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pril the 30th 1754: By order or Desire of the Selectmen of the form of simfold, we the fugleribers have been to View the Road lying from You herman Est to Charly Hours, which forme have been Breaks with me- = have=
- have Rocceded to make Some new monuments, where we thought it was laid In: : convenient for the Benefit of the town; namely first about midway between MePhionly Hours Shop of the Southwest Corner of his land, that was originally Samuel Hubbards we made a monument of Stake and Stones, removing about twenty foot from y former Line: 2ly: from the tree Standing the west Side the book that runs into Bezaleather=
. : mans Meadow, we removed to a small white oake Bush with Stones about it 2 rods from the West Side of Charles floors land, thirdly on the north Side of the hill west from Jane Morgans, we Removed west to Staker Stones where the Path now goes: the: 4 ly: against the Great meadow Swamp we Removed from The former Monument about two rods fakeing in the path, that is already made Good for Paffing (5ly. from Joseph Morgans land to John Charles Juni? we're. : moved to a stake about three rods north from his Swelling house where the Path now goes and is made good, from thence to flake and stones about 10 or 12 rod west Brom f& Rouge, and from theme to a stake of flones the west Side of the Spring that is west from his house, and from thence to the Corner of his land, all the 18 monuments on the North west Side of Said road- noah Hitchcock/ felect. adonijah Ruffell feinen.
The ufogoing alterations of Road Voted and Confined by the town.
March 10-1755: Est. John Sherman Town Clerk
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-: Brimfield March 24-1755: th Wee the Subfibers Humbly Petition to the town of Brimfield That Whereas, the high way that is laid out from Simeon Wrights Shop "towards Ebenezer Wallis? Gristmill is Very hurt full to Doct" James Lawrence and to Joseph Munger in Getting their lands in Pieces, and Pikewife Very gelconvenient to many Inhabitants in Geting to the Grist-mill: Therolew we your humble Petitioners pray that the town would make Null and Voide that part of faid way, from where it leads out of the other by IS Simeon Wrights Shop untill it Comes to y Bridge . That is over the mill Brook above &'S Wallis's Gristmill, and in how there of to turn and laye out and Confirm Said Road from the afores& Bridge Year or in the Path where it is flow troden by Joseph Mungers Sawmill Hoe along untill it Comes into to the other Road again By Ich Joseph Hungers Now Dwelling house: Vin Joe Doing you will Greatly oblige your humble Petitioners - James Lawrence
Joseph Mungor Joseph Blogget _: Anthony Needham: Richard Jordan:
Robert Brown: David Haynes: Moses Miljon _:
Thomas Walton : Humphry Needham Joel Rogers -- -- Stephen Moreton: Simeon Wright _: Benjamin Haynes : John Miljon. Jun!
Phineas Durgec
Enoch Hides :
Jam " Munger -. :
Thomas Parker nathe Munger
Samuel allen John Nelfon Joseph Haynes
William Hillon
Ebenezer Wallis
John Bullen Juni William Miljon Juny
Brimfield March 24- 1755: The go Tostifico that I Joseph Hunger obligeth my self to give the land within Mentioned for a Common road That goes through my land by my house to or by my fawsnill to wallises Grist will two Rods svide- ---: as Witness my hand Joseph Manger The aforgoing alteration of 82 Road Voted and Confirmed by ffo town: March the 24-1755: Fort-John Sherman Town Clark
By the Defino of Ebenezer Healy & Thomas Green: Wee the Subject bers have Gen 115 and Viewed the Road where it was layed through && Greens original Romelata we have Determined to turn that part of Said Road arcun Said original homelot, upon the line between the land Belonging to John Shaws Reins of The Said Greens tot as afores &: untill it Comes near the Moreast Corner of Said signal Homelot, one half of said way to lyt upon said Shows tand, and one half uport Said Greens fand, untill it Comes within a bout fix or Leven rods of a white oake free-the Moreast for- inter of said Greens original Homelot, & thence Runing fortherly untill it Comes into the S& Road again -
The abovess Road Voted and Confirma by the four March 24th 1755 -. Fest: John Sherman foron Clerk
Brimfield, March 19 - 1755: Weethe Subfibers Being the Inhabitants of the west part of the town Humbly Sheweth: Whereas we living a great way from town, and Joe from the Present, Burying Place: By Reason of the badnelly length of the way Cannot Bury our Dead with that Convenience and beder Which Fuch Solemnities Requires: It Being no matter to the Body where it. fies when Dead: Therefore we humbly Request the town would be Pleased to grant us a Burying place among our Selves that we may Bury our Dead out of our Fight with loff Difficulty and trouble you will oblige your hun =Ble Petitioners -
The afowes Petition Voted of Granted By the town, Being two acres for a Burning Place in theives part of said town, march the 24- 1755- Jest, John Sherman town Clark
Thomas Stebbins James Shaw -: James Mirick : Samuel King: Joseph Cotton: 0 Thomas King:
David Hitchcock Nathaniel Mun John Keep __:
Nathaniel Mun fun!
Benjamin Mun Edmund Hoar Francis fikes
Ebenezer Mirick
Brimfield ff: So Tenance Webber One of the Constables of the town of Brim: : field in the County of Hampshire Greeting- In his Majestics Name you are Required to notifie & Warn all the free: : holders and other Inhabitants, Qualified to Vote according to laws, that they meet a Uffemble themselves together at the Publick Meeting houts- in the town plot on Monday the 19th Day of May Current at two of the Flock in the afternoon on B. Day then & there to Elect and Depato one or more Perfon or Perfons (Being freeholders of Resident in the Same town) according to the Number Let & limited by an Act of the General affembly, to Serve for Represent them in a Great and General Court or affembly appointed to Be Convened, held & Kept for his Majesties Service at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday the 28th day of May Current: No Deputy Chofen at this meeting Secondly: to Choofo a moderator to Regulate a Meeting to transact on the -Particulars following the Thirdly: To See if the town Will Grant any Money to Carry an End Schooling -: in IS town: fourthly to See if the town will Do any thing toward ordering Proportioning or Divideing, how or Where, or in What part or Parts of the town the Grammar School Shall be Kept in one year & Joe Yearly. fthly: to Hear Petitions of act thereon as the town Shall think fit: here of fail : not a make Return of this Warrant with your Doings therein to us the Subscribers by the time perfisct in faid Warrant, Dated at Brimfield May 3th in the 28th year of his Majesties Reign anno Domini 1755. I have notified + Warner the Inhabitants Joseph Blogget Bezaled JPG herman) ~ ment Samuel KR King: Select= for town meeting : Frenance webber Costibel I have warned my limits: John Buit Constald I have Warned my limits: Joseph Cotton Constable Joseph Hoa2 -
It a Town Meeting Held at Brimfield, may Cho 19-1755 th Just: Samuel King Chofon Moderator for && meeting: Vold not to Raise money : - for Schoolin At this meeting (2) Voted that Chero be a Gramer School Kept Six months in a year & Joe yearly as long as the town thinks fit: (3) Voted to Choof three men to proportion the Grammar School in 2 town: (4) Volo that Lev. Thomas Stebbins, Lev! Bezalel Sherman + Cap! Joseph Blogget be a Committee to proportion I& Gramer School of make Return to the Next town Meeting:
Then Is town Meeting Disolved Fast John Sherman town Car
Brimfield fs. To John Bust one of the Gonflables of the town of Brimfield in the Country of Hampshire Greeting the' In his Majesties name you are Required to Warn'all ffic freeholders and offer Inhabitants (in your limits) Qualified to Vote according to law, ffiat fey meet and affemble Themfelves Together at ffie Julblick Meeting Youfs in ffic Forvn Plot on Woll- = nesday the 19th day of November furent, at one of the Clock in the afternoon on IS day, then there to transact on the following Particulars : firstto Choose a Moderator to Regulate f& fleeting to: Secondly: To fee if the town will accept of Confirm & Scheme that the Committee (viz!) Grov! Thomas Stebbins liev. Bezafeel Sherman and Joseph Blogget have Drawn for the Keeping if School in JE foron : and if'not, Then fizdly to Propefs and Confirm Some Method how the School Shall be Keptin I& town - - -- forthly: to fee if the town will Raise money to Carry and End School- Ding in Said town: fifthly: To Hear Petitions and ad flereon as the fall think fit: hezesf fait not, and make Reliun of this Warant. with your Doings therein to us the Subscribers by the fine perfixed in Said, Quarant, Dated at Brinifield november ffe 13 1ss: hl the 29th year of His Majesties Reign: th Samuel King -: Joseph Blogget Select:
Brimfield November 19-1755-
I have Warned & Caused to be Warned the Inhabitants in Any limits, accord to my wuaran st: Jofin Bust Constable.
Bezalel Sherman=men Joseph Hoa? -:
.November 19 -1955: I have Warned and Caused to be Warned according to my limits : p' me frenance Weber Contable Fairfield November the 17th 1955: this Warant has Been fullfiled by me: Joseph Colton Constable. --- e the
Alta Town Meeting Held at Brimfield November 4 19: 1755 First: Bezaleet Sherman Chefen Moderator for Said Meeting : 2 ly: Voted the Scheem for Schooling in all parts of the town, accord. : ing to the 18 Scheem hereafter Entered: (2ly) Voted to Raise thirty Pound law full money to Carry an End Schooling for one year No: A method or Scheem Proposed for the Keeping of the School in the town of Brimfield Soe long as said town Shall think fit, or until they Shall see laufe to alter it By a lots of 18 town -: is followeth: Viz: that there be a gramer School kept in the town plot three months in a year and The yearly for long as said town hall think Sit: that out of a thirty pound Rate, there-
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: Shall be taken out ffee Pounds fix Shillings and Eight penco, which Shall goe toward Paying the Gramer Schootimaster, and then this Remaing 11) part to be proportioned to Each District according to what they Pay as was formerly Voted: & Joe in the fame Proportion in a greater or Coffee Pum as the forun Shall think fit and Proper to be Raised: That Every District Shall have the liberty of Choofing their own Schoolmaster or Dame, having y approbation. of the Selectmen upon Such Master or Dame as they Shall Choofy:
and after Hearing Petitions a Debater thereon IS town Meeting 200 Disolved Lost: John Sherman Foron Clock:
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itt in Town Meeting Held at Brimfield February 16th 1756, according to Warrant, Bezaldel Sherman Chefen Moderator for ISMeeting & Then Put to Vote whether the town flow Met will be Content without a Grammer Schoolmaster: and it was Voted in the Negative: + thon Said town Meeting was Disolved Asst John Sherman Town Clock
Hampshire B. Ho henanco Weller one of the Constables of the town of Binfield in the : County of Hampshire Greeting: In his Mageshe's name you are Required to vain the Freeholdersv other In habitants of the town of Brimfield qualified to Vols according to aw y they meet valsemble themselves together at the Publick greeting Rouge in Briefiod: Town "lof ony 28 money of March Text Ensuring the Date hereok at gline of fo Clock in y morning- to thecfo a moderator to Regulate &&melon ectsrig (1) to Choofstall fuchi foiun officers as fris Pau brigels to Be thofen in & month march for y Service of town annually (3) to See if the town will accept of that Shall then be Paid before them for their acceptance:(4) to See if the town will grant liberty for Swine to run at fargo, being Hoakis an Ringe in y. Hoje according to law (5) to See if the town will how money to pay town Deels (6) to Hear Istitionlyad Hiereon: Hergot Bail Notymaksthisreturn unto4. to Submit george Do 25 anno Dom 1956. Jos Blogat, JaimeKing Baza"Shermes Jas frefruaryvingroth egy of the Reign of dies fine N'estisch in fol verant Data at Beimfind this 16th day day of's WWar Setedmen Utan Annual March Meeting held at Brimfield March 8: 1756 Fist, James King Chofen Moderator for f& Meeting : first Jefin. Sherman (hofen town Clerk: 2Ey. John Sherman, Cap. Jos. Blogget Luat Thomas Stebbins, Capt Daniel Buit, y Samuel Moutton Chosen Selectmen for Her Entuing: Then f& Meeting adjourned for one hour: Then Met again according to adJournment, and then Joseph Hond was Efifon town freafurer: Jonathan Morgan (hofen Constable For y town plot William Hilton 2. Chofon Constable for the fourthEnd of fo town, Thomas King Chofer Chofen 35 Conftable for the west End of IS forun, it all Sworn to" For office: Charles Hoar, John Hitchcock, Jonathan Brown, John Bythep Phineas Durqce, David Haynes, Joseph Blogget Junk: James Sherman. Luke Blachfield Junt, Robert Brown, BenJamin Mun Jusies Samt! Weatherton, all Chofon Surveyers of High ways of hoorn: Stephen Morgan and anthony Needham Chefen Lythingmen & Sworn: James TompSon Junit Math "Danelfon Chofen fence Viewers: adonigah Ruffell Jun: & Edmund Hoar Chefen Hargreaves: Edward Bond Chefen Jealer of leathery Voted-frat Sivine may goe at large Being yoaked of Ringed, as the law = Directs: and after Hearing Petitions, and granting Fome Meeting was granded. a Petition of Humphry HESham-Same Manger them'ne luacton Hope Rogers, Edward Jobb Joel Roger Richard Jordan Thomas Parker Nath Bloger John Liten geromiah Baylow; relating to Schooling of Children By themselves in & South port f & Stownve: then 89 march Meeting adjourned to Friday the 14th day of may ext at one of the Clock in the afternoon :. Buinfield snay frie 14th irs 6. then Being et according to Do Tournament: Und first Voted to Mend the High ways by avato as merly (2) Voted to Rails 100 round lawful money to mend & Repair the High ways, IS town this year, and alfor granded 4 Shillings pr Day for a many feama, and killing pr Day to a Singleman, and to Have for ways mensed by the last day of ptember Next: and allod Voter y! the Several Surveyers be Imported Collectors for the. igh way rates of the law Directs, and alloe Voted to raise fix pound to pay town Debts: answer to the Petition of famille King King: 6: Shillings for affecting in & year 1755: and Hoe granted to Joseph Hoar: 6: Shillings for affeffing: Granted to Cart Joseph Blogger isso Shillings for taking valuations & affecting in the year 1755 and grande to zaleel fferman 0-16-0 Shillings for his making valuations and ifeffing in the Nr 1755 - .
See the Subscribers here of Define the town to move the high way, where the elect men have Paid it out, and we will give the land Ortizely for attig- ay, meaning a tillle Beyond John Charles Jun! where we have moved our:
= fence, and Have fenced out the old Road, and in Soe Doing you will oblige your fullcribers, Brimfield May 14-1756- :
May 19 Th 1756: Then the Moregoing Petition Joseph Morgan Granted of the High way Confirmed by a vote Isaac Morgan
of the town: and then y& town Meeting
Difolved: Tost John Sherman Town Clerk
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Brimfield to Thomas King one of the Constables of the town of Brimfield, In the Country of Hampshire Greeting & In fine Majesties flame you are hereby Required, to human the free holders other Inhabitants of IS forun, within your limits, Qualified to Vote according to law, that they Mesto affemble Themselves together at the Publick Meeting houfo in the town plot in J'S town on Monday the fourth Day of october Med, at fino of Clock in the Afternoon on I& Day, Then & there to fransact on the Particulars following ve: first to Choose a Moderator to regulated meeting. Secondly, to See if the town Will Raise Money for Schooling, & likewife to Raise money to Answer any other necessary Charges in It down _: Thirdly: to See if this town will Reconsider any fournier Votes that been Voted in I town for the Keeping of Schools in Said town: fourthly, to See if the town will ferre into any new Method how Shooting Ifull be Kept in I& town as they Shall think best When met: Fifthty: to hear Petitions and Act thereon as I& town Shall think best: here of fail not, and make return of this warrant, with your Doings Theron to us the Subferibers by the time Set in IS Warrant: Dates at Brimfield this 22ch Day of September 30- year of his Mayellies Reign annoque Domini 1956: -
I have Warned & Caused to belearned the file folders & other Inhabitants, within may teinits, to affemble, amy lvanzant Di: Directe : Thomas King Constables
John Sherman Joseph Blogget Selock: Daniel Burt -: = men
Jame Moulton
I have Warned & Caused to be learned all within my limits according to the aforgoing warrant. - Jonathan Morgan Constable I have Ware & laused to be warned the Inhabitants within my limits according to my variant: William Kilfon Hun. Constable: Att a town Meeting Held at Brimfield October the 4Th 17,6%. 1st Cap! Joseph Blogget Chefen Moderator forse Meeting at - oly Voted that the Grammar School be Kept in Six Parts of the town. 39: Voled that the Selectmen be a Committee to State the Places where if aforest School shall be Kept: Voted to Raifo 45 pound to Carry an End Schooling in flown one year: (4) Voted to vaiko 10 pound to pay negazary Charges arising m Stown; and after further Debates the town Meeting Layoutned to monday the 25th Day of this Instant october at tivo of the Clock in the afternoon: october the 25 th 1756 then being met according to the adjournment; Proceeded, and after Some time Spent in Discoursing n & meeting, It was adjourned again to monday the 8th Day of November Next ats of the Clock in the afternoon: November the 8th 1756, then being met again according to the adjournment: Procced; and first voted that Thee Grammer School be Kept But in three parts of the town only file further ordered by the town, and the afous? Vote of Keeping Scho.
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i fix Places in f& town is Reconsidered a made Void: and the granier food to be kept in these places or parts in the town in one year: Viz! n the town plot one third part of the time; and in the south part of the town Including the forecast part one third Part of the time : and in ha west part of thestown the other third part of faid time: by y forth vart of Said town, meaning to Include the two Divisions or districts Formerly made (viz) the South of soueast parts (for Called) Excepting a small District at the South Meadow, Containing Seven families viz!) Thomas Walton, Samuel Munger, Joseph Smallage Humphrey Needham, Nathanel Munger, Edward Coff, &Thomas Parker: These even Sever to Have the Millidge of Schooling their own Proportion of money Amongst themselves according to former orders: and I& grammer Lehood terme for one year as abols2. at Moulton Side, and the flext enz following at, webbers Side and for Every other Year, fakeingturns with IS Gramer Schoole: and the Remaining part of theirmoney besides aying the Gramer Schoole master to be Schooled out by a Good English School the other fact tho fame year, and Joe takeing their turns about in ach District: with the Gramer Master in one fear the English School the other year: and G& Schooling to be Kept in the fame manner and method in the west part of the town as in the Southipart, the Places for ho Gramer School to Be Kept in the ISwest part, to be at Cap- Minicks in ne year, and upon Kings Hill (Joe (aller) the next year following: the Remaing Part of the money which the gramer School Dox not the to be feode out with a good English School in Such places as that art of the town Shall think Propper: and the Divisions or Districts, in 'S town to be as followeth: That is to Say: for the town plot takeing in te Perfons First named and all Contained within furcumferance, Begining with Ebenezer Scot, from thenco to Benjamin Trask; thenes to Joseph Morgan to Jonathan Brown, to John Stebbins Jun? to Hather Cooley Thomas Ellenwood, to nicholas Groves: to Edward Bond, thenes to ohn Hilfor 3ยช to William Webbers, to George Denifons, to James Somp. fon Jungs: and from thenco to Ebenezer Scots Puist Mentioned Containing bout 50 Families, and the East District, the Moreast, and the north istrict, as formerly, to have their Proportion of money, and to beschool. ed out as formerly: This Scheem to Stand untill, the town Shalt order. thersifo By a Volo of Said town: - - November the 8 th 1756: Then the aforegoing Je heem for Schooling in J& town of Brimfield Voted and accepted ..
and then the town Meeting Disolved: Lost. John Sherman Town Clark
Brimfield June the 1956. The Beambulation of the line Between Bringfield and Brimfield is as follows, Vict: We the Sufferiber, being ap- ounted by the Selectmen to preambulat the line, we began at the fault e ofthe Country Road at a great rock Hones on it, a white cake stadale start Buif it marked this ED: J-M & Pand Runing north to a white oak then to a Chestnut free af Stones, the to a Reap of flores, then to a While oak tree n to a Popler Hlub of flones, then to a while oak five & Stores, then to a black cake cand flores, then to a Chestnut Hub Stones, then to a Black ork fres v Hones to a white oak frecos stones, then to a black oak free Stones, then-to a pire and Stones, then to a Black oak Stue of stones, then to a Chestnut free and nes, then to 2 Chestnut trees a Stones, then to a pine Studos flores, ffen a heap of stones, then to a heap of Stones, then to a gine free & Stores, Sion a pine tree Stones, then to a white oakofice and rocks by it, then to a shook free it flores, then to a heap of flones, then to a while sake free es a brook, then to a white oak free and Stones, then to a black cak tres=
= Tien to a pince free Marked thus A: I'D. Jw. D. G. M. ST. BR: then to a heap of flores upon the River Bank Then we Returned to the aboves& Monument at the Country Road and run a South line to a rock & Stones onit, then to a white oak Stadie thento a Black ash Black Birch Stadles, then to a Rock & Stores on it, then to a heup of Stones by a Black och Staddle, then to a heap of Stones, Chen to a heap of Stones then to a pinze free and Stones, then to a stub & Stones onit then to a rock and stones on it, then to Pine Stadler Stones, then to a pineta then to a While oak free, then to a While oak free, then to a rock & Stones on it then to a rock and Stones on it, then to a heap of Stones, then to a pine tree, Then to a heap of Stones, then to a Erestrust free, then to a white oak fice and Stones, then to a while oak free then to a Chestnut free, then to a black oak tree, then to a black oak tree then to a While prise Slut, Then to , Chestrutture When to a Black ash Stable, then to a Black Trich Stadle: then to a black life Stadie and a white pine Stadia about Six Feet of, then to a While pino Stub: Inen to a black Birch Stable: then to Black ash Stadle: thon to a while pins Hladce: then to a while pino Stub: and Stones about it, then to a white pine stable, then to a heap of Stones over a run of water: a white oak Stadle fait then to a heap of Stones, then to a while can free: then to a heap of Stones Hier to a white oak fee: then to a black oak free: up a hill, thon for heap of Stones on a Stub: than to a Black oak free stones, How to a heap of flones, then to a heap of Stones over a run of water, there for a white och Ihad to: and Stones them to a heap of Stones: then to a Clastout free, then to a freap of Stores, then to a Dry oak stub, and Stones then to a white oak free: thin to a heap of stones, then to a heap of Stones, then to a heap of Stones, then to a Chestnut free: then to a heap of Stones by a Stub: When to a Dry free and Stones, than to a Chestnut free & Stones: Then to a heap of Stones, then to a long Store by a rock, then to a White oak tree: then to a while oak tree then to a heap of Stones on arock then to a heap of Stones on a Ledge of Rocks: then to a heap of Stones: then to a pine free Chopt: on the west Side then to a heap of Stones them to a maple Staddle: Then to a heap of flones In arock, then to a heap of Stones on a rock: then to a while onke tree on a Rock, then a heap of Stones on a rock, then to a Reap of Stones on a rock: ffen to a heap of Stone, then a heap of Stone, then to a heap of Stone, fin to a heap of Stone, then to a heap of Stone, then to a while cake free, then to a beach Stadle on the north Side of the Brook: them to a black agli state The South Side of the Brook: then to a While oak fladdles Stones: Chen to a while oak fladle and Stone: then to a pino Stadle of Stone: When-to a heap of Stones: then to a pople itadle: Then to a Walnut Stadle: I Stones: Then to a heap of Store on a rock, then to a while oak tree, then to a heap of Stone then to a heap of Stones, then to a heap of Stones up a hill, then to a while cake free about fixly rods, then to a black oak hes fourth of the Brook, The to a walnut stadle: then to a white oak free north of a brook, there to a Chestnut free: then to a white oak tree: then to a black oak free: their to I heap of flores on a rock: When to a black oak Stable: Into a white oak tree the finally to the Colony fine, we Renewed the ancient monument of Stones and four Chestnuts Marked A: SD: JW: DG: DM: and Ingraven on a Store thus J on the north Con the South Be on the East J-P. on the west.
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