Help Identifying Location

[tbcs]

This is from 1758 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records" and reads "David (struck through) Brown of (Need help here) & Abigail of Sudbury were married..." and I'm trying to figure out where David Brown came from. Looks kind of like "Portland"?

[Jamjar]

Yes, I read it as Portland.

Jamjar

[Billyblue]

Or could be Rutland?

Dawn M

[horselydown86]

My first thought was Rutland and closer examination hasn't changed that.

Two forms of r are used in the clip.  One is seen in Brown, Were and married.

The other can be seen most clearly in Sudbury.

Neither matches the supposed r of Portland.  This letter is clearly a u.

The tiny circle is something else, in my opinion - part of a flourish.

Can you find another R in the document & post a clip?  It would be good to see another example.

[Wiggy]

Rutland was my first reading too.   And my second!

Wiggy.

[dublin1850]

Looks like Rutland to me.

[ShaunJ]

Rutland, MA is about 35 miles from Sudbury. Seems very feasible.

[Archivos]

What's the name below that's partially cut off?  It looks similar to the first letter. 

I am going with Rutland as well, but would like to see more of the writing to confirm.

[Gadget]

What's the name below that's partially cut off?  It looks similar to the first letter. 

I am going with Rutland as well, but would like to see more of the writing to confirm.

I would say Rice or Price.

I also vote for Rutland.


Gadget