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RECORDS
Vault
974.44
of ye
Towne Meetings of Lyn 1701-1717
E
ANCHET BUSSELL ALBOSTON
Old Tunnel Meeting House, Lynn, 1682
LOCAL HISTORY
Published by LYNN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 125 Green Street, Lynn, Massachusetts
Price $2.00
SAUGUS PUBLIC LIBRARY,
RECORDS
of ye
Towne Meetings of Lyn 1701-1717
Published by LYNN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 125 Green Street, Lynn, Massachusetts
PART TWO
The Society has in manuscript the records of the Town Meetings for several decades following 1717, and expects to publish them in this format in several volumes at a later date.
1956
(1701-1777) Gift 1971 1. Ligun, Mass. - History 71- 2866
Foreword
Our Society has already published Volume One of the records of the Town Meetings of Lynn, covering the period 1691 to 1701. This publica- tion had a gratifying reception from State and University Libraries and Historical Societies all over the United States. Genealogists have found it very valuable, since the descendants of the early Lynners are now in every state in the Union. Scholars in the subject of American History found it to be important original source material.
Lynn in those days comprised a territory which is now divided into five municipalities: Saugus, Swampscott, Lynnfield, Nahant and the present City of Lynn. Residents of all these communities will, of course, wish to read about life in the little farming village within whose borders now live over one hundred and thirty thousand people.
We are pleased to be able to present with this volume an index to both Volume One and Volume Two. The index will be of great assistance to scholars and genealogists. The general reader who gives the index careful scrutiny will find it an adventure, for therein are the references that will lead him to the people and the life of those olden days.
Publications Committee Lynn Historical Society Charles F. Haywood Chairman
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Lyn March ye 9th 1701-2
John Newhall tertius and Thomas Norwood was Chose fence Vewers for the far End of Rumney Marsh so Cald for the year Ensewing as the Law directs
at ye same Meeting
Moses Hudson and Samuell Newhall was Chose fence Viewers for the Neather End of Rumney Marsh so Cald for ye year Ensewing as the Law Directs
at the same Meeting
Roberd Potter junr John Ivory Joseph Mansfield and Samuell Burrill was Chose fence Vewers as the Law Directs for the year Ensewing for the fields in and about ye town
at ye same Meeting
Roberd Potter senr John Newhall senr Benja Collins Ephraim Silsbe St Ebenezer Bancroft & Nathall Gowing was chose surveyors of highway as the Law Directs for ye year Ensewing
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at the same Meeting March : 9th 1701-2
Isaac Ramsdell senr Mathew ffarrington Hugh Alley & John Hood was Chose Hawards or field-Drivers as ye Law Directs & to take care all swine be Yoaked & Ringd accordingly for the year Ensewing
at ye same Meeting
Whereas their was a grant to Allestor Dugglus of two acres of Land in ye year : 1688 : paying a Reasonable Valueation for the same : & ye sd Dugglus being Decesd before it was pad for Voated that ye widow of ye sd Allestor Dugglus shall have the sd two acres of Land During her Naturall Life and then after her Decese to be to her son Allexanr Dugglus & his heirs & assignes for Ever : provided they or Either of them pay five pounds money to ye Selectmen for the vse of ye town for the same within two months
Allestor Dugglus above sd paid to the selectmen for the Vse of ye town five pounds Money according to ye above said Voate: May : 9th - 1702
at ye same Meeting
Voated Roberd Potter junr shall have Nine pole of Common Land Lying Next to his owne Land he baught of John Ivory he paying Nine shilings for the same
at the same Meeting
Voated that no manner of green trees shall be cut down on the town Commons for the fire at any time within one year Next following the Date hereof on the penalty of ten shillings for any person or persons that shall
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cut one tree as afore sd & so proportinable for Each tree so cut down Nor any manner of green trees on the Common for hoope poles on the penalty of ten shillings for any person that shall cut down any tree Either small or great for hoope poles as afore sd
Nor shall any person or persons cut down any green tree or trees on the Common for posts Railes or any sort of timber Except such person shall have the aprobation of two of the selectmen & have an order in writing for the same on the penalty of ten shillings for Each tree so Cut
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at a Meeting of ye selectmen of Lyn March : 10th 1701-2
Left Samll Johnson St. Joseph Newhall & John Burrill junr are apointed to Run the Line or settle the bounds betwixt ye town Common & ye Land of Mr. John Cogswell & Mr. Timothy Willy on Tuesday ye 24th of March instant at ten of ye Clock fore noone if that day prove foule weather then the Next fare day & to Meet at the house of Mr. Moses Hawks Information being given to the selectmen of Lyn that on the : 26th day of January 1701/2 Abigaiel Lilley single woman Came in to the town of Lyn & came from ye town of Mallden where shee properly belongs
therefore at a meeting of the selectmen of Lyn March : 24th 1701/2 Left John Person & Mr. John Poole you are apointed to warn the sd Abigaiel Lilly to dpart out of our town fourthwith or shee shall be proceeded with as the law directs & Make Return of your doings therein Lyn March : 24th 1701/2 For of ye selectmen
John Burrill Clerc
Pursuant to the above sd order we have warned ye above sd Abigaiel Lilley to depart out of our town fourth with or shee shall be proceeded with as the Law directs & Red this Notification to her this : 24th day of March : 1701/2
atesd John Person John Poole
at a Meeting of ye Selectmen of Lyn April : 9th 1702
Left Samll Johnson Mr. Joseph Newhall & Mr. Samuell Graves are apointed to confer with Salem selectmen about Makeing afence on the Line betwixt there & our towns Commons & to make Report of there doings therin to the Next town Meeting
at the same Meeting
Left Samll Johnson Mr. John Diuin & Mr. Joseph Newhall are apointed to preambulate on the Line & Renew the bound Marks between our town & the town of Boston with such persons as are apointed by Boston for that End to meet at the house of Mr. William Owen at Rumney Marsh on
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tuesday the twenty first of Aprill Currant at Nine of the Clock in the fore noone & to Make Return of ye Doings therin
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Roberd Gibs John Barnerd William Ireland Hugh ffloid John Center Abraham Townsend John Tuttle Jose Winthrop Jeremiah Belcher & Elisha Tuttle
You being Nominated and Chosen by the selectmen of ye town of Boston to Joyn with other Gentlemen appointed to Renew the bound Marks between Boston and the adjacent Townes : Viz : Malden Lyn & Reding which work is appointed to be done on tuesday : the twenty first of Aprill next you are therefore Desired to meet with the Rest of sd Pambulators at ye house of Mr. William Ireland at Eight of the Clock in the morning of ye sd day in order to performing the sd service : hoping that you will not faile in Complying with this our Request we Remaine your assured friends
in the Name of ye selectmen of Boston
Boston March : 23rd 1701/2
Pambulators for Boston Joseph Prout Town Clerk that Run Lyn line Aprill 21th 1702
Robert Gibs Hugh ffloid Jeremiah Belcher John Center William Hasey Elisha Tuttle
the Marks between boston & Lyn taken Aprill 21 - 1702
1 the Middle of brides brook : 2 : a Rock in Edmonds field
3 a walnut stump with a heap of stones : 4 : a black oak Mark : B : L 5 a black oake with a heap of stones : 6 : a whit oak : B : L : to a heap of stones
7 a black oake to a heap of stones : 8 : a white Oake : B : L : in a Little swamp with a heap of stones : 9 : a heap of stones on aflat Rock 10 a walnut tree with a heap of stones : 11 : a heap of stones 12 a black oake : B : L : with a heap of stones : 13 : ye Chimney of Danll Huchins : 14 : a hollow walnut : B : L : with a heap of stones 15 a Read Oake : XXIIII : 16 : a Walnut with a heap of stones 17 : a heap of stone by a poppler tree : 18 a black oak : B : L : with a heap of stones : 19 : a black oak : B : L : with a heap of stones
20 : a heap of stones by a walnut : 21 : a walnut : B : L
22 a Read oake : B L : 23 a heap of stones on a hill by a small walnut 24 an old whit oak : B : L : with a heap of stones : 25 : the : 3 : County heap
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the 21th of Aprill : 1702 the Pambulators for Lyn Samuell Johnson Joseph Newhall John Divin
this return was made by the Pambulators of Boston above sd & the Pambulators for Lyn Joyned with them in the same
[Page ] at a Legall town Meeting held in Lyn May : 15th 1702 Left John Person was Chose a Representitive to serve at the Generall Court according to warrant
at ye same Meeting
the town being Informed their was a differrance about the bounds of : 60 : acres of Land formerly granted to Richard Rooten Lying on ye westside Saugust River Voated they are willing on condition of a settlement of that matter of the sd grant of : 60 : acres shall conteine : 66 : acres
at the same Meeting
Voated there shall be seats made at Each End of ye mens seats below in the Meetinghouse for Male children under ten years old to set on & the two hindmost of ye mens seats below for boys above : 10 : years old to set on and the parents & Masters of all such above sd to take care they set in the same
at ye same Meeting
it being offered to ye towne wheither they would fence in ye commons or part theirof : severall Replyed it could not be done for any advantage Vnless Each propriator Knew their proportion that so it might be known what part they should fence & what Cretors be put in ye same Voated : Left Johnson Henary Collins junr John Divin Samll Graves Joseph Newhall Theo Burrill John Poole Ebinezr Bancroft & John Burrill should Draw up some Method for Doing ye same & offerit to ye town at their Nextmeeting
at a Meeting of ye select men of Lyn June 11th 1702 ordered a warant should be sent to Each Constable to call ye towne to atend atown Meeting : in the words following
to Constable in Lyn
In Her Majests Name you are hereby Required fourthwith to warn all ye propriators of your part or ward of ye towne to a tend a towne Meeting at ye Meeting house on Munday which will be ye twenty second day of this instant month of June at twelve of ye clock. to Chuse Jurymen for Salem Court : allso wheither they will have ye Common Land in the town to
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be divided and to fence in part of ye same : & other towne buzynes faile not of warning all and be present at said meeting to Make your Return you have so done - P order of ye selectmen
Dated in Lyn : June : 16th 1702 John Burrill Clerk
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at a Legall Town Meeting held in Lyn June : 22nd - 1702
Deacon John Ballard Chose Moderator at the same Meeting
Mr. Thomas Rootes & Mr. John Downing Chose to serve on ye Jury of tryalls at ye Next inferior Court holden at Salem
at the same Meeting
Voated That all the Vndivided or Common Lands in the towne Except the traineing field & the seuerall ways shall be divided to & among ye pro- priators of the towne as soone as Maybe which ways in the body of the towne are to be Eight poles wide whereit doth Not Infring on propriety and to be divided in Way & Manner following Viz : Each proprietor that is an Inhabitent in the towne that hathe according to the Last List of Estates taken by the selectmen five acres or any Less quantaty of Improved Land within fence of their own in fee the one third part as the Least Vpland pastor Land at halfe so much as Improved Iand shall have one quartor part of a Right in the Commons and Each propriator that hathe twenty acres of Land as afore said shall have one full Right in the Commons and no person higher & so proportianable from five acres to twenty acres and all the Commons where Little or no wood as is hereafter set out to be Divided by it selfe. & Nahants by it selfe : & and the Lands Redding Lays Claime to the herbage by it selfe & the Remainder to be in foure Divisions and Each proprietor as above said to have their proportion in Every Division and when such Division shall be made all the wood that then shall be standing growing Lying or being & shall at any time for Ever hereafter stand grow Lye or be on sd Lands to be to such proprietors there heirs & assignes for Ever but the Land to Ly to be Improvd in Common as to herbage & not to be Improved in perticular by breaking up fenceing in Nor No other way Vnles other ways Vnless
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other Ways ordered by the propriators & where any propriator shall have his Lot or Lots fall in any of the Divisions (Except the first) where Little wood is shall be helpd in the first Division which is to begin on the wood End Rocks so Cald & so to Samuell Graueses from thence by Ivories Lott & so to Salem Line & Vp Salem Line on Ceder pond Rocks. from thence a Cross to bloods swamp & so down to Bennets swamp. from thence to the place where Aquillah Ramsdell now Lives & so to Viniger hill. allso ye Common Land Over the great bridg below Mr. Rhoads his farm - and
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the Charg for doing the same to be borne proportinable to Each proprietors Interest theirin
and a sufficient fence to be Made Vp the Line betwixt Salem & our towne as high as Ceder Pond Rocks if Salem will Make halfe ye same and from thence to Run a Cross to Wallnut tree hill : from thence to ye Vpper End of Edwardes Swamp from thence to the Corner of Mr. Taylors wall from thence to Hichinses farm and so to Mr. Belchers farm. and Each proprietor to have priviledg for herbage proportionable to the quantaty of Land Lying within such fence by the same Rule as the wood Land is set out by and accordingLy to fence for the same
at the same Meeting
Voated that ye Committe that was Chose to Make proposals to ye towne about the Commons shall be Continued to Make further propozels to the towne about ye poore & some other things
to
Constable in Lyn
you are hereby Required in Her Majesties Name to warn all the proprietors in your part or ward of the town to attend a town Meeting at the Meeting house on Munday which will be ye twentieth Day of this Instant Month of July at one of the Clock after Noone in order to the perfecting the Dividing the Common or Vndivided Lands in the towne according to the Towne Voate & other town buzynes faile not of warning all & be present at sd Meeting to make Return you have so done - per order of ye selectmen
Dated Lyn July : 7th 1702
John Burrill Clark
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at a Legall towne Meeting held in Lyn July : 20th 1702
Deacon John Ballard Chose Moderator at the same Meeting Voated wheither the towne would Chuse a Committe to Divid ye Common Land in the towne according as it was Voated Last towne Meeting when the Voates was braught in their was as many a gainst it as for it so ye town proceeded no farther
at a Legall town Meeting held in Lyn Novemr : 6th 1702 Capt Ezekill Rogers Left Samll Johnson & Ens Edward Baker was Chose to serve on ye granjury at ye Next Superior Court holden at Salem John Newhall Clark William Basset junr Hannaniah Huchason John Geffords & John Ivory was Chose to serve on the Jury of tryalls at ye above sd Court
at the same Meeting
Voated that our Minister Mr. Jeremiah Shepard shall have Ninty pounds one third Money the other two thirds pay at ye prises hereafter set & if
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any person pays Money in Lue of ye pay part to have one third abated which is for his Labour in ye Ministrey for this present year which will be Vp the Eighth Day of January Next in Lew of ye fourescore pounds Voated by ye towne March ye 2nd : 1680-81. ye Contribusion to be Kept up as heretofore.
S d
Indian Corn at - 3 - 6 - p bushall barly at - 3 - 6 - p bushall Oates at - 2 - 0 - p bushall Pease at - 5 - 0 - p bushall
all to be good & Marchantable
at the same Meeting
Voated that if any person or persons shall cut down any Manner of green oake or Wallnut tree or trees on the town Common Vnder one foote over two !foote above wher sd tree or trees are cut down for ye making or Repairing of Carts or seeds & have not an order in writing from two of ye select men for the time being for the same such person or persons shall pay ten shillings as a fine to the towne
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at ye same Meeting Novemr : 6th 1702
Voated Liberty to Mr. James Taylor & John Burrill junr to set up a Little house in some Conveniant place on the Common for a stable
at ye same Meeting
Voated the selectmen should Draw up some propozells & offer them to the Next town Meeting for the better Keeping of bulls in the town
at ye same Meeting
Voated the towne would ExChange three or foure pole of Land to John Newhall sen Near to his house where the selectmen shall see meet
at the same Meeting
whereas it was setforth to the towne that one of ye surveyers of ye highways was sick & for want of him ye highways Could Not be made & Repaired as the Law directs therfore the towne Chose Moses Hauen a surveyer of ye highways for this Present year
Information being given to the selectmen of Lyn that on or about the : 21 : day of November Last past Elizabeth Hobs the wife of Jonathon Hobs Came in to ye towne of Lyn & Came from ye town of Ipswich where she properly belongs : and is Like to become a Charge to said towne of Lyn therfore at a Meeting of ye selectmen of Lyn : Decemr : 7th 1702
Thomas Baker Constable in Lyn you are hereby apointed to warn the sd Elizabeth Hobs to Depart out of our towne fourthwith or shee shall be
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proceeded with as the Law Directs & to Make Return of your Doings therin Per Or of ye selectmen
John Burrill Clerk
pursuant to ye selectmens apointment as above sd I have warned the above sd Elizabeth Hobs to depart out of the towne of Lyn fourthwith or shee shall be proceeded with as the Law directs & Red this order to her Decemr 8th 1702
by me Thomas Baker Constable in Lyn
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at a town Meeting held in Lyn Decemr : 14th 1702
John Newhall senr & Lt Samuell Graues was Chose granjuriors to serve at ye Next quartor sessions holden at Salem
John Potter Thomas Stocer & Richard Oakes was Chose to serve at ye Next Court of pleas holden at Salem
at ye same Meeting
Voated that for the future or so Long as the Contrebution shall be Kept up for our Minister that what shall be Contributed within the year shall be Recoud by the perticuler persons that Contributed for that year to wit till ye Eighth of January & then to be gin for the Next year that so their may be no mistake by them that shall Contribute
at the same Meeting
Voated tenn pounds Money for part of ye Maintenance of a gramer schoolemaster quallyfyed according to Law for one year beginning when such schoolemaster shall be settled in the schoole to teach such as shall be sent to him to Reed write Cipher & to Lern Latten and such school master to have over & above the said ten pounds : 2d : pence p weak for such as are sent to Reed : 3 : pence p weake for them that are sent to write & Cipher. and 6 : pence p weak for them that are sent to Learn Latten to be paid by parants & Masters that sends their children or seruants to Learn as afore sd
at the same Meeting
Voated that the selectmen shall take Care to procure a schoole Master fourth with or as soone as maybe
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at the same Meeting December : 14th 1702
Voated forty pounds the one half money ye other halfe pay at the prizes hereafter set and if any person pays Money in Lue of ye pay part to have one third abated wich sume of forty pounds is to pay the towne Debts & Necessary Charges ariseing within the same
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Indian Corn at - 3 - 6 p bushall barly at --- 3 - 6 p bushall Oates at - 2 - 0 p bushall Pease at - 5 - 0 p bushall
all to be good & Marchantable
at the same Meeting
Voated that Zechariah Rand shall have about thirteen or fourteen pole of Land on the Northerly side of his Land Near to ye second plaine provided he Lays out to the Common so Much of his Land Next Daniell Mansfields house as shall be set out by Left Johnson and Joseph ffarr
at a Meeting of ye selectmen Decemr 14th 1702
Samuell Burrill & Samuell Newhall ware Chose & fully Impoured to prosecute that towne order for the obteining & Keeping bulls in ye town according to ye true instant therof
at a town Meeting held in Lyn January : 12 1702/3
Voated ten pounds Money in addition to ye ten pounds granted Decemr : 14th 1702. for part of the Maintenance of a grammar schoole Master as Exspresd in sd Voate
and Declaired the selectmen should obtein a school Master for this present year as cheap as the can
at ye same Meeting Decemr 14th 1702
John Richards & Henary Collins junr Chose to Vew a peice of Land Mr John Pickering of Salem Desires to by Lying next his owne Land : & Make Report to ye town of their Doings therin
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Information being given to ye select Men of Lyn that Jonathan Hobs Came in to ye town of Lyn on or about the : 26th day of december Last past and he came from & properly belongs to ye town of Ipswich, and is Like to be Come a Charg to said town of Lyn
therfore at a Meeting of ye selectmen of Lyn January : ye : 8th 1702/3. Thomas Baker Constable in Lyn you are thereby apointed to warn the above said Jonathon Hobs to depart out of our towne fourthwith or he shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs & Make Return with your Doings therin Per order of the selectmen John Burrill Clark
Pursuant to ye above order I have warned the above sd Jonathon Hobs to depart out of our town fourthwith or hee shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs & Red this order to him Lyn January : 13th 1702/3
atest Thomas Baker Constable in Lyn
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at a Legall Town Meeting held in Lyn March : 1th 1702/3
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John Burrill junr was Chose Towne Clark for the year Ensewing to Keep ye towne Records as ye Law directs
at ye same Meeting
Left Samll Johnson Ens Joseph Bread : Ens Joseph Newhall Sart John Divin St John Poole St Daniell Mansfield & John Burrill junr was Chose selectmen for ye year Ensewing
at ye same Meeting
Joshua Rhoads Allin Bread junr & James Person was Chose Constables for ye year Ensewing as ye Law directs
at ye same Meeting
Capt Theophilus Burrill was Chose towne treasurr for ye year Ensewing as ye Law Directs
at the same Meeting
Joseph ffar Thomas Burrage Joseph Burrill and Moses Hauen was Chose titheing men as the Law directs for ye year Ensewing
at yę same Meeting
Daniell Hichins senr and Thomas Chever was Chose fence Vewers for the far End of Rumney Marsh so Cald for ye year Ensewing as ye Law directs
at the same Meeting
Joseph Mansfield & John Bread was Chose fence Vewers for the hether End of Rumney Marsh so Cald for the year Ensewing as the Law Directs [Page]
at ye same Meeting March : 1th 1702/3
Roberd Potter sen Isaac Ramsdell sen Capt Ezekill Rogers Cornt Eliazer Lindsey John Going & John Pirkins was Chose fence Vewers for ye fields in & about ye town for ye year Ensewing as the Law Directs
at the same Meeting
Deacon John Ballord Ens John Newhall Left Samuell Johnson qrMasr Joseph Collins St. Ebenezer Bancrof & Nathall Going was Chose Surveyers of ye highways for ye year Ensewing as the Law Directs
at ye same Meeting
Isaac Ramsdell junr Richard Mower John Lindsey Joseph Jacobs Joseph Sibley & Moses Heborn was Chose Hawards or field Drivers and to take care that all swine be yoaked & Ringed as ye Law Directs for ye year Ensewing
at ye same Meeting
John Goddard & Benjamen fuller was Chose Sealers of Leather as ye Law Directs
at ye same Meeting
Left John Person was Chose a Representative to serve at ye Generall Court according to precept sent to the town of Lyn
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at ye same Meeting
Voated that all such as shall be sent to ye schoole Master for for this present year to Lern to Reed shall pay him : 3d : P week. and all such as shall be sent to him to Lern to write and Cipher shall pay : 4d : P week [Page]
at ye same Meeting March : 1th : 1702/3
Voted that ye selectmen (if they see cause) May Divide that highway that Leads from Redding to Salem : so far as Runs through our town : that is to say to set out what part of it the town shall mainetayn that Lys be Low ye highway : & what part them that be Long to the town above said way : shall Mainetaine
at the same Meeting
Voated that Allin Bread junr shall have two pole of Land Near his house he paying to the town as others have done
at the same Meeting
Voated that Mr. Thomas Niccols Ens John Bancrof & Sart Ebenezer Bancroft shall have foure acres & a halfe of ye town Common Land Lying ye whole bredth of ther Land at the Southe East End therof in Consideration of : & full sattisfaction for : ye Cuntry Roade or high way that Now Runs throug their Land that was formerly Mr. Humphreys : Viz : that Cuntry Road on highway that Leads from Redding to Salem Provided allways if ye afore sd Road or highway should by any Means. Cease to be a Cuntry Roade or highway as the Law directs or be Moved of their Land : then the afore sd foure acres & half of Land to Returne to the towne againe which is for satisfaction of a way of two poles wide
at the same Meeting
Voated that Mr. John Pickering shall have about one acre of Land Viz Common Land Lying Next his owne Land as it May be set out & bounded he satisfying the towne for the same
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