Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the Mass General Court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds
For 1st time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct (3 years after the General Court did and 14 years after the original petition)
Settlement of Groton
Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford
First known allotments of land within Westford's borders are established
First known permanent settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Frances Hill
First mill in Westford (then West Chelmsford) is erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook) links Nab lake to Stony Brook
King Philip's War begins
King Philip's War ends
Groton abandoned (settlers flee to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town
First mill in Forge Village is erected (then part of the town of Groton)
Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct
Incorporation of the town of Littleton (7 Westford families "annexed" to Littleton, but return after Westford's incorp.)
First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford submitted
Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house (near present site of First Parish Church)
Incorporation of the town of Chelsmford
Mass General Court gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a seperate religious society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"
Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford
