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112
LAND GRANTS ON GREEN RIVER
[1680-1694
Quinten Stockwells Discharge.
Whereas Quinten Stockwell having made application to the Comttee who are appointed (for the ordering the affairs of Deerfield) concerning the Debt due to him from the former Inhabitants of Deerfield for boarding Mr. (Samuel) Mather the Comttee being desirous that the sd Stockwell should be satisfied, desired the now Inhabitants of Deerfield to give him some Land in satisfaction for the Debt aforesd-ye Inhabitants of Deerfield made choice of Thos Wells, David Hoyt & Joseph Barnard to go with the sd Stockwell up the Green River where he desired the Land aforesd which three men aforesd have agreed with the sd Stockwell that he shall have twenty Acres of Land upon the Green River in satisfaction for the Debt aforesd which the Stockwell saith is ten pounds ; which Land is bounded Northerly upon the Hill on the north side of the Brook that come out of the great Ash swamp, Easterly upon the Hill on the East side of Green River, & Westerly on the West Swamp & so to run Southerly to make up the Quantity of twenty Acres which Land aforesd the sd Quinten Stockwell doth take as full satisfaction for the aforesd Debt of ten pounds as witness his hand this twenty-fourth of November, 1694.
Witness by The mark of
DANL WINCHELL QUINTEN STOCKWELL.
JNO SEVERANCE
The Stockwell grant is now the home place of Charles T. Nims.
At a Meeting March 1, 1699.
Whereas Jeremiah Hull had a Grant of twenty acres of Land upon the Green River formerly, & whereas also now no record can be found of sa grant or that sª Land was ever laid out-The town at this meeting upon these Considerations have granted to sª Hulls heirs forever twenty acres of Land upon sd Green River formerly granted to Nath1 Cook & by him for- feited.
113
HOME LOTS AT GREEN RIVER
1699]
Whereas John Severance, John Allen & Edward Allen formerly have had a Grant of twenty acres of Land apiece upon the Green River which were laid out formerly, but yet no record can be found of any Grant of sª Lands, the Town Voted that the Town Cler(k) shall make a record of sd Grants & that they be laid out in the same place which they were laid out in formerly.
That John Severance shall have twenty acres of Land upon Green River laid out in the same place where it was laid out formerly-was voted affirmatively.
That John Allen shall have twenty acres of Land upon Green River laid out in the same place Where it was laid out formerly, was voted affirmatively.
That Edward Allen shall have twenty acres of Land laid out on Green River in the same place that it was laid out formerly-was voted affirmatively.
Whereas there was formerly granted to Michal Mitchel thirty acres of Land upon Green River & a home Lot * & whereas also Sam11 Root hath forfeited his grant of the same compliment. The Town at this Meeting seeing sd Mitchel's Grant was not laid out, did Grant to him & his heirs forever the aforesd Root's forfeited Grant, as it is laid out instead & Lieu of his own ; provided sd Mitchel continues here one year more to fullfill sd Root's term of time & so pay Rates for it this year & so forward ever.
There was granted to Marten Kellogg & Zebediah Williams to each of them thirty acres of Land apiece upon Green River together with each of them a home Lot of eight acres provided they continue here three years & pay Rates this year & so forward forever. (These were forfeited.)
The Town Voted at sd meeting that Notwithstanding Per- sons have taken up several home Lots upon Green River un- der the sum of eight acres apiece yet now the Town hath
* He sold the home lot to Aaron Denio. It extended from Allen's Corner to the center of Masonic Block.
8
[1718
GRANTS IN GREEN RIVER MEADOWS
114
hereby Granted that all Persons that have taken up Lands upon Green River shall have eight acres apiece in their Home Lot. Voted affirmatively.
Division of Green River Lands.
The Proprietors, in the encouragement of settlers and the payment of public service, had made many grants, some hav- ing annexed the right to share in future divisions of the pro- prietors lands, and some " without any commodities," and al- though the following list gives each man's proportion in the undivided land, it does not show the amount held by each in severalty.
The action of the " Inhabitants of Pocumtuck " referred to as taken March 3d., 1718 and confirmed by the Proprietors March 20th, was as follows :
" Whereas there hath been formerly several grants of land unto particular persons upon ye Green River, and no place mentioned where it shall be laid out, we do therefore propose that Jeremiah Hull, Samuel Smead, William Brooks, Joseph Goddard, Robert Goddard, John Severance, John Allyn, Benoni Moore, Joseph Petty, Peter Evans, Michael Mitchell, Ebenezer Severance, Martin Kellogg and Zebediah Williams shall have their grants laid out beginning at or near ye brook, called Brooks Brook, running from ye Green River westwardly to ye swamp, and so in bredth to make up their compliment, and that a Committee be chosen to lay out sd grants, and ye rest of ye grants shall be laid out above and below ye abovsd Brook as near as the Committee can to ye place where ye abovsd men pretend it should be, and ye aforsd Committee shall view and lay out a suitable quantity of ye lands adjacent to ye above alotments for Commonage, and yt ye abovesª Grantees shall have their proportion of it with the rest of the proprietors ac- cording. to the quantity of their abovsd grants of sª commonage, always provided that ye abovsd Grantees Doe Relinquish and throw up, and quit claim, to all former grants of land to them
115
THE GREEN RIVER COMMON FIELD
1718]
from ye Town upon sª Green River ; further we propose that they themselves or some meet persons on their Behalf (whome the Towns men shall accept) shall within two years after ye Date herof, Build each man a Mansion house upon their house lots upon ye spot called the Town plat, and that they shall live upon sd lands 3 years after they have Built thereon, but if ye wars shall drive them off before sd term be up they shall have five years after sª wars to make good their title.
Provided also, that ye abovsd Grantees Doe (together with those men that shall have lands laid out on ye west side of Green River) from time to time forever make and maintain a sufficient fence which shall prevent all creatures from passing to ye west side of ye Green River.
At the Proprietors' meeting, March 25, 1718, It was granted that those men that have the grants of Lands upon the Green River shall out of the lands that shall be laid out or set apart for Commonage near to sd grants on Green River ; draw for a twenty acre right equal to four Commons rights in the eight thousand acres and so proportionally to a greater grant."
Each of the (Green River) house and meadow lots had six cow commons and drew ninety-one acres each of adjoining common land. On this basis the " Proprietors of the Commonfield " in Greenfield were organized.
" Father Rasle's war " came on in 1722 and nothing more was done about the Green river settlements, until the committee appointed in 1718 reported March 27, 1727, " Yt ye sª Lots be Settled and Returned after the following method :
Green River Lands.
William Brooks ye first lot, bounded on Quintin Stockwell south, (the lot granted him in 1683, for boarding Mr. Mather, the minister) abutting on ye west Line of ye township as Re- turned upon the Gen. Court Records, to wit : of ye contents of seven miles square (the seven mile line) extending easterly I28 Rods,
116
GRANTS ON GREEN RIVER
[1727
ACRES.
WIDTH.
LENGTH. I28
. I. William Brooks,
20
25
2. Jno. Severance, abutting on sd line west
IO
12 12
I28
3. Jeremiah Hull,
Same
IO
121/2
I28
4. Robard Goddard,
IO
12 1/2
I28
5. Joseph Goddard,
IO
12 12
I28
6. Jno. Allen,
IO
12 1/2
I28
7. Edward Allen,
IO
12 12
I28
8. Benoni Moore, abutting on Green River East running Westerly 128 rods,
15
183/4
I28
9. Joseph Petty,
Same
15
1834
I28
IO. Peter Evans,
15
18 3/4
I28
II. Michael Mitchell,
15
183/4
I28
12. Samuel Smead,
20
25
I28
Lots twenty-six rods eleven feet wide, and running one hundred and twenty rods west, each containing twenty acres, were granted successively to Isaac Mattoon, Thomas Wells and Samuel Childs, on the northerly side of Samuel Smead's lot No. 12. This was the Upper Division, called "Brooks Plain," and lots from one to seven were given liberty to ex- tend westward beyond the seven-mile line, so as to take in all the flat land at the foot of the hills. The numbers of this division began at " Brook's Brook," on land granted to Quin- tin Stockwell, and ran northerly.
Joseph Atherton bought a lot of land of the proprietors, lying south of Stockwell's and from the south line of Ather- ton's land the Lower Division began and run southward.
I. In ye Lower Division ye first Lot to Jno. Severance, bounded on land of Joseph Atherton, north, abutting on Green River east, Run- ning westerly 100 rods
10 16 100
117
GREEN RIVER LAND GRANTS
1717-1728]
2. Jeremiah Hull, Running
westerly 100 rods
IO
16
100
3. Robard Goddard,
IO
16
100
4. Joseph Goddard,
IO
16 100
5. Jno. Allen,
IO
I6
100
6. Edward Allen,
IO
16
100
7. Ebenezer Severance, "
III 12 30
43
III 12
8. Martin Kellogg,
96
30
50
96
9. Zebadiah Williams, "
92 1/2
30
52
92 1/2
IO. Benony Moore,
80
I5
31
80
II. Joseph Petty,
80
15
3I
80
12. Peter Evans,
80
15
3I
80
13. Michael Mitchell,
80
I5
3I
80
Ye list of names with ye buts and bounds of their Lots, together with ye number and order of sª lots as set forth in ye above written List shall be entered on Record for Standing buts & bounds to sª Lots.
At a meeting held March 20, 1718, it had been voted " that those men that have had grants of land on Green River shall accept of land yt shall be laid out or set apart for Commons near to sd grants on Green River draw for a twenty acre right equal with Four Common Rights in the 8 Thousand acres and so proportionally to a greater Grant."
At the same meeting a committee was appointed " to appor- tion ye Common Field fence to every proprietor according to ye agreement of ye proprietors, beginning at sª Green River laying out every mans fence where he shall choose as near as they can, not doing too much damage to others, and so straighten the fence where they shall think fit, and to make Return to ye proprietors clerk."
The petition of "Lieut. Thos. Wells to ye proprietors of Lands in Deerfield March 26: 1719 is : That you would grant to y" petitioner for service done in getting your bounds confirmed and extraordinary expenses twenty acres of Land
118
THOMAS WELLS' GRANT
[1719
upon Green River and a home Lot and yt ye petitioner may have that piece of Land yt lyeth between ye Green River an ye home Lands for part of his measure and ye rest to be made up in some convenient place. Ye above sd petition was Read & voted provided ye above sd petitioner built a house on sd home Lot within 2 years of this date and live upon sd Land three years. Att ye same meeting it was voted that ye pro- prietors measurers shall lay out Last petitioners 20 acres granted to him on ye Green River, to make up his thirty six acres formerly granted, which land shall be bounded east, west and south running north to make up ye complement. "
May 19, 1719. "Mehuman Hinsdale, Jno. Arms, Eb" Wells, Jnº Catlin, Thos. French were chosen a Comtee to dis- pose of ye Common fields gates to particular men and Like- wise to Lay out ye same on ye green River from ye North gate to ye mill as they Can agree with particular men and Likewise to make Return of yr doings yt a Record may be made thereof.
Ye same meeting it was voted yt ye proprietors measurers shall Lay out a high way up ye green River to ye Country farm. voted affirmatively Lands granted to Isaac Matoon and Thomas Wells and Samll Childs on ye green River- page ye 94-was laid out as followeth-VIZ Isaac Matoon his twenty acres bounded Southwardly on land of Samll Smead East on ye green River-Running westwardly one hundred and twenty rods and Northwesterly 26 rods and II foots.
Thos. Wells his 20 acrees bounded on land of Isaac Matoon South-on ye green River East being one hundred and twenty rods long and 26 rods and II foots broad.
Sam11 Childs his twenty acrees bounded on land of Thos Wells South on ye green River East Lying one hundred and 20 Rods long and 26 rods II foot broad."
May 9, 1720. " Proprietors agreed and voted that that par- cel of land Lying upon green River all Ready laid out and that which shall be judged suitable for improvement be brought
119
APPORTIONING THE LAND
1720]
into a Common field and fenced according to Each mans pro- priety in sª lands in ye place, and so far as shall be thought most suitable by a Comtee and by Reason yt Each mans pro- priety Cannot presently be known they agreed to do this year that part of sª fence above ye mouth of mill Brook at a pub- lick charge to be defrayed forthwith by sª proprietors-voted affirmatively."
At a legal proprietors meeting in Deerfield July 13, 1720 " Capt. Jnº Wells was chosen moderator and then adjourned to friday next sun two hours high-towards night."
" Att ye same meeting Capt. Jona Wells, Dea Thos French and Sam11 Barnard were chosen a Comtee to . . . take se- curity from Mehuman Hinsdel that he will not make any further demands of ye proprietors of any part of ye 8 thou- sand acres formerly granted to Dedham."
A committee was appointed to sell Joseph Atherton " a track or tracks of Land upon Green River to ye value of Fifty pounds and to receive ye money for ye proprietors."
" Att a Legal proprietors meeting held Deerf'd March 28, 1721, Thos French was chosen moderator ; att ye same meet- ing it was voted that a comtee shall be chosen who shall to- gether with a surveyor whom they sh11 appoint with, survey and take a plat of all such Lands as they in their judgment shall think best to be at present laid out and likewise to bring in yr judgment what form is best to lay out sª Lands in ; ye same comtee likewise have power to survey and bring in a plat of any other Lands on ye north side of Deerf'd River and likewise to bring in yr judgment what form to lay it out in."
" Att the same meeting . . Whereas there was form- erly granted to Edward Allen a home lot and by reason of ye Mills being set upon ye Green River thare is a necessity of cutting off ye rear of some home lots there sd Allen now made this offer to give ye proprietors yt if they will grant him that home lot formerly granted to Ebr Wells on ye Green River
120
EDWARD ALLEN'S GRANT
[1721
and by him forfeited that then he will relinquish his right in ye home Lot formerly granted to him on Green River. This above certain offer was Read in ye proprietors meeting above said and voted that Edward Allen should have sd home Lot con- firmed to him upon his relinquishment of ye other as above sd."
" Att ye same meeting Capt. Jonth Wells, Ebr Smead, Ebr Wells, Sam11 Childs, Sam11 Dickinson, Ebr Sheldon did actu- ally enter y" discent against ye grant of a home lot to Edward Allen on ye Green River which was formerly granted to Ebr Wells."
An important Proprietors' meeting was held May 7, 1723, when it was voted that " the Proprietors taking into consider- ation a vote of the town of Deerfield passed upon March 3, 1717-18, wherein it was agreed that all the Common or un- divided lands within the Township of Deerfield should be di- vided to the inhabitants of Pacomtuck or Deerfield according to their Rights or interest, by commons, in the eight thousand acres formerly granted to Dedham, and such as have Pur- chased Particular peices of Land and Common Rights not being mentioned to Them, Thirteen acres and a half shall be accounted to be a Common, and as by sª vote entered on record may appear, as also of the Report of a Committee chosen by the Proprietors of sª Common Lands at their meet- ing upon March 20th, 1718, to view each Proprietors Deeds &c. and to find out what each Proprietor can draw in sd Lands &c. . . . and having considered the List of Commons Common Rights of each Inhabitant, as presented to them by the Committee, which was accepted by the Proprietors (with some amendments) and is as followeth :- viz :- "
Com- mons
Acres
Rods
Com- mons
Acres
Rods
Joesph Atherton
5
7
80
John Nyms
13
3
1 38
Edward Allen Jr
5
7
80
Ebenezer Nyms
3
00
00
John Sheldon 2d
Jona Allen Edwd Allen Jr
17
7
83
Heirs
16
2
00
(Continued on following page.)
121
1723]
PROPRIETORS' PROPORTIONATE SHARE
Com-
Acres
Rods
Com-
Acres
Rods
mons
mons
John Arms
17
I
00
Thomas French Jr
3
00
, 00
Daniel Arms
13
12
80
James Corse
2
00
00
Daniel Belden
II
4
00.
William Arms
II
II
80
Joseph Severance
12
8
I
Samuel Bardwell
7
I2
00
Ebenezer Smead
25
00
89
Hannah Beman
6
00
00
Ebenezer Sheldon
9
00
00
Daniel Beman
6
00
00
John Stebbins Jr
23
I
150
Capt Samll Barnard
14
5
91
John Smeads Heirs
5
I2
100
William Belden
3
00
00
Samuel Taylor
15
00
I20
Joseph Brooks
3
00
00
Lieut Thomas
Ebenezer Brooks
8
3
40
Wells
16
9
2
Nathaniel Brooks
3
00
00
Ebenezer Wells
9
7
60
Samuel Childs
6
9
120
Mr. John Williams 18
2
I20
John Catlins Heirs
15
I2
60
John Amsden
3
00
00
Michael Mitchell Jr
2
00
00
Benjamen Hastings
3
IO
64
Timothy Childs
13
3
88
Moses Nash
3
00
00
John Catlin Joseph H'rs
3
00
00
and Jonathan
Samuel Dickinson
12
5
I2
Wells Jr
27
12
28
Thomas French Jr
9
7
144
Thomas Wells Jr
8
2
I 30
Samuel Field
3
00
00
Nathaniel Frary
IO
00
00
Heirs
3
00
.00
Mehuman Hinsdale
103
6
II
Judah Wright
3
00
00
Dea Elizur Hawks
28
4
60
Joseph Stebbins
2
00
00
Jonathan Hoit
13
IO
100
Joshua Wells
2
00
00
David Hoits Heirs
7
00
00
John Beman
2
00
00
David Hoit Jr 2d
William Mitchell
2
00
Heirs
7
00
00
Jonah Holmes
2
00
00
Benjamin Munn
15
00
I 56
James Tute
2
00
00
Isaac Mattoon
3
00
00
687
192
108
,
"In the above list thirteen acres and a half was accounted a Common, and the lesser quantities in the other columns pro rata."
"Voted that the above List, which is a full List of the Proprietors and containeth the full quantities of Land and Common Rights that (each) Inhabitant or Proprietor is entitled to, according to the vote of the Town above referred to, and that the above list is and shall be the list of each mans Interest and proportion in the Common or undivided Lands within the Township of Deerfield, according to which all Divisions of Land hereafter to be made shall be set out and Proportioned
Samuel Smead
3
00
Jonathan Wells Esq
Zebediah Williams
122
COUNTRY FARMS DIVISION
[1726
to the above Proprietors ; saving that if it should afterwards appear that any person made a Proprietor by sd vote of the Town passed March 3d, 1716, should happen to be omitted or left out of the above list, that then such person or persons be admitted and added to the above List and allowed therein for so many Commons as he shall be able clearly to make out that he was entitled to, at the time of the aforesaid Vote of the Town, but if it happen that Division of Lands be made before such Proprietors Right appears, that then he be allowed in some other Division for his being omitted in the former : The above sd articles were read & voted affirmatively."
" At the same meeting it was agreed and voted to lay out to the Proprietors a tract of Land lying upon Green River, bounded north upon the Country Farm, westwardly on the Ridge of hill west of Green River, running eastwardly so far as the Land is Platted, and bound south against a Pine tree at the northeast corner of Samll Child's land, and the first Lot to begin at the north end of sª plat and so the next suc- cesively to the south end of the Line of Division, to run east and west; Voted affirmatively." This was the Country Farms Division of which no plan can be found.
At the same meeting it was agreed upon to draw cuts or lots for the order of having said lands laid out, Judah Wright drawing No. I, and John Stebbins, Jr., drawing No. 58. The committee then laid out to each man his lot in proportion to his share of the whole number of acres to be divided at that time, Judah Wright's share being two acres and sixty-seven rods, and being three rods, six feet and six inches wide ; while Mehuman Hinsdale's lot contained eighty-three acres and seventy-one rods and was sixty-four rods wide. The report of the committee was accepted March 21, 1726, and is as follows :
"We have laid out the Land according to their directions. In manner following : viz :-
123
COUNTRY FARMS LOTS
No. of the names of those Lots, that had Lotts ; Laid out to them.
What each lot con- Acres. tains. Rods.
The width of each Lott.
Rods.
Feet.
Inches.
I Judah Wright,
02
67
03
06
06
2 Daniel Beaman,
04
I 34
06
08
00
3 Jno Catlin Jr's Heirs,
02
067
03
00
00
4 Jno Catlin's Heirs,
12
I3I
I3
12
00
5 William Mitchel,
OI
98
OI
04
08
Michael Mitchel,
OI
98
OI
02
03
7 John Arms,
I2
24
07
I6
00
8 Decn Eliezer Hawks,
22
34
I 5
02
08
9 Joseph Brook,
02
67
OI
IO
05
IO Jonathan Hoit,
IO
99
07
03
00
II David Hoit's Heirs,
05
103
03
14
05
12 Jonah Holms,
OI
098
OI
04
00
13 William Belden,
02
067
OI
IO
04
14 Capt. Tho's Wells,
37
145
25
08
03
15 Samuel Dickinson,
09
I53
06
09
03
16 Nath'll Frary,
08
05
02
08
17 Mr. Jno Williams,
14
107
09
04
03
18 Sam'll Bardwell,
06
051
03
16
02
19 Dan'll Arms,
II
029
06
I5
04
20 William Arms,
09
082
05
14
06
21 Tim'o Childs,
IC
IIO
06
II
02
22 Jno Shelden's Heirs,
13
003
08
00
06
23 Isaac Mattoon,
02
067
OI
08
03
24 Nath'l Brooks,
02
067
OI
08
00
26 Samu'l Childs,
05
059
05
03
00
27 Eben'r Wells,
07
II2
07
14
03
28 Tho's Wells Ju'r,
06
099
06
00
08
29 Joshua Wells,
OI
098
OI
07
06
30 Jno' Smead's Heirs,
04
124
04
06
00
31 Eben'r Smead,
20
030
19
00
00
32 Benj'n Mun,
II
079
II
00
00
33 John Amsden,
02
067
02
04
IO
35 Ed'wd Allen & John Allen,
14
024
I2
IO
00
36 Edward Allen Jr.
04
077
03
I6
00
37 Dec'n Thos French,
07
II6
06
I4
02
38 Thos French Jr.
02
067
02
02
04 ₺
39 Capt Jonth Wells, Ens Jonth Wells,
22
076
17
04
40 David Hoit Jr's Heirs,
05
103
03
09
05
41 Sam'l Field,
02
067
42 Benj Hastings,
03
006
02
OI
00
43 Eben'r Nyms,
02
067
OI
IO
00
44 John Nyms,
10
084
07
05
00
45 Jos Siverence,
IO
024
06
I4
00
46 Jno Beaman,
OI
098
OI
OI
08
47 James Tute,
OI
098
OI
OI
05
48 Sam'll Smead,
02
067
OI
IO
00
49 Hannah Beaman,
04
I34
02
15
06
50 Eben'r Brook,
06
042
04
08
06
51 Zebediah William's Heirs,
02
067
OI
I2
043
52 Jos Stebbins,
OI
098
OI
02
04
53 Moses Nash,
02
067
OI
I2
06
54 Sam'll Taylor,
I2
022
IO
00
00
55 Capt Sam'll Barnard,
35
I27
43
00
00
56 Eben'r Shelden,
07
04I
08
I5
00
57 Dan'll Belden,
08
139
II
14
00
58 Jno Stebbins Jr.
18
105
25
00
00
.
THOS. WELLS, JOS. SEVERENCE, JNO. CATLIN,
Proprietors Measurers.
25 Mehuman Hinsdel,
83
071
64
00
34 Jos Atherton,
04
077
04
OI
IC
00
1726]
124
MEADOW LOTS EXTENDED .
[1727
" The aforegoing return of the proprietors measurers was Returned to the proprietors at a Legal meeting of the propri- etors on ye 21 of March 1726 and was then Read and accept- ed & the proprietors voted that it should forthwith be put upon Record .- Voted affirmatively."
The land included in this Division was principally that lying in the valley in which is located the "Town Farm." The north line of the first lot was the south line of the Country farm, and was parallel with the north line of the town and eighteen and a half rods south of it. The west end of the lots ran to the brow of the hill west of Green river. The south line of the last lot came to just north of the mouth of the Glen brook. The east line of the lots was probably the west side of the road leading by Nash's Mills, " north to ye bounds." When first laid this road ran northeasterly where the Graves buildings now are, along the brow of the hill, instead of descending into the valley.
At a proprietors' meeting held March 27, 1727, it was voted, "that the present owners (hereafter named) of the lands laid out on the Green River, viz : the upper division laid out on the plan, called ' Brooks' plan shall have ye liberty to have all the lands that lyable westward of the west line of the contents of seven mile square taken in the plat by Mr. Timothy Dwight, in the year 1722 : that is to say to each of those as much as shall be had after widening, and shall be recorded as above provided : they accepted of it at this meeting for so many acres of their part of the now undivided lands that shall be first laid out to the proprietors, and shall sign their acceptance in the Proprietors Book."
I. "Thomas Bardwell to have the width of his lot, viz. : twenty-five rods wide running from the line of the seven mile square to the west line of ye sd plat."
2. " Mr. Joseph Severance his lot, twelve rods and a half wide."
3. " Mr. John Nims, his lot twelve rods and a half wide."
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LAND OWNERS AT GREEN RIVER
1726-1736]
4. "Capt. Sam11 Barnard, the width of his lot and Robert Goddard's lot, twenty five rods, and running from the said line" of seven miles square, to the west line of the above sd plat."
5. " Mr. John Alen, twelve rods and an half wide."
6. " Mr. Edward Alen, his lot twelve and a half rods wide."
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