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HISTORY OF CANTON.
feet, and twenty-six feet high. At the east end is a stage eighteen and a half feet deep, with opening thirty-two feet wide. On either side are ante-rooms, and above these dress- ing-rooms. The doors between the stage and ante-rooms are arranged to slide up and give a stage nearly the width of the building. At the opposite end is the gallery, provided with seats for two hundred and twenty-four persons. The floor of the hall is furnished with one hundred and forty-four settees, each seating five persons, or seven hundred and twenty people. The ordinary seating capacity of the hall is nine hundred and forty-four persons. The building throughout is finished with ash, and the floors are of southern pine. Three large furnaces are used for heating the building, one of which is arranged to heat the whole lower floor (except the small hall), also the audience hall, ladies' private room and lobby on the second floor. The building is supplied with gas.
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A Scale of Gunter's Chains it being 20 Chains to an Inch.
Pat . Dedham
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By me John Butcher Surveyor . -
@A Copy Extracted from & Original , by Order of y Proprietors abovefond: and & Vacances between ; Twelve Division Lots , commonly called Wat-Land ( which has Since been laid out or fold) Finished Anno Domini 1726.
filled up.
me James Blake un' Surveyor.
04
Purgatory Swann
The Black Writing is in o Twelve Division Lots. The Blow Writing is in ye find that was laid out before & Twelve Iwifions, or fold when y 12 Divili- one was laid out. "The Red writing tiny 25 Di- vision Lots, or Fold in y Time when they were laid autor firme. Oreech fome tramps that are flores with 2
Fout Ma
Nep
Fowl
School Farm
Meadows
Leased to Henry White
300 Acres.
Land laid out before the 12 Divisions is colored - Faceto face Division Lots are colored
Szem : are colored -
SOLO TO SAM'S BULLARD JU^ JOHN BULLARD JOSIAH WHITE & SIMON PITTA 320 ACRES
Fuelve Division Lots are not colored.
The state is reduced to 160 Rods to an inch.
--
The Divisions upon ye Tides of
T'nes Maudsies
Nº 16 acres 341
Nº 15 det 240
. map are miles & Quarter -
Nº8
: Sola
Der 43
Jeffery Turner John Penna/"
Abir
Nº 13
Henry Way
Qeres 143
-60
PART
Eroch Wirwell Nº17
Nº 49
Mr Bird's
Rog
47 Acres Tim T'ilestone
5
GALLOW.
Qer. 97
Der 55
Prize & Tilley
Aca.25 WITH
N: 27
SOLD TO COLL BROWN
Ceres 81
Ger.33
Sam Sumner
180 ACRES
Wiz
Deres 146
Chaplin
Gabriel Mead
Q:1.20€
FIRST PURCHASE
&his Son Joseph
SOLO TO ANTHONY YOUNG
Long
SOLD TO .M: En! FALES
SOLD TO BENJ - LYND ESQ: 234 2 ACRES
E." WILLIAMS 60 AcEss
100 ACRES WITH !!
ACRES 2621'
ALLOWANCE
Qer.JE
2º
PURCHASE
.SOLD TO M! ROUTING
Next
6
SOACRES SOLD TO
Qer. 46 .
PREGLE
Capt. Clap
36 Ats .;
Th Trott
SOLD TO
N: 50
PART OF
tham Line y general course about S.M. Sold to.Dean & Guild
SANDERS Aca.37+
T'in. Foster
Nº 18
19/9
COMMON LAND
SAM! TOUMAN
Afr. Peel
voy Cerist . Janer Petter Statt
Nº21
P. Vichalas Bolton
Nº 22
Nº 8 % PADT Nº 24
JACOB HEWIN JOSEPH HEWIN OBEDIAH HAWS. OBEDIAN HAWS JUN.
Obediah Haws Jacob ." Hewing James' Robinson
SOLO
Bray Wilkens
Nº 28
Nº 29
WITH ALLOWANCE
SOLO TO EBA FALES 75 ACRES
TheLake
Qeres 124
Nº 30 aer SZ
Nath Wala
Qer.61
..
Stephen Minet Widdow George Wed Pelton John Wales
. COPIED BY Prairie Endicott FEBRUARY, 1891.
AH! PILTON :4.25 % CHANCE
The T'ilestone
Pa· . · Walipole
Q =- 72
Mr Patten /
George Di William F William T Clement ML Ezra Clap
Sold to smith &
for 4 acres
(Ie7.44
15
Qer AC
Will. Sumner Increase Sumner
, Bird
On this copy Black writing is represented Thus. Blue writing - . Thus THUS Red writing
xon Swamp
PIGEON SWAMP
Glow. There is Particular Plats of malt of ye Lots In y Waft Land (fo called) Because of Vacancy. Both not truly Represent either & figure of Contents There is two or Three 12 Division Lots that are not in this map, but may be Ben iny map of ye 25 Ditions
or Draught of the Twelve Divisions of Land as they were Laid out, Bounded & measured to y Proprietors in Dorchester ~ New. Grant, beyond y Blew-Hills; in 0 years of our Lord 1696's 1007. By Order of y Com Impowered by & Proprietors for that work
0.
2
Part of Dorchester
Part of Dedham
POND
-
Part of Milton
Farm
Blew - hill Meadows
SWAMP ADJOYNING TO VS So. I.K OF BLEW -HILL MEADOWS
Nº 2
Qer. 69
Nº 3
e Widda Smith
Qer. 64
Robert
Nº 4
Spur
LYOS 16
acres 192
10 TOI
( " Dedham
Tho' Voce
Sold
Henry
20
Acres
Part of Braniree
60 .f
Swamp
Nº 5 (Leres -
88/
Daniel Presto Sam' Paul
Capt. Foster's
John
David Jones & peter
Farm
Hol brook
252 Rode Wes2 // degree North
VOOS
Thomas Andrews 126
Nº 7
PART OF
accès
Richard Baker
PUNKAPAOG POND
Fowl Meadows
SWAMP
Part of Capt. Clap's Farm
100
The 6000
Acies
owl
Plantation
adou's
Punkapaog
082
4
SWAMP
One Bra
ch of N'en
Sold
Nº 8 tier 522
acr. 85 Rich. Jones
PAST OF N: 31
WIDO. PELTON
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13
Nº 52 Ger 325
Nº 10 acr 254
ROB. PULTON H&M. WAY
William Retinson Sam' Robinson
Each today Senth
Common
Swamp
Nº 56
1064 ACRES WITH
Qcr. 51
ALLOWANCE
Augustine Clement
Det 73
Q:r. 286
Car 90
James Musel
109.
Nº 35 Cer 78
Qcr. 118
Mr. Shrimpin
James Humphry
N: 36 acr. 61
32
Ne 31
Nº30 Ocr SZ
Rager Billing & Qer. 67
der. 46
Nath Wales
Th Trott
SOLO
acr.61
20
Blephen Hoppen
Nº39 act. 59
Nº 42 det. 120
ZECHARIAH LION
Mr. Mather Tim. Mather Maj Atherton
Nº 64 Qer.308
Wil. Daniel
TO
No. 58 Qer. 468
Bytchois original map Really this 23 digues. F. 6. Nale .
The' Tolman Sex" Thu' Tolman Jun" George Lyon Henry Leadbetter John Tolman
Je', Pierce
Roo
Nº 53 acres 600
90
4 TA
Cer 63
Henry Gernse'y
Nº 57
SOLD TO JOHN WINTWORTH
Cap® . Capen & John'\ Capen
prate
Nº35 Qer. 133
Obediih Haws Jacob : Hewins James' 'Rolingon
Mr. Howard
Nº 39
· Gor 67
Q1.42
Josep Holmi act. 31
NIS
N:37
act 55 Je. Birch Jmnaik Birch
one
r
-
Abel Bird 10.Acr George Dier William Pond William Tricot Clement Marfield Ezra Clap
PAICUNIT SWAMP OR WESTERMOST PART OF Y" HORSE-IHOE
act. -
EASTERMOST PART OF Y HORSE - SHOE SWAMP
y
Swann
Mr. Stoughton's Meadow
R
Gros
Neponsit
Parl
BURNT SWAMP
.
Mr. Stoughton's
Brook
Nº 9
Jn ' Blake
C
Purgatory
The Black Writing is in y Twelve Division Lots. The Blew Writing is in ye fund that was low out before Twelve Iwifions, or for when y 12 Diviti. one was laid out. "The Red writing to in ye 25 Di- vision Lots, or Fold in y Time when they were laid aution ferme. Brauch forme di rampe that are there! with Yellow. There is Particular Plats of malt of ye Lots Iny Waft Land (fo called) Because of Vacancy. both not touty Represent eithery There is two or Three 12 Die 8. 849 und or Contents) Lots that are not in this map, but may be Ben iny map of y 25 Ditions
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Fowl
School Farm
Meadow's
Leased to Henry White
On this copy Black writing is represented Thus. Blue writing - . Thus. Red writing - THUS
300 Acres.
and ia . d out before the 12 .Divisions is colored
"Vert. fax Division Lots are colored
- : .- colored-
4
- five Division Lots are not colored.
The scale is reduced to 160 Rods to an inch.
Birvon Stamo
Tines Maudsles
10 76 acres 341
Nº 15 der 240
miles & Quarter
Sold
( Acr
Nº 13
1
4)Aer
Henry Way
@eres 143
Each Waswell Nº17
PART
The Milestone
Ce- 72
M- Patten
SANDERS Acm. SZT
.4 Nº 18
HALLOW.
Qer. 97
Qer 55
Air Poel
Prise &Tilley
Aca.25 WITH ALLORAFEN
der18 · Vener
acres 81
Qer. 33
Sam Sunner
180 ACRES
100
=
Q:7.286
FIRST PURCHASE
&his Son Joseph
SOLO TO ANTHONY YOUNG
Long
Nº 25
2.7.44
SOLD TO BENJA LYND ESQ!
James" Roling
234 2 ACRES -
E." WILLIAMS 60 AcaEs
Nº 28
PURCHASE
2 º
SOLO TO MI ROSSING
SOLO TO EB- FALES 75 ACRES
SO ACRES SOLD TO
aer. 46
PRCOLLA
Capt. Clap
36 Aca.
Th Troit
SOLD TO
Nº 50 Qer 126
JON BILLING
56 Acacs
Eduard Wiat Rol. Sanders
SOLD
John Smith
N.47 Qc 56
PANT OF NEM. 25
Peter Lion
142 Acasa
115 Acnes
Nº 49
COMMON,TOZ AcaEs
Sam Wadswe Nicho. Ellen
wa Clark
1
Nº 34 Q cr 243 .
Elder Minot Lieu' Hall Elder Topliff
ACCES OF BOTH PIECES JIS! WITH ALLOWANCE
ABB+ LOT IN $25 DIVISIONA
PART OF JOSEPHLONG HEN. & JOHN
72 Aun
1
Two GRANTS
SOLO
Num.72 Qer. 87
M:
ROBINSON
Edu Pason
.
28
8
N. 74
2 20 AcKus
25073 Jer 50
John Plus
Abr. How
James Blake Will- Blake
88 ACRES
Capt.
Ebenezer Billing's
old Farm
WYMS
PART D" Y" 4SM LOT
Bar
ISTH FRANCE
ofsta to
Thomas Randall 0
19!" RANGE
RANGE
RANGE
THE 17 !! RANGE
THE 16 !" RANGE IN Y' 25 DIVISIONS
.
MASHAPAQGT FONDPKM/H
COMMON
Tosh Henth
. PANT Nº 16
Pond
der. 55
JONES
Roger Billing
Mashipaog Cedar Swamp
En#
Tranc Jones
Samuel Chandler Nathan Bradley
BOAcr
San' Clap
Rich Leads Benj.Leeds
Maski paog
ac.
SOLS
Pond
Rob.Stiles
SOLD TO The. TheTT 100 Acnes
Nº 43 act. 166
Sold
John
NIAS
ELOne MIGHT
N. 63 Qer. 173
COMO SWAMP Ww.
Jmo. HOLE BROOK
RICHARD WILLIAMS 129 A4.
WP Weeks Ammiel Week
027
SOLO MATTHEY HOUN Sta 200 ACRES
ADDITIONAL LOT IN Y! 25
Moose - hill .
ADDITIONAL LOT
DIVISIONS
WITHIN THEIT LINES IL A MEADOW CALL TÁ MASK WANIEUT MEADOW CNOT BELONGING TO Y' SLOT SOLO
Nº 33 Qer. 285
W= SUMNER
Sold to
IM Y' 25 DIVISIONS CAPT. STANBRAET FOSTER FOR CARE FORTIRSO
Tho' Swift The' Swift J
Capt. Eber Billing
Nº 51 Der. 182
THOs. PIERCE Nie. LAWRANCE Janm SMITH JOHN HILL Maass EVERs JONN PIENCE TWO! PIERES June
Nicho. Lawrance The' Pierce Moses Byers Sam' Hill 166
Divisions
10
The Davenport: Whit Son Richard. Buane
Bird
Qc 43
De. $7
Nº 86 ADDITIONAL LOT HENRY & JOHN
Firm UN.
77 Auser'y
Nº 68 Qer.221
THar HOLMEN
MASHAPADG SWAMP
Road
Nº 29
Qcr. JE
WITH ALLOWANCE
TheLake
Ceres 124
Nº 31
6
Nº30 Qer SZ
vest acr.61
PART OF Nº 25
Dedham Line ye general course about S.I. Sold to.Dean & Guild
COMMON LAND
SAM! TOUMAN
Nº 27
15
Nº11
SOLD TO COLL BROWN
der 46
.Vicholas -. Bolton Wil
Nº 22
Nº 8 % PART Nº 24
Chaplin
Gabriel Mead
JACOB HEWIN
JOSEPH HEWIN OBEDIAM HAWS.
Obediah Han Jacob Hewin
for 4 acres
SOLD TO M. E .: FALES 100 ACRES WITH.X ALLOWANCE
Bray Wilder SOLD
OBEDIAH HAWS JUN.
ACRES 262+'
Nº 49 Roa
Mr Bird's 47 Acres
Tim Tilestone
George Willla William Clement
Ezra C
Norgs l'im. Foster
14.8 20 with diac war
SAMI PELTON A : 4 25
John Wales
Will Sumner Increase Sumner Jeffery Turner
Widdow George
Wia Pelton
, Bird
for
24.
ALLOWANCE
COPIED BY Prairie Endicott FEBRUARY, 1891.
Stephen Minet
The Divifins upon ye sides of O map are
PIGEON SWAMP
SOLD TO SAM'S BULLARD JU" JOHN BULLARO JOSIAH WHITE & SIMON PITTA 320 ACRES
Ce Copy Extracted from of Original, by Order of y Proprietors above foi: and y Vacances between ; Twelve Division Lots, commonly called Walt-und ( which has Since been laid out or fold ) filled up. Finifhis Anno Domini 9726. Ime James Blake gun. Surveyor.
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2 1 ST
20TH
Road to WrentAND
COMMON
Qer. 46
214 Acek1
COMMON
TO
Nath Wal
Stephen H
5
Nº 23
Neps
PART OF
Nº 7
acres- Richard Baker
PUNKAPAOG
POND
atory Swann
Fowl Meadows
SWAMP 198. PAICUNIT SWAMP OR WEITERMOST PART OF Y HORSE HOE 2.80
The 6000
Acres or
Fowl Meadow's
Plantation
Punkapaog
4
nhoTe
Swamp
Brook
GEON SWAMP
One Branch of Nere vil Hiver
14
Nº 8 (Ler 522
Qer. 85 Rich. Jones
PAST OF N: 31 WIDO. PELTON
Bird
10 13
George Dier William Pond William Triscot Clement Maxfield Ezra Clap
Nº 10 acr 254
Ros. PULTON HIN. WAY
William Relinson Sam' Robinsen
The' Tolman Sex' The' Tolman Jun' Jn", Pierce
Common Swamp
1064 ACRES WITH
N9 56 Q.cr. 51
ALLOWANCE
Augustine Ciema
Ger 63
1
Jn ' Blake
Henry Gernse'y
LP.
Nº 57
Ler 90
es
Nº35 Qcr. 133
James Muset
Mr. Howard
Nº 35 act. 118
:der. 67
Cer. 41
Jamas Humpin
30
N: 32
3
aer. 46
NalÀ Walu
Th Troit
70
SOLO
TO
Mr. Mather Tim. Mather
Nº 64 . Qer.308
Der.61 Stephen Hopper
Nº39
ZECHARIAH LION
Maj Atherton
Qer. 59
Mr. Duncan
Joseph Weeks The' Bird
James White
Jasper Rush
IZLONGING LO
.... X .. "The' Swift Ben" The' Swift Jun" Olduk Swift Sam' Wadsworth Nicho. Ellen
Nº 41 aer 252
EZER MIVDSLEY
Num 70 Qer. 451
The' Bird Sen" Rob' Seart Francis Ball John Blackman
GRANTED TO
.Mr. Glover
SOLO TO ME JOHN WHITE
300
140
Nº 71 (2e+.34
- Minot L' Hall er Topliff
‘Told
The' Paps
John
Bird
4
Acn. 242
Nº 89 Ger. 121 Jn . Smith Sen"
Dorchester Swamp
Mash paog
Pond
I !!!
10 !!
7TH
8TH
974
.
A Scale of Rods it being 80 Rods to an inch.
6.00
2,00
8:00
200
200
100
00
.
13!" RANGE
14 TH
Line
Coliny
Part of Norton
V
3,
-
Abrel
Bad Lan
Nº 52 Ger 325
Note. Butchers original map healls the 23 days
4 TH
Der 73
Nº 24
WIN WIN AWS. JAWS JUN. 62+ ANCE
Obediah Haws Jacob "Hewing James' Robinson
Nº 55 Ccr 78
Mr. Shrimpton
Nr OFJosep Halmi CET. 31
Nº 36 acr. 61
Nº30
No.37 Qer. 67
Jas. Birch
Roger Billing
Jonath Birch
...
Wil. Daniel
20
Nº 41 der. 120
ACR. 160 .
Mi. Withington Rick Withington John. Gurrall
Nº 33 acr. 285
7
"TOZ Actus
NATy - LION
Num. 87 Ger 118
Qer. 76
John Holms P
Hen Mertfield Jun . Menfield
Bao
3QAct
THE 12!" RANGE IN Y
MASHAPAQUI PONDER. ..
25 DIVISIONS
RANGE
RANGE
15 TH
WHENRANGE
Thomas Andrews
EASTREMOST PART OF Y' HORSE - SHOE SWAMP
South FE des N'est
Part of Capt. Clap's Farm
-
res 143 tlestone 'ilestone Poster Past SAM! TOUMAN Aco. 25 WITH SLUWAFEL
George Lyon Henry Leadbetter John Tolman
Nº 53 Qeres 600
90
SOLD TO JOHN WINT WORTH
Cap' Capen & John` Capen
:Nº 24 air. 286
DET 55
Nº. 5 9 Cer. 468
ACRES
SOL
LD TO M. EBENE
00
Nº 9
ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE PATRIOTISM OF , THE SOLDIERS OF CANTON, WHO FELL IN DEFENCE. OF THE UNION IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
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IT IS SWEET AND HONORABLE TO DIE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY.
DIED
KILLED
CODAGE W. BAILEY
- WALTER S. GLOTLA
WILLIAM SPILARE AT HARNICE LANDINO
: . ; J 27. 1812
GEDREI C, COBBETT
JOHN ME GIASTE
AT Canwe BLANA RICHARLIS FADAME.
" AT BULL AIR. AvA 29,1162
AT FRISTREL-CITY WALTER DAVENPORT
EDWARD M R.REVEEL. Grosse Y Kum
JOHN M POOLER
CHARLES O FULLTR.
Save12 1862
: WHLUM D. FostLA
JAMES DOMANOE ANDRtw L HILL,
JEROME B SNOW
PASAREL WHITE.
Dic,UI-13.1862
WILLIAN E, BREWSTER.
JOHN WAYER "?
" CHARLES E BOOTMAN," STEPHEN H. SMITH,
THOMAS CUNHAN.
Junt 14 1263
** ** AT CANTEM, CHARLES C. KRAGEN. LONE B. CROWTHER, : Joseon JENKIND.
AT BATON ROUGE CHEMINS DI SHATTER
MA+ 5-6.1864.
ROBERT BURCKEVEN In., JORN DERHIRGRAM, Jomu D'BRIEN.
1
MEMORIAL TABLETS.
APPENDIX.
I.
THE ALLOTMENT OF THE TWELVE DIVISIONS.1
" A LIST of the names of each person who have a lot laid out in the Twelve Divisions in the New Grant beyond the Blue Hills in the town- ship of Dorchester, with the number of lots in the first column, the quantity of acres and quarters in the other [third] column. . . . This is done by the committee chosen to do the same, - viz., Thomas Vose, William Blake, Timothy Tileston, John Bird, and James White, together with John Butcher, whom they procured for a surveyor according to their power given them by a vote of the proprietors, as will appear on page 156 of his book."
I. Nathaniel Clap 36.1
2. Widow Smith 69.2
3. Robert Spear 64.3
4. Thomas Vose, Sen. 158.3
Daniel Preston 1 30.3
Samuel Paul . 24.0
5. 1 David Jones and Proctor 87.0 John Holbrook 22.0
6. Thomas Andrews 531.1
7 . Richard Baker
240.1
Deorge Dyer .
68.0
William Pond 60.0
8 .- William Trescott
60.0
Clement Maxfield 39.0
Ezra Clap . 99.0
9. Richard Jones
67.0
1 On the map of the Twelve Divisions Lot 66 is assigned to Samuel Rigbee and Thomas Pope, and Lot 67 (omitted in the list given) to Henry and John Merrifield. - EDS.
38
594
APPENDIX.
Thomas Tolman, Sr. 74.0
Thomas Tolman, Jr. 32.0
IO. 3
George Lyon . 32.0
Henry Leadbetter
54.0 John Tolman . .
36.0
II. Thomas Holman
30.0
12. John Pierce 52.2
Thomas Tilestone . 58.1
13. 3 Timothy Tilestone Timothy Foster .
57-3
14. John Fenno for Twitchell
41.2
15. William and Increase Sumner .
177.0
Stephen Minot
67.2
- Widow George .
42.0
Widow Pelton
53.0
16.
John Wales 65.2
30.2
Enoch Wiswell
88.3
17. Mr. Patten
67.1
18. § Price & Tilley
{ Richard Williams
22.0
19. Mr. Poole 52.2
20. James Foster 17.2
31.2
22. Gabriel Mead & his Son
48.3
Joseph Long
52.3
24. Jacob Hewins
123.0
James Robinson
24.0
26. Thomas Modesly
60.0
27. Samuel Sumner .
52 2
28. Thomas Lake
30.1
29. Capt. Clap
120.3
30. Nathaniel Wales
51.0
Thomas Swift, Sr. .
36.2
33.
Samuel Wadsworth
20.0
Nicholas Ellin
80.1
Obadiah Swift
28.2
Elder Minot
93.0
34. Left. Hall Samuel Topliff 36.0
35. Mr. Howard 119.1
36. Roger Billings
50.3
37. William Daniel . 51.2
38. James Humphrey 63.0
24.0
23. William Chaplin Obadiah Hawes
81.0
25. Bray Wilkins
35.0
31. Stephen Hoppin
53.0
Thomas Swift, Jr. .
40.0
89.1
21. Nicholas Bolton
80.I
Henry Way
24.0
595
APPENDIX.
39. Joseph Weeks . 21.0
Thomas Bird
36.0
40. Henry Garnsie
39.3
Thomas Bird, Sen.
60.0
41. Robert Searle
Francis Ball .
25.0
John Blackman
51.0
James White .
39.0
42. Jaspir Rust
36.0
Thomas Davenport & his Son
78.3
Richard Evans
30.0
43.
Samuel Chandler
24.
Nathan Bradley .
24.0
44. Robert Stiles .
24.0
45. Samuel Clap .
37.2
46. Richd & Benj. Leeds
57.0
47. Peter Lyon
54.
48. Isaac Jones
46.
49. Wm. Clarke
50.
Edward Wyat
37.2
50. Robt. Saunders
36.0
John Smith
42.0
Nicholas Lawrence .
43.2
Thomas Paerse ( Pearse).
50.0
51.3
Moses Aires
18.0
Samuel Hill 18.3
William Robinson 250.I
45 0
Capt. Capen
53.
l John Capen 513.
54. John Blake 60.0
72.0
56. Augustns Clement 40.0
57. James Minot 96.0
Mr. Mather 144.0
Timo. Mather
80.2
58. Mr. Atherton .
I62.0
Mr. Duncan 69.0
59. Joseph Holmes 44.3
60. Joshua Henshaw 20.
61. Thomas Sanford 28.1
62. Joseph Farnsworth 65.3
132.1 63. Wm. & Amiel Weeks Mr. Withington . 132.2
64. { Richd Withington 77.1 John Gurnell 79.2
65. Joseph & Jona. Birch . 29.0
66. / Thomas Pope 18.0
Henry & John Merrifield 90.0
52. Samuel Robinson
55. . Mr. Shrimpton
47.0
596
APPENDIX.
68. § James Blake 51.
William Blake
89.
John Minot
69. John Smith, Sen. 116.1
70. Mr. Glover 368.0
71. John Holmes . 30.0
72. Edward Payson 80.1
73. Abraham How 48.
74. John Plumb
40.0
75. Ebenezer Clap 80.
Done this 29th day of July, 1698.
THOMAS VOSE, JOHN BIRD, JAMES WHITE. -
Explanation of the Map of the Twelve Divisions in Addition to the foregoing Allotment.
A Twenty acres sold to Peter Lyon, June 1, 1698.
B " Anthony Newton's lot is laid out between the Great Blue Hill and the Little Blue Hill adjoining Daniel Preston's lot." Prop. Rec. C Sold to Capt. Royall.
D Heirs of Henry Vose, 60 acres (swamp), March 16, 1697.
E "John Holbrook's lot is laid out between Daniel Prestons and Thomas Andrews lot, on the further side of Ponkapoag Brook." Prop. Rec.
F Eastern part of Horse-Shoe Swamp.
G Paicunit, or Westermost part of ye Horse-Shoe Swamp.
H Part of No. 31, Widow Pelton ; bad land - Robert Pelton, Henry Way.
I Common Swamp, 10614 acres allowance.
J Land sold to John Wentworth. .
K The Weyconct Path, - dotted line.
L Zachariah Lyon, land of 160 acres.
M Boundary of Canton.
N Road to Sharon via High Street.
O Dorchester Swamp Road to Stoughton.
P Road to Bear Swamp to Randolph.
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II.
BOUNDS OF THE PONKAPOAG PLANTATION AS DESCRIBED BY ELLIS AMES.
" The Ponkapoag plantation consisted of the 6000 acres before men- tioned, and was wholly in what is now Canton. Its bounds, as laid out by the Dorchester Committee, about the year 1657 or 1658, and as the same was surveyed by John Butcher in 1696, were as follows : -
" It began at a point on the northerly side of Ponkapoag Pond, about twenty-five rods southwesterly of the point where the line dividing Ran- dolph and Canton crosses the pond, and then ran, what was in 1696, west eleven degrees north, 336 rods, bounding northerly on land then of Capt. Foster, to the old road ; then, continuing in the same course two hundred rods, until it came to the Poukapoag Brook ; thence, continuing the same course fifty-two rods more, to the corner of land of John Hol- brook (and during said 252 rods last mentioned, bounding northerly on lot No. 5, which belonged to Daniel Preston, Samuel Paul, David Jones, and Mr. Proctor) ; thence, continuing the same course, and bounding northerly on land of John Holbrook, a distance of forty-seven rods, to a point within about twenty-five rods of Burnt Swamp, so called. This was the north side of Ponkapoag plantation, and was a straight line 635 rods, or about two miles long.
" From the last-named point, then turn and run south twenty-eight degrees west one mile one quarter and sixty-two rods (as follows, viz., thirty-six rods on lands of John Holbrook ; 125 rods on lot No. 6, be- longing to Thomas Andrews, and 301 rods on Lot No. 7, belonging to Richard Baker), then turning and running south four and a half degrees west, 166 rods ; thence south thirty-four degrees west, 264 rods, to a point within about forty-eight rods of the stream on which stands the Stone Factory, so called. This was the westerly side of the Ponkapoag plantation, and it was about two miles and three quarters in length.
"Then turning, and running south forty-four and a half degrees east, seventy-two rods, to the stream on which stands the Stone Factory ; thence up stream by the waste-way of the Stone Factory, the waste-way of the Revere Copper Works, and the Iron Works of the Kinsley Iron and Machine Company, to the point on Washington Street where the natural stream crosses said road or street ; thence up stream to the point where Beaver Brook, flowing by what is now the Shovel Works, origi- nally met the Pequit Brook, flowing down from what is now the Reser- voir Pond ; thence up stream, - up Pequit Brook -a distance of about seventy-two rods ; thence east twenty degrees south, a distance of eight hundred rods, to a point about thirty rods distant from the Range line, between the fourth and fifth ranges, which line of eight hundred rods,
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sometimes called the Dorchester line, crossed the road leading to Dor- chester Swamp, now in Stoughton, just south of the cemetery, now called Pleasant Street, and coincided with one of the southerly lines of what is now the town poor farm of Canton, which was formerly owned by Roger Sherman, the signer of the Declaration of Independence, and which line of eight hundred rods was the northerly bounds of part of Lot No. 31, be- longing, one hundred and seventy-five years ago, to Widow Pelton ; of Lot No. 52, of 325 acres, belonging to William Robinson and Samuel Robin- son ; of Lot No. 53, of six hundred acres, belonging to Capt. Capen and John Capen ; and of Lot No. 54, of seventy-three acres, belonging to John Blake, and at its easterly end was the northerly head of the fifth range. This was the southerly side of the Ponkapoag plantation, and measuring by a straight line from the southwest corner to the easterly corner, the side overruns three and a half miles in length by about fifteen rods.
"Then turning so as to make, with the last-named line, an angle of about eighty-two degrees, it runs one mile and five eighths of a mile, crossing the York road a distance of about fifty rods ; then turning west- erly about a right angle with the last-named line, and running one mile and sixty six rods on the southerly side of Capt. Clapp's farm, so called. At the end of about one quarter of a mile from the said turn you come into the road leading through the Farms, so called, and go across the road. At the end of said mile and sixty-six rods you turn so as to make an angle of about 115 degrees with the last line, and then run one half a mile and ten rods to a station on the northeasterly side of the road leading from the Farms to what is now Ponkapoag village ; then turning fifteen degrees more easterly than the last-named line and running fifty rods ; thence turning thirty-three degrees more easterly of north than the last-named line, and running 125 rods to the margin of Ponkapoag Pond, at a point about fifteen rods southerly of the ancient and natural mouth of the brook, leading through Ponkapoag village; thence running across the pond in a straight line by the shore of the pond and crossing the mouth of the brook, and thence again by the shore of the pond to the place of beginning. This was the easterly side of the Ponkapoag plantation, and it was more irregular than either of the other sides. By running a straight line from the southeasterly to the northeasterly corner of the plantation, it measures three and a half miles in length ; and for many years after all the territory of Canton, Stoughton, and Sharon was laid out or sold by the proprietors of the common and undivided lands to indi- viduals, the Ponkapoag plantation, which never belonged to the proprie: tors, remained in the exclusive possession and occupation of the Indians."
This Ponkapoag line is delineated on the map of Norfolk County pub- lished by Smith and Bumstead in 1858.
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Key to the Numbers on Map of Stoughton, 1794. O signifies no name on Map.
I Twelvth Mile Stone.
2 William Royall. 38 0 Jesse Shepard ?
3 Thomas Doty. 39 0 E. Endicott ?
4 Jesse Davenport. 40 O Old Mill House ?
5 Lemuel Davenport.
6 John Spare.
7 John Kenney.
8 James H. Lewis.
9 Benjamin Bussey.
10 Samuel Strowbridge.
It Seth Strowbridge.
12 Elijah Crane.
13 Lyon.
14 O
15 O
16 O
17 Ezekiel Fisher.
18 Widow Stone.
19 Joseph Bemis.
20 Thomas French.
21 Adam Blackman.
22 Samuel Blackman.
23 William Bent.
78 Widow Patrick.
79 Richard Wild.
80 Joseph Chandler.
81 O Benjamin Gill.
82 O Andrew Capen.
83 O Samuel Morse.
84 Samuel Capen.
85 O Randall.
86 A. Upham.
87 John Withington.
88 O Upham.
89 Nathan Gill.
90 Joseph Esty.
91 Silas Kenney.
A Muddy Pond.
B William Shepard's Saw-Mill.
C Nathaniel Fisher's Cornmill.
D Slitting Mill.
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