Historical sketch, Third annual reunion of the present and past residents of Charlton, at Charlton, Sept4, 1899 . Hon. Rufus B. Dodge. Historical Sketch. In 1682, Robert Thompson, WilliamStoughton, Joseph Dudley and such oth-ers as they might associate with them,were granted a tract of land containingabout 42,000 acres, which was calledOxford. About 12,000 acres of the east-ern portion was set off and given to set-tlers. This part was called the Villageand the dividing line the Village 1688, these grantees, with -Daniel Coxand James Blackwell, who had been asso-ciated with them, caused
Historical sketch, Third annual reunion of the present and past residents of Charlton, at Charlton, Sept4, 1899 . Hon. Rufus B. Dodge. Historical Sketch. In 1682, Robert Thompson, WilliamStoughton, Joseph Dudley and such oth-ers as they might associate with them,were granted a tract of land containingabout 42,000 acres, which was calledOxford. About 12,000 acres of the east-ern portion was set off and given to set-tlers. This part was called the Villageand the dividing line the Village 1688, these grantees, with -Daniel Coxand James Blackwell, who had been asso-ciated with them, caused that part of thegrant bing west of the village line to be 10 HISTORICAL SKETCH. divided into five equal parts and it wasdetermined by lot which each should it was stipulated in a deed of par-tition that Thomas Freak and the saidJohn Blackwell should each take two-sevenths of the tract that fell to DanielCox. By this division Joseph Dudley tooka strip about one and one-half mileswide, on the south side of the tract, con-taining about six thousand acres. North of Dudleys land, John Blackwelltook an ehistoricalsketch00dodg
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