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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1., chapter 21 (search)
minians, which seemed to indicate a rejection of the stricter doctrines of predestination. The change was gradual, and at first almost imperceptible. Some of the older ministers were observed to dwell less in their sermons upon the five points of Calvinism and more upon religion as a life rather than a mode of belief, and a greater liberality of thought was allowed. The stricter orthodox became uneasy, and in many of the older churches the division began. Dr. David Osgood was settled in 1774 over what was then the only church in Medford, and continued to be the pastor till his decease, in December, 1822. Undoubtedly, at the time of his settlement, his creed was what was then deemed strictly orthodox, and in a written statement containing his doctrinal views, on accepting the call, he acknowledged his belief in the doctrines specified in the assembly's catechism, which doctrines, said he, I am bound to profess, and as a preacher to teach and inculcate. The opposition to his set
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., chapter 9 (search)
e did within two years after leaving college. He preached on probation both in the little town of Boxford, and in Charlestown before coming to Medford, and was very near being settled in each place, finally missing both of them, as he often amused himself with telling, on account of directly opposite allegations,—being suspected at Boxford of a perilous leaning to Arminianism, and at Charlestown of an undue bias in favor of high Calvinism. It was at the close of the year 1773, or early in 1774, that he was first invited to supply the Medford pulpit, during the long infirmity of the pastor, Rev. Ebenezer Turell. In those days it was customary for the candidates to be invited about in the parish from house to house, instead of being sent to a boardingplace. My father used to ride down from Andover on horseback on Saturday, and return the following Monday. After being entertained in various families he at last received an invitation from one Mr. Richard Hall to lodge at his house o
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., A business man of long ago. (search)
ng service in that station. In those days town officers received no salary. He was made permanent moderator of town meeting in 1767, succeeding Col. Isaac Royall. The Tory affiliations of the latter were too well known to allow him to preside over assemblies which passed resolutions against the government. Mr. Hall, who was a monopolist in civil as well as business affairs, was chosen representative to the General Court in 1770, succeeding Hon. Stephen Hall, and served until 1772. In 1774 he was made a member of the Provincial Congress and served until 1778. When the tea ships came to Boston with their unwelcome freight, all the towns of the province were notified and took action. The town meeting held in Medford, Dec. 7, 1773, appointed Benjamin Hall chairman of a committee to draw up resolutions. They reported December 16, the day of the Boston Tea Party. All the resolutions passed by the town of Medford previous to the Revolution were more conservative than those of
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., The taverns of Medford. (search)
ouse was kept by Mr. Benjamin Floyd and others. From the year 1759 to 1772 Mr. Hugh Floyd kept the tavern the greater part of the time. In the latter year he sold to Mr. Ebenezer Hills, who kept the house in the year 1773. Mr. Hills, in the year 1774, sold to Mr. Jonathan Porter. Mr. Porter was landlord from the year 1774 to 1786, both inclusive. He took down the old house soon after, and built the house now standing on the premises. The old swinging sign that hung in front of this tavern 1774 to 1786, both inclusive. He took down the old house soon after, and built the house now standing on the premises. The old swinging sign that hung in front of this tavern is dated 1769. It is in a good state of preservation, except that one of the spindles is broken. The emblem and lettering is quite distinct, as indeed they might be, as the sign hung exposed to the weather only seventeen years. Whether this sign was the original sign of the Royal Oak Tavern, or only newly painted in the year 1769, cannot be determined. No doubt the emblem on the first sign was an oak tree, hence the name Royal Oak. The name of the last landlord of the tavern, Jonathan Porter
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., The taverns of Medford. (search)
oned. The following is a list of persons licensed as innholders in Medford, from the year 1690 to the year 1831, both inclusive:— Adams, Benjamin, 1756. Bascom, Henry L., 1822, 1823. Billings, Moses, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 775, 1776, 1777. Blanchard, Hezekiah, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800. Blanchard, Hezekiah, Jr., 1800, 1802, 1803. Blanchard, Hezekiah, See Hael, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763. Moore, Augustus, 1768. Peirce, Lydia, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1726. Peirce, Nathaniel, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 713, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718. Perham, Daniel, 1812, 1813. Porter, Jonathan, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786. Putnam, Ebenezer, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1821. Rogers, Philip P., 1827. Rookes, Richard, 1703. Scolly, Benjamin, 1738. Seccomb, Peter, 1713, 1717
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., The loyalists of Medford. (search)
26, 1759, to Rebecea Gallup, whom Isaac Royal refers to in his will as a kinswoman of his wife, leaving her £ 3 to buy a mourning ring or to expend in some other way if more agreeable to her. As the eldest son a double portion was assigned to him out of his father's estate after the widow's dower was set off (1758). He added to this by the purchase from time to time of small estates, the records of his real estate transactions in the Registry of Deeds at East Cambridge extending from 1759 to 1774, and his occupation is given therein as merchant. He had several sisters who married and settled in Medford: Sarah, the wife of Jonathan Tufts; Mary, of Samuel Kidder; Frances, of Joseph Calef; Ruth, of Benjamin Floyd; Susannah, of Ebenezer Brooks; and one brother, William, who died unmarried. At the settlement of the dower estate, Joseph and two sisters, Ruth Floyd and Susannah Brooks, were the only surviving children, and that part of the estate, after setting aside two shares for the he
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., The Bradburys of Medford and their ancestry. (search)
on and two hundred pounds of lawful money, my two farms lying in Malden, containing about one hundred and eighty acres called Blanchard's Point, which I purchased of Hugh Floyd, Samuel Blanchard, and Samuel Blanchard, Jr., as the deed reads. In 1774, Jonathan sold to his brother, Wymond, his one-third part of the farm. It had been known as Wilson's Point, then Blanchard's Point, and then for more than forty years was called the Bradbury Farm. Jabez Bradbury was uncle to Jonathan and Wymond, and Samuel Greenleaf's wife, who was Anna Bradbury, sister to Jonathan and Wymond. The name of Jabez Bradbury, assessed for personal property, appears on province tax list, 1773, and on province and county lists for 1774. He was long in the service of the Colony and has the record of having been an able and conspicuously brave military officer. He had command of a fort on the Kennebec river, and later, of one at Penobscot, and was engaged in many conflicts with the Indians. He died unmarr
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., Record of the family of James Tufts. (search)
born febrery 24 1724 James Tufts born January 15 1726 Gershom Tufts born July 2 1728 ruth Tufts born december 19 1730 elisebeh Tufts born January 17 1733 hannah Tufts born May 2 1735 ebenezer Tufts born March 18 1737 [Loose Bible leaf] 1774 September [ ] Rev. Mr. David Osgood ordained Hannah Tufts her Bibble Bought in the year 1769 Aug [ ] My Broather Ionathan Hall Died Decm 25th 1753 My wife Died Decm 28th 1753 My mother Hall Died Iany 1th 1754 My Father Hall Died fts born Sept. 1 1762 Caleb Tufts born Novb 19 1764 Ezekiel Tufts born July 17 1767 Gershom Tufts born Novb 11 1769 Elizabeth Tufts born Iune 8 1772 Iohn Tufts born Noveb 25 1772 Iohn Tufts Died aged five mon 17 Day FeberY 25 1774 Eliezabeth Tufts Died aged 4 year and 3 mounth and 14 Days October 8 1775 Iohn Tuft born October 23 1775 Iohn Tufts Died Ianery 8, 1779 Ezekiel Tufts Dyed aged 14 years August 29 1803 Samull Tufts Dyed aged 42 The list of the death
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., Some letters of Miss Lucy Osgood. (search)
Some letters of Miss Lucy Osgood. by Reverend Henry C. Delong. [Read before the Medford Historical Society, February 18, 1907.] MISS Lucy Osgood, some of whose letters I have the privilege of presenting, was the second daughter of David Osgood, D. D., who was the honored minister of Medford from 1774 to 1822, a period of forty-eight years. She was born June 17, 1791, and died on her eighty-second birthday, June 17, 1873. So far as I can learn the education of the daughters of Dr. Osgood, after their early years, was received wholly from himself. Miss Lucy, as well as her older sister Mary, was instructed by her father in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, and in Greek and Latin she was proficient, and was the equal of college professors who, during her father's life, were frequent visitors at his house. Later in life she learned French, German and Italian—learning German when nearly fifty years old—and reading these with a facility which few persons attain in a foreign tongue. It is
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., About the powder Raid. (search)
British troops landed at Temple's, and no doubt marched over the way from the Temple place (now called Temple street) to the main street, and from thence a straight road over what is now called Broadway to the powder house. The landing-place at Temple's, as shown on a map of Boston and its environs in 1775, was at or near the point where Wellington bridge connects with the shore on the south side of the river in the city of Somerville.— J. H. H. On page 2 of Mass. Gazette, Sept. I, 1774. This Morning a Party of the Troops proceeded to Charlestown, and took Possession of the Powder in the Powder-House there, and are now conveying it round to Boston in Waggons, and then proceeded to Medford Powder House for the like Purpose. —E. M. G. Queries.—Was the powder house above mentioned the one now in the park near West Somerville (then Charlestown?) Does carrying round to Boston in Waggons mean via Cambridge, Roxbury and Boston Neck? Had Medford then a powder house, or<
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