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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 1: civil History. (search)
that day were very elastic, perhaps the whole of Lexington was included. But even this did not satisfy the craving for land. Accordingly a conditional grant of Shawshine was made, June 2, 1641, and renewed June 14, 1642: All the land lying upon Saweshin Ryver, and between that and Concord Ryver, and between that and Merrimack Ryvridge soon lost a part of its enormous length. In 1655, an amicable arrangement was made between the town and those of its inhabitants who had erected houses at Shawshine, for a separation; this arrangement was confirmed by the General Court, and Shawshine was incorporated as a town, under the name of Billerica. Mass. Col. Rec., Shawshine was incorporated as a town, under the name of Billerica. Mass. Col. Rec., III. 387. Soon afterwards the inhabitants on the south side of the river, in what is now Newton, where a church was organized July 20, 1664, petitioned for incorporation as a separate town. Cambridge objected; and a long and earnest controversy ensued. The Newton people triumphed at last, as will be fully related in another place
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 6: civil History. (search)
ons for removing. Sir Henry Vane. grant of Shawshine to Cambridge. removal of John Haynes. deat. The church and elders did remain; lands at Shawshine were soon afterwards assigned to individualsnt proprietors and cultivators; and in 1655, Shawshine was incorporated as a separate town, called in the town, if they did desire it, farms at Shawshine:— Imprimis, Capt. Googine a farm, if h1652. It was agreed by the Church that Shawshine should be divided as followeth:— To Mr. Mt lot to begin upon a line continued over Shawshine River, the same that is between Woburn and us, lot to butt south upon that line, and on Shawshine River, and Mr. Wintrop's farm; and so each lot rs, and a third division on the east side Shawshine River, and so every man's lot to follow one ano as 1655, there were so many householders in Shawshine, gathered from Cambridge and elsewhere, thatetter sent to the town from our neighbors of Shawshine, alias Bilracie, wherein they desire that wh[4 more...]<
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 10: civil History. (search)
licants, the selectmen of Cambridge, in obedience to a warrant sent to us, and the concerns of our town, do humbly present unto your Honors' consideration, in answer to a petition of the remote farms of our town. Some of your Honors may yet remember the unsettled condition of this church when it was about to remove to Mattabesick, See chap. VI. for the prevention of which the honored General Court, held at Boston, in March 1643-4, was pleased to grant to this Church a tract of land at Shawshine, and another parcel adjoining to Concord line, for the enlargement of our boundaries, and to enable this church and towne (with the rest of our accommodations) to maintain the ministry in this place, provided the then Church and Elders did continue in this place; which condition was accordingly performed, though this Church and town (as may be demonstrated) was abler to maintain the ministry and defray public charges then than it now is, by reason most of our principal men are now removed
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
robably was the next Captain of the trainband, of which he retained the command about forty years. He was commander-in-chief of the militia in Middlesex County during that terrible contest which is generally denominated Philip's War, or the Narragansett War, even before he attained the rank of Sergeant-major. He came from Virginia to Boston, May 20, 1644, being then styled Captain; he resided in Roxbury about years, but removed to Cambridge before April 9, 1648, when, among the lands at Shawshine, the town granted to Captain Googine a farm, if he buy a house in the town. He wrote the instructions to Captain Joseph Sill, He was a Cambridge man, and was styled Lieutenant before September 24, 1675, when he was appointed Captain of one hundred men, under Major John Pynchon. Nov. 2, 1675, to take charge of the soldiers raised from Charlestown, Watertown, and Cambridge, which are about sixty men, and to go forth against the enemy, closing thus: so desiring the ever-living Lord God to
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
ved with Hooker's company, and was of Hartford, 1639, in the division of lands. He died in 1664, and left children, Josiah, Joseph, and Daniel. Hinman. Austin, Jonas, about 1638, sold two acres of planting ground in the west end. B. Bacon, Michael, of Woburn, in 1648, bought of Roger Shaw a farm in the northwesterly part of Camb. (now Bedford), including all the meadow adjoining to the great swamp near the east corner of Concord bounds, that falls in Cambridge bounds. The Shawshine River runs from this great swamp, on which Mr. Bacon is said to have erected, before Philip's War in 1675, a mill, which was very recently, if it is not now, standing. He had a son Michael, and is supposed to have been the ancestor of the large family of his name, in Bedford. 2. Daniel, brother of Michael (2), was early in Bridgewater, and owned land there, which he sold to his nephew, Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica. He was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is mentio
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
B. Bacon, Michael, of Woburn, in 1648, bought of Roger Shaw a farm in the northwesterly part of Camb. (now Bedford), including all the meadow adjoining to the great swamp near the east corner of Concord bounds, that falls in Cambridge bounds. The Shawshine River runs from this great swamp, on which Mr. Bacon is said to have erected, before Philip's War in 1675, a mill, which was very recently, if it is not now, standing. He had a son Michael, and is supposed to have been the ancestor of the large family of his name, in Bedford. 2. Daniel, brother of Michael (2), was early in Bridgewater, and owned land there, which he sold to his nephew, Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica. He was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is mentioned again in 1668, but the family early left the town. Mitchell. In 1668, he purchased a house and 6 acres near Angier's corner, about which time he probably came to Cambridge. His w. was Mary, dau. of Thomas Read of Colchester, Essex