A Manual for the Use of the General Court

PLYMOUTH COUNTY- Continued.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora-
tion as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.

Part of Plympton. Feb. 8, 1793 bounds between Carver and
Plympton established. Jan. 20, 1827 part annexed to Ware-
ham. Mar. 24, 1849 bounds between Carver and Middlebor-
ough established. May 16, 1901 bounds between Carver and
Wareham established.

Common land. Mar. 2, 1641 bounds established. June 3, 1656
part called the New Plantation established as Bridgewater.
Mar. 2, 1658 Namassakeesett annexed. Mar. 5, 1661 certain
lands granted to Duxbury and Marshfield. July 5,* 1670
bounds between Duxbury and "the Major's Purchase" estab-
lished. June 5, 1678 bounds established. Feb. 23,1683 bounds
between Duxbury and Marshfield established. Mar. 21,* 1712
part included in the new town of Pembroke. June 14, 1813
bounds between Duxbury and Marshfield established. April
14, 1857 part annexed to Kingston.

Part of Bridgewater. Feb. 23, 1838 hounds between East Bridge-
water and Bridgewater established. Mar. 20, 1846 part of
Bridgewater annexed and bounds established. April 11, 1857
part of Halifax annexed and bounds established. Mar. 4, 1875
part included in the new town of South Abington. April 24,
1875 part annexed to Brockton.

Parts of Middleborough, Pembroke, and Plympton. Feb. 20,
1824 part of Bridgewater annexed. Mar. 16, 1831 part of Plymp.

Hanover,

June 14, 1727

Hanson,

Feb. 22, 1820

Hingham,

ton annexed. April 11, 1857 part annexed to East Bridgewater
and bounds established. Feb. 6, 1863 bounds between Halifax
and Plympton established and part of each town annexed to
the other town.

Parts of Abington and Scituate. Mar. 6, 1835 bounds between
Hanover and Pembroke established. May 15, 1857 bounds
between Hanover and South Scituate established. Feb. 11,
1878 bounds between Hanover and South Scituate established
and part of each town annexed to the other town. Mar. 23,
1878 bounds between Hanover and Rockland established and
part of each town annexed to the other town. April 23, 1885
bounds between Hanover and Pembroke established.

Part of Pembroke. April 3, 1903 bounds between Hanson and
Pembroke established.

Sept. 2, 1635 Common land called Barecove. Sept. 3, 1635 bounds between
Hingham and Weymouth established. May 13, 1640 land at
Conihasset granted to Hingham. April 26, 1770 part estab
lished as the district of Cohasset. Mar. 21, 1861 bounds be-
tween Hingham and Abington established. April 30, 1897
bounds between Hingham, Cohasset, Norwell, and Scituate
established.

May 29, 1644 The plantation called "Nantascot." May 26, 1647 Hull is
mentioned as a town. June 12, 1663 Brewster Islands granted
to Hull.

May 13, 1853

June 16, 1726 Part of Plymouth called the north precinct (including small parts
of Duxbury, Pembroke and Plympton). April 14, 1857 part of
Duxbury annexed.

Part of Middleborough. June 1, 1867 bounds between Lakeville
and Taunton established.

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PLYMOUTH COUNTY Continued.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.

Part of Rochester. April 8, 1853 bounds between Marion and Rochester established. Feb. 18, 1859 bounds between Marion and Wareham established. Feb. 13, 1866 bounds between Marion and Wareham established. April 23, 1897 bounds between Marion and Wareham established. Mar. 1, 1909 bounds between Marion and Wareham established.

Name changed from Rexhame though not recorded. Mar. 7,* 1643 bounds established. Mar. 5, 1661 certain lands granted to Marshfield and Duxbury. Feb. 23,* 1683 bounds between Marshfield and Duxbury established. Mar. 21, 1712 part included in the new town of Pembroke. Nov. 8, 1782 bounds between Marshfield and Scituate established. Mar. 10, 1788 part of Scituate annexed. June 14, 1813 bounds between Marshfield and Duxbury established. May 11, 1887 bounds between Marshfield and Scituate established.

Part of Rochester.

Common land called Namassakett. Sept. 28,* 1680 certain lands at Assowamsett Neck and places adjacent granted to Middleborough. July 4, 1734 part included in the new town of Halifax. Dec. 11, 1734 part annexed to Plympton. Mar. 24, 1849 bounds between Middleborough and Carver established. May 13, 1853 part established as Lakeville.

North Bridgewater,

June 15, 1821

Part of Bridgewater. Jan. 26, 1825 bounds between North
Bridgewater and West Bridgewater established. Mar. 28,
1874 name authorized to be changed. May 5, 1874 Brockton
adopted as the name.

Feb. 27, 1888 South Scituate authorized to change its name. Mar. 5, 1888
Norwell adopted as the name. April 30, 1897 bounds between
Norwell and Hingham established.

Mar. 21, 1712 Part of Duxbury called Mattakeeset, a tract of land known as
the Major's Purchase, and the land called Marshfield upper
lands at Mattakeeset. July 4, 1734 part included in the new
town of Halifax. Feb. 22, 1820 part established as Hanson.
Mar. 6, 1835 bounds between Pembroke and Hanover estab-
lished. April 23, 1885 bounds between Pembroke and Hanover
established. April 3, 1903 bounds between Pembroke and Han-
son established.

Plymouth,

- 1620

Plympton,

Common land. June 7, 1670 the bounds between Plymouth and
Sandwich established. Jan. 19,* 1663 ordered to be recorded.
June 4, 1707 part established as Plympton. June 16, 1726
part called the north precinct (including small parts of Dux-
bury, Pembroke and Plympton) established as Kingston.
July 10, 1739 part included in the new town of Wareham.
Jan. 20, 1827 part annexed to Wareham.

June 4, 1707 Part of Plymouth. July 4, 1734 part included in the new town of
Halifax. Dec. 11, 1734 part of Middleborough annexed. June
9, 1790 part established as Carver. Feb. 8, 1793 bounds between
Plympton and Carver established. Mar. 16, 1831 part annexed
to Halifax. Feb. 6, 1863 bounds between Plympton and Hali.
fax established and part of each town annexed to the other

PLYMOUTH COUNTY - Continued.

First mentioned
in Records of
the State, or
therein recorded
as Established
or Incorporated.

Mar. 2, 1641

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora-
tion as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.

Common land called Green's Harbour. Mar. 2,* 1641 Rexhame is
in the list of places for which constables were chosen. June 1,*
1641 Rexhame is mentioned in a list of towns; the name then
disappears from the records, and the town afterward became
Marshfield.

June 4, 1686 Common land called Sippican. June 11, 1714 bounds between
Rochester and Tiverton established. July 10, 1739 part included
in the new town of Wareham. April 9, 1836 part annexed to
Fairhaven and bounds established. May 14, 1852 part estab
lished as Marion. April 8, 1853 bounds between Rochester and
Marion established. May 20, 1857 part established as Matta-
poisett. April 20, 1864 bounds between Rochester and Ware-
ham established. Feb. 15, 1866 bounds between Rochester and
Wareham established. June 3, 1887 bounds between Rochester
and Wareham established.

Part of Abington. Mar. 23, 1878 bounds between Rockland and
Hanover established and part of each town annexed to the
other town.

Common land. Oct. 4, 1636 the town of Scituate authorized
to dispose of lands. Nov. 30, 1640 land granted to Scituate.
Mar. 7, 1643 bounds established. June 14, 1727 part included
in the new town of Hanover. Nov. 8, 1782 bounds between

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