Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., Some notes from my Scrapbook., Notes by the way., page 18

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[p. 18] and Wheeler purchased their estate (1660) they also acquired a right in the landing at the ‘Rocks,’ next to Thomas Marrable's (Marble's) house. The Rocks are now know as Rock hill, and Thomas Marrable's house must have stood on the east side of Marble brook, and may have been (and probably was) the identical house set off to Katherine Wyer from her father's estate.

April 26, 1641. Mr. Cradock grants to Josiah Dawstin of Mistick at Medford in New England all that my messuage or tenement late in the tenure of the said Dawstin, commonly called Dixes house, together with six acres of planting ground adjoining. Also seven acres of meadow commonly called by the name of Rock Meadow.

. . . The name of Rock meadow is naturally associated with Rock hill. All the early houses of which we have any record were on, or near, a traveled way. There is no other location shown that so nearly points to the neighborhood of Rock hill. It is possible that ‘Dixes’ (or Dix's) house stood on the location above described.

John H. Hooper.

Medford, MA. 1912.

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