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Memorand, that whereas William Whitred of this towne of Ipswich, Carpenter, was lately possessed of one house lott about half an acre of ground lying to the street called the East end, bounded by a house lott of William Puriers on the Southwest, and by a house lott of the sayde William Whitred on the Northwest, which house lott was formerly granted unto William Simmons, and by him was sould unto
the sayd William Whitred, together with one Dwelling house built by the sayd William Symmons upon part of the sayd lott, now the sayd William Whitred hath for a certayne summe of mony to him in hand payde, sould unto Thomas Smith of this Towne, also shoomaker all the sayde house lott, lying and bounded as above written, together with the sayde Dwelling house; and all the aditions of building that have been made and done since it hath been in the posses- sion of the sayd William Whitred, together with all the tim- ber, fencing, and all the privileges and apurtenances unto the sayd house and house lott belonging, and the sayd Wil- liam Whitred doeth for himself, his heires, and assigns, quit all title, interest and claime unto the sayde house and house- lott together with all the premises, and the sayde Thomas Smith, to enjoy the sayde house and house lott, together with all the premises, to him, his heires and assigns forever. Entered by theyr joynt consent the first day of the fourth month commonly called June 1639. W, B,
Granted Robert Lord one house lott one acre of ground, lying on the High street having the sayd street on the Northeast, having a house lott of James Pitney's on the Southeast, and a houselott formerly granted to Richard Jacob, on the Northwest: Also a farme of sixty acres of upland and medow, lying at the West medowes, haying Joseph Medcalf's Land on the Southwest, and Alexander Knights Land on the Northeast, and John Gage's medow on the Southeast: Also ten acres of Land, lying on this syde of the North River, butting upon the same River, at the Northwest, bounded by a swamp at the Southeast, having a psell of Land, formerly granted to Samuell Sherman on the Southwest, and ten acres of Land granted to Thomas French the elder on the Northeast: Also six acres of marsh at the Reedy marsh, bounded by six acres of the like Land belonging to Hugh Sherratt on the Northwest, having a psell of marsh formerly granted to Richard Haffield on the Southeast: Also at three several tymes granted a psell of Land, pt medow and pt upland, about ten acres, more or
less, which together with a planting lott, bought of John Wedgewoods maketh about sixteen acres, more or less, as it lyeth together at the East end of the Towne, bounded all but one acre a half by the common fence on the East, and Northeast, having Hugh Sherratts planting lott on the Northwest, the other pt about one acre a half, lying without the common fence in the Way to Jeffrie's neck, bounded by the same highway on the west; and by the Land of John Perkins - the elder on the Southeast: Also a house lott on the High street, butting upon the same street at the South end, hav- ing a house lott of Humphry Vincent on the East, and a house lott granted William Bartholemew on the West, To enjoy all the sayde Landes, to him, his heires, and assigns forever: Entered into the Towne book folio 22, the tenth day of the fourth month 1639.
Alice Perkins, widow, sometime the wyfe of Isaac Perkins, deceased, is possessed of a psell of Land, granted to the sayd Isaac Perkins in his life tyme, lying above the street called Brook street, and being for quantity abont six acres, more or less, as it is bounded on the East by a Highway leading through the planting lotts and on the Southwest, by a planting lott of John Webster, on the Northwest by a planting lott formally granted to John Fawn, now in the possession of Thomas Treadwell, the sayde Alice Perkins; to enjoy all the sayd Lands to her, her heirs, and assigns forever: Entered into the Town book folio 23, 15" fourtlı month 1639.
Memorand, thatAlice Perkins above named, hath sould all her right and title, to the six acres of Land above writ- ten, unto Joseph Mosse, of this towne and doeth acknow- the sale thereof, and the sayde Alice Perkins. doeth also ac- knowledge that shee is fully payd and satisfied, for the sayd Land and the sayd Joseph Mosse is quietly to enjoy the sayd Land, and one Dwelling house, built and standing upon pt of the sayd Land, as doeth appear more largely by a deed under her hand, bearing date the same day and yeare with this entrance: to him his heires, and assigns forever: En-
tered the same day and yeare above written:
Granted to John Wyat one houselott lying in Bridge street and butting at the South end upon the same street, having a houselott of Mr. Nortons on the East, and a house lott of Mark Quilters on the West, Also six acres of planting ground, lying half a mile above the mill, butting at the East end upon the Town river, having a planting lott of Richard Lumkins on the South, a highway on the West, and a plant- inglott in the possession of Daniell Warener on the North and Northeast; Also twenty and four acres of upland lying neare the highway to Mr. Saltonstall's farme, and butting at the East end upon the same highway having Land for- mally granted to William Warener on the Northeast, and Land belonging to Thomas Wells on the Southwest: Also six acres of medow at the West medowes butting upon Rich- ard Jacob's medew at the North end, having Landes un- granted on the other syde; Also six acres of medow and upland at the West medowes, bounded on the South and Southeast, by the medow ground of William Warener and Thomas Wells; to enjoy all the sayde Landes, to him, his heires and assigns forever; Entered into the Towne book folio 23, 5" day of the fift month 1639,
Memorand, that Richard Jacob hath for a certaine summe of mony to him in hand payde, sould unto Thomas Boreman of this Towne, husbandman all that psell of Land, granted him for a planting lott, being six acres of Land, lying and bounded as above written, being his second grant, and the sayd Richard Jacob, doeth by these presents, as also by a deed under his hand, for him, his heires and assigns forever, quit all title, interest, and claime unto the sayd six acres of Land, and all the priv ] thereunto belonging and the sayd Thomas Boreman to enjoy all the sayd six acres of Land to- gether with all the privileges and the apurtenances thereun- to belonging to him his heires and assigns forever; Entered by theyr joynt consent the third day of the fift month called July 1639,
Grauted to Thomas Clarke about four acres of planting ground, lying upon the neck of Land at the East end of the Towne, butting upon the Towne River, at the South end, having a planting lott of Thomas Howlett att the West end, and a planting lott of John Robinsons on the East: Also four acres of medow, lying upon the same neck, butting on the River at the South end, having a planting lott of Ed- mund Gardner's on the North, and a planting lott of Ed- mund Sewardes on the West: Also ten acres of Land on the South syde the Towne River haying Mr. Roger's his Land on the Southwest and George Giddings his meadow on the Northeast, on the Southwest the common: Also a houselott lying to the street called the East end, about one acre a half the which he bought of William Clarke, and hath sett a Dwelling house upon a part thereof, being bounded on the Northeast by a house lott of John Perkins, and on the Southwest by a house lott, now in the possession of Thomas Bishop to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered into the Towne book fol. 24, 15th of the fift month 1639.
Memorand, that whereas theyr was granted to William Bartholemew, eight acres of Land, lying on the South syde the Towne River, as apeareth more at large, in this book, folio 29, now the sayd William Bartholemew hath sould and exchanged the sayd eight acres of Land, bounded on the Nort heast and Southeast bythe Land of George Giddings, and on the Southwest and Northwest by the common, unto Thomas Howlett of this towne, Carpenter, and the sayde Will“ Bartholemew, doeth by these presents, confirm the sayde sale and exchange, and the sayde Thomas Howlett is quietly to enjoy the sayde eight acres of Land, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered this 15" day of the fift month called July 1639.
Memorand, that whereas there was granted to Thomas Howlett, ten acres of Land, lying neare the Reedy marsh. having tenn acres of the lyke Land formerly granted to Richard Haffield on the Northwest, and tenn acres of the
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lyke Land belonging to John Gage on the Southeast: now the sayde Thomas Howlett, hath sould and exchanged unto Will Bartholemew of this towne, husbandman, all the sayde tenn acres of Land lying and bounded as above written, and doeth more largely appear in this book folio ] and the sayde Thomas Howlett, doeth by these presents confirm the sale or exchange, and the sayde William Bartholemew, is quietly to enjoy the sayde tenn acres of Land, to him, his heirs and assigns forever: Entered the 15" day of the fift month called July 1639,
Granted to Samuell Boreman one house lott one acre a quarter of ground, lying at the West end of the Towne, hav- ing a house lott of Richard Hucklyes on the East, and a house lott of Thomas Hartes on the West: Also six acres of planting ground beyond Mudy River, having a planting lott of Mr. Smith's Southeast and certaine tenn acre lotts of Thomas French the elder, and others, butting upon the Northwest of it: to enjoy the sayde Lands, to him, his heirs and assigns forever: Entered the 22" of the sixth month 1639 into the Towne book folio 23,
Memorand, that Samuell Boreman, hath sould and ex- changed this house lott, and planting lott, lying and bound- ed as is here above written, unto George Hadlye of this towne husbandman, together with one small Dwelling house, built and standing upon the sayde house lott, together with all the privileges and apurtenances to the sayde house lott, and planting lott, belonging as by a deed under his hand. bearing date the same day and yeare with this present ex- change, and the sayde George Hadlye to enjoy the sayd house and Land together with all the privileges, to him, his heirs and assigns forever:
Memorand, that whereas Isaack Comings of this towne, husbandman, was lately possessed of a ysell of Land about seven acres, more or less, being the half of a ysell of ground sometyme granted to Johnathan Wade, and by him resigned to the towne, in exchange for other Land, now the sayde Isaac Comings hath for good considerations, sould unto
Andrew Hodges of this towne. likewise husbandman. all the sayde seven acres of Land more or less, lying neare the high- way to Jeffries neck, having Mr. Fosters Land on the West and Northwest, and a ysell of Land, granted to the sayde Andrew Hodges on the East and Southeast, and six acres of Land, belonging to Mr. Wade on the Southwest and the sayde Isaac Comings doeth by these presents quitt all inter- est and claim unto the sayde Land together with all the timber trees fenceing and whatsoever to the sayde Land be- longeth: and the sayde Andrew Hodges quietly to enjoy all the sayd Land together with all the privileges to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered by theyr joynt consent the 26" of the 6ª month 1639.
Granted to John Perkins six acres of planting ground, ly- ing on the South syde the Towne River neare the Labour in vayne bounded by a planting lott of William Goodhue's on the East and by a planting lott of Joseph Readings on the West butting at the North end upon the towne River: Also fourteen acres of upland at the West meadowes running North and South in the length having Joseph Medcalf's up- land on the South and Steephen Jordaine's upland on the East: Also six acres of medow at the West medowes run- ning in a long slipp North and South having a ysell of med- ow belonging to John Sanders on the Southeast of it being not farr from Joseph Medcalf's Land; Also hee is possessed of an houselott about one acre and three roodes of ground bought of John Sanders upon part whereof hee hath built an house this lott hath John Perkins the elder on the Northeast and Thomas Clarke's houselott on the Southwest; to enjoy all the sayde Lands to him his heirs and assigns forever; Entered into the town book folio 25 last day of the sixth month 1639.
Memorand that whereas William Bartholemew of this towne husbandman was lately possessed of one houselott, about two acres of ground more or less as it lyeth butting on the Southeast upon the street called the East end bounded on the Northeast by a houselott of Thomas
Memorand that whereas William Bartholemew of this towne husbandman was lately possessed of one houselott, about two acres of ground more or less as it lyeth butting on the Southeast upon the street called the East end bounded on the Northeast by a houselott of Thomas Boremans and on the Southwest by a house lott now in the possession of John Warener butting upon the Northwest
upon the houselott of Mathias Currin: Also a planting lott being about six acres, more or less, ly- ing North from the sayde houselott and butting upon a swampat the South end, bounded on the East by a planting lott of Thomas Boremans, and on the West by a planting lott of James Pitney's butting at the North end upon a med- ow lott granted John Webster, Now the sayd William Bar- tholemew, hath for acertain summe of mony to him in hand payd, sould unto Lionel Chute of this Towne, all the sayde two ysells of Land lying and bounded as above written, to- gether with one Dwelling house, built and standing upon the houselott, also one cow house together with other out hous- ing, yardes, gardens, timber, trees, fenceing, watercouse, and all other the privileges and apurtenances unto the sayd house and Landes belonging, and the sayd William Barthol- emew doeth for himself, his heirs, and assigns, quitt all the interest and claime unto the sayd house and Landes, and every part and ysell of the same, and the sayd Lionell Chute quietly to enjoy the sayd house and Landes, together with all other the premises, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered by theyr joynt consent the 1ª day of the eighth month called October 1639.
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Memorand, that whereas William Fuller of this Towne, Gunsmith, was lately possessed of one houselott half an acre of ground, to the which hee added one house lott half an acre more, also a small ysell in the same place bought of Christopher Osgood, all which as they lye together, being about fiye roodes of ground, more or less, having the high- way to the Mill on the East and Southeast, and the house-
lott of Thomas Rawlinson on the Northeast, having Land now in the possession of Christopher ()sgood on the South and Southwest, touching upon the North syde upon the houselott of Hugh Sherratt, Now the sayd William Fuller hath for a certaine summe of mony to him in hand payd, sould unto John Knowlton of this towne, Shooemaker, all the sayd Land, being five roodes, more or less, lying and bounded as above written, together with one small Dwell- ing house, also all timber yardes, fencing, with all other the privileges and apurtenances to the sayd house and Land be- longing: and the sayd William Fuller doeth by these pres- ents acknowledge the sale thereof, and the sayd John Knowl- ton quietly to enjoy the sayd house and Land, together with all other the privileges, to him, his heirs and assigns forever: Entered by theyr joynt consent the 15th day of the 8th month called October 1639.
Granted to Robert Wallis one acre of ground for a house lott, lying in the swamp below the high street, having a small ysell of ground granted to John Hassall on the North- west, and a houselott formerly granted to Robert Lord on the Northeest, a houselott of Susan Manning southwest: Also six acres of planting ground neare the Reedy marsh, having a planting lott of John Deane the elder on the North west, a ysell of planting ground formerly granted to Na- thaniell Bosworth on the East. a ysell of medow belonging to Thomas Dorman on the Southwest: Also a ysell of plant- ing ground about three acres, more or less, lying on the South syde the Towne River, having four acres of planting ground now in the possession of Mr. Hubbard on the North- west, and six acres of planting ground, formerly granted to John Wedgewood on the Southeast, to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever. Entered into the Towne book folio 26 in the 25" of the month called Octo- ber. 1639.
Memorand, that Robert Wallis hath sould unto Hugh Sherratt that acre of ground first above written, granted to him for a houselott, lying and bounded as above
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written, and doeth by these presents, acknowledge the sale and himself for the sayde acre of ground to bee tully payde and satisfied, and the sayde Hugh Sherratt is quietly to en- joy the sayde acre of ground, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered the 9h day of March 1639.
Memorand, that whereas Mathias Button was lately pos- sessed of one houselott, about half an acre of ground more or less, bounded on the Northeast by the High street, on the South by a Houselott, formerly granted to William Goodhue the elder, and on the Northwest; by the houselott of John Jonson, running out between the house lott of Nath- aniell Bishop and Edward Cacham, being granted at two several grants to John Thornton, deceased, and falling into the hands of the Mathias Button, by marriage of Joane, late wife of the sayde John Thonton: Now the sayde Mathias Button, hath for a certaine summe of mony, to him in hand payd, sould unto William Symmons of this Towne, all the sayd house lott, lying and bounded as above written, also one Dwelling house built and standing upon part of the sayd lott, together with all the fenceing, timber, trees, wa- tercourses and all other the privileges and apurtenances unto the same house and Lott belonging, and the sayde Mathias Button together with the consent of Joane, his said wyfe, doeth quitt all title interest and claime, for him, his heirs. and assigns unto the sayd house and lott, and every yt and ysell of the same, and the said William Symmons to enjoy the sayd house and lott, together with all the premises, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered by theyr joynt consent the 16" day of the ninth month called November.
Memorand, that the Towne in granting this houselott, reserved liberty for the inhabitants adjoyning, to have a way to a spring at the Southwest end of the lott for them to feeh water.
Granted to Thomas Scott, about one acre of ground for a houselott lying to the lane called Bridge lane, neare the Meetinghouse, having a houselott granted to Phillip Fowler on the Southeast,and a houselott formerly granted to Humphrey Bradstreet on the Northeast, also six acres of planting ground, lying on the North syde the Towne, hav- ing a planting lott of Richard Jacobs on the Southeast, and a planting lott of Thomas Boreman's on the Northwest: Also one houselott in the Mill street, about three acres of ground, the one half bought of Richard Haffield, the whole bounded on the Southeast, by a houselott of Thomas French, and on the Northeast by Allin Perley's houselott. Also tenn acres of upland neare the Reedy marsh, having tenn acres of the lyke Land of John Gage's on the North and tenn acres of Land of Humphrey Bradstreet's on the South: Also fifty acres of upland lying on the Northwest syde of Egypt River, having Land of John Gage's on the Southeast, and Robert Mussey's Land on the Northeast: Also twenty acres of medow in the West Medowes, having John Gage's medow on the Northeast. and Richard Jacob's medow on the South- west: Also tenn acres of medow, lyeing in the common, having a small brook called Gravill brook running through it, the Lands about it as yet ungranted. Also eighty acres of upland, butting upon the Town River about a mile above the mill, having Land of Nathaniell Bishop's on the Northeast, the Land on the other syde as yet ungranted Also a ysell of ground lying in the swamp beneath the High street, being about one acre more or less, bounded by the highway on the West, and by a houselott now in the posses- sion of Henry Archer on the Northeast: to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered the 16th day of the tenth month called December 1639.
Memorand, that whereas Geo. Hadley of this towne, Planter, being lately possessed of one house lott about one rood of ground, lying on the South syde the Towne River bounded by an house lott, formerly granted to Phillip Chal lis on the East, and by a house lott, formerly granted to
Robert Hayes on the Southwest, this houselott being for- merly granted to John Wedgwood, as apeareth in this book folio 10, and by him sould to the sayd Geo. Hadlye; Also the said George being possessed of a planting lott, bought of Katherine Gilven, widow, lying upon Rabbitt Hill, and bounded as apeareth in this book folio 20, now the sayd George Hadley, hath sould and exchanged all the sayd houselott and planting lott to Samuell Boreman of this Towne, Cooper, together with one small Dwelling house, built and standing upon the sayd houselott, together with all the privileges and apurtenances to the sayd house and Lands belonging as by a deed under his hand bearing date the same day and yeare with this present date, as doeth more largely appear, and the sayd George Hadley doeth by this entrance confirm the sale, and the sayd Samuell Bore- man's is quietly to enjoy the sayd house and Lands, togeth- er with all other the premises, to him. his heirs, and assigns forever: Entered by theyr joynt consent this 12th day of the 11ª month called January 1639.
Theophilus Wilson is possessed of one house lott, bought of John Sanders bounded on the Southwest by the Meeting house Green, and on the Northeast by the Stony street, on the Southeast by a houselott formerly granted to Robert Mozey. Granted also to him about nine acres of planting ground, lying within the common fence, having a planting lott of Mr. Norton's on the West, and a great swamp on the East: Also thirty and two acres of upland beyond Egypt River, butting upon the same River on the South- east, having Land of John Jackson's on the Northeast, and Land of Ralph Farnum's on the Southwest: Also eight acres of medow in the West medowes, having Daniell Ware- ners medow on the Southeast, and Samuell Hall's medow on the Northeast: to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him his heires, and assigns forever; Entered the 16h day of the 11th month into the Towne booke, folio 28, 1639.
Granted to Hugh Sherratt an house lott, about one acre of ground, more or less, upon pt whereof hee hath built an
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house, having a house lott, formerly granted to John Cov- ington, now in the possession of Thomas Rawlinson on the Southeast, and a houselott, formerly granted to William Fuller on the Southwest: Also six acres of planting ground neare the highway to Jeffrey's neck; having a planting lott formerly granting to Robert Lord on the East, and a plant- ing lott of Nathaniell Bishop on the West; Also tenn acres of Land, neare the Mile brook, having tenn acres of John Hassall's Land west, John Procter's Land North, and Mr. Tuttle's farme East: Also twenty and five acres of upland and medow, having the Mile brook on the Northeast, Mr, Apleton's farme Northwest, and Richard Jacob's Land Southwest: Also six acres of medow in Reedy marsh, hav- ing Thomas Dorman's medow Northwest, and Robert Lords medow Northeast: Also one acre of ground in the swamp beneath the High steeet, having half an acre granted to John Hassell on the Southeast, and an acre granted to Ed- ward Tredwell on the Northwest, to enjoy all the sayd Lands, to him, his heires, and assigns forever; Entered the 11ª day of the first month called March 1639.
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The 11' of February 1639.
Granted Mr. Knight and Joseph Medcalfe the swamp, bounded with Mr. Roggers, Mr. Knight and Joseph Med- calfe. not excehding one acre and halfe.
Granted the same day that Mr. Simonds, Mr. Firman and George Giddings, shall have power to allow Mr. Knight, a little out of the highway, to make his fence straight to fence in his meadow.
Grantedto Mr. Gardner, Commonage, to the house he now dwells in.
Granted to Thomas Smith. the same day a parcell of Land not exceeding three acres by Muddy River, bounded by Thomas Bishop, Thomas Newman and Thomas Manning to be laid out by Mr Firman and John Tuttle:
Granted this day, Comonage for the two house lotts, granted formerly to Mr. Norton's two friends, in case there be houses built on them.
Granted at a generall meeting 71 12ª 1639.
To Edward Browne, thirty acres of upland, adjoyning to Rowley line, and the Southeast end of Mr. Bachelour's farme, to be laid out by Mr. Tuttle, Mr Wilson and the lott layers.
The 2 day of the first month 1639.
]that all those that have Land granted before [ ] before the 7 day of the second mo [ ] forfeit to the town 12d for every acre not so [ ] except to such Lands as border upon Salem bounds : and in C [ ] lott layers be any hindrance therein they shall forfeit 5s a. piece for any disappointment, to be distrained by the Constable within one week or else he to forfeit 5s for every such default on his part.
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