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This year the town was visited with quite a shock of an earth- quake, as will be seen by the following statement as related by Mr. John Adams in his diary, Nov. 18th, 1755 :- " We had a very severe shock of an earthquake. It continued near four minutes. I then was at my father's house in Braintree, and awoke out of my sleep in the midst of it. The house seemed to rock and reel and crack, as if it would fall in ruins about us. Chimneys were shattered by it within one mile of my father's house." This refers to one of the most memorable events of the kind which ever took place. The destruction of the City of Lisbon occurred on the first day of this month. Although less severe in its effects on this side of the Atlantic, it is yet remem- bered as the worst ever known in English America. It seems to have been greater in Massachusetts than any other Colony. In Boston, many chimneys and walls of houses were much shat- tered, but no houses thrown down. The government noticed it by appointing a day of fasting and prayer.
1756. "Mr. Jonathan Wild died with an awful Protuberance on his back, attended with a cancerous humor that spread on his body, and rose to nigh the bigness of half a bushel. July 16th, 1756."
Since writing upon the schools we have made a discovery of another schoolhouse on the training field, which was located on what is now the corner of Washington and Hancock streets; at
1. That portion of this estate where the old Apthorp mansion formerly stood, is now occupied by the author.
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that time Washington street was not built. This was but a short distance from the new one built in 1793 and destroyed by fire in 1815. It also appears by the records that it was sold by the town in 1797. We think we are a little ahead of the " Old- est Inhabitants " this time, as they seem to be much surprised at this discovery, and are very doubtful as to its ever having ex- isted. They never had heard of it, but the evidence is beyond a doubt, as a plan of it can be seen filed with the town docu- ments. This plan is drawn on the deed of Mr. Burrell, to the town, for land taken in running the line between his estate and the training field then in possession of the town.
We shall here endeavor as far as we are able to give the names of the first settlers of the old town of Braintree, and the date their names appear on the town, parish and other records, that are now extinct. This enumeration is given for a few years over a century after the incorporation of the town. The date to some of the names we are unable to give for the reason that they are illegible. There are persons now residing in the territory that once comprised the town of Braintree, that bear the same name of those that are extinct, but descended from other fami- lies. It appears that some names were spelled in a number of different ways that referred to the same person :--
".William Allise, Alyes, Ellis, all meant for the same person, 1646; Francis Always 1696, Cornelius Austin, 1733; William Ames 1647, Benjamin Aldridge 1651, John Albee 1641, Joseph Alsen 1692, George Aldridg 1644.
"Daniel Barber 1732, Nicholas Bond 1677, Thomas Barrett 1651, Samuel Bronson 1680, Charles Brigs 1651, Thomas Bolter 1715, Simon Brient or Briant 1694, James Bagley 1714, Thomas Basset 1755, Nathaniel Bullard 1715, Mathew Barns 1647, Thos. Billington 1655, Alexander Bradley 1744, Geo. Breisner (prob- ably Briesler) 1753.
" Joseph Crosby 1677, William Clough 1738, James Cours 1647, Richard Chapman 1647, Josiah Chapin 1667, Clement Cock 1687, Thomas Child 1708, Thomas Carew 1712, Henry Carley 1720, Lawrence Copeland 1652, John Corvis 1735, James Conweys 1651.
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"John Dorsett or Dosset 1656, Edward Dorr 1720, John Dell, John Darling 1664 ; Samuel Deering 1647, John Donnam 1644, John Daly 1662, Dermon Downing 1672, Dennis Darly 1663, Valintin Deerow 1678, Barnabus Dorifield or Dorifall or Deni- fall (spelled either way) 1651, William Dimblebee 1694, Nieho- las Durant 1694, Peter Diense 1708, Samuel Davis 1653, Samuel Drew, Edward Ding 1720, Isaac Dogget 1725, Edward Dirby 1697-8, Dennis Darley or Darlin 1663, Lambart Despard 1692, William Deza 1651.
" Elezer Ezgate or Isgate or Agate 1675, Richard Ellison 1646, Francis Eliot 1650, Elisha Eaton 1736, Timothy Everett 1706.
" John ffrizell 1663, Thomas Fenton 1700, Benjamin Fessen- den 1756, Old ffuffurr 1672, John Francis 1659, Joseph Ford, Rev. IIenry Flynt 1642, Thomas Flatman 1641, John ffrances 1659, Samuel Fisher 1677, Rev. Moses Fisk 1671, Goodman Fos- ter 1655.
" Peter George 1653, John Glom, Samuel Gulivor 1717, John Girny 1661, John Gilker 1727, John Greenlier 1665, Franeis Good 1649, Thomas Gatlive or Gatliff 1655, Charles Grise or Griser 1656, James Giles 1669, John Graves (who wrought in the iron works) 1690, Humphrey Greggs 1655, Robert Gutridge 1656, John Gearing 1645, John Grows 1690, John Gent or Jent 1721, John Grove 1726, Franeis Goule or Gouls 1649, Joseph Ganett 1717.
" John Hardman 1652, Richard Hardir 1657, Richard Harris 1663, Joseph Harper 1665, John Haiford 1679, Abraham Heines or Hains 1685, Ebenezer Hinkley 1713, Daniel Higins, Nathan- iel Hews, James Habersham 1733, Ebenezer Houghton 1733, John Herdin 1684, John Harbour 1655, Timothy How, Rev. John Hancock 1735, John Hastings 1645, Thomas Hatman 1645, Jonathan Hardings 1679.
"Samuel Irons 1677, Samuel Inman 1648.
" Thomas Juell 1648, Ephriam Jones 1708, Peter Jusee 1708.
"Stephen Kinsly 1639, Samuel Kinsley 1656, Ebenezer King, Richard Kent 1699, John Kingley 1692.
"John Lambe 1678, Robert Lamont 1728, Geo. Ludkin 1647, Daniel Lagaree 1709, Ebenezer Lamson 1723, Joseph Ludden
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1717, Thomas Lowell 1643, (Maj.) Lambert 1692, Daniel Levit or Lovitt 1648, Daniel Liscome 1717, Ebenezer Lambson 1716.
" Thomas Mosset 1689, George Mountjoy 1697, Henry Mauds- ly 1645, John Marshal 1691, Modica Mekusett 1690, Peter Mark- quand 1719, James Mycall 1657, William Moss 1721, John Mills 1654, John Morley 1647, Nathaniel Mott 1657, William Mullen 1672, John Moor 1661, James Murch 1712, Ebenezer Miller 1727, Thomas Mekins 1645, Thomas Matson, Matasom, Madson or Mattson 1640, George Mearsh 1752.
" Grise Nichols 1719, Noah Numan 1669, John Needham 1670, Hanary Noll 1653, Henry Neale 1647, William Nedam 1650, Samuel Noyce 1748, William Noyes 1745.
" Benj. Orcut 1744, William Osbonne or Orsbn 1646, William Owen 1654, James Oberton 1745.
" Robert Parsons 1665, Cordine Pocock 1708, Arthur Powell 1693, John Paris 1664, Joseph Plumly 1672, James Puffer 1651, Robert Parmenter 1648, Moses Paine 1646, Jonathan Paddle- ford or Padlefoot 1679, Arthur Powel 1695.
"Francis Rose 1649, John Rockwood 1662, Richard Russ 1708, Thomas Revell 1694, George Ruggles 1648, John Randall 1666.
" Benjamin Sylvester 1729, Edmond Sheffield 1646, Stephen Scott 1664, Samuel Staples 1644, Daniel Shed 1642, John Stone 1663, Jos. Stephens 1677, Nathaniel Shove 1693, Samuel Spen- cer 1686, Nicholas Salter 1695, Jabez Searl 1713, Joseph Swain 1715, Frederick Syder 1753, George Martin Stubing 1753, Ben- jamin Soper 1721, Peter Scott 1643, Martin Sanders 1639, Peter Shotter 1654, William Scant 1655, Samuel Shepard 1666, Na- thaniel Storey 1724, Dr. Benj. Stedman 1734, John Seale 1739, Robert Stevens 1672, Thomas Shepard 1673, Benjamin Stott 1643, Frederick Syder 1753, Nathaniel Sumner 1745, John Stod- dard 1739.
" William Tosh 1660, William Tinge or Tyinge 1640, James Tuberfield 1700, Robert Twelves or Tueles 1655, William Tomp- son 1639, John Taylor 1702, William Tomas 1718, Thomas Thathson or Chathson 1665.
" Leonard Vassell 1730, Lewis Vassell 1730.
" Alexander Winchester 1640, Richard Wright 1640, John
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Wriford or Biford 1624, John Wendall, Thomas Wilmott 1647, David Walsbee 1651, John Woodlander 1651, Timothy Winter 1670, Stephen Willis 1674, George Willy 1672, Daniel Wilord 1693, Edward Willson, Edward Willard, Samuel Wright, Na- thaniel Wardel 1722, Christopher Webb, Shardrach Wilbor 1700, Nicholas Wood 1645, Thomas Waterman 1645, John Wheately 1645, Arthur Waring 1645, Timothy Winter 1685, Nath. Waters 1687, Daniel Weld 1647, Daniel Willard 1696. "James York 1643, John Yearley 1693."
The extreme length of the town from the westerly line on Blue Hills to the east point of Quincy Neck, 8 2-5 miles; from the same westerly line to the easterly rock on Squantum, 7 1-2 miles; the extreme breadth from Neponset Bridge to Quincy Point Bridge 5 miles ; from Stone Temple to State street, Bos- ton, over the Neponset Bridge, 8 miles and a small fraction ; from near Neponset Bridge to the Stone Temple, 2 miles, 5 fur- longs, 24 rods; distance over Milton Hill to Boston, from the Stone Temple, 1 1-2 miles, and six rods farther than over the Neponset Bridge ; from the Stone Temple to the Quincy Point Bridge, 1 mile, 7 furlongs, 1 rod; from the Stone Temple to High street on Penn's Hill, 1 mile, 2 furlongs, 3 rods; from the Stone Temple to Dedham Court House, over Milton Bridge, 10 miles, 7 furlongs, 29 rods ; over Paul's Bridge the route is about 10 miles ; from the Stone Temple to Hingham over the Hing- ham Turnpike, 6 miles, 4 furlongs, 26 rods; from the Stone Temple to Wales' Hotel (so called), Weymouth Landing, over the turnpike, 3 miles, 28 rods ; from the Stone Temple to the junction of Hancock and School streets, near Episcopal Church, 3 furlongs, 24 rods ; from the Stone Temple to North Braintree meeting-house, 2 miles, 2 furlongs, 11 rods; length of Hancock street from its junction with School to Neponset Bridge, 3 miles 1 furlong, 8 rods ; length of Washington street, 1 mile, 7 fur- longs, 1 rod.
In giving an account of the roads in Quincy at the time it was set off from Braintree, we neglected to mention Woods road, now Granite street, which then ran from the old Plymouth road, now Hancock street, to Scotch Pond road.
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By a legislative enactment, in 1859, the office of Trial Jus- tice was created. A Court of this nature was established in Quincy, and William S. Morton and John Q. Adams, Esquires, were commissioned for the purpose of trying all cases within the jurisdiction of it. Trial Justices were intended by this leg- islative enactment to take the place of Justices of the Peace, so far as criminal jurisdiction was concerned, but the power to try civil cases was continued in the Justices of the Peace. In 1872, the Legislature established the District Courts. The one in this town was called the East Norfolk Court, and it has continued to exist by the same name to the present time. It takes the place of the Justice Courts before mentioned, with the additional authority of trying civil cases. The following towns are included within its judicial limits, viz :- Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton, Randolph, Holbrook and Cohasset. It has a much greater criminal and eivil jurisdiction than was formerly vested in the Courts held by Trial Justices. It is also a Court of Record. The judicial officers that preside over it are as fol- lows :- One Justice, two Special Justices and a Clerk. This Court holds daily sessions at nine o'clock, in Quincy. The Court-room is on Hancock street, contiguous to the old Hancock Cemetery.
The present officers of the Court are :- Everett C. Bumpus, of Weymouth, Justice ; James A. Tower of Randolph, and Sol- omon J. Beals of Cohasset, Assistant Justices ; J. White Bel- cher, of Randolph, Clerk.
A Probate Court is also held in this town once a month at the School Committee's room, in the Town House.
At the March meeting of 1878, the town appropriated three thousand eight hundred dollars, to purchase a steam pump, erect a house for its shelter and pipe the streets as far as the appropri- ation would allow. The Board of Fire Engineers was instructed to take charge of this improvement. As soon as arrangements could be made, a fire-proof house of brick and iron was eon- structed at the corner of Hancock street and Cottage avenue. Hancock street was piped with a six-inch iron pipe from the corner of Elm street to near the corner of Washington street, and six hydrants attached. The trial experiments and its work-
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ings since, have given perfect satisfaction. The pump selected is of the Blake pattern, and its capacity for discharging water is five hundred gallons a minute. The steam boiler is a patent, called the Herreshoff boiler, manufactured at Bristol, Rhode Island. Its rapidity for generating steam has not been sur- passed, if it has ever been equalled, as it requires but five min- utes from the time the fire is lighted to supply the pump with sufficient steam to put it in working order. This improvement, for economy and protection to property from fires within the range of the pump, is a great addition to the fire department of this town.
We find Market Pond, at Hough's Neck, mentioned in the old records as early as 1700. Whether it derived its name from a market having been located there, we are unable to say.
The following is a list of the deputies or representatives from old Braintree from 1640 to the time of the separation of the town of Quincy from it, in 1792. It has been taken from the House Journal and is more correct than the town records, as for many years the records make no account of them :-
1640, Oct. 7th, Wm. Cheesbro and Stephen Kingsley. 1641, June 2d, Stephen Kingsley and Samuel Bass. Oct. 7th, Stephen Kingsley and Alexander Winchester. 1642, May 8th, Alexander Winchester and William Cheesbro. Sept. 8th, William Cheesbro and Samuel Bass. 1643, May 10th, Samuel Bass and Stephen Kingsley. 1644, March 7th, Samuel Bass and Peter Brackett. May 29th, Stephen Kingsley and Thomas Meekins. 1645, May 14th, Peter Brackett and Samuel Bass. 1646, May 6th, Peter Brackett. 1647 and '48, May 10th, Stephen Kingsley. 1649, May 2d, Capt. Win. Ting and Samuel Bass.
1650 and '51, Capt. Wm. Ting and Stephen Kingsley. 1652, Stephen Kingsley and Samuel Bass. 1653, Stephen Kingsley and Peter Brackett. 1654, Samuel Bass. 1655, Capt. Richard Brackett. 1656, Peter Brackett. 1657, Samuel Bass. 1658, Peter Brackett. 1659, Samuel Bass.
1660, '61 and '62, Peter Brackett. 1663 and '64, Samuel Bass. 1665, Capt. Rich. Brackett. 1666, Ensign Moses Paine. 1667, Capt. Richard Brackett. 1668, Ensign Moses Paine. 1609, Thomas Faxon.
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1670, Lient. Edmund Quincy. 1671 and '72, Capt. Richard Brackett. 1673, Lieut. Edmund Quincy. 1674, Capt. Richard Brackett. 1675, Lieut. Edmund Quincy. 1676, '77, '78 and '79, Samuel Tompson, before Wood.
1680, Samuel Tompson, (special session) ; Richard Brackett, (regular session). 1681, Lieut. Edmund Quincy. 1682, '83, '84, '85 and '86, Samuel Tompson. 1687 and '88, (no session).1 1689, Samuel Tompson, Christopher Webb and Joseph Crosby.
1690 and '91, Samuel Tompson. 1692, Edmund Quincy and Alexander Marsh. 1693, John Baxter, Sen. 1694, Caleb IIn- bord. 1695, William Rawson. 1696, Nathaniel Wales. 1697, John Ruggles. 1698, Dr. John Wilson. 1699, John Baxter.
1700, Capt. James Brackett. 1701, Lieut. John Baxter. 1702, William Veazie and John Baxter. 1703, '04 and '05, Lieut. John Baxter. 1706, John Baxter. 1707 and '08, John Webb. 1709, Capt. John Mills.
1710, Capt. John Mills. 1711, Nathan Hubbard. 1712, Capt.
1. The reason why the General Court was not held in the years of 1687-88 was, that it had been abolished by the tyrannical Sir Edmond Andros who had been appointed Governor of the New England Provinces by King James. He constituted himself and Councils the governing powers. Governor Andros interfered with the freedom of the press, levied enormons taxes without proper authority. The most arbitrary and outrageous act was the disturbing the land titles from which he and his friends derived a large income. "Many of the towns had common lands, used by the inhabitants for the pasturage of cattle. Often these lands, situated near settlements were of great value. By the Gov- ernor's orders, portions of these common lands of Lynn, Cambridge and other towns, were enclosed, and given to some of his friends." Finally the people became so exasperated at these tyrannical actions, that they rose in open revolt, and came rushing into Boston armed, and in great rage, which made the loyal citizens fearful of the result, as "nothing would satisfy them but that the Gov- ernor should be bound in chains or cords, and put in a more secure place, and that they would see done before they went away. To satisfy them, he was guarded to the fort." Graham, Palmer, West and others of his friends were securely placed in the Castle in the custody of Fairweather. Randolph was in- carcerated in the jail, under charge of the new keeper, " Scates, the bricklayer;" his other satraps were securely imprisoned in other places. With all the watch- fulness of the guard, Andros came near effecting his escape. "Disguised in women's clothes he had safely passed two sentries, but was stopped by a third, who observed his shoes which he had neglected to change." Andros was soon sent home to England, and the inhabitants of the Province assumed their former peaceful forms of Government. Thus successfully ended the first Revolution of the Provinces against the Home Government.
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John Mills. 1713 and '14, Col. Edmund Quincy. 1715, Deacon Joseph Allin. 1716, Capt. John Mills. 1717, Maj. John Quincy. 1718, Capt. John Mills. 1719, Maj. John Quincy.
1720, Maj. John Quincy. 1721, Capt. John Mills and Maj. John Quincy. 1722 to 1741, John Quincy, Esq. Mr. John Quincy was also chosen Speaker of the House from 1729 to 1741.
1741, Capt. William Hunt. 1742 and '43, Jos. Gouch. 1744 and '45, John Quincy. 1746, Maj. William Hunt. 1747, May 18th, John Quincy ; June 5th, Maj. William Hunt. 1748 and '49, Maj. William Hunt.
1750 and '51, Joseph Crosby. 1752, John Ruggles (Samuel Niles, Jr., was first chosen, but declined to take the oath of office). 1753, John Ruggles. 1754, Josiah Quincy and Samuel Niles. 1755, '56 and '57, John Quincy. 1758 and '59, Samuel Niles.
1760 to 1775, Ebenezer Thayer, Jr. Oct. 7th, 1774, the Pro- vincial Congress was held at Concord, and adjourned the same day to Salem, to be held Oct. 11th ; adjourned Oct. 14th, and convened at Cambridge Oct. 17th ; adjourned Oct. 29th, con- vened at Cambridge Nov. 23d, and dissolved Dec. 10th. To this Congress, Braintree sent the following delegates :- Dea. Joseph Palmer, Col. Ebenezer Thayer and John Adams (added in No- vember). Feb. 1st, 1775, the Provincial Congress convened at Cambridge, and adjourned Thursday, Feb. 16th; convened at Concord Tuesday, March 22d, and adjourned Saturday, April 15th; convened at Concord April 21st, and adjourned to Water- town; convened at Watertown Saturday, April 22d, and dis- solved May 22d. Provincial Congress,-Dea. Joseph Palmer, Jan. 23d; Joseph Palmer, Esq., March 6th. County Conven- tion for the year,-Col. Joseph Palmer, May 28th. He also acted as President of this Convention. General Court at Water- town,-Gen. Joseph Palmer, July 10th ; Ebenezer Thayer, Esq. (added Aug. 8th). 1776, General Court at Watertown,-Gen. Joseph Palmer, Col. Ebenezer Thayer and Col. Jonathan Bass. 1777, Samuel Niles, Esq. 1778, Samuel Niles, Esq., and Richard Cranch, Esq. 1779, Richard Cranch.
1780, '81 and '82, Richard Cranch. 1783, '84, '85 and '86, Col.
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Ebenezer Thayer, Jr. 1787, Col. Ebenezer Thayer, Jr., in May ; Richard Cranch and Anthony Wibird, in December. 1788, '89 and '90, Col. Ebenezer Thayer, Jr.
1791, Samuel Bass. The interest of this election was all cen- tered on the division of the town. Mr. Bass received one hun- dred and forty-two votes on a total vote of two hundred and seventy-one ; from which we would infer that the separation of the town was closely contested.
For one hundred and fifty-one years only one clergyman was chosen as Representative to the General Court, and that was the Rev. Anthony Wibird.
We have given in a note the inventories1 of two of the most wealthy and opulent farmers of old Braintree at the early period of 1697-8, for the purpose of showing the price of land, cattle and agricultural productions. A curious inference may be drawn from these instruments, which is, that hay which to the farmer of this day is an item of considerable financial income, was not at that period generally estimated of any value. Perhaps the most forcible expression on this point is to be found in the works of an old French writer, who states that the term grass is another name for beef, mutton, bread and clothing, and in the Belgian proverb,-" No grass, no cattle ; no cattle, no manure ; no manure, no crops." Still we have found in two, out of many of these estimated accounts of deceased persons, hay mentioned.
1. Inventory of the estate, goods and chattels of Lieut. Col. Edmund Quincy, of Braintree, deceased, taken March 15th, 1697-8, by the subscribers :-
£ S. D.
To wearing apparel,
22 10 0 12 4 0
To his armour and furniture of his horse,
To plate, 44 0 0
To Feather bed, bedstead, and furniture in the chamber, 10 0 0
To 1 Pr. of silk curtains, £2, 10s. To 13 Pr. of sheets, £13, 10s, 16 0 0
To 5 Table Cloths, 4 Doz. and a half of Napkins, 5 0 To 5 Sheets, £3, 10s. 2 Carpets, £1, 4 10 0
To 6 Pr. of Pillow-beers, 1 cupboard, clothes and other worn Linen, 0 0
To 8 chairs, 5 cushions, 5 covers for chairs, S 5 0
To 5 stools, 4 trunks and covers for 2 stools, 3 chairs and a chest of draws, 7 00
To 2 Looking glasses and a glass case, 0 15 0
To 2 old chests, a still and other Lumber, 2 10
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But they were small farmers, viz :- Barnabas Derrifield and Mr. Thomas Faxon, who died about 1680. In their inventories, hay and corn are enumerated as being in their barns.
How did our ancestor live ? We answer, in the plainest and most simple and economical manner. When they arrived in this
£ S. D.
To 1 Feather bed, bedstead and furniture,
10 0 0
To 2 Square Tables and 13 chairs,
4 5 0
To Pewter vessels,
10 0 0
To Brass Kettle and other Brass ware,
3
0 0
To 3 Pr. andirons,
2
0 0
To Limbeck, glasses and other ware,
2 0 0
To Books,
10
0 0
To one bed, and Trundle bed, with furniture for botlı ,
5
0 0
To one carpet,
1
10 0
To 1 Table and Looking glass, 6 chairs,
1 8 0
To 1 bedstead and other Lumber,
5 0 0
To Pork and beef, barrels, tubs and Lumber in the cellar,
4 0 0
To 1 small table, kneeding trough and other Lumber,
1 0 0
To 4 Iron pots, 2 Iron Kettles, tramel, spits, dripping pans, and frying pans, 6 0 0
To 1 negro man and women and 3 boys, 100
0 0
To a cart, and wheels, plows and other utensils for husbandry,
11 0 0
To 1 stone mortar,
0 10 0
To 70 sheep, £24. 8 cows, £24. 4 steers, 3 heifers, £19, 10s,
67
10 0
To 6 yearlings, £7. 2 calves £4.
11
0 0
To 3 horses, £15. 2 sows and six pigs,
16
10
0
To housing, out housing and Farm that he lived on,
1400
0 0
To the Farm called Moors Farm and housing upon it,
200
0 0
To 40 acres of Land lying near Major Hunt's saw mill,
20
0 0
To 30 acres of Land adjoining unto Moor's Farm,
15
0
To Barley and Indian Corn,
10
0 0
Due to the Estate.
20
0 0
2073 12 0
SAMUEL PENNIMAN, NATHANIEL WALES.
Estate of Lieut. Alexander Marsh, of Braintree, who deceased the 7th of March 1697-8, as it was taken and apprized by the subscribers, as follows :-
£ s. D.
"To Wearing apparel,
12 10 0
To Musquet and 3 swords, 1 10 0
To 2 Tables, 2 chairs, 2 stools, 1 chest,
1 5 0
To a Pair of Stillyards, 0 10 0
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inhospitable land they found it a barren wilderness ; the fields or open spaces were not covered with the green carpet of verd- ure, as at present. No grass was to be found suitable to nourish their cattle, excepting salt grass. This barrenness obliged them to wait until they could send home to England and procure
£ S. D.
To 1 bed and furniture, £3 10s. To 2 coverlids & 7 Blanketts, £5 10s,
9 0 0
To 1 chest, 2 boxes, 11 yd of blanketting,
1 19 0
To 1 bed and other small things in garret, 1 10 0
To Pewter and Earthen ware, 4
10 0
To Brass and Iron pots, kettle and other Iron ware, 5 0 0
To 1 Table, 6 chairs and other small things,
1 0 0
To Books, Saddle and bridle,
1 0 0
To Flock bed, a bolster, a pillow and blanket,
0 10 0 1 4 0
To 1 chain, 2 hoes and old Iron,
To Warming pan, 1 hatchet 15s. To Cyder Casks and tubbs, 30s. 2 5 0
To 1 cart and wheels, yokes and chaines, 3 ploughs, grind stone, 4 10 0
To 4 oxen, 4 steers of 3 years old, 24
0 0
To 8 cows and 2 heifers, 2 years old,
29
0 0
To 3 yearling calves £4. 7 horsekind £12,
16
0 0
To 50 sheep, £20. 13 swine £6, 26
0 0
To Several parcells of Land in Salters Farm, 51
0 0
To 6 acres of Salt meadow at Rock Island,
50
0 0
To 4 acres of Salt meadow in Salters Farm,
40
0 0
To { of an acre of fresh meadow in Salters Farm,
5 0 0
To Land in Stony field & the piece where his house stands now, 45
0 0
To Derrifield Lott, 0 0
24
To the Furnace Land at Cranes plain, containing 215 acres, 430
0 0
To a house and Land at Boston, 200
40
0 0
To 80 Bushell of oats, 18d per Bushell,
6 0 0
To 150 Bushells of Barley,
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