SERIES OF
Plans of Boston
SHOWING
EXISTING WAYS AND OWNERS OF PROPERTY
1630-1635-1640-1645.

Compiled by GEORGE LAMB,

FROM TOWN RECORDS, BOOK OF POSSESSIONS, MASSACHUSETTS BAY
RECORDS, SAVAGE’S WINTHROP, LECHFORD’S DIARY,
ASPINWALL’S NOTARIAL RECORDS
AND
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEEDS.

SCALE, ABOUT 600 FEET TO AN INCH.

BOSTON:
MUNICIPAL PRINTING OFFICE.
1905.

This series of plans of the Town of Boston is the result of a great amount of research, and presents in a most interesting manner the growth of the Town from the first settlement to 1645.

The plan dated December 25, 1645, while in the main correct, does not show all the transfers made during that year, as will be seen by consulting Suffolk Deeds, Lib. 1, as noted in the introduction to the Book of Possessions (Volume 2 of the Boston Records), the first 111 pages of which were written by William Aspinwall prior to the 10th month, 1645.

The numbers on the plans follow the original pagination of the Book of Possessions.

On the plan of 1630 the lot marked S should have been assigned to Thomas Sharp.

These plans show the old peninsula of Boston; consequently the allotments at the “field end next Roxbury” do not appear.

The New Field was located at the west part of the town in the angle bounded by the present Cambridge street, and extending through Lynde and Leverett streets to Haugh’s Point. The principal town landing was at the head of the cove or dock, around which Valentine Hill’s highway was laid out in 1641. Street names were not given until a later period, though the present Washington street was known as the “High street, the great street or highway to Roxbury.”

Other allotments were made at Rumney Marsh (Chelsea), Mt. Wollaston (Quincy), and Muddy River (Brookline).

Ownership and transfers of many lots between the periods shown by the plans are not noted.

E. W. McGlenen,
City Registrar.

Boston, 1905.

===1630===

A—John Winthrop, Gov.
B—William Coddington.
C—William Balston.
D—Robert Harding.
E—William Brenton.
R—Miles Redding.
S—Robert Sharp.
T—John Underhill.
W—William Cheesebrough.
X—William Blackstone.
8—Edward Gibbons.
11—Revd. John Wilson.
17—Henry Pease.
26—Samuel Cole.
40—John Biggs.
41—James Brown.
43a—Thomas Fairweather.
44—John Glover.
45—William Hudson, Jr.
53—Edward Bendell.
57—William Hudson, Sr.
58—Robert Scott.
59a—Thomas Matson.
71—James Penn.
73—Zaccheus Bosworth.
77—William Aspinwall.
85—William Colbron.
85—Edward Belcher.
86—William Talmage.
86—Robert Walker.
89—Garret Bourne.
89—John Cranwell.
90—Edward Rainsford.
93—John Odlin.
107—William Lytherland.
Giles Firman.
John Mills.

1635.

===1635===

A—John Winthrop, Gov.
B—William Coddington.
C—William Balston.
D—Robert Harding.
E—William Brenton.
G—First Church.
R—Miles Redding.
T—John Underhill.
X—William Blackstone.
5—Richard Bellingham
6—Thomas Fowle.
8—Edward Gibbons.
8—Atherton Haugh.
9—Rev. John Cotton.
10—Robert Keayne.
11—Rev. John Wilson.
12—John Newgate.
12—Daniel Maud.
13—Thomas Oliver.
14—Thomas Leverit.
14—Edmund Jackson.
15—John Mellows.
15—William Copp.
16—Gabriel Fish.
17—Henry Pease.
19—Walter Merry.
19—John Davies.
20—William Beamsley.
20—James Johnson.
21—Richard Tuttle.
23—John Jackson.
24—John Oliver.
24—Thomas Savage.
25—William Werdall.
25—Edmund Grosse.
26—Samuel Cole.
27—Thomas Marshall.
33—Nathaniel Chappell.
34—James Hawkins.
36—Robert Meeres.
38—Benjamin Thwing.
39—Joshua Scotto.
39—William Wilson.
40—John Biggs.
40—Alexander Beck.
41—James Brown.
42—Thomas Buttolph.
43a—Thomas Fairweather.
43—Christopher Stanley.
44—John Glover.
44—Hugh Gunnison.
45—William Hudson, Jr.
45—George Burden.
46—Sarah Knight.
48—John Button.
48—George Hunne.
49—Nicholas Willis.
50—James Everill.
51—John Coggan.
51—Gov. John Leverit.
53—Edward Bendell.
54—James Oliver.
55—William Pierce.
56—Isaac Grosse.
57—William Hudson, Sr.
58—Robert Scott.
58—William Parsons.
59a—Thomas Matson.
59—James Davis.
60—Richard Fairbanks.
60—William Corser.
61—Philemon Pormot.
62—Richard Truesdale.
63a—Robert Turner, Vintner.
63—Richard Hutchinson.
63—Robert Sedgwick.
64—Thomas Scotto.
65—Richard Tappan.
66—Benjamin Gillom.
67—Nathaniel Woodward.
67—John Compton.
68—Edward Hutchinson.
68—Richard Sherman.
69—William Pell.
70—Robert Rice.
71—James Penn.
71—John Kenrick.
72—Nicholas Parker.
72—Nathaniel Bishop.
73—Zaccheus Bosworth.
74—Richard Cooke.
77—William Aspinwall.
77—Thomas Grubb.
79—Edward Jacklin.
79—William Townsend.
80—Robert Blott.
81—Henry Flint.
82—Anthony Harker.
83—Robert Wing.
83—Ralph Mason.
85—William Colbron.
85—Edward Belcher.
86—William Talmage.
86—Robert Walker.
87—Ralph Roote.
88—Jacob Eliot.
88—William Salter.
89—Garrett Bourne.
89—John Cranwell.
90—Edward Rainsford.
93—John Odlin.
96—Robert Hull.
97—John Marshall.
100—Richard Waite.
101—Robert Reynolds.
103—Gamaliel Waite.
104—William Deming.
104—Madid Engles.
105—Richard Gridley.
106—Edward Brown.
107—William Lytherland.
107—Matthew Iyons.
108—Thomas Munt.
109—Jonathan Negoos.
109—Thomas Foster.
110—George Griggs.
K—Burying Ground.
M—Thomas Meekins.
P—Prison.
S—First School-house.

1640.

===1640===

A—John Winthrop, Gov.
D—Robert Harding.
E—William Brenton.
G—First Church.
K—Burying Ground.
M—Thomas Meekins.
P—Prison.
S—First School-house.
X—Richard Peapes.
5—Richard Bellingham
6—Thomas Fowle.
7—William Hibbins.
8—Edward Gibbons.
8—Atherton Haugh.
9—Rev. John Cotton.
10—Robert Keayne.
10—William Tyng.
11—Rev. John Wilson.
11—Henry Dunster.
12—John Newgate.
12—Daniel Maud.
13—Thomas Oliver.
13—Robert Howen.
14—Thomas Leverit.
14—Edmund Jackson.
15—John Mellows.
15—William Copp.
16—Gabriel Fish.
17—Henry Pease.
17—John Sweete.
18—John Seabury.
18—John Smith.
19—Walter Merry.
19—John Davies.
20—William Beamsley.
20—James Johnson.
21—Richard Tuttle.
21—Bartholomew Cheever.
22—Nehemiah Bourne.
23—John Jackson.
23—Thomas Hawkins.
24—John Oliver.
24—Thomas Savage.
25—William Werdall.
25—Edmund Grosse.
26—Samuel Cole.
27—Thomas Marshall.
27—Thomas Clarke, Merchant.
28—John Lowe.
28—Thomas Joy.
29—Richard Rawlins.
30—Isaac Cullimore.
30—John Mylom.
32—Francis Hudson.
33—Nathaniel Chappell.
33—Matthew Chaffee.
34—James Hawkins.
34—John Gallop.
35—William Kirkby.
36—Richard Sanford.
36—Robert Meeres.
37—Jeremy Houtchin.
37a—Israel Stoughton.
38—Thomas Makepeace.
38—Benjamin Thwing.
39—Joshua Scotto.
39—William Wilson.
40—John Biggs.
40—Alexander Beck.
41—James Brown.
42—Thomas Buttolph.
43—Christopher Stanley.
44—John Glover.
44—Hugh Gunnison.
45—William Hudson, Jr.
45—George Burden.
46—Sarah Knight.
46—Samuel Greames.
47—George Bates.
47—Francis Dowse.
48—John Button.
48—George Hunne.
49—Nicholas Willis.
49—George Barrill.
50—James Everill.
50—Thomas Painter.
51—John Coggan.
51—Gov. John Leverit.
52—William Franklin.
53—Edward Bendell.
54—James Oliver.
54—Edward Tyng.
55—William Pierce.
55—David Sellick.
56—Isaac Grosse.
56—William Davis, Jr.
57—William Hudson, Sr.
57—William Davis, Sr.
58—Robert Scott.
58—William Parsons.
59—Henry Webb.
59—James Davies.
60—Richard Fairbanks.
60—William Corser.
61—Philemon Pormot.
61—Richard Parker.
62—Richard Truesdale.
62—Valentine Hill.
63a—Robert Turner, Vintner.
63—Richard Hutchinson.
63—Robert Sedgwick.
64—Thomas Scotto.
64—Henry Messinger.
65—Richard Tapping.
65—Richard Croychley.
66—Benjamin Gillom.
66—Benjamin Ward.
67—Nathaniel Woodward.
67—John Compton.
68—Richard Sherman.
69—William Pell.
69—John Spoore.
70—Robert Rice.
71—John Kenrick.
71—James Penn.
72—Nicholas Parker.
72—Nathaniel Bishop.
73—Zaccheus Bosworth.
74—Richard Cooke.
75—John Lugg.
75—Arthur Perry.
76—Francis Lyle.
76—Thomas Millard.
77—William Aspinwall.
77—Thomas Grubb.
78—Edmund Dennis.
78—Ephraim Pope.
79—Edward Jacklin.
79—William Townsend.
80—Jane Parker.
80—Robert Blott.
81—Henry Flint.
81—Thomas Flint.
82—Anthony Harker.
82—Thomas Clark, Blacksmith.
83—Robert Wing.
83—Ralph Mason.
84—Richard Carter.
85—William Colbron.
85—Edward Belcher.
86—William Talmage.
86—Robert Walker.
87—Ralph Roote.
87—William Brisco.
88—Jacob Eliot.
88—William Salter.
89—Garret Bourne.
89—John Cranwell.
90—Edward Rainsford.
90—David Offley.
91—Owen Roe.
92—Griffith Bowen.
93—Walter Sinet.
93—John Odlin.
94—Thomas Wheeler.
94—Robert Woodward.
95—John Hurd.
95—William Blantaine.
96—Job Judkins.
96—Robert Hull, Mastmaker.
97—John Marshall.
97—Nathaniel Woodward.
98—Richard Hogg.
98—Nathaniel Eaton.
99—Francis East.
100—Richard Waite.
100—Edward Fletcher.
101—Robert Reynolds.
101—John Palmer, Jr.
102—John Palmer, Sr.
103—Gamaliel Waite.
103—Benjamin Negoos.
104—William Deming.
104—Madid Engles.
105—Richard Gridley.
106—Edward Brown.
106—Nicholas Baxter.
107—William Lytherland.
107—Matthew Iyons.
108—Thomas Munt.
108—William Teft.
109—Jonathan Negoos.
109—Thomas Foster.
110—George Griggs.
110—Richard Woodhouse.
111—Thomas Bell.
111—Richard Hollich.

1645.

===1645===

A—John Winthrop, Gov.
D—Robert Harding.
E—William Brenton.
G—First Church.
K—Burying Ground.
M—Thomas Meekins.
P—Prison.
S—First School-house.
X—Richard Peapes.
5—Richard Bellingham.
6—Thomas Fowle.
7—William Hibbins.
8—Edward Gibbons.
8—Atherton Haugh.
9—Rev. John Cotton.
10—Robert Keayne.
10—William Tyng.
11—Rev. John Wilson.
11—Henry Dunster.
12—John Newgate.
12—Daniel Maud.
13—Thomas Oliver.
13—Robert Howen.
13a—Nicholas Shapleigh.
14—Thomas Leverit.
14—Edmund Jackson.
15—John Mellows.
15—William Copp.
16—Gabriel Fish.
16—Edward Goodwin.
17—Henry Pease.
17—John Sweete.
18—John Seabury.
18—John Smith.
19—Walter Merry.
19—John Davies.
20—William Beamsley.
20—James Johnson.
21—Richard Tuttle.
21—Bartholomew Cheever.
22—Nehemiah Bourne.
22—John Arnold.
23—John Jackson.
23—Thomas Hawkins.
24—John Oliver.
24—Thomas Savage.
25—William Werdall.
25—Edmund Grosse.
26—Samuel Cole.
26—John Hill, Blacksmith.
27—Thomas Marshall.
27—Thomas Clarke, Merchant.
28—John Lowe.
28—Thomas Joy.
29—Richard Rollins.
29—Henry Symons.
30—Isaac Cullimore.
30—John Mylom.
31—Bartholomew Passmer.
31—David Phippini.
32—Francis Hudson.
32—John Cole.
33—Nathaniel Chappell.
33—Matthew Chaffee.
34—James Hawkins.
34—John Gallop.
35—William Kirkby.
35—Sampson Shoar.
36—Richard Sanford.
36—Robert Meeres.
37—Jeremy Houtchin.
37a—Israel Stoughton.
37—Henry Fane.
38—Thomas Makepeace.
38—Benjamin Thwing.
39—Joshua Scotto.
39—William Wilson.
40—John Biggs.
40—Alexander Beck.
41—James Brown.
41—Thomas Hawkins.
42—Thomas Buttolph.
43—Christopher Stanley.
44—John Glover.
44—Hugh Gunnison.
45—William Hudson, Jr.
45—George Burden.
46—Sarah Knight.
46—Samuel Greames.
47—George Bates.
47—Francis Dowse.
48—John Button.
48—George Hunne.
49—Nicholas Willis.
49—George Barrill.
50—James Everill.
50—Thomas Painter.
51—John Coggan.
51—Gov. John Leverit.
52—William Franklin.
52—Robert Nash.
53—Edward Bendell.
53—[1]George Foxcroft.
54—James Oliver.
54—Edward Tyng.
55—William Pierce.
55—David Sellick.
56—Isaac Grosse.
56—William Davis, Jr.
57—William Hudson, Sr.
57—William Davis, Sr.
58—Robert Scott.
58—William Parsons.
59—Henry Webb.
59—James Davies.
60—Richard Fairbanks.
60—William Corser.
61—Philemon Pormot.
61—Richard Parker.
62—Richard Truesdale.
62—Valentine Hill.
63a—Robert Turner, Vintner.
63—Richard Hutchinson.
63—Robert Sedgwick.
64—Thomas Scotto.
64—Henry Messinger.
65—Richard Tapping.
65—Richard Croychley.
66—Benjamin Gillom.
66—Benjamin Ward.
67—Nathaniel Woodward.
67—John Compton.
68—Richard Sherman.
68—Edward Hutchinson.
69—William Pell.
69—John Spoore.
70—Robert Rice.
70—William Dinsdale.
71—John Kenrick.
71—James Penn.
72—Nicholas Parker.
72—Nathaniel Bishop.
73—Zaccheus Bosworth.
73—John Stevenson.
74—Richard Cooke.
74—John Synderland.
75—John Lugg.
75—Arthur Perry.
76—Francis Lyle.
76—Thomas Millard.
77—William Aspinwall.
77—Thomas Grubb.
78—Edmund Dennis.
78—Ephraim Pope.
79—Edward Jacklin.
79—William Townsend.
80—Jane Parker.
80—Robert Blott.
81—Henry Flint.
81—Thomas Flint.
82—Anthony Harker.
82—Thomas Clark, Blacksmith.
83—Robert Wing.
83—Ralph Mason.
84—Richard Carter.
84—Jacob Leger.
85—William Colbron.
85—Edward Belcher.
86—William Talmage.
86—Robert Walker.
87—Ralph Roote.
87—William Brisco.
88—Jacob Eliot.
88—William Salter.
89—Garret Bourne.
89—John Cranwell.
90—Edward Rainsford.
90—David Offley.
91—John Pelton.
92—Griffeth Bowen.
92—Clement Cole.
93—Walter Sinet.
93—John Odlin.
94—Thomas Wheeler.
94—Robert Woodward
95—John Hurd.
95—William Blantaine.
96—Job Judkins.
96—Robert Hull, Mastmaker.
97—John Marshall.
97—Nathaniel Woodward.
98—Richard Hogg.
98—Nathaniel Eaton.
99—Francis East.
99—Charity White.
100—Richard Waite.
100—Edward Fletcher.
101—Robert Reynolds.
101—John Palmer, Jr.
102—John Palmer, Sr.
102—Amos Richardson.
103—Gamaliel Waite.
103—Benjamin Negoos.
104—William Deming.
104—Madid Engles.
105—Richard Gridley.
105—John Harrison.
106—Edward Brown.
106—Nicholas Baxter.
107—William Lytherland.
107—Matthew Iyons.
108—Thomas Munt.
108—William Teft.
109—Jonathan Negoos.
109—Thomas Foster.
110—George Griggs.
110—Richard Woodhouse.
111—Thomas Bell.
111—Richard Hollich.
112—Christopher Lawson.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Probably did not come.

Plan of
BOSTON
—showing—
EXISTING WAYS AND OWNERS
—on—
December 25, 1630
—Compiled by—
GEORGE LAMB

Plan of
BOSTON
—showing—
EXISTING WAYS AND OWNERS
—on—
December 25, 1635
—Compiled by—
GEORGE LAMB

Plan of
BOSTON
—showing—
EXISTING WAYS AND OWNERS
—on—
December 25, 1640
—Compiled by—
GEORGE LAMB
Scale 600 feet to an inch

Plan of
BOSTON
—showing—
EXISTING WAYS AND OWNERS
—on—
December 25, 1645
—Compiled by—
GEORGE LAMB
Scale 600 feet to an inch