fever.
Masters, John, was one of the earliest inhabitants of Camb., and in 1635 owned a house and seven acres of land on the westerly side of Ash Street, near Brattle Street. In 1631 he engaged to construct a canal from the river, through the marsh, to the upland, near the foot of Dunster Street, 12 foot broad and 7 foot deep, for which the Court promiseth him satisfaction, according as the charges thereof shall amount unto.
(Mass. Col. Rec.) The cost of the canal, or creek, was £ 30. Mr. Masters d. 21 Dec. 1639; his w. Jane d. 26 Dec. 1639.
By his will, dated 19 Dec. 1639, it appears that he had daughters Sarah Dobyson, Lydia Tabor, and Elizabeth Latham; a grandson, John Lockwood; and probably sons Nathaniel and Abraham.
Maynard, John, owned a house and five acres of land at the West End, 1635, fronting easterly on Garden Street. He rem. to Hartford, where he was living in 1648.
Another of the same name was early in Sudbury.
Mead, Israel, perhaps from Roxbury, m. Mary, da
Fugate, Garland, Gillespie, Gravely, Goggin, A. Hall, Ephraim B. Hall, Hammond, Haymond, Hoge, Hubbard, Jackson, Janney, M. Johnson, P. C. Johnston, Kilby, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, McNeil, Macfarland, C. K. Mallory, J. B. Mallory, Marshall, Marr, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Robt. E. Scott, Sharp, Sheffey, Sitlington, Slaughter, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Waller, Whitcher, Curtis, Dent, Early, French, Fugate, Gravely, Gray, Goggin, Adddison Hall, Ephraim B. Hall, Haymond, Hoge, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Janney, Marmaduke Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, Lewis, McComas, McCrew, McNeil, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh, Robert E. Scott, William C. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Spurlock, Staples, Alex H. H. Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Taloe, Waller, White, Wickham, and Willey.--6
Tyler, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--58.
Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdett, Burley, Byrne, Campbell, Caperton, Carlile, Carter, C. B. Conrad, Ro. Y. Conrad, Couch, Custis, Dent, Deskins, Dorman, Early, Flournoy, French, Fugate, Garland, Gillespie, Gravely, Gray, Goggin, E. B. Hall, Hammond, Haymond, Hoge, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Janney, P. C. Johnston, Kilby, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, Marshall, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Orrick, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, R. E. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Tredway, Waller, White, Whitfield, Wickham, and Willey.--80.
Mr. Brown, of Preston, moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words "during its continuance; and upon the separation of the States," (5th line,) and inserting in lieu thereof the word
Turner, Tyler, Waller, Whitfield, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--68.
Nays.--Messrs. Aston, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Boggess, Brown, Burdett, Burley, Byrne, Campbell. Caperton, Carlile, Carter, Clemens, C. B. Conrad, Robt. Y. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Custis, Dent, Deskins, Dorman, Early, French, Fugate, Gillespie, Addison Hall, E. B. Hall, Hammond,Haymond, Hoge, Holiday, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Janney, M. Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, McComas, McGrew, Marshall, Maslin, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, White, Wickham, and Willey.--67.
Mr. Early moved to amend by striking out the word " restore"in the last sentence, and inserting the word"preserve," Rejected.
Mr. Leake, of Goochland, moved to further amend the resolution by adding thereto the following: "And the people of th