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17 Jul 1700, Rowley, Essex, MA r153 |
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| Notes for Gershom NELSON |
r152 In April,1722, Gershom Nelson bought of Josiah Wood his large farm of some 200 acres, lying mainly just south of the Elder John Jones Estate in that part of Mendon which was made a distinct town on 11 April 1780, known as Milford and in that part of Milford set off as Hopedale though extending farther both east and west. Hopedale was set off on 7 April 1886. Mr. Nelson was evidently a man of means, energy and enterprise. He at once removed his family from Rowley. Josiah Wood bought the bulk of this real estate of Capt. Seth Chapin, the original settler, in 1715, but had made some additions to it, and in partnership with certain neighbors, erected a saw mill on its southerly side. The scant remains of the old dam were still discernible (1882) on the river, about half way down from the Mendon-road stone bridge towards the new mill which in 1882 was in the posession of Samuel Walker.
Gershom Nelson married a woman from another family who were original settlers in Rowley. They had seven children in Rowley and then moved to a large farm in Milford, Massachusetts near the Rhode Island border. Other relatives also moved to this area and it became a significant
second settlement of Nelsons. Towns in which they lived were then or later became, Upton, Mendon, Hopedale, Sutton, Milford and Uxbridge. The Nelsons, in addition to farming, brought milling and weaving skills to this area. |
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Birth from Rowley V.R.
1722:Bought 200 A. in Mendon of J.Wood
r152 Progenitor of Milford,MA line
Death recorded in Mendon VR |
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