The early records of the town of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1639-1672 : being volume 1 of the printed records of the town, Part 14

Author: Rowley (Mass.); Mighill, Benjamin P; Blodgette, George B. (George Brainard), 1845-1918
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Rowley, Mass. : [s.n.]
Number of Pages: 288


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At a legall Towne meeting held 22th of January 1663 it was Agreed by the generall consent and voate of the towne that that meadow in Crane meadow and that meadow at the west end of Pentuckit Pond that is Recorded laid out vnto m' Ezekiell Rogers should hereby be declared that it was laid out as that Right that was due vnto Thomas Barkers lot


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The select men considering of the great co + + of damage done by swine in meadow espesally for want of Ringing doe therefor order that all swine that are taken Published at a legall meeting held the 6 of Aprill 1664 in impropiated meadowes and pastures that are fenced from great cattell and not Ringed they shall be liable to pay for the first time they are taken two pence ahead in way 1 of poundage and the owner to haue notice by the party damnefied to take care sufficiently to ring his hoges and if they be taken a second time not Ringed then they are to pay to the party damnefied Is per head and soe from time to time soe oftten as they are found not sufficiently Ringed to pay one shilling for euery swine head taken doeing damage in any such affore said inclosed meadow


At a legall Towne meeting held the 1 1th of may 1664 it was granted ane voated that John Trumble should haue what land could conveniently be spared on the west side of the high way to Ipswich ouer against John pickards and on the south of Jonathan plats land soe as ther be sufficent high wayes acording vnto the intent of the towne the men appointed by the towne to lay it out vnto him are John pickard maxemillion Jewet and ezekiell Northend


At the same Towne meeting it was granted and voated that Beniamin Scot should haue what land could conveniently be spared betweene edward hasons and the end of mrs Rogers land leaueing sufficient way to the clay pits the men appointed by the towne to lay it out vnto him are Richard Swan


At a leagall Towne meeting of the inhabitants of the towne of Rowley Held the 13th of Aprill 1664 The towne considering vpon an expression in the will of mr Ezekiell Rogers that seemes to inwrape all the lands of mrs Rogers that weare Thomas Barkers Throughout the bounds of Rowley to be to the church and towne of Rowley, which is thought to be either an error in writing of it or at least it appearing vnto the towne not to be any way his in- tention nor will for to giue away the afforesaid land that was Thomas Barkers (excepting only the halfe of the warehouse pasture) but to leaue it fully and freely to be vnto the will and despose of mrs Rogers according vnto the will of hir former husband Thomas Barker; The Towne and Church doe therfor


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fully and freely for our sellues our heires and sucksessers for euer disclaime any Right of interest whereby we may expect any part in the afforesaid lands that weare the Right of Thomas Barker and foreuer acquit for our sellues our heires and sucksessers any such claim that soe it may Remaine to be free vnto the will and despose of the said mrs Rogers with out Trouble from us the Towne and Church of Rowley our heires and sucksessers for euer And the Towne and Church doe agree and determine by ther owne act That the Sellect men shall have full power in the name of the wholle Towne and Church for to make or to procure any such instrument to be made as that it may be left vpon Record in Court that soe all after Truble may be prevented ; The originall copy of this was writen Read and voated at the meeting aboue expresed ; The Reason why the exception of halfe the warehouse pasture made is because though the former husband of mrs Rogers Thomas barker bought the wholle warehouse pasture yet he paid but for halfe of it the other halfe hir later husband mr Ezekiell Rogers paid for This was wittnesed by Samuell Brocklebanke Ezekiell Northend Maxemillian Jewett William Acie John Pearson Jeremiah Elseworth


The fiue aboue named Testefied in Court held at Ipswich the fift day of May 1664 this writing aboue to be the act of the Towne of Rowley P me Robert Lord Clarke


Recorded the 10th of may 1664 amonge the Records of lands for Esex at Ipswich in the Second booke folio 198 & 199 P me Robert Lord Recorder


This is a copy of the act of the towne of Rowley To mrs Rogers entered by me Samuell Brocklebanke


Entered 1664


According vnto the grant of the Towne of Rowley vnto Robert Heseltine William Wild and John Heseltine there Land was laid out vnto them by the men appointed by the Towne for that end and it being neglected to be brought into Record acording vnto the order of the towne by the approbation of the select men acording vnto ther description of it is entered as it lieth bounded


In primis Laid out vnto John Heseltine for a lot to build on containeing ten Acres be it more or lese bounded by land that then lay in common vnto the towne but now laid out vnto them on the east side the west side bounded by land laid out vnto william wild one the north it buts against a high way that Runs along by


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merrimacke Riuer the south end bounded by other land laid out vnto the said John Heseltine and land laid vnto Robert Heseltine


To the said John Heseltine more one acre adioyneing vnto the east side of the above mentioned ten acres


To the said John laid out more ten acres be it more or lese bounded on the North vpon part of his first ten acres and part on some land laid out vnto Robert hesseltine ou the west it is bounded by land also laid out vnto Robert heseltine and on the south end buting against land laid out vnto Gorge hadley which was part of the land granted by the towne vnto william wild bounded on the east by Robert Heseltines pasture land


To the said John ther is laid out more foure acres and one halfe be it more or lese bounded by the high way by the River on the north by land laid out vnto Robert hesseltine on the west and by Robert Hasseltines pastor land on the south the east side bounded by the pasture land of the said John Hesseltine


To the foresaid John Hesseltine is laid out more two hundred acres of pasture land be it more or lese with in which is included the Rest of his plowing or aurable land acording vnto the grant of the towne and it lieth bounded by merimacke Riuer on the north by land of his owne and by the pasture land of Robert heseltine on the west by the pasture land of Gorge hadley on the south and by land laid out vnto Thomas abbot on the east through which pasture land ther is to be left a sufficient and convenient high way


Item Laid out vnto Robert Hesseltine ten Acres for a lot to build on bounded on the east by land that was laid out to william wild on the north it buts against the high way by merrimack Riuer on the west its bounded by more land that was laid out to william wild bounded on the south by some other land laid out vnto the aid Robert


To the said Robert Hesseltine laid out more by estemation one acre be it more or lese adjoyneing vnto the former ten acres vpon the east and south adjoyneing the high way by the River on the north and bounded by a small Runet of water on the west


To the said Robert laid out more foure acres be it more or lese bounded on the west by land laid out vnto John Hesseltine on the north bounded by a high way by the Riuer on the south bounded by other land laid out vnto the said John hesseltine on the east bounded by the pasture land of the said Robert hesseltine


To the said Robert laid out more foure acres and one halfe be it more or lese bounded by land of John hesseltine on the east by


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the high way by the Riuer on the north on all parts else by the pasture land of the foresaid Robert hesseltine.


To the said Robert was laid out more ten acres be it more or lese bounded on the north by the south end of his first ten acres laid out to build on and vpon part of land he purchased of william wild by exchange and vallueable consideration and on part of John hesseltines land that he purchased of william wild part of it by exchainge the rest for vallueable consideration bounded on the west by land of gorge hadley which he purchased of william wild bounded on the east by land laid out vnto John Heseltine bounded on the south by land of Gorge hadley


To the said Robert was laid out more two hundred acres be it more or lese for pasture land within which is included the Rest of his plowing or aurable land according vnto the grant of the towne as it lieth bounded by the highway by the Riuer on the north bounded on the east by the pasture land of John heseltine bounded on the west part by land of John Heseltine and part by other land of the said Robert heseltines bounded on the south by the pasture land of Gorge hadley


According vnto the Grant of the Towne there meadow was laid out vnto them as followeth


In primis Vnto John Hesseltine was laid out ten acres be it more or lese as it lieth bounded on the west by the land commonly called the village land which is laid out vnto John Jonson and Charles Browne being part of it with in there lines lieing on both sides the brooke that Runeth easterly into the pond commonly called pentuckit pond the west end is bounded by marked trees on both sides of the brooke that face ouer to the vpland on both sides the meadow being very litle on the brooke at the west end, soe it is also bounded on both sids of the brooke as it cometh easterly by the vpland only on the south part of the south side it is bounded against some meadow laid out vnto mrs mary Rogers as it may apeare by a marked tree on the westerly side of that glade of meadow and a stake on the easterly side bounded one the east by meadow laid out to william wild now in the possesion of Gorge Hadley and John Griffin griffins being on the south side of the brooke


To the said John laid out more fiue acres three of which be it more or lese lieth on the south side of the afforesaid brooke not


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very fare from the brooke bounded by vpland laid out vnto mrs mary Rogers as the Right of Thomas Barker in the land commonly called the village land ther being severall marked trees about it that devide it from the vpland and at the south end haueing marked trees or stackes to stope it at the end faceing ouer one against another and on the east side it is bounded by meadow laid out vnto Robert heseltine; the other two acres be it more or lese lieth on both sides of the brooke at the east end of Robert hesseltines twellue acres of meadow that lieth one the forementioned brooke on the east its bounded byª meadow laid out vnto Gorge hadley the south and north sides bounded by land lieing in common being of the three thousand acres belonging vnto the towne only on the south side of the brooke it toucheth on some common meadow that lieth on the south east of it


To the said John is laid out more two acres be it more or lese lieing on the east side of Johnsons brooke not fare below where ther highway goeth ouer vnto ther great meadow bounded by vpland on the North and south the east end buts against the swampe


To the said John is laid out more one acre be it more or lese in the meadow commonly called the longe hill meadow bounded on the east by a brooke bounded on the west by meadow laid out vnto william wild now in the possesion of Beniamin Kimball the south and north ends bounded by the vpland


To the said John hesseltine is laid out more two Acres be it more or lese in the meadow commonly called the dead hill meadow lieing toward the south east end bounded on the north west by Robert hesseltines meadow


To Robert Heseltine was laid out Twellue acres be it more or lese lieing toward the easterly end of ther meadow that lieth by that brooke that Runeth into pentuckit pond it lieth where the line goeth ouer it that parts mrs Rogers land and the townes three thousand acres; being on both sids of the brooke buting on the east on John hesseltines meadow the townes land and mrs Rogers land bounds it on the south and west ther being seuerall marked trees and stakes that devide it only on a part of the west it is bounded by meadow laid out vnto william wild now in the possesion of Gorge hadley the meadow on the North side of the Brooke is Bounded by vpland laid out to John Pickard his meadow on the north side goeth higher vp the brooke westward then that on the south side ; vntill it come to a great Rocke that parts it and that


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which was laid ont vnto william wild that Rocke being the bounds betwixt them


To the said Robert is laid out more three acres be it more or lese lieing on the south side of the forementioned Brooke being more westerly then the former ther being a percell of vpland betwen them it lieth a little distant from the Brooke bounded by mrs Rogers vpland ther being seuerall marked trees and stackes that devide it from the vpland on the east and south only at the south end it croseth a peace of meadow from a stacke to a marked white oake tree that standeth on the westerly side of that point. of meadow being the bounds betwene John hesseltins meadow and the said Roberts bounded on the west by John hesseltines meadow


To the said Robert is laid out more two acres be it more or lese lieing from Johnsons brooke southerly at the end of a swampe that issueth with a litle brooke that cometh out of this meadow Runeing into Jonsons brooke not fare below the pond the which meadow lieth in land laid out vnto John Pickard as part of land he had due in the land commonly called the village land; bounded by the said Pickards vpland on the north east and west bounded on the south by meadow laid out vnto william wild now in the posses- ion of John Griffin


To the abouesaid Robert is laid out more one acre be it more or lese bound on the east by meadow formerly laid out vnto william wild now in the possesion of Beniamin Kimball on all parts else bounded by the vpland


To the afforesaid Robert hesseltine is laid out more two acres be it more or lese in the meadow commonly called the dead hill meadow bounded on the south east by John heseltines meadow haneing a brooke Runing through it all parts else bounded by vpland laid out to John heseltine being his deuission of the land commonly called merrimacke land


officers of The Towne for the Remaineing part of the yeare 64 and 65 Chosen at a Legall Towne meeting 9th of January 1664


for counstables and towne marshalls Richard Swan and Wil- liam Tenny


for moderator of towne meetings deacon Jewett


for selectmen Thomas Leauer Samuell Plats Thomas Nelson John Brocklebanke Leaonard Harriman


ouerseers for east end of the Towne Thomas Tenney John Pallmer


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for the west end John Burbanke John Boynton senior


ouerseers for Nubery fence John Jonson John Lambert


for pinders for east field and farme Mr Phillip Nelson John Spoferd Samuell Stickney Andrew Hiden


for calling Towne meetings William Tenney


Judges for to fine dellinquents for not coming to towne meet- ing Marke Prime James Bayley Samuell Brocklebanke James Barker


At a Legall towne meeting held the 9th of Jenuary Richard dowell of Newbury desiring to know how the grant formerly about ye division of plum Iland was understood they generally by votte declared they vnder stood it to be ment of being deuided to the then being present householders when that grant was votted


The Select men for this yeare 1665


Have Agreed and Bargained with Charles Browne to keepe the young Catle Heard as foloweth that for his wages he shall have two shillings & six pence by the day to be payed in Corne or that which is Equivalent : And also the same Select men are hereby ingaged to provid the said Charles a Cow for to giue him milke while he keeps the catle : & the said Charls is to keepe the Catle one weeke of the time and his two sons Beriah and John another week of the time and not more at once : & that the said herds men are to be going be that time the Sun is halfe an houre high on the Second day morning vpon the penalty of one shiling six pence.


At a leagall Towne meeting held Janevary the 20th day


It is ordered and agreed that noe towene act for the yere insue- ing shall be held and acounted avaled act of the towne that is not Concluded and voated by sunsett that day : (at least whil ye day light of That day serveth to record the same. ye last line & half unvoated)


At a leagall Towne meeting held the 27 of Janevary 1664 granted to Mr Samvel philip all that medowe not exeeding four acre this out of the new ox pasture nere the lyne-but not any withing the foresaid ox pasture


At a leagell Towne meetting held march ye 24 64 or 65


It was agreed & voated that Left Samuel Brocklbanke Richard Swan & Ezekiel Northend are impowered to consider materiall sufer-


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ings as any person or persons by highways ouer ther medowes soe as it may be madout to ye aboue said mens satisfaction and to lay out vnto those sufers recompence for such lots out of ye coman medow called hoge Iland marsh according to ye nature and degree of such mens sufering after ye best light of those 3 men abouesaid and allsoe yt thes complaints be made to thes men aboue said withiing one moneth after ye date hereof or else be voyd in poynt of releeff by medow


Levetenant brockelbank & ezekiell northend chosen to answer ye sute with gold & Andrewes


To John Pearson purchased of Ezekiell Jewett as the Right of faith his wife being part of the Right of gates of hir father francis Parrat and what he purchased of Thomas Remington part that be- longed to the said Thomas and part that the said Thomas purchased of John tenney which was the right of his wife mercy that was also part of the Right of hir father ffrancis Parrat sixe acres wanting eight Rod be it more or lese as it lieth part of it lieing on the North west side of the high way to Nubery the south end bounded by high way in to the Commons the north west side bounded by the Common land not far distant from the line That devideth betwene the Towne of Nubery and the towne of Rowley it being a tryangle peece the northly point of it buting against the high way to m' Dumers farme The other part of it lieth one the east side of the mill Riuer the said Riuer being the westerly bounds of it the southerly end of it bounded by a brooke that comes out of pollipod meadow and falls into the mill Riuer that end being Twenty Rod or Ther about the easterly side bounded by the towne Common being forty Rod or there about the north end also bounded by the Towne Common being in bredth from the mill Riuer to a wallnut stumpe that is the north east corner of it Twenty Rod or there aboutt


To Thomas Burckbie one acre and a halfe be it more or lese lieing on the North side of Richard Hollmes his second devission of land ther deuiding bounds being about the middle of the swampe the west end of it bounded also in the swampe that parts William Tenneys first devission and it the east and north parts of it buting against the towne Common the high way in to Simonds feild goeing through it toward the northerly end of it being allowed for


To Richard Swan foure acres be it more or lese three acres of it lieing at the west end of marke primes second devission of land


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and at the west end of edward hassens first devission of land the south side buting against the Common the north side bounded by land of Thomas leauer the west end buting against a litle peece of land laid out to faith Smith for the badnes of hir first deuission of land in the same feild


To Thomas Leauer two acres be it more or lese lying on the north side of Richard Swans land the east side bounded by a high way allowed for Richard Swan or any beyond as marke prime and edward hasen to come in to the high way ouer the lots the west side bounded in the Swampe by seuerall marked Trees bounding william acies land and at the north end of it joyning partly to the south end of his owne first devission of land and partly to the first deuission of Thomas Tenney and of John Scalles lands


To Thomas Tenney three acres be it more or lese lieing on the north side of Richard lightons land the north end bounded by Simonds Brooke the south end buting against a hill of Comon land


To John Scalles three acres be it more or lese lieing on the west side of Thomas Tenneys land the north west end buting against Simonds Brooke the south east end partly buting against the fence and partly against Common land within the fence


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 6th of May 1665 it was agreed and voated that vpon condission of Mr Samuel Shepard staying and settleing among vs of the towne of Rowley that for his incuragment to setle it was granted that he should have that peace of land betwene the high way and Mrs Rogers lot vpon the traineing place for a place to build vpon at the same meeting it was granted that he should haue twenty acres of meadow 7 or 8 acres of fresh meadow at the south east corner of the great plaine and the Re- maineing part of the twenty to be made vp in the salt marsh caled hog Iland marsh at the same meeting it was also granted that he should have eight acres of planting land 4 acres of it to lie at the north end of batcheler plaine the other 4 is to lie vpon the hill on the Right hand as we goe from the towne to the mill and is to joyne vnto the land of John haris and those lots that were the first de- uission on the account of gates ther being a swampe betwene ther land and the land granted to Mr Shepard the which swamp is also granted vnto him that he may joyne his land with the feaild toward the mill only ther is to be left a sufficient way for them lots and


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According vnto The Grant of the towne vnto m' Samuell Sheppard for his Incouragment to Settling heare was


Laid out for a house lot or place to build vpon a peece of Land about two acres be it more or lese as it lieth bounded by land that was Mr Ezekiell Rogers our former pastor on the west and north west on all parts else bounded by the Common or high way


Laid out also vnto him foure acres for planting land together with land granted him for a pasture as it lieth bounded on the north west by land laid out vnto John Pallmer Mosses Broadstreet and others on the North : part bounded by land formerly laid out vnto m' Thomas Nelson and part by the oxe pasture on all parts else buting against the towne common only the said Pallmer and the rest and John Person are to haue a high way through


Laid out also vnto the said M' Samuell Sheppard eight acres of fresh meadow be it more or lese as it lieth bounded by the towne common being neere vnto the southerly corner of the great plaine formerly called the Rie feild


Laid out also vnto him twelue acres of salt marsh be it more or lese at it lieth in the marsh commonly called hogg Iland marsh bounded on the north west by marsh laid out vnto m' Anthony Crosbie now in the possesion of Thomas Leauer the southerly end bounded by marsh laid out vnto Ezekiell Northend and marsh laid out vnto Richard Hollmes. bounded on the East, and South East upon the great creeke that doth part hog Iland marsh, and Nellsons Iland marsh.


Janvary the 9 1665 for ye yeare 1665 & 1666


Thomas Teny & John Palmer ar chosen Constables


Ezekill Northend James Bally John Dresser Lenord haryman Thomas Leauer


ouerseers at our end Abell langley John Grant


for ye other end John Spoferd & James Dickinson


for merymake Joseph Pike Len Gage


Pinders for our end henery ryley Samuel Stickney Andrew hiden Anthony Austin


Judges of Delinquents :


for our End William Asee : Edward Hazon


for Bradforth streete end : James Barker : Jonathan Plats :


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at leagall meeting held Tanevary ye 26 65


It was agreed & voated that Richard Swan ezekil northend Left Sam brocelbanke mark pryme & william teny are impowerd by the towne to set out acording to yr best light ye bounds of yt acre of medow or swamp land Desynd & granted by the towne for the maintainance of the bridge ner Sachell medow between this & ye 24 of march next folowing


febury ye 14 65 agreed a month time mor giuen to mak Com + ++ + +


At a leagel towne meeting held febuary ye 14 1665


It was voated after twice propounding that John Tod shall haue yt Iland which lieth in his marsh bought of Mr Edward Carlton at such a price as the select men then in beeing did agree with him for which was twenty shillings


Agreed at ye same Towne meeting yt left brocklbanke Ezekiel Northend John Pickard richard Swan ezekiel Mighell or any thre of them are +


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Delinerd to the Constable Thomas teny of Rowley for defray- ing ye Charges of ye Country County & Colidy for ye year 1665 which is


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I say deliuerd to them a rait Containing 67- 2 - 3


A bill of ye Charges of ye towne in ye yeer 1665 Imprimis for Deacon Jewits for his deputieship at ye seuerall gen- erall Courts


fifty Day 1. 6 by Day. 3-15 - 0


for his diat to be paid at boston. 2 -10 - 0


Left Brocklbank for tendings at seuerall Courts Ipswich 4


for horse pasture feray & ye petition 0 -18 - 6 for his horse hire . 0-12 - O and carying the pay for. . 6 - 0 days . 0 - 8 - o time 3 days and charges in part mony at Salem Court. .. · 0-12 - 0 boston Court 4 days & one day with voats to Salem o -15 - 6 treating with gold at Ipswich & meeting about newbury lyn. 0-3-6




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