On 1650/1 Feb 12, then of Braintree, he bought for L200 a house and 200 acres in Malden (Mystic Side) from John Wilson (Sr), pastor of Dorchester. The land was bounded S and W by the Mystic River and N and E by the North River and Nowell's creek. The property to the north was then occupied by Edward Collins. The transaction was recorded in the Suffolk Deeds on 1652 Aug 4. There was a separate quitclaim deed for the property, executed by John Wilson Sr and his wife and also by John Jr and his wife, dated 1651 Dec 26, again acknowledging the payment of L200 from Thomas Blanchard. The land formed a promontory between the two bodies of water and was then known as Wilson's Point, later as Blanchard's Point, and still later as Wellington. It remained a part of Charlestown until 1726, when it was joined to Malden, and was transferred to Medford in 1817. In the meantime, the land had passed from the Blanchard family.