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[III-120.]
Further, at this meeting Edward Allyne was voted an In- habitant of this Town & Thomas Cooper doth acknowledge himselfe bound in the sum of Twenty pounds to free the Town from charges that may come to the Town by reason of the said Edward Allyne.
Also Thomas Sweetman of Hartford was voted an Inhabi- tant of this Towne.
Further, the Worppl Major Pynchon Esq doth Resigne up to the Towne any Interest in Land he may have below the foot bridge that Leads from the Townewards over mil River.
Jan : 22: 1684: At a Town meeting being a very full meet- ing:
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Voted at this meeting to Lay out of Townes boundes granted last May by ye Honored Genll Courte; Especially & firstly o' most East'ly line from North to South and for effect- ing of it Samll Marshfeild Rolland Thomas Jnº Hitchcocke Samll Terry Henry Chapin Josias Leonard & Nathanll Blisse are appointed to attend the worke, & Layout of whole boundes on both sides of the great River as speedily as the weather wil permit: Saml Marshfeild & Rolland Thomas or either of ym to appoint the Time, & order the attendance of the worke, writeing to Towns concerned as need may be.
It was further voted & Concluded That al former grants of Land wthin this Township of Springfeild to each & every Singular Person in this Town have been were & are to them & their heires for ever, it being Intentionally, truly & fully & wholely so, In all the first grants, & no otherwise in the least Intended, what ever deficiency may be In the Records, (ex- cept where any special reason reserve is, or men p'sently de- serted the same: therefore It is now unanimously declared That al grants be & were soe at the First, when the grants were made to any man that the lands granted were to him & his heires & Assignes for ever however any Record may be short, & therefore is to be rectifyed, as is here declared:
And that a first Record of al grants of Land to every singu- lar Grantee & to his heires & Assignes for ever may be made Major Jnº Pynchon Esq John Holyoke Deacon Jonathan Burt & Samll Marshfeild, are appointed to draw out al mens Lands in al & any times past, & menter ym as aforesaid to them every particular Grantee his heires & Assignes for ever: And however any Grantee whatsoever may delay or neglect his so having his lands recorded as granted to him & his heires & Assignes for ever: yet It is hereby declared as above said that every singular grant was to the Grantees them or him & his heires & Assignes for ever, (except as before ex- cepted & shal be & remaine to all & every singular Individual Grantee his heires & his Assignes for ever. [III-121.]
Further, upon motion of Samll Blisse Jun' ye prsent Con-
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stable that men would pay him the money wch is due to the Countrey, or that he is required to gather in ye Country Rate, or set him in a way otherwise to receive & gather it, if they cannot pay money, & secure him from hazzard in refer- ence to the warrant he hath, It is voted after serious debate concerning the Inability of most if not all to pay the money Rate in money to the County Treasurer, That they wil pay the money Rate to the prsent Constable, Samll Blisse in Corne at Country Price, wth halfe as much more added to it, & wil secure him harmles in reference to losse or allowance To the Treasurer. He keeping an account of what graine each man payes him, that such particular man may make up the losse in that graine.
It was also voted That we wil humbly rep'sent to the hon- oured Genll Corte, ye extreame inability of o' Inhabitants to pay any Rates in money, & supplicate their favor to remove from us such Impossibilityes, & hence forth take corne of us as formerly. & that Jnº Hitchcocke wth the Selectmen, are ap- pointed to draw up a Petition, accordingly to be prsented to the next Genll Corte, & to desire the concurrence of the Neighbor Townes of this County therein.
An Exhibition or Declaration was given in & prsented by the Worshipll Major Pynchon Esq at this Town Meeting Jan: 22: 84: Touching the disposing of the Lands as yet to be dis- posed of, for which se the next page forward, and the second section
For as much as the Grant of Lands & Addition of bounds Febry: 3ª: 1684. Att a General Town Meeting:
Inp': The Worshipll Jnº Pynchon Esq was chosen Modera- tor for this meeting, & for al other meetings of the Town for this yeer.
Quarterm' Colton Samll Marshfeild Samll Ely were chosen Committee to examine the Accounts of the Select men of Last choice.
Quarterm' Colton Samll Marshfeild Benjamin Parsons Jnº Dumbleton & Samll Blisse Sent were chosen Selectmen to order the prudential affaires for the yeer ensuing according to instructions p. 5th
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Samuel Marshfeild was chosen Measurer for Lands.
John Holyoke was chosen Town Clerke or Recorder for this yeer.
Obadiah Cooley was chosen Constable & Sworne.
David Morgan & Jnº Burt were chosen Survrors for the East side of the River, & Tho: Miller for the west side of the River to se to ye repaire of ye Country high wayes.
The Worshipll Major Pynchon Esq was desired, & voted to be p'sent wth the Comittee chosen to Lay out the boundes between Springfeild & Hadley & the bounds or line between Springfield & Northampton.
[III-122.]
For the satisfaction & ease of the Town respecting Charges It was voted & concluded that the Select men shal contract no bargain or engage any sum above Twenty pounds for the Inhabitants to pay by Rate, wthout first advising with & con- sulting the Town, & having their approbation concerning the same.
Further, for as much as the Additional boundes, or Grant should attend the sd affaire, & this to be done some time be of Lands to this Towne by ye Hono'd Gen1 Corte May last, 1684, was & is to the p'sent Inhabitants & Proprietors of Springfeild their heires & Assignes for ever; many of whom are desirous of & moving for their share in sd Lands, upon wych wth other Considerations Induceing; It was at this meet- ing Voted and concluded that the Eastern line or bound of the Plantation of Springfeild being run & stated from Hadley Town bound on the North to Enfeild Town bound on the South; Then al the Land from the sd Eastern line for four miles westward toward the sd Springfeild from both the Northerne & Southern boundes is hereby granted & agreed to be Laid out in Proprietyes to each prsent Inhabitant & proprietor his heires & assignes for ever his due proportion; & also the Lands on the West side of the great River from John Rileys Brooke Northward to Northampton boundes, & to the Westfeild boundes Westward; Also the Land from the head of the Brooke beyond Thomas Coopers that runs
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into Three mile Brooke unto Southfeild Southward, & unto Westfeild westaward, be alike distributed to each Inhabitant & Proprietor their heires & assignes for ever, & in Special It was Voted that three hundred acres at the Least be granted to the ministry on the East side the River out of the Land hereby first voted to be Laid out as aforesaid, & that One hun- dred & fifty acres be to the schoole out of the same, & that the ministry & the schoole have their Proportions in the Lands on the West side of the great River; As also that or Rev- erend Teacher m' Pelatiah Glover have his Proportions in the Lands hereby agreed to be Laid out on both sides the great River: It was further voted & agreed that the Lands on the East boundes of the Town shal be Laid out in three Divisions & that the Lands on the West side of the grt River shal be Laid out in Two divisions to each man his Propor- tions. It was also voted that these divisions to each man shal be by casting of Lots; & that divisions by casting Lots, be by as many Lots or casting of Lots, as there be divisions. It was further voted that the first Lot begin on the Norther- ly part of the Land to be divided; also It was further voted that those divisions be by Estates and Poles, & that the Poles be Esteemed in the Rate at Twelve poundes P Pole, and that al Male children under age be valued as ratable Poles: viz: £12 P Pole. It was further Voted & Concluded that these Lands when divided while Comon or unfenced shal be Comon or free to al the Inhabitants for grasse herbage & Timber, & free from Rates til Improved & then Rated onely as Im- proved; & that Jnº Holyoke draw out a List of Estates & Poles of the Inhabitants for the measurer.
Further It was Voted & agreed, that al the Lands not con- tained wthin the boundes aforementioned both on the East side the great River, & on the West side the great River, be to, or Ly to the prsent Inhabitants Comon, their heires. & Assignes for ever, & not to be granted out at any time, but by the joint Consent & grant of the Major part of the Inhabi- tants in their Town meeting's orderly called. [III-123.]
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At a Town Meeting, April 24: 1685.
Whereas the Town did pass a Vote to pay Samll Blisse Jun', Constable the Country money Rate in Corne at Coun- try price, wth an Addition of halfe so much more, & according- ly did pay the money Rate to sd Constable, that is the Major Part of the Town did so pay, & principally in Indian, wch at prsent is extreme Low at the Market: It is now voted & concluded that each man do again receive his Corne paid up- on sd Account, & that the Town wil save harmles said Con- stable from the Country Treasurer by reason of any Warrant from him. & the Constable to appoint to deliver the Corne pd as aforesd:
It was further voted & concluded that for the makeing the Townes Rates for this yeer, the Select men do timely order the apprizmt of the Townes stocke, as formerly.
Further, it was voted that the Select men doe send next weeke to John Allice, to desire him to Come to this Town the following month, to hang the Bel for the Towne, as also It was agreed to Leave it to him to determine, as he Judges best to hang the Bel, whether in the Terret or West of the Meet- ing-house, & to desire of him direction wt Timber to get for sd Worke.
It was further Voted & concluded to Invite m' Richards the schoolmaster to continue with us the next yeer to keep schoole, & that the Select men doe indent wth him, for the salary. It was further agreed that Al Parents or house hold- ers be enjoined to send their children & servants, & that Al Persons from the Round hil to the mil River that doe not send their children that are above five yeers & under nine yeeres, That said Persons Pay for such children for the space of halfe a yeer after the Rate of Two Pence P weeke.
It was further Voted & Concluded to allow Obadiah Cool- ey Samll Blisse Jun' & Nathaneel Blisse Three Poundes to Repaire the Long Medow Bridge In the Country Rhode: they speedily attending the said Worke, Laying five New Sleepers of Good Sound Timber, & Planking them wth halfe Trees, & Pinning them down wth Croose Peices, & putting up Poles by the sides of said Bridge. It was also agreed or determined
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that the Countie Corte should be desied to determine what Hadley Town should pay as their Proportion for the repaire of sd Bridge.
It was further Voted & Granted that Deacon Burt Miles Morgan Thomas Mirricke Sen" Charles Ferrey & John War- ner have liberty to the Fishing Places at Agawam River & chickuppi River, & to make any Reasonable benefite they may or can of the fishing Places, & that noe body should hin- der them herein, nor they to refuse any other Persons their joyning wth them.
[III-124.]
The Comittee of Springfeild for Running the sd Towns Bounds their Acts for laying out the Bounds of the Town of Springfeild. Or an Account of their Several dayes Running the Lands wth their Neighbor Townes, And their stateing & Agreeing Springfeilds Boundes wth their Neighbor Townes, Ano Domi: 1685.
March 23ª 1684-5. The Comittee appointed by the Town of Springfeild for setting the or Bounds & Grant from the hono'd Gen1 Corte went out Eastward First to take our most Easterly Bounds at Stoney Brooke to take a Convenient Place for running a straite line North & South, we quickly found the Brooke there (Comonly called Stony Brook) to Part & become two brookes or to be two streames, & being on the Easterly or North'ly side of it, & finding that part the biggest stream & Properly Stony Brooke we followed it a little way up, & then finding it to turne away Eastward (though or Grant by ye honord Genll Corte was from the Brooke, yet because it turned unexpectedly & Run East) here we Came to a stand: And at this place (about forty or fifty Rods Eastward from where the Brooke Parts) upon a knap or rising Ground by the side of Stony Brooke we pitched of East Bounds, & to run a strait Lyne South & North, & up on that knap Hil or Rising ground by Stony Brooke side, then standing a faire Pine Tree, we marked it for or Lyne, & set the Surveio's marke O on the south side of the Tree, & Likewise O the surveiours marke on the North side of the
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said Pine Tree: And from thence turning the Line directly North, from the said Pine Tree about Ten Rods further north, we marked another Pine Tree O and O. South & North, Ich stood in the line; about Thirty or forty Rods further North we marked a Third Tree wth O & O, wr we p'sently Came to Cross the Bay Path, or Road that Leads toward the Bay: and by the Bay Path a little from it stood Two Pines Trees in or Lyne, One on the South side of ye Path, & the other on the North side of the Path, which we marked O & O South and North, & set S P (for Springfeild on the west side & South side of that Tree wch stands next the Path, So passing on in or Lyne North a little further towards a Brooke on the Top of the Hil (going down Into the bottoms & to- wards the brooke) a smal white oak stands in the line marked O. O. South & North: over the brooke North going up the Hil a Pine O. O. & Two or three Pine Trees more in the line being marked, & going on is a Prettee Big white Oake in the line marked O. O. South & North, and another white oake marked on the East side O. Then going on a Pine Tree in the line marked O. O. South & North: Then a Pine O. O. another Pine O. O. & a smal Pine Tree wthin a few foot of it marked: further on, a Pine Tree in the line O. O. South & North: Then a blacke Oake O. O. a pine O. O. another Pine O. O. in six or seven Rod: A Pine O. O. five rod off another Pine O. O. A smal burnt chestnut tree O. O. A Pine O. O. A Pine O. O. A Pine O. O. A Pine O. O. A smal Pine O. O. Then a Red Oake O. O. another red Oake O. O. A chestnut Tree O. O. A Nave wood Tree O. O. in a Swamp or run of water (Then an old dead Pine a little marked) Then on a Pine O. O. within six rod further North in the line a Pine O. O. Then Two Pines O. O. Two or Three Rods of one another. Then a great Pine O. O. a blacke Oake O. O. A pine O. O. a Pine O. O. Here we Come to Chickuppy River where a Pine Tree in the line on the River Bank is marked S. P. And upon the River Banke because we Could [III-125.] not goe over the River we marked Two or Three Pine Trees, on the North Side of them, to be seene on the other side of the River, when we should Come there to carry
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on the Line further North toward Hadley, And so we re- turned back to the Bay Path, & to the first Pine Tree upon the knap or Hil by Stony Brooke side where we first began In the Morning: & then going South over Stony Brooke (be- ing over the first branch of it wch turnes of Eastward) Up the Hil from ye Brooke, on the Top of the Hill. a Pine Tree in the Lyne we marked O. O. North & South: & also set S. P. on it; stil going on in the lyne South, upon the Ridge a Smal Pine Tree in the Lyne is marked O. on the North, & O. on the South side: going on stil South, upon the Ridge in the Line is another Pine Tree O. O. further on South is another Pine Tree marked O. O. Again a Pine O. O. Then Coming to a Pool Hollow or Shore full of smal Poplar Trees, the line passing through it, on the South side of it is a Pine Tree marked O. O. North & South: further on South in the line, going up the Hill, a Pine is marked O. O. North & South, where It being neer night, we Left of for this Day, & Re- turned home: from Chickuppy River to this Place we meas- ured it by the Lyne we Carryed, & it is ful Three Miles South from Chickuppy River on the North: and something better, The Three Miles being out, before we marked the Last Tree, when Night Came on.
April 6: 1685: The Comittee for running the bounds went againe upon the same worke, when we divided of Company, Intending that some should carry on the former line South to Enfeild Bounds, & the Rest to run the Line betweene Spring- feild & Enfeild, & so to meete, but the Night coming we Could not attaine it .- When Samll Marshfeild Rolland Tho- mas Samll Terrey & Joseph Stebbins In Jnº Hitchcocks Roome, & John Merricke In Josiah Leonards Roome went out to of East Bounds, to take the Line at the Pine Tree last named to be marked O. O. North & South, goeing up the HIill, & they now continued to run on straite in the line, mark- ing al the Trees in the line with the Surveio's Marke, O North & O South, & so besides the Three miles former line Run. they this day run only Three Miles & a halfe, ye last Tree marked being a Pine Tree (upon the Top of a Hil) wth O. O.
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North & South; but the day ending went not far enough to- wards Enfeild: & the same day the other part of sd Comittee viz: Jnº Pynchon Esq & Nathanll Blisse Went to or Long Medow Bridge to meet with Enfeild Men, where we met with ym, viz: Isaac Morgan, Jonathan Bush, Robert Pease, Benja: Parsons & Samuel Terrey Jun', And agreed upon a faire white Oake neer the great River to be marked for Bounds or Line between Springfeild & Enfeild, wch white oake is about forty five Rods or more South from the Long medow Bridge. The white Oake stands on the East side of the Cart way, by the grt River upon the Banke or Hil side wch is on the East of the Cart way or Roade There on the Top of that Hil or Banke. The white oake stands for the Bounds & line as agreed on, tych we have marked with S. P. on the North side for Spring- · feild & with E. on the South side for Enfeild: That side next the great River is also marked with S P on it, & also E. the East side of the Tree wth the Surveio's marke O. O. And so going on East, about Thirty Two Rods further, an- other white oake in the line wch is a little doted is marked S. P. on the North side & E on the South, & O. O. West & East: about Thirty Rods further East, another white oake in the line is marked S. P. North & E South & O. O. West: Then on East in the line [III-125. ] a Black oake is marked O. O. West & East: Then Two or Three Trees marked O. O. West & East, were a little mist by something varying of the line a little to the Northward, which. when discerned, we rec- tifyed at a white oake about Ten score Rod or more from the grt River, This white Oake in the line is marked S. P. North & E on the South, & O. O. West & East: about sixteen Rod on further East in the line, a small Walnut Tree is marked, S. P. on the North & E. on the South, with O. O. ye Surveio's West & East; about Thirty Rods on further, a white oake marked O. O. further on a faire Pine Tree in the line is marked O. O. S. P. E. Mile one: Here the mile being out tych we were to goe, forty Rod below the Long Medow Brooke, we turned forty Rod North, a little varying to the East, To a Pine Tree, wch not being exact at the Corner, or Just in the Line, we marked only with an axe without any let-
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ters; Here we al agreed the mile fro the great River to be, though we found no stone, nor had any Spade to make a Trench: About eight Rod East, a Pine Tree Just in the line we al agreed & marked it S. P. North E. South, O. O. West & East; further on directly East, about Sixty Rods, a Red oake in the line is markt S. P. & E. also O. O. West & East: Then on in the line is another dry Pine marked O. O. West & East: againe a Pine Tree O. O. a black oake O. O. another Black oake O. O. a smal blacke Oake O. O: Then a Pine Tree marked O. O. West & East wth S. P. North & E South, & M. 2. Set upon it; This being Two Miles fro ye Gt River. From hence going on East, a pine Tree is marked west & East wth O. O. Then a black oake O. O. another black Oake O. O. Another black oake O. O. A Pine Tree O. O. Another Pine O. O. Here is a smal Pond like a paire of Spectacles: on the East side of it in the line, is a Pine Tree O. O. Another Pine O. O. Then Come we to a Red oake, wch is Three miles from the great River. This Red Oake is marked S. P. on the North, E on the South, & O. O. West & East wth M. 3 for Three miles .- Then on the Brow of a dingle, or Branch of Freshwater brooke is a black oake in the line, upon the Brow over the Brooke, marked O. O. West & East, Then Two or Three white oakes in the line are marked O. O. West & East. here is a medow belonging to Sam Blisse. the Line runs thorow it; Over the medow is a Pine Tree marked O. O. a little further another Pine Tree O. O. Againe a Pine Tree O. O. Another Pine O. O. A swamp black oake O. O., by a swamp edge; And a little further about [ ] Rod in the Swamp a Walnut Tree is four Miles, & is marked S. P. E. O. O. West & East wth M. 4. A little fur- ther East is a red Oake O. O. & not far from it, a grt white Oake going out of the swamp O. O. A little further up the Hill, another white Oake O. O. Then Several Trees in the line, Oakes & Pines, marked West & East O. O., to a Pine Tree over a Swamp, & by a spruce Swamp, wch is five miles, when a Pine Tree is marked S. P. on the North, E. on the South side, O. O. West & East, & for Miles M. 5. Then go- ing on 6 or seven Pine Trees in the Line are marked O. O.
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til in halfe a miles going, when we Crossed Whachuet brooke at halfe a Mile from the five Mile Tree; over that brooke (where is some medow) is a Pine Tree wth Crooked forkes marked O. O. Then Several Pine Trees marked O. O. which stand Pretee thick in bushy way, for the other halfe miles, at the End wrof a Pine is marked, S. P. North, E South, & O. O. West & East wth 6 Miles on it viz: M. 6. Going on, a white oake in the line is marked O. O West & East; & Sev- eral Pines in the line are marked O. West & O East, neere halfe a mile to the Crossing Scantuck River; over Scantuck about Twenty Rod, a Red oake marked O West & O. East. Then a smal white oake O. O. West & East. And then An- other smal white oake O. O. Then several Pine Trees O. O. to a swamp neer [III-127.] about eight score Rods from Scantuck: Several Pine Trees marked Thorow the swamp, & in the Swamp a Nave wood Tree marked, S P on the North side for Springfeild, E South for Enfeild, & here is Seven Miles. When out of the Swamp onward East. on a knap is a Pine marked in the line O. West & O. East. Then on the East several Trees, Red Oake white oake & Walnut & many Pines chestnut marked O. O. a red oake O. O. & on to a Chestnut Tree, wich is three Trees in one, or fro one roote, marked al three Chestnut Trees S. P. E. O. West & O. East wch is eight miles, & M. 8 .- Going up the Mountaine on fur- ther, a black oake is marked O. O. a little Chestnut Tree, & other Trees onward to a white Oake on the Point of a Hil, where is a great valley & Then on a high hill is on the North: the white oake hath S. P. on ye North. E. on the South, & is Thirty Lines wch is six score Rods beyond the Eight Mile Tree: Here Night Comeing on we gave out, & marked on it besides the other markes line, Thirty & so Left worke.
Comittee of Springfeild, Present:
Jnº Pynchon Esq. Samll Marshfeild. Rol. Thomas. Samll Terrey Sen". Jnº Hitchcock. Josias Leonard.
Novemb': 2: 1685:
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John Pynchon Esq & Nathaneel Blisse met with Isaac Morgan Robert Pease Jonathan Bush & Samuel Terrey of Enfeild to finish ye worke of Running the Line between Springfeild & Enfeild wch was not finished last April.
And beginning at the white oake, where we formerly Left, we measured on, going directly East to a midling chestnut down the hil in ye bottom, marked with the Surveio's Marks O. West & O East; Going on East is a smal Walnut, O. West & O. East; then a Maple O. O. on further is a forked chestnut, wch is Nine Mile, & is marked on both forkes O. O. West & East: S. P. on the North side for Springfeild & E. on the South side for Enfeild wth M. 9 for Nine Mil: a smal little chestnut also growing out of it: Going on further East, sev- eral Trees in the Line are marked, O. West & O East, in din- gles hollowes over brookes & mountains, to a black oake, on top of the hil, or further mountain, wch is Ten Mile. The end of Enfeild line, wch blacke oake is marked S. P. on the North side, E. on the South side, & O. West & M Io for Ten Miles. -Here we stayed for o' Men, that were Sent out East, to run o' Easternmost bounds, from Stony Brooke South, who came up to us, wth running that Line South, much about where the Ten Miles end, about Thirty Rod further East, & so we went that Thirty Rod, or neer forty Rod further East, & there is marked a smal middling white oake, wich is or cor- ner boundes: This white Oak is marked O. West, & on the North side S. P. for Springfeild; being or Corner Tree or boundes. This second of November, 1685, the men of Springfeild, that Run or Easternmost Boundes on the South towardes Enfeild where Samll Marshfeild, Rolland Thomas, Henry Chapin, Samll Terrey, Josialı Leonard, who met with us as aforesaid.
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