General Notes

Edward arraden was born in Devonshire England. He came from Ipswich England to Ipswich Mass. in 1654. In 1657 he bought a house, barn, and all of Robert Dutch's land in Gloucester. Part of this land was on Planter's Neck where Harraden had a fishing stage. He was the first permanent srttler in that section of Gloucester. His son Edward had land on Plum Cove, and received one of the soldier's lots at Kettle Cove in 1679 for service in King Philip's War. A descendent, Jonathan Born 1744 was lieutenant of the "Tyrannicide" during the Revolutionary War, and later commander of a privateer.