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Also there was layd out to the said m' Nelson one hundred and Twenty seauen Acres of land more : it being the fourth lott from Newbury line : (abatting about sixs Acres for which is taken from it by meadow laid out formerly to James Baley this lott is bounded by Joseph Baley : North east : by Thomas Tennee South west : by his own and Nicolas Wallington on the South east : by the river on the North west being fifteen pole wide at the river and Twenty one pole wide aboue the plow land at the stake in the midle range of markt trees : and thirty six pole wide at the uper range of trees : and Elm being the South west corner bounds: between Thomas Tenne and himself : a littel white oake upon a great Rock being the South east bound of this percill at the uper range
Also nineteen Acres of the former number lyeth beyound the uper range of trees : being one hundred thirty sixs pole in length and Twenty three pole wide at the south east end where it is bounded by Nicolas Wallington a walnutt tree markt at the east cor- ner and so runs euen with the ridg of hills acording to bound markt
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trees : and it is Twenty fiue pole wide at the : N : W : end : about one half of the width of it spreading upon the head of Joseph Baley lott the : N : W : corner of this percill is a white oake standing and ould markt in that uper range of trees Twenty three pole short easterly of the afore said Elm
Also at the same time it was agreed between mr Nelson and Nicolas Wallington that the rest of the meadow lying on the south side of crane pond brooke should be equally denided between them after wards: also so farr as after ward there should apear any meadow either in mr Nelsons first lott : or in Nicolas Wallington lot it should be equally deuided between them acording to coue- nant
Merrimack : 10th : 12m : 1670
The bounds of seuerall abutments in the saide Towne :
Laide out to widow Mighill of Rowley two hundred and fiftene acres of land, bounded by Merrimack riuer on the North, by Thomas Kimball, and partly by Johnsons pond on the East, by the commons of Rowley on the south, by John Watsons on the west, it is seauenty and two pole wide upon Merrimack riuer, the Northwest corner is a birch by the side of Merrimack riuer, from thence it runs one hundred forty thre pole, to a white oake, from thence the line continnues, four hundred and twenty pole, to the southwest corner, which is seauenty pole wide from Johnsons pond, the northeast corner is a pine tree with a heape of stones, from thenc it runs one hundred forty and four pole, to a white oake, at this place it is fifty and six pole wide, from this white oake it runs thre hundred and thirtie thre pole, to a great white oake at Jonn- sons pond, allso there is an angle in each side, onely it runs in a direct line from angle to angle as aforesaide.
Laide out to John Watson in right of Thomas Abbot, fiftie Acres of land bounded by John and Robert Hazeltine on the west, by the widdow Mighill on the east, by Rowley land south, by Merrimack riuer on the North, his northeast corner is a birch, from thence it runs one hundred fortie and thre pole to a white oake, from thence the line turns a littell westward, and runs four hundred forty and four pole to a heape of stones which is the Southeast corner, the Northwest corner is a white oake, by Merrimack riuer, from thence it runs one hundred fortie and thre pole, to a red oake, from thence the line turns a littell westward, and runs four hundred and thirtie pole to a great white oake marked
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with : W : H : which is the southwest corner, it is twenty two pole wide at the south end, and a leauen pole, wide at the North end, and thirtiene pole wide at the elbowe in the runinge lines.
Laid out to widdow Hobson two hundred and sixty acres of land bounded on Merrimack riuer on the north, forty and four pole by Thomas Kimball on the west, and partly by Johnsons pond, by Edward Hazen on the east, thre hundred and sixtie and fiue pole in one direct line, and partly by Johnsons brooke on the east, one hundred and eight pole, it is bounded by a maple standinge by Johnsons brooke, which is the northwest corner of Hazens land, the west line is a littell crooked, at one hundred and fortie and four pole from Merrimack, where it is bounded by a dead blacke oake, it is one hundred and thre pole wide at the southend, runninge cross Johnsons brooke, the southwest corner a pine stub, the southeast corner is a white oake marked with : H : H :
laide out by Jonathan Danforth suruaer.
Laide out to John Hazeltine one hundred and thirtie Acres of land bounded by Robert Hazeltine east, thre hundred and eightene pole, by the uillage line south : seauenty foure pole. by land undis- posed of on the west, thre hundred and forty pole: by Beniamin Kimball North, sixty six pole. the Northeast corner in a small white oake marked : H : K : R : H : it beinge an angle for thre lots. in this line which is on the east side, there is a white oake marked : H : H : twelue pole short of the South east corner : the Northwest corner is a great white oake marked : I : H : and forty six pole short of the Southwest corner, there is a white oake marked in the runninge line with : I : H : allso I find upon the worke, in allow- ance for meadow that fell within these lines.
This was by order of the select men in the yeare 1679 sent to me to be recorded.
Laide out to William Sticknee as his owne right, and the right of Richard Wicom, ninety and three Acres. these lots beinge the ninetenth, and twentieth in order, and is bounded on James Barker on the west : 691 : poles, and by Land of Thomas Weston the east : 709 : poles. by the uillage south. by the riuer North, where it is : 26 : poles wide upon a leuell line, yet but : 21 : pole and a halfe perpendicular, the Northwest Angle is a basswood tree, the North east angle a popler, and the southe end is twenty two pole, at the head upon a leuell, and twenty one pole and a halfe perpendicular, he Southwest angle is an old tree, the southeast angle is an oake tree
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Laid out to Thomas Pallmor fiftie and six Acres of Land, it beginneth at the Elders pond, at the North end of that pond, where a littell brooke runeth into it, and from thence it runs south, eight degrees west, one hundred and eightie pole, which runneth to the highway that goeth from Ipswitch to Andeuer, and bounded by the saide highway, seauentie eight pole : the southeast corner is a white oake, this lot is but seauenty six pole wide upon a square, and from the brooke at the head of the Elders pond aforesaide it runes in a direct line to a nother high way, that was the old high way from Andeuer to Newbury, on the south side of the bald hills. and is bounded by that high way twenty four pole. the west side of it is bounded by Deacon Tenny, and the line betwene them runs upon the same point of the compus, with the other, that is, from the path, it runs north, eight degrees east. and all the meadow contained within the saide line, belongeth to this lot, and the whole is well bounded by markt trees.
Laide out more to him sixty and eight Acres liinge on the sout side of the former highway, that goeth from Ipswitch to Andeuer, begininge nere a pond, that lieth by the path side, at a white oake marked and runneth south, 36 degree west : one hundred fortie six ' to a great pine. the west end is seauenty pole wide, and both the sides are parralells : it is bounded on the southeast by
and on the southwest by Deacon Tenny, one hundred fifty two pole, the other side line, is one hundred eightie pole, it lieth seauenty pole wid upon the highway. this is the right of Thomas Pallmor sen, and John Borebanks lot.
Laid out to Deacon William Tenny, twenty and eight Acres, on the north side of the high way that goeth from Ipswitch to Andeuer. and is bounded on the south by Thomas Pallmor, and by the aforesaide highway, southwest twenty nine pole; and by Sammuell Cooper northwest, and by the old high way that goeth from Andeuer to Newbury; on the North east twenty six pole and a halfe, and the meadow contained in it, doth belong to this lot.
Laide out allso unto him thrtie and fiue Acres more, on the south side of the former high way, that goeth from Ipswitch to Andeuer, it lieth forty two pole wide upon the high way, and is of the same width through out, it runs from the high way south thirtie six degrees west : one hundred and fifty pole: it is bounded by Thomas Pallmor south, by Sammuell Cooper North, and both the side lines are parrelells.
Allso there is a small angle of land, that lieth betwene the path and the pond, right against the former lot of Thomas Pallmor; so
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far as untill you come to a marked white oake by the pond side, and takes some small Ispangs of meadow in it, allso the meadow that lieth at the Northeast end of this diuision belongeth unto it, and taketh a littell part of that meadow that lieth against Sammuell Coopers lot, accordinge to the bounds, which is a white oake on the south side of the meadow, then runinge ouer the first coaue to a wallnut tree, then turnes to the side of the high ridge, leaving all the meadow west of it to Sammuel Cooper, then takes all the meadow, betwene the saide ridge and the pond, till you come to Thomas Stickneis meadow, who bounds it on the North.
Laide out to Sammuell Cooper twenty and eight Acres of land, on the North side of the highway, that goeth from Andeuer to Ipswitch and is bounded on the North by Deacon Tenny, bounded by the high ways at each end, beinge twenty six pole wide upon a square through out, but it is twenty eight pole wide upon the high way, at the south end; bounded on the Northwest upon Thomas Stickney.
Laide out allso to him thirtie four Acres more liinge on the south side of Ipswitch roade aforesaide, liinge forty eight pole wide upon the high way, the line runs from the . saide high way south, thirty six degrees west. and both the side lines are parralells, bounded on the southeast by Deacon Tenny, and by Thomas Stick- ney on the north west. and by Humphries pond mostly on the west. allso the meadow at the east end of the lot belongeth to it, from a white oake on the southside of the coue, to a wallnut tree.on the North, and so to the high ridge, takinge all the meadow west- ward to the bounds of mrs Rogers and Thomas Stickney on the North.
Laide out to Thomas Stickney, as the right of his father William Stickney, and the right of William Scales fifty and six Acres of land on the North side of the high way that goeth from Ipswitch to Andeuer, bounded by the saide high way sixty two pole, bounded by Sammuell Cooper on the southeast, the line be- twene them runs from the former high way north, eight degrees east, unto a nother old high way that goeth from Andeuer to New- burie, and is bounded by the saide roade untill you come to a white oake, which is the corner of mrs Mary Rogers Land, called uillage land, and is bounded by the saide Rogers on the North- west. untill you come to a stake standinge on the side of the brooke in the meadow, then from that stake alonge by the saide brooke to a narrow neck betwene two hills, and then by two
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littell maples marked, untill you come to the pond, and on this end of the pond, it is bounded on the west by Deacon Tenny, and Sammuell Cooper
Laide out more to him sixty six Acres of land on the south side of Ipswitch roade aforesaide, bounded by the saide highway, one hundred and sixty pole, the south east corner is a black oake, the most northerly angle is a white oake, and from that white oake it runneth one hundred seauenty two pole to an ash by Humphries pond, bounded by the saide pond on the southwest it is bounded southerly by Sammuell Cooper, and his line betwene them runs from the path south thirtie six degrees west unto Humphries pond
To Ezekiell Jewett, laide out to him one hundred forty and five Acres as part of his father Parrats right, and part of Richard Thurrells right bounded by John Tenny North east, by mr Worsters on the south west by the river North west it is twenty pole wide, and at the middell range, twenty and four pole wide, and at the upper end forty seauen pole and a 15 Lot : halfe wide, Allso there is added a parcell of common land and meadow at the end of his lot, untill he come to land laide out to John Pallmor runninge upon a streite line or the same line that m' Danforth hath run.
To Mr Sammuell Worster laide out to him three hundred thirty and one Acrees, bounded by Ezekiell Jewet on the North east ; by Sammuell Sticknee on the Southwest. by the river northwest where it is sixty pole wide, and sixty four pole wide at the middell range of trees, beinge about seauen hundred and twelue pole in length, and at the upper end it is ninety and nine pole wide, Allso there is added a parcell of common land and meadow at the end of his lot the whole breadth of it untill it come to land laide out to John Pallmor, runninge parrallell upon the saide lines run by mr Jonathan Danforth.
March : 1671 A Record of seuerall Allotments, granted by the Towne of Rowley to seuerall there inhabitants liinge aboue the Hazeltines lands begininge next mr Glouers farme at that time survayed and well bounded by mr Jonathan Danforth.
To Joseph Chaplin there was laide out thirtie and five Acres of land, beinge the first lot in order, bounded by mr Glouers farme on the west. by the widdow Coopers on the east, by the uillage
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line south, by merimacke riuer north, where it is eleuen pole and a halfe wide at the river, but nine pole wide perpendiculer, the west line is fiue hundred fiftie five pole long, at the south end it is eleuen pole wide, the southwest angle is a wallnut tree, the south east angle is a blacke oake, and at the riuer each corner trees are blacke oakes.
To John Simmons laide out to him as the right that was widdow Cooper fortie and two Acres of land, beinge the second lot in that order, bounded by Joseph Chaplin west, by John Burbanke east, uilledge line south. the riuer north. by the riuer it is twelue pole wide perpendiculer, but ten each corner, there are black oakes : his west line is one hundred sixtie and fiue pole in length. at the south end it is fourtene pole wide. its south west angle is a black oake. its south east angle is the stub of a broken downe tree.
To Abraham Fauster as the right of John Burbanke there was laide out thirtie and seauen Acres of land, beinge the third lot in order from the west end, bounded by John Simmons on the west, by John Simmons on the east. by the uilledge line south, and by merrimacke riuer on the North. where it is twelue pole wide by the riuer but ten pole wide perpendiculer. the northwest angle is a blacke oake, the most northerlie angle is a poppell, the west angle is fiue hundred and seauentie two pole long. at the south end it is twelue pole wide. the southwest angle is a broken stub the south east angle is a black oake bounded with B and.C.
To John Simmons as the right of Thomas Pallmor there was laide out thirtie and six Acres of land, being the fourth lot in that order, bounded by Abraham Fanster on the west. by his owne land on the east. by the uilledge line on the south. by merrimack river on the North. where it is allmost fourtene pole wide by the river. yet it is but ten pole perpendiculer, the northwest angle is a popler, the most northerly angle is a stake, standinge at the mouth of a brooke. on the east side of it, the west line is five hundred sequentie and seauen pole long. at the south end it is eleuen pole and one quarter wide : yet but ten perpendiculer. the southwest angle is a black oake. the south east angle a great white oake, marked with ·P.S.
To John Simmons as the right of William Wild and William Jackson sixtie and six acres of land bounded by his owne land on the west. by land that he purchased of Sammuell Smith on the east, by the uilledge line on the south, by merrimake riuer on the north, where it is twentie and seauen pole wide, yet it is but eightene pole perpendiculer, the northwest angle is a stake standinge at the
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mouth of a brooke, on the east side of it, the most northerlie corner is a blacke oake. the west line is five hundred and eightie thre pole in length. at the south end it is twentie and two pole and a halfe wide, yet it is but eightene pole perpendiculer., the southwest angle or rather the most southerly angle is a great white oake bounded. with . S . P . the south angle is a bass wood tree.
To John Simmons as the right of Hugh Smith there was laide out twentie and eight acres of land, beinge the seauenth lot in order, bounded by his owne land west. by michaell Hopkinson east. by the uilledge line on the south by merrimake riuer on the north. where- it is twelue pole and thre quarters wide. by the river side, yet it is but six pole and a halfe perpendiculer. both the corner trees at that end are blacke oakes. at the south end it is ten pole and thre quarters wide upon a leuell line ; and nine pole perpendicular, the south west angle is a bass wood tree, and the southeast angle a black oake the westerlie line is fiue hundred and eightie six pole, and the easterly line fiue hundred and eightie nine pole.
To Jonathan Hopkinson as the right of Michaell hopkinson, there was laide out thirtie and two Acres of land, beinge the eight lot in order, and is bounded by land of Hugh Smith on the west. fiue hundred and eightie nine pole : and by John Eastmans on the east six hundred and four pole : and by the uilledge line on the south. by the riuer on the north, where it is but fiue pole and a halfe wide perpendiculer, yet fourtene pole upon a leuell line by the river side. the northwest corner is a blacke oake : and the northeast corner is a birch, at the south end it is fourtene pole upon the leuell line and thirtene perpendidular ; the southwest angle is a black oake and the southeast angle an ash.
To Sammuell Boswell as the right of William and John Bointon ther was laide out fiftie and thre acres of land, beinge the ninth and tenth lot in that order, bounded by Jonathan Hopkinson on the west : six hundred and four pole by Thomas Dickinson on the east six hundred and twelue pole, by the uillage line south : by the riuer north. at the riuer it is twentie four pole and a half wide by the riuer side : yet upon a sqare it is but nine pole wide. the west angle is a birch, the north east angle is a black stub, the south end it is twentie pole and 34 upon a leuell line, yet but ninetene pole perpendiculer the south west angle is a birch : the southeast angle is a wallnut tree.
To James Dickinson as the right of Thomas Dickinson there was laide out fiftie and seauen Acres of land beinge the eleventh lot
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in order, and is bounded by Sammuell Boswell on the west: six hundred and twelve pole : and by Mazemillion Jewett on the east sixtie two pole : by the uilledge line on the south. twentie pole and thre quarters, yet it is but eightene pole upon the square. the west angle is a wallnut tree : the southeast angle a stake and stones. at the north end it is bounded by the river, twentie thre pole, yet perpendiculer but thirtene pole, the northwest angle is a birch. the north east angle a black stub.
To Deacon Jewett as his owne right and the right of John Spofforth, there was laide out ninete and fiue acres of land beinge the twelfth and thirtenth lots in order, and is bounded by Thomas Dickinson on the west. by mrs Kimbals lot on the east : six hundred and twentie two pole by the river on the North : it beinge thirtie and one poles and a halfe wide by the river side : yet but twentie four poles perpendiculer, each angle by the riuer are bounded by stubs. at the south end it is bounded by the uilledge line twentie six pole and 34 yet it is but twentie and fine pole perpendiculer : the south west angle is a stake and stones, the south east angle is a white oake.
To Mistres Kimball of Boston as the right of Leaftenant John Remington and George Killborne there was laide out as the right of these two lots to her, one hundred and two Acres of land, beinge the fourtenth and fiftenth lot in order, and is bounded by land of Deacon Jewett on the west. and by land of James Barker on the east, six hundred and thirtie two poles: and by the riuer on the north : thirtie pole and a halfe: yet it is but twentie fiue pole perpendiculer : the northwest angle is a great stub : the northeast angle is a wallnut tree, at the south end it is bounded by the uilledge line, thirtie pole and a halfe : upon a perpendiculer line : twentie nine pole and a halfe the southwest angle is a white oake : the south- east angle an ash.
To James Cannida and James Barker, as the right of James Barker William Sticknee, and George Abbot laide out as the right of these thre lots one hundred and eleauen Acres, they beinge the sixtenth seauentethth and eightenth lott: and is bounded by mrs Kimball on the west six hundred fiftie eight pole, and by William Scales now the right of Andrew Sticknee on the east six hundred ninete one poles : it is bounded on the North by the river : thirtie thre poles and a halfe perpendiculer ; twentie and fiue poles, the north- west angle is a wallnut tree, the north east angle bass wood : by the uillage line on the south ; twentie nine poles, perpendiculer twentie
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and fine poles, the southwest angle is an ash. the south east angle is an old tree.
To John Bointon as the right of William Scales and Richard Wicom : there was laide out ninetee and thre Acres these beinge the ninetenth and twentith lots in order : and is bounded by James Barker on the west : six hundred ninety one poles. and by
on the east : seauen hundred and nine poles. by the uillage south. by the uillage north, where it is twentie six pole wide upon a leuell line : yet but twentie one pole and a halfe perpendiculer : the north west angle is a bass wood tree. the northeast angle is a popler : at the south angle it is twentie two pole, at the head upon a leuell, and twentie one pole and a halfe perpendiculer : the southwest angle is an old tree the south east angle is an oake.
A Record of the Division of the remainder of the land not formerly diuided done by the ioint consent of the proprie- ters.
To Joseph Chaplen there was laide out seauen acres of land, at the north end of the littell pond : bounded by John Griffens land west : by John Burbanke east : by the pond south, beinge six pole wide at the pond : and thirtene pole wide at the north end, there it is bounded by the ministers land.
To Abraham Fauster there was laide out fiue acres of land, beinge six pole wide at the south end, and ten pole wide the north end it is bounded by the pond south; Joseph Chaplen west : Thomas Pallmer east : ministers land north.
To John Simmons there was laide out eightene Acres, twentie eight pole wide at the south end; and thirtie two pole at the north end : bounded by the ministers land north : by the pond south by thomas Pallmer west : Hugh Smith east.
To John Simmons as the right of Thomas Pallmor, there was laide out six Acres of land eight rod wide at the south end : and eleuen wide at the North end. bounded by his owne land east : Abraham Fauster west : pond south, ministers land north.
To John Simmons as the right of Hugh Smith there was laide out fourtene Acres of land. bounded by the pond on the south : by his owne land west Jonathan Hopkinson south east : the ministers lot north : at which end he is fortie and thre pole wide, but narrow at the south end.
To Jonathan Hopkinson as the right of Michaell Hopkinson there was laide out thirtie and one Acres of land, bounded by John
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Simmons west, by John Eastman east. by George Killborne and the pond on the south, by the ministers land north : beinge thirtie two pole wide at the west end.
To James Dickinson as the right of John Eastman there was laide out, thirtie and one Acres by George Killborne south : by Jonathan Hopkinson west : by James Dickinson in the east, by the ministers Land on the North. beinge fortie pole wide at the north end, and twentie thre pole and a halfe wide at the south end.
To James Dickinson there was allso more laide out twentie and seauen Acres of Land, bouuded by his owne Land that he had of John Eastman west : by land of Deacon Jewett East by George Killborne south. the ministers land north, being thirtie four pole wide at the North end, and twentie thre pole and a halfe wide at the south end.
To Mazemillion Jewet the Deacon there was laide out thirtie . and one Acres of land, be it more or less, bounded by James Dick- inson on the west : by Jonathan Remington east, by the ministers land north, by George Killborn south being fortie rods and a half wide at the north end and twentie fiue wide at the south end.
To Jonathan Remington there was laide out to him (in his fathers right.) sixtene acres of land, bounded by Deacon Jewett, by John Hazeltine east: by the ministers land north. by George Killborne south, beinge sixtene pole wide at the South end; and twentie pole wide at the north end : the side line on the east side, is one hundred sixtie and six in length.
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