History of Bridgewater p. 35

EARLY SETTLEMENT OF BRIDGEWATER.

[Thanks to Betty White for transcribing the History section]

The first House of Representatives or Deputies in the Old Plymouth Colony convened in 1639. From June 3, 1656, the date of the incorporation of the town, to the year 1691 inclusive when the two colonies were united into one province, the Representatives from Bridgewater to the general court at Plymouth, appear in the following order:—

	1657	John Willis,		1684	Thomas Hayward,
to	1661	William Brett,		1687	None. Andros' Ad-
to	1666	John Willis,	&	1688	ministration.
to	1676	John Willis and		1689	Thomas Hayward &
		Samuel Edson,			William Brett, 2d.
	1677	John Willis,		1690	William Brett,
to	1681	Thomas Hayward,		1691	Josiah Edson.
to	1683	Thomas Hayward &
		John Haward,

From 1691 the Representatives to the General Court of Massachusetts, are as follows:—

	1692	Josiah Edson and	to	1721	Richard Davenport
		David Perkins,			& Benjamin Snow,
	1693	Samuel Allen,		1722	Edward Fobes,
	1694	David Perkins,		1723	Ephraim Haward,
	1695	Elihu Brett,		1724	Richard Davenport,
	1696	David Perkins,		1725	Thomas Ames,
	1697	Samuel Edson,		1726	Joseph Keith,
	1698	Josiah Edson,		1727	Isaac Johnson,
to	1700	Elihu Brett,	to	1729	Isaac Johnson &
	1701	None.—			John Alden,
	1702	Edward Fobes,		1730	Isaac Johnson and
to	1704	David Perkins,			Nehem'h Washburn,
to	1707	William Brett,		1731	Isaac Johnson,
	1708	Edward Fobes,	to	1734	John Holman,
to	1710	Joseph Hayward,		1735	Josiah Edson, 2d,
	1711	Edward Fobes,	to	1737	John Holman,
to	1713	Samuel Edson,		1738	Ebenezer Byram,
	1714	Josiah Edson,		1739	Josiah Edson,
	1715	Edward Fobes,	to	1741	Ebenezer Byram,
	1716	John Field,		1742	Nehemiah Washburn
to	1719	Richard Davenport,		1743	Josiah Edson,

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