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EWestern Marche 5: 1749 Other Began & Laid out a Road Regning at Deacon fam & Blife his fand upon the fouth pics of Tufis torok to Pulled first a white oak tree marked on The luft file of faid Tre fland my on The west Side of ford Road of Highly way There to a Chapout fladdle marked near faire meadow and Brook Thence a cross the brook To a black vak Tras marked Thence gult to a black out Hadelo marked Thenwe northerdly To Two black out Hladoles marked thenew to a white oak Tree marked Thence To a black oak tree marked Thenew north in Ebener"- Quero hy Land to awhile oak marked In a little Brook over which said Low abovef) Haths promise To make and maintain a Good and Ificent part Bridge over so Brook for The Town, Wer Thena to a tillle black oak Buth marked Thence to a Chefnot Freemarked There north Into noate ashleys Land where a bout the path now Goeth Till it Conetto in To The Country Road a little East of Ashley, Dwelling House where The Lune now is ·Lund Road Laid out Lyettoon The East Side of Said Marks Trees above Laid and is Laid out Two Rod in wedet By the Select men
And The Day above faid Began and Laid out a Road from Brim feild Road on portery hill thenwe from Brimfield Line north as the path now goett, north to awhite oak Tree marked offence to a heap of flones Being Have Gletons Corner Thenew north and Bounding west on Edward Bliffy Lime and East of full time on Said Gleofons Land north To the meadow and Goofing Said meadow in Blifles Land north To awhite oak Tree marked Hence to a black oak fladde marked on The side of yl hill there To a small Rock and heap of Story on the Brow of the hice Thence To a walnut flad de marked fluence To a white oak flade le marked on The Top of The Bald hill from Thenew To a Chefnot freed to Marked By the five of a flow Thenew To awhite oak mark Hance to a while our butts on Thenorth End of bald fill Hence to a yellow oak marked at the foot of Gold fill Thenew to awhite oak free mark doThenew to a Great white oak af ree marked tercer To a white oak tree mark Thence to a white oak Tree mark near The Little Gutter That Kury in to wigwam brook To a blackout marked offence To a while oak Tree mark There To a heap of Stars pon The file hills
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abillet fowwest of The Brook Stat Kong in to login Swamp Thence over The Brook to awhile oak Tree mark Thena To awhite oak Tree marked Thence To awhite Studiel mark- There To a Rock with story on it Byme Jones his Down There To a Chenot mark chance to a white oak fladdle mark where it comes into The Road That Comes from mr John Cheneys House of The meeting House Said Road Being Two Rods in werth, and best of The marked Trees all The way from faid Brimfield The Roads willin Menciones temy Laid out on The fifth. Day of march 1749 50 The fame Roads or Highways Bemy first vewed by The select men and Divers of perfors to a fifty Them And advice whether of The Roads. In Defpute was The Best for The Town and Howas Concluded on The fame on Bauld Hill way much The Best By all present as well as prus
Voted and acjited By the Iron as Laid out
Noah Ashley Jeans Whileom. Petter Rice Geryhom Makepec Mleflerna
Select inen
Lafiat Putnam.
Western Peluang The1 0-1749190 We the Subscribers a Committee apointer to recon with games whitcomb Town Treasures have this day recomes with The I treasurer and it a years to us that there was ordered into the hands of i'd whitcomb in the year 1997 and in the year 1798 the Sum of five hundred and forty three pourit. alterar of which fan he hath paid out to Drivers persons That had demands on the town the gang of five hundred Sixty two pound five ten shillings and six pence old teron So that there remains still in his hand of the towns. money Eighty pounds your fillings and fine pence and it a pielars that they to us that the 13 whitcomb has received the land tax money Eighty Eight pounds five ten ghiles one penny out of which he hath paid to Ficar's parsons at had demands on the town Seventy four pounds Sixteen dings and Electron pence old tunon to that there yet Re- ing in the 12 treasurer, hands of the Land tax money ten pounds Eighteen Shillings and two pence. and Exper ty the clomon Keys Ger thum mak pence & ameeting ins it may Beter Rice [Timas Rich
1) Western February the 11, - 1749/40 "We the Subserious. Ger thum nakpeace Thomas Rich and Peter Rice a committee appointed by the town to fleacon with the treasured and such as had any Concern with the Law) Takk have this day reconed with Cap Solomon leges Respecting a my money formerly ordered into the hands of the ad. Reyes By the Counttable of western in times past for any land- Tar money Received by ) Keyes in any Shape what soccers. (And it afears to us that the 12 keys hath received of the- Towns money Since the first reasoning with the~ a years that then Stood an a count the Sum of dix hundre Seventy two pounds old tenon and it a pears to us that the A Keyes has paid out to divers persons that had demans on the town the full fun of five hundred Seventy two pounds being the quit vallence of the id dum. and we To in the Towns behalf of these presents discharge the keyes from the above IN fun
Voted and Exepled by the town Gerthum makepeace ( a cometer in meeting may 25-1750 Peter Riel Thomas Rich.
Western felevery co 1749 Wether Subscribers apaynter Commity By The Town To Recken with Capel afliley Hethen The May Reckoned with fand at heey In The Towing behalf and it appears 10.29 that There Halt Bm Granted To The Band affilcy at Divers Irmy for ferry con for The Town. The form of Two Hundred and Ninty fixe pounds fourteen flirtings and fixe pence of which fim fre statt, Recved of The Towns many and Cheffly of The Land Two mony The form of two Hundred and one pound Eighteen Strings old Teneur So That There Remain Still que To I tim as To is apeary The form of Minty four pounds fixte. fhisings and fix pence? voted and acpted By The Town at a meeting In May 25 . 1750
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Solomon Keyes Ejerthom Make picco Thomas Rich Deller Rice
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22. Western febevery 23:1749 50 We The Jublenders a formato 32 Chefen by The Town Have This Day Reckoned with petter Rice Reever of Confiable Graves Keile for The year 1740 and as we find There was ordered into fuld Rewers Hund The form of Two Hundred Seventy Eight pound one tilling of Teneur out of which it upscary to us That fuld Reaver Halts paid To Divery peitony That Had Demand on The Town The form of Two Hundred pounds fifteen Shilling and four pence old one So That There Remarry In Land Reevery Hand The form of- Seventy one pounds five Phil and light pence atd tenor Solomon Keyes
Voted & acpled By The Town
at ameeting i may 25 day 17 50 Thomas Richt Commity
Weller november the ninth 749 at amaling in western then mett Chofer James Baycom moderator
Teenth
and Voted To Gjen ferd meeting intill or into friday The Levente In flight at one of the Clock in the Buffer non, Day of november and meat on The 19 Hay above for
[ Valed To make an addition To mr Long is fallery for The year To Com. or at Least To make his fallary In quantily or number of pounds as it way The Last year
2 Voted To allow mr Jeams whilcom Two pounds for preum bel =ating The Town Ime-
3 Voted To allow Petter Kice and Fam Bascom Senior for Building The pound for The Town Twenty Eight porno Jen Philmas old Lenour
4 Voted To Rayes Eighty pounds old Tenour for fcooling fore The year To Com In The Town
Voler To Mymify The Meeting
Jamel Baycom Madre
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4 Wettern May The 3:1949 Then Laid out A way from Brimfeild time By mr Noah Coltons To Brookfield old Line a Little west from Capul Ashleys Barn Begming at aftimp fundig by a fille Run alitet To The westward of fair Collins house from There East ward awalnut Bush Standing Between Two Rocks and marked from Thenew To a Chefnut Free market Thenew To a Black= oak Hadde marked Then To awhile oak from There To Black oak Tree Standing To The westward of Two Bridges Other To a Borch Free Standing on The Side of a Brook Then To a Chynot Tree by The End of mr Reed, Tum from Thenew To a Chejout There To a black out Tree Thence To awhite oak Thenew To anotherwhite oak Tree Then % The Corner of Nathanil Reeds Orchard fence Then 90 a flat Rock under mr Reeds fence on The best five of a Small Brook Then To a Rock with Stons on It Then To another Rock with Items on it Then To a while. Oak Tree Then To a Crochet Chejnul Tree Then To a black Oak Tree Then To another Black oak Tree Then To a while oak Tree, Then to a black oak Tree then To awhite oak tree When To ablack oak Tree, Then To a walnut Tree Then To Black oak Stabile Then To another Black oak Judite Then To a black oak Sladd les on a Rockey fior Hill Then To a Long Black oak Tree Standing at the west End of Couple Ashley Lane from There as The fence now flanes 10 Brookfield old time all The Trees above mentioned are marked & fland on The nothardly fid of fair way and The faid Road is Laid out four Rooms with from where we beyan Till it Come To The End of Caple Asheyes Lane and Then as wide of The fence now stand Til it Corry to Brookfield on Line
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Selectmen
Voted accepted of Read 12 of march $49 50
Leamy Whitcomb) Peller Rice from Gerflor Makepeace Western
Joseph Lord moderator Josiah Putnam
Cetober The 3 1748 are the fullriber Chosen by The 3. To Reason with He Kerand Mr Haac Lony Respecting his Letetment and fallery and having met on The Third Day of July Instantoctober and Reaconed with mr Jones and it appears to us That are gone Has Reeved of The Town The whole for preaching Before Itis ordination and Itis first years fallary which was two Hundred fourty nime pounds and four Hundred & fifty Three porny. Two Halma and Eleven pence Toward it's Lettelment as pr our glands
Seems Whitcomb Thomas Richs Petter Rice
it apreens To us There is fre 9. Hw Revrand mor gony of The Nominal Som of His settlement fourty fix pound Leven Leen Hillig & Eleven pence
Western march- 1750 Then Laid out a road from Samuell Wheley Land Jun to the Country road Coming Into I road at the head of the Lane Noah Ashley his Barn Beginning on the Easterly Side or Corner of 8 wheeler, d and Near Docter Gibinies Corner having achites oak Stable or Bush marked Near Corner thence Running Northerly down the Hell Then turning more East Near as the Road Now pravice) Till it Comes to a final brook about Two Rods South of Renamer Pauses Northist Corner Having Trees marked on the western and Northend Side of A Road Till it Comes to abunch of Leage of Rock, By the Brook above. if There kuning on the South Side of 5- Rocky There to a wallnest Stable near me Junteins fence other to a Great Rock Then a black oak by the Brook. Then to asmall maple In a Lille Swamp Then to ablack oak Itade Then to a white oak East of mr Reed fence Then to a white oak Stump within the Jenes There to a white oak Stamp There to aheap of stones East of the fence Thenes to ablack ook Turning East chance To a Phognet Hade Theme to a Chesnut Free There to a dead Chesnut Tree Them to a black oak Harle on the End of the Hill There to a walnut Stable There to a white oak stade Then to a walnut Stable Then to a Read oak Tree Them to Black oak Then to ablack oak Tree Than to a wall mut Hadle By the Country Road about The a four ) marks being on the Northernty and Easterby Side of 10 Rods The Role Going two By us Thomas Rich Solomon Keyes- Beter Rice-
Select man for
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(It a legal town meeting Yothe Inhabitants of the Town of western on Corday the fifteenth of December 1749 Votes Solomon Kayes moderators
2 viled Ensign Thomas Nich Peter Rice Solomon Reas drew Ger tham makepeace John Cheney be a Committee to- Examine into the A pair of the dam Gast and to Reason with Noah of ghley Esgm and with any other person that hath hai any Concern with the Land Tax in behalf of the Town und Likewise to Reason with the town treasure and make arcun to the town the next town meeting
3 Voted that Capt Noch Ashley Solomon Reyes Dall" Read Be a Committee to trance deribe the town records out of the old Book and papers into the new Book
4 Noted that Ibliah Putnam and Not" Read be a Committee to fines the meeting house, - Town I Voted that the School be moved in three fearall places in the
Off a dyall Town meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of wegern on the Eleventh dayof march 1750kg, og Embal . Voted Capt Solomon Keyes moderators 1 Vote Capt Solomon Keys first fleet man. 2
3 Voted Peter Rice Idon't Select man.
4 Votes Ensign Thomas Chick third Select man
i Voted John Jamon mouth bleet man.
6 Voted Capt Ephraim Hay ward fifth filet noch
7 Voted Capt Solomon Keyes Town Chark
& Voted James Whitcomb Town Creatures
y voted william Virgin Constable
100 John Shepard
Jamy Brown
Thomas Purtrick John Cheney
high ways
11 12 13 7 1 14. Josiah Whether is gated that the above named Surayers of high ways Shall Colat the fun, lassen for the use of the high ways in there respiration Destraty Voted Not Read and Daud Main be Talking men
Via Hezekiah Marks and Lam! Baycom and be fence unas
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18 Vale Isaac meacham Sealer of Leather
19 Voted Haac meacham Found Reaper
20 Voted Nat. Read Jona, Haywar caml Tidd Robert Blain to be Hoy Reaves VEO Hat Red John Cheney dont make peace be- 21
a Comille to Je what gamy whit comb and Robert Gray eight ic have as a discount on the money due to them for
gating mor goney wood and to fitel with them and to make Report the the town the next town, enacting 22 Votes to raise twenty fix pound To be Land out on the high ways at two Shillings and Eight pence the day for Each many days work till the Last day of august and from that time to be at two Shillings a day a- 23 Voted that the above moneys to be raised by the last years Kejt
2.4 Voted That Ephraim Hay ward James whitcomb Jo hov Blain Bc a Committee to Litet the Line with Brimfield Between Id Bramfick and This town
5 Vated to adrogin the meeting till the Last thursday of march at one of the Clock in the afternoon. Thirdday the 2 s according to the above adrogenment then met or agem fle 2 Vold that the Road that was Turned between James brown and David Blairs is accepted by the Town~
7 Votes and Chose James whitcomb Sacco. Blair James brown af a Camille for to agree with goliath whele a bout the Road at id whelevy dann of Down offercers Chassiand worn 28 Voted to dismes the meeting a year Gilbert Recorded by me Solomon Reyes Town Clock
At a fewgall Town meeting of The Inquilundi of Western Began I file at The meeting house on The 23 Way of May 1751 Valid & Chose Cap Ephraim Hay ward Moderator 2 Vou /o Lel'The meeting hove out by The Great To finish all That Is To Do To it
3 Valed To Let Cap Solomon Keyes To The meeting house all That Is to Do To its and To Do it a cording To the Rest of The work and The Town hall, voted To Give him fourty pounds for Doing of it
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4 lated To Give John Barrow Nine Shilling & four penes (32 for To Keep The meeting House
5- Vald To Close a Committee for To Transcribe The Record out of The old Book and papers In to The new book
6 voti Capit Hay ward Josiah putnam with Capitolomon Keyes to Transferbe the Records
7 voted of Dymy, The meeting Recorded byme - Solomon Heyer town Clark Alt a Legale town medding of the Inhabitants of the town of western began and hold off the meeting house on the 11 of october 3751
ily voted and Chope Capt Hayward Moderator for I directing
2 ly able to add to mr. Jones Salary thirteen pounds fix- Shillings and fight pance
west thing put to date was to see whether the town would Rate money for Looking forfedt in the clagetime Fly vol to flashich Marks two hillings 3) ly voted and afound to John me Combs five Shillings of four pence Bly voted to See whether the town would bould a feast house By the Meeting house which passed on the cragations fly voluto Dismile the moving Recorded by me Solomon Leyes town blook
Western March 11:1750 We The fulgen vers a Comiter hofen By The Town of welten To Reason with The Rearand mr gioac Jong Respecting his felletment and It appears to us from a Recking Made with ford mr Jones By a Commited Chefen Chofen for That purpos That on The Word of october 1748 There was tre Jo The Laid mr Jones fourty fix pounds Seventeen fhilings and Eleven pence and foon after Reeved as by his Recite Twenty Nine pound Three Shillings four pence So That. There Remain Ive of The nomanal fom Seventeen porn? fourteen Stilnicy Leven pence Wefind The Half The monyes To wand his fettelment was paid To mr Haac Jones destance The other half being Two Hundred and fifty pound what was paid when many ways at The Lowest which was at fifty five flutmos the ounce and when The monyes was Granted way at Thirty five failing The ounce as appears To us to That acording To That Lay There Remarry Due To The Revrand in Sony one Hon dve
39) one Hundred fourty four pounds Eleven Philings and
Levin pence Ephraim Hay ward his Revrand mr Jones Oflomay Rich Chory To have it Brought Teams Whitcomb Commitee Ole The Town Recorded by me Solomon Keys town Clark
The Road turned In Blackamones Land aff the west End a walnut fladdle with shows on it worth Lide next ochsquat Jump with flows on it thence to a Black oak tree Markant change to a Rock with stones nit where it comes Into the Road again: Western May: 1750: "This Road from James Browns towards the town, Clark Solomon flyers / Select Recorded byme folomon Keys town poter Rich monfor NathanielRe Western Hornos Riche-
Att a Jogall town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Western Begun and fell off theMeeting Heute In western on Monday the 21d of october 575. Chole John Pheancy Moderator for HIMesting. 9. Voter that the foulheart and forthwest side of the River be Divided Into three parts
3 Noted that Each part Build there own Lcool House. (C) I voti that any part of the town have Liberty to Land toany part of the town is Noted that the foot foules Be Build within a yearfrom
6. Noted and Excepted the account that the Commity that was this Day
Chose to Build the Bridge over the River all Gay Play words Mills Brot in I Noted to abate the Poles of the Conady mans Rates for one year & voted to Dismiss the meeting Recorded byme Solonon toya town Clark
Cit a town meeting in western on forday the 25 day of Thay 1740 First wmach Choice of Cap Solomon Keyes moderater for 1) meeting
2 E Voted that the town of western do insist upon it to hold the Grounds Gilwan Gramfuld and western that the great and general Bart det western of from Brimfield by and if the (cart mentioned in the full they fet western of 30ted
3 Note That men Shall be allow? Lo fuethings aman and with a team and Cart four Shillings pr day( from this time to the Last of deplanter next Fly Voted that aman Shall have Eighteen pence a day and aman and Team and Can't Shall have three Shilling a day from the Last of Se September to winter and Later gated to Raise thirteen pounds dix Shillings and Eightpena Law ful money to be Laid out in mending and reporting of The Roads Laid out in western a
Further voted and Excepted the report and divers persons The Committee hath man the Last year to Setel And fur then voted to warn the town meetings by posting And further Voted To give Sun Raycon gu die Shillings and fight pence Lawful money for Sweeping the meting House the year Enfeling a further Vote Samuell . Roscom gut to be the pound keeper. the year Ensuing-and further able to dismis the meeting Solomon Keyes moderator.
Western felevery The second 1946 Whereas & The Joby bes formerly fold apart of Land To Berjagavis Lyng in Id- western Situated near The ald Iron works and There bering one Bound Mentioned of a keep of glory on The Top of of a file Called The Ratelfnake Rocks and The deedfay- 19 Running from The Rocks South Eastwardly Tothe River and 910 monument berg perfixed or print of Company Given by Said River at the Time of Giving The Deed These may Certifi That on The Day above mentioned Ferry whitcomb which is new in The passion of ferd Land To Getbetter with me The faid Optereiom stave mutually agreed That from The faid Heep of flones- on The Top of Said Hill or Rocks The Ime Hall Run South34 Degrees East To The River to a keep of flory being one Rod nurlli from from an tem Tree Standing on The Bank offaid River It being from gd Bounds mentioned on faid hill to The River Eighty fine Rade In Tetteniny of This Berg a love willer being our Metall a Greenment we have Each of us tet To our 9 fand The Day and Date above written
Learns whitcomb Ephraim Hayward
Recorded By me Jeary whitcomb Town Clear
<1) March ye 6- 1796-17 Received of Play Solomon Keyy Town Treasurer five Hundred and fifty Eight pounds dix Chilling and four rence of cienon I day received by me- grace Jones Recorded per me
James whitcomb JJown Clark
Whowas there fath been an unerings in me the Subscribers and I dis commeded by a High way Laid, Through a Lot of Land which I bought of Noal Ashley Esqu and in Case the Road limay Ly as it was Last Laid by the Select man of western & Do here by. promof one good days work to the making 1) Road to the Excepance of the Surveyer to gather with the fee of the Land which the Road Contains to the town of western
Know all man by these presents that I peter Black mean of western in the country of worcester and provence of the Enesacharts hay in New England Bloomer for and in- Consideration of the Reason a love I Have Remite Release) And for Even quit aimed the above mentioned Land on- which A Road was Last Laid by the select men of A was- Tern and to Select men of western and to there Succesors- for Ever and promis to defend the fame against the flames of any person under me who soever for Ever Hereafter by center of these presents as witnes my hand and Seall This Seventeenth day of august Anno rom-1750
Peter Blackmean
dnes James Brown Jelev Blackmere
Anno Regni, Regis Georgia Jeandi decimo quinto
An act for erecting a parcel of the hands Belonging to the inhabitants of the westerly part of the town Ship of Brookfield & the Northerly part of Brimfield & Easterly part of Kings field do Called( Viz those Parts of the I Lands that adioin to Brookfield- Into a Town Ship by the name of Western whereas divers of the Inhabitants of the towns of Brook field and Brimfield and of Kings field do Called nabour. under Deficutting by reason of there not being incor porated into a town Ship
Be it anacted by His Exelency the Governer Council and Representatives In generall Court asem bled and by the authority of the Same that the Lands Hereafter Bounded and described Be and hereby annexed into a Seperate and Distink) Township by the name of western (viz) Begining at Brookfield Southwest Corner then runing Half amile North on 5 Brookfield Line then west thirty hour degrees North three miles and Eighty Rods to the River and Gounder with a Small walnut Madle Standing in the Split of a rock therice Runing up the River to an Elm Tree marked Thence ... Crossing the River and Runing North Forty Your degree East about three miles an an half to Brookfield west Line to a heap of flones near a Chesnut free marked and runing East Eleven degrees and thirty minutes douth one mile and one Hundred fifty Rods to a heap of flones on a rock at the End of a med low or mill pond then Bounding on Cornelias whites Land till it Comes to mill. Brook (so Called) then Rounded with the mill Brook to the River as the Brook runs then a Crossthe river and Extending South East only to a white oak tree known of The name of the north East Corner of the mike Square. there Extending Southerly to Brookfield South Line Inlerie ing that Live viwo miles and three quarters froms ?-. first mentioned South west formen Bounds
Cision que
Bounds and that the Inhabitants of the Said Land be and hereby are rested with all the powers priviledgey and Immunities That the in habilahl, brother towns within This provence arefor by Law ought to be tested with and that the Said toton of western! belonging to the County- of aworcester.
Provided and be it further Inacted by the authority a fores That nothing in this act Contained Shall be Consteved on Intended to Hinder alter or prejudice the Rights andinterest of all for any person what soever in any of the Common or underside Lands In the Said town Ships of Brookfield Brim. field and the plantation, Called Kingsfield But the Same Shall Remain as Hereto fore and the Inhabitants of the respective Towns and plantations a fare i Shall have there full note in The ordering Improving or disposing of Such Common and underided Lands as by Law they have or ought to have Ge fore the Enacting hereof Provided also and be it further Enacted that the Inhabitants of the said town of western Shall be Liable and dubist Not with standing there (Being Set of & Constituted a Town Ship as a pore said To pay there proportion of all provence County and Town Rate for this year in the Said Towns Brookfield Brimfield and Kings field Respectively and Shall be accordingly a ses? There to in the Same maner as they would have been if This act had never been made any thing Herein before Contained to the Contrary Not with standing
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