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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., March 19, 1627-8. (search)
Nathanall Sanger, Moyses Whettny. John Windam, Math. Barsham, Joseph Smith, John Barnard. Many of whom owned land in Waltham limits. January 22, 1677, the Government made allowance to the people distressed by the Indian war in Massachusetts; nineteen families, seventy-six persons, in Watertown being allotted £ 11 8s. The tax levied upon the town for the support of the war was £ 45. In the first newspaper printed in America, dated at Boston, Thursday, September 25th, 1690, the following account of perhaps the first suicide in the town is to be found:—A very Tragical Accident happened at Watertown the beginning of this month, an Old man, that was of somewhat a Silent and Morose Temper, but one that had long enjoyed the reputation of a Sober and a Pious Man, having newly buried his Wife, the Devil took advantage of the melancholy which he thereupon fell into; his wives discretion and industry had long been the support of his Family, and he seemed hurried with an
Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., January 15, 1738. (search)
rated at £ 140 for the support of the ministry. Before the close of 1686 a fulling-mill had been erected adjoining the corn-mill, by the proprietors of the latter. The next mill built was within the limits of Waltham, and was a fulling-mill, erected in 1662 or 3 on Beaver Brook, in the eastern corner of the town, supposed to be on the spot where Kendall's Grist-Mills stood; sold in 1663 to Thomas Livermore, and eight years later Captain Benjamin Garfield purchased part of it. Previous to 1690 a corn-mill had also been erected there. In 1700 these mills or a part of them belonged to Samuel Stearns. The third mill is referred to in a vote passed at a town-meeting, held January 5, 1679-80, by which it was granted that the new corn-mill now fet up and to be finished at Stony Brook, be freed from rates for 20 years from that date. In 1684 they were owned by John Bright and others. These mills, says Bond, were probably owned some time by Lieutenant John Brewer, and afterwards, for a