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ants seems not to have been overstated. Of the general tax imposed by the Court, Oct. 1, 1633, Boston, Roxbury, Charlestown, Watertown, and New Town were assessed alike,—forty-eight pounds; Dorchester was the only town in the colony which was required to pay a larger sum,—eighty pounds. In March, 1636, the share of New Town, in a tax of three hundred pounds, was forty-two pounds, when no other town was assessed more than thirty-seven pounds ten shillings. After this meeting on the seventh of January, no other is recorded until Aug. 5, 1633; from which date there is a consecutive record of the monthly meetings. A selection from the orders adopted at these meetings may serve to illustrate the primitive condition of the town. Aug. 5, 1633. Sundry lots were granted for cow-yards. Sept. 2, 1633. It is ordered, that whosoever hath any tree lying across a highway, and doth not remove it within seven days, or whosoever shall hereafter fall any tree and let it lie cross a highway o
Watertown, 25 June 1656; she d. Ap. 1679, and he in. Mary, wid. of Thomas Saxton, 9 Nov. 1682. His children were, Hannah, b. 12 May. 1657; Edward, b. 28 Nov. 1658; Deborah, b. 22 Jan. 1660-1, d. 27 Dec. 1690; Samuel, b. 1 Jan. 1662-3; Lydia, b. 7 Jan. 1; 664-5, i. Rev. Thomas Barnard of Andover, 20 July 1704, and d. abt. 1743; John, b. 11 Nov. 1668; Elizabeth, b. 6 Oct. 1668, d. 15 Jan. 1690-91; Edmund, b. about 1670; Nathaniel, b. 9 Ap. 1675; Joseph, b. 23 May 1677. Samuel the f. was a farmFeb. 1758; Elizabeth, b.——, m. Richard Clark 2 July 1761. Thomas the f. resided in Menot. and d. 2 July 1759. 6. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Lydia Brown 16 Jan. 1698-9; she d. 13 May 1711, and he m. Elizabeth Phipps 25 Dec. 1715; she d. 7 Jan. 1728-9, and he m. Mary Whiting 21 Oct. 1731. His chil. were Benjamin, b. 21 May 1702; Lydia, b. 24 Aug. 1704, d. 10 Aug. 1718; Keziah, b. 28 Mar. 1707; John, b. 12 Nov. 1709, d. 22 Sept. 1728; Abigail, b. 14 July 1715, m. David Munroe 19 Feb.
od at the S. W. corner of his farm, very near the junction of Main and Harvard streets. Vestiges of the old garden, extending into Beck's Park, were visible within the memory of some now living. 2. Samuel, s. of Edward (1), m. Hannah Barnard, of Watertown, 25 June 1656; she d. Ap. 1679, and he in. Mary, wid. of Thomas Saxton, 9 Nov. 1682. His children were, Hannah, b. 12 May. 1657; Edward, b. 28 Nov. 1658; Deborah, b. 22 Jan. 1660-1, d. 27 Dec. 1690; Samuel, b. 1 Jan. 1662-3; Lydia, b. 7 Jan. 1; 664-5, i. Rev. Thomas Barnard of Andover, 20 July 1704, and d. abt. 1743; John, b. 11 Nov. 1668; Elizabeth, b. 6 Oct. 1668, d. 15 Jan. 1690-91; Edmund, b. about 1670; Nathaniel, b. 9 Ap. 1675; Joseph, b. 23 May 1677. Samuel the f. was a farmer, inherited the homestead, and d. 15 Jan. 1705-6, a. 75. In younger life, Mr. Goffe had been adopted by Rev. Elmund Brown of Sudbury, as a son and heir. 3. Edward, s. of Samuel (2), m. Mary, dau. of John Biscoe of Watertown, and had Mary, b. 11
a. 53, and he m. Cherry Stone (pub. 7 Mar. 1734-5). His chil. were Rebecca, b. 3 Nov. 1709, m.——Wyman; Joseph, b. 21 Nov. 1711; Thomas, b. 6 Aug. 1714, m. Margaret Stone (pub. 18 Jan. 1734-5), and d. 4 Nov. 1783; Susanna, b.——, m. Abraham Hill 16 Feb. 1758; Elizabeth, b.——, m. Richard Clark 2 July 1761. Thomas the f. resided in Menot. and d. 2 July 1759. 6. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Lydia Brown 16 Jan. 1698-9; she d. 13 May 1711, and he m. Elizabeth Phipps 25 Dec. 1715; she d. 7 Jan. 1728-9, and he m. Mary Whiting 21 Oct. 1731. His chil. were Benjamin, b. 21 May 1702; Lydia, b. 24 Aug. 1704, d. 10 Aug. 1718; Keziah, b. 28 Mar. 1707; John, b. 12 Nov. 1709, d. 22 Sept. 1728; Abigail, b. 14 July 1715, m. David Munroe 19 Feb. 1733-4; Timothy, b. 27 July 1719; Mary, b. 20 Oct. 1732; Oliver, b. 14 Ap. 1735. Benjamin the f. was a housewright, and resided in Lex. where he d. 15 Nov. 1738; his w. Mary and son Benjamin administered 18 Dec. 1738. 7. Joseph, s. of Thomas