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Record By me Joshua Downe Propriators Clark
at a Proprietors mating of the South Promrate in Eathum legally. worked und hil at the South meeting house in Edthem on Tujday the 29 dage of march 1785 at those of the Clock in "the after noon to Chcela Committee to petition the general Cert for an act prevent Cattle and Herpes on Eartharm gratis Kech Conto poche Beach an meadow ajoinene mr Barnabas Twining was chose moderator then the propriaters voted and man Choys of me Hace Sparrow Mr Heman Lince and Mr Barnabas Twining to drave a petition to lend to the general Corte for a cet for the Ance a fare mentifier the ajowner the meeting to the first monday , may next at the fourth meeting in Elfthem of fiveer a Clock in the afternoone prime Joshua Poune proprietors ( link
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at the agurment of the afore lade meeting to Receive the Commits Reporte to finding a partition to the general! Corte for-cut to prevent Cattel and horses, going on Pothe Beach and meDos the partition was hed en vole to send to the General Corte Entrew by me ofoshave Done Promoters funk
at a Proprators meeting of the South Propriate in Eastham. Cawafully warned and fuld at the South mutiny house in Eastern on monday the fourteenth day of august 1786 to Chefe one man for more to im pour horses or nate called that than be found on & Back going at large Barnabas Twining Chose Moderater for making them the Doomators vote and made chope Prince Rogers and John Higgins for That Bignes Entred by me Jog hur Forme propriations Clark
at a propriators meeting of the youth proprietors of the, Louth propriate in the South part of Eattham on monday to chuffapropritors cart U the twenty seventh Day of february 1992 Legally warner propriatory being met made choyi of grace Sparrow 2/4 ) moderator then made choyer of Benjamin Trylow for a propos ators Clerk which was worn as the Law Directs Recorte por Benjamin Taylor? propriates cheche
It's meeting of the Popriators of the South Propriale in suffium Lawfully warn'd and held at the South meeting houve in Question on Wednesday the Fifteenth day of April 995 For the farfare. of Considering and doing what they shall think proper in regard to fencing to Secure the Propriators meadow-Or do as they Shall think profen in diging a brick from Goles crick into the Beach erich by Selling that Piece of meadow called the three Square or any other way as they Shall think tout - The said Propriators being Elfsembled mand choice of M." Jonathan Twining to be moderator for se meeting - Then Voted to chose in Agent or agent, to fence in behalf of the propriation who wewill Jonathan Twining & Deacon Alial late - 2ly voted to dell that peace of the propriators meadow called the Three square, and allo for the money to be paid by the first of September next by him that Shall punches the same Jun Quer
And to be appropriated to defray the cost of Fameing the pro- .28 priators meadow = Then chose a committee to settle with the Agents who was dient Joshua Cole & MM Timothy Donne Then fold in open meeting to the First bidden who was faber Sparrow that piece of the propriator, meadow called the Three Not Including
Square fon Ten Dollars & one Shilling
Recorded by Benjamin Taylor Proprietors Clerk
.At a meeting of the Propriators of the South Propriate in Erthom Lawfully warred and hold at the south meeting houve ina wwtham on Monday The 1 day of May . De195 for the purpose optionordering mulling the proceedings of the propriators at a meeting on the Fifteenth of Ilynie 1995- And also to hive out some. meadow that lage in common for one year or Sell the same. to him That will give the map for it the money to be hard to the blech to be appropriated to the use the 'napriators Shall think best And also to chose aman or men to harpound Horses and neat battle, they Shall be found runing ut ling on Pochybin The Propriators bring thembled maid choice of M" Clickim Higgins for moderator- Then the Propriators Voted to act on the. Megwest which was the Ducation of the meeting - There Have to vote by Bow and Haus to see whether the former meeting should be Defan rule and their was Ten years for the former meeting Standing good and Joy a half Nay for Difanmeeting the as meeting
Sty voted to hive out the common meadow that lays near the Muchole? for one year_ Which they did to Edmund innel for Jen Shilling no six pence which he is to pay by the Last of August
bi Voted to chose two men to Impound Hores and Need cattle going targ on the Beach called "ochy Beach which They di's who was M" Jonathan Twining a text you hua leate who was the neworne. before
Recorded UP Benjamin Taylor neprictors Clerk.
At a meeting of the propriations of the South propriety of Eastham. but now Orleans lawfully warned and held at the Meling house in said Orleans on Friday the fifteenth day of March. A199 Toare Sparrow boop choofen moderator Notice being given for to choose a committee to Settle bounds an ranges adjoining the the same proprietors and to act and do what they Shall think proper relating to the said propriety Firstly voted to choose a committee for the purpose above functioned who was Samuel Higgins James Roger's and Timothy Doane; Secondly voted that A farmes Rogers be agent in behalf of the proprietors to hive out their undivided meadow but not limited to any term of time by the proprietors
in & by the warning
Recorded Of Benjamin Tay Con Proprietors flash
We the Subscribers being appointed a Committee to Settle Bounds in the South great propriete Have meet on The Frontyeighth day of June and met the ajoining proprietors and Settled the bounds-vir Begining at a Stone at the Beach mining westerly Twenty pole and a half to a Stone 7-from thepress Southerly to another Stone " at the mouth of the Beach Channel from therice welt. erly untill it comes a breft with a great Bock at the foot of the bank on Pocha Island on the easterly Side of the point called Bacherys point- Six rods to the North ward of the rock- Therice northerty a Grafe the Channel to Woods nech- Thence northes ly round the thour to a great rock marked E thence caff to the beat to a Stone Thence along the beach to the first Bound Alfo Settled the bounds to the best of our judgments to the Hage Begining at a Rock in Timothy Joanes land a love the deck Swamp so called marked E there eatt = only to the northerly end of flats-luth
The above reporte is faithfully transcribed Samuel Higgins) from The Original Ony
James Rogers Smitte Com
Bonja Taylor Proprietors ( Larla Timothy Sound)
At a proprietors meeting of the great proprietor in Orleans on the tenth day of March 1800 warned to do what they Shall think propen in choosing a Committee to rectify a mistake that the Commit. made in laying out The Seventh great Shear or Lot and the additions:
alfo to choose and impower a Committee to Sell some Strips of The proprie: loves land if they Think propen dient Joshua Cole moderator
Firstly motioned & Seconded to see if the proprietors would act on the first harigraf, and it passed in The Negative- Voted not to act on the second Paragraph Recorded by Benjamin Taylor Proprietors Clerk
At a meeting of the of the proprietors of the great propriety in Orleans on the twenty Second day of august 1811 · Warned to do what they Shall think proper with regard to their Swamp lying near Jack Sparrows dwelling house as come of the proprietors wich to dig for fuel, and others wish To have it improved otherways; Hererich Higgins choosen moderator- Then voted to choose a committe to devid The Swamp with Joace Sparrow agent for one part of the and then with choosen Samueldig= gino Hr Josiah Linnel a Committee on the other part The Commitles report is as follows begining on the northerly side of The Swamp by " Sparrows rang runing Southerly Through The middle of the swamp deviding the easterly hart to the said Sparrow then Levering Nineteen rodoth Three quarters of the Northverly part of the westerly half for . Sparrow leaving the Southwest part of a Swamp to the proprietors Recorded Mr Benjamin Taylor Proprietors Clench
To Jo liah Rogers for Warning a Meeting & Attending0 - 3-10 To Petteling with the former Freafurer Joshua 2020=0-9 April is To Warning a meeting th Attending, the Same. --. ·0= 4-0 April 15995 To Recording the proceedings -- -100
April 23:495 To Warning a meetingin Three Townoy Attending the Same 0 - 4-0 May 15h 1795 To Recording the proceedings of the a love vaid meeting 0 - 0- 0 Janu"20196 To Jonathan, Twining fon labour & the use of Fencingstif · to fence the propriators meadow by order of the Committee 10:17 0 March "way to Jonathan Gaining for the use of Chanceingestaf and for doing up & lasting the dome from and. too Thomas.
showersles - - - 190 To warning a meeting and? -0-46 March 5099 Recording the proceedings J.
March 10 1200 To warning a meeting & Mending &recording proceeding 0 - 4- 6 may 1:1800 To James Rogers Sam" Higgins Timothy Doane Committed=9-0 17802 To James Rogers for the Tax of the Proprietors MeadowQ =3:6
at a Propriations meeting of the Common lands mais and Leground lying in the South part of the town of eastham february the 9- 173 Granted to James. Rogers a Small Strip of Con where his House Stands fifteen pole loung an fifteen feet wide at the South en an twenty Six feet at the North end price.
Recorded By me Joshua Donne propialors Clerk
at a Proprietors meeting of the Common Can's and Ledy ground lying in The South part of Cajtham Lobuary the 9-179 grantes to Prince Higgins a peace of upland lying to the Northwind of the war neave his house between the land of in games Higgins and the Indan (an) Bulufive of the Swamp a bout haly ein acer beit morer tage price 0=15-0: Recorded By one Joshua Doene proprietors Clerk Johna Doane
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By Cash Received of Capt faber etharan victors 14-0 By Cathireceived of MY Games Bogen agent nur 1: 100% By Cash received of Mr farmer Rogers for the 09 0 n.º1800 Phycash received of A James Rogers for the 2 - 4- 0 Propriators meadow hired in the year 16=18=6 We the Pubforiber being chooson a committee to Settle accon with Berja Taylor Proprietor, Clerk have meet and found Them well a voicen't and right caff and find that the Clerk has Received in five dollars & Thirty three cents more than he has haid out- dated August the 24=1805 Samuel frigging Committee $5.38 Herebrak Higgins
Sold by a Committee choosen and impowered by the Proprietors of the South proprietor at ameeting on the Ninth day of February 173) Unto Gates Nickerson the land by his dwelling house begining at the Northeast corner of Solomon Freemans Land a Stone in The corner of the fence - there runing three holes and a half easterly to another Alone in the the corner of afence There Southerly on the westerly side of way Twenty pole and a half to a stone in the ground thence Hill Southerty Nine pole to a Home in The grown thence wefterly one hole to said Freemans Land there Normerly in Treem ano range to the first bound
Recorded Benja Tay Con Proprietors Clark
The above is faithfully Transcribed from the Committees report
We the Subscribers being a Committee chosen by the great foro= priety in Orleans so called or The Hundred & thirty Seven Shair Propriety: To Settle the bounds and run the rang between the towns Land and Smiths Purchase: We the vaid Committee have meet the Committee chose the 1 Smiths purchase The 26thday of May 1803
We The above and Committee according to our best Shill & judgment have been and acted as follows vid firstly Begining at a Sloan fel in The ground marked with a Letter. S. which Stown is between the towns land and Smiths Purchase and three rode and a half lowtheward from The Southeast corner of fethiSparrows dwelling houses from therice welt= - erly on a Strait line to a flat Rock on a little hill near the head of Nam Thaket which rock is a bout Eight feet in length & four feet wide and about one foot above the ground and the sand rock is marked with a letter S and there is a Stone wall Standingnow on The middle of the rock and the rock is the Bound between The towns land and Smiths purchase and is the Northwealt corner boundary the above word oniths Purchase
Orleans May 2.6th 1803
Samuel Higgins. James Bloguers 4. Commütte
The a love is forthe fully transcribed Timothy Joane from the Committees report One Benja Taylor Proprietors Clark
33 Abiameeting of the Proprietors of the great Propriete in Orleans on Monday The Thirteenth day of May 1805 warend as the Law directs to meet at the Meetinghouse in town Inverted in warning to choose a committee to Sell Some Strips of the proprietors land = And to choose a committee to Settle it's the proprietors clerk and to do what they Shall think proper for cutting the proprietors undivided meadow Am Herchich Higgins choofen moderation First Voted That Samuel Higgins Joshua Nogle and Timothy Doane be a Committee to inquire into and see who has incloved proprietor land within fence and to Sell they canag name = And to Sell Such Swamp as are not good for fewel without fence Committee to Settle with the proprietor Click Herehran Higgins Samuel Higgins - Voted alfo to choose a committee to Settle disputes with herjons that clame hairs in the undivided meadow belonging to the propriete viz Majn Jaber Sparrow & Prince Joining voted to adjourn to the day the annualmeeting is holden for raising money for the years
Recorded by me Benja Janylon Frohvictor Cork
Mameeting of the proprietors held by adjournment for the thirteenth day of May to The Twenty day of Angriff 1805 Then Voted to adjourn to the day and place of holding The annual March meeting for choosing town office Recorded On Benjamin Taylor Proprietor
la proprietors meeting held by adjournment nthe Third day of March Long 1896
assembled to hear the Committed report that was chosen To Sell some of the proprietors Ships of Land & Iwarho which meeting was agreed & Voted to be again adjourned Proprietors to the Seventeenth indant-Recorded D'Benja Taylor Clerk The proprietors being afsembled agreeable to the abovesaid ad- On the Seventeento day continue the aforesaid meeting by Journorient Vo another adjournment to the time & place for holding The Maymeeting Recorded D Beny'a Jay Con Proprietors Clerk
Atameeting of the protialors of the great Propriety in Clas held by adjournment from the Seventeenth day of March to the Tenthday of hay 1806: Then granted to Seth Sparrow his hours and afsignes forever by said Proprietors in consideration of Hour dollars raid to them by said Seth Sparrow all the land he how inclosed and what Ilino tay without inin closed his leaving the Convenant Landing at the head of the Sattwater Ford and a road to haf and reports as usual 84=00 hard Recorded on Benjamin Taylor Proprietors Clerk
Atameeting of the proprietors of the great Propriety in Clean held by adjournment from The Seventeenth do of March to the Tenthday of May 1806 Then granted to Lacche. = wo Higgins his heirs and afsignes forever by said proprietors in consideration of Six dollars haid to them bysaid Lacche us Higgins One piece of their land & Swamp. Thegning at the Southeast corner of his other land from thence Northerly by the westerly Side of the Swamp to Nathan Higgins's Range Thence cafterly in said Higgins's range to The South east corner of his land- The rice South untill it comes to the way Theme wefterly by the way not incrouching on the way to the first Bound Recorded Von Beryarin Joyton Proprietors Clerk $600 not found Paid By Benach Daune Johan Jag ver. IN a meeting of the proprietors of the great Propriety in Orleans held by adjournsent from the Seventeenth day of March to the Tenthday of May 1806. Then granted to James Rogers his heirs and ajoigne foreven by said proprietors in consideration of Two dollars paid to them by vaid James Rogers One Small peace of their land. within this forcesby the road that goes to the Barly neck and the land formerly M" Garthor Cole's where his well now Stands- Recorded D' Berja Taylor Proprioloss for 82-00 raid
Orleans Ausquat 2 9, 1011. Then divided, atwork with Isaac Sparrow and Set of this part That he had purchased of the proprietors in the Han- dred and thirty leven thing Propriety; bounded w follows vir Begining on the northerly vide by said Sparrows rang runing forth westerly through The middle of vaid hamp The easterly hart to the a narrow then Taking minteen and 3/h rodo of the westerly half for A Sparrow next to his range on the northwest quater leaving The Southwest part of an Swamp to The proprietors that have not wold Their rights e Samuel Higgins
Josiah Xinnel yCommittee
Recorded for Benjamin Taylor Gabrielde Goluri
If a nicating of the proprietors of the Hundred thirty leven their propriety in Orleans formaly, the Youth wopriety in toastherr) on wednesday the Third day of March 1013 at the meeting house in vaid Brthar warned as the law dircelo, noties beinggiven for the proprietors to do what they shall think proper with regan to examining the clarnes and tilles of those that have clared and cuit theirs in the proprietors un divided meadow C The proprietors being afsembled made choice of Cap Stephen Snow moderator, Then examing and arguing on The Subject it was agreed to choose two men to examine the clames and tilles and delevrion who are proprietors & whois rid proprietor Then voted that Deacon Fines Joining and Benjamin Unaflor be the Committee; Then voted to adjourn the above seid meeting to the third Monday of May at wo oclock afternoon of the Meeting houve ~Recorded DeBenjamin Taylor Proprietors Clerk
· faxmeeting of the proprietors of the livedred "
the Seventeenthe day of & Haf 9813 No perthes consider 7 and do what might be thought proper reaching the Games of those that have cut the proprietors unde vided meadows Then Voleu that each clamer then living in to the tolerh of I propriety the name of Thecoming Ofform
each Marginal proprietor in order to abertain the proper owner
Recorded Benjamin Tagler Proprietor
Handling of the proprietors of the Great fre in Ur caris of the Hondred Gravity divin Mart propriety; held by adjourn ment the 30 day of pane 1213 from the seventeenth day of hay in The year alove is at which Do meeting a list being maid out www read and ist -cd that each person named in the first and Glaming under an original proprietor should hold a than unlift others could bring forward a better title Recorded Benjamin Taylor ? napivictor's
at ameeting of the proprietors of the hundred and Thirty Seven Thaim propriety in Orleans on Monday the fifteenth day of August 1814 at the meeting house in said town: Being warned as the law directo to do what might be thought proper to prevent people from curling their graf on the western Showr, The proprietors being met maid choice of Josiah Sparrow moderator Then choose a commit - tee for 10 Superintend and to prosecute those who may trespas & alos to live aid grads on the said propriety The committee choosen were as follows viz Mefors Jonathan, Bascom Josiah Sparrow Timothy Doane Gideon Snow and Jonathan Hopkins Recorded Pine Benjamin Taylor Proprietors (Srk
at amerling of the proprietors of the Hundred and thinking Never shair properisty in Crican's on Monday the tenth day of church. I That's at the swelling hous ih Loheth "Taylors in said town, Being worked as the fair directs and the proprietors being mit made Choise" It' Horichich Higgins moderatear for said meeting 2 ly made theire Libeth" Taylora providers Clark who was sworn before. Timothy Bascom Er 43dly chose a committee to devide said medown in behar of the proprietors and allso to sell some pan or ficaces of meadow as the proprietors then think porsjons. you made choise of Jimatting poand foran agent to ferment profeti from injuring the proqueers property in unnay way bly made Choise " Thomas Thyguns and Berich Doune a Committee to settle with the proprietors Starte the above mentioned committee are as follows Thomas Higgins
Recorded Por Loheth' Saylor Proprietors
Clark, Simalt Toune Seth Sparrow
mandag, the Hadde first Day
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The Devision and Boundarys of the hundred and thirty seven share propriety in orteuns - win the first print hat to the south all to the & of the second Lot Poi's feet
Rock fest- the 22 Lot uner end5 = 10 Lower und-11= 14~ the 30 Lat your end-7=00 however 7= 14h- The 4th hat aprox end-7 = 10℃ Lower end T = 00 - the 5th Lot reper end7 - 00 Lower end-1 =08 -. the 6 th Lot uper end 7-00 fouress end -7 =13- ich th Lot uper endid =15 Lower end-10-01- the 8th Lat refer endy =12'2 Louer end-$=05 the 9th Lat uger endy or Lower end. 6-04- The 10th Lat upper end 7=05 hower end 7 132- Recorded Pr the Boboth Taylor proprie the above mentioned mode, flores Clarke Lay's where it was Called 6 Mhamar Linnetts Harhaus Ereus
Carlcans February 26 1825 Then the commiter of the hundred & thirty seven shain farofaich; in Consideration af fi- Leen Dollars paid by Richard Sparrow 5 00 Freeuns burgen and sold to said shewas all a freue Swann Land having near the tanhouse hand. so called leaving a convenient road twenty ect wide con seems to grafi und mehrals naund said secomp to the grand
Boheth Taylor. Recorded Pir ine.
The Proprietors to Benjamin Taylor Dr. Paid Edmond Sinnel Proprie" Confiable 2- 16 0of 6:1810 Paid Joshua Cole proprietors Committee 2 =00 Paid Samud Higgins for Serving committe 2- 00 Jorecording three peaces fold by the Committe 0 =25 To warning a meeting by recording the Proceedings 0 = 33 1011 La tine between towns fand Grafmithoherich March " Paid Samuel Higgins as a Committee in Forming: 100 1012 To warning s Heating & recording the proceedings. 0.25 Harch 4th
1813 0 : 33 august 2018/h To warning a meeting & Bor ding the proceedings 0 42
To the Proprietors to Loketh Taylor To
18,19" warning ameeting In recording the Proceeding Hp 0-33 " warning" ameeting & recording the proceedings, . Baid Thomas thigguns n Berich Doane 0-3'3 Gove sellleing with the former Cleark - 0 3h Beach
May the 1919
" Carting one Load of Bounds on to they=25 11 Regarding Bounders of the hund 39 ha -- 035'
tend to mesure the same 050 Dec 18 aid Jamothy Down & Thomas Jaggar St Spavao 6:16 the Brojeller Committee- 1:00. 1923 Collecting the money --
Of dewere To Recording a peace Land Rich Sparrow 0 33 2nd March 20 1826 Araid Hard The Sparrow Collecter for the Beach purchasetin' %.10
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The Proprietors Be at a little ment by their Committee Auquel the 5 1805- $5- 33 May 104 By four dollars paid by Seth Sparrow ?.. -00 1800 By two dollars paid by James Progetto - 2. 00
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the proprietors to at a selllement by theire Comme
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18230 meadow sold By the committee insuredrie $20:00 So Inhalt then recieved of Richard sparrow for sworn $15.00
at a party metin held o Loketh Tangiers
Dwelling house on the tenth Day of harek 1817
we the Subscribers being Committee to Settle the
acompito of Benjamin Taylor Deceased and find them
well owoucht and right last and that there apenas
to be Due to the Propriators four Dollars and
ninty one Cents
Thomas Wiggins Committee
May the
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40 Orleans, April 14 th 1894 The Committee chosen to settle with baft Sparrow Horton Administrator on the Estate of Yoadell, Taylor 1 deceased tale Clark of the 159, 90 called have this day attended to that service and find due from said Boabeth Taylor deceased The sum of Beverly Seven Dollars and forty meine best which are deliver over to Hr Thomas Higgins now Chosen Shirt of the Said 197 Meados in Orleans
Edmund Linnel
Trick Esquire one of the quetuces of the freace within and for the county of Barnstable we the undersigned a lawful number of the pro. proctor, of the one hundred and, thirty seventh fra priety hn Orleans request you to fore, of our warrant to one of the proprietors to notify a meeting of said proprietors as soon as may be for the following four
officers Orleans Marcho 24# 1884
first to choose a moderator? Secondly to choose a clerk and all other proprietors Seth Sparrow Jung Joseph L? Borgers Forepito bien Ooth; Sparrow, Thomas Higgins Isaac Sparrow yligging
Commonwealth of Najaar Barnstable f, To Thomas Higgins of Codeans in david bounty - Greeting
charsuant to a request from a law ful number of the proprietors andowners of the one hundred thirty. I vingthe property in Orleans to me directed you are? hereby required to notify and water a meeting of Sand proprietor, to assemble and meet at the dwelling house of Thomas gligging in said Urdeans on Monday the fourteenth day of april next at four of the clock in the after hobro for the following purposes vin? first to choose or moderator of said ameeting. Secondly to choose a check forg and propriety and all other lawful and necessary officers for said propriety hereing fail not and mathe return of this warranty your downys thereon at time and place of saint meeting
Given under my hand and Leal, at Orleans aforesain this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our hard one thousand eight hundred and thrity fow John Henrich Justice of the Peace
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