First Settler / Roads and Boundaries

First Settler / Roads and Boundaries (HM11TD)

Location: Foxborough, MA 02035 Norfolk County
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N 42° 1.469', W 71° 16.407'

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First Settler

The first dwelling in what would become Foxborough was erected in 1669. It was located west of nearby Wading River on a farm laid out for Captain William Hudson whowas a Boston tavern keeper. Hudson never lived here, but leased the property, first to Richard George andthen to John Daniell. Hudson sold his farm in 1676 to Thomas Platt who in turn leased it to Thomas Brintnall of Chelsea. In 1689, a grandson of Thomas, Samuel Brintnall Jr., became the first white child born in thefuture Foxborough. The old Hudson Farm was leased to Jacob Shepard of Mystic (Medford) who bought the tract outright in 1704. Former tenant Thomas Brintnall purchased land nearby in 1691 to erect a home in what he believed to be the Taunton North Purchase (a portion of which is now Mansfield). A later survey revealed hewas still on this side of the line, the first settler to actually build and occupy his own home in what wouldbecome Foxborough. Following his death, his son moved the home across the line where Thomas, our unintentional first settler, thought the had built in the first place. This settlement was in the area that was set off to Wrentham in 1753 and became part of thenew town of Foxborough when it was incorporated in 1778.

Roads and Boundaries

The road to Bristol closely followed an old Indian trail coming southwest from Dedham to Bristol (now Rhode Island)along the general lines of the present Mechanic, South and Cedar streets. At various times it was called the Road to Secunke, road to Bristol, Old country road, and the Old Post road. In 1645, John Winthrop, Jr. returned this way on foot from New London, resting near this very spot. In 1728, William Burnett, the newly appointed Governor of Massachusetts passed here with his colorful entourage. The boundary between the Massachusetts-Bay and the New-Plymouth Colonies was laid out in 1664. The section from the Angle tree in Plainville to Accord Pond in Hingham lies to the southwest. Roughly parallel to this part of Cedar street. On July 13 1670 Chief Squamaug of the Ponkapoags and Metacom (King Philip)of the Wampanoags met in the house owned by Captain William Hudson to discuss the limits of their own jurisdictions. All parties agreed upon a line that follows the present boundary between Norfolk and Bristol countries and the towns of Foxborough and Mansfield
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HM NumberHM11TD
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByFoxborough Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 4:53am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 311785 N 4654995
Decimal Degrees42.02448333, -71.27345000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 1.469', W 71° 16.407'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 1' 28.14" N, 71° 16' 24.42" W
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Area Code(s)508, 781, 774
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 470 South St, Foxborough MA 02035, US
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