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There is grannted to Serjeant Stebbin Six acres of land ly- ing at the reer of m' Pynchons wood lotts (that were beyond the little wett Meddow of the said m' Pynchon) & between m' Pynchons further wood lott & Jnº Stewarts wood lott.
Major Pynchon hath granted him 4 acres at Paucatuck to- wards Westfeild by Thomas Millers land there not to preju-
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dice the laying out high wayes in most convenient places:
Also there is grannted to the Major that little peece of land at the Southeast of the Round hill as far as Northerly side of the Causey vizt John Stewarts raile fence on his ditch: provided a high way be left of a rod & halfe wide in convenient place toward Goodm: Branch his land & the like for passage to ye playne on ye South side of the round hill, and that the way be not cumbered wth gates & bars:
Jonathan Burt hath granted unto him Six acres of meddow in the great Meddow above Pequit path on like condition as his brother Nathaneels grant of meddow there.
John Keepe hath ffoure acres of meddow granted to him on fresh water brook below Pequitt Path to joyn to his owne meddow on the hither branch of ye brooke: [III-180.]
Att a Towne Meeting ffebruary ye 26th 1673, being a full meeting :
There is grannted to John Holtun Samuell Terry Joseph Stebbin ten acres of land (to each of them) upon End brook about half a mile above ye bridge yt is over yt brooke: John Holtun to chuse ye place where his land shall lye yet not soe as to hinder but yt ye other two may lye wth as much conven- iency as may be: Samull Terry to chuse next Joseph Steb- bin last: Samuell Terryes grannt is partly in reference to a wood lott wch he sayth was due to him: The tymber & fire- wood of these lotts & of all other grannts made this day to be free for any till the lands are fenced :
Theres grannted to Samuell Bliss jun' 5 or 6 acres of up- land or lowland and meddow at the lower end of the wet med- dow below Nath: Burt behind Long meddow, there being as is said about an acre of wett meddow there yet undisposed of: to be laid soe as not to hinder high wayes in most convenient place for passage into the woods in ye judgmt of the Select men.
There is grannted to Major Pynchon the wood land that is at the reere of his wood lotts which lye cross ye little meadow and to run paralell in the reere with his wood lotts & to
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range Norwesterly wth ye ditch yt goes cross yt little meddow.
Timothy Cooper hath grannted unto him eight acres of land upon ye swamp yt is next beyond the brick kilne place over ye Majors meddow & to joyn to the Majors wood lotts.
Major Pynchon hath soe much of the Pond over Agawam grannted to him as lyes agt the reere of his meddow in ye Middle meddow.
Jeremy Horton hath grannted unto him Twenty acres of land in the birchen playn above Skeepmuck:
Richard Waite hath Twenty acres of land grannted him some where about Obadiah Millers beyond block brooke.
Leiut Cooper hath granted unto him Twenty acres of land in ye playne on ye West side of the great River opposite to the Long Meddow beginning at ye little brooke yt runs out of the pond into ye River.
Thomas Cooper Jun' hath grannted unto him Twenty acres of land in ye Said playne by or neere his fathers grannt above mentioned.
Also theres grannted him a small pcell of land about 3 or 4 acres if there be soe much lying at ye lower end of his fathers Tho. Cooper home lott; And betwixt the end of Goodmn: Dorchesters land & the pine playne & joyning to his fathers land.
Obadiah Cooley hath grannted unto him Twenty acres of land on the West Side of the great River to lye agt Goodm: Coultons house or thereabont.
Eliakim Cooley hath grannted unto him Twenty acres of low land & Swamp on the West side of the great river a little above his fathers house:
[III-181.]
Ensigne Cooley hath grannted unto him Six acres of land joyning to ye South side of his other land yt is neere his son Henry Chapins at Chickuppe, Only he is to allow the Inhabi- tants yt doe or shall dwell there to fetch clay if they need at ye usuall place.
Anthony Dorchester hath ten acres of land grannted him on the Reere of Major Pynchons or Capt Hollyokes lotts wch
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lye by ye honse Meddow not to prjudice high wayes in most convenient place.
Also John Dorchester hath ten acres grannted him to joyne to his fathers grant: & on like conditions:
John Clark hath ten acres of land grannted him at the West end of his fifteen acres on the West side of the great River agt ye Long meddow provided there be soe much between his land & the highway.
Samuell Stebbins hath grannted unto him Six acres of med- dow at the great Meddow below Goodm: Coulton and Goodm: Cooleyes grants if soe much be there besides former grannts & on like condition as Nath. Burts grannt there wch is entered in page 179.
Serj: Stebbins hath grannted unto him Twenty acres of land on ye West side of the great River, agt Quart'm' Coul- tons house or thereabout above Richard Sikes his land: not to prejudice high wayes in most convenient places.
Thomas Merrick hath grannted unto him Ten acres of land on the West side of the great River & Southward from Aga- wam river below Goodm: Dorchesters land: not to prjudice high wayes.
Jonathan Burt hath grannted unto him Ten acres of land on the West side of the great river & over agt ye long med- dow next to Serjeant Stebbins if form' grants p'vent not.
Symon Lobden hath Twenty acres of land grannted him on the West of ye great River agt ye long Meddow next to Leiut Coopers grant if form' grants p'vent not: All those grants that lye by the River are to run Westward to hill or Swamp or Pond that soe there be not too much wast: & they are not to prjudice high wayes to be laid in most convenient place.
David Morgan hath grannted unto him that long slipe of land wch lyeth butting on ye North side of the brook wch is at the head of the playne above End brook: vizt yt Slipe of land tych is between the high hill & ye River from ye top of ye hill.
Henry Chapin & Japhet Chapin have grannted unto them Twenty acres apeece of Swamp & upland lying by the brook
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yt runs down by Nathaneel Elyes land at Chickuppe river not to prjudice high wayes wch are to lye in most convenient places:
Upon a motion made by Rowland Thomas it is both grant- ed & ordered that a high way of Eight rod wide be laid fro [III-182.] Skeepmuck down to those houses yt live neere Chickuppe Rivers mouth to be laid in place most convenient not to p'judice any mans propriety: And the said Rowland Thomas & Henry Chapin are to lay out ye said high way.
Rowland Thomas hath grannted unto him an addition of about One acre of land by his house at Skepnuck on this side the brooke, not to prjudice high wayes:
Japhet Chapin hath ffoure acres of land vizt his house lott at Chickuppe also ye Side of the hill all along the North side of his lott there is grannted him: provided these grants pju- dice not high wayes wch are to lye in most convenient places.
Upon the motion of the Inhabitants there at Chickuppe It is Ordered yt all the land in the valley between Japhet Cha- pins land & ye River shall lye common perpetually.
It is ordered that all the comon land from the Reere of the Wood lotts over the Meddow Eastward to the Swampe or dingle called Squawtree dingle, & Soe from the head of that dingle down to Garden brook & from thence Southward to the Bay path & over the path Soe as to range even wth ye head of the dingle yt goes down to Goodm: Miricks wood lott: All the land wthin this compass vizt between Squaw tree dingle Eastward & the wood lots before ye Town Westward & between the Bay path & over it as above South ward, & Garden brook & wood lotts of old grannted Northward is by the Towne now ordered to be reserved kept & appropriated for a Trayning place and Towne Comon & Soe to remayne perpetually & not otherwise at any tyme to be disposed of:
Charles Ferry hath grannted unto him a corner of upland about three or ffoure acres joyning to his meddow at ye Mill River; this for conveniency of fencinge:
Also there is granted him 10 acres between the Bay path & his land at the two gutters about Six miles from the Towne:
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on like condition as his former grant there & that he prjudice not the high way.
There is grannted to Jonathan Ashley ten acres of upland & Swampe on the brooke at ye head of ye playne about ye 3 corner meddow:
There is grannted to John Keepe ffive & Twenty acres upon ye playne above Nathaneel Burts land & to joyne there- unto.
John Bagg hath grannted unto him twelve acres of land upon the hill Westward from his house & twenty acres of land at the reere of his land in Chickuppe playne: not to pre- judice high wayes in the most convenient places.
William Brookes hath granted unto him Twenty acres of lowland & swampe on the brook at the head of Chickuppe playne on ye West side ye great River on both sides ye brooke not to prejudice high wayes in most convenient places: & 10 acres of upland Westerly from his house on like condition.
Isaack Morgan hath grannted unto him ffoure or five acres of land Norwestward from End brook joyning to Goodm Lambs land in ye Reere & bounded by the top of ye great hill Eastward the highway Southward the Playne [III-183.] fence Westward: he is not to prjudice any former grannt nor to hinder the Proprietors of the playne from coniing on the land to mend their fences.
There's grannted to John Lamb the land wch lyeth on the side of the hill agt his land on the playne that soe he may sett his fence on the top of the hill.
There's grannted to Richard Barnard 4 or 5 acres of land on the right hand of the Bay path at the dirty gutter about 2 miles from ye Towne: not to prjudice any former grant:
Theres granted to Nathaneel Sikes Nine or Ten acres of land at the upper end of Chickuppe playne on the West side of the great River above the brooke, next to ye Lott wch is or was Joseph Crowfootes & to run from the brooke on ye West to ye great river on the East provided it be not disposed of already:
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Abell Wright haveing 17 acres of land formerly grannted him in Chickuppe playne wch he never had & therefore have- ing liberty granted him to sute himself elsewhere: upon his desire the Town now doth grannt him Twenty acres of land at Skeepmuck on the North side of ye River between ye hill & the River in upper part of the playne above ye brook wych is above Skeepmuck.
William Warrener hath Eight acres of land granted him on ye Garden brook above John Sads grant: this grannt is to be laid out from ye top of the hills or high land on both sides the brook.
James Warrener & John Hitchcock have grannted to each of them Eight acres of land on Garden brooke above their father Warreners grant, from ye brow of ye hill on both sides the brooke.
Nathanieel Burt hath grannted unto him fforty acres of land on the North side of the Longmeddow brook a boggy medow being on the West side thereof & a dingle on ye East.
John Matthews hath grannted unto him Twelve acres of land on the North side of Mill River upward from the bridge: It is grannted to lye Square.
Samuell Bliss Jun hath grannted unto him Soe much of the pond as is agt his own land in the Long Meddow & a Strapp of land above an acre & halfe: provided the Indians be not hindered gathering pease in ye pond:
Pelatiah Morgan hath granted him what vacant land lyeth between his land above End brook & the Comon fence, he is not to hinder ye Proprietors of the fence comeing on ye land to mend their fences.
Henry Rogers hath grannted unto him thirty acres of land up the great falls on ye East side there Provided it belong to this Town & that he cleare the purchase thereof.
Samuell Holyoke hath grannted unto him what land lyeth between his former grant towards ye old brick kilne and Goodm: Ashleys wood lot excepting 6 rod wide from the Meddow into ye woods for a high way.
Granted Isaak Morgan 20 acres of land at the Reere of his
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fathers lot at Chickuppe provided it prejudice noe former [III-184.] grannt.
There is grannted unto Thomas Bancroft ffifty acres of land towards & neere Westfeild bounds in reference to [ ] At the gen'll Town Meeting on ye 2ª of ffebr 1674:
There was granted Severall granntes of land to Severall p'sons of this Towne &c.
Imprimis there is granted to Serjant Stebbins fforty acres of Upland ten acres of Swamp & ten acres of Meddow below the brook called fresh water brooke:
Joseph Crowfoote hath granted unto him twenty acres of land by Chickuppe river above Henry Chapins land there.
Granted to James Taylor fforty acres of land neer South- feild bounds.
Granted to John Dumbleton Jun' & Thomas Cooper Jun' & Benjamin Leonard to each of them fforty acres of land neere Southfeild bounds.
Jonathan Burt hath confirmed unto him his former grant of land below freshwater brook wch he resigned into the Townes hand, or elce to lye by Serj: Stebbins grant there:
Granted to Ephraim Coulton ffourty acres of land there.
Also theres Granted to John Keep fforty acres of land there.
Also theres grannted to David Wheeler of Rowley (who hath a desire to remoove to this Town) a parcell of land ly- ing on the West side of Connecticutt River & joyning to the Southward Side of three mile brook below Leiut Coopers & to border Southward on Southfeild bounds & in breadth to extend to ye high way to Southfeild allowing also that the said way be laid a little more Westerly wrby it is said the way will lye straiter to the great hill:
Also theres Granted to ye Sd Wheeler a little meddow con- tayning five or six acres more or less, below Leiut Coopers the whole peece being granted unto him: These grannts are on Condition that he come & settle in this Town & con- tinue here five yeere.
Granted to Obadiah Miller Seaven acres of land by or neere his land beyond block bridge on condition he grannt Samuell Marshfeild a way cross his land.
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Granted to Lazarus Miller thirty acres of land as neere his fathers land as he can fynd it convenient.
Granted to Rice Bedortha Seaven or Eight acres of land at the reere of his lott.
All these grants are on Condition that they hinder not lay- ing out high wayes in most convenient place or places: [III-185.]
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
At a genll Town Meeting ffebr: 6th: 1676.
There were made sev'l grants of land to Sevral persons, haveing these conditions: 1. Highivayes not to be prjudiced by these grants. 2ly The Grantees are to continue (5) Five yeers in the Town after ye Land granted is measured, 3ly. former Grantees are first to be fenced:
Impr: Granted to Isach Morgan a p'cel of land at ye Head of ye plaine upon ye little brooke between Jonathan Ashleys land & ye fence wch land is about two or three Acres.
Granted Henry Rogers 30 Acres of land lying in ye Swamp or low land a place called Mednegonuck. Resigned up to ye Town ffebr: ye Ist 1680.
Granted to David Throw 30 Acres of land on ye West side of ye River on ye northwesterly side of ye land of Jnº Petty at Block bridge.
Granted to Jnº Barber that land yt was his Brother Samll Barber his land, & two or three acres more adjoyning it.
Granted to Abel Leonard 30 Acres of land, lying upon ye Branch of ye Saw-mil brook, or neer to it South of Agawam River.
Granted to Josiah Leonard 30 Acres of land, Lying upon the branch of ye Sawmil brooke, or neer to it.
Granted to Obadiah Miller five or 6 acres of land adjoyning to his land going to Westfeild.
Granted to Joseph Bedortha two or three Acres of Land at ye Reere of his fathers lot at Chickuppe.
Granted to Joseph Stebbin a peice of land of about one Acre & a halfe lying upon the corner medow brooke between his own Land, & ye Land of Benjamin Mun.
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Granted to Victory Sikes Ten Acres of land by his fathers wood lot over ye Mil River
Granted to James Stevenson 6 Acres at ye Reer of Leiut Coopers & Thos: Cooper Juniors Land provided this hin- der not a former grant of four Acres to Joseph Crowfoot wch is to be first served, which 4 Acres he sold to Major Pyn- chon.
At a Town meeting May 2ª, 1677: M' Dan1 Denton had a grant of 40 acres of Land: Se page 92 of this booke.
Janr 6th 1678. At a Town meeting:
There was granted to Jonathan Burt Sent a peice of Land lying over the Country Bridge at ye lower end of Long med- ow about 10 rod eastward fro ye bridge 12 or 15 Acres more or Less, if he can find so much there: provided it prejudice no high way.
Also yr was granted to John Bag two acres more or less, for an home lot lying next above Peter Swink, fro the east side of the new high way twelve rod in breadth, Length to ye grt River, provided It prjudice no high way: but this grant being considered at a Gen1 Town meeting (Feb: 4, 1678) was found very prjudicial to the high way there, & contrary to a former order of the Town (Ano 74) that this land should lye Comon, was declared to be void (as it was in reallity before) but at ye said meeting the Town did vote to give him instead yrof some other parcel as he should find in convenient place:
[III-186.]
At a Gen1 Town meeting Febr. ye 4th 1678
There were made sevral Grants of Lands to sevral per- sons &c
Impr: Granted to m' Dan1 Denton 10 Acres of Land more or lesse lying upon Garden Brooke at the mouth of Squaw tree dingle between Thomas Days & James Warren- ers Land, as also that he have ye wood as his own Propriety provided he continue in the Town five yeers.
Impr: Granted to m' Dan1 Denton 10 Acres of Land more or less, lying upon Garden Brooke, at the mouth of Squaw
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tree dingle between Thomas Days & James Warreners, as al- so that he have ye wood as his own Propriety, provided he continue in the Town five yeers.
There is granted to Benjamin Knowlton to have forty acres over Agawam below James Stevensons grant there.
Granted to Jonathan Burt Sent the land & the Pond at the Rerr of his mothers Lot at Long medow, the whole breadth of the Lot up to the hil, as others have granted unto them.
Rolland Thomas hath liberty granted to him to Change his twelve acres grant at Stony Brooke towards Hadley for Land as he shal find elsewhere.
There is like liberty granted to Benjamin Parsons & also to Abell Wright to change their ten acres Grants at the said Stony brooke for other Lands as they shal find.
There is granted to Nathanll Sikes twelve Acres of medow & low land adjoining on both sides his fathers Grant of three acres above the Saw mil on the East side the great River, & on the South side of the said Saw mil River.
There is granted to Increase Sikes twenty Acres of upland at little Whatchuet, on the South west side of the medow there.
There is granted to Wm Brooke forty Acres of Land below Agawam towards Westfeild, about a mile from Agawam Riv- er on hil lying on the West side thereof, & a Swamp on the East side
There is granted to Jnº Dorchester four acres of Upland on the West side of the boggy medow over Agawam, by the land he bought of Samuel Marshfeild.
There is granted to Jnº Scott thirty acres of medowish or low land and Swamp below the Saw mil below Thomas Coop- ers land there.
There is also granted to Charles Ferry ten acres, to adjoyne to his lands at Freshwater River, provided it hinder no lots there.
Philip Mattoon hath Liberty granted him to set up a build- ing or dwelling house in the Street at the upper end of James Dorchesters fence, on the East of the Town street.
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It is henceforth ordered that no Person shal have any grants of lands given to ym on the same day or first day they motion for ye same; but that, as they would have yr grants valid, ye shal at one Town Meeting propound their desires for the Town Lands, or for Lands the Town hath to give that ye Town may consider thereof, & at any after Town meeting their grants they may have made to them shalbe accounted regular & valid.
Thus David Morgan makes a motion to the Town that for his conveniency of fencing the west side of his homelot he may have [III-187.] liberty to run his fence about halfe way down the banke the whole length of his home lot.
Nathaneel Burt also desires that his grant below Long medow brook may extend out another smal Brooke South- ward to the hil & that he may have an addition of ten acres, that may be of like extent:
Japhet Chapin Jnº Hitchcocke wth their Copartners for a Sawmil at Schenungonuck do move that they maye have five acres on the top of the Hil there, for the use of their sawmill.
Whereas there was a vote passed That Samll Marshfeild & Nathanll Burt, should be appointed to veiw that tract of land where Jonathan Burt Sent had a grant to se whether or noe. there might not be a convenient passage high way or out let for Cattle, not withstanding this grant. They returne this an- sewer upon their veiw thereof that they Judge there may in that high way of ten rod broad wch they have now laid out there.
At a Town meeting Ang: 4th, 1679.
Japhet Chapin Jnº Hitchcocke &c having moved at a form- er meeting to have a parcel of Land at Schonungonucke for to accomodate them for the use of a Sawmill, At this meeting It is granted them to have six acres on the top of the Hil & the low land there, wch grant is to them as they set up a saw- mill there & their partners worke.
Jnº Dorchester at this meeting moves that he may have liberty to exchange his twenty acres of Land on the plaine below Thomas Coopers Land. for twenty acres of land below
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Benjamin Knowltons grant In the plaine about over against Ensigne Coopers house :
Abel Leonard & Josias Leonard moved to have a grant of boggy medow something better than a mile west fro their fathers homestead over agawam wch medow lyes in two places
At the Gen1 Town Meeting: Feb': 3d: 1679.
At this meeting several desires of several persons for Land at the Two former meetings propounded, were now granted to them. Also At this meeting there were divers motions or desires propounded by divers persons to have lands granted to them: 1. The Lands formerly desired, & now granted are as follows:
To David morgan his motion made febr: 4th: 78, is granted to him provided the land be not the land of Rolland Thomas, but the Towns Land to grant, & In case it prove not prejudi- cial for ye watering of Cattle or otherwayes to passages, or if it do. In case he doe remove his fence upon sufficient warning given him by the Select men.
[III-188.]
Also Nathaneel Burt his desire to the Town Feb: 4th: 1678 to have his former grant below long medow brooke extend over another smal brooke southward to ye hil. & an Addition of Ten Acres added to be of like extent below the said Long medow Brooke, is now granted to him. Se backward meet- ing Febr: 4: 1678.
Also Jnº Dorchesters motion for exchange of Land made Aug: 4th: 1679 is now accepted.
The Desires of Abel & Josiah Leonard made Aug: 4th 1679; are granted so far as that they may have three Acres P peice:
At this meeting the Town being desirous to accomodate the poor widow Beamon with some Land to set an house upon, did appoint & order that the Two Deacons with Samll Marsh- feild, should veiw the Towns high wayes & Comons, to see where they may wih most conveniency to her & lest inconven- iency to the high waves & Passages Pay to her about a quar- ter of Acre to set a building upon. & accordingly to set out to
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her so much or to treat wth Jnº Holyoke for a peice of his Land, & to buy or purchase it of him If he likes to sel:
2. Here followes the propositions of Divers persons their minds for Lands in order to have yr grants regular at another meeting.
Samuel Stebbins haveing Ten acres on the North side of wheel medow Dingle, Desires to Exchange it, for the like quantity on the South side of the said Dingle:
James Sikes that he may have ye Liberty to translate the high way, fro the valley to ye brow of the liillock over the mill Ricer, wch is something toward the Foot or bottom of the great hil, provided he prjudice not the highway, & stub up the bushes or clear the land sufficiently for a new high way. The Town hath granted his desires Febr: Ist, 1680.
Nathaniell Burt desires 20 acres of Land, on the South side of Wheel medow Dingle:
J11º Blisse moves to have twenty acres of Land below the Second Dingle at or neer Ensigne Cooleys house.
Charles Ferry moves that he may Exchange his Land of 40 acres about six miles off, lying on the bay path, for forty acres agt whatchuet hil, neer Nathaneel Pritchard his Land. This granted Febr: ye 1st, 1680.
Deacon Benja: Parsons have already had Liberty touching his grant of Ten acres at Stony Brooke for Tent acres where he can find it, Desires now that he may have 20 acres to ad- joyne easterly to his Land at Dirty Gutter: on ye right hand of ye way going to Watchoge.
Thomas Mirricke Samuel Bal, Tho: Stebbin Jun': Victory Sikes & Joseph Stebbin propounded that the Town would give to ym a smal Tract of Land, viz: about 5 or six acres of Land, at the falls at Sixteen acres, on the South branch of the mil River, for the setting up of a Saw mil, as also liberty of timber. This granted on the first of Febr: 1680. Also the Stream for ye mill.
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