Betty: Waterfarm is a large (280 acre) farm that covered what is now the center of Braintree. It was boardered by a river which is now a creek and by Sunset Lake, hence the name "Waterfarm". Ben sold it in 1657+- I have the deed in my files, one of the first recorded. Today the land is everything from reote 3/expressway to Braintree Mall including the old Grossman (Now Best Buy) sites I hvve traced the next 10 generations in the same manner. Bob Albee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Sullivan" <bettysul@kewanee.com> To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 1:27 AM Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > Bob, > That is very interesting. I have several other ancestral families who > did that, notably BLOODS, later on, moving clear across the continent > eventually. > What is "water farm"? Is it on a river, or where did that name come > from? > Betty Sullivan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Albee" <ralbee01@comcast.net> > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > Betty: I have been tracking Ben through his land holdings since he came > to > > New England. He had land in Weymouth, 3 4 acre house lots, then > "Waterfarm" > > in Braintree. He then aquired land in Medfield and lived at 3 locations > > there. Mendon was next with the Mill site and the house lot and the > meadow > > grant. Swansea was his next conquest leaving his mendon holdings to son > > James. Today we would call him a "speculator" or "developer" > > > > Bob Albee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Betty Sullivan" <bettysul@kewanee.com> > > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 4:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > > > > Dear Bob, > > > What all do you have on Benjamin? He is also my ancestor, > through > > > his daughter, Hannah, who m. Samuel WIGHT. > > > Betty Sullivan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Bob Albee" <ralbee01@comcast.net> > > > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:30 PM > > > Subject: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > > > > > > > Hi: New to this list. I am researching land records and things of > that > > > sort regarding my ancestor, Benjamin Albee. I already have a lot of > data > > on > > > Ben but am always looking for more. My line in Mendon starts with Ben > > then > > > James, Benjamin, Obadiah who moved off to Maine. > > > > > > > > Bob Albee > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Bob, You seem to have so much on Benjamin, so what do you know about his son, James? I'm sure several on this list wou;d ;ove to hear it.Also, do you, or does anyone know who his wife, Hannah COOKE was? That is, from which COOKE family? Thanks, Betty Sullivan