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Subject: [GM-L] Lands of John Rugg of Lancaster, MA
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:04:15 EDT

Subject: The Lands of John Rugg of Lancaster, MA
Source: The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts by Henry S.
Nourse A. M. 1884

p.283
John Rugg had for his first wife, Martha Prescott, who died with her
twin babes in 1656. His second wife was Hannah Prescott, by whom he
had children:
John Rugg, 1662; Mercy Rugg, 1664; Thomas Rugg, 1666; Joseph Rugg 1668;
Hannah Rugg, 1670; Rebecca Rugg, 1673; Daniel Rugg, 1678; Jonathan Rugg
1681.

He was made freeman in 1669. John Rugg's will was proved in February
1697 and his widow was slain by the Indians the same year together with
her son Joseph, with his wife and three children. The Rugg house lot
had been assigned to Henry Kerley for the first allotment, but he
refused it, and built on church lands not far from the Rowlandson
Garrison
THE LANDS OF JOHN RUGG
p.282
House Lott
His house Lott Lyeth in the South End of the town in A Rang of Lots on
the West Side of a street or highway that Runs between two Ranges of
Lotts being the fifth Lott in that Range bounded Southerly by the Lott
of John Roper and Northerly by the Lott of Daniel Gains and It buts
Easterly upon the said Street or highway aforesd and Westerly it buts
upon the stated Common and Lyeth for twenty acres be it more or Less.

Entervail Lott
More he hath his Entervail Lott in the first devision Lying on the East
side of Nashaway River butting westerly upon the River and Easterly
upon the upland and it is bounded Southerly by the Lott of Jacob Farrah
Sen'r and Northerly it is bounded by a Lott which was sum time the Lott
of Richard Smith now in the possession of Majer Willard and was Laid
out for twenty acres.
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Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

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