The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . ns Bottom Lane. Its name should be changed to Deni-son Street, in memory of that distinguished family, of whomno memorial at present exists in Roxbury. • In Xov. 1697. says the old record, • there being anancient record of a highway from Giles Paysons Corner, tothe house formerly Robinsons, now Deacon Williamss, and>o forwardto Br an tryRoad, tworods highwayis confirmedfrom the cor-ner of Ste-phen Wil-liamss Pas-ture t Brantry.
The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . ns Bottom Lane. Its name should be changed to Deni-son Street, in memory of that distinguished family, of whomno memorial at present exists in Roxbury. • In Xov. 1697. says the old record, • there being anancient record of a highway from Giles Paysons Corner, tothe house formerly Robinsons, now Deacon Williamss, and>o forwardto Br an tryRoad, tworods highwayis confirmedfrom the cor-ner of Ste-phen Wil-liamss Pas-ture t Brantry. andbetween the land of William Denison and Stephen Williams. Thetown, in 1785, voted to lay open this road from Mr. JohnWilliamss house, near Dorchester Brook, across to the upperroad by the house of Daniel Ilolbrook. The Ilolbrook estate,containing thirty-seven acres, lay partly in Roxbury andpartly in Dorchester. The old farm-house on the easterly corner of the street had been in po ion of the Williams family from time immemorial, and was included in Gov. Shirleys last pur-chase. It is probably the oldest building in this part of the. THE OLD WILLIAMS HOUSE. 134 THE WILLIAMS HOUSE. town, the rear portion being quite venerable. The masonryat the base of the chimney is exceedingly massive, as arealso the heavy oak timbers of the frame. Stephen Williams,the tanner, lived here for many years. In 1826 it becamethe property of Mr. Samuel Walker, who expended 8G,000on it in improvements and repairs, and established a nurseryupon the grounds. This well-known horticulturist and citi-zen came here from England in 1825 ; succeeded Gen. Dear-born as mayor of the city in 1851, continuing in office until1854 ; was a State senator in 18G0, and died at his residence,on Dec. 11, 18G0, aged sixty-seven. His family still residein the old house. The tine large mansion on the left, within the limits ofDorchester, occupied many years by the brothers Taylor,was formerly the residence of Perez
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