History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. III, Part 82

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co
Number of Pages: 1278

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LIST OF FREEMEN OF WATERTOWN, 1630-90.

1631, May, George Phillips

Nathaniel Foote

Richard Brown

Robert Reynolda

Capt. Daniel Patrick

1635, Mar., Hugh Mason

Sgt. John Strickland

George Munning

John Oldhanı

Edward Dix Thomas Bartlett

Edmund Lockwood John Page John Doggett

1635, Mar., John Prince John Wolcott

Ephraim Child

Robert Seeley

Wm. Clarke

May Barnabas Wines John Reynolds Henry Bright

Robert Feake .

Thomas Hastinga

Samuel Hosier

John Livermore

Charles Chadwick

John Batchelor

Jonas Weede R. Saltonstall, Jr.

Jobn Gay

William Jennison

Richard Kemball

Daniel Abbott

Daniel Morse

John Warren

Edward Garfield

Daniel Finch

1635, Sept., Richard Woodward

John Mastere

1636, Mar., Nicholas Jacob John Whitney

Isaac Sterne

John Firman

William Swnin John Kingsbury Michoel Barstow

1632, Mar., Abrabam Browne

1632, Nov., John Benjamin

Mathias [? Miles,] Ives

1633, Mar., John White

1634, May, Thomas Cakebread

Edward Goffe

Edward How

Edmund Lewis John Stowers

John Hayward

John Smith (? Jr.)

John Eaton

Edmund Sherman

John Coolidge

Gregory Stone Simon Stone John Loveran

(?) Willinm Wilcocks

(?) Edward White

Robert Abbot

Thomas Brooke

Robert Coe

1637, Mar., Abraham Shaw

John Gosse Francis Smith

1636, May, John Knight

Willian Hammond

Andrew Ward

Thomas Mayhew

1634, Sept., Bryan Pendleton Anthony Peirce John Bernard Martin Underwoo'l

(?) Samuel Smith John Browne

John Eddy

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John Tompson

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HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

Robert Lockwood William Barsham Richard Beurs Thomas C'artur lochard Waite

1637, Apr., 1 Thonms Brigham Simon Hire John Lawrence

11 .. 7, May, Thomas Smith Thomas Rogers Jubn Sherman John Rogers Miles Nutt Irsk, Mar., John Pearce (Peirce) Nubulas Busby David Fiske

IGI8, May, Isaac Mixer Henry Kemball Heury Duw Daniel Peirce

1. 0, Mar., John Dwight Henry Phillips Robert Daniel

1639, May, Sammuel Freeman Nicholas Gny Edmund Blois Ruger Porter

16. 9, Sept , John Cross Robert Tucke Robert Sanderam William Paine

1640, May,

(?) Thomas Ruck ( ') Timothy Wheeler Henry Green William Godfrey Thomas Arnokl (?) Peter Nayes William l'otter (") Samuel Morse 10-11, June, Ellis Barron

William Parker George Bullard

1612, May, John Clongh

Jubu Wetherill Samuel Thatcher

Robert Peirce

D.B3, May, Nathan Fiske George Parkhurst Nathaniel Norcross InJl, May, John Gay Herbert Pelham Juhin Stitson

Lambert Chinery Robert Jennison John Warren, Jr. 14.1 ., May, Joseph Inderwood 1646 Mas, Bergamin Cringe Henry Thorpe George Wedward DI. May, Charles Stories John Wincoll

1. 17, May, Willatı Bridges John Whitney, Jr John Stellan David Fiske, Jr. Thomas Boyden Richard Hassell

111 May.

John Ball

R ht Pearse (Pelice)

11 1, May, h Fard Whittry

( William Hamlet 1

1674, May, Gershom Flagg (then of Wolmirn) 1675, May, Obadiah Perry (then of Billerica) 1679, Oct., Jobu Marrion (then uf ('anıb. ) 1682, Oct., John Flagg Abraham Gale Nathaniel Barsham William Bond Sammel Jennisan 1683, Feb., Samuel Parris, (then of Boston) Theophilus Rhodes (then of Boston) 1681, May, John Whitney (thou of Roxbury ) 1645, May, T'riah Clark (then of Roxbury.) 1636 Mar., I.t. Wm. Bond, Jr. Elwurzer Prout Abinh Sherman Caleb Church Sammel Eddy 11:44, Mar., Nicholas Wyrth Thamns Rider Eliezer Flagg (theu of Concord) John Tarbell (then of Salem Village) John Mawon (then uf New ('amb.) Ebenezer Stone ithen

of New Camb.) Stephen Cooke (then New Camb.) 1

April Jusiah Jones

John Livermore, Jr.

Thomas Woolson

Joseph Garheld Josiah Treadway John Woodward

Benjamin Wellington

John Bond John Fiske Joseph llarrington Thomas Hammond

Michael Barstow Joseph Pierce, Sen. John Bigelow, Sen.

(?) John Wright Daniel Harrington Roger Wellington William Sbattuck John Chinery John Parkhurst

Palsgrave Wellinglon

Thomas Harrington Nathaniel Bond Jobin Kembali Jonathan Smith. John Bisco William Goddard Samuel Thatcher, Jr. John Bacon

Thomas Whitney Richard Child, Jr. Benjamin Pierce Joseph Underwood (?) Thomas Kidder < Richard Cutting, Sr. Henry Spring, Jr. Jonathan Stimsou Samuel Bigelow Benjamin Flagg Benjamin Garfield Richard Child Daniel Warren John Stearns (then of Billerica)

Nathaniel Bright May Joseph Mason Samuel Hagar John Warren, Jr. Thomas Straite

THE LAND GRANTS AND THE PROPRIETORS' Book .- Among the records of the town-house, in the town safe, is a book labeled the proprietors' book, which should be published for the use of students of our early history. It contains matters of interest to all who trace their origiu to our early settlers; it is essential to those who would understand the relations of the different citizens and inhabitants of this town, and, so far at least, of the county and the State as well. It contains presumably records of all the land grants of the town and of the General Court within the town to individuals.

The first grants were small lots for homesteads, or as they are designated, homestalls and home-lots, and were scattered over nearly the whole of, and sometimes beyond the present limits of Watertown.

Besides these homestalls, there were within the same limits certain tracts of land known as commons, for instance, Meeting-house common, which was in the triangle between Belmont, Mt. Auburn and School Streets, and contained about forty aeres. "Fifteen aeres of upland upon the Meeting-house Common were granted to" Rev. George Phillips. Rev. John Sherman was allowed to take wood from it. The expense of rebuilding the Mill Bridge was defrayed by the sale of a part of it. Pequusset Common, after- wards King's Common, over in the Waverly District, was reserved for common use. "May 23, 1638. Ordered, that all the land not granted, called Pequusset Common, bounded with the great dividents on the West, with Cambridge line on the North, with ye small Lotts on the East and South, shall re- main for Common, for the feed of Cattle, to the use of ye Townsmen forever, and not to be alienated without ye consent of every Townsmen." However, a note [in darker ink ] says : ' This order repealed at a publie Towne meeting."

"On July 30, 1635, Agreed, by the consent of the

1652, May, John Sawin Richard Norcross 1653, Frb., [Jeremiah] Norcross 1633, May, Simon Stone, Jr. Samuel Stratton

1654, May, Joseph Child 165G, May, John Chadwick 1667, May, Justinian Holden Anthony Beers

1660, May, Hngh Clarke Henry Spring

1663, May, Robert Harrington Nathaniel Holland (?) Daniel Pearse Lawrence Walters 1665, May, Isaac Sternes, Jr. Jolin Stone John Grout

16Ge, May, John Benjamin, Jr. Thomas Fitch Henry Dow, Jr.

1668, Apr., John Benjamin (proli- ally a repetition). Nathaniel Coolidge Jobnathan Whitney Johnathan Browne Benjamin Bullard (then of Meadfield). Thomas Philbrick (then of Hlavipton). 1669, May, John Morse (?) Groton). John Sherman John Prescott (theu of Lancaster). 1670, Oct., John Warren

(of

1671, May, John Barnard Samuel Livermore Juhn Bright

1672, May, Nathan Fiske, Jr. John Morse

1673, Oct., Stephen Cooke (then of Mendon)

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freemen, that two Hundred Acres of upland next to the Mill shall be reserved as most convenient to make a Township." There were also other reservations.

The Court of Assistants also made a few grants within these bounds-these certainly : First, " In November, 1632, the Court granted to George Phillips, thirty acres of land up Charles river, on the South side," etc., probably meadow opposite the United States Arsenal. Second, " On the first of April, 1634, the Court granted Mr. John Oldham five hundred acres lying near Mt. Feake, on the North-west of Charles river." This was before the western boundary was settled, and before the freemen had made any grants besides " the small lots." Third, March 3, 1635-36, the Court " agreed that Sir Richard Saltonstall shall have one hundred acres of meadow." This lot is described as remote meadow, bounded with the farm land. This lay near the farm of two hundred acres and the one hundred acre lot in the Great Dividends, both granted soon after by the town. Bond says that these three grants appear as the only ones made by the Court within the limits of the town, and none was thus made after the western boundary was determined.

The homestalls and home-lots assigned to the first planters comprised from one to sixteen acres, seldom more ; probably, as is seen by the list in the town lot, averaging about six acres. Where much larger home- stalls are found, especially later, it is where certain persons were able to purchase the lots of several others. In some cases the persons to whom lots were assigned in the quite equal division,-although it was understood and agreed before the colonists came that the amount of land received by each should be determined by the amount of money each adventured, -were servants to others, and doubtless many pre- ferred to retain this relation to their neighbors and so parted with their lots for a consideration. In the map of 1720, now preserved in the State archives, a copy of which we should be glad to exhibit, the location of 150 houses is given, very few being given where the group of houses must have been made at first, in what was known as "the town," near the landing ; and compact groups of houses in the lot set aside for the town just west of Lexington Street, where very few houses are found to-day ; while over beyond Beaver Brook, next to the northern limit of the town, were clustered about twenty houses, forming quite a compact village. Not more than twenty-five houses were then to be found in what is now the entire village of Watertown. As the change has gone on in the industries of the town, from agriculture to mannfactures, there has been a gradual withdrawal of the smaller houses and absorption ofthe smaller lots by the larger holders and a concentration of interests about the manufactories, which now so largely predominate in importance.

THE GREAT DIVIDENDS .- The first division of lands after the small lots, few of which exceeded sixteen acres, generally one to five or six acres, was

recorded in the old town book, and is dated July 26, 1636.

This list contains 120 names, all the townsmen then inhabiting. It is headed with these words :

" The grant of the Great Dividends [allotted] to the freemen, to all the townsmen then inhabiting, being 120 in number. The land being divided into four divisions, every division being 160 rods in breadth, beginning next to the small lots, and bonnded with Cambridge line on the North side, and with the plowlands on the South, to be laid out successively one after another (all the meadows and cartway» excepted) for them to enclose or feed in common."

This record is in the first original book of records of the town, preserved as well as may be, but fast going to decay. Much of the paper is worn away, is much discolored, but the hand-writing is still clear and distinct, written in a very regular, almost print-like hand.

Bond, in speaking of this list, says that "These four divisions were sometimes called the Squadrons, and the lines dividing them, the squadron lines." These divisions are said " to begin next to the small lots," but it is difficult to determine this line exactly. Pequusset Meadow is described as bounded on the north by the Cambridge line, and on the west by the Great Dividends. It is conjectured that the Dividends began not far from the present boundary between Watertown and Waltham, and that for some distance these were bounded by the road (now Warren Street), which was the western boundary of the town plot.

The first Great Dividend, beginning next the small lots at the east, was bounded on the south by the Bea- ver Brook Plowlands, as follows :

[ These are taken from the original lists, or earliest copies, in the town archives. ]

Lott

Acres

Lott crex

1 John Coolidge 30

17 Joha Kingsbury 40

Edmund Sherman 50

18 Gregory Stone 40

3 John Tucker 25

19 Bryan Pembleton 70

4 Isaac Mixer. 30 20 John Browne 30

5 Itobert Veuzey 20

21 John Dwight 30

6 Hugh Mason 30

22 John Bernard 60

7 John Stowers

23 William Knap 30

8 Robert Jennison 20

2.1 Daniel l'erse 25

9 John Vahan 20)

25 Jolin Hay ward 50-

10 Richard Beers 25

27 George Richardson 25

12 Thomas Hastings 25

28 James Cutler

13 John Simson (sic) 30

29 Jolin Grigs

1.4 Robert Betts

30 Henry Gohlstoue 60

15 Ilenry Dergaine (sic) 20

16 John Rose 20

THE SECOND DIVISION.

Lott

Acre 8

Lol Acres

1 John Eaton

10 Robert Feko 20

22 Edward Garfieldl

11 Abraham Shaw 70

3 John Smith

12 Samoul Hosier 35

4 Robert Daniel

13 Robert Luck wood 35

5 Edward Gosse 60

1.1 Ilenry Cuttris . 20

6 Thomas Mason 201

15 Samuel Swaine

7 Simon Stone 70

John Firmin

8 Ephraim Child 60

17 Nicholas Knap

9 Charles Chadwick

35 .

18 William Basum 30

31 John Cutting . 60

26 Edmund Lewis 30

11 William Paine

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19 Robert Tuck

25 Gregory Taylor 35

20 John Batchelor

. $35

Thomas Brookes 20

27 John Gay . 35

. 50 | 28 George Phillips

433 Wilbam Bridges . 30 29 Matthew Hitchcock 20 52 Thomas Brookes 4 82 Edmund Lewia

:J Richard Browne 50 20 George Munnings 30

THE THIRD DIVISION.

Lott

Acres

Lott

Acres

1 Thomas Arnold

16: JJohn Whitney 50

Thomas Smith

17 John Ellett 25

3 Henry Kemball

4 Edward Dikea Dix

Nathaniel Bowman 35

21 John Loveran 80

6 KJward Lambe 25

Miles Nutt

8 Brujaının C'rispe 20

Martin Underwood 25

Lawrence Waters

25 William Jenuison 60

11 Emanuel White. 20

12 Themax Mayhew

27 John Finch

13 John Springe

28 William Palmer

11 William Swift

29 Esther Pickram 35

15 Edward How

30 Sir R. Saltestou(Saltonstall) 100

THE FOURTH DIVISION.

Lott

Acres

1 Simon Eire 60

Roger Willington 20

William Baker 25

18 Jubn Lawrence 30

4 Leonard Cheater . 60

19 Francis Onge 30

5 William Hammond 40

20 Heury Bright

6 lonac L'ommins

3.5

21 Garrett ('burch 20

Y Richard Sawtle 25

23 Obristofer Grant 25

John Page 50

24 Barnaby Windee 35

10 John Eddy

25 John Wiakoll 25

11 John Livermore 25

John Warrin 60

12 John Doggett 30

27 John Gosse 35

13 Edmund .Jamea 40

28 Richard Kemball 50

14 Robert Abbot

29 Thomas Cakebred 50

15 Jeaac Sterne 50

1636. February 28th. "A grant of the Plowlands at Beverbruke l'lanes, divided and Lotted out by the freemen to all the Townsmen then inhabiting, being 106 in number, allowing one acre for a person and likewise for Cattle valued at £20 the head, beginning next to the small lotta beyond the ware, and bonnded with the great Lotts ou the north wide and Charles river on the South divided by a cartway in the middest, the first Lott to begin next the River, the second on the north side of the ''artway, and so to be luid ont successively until all the Lote be ended."

Lott Acres

Granted first to George Phil- lipe, Pastor .

25 Simnon Fire 18 John Whitney 10

*2 Thomas Hastings

27 Nathaneel Baker 5

3 Richard Woodward

28 John Richardson 3

4 Robert Betta 1

29 George Monnings

5 John Grigs . 3

30 Henry Bright.

6 Juhu Siniron

31 Nicholas Knap

7 Charles Chadwick

32 Richard Sawtle

× Robert Veazy

23 John Ellett

9 Henry Gollstone 7

34 Francis Smith

10 John Smith, Sr 4

35 John Eatoa . 6

11 John Tamron

30 John Loveran . 20

12 John Ed ly

37 William Jennison 10

W'THISIn Bussum

38 John Page 13

14 Benjamin t'rinpo

Filmund Sherman

William Bridges

11 John Gosse

17 Gregory Taylor Jult Conlige

19 Daniel P'attrick

Joseph Mumso

45 John Lawrence

21 Kphalm Child

16 John Tucker

Robert Lan k wood

11 Thomas Cakebred 47

48 Robert Tuck

49 Henry Cutriss

50 Richard Kemball 12 79 William Knop -X

51 John Beroard 10 80 Heury Kemball

52 Edward Dikes 3 81 William Palmer 1

53 Timothy Hawkeus 2

54 Gregory Stoue 10

55 James Cutler 3

66 John Cutting 10

57 Daniel Peise 1

87 John Santh, jun

58 Barnaby Windes 6 88 Roger Willington 2

59 John Kingsberry 6

89 Christofor Grant

60 Robert Feke 24

61 Isaac Steroe 11

62 Thomas Smith 2

63 Joha Rose 3

93 Joba Springe 6

95 Emanuel White 3

96 Edward Garfield 7

97 William Gutterig 3

69 Isaac Mixer

70 Edward How 24

100 Thomas Bartlett 2

71 Heary Dengayne 1

101 Jobn Doggett . 6

72 Thomas Maihew 30

102 Lawrence Waters 4

73 John Stowers 2

74 Richard Beers 2

104 William Paine . . :24

75 Edmund James 5 105 Garrett Church 2

76 Jobn Firmin 9 106 Abraham Sbaw

Iu 1637, June 26th, " A graot of the remote or West pine meddowes, devided and lotted ont by the Freemen to all the townsmed then in- habiting, being 114 in number ; allowing one acre for a person, and like- wise for cattle valued at 20 1b. the head, beginning next to the Plaine Meddow, and to goe on untill the lots be euded.

"Granted first to Robert Feake, 46 acres.

" Edward How, 24 acres.

Lott

Acres Loit

Acres

" ] John Lawrence 3

11 Joha Eaton 6

2 Martio Underwood 2

12 Jobn Ellett 4

3 Simon Stone 14

13 John Springe 6

4 Joseph Morse 14 Wm. Hammond 8

5 Isnac Sterue 11

15 John Gutterig 3

6 W'm. JenDisou 10

16 Abram Browne 10

7 Simon Eire 18

17 John Firmin 9

8 Ingh Mason 3

18 Henry Cutteris 1

9 Wm. Bridges 5

19 Joho Coolidge 5

10 Jobn Warner -T

20 Nathl. Bowman

And so on to No. 36, when the records are il- legible to No. 77, the number 110 being the last in the list with name, George Phillips being included with 30 acres.

In April 9, 1638, "A division of land at ye Town- platt :

" NUMBER 40 -George Phillips, 12 acres ; Robert Fike, Decres ; Rich- ard Browne, 9 acres ; Daniel Patrick, 9 acres."

On the same date another list is given, in which thirty-six names (persons) are assigned 6 acres each in the town-plot, except that one, Edward Howe, is granted 0 acres, and five others 3 or 4 acres each. They are ---

Winifred Walcott, 6 acres; John Firmin, 6a .; Samuel Hosier, Ga .; Simon Stone; Ga. ; John Smith, Sr., Ga .; Simon Eire, da .; Edmund James, 6a. ; John Doggett, Ga .; Nicholas Busby, 6a .; Richard Beers, Ga .; John Coolidge, Ga .; Edmund Lewis, Ga .; John Stowers, 6a. ; Barnaby Windes, 6a. ; 1Ingh Mason, 6a. ; Francis Onge, 6a .; Samuel Freeman, 6a .; Henry Bright, Jr., 6a .; John Nicarson, Ga .; David Fiske,

78 John Batchelor

>3 John Finch . 1

84 William Swift. 5

85 John Winter 3

86 Edward Lam

90 Jobo Nichols 4

91 Joho Dwight 7

92 Esther Pickram 5

64 Miles Nutt 3

65 John Hayward 7

66 Thomas Filbrick 9

67 Simon Stone 14

68 Robert Daniel 8

98 Hugh Mason

99 Thomas Rogers 5

103 Marlin Underwood

16 Thos. Filbrick (Philbrick) 35

17 John Gutterige 25

7 Phillip Labor 30

35 1x Thomas Bartlet 30

50 19 Daniel Mosse ( Morse) 20

20 Richard Woodward 35

22 Thomas Parish 20

7 Thomas Rogers

' John Smith . . 30 .

22 Abram Browne

23 Francis Ongo 6

39 Samuel Ilosier

John Winkoll .

12 Nathanol Bowmann

43 Brian Pembloton

41 Richard Browno

24 John Gay 5

26 Sir Richard Sultestou . 30

22 John Tomsoo

77 John Warrin 13

94 Jobn Warner

24 John Winter 25

20 Joseph Mosse ( Morse) 25

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6a .; Henry Dow, 6a .; Gregory Taylor, 6a .; John Tomson, 6a. ; Thomas Hastings, 6a. ; Daniel Pers, 6a. ; Charles Chaddwick, 6a. ; Edward How, 9a. ; John Ea- toc, 3a .; John Smith, Jr., 3a. ; Isaac Mixer, 6a. ; Ed- mund Blois, 6a. ; John Baker, 3a .; Abram Browne, 6a. ; William Potter, 4a .; Thomas Filbrick, 3a. Thomas Carter, -a.

If one acre is allowed Carter, there would be allotted 200 acres reserved for a township, the 39 acres above being in addition, probably extra, or out- side of this allotment.

In 1642, 3d month, 10th day, it was ordered that "all the Townsmen that had not Farms laid out formerly, shall take them by ten in a division, and to cast lots for the several divisions ; allowing 13 acres of upland to every head of persons and cattle."

These names are not entirely legible in the town records, but Dr. Bond copied them from the files of the County Court. The lots range from thirty-four acres (the smallest farm) to 287 (the largest farm-to John Bernard), and comprise in all ninety-two farms of an aggregate of 7674 acres. This copy was takeu from the towu-book before it was worn out, and signed by John Sherman.

The Proprietors' book, giving the grants, appar- ently, to 1644, and signed by Simon Etre, Michael Bairstow, Thomas Bartlett, William Jennison, John Barnard, Richard Beers, John Sherman.

"FROM THE PROPRIETORS' BOOK. This Book belongs to The Pro- prietors of the Common and undivided Land in Watertowa."

The following are from the " List of Proprietors," with a numbered list of lots assigned to each, with a description and the bounds of each. We give a few specimen pages only. For example, the first is :

SIR RICHARD SALTONSTALL.

1. Aa bomstall of sixteen acres, by estimation, bounded the northeast with Thomas Brigan and Robert Kois, the southeast with the River, the sontbwest with the highway & the northwest with George Phillips, granted to him.

2. fower acres of upland, by estimation, bounded the north west with George Phillips, the south with Isaar Hart, and the east with Joseph Cooks, granted to him.

3. Twenty acres upland, by estimation, bounded the southeast with the highway, Southwest with Pequusset meaddow, the northwest with William Hammond and Thomas Boyden, granted to him.

1. One hundred acres of remote meddow, by estimation, bounded with the Farm land granted to him.

5. One hundred acres of upland, by estimation, being a great Divident adjoining to his meaddow, and buunded with the farm and land granted to bit.

6. Two hundred acres of upland, by estimation, adjoining to his great Divident & bounded with the farm land granted to bim.

7. 'fwenty acres of Plowland, by estimation, bounded the south with Edward How, the north with the highway, the west with John Whit- ney, and the east with John Kuights, granted to him.

8. Ten acres of meadow in Plaine meadow, by estimation, bounded the east with the Brook, the west with William Pains, the north with the highway & the south with common land, granted to him.

9. Thirty acres of Remote meddlow, by estimation, bonnded with ye great Dividents, and the seventy and lott granted to him. .

10. Thirty acres of plowland, by estimation, in the hither Plaine, bounded the south with the River, the north with the highway, the east with Simon Eire and the west with John Traine, granted to him.

11. Twenty-eight acres and a half of upland, by estimation, beyond the further Plaine, and the thirty-nine lott granted to him.

GEORGE PHILLIPS.

1 An homstall of twelve acres, by estimation, bounded the east with Thomas Arnold, the west and north with the highway, And the south with Edward How, granted to him.

2. Seven Reres of upland, by estiaition, bounded the north with Cam- bridge line, the south with Samuel Saltonstall, and the west with Isaac Hart, graated to him.

3. An homstall of five acres, by estimation, bounded the south west and northwest with the highway, and the east with a drift way, granted to hini.

4. Forty acree of Plowland, by estimation, in the bither Plaine, bounded the east with Edward llow, the west with the drift way, the north with the highway & ye south with the way betwixt ye lotts granted to him.

5. Thirty acres of Remote meddow, by estimation, bounded with ye farm land and ye ninety-third lutt granted to him.

6. Eight acres of upland, by estimation, being a great divident in the second Division & the twenty-eight lott granted to hin.

7 Fifteen acres of upland, by estimation, upon ye meeting-house con- mon, granted to him.

8. Thirty acres of meddow, by estimation, bounded ye west with ye River, the southeast with Cambridge line, granted to him.

EDWARD HOW.

[The first resident owner of the " Mill," probably with Mathew C'rad- dock, the builder.]

1. An homstall of twenty acres.

2. Nine acres of upland.

3. Twelve acres of uplaod, in the bither plaine.

4. Seventy acres of upland, a great divident, in 3d division.

5. Thirty acres of upland, in further Plaine.

6. Fifteen acres of plowland, in the further Plaine.

7. Six acres of Remote meadow.

8. Eighteen acres of Remote areadow.

9. Ten acres of upland.

10. Five Reres of upland.

11. Two acres of meadow.

12. Twelve acres of upload in the bither Plaine.

13. Six acres of meadow, next his owa.

14. Eight acres of meadow in Plaine meadow.

ROBERT FEKE.

1. A bomestall of 14 acres.

2. 15 acres of npland.

3. 6 acres of marish.

4. 80 acres of upland.

5. Twenty fower acres of Plowlands.

6. 10 acres of remote meadow lying beyond Stoney Brook.

7. 9 acres of upland.

8. 6 acres of upland.

9. 6 Acres of meadow in Plaint meadow.

WILLIAM JENNISON.

1. An bometall of 50 acres.

2. Three Acres of meadow.

3. Six acres of upland with a pond.

4. Sixteen acres & half of upland beyond the further plaiat.

5. Fower acres of meadow at Bever brook.

6. Six acres of upland in Dorchestier feld.

7. Eight acres of upland.

8. Ten acres of Remote meadow.

9. Sixty acres of upland.

10. Ten acres of Plowland in the hither plaine.

RICHARD BROWNE.

1. An homstall of twelve acres.

2. 3 acres of meudow.

3. 9 acres of plowland in the further plaint.

4. 9 acres of Remoto meadow.

5. 12 acres of Remote meddow lying next the turn of the river.

6. 15 acres of npland upon the meeting-house Common.

7. 12 acres of uplandl.

8. 9 acres of upland in the town plott.

9. 7 acres of upland.

10. 212 acres of marsh.

11. 50 acres of upland.

12. 3 acres of marsh.

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History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Vol. III, Part 82

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co Number of Pages: 1278

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co
Number of Pages: 1278