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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
by any person or persons whatsoever from befor the day of the date here of in wittness of ye premises I hereunto set my hand and seale being this present Jan 31st 1671
In ye presence of JOHN BUDESART the mark 1-1 of ISRAEL ROBINSON Enter upon ye record octobr 20th 1690
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of JOSIAS
me BENIAMIN SKIFFE Clark
The Lands And Accomadations of James Redfield which Leyeth in the Township of Takymmy or Tisbury on the vineyard as folloeth one half house Lot which containeth twenty five Acres Leying on the East side of the brook where his dwelling house is this present year one thou- sand six hundred seventy & three bounded with the brook on the west And Joseph doggats half Lot on the north & Isack Robinsons Lot on the South being twenty-five rods in bredth And runing in length eight score rods easterly from the brook being twenty five Acres more or Lesse And halfe the Sixth part of the neck by John Eddys of which halfe the fifth lot is James Redfields Leying on the south side of Joseph doggats halfe lot Leying Acrosse the neck as the neck is devided to every mans share Contained in the neck As before spoken in the order of devi- sion of the three necks baring date february the first 1671
And the two And thirtyth part of all undevided Lands whether pur- chesed or that may be purchased This is the Lands And Accomadations of James Redfield but to be remembred the purches not yet paid
The Lands & Accomadations of Joseph Doggatt which Leieth in the Township of Takymmy or tisbury on the vineyard as foloeth One halfe house Lot which containeth twenty-five Acres Leying on the east side of the brook where his dwelling house is this present year 1673 bounded the brook on the west (& the halfe lot which James Redfield hath taken on the south) (& the halfe lot which Charls Crossthwat hath taken on the north) laid out twenty five rods in bredth by James Allen & Thomas Mayhew & Runing eight score rods Easterly from the brook being twenty five Acres mor or lesse
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And halfe the sixth part of the neck by John Eddys of which; halfe the fifth lot is Joseph Doggats leying next to henery lewis his lot leying Acrosse the neck as the neck is devided to every mans lot Contained in the neck As before spoken in the order of devision of the three necks baring date february the first 1671
And the two And thirtyth part of all undevided lands whether pur- chesed or that may be purchesed
this is the lands And Acomadations of Joseph doggatt
The Lands & Accomadations which belongeth to the minisstrie in takymmy or tisbury on the vineyard as foloeth
One house Lot with an Adishon of low land unto the house lot the house Lot Leying on the East sid of the brook next northward unto the halfe lot once grannted unto Mr John upon condi- shon but to be remembrd, there is to be A heye way betwen this Lot And halfe Lot or there A bout most conveniant over the brooke up into the woods East And west so = this lot is to run fourty rods in bredth northward And in length Eastward eightfoor rods and the addishon of low land is all the low land betwen the lot And Simon Athearns fenc but the upland which leyeth betwen Simon Athearns lot and the lot for the minisstrie is left Common
And the seventh part of the great neack as before spoken in the order of the devision of the three necks for an Inhearitanc for ever bare- ing date the first of february 1671 as also a sixteenth Part of all the undividedd lands and meadows lying within the bounds of said Town ship of Tisbury whether Purchased or to be purchased of the Indians
June the 27 1673 the Record of the lands And Accomadations of Jeremiah Whitin in Takymmy or tisbury on the vineyard One house Lot which containeth fourty Acres wh is this present year or 1673 bounded by the hey And James Allens lot on the south being fourty more or less And the brook on the east And runing eigh rods in length west- ward being fourty Acres more or . And the sixth part of the neck by John Eddys of the sixth and fuedermost lot next the poynt is Jeremiah whitins Leying Across the neck as the neck is devided to every man . . contained in the neck as before mentioned in the order of the devision of the three necks bareing dates the first of feb-
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ruary . And the sixteenth part of all undevided lands whether purchased or to purchesse or that may be purchased
This is the record of the lands And Accomadations of Jeremiah Whitin
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ffor as much as I Thomas Mayhew have received some instructions from ye governor generall Lovelace of ye Province and for ye peace- able goverment and wele ordering of this Island called Marthas Vine- yeard and a certain necke of Land on ye west sid of holmes harbour being purchased and like to be Inhabited by English men where for be it known unto all men by these presents that I do for myself heires and assignes grant & assigne the s'd necke of Land to belong unto the s'd town Tisbury on ye Vineyeard that ye said necke and Inhabitants and estats theire being to be lyable owe and to pay all publike charge with ye town of Tisbury as they may be justly rated upon their Lands persons or estats and they to remain and continue untill ye sd necke of Land be a particullare township of itselfe or with other Lands adjacant Wittness hereunto my hand this 2 day of August 1673 me THOMAS MAYHEW Governour
Entered upon the Record octobr 20th 1690 me BENIAMIN SKIFFE Clark
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30th 1674 : Thomas Mayhew is Chosen present year to keep the town Records of A town Clark
January the fifth 1674 voted that all the Lots which
Laid out shall be recorde as thay are Laid out
THOMAS MAYHEW clark
The Lands And Accomadations of Leyeth in the township of Takymmy or Tisbury on the vineyard as foloeth
One house Lot which Containeth fourty Acres to wit saven Acres more or lesse where his dwelling house this present yr 1674 on the west sid of the old mill brook bounded by A whit wood tree on the north at the brook & by the brook on the east & the Joyning neck dich on the south strait from the dich too the brook & on the southwest Corner by the hei-way & on the northwest corner by A black oak tree marked all Leying seven Acres more or lesse And the other thirty three Acres at or neer the couner or turn of the same brook bounded by the brook & A littell run of water on the west & littell whit wood standing by the run the north bounde & so-runing right . . . full eight score rods bounded by the Com and so being thirty & three rods in bredth southward bounded by the com and on the south all being thirty three Acres more or lesse with a thurd part of the neck which lyeth betwene the two broocks being more or lesse as laid out with a sixtenth part of all the tounship of tisbury wheather purchased or to be purchased
dat febuary the 2 day 1674 Recordded by ordear of -
the toun by me THOMAS MAYHEW clarck
Febberary the 5: 1674 granted By the freholdars Of Tisbary unto Samuall tilton one halfe share of Land Which is to say one half Lot containing twenty : two ackers Bounded one the west by : the reiver one the south by the heyway One the north by a stack near the reiver which Land in bredth is Twenty two polls by the reiver and runeth est- ward in Length 8 skore polls With one half Lot lying in the neck by John Pyes Which half Lot is bounded one the south by charls crostwhates lot and one the north by the halfe Lot granted to john slepar Being more or les as they are Laid out With a two and thirtyeth part of all unde-
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vided Land And meddo belonging unto the said town of tisbary I say granted unto him for aninharitance forevear
Recorded by ordar of the town
THOMAS MAYHEW Clark
Febbary 5 1674 the townsmen of Tysbury do not give unto isack chace of Hampton liberty to settle in the town
Recorded by ordar of the town
THOMAS MAYHEW clark
Thes are the Lands of Jeams Skiffe senier ... the township of tis- bery : one lot containing forty ackers Bounded on the est By the reiver on the north By thomas wests Lot on the south By the heyway that lei- eth on the north sid of henery Luessis Lot and so runeth from the reiver westward fore poles in lenght and one Lot In the gret neck Bounded on the est by Jeans allins Lot on the west by Samuel ruggeles Lot with a sixtenth part of all undevided landes and meddo the devided Landes Being more or les as thay are Laied out thes are the Landes purchused by the above named Jeams Skiff
recorded by ordor of the town : febbarary the 5: 1d74
Thes are the Lands of James allin Lieng In the tounship of tisbury one Lot containing forty 8 ackers bounded on the south by nathannil skiffs Lot and on the north by Jaremiah whittons Lot Lieng in bredeth forty 8 pols by the reiver and runeth westward from the reiver 8 skore pols in lenght with one Lot in the gret neck bounded on the est by the middel of the watar which partth the neck and on the west by goodman of with a sixtenth part of all undevided Lands and Meddo . . . to the said town the devided Lands being more or les as thay are Laid out
This is the of the Landes and inharitanc of
in the town of tisbury of the town
Octobar the 28 : 1675 voted by the towns men of tisbury That Jeams allin shall have that halfe share of Land which was formally granted unto John sleppar if he had com to inhabit
I say granted unto him the said Jeams allin All that halfe share of land with all reites And titells thareunto Belongin as folloueth one halfe Lot Lyeng on the north side of Thomas west his lot: Being in Bredeth By the reiver twenty poles And runeth in Lenght west ward 8 skore
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poles with halfe a share in the neck by John edies which halfe lot is bounded on the north by Thomas west his lot on the south by samuell tiltons Lot Being more or lesse as thay are Laid out With a two and thurtyeth part of all undevided Land and meddo belongin unto the said toun I say it is granted unto him the said Jeams allin for an inhar- itance for evear in the Lue of that Lot which the said ieams allin bought of iohn roggars the said ieams allin acsepting hearof hatht delivered up unto the toun the afore said Lot which he had bought of John roggars Re- membaring that the said ieams allin is to pay the purchas of this halfe lot
Recorded By ordor THOMAS MAYHEW
CLarck
Charles Crosthwait appeared Before The Town, at a publique Town Meeting, being the twenty eighth day of october, Ano. Dom 1675; and acknowledged that he had made legall sale of his house landes and all Rightes and priveledges, which he had in The Town of Tysburie; unto Thomas Berrick to him his heirs and Assighn's to have and To hold for ever; and desires The same may be Taken Notice of in this publique Records of The Town; and it is heer by declared that the purchase from the Town is payed, and satifyed;
Recorded By ordar of The Toun THOMAS MAYHEW tclarck
Octobar 1675
Thes are The lands formally granted unto Charles crosthwait And now confarmed by The Tounsmen of Tisbury unto Thomas Berrick as fouleth one halfe Lot containig Twenty two acker bounded one the south By Joseph daggit his Lot and on the north By the hey way next unto Samuell tilton his lot and on the west By the reiver Being in bredeth twenty two pols and runeth in lenght estward from the reiver eaight skore poles with one halfe lot in the neck by John edyes being bounded one the north By samuel tiltons lot and one the south by natthanill skiff his lot with a two and thurtieth part of all the Land and meddo belong- ing unto the Tounship of Tisbury The devided lands being more or les as thay are Laied out confarmed unto him for an inharitance forever
Recorded By ordar of the Toun
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November the 22: 1675
John tucker is chosen cufvaar for the year following goodman marry is allso chosen cunstable for one yeare it is allso ordared that if any man having had two days warning attend not the said tucker in meanding of heywais Shall for each days defalt pay two shillings
november the 22: 1675
It is agreed with a ieant consent of the tounsmen that Jeames allin and Thomas Mayhew shall wright unto the governouer of york In the name of the toun consarning the Land which simon atharn seketh to pro- quear unto himself from the toun
december the twenteth 1675
John tucker Is chosen cunstable untill the electtion court next In seueing henery luce Is allso chosen sufuare for the yeare following and If any man attend him not shall pay two shillings
desember the twenteth 1675
voted that John tucker siman atharn thomas mayhew and artar beven shall Layout all that Land which Belongeth unto the tounship of Tis- bury Into sixten shears and that those shears shall be devided to each man by lot that is to : say all that Land which lieth betwene the sound and the ould mill reiver
October the twelfe 1677
Jhn Manter Is chosen constable for The yeare Folloueing
Junuary the 16 day 1678
It is agread and voted by the tounsmen of Tisbury That wheareas theare are seaverall men In the toun that have littell swamp or lowe Land In cumparison of others it Is thearfore That willam weke Isack chase and Thomas mayhew shall loock over eveary mans hous lot In the said toun and shall eaquallise them with swamp and lowe land according to theare beaste undearstandeing and soe eaveary man shall rest sattisfied
Recordeid by me THOMAS MAYHEW Tlarck
Whearas thear heath bin some difarance betwen the touns men of tisbury and simon Athearn of the said toun a bout a neck of Land which the said athearn bought of an Indian the which neck of Land Is called
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by the Indians copek alais tissisah this record witniseth an agrement made the twentieth day of Junuary 1678 betwene the said touns men and simon athearn --- upon the delivery of the deed he the said athearn had of the Indian It is agread by vote that the said athearn for purchis- ing of the said neck of land should have ten pounds paid unto him by the touns men the which theay have Ingaged to pay for him unto Abagall codman Allso it is greanted unto the said athearn that he shall Inioye for an inheritance for eaver a sartaine parsill of Land lyeng apon the puint of the said neck bounded easterly by a Litell pond and from the north ar most eand thear of apon a straight Line unto a cove of water on the west sid of the said neck the said athearn Is to pay two pounds of the a bove said ten for his oune wright in the said neck with goodman mantars and nathan skiffes who have yealded theare wrights unto him
It is allso voted that the neck shall Ly in cormmon
Recorded by ordear of the toun by me THOMAS MAYHEW
This record mad this fouer and twentith day of aprill In the year of ouer Lord one thousand six hundred seventy and eight witniseth an agre- ment of an ecchainge of land betwen John tucker and Josiph daggit That is to say we the said John tucker and Josiph daggit haue fully and farmly exchainged ouer shears of land which lieth In the neck by John eddys John tuckers belonging unto his house lots each witith the other to have and to hould forever and in witnis hear unto we have hearunt entar- chaingably set ouer hands The said share exchainged by Josiph daggit belonged unto nathanill skiffe his house lot
The day and year above writen
memarandam the said Josiph daggit Is to have a conveniant cart way through the said land of John tucker whare the way now lyeth
Recorded by me THOMAS
MAYHEW tclarck
JOHN TUCKER JOSEPH DAGGET
It is allso voted at the same meteing that John eddy and Josiph dagit shall have pouer to by what land Thay canne of the indians for the usee of The toune within this toun ship of tisbury
October the 22 day 1678
the land at the north side of the ould mill reiver being formally laid out are now deveided by lot to goodman robinson the first lot next simon athearn his lot to goodman whitton the seckent to curnelius brigs the
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thurd to goodman eddy the fourth to goodman whitton the fifth : good- man mantar and goodman eddy the 6 : to the ministar the 7 : to hean- eary lues the 8 : to nathan skiffe the 9 : to Jeames skiffe the tenth : to goodman meary the eleventh : to goodman allin the twelfe to John mantar the thurtenth (that is to the house lot of John mantar which he bought of natthanill skiffe) to Josiph dagit and John tucker fourtenteh : to Jeames allin and thomas west the sixtenth
Recorded by me THOMAS MAYHEW tclarck
october the 22 day 1678
Voted at the toun meteing that goodman robinson and Thomas West shall stand In the plase of tounes men and sall have power to worne all Towne meteings by warrant to th constabell and that all touen meteings shall begin at nine of the clock in the morning and to end by the sun one ouere hey at night allso that the said tounes hve power to give a worant to the constable to fetch a way from eany man that shall not attend any meteing so worned tow shillings and six pence If no spechall accasion hindear to the sattisfaction of that meteing unto wich the neglect is this order is to stand untill it is colled in and all meteings are to have thre days warning
recorded by me THOMAS MAYHEW tclark
goodman meary Is allso choson Souere and if eany man shal nat as- sist him in meandeing of heyweayes hoaveing had thre days warning shal for his neglect pay 2 shillings and six pence The touens men givening warant to the constable shall fetch the same
november the ninth : 1678
It is agread by the meagear of the touens men that Thomas west shall have all the swanp that lieth on est sid of the brook opposit against his hous lot the bredeth of his hous lot touards his sheare of his lou land
Recorde by me THOMAS MAYHEW T clarck
June the seventh day : 1679 -
John tukker is chosen to sarve in the plase of a toune claccke untill another be chosen -
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Itt is agread by atowne mettting that Isaack Robanson and Jere- miath wittne are to stand as towns men and to and power to acke as towns men for the good of the inhabbitants of tisbery
18th may 80 # me JOHN TUCKER Clarke
June the sevententh day : 1679
It is agread and ordred by the touns men of tisbury that from this day and forward that theare shall be two men chosen by this toun to rayse fiveten pounds yearly from year to year for the worck of the min- istry by way of a rate apon all that shall attend the publique meteing in this place and the men to be chosen from year to year and that thay shall make the said rate according to théare best descration and shall see the said sum truely paid
The above writen is consented unto and by the desre of the tounsmen signed by me
THOMAS MAYHEW Assistant
good man Robbinson and thomas west are chosen to make the above mentioned reat for this present year above writen
8 october 79
Arter Bebbin is chossen cunstabel the 8th daye of october to sare for A cunstabell this yeare foulling
recorded by me Jo : TUCKER clarke
The twne booke was rescued be me John Tucker the 8th day of october 79
8th october 79
James Allin is chossen granguery man for this yeare folloing recorded by me JOHN TUCKER clarke
John Manter chossen serveers for this yeare
JOHN TUCKER cler
It is vootted by the inhabbitants in a towne mitting that will. Rogges shall purchchis therty eakers of land of sias Sogimer for for an heri- tance the toune is to chuse two men to liit out and the saide rogers is to buld upon it and to live upon it fouer yeare and what the saide rogers cann purchis more it is to reteune to the toune againe
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th May 19 1680
It is agread by the tounmens of tysbury that Nathan Skiffe shall have that swampe Ling from the nore side of his filde to A peese of sompe granted to thomas weste and so to runn upon aline esterly to the tope of the hill whare formrly was a fence the sayde skiffe is to have this for part of his share of low land
recorded by me JOHN TUCKER t clark
18th June 1680
being atown mitting it was put to vott whare or no Simon Atharne shoulde have the necke of land that liath upon the pountes of the indian necke but the towne voted that the said simon Attharne should but have his share with the reste of the inhabitants and tendred the saide simon Attharne if hee youlde sine the dedes the yould pee him the mony
By me JOHN TUCKER Clarke
It is Agread upon by the inhabetants of this toune that My thomas Mayhew and Jams Allin shall laye out low lands to them that have yet none and to make them equall to the reste as neare as the cann to the beste Judgment
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by me JOHN TUCKER tclarck
15 : 7 mounth 80
in the year 1680 81 the 10 day of feburiary nathen skiff is chosen by the inhabitents of The Toiun off Tishbeury to bee Toiun clark ontill another bee chosen
The Recordes of the land comanly coled Ciphec and Bounded on the west side by marced Trees and so to Run north and by west to a hie round hill neere the sound and From thence to a great Rocke lyeng in the wash of the sea by it self and on the East From the mill broock to the black stump on a north and by west poynt and likewis From the black stump to the sound upon the same poynt to A pine tre standing alone one a litle nack and by the south by the old mill broock and one the north by the sound
Desember the : 16 day 1681
It is Agred and voted by the toune of tisbury that John : Cace shall have for An Inheritance to him and his ares for Ever A sarten parsel .
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of land lyeng on the north side of the new mill River and to lie some to the boundes of the toun that is to sa fortty rodes in bredth buting to the brouke and forescore rodes in length northardly and comineg for wood and grasing for catel
Recorded by me NATHAN SKIFF T clarke
Desember ye 16 day 1681
It is Agred by the toun of tisbury that anny man of this toune in- habitant shall have liberty to purtch anny land in the tounship not purtshed for the toune and those that will not pay Acording to purtshes thay will loos thare shares
Desember the : 16. day 1681
It is Agread and voted by the touns men of tisbury that the hill that lieth Abov the lotes of Henery luce : Nathan skif and : thomas : wests shall be fenst and planted not Ekceding fore yeres by all or anny of the town
Feburary the 9: 16g
whereas we James Allen and Thomas Mayhew was appointed by the freeholders of tisbury to Lay out unto Those men swamp or Low land which had none or but little to there house Lots making them Equall with others as near as we Could and in order therunto we have Layed out all the swamp Land we found as followeth and first begining at a place Called wasqusims we Layed out the first lot to henery Luce the second to daniell stuard the third to nicholas norton the fourth to Cur- nelas brigs the fifth to Joseph daggit the sixth to James Allen being the Last upon that brook
nextly we Layed to Joseph merry and mr Coffyn the Swomp that Lyeth on the other brook at the head of the millpond and to Isaac Robinson we Layed a sertain parsill of Lowland and Swomp that Joyn- ing unto his own Land on the Est side of the great neck and the Re- mainder of that Swamp to John tucker and unto John Eddy we Layed out all the swamp that Lyeth within his fence on the Little neck which was granted him for the mendment of his house Lot
it is to be Remembred that the sixth Lot in the first Devition was Laid out to Arthor beven it is also to be Remembred that we have Laid
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unto Every devition of swamp two polls or Rods of upland Round Every devition and parsill of swamp before mentionod
witness our hands THOMAS MAYHEW JAMES ALLEN
Entred this 16th day of Jenuary 1697 by order of John Eddy and John manter sellectmen by me
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
May the 17 1682
It is Agred and voted : by the town of tisbury that peter Robesun shal have 20 Acers of land with comeneg for fire wod and grazing for catel and the townes men are to lay it out where it may be most con- vianant
May ye 17 1682
It is Agread and voted by the mage of the fre holders of tysburry that After beven shall have a pec of land About one Acer lying on the east sid of a pece of swamp formerly granted to his half lot bounded by the hy way on the East and on the south by Nathan Skiffe his now standing fence and to run northardly to the out sid of the Aforsaid pece of swamp formerly granted
This : 25 : of July 1682
The tounsmen of tysbury do give liberty unto Isack Chace to purtch asartain parsel of land it being forty acers lying one the east side of wechpaquaset pond upon the condison that the foresid Izack chace shall and do setel a man well A proved Among men upon the aforesaid land within fore years after the date of this record and if the fore said Izack chace Do not setel the land as is Above the toun shall have the land paying the charg of purchas . . be remembred that theare shall be a way for ever thrwo the said land where it ma be most con- veanant and least predgshul . . . ned requireth but if the said Isack Chace se caue to shut up the way then to leave sofisiant gate or bars rode way
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