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1747. Aug. 11. R Nº 5. Page 48.
At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough. upon the 11th day of Aug. Anno Domini 1747. The said Town chose Mr. Sam' Weston. Moderator for said day, and the said town by their vote, hired out their Common Salt meadow, to Capt. Samuel Alden for this year for Fifty Pounds in money in the Old tenor. And there was a paragraph in the warrant for hold- ing the above said Town Meeting, to notify the people to take some care of the poor in the said town. but the said town waved that matter, and acted nothing about it. The town then chose Capt. Samuel Alden their Agent to procure a School master for said town for a year ensuing. the said year to begin at the end of the year in which Mr. JJoshua Loring was said town's Agent on the like occasion.
1747. Nov. 2. R Nº 5. Page 49.
At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 24 day of November Anno Domini 1747.
The said Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq, Moderator for the said day. And the town chose two Agents to make answer to the complaint exhib- ited against the said town, by the Rev. Mr. Veazie to be heard before the Justices of our Court of Gen- eral Sessions of the place at Plymouth, on the third Tuesday of December next, and the said Agents that were chosen were. Major Gamaliel Bradford, and Capt Samuel Alden. And then the town pro- ceeded to adjust and settle the said town's debts and charges, Amt to
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At the above said town meeting the said town voted. that the assessors should make a rate. and pay and discharge the sum total of all and every of the above written particulars to each of the persons and uses above mentioned. all to be paid in the Old tenor. and the said Assessors in making the said rate. if they shall see it easier to bring out the sum total of their list. may make their rate some small matter bigger than the above said Artieles comes to, but not exceeding Ten pounds, and also to agree with JJoseph Freeman to keep Mary Cole one year, next ensuing. for Thirty five pounds including in said year so much time as he hath already kept her. and is not yet paid for it. At this town meeting the town voted that their select men might draw out of the town's treasury £19, 18 00-in money of Old T. to discharge an execution which Marshfield have against this towu.
1747. Nov. 30. R. Nº 5. Page 49.
At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 301h day of November Anno Domini 1747. The Town chose Major Gamaliel Bradford. Moderator for said day. also chose Mr. Samuel Seabury to answer the said town's presentment at the next Quarter Sessions of the peace. for not keeping in repair Barstow's Bridge over the North river, and also to take care with the Agents of the neighboring towns, to rebuild or repair said bridge.
1747-8. Jany. 25. Vol. a. Page 211.
At a Towns Meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough, duly quali- fied and lawfully warned in public town meeting as- sembled at the meeting house in Duxborrough the 25th 1747-8. After several times reading the ad- vice the Justices of the Court at Plymouth gave the Rev. Mr. Veazie, and the town's agent, at their session in December last. relating to Mr. Veazie's complaint. and the difference now subsisting between Minister and people, and a considerable debate thereon, the question was put, whether they would
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accept of the said advice. and it was passed in the affirmative. They also voted that they would accept those Gents nominated by Mr. Veazie and the town's Agents viz, the Rev. Mr. Eells of Scituate, the Rev. Mr. Bass of Hanover. the Rev. Mr. Anger of Bridgewater, and Elijah Cushing and Thomas Foster Esqr-, to come and adise, and assist in the affair, Gamaliel Bradford Esq. Moderator, upon the 30th day of January post maridion, Mr. Samuel Seabury brought to me the above written to be recorded, and told me the above said Gamaliel Bradford. Moderator. sent it by him because he had not time to come himself. and according to order, it is here recorded
by me, JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
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PROPRIETORS OF THE COMMON LANDS.
1747. Sept. 28. pamphlet. B.
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No page.
At a meeting of the proprietors of the common lands in the Second division of the Commons which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrough and Pem- brook, held in Duxborrough upon the 28th day of September Anno Domini 1747. The said proprietors chose Major Gamaliel Bradford Moderator, and then proceeded to chose a committee of three men. viz. Edward Arnold Esq, Capt. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule, to receive the claims and pretended rights of any person that have not had any land laid out to them in the above said division. and take notice how they make out their claims. and make report of their doings relating to the premises to the above said proprietors at their next meeting. and also to take a view of the several pieces of land which belong to the above said division, that have not been vet lotted out, and pass their judgement upon them severally, as to their quantity and value. and make a report of their doings therein to the above said proprietors, at their next meeting, and then the said proprietors adjourned their meeting to the last Monday in November next, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon at Duxborrongh above said.
Recorded by
JOHN WADSWORTH. Clerk.
At the above said proprietors meeting the said proprietors voted that the common or proprietors lands in the Township of Duxborrongh, lying be-
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tween the land of Benjamin Prior, Christopher Wadsworth, Moses Soule. George Partridge. the Town's land the land of Benjamin Prior Jr. and the land of Thomas Boneys heirs. which for many years past hath been improved. to set a meeting house on, a Burying place, Training field. High ways and set- ting a pound on, shall lay. remain and be for the uses afore said forever. and what pieces of common lands the said town of Duxborrongh hath exchanged to accommodate and lay the same regular, be and hereby is ratified and confirmed-and that the com- mons or proprietor's lands adjoining to the Meeting house in the Easterly point of the town of Pembrook lying between the lands of Mr. Daniel Lewis. Isaac Tubbs, Isaac Crooker and Thomas Burton which has for many years past been improved. to set a Meet- ing house on. Burying place. Training field. high ways, and setting a pound on, shall lay. remain. and be for the uses afore said, forever and that what pieces of Commons lands of said town of Pem- brook have exchanged. to accommodate and lay the same regular. be and hereby is ratified and confirmed. September 28th Anno Domini 1747.
Recorded
pr JOHN WADSWORTH Proprietors Clerk.
November 30th Anno Domini 1747. At a meet- ing of the Proprietors of the common lands in the Second division of the Commons which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrow and Pembrook, held in Duxborrongh. the said meeting being continned by an adjournment from the 28th day of September last past, at which time the said proprietors chose a committee of three men viz. Edward AArnold Esq. Capt. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshna Soule. to receive the claims and pretended rights of any per- sons which have not had any land laid out to them
1747. Nov. 30. pamphlet B. Page 22.
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in the above said division, and take notice how they make out their claim, and make a report of their doings relating to the premises. to the above said proprietors at their next meeting, accordingly the said Committee gave in the report above mentioned to the said proprietors at the above said meeting on the above said 30th day of November, which said re- port is as follows viz.
We the subscribers, being chosen by the proprie- tors of the common and undivided lands in Duxbor- rough and Pembrook, to hear the claims of any per- sons have to any of the said lands, and to make a report thereof to the said proprietors. and having appointed a time, accordingly there appeared two persons viz. John Southworth and Joseph Chanler, and after a full hearing thereof. and due considera- tion thereon. do make our report as followeth viz. That their claims are insufficient.
1747. Nov. 30. pamphlet B. Page 23.
And also to make inquiry for such pieces of lands and meadow as are not yet disposed of, and to make a report to the said proprietors, and having made search thereof do find the following pieces of lands viz. About 5 acres of land lying by Green's Har- bor brook, and a small piece of land adjoining to the land of John Magfarland, and a small piece ad- joining to the lands of Barnabas Ford, and 80 acres of land lying by the South river forge, and about 5 aeres of land adjoining to the lands of Jonathan Peterson. and about 15 acres of Salt Marsh lying upon the Mili river. and little Wood Island, and a small piece of land lying between the lands of Caleb Samson James Thomas and Benjamin Southworth, and a small piece of land adjoining the lands of Mr. Burton. and about 30 acres of land at the head of Miles Standish's farm.
EDWARD ARNOLD. JOSHUA SOULE. NEHEMIAH CUSHING.
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At the above said meeting of the proprietors the 30th day of November Anno Domini 1747 relating to the claims of John Southworth and Joseph Chan- ler to land within the said propriety. the above said committee after a full hearing. report that their claims are insufficient. and a vote was asked of the said proprietors viz. whether they would act relating to their claims. and the vote passed in the negative, not judging their claims sufficient.
The afore said proprietors Meeting November 30th was adjourned to the Second Monday of March next ensuing, at Ten of the clock.
1747-8. Jany. 25. R. Nº 5. Page 50.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 25th day of January Anno Domini 1747-8. The said town chose Major Bradford, Moderator for said day. The town then voted that their seleet men should draw out of the said town's Treasury. money suffici- ent to pay their County tax for this year. and then the Moderator proclaimed the above meeting dis- solved.
April 15.
The Town met to chose Grand Jury men.
1747-8. Mch At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common lands in the Second division which belonged to the Pamphlet. Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held in Page 24. Duxborrough the Second Monday in March, Anno Dom 1747-8. said meeting being continued by adjournment from Nov Both A. D. 1747. At this meeting the Committee which the proprietors had authorised to sell several parcels of land which belonged to them. brought an account of several parcels of land which they had sold, which account is as followeth viz.
To Ezra Arnold a small parcel lying contiguous to the farm he now dwelleth upon. for £5 and the said Committee is to give said Arnold on a deed of Quit claim. Item. to Capt Nehemiah Cushing a small piece of land lying near Thomas Burtons, for
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£6. To Robert Stanford a piece of land lying near Reuben Peterson's, for £25. 10. Also a small piece of land to Barnabas Ford for 16. Also a parcel of land to John Magfarland for £10 an acre, the whole comes to £31. Also about 80 acres of land lying near South river, sold to Peleg Sprague and for f250 old tenor. Also sold to Joshua Soule two acres of land near the forge on South river for £10 10. Total sum £346. 10. 00.
The said account was accepted, voted and allowed by the said Proprietors, who voted that the said Committee should give deeds to those that they sold land to as above said. The Committee also brought the account of their time spent. and money expended. about the above said affair, the sum total of which account is £26. 95. 4º which said account was allowed and accepted by said Proprietors. Also the said Proprietors voted to Mr. Samuel Weston 20 shillings for his services about their vendue, and also voted the little Wood Island should be sold to James Glass for £8 in Old tenor, and also paid to John Wads- worth Es in money in full for his services done the Proprietors in the place of Proprietors Clerk. to this day. and also voted that all the money paid in. or that remains to be paid for lands sold, or any other payments relating to the premises. should be reckoned paper money in the Old tenor.
At the above said Proprietors meeting, Daniel Lewis Esq protested against the selling any of the said Proprietors undivided Commons, and desired that his protest may be here in entered, which it is.
At the above meeting the said Proprietors chose a Committee of three men viz Daniel Lewis Esq of Pembrook above said. Mr. Samuel Seabury and Mr. Samuel Weston, both of Duxborrough afore said, to take an account of the claims of all persons who claim any right in the salt meadows belonging to the proprietors of the second division of the Commons which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, in order to make out their qualifications
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to vote in the said Proprietors meetings viz to make out their rights in the undivided part of the said Commons. and the said Committee to bring the account of their proceedings relating to the premises to the said Proprietors at their next meeting, which will be on the Second Tuesday of May next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and at Pembrook in their old meeting house.
To the Proprietors of the Town of Duxborrough and that part of Pembrook that was formerly Dux- borrough. in the Proprietors meeting, assembled, at the memorial of Isaac Pierce now of Eastham in the Connty of Barnstable, formerly of Duxbury afore said, humbly shows that at the time of agreeing upon the East division made of the Common lands belong- ing to said Towns, he was qualified according to vote to have drawn a lot. both in age, and being a town born child, but it so happened there was no lot of any kind assigned him, although he ought to have had several. Therefore he prays that you would now make him just and equal relations for the same &c March the 13th A. D. 1747.
DANIEL LEWIS, Attorney for said Pierce.
The prayer of the above said Pierce mentioned in the above said memorial was negatived by said Proprietors.
To the Proprietors of the Town of Duxborrough -
Where as, my honored father Mr. Benjamin Chanter, late of Duxborrough in the County of Ply- mouth. deceased, died seized of considerable real estate in the town of Duxborrough, and after his death. to wit on the third Tuesday of March A. D. 1691/2, the County Conrt then holden at Plymouth, the four sons which my father left behind him. two fifth parts to the eldest of said sons. and one fifth part to each of the other sons as appears by the records of the said Court, and by virtue of said set-
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tlement I became seised of one fifth part of said inheritance, and the freehold thereof, was actually in me, and continued so until the Both of January A D 1709. and whereas on the said 30th of January. there was a town meeting held in Duxborrongh when, and where, after the 10 acre division was voted it was also voted that all the rest of the upland and meadow land which should remain after the division afore said in the towns Commons. should be equally divided to all frecholders in said town. as appears by the records of said town. notwithstanding. I have never had any benefit in the said divisions. though I apprehend that I have, and then had. good right to a share therein, and as there is yet Common land belonging to said town. I desire that I may still have my right, and that the Proprietors would take this my memorial in consideration. and order the same accordingly. March 1>1 1747.
JOSEPH CHANLER.
March 14 A D 1747/8. The above said Memorial was read to the said Proprietors, and a vote called viz whether they would allow to the said Joseph Chanler any right or share in the above mentioned Common lands. and the vote passed in the Negative.
At the above said meeting Daniel Lewis Esq made a motion to the Proprietors. about Phillip Lathley viz whether they would allow him any right in the above said undivided Commons, but a vote passed in the Negative, and then the said Proprietors adjourned their meeting to the second Tuesday in May next ensuing, at Ten of the clock in the forenoon. said meeting to be held at Pembrook in the Old meeting house.
JOHN WADSWORTH. Proprietors Clerk.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the second division of the Common lands which belonged to the
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Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held at Duxborrough by an adjournment from the 28th day of September last past, the said Proprietors chose a Committee of three men, viz. Edward Arnold Esq. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule to receive claims, and pretended rights of any persons which have not had any lands laid out to them in the said division, and to make report of their doings relating to the premises to the Proprietors at their next meeting, and accordingly the said Committee gave in their above said report to the said Proprietors at their meeting upon the 30th day of November A D 1747 as of record appears, at which said meeting the said Proprietors voted that their afore said Commit- tee should sell or dispose of several parcels of land and give Deeds in behalf of the said Proprietors to the several persons who have purchased. or may purchase any part of the lands mentioned in the above said report of the said Committee, excepting the salt meadow, also excepting about 30 acres of land lying at the head of Miles Standish's farm, which the said Proprietors thought not proper to act anything about, and also some lands which John Southworth and Joseph Chanler claimed whose claim the said Proprietors judged insufficient.
Recorded- pr JOHN WADSWORTH, Clerk.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the second division of the Common lands which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook. held in Duxborrough by an adjournment from the second Monday in March last past. upon the 10th day of May A. D. 1748.
The Proprietors upon the said second Monday in March. having chose a Committee of three men viz Daniel Lewis Esq. of Pembrook, Mr. Samuel Seabury and Mr. Samuel Weston, both of Duxborrough, to take an account of the claims of all persons who claim any right in the salt meadow belonging to said
1748. May 10. Pamphlet. Page 28.
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Proprietors of the second division of the said Com- mons. in order to make out their qualifications to vote in the said Proprietors meetings, viz to make out their rights in the undivided part of the said Commons, and the said Committee to bring the account of their proceedings relating to the premises to the said Proprietors at their next meeting. ap- pointed to be on the second Tuesday of May next ensuing.
Pursuant to the vote of the above said proprietors. we the subscribers. being the committee above mentioned have drawn a list of the voters belonging to the said propriety, which said list of said voters is as followetli,
RIGIITS.
John Wadsworth
4 Thom Delanoe heirs 1
Joshua Soule
12 Benjamin Peterson 1
Elisha Wadsworth
1 Benjamin Prior
1
Proprietors of the farm
1 Peleg Wiswale
1
of Thomas Boney
Thomas Prince
1
Joseph Delanoe 1 Miles Standish
Farm of Thom Loring
2 Joseph & Joshua Brewster 1
Gamaliel Bradford
1 William Brewster
1
Joseph Freeman
1 Isreal Selvester
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James Partridge
1 Robert Stanford
2
Sam1 Seabury
1 John Samson
3
Christopher Wadsworth
2
Sam1 Sprague
1
Benja Wadsworth
1 John Sprague
1
Ebenezer Samson
1 John & Abijah Sprague
1
Abraham Samson
2 Jonathan Delanoe
1
Farm of Benj" Bartlet
1 Nathaniel Samson 1
Heirs of Wm Bartlett
1 Josiah Soule 1
Phillip Delano
2 John Peterson's heirs
1
Thomas Hunt
13 Isaac Petersons heirs
1
Joseph Chanler Senor heirs
1 Ebenezer Bartlet
1
John Chanler
1 Joseph Bartlet
1
Joseph Chanler Jr heirs
1 Joseph Stockbridge 1
James Glass
1 Farm of Francis Barker 1
1
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Moses Soule
1 Josiah Barkers heirs 1
Benj Alden's heirs
Elisha Barkers heirs 1
Samuel Alden
1 John Boneys heirs 1
Nathaniel Brewster
1 Tim Rogers heirs
1
Nath1 Cole Sen heirs
1
Timothy Stetson
1
Jabez Cole
1 Morace & Jacob Tubbs
1
Ephriam Cole
1 for Joseph Tubbs right
Isaac Partridge
1 Farm of Joseph Rogers 1
Sam1 Weston
2 John Bishop 1
Sam' Delanoe 3d heirs
1 Farm of James Bishop
1
Ebenezer Fish
1
Farm Nehemiah Randal lives upon 1
David Samson
1 Tho" Lambert's Jr heirs 1
James Thomas
1
Pelatiah West
1 Hudson Bishop
1
Farm of Henry Clark
1 Isaac Oldham 1
John Weston's heirs
1
John Russel
1
Joseph Bonneys heirs
1 Farm of John Magfarland 1
Josiah Wormal's heirs
1 Josiah Keins heirs 1
Edward Arnold
1
Isaac Kein for Josialı
James Arnold 1 Kein Jr right 1
Benjamin Prior Jr
1 Machen Keins heirs 1
George Partridge
1 Beriah Delanoe for
Farm of Robert Barker Jr 1 Thomas Delanoe 1
Ephriam Norcutt & Wife
Joshua Chanter
1
& Merey Curtis for
1 Benj Bartlet Jr heirs 1 Joseph Soule 1
1
Jonathan Alden
1 Thom Southworth's heirs 1
Joshua Delanoe
1 John Southworth 2
Wm Southworth
1 Benj™ Southworth
1
Moses Simons
1 John Simons Jr heirs 1
Benjamin Simons
1 Isaac Simons
1
Joseph Simons
1 Joshua Simons 1
Samuel Barker
1 Sam1 Chanler's heirs 1
John Chanter
1 Benjamin Chanler
Benj Keins heirs
1 Lambert Despard heirs or 1
John Saunders heirs
1 assigns
Francis Rogers heirs
1 Farm of James Magoon 1
19
1
Caleb Samson
1 Sam' Jacobs for Sam1 Barkers right 1
Sam1 West
Ebenezer Boneys right
Sam1 Delanoe's heirs
1 Sam' Alden Jr
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The heirs of Nathaniel Chamberland
1
Isaac Barker 2
Farm of Abram Booth
Isaac Stetson
Isaac Tubbs for Thomas Parris right ?
1
Henry Joselin for James 1
Thomas Burton for Abm
Pierce Jr right
1 Isaac Crooker for Isaac Parris right
1
Thomas Pierce
1
Aaron Soule Jr 3
Isaac Hatch for Josiah Holmes
1
David Magoon for Elias 1 Magoon
Benoni Delanoe
1
Eben Wormals heirs 1
Benj Brewster 1
Dated May 9th Anno Domini 1718.
pr
SAMI WESTON. SAMI SEABURY. DANIEL LEWIS JR.
At the above said Proprietors Meeting May 10th 1748 a vote was asked of the said proprietors, viz, whether they would sell their Common undivided meadow, but the vote passed in the negative. Then a vote was asked of the said proprietors viz whether they would divide their said common meadows, and the said proprietors voted that their common mea- dow should be divided in the following manner. viz. That their common meadow so called, lying within the Township of Duxborrough, at a place called Rouses point belonging to the proprietors of the said town of Duxborrough be divided, and that part of Pembrook that was formerly Duxborrough, be divided to and among the said proprietors ac- cording to a list of said proprietors laid before the said proprietors this day, which list contains 168 shares to be divided in the following manner, viz. Said Meadow into three parts and that also the rights or proprietors, be divided into three parts, each part to consist of 56 rights or shares and to be so marked as will best suit the respective proprie-
May 10.
Wm Tubbs Sen heirs 1
1 Josiah Kein for John 1 Keins right
1
Boney's right
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tors, and then some indifferent person to draw lots for them, which said number of partners shall have each lot. and that Daniel Lewis Jr Samuel Seabury and Samuel Weston be, and hereby are, chosen and appointed a committee fully authorized to compleat said division as aforesaid.
At the above Meeting an account of a small piece of land lying in Pembrook and part of the said pro- prietors commons which is not yet disposed of, which said small piece of land the said proprietors authorized their former committee for selling their land, viz Edward Arnold Esq Capt Nehemiah Cusli- ing and Mr. Joshua Soule to sell the said small piece of land, and give a deed or quit claim for it and no other. and then the said proprietors adjourned their meeting till the first Monday in June next, said meeting to be then held in Duxborrow Meeting house at Ten of the clock.
At a Town Meeting in Duxburrough March 21st Anno Domini 1747-8. The Town chose Major Bradford, Moderator for said day, and then pro- ceeded to elect Town Officers. They also chose Samuel Weston, Phillip Delanoe and Deacon Arnold to view the highway in order to turn Green harbor brook in the Grist mill stream, and also view and make report of the highway over the South River near the house of Joseph Delanoe by the old dam, by next May meeting of the town, and chose Samuel Seabury, and voted he should draw money out of the Town treasury for to pay said Town's part of the charges in repairing Barstow's bridge, he being accountable to the town for the money. The town also voted to appropriate the money that the town had for the land that was sold at Souhegan to and for the use of a Grammar School in said town, and voted that Mr. Sam1 Seabury and Samuel Weston give Major Bradford a proper receipt upon their re- ceiving tlic money, that is, £750 old tenor, and voted that the above said Select men pay in the in-
1747-8. Mch 21. Record No. 5. Page 50.
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terest of said money to the Treasurer, as they re- ceive the money.
1718. May 12. Record No. 5.
Page 52.
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