"Massachusetts Historical Collections," Vol. 3, 1794; and Vol. 3, Second Series. Boston, 1815.

"Indian Nullification." The Marshpee Tribe. William Apes. pp. 168. Boston, 1835.

"American Quarterly Register," Vol. 15. Boston, 1842. (To be continued.)

DORCHESTER (MASS.) TOWN RECORDS.

[Transcribed by WILLIAM BLAKE TRASK, with Notes.]

Continued from page 277.

DECEMBER 29, 1634. It is ordered, that the rate that is to be payed to captain Mason for his mayntayneance shall be forthwith gathered by Nicholas Upsall.

It is ordered that a gate shall be set up in the common path in the great lotts, by Richard Collecotts house, to be made and maynteyned at the chardge of such as have grounds their.

It is ordered, that the ends of the great lotts that are not impalled shall be inclosed by the first of Aprill next, from m'. Warhams lott to henry Smithes lott, and in defect, to pay for every goad, 5s.

It is also ordered, that if any hoggs commit any trespasse in any of the corne feilds within the Plantation, that the owner of the Pall where they breake in shall pay the on halfe of the trespasse, and the swine shall pay the other halfe of the trespasse, Provided that all piggs vnder the age of 3 quarters shall not be lyable to pay any trespasse.

And therefore every man is ordered to make his Pale sufficient by the first of Aprill, as shall be approved of by such as are appoynted to vew it, upon payne of 5s for every goad that is found defective, and so at all tymes to mayneteyne it sufficient.

ffebr 10, 1634. It is graunted that Thomas Marshall shall have 8 goad in bredth, next vnto Thomas Gu[nn*] in the late buriall place,† for building.

It is graunted, that the plat of ground betwixt m'. Parkers and the bridge, conteyning 7 acres and half shall be devided, 2 acres to captayne Mason, 2 acres to Jn° Holland, and 3 acres and halfe to Roger Mathewes, George Procter.

It is ordered, that fower bulls shall constantly goe with the drift of Milch Cowes, and for the yeare ensuing m'. Israel Stoughton is to keep on bull, William Rockewell on, and Thomas fford 2 bulls, and for their pay they are to have 12d for every milch Cow.

Also for the necke of land with the heyfers, m'. Holman is to keepe one bull, and Symon Hoyte one, Thomas fford one, and to have the like pay as the Cowes.

It is also ordered, that there shall be a sufficient cart way made

Thomas Gunn removed to Windsor (see Stiles's History), afterwards to Westfield, Mass., where he died Feb. 26, 1680. See Register, vi. 267, 270; Savage's Dictionary. Near the first meeting-house. See Note, ante.

betwixt the rocke and m'. Richards house or elce to goe thorow his lott according to a former order.

Giles Gibbes* was defective in comming to the meeteing ffebr: ffirst. ffor the p'vension of publique complaynts for defect of payments in the Plantation, it is ordered, that such as are defectiue at the appoynted tyme of payment in any Rates, taxations or payments, the names shall be brought in to the p'sons appoynted by the Plantation for publique busenesses, before they make any publique complaynts of it, and by them some course to be taken for the speedy satisfying of such defects.

It is graunted, vnto Hugh Rosciter and Richard Rocket to have each of them 8 acres of land on the west side of the brooke adjoyning to m'. Roscite ground, as farr forth as the Plantation hath any right to dispose of it.

It is graunted, to m'. Israel Stoughton to have sixe rod square at m'. Rossiters fish house, for the building of a house to put Corne baggs in for the mill, for which he hath p'mised to leave so much on the knapp before his shopp formerly graunted him.

It is graunted, to m'. Egelstone to have 3 acres of ground in the Necke behind his lott.

The persons appoynted to veiwe the pales are, for the great lotts, m'. Woolcott and m'. Terry; for the West feild, Thom: Moore and Walther ffiler; for the South feild, Thomas fford and Cristopher Gibson; for the East feild, Will. Phelps and m'. Thomas Stoughton;† for the North feild, Will. Horsford, Rodger Clapp.

Aprill 17th, 1635. It is ordered that Nicholas Vpsall and Mathew Graunt shall p'ceed in the measureing of the great lotts as they have begun, for which they are to be payed 2a an acre by the owners of the land, and this measure to stand for continuance.

*Mr. Gibbes, it will be remembered, was one of the ten selectmen, chosen on the 28th of October previous, who were "to order all the affayres of the Plantation," " and to meete monethly."

+Thomas Stoughton was a brother of Capt. Israel Stoughton, of Dorchester, Mass., and of Rev. John Stoughton, D.D., of London, Eng. A letter from Israel, to his brother John, will be found in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1860-2, pp. 134–43. See also Hist, and Gen. Reg., vol. xiv. p. 101; vol. xxi. p. 249.

Among the posthumous publications of Dr. Stoughton, we have in our possession the following, printed in 1640, viz. :

"A Forme of Wholesome Words; or an introduction to the Body of Divinity; in three Sermons on 2 Timothy i. 13." 8vo. pp. 95.

"The Righteous mans Plea to true Happiness. In 10 Sermons on Psal. 4, 6.” Svo. pp. 135, 149.

"A Learned Treatise in three parts. 1. The Definition. 2. The Distribution of Divinity. 3. The Happinesse of Man: as it was Scholastically handled by John Stoughton, D.D., in Immanuell Colledge Chappell in Cambridge, while he was fellow there: and now published according to the Copy left under his own hand." London: 1640. 8vo. pp. 100.

Matthew Grant-whose name first occurs on the Dorchester Town Records, April 3, 1633-was the ancestor of Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant. See an article on the "Grant Family," pages 173-176, in this volume of the Register, communicated by John Ward Dean, of Boston, in which it is shown, conclusively, that the General is of the eighth generation in descent from Matthew, of Dorchester, and that the assertion of the Rev. P. C. Headley, in his Life of General Grant, that the ancestor of the General came to America and settled in Pennsylvania, is erroneous. It was Noah Grant, the grandfather of the General, born in Connecticut June 20, 1748-one hundred and forty-eight years, or about a century and a half after the advent of Matthew to these shores-the sixth generation in descent from the Dorchester emigrant, who went from Coventry, Conn. to Pennsylvania, after the war of the Revolution, and settled there! Matthew Grant, of Dorchester-the first comer-afterwards the noted Town Clerk and compiler of the Old Church Record of Windsor, Conn., had sons that were natives of Dorchester, of whom Samuel, born Nov. 12, 1631, was the gr. gr. gr. gr. grandfather of the General. So that the town of Dorchester may lay a valid genealogical claim to Gen. Grant as a lineal descendant of one of her early sons.

It is ordered, that m'. Newbery and m'. Wollcott shall have power to lay out a yard for Tho: Geofery where they shall thinke fit, neere Goodman Randel, if so be he vse the same for a yard.

It is ordered, that there shall be a way palled out from the buring place to m'. Brankers,* by the 16 day of May next, to be palled by the severall men that owne the lotts, and whosoever shall be defective to pay for every rod not palled, 5"; by order to stand the 25 March.

It is ordered, that John Phillips and Thomas Hatch shall have each of them 2 acres of land that lyes betwixt the ends of the great lotts, and 3 acres that is graunted to Alexander Miller, if so much be there, p'vided they leave a sufficient high way at there great lotts e[ach]. It is graunted to John Grenway and John Benham to have devided betwixt them 4 acres of land, on the pine necke, formerly graunted to John Goite on condition that he come not over to possesse it the next Somer, which ground is graunted them to make good the ground which they left out in their home lotts.

It is graunted, to Giles Gibbes, to have 2 acres of medow ground betwixt m'. Thomas Stoughtons lott and the sandy poynt at the necke. It is also ordered, that the lott of medow that was Symon Hoytes, next to boston side, Joyning to John Witchfeild, shall be devided betwixt m'. Rodger Williams and Gyles Gibbes.

It is graunted, to m'. William Horseford, to have 4 acres of medowe ground, next to Goodman Denslowes§ Medow ground.

It is also graunted, to m'. Williams, to take 2 acres of medow ground after William Horseford.

It is graunted, to m'. Tilly to take up 4 acres of medow at the necke, if so much be there after m'. Williams and William Horseford.

It is graunted, to Jonathan Gillet, to fence in halfe an acre of ground about his house, leaving a sufficient highway.

It is graunted, to John Haydon, to have an acre and halfe of swamp betwixt the Wolfe Trapp and the dead swamp.

It is agreed, with Thomas Thorneton and Thomas Sanford to vnder take the keepeing of the Cowes for the space of 7 Moneths, to begin the 15th of Aprill, for which they are to have 5 3d the Cowes, if there be six score; if not so many, the owners of the Cowes are to make

* John Branker, who was subsequently the first schoolmaster in Windsor, Conn. "He occasionally delivered the weekly lecture' before the church," there; "died May 29, 1662, and his widow Abigail married the Rev. Mr., Warham." Stiles's History of Ancient Windsor, page 446.

† It would seem that John Goite was absent at this time. The record of his grant of four acres on pine neck, was probably on the missing leaves before referred to. Without doubt this was the "necke of Land," of "Edward Raymond, John Grenway and John Goyte" (not Goyre, see page 173 of the Register), mentioned in the first paragraph of the records, as we now have them.

In the Lond. Notes and Queries for Dec., 1858, p. 468, we find this definition of the word Goyt. "This word means a drain or water-course. It also signified, of old, a channel, or narrow passage of the sea. It is found in almost all the Teutonic languages, but is most probably of Celtic origin. Welsh, gwyth (w=o or oo), a drain or channel; Gaelic, quitear, a sink or drain; Eng. gutter. The root is guy or wy, water, stream. The Welsh word gwyth is also the Celtic name of the Isle of Wight, the derivation of which has so much perplexed our antiquaries. It means the Isle of the Channel, referring to the Solent. JOHN DAVIES."

See record-June 2, 1634. Stiles says (Hist. Windsor, page 139), that Simon Hoyt perhaps came to Windsor in 1639-removed to Fairfield." He was in Dorchester as late as Feb. 10, 1634-5. See ante.

Nicholas Denslow.

up their pay 31 10; if there be more, they are to take their advantidge, and this to be payed the one halfe in May, and the other halfe at the 7 Moneths end.

In consideration whereof the foresayd p'tyes do p'mise to fetch all the Cowes from Jonathan Gillets house to m'. Woolcotts, and from John Greenwayes to Walther filers, and to drive them forth in the morneing an hower after sun rising, and at comming in to drive them thorow and turn over the bridge those that are beyond that way: also one of them doth p'mise to Keepe them every lord's day and the Plantation to find an other according as shall be agreed in an equall p'portion:

It is graunted, to George Minot to have six acres of Marsh over agaynst fox poynt,* also to Jonathan Gillet, 4 acres next to him at the same place, and to the widow Purchase 4 acres more in the same marish:

It is graunted, that Thomas fford shall enjoy a p'cell of ground to the valew of 2 acres, which he hath impalled in m'. Ludlowes Necke,† which was graunted to Peter Peecke, [?] Provided, that he leave a sufficient high way, if it be thought fit by the Plantation.

July 5th, 1635. It is graunted that Thomas Duee shall have 2 acres of moweing ground, neere the fresh Marsh, which he hath formerly mowen, in satisfaction for on acre of ground which he left in common at his house.

If there be no exception agaynst, by the next meeteing.

It is graunted to William Phellps to fence in 2 acres and halfe of dry ground adjoyneing to his medowe ground in the little necke, in satisfaction for what he wants in his home lott.

Whereas there is a former order for all swine that shall trespasse in any of the Corne feilds, the pale where the swine come in to pay one halfe and the swine the other: It is now further ordered, that such swine as trespasse shall be impounded and there to be kept till the owner shall pay the trespasse, as shall be Judged by Two of the members and if the owner in 3 dayes after notice take not of the swine and satisfie the trespasse, then it may be lawful for the Baylife to sell the swine as he can, and pay the trespasse and returne the over pluss to the owner:

also ownour of the pales where swine come in, it shall be lawfull for the Baylife to attach his goods and satisfy halfe the trespasse according to the former order.

And further it is ordered, that the same Course shall be taken for the levying of any trespasse that shall be committed by goates or other cattle.

It is ordered, that if any breake Oop the pound or take out cattell violently shall forfeit 5 pound sterling, to be imployed for generall works in the Plantation; and if it cannot be proved who brake the pound, then the p'ty that is the owner of the Cattell shall fill the pound agayne, or elce he shall be taken to be the trespasse:—

Fox point, a small promontory running out northeasterly from Savin Hill. On the North, is Old Harbour," "so called from being the place where the first settlers of the town came on shore." Rev. T. M. Harris, D.D. in Mass. Hist. Coll. vol. ix. p. 163.

"In November, 1632, he " [Roger Ludlow] "obtained from the Colonial Government a grant of one hundred acres of land, lying between Musquantum Chappell and the mouthe of Naponsett,' a part of the Squantum farms known as Ludlow's Point." History of Derchester, page 63.

The 12th August, 1635. These are to testify, to all whome it may concerne, that I, Thomas Holcombe,* have sould and give full possession Vnto Richard Joanes, both of Dorchester, 4 acres of ground, with my houses and all things thereto p'tayning, and 8 acres of ground of my great lott on Roxbury bounds, and 6 acres of medow ground on the side Naponset river, and 3 acres on the other side the river:

I, Thomas Duee,† of Dorch: do like wise fully confirme vnto Richard Joanes of Dorch: and give him full possession of 4 acres of ground, with my house and all thereto belonging; also, 8 acres of ground of my great lott, also 10 acres of medowe on the side Naponset, and 4 acres of medowe on the other side, and 2 acres of medowe in the fresh marsh. TO The marke of Thomas Duee.

The ijth day of November, 1635. It is ordered, that Mr. Nathaniell Duncan, M. Demicke, Thomas fford, and Mathew Graunt, or any two of them shall have power to lay out an hundred and fifty acres of medow to Mr. Israel Stoughton, in a medow lying six miles above his mill at Naponset river, and was graunted him by order of Court;§ And likewise next there vnto out of an hundred acres of medow vnto m'. Thomas Newbery, as that was likewise graunted him by order of Court, togeather with an hundred acres of Vpland ground.

And likewise it is ordered and agreed upon, whereas m'. Newbery hath relinquished a former graunt from the Plantation of 40 acres of Marish and 20 acres of Vpland in squantum Necke, he is now to take all the ground from his house to m'. Willsons¶ farme, in consideration thereof.

It is ordered, that John Levite shall have 8 acres of Upland ground and 4 acres of Marsh ground, to lye on the West side of m❜. Ludlowes Necke, next Naponset river.

It is granted to John Hulls, to have 2 acres of medowe that lyes in a small gurt on the side the fresh marish.

It is graunted to Joshua Charter, to have 3 acres of medow ground in the fresh Marish, next Mr. Rodger Williams.

It is graunted to m'. William Hill, to have 9 acres of Upland ground in the little necke at Squantum, in Lue of 12 acres he was to have there in lott.

It is graunted to William Hannum, to have one acre of Medow ground in the fresh marish.

He removed to Windsor, where he died in 1657. His widow married James Eno or Enno, in 1658. See a brief genealogy of the family in the History of Windsor, page 665. + Mr. Dewey, also, removed to Windsor; married Frances Clark, March 22, 1638; he died April 27, 1648, and his widow married George Phelps, Nov. 2, 1648. He had children, Thomas, Josiah, Anna, Israel, Jedidiah. For the dates of their baptisms see Stiles's Windsor, page 578.

Thomas Dimmock, Dimick, or otherwise written, selectman this year, removed to Hingham 1638, to Scituate 1639, and to Barnstable in 1640, where he was Ruling Elder and Representative.

September 25th, 1634.

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The General Court on the 1st of April, 1634, granted to the Rev. John Wilson, pastor of the First Church in Boston, two hundred acres of land at the North river, nexte Meadford on the north." On the tenth of December of the same year, the authorities of the town of Boston ordered, that in lieu of this land granted him by the Court, he should have the same quantity "at Mount Wooleston at his election," Mr. Wilson to passe ouer to the towne of Boston" the two hundred acre farm at Medford. The land at Mt. Wollaston was to be as near his other land there "as may be for his most conveniency."

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