Edward Dorr GBD (1647-1733) Ca6066Rmd Father Edward Dorr Family Edward Dorr (born in Dorset, England, settled in Casco Bay then to Boston in 1677) 1648-1734 m. Rev. Joseph Dorr Elizabeth Hawley 1690-1768 1656-1719 m. Mary Rawsom 1699-1776 Judge Joseph Dorr Nathan Bucknam 1730-1808 1703-1795 m. m. Catherine Bucknam Margaret Fiske 1741-1806 1704-1796 Lucy Tuttle Fox Samuel Fox Dorr Sam 1776-1814 1804- 1836- m.1803 m.1835 Elizabeth Chipman Hazen Hazen 1837-1856 Susan Elizabeth Dorr Samuel V. Dorr George Bucknam Dorr 1819-1889 1774-1844 1806-1876 m. 1837 1815 m. 2 Joanna Hone Howard ** Susan Brown 1820-1842 1779-1841 Albert Dorr Charles Hazen Dorr 1807-1880 1821-1893 m. 1850 Martha Ann Dorr Emily Mary Gray Ward 1809- 1880 -Lucy 1820-1901 m. 1828 Henry Edwards Henry A. 1798-1885 Henry * William Ward Dorr 1851-1876 Francis Fiske Dorr 1811-1870 George Bucknam Dorr 1853-1944 James Augustus Dorr 1812-1869 *All four Edwards offspring died by 1852. *Joanna was eldest of first Howland marriage; Catharine Hunt was youngest of second. DORR genealogy 821 On Dorr's Ancestry: Extracted passages from The Dorr Papers. In 1875 following his graduation the year before from Harvard, Dorr vacations in the U.K. with his father searching for the homes of their Puritan ancestors. He characterizes this period extensively in more than a dozen separate essays, each beginning differently: (1) "The quest after what was beautiful or interesting in the lands they came from, its life and scenery, its trees and pleasant gardens, left an impress on me whose outcome has been Acadia National Park." Winter spent in Rome with parents. (2) Another essay on "Leaving York we passed into the region known as the Dukeries..." with both parents to see the homes of the Dorr ancestors and the "England depicted in Jane Austen's novels which my mother delighted in." (3) "It was a pleasant part of England that my father's people came from...and (4) "This search after my father's English ancestors proved the greatest interest to both of us"...[yet] my mother's greatest interest lay in the London galleries and the famous old country seats with their gardens." GBD emphasizes that this trip is written of SO fully because of its bearing on his later life "reaching out beyond the confines of myself." (5) "This search after my father's English ancestors belonging to the Puritan fold" emphasizes his mother's interest in galleries and gardens which "led directly on our return to the building of our old home at Mt. Desert and the establishment of the first true pleasure garden on MDI...1 for without this interest "the work I later did at home would never have been done nor Acadia National Park come into existence.' (6) It was a pleasant part of England that my father's people came from. Dorset and Dorchester though he actually sailed out of Devonshire. " I have not been able to uncover independent corroborative evidence for these historic attributions. Perhaps with this evidence in hand some contemporary Dorr family members can examine online or in person the Dorset historical evidence. Timeline_George Dorr Page 1 of 1 11/22/2015 Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 50°50'N 2°20'W Dorset From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorset/'dorsit/ (or archaically, Dorsetshire), is a county in South West England on the English Dorset Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises County the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi), Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north- west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to Flag Coat of arms the east. The county town is Dorchester which is in Motto: "Who's Afear'd" the south. After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county's border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density. The county has a long history of human settlement stretching back to the Neolithic era. The Romans conquered Dorset's indigenous Celtic tribe, and during the early Middle Ages, the Saxons settled the area and made Dorset a shire in the 7th century. The first recorded Viking raid on the British Isles Dorset shown within England occurred in Dorset during the 8th century, and the Coordinates: -50°50'N2.2"20 W Black Death entered England at Melcombe Regis in 1348. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: during Sovereign state United Kingdom the English Civil War an uprising of vigilantes was Country England crushed by Cromwell's forces in a pitched battle Region South West near Shaftesbury; the Duke of Monmouth's Established Ancient doomed rebellion began at Lyme Regis; and a Ceremonial county group of farm labourers from Tolpuddle were Lord Lieutenant Angus Campbell instrumental in the formation of the trade union High Sheriff Catriona Payne movement. During the Second World War, Dorset Area was heavily involved in the preparations for the 2,653 km2 (1,024 sq mi) invasion of Normandy, and the large harbours of - Ranked 20th of 48 Portland and Poole were two of the main Population (mid- 745,400 embarkation points. The former was the sailing 2014 est.) - Ranked 31st of 48 venue in the 2012 Summer Olympics, and both have clubs or hire venues for sailing, rowing, sea Density 281/km2 (730/sq mi) kayaking and powerboating. Ethnicity 97.9% White Non-metropolitan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 1/25 11/22/2015 Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorset has a varied landscape featuring broad county elevated chalk downs, steep limestone ridges and County council Dorset County Council low-lying clay valleys. Over half the county is Executive Conservative designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and three-quarters of its coastline is a Admin HQ Dorchester World Heritage Site that features notable landforms Area 2,542 km2 (981 sq mi) such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil - Ranked 17th of 27 Beach and Durdle Door. Agriculture was Population 413,800 traditionally the major industry of Dorset but is - Ranked 27th of 27 now in decline and tourism has become Density 163/km2 (420/sq mi) increasingly important to the economy. There are ISO 3166-2 GB-DOR no motorways in Dorset but a network of A roads ONS code 19 cross the county and two railway main lines GSS code E10000009 connect to London. Dorset has ports at Poole, NUTS UKK22 Weymouth and Portland, and an international Website www.dorsetforyou.com airport. The county has a variety of museums, (http://www.dorsetforyou.com) theatres and festivals, and is host to one of Europe's www.bournemouth.gov.uk largest outdoor shows. It is the birthplace of (http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk) Thomas Hardy, who used the county as the www.poole.gov.uk principal setting of his novels, and William Barnes, (http://www.poole.gov.uk) whose poetry celebrates the ancient Dorset dialect. Unitary authorities Councils Bournemouth Borough Council Contents Poole Borough Council NUTS UKK21 1 Toponymy 3 5 2 History 2 6 3 Settlements 4 87 4 Physical geography 1 Districts of Dorset 4.1 Climate Unitary County council area Districts 5 Demography 1. Weymouth and Portland 2. West Dorset 6 Politics 3. North Dorset 4. Purbeck 7 Economy and industry 5. East Dorset 6. Christchurch 7. Bournemouth 8 Culture 8. Poole 9 Transport Members of List of MPs 10 Religious sites Parliament Police Dorset Police https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 2/25 11/22/2015 Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 11 Education Time zone GMT (UTC) - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1) 12 See also 13 Footnotes 14 Notes 15 References 16 External links Toponymy Dorset derives its name from the county town of Dorchester. [1] The Romans established the settlement in the 1st century and named it Durnovaria which was a Latinised version of a Common Brittonic word possibly meaning "place with fist-sized pebbles" [1] The Saxons named the town Dornwaraceaster (the suffix "ceaster" being the Old English name for a Roman town) and Dornsate came into use as the name for the inhabitants of the area from "Dorn"- reduced form of Dornwaraceaster-and the Old English word "saete" meaning people. [1][2] It is first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in AD 845 and in the 10th century the county's archaic name, "Dorseteschyre" (Dorsetshire), was first recorded. [3] History The first human visitors to Dorset were Mesolithic hunters, from around 8000 BC. [4][5] The first permanent Neolithic settlers appeared around 3000 BC and were responsible for the creation of the Dorset Cursus, a 10.5-kilometre (6.5 mi) monument for ritual or ceremonial purposes. [6][7] From 2800 BC onwards Bronze Age farmers cleared Dorset's woodlands for agricultural use and Dorset's high chalk hills provided a location for numerous round barrows. [8][9] During the Iron Age, the British tribe known as the Durotriges established a series of hill forts across the county-most notably Maiden Castle which is one of the largest in Europe. [10][11] The Romans arrived in Dorset during their conquest of Britain in AD 43. Maiden Castle was captured by a Roman legion under the command of Vespasian, and the Roman settlement of Durnovaria was established nearby. [12][13] Bokerley Dyke, a large defensive ditch built by the county's post-Roman inhabitants near the border with modern-day Hampshire, delayed the advance of the Saxons into Dorset for almost 150 years. [14] However, by the end of the 7th century Dorset had fallen under Saxon control and been incorporated into the Kingdom of Wessex. [15] The Saxons established a diocese at Sherborne and Dorset was made a shire-an administrative district of Wessex and predecessor to the English county system- with borders that have changed little since. [16] In 789 the first recorded Viking attack on the British Isles took place in Dorset on the Portland coast, and they continued to raid into the county for the next two centuries. [17][18] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 3/25 11/22/2015 Dorset Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After the Norman Conquest in 1066, feudal rule was established in Dorset and the bulk of the land was divided between the Crown and ecclesiastical institutions. [19] The Normans consolidated their control over the area by constructing castles at Corfe, Wareham and Dorchester in the early part of the 12th century. [20] Over the next 200 years Dorset's population grew substantially and additional land was enclosed for farming to provide the extra food required. [21] The wool trade, the quarrying of Purbeck Marble and the busy ports of Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, Lyme Regis and Bridport brought prosperity to the county. [22] However, Dorset was devastated by the bubonic plague in 1348 which arrived in Melcombe Regis on a ship from Gascony. The disease, more commonly known as the Black Death, created an epidemic that spread rapidly and wiped out a third of the population of the country. [24][25] The dissolution of the monasteries (1536-1541) met little resistance in Dorset and many of the county's abbeys, including Shaftesbury, Cerne and Milton, were sold to private owners. [26] In 1642, at the commencement of the English Civil War, the Royalists took control of the entire county apart from Poole and Lyme Regis. However, within three years their gains had been almost entirely reversed by the Parliamentarians. [27] An uprising of Clubmen-vigilantes weary of the depredations of the war-took place in Dorset in 1645. Some Corfe Castle, captured and destroyed 2,000 of these rebels offered battle to Lord Fairfax's Parliamentary by Cromwell's army in 1646 army at Hambledon Hill but they were easily routed. [28][29] Sherborne Castle was taken by Fairfax that same year and in 1646 Corfe Castle, the last remaining Royalist stronghold in Dorset, was captured after an act of betrayal: both were subsequently slighted. [28][30] The Duke of Monmouth's unsuccessful attempt to overthrow James II began when he landed at Lyme Regis in 1685. [31] A series of trials known as the Bloody Assizes took place to punish the rebels. Over a five-day period in Dorchester, Judge Jeffreys presided over 312 cases: 74 of the accused were executed, 175 were transported, and nine were publicly whipped. [32] In 1686, at Charborough Park, a meeting took place to plot the downfall of James II of England. This meeting was effectively the start of the Glorious Revolution. [33] During the 18th century, much smuggling took place along the Dorset coast; its coves, caves and sandy beaches provided opportunities for gangs such as the Hawkhursts to stealthily bring smuggled goods ashore. [34] Poole became Dorset's busiest port and established prosperous trade links with the fisheries of Newfoundland which supported cloth, rope and net manufacturing industries in the surrounding towns and villages. [35] However, the industrial revolution largely bypassed Dorset which lacked coal resources and as a consequence the county remained predominantly agricultural. [36][37][38] Farming has always been central to the economy of Dorset and the county became the birthplace of the modern trade union movement when, in 1834, six farm labourers formed a union to protest against falling wages. The labourers, who are now known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, were subsequently arrested for administering "unlawful oaths" and sentenced to transportation but they were pardoned following massive protests by the working classes. [39][40] The Dorsetshire Regiment were the first British unit to face a gas attack during the First World War (1914 1918) and they sustained particularly heavy losses at the Battle of the Somme. 41][42] In total some 4,500 Dorset servicemen died in the war and of the county's towns and villages, only one, Langton Herring, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 4/25 11/22/2015 Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia known as a Thankful Village, had no residents killed. [42][43] During the Second World War (1939-1945) Dorset was heavily involved in the preparations for the invasion of Normandy: beach landing exercises were carried out at Studland and Weymouth and the village of Tyneham was requisitioned for army training. [44][45] Tens-of-thousands of troops departed Weymouth, Portland and Poole harbours during D- Day and gliders from RAF Tarrant Rushton dropped troops near Caen to begin Operation Tonga. Dorset experienced an increase in holiday-makers after the war. [46] First popularised as a tourist destination by George III's frequent visits to Weymouth, the county's coastline, seaside resorts and its sparsely populated rural areas attract millions of visitors each year. [36][47] With farming declining across the country, tourism has edged ahead as the primary revenue-earning sector. [37][48] Settlements Dorset is largely rural with many small villages, few large towns and no cities. [49][50] The only Gillingham major urban area is the South East Dorset Shaftesbury conurbation, which is situated at the south- Sherborne eastern end of the county and is atypical of the Verwood county as a whole. It consists of the seaside Blandford Forum resort of Bournemouth, the historic port and Wimborne borough of Poole, the towns of Christchurch Christchurch Bridport Poole and Ferndown plus many surrounding Dorchester Bournemouth villages. [51][52] Bournemouth, the most populous town in the conurbation, was Weymouth established in the Georgian era when sea bathing became popular. [53] Poole, the second largest settlement (once the largest town in the Some of the larger settlements of Dorset county), adjoins Bournemouth to the west and contains the suburb of Sandbanks which has some of the highest land values by area in the world. [54] The other two major settlements in the county are Dorchester, which has been the county town since at least 1305, [55] and Weymouth, a major seaside resort since the 18th century. [56][57] Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton are historic market towns which serve the farms and villages of the Blackmore Vale in north Dorset. [58] Beaminster and Bridport are situated in the west of the county; Verwood and the historic Saxon market towns of Wareham and Wimborne Minster are located to the east. [58] Lyme Regis and Swanage are small coastal towns popular with tourists. [59] Under construction on the western edge of Dorchester is the experimental new town of Poundbury commissioned and co- designed by Prince Charles. [60] The suburb, which is expected to be fully completed by 2025, was designed to integrate residential and retail buildings and counter the growth of dormitory towns and car-oriented development. [61] Physical geography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 5/25 11/22/2015 Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorset covers an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi) and contains considerable variety in its underlying geology, which is partly responsible for the diversity of landscape. [62][63][64] A large percentage (66%) of the county comprises either chalk, clay or mixed sand and gravels. The remainder is less straightforward and includes Portland and Purbeck stone, other limestones, calcareous clays and shales. [65] Portland and Purbeck stone are of national importance as a building material and for restoring some of Britain's most famous landmarks. [66][67] Almost every type of rock known from the Early Jurassic to the Eocene epochs can be found in the county. [68][69] Dorset has a number of limestone ridges which are mostly covered in either arable fields or calcareous grassland supporting sheep. [70] These limestone areas include a wide band of Cretaceous chalk which crosses the county as a range of hills from north-east to south- west, incorporating Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs, and a narrow band running from south-west to south-east, incorporating the Purbeck Hills. [71][72] Between the chalk hills are large, wide vales and wide flood plains. [69] These vales are dotted with small villages, farms and coppices, and include the Geological map of Dorset Blackmore Vale (Stour valley) and Frome valley. [72][73] The Blackmore Vale is composed of older Jurassic deposits, largely clays interspersed with limestones, [69] and has traditionally been a centre for dairy agriculture. [74] South-east Dorset, including the lower Frome valley and around Poole and Bournemouth, comprises younger Eocene deposits, [69] mainly sands and clays of poor agricultural quality. [75] The soils created from these deposits support a heathland habitat which sustains all six native British reptile species. [76] Most of the Dorset heathland has Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status with three areas designated as internationally important Ramsar sites. [77] In the far west of the county and along the coast there are frequent changes in rock strata, which appear in a less obviously sequential way compared to the landscapes of the chalk and the heath. [78] In the west this results in a hilly landscape of diverse character that resembles that of neighbouring county Devon. [79] Marshwood Vale, a valley of Lower Lias clay at the western tip of the county, [80] lies to the south of the two highest points in Dorset: Lewesdon Hill at 279 metres (915 ft) and Pilsdon Pen at 277 metres (909 ft). [81] A former river valley flooded by rising sea levels 6,000 years ago, Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. [82][83] The harbour is very shallow in places and contains a number of islands, notably Brownsea Island, the birthplace of the Scouting movement and one of the few remaining sanctuaries for indigenous red squirrels in England. [84] The harbour, and the chalk and limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck to the south, lie atop Western Europe's largest onshore oil field. [85] The field, operated by Perenco from Wytch Farm, has the world's oldest continuously pumping well at Kimmeridge which has been producing oil since the early 1960s. [85][86] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset 6/25 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 7 Dorchester, Dorset From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 50.7oN 2.433333oW Dorchester is a market town in southern central Dorset, England. on the River Frome at the Dorchester junction of the A35 and A37 roads, 20 miles (32 km) west of Poole and 8 miles (13 km) north of Weymouth. In 2001 the town had a population of 16,171. There were 7,386 dwellings in 2001 and 205 shops in 1991. Dorchester has been the county town of Dorset since 1305 A market is held on Wednesdays. Major employers include Dorset County Council, West Dorset District Council and Dorset County Dorchester, from 'The Ridge' Hospital. The town has two private schools, three first schools, two middle schools and one upper school. The upper school, The Thomas Hardye School, can trace its origins back to 1569, when it was founded by a Dorchester merchant of that name. The Dorset County Museum is centrally located in Dorchester a Gothic-style building. Contents Dorchester shown within Dorset 1 History 1.1 Prehistory and Romano-British Population 16,171 (2001 Census) 1.2 Anglo-Saxon 1.3 Early modern history os grid reference SY690906 1.4 Modern history District West Dorset 1.5 Recent developments Shire county Dorset 2 Transport Region South West 3 Culture Country England 4 References Sovereign state United Kingdom 5 External links Post town DORCHESTER 6 Bibliography Postcode district DT1 Dialling code 01305 History Police Dorset Fire Dorset Prehistory and Romano-British Ambulance South Western Main article: Durnovaria EU Parliament South West England UK Parliament West Dorset Dorchester's roots stem back to prehistoric times. Settlements were first based around Maiden Website http://www.dorchester- tc.gov.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 7 Castle, a large Iron Age hill fort that was one of the most powerful settlements in pre-Roman List of places: UK England Dorset Britain, with varying tribes having existed there since 4000BC. The Durotriges were likely to have been there at the arrival of the Romans in AD43. The Romans finally defeated the local tribes by AD70. After possibly being converted from a garrison to a town, the Romans named the settlement Durnovaria. This was a Brythonic name meaning 'place with fist-sized pebbles' and almost certainly took part of its name from the local Durotriges tribe who inhabited the area. [1] Durnovaria was first recorded in the 4th century Antonine Itinerary and became a market centre for the surrounding countryside, and an important road junction and staging post, [2] and eventually one of the twin capitals of the Celtic Durotriges tribe. [3] The Romans walled the town and the remains can still be seen today. The walls were largely replaced with walks that form a square inside modern Dorchester. Known as 'The Walks' a small segment of the original Roman wall still exists today near the Top 'o Town roundabout. The town still has some Roman features, including part of the town walls and the foundations of a Roman town house, which are freely accessible near the County Hall. There are many Roman finds in the County Museum. The Romans built an 8- mile (13 km) aqueduct to supply the town with water, lengths of the terrace on which it was constructed still remain in parts. Near the town centre is Maumbury Rings, an ancient British earthwork converted by the Romans for use as an amphitheatre, and to the north west is Poundbury Hill, another pre-Roman fortification. Roman town house ruins in Dorchester Little evidence exists to suggest continued occupation after the withdrawal of the Roman administration from Britain. Historians have suggested that the town became known as Caer Durnac, mistakenly recorded by Nennius as Caer Urnac. [citation needed] The area remained in British hands until the mid-7th century and there was certainly continuity of use of the Roman cemetery at nearby Poundbury where a settlement later grew up. [citation needed] Dorchester has therefore been suggested as the centre of a sub-kingdom of Dumnonia or other regional power base. [citation needed] [4] Anglo-Saxon By 864, the area around Durnovaria/Caer Durnac was dominated by the newly established Saxons, who came to refer to themselves as Dorsaetas. In their own language, they referred to the town as Dornwaraceaster or Dornwaracester, combining the original name Dor/Dorn from the Latin and Celtic languages with the word cester', which was an Anglo-Saxon word used for 'Roman Fort' [5] The name would further change to Dorncester/Dornceaster until modern Dorchester emerged some time later. It continued as a thriving commercial and political centre for south Dorset with a textile trading and manufacturing industry continuing until the 17th century. [6] Early modern history "The town is populous, tho' not large, the streets broad, but the buildings old, and low; however, there is good company and a good deal of it; and a man that coveted a retreat in this world might as agreeably spend his time, and as well in Dorchester, as in any town I know in England". -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 7 Daniel Defoe, in his A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain (1724-1726). [7] In 1613 and 1725 great fires destroyed large parts of the town, but some of the mediaeval buildings, including Judge Jeffreys' lodgings, and the Tudor almshouse survive in the town centre, amongst the replacement Georgian buildings, many of which are built in Portland limestone. In the 17th century the town was at the centre of the Puritan emigration to America, and the local rector, John White, organised the settlement of Dorchester, Massachusetts. For his efforts on behalf of Puritan dissenters, White has been called the unheralded founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Some observers have attributed the oversight to the fact that White, unlike John Winthrop, never came to America.) [8] In 1642, just prior to the English Civil War, Hugh Green, a Catholic chaplain was executed here. After his execution, Puritans played football with his head. [citation needed] The town was heavily defended against the Royalists in the Civil War. In 1651 Prince Charles, the future King Charles II, on his hasty escape to France via Bridport, narrowly escaped capture by hiding in Lee Lane. A plaque erected on the spot in 1991 commemorates the event. [9] In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth failed in his invasion attempt, the Monmouth Rebellion, and almost 300 of his men were condemned to death or transportation in the "Bloody Assizes", held in the Oak Room of the Antelope Hotel, Dorchester and presided over by Judge Jeffreys. Modern history In 1833, the Tolpuddle Martyrs formed the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. Trade unions were legal, but due to them swearing an oath of allegiance, they were arrested and tried in the Shire Hall in Dorchester. This building still remains and is preserved as it was at the time. Under the court are the cells where the prisoners were held while waiting for their court appearance. Dorchester Prison was constructed in the town during the 19th century and the prison is still in use today, holding convicted and remanded inmates from the local courts. Dorchester remained a compact town within the boundaries of the old town walls until the latter part of the 19th century due to the ownership of all land immediately adjacent to the west, south and east by the Duchy of Cornwall. This land composed the Manor of Fordington, and a select few developments had encroached onto it: The Marabout Barracks, to the north of Bridport Road, in 1794 The Dorchester Union Workhouse, to the north of Damer's Road, in 1835 The Southampton & Dorchester Railway and its station east of Weymouth Avenue, in 1847 The Great Western Railway and its station to the south of Damer's Road, in 1857 The Waterworks, to the north of Bridport Road, in 1854 A new cemetery, to the west of the new railway and east of Weymouth Avenue, in 1856 The Dorset County Constabulary police station in 1860, west of the Southampton railway, east of Weymouth Avenue and north of Maumbury Rings. This remaining Duchy land was farmed under the open field system until 1874 when the land was enclosed - or consolidated - into three large farms by the landowners and residents. [10] Soon afterwards followed a series of key developments for the town: the enclosing of Poundbury hillfort for public enjoyment in 1876, the 'Fair Field' (new site for the market, off Weymouth Avenue) in 1877, the Recreation Ground (also off Weymouth Avenue) opening in 1880, and the imposing Eldridge Pope http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 4 of 7 Brewery of 1881, adjacent to the railway line to Southampton. Salisbury Field was retained for public use in 1892, with land being purchased in 1895 for the formal Borough Gardens, between West Walks and Cornwall Road. [10] The clock and bandstand were added in 1898. [11] Meanwhile, land had begun to be developed for housing outside the walls. This included the Cornwall Estate, between the Borough Gardens and the Great Western Railway, from 1876 and the Prince of Wales Estate, centred on Prince of Wales Road, from 1880. Land for the Victoria Park Estate was bought in 1896 and building began in 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. The lime trees in Queen's Avenue were planted in February 1897. [10] Recent developments Poundbury is the well-known western extension of the town, constructed on Duchy of Cornwall land (owned by Charles, Prince of Wales) according to urban village principles since 1993. Being developed over 25 years, it will eventually be composed of four phases with a total of 2,500 dwellings and a population of about 6,000. Poundbury will also now house a new headquarters for the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service as well as a new fire station to be completed by September 2008. [12] Prince Charles designed the estate (as well as the local tesco supermarket) and makes several visits throughout the year. [citation needed] Dorchester town centre The Eldridge Pope brewery ceased production in July 2003. West Dorset District Council granted detailed planning permission for the redevelopment of the brewery in November 2007. The new town quarter, to be known as Brewery Square, includes 30 buildings; new restaurants, bars, 40 shops, a three-screen cinema and a replacement solar-powered railway station (the first in the country) at Dorchester South. A new four-star, 48 bed, Conran designed hotel, will be created from the conversion of the listed Brewhouse, originally designed by Crickmay & Sons. Crickmay was the architect who employed Thomas Hardy until 1872, when he became a full time writer. The scheme also includes C. 650 new flats and 22 houses. The architects are CZWG for most of the new buildings and Conran & Partners for all the conversion buildings and two new buildings. It is one of the largest regeneration projects in the South West, with over 72,000 sq.m. (770,000 sq ft.) of development on the 11.5-acre (47,000 site situated between the main shopping area on South Street, the market and Dorchester South railway station. The Maltings, one of the original 1880s listed buildings, is, subject to funding, to become a new arts centre for Dorchester. It would replace the existing and cramped premises on School Lane. Oliver Letwin MP, initiated the demolition of the 20th century industrial buildings in early-2006. Construction work on Phase 1, the conversion of the Italianate 1880s Eldridge Pope Offices, started on site in August 2007 and was completed in August 2008. The Sales & Marketing Suite for the development opened in August 2008 and in early September was hailed in the Dorset Echo as the fastest selling new homes development in the country. In June 2007 the Environment Agency granted a license to enable enough water for the scheme to be abstracted SO that all the buildings will self sufficient in water from its own well; the same one used by the brewery since 1880. Dorchester became Dorset's first Official Transition Initiative in 2008 as part of the Transition Towns concept. Transition Town is a Dorchester community response to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorse 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 5 of 7 The town's Woolworths shop closed in January 2009 after the high-street retail chain entered administration. The store manager, however, secured investment to re-open the store in March 2009, under the name Wellworths. [15] In May 2009, a skatepark was opened in Dorchester after 12 years of planning and construction. [16] On 30 August 2009, Dorchester will hold its first ever Gay Pride event and Parade with the Mayoress and Town crier leading the main parade. Raising money for the nearby Weldmar Hospice, Community group Space and for a local church charity; the event is to change Dorchester's image and diversity and push it further into the twenty first century. [17] Transport The town has two railway stations. Dorchester South railway station on the South Western Main Line to London, Bournemouth & Southampton, until the 1970s an idiosyncratic structure where trains to London reversed twice, then rejoined the through line, was rebuilt in 1989, but Dorchester West railway station, serving Westbury, Bath and Bristol via the Heart of Wessex Line, is still the original Great Western Railway structure designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A bypass road was completed in 1988 by construction company Mowlem to the south and west of the town, diverting through traffic using the A35 and A37 from the town. [18] Dorchester South railway station Culture Local author and poet Thomas Hardy based the fictional town of Casterbridge on Dorchester. Hardy's childhood home is to the east of the town, and his house in town, Max Gate, is owned by the National Trust and open to the public. William Barnes, the local dialect poet, was Rector of Winterborne Came, a small hamlet near Dorchester, for 24 DORCHESTER years until his death in 1886, [19] and ran a school in the mA town. Statues of both men stand in the town centre; Barnes Midis Electric is outside St Peter's Church and Hardy's beside the Top o' Town crossroads. Cecil Day Lewis is buried in Stinsford, one mile (1.6 km) from Dorchester. Hardy is buried in London, but his heart was removed and buried in Stinsford. A map of Dorchester in 1937 On the hills to the south west stands Hardy's Monument, a memorial to the other local Thomas Hardy, Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, who served with Lord Nelson, which overlooks the town with views of Weymouth, the Isle of Portland and Chesil Beach. Tom Roberts, Australian painter, was born in Dorchester in 1856. Aaron Cook, a taekwondo athlete who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games finishing in fifth place, was born in Dorchester. Lübbecke (Germany) is the twinned town of Dorchester. On December 15, 2004, Dorchester was granted Fairtrade Town status. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 6 of 7 Dorchester Town F.C., a Conference South football team currently play at the Avenue Stadium on Weymouth Avenue. They have been based along Weymouth Avenue since their founding in 1880. Since that time they have played in iconic black and white vertical stripes. Games against fierce rivals Weymouth F.C. attract bumper crowds of over four thousand and is widely accepted as one of the biggest derbies outside of modern day league football. [citation needed] References 1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_list_of_counties_of_the_United_Kingdom 2. ^ Stevens Cox (1974; 60) (full ref. required) 3. ^ Durotriges 4. ^ The History Files: Lost Kingdoms of Southern Britain 5. ^ South Tynesdale History 6. Taylor (1970) 7. ^ Chandler (1990; 72) 8. ^ Rev. John White of Dorchester, England, Rev. Arthur W. Ackerman, D.D., Dorchester Atheneum dorchesteratheneum.org 9. Flight of Prince Chalers from Worcester at thedorstetpage.com 10. Morris and Draper (1995) 11. Waymark (1997) 12. Work Begins On The Poundbury Fire Station (from Dorset Echo) 13. ^http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCommunities I Dorchester, Dorset, England - officially designated a Transition Town, number 71 in date order and the first in Dorset. 14. http://www.transitiontowndorchester.org/whatistransition.html, Transition Town Dorchester is a Dorchester community response to the challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change 15. ^ "Wellies' To Give Crunch The Boot". Sky News. 2009-02-12. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Woolworths-Closure-Manager-Reopens-Woolies-Store-In- Dorchetser-And-Calls-It-Wellworths/Article/200902215221159.1 Retrieved 2009-02-12. 16. ^ "Dorchester's new skatepark". BBC. 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2009/04/30/dorchester_skatepark_feature.shtml. Re 2009-07-08. 17. ^ http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/4547583.Dorchester__ready__for_gay_pride_festival_and_Love_Parade/ 18. ^ Draper (1992) 19. ^ Bingham (1987) External links Census data Dorchester Town website (information, history, photographs) The Roman Town House at Dorchester (The Official Dorset County Council Site) Transition Town Dorchester (Dorchester Transition community information and events) Bibliography Bingham, A. (1987) Dorset : Ordnance Survey landranger guidebook, , Norwich: Jarrold, ISBN 0- 319-00187-3 Chandler, J. H. (1990) Wessex images, Gloucester: Alan Sutton and Wiltshire County Council Library & Museum Service, ISBN 0-86299-739-9 Draper, J. (1992) Dorchester : An illustrated history Wimborne: Dovecote Press, ISBN 1-874336- 04-0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Dorchester, Dorset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 7 of 7 Morris, J. and Draper, J. (1995) "The 'Enclosure' of Foridngton Fields and the Development of Dorchester, 1874-1903", Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society proceedings, V. 117, p. 5-14, ISSN 0070-7112 Pitt-Rivers, M. (1966) Dorset, A Shell guide, New ed., London: Faber, ISBN 0-5710-6714-X Taylor, C. (1970) Dorset, Making of the English landscape, London: Hodder & Stoughton, p. 197-201, ISBN 0-340-10962-9 Waymark, J, (1997) "The Duchy of Cornwall and the Expansion of Dorchester, C. 1900-1997", Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society proceedings, V. 119, p. 19-32, ISSN 0070- 7112 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset" Categories: Dorchester I Market towns in Dorset | County towns in England | 70 establishments Towns in Dorset This page was last modified on 7 March 2010 at 19:31. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset 3/27/2010 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 1 Name: Edward Dorr 1,2 Sex: M Birth Date: 1648 Place: Born in West England 3,4,5,6 Chr. Date: Place: Death Date: 9 Feb 1733 Place: Roxbury, Mass. 3,7 Burial Date: After 9 Feb 1734 Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 7,8,9 Cause of Death: Bapt. (LDS): Temple: Endow.(LDS): Temple: Events 1 Property: Former Estate of Rev. Samuel Danforth, May 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 10 In 1657 this estate was purchased by Rev. Samuel Danforth, after whose decease it became the property of Edward Dorr, who in May, 1707, sold the northerly part of it to Robert Calef. 2 Property: Former Estate of Rev. Samuel Danforth, May 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 10 In 1657 this estate was purchased by Rev. Samuel Danforth, after whose decease it became the property of Edward Dorr, who in May, 1707, sold the northerly part of it to Robert Calef. 3 Property: Pew No. 9 In the Gallary, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 11 Edward Dorr paid 12 pounds for Pew 9 in the Gallery. Third Meeting house. 4 AKA: Shopkeeper. 12, 13 Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in deed to him by Timothy Hide, 1683. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Thomas Nofsett, 1696. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1699. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to James Collison, 1707. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Ebenezer Dorr, 1710. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to P---. Cutef, 1707. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Benjamin Eaton, 1712. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper Thomas Fitch to him, 1696. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper deed of Mortgage, James Smith, 1712. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper deposit of Relative to James Smith, 1715. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Thomas Jones, 1716. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Ebenezer Dorr, 1721. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to William Lyon, 1728. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to John Corbbett. 5 AKA: Mariner. 14, 15 Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Mariner in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1702. Since nearly all of the early inhabitants of Pemaquid were seafaring men, this appellation of "Mariner" contributes to the probability that Edward Dorr of Pemaquid and Edward Dorr of Roxbury were one and the same person. 6 AKA: Yeoman. 16 Edward Dorr Yeoman, Culef to Barnard to him, 1719. 7 Elected: Selectman, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ³ 8 Elected: The Second Meeting House Precinct Committees, 3 Oct 1733, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 17 A Committee to Manage Precinct Affairs. 9 Will: 10 Apr 1733, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 18 Will of Edward Dorr - 1733/341 Following is taken from a Photostat copy of the original will of Edward Dorr 1648 - 1733/34. (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 2 Events (cont.) In the name of God amen. I Edward Dorr of Town of Roxbury in the County of Suffolk in the Providence of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Being aged and under bodily infirmities at present, yet notwithstanding of sound memory and judgment, being desirous to settle that outward estate which the Lord hath lent me, I do therefore here make this my last will and testament in manner and from following: that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of most glorious God and Father through Jesus Christ The Blessed redeemer, and my body to the earth, to be buried in such manner decently as my Executor hereafter named shall think meet, and as touching my worldly estate my will is that it be bestowed and employed as hereafter in and by this last will is expressed: Imprimis I do hereby will and appoint that all my just debts that I owed to any person be paid out of my estate in convenient time after my decease by my executor: and then first I will and bequeath unto Ebenezer Dorr, my oldest son, eighty pounds besides the hundred and thirty pounds he has had formerly of me by deed or gift. Item: I give to my son Joseph Dorr seventy pounds besides his liberal education and forty pounds he had of me formerly. Item: I give to my son Edmund Dorr one hundred and ten pounds besides the one hundred pounds he had of me formerly. Item: I give to my son Harbottle Dorr forty pounds besides the one hundred I gave him formerly and the seventy pounds he owes me by board. Item: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Scutt seventy three pounds, besides the seventy three she had of me formerly. Item: I give to my daughter Clement Weld seventy three pounds, besides the seventy three she had of me formerly. Item: I give to my Grandson Edward Dorr in Roxbury five pounds in bills. Item: I give unto the Honorable Rev. Nehemiah Walter forty shillings to buy a ring besides the gloves he is to have. Moreover my will is that my oldest son, Ebenezer Dorr not be disturbed or interrupted in enjoyment of the land sold to him by me formerly. Although the principle be not paid yet, provided he pays the sum two hundred and fifty pounds mentioned in the deed of mortgage to me, and that it be divided equally among my heirs: and further my will is that when the house and land in Roxbury is sold and the land in Leicester is sold and my personal estate is sold the money be equally distributed among my six children or their heirs that survive them, and further I do hereby will and appoint or make and nominate my trusted and well beloved son Ebenezer Dorr my only and sole Executor of this my will and last testament and will that he be paid out of my estate for all just charges in the matter of managing of my estate for the good of the whole family and further my will is that when the house and land in Roxbury is to be sold that my grandson Edward Dorr of Roxbury have the refusal of it at Ten pounds cheaper in price than any other person shall whatsoever. And now I declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of April, one Thousand seven hundred thirty and three; and my will is that all the legacies be paid in two years after my decease. Signed and Sealed in the presence Edward Dorr of us: Edmund Weld Joseph Turner Abigail Loring 10 Misc: Received Four Shillings for the services mentioned above., 30 Apr 1716, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 11 Misc: Church Member, 14 Nov 1680, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 20 He was a church member in the Second Church, or Old North, Boston. 12 Appointed: Tithing Man, 2 Mar 1702, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 13 Appointed: Council of one to determine the location of the West meeting house., Between 7 Mar 1708 and 1709, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 Mr. Edward Dorr one of a Council or if it could to appoint a petition the court to decide the place of the meeting house for the by the east and west end, the Committee to hear what may be said both by the east and west end of the town and set and determine the place where the meeting house for the west end shall stand. 14 Appointed: Viewer and Sealer of molds for making bricks, 22 May 1712, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 15 Appointed: Make report on highway for lots in 3rd allotment in Roxbury, Between Nov 1714 and 1715, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 1714 to 1715, Mar 11, Mr. Edward Dorr (and others) report upon a highway for lots in the 3rd allotment in the last division of Woodlands in Roxbury. (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 3 Events:Edward Dorr 16 Appointed: The same as the 11 Mar., 1715 adds Dorchester Brook as a boundry between Dorchester and Roxbury, 30 Sep 1715, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 19 17 Appointed: Chose as a committee to seat the meeting house, 22 May 1716, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 21 Mr. Dorr, Ensign Davis and others were included. 18 March, 1718, Mr. Dennison being very sick, the inhabitants first voted Mr. Edward Dorr, Town clerk for this day and occasion - who was accordingly sworn before the Selectmen to the faithful discharge of this trust. This was an adjourned meeting. It is to the proceedings of this meeting that Edward Dorr signed his name which is not the first signature to the Town Records of Roxbury by the Clerk as is stated in the Genealogical Register as there are signatures by other pervious to this. Mr. William Dennison's signature is in 1709. Mr. Edward Dorr was only Clerk pro them. 18 Appointed: Auditor, Between 17 Mar 1719 and 1720, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 22 19 Appointed: Help in obtaining suitable assistance in the work of the ministry., Between 5 Mar 1724 and 1725. 22 20 Appointed: Selectman and Assessor, Between 6 Mar 1720 and 1721, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 23 21 Appointed: Selectman and Assessor. 3 22 Appointed: Selectman and Assessor, Between 5 Mar 1721 and 1722, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 23 23 Appointed: Moderator, 24 Oct 1721, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 23 24 Appointed: Selectman and Assessor, Between 12 Mar 1722 and 1723, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 23 25 Appointed: Fence Viewer, Between 1 Mar 1724 and 1725, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 23 26 Appointed: Committee member, Mar 1717, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 24 The Second Meeting House. In March, 1717, a committee, consisting of Mr. Edward Dorr, Mr. Jacob Pepper, Capt. Stephen Williams, Richard Hall, Sen. and Mr. Robert Calef, was chosen to seat persons in the meeting house and in order to meet the general desire they were to have respect to age and estate of all in their seating of them. He was appointed as Committee member in the First Church in Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA. 27 Freeman's Oath: 22 Jul 1674, Pemiquad, Sadagahoc County, Maine. 25, 26 I, Edward Dorr, being by the Almighty's most wise disposition become a member of this body, consisting of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants and Commonalty of the Massachusetts in New England, do freely and sincerely acknowledge that I am justly and lawfully subject to the Governor of the same, and do accordingly submit my person and estate to be protected, ordered and governed by the laws and constitution thereof, and do faithfully promise to be from time to time obedient and conformable thereunto, and to the authority of the said Governor, Assistants, and their successor, to all such laws, orders, sentences, decrees as shall be lawfully made and published by them or their successors. And I will always endeavor (as in duty I am bound) to advance the peace and welfare of this body or Commonwealth, to my utmost skill and ability. And I will, to my best power and means, seek to divert and prevent whatsoever may tend to ruin or damage thereof, or any of them, or their successors, but will give speedy notice to them, or some of them, of any sedition, violence or treachery, or other hurt or evil, which I shall know, hear, or vehemently suspect, to be plotted got intended against the said Commonwealth, or said government established. An I will not, at any time suffer or give consent to any council or attempt that shall be offered, given, or attempted for impeachment of the said Government, or making any change or alteration of the same, contrary to the laws, and ordinances thereof; but shall do my utmost endeavor to discover, oppose and hinder all and every such council or attempt. So help me God. From Genealogies of Charlestown, MA by WYMAN (supra) explains: "In the early days of New England a 'freeman' was a man who held the right of franchise. (In 1776 only one-sixth of the population of Boston were voters; therefore, five-sixths of the people had no participation in local government.) Admittance as an inhabitant in the early century was a privilege not lightly acquired, only those being admitted a 'Freeman' a man had to be not only a proprietor but must also be a member of the church in good standing." (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 4 (cont. for Edward Dorr) Father: Unknown Dorr ( - ) Mother: SealP (LDS): Temple: Spouse: *Elizabeth Hawley (29 Apr 1656 - 7 Dec 1719) Marr. Date: 1679? Place: SealS (LDS): Temple: Children: 1 Edward Dorr (1680-1680) 2 Ann Dorr (1681-1683) 3 Edward Dorr (1683-1683) 4 Infant (Son) Dorr (1684-1684) 5 Edmond Dorr (1686- ) 6 Ebenezer Dorr (1687-1761) 7 Joseph Dorr (1690-1768) 8 Edmund Dorr (1692-1776) 9 Harbottle Dorr (1696-1746) 10 Elizabeth Dorr (1698- ) 11 Clemence Dorr (1700-1766) Other Spouse: Elizabeth Dickerman (Clap) ( - ) Marr. Date: Place: SealS (LDS): Temple: General: In Dec. 1677, Edward Dorr of Boston purchased a piece of land for 50 Pounds currency, "near the new meeting house at the north end of South Boston", more than 40 years afterward, Edward Dorr sold the same property then described as "near the old north meeting house for 250 Pounds currency. In 1683, He purchased land and house in Roxbury and in this deed is named as "of Roxbury". Between 1677 and 1683, Edward purchased several acres of land in Roxbury in the vicinity of what later became Washington and high Streets. On a portion of this estate, he built a dwelling house, mill house and tannery, the last of which he gave to his son, Ebenezer, at the time of the latter's marriage in 1710. An unofficial record in the family of Lester Moses Dorr of Boston indicates that Edward owned at one time a part of what became Boston Common. He became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury, was elected a selectman and held offices of importance and trust. At his death in 1734 he was buried at the Eliot Burying Ground Cemetery. Humble to petition His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council or if it could be, the General Court to appoint a committee to hear what may be said both by the East and West of this Town and settle and determine the place where the meeting house for the west end shall stand. Capt. Ruggles, Capt. Stephen Williams and Mr. Edward Dorr. Edward Dorr founded a vigorous family whose numerous branches have flourished and multiplied, spreading over the entire United States and into foreign lands. Individual: Edward came to America from the western part of England near the Welsh line. Some sources state that his father, Joseph, came over with him; but Edward was the first Dorr to marry and have children in America. The Rawson Family Memorial (Mary Rawson married Joseph Dorr, one of Edward's sons) states as follows: "When the colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the County of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on July 22, 1674" He subsequently removed to Boston, perhaps because of King Philip's War, which broke out in 1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. Abstract of Pemaquid Records.- "July 22, 1674. Attended a court held at Pemaquid, Edward Dorr 'took the oath of fidelity." (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 5 General: (cont.) Abstract from History of Second Church of Boston, page 242,- He married Elizabeth Hawley, daughter of Thomas Hawley and Dorothy (Harbottle) Lamb, widow of Thomas Lamb who was a passenger in "Winthrop's Fleet" .His tombstone reads, "Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th, 1734, in ye 86th year of age." (Rawson Memorial). He was buried in the Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA.I 1657 this estate was purchased by Rev. Samuel Danforth, after whose decease it became the property of Edward Dorr, who in May, 1707, sold the northerly part of it to Robert Calef.Edward Dorr paid 12 pounds for Pew 9 in the Gallery. Third Meeting house.Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in deed to him by Timothy Hide, 1683. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Thomas Nofsett, 1696. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1699. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to James Collison, 1707. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Ebenezer Dorr, 1710. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to P---. Cutef, 1707. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Benjamin Eaton, 1712. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper Thomas Fitch to him, 1696. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper deed of Mortgage, James Smith, 1712. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper deposit of Relative to James Smith, 1715. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Thomas Jones, 1716. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Shopkeeper in his own deed to Ebenezer Dorr, 1721. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to William Lyon, 1728. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to John Corbbett. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Mariner in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1702. Since nearly all of the early inhabitants of Pemaquid were seafaring men, this appellation of "Mariner" contributes to the probability that Edward Dorr of Pemaquid and Edward Dorr of Roxbury were one and the same person.Edward Dorr Yeoman, Culef to Barnard to him, 1719. A Committee to Manage Precinct Affairs. Will of Edward Dorr 1733/341 Following is taken from a Photostat copy of the original will of Edward Dorr 1648 - 1733/34. In the name of God amen. I Edward Dorr of Town of Roxbury in the County of Suffolk in the Providence of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Being aged and under bodily infirmities at present, yet notwithstanding of sound memory and judgment, being desirous to settle that outward estate which the Lord hath lent me, I do therefore here make this my last will and testament in manner and from following: that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of most glorious God and Father through Jesus Christ The Blessed redeemer, and my body to the earth, to be buried in such manner decently as my Executor hereafter named shall think meet, and as touching my worldly estate my will is that it be bestowed and employed as hereafter in and by this last will is expressed: Imprimis I do hereby will and appoint that all my just debts that I owed to any person be paid out of my estate in convenient time after my decease by my executor: and then first I will and bequeath unto Ebenezer Dorr, my oldest son, eighty pounds besides the hundred and thirty pounds he has had formerly of me by deed or gift. Item: I give to my son Joseph Dorr seventy pounds besides his liberal education and forty pounds he had of me formerly. Item: I give to my son Edmund Dorr one hundred and ten pounds besides the one hundred pounds he had of me formerly. Item: I give to my son Harbottle Dorr forty pounds besides the one hundred I gave him formerly and the seventy pounds he owes me by board. Item: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Scott seventy three pounds, besides the seventy three she had of me formerly. Item: I give to my daughter Clement Weld seventy three pounds, besides the seventy three she had of me formerly. Item: I give to my Grandson Edward Dorr in Roxbury five pounds in bills. Item: I give unto the Honorable Rev. Nehemiah Walter forty shillings to buy a ring besides the gloves he is to have. Moreover my will is that my oldest son, Ebenezer Dorr not be disturbed or interrupted in enjoyment of the land sold to him by me formerly. Although the principle be not paid yet, provided he pays the sum two hundred and fifty pounds mentioned in the deed of mortgage to me, and that it be divided equally among my heirs: and further my will is that when the house and land in Roxbury is sold and the land in Leicester is sold and my personal estate is sold the money be equally distributed among my six children or their heirs that survive them, and further I do hereby will and appoint or make and nominate my trusted and well beloved son Ebenezer Dorr my only and sole Executor of this my will and last testament and will that he be paid out of my estate for all just charges in the matter of managing of my estate for the good of the whole family and further my will is that when the house and land in Roxbury is to be sold that my grandson Edward Dorr of Roxbury have the refusal of it at Ten pounds cheaper in price than any other person shall whatsoever. And now I declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of April, one Thousand seven hundred thirty and three; and my will is that all the legacies be paid in two years after my decease. Signed and Sealed in the presence Edward Dorr of us: Edmund Weld Joseph Turner Abigail Loring He was a church member in the Second Church, or Old North, Boston. Mr. Edward Dorr one of a Council or if it could to appoint a petition the court to decide the place of the meeting house for the by the east and west end, the Committee to hear what may be said both by the east and west end of the town and set and determine the place where the meeting house for the west end shall stand. 1714 to 1715, Mar 11, Mr. Edward Dorr (and others) report upon a highway for lots in the 3rd allotment in the last division of Woodlands in Roxbury Mr. Dorr, Ensign Davis and others were included. 18 March, 1718, Mr. Dennison being very sick, the inhabitants first voted Mr. Edward Dorr, Town clerk for this day and occasion (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 6 General: (cont.) who was accordingly sworn before the Selectmen to the faithful discharge of this trust. This was an adjourned meeting. It is to the proceedings of this meeting that Edward Dorr signed his name which is not the first signature to the Town Records of Roxbury by the Clerk as is stated in the Genealogical Register as there are signatures by other pervious to this. Mr. William Dennison's signature is in 1709. Mr. Edward Dorr was only Clerk pro them. The Second Meeting House. In March, 1717, a committee, consisting of Mr. Edward Dorr, Mr. Jacob Pepper, Capt. Stephen Williams, Richard Hall, Sen. and Mr. Robert Calef, was chosen to seat persons in the meeting house and in order to meet the general desire they were to have respect to age and estate of all in their seating of them. He was appointed as Committee member in the First Church in Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA.I, Edward Dorr, being by the Almighty's most wise disposition become a member of this body, consisting of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants and Commonalty of the Massachusetts in New England, do freely and sincerely acknowledge that I am justly and lawfully subject to the Governor of the same, and do accordingly submit my person and estate to be protected, ordered and governed by the laws and constitution thereof, and do faithfully promise to be from time to time obedient and conformable thereunto, and to the authority of the said Governor, Assistants, and their successor, to all such laws, orders, sentences, decrees as shall be lawfully made and published by them or their successors. And I will always endeavor (as in duty I am bound) to advance the peace and welfare of this body or Commonwealth, to my utmost skill and ability. And I will, to my best power and means, seek to divert and prevent whatsoever may tend to ruin or damage thereof, or any of them, or their successors, but will give speedy notice to them, or some of them, of any sedition, violence or treachery, or other hurt or evil, which I shall know, hear, or vehemently suspect, to be plotted got intended against the said Commonwealth, or said government established. An I will not, at any time suffer or give consent to any council or attempt that shall be offered, given, or attempted for impeachment of the said Government, or making any change or alteration of the same, contrary to the laws, and ordinances thereof; but shall do my utmost endeavor to discover, oppose and hinder all and every such council or attempt. So help me God. From Genealogies of Charlestown, MA by WYMAN (supra) explains: "In the early days of New England a 'freeman' was a man who held the right of franchise. (In 1776 only one-sixth of the population of Boston were voters; therefore, five-sixths of the people had no participation in local government.) Admittance as an inhabitant in the early century was a privilege not lightly acquired, only those being admitted a 'Freeman' a man had to be not only a proprietor but must also be a member of the church in good standing." My parental ancestor, Edward Dorr, born 1648, came to this country from north of England, not far from the Wales dividing line. He took the oath of Fidelity at Pemaquid, Maine, July 22, 1674, and was admitted to membership in the Second Church of Boston, Massachusetts, November 14, 1680. It is stated that from him sprang all Dorr in the United States. He eventually settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he acquired great tracts of land, a part of which is now covered by that city. A member of the Dorr family wrote the following, many years ago. In a "List of Freeman" it is stated that "at a Court at Pemaquid, 22 July, 1674 the following named persons took the oath of fidelity", the name of Edward Dorr is on the list. The above statement is inexact the "Records of the Governor and Company of Ye Massachusetts Bay" state the, "At a General Court held in Boston 27 May, 1674, - "a commission was issued to four commissioners to repair to Pemaquid, Capenwagen, Kennebec and etc., or some one of them to the eastward, - to keep a Court as a County Court, - to give the oath to the constables as a County court - to give oaths to constables then appointed, - to appoint such persons to such offices as they be within the time of our Commission and Sect.." They appointed a County Treasurer - a recorded and clerk of the courts Etc., erected a County "from Kennebec eastward within the shire, called of the County of Devon," The record states that the constables, clerk and grand jury men took their "oaths for their places" and their oaths of fidelity" and goes on, So did John Pride take his oath at Salem as also the persons following, the 12th. They had probably all become freeman previously, and now produced the evidence thereof." The Dorr Crest and Arms Description. Arms - Per pale guiles (red) and azure (Sky Blue), three stag beetles with wings extended. Crest - A demi-tiger, azure, crimed and tuffed or, holding an escallop, of the last. Describing the land owned by Edward Dorr near the meetinghouse in Roxbury. Next beyond the premises once occupied by Calef and by Mears was the mansion and gardens of some three or four acres belonging to Edward Dorr, whose possessions originally extended from Eustis Street to a point opposite Vernon. After his death in 1734 his son, Capt. Ebenezer Dorr, carried the business of tanning on here. Joseph, the grandson of Capt. Ebenezer, who married Anna Ruggles, was the father of Capt. Jonathan and Nathaniel Dorr, well-known citizens of Roxbury. During the last century the Dorr family occupied a prominent position here. Edward Dorr's residence was opposite to Bacon's Block, about the middle of last century, Nathaniel Felton, Scythe-maker, bought the premises of Edward Dorr in 1763. The following are excerpts from the Roxbury Town Meetings that took place between 1685 and 1729. Each event outlines what a member of the Dorr family accomplished. 1 March 1685/6 at the house of Lt. Samuel Ruggles the men whose name are hereunder written were chosen to serve as Tithing men in their several precincts for the year ensuing. (Only a Dorr member will be listed), Edward Dorr. 3 Jan 1686/7, at a general meeting (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 7 General: (cont.) of the inhabitants of Roxbury for choice of Select men, Constables and others for public affairs of the Town: These persons following were upon the 2d January 1686/7. Chosen to serve as followed for the year ensuing: Constables. (only a Dorr member will be listed), Edward Dorr. On 21 day of October the selectmen met at the house of John Ruggles and made a list of each of the Inhabitants of Roxbury's proportion of the sum of twenty six pounds fourteen shillings and three farthings and delivered the said list to Constable Edward Dorr for his assistance in collecting the said sum; he received a Warrant from John Usher, Esq., Treasurer for his SO doing. The select men of Roxbury met together 16 January 1687 did then by virtue of a Warrant received from the County Treasurer dated 9 of said January directing them thereunto, and requiring them in his Majesties name to assess on the several Inhabitants of said Roxbury the sum of six pounds thirteen shillings and six pence in money for defraying of County charges, in said warrant expressed: They the Select men did then accordingly levy upon each of the inhabitants their proportion of a Rate of seven pounds and ten pence: And delivered the list to Constable Edward Dorr to Collect and Return the sum of six pounds thirteen shillings and six pence to the Treasurer and the remainder being 00:07:04 to deliver to the select men for the towns use, or to pay the same according to their order. These Bills following were Charged upon Constables Joseph Weld to pay out of the town Rate Committed into his hands to Collect: To Constable Edward Dorr for SO much toward his purchase of the Constables staff bought by him - 6 shillings in money. A bill to Constable Dorr for SO much in his hands of the towns Estate which he hath in his hands to Collect for the towns uses, the sum of seven shillings money being due to him toward his purchase of a Constable's staff: which cost 12 shilling money. A bill charged on Constable Benjamin Gamilin to out of what he hath of the towns estate remaining in his hands: to Mr. Edward Dorr: the sum of seven shillings and 8 pence in Corn: for transporting a woman out of town. At a meeting pf the selectman at the house of John Gore 3d day of January 1689-90: the select men recommended with Constable Joseph Weld and found of the town committed rate Into his hand to collect a bill to Edward Dorr for five shillings and Eight pence. The Select men being met together upon the 23 February 1690/1: Those following bills were by the Select men charged upon Constable Thomas Cheiny to pay out of the Town Rate by them committed into his hands to collect: Mr. Edward Dorr for Candles for the watch (as money) 5 shillings 8 pence. Dissent entered against Mr. Howard's grant: the select men pursuant to the aforesaid vote respecting the request of Mr. John Howard went down to the Town to try if the land by him desired might be laid out according to his desire with the concurrence or consent of the neighborhood, but finding much opposition concerning it could do nothing in it: particularly Mr. Denison, Mr. Edward Dorr, John Weld, Glazier and Edmund Weld desired to have their dissent entered which is hereby signified. At a general convention of the inhabitants at a stated Town meeting for the choice of Town Officers (for the year ensuing) upon the second of March 1701/2. The persons whose names are hereunder written were then chosen to serve in the several offices, hereunder unto their names annexes. Me. Edward Dorr Tithing men. The 6th of Nov. 1706 at a legal Town meeting warned to appoint a person or persons to make answer to a petition which the inhabitants of the west end of Roxbury had preferred to the General Court praying to be set off a separate precinct for the ministry. The inhabitants then Assembled did make choice of Capt. Timothy Stevens, Capt. Samuel Ruggles and Mr. Edward Dorr to act for them in that affair. 7th March 1708/9 at a general meeting of the inhabitants of Roxbury, (A committee about turning the way through Mr. Summers and Edward Dorr ground). It being alleged by some that the old way in the Town Street leading to Boston might be altered and made more convenient by turning it through Mr. Edward Summers and Mr. Edward Dorr's ground. The Town voted that the Select men together with Capt. Stephen Williams and Deacon Samuel Scarbrough should be a Committee to take a view of said way and place proposed for the turning of it and to discourse William Dennison and Mr. John Bowles who butt upon the old way. The Select men met upon 22d of May 1712 and Appointed Mr. Edward Dorr to be the Viewer and Sealer as aforesaid. We the subscribers being chosen a committee for the viewing the most commodious and beneficial place for a Highway for the lots in 3d allotment in the last Division of wood land in Roxbury and having been this day on the line between the 2d and 3d allotments. Viz from the Country Road leading to Dedham between the lots of Mr. Denison, and the lot of Mr. Weld's heirs, until it comes to said headline, and SO through all the lots, until it comes to the last lot near Dorchester. And then to come into the highway already lay out by Mr. Chamberlain. This way we judge most convenient for the said 3d Allotment, and for every lot therein, and that it will be least prejudicial, to any ones propriety, and least chargeable to the Town. Roxbury 11th March 1714/15 Stephen William Edward Dorr Samuel Williams Joshua Lamb Edward Bridge The 4th of March 1716/17 at a General meeting of the Freeholders of Roxbury. Capt. Stephen Williams being chosen Moderator: the y proceeded to the choice of Select men, and other town offices for the ensuing year. Mr. Edward Dorr, chosen to inspect the Town Treasurers account for the year ensuing. At the time appointed viz. the 11th of March 1716/17 the Town net and in the first place they did by paper votes choose a committee to seat persons in the meeting house, and the persons chosen to that service were Mr. Edward Dorr, Mr. Jacob pepper, Capt. Stephen Williams, Richard Hall Sr., Mr. Robert Calef. The same day Philip Searles was chosen Clerk of the Market to joy with Ebenezer Dorr. And they both took the oath 29 July 1717 before Stephen Williams, Robert Calef, and Richard Hall, Select men. The third of March 1717/18 at a General meeting of the Freeholders of (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 8 General: (cont.) Roxbury, Col. William Dudley being chosen Moderator they proceeded to choose the Select men and other Town Offices for the ensuing year. Mr. Edward Dorr, accounting the year ensuing. At the adjournment the 18th of March Mr. Denison being sick and therefore no town clerk the inhabitants first voted Mr. Edward Dorr town clerk for this day & occasion who was according sworn before ye Select men to the faithful discharge of the trust. Roxbury 22 March 1717/18, warrant issued out to Constables Caleb Seaver & Ebenezer Dorr requiring them to summon and warn the inhabitants of said town qualified to vote in town affairs as the law prescribes. In the 9th of April 1717/18, there was a warrant directed to Constable Ebenezer Dorr to warn Joshua Knap & his family forthwith to depart the town or give bond to the satisfaction of the Select men to free the town of Charge by their means and to make return of this warrant & his doings therein to the Court of Quarter Sessions as ye law requires. On 6 Nov 1718. 22 Dec there were warrant to Constable Ebenezer Dorr to warn Ezekiel Smith and Clark Frisell to depart this town and return of his warrants to the clerk of the quarter sessions, as ye law requires. The seventh day of March 1719. 20 at the General meeting of the freeholders of Roxbury, Col William Dudley being Chosen moderator, they then proceeded to the choice of Select men and other Town offices. Fence Viewers Ebenezer Dorr, The persons chosen to audit the Treasurer's account, Me. Edward Dorr. The sixth day of March 1720, at the General Meeting of the Freeholders of Roxbury, William Dudley being chosen as Moderator. They then proceeded to the choice of Select men and other Town offices. Mr. Ebenezer Dorr, Clerks of ye Markets. The eight of August 1721 The town having the select men Viz William Dudley, Esq., Capt Heath, Edward Dorr, John Holbrook and John Bowles were chosen a committee to grant ye prayer of ye petition or to set ye same to ye town. The 5th day of March 1721/22 at a General Meeting of the freeholders in Roxbury, William Dudley, Esq. being chosen Moderator, They proceeded to the choice of Select men and other Town officers for the year ensuing. Select men & assessors. Mr. Edward Dorr. The fourth day of March 1722. 3 at a meeting of ye Freeholders of Roxbury Col. William Dudley chosen as Moderator. They then proceeded to chose of Select men and other Town Officers. Select men and Assessors Mr. Edward Dorr. The persons to audit ye Treasurer's Accounts, Mr. Edward Dorr Sept. 10, 1723 (The bounds between Boston and Roxbury renewed. Present. Select men of Boston Select men of Roxbury Mr. John Marian Mr. Edward Dorr Capt. Nathaniel Green Capt. Stephen Williams Mr. Samuel Stevens Ebenezer Pierpont, Town Clerk. The first day of March 1724/25,a a general meeting of the Freeholders of Roxbury, Paul Dudley, Esq. being chosen as Moderator, they then proceeded to choice Select Men and other Town officers for the year ensuing. Clerks of ye Markets, Harbottle Dorr. The men chosen to Audit the Treasurer's accounts. Mr. Edward Dorr The Seventh day of March 1725/6,at a general meeting of the Freeholders in Roxbury, William Dudley, ESQ., being chosen as Moderator, they proceeded to the choice of Selectmen and other Town Officers for the ensuing year. Fence Viewers Harbottle Dorr. To audit the Treasurer's accounts. Ensign Ebenezer Dorr. March 3d, 1728/9. At a general Town meeting of the Freeholders of Roxbury, Capt. Edward Bridge was chosen Moderator. They then proceeded to choose the Select men and other Town Officers. Mr. Ebenezer Dorr, Surveyors of the highway. Source on page 21 gives a date of 1679 for the marriage of Elizabeth and Edward Dorr. Edward came to America from the western part of England near the Welsh line. Some sources state that his father, Joseph, came over with him; but Edward was the first Dorr to marry and have children in America. The Rawson Family Memorial (Mary Rawson married Joseph Dorr, one of Edward's sons) states as follows: "When the colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the County of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on July 22, 1674" He subsequently removed to Boston, perhaps because of King Philip's War, which broke out in 1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. Abstract of Pemaquid Records.- "July 22, 1674. Attended a court held at Pemaquid, Edward Dorr 'took the oath of fidelity." Abstract from History of Second Church of Boston, page 242,- "1680. Nov 14 Edward Dorr 1681 July 19 S. Dorr admitted to the church." (S. Dorr is sister Dorr) In Dec. 1677, Edward Dorr of Boston purchased a piece of land for 50 Pounds currency, "near the new meeting house at the north end of South Boston", more than 40 years afterward, Edward Dorr sold the same property then described as "near the old north meeting house for 250 Pounds currency. In 1683, He purchased land and house in Roxbury and in this deed is named as Roxbury". (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 9 General: (cont.) Between 1677 and 1683, Edward purchased several acres of land in Roxbury in the vicinity of what later became Washington and High Streets. On a portion of this estate, he built a dwelling house, mill house and tannery, the last of which he gave to his son, Ebenezer, at the time of the latter's marriage in 1710. An unofficial record in the family of Lester Moses Dorr of Boston indicates that Edward owned at one time a part of what became Boston Common. He became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury, was elected a selectman and held offices of importance and trust. At his death in 1734 he was buried at the Eliot Burying Ground Cemetery. Humble to petition His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council or if it could be, the General Court to appoint a committee to hear what may be said both by the East and West of this Town and settle and determine the place where the meeting house for the west end shall stand. Capt. Ruggles, Capt. Stephen Williams and Mr. Edward Dorr. Edward Dorr founded a vigorous family whose numerous branches have flourished and multiplied, spreading over the entire United States and into foreign lands. Edward came to America from the western part of England near the Welsh line. Some sources state that his father, Joseph, came over with him; but Edward was the first Dorr to marry and have children in America. The Rawson Family Memorial (Mary Rawson married Joseph Dorr, one of Edward's sons) states as follows: "When the colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the County of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on July 22, 1674" He subsequently removed to Boston, perhaps because of King Philip's War, which broke out in 1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. Abstract of Pemaquid Records.- "July 22, 1674. Attended a court held at Pemaquid, Edward Dorr 'took the oath of fidelity." Abstract from History of Second Church of Boston, page 242,- "1680. Nov 14 Edward Dorr 1681 July 19 S. Dorr } admitted to the church." (S. Dorr is sister Dorr) In Dec. 1677, Edward Dorr of Boston purchased a piece of land for 50 Pounds currency, "near the new meeting house at the north end of South Boston", more than 40 years afterward, Edward Dorr sold the same property then described as "near the old north meeting house for 250 Pounds currency. In 1683, He purchased land and house in Roxbury and in this deed is named as "of Roxbury". Between 1677 and 1683, Edward purchased several acres of land in Roxbury in the vicinity of what later became Washington and High Streets. On a portion of this estate, he built a dwelling house, mill house and tannery, the last of which he gave to his son, Ebenezer, at the time of the latter's marriage in 1710. An unofficial record in the family of Lester Moses Dorr of Boston indicates that Edward owned at one time a part of what became Boston Common. He became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury, was elected a selectman and held offices of importance and trust. At his death in 1734 he was buried at the Eliot Burying Ground Cemetery. Humble to petition His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council or if it could be, the General Court to appoint a committee to hear what may be said both by the East and West of this Town and settle and determine the place where the meeting house for the west end shall stand. Capt. Ruggles, Capt. Stephen Williams and Mr. Edward Dorr. Edward Dorr founded a vigorous family whose numerous branches have flourished and multiplied, spreading over the entire United States and into foreign lands. Research: Sources: 1. Title: Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Author: Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records Publication: Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists Page: Page 5, Citation from top of the page. (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 10 Research: (cont.) 2. Title: Hyde Genealogy Descendents, in the female as well as in the Male Lines, from William Hyde of Norwich, with their places of residence, and dates of births, marriages, &C., and other particulars of them and their families and ancestry. Author: Reuben H. Walworth, LL.D. Publication: in two Volumes. Vol. I Page: This Edward Dorr is supposed to be the progenitor of all Dorrs of New England. He came to this country from West England. He was born in 1648, and came here about 1670 and settled in Boston. He m. his first wife, Elizabeth Hawley, daughter of Thomas Hawley, previous to 1680. They removed to Roxbury, where she died. He was a selectman of Roxbury. His second wife was the widow Elizabeth (Dickerman) Clapp, who died in 1733. He died at Roxbury in 1734. His children, in addition to six who died young and unm., were: 1. Ebenezer, b. 25 Jan., 1688, who married twice, settled at Roxbury, and had seven sons and three daughters. 2. Rev. Joseph, b. in 1690, graduated at Harvard in 1711, was settled a minister at Meridan (Mendon), Mass., in 1716, and d. 9 March, 1768, m. Mary Rawson, second daughter of Rev. Grindal Rawson and Susannah Wilson of Meridan, and had one son and three daughters. 3. Edmund, who m. Mary Griswold. 4. Harbottle, b. 11 May, 1696, m. Dorothy Weld and settled in Boston. 3. Title: Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, Vol I To the end of the year 1849, Vol I - Births. Publication: Published by Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1925 Page: Death of Edward Dorr 1733-34. 4. Title: Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts To the end of the year 1849, Vol II. - Marriages and Deaths. Publication: Published by the Essex Institute Salem, Mass. 1926 Page: Page 512 Edward, Feb. 9, 1733-4, in his 86th year G.R.1. 5. Title: Some Branches of the Dorr Family Private genealogy done by James Bryan Dorr 1969 Author: James Bryan Dorr Page: He died in 1734 and was burried in Eustis Street Cemetery. His tombstone reads, "Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th, 1734 in ye 86th year of age. (Rawson Memorial) 6. Title: Gravestone Inscriptions - Eliot Burying Ground Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA. Page: Here lyes Buried Ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th 1733/4 in Ye 86th Year of his age. 7. Title: The Town of Roxbury. Its Memorable persons and places. Its History and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages. Author: Francis S. Drake Publication: Boston Municipal Printing Office Text: 1905 Page: Page 140. 8. Title: History of the First Church in Roxbury Roxbury, Mass. 1630 - 1904 Author: Walter Eliot Thwing Publication: Boston (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 11 Research: (cont.) W.A. Butterfield 59 Bromfield Street 1908 Page: Page 140. Edward paid 12 pounds for Pew 9, in the Gallary, The Third Meeting House. 9. Title: Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton Taken from the Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Walter, MAther, Cotton, Lynde, Bowles, Eliot and Checkley, compiled by Benjamin Dalton Dorr, Philadelphia, PA, May 1879. Page: page 2. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Mariner in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1702. Since nearly all of the early inhabitants of Pemaquid were seafaring men, this appellation of "Mariner" contributes to the probability that Edward Dorr of Pemaquid and Edward Dorr of Roxbury were one and the same person. 10. Title: History of the Second Church, Old North Boston, MA. Author: Chandler Robbins Publication: John Wilson & Son 22 School Street 1852. Page: Page 242 Dorr 1680 Nov. 14, Edward 1681 June 19, S. 11. Title: Colonial Records Volume 1 Text: The Freeman's Oath is taken from the Bridge Genealogy (supra, pp.xvi and xvii. Inasmuch as the subject of this Freeman's Oath is referred to throughout the early history of all our male ancestors, it is being set forth above fro the benefit of their descendants; contrary to what some readers may have perviously thought, becoming a freeman had nothing to do with "being freed from serving as an indentured servant." Page: page 925 Bridge genealogy. 12. Title: New England Historical and Genealogical Register Newbery St. Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Page: Vol III, 1849. Page 243. 22 July 1674 At a court at Pemaquid the folllowing named persons took the oath of Fidelity. Edward Dorr. 13. Title: Colonial Families of The United States Page: Page 160. 14. Title: The Town Records of Roxbury MA 1674 to 1730. Author: Robert J. Dunkle & Ann S. Lainhart Publication: NEHGS Boston 1997 Page: pages 151 thru 445. Misc.: Burial: After 9 Feb 1734 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA Property: Former Estate of Rev. Samuel Danforth May 1707 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 7 Property: Pew No. 9 In the Gallary Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 8 AKA: 1 AKA: 19 AKA: 1 Elected: Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 2 Elected: 3 Oct 1733 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 8 Will: 10 Apr 1733 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 9 Misc: 30 Apr 1716 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Misc: 14 Nov 1680 Boston, Suffolk County, MA 10 Appointed: 2 Mar 1701/2 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet 7 Mar 1708 and 1709 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: 22 May 1712 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet Nov 1714 and 1715 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: 30 Sep 1715 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: 22 May 1716 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet 17 Mar 1719 and 1720 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet 5 Mar 1724 and 1725 1 Appointed: Bet 6 Mar 1720 and 1721 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: 2 Appointed: Bet 5 Mar 1721 and 1722 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: 24 Oct 1721 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet 12 Mar 1722 and 1723 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Bet 1 Mar 1724 and 1725 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 1 Appointed: Mar 1717 Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA 8 (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 12 Research: (cont.) Freeman's Oath: 22 Jul 1674 Pemiquad, Sadagahoc County, ME 11 12 Source Citations 1. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 5, Citation from top of the page. Surety: 3 2. Ibid, Page 16, top two paragraphs. These are from scattered records copied on many small pieces of paper. Surety: 3 3. Reuben H. Walworth, LL.D., Hyde Genealogy Descendents, in the female as well as in the Male Lines, from William Hyde of Norwich, with their places of residence, and dates of births, marriages, &C., and other particulars of them and their families and ancestry. (in two Volumes. Vol. I), This Edward Dorr is supposed to be the progenitor of all Dorrs of New England. Surety: 3 4. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 1, Citation from the Second Paragraph. Surety: 3 5. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, Vol I To the end of the year 1849, Vol I - Births. (Published by Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1925), Death of Edward Dorr 1733-34. Surety: 3 6. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts To the end of the year 1849, Vol II. - Marriages and Deaths. (Published by the Essex Institute Salem, Mass. 1926), Page 512 Edward, Feb. 9, 1733-4, in his 86th year G.R.I. Surety: 3 7. Ibid, Page 122, Surety: 3 8. James Bryan Dorr, Some Branches of the Dorr Family Private genealogy done by James Bryan Dorr 1969, He died in 1734 and was burried in Eustis Street Cemetery. His tombstone reads, "Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th, 1734 in ye 86th year of age. (Rawson Memorial). Surety: 3 9. Gravestone Inscriptions - Eliot Burying Ground Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA, Here lyes Buried Ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th 1733/4 in Ye 86th Year of his age. Surety: 3 10. Francis S. Drake, The Town of Roxbury. Its Memorable persons and places. Its History and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages. (Boston Municipal Printing Office), Page 140. Surety: 3 11. Walter Eliot Thwing, History of the First Church in Roxbury Roxbury, Mass. 1630 - 1904 (Boston W.A. Butterfield 59 Bromfield Street 1908), Page 140. Edward paid 12 pounds for Pew 9, in the Gallary, The Third Meeting House. Surety: 3 12. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 17, Edward Dorr, of Boston, Shopkeeper in deed to him by DanTurell, 1677. Surety: 3 13. Ibid, Page 17. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to William Lyon, 1728. Edward Dorr, Shopkeeper his own deed to John Corbbett. Surety: 3 14. Ibid, Page 17. Edward Dorr, of Roxbury, Mariner in his own deed to Edward Sumner, 1702. Surety: 3 15. Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton Taken from the Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Walter, MAther, Cotton, Lynde, Bowles, Eliot and Checkley, compiled by Benjamin Dalton Dorr, Philadelphia, PA, May 1879, page 2. Surety: 3 16. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 17. Edward Dorr Yeoman, Culef to Barnard to him, 1719. Surety: 3 (continued on next page) Produced by Legacy on 31 Aug 2007 Individual Report for Edward Dorr 13 17. Walter Eliot Thwing, History of the First Church in Roxbury Roxbury, Mass. 1630 - 1904 (Boston W.A. Butterfield 59 Bromfield Street 1908), Page 68. Surety: 3 18. Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton Taken from the Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Walter, MAther, Cotton, Lynde, Bowles, Eliot and Checkley, compiled by Benjamin Dalton Dorr, Philadelphia, PA, May 1879, page 3. His will of 10 April, 1733, was probated on 19 Feb. 1733/34. Surety: 3 19. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 5 Abstracts from Roxbury Records. Surety: 3 20. Chandler Robbins, History of the Second Church, Old North Boston, MA. (John Wilson & Son 22 School Street 1852.), Page 242 Dorr 1680 Nov. 14, Edward 1681 June 19, S. Surety: 3 21. Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records, Abstract from Dorr family records Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring, 526 South 42nd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists), Page 8 22 May, 1716, Mr. Surety: 3 22. Ibid, Page 9. Surety: 3 23. Ibid, Page 9 1720/21 March 6 Mr. Surety: 3 24. Walter Eliot Thwing, History of the First Church in Roxbury Roxbury, Mass. 1630 - 1904 (Boston W.A. Butterfield 59 Bromfield Street 1908), Page 76. Surety: 3 25. Colonial Records Volume 1, page 925 Bridge genealogy. Surety: 3 26. New England Historical and Genealogical Register Newbery St. Boston, Suffolk County, MA, Vol III, 1849. Page 243. 22 July 1674 At a court at Pemaquid the folllowing named persons took the oath of Fidelity. Edward Dorr. 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Birthdate 1648 Research the Dorr family Birthplace: Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Start your family tree now Death: Died February 9, 1734 in Roxbury, MA, USA Place of Burial: Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA Immediate Family: Son of Joseph Dorr Edward Dorr's Geni Profile Husband of Elizabeth Dorr and Eliza Dorr Father of Ebenezer Dorr; Edward Dorr; Ebenezer Dorr; Contact profile manager Edmond Dorr; Elizabeth D Dorr and 7 others View family tree Managed by: Margaret Whitman Last Updated: April 13, 2011 Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love View Complete Profile list hand Address Sherming Loweke 1962 1969 Historical records matching Edward Dorr view all matches x Contribution Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Smart Matching TM technology Free! Edward Dorr in Find a Edward Dorr in WikiTree Get Started Grave Share Immediate Family view all 15 Like Share Sign Up to see what your Ebenezer Dorr Elizabeth Dorr Edward Dorr friends like. son wife son g+1 0 Ebenezer Dorr Edmond Dorr Elizabeth D Dorr son son daughter Tweet This Clemence Weld Edward Dorr Ann Dorr daughter son daughter Related Projects Infant Dorr Edmund Dorr Joseph Dorr child son son Early Families of Roxbury, Massachusets About Edward Dorr Edward Dorr is supposed to be the progenitor of all the Dorrs of New England. He came to this country from the west of England. He was born in 1648, and came here about 1670 and settled at Boston. He m. his first wife, Elizabeth Hawley, daughter of Thomas Hawley, previous to 1680. They removed to Roxbury, where she died. He was a selectman of Roxbury. His second wife was the widow Elizabeth (Dickermau) Clapp, who died in 1733. He died at Roxbury in 1734. His children, in addition to six who died young and unm., were: 1. Ebenezer, b. 25 Jan., 1688, who married twice, settled at Roxbury, and had seven sons and three daughters. 2. Rev. Joseph, b. in 1690, graduated at Harvard in 1711, was settled as minister at Meridan, Mass., in 1716, and d. 9 March, 1768-m. 9 April, 1724, Mary Rawson, second daughter of Rev. Grindal Rawson and Susannah "Wilson of Meriden, and had one son and three daughters. 3. Edmund, who m. Mary Griswold 4. Harbottle, b. 11 May, 1696, m. Dorothy weld and settled at Boston, and had one son and one daughter. 5. Elizabeth, b. 1698, m. James Scott of Boston. And 6. Clemence, b. 17 July, 1700, m. Edmund Weld of Roxbury. Source: Hyde Geneology http://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Dorr/6000000007911070954 9/30/2014 Edward Dorr (1648 - 1734) - Genealogy Page 2 of 3 http://books.google.ca/books? id=QIIVAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=edmund% 20dorr&f=false The children of Edward and Elizabeth living in 1735 were Harbottle Dorr of Boston, leather dresser, and wife Dorothy; Clemens, wife of Edmund Weld of Roxbury; Ebenezer Door of Roxbury, tanner; Joseph Dorr of Mendon, clerk; Edmund Dorr of Lyme, CT, clothier; and Elizabeth Scutt of Boston, wife of James Scutt, mariner. Elizabeth married Edward Dorr. Born ca 1647 in England. Edward died on 9 Feb 1733/4 in Roxbury, MA. Buried in Eliot Burying Ground Religion: Edward was admitted to the Second Church of Boston 14 Nov 1680. From E. B. Crane's Rawson Family: 196 "Edward Dorr of Roxbury, Mass., the emigrant ancestor of the family. When the Colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the county of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there, and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on the 22d July, 1674. [See Colonial Records, vol. 5, p. 17-19.] He subsequently removed to Roxbury; perhaps on account of King Philip's war, which broke out in 1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. "Mr. Dorr became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury. He was one of the selectmen, and held other offices of importance and trust. He died in 1734, leaving a good estate. He was interred in the old burial ground in Roxbury, and his tombstone and that of his wife are in perfect preservation. The inscriptions upon them are as follows: "`Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9 the, 1733-4, in ye 86th year of his age' "`Here lyes ye body of Elizabeth Dorr, wife to Edward Dorr, aged 63 years. Deet December ye 7th, 1719. Check out Descendants of Edward Dorr by Cheryl Dorr Wright. Source: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_476.htm#P2114 Edward came to America from the western part of England near the Welsh line. Some sources state that his father, Joseph, came over with him; but Edward was the first Dorr to marry and have children in America. The Rawson Family Memorial (Mary Rawson married Joseph Dorr, one of Edward's sons) states as follows: "When the colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the County of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on July 22, 1674" He subsequently removed to Boston, perhaps because of King Philip's War, which broke out in1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. In Dec. 1677, Edward Dorr of Boston purchased a piece of land for 50 Pounds currency, "near the new meeting house at the north end of South Boston", more than 40 years afterward, Edward Dorr sold the same property then described as "near the old north meeting house for 250 Pounds currency. In 1683, He purchased land and house in Roxbury and in this deed is named as "of Roxbury". Between 1677 and 1683, Edward purchased several acres of land in Roxbury in the vicinity of what later became Washington and High Streets. On a portion of this estate, he built a dwelling house, millhouse and tannery, the last of which he gave to his son, Ebenezer, at the time of the latter's marriage in 1710. An unofficial record inthe family of Lester Moses Dorr of Boston indicates that Edward ownedat one time a part of what became Boston Common. He became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury, was elected as electman and held offices of importance and trust. At his death in 1734 he was buried at the Eliot Burying Ground Cemetery. Humble to petition His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council or if it could be, the General Court to appoint a committee to hear what may be said both by the East and West of this Town and settle and determine the place where the meeting house for the westend shall stand. Capt. Ruggles, Capt. Stephen Williams and Mr. Edward Dorr. Edward Dorr founded a vigorous family whose numerous branches have flourished and multiplied, spreading over the entire United States and into foreign lands. Source: :http://briggsfamily.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php? personID=192&tree=T1&PHPSESSID=e2ac54830c1b10125636aa253ee5308e From E. B. Crane's Rawson Family: "Edward Dorr of Roxbury, Mass., the emigrant ancestor of the family. When the Colony of Massachusetts Bay organized the county of Devon at Pemaquid, near the mouth of the Kennebec in Maine, Edward Dorr was there, and with other inhabitants took the oath of fidelity on the 22d July, 1674. [See Colonial Records, vol. 5, p. 17-19.] He subsequently removed to Roxbury; perhaps on account of King Philip's war, which broke out in 1675, placing that remote settlement in great peril. http://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Dorr/6000000007911070954 9/30/2014 Edward Dorr (1648 - 1734) - Genealogy Page 3 of 3 "Mr. Dorr became prominent in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury. He was one of the selectmen, and held other offices of importance and trust. He died in 1734, leaving a good estate. He was interred in the old burial ground in Roxbury and his tombstone and that of his wife are [1874] in perfect preservation. The inscriptions upon them are as follows: "Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9 the, 1733-4, in ye 86th year of his age' "Here lyes ye body of Elizabeth Dorr, wife to Edward Dorr, aged 63 years. Deet December ye 7th, 1719.'" Check out Descendants of Edward Dorr by Cheryl Dorr Wright. [2] Source: ::http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=121140&tree=Schirade Edward Dorr's Timeline view all 17 1648 1648 Birth of Edward Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom 1680 1680 Birth of Edward Dorr Age 32 1681 1681 Birth of Ann Dorr Age 33 1682 1682 Birth of Edward Dorr Age 34 1684 1684 Birth of Infant Dorr Age 36 1686 January 25, 1686 Birth of Ebenezer Dorr Age 38 Cambridge, MA 1686 Birth of Edmund Dorr Age 38 1690 1690 Birth of Joseph Dorr Age 42 Roxbury, MA 1692 October 19, 1692 Birth of Edmond Dorr Age 44 Suffolk, MA, USA 1696 May 11, 1696 Birth of Harbottle D. Dorr Age 48 Genealogy Directory: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ © 2014 Geni.com About Directory Surname Terms Privacy Blog Wiki World Family Tree Help Follow Us Be Fan English (US) eesti Svenska Español (España) Français nnav Norsk (bokmal) dansk Nederlands Deutsch http://www.geni.com/people/Edward-Dorr/6000000007911070954 9/30/2014 EDWARD DORR (1649-1734) (With Foreword by George B. Dorr) practically complete predominance of Puritan faith in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay and its surroundings, emphasized in my father's genea- logy, there was a strong element, adventurous and prac- tical, in the migration that peopled the Colony and New England at large which was brought out to America by the opportunities offered by the new country and lands to be had for the taking. With this the Dorr contribu- tion to my father's inheritance is clearly to be identi- fied, as shown also by the choice of the lands around Casco Bay for the first settlement of Edward Dorr and his associates. Some of the first settlements along the coast of North America had been made as early as 1607 about Casco Bay. The region had splendid water powers and as yet unbroken forests, a rich source of lumber for manufacture and shipment; but the Indians who inhab- ited it were friendly to the French and took their part R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Dept. New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street 3 COPY Boston, MA 02116 (Edward Dorr) 2. against the English settlers, leading to the abandon- ment of the region at that time. Practically the same condition still existed when Edward Dorr, who was born in the west of England in 1649, and his associates attempted settlement there near seventy years later, July 22, 1674, and led, as before, to its abandonment. (1677-90) Edward Dorr then sailed down to Boston, where he remained for the next thirteen years. In 1677 he pur- chased a lot "near the old church in the north part, " close to the Winnisimmet Ferry -- near the foot of the present Hanover Street. He married, at twenty-nine, (1678) when he had been in Boston a year, Elizabeth Hawley, (1656-1719) the mother of all his children. She was the daughter of Thomas Hawley, who was slain by the Indians at Sub- bury on April 21st, 1676, during King Philip's War. Thomas Hawley left, besides his widow and the daughter who married Edward Dorr, a son, Joseph Hawley, whose name appears as a graduate of Harvard College, in the Class of 1674, two years prior to his father's death. Elizabeth Hawley Dorr was born in 1656, being seven years younger than her husband. She died in 1719. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Dept. COPY New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116 (Edward Dorr) 3. In 1683, Edward Dorr bought the old Hagborne estate in Roxbury, one of the best in the town, which was his home henceforth, and whereon he established a tan-yard, a principal industry then among the settlers, who kept great store of cattle. Edward Dorr was prominent, the town records show, in the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of Roxbury. He was one of the selectmen of the Town and held other offices of importance and trust to the end of his life. In 1734 he died, leaving a good estate. He was interred in the present Eustis Street Burial Ground in Roxbury, and his tombstone and that of his wife, Elizabeth Hawley Dorr, were in perfect preservation in 1874, the inscrip- tions on them reading as follows: Here lies buried ye body of Mr. Edward Dorr. He died February 9th, 1733-4, in ye 86th year of his age. Here lies ye body of Elizabeth Dorr, wife to Edward Dorr, aged 63 years. Deceased December ye 7th, 1719. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Dept. 1 COPY New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Thursday evening DEC 5-1938 It was a pleasant part of England that my father's people came from, lying warm to the sun, good ground to cultivate or Drill/ graze cattle and sheep upon, and warmed in the cold of winter by the Gulf Stream which bathed its shores and it was historic beyond any other region in the kingdom, for it was on its shore that the invaders landed who ruled successively the kingdom, the Romans, the Saxons and the Normans. And against which the effects of yet two more invasions failed in the time of the / Armaea and the first Napoleon. The Downs as good grazing land devoid of Lf/enemy- concealing trees were the site of fortresses built of earthworks of unknown early date which are among the earliest and most interesting remains in England while Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, nearby, tells of the old Druid of whose religious faith so little has come down to us, being entrusted to the memory of men and perished with them. one of the strangest things in man is his love of ####/ rhythm which seems to have no useful purpose but to be inherent in man's nature, as it is in birds and probably, undevel ped, in all higher life. And so it was that the men of old, whether Celts or the early Greeks, entrusted. the religious doctrine they englished held so precious and important, allied to magic spells controlling the natural forces which, in analagy to themselves, they believed alive with personality and consciousness. Dorset and Dorchester, the Saxon settlement and the Roman Camp, was a region of special interest to us as the home whence in family tradition our first Dorr ancestor in America had come, though he actually #&71 sailed out from Devonshire as one of a group banded together to seek new opportunity across the sea. Suxxex, the land of the south Saxons, as Middlessex and Essex, the latter the land of the East Saxons, a land made famous by Thomas Hardy a generation later, was a land of intere t to us. These were lands of chalk down and gentle streams where much fierce fighting had been done, no doubt, in early days but quiet and peaceful now. How was it that the new doctrines of the Puritan period took such hold in so conservative a land? It was not economic; it seemed to have been purely doctrinal. ism. It was a revoke from the pride and luxury of eccleseastical It was a time when the presence of God among men seemed very immanent. He was every present with them and, being men of acute reasoning and