Records Of The Town Of Plymouth 1705 To 1743

Author : Plymouth Plymouth
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332185566
Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book Records of the Town of Plymouth, Vol. 2 written by Plymouth Plymouth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Records of the Town of Plymouth, Vol. 2: Published by Order of the Town; 1705 to 1743 John I)yev served from March 2d, 1723-4, until March 3d, 1739-40, with the exception of the year beginning March 1, 1732-3, during which the office of clerk was held by Gershom Foster. Mr. Dyer, boru iu 1671, was probably the sou of Johu Dyer of Weymouth. He came to Plymouth in 1698, and in that year bought of William Bradford, the son of Governor Bradford, the lot of land on the southeasterly side of Leyden Street, on which the house with a brick end stands opposite the Universalist Church. The lot is described iu the deed as running on the street northeasterly " as far as the northeasterly corner of the old store house which formerly stood on the lot." By this deed the precise location is defined of probably one of the earliest structures of tho Colony. Mr. Dyer taught school iu Plymouth during a few months in the year 1700, and became a prominent and valuable eilizen. He was a member of the board of selectmen from 1709 to 1734 inclusive, town treasurer from 1701 to 1732, and occasionally served as moderator at town meetings. Gershom Foster was chosen clerk March 1, 1732-3, and served one year, lie was the sou of Johu and Hannah (Stetson) Foster, and was boru in 1709. At the age of twenty-four he was chosen clerk, and at the same time served as town treasurer. Kdward Winslow was chosen town clerk March 3, 1739-40, aud held office until .January, 1741-2. He was subsequently a member of the board of selectmen from 1757 to 1765 inclusive, towu treasurer in 1760, ami occasionally a moderator. He was a son of Isaac, grandson of Josiab, and great graudsou of Edward Winslow, of the Mayflower. General John Winslow was his brother. Before the revolution he held the office of collector of Plymouth, register of wills, and clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.