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No. 4. Breakenridge, James. 239 acres. He purchased 100 acres of Gent. Claimers, 1728, east of the place known as Cedar Swamp. In 1732 the General Court granted him the same land. In 1809 Obadiah Breakenridge's heirs, the fourth generation, were living on the farm. Azel sold some time after and bought where the family now resides. The present owner is Horace Smith.
No. 5. Beman, John. 120 acres ; 100 granted by the General Court, 1732. It was sold to Capt. Thomas McClanathan and owned by him in 1809. John Smith sold his farm on the mountain and bought this, 184 -. Eli, his son, owns it in 1888.
No. 6. Brown, Matthew. 560 acres on the east side of Potto- quatuck mountain, joining west on Rev. Peter Hobart's grant of 300 acres, which he bought in 1745, except 20 acres that had been sold for rates to meet the proportion of £500 ordered by the Gen- eral Court. His General Court grant in 1732 of 100 acres, with no right of after division. He was also assignee of Robert Stanford's claim of 100 acres, now in Warren, in 174 -. In the settlement of the estate the home farm was owned by Robert, his youngest son, and Solomon in 1809. The next generation, Talmia and Solomon, are the proprietors in 1888.
No. 7. Brown, Thomas, located on Peter Hobart's grant on the north of the mountain and east of C. D. Fuller's farm soon after the purchase by his father.
No. 8. Brown, William's farm was on the east side of the moun- tain and from the same purchase. Part of it was afterwards the homestead of Seth Brown, the father of Seva. It is mostly wild lands at the present time. The west part is known as the Dunbar farm, not under cultivation.
No. 9. Crawford, William. 50 acres granted by the General Court, 1732, situated at the Old Centre and lands lying north and east of the meeting-house. The First Church edifice was built on this lot.
No. 10. Cooley, Noah. 325 acres ; he purchased 100 acres of
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Gent. Claimers, 1728, which the Court granted in 1732. Land of the second division in 1742 was owned by Judah Ferry, 1809, and Sylvanus Shaw, 1850, and George Robinson, Esq., in 1888.
No. 11. Chapin, Jonathan. 471 acres ; bought 100 acres of the Claimers in 1728, which was granted to him by the General Court, 1732. He occupied the homestead for several years, afterwards sold to Mr. Converse. The Widow Converse occupied the place, 1809. Owned by M. C. Fenton, 1880.
No. 12. Combs, Richard. 100 acres ; the Tamor Spring lot, bought of the Claimers, 1728; granted by the General Court to John King, Jun., the eldest son, and by the consent of Mr. King it was surveyed out to the original purchaser, Richard Combs. Dea. David Shaw bought the farm in 1742, Aaron Merrick, Esq., owned it in 1809 and Dea. Lebeus Chapin in 1850. The Spring lot is now owned by James Loomis. Charles Upham has the part of the farm north of the railroad.
No. 13. Crawfoot, Stephen. 100 acres on Pottoquatuck brook, west of Eugene Shorley.
No. 14. Dorchester, James. 305 acres; bought of Gent. Claimers 100, 1728; a General Court grant, 1732. He sold to John McMaster, Sen., 1734, and he gave deed to John, Jun., 1739, and reserved a life lease. Owned by John McMaster, 3d, 1809. J. K. Knox is now the owner. The house, the most ancient in town, has been moved back of the sand hill, where it stands a monument of the past and shows to the traveler the thrift and industry of our ancestors.
No. 15. Dorchester, John. 100 acres bought of the Gent. Claim- ers, 1728. See Robert and David Nevins.
No. 16. Dorchester, James, Jun. 330 acres; bought of the Gent. Claimers 70 acres assigned to John King and granted by the Gen- eral Court, 1732. He gave deed July 26th, 1733 ; consideration, 230 pounds. [Hampshire Records, book F.] He sold the claim of after division to other parties and purchased the farm of James McMaster, south of Old Centre, and that was his home till he sold to Dea. John McMaster, and from thence it was deeded to his son Clark, in consideration of love and regard for him. It is known at the present time as the Clark McMaster farm. Charles Foster re- sides there, 1888.
No. 17. Doolittle, Samuel. 230 acres ; 100 acres bought of the Gent. Claimers, 1728, and granted by the General Court, 1732; laid out north of the Warren road on Cedar mountain, and running east to Quaboag river. It was owned by Obadiah Ward, 1760, Uriah, his son, 1809, and his grandson, Calvin. Since that date Horace Moulton, 1886.
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With key and exposition. The north division has been set to Western and Ware, and part of Brimfield annexed to Palmer. Ware line established April 1755. The new line in 1761. The Magoons were set to Ware and their south line then became the town line. Part of Brimfield annexed to Palmer 1760. No material difference in the boundary lines to the present time.
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Map No. 1, with the history of specific grants, the first settlers, the organiza- tion of the Elbow District, and the topography of the country, wlil be found in Chap. I, II and III.
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No. 18. Frost, Samuel. 309 acres ; bought of Claimers 100 acres, 1728, and Court grant, 1732, and owned by Capt. Sylvanus Walker in 1774 ; afterward by Jesse King. Timothy Brainard was the owner in 1809, and Dea. Wilson Brainard in 1880.
No. 19. Fuller, Daniel. 329 acres ; bought of Gent. Claimers 100 acres and granted by the General Court, 1732. His lot was on Quabaug river, which he sold and then located on a lot the east side of Ware river. Dea. James Smith bought his farm with others adjoining, 1749. It has since been owned by Joseph Smith, Dea. Wilson Foster and James O. Hamilton. Austin R. Smith is included in this purchase, but these lands were west of the present road and bounded by the river.
No. 20. Ferrell, Robert. 335 acres ; bought of Gent. Claimers 100 acres, and granted by General Court, 1732. Situated north side of Ware river, the southwest corner bounded near to the saw mill that he and Andrew Farran built in consideration of 100 acres of land, which was accepted by the proprietors as a good and suffi- cient mill, and ordered it to be put on record. The farm has been the home of five generations : Robert, Lieut. Timothy, Capt. Tim- othy, and his sons, daughters and grandsons.
No. 21. Fleming, Joseph. Had a lot of 100 acres granted by the General Court, 1732. Situated on the easterly side of Cedar mountain. He was not entitled to after divisions, but bought land of the proprietors. It was owned by Samuel Fleming in 1809, and his son, George, in 1850.
No. 22. Farran, Andrew. 100 acres granted by the General Court, 1732, without after divisions. The land was south of David Fleming's, and was owned by John Webber, 1740. He bought John Thomson's first division of 100 acres joining the home farm on the west side of the mountain. He sold to Francis Breaken- ridge, where he died, 1790. Ebenezer Webber married his widow and resided on the farm. It has since been known as the place of Solomon Webber.
No. 23. Glasford, Paul. Purchased his lot of the proprietors, 1734. He with his father, John, and John, Jr., were made free- men and owned land in different parts of the District. The farm was owned by Isaac Ferrell in 1809, and afterward by his son, Mar- ble K. At the present time by O. B. Sikes.
No. 24. Gardner, Humphrey. A grant of 100 acres by the General Court, and situated the west side of Ware river, opposite the Pottoquatuck saw mill. He traded farms with Seth Shaw of Brimfield, 1736, and is said to have built the first two-story frame house in the District. After its doing service for a century,
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it shared the fate of all that was built in its day, less stylish and convenient. The property was owned by Robert Hastings, 1850; and 50 acres on the Robert Ferrell, 2d, division, owned by Nathan- iel Durant, 1820. The farm of E. G. Hastings, 1888.
No. 25. Hunter, Robert. An early settler-about 1738. He bought Steward Southgate's saw mill lot of 70 acres on the east side of the pond; the addition to the farm was from Henry Dwight's grant. It was owned by Dea. Wilson Foster in 1809, and his son, Keyes Foster, 1850, and now by Joseph Kerigan.
No. 26. Hall, Elisha, and Thomas Farran. 100 acres granted by the Gen. Court, 1732. This lot was sold to James McElwane, Sen., by the Gent. Claimers, 1728. Mr. McElwane sold it to Green and Walker, merchants in Boston, 1729. He died soon after the sale. In 1732 his wife gave deed to her right in dower, dated at New Marlborough or Kingsfield, the names desirable to the inhab- tants before the District was organized. Green and Walker, not being able to claim a title to the land without a settlement, sold to Hall and Farran, and it was granted to them by the Court. Enoch Olds resided there in 1809. Mr. Beckworth, who married a daugh- ter of Robert Ferrell, Jr., Capt. Timothy Ferrell and Jacob Stever owned it at different dates. Now the farm of George Brown. It is situated at the junction of Ware and Swift rivers, and includes the Glassford pond.
No. 27. Harvey, Rev. John. 325 acres ; 100 acres granted by the General Court as the first settled minister. Situated south of Cedar swamp, and west of Cedar mountain. It was on this farm and under a large oak, a little distance east of his house, Mr. Harvey was ordained as the first minister of the District. The farm was next owned by Dea. Joshua Shaw, and by Solomon 1809, Luther and Amos Shaw, George Keith, and Mr. Elliott have since owned the farm.
No. 28. King1, John, Sen. 325 acres; bought of the Gent. Claimers 100 acres, on a brook, the name given at the first settle- ment of the place, King's brook. The carpet mill is located on the stream, north of this farm, Tamor spring was the boundary on. the east side of the lot, and the east side of the Agricultural park is included in this grant, and the first house was north of the Cooley house, and not far from the old Bay path. The Court also granted him seventy acres, as the assignee of James Dorchester, Jr., situa- ted near to his northwest corner. After the death of Mr. King, Jonathan Cooley became the proprietor, and Jonathan Jr., was the owner in 1809. It is known at the present time as Tenneyville. Thomas and David King, see Joseph Wright, Jr.
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The Tamor spring lot on the east side of Mr. King, was bought of the Gent. Claimers by Richard Combs, and afterwards sold to John King* of Springfield. Mr King sold it to David Ingersol of Springfield, for ninety pounds of money, November 20, 1730. Hampshire Records, book B.
It being the third sale before the district was organized, the General Court Committee granted it to John King, Jr., and was restricted from any after divisions. But when the Proprietors relaid their farms in 1733, it was surveyed to Richard Combs. Mr. King being present and made no objection. See No. 12 for present owner.
No. 29. Kilburn, John, Sen. 338 acres ; 100 bought of the Gent. Claimers in 1728, and granted by the General Court. It included the west part of Palmer village. Col. Cyrus Knox at one time was one of the principal owners.
Kilburn, Samuel, his son, had 240 acres; 100 was a grant by the General Court. It was bounded 35 rods on the river and east of the point of rocks. (At the time of surveying the lands, it was called the rocky ledge.) Dr. Holbrook is in possession of this desir- able location. These two lots were occupied by John King, Jr., in 174-, and Gideon King in 1809. David Knox resides on a portion of the lands, the rest have been sold as building lots for some of the best residences in the village.
No. 30. Kilburn, Daniel. Had a grant of 100 acres south of the Old Centre. It was owned by Benjamin King in 1809, and William Harvey in 1855. Mr. Casey now owns the farm.
No. 31. James Lamberton came from Londonderry, N. H., 1727, he had a grant by the General Court, 1732, of 100 acres of land at . the Old Centre, east of the meeting house ; he afterwards bought 50 acres of the Proprietors. He deeded to his son John and James, Jr., 1756. It was owned by William Warriner in 1809, and after- wards the farm of Elisha Converse. It is now the Town farm.
No. 32. Little, Thomas. Had 100 acres ; a General Court grant, 1732, situated east of Old Centre and Cedar swamp brook. Owned by Benjamin Cummings, 1809. The proprietors afterwards were Capt. Allen, John Frink ; the west part of the farm was the Leonard Davis place.
No. 33. Lemon, or Lamont, James, 325 acres ; 50 acres of it was a grant by the General Court. His lot was laid out the west side of Thomson hill, and bounded on the north by Esq. Read's farm of 10,000 acres. It was owned by Nathan Davis in 1809, and after- wards by Thomas Poole and sons.
No. 34-35. Samuel Lemon and James, Jr. owned most of the land
* The same John King of the Elbows.
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on Swift river, from Read's manor land to Crawford's pond in Bonds- ville. There is a tradition that Samuel Lemon commenced im- provements by the use of the water power, built the log dam that was of good service for more than a century ; and when the mill was burnt in 1840 it was announced by some present that the dam had been built one hundred years. It is now submerged in water by the building of the new stone dam.
No. 36. Moore, John, 340 acres ; bought of Gent. Claimers 100 acres, and granted by the Court in 1732. 70 acres was situated in the centre of the town, and west of the church edifice, the north line was near the old road that was travelled over the hill to Thorn- dike, and bounded south by James McMaster's farm, a brother of Dea. John. John Thomson's hotel was on this lot, and near the elbow of the road that leads to Palmer. Moses Shaw was the owner in 1809, except what had been disposed of for building lots.
No. 37. Moore, James, had a grant of 100 acres lying southwest of Rev. John Harvey, occupied by Samuel Shaw in 1809.
No. 38. McNitt, Barnard, 180 acres; bought of the Claimers 100 acres, the same was granted by the General Court in 1732. It was owned by Benjamin Merrick in 1809, and Merrick Cooley in 1830, and Joseph H. Keith in 1888.
No. 39. Mirick, or Merrick, Ebenezar. 275 acres. He was the assignee of James Dorchester, Sen., of 100 acres, bought of Gent. Claimers, and granted to Mr. Mirick by the General Court in 1732. It was situated between John King's farm on the east, and Joseph Wright, Jr. on the west. He sold to Nathaniel Wilson, of Spring- field, January 16, 1735. His father, Thomas Mirick, advanced money in settling Brimfield, in consideration of which he was granted one hundred and twenty acres of land in Monson division, which he deeded to Ebenezar in 1736, where he settled. Rev. Mr. Baldwin bought of Mr. Wilson and occupied the farm for several years. He died in 1813, his widow went to live with Mr. Shaw on the old homestead, south of the Old Centre, where she died April 14, 1842. The Merricks of past generations that lived in this town, Monson and Wilbraham, were descendants of the same ancestors that settled in Springfield.
No. 40. McQueston, James. 207 acres ; bought of the Claimers 70 acres, and it was granted to him by the General Court in 1732. It was situated on Dumplin brook, and bounded west by the river ; it is known of late years as the Benjamin Burleigh farm.
No. 41. McElwane, James. 305 acres ; bought 100 acres of the Claimers, and granted by the General Court in 1732. Situated south of Ware river, and owned by John Allen McElwane in 1809,
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and since owned by Zadock Cooley, Jacob B. Merrick, Esq., and Jeremiah Dutton.
No. 42. McElwane, Timothy. 300 acres ; bought 100 acres of the Claimers over the rivers, the farm lately owned by Horace Hunn. It was a General Court grant of 1732. By a vote of the Proprie- tors, he was permitted to make a change for the saw mill lot south of the river in Thorndike upper village. James McElwane, Sen., see No. 26.
No. 44. Magoon, Isaac, Jr. 374 acres ; 100 purchased from the Claimers and granted by the General Court. It is one of the N. E. corner farms of the town. He sold to James Lamberton 175 -. He traded farms with Irwin Shaw, that first settled in Ware. It has been owned by Charles Shaw, and Mr. Blodgett at the present time.
No. 45. McKee, Andrew. 343 acres; 100 he bought of the Gent. Claimers and it was granted to him by the General Court in 1732. It was bounded on the north by the equivalent lands of Esq. Read. He sold to John Thomson in 1742, and the principal owners to the property since are : Noah Thomson, Harvey Utley in 1809, Calvin White, and Dea. Freeman Foster. Mr. Thomson, in after divisions in 1741, became the owner of all the land south to David Spear's farm. Henry, his son, settled on the east side of the hill, his farm has since been owned by Dea. Rozel Hastings and his son Perry, and for the last forty years by Ephraim B. Gates. His son Benjamin located on the west side of the hill. He sold to Nathan Davis about 1815. Of late years it has belonged to Daniel Dewire.
No. 46. McClanathan, Thomas. 150 acres; 100 acres of it was a General Court grant of 1732. It was owned by Capt. Jonathan Moores in 1809, and some of the owners since were James McMaster and Waterman Fuller. The farm is located between Bondsville and Elbridge G. Hastings.
No. 47. McClanathan, William. 100 acres granted by the Gen- eral Court. It is not on the records how much he received in after divisions. It is situated on the east of the mountain and near the source of the Pottoquatuck brook. It was owned by Dea. Samuel McClanathan in 1809, and known to the present generation as the Seva Brown farm.
No. 48. McClellan, James. 100 acres granted by the General Court, 1832. It was sold to Capt. Patrick Watson and owned by his son James and heirs till 1840. Charles Hastings has been the occupant of late years.
No. 49. McMitchell (McMighill, McMihill), William. Located west of his father, Robert Smith. His farm was a portion of the
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Col. Pattridge grant, with the addition of lands of John Thomson right, and the east side of the farm of Patrick Smith's grant. Now owned by Charles F. Smith.
No. 50. Nevins, Samuel. 100 acres was granted to him, 1732. It lies east of Three Rivers village, "and near the flag pond," as described in the grant. It was owned by Theophilus Knight in 1809, and since by Kittridge Earle and Omri Bourns.
No. 51. Nevins, Robert and David. Had a grant of 100 acres by the General Court. The lot was bought by John Dorchester of the Claimers. It is situated at the source of King's brook and was about a mile from the country road. It has formerly been known as the Harvey Sherman farm and since owned by Mr. - - Graves. No. 52. Parsons, Benjamin. 235 acres ; he bought of Gent. Claimers 100 acres. It was granted to him, 1732, and situated on the east side of Pottoquatuck brook. Owned by John Hamilton, 1780, and his son, Joshua, 1809, and since by John Gamwell and Eugene Shorley.
No. 53. Parsons, Joshua. His farm was in the right of his father, situated on the height of the mountain and on the east of Benjamin Parsons. It was owned by John Gamwell, 1809, and James Gamwell, 1850. The Miller family are the present owners.
No. 54. Patterson, John. 189 acres ; he had a grant of 63 acres, lot No. 2, the same that was laid out to Andrew Farran, situated on the west side of Dumplin hill. He sold after the organization of the District to Paul Glassford, and entered lands with his brother William in the north part of the town. Joshua McMaster owned the farm in 1809, where he had lived for 50 years. Reuben Shaw, his son Samuel, and Charles R. Shaw have since been the owners.
No. 55. Rodgers, Robert. He purchased his farm of the pro- prietors about 1740 ; situated on the Quabaug river. The old house where they first settled was west of the present location. Reuben R. erected new buildings on a part of the farm, where Hugh Mc- Master first settled ; the John Brooks lot of 50 acres.
No. 56. Slone, William. 325 acres ; he bought 100 acres of the Claimers, and it was granted to him by the General Court, 1732. It was situated on the north side of Ware river, and the farm east of Hall and Farran, at the junction of Ware and Swift rivers, and the opposite side of the river from James McElwane's lot. The farm was owned by Zadock Cooley, 1809, and now by George Mooers.
No. 57. Shaw, Dea. Samuel. 312 acres; he bought 100 acres of the Claimers, and the General Court granted it, 1732. It was bounded on the south by Quaboag river and on the east by Barnard
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McNitt's farm. It was owned by Samuel, Jun., 1750, and by Samuel and David, 1780. They sold to Capt. Alpheus Converse, who was living on the farm, 1809. Dea. Benjamin and his son, Dea. Hiram Converse, owned it each in their generation.
No. 58. Scott, William. 562 acres ; he bought of the Claimers 100 acres, situated at one of the elbows of the Quaboag river and where the country road crossed the river into Brimfield (Monson). The farm was owned by William Scott, Esq., 1760, and by John Scott, 1809. The property was afterwards owned by William Scott, 3d, and then by John Sedgwick. The location was familiar to the public as Scott's Tavern, and later as Sedgwick's Hotel.
No. 59. Scott, John, the eldest son of William Scott, Sen. 211 acres ; he bought 100 acres of the Claimers, and it was a grant to him, 1732. The location was in Breakneck hollow, east of Mount Dumplin, and was owned by Hugh McMaster, June, 1809.
No. 60. Shearer, James, Sen. 150 acres ; 100 acres was a grant by the General Court. It was situated southeast of Pottoquatuck pond, lying both sides of Cedar Swamp brook. Divisions and addi- tions make it difficult to describe the lines at the present time. Mr. Shearer's location for his buildings was on the opposite side of the brook from where Francis Courtis built, and afterwards owned by Dea. Ralph Green and Elias Paul. The east side of the farm is owned by Josiah Gates.
No. 61. Shearer, William. Farm was bought of the Proprietors' first division right, situated west of his father, on the south of Pot- toquatuck pond. Sold to John Gibson, 1770. It now belongs to George Moores.
No. 62. Smith, Patrick, had a grant of 100 acres, bounded west by Ware river and situated between the two ponds, and extended east to Col. Patridge's grant. Part of the farm on the east was sold to Mr. McMitchell. Asa Newell was the owner of the west part, 1809. It now belongs to Erastus Keith and Moores.
No. 63. Spear, Dea. David, had a grant of 100 acres by the Gen- eral Court. The principal owners, Dea. David, Jun., David, 3d, and William Spear, Jonathan Nutting and E. M. Bartlett.
No. 64. Smith, Robert, Sen. He bought his farm of Col. Sam- uel Patridge of Brookfield from a 500-acre grant by the General Court, and Mr. Parkhill, that married his daughter, lived with him. It has been owned in the family since that time by Robert, his grandson, Robert, Jun., Capt. Freeman, and at the present time by Charles F. Smith, the sixth generation.
No. 65. Smith, Dea. John. He bought a 100-acre lot laid out to Robert and David Nevins on the first division right of Elisha Hall
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and Thomas Farran. It was situated on Little Pottoquatuck moun- tain, bounded north by Col. Patridge grant, and the southwest line was the northeast line of Henry Dwight, Esq.'s grant of 300 acres; these lines remain the boundaries at the present of the Smith farm. His sons, William and John Allen, remained on the farm, and the principal proprietors since are Joseph Lee, Porter Lee, Robert Davison and Bradley Olney.
No. 66. Smith, Elder James, bought his lot from the grant of Col. Patridge, situated east of his father, Robert, Sen. It remained in the family till John Smith, the fifth generation, sold the farm and bought where Eli Smith now resides. Joseph Kerigan is the present owner.
No. 67. Smith, Hugh, son of Dea. James Smith. His father purchased the farms of Robert Thomson and Daniel Fuller, 1749. The farms have been occupied by Hugh Smith, and in 1809 by Joseph, his son, and the owners since are Dea. Wilson Foster and sons, John and Freeman, James O. Hamilton and Austin R. Smith. The first settled proprietors were on the west side of Col. Patridge's grant and East Ware river.
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