1740; Bequest
in father's will; Item. To son John Town, 12 acres of land...between
land of Jonathan Pratt Jr. and my son Jonathan, together with the equal
half of all my after divisions of land in Oxford and ye equal 1/2 of my
cedar swamp. (George Towne book)
10/27/1758,
John Town to son Abner, who built a house and settled here. A beaver
dam at the lower end of the swamp afforded a crossing to this place.
8/18/1783, Abner Town to Phinehas Town, who mortgaged to John Nichols.
(History of Oxford page 335)
1/23/1759;
John Town to William Parker - eventually after many hands - 2/4/2785, Benjamin
Hovey to Benjamin Learned; 3/23/1791, Benjamin Learned to Ebenezer Davis
of Charlton; 11/12/1791, Ebenezer Davis to Dr. Jonathan Learned, whos father
in 1792 took down the old house and built a new one; Dr. Learned occupied
till his decease in 1810; 12/10/1812, executor of his estate to Henry G.
Learned, son of Jonathan H. Learned; 3/13/1823, Henry G. Learned to Benjamin,
son of Benjamin Learned; same date, Benjamin Learned to Stephen Southworth
of Douglas; 1825, Stephen Southworth back to Benjamin Learned; 3/1 1829,
executor of estate of Benjamin Learned to David Mann of Mendon; 11/7/1833,
David Mann to David Barton and Vestor Vassall; 5/10/1834, David Barton
to Vestor Vassall 1/2; 3/27/1835, Vestor Vassall to Jeremiah Dana who occupied
etc.... (History of Oxford page 330)
Morey Place, Oxford, MA
The site of the William and David Stone homestead.
They had previously lived on Prospect Hill on a farm of 45 a bought 3/28/1775,
of John Harwood of Oxford [12/24/1761, John Town deeded to William Stone,
60 a and buildings, adjoining William Eddy and Jonathan Pratt, perhaps
n of the railroad station at North Oxford; 3/18/1767, William Stone to
Jonathan Pratt Jr., same]; 4/2/1771777, Jacob Davis of Charlton to William
Stone, 42 a "on Woody Hill"; 4/14/1777, William Stone to his son, David,
1/2 and the whole
at the death of his father; 4/1/1784, Ezra Taylor
for Cox's heirs to David Stone,52 a near land of grantee; 1806, David Stone
to his son David, 94 a; 4/8/11826, David Stone to Nathan Hall, 94 a; 2/8/1828,
Nathan Hall to David Hall his son; 11/1/1835, David Hall to Otis
Perry of North Gore, 100a; 11/1/1837, Otis Perry to Thomas Smith of Smithfield,
RI etc.... (History of Oxford page 319)
John, (son
of Deacon John) Town homestead. 2/23/1763, John Town to his son Isaac,
1/2. The house stood not far from the present railroad track, on
the old road running n on lowe land w of the house. Isaac Town d.
here. 4/18/1786, his heirs deeded to Jonas Eddy. House gone by 1800.
(History of
Oxford page 336)
1781; Several persons in Oxford raised money and paid the same into the hands of the agent to procure beef for the army; Edward Davis, Ebenezer Learned, Elias Pratt, John Town and others. (History of Oxford page 131)
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