[1][2] Pond arrived in Dedham around 1652 and purchased land from Nathaniel Fisher and Ralph Wheelock.
[4][3] As a selectmen, he was one of ten men, or roughly 5% of the adult male population, who filled 60% of the seats on the board.
[5] Pond and Ezra Morse were given permission by the Town to erect a new corn mill on Mother Brook, so long as it was completed by June 24, 1665.
[6][7][8][9][10] He performed several carpentry jobs on the meetinghouse of the First Church and Parish in Dedham, including hanging the first bell.
[11] When the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts split off from Dedham, he became an owner of real estate there as well.