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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 11: civil History. (search)
ct officially under the New establishment. Gen. Brattle's Letter and explanation. Provincial Congrly read and acted upon. The Moderator William Brattle, Esq., was the Moderator. In the early ppieces which had lately been sent there for Col. Brattle's Regiment. The preparation for this scandtrue copy of a letter said to be wrote by General Brattle to the commander-in-chief, and picked up rd, a very worthy man, this minute informed Mr. Brattle that there had been repeatedly made pressin be constrained to quit his farms and town: Mr. Brattle told him he had better do that than lose hiisha Jones, but in a neighboring Regiment. Mr. Brattle begs leave humbly to query whether it wouldnciple, though it might be a mistaken one. W. Brattle. The Governor having dissolved the Houween Brattle Square and Mount Auburn. General William Brattle, House, next westerly from the Unisq., £ 100; Widow Penelope Vassall, £ 15; William Brattle, Esq., £ 29; Ralph Inman, Esq., £ 40; Ed[5 more...]<
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 13: civil History. (search)
on to the respective valuations of said city and town; and it was provided that a draw, not less than thirty-two feet wide, should be constructed at an equal distance from each abutment, that the opening in the middle of said draw should be the dividing line between Cambridge and Brighton at that point, and that thereafter each corporation should maintain its half part of the whole structure at its own expense. Mass. Spec. Laws, XI. 280. In June, 1738, a petition of Edmund Goffe, William Brattle, and others of Cambridge, for liberty to establish a ferry between Cambridge and Boston, of which the profits should be paid to Harvard College, also a similar petition of Hugh Hall and others of Boston, and a petition of John Staniford of Boston for liberty to construct a bridge from a point near the copper works in Boston to Col. Phips' farm (now East Cambridge) were severally referred to the next General Court, Printed Journal House of Representatives. and both enterprises were a
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 14: civil History. (search)
e, the place to be determined by a joint committee of the proprietors, of the town, and of the Court of Sessions. At length a lot of land, where Lyceum Hall now stands, was purchased of Caleb Prentice, who conveyed the same Nov. 5, 1757, to William Brattle, Andrew Bordman, and Edmund Trowbridge, for the use of the town of Cambridge, and county of Middlesex, for erecting and continuing a Court House upon forever hereafter. On this lot a house was erected, more spacious than the former, and wasCollege has used, and expects to make use of the burying-place as Providence gives occasion for it; therefore, Voted, that as soon as the said stone wall shall be completed, the Treasurer pay the sum of twenty-five pounds to Samuel Danforth, William Brattle and Andrew Bordman, Esq., a committee for the town to take care of the said fence. After another hundred years, in his Preface to Epitaphs from the old burying-ground in Cambridge, 1845, Mr. William Thaddeus Harris says, It is rather surpri
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
organized at the Farms. ordination of Rev. William Brattle; his ministry and death. Third meeting to the town rate granted this year. Rev. William Brattle, born at Boston, November, 1662, H. C. exactly five weeks before the ordination of Mr. Brattle. Judge Sewall describes the exercises thus:s record of the services. In one matter, Mr. Brattle early adopted a practice, then recently intus. Church Record. The connection of Mr. Brattle with his church for more than twenty years inister of God was taken away, viz. the Rev. Mr. William Brattle, pastor of the church in Cambridge,lousy and antagonism between Dr. Mather and Mr. Brattle as some historians have represented. It at the funeral of our late Pastor, the Rev. Mr. William Brattle, deceased, be defrayed by the town,, etc. Immediately after the decease of Mr. Brattle the Church adopted measures to supply the vaml. Danforth,14.5.0 Saml. Sparhawk,13.6.8 W. Brattle,26.0.0 Edw. Manning,7.4.0 Edw. Wigglesw[or[10 more...]
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 17: heresy and witchcraft. (search)
tendance on public worship, and that in April, 1681, both he and his son George were fined for the same offence. His wife seems to have been tolerated in her heresy during her old age, for her testimony was received in Court, Dec. 26, 1693, notwithstanding she being a Quaker took no oath. It may be hoped, however, that the closing years of his life were peaceful. It is certain that the witnesses of his will (dated Oct. 5, 1693, and proved May 28, 1698), were John Leverett, H. C. 1680, William Brattle, H. C. 1680, Isaac Chauncy, H. C. 1693, and Joseph Baxter, H. C. 1693; of whom the first was afterwards President of Harvard College, and all the others became orthodox ministers. This fact justifies the presumption that he did not regard them as persecutors, and that they did not consider him to be an arch heretic. Early in 1692, a strange infatuation seized the inhabitants of Salem village, and soon spread widely. It was imagined that Satan was making a deadly assault on men thro
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
, 1753 to 1763. Memorial of Capt. William Angier. Gen. William Brattle. Troop of Cavalry. War of the Revolution. rolls and John Oldham, in 1740 Next after Colonel Goffe, William Brattle was for many years the most prominent military charactented to, Fra. Bernard. Mass. Arch., LXXX. 395. General Brattle remained Major-general of all the militia in the Provi of State show that in 1763 commissions were issued to William Brattle, Colonel, and Henry Vassall, Lieut.—colonel, of the 1ss Gardner. In 1771, commissions were issued to Honble William Brattle, Esq. Major General of the militia throughout the Province; also to Honble William Brattle, Esq., Colonel; Thomas Oliver, Esq., Lieut. Colonel of the 1st Regiment in Middlesex; ted. Before the commencement of active hostilities, General Brattle gave place to his former Lieutenant, Thomas Gardner, a commissioned as an Ensign in the company commanded by General Brattle in 1765, and Captain Lieutenant in 1771. When Brattie
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 23: civil officers. (search)
ovember 1, 1715. Spencer Phips, 1721-1723, 1725-1732. Jonathan Remington, 1730-1740. Francis Foxcroft, 1732-1757. Samuel Danforth, 1739-1774. William Brattle, 1755-1773. Negatived by the Governor in 1759. Edmund Trowbridge, 1764, 1765. John Winthrop, 1773, 1775, 1776. Francis Dana, 1776-1779. Mandam in 1700. Jona. Remington, 1714, 1715, 1717, 1718, 1722-1728. Edmund Goffe, 1716, 1720, 1721. Andrew Bordman, 1719, 1720. Spencer Phips, 1721. William Brattle, 1729-1733, 1735, 1736, 1754, 1755, 1770. Samuel Danforth, 1734, 1735, 1737, 1738. John Vassall, 1739, 1740, 1747. Samuel Bowman, 1741. Andrew Bor5, 1727, 1730, 1735. Nathaniel Bowman, 1726. Solomon Prentice [2d], 1728. Gershom Davis, 1728, 1729, 1731, 1732. John Cutter, 1728, 1736, 1741. William Brattle, 1729, 1731-1733, 1748-1757, 1766-1772. Joseph Adams, 1729, 1731, 1732, 1737, 1738. Isaac Watson, 1731, 1737, 1738. Samuel Danforth, 1733, 1734, 1737
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
ble man. He d. unm. 7 Feb. 1801, a. & 9. In him, the male line, in direct descent from Rev. William Brattle, became extinct. Brewer, John, by w. Anne, had John, b. 10 Sept. 1642; Hannah, b. 18 Jrtion of this estate to Andrew Belcher, and the easterly portion, including the house, to Rev. William Brattle. In the conveyance, he is styled Knacker, which Johnson defines, a maker of small work; ous, b. 23 Ap. 1716, d. 24 Aug. 1716. Joseph the f. d. 26 Nov. 1715; his w. Elizabeth m. Rev. William Brattle of Camb. and d. at Medf. 22 May 1747. See An Account of Percival and Ellen Green and sed the degree of Bachelor of Divinity 1692, being the first, together with his classmate, Rev. William Brattle, on whom that honor was ever bestowed by Harvard College. He was several years Tutor, anstreets, and d. 8 Ap. 1703, a. 43; his w. Mercy d. 29 Mar. 1710, a. 42, and her cousin, the Rev. William Brattle, was appointed guardian to her children. 6. Daniel, s. of Peter (3), m. Elizabeth, d
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
tical question. After his return, he lived in quietness among his fellow-townsmen. His house was open to his friends, where he dispensed a most generous hospitality. The taste he displayed in ornamenting his grounds, and cultivating the choicest fruits and flowers, was a subject of general admiration. His personal conduct was such, that the late Dr. Holmes styles him a very worthy and respectable man. He d. unm. 7 Feb. 1801, a. & 9. In him, the male line, in direct descent from Rev. William Brattle, became extinct. Brewer, John, by w. Anne, had John, b. 10 Sept. 1642; Hannah, b. 18 Jan. 1644-5. This family prob. rem. to Sudbury, and thence to Framingham. Bridge, John, was among the earliest inhab. of Camb., and owned land here in 1632. He resided, 1635, at the N. E. corner of Dunster and South streets, and soon afterwards owned a house at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets. About 1638, he purchased a house near the spot where the Washington Headquarters
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, D. (search)
r trace is found here of this family. The name now exists in Camb.; but it is not known that the individuals bearing it are descendants of either of these early families. Deming, David, was a Fence-viewer in Camb. 1699, and Tything-man, 1700. He owned the Brattle estate, extending from Brattle Square to Ash Street. Before Nov. 1707 he removed to Boston; at which (late he sold the westerly portion of this estate to Andrew Belcher, and the easterly portion, including the house, to Rev. William Brattle. In the conveyance, he is styled Knacker, which Johnson defines, a maker of small work; a ropemaker. There is no record here of his family. Denison, William, came to New England about 1630, and settled at Roxbury. He was a merchant, Representative, 1635, and d. 25 Jan. 1653-4. By his w. Margaret, who d. 3 Feb. 1645-61, he had in England, Daniel; Edward, resided in Roxbury, Selectman, Town Clerk, Representative 1652, 1655, and d. 26 Ap. 1668, a about 50, leaving five daughters w
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