“On March 10, 1755, the town accepted a road ‘Leading from the Road nere Strife meadow Bridg to ye Road Leading from Chriftopher Smith to David Smiths’ provided it was as good as the old road, and cost the town nothing. Jonathan Deming, Jonathan Smith and Ephraim Bullard were appointed to view this new road, which apparently was the modern Brook Street. The same day the town voted to discontinue ‘ye Road Leading from the Road that Leads through ye Cheftnut Trees By Caps Caleb Kingsberys houfe to the Road that Leads from mr Ephraim Wars to Jeremiah Woodcocks from.being an open Road and allow it to be a Leading Road for three years Provided they have Gats to go through in Said Road’. This road seems to be identical with that part of Wellesley Avenue between the club house and Brookside Road.

On March 12, 1759, the town voted to discontinue ‘the Road, Leading from Ephraim Wars to the Meeting Houfe as far as Peter Edes Land lies upon Said Road for two years Provided Ephraim Ware Hangs two Gates Sutible’, and also discontinued ‘the Road Leading by Captn Caleb Kingsberys Houfe to the Road that Leads from Ephraim Wars to the Meeting Houfe from being an Open Road and allow it only to be a Leading Road Provided he be at the Coft of Providing two Gate’.”

Reference Data:

History of Needham, Massachusetts,1711-1911, In cluding West Needham, by George Kuhn Clarke, 1912, pages 88-9