“THE PETITION

The petition asking for the incorporation, which was presented to the General Court in May, 1710, was signed by Henry Alden, Samuel Bacon, Hezekiah Broad, Edward Cook, Robert Cook, Andrew Dewing, Andrew Dewing, Jr., Jonathan Dewing, John Fisher, John Fisher, Jr., Thomas Fuller, Robert Fuller, John Gill, Joseph Hawes, Stephen Hunting, Eleazer Kingsbury, James Kingsbury, Josiah Kingsbury, Timothy Kingsbury, John Mclntire, Thomas Metcalf, Benjamin Mills, Benjamin Mills, Jr., William Mills, Zechariah Mills, Richard More, Matthias Ockinton, Isaac Parker, Jonathan Parker, John Parker, John Parker, Jr., Samuel Parker, Christopher Smith, John Smith, Joshua Smith, Andrew Wadkins, Ebenezer Ware, Ephraim Ware, Jeremiah Woodcock and John Woodcock. …”

Reference Data:

History of Norfoldk County, Massachusetts, 1622-1918, Vol. 1, by Louis Atwood Cook, 1918, page 214