Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAEN8TABLE FAMILIES. 335
In the sketch of the Bacon Family, the laying out of lots on
the west of the Dimmock farm is described. The lots first laid
out generally extended in length from east to west, while those
afterwards laid out were longer on their north and south lines.
The Rev. John Lothrop's first house stood near the Eldridge
hotel. On the east of this lot seven Scituatei men settled, namely,
Henry Rowley, on the same lot, Isaac "Wells near the Court House,
George Lewis, Sen'r near the Ainsworth house, Edward Fitzrandolph
on the corner lot adjoining the Hyannis road, Henry
Cobb a little north from the Unitarian Meeting House, Richard
Foxwell near the Agricultural Hall, and Bernard Lumbard near
the mill where Dolar Davis afterwards resided. f The three last
named came early, probably all of the seven.
The other Scituate men who came with Mr. Lothrop numbered
from 12 to 32, settled between the Court House and the present
westerly bounds of the East Parish. Those who came later,
farther west. This is a general statement ; there are exceptions,
which will be noted hereafter.
A settlement was also made very early on the borders of
Coggin's Pond. Here we find the same peculiarity in the shape of
the original lots, their longer lines extended from east to west
while m all other parts of the town except in these two particular
localities the longer lines are north and south. The early settlers
in that neighborhood were Henry Bourne and Thomas Hinckley,
from Scituate, and Henry Coggin, Lawrence Litchfield, James
Hamblin, and William TUly, probably associates of Mr. Collicut.
In an inquiry of this kind, entire accuracy is not to be
expected, but these three points in regard to the settlement of
Barnstable are clearly established.
1st. In the winter of 1637-8, Rev. Stephen Bachiler, with a
company consisting of himself, his sons, his sons-in-law, and his
grand-sons, in all making five or six families, settled at the northeast
part of the town. They remained till the Spring of 1638,
when they abandoned the attempt to form a permanent settlement,
and all removed.
2d. In 1638, or on the year previous, the lands atMattakeese
were granted to Mr. Richard Collicut of Dorchester, and his
associates. Under the authority of this grant, two settlements
were made, the larger near the Unitarian Meeting House, and the
other near Coggin's Pond. In March, 1639, there were about
fifteen families in the two neighborhoods. June 14, 1639, new
style, when the grant to Mr. Collicut was revoked, about twenty.
1 1 do not state this with perfect confidence of its accuracy. Ilespecting the Collicut
lots ; there are two, one laid to Barnard Lumbert, and one to Samuel Mayo. The one near
the mill, afterwards Dolar Davis', I suppose to be Lumbard's, the other including Major
IPhinney's house lot, and the house lot of Timothy Reed, deceased, I judge was Samuel
Mayo's. Both were sold early, the latter was owned in 1654 by the Widow Mary Hallett,
probably widow ot Mr. Andrew Hallett, the schoolmaster.