Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog
Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog
242 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 1641. June 17. At a court held in Yarmouth, before Mr. Edward Winslow, Capt. Miles Standish and Mr. Edmund Freeman, three assistants, by virtue of an order from the General Court, the boundrary between Yarmouth and Barnstable was established. Nearly a mile of territory from east to west and from the salt water on one side of the Cape to the other, was taken from Yarmouth and given to Barnstable—substantially the same territory as is now and since that time, has been embraced in the town of Barnstable. 1646. May. The first meeting-house was occupied by Mr. Loth- rop's society. It was near, if not within, the enclosure oc- cupied by the ancient cemetery. 1653. Nov. 8. Rev. John Lothrop died. 1662. Eev. Thomas Walley was recognized as the minister of the town. Mr. William Sargent and Rev. John Smith had oflBciated for some time after Mr. Lothrop's decease, but had not been regularly settled. 1675. March 26. Lieut. Fuller and four men of Barnstable were killed at Rehobeth by the Indians at the opening of Philip's war, in a battle in which 63 English and 20 friendly Indians, under Capt. Pierce, lost their lives. 1678. March 24. Rev. Thomas Walley died, and was succeeded by Rev. Jonathan Russell in 1683. 1680. Thomas Hinckley of this town elected Governor of Plymouth Colony. He died in 1706, being at the time one of of the Council of the Province of Massachusett Bay. 1685. County of Barnstable formed and Barnstable made the shire town. 1696. The "Great Marshes" divided by vote of the proprietors. 1703. Division of "the upland commons and salt marsh that had not before been divided." 1717. The town was divided into two parishes. The next year the church edifice in West Barnstable was erected and Mr. Russell remained with the society in that part of the town. Another edifice was erected on Cobb's hill, on the site. of the present Unitarian church. 1757. "The small-pox raged in town and many inhabitants died."
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD. 243 1774. Sept. "The Body of the People" as they styled them- selves, composed of eminent citizens of this and adjoining counties met here and prevented tlie holding of the courts under royal authority. Commitees were subsequently ap- pointed under the authority of the town to resist the measures of the King and Parliment. 1776. June 25. The town refused to instruct their representa- tive in favor of a declaration of the independence of the colonies. There has been much adverse comment on this vote, but we believe that refusal to instruct the representatives was all that was meant. Though there were some Tories here, the great preponderance of the town was in favor of re- sistance to the measures of the British Government. 1783. May 23. James Otis, the patriot, died in Andover—the most gifted and eminent citizen the town ever produced. 1788. Feb. 11. Hon. Nymphas Marston, delegate to the con- vention to act upon the U. S. constitution, died at the age of 60 years. Dec. 4. A Baptist society was formed on the "south side of the town"—Hyannis—and Rev. Enocli Eldridge was or- dained pastor. 1791. Hon. Shearjashub Bourne of this town was elected a member of Congress from this district, which position he held for two terms. [The first representative from this district under the constitution, elected in 1789, was George Partridge of Duxbury.J 1800. The first United States census showed the inhabitants of the town to number 2,964. 1807. Feb. 11. Rev. Oakes Shaw, for nearlj^ 47 years pastor of the church in West Barnstable died. He was the father of the late eminent Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw. 1810. Gen. Joseph Otis, a distinguished revolutionary hero, died in "West Barnstable, aged 82. By the U. S. census of this year, the population of this town were found to number 3,546. 1814. The British made a threatening demonstration upon this town in the fall of this year. The militia was called out, and companies from the neighboring towns responded, but the
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242 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.<br />
1641. June 17. At a court held in Yarmouth, before Mr. Edward<br />
Winslow, Capt. Miles Standish and Mr. Edmund Freeman,<br />
three assistants, by virtue <strong>of</strong> an order from the General<br />
Court, the boundrary between Yarmouth and <strong>Barnstable</strong> was<br />
established. Nearly a mile <strong>of</strong> territory from east to west and<br />
from the salt water on one side <strong>of</strong> the Cape to the other, was<br />
taken from Yarmouth and given to <strong>Barnstable</strong>—substantially<br />
the same territory as is now and since that time, has been<br />
embraced in the town <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barnstable</strong>.<br />
1646. May. The first meeting-house was occupied by Mr. Loth-<br />
rop's society. It was near, if not within, the enclosure oc-<br />
cupied by the ancient cemetery.<br />
1653. Nov. 8. Rev. John Lothrop died.<br />
1662. Eev. Thomas Walley was recognized as the minister <strong>of</strong><br />
the town. Mr. William Sargent and Rev. John Smith had<br />
<strong>of</strong>lBciated for some time after Mr. Lothrop's decease, but had<br />
not been regularly settled.<br />
1675. March 26. Lieut. Fuller and four men <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barnstable</strong> were<br />
killed at Rehobeth by the Indians at the opening <strong>of</strong> Philip's<br />
war, in a battle in which 63 English and 20 friendly Indians,<br />
under Capt. Pierce, lost their lives.<br />
1678. March 24. Rev. Thomas Walley died, and was succeeded<br />
by Rev. Jonathan Russell in 1683.<br />
1680. Thomas Hinckley <strong>of</strong> this town elected Governor <strong>of</strong> Plymouth<br />
Colony. He died in 1706, being at the time one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> the Province <strong>of</strong> Massachusett Bay.<br />
1685. County <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barnstable</strong> formed and <strong>Barnstable</strong> made the<br />
shire town.<br />
1696. The "Great Marshes" divided by vote <strong>of</strong> the proprietors.<br />
1703. Division <strong>of</strong> "the upland commons and salt marsh that had<br />
not before been divided."<br />
1717. The town was divided into two parishes. The next year<br />
the church edifice in West <strong>Barnstable</strong> was erected and Mr.<br />
Russell remained with the society in that part <strong>of</strong> the town.<br />
Another edifice was erected on Cobb's hill, on the site. <strong>of</strong> the<br />
present Unitarian church.<br />
1757. "The small-pox raged in town and many inhabitants died."
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