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JACOB THOMSON, Surveyor.
1713-14. Mch 1. Vol. a. Page 52.
March the 1st Anno Domini 1713-14.
We the subscribers, to wit, John Delanoe Sen" and Pelatiah West of Duxbrough settled the bounds between the lands where on we now dwell as follow- etb, viz, We began at the brook to the Southward of the said Delanoe's house, at two small birch sap- lings marked, on the North side of said brook, thence we run up the said brook to two maple sap- lings by the side of said brook marked, thence running up the swamp to a white oak tree marked, thence upward to a hornbound tree marked, viz a hornbound sapling standing in said swamp, and still up the said swamp to a maple tree marked, and from thence to a red oak tree on the South part of said swamp, from thence to a maple tree marked, in said swamp, and so to a maple marked, at the head of a little swamp near, in a range with the former marks, and from thence on a straight line to a red oak sap- ling marked. standing by the side of the path that leads from Deacon Alden's down to the said Dela- noe's land.
JOHN DELANOE SENT. PELATIAN WEST.
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1713-14. Mch 1. Vol. a. Page 52.
The bounds between the lands whereon JJohn Del- anoe Sen and Elnathan Weston now dwell. are settled and agreed upon by said Delanoe and Weston as followeth. viz, Begining at a red oak tree marked, standing on the South side of the path that comes down from Deacon Alden's to said Delanoe's, a little to the Northward of said Delanoe's barn. thence running on a straight line to the Southward of the East. to the North East corner of the said Delanoe's orehard to a stake with stones about it, thence on a straight line to two small bireh saplings marked, by a brook. which are the bounds between the lands of said Delanoe and Pelatiah West.
March 1st, 1713-14.
ELNATHAN WESTON. JOHN DELANOE SENT.
1713-4. Feb 14. Vol. a. Page 64.
These presents witnesseth a mutual agreement be- tween Jonathan Peterson and Josiah Soule, yeomen, both inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in her Majesties province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Know all men by these presents, that whereas we the said Jonathan Peterson, and Josiah Sonle, did jointly to- gether purchase in the year of our Lord One thou- sand Seven hundred and Eight. of Capt. Sethi Arnold, Mr. John Partridge and Mr. Thomas Loring, as agents for the Town of Duxborrough, a certain parcel or traet of land containing an hundred and fifty aeres, lying and being with the township of said Duxborrough aforesaid, bounded as may appear by records of said Duxborough, it being also that tract of land whereon we, the said JJonathan Peterson and Josiah Soule, do now dwell, we the said Jonathan Peterson and Josiah Soule have agreed to divide the said land equally between us, that each of us might know his own respective part thereof, which agree- ment and division is as followeth, viz.
Begining at a swamp oak tree marked, near Kein's
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meadow brook, being the Northeasterly corner bound of the above said tract of land, and from said tree, running South East, fifty Pole. to a stake and stones about it, standing in the line on the south west side of said land.
Our agreement therefore is this, on the behalf of our selves. our heirs &c, that all the land belonging to said traet lying on the Northwesterly side of the line running from the first above said stake with stones about it, directly to the second mentioned stake with stones about it, shall be the above said Jonathan Petersons proper part of the above traet of land, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, to belong, and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him, the said Jonathan Peterson, his heirs. exeeutors, administrators and assignes for ever, and that all the residue of the above first mentioned tract of land that lyeth on the South easterly side of the above said line, that runs directly from the first above mentioned stake with stones about it to the second above mentioned stake with stones about it, shall be the above said Josiah Soule's proper part of the above said hundred and fifty acres of land, with all, and singular the profits, priviliges and appurtenances there unto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, bene- fit and behoof of the said Josiah Soule, his heirs, ex- eeutors, administrators and assignes forever, always provided, and agreed that the said Jonathan Peterson shall have a cart way allowed him through gates or Bars, at said Peterson's charge, through the above said land of the said Josiah Soule's as followeth, viz The said cartway is to enter upon the land of the above said Josiah Soule, North East from the said Peterson's house, thence running East and by North to an oak tree marked on the North side, thenee East and by South to the outside of the said Josjah Soule's land, and so upon the outside of the
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said Josiah Soule's land till it comes to a pine tree marked on two sides, standing on the South East side of the brook which is the bounds between the land of Elias Magonn and said Soule, and from thence South and by East to a pine tree, thence South and by West, till it comes off the said Soule's land. Now the above division thus made. with allowanee of a eart way as above said, We the above said Jonathan Peterson and Josiah Soule, do mutually agree, shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said hundred and fifty acres of land, for us, our heirs and assignes forever, In witness thereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this twenty fourth day of February in the twelfth year of Her Majesty's Reign, anno domini 1713-14.
JONATHAN PETERSON (s)
JOSIAH SOULE (s)
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of
SAMI SEABURY. JOHN SAMSON.
Where as we, John Bradford, James Warren and Nathaniel Thomas, appointed Agents by the select men of the town of Plymouth, and we, John Wads- worth, John Alden and Thomas Loring, select men for the town of Duxborrough, being met together to settle the bounds and division line between the said towns of Plymouth and Duxborrough, have mutually agreed and determined that the said bounds or dividing line shall forever here after, be as followeth, viz
Begining at a stake and stones on the beach, or high lands near the sea, thirty rods distant, and Northerly from the middle of the fenee that stands on the most Northerly part of the land now feneed in, on the Gurnet so ealled. and thence due East to the sea, and westerly to run on a straight line to the
1714. April 30. Vol. a. Page 144.
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rock that stands in the water, on the Northerly end or part of Clark's Island, and thence into Clark's Island channel, which comes from Powder Point, and thence down until it comes or meets with the channel that comes down from Jones' river, and thence up that channel to said river, and so up said River to the mouth of Stoney brook, and so up said brook until it comes to a creek that leads to the place called the Tussocks, and thence up said brook to the head of it. or the head of the Westerly branch thereof. and thence Northerly to a marked tree with stones about it, standing on the West side of the old bay path where the mill brook crosseth said path, which said brook runs into black water, and from that tree. Northerly, to another marked tree with stones about it, standing on the West side of said old path, standing about thirty rods distant from the other tree, and then West so far Northerly as on a straight line will extend, to the mouth of Jones's river pond where the brook issueth ont of said pond, which last mentioned line divides between Plymouth and Duxbury so far up as Duxborrough town extends. In witness that this is our mutual agree- ment and settlement of said dividing line, we have here unto set our hands this thirtieth day of April in the thirteenth year of Her Majesty's reign Anno Domini 1714.
In presence of
JOHN BARKER. NATHANIEL THOMAS.
STEPHEN CLAPP. JOHN WADSWORTH.
JOHN BRADFORD. JOHN ALDEN.
JAMES WARREN. THOMAS LORING.
April 30, Anno 1714.
Recorded by me,
JOHN WADSWORTH. T. C.
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1714. Nov. 20. Vol. a. Page 66.
This agreement made this twentieth day of November Anno Domini One thousand Seven hun- dred and fourteen, between us, Moses Soule of the town of Dusborrough. in the County of Plymouth in New England, on the one part and Grace Sprague. widdow of William Sprague late of said Duxbor- rough, and administratrix of the estate of said Wil- liam Sprague, on the other part, Witnesseth. that whereas the said Moses Soule did formerly sell unto the aforesaid William Sprague. twenty acres of land in Duxborrough afore said, as may appear by a deed under the hand and seal of said Moses Soule, bear- ing date the 7th of February one thousand seven hundred and nine, ten, which said twenty acres of land is that whereon the said Grace Sprague now dwelleth, and whereas in the said deed the said Moses Soule reserved to himself and his heirs, what so ever was above twenty acres of land within the boundries mentioned in said deed, which reserve was to be set off unto him at the Westerly end of said land, wherefore we. the said Moses Soule and Grace Sprague (as administratrix as afore said) have mutu- ally agreed to measure out the said twenty acres of land and run a dividing line between the said twenty acres of land, and the land which the said Moses Soule has reserved as afore said, Namely begining at a stake standing in the range of the Southerly side of said land, next the Commons, four rods to the Eastward of the cart way which is the bound of Thomas Boney's land, and from the stake we run said dividing line North and by West by a range of marked trees, unto a stake with stones about it. by the cart way which is the bounds of the Northerly side of said land, and we do by these presents mutu- ally agree that all that part of the afore said land which lyeth on the Easterly side of said dividing line, shall belong unto the heirs of the aforesaid William Sprague, being twenty acres be it more or less, and that part of the afore said land which lyeth on the Westerly side of said dividing line shall belong unto
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the aforesaid Moses Soule. and his heirs and assignes. by virtue of the afore said reserve.
Now, the afore said dividing line thus run. and by the division thus made, we do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a full settlement of division between the said Moses Soule and the heirs of the said William Sprague, and their heirs and assignes, for ever. In witness whereof we the afore said Moses Soule and Grace Sprague. have here unto set our hands and seals the day of the year first above written.
MOSES SOULE. (s)
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GRACE X SPRAGUE. (s)
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Signed Sealed in presence of us,
SAMUEL SPRAGUE. JONATHAN DELANOE.
This agreement made the twentieth of November One thousand Seven hundred and fourteen, between us, Moses Soule of the town of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth, in New England on the one part, and Nathaniel Brewster of said Duxborrough on the other part, Witnesseth, that where as the said Moses Soule did formerly buy of Robert Stan- forth and his wife, one lot of land, and the said Nathaniel Brewster did formerly buy of George Williamson one lot of land. which said two lots of land did lay adjoining together on the Southierly side of Waiting hill, and butting upon North hill marsh in Duxbury aforesaid, each lot containing by estima- tion ten acres, but the bounds between them the said two lots, being lost, we now by mutual agreement settled the bounds. and run a dividing line between the said two lots, as followeth-viz.
Begining at the range of the Northerly side of the Northermost of said two lots, and from thence measuring Southerly twenty two rods and a half in breadth, unto a great red oak tree marked on four sides with stones about it, by the side of North hill
1714. Nov. 20. Vol. a. Page 67.
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marsh, and from said tree we run a dividing line West and by North, a quarter of a point, Northerly, by a range of marked trees unto a stake with stones about it in the head range of said lots, and we do mutually agree that all that part of the afore said two lots which lyeth to the Northward of the afore said dividing line, shall belong unto the aforesaid Moses Soule and his heirs and assignes forever, and that all that part of the afore said two lots which lyetb to the Southward of the aforesaid dividing line, shall belong unto the aforesaid Nathaniel Brewster and his heirs and assignes forever. Now the afore said dividing line thns run and the boundries thus settled, we do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a full settlement of division between us and heirs and assignes forever.
In witness whereof we the afore said Moses Soute and Nathaniel Brewster, have here unto set our hand's and seals, this twentieth day of November, One thousand Seven hundred and fourteen.
MOSES SOULE. (>)
NATHANIEL BREWSTER. (s)
Signed and sealed in the presence of
SAM FISHER. EDWARD ARNOLD.
1713-11. Vol. a. Page 53. Mch 22.
The bounds between the lands of John Glass and Samuel Fisher were settled as followeth viz
Begining at a stake with stones about it, above the high way near the house that Benjamin Simons dwells in, thence ranging West by a range of marked trees to a stake with stones about it, standing in the line of the ninth lot of the last division of upland belonging to Daxborrough and Pembroke, which said stake is John Glass's Westerly corner bound, and Sam Fisher's Northerly corner bound.
March 22d, Anno Dom 1713-14.
SAMUEL FISHER. JOHN GLASS.
Recorded by me,
JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
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Upon the 30th day of June Anno Domini 1714,
We the subscribers. to wit. Benjamin Peterson and John Wadsworth have run the dividing line and settled the bounds between the farms of land in Duxborrough where on we each now dwell, as followeth, viz. We began at a stone pitched into the ground in the fence, within four or five foot of the foot path that goeth directly from the said John Wadsworths house to the meeting house, viz in the fence that is now the partition fence between us. the said Benjamin Peterson and John Wadsworth. and from said stone running North thirty foul degrees Westerly, upward to a Pine tree marked. and from thence on the same line or course, by a range of marked trees, to a stake and stones by the highway that leads from Duxbury meeting house to Plymouth, then we come back to the first mentioned stone pitched in the fence and run from thence downward south thirty six degrees Easterly to another stone pitched in the ground on the brow of a hill. and from thenee on the same course through a swamp to a stake pitched in the salt marsh, and from thence, still the same course, down into a creek called Morton's hole.
In presence of us Witnesses
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CHRISTOPHER (C) WADSWORTH.
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lie MARY (O) SAMSON.
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BENJAMIN (X) PETERSON.
mark JOHN WADSWORTH.
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1714. April 13. Vol. a. To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting &c. Know ye that we, John Robinson and Ichabod Sampson, both of Duxborrough in the Page 181. county of Plymouth, and province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, having a parcel of land in equal partnership, which land lyeth in Duxburrough aforesaid, at the head of Sonth river, adjoining to Nathaniel Cole's land, and is a part of the second division. and was laid out in the year 1713 being two lots in said division being the twenty sixth and twenty seventh lots in number. for our mutual ben- efit and advantage. have agreed and concluded to divide said lots as followeth.
Videlicet, that the said John Robinson for. and in consideration of the sum of twenty shillings in money in hand paid to said Sampson before the ensealing hereof is to have the twenty seventh lot as it is butted and bounded in the records of the proprietors of Duxburrough. and that part of Pembrook which was formerly Duxburrough. with all the appurtenances. privileges and commodities to the same belonging or any ways appertaining to him the said John Robinson his heirs and assignes forever. to his and their only proper use. benefit and behalf forever, and I, the said Ichabod Sampson. do by these presents. for myself and heirs, Executors and Administrators, quit and renounce all claim, right. or title and interest to or in said twenty seventh lot, hereby making over the same from me, my heirs, Executors and administrators. to him the said John Robinson his heirs and assignes forever, absolutely without any manner of condition. And it is further agreed and concluded that the said Ichabod Samson together with the above said twenty shillings in money is to have the twenty sixth lot as it is butted and bounded in the records aforesaid, with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodi- ties to the same belonging, or in any ways appertaining to him the said Ichabod Samson, his heirs and assignes forever, to his and their only
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proper use, benefit and behalf forever. and I the said John Robinson. do by these presents for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, quit and renounce all claim. right or title, and interest in, or to the said Twenty Six lot. hereby making over the same from me my heirs. Executors and adminis- trators, to him, the said Ichabod Samson, his heirs and assignes forever. absolutely, without any manner of conditions. In witness where of we have hereunto set our hands and seals the twelfth day of April. in the thirteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anna, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland Queen, and in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and fourteen 1714.
JOIN ROBINSON. (s)
ICHABOD SAMSON. (s)
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
ABRAHAM SAMPSON. ABRAHAM SAMPSON, JR.
1714. Dec. 28. Vol. a. Page 69.
Duxburrough Dec. 29th 1714.
Whereas I, the subscriber being guardian to my son Josiah Delanoe. I do by these presents, make choice of my brother John Simons for to act in the behalf of my afore said son. in dividing of the two lots of land in partnership between my husband and iny aforesaid son, Viz the 110 and 116 lots in the second division of Common lands in Duxburrongh and Pembroke.
Witness my hand -
MARTIIA WEST.
We the subscribers do hereby declare that we liave been on the above named lots, and we do agree that Samuel West shall have the 110 lot and that Josiah Delanoe shall have the 116 lot aforenamed.
JOHN SIMMONS. SAMUEL WEST.
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An agreement between Wrestling Brewster of Plymouth. cordwainer, and John Glass of Duxbor- rough husbandman, both in the County of Plymouth in the province of Massachusetts bay in New Eng- land. is as followeth. viz
Whereas we the said Wrestling Brewster, and John Glass, are the owners and proprietors of two lots of land belonging to the Second and last divi- sion of the Commons belonging to the towns of Duxburongh and Pembroke in the County above. said lots being the one hundred and Ninth and one hundred and Twenty fourth lots in number in the upland belonging to the said division, and were laid out in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirteen, and are bounded as appears by the records of the proprietors of lands, &c belonging to the said division. We being the owners of the above said lots in equal proportion, have agreed upon a division thereof that each one might know his own respective part thereof. The division thereof is as followeth, Viz, That the said hundred and Ninth lot lying within the township of Dnxbor- rough above said, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging. shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the above said Wrestling Brewster, to belong, and apper- tain to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of him, the said Wrestling Brewster, his heirs. execu- tors. administrators and assignes forever, and that the above said hundred and Twenty fourth lot, shall belong unto. and be the proper part of the above said John Glass, to belong and appertain to the only proper nse. benefit, and behoof of him the said John Glass. his heirs, executors, administrators and assignes forever, with all and singular. the profits, privileges and appartenances belonging there unto. the said hundred and Twenty fourth lot is lying and being within the township of Pembroke above said. Now. the above agreement and division thus made. We the above said Wrestling Brewster and John
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Glass, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement, and division of the above said two lots of land, for us and our assigns forever. In witness whereof We the above said Wrestling Brewster and John Glass, have here unto set our hands and seals. this eightenth day of January, in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and fourteen fifteen.
JOHN GLASS. (s)
WRESTLING BREWSTER. (s)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Jons ROBINSON. JOHN WADSWORTHI.
We the subscribers, select men of the Town of Duxborrough, have settled the bounds of several high ways within said town, as followeth viz
Imprimis. we began at the Captain's Nook at a fence which is the partition between the farms of Miles Standish, and Thomas Delanoe Jr. near a red oak tree marked, a little within said Standish land, thence running near North, to two rocks about half a foot asunder. near a range between Deacon Brews- ter's and the said Delanoe, thence on a straight line to the Southerly corner of the fresh meadow lot of Benjamin Bartlet, Jr, thence to the North west cor- ner of said meadow lot, thence as the way now goes, to the fence standing about fifteen foot to the west- ward of the biggest barn on the farm of Sam1 Bartlet dec, thence straight to a heap of stones on a rising spot or knoll of land on the Eastward side of the path that leads out of said nook, thence straight to a heap of stones near the corner of Israel Silvester's land. by the nook gate, thence to a stone pitched in the ground a little to the Eastward of said Silvester's fence, as the way now goeth up out of the Nook opposite against a diteh, or place gutted away by the rain down onto Mr. Wiswells land, thence up to another stone pitched in the ground in said Silves-
1715. Mch 26. Vol. a. Page 97.
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ter's fence, where he turns down to his house. thenec still upward on a straight line to the South westerly corner post of said Silvester's leanto adjoining to his barn, thence on a straight line to a stone in his fence. viz still upward straight from the last men- tioned stone. thence still upward as said Silvester's fence now goes, till it comes to the land of Christo- pher Wadsworth, thence to a stone pitched in the ground. which is the South East corner between the land of Christopher Wadsworth and Benjamin Peterson, thence on a straight line to the upper corner of the land of said Christopher Wadsworth, viz that corner of his land which is a little to the Southward of the meeting house. said high way is to he thirty foot wide, and to be allowed all the way on the left hand or side of all the afore said boundries, as the way comes ont of said Captain's Nook to the last mentioned corner. and from said corner to a heap of stones thirty foot about South west, and from said heap of stones the said high way is allowed thirty foot wide up to the road that leads from Marshfield to Plymouth, and to be on the right hand or side of the bounds set from the last mentioned heap of stones, which bounds are as followeth. viz- from said heap of stones to a stone pitched in the ground, which is the bound between the land of Benjamin Prior, and said towns lands, thence to the Easterly corner of said Priors barn, thence still upwards to a heap of stones in said Prior's fence, thence to the corner of Benj Peterson's land. as the way now goes, thence upwards straight to a heap of stones in said Petersons fence at a little turn of the way, and thence as the way now goeth up to the road that leads from Marshfield to Plymouth, keeping the left hand way where the way parts near the head of the lot of land of John Wadsworth. The said way is allowed through gates or Bars from the Nook gate so called. downward so far as it is laid ont, and from said gate upward so far as it is laid ont. to be an open high way.
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Memo. That from the partition fence above mentioned between the farmns of Miles Standish and Thomas Delanoe Jr a convenient cart way is allowed down to the Bay through the farm of said Standish, which is also allowed by said Standish's consent. The above mentioned high way was laid out Mch 26, 1715 by us.
EDWARD SOUTHWORTH, JOHN SIMONS. JOHN PARTRIDGE.
Select men.
and ordered to be recorded.
JOHN WADSWORTH, T. C.
An account of a high way laid out in Dux- borrough May 20th 1715 by us the subscribers, Selectmen of said town. is as followeth Viz. Be- gining at a place commonly called the old landing place, we went upwards. Viz. we began at or nigh the mouth of a small creek. thence running westerly by the stone wall fence of Abraham Samson Sen", Viz by the corner of said fence. thence still upward along the Edge of the bank of upland. Viz, below said bank between said bank and the marsh. till we came to two great stones lying upon the said bank, then turning up said bank between the said two stones. thence upward as the way now goeth. South- erly to the corner of said Abraham Samsons fence, thence over a little run of water that comes out of a great salt pond or mirey piece of marsh, which we left on the right hand as we came upward, said run of water runs into a little narrow creek which comes out of Bluefish river, thence going upward as the way now goeth below the edge or low bank of up- land to the Southward of the house of Ichabod Sam- son, and so still below the said bank only crossing a small point of upland of Edward Arnoid's as the way now goeth. to the Southward of the house of the said Arnold and the house of the said Abraham Samson. to a heap of stones at the lower end of the
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