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Evidence
Nash (1885): John an original Weymouth grantee before 1643
Nash's Historical Sketch of Weymouth (1885), Appendix C, records East Field (p. 258) and Mill Field (p. 278) parcels "first granted to John Gurny/Gurnie" but already held by other men by the 1643 partial property record.
Why this conclusion
- Supports Finding Arrival window: 1638–early 1641Original pre-1643 Weymouth grants bound arrival below.
Sources
- Nash, Gilbert. Historical Sketch of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, from 1622 to 1884. Weymouth, Massachusetts: Town of Weymouth, under the auspices of the Weymouth Historical Society, 1885. Printed by Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston., Appendix C, pp. 258, 278
first granted to John Gurny/Gurnie
Also covered here
- Finding Arrival window: 1638–early 1641
Technical details
- Evidence marker:
G13-PM-000024 - Primary research item:
G13-RI-000004 - Graph revision:
244 - Machine-readable JSON:
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