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April 14th 1685. The Comittee appointed to meet wth Hadley men for the running of the line between Hadley Town & the Town of Springfeild: when went John Pynchon Esq. Samll Marshfeild: Henry Chapin Rolland Thomas, Samll Terry & John Hitchcock, and on meeting wth Hadley men,
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we could not agree, but only to measure over yr first five miles (They not being fully impowered, & we sent Rolland Thomas & Samll Terrey wth them to measure that wch they did & re- turned next day: We also appointed a Meeting on the 17th of April, 1685. When Came of Hadley Peter Tilton Esq, Capt Aaron Cooke: m' Samll Partrigg Ens. Timo: Nash. & Nehe- miah Dickinson, & of Springfeild there Came John Pynchon Esq. Samll Marshfeild, David Morgan, Henry Chapin (Sam- uel Terrey, John Hitchcock & Roland Thomas & Obadiah Cooley, going out Eastward to bring the line to meet) And then we agreed of Bounds, about a quarter of a mile, or little more on the Lower side Markham's Buttery, at a black oak standing upon a little round hill, or knap about four or five Rods Eastward of the cart way or Roade, which Tree we marked S. P. on the South side of it for Springfeild, & HD on the North side for Hadley. & O. O. West and East: Here we al agreed to state the line between Springfeild & Hadley. Having stated we Came to the great River, & marked Trees in the line, till we came almost to the great River (Trees be- ing wanting in the line at the River) But about forty or fifty Rod from the River, by a Run of Water, & a narrow boggy medow on the Brooke, upon a brow or Point of an Hil, a white oake standing in the Line, we marked S. P. on the South side HD North, & O. O. West & East; on Eastward a Walnut tree. O. West & O. East & so on in the line, several Trees were marked O. O. That is O. on the West side & O on the East of them, til we came to the black oake first agreed & stated for the bound Tree between us: This Bound tree, or blacke oake wth S. P. HD being about Three quarters of a mile Eastward from the great River: fro which blacke oake on the knap & the Bounds meete the Cart way, we run on East marking Trees in the Range or Line, Setting O. O. on ym West & East for four Miles East from the Stated Bound Tree or black oak, by the Road, & from this Tree four miles East, Each miles End is marked. M. I. & So. M. 2, M. 3, & M. 4, upon the Trees, & S. P, as also HD. Where at the four Miles End, a faire Pine Tree is marked S. P. on the South,
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HD on the North, & O. West & O. East also on the East side of it is Set S. P. because Springfeild line is to run further. Also an heape of Stones is at this miles ending. - And Roland Thomas, Samll Terrey Sent, Jnº Hitchcocke & Obadiah Cool- ey who went out Eastward, to take the line fro Chickuppi River & to Carry on North, toward Hadley & the Dividing line between Hadley & Us: They began where we left off the first day, viz: at Chickuppi River, & took the Trees in the line, & marked them. O. South & O North, going Three miles and one halfe directly North, haveing much Swampy Land, reacht not to the Extent of of boundes, where they left off: marking a Pine Tree O. South & O. North, wch is close by or entering upon a Swamp; but the Last Tree marked is upon a little riseing ground, & so they returned, Leaving the Rest till hereafter:
[III-129.]
April 23ª, 1685.
We, viz: John Pynchon Esq. Samll Marshfeild Rolland Thomas, & Serjt Samll Terry met wth Northampton Men about running the Line or Laying out the Bounds betwixt them & us, but then we came not to an Agreemt & therefore appointing another meeting April 28; 1685, accord- ingly we did meet, viz: Jnº Pynchon Esq Samll Marshfeild Rolland Thomas Samll Terry of Springfeild: & of Northamp- ton. Medad Pumrey John King, David Burt Jonathan Hunt, & (after some debates) and agreed they not being willing for the place we were at the first Day, nor that It should be stat- ed as Stoney Brooke, wch we Insisted on, we yrfore yielded to yr Comeing Lower, where at a Pine Tree neer about the up- per great Falls we al agreed at yt Pine Tree, wch is about for- ty Rod from the great River, on wch Pine Tree being fairly marked, We set S. P. on the South side of it, for Springfeild, and NH. for Northampton on the North side of it. & the Sur- veio's marke O. on the West side & O. on the East side of the Tree: wch A for Accord Tree. And from this Tree East toward the great River, a white oake standing in the line, we marked it wth the Surveio's marke, O. West & O East, & so
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it Runs to the great River, agt a Spruce Tree, Northampton being to have Liberty of a Cart way, or highway thorow or Land to the Landing Place below the Falls. [III-130.] Also we agreed, they should have Liberty wth us for fishing at the Lower Falls, & not be excluded or put off from fishing by or Right. And upon this we agreed, that from this Pine Tree, called Accord Tree, The line should run between us & Northampton by or Compasse as it now Leads us West, wth- out allowance. And for the variation at or Two miles & one halfe end or three miles end to allow ym eight score Rods to the South, wch we are to run wth ym, where they are to take yr line to run off West to the end of their Bounds. This prmised & agreed, We running on West by or Compasse as aforesd; about fifty Rod West from sd Stated Pine Tree yr is a smal Walnut Tree in the Line, wch we marked wth the sur- veiors marke, O. East & O. West: Then further West a de- cayed white Oake in the Line is marked P. O. Then a Red Oake O. O. & a pine O. O. a black Oake O. O. a smal Wal- nut Tree, O. O. between wch is one mile; Then another smal Walnut in the line is marked O. O. A Spruce Tree O. O. Ich is upon the Top of the Hil or Mount. A black oake in the Bottom O. O. over the gutter or swamp a white oake O. O. a Pine O. O. Another Pine O. O. a middling crooked Pine O. O. a smal blacke oake marked Miles 2. alsoe SP & NH. Set on it. Then on a white oake O. O. upon the side of the Hil a smal chestnut Tree marked only wth a knife, Bec. the Hatched was Away. Then a Chestnut Tree, by North- ampton Cartway, wch goes up the mountain, a Pine marked only O. on the South side, as being a litle out of the line. a little further a Pine Tree O. O. Further West a Pine O. O. & SP & NH. Further on a Pine Tree on the Point of the Hil marked O. O. East & West, & SP. wth NH. South & North; & so downe to the brooke, where Springfeild Two Miles & one halfe now run ends. Here Turning South Eight score Rods for Northampton as was agreed for the variation of the Compasse: We marked Trees In this South line, til we came at ye halfe miles end to a faire white Oake wch we
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marked. & set NH on the North for Northampton & S. P. South, & so we turned their line West, w-ch we Left to ym to Run: & soe we parted lovingly.
Agreed in Running the line or Setting the Bounds between Springfeild & Northampton, That Springfeild line, wch is run West, but two miles & a halfe at present from ye grt River, (& then turns to the South halfe a mile, being Judged then to Paralel or meet with or Westfeild bound Tree,) That in case or if it be not there Run far enough west to meet wth or paralel or Westfeild line, then we are to Run further West with Northampton; If Springfeild have alreadie run too far, & beyond their paralel with Westfeild they are to abate it to a paralel line, from the Bound Tree betweene Springfeild & Westfeild.
The Agreemt above written with Northampton in Setting the boundes or running ye line West between ym & Spring- feild on the 28th day of April 1685, being that in Case the Two Miles & halfe then in April Last Run West from the great River were not far enough West to Paralel or Suite with a Direct South & North Line from the [III-131.] ancient Bound Pine Tree between Springfeild & Westfeild, where an heap of Stones was laid by agreement of Springfeild; That then Springfeild line before it turned from North & South, Should Run out further West, so as to Paralel, or run straight with that bound Tree agreed on between them & Westfeild, wych Springfeild men were to try, & run accordingly.
In order whereunto Springfeild appointed most of those Persons who were of the Comittee, viz: John Pynchon Esq Samll Marshfeild Samll Terry Josias Leonard & Tho: Miller, who attended said worke on the Eleventh day of November 1685: & that they might do it Right went to or bounds agreed wyth Westfeild, & comeing to said Pine Tree & heape of Stones, wch Pine tree had W. on the West side of it for West- feild & S. P. for Springfeikl. on the East side of it. & we set on it the Surveio's marke, O. South & O. North, & so run on directly North further to a Pine Tree in the line, about 40 or 45 Rods, on wch also we set the Surveio's Marke O. O. South
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& North, & S. P. on the East side of it. Going on further North we marked a black Oake in the Lyne. O. South & O. North. Then a white oake in the Lyne, O. O. South & North: Then a Pine Tree O. O. on the Ledge or top of the Mountaine or edge of it [III-132.] a little further the Line runs down the mountaine on the West side of it, but because of steepnes there, we were forced to goe further before we Could get downe ye mountain to the line, where we marked an Ash Tree in a swamp at the foot of the mountain, a little Westly of the Mountaine, wch Tree (being about or some- thing above a mile from the first Pine Tree at the heape of stones) we marked O. O. South & North, a little further on North is a Pine Tree marked O. O. South & North, & S. P. on the East side of it; Stil on North we marked Trees in the Lyne, O. O. to a Pine Tree about Two miles, on nich we set O. O. South & North & S. P East .- On Directly North we went marking Trees (mostly or al) Pine trees, viz: such as were in the Line or Range to a Pine Tree as we Guesse about Three miles, wich Tree we marked O. O. South & North. & set S. P. on the East side of it. Then going on stil directly North, we marked Trees in the line, O on the South side & O. on the North side, & on some trees set S. P. on the East side of them. And going over white Loafe brooke, & ap- p'hending we were Come neere (o' bounds, yt is) to the end of of bounds; some of us went to the Tree we Left at in the Spring, to direct us, wn we Came to ye end of or bounds, wch carryed us to crosse Northampton Rhode to Westfeild, & going over that Rhode, we marked a Pine Tree in the Line, O. O. South & North, & set S. P. on the East of it: a little further North is the end of or Bounds, where we marked a black oake in the Line with S. P. on the South side & S. P. on the East side, and set NH for Northampton on the North side of it. This being o' Corner Tree & about four miles North from Westfeild Bounds. Here we turned of Line, & from this black oake Tree, at o' outmost West corner we went directly East, neer about halfe a mile to the Tree we Left at in the Spring, marking of the Trees in the Line, O. West &
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O. East. & set S. P. on the South side of some of ym, & so having finished of worke. came home, November IIth: 1685. John Pynchon. Samuel Marshfeild. Samuel Terrey. Josias Leonard. Thomas Miller.
This being done according to o' Agreemt wth Northampton men in the Spring, when we should have run out three miles: But Leaving it to Tryal, & we now haveing done it, we sent them an accot of it, as above, under the hands of Three of ye Comittee.
Recorded this Laying out of the bounds between Spring- feild & Northampton this 28th of November, 1685.
P John Holyoke, Recorder. [III-133.]
At a Town Meeting, August 26: 1685.
At this meeting the Worshipll Jnº Pynchon Esq was made Choice of to be Commission" for this Towne to joine wth the Select men in the takeing a List of the Townes Estate both Personal & real & to comunicate the same wth the Rest of the Comissioners of this Countie for the Like worke at the Shire Meeting, as the Law directs:
And Nathaneel Blisse was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing:
Octo: 21; 1685. At a Town meeting, warned to consider about the purchasing of Edward Stebbins his house for a schoole house &c.
It was voted & agreed that the Select men should treate tth Edward Stebbins & With Samll Bal upon whose Land the said house of Edward Stebbins standeth, for the purchas- ing of the said house & the Land wron it is, & to know at what termes the said house may be purchased at & to make a report yrof to the Town.
It was further voted & agreed to give widow Barnard her school-masters Rate that is in Constable Obadiah Cooley's hand to gather viz: 55 6ª or yr aboutes & that the Town wil make good so much in said Rate some other way.
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November 27: 1685. At a Town Meeting, to consider & issue about the purchasing of the house that Edward Steb- bins built upon the ground he had of his Broth' Samll Ball, wych house sd Stebbins sold to sd Samll Ball.
It was voted & agreed at this meeting to purchase the sd house Edward built, viz: to purchase it of Samll Ball for a school house, & to be kept for that use, & to give to Samll Bal Twenty & five poundes for sd house, & for the Land wch is the prsent way into sd house, as now it is : fifteen poundes of this sum is to be paid to said Bal this yeer: & the other Ten poundes to be pd him the next yeer, & the Select men are to issue wth Samll Ball about the p"mises & to draw up the Deed for the Land & the house:
April 23ª, 1685.
Voted further that the Select men doe let out or hire to Samuel Ball the Townes Land at the Reer of his homelot, he sd Samuel Ball Engaging to surrender it againe to the Towne for any need they may have of sd Land, when they shal de- mand it of him.
[III-134.]
At a General Town Meeting: Febr: 2: 1685.
Att this Meeting the Worshipll Major John Pynchon Esq was chosen Moderator for al the Town Meetings of this yeer:
And Japhet Chapin John Hitchcocke Samuel Bal Tho: Stebbins & Jnº Holyoke were chosen Selectmen for the yeer ensuing to act in Town affaires according to Instruction, p. 5th of this booke.
& Jnº Hitchcocke & Samuel Ely were chosen a Comittee to examine the accounts of the preceding Select men.
Samll Marshfeild & Thomas Stebbins were chosen Meas- urer for the Townes Lands.
James Warriner was chosen Constable for the yeer en- suing.
Jnº Holyoke was chosen Clerke or Recorder for the year ensuing.
Luke Hitchcocke was chosen Sealer of the Towns Leather.
Nathaneel Pritchard Joseph Stebbins & Edward Foster
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were Chosen surveio's for the high wayes for the yeer en- suing.
Haywards for the Comon feilds were chosen: viz. Samll Miller for Chickuppi feild west side of the grt River: Henry Rogers Jnº Mirricke & Symon Gowin for the feild over the River agt the Town: Sym: Gowin being especially for the South side of Agawam: Thomas Lamb for the Plainfeild: Charles Ferrey Jun' for the Home lots & Henry Gilbert for Longmedow:
At this Meeting It was voted & concluded that Samll Blisse Jun (the Constable for the gathering the Country Rate Anno 1684) should set his hand to the Countrey Treas- urers Bil for the money Rate put into his hand to gather & that ye Town wil save him harmles from the Country Treas- urer upon his signing sd Bill, also that ye Town wil pay said Money Rate in Corne as they Pay Nath: Bliss, viz: wth Abate- mt of a Third of the Country price, & that such as Pay sd Rate in Money shal be free from this vote, also that the town wil Transport the Corne for ye satisfying of this Money Rate to the Bay, & further save the sd Constable harmles if the sd Corne doe not satisfy the Treasurers sum, he said Constable being to repay to the Town, yt is to said Persons as make the Corne Paymt of ye money Rate, in case they overdoe the sd Treasurers sum:
It was further voted & Concluded, bec: the Methode of this meeting is such that Select men are chosen before the Con- stable be chosen, that therefore or notwithstanding the form- er Selectmen have ful power to Comit in the Constables hands when he is chosen the Rates of this yeer, even as if stil they were in place.
It was further voted & agreed to encourage the Constables in their service that ye Heads & Estate of the Constables shalbe free from paying in an ordinary Town Rate.
It was further voted & agreed that Thomas Day should be allowed payment for what Portion of fence he did for the Town & belonged to the Town to doe, in the old Training feild.
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It was voted & concluded that noe man should be allowed to entertain any Indian to Improve any Land any manner of wayes wthout the Townes Leave.
At a Town Meeting Aug: 25, 1686
At this Meeting Nathaneel Burt was chosen Constable.
At a Genll Town Meeting, Febr: 1, 1686.
Att this Meeting the worshipful maj" Jnº Pynchon esq was chosen Moderator tor al the Town Meetings of this yeer.
Deacon Jonathan Burt & Deac: Benj: Parsons Henry Cha- pin Jnº Dumbleton & Luke Hitchcocke were chosen Select men for the yeer ensuing to act in Town affaires according to Instructions p. 5th of this booke.
Samll Marshfeild & Jonathan Burt, are chosen the Comit- tee to examine the Accounts of the Select men Last in place & newly gone out.
John Holyoke is chosen Record" or the Town Clerke.
James Dorchester is chosen Constable & tooke the oath of the office.
Samuel Marshfeild & Thomas Stebbins are chosen Meas- urers for the Townes lands granted & to be granted.
Samll Ely & Thomas Lamb are chosen surveiors for the high wayes of the Country & County on the East side the great River, & Edward Foster for the sd high ways on the West side the great River.
The Haywards to the comon fieild are chosen, viz: Symon Gowin for the Genll feild West side of the grt River, that part of it South of Agawam & Henry Rogers for the North side of Agawam River, & Samll Jones for Chickuppi feild. & Thomas Day Jun' for the Plaine feild, & Charles Ferrey Ju- nior for the Homelots, & Henry Gilbert for Long medow.
Thomas Day Sent was chosen Sealer for the Towns Leath- er:
Benjamin Knowlton propounding to cleare the Causey in the middle of the Town towards the Bay of water wch usually flowes it & annoyes it, this next yeer. In case Jnº Mirricke wth himselfe be freed from the surveiors calling them to Coun- try high wayes: It was voted that Benj: Knowlton & John
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Mirricke should be freed from high way worke this yeer Comeing & so they are to secure that Causey fiom al annoy- ances.
It was also voted to admit Thomas Dewey Sent of West- feild as an Inhabitant in this Towne; as also to give him an equal Interest wth or owne inhabitants in the Townes Lands to be Layed out in proprieties on the South side of Agawam River: as also that his Interest be Layed out Southward of Agawam & under the mountaine toward Westfeild, provided he wthin four veeres do build an house of twenty six foot Long, & a barne thirty foot Long.
It was further Voted & agreed that Henry Chapin Rolland Thomas Charles Ferrey & Obadiah Cooley shal have the Liberty & Priviledge of Chickuppi River as far as Schonun- ganuck fall or Bar for making & erecting of Wares for catch- ing of Fish, they supplying such of the Towne wth Fish as de- sire it on reasonable Terms: This Priviledge & Liberty is granted to them, & to such as they shal take in wth them, for five yeers wth out Molestation from others. And at the five yeers End, if they desire a further Grant, it is to be continued to them upon meet allowance before any others: And the Spring & Sumer Comeing, they are to enter upon & goe on wth this designe, as the season wil allow, or otherwise This Grant to ym is void. And for other Rivers or Places [III- I36.] for fishing wthin this Township, It is Left to the Select men to grant special Liberty & Priviledge to such of the In- habitants, as may appear to attend to worke of Fishing, ac- cording as the Select men shall see meet.
Further it was voted & agreed that the running or carry- ing on of the Line for the bounds of this Town on the East side the great River from Hadley bounds to Enfeild in order to find the Quantity of Land or Number of Acres in that four miles on or most Easterlie Land, that is to be Laid out or divided in Three Divisions be done at the Towns Charges: And that ye carrying on of the Line on the West side ye great River for the finding the Number of acres of Land both in that toward Northampton above Chickuppi feild, & that Tract
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below Agawam toward Suffield be al done at the charges of this Town.
It was further voted that Samuel Marshfeild Henry Chapin Jonathan Morgan & David Morgan should carry on the line from Hadley bounds Eastward, to the end of or most out- most East bounds & to measure it, for the knowing of the number of Acres as aforesd: And on the same Day Rolland Thomas John Hitchcock, Abel Wright Sen' Samll Terrey & Obadiah Cooley doe carry on the line from the Northside of Chickuppi River at of most Easterly bounds, til they doe meet yth ye above mentioned men (that carry on the East line) at the North East Corner of or Town who are also to meas- ure it exactly as they goe, & stake out the above sd four Miles on that side or Corner towards or Towne: & further it was voted that Samll Marshfeild Rolland Thomas James Warri- ner Benjamin Knowlton Samll Jones should carry on the Line toward Enfeild & to measure it from the Place where they left viz: about Three miles & an halfe below or South- ward of Chickuppi River.
It was further voted that Samll Marshfeild Samll Ely Sent Joseph Bedortha & Henry Rogers should measure the line from Northampton bounds on the west side ye grt River Southward to the Southerly part of that Land that is to be Laid out in proprietys, viz: Jnº Rileys Brooke, to know the length thereof, for such laying out there- of in Proprietys :-- & further It was voted to measure from the head of the brooke beyond Thomas Coopers to Suffield bounds, & thence they are to turn West to Westfeild Line or bounds, And Samll Marshfeild Samll Ely Sent Thomas Cooper & Joseph Leonard to performe this measure, & al these measurings to be performed at the furtherest by the be- ginning of April ensuing: Samll Marshfeild to appoint the tyme to attend at the aforesd measurings: & the Select men are to determine their satisfactions respectively for al their paines & travell:
It was further voted that the Town do allow 8s for killing of a wolfe & 48 for a grown beare & 28 for a Cub, from the 10th
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of May to the roth of Septembr, the persons killing the wolfe beare or cub to bring to the constable or one of the Select men the ears of said wolfe or beare or cub.
Town meeting: July 27: 1687.
Samll Marshfeild was chosen Comissioner to join with the Select men for the making a list of the Townes estate & to comunicate the same to the Comissioners at the shire meet- ing, according to ye ordr of Council.
Edward Stebbins was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing
At the Genll Town Meetings Febr: 7: 1687. .
At this meeting were chosen the following Town officers for the yeer ensuing:
The Worshpll Colonel John Pynchon Esq was chosen Mo !- erator for al the Town meetings of this yeer:
Samuel Marshfeild & John Holyoke p'sented to the Town at this meeting:
[III-137.]
Samuel Marshfeild Japhet Chapin John Hitchcocke Sam- uel Ball and Jnº Holyoke were made choice of as Select men to order the prudential affaires of the Town the following yeer: according to Instructions, pa. 5th.
John Holyoke was chosen Clerk for the Town for ye yeer ensuing.
Eliakim Cooley was chosen Constable for ye yeer ensuing & was Sworne.
Samuel Marshfeild & Thomas Stebbins were chosen Meas- urers of Lands for the Town the yeer ensuing.
Rolland Thomas & Tho: Day Sent were chosen surveiors for the Country high wayes on the East side the great River & Josiah Leonard was chosen Surveior for ye country high wayes on the West side of the grt River:
The Select men haveing raised money to pay for diverse Wolves killed by sundry Persons after the Act of the Coun- cill May 11th 1687, as also money for the Guard, as appears by their account of charges in the Select mens booke; after much debate, It was Voted & agreed that the money raised for Sun-
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dry Persons Sitting in the Guard, should not be paid to sd Persons but to be kept as the Townes Stocke. And it was further voted & agreed that the money that was raised to pay Sundry Persons for killing Wolves after sd Act of the Coun- cill should be paid to said Persons, wch are in number five.
It was further voted & agreed that the order for allowance of 8s for the killing of a Wolfe should be repealed, so that henceforth the Select men are not by that order of the Town to raise any money for to allow any for any wolves that are or shal be killed.
The Haywards chosen for the Genll feilds, are, for the Long medow Jonathan Burt Junt, for the homelots Benja: Knowl- ton, for the Plaine James Warriner Junt, for the feild over the River Jonathan Bal for the North side of Agawam, & John Barber Jun' for the South side of Agawam, & for Chickuppi feild James Barker.
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