Arthur Harris (abt. 1617 - bef. 1674)

Born about 1617 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Unknown) Harris — married 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died before 7 Jul 1674 before about age 57 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Parentage

The parentage of Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater and Boston has not been determined.

Some family trees say that he was the son of Anthony Harris and his wife Elizabeth of Hatherup, Gloucestershire. However, no reliable evidence or reasonable argument has been found that supports that parentage.

Other family genealogists believe that Arthur was related to the Harrises of Hayne, Devonshire,^[1] who are included in Burke's Landed Gentry,^[2] but that connection seems speculative.

Date and Place of Birth

The date and place of birth of Arthur Harris are uncertain. Many family trees estimate that Arthur was born about 1608-1610, perhaps based on the belief that his wife Martha was born about 1609. As discussed in her profile, however, that proposition appears to be mistaken.

Based on (1) the fact that he was granted land in Duxbury in 1640 for prior service (and thus it is likely that Arthur was at least 21 in 1640) and (2) his estimated date of marriage (per discussion in "Marriage" below, sometime in 1641-1645), Arthur was probably born sometime in 1614-1619, with about 1617 being a reasonable midpoint estimate.

Family trees commonly state that Arthur was born at Plymouth, Devonshire, but no reliable evidence or reasonable argument has been found that supports that proposition. Arthur was, however, very probably born in England.

Immigration to New England; Residency at Duxbury

The earliest known record that is believed to relate to Arthur is a record from the Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on June 1, 1640 of the grant to "Arthur Harrison of Duxburrow" of four acres of upland abutting the Stony Brook in Duxbury.^[3] At the Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on August 31, 1640, "Arthur Harrison" was granted an additional 25 acres of upland "for the land due to him for his service." Gale Ion Harris reasonably believed that these two records related to this profile's Arthur Harris,^[4] presumably because there are no other records of a different Arthur Harrison and later records starting in 1643 refer to an Arthur Harris in Duxbury. Mitchell^[5] and Savage^[6] also appear to have believed that those records related to Arthur, as both said that he was probably at Duxbury by 1640.

The date of Arthur's immigration to New England is uncertain and the means unknown. Assuming the records for Arthur Harrison referenced above in fact relate to this profile's Arthur Harris, Arthur had clearly settled in Duxbury by 1640. Based on those records, Anderson's 2015 The Great Migration Directory suggests that he immigrated in 1639.^[7] Gale Ion Harris, on the other hand, suggested that the grant of land to Arthur in August 1640 "due to him for his service" was probably for Arthur's service in the Pequot War (1636-1638),^[4] which would mean that he had immigrated to New England before 1638.

In 1643, Arthur Harris was listed as a resident of Duxbury between the ages of 16 and 60 able to bear arms.^[8][4]

Arthur probably continued to be a resident of Duxbury until the lands of the Duxbury New Plantation were incorporated as the town of Bridgewater in 1656.^[9]

Occupation

A 1655 deed by Arthur refers to him as a "husbandman."^[10]

Marriage

Arthur married a woman named Martha. Her first name is established by several records relating to his estate that refer to his widow Martha Harris.^[11] It is possible that she was not Arthur's only wife or the mother of his children, but there is no evidence that he had another wife and the fact that the name of his widow Martha was the same as the name of eldest daughter suggests that Martha was indeed the mother of his children. As discussed in Martha's profile, her maiden name has not been determined.

Arthur and Martha's date and place of marriage are uncertain. Based on the estimated date of birth of their eldest child (probably about 1645), they were probably married about 1644. Based on the assumption that Arthur resided in Duxbury at that time, it is fairly likely that they were married there.

Children

Arthur and Martha had the following children, presumably born in Duxbury:

1. Isaac, b. probably about 1645,^[12] m. 1st about 1668^[13] Mercy Latham at Bridgewater,^[14] m. 2d June 28, 1698 Mary Dunbar at Hingham,^[15][16] d. before March 7, 1706/7 at Bridgewater (date of estate inventory)^[16]
2. Samuel, b. probably about 1647 or about 1653,^[17] m. probably sometime in 1673-78^[18] Hannah Deering,^[19] d. before November 24, 1678 in Boston^[19]
3. Martha, b. probably about 1649, m. probably about 1668 Thomas Snell in Bridgewater, d. after May 4, 1724 probably in Bridgewater (see sources in Martha's profile)
4. Mary, b. probably about 1651,^[20] m. probably about 1675 John Winchcombe,^[20] d. August 20, 1717 in Boston^[20]

Residency in Bridgewater

Arthur was one of the original proprietors of the Duxborrow new plantation,^[21][22] which was incorporated as the town of Bridgewater in 1656.^[9] Although he took the Oath of Fidelity at Duxbury in 1657, he was also chosen that year as the surveyor of the highways for Bridgewater.^[11] The first record of him in the Bridgewater Town Record books is the agreement by the Town of Bridgewater on March 12, 1656/7 for the building of five wolf traps, one of which was to be built by Goodman Heyward Senior and Goodman Harris.^[23] Arthur was admitted as a Freeman in 1658 and that same year was listed among the 10 Freeman in Bridgewater.^[11] Based on the bequests made by him in his will, Arthur acquired more than 100 acres of land and various other land rights in Bridgewater and surrounding areas.

Residency in Boston

Arthur removed from Bridgewater to Boston sometime in 1670-1. A 1670 list of Plymouth Colony freemen shows him as a resident of Bridgewater; however, he appears to have moved to Boston by October 1671, when he witnessed a deed there.^[11] In 1673, Arthur was appointed by the town of Boston to serve as a "scavenger" for the following year, meaning that it was his responsibility to impound stray cows and horses and remove dead animals from the streets.^[11]

Will; Death

Arthur made his will on March 17, 1673/4 and later added a codicil which he acknowledged on March 31, 1674. In his will he described himself as "of Boston in New England." He made bequests to "my eldest sonn" Isaac, son Samuel, his "deare and loveing wife" (unnamed), his "eldest daughter" (unnamed), and daughter Mary. He named Constant Southworth to assist his wife in settling his estate and appointed his wife and son Samuel as his executors. The will was witnessed by Edward Smith and John Rider.^[24][25]

Arthur's will was probated on July 7, 1674,^[24][25] which means that he died sometime between March 31, 1674 and July 7, 1674.^[14] Savage stated that Arthur died on June 10, 1674,^[6] which is certainly possible, but no reliable evidence supporting that specific date of death has been found.

Since Arthur's will describes him as "of Boston" and was probated in Suffolk County and land records after his death describe him as "late of Boston,"^[26] he very probably died in Boston.^[14]

Some family trees say that Arthur was buried at King's Chapel Burial Ground in Boston, but no reliable evidence has been found that confirms that claim. No Arthur Harris is included the City of Boston's database of legible grave markers at that cemetery.^[27]

Chronology of Records

• 1640. At the Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on June 1, 1640, John Phillips, James Lindall, Willm Sherman, Edmond Weston, Samuel Tompkis, Arthur Harrison and Raph Chapman of Duxborrow, were granted "foure acres a peece of upland, abutting upon the Stony Brooke, in Duxborrow, by the milne, and to rang south and north in lengh, and east & west in breadth."^[3][4]
• 1640. At the Court of Assistant held at Plymouth on August 31, 1640, "Arthur Harrison" was granted "twenty five acres of upland for the land due to him for his service, lying on the west side of the lands granted to Christopher Waddesworth in the woods by Duxborrow."^[28][4]
• 1643. The August 1643 list of males 16-60 years old who are able to bear arms includes Arthur Harris among the males of Duxbury.^[8][4]
• 1648. At the General Court held at Plymouth on October 4, 1648, "Christofer Wadsworth, Nicolas Robbins, John Roggers, John Willis, Samuel Eaton, Jonathan Brewster, Arther Haris, Thomas Gannet, being presented for being defective in ladders, uppon thayer now being better provided of them, are cleared.^[29][4]
• 1655. Deed dated October 15, 1655 by Arthur Harris of Plimouth in New England, husbandman, to Walter Deane of Taunton, tanner, in consideration of four pounds, of a parcel of about 6 acres of upland in Taunton between the land of George Masey and the highway towards the Mill river, which Harris had purchased from Thomas Jones.^[10][4]
• 1657. "Arther Harrison" included in the list of men who had taken the Oath of Fidelity at Duxborrow in 1657.^[30][4]
• 1657. At the Court of Election held at Plymouth on June 3, 1657, Arther Harris and John Haward were listed as the "Surveyors for the Highwayes" for the town of Bridgewater.^[31][4][32]
• 1658. At the Court of Election held at Plymouth on June 1, 1658, Arther Harris was among 17 men admitted as Freemen and sworne.^[33][4]
• 1658. List of Freemen of the Plymouth Colony includes Arther Harris among the 10 Freemen of Bridgewater.^[34]
• 1659. At the General Court held at Plymouth on March 1 1658/9, Arther Harris among 14 men from Bridgewater who determined that a man found by the Indians died from accidental drowning.^[35][4]
• 1659. At the General Court of Election held at Plymouth on June 7, 1659, Arther Harris was included in a list of 20 men on the Grand Enquest.^[36]
• 1660. The General Court at Plymouth held on June 6, 1660 ordered that a parcel of land lying between Tetacutt and Taunton be viewed and, if it is not within the bound of Taunton or too near Tetacutt, that William Brett, John WIllis, Thomas Haward Senior and Arther Harris "have a competency granted and confeirmed unto them."^[37][4]
• 1665. The General Court of Election at Plymouth on June 7, 1665 granted to each of William Brett, Thomas Haward Senior, Arther Harris, Richard Williams, John Willis and John Carey 60 acres of land lying between Taunton and Teticutt.^[38][4]
• 1667. At the General Court of Election held at Plymouth on June 5, 1667, Arther Haris is listed as the Receiver of the Excise of the town.^[39][4]
• 1667. The June 6, 1667 accounts of the Plymouth Colony treasurer show Arther Harris owing 10 shillings.^[40]
• 1667. Arther Harris is among 12 men appointed by the General Court of Election on June 5, 1667 as a jury to lay out all ways requisite in the township of Bridgewater.^[41][4][42]
• 1668. At the Court at Plymouth on July 7, 1668, William Bradford and Constant Southworth reported that they had laid out the 60 acre lots granted to William Brett, Thomas Haward Senior, Arther Harris, John Willis Senior and John Cary.^[43]
• 1668. At the Court at Plymouth on July 7, 1668, the jury appointed to lay out the ways requisite in the township of Bridgewater, including Arther Harris, reported on the roads most suitable to the inhabitants of Bridgewater.^[44]
• 1669. At a Bridgewater town meeting on January 8, 1668/9, it was agreed that Arthur Harris and [Siles Heath?] shall require and demand ten shillings a thousand for all the boards that are carved out of the towne & for bolts & shingles & loggs equivalent to the same.^[45]
• 1669. Arthur Harris and John Ames were chosen by the town of Bridgewater as troopers for 1660.^[42]
• 1669. At the Court at Plymouth on March 2, 1668, Robert Latham brought a complaint on behalf of himself and Susanna, his wife, against Arther Harris, in an action of slander and defamation for £100 for the said Harris reporting that his wife bought fish from the Indians on the Lords day. The jury found no ground for this suit.^[46]
• 1669. Arther Harris of Bridgwater on October 28 1669 acknowledged a grant by him to his eldest son Isaac Harris 20 acres of land at Sauckesett abutting the land of Robert Latham, together with 10 acres at or near the town of Bridgwater at the head of my owne house lott.^[47]
• 1670. The list of freemen of New Plymouth made in May 1670 included, in the list of freemen at Bridgewater, Arther Harris.^[48][4]
• 1670. The June 1670 accounts of the Plymouth Colony treasurer show Arther Harris of Bridgewater owing £10.^[49][4]
• 1671. Deed by John and Hannah Cowell of Boston to Capt. Timothy Wheler of Concord, dated October 13, 1671, was witnessed by Arthur Harris and John Sanford.^[50][4]
• 1673. At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Boston on March 10, 1672/3, Arthr Harris, Bartholmew Whitwell and Robert Noakes were selected as "Scavengers."^[51][25] "Scavengers" were persons appointed to impound stray cows and horses and remove dead animals from the streets.^[52]
• 1673. On November 13, 1673, a list of several persons driven out of their habitations at New York and come into Boston, included Edward Smith, Backr. at Arthr Harris.^[53][25]
• 1674. Arthur Harris "of Boston" made his will on March 17, 1673/4, a codicil acknowledged by him on March 31, 1674; the will was probated on July 7, 1674.^[24][25]
• 1679. An agreement between Isaac Harris, now of Bridgewater, the son of Arther Harris, and Martha Harris, now the widow of Arther Harris, regarding the estate of Arther Harris, was recorded at the General Court of Election at Plymouth on June 3, 1679.^[54][25]
• 1679. Isaac Harris of Bridgewater quit claimed to Martha Harris widow of Arthur Harris late of Boston, by deed dated July 12, 1679, a house and certain parcels of land in Bridgewater.^[26][25]
• 1679. Deed of gift by Martha Harris relict widow of Arthur Harris late of Boston deceased to son Isaac Harris of Bridgewater, husbandman, dated July 12, 1679, of certain parcels of land in Bridgewater. Witnessed by John Winchcombe [husband of daughter Mary] and John Hayward Senior.^[55][25]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Descendants of Arthur Harris, genealogy.com
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Bernard Burke, Genealogy and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, Vol I, 1882, p 743. At hathitrust.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. I 1633-1640, 1855, p 153. At hathitrust.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 263. At americanancestors.org
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register, 1840, p 171. At archive.org.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} James Savage, 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, Vol. II, 1860, p 360. At hathitrust.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, a Concise Compendium, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, entry for "Harris, Arthur."
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689, 1857, p 190. At hathitrust.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661, 1855, p 101. At hathitrust.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Bristol County Deeds, Volume 1, p 61. At familysearch.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} See "Chronology of Records" in this profile.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Based on (1) fact that he was married by 1668, (2) typical male age at marriage of 23, and (3) fact that his sister Martha was probably born about 1649 and there was at most one sibling (Samuel) who could have been born between Isaac and Martha and thus the gap between Isaac and Martha would be unusually long if Isaac was born much before 1645.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Based on fact that they had been married a sufficient time for him to have abandoned her by October 29, 1668. See Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 265. At americanancestors.org
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 269. At americanancestors.org
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 266. At americanancestors.org
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 349. At americanancestors.org
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Based on (1) gap between births of Isaac (about 1645) and Martha (about 1649) and (2) gap after Mary's birth (about 1651) and presumption that he was born before 1653 since he was named as executor of his father's will in 1674. See Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 273. At americanancestors.org
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Based on wife Hannah Deering's birth in February 1654/5, they were probably not married before 1673; based on the fact that Samuel died in 1678, they must have gotten married no later than that year.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1 19.2} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 265. At americanancestors.org
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), pp 271-2. At americanancestors.org
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register, 1840, pp 10-11. At archive.org
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register, 1840, p 26. At archive.org.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} Puffer, Loring W., Records of John Cary, the First Town Clerk of Bridgewater, Mass., from 1656 to 1681, Wm. L. Puffer, Brockton, 1889, p 2. At archive.org
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3} Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol 6, pp 80-82 (page 48 in original volume). At familysearch.org.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8} Gale Ion Harris, Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts, with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 159 (2005), p 264. At americanancestors.org
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1 26.2} Suffolk Deeds, Lib. XII, 46. At archive.org.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, from records acquired from the City of Boston's cemetery database on June 16, 2016, interment.com. See also the searchable database at CityOfBoston.gov.
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. I 1633-1640, 1855, p 160. At hathitrust.org.
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. II 1641-1651, 1855, p 135. At hathitrust.org.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689, 1857, p 182. At hathitrust.org.
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661, 1855, p 116. At hathitrust.org.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1} Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register, 1840, p 27. At archive.org.
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol III. 1651-1661,1855, p 137. At hathitrust.org.
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689, 1857, p 202. At hathitrust.org.
35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol III. 1651-1661,1855, p 160. At hathitrust.org.
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol III. 1651-1661,1855, p 163. At hathitrust.org.
37. ↑ ^{37.0 37.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. III 1651-1661, 1855, p 193. At hathitrust.org.
38. ↑ ^{38.0 38.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668, 1855, p 46. At hathitrust.org.
39. ↑ ^{39.0 39.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668, 1855, p 151. At hathitrust.org.
40. ↑ ^{40.0 40.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689, 1857, p 121. At hathitrust.org.
41. ↑ ^{41.0 41.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668, 1855, p 155. At hathitrust.org.
42. ↑ ^{42.0 42.1 42.2} Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an Extensive Family Register, 1840, p 62. At archive.org.
43. ↑ ^{43.0 43.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668, 1855, p 190. At hathitrust.org.
44. ↑ ^{44.0 44.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. IV 1661-1668, 1855, p 193. At hathitrust.org.
45. ↑ ^{45.0 45.1} Bridgewater Town Records, Volume 1, p 48. At familysearch.org.
46. ↑ ^{46.0 46.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Judicial Acts 1636-1692, 1857, p 152. At hathitrust.org.
47. ↑ ^{47.0 47.1} Plymouth Colony Deeds, Volume 3, Part I, p 164. At familysearch.org.
48. ↑ ^{48.0 48.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. V 1668-1678, 1856, p 278. At hathitrust.org.
49. ↑ ^{49.0 49.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689, 1857, p 130. At hathitrust.org.
50. ↑ ^{50.0 50.1} Suffolk County Deeds, Volume 22, pp 293-295. At familysearch.org.
51. ↑ ^{51.0 51.1} Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Records from 1660 to 1701, 1881, p 74. At archive.org.
52. ↑ ^{52.0 52.1} John Duffy, The Sanitarians: A History of American Public Heath, 1992, p 13. At books.google.com.
53. ↑ ^{53.0 53.1} Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Records from 1660 to 1701, 1881, p 80. At archive.org.
54. ↑ ^{54.0 54.1} Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders: Vol. VI 1678-1691, 1856, p 12. At hathitrust.org.
55. ↑ ^{55.0 55.1} Plymouth County Deeds, Vol 14, pp 174-5. At familysearch.org.