Mattapoisett and Old Rochester, Massachusetts : being a history of these towns and also in part of Marion and a portion of Wareham., Part 23

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Publication date: 1932
Publisher: [Mattapoisett, Mass.] : Mattapoisett Improvement Association
Number of Pages: 516


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log foot-way has long existed across the stream, and according to the legend it was the trysting place for an Indian maiden and her lover from the North who came down the river in his canoe to meet her. From the bridge winding paths lead to open fields, from which more shady lanes can be followed further in various directions to the highways. One path, leading through thickets of sweet briar roses, follows the course of the river for some dis- tance.


Of the public buildings none has more interesting associations than the old "Barstow High School," once the Congregational meeting-house, and later the Academy. Its churchly architecture made it rather a unique school- house, and gave it a certain dignity and sanctity. It had been separated into two stories, and the upper one in- cluded a small hall used as a lodge-room by the Sons of Temperance. This room was always securely locked and was as interesting and mysterious as Bluebeard's chamber to the children; but the rest of the building they could generally overrun. At times they were even allowed to climb the dusty, creaking stairs to the belfry steeple and to eat their lunches there on a summer's day, with the village all below and the distant sparkling waves melting away into the blue sky at the horizon line, - which line was plainly circular, therefore the world must be round as the geography said. Now that the new and spacious school building on Church Street has been given by Mr. H. H. Rogers, the former Barstow schoolhouse has be- come the Grange Hall. The old Grammar schoolhouse, considerably more than a hundred years old, which stood formerly on the corner of Church and Pearl streets, has been purchased for the Universalist society and fitted up


LOVERS' BRIDGE, MATTAPOISETT RIVER


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for a church home. It now stands on the south side of Church Street, facing the new brick schoolhouse, - an interesting example of the contrasts of time. The town hall now occupies the corner where once stood Ezra Brownell's house and the engine house. This last named building had a career of varied usefulness as workshop, store, and "Little Belt" meeting-house, and is now a dwelling on Baptist Street. On Barstow Street is the new Public Library and the Soldiers' Monument, the gift of George Purrington, Jr., to the town.


A summer visitor once said that he could not imagine Mattapoisett in the winter. To think of it without the life and color, the yachts in the harbor, the summer ver- dure, and the summer girls, was quite impossible. Like the old enchanted city, Germelshausen, which had one day in a hundred years and then sank under the bogs and the marshes, it seemed to him that Mattapoisett must vanish from one season to another. Occasionally on a winter's evening the streets may appear so utterly deserted that one might almost imagine that to be the case. But the enchanted sleep effect is only out of doors; within, one finds warmth and cheer; and his meeting, club, society, or class, very much awake and alive, and ready to settle all questions temporal and spiritual. For the social activities of the town are largely in the line of societies. Of course the people entertain each other more or less, but weekly, fortnightly, and monthly meetings abound. There are the numerous auxiliary societies of the churches, the Lodge of the Sons of Tem- perance, and the W. C. T. U .; the Grange, the Memorial Association, - a social organization mostly of Grand Army men and their families; dancing classes, whist


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clubs, reading circles, and study classes to suit all tastes. As a needed change one man recently proposed to organ- ize a "home rest" club, each member pledging himself to spend one evening a week at his own fireside, but that has not yet been organized.


The Village Improvement Association was started in 1904, mainly through the efforts and influence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin. Since its inception, Mrs. Hamlin has continued its president, and under her leadership there has been enthusiastic support from every one. Many improvements have been made, materially bene- fiting and beautifying the town, and the society will in- crease in usefulness in the future. Could the old sea captain, previously quoted, return to us, and should he discern any deviation from the perpendicular now, he would but need to point it out to the Improvement Association to have it instantly taken in hand and righted up.


A year ago some benevolent citizens organized a so- ciety to maintain a summer home for convalescing or tired out people who need rest and change, but cannot afford the usual rates of board at the seashore. The successful first year of this home seems to justify a con- tinuance of the work.


For the last twenty years Mattapoisett has increased steadily in population and in valuation. In supplying the needs of the vacation spenders many hands find employ- ment in varied ways. The trolley has placed the village within the suburban radius from New Bedford, and the lately established steamship line to that port from the Western Islands has tended to stimulate the immigra- tion of the Portuguese into the villages and farms of all


MATTAPOISETT HARBOR


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the Old Rochester territory, and one wonders what changes their influence will make in the future upon this town which has always followed the old New Eng- land ideals.


So Mattapoisett sits to-day on her beautiful open harbor; the waters of Buzzards Bay roll in as blue as ever; the alewives still go up the river each April; there is still good fishing in the bay and shell fish on the shore. The catboats ride at their moorings around the buoy, or their sails glisten in the sun far out toward the Fal- mouth shore. The old family names are on the narrow elm-shaded streets, and many of the ancient houses look out upon them still. The town is full of pleasure-seekers who play tennis or golf, drive, sail, or fish, or dance at the Casino; but there is always the sense of rest and quiet, the salt air full of ozone, the fragrant breath of the pines, and the respite from city noise and dust.


And all along the shore from Aucoot Cove to the Fairhaven line, each year sees new homes built for those who seek their rest in close touch with nature and old ocean. Vacation and holiday are a part of the world's true needs, and in lending its own quiet charms to these forms of human demand, this seaside village has entered into a new and worthy role, more harmonious, per- haps, than were the activities of the past, with the mus- ical name that it carries, - Mattapoisett, - the place of rest.


We can look with hope into the future for the increas- ing prosperity and attractiveness of the town, and we know that those who will be in our places then will linger


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with the same interest over our present as we do over the past which in this volume has been reviewed, for


"The present time is like a nearer sail, Fretted and torn and soiled by stormy tears; Anchored far out beyond recalling hail, All sails look white across the sea of years."


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THE BAY PATH'S END


The snake-like trail, o'er hill, through dale, Winds to a mound beside the sea O'er which the white-winged Gods shall sail From their far land of mystery.


Here clustered wigwams thinly smoked 'Mid fields of undulating maize; And here the arrow-maker chipped, In those last neolithic days, The flakes of milk-white quartz to shape Keen-edged, or barbed, for chase or fight, -


To stain with Narragansett blood, Or stop the wild-goose in its flight. Here Wampanoag wampum strung, Carved from the blue-eyed quahog shell,


Or framed the birch-bark's graceful curves To cleave the broad Atlantic swell. The warrior bent the tough oak bow With tight-stretched vibrant deerskin string,


Or decked the scalp-lock with the plumes Far-borrowed from the eagle's wing. With harsh-hued war-paint on the face, Dug from the shore-side beds of clay, A wild, fierce silhouette he made Upon the headlands of the Bay. Here Massasoit saw unmoved The Pale-face paddle to his shore; Here met the Little Captain bold, And smoked the peace-pipe o'er and o'er.


Here, where still from the white sand floor The crystal waters bubbling burst, The hunted Philip knelt one day Within the wood to quench his thirst.


To-day no signal rends the ear In fish-hawk's cry or night-owl's screech; The Red-man's spirit stalks unseen In moonlight eves beside the beach.


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Long sleep to warrior and long dreams, A Happy Hunting in the West, A swift canoe o'er pleasant streams, And here a peaceful Place of Rest.


CHARLES ELMER JENNEY.


EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS


I ROCHESTER SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN EARLY WARS 1


These lists are necessarily imperfect. They have been compiled by Mrs. James L. Hammond from various sources, such as assessors' tables, etc., and especially from lists made by Miss Mary H. Leonard and others from the rolls in the State archives. Future research will undoubtedly add many names. The list for the Revolutionary War has been compared with the official record as far as that has been pub- lished, and is therefore correct for the names given.


FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS


1748 . In Col. Doty's Regiment Joseph Dexter


Nath. Holmes Constant Dexter William Comes


1755-6 In Col. Doty's Regiment Ab'm Ashley John Foster Daniel Dexter


1756 Joshua Hammond


Barnabas Hammond Jeduthan Hammond Paul Sears William Griffith Joseph Edwards Joseph Bumpass


1760


John Coltran (?) Avery Parker Stephen Bennett David Perry Nathan Bassett William (Negro)


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1762


Officers in First Plymouth Regiment


Capt. Nathaniel Ruggles


Ensign George King


Lieut. John Winslow


Rochester men, Col. Doty's Regiment, in hospital at Crown Point


Abm. Ashley


Nathaniel Holmes


Constant Dexter


C- Ashley


Delano


Joseph Doty


Dead


Doty


Constant Dexter


Zenas Delano


Joseph Robinson


Joshua Hammond


Muster Rolls, Capt. Bradford's Company under Col. Tho. Doty, 1758-60.


Service in Canada


Dominicus Hovey


Paul Sears


Jonathan Crapo


Jabez Dexter


Lot Cowen(?)


Ebenezer Dexter


Barnabas Freeman®


Charles Sturtevant


John Brigs


John Mags


Amasa White


Isaac Handy


Ishmael Trip


William Southworth


Isaac Job


Robert Clarke


David Sers


Nehemiah Bosworth, Jr.


Joseph Barlow


Service in Canada Col. Doty's Regiment, 1758-60


Micah Griffin Silas Burgis


Elihugh Eldridge Joseph Snow Joseph Moss Aquilla Benson Samuel Brigs


Samuel Hastings


Luke Tobey


Pollypus Hammond


Edward Doty


Samuel Steward


Earl Clap


Micah Sprague, Recruiting Officer


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Recruits from Rochester 1760


Elhanan Cowing (?)


Gideon Bennet


Stephen Bassett


Nathan Bassett


David Perry Samuel Burgis


William (Negro)


James Wing


In Bradford's Company, Doty's Regiment, were the following Ro- chester men:


Benjamin Hovey


Constant Southward


Joseph Barlow


Thomas Southard


John Meigs


Josiah Freeman


Jacob Allen(?)


John Meigs


Luther Arnold


Joseph Barlow


Eph'm Doty


Clark Foster


Asa Robinson


Joseph Barlow


Marcus (?) Robinson


In Capt. Pratt's Company


Thomas Combs


Elna - Barlow


Zebulon Haskel


Elnathan Combs


Solomon Doty John Bennett


Samuel Joy


Gideon Cobb (?)


Ebenezer Barrows


Galens Sparrow


John Barlow


Muster Roll of Capt. Bartlett's (Plymouth) Company


Stafford Hammond


Zibedy (?) Delano


Nath. Winslow


Joseph Look William Doty E- Doty


Joseph Dexter


Constant Southward


Joseph Bessy


Gamaliel Arnold


From Pay Roll, Abel Keen's Company Solomon Young


In Stephen Holmes' Company Nathan Forster


Nathaniel Besse


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In Abel Keen's Company


Nathan Foster


Joshua Morse


REVOLUTIONARY WAR


In the official printed record of service, "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War," many of the following names appear several times under various spellings, which variations are there noted under the commonly accepted form of each name.


Joshua Allen


George Blankinship


William Annible


William Blankinship


Charles Anthony


Lot Bly


Kennedy (also given Canada) Asher


Amos Boals


Abiel Atwood


Asa Boles


Abner Baker


Ebenezer Bowles


Joseph Bailey


Hosea Bolles


Stephen Barden


Joshua Boalls


Amittai Barlow


Asa Bomp


Ebenezer Barlow


Nehemiah Bosworth


Joseph Barlow


John Bozworth


Obed Barlow


John Bozozard


William Barlow


Arnold Briggs


Joseph Bassett


Elihu Briggs


Melatiah Basset


Elisha Briggs


Newcomb Bassett


Elisha Briggs


Rufus Bassett


Elisha Briggs, Jr.


Silas Bassett


Isaac Briggs


Stephen Basset


John Briggs


Thomas Bassett


John Briggs, Jr.


Willam Basset, Jr.


Joseph Brigs


David Bates


Nathan Briggs


Elijah Bates


Nathaniel Briggs


Moses Bates


Samuel Briggs


Sylvester Bates


Seth Briggs James Brown


Beats


Aquilla Benson


Charles Budget


John Benson


Stephen Burdin


Nathaniel Bessey


Bangs Burgess


Seth Blackwill


Ebenezer Burges


Charles Blankinship


Ichabod Burgess


William Bly


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Jeremiah Crapo


William Crapo Daniel Croxford


Nathaniel Cushing


Lemuel Casvel


Manuel Dagget


John Daley


Benjamin Davis


Joseph Davis


Harper Delino


Jabez Dileno


Nathan Delano


Thomas Church


Benjamin Dexter


Silvanus Churchil


Caleb Dexter


Constant Dexter


Benjamin Clapp


David Dexter


Earl Clap


Ephraim Dexter


Ichabod Clap


Isaiah Dexter


Increase Clap


Jabez Dexter


Kenelm (?) Clap


Joshua Dextor


Seth Clap


Noah Dexter Silas Dexter


Barnabas Clark


Ebenezer Clark George Clark


Emanuel Doggett


John Clark John Clark, 3rd.


John Doty


Jonathan Clark


Thomas Doty


David Edwards


Jonathan Edwards


Josiah Clark


Samuel Eldred


Melatiah Clark


Ebenezer Ellis


Nathaniel Clark Roger Clark


George Ellis Joel Ellis


Weston Clark


Joshua Ellis


William Clark


Nathan Ellis


Elemuel Clarke


Rowel Foot


Caleb Combs


Ebenezer Foster


Ebenezer Cornell Jabez Cottle


Tilly Foster


Alden Freeman John Gallt


William Cowen


Asahel Cowing


William Cowing Elnathan Crapo


Dodavah Garland


Jonathan Garland Thomas Gould


John Burggs Samuel Burges William Cammel Ebenezer Cannon


John Caswall Elijah Caswell, Jr. Thomas Caswell John Chilson


Charles Church Jonathan Church


Thomas Churchill


Thomas Dexter


Barnabas Doty


Joseph Clark Joshua Clark


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John Gray Samuel Green Benjamin Gurney


Barnabas Haskel David Haskell Elias Haskel


George Gurney Levi Gurney Josiah Haket


Elnathan Haskell


Elnathan Haskell, Jr.


James Haskell


Seth Hall


Job Haskell


Reuben Hamlin


Joseph Haskel


John Hammett


Joseph Haskell, 2nd


Anthony Hammond


Micah Haskel


Barzillai Hammond


Nat Haskel


Benjamin Hammond


Timothy Haskel


Daniel Hammond


Jonathan Haskell


Ebenezer Hammond


Moses Haskell


Edward Hammond


Nathan Haskell


Elijah Hammond


Zebulon Haskell


Elnathan Hammond


Benjamin Haskins John Haskins


George Hammond


Gideon Hammond


Nathaniel Haskins


Gideon Hammond, 2nd.


Thomas Haskins


Hunne'l (Hunnewell) Hammond


James Hamon


John Hammond


John Hammond


Jonathan Hatch


John Hammond


Sylvanus Hatch


Joseph Hammond


Josiah Hammond


Nathaniel Hammond


Savory Hathaway Seth Hatlıaway


Noah Hammond


Simon Hathaway


Phineas Hammond


Solomon Hayward


Polypus Hammond


John Hazeltine John Hiller


Shubael Hammond


Timothy Hiller


Stafford Hammond


Israel Holmes


Stephen Hammond


William Hopper


Edward Handy


Abel House Ezra Hovey


James Handy


Israel Hovey


Jonathan Handy


Solomon Howard


Silas Handy


Zaceheus Handy, Jr.


Nathan Jenne, Jr.


Aaron Harlow


Benjamin Hatch Jonah Hatch Joseph Hatch


Ichabod Hartheway


Seth Hammond


Elisha Handy


James Howland


Samuel (?) Jenne


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John Keen


Consider King Ebenezer King Ichabod King


Joseph Parker Thomas Parlow Cuff Perry


James Perry


Jonathan King


William Poddy


Nathaniel King


Dr. John Pitcher


Lemuel LeBaron


Theophilus Pitcher


Barzilla Livingston Sherman Lincoln


Elnathan Pope


Adam Look Samuel Look


Isaac Pope Seth Pope


Francis Luce


Caleb Randall


Samuel Lombard


Constant Randall


Caleb Lumber


David Randal


Josiah Lumbard


Elisha Randel


Hathaway Randol


William Maxwell John Meiggs Church Mendall


Jethro Randel John Randall Lemuel Randel


Daniel Mendall


Samuel Mendall


Micah Randall


Moses Randall


Seth Mendall John Millard


Nehemiah Randel


Rev. Jona. Moore


Seth Randel


William Randall


Christopher Ricks


Nathaniel Rider Robert Rider


Barzillai Nickerson


William Nicoll


Robert Noulton Ezekiel Nye


Prince Rodman


Ichabod Nye


Nathan Nye


Timothy Ruggles


Jeffrey Sachamus


William Nye John Oliver Russell Oliver John Omey


Philip Omey William Paddy Ephraim Painee Abner Pane Ebenezer Parker


Samuel Samson Nathan Savery Allen Sears David Sears Judah Sears Nathan Sears


Nathaniel Sears Silas Sears


Ebenezer Morse John Morse Benjamin Morton John Muxam


Roland Rider Israel Roach


Elisha Ruggles Nathaniel Ruggles


Ebenezer Pope


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Jeffrey (also given Jephthah) Sechamin


Samuel Snow Thomas Snow


Christopher (also given Crispan) Shaw


Isaiah Shaw


Isaac Sherman


William Shermand


John Short


Joshua Spooner


Joshua Shermon


Godfrey Shreve


John Simmons


Samuel Sprague John Stephens Nye Stephenson John Stevens


Nathaniel (also given Nathan) Smith


Nathaniel Stevens


Richard Smith


Nye Stevens


William Smith


Charles Stetson


Borman Snow


Peleg Stewart


David Snow


Samuel Stoder (?)


Ebenezer Snow


James Stuart


Edmund Snow


Charles Sturtevant


Isaac Snow


John Sturtevant


Ivory Snow


James Snow


Mark Snow


John Tanner


Nicholas Snow


Hezekiah Tinkham


Paul Snow


Thomas Tobey


The official record of the following has not yet been published, and the remainder of this list is therefore unverified.


Ruben Tripp John Wallis


Cornelius White Justis White


John Warren


Mel'a White


Richard Warren, Sergt.


Thomas Whiteridge, Corp.


Richard Whittemore


Benjamin Wilbor, Corp.


Calvin Washburn Ephraim Washburn Isaac Washburn Thomas Weeden Eliphalet Weeks Joseph Wellen Francis West Joseph Whellen


James Wilkens Thomas Wilkens Thomas Wilkey Samuel Wilomen (?) William Wiltshire - Wing, Jr. .


Zadok Sturtevant Thomas Tabb


Richard Snow


Andrew Sothworth Daniel Southward David Southworth John Southworth Stephen Southworth


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Benjamin Wing David Wing James Wing John Wing


Edward Winslow


John Winslow


Kenelm Winslow


Lemuel Winslow, Sergt. Nathan Winslow


Joseph Wing Joseph Wing, Sergt. Jonathan Wing


Stephen Winslow Tisdale Winslow


Philip Wing


Howland Yong (?)


Shubael Wing Stephen Wing Asa Winslow


Henry Yong, Corp.


Solom Yong, Lieut.


The following names appear in the official record, but without resi- dence given. They were undoubtedly Rochester men.


Oliver Allen


Jeremiah Clap John Clap


Weston Allen


Jonathan Annable


Isaac Clark


Samuel Arnold


Lemuel Clark


John Baker Aaron Barlow Seth Barlow


Barnice Crain Edward Croell


Gideon Bester


(Barstow)


Stephen Cushing


Gideon Bestow


Cephas Cushman


Hopestill Bisbee Dennis Blackwell


Sanford Davis


Job Blankinship Amaziah Bolles


David Dexter, Jr.


Benjamin Bolles David Bolles


Elisha Dexter


John Bolles


Jonathan Dexter


Peter Bosworth - Briggs


Jerathmeel Doty


Benjamin Brown Elisha Brown Seth Bumpus


Joseph Edwards John Ellis Malachi Ellis


Ebenezer Burge


Thomas Ellis


Elijah (also given Elisha) Burge


Robert Foote Job Gibbs


Seth Burges Thomas Carter


Aaron Hammond


Earl Church


Enoch Hammond


William Conant


James Cowing


Gideon Besto


Samuel Daggott


Stephen Delano


Elijah Dexter


Joseph Dexter


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"Iturael" (Israel ?) Hammond


John Hammond, 3rd.


Joseph Perry Jonathan Pope


Asaph Price


Joseph Prince


Ebenezer Haskell


Amos Randal


Lot Haskell


William Raymond


Peter Haskell


John Rider David Rogers


Timothy Haskell


Thomas Hiller


Dr. - Samson


Abner Hillman


Jabez Shearman


Dominicus Hovey


Nathaniel Jenne


Joseph Levitt


George Lincoln


Barnabas Luce


Stephen Luce


Jesse Lumbart .


Nathaniel Shearman


Richard Sherman


Stephen Sherman


Zaccheus Mead


Joseph Snow


Ebenezer Meads


Joshua Snow


Ebenezer Meigs


Nathaniel Snow


Nathaniel Meigs


Josiah Sole


John Miller


George Taylor


John Muxcomb


William Tanner


John Muxham, 2nd


James Swift


George B. Nye


Job Sturtevant


Peter Oliver


John Spence


Aaron Parker


Andrew Sturtevant


Asa Pease


Wilbr (Wilber) Southworth


WAR OF 1812


Ten thousand militia were called out in Massachusetts for the service of the War of 1812. No militia company is accredited to Rochester on the regular rolls.


Jesse Haskell, Serg't Thomas Ellis, Corp.


Capt. Stall's Company of Artillery, under Gen. Goodwin, in service at New Bedford from June 16 to August 1, 1814.


Jona. Kinney


Seth Mitchell


Micah (also given Micajah) Sher- man


John Macomber Alden Manter


Abishai Sherman


Cornelius Sherman Elisha Sherman


Joshua Sherman


John Hammond, 4th Roger Hammond


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A Company in service in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Col. Lincoln's Reg't, June 30 to July 14, 1814.


Sergeant's Guard at Rochester under General Goodwin, June and July, 1814.


Jonathan Vaughn, En.


Thomas Ashley, Sergt.


Joseph Doty, Corp. Azel Bryant, Corp.


Tillotson Dunham, Sergt.


Privates


Philip Avery


Elijah Briggs


Benjamin Rider Samuel Cowing


Briggs Crapo


Joseph Lombard


Peleg Clark


Charles P. Hammond


Joseph Bennett


Moses Bates


Joseph Bishop


Solomon Hitchman


Barnabas N. Douglas


Micah Blackwell


John Sears Jesse Pratt


Eph'm Snow


Richard Corsing (?)


Peleg Hathaway


Jonathan King


Mich Stevens


John Cornwell


John Shearman


Ensign's Guard at Rochester, under General Goodwin, from Sep- tember to October, 1814.


Moses Mendall Ensign


Dennis Prince, Sergt.


Perez Bassett, Corp. Jared Blankinship, Corp.


Privates


Samuel Mendall


Eph'm Snow Benjamin Snow Gideon Dexter


Luke Dexter James Snow Caleb L. Cannon


James Blankinship, Jr. William Crapo Briggs Crapo Josiah Cobb


Jonathan Dexter


Geo. Boston (Barstow ?) Jr. Nathaniel Cushing Jabez Handy


Francis Hillis Lemuel W. Lain Paddock Bates


George Blankinship


James Freeman


Eph'm Tinkham Benjamin Cushing


Israel Hammond, Sergt.


William Stetson


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II


A RATE BILL OF THE INHABITANTS OF ROCHESTER, 1776


From the original in the possession of Lemuel LeBaron Dexter Mattapoisett.


The figures show the total tax levied, including Polls, Real, Per- sonal, and Faculty taxes. Polls were assessed 5s. 5d.


Oliver Allen, £1


Amesiah Bolles, 8s. 2d.


Ephm Annible, 5s. 10d.


Thos Carter, 5s. 5d.


Saml Annible, 5s. 5d.


Robert Clark, 14s.


Eleazer Allen, 5s. 5d.


Joseph Cannon, 7s. 8d. 2q.


Jeremiah Austin, £2 7s. 10d.


Thos Dexter, 5s. 5d.


Nathan Briggs, 9s. 0d. 2q.


Silas Cross, 5s. 5d.


Ebenr Barlow, 5s. 10d.


Lot Cowing, 8s. 9d.


Nathl Bessey, 6s. 8d. 2q.


Nathl Cushing, 17s. 1d.


Willm Barlow, 7s. 10d. 2q.


Stephen Cushing, 6s. 10d. 2q.


Thos Bolles, 16s. 9d. 2q.


Earl Clap, £1 0s. 5d.


Seth Blackwell, £1 3s. 4d.


Ebenr Cannon, 7s. 3d. 2q.


Saml Bolles, 17s. 2d. 2q.


Ezekiel Clark, 11s. 10d.


Joseph Barlow, 6s. 10d.


Cephas Cushman, 9s. 2d. 2q.


John Clark, 1s. 5d.


John Clark 4th, 5s. 5d.


Silas Briggs, 11s. 4d. 2q.


John Clark 3rd, 15s. 11d.


Saml Briggs 2nd, £1 2s. 2d. 2q.


Joshua Cowing, 15s.


Silas Briggs Junr, 7s. 9d.


Zebeth Cowing, 7s.


Obed Barlow, 15s. 9d.


Zadock Cowing, 6s. 7d.


Amittai Barlow, 15s. 9d.


Asael Cowing, 6s. 7d.


George Barlow, 6s. 3d. 2q.


Seth Cowing, 11s. 8d.


Benja Bolles, 11s. 6d.


John Curby, 14s. 8d. 2q.


Benja Bolles Jnr 5s. 5d.


Charles Church, 12s. 1d.


Seth Barlow, 7s. 5d.


Richard Church Jnr, £1 2s. Od. 2q.


David Bolles, 15s. 4d.


wd. Bathiah Church, 19s. 11d. 2q.


Gideon Bestow, 17s. 2d. 2q.


Seth Bestow, 8s. 10d.


Wyat Barlow, 8s. 11d.


James Clark, 5s. 5d.


Ebenr Bolles, 5s. 5d.


Hosea Bolles, 5s. 5d.


Lemuel Church, 5s. 5d. Gideon Cornall, 7s.


Seth Dexter, 19s. 8d. 2q.


Elijah Dexter, 7s. 9d.


Moses Barlow, 11s. 4d. 2q. Aaron Barlow, 17s. 8d.


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Assessors' Rate Bill


wd Mary Dexter, £1 2s. Jsiah Dexter, 6s. 1d. 2q. Jabez Dexter, 7s. Ephm Dexter, 11s. 11d. 2q. Caleb Dexter, 11s. 11d. 2q. Benja Dexter Junr, 15s. 3d. 2q. Jonathan Dexter, 9s. 2d. 2q. David Dexter, 9s. 2d. 2q. John Dexter, 17s. 9d. 2q. John Dexter Junr, 58. 5d. Silas Dexter, 5s. 5d. Edward Dexter, 8s. 9d. Benja Dexter, 17s. 1d. 2q.


Saml Eldredg, 5s. 5d. John Ellis, £1 0s. 3d. 2q. Joshua Ellis, 5s. 5d. John Ellis Junr, £1 1s. Joseph Edwards, 5s. 5d. Elnathan Eldredge, 19s. 1d. 2q. Joel Ellis, £1 3s. 4d. 2q. David Edwards, 8s. Chillingsworth Forster, 5s. 5d. Silvenas Gibbs, 128. 6d. 2q. Abel House, 5s. 5d. Henry Headley, 8s. 5d. 2q. James Headley, 8s. Od. 2q. John Haskell Junr, 15s. 4d. 2q. Elijah Hammd, 7s. 5d. 2q. Jabez Hammd, Junr 10d. 2q. wd Abigail Hammd, 19s. 13d. 0q. Barzillai Hammd, 6s. 3d. Honeywell Hammd, 6s. 7d. Josiah Hammd, £1 1s. 3d. 2q. Elnathan Hammd, 5s. 5d. James Hammd, £1 0s. 3d. 2q. Israel Hammd, 15s. John Hammd 2nd, 5s. 5d. John Hammd 3rd, 5s. 5d. Gideon Hammd, 7s. 9d. Nathan Hammd, 12s. 11d. 2q. Enoch Hammd Esqr, £1 48. 11d. 2q.


Elisha Hammd, 1£ 7s. 1d. 2q. Ebenr Hammd, 7s. 3d. 2q. wd Mehittable Haskell, £1 1s. 8d. 2q. Elias Haskell, 5s. 5d. Barnibas Haskell, 5s. 5d. wd Anna Haskell £1 128. 9d. 2q. David Hammd, 5s. 5d. Dominicus Hovey, 6s. 7d.


Saml Hovey, 5s. 5d. Thos Haskell, 6s. 6d. 2q. wd Abiah Haskell, 9s. 11d. Zebulon Haskell, 5s. 5d. Job. Haskell, 6s. 3d. 2q. Seth Hiller, £1 10s. 11d. Ebenr Holmes, 6s. 10d. 2q. Isaac Handy, 7s. 3d. 2q. Jonathan Handy, 5s. 10d. Silas Handy, 5s. 5d. Moses Hiller, 19s. 3d. Isaac Hiller, 14s. 8d. Solomon Howard, 5s. 5d.


wd Rebecca Hiller, 16s. 4d. Silvenas Hammd, 1s. 9d. Nathl Hammd, 15s. 2d. John Hammd, £2 6s. 6d. 2q. Timo Hammd, 18s. 6d. Zoath Hammd, 5s. 10d. Ebenr Haskell, 5s. 5d. Benja Hatch, 11s. 6d. 2q. Lurey (?) Hatch, 1s. 2d. Willm Irish, 16s. 5d. 2q. Noah Hammd, 5s. 5d. Saml Jenne, 7s. 9d. John Keen, 6s. 5d. Josiah Lumbard, 58. 5d. Stephen Landers, 5s. 10d. George Lincoln, 5s. 5d. Zacchs Mead, £1 4s. 1d.




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