- NARRAGANSET NO. 2, NOW WESTMINSTER, MASS
At a meeting of the several committees of the seven companies, held,
October 17, 1733, at the house of Mr. Luke Verdey, in Boston, before the
drawing of lots, for choice of townships, it was voted that whatever
company should happen to draw the Township No. 2, at Wachuset, should lay
out and assign to his Excellency, Jonathan Belcher, Esqr., five hundred
acres of land in said town for his honored father's right.
No. 2 was evidently considered the most desirable of the townships, as
it was nearest to Boston and had already been somewhat improved, being one
of the two assigned in 1728. Hence the concession above. The township was
drawn by Mr. James Lowden and Company, representing the grantees from the
towns of Cambridge, Charlestown, Watertown, Weston, Sudbury, Newton,
Medford, Malden and Reading.
- The committee for this company was John Cutting, of Watertown, James
Lowden, of Charlestown, and Joseph Bowman, of Watertown. In the
original records of this company the names are arranged in the lists
under different towns. I have varied the original arrangement a
little, in order to save repetitions, and so as to put the
"Soldier Grantee's" name first. For instance, instead of
"Downing Champney for his father Samll," I have placed the
grantee first, the claimant second, and the relationship last. The
following is the list:
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A LIST OF THE GRANTEES OF THE NARRAGANSET TOWNSHIP
NO. 2.
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CAMBRIDGE |
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Soldier |
Grantees/Claimants |
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William Russell |
alive |
|
Gershom Cutter |
alive |
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Joseph Beames |
Joseph Beames, son |
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Capt. (Jona) Remington |
Jonathan, son |
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Saml. Champney |
Downing Champney, son |
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Thomas Bathrick |
Jonathan, son |
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John Barrel |
Peter Hay, Bro.-in-law |
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William Gleason |
William, son |
|
John Smith |
Heirs |
|
Saml. Smith |
Saml. Smith, nephew |
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Joseph Smith |
Heirs |
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Nathaniel Smith |
Heirs |
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Thomas Brown |
Heirs |
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Simon Gates |
Jonathan, son |
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John Willington |
Thomas, nephew |
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Thomas Brattle |
Wm. Brattle, gr. son |
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James Cheaver |
Daniel Cheaver, nephew |
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CHARLESTOWN |
|
James Lowden |
alive |
|
Samuel Read |
alive |
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Henry Sumers |
alive |
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John Fosket |
Robert, son |
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Isaac Lewis |
Thomas Skinner, nephew |
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Samuel Fosket |
Samuel, son |
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Saml. Newell |
Saml. Long, nephew |
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Joseph Dowse |
Margery, daughter |
|
Benjamin Lathrop |
Nathl. Goodwin, nephew |
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James Smith's |
Jonathan Call, Heir |
|
Joseph Pratt |
Heirs |
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Samuel Lemmon |
Heirs |
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William Burt |
Heirs |
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Jacob Cole |
Heirs |
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John Mousley (Mousall) |
Heirs |
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Humphrey Miller |
Heirs |
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John Hawkins |
Heirs |
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John Trumbul |
Heirs |
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Alexander Philips |
Heirs |
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George Mudge |
Heirs |
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John Shepherd |
Heirs |
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Thomas Welch |
Heirs |
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George Grind |
Heirs |
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Joseph Lind |
Heirs |
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Timothy Cuttler |
Heirs |
|
(Jonathan) Kittle |
James, son |
|
Thomas Genner (Jenner) |
Heirs |
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Matthew Griffin |
John, Heir |
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John Breed |
Ebenezer, son |
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Hopestill Davis |
Zechariah, nephew |
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Jonathan Sprague |
John, son |
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Edward Johnson |
Elezer, son |
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John Senter |
John, son |
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WATERTOWN |
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Thomas Sawen |
John, son |
|
Ephraim Cutler |
alive |
|
James Cutting |
Jonas, son |
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John Barnard, |
alive |
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Joshua Biglow |
alive |
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William Shattuck |
alive |
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Joseph Grout |
Joseph, son |
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Jonathan Smith |
Zechariah, son |
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John Hager |
Samuel, nephew |
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George Herrington |
Heirs |
|
John Herrington |
alive |
|
Dr. (Palgrave) |
Willington, Heirs |
|
Zachariah Cutting |
alive |
|
John Bright |
John, nephew |
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William Parmeter |
George, son |
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Jacob Bullard |
Joseph Ball, nephew |
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Timothy Rice |
Tho. Herrington, son-in-law |
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John Sherman |
John, nephew |
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James Barnard |
Joseph Bowman, niece's husband |
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Joseph Smith |
Joseph, son |
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Elnathan Beirs |
Richard, son |
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Michael Flag |
Heirs |
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John Barnard |
Joseph Bowman, son-in-law |
|
John Cutting |
John, son |
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Joseph Preist |
Joseph, son |
|
Benjamin |
Willington, Heirs |
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WESTON |
- |
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Caleb Grant, Ebenezer |
Boynton, son-in-law |
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Thomas Cory |
Thomas, son |
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Daniel Warren |
alive |
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James Pike |
Onesiphorus, son |
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Jeremiah Norcross, |
Nathaniel Norcross |
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SUDBURY |
- |
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Matthew Gibbs |
alive |
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Thomas Taylor |
Richard, son |
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Sebred Taylor |
Thomas, son |
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John Marston |
alive |
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John Parkhurst |
John, son |
|
Dennis Hedley |
alive |
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John Adams |
alive |
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Joseph Parmeter |
Benjamin, brother |
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Thomas Rutter |
Joseph, son |
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Joseph Graves |
Ebenezer, son |
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Joseph More |
John, son |
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NEWTON |
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Seborn Jackson |
Edward, son |
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Nathaniel Haly |
alive |
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Richard Beach |
Isaac, brother |
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Stephen, |
Cook, alive |
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John Park |
John, son |
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Jacob Willard |
Jonathan, son |
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Capt. Thomas Prentice |
Heirs |
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MEDFORD |
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Capt. (Joseph) Scill |
John Hall, son-in-law |
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John Whitmore |
John, son |
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Thomas Willis |
William, son |
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MALDEN |
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John Mudge |
alive |
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Phineas Upham |
Sam'l Kneeland, asine |
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Abraham Skinner |
Abraham, son |
|
James Cheak |
Heirs |
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John Winslow |
John, son |
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John Bacheler |
Wm. Willis,"for the heirs" |
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READING |
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Jonathan Parker |
Nathl., nephew |
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Edmon Brown |
Richard, nephew |
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Thomas Nichols |
alive |
|
Major (Jeremiah) Swain |
Heirs |
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Isaac Welman |
Heirs |
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Benjamin Davis |
Heirs |
|
Samuel Lamson |
Samuel, son |
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Thomas Hodgman |
Heirs |
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Phinehas Upham |
Richard, son |
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William Jones |
Samuel Chandler |
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