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1698. " Eleazer Hyde, weaver, to his brother Daniel Hyde, twenty acres; east by Jonathan, Senior; south by the pond called Haynes' pond ; west by Daniel Hyde; and north by Ichabod Hyde."
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1703. "Jonathan Hyde, Senior, to his son John Hyde, forty-six acres ; south-east by Jonathan Hyde, Jr .; north- west by N. Hobart ; and north-east by Boston [Brookline] line. Also, ten acres adjoining."
1705. " Also, to his son Jonathan Hyde, Jr., fifty acres ; west by John Hyde; south by Benjamin Wilson; east by Payne's land. Also, another tract in 1709."
1710. "Jonathan Hyde, Senior, to his son Jacob Hyde, all his now dwelling-house, barn, out-houses, and fifty-six acres land; north by Thomas Prentice; west by heirs of Ichabod Hyde ; from the brook to Thomas Prentice's land ; north and north-east by daughter Osland; east by the highway."
1710. " Also, to his daughter Anna, thirty acres; east by Dedham road; west by Hannah Hyde, widow of Icha- bod; north by Jacob Hyde."
1710. "Jonathan Hyde, Senior, to his son-in-law John Osland, and Sarah his wife, sixteen acres wood land (called Ragland) ; west by Jno. Spring and John Prentice. Also, twelve acres, east by highway."
1703. "Jonathan Hyde, Senior, to his son Joseph Hyde, forty-five acres, where he has erected his now dwelling house ; south by Henry Seger ; east by Eleazer Hyde; and west by the way between the division of lots."
"Jonathan Hyde, Senior, grants to his children a cart-way through his house lot, from his east gate, by Dedham high- way, to his west gate, behind his barn, - a way with gates, forever."
1713. "Edward Jackson, of London, England, mariner, son of Jonathan Jackson, of Boston, deceased, and grandson of Edward Jackson, Senior, sells to Nathaniel Healy, for £10, the ten acres of land given him by his grandfather Jackson's will."
1689. " Agreement between the proprietors of the great
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Ball Pate meadow, to maintain the dam and keep open the ditch, through the meadow, every one doing his part, accord- ing to his proportion of meadow; and also, to fence said meadow, against swine and great cattle. Thomas Prentice, Senior, seventy rods on the south side of the meadow, by his son's house, which is twenty rods more than his propor- tion, because he has a greater advantage in flowing than the others ; Jonathan Hyde, Senior, twenty-five rods; Jonathan Hyde, Jr., twenty-five rods ; John Hyde, twenty-five rods ; William Hyde, twenty-five rods ; Thomas Sadgrove, twenty- five rods ; Erossman Drew, twenty-five rods.
[Signed by the above-named parties.]
Witness : THOMAS GREENWOOD. THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN."
May, 1716. "Nath'l Parker, to the Selectmen of New- ton, two hundred and sixty rods land for £15, beginning at a chesnut tree in the fence, on the Dedham road, near Jonathan Woodward's house, thence sixteen and a half rods on the road, to a stake and stones in the fence of said high- way; then turning east and running north sixteen rods, to a stake, and then east, running to a stake in the fence of the aforesaid highway, sixteen rods, to said chesnut tree.
NATHANIEL PARKER."
The third Meeting-house was built on this land.
1717. " Abraham Jackson, to his son Capt. John Jack- son, a deed of gift, several parcels of land, some partly in Newton and partly in Cambridge, with dwelling house and barn, and thirty acres adjoining, west by town way, south by Indian lane. Also, twenty acres at Chesnut Hill (ex- cept four acres to Isaac Beach, and the land on which the Meeting-house now standeth, so long as the Town shall see cause to improve it for the use they now do). Also, twelve
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acres pasture land, in Cambridge, east on Joseph Champney and Ebenezer Stratton."
1726. "Samuel Miller gives to the town of Newton four rods of land, for the west school house, near his dwelling house, on the proprietors' way, so long as the school house shall be continued there, for the use of school- ing, and for no other use."
1733. "Jonathan Ellsworth, Esq., executor of the estate of John Eliot, Esq., of Windsor, Conn., and Mary his widow, petitioned the General Court of Mass., to sell the place in Newton, given him by his father's will, for the purpose of raising money to carry his son John (then sev- enteen years old) through college, at New Haven."
"The place was sold to Henry Gibbs, Esq., for £415; bounding east by the Dedham road ; south by John Spring; west and north by Rev. John Cotton."
1735. "Capt. Joseph Fuller, gent., to my successor, Capt. Ephraim Williams, and the military company now under his command, for love, good will, and affection, freely and absolutely give and grant, unto said Capt. Williams and his successors, and to said military foot company forever, for their benefit and use, a certain tract of land in Newton, being one hundred and thirty-six rods, bounded on all sides by town ways, as may appear by a plan thereof drawn upon this Deed.
Witness : John Cotton and John Spring; and acknowl- edged before John Greenwood."
1715. "Jared Eliot, and wife Hannah, of Killingly, Connecticut, to John Hammond, three hundred and seventy acres of land, in four parcels, for £6000." *
1715. " Eleazer Williams, and wife Mary, [Hobart,] of Mansfield, Connecticut, and Abigail and Sarah Hobart,
* Part of Governor Haynes' farm.
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of Newton, to Rev. John Cotton, the homestead of their honored father, Nehemiah Hobart, one hundred acres of land, with the buildings thereon, for £850, in Province bills of credit; east by John Eliot, Esq., Thomas Train, and the County road ; northerly by Thomas Train, Edward, Jona- than, and Joseph Jackson ; south by John Eliot, Esq. and John Spring."
1721. "John Ward, to his son-in-law William Trow- bridge, deed of gift; the west end of his dwelling house, where said Trowbridge now dwelleth, and thirteen acres of land adjoining, and one quarter part of the Grist Mill and stream."
1722. "Isaac Williams, of Roxbury, to his brother Ephraim Williams, of Newton, one quarter part of the Corn Mill, in Newton, which was his honored father's."
1742. " William Clark to Norman Clark, all his rights in the pond, and one hundred and eighty-five acres land ; * south and west on land of Jared Eliot and Francis Blanden."
Elder Wiswall, John Spring, Joseph Bartlett, Captain Isaac Williams, and others, neglected to record the deeds of their farms ; nor is there anything upon record to show how Richard Park, Senior, came by the six hundred acres abut- ting northerly upon Charles river, which he willed to his only son Thomas ; nor any record of the homestead of Rev. John Eliot, Jr. He probably never had any deed of his twenty acres adjoining John Spring; it evidently belonged to the southerly corner of the Mayhew farm, and doubtless was given to him by Edward Jackson, Senior, who also gave Pastor Hobart twenty-five acres adjoining Eliot, in 1681.
* Part of Governor Haynes' farm.
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EARLY LOCATION OF HIGHWAYS.
EXTRACTS FROM THE TOWN RECORDS OF CAMBRIDGE.
1653. "Mr. Edward Jackson, Edward Oakes, and Thos. Danforth, were appointed by the townsmen of Cambridge, to lay out all necessary highways, on the south side of the river, and agree with the proprietors of the land for the same, by exchange for common land or otherwise, according to their discretion."
1656. "The inhabitants of Cambridge consented to pay each his proportion of a rate of £200, towards building a bridge over Charles river."
The bridge was built about 1660; it was called, and long known, as "The Great Bridge."
1657. "Mr. Edward Jackson, John Jackson, Richard Park, and Samuel Hyde, were appointed a committee to lay out and settle the highways, in reference to the proprie- tors at that end of the town, otherwise than by crossing upon any part of the Common, as need shall require."
1671. "Samuel Champney, John Jackson, and Thomas Oliver's report to the town, -'They judge it needful that there should be an open and stated highway laid out and bounded, four rods wide from the Boston [Brookline] bounds, along through Elder Wiswall's farm, through Mr. Haynes' farm, (now Willis',) and from thence to pass along through the small lots to the Falls, and so quite through to the Dedham bounds. Also, we judge it most convenient that this way should be stated from Haynes' farm to Elder Wiswall's farm, and other men's proprietary, to Boston [Brookline] bounds.'"
1676. At a town meeting, called "to consider about fortifying the town against the Indians," it was judged necessary "that something be done for the fencing in the
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town with a stockade, or something equivalent." Materials were accordingly prepared; but King Philip's war being soon terminated, the town ordered that the Selectmen should " improve the timber that was brought for the fortification, 1 for the repairing 'The Great Bridge.'" "This bridge was rebuilt in 1690, at the expense of Cambridge and Newton, with some aid from the public treasury." *
1678. "The Selectmen went to settle some highways on the south side of the river ; they staked out the County high- way four rods wide on the south side of goodman Man's lot, [alias John Jackson's,] and marked out a highway two rods wide, at the east end of said lot, up to the County road that leads to Watertown mill, from Roxbury. Also, they set out the highway of two rods wide, on the south side of Na thaniel Sparhawk's land, and the one hundred acres belong- ing to Elder Champney, unto the common land next to Danforth's farm. Also, they laid out the highway that runs between Nathaniel Sparhawk's land and goodman Champ- ney's land, up to Roxbury highway."
HIGHWAYS.
EXTRACTS FROM NEWTON RECORDS.
1687. "John Ward and Noah Wiswall were joined to our Selectmen, to treat with the Selectmen of Cambridge, to lay out a highway from our Meeting-house to the Falls."
1691. "Renewed the bound-marks of a way from John Mirick's stone wall, over the hill eastward, to Joseph Wil- son's land. Also, from the north-west corner of Thomas Greenwood's orchard wall, over the rocks, to Boston [Brookline] way. Also, renewed the bound-marks of Ded- ham highway."
* Holmes' Hist. Camb.
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1702. "Voted, that the way from the Meeting-house to the Lower Falls shall be turned from Henry Seger's hill, along the Country road, by the house of John Staples, and so by the pine swamp."
1713. "The Selectmen and a committee of three were added, to settle and confirm the highways in the town."
1. " We have laid out an open highway from Roxbury line, two rods wide, through lands of widow Bacon, William Ward, John Hyde, Jr., and Thos. Prentice : thence through land of Thomas Hastings, Jonathan Hyde, Senior, Jona- than Hyde, Jr., and John Hyde, and over Pastor Hobart's land, by their consent.
2. " We have renewed the highway marks from Ded- ham road, formerly laid out to Charles river, through land belonging to Rev. Jared Eliot, Samuel Pettis, Joseph Che- ney, and William Clark.
3. "We have renewed the highway marks from Dedham road, at the brook* near Samuel Pettis', until it comes to the farm of Ensign John Kenrick; and thence we have extended, and laid out said way through land of said Ken- rick, and Samuel Truesdale, two rods wide, they having lib- erty to hang two gates on said way, one at the corner of Joseph Ward's land, and the other at the end of said way, next to the house of Isaac Patch.
4. " We have renewed the bound marks from the brook* near the house of Samuel Pettis, to the lines of Roxbury and Dedham.
5. " We have renewed the bound marks of the highway, from Stake meadow to our Meeting-house, through lands of Mr. Smith, or land commonly called Pains Hill, and through the land of Nathaniel Longley, Nathaniel Parker, and Thomas Wiswall.
* South Meadow Brook.
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6. " We have renewed the bound marks of the highway, from the line of Brookline to the house of the widow Mi- rick, through the lands of Nathaniel and Thomas Hammond, Seniors, John Druce, and Isaac Hammond, Thomas Cham- berlain, Jr., and Richard Ward, and have accepted of their turning the highway through the land of Captain Thomas Prentice : it being done to the full satisfaction of said Pren- tice, and all persons concerned.
7. " We have laid out an open highway through the land of Abraham Jackson, from the house of widow Mirick to our Meeting-house, three rods wide, where the path is now trod.
8. " At the request of Archibald Macoy, we have laid out a way through land of said Macoy, and so to and by a fixed rock, along the northerly side of said rock, and to land of Joseph Bartlett, as now trod, and through land of Na- thaniel Longley, north side of his dwelling house, two rods wide.
9. " At the request of Philip White and William Ward, we have opened a highway two rods wide, through the lands from Dedham road, near the brook,* through land of said White as now trodden, to land of Nathaniel Healy and Wm. Ward, to the highway that goeth to the Roxbury line. Dec. 14, 1714.
ABRAHAM JACKSON, JOHN STAPLES, RICHARD WARD, SAMUEL HYDE, JOHN GREENWOOD, J
Selectmen.
JOHN KENRICK, EDWARD JACKSON, JOHN HYDE,
Committee."
1720. " Renewed the bound marks of the highway from John Kenrick's, to land of Andrew Hall, and then to keep
Palmer's Brook.
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to Dedham road, till it comes near the house of Robert- Murdock."
1725. "Voted, that highways shall be mended by rate of £40; men to be allowed three shillings a day, and six shillings for man and team."
" The Selectmen report, that they have renewed the bound marks of a highway, from or near John Staples to the town way laid out to our Meeting-house, through lands be- longing to Eleazer Hyde, two rods wide, running between land of John Taylor and John Staples, and through said Staple's land, and entering on land of Captain Joseph Fuller."
1726. " The Selectmen and a committee have staked out the town ways, beginning at Watertown line, on Ded- ham road, between Jonathan Coolidge and Stephen Cooke, three and a half rods and four feet wide ; between Colonel Bond and John Mason's lands, three and a half rods and two feet ; between Philip Norcross and Isaac Jackson and Mason's, three and a half rods; at Deacon Edward Jack- son, Ensign Samuel Hyde, and John Osland, three and a half rods ; Rev. Mr. Cotton's, Mr. Eliot, John Spring, and · Captain John Jackson, three and a half rods; at the corner of said Jackson and Spring's, two rods and five feet ; heirs of James Prentice, three and a half rods ; John Osland, heirs of John Prentice, deceased, three and a half rods by the brook *; Eleazer Ward, three rods and four feet ; house of Bond, John Clark, John Bartlett, Meeting-house land, Eleazer Ward, Nathaniel Parker, heirs of Thomas Wiswall, three rods ; Noah Wiswall's barn, and open to the pond, William Clark, through the farm of Jared Eliot, Jonathan Ward, deceased, John Stone, Eleazer Stoddard, John Ken- rick, John Hall, Robert Murdock, Jacob Chamberlain, Causeway and Eliot Farm, school house land, David Richard-
* Which crosses the road near the Centre Meeting-house.
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· son, Edward Ward and the brook,* Philip White, Nathaniel Healey, Michæl Dwight, house of Benjamin Wilson, Edward Ward, to Dedham line."
2. " Brookline to County bridge at Lower Falls, John Seaver, Henry Winchester, Hannah, Sarah, and Elizabeth Prentice, John Osland, Edward Ruggles, Nathaniel Parker, house of Caleb Parker, Noah Wiswall, William Clark, Ebenezer Woodward, Jonathan Woodward, Eleazer Hyde, John Staples, Henry Seger, John Trowbridge, Ebenezer Littlefield, John Parker, and Jonathan Willard."
" From Watertown to Lower Falls, through land of Solomon Park to land called 'Fuller's farm,' John Knapp, unto the lane in ' Fuller's farm,' two rods wide."
1729. "The Selectmen laid open a way two rods wide, through land of Richard Ward, John Greenwood, Eleazer Hammond, and Josiah Wilson, running on the southerly side of Richard Ward's dwelling house, until it comes to Cambridge line."
" Also, for the petition in Weston, a way from the fording place in Charles river, against the town way in Weston, to the County road that goeth from the Lower Falls to Water- town, beginning at the river, through land of Wm. Robin- son, Benjamin Child, until it comes to the County road."
. 1735. "Laid out an open way, two rods wide, from the Dedham road, near the house of Philip Norcross, to the north-west part of the town, by Isaac Jackson, Joseph Jackson, to Edward Jackson's fence, on the west side of the brook, ¡ near to Sebas Jackson, Jr.'s house, as the way is now trod, to Thomas Beals and William Trowbridge, two rods wide." [ Signed by the Selectmen and land holders.]
" Also, a new way beginning at the County road, by Thomas Park's barn, through Thomas Beals' land, through * Palmer's Brook. t Smelt Brook. 4*
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Capt. Joseph Fuller's land, on the north-west side of his fence, till it comes to the way at Capt. Fuller's corner ; thence north, on land of Capt. Fuller, till it comes to land of Thomas Beals, and land of William Trowbridge, two rods wide."
1737. "Voted, to stake out the way that leads from Dedham road to Ensign Spring's mill, called Mill lane."
1741. " Settled the bounds of a way as now trod, begin- ning at John Hill's land, by Thomas Draper's, Timothy Whitney's, and John Healy's."
" Voted, to accept the way Stephen Winchester laid out, and he to have liberty to hang two gates."
" Voted, to lay out a way through James Cheney, Jr.'s land, from the town road to the bridge, at the Upper Falls, for the use of the town, near Noah Parker's house, and the town to relinquish all their rights to a way heretofore used, through Stephen Winchester's land, to the Falls."
1742. "Complaint was entered against the bridge at Upper Falls, called Cook's bridge."
1743. "The bridge between Newton and Weston mentioned."
1750. "The Selectmen laid out a way from the town way that leads to the house of widow Staples, to the road called Natick road, beginning on Joseph Fuller's land and Daniel Woodward, to land of Thomas Miller, and through his land to Natick road."
Signed by Joseph Fuller, Thomas Brown, Daniel Wood- ward, and Joseph Hyde, land owners.
" Also, a way from the County road, near Allen's, to the brook called Cheese-cake brook, thence to Samuel Hastings' wall, and to the County road."
Signed by Josiah Goddard, Joseph Morse, Jonathan and Isaac Williams, land owners.
1751. " A new way laid out through the 'Fuller farm,'
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beginning at the house of Josiah Fuller, at a rock in said Fuller's fence, on the south side of the way, thence to Cornet John Fuller's land, widow Hannah Fuller, Joshua Fuller, to land of Thomas Fuller, deceased, to Jonathan Fuller and over the brook called Cheese-cake brook, two rods wide, from said Josiah Fuller's easterly to said brook." .
[Signed by the land holders.]
1752. " A new way from the County road through land of Joseph Ward, Oakes Angier, Jonathan Fuller, leading to the ' Fuller farm.'"
1753. "New bridge between Newton and Weston com- pleted, ninety-eight and two thirds feet in length."
1754. "A new way through land of William Marean, John Hammond, Stephen Winchester, Nathan Ward, John Ward, William Marean, Jr., and over south meadow brook, from house of Israel Stowell, at John Ward's gate."
1756. " A new way laid out, beginning at the County road near the house of Benjamin Child, and through his land to the house of Jonathan Williams, two rods wide."
" Also, from Joseph Morse to the road leading to Cheese- cake brook."
" Also, from Charles river, near the brook called Beaver brook,* to the town way near the house of John Fuller."
" Also, from Joseph Morse's, between the lands of Samuel Wheat and Samuel Hastings, to Cambridge lots, and thence through the land of said Wheat, and land of Isaac Williams, to Josiah Goddard, to Dr. John Allen's and Samuel Has- tings, till it meets the town way at the brook called Cheese- cake brook."
1757. " Fuller's way to Charles river, beginning at the river, thence through Capt. Joshua Fuller's land to land of the heirs of Isaac Fuller."
* In Waltham.
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1758. " Voted, to join with Waltham in building a bridge over Charles river."
The bridge was built'in 1761, and cost the town only £12, 16s, 5d. Much of the timber was given.
1760. "A new way laid out from Natick road, through land of John Burridge and Isaac Jackson, to the County road near the house of Sebas Jackson, two rods wide."
1761. " At the request of Enoch Parker, John Jackson and Samuel Jackson, we have turned the town way, that leads from the road called Indian lane, to the County road near John Jackson's old house."
1765. " Voted, to build half the bridge over Charles river called Kenrick's bridge."
1787. " A new way laid out and accepted, from Angier's corner, westerly to land of Timothy Jackson, and from the brook westerly to Mrs. Mary Durant's barn."
1788. "The old road, running past the school house, thence south-west across Trowbridge's plain, thence north- west to Mrs. Mary Durant's barn, was discontinued; and the training field which was given to the town by Judge Fuller's grandfather, in 1735, situated in what is now New- tonville, was discontinued, and the land (nearly one acre) was to revert to Judge Fuller, he paying a reasonable price therefor."
EXTRACTS FROM THE TOWN RECORDS.
May 8, 1703. "To all people to whom this present Deed shall come, greeting : Know ye, that we, Thomas Wis- wall and Nathaniel Parker, yeomen, of Newton, &c., [heirs of Capt. Noah Wiswall,] for divers considerations, and especially in consideration of a verbal agreement, made between our honored grandfather, Elder Thomas Wiswall, of Newton, deceased, of one part, and John Ward and Jonathan Hyde, Senior, both of Newtown, on the other
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part, concerning an exchange of land, for a conveniency of ways through our lands to their meadows; and the said John Ward and Jonathan Hyde, Senior, in one writing, bearing even date with these Presents, having remised and released unto us by writing, may more fully appear.
" We, therefore, the said Thomas Wiswall and Nathaniel Parker, have given, granted and confirmed, unto the said Ward and Hyde, forever, free egress and regress to their meadows, commonly called the 'great meadows,' viz. : one way from the County road by [near] the great pond, along by the door, or before the house of said Nathaniel Parker, until it comes to the 'old field,' and then the said way is to branch out one way southerly, as the way now goeth, so far as the farm extends, and the other way to go through the said old field, unto the place called 'the landing place,' or where the proprietors of said meadows do commonly bring off their hay, where they shall have liberty to stack their hay, if need require, along northerly as the County road now goeth ; and one way. more on the north-east side of the great meadows, from the rock called John Ward's rock, until it come to the Boston [and Sherburne ] road."
May 8, 1703. ( Signed.) THOMAS WISWALL, his
NATHANIEL + PARKER. mark.
Witness : SAMUEL HYDE, ELEAZER HYDE, JOHN STAPLES.
And acknowledged before JONAS BOND, Justice Peace.
1730. "The undersigned do all and every one of us agree and consent to lay out an open highway, two rods wide, as it is allowed of in the settlement of the farm called 'Fuller's farm,' for the use of and convenience of the proprietors of said farm, down to the town way, at Solomon
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Park's line, marked on a walnut tree and heap of stones in Jonathan Fuller's land : and then a walnut tree, and then a white oak tree, and then a peach tree, on land of Joseph Fuller, and then a white oak tree, on land of Jeremiah Fuller, and then to a white oak tree, and then to a gray oak tree, and then to a walnut tree, and then over the dam, at the upper end of the wet meadow, and then to a rock, on the land of Jonathan Fuller, and then to the town way, for us. And also agreed to have liberty of passing through gates or bars, from one proprietor's way to the other, where the way is now trod. And we do oblige ourselves, and our heirs, to mend and maintain the said way forever, from the corner of the line between John Fuller, and down to the town way at Solomon Park's line.
" In witness whereof, we set our hands and seals, this thirteenth day of May, Anno Domini in the third year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George Second, of Great Britain, King, &c.
( Signed. )
JOSEPH FULLER, JOSHUA FULLER, JEREMIAH FULLER, JOHN FULLER,
JONATHAN FULLER, JONATHAN FULLER, JR.,
ISAAC FULLER, ISAAC FULLER, JR.,
THOMAS FULLER, CALEB FULLER.
In presence of us :
her
ELIZABETH + MIRICK, mark. MINDWELL FULLER, her
PRISCILLA + DIKE." mark.
Division of the Fuller farm, 788 acres. The town accepted this way 1751.
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SEPARATION FROM CAMBRIDGE CHURCH.
SEPARATION FROM CAMBRIDGE CHURCH.
The first settlers of the village began very early to mani- fest a strong desire to be independent of Cambridge ; they gently commenced the first movement in that direction, in " 1654; about which time they began to hold religious meet- ings for public worship, in the village, when they asked to be released from supporting the church at Cambridge. Their request was answered by the Selectmen, as follows :
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