The story of Walpole, 1724-1924; a narrative history prepared under authority of the town and direction of the Historical Committee of Bi-Centennial, Part 22

Author: De Lue, Willard
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Norwood, Mass. Ambrose Press
Number of Pages: 842


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Moderator, first, 92


Monroe, James, President, in Walpole, 229


Montague, Admiral, 210


Montcalm, General, 122


Morey, George, Rev., 164, 170- 172; retirement, 173, 174, 293, 294 George, Jr., 174, 175


George, Hon., 272


George P., 272


Palmer, 192, 272, 294


Morey Dam, 272, 275, 276, 277


Morey Privilege, 259


Morrill Ink Company, 200


Morse, Daniel, 65, 79, 81, 82, 205 David, 290


Elisha, 108


Elizabeth Clark Barbour, 82


Elizabeth Hammat, 81


Esther, 82


Ezra, 48; signature, 48, 56, 58, 59, 64, 79, 80, 92, 93, 161, 287


Ezra, Jr., 64, 79, 80


H. A., 271


Hannah Fisher, 81


Hannah Phillips, 80


Jabez, 166


Jedidiah, 65, 79-81, 111, 116, 244 Jeremiah, 80, 81


Jethnol, 156


John, 65, 80, 81, 235


John, Mrs., 294


John R., 294


Joseph, 80


Josiah, 65, 80, 81, 115


Margaret Brintnall, 81 Mary, 80


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Morse (Continued)


Mary Bullard, 82 Mary Robbins, 81 Mehetable Cheney, 81 Mehitable, 86 Mehitable Robbins, 81 Obediah, 180, 232 Rachel, 78 Samuel, 80, 82 Susannah Holbrook, 82 Timothy, 64, 79-81, 108


Morse (Frank) Privilege, 242


Morse Tavern, 181 note, 232, 233 Morse's Mill, 244


"Morses Mill at Stop River," 244


Mother Brook, Dedham, 27, 265 Motor Busses, 238, 239 Mowry, Bainbridge, 193 Multibestos Co., The, 241, 253, 257 Mundun, John, 297


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Nantasket, 157 Nantucket, 210 Narragansett land grants, 42, 43 Nason, Samuel, 165, 253, 254 Natick, 13, 30, 46


Neale, Thomas, postal director, 200


Needham, Ezekiel, 184 John, 223, 223 note, 226


Needham, Mass., 265 Neponset Indians, 3 Neponset Mfg. Co., 266


Neponset Paper Mill Co., 266 Neponset Products, 265 Neponset River, 3, 11, 13, 18, 19, 23, 24, 49, 50, 200, 206, 240 et seq., 242, 243, 247, 248, 250, 253, 257, 265, 271, 272. 274 et seq. New Berne, N. C., 193, 196 New Hampshire troops, 146 New Haven, Conn., 208, 214 New London, Conn., 146, 200, 204, 228, 238 New York, 67, 138, 151, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 213, 214, 215, 228, 237, 238


Newell's Tavern, Attleboro, 216, 219 Newport, 37, 203, 214, 219; British at, 148, 156, also 156 note News-Letter, The Boston (news- paper), 63 Newton, 88, 89


Newtowne, see Cambridge Norfolk, Mass., 1, 7, 216; part of Walpole annexed, 244 Norfolk County, 4; set off from Suffolk, 162


Norfolk County Agricultural School, 296 Norfolk & Bristol St. Ry. Co., 249


Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike Corp'n (see also Turnpikes), 222


North Attleboro, 40, 201, 204


North Carolina, 192, 195


North Kingston, Mass., 120


North Walpole, 93, 223, 290


Norton, Mass., 121


Norwich, Conn., 238


Norwood, 18, 48, 200, 238, 268, 287; tavern at, 216


Nova Scotia, 131; Acadian de- portation and return, 110, 119


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Ogden, James, 250 Old Brick Meetinghouse, Bos- ton, 103 Old Rucaduc Privilege, 249, 250, 251 Old Sawmill, see Sawmill Oliver, Lydia, 73 Samuel, 73 Orthodox Church, see Churches Ossawatomie, Kansas, 190 Oxford, Mass., 81


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Packet boats (see also steam- boats), 214, 215


Page, Asa, 151 Paige, Nathaniel, 16 Palmer, Joseph (Braintree), 132 Paper Mills, see Industries


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Parker, Deborah, 82 Elizabeth Eaton, 82 Joseph, 65, 82 Samuel, 25, 29, 46 Thomas, 82 Parker House, Boston, 186 Parks, H. G., 266


Parsonage established, 101 Partridge, Eleazer, 65, 82, 83, 99 Hannah Fisher, 83


John, 82, 83


Militiah, 83 Sarah Colburn, 83 Sarah Price, 83 William, 65, 83


Patridgetown, 83 Pawtucket, R. I., 222


Payson, Daniel, 255 George, 128, 135, 140, 156


Phillips, Rev., 98, 99, 100, 101, 140, 168; death, 169; grave, 100; sermons printed, 100; marries Ann Swift, 102, 105; sermon on Span- ish War, 106, 107; gives land for school, 288, 289 Phillips, Jr., 140, 141 Seth, 140


Peace Ball, 158


Peacock, Mary, 86


Pember, Stephen, 256, 265


Pequot War, 3ยบ


Percy, Lord, 141


Perry, Josiah, 123


Petty-Pettee, Abial, 141, 143 Benjamin, 171, 301


Ruth, 77 Samuel, 64, 83, 84 Thomas, 137 William, 83, 84


Philadelphia, 132, 200


Philip, King of Wompanoags, Walpole lands purchased from, 1, 10, 11; fails to understand nature of grants, 31; antagonized by Puri- tans, 33 et seq .; war with whites, 37 et seq., 45 Philip's War, see King Philip's War Phillips, Hannah, 80


Phillipsdale, R. I., 268 Physicians, 113, 115, 116, 192, 210, 284 et seq., 298, 299; first in Walpole, 213, 284 Pierce, Henry L., 186 Piper, E. G., 193 Elbridge, B., 196


Pirates, 204 Pittsburg, Pa., 195 Plimpton, Calvin G., 264 Elizabeth, 165 note, 172 note, 264 note, 265 note Ezekiel, 143 George A., 16 note, 121 note, 145 note, 147 note, 153 note, 164 note, 165 note, 171-174 notes, 176 note, 232 note, 259, 263, 264 note, 302 note H. E., 262 H. M., 264 Henry, 178, 179, 263, 264 James, 136


Plimpton, H. E., Mfg. Co., 262


Plimpton's Hoe Works, 263


Plimpton's Pond, 14


Plimptonville, 42, 263, 276


Plymouth, 33


Political Rallies, 282


Polley, E., 193 Nathaniel, 219, 220, 221 Nathaniel, Jr., 230 Captain, 233 note


Polley's Inn, Dedham, 230


Polley's Inn, Walpole, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 note, 225, 226 Pometacom, see Philip Pomham, 43, 44


Pond, General, 162


Pond, Nathan, 137, 156


Ponkapoag, 3, 14, 16, 30, 46


Poor of the town, 213, 296 et seq .; Robbins fund for care of, 209, 300; cost of, 301 Pooorhouse, 300, 301, 302 Population, 98


Port Royal, S. C., 196


Portsmouth, N. H., 200 Post Office, first, 233


Postal Service and mail routes, 216, 217, 221, 224; first in America, 199, 200; western


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Postal Service (Continued) post, 201; to New York, 213, 214 Postmaster-General, 199 note


Pound, 289


Pound Keeper, 92 Powder, 130, 148


Powder House, built, 130; sold, 158; new (1811), 163


Powder House Hill, 130


Preble, Nathaniel, 123


Preston, Edward (Milton), 132 Price, Sarah, 83


Prospect Hill, 147 Providence, 35, 39, 79, 126, 144, 156, 200, 201, 204, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216, 221, 224, 228, 230, 231, 233, 234, 239 Provincetown, Mass., 204 Provincial Congress, see Mass. Provincial Congress Puritans, land deals with In- dians, 3-9; chosen instru- ments of God. 32; wars with Indians, 32


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Quakers, 198 Queen Anne's War, 46 Quincy, Major, 57


R


Railroads, 158, 233-239


Randolph, Mass., 261, 286 Rawson, Edward, 35 Read, Joseph, Colonel, 142, 143 Reading, Mass., 42, 48, 71, 74, 77, 82,84 Red Cross, 304a Regulating Acts, 130 Rehoboth, 76, 85


Representative to General Court, 133, 189, 210; first from Walpole, 127; instructions to, on relations with Eng- land, 128, 129; on American Confederation, 159; first under Constitution, 161 Revolution, see American Revo- lution Reynolds, Dr., 294


Rhoads, Eliphalet, 266; Dr., 284


Rhode Island, 2, 39, 199, 204, 206, 208; troops, 144; Revolutionary alarms, 149, 150, 151; British leave, 156; old trail to, 198 Richards' Tavern, Roxbury, 210 Richardson, James & Co., 248 Richardson, Nicholas H. F., 191 Ridgway, Soffa, 184 Roads and Streets: 17-19, 26-


28, 59, 156, 198 seq., 229, 238, 239


Country Road, 18, 39, 198- 200 Roebuck Road, 18 Old Post Road, 18, 199- 206, 219 Pleasant St., 18, 39, 198


Post Road (via Walpole Centre, not the Old Post Road), 206, 219, 223


Post Road to Providence, 214, 216 Southern Post Road, 214 Lower Road, 213 Great Road, 206, 289 State Road to Providence, 224 (See also Main St., West St., Path to Wollomono- poag, and Sawmill Road.)


Back St., see Lincoln Road. Common St., 242, 303 Coney St., 202 East St., 178, 179, 181, 260, 272 Elm St., 243, 260, 288, 290 "forge to Robert Allen's," 242 Front St., 181, 182 Gill St., 262 Glenwood Ave., 261


High St., 245 High Plain St., 176, 305


Kendall St. (see also Old Kendall St.), 25, 116 Lincoln Road (formerly Back St.), 148, 243


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Roads and Streets (Continued)


Main St., 19, 25, 50, 101, 116, 178, 180, 205, 210, 224, 234, 257, 276


Maple St., 180


Massachusetts Ave., 25


Medfield Road, 52, 55, 56, 59


Neponset St., 249


New Station St., 288


Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike (see also Washington St.), 222-225; cost of, 226; traffic on, 227-234; decline of, 233, 234, 239, 247


North St., 18, 83, 262


Norton Ave., 210


Old Kendall St., 158


Path to Wollomonopoag, 18, 26, 44; laid out, 27


Peach St., 176, 272


Plimpton St., 49


Sawmill Road, 18, 22, 26, 27, 39, 44, 49, 50


Short St., 258


South St., 219, 242, 252, 255, 256


Stone St., 25


"to Billings," see Common St.


"to Brush Meadow," see South St.


"to Foxborough," see South St.


Turnpikes, sce Norfolk & Bristol, Walpole & Wren- tham


Union St., 181 Walpole St., 18


Walpole and Wrentham Turn- pike, 234


Washington St. (see also Nor- folk & Bristol Turnpike), 4, 223, 258 West St., 19, 182, 206, 245, 288 Robbins-Robins, Abigail, 71, 101 Aquilla, 111, 116, 128, 135, 183 Dana W., 243 note, 288 note, 295 Daniel, 108, 109


Ebenezer, 64, 84, 85, 99, 254


Erastus, 272


Experience Holmes, 85


Ezekiel, 65, 84, 85, 170, 185, 206-210, 212, 254, 297; death, 209; gives first school, 288, 289; charity fund, 300 Hannah Clapp, 85


Jacob, 139 note


Jessa, 139 note


Lewis W., 272, 275


Mary, 81


Mary Clap, 85, 130, 158, 209, 212


Mary Fales, 85


Mehitable, 81


Phillip, 130, 134, 138-140


Priscilla Going, 84


Priscilla James, 84


William, 42, 48, 50, 55, 64, 65,


. 71, 84, 85, 95, 101, 108, 295 Robbins' Farm, 243; old house on, 207


Robbins' Tavern, see Brass Ball


Robertshaw, sec Robichaux


Robertson, Robert, 270


Robichaux, family, 114, 115, 116, 119 Peter, 111, 113, 114, 116


Joseph, 111, 113, 114 Miss, 294


Robinson, Abigail, 76 Chester J., 304c


William S., 186


Rochambeau, General, 156


Rochambeau Papers, 157 note


Roe Buck Tavern, 202, 203, 206 Rooney, John B., 271


Rowe, John, 210


Rowe's Wharf, 210


Roxbury, 13, 75, 132, 139, 198, 210, 215, 219


Roxbury Camp, 142, 147, 151 Royal Exchange Coffee House, Boston, 217


Rucadue, see Old Rucaduc


Ruggles, Harvey, 290 Thomas, 210 Rum, at Medfield meetinghouse raising, 211


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Sabbath, old customs of, 278 et seq., 293 Sabin, Simon, 221


Sagamore, John, 41 St. John River, 119 Salem, 133, 134, 156 note, 207 Sanders, Azubal Clarke, 86 Christopher, 85 Daniel, 64, 85 Michael, 86 Sarah Metcalf, 86


Savage, Thomas, 38


Sawmill, old, at Walpole, 11, 14,


21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 54, 55, 69, 199, 240, 241, 252, 253, 254; built, 24; becomes property of Thomas Clap, 25; called "uper saw mill," 48; site


of, 252


Sawmill Dividend, 49, 50 Sawmill, Morses', or Lower Mill, 48


Sawmill Settlement (see also Walpole, Town of), 17 et seq .; 30, 33 et seq., 38, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50-52, 199 Sawmills, see Industries Sawpits, 20 Saybrook, Conn., 200 School Committee, 295; 290 first,


School Meadow Brook, 24


Schoolbooks, 291, 292, 295


Schoolhouses, old, 180; first, 208, 288, 289, 290; vote to build, 287 Schools, 51, 59, 60, 106, 192, 286 et seq., statistics, 296 Scituate, 67, 69


Selectmen, 116, 127, 150, 160, 290; first elected, 92, 93


Sewall, Samuel, Judge, 41, 43, 45, 50, 201, 205


Sharon, 155, 198, 201, 234, 235, 243, 304c note. Sharon Historical Society, 158 note Shawamet, 44


Shears, Anne Grosse, 86 Elizabeth Heath, 86 Mary Peacock, 86 Mehitable Morse, 86 Samuel, 65, 86 Sherborn, 78, 82, 113 Sherman, Mary, 65 Shirley, William, Governor, 108, 109,208


Shirley's War, 107 et seq.


Shoe Peg Machine, 245


Shute, Samuel, 61


Simpkins, Nicholas, 70


Singing Schools, 281, 282 Sixth Regiment, M. V. M., Co. F, 191


Slavery in America, 183 et seq. Slaves, Indian, 44; Negro in Walpole, 184 et seq.


Smallpox Hospital, 284, 285


Smith, Abigail, 87 Alfred, 273 Asa, 156


C. B., Rev., 181


Daniel, 247, 250, 297


Eleazer, 245, 246


Eliphalet, 180, 250


Ellbridge, 247, 250


Hannah Boyden, 86, 87


Henry, 116, 136, 137, 155, 156


Horace, 250


James, 65, 86, 87, 242


Jeremiah, 135, 139, 140, 146, 147 John, 120, 122


Joseph, 99


Royal, 25, 271


Samuel, 156


Seth, 156 Timothy, 253


William, 121


Zachary or Zechariah, mur- dered at Walpole by In- dians, 30, 31, 33 et seq., 39, 41 Zilpha, 148 Smith, Billings & Smith's Tav- ern, 216


Smith Privilege, see Ellbridge Smith Privilege. Somerville, Mass., 147 South Carolina, 183, 191


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South Dedham, 238 South Walpole, 49, 180, 217, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 231, 234, 241, 248, 251, 252, 290 Southbridge, Mass., 238 Spain, 121; War with England (1739), 106, 107, 161 Spear, Charles N., 195, 196 Spice Brook (see Spring Brook) Sprague, Dr., 285 John, Dr., 285 Spring Brook, 25, 50, 241-243, 270, 271 Springfield, Mass., 199 Spurr, Colonel, 57


Stage Coaches, 223, 224, 238, 239; first in N. E., 203, 204; Boston and Providence, 213-215, 217; New York and Boston, 214-216; on Turnpike, 227-230; speed of, 231; decline of, 233, 234; Walpole-Sharon line, 234; South Walpole-Dedham, 234


Standard Woven Fabric Co., 257 Stanley, John, 263 Thomas, 263 State House, Old, at Boston, 63 Steamboats (see also packet boats), 228, 238 Stetson, A. E., 192 Edward P., 262 Everett, 246, 254, 262, 265


Joshua, 261, 264, 274 Joshua, Jr., 193, 246, 262 Stetson Pond, 19, 255, 274, 275


Stetson Privilege, 240, 242, 261, 262, 275, 276 Stockwell, Quinton, 25, 28, 29, 47; signature, 48


Stone, Ebenezer, 290 Sarah E. Hawes, 192 Silas E., Dr., 192 Stop River, 1, 18, 19, 27, 30, 243, 244; first mentioned, 20; made east bound of Wren- tham, 26


Storer, John Parker Boyd, Rev., 168, 174, 175; ordained pastor, 176, 177, 293


Margaret Boyd, 174 Woodbury, 174 Stoughton, Israel, 13


Stoughton Centinel (cited), 203 Stoughtonham, see Sharon Stow, Mass., 135 Street Railways, 238 Streets, see Roads and Streets Strickland, Thwaits, 22 Strong, Caleb, Governor, 163, 164 Suffolk County, 131; attempts to partition, 161 et seq. Suffolk Resolves, 131, 132 Sumner, Charles, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188; Walpole resolu- tions, 183 Sunderland, Mass., 98 Swansea, 39 Swift, Ann, 102 John, Rev., 102 Swine, 91


T


Tailer, William, 58 Taverns, 141, 145, 146, 181 note, 201 et seq., 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229, 230, 231, 233, 234, 282; list of, 215, 219


Tax, State, 98, 135; Town, to pay Revolutionary, troops, 154 et seq .; Church, 177, 178


Tax list (1726), 64 Taylor, Zachary, General. cele- bration of election, 282


Thompson, Edwin, 185 note Thurogood, Ann, 79 Ticonderoga, 122, 123, 151


Tileston, Thomas, 35, 36


Tileston & Hollingsworth Co., 269 Timber, see also Lumber, 20- 23, 240 Tisdale, J. P., 192, 193 Tithing-man, first, 93 Tiverton, R. I., 151


Toll gate, 247 Town Clerk, 149; first, 92 Town Hall, 196, 207, 230, 303


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Town Meeting, first, 62, 63, 92; prohibited, 130, 131; held in Brass Ball, 212 Town Record Book, 287


Towns, reason set off, 91


Trails, Indian (see also Roads), 17, 18, 22, 39 Trenton, Battle of, 153 Tripoli, 162 Truro, Mass., 120 Turner, Abner, 135, 155; Daniel, 243


Deborah, 87


Ebenezer, 65, 87, 88


Esther Clark, 88


John, 87


Sarah Adams, 88 Twenty-Fifth Regt., M. V. M., 196 note Twenty-Third Regt., M. V. M., 192, 195, 196


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Union, Me., 139 note


Union Carpet Lining Co., 256


Union Dam, 256


Union Factory, see Walpole Union Manufactory


Union Factory Pond, 242


Union Factory Privilege, 241, 252, 255, 256, 257 Unitarianism, rise of, 172; in Walpole, 174 et seq. Uxbridge, 98


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Vaille, Sarah Wilkinson Lewis, 153 Valley Forge, 154 Vehicles, 52


Vermont, 194


Vincent, John H., Rev., 180


Viomenil, Baron, 157


Virginia, 157, 208


Vose, Charles, 267, 269 Daniel, 131


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Wales, 65 Walpole, Robert, 61, 62, 106, 107 Walpole, Town of (see also Saw- Warren, Joseph, Dr., 181 mill Settlement); settlement -- Warren Light Guards, 191


started, 7, 10, 11, 24, 25; asks tax relief from Ded- ham, 51-53; petitions to be made a town, 53 et seq .; set off and named, 60-63 Walpole Artillery, 163, 165, 166, 167


Walpole Card Clothing Co., 262


Walpole Centre, 205, 206, 208,


213, 216, 219, 229, 230, 234, 235, 236, 240, 241, 258, 270, 288


Walpole Dye & Chemical Works, 273


Walpole Emery Mill, 250


Walpole Historical Society, 164 note, 274 note, 275 note, 277 note


Walpole Light Infantry, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167


Walpole Plain (see also West Walpole), 211, 212, 223, 287, 289 Walpole Social Library, 302


Walpole Tire & Rubber Co., 256, 257


Walpole War Fund Assn., Inc., 304a


Walpole Wet Wash Laundry, Inc., 271


Wampum Station, Wrentham, 204 Wamsutta, or Alexander, 9


Wandel, Otto, 251


Wandel Screen Mfg. Co., 250


War of 1812, 163 seq., 247


Ward, Abigail Hall, 88 Hannah Jackson, 88


John, 88 Jonathan, 88


Nehemiah, 65, 88 William, 88


Ware, Beriah, 65, 89


Benjamin, Dr., 298


Henry, Rev., 175


Nathaniel, 89


Nathan, 165 Robert, 89


Ware's Causeway, 89


Warnings out, 296, 297 et seq.


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Wars, American, Walpole men in, see also King Philip's War Civil, 191 et seq. French and Indian, 120 et seq.


Revolutionary, 139 et seq. Spanish War, 106, 107


Shirley's War, 107 et seq. 1812, 163 et seq. World War, 304a Warwick, R. I., 44, 151 Washington, George, 146, 147, 149, 151, 152, 153; in Wal- pole, 148, 208 Washington, D. C., 164, 192, 196 Watter supply, 304


Watertown, 13, 38, 65, 67, 75, 80


Watertown Farms, see Weston


Wednesday Club, 181


West Dedham, 53, 54


West Groton, Mass., 269


West Walpole (see also Walpole Plain), 221, 290


Weston, 65


Westwood (see also West Ded- ham), 7, 18, 54 Weymouth, 68, 69, 83, 84 Whig Party, 185 White, Henry, 201 John, 75 Joseph, 75


Mary, 75 Philip, 121 White's Tavern, 201


Whiting, Harry A., 232 note, 233 note Whiting's Tavern, Roxbury, 215, 219 Wilber, Chas. R., Liet., 304c Wild, Daniel, 301 Jonathan, Dr., 178, 184, 270, 286 Warren, 179 Wildcat, 19 Wilder, Dr., 291 Caleb, 291 Wilkeson, Rachael, 297 Wilkinson, David, 153 Willett, Andrew, 149, 150 Roland, 263, 264 -, 289


Willis, Hampton, 237 William, survey plans, 234 note


Wilmarth, N. B., 192, 193 Naaman, 248, 249 Wilson, Edwin, 193 John, Rev., 51


Winchester, Va., 195


Windsor, Conn., 85


Winslow, Conn., 85


Wollomonopoag (see also Wren- tham and Norfolk) 17, 26, 36; settlement planned, 8; land bought of Indians, 9


Wood, Holland, 153, 231


Woodcock, Ann, 75


Mary, 75 Samuel, .75 Woodcock's Tavern, 40, 201


Woods, John G., 196


Woodward, Abigail, 88


Eben, 76 John, 88 Peter, 22


Woodward's at Dedham, 131


Woonsocket. R. I., 205


Worcester, Mass., 213, 238


Worcester Historical Society,


246 World War. 259, 304a


Worsley, Ellen, 90 Mercy, 298, 299


Robert, 65, 89, 298, 300


Robert, Mrs., 298, 300 Sarah Guild, 89


Wrentham (see also Wollomono- poag), 1, 7, 13, 19, 26, 27, 44, 50, 55, 59, 67, 76, 77,


79, 81, 89, 126, 145, 146,


155, 199, 201, 204-8, 210, 211, 219, 229-231. 233-235,


238, 244, 273, 298; land


bought from Indians, 10, 11; Acadians in, 116-117; taverns in, 206, 216, 217, 219, 221, 222


Wright, Silence Bird, 69 William, 69


Y Yarmouth, Mass., 70 Yorktown, 157 Young's Hotel, Boston, 186


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