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by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
January 30th 1698
John Manter juner is chosen to supply in room of John Pese considering John Peses weakness
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
March 2: 169'g voted at a Leagall Town meeting that Robert Luce shall serve in the office of a Constable for the Town of Tisbury for this following year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
March 28th 1698 Peter Robinson John manter Junier. and Izerall Luce are Chosen select men for this present year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
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november 23ª 1698 at a Town meeting Jeremiah whitney is Chosen servair for mending the heighwayes for this preasen year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
Whereas Certain Lands on the North side of ye old Mill brook to the sound was Divided by Lott October ye 22d: 1678: Wherefore wee ye Propriators whose names are under Written have ordered ye same to be Run over & ye bounds of ye sd Lands again Renewed by stakes & trees marked in the Rainge of Each Persons lands by agreement asfolloweth viz : The Eastermost & first Lott to Simon Athearn to be about 20 Rods in breadth from ye black stump as was heretofore granted him & upon Record his Eastermost bounds also to Run parrallell nor norwest west- erly as all the other sd Lotts do to the sound The second Lott to Isaac Robinson about 24 Rods in breadth butting southerly by Simon Athearns Ditch & to Run Parrallell nor norwest westerly to the sound : The Third Lot to Joseph Dagget & Jeremiah Whitten about 24 Rods in breadth butting southerly by Simon Athearn Ditch & to Run Parrellell nor nor- west westerly to the sound The fourth Lott to Simon Athearn about 24 Rods in breadth butting southerly by sd Ditch & to Run Parrellell as abovsd to the sound
The fifth Lott to John Edy about 24 Rods in breadth butting on the southward End by the sd Ditch or on ye Old Mill brook & to Run Parr- allell as abovsd to the sound : The sixth Lott to Jeremiah Whitten about 24 Rods in breadth butting on ye southward End by the old Mill brook & to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound : The seventh Lott to John Edy & John manter about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound : The Eighth Lott to the ministers Lott about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook and to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound : The ninth Lott to Israel Luce about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound The Tenth Lott to James Allen & Israel Luce about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & so to Run parrallell as abovsd to the sound : The Eleventh Lott to James Allen & John Manter about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & so to Run Parrellell as abovsd to the sound : The Twelfth Lott to Thomas Look & Samuel Merrey about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & so to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound
The Thirteenth Lott to James Allen about 24 Rods in breadth but- ting on sd brook & so to Run Parrallell as abosd to the sound
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The Forteenth Lott to James Allen about 24 Rods in breadth but- ting on sd brook & so to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound
The Fifteenth Lott to Joseph Daggett & John Tucker about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & so to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound :
The sixteenth Lott to James Allen about 24 Rods in breadth butting on sd brook & to Run Parrallell as abovsd to the sound :
And there is also a way Layed out of about 3 Rods broad from the sd brook to the sound between ye Ministers Lott & Israel Luces Lott to & for ye generall use of those Interested in the abov sd allotment & to no other : & that there be a Convenient way over sd Lotts if Reall occa- sion bee; by Gates or barrs :
Tisbury Date March ye 15th 1699.
Recorded ye 2ª day of Febry
By us Sam11 Merry and Sam11 Athearn being thereto Chosen & ap- 1731/2 JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk pointed by the Proppriators
March 23ª 1699 Mr Beniamine manter is Chosen Constable for the Town of Tisbury for this preasent year by vot at a Legall Town meeting ROBERT CATHCART Clark
march 23d 1699 mr Joseph daggit mr John manter and mr peter Robinson is Chosen secelect men for the Town of Tisbury at a Legall Town meeting for this preasent year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
march 23ª 1699 Robert Cathcart is Chosen Town Clark for this preas- ent year for the Town of Tisbury
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
march 23ª 1699 mr John Edy is Chosen Tything man for the town of Tisbury for this preasent year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
march 23ª 1699 mr Edward Cotle is Chosen overseer of the highwayes in the town of Tisbury for this preasent year ROBERT CATHCART Clark
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November 29th 1699 voted at a Leagall Town meeting by the free- holders of Tisbury that James Allen Samuell Mery and Samuell Athern shall lot out all the Comon land on the west side of the old mill Brook to Every man his proportion in quantity and quallity according to their best Judgment
by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
November 29th 1699 voted at a Leagall town meeting that the sellect men ar Impoured forthwith to defend defend this Towns Right against any Indian or Indians that shall Intrude. upon the same
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
november 29th 1699 voted at a Leagall Town meeting by the maiger part of the Town that this meeting house shall be put in Convenient Repair
ROBART CATHCART Clark
For as much as wee whose names are under written ware Chosen and Impowered by the freeholders of the Township of Tisbury in dukes County to devide certaine Lands lying and being in said township as namely all the Common on the west side of the old mill Brook home to Chilmark line with wayes Convenient therto which accordingly wee have done into sixteen allotments as followeth vis first wee Layed out a high- way of three Rods brod from the brook below Izerell Luce his house as doth appear by bushes marked to the highway that goeth up to the head of Jerimiah whitnyes Lot and from thence a long by the heads of the lots untill it come to meet with the heighway at the head of John man- ters Lot which goeth down to the meeting house on the westward of which way is fourteen Lots and on ye Eastward two: the first lot is by John Cases bounded on the sowthward by Thomas Looks land on the westward by John Cases land on the Estward by the heighway and on the north- ward by by trees marked and so in like manner unto the thirteenth whis is at waskosims bounded on the Estward by a tree marked at the Corner of the feild on the west by a heap of stones on the northward by a bush marked and on the southward by a Rock the fourteenth lot is the four- teenth lot is bounded on the southward by the thirteenth lot and on the northward by ye brook on the Est by Izeraell Luce his swamp on the west by harlocks land the fifteenth lot is on the Estward of the above- said heighway bounded on the westward by the heighway on the north- ward by the brook on the Estward by two trees marked and on the south
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by the heads of the lots the sixteenth lot is bounded on the northward by and Estward by the swamp or Riever by the southward and westward by James Allens land and two trees marked and there is a Convenient way to be allowed from the heighway over the twelfth to the thirteenth and fourteenth lots by gats or bars as also a way betwen the first and second lots up to the head of John Case his ground morover it is ordered that that the Clay be researved to the use of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury and sutible way allowed thereto by gats or bars over mens Lands the nearest to the heighway and further more wee have devided the Common on the westward of the mill into sixteen lots as doth apeare by the bounds thereof beginning with the first by the mill pond and so to the sixteenth to the line witness our hands this 27th day of bebruary 1700 JAMES ALLEN
the mark of ) SAMUELL MERRY SAMUELL ATHERN
february 27: 1700 1699 it is voted at a Leagall Town meeting by the maiger part of the freeholders that all the Common land on the west side of the old mill brook being devided into sixten allotments shall be drawn for by sixteen propriators according to their preasent Right
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
february 27 : 1700 it is voted at a leagall Town meeting that any pro- 1699
priator having Cut any stuff timber fencing stuff or otherwise before drawn for shall have 7 dayes Time to Carry the same away from of the said land
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
february 27 : 1699
1700 it is voted at a Leagall Town meeting that samuell merry Samuell Athearn and Ichabod Allen shall lay out apart of the Comon land on the Est side of the old mill brook into sixteen allotments for the propriators of the Town of Tisbury according to the best of their discreation in quantity and quality
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
March 12th 1699 1700 voted at a Leagall Town that John Cotle shall serve in the ofice of a Constable for the Town of Tisbury for this preasant year Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
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March 12th 1699 :. 1700 Simon Athern John Edy and samuel merry is voted for by the maiger part of Town at a Leagall Town meeting to serve for secelect men for this preasant year
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
March 12th 1700 : it is voted by the maiger part of the Town at a Lea- gall Town meeting that Thomas Look shall sarve in the office of a Tith- ing man for this preasant year
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
March 12th: 1: 1699 it is voted that Robert Cathcart is shall serve for : 1700 Town Clark for this preasant year
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
For as much as Wee Whose Names are under Written were Ap- pointed and Impowered by the freeholders Propriators of the Town of Tisbury to Divide Certain Lands lying in said Township on the East side of the old Mill brook. As Namly, All the Commons between Zach- ares and the nothermost part of William Peabodys Purchas and so Eastward to the Ragged Plain which we Accordingly have Done into Sixteen Allotments, Bounded as followeth.
First we laid out a Way two Rods broad from the head of John Edys Lott at the Pine hill, to run South and by East till it comes to Homes hole path : The first lott is by Zacharies land bounded on the South by Zacharies Land on the west by M. Allens Land and ye brook and the North by a bush Marked & to Run its breadth East untill it comes to the way which we laid out above mentioned: The Second Lott is bounded on the South by the first & on the west by the brook and on the North by a bush Marked & to Run its breadth East untill it comes to to the abovsd way. The Third Lott is bounded on the South by a Tree marked on the west by the brook on the north by a tree marked & to Run as the other doth and so all bounded in Like manner to the ninth wch is bounded on the South by the Eighth on the north by John Edys land and on the west by the brook and so to run East to the sd way The Tenth Lott is bounded on the south by John Edys Land & on the west by a Run of Water on the North by a bush Marked and to run East its breadth half a mile. The Eleventh Lott is bunded on ye South by the Tenth on ye West by the abovsd Run of water and on the North by a bush Marked and to run East half a mile. The Twelfth lott is bounded on the South by the Eleventh on the West by the Run of water on the North by the bounds
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of William Peabodys Purchase and to Run its breadth half a Mille : The Thirteenth Lott is to the Eastward of the abovs! way bounded on the westward by the s! way & the heads of the Lotts at the Pine hill and on the East by the Cart way that goeth up the bottom to Robert Luces and on the North by William Peabodys Purchase. The forteenth Lott is bounded on the west by the aforsd Cart way to Robert Luces, & on the East by homeses hole path and on the North by the Line in the first pur- chase : The fifteenth & Sixteenth Lotts are Together Including all the Land within William Peabodys Purchase from homeses hole path East- ward and Southward to the Mill Path
Dated March ye 15th 1700
SAMUEL MERREY SAMLL ATHEARN
1136957 (No 1.)
Very Reverend Sir
Mr Russell we Render you many harty thanks for all the Christian fatherlike Care and pains you have taken for our Better Settlement and now again for your further Care of and Advice to us: we Express our Thankfullness : In acting accordingly : to wit : at a Legall town meet- ing held held at the meetting house: in Tisbury this 28th of May 1700 : it is agreed upon to give Twenty pounds pr Annum to be raised by asses- ment : on all Rateble Estates and Inhabitants of Tisbury & precincts as the Contry Tax is towards the support of an orthodox : Learned and pious person : to be our settled minister : therein : and we humbly pray all such persons of honor as are Concerned in power : to ad to sd 2011 sum other way : that such a minister may be able to Live upon : for our pov- erty and other nessesary Charg is such that we Cannot promis above 20" pr year
and further we desire the very Reverend m' Jonathon Russell min- ister of Barnstable to send mr stone: or sum other orthodox Lerned and pious person : as soon as may be to give us a visit in order to setlment in the work of the ministre in Tisbury : if the will of god be so
Very Reverend Sir
Mr Russell: we Render you hearty Thanks for all the Christian fatherlike Care and paines you have taken for our Better Settlement : and now again for your Care of and Advice to us : we express our thank- fullness in acting accordingly to wit : at a Legall Town meeting held at the meeting house in Tisbury : this 28th of May 1700 It is agreed upon to give twenty pounds pr annum to be raised by assesment on all Rat-
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able Estates and Inhabitants of Tisbury and prcints as the Contry Tax is Towards the support of an orthodox Lerned and pious person : to be our setled minister : who is also to Inherrit for Ever a valluable possesion of Lands : saved for him in tisbury : being the first setlled minister therin and we humbly pray all such persons of honor as are Concened in power to Ad : unto sd 20" sum other way that such a minister may be able to live upon : for our poverty & other nessesary Charge is such that we Can- not promise above 2011 pr year : an further we desier : the very Rev mr Jonathon Russell minister of Barnstable to send mr stone : or sum other orthodox Lerned and pious person as soon as may be to give us a visit in order for setlment in the work of the ministry in Tisbury if the will of god be so the above writen is voted at a Legall Town meeting by the maiger part of the freeholders then preasent this 28 May 1700
Thomas Look Enters his dissent
against the above writen
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
July 23 : 1700 voted at a Town meeming by the maiger part of the freeholders that Roberbert Cathcart shall go to barnstable a mesenger for this Town to accompany mr John Robinson over in order for setlement in the work of the ministry in Tisbury ROBERT CATHCART Clark
and also it is voted July 23 : 1700 by the maiger part of ye freehold- ers that mr John Robinson shall at his Comming Take up his place of Residence at Simon Atherns house
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
Know all men by these precints that I Samuell mery of Tisbury on marthas vinyard in the province of the masitusits bay do by these pres- ints sell Ratifie and Confirme unto Thomas Look : of Tisbury afore sd the three half sheres of Land both upland and medow land with all priv- iliges and appurtinances thereunt belonging and being with the severall nukes of land lying and being within the Township of Tisbury aforesd to wit half a share in the nuke Called Charlses nuke and half a share in the nuke Called posqunahammuns his nuke and the other half share in the nuck Called the scruby nuke to the said Thomas Look his heirs Ad- ministratours or Assigns to have hold possess and inioy for Ever from and against me the sd Samuell mery my heirs Administratours or Assigns for Ever Claiming any Right Title or Intrest thereunto or unt any part or parsill therof for Ever and this I have dun for and in Consideration of the full and Just sum of five pounds to me in hand payed by the sd Thomas Look to my full satisfaction and Content before the signing and
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sealling hereof and in witness and Confirmation here of I have Caused this my deed of Seal to be made and have herunto subscribed with my hand and put to my seal this thirteenth day of september and in the twelfth year of his maiesties Raine annoquit doming 1700
the marks and seal of SAMUEL MERY
Signed Sealled and delivered in preasants of ZACCHEUS MAYHEW
BETHSHEBA MAYHEW
the above mentioned Samuell mery aproved before me the day and year above mentioned and acknowledged to the above writen deed of seal to be his act and deed
THOMAS MAYHEW Justice of the peace
whereas all the then before Common Land betwen the said old and new mill Brooks or Rivers in Tisbury was Layed out into sixteen lots : by men appointed by the freeholders in said Town Tisbury as may apeare on Record with the Buts and Bounderies therof : Be it known to all men by this Record that Simon Athearn of Tisbury had the second lot and the sixteenth lot fallen to him by draft in the devission of said land and bounded as in ye order of devission Bareing Date february : 27th :
Entred on Record this 14th August : 1700 by me
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
November 25th : 1700 Simon Athern Peter Robinson John manter and Samuell merry are Chosen in the behalfe of the Town to Consult together and draw up a pettion to the Genarall Court in order for abat- ment of the overburdened Tax on Tisbury : in discretion and also to appoynt som person to offer and to prosticute sd petetion before the Generall Court
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
whereas all the then before Common Land between the said old and new mill Brooks or Rivers in Tisbury was Layed out into sixteen lots : by men appointed by the freeholders in sd Town Tisbury as may apear on Record with the buts and bounderies thereof, Be it known to all men by this Record that Thomas Look and samuell merry had the thirteenth lot fallen to them by draft in the devision of said land and bound as in order of devision baring date february 27! 1700
Entred on Record this 23ª January 1
by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
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the above thirteenth Lot was devided by Lot between Thomas Look and samuell merry wherof the south side fell to Thomas Look and the north side to Samuell mery Entred on Record this 23ª : January "i by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
wheras all the then Common land on the west side of the new mill Brook in Tisbury was layed out into sixteen lots by men apoyented by the freeholders of sd Town Tisbury as apears on Record with the buts and boundries therof Be it known to all men by This Record that the third fourth sixth seventh tenth and Eleventh lots fell to Samuell merry to him by Draft in the Devition of sd land boundas in order of devition baring Date fabruary 27! 1700 Entred on Record this 27th January i by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
wheras the land on the north side of the old mill Brook was formerly devided into sixteen lots wherof the Eleventh lot now belonging to Thomas Look and samuell merry and the said Thomas Look and Samuell merry have devided by lot wherof the west side fell to Thomas Look and the Est side fell to samuell merry Entred on Record this 27th: Jan- uary ¡ by me ROBERT CATHCART 1700
Clark
whereas all then before Common Land betwen the saide old and new mill Brooks or Rivers in Tisbury was layed out into sixteen lots : by men appointed by the freeholders in saide Town Tisbury as apears on Record with the Buts and boundries therof: be it known to all men by this Record that James Allen had the fourteenth Lot fallen by Draft to him in the devition of sd land and bounded as in order of Devision baring date february 271: 1700 Entred on Record this 27th ; January "] by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
wheras all the then before Common land betwen the saide old and new mill Brooks or Rivers in Tisbury was layed out into sixteen lots : by men appointed by the freeholders in sd Town Tisbury as apears on Record with the buts and boundries therof : Be it known to all men by this Record that the tenth lot fell to Ichabod Allen by draft to him in the Devition of sd Land and bounded as in order of devition baring Date february 27th 1699 Entred on Record this 27th January 27th "] by 1700 me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
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wharas all the then before Common land betwen the saide old and new mill Brooks or Rivers in Tisbury was layed out into sixteen lots : by men appoynted by the freeholders in sd Town Tisbury as apears on Record with the Buts and Boundries therof : be it known to all men by by this Record the fifth lot fell to John manter to him by Daft in the devision of sd land and bounded as in order of devition baring Date feb- ruary 27th : 1700
1699 Entred by me
ROBERT CATHCART Clark 1700 Janu 27th 1700
wheras all the then Common land on the west side new mills Brook in Tisbury was layed out into sixteen lots by men apoynted by the free- holders of saide Town Tisbury as apears on Record with the buts and boundries therof : be it known to all men by this Record. that the first lot fell to John manter by Draft to him in Devition of saide land and bound as in order of devition baring Dat february 27"! 1700 Entred by me
ROBERT CATHCART
Janu 27th 1700 1700 Clark 1700 1
know all men by this Record that wheras the above saide Thomas Look and Samuell mery did devide the above Eleventh Lot in the above- said devition in length have now agred to devide it a Crose wherof the south end is Samuell meries and the north end is Thomas Look: the bounds between is a little pond about the midle of saide land on the north side of the great hill and treas marked on Ech side of the saide pond
Entred on Record this 25th february " #" me
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
whereas we the subscribers hereof ware Chosen appointed by the pro- priators of Tisbury to lay out unto Samuell athearn of sd Tisbury : one Eighth Part of a certaine tract of land or parcell of the undivided land in the Town being part of a sertain Tract or parcel of
wheras all the then before Common land on the west side of the new mill Brook in Tisbury was Layed out in to sixteen lots by men ap- poynted by the freeholders of the said Town Tisbury as appears by Record with the buts and bounderies therof be it known to all men by this Record that the Eighth lot fell to Thomas Look to him by draft in
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the devision of saide land bounded as in order of devition baring date fabruary 27" 1000 Entred on Record this 25th day of february 1
1700 1700 ₺r me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
This Record may sertyfie that wharas the third fourth sixth seventh tenth and Eleventh lots in the devition of lands fell to Samuell merry on the west side of the new mill brook or River: and the thirteenth lot in the devition of lands between the two mill brooks or Rivers did fall by draft in the devision of saide lands to Thomas Look and samuell merry know ye the above saide Thomas Look and Samuell merry to have Changed Thomas Look is to have the six lots which fell by draft in the devition of lands one the west side the new mill brook or River to sam- uell merry for the half lot which fell by draft in the devision of lands between the two mill brooks or Rivers which fell to Thomas Look and Samuell merry at waskasims being the thirteenth Lot which is now Samuell merries in Exchange with Thomas Look Entred on Record this 25th "i by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
Jun 12th 1701 it is voted and agreed upon by the maiger part of the freeholder and other Inhabitants then met at a Leagall Town meeting that there shall be built in Tisbury a new meetinghouse after the man- nar and dementions of the meetinghouse in Chillmark and it is also voted that Simon Athern and Robert Cathcart shall agree with a Car- pinter in behalf of This Town Tisbury to build the said meeting house as Cheap as they Can Entred by me
ROBERT CATHCART Clark
Jun 12th 1701 it is voted at a Leagall town meeting by the by the maiger part of the freeholders and other Inhabitants that Ebenezer Allen and Robert Cathcart in the behalf of the This town Tisbury that they shall prossicute the obtaining of an orthodox minister for this Town in way and manner as hath been heartofore prossicuted by this Town
Entred by me ROBERT CATHCART Clark
Know all men by thes preasants that I James Allen of Chillmark do give and grant unto the Town of Tisbury an acker of Land Lying within abigall peses fence for Ever for a burying place and to set a meeting house on free from me my heirs or assigns for Ever
october 2ª: 1701
JAMES ALLEN
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I Simon Athearn of Tisbury in Dukes County having offered to the Town of Tisbury a Mortgage Deed of Sale of a Certain Percell of Land and Allso Percells of Land bought of Josias Sachem of Taakemmy oferred at a Town Meeting held March ye 26th 1701. and Jeremiah Whitne did Since Inquire after sª Lands Proffered : - Now Again I Simon Athearn this second Day of October 1701. offereth the same lands in Writing unto the freeholders of Tisbury : Perticularly & Namely as followeth : To wit a Mortgage Deed of Sale of a Certain percell of Land lying & being in Tisbury Butting on the Sound or North shoar & bunded as in said Deed of sale sold by Josias alias Kettannumin Sachem of Taakemmy for & at the sum of sixteen Pounds moncy : and forfitted from the Last day of August 1698. said Deed of sale bareth date the 5th of Aprill 1698 & was Entered on Record July 25th 1698. in folio 158 # Matthew Mayhew Reg- ister - If they the said free holders of Tisbury Do and Shall well & truely pay unto me the said Simon Athearn my Heirs & Assigns the said sum of sixteen Pounds in money & all Due Interest for said Principall with Cost & Charges Riseing in or about the same and all said Payments to be well & truly paid me on or before the Last day of October 1701. (Also I Simon Athearn of Tisbury in Dukes County offereth the two percells of Land bought of Josias Sachem of Taakemy by me to wit a Percell of Land by Wampachee and the Percell of Land bought of Josias called the Red Ground by William Rogerses House in Tisbury unto the freeholders of Tisbury If they the sd freeholders of Tisbury Do & shall well & truly pay unto me the said Simon Athearn my heirs & Assigns all Due Cost Charges & Damages that I the said Simon Athearn have been att & Suffered in building & Defending said Land; All said payments to be made unto me Simon Athearn on or before the Last day of October 1701. The above written Premises is Offered at a Town meeting in Tis- bury this Second Day of October 1701.
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