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but he not being. present this Day nor any person paying for him and the Committee not allowing his name to be raised out this memorandum is made the Day and year above
Signed and entred by order W. DUDLEY clerk.
of that Committee for sale
Septem' 4 1716 John Holbrook appeared and payd The money for his grant.
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[145.] By a warrant from the Honorable Isaac Addington and Paul Dudley Esq' under their Hands and Seals Directed to M' William Dudley according to a Law of the province in that Case made and provided ordred a meeting of the Proprietors of Lands in Woodstock and notice being accordingly given fourteen Days before the Time in Roxbury and Woodstock They Did on Wednesday the Sixth of May 1713 meet accordingly and Chose William Dudley their Clark and voted :
1. That all the undivided Common Lands Lying in the old Town half fitt and usefull to be Divided be forthwith as soon as Con- veniently may be Divided and apportioned to and amongst the severall proprietors according to their Severall proportions :
2. That Mr William Dudley Capt: Joshua Lamb and Lt: Ed- ward Bridge be a Committee for the Division of the said Lands :
3. That the said Committee bring in proposalls for the Divi- sion and the good management of the said Lands to the proprietors the 19th: of May Instant at three of the Clock afternoon to which Time the meeting was by a vote adjourned :
Roxbury 6th May 1713 W. DUDLEY Clerk.
On the 8th: of May 1713 William Dudley personally appeared be- fore Paul Dudley Esq' one of Her Majestys Justices of the Peace and was by him Sworne to the true and faithfull performance of the offices of proprietors Clerk according to the Choice that was made by the proprietors to the Lands in Woodstock. W. D.
[146.] At a meeting of the proprietors in Woodstock Lands held by adjournment the 19th May 1713 wherein it was voted as follows
1 : That there be two Divisions or allotments made of the un- divided Land if the same be fitt if not then one of upland another of swamp and meadows :
2 : That the proprietors shall Draw Lotts :
3: That the Committee be impowered to allow Quantity for Quality in these Divisions :
4 : That it be Left to the Committees Judgment where to begin in these Divisions :
5: That that there be a Distinct Division of Swamps and meadow and to every proprietor their respective proportions of each, and that this Division is under the same penaltys as the other :
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6 : That the Committee is impowered to Lay out and Establish Roads and ways in Convenient places and least prejudiciall to any persons property :
7: That Capt Sam1: Ruggles Mr. Edward Dorr and John Holbrook be a Committee to assess and Levy the charges and Disbursments. that shall arrise on these Divisions when they are known and adjusted on the severall proprietors according to their proportions and Receive the same according to the Rate or asses- ment and that they pay out the same according to the accompt of Charges when given in by the Committee that Divide the Land :
8 : That every proprietor and all the proprietors shall pay their Severall rates or proportions of the Charges to the said Committee appointed to Levy and Receive the same in Twenty days after the Same is Levyed and published on the penalty of Looseing their Severall shares or lotts in these Divisions not excludeing any per- son that shall be orphans, widows or absent by the providence of God ;
9 : That the Scool Lot he free of all charges :
10: That the aforesaid assessors be a Committee to Enquire and inspect into any persons pretences to a right in any of these Lands or any wrong entry that may have been made :
11 : That this Day nine weeks after Lecture be the Day for the proprietors to Draw Lotts notice to be given :
[147.] 12: That both these Committees be Sworne to shew neither favour or affection, in the Discharge of their Trusts but to Deal faithfully and uprightly according to their best skill and Judgement :
13: That all the papers platts and Records in any wise respecting or Belonging to these Woodstock Lands be put into the Clerks hands for the Committees help and Direction :
14: That all future meetings of the proprieters shall be by notification put up in publick places by the Clerk :
15: That the Committee for the Division be allowed five shillings pr Diem a piece for themselves and Time and Trouble And be impowered to agree with a Surveyor :
16: That the assessors shall have two shillings and six pence pr Diem when they are makeing the assesment :
17: That no other Lott be allowed either in Swamp, Meadow or uplands for the Mill as in the past Division :
attestatur pr
W. DUDLEY : Clerk
July 21th: 1713
Voted that these Lotts Viz' 142 in number : be the only Lotts to be Drawn for the three Divisions of Swamp meadows and upland. and that the proprietors Draw but this once for the three Divi- sions.
[148.] Novembr 9th : 1714.
At a meeting of the proprietors of Woodstock north half Sum- moned and warned according to agreement at Roxbury it was unanimously Voted, as follows
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1 : Upon Consideration of the Dificulty and Damage of Laying out the meadows Distinct and in a perticular Division according to a former vote. it is therefore at this time voted that all the meadows and Swamps except what is hereafter excepted be laid out with the uplands and accounted as such in the after allotments and Divi- sion.
2: That Senexitt meadow, Maple Island, Pine Swamp, and May's meadow be sold, the proprietors to have the first offer in order to the Defraying the charges of laying out the Lands and that no perticular proprietor shall buy above five accres of the above said meadows.
3: That whereas Capt. Samuel Ruggles Mr Edwd. Dorr and John Holbrook were appointed assessors to Levy and Receive the Rate on the proprietors, it is now - Voted that the said three persons with the addition of L'. Samuel Williams be the Committee for the Disposall of the aforesaid meadows who are accordingly fully Impowered and authorised to make Sale and ample Deeds thereof as is above voted.
4: That where the line betwixt the second and third Range already laid out Intersects the north line of the Town Shall be the place where the first Range in this present Division Shall begin and that the other Ranges shall proceed westward in the same order as the former were butting one on the other.
5: That against the Seventh Range 100 accres of Land be allotted and Layed out for the publick use and benefitt of these proprietors in this half of the Town.
6: That the Committee be impowered to agree with any persons for the Conveniency of a way from the Second Range to the Country Road and that they be impowered to allow Some undivided land next adjoining to the said persons across whose land the said way will go as a Recompence for the Damage Such way will cause.
7: That L': Sam1. Williams be one of the Committee in the Room and Steed of Capt: Lamb for time past and to Come.
[149.] 8th: That the Cedar Swamp be left Distinct and ex- cepted from this present Division and be under Restrictions and Reservations from any persons cutting any Timber there without leave had from the Committee or persons appointed to Inspect and take Care of that Swamp, after which the meeting was ended.
Roxbury 1715.
At a meeting held at the old meeting house this 14th March it being by adjournment from the 14th December Last 1715 and Mr Denison being chosen Moderator it was voted
1. That what has been already Done in respect to the Severall Lotts lately Laid out is Sufficient and nothing further necessary at present to be Done as to those Lotts. Voted
2. That Deacon Morrisse with the help of a Surveyor perfect the Line's of one range and two or three Lotts not Quite finished.
Voted.
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3. That Maj' Bowles be of that Committee for the Disposall of the meadows in the Room of Captain Ruggles Decd and Mr. John Holbrook he haveing absolutely refused to serve any Longer in that capacity. Voted
4. That if any error or mistake in the Laying out of these last Lotts shall hereafter be found that any person injured shall have Due Satisfaction out of the remaining undivided Lands
After which the meeting ended.
Memº: the Committee for the Disposall of the meadows gave 30 Days notice by advertisements posted up in publick places that the purchasers should appear at the grey hound in Roxbury the 26th : of June 1716 : in order to pay the money promised for those meadows on which Day vist 26 June some Did appear and pay their money then the committee ordred one month more to be allowed vist to the 24th July to the remaining purchasers to pay their money or their engagement would be put in a course of Law at which time Some more came and others refused or neglected the committee then allowed Six weeks more in order that all might come and no person complain for want of time. until the 4th Sept. next these notifycation or copys are on file with the other papers Attest to the truth above
W. DUDLEY
25 July 1716
[150.] Roxbury, 26 March 1717
a meeting of Woodstock north half proprietors Legally called : it was voted that the money arriseing and remaining of the produce of the money, on the Sale of the medows be put out to interest and the best improvement by the Committee they rendring account thereof when and as often as called thereto by the propritors.
Voted that William Dudley be added to the said Committee for the Letting out and improvement of the money.
Voted that the whole records and Concernment of these Wood- stock Lands be fairly recorded and transcribed into another Book of Records and kept Distinct to prevent any unforseen Casualty.
After which the meeting ended.
Roxbury, Mas.
THE REV. JOHN ELIOT'S RECORD OF CHURCH MEMBERS, ROXBURY, MASS.
THE REV. JOHN ELIOT'S RECORD OF CHURCH MEMBERS, ROXBURY, MASS.
A recorde of such as adjoyned themselves vnto the fellowship of this Church of Christ at Roxborough : as also of such children as they had when they joyned, & of such as were borne vnto them vuder the holy Covenant of this Church who are most pperly the seede of this Church.
m' William Pinchon, he was chosen an Assistant he came in the first yearely so long as he lived among vs : his wife dyed he was one of the company : 1630 soone after he landed at N. Eng: he brought 4 first foundation children to N.E. Ann, Mary. John, Margret. After Rocksbrough. of the church at some years he married mris Francis Samford, a grave matron of the church at Dorchester. When so many removed fro these parts to Plant Conecicot rivr he also wth othr company went thith', & planted at a place called Agawam. & was recomended to the church at windsor on Conecticott, vntill such time as it should please God to pvide y' they might enter into church estate among themselves. his daughter Ann : was married to m' Smith, soñe to m' Samford by a former husband, he was a Godly, wise young man, & removed to Agawam wth his parents. His daughter mary was married to m' Hollioke, the soñe of m' Hollioke of Linn : m' Pinchons ancient freind.
Afterwards he wrote a Dialogue concerning Justification, wch was Printed anno 1650, stiled the meritorious price, a book full of error & weaken, & some heresies wch the Generall Court of ye Massachusetts Condemned to be burnt & appointed m' John Nor- ton then Teacher at Ipswich to confute y" errors contained therein.
MI Thomas Welde
William Dennison, he brought 3 children to N.E. all sons ; Daniel, Edward, & George : Daniel married at Newtowue, & was joyned to the church there he afterwards moved to the church at Ipswich. 1
Thomas Lambe, he came into this land in the yeare 1630 he brought his wife & 2 Children Thomas & John : Samuel his 3ª son was borne about the 8th month of the same yeare 1630 & baptized in the church at Dorchester. Abel his 4th son was borne about the 6th month 1633. in Rocksbury. Decline his first daughter was borne in the 2ª month 1637. Benjamin his 6' child was borne about the 8th month 1639 of wch child his wife died & the child lived but few hours.
1 The rest of the paragraph has been cut out by some mutilator. See REGISTER, xxxiii., 238, and note.
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He afterwards married Dorothy IIarbitle a godly maide a sister of or church : Caleb his first borne by her, & his 7th child was borne about the midle of the 2ª month 1641.
Samuell Wakeman. he came to N.E. in the 9th month. 1631. he buryed his only child at sea : he was one of the first foundation of the church at Rocksbry Elizabeth his first borne here was borne about in the yeare.
William Parke. he came to N.E. in the 12th month, 1630. a single man, & was one of the first in the church at Rocksbrough : he afterwards married Martha Holgrave, the daughter of Hol- grave of Sale. he married the month
Thomas Rawlins. he brought 5 children to this Land. Thomas. mary. Joane. Nathaniell. John. he came wth the first company : 1630
Robert Cole. he came wth the first company. 1630.
John Johnson
Robert Gamlin senior.
Robert Lyman. he came to N.E. in the 9t month, 1631. he brought children : Phillis. Richard, a Sarah. - John. he was an ancient christian, but weake, yet after some time of tryal & quickening he joyned to the church; w" the great removall was made to Conecticot he also went, & vnderwent much affliction, for goeing toward winter, his catle were lost in driving, & some never found againe ; & the winter being could & ill pvided, he was sick and inelancholly, yet after he had some revivings through Gods mercy, and dyed in the yeare 1640.
Jehu Bur.
William Chase. he came wth the first company, 1630 he brought one child his son willia. a child of ill qualitys, & a sore affliction to his parents : he was much afflicted by the long & tedious afflic- tion of his wife ; after his wives recovery she bare him a daughter, wch they named mary borne aboute the midle of the 3d month. 1637. he did after yt remove (intending) to Situate, but after went wth a company who maide a new plantation at yarmouth
Richard Bugby.
Gregorie Baxter.
Francis Smith.
John Perrie.
John Leavens he arrived at N.E. in the yeare 1632. his wife lay bedrid divers years. after she dyed he maried Rachel write a Godly maide a membr of or church : John. his first borne, wat borne the last of the second month año. 1640.
Mris Margaret Welde the wife of m' Thomas Weld.
Sarah Lyman. the wife of Richard Lyman.
Elizabeth Lambe the wife of Thomas Lambe.
Mr Richard Dumer.
William Talmage.
John Carman. he came to N.E. in the yeare 1631. he broughs
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no child' - : his first borne John was borne the 8' of the 5t month 1633. his daughter Abigail was borne on the 5 month : 1635. his 3ª child Caleb was borne in the first of the first moneth : 1639.
Elizabeth Wakeman, the wife of Samuell wakeman.
Bur. the wife of Jehu Bur.
Thomas Woodforde. a man servant. he came to. N.E. in the yeare. 1632. & was joyned to the church about halfe a yeare after, he afterwards maryed mary Blott. & removed to Conecticott, & joyned to the church at Hartford.
Marjery Hamond a maide servant. she came to N.E. in the veare 1632 & about halfe a yeare after was joyned to the church : & after some years she was married to John Ruggls, of this church :
Mary Chase, the wife of William Chase. she had a paralitik humor wch fell into her back bone, so yt she could not stir her body, but as she was lifted, and filled her wth great torture, & caused her back bone to goe out of joynt, & bunch out from the begining to the end of weh infirmity she lay 4 years & a halfe, & a great pt of the time a sad spectakle of misery : But it pleasd God to raise her againe, & she bore children after it
John Coggshall.
Mary Coggshall, the wife of John Coggshall.
John Watson
Margret Dennison, the wife of Willia Dennison, It pleased God to work vpon her heart & change it in her ancient years, after she came to this Land ; & joyned to the church in the yeare. 1632.
Mary Cole, the wife of Robert Cole. God also wrought vpon her heart (as it was hoped after her coming to N.E. but after her husbands excommunication, & falls she did too much favor his ways, yet not as to incur any just blame, she lived an afflicted life, by reason of his vnsetlednesse & removing fro place to place.
William Heath. he came to this Land. in the yeare. 1632. & soone after joyned to the church. he brought 5 children. Mary. Isaak. Mary. Peleg. Hanah.
Mary Heath the wife of Willia Heath.
William Curtis he came to this Land in the yeare. 1632. & soone after joyned to the church, he brought 4 children wth him. Thomas. Mary. John. Phillip. & his eldest son Willia, came the yeare before. he was a hopefull scholler, but God tooke him in the end of the yeare. 1634.
Sarah Curtis. the wife of Willia Curtis
Thomas Offit.
[Isabel] Offitt the wife of Thomas Offitt.
Isaak Morrell.
[Sarah] Morrel the wife of Isaak Morrel.
Daniel Brewer
[Joanna?] Brewer the wife of Daniel Brewer.
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Griffith Crofts
[Alice?] Crofts, the wife of Griffith Crofts.
Mary Rawlins, the wife of Thomas Rawlins, she lived a godly life, & went through wth weaknesse of body, & after some years, when her husband was removed to sittuate, she dyed. about the yeare, 1639.
Thomas Gouldthwaight.
M' John Eliot; he came to. N.E. in the 9 month. 1631. he left his intended wife in England, to come the next yeare ; he ad- joyned to the Church at Boston, & there exercized in the absens of in' wilson the Pastor of yt church, who was gone back to England, for his wife & family. the next summer m' wilson returned, & by yt time the church at Boston was intended to call him to office ; his freinds wr come & settled at Rocksbrough, to whom he was fore ingaiged, yt if he were not called to office before they came. he was to join wth them, wherevpon the church at Rocksbrough called him to be Teacher, in the end of yt summer & soone after he was or- dained to yt office in the church. Also his wife came along with the rest of his freinds the same time, & soone after theire coming, they were married. viz in the 8 month, 1632. Hanah. his first borne daughter, was borne. the 17 day of the 7 month año. 1633. John his first borne son, was borne in the 31 day of the 6 month. año 1636. Joseph his 2ª soñe was borne in the 20th day of the 10th month. año : 1638. Samuel his 3d soñe. was borne the 22d day of the 4 month. año : 1641. Aaron his 4' sonne was borne the. 19. of the 12t. año 1643. Benjamin his 5' sonne was borne the 29 of the 11. 1646.
Mris Ann Eliot the wife of in' John Eliot.
m' George Alcock, he came wth the first company año. 1630. he left his only son in England, his wife dyed soone after he came to this land, when the people of Rocksbrough joyned to the church at Dorchester (vntill such time as God should give them oportunity to be a church among themselves) he was by the church chosen to be a Deakon esp'c to regard the brethren at Rocksbrough : And after he adjoyned himselfe to this church at Rockshrough, he was or- dained a Deakon of this church : he maide two voyages to Eng- land vpon just calling therevnto ; wherein he had much experiens of Gods p'servation & blessing. he brought over his son John Alcock. he also brought over a wife by whom he had his 2ª son Samuel borne in the year. he lived in a good and godly sort, & dyed in the end of the 10th month año. 1640. & left a good savor behind him ; the Pore of the church much bewailing his losse.
Valentine Prentise. he came to this land in the yeare. 1631. & joyned to the church in the yeare 1632. he brought but one child to the Land, his son John. & burved anothr at sea : he lived a godly life. & went through much affliction by bodyly infirmity. & died leaving a good sav' of Godlyness behind him.
Allice Prentise the wife of Valentine Prentise after her husbands death, she was married to John watson of this church.
Abraham Pratt.
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Johannah Pratt, the wife of Abraha Pratt.
mris Francis Pinchon the wife of m' willia Pinchon ; she was a widdow, a matron of the church at Dorchester. wr mr Pinchon married her. she came wta the first company. año. 1630.
Mris Mary Dumer, the wife of M' Richard Dumer : she was a Godly woman but by the seduction of some of her acquaintances she led away into the new opinions in Mris Hutchinsons time, & her husband removing to Nubery she there openly declared herselfe, & did also (together wh othr indeavour) seduce her husband & psuaded him to returne to Boston; where she being young w3 child, & ill ; M' Clark (one of the same opinions) unskillfully gave her a vomit, wh did in such mauer torture & torment her wh the riseing of the moth' & other vyolences of nature yt she dyed in a most uncomfortable mañer ; But we believe God tooke her away in mercy, from worse evil, wh she was falling unto & we doubt not but she is gone to heaven.
Talmage the wife of Willia Talmage. she was a g[r]ase matron a godly woman, & after her husband was removed to Line, after a few years she dyed & left a gracious savor behind her.
Ann Shelly a maide servant she came to the Land in the yeare 1632, & was married to Foxall a godly broth' of the church of Sittuate
Rebeckah Short a maide servant, she came in the yeare 1632. & was married to Palmer a godly man of Charlestowne church.
Judith Bugby the wife of Richard Bugbie.
Florenc Carman the wife of John Carman.
Mary Blott a maide servant. she came in the yeare 1632, & was after married to Steward Woodfrod of this church, who after removed to Conecticott to Hartford church, where she lived in christian sort.
William Hills, a man servant, he came over in the yeare 1632. he married Phillice Lyman, the daughter of Richard Liman, he removed to Hartford on Conecticott, where he lived seuerall yeares, whout giving such good satisfaction to the conscienes of the saints.
Mary Gamlin a maide servant, daughter of Rob. Gamlin the Ed' she came wh her fath' in the yeare 1632. she was a very gracious maiden ; she dyed in M' Pinchons family of the small pox in the yeare 1633.
Robert Gamlin junior he arrived at N.E. the 20th of the 3d month he brought only one child, wh was the soñe of his wife by a former husband, his name is Jolin Mayo, he was but a child.
Elizabeth his first borne was borne about the 24th of the 4th month : año dni: 1634.
Joseph borne the 16th of the 10th month año 1636
Benjamin borne the 20th of the 6th month : 1639.
Elizabeth Gamlin the wife of Robert Gamlin junior
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Phillis Lyman the daughter of Richard Lyman, she came to the Land wh her fath' año 1631. God wrought upon her heart in this Land, she grew deaf; wh disease increasing was a great affliction to her, she was married to Willia Hills & lived wh him at Hartford on Conecticot.
John Moody. he came to the Land in the yeare 1633 : he had no children, he had two men servants, yt were ungodly, especially one of them ; who in his passion would wish himselfe in hell ; & use desperate words. yet had a good measure of knowledg, these 2 srvants would goe to the oister bank in a boate, & did, against the counsell of theire governor where they lay all night ; & in the morn- ing early when the tide was out they gath'ing oysters, did unskill- fully leave theire boate afloat, In the verges of the chanell, & quickly the tide caryed it away so far into the chanell yt they could not come neare it, wh maide them cry out & hallow, but be- ing very early & remote were not heard, till the water had risen very high upon them to the armehols as its thought, & then a man fro Rockbrough meeting house hill heard them cry & call, & he cryed & ran wh all speed, & seing theire boate swam toit, & hast- ened to them, but they were both so drowned before any help could possibly come. a dreadfull example of God's displeasure against obstinate servāts.
Sarah Moody, the wife of John Moody.
John Walker
Elizabeth Hinds a maid servant, she came in the yeare 1633. she had some weaknesses, but upon the churches admonition re- pented. she was afterwards married to Alexander of Boston wheth" she was dismissed.
Elizabeth Ballard, a maide servant. she came in the yeare 1633 & was soone after her comeing joyned to the church ; she was af- terwards married to Robert Sever of this church, where she led a godly conversation.
John Porter
Margret Porter the wife of John Porter.
William Cornewell
Joane Cornewell, the wife of Wittia Cornewell
Samuell Basse
Ann Basse the wife of Samuell Basse
Nicholas Parker he came to N.E. in the yeare 1633. about the 7t month : he brought two children, Mary, & Nicholas : Johanah his third child was borne the first of the 4 month 1635
he removed fro us to the church of Boston.
Ann Parker the wife of Nicholas Parker.
Phillip Sherman. he came into the Land in the yeare 1623. a single man, & after married Sarah Odding, the daughter o the wife of John Porter by a former husband. this man was of a melan- choly temp, he lived honestly & comfortably among us severall years. upon a just calling went for England & returned againe wh a blessing : But after his fath' in Law John Porter was so caryed
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