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In
his 1917 book, "Royalston, Massachusetts, 1762-1917",
Caswell relates the manner
in
which Royalston was named: The proprietors held meetings, from
1753 over a period of thirty-four years until 1787, when their
records were closed and sealed. Their meetings were held in
Boston, at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, and at the first meeting it
was "motioned that the land aforesaid be called Royal-shire, and
they unanimously agreed thereto, whereupon
the
Hon. Isaac Royal, generously gave his word to give the partners £25
sterling towards building a meeting house for the town".
Here we first find the name of hte town which it bore until the act
of Incorporation, in February, 1765, gave it the name of Royalston.
The Hon. Isaac Royal, from whom the town of Royalston received its
name, was a citizen of Medford, Massachusetts, "a gentleman of
great spirit for public enterprise, devoted in admiration for his
king, and generous and munificent for his time". Read more
about Royalston's
Natural Features and how they were named.
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Though not yet completed, many of the Royalston vital records have now been transcribed.
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concerning Nahum's gravesite, and the respect which Royalston
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Nahum Green was the representative from Royalston to the 2nd Provincial Congress. He was born 10 Apr 1729 in Leicester, MA to Sarah Sprague & William Green1. He married on 7 Nov 1750, in Woodstock, CT, to Dorcas Sanger, and died at his Royalston home on 29 Jul 1775. Caswell writes of Nahum Green:
"On February 1, 1775, a second
Provincial Congress assembled at Cambridge, later holding
adjourned sessions at Concord and Watertown. As her
representative to this body, Royalston sent *Nahum Green, whose
home was on the old road in the valley west of the late John W.
Stockwell's. This Congress established a permanent committee of
safety with large military powers, provided for a complete
organization of the militia, embodied a force of minute men
comprising one-fourth of the military strength of the colony,
appointed three veterans of the French Wars, Jedediah Preble,
Artemas Ward, and Seth Pomeroy, to chief command,and resolved on
the purchase of military stores to the amount of upwards of
twenty thousand pounds. This body dissolved the 29th of May,
having continued its deliberations nearly four months. Mr. Green
survived its final adjournment exactly two months, dying at his
Royalston home of smallpox, July 29."
[My ancestor Uzziah Green, son of
Nahum & Dorcas, was born 1 Mar 1753 in Leicester, MA.
Uzziah married 16 Dec 1777 in Royalston, MA to Lucy
ELLIOT2,
daughter of Susannah SODEN & Ebenezer ELLIOT, relocated from
Arlington/Cambridge, MA to Royalston, MA3.
Learn About The American Revolution
1Franklin P.
Rice. Vital Records of Leicester, MA to the end of
1849. Worcester: Franklin P. Rice. (1906).
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Royalston
In History
Royalston's
Soldiers in the American Revolution
Local
History of Massachusetts
Resources
for Royalston Research
1790
Census Population Schedule - Massachusetts. Royalston,
WORCESTER, MA. [Microcopy no. 637, Roll no. 4]. See
Census
Bartlett,
Hubert Carlton. (1927). Reflections on Royalston
Worcester County, Massachusetts U. S. A. Fitchburg:
Published by the Reflector.
See
map above
Bullock,
Hon. A. H. (1865). Royalston
Memorial . Winchendom: Frank W. Ward.
Caswell, Lilley B., The History of the Town of Royalston, Massachusetts 1762-1917 , including Royalston's Soldier Record Written and Compiled by Hon. Fred W. Cross. Published by the Town of Royalston, 1917.
The Town of Royalston (old site, no longer updated) This site includes information, directory, news, links and more!!!
Royalston's Phineas S. Newton Library
19 The Common, P. O. Box 133
Royalston, MA
01368-0089
Phone: (978)-249-3572 - Fax: (978)
249-3572 - E-mail: royalston@cwmars.org
See the
library's web page at the Town
of Royalston's web site.
Systematic History Fund.
(1906). Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, To the
end of the year 1849, Worcester: Published by
Franklin P. Rice.
Though not yet completed, many of the Royalston births, marriages,
and deaths, have now been transcribed.
Please note: These are not yet
completed, so some names which appear in this source have not yet
been transcribed, however, if a marriage is listed for a surname,
then ALL marriages for that surname which appear in this book have
been completed as well. In other words, if 5 entries appear in
this book for the surname HALE, then either all 5 entries will be
posted on the page or none will be posted at all. I have not
posted only partial listings for a specific surname.
I will be adding to our collection
of Vital Records of The Town of Royalston in this data base.
Please Mail
to: Ann if you would like a lookup from this book.
Town Clerk of
Royalston, MA
P. O. Box 118
Royalston, MA 01368
Phone: 978-249-0493
Worcester
County Probate Court 2 Main Street
Worcester,
MA 01608-1116
(508)-798-2441
Worcester County
Registry of Deeds 2 Main Street
Worcester, MA
01608
(508) 798-7713
Links to Royalston, MA Deeds Online
Deeds of Nathan
Woodcock of Royalston, Worcester, MA
Deeds of Nathan
& Persis Woodcock of Royalston, Worcester, MA
Camp Royalston: Information about the AFSC collection, from American Friends Service Committee, Section 1: Civilian Public Service Administrative Files, 1940-1946 - "...The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 provided for alternative service for conscientious objectors who were assigned "work of national importance under civilian direction."...The AFSC was responsible for the administration of seventeen CPS camps and over thirty special service units which provided an alternative service program for 3400 men between 1941-1946, one being Camp Royalston. However, records are restricted until the year 2020.
Massachusetts Research
Commonwealth Comnmunities: Town of Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Worcester County
Registry of Deeds 2 Main Street
Worcester, MA
01608
(508) 798-7713
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Citizens Information Directory
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Great Massachusetts Research Tools & Links (including maps)
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Kunchick's Home Page
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Woodcock's Family Page
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Royalston's Soldiers in the American Revolution Note: The following list is not assumed to be complete. It is a list of Royalston's soldiers as reported by Lilley B. Caswell in " The History of the Town of Royalston, Massachusetts 1762-1917 Lieut.
Jonas Allen Timothy
Armstrong Benjamin
Barton
"The first
organized body of troops that ever left Roalston for service in
war was the company of minute men commanded by Capt. Jonas Allen
which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. Captain Allen
at the outbreak of hostilities resided with his father on the
place now occupied by the widow and children of the late Joseph
F. Stockwell, about a mile east of the Common on the road to
Winchendon. The name, rank, and length of service of each
of the twenty-four men who constituted Captain Allen's company is
given below. They formed a part of the regiment of Col.
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The
information below was transcribed, by Ann McRoden Mensch, from
the 1790 U. S. Census Population Schedules [Micro
copy no. 637, Roll no. 4] accessed at the Allen County Public
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1790 U. S. Census Population Schedule for Royalston, MA
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NAME OF HEAD |
Free white males of 16 years and upward including heads of families. |
Free white males under 16 years. |
Free white females including heads of families. |
All other free persons. |
Slaves. |
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ROYALSTON TOWN Rev'd Joseph Lee 1 - 2 - 3 - 0 -
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Per the book: Caswell, Lilley B. (1917). The History of the Town of Royalston, Massachusetts 1762-1917 , including Royalston's Soldier Record Written and Compiled by Hon. Fred W. Cross. Published by the Town of Royalston. "The first organized body of
troops that ever left Royalston for service in war was the
company of minute men commanded by Capt. Jonas Allen which
marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. Captain Allen at
the outbread of hostilities resided with his father on the place
now occupied (1917) by the widow and children of the late Joseph
F. Stockwell, about a mile east of the Common on the road to
Winchendon. The name, rank, and lenght of service of each
of the twenty-four men who constituted Captain Allen's company is
given below. They formed a part of the regiment of Col.
Ephraim Doolittle.
Name
Company
Regiment |
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Vital Records of Royalston, WORCESTER, MA to 1850 These records were transcribed by Ann McRoden Mensch in July 1998 from: Vital Records of Royalston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (1906). Worcester: Published by Franklin P. Rice, Trustee of the Systematic History Fund. A copy of which is held at The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. The information is as given (including spelling). There is always a possibility of error, so it is recommended that an original copy of this source be consulted. It is hoped this information will prove useful as a guide to those searching for Royalston, MA ancestors. If a mistake is found, please contact Ann at mensch-family@worldnet.att.net
Though not yet completed, many of the Royalston births have now
been transcribed. ROYALSTON MARRIAGES. See Source
Citation ROYALSTON DEATHS.
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