USA > Massachusetts > Plymouth County > Duxbury > Copy of the old records of the town of Duxbury, Mas. From 1642 to 1770 [land records and town meetings] > Part 23
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24
320
DUXBURY RECORDS.
Deacon James Arnold and John Southworth were chosen as a church committee, and Gamaliel Brad- ford Esq. Mr. William Brewster and Mr. Samuel Seabury, as a town committee, to go and acquaint Mr. Turner of the Town's proceedings for him in order to his settlement in this place. And at said meeting the town voted that the school that is now kept at the North part or quarter of the town, should be followed and kept in each quarter part of said Town successively as their terin comes, and so to go round with the Sun, for the future.
And at said meeting Miles Standish and John Hunt were drawn out of the box to serve on the petit Jury at the next Inferior Court at Plymouth.
1755. Mch. 3.
A meeting for the choice of town officers.
Grand Jurymen chosen and jurymen drawn.
May 19. 1755.
Aug. 18. At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough August Record 18th 1755. The said meeting was to adjust the towns No. 5. debts and charges, and the select men were ordered to forthwith assess the Town for the am't.
Page 72. 1756. Feb. 16. Jurors drawn.
Mch. 3. Town Officers chosen and Jurors drawn.
1756. Sept. 27. At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Sept. 27 Record 1756 Said meeting to adjust the said towns debts No. 5. and to raise money to defray the same amounting to Page 73. £153.025 Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator.
Mch. 21.
1757. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough March 21st 1757, The Town made choice of Town Officers for the year ensuing Mr. Blanie Phillips and Thomas Weston were chosen to see and take care of the
321
DUXBURY RECORDS.
herring brooks and to see that no persons catch any herring upon any days this year only excepting Mondays and Fridays, and then between Sun rise and Sun set that herring are allowed to be caught, and then only by or near the tails of the Mills.
1757. May 16.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough May 16 1757 Col. Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator, and Colonel Gamaliel Bradford was chosen repre- sentative for the year. And said meeting voted that the select. men should draw out of the treasury to pay Robert Stanford for keeping Jane Delanoe 14 weeks last year to the amount of Twenty nine Shil- lings one penny half penny.
June 6.
' At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough June 6 1757 a vote was called to see if the Town would choose a representative, and the vote passed in the Negative. At this meeting Jurors were drawn.
1757. Aug. 29.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Ang. 29th 1757, and said meeting was to adjust the Towns debts, and raise money to defray the same, and the particular charges are as follows, And Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator-
£ S 1)
To Mr. Charles Turner's Salary 73 6 8
Eben Sampson for Keeping Old Jane Delanoe 14 weeks 19 02
John Chanler 2ª for Keeping Old Jane Delanoe 14 weeks 1 9 10
Gamaliel Bradford For Keeping School Master 13"-making rates 1 7 4
Phillip Delanoe Town Treasurer 2 0 0
Sam1 Seabury making rates 16
Saml Alden 33 days making rates 14
Briggs Alden Boarding School Master 13" if he makes it up 3 9 4
George Partridge Boarding School Master 10 weeks 2 13
4
21
322
DUXBURY RECORDS.
Robert Stanford Keeping Jane Delanoe 30" & Widdow Daws I" 3 13 7 David Delanoe Keeping Mary Daws 19 weeks 2
C
Abner Weston 25 week- Keeping Widow Daws. & 1" Keeping Old Jane 2 15 6 Benjamin Prior sweeping the Meeting house 1
Oliver Seabury Copying the rate bills 10
Abner Weston One week boarding Old Jane Delanoe 2
Thomas Weston 48 " Keeping Hannah Wormal & Sundries 6
2 .
4 02
John Wadsworth Town Clerk 13 4
Anthony Samson Keeping Fear Sim- mons 6 weeks 12 10
Money for the use of the schools 20
And the Town ordered that the select men should forthwith make a rate to raise these the above said sums of money, and that they were allowed to tax the Town, £4 exceeding the above debts.
Voted that the £6 note of the Province treasurer that Colonel Bradford had, be given into the Treas- urer of our Town, and at the same time the Town allowed Colonel Bradford four shillings for his trou- ble in the proeuring of it. And the Town voted their acceptance of Joseph Freeman to serve as Constable in the lieu of Levi Loring who was sworn the same day to excuse said office. And the town did by vote excuse Joseph Brewster of paying his son Trueloves rate the last year. that was drouned.
And the Town did by vote excuse Isreal Silvester of Paying his son Seth's rate the last year. who died, and the town did by vote exeuse Nathaniel Soule from paying of James Morfews rate, provided the said Morfew who has gone away, and said Soule ean never find him nor take hold of him or his estate again. And voted that Capt Samuel Alden, Capt Briggs Alden and Mr. Sam1 Seabury be a Committee to make up accounts with the Town's trustees. about
323
DUXBURY RECORDS.
the Town's stock of School money, and make their report to the Town at the next town meeting of what there is due to the town of the interest money that is for the use of the Grammar School.
1757. Dec 12
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Decem- ber 12th 1757. At the said meeting Colonel Bradford was chosen Moderator, and Jonathan Peterson and Thomas Southworth were drawn out of the box to serve on the Petit Jury at the next Inferior Court at Plymouth and at said meeting the town chose Jonathan Peterson their agent for to do their proportion in repairing the North river bridge.
1757. Record No. 5. Page 76.
We the subscribers. Select men of the Towns of Duxborrough and Marshfield on the 27th day of October 1757, did meet and perambulate the line and renew the bounds in the manner following Viz Begining at a large rock flat on the top near Eben- ezer Fishs house, and from thence run North near 47 degrees West, by a range of marked trees, until we came to a heap of stones, being the easterly corner of the township of Pembrook, and the north- erly corner of the township of Duxborrough, and from said great rock first mentioned, we run Sonth about 47 degrees East, to a flat rock with stones on top, about 3 rods to the westward of the highway which leads by the widow Joanna Arnolds, and from said rock the same course on a straight line to said high way, and by said highway where it formerly went to a stake and stones on the Easterly side of the brook near Ezra Arnolds, about a rod up stream where the bridge now goes over said brook and from said stake and stones on a straight line to a stake and stones standing where there was formerly a great Oak tree called Poles, and from thence on a straight line to a stake and stones on the top of a hill called Duck hill.
JOHN CARVER GAMALIEL BRADFORD THOMAS WATERMAN SAMI SEABURY SETI BRYANT JONA PETERSON
Select men of Marshfield. Select men of Duxborrough.
324
DUXBURY RECORDS.
1757. Nov 7. Record No. 5.
Page 76.
We the Subscribers Selectmen of the Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook being met together in order to perambulate the line, and renew the bounds between the said Towns of Duxburrough and Pem- brook, have perambulated said line and renewed the bonds as follows Viz
I begineth at a stake and stones standing on the line in the North East side of Marshfield uplands, bearing South Easterly about 104 rods from the Easterly corner of the land that was formerly Robert Stetsons, and from thence East South East in the range of the land that was known by the name of Marshfield Uplands, to a red Oak tree standing near a brook called Pine brook, and so on the same course to the said brook, and then returning to the afore said stake and stones it rangeth North East and by North nearest, agreeably to the former record, to a heap of stones in the Marshfield line.
ICHABOD BONNEY GAMALIEL BRADFORD Jons TURNER SAM SEABURY Select men of Pembrook. JONATHAN PETERSON.
Select men of Durborrough.
The line between Duxborrough and Marshfield uplands is West North West 2 degrees West.
1758. Mch 1. Record No. 5. Page 77.
At a Town Meeting held m Duxborrough March 1× 1758 Capt Briggs Alden was chosen Moderator for said meeting and the town made choice of town officers for the year ensuing, and the town voted that there shall be no herring caught upon the Sat- urday or Sabbath day this present year, and voted that Joseph Russel should take care, and keep the herring brook clear, and to see that this vote be observed. And the town voted that Jacob Dingley should be paid for boarding the school master one quarter of a year the last year.
And Joseph Soule, Benjamin Bartlet. Thomas Hunt, Judah Delanoe, John Chanler 5th and John
325
DUXBURY RECORDS.
Wadsworth and Select men, and Joseph Freeman man Jr are all sworn.
John Phillips and Joseph Russle are sworn Abner Dingley was sworn.
1758. May 17. Record No. 5. Page 77. 1758. Aug. 21. Record No. 5.
At a Town Meeting on the 17th of May 1758 Mr. Samuel Seabnry was chosen representative for the present year.
And on May 21st the same choice was again made.
At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough Aug. 21st 1758 Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator for said meeting. And said meeting was to adjust the Town's debts. and the select men were ordered to make a rate to raise money to pay the same amount- ing to £115.9.13.
A Town Meeting was held to appoint Town Officers for the ensuing year.
1759. Mch. 26. 1759. Sept. 5. Record 5. Page 79.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Septem- ber the 4th Anno Domini 1759.
Said meeting chose Gamaliel Bradford Moderator
for the said day. And said meeting was to adjust the said Town's debts. amounting to £128. 4>. 34, and then ordered that the assessors forthwith raise the afore said sum to pay the town's debts.
1760. Mch. 4. Record No. 5. Page 79.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough March 4 1760 Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator. And the town then appointed Town Officers for the present year.
1760. May 23. Record No. 5. Page 80.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrongh upon the 234 of May Anno Domini 1760.
Capt. Briggs Alden was chosen Moderator for said day and Mr. Samuel Seabury was chosen representa- tive. And Ichabod Simmons. Elnathan Weston, Thomas Weston and David Delanoe to take care of wretched boys on the Lords day.
326
DUXBURY RECORDS.
At a publie Vendue held at the meeting house in Duxborrough on June 10th 1754. And the Vendue was to sell the new pews in the said meeting house, and said pews were sold to the highest bidder.
The Pew by the Pulpit stairs sold to Joshua Stanford 19 9 4
The Pew on the right hand of the broad aisle John Samson Jr 14 0 0
The Pew on left hand of broad aisle Israel Selvester 15 6 8
The Pew on left of front door Nathan
4 Brewster 20 13
The Pew on Right front door Joshna Loring 19 9 4
The Pew on next to this Joseph Freeman 13 6 8
. . . . Next to the Samsons Gamaliel
Bradford
17
9
4
The Pew Corner opposite Womans side John Hunt 12 2 8
The Pew In Galery over broad aisle John Hunt C 5 4
The Pew In Galery middle Sam1 Seabury 5
9 4
" Corner Pew middle Thomas South- worth 5 12
0
Both hind pews in gallery Peres Loring
0
Middle Pew on Mens Side John Hunt 11 12 0 Corner Pew on Mens side Nathaniel Simmons 12 0 0
The Committee sold the refuse boards to Israel Selvester.
1760. July 28. Record No. 5. Page 81.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough July 28th 1760 Capt Briggs Alden was chosen Moderator for said day, and John Wadsworth Clerk of said meeting.
The meeting was to adjust the town's debts, and to raise money to defray the same-amounting to £132.19.3, And voted that the assessors tax the town for the above mentioned sum.
327
DUXBURY RECORDS.
Voted that the assessors make the County tax with the town's. Voted that Thomas Weston keep Jane Delanoe a year as he promised to do for 3 shillings pr week which is. £7.16.0. Voted that Jonathan Peterson, Ezra Arnold and Joseph Free- man be a Committee to regulate the Jury box and that the Committee have power to put the select men for the time being in to said list of Jurors. Voted
that Mr. Judah Delanoe Town Treasurer or his suc- cessors in that office, be empowered by the Town, to settle with the present Trustees upon the Bonds for the money and interest for the support of the school, and to take the Bonds into his own hands, and to collect the interest that is yearly due there on, and to be accountable to the Town for the same.
Voted that Eight foot of the second seat of the womens side in the upper end, be partitioned off for the use of deaf people.
Voted to give Nathaniel Samson 3 shillings pr week to keep Mary Daws 7 weeks longer which he promised to do which is £1.1s.
1761. Mch 16. Record No. 5. Page 82.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough upon the 16th of March 1761
Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Moderator for said day. The Town then chose John Wadsworthi Town Clerk, and was sworn accordingly to do his duty. Town Officers and Grand Jury men were then chosen.
May 18.
At a town meeting May 18th, 1761
Capt Briggs Alden was chosen Representative for the year ensuing.
1761. Aug. 3. Record No. 5. Page 83.
At a town meeting held in Duxborrough Aug 3ª 1761 Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Moderator, said meeting was to adjust the towns debts-and the charges amt to £156.11.3. Voted to make the County tax with the towns. Voted liberty to the select men to make the rates bigger by £8. Voted that the select men forthwith make the rate.
328
DUXBURY RECORDS.
1762. Mch 22. Record No. 5. Page 84.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough March 22d 1762 Gamaliel Bradford Esq was chosen Mod- erator and John Wadsworth Town Clerk. The town then appointed the other town officers. and adjourned to the 31st of March.
March 31$1 At the adjourned meeting the Town chose Town Officers.
1762. May 17. Record. No. 5. Page 84.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough May 17th 1762. Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator, and Major Briggs Alden was chosen Representative for the year ensuing and Col Bradford Major Briggs Alden Capt John Southworth Mr Samuel Seabury and Mr Jonathan Peterson a committee for said town to prepare a draugh and give an answer, and the reasons why the prayer of the petition that is now subsisting in the General Court by Amos Ford and sundry other inhabitants of the North End of Dux- borrough, why the prayer should not be granted.
And Major Briggs Alden was chosen Agent by the town, to give in to the General Court the reasons and manage the affair and why the petition of Amos Ford and sundry other inhabitants of the North End of Duxborrough, that is now subsisting at said Court why the prayer thereof should not be granted.
1762. Sept 16. Record No. 5. Page 85.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Septem- ber 16th 1762. Jonathan Peterson was chosen Moderator, and said meeting was to adjust the Towns debts and raise money to defray the same. Amt £147.125.73 and voted that the Select men should forthwith make a rate, and
Voted that the Selectmen should lay out a high way along by the mouth of Island Creek Pond as they think proper, and is wanting, and said meeting the Town gave full power to Mr. Judah Delanoe. the town's treasurer to sue out the several bonds the town has against or of several persons, for the money they had of the town, that was appropriated for the use of a Grammar School.
329
DUXBURY RECORDS.
1763. Meh 14.
A Town meeting for the choice of Town Officers.
1763. May Record No. 5. Page 86.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough May 1763 Major Briggs Alden was chosen Representa- tive.
1763. Sept 12. Record No. 5. - 86 1764. Mch 5.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough Sept 12 1763. Said meeting was to adjust the Towns debts and raise money to pay the same amounting to £181 7.5 and the town voted to raise said sun by a Town tax.
A Town Meeting for the choice of Town Officers.
1764. Recorn No. 5. Page 88.
Where as the Town of Duxborrough at a meeting in said town on September the 16th 1762 voted that the select men should lay out the way for the use of the Town, as the way now goeth by the mouth of Island Creek pond, as they shall think proper and convenient for the use of said Town, Agreeably we began as follows,
Begining at Plymouth road on John Wadsworthis land near the north corner of the Widow Deboralı Thomas farm, ranging North 67 degrees West, 4 rods to a black oak tree standing on said Wads- worths land, thence North 67 degrees West, 20 rods, thence North 60 degrees West 34 rods, to a stake and stones in a Valley. about 6 paces to the North of the Middle of the road, thenee West, 1 degree South, 10 rods, to a red oak tree standing on the same side of the road about 10 paces from Ureiah Wadsworths corner of his wood pasture, thence North 77 degrees. 42 rods to a red oak sapling marked on four sides, when the road turns to the Southward. thence South 37 degrees West. 38 rods, to a stake and stones standing on JJoseph Brewsters land, abont 5 paces on the North side of the road,
330
DUXBURY RECORDS.
thence South 87 degrees West. 43 rods, to a stake and stones, standing on John Hunts land just on the descent of a hill. thence South 55 degrees West down the hill 27 rods. to a white oak standing close to the swamp at the foot of Tobys Garden hill on the same side of the way, thence South 35 degrees West. 11 rods to a stake and stones near where the roads part. and where one goeth down to Wads- worths wharf, thence North 82 degrees West, 26 rods to a pine tree standing close to said road on the same side. thence North 59 degrees West, 18 rods to a stake and stones. thence North 88 degrees West 24 rods to a stake and stones by it, Thenee South 72 degrees West 24} rods to a red oak tree with a great stone by it, thence North 69 degrees West, 9 rods to a Black oak tree marked. near three great stones. thence South 63 degrees West 13 rods to a small roek on the West side of the pond brook 1 rod and 7 links, to the West of said brook, thence West 8 de- grees South 4 rods to a great rock on the North side of said road, and from said great rock North 71 de- grees West 54 rods to a Stake and Stones by the fence that Paul Seabury lately set up, thence North 88 degrees West, 37 rods to a red oak tree standing close by said road on the North side, thence North 51 degrees West 6 rods, to a blaek oak tree. thenee thenee North 33 degrees West. 6 rods to a black oak tree. thence North 51 degrees West 20} rods to a red oak tree, thence North 56 degrees West. 32 rods to a sapling Pine tree on Oliver Seabury's land within 1 rod of Elephalet Bradford's range. thence North 10 degrees West 6 rods, to a white oak stump on the North side of the road where said road comes to the old County road at the school house standing at a point of land belonging to Joseph Freeman, and all the above bounds stand on the Northerly side of said road. and the road is to be on the Southerly side of said bounds, and to extend in width the space of 30 feet and to continue and re- main for a highway for the use of the town, for time
331
DUXBURY RECORDS.
to come as it has been for many years past. which way was laid out by ns the subscribers in Nov. 8th 1763. In witness where of we have set our hand.
PELEG WADSWORTH. WAIT WADSWORTH.
1764. July 30. Record No. 5. Page 90.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough JJuly 30th 1764 Colonel Bradford was chosen Moderator, and said meeting was to adjust the Town's debts, and to raise money to defray the same, amounting to £173.15.1ª. And at said meeting the Town chose Major Briggs Aiden their Agent to join the other Agents to act for them in repairing the bridge at North river, and the Town by their vote show their willingness to have the bridge built or repaired with wooden work as needful provided the other commit- tee comply with it.
1764. Sept 26
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough Sept 26 1764. Briggs Alden Esq. was chosen Moderator, and the town voted to raise £9.07d lawful money towards repairing North river bridge. Jurors were drawn at this meeting.
1765. Mch 25. Record No. 5. Page 91.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough, March 25th 1765 Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Moderator, John Wadsworth Town Clerk, and took the oath of a elerk.
Also the Town officers were chosen at this meet- ing.
Deacon Peleg Wadsworth and Thomas Chanler were chosen to take care of Island Creek Herring Brook, and the laws they are to see that they are observed about the herring, but the town voted that the water may be stopped till the 15th day of April, and no longer, and the town voted that the herring must be canght no where upon the said brook, but within 10 rods of the mill tail, and but one day in in the week during the time limited by law, and that is every Monday in the week in the day time between
332
DUXBURY RECORDS.
sun rise and Sun set, and Amiziah Delanoe and William Simmons are chosen to take care of the herring brook upon the Grist Mill Stream, and the stream is to be opened for herring to run. by the 10th of April next. and no herring to be caught during the time limited by law for herring to run, but only on every Monday during said time. in the day time and only between Sun rise and Sun set, and only to be caught below the country road, and not below the old Waste Way, and said Agents are to see that the herring have a passage down.
And said Town voted to give Major Arnold £2 13. 4. for to find and provide the Town School with fire wood for the year ensuing.
May 13.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrough on the 13th of May 1765. Briggs Alden was chosen Mod- erator and their agent to answer the Towns presentment about the gates that were erected upon the highways. at the next Superior Court. and Representative for the year ensuing, and the town did by their vote give up all their right title and part of the fine money that was due to the town from JJoseph Freeman, Benjamin Loring, Oliver Seabury and Paul Seabury for transgressing the law relating to the herring brook at Isiand Creek Pond. and then said town proceeded to draw JJury men.
1765. July 24. Record No. 5. 92.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough July 24 1765 said meeting was to adjust the Town's debts, and to raise the money to defray the same amts to £215.17.11. And at said meeting Jury men were drawn.
333
DUXBURY RECORDS.
-
THE STAMP ACT.
At a Town Meeting held in Duxborrough October 21st 1765, Major Briggs Alden was chosen Mod- erator. The said meeting was to see whether or no the Town would willingly comply or unite with the late act of parliament and rest contented with the stamp act as it now stands with the English Empire in America, or else show their resentment against said act, and to use any measures or means that they shall think proper for to prevent said aets being im- posed upon us, by giving their representative in- structions to stop said act, or to use any other means they shall think proper. And then the vote was called by the Moderator to see if they would receive the Stamp act, and it was voted in the Negative, and the Town chose Capt. Wait Wadsworth. Capt. John Wadsworth, Ebenezer Bartlet, Isaac Partridge and Ezra Arnold their committee to prepare a draft, and to give their reasons why the Town would not accept of said act, and to show so far as they were capable of it. And then the meeting was adjourned to the 234 inst.
And then the said Town met, and the said Com- mittee prepared a result with their reasons against said Act. and gave their representative the following instructions, and voted it should be here recorded, which is as follows,
To Briggs Alden Esq Representative of the inhabi- tants of the Town of Duxborrough in the Great and General Court of the Province of Massachu- setts Bay, in New England. SIR
Whilst all America is in a ferment, and every patriotic Breast is glowing with resentment at the heavy and intolerable burdens imposed upon
1765. Oct. 21. Record No. 5. 93.
DUXBURY RECORDS.
us by the late Aet lately passed in Parliament of Great Britian, We your constituents. the free holders and other inhabitants of the ancient and first incorporated Town of Duxborrough, think it their inembent duty to inform you of their sentiments upon this important and alarming affair. that you. Sir. may be able in the approaching session of the Great and General Court, to act according to their declared minds : We esteem the said Stamp act to be unconstitutional and subversive of the rights and privileges of his Majesty's American Subjeets, contrary not only to the Royal Charter granted to our Ancestors, and to Magna Charter, the great Charter of British liberty, but likewise to the grand prerogative of human Nature, and to that liberty wherewith Our Blessed Lord hath made us free : We likewise think that if this aet should take place in this Provinee in the present distressed condition. we should be involved in inevatable rnin. We do now therefore enjoin and instrnet you that you neither directly nor indirectly be aiding. favoring. counte- naneing, assisting or any other ways instrumental in promoting the putting the said Aet in execution, but that you oppose the same with all the eloquence and address you are master of. and that you use your utmost endeavors to vindieate our precious rights and privileges, those privileges for which our fore fathers bled, for which those Heroic spirits bid adieu to the tyranieal government to the ill boding name of the Stuarts, travelled the vast Atlantic, and sat down in these then deserts of America, and for which Sir, we their descendants esteem dearer to us than our lives. We likewise enjoin it upon you to oppose in the strongest manner any motion or motions that may be made in the General Assembly. to make a relation or compensation for the riotous proceedings at Boston.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.