Braintree Massachusetts Early Settlers

In addition to the present braintree it comprised land that was later split off into the separate municipalities of quincy incorporated in 1792 randolph 1793. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. The old town and present city of quincy therefore was the original brain tree.

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As originally established it embraced the present towns of braintree quincy randolph and holbrook.

Braintree massachusetts early settlers. 2 2 1647 which is april 2 1647 since the year began in march on the 5th day and march was called the first month april the second month and so until february which was the twelfth month. Braintree genealogy in norfolk county ma usa 1 012 695 massachusetts 46 234 norfolk county 4 867 braintree 370. Essex county massachusetts early settlers of essex county history of essex county massachusetts. Braintree was established as a separate town by a land grant from the massachusetts bay colony in 1640 by which time disease and colonial encroachment had largely dissipated the remaining massachusett people.

The area was resettled and incorporated as the town of braintree named after the english town of braintree in 1640 on land which is now part. Braintree is the place of all births marriages deaths unless another town is mentioned. Under the rule of thomas morton it was renamed merry mount. That the sum of 20 000 from the bequest of the late robert henry eddy be set aside as a special fund to be called the eddy town record fund for the sole purpose of punlishing the vital records of the towns of massachusetts and that the.

Thomas weston and the early settlers of wessagusset the first european settlement in what is now weymouth was established at wessagusset in 1622. With biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men volume 1 duane hamilton hurd 1jan1888 pg 570 transcribed by j s. And subsequently for more than eightj years. This publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the new england historic genealogical society 6 november 1901 as follows.

The earliest records of the town are given in figures instead of using the names of the months e g. The town of braintree was settled in 1625 colonized in 1635 and incorporated in 1640 and named after the english town of braintree. The town of braintree situated in the eastern part of norfolk county was incorporated by act of the general court on may 13 1640. In 1792 this north precinct was set off from the rest of the town and became quincy.

The earliest inhabitants of current day braintree were the massachusett indigenous americans a nation of semi migratory fishers and farmers who encountered the english settlers early in the 1600s. Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by captain wollaston and initially named mount wollaston. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Thomas weston is generally considered the founder of the wessagusset colony.

In 1708 the church of braintree was divided and the original settlement became the north precinct.