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Att a lawful tome meeting this 7th of March 1692 Left John Barker was chosen moderator for this meeting-
Capt Dudley Bradstreet, Serjnt Jnº Chandler, Serjnt Jnº Aslebee, John Abbott & Corp -- Cal ffrie were chosen selectmen for ye year ensuing.
Timothy Osgood is chosen Constable for ye North end of towne for ye year insuing for re South end of ye towe for ye year insuing & both for ye whole towne.
John Bullard was chosen Constable
Quartermaster James ffrie is chosen grand juryman for ye year insuing.
Sold to Daniel poor an acre and twenty rods of land lying on ye north side of ye way .ea ling, to his house, and lying alsoe betwixt ye east end of his owne land & ye west end of ** Fammums, he paying to ye tome after ye rate of thirty shillings per acre in wheat & E ... An corne in equal proportions.
"old to William Abbott twenty two rods more as an addition to ye thirty rods which he "^: yo last year he paying proportionately as for ye other thirty rods.
""wanted libertie to Sam- Marble to lay down about an acre & half land upon ye west , his lott and to take up soe much joining to Serjnt Steevens his land, and what Srjnt Inavons & Serint Jnº Bridges have formerly measured to sd marble to stand good. thev n q-se-ener of ye goodness of ye land & he paying ye overpluse to ye tome and per
lors pay for which is more then sd layd down.
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Voted and passed that ye Capt Thomas Chandler Corp11 Ta nson Serjnt Jnº Bridges Walter Wright, & Joseph Marble be a com to ke an account of such as hath incroached upon ye towne commons, are hereby impowered & required to pull up all fence they shall find standing upon ye common, keeping a true account of what they doe herein and make report of it to ye tomme, whoe will pay them for their pains, out of what they shall find so incroached or illegally fenced in.
Sold to John Steevens an acre & half of swampy ground joyning upon ye southeast corner of ye widdowe Steevens her land and ye southwest corner of ye great division of ye John Steevens he paying within a year thirty shillings per in wheat and Indian corne:
Voted and passed that ye committee abovesd shall inspect all shingles made or to be made in ye cedar swamp or else where in oe bounds. & all boards or other timbe wrought or unwrought (except what ye towne hath excepted) are to be sold out of towne or are sold without leave and to seise such shingles, boards or timber & to prosecute ye offenders att ye law either by themselves or by an atturney, & ye towne to satisfie for ye same.
Sold to John Carleton half an acre of land on ye south side of his land he paying after he rate of thirty shillings ye acres as others doe.
Graunted libertie to Joseph Lovejoy to change two acres of land on ye north side ye land he bought of he towne & lay it on ye south side of his land.
Sold to John Parker an acre and half of swampy land at ye southeast corner at his land he paying to ye tome within a year after ye rate of thirty shillings in wheat and Indian corne;
Graunted libertie to Capt Tho Chandler to take a parcell of swamp land in ye Colepitt swamp betwixt ye highway and a parcell of meadowe formerly graunted to Mr. Edmund Faulkner & now in possession of Hopestil Tyler not exceeding two acres for sd swamp being for an acre and three quarter of meadowe, which he says is yet due to him;
Quartermaster James ffrie to joyn with Corp- Johnson for ye measuring of sd swamp & alsoe to measure what Capt Chandler layd down to ye towne att ye lower end of his lot, and what he took up in lue thereof on ye south side of his barn, and make report thereof to ye towne the next town meeting.
The p'ticular grants of land and (torn) granted to John ffrye jun granted to him fouer acre house lott and the divisions together belonging to it: together with the street land: all which is bounded on the east side with the land of John ffry senº: on the north with the highway that goeth into the great swamp: and a little walnut tree marked on the northeast corner: by the land of Andrew Allen: and on the northwest corner with a stake on the south- west corner with a elme: bounded with a white oake on the southwest: and on the southeast with a black oake by Boston now way.
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Sold to James Bridges two acres of land on ye south side of Richard Barker jun his house & on ye south side of ye way by sd Barker his house he paying within a year thirty shillings per acre, ye one half wheat ye other half Indian corne.
Voted that what land Quartermaster ffrie hath taken in out of ye Common, as his fence now stands, shall be valued by ye committee above sd to ye utmost extent & he to make payment to ye towne as others doe yt buy land, he promising not to transgress in ye like kind for ye future.
Sold to Benjamin Steevens a slip of land which he has fenced in on ye west side of some land formerly graunted to Ralph ffarnum, paying as others doe, ye committee above sd to measure it: sd committee to value sd land
Att a generall towne meeting ye 6th of ffeb 1692:93
Left John Barker was chosen moderator for this meeting:
Graunted to those men on ye west side of Shawshin River, ye libertie of a buring place, of an acre of land by ye way side near he head of a place called Rowells folly: provided they fence it handsomely against swine and other creatures within a year from ye date hereof: serjnt John Chandler, Joseph Marble to measure sd land:
Left Thomas Johnson & Joseph Steevens are appointed to view a parcell of land Corp Sam ffrie would change with ye towne for a convenience of a way to ye meadows that way and to take up another piece 88 much in quantity & they to judge of the value and make report to ye tom att ye next towne meeting:
Sold to John Steevens an acre & half of land joyning upon ye south east side of John Gutterson his land he paying within a twelve month, to ye select men or their order as the towne usually sells land.
Graunted to Corp 11 Sam- ffrie libertie to improve six acres of upland for seaven years, on ye south side of ye pine swamp going into Nicholas Holts meadowss, & att ye end of sd seaven years to sowe it sufficiently with English hay seed, & to harrowe it in, not leaving it in Indian hills, but then to throw it up again to ye Common
Graunted libertie to Left Johnson & Ebenezer Barker ye benefit of Shawshin stream (against sd Barkers land) for ye erecting of a fulling mill
Sold to Andrew ffoster an acre of land which he has taken already into fence he paying thirty shillings in corne within a year
Att a lawfull towne meeting at Andover ye 6th of March 1693
Left Christopher Osgood was chosen ye moderator of ye day:
Capt Dudley Bradstreet was chosen Town Clerk for ye yeare ensueing
Capt Dudley Bradstreet, Capt Osgood & Andrew Peeters, John Chandler, and Christopher Osgood are chosen select men for the year ensueing
Benjamin Stevens & William Abbott were chosen constables for the year ensueing
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Ephraim Stevens was chosen clerk of ye market for ye year ensueing
Left John Barker was chosen commissioner for the assessments for the year ensueing Corp 11 George Abbott was chosen sealer of Leather for ye year ensueing
Henry Hoult sent and ffrancis Dane were chosen surveyors for the south end of the town for the year ensueing
Ephraim Stevens & John Osgood Junr were chosen surveighers for the north end of the town,
Ensign Samuel Martin, Corner Natha Stevens, Hope-Still Tiler & Walter Wright senr were chosen Tithing men for the year ensueing
Stephen Parker & Timothy Osgood, Abraham ffoster, Joseph Wilson, Samuel Phelps & Joseph Marble senr are chosen fence vieweres for ye year ensueing
Granted to John Cromwell so much land in the street near the widow Esther Stevensis as is sufficient to build a shop on, and the land to be the towns when he deserts or moves out of ye town.
Granted liberty to Sam- ffrie to exchange a corner of land on the northerly corner of his land for the convenience of a highway for the neighborhood and to take up so much on the southeast corner of his own land he takeing up no more than he layes down
Granted liberty to Benjamin ffrie to exchange a corner of land on the northeast corner of his land of about half an acre for the convenience of a high way and to take up so much by measure on the north west corner of his land.
Granted liberty to John ffarnum senr and Timothy Osgood to improve ten acres of land on the north side of the Mill river between Thomas Abbotts and John Osgoods land so as it may not interupt the Road of the catell to that part of ye common and to use it seaven years, that is seven-crops, and then to leave it sowed well with english seed grass and to fence it with the timber and wood that grows on sd ground, and not to take any fencing stuff off the common .
Sold to James Bridges, three acres of land, lying and joyning southerly & westerly off that land he bought of the town last year he paying the town thirty shillings ye acre accord- ing to usuall manner:
Sold to William Chandler 3 times, a parcell of land which is a lane between two parcells of land that was his fathers to pay the town thirty shillings per acre for what it appears to be according to usually manner.
Granted to Sam- Blancherd a corner of land adjoyning to his line near his meadow, the southeast corner for allowance for a hgih way that goes through his land so much by measure as the highway takes out of his and the Lott layers to allow for quality as they shall judge meet:
Sold to Walter Wright half an acre of land adjoyning to the land he bought of Stephen Johnson in the Rail swamp, he paying to the town after thirty shillings per acre according to the usuall manner.
Granted liberty to William Blunt to improve an acre of land adjoyning to his own land and to improve it seven years, then to sowe it well with english grass seed and to lay it open to the common, and to fence with what wood grows upon it.
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Sold to Robert Gray an acre of land where his barn stands so as it prejudice no highway, he paying thirty shillings in corn to the town within one year or els the land to return to the town.
Granted liberty to Willm Abbott to exchange one acre of land he bought of Samuel Hutchinson which is for the making room for a high way to Joseph Ballards which is a great convenience to the neighborhood as was made appear; and to take sd acre of land on the east side of his land he bought of Edward Whitington.
Sold to Samuel Preston a round small swamp, between the old sawmill of Abraham ffoster & Thomas Russell of about an acre or somewhat more, to pay to the town after the rate of 30 shillings per acre for what it shall appear to be by measure, and to pay as is usuall within a year or els the land to return to the town.
Sold to Abraham More 3 adres of land at the south end of his own land adjoyn- ing to it, he paying thirty shillings per acre within one year in corn; and in case of nonpayment the land to return to the town.
as attest John Osgood Clerk for that day
Att the town meeting legally warned ye 27th of March 1693
Capt. John Osgood was chosen moderator.
It was voted and passed that the select men for this year shall have power to make such oders, as respect the welfare of the town in all respects and may and shall sue by themselves or by an attorney, any person that doth any damage upon the common, in carrying timber out of tom, or fencing in any of the town land, and any other act that is conducable to the good of the town.
Att a lawfull towne meeting ye Ist of January 1693 4
Capt. Thomas Chandler was chosen moderator for this meeting:
Voted and passed that what farther improvement can be made in the meeting house for ye building of seats, shall be forthwith done according to ye direction of ye comitee hereafter mentioned:
Voted and passed that Capt Dudley Bradstreet, serjnt Ephraim Steevens, Left Thomas Johnson, Thomas Osgood, & Mr Andrew Peeters, be a comttr for ye abovesid work:
According to ye request of Billireca selectmen, to ye selectmen of Andover (which they referred to ye town of Andover) bearing date ye 20th of November 1693 sd town of Andover: have ordered Capt Dudley Bradstreet Serjnt Joseph Ballard and John Abbott sen to attend Billirica men if they see cause to come upon a former agreement & desire ye selectmen to inform Billirica selectmen of ye same.
Graunted libertie to John Carleton to change half an acre of land on ye east side or end of his house, & to take soe much on ye northwest corner of his house joyning to his other land
Sold to Benjamin Abbott an acre of land joying to ye north end of his land he paying ye usuall prise and not damnifieing any way.
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Voted and Passed that every Householder shall yearly carry Mr. Dane a load of wood, upon ye penalty mentioned in an order in January in 1690. And these are ye persons which agree to this art.
Dudley Bradstreet
Thomas Chandler senr
Andrew Peeters
Thomas Johnson
Joseph Ballard
Ephraim Steevens
John Chandler George Abbott senr
Edward Phelps
William Johnson
Henry Gray Joseph Robinson
ffrancis Dane
Joseph Chandler
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Sold to serjnt Ephraim Steevens an acre of land on ye east side of his land which was formerly in ye possession of Thomas Poor
Capt Chandler is dismist from beeing a lottlayer, & Joseph Steevens is ap- pointed & chosen in his room.
Serint Ephraim Steevens & Mr. Andrew Peters are joyned to ye Comittee to agree with serjnt Ballard & John Ballard about ye mill on Shawshin River & to meet for ye affair ye first munday in February next at ye tavern
Sold to Serint Joseph Ballard half an acre of land where his new house now stands upon and joyning to ye east side of ye land ye towne graunted to ye grist & fulling mill upon Shawshin River not to prejudice any common way.
Att a lawfull towne meeting this 5th of March 1693:94
Left Christopher Osgood was chosen moderator for this meeting
Capt. Dudley Bradstreet was chosen towne clerk for ye year ensuing
Mr. Andrew Peeters, John Abbot senr: Quartermaster James ffrie Samuel
Blanchard sent & John Osgood were chosen selectmen for ye year ensuing, and over- seers for ye poor:
Left John Barker was chosen comissioner for ye year ensuing
Richard Barker & Henry Holt sent: were chosen constables for ye year ensuing Serjnt Ephraim Steevens, & Joseph Steevens, Corpll George Abbott: & William Lovejoy are chosen serveighers for ye year ensuing:
Serjnt Jnº Aslebe & Serint Jnº Bridges & ffrancis Dane & Nehemiah Abbott are chosen titheing men for ye year ensuing
Corpll Saml Osgood & Benjamin Barker are chosen ffence viewers for ye north end of ye towne for ye year ensuing and William Johnson & William Chandler jnr are chosen fence viewers for ye south end of ye towne for ye year ensuing:
Serjnt Ephraim Steevens is chosen clerk of ye market for ye next year Corpll George Abbott is chosen leather sealer for ye year ensuing
Benjamin Steevens Sam -: Marble John Marstone junr Jnº: Ballard Benjamin Abbott
& Jnº: Steevens are chosen Howards or feild drivers for ye year ensuing.
Benjamin Barker is chosen pound keeper for ye year ensuing for ye north end of ye towne.
William Johnson is chosen pound keeper for ye south end of ye towne for ye year ensuing.
Benjamin Steevens & John Ballard are chosen to inquire of ye clerk what horses are entered to goe upon ye common.
Voted & passed that whereas severall of Boxford & other places have illegally, taken severall trees out of ye towne bounds that sd persons shall be prosecuted att ye law ye next inferior court of comon pleas in this county; or as soon as may be:
Serjnt John Bridges was chosen together wth Serjnt: John or either of them Aslebe to sue any such persons, by themselves or by an atturney, or to compound and agree with sd persons always having respect to oe towne ordr about (missing)
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Graunted libertie to James Bridges his three acres of land he bought of ye towne ye last March to lye as ye lott layers have layd it out:
Graunted libertie to Joseph & Benjamin Steevens a parcell of land for con- venicy of fencing their meadowe on ye north side of their wades meadowe;
Graunted to John Aslebe twenty or thirty rods of land att ye east end of his home lott for his conveniency of fencing, for which he is to pay in money accord- ing to the usuall price:
Voted that Capt. Chandler be added to ye committe for ye seating of ye meet- ing house & that they goe upon that work this week Capt Bradstreet having protested against haveing anything to doe with it:
Graunted to Capt: Chandler all ye wood upon ware hill, both great & small within ye bounds allotted there, for a sheep comon & he to cutt five hundred cord per annum: from ye date hereof tell ye whole sd sheep comon be cleared: & alsoe ye se Capt: Chandler shall imply ye north end of ye towne in cutting sd wood pro- vided they be willing or any other if they refuse & alsoe sd north end of ye towne, to cart ye coal made of sd wood att four shillings in money per load, which if they refuse it shall be in ye libertie of sd Chandler to provide others: he sd Chandler to allowe for cutting & cording sd wood eighteen pence per cord in money, they cutting sd wood to ye acceptation of ye Colliers, or as is usuall, provided this shall not hindre any from cutting fire wood or timber there in the mean time
Andovr Att a legall tome meeting ye 19th of March 1693 / 4
Instructions for ve selectmen for ye year insuing were as follows: that they should make such orders to be confirmed at ye quarter sessions, as shall tend to ye welfare of ye tome & especially concerning timber: any inhabitants bringing strange cattle upon oe comon, & wtelse they shall judge to conduce to ye welfare of ye towne; this was voted and passed ye day above sd:
Att a legall towne meeting ye 30th of July 1694
Mr. Andrew Peeters was chosen Treasurer for ye towne:
Capt: Thomas Chandler, Deacon Jnº ffrie, & Jnº: Abbott was chosen Assesors for ye year ensuing.
Att a lawful towne meeting ye 7th January 1694/5
Left: John Osgood was chosen moderator for this meeting:
Graunted libertie to serjnt: Jnº Aslbee that he may run his fence on ye southeast side of his home meadowe straight, provided that ye ground he takes in, be annually free for feed of ye neighborhood after he has mowed, his grass, & taken care of his hay:
Graunted and sold to Left: John Barker two partells of swamp land one lying upon rose meadowe brook near ye land of Cornet Steevens ye other parcell on ye northwest side of sd land, about twenty rod distant from it, he paying ye usuall price & on(?) time.
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Given to ye Widdowe Esther Steevens a parcell of swamp containing about half or three quarters of an acre lying on the south side of her home meadowe, she not prejudicing ye highway
Graunted libertie to Jnº Russ Sene to take up a parcell of land on ye east side of his owne land containing about ten or twelve acres, he laying down to ye sheep comon of ye west side of Shawshin River, two acres for every one he takes up:
Sold to Nathan Steevens jun: an acre of land lying upon ye north & north- east of his owne land, he paying ye usuall price, & att ye time usuall.
Voted that whosoever shall catch any wofe & carry ye head to the constable as ye law directs, shall have of ye towne twenty shillings in pay, & this act to continue for two years, from ye date hereof & for ye time past tenn shillings apiece for each wof that hath not been yet payd for:
Voted yf whereas there was a comittee chosen att a meeting ye 7th March 1691/2 for takeing an account of such persons whoe had incroached upon ye towne comon, & alsoe to name sd incroachments, & to make report thereof under their hands to the towne, & sd comittee failing to bring their account, they are hereby required to perfect & bring in their account att ye nex tome meeting which will be in March next:
Voted & passed yf ye towne will forthwith as soone a conveniently they can, shingle ye south side of ye roof of Mr Barnards barn with long shingles:
Sold a parcell of land to George Abbott junr: containing about two cares or Nf shall appear by measure, sd land lying betwixt land of sd Abbott & ye land of John ffarnum junr: he paying ye towne, as others doe for time & specie: ye wood free for any man
Saml: Blanchard Quartermaster James ffrie: Serjnt: Ephraim Steevens are chosen a comittee for ye building some seats in ye meeting house and to gett ye work finished by ye Ist day of May next: ye towne to pay for ye same:
Att a lawful towne meeting ye 7th (4th?) of March 1694/5 Samuel Blanchard was chosen moderator for this meeting Mje Dudley Bradstreet was chosen towne clerk
Maje: Dudley Bradstreet Left: John Osgood, Quartermaster James ffrie John Abbott senr: Serjnt: Ephraim Steevens are chosen selectmen for ye year ensuing: John Carleton & William Lovejoy were chosen constables for ye year ensuing: Serint: Ephraim Steeven Joseph Steevens Serjnt: George Abbott and William Lovejoy Henry Holt & Stephen Parker are chosen serveighors for ye year ensuing: Ensigne Martin Nathaniell Dane Benjamin Abbott & William Chandler junr: are chosen tything men for ye year ensuing.
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ffrancis Dane Joseph Marble Nathan Steevens jun: & Samuel Marble are chosen ffence viewers for ye year ensuing:
Serjnt: Ephraim Steevens was chosen clerk of ye market for the year ensuing:
Serjnt: George Abbott is chosen leather sealer for ye year ensuing:
The Hawards chosen ye last year are chosen again for ye year ensuing:
Benjamin Barker & William Johnson are chosen pound keepers for ye year ensuing:
Mr: Andrew Peeters is chosen treasurer for ye year ensuing: Left: John Barker John Chandler, & Joseph Steeves are chosen as a standing committee to take care to keep ye meeting house in good repair, & to hire suitable workmen for that end, & to give their accounts yearly to ye select men, whoe shall order ye treasurer to pay them, they putting money or moneys work into ye treasurers hand to enable him thereto:
Sold to Richard Barker Benjamin Barker & Sam -: Hutchinson eight acres in ye wolf swamp next to Richard Barkers land if there be soe much there, they paying within a year thirty shillings an acre in good merchantable corne, or twenty shillings an acre in money, to ve select men or their order; the wood is to be free for any, tell they have cleared and closed said land:
Voted that whereas Serjt: Aslbee had a graunt ye last tome meeting for the fencing of his home meadowe with as strait a line as he could make provided he flung up his fence after he had carried off his hay: that act is made voide: & he has libertie to fence as aforesd without that reservation, but not to lay claime to sd land as his owne, but ye townes land:
Sold to John Graunger & ffrancis ffaulkner a parcell of lowe land on ye west side of Shawshin River & butting upon sd river & on ye south north west upon their owne land: & sd ffaulkner & Graunger are joy(ned) & generally bound to pay within a year thirty shillings in merchantable corne, or twenty shillings money, to ye selectmen or their ordr:
Sold to John Parker a parcell of swamp land att ye northeast corner of his land, he paying for each acre as abovesd:
Sold to Benjamin Steevens & John Marstone junr: ye swamp at ye uper end of balld meadowe, they paying for time & specie as abovesd: viz (?) only swamp is sold them & noe upland except an island in ye swamp:
Sold to seront Joseph Ballard six acres of land joyning this crost was made voide & soe declared before it was fully entered:
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Graunted libertie to Corpll Sam": Osgood John Abbott junr: Thomas Abbott sent: . Joseph Chandler & Henry Chandler to sett up a saw mill upon Cochicawick River about 3 or 4 rods above ye lower foord ye graunt is upon these conditions & with these restrictions following (i.e.) that they doe not stop ye passage of ye fish called alewives in ye season of them, nor damage any mans land, nor cutt any timber of from ye common but what they shall sell to ye inhabitants of ye tome:
Sam": Ingalls was chosen grandjury man for ye quarter sessions att Ipswitch ye last Tuesday in this march:
Andrew ffoster & William Chandler tertius were chosen to be upon ye jury of tryalls att ye inferior court of pleas att Ipswitch ye last Tues- day of this march.
Att a lawfull tomme meeting ye 6th of May 1695.
Serjt: Ephraim Steevens was chosen moderator for this meeting.
Sam- Blanchard, senr: Left: John Barker, Deacon Joseph Steevens Left: John Osgood & Corp-": Steven Parker are chose for a comittee for ye seat- ing of ye meeting house forthwith: alsoe Henry Holt senr, & John Abbott senr: are added to this comittee for ye end abovesd:
Att a lawful towne meeting ye 6th of January 1692
Left: John Osgood was chosen moderator for this meeting.
Voted and passed that from henceforth there shall be noe land sold to any person whatsoever, but ye purchase shall pay downe the sum in money as ye towne & sd purchaser shall agree upon-
Ye comittee appointed for ye looking after ye incroachment of particu- lar persons upon ye common made their return this day to ye towne which ye towne accepted of, & a memorandu taken of ye persons & sums for direction to ye selectmen for ye demanding ye same & Capt: Thomas Chandler being de- sirous to be released from said work by reason of his age Left: Jnº Chandler is placed in his roome & sd comittee are desired to prosecute sd business tell they have gone through the whole towne:
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