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Subject: [GM-L] Two Old Groton, MA Documents (1688 and 1701)
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 13:16:49 EDT

Subject: Old Groton Documents
Source: Groton Historical Series by Dr. Samuel A. Green Vol II 1890

p.57 - [proves maiden name of Mary (Bacon) Lakin wife John Lakin one of
the petitioners for Groton]

The following two documents are now in the possession of Charles Gerrish of
Groton. The letter was written to John Lakin, one of the
petitioners for Groton, and an early settler of the town. It gives by
implication the name of Lakin's wife, which, excepting for her given
name, Mary, has hitherto been unknown. It is evident from the letter
that she was a Bacon of Woburn. Now Michael Bacon of that town had a
daughter Mary; and he died on July 4, 1688, leaving it very certain he
was her father. His second daughter, Sarah Bacon, had married Caleb
Simonds of Woburn.

Samuel Carter, the writer of the letter, was a graduate of Harvard
College in the class of 1660 and by turns a preacher and schoolmaster.
In 1692 he was settled as the minister of Groton, where he died in the
autumn of the next year.


Letter from Samuel Carter at Woburn (1688/89) sent to John Lakin
at Groton

"Sir
My Respects presented to your self & wife - these few lines may let you
understand that your Brother & Sister Simonds are in good health and
Desire the Remembrance of their kind love unto you both; and have Re-
quested me to signify unto you that things are so circumstanced with
respect to those Legacies given by your Father Bacon wherin you are
Concerned that its Necessary that you should come downe to them as soon
as may be.

At the Desire of your Brother & Sister I have perused some of your ffathers
writeings and as things Appear to me I would advise you to
come downe as speedily as you can; Thus Resting your Loveing Friend
ffrom Woburne Sam'l Carter
2 Jan 1688/9 [Superscribed] "These for Sarg. John Lakin at Groaton"

The 2nd Document

The list of names, found on one side of a single sheet, includes most
of the tax-payers of Groton for the year 1701 and does not appear in the town
records. The names of Davis, Farnsworth, Farwell, Hall, Holden, Hutchins,
Longley, Page, Perham, Prescott, Shedd, Stone and
Tarbell, prominent in the history of the town at that time, are not
mentioned, but they may have been on another page or sheet.

To Benjamin Laken, Constable - List by James Blanchard, Clerk:

"This rate made by the Selectmen of groton for the cuntrey for the year
1701 with every name and sum to it according to the treasure warrantie
Groton October 28 1701

By order of the Selectmen James Blanchard Clarke

Benj. Laken 00 05 03
Joseph Laken 00 05 02
James Blanchard 00 07 01
John Hoar 00 06 04
Zechriah Satell 00 06 00
daniell mixer 00 06 04
James Robison 00 12 09
Joseph Cade 00 11 07
Ebenezer Robins 00 03 00
Robart Robins Juner 00 4 04
John nuting 00 12 04
Samuell Keempe Jun 00 05 09
Jonathan Keempe 00 05 10
Benj Swallow 00 09 00
Zerubbabell Keempe 00 11 00
John Shatduck 00 07 06
Samuell Shatduck 00 06 07
John Shipley 00 06 05
William Laken 00 08 08
Jonathan Laken 00 06 06
Abraham Laken 00 07 08
Josiah Laken 00 06 00
Joseph Larrance 00 05 03
John Gilson 00 05 07
Enoch Larrance 00 11 00
Nathaniel Larrance Ju 00 04 10
Thomas Williames 00 12 06
Joseph Parker 00 08 00 (Joseph Parker tax payer at Groton in 1701)
James Nutinge 00 09 11
Eliazer parker 00 08 00
Samuell parker 00 12 00
daniell Larrance 00 03 09
Nathaniell Blood 00 04 03
William Green 00 09 03
Eliazer Green 00 09 00
thomas woode 00 09 00
Samuell fiske 00 05 03
Lifte. Larrance 00 11 00
thomas Chamberlin 00 04 10
Joseph Bloode 00 04 03
James Robines 00 03 00
Richard warner 00 04 01
Jonathan Boyden 00 06 04
Nathaniell woods 00 09 07

"The New England Historical and Genealogical Register" (XLI 262, 263)
for July 1887.
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Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

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