. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. ate the townand leave a slip of land too small for a township. 32 History oj Princeton of quite a number of large tracts within this area grantedby the Province tended towards early settlements thereon,and it appears that for a few years the new comers pre-ferred locating near Lancaster, probably on account of thegreater facility for travelling and the procuring of action of the Rutland proprietors in 1742, referred toabove, was doubtless occasioned particularly by the pro-
. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. ate the townand leave a slip of land too small for a township. 32 History oj Princeton of quite a number of large tracts within this area grantedby the Province tended towards early settlements thereon,and it appears that for a few years the new comers pre-ferred locating near Lancaster, probably on account of thegreater facility for travelling and the procuring of action of the Rutland proprietors in 1742, referred toabove, was doubtless occasioned particularly by the pro-posed movement of Mr. Wilder hereafter described, andby the frequent grants made by the General Court ofProvince Land. Leaving for the present the East Wing,let us look at the history of some of the Farmes contigu-ous to the East Wing, which contains much of interestand valine and a record of the first settlers within the presentlimits of Princeton. A reference to the accompanyingplan will make clear to the reader the location of the Farmes and the several grants hereafter described. The Early Period 33. Plan of the Farms as Traced out by Mr. Blake. I. Rutland East Wing. 14. Notown. 2. Hubbardston. 15- Muzzeys. 3. Hubbardston Annex. 16. Stevens. 4. Westminster. 17- Potash. 5. Leominster. 18. Watertowa Farms. 6. Sterling. 19. Mayhew. 7. Rutland. 20. Allens. 8. Stillriver. 21. Wilders. 9- Allens. 22. Brattle Farm. 10. Wachusett Mountain. 23- Blagrove. II. Kneelands. 24. Loring Farm. 12. Drurys. 25- Hart wells Meadow 13- Willards. CHAPTER IIITHE FARMS ADJOINING Province Grants. First in importance as to extent andvalue is the tract of 2000 acres known as, — Watertown Farms. The origin of the name and theoccasion of the grant are clearly established. In 1637 the General Court granted to the town of Water-town land to accommodate 50 or 60 families at the Riverthat runs to Concord, but a controversy arose with thetown of Sudbury concerning its location. The dispute wasfinally settl
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