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4th To see if the Proprietors will take some method to raise money to pay their agent, his costs and charges he hath been alread at, in said action. These therefore. in his Majesty's name, to will and require, you forthwith to warn and give notice to the Proprietors of Duxborrough and Pembrook aforesaid. that they meet and assemble together at the meeting house in said Duxborrough. on Monday the Twenty fifth day of this instant, June, at two of the clock in the afternoon Then. and there, to act on the partieu- lars above mentioned, hereof fail not. Given under my hand and seal at Plymouth this 7th of June Anno Domini 1750.
SAMUEL BARTLET. Justice of Peace.
1750-51. Feb. 18. Record No. 5.
Page 59.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxbury February 18th A D 1750-51, Miles Standish and John Hunt were drawn to serve as petit Jurors and Josiah Thomas as Grand Juror.
1750-51. At a town Meeting in Doxborrough, March 11th Mch 11. A. D. 1750-51 Town officers were chosen.
1751. May 20. Record No. 5. Page 59.
At a town Meeting in Duxhorrough May 20th A D 1751. Colonel Gamaliel Bradford was chosen rep- resentative to the General Court-and asked to present a petition to the General Court to make an act to prevent all sorts of neat cattle going upon. or feeding upon Duxborrough beach for the future.
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1751. Meeting for the drawing of Jurors. Sept 10th
Sept. 10. A D 1751.
Sept. 11. Meeting for the drawing of Jurors Sept 11th 1751.
1751.
Nov. 12. A Town Meeting November 12th 1751.
Record 5. For the drawing of Jurors.
Page 60.
1752.
Feb. 24. Jurors drawn.
May 12. Jurors drawn.
Aug. 31. Jurors drawn.
Mch. 25.
Record
1752. Plymouth ss. To John Wadsworth clerk of the (s) proprietors of the common and undivided lands and meadows of the Townships of Duxborrough and Pembrook. Greeting.
No. 5. Pamphlet B. Page 42.
Where as Phillip Delanoe and Seven others, pro- prietors of the above mentioned common and undi- vided lands, hath made application to me the sub- scriber one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Plymouth, by their petition dated February 24th 1752 for a warrant for calling a meet- ing of said proprietors to be held at the meeting house in Duxborrough on Monday 20th day of April next at one of the clock in the afternoon, for the ends and purposes hereafter in this warrant ex- pressed.
These therefore in his Majesty's name to require you forthwith to warn and give notice to the proprie- tors of common and undivided lands and meadows. That they assemble and meet together at the public meeting house in Duxborrough. on Monday the 25th day of April next. at one of the clock in the after- noon.
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Then. and there in the first place to choose a Moderator.
2ª To see if the said proprietors will by vote ro- voke and set aside the power they gave their Agent Mr. Joshua Soule at their meeting held at the public meeting house in Pembrook Jany 30th A. D. 1749, to bring forward and prosecute an action in the law against the inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough, for the recovery of a certain piece of Salt Meadow lying in Duxborrough, called and known, by the name of Rouses point, and forbid him proceed any further in the prosecution of said action, and to do any other matter or thing relative to said affair. And for your so doing. this shall be your sufficient warrant, Given under my hand and seal. at Scituate in the County of Plymouth, this Sixth day of March A. D. 1752, and in the Twenty fifth year of his Majesty's reign.
THOMAS CLAP, Justice.
Names of the proprietors or petitioners.
PHILLIP DELANOE. SAMI ALDEN. GEORGE PARTRIDGE. JOSEPH SIMMONS. ABRAHAM SAMSON. PELATIAH WEST. JOHN SAMSON. JOSEPH DELANOE.
1752 April 20 Pamphlet B. Page 16.
At a meeting of the proprietors of the common and undivided lands and meadow in the Townships of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held in Duxbor- rough April 20th 1752, Did by their vote, revoke and sit aside the power they gave their Agent Mr Joshua Soule, to prosecute an action in the law, against the inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough, for the recovery of a certain piece of Salt Meadow commonly called, and known by the name of Rouses point, and did by their vote, choose Mr John Sam-
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son and Mr Briggs Alden, for to go to the said Mr Joshua Soule, and acquaint him with the said vote, and to forbid him to prosecute the said action in the law any further.
And they chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq Moderator for said meeting.
1752. June 11. Pamphlet B. Page 47.
Plymouth ss. To Joshua Soule of Duxborrough (s) in said County of Plymouth, yeoman, and one of the proprietors of commons and meadows belonging to Duxborrough and Pembrook. Greeting.
Agreeably to a request of Ezra Arnold, Jonathan Peterson, Joshua Soule. Timothy Stetson. John Boney and Isaac Walker, six of the proprietors of the said common lands and meadow. These are in his Majesty, name to require you to warn and give notice to the proprietors of said common land and meadow, that they assemble and meet together at the old meeting house in Pembrook on the 13th day of July next at two o'clock in the afternoon, to see if said proprietors will restore the power that they gave their agent. Mr JJoshua Soule, that was revoked at a meeting held in Duxborrough April 20th 1752. And further to see if the said proprietors will pay the said agent for his time and charge in commen- cing and carrying on an action against the town of Duxborrough, in order to recover a piece of salt meadow commonly known by the name of Rouses point lying in Duxborrough. Hereof Fail not you, and make return of this warrant with your doings therein unto the said Proprietors Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting. Given under my hand, and seal, this 11th day of June in the Twenty Six year of his Majesty's reign. Anno Domini 1752.
THOMAS CROADE Justice of the Peace.
1752. July 13. Pamphlet B. Page 49.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common lands and meadows belonging to the Towns of Dux- borrough and Pembrook, held at the old meeting house in Pembrook on July 13th 1752, And at said meeting, they never so much as chose a Moderator,
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Nor acted upon anything for that said meeting was called for, but they continued their meeting till about sunset on the same day. and the said proprie- tors would act upon nothing to their business. and then I dissolved their said meeting.
JOHN WADSWORTH.
Proprietors Clerk.
1750. Jany. G. Record No. 5. Page 62.
We the subscribers being chosen a committee by the Town of Duxborrough to say where their meet- ing house shall stand, we having reviewed the in- habitants of said town. do think in the best of our judgment, that it would best accommodate the town in general, and order the same to stand at a stake and a tree marked, on the West side of the way that leads from. Marshfield to Kingston, over against the corner of John Chanler's the second fence.
Dated at Duxborrough June 6th 1750.
THOMAS FOSTER, JOHN BONEY, ROBERT BRADFORD.
1752. May 12. Record No. 5. Page 62.
At a town meeting in Duxborrough May 12th 1752, and said town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq Moderator for said day, and chose Gamaliel Brad- ford Esq their representative for the year ensuing, and the said town chose Mr. George Partridge their committee man for to join with the church com- mittee. in procuring a Minister for to supply the pul- pit for the future, and the town chose Mr. George Partridge to procure a school master for the town for the future. The town chose Capt Samuel Alden Mr. Joshua Sonle and Sam' Seabury. to look out and see where there can provide or procure a place to build a New Meeting house, and to make a re- port thereon to or at the next Town Meeting.
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1752. July 9. Record. No. 5. Page 63.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough JJuly 9th 1752 and said meeting was to adjust the Town's debts and to defray the same amounting to £93.095. 07ª, and Colonel Bradford was chosen Moderator for said day. And the town voted that their Select men should continue and prosecute a complaint which the town of Duxborrough exhibited against the town of Pembrook the last May sessions of the Peace, held at Plymouth, for not taking care of Gideon Soule a person non compas Mentis, as is needful. And the said town voted to build a New Meeting house the same highth and width that the old Meeting house was. and to lengthen 15 or 16 or 17 foot as the com- mittee should think proper, and to have it done by September in the year 1753, and likewise to make the best use and improvement of the old meeting house, they can, towards building the New Meeting house and to set the New Meeting house at thie Northerly corner of John Chanlers 20 Homestead by the crotch of the ways, or where the ways do part or meet. and said town chose Joshua Soule George Partridge Sam1 Alden Sam1 Seabury and Jonathan a committee for the said town to take care and see that the said Meeting house be built according to said vote.
1752. Dec. 11. Record No. 5. Page 64.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Dec 11th 1752 Mr. Samuel Seabury was chosen Moderator. The town voted, to repair and enlarge their meeting house, where it now stands, and the town voted that their select men should continue a complaint they have already exhibited against the town of Pembrook at the next Inferior Court, and General Sessions of the peace. to be holden at Plymouth, for not taking care Gideon Soule a person Non Compes Mentis, for his needful support. The meeting then adjourned.
1753. Feb. 5. Record No. 5. Page $4.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Feb. 5th 1753. Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Moderator for said meeting. And the town did by vote reconsider that vote that was passed at a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough on July 9th in the year
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1752, for building a New Meeting house, and setting it on the land of John Chanler 204 as said vote described it, and said vote is by this vote made null and void. And likewise at said meeting, the Town did by vote, reconsider and make null and void that vote that was made and passed at a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Dec 11th 1752 for repairing and enlarging of their Meeting house where it now stands. And then at this meeting in February 5th 1753 The Town voted to repair their Meeting house where it now stands, and said Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq, Capt Samuel Alden and Mr. Samuel Seabury for their Committee for to see and take care to provide workmen and all other materials for to Repair said Meeting house at the cheapest rate they can, and to have it done by the middle of August next. And at said meeting the Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq and Samuel Alden, a Committee to accommodate the affair with Colonel John Winslow of Marshfield relating to his eattle and sheep feeding on Duxborrongh beach. And at said meeting the Town voted that the income, or the profits of the Towns salt meadow lying on a place commonly called Rouses Point, shall be for the use and support of the Ministry that shall here after preach in the Town, and the Town chose Isaac Partridge and Briggs Alden to procure a suitable person to supply the Pulpit this Winter.
1753. Feb. 23. Record No. 5. Page 65.
At a Legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Feb 23 1753 Said meeting chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq their Agent to answer the petition of Susana Wadsworth and others, to the General Court of Ses- sions of the Peace to be holden in Plymouth for the County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of March next, relating to the laying out of a way through some part of the Town above said, and to show cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted relating to said way.
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At a Legal Town meeting held in Duxborrough March 234 1753, and said meeting chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq Moderator for said meeting. Then Town then chose Town officers for the year ensuing.
Said town chose Mr Joshua Loring to procure a man to supply the Pulpit. and said town reconsid- ered their former vote about repairing their meeting house where it now stands, and said Town voted to build a new meeting house Fifty foot long and Forty foot wide and the same highth their old meeting house is, and voted to set it at a stake where the committee formerly appointed it, and the Town made choice of Mr Joshua Soule Mr Jonathan Peterson and Mr Briggs Alden to see and get said meeting house done and finished as soon as may be conveniently accomplished.
1753. May 21 Record 5. Page 65.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough May 21st 1753, Said meeting chose Mr Samuel Seabury moderator for the day and Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen representative for the year ensuing. And at said meeting the town did by vote reconsider their former vote that they last made for building a new Meeting House at the stake the committee appointed, and the town voted to repair and enlarge their meeting house where it now stands, and the town chose Gamaliel Bradford, Samuel Seabury and Mr John Samson to repair and enlarge their meet- ing house.
1753. May 11. Pamphlet B.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands belonging to the Townships of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held at the old meet- ing house in Duxborrongh, May 11 1753, and Philip Delanoe was chosen Moderator for said meeting, and Briggs Alden was chosen their agent to answer Mr Joshua Sonle at the next Inferior Court of common pleas to be holden at Plymouth, in an action he has commenced against said Proprietors.
1753. Mch 26. Record No 5 Page 65.
DUXBURY RECORDS.
July 16. Record No. 5.
Page GG.
1753. At a Town Meeting in Duxburrough. July 16th 1753, The said meeting was called to adjust the Towns Debts and charges amounting to £104.48.54 and the Town's seleet men were ordered to make a rate to discharge the above, and the Town chose John Samson, John Wadsworth and JJonathan Peter- son. their committee to demand the money with interest thereunto belonging, of those persons that hired the money that was formerly granted to `the Town by virtue of land that was sold at Souhigan, for the use of a grammar school, or else to see that said persons procure some good able bondsmen for the money aforesaid, with the interest thereof to their satisfaction for securing the said money to said Town, and at said meeting the Town voted that Judah Delanoe should cut, make and stack up the hay that grows on the towns salt meadow to the halves.
1753. Dec. 3. Record No. 5. Page 67.
At a town meeting held in Duxborrough Dec 3rd 1753 and Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Moder- ator for said meeting. And the Town sold Nathaniel Simmons their salt hay, that part of it that belongs to the town, for £6 to be paid in a year. and the town voted that the Select men should take care of Mary Daws and get her kept as cheap, as they can. and see after and enquire out her goods or personal estate if any she has.
1753. Sept. 3. Record No. 5. Page 67.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough September 3º 1753. And the Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq Moderator for said meeting. And at said meeting the Town concured by a very unamin- ous vote, with the vote of the church in this town, to give Mr. Jonathan Vinal a call to the work of the Ministry in this town, and also the said Town voted to give the said Mr. Jonathan Vinal, the sum of £60 a year in lawful money, with the use of the Town's meadow annualy, provided that he takes the office and settles in the work of the Ministry in this Town
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amongst us. And also voted to give Mr. Jonathan Vinal the sum of £133.06.08 in order to his settle- ment. provided that he the said Mr. Vinal takes the the aforesaid office amongst ns. that is one third part of the aforesaid sum of £133.06.084, to be paid in four months next after he takes office amongst us. and one third part of the said sum of £133.06.08. to be paid the next susceeding year, and the other third of the afore said sum to be paid the next year after the last aforesaid year, and this above said sum of £133.065.084, is to be paid in lawful money as aforesaid, provided the said Mr. Jonathan Vinal should take office and settle in the work of the Ministry in this town anomgst us. And at said meeting the Town chose a committee of three men. Mr. Samuel Seabury, Deacon James Arnold and Mr. Briggs Alden for their committee to join, with the church committee. to go and inform and ac- quaint the said Mr. Jonathan Vinal of their calling and proceedings with him in order to his settlement to the work of the Ministry amongst us in this town, and to report to the town Mr. Jonathan Vinal's answer thereto, and all this first above said sum of £60 in lawful money, a year, and the use of the Town's meadow is to continue to and for Mr. Vinal, while he continues with the Town in the work of the Ministry. and no longer.
At the said meeting the vote was asked. whether or no that they would dismiss the partition of Mr. Palathia West and others, that they petitioned for relating to the affair about the Meeting house, and the vote passed in the affirmative.
1754. Mch 25. Record No. 5. Page 68.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough March 25th 1754 Said meeting made choice of Gamaliel Bradford Esq Moderator for said meeting -and the Town then chose Town Officers for the year ensuing.
The Town voted to pay Mr. Joshua Soule the sum of £17.08.04 in lawful money. for what lumber and
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service and provision he has made towards building a new Meeting house, and he is to stay till the next tax is made, for the money, and the town to have the lumber that the said Soule procured towards or for the said meeting house, and at said meeting. the town voted to pull down the two hind seats in the meeting house, and to make pews in that place. and to lengthen out the other seats as is convenient - and Joseph Brewster to supply the Pulpit.
1754. April 27. Pamphlet B.
Page 51.
These are to warn and give notice. To the Pro- prietors of the Common and undivided lands belonging to the Townships of Duxborrough and Pembrook, that they assemble and meet together at the meeting house in Duxborrough on Monday the 13th day of May next. at one of the clock in the afternoon, Then and there to see if said Proprietors will by vote relinquish Quit or give up all their right title and interest in that piece of Salt meadow in said Duxborrough. commonly called Rouses Point. to said Duxborrough if said Duxborrough will by vote and pay the exeention Mr. Joshua Soule has obtained against said Proprietors. or any part of the charge thereof, and to do any other business relating to that purpose that is needful &c.
pr JOHN WADSWORTHI. Proprietors Clerk.
Duxborrough, April 27th 1754.
1751. May 13. Pamphlet B. Page 51.
At a legal Meeting of the Proprietors of the Commons and undivided lands belonging to the Townships of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held at the Meeting house in Duxborrough on Monday the 13th day of May at one of the clock in the afternoon. in the year 1754, and said meeting chose Col Brad- ford Moderator, and at said meeting the said Proprietors did by vote give up all their right title and interest in their Common Salt Meadow in Dux- borrough, if any they have, in a piece of salt meadow
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commonly called Rouses Point, to the Town of Duxborrough, if said town will pay the execution, or any part of it, that Mr. Joshua Soule has obtained against the said Proprietors, and then adjourned for the space of one hour.
1754. May 13. Record No. 5. Page 68.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough May 13 1754 at 3 o clock in the afternoon, and at said meeting, the Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq representative for the year ensuing, and said Bradford was chosen Moderator. The town voted to pay Mr. Joshua Soule £189.065.104 Old tenor, if said Soule will discharge the execution he has against the Proprietors of the Common and undivided lands in Duxborrough and Pembrook, provided said Soule will stay for his money till the next Town tax is made, and upon these conditions, Mr. Ezra Arnold promised to pay £20 Old tenor towards said Souls execution, and said Town chose Capt Sam1 Alden, Mr. Abraham Samson and Mr. Briggs Alden, their Agents to go to Mr. Joshua Soule and haunt him, and use persuasive arguments with him for to abate some part of his execution that he has against the Proprietors which the Town has voted to pay upon the conditions above said, and to make a return to the Town Clerk as soon as may be. And voted to sell the timber that was got to build a new Meeting house with the next town meeting at a vendue, to the highest bidder.
1754. May 27 Record No. 5. Page 69.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough May 27th 1754 and Mr Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator for said meeting, and then the Town did by vote concur with the Church of Christ in this town relating to Mr Cornelius Jones settling in the work of the Ministry in this town, and said town did by vote give said Mr Cornelius JJones a call to the work of the Ministry in this town, and the town chose Capt. Samuel Alden, Mr Joseph Brewster and Deacon Ezra Soule to acquaint Mr Jones with it, and likewise the town voted to give
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the said Mr Cornelius Jones, seventy two pounds in lawful money, a year. with the whole use of the Town's meadow every year. provided that the said Mr Jones should take office and settle in the work of the Ministry in this town, and while he continues in the work and office of the Ministry. and no longer. and the town voted that the said Capt Alden Mr Joseph Brewster and Deacon Soule, should carry the vote or message to Mr Jones. And at said meeting the town sold the white pine timber that was got for a new meeting house to Nathaniel Sim- mons for £1.13.04 in lawful money. and the town voted to let James Thomas and Reuben Peterson have the oak timber that was got for a new Meeting house, and to make the best of it that they could to advartage, and so to be accountable to the town for it next march. And at said town meeting, the town voted to expose their new Pews to sale at Public Vendue, at the meeting house next Monday come fortnight, to the highest bidder, at one of the clock in the afternoon, and the town made choice of Deacon James Arnold to be their Vendue Master for the purpose above said and with these conditions that the buyers or purchasers of the New Pews upon the lower floor, shall pay four dollars Ernest. down toward said Pews, and the residue of the money they are sold for, by the first day of Angust next, but if not, then the said buyers of said Pews must lose their Earnest Money given, and be quit of their Pews, and likewise, it was voted that whoso- ever bought the New Pews, up in the gallery must pay two dollars down as Earnest Money and the residne of the money of what they are sold for, by the first of August next. or else they must lose their Earnest Money and be quit of their Pews.
And said town voted that their same committee that repaired and enlarged the Meeting house, should receive the money that the Pews are sold for. and to pay the charges that are due towards repairing and enlarging said Meeting house.
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Joshua Soule Plaintiff. Duxborrough Proprietors Defendants. Judgement for the Proprietors. De- fault £24.11.09 damages £2.02.06 eost.
May Court 3ª Tuesday A. D. 1753. This above judgement is fully discharged as appears upon record at foot of said judgement by a receipt signed by the plaintiff in the words following.
177 P July the first 1754. Then received in full satisfaction for the above judgement and accordingly hereby discharge the same, both damages and eost.
Attest
EDWARD WINSLOW, Clerk ..
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Aug. 12th 1754 Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator, said meeting was to adjust the Town's debts and charges and to make a rate to defray the same. Amtě to £276.99.33d. The town also voted to plas- ter the Meeting House.
A Town Meeting was held to draw Jurors.
1754. Dec. 16. Record No. 5. Page 71.
At a legal Town Meeting held in Duxborrough December 16th 1754. Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Moderator for said Meeting, and at said Meeting the Town did by a very unanimous vote, concur with the Church of Christ in this Town, and give Mr. Charles Turner Jr a call to the work of the Ministry in this town, and if in case the said Mr. Turner should take the office in the work of the Ministry in this town. That they the said town voted to give the said Mr. Charles Turner Seventy three Pounds, Six Shilling and Eight pence in lawful money, annually for his yearly salary, and likewise the whole use and improvement of the Town's salt meadow. Provided that if he the said Mr. Turner should take the office of the Ministry in this town. and while he continues in the office of the Ministry in this town, and no longer, and said salary is to be- gin at his ordination. and likewise at said meeting,
1754. Aug. 12. Record No. 5. Page 70. 1755. May 15.
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