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- William BarshamAbt 1613 - 1684
Facts and Events
The record indicates that William Barsham was possibly a carpenter since he was involved in accessing work on construction of a meeting house; also, he helped to determine the repairs necessary to a Mill Bridge.
Became a free man, 9 March 1636/7 Served as a Watertown selectman
He arrived with the Winthrop Fleet. "The Great Migration"
There were 106 persons in the town at that time. By 1644 he had 88 acres of land.
From Founders of Watertown Ma p. 112. Wm and Annabella came to America in 1630 and had a homestead near Mt. Auburn. He a selectman 1653. Had 9 children. The eldest graduated Harvard 1653
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995).
- Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. (New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1908).
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
1:127-128.
| Founders of Watertown, MA
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| Located along the Charles River, Watertown was one of the first settlements in Massachusetts Bay Colony. After a brief stay by Roger Clapp and others who then went on to settle Dorchester. In late July 1630, Sir Richard Saltonstall led a group of about 115 households to settle at Watertown, which at the time included parts of present-day Cambridge and much of the surrounding area; the population approached Boston's in the mid 17th century. In 1632 the residents of Watertown protested against being compelled to pay a tax for the erection of a stockade fort at Cambridge; leading to the establishment of representative government in the colony.
Full list of original heads of households
See also: History of Watertown - Wikipedia entry - Richard Saltonstall on Wikipedia
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Current Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Parent Towns: None Daughter Towns: Cambridge, Weston, Waltham, Belmont, Lincoln
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