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3. In Accident Medow, halfe an acre, more or lesse, bounded northwest with the medow of Zachary Sawtell, south with Captaine Parker, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne, Decem. 3, 73.
JOHN MORSSE, Clarke.
THE LANDS OF JOSEPH MORSSE.
Medow. In fflaggy Medow, two acres of medow, more or lesse, bounded southwest with the town's common, and southeast and northeast with the medow of the sd Joseph Morsse, and north west with the medow of Christopher Hall, which psell of medow is alienated by Christopher Hall for one acre in fferney Medow, and one acre in Spot Medow, which was somtimes the medow of the sd Joseph Morsse, as is specified in the record of the sd Christopher Hall's, vnto the which alienation the wines of them both giue their consent to the giuing vp their thirds.
I. Neare the fordway. Vpon the Pine Plaine, twenty seauen acres, more or lesse, bounded southeast by Jerimy Morsse, west- erly by Richard Blood and Joseph Parker, northeast with the town's comon.
2. Nine acres, more or lesse, bounded by Joseph Parker westerly, and south west by Jonathan Morsse, northeast a hye way
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running thorow it by Jerimy Morsse's of two polle wide, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne, Decem. 9, 73.
JOHN MORSSE.
THE LANDS OF JACOB ONGE, BOTH VPLAND AND MEADOW.
Thirty acres of vpland, more or lesse, envoluing his owne medow next to . Nicolas Cady within it, bounded eastsouthwardly with the lands of Joshua Whitney, westerly with the lands of Nicolas Cady and pond, south with the country hyeway, and northerly with the hye way that goe to Brownloafe Playne.
Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, December 11, 1674.
A small persell of land, measured out to Jacob Ong, of about 24 polle, by a commitee chusen by the town, to wit, Corporall Cady, Ensigne Lawrance, and Joshua Whitney; which land is bounded southerly by Joshua Whitney and Samuell Woods, and on all other poynts by the town's hye way.
THE LANDS OF MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH.
. r. Vplands. His houselot, ninty acres, more or lesse, lyeing on both sids the mill hye way, bounded on the north with the sidhill by James his brook, westerly partly with Justin Holden and partly with common land, south east with the mill hye way.
The other part of his land, on the east sid of the mill hyeway, bounded with lands of Simon Stone on the north and east, and on all other poynts with the towne's comnon.
2. Sixe acres and a halfe, more or lesse, lyeing on Indian Hill, bounded west with the lands of Jonathan Morsse, and with the lands of John Cooper partly on the east and comon land, the coun- trey hyeway runing thorow, north with Thomas Boyden, south with the ends of the other lots.
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3. Eighteene acres, more or lesse, bounded west with the mill roade, southeasterly with the lands of Daniell Pearsse, and on all other poynts with the towne's comion.
4. Seauenty one acre, more or lesse, lyeing on the other side of the mill road, bounded east with the mill road, west and south- erly with the medowes of the mill brook, and on all other poynts with the towne's comon.
I. His Medowes. In South Medow, fourteen acres, more or lesse, bounded southeast with the medow of William Longley, Sen., southeast with the medow of Daniell Pearse, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
2. Sixe acres, more or lesse, neare the mille, bounded southeast with the medow of Simon Stone, southwest with Jonas Prescot, buting on the southeast with theire owne vpland, and on the north east with the medow of William Longley, Sen., and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
3. Fiue acres and a halfe, more or lesse, neare the mille, bounded south east with their owne vpland, south west with Jonas Prescot, east with the medow of Richard Blood, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
4. At Half Moone Medow, two acres and a halfe, more or lesse, runing vp to John Barron, butting vp on the pond, bounded south- east with the land of Benjamin Crispe, and on all other poynts with the town's comnon.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne. -
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, Decem. 13, 1674.
The record of ye landes granted to M! Gershom Hubard, at a ginrall town meeting, June 29, 1678, viz. : All the common land that lye neare the place wheir the old meeting house stood, Dunstable hye way runing thorow it, and the hye way runing into the captain's land, wheir it may be judged most convenient by them that are to lay it out.
2ły That peice of swamp and vpland that lye betwene Timothy Allen, Joseph Gilson, the hy way leading to the hawtree, and Leift. Lakin's, and John Parish.
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31y Three hundred acres taken out of the common land in one or two places, wheir it is most convenient for him.
41y Fifteene acres of medow, seaven acres giuen by particuler men, the other to be made vp by the rest of the towne according to their proportion.
5ły That he is to haue out of the comon, equall priuiledg of wood, timber, and comonage, with the rest of the inhabitants of the town according as he haue mad.
Morouer he is to haue the house that he now liueth in, with all the fornamed priuiledges, performing the conditions as followeth, viz. : If he accept of ye call and come to settle among us, to be ye towne's minister, & the churche's officer, then y" aboue mentioned pticulars to be his, and his forever.
This condition was consented to be written by ye major part of ye Select men, evidenced by severall witnesses, to be ye voat of ye towne at ye time aboue mentioned.
THE LANDS OF MR. SAMUELL WILLARD, WHICH IS . LAYD OUT TO HIM IN THE TOWNE OF GROTTEN.
I. His houslot, fourteene acres, more or lesse, lyeing on both sids the hyeway, leading from the meeting house to the bay, sixe acres of it on the west sid of the hye way, and bounded on the north with the lands of Capt. Parker, on the west ptly with the medow of Mr. Samuell Willard, and ptly with the medow of Jnº. Cooper, on the south with a hye way that leadeth down to Broad Medow, and on the east with the hye way leading to ye bay.
2. On the other sid of the same hye way, eight acres, mor or lesse, beeing bounded north and east with the lands of Josiah Parker, south with a hye way that lead downe to Ensigne Lawrance's, west with the hye way goeing to the bay.
3. One hundred and twenty acres lyeing in a place commonly called Vnquetenorset Woods, beeing bounded north westerly with a hyeway that goe to Dunstable, east-northerly with the land of Capt. James Parker, southeasterly with the towne comon and of Zachry Sawtell's medow, south westerly by the lands of Timothy Allen, west northerly with the lands of Capt. James Parker.
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1. At the south east end of Brownloaf Hill, seaven acres, more or lesse, bounded west northerly with the lands of Capt. James Parker, and on all other poynts with the town's comon lands.
5. At Indian Hill, sixe acres, more or lesse, bounded on the north with the lands of Nicolas Cady, easterly with the lands of Justin Holden, on the south with a hye way coming by Jnº. Barron, goeing toward the bay, westerly by the lands of Joseph Parker, Sen.
6. On the other sid Nashawag Riuer, one hundred and twenty acres, lyeing on both sids a litle brok, runing out of it into Nasha- wag Riuer between two ford wayes, the one called Jnº. Page's, and the other Thomas Tarbull, Jun''s ford way, this lyeing about a quarter of a mille from the riuer. The first corner tre is a double black oak at the north east corner sufficiently marked and double marked with a great S. and W., inward to his owne land, bounded round with the town's comon, marked at the corners with S. W., and at seuerall trees with a great W., and sufficiently marked with runing markes.
7. Twelue acres of entervaill, more or lesse, on the other sid of Nashawag Riuer, bounded north with the lands of Capt. James Parker, east with the riuer, south with the lands of William Eluee, west with town's comon.
I. His Medows. In Broad Medow, fiue acres, more or lesse, bounded north with the medow of Capt. Parker, on the east by his · owne house lot, on the south with the medow of Jnº. Cooper, on the west with the medow of Jnº. Page.
2. In Brown Loafe Medow, eight acres, more or lesse, beeing 'bounded south westerly by the brook that run thorow the medow, his medow lyeing all on that sid the brok, bounded on all other poynts by the town's vpland.
3. On the same brok, downe the brok, three acres, mor or lesse, lyeing on both sids the brok, lyeing in two or three persels, bounded easterly by the lands of Nicolas Cady, and on all other poynts by the town's vplands.
4. In Litle Flagy Medow, foure acres, mor or lesse, beeing bounded south with the medow of Capt. Parker and Samuell Dauis, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
5. On the south sid of a hill, called Horse Hill, neare Masabeg Pond, two acres, mor or lesse, bounded round with the town's comnon,
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with the head of a litle brok that run out of it into Masabog Pond.
6. In Hawtree Medow, four acres, more or lesse, beeing bounded west northerly with the medow of Jnº. Nuting, on the east southerly with the medow of Robert Blood, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
In Mapell Medow, two acres, mor or less, bounded westerly with the medow of Joseph Parker, Seni., easterly with the town's vpland.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the town, September 29, 16So.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark.
THE LANDS OF JOHN FARNWORTH.
I. Vplands. Four acres of Justin Holden, bounded northward with the lands of Mathias ffarnworth, eastward with the Mill Road, and on all other poynts with the town's hyeway and comnon.
2. Two acres of swamp, bounded westward with the medow of Matthias ffarnworth, on the south sid of Halfe Moon Swamp, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
3. Foure acres, more or less, lying in two persells, two acres, a pece of swamp land, lyeing betwixt the pond at John Page's saw- mill and the bridg that goe to Nonicoyacus, bounded round by the town's comon land.
Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according `to the order of the town.
JOHN MORSS, Clark, Decem. 911, 16So.
THE LANDS OF CORNELIUS CHURCH.
Vplands. Ten acres, more or lesse, adioyning to Spedtecle Pond, neare the pond of Pelleg Lawrance's, on the east of a ridge parting them, which land containing two holte or three of swampy medow, as is described by the markes, as they are marked by the sides of the ridges, which ridges are comon land, Spedteckle Pond being on the south, and the ridges the bounds on all other sids.
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Tow . Clerk, 166)-16-6, 1679-1681.]
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THE LANDS OF SAMUELL CHURCH. -
Vpland that lye bounded by the highway that goe to Jonathan Morsse, and bye the hye way that goe into Pine Woods, and by the buriall place. .
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1669-1676, 1679-16SI.]
THE LANDS OF JOHN COLLES.
Vpland. Ten acres of vpland, more or lesse, bounded with the lands of Jonathan Crispe and Zachery Sawtell on the east, with the lands of Zachery Sawtell and Joseph Morsse on the north, south with comon land, and west with the riuer, hauing a priuat hyeway runing thorow it to the ford way.
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1669-1676, 1679-1681.]
A persell of land, of ten acres, mor or less, granted by the town to Nicolos Hutchin.
I. One acre, mor or lesse, lyeing betwixt South Medow and South Brook, bounded round by the town's comon.
2. Two acres, mor or lesse, lyeing on the northeast sid of the hyeway, lyeing vpon a swamp that runs to South Brook, bounded . round by the town's comnon.
3. Sixe acres, mor or lesse, lyeing southeast of Sandy Pond, bounded round with the town's comon.
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1669-1676, 1679-16SI.]
THE LANDS OF PELLEG LAWRANCE.
I. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing on the north side of Sped- teckle Pond, bounded on all poynts by the towne's comon.
2. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing by the Cowpond Medow, bounded east by the lands of Nathaniell Lawrance, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.
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3. Foure acres and 3 quarters, more or lesse, vpon which his house stoode, formerly layd to Thomas Boyden, bounded southward by the countrey hyeway, westward by the lands of Matthias ffarn- warth, Sen., northard by Ferney Medow, eastward by the hyeway.
4. Sixe acres, more or lesse, vpon the Cowpond place, bounded on all poynts by the town's comon.
5. Thre acres, more or lesse, by the Cowpond Medow, bound- ed westerly by the lands of Samuell Holden, partly by the lands of Ensign Lawrance, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1659-1676, 1679-1681.]
THE LANDS OF ALEXANDER ROUSSE.
I. Vpland. Eight acres, more or lesse, lyeing betweene the path that goe to Sergent Field Medow, and the path that goe to Richard Blood's, bounded round by the towne's comon.
2. A swamp, containing two acres, more or lesse, bounded round by the town's common, lyeing betweene the uper end of the gift, John Lakin's Sledge and Reedy Medow.
[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1669-1676, 1679-16SI.]
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INDEX.
NAMES OF PERSONS HOLDING LAND-GRANTS.
PAGE
PAGE
TIMOTHY ALLEN
48
JOHN MORSE . 46
ELLIS BARRON
JONATHAN MORSE 4-4
NICHOLAS CADY . 42
JOSEPH MORSE
51
CORNELIUS CHURCH 56
JACOB ONGE
52
SAMUEL CHURCH 57
JOHN PAGE 22
JOHN COLLES . 57
ABRAHAM PARKER 45
JONATHAN CRISP 26
JAMES PARKER 27
WILLIAM ELLUEE 43
JOSEPH PARKER .
20
JOHN FARNSWORTH.
56
DANIEL PEARSE
41
MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH . 52
RALPH REED
33
JAMES FISKE . 35
JAMES ROBERTS
34
CHRISTOPHER HALL
IS
ALEXANDER ROUSE. 58
. GERSHOM HOBART .
53
ZACHARY SAWTELL . 45
. JUSTINIAN HOLDEN .
47
WALTER SKINNER
17
NICHOLAS HUTCHINS 57
SIMON STONE .
48
JAMES KNAPP. 38
THOMAS TARBALL 24
THOMAS TARBELL, JR. 50
PELEG LAWRENCE
57
SAMUEL WILLARD
54
WILLIAM MARTIN
49
SAMUEL WOODS .
41
DANIEL METUP 20
JOSEPH LAWRENCE . 46
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