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Historic leaves, volume 7, April, 1908 - January, 1909, chapter 10 (search)
Land on Barberry Lane.
Additional Historical information concerning the Central Hill Park property, going back into early Colonial times. By L. Roger Wentworth, Esq.
I will supplement Mr. Sargent's very interesting article by a history of the Barberry Lane property from Patrick T. Jackson's ownership back to the time when it was part of the stinted common.
Of the history of the stinted common, I think Mr. Elliot has fully written.
There was a partition of a portion of the common made in 1681, and the proprietors thereof drew lots for their shares.
Captain Timothy Wheeler drew lot No. 40.
He was entitled to eight cow commons, and, therefore, twelve acres were set off to him. This was a parcel of forty rods frontage on Barberry Lane, and forty-eight rods frontage on School Street. Its opposite sides were equal.
By deed dated July 9, 1683, Captain Wheeler for £ 55 lawful money of the colony of Massachusetts paid by William Stetson, John Cutler, and Aaron Ludkin, Deacons an