Soldiers in King Philip's War, Ch. 28, Part VII

NARRAGANSET TOWNSHIP NO. 6, NOW TEMPLETON, MASS.

This township was confirmed by the General Court February 12th, 1733, to one hundred and twenty grantees, or their representatives, then residing in the towns of Concord, Groton, Marlboro', Chelmsford, Billerica, Lancaster, Lexington, Stow, Framingham, Littleton, Sherborn, Stoneham, Southboro', Woburn. The committee chosen to manage the affairs of this township were Mr. Samuel Chandler of Concord, Mr. Jacob Wright of Woburn, and Capt. Benjamin Prescott of Groton. This committee seems to have managed so well as not to have troubled the General Court further, except in 1736, when it was found that their grant fell about one thousand acres short of the amount granted, partly by rectifying the line of Narraganset No. 2. In answer to this the Court granted a tract of four hundred acres on the northerly side, from the Province lands.

The list of names for this township is the least satisfactory of all. After a search extending, at various times, over many years, I have not been able to find any list of grantees, and after long study and research present this list of original claimants with such additional facts and hints as I can glean from various sources. From the old Proprietors' Record-Book, in Templeton, I copied the earliest list of those who drew lots on June 24th, 1735. No residence is mentioned in connection with the names, and only in a few instances is any reference made to the grantees. From the partial list in the State Archives I gather the grantees living in Concord and Billerica. Those items which follow the star, (*) are references to this volume. It is to be plainly understood that these are only hints, and by no means identifications of grantees. Many of the company of Captain Davenport were from the towns represented in this grant. These references may help the student in overcoming some of the defects of this list.

LIST OF PROPRIETORS OF NARRAGANSET TOWNSHIP NO. 6. June 24 1735. Those that drawed their lots in the Narraganset Township No. 6.
No. of Lot.	Claimant	Grantees & References
49	Samuel Chandler	For his father Joseph Buss [sic].
52	Samuel Chandler	Assine to John Taley
19	Benjamin Temple	In the right of his father Abraham
88	Zechariah Symmes	-
9 & 96	Simon Davis	-
39	Jonathan Buttrick	For heirs of Samuel Buttrick
8	Ephraim Brown	For his father Thomas Brown
104	Elnathan Jones	Assine to Jonathan Looker
14	Samuel Miles	-
26	John Wood	-
17	Jonathan Whitcom	-
80	Joseph Buckley	For his father Peter Buckley
18	George Farrar (Farrow),	Heir to Samuel How
38	Deacon Saml. Stone	Capt. Prentice's Co
118	Daniel Adams	For his father-in-law, Daniel Dean
82	David Whitney	-
111.	Daniel Billing	For his father Nathaniel
94 E	Joseph Wheat	For Moses Wheat
11	Abraham Taylor	-
7	Samuel Hartwell	For his father Samuel
120	David Wheeler	Assine to Samuel Greeland
79	Thomas Ball	-
84	Moses Whitney	Capt. Davenport's Co
69	Ebenezer Wheeler	For his father John
62	Henry Baldwin	Capt. Davenport's Co. (John)
94 W	Eleazer Flagg	For his father Eleazer
77	Nathaniel Kendall	Capt. Oliver's Co. (John)
35	Zechariah Flagg	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Michael)
96 W	Samuel Wilson	Capt. Johnson's Co. (Nathl.)
30	John Wyman	Capt. Prentice's Co. (son of John, killed at Narraganset)
95 W	Eben Parker	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Thomas and John)
103	John Cuttler	Capt. Davenport's Co.
112	Saml.Hincher(Henshaw),	Lieut. Oakes Co. (Thomas).
85	Jacob Wright	For Eams, Capt. Prentice's Co. (John Eams)
23	Nathan Brooks	For Snow,Capt. Davenport, (Zach. Snow)
28	Joshua Richardson	Capt. Prentice's Co. (Nathl)
100	David Roberts	Capt. Davenport's Co. (William)
113	Edward Win	Capt. Brattle's Co. (Increase Winne).
89	Jonathan Wyman	Capt. Prentice's Co. (Lieut. John) son
42	Eleazer Bateman	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Peter)
116	James Simonds	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Caleb).
121	Benjamin Wyman	Capt. Prentice's Co. (Francis) son?
123	Elisha Tattingham	Major Appleton's Co. (Elias)
68	Jonas Houghton	-
74	Benjamin Shedd	For his father John, alive
15	Simon Stone	-
29	William Shattuck	Capt. Prentice's Co
3	Jonathan Farnsworth	Maj. Willard's Co. (Matthias of Groton).
25	John Wheeler	For his brother Joseph
32	Joseph Wood	-
63	Thomas Tarble	-
86	Samuel Hunt	alive
54	Jonathan Lawrence	Capt. Davenport's Co
34	Zechariah Lawrence	-
95 E	John Muzzey	-
33, 37	Col. Benjamin Prescott	Capt. Mosely's Co. (John Prescott)
67, 101		-
70	Daniel Woodward	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Daniel)
114	Gershom Flagg	Probably of Woburn
53	Joseph Fasset	Probably son of Patrick of Billerica
10	William Wheeler	-
73	Dr. John Longley	-
98	Benjamin Whitney	-
75	Thomas Amsden	For Isaac.
87	Thomas Amsden	For Jacob.
122	Daniel White	Capt. Davenport's Co. (John)
109. 108	Thomas Hapgood	For Waight
11, 41	Daniel Gates	For Wheeler.
110	Henry Bartlett	Capt. Johnson's Co. (Henry)
6	Nathaniel Trask	Capt. Gardiner's Co. (John)
50	John Eams	Capt. Prentice's Co. (John)
66	Henry Eams	-
44	James Pattison	For his father James.
48	Moses Burdue	-
13, 4	Thomas Baldwin	Capt. Davenport's Co. (John)
106	John Needham	For his father John
47	Jonathan Simonds	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Caleb)
119	John Provinder	Drawn by Benja. Muzzey, Capt. Mosely's Co
24	Samuel Sheldon	For his father John.
91	Josiah Hobbs	Capt. Syll's Co.
99	Capt. James Jones	Major Appleton's Co. (Morgan Jones)
60	Capt. Jonathan Bowers	-
43	John Adams	Capt. Prentice's Co. (John)
12	Capt. Benjamin Thomson	For his father Joseph
58	Benjamin Gery	Capt. Prentice's Co. (Thomas)
115	Ebenezer Fisk,	For James Houghton
55	John Whitcomb, Esq	-
51	Thankful Reed	By Nehemiah Abbot
90	Caleb Sawyer	Probably for brother Ephraim
1	Hezekiah Hapgood	-
78	Robert Cummings	-
40	Samuel Warren	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Daniel)
2	Benjamin Atherton	-
20	John Priest	Capt. Davenport's Co. (John).
97	Edward Phelps	Capt. Gardiner's Co. (Samuel).
45	Jacob Houghton	-
61	Benjamin Smith	Capt. Davenport's Co. (James, Joseph, Jona.)
96	Joseph Wheelock	-
65.	John Tyler	For Jacob Wright, Capt. Prentice's Co. (Joseph).
56	Timothy Spalding	-
21	Ephraim Temple	-
16	Timothy Townsend	For Paddleford. Capt. Syll's Co. (Zechariah).
57	John Swan	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Samuel).
27	Joseph Hosly	-
31	Edward Wilson	Capt. Bocklebank's Co. (John).
5, 93	John Overing, Esq.	For John Bush & John Wood.
22	Robert Robbins	Major Appleton's Co. (John).
105	Isaac Larned	Capt. Davenport's Co. (Isaac).
59	John Cummings	-
102	John Barrett	Capt. Prentice's Co
46	First Ministry	-
92	Ministry	36 School Lot