bounded by a due east line from Easton, half a mile north of "the white oak tree at Jonathan Packard's corner" to the east parish line; and thence north-easterly to Beaver Brook, together with three families and their estates, on the east side of the river.

   Their first pastor was the Rev. John Porter, a native of Abington, graduated at Harvard University 1736; ordained October 15, 1740; died March 12, 1802, æ. 87th, and in the 62d of his ministry.

   His successor, the Rev. Asa Meach, was ordained October 15, 1800, and dismissed by a mutual council 1811, and afterwards installed at Canterbury, Connecticut.   He was a native of that state.

   His successor, the Rev. Daniel Huntington, a native of Norwich, Connecticut, graduated at Yale College 1816, was ordained October 28, 1812.   He was brother of the late Rev. Mr. Huntington, of Boston, and son of General Jedediah Huntington, of New London.   His salary was $700, the highest then of any in the town.—He remained with his parish many years, but by his own solicitation was at length dismissed, and returned to Connecticut.   The Rev. Mr. Thompson was his successor, who continued but a short time, and the Rev. Paul Couch is now their pastor.

   The north was the last settled part of the town.   There were no settlements north of the old powder house in West Bridgewater, till after 1700.   Among the first settlers were Daniel and Robert Howard, David, Solomon, John, James, Zaccheus and Abiel Packard, Henry Kingman, and Timothy Keith: all of whom came from West Bridgewater.

   February 4, 1743, the south-west part of the south parish, with a part of Middleborough, was incorporated into a precinct, called Titicut Parish.   It lies south of the old four mile line, so called.   The Rev. Solomon Reed before mentioned, a native of Abington, graduated at Harvard University 1739, was their first minister.   The Rev. David Gurney, son of Perkins Gurney, of East Bridgewater, graduated at Harvard University 1785, was his successor.   Their third minister is the present Rev. Philip