Duxbury was settled in 1632 by the people of Plymouth and was named
in homage to Captain Standish's English estate, Duxbury Hall. This
extensive town history covers a broad range of civil and military
topics including: early settlement; highways and bridges, with a
list of early surveyors; ancient landmarks; such as Captains Hill;
the town's commons, with names of the proprietors from 1690-1749;
bounties and fines; Philip's War; the Charter of 1691; the Stamp
Act; the Revolution, with biographical sketches of soldiers; and
ordinaries. Additional biographical sketches describe the first
settlers including Captain Standish, John Alden, and John Howland.
Also included are sections on schools and education, local Indian
tribes and a list of town officers. More than 200 early families
are mentioned in the genealogical register. These include the
Alden, Arnold, Baker, Barker, Bartlett, Bradford, Brewster,
Chandler, Church, Cole, Delano, Drew, Freeman, Glass, Harlow,
Holmes, Howland, Hunt, Loring, Pabodie, Partridge, Peterson,
Phillips, Prior, Rogers, Sampson, Seabury, Simmons, Soule,
Southworth, Sprague, Standish, Sylvester, Thomas, Wadsworth,
Weston, Williamson, and Winsor families. The appendix includes The
Grant of Bridgewater, a list of vessels wrecked on Duxbury beach
and information on shipbuilding, commerce, and fisheries.
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