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Susan Phillips wife of the said Wm. Phillips did release unto Robert Nash all her right and title to the aforesaid p'eell of land : and this was by her deed dated the same 26 (1) 1650.
28 (6) 1650. This land was againe sould to Wm. Phillips 28 (6) 1650 as appeares under the hand of the sd Robert Nash before Will. Asp : pub : not.
5 (8) 1650. John Milom of Boston granted unto Robt. Nash of Boston three quarters of his dwelling house neere the Mill together with the wharfe and land thereto app'teining and priviledg of free egresse and regresse of boates and vessells into the Mill Creeke (not hindring or stopping the mill streame and the passage of other boates : he paying to Wm. Franeklin six pence a boat for such as open the bridge) with free passage or way to the sd house at the northermost side thereof : and this was by an absolute deed dated 2 (8) 1650.
Sealed and d'd in p'nee of JOHN MILOM and a seale JO: BUSHWELL
RI: WAITE, WILLIAM ASPINWALL
[53.] Mr. George Foxcroft his possession within Boston. One house lot bounded with the Cove on the north : Edward Bendall on the east and the south : and Robert Nash on the north.
"This entry is repeated on p. 61 of the original. t Thus in the original.
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Edward Bendall his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One honse and lott about a quarter of an Acre bounded with Mr. Foxcroft and Robert Nash on the west: Mr. Hill on the sonth : and the Cove on the North and the east.
2. Also another house and garden together with two Acres of land adjoyncinge bounded with Sudbury streete east: Robert Meers north : Mr. Cotton south and on the west.
3. Another houselott bounded with Capt. Hawkins north : Lieft. Savage south, the Bay east.
This was by him sould to Anchor Ainsworth.
[54.] Edward Tyng his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and vard and warehouse and Brewhouse bounded with the Bay on the east : Valentine, * Henry Webb and part of the Cove on the north : James Oliver on the west : and the streete on the south.
Also at Braintree two hundred and seventeene Acres and a halfe of upland, nine Acres and a quarter of Medow, and fifty three Acres and a quarter of swamp as by the plott made in the yeare 1640 by M. John Oliver may appeare : which land is bounded on the north with a swampie bottom pting betwixt him and Mr. Edw. Hutchinson. and also with a pond and George Burden.
18 (10) 1650, Jane Harwood and Nathaniel Bishop Attorneys to George Harwood, granted unto Edw. Tyng of Boston the dwelling house of the sd. George and the land thereto belonging at the end of the lane which joyneth to the house and land of M. Tho: Oliver : and this was by a deed dated decem. 1650.
JANE HARWOODS marke and a seale NATH. BISHOP and a seale
Sealed and d'd in p'nce of us
ROBT REINOLDS, NATHANIEL REINOLDS, and WM. ASPINWALL
The tow atturney and affidavit are in my notaries booke
James Oliver his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and yard bounded with Edward Tyng on the East : Valentine Hill on the north : David Sellick on the west : and the streete on the south.
[55.] David Sellick his possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with James Oliver on the east : Valentine Hill on the north : Mr. Pierce on the west : and the treete on the south.
20 (11) 1645. One house purchased of Christopher Lawson which formerly was Henry Symons, and a garden bounded with the streete or highway westward, the comon marsh towards the north and east : and John Hill and Nathaniel Long towards the south : together with a lane of ten foote leadeing to the said garden. Also the wharfe or land lyeinge afore the said house in breadth forty two foote and length fifty sixe foote according to the grant of the
* Probably the name Hill is omitted here by accident.
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Generall Court : and this was by an absolute deed of sale dated 20 (11) 1645 CHRISTOPHER LAWSON and a seale.
Acknowledged before Mr. Ilibbins.
20 (11) 1645.
14 (7) 1647. Edward Wells granted unto David Selleek his house and garden in Boston bounded with Sampson Shore north east : the Cove southeast : John Milom southwest : and John Hills garden northwest, and this was by an absolute deed of sale dated 11 (7) 1647, and acknowledged before Mr. Winthrop, Gover. 14 (7) 1647.
William Pierce his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with David Selliek on the east : Isaae Grosse and the high way on the north : William Davies junior and the streete on the south : Edward Bendall, Valentine Hill and William Davies on the west.
[56.] Isaac Grosse his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house bounded with Wm. Pierce on the south and the east : Edward Bendall west : and the Cove on the north.
2. Also a house and garden about halfe an Aere bounded with Wm. Beamsley on the south : the way on the west : the Bay and John Sweete northerly.
3. Also another house and garden bounded with John Seaberry south : John Sweete north : Walter Merry west : and the Bay east.
Wm. Davies, Junior, his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house bounded with William Pierce east and north : Valen- tine Hill on the west : and the streete on the south.
[57.] William Hudson, senior, his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and yard bounded with the streete on the north : the Bay on the east : Mr. Winthrop on the south : and Wm. Davies, senior, on the west.
2. Also a lot in the new field containeing about fyve Aeres bounded with Richard Cooke on the east : and Mr. Thomas Clarke on the west. Sould to Thomas Buttolph, page 42.
3. Also a garden plot towards the Fort hill, bounded with Robert Seott on the east: Nathaniell Eaton, Richard Hogg and Franeis East on the west : Amos Richardson on the south : and Nicholas Parker on the north.
William Davies, senior, his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house bounded with Wm. Hudson, senior, on the east : the streete on the north : M. Winthrop on the south and on the west
2. Also another house and about three quarters of an Aere bounded with the water on the southeast : and Richard Gridley southwest, northwest and northeast.
3. Also one Acre bounded with Jacob Eliot east and south : Mr.
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Colbourne west : and the sea on the north. This lies in Mr. Colbournes field.
[58.] Robert Scott his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house bounded with Mr. Thomas Leverit on the east and on the south, and with the streete on the west and on the north.
2. Also a garden bounded with Capt. Robert Keine on the east : Thomas Oliver on the west : John Webb on the north.
3. Also a garden bounded with Mr. Thomas Leverit on the east : Henry Webb on the south : and the high way on the west and on the north.
4. Also a garden plot bounded with Jacob Leger on the east : Wm. Hudson, senior, on the west : Nicholas Parker and James Pen on the north : and Edward Bates on the south.
William Parsons his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with the lane on the west : Henry Webb on the north : James Davies on the east : and the sringate* on the south.
[59.] James Davies his possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with Thomas Leverit on the north : the marsh on the east : William Parsons on the west : and the Springate on the south.
Henry Webb his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with the market place on the north : the ould meeting house and the lane on the east : the high- way on the south : and Mrs. Hudson on the west.
2. Also a garden bounded with John Leverit on the east : the high way and Robert Scot on the north : the lane on the west : and Mr. Thomas Oliver on the south.
3. Also another garden bounded with Robert Wing and Raph Mason on the east : the lane on the south : George Burden on the north : and the Como. on the west.
[60.] Richard Fairebanks his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with Capt. Keine on the north and on the east: Mr. Oliver on the south : and the high streete on the west.
2. Also a garden bounded with William Aspinwall on the south and on the east : Zaccheus Bosworth, John Synderlant, Richard Cooke, John Lugg and Arthur Perry on the north: and the Common on the west.
3. Also foure Acres in the New field bounded with Mr. Tho : Oliver north : Georg Burden and Henry Pease south : Isaac Allington, Alexander Beck and James Browne west: and the River on the east.
4. Also five Acres in the Fort field bounded with Mr. Hibbins
* The word should be Springate.
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northeast : Robert Turner southwest: John Spoore west : the Comon north : and Richard Gridley southeast.
Wm. Corser his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Mr. Thomas Oliver on the south and on the west : Capt. Robert Keine on the north : and the lane on the east.
22 (6) 1649. James Everill of Boston granted to Wm. Courser of Boston a certaine houselott bounded on the southeast with Robt. Porter and the streete north east, Wm. Tynge south, Evan Thomas northwest. And this was by an absolute deed dated 22 (6) 1649, before Wm. Aspinwall notary publ.
[61.] John Leverit his possession within the limits of Boston. One house and yard bounded with Richard Parker on the south and on the west : the streete on the north and on the east.
Richard Parker his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house, barne and yard bounded with the market steed* on the east : John Leverit on the north : the prison yard west: and Richard Truesdaile and the meeting house on the south.
18 (8) 1651. M. Adam Winthrop by order from his brother Major Stephen Winthrop for valueable consideration reed. granted to Mr. Rich. Parker of Boston that house in the yard that belonged to his Fathers dwelling house by the spring, southeast from the sd dwelling house, with fourty foote of ground fronting to the spring : and backward to the pales of the garden. Dat. 7th decemb. 1650. ADAM WINTHROP and a seale.
Witness MICHAEL POWELL.
VALENTINE HILL.
The sixth day of the ninth month, 1651.
Whereas amongst other things conteined in a letter written by Mr. Stephen Winthrope to his brother Mr. Adam Winthrope beare- ing date the sixt day of february anno domi 1650, the sayd Ste- phen Winthrope doth authorize the sayd Adam Winthrope to sell some lands for him heere in New England as appeares in these words viz. : for those things yow mentioned for my land in New England and howse I must referr it to yow, rather than it should deeay for want of repaire I would sell it. I referr it wholy to yow. I know yow will doe for me as for youre selfe and yow ean better judge uppon the place then I at this distance. Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed that it is a true eoppy of so much of the sd letter as coneernes this buisenes. and yeare abovesd. Examined by us the day
RICH. BRACKETT, RICHARD MARTIN, NATHANIELL SOUTHER, ADAM WINTHROP.
This writing was acknowledged by Mr. Adam Winthrop to be
* An obsolete word, also spelt stead. It means "place ; " as is shown in the phrase of "being in one's stead," or "instead of" another.
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the contents of a letter written to him by Mr. Stephen Winthrop whereby he is anthorized to deale for the said Steeven in all his affaires in New England, before me the 16th of the 12th month 1651.
WILLIAM HIBBINS.
Recorded 16 : Feb. 1651.
EDW. RAWSON, Recrdr.
[62.] Richard Truesdale his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One honse and garden bounded with Richard Parker on the north : Valentine Hill on the south : the prison yard on the west : and the meeting house on the east.
2. Also three quarters of an Acre in the New field bounded with the Comon on the sonth : Nathaniel Eaton on the north : Zacchens Bosworth on the west : and Thomas Millard on the east.
Valentine Hill his possession within the limits of Boston.
One honse and garden bounded with the streete on the east : the meeting house and Richard Truesdale on the north : Capt. Robert Sedgwick on the sonth : and the prison garden west.
Also another house and backside bounded with John Biggs on ยท the west: Thomas Buttolph on the north: Thomas Hawkins on the south : and the streete on the east. Aliened p. 135.
[63.] Major Robert Sedgwick his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bonnded with Thomas Clarke, Robert Turner and the streete on the east : Mr. Hutchinson on the south : Valentine Hill on the north : and Henry Messinger west.
M. Richard Hutchinson his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with the streete on the east and on the south : Thomas Scotto on the west : and Mr. Sedgwicke on the north.
[64.] Thomas Scotto his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with the burying place on the west : Henry Messinger north : the streete south : and Mr. Richard Hutchinson east.
2. Also foure Acres npland at Muddy River bounded with Wm. Beamsley and Thomas Grubb on the south : Richard Sanford and Alexander Beck north : the Cedar Swampe westward : and his owne marsh east.
3. Also one Acre of Marsh at Mnddy river; bonnded with Charles River east : Richard Sanford, Thomas Grubb and his owne upland west : and Jacob Eliot sonthwards.
Henry Messinger his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with the streete westwards : Richard Crychley north : Thomas Scotto and the burieing place on the south : Major Sedgwick east.
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[65.] Richard Croychely his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. Onc house and garden bounded with the strecte on the north and on the west : Richard Tapping on the east : and IIcnry Mes- singer on the south.
2. Also two Acres in Mr. Colbornes field bounded with Jacob Eliot on the east and on the west ; Richard Parker on the south : and Wm. Salter on the north. It is to be understood that both the house and garden, and also the two Acres in Mr. Colbornes field doe belong to the wife and children of William Dineley although they be put under the name of Richard Croychley, who onely possesseth them in the right of his wife and her former husband's children.
22 (12) 1648. Nathanicl Wms granted unto Richard Critchley his house and land thereto belonging being bounded with the streete on the north : the prison on the east : Henry Messinger on the south : and Richard Critchley on the west : and this was by an absolute deed dated 22 (12) 1648.
This house and land last named being formerly the possession of Richard Tapping, the said Richard Tapping did acknowledge himselfe satisfyed and did for himselfe and heires release unto Nathaniell Williams all his right and title therein, dat. 5 (11) 1649.
RICH. TAPPING and seal.
Test. WM. ASPINWALL, ROBT. MEERES.
Richard Tapping his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Richard Croychley on the west : Prison (alicned) on the east : street north : Hen. Messinger on the south.
12 (11) 1648. Henry Bridgham of Boston granted unto Rich- ard Tapping of Boston the dwelling house wherein the said Richard now dwells and halfe the lott as now it is marked out, being bounded with Thomas Milland on the south : Arthur Perry west : the high street east : and the sd Henry Bridgham north : as by a deed dated 12 (11) 48 appeares.
Sealed and dd. in presence of Wm. Aspinwall, Not. publ.
[66.] Benjamin Gillom his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Benjamin Ward on the west : Mr. Wm. Hibbins south : John Compton and the Cove east : and the marsh north.
Also one house and lott bounded with Wm. Deming westward and northward : Robert Turners pasture east : and the lane south- east.
Benjamin Wards possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and about an Acre of ground bounded with Na- thaniell Woodward the yonger on the west : Benjamin Gillom east : M'. Hibbins south : Edward Hutchinson and the marsh north.
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[67.] John Compton his possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with the Cove on the east : Ben- jamin Gillom on the west : the Fort hill on the south : and Benjamin Gillom on the north.
Nathaniel Woodward his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Benjamin Ward and Edward Hutchinson on the east : the marsh on the north : and on the west.
[68.] Edward Hutchinson his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and yard bounded with Benjamin Ward east and south : Nathaniel Woodwar west : and the marsh north.
Richard Sherman his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with M. Hibbins on the north and on the east : M. Atherton Haugh on the south: and the greene on the west.
[69.] John Spoore his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with Mr. Hibbins west : the Creek north : the marsh east : and the streete south. Aliened see 2 booke p. 9.
2. Also one Acre and halfe or therabouts bounded with Richard Fairebanks on the east: Robert Turner southwards : the streete north : and Captaine Robert Keine and William Pell west.
13 (11) 1648. Henry Bridgham of Boston granted unto John Spoore of Boston his dwelling house in Boston and his lott as it is now marked out, being bounded on the south with Richard Tapping : Arthur Perry on the west : Mr. Haugh on the north and the high streete on the east, and this was by a deed dated 13 (11) 1648, sealed and dd in presence of William Aspinwall, notarius publ.
William Pells possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with John Spoore east : the streete north : Capt. Keine south : and Miles Robert Rice* west. [70.] William Dinsdale his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Robert Rice east : the streete north : John Kenrick west : and Robert Scot south.
Robert Rice his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with Wm. Pell on the east : Wm. Dinsdale on the west : Capt. Keine on the south : and the streete on the north.
[{1.] John Kenricks possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with Wm. Dinsdale on the east : James Pen on the west: the streete on the north: and on the south.
* Thus in the original.
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James Pens possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and garden bounded with John Kenrick on the east : the streete on the north : Richard Parker on the west: and
[72.] * Nicholas Parkers possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with James Pen on the east : the streete north: Nathaniell Bishop west: and Robert Scot south.
2. Also a Farme of two hundred and sixty Acres at Rumney Marsh bounded with John Newgate on the north and on the east : Mr. Bellingham and the Creeke on the south : and Charlstowne bounds on the west.
3. Also twenty Acres of land at Rumney Marsh bounded with Samuel Cole on the east and on the north : and John Newgate on the west and on the south.
4. Also two acres in the mill field bounded with Thomas Buttolph southeast and southwest : Valentine Hill northwest: and the water northeast.
Nathaniel Bishops possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and Garden bounded with Nicholas Parker on the east : Wm. Hudson, senior, on the south : John Steevenson, Richard Waite and Edward Fletcher on the west: and the streete on the north.
[73.] John Steevensons possession within the limits of Boston. One house and yard bounded with Nathaniel Bishop east: the streete on the north : and Robert Reinolds on the west and on the south. This is sould see pag. 119.
5 (11) 1646. Richard Parker of Boston granted to John Ste- venson a certaine p'eel of land in Boston bounded with Rich. Truesdale and the meeting house yard on the south and his owne land on the north, east and west, and this was by an absolute deed dat. 5 (11) 1646. RICH. PARKER.
Witnes THO. ROBERTS.
This was againe sould to James Astwood, page , in the second booke.
22 (6) 1649. James Everill of Boston granted to John Steven- son a certaine houselot in Boston bounded on the southeast with Wm. Hayward : Wm. Tyng south : Robt. Porter northwest : and the streete northeast : and this was by an absolute deed dated 22 (6) 1649, before Wm. Aspinwall, Not. publ.
The possession of Zaccheus Bosworth within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with the streete on the west and on the north : Richard Fairebanks south : and John Synder- land east.
2. Also two Aeres in the New field bounded with the Comon on the south : Richard Truesdale east: Jane Parker west : William Wilson and John Ruggle north.
* Richard written first and erased.
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3. Also one Aere and halfe in the new field bounded with Thomas Millard south : James Johnson north : Edmund Dennis east : and Riehard Sherman west.
4. Also at Braintree fifty one Acres bounded with Roeky Comon and Richard Cooke north : John Mellowes, John Davies and Monotaquit River south : John Mellowes and James Browne west : Zaceheus Bosworth, John Davies and John Mellowes east.
[{4.] John Synderlands possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with Zaeeheus Bosworth west : the streete north : Richard Fairebanks south : and easterly Riehard Cooke.
15 (6) 1650. Whereas John Gallop deceased in his lifetime granted to John Synderland a p'cell of land in Boston in breadth nine rod more or lesse and in length twenty rodd more or lesse, bounded with the streete southeast : with the mill damme (where it is but eight rod in breadth) north west: Francis Hudson easterly : and Mr. Coales westerly. Also a p'eell of land in length eighty foote. in breadth thirty and six foote, bounded with the streete northward: John Sweete southward: John Gallop west- ward : and John Synderland eastward. Mehetabel Gallop wife of the sd. John did ratify and confirme the same by a deed dated 27th Feb. 1649.
MEHETABELL GALLOP and a seale.
Richard Cookes possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and Garden bounded with John Synderland west : the streete north : Richard Fairebanks south : and John Lugg east.
2. Also one Garden bounded with the Comon west : Daniell Maud south : William Aspinwall north : and Ephraim Pope east. This is againe sould, see page 79.
3. Also in the Newfield a certaine pareell bounded with Wm. Hudson, senior, west : Valentine Hill east.
4. Also a Farme at Braintree of thirty fyve Aeres bounded with Thomas Savage northwards : James Browne southwards : the Bay eastwards : and Rocky ground westwards.
5. Also seven Acres more bounded with Thomas Savadge north : James Browne and John Webb south : Wm. Werdall west.
6. Also one Acre and quarter marsh, bounded with Thomas Savage and Monotaquit River east : John Davies and Oliver Mel- lowes west.
[75.] John Lugg his possession within the limits of Boston. One house and garden bounded with Richard Cooke west : Richard Fairebanks south : Arthur Perry east: and the streete north.
Arthur Perry his possession within the limits of Boston.
One house and yard and garden bounded with John Lugg west : Richard Fairebanks south : the streete north : M. Haugh, Francis Loyall, Thomas Grubb and Thomas Millard east.
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[76.] Francis Lyle his possessions within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with Mr. Haugh on the north : the streete east : Arthur Perry west : and Thomas Millard south.
2. Also lialfe an Aere in the New field.
Thomas Millard his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with Franeis Lyle north : Thomas Grubb south : Arthur Perry west : and the streete east.
2. Also in the New field halfe an Aere bounded with Richard Truesdale west : Thomas Seotto east: Nathaniell Eaton north : and the Common south.
3. Also one Aere in the Newfield bounded with Jane Parker west : William Wilson east : Zaeeheus Bosworth and John Ruggle north, and also Edward Dennis north : and on the south.
10 (8) 1651. Zaeeheus Bosworth granted to Tho. Millard (for valueable consideration reed) a p'eell land in Centry field eont. one Aere be it more or lesse, bounded with Edw. Hutehinsons land north : the Comon south : Thomas Millard east: and Zaeeheus Bosworth west: and this was by an absolute deed dat. 10th Oeto- ber, 1651. Sealed and dd. in presence of William Aspinwall, not- publ. and Raph Roote.
[7].] William Aspinwall his possession within the limits of Boston.
1. One house and garden bounded with Richard and Thomas Grubb on the north : the Common on the west: the high streete on the east : and Richard Cooke and Ephraim Pope on the south.
2. Also at Muddy River nine Aeres surrounded with the Cedar swamp and Nathaniell Woodward the elder.
3. Also at Hogg Island one Acre of Upland and three quarters of Marsh bought of Mrs. Ormsbie.
Concerning the windmill, see the great booke of Records of Copies, &e.
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