William Bond (Massachusetts politician)

He may have come to the American colonies in 1630 with his aunt Elizabeth, the wife of Deacon Ephraim Child, or he may have come at a later date.

(See Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England, 1620–1633, 3 vols.

[1] Bond became a leading citizen of Massachusetts Bay,[1] serving as a selectman and town clerk of Watertown, captain of the militia, Justice of the Peace, and member of the Council of Safety.

[2] Following the unification of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth in 1691 by the Second Royal Charter,[3] William became the first speaker, holding the office in 1692-1693 and 1695.

When the northern part of Watertown seceded they chose to name the town Belmont, Massachusetts after Cushing's estate there.