The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

288 HISTORY OF DORCHESTER.
"January 8th, Daniel Ellen's confession was read
and accepted, and he was released from the excommunication inflicted on him about 37 years."
1717. The town granted liberty to Elijah and
Samuel Danforth to build a corn mill on a stream
in the new grant, on twelfth division. The spot
granted was called Pacomit. Afterwards the twelfth
division was incorporated as the town of Stoughton,
a large part of the voters of Dorchester signing an
article in the warrant for the town meeting to consider the subject.
The Church Records say, "Feb. 6th, snow in
drifts 25 feet deep; in the woods, a yard and more
on the level."
" Aug. 15th. In our village, seventy sick."
This year the line was run between Dorchester,
and Attleboro' and Norton, the two latter towns
probably agreeing to the boundary line established
by the General Court in 1713.
1718. It is stated in the Church Records:-" In
about three months have deceased in full communicants in Dorchester, besides Deacon Blake, these:
Capt. Ebenezer Billings, Esq., Capt. Roger Billings,
Mr. Desire Clap, Mr. Ebenezer Williams, sen'r, and
his wife, Mr. Benjamin Leeds, Mr. Samuel Hall, the
widow Robinson, and the wife of John Glover."
Ebenezer Holmes, this year, entered a dissent
against the Indian tenants having liberty to vote.
1719. Elder Hopestill Clap, brother of Elder
Samuel, died Sept. 2d. Upon his grave-stone is the
following, written by Rev. John Danforth.