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To Mr Ezekiell Rogers foure acre lot twenty two Gates and one halfe gate .. 22 gates one halfe
To Samuell Mighill Resurued of them he had of his fathers propriety two gates purchased of Mr Joseph Jewett of the Right of Mr William Bellinghams lot two gates 4 gates
To John Harris as belonging to a halfe two Acre lot two gates and one quarter purchased of Ezekiell North- end that were Mr Anthony Crosbies two gates pur- chased of Mr Jewett one gate . 5 one quarter purchased of the town three quarters of one Gate . . 3 quarters
To Jeremiah Elsworth as belonging to the Acre and halfe lot of hugh Smith and halfe a gate purchased of the towne two gates. 2 gates
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purchased of Mr Jewett assured by the excequtors two
gates. 2 gates purchased of Thomas Nelson three gates. 3 gates
To John Lambert as belonging to a two acre lot and one
his father purchased of the towne fine and a halfe. . 5 one halfe purchased of Thomas Barker two gates. 2 gates purchased of the towne one halfe Gate. halfe gate
To petter Couper as belonging to his acre and'halfe lot and halfe one gate purchased of the towne two gates . 2 gates purchased of Leiftennant John Remington one gate .
I gate purchased of the towne two Gates. . 2 Gates
To Richard Wickam his acre and halfe lot and one halfe Gate purchased of John Tod. 2 Gates and as from The towne for worke done for Mrs Margery Showe when she was in hir Illnes. 2
To Jonathan Plats purchased of the Towne two Gates .. 2 Gates To Daniell Wicom purchased of Thomas Lambert ..... 2 Gates To Danniell Wickam purchased of The Towne two Gates . 2 Gates To Daniell Wicom purchased of Thomas Remington .. 2 gates
To Thomas Remington purchased of The Town two Gates 2 Gates
To Samuel Stickney purchased of The Towne two Gates . 2 Gates
At a Legall Twone meeting held the 16th of febuary 1661 it was agreed vpon and voated that Oure Neighbours now liueing at pentuckett should have all ther Rateable estats Rated to the minis- try Rate according as oures in the Twone are and that the one halfe of it the Rate should be payed to the vse of the minis- try heare: and the other halfe should bee payed to the vse of Mr Ward : minister at Haverill
This vote above writen is agreed vpon onely for this present yeare 1661 :
At the same Twone meeting it was agreed & voted that the select men for that yeare should have power to dispose or lett the
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land that was Mr Rogers. being purchased for the vse of the minis- try that they should lett the same for the Tearme of seauen yeares
At the same Twone meeting it was also agreed and voted that William Stickney should have three gates vpon the Commanes layed out to him att the Rate of thirty shilling a gate as part of payment of that fiue pounds that is due to him from the Twone vpon the account of sume mony that was left by Goody Hunter
At the same Twone meeting it was granted and voted that Jerimiah Elsworth should have a quarter of an Acre of land laid out to him at prospect hill end joyneing vppon his owne land that he bought of Nathanill Elythorpe as the men apoynted for that pur- pose shall Judg meet wheare he desires it.
At the same Twone meeting it was also granted and voted that Deacon Jewett should haue a way layed out to him from Bradford street to his land laying one the fore side of prospect hill
Gate
Clarke
I
dreser
2
Tenney I
plats I
Jackson
2
plats
2
Bayley -
Tenney -
Couper 2 Grant
Browne 1 Scalles
Jackeson 1
Thomas I
Remington 2
Heedon I
Wickam 2 Tod
I 3 qrts
Harris 3 qrters lambert
Trumble I Law
3 qrts
bointon 2
Jewet I
Jonson I
bointon 2
Sawyer
2
Ace
I
Scalles I pallmer
qrter
Stickney 2
Brocklebanke I
longhorne 3 qrtrs
lighton
I
of the negitiue vote
Thomas Leauer
Thomas palmer
At a legall Towne meeting it was Granted and voted that those men whose names ar aboue writen shall haue liberty of the towne to bye if they will that number of Gates set downe to them paying thirty shillings a Gate and soe proportionally for lese or more then one Gate vnto mr Ezekiell Rogers of Ipswich in Corne and Cattell provided that the deuision of land to be laid out be acording vnto Gates euery Gate one Acre of land : and if any think not good to bie any Gates then those Gates to Remane in the towne and not to be transeported from one to another
At the same Towne meeting Held this 17th of february 1661 it was Agreed and voted that ther should be laid out a certaine pro-
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portion of land acording vnto the Gates or pertickuler commonages as they are at this time belonging vnto the seuerall inhabbitants and the deuision to be vnto euery one Gate one acre
It was Agreed and Voted that after this deuission of land laid out ther shal be noe more deuissions of land on the towne Com- mons nor noe more Adission of Gates nether by Giueing leting or selling except it be for the nessesery of the towne to accomodate teaching elders
ffebuary the 25th : 61 : 62
The select men for this present yeare Richard Swan John Dreser Thomas Tenny Abell Langhley John Brocklebank Being Impowered by the Twone for to let or to dispose of the land that was Mr Rogersis being purchased for the use of the Ministry They haue Accordingly disposed of the same for the Tearme of Seauen veares : as foloweth
Impr : To Wiliam Stickney And Samuell Stickney the one halfe of the said land vpland meadow & Gates or Commanages theire to belonging vppon those Condisions or Tearmes folow- ing viz: That they pay for the same the full and just sums of fouer pounds tenn Rent by the yeare. to be payed in Corne and Cattell for the vse of the ministry & to be payed at the Time the ministry Rate or Rates is payed. And the abouesaid psons by vertue of this Agreement shall be Rate free for the land let to them And alsoe the Aboue said William & Samuell are heare by Ingaged to lay vppon the saide land Twenty loads of Dunge Every yeare Dureing the Tearme of Seauen yeares & make & maynetaine the proportion of fence belonging to the part of land above let for the tearme of yeares abouesaid
In witnes wheare of the abovesaid William & Samuell
Sett to theire hands. William X Stickney his marke Samuell S Stickney his marke
The Sellect men whose names are aboue writen and Impoured by the Towne to let out the land that was Mr Rogers giuen vnto the Church and towne as appeares by the condission in his said will They haue let vnto Thomas wood one halfe of the said land and meadow and halfe the gates or commonages belonging thereto vpon
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the condisions and Tearmes following (viz) that he is to pay for the said one halfe the full and just some of foure pounds tenn shillings by the yeare dureing the terme of sixe yeares next ensueing the date hereof to be paid in Corne and Cattell for the yse of the ministry at the time that the ministry Rates is to be paid and by uertue of this Agrement the said Thomas is to be Rate free for this abouesaid land let vnto him and also the abouesaid Thomas doth herby ingage himselfe to lay vpon this abouesaid land that he thus Rents all the dounge that may or shalbe produced by the hay and storks that doth arise on the said land and meadow and that yearly dureing the terme of sixe years and further the said thomas is to mantaine the fence bellonging to the said land and meadow vnto which aboue expresed agrement I set to + + + the first of January 1662
Thomas + +
At a Leagall Towne meeting held in march 1662 it was Agreed by the towne that Leift Samuell Brocklebanke and Richard Swan; being Chosen by the towne should Together with the Townes men of hauerell Agree and determine where the highway from hauerell to Rowley should lye and acordingly being together and Considering the intollarable Charge it would be to lie alonge by the river wher it once was laid; haue agreed the Country way now is to lie allonge by the riuer to the Corner of John Hesseltines feild and turneing that Corner soe to the stony brooke and soe alonge ther pasture land as they vsually use to goe
Robert Stiles 2 oxen
one cowe. one hogge. one yearinge. Lande broke up 7 Acres : unb 2 Acres. a house and sellar
March the 7th : 62 :
It ordered that all the fence against the Northeast feild shall bee maide suficent against Catell by being ditched against the fence with a ditch of a bout two foot in bredth & a one foot deepe. begining at the bridg at the twone end beyond Mr Crosbyes. & going to the Rough marsh beyond Richard Longehornes New ground beyond the oxpasture hill Provided that wheare its not
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capable of being soe ditched that the fence be mayed foure foote & thre Inches high
It is like wise ordered that the order aboue mentioned shall be in force for all other places and feilds as for all the fence at Wether- feilds street end from Jackin Rayners to Fences to be mayed 4 foot 3 Inches highe Elder Rayner horse pasture. & the fence Against Bradford street lots lying against the oxpasture and also Bachelers playne against the oxpasture. & such places about the the aboue said feilds & at the Twones end wheare Catell Comonly hante. be mayed suficient by ditching wheare its capable by Reason of the ground for Rockes or otherwayes or for height as aboue sayed betwene this present and the last of maye ensuing vppon the pen- alty of 6d a Reyle length for defect heare in and + + to the like penalty for +
At A legall twone Meeting held in march 62 it was voated that left Brocklebanke & Richard Swan being Chosen by the twone Should lay out the contry high way from pentuckitt toward Rowley
At a twone Meeting held the second of June 1662 itt was ordered & declared that if any Cattell or Horses be found in the marsh feild comanly Called Mr Dumers farme theire being None theire present tending their owne proprietys or they be some way suficently tethered or tyed their vppon their owne propyety they shall forfeite by way of poundage fiue shillings & this order to con- tinue inforce from the Date heare of till the last of August ensuing : & This order doth also Includ the Northeast feild to beare force Against all vnruly cattell & horses after Notice giuen to the owner that they are soe : & they keepe them not away : & if any person or persons complaine to the Select men or any two of them of the vn Rulynes of any such horse or beast & the said select men or any two of them telling the owner of the same shall bee accounted suficent Notice
At the same twone Meeting it was also agreed vpon and voated that Left : Brocklebanke should be aded to John Pickard and Ezekiell Northen for to lay out a psell of land at merymacke for the making vp the proportion of the Deuisons of Richard holmes Richard longhorne & some others that threw some mistake was not maid equall at first with other proprietyes & for setleing and Righting some bounds in diferance thire
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At a Twone Meeting held the 19th June 62 :
It is ordered and declared that if any person or persons doe put any catell or if any be found vpon the Cow Commans that are not working catell but being Cowes or young cattell they shall bee Rated to the Cow heards & be lyable to pay for quantyty & qualyty as the Rest of the cowes belonging to the Cow heard are
Provided that such cattell as haue beene giuen in to the young Cattell heard & stray from thence vpon the Cow commans shall not bee lyable to this order. if they pay to the young cattell heard as the Rest belonging to that heard doe.
At the same Twone Meeting it is ordered that noe person or persons shall cutt any grass vpon any coman meadows in the Cow Commans farme or else wheare belonging to the Twone of Rowley with out the consent of the Select men or the Major part of them vppon the pennalty of foure shillings the Loade :
£
The Towne Charges for the yeare 1662 is. 19 - 8 -10 more aded to the aboue Rate Sam plats. 0 - 4 -
dan wickam 0 -10 - 0 will bointon . 0 -02 - 0
The Rate and mony put into the Constable hand for the £
defraying of the abonesaid Charges is 21 -14 - 8 more put into the Constable hand by John Bointon for his Rent of hog Iland. 0 - 6 - S
+ + ++ +
+ + Tho burkby
Charles browne 0-07- 0
Rich Swan
O-IS-10
Abell Langley 0-09- 9
Tho Tenny 1-00- 3
Marke Prime 0-10- 2 Tho Leauer 0-10-II
James Baly 0-14- 7
John Scales
0-09-0I
Rich Langhorne 0-15- S
Will Ace 0-13- S
Edward Sawer 0- 6-1I
Sam : stickney
0- 4- 6
Rich Holmes 0- 8- 6
Judith Lumm
0- 1- 7
0- 5- 8
Henry Riely o- S- S
Benja Scott
0- S- I
Andrew hiden 0- 4- 3
Ed hason 0-10- 2
Will Law 0- 9- 4
John Johnson
0-10- 4
John palmer
0-15- 5
Vxor Smith
0- 7-II
John harris 0-12- 3 Tho : Remington o- S- 3
John Lambert
0-16- 5
John Grant
Sam mighill 0-07-10 0-OS- 4
+ +
0- 5-1I
Sam Woster o- - S 3 Rich Lighton
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Sam plats 0-05-1I
Jokin Rayner 0- 5- I
Tho : wood
0-07-03
James Barker 0-14-10
Will Stickney 0-19- 4
Will Scales o- S- S
John Brocklebk 9- 6
Ezekiell Northen
0-15-10
Mr. Nelson
0-15- 7
Vxor mighill 0-12- 0
Tho. Nelson 0-15-00
Vxor Hobson I-00- 0
John Spofard
0-14-10
Mrs. Rogers 1-06- 4
John Pickard
01-01-04
Jon Person
1- 5- 7
Willi boynton 00-11- 9
Rob : Ileseltine
0-15- 2
Jonathan Plats
0-04- 5
good Starling
0-03-10
Abraham Jewit 0-08- 2
Henry Kingbury
0- 9- 2
John mighill
0-04- 9
Corp gage
I- 9- 8
John Dreser
01- 2- 3
Vxor grifin
0- 3-II
Will foster
- S-II
Dan bradley 0- 6- S
Rich Wickam
0- 5- 6
Georg Hadley
0- 7- 3
Rich : Clarke
0- 7- 3
Rob : Andrews
0- 9- 3
Nicol : Jackson
0- 9-10
Rob : Smith 0- 6- 9
Peter Cooper
0-14-00
Abram Redington
0-14- 3
John Burbanke 0-1I- 7
Rob : Stiles
0- 6- 9
Tho Palmer
0-14-05
Jos : bigsby
0- 9- 5
Will Jackson 0-13-06
Good Pebody
0- 0- 5
Jerimiah Elsworth
0-15- 6
Good H + ley
0- I- I
John Trumble 0-06-07
Jon Cumings 0-10- 0
Jon Bond
0- 5- 5
Rob : Rogers 0- 5 -- 5
Goodd Hardy 0-13- 7
Jon Boynton
+ + +
19-11- 7
Deacon Jewett
I- 5 +
26-16- 7
Leno : Harimon
o- S- 9
46-08- 2
Georg Kilborn
0- 9- I
Robert Hesseltine and Corperall gage are appointed to be ouerseers at pentuckit for the high wayes betwene Andeuer and them and also to take care of there fences there
Richard Swan William Stickney & William Jackson Being Apoynted by the Towne to sell Trees in the Twone street to such as desire them to stand for theire vse Against their houses or Land
They haue sould to John Pickard a small percell of young Trees vppon the west side of the path over Against his Now
Danill wickan
o-oS- 6
26-17- 7
Vxor Dickinson
John Pickard for Ne- hemiah Jewitt house &' land I- 3
Sam Brocklebk 0-15- 6
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dwelling House att Murlay feild as many as groweth vppon four- teene Rods of ground as the trees are marked
At a Legall Twone meeting held the 26th of September 1662 : it was agreed and voted that Leue Brocklebanke Richard Swan & Ezekiell Northen Should Lay out Land for any such men as maide it apeare vnto them they wanted Land to make their Deuisions equall according to purchas with the Rest of theire Neighboures
At a legall Twone meeting held the 26th of November 62 :
It was agreed & voted that yxor Dickinson should haue a percell of land Joyning to hir lot at the end of bradford street layed out to hir vppon the account that the other land is. that is to be layed out an Acre to a gate vppon the Cow commans is Pro- vided it be not to the prejudice of the Neighbours adjoyning nor any high wayes & that it be layed out for quantyty according to the Discresion of the men appoynted by the towne for that purpose to lay it out and to heare and determine the objections & complaynts of Neighbours against it and then lay out if they see cause.
It is further ordered also that any other person may have the lik liberty to haue som small perceles of land Joyning vpon their owne land in bradford street or else wheare in the twone vpon the fore said account. according to the discresion of the men appoynted for that purpose. provided that it be not prejudicall to their Neigh- bonres nor high wayes nor any ordynary watring places
At the same twone meeting it was agreed and voted that Richard Swann Leuietenant Brocklebanke Ezekiell Northen & William Stickney being chosen by the twone. should lay out the land formerly agreed to be layed out to eury gate vppon the com- mans one Acre of land & that what the said persons or the major part of them did in that case should be accounted a valid act
At the same twone meeting it was also granted and voted that John Spoferd should have foure Acres of land layed out to him in that deuision of land an Acre to a gate vpon the Cow commans
At a Legall Towne meeting held the 17th of february 1661 It was agreed and votted that there should be laid out a certaine proportion of land according to the Gates or particuler Com- monages as they are at this time belonging vnto the seuerall in- habbitants and the devission to be vnto euery one gate one acre of land
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At A Legall Towne meeting held the 26th of Nouember 1662 it was agreed and voted that Richard Swan Samuell Brocklebanke Ezekiell Northend John Pickard and William Stickney should laye out the said land formerly Agreed to be laid out to euery gate one acre of land and that what the said persons or the maior part of them did in that case should be accounted a vallid act
According to the foresaid agrement of the towne and also acording vnto the order and agrement of the towne for the be- ginning of the said devission The east end of the towne to begin : the furthest of at the Neerest land and to haue each man his halfe proportion of land laid out first it was laid out as followeth
Imprimis To Moses Brodstreet one acre and a quarter be it more or lese lieing on the east side the mill Riuer bounded on the north east side by land formerly laid out vnto m' Thomas Nelson at present possesed by John person the south east end abuting on the Common the north west end abuting on land laid out to John person To Samuell Mighill two Acres be it more or lese lieing on the south west side of Mosses Brodstreet his land buting as afforesaid
To Nehemiah Jewett one acre of land be it more or lese lieing on the south west side of Samuell Mighills land abuting as afforesaid
To John Grant one Acre be it more or lese lieing on the south west side of Nehemiah Jewetts land abuting as afforesaid
To John Harris three Acres be it more or lese lieing on the south west side of John Grants land abuting as afforesaid
To John Pallmer three Acres and a halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south west side of John Harris his land the north west end buting on the mill Riuer the south west side bounded by his owne second devission of land which said second devission of land he hath laid out vnto him and he accepted it as its bounded on the mill riuer on the north west end the south east end as his first devission doth abuting the Comon the south west side as its bounded by seuerall markes not fare distant from the way leading to the mill
On the west side of the mill Riuer Next vnto the land that John Person posseseth that formerly was laid out to m' Thomas Nelson is laid out to Samuell plats one acre and a halfe be it more or lese lieing betwene the hill and the said land ther being left a convenient high way betwen the hill and it on the south side of the afforesaid John person land that he purchased of Leaonard Harri- man is laid out
To John Tod two Acres be it more or lese bounded on the north east by the said Persons land the south east end abuting the
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mill Riuer the north west end buting on a high way betwen the hill and it
To William Law one acre and halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south side of John Tods land abuting as afforesaid
To Andrew hiden one acre be it more or lese lieing on the . south side of William Laws land abuting as aforesaid
To Henory Royoly two acres be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Andrew Hiden his land abuting as aforesaid
To Thomas Wood one acre and a halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Henory Royolly his land abuting as aforesaid
To Ezekiell Northend fiue acres and a halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Thomas Woods land abuting as affore- said.
To m' Phillip Nelson foure Acres be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Ezekiell Northends land abuting as afforesaid
To Thomas Nelson three acres and three quarters be it more or lese lieing on the south side of mr Phillip nelsons land abuting as afforesaid
To Edward Chapman as belonging to the right of his wife somtimes Dorrity Abbot one acre and halfe and halfe a quarter bounded on the north east by a percell of land that was left in comon betwen the land of Thomas Nelson and it the southeast end buting against a swampe the northwest end buting against a high way bettweene the hill and it
To Richard Hollmes two Acres and a halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Edward Clapmans land abuting as afforesaid as the said Chapmans land doth
To Edward Sawyer one acre and halfe be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Richard hollines his land abuting as affore- said
To Richard Longhorne three acres be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Edward Sawyers land abuting as afforesaid only his end buts on the mill Riuer
To James Bayley foure acres be it more or lese lieing on the south side of Richard longhorns land abuting as afforesaid the end buts on the River as Richard longhorns doth
To Marke Prime one acre and halfe be it it more or lese lieing on the south side James balleys land abuting on the river and high way only the said high way comes about the end and downe most of the south west side to goe ouer to Simonds meadow
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On the South east side of the mill Riuer or Simonds Brooke and on The west side of a small Brooke that Issueth in to the said Brooke is laid out vnto William Tenney three acres be it more or lese bounded on the east and south by the said litle brooke and by seuerall marked trees in the swampe that the Brooke runes in and on the north end abuting on Simonds brooke or Riuer
To Abell Langley two Acres and three quarters be it more or lese lieing on the west side of william tenneys land the south end bounded by seuerall marked trees in the swampe the north end abutting on Simonds Brooke
To Marke Prime one acre be it more or lese lieing on the west side of Abell langleys land the south end bounded by seuerall marked trees in the swampe the north end abuting on Simonds Brooke
To Charles Browne one acre and halfe be it more or lese lieing on the west side of Marke Primes land the south end abuting on marke primes second deuision of land and part of the east side bouned by seuerall marked trees in the swampe the north end abuting on Simonds Brooke
To John Lambert foure Acres be it more or lese lieing on the west side of Charles Brownes land the south end buting on marke primes second devission of land the north end abuting on simonds Brooke
To Thomas Remington one acre lieing on the west side of John lamberts land (be it more or lese) buting as afforesaid
To John Jonson two Acres be it more or lese lieing on the west side of Thomas Remingtons land abuting as afforesaid
To widdow Smith three acres be it more or lese lieing on the west side of John Jonsons land abuting as afforesaid
To Goodwiffe Parrat (allias) tenney as belonging to ffrancis Parrats childeren sixe acres and a halfe lieing on the west side of widdow Smiths land buting as afforesaid (be it more or lese)
To Mr Anthony Crosbie one acre be it more or lese lieing on the west side of francis parrats childerens land buting as afforesaid
To Thomas Burkbie one acre and halfe be it more or lese lieing on the west side of mr Crosbes land buting as afforesaid
To Richard Swan Sixe acres be it more or lese one acre of it being part of his second deuission lieing on the west side of Thomas Burkebies land abuting as afforesaid only a litell part of the west side joyneth on some common land through all these aboue mentioned lots there is allowance for a cartway that soe each of
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them and the lots that are laid out beyond them may have sufficient and convenient passage with out disturbance
To Thomas Leauer foure Acres be it more or lese one acre of being part of his second devission lieing on the west side of Richard Swans land buting on the common on the south end the north end abuting on simonds Brooke
To Thomas Tenney three Acres be it more or lese lieing one The west side of Thomas Leauers land the south end buting against common land the north end abuting on simonds Brooke
To Jolin Scalles foure Acres and twenty seauen Rod be it more or lese one hundred and seauen Rod of it is for want of the share of one Acre and halfe lot in the marsh feild part of it lieth against the west end of his Pollipod lot and against the west ends of William Stickneys and William Scalles Pollipod lots the Rest of it lieth on the west side of Thomas tenneys first deuission of land the south end buting against common land the north end buting on simonds brooke the west side bounded in a Swampe against William Acie land
To William Acie foure Acres be it more or lese lieing on the west of a Swampe against the west side of John Scalles his land the north end abuting against Simonds brooke the south end abuting against common land the west side bounded by land of mr Samuell Phillips haueing a high way Through it for the lots beyond it
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