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Warkentin & Draper Family History
The twelve original lots in Stow were owned by the founders noted below:
Lot No. 1—Reserved for the minister—now “Winthrop Robinson Cottage” owned by T. P. Whitney. Lot No. 2—Boaz Brown—later “Jekyl heirs”—back of “Hosmer” house, now Mrs.Puffer’s. Lot No. 3—Gershom Heald—”Joining John Buttriek’s”—G]easondale and Sudbury line. Lot No. 4—John Buttrick—”Pompositticut Hill”—lands toward Concord and Sudbury. Lot No. 5—Ephraim Hildreth—Northwest part of the town, George Stow section. Lot No. 6—Thomas Stevens—Each side of “Strong Water Brook.” Lot No. 7—Stephen Hall—The “Old Stow” place—sold in 1669 to Boaz Brown. Lot No. 8—Samuel Buttrick—Lands toward Concord and Sudbury. Lot No. 9—Joseph Freeman—Next Gershom Heald, Sudbury line (only son of John Freeman an early settler of Sudbury.) Lot No. 10—Joseph Daby—West part of town, near lands of Stephen Hall and Ephraim Hildreth. Lot No. 11—Thomas Gates—Most westerly part of Stow—”Old Whitney Farm” and John Gates Peck Farm. Lot No. 12—Sydrack Hapgood—Over the river near Sudbury.
These homestead lots were on the northerly and southerly sides of the old road laid out in1646 between Lancaster and Sudbury, passing by the H. H. Warren Homestead.
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| Besides those having foundation lots, the following had lots assigned them:
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| Richard Whitney Sr.1680 Moses Whitney 1681 Henry Rand 1682 Benjamin Bosworth1682 Benjamin Crane 1682 Richard Whitney Jr.1683 Jabez Utter 1683
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Thomas Stevens Jr. 1684
Mark Perkins 1685 Richard Burke Sr.1685 Roger Willis 1685 Thomas Williams1685 Stephen Randall1686 John Wetherby 1779 |
| The following persons from Concord also took up lands in Stow:
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| James Wheeler 1681
Isaac Heald 1682 Israel Heald 1682 Joseph Wheeler 1683
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Jabez Brown 1683
Boaz Brown Jr.1684 Samuel Hall 1684 Thomas Daby 1684
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| On October 11,
1681, at the request of the proprietors and inhabitants, the committee appointed Thomas Stevens,
Boaz Brown, Thomas Gates and Stephen Hall, overseers of the place, with the power of selectmen, subject however, to instructions from the Court’s Committee. The matter of taking their place among the towns of the colony was brought before the Court’s committee,
who on the 9th of April 1683, chose Thomas Stevens clerk. “Mr. Hayward’s
record book was to be delivered to him.” The inhabitants were also
directed to meet and choose five selectmen and a constable to order and
manage their affairs for the ensuing year. The people were ready and
abundantly willing to obey the order of the committee, and on the 19th of
April they met and chose Sergeant Benjamin Bosworth, Thomas Stevens,
Stephen Hall, Boaz Brown, Joseph Freeman, selectmen; Thomas Gates,
constable. As Thomas Stevens had previously been appointed town clerk, it
was deemed unnecessary to choose another. A little later the selectmen
appointed John Wetherby and Gershom Heald (Hale) tithing-men (assessors).
Benjamin Bosworth and Stephen Hall were empowered to present before the
General Court the matter of incorporation as a town. The document is quite
long and refers to many things.
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