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At a Great and General Court or Assembly for his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England began and held at Boston upon Wednesday, the Twenty Eighth Day of May 1735 and continued by several
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adjournments to Wednesday, the Nineteenth Day of November and further continued by adjournments to Wednesday the Thirty-first Day of December following and then met Thursday, January 15, 1735.
Edmund Quincy Esquire from the Committee of both Houses on the pe- titions for Townships &c, gare in the following Report, viz .:
The Committee appointed the Fourteenth current to take into con- sideration the several Petitions for Townships now before the Court and Report what may be proper for the Court to do thereon. Having met and maturely Considered the same are humbly of opinion, That there be a careful view and survey of the lands between Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers from the north-west corner of Rumford on Merri- mack to the Great Falls on Connecticut of Twelve miles at the least in Breadth or north and south, by a committee of Eleven able and suitable Persons to be appointed by this Court, who shall after a due Knowledge of the nature and circumstances thereof, lay the same into as many Townships of the contents of six miles square as the Land in widthi as aforesaid will allow of: no Township to be more than six miles East and West, and also Lay out the Land on the East side of Con- nectient River from said Falls to the Township laid out to Josiah Willard and others into as many Townships of the Contents of six miles square as the same will allow of; and also the land on the west side of the River of Connecticut from said Falls to the Equivalent Land into One or two Townships of the contents of six miles square if the same will allow thereof :
Five of which Committee to be a quorom for surveying and laying out the Townships on each, from Rumford to Connecticut River as afore- said; And three of the committee aforenamed shall be a quorum for sur- veying and laying out the Townships on each side of Connecticut River as aforesaid; And that the said Committee make a report of their doings to this Court at their sessions in May next or as soon as conveniently they can, that so the Persons whose names are contained in the several Peti- tions hereafter mentioned, vis: In the Petition of Hopkinton, In the Petition of Salisbury and Ahnsbury. In the Petition of Cambridge, In the Petition of Bradford and Wewham. In the Petition of Haverhil. In the Petition of Milton and Brookline. In the Petition of Samuel Cham- berlain and Jonathan Jewett, and in the Petition of Nathaniel Harris &c. In the Petition of Stephens and Goulden and Others. In the Petition of Morgan Cobb &c. Jonathan Wells &c. Lyseomb and Johnson &c. In the Petition of Isaac Little &c. In the Petition of Jonathan Powers &i. John Whitman Esqr &c. Samuel Haywood &c. Josiah Fapet and Others. Jolin Flynt and Others. Jonathan Howard and Others of Bridgewater, that have not heretofore been admitted Grantees or Settlers within the space of seven years last past of or in any former or Other Grant of a
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Township or partienlar Grant on condition of settling; and that shall ap- pear and give security to the value of Forty Pounds to perform the con- ditions that shall be enjoined by this Court, may by the major part of the Committee be admitted Grantees into one of the said Townships: The Committee to give publiek notice of the Time and Place of their meeting to admit the Grantees, which Committee shall be Impowered to Employ Surveyors and chaimnen to assist them surveying And laying ont said Townships. The Province to bear the charge. and be repaid by the Gran- tees, who may be admitted, the whole charge they shall advance. Which committee we apprehend ought to be directed and impowered to admit sixty settlers in each Township and take their bonds payable to the con- mittee and their successors in the said trust, to the use of the Province for the performance of the conditions of their Grant Viz.
That each Grantee Build a Dwelling House of Eighteen feet square and seven feet stud at the least, on their respective Home lots, and Fence in and break up for Plowing, or clear and stock with English Grass Five Acres of Land within three years next after their admittance, and cause their respective Lotts to be inhabited: And that the Grantees do within the space of Three years from the time of their being admitted Build and furnish a convenient Meeting House for the Publick Worship of God, and settle a Learned Orthodox Minister: and in case any of the Grantees shall fail Or neglect to perform what is enjoined as above. The Committee shall be obliged to put the Bonds in suit, and take pos- sesion of the Lotts and Rights that shall become forfeit, and proceed to grant them to Other Persons that will appear to fulfill the conditions within one year next after the said last mentioned Grant. And if a suf- ficient number of Petitioners that have no Grant within seven years as aforesaid (viz.) (sixty to each Township) do not appear, Others may be admitted, Provided they have fulfilled the Conditions of their former Grant: The Committee to take care that there be sixty three Home Lotts laid out in as regular, compact and defensible a manner as the Land will allow of. One of which Lotts shall be for the First settled Minister. One for the second settled Minister. and One for the School: to each of which an equal Proportion of Lands shall accrue in all future Divisions. By order of the Committee Edward Quincy
Fryday
January 16, 1735. 2
In the House of Representatives
Ordered, That Joseph Gerrish, Benjamin Prescot, Josiah Willard, Job Almy, Esquires, Mr Moses Pierson, and Captain Joseph Gould with such as the Honorable Board shall join, be a Committee to all intents and purposes to effect the Business projected by the Report of the Committee of both houses, to consider the Petitions for Townships, which Pass'd this Day, vis. on the proposed Line between Merrimack and Connecticut River and on both sides of Connecticut River. And, that there be
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Granted and allowed to be paid out of the Publick Treasury, after the Rate of Fifteen Shillings per Diem to each one of the Committee for every Day he is in the service in the Woods, and subsistence, and Ten Shillings per Diem for every Day to each one of the said Committee while in the service in admitting Settlers into the said Townships and Subsistence to be Paid as aforesaid.
In Council Read and Conenrred: And William Dudley, Samuel Wells: Thomas Berry, Joseph Wilder, and John Chandler Junr. Esquires are joined with the Committee of the House for the Line between Merrimack and Connecticutt Rivers &c.
At a Great and General Court Held in Boston, the Twenty Fourth Day of November One Thousand Seven Hundred and thirty-six, the fol- lowing Vote Passed the Two Houses and was consented to by the Gov- ernonr. Vis.
Voted, That Mr. Joseph Tisdale of Taunton, be and hereby is Im- powered to Assemble the Grantees of the Township Number One on the west side of Connecticut River, adjoining to the Equivalent Land, so called. Giving Timely notice to the said Grantees admitted into the said Township, by the Committee of this Court, and to meet in Taunton where they live, In order to chuse a Moderator and Proprietors Clerk and Com- mittee to allot and Divide their Lands and to dispose of the same and to Pass such Votes and Orders, as by them may be thought conducive for the speedy fulfillment of the conditions of their Grants. And also to agree upon methods for calling of meetings for the future; Provided. none of their votes concerning the Dividing or Disposing of their Lands that shall be Passed while they are under the care and direction of the Committee of this Court shall be of force, before they are allowed of by the said Committee.
The records of these Grantees of township No. One proceed to state as follows :
At a Legall meeting of the Proprietors or Grantees of the Township No. One on the west side of Conecticutt River: Near the Great Falls within the Line of Towns, within his Majesties Province of The Massa- chusetts Bay in New England which said meeting: was warned by Capt. Joseph Tisdale, Pursuant to a vote or order of the Great and General Court of the Province afforesaide and Held at the Schoole House In Taun- ton January the fourteenth, A. D. 1736 And then Passed The following Votes Viz .-
Ist Voted That Deacon Samuel Summer be Moderator of said Meet- ing by the Major part of votes, Each One voting according to his Interest which choice was by a great Majority.
2d Voted That James Williams be proprietors Clerk for said Town- ship, and was then sworn to said Trust and then said meeting was ad-
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journed to the Dwelling house of Capt. Joseph Tisdale: and Then Ime- diately met.
Brd Voted That the said Clerk forthwith Purchase at the said Pro- prietors cost and charge a suitable Book in order to Record there votes and proceedings in the Dividing & settling said Town according to the said Courts Direction,
4th Voted That-Be a Committe to Repair to said Township Granted as aforesaid and Lay Out Sixty Three Home Lotts in manner as the said Grantees shall Direct.
5th Voted That the above said -- shall be of the Number of six men and that any four of them shall Be a Qorum
6th Voted that Capt. Joseph Tisdale, Lient John Harvey, Ens. Seth Sumner, Mr Joseph Eddy, Mr Edmond Andrews and Mr Ebenezer Dean be the Committee to Proceed in the sd affair.
7th Voted That the Committee afforesaid be fully impowered to imploy Surveyors & Chain men and two ax men to assist in laying out the Home Lotts in said New Township, upon the proprietors Cost &. Charge
8th Voted That the Committee afforesaid Lay out the Sixty three home Lotts according to the Direction of the General Court, Each Lott not to exced fifty acres: nor less than ten acres to Each Home Lott: And to proportion the same according to Quality that so Each Lott may be of Equal valne, as also to appoint a suitable place for the meeting house and Lay a Convenient Road or Roads Through the said Town: and lay the Lotts in the most Defensible manner as may be: also Lay out a Convenient Training field and Burying place Near the Meeting House platt, as also lay out a convenient place (if any there be) Near to or with- in said home Lotts for a a saw mill and a Grist Mill
9th Voted that the intervait Lands or so much as the said Commit- tee Think fitt be laid Out into Sixty three Lotts That so each proprietor may have his Lott: and the Same to be allotted and laid ont for Quality by the Committee afforesaid: And the said Committee to procure a Plan of the survey of both the home Lotts & intervail Land to the said pro- prietors at a meeting warned for that End, as also number the said Lotts both of upland & intervail with the several Boundaries of each Lott set forth in their Said Platt & Return.
10th Voted that the committee aforesaid Lay ont the said home Lotts and alot the Intervail as aforesaid: fully Compleat and finish the Trust Reposed in them, and make their Return to the said proprietors by the twentieth Day of June Next, in Order the same may be Recorded in the Clerks Office of said propriety; In Order Each One may Draw his Re- spective Lott; and may take a Due lease to comply with & fulfill the Order of the Great & General Court thereon.
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11th Voted that the six Committee afforesaid shall have the sum of Twelve Shillings per Day allowed and Paid to each of them for their time & Expense in Laying said Town Ship and that the said Committee allow and pay at the proprietors cost and charge the sum of fifteen Shillings Per Day to each Surveyor for his time and Expence in Laying Out said Town Ship and also allow & pay Each chainman and each ax man the sum of Ten Shillings and no more per Day for his time and Expense.
12th Voted that each proprietor pay for one whole Right the sum of Thirty Shillings to the proprietors Clerk: and by him to be paid to Capt. Joseph Tisdale to enable said Committee to go forward and Com- pleat There Trust, the said thirty shillings to each right to be paid as aforesaid-by the twentieth of Aprill next: and said Clerk to Keep a fair Record of said payments: said summ to be paid by said Tisdale toward the Cost and Charge of the allotment of said Lands.
13th Voted that the Clerk of said propriety for the future shall Be and is fully Impowered npon application to him made by five proprietors or Grantees Desiring a proprietors meeting, and there in sett forth the time, place and Ocation of such meeting. The said Clerk is forth with Ordered to warn a meeting of said proprietors by postting up a notifica- tion at the Meeting house in sd Taunton: and therein sett forth the time place & Qcation of such meeting, allways allowing fourteen days Notifica- tion to said Proprietors
14th Voted That Capt Joseph Tisdale, Deacon Samuel Summer, with our present Clerk be Desired to Draw the foregoing votes in Order: and that they be a committee fully Impowered to present the same to the Hone Committee of the said Court: and Pray for There allowance: and the said Clerk to attest the same a true coppy And then the said meeting was adjourned untill the third Day of february next at One of the Clock in the after noon and at sd time to meet at the school house in said Tam- ton
The forteen foreGoing votes is a true Coppy of the Proceedings of said meeting
Attest James Williams Proprietors Clerk To The Hone Committee of the General Court :-
We the subscribers Committee of the Grantees, Humbly Present the fourteen fore Going Votes to Your Hon. and Pray the same may be al- lowed: that the same Pass on Record.
Jan. 15. 1736.
Joseph Tisdale Samuel Sumner ( Committ. James Williams )
At a Meeting of the Committee of the General Court January 18th 1786 The within Votes of the proprietors of the Grantees of the Town- ship Granted to a number of the Inhabitants of Taunton is allowed and
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approved of by us the subscribers, they Erasing the word (Blank) in the fourth & fifth vote, and Erasing the vote for Bying The Record Book the Committee Having provided the same
In the Name & by Order of the Committee Wm Dudley
This Recorded This fifth Day of March 1736
By me
James Williams Proper. Clerk.
February 3d 1736. The meeting adjourned from the fourteenth of January 1736 This day met according to adjournment and then the sd meeting was adjourned unto the twenty third Day of february instant at one of the Clock in the afternoon: and there to meet in said School House
At The Adjournment February 23d 1736 met accordingly
lly Voted that the foregoing votes with the Honle Committee of the General Courts allowance, Be Recorded as they Now stand amended
2ly Voted That those persons that are in aRear for former Charge for preferring the petition to the General Court and in viewing the land, now Granted, shall pay there aRear to Capt Joseph Tisdale to make up fifteen shillings to Each Right for the said Charge with what is all Ready Paid; and then the said meeting was Dissolved
James Williams Propr Clerk
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Grantees of the Township No. 1 on the west side of Connectiontt River Began at Taunton School Honse the Eleventh Day of Aprill 1737
Legally warned and meet
and came into the following Votes Viz
1st Made choice of Deacon Samnel Sumner Moderator for said meet- ing and then the said meeting was adjourned to the dwelling house of Capt Joseph Tisdale and there to meet forty minutes after twelve of Clock on this present day-And there meet according to adjonrnment.
2d Voted that a Rate or assesment be made on said proprietors for the Gathering in the Thirty Shillings to Each Right as voted the fourteenth day of January Last; with the aRear voted february 3d 1736.
Bly Voted that Capt Joseph Tisdale James Williams and Seth Staples be assesors to make such Rates or assessments as are or shall be agreed upon for this present year by said proprietors
4 Voted that Mr Jonathan Padelford Jnn be Collector for said propriety the year next ensuing
5 Voted That s'd collector shall have the sum of twelve pence npon the ponnd for gathering and collecting such assesments as shall be out Standing from and after the first Day of May next; and said assessors are directed to deliver no assesments to said collector until the said first
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Day of May; And said assesors are to make an Addition of the sum of twelve pence upon Each pound and so in proportion for a lessor or Greater sum for the payment of the Collector: upon Each Right as shall not be paid by the said first day of May next: To the Treasurer of said propriety : and said Treasurer to Keep a fair Record of all such payments to him made as aforesaid: or to be paid to our Clerk agreable to the vote of the fourteenth of January Last
6 Voted That James Williams be Treasurer for the ensuing year.
" 7 Voted That the first Monday of Aprill yearly, and anualy be & shall be a day for making Choice of Officers Necessary for said propri- ety: and the Clerk is to post up a notification thereof at Taunton meet- ing house yearly fourteen Days at least before said meeting
8 Voted that the said Committee is forbid the perambulation of the out side Lines of said Township at the time of there a Lottment of the Honie Lotts and then the Question was Putt whether the said pro- prietors will petition the Great and General Court for some addition to there said Township: and then it was voted that said article Be Refered to the next meeting of said propriety: and that the Clerk Ensert this ar- ticle in the next meeting and in the meantime Lient Eliphlet Leonard be Desired to make Enquiry in said affair and to procure such coppys of the survey of the Equivelant Lands as shall be necessary from the Plat and Return of the Equivelant Land as may sett the affair in a true Light, and the proprietors to be at the Cost of Coppying such Records
9 Voted that the Committee be sworn to the faithfull Discharge of the Trust Reposed in them by the said proprietors in Lotting the home Lotts and Entervail according to the votes of the proprietors: and that the Surveyors and Chainmen and axmen be Like wise sworn to the faithfull Discharge of there Trust
10 Voted that Lieut Morgan Cobb be added to the Committee in the Room and stead of Mr Edward Andrews-Andrews Declaring his non acceptance, and said Cobb to be allowed as a Surveyor and Commit- tee man fifteen Shillings per Day for his time & Expence and in said meeting said Cobb Declared his acceptance of said choice
11 Voted that the Treasurer shall pay all payments to him made of the thirty Shillings to Each Right to the five Committee or the major part of them taking a Receipt for the same and said Committte to be ac- countable for the same to the proprietors afforesaid
12 Voted that the assesors, upon Capt Tisdales presenting his ac- count to them of former aRears and they allowing the same shall make there assesment upon Defective persons accordingly
13 Voted that all persons that have paid in thirty shillings with the aRear to Each right to the Treasurer for said propriety s'd assesors are to cross out or Chancell there names before they Deliver there Rate Streake to the Collector
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14 Voted that all persons that have any thing Due to them for for- mer services for viewing the Land petitioned for, whose accounts have been formerly allowed by the proprietors as Committee men or agents shall have the same Discounted in there assessment or so far as there proportion is to pay toward said assesment they Giveing a Receipt To the Treasurer before said first Day of May that they have Received the said sum of the assesment .
and then Came into said meeting the Hone Seth. Willard Esqr who adminestred an oath to Mr Morgan Cobb, John Harvey, Seth Sumner, Joseph Eddy and Ebenezer Dean to the Discharge of there Trust accord- ing to the vote, Jonathan padelford Jur: and Seth Tisdale Chainmen : all which persons Declared there acceptance of there Choice Respectively
and then said meeting was Dissolved
Recorded Aprill 12th 1737
James Williams Proprietors Clerk
The Names of Those Persons that ware admitted Grantees or pro- prietors of The Township No 1 on the west side of Connecticut River whom the Hon Committee of the General Court admitted the Ninteenth Day of November 1736: which s'd persons gave Bonds Respectively for performance of the conditions of said Grant: Viz.
Joseph Tisdale
Joseph Tisdale in the Right of John Crosman Joseph Tisdale on the Right of Joseph Jones
Joseph Tisdale on the Right of Benjamin Crosman
Joseph Tisdale on the Right of Jeremiah Wittnell
Joseph Tisdale on the Right of Samuel Darby Joseph Tisdale on the Right of Stephen Wilbore Samuel Sumner
Samuel Sumner in the Right of Benjamin Willis Benjamin Ruggles in the Right of Henry Richmond James Williams
Thomas Clap Nickols Stephens
Eliphelett Leonard
William Hodges 2d
Dito of
Henry Hodges
Dito of Franes Liscomb
Dito of
Stephen Wood
Samuel Pratt
Thomas Clap Seth Staples
John Andrews
Seth Sumner
Seth Sumner in the Right of Isaac Merick James Leonard
Morgan Cobb 2d Edmond Andrews
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John Harvey James Leonard 3d Edward Blake Josiah Linkon Joseph Willis Eliakim Walker
Jonathan Padelford Jun Dito Dito
Thomas Linkon 3d Samuel Williams
Joseph Barney
John Smith 2d
Joseph Wilbore'
Jonathan Barney
Ebenezer Dean James Walker Ebenezer Smith
Thomas Gilbert
Joseph Eddy
James Leonard 2d
Joseph Tisdale on Dito
John Tisdale Joseph Drake
Joseph Tisdale, Jun., in the Right of
Robert Woodward.
James Walker, Jun ..
James Walker.
Joseph Eddy,
Nathaniel Caswell.
William Haskins,
Eliphelet Leonard, James Leonard, Dito
David Cobb.
Morgan Cobb.
Ezra Dean.
Morgan Cobb, 2d,
Simion Cobb.
Ebenezer Deal,
Joseph Richmond.
Ephriam Dean,
William Ware, Samuel Sumner.
William Thayer.
Stephen Macomber.
Abram Tisdale.
James Williams. Joseph Eddy, John Harvy,
William Leonard.
Stephen Gray,
Ebenezer Cobb, Israll Tisdall,
The List on the other side contains the persons names who ware ad- mitted Grantees in the Township No. 1; on the west side of Connecticutt River on thare petition to the General Court. and named; also in there said petition or by there order Living in Tanton &e; admitted this 19th of November 1736. {
Record April 13th 1737 Wm. Dudley by Order of the Com- mittee for this purpose,
by James Williams propr clerk. \
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The Acompt of Capt James Leonard for money, Expended at Boston,
2
18
6
The account of Capt Tisdale for viewing the line of Town 12 Days and for one Pilott,
06
0)
0
1
5
6
The accompt of Mr. Andrews for his travell in s'd affairs
6
0)
0
To Mr. Clapp going to Boston
1
10
To Capt Tisdale going to Concord
3
3
8
for Deacon Sumner
1
16
4
for Liuet Eliphelet Leonard & Mr Joseph Eddy
22
2
0
-
44
16
0)
This voted and allowed the articles above by The petitioners in a meeting for that purpose.
JOSEPH TISDALE
This recorded May 4th 1737
by James Williams propr Clerk.
Capt Tisdales account of what the proprietors of Taunton New Township have paid of former aRears to him & what is ytt due and from whom
Paid
Due
Joseph Tisdale
Dito on the Right of
John Crossman
15
Dito on
Joseplı Jones
15
Dito on
Benjamin Crossman
15
Dito on
Jeremiah Wittwell
15
Dito on
Samuel Darby
15
Dito on
Stephen Wilbore
15
Dito on
John Smith
15
Samuel Sumner
15
Dito on
Benjamin Willis
15
Dito on
Stephen Macomber
15
Mr. Benjamin Ruggles on Henry Richmond
10
5
James Williams
6
9
Dito on
Abraham Tisdale
15
Mr Thomas Clap
Nicholas Stephens
15
Dito on Samuel Pratt
6
9
Eliphelet Leonard
William Hodges
15
Dito
Henry Hodges
15
Dito
Frances Liscomb
15
Dito
William Haskins
15
Dito
Stephen Wood
15
s.
d.
S
dl
S d
15
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Paid
Due
S
S
Seth Staples on the Right of John Andrews
15
Seth Sumner
2
6
12
6
Dito
Isaac Merick
15
Capt James Leonard
15
Dito
Morgan Cobb
15
Dito
David Cobb
15
James Leonard 3d
15
Edward Blake
6
10
S
2
Jonathan Padelford Jur.
15
Dito
Thomas Linkon 3d
S
7
Dito
Samuel Williams Junor 11
3
3
Dito
Josiah Linkon®
15
Dito
Joseph Willis
15
Dito on
Eliakim Walker
15
Joseph Wilbore
15
Jonathan Barney
15
Ebenezer Dean
2
6 12
6
Joseph Barney
15
Ebenezer Dean
Joseph Richmond
15
James Walker Jur Dito
James Walker
15
Ebenezer Smith
Thomas Gilbert
9
6
Joseph Eddy
15
Dito
Nathaniel Cogswell
15
Joseph Eddy
William Leonard
15
Dito
Edmund Andrews
15
Joseph Tisdale Jur.
John Tisdale
15
Dito
Robert Woodward
15
Dito
Joseph Drake
15
Ezra Dean
15
Morgan Cobb 2d Dito
Simion Cobb
15
Ephraim Dean
1
14
William Ware
William Thayer
2
6
12
6
John Harvey
1
6
9
6
Dito
Stephen Gary
15
Ebenezer Cobb
1
14
Israel Tisdale
15
James Leonard 2d
2
6
12
2
6 12
6
15
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The account of Capt Tisdale our former Clerk of what each man hath paid to yt former arrears and what is yett due from each proprie- tor Examined by us
Dated May 3d 1737
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