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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
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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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