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2dl Seate-Rich Sikes: Tho: mericke: will: warrinar: Rich: ffellowes:
3d Seate-Tho: Stebbins: myles morgan: John Harmon: John Lenard: Ben: mun: Anto: Dorchester
4th Seate-Tho: Gilbertt Jonath Burtt Ben Parsons John Dumbleton: will Branch Sam: marshfeild
5th Seate-John mathews: Rowld Thomas: Reese Bodor- tha John clarcke John Lamb: Tho: Day
6th Seate-John Lumbard: Lawrence Bliss: Griffith Joanes: Tho miller: Nath Pritchett: Rich Exell
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7th Seate-Tho Bancroftt: Jonath Taylor: John Stewart John Scott will: Brooks James Osbourn:
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Sth Seate-Symon Bemon Tho: Noble James warrinar Francis peper Obadiah Miller: Nath Burtt
9th Seate-Abell wright: Hugh Dudley: John Bagg John Sackett David Ashley Sam: Bliss: John Riley
and for order sake there weer placed in the
Ioth Seate-Japhat chapin: John Harmon: Sam: Harmon James Taylor John Henrison Edward ffoster peeter swinge the rest of the younger persons that wants yeares are to sitt on the other side of the alley in the Seate next to the stayers.
[In the handwriting of John Pynchon.]
ffebr. 23 1662. The order of Seateing psons in ye meete- ing howse, as followeth:
By Deacon chapin: & the Select men Tho: Cooper: Rob- ert Ashley Benja Cooly John Pynchon, & Samll Marshfeild.
Goodwife chapin is to sitt in the Seate alonge with Mrrs Glover and Mrrs Hollyock.
In ye first Seate-Robert Ashley: Benja Cooly: Tho: Cooper George Colton, & Rowld Stebins:
In ye 2d Seate-Nathaneell Ely: Rich Sikes: Tho Mirack & Willm Warrinar:
In ye 3d Seate-Serja: Stebbins: Serja Morgan: Benj Munn: John Leanord: Anth: Dorchester: Sam Marshfeild:
In ye 4th Seate-Benja Parsons: Jonath Burtt: WVm Branch: Reice Bedortha: Jº Dumbleton: Rowld Thomas
In ye 5th Seate-John Mathews: Jo Clarke: John Lamb Sam Bliss: Tho: Miller: Tho: Day:
In ye 6th Seate-John Lumbard Griffith Joanes: N Pritch- ard: Rich: Exell: Tho Noble: Sam Ely:
In ye 7th Seate-Jonath Taylor: Tho: Bancroft: John Scot Nath Burt: John Stewart: Wm Brookes:
In ye 8th Seate-Jer: . Horton: Jº Bag: Jo Riley: Symon Beamon: Abell Wright:
In ye 9th Seate-John Henryson: Sam Terry: Obadiah Miller: Hugh Dudley
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In ye roth Seate-Jo Crowfoote: Edw: ffoster: Charls fferry: James osborne Wm Hunter, Peter Swinck: -
In ye forseate, of ye Gallery:
In ye uppr part above ye Pillars on the North side. Henry Chapin: John Bliss: Jº Keepe:
In ye upp pt above ye Pillars on the South side, ffraunces Peper James Warrinar: Sam Bliss:
Below ye Pillars on ye North side. Sam Holyoke: David Ashly: Japht Chapin Tim: Cooper Isaack Colton: Obadi Cooly:
On ye South side Below ye Pillars, Tho Cooper Jun: Jos Warrinar: John Leanord: John Harmon Sam Harmon, In- crease Sikes: John Dorchester:
In yt Seate in ye Gallery weh faces agt the minister. Eph- raim Colton: Eliakim Cooly Jonath Morgan Sam Stebbins: James Dorchester:
In ye Backer Seate of ye Gallery on the North side at the upp end of it. James Taylor: John Horton: Hugh Mackey Wm Morgan:
On ye South side at upp end of ye Backer seate, Jonath Ball Sam Ball: Jos Harmon Nathanell Sikes: Tho: Thom- son:
In ye Backer Seate, below the Pillars on the North Side, John Hitchcock Jº Clarke: John Lumbard: Sam Bliss
On th South, Jos: Thomas: Tho: Stebbins. Jos Bedortha: [I-272]
[In the handwriting of Thomas Cooper.]
Charges layed outt of the towns stock in 16. . ..
To Samuell marshfeild for fencinge. 00 05 00
to John Lambe for fensinge. . 00 OI 06
to Thomas Stebbin for. OO OI 00
To Rich Siks for Ringinge the bell OI 06 00
to Griffith Joans 00 12 00
paid to goodman Sikes 2 bushell of indian corne
for Ringinge. 00 02 06
paid into m' John pynchon treasurer 00 03 03
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paid goodman Sikes in his Rentt for worke .. .. 00 04 00 paid goodman Sikes in his Rentt for Ringinge .. 00 04 00 paid to goodman Sikes by the Rentt of the meet- inge house chamber for Ringinge .00 19 06
to Robertt ashley for expenses . 00 IO 00
the charges layd outt is. . 04 08
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Receved by Samuell. marshfeeld for Rent . .OI
16 06
Receved by John dumbleton for Rentt .00
07 00
Receved by Reess Bedortha. 00 IO 00
Receved of John Stebbins for Rentt of the cham-
ber 00
07
06
Receved of good marshfeeld for Rentt. .00
08 00
00 00
Receved in Rentt for this Rentt of the chamber . OI the some of the Resaites is. . 04 09 00 Such pursons as are indebtted to the Towne in the yeare 165 ..
Samuell marshfeeld for the Rentt of Land. 02 08 00
John dumbleton indebtted 00
03 00
Richard Sikes .00 00 00
29 octtober 1654 by the Selectmen
Richard Sikes is to pay for the use of Housinge an Corne Rooms till the Ist of may next 20s also Richard Sikes is to pay the same Select men abated upon the Original of shil- inge and clapbordinge the territts of the meeting house £
and soe is ffreed from the clapbordinge. 3 05 00
by Richard Sikes in his Journey to the bay.
OI IO 00 also in wheatt OI IO 00
Benjamin mun is to pay for Corne Roome .00
05 00
Symon Sackett is to pay for Corne Roome
.00
OI 00
Griffith Jones to pay for Corne Roome. .00
OI 00
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January 2th 1644
It is ordered by ye 5 men chosen by ye towne yt the upper side of ffrancis Balls Lott shall be Sufficiently fenced by all ye
S
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neighbors yt are in yt division, fro: Goodman Pritchards up- ward, every man bearing a pportionable share in ye fence & this to be done by the 20th of March next followinge
SECOND VOLUME OF TOWN RECORDS.
[In the handwriting of John Pynchon.]
The second volume of the Town Records opens with the transactions of the Selectmen relative to highways on the west side of the Connecticut, granting the right to make a landing place at the training field, and concerning street lines in the town. Several pages have been so badly mutilated as to make them unintelligible, and for this reason they have been omitted from this printed volume. The record which follows is without date and begins on page 3 of the original book :-
Laurence Bliss his fence, fro: James Osborns to Laurence his woodpile, to be taken in straite wth ye rest of his fence, wych wil make ye taking in to be about Three foote in the mid- dle:
The fence agt old Goodm: Stebbins his howse to be set in close to his cherry Trees And soe agt James Osborns land there, & agt John Clarks all to be taken in & set straite wth it: And John Clarks fence at ye upper side of his lot to be taken in so far as to Range straite wth his whitethorne.
At Thomas Nobles ye fence to Run close to ye North Cor- ner or side of his howse & that to Range straite wth Good- man Warriners fence:
At Mr Glovers Lower Corner, There Deacon Sam Chapin
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is to take in his fence even wth it, and to Run straite from thence skewing off to N. ... at John Stewarts Corner:
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Some anoyances to ye way we find wch are hereby ordered to be Rectified & speedyly Removed, viz The Brush agt Goodm: Stewarts: The wood & other Lumber agt Nath Pritchards: The Tymber & Lumber agt Antho Dorchesters: This to be done spedyly or else to pay according to Towne order:
All these orders & acts of ye Selectmen aforesd were Pub- lished & declared to ye Towne at a meting 2 days after they were made, being a Lecture day:
Memorandum That the Select men had a meeting ye weeke before this viz on ye .... day of this Instant March, ich day we spent in Considering how to order seatting of psons in ye meeting house, wch worke was this day perfected and is drawne up in a Page dated this day viz: March 13th 1664: & it was Published to Psons How they are to be Seated: ye wch is to be seene on ye aforesd Paper:
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March ye 20tl1 1664-65
By ye Select men, George Colton Benj: Cooly Sam Marsh- feild Lawrence Bliss John Pynchon.
It is ordered that all psons who have any interest in Gen- erall fences: Shall repaire & sufficiently close theire severall ffences in ye Comon ffeilds by ye last day of this Month of March, & shall carefully attend to keepe ym in sufficient re- paire all the Summer till all ye pprietors agree to lay ym open, or till ye Select men shall appoint the Laying open of ye sd feilds: In wch interim of tyme viz: fro: ye last of March all ye Summer till the Select men (unles by consent of all the ppri- etors) doe order the opening of the Comon feilds, They are to be kept cleare from Cattle of all sorts, And if any pson shall lay open or let any part of his fence in ye Comon feild be defective, whereby Cattle may prjudice ye feilds, unles it
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be by consent of the whole that have interest in ye feild or by order fro: the Select men: he shall (besides paying all dam- adge done to any thereby) forfeit five shillings to ye Towne for such defect: only men have Liberty of Baite theire work- ing Cattle on their owne Ground in ye tyme of their working of ym, pvided they Secure ym fro: doeing damadge to any pson :
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It is ordered for ye p'servation of ye feilds fro: the Lower wharfe to the head of the Plaine) That the Gate at the higher wharfe & ye Gate at ye Training place shall be well hung & set in good repaire by the last of March: & shall always be kept Shut till all ye feilds about them are by order broke open: And if any pson shal Throw open or leave open either of the sd Gates fro: the Ist of Aprill till liberty of laying ye feilds Common such pson shall forfeite five shillings, halfe to the informer & the other halfe to the pprietors towards keeping ye sd Gates in repaire: And the Proprietors of the sd feilds are to meete & determine to whom the care of hanging those gates & keeping ym in repaire fro: tyme to tyme shall belong: & in case of theire not agreeing then ye Select men to order ye same.
ffor ye Direction of such Persons. as are chosen & ap- pointed by ye Select men, for veiwers or overseers of ye Co- mon & Generall fences belonging to the severall feilds of the Towne: It is ordered That ye psons chosen & appointed for ye service shall on the first day of Aprill next Surveigh all ye Common fences belonging to theire care & circumspec- tion to see whether they be fully closed up & well repaired so as they shall Judge Sufficient to secure the ffeild [8-first numbered page] from hurt by Cattle: And if upon theire veiw they shall find any recall defect & insufficiencys they shall forthwth give notice thereoff to ye owner or owners of the sd defective fence or fences warning him or ym to amend ye same wthin 2, 3, 4, or 5 days time as according as ye veiwers shall pitch And if the pty warned shall not have amended his defective fence by ye tyme Limited & yt to ye satisfaction
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of the veiwers Hee shall pay a fine of 12d for every defect under a Rod, & for all defects above a Rod 12d a Rod. wch fine shall increase 12d a day for every days neglect of amend- ing any defect. And further ye overseers of fences shall al- ways about ye beginning of July & about the beginning of Septemb' veiw all ye Generall ffences under their Care to the Intent they may be kept up & in good repaire, & in case of any defect to give spedy Notice thereoff to ye owners who are at such times imediately to rep' them upon notice there- off: And if they shall be found unrep'd a day after notice given them of theire defects such pson to pay 12d for the least defect & 12d p rod for all ye Rods defective & to in- crease 12d p day for every days neglect as aforesd (besides it damages may accrew to any pson thereby) And tis further ordered that after ye veiwers giving men Notice of defects in their fences & setting ym a tyme for amending of them: these sd veiwers Shall [II-9] wthin 3 days reveiw such fences to take notice whether ye defects thereoff be sufficient- ly amended: And at any tymes besides ye aforementioned tymes, ye veiwers observing defects in ye fences under theire charge. or having any information thereoff, they are spedyly to atend ye afore directions that they may be rep'd, And all fines or Penaltys incurred by this order, are one halfe of ym to goe to ye Towne, ye other halfe to the overseers of the fences who may have warrant fro: the Select men directed to the Constable for Levying thereoff if ye pty upon demand refuse to pay it. And in case any Just Complt: Soe Judged by ye Select men shall be brought agt ye over seers or veiwers of fences, for neglecting theire Charge at any tyme, they shall be Lyable to a fine of five shillings for ye use of ye Town & in case of a greater Neglect Ten shillings according as they shall be Judged thereunto by ye Select men for any neglect :
These orders & acts of ye Select men were Published to ye Towne on ye 21th day of March 1664.
There being a Towne meeting warned on ye IIth day of Aprill 1665: severall of ye Inhabitants came not, to answer
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to theire Names when called, who are to pay 6d a pce by Towne order if there excuse were not Sufficient [II-10] Here follows ye Names of those who not making of sufficient excuses are lyable to pay 6d a pce, viz:
Henry Chapin: Griffith Joanes Edw: ffoster: Wm Branch Deacon Chapin Robert Ashly Tho Mirick Anth Dorchester Jonath Burt Wm Brookes Jos: Crowfoote John Leanord: Ens: Cooper: Benja Munn John Clarke Nath Burt:
The Towne had all these psons fines: by ye Selectmens adding them to theire severall Rates in January following as p ye acot the select men gave in the Towne:
June Ist. 1665
At a meeting of ye Selectmen 1665, Geo: Colton Benja Cooly Sam Marshfeild Lawrence Bliss & John Pynchon.
It is ordered that There be a Pound made on the west side of ye greate River for ye Impounding of all Cattle yt doe tres- pass: this worke to be gon about spedyly: the care whereoff & the carrying it on to effect is left to John Dumbleton & Thomas Miller: The Pound to be set about the Hay place:
At this meeting ye veiwers of fences viz John Bag & Rice Bedortha declare agt John Scots fence over ye grt River be- ing defective 20 Rod togither altogither deficient & 20 de- fects in other places, having given him warning yet upon a 2d veiw a month after they found ye aforesd defects & a 3d Tyme found ye defects a fort Night after. This both the veiwers afirme they being both togither at ye veiw:
The Select men doe Judge That after the first warning to ye 2d veiw Should be acoted but one defect, yt is to Say for ye tyme of it. But the 20 Rod is 20s, & the 20 other [II-II] defects 20s more: After ye 2d warning when ye veiwers went the 3d tyme to Se it a fortnight after, Being 12 days & 20 Rod at 12d p Rod, make 20s every day: wch comes to £12 the 12 days, togither wth ye 40s aforesd makes the whole £14 one halfe whereoff ye order gives to the veiwers & the other halfe to ye Towne.
The Towne did by a cleare vote on a Training day dis-
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charge John Scot of this fine, freely releasing it to him so far as was ye Townes due:
The veiwers also declare agt Tho Noble for having 2 Rod defective: But he denying to be his fence, till it be made ap- peare to belong to him ye Select men cannot Judge him faulty :
John Bag Complaining agt Reice Bedortha his p'ner for one Rod defective: Reice disowning it to be his fence: The Select men Judge yt ye fence must first be determined his before he can be Concluded defective or Lyabl to ye fine.
Robert & David Asly being defective 4 Rod & one de- fect more, wch ye veiwers warned them to amend & yet on their 2d veiw thereoff doe find it still defective: They are Judged to pay 5s for theire defects according to order: halfe being to ye veiwers: The Townes due is 2s 6d.
The veiwers declared agt Some other psons for defects, but ye psons being absent we could not at this tyme Judge of theire defects.
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It is ordered that ye veiwers of fences viz Reice Bedortha & John Bag for manifest neglect of their Charge, in not veiwing fences according to order, shall pay a fine of Ios to ye Towne, that is 5s a peice:
It is ordered yt ye New fence over the River downe to Ag- awam river be forthwth veiwed by ye present veiwers of fences Reice Bedortha & John Bag & in case they find it not suffi- cient, they are forthwth to give ye owners notice warning ym to make it sufficient wthin 5 days tyme, & when ye tyme is expired then to Reveiw it & such as have not then suffi- ciently made up theire fence, having againe warneing by ye veiwers, fro: yt tyme to be Lyable to ye fines wch by former order is imposed on defective fences: And fro: thence for- ward this fence to be under ye veiwers Care as other fences are:
And for ye water worke viz the Joining of this fence to yt over Agawam river, the veiwers are to give notice to all ye pprietors that they attend to doe it in season.
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July 28th 1665:
At a meeting of ye Select men: prsent John Pynchon Geo: Colton: Benj Cooly Sam Marshfeild Lawrence Bliss:
Thomas Powell ye Cooper was admitted an Inhabitant of this Towne:
Also John Petty of Windsor was at ye same tyme alike Admitted to be an Inhabitant of this Towne:
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August 28th 1665.
By ye Select men, John Pynchon: George Colton: Benja Cooly: Lawr: Bliss & Sam Marshfeild.
It is ordered yt ye Long meddow feild bee cleared of all Corne, & be at Liberty for Cattle to be put in by those y' have an interest therein, on ye 29th day of Sept next: It is also ordered yt ye feilds over the River be cleared of all Corne & at Liberty for Cattle to be put there on ye Ist day of Octo- ber next.
Sept. 27th 1665:
The Select men, John Pynchon George Colton Sam Marshfeild & Lawr Bliss
Vnderstanding that ye ffeilds are already as good as cleare of Corne wee Judge meete to allow Liberty for ye putting in of Cattle by those yt have Interest there, on ye 30th day of this Instant September.
Novembr 1665
By John Pynchon: Sam Marshfeild George Colton, Se- lect men
Vnderstanding yt ye Bridge over ye Cawsey agt David Ashlys is defective, with some part of yt Cawsey, we doe hereby order ye Surveighours spedyly to amend & repaire the same:
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June Ist 1665
By ye Select men, John Pynchon: Benj Cooly: Geo Colton & Sam Marshfeild
This day according to Towne order we Considered about
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(making Rates &) takeing a list of ye estate of ye Plantation And for Prising the Living Stock of the Town we choose Robert Ashly Tho: Noble & James Warrinar
who are forth wth to goe about the worke & to bring in ye estate of ye Plantation to us spedyly And for the estimation of Land we considered yt worke: meeting for yt end also on ye 9th of January: & Likewise againe on ye 12th day of the same month: & then pfected the valluation of Land, Hows- ing &c: wch is to be seene in a writing or little longbooke for yt Purpose dated January 9th 1665.
At this meeting we Judged it needfull to make a rate of £ro for Towne charges wch was raised on ye severall Inhab- itants & each mans pportion Published on a Lecture day ye 17th of Jan 65. Every pson being desyred to bring in theire Rate yt so we might defray & discharge ye Townes debts.
The acot of this Rate &c shall be given into the Towne at ye generall meeting next ffebr How it is disbursed for the Towne.
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At a meeting of ye Comittee (appointed by the Towne) for Granting out of lands of ye Plantation Publike Notice hay- ing bin given of theire meting for yt end, this day being ye 5th of January 1665 viz:
John Pynchon: Nathia Ely: Geo: Colton Rowland Thomas Sam Marshfeild
There is Granted to John Baker ye Carpenter eight acres of meddow over Agawam about 3 or foure Miles beyond Ensigne Coopers, upon or about ye North Branch of Stony River (in yt psell of meddow wch Rowld Thomas guesses to be neere 30 acres) at ye South end of it John Bakers 8 acres of meddow is to lye wch 8 acres is granted him upon Condi- tion he do Settle in Towne, & continue in Towne five yeares: [II-16]
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There is Likewise Granted to Japhet Chapin: Tim Cooper: David Ashley & James Taylor ye rest of yt psel of meddow there to be equally devided among ym foure: And there is further Granted to ym foure Twenty acrs a peice of upland. neere yt meddow lying on this side of it neere about a mile to ye Northward . of their medow, wch is to be pportioned amongst ym ekually alike for ye goodnes of the Land.
Also James Taylor in leiw of former Grants wch were made to him. & yet ye land not found there for him, hath 30 acrs & in case it will hold out forty acrs of Land Granted him in a Low Peice of ground or Bottom havinge a brooke run thorow it about halfe a mile on this side Pakatuck: pvided it be noe ways prjudiciall to ye High ways:
There is Granted to Lawrence Bliss some smale Nooke & strappets of meddow & swamp, lying in ye Corners of his meddow laid out at Watchuit in case all besides his former Grant there exceed not Three acrs.
Granted to Tho Copley on the west side of ye grt River: A homlot of six acrs on this side of Wm Hunters: And Ten acrsunder ye Hill at ye Reare of his Houselot & some distance from the fence. Also Thirty acrs at Ashkanuncksit: These Grants on Condition he settled in Towne five years:
Also there is Granted to Sam Marshfeild Ten acrs of Land under ye hill at ye Reare of the lots by Tho: Copleys.
Symon Beamon moveing that his six acres lot formerly granted him at Skepnuck & his former Grants of fourteene acres there may be laid out togither, his desire is granted him: And ye measurer is to lay it out for his best Convenien- cy, & upon his desire, There is further Granted him, eight acrs of land there adjoyning to ye former psells & all to be laid out togither by ye measurer, pvided it doe not hinder Rowland Thomas his coming to his land there:
Also there is Granted Symon Beamon five or Sixe acres of meddow over Chikkupy river beyond Jeremy Hortons meddow, ye best meddow he can find neere it on this side of Stony Brooke.
John Bliss hath liberty Granted him for mowing 8 or 10
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acrs on fresh water river, where he Mowed last yeare, & this till yt land shal be further Considered for disposing of it.
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Nathanel Burt hath ye Pond agt his Two lots in ye Long meddow Granted him & So up to the Brow of the hill, if it be not already Granted him, pvided it be noe wrong to ye Indians & yt he noe way hinder or molest ye Indians in gath- ering or coming to their Pease.
John Keepe also hath ye Pond agt his lands & so up to ye Brow of the hill Granted him, pvided it be noe wrong to the Indians:
Geo: Colton likewise hath ye Pond agt his Land there Granted him upon like Condition:
John Scot hath ye land at the west end of his Twenty acre lot in Chickkuppy plaine wch is betwixt his lot & ye fence Granted to him: viz That land fro: ye end of his lot to the fence:
Granted to Abell Wright a Homlot at Skeepnuck of eight or Ten acrs pvided it be on yt plaine by James Warrinars land
Granted Tho Noble a lot there eight or Ten acrs on ye Top of ye hill agt Abell Wright:
Granted Charles fferry at Skeepnuck Thirty acrs in ye Plaine where he desires it if so much be there in yt Plaine pvided he doe Build & settle upon it wthin Three yeares fro: this day or else ye land to returne to ye Towne agayne:
Granted to the Inhabitants at Skeepnuck a highway fro: the Slow beyond ye Swan pond to ye higher wading place in chickkupy River.
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There is Granted to Capt John Pynchon that those wood- lots wch he bought of Miles Morgan, & Griffith Joanes, Should run in length Eastward, all ye breadth of them, So far further as to Paralell ye Equall & Just Length of his owne wodlot viz So as to be even at ye Eastward end, or further end in the Reare, with his former Woodlots wch ly on ye South of this Grant:
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Geo Colton hath Granted him in ye west meddow below ye Long meddow, that his meddow there may Run to the foote of ye hill, square wth yt wch was Goodm: Harmons 2 acrs of meddow there:
Rich Exell hath Granted him yt what land he hath already at Block Brooke shal be made up Thirty acrs there pt of this is in Satisfaction for Land he hath laid Comon for ye fence to run to Agawa: river & the rest is an addition to his former grant.
Granted Obadiah Miller Twenty acrs of land at Block Bridge next to Rich Exell These Grants no to prjudice any Highways.
Joseph Chapin hath Granted him a strappet of meddow on ye mill River about one acre upon a little brooke yt Runs into Goodm: Warrinars meddow.
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ffrancis Pepper hath eight or Ten acres of Land Granted him in ye Plaine above End brooke at East end of Mr Hol- yoke & yt wch was Mr Smiths Lot So to run Eastward to- wards ye hill but not quite to the hill that there may be suffi- cient walke & Pasadge for Cattle wth some scope for ym un- der ye hill.
Sam Marshfeild desiring yt the Highway over the River on ye Northside of ye Comon fence, may be caryed a little higher yt So his lot wch he bought of Goodm: Warinar may ly next to ye fence, his desire is Granted prided Charles ferry (whose lot is next) be contented to ly next ye highway & prided also it may be noe detriment to ye highway to be caryed thus higher:
Thus far by ye Comittee for Granting out of Land:
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