Volume 1 — LIST OF ANCIENT NAMES IN BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Reading edition
An Alphabetical List of the Ancient Names in the towns of Boston, Charlestown, Roxbury, Watertown, Dorchester, Cambridge, Dedham, Weymouth, Braintree, Concord, Sudbury, Hingham, and Woburn.
BY THE LATE JOHN FARMER, ESQ.
[This List embraces the names in the above towns from 1630 to 1644, and contains most of the names in each town.
Abbreviations.—Bo. Boston, Ch. Charlestown, Co. Concord, Ca. Cambridge, Br. Braintree, De. Dedham, Do. Dorchester, H. Hingham, M. Medfield, R. Roxbury, S. Sudbury, Wa. Watertown, We. Weymouth, and Wo. Woburn.]
A.
Abell, We.
Adams, Bo. De. We. Br. M.
Amadoun, Bo. We.
Allison, Bo.
Aspinwall, Bo.
Alexander, Bo.
Armitage, Bo.
Awkley, Bo.
Allen, Bo. Ch. De. H. Br. M.
Addington, Bo.
Astwood, R.
Alcock, R. De.
Ambler, Wa.
Arnold, Wa.
Ames, Ca. Br.
Aldridge, De.
Alleyn, De.
Atkinson, Co.
Axdell, S.
Aldreth, Br.
Abie, Br.
Atherton, Br.
B.
Baldwin, Bo. De.
Baker, Bo. Ch. R.
Barrell, Bo.
Baxter, Bo. R.
Beareley, Bo.
Beck, Bo.
Bourne, Bo.
Bridge, Bo. Ch. R.
Bendall, Bo.
Bell, Bo. R.
Bishop, Bo.
Blanchard, Bo.
Bosworth, Bo.
Briggs, Bo. We.
Briscoe, Bo. Wa.
Burden, Bo.
Buttolph, Bo.
Button, Bo.
Brimsmeade, Ch.
Brown, Ch. S. H. Br.
Burrage, Ch.
Batchelor, Ch. De.
Barret, Ch. Co.
Burnet, R.
Brewer, R. Ca.
Blacksley, R.
Burrill, R.
Bugbee, R.
Bartlett, Wa.
Beech, Wa.
Bernard, Wa.
Boyden, Wa.
Beeres, Wa.
Bright, Wa.
Bullard, Wa. De.
Barron, Wa.
Boyls[t]on, Wa.
Bradbrook, Wa.
Benjamin, Wa.
Barsham, Wa.
Broughton, Wa.
Barnard, We.
Billings, Do.
Bird, Do.
Buck, Ca.
Bridgham, Ca.
Barker, De.
Barstowe, De.
Bullen, De. M.
Barber, De. M.
Bayes, De.
Blandford, S.
Belcher, Ca. S. Br.
Burr, Do. H.
Bliss, H.
Bridgeman, H.
Bagnley, Co.
Blood, Co.
Bowstree, Co.
Brooks, Co.
Bulkley, Co.
Busse, Co.
Bennet, Co.
Butterfield, Wo.
Barron, Wo.
Bass, Br.
Blage, Br.
Bracket, Br.
Barnes, Br.
Britan, Wo.
Barber, M.
C.
Carter, Bo. Ch. Wo.
Cole, Bo. Ch.
Cooke, Bo. Ca.
Coggan, Bo.
Copp, Bo.
Cotton, Bo.
Clarke, Bo. R. Wa. De. H. M.
Cource, Bo.
Crabbtree, Bo.
Cranwell, Bo.
Cretchley, Bo.
Call, Ch.
Carrington, Ch.
Cary, Ch.
Carter, Ch. Bo.
Coytmore, Ch.
Curtis, R. Do. S.
Coddington, R.
Craft, R.
Chandler, R. Co.
Corey, R.
Crane, R.
Cheney, R. M.
Crosse, Wa.
Cutter, Wa.
Church, Wo.
Coolidge, Wo.
Claise, Wa.
Cooper, Wa.
Crisp, Wa.
Capen, Do.
Clap, Do. We. M.
Clement, Do.
Collicott, Do.
Cunlithe, Do.
Champney, Ca.
Collins, Ca.
Corlet, Ca.
Chickering, De.
Colbourne, De.
Calver, De.
Carpenter, We.
Cakebread, S.
Coulton, H.
Collier, H.
Chamberlain, Br. Co. Wo.
Cheesborough, Bo.
Coney, Br.
Coskin, Co.
Convers, Co.
Cram, M.
D.
Davies, Bo. S. Wo.
Dennis, Bo.
Dineley, Bo.
Dowse, Bo.
Dane, Ch. Co.
David, Ch.
Danforth, R. Ca.
Dexter, Ch.
Dudley, R.
Dennison, R.
Davis, R.
Dikes, Wa.
Dow, Wa.
Davenport, Do.
Dickerman, Do.
Dwight, De.
Daniel, Ca.
Dixon, Ca.
Dana, Ca.
Dyer, We.
Darvill, S.
Dorchester, H.
Doggett, Co.
Draper, Co.
Dasset, Br.
Dawes, Br.
Devel, Br.
E.
East, Bo.
Eaton, Bo. Wa. De.
Elliot, Bo. R. Br.
Eyre, Wa.
Eddie, Wa.
Else, Wa.
Evans, Do.
Eccley, C.
Eames, Do. H.
Elderkin, De.
Everard, De.
Edwards, H. Co.
Ellis, Br. M.
Edmunds, Co.
Evarts, Co.
F.
Fairfield, Bo.
Fairweather, Bo.
Farmside, Bo.
Flack, Bo.
Franklin, Bo.
Fish, Bo.
Flowd, Bo.
Fowle, Bo. Ch. Co.
Furnell, Bo.
Frothingham, Ch.
Fiske, Wa.
Ffleg, Wa.
Farnum, Do.
French, Do.
Fower, Do.
Fareworth, Do.
Fuller, Do. Co. Wo.
Foorde, Ca.
Francis, Ca.
Fisher, De. M.
Fairbank, De. M.
Frarey, De. M.
Foster, We.
Fry, We.
Freeman, S.
Flatman, Br.
Flint, Br.
Farwell, Co.
Foye, Co.
Farley, Wa.
G.
Garrett, Bo. Ch.
Gibbons, Bo.
Gill, Bo.
Goordley, Bo.
Greames, Bo.
Green, Bo. Ch.
Guttridge, Bo. Wa.
Gridley, Bo.
Griggs, Bo.
Gross, Bo.
Grubbs, Bo.
Gunnison, Bo.
Gould, Ch.
Grover, Ch.
Graves, Ch.
Greenland, Ch.
Greems, Ch.
Gookin, R. Ca.
Gamblin, R.
Gorton, R.
Garner, R.
Goard, R.
Garfield, Wa.
Goffe, Wa.
Gass, Wa.
Grant, Wa.
Godfrey, Wa.
Gibson, Ca.
Grissell, Ca.
Gay, De.
Griffin, S.
Goodnow, S.
George, Br.
Gamlin, Co.
H.
Hayborne, Bo. R.
Harvey, Bo.
Halsall, Bo.
Harwood, Bo.
Hawkins, Bo. Wa.
Hill, Bo.
Hide, Bo. Ca.
Hilliard, Bo.
Hough, Bo.
Holland, Bo.
Hutchinson, Bo.
Hogg, Bo.
Houchin, Bo.
Howen, Bo.
Hudson, Bo.
Hunn, Bo.
Henrickson, Bo.
Hadlock, Ch.
Hale, Ch.
Harrington, Ch.
Heiden, Ch.
Hills, Ch.
Hubbard, Ch.
Haule, Ch.
Hemingway, R.
Heath, R.
Harris, R. Ca.
Hewes, R.
Holmes, R.
Howe, R. S.
Hawkins, Wa. Bo.
Holden, Wa.
Hubbard, Wa.
Homes, Ca.
Homwood, Ca.
Hildreth, Ca.
Hutchin, Ca.
House, Ca.
Hancock, Ca.
Hinsdell, De.
Hunting, De.
Hunt, De. We. Co.
Hart, We.
Haine, S.
Holyoke, H.
Hobart, H.
Hansett, Br.
Hastings, Br.
Herknell, Br.
Herman, Br.
Hoyden, Br.
Halsted, Co.
Harsey, Co.
Heyward, Co.
Hosmer, Co.
Hayward, Wo.
Harvard, Ch.
I.
Ives, Wa.
J.
Johnson, Bo. Ch. R. Wo. S.
Joy, Bo.
Jacklin, Bo.
Jackson, Bo. Ch. Ca.
Judkins, Bo.
Jones, Ch. Do. Co.
James, Ch. De.
Jennison, Wa.
Jeffrey, We.
Jenkins, Br.
Jewell, Br.
K.
Kenrick, Bo.
Kade, Bo.
Kerby, Bo.
Knight, Bo. Br. Wo.
Kettle, Ch.
Kingslow, Do.
Kalem, De.
Kingsbury, De.
Kimball, Wa.
Knowles, Wa.
King, Wa. S. We.
Keyes, Wa.
Kingsley, Br.
Kendal, Wo.
L.
Leverett, Bo.
Lyall, Bo.
Luin, Bo.
Lugg, Bo.
Lawson, Bo.
Long, Ch.
Lawdon, Ch.
Lewis, Ch. Wa.
Luddington, Ch.
Lynde, Ch.
Larkin, Ch.
Lawrence, Ch.
Lusher, De.
Langton, H.
Lincoln, H.
Leavitt, H.
Lyon, R.
Lamb, R. Wa.
Linens, R.
Lettin, Co.
Lefingwell, Wa.
Larnit, Wo.
Lockwood, Wa.
Lovering, Wa.
Ludden, Wa.
Lowell, M.
M.
Marshall, Bo.
Mason, Bo. R. Wa.
Manning, Bo.
Mears, Bo.
Merry, Bo.
Milam, Bo.
Messinger, Bo.
Mingo, Bo.
Munt, Bo.
Marble, Ch.
Manley, Ch.
Maverick, Ch.
Mellowes, Ch. Br.
Merrich, Ch.
Mellers, Ch.
Mather, Do.
Maudsley, Do.
Millet, Do.
Mumings, Do.
Meane, Ca.
Mitchelson, Ca.
Meigs, We.
Melim, We.
Matthew, H. R.
Mireck, H.
Morril, R.
Miller, R.
Meadows, R.
Mosse, Wa.
Merchant, Wa. Br.
Marian, Wa.
Mayhew, Wa.
Mandsley, Br.
Mekins, Br.
Motson, Br.
Moore, Br. S.
Male, Br.
Mousall, Wo.
Morse, De. M.
Metcalf, M.
N.
Newgate, Bo.
Negus, Bo.
Nash, Ch.
Nowell, Ch.
Nichols, Ch.
Nowman, We.
Norton, We.
Newton, S.
O.
Oliver, Bo.
Odlin, Bo.
Osborn, We. Do.
Onion, R.
Ong, Wa.
Oakes, Ca.
P.
Palgrave, Ch.
Palmer, Ch.
Phillips, Do. Wa. We.
Phipps, Ch.
Pasmer, Bo. Ch.
Powell, Ch. De.
Power, Ch.
Parker, Wo. Bo. R.
Painter, Bo.
Pratt, Ch. We.
Paitor, Bo.
Perry, Bo.
Pell, Bo.
Pierce, Bo. Do. Wa.
Phippin, Bo.
Plain, Bo.
Porter, Bo.
Portmont,[Z] Bo.
Poole, Bo.
Pilsbury, Do.
Procter, Do.
Pope, Do.
Prentiss, Ca.
Parish, Ca.
Pickering, Ca.
Pelham, Ca.
Picke, Ca.
Paine, Do. Br.
Penniman, Br.
Perrin, Br.
Pocher, Br.
Potter, Co.
Posmore, Co.
Prentice, Co.
Parsus, H.
Pierpont, R.
Peake, R.
Payson, R.
Pigg, R.
Perkins, R.
Prichard, R.
Porter, R. Wa. We.
Peirson, Wa. Wo.
Prescott, Wa.
Page, Wa.
Picknam, Wa.
Prest, We.
Petty, We.
Parmeter, S.
R.
Ruggles, R. Br.
Rogers, Wa. We. Bo. Co.
Randall, We.
Ralins, We.
Reed, We. Br.
Rutter, S.
Redyate, S.
Reaver, H.
Rainsford, Bo.
Rice, Bo. Co.
Russell, Ch. Ca. Wo.
Robbins, Ca.
Ross, Ca.
Richards, De.
Roper, De.
Ray, Br.
Rocket, Br. M.
Richardson, Bo. Ch. Wo.
Roman, Ca.
S.
Savell, We. Br.
Shaw, We. Ca.
Shepard, We. Ca. Br.
Silvester, We.
Stoppell, We.
Stone, S.
Stowe, S. Wa. Ch. Br.
Sewill, H.
Stebbin, H. R. Wa.
Sharp, R. Br.
Sener, R.
Smith, H. R. Wa. Ch. Do. De.
Scarboro[ugh], R.
Sheffield, R.
Starkweather, R.
Sanderson, Wa.
Stearns, Wa.
Stowers, Wa.
Sawtell, Wa.
Sherman, Wa. Bo.
Story, Wa.
Stow, Wa. Ch.
Sanford, Bo.
Savage, Bo.
Scott, Bo. Br.
Scottow, Bo.
Salter, Bo.
Seabury, Bo.
Seavern, Bo.
Sellick, Bo.
Seamond, Bo.
Sherburne, Bo.
Sinet, Bo.
Spurr, Bo.
Stanbury, Bo.
Stanion, Bo.
Snow, Bo.
Sunderland, Bo.
Symonds, Bo. Co.
Shrimpton, Bo.
Stevens, Bo. Br.
Stevenson, Bo. Ca.
Stoddard, Bo.
Stodder, M.
Sergeant, Ch. Br.
Shorthouse, Ch.
Swain, Ch.
Sweetzer, Ch.
Symmes, Ch. Br.
South, Do.
Sumner, Do.
Swift, Do.
Saunders, Ca.
Sparhawk, Ca.
Stedman, Ca.
Streeter, Ca.
Shaw, Ca.
Stacey, De.
Savel, Br.
Sellein, Bo.
Spalding, Br.
Seer, Wo.
Squiers, Co.
T.
Thomas, Bo. H.
Terne, Bo.
Tyng, Bo.
Townsend, Bo.
Tapping, Bo.
Turner, Bo. Do. M.
Tuttle, Bo.
Trerrice, Ch. Wo.
Tidd, Ch.
Topliff, Do.
Tolman, Do. R.
Trumble, Ca.
Towne, Ca.
Thurston, De. M.
Tomson, Br. Wa.
Twing, Co.
Turney, Co.
Tompkins, Co.
Thompson, Wo.
Trerice, Wo.
Totenham, Wo.
Train, Wa.
Torrey, We.
Tucker, We.
Toll, S.
Treadway, S.
Tailor, H.
U.
Upham, We.
Underwood, Co.
Upsall, Do.
Usher, Ca. and after of Bo.
Ulting, De.
V.
Viall, Bo.
Vines, S.
Vane, Bo.
W.
Waite, Bo. Wa.
Walker, Bo. Ch. R.
Wendell, Bo.
Winbourne, Bo.
Walton, Bo. We.
Wheeler, Bo. Ch. Co. De.
Webber, Bo.
Williams, Bo. R.
Wilson, Bo. Br.
Wing, Bo.
Winthrop, Bo.
Woodhouse, Bo.
Woodward, Bo. Wa.
Willis, Bo. Ch.
Wilde, Ch.
Waffe, Ch.
Willoughby, Ch.
Wood, Ch. De. Co. M.
Woorie, Ch.
Wise, Ch.
Worward, Ch.
Wright, Do.
Wyllys, Ca.
Winship, Ca.
Whiting, De.
Wheelock, De. M.
Wight, De.
Weld, Br. R.
Winchester, Br.
Wiseman, Br.
Wheat, Co.
Willard, Co.
Wyman, Wo.
Winn, Wo.
Whittemore, R.
White, R.
Woods, R. S.
Waterman, R.
Watson, R.
Wellengton, Wa.
Waters, Wa.
Withington, Do.
Webb, We.
Whitman, We.
Warren, We.
Ward, S.
Whitton, H.
FROM A MONUMENT IN THE BURYING-GROUND AT EASTPORT, ME.
In memory of Margaret Nickels, who died April 26, 1817, Æ. 87, dau. of Samuel Breck of Boston, and relict of William Nickels of Naraguagus, who was lost, as was his grandson, Geo. W. Shaw, Æ. 12 years, on Grand Manan Island, where they were buried, Dec. 18, 1789.
This monument erected in 1845, by Robert G. Shaw of Boston, grandson to the deceased, through the agency of George Hobbs, Esq.