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SPORTS • CALENDAR • CLASSIFIEDS Section B • Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Duxbury’s early settlers: Pilgrim Henry Samson he land grant that Browne’s grants. Although Henry Samson and the Plymouth Second Division his family got in was recorded in 1627, it took the T1627 Plymouth Second several years for the lots to be Division most of us know as “set off” (surveyed). the area on Washington Street Henry served on many where the Battelle Laboratory grand juries, as an arbiter, as and the Winsor House are, but a surveyor and on a coroner’s the Samson family sold most jury on the body of John Pay- of it off over 200 years ago body, most likely to determine and settled in the cause of death. He also other parts of served the Town of Duxbury town where as a constable and as the tax they fl our- collector. ished. Perhaps because of his civic H e n r y duties and his burgeoning fam- This is the seventh S a m s o n , installment of a series ily, Henry was granted land in of articles about BY LAMONT “MONTY ” aged 16, the Duxbury Commons at the Duxbury’s early set- HEALY arrived in head (west end) of his grant; cally, the Samson/Sampson tlers, using land P l y m o u t h land in Cokesett (Dartmouth); name has fl ourished not only records and other his- aboard the Mayfl ower in 1620. land on the westerly side of locally but all over the coun- torical documents. He was in the company of his the Namasskett River (Mid- try. The Samson Kindred cousin Ann and her husband dleborough or Lakeville); and is an active organization Edward Tilley. Henry married 50 acres with some meadow at that publishes a newsletter daughters were married and Anne Plummer in 1635/6; they the North River. The Namass- three times a year and meets received some money and no eventually had nine children, kett River property may have in Plymouth every third year. land, as was the custom at the fi ve daughters and four sons. been in Lakeville because the I estimate that there might be time. Although the birth dates of intersection of routes 105 and more than two million people In 1713 Stephen Samson their children are not known, 18 is called Samson Corner. sharing the blood line (and deeded to “my two sons” Ben- what is known is that by 1650 One nifty little phrase relating that’s using two to three chil- jamin and John “all that farm they had seven children. In to the land in Dartmouth was dren for each adult child when where I now dwell … given to January of 1637/8 they had found in a 1684 deed in which there could be more). me by my honored father Hen- one son, Stephen, and proba- Henry Samson sold to Joseph At the time of Henry’s ry Samson.” In 1728 Benjamin bly one or two other children. Russell “all that my fi fty acres death in 1684/5 the “homestead deeded to John “one half of ye The Plymouth Colony re- of upland, with four acres of farm” in Duxbury, comprising whole” of the property. cords show “the overplus on meadow adjoining, with one- about 150 acres including the John Samson deeded the the south side of the lands be- eighth part of one whole share original grant, the Commons “homestead farm” to his son sides Henry Howland’s three of undivided land excepting grant, and 33 acres purchased Elijah in 1757, and Elijah shares is graunted unto Henry 25 acres and one-thirtieth part from Peter Browne’s daughter, deeded it to his son Stephen in Sampson, to belong to his lott.” of undivided land sold out of was left to Henry’s eldest son, 1804. So, with Stephen’s own- The fact that this grant was the said eighth part of undi- Stephen. In his will Henry left ership the “homestead farm,” termed “overplus” leads me to vided lands.” What? This is the rest of the Dartmouth land although not containing its believe that the Colony lead- what makes surveyors earn to his three eldest sons, Ste- original acreage, was kept in ers did not know how many their keep! phen, John and James. Hen- the family name for more than acres were in it. This “over- Edward and Ann (Henry’s ry’s youngest son, Caleb, was 160 years. plus” seems to have amounted cousin) Tilley died in their given one shilling, although he In 1781 the Elijah men- to about 100 acres, because fi rst year at Plymouth (1621). may have been provided with tioned above deeded “all my that is the acreage between Though the Tilley name has some land during his father’s real estate lying in Duxbury” Henry Howland’s and Peter substantially disappeared lo- lifetime. Henry’s fi ve continued on page 4 A Duxbury Fourth BY BRUCE BARRETT , CLIPPER COLUMNIST towels anyway. BRUCE @DUXBURYCLIPPER .COM Here are some tips for the newbies uxbury’s Independence in the teen parental pick-up scene: Day festivities start Expect the unexpected. Your kids early this year, so don’t are likely to attract others – odd- missD out. Check the details online at WHAT’S GOING looking ducks that you’ll be dropping duxbury4thofjuly.com. The Duxbury ON HERE? off elsewhere in town. One or more Beach Party runs from 4 to 10 p.m. on will be named “Jamie.” Saturday, July 2 down at the beach, is a fabulous drop-off and pick-up date Bring towels. There’s no swimming across the Powder Point Bridge. Don’t for the teens in your family. There’s a after dark. Yeah, right. worry about parking. Unless you get police presence for safety’s sake, loads Keep your cell phone on. Your there by Friday, there won’t be any. But of food and music, and no alcohol. teen may succeed in keeping his or seriously, in my experience this event There’s no swimming after dark either, her phone dry and charged through the but you might just bring some beach continued on page 4 Find help fast in the Service Directory … page 12 4 Duxbury Clipper Wednesday, June 29, 2011 A Duxbury Fourth continued from page one Pilgrim Henry Samson continued from page one to provide an affidavit stating whole event, and will call you about changes in the pick-up that she was “the only heir- time. Yeah, right. to his nephew, Cornelius Sam- son. Then in 1785 Cornelius at-law of Benjamin O. Cum- Be prepared to circle the field. If you find a good spot for deeded the northeast portion mings … I have lived on the waiting, it will certainly be a spot where your teen will never (30 acres) of the farm to Sam- premises, described in said look. uel Winsor and Lot Stetson. deed, for the past 75 years and Be patient. Understand that in the glare of headlights, all Cornelius had also deeded since the death of my father.” teens look weird. You won’t think it possible, but you will property to Jonathan Delano For the most part, the Sam- recognize your own offspring when the time comes. He or she on the southeasterly side of sons were no longer living on will be looking past your car, and will be assuming that you are the grant. Then on the same Henry’s original grant, but not really there. date he deeded the rest of the they did live in other parts of Bring a large container of rice, uncooked. It’s for the wet property back to Elijah. Elijah town and adjacent towns. For cell phones, and it really works. Stick them right in there, even then deeded the same property this reason I’d like to relate Levi Sampson, builder and if you hear “I didn’t get it wet.” to Gamaliel Bradford, who some Samson family or Sam- owner of the brig “Sampson” A Saturday night in July should be balmy and warm. Yeah, then deeded it back to Elijah. son house stories. (1812). The ship was cap- right. Expect to turn your car’s heater up to high. You may be I can only assume that these Almost 100 years after tained by his relative Briggs Sampson. hot, but your teens will be fighting off hypothermia. were mortgages. I think that the sales to the Winsors and The rest of the weekend should run smoothly. There’s mortgages were not as clear Delanos (1876), Captain El- “it was very sad … they were isha Sampson, Jr. (not to be a breakfast at the Cornerstone Lodge down on Washington as they are today; my guess is eating supper and he always confused with Henry’s grand- Street, Sunday morning, 8 a.m. On Monday morning, you that Cornelius and Gamaliel did like rice, but he just got lent Elijah money, and when son Elijah) who lived next up, went in the other room and can run in the Duxbury Education Foundation’s Road Race. he paid it back they deeded the door to his father on Tremont shooted hisself.” Mr. Boom- Click on the Parade Committee’s link to register on line for property back to him. Street east of Mill Brook, was er was the father of Charles $20 instead of $30. If you register ahead of time, you are Stephen Samson who shot and killed at his break- Boomer, Duxbury’s only WWI guaranteed a t-shirt! Later on, this will convince everyone at owned a small portion of the fast table by his son Simeon, casualty, for whom Boomer the parade that you actually ran in the race.