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together with the sayd dwelling house together with all outhousing gardens fenceing together with all other the apurtenances unto the sayd house and lott. Also the sayd John Tuttell hath sould and alienated unto the sayd Raynold Foster, a planting lott. eight acres of Land, more or less, lying upon Heartbreak Hill, having a planting lott of William Whyte on the West, on the East a planting lott of Robert Andrews and a plantinge lott of Michael Williamson; butting upon a swamp at either end and the sayd John Tuttell, doeth by these presents sell and alienate unto the sayd Raynold Foster, all the afore- name.I Lands lying and bounded as above written, also the sayd dwelling house together with all the apurtenaces to the sayd house and Landes, together with all the title, inter est, and claims unto the sayd house and Landes, and every
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part and psell of the same, and the sayd Raynold Foster, to enjoy the sayd house and Landes, together with all the premises, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered by theyr mutuall consent and order, the day and yeare above written.
W. B
Granted to John Hanchett, six acres, of planting ground lying towards the Reedy marsh, having a planting lott of Marke Symonds on the Southeast, and a planting lott of Edward Tredwell on the Northwest, to enjoy the sayd Land, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered this 19th day of November 1638.
Memorand, that whereas William Whitred, had lately in his possession one house lott, half an acre of ground, lying at the West end of the High street now the sayd William Whitred for a certain summe of mony to him in hand paid sould the said house lott, having a house lott of Henry Kinsbur on the Northwest end [ ] on the Southeast un- to John Hanchet of this town. Also one dwelling house. built and standing upon the sayd lott, together with all the privileges and apurtenances to the sayd house and lott, to- gether with all his interest and claime that the sayd Wil- liam Whitred hath or hath had unto the sayd house and house lott, or any pt or psell of the same, and the sayd John Hanchet , to enjoy the sad house and house lott, together with all the apurtenances, to him, his heirs, and assigns for- ever. Entered by theyr jont order and consent the 19th day of November 1638. Not consented to by Will" Whitred.
W. B.
Granted Mr. Samuel Apleton, by the company of freemen, as followeth Imprimis, Eight acres of Land, more or less. as it lyeth above the Mill, bounded on the Southeast by the Town River, also having a house lott, formerly granted to John Fawn on the Northeast, also on the Northwest the highway leading into the common. Also six acres of med- ow in the Reedy marsh having Edward Cachames medow on the Northwest, and Mathias Curren's medow on the Southeast. Also a farme containing foure hundred and six-
ty acres, more or less, medow and upland as itlyeth, bound- ed by the River commonly called the Mile brook on the Northeast and by the great River on the Northwest, on the West in part by the Land of William Warener, and by a swamp on the Southeast, and partly also at the same end, by the Land of Hugh Sherrat, to enjoy all the sayd Landes, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered into the Town booke, folio,16, the 20th of December 1638.
The farme further bounded, from the Land of William Warener by markt trees and a water course, and then [ ] markt trees to the gate standing upon the high [ ] lead- ing to Salem, from thence as the fence runs, [ ] the aspes and soe with a strayt line to the brooke.
January 1º 1638.
Granted Theophilus Wilson, a small percell of ground ad- joyening to his planting lott betweene it and the swamp, three acres, more or less:
Granted to Thomas Emerson, sixty foure acres of upland adjovening to Goodman Mussies farme, and sixteene acres of medow, as near as may be found.
January the 4th 1638.
Granted Thomas Tredwell, fifty acres of Land, beyond the North River neare Robert Mussey's Land whereof ten acres to be medow to be viewed and laid out by the lott layers, Mr, Hubbard George Giddinge, and Will" Bartholmew.
Granted to Thomas Newman. foure acres of Land beyond Muddy River, or where it may conveniently be found.
Granted Thomas Shareman, a percell of ground, lying at the further end of the Common fence next to Egipt River, being about foure acres. more or less.adjoyneing to ten acres granted Mr. Fawne:
Also granted Tho as Shareman the same time a small parcell of ground, adjoyneing to the house lott of Nathanaell Bishop with liberty to build a house himselfe., or else it is not to make a house lott but he is enjoyned to sell it, or put it to some other use.
Thomas Smith is granted a planting lott, beyond Muddy
River or as it may be found after Goodman Cooly: February 1638.
Humphry Vincent, a small parcell of Land over against Goodman Bradstreets, at the lower end of Mudd creeke not exceeding six acres:
Granted to Robert Wallis, two acres of ground, next to a planting lott of Mr. Firmans near Heartbreake Hill:
Granted to Hugh Sharratt a acre. of ground adjoyneing to the lower end of Goodman Hassell's house lott, and he promised not to build any bouse uppon it:
Granted Mr. Bartholmew, eighty acres of Land, in ex- change for thirty which he is to lay downe att West med- owes, to be laide out in some convenient place, as shall be thought fitt, by William Hubbard, and Richard L,umkin, about William Hubbards farme.
The 18h of February 1638.
Granted William Whitred, ten acres of upland, and six acres of medow, at the West meadowes to be laid out by William Warner [and] Will" Bartholmew together with three grants above so as it entrench not uppon the Comon.
This according to that order of staying three years in the Towne.
Granted to Reynold Foster, fourty acres of Land, whereof ten to be medow or marsh, lying betweene Mr. Cogswell's and Goodman Kinsman's farmes, adjoyneing to the hither end of farther Chebacco River uppon the former provisso of remaineing an inhabitant in this Towne three years, to be laid out by Goodman Giddings and the lot layers:
Granted to Mr. William Knight two hundred acres of Land whereof fourty acres to be medow neare unto the farme of Mr. Hubbards. to be laid out by Mr. [ ] Mr. Si- monds Mr. Bartholmew Richard Lumkin the lott layers yvided that he remaine an inhabitant in Ipswich the space of three years.
Granted to Mr. Gilles Firman a hundred acres of upland and twenty acres of medow as neare Mr. Hubbards farme as may hee or elcewhere by the appointment of Mr. Hub-
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bard: Mr. Simonds Mr. Bartholmew [and] Richard Lum- kin to be laid out by them, with the lott layers yvided yt he remaine an inhabitant in Ipswich the space of three yeares.
It is reffered to Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Paine, Mr. Whitting- ham, to view the Highway leading from the High street to the Bridge streete and to add unto Henery Archer and any otherlotts adjoyneing. So much out of it as may encourage them to make ditches to drain the way. The parties named to see the Highway be drained:
February the 15th 1638.
Granted the same day and yeare above written to Susan Manning an house lott one acre of ground lying in the swamp neare the Mill street having an acre of ground of Hugh Sherratts on the Northeast; and a highway on the Southwest. Also six acres of planting ground beyond Mudy River, having a planting lott of Thomas Mannings on the Southeast and a planting lott of Thomas Smith's on the on the Northwest, butting upon ten acres of Land granted to Robert Lord, to enjoy the sayd Lands, to her, her heirs, and assigns forever. Entered into the Town booke folio 28
Memorand, that whereas Samuell Greenfield now of this Towne of Ipswich, husbandman, being lawfully possessed of all the Landes formerly granted to Humphry Wyth, de- ceased, by marriage of Susan late wyfe of the sayd Humphry Wyth deceased, now the sayd Samuell Greenfield, together with the consent of his sayd wyfe. hath sould unto Thomas Emerson of this towne of Ipswich also husbandman, all that psell of Land formerly granted the foresayd Humphry Wyth for a farme, lying on the South syde of the great creeke called the Labour in vayne, bounded on the West, by a psell of Land granted to George Carr, on the North by the Land of Thomas Boreman, on the East by Mr. Nathanell Ward, his farme, on the South by Mr. Daniell Denison, his farme, and the sayd Samuell Greenfield doeth by these presents for good considerations him thereunto moveing, sell and alienate unto the sayd Thomas Emerson, all the
foresayd Land, being one hundred acres more or less, lying and bounded as above written, and is to be seen in this booke folio 16 more at large, also all timber, watercourse, buildings, fencing and all other the apurtenances to the sayd Lands, together with all the title, interest and claim, that the sayd Samuell or Susan his wife hath or hath had unto the sayd Land and to part and psell of the same, or any the premises, and the sayd Thomas Emerson to enjoy - the sayd Land, together with all the premises, to him his heirs and assigns forever. Entered by theyr joynt order and consent the 4th day of March 1638.
1639.
Granted to Mr. Bacheler, sixty acres of upland, and twen- tv of meaddow neare Hurttlebery Hill, joyneing uppon the Land betwixt Ipswich and Rowley uppon his velinquishing of 50 acres formerly granted to him in the West meadowes, and uppon his staying in the Town yeares, to be laid out by John Perkins Sen" Jo: Tuttle, and John Gage.
Granted to Marke Simonds, a piece of upland, joyneing to his house lott not exceeding one rod of ground.
Granted to [ ] Varneham, three acres of that planting ground, formerly Mr. Bradstreets, and the remainder of it to Jathnell Bird, to be laid out by the lott layers and Marke Simonds.
Granted to John Shatswell beyond Muddy River next the common fence within: A percell of ground betwixt the Riv- er, and the Land of the sayd John, 25 acres without the fence adjoyning thereto uppon considerations that he lay down 20 acres, granted to him, on this side the River, to bee laid out by the lott layers, Thomas Tredwell and Mr. Tuttle :-
The Towne doth refuse to receive Humphry Griffin as an Inhabitant to provide for him as Inhabitants formerly re- ceived, the town being full.
Granted to Mr. William Payne, 23 acres next John Satch- wells uppon condition that his former grant of 20 acres be relinquished: To be laid out by the foresaid parties.
1639.
The committee for the Pequitt Soldiers did grant as fol- loweth.
To William Whitred 8 acres in exchange of 10 to be laid out by John Andrews afterward mentioned.
To Andrew Storye 2 acres.
To John Burnham 8 acres.
To Rob Cross six acres of marsh.
To Francis Wainwright 8 acres if he hath not already any granted.
To Robert Filbrick the same.
To John Andrews the same.
To Palmer Tingley 8 acres of Land.
To William Swyndon 2 acres if he hath had noe house lott.
To Robert Castell 8 acres if it be duely demanded within one yeare.
Granted Edward Browne, a house lott on the upper syde of the High streete, being about an acre, more or less, hav- ing on the Southeast a house lott granted to William Bar- tholmew, on the Northwest, a house lott now in the posses- sion of Mr. Symon Bradstreet. Also six acres of planting ground within the common fence, having a planting lott of Mr, John Norton on the East, on the West a highway lead- ing to the lower end of Muddy River, at the upper end but- ting upon the ould highway to Newbury at the North end butting upon a swamp.
Memorand, that whereas Richard Haffield had lately in his possession one house and a house lott with it of about half an acre, more or less, the which he formerly bought of John Whityeare, and was granted unto him by the company of freemen now the sayde Richard Haffield hath sould unto Thomas Ferman, the said house and lott together with all the fencing and all other the benefits thereunto belonging. The sayd lott being in the cross street neare the meeting house, bounded by the highway leading to the mill on the South, on the South West a house lott, formerly granted to
Nathaniell Bishop and now in his possession, on the North a house lott formerly granted to William Whyte, and the said Richard Haffield doeth acknowledge the sale thereof unto the said Thomas Firman, to enjoy the same to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Granted to William Bartholmew, one house lott, about two acres of ground lying to the street called the East end, and butting upon the same street at the Southeast end hav- ing an house lott of Thomas Boreman on the Northeast, and a house lott of John Warener on the Southwest. Also six acres of planting ground lying North from the said house lott having a planting lott of Thomas Boreman's on the East, and a planting lott of James Pitney's on the West: Also ten acres of medow, more or less, lying neare the La- bour in vayne Creek, having the said creek on the East, Mr. Hubard's medow South, and John Perkins Jun his medow on the Northeast. Also ten acres of medow and upland at the West Medowes, butting upon the medow of John Gadge at the Northwest, the rest of the Landes about it lying common. Also eight acres of upland, lying on the South syde the Towne River bounded on the Southeast and North- east by the Land of George Giddings, on the Southwest and Northwest by the common. Also one acre in the High streete, Robert Lord's house lott, East and Edward Brownes houselott west: Also eighty acres of Land in consideration of charges in going to court lying neare Mr, Hubbard's farme
Granted to Daniell Hovey, an house lott, 1 acre of grouud on the South syde of the Town River, having a house lott, granted to William Holdred on the West, aud a house lott granted to Thomas Sherman on the East. Also six acres of planting ground, lying on Sagamore Hill, having a planting lott, formerly granted to Henry Wilkinson on the West, and a planting lott granted to William Holdred on the East: to enjoy the sayde Landes, to him, his heirs, or assigus forever. Entered this 27th day of March 1639.
Granted to Thomas Smith, an house lott one acre of
ground lying at the West end of the High street, having an house lott granted to John Cooley on the Southeast, and the common neare the common fence gate, on the North- west: Also six acres of ground for planting, lying beyond Mudy River, having a planting lott of Thomas Manning's on the Northeast, and a planting lott of Robert Whitman formerly granted to Susan Manning on the Southwest; to enjoy the sayde Landes, to him; his heirs, and assigns for- ever. Entered the 9 day of April 1639 into the town booke fol. 19.
Memorand. that whereas William Holdred, hath Landes granted by the company of freemen, as below written, that is to say an house lott of half an acre of ground and six acres of planting ground, both lying and bounded as above written. Now the sayde William Holdred hath sould unto Daniell Hovey of this town, Planter, all the sayde Land, lying and bounded as aforesayd together with one dwell- ing house, built upon the sayd house lott and all the fencing and all other the apurtenances to the sayd house and house lott and planting lott, and the sayd William Holdred doth acknowledge himself for the sayd house lott and planting lott together with the sayd Dwelling house and all other the apurtenances to be fully payd and satisfyed, and the sayd Daniel Hovey to enjoy the sayde house and Lands. lying and bounded as above written, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever,
Entered by theyr joynt consent the 10th day of April 1639.
W. B.
Granted to William Holdred, an house lott an half an acre of ground lying on the South side the towne River, having an house lott of Daniell Hovey's on the Northeast and a house lott of Roger Preston's on the Southwest; Also six acres of planting ground, lying on Sagamore Hill, having
six acres of the lyke ground of Daniell Hoveys, and on the West a planting lott of Roger Preston's on the East, to en- joy the sayde Landes. to him, his heirs, and assigns forever.
Entered this 9th day of April 1639.
Granted to Stephen Jordaine, a House lott. about three rodes of ground, more or less, lying in the Stony street, leading to the River, having a house lott formerly granted to Humphry Branstreet on the Northwest, and a house lott formerly granted to Thomas Clark on the South; Also & planting lott six acres of ground, lying on the South syde the Towne River, bounded on the Southwest by a planting lott, granted to Robert Cross, on the Northeast by the bigh way leading to the Labour in vayne creek, butting at the East end upon medow ground belonging to Thomas French Also twenty acres of medow and upland at the West med- owes, this medow six acres having medow of William Fuller on the Southeast, and Samuel Hall's medow on the South west, the upland fourteen acres; having upland of William Fuller's on the Northeast, and upland of Samuel Hall's on he South to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, Entered 5th day of first month, 1639 into the towne book folio 17.
Granted to John Deane the elder, an house lott one acre of ground, lying to the street called the West end, and butting at the Southwest end upon the sayd street, having a house lott of Robert Mussey's on the east, and a house lott of Thomas Brewers on the West. Also six acres of planting ground beyond the Ready marsh having a planting lott of Thomas Brewers South, and a planting lott of RobertWalts on the North, Also four acres of planting ground within the common fence, having a psell of the lyke ground belong- ing to William Whitred on the East and a psell of ground of
Thomas Brewers on the Northwest, to enjoy the sayd Lands to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered the 9th day of Aprill 1639.
Granted to Thomas Brewer, an house lott one acre of ground, butting at the South end upon the street called the West end, having a house lott of John Deanes on the East, anda house lott of Thomas Birds on the West, Also six acres of planting ground, beyond the Reedy marsh, having a planting lott of John Deane's on the North, a planting lott of Thomas Birds on the South: Also two acres of ground with in the common fence having four acres of the lyke ground of John Deane's on the East, and two acres of ground of Thom- as Birds on the West: to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered the 9.1 day of Aprill 1639.
Granted to Thomas Bird, an house lott, one acre of ground butting on the South upon the street called the West end having a house lott of Thomas Brewer on the East, and a house lott of William Puriers on the West. Also six acres of planting ground lying beyond the Reedy marsh, having a planting lott of Thomas Brewers North and a small creek on the West:
Also two acres of planting grouud within the common fence, having two acres of the lyke ground of Thomas Brew- ers on the East, and a psell of planting ground granted to Edward French on the West: Also six acres more or less, lying neare the River, half a mile above the Mill, given to plant Osiers in, having a planting lott of Jeremy Belchers on the Northeast, and a planting lott of Henry Archer on the West: to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever Entered into the Town book folio 18-9ª of the second month 1639.
Granted to Joseph Medcalf, for a house lott and a plant- ing lott about seven acres of Land, more or less, lying on the South syde the Town River being encompassed by the same River, on the Northwest, and North and Northeast syde of it, bounded on the Southeast by a swamp having on
the South a psell of Land of Thomas Boreman's and on the Southwest a house lott of Daniel Hovey's. Also ten acre, of Land, lying on the Southeast of Mr. Hubbard's house, bounded on the North by a planting lott of Will" Lamson's and by a swamp on the East, having Mr. Nathaniell Rogers his Land on the South and Southeast. Also twelve acres of medow, more or less, at the West medowes, butting at the Southeast end upon a psell of medow of Richard Jacobs, en- compassed on the North and South by rocks and waste ground.
Also twenty and five acres of upland neare the same med- ow, bounded by a great Pond at the Southeast end, having Land of Robert Lord on the Northeast butting at the North end upon certaine Land granted to John Perkins to enjoy all the sayd Landes, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered the 9' day of the second month 1639 into the Towne book folio 20.
Granted Thomas Gilven, a house lott one acre of ground, on the South syde the Town River, having a houselott of Joseph Medcalfs on the North and Northwest, and a house- lott of Thomas Boremans on the South: Also six acres of planting ground, lying on Rabbit Hill, having a planting lott of John Wedgwood's on the Southwest, and six acres of Land formerly granted to Mr. Pyke on the Southeast: to enjoy the sayde Landes, to him his heirs and assigns forever: Entered into the Towne Book folio 20 the 9th day of the second month 1639.
Memorand that Kathereen Gilven, late wife of Thomas Gilven, being possessed of those Landes formerly granted to the sayde Thomas Gilven, her late husband, she hath now sould unto Thomas Boreman of this Towne, that acre of ground that was granted to her husband for a houselott lying and bounded as above written, and doeth acknowledge the same thereof, by a deed under her hand, bearing date the same day and yeare with this present, Entered this first day of June 1639. W. B.
Granted to William Goodhue, six acres of planting ground
on the South syde the Town River, butting upon the same River at the Northwest, and upon the medow of John Per- kins the younger, at the Southeast, having a planting lott of Mathias Button's on the East, and a planting lott of John Perkins on the West: Also six acres of Land, neare the Town River, about half a mile above the Mill, having a psell of ground, of Thomas Bird's on the East, and a plant- ing lott of Henry Archer's on the North, and ten acres of Land granted to Nathaniell Bishop on the South: Also a psell of Land about two miles up the Town River, not far from the spine rock,encompassed on the Southeast. South and [the] Southwest by the River and running from the East, from a dry pitt to the West to a great white Oak marked, being about twenty six acres, more or less: Also he is pos- sessed of a house lott, being about three rods of ground, ly- ing to the street called the East end, bounded by the sayde street on the Southeast, having a houselott of Mr. John Winthrop on the Southwest, and a houselott formerly grant- ed to Robert Cole and now in the possession of Isaac Com- ings on the Northeast, this houselott he bought of Joseph Medcalf, who bought it of Robert Cole to whom it was first granted; to enjoy all the sayd Lands to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Entered into the Towne book folio 20, the 9" day of the second month 1639.
Memª that whereas William Bartholemew is pos- sessed of a planting lott, lying on the North syde of the Towne, having a planting lott of James Pitney's on the West, and a planting lott of Thomas Boreman's on the East butting at the North end upon a psell of marsh, formerly granted to John Webster: now the sayd William Barthole- mew, hath sould unto the sayd John Webster a small psell of the sayd Land. next adjoyneing unto the above named marsh, and the sayd psell of ground is in quantity eight rodds square, as it lyeth, bounded by certain trees marked, and the sayde Will" Bartholemew doeth acknowledge him- self for the sayde psell of ground, to be fully payde and sat- isfied, and the sayde John Webster, to enjoy the sayde psell
of ground: to him, his heirs and assigns forever: Entered the 25th day of Aprill 1639.
Granted to Thomas Boreman one house lott about two acres of ground, lying to the street called the East end, and butting upon the sayde street at the Southeast end, bound- ed on the Northeast by a Houselott belonging to Mr. John Winthropp, and on the Southwest by a houselott granted Willm Bartholemew: Also six acres of planting ground on- the North syde the Towne, having a planting lott for- merly granted to Thomas Scott on the East and a plant- ing lott of William Bartholemew on the West: Also an Is- land about fifty and five acres of Land, medow and upland bounded on the North and Northeast by the Towne River, and on the East by a creeke parting it and an Island be- longing to John Perkins the Elder, and on the South a psell of Land formerly granted to George Carr, and on the West the great creeke called the Labour in yayne: Also a psell of ground about two acres for a houselott, lying on the South syde the Towne River, bounded on the South by a highway leading to the Labour in vayne, on the Northwest by cer- tain houselotts, granted to Daniel Hovey, William Holdred, &c, On the Northeast by a houselott formerly granted to Thomas Gilven. Also a small psell about a rood of ground in the street called the East end, bounded by a houselott of John Perkins the younger on the East, and by two house- lotts formerly granted to Serjeant Howlett and Thomas Hardy on the South, the town reserving liberty to digg clay in any part of this sayd psell last granted: to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him his heirs and assigns forever. Entered the 7th day of May 1639.
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