The Proprietors' records of the town of Mendon, Massachusetts : incorporated May 15, 1667, Part 62

Author: Mendon (Mass.). Proprietors. 4n
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Boston : Rockwell and Churchill Press
Number of Pages: 1222


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(3) Three Acres More of sd fift deuission Jn a narow strip on the weast side fox brook bounded East on sd Thayers Medow : Southerly on beniemin Whelock Land Weast on Comon with A diriet Line : Senenty Rod to his other Land


(6) Six Acres More of sd fift Deuission Laid on the weast side the Mill Riuer below Quiel; streame : bounded as foloweth : North on sd Thayers Medow : a white oake tree being the North weast Corner : Weast on Comon : with A diriet Line fifty Rod : to A pine tree : being the : south weast Corner south on Comon with A dirict Line Twenty Rods : to A white oake tree Nere the Riuer : East part on Nicolus Cooks Land : and part on the Riuer to sd Thayers Medow : Laid out Nouember ye 4th 1707


by Thomas White Samuel Thayer & Josiah Thayer Comite


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Twenty one Acre more of sd Thayers fift Deuission Laid on both sids of Quick streame nere Rehoboth Road : bounded as followeth : Westerly on Rehoboth Road Twenty Eight Rod : from (202) his other Land there being A pine marked ner the south- weast Corner south on Comon with A dirict Line : one hundred and twenty Rods to an heap of stons: being the south East Corner East on Comon with A dirict Line : thirty six Rods to A heap of stons being the North East Corner : Northerly on Comon : with A dirict Line forty and Eight Rod to A pine tree being : a Corner of his other Land : and so with his other Land to Reho- both Road here being five Acrs half Alowanc December 4th 1707 by Thomas White Samuel and Josiah Thayre Comite


Nineteen Acres More of sd Thayers fift deuission Laid out on (19) the south side of hop brook bounded as foloweth North on Josiah Thayers Land : forty six Rod A white oake Stand : being Marked Nere the North Weast Corner : Weast on Comon with A Dirict Line fifty Rod to a black oake stand : being the south Weast Corner : south on Comon with A dirict Line : forty four Rod to A heape of stones on A Rock being the south East Corner : East part on sd Thayers Land and Part on hop brook Ninty Rod to Josiah Thayers Land : her being Alowane for A four Rod hyway Cros the North End of sd Land as allso fine , Acres and half Allowanc Laid out the fourth of December one thousand seuen hundred and seuen


by Thomas white Samuel Thayer and Josiah Thayer Comite


Samuel Thayer


[566.] One Part of Capt Joseph Whits Lands Jn Mendon to the Contents of A five Acre Lott with all the Rights and Priuelidges ther unto belonging or Apertaining Now Samuel Thayers as Appears by A deed of Sale baring Date the : fift day of May one thousand six hundred Ninty and two and Acknowl- edged before Timothy Dwight Esq" fift of May 1701 The first . second and third deuissions of upland belonging to the sd thre deuissions being Thirty Acers, Twenty Acres of sd thirty Lying Jn the Mill plaine : bounded as followeth be it more or les vict :


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Weast upon the Mill Pond south upon the Land of Simon Peck : East upon two staks and the town Comon and North : upon the Land of Ephraim Willder With A two Rod hyway Crose breadth ways : Laid out by Jonathan Sprage ye 27 June : 1673


Ten Acres More of sd Thirty Acres Lying and being Jn the Neek : on the Weast side of the Weast Riuer bounded Westerly upon sd Riuer : Northerly by A Line of Marked Trees : taking in the Edg of a small pond : upon the Land of Decon John War- feelds : Weasterly upon the Medow of John More : by a uarious Line and southerly upon the Land of the sd White


The whole of the Deuissions of Medows and swamp Land both first and second Deuission of medow and swamp lot belonging to sd fiue Acre Lott : Lying and being together : in one pece upon Hop brook bounded Downe streme upon John Jepsons Medow and so Round with upland : Laid out by the Afore sd Joseph White


forty Eight Acres more of Sd Thayers fift Deuission of Land (48) Laid out on the East side of the Great Riuer below fox brook bounded as followeth the south East Corner : being A ' white oak : tree East on Comon with A diriet Line Ninty Eight Rod to A heap of stons on A Rock being the North East Corner : North on Comon with A dirict Line : Seuenty Rod : to A heap of Stons on A Rock : being the North Weast Corner Weast on Comon with A diriet Line : fifty fouer Rod : to A stake and Stons then setting : of to the weast forty Rod: to A white oake tree : being A Corner then Turning south forty four Rods : Part on Comon and Part on the great Riner to John balkoms Land South on sd Land : forty four Rod to A stak so turning South with ball- Coms Land thirty two Rod to A stake and stons being the South- weast Corner then turning East Elenen Rod : to the South East Corner here being fiue Acres Allowanc Nouember the seuenth : 1707


by Thomas White Samuel Thayer and Josiah Thayer Comitte


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January ye 26th. 1710 Six acres of Ebenezer Spragues fift Deuision of Land. Laid out for Sam". Thayer. Joyning to his other Land aboue Second plain Bounded East on sd Land Twenty four Rod the South East Corner. being a white oak tree marked & ye north East Corner. A white oak tree marked : north on Comon forty Seuen Rod to a white oak Tree marked being ye norwest Corner. west on Comon Thirty Two Rod to a black oak Tree marked being South west Corner South on Common forty Two Rod to the South East corner here being alowance for a four Rod way Through S Land with one acre allowance for bad Land. the Remainder of Sd Six acres being two acres & half wanting ten Rod Laid Joyning to Sd Land, bounded South on Sd Land Twenty Rod the Southwest Corner being a white oak tree marked west on Common Twenty Rod to a white oak tree marked being the norwest Corner north on Common Ten Rod : to a heap of Stons on a Rock being the north East Corner. East on Comon Thirty four Rod being a white oake Tree marked near the South East Corner. Laid out by Thomas White Sery". Samuel Thayer & Samuel Moore Committee


Samuel Thayer


[567.] Part of Samuell Haywards Land Jn Mendon Now Samuel Thayers as Appears by A deed of Sale baring Date the third of Aprill on thousand seuen Hundred and two : and Ac- knowledged before John Wilson Justis of the peace the thirty first of January 1703/4 vict Jt is the Contents of forty Eight Acres of Land and Medow and all the Rights and Priviledges of thre Acre Lott Jn all futur Deuissions of Land Lying and being Jn the Township of Mendon Thirty two Acres of sd Land : Lying Northerly of Hop brook bounded Southerly Partly : upon sd Hop brook : and partly upon Comon that Line being fifty Rod Easterly upon Comon by A line of Ninty six Rod : Northerly upon Comon : fifty and two Rods : Weasterly upon Comon by a line of one Hundred Rods : a great White oake att the North Weast Corner and A stake North East Corner :) The other six- teen Acres : Lying upon both sids the Mill Riuer : below Hop brook four Acres of it being Medow Lying Jn seueral peices as


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Recorded Jn the town Records the other twelve Acres being partly upland Partly swamp and Low Land : are bounded as fol- oweth : six Acres Lying upon the East side of sd Riuer bounded Northerly partly upon part of the Above sd Medow : so with A line of Marked Trees : to a pine tree by Rehoboth Road so bounded by sd Road to a pine tree att A point of A hill Nere the Riuer and so with A line of marked Trees : to A great Red oake Nere the Riuer on the Weast side: bounded Partly : on the Riuer and partly on the Aboue sd Medow : being sixty Rod Jn Length two Acres and sixty Rod more Lying Downe streame : bounded Northerly : ten Rod by the Land of NiColas Cooke East- erly with A line of marked trees Downe streame on part of the Above sd Medow Att Quick streame weast partly on the Riuer and Partly on the Aboue sd Medow : being thirty Rods in Length : two Acres and sixty Rod More Lying on the East side of Rebo : both Roade Nere sd Riner bounded Weasterly upon sd Road twenty Rod Jn breadth and twenty two Rod Jn length : bounded on Eury side with Marked Trees and stakes) on the Weast side of sd Riuer against Part of the Aboue sd Medow up on Quick streame half one Acre of swamp bounded Easterly by the Riuer from the River Round with upland upstreame from sd : half Acre Half one Acre more bounded Easterly upon part of ye Aboue sd Medow : being forty Rod Jn Length and two Rod in breadth : bounded up streame upon A Red oake marked


June ye 16th 1711 Laid out for Samuel Thayer. on ye East Sid ye mill Riuer aboue Quick Stream Twenty acres of Land which was Exchanged with the Town at their march meeting in ye year 1711, Joyning to his other Land Lying in a half Moon. on Two Sides of Sd Land. bounded north on Common with a Direct Line Eighty Rod to a black oak tree marked being the north East Corner. East on Common with a Direct Line fifty seuen Rod to a heape of Stons on a Rock being ye South East Corner, South on Common with a Direct Line Eighty three Rod to his other Land a pine Tree marked near the South west Corner. on all other parts on Sd Land : Laid ovt by Thos. White


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Samuel Thayer


[568.] forteen Acres of the fourth Deuission of Land belonging to Edward Linefords Lott Laid out to Samuel Thayer on the North (14) East side of Hop brook Medow bounded as followeth south- erly on Samuel Thayers Land : Eighteen Rods : to A white oak tree : being the South Weast Corner : Weasterly upon Comon with A Direct Line : one hundred and six Rod : to A white oake tre being the NorWeast Corner Northerly upon : Comon with A Direct Line Twenty four Rod to A forked white oake being the North East Corner : Easterly on Josiah Thayers Land : Laid out by Thomas White January ye 10th : 1706


Six Acres More of the aforsd Deuission belonging to Lnefords Lott Laid out on the south side hop brook Medow : bounded North on sd medow Twenty Eight Rods Jt being A thre Cor- nerd Peice : the North Weast Corner being A white oak tree Weasterly : on Comon : with A direct Line : fifty Rods : to A black oake tree being the south Corner East on Comon : with A dirict Line forty four Rods to A white oake tree being the North East Corner


by Thomas White January 10: 1706


Nine Aers and six score and ten Rod of the fourth Deuission be longing to Jonathan Haywards Lott Laid out to the Aboue sd Samuel Thayer Three Acres and fifty Rod on the Weast sid of the Mill Riuer below hop brook bounded as followeth Easterly on Samuel Thayers Medow : twenty six Rod Jt being A thre Cor- nered Peice A swamp white oake markt Downe streame A pine tree ; markt up streame Northerly on Comon : with A diriet Line twenty six Rod : to A white oake Tree being the West Corner southerly on Comon with A direct Line : forty one Rod to sd Thayers Medow : Laid out by Thomas White January 10: 1706


(5 : 4) fiue Acres & half More of sd Nine Aeres : of sd Deuis- sion Laid on the East side of the mill Riuer: on both sids of Quick streame : bounded Weast on Samuel Thavers Land Eigh- teen Rod the southweast Corner A pople tree the North weast Corner A pople tree the North East Corner : A pine tree : the


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south East Corner A Pople tree : her being Alowane for A four Rod Way Cros the sd Land to Rehoboth


by Thomas White January 10th: 1706


(1) One Aere more of the abouesd Deuission Laid on the Weast side of the Mill Riuer : below Hopp brook bounded Downe streem upon Medow East on the Mill Riuer upstream upon Sam- uel Thayers Land Weast on the bottem of A steep hill, by Thomas White January 10: 1706


One aere & half more of sd Deuission on ye west side ye mill [1 : 2] Riuer, Bounded Westerly on Comon with a Direct Line from a hemLock Tree by hop brook to an Elbow in ye Riuer, So Round with Sd Thayers Land and Medow.


By Thomas White January ye 10th. 1716


[569.]


Samuel Thayer


EPhreim Pecks fift Deuission of Land Now Samuel Thayers as (3) Appears by A deed of salle baring Date


Part of it Laid out on the south side of hopp brook bounded Northerly on sd Thayers other Land southerly on Comon fifty nine Rods a black stand being the Northweast Corner : A whit oak tree being the : south East Corner : it being A three Cor- nered Peice of Laid for thre acres the whole Containing fiue Acers wanting thirty two Rods one Acre and one hundred and Twenty and Eight Rod Laid out the 20th of febuary 1713 by


Thomas White Samuel Thayer and Robert Euens Comite


One Acre and three Quarters more of sd Deuission for one Acre on the East of hopp brook : Jt being A three Cornered Peice (1) bounded Weast on sd Thayers other Land : sixty four Rod : A black oake being the South Corner south Weast on Comon Twenty two Rods to stons on A Rock : being the south East Corner East on Comon forty six Rod : to stons on A Rock : being A Corner of sd Thayers other land


Laid out by Thomas White Samuel Thayer Robert Euens : febur. 20th 1713 Comite


Eight Acres and half more of sd Deuission Laid for six Acres (6) on the East side hopp brook bounded southerly on Josiah


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Thayers Land sixteen Rodd Weasterly part on Josiah Thayers Land : and part on Samuel Thayers Land : sixty Rod to A white oake tree : being the North weast Corner North on Comon Thirty Rod : to the North East Corner of his other Land East on sd Thayers other Land : Laid out february 20th 1713


by Thomas White Samuel Thayer and Robert Euens Comite


Three acres More of sd fift Deuission Wanting Twelue Rod (3) Laid out on the North sid of the graue Medow Joyning to the sd Thayers other Land bounded North on sd Land twenty Rods : Weast on William Holbrooks Land thirty Rod : to A black oake tree Markt nere the south Weast Corner south on Comon : forty Rods : to A black oak tree nere the South East Corner : East on Comon twenty fiue Rod : to a black oake stand Nere the North East Corner : febur : 22 : 1713


by Thomas White Samuel Thayer & Robert Euens Comite


February ye 20th 1713 Seuen acres of Ephraim pecks fift Deui- (7) sion and Three acres of Seth Chapins fift Deuision Laid out for Samuel Thayer. on ye west Side of fox brook. bounded East on his other Land: a White oak tree markd. up stream: west on Common Sixty nine Rod to a hornbine Tree marked : Thence with a Direct Line fifty Rod To a pine Tree marked. Thence with a Direct Line Sixty Rod to a white oak Tree marked Down streem nere his other Land The whole Containing Twenty Three acres. Thirteen acres allowance for bad Land : Laid out by Thomas White Serueyer. Robert Euens & Samuel Thayer Committee


Samuel Thayer


[570.] Six Acres of Land belonging to William Holbrooks Lot ujet, of the fourth Deuission four Acres and of the fifth Deuision two Acres Now Samuel Thayers As Appears by A deed of sale from James Keith baring Date 15 day of January 1716


APrill ye tenth , 1717 Laid out for Samuel Thayer half one Acre of medow : Part of William sprages second Devission of medow and four Acres of William Holbrook fourth Deuission of upland on the West side of the Round Medow bounded Round on Comon


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Land : the North east Corner: being A black oak tree : North- erly on Comon thirty seuen Rod : to A black oake tree being the Norwest Corner Westerly thirty seuen Rod to A black oak stand : being the south West Corner Southerly twenty Rod to A white oak : tree being the south East Corner Easterly twelue Rod to the north East Corner : by Thomas White


Aprill ye tenth 1717 Laid out for Samuel Thayer on the North side the Round Medow : two Acres of William Holbrooks fifth Deuission of Land and forty Rod of William Sprages second Deuission of medow : to gether as followeth bounded south upon sd Medow : forty Rod : A walnut stand Markt nere the South East Corner a stake and stons being the south West Corner West on Comon forteen Rod to A black oake tree : being the norwest Corner North on Comon forty Rod to A black oake tree : being the North East Corner : East on Comon fourteen Rod to the south East Corner the Whole Containing three Acres and half one Acre and A quarter Alowanc - by -


Thomas White Thomas Sanford and Samuel Thayer Comitee


Nouember ye 13th. 1710 Twenty Seuen acres of Seth Chapins fift Deuision Laid out for Samuel Thayer on ye East Side of fox Brook Joyning to his other Land at one End & one Side. bounded on ye East Side Sd Land wth. a heap of Stons. on a Rock it being ye Southwest Corner. South on Common Seuenty Rod to a white burch being ye South East Corner. East on Common Sixty Rod to a white oak Tree being ye Norwest Corner North on Common Seuenty Six Rod to a bunch of White oak trees Marked Thence with a Direct Line fifty Six Rod to a maple tree marked nere Sd brook nere the Nor west Corner So W. to his other Land. the whole Containing Thirty Eight acres, Eleuen acres Allow- ance for bad Land


Laid out by Thomas White Serueyr. Seth Chapin : Samuel Thayer Comtee.


January ye 26th 1710 Laid out for Samuel Thayer. William Spragues Six acres which was to be Laid in ye prohibeted Land :


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& one acre & half & Twelue Rod of John Spragues Six acres) aboue Second plain Joyning to his other Land bounded north on Sd Land fifty Six Rod the norwest Corner a black oak Tree marked West on Common forty Six Rod to a bunch of Black oak Stands. being ye South west Corner. South on Common Twenty Eight Rod to a white oak Tree marked being the South East Corner East on Common forty six Rod to his other Land. the whole Containing Twelue acres & Twelue Rod. four acres and Half allowed for bad Land. Laid out by Tho& White Serueyer Sam" Moore & Samuel Thayer - Committee


Joseph Steuens


[571.] Joseph Steuenses Thirty Acre House Lott Granted him by the Town of Mendon Att a Publick Towne Meting febuerey the Eleventh 1668 for his JnCoredgment to suply the towne with A smith is buted and bounded as followeth Westerly upon the Hons Lott of Georg Aldrich Easterly upon A ten Rod hyway : southeasterly upon : A four Rod Hyway Leading Jnto the south Woods Southerly upon Comon Land


Laid out by Beniemin Albee


The dubling Lott or second Deuission of upland being Thirty Aeres sixten acres of sd thirty Acres Laid out upon the Mill Plaine : bounded as followeth Northerly upon the Land of John Sprage and East upon A Runill of water and south upon the Land of John Thomson. Weast upon sd Joseph steuenses Medow : Laid out by Jonathan Sprage : 28 March 16 : 73 ib A 2 Rodway cros sd lott


The first Deuission of Medow belonging to sd Lott Laid out upon the East sid of the Mill Riuer below the mill bounded Northerly with marked Trees Sontherly UPon a point : of upland : Coming hom to the Riuer : Easterly with upland Weasterly with sd Riuer : the whole being ten Acres more or Les


Laid out by Joseph White


The second Deuission of Medow is bounded as followeth one Part of Jt Lying upon A Run that Runs Into Mathias Pufers house Lot : bounded North and South with marked trees East and Weast with upland -


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Another part of sd Medow : Lying upon the East side of second bridg Riuer on the Weast side of bare hill below the falls Jn that Riuer : bounded up the stream with A marked Tree and a stak downe streame with marked Trees Weast on sd Riuer Easterly on upland -


Another part of sd Medow Lying upon the East side of sd Riner below the North Cedar swamp bounded with points of up- land Coming to the Riuer : An other Part of sd Medow : Lying att the south East End of the plain beyend the North Cedar swamp betwen sd plain and the great Medow : bounded up stream and Down streame with marked Trees : all other points With upland the whole of the four peces Containing three Acres be it more or Les : Laid out by Joseph white


fourteen Acres More of the Dubling Lott Laid out betwen the Mudy brook and the mill Riuer bounded as followeth East on John Harburs Land Twenty Eight Rod : south on the Land of fardinando Thayer sixty Eight Rod : Weast on Comon fifty Rod : North upon Mathias puffers medow ther being Allowanc for a : two Rod way threw sd Land


Laid out by Thomas White March 15 : 1705


The swamp Lott belonging to the sd Lott being fiue Acres More or Les Js Laid out upon the Weast side of Second bridg Riuer bounded Easterly upon sd Riuer : Weasterly partly upon upland partly upon A line of marked Trees : North partly upon upland partly upon marked Trees Southerly with A line of marked Trees to ye Riuer)


Laid out by Joseph White


Joseph Steuens Solomon Wood Jvn"


[572.] The fourth Deuission of Land belonging to the aforesd Joseph Steuenses Lott being sixty Acres : is bounded as follow- eth Northerly on the Land of Thomas Thayer and Part on the Land of James Albe Easterly upon dedham Line : begining att A Rock Jn Dedham line which is the North East Corner so Run- ing with Dedham Line sixty two Rod: A walnut being the Southermost Corner : Southerly upon Comon one hundred and Seventy Rods : the Line Runing threw A burnt swamp : so


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piching upon the Mill Riuer att the Mouth of A small Run : that Coms out of sd swamp And Weasterly upon Medow Lying betwen sd Land and the Riuer : -


Laid out by Josiah Chapin


The third Denission or great Lott belonging to sd Steuenses Lott : Lying upon the East side of the Mill Riuer : Containing one hundred and twenty Acres bounded Downe streame or or southerly on the Edg of a Round hill by a line of markt Trees : A smal Maple in a smal piece of Medow : about four Rod from the Riuer with A black oake stake att the East Corner Easterly upon Comon : Land the Line Runing Along nere the Midle of second bridg plaine Northerly upon Comon Land : by A line of Marked trees: A black oake att the northEast Corner and A maple Jn the swamp Nere the mill plaine : and Weasterly part upon : the streame beyend the Mill Plaine : and Part upon the Medow belonging to the sd Lott and Partly upon the Mill Riuer :


desember ye 20th : 1735 laid ovt for solomon wood Jvn' 2 acers ninth division of land laid Joyning to his other land near shok- colog and is bounded north on sd land 9 rod East on daniel tafts land 44 rod sovth on silvanes holbrooks land 9 rod to a heap of stons being the southwest corner thence rvning north 6 : dgr and half East 44 rod to a heap of stons att his other land being the norwest corner the whole being 2 acers and 80 rod 80 rod alowed for bad land laid ovt by Thomas White svrvayer Jacob aldrich and Joseph white chain men


April ye 8th : 1736 laid ovt for solomon wood Jvn' 2 acers tenth division of land laid Joyning to his other land near shockcolog and is bovnded west on sd land 40 rod sovth on comon one Rod East on the land of benjamen archer 40 rod north on common 15 rod the corners all heaps of stons -


the same day laid ovt for sd wood 40 acers tenth division of land Joyning to his other land near shokcolog and is bovnded East on his own land north part on Joseph taft Jun's land and part on Joseph taft sein' land and on comon 8 rod to a heap of stons being the norwest corner thence : rvning sovth 20 dgr


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East 56 rod to a heap of stons near the norwest corner of silvanes holbrooks land then bovnded sovth on sd holbrooks land to his own land it being a broaken peace of land containing 43 acers and 20 rod 3 acers and 20 rod alowed for bad land laid ovt by Thomas white svrvayer and Joseph white Chain man


[573.] John aldrich Joseph Aldrich


Janvary ye 9th : 171819 laid ovt for John aldrich three acers and half sixth division of land on the west side the great River Joyning to his other land bovnded Easterly on sd land sixty rod westerly on woodland tompsons land thirteen rod a white oak tree markt near the sovtheast corner sovtherly on conimon with a direct line to a walnut tree markt near seth aldriches land sovth- east on sd land fovr rod to his own land the whole containing fovr acers half an acer alowed for bad land and a private way to a small peace of common land left adjoyning by thomas white Jacob aldrich Robert taft committee


desember ye 8th : 1719 laid ovt for John aldrich seven acers of samvel Reads seventh division of land on the East side of his land now improved begining att the sovtheast corner of his other land then rvning sovth 10 dgr west by sd reads land Eighty Rod to a heap of stons on the north side of a brook and on the south side the road leading to peter aldriches then East 10 dgrs sovth twenty four Rod to a heap of stones being the north- east corner then north 10 dgrs East Eighty rod to a heap of stones being the norwest corner then west 10 dgrs north to the first bovnds the whole being twelve acers five acers alowed for bad land and a Rode cros a corner of sd land : by Robert Evens Jacob aldrich thomas white committee -


desember ye 8" : 1719 laid ovt for John aldrich thirty one acers of land : twelve acers of his sixth division and nineteen acers of his seventh division Joyning to his other land near his house be- gining att the north side att a great Rok with stones on itt being a former bovnds then rvning westerly by his other land twenty rod to a heap of stones thence with a direet line to a heap of


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stones on a stvmp seventy rod then rvning north 19 dgrÂȘ west twenty rod to a walnvt stand then sovtheast fyll point one hun- dred and Eighty rod to a heap of stones then sovthwest fyll point one hundred and ten Rod to his other land : it being a broken peace of land lying in among his land formerly laid ovt Estemed att forty two acers and thirty two Rod : Eleven acers and thirty two rod alowed for bad land by Robert Evens Jacob aldrich thomas white committee




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