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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 2: (search)
ford records. The oldest town-records extant are in a book fifteen inches long, six wide, and one thick. It is bound in parchment, and was tied together by leathern strings. Its first twenty-five or thirty pages are gone; and the first thirty pages of the present volume are all loose and detached from their place, and may very easily be lost. The first record is as follows:--The first Monday of February, in the year of our Lord, 1674. At a meeting of the inhabitants of Meadford, Mr. Nathaniel Wade was chosen constable for the year ensuing. The chirography is very good, the sentences properly constructed, and the spelling without error. There are Latin quotations in them. Only six pages of Mr. Jonathan Wade's records remain. As it was customary to keep the town-records in the same hands as long as possible, it is fairly presumed that this gentleman was the second, perhaps the first, town-clerk. His successor was Mr. Stephen Willis, who remained in office thirty-six years, ex
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 3: (search)
. 1684, in answer unto the petition of Messrs. Nathaniel Wade and Peter Tufts, in behalf of the inhachosen Constable for the year ensuing. Major Nathaniel Wade, Lieutenant Peter Tufts, and Stephen Wid of Selectmen. Jonathan Wade1676. Nathaniel Wade1678. John Hall1679. Nathaniel Wade1681. Nathaniel Wade1681. Jonathan Wade1683. Thomas Willis1684. Nathaniel Wade1685. John Hall1689. Nathaniel Wade1690. JNathaniel Wade1685. John Hall1689. Nathaniel Wade1690. John Hall1693. Nathaniel Wade1694. Jonathan Tufts1695. Nathaniel Wade1696. Peter Tufts1698. NathNathaniel Wade1694. Jonathan Tufts1695. Nathaniel Wade1696. Peter Tufts1698. Nathaniel Wade1699. Peter Tufts1700. Nathaniel Wade1703. Peter Tufts1705. Nathaniel Wade1706. StephNathaniel Wade1696. Peter Tufts1698. Nathaniel Wade1699. Peter Tufts1700. Nathaniel Wade1703. Peter Tufts1705. Nathaniel Wade1706. Stephen Francis1707. Stephen Willis1708. John Francis1709. Ebenezer Brooks1710. John Bradshaw1711. JNathaniel Wade1699. Peter Tufts1700. Nathaniel Wade1703. Peter Tufts1705. Nathaniel Wade1706. Stephen Francis1707. Stephen Willis1708. John Francis1709. Ebenezer Brooks1710. John Bradshaw1711. John Whitmore1712. Thomas Willis1713. Stephen Willis1714. Jonathan Tufts1715. Samuel Wade1717. TNathaniel Wade1703. Peter Tufts1705. Nathaniel Wade1706. Stephen Francis1707. Stephen Willis1708. John Francis1709. Ebenezer Brooks1710. John Bradshaw1711. John Whitmore1712. Thomas Willis1713. Stephen Willis1714. Jonathan Tufts1715. Samuel Wade1717. Thomas Tufts1718. John Bradshaw1719. Jonathan Tufts1721. John Bradshaw1722. Thomas Tufts1723. EbNathaniel Wade1706. Stephen Francis1707. Stephen Willis1708. John Francis1709. Ebenezer Brooks1710. John Bradshaw1711. John Whitmore1712. Thomas Willis1713. Stephen Willis1714. Jonathan Tufts1715. Samuel Wade1717. Thomas Tufts1718. John Bradshaw1719. Jonathan Tufts1721. John Bradshaw1722. Thomas Tufts1723. Ebenezer Brooks1724. John Bradshaw1725. Ebenezer Brooks1726. Stephen Hall1730. Thomas Hall1732. J[1 more...]
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4: (search)
muel E. Sewall64. Nov. 8, 1852.Francis B. Fay200.  George Hood192.  John B. Alley64.  George Osborn62. Nov. 13, 1854.Nathaniel P. Banks470.  Luther V. Bell136. Councillors and Senators. John Brooks, Councillor1812. P. C. Brooks, Councillor1818. Timothy Bigelow, Councillor1820. James M. Usher, Senator,1851. Sanford B. Perry, Senator,1852. E. C. Baker, Senator,1855. Representatives of Medford in the General Court. Peter Tuftschosen1689. Peter Tufts1690. Nathaniel Wade1692. Peter Tufts1694. Thomas Willis1703. Ebenezer Brooks1704. Thomas Willis1705. Stephen Willis1708. Thomas Tufts1714. Peter Tufts1715. Thomas Tufts1718. John Bradshaw1722. Samuel Brooks1723. John Allfordchosen1726. Benjamin Willis1730. William Willis1735. John Hall1741. William Willis1742. Andrew Hall1744. Stephen Hall1751. Samuel Brooks1762. Stephen Hall1763. Benjamin Hall1770. Simon Tufts1772. Benjamin Hall1775. Thomas Brooks1776. T. Brooks, (under the Constitu
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 9: public buildings. (search)
there was so much heartburning at the placing of the people, that, in the true spirit of republican congregationalism, they rebelled, and chose a new committee to do the work over again. The origin of pews seems to have been in a petition of Major Wade for liberty to build one. May 25, 1696: Major Nathaniel Wade shall have liberty to build a pew in the meeting-house when he shall see reason to do so. Nothing appears in the record to explain this liberty; and therefore we are left to set Major Nathaniel Wade shall have liberty to build a pew in the meeting-house when he shall see reason to do so. Nothing appears in the record to explain this liberty; and therefore we are left to set it down to our forefathers' charity, or submission to wealth, or traditional toleration of rank. As the major was the richest citizen, he had probably done most for the building of the house. But, although this liberty was granted to build when he saw reason, the town was nervously careful to define the form of his pew, and to fix its exact position. One vote, on another occasion, directed the committee to see that it should not go beyond the first bar of the window. A grant subsequently m
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 11: currency. (search)
uring these years, Cambridge was paying £ 40; Woburn, £ 25; Malden, £ 16; and Charlestown, £ 60. A county-tax of £ 1. 13s. 9d., levied on Meadford, Jan. 17, 1684, was paid by the inhabitants as follows:--  £s.d. Capt. Jonathan Wade064 Capt. Nathaniel Wade043 John Hall033 Caleb Brooks0111 Thomas Willis037 Stephen Willis0110 Peter Tufts, jun.034 Stephen Francis0110 John Whitmore017 Gershom Swan015 Isaac Fox0011 John Bradshor008 Jonathan Tufts0010 Daniel Woodward008 Andrew Mitchel records, we here insert a rate made by the selectmen, May 16, 1701, for defraying town-charges; namely, for the deputy, and the laying in of ammunition; and for fetching and carrying Mr. Woodbridge, and the entertaining of him.  £s.d. Maj. Nathaniel Wade164 John Whitmore068 Stephen Hall, jun.075 Eliezer Wier058 John Bradstreet076 John Man010 Lieut. Peter Tufts1510 Ens. Stephen Francis0168 Serg. John Bradshaw0115 Mr. Thomas Willis0176 Nathaniel Hall054 John Francis0126 John Ha
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
haniel and Thomas. He d. Dec., 1683, leaving--  1-2Jonathan, b. 1637.  3Nathaniel.  4Thomas.  5 Prudence, m.1st, Anthony Crosby. 2d, Samuel Rogers.  6Susannah, m. William Symonds.  7Elizabeth, m. Elihu Wardwell. 1-2Jonathan Wade, jun., m. Deborah, dau. of Hon. Thos. Dudley, who d. Nov. 1, 1683, aged 39. He had by her--  2-8Dudley, b. Oct. 18, 1683.   He m., 2d, Elizabeth----, by whom he had--   Elizabeth, b. 1687.   Dorothy, b. Feb, 17, 1689.   He d. Nov. 24, 1689. 1-3Nathaniel Wade m. Mercy Bradstreet, Oct. 31, 1672; and d. Nov. 28, 1707. His widow d. Oct. 5, 1715, aged 68. His children were--  3-9Nathaniel, b. July 13, 1673.  a. Simon,b. Apr. 9, 1676; d. young. Susanna,  b.  10Mercy, b. Sept. 19, 1678; m. John Bradstreet, Oct. 9, 1698.  11Jonathan, b. Mar. 5, 1681.  12Samuel, b. Dec. 31, 1683.  13Anne, b. Oct. 7, 1685.  14Dorothy, b. Mar. 12, 1687; m. Jona. Willis, Oct. 17, 1706. 1-4Thomas Wade, of Ipswich, m. Elizabeth Cogswell, 1
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
ley. She d. at Andover, 16 Sept. 1672, in the 60th year of her age. He afterwards m. a sister of Sir George Downing. His children, all by his first w., were Samuel; Simon; Dudley; John; Dorothy, m. Rev. Seaborn Cotton 25 June 1654, had nine children, and d. 26 Feb. 1671-2; Hannah, m. Andrew Wiggin of Exeter, N. H.; Sarah, m. Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, who d. in 1681, and she m. Samuel Ward of Marblehead, a Major in the Canada Expedition of 1690, in which he lost his life; Mercy, m. Maj. Nathaniel Wade, who d. in Medford, 28 Nov. 1707. These names are gathered from Gov. Bradstreet's will. Some writers name another daughter, Ann, whom I regard as identical with Hannah; these two names were often used interchangeably, and the father mentions only one in his will. Those who make a duplicate of Ann and Hannah, omit Sarah entirely, and thus preserve the number, four sons and four daughters, which Mrs. Bradstreet claimed as her own. The name of Mercy has been called Mary, in some publi
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
ley. She d. at Andover, 16 Sept. 1672, in the 60th year of her age. He afterwards m. a sister of Sir George Downing. His children, all by his first w., were Samuel; Simon; Dudley; John; Dorothy, m. Rev. Seaborn Cotton 25 June 1654, had nine children, and d. 26 Feb. 1671-2; Hannah, m. Andrew Wiggin of Exeter, N. H.; Sarah, m. Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, who d. in 1681, and she m. Samuel Ward of Marblehead, a Major in the Canada Expedition of 1690, in which he lost his life; Mercy, m. Maj. Nathaniel Wade, who d. in Medford, 28 Nov. 1707. These names are gathered from Gov. Bradstreet's will. Some writers name another daughter, Ann, whom I regard as identical with Hannah; these two names were often used interchangeably, and the father mentions only one in his will. Those who make a duplicate of Ann and Hannah, omit Sarah entirely, and thus preserve the number, four sons and four daughters, which Mrs. Bradstreet claimed as her own. The name of Mercy has been called Mary, in some publi
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1., Literal copy of Births, deaths, and Marriages in Medford from earliest records. (search)
hen Hall and Grace his wife, dyed may the 20th 1706. Lydia Tufts Daughter of Capt. Peter Tuft, and mercy his wife, borne 30th Janu 1706/7 Lydia Peirce Daughter, of Nathanll Peirce and Lydia his wife born: February 24th 1706/7 Edward Hall son of Thomas hall and Abigaile his wife, borne, Aprill the 11th: 1707 Anna Whitmore daughter of Francis whitmore and anna his wife borne may 4th: 1707 James Paterson Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Paterson Borne October ye 5th 1707 Major: Nathaniel Wade died November the 28th: 1707: Elizabeth Farwell, daughter of Isaac Farwell and Elizabeth his wife borne the 1st of june 1707. Mary Whitmore daughter of John Whitmore and mary his wife borne July 17-1707 John Secomb Sone of peter Secomb and Hannah his wife born ye 3d of July 1706 Abigaill Tufts daughter of Jonathan tufts and Rebeka his wife born February ye 7th. 1707 John Secomb sone of peter secomb and hannah his wife dyed may 27: 1707 Ebenezer Francis Sone of John Fran
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., The roads of old Medford. (search)
th of Mistick river and east of Gravelly creek, on request of Mr. Nathaniel Wade. In Middlesex Deeds, Book 10, page 416, may be found an agreement entered into between Mr. Nathaniel Wade and the town of Charlestown about a landing-place or bank called No Man's Friend. It was agretors of the commons, and the town of Charlestown quitclaims to said Wade any claims it may have to the lower landing, called Hall's landing (committee was chosen by the town of Charlestown to agree with Mr. Nathaniel Wade for a highway from No Man's Friend bank to the woodlots. It own of Charlestown should have a highway from said bank through said Wade's land unto the foot of the hill, that was formerly called Rock gate the Trumble lot. In the year 1710 Mrs. Mercy Wade, widow of Nathaniel Wade, petitioned the town of Charlestown for a change in the highwaymatter, recommended that the way be changed to meet the wishes of Mrs. Wade, as it is only in a little way that she desires the change. In
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