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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., About the old mill (search)
nd her daughter Abigail, his wife, and it remained in their possession until the death of Mr. Whittemore in the year 1818, when the Medford land was set off to Moses Robbins, one of the heirs, then a minor. Moses Robbins sold in the year 1822 to Cyrus Cutter, and the land was described as follows: One acre of marshland, bounded soMoses Robbins sold in the year 1822 to Cyrus Cutter, and the land was described as follows: One acre of marshland, bounded southwest on Mystic river, southeast on James Cutter, northeast on Deacon John Larkin, together with all the mill privileges if there be any belonging to the said parcel of land on the north side of the river. It is on the westerly end of this land that the remains of the old mill were found. Mr. Robbins called his meadow Bunker's Mr. Robbins called his meadow Bunker's meadow. Why it was so designated is a mystery, as no person by the name of Bunker ever owned the land. The meadow land known as Bunker's Meadow was on the south side of the river, bounded east on Alewife brook and north on Mystic river. The name of Deacon John Larkin (formerly of Charlestown) puts one in mind of the horse r