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Samuel and Benjamin left no families. Elizabeth married Joseph Copeland.
Capt. Joseph married Mary, the daughter of " Lawyer Thomas Turner" 1738. His children were Joseph and John, who survived, Samuel who died early, and daughters Hannah, Mary and Elizabeth, born from 1740 to 1755.
Joseph born 1750, and now living, married Bethia, daughter of Abiel Turner, 1771. Their children, Abigail 1772, wife of Capt. Samuel Lewis of Cincinnati, Roxana 1775, Arithusa 1777, wife of Mr. Nye of Falmouth : Hannah 1779, wife of Mr. Nye of Falmouth, Bethia 1785, Joseph Robinson of Scit- uate, born 1787, Mary 1793, wife of Samuel Hart, Naval Architect, Brookline N. Y.
John (son of Capt. Joseph) married Dolly, the daughter of Dr. Hall of Pembroke, 1784. He had sons who removed to Boston.
William (son of Capt. Benjamin) married Abigail Williamson 1740, and resided in Marshfield. His son Benjamin married Mercy Thomas 1764, and Benjamin, son of the latter, married Nancy Crooker 1784, and lived in'Pembroke.
Elisha (son of Capt. Benjamin) married Miriam Turner 1741. His sons were Samuel (who married Rebecca Cope- land 1784, and whose sons are Col. Samuel and Joseph) Charles who married Mary Sylvester 1774, (and whose sons were the late Elisha and Charles :) Elisha born 1743, (died early) and Miriam 1740.
There was an Elkanah Tolman, from Dorchester probably, who resided a short time in Scituate : he had a son Ezra 1739.
We add that the primitive Thomas Tolman, who settled in Dorchester, lived to 1697, and in that year gives legacies in his will " to daughters Sarah Leadbetter, Rebecca Tucker, Ruth Ryall, Hannah Lyon, Mary Collins, and to sons Thomas ' my great chub axe,' &c. to John, meadow lands, &c."
BENJAMIN TOWER,
a descendant of Thomas, an early settler in Hingham, came hither from Weymouth 1716, and lived on the east margin of
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Accord Pond. £ He married Bethia Woodworth 1718. Chil- dren, Deborah born 1718, Bethia 1720, James 1722, John 1724.
James married Margaret Day and Lucy Dunbar. He was a soldier at Fort William Henry in the French war. Matthew, his son, born Dec. 1st. 1755, (see Israel Smith) married Rusha Hatch of Marshfield 1781. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and deceased March 1831. His children, Rusha the wife of Samuel Eells of Hanover, Betsey the wife of Capt. Isaac Whittemore 1811, and of Ebenezer T. Fogg, Esq. 1820, and Benjamin Hatch Tower, Harvard Col. 1806, died 1808. Horace, an intelligent and enterprising young man, was lost at sea 1820, mate of a ship from Salem, George Hodges, Master.
John married Lydia Hollis of Weymouth 1746 -his son Jonathan Hollis died at Watertown, leaving sons, James and Jonathan Hollis.
SAMUEL TUELL,
a descendant of Daniel, of Boston, married Mehitabel James 1700, and left Thankful born 1701, Mehitabel 1703, and removed to Marshfield.
Benjamin Tuell, brother of the above, married Joanna Cas- well of Hingham 1707. His son Caswell was born in Scituate 1716. This family removed early.
LIEUT. JAMES TORREY, Clothier, (see Mills)
was in Scituate before 1640. He purchased a house lot 1643, of John Stockbridge. His house stood 10 rods south of the gate that leads to Hobart's landing, (in the Neal field since called). The freemen also granted him a considerable tract of land south-west of his house lot. He was a man of great use- fulness and respectability, as may be seen in other parts of this work.
He married Ann, the daughter of Elder William Hatch 1643. His children, James born 1644, William 1646, Joseph 1649, Damaris 1651, Jonathan 1654, Mary 1656, Josiah 1658, Sarah 1660, Joanna 1663, Bethia 1665 (a few days after her father's decease). Of these children,
Dea. James succeeded to his father's residence, and to his
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father's usefulness. He married Lydia Wills, (daughter of William, who lived on Wills' Island) 1666. She deceased early : and he married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Raw- lins 1679, whose children were Ann 1680, James 1682, Will- iam 1683, Nathaniel 1686, David 1687, Elizabeth 1689, Samuel 1691, Rachel 1693, Joseph 1694, Stephen 1696, Lydia 1698 : A. D. 1701, he married Eunice, widow of Jonas Deane, and had one daughter, Eunice born 1701.
Josiah had a considerable tract of land contiguous to Herring brook hill on the north. His house was in the valley one fourth mile north of the South Meeting-house, opposite to the present house of Mr. James N. Sparrell. He unfortunately lost his life, A. D. 1693. He was in the act of drying the Town's stock of powder on the roof of his house, when a spark from the chimney falling, his life was instantly lost, and his house laid in ruins. He married Isabel, widow of Samuel Witherell 1684 : his children, Mary 1685, Josiah 1687, Ruth 1694, Caleb 1695, Jemima 1696, Keziah 1702, the last four being chil- dren of a 2d. wife, Sarah Mendall, married 1692.
These two sons only of Lieut. James left families in Scituate. William (we believe) removed to Plymouth, from whom descended the late valuable Capt. William Torrey of Pem- broke, a revolutionary officer, whose son Haviland is living in Hanover.
Of the sons of Dea. James Torrey, James married Sarah Collamore 1710, and lived in Marshfield. William lived a half mile north of Bumpus bridge, (near the house of late Walter Jacob). He married Margaret Buck 1706. Children, Margaret 1707, Abigail 1708, (wife of Samuel Howard of Bridgewater 1725). He married a 2d. time, Honour Rogers 1711, whose children were Honour 1711, William 1713, Han- nah 1715, Samuel 1720, Mercy 1722, Eunice 1725.
David, son of Dea. James, married Hope Warren 1710, and had children, Stephen 1710, Rachel 1712.
Capt. Caleb, son of Josiah, succeeded to his father's resi- dence, having built a house a few rods south on the margin of the hill. It was many years a tavern, and was taken down 1827. He married Mary Bryant 1731, Mary Clap 1735, and had children, Ruth 1736, (wife of Robert Craig) Caleb 1738, (whose sons were Caleb deceased, and Daniel of Maine) Isaac 1740, died single 1812, Mary 1742, Deborah 1747, Hannah 1752, James 1755, (father of James of Maine, Rev. William of Canandaigua, and Charles deceased) George born 1758, (father of George, David, Isaac living, and Otis deceased, and
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3 daughters). The descendants of Capt. Caleb are the only branch of the family remaining here. Lieut. James, of Scitu- ate, was brother of Capt. William of Weymouth, so long a re- presentative and "clerk of the deputies" in Mass. We observe in the Colony Records, that in 1665 Capt. William was the guardian of the four younger sons of Dea. James. Capt. William left sons, Rev. Samuel and William. Joseph (son of Joseph and grandson of Dea. James) removed to Leicester 1743.
HUMPHERY TURNER, (Tanner)
arrived, with his family, in Plymouth 1628. He had a house lot assigned him 1629, and he erected a house and resided there until 1633 probably ; the latter being the date of the lay- ing out of his house lot on Kent street, viz. the 4th. lot from the corner of Satuit brook. The farm, however, on which he resided, was east of Colman's hills, near the spot occupied by his descendant James Turner. The house was on the side of the road next the hill. He also had 80 acres granted by the freemen of Scituate, at the place now known as Union bridge on the west side of North river in 1636. This land remains in possession of his descendants. Humphery Turner erected a tannery as early as 1636. He was a useful and enterprising man in the new settlement, and often employed in public business. His wife was Lydia Gamer, who deceased before her husband. He died 1673, and left children named in his will, in the following order, "John, Joseph, young son John, Daniel, Nathaniel, Thomas, daughter Mary Parker - daughter Lydia Doughty - Grandchildren, Humphrey (son of Thomas) Mary Doughty - Jonathan, Joseph and Ezekiel (sons of John, sen.) and Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel." Exec- utors Nathaniel and young son John. These all left families except Joseph.
John, sen. married Mary Brewster, daughter of Jonathan, eldest son of Elder Brewster. He settled 30 rods north-west of Union bridge, where he erected a tannery. His children were Jonathan born 1646, Joseph 1647, Joseph 1648, Ezekiel 1650, Lydia 1652, John 1654, Elisha 1657, Mary 1658, Benjamin 1660, Ruth 1663, Isaac 1665, Grace 1667, Amos 1671.
In 1683, " Twenty acres were laid out for John Turner, sen. east of Barstow's hill and adjoining the 3d. Herring brook."
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Scituate Records, Vol. ii. p. 53. On this land lived his son Isaac, and two generations of his posterity.
" Young son John, (so named probably at request of a god- father) lived north-east of Hick's swamp, (near now Leonard Clap's). His wife was Ann James, 1649, (see William James). Children, David, (not married) Japhet, Israel, Jacob, Philip, Meriam, (wife of Nathan Pickels) Ann, (wife of Joseph Green of Weymouth) Sarah, (wife of Ichabod Holbrook).
Thomas lived near the Harbour (probably on the Kent street lot). He married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Hyland 1652. Children, Nathan, Elizabeth, Eunice, (wife of Thomas Buck, jr.) Mary, Humphrey, Thomas, Esq. Grace, (wife of Benjamin Stetson) Josiah, Charles, from 1652 to 1664.
Daniel removed to Barstow's (now North river) bridge. He married Hannah, daughter of William Randall 1665. Children, Lazarus, (who died in Phips' expedition to Canada 1690) Elihab, (no sons) Hannah, (wife of John Magoon alias M'Goun) Amasa, Mary, (wife of Mr. Fish) Abner, Elizabeth, (wife of Israel Holmes) Rachel, (wife of M'Alls).
Nathaniel lived on the paternal farm, east of Colman's hill. He married Mehitabel Rigby. Children, Nathaniel, Abigail, Samuel, Mehitabel, Lydia (wife of John James, 2d generation 1719).
We think not proper to pursue this genealogy, because there is extant a Genealogical table prepared by Hon. Charles Tur- ner, jr. We rather proceed to name a few more of the ancient seats of this numerous family. At the west end of Parker lane lived Charles, (son of Thomas) who married Mercy Curtis (daughter of Samuel). He was succeeded by his son Charles who married Eunice James, (daughter of John) to whom suc- ceeded his son, Hon. Charles, who married Mary Rand, (daughter of Rev. Mr. Rand of Kingston) : he was 20 years minister of Duxbury, and afterward well known in political life, as member of the Convention that formed Massachusetts State Constitution, and of that which adopted the Federal Constitu- tion, and also as a Senator in the State Legislature. He has been succeeded by Hon. Charles, jr. who married Hannah, (daughter of Col. John Jacob) sometime member of Congress, and now the Master of the Marine Hospital at Chelsea. His son, Theodore, now occupies the place, whose children are the 6th. generation that has resided there.
One fourth mile south of the above, on the west side of the way, was the seat of Benjamin, another son of John, sen. He married Elizabeth Hawkins 1692, and was the father of Haw-
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kins and Benjamin, which latter was the father of Capt. Elisha, an officer in the French war 1659 and 1660, in Col. Thomas's regiment.
Jonathan and Joseph (sons of John, sen.) resided near the place now occupied by Cushing Otis, Esq. opposite Union bridge lane; Joseph left no son. Jesse (the son of Jonathan) settled near the beautiful hills, one fourth mile north-west from Union bridge, on land granted to Humphrey his great grand- father 1636. His sons were Capt. Jonathan, a Revolutionary officer, who lived at the south side Mount Blue, Seth who deceased 1830, John now living, and Elisha deceased, whose widow, and only daughter Lydia (with her husband Samuel A. Esq. son of Hon. Charles, jr.) occupy the place of Jesse above described. Seven generations have owned that farm.
Philip, who first occupied the farm east of Hoop-pole hill, was the son of John, jr. (or young son John). His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Nash, jr. His son Israel suc- ceeded him, who married Deborah Lincoln, and was succeeded by Philip, his son, who married Juda Hatch and widow Sarah Vinal, which latter survives on the place, and is now the wife of Lazarus Bowker. Nathaniel, son of Philip, sen. named above, settled at the Four corners north of Studley hill, whose sons were Nathaniel, Elijah, Esq. and Job. Jacob, Esq. of Lyme, N. H. is grandson of Israel above, and son of Jacob.
John called "little John" lived at the Gravelly hill north- west a quarter mile from the south Meeting-house (see Dr. Barnes) his sons were Richard and Abiel. Richard was the father of Consider, a Revolutionary soldier, of whose skill at repartee many anecdotes are still told .* Abiel married Eliza- beth Robinson, a lineal descendant of the celebrated Puritan John. His son Rowland survives, as also his daughters Bethia the wife of Mr. Joseph Tolman, and Martha of Elijah Clap ; and Abiel (oldest son) at Livermore, Maine, born May 3d. 1741. Maj. Amos, son of John, sen. who married Sarah
* As a specimen of his facetiousness it is related, that when the army were throwing up the breast works at Roxbury, they struck upon the bones of an Indian burying ground : and Gen. Heath said as he passed by, " let those men lie, we have soldiers enough." " But, (said Turner) if your honor pleases, we want officers." In 1777 he was taken prisoner by Burgoyne, at Ticonderoga, and was kept in the camp until the surrender. We have been informed, by a fellow soldier of his, that he used to afford infinite amusement to the officers, and that the Gen once said to him, " I sha'nt exchange you, Turner ; I shall carry you home ; the king wants a fool." When Burgoyne marched out with his army and surrendered, Turner took occasion to pass near the Gen. and say, " we sha'nt exchange your Honor, the People want a fool."
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Hiland, and Hannah, widow of John Clap, 1732, lived fifty rods north of Stockbridge's mill and Mansion. His son, Col. Amos, lived in Hanover, and left one son Amos, who re- moved to Medway.
Thomas (son of Thomas and grandson of Humphrey) was a lawyer of notoriety in 1690, and later. He resided near the Harbour, married Hannah, the daughter of Edward Jenkins 1693 : frrom his son Ephraim, descended the family " whose schools of politeness (says a writer) have contributed so much to polish the manners of our Metropolis." David was the minister of Rehoboth. Thomas was the father of Col. George and Capt. Thomas late of Pembroke. He had daughters also, Hannah, (wife of Barnabas Barker) Relief, (wife of Gershom Ewell of Marshfield) Jemima, (wife of Capt. John Doggett) Lettice, (wife of Thomas Tilden) Sarah, (wife of Mr. Burr) Ruth, (wife of Mr. Titus) and Mary, (wife of Capt. Joseph Tolman).
The ancient Humphrey Turner farm has descended to Nathaniel, who married Mehitabel Rigby, to his son, Capt. Samuel, who married Desire Barker and widow Abigail Leav- itt, daughter of Lieut. Thomas Gill of Hingham, to his son James, who married Mary Turner, to his son James, who mar- - ried Deborah Lincoln, and to his sons Nathaniel and James ; the grand children of Nathaniel being the 8th generation.
Scarcely another family has extended more widely than that of Humphrey Turner. A branch is in North Carolina, viz. Thomas, son of lawyer Thomas. But not all the people of this name in the country descended from Humphrey. There was Capt. Nathaniel of Massachusetts, who had a command in the Pequod war 1637, (see Savage's Winthrop.) Also Robert of Boston 1639, and Michael also, who left families. There was a Thomas Turner in Hingham 1637, whose son Thomas, was in Scituate 1680, and left sons, Thomas born 1682, Will- iam 1683, Joshua 1687, Caleb 1691, David 1693, Joseph 1696, Benjamin 1704. Some of their posterity, are in Pem- broke, at the Brickkilns.
SAMUEL UTLEY
was in Scituate 1648, when he married Hannah, daughter of Elder William Hatch. His daughter Lydia born 1653. The family soon disappears from our Records. It may be the same name as Uxley, early in Taunton.
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GEORGE VAUGHAN
was in Scituate 1656. In 1657, " Elizabeth, Joseph and Daniel, children of George and Elizabeth Vaughan were bap- tized," (2d. church). In 1658, John was baptized, and Mary 1660. This family was in Marshfield 1663, when "George Vaughan of Marshfield was fined for not attending public wor- ship," (Colony Records). In 1669, " George Vaughan was licenced to keep an Ordinary at Middleboro." In 1676, " Joseph Ellis at Scituate with John Vaughan and Daniel Hicks, jr. going into the water of the harbour to swim, sd Joseph Ellis was drowned. Jury's verdict, that the water in sd harbour was the sole cause of his death."
George Vaughan died at Middleboro' 1694. His will gives " to son Daniel, to daughter Mary Washburn, to son Joseph, to daughter Elizabeth Howland, to daughter Mercy Due. Eldest son Joseph administrator." The wife of George Vaughan was Elizabeth Hincksman of Marshfield, married 1652.
WIDOW ANNA VINAL
with three children, appeared in Scituate 1636. A record made by her son Stephen is extant, from which we quote " as I had the relation from my owne mother, I was born about the middle of Dec. 1630. We came into New England in the year 1636, and into the town of Scituate the same year."
Martha was the eldest of the three children ; she was mar- ried to Israel Chittenden 1646. Stephen was born 1630, and John was two or three years younger.
Anna, this enterprising widow, erected a house in 1637, on the brook, (north of Stockbridge's mill pond, in later times). She seems to have possessed considerable property. Amongst the Conihassett partners in 1646, we notice Anna Vinal. She deceased in 1664 : Stephen and John were administrators. Colony Records.
Stephen succeeded to his mother's residence. He married Mary, the daughter of Rev. Nicholas Baker 1661. Children, Mary 1662, Stephen 1664, (died early) John 1667, Adam 1670, (died early) Hannah 1671, Stephen, jr. 1675, Gideon 1678, Samuel 1681, Mary 1684.
John lived on the corner of Kent street and Meeting-house lane. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Nicholas
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Baker 1664. Children, John born 1665, Elizabeth 1667, Hannah 1669, Jacob 1670, Grace 1672, the wife of Ebenezer Mott 1700.
Stephen, jr. exchanged lands with John, jr. and took the re- sidence on the corner of Kent street, where his descendants Capt. William and Charles now live. He married Mary Wood- worth 1704. Children, Stephen 3d. 1705, Gideon 1706, Han- nah 1711, Deborah 1714, David 1716, Issachar 1718.
John, jr. married Mary Children, Jacob, jr. 1691, Elijah 1694, Elizabeth 1697, John 3d. 1699, Mary 1701, Ezekiel 1704, Hannah 1707, Sarah 1711.
Jacob married Mary Cudworth 1695. Children, Mary 1696, Israel 1698, Jacob 3d. 1700, Nicholas 1703, Job 1705, Jona- than 1707, Joanna 1711, Job 1713, Elizabeth 1715, Ignatius 1717, Seth 1719, and Joshua.
Jacob, jr. (son of John, jr.) married Elizabeth Simmons 1716. Children, Elizabeth 1717, Jacob 4th. 1719, Joseph 1721, Priscilla 1723, Mary 1725.
Stephen 3d. married Sarah Stodder 1729, and left no son on record.
John 3d. married Sarah Cudworth 1729, and left a son Benjamin, who married Sarah Merritt 1768.
Jacob 3d. son of Jacob, married Anna Ellmes 1730. Chil- dren, Nicholas 1731, Anna 1732, Jacob 5th. 1737, Clodius 1743, Mary 1748.
Jacob 4th. son of Jacob, jr. married Lydia Holbrook 1743. Children, Levi, Lot, and Jane, and perhaps others.
Joseph married Martha Jenkins 1745. Children, Joseph 1749, Asa 1753, Martha 1756, Capt. Nathaniel, (whose son is Dexter) and Capt. Ezra, who died at Matanzas, leaving children in Scituate.
Issachar, son of Stephen, jr. married Mary Chittenden 1741, Judith Bailey 1750. Children, David born 1742, (who lived in Maine, and whose sons David, Gideon, Otis and Job, live in Boston) Capt. William 1751, (whose sons Capt. William, Gideon, Abel and Charles live in Scituate) Mary 1755, Debo- rah 1758, Stephen 1760.
Israel, son of Jacob, sen. married Elizabeth Booth 1723, sons, Israel, Esq. and Jonathan.
Israel, Esq. married the daughter of Dea. Joseph Cushing, and left sons Israel, (whose daughter Sophia is wife of Capt. John Whitney of Quincy) Robert, Nathaniel, (whose sons are Capt. Howard, Nathaniel and Robert) Maj. William, well re- membered for his enterprise in the fisheries at Scituate Har-
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bour, and afterward for projecting the settlement at Quincy Point, &c. and Lemuel of Scituate Harbour, whose son is Cushing.
Ignatius married Mary Tilden 1743, and lived in Marshfield. Sons Stephen, Job and Ignatius.
Ezekiel, son of John, jr. married Mary Wade, and had chil- dren, Francis, Sedoția and Elizabeth. He removed to Maine.
Jonathan, son of Israel, sen. graduate Harvard College, was a preacher, but not settled. He married Chloe Pope 1765, Jonathan born 1765, is his son. .
Seth, son of Jacob, married Hannah Tilden, and lived in Marshfield. Children, Seth born 1749, Joshua 1752, Han- nah 1754.
Joshua married Ruth Randall 1756-this was probably son · of Jacob 3d.
MR. WILLIAM VASSALL. der Savages Meanings p 247
The first notice. given of this distinguished gentleman, in our early history, is, that he was amongst the Patentees of Massa- chusetts ; Samuel, his brother, was another patentee, but he did not come to this country. Gov. Endicot was sent over by the Company to prosecute the plantation (Cradock acting as Gov- ernor in England) in 1628, Mr. William Vassall was one of Cradock's Assistants. In 1631, a complaint was " sent home" against the administration of Gov. Endicot, and William and Samuel Vassall were chosen referees on the part of the com- plainants, and Winthrop and Johnson on the part of the Com- pany. Mr. Vassall had made a short visit to this country in 1630, probably with Gov. Winthrop, who arrived 12th. June 1630, but he returned the same summer, sailing about the end of July. The fact of his having been chosen a referee in the cause of the Browns, is taken by some of our historians for proof, that he was an Episcopalian. (See our chap. of Eccle- siastical History). Whether these transactions set him at variance with the settlers of Massachusetts, we know not : cer- tain is it, however, that the stern Puritans of the day frowned upon him, either through envy of his talents or suspicion of his " leaning to the Bishops." Winthrop (Vol. ii. 262) character- izes him as " a man of busy and factious spirit." On his return to Boston in 1634, he proceeded immediately to Plymouth Colony, where puritanism had taken a milder form from the church of the tolerant Robinson.
Here he found a retreat much to his taste at Scituate, and
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united himself harmoniously with Mr. Lothrop's church, in 1634-5, and enjoyed that peace until 1642, when President Chauncey came to be the Pastor. He soon entered into a controversy with Mr. Chauncey, on the subject of baptism, &c. ; for an account of which, and for a true explanation of Mr. Vassall's religious sentiments, we refer the reader to our chapter on Ecclesiastical history.
In 1635, he had a considerable tract of land laid out to him, by order of Court, on a beautiful neck of land on the North river. He denominated his plantation " West Newland," his house which was erected 1635, " Belle house," the whole neck of land " Belle house neck," and a beautiful field of planting land on the north side of the neck, " Brook hall field."
His mansion is not spoken of by tradition as peculiarly mag- nificent, nor was it peculiarly substantial : it stood but about one century, having been taken down in 1742 by the second Judge John Cushing, and replaced by the mansion which is now standing. His plantation on the Neck was not large. Samuel Fuller and Resolved White owned the north end and Elder King the south, and the whole Neck not containing more than two hundred acres. In front of his Mansion was the " New harbour ferry," afterward Dogget's ferry, and now Little's bridge. Just below this ferry Mr. Vassall planted " an oyster bank" 1639, and had the privilege of it secured to him by law. What was the success of the project we have not learned, but it is not within the memory of any now living, that oysters were found in the river. He had other farms, and particularly, that which he purchased of Mr. Lothrop (see Lothrop) on the east of Colman's hills, when that Rev. gentleman removed to Barnstable 1639. This was afterward sold to Mr. Hatherly, and by the latter to President Chauncey, 1642.
While Mr. Vassall remained in Scituate, he was constantly employed in all public offices in the plantation : but he appears in no office in the Colonial Government, save as Counsellor of War. Whether this was owing to the suspicions that rested on him of " inclining to the Bishops," or to his own inclination, we may not fully ascertain. His brief experiment in affairs of government in Massachusetts, probably made him cautious. We learn from Winthrop (Vol. ii. 321) that Mr. Vassall went to England in 1646, to aid Dr. Child's petition for redress of wrongs and grievances in the Government : and that Edward Winslow being then an Agent for the United Colonies there, wrote a book against the petition, entitled, "New England's Salamander discovered," intending by this title a satire upon
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