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 first time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West precinct
Settlement of Groton
Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford
First Known Allotments of land within Westford's borders are established
First known permanant settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Francis Hill
First male in Westford is erected on Saw-Mill Meadow Brook
King Phillip's War begins
King Phillip's War ends
Groton abandoned after an Indian attack that burns much of the town
First mill in Forge Village is erected
Members of the West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct
Incorporation of the town of Littleton
First Known petition asking for the establishment of a West precinct of Chelmsford submitted
Surveying of the Sight for Westford's first meeting house
Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford
Mass. General Court gives the people of the Western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religious society, by the name of the "West Precinct" of Chelmsford
Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford
