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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 7., Some old Medford houses and estates. (search)
d claypits. This sixteen-acre lot was situated on Mistick river, and was bounded easterly on the land of Mr. John Hall, Whitmore's brook, so called, being the dividing line, and it extended southwesterly along the river about eighty rods. At that fifty years subsequent to the year 1700 the growth of Medford was east of the above-named brook. The houses of John Whitmore, senior, and of John Whitmore, junior, adjoined, and stood on the north side of High street, near where Usher's block nowJohn Whitmore, junior, adjoined, and stood on the north side of High street, near where Usher's block now stands. The house of Francis Whitmore stood where the brick house on Canal street now stands. It was taken down by the town of Medford, and the present brick house built while the premises were improved by the town as a Poor Farm. The house ane and High street was probably built by Mr. Bradshaw prior to the year 1700. It is a very old house. In 1685, Mr. John Whitmore sold to Mr. Bradshaw three-fourths of an acre of land, the land being that upon which his dwelling house stands. T
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 7., Meeting-house brook and the second Meeting-house. (search)
led by the town purchasing of Mr. John Albree land adjoining Marble brook (Marrbelle brook in Town Records) for £ 55 for one acre, and deciding to build a new meeting-house thereon. A building committee of eleven men, whose names were important ones in the town's history, were chosen to attend to the matter. Thomas Tufts, Esq., Capt. Ebenezer Brooks, Peter Seccombe, John Richardson, Capt. Samuel Brooks, John Willis, William Willis, Lieut. Stephen Hall, John Francis, Benjamin Parker and John Whitmore. These reported that it would be proper to build a meetinghouse 52 feet large, 38feet wide, 33feel posts. They were empowered to build the house. Thenceforth the town was concerned with the detail of the building and the raising of necessary money, as notice the following votes:— March 7, 1726.—Voted to have a steeple. April 25, 1726.—Voted to raise £ 250 for carrying on work of meeting-house. May 8, 1727.—Voted to raise money on places left for pews in new meeting-house.