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A boulder marks the place which he, with that unerring eye for a fine view which distinguished the early settlers, chose for his estate. A BOULDER MARKS THE PLACE WHICH HE WITH THAT UNERRING EYE FOR A FINE VIEW WHICH DISTINGUISHED THE EARLY SETTLERS CHOSE FOR HIS ESTATE
six years, until 1726. Governor Bradford writes, in regard to its colonization: "Y^e people of y^e plantation begane to grow in their outward estate ... and as their stocks increased and y^e increase vendible, ther was no longer any holding them togeather, but now they must of necessitoe goe to their great lots: they could not otherwise keep catle; and having oxen grown they must have land for plowing and tillage. And no man now thought he could live except he had catle and a great deal of ground to keep them: all striving to increase their stocks. By which means they were scattered all over y^e bay, quickly, and y^e towne, in which they had lived compactly till now [1632] was left very thine, and in a short time almost desolate." Governor Bradford seems to deplore this moving out of Plymouth, but as a matter of fact he was among the first to go, and his estate on Jones River comprised such a goodly portion of what is now Kingston that when he died he was the richest man in the Colony! IX YEARS UNTIL SEVENTEEN TWENTY SIX GOVERNOR BRADFORD WRITES IN REGARD TO ITS COLONIZATION YOU PEOPLE OF YOUR PLANTATION BEGAN TO GROW IN THEIR OUTWARD ESTATE AND AS THEIR STOCKS INCREASED AND YE INCREASE VENDABLE THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY HOLDING THEM TOGETHER BUT NOW THEY MUST OF NECESSITY GO TO THEIR GREAT LOTS THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE KEEP CATTLE AND HAVING OXEN GROWN THEY MUST HAVE LAND FOR PLOUGHING AND TILLAGE AND NO MAN NOW THOUGHT HE COULD LIVE EXCEPT HE HAD CATTLE AND A GREAT DEAL OF GROUND TO KEEP THEM ALL STRIVING TO INCREASE THEIR STOCKS BY WHICH MEANS THEY WERE SCATTERED ALL OVER YE BAY QUICKLY AND G TOWN IN WHICH THEY HAD LIVED COMPACTLY UNTIL NOW SIXTEEN THIRTY TWO WAS LEFT VERY THINE AND IN A SHORT TIME ALMOST DESOLATE GOVERNOR BRADFORD SEEMS TO DEPLORE THIS MOVING OUT OF PLYMOUTH BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO GO AND HIS ESTATE ON JONES RIVER COMPRISED SUCH A GOODLY PORTION OF WHAT IS NOW KINGSTON THAT WHEN HE DIED HE WAS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE COLONY
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