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Henry Chapin & Abel Wright Sent, desire Twenty acres a peece of Pond or Low Land by the Way to Hadley.
Samll Bal & Tho: Stebbins desire ye grant of Ten acres of Medow or low land on the Southerly Branch of the Mill Riv- er. called 16 acres Branch. to begin at the end of that medow that was Charles Ferrys above ye new Saw Mil, & so to run up that brook to a little brooke that comes Into it. & yn to run up that little brooke [III-199.] forty or fifty Rods to the end of the meddow lying on that brooke.
Samuel Stebbins desires a grant of Ten acres of Land Southward of Nathll Burts Land upon the Hil adjoining to ye Pond at Long medow in stead of some that he had grant- ed him on Long medow brooke, uch now he can not find there.
Samll Ely Sent, David Morgan & John Humphreyes & Samuel Lamb desire the grant of the Pond two miles be- yond Skipmuck, viz: the first Pond on the right hand of the old Roade to Hadley.
Samuel Marshfeild Joseph Leonard & Luke Hitchcocke desire the Town would grant them the Pond neer westfeild bounds, being that land that is Reserved for Town Comons.
Increase Sikes desires the Town would grant him six or eight acres of land called Entry, adjoining to Ten acres of Land that was formerly Nath: Pritchards.
Obadiah Miller Sent desires a little Addition to that Peice
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of Land Major Pynchon Esq gave him not prjudicing high ways, also Three or four acres of Land on this side block bridge neer Westfeild Rhode.
Abel Wright Desires a grant of 20 acres on the Lower side of Agawam River about two miles from Joseph Leon- ards house.
Joseph Leonard desires an addition of five or 6 acres of land over Agawam on the backe of Jnº Dorchesters Land below Agawam.
Thomas Jones desires a grant of four or 5 acres of Land upon a dingle that runs into Schonungonuck plaine.
Benjamin Knowlton desires 5 or 6 acres of Land at the head of a Spring on ye East of Jnº Nortons medow on the mil River.
Richard Waite desires 30 or 40 acres of Land at Monch- conis neer the nine mile Pond.
John Mirricke & Thomas Mirricke desire five acres of medow in the woods where they mowed this yeere vizt ye Sumer past.
Obadiah Miller Jun' desires 4 or 5 acres of Land on the North side ditch medow upon a little brooke.
Thomas Day Jun' & John Mirricke & Thomas Mirricke desire the Town to give the Pond that is on the Right hand of the Bay Rhode a little on this side the four mile Pond.
At a Town Meeting: March 9th: 1686-7
John Hitchcocke doth desire the Town would grant him aboute for or five acres of Land upon Three Corner medow brooke by James Mun there, if it be there to be had.
At a Town meeting July 27: 1687.
Thomas Terrey desires the Town would grant him to have four or five acres of the Pondy Land of the left hand of the way as we goe to Hadley:
At a Town meeting: Dec: 28: 1687.
Thomas Jones & Obadiah Miller Jun: do desire the Town to grant to them thirty acres apeice of upland & Low Land adjoining to Chickuppi River, & on both sides the brooke that comes into Chickuppi above wullummansups.
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Colonel Pynchon Esq desires a grant from the Town of four or five acres of Land at Skipmuck adjoining to that Land on the brooke wch he bought of Charles Ferry to be added to that, where he is settling Roco his Negro. [III-200.]
Att the Genll Town Meeting Febr: 7: 1687:
Att this meeting the Worp' Colonel John Pynchon Esq his desire, at the meeting Dec: 28 1687. is now granted to him & his heirs & Assignes for ever, & so are al the Grants of Lands made by the Town granted at this & al other meet- ings when Lands are granted.
Also Luke Hitchcocke hath his desire propounded at je Town Meeting Feb: 1: 1686, granted to him, upon consid- eration of his being disappointed of medow Land that he bought of Thomas Miller, wch medow was taken up by some others, being first granted to them, so that now sd Luke Hitchcocke hath Ten acres of yt pondy Land neer Westfeild bounds on the South side of Agawam: provided always in this & al other grants at this meeting. this Grant and al other grants be free & interfere not wth former grants; nor come wthin the tract or tracts of Lands in the Towns Com- ons ordered to be divided into proprietys amongst the In- habitants & Proprietors of this Towne, nor prejudice any high wayes or particular mens passage to their lands.
also the Revd m' Pelatiah Glover & Samuell Marshfeild have their desires granted to ym propounded at the above sd Meeting, that is to say they have the Rest of the Pondy Land South of Agawam towards Westfeild, provided it ex- ceed not Ten acres apeice after the above sd Luke Hitch- cockes ten acres is laid out to him. Se a meeting May 8: 88:
Also Rolland Thomas his desire propounded Febr: I: 1686, is now granted.
AAlso James Warriners desire at the above meeting Febr: I : 86, to have six or seven acres of Low Land agt his medow at Sixteen acres, now granted to him.
Also Henry Chapin & Abel Wright Sent have Twenty acres of that Pond or Low Land by the way to Hadley
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granted to them, & their Assignes according to motion made Feb: 1, 1686.
Thomas Stebbins & Samll Bal have their desires, Feb: I: 86, granted for ym yr heires & Assignes for ever.
After that Thomas Stebbins & Samll Ball have their grants Laid out to ym.
John Mirricke & Thomas Mirricke have their desires pro- pounded at the next abovesd meeting granted to them.
& after the abovesd grants Laid out Jonathan Burt Sent & John Burt have yr desires propounded at the next abovesd Meeting to them.
Samuel Ely Sen' David Morgan & John Humphreys pro- pounding febr. 1: 86: to have the first pond on the right hand of the old way to Hadley granted to ym. The Town haveing granted to Henry Chapin & Abel Wright Sent as abovesd Twenty acres apeice there to be to ym, the Remaind- er of the sd Pond Land they doe now grant to sd Samuel Ely David Morgan & John Humphreyes.
Increase Sikes propounded Febr. I : 86 to have six or eight acres of land called Entry granted to him, the Town now gives him accordingly & Liberty to take it by his own Land at Watchuet.
Obadiah Miller Sent hath both motions propounded Febr. I: 86: granted him, provided they do not prejudice any high way.
Thomas Jones & Obadiah Miller Jun' have their motions propounded Dec: 28: 87: granted to them & yr Assignes as are al grants, provided the land be free:
Tho: Terry propounded July 27, 1687 to have about five acres of the Pondy Lane on ye left hand of the way as we goe to Hadley to be granted him, wch is now granted.
John Hitchcocke propounding March 9th: 1686-7 to have 4 or 5 acres granted him upon three corn' medow brooke by James Muns Land there, It is now granted him & his As- signes.
Abel Leonard hath his desire of 20 acres propounded Febr: I: 86, now granted him.
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Josiah Leonard desireing Febr: I: 86, to have 5 or 6 acres of Land on the backe of John Dorchesters Land over Agawam, the Town grants it to him his heires & Assignes as al other grants are given.
Thomas Jones desire Febr: I: 86, is now granted.
Benjamin Knowlton his desire Febr: 1: 86. is now grant- ed him as al grants are granted.
[III-201.]
Obadiah Miller Jun' his desire Febr: 1: 86 is now Granted him & his Assignes forever.
Thomas Day Junr Jnº Mirricke & Tho. Mirricke Jun' de- sires is granted them: their heirs & Assignes for ever, as are al other grants, provided the Lands be free & prejudice no highways nor mens passages to their Lands, as are al grants now granted.
Here followeth Sundry motions for other Lands: at the Genll Town Meeting Febr: 7: 1687.
John Barber Sen' desires of the Town Ten or Twelve acres of Land joining to his Swamp over Agawam for con- veniency of fencing his Land yr viz: for himself & his As- signes forever.
John Harmon Desires the overplus Medow that shal be found upon the Comittee appointed by the Town their meas- uring outsd John Harmon & Nath: Pritchard their former grants upon the Pacowseek brooke to wit that he may have sd overplus what it shal be in Leiu of Land that he wants in Long medow.
Richard Waites desires the Town would grant him eight or Ten acres of a Spruce Swamp over the stonepit brooke upon a Spring that comes into Jnº Hitchcockes medow, as also that the Town would grant him about two acres upon Squaw tree dingle: also that the Town would grant him about four acres over the Garden brooke, joining to Ben: Knowltons & James Warriners Land yr.
William Cranney desires about Ten acres of Land, & the Liberty of the Streame or brooke by it, that Lye the South-
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erly of the Land above Chickuppi, at the upper end of Sam- uel Terreys Land.
Daniel Cooley desires a grant or four or five acres of Land on the North side of Pacowseeke joining to his pasture, to be to him wth his brother Benja: Cooley:
Lazarus Miller desires a grant of fourteen acres of Land upon Block brooke at the West end of the training feild. & at the North end of Peter Swinkes land.
Joseph Thomas desires the grant of about five acres of meddow upon the brooke above Skipmuck next to his fath- ers Land: as also five acres on the South side of Skipmuck River next to Colonel Pynchons Land wch his house yr stands on.
Jonathan Burt Sent haveing three acres of land on Pacow- seek said to ly in two or three places or parcels desires he may have it Laid together, & also an Addition of the hils side for conveniency of fencing.
Ens: Wright desires six acres of Land to adjoine to his house Lot at Skipmuck on the South side of his said Lot up along by the brooke that so he may have Land to build on for his sons.
Samuel Ely Senior desires a grant of Thirty acres of Land a little beyond the five mile pond between the Two dirty sloughs that was formerly Charles Ferrys Grant.
Joseph Leonard haveing a Grant of forty acres of Land, & it is exp'ssed that it should be adjoining to his medow, tych he did not Intend so to adjoin, he desires he may have the liberty to take up his sd forty acres to ly by John Dor- chesters medow.
Thomas Cooper desires to exchange 20 acres of Land that Lyeth beyond the Saw mil, for twenty acres neerer home be- hind the muxy medow, as also that the Town would grant him Ten acres on this side the muxy medow for convenien- cy of fencing.
Samuel Bliss Junior desires Ten acres of Land upon the top of ye hil behind Longmedow Southward of Nathan1 Burts Land there.
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At the Town Meeting May 21: 88.
[III-202.]
At the General Meeting May 21 : 1688 or on the 3ª mun- day in May according to the date of the Governor & Coun- cil.
Whereas the Towne did at a Town Meeting Febr: 4: 1678, order that any Person that puts in for Land or for grants of Land from this Towne such Person should move for it at one meeting, & to stay til another Meeting before the grant could be made, Now for as much as there will be but one Town Meeting in a yeer, It is ordered that hence- forth if any Person doe motion for Lands that the Towne hath power to dispose of, in the morning or forepart of that Town Meeting day in May & have a record of the Towns granting yr desires In the after part of the day, Such grants shalbe accounted as valid & regular as if the same were done according the aforesaid order of the Town:
At this Meeting the Revd m' Pelatiah Glover did motion in ye fore part of the day of said Meeting, to have the undis- posed Land, or the rest of that Pondy Land that lyes South of Agawam & towards Westfeild, & where he hath already Ten acres granted to him. & The Towne did in the after part of said Day grant said m' Glover al the overplus Land there, or ye Land not granted alreadie to be to him his heires & Assignes forever, on the like conditions as are prefixed to the foresd grant Febr: 7: 1687.
Richard Waite propounding alsoe in ye first part of the meeting of this day for the Twenty acres that Japhet Cha- pin threw up at hogpen dingle, ye Towne granted him his de- sire in ye end or after part of sd Day.
John Scot of Sufeild haveing also foremerly motioned for satisfaction for the high way of two Rods that were taken out of his Lott, & desiring also at a Meeting of the Town Feb: 1685 to exchange Thirty acres form'ly granted him, the County Corte haveing many yeeres since appointed that such men as had Land taken out of their homelots on the west side ye grt River should be recompensed by the Towns
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giving them Land, where they had a power for to doe, the Town did now grant said John Scot liberty to take up fifty acres & five acres above John Dorchesters medow below Agawam to ly adjoining to sd John Scots own medow there, & to ly by the Country Road (allowing sufficient breadth for the Country Road there. & so farther to ly by the medowes there, & to be to him his heires & Assignes for ever in stead of said Thirty acres
Also Samuel Stebbins motion for Ten acres of Land, Febr I: 1686, is now granted to him.
Also at this meeting John Barber desires propounded Feb: 7: 87: for Ten or Twelve acres, also. Richard Waites desires propounded Att ye sd Meeting for eight or Ten acres of Spruce Swamp & Two acres at Squaw Tree Dingle, & four acres over garden brooke granted to ye sd Barber & said Waite yr heires Assignes forever.
Daniel Cooley also motioning at the sd Meeting to have the grant of about five acres to be to him & his Brother Benjamin Cooley agt their Land on the North side of Pa- cowseeke, the Town doth Grant sd Danll & Benjamin Cool- ey according to that Motion.
Also Lazarus Miller his desire for fourteen acres at sd Meeting Febr: 7: 87.
And Joseph Thomas his desire for five acres of medow at sd Meeting.
And Jonathan Burt Sent his desire for Three acres at sd Meeting.
And Ensigne Abel Wright his desire for Six acres at ye sd Meeting.
And Thomas Cooper his desire for exchange & grant of Thirty acres at sd Meeting
And Samll Bliss jun' his desire of Ten acres at sd Meeting are al granted them & every of ym the sd Miller the sd Thom- as, the said Burt, the said Wright ye said Leonard, the said Cooper & the sd Bliss Jun', their heires & Assignes for ever, as are al grants of Land, provided the Land be free, prjudice no high wayes, nor particular mens passages to their Lands. [III-203.]
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Whereas there was a Comittee appointed by the Towne Feb: 7: 1687: to veiw the grants of medows on Pacowseeke brooke that have been long since in the possessions & Im- provements of Nathanll Pritchard & John Harman, as also to measure said Grants of Medows to sd Pritchard & John Harmon, & to make Report of their Act to the Towne and the said Comittee haveing done sd worke, do make their re- turne to the Town; that after they had measured to sd Nath Pritchard & sd Jnº Harmon their grants of that medowes there on Pacowseek brooke to the best of their Judgments or the Quality of medowes there that are recorded unto ym that they find about Three acres of Medow Land there over & above their grants there, & now at this sd Meeting Nath Pritchard in the former part of it, desiring to have the over- plus land there, the Towne did In the after part of this Meeting or of the sd day, grant Nathll Pritchard the sd Three acres overplus as aforesd, to be to him his heires & assignes for ever, provided the Land be free & the grant pjudice no high wayes nor pjudice any particular mens passages to yr Lands.
Obadiah Miller Sen an acre or two acres of medow that Lyes on the Left hand of the Road to Westfeild on this side blocke brooke: This was his desire.
Skipmuck men did desire that the high way that is on the south side of widow Hortons Lot may continue there, pro- vided she doe mend the high way down the hil, wych was ac- cordingly granted, & the sd Widow Horton doth desire that the Lot wch she hath, that was John Hortons may ly on the South side of that high way:
At a Town Meeting May 21 : 1689.
John & Henry Burt did motion for about Two acres of land for conveniency of fencing their Lot over the Mil Riv- er against the Corn Mill & to joine to their Lot there
Benjamin Thomas desires five or six acres of Land uppon the brooke above Skipmuck & to Ly to his fathers Land there.
Joseph Wright Abel Wright Jun' & Josias Beamon de-
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sire the Town to give them the Land Lying upon the high- er brooke above Skipmuck, being bounded by Rolland Thomas & Abel Wright Sent their land there.
At a Genll Town meeting on the first Monday in May, Anno 1690: being the 5th day of May:
Benja: Thomas his motion for Land, May 21: 1689. was granted at this Town Meeting, provided there be so much. & that it prejudice no former grants.
Josias Beamon & Joseph Wright & Abel Wright Jun" their desires propounded May 21: 1689, are now granted; if there be so much there, & provided no former grants are prejudiced thereby.
Sept: 12: 1690. At a Town Meeting
Abel Wright Junior desireth five or six acres of medow on the Easterly Branch of the Brooke above Skipmuck. that comes Into Skipmuck River.
Feb'y 23ª: 1690. At a Town meeting
Abel Wright Jun' hath his desire for medow at the last Meeting granted him.
Also Thomas Horton desiring as much Land adjoining to the North Corner of his fathers homelot as may be con- venient to set a house on, the Town doth grant him his de- sire. [III-204.]
Also Thomas Horton doth desire the Town to grant him about five acres of medow above Rolland Thomas his Land on the higher brooke above Skipmuck: Tho. Horton also desires as much Land on the North end of his fathers home- lot as that may be set a house on.
May II: 1691: At a Town Meeting:
Thomas Horton desires Febr. 23: 1690, was now granted to him: Note that the Towns grant of medow to the fore said Tho: Horton was with this proviso yt it be in the Towns power to grant Land there:
Also the Widow Horton her desire May 21. 1688 was now granted her provided also the sd John Horton doth not come againe & demand the Land the Town did grant unto him.
Joseph Stebbins doth desire the Town to grant about four
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acres of Land by the side of his medow called Duch medow for conveniency of fencing.
Joseph Leonard doth desire 15 acres of Land on ye Most Northerly branch of Three mile Brooke.
James Warriner Sent doth desire the Town to grant him Land on the sides of his medow on the Mill River, for con- veniency of fencing whether Two or Three acres.
James Warriner Jun' desires Three or four acres of medow a little above Rolland Thon.as medow on the hither side of Poor brooke, below Benj: Knowltons medow.
John Hitchcocke Sen' desires the grant of about an acre & halfe of Land at his miller River medow for advantage of fencing.
John Hitchcocke Jun' desires the Town to grant him about Two or Three Acres of medow & Low Land Lying betwixt five mile pond & Skipmuck on the upper side of poor brooke.
Abel Wright Sent desireth Ten acres of Land adjoyning to his form" grant below Schonungonucke at the Lower end of the Plaine.
Jeremiah Horton Thomas Horton & Abel Wright Junior & Benjamin Wright desire a Grant of about Twenty or Thirty Acres of medow Lying about or Neer Memachoge.
Samuel Lamb desires the grant of Thirty acres of Land under the mountaines at the foot of the mountaines a little above the Round Cedar Swamp.
Sept: 21: 1691. At a Town meeting
Abel Wright Jun' desires the grant of an acre or Two of medow lying below the medow that was Symon Lobdels upon a brooke about three quarters of a mile above Skip- mucke.
ffebr: 24: 1691: James Warriner Jun' desires the Town would grant him about a dozen acres of Land at Ashkanunk- seeke neer the Land of Thomas Day Sent, at the Hooke of the River.
May 9: 1692: At a Genll Town Meeting.
James Warriner Jun' his desire Febr: 24: 1691 : is grant- ed to him, if ye Land there to be had or so much as is yr
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Also Joseph Stebbins Sent: James Warriner Sent & John Hitchcocke Sent [III-205.] their desires propounded May II: 1691 : with respect to conveniency of fencing is now grant- ed to yın.
Also Jnº Hitchcocke Junior his desire May II : 91 is now granted to him:
Samll Bliss the 3ª desires a peice of medow between the Dorchester medow & his own medow upon the Mill River if it be not his own already:
Abel Wright Junt desires the grant of an acre or Two of medow wch Lyes below that medow wch was formerly grant- ed to Symon Lobdel up on a Brooke about three quarters of a mile above Skipmucke:
Joseph Cooley desires Two or Three acres of medow be- low pacowseeke between Increase Sikes his Land & the bridge:
Sept: 12: 1692. At a Town Meeting
Joseph Wright & Abel Wright Jun' do desire the Town would grant ym Six acres apeice of medow uch Lyes about Three miles from Skipmuck upwards the great medow if it be there to be had & Jonathan Tailor of Southfeild who hath Land fenced in of bounds wth Logs or Tres, doth desire the Town would give him his Liberty to cast up a ditch fence on the North side of the said fence in the Comons.
Nov: 10: 1692: At a Town Meeting:
Joseph Wright & Abel Wright Junior desires at the pro- ceding Town Meeting was granted ym at this Meeting.
Jonathan Tailor of Suffield his desire also at the preced- ing Meeting was granted to him.
January 13: 1692. At a Town Meeting.
Capt. Thomas Colton Nathanll Burt & their Partners de- sire the Town would grant them Liberty to set up a Saw Mil on Long medow Brooke, & that they may have free use of the Timber or Trees in that affaire:
At a Town Meeting March 7: 1692-3: This was granted to ve said Capt Thomas Colton & Nath1 Burt Jun' & yr part- ners, provided it prjudice no mans proprietys.
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At a Town Meeting, March 7: 1692-3 Joseph Leonard is granted to have Liberty to ditch upon the Plaine below his Pond to his Grist mil, so as to bring thereto more water as he shal need. Provided That if his so ditching do occasion any need of Bridges, that he make & maintain sd bridges.
At this meeting Sam1 Blisse the 3d his desire (may 9. 692) is granted to him, provided it be not already granted.
At this meeting John Burt desires the grant of Three or four acres of wet medow more or lesse, about halfe a mile below the head of the upper Branch of Long medow Brooke, on the South side of the brooke agt five corner medow.
May 19: 1693: At a Town Meeting
The Town did Grant Samll Tailor & Jonathan Tailor their motion propounded Jan: 7: 1685:
Jan. 26: 1693. At a Town Meeting.
John Dorchester desires of the Town eight acres of medow & low land on this side smal brooke at the head of a little gutter that runs into the mil River [ITI-206.]
Joseph Stebbins desires about an aere of Land adjoining to his Land or lot that Lyes above Nathanll Muns homelot.
Nath1 Pritcherd desires that the Town would again give him the land upon Pacowseeke that he hath resigned into the Towns hands. Granted to him for advantage of fenc- ing this medow there at the meeting March 13: 93-94.
Abel Wright Jun' doth desire the Town would give him six acres of medow wch Lyeth on the Brooke that Runs through Skipmuck feilds.
Jacob Addams of Suffeild desires the Town would give him fifty acres of Land to Ly to his Lot that he hath in or bounds toward Suffeild.
Also Samuel ffrost desires the Town would grant him Twenty acres of Land Westerly of Joseph Leonards Mill.
At the Gen' Town Meeting March 13th: 1693-4.
Nath: Pritchards desires at the former meeting: Jan: 26: 93. he explained more plainly at this meeting that what he desired was for advantage in his fencing his medow at Pa-
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cowseeke & was yr upon granted him by ye Towne viz: Eight acres
Joseph Stebbins his desire also at the meeting Jan: 26: 93. was granted.
Abel Wright Jun' his desire at sd meeting was granted.
Also John Dorchester desire at Last meeting was granted
Also Samll ffrost his desire at last meeting is granted to him: he continuing five yeeres In the Town; other grants to be first laid out : & yt the same prjudice no high ways, (as are the Conditions of al grants:)
At the same meeting Increase Sikes Samll Bliss 3d Sam1 Ely & Danll Beamon did desire of the Town the stream of Pacowseek Brooke to set a Saw mil on, & the Low land for ponding, also Liberty of the timber & they promise to free the Town from al charge as to the maintaining Pacowseek bridge.
Increase Sikes Sen' & John Burt Sent desire the Town to give ym Six acres a peice of boggy medow that lyeth between little Wachoge & great Wachoge or wachuet on the Right hand of the path.
Joseph & Samuel Ely desire the grant of forty or fifty acres of land Lying below Agawam or Westfeild River be- tween the deep brooke & a peice of Land that was Tho: Bancrofts.
John Clement desires the Town would give Ten or Twelve acres of Land Comonly called the wolfe Swamp Lying on the West side ye River & two or three acres of upland ad- joining to it.
Joseph Wright & Abel Wright Jun' desire the Town to give them six acres of medow about Three miles of Skip- mucke, being Land the said bought of Oba: Cooley deceased but can find no Record of the grant to sd Obadiah Cooley.
Thomas Horton desires the Town to grant him Twenty or thirty acres of Land on the West side of the grt River at the place called Mednegonuck.
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