Thomas Coombs History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts Boston,: E. Clapp, Jr., 1859, 705 pgs. Chap I. Smith's voyage to Massachusetts, and the excursion of the Plymouth pilgrims to the bay Chap II. Thompson's visit to Dorchester, and settlement on the island afterwards called by his name Chap III. Emigration in 1630--Mr. John White--Arrival of the Dorchester Company Chap IV. Mattapan selected by the DorchesterCompany Chapter V. Boundaries of the town Chap VI. Erection of the first meeting house Chap VII. List of the first settlers of the town Chap VIII. Additional settlers previous to 1636 Chap IX. Second emigration from England Chap X. Privations and influence of women in the settlement of the country--Additional names of male inhabitants of Dorchester prior to 1700 Chap XI. Removal of part of the colony to Connecticut--The Pequot War--Orders of the general court and of the town Chap XII. Orders of the general court and of the town Chap XIII. Settlement of Dorchester, in South Carolina, and of Midway, in Georgia Chap XIV. Ecclesiastical council at Medfield Chap XV. Arrival and preaching of Rev. Goerge Whitfield; its effects in the church at Dorchester Chap XVI. Colonial events preceding the revolution Chap XVII. Forestalling provisions--The currency--The revolutions--Names of Dorchester men engaged in the war--Shay's Rebellion Chap XVIII. Shay's Rebellion--Col. Pierce's diary of important and interesting events Chap XIX. Duel at Dorchester Point Chap XX. Political parties Chap XXI. Brief sketch of the religious societies of Dorchester, to 1857 Chap XXII. The public schools of the town Chap XXIII. early teachers in the public schools Chap XXIV. Graduates of Harvard College from the town of Dorchester Chap XXV. Neponset River Chap XXVI. various mills on Neponset River Chap XVII Societies, banks, churches, ministerial and church lands, burial grounds, &c. Conclusion index of names