[Massachusetts Archives, cxii, 331.]
Among the Groton men who had bought land of the Nashobah Indians were
Peleg Lawrence and Robert Robbins. Their names appear, with a diagram of
the land, on a plan of Nashobah, made in the year 1686, and found among
the Massachusetts Archives, in the first volume (page 125) of "Ancient
Plans Grants &c." Lawrence and Robbins undoubtedly supposed that the
purchase of this land brought it within the jurisdiction of Groton.
Lawrence died in the year 1692; and some years later the town made an
effort to obtain from his heirs their title to this tract, as well as
from Robbins his title. It is recorded at a town meeting, held on June
8, 1702, that the town
did uote that they would giue Peleg larraness Eairs three acers of
madow whare thay ust to Improue and tenn acers of upland neare that
madow upon the Conditions following that the aboue sd Peleg
larrances heirs do deliuer up that Indian titelle which thay now
haue to the town