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1686. From old pamphlet Book A 1686 to 1700. Page 4.
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1686. At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough May 241
Bound
From 1686, The town granted to John Simons 4 or 5 acres of land. or thereabont, lying between his Vol. father's land, and William Thomas's land.
Page 6.
Recorded by
ALEXANDER STANDIII, Torn Clerk.
Same date.
According to a grant of land by the Town, given to John Simmons at the head of his land, to run his lines until he meets with the land of Mr. William Thomas, it was accordingly done by us, from bis corner marks on the South West side, which was a white oak tree, to a white oak tree, to a swamp. and by the said swamp to the land of Wm Thomas on the North East side, by the line of said Simone's land, until we came to the land of William Thomas returned by us.
THOMAS DELANO. JOHN SOULE.
ALEXANDER STANDISH. Town Clerk.
1686. From Pamphlet. Page 5.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough Aug. 25th 1686. The Town made choice of Robert Barker jun. and Edward Southworth, to serve in the petty jury at the County Court.
Josiah Kaine Jun. took the oath of fidelity Ang. 25th 1686.
At this Town meeting, the town made choice of David Alden and William Hobes to serve ye petty Jury at the Court of assistants to be in Oct 1686.
1687. June 2. Page 5. From Pamphlet.
The Town made choice of Sergent Bartlet, Ensign Trasey and John Wadsworth, for their select men for this year. The town chose Isaac Barker and Joseph Howland for their constables for this year : Wrestle Brewster, Robert Barker jun. and Elnathan Weston, surveyors for this year.
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1687. June 2. Pamphlet. Page 6.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough June 24/67 The town gave to Joseph Chandler's son John, who by Gods Providence has lost his hand, 50 acres of land, lying on the Easterly side of the South river, and Northerly side of the place called the Rocks ; Provided that his father shall have liberty to sell, or otherwise improve the land for the benefit of the afore said child.
1687. Aug. 12. Page 7.
At a Town meeting (by virtue of a warrant from John Usher treasurer) The town made choice of Mr. Alexander Standish to be their Commissioner for assessments. Also at this meeting, the Town of Duxborrough agreed that no grass should be cut at the Common Meadows until the 18th day of this instant month upon the penalty of the loss of all the grass that any man shall cut before the time afore said upon the Common Meadow.
Aug. 12. Page 8.
Know all men by these Presents, That the Town of Duxburrough has agreed to let. lease and set over unto John Thomas and Peter West, a certain tract of meadow, and we, the inhabitants of the town, do by these Presents, Let, Lease, and Set over unto John Thomas and Peter West afore said, the tract of meadow between Gotum river and the Cut river, the full time of seven years from the date hereof : Provided that said John Thomas & Peter West do pay or cause to be paid Thirteen Shillings pr Annum to the Town of Duxburrough, or their order without trouble, and further, said men do hereby debar themselves from cutting any grass any where else upon the Common Meadows, during the term of this lease, And hereby John Thomas and Peter West aforesaid, do engage to keep the afore said Meadow sufficiently fenced during the full term of seven years from this Twelfth day of August One thousand Six hundred Eighty seven.
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The above written was the mutual agreement of the parties within named and Recorded by their orders -
by me.
RnoDOLPHUs THACHER, Then Clerk.
1688. May 21. Pamphlet. Page 9.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough. 21st of May 1688, Lieut. Alden, Francis Barker and Mr. Edward Southworth, were chosen by said town for Select men, and added to the former for this year. At this town meeting. the town made choice of Mr. Alexander Standish to be their Commissioner for this year : Wrestle Brewster, Joseph Turner and Roger Glace. surveyors. John Soule and Joseph Rogers were chosen constables for this year.
At this Town meeting the town agreed to raise their minister's salary by a Rate, as in times past, and have also appointed the Select men to make their minister's Rate this year.
At this meeting May 21st 1688 the town granted that the two acres of meadow. formerly called Moses Simonson's. and lying below James Thomas is upon the South river, that it shall be laid forth and recorded to Jobn Simonson.
The Town at this meeting have agreed to lay out a piece of meadow. formerly called Bumps meadow. to be improved for the benefit of their minister. as the house and upland that was set apart for that use formerly.
At the same town meeting. the town did also by vote. agree to leave the disposal of the Common Meadows for the benefit of the Town. to the Select men. that is to be understood. by hiring it out, pro- vided they do not exceed the term of Seven years. and to be let to such as are inhabitants of the town. and do empower the above said Select men to take some effectnal course for the preservation of the Town timber. bark. and cord wood. At this town meeting the town did vote to give to Thomas Dil-
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iancy. that part of the swamp before his door that was Common, But so as that the high way is not damaged thereby.
1689. Mch 1. From Bound Vol. marke A 1644. Page 6.
At a Town meeting in Duxburrough a piece of land was allotted to be layed out and sold by Samuel Delano and Peter West, to Edward Sonthworth, and their return to be made to the Town, which was accordingly done, and does run as follows: From a red oak marked by end of Samuel Wests ground by a straight line to a red oak - between the swamp marked, and from the tree by a straight line to a bound marked tree by the lower marsh, which was valued to be worth twelve shillings. which was paid to the town by the aforesaid Edward Southworth in Silver money.
Transcribed by me.
ALEXANDER STANDISII, Town Clerk.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough, April
April 30. From 30. 1689. The town made choice of Benjamin Bartlett Sen. and Deacon Wadsworth to be their agents, (upon the request of Mr. Thomas Hinkle) and together with the agents of other towns. to settle a Council to consider of such things as may be expedient for us under the present juncture of Providence until our former time of election, which useth to be on the first Tuesday in June.
We the inhabitants of the town of Duxburrough do desire that Mr. Hinkle and the rest of the old magistrates that do yet survive may be present Council according to the former limitation, and no other, and farther, our desire is that all those that have liberty to vote in our town meetings for the choice of deputies and others, may have liberty to vote in choice of Governor and Assistants, and if the Countys continue that all such may have power to choose their County assistants. We do also desire. that all our records may be recalled and secured by the present Council for us.
Pamphlet a. Page 10.
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Pamphlet. Page 11.
May 28. At a Town meeting held in Dnxburrough May 28, 1689 The town chose Mr. Edward Southworth and Mr. Seth Arnold, to be their deputies, Lieut. Alden, Ensign Tracy, and Mr. John Wadsworth to be their select mon.
Roger Glace and Francis Barker, to be their Constables for this year.
Josiah Wormall and Josiah Kaine to be their Grand jury men, Joseph Wadsworth, JJohn Simonson and John Russel, to be their surveyors for this year.
Aug. 8. Roger Glace. Joseph Chandler, Thom> Dillanoy Pamphlet. and Abraham Pears desiring to take up their free- Page 12. dom, were approved by the Town, May 28, 1689.
1689.
From
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough the 8th of August 1689, The town made choice of Mr.
Pamphlet Edward Southworth, and Mr. Seth Arnold, to be a. their deputies for the following Court, and the Page 11. remaining part of the year.
From At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough the 13th Pamphlet of December 1689 - The town did agree to empower 2. the Town Council to make an order as firmly as they Page 12. can against the Stray of all Town wood and timber, Dec. 13/89. by sending it out of the town, and to empower men to see that the order so made is executed. And farther, the town does forbid any man to presume to cut either cord wood, or timber, except for their own partienlar use, upon the town Commons, from this day, until the town Council have published their order, upon the forfiture of all such wood, or timber so ent.
The town did engage to Wrestling Brewster, that if he in courtesy did take Nathaniel Cole into his house, they would secure him from being burdened with keeping him. said Cole.
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1690. From Pamphlet il. Page 12.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough May 21st 1690 The town made choice of Serg' Bartlett, Ensign Tracy and Deacon Wadsworth, for their select men : Mr. John Wadsworth, and Mr. David Alden, for their deputies, James Partridge James Bishop, and John Trasy jun. for surveyors.
The town chose Stephen Samson and JJohn Russell for their constables for this year, Josiah Holmes and Josiah Wormall were chosen grand jury men. Jurors for the County Court, John Russell and John Thomas. and the town chose for the Court of Assist- ants, John Simonson and Joseph Turner to serve upon the petty jury.
Dec. 9. 1690. Page 13. Pamphlet a.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough the 9th of December 1690 - The town made choice of Ensign Trasy. Ensign Barker and Thomas Dillanoy for their raters.
At this meeting the Town did agree. and deter- mine, that young men, such as are for themselves. and not house keepers, shall be Rated at ten pounds a head for their heads. and add their estates to it.
The town also agreed that, such as have cut cord wood upon the town Commons this year, shall be rated - 15-64 upon the cord, as the town raters have information thereof ; and for bark. rails. cooper stuff, timber, to be rated for at half the value thereof, and to be valued by the Raters.
1691. Feb. 18. From Pamphlet A. Page 13.
February 18th 1691. The town of Duxburrough being met together, the majority of the town by vote. did agree to send to England in order to obtain a charter, by manifesting their willingness so to do. The town did agree that if the select men of the town. or any number of men in the town, will lend the town Twenty Pounds in Silver money, to be repaid in the same specie in one year's time from the date hereof. then the town do engage to see the select men of the town. or any such men as shall be helpful therein, paid to their content the sum above
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expressed, at the time before mentioned, Or the Town does engage, that if the select men can and do borrow Twenty pounds in their behalf, to send to England towards procuring a charter, that then the town will see them repaid in a twelve months time, (in the same specie, ) understand it from the date hereof, which is, this, the 18th day of February 16g1.
The town have made choice of the Rev. Mr. Ichabod Wiswell to be their agent, and desire that power may be given him to improve whom he sees cause to gather with himself for the eud above mentioned.
This town meeting above mentioned was, in obedi- ence to an act of Court holden 11th February, to consider what they would do in order to the proenring of charter, and also what instrument they would improve. aud money they could raise toward the Public charge, which was thought to be £700 in New England money.
Sept. 10. 1691. From At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough Sept. 10/91 The town made choice of Ensign Barker and Josiah Holmes to serve as petty jurors at the County Page 15. Court, of Mr. Alexander Standish and Phillip Dil- Pamphlet. lanoy to serve as jurors at the Court of assistants.
At this town meeting the town did agree. that Goodman Boney should have a pair of shoes, bought with part of the rent due for the Common Meadows.
1692. Page 19. Pamphlet.
At a Town meeting held in Duxburrough Nov. 24th 1692 The town agreed to raise Mr. Wiswell's maintenance, viz 50 pounds as expressed in the Town agreement, by rating the inhabitants of the town, in order there unto. At this town meeting the town agreed that the rent due to the town for the use of the Common Meadows this year, should be improved to procure wood for Mr. Wiswald, by the select men.
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Town charges for this year. as follows
£ SD
Ten Shillings for sweeping the meeting house 10 -
To Mr. Wadsworth for 23 days at Court 4 12 To Peter West for three days as Grand juror 1- To Mr. Southworth at Court 1 00 00
1692.
Nov. 24.
Pamphlet. Page 19.
The town reconed with Mr. Southworth at this town meeting. and his acco. with them is balanced, that is concerning Mr. Wiswald's house, and the glassing of the meeting house also.
1693. May 10. Pamphlet. Page 20.
At a Town meeting in Duxbury May 10th 1693, The town made choice of Mr. Edward Southworth for an assembly man for this year. Of John Simon- son and Samuel Seabury to serve as petty jurors, at the Quarter Session.
At this meeting. the town have given liberty to Robert Barker. his heirs and assignes, to make a Dam. and raise a pond upon Pudding brook, about a place commonly called Beaver Dam, and to keep it up during the time that they, or either of them shall see cause to keep up the mill.
At this meeting. The town do hereby empower their present select men, to run the line. and settle the boundry between the town of Plymouth and themselves, and do promise to defray all necessary charge that shall arise about the premises.
At this Town meeting, the town do commit to the Select men, the making of prudential laws for pres- ervation of the timber upon the Towns Commons.
At this Town meeting, the town do agree, that if the fisher men of Duxbury, shall clear Island Creek brook, that said men shall have liberty then to get herring for bait from time to time, without molesta- tion ; and to that end the town do agree, that if any, either English or Indian, do hinder them herein, by making of weirs. or hindering the fish from coming to the Pond. or going down. they shall thereby forfit five shillins for every time they so do, to be taken by distraint (from the person so transgressing) by
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the Constable, which the complainer shall have for his pains. At this meeting. the town are agreed that. if any man of the town do dig of the Towns Iron ore on the Commons, they shall give an account thereof to the Select men of the town, giving Six pence a ton for all ore so dug, to the town's use.
1694. Oct. 24. Pamphlet. Page 28.
At a Town meeting, October 24, 1694.
The town have made choice of Ensign Barker, Lieutenant Arnold and Lieutenant Barker, or any two of them, to join with Marshfield to make division of the land between Duxburrough and Marshfield.
Therefore, we the town of Duxborrough, have voted and ordered that no person whatsoever shall cut any wood or timber, on the land belonging to Marshfield and our town, until those lands be divided, on penalty of twenty shillings a tree, or part of a tree, one half to the informer that shall sue for the same, and the other half to the town, provided the land be divided by the last of April next, provided the owner does not infringe the liberty of any former grant.
1694. Dec. 17. Pamphlet. Page 38.
The town made choice of Samuel Bartlet and William Brewster for Grand jury men.
Also the town have made choice of Thomas Thacher and John Prior to serve upon the petty jury. Also at the same time Dec. 17th 1694. Mr. John Wadsworth Sen. made his demand of £6. 15> due to him from the town for serving the town in the Assembly at Boston.
1695. May 20. Pamphlet. Page 31.
The town have made choice of Captain Alden and Mr. John Wadsworth to give Mr. Wiswall a deed of the town house, and land, he now lives in, and to settle the bounds. And at the same town meeting the town have given to Mr. Wiswald, half the meadow belonging to the ministry, to him and his heirs forever, and the use of the whole, his life time.
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Oct. 29. Pamphlet. Page 30.
At a town meeting the town have agreed with Wrestling Brewster for the feeding of Thurston Clark, a quarter of a year, for fifty shillings, and what elothing he is at charge for him, the town does engage to be responsible for it. Also at the same town meeting, the town have appointed the select men to enquire into Thurston Clark's estate, and the town to defray the charges.
The town have appointed the town treasurer to provide 20 cords of wood for Mr. Wiswald for the ensuing year.
1696. Mch 5. Pamphlet. Page 38.
At this town meeting. the town chose Thomas Thacher and James Magoone, constables. Elnathan Weston, Wrestling Brewster and John Keine sur- veyors of the high ways, William Brewster town treasurer.
The same town meeting empowered Wm Brewster still to provide wood for Mr. Wiswald, and engage to pay him the next town rates.
1696. May 17. 1696/7.
The town have granted to John Weston Sen. eight acres of land between the head of Steven Sampson's Bound Vol. land and Joseph Chandler's land, in exchange for a. Page 6. the land the town gave him at the - marshes.
1695. June 26. From Bound Vol. Page 31.
We whose names are underwritten being appointed as agents for the town of Duxburrough to run ranges, and settle bounds of land belonging to the town of Duxburrough, do hereby declare what we have acted and coneluded in reference to the land formerly granted unto Henry Sampson, deceased, and to the land formerly granted to John Russell, both of the town aforesaid, viz We began at the meadow of Robert Barker, deceased, now in the possession of his heirs, and measured out half a mile. by the supposed line of Robert Sprout of Scit- uate, making some small allowance for meadow land that lay within the said land of Henry Sampson -
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finding the line of the aforesaid Sprout to run East South East half a point Southerly, ve line of the aforesaid Sprout, being the Northerly bounds, accord- ing to the grant of the town of Duxburrough, half a mile as aforesaid, to a black oak tree, marked on four sides, and then for the head line, we did run South, South West half a point westerly, and marked several trees, until we came to the South East corner of the 3 allotments of the land of Joseph Holmes where we marked a small pine tree, for the corner bounds, or South East corner bounds of the land granted to Henry Sampson. John Russell and the land of Josiah Holmes exchanged with the town of Duxburrough, the 3 allotments being 126 rods in breadth westerly from the line of Robert Sprout of Scituate. This 26th of June 1695.
SETH ARNOLD. ABRAHAM SAMSON.
Transcribed by
ALEXANDER STANDISH, T. C.
1696. May 18. From
At a town meeting held at Duxburrough. the town have granted to Abraham Sampson 30 acres of land Bound Vol. that the town gave formerly to Peter West, upon the Page 32. westerly side of South river.
ALEXANDER STANDISH, Town Clerk.
1697. May 17. From
The town have granted to Jolin Weston 7 or 8 aeres of land between
in exchange for the land the town gave at the fresh Pamphlet. marshes.
Page 39.
The town have appointed Josiah Holmes, with the consent of Marshfield, to lay out the land to Abram Peirce that the town promised him, in consideration of a high way. The town have appointed John Holmes and John Keine Jun, two acres of land the town granted them.
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1698.
Mch 1. Ensign John Trasie was chosen Grand juryman
From to attend the Superior Court.
Pamphlet. Joseph Rogers and Elnathan Weston are chosen Page 40. Grand jurymen for the whole year.
Pamphlet.
Page 40.
1698. May 23. At a Town meeting, the town have appointed the Select men to get the gutters of the meeting house mended.
1698. Nov. 28. Laid out to Abram Peirce Sen. a small parcel of land containing fifteen aeres. by estimation, fifteen Bound Vol. aeres, more, or less, as it is bounded viz, Begining Page 33. at a small rock. leaving a large high way between the head of Abram Peirce's his land, and the above said rock, and so with a straight line surveyed, sixty rods to the Northward of the West, and there marked a white oak tree on four sides, and from the said white oak tree. thirty five rods Easterly, to a white oak tree marked, and from the said white oak tree, to the Southward of the East, sixty rods to a couple of red oak trees marked, standing by the path side that goeth to James Bishop's, and to the Westward of the South. Forty rods, more or less. to the first named tract.
This was done by me, JOSIAH HOLMES.
Recorded by
ALEXANDER STANDISH, T. C.
1699.
Mch 7. Pamphlet. Page 40.
The town have appointed Josiah Holmes and Francis Barker, to sell and lay out a small lot of land to Aaron Soule, lying at the South end of his lot, if he and they agree.
1699. July 17.
At a town meeting held at Duxburrough July 17/99 The town have voted to make choice of a Committee of town to determine who are the propri- etors of the towns Commons in Duxburrongh.
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1699. At a town meeting held in Duxburrough on the Nov. 16. 16th day of November, the proprietor of the Common Bound Vol. and undivided land in said town. have agreed by a Page 31. major vote, that the rights and proprieties of each proprietor, shall be settled and stated. as followeth, that is to each proprietors of a dwelling place erected before the year 1662. with twenty acres of land granted by the Court, shall have two shares, or pro- prieties, and to every hundred aeres granted as afore said, shall have two shares or proprieties, and so- proportionable for all, such lands so granted, pro- vided always that no odd quantity under twenty acres shall give the proprietors a right to vote relating to the premises aforesaid, but yet to be considered in partitie of the land according to pro- portion, and twenty acres shall have the privilege of a vote as aforesaid, and also, that this following list now being drawn according to the rules above men- tioned as near as may be, with the number of each man's right placed against his name, which list with- the above written we the abovesaid proprietors pass to an act refering to any person that is under appar- ent wrong according to the rules above written, liberty to make his claim, and set forth his right at town meeting. within Six months and not after ; and also that each proprietor of 20 acres of land, or upward, which hath been dwelt upon 20 years before the date of these presents, let it be under any grant what-so-ever. such shall have a single share with what they have received of the town, and not otherwise.
ALEXANDER STANDISH, Clerk.
1700. May 7. Page 45. At a town meeting held in Duxburrough upon the 7th day of May 1700. The town made choice of Pamphlet. Capt Seth Arnold for their representative. Thoms Delanoe Jun, Ebenezer Standish, and Joseph Wads- worth are chosen petty jurors, to serve at the next inferior Court of Common Pleas. Sam' Seabury
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and John Sprague are chosen to give Mr. Wiswalle a deed of the land which the town did formerly grant unto him, in consideration that the men which were formerly chosen to do it, did neglect it.
1699. July 17. At a town meeting the town made choice of Lieut. Barker, Mr. Wadsworth and Mr. Southworth, to be Bound Vol. a Committee to take a view of the town Commons 1. and to bring a report to the town what they judge Page 269. dividable.
Dec. 4.
At a town meeting held at Duxburrough, the town have voted to choose a Committee to annex the numbers of such proprietors rights in a list against his name bearing dates 1599, and also to enter such proprietors as are not yet entered, and make their return to the town, what they have done.
ALEXANDER STANDISH, T. C.
Also the town made choice of Mr. John Wads- worth. David Alden and Ensign Francis Barker to act as a Committee in the town's behalf as above expressed.
by
ALEXANDER STANDISH, Torn Clerk.
1699. Sept. 12. Vol. a. Where as, the town of Duxburrongh by their order bearing date of July 17th 1699 made choice of us, the subscribers to determine who are the true owners Page 276. or proprietors of the Commons or undivided land lying within the township of Duxburrough, and we having met with the inhabitants of said town at their usual meeting honse, this the twelfth day of Sep- tember 1699 and heard their several allegations and seen their records relating to the same, do determine as follows - That to say that the Commons or undivided lands in the said town, do belong unto the
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proprietors of the farm as lots, and other lands granted to particular persons by the Court. lying within the said township. to which determination we have subscribed our hands.
NATHANIEL THOMAS. ISAAC LITTLE. JOHN BRADFORD.
Recorded by me.
ALEXANDER STANDISH, T. C.
1699. Dec. 4. Vol. a. Page 1.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborow. The widdow Abigail Alden, did by her agent David Alden forwarn and forbid the neighbors and inhabi- tants of the town from carting through her land by accounting it a high way, but only by sufferance.
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