History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 114

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706

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" THOMAS HINCKLEY, Govenor. :: " Attest, NATHANIEL CLARK, Secretary."

A confirmation of the original purchase made of Ossamequin was also obtained about the same time, as follows :

CONFIRMATORY DEED FROM JOSIAH WAMPATUCK TO BRIDGEWATER.

" To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come, Josiah Wampatuck sendeth greeting.

" Know ye, that I, Josiah aforesaid, for and in consideration of ten pounds in money to me in hand paid, and one hundred acres of land lying on the upper end of Poor Meadow, on the lower side of a foot-path that goeth to Scituate, lying on both sides of the river, doth confirm, establish, and ratify unto Sam- uel Edson, sen., Ensign John Haward, and John Willis, sen., in behalf of the purchasers and town of Bridgewater, in New Plym- outh Colony, in New England, and to their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever, all that whole tract of land lying northward of the south four-mile line of Bridgewator, which Ossamequin, Sachem of the Poconocket country, by the eonsent and approbation of his Majesty's General Court held at Plymouth, in New England, in the year 1645, sold to the in- habitants of Duxbury, as appears hy decd, nnder Ossamequin's hand, to Capt. Miles Standish, Mr. Constant Southworth, aud

Samuel Nash, as agents for the town of Duxbury. I, the above said Josiah, do ratify and confirm the above said sale of Ossa- mequin's, and hargain of lands belonging to Bridgewater, as uplands, swamps, meadows, brooks, rivers, ponds, timber, un- derwood, herhage, niines, with all commodities, benefits, privi- leges, immunities, and appurtenances whatever thercin eon- tained.

" I, the above said Josiah, also do ratify, establish, and con- firm, and forever make over all my right, title, and interest in the above-mentioned land from me, my heirs, executors, and assigns, unto the above said Samuel Edson, John Haward, and John Willis, agents for the town of Bridgewater, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever, to have, and to hold, occupy, and enjoy as their proper right forever, without any claim, title, interest, or molestation to he made hy me, my heirs, executors, or assigns, or any other person or persons, to any part or parcel thereof, in, by, or under me any way apper- taining; and do hy these presents bind myself, and heirs, and executors, and assigns to maintain and defend the above-men- tioned sale of lands against other Indian or Indians that shall make any claim or title to any part or parcel thercof."

"In witness whereof I have set to my hand and seal this twenty-third day of December, and in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James II. A.D. one thousand six hundred and eighty-six.

" The mark of JOSIAH WAMPATUCK.

"Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us.

" JOHN SOULE.

" JOSEPH BARSTOW.

"SAMUEL TINSLEY.

" December 23d, 1686.

" Recorded, p. 425, in the Great Book of Records.

" Pr. SAMUEL SPRAGUE. " Recorder.

" Acknowledged before

"WILLIAM BRADFORD, " Deputy Governor."

The one hundred acres mentioned in the above confirmation were afterwards repurchased by indi- viduals in the town. From this deed it appears the greatest part of the town was twice purchased of the Indians,-once of the Massasoit, and again of Wam- patuck,-and a valuable consideration paid each time. By the boundaries of the town, as described in Gov- ernor Hinckley's deed of confirmation, it is evident a gore of land was still left on the north between Bridgewater (now Brockton) and the line of the colonies, commencing at the point where the six-mile line met the colony line towards the northwest corner of the town, and thence extending easterly to the northeast corner of the town, where the distance to the county line is considerable. The westerly and narrow end of this gore having been purchased of the government after the union of the colonies by Daniel Howard and Robert Howard, was, on the petition of the selectmen of the town, annexcd to Bridgewator, Oct. 15, 1730. These several grants and additions constituted all the territory ever belonging to Bridge- water in its greatest extent. The greatest part of Abington and what is now Hanson at that period

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belonged to Bridgewater. which must then have con- tained about ninety-six square miles. In this situation, and with these extensive territorial dimensions, the town remained without change or diminution till June 10, 1712, when Abington was incorporated.

When the Abington petitioners first applied for an act of incorporation, July 4, 1706, they denominated themselves " certain inhabitants of the east part of the town of Bridgewater, and proprietors of a certain tract of land between the towns of Weymouth, Hing- ham, Scituate, and Bridgewater." and when the act was finally passed, in 1712, the boundaries were thus described :

"On the north with the line of the colonies of the Massachu- setts Bay and Plymoth. on the east upon the town of Scituate, on the south with the line that is the southerly bounds of land of John Cushing, Esq., and of John Cushing, Jr., Esq., thence on the southwesterly side by certain bounds which the town of Bridgewater have set and prefixed to Beaver Brook, and on the west with the said brook until it comes to the extent of Bridge- water northward, together with a small gore of land lying be- tween the said town of Bridgewater and the said line of the colonies, the town of Bridgewater having signified their consent thereto."

By the plain and express language of the statute, the whole gore is included in Abington ; but for some reasons now unknown, the " Howard Farms" seem, as the selectmen of Bridgewater in their petition stated. to have been considered as " belonging to no town," till they were annexed to Bridgewater in 1730. Another considerable tract on the east part of the

town was annexed to Pembroke, June 7, 1754, and now constitutes the greater part of Hanson. The old Bridgewater line was as far east as the west line of the farm formerly owned and occupied by the late Rev. Dr. Hitchcock. These two are the only in- stances in which any considerable portions of the town have been annexed to other corporations. Questions and disputes as to boundaries were for- merly frequently arising between this and neighbor- ing towns. The latest occurred with Middleboro', which was finally settled by court June 8, 1716, when the great river was constituted the boundary between them. This seems to have been done in pursuance of the express power which the court had reserved to itself in the " two-mile additional grant." The boundaries of the town, as finally settled, may be thus described : On the east it is bounded by Halifax and Hanson ; on the north by Abington, Randolph, and Stoughton ; on the west by Easton and Raynham ; and on the south by Middle- boro', Titicut River there constituting the boundary. It is the northwest town in the county of Plymouth, adjoining the county of Norfolk, or Old Colony line, on the north and the county of Bristol on the west. Its dimensions may be estimated at about twelve miles by six, and as containing at least seventy square miles. The centre of the town is about twenty-six miles from Boston, twenty from Plymouth, and ten from Taunton.

HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 1

BY BRADFORD KINGMAN.

CHAPTER I.

Petition of the North Precinet to be set off into a separate Town-Charter for a Precinct-First Meeting of the Same- Selectmen-Clerks-Treasurers-Parish Committee-Moder- ators of Preeinet Meetings-Parish Tax for 1744-Poll Tax List for 1770-United States Land Tax, 1798.

North Parish of Bridgewater .- On account of the labor of attending on church worship at "so remote a distance" from home, fifty-five individuals belonging in the old North Parish sent a petition to the General Court, asking to be set off into a separate township, which petition was so far granted as to allow them the powers and privileges usually allowed to parishes.

The following is a copy of petition and the act of incorporation :

"To His Exeelleney Jonathan Beleher, Esqr., Captin General and Governour in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, and to the Honour- ahle his Majesties Couneil and llouse of Representatives in Generil Court Assembled at Boston, on the 31st of May, 1738, the Petition of us, the Subscribers, Inhabitants of the Town of Bridgewater, Consisting Chiefly of the North part of the west precinet, and two Familys of the East Precinct, in sd Town, -

" Humbly Sheweth :

" That, when the meeting-house was lately bult In the West precinet, the Inhabitants of the North part of sd West preeinct Cheerfully Consented to, and Did their proportionable part In, building of sd meeting House where it Now stands, tho very Remote from the Petitioners, and at such a Distance from them so as but few of their Families Ever Could, without Great Diffi- culty, attend the Publiek Worship of God there; hut, Notwith- standing, thay were Willing to Do the utmost of their power and ability to Promote the Worship of God their, In hopes when they were able to have it Nearer to them ; and, by the Provi- denee of God, thay are Greatly Increased In Numbers and Some- thing In Estates, So that thay look upon themselves Capable of Bulding a Meeting-House, and Sittling a Minister, and uphold- ing the Publick Worship of God among themselves, and are in hopes that the Best part of the Town and West precinct have no Just Cause to object against it, Since we have been so help- ful, and Done to the utmest of our power in Sittling the min- ister and Bulding the New Meeting House, In sd West precincts and we are willing and Desirous that what we then Did should he left to that precinet, who are now able of themselves, under

their priesent good and Growing Circumstances, to maintain the Publiek Worship of God there without us, as will appear by the Valuation of their Estates herewith exhibited, which the more Emholdens us to petition this Honourable Court to Set us off a Distinet and Separate Township, hy the following metes and Bounds, which Includes not only the North part of Bridgewater, hut a small Tract of land and a few of the Inhabitants of the town of Stoughton, which suitable accomodites them as well as us, viz. : Beginning at a white-oak tree standing on the North west part of Jonathan Paekard's field, on the Easterly side of Countrey Road, and from thenee East and West till It meets with Easton Line, and East till it meets with the East preeinet Line, and then North on sd Line Half one mile, and then North East till it meet with Beaver Brook; then hy said Brook to the Colony Line, So called; then Westerly hy sd Line to a Beach-tree which is the Easterly Corner Bounds of Stoughton ; then on the Line between Brantrey and Stoughton to Capt. Curtis' Land ; then Westerly to Salishery plain River ; then Southerly by sd Rever to the Colony Line; then Westerly hy sd Line to Easton Line; and then South By sd Line first mentioned. We, having in time past once and again petitioned this Honourahle Court for Relief in the premises, hut it so hap- pened that this Honoured Court Did not then Grant the prayer of eur petition in full, But Nevertheless, according to our De- sier, Sent a Committee to view and Consider our Circumstances, whose report (we humbley Conceve) was something Different from What we prayed for in our petition, and the matter falling through, in as much as it happened that his Exeelleney the Governour Did not then sign what the Honoured Court aeted on said report, and we remaining under our Difficulties and un- relieved, But yet taking encouragement from what was aeted on sd report by the Honoured Court, and also from what was aeted by our town in general, at a Town-meeting Legally Called and Notified to that purpose, on the 15th ef February Last, Iu which We had the major vote for our being set off a Distinct Town- ship, and, that we might not he under Difficulties In Bulding an House and Settling a Minister all at enee, have erected and Inclosed a good House for the publicke Worship of God Where it may Best accomodate us all. We Do therfore think it onr duty onee more humbly to Renew our Petition that We may he set off a Township as Before herein prayed for, and we Humble beg leave here to say, that what we uow offer in Respect of our being So Set off is Sincerity for the promoting the Worship of God and Religion In the Puriety of it among us.

" Wherefore we pray your Excellency and Honours would be pleasod to here our Request and Grant our petition, and as we in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray.

" Robert lloward.

Charles Snell.

John Johnson. Charles Cushman.

John Kingman (2d).

Nathaniel Hammond.

David Paekard.

Theoplis Curtis.

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William Curtis.

Joseph Pettengall. Abiel Packard.

Ashley Curtis.

Edward Curtis.

Akerman Pettingall.

David Hill.

Zachriah Cary.

William Frinch, Jr.

James Hewett.

Daniel Howard.

Joshua Warren.

Hugh McCormick.

Constant Southwortb.

Nathan Keith.

Seth Packard.

Solomon Packard.

Samuel Brett.

William Frinch.

John Allen.

Henry Kingman.

John Dixon.

John Wormall. James Packard,

Abiah Keith.

John Kingman (3ª).

Isaac Fuller.

Walter Downie.

Joseph Richards.

David Packard, Jr.

Thomas Buck.

James Berret.

Isaac Kingman. Zacheus Packard.

Charles Bestwick.

Abijah Hill.

John Packard.

Daniel Field, Jr.

Michael Langford.

Timothy Keith, Jr.

Ephrim Willis.

Zachry Snell.

Jacoh Allen.

" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 14, 1738.

" Read and ordered that the petitioners sarve the West Pre- cinct in the town of Bridgewater, and also the town of Stough- ton, with a Copy of the petition, that thay show Cause ( If any they have), on the first Thursday of the setting of the Court, why the prayer thereof should not be granted ; and the peti- tion is referred, the meantime, for Consideration.

"Sent up for Concurance.

" J. QUINCY, Spkr.

" IN COUNCIL, June 15, 1738.

" Read and concurrid.

" J. WILLARD, Secretary.

" 16th Consented to.

"J. BELCHER."

" Is COUNCIL, Dec. 1, 1738.

" Read again, togather with the answer of the West Precinct, In the town of Bridgewater, and other papers In the Case ; and, the parties being admitted before the Bord, were fully Heard, in their pleas and allegations, thereon ; all which being consid- ered,-

"ORDERED, That the prayer of the petition be so far granted as that all the land, with the inhabitants thereon living, half a mile to the northward of an east and west line, from the white- oak at Jonathan Packard's corner, together with David Pack- ard, Solomon Packard, and Jacob Allen, inhabitants of the east side of the river, their families and estates, be set off and con- stituted a distinct and separate parish, and be invested with the poures, privileges, and immunitys that all other precincts or parishes wethin this Province do or by law onght to Injoy.

" Sent down for concurrence.

"SIMON FROST, Deputy Secretary.

"IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec. 2, 1738. " Read and Concurrid.

" J. QUINCY, Spkr.

" January 3 .- Consen ted to. " J. BELCHER.

" A true copy. Examined.

"SIMON FROST, Deputy Secretory.

" This is a true Copy of an etisted copy examined By me. " ROBERT HOWARD, Parish Clerk."

NOTIFICATION OF FIRST MEETING.

"Pursuant to a warrant directed to me from Samuel Pool, one of His Majiistise Justices of the Pees for the County of Plymouth, these are therfore to notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of the North Precinct, in Bridgewater, to assemble and meet together at the meeting-house in said North Precinct, in Bridgewater, on Monday, the fifth day of February Next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to Elect and chouse all precinct officers that shall he needful for the present year to be chosen. Dated at Bridgewater, Jan. the 19th, 1738-9.

" ABIEL PACKARD."

The first meeting held in the North Parish after the grant of the petition to become a separate parish was held Feb. 5, 1739, for the purpose of organization and choosing the necessary officers, as appears by the following record :

"feb. the 5th year, 1738-9.

"The North Precinct, In Bridgewater, Being Legally Noti- fyed, meet to Gather at the place and time of Day Spesscfied In the Notification, and the meeting was setteled by the Chose of Timothy Keith, Moderator of sd meeting, & Robert Haward was chosen Clark of sª meeting, and the Moderator, by the voice of the precinct, ajorned the meeting Half one Houre to the house of John Johnson, and Robert Haward was precinct Clark for the present year, and sworn to the faithfull Discharge of his Offise, and Timothy Keith, David Packard, & Daniel Howard ware Chosen precinct Commettee, and it was further put to vote whether the precinct would Chuse any more precinct Offisers, and it was voted In the Negetive.

" ROBERT HAWARD, \ Precinct

"Timothy Keith, " Moderator.

Clark. 1739."

Official History of the North Parish of Bridge- water (now Brockton) .- Previous to 1700 the num- ber of selectmen in the old town of Bridgewater was three, and they were chosen by nomination, which custom was continued till 1757, when the number chosen yearly was five,-one from each parish,-till the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater. The following are those chosen for the North Parish of Bridgewater :

SELECTMEN.

Shepard Fiske, 1757-74. Col. Simeon Cary, 1770-75. Nathaniel Reynolds, 1776, '77. Col. Josiah Hayden, 1770-80. Lieut. John Howard, 1781. Col. Josiah Hayden, 1782.

Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1783-85.

Issachar Snell, Esq., 1786-88. Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1789-95. Maj. Daniel Cary, 1796-1801. Capt. Abel Kingman, 1802-17, '19-21. Eliphalet Kingman, Esq., 1818.

CLERKS.

List of clerks in the North Parish of Bridgewater, and the years each has served :

Robert Howard, 1739-71. John Howard, 1772-81. Daniel Howard, 1782-85. .

Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1786-91. Daniel Cary, 1792-1802.

Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1802-15. Jesse Perkins, Jr., 1816-18. Adin Packard, 1819. Lemuel French, 1820, '21.

Benjamin Edson.

William Packard.

John Pratt. Timothy Keith.

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TREASURERS.

Treasurers of the North Parish of Bridgewater from 1738 to 1821 :

Abiel Paekard, 1738-43.

Deaeon Samuel West, 1744, '45.

Samuel Brett, 1746-48.

Constant Southworth, 1747. Daniel Iloward, 1749-51. Isaac Paekard, 1752-54.

Abia Keith, 1755, '59-61. Thomas Torrey, 1756, '58.

Jabez Field, 1757.

Abel Paekard, 1762.

Dr. John Staples Crafts, 1763, '64.

Zachariah Cary, 1765.

Barnabas Paekard, 1766-71.

Nathaniel Southworth, 1772, '76, '77.

Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1773, '81, '82.

Issachar Snell, 1774. Reuben Paekard, 1775.

Simeon Packard, 1.778, '79. Simeon Cary, 1780.

Capt. David Packard, 1783. Lieut. Daniel Cary, 1784-92. Jonathan Perkins, 1793, '94. Abel Kingman, 1795-1800.

Caleb IToward, 1801.

Capt. Howard Cary, 1802-9. Perez Croeker, 1810.

Jonathan Beals, 1811, '12.

Ichabod Howard, 1813.

Edward Southworth, 1814-21.

PARISH COMMITTEE.

Committee of the North Parish of Bridgewater from 1738 to 1821, showing the years each has served:

Timothy Keith, 1738-40, '49.

David Packard, 1738-45.

Daniel Howard, 1738, '39, '41-48, '52-55.

Samuel Kingman, 1739-40.

James Packard, 1741, '42, '51, '52.

Zachariah Snell, 1743, '46, '47, '54.

Samuel West, 1744, '45.

Abiel Packard, 1746-48, '50, '52, '54, '56-58, '60, '61, '63-69. Moses Curtis, 1748, '49. Solomon Paekard, 1749.

Robert Howard, 1750, '51, '56, '70, '81.

Henry Kingman, 1750, '51, '55, '67, '68.

Shepard Fiske, 1753, '55-58.

Simeon Cary, 1759, '61, '77, '79, '91.

Nathaniel Reynolds, 1759, '66, '70, '72, '74, '75.

Constant Southworth, 1760, '62, '64.

Ebenezer Paekard, 1762, '63, '68, '69, '73, '74.

Isaae Paekard, 1765, '72.

Abia Keith, 1770.

Barnabas Howard, 1771, '72, '74, '76, '78.

Dr. Philip Bryant, 1771, '75, '76, '79, '95, '97. Jacob Paekard, 1772.

Simeon Brett, 1777. Deacon David Edson, 1776.

Josiah Hayden, 1778. Jesse Perkins, 1780, '83, '91, '93, '96, '98-1800.

Jonathan Cary, 1780, '84, '85, '87-90.

Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1780, '86, '94, '95.

Zechariah Gurney, 1781, 1812, '21.

Ichabod Edson, 1781.

Issaehar Snell, 1782, '84-93.

Matthew Kingman, 1782-93, '98.

Reuben Paekard, 1782.

William Shaw, 1783. Ichabod Iloward, 1794, 1802, '04-06.

Dr. Elisha Tillson, 1794, '95, '97.

Capt. Lemuel Packard, 1796, '99, 1803, '07, '08. Timothy Ames, 1796. Dr. John S. Crafts, 1797.

Col. Caleb Howard, 1798, 1801, '03, '11-13, '15-21. Joseph Silvester, Esq., 1799, 1800.

Jonathan Perkins, Jr., 1800, '10, '15, '19, '20.

Issachar Snell, Jr., 1801. Daniel Cary, 1801.

Perez Southworth, 1802, '04-10, '12-14, '21. lloward Cary, 1803.

Capt. Gideon Howard, 1804-10. Moses Cary, 1807-09.

Asa Jones, 1809.

Col. Edward Southworth, 1816. Abel Kingman, Esq., 1811, '13, '14.

Thomas Paekard, 1811.

Capt. Robert Packard, 1817, '18.

MODERATORS OF PRECINCT MEETINGS.

Moderators of the yearly precinct meetings for the choice of officers from 1738 to the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater in 1821, also the date of annual meetings :

Timothy Keith, Feb. 5, 1739. Timothy Keith, Mar. 12, 1739. Jas. Packard, March 26, 1739. John Kingman, Mar. 24, 1740. Daniel Howard, Mar. 23, 1741. Daniel Howard, Mar. 23, 1742. Abiel Paekard, Mar. 28, 1743. Daniel IIoward, Mar. 28, 1744. Shepard Fiske, Mar. 25, 1745. Daniel Howard, Mar. 26, 1746. Daniel Howard, Mar. 25, 1747. Daniel Howard, Mar. 28, 1748. Abiel Packard, Mar. 27, 1749. Abiel Packard, Mar. 29, 1750. Abiel Packard, Mar. 25, 1751. Shepard Fiske, Mar. 25, 1752. Constant Southworth, Mareh 28, 1753.

Shepard Fiske, Mar. 28, 1754. Daniel Howard, Mar. 26, 1755. Shepard Fiske, Mar. 29, 1756. Shepard Fiske, Mar. 28, 1757. Daniel Howard, Mar. 28, 1758. Zachariah Snell, Mar. 20, 1759. Simeon Cary, March 19, 1760. Constant Southworth, March 16, 1761.

Daniel lloward, Mar. 22, 1762. Daniel Howard, Mar. 25, 1763. Shepard Fiske, Mar. 19, 1764. Simeon Brett, March 27, 1765. Daniel Iloward, Mar. 19, 1766. Daniel Howard, Mar. 18, 1767. Constant Southworth, March 22, 1768.

Simeon Cary, March 20, 1769. Simeon Cary, March 20, 1770. Nathaniel Reynolds, March 20,1771.

Nathaniol Reynolds, Maroh 12, 1772.

Simoon Cary, March 22, 1773. Simoon Brett, March 28, 1774. Nathaniol Reynolds, Mareh 20,1775.

Simeon Cary, March 14, 1776. Simeon Cary, March 17, 1777. Simeon Cary, March 25, 1778.

Simeon Cary, March 17, 1779. Thomas Thompson, March 27, 1780.

Simeon Brett, March 19, 1781. Capt. Jesse Perkins, March 19, 1782.

Col. Josiah Hayden, March 13, 1783.

Issachar Snell, Esq., March 11, 1784. Matthew Kingman, Mar. 17, 1785.

Barnabas Howard, March 29, 1786.

Dr. Philip Bryant, March 21, 1787. Capt. Zebedee Snell, March 18, 1788.

Issachar Snell, Esq., March 19, 1789.

Daniel Howard, Mar. 18, 1790. Issachar Snell, Mar. 22, 1791. Issachar Snell, Mar. 19, 1792. Issachar Snell, Mar. 19, 1793. Matthew Kingman, Mar. 17, 1794.

Dr. Elisha Tillson, March 16, 1795.

Dr. Philip Bryant, March 21, 1796.

Lemuel Packard, Mar. 9, 1797. Daniol Iloward, Mar. 8, 1798. Caleb Howard, March 7, 1799. Matthew Kingman, Mar. 6, 1800.

Joseph Sylvostor, Jr., Maroh 2,1801.

Daniel Howard, Jr., Maroh 4, 1802.

Daniol Howard, Jr., March 28, 1803.

Mosos Cary, March 27, 1804. Abol Kingman, Mar. 11, 1805. Cnlob Howard, Mar. 27, 1806. Jona. Porkins, Mar. 30, 1807. Howard Cary, Muroh 24, 1808. Dr. Nathan Perry, March 20, 1809.

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Gideon Howard, Mar. 18, 1811.

Caleb Howard. Mar. 23, 1812.

Joseph Sylvester, Jr., April 3,

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PARISH TAX. 1744.

The following is a list of rates as made out by the assessors in the North Parish of Bridgewater (now Brockton) for the payment of Rev. John Porter's salary for the year 1744, as made out by Daniel Howard and Robert Howard, assessors of the pre- cinct, September ye 14th, 1744, and committed to Joshua Warren, constable, for collection, and is in- serted to show the inhabitants of the parish at that date :

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James Torrey.

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Joshna Warren

6 William Packard ... 2

James Hewett. 1

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 114

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1706

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706