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[In the handwriting of Daniel Denton.]
Febr: roth. 1679. This Day: The Two Deacons wth Sam- uel Marshfeild appointed a Comittee to veiw the Townes high
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wayes & Comons where the Town might relieve the widow Beamon with a plat of ground to build, & also to lay out to her about a Quarter of an Acre for that purpose, Do make this Returne: [III-189.] That they have veiwed according to their best discretion, and have laid out a peice of Land of ye Townes high way at the upper end of the Towne, containing a Quarter of an Acre & Two Rods, Lying & being on the front of Leiut: Stebbins his medow, Three Rods & halfe in breadth, & Twelve Rod in Length, wch at the South end is bounded by a black Oake Tree in or neer the Line between the said Leiut Stebbin, & Robert Ashley, & thence runs Northward the Twelve Rod:
At ye Genll Town meeting held ffebr: ye Ist 1680.
Granted by ye Town unto John Dorchester the stream upon ye three mile brooke over Agawam River below the Saw mill near ye mouth of the brooke to set a ffullin mill upon: ffur- ther he desired a piece of ground in the sayd place.
Japhet Chapin desired to exchange 20 Acres of land at hogpen-dingle for Ten Acres of land on ye Southside of his home lot at Chackabee. Granted March 13: 1680-1
Rowland Thomas for his sons Joseph and Benjamin about an Acre of land at Skipmuck on je top of ye hill betwixt ye brooke & Jeremiah Hortons barn: Granted August ye 12th 1681:
Rowland Thomas desired to exchange his twelve Acres of medow upon Stony brooke toward Hadley for Twelve Acres of medow on ye brooke a mile above Skipmuck:
Rice Bedortha desired to exchange ye 20 Acres of land grannted on ye west side of his former graunt at block bridge for 20 Acres lying on ye East side of his former graunt:
Jonathan Burt Junior & John Burt desired a piece of wet Swamp land of twenty Acres about half a mile beyond small brooke & also leave to drean it where it may bee most easily done. David Morgan desired ye town to grant him Ten Acres of land on ye other side Chickabee River near or adjoin- ing unto Abell Whrites land or neck.
Obadiah Cooly desired ye Town would give him four foot
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of ye high way yt goeth to ye mill & hee will give ye Town that piece yt is at ye turning of ye fence which hee left out: 3 foot granted him by ye town upon ye above conditions.
his Muxie Medow over Agawam River.
[III-190.]
At a Town meeting August ye 12th 1681.
Rich: Barnerd propounded to ye town for a grant of Io Acres of land upon pokousick wich hee sayd was formerly granted him but not recorded.
At a Town Meeting August ye 24th 1681. Legally warned.
Granted to Rich: Bernard the Ten Acres of land which hee desired ye last Meeting above mentioned.
Granted to Jonathan Burt junior & John Burt ye swamp land of twenty acres propounded on February je Ist 1682
Thomas Cooper propounded for 2 or 3 Acres of upland by his Muxie Medow over Agawam River.
Increase Sykes propounded for 10 Acres of upland by little Watchoage. This grant to Inc: Sikes Febr: 7: 1681.
James Warriner propounded for 3 or four Acres by way of exchange for some medow yt lyes higher on yt lyes on ye 16 Acre brook:
John Hitchcok propounded for 6 Acres of Meadow that his brother Luke propounded for ye last Meeting if ye Town doe not see cause to give it Luke. It lies on ye East side of ye Mountain betwixt Agawam & Westfeild.
Abell Leanord desires ye Grant of eight Acres of meadow yt lies a mile or mile & half of Suffield bounds on ye east side of ye Mountain: Granted Jan'y Je 6th 1681.
James Steevenson moves for ye Grant of 8 Acres of meadow lying upon Scantuck on ye side of ye mountains: Not granted.
Josepli Leonard moves for 4 Acres of medow by ye side of ye great pond at ye head of muddy brooke. Granted to him January ye 6th 1681.
AAt a Town Meeting January ye 6th 1681.
Lieftenant Stebbins Rowland Thomas and John Hitchcock
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appointed by ye Town to view ye land & Meadows at Massa- conus Mountains & Skantuck and make a report thereoff to Je Town wch they promise to doe at their own charge. And ye granting of any lands there is respited till yt bee done.
Nathaneel Pritchet desires yt the town would bee pleased to give so much of ye pond in ye Long Meadow as lies against his own land which hee thinks was formerly given him but he can find no Record of it:
John Harmon also desires so much of ve pond as lies against his land at Long Meadow.
The Town at this Meeting did graunt ye desires both of Nathaneell pritchet & John Hermon owning a fformer graunt made to ym & all others yt have land in long Meadow butting against ye pond to have Soe much of ye pond as doth lie against there lands:
Luke Hitchok at a former meeting desired of ye town a grannt of 6 Acres of Meadow that lies on ye east side of ye Mountain betwixt Agawam & Westfield which at ye Meeting was granted unto him upon condition ye land bee free & not formerly granted: Upon ye same conditions is all other graunts graunted yt lie thereabouts near ye bounds of Suf- field & Westfield:
Jonathan Burt Junior desires 10 Acres of land below wheel medow dingle:
Samuell Bliss Junior desires 10 Acres of land below wheel medow dingle & 10 Acres of land upon long meadow brooke. [III-192.]
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
Febr: 7: 1681: At ye Genll Town meeting.
At this meeting Liberty was granted to Jnº Dorchester to set up a Corne Mill within the terme of space of three yeers upon the Streame formerly granted him upon Three Mile Brooke below Agawam provided it prjudice not the wor- shipll Major Pynchon in any granted priviledge for his corne mil: nor any other Person in their Grants of Land there & he promising and taking but a sixteenth part of a bushel for his toll.
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Eliakim Cooley desires a sinal peice of medow about Two or three Acres about half a mile below Jnº Matthews his swamp upon consideration of a grant taken fro him at Fresh- water, for which hath paid Rates 8 or 9 yeares, & now is dis- posed of the greatest part thereof. Granted March 13, 1681-2
Thomas Miller desires Ten Acres of meadow about 4 miles fro: Thomas Coopers house In that meddow where Timothy Cooper & Japhet Chapin had a, grant. Granted March 13, 1681-2
Jonathan Bal desires Twelve or fourteen acres of medow in the same place wth Thomas Miler.
James Stevenson desires Ten Acres of Swamp & Pond that lyes on the west side the River between his Two former Grants. This was granted to James Stevenson March 13, I681-2.
At a Town meeting: March 13: 1681-2
Samuel Stebbin did move for to have the Pond yt lyes at the reer of Lot or house lot in Longmedow.
At this meeting Japhet Chapin desires propounded Febr Ist 1680 to Exchange Land at hog pen dingle for Land at the South side of his house Lot at Chickupi was granted.
At a Town meeting: Jan: 5: 1682.
Deacon Benjamin Parsons having Divers yeers since the grant of a parcel of Land in or at grap Swamp in Long med- dow, & it appearing that there was a failure in not recording said Grant: the said Benjamin Parsons doth desire the renual or Confirmation of the said Grant at grap Swamp, & the Town see good cause so to doe: It appearing that he hath been rated divers yeers for the same Land.
At the gen1 Town Meeting: Febr: 6: 1682:
Jonathan Burt Junior his motions for Ten acres of Land below wheel Medow was granted at this meeting: that mo- tion was Jan: 6, 1681:
At this meeting the Town did Grant m' Danll Denton power to alienate or convey away the Ten acres granted to him upon Garden Brooke which they granted him Febr: 4th 1678. although he fulfilled not ye condition of 'sd Grant.
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At this meeting the Town did renew & confirm to Quar- trm' Colton & to Ensign Ben: Cooley their former Grant in the Grap Swamp against the Smal Lotts in Long medow: [III-193.]
Likewise the Town did renew & confirm to James Os- borne his fathers grant in the same Grap Swamp lying against the Smal Lotts there in Longmedow.
Nathnll Burt desires that the Town would Exchange wth him Ten acres of Land on the south side of wheel Medow, about the Reer of his Eighteen acre lot there, for Ten acres of land on the North side of Long medow brooke:
The Town did ratify & confirme to the Worppll Major Jnº Pynchon Esq the medow & up Land he bought of Jnº Baker once of this Town, which is on the west side the great River, & lyes neer upon the bounds of the Town of Suffeild: to the Town.
John Barber & Jnº Scott of Suffeild prsent at this meeting & desiring satisfaction for that Two rods of breadth that is taken out of their homelots on the West side the River to enlarge the New high way Layd out there, divers yeeres since granted to be Laid out; by way of recompense the Town did grant them Twenty five acres of Land P piece be- low & adjoyning to three mile brooke on West side of ye great River & next to ye grt River. Se page 102:
Benja: Knowlton desires to exchange Ten acres of Land below Agawam for Ten Acres on this side the River:
Nathanneel Pritchard doth relinquish or give back to the Town the Grant of eight acres of Land unto him towards Pa- cowseeke:
January 2ª, 1683: Registered by John Holyoke, Record" to the Town.
The Worshipll Major Pynchon Esq doth surrender to the Town al that large grant of Land Nov. 21: Anno Domini 1654 beyond Schonungonucke, & upe to the head of walla- mansepe, & also Eastward to the brooke that Runs into Skeepmuck River.
Jan. 14: 1683: Registered by Jnº Holyoke, Record" or Clerk for the Town.
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ffor the grant of the abovesd surrendered Tract Se the first Town booke.
Att a' Genll Town Meeting Febr: 5th. 1683.
Henry Chapin doth Motion for an Exchange of his 20 acre Grant at Hog-pen-dingle, for 16 acres or thereabouts of Land to the South of his house at Chickupi, & to adjoine to the South side of his father Cooley's there:
And Abel Wright doeth move to have the Town grant the said 20 acres that Henry Chapin desires as above to ex- change to be granted to him.
Samll Blisse Jun' desires the grant of Twentie acres of Low Land, & other Land to said Quantity upon Long Med- ow Brooke, beyond barke hal, on both sides of the brooke:
Josias Leonard desires a Grant of about four acres of bog- gy medow on the North side of John Dorchesters medow. below Agawam & on the upper end of it.
Luke Hitchcocke desires an Addition of about Two acres of medow to his Grant (Jan: 1681) neer to Suffeild bounds.
Samuel Jones desires an Addition of about Two or Three acres to his [III-194.] Land Lying Northward of the fence of the Genll feild on the West of the grt River, & at the foot of the hill.
Joseph Bedortha desires about Two acres more or less of Land on the North side of the Genll feild:
At this meeting Nathanll Burt his motion (Febr. 6th, Ano 1682) for exchange of Ten acres is granted to him:
Also Benjamin Knowltons desire of exchange of Ten acres (Feb. 6: 1682.) is granted to him:
Also a grant to Jonathan Morgan of about Two or Three acres more or lesse of Swampy & low land adjoyning to his land at head of the plain & Lying under the hils formerly given him, but not recorded to him was renewed to him at this meeting:
At a Town Meeting: March 14: 83-84:
There was granted to Luke Hitchcocke his motion to the Town Febr 5th 1683, for an addition of Two acres of medow to Ly to his Grant (Jan. 6, 81) neer to Suffeild bounds.
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Also Henry Chapins motion of exchange of his Twenty acres grant at hog pen dingle for 16 acres yr abouts to the South of his house at Chickuppi is now accepted of. Se Re- cords Febr. 5. 83:
Also Abel Wrights motion (Febr: 5: 83: to have the 20 Acres Henry Chapin Exchanged is granted him.
The Proprietors of medow at Pacowseeke desire to have the nookes of Upland adjoining to their medows there to be granted to them up to the browes of the hils, for the more conveniency of fencing their divers portions of Medow there.
Increase Sikes & Nathaneel Sikes desire the Towne to grant them forty acres P peice of Land on the west side of the great River below Agawam about the dirty Gutter below John Dorchesters house, joining to a Parcel of land of Jnº Dorchesters there.
Dec: 23, 1684. At a Town Meeting.
Samll Bliss Junior his motion for Twentie acres Feb. 5, 1683 is granted unto him.
Increase Sikes & Nathaneel Sikes there desire for 40 acres of Land P peice (at the meeting march 14. 83-84) is now granted to them.
At this meeting Luke Hitchcocke did motion that the Town would grant him about Thirty acres of Land below Jnº Dorchesters house & neer some other land that he hath grant of:
Charles Ferry Sent doth desire of the Town that the high way that Leads to Long medow thorow his Land may be Laid out by the River agt his land that he may be more ca- pable to Improve sd Land.
Thomas Tailor desires that the Town grant Thirty acres of land at the Slough below Thomas Coopers.
[III-195.]
Edward Allyn desires the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land adjoining to Thomas Cooper on the South side of his Land.
At this meeting the Town haveing appointed Two Per- sons to state the high way at the mil River (for wych see page
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119 of this booke) they did give to Thomas Sweetman the Remainder of the Land, be it more or less what may be there Resigned up to the Town by the Worshipful Major Pynchon Esq (Se p. 120) he said Tho: Sweetman continuing five yeeres in the Town [ ] & the Town did now at this meeting vote & conclude for this time & turne because they would accommodate themselves wth such a tradesman as he is (viz a dresser of Leather) to dispense wth that order (Febr. 4: 1678) that grants of Land should not be valid that were propounded & granted at one & the same meeting.
Att a Town Meeting, Jan. 22: 1684.
Samll Stebbins desires the Town would grant him 20 acres of Land where he can find on Long medow Brooke.
Jnº Barber Sent of Suffeild desires of The Town 30 of 40 acres of Land over Agawam River a little of Thomas Coop- ers house.
Samll Buss Samuel Lane, Jnº Remington desire 20 acres of Land apeice about the Slough below Thomas Coopers house.
Feb: 3ª: 1684, at a Town meeting.
At this meeting The Town Granted Jnº Barber Sent of Suffeild his desire heirs and Assignes for ever his desire at ye Meeting of the Town: Jan: 22: 1684: viz: to have 40 acres of Land below Thomas Coopers house ovr Agawam River, pro- vided the sd John Barber come to this Town, & continue yr 5 yeeres, & he is allowed an Inhabitant :
Also Edward Allyns desire ppounded at the Meeting Dec: 23ª of This Town Ano: 1684: To have a grant of 20 acres of Land adjoining to Tho: Coopers on the south side of his land over Agawam River is now granted to him and to heires & Assignes for ever provided sd Edward Allyn con- tinue 5 yeeres In the Towne:
Also Luke Hitchcockes motion Dec: 23: 1684 is at this meeting granted to him his heires & Assignes for ever.
Charles Ferrey renewed his desire made at the meeting Dec. 23. 1684: & the Town appointed Nathll Burt Sent: & Nathll Blisse to go up the place, & veiw whether his motion
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may not be inconvenient for the Country Rhode & to make Report to the Town how they find:
November 27: 1685: At a Town meeting.
Joseph Markes doth desire the Towne to Grant him 30 acres of Upland six or seven acres of medow above Chick- uppi River, if he can find any such Land undisposed of:
At a Town Meeting Jan: 7th: 1685.
Victory Sikes desires a peice of Swamp & Low Land viz: about an acre lying about a quarter of a Mile Westward from Fylers Brooke, also he desires of the Town about an acre & halfe of medow on the said Brooke, also he desires of the Town Ten acres of upland lying Eastward of the Tailors Land neer Suffeild bounds.
[III-196.]
Johin Barber desires the Town would give him Ten acres of Land Low Land or Swamp at the Reer of Thomas Coop- ers Lot: granted the next meeting.
Abel Wright desires liberty of the Town to set his fence 11pon the Second Brow of the Hil that lyes by the Land he hath broken up on the other side of Schonungonucke wch wil take in about two or three acres of Land: Granted 5 acres more or less at the next meeting.
Benjamin Leonard desires of the Town to exchange Twenty acres of Land that lyeth up the Saw mil Brooke be- low Agawam for Twenty acres about halfe a mile above Jos- eph Leonards house: Granted Febr. 2, 1685:
Symon Gowin desires the Town would give him that peice of Land that was given to Edwd Allin next to Tho: Coop- ers Land: Granted Febr. 2, 85.
Samuel & Jonathan Tailor desire the Town would Ex- change 30 acres of Land of theires wch is at Askanunckseeke for Thirty acres on the South side of Agawam River: & on the East side of his feild or on both sides of his feild yr This was granted to said Tailors May 19: 1693:
John Scot desires The Town would allow him the Liberty to take up his Twenty five acres grant for the high way on the West side the River & a former Grant of Thirty acres both together in some Convenient place that he shal find.
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There is granted to Jnº Barber his heires & Assignes for ever, the Ten acres he propounded for at the Last meeting.
There is granted to Abel Wright his heires & Assignes for ever the Land he desired at the form' Meeting to ye Quantity of four or five acres more or less.
There is granted to Benja: Leonard his desired exchange (Janu: 7: 85) to be to him his heires & Assignes for ever.
There is granted to Symon Gowin his desires ppounded (Febr: 2, 85) to be to him his heires & Assignes for ever, pvided he continue five yeeres in The Town, & if he goe away not improving said granted Land, he is yn to return it again to the Towne:
There is Granted Joseph Markes his heires & Assignes for ever his desires Nov. 27: 85: viz: to have forty acres above west Chicpupi: & west of Samll Terreyes Medow, he contin- uing five yeeres in the Towne.
Thomas Day Jun' John Burt & Henry Burt desires the Town to give Each of them Ten acres of Low Land on Pa- cowseeke Brooke, betweene Jonathan Burt & Nathll Pritch- ards Land on that Brooke. Se meeting Februty 1, 86.
Benjamin Knowlton desires a grant of a little Strappet of Land on ye North side of Garden Brooke, to joyne to his Land there: Se meeting Febr: 1: 1686.
At a Town meeting January 12: 1686.
At this meeting al the following persons propounded their desires for land viz:
The worshipll Jnº Pynchon desires five acres in the new feild about to be taken in over Agawam River where his fence is about to be for an outiet.
The Revd Mr Pelatiah Glover desires fifty or sixty acres & in the said intended New feild: as also thirty or forty acres of wet Pondy Land at poor brooke or what is then undis- posed of.
Symon Gowin desires Twenty acres in the intended new feild.
John Mirrick desires Twenty acres in the Intended new feild.
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John Holyoke desires for an out let or passage out of said feild four or five acres.
[III-197.]
John Barber desires a little Strappet of Land about two or three acres from his Land to the fence, in the Intended new feild.
James Stevenson desires for an homelot five acres in the said Intended new feild.
Thomas Cooper desires six acres in sd Intended feild in leiu of meddow Land that he wants.
Deacon Jonathan Burt desires five acres in said new feild if it be to be had by the River side adjoining to his Land there.
John Dorchester desires five or six acres wthin or without said intended feild :
Joseph Ely desires four or five acres of Land to be grant- ed to him about End brooke or three corner medow brooke.
Nathaneel Mun desires four or five acres about three Cor- ner medow brooke.
Thomas Dewey of Westfeild desires the Town to Grant him four or five score acres of land Upland & Swamp that lyes adjoining to his purchase of Land at or neer the line be- tween Springfeild & Westfeild, If that the Towne would grant him for some small purchase this his desire.
At a General Town Meeting Febr: Ist: 1686:
At this Meeting Tho: Day, John Burt & Henry Burt have their desire propounded to ye Town Feb: 2d: 1685 now granted to ym, viz: Ten acres apeice of Low Land on Pa- cowseeke brooke between Jonathan Burts & Nathanll Pritch- ards Land on yt brooke if it be there to be had.
also Benjamin Knowlton hath his desire febr: 2ª: 1685 granted to ye quantity of about Ten acres more or lesse:
Also at this meeting the Town granted the motions of the Divers Persons propounded to the Town Jan: 12: 1686: as follows:
The Town Grants the Worshpll Major Pynchon Esq five acres in the intended new feild over Agawam River. for an outlet of sd feild wr his fence shalbe:
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The Town grants the Reverend m' Glover forty acres in the said Intended new feild over Agawam, & if it be not to be had al in the feild, then to be made up that number of acres without the feild: Se the ninth grant forw'd on this page:
Also they grant to Jonathan Burt Sent as he motioned (Jan. 12: 86.)
They grant to Thomas Cooper his desire viz: (as Jan: 12: 1686.) Six acres in the new intended feild.
They grant to James Stevenson 5 acres for an homelot.
John Barber hath granted him a little Strap of Land about Two or Three acres to ly from his Land to the fence.
Symon Gowin hath granted him Ten acres wthin the feild & fences wthout the feild.
John Miricke hath granted him Twenty acres if it be had wthin this said feild.
John Dorchester hath granted him five or six Acres wth out the sd feild. Se meeting Jan. 12: 86.
The Revd m' Pelatiah Glover hath granted him Thirty or forty acres of wet Pondy or Low Land at poor brooke, or Skipmuck brooke.
Also the Revd m' Pelatiah Glover doth desire the Town would grant him what Land is undisposed of at Watchuet, as also that the Town would grant him what they can at or of the Pondy Land, South of Agawam towards Westfeild.
Jonathan Ely hath granted him foure or five acres about three corner medow Brook or neer the old brick kilne if it be there to be had.
[III-198.]
Nathaneel Mun also hath four or five acres granted him about 3 corner medow brooke or neer the old brick kilne if it be there to be had.
And whereas Thomas Dewey Sent of Westfeild did motion that the Town would give him a tract of land South of Aga- wam towards Westfeild Se Meeting Jan 12: 86.
The Town haveing voted said Tho: Dewey an Inhabitant Se page: 135 of this book & to have an equal share or Inter-
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est in or Lands South of Agawam River wth or selves, & that his Interest be laid out South of Agawamn & undr the mountain toward Westfeild, Provided he build an house of Twenty six foot long & a barn of thirty foot long wthin four yeeres: but because of some objections that were started, eight men of or Inhabitants, viz: Samll Marshfeild Jonathan Burt Sen", Benjamin Parsons John Lamb, Japhet Chapin Jnº Hitchcocke Tho: Cooper Joseph Bedortha did offer to give sd Thomas Dewey ten acres P peice of their Propriety shares, Thereupon the Town voted they should have ten acres apeice of the Propriety Shares where Tho: Dewey de- sired the Town to Grant him Eighty acres & to have the rest of their Proportions according as their casting of lots should cast them wth abatements of Ten acres P peice there.
The Worppll Major Jnº Pynchon Esq his Twenty acres that Lyes South of Agawam toward Westfeild Laid out by the Town Measurer, & sold to Tho: Dewey of Westfeild, the Towne allowes of the Laying out thereof:
Thomas Stebbins David Morgan Joseph Ely & Nathanll Mun being desirous to improve their lots on the East side of the fence of the Plain feild where the county Rhode goes thorow their said Lots, Leading to Chickuppi, They do de- sire the Town would encourage them so to doe, by translat- ing those high ways to ly from the Town fence Eastward up a long the South flanke of Thomas Stebbins his lot there, & then to ly at the Reer of their Lots there, being to run about Six score or seven score Rod at the sd Reer of their Lots, til it come cross the brook into the high wayes again or or County Rhode againe. The Town allow of their alter- ing of the sd high way to suite them, provided they Lay out the high way three Rod at the sd flank of Thomas Stebbins his lot, & four Rods at the Reer of al their Lot. when the high way is Layd til it come to meet with the old high way against al to the satisfaction of the Select men, provided al- so that the County Courte also allow of this sd Exchange:
New Motions for Land:
I. Deacon Jonathan Burt & his son Jnº Burt desire the
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Town would give them four acres of wet medow, on the Mil River above the Saw mil land at Pine hall.
Rolland Thomas haveing a peice of medow on Skipmucke brooke granted to him, & it being taken up by another man, he desires the Town would grant him the like quantity over Chickuppi River.
Samuell Ely Sent desires the Town would grant him fifty acres of Land beyond the nine mile Pond toward the Bay. where he shal find it convenient for his improvement.
James Warriner desires the Town would grant him six or seven acres of Low Land at Sixteen acres agt his own medow there.
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