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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 7., Some old Medford houses and estates. (search)
g house and barn with twenty acres of land lying next to Mr. Blanchard's farm was not included in this sale. Captain Peter Tufts was one of the most prominent townsmen of Medford in his day. He was representative to the General Court in the year 1689, and served the town as a selectman and in other capacities; he was also captain of the military company. His name first appears on the records of the plantation in the year 1676, he having been chosen one of the selectmen for that year. He cameCharles Brooks in his History of Medford, says, There could have been no motive for his building such a bridge, at such a time and at his own expense, unless his men and business were in the neighborhood. The Major Jonathan Wade houses. In 1689, when Major Jonathan Wade died, and his estate was divided among his heirs, there were but two dwelling houses spoken of in the division, viz.: the brick house on Brooks lane and the house by Marble brook. The brick house, as has been before s