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utmost extremity, "being now near eighty years of age," and having several children, all which have dependence, under GOD, for a subsistence on him, after he had "spent more than ten thousand pounds towards the benefit of the country, in building ships, making nails, and promoting the making of stuffs, hats, rozin &c.” The object of this petition was, to obtain such titles, as would confirm to him and his family the said lands," without any misunderstanding, clear and free from any molestation either from the inhabitants of New Oxford, or any pretensions of Bertrand Du Tuffeau."

Neither the merits, nor the success, of this claim are known to the writer of this memoir.

F.
[Page 350.]

SECOND SETTLEMENT OF OXFORD.

Copy of a Deed conveying the Lands in Oxford to the second Compa ny of Settlers, 1713.

Exracted from the Records of the town of Oxford at Mr. Campbell's the town Clerk, by A. H. 1817.

"To all people unto whom these presents shall come Joseph Dudley of Roxbury in the county of Suffolk and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Esq. W. Taylor of Dorchester in the same county Esq. Peter Sergeant of Boston aforesaid Esq. and Mehetabell his wife, John Danforth of Dorchester aforesaid and Elizabeth his wife, John Nelson of Boston aforesaid Esq. and Elizabeth his wife, as they the said Wm. Taylor, Peter Sargeant, John Nelson and John Danforth are the heirs and executors of the Hon. W. Stoughton late of Dorchester Esq. deceased, send greeting: Whereas the General Court of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in the year One thousand six hundred and eighty two granted to the said Joseph Dudley, W. Stoughton, major Robert Tompson and their Associates a certain tract of land scituate in the Nipmug Country, of eight miles square, for a Township &c. as may be seen more at large by the Records of said General Court, Pursuant whereunto and for the uses aforesaid the said Joseph Dudley Wm. Stoughton and their Associates in the year one thousand six hundred eighty and brought over thirty French Protestant Families into this country, and settled them upon the easternmost part or end of the.said Tract of land, and severed, granted, and sett apart 12000 acres for a village called Oxford for the said Families,

and bounded it as by a Platt upon Record will manifestly appear: But forasmuch as the said French families have many years since wholly left and deserted their settlements in the said Village, and the said lands as well by their deserting the same, and refusing to return upon public Proclamations made for that end, as by the voluntary surrender of most of them are now reinvested in, restored to, and become the estate and at the disposition of the original proprietors their heirs and successors for the ends aforesaid. And whereas there are sundry good families of her majesty's subjects within this province who offer themselves to go and resettle the said village whereby they may be serviceable to the province and the end and design of the original grant aforesaid be answered and attained: Now Know Ye, That the said Joseph Dudley, Wm. Taylor, Peter Sergeant and Mehetabell his wife, John Nelson and Elizabeth his wife, and John Danforth and Elizabeth his wife, for and in consideration and to the uses and intents abovementioned, Have fully, freely, and absolutely and by these presents do give grant and confirm unto Samuel Hagbour, John Town, Daniel Eliott, Abiel Lamb, Joseph Chamberlin, Benj". Nealand, Benoni Twitchell, Joseph Rockett, Benj". Chamberlin, Joshua Whitney, Thomas Hunkins, Joseph Chamberlin jun. Oliver Coller, Daniel Pearson, Abram Skinner, Ebenezer Chamberlin, James Cotter, Isaac Learned, Eben'. Learned, Thomas Leason, Eben'. Humphry, Jona. Tillotson, Edmund Tailor, Ephraim Town, Israel Town, Wm. Hudson, Daniel Eliott jun. Nataniel Chamberlin, John Chandler juu. John Chandler and others their Associates, so as their number amount to thirty families at least, All that Part of the S. Tract of Land, &c. &c. PROVIDED ALWAY, That if any of the persons grantees above named or any of their associates shall and do neglect to settle upon and improve the said land with themselves and families by the space of two years next ensuing, or being settled thereon shall leave and desert the same and not return to their respective habitations in the said Town upon due notice given, That then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for the rest of the Grantees and their Associates heirs or assigns respectively or the major part of them to seise upon and take the said Estate or Estates of such person or persons so deserting, &c. . . .

In witness whereof the party abovenamed to these presents have hereunto interchangably set their hands and seals the 8th, day

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of July in the 12th. year of her Majesty's Reigne Annoq. Dom

1713.

JOSEPH DUDLEY

WM. TAYLOR

&c.

(SEAL.)
(SEAL.)"

"Boston July 15th, 1713 Recd. and Recorded with the Records of Deeds for the Cty. of Suffolk, Lib. XXVII. fol. 174 &c. per Addington Davenport Register." [Attested by John Town, Town Clerk.]

Division of Land.

From Oxford Town Records.

The draft of ye first Division of Land voted to be drawn on January ye 18th 14 To each man of the 30 to his house lot— his choice according to the lot he draws each man's lot to be 60

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*Died not many years ago, aged upwards of 90 years. He often "told about the Great Snow," which occurred when he was a boy [1717-18.]

A CATALOGUE OF THE SEVERAL CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER.

*Denotes those who died in office. Those in Italics are now in the Ministry.

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