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" It was agreed and voted that that tract of Land Lying in ye1 Lit- tle Plain for Southington Society shall be Layed out into two Tiers of Lotts to Run East and West, and ye Lotts North and South-the first Lott to begin at ye west end of ye North Tier, or so for succession to ye end of ye North Tier, and ye next Lott In South Tier, viz., to ye eighty- four proprietors EnRoled for ye Country Lists dated 72: with theyer additions according to ye vote of ye Town Relating to ye dividing of ye out Lands for Farmington, and that they will draw Lotts in order to ye dividing of ye same-and that ye sd Land shall be sized and divided having a dew Consideration to quality as well as quantity."
Thus it will be seen that the order of distribution on the first or eastern tier was from north to south; on the second or middle tier from south to north; on the third or western tier from north to south, until the whole was completed,-
Making the whole distance, highways included, 16 miles, 18 rods. highways excluded, 15 miles, 225} rods. whole width reserved for highways, 112} rods.
whole distance of first tier, including highways, 5 miles, 218 rods.
66 whole distance of first tier, excluding highways, 5 miles, 158} rods. width reserved for highways in the first tier, 592 rods. whole distance of second tier, including highways, 5 miles, 201 rods.
whole distance of second tier, excluding highways, 5 miles, 182 rods.
66 width reserved for highways in second tier, 19 rods.
1 In 1694, the Rev. Benjamin Wadsworth of Boston accompanied the commissioners of Massachusetts who met with others to treat with "the Five Nations," at Albany. Ile kept a diary of his trip. He speaks of coming, on his return, to " Mattebeck alias Waterbury," and "from hence we set out late in the day towards Farmington; dis- tant about 18 miles. In passing between these two towns we rode over two plains, very even, curious, and pleasant, ye first? about two miles, ye second 2 about five miles long. We came to Farmington about 10 of ye clock at night and kept ye Sab- bath there ye next day, being Aug. 26. Mr. Hooker preached in ye forenoon, and Mr. Thomas Buckingham in ye afternoon." Mass. IIist. Coll., 4th series, vol. 1, p. 109. The first plain spoken of in the above is this "Little Plain."
1 This is the plain extending from French Ilill to Plantsville.
2 Extending from Chauncey Dunham's through Plainville, north.
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
Making the error in distance in first or second tier, made probably in transcribing, 17 rods.
whole distance of third tier, including highways, 4 miles, 239} rods.
6 whole distance of third tier, excluding highways, 4 miles, 205} rods.
66 width reserved for highway in third tiers, 34 rods.
66 number of acres in the division, highways included, 13,278.
number of acres in the division, highways excluded, 13,062.
Each lot was four hundred and twelve rods in length from east to west, and varied in width according to the proprietor's list for taxa- tion. The largest lot (excepting that of Mr. Hooker, who had a double portion,) was Mr. Haynes' (No. 4), containing 4662 acres; the smallest was that of Benoni Steel (No. 18), containing 41 acres.
SHUTTLE MEADOW DIVISION.
This embraced the land lying east of that included in the preceding surveys. It will be recognized as that now on the east side of the Flanders and East street road. The distribution was made as follows: " That which follows is the division on the range of the Blue Hills and Shakel Meadow Mountains, including some land left out in the laying out of the division East of the Blue Hill Mountain, the sd Mountain Division lyeth mainly in one tier of lots & running the lots nearly East & West, butting East & West Each on a highway eight rods wide, which Highways run Northerly & Southerly between this Division and the South Division on the West, and Blue Hill Division on the East .- There is also a Highway running Northerly & Southerly through this Division near the middle thereof twenty rods wide, And the first lot buts North on a straight line from a stub at the north end of a stone fence reputed to be the Northeast corner of John Andrus's lot in the South Division, unto a small walnut tree marked on four sides with a heap of stones about it which tree is the reputed of John Lankton lot in the Blue Hill Division (viz.) the Northeast corner.
The lots were laid out in the following manner:
No.
Proprietors.
Breadth. C'nt's. Rods. Feet. Acres.
No.
Proprietors.
Breadth. C'nt's. Rods. Feet. Acres.
1. John Norton, Sen.,
30
14
119}
8. Wm. Judd,
27
9 1063
2. 'Tho. Heacox,
12
6
48
9. Stephen Hart, Jr.,
20
14
803
3. Daniel Andrus,
8
10
33}
10. Thomas Richardson,
8
I
314
4. Benjn. Jndd,
12
6
48
11. Richard Sevmour,
9
11
374
5. John North, Jun., Highway,
11
2
42}
12. John North, Sen.,
30
14
1193
6.
John Warner, Jr.,
13
8
513
14. Richard Brownson,
25
3
974
7. Robert Porter,
22 4
854
15. John Hart, Capt.,
14 6
553
4
13. Abram Brownson,
fo
15
38₺
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
No. Proprietors.
Breadth. C'nt's. Rods. Feet. Acres.
No.
Proprietors.
Breadth. C'nt's. Rods. Feet. Acres.
16. Thomas Thomson,
11 13 453
50
13 893
17. Jos. Hecox,
7
5
28
68. 69. 70.
73.
Samnel North,
19
423
22. John Warner, Sen., 19
1 - 73}
74.
John Cowles,
26
57
23. John Porter,
6
8
25
75. John Brownson, Jr., 17
76. Stephen Hart, Sen., 46
0
100}
25. John Lankton,
27
9
106}
77. Widow Orvis,
21
2
463
26. Abram Andrus,
6
15 . 263
78. Tho. Porter, Jun.,
17
7 38
27. Wm. Higason,
8
1
313
28.
Jacob Brownson, Highway,
12
15
493
Samuel Gridley,
5
7
12
29.
John Root, Jr.,
5
4
193
30.
John Root, Sen.,
32
9
120}
31. John Andrus,
18
5
70
32. Edmond Scott,
16
15
653
33.
Saml. Cowles,
18
713
34.
Jobanah Smith,
7
27.
35. Mr. Wyllys,
32
13₺
128
36.
Moses Veritras,
14
6
553
37. Mr. Wadsworth,
36
0
139号
38. Daniel Warner,
14
13
563
39. Thomas Orton,
29
13
1153
40. Capt. Stanley,
25
123
993
41. John Brownson,
19
15
77
42.
S. Wrothum on Os- mer's right, 13
6
517
43.
James Bird,
11
12
444
44. John Welton,
9
14
38
45. Tho. Judd, Sen.,
15
15
614
46. John Carington,
8
10
33₺
47. Saml. Steele, Jr.,
4
2
16
48.
Benoni Steele,
4
2
163
49. Jona. Smith,
7
12
2971
50. Obad'h Richards,
8
31}
51. Capt. Tho. Hart,
22
4
791
52. Daniel Porter,
26
15
90
Highway, the East end,
8
and the West end, 20
53.
Jos. Woodford,
29
6
64
54.
Widow Smith,
23
12
52
55.
Tho. Judd, Jun.,
34
8
754
56. Tho. Porter, Sen.,
25
15}
557
57. Capt. Wm. Lewis,
65
8
1424
58. Mr. Haynes,
91
2
2003
59.
Mr. Hooker,
100
5
2191
A Highway, the East end,
2
and at the West end,
31
60. John Lee, the E. end,
11
6
and at the West end,
35
6
61.
Mr. Howkins,
55
1204
62. Mat. Woodruff,
31
6
683
63. John Steele,
22
-
493
61. David Carpenter,
11
3
24.4
65. John Woodruff,
28
15
634
66. Isaac Moore,
44
4
963
67. Jos. Bird,
20
7
15
Tho. Bull, John Judd,
24
1 523
18. Isaac Brownson,
12
15 493
John Scofield,
11
14 253
19. Zach. Seymour,
14
35
71. Philip Judd,
11
8
25
20. Samuel Steele,
19
0
73}
72.
Tho. Gridly,
18
404
21. Samuel Ilecox, 9
14
38
24. John Stanly, Jun.,
13
3
51
80
This part of this lot butts South on the Bound Line next Wallingford, and the remainder of said lot lyeth in the land called va- cant land on the North side of Sam- uel Peck's land in Blue-hill Division, this part is 500 rods in length and 6
81. John Thompson, buts south on Grid- ly and is in length 500 rods, and
17 554
82. Thomas Barnes, length 500 Rods buts South on Thompson,
29
+ 911
Through the three last lots runs a Ilighway North & South about the middle of the lots,
1
83. John Clark, 250 rods in length, buts Sonth on Barnes, East & West on high- way,
36
1 561
127}
74
81. Tho. Newel, length ) on the Sonth next Clark's 150 Rods and on the North side 22 rods butting east on Highway 10 rods wide North partly on the flank of divers lots in Blue Hills division, & part- ly on a 2 rod highway & part- ly on a 4 rod highway & part- ly on a 2 rod highway.
14} 214
79. Mr. Newton,
15
28
38
4
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
In the above distribution of the Shuttle Meadow Division, allusion is made to a twenty rod highway of which the accompanying is the survey. Its beginning is at a point "between Mr. Hooker's and John Lee's lots," which now can be identified a's the farm on the Kensington road well known as the " Levi Barnes Place." Running north it passed a brook just above where Mr. Gad Andrews lives, and thence continued by the Moore Farm to Shuttle Meadow Lake at a point a little South- west of the Lake House. This highway was never opened beyond the Moore Farm.
" The twenty rod Highway running North and South through this division is laid and bounded as followeth, beginning at or about the north side of the East and West Highway, mentioned in this draught between Mr. Hooker's and John Lee's lots where is a beach and white- oak tree marked, and a heap of stones laid about each of them running thence straight nigh a North line until it comes to or about the High- way lying between Daniel Porter's and Joseph Woodford's lots in this Division where by a small brook is laid a heap of stones on a rock for a monument for the east side of sd 20 rod Highway, thence running Northerly on the west side of sd brook and swampy land that lyeth west of the High-rock, then turning eastwardly as the land will allow until it comes to the foot of the Mountain to the north end of Shettle meadow to a walnut-tree marked H. W., standing west of the brook running of sd meadow which tree is the west side of sd Highway. Thence running North throughout sd Division, and from the said Highway between Mr. Hooker and John Lee's lots, South we have not bounded it out by reason of the difficulty of passing the Mountains, but leave it to be laid out when it may be better known where it will be more for general advantage.
Laid out by us as witness our hands this 15th day of Dec., 1728."
MATTHEW CLARK, } THOMAS HART, jr., THOMAS HART, Proprietor's Committee.
JOHN NORTON,
RESERVED HIGHWAYS.1
Reserved Highway between 6th and 7th Lots, East tier.
The 4 rod highway reserved between Joseph Woodford and Samuel Gridley, lots (Nos. 6 and 7) corresponds with the one running east from near the present residence of Mr. Artemas Gridley, and was one mile 414 rods south of the north end of the Division. This highway has never been opened any further east than the north end of Dog Lane
1 See page 389.
50
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
road, so called, but a highway has been opened a few rods south of this extending east from Dog Lane to the Flanders road, or eight rod highway, coming out at Indian Rock, so called.
Reserved Highway between 9th and 10th Lots, East tier.
The 15 rod highway reserved between Jobana Smith and Mr. Hook- er's lots (Nos. 9 and 10) corresponds with the one running east from the 20 rod highway near the dwelling of Mr. Fogg. to near the old Wilcox House on Dog Lane. This highway was never opened east of there. The distance between this highway and the one north of it was 115 rods, and from the north end of the Division, highway (north of it included) one mile 160} rods.
Reserved Highway between Lots 10th and 11th, East tier.
The present highway running west from the Flanders road near the residence of Austin Bradley and coming out on the old Cheshire turn- pike just south of Burying Ground Hill, is a portion of the 10 rod highway reserved south of the great lot of Mr. Hooker's (No. 10,) of 2042 rods in width, containing 5262 acres, and between that and the lot laid out to Capt. Stanley (No. 11,) with this exception-that the west end of the road has been built further south to avoid the hill, so that where it crosses the original 20 rod highway some fifteen rods east of the former Cheshire turnpike, it is several rods south of the reserved highway.
Reserred Highway between 14th and 15th Lots, East tier.
The reserved highway between the 14th and 15th lots in the East tier, was bounded north by the lot laid out to John Andrews (No. 14,) on the south by the lot laid out to Thomas Thompson (No. 15,) on the east by undivided land which afterward became the 8 rod highway, and on the west by the 20 rod highway, being in length east and west 412 rods, and in width from north to south 52 rods ; it being the same highway which now begins at the East street and Flanders road, and runs to the west on the north side of the "Thompson Woods," so called, crossing the north and south highway some fifty rods south of the present Town poor house, and from thence west sixty-four rods to the top of the hill (west of the Malony House) to a merestone stand- ing near the north line of the 52 rod highway : west of this point the reserved highway was probably never opened ; but a new one was bought by the town, of Samuel Woodruff and his son Jason, running from the top of the hill down the hollow to the southwest round the south side of the hill in the woods, and thence in a northwesterly direction to avoid the marsh, turning again to the south on the west
395
HISTORY OF SOUTHIINGTON.
side of the marsh, and then westerly on the top of the bank to just south of the Jotham Woodruff House and intersecting the present high- way near the present house of Mrs. Laura Woodruff ; from thence the present highway was laid out across the ancient 20 rod highway to the Beach Corner, about the year 1787, as will appear by deeds of that date. On the north side of this highway Samuel Woodruff built a house for his son Jason, which was destroyed by fire, and another was built on the same ground where Jason lived for several years. This house still stands, and is known as the Old Jotham Woodruff House. July 5th, 1787, Jason Woodruff deeded to Simeon Newell, and Eleazer Peck, a committee for exchange of highways, two pieces of land in the first tier of lots for the use of a highway ; the first piece beginning about 24 rods northeasterly from the dwelling house of the said Jason, at the line between his land and Samuel Woodruff, and from thence to run 16 rods south, 25 degrees west, 22 rods in width, butted northerly and southerly on lands of said, easterly and westerly on the new laid highway. The second piece beginning west of said Jason's dwel- ling house to extend west 3 degrees south 45 rods one rod in width, butting east, west, and south upon the new laid highway, north on land of said Jason Woodruff, the whole containing 2 roods and 5 rods of land. The southwest end of the first described piece extended to within about 8 rods northeast of the said Jason Woodruff's dwelling house. The second piece extended to within about four rods of the present house of Lewis Woodruff.
July 5th, 1787, David Hart for a valuable consideration deeded to Simeon Newell and Eleazer Peck, committee of exchange of highway for the town, land in or near the 20 rod highway east of the meeting house, to be 22 rods wide, running across said David Hart's lot east and west about one rod north of his dwelling house, 15 rods in length; bounded north and south on said David Hart, east and west on the said new highway, 375 rods of land, the above for the purpose of a highway.
July 5th, 1787, Samuel Church for a valuable consideration deed to the same committee of the town, one piece of land for the purpose of a highway in the 2d tier of lots east of the meeting house, beginning at the west bounds of David Hart's lot, westerly of said Hart's house, to extend 25} rods west 34 degrees south, from thence 11 rods south 25 degrees west to Capt. Fisk's land 2} rods wide, bounded northerly and southerly on said Church's land, containing 2 roods and 10 rods of Iand.
Aug. 27th, 1787, Ebenezer Fisk for £3 deeded to the same commit- tee, two pieces of land for the purpose of a highway in the 2d tier of lots easterly of Southington meeting house ; first piece running south
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
25 degrees west, 16 rods across said Fisk's lot at the northeast corner adjoining to Samuel Church's and David Peck's land, to be 2} rods wide, butting easterly and westerly on said Fisk, and northerly and southerly on the new proposed highway ; second piece beginning about four rods southeasterly of said Fisk's house, extends northeasterly five rods to David Peck's land, 52 rods wide, containing about one rood twelve rods of land.
The foregoing deeds of land relate to the laying out or extension of a highway between a point in the old 52 rod highway 64 rods west of the Town-house road and the Beach Corner, so called .- Know all men by these presents, that we, Roswell Moore and Stephen Walkley, a committee, &c., (of the town,) for the consideration of land this day conveyed to us by Samuel Woodruff and Jotham Woodruff, both of Southington, &e., have released and forever quit-claimed unto them * * one certain piece of highway land in the 15th lot on the first tier of lots in Southington, being all that part of a crooked highway which the town formerly purchased of Samuel Woodruff, &c., which lies between the antient 20 rod highway and a mear stone standing near the north line of the 52 rod highway running across said tier and 65 rods west of the highway that runs north by the house of said Woodruff, &c., &c. (South. Records, vol. 8, p. 501.)
Reserved Highway Lots 16 and 17 in East Tier.
This highway was reserved between the lot (16) laid out to John Clark and lot (17) laid out to Obadiah Richards, and was 412 rods in length from east to west, and four rods in width; butted east on un- divided land, afterwards eight rod highway, and west on 20 rod high- way which separated the first and second tier of lots; it being situated 3 miles 128 rods south of the north line of the division. No part of this highway was ever opened for travel excepting that part of the present highway extending eastward from the north and south (or Town-house) road to where the road turns to the northeast. it being a distance of 100 rods; the portion of the highway extending to the north- east up through the woods towards the East Mountain settlement ap- pears to have been opened at a later date, but certain before 1810.
About 20 rods northwest from where the present road extends up into the woods from the southwest, there was formerly another road running nearly parallel to the present one but which has been long since discontinued ; its course from the west side of the woods in a northeast direction to where it enters the Flanders road can now be easily traced, but whether it has ever been laid out as a highway is doubtful. It was probably the first traveled road between the Wood- ruffs and Flanders settlement ; after extending through the woods to
1
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
the southwest it appears to have turned to the southeast and came out to the present road where it enters the woods.
The road running north from the present one, and intersecting the 5} rod highway where the Flander's road leaves it, was laid out as a highway, 3 rods in width, and accepted by the town about 1850, but it had been used as a traveled road-the north part of it probably from the time of the opening of the first road between the Woodruff and Flander's settlement, and the whole of it, since the time of the laying out of the continued 4 rod reserved highway; it extends through the woods in a northerly direction about 30 rods.
Fifteen Rod Reserved Highway between Lots 19 and 20.
This highway is- 3 miles 209 rods south of the north line of the Divis- ion, bounded north on the lot laid out on the right of John Carrington; east on undivided land or what was afterward the eight rod highway; south on lot laid on the right of William Judd; west on the 20 rod re- served highway-it being in length from east to west 412 rods, and in width from north to south 15 rods. The whole length of this high- way was opened for travel only a portion of its width, and is the same highway that begins at the S rod highway just south of the Chauncey Lewis place, and extends west by the dwellings of Capt. Samuel S. Woodruff, Adnah Neal, and the late Romantha Carter, and butts ou the former reserved 20 rod highway near the late dwelling of Selden Hotchkiss. That portion of the width which was never opened, or which has been exchanged or sold out, lay for the most part on the north side of the present one.
The Six Rod Reserved Highway between Lots 23 und 24.
This highway in the east tier of lots was 4 miles 203 rods south of the north line of the Division, and was bounded north on the lot laid out on the right of John Bronson, sen .; east on undivided land what was afterwards known as the 8 rod highway; south on lot laid out on the right of Daniel Porter; west on the reserved 20 rod highway, being in length from east to west 412 rods, and in width 6 rods. This high- way was opened its whole length, but varied in some parts to obtain better ground to build the road upon; and is the same highway which extends from the turn just east of the dwelling house of the late Asahel Newell to the south end road near the dwelling of George Bishop.
Six Rod Highway, between Lots 37 and 38.
This highway was in the second or middle tier of lots, and was one mile 2172 rods north of the south line of the Division, bounded south on the 37th lot or that laid out to Philip Judd, north on lot 38 laid out
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
to Samuel Cowles, east on 20 rod highway, and west on 10 rod high- way, it being 412 rods in length from east to west, and six rods wide. The west end of it was probably at the corner or forks of the road just south of the factory of H. D. Smith & Co., and from thence running east somewhat north of the bridge at Plantsville. No portion of this highway was ever opened for travel, but the one running easterly and westerly from the bridge at Plantsville was probably substituted for it. It was situated 2193 rods south of the highway leading west from the river west of Southington to the West street road.
The Four Rod Highway, between Lots 50 and 51.
This highway was in the middle tier of lots, and 12 miles south of the north line of the Division, bounded south on lot 50 laid out to Mat- thew Woodruff, north on lot 51 laid out to Moses Ventres, east on 20 rod highway, west on 10 rod highway (now the West street road,) the length being 412 rods from east to west, and four rods wide. It ran west from Queen street from a point near the " Samuel Frisbee House" (where Mr. Barber lives,) directly to the West street road. It does not appear to have been opened.
Fire Rod Highway, between Lots 66 and 67.
This highway was between the lot 66, or that laid out to John Stan- ley, jr., and lot 67, or that laid out to Isaac Moore. It was in the west or third tier of lots, and was a half mile and 72 rods south of the north line of the Division, corresponding to the old road now seldom traveled, running west from just north of where Mrs. Henry Tolles lives, to the west mountain road near the Samuel Dayton house. It was 412 rods in length and 7 rods wide.
Seven Rod Highway, between Lots 77 and 78.
This highway was situated 32 miles and 4 rods south of the north line of the Division, and was between lot 77, or that laid out to John Warner, and lot 78, or that laid out to Benjamin Judd. It was 412 rods in length and 7 rods wide; butted east on the 20 rod highway and west on undivided land. The present road running west from the former tannery of Higgins & Twichell corresponds to the south side of this highway. It was one mile and 28 rods north of the south line of the third tier of lots.
The Twenty Rod Highway.
In a regular meeting of the town of Farmington April 4, 1722, it was " voted, that the road between the east and middle tier of lots be 20 rods wide."
It will be seen that the town proposed to open this highway. The
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HISTORY OF SOUTHINGTON.
necessity for it was great, for by this time the population of the South Division (Southington) had increased, and the communication with Wallingford and New Haven was more frequent. But the proprietors themselves had proposed the same work, and immediately accomplished it. Hence at a town meeting the next year (March 25, 1723), we find the following vote :
" Whereas ye town by theyer act April ye 4th 1722, determined that there should be A publick Highway layd out between ye first and second Teer or Range of Lotts in ye Southward Division of Lands 20 Rods wide.
Whereas ye proprietors of ye sd Land have Chosen A Committe and Layed out sª Highway 20 Rods wid as Stated by ye Town and erected monuments thereon to Set forth ye same-ye Town now by theyer vote Declare theyer acceptance of ye Laying out sª Highway by sd Committee according to theyer Return for a common Road or publick Highway and Desire ye same may be putt upon Record in ye publick Records of ye Town."
The following is the survey :
" We whose names are hereafter subscribed being chosen to lay out a Highway 20 rods wide through the Southward Division from the reserved Land to the extent of our bounds South at the west end of the first range or tier of lots according to the trust committed to us have proceeded as follows, viz:
Beginning at a mearstone supposed to be the northwest corner of the first lot in the sª Division, and from thence measured out 20 rods and then made a ditch which we lay out for sd highway, then proceeded Southwardly until we come over the River and on the hill on the south side of the River for the East side of the way we marked a great whiteoak tree marked with H. W., and a ditch at the root of it and measured 20 rods west for sd way and made a ditch, and nigh John Roots house a little eastward there standing a whiteoak tree antiently marked, from thence measured 20 rods west and made a ditch for the width of sa way, proceeding Southwardly until we come to a tree marked and deemed the Southwest corner of Samuel Andruss' lot from which we set off 20 rods west and set up a mearstone, then running Southwardly unto the top of the hill beyond Stephen Andruss' house and for the east side of the way we marked a staddle and made a ditch by it and for the west side a ditch and then going Southwardly until we came to a whiteoak tree marked, and for the west side of the way made a ditch on the west side of a hill against Gridly's old field, going Southwardly until we come to the brow of a hill to a chesnut tree supposed the corner of Thomas Harts lot, thence we set off 20 rods and made a ditch for sd way proceeding southwardly to a whiteoak
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