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COLONIAL RECORDS
OF
MARLBOROUGH, MASS.
COPIED BY MARY E. SPALDING . FOR FRANKLIN P. RICE
BOSTON NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 1909
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Colonial Records of Marlborough, Alass.
Reprinted from the NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER Vols. 62 and 63
COLONIAL RECORDS OF MARLBOROUGH, MASS.
1656
35 To ye Honord Governour. Deputy Governo", Magistrates, & Deputies of pe Gener" Court now Assembled in Boston
The humble Petition of severall of ve Inhabitants of Sudbury whose names are heere und' written
Humbly Showeth
That whereas vor Petitions have lived divers yeares in Sud- bury & God hath beene pleased to increase of Children well are now divers of them growne to mans Estate, & wee many of us, growne into yeares: so as st wee should bee glad to see them setled before ye Lord take us away from hence, as also God haveing given ns some considerable quantity of Cattle; so et wee are so streightnel y' we cannott so Com- fortably subsist. as could be desired : & some of us Inveing taken some paines to veiw the Country : wee have fonud A place wch lyeth Westw4 about eight miles from Sudbury, wch wee conceive might bee comfortable for of Subsistance : It is therefore the humble request of yor Petition's to this honored Court: If you would bee pleased to Graunt unto us- eight miles Square ; or so much Land as may containe to eight miles Square for to make A Plantation :
If it shall please this honord Court to graunt or Petition, It is farth" then the request of vor Petition's to this hono'd Court that you will bee pleased to appoint m' Thomas Danforth or Lieften' fisher to lay out the bounds of ye Plantation and wee shall sattisfy those whome this honor Court shall please to employ in it: So apprehending yor weighty occasion[u] wee shall not farther trouble this hono'd Court but sha[l] ever pray for yor Happinesse
Edmond Rice Thomas King John Ruddocke
William Ward John How Peter Bent
John Bent Sent John Maynard Thomas Goodenow
John Woods Edward Rice Richard Newton Henry Rice
That this is a true Coppy of an originall Petition presented to y" Generall Court May 1656: Lefte on file & thereco compared is Attest'
pr Edward Rawson Secretar
Petition for ye Plantation : -
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Prop. Records.
1660-
Memorandum that when the town Book was delivered by the Select men of Marlborough to Abraham williams Toun clark the 10th of October 1679 ther was written vpon four- tene leavs on the first end of the book and twentie four vpon the later end of the Book-and no more
abraham how John Brigham
Joseph Straten began to writ page (294) - as propriator Clerk in this Book | first in
.300 Abraham Williams began to writ - page as Proprietors Clerk in this } then luck 260 Book Nouember the 6 : 1732 ) back to page And Sª Abraham williams was Sworn to the faithfull Dis- charge of the offis of Proprietors Clerk by
Benja Woods Justice of re Piece Nouemb'-1732
memorandum that the Reserved Land att fourt meadow is Recorded Sce Pag 115
Page 297 3 acres of Land accepted to westborough for a buring Place November 10-1729 -- And S4 3 acres is Re- corded In Page 369 by Joseph Straten Protre Clerk
Memorandum that John Rediates Jun' house lot is Re- corded In the Day Book Page GO
Memorandum W Ward 151 Louck in Page 289 for Edward Barnes hath paid [. Shilings for Common meadow
Luck Ju Page 107 for acts about Pittches
and see Page 194 for more Rules about the 4 division with- out Cow Commons
- A grarant of fourty Rods of land to Isaac Hayden Set up a work hous to Dress leather See Day Book Page 54
The ministreal land and meadow Recorded on Page 361
A Slip of Land granted to mr Breck see Pag 191
Marlborough October the 9th 1679 51
We the Comitie of the Honoured Gen" Court in Obedienc to theire Order: bearing Date May 28: 1679: Haveing Given opportunity to ffall hearing : of the Greiuances that have been the Matters of Debate and Contention in abone Named place (vpon Serions and Matture Deliberation, Do determin and Order as follows :- With refferene to the Complaint of Edward Rice, for want of his Inst Interest in Asabah Meadow, we find the Sº Rice Justly blameable for his turbulant Opposing the Orders made by the former Comitee, yet for as much as the S' Issue was Grounded
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vpon Sum Misinformation giuen them : as to vs doe no[t] Clearly appear, And that Samuel Ward and Abraham How : are possessed of two percels of s" meadow : belonging to S' Rice, and others by a fformer Grant of ye Toun ffor a ffinail End of sd Contronersie, with the Consent of parties therein Concerned We doc Order that the abouesd Meadow shall be Denided as follows, That is to Abraham How fiue Acres at the lowermost end thereof, And the Remainder to be Deuided between, the Reverend ME Brinsmead, the aboue Named Edward Rice and Samuel Rice in a Just pro- portion to theire Seuerall intrest (That is ME Brinsmend 9 Edward Rice 93. Samuel Rice 3.3: And that Recompene be made to aboue sd Abraham How. And Samuel ward, to the full Vallu of the meadow taken away from them by vertue of this order, from of the Common lands of the town Either out of the Meadows not yet Deuifled or Other lands, by the Sellect Men of the place forthwith, And in Case of ' Disagreement as to the plac wher the[y] Shall baue it, or the vallue of what they part with, and of what they bone in Recompene thereof. the Same to be Determined by Men indiferently chosen betwe[en] the sd parties and Select Men. Our Meaning herein is that they shall haue a ffull Compensation of the Damag to them hereby Sustained, both as to the place wher they have it, and gantity to them Allowed
Signed by Tho : Danforth
At a General Court held at Boston the Joseph Dudley 15th of October 1679 the Court Thomas Britle aprons and Confirms the Return of this Commitie
Lauranc Hamond
That this is a true Coppie taken out of the Courts Record Attests Edward Ranson Secretary
1657
3 55 Whereas there hath beene A differance be- ttweene m' John Alcock : and Edmond Rice John Ruddocke & John How of Sudbury, in behalf of themselves, & the rest of ye late In- habitants of Sudbury, to whome the Gen" Conrt made A graunt of A Plantation, in or about' Whipsuppenicke, May 1656 as in & booke appr. In refferauce to theire Mowe- ing of certaine parcells of Meadow belonging to the fiarme of the said John Alcocke, Granted & confirmed by y" s" Court ; It is agreed by & bettwo[en]\" s" Parties as follo :
* This is ye In- dian name of 1 Hill A mile East- ward of Ockocan- gansett : .
That is in ve Records of the Gent Court : .
first ye st John Alcocke doth hereby engage & promise (in case y" Gen" Court shall confirme the Plantation laid out to the s' Inhabitants of Sudbury, & that the st Inhabit" shall settle A Town there, & Compound with the Indians the Inhabit"'s there) Then y" so John Alcocke shall & will relinquish & delive up. the two hundred Acres well was laid out to him & by the Court confirmed within the com- passe of the pricht Lines within his ploit is them, " s'
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Composition- with mr Jno Al- cock ..
Edmod Rice, Jnº Ruddocke & Jnº How In behalf of them- selves & the rest of ye Inhabitns of Sudbury belonging to ye new Plantation, at, or neare Whipsuppenicke to cnioy to them, and theire heires forever : . In consideration whereof the said Edmo" Rice, Juº Ruddocke & Jnº How, In behalf of themselves & ve rest of the Inhabitnts belonging to ye new Plantation at or neare Whipsuppenicke, doe flirmely bind themselves their heires, Executors, Assignes, that hee the s" Jnº Alcocke his beires, & Assignes, shall from time to time, & at all times heere aft quietly enioy all ye re- maind" of the ffarme granted to ye sd Jnº Alcock by the Gen" Court, without any Lett. Suite, trouble, molestation, Interest, or Claime & demaund whatsoever, from the s' Edmod Rice, Jnº Ruddocke. & .Inº How or any othr of the abone mentond Plantation in or neare whipsuppenicke yt now are, or heereafter shall or may be there ; or any of theire heires or Assignes : In Witnesse whereof wee have hecreunto sett of hands & Scales The twenty Seven of July one thousand six hundred fifty seven Sealed & dd in the Edmond Ric
presence of us
Elijah Corlette
John Alcock John Ruddocke John How
Edward Rawson
This Instrument above written is Acknowledged by John Alcock ; Edmond Rice, John Raddocke, & John How to bee theire Act & deed the 27 : of July 1657 before mee
John Endient Governor
1657 56 The 28 : of July 1657
The Proprietors engagemt for those yt stand bound to mr Jno Alcocke : .
Wee whose names are underwritten doe promise & engage of selves of heires Executo's. Assignes forever, to Secure m' Edmond Rice Jolm Ruddock, & John How, & theire Heires, Executors & Assigne- from all or any dang" or damage ' may or shall come, or happen on the persons & Estates of the actores Radimo' Rice, In" Rudlocke & nº How, theire heires, Expento" & Assignes by vertue of ye Boud wherein they are bound to un' Ju" Alcocke conserning his ffarme or elce to loose of Claime & Interest to all & any p' of the Plantation granted to Sudburry men called Whip- suppenicke
Edmond Rice John Rediat
Thomas King
John Bent John Maynard
Thomas Rice
William Ward Solomon Johnson Peter King
John Ruddocke Peter Bent Richard Newton
William Kerly John Woods Henry Rice
John How Samuell Rice Christopher Banister
Thomas Goodenow John Johnson
1656
56 At a Generall Court held at Boston fourteenth of May 1656
In Answer to y" Petition of Severe Inhabitants of Sudbury The Court Judgeth it tocete to grant them A proportion of Land of sixo miles Square, or otherwise in some convenient
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Plantation Granted : .
forme equivolent thereunto, at ye discretion of ye Commtee in ye place desired, provided it hinder no former Graunt : & yt there bee A Towne setled with Twenty or more ffamilies within three yeares : so as an Able Ministry may bee there maintained : And it is ordered that m' Edward Jackson, Cap'n Eleazar Lnsher, Ephraim Child with Mr Thomas Danforth or Lieften"t ffisher, shall, & heereby are appointed as A Comtree to lay out the Bounds thereof, & make returne to the next Court of Election, or els the Graunt to bee void
This is A true Coppy taken out of the Courts Booke of Reccords as Attests
Edwd Rawson Secret"
At A meeting of the Petitionrs afforesd (the 25 of 7 ber 1656) to take some course to lay out the new Plantation granted by the Gen" Court to sever" Inhabitnts of Sudbury
[E]very man is to settle in 2 yeares time, & pay to all pub- lick charges in the Interimke :-
It is concluded & ordrd That all yt doe take up Lotts in yt Plantation shall pay to all public charges yt shall arise upon yt Plantation according to theire House Lotts; And theni- selves to bee resident there within two yeares time, or sett A man in y' the Towne shall approve of, or els to loose theire Lotts: but if God shall take away any man by death, such A one hath Liberty to give his Lott to whome hee will, this ord' to the contrary notwithstanding
* so called by ye Indians
At a meeting of the Proprietors of ye New Plan- tetion granted about * Ockocangansett the 25 : of ye xij month, 1656
Select men chosen : .
Edmond Rice John Ruddocke ) were chosen to put the Af- William Ward faires of ye s' new-Plan- Thomas King John How 5 1659
tation in an ordn'y way : .
59 Whipsuppenicke The nineteenth of June one thousand six hundred fiftty & nine
The Comte appointed by ge Gen" Court to Lay out A Plantation for 1" Indians of sive thousand Acres at the above named place. haveing giving m' Eliot A meeting, & duely weigned all his exceptions in ye behalfe of the Indians first what hath been formerly acted. & returned to ye Gen" Court doe Judge meete in way of Complyance that the Bounds of the Indian Plantation bee enlarged unto ye most westerly part of the fence yt now standeth on the west side of the Hill or planting field called oenoocangansett, & from thenee to bee extended on A direet north Line untill they Comtters resolve touching the English & lu- have theire full quantity of sixe thousand Acres, the Bounds of theire Plantation in all other respects wee Judge meete dian Plantacon :. that they stand as in of former returne. & that theire ffull Complem of Meadow by Court gannat may stand, & bee exactly measured out by an Artist within the Limits of the aforest lines, when ye Indians, or any in theire behalfo are willing to bee at the charges thereot : provided alwaies
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yt the Indians may have noe power to make sale thereof, of all or any p' of theire aboves'! Lands, otherwise than by ye Consent of the honord Gen" Court: or when any shalbe made or happen, the Plantation of English there scated may have the first tender of it from ye Court; wch Caution wee ye rath" insert, because not only A considerable pt of ye nearest & best planting Land is hereby taken away from the English (as wee are informed) but the nearest & best pt of theire meadow by estimation about an hundred Acres in one place that this north Line doth take away, wel tendet! much to the detrimenting of the English Plantation es- pecially if ye Lands should be impropriated to any othr use than the Indians proposed that is to say for an Indian Plan- tation or for the Accomodating their Plantation they should bee deprived thereof
Elcazar Lusher Edward Jackson Ephraim Child Thomas Danforth
Contisora
This is a Coppy of ye Committees ord' conserning the English & Indian Plantation at & about Ockacangansett
1659
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At A meeting of the Proprieto"s of this Plan- tation the 26 : of 7 ber 1659
6 Acres &c of Land given to Mary the wife of John How : .
There is given & Graunted unto Mary the wife of JJohn How Senior. & to her heires & Assigne: forever : the Little Swamp at the end of y" s" Jnº Hows House Lott, the same being abont sixe Acres more or Lesse ; shee having the Highway tenn Rods wide from ye Indian fence: well said percell granted her is bounded on the North by an high- way, on the East by the house lott (aft' was confirmed to && now in possession ) of Jnº How her s' husband, & boundd on the south by the second devission of upland of her st husband, & is bounded on the West by another Highway.
Recorded by John Ruddocke -
At a meeting of the Proprietors of this Planta- tion the 26: of aber 1639
hill web is by se Indians called Whipsupenicke * This is ye same It is order" That all such as lay clayme to any Interest in this new Plantation at * Whipsufferadgo are to perfect their Honse Lotts by the five & twentieth of March next insneing & by the english or els to loose all theire Interest in the forest Plantation
calla Whipsuffer- adge : .
The Proprietors are to perfect theire Lotts; & each to pay 20% in three months time, or loose all. : . --
It is also order That every one yt hath A Lott in ye forest Plantation shall pay Twenty shillings by : " five & twentieth of March next eusneing or els to loose all theire Interest in the forest Plantation
Tho' : Rice's It is also, order That Thomas Rico shall have his Lott
house Lott ap- Joineing to John Ruddocke's Lott on ye northwest side & but this is mulled Christopher Banyster is to loyine next to him
pointed him : . by his granut Recorded by John Ruddocke
(63) : folio 21 : .
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At A meeting of ye Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Plantation the 6 of ye xij : month 1659
It is order That A Rate bee made ffor deffraying & sattis- Rate made at 90 fying ye charge for Laying out of this Plantation, & other Acre upon House-[L]otts, to pay for Lay- ing [o]ut ye Plantation &c : . publicke Charges, to be Collected of the Inhabitants, & Proprietors of the same at ye rate of nine pence ye Acre upon all House Lotts already taken up, & upon such as shall heereafter bee takon up
Recorded by John Ruddocke
1660 61 At A meeting of ye Inhabitants and Proprietors of this Plantation the 12 of ye Second month, 1660
¿ an Acre upland It is ordered That Richard Newton have halfe an Acre of given to Richd Land given & graunted unto him to sett his howse on (pro- Newton more then his House lott : . vided he hinder not another Lott) adioyneing to ye west & South sides of part of his second devission of upland, both wch being bounded or surrounded by the Highway is his, & his heires & Assignes foreve .
House Lott granted to Benia : Rice : .
There is also (at y" s meeting given & Graunted unto Edmond Rice A Lott ffor his sonne Beniamin Rice. wch Honse Lott is at ye upper end of Tho : Goodenow's, Joseph Rice's, Sam" Rice's, & ye Minister's Lotts: to bee the set Beniamin's his heires & AAssign[es ] forever
Recorded by John Ruddocke -
Marlborough
At A meeting of ye Inhabitants of this Towne (ordered by ye Gen" Court to bee called Marl- borough) the 20 of Ther 1660
Proprietors to
It is orderd That every person yt Claimes any Interest in this Towne of Marlborough shall pay to all publicke charges, both for the minister & for all other Town charges that pay all theire arrcares wth in 51 daies to pay the Townes debts : or they are to Loose all have arisen about the Plantation to this day from the be- ginning thereof according to their Proportion in ye Rates now presented, web said proportions due, every person is to pay at or before the tenth of 9ber next ensucing, or els to theire Interest in loose all their Interest in the affores" Plantation; That is this Towne : . to say fourpence an Acre for evefry ] Acre of theire House Lotts to ye Minister, & for all the Estate yt hath beene kept or brought to keep being found in ye Town[e] or about ye Towne; And pine pence an Acre for every Aere of their House Lotts to Towne charges till all the Debts are paid yl are dne from ve Towne to them yt have beene employed by ' Proprietors are the Towne or the * Proprietors thereof
such as have Lotts granted
Edmor Rice Wm Ward John How
them; but are Tho : King Tho : Goodenow Christo : Banyster John Johnson not vett come to Solo : JJohnson Hlen : Kerly Jnº Ruddocke
Inhabit in ye Towne : . Richd Newton Wm Kerly
A Rate made for ye Ministr for 6 mo : .
: - It is also order at the said meeting yt there bee A Rate made for m' Wm Briansmead Minister to bee Collected of Inhabitats & Proprietors of this Towne (for sixe monthes)
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at the Rate of fourepence ye Acre upon House-Lotts & threepence ye Pound upon Cattle
Recorded by John Ruddock
Marlborough 1660
6.2 At A Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 26: of 9ber 1660
It was orded yt the respective persons heereinafter-mentond shall have the sever" Proportions of Land (within this Towne) to their names annexed for theire House or Home Lotts, wen are given & graunted to every one of them re- spectively, & to theire Ileires and Assignes forever as follo :
Given & Graunted, Acres
Vnto Edmond Rice
ffifty
Honse Lotts
grantd to ye first
Vnto Thomas Goodenow sen"
Thirty two
prietors of this
Towne, & some
Vnto Samuell Rice Twenty one
few others : . sce
more 5 Acres see fo: 18: .
ordr for Addition
Vnto Christopher Banyster Sixteene
of up-Land to
Vnto Thomas King
Thirty nine }
these Honse
Vnto William Keriy Thirty
Vnto Solomon Johnson Twenty three
Vnto John Jolinson
Thirty
¿ an Acre more
Vnto Richard Newton
Thirty
20 Acres more
Vato John How Senir
Thirty
see to : 16. & 6 to
Vato John How JJunir
Sixteene
his wife see fo. S.
Vnto Henry Keriy
Nineteene &
& 4 Acres more fo : 11.
Vnto Richard Burns
Sixteene
V'nto Thomas Rice Thirty five
Vnto Andrew Belehar
Twenty
Vnto Obadiah Ward
Twenty one
Vito Edward Rice
Thirty five
Vnto Richard Ward
Eighteene
Vnto John Woods senir
Thirty
Vinto John Maynard Jun
Twenty three
Vuto Peter King
Twenty two
Vuto Beniamin Rice
Twenty foare
Vnto A Minister
Thirty
Vnto Peter Bent
Thirty
Vnto John Bellows
Twenty
Vnto Abraham How
Twenty five
Vato Thomas Goodenow Jun'
Twenty
Vnto John Rutter
Thirty
Vnto John Barrett
Eighteene
Vnto Jolin Rediat
Twenty tw[o]
Vnto .\ Smith
Thirty
Vnto Joseph Holmes
Eighteene
Vnto Samuel How
Sixteene [ ]
Vnto Henry Axtell
fifteene [ ]
1 Acre added
Vnto John Newton
Sixteene
The number of Acres of Land; Given, & Granted to the thirtyeight above mentond, for House Lotts in this Towne: Amounteth unto nine hundred ninety & Two & & Acres : . Recorded by John Ruddocke
Vnto William Ward fifty
Vnto John Ruddocke flifty
Inhabituts & Pro-
Unto Joseph Rice Twenty two
Lotts fo. 11 : .
see fo. 9.
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Marlborough 1660
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63 At A Meeting of the Inhabitnts of this Towne ye 26 of 9ber 1660
Given & Graunted unto Andrew Belchar A percell of upland Andr : Belchars House lott Re- cordd being the for an House Lott containing about twenty Acres bee ye same more or lesse & is bounded on the North p'ly by A same grantd him great Pond & p'ly by the House Lott of Benia : Rice & on on 10 page see the Liste there the East & South by A highway ; and extendeth westward as ffarre as the west end of the Afforesd Pond & there is bounded by a Parrallell Line to the Highway on ye East also there is A Highway runnes from the East end of ye Pond south ward to the Highway on the South side of ye His 2d devission afforesd Lott at the West end of the sd Andrew Belchars of upland grauntd & Re- cordd to him &c house there is also Given & Granted unto the sd Andrew Belchar for an Addition thereto five Acres mo[re ] of upland to bee laid out adioyneing to the West end of the affore[sd] twenty Acres poided it preindice no Highway, nor any mans propri[e]ty y' is already laid out: oth waise as neare as may bee
his Towne Right & p'viledges of an Inhabitnt granted & Re- cordd to him &c see also fo : 319 where it is re- corded as it stands on the foresd of ve old And it is also agreed yt the Highway on the south side of his said twenty Acres shall bee only five rods wide : . ffarth" the Towne doth graunt unto him yes Andrew Belchar the rights & priviledges of an Inhabitnt within this Towne in all farth' devissions of Lands as well Meadows as upland, All weh is fully granted & confirmed to the sd Andrew Belchar, & to his heires & Assignes forever, any ord's or booke fo : 2i word Agreenint made by ye Towne against nonresidency notwth stand [ing]
Recorded by-John Ruddocke
for word, except what is contained within the 3 lat- ter parenthesis there, because it is so recorded in County Rolls be- fore this new book was formed,
& written & after
the same heedfull
way is his Ist di-
vision of meadow It is Agreed, concluid', & ordrd That ye Meadows of this there recorded :. Towne shall bee devided into Squadrons, & so laid out as may lye most convenient to every mans Habitation Inn Memo :
Every mans pro- Mann" follo
portion for his
ist devision of Meadows is to bee halfe ye num-
Vnto these 7 men-are granted-These 11 Meadows to bee devided amongst them
ber of Acres granted to each mans House Lott :.
Acres
Angular Meadow -20\
Hawke Meadow - 6
Thomas King
White Meadow 6
Salomon Johnson
Richards Meadow -
7
Peter King
Castle Meadow 6
Contai -: prest
William Kerly
S Long Meadow - Hleand Meadow -- 12
Acres
Richard Newton Jahn Woods
Rock Hand Meadow
- 7
io[i]
Dows fuote Meadow -10
Handkercheife Meadow-14
Stony brooke Meadow - 5
The ist devision of Meadows de- vided unto the Inhabitants of
this Towne into foure Squad- rons : .
John Maynard
At A meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 24 & 34 daies of ye x month 1660
ffirst Devission
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12
These are ye jet (devission) see ord. for 2d de- vission of mea-
Second Devission vnto these 8 men-are Granted-These S Meadows to bee devided amongst them
dows fo : 16: 20: Edmond Rice
'Stonny brooke Meadow-10
William Ward
new Pond Meadow -10
Con-
Andrew Belchar
South meadow
Henry Kerly
Tobacco Meadow 5
prest
Home Meadow -16
Acres
Crane Meadow -30
122
Cedar Meadow -36
Double Pond Meadow -- 20
Marlborough 1660
64 Third Devission
vito these 7 men-are granted-These 6 Meadows to bee devided amongst them
Acres
Thomas Goodenow
Three Corner Meadow 8
Con-
Samuell Rice
Double Rock Meadow 8
tai :
Joseph Rice
Stirrup Meadow 38
D" Est :
The Minister
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Nonsuch Meadow 12
Acres
Edward Rice
upon Assibath Meadow 28
104
Tho : Rice
Mill Ham Meadow 10 J
Beniamin Rice -
ffourth Devission
vnto these 7 men-are granted-These 6 Meadowes to bee devided amongst them
Acres
John Rnddocke upon Assibath River 12 )
John Johnson Pond Meadow 38
Christo : Banyster
Mage Meadow
6
John Barrett
fort Meadow
14
Richard Ward
besides what is on Assi-
Con-
John Bellowes
bath River on ye Lower
tai :
side of ye Cartway
pr Est :
John How senior hath ) granted [ .... Patch Mea-
obadiah Ward 1 him dow for -9
fand fort Mca- dow contai : -6 J
Recorded by John Ruddocke
1661
At A meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the 25 of the first month 1661
Edmond Rice
William Ward
were chosen Se- leetmen to ordr
Thomas King Cunstable
John Ruddocke
ve Prudentiall
John How
Tho : King
affaires of the Towne for the
for ye yeare ensueing : .
Thomas Johnson
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Marlborough This Indenture made the fifth day of Aprill one Thousand 1661 six hundred sixty & one, by & between obadias Ward, Christopher Banyster, & Richard Barnes of the Towne of Marlborough, on ye one party ; And the Inhabitants, & all the Proprietors of the same Towne on ye other party Wit- nesseth That ye sd obadias Ward Christoph : Banyster & Richd Barnes, hath covenanted, promised, & Bargained to
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