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1715. May 20. Vol. a. Page 99.
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lane that comes down to the landing place so called, thence about West South west, to a small whitish rock firm in the ground, and still the same course, to a pretty big rock on a knoll of land near to Ed- mond Chanler's meadow, and so by said meadow fence. allowing all the ground on the Southerly side of the said fence to bluefish river channel. for a common landing place for said town, and then com- ing to the lower end of said lane we laid out said lane for a highway up to the head of said lane, then turning a little Westerly to the land of Capt. John Alden as the way now goeth and still upwards on the Northerly side of said Aldens land. by his range. till we came to a small hill or spot of rising ground, to a stake with stones about it, thence turning a little more Westerly, to a heap of stones on another hill to the Eastward, or South Eastward of Doctor Delanoe's house in sight of said house, thence down said hill, a little winding to the Northward by several heaps of stones, by said Doctor Delanoe's door. Viz. a little to the southwark of his house, thence as the way now goes Westerly up to the road or high way, that leads from Marshfield to Plymonth, said high way is 10 feet wide.
EDWARD SOUTHWORTHI. JOHN SIMONS SENT. JOHN PARTRIDGE.
Recorded by
Joux WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
1715. Aug. 1. Vol. a. Page 71.
A mutual agreement between JJosiah Soule, Joseph Sonle and Joshna Soule all of the town of Duxbor- rough, in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, is as followeth. viz-Know all men by these presents, That where as we the said Josiah Soule. Joseph Soule and JJoshua Soule, have received by deed of gift from our honored father John Soule late of Duxbury. Dec1, as may appear by one deed under
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his hand and seal. bearing date JJune the 13th 1701, a certain parcel of salt meadow lying, and being within the township of Duxborrough above said, at the North west part of great wood Island, and adja- cent on the Easterly side thereof. to the meadow of Abraham Samson, and on the Southerly side thereof by the meadow of Elnathan Weston, the said meadow, viz, the said tract of meadow being given as above said in Equal proportion, and as it now lyeth entire and undivided among us the said Josiah Soule, Joseph Sonle and Joshua Soule, that each one might know his own respective right and proportion therein, We have agreed to divide the same into three lots. or parts which said division is as followeth-viz.
The first lot or part of said tract of meadow, is the South part thereof, viz of the body of said meadow, and adjoining to Elnathan Weston's meadow. and is divided by a line begining at a stake standing by a rock at. or near the North west corner of great wood Island, and thence ranging North west to a stake and stone at, or near Little Wood Island river, thence, the same course, to said river.
The second lot, or part of said tract of meadow, is bounded on the South west side, by the first, and on the Easterly side thereof, it begineth at a stake near the edge of Great Wood Island, thence ranging North and by West. Westerly, to a stake and stone near a creek, and the same course to said creek, and the third lot or part of said tract of meadow, is all the residue or remaining part thereof.
Our agreement therefore is, that the above said tract of meadow thus divided into three lots or parts, the first of them shall belong unto the above said Josiah Soule, his heiss and assigns forever, and that the second shall belong onto the said Joseph Soule. his heirs and assignes forever, and the third to the said Joshua Soule, his heirs and assignes forever. To have and to hold each one his respective and particular part, or lot as is above expressed and discribed, in said tract of meadow, with all and sin-
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gular, the profits. privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging to belong to their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever.
Now the above Agreement and division thus made, settled and done, we the above said Josiah Sonle, Joseph Soule and Joshna Soule, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said tract of salt meadow, for ns our heirs, and assignes forever. In witness whereof we the above said Josiah Soule. Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule have here unto set our hands and seals, this fourth day of August in the second year of the reign of our Sovering Lord. George, by the Grace of God, of Great Britian, France and Ire- land King, Defender of the Faith &e.
Anno Domini 1715.
JOSIAN SOULE. (s)
JOSEPH SOULE. (s)
JOSHUA SOULE. (s)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
ISAAC RIGHT.
JEDIDIAN BROWN.
No date, We the subscribers, to wit, Seth Arnold, Francis suppose Barker and Abraham Samson, being chosen and em- to be about powered by the town of Duxbury to make sale of 1715. Vol. a. such pareels of land as they the said agents should think convenient to be disposed of to raise money Page 186. for the defraying of some special charges arising in said town. We the aforesaid Agents have sold un- to Isaac Pieree abont Six acres of land joining his cousin Abraham's land, and begins at the head of said Abraham's land, and extends Easterly about forty rods to a marked tree, standing in said Abra- ham's range, and extends from the above said bounds, twenty and four rods Southerly, to two other marked trees, the Westerly tree being a small Walnut tree, and the Easterly trec a red oak, which trees are the Southerly bounds of said Isaac's land, and also four acres and a half joining to his home
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lot and is bounded as followeth. on the Northerly side with his own land till it comes to a small red oak marked. standing by Middleborrow way, and is bounded by said way, Southerly, to another marked tree standing by the aforesaid way, and from the last mentioned tree Easterly to a white oak tree marked, standing by the way that leads from Joseph Roger's to Isaac Pierce's. and by said way to said Pierce's old lot.
The said Agents have sold unto James Bishop about five aeres of land, begining where his son John's ends. and extends near South west, Eighteen rods from his old lot to a small red oak tree marked, and from said tree to Abraham Pierees Jr's West- erly corner bounds, and is bounded by said Pierce's land till it eomes up with James Bishop's corner bounds, and by said Bishops land until it comes home to his son John's land, only there is reserved a way of thirty feet wide on the Northerly side of said land. for a high way for passing to Indian head river.
We the afore said Agents have sold and laid out to Joseph Stockbridge about fifteen or Sixteen acres of land lying by the Indian head river, and is bounded on the Northerly side with said river, and on the Westward by said Stockbridge's old lot, and from the Southerly corner of said old lot on a straight line, to the head of Jolin Boney's swamp lot, being near the aforesaid river, the said Agents reserving half an acre of land where the landing place now is, for a landing place with a convenient .way to the same to be taken out of said Stock- bricige's lot.
Also we have sold unto the afore said Stockbridge a parcel of land being near Indian head river of about twenty five acres, and is bounded as followeth, on the Northerly side with Sloekbridge's land, on the Westerly side with Carver's land, and on the Southerly part with Wantons, and Eastward with the Cedar Swamp.
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Joseph Rogers hath also bought of the said Agents, about Seventeen acres of land, and is bounded as followeth, lying and being at Namaseke- set, on the Northeriy side with Isaac Pierce's land, and on the Westerly side with the way that leads to Middleborrow till it come to a small red oak tree, marked, and from the above said tree Easterly. to another small red oak marked, standing by said Roger's fence, which trees are the Sontherly bounds of said land and on the side with the said Rogers former land, till it meets with the land of Isaac Pierce aforesaid, with a small parcel of land lying within the said Rogers bounds, of about an acre.
Further, we the afore said Agents have sold John Boney about Seven acres of land, bounded as fol- loweth. Begining at a great rock standing by his fence, and running Westward to a Walnut tree marked. and on the same course, to a lot of Edward Wanton's, and by said lot to run Southerly to a marked tree standing in said Wanton's range, and from said range tree Northerly to a small chesnut tree marked, and from said chesnut tree to the Southerly corner mark of his former lot, and from thence to the aforesaid great rock. and so by the road as it now lyeth. till it comes to said Boney's fence, only there is reserved thirty feet through said land for a high way where the way now lyeth.
We the aforesaid Agents have also sold unto John Boney of Duxburrough. abont Eighteen acres of land and is bounded as followeth. We began at a chesnut tree wvich is his former bound mark. and so running near South west by his line to Edward Wan- ton's lot, and then running near South east by said Wanton's line, and from thence by Thomas Lam- bert's line to his Easterly corner bonnds, and from thence running a straight line near Northeast to a great rock lying in the brook upon the upper side of the cartway, which is by the Southerly corner of Phillip Lathley's land. and then running by said Lathley's line to the aforesaid chesnut tree. leaving
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a way thirty foot wide joining to Phillip Lathley's land.
John Bishop hath bought about three acres of the aforesaid Agents which is bounded as followeth ; on the Westerly end by the brook, on the Easterly side of Phillip Lathley's, and on the South with the road as it now lyeth, till it comes up with a rock, that is the bounds between said JJohn and his father Bishop, and on the north with his said father's land.
Also we the said Agents, have sold unto William Tubbs about Seven acres of land lying at the head of his lot, and is bounded Eastward with said lot, and extends westward to two trees marked standing by the Cedar Swamp.
1716. Jany 28. Vol. a. Page 100.
Upon the 28thi day of January Anno Dom. 1716-17 We the subscribers, selectmen of Duxborrough, up- on request of Mr. Thomas Fish of said Duxborrough, and for said Fish's proper use, we have laid out a particular high way as followeth, viz. We began at the waste gate belonging to the saw mill in said Duxborrough, which standeth upon Green's Harbor brook. and run from said gate Easterly as the old saw mill dam stood to the high way that leadeth to Duxborrough Grist mill, and we laid out the said way, thirty feet wide, the said Fish pleading his great necessity of the said way by reason that he had no way to pass from his lot of land which lyeth adjacent to said brook to the common road, and that his said lot of land was an ancient court grant.
JOHN PARTRIDGE, JOIN WADSWORTHI, Select Men.
1717. Oct. 24. Vol. a. Page 75.
Duxborrough October 24th 1717.
Laid out to John Weston Eight acres of land by us the subscribers, and bounded as followeth, viz. We began at a stake and stones by the path that goes to Samuel Sprague's, in the range of land formerly belonging to Stephen Samson, and so by S
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said range South South West 51 rods to another stake and stones, and from said stake and stones we ran West and by North 24 Rods to a stake standing by a flat rock in the ground. and from said stake and rock we ran North North East 48 rods to said path, and then by said path 28 rods to the stake and stones first mentioned.
EDWARD SOUTHWORTH. SETH ARNOLD.
1718. April 28. Vol. a. Page 74.
These presents witnesseth a mutual agreement between John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wadsworth, both of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth. in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay m New England.
Know all men by these presents. That whereas. We. the said John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wads- worth are owners and proprietors in equal proportion. of a certain parcel of salt meadow. lying in said Duxborrough, near a place called Green's Harbor which said meadow was given to us by our honored father, Mr. John Wadsworth, late of Duxborrough. Decd, as may appear by his last will and testament. We therefor being desirous that the said meadow shall be divided between us. that each one might know his own respective proportion, have agreed that the division there of be as followeth. viz
Begining at the mouth of a creek that turns out of the river that parts the meadow of Micheal Ford of Marshfield, and the above said Wadsworth's meadow. said creek turns out to the right hand of said river as the said river runs up to Green's Harbour so called, and said creek runs up till it comes near to a place called Rouses Hummock, a little to the South- ward of said Hummoek, to a stake set in the middle of said creek, where said ereek has grown very shoal. and grown over with sedge, Our agreement therefore is that the said creek as it now runs, to the said stake, and from thenee running about South and by West to another stake set in the line between the
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meadow of Pelatiah West of said Duxborrough, and the said Wadsworth's meadow, be the partition or division of said parcel of salt meadow, and all that part of said salt meadow that lyeth to the Southward and Westward of said creek and stakes, shall be and belong to the said Ichabod Wadsworth, his heirs, and assigns forever. with all the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging. to his, and their proper use, benefit and behoof forever, and all that part of said salt meadow that lyeth to the Northward and Eastward of said creek, and stakes, and partition, shall be and belong to said John Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever with all the profits, privileges and appurtenances thereto belong- ing, to appertain to his and their, proper use, benefit and behoof forever, Now the above said partition and division thus made, we the said John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wadsworth. do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division for us our heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals this twenty eighth of April in the year of Our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and Eighteen.
JOHN WADSWORTHI. (s)
ICHABOD X WADSWORTH. (s)
his mark
in presence of
BENJAMIN PRIOR.
BETIIIAN PRIOR X his mark.
Upon the 31st of December Anno Domini 1718.
Articles of Agreement between Moses Soule of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the Page 155. Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, yeoman of the one party, and Christopher Wads- worth of said Duxborrough, yeoman, of the other party is as followeth, viz. Whereas the said Moses Soule hath an interest in the orchard, and fruit trees on the farm whereon the said Christopher Wadsworth
1718. Dee. 31. Vol. a.
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now dwelleth, and said Christopher Wadsworth hath an interest and claim in the fire wood now standing on the farm whereon the said Moses Soule now dwelleth, the said Moses Soule and Christopher Wadsworth, have, and by these presents do make an exchange, viz, The said Moses Soule doth give, grant and make over and confirm to said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever, all his whole right, title and interest in all of the above said orchard and fruit trees, with all profits privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Christopher Wads- worth doth give, grant, make over and confirm to the said Moses Soule his heirs and assigns forever, all his whole right title and interest of and into all the above said fire wood, with the appurtenances thereto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use benefit and behoof to him Moses Soule, his heirs and assigns forever, and moreover. the said Christopher Wadsworth hath given to said Moses Soule Five pounds in money to boot upon the above exchange, the receipt whereof the said Moses Soule doth hereby acknowledge.
In witness whereof and in confirmation of the above written premises the above said parties to these presents, have set their hands and seals the day and year first written above.
MOSES SOULE. (s)
his
CHRISTOPHER X WADSWORTH. (s)
mark
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
JOHN WADSWORTH. JOHN WADSWORTH JR.
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An agreement between Edward Southworth of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, of the one part, and Thomas Southworth of Duxborrongh husbandman, of the other part, is as followeth. viz
Whereas we the said Edward Southworth. and Thomas Southworth are owners and proprietors in equal proportion of two eertain lots of land, lying and being within the township of Duxborrough above said, said lots being the eighteenth and twenty fourth in number in the upland belonging to the second division of the Common's which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, in the County above said, and were laid out Anno Domini 1713, and are bounded as may appear by the records of the Proprietors of the land &c, belonging to said division. We therefore, that each one might know his own respective proportion and right, in the said two lots of land, have agreed upon a division thereof as followeth viz.
That the said twenty fourth lot with all and sin- gular, the profits, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging, shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the above said Thomas Southworth, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Thomas Southworth, his heirs, executors, adminis- trators and assigns forever, and that the above said Eighteenth lot shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the above said Edward Southworth with all the profits, privileges, hereditaments and appurte- nances there unto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him, the said Edward Southworth, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever.
Now the above agreement and division thus made, We, the said Edward Southworth and Thomas Southworth do mutually agree, shall be, stand, and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of
1720. Meh 29. Vol. a. Page 76.
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the two above said lots of land, for us, our heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we the above said Edward Southworth and Thomas Southworth have here unto set our hands and seals the twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord God. One thousand Seven hundred and twenty, 1720
EDWARD SOUTHWORTHI. (s)
THOMAS SOUTHWORTHI. (s)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
SAM'L WESTON. ler
ELIZABETH X DELANOE. mark
1721. May 23. Vol. a. Page 78.
May 23 Anno Domini 1721.
We the subscribers, to wit, Josiah Kein Sen" of Pembroke, and Jonathan Peterson of Dux- borrongh. have settled the line or bounds between our lands at Kein's brook so called, viz. The bounds between the 101st lot in the upland, in the 24 division of the Commons which belonged to the said towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, and the meadow land of the said Kein, lying on Kein's brook. a little above the way that leads from said Peterson's to the said Kein's, as followeth, viz. We began at a stake and stones, standing near Kein's meadow, which is the Northerly corner bound of the said 101st lot, and thence we ran South and by West, by several marked trees. about 13 rods to a bunch of small birch saplings marked with a heap of stones among them, and from thence Northwest and by West to said Keins brook which said settlement we do agree shall stand and remain for us and our heirs forever.
In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands, the day and year first above mentioned.
his JOSIAH ± KEIN SENOT. mark JONATHAN PETERSON.
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1721-22.
Page 101.
Upon the 31st day of January Anno 1721-22.
Jany 31. We the subscribers. select men of the town of Vol. a. Duxborrough. being desired by divers of the inhabi- tants of the said town, to lay out high ways where there was necessity. have laid out sundry high ways as followeth. viz. We began at the high way that leads from Plymouth through Duxborrough to Marsh- field, at a place where the way crosseth the said high way that leads from Doctor Delanoe's up to the saw mill, standing upon South river, and we laid ont a high way thirty foot wide. from said Plymonth road, up the brook of Benjamin Simons's as followeth viz.
As the way now goes. from a heap of stones to the brow of a little hill a little below Joseph Simons's house, and there we turned out of the Common way to the right hand, and went through the short brush, by several marked trees. till we came into the Com- mon way again, a little before we eame to Pelatial West's fenee, and thence as the way now goeth, on the Southerly side of said West's house and over the bridge upon the brook. then turning to the right hand, we went up a little hill, still as the way now goeth. by a small walnnt tree marked, by the side of the said West's fence, and so as the way now goeth up. till we came to the place where the way parts that goes to John Partridge's and Benjamin Alden's, and there we turned out to the right hand, by a small red oak tree marked, and so running through the woods by several marked trees, till we eame into the way again that leads to the said saw mill somewhat before the way turneth to James Thomase's, and thence as the way now goeth. over the said saw mill dam. and along by the Southerly side of the house of Nathaniel Cole Jr, and a little above the said Cole's house. we turned out of the way to the right hand. and went by several marked trees, till we came into the way again, and thence along the way till we came near a slough, and then we turned out to the left hand. and went by several marked trees. till we crossed the way, and so went by several marked
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trees, tili we came over the last slough, into the way again, and thence as the way goeth on the Northerly side of the house of Samnel West, till we came to Phillip's brook, so called, and thence as the way now goeth, up and over the brook, before Benjamin Simons's door. It is always to be understood that the said way is to go over the said saw mill dam, so long as the proprietors there of shall keep up the said dam, and a passable way over it.
We also laid out another high way of thirty foot wide from the corner of Pelatiah West's pasture, all along as the way now goeth, up to the high way that is on the Easterly part of the farm of Ichabod Wadsworth, that leads down to the said town's Meeting house.
We also laid out another high way of thirty foot wide from said Phillip's brook down to said town's Meeting house. all along as the way now goeth, by Ichabod Wadsworth's and Nathaniel Brewster's, keeping the left hand way when we came against Sprague's Swamp, and so down by the Northerly side of the farm of Benjamin Prior, only against said Brewster's fence we turned out of the way to the right hand, by a little white oak marked, and came along in an old path by several marked trees, till it comes into the path that leads down from Nathaniel Cole's Seur to said Meeting house.
BENJAMIN DELANOE. JOSIAN SOULE. JOHN WADSWORTH.
Recorded by me,
JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
1722. April 17. Vol. a. Know all men by these Presents. That we. to wit, Aaron Soule of Pembroke. and James Thomas of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the Page 103. province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, being equally owners and proprietors of four shares or fifth parts in a certain lot of salt meadow, lying and being within the township of
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Duxborrow above said, said lot is the ninth lot in number in the salt meadow which belonged to the second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, above said, which said meadow was laid out Anno Domini 1712, our propriety in said lot being upon the West- erly part thereof, and til' this time has laid undivided between us, We have agreed upon a division thereof, that each one might know his own respective part or proportion therein, and the division thereof is as followeth, viz We began at a stake by the side of a small creek which is in part the bounds between the said ninth and the tenth lot in the same meadows. near the head of the said creek where it parts in two small branches, said creek comes out of a bigger creek, which comes out of Little Wood Island River, and we ran from said stake, North West by North about half a point Northerly into the said first men- tioned creek, and then coming back to the said stake, we ran a line from thence South East and by South about half a point Southerly, about ten rods to another stake set at the head of a little shoal creek or guzzle which comes out of the Mill River, and thence by said little shoal creek, till it comes to the Southerly bounds of said 9th lot.
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