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William Brown desires the grant of six or seven acres of land at the rear of Thomas Terreys homelot :
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At the Town Meeting April II : 1694.
Luke Hitchcocke Thomas Miricke Jun' Tho: Gilbert Samll Ely Samll Day & George Webster desiring that the Town would grant them Liberty to make use of the pine Trees for the getting of Turpentine for Rosin, The Town did grant them Liberty of the Pine Trees fro the Brow of the great [III-207.] hil to Goose Pond hil & from the Bay path downwards to the path called Log Path, for the Space of four yeeres, provided they hinder no person the taking of any Tymber or Candle wood in the Compass therein im- proved.
Also Samll Blisse wth his Partners being desirous to se what they can do at getting of Turpentine for Rosin is al- lowed to have wth those his Partners that Joine with him The Use of the Pine Trees from sd Log path to the mil Riv- er on the like Condition as abovesd.
mr Pelatiah Glover motions that the. Town would grant him ye Land that Lyes or joins to the Lot the Town sold him, being between his fence & the hil.
At a Town Meeting May 17: 1694.
Increase Sikes & his Partners their desires for Setting up a Saw mil on Pacowseeke Brooke is granted provided they secure the Town fro al damagees to the Country Rhode, that may happen by reason of their worke there.
July 18: 1694: At a Town Meeting.
Increase Sikes Sent & John Burt have their desires (March 13: 1693-4) granted, viz Six acres apeice, between little & grt Wachoge, of boggy medow.
October 8th 1694. At a Town Meeting:
John Clement his motion for Land under March 13: 1693- 4 is now accepted, & allowed to him:
Eliakim Cooley desires the Town to grant him three or four acres of Land on the top of the hil against his fathers house, joining to the Land that was his fathers for conven- iency of fencing:
At the Town Meeting: January: 16, 1694.
Eliakim Cooley desires at the preceding Meeting is now granted him.
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John Dorchester wth his partners, being desirous to set up Iron Workes in this Town, do move to have the liberty of the streame of Skipmuck River, & forty or fifty acres of Land where may be most convenient to set up said workes, & the free use of any oare in the Comons & liberty of wood for Coales for the said designe.
At a Town Meeting Febray 5: 1694:
John Dorchester & his partners their desire at the preced- ing meeting are granted them, provided that they set about the worke to some good effect within Twelve months, & that the Partners coal in the Town excepting the Artist, & that in case any sel their Part or Parts, the Owners or some in the Town have first the refusal, & provided they burn or make noe Coal wthin four miles of the Town on the South side of Chickupi River, nor make Coale of the Timber wth_ in halfe a mile of Skipmuck feild on the other side or North side of the River.
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At the Genll Town Meeting, March 12: 1694-5.
John Bagg desires that the Town would grant him four or five acres of medow on the West side the grt River west- ward from William Mack Craneys, between the little Pond & ye mountain.
James Barker desires the Town would give him Ten acres of land between the Two brookes next above Chickuppi feild on ye west side of the grt River, & between the path & the grt River.
mr Pelatiah Glover Joseph Stebbins & David Morgan de- sire the Town would grant them halfe a mile square of Pine trees on the upper side of Three corner medow brooke fro the Pine Plaine: also that on the South side of the upper branch of the Mil River agt James. Dorchesters medow, the quantity of halfe a mile one way, & three quarters of a mile another way.
Joseph Cooley desires that the Town would allow him the use of Two Thousand Pine trees, on the South side of Pa- cowseeke brooke agt Sam Bliss Sent his medow there, to make Rosin of
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also John Petty desires Liberty to make use of Two thou- sand Pine trees to make Rosin of.
At a Town Meeting March 27: 1695:
Ebenezer Parsons & Henry Burt did desire the Town to give ym Leave to drein the Pond in their homelots by dig- ging a drain cross the high way promising to secure the Town from al Damages by yt so doing: The Town did grant ym their desire they giving or subscribing a bond to ye Selectmen to secure the Town from damage by reason of such digging.
July 26: 1695: At a Town Meeting:
Leiut AAbel Wright desires ye Town to give him six or seven acres of Medow, on the North side of Skipmuck Riv- er, that Lyes on both sides the brook that Runs Into Skip- muck brooke that Runs Into Skipmuck feild. Iron oare is always excepted in al proposals & grants:
At a Town Meeting, January 23: 1695.
Benjamin Stebbins Sent moves that the Town would grant him a peice of medow about an acre & halfe Lying on the North east of Sixteen acres branch on a Spring that comes into the medow of Samll Bliss his desire was granted at a Town meeting March the 8 1678.
Charles fferry Jun also moves that the Town would grant him about an acre of medow that lyes between grt watchoge & little watchoge (alias Watchuet) upon a Run a water that Runs into great Watchoge.
Thomas Day Sent desires the Town to grant him two peices of Land below Agawam, about two miles below Tho: Coopers and about halfe a mile of Jnº Barbers medow the sd peices ly about halfe a mile a sunder In the hither swamp he desires Ten acres & in the other Sixteen acres.
Joseph Bedortha Henry Rogers & Tho Day Jun' Samll Miller & Josiah Marshfeild desire the town to grant them the stream of Pancatuck brook to set a Saw mil on also six acres of Land on either side of sd Brooke, & Liberty of the Timber:
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Jonathan Burt Sent Henry Chapin, Danll Cooley Abel Wright Sen' Samll Bliss Junior & Nathanll Bliss do move that the Town would grant to them the Stream at the foot bridge going to Long Medow & the Comon Land adjoin- ing, to set up a Corn mil there & they promise to grind for the Sixteenth part of the Bushel.
At the Gen1 Town Meeting, March 10: 1695-6.
Leiut Jnº Hitchcocke desires the Town would grant him Leave to set up a shop in the street agt his house or medow for his son Luke to worke in, for Two or three yeers wch was granted to him for his son Luke.
Joseph Leonard desires the Town would give him Liber- ty to Set up a Saw mil on Agawam River a little below the fishing place at the foot of ye Island, & Liberty of Timber & Two or Three acres of Land to build on.
[In the handwriting of John Pynchon, Jr. ]
Att a Town Meeting March 19th: . 1695-6.
Joseph Bedortha Thomas Day Jun' Samll Miller & Josiah Marshfeild have there desires granted them according to there motion 23ª Jan: 1695:
Joseph Leonard hath his desire granted him according to his motion made March ioth 1695-6: provided hee doe not obstruct the Towns liberty & Freedom of fishing & noe for- mer grant hath been made.
Att a Towne Meeting Decembr 5th 1696.
John Sackett enters his desire of a Grant of 40 Acres of land over Pancatuck mountain on the west side of it also he desires the grant of a Pond there.
Thomas Day Sent hath his desire granted him according to his motion made 23ª Jan: 1695 provided it dos not preju- dice any former Grant:
Joseph Leonard & Samll Ely have there desires granted them according to there motion made 13th March 1693-4 provided it dos not prejudice any former act of the Towne or other grant.
Joseph Leonard hath liberty granted hin of setting up a Corne mill upon Agawam River:
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At a Town Meeting 5th January 1696-7.
Colonel Jnº Pynchon & m' Joseph Parsons of Northamp- ton for the better accommodation of an Iron mill designe desire the Town to grant them one hundred Acres of land where it may bee found free of former grants, also Twenty Acres neer the place where the Iron workes shall stand for pasturing & other necessary occasions:
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Att a Generll Towne Meeting March 9th 1696-7.
The Town haveing considered the motion made by Col- onel John Pynchon & Joseph Parsons of Northampton for the Grant of Some land for the better accommodation of the Iron workes designed, voted that the above named Colonel Jnº Pynchon & Joseph Parsons have Eighty Acres of land in the most convenient place, where the Select men shal Judge it will not be detrimental to the Towne:
Jonathan Taylor of Suffeild in order to the getting of Tur- pentine, desires liberty of this Towne to Improve those pine trees that are upon a plain Joyning unto his owne land over a Gutter that runs into Saw Mill brook wch request of his the Towne have now granted.
Miles Morgan having formerly had a Grant frm this Town of aboutt four Acres of Land in house Meadow which was omitted to bee Recorded in the Time of it The Towne there- fore have now Given & Granted the said parcell of land or Meddow unto Miles Morgan & his Heirs forever the said land beeing bounded on the East end by a Rigle standing 16 Rod off frm the Creeck a black oak Tree standing aboutt the mile of the bounds between the ministry land and this; west- erly by an Ash stump that is yett standing & was formerly the west bounds.
[In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt. ]
September the 3ª 1697 at a Towne Meeting voted to give Ebenezer Parsons two or three Acres of land on the West side of the great River under the hill by the way that goes to Agawam this being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
ffebruary the 7th 1697 at a Towne meeting voted that
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where as there hath been a former grant made to Thomas Bancraft of about 40 acres of land but no record to be found of it nathanyell Bissel of windsor haveing purchased the land the Towne do grant to him it being propounded to Bishel on Bancrafts account which land joyneth to westfeild Bounds on the South side of Agawam River.
At a Town meeting March 8th 1697, granted James Gar- rell ten Acres of land at the head of Chicopie plane between the two Branches at the left hand of Northampton rode pro- pounded at a former meeting
Whereas there was a grant of Twentie acres of land form- erly by the Town granted to Deacon Benjamin Parsons at Sconunganuck and it being fforfeited the Town did March 8th 1697 gave sd land to his sone Samuell Parsons it being propounded at a former Towne meeting according to the Towne order.
At a Towne meeting march the 8th, 1697, John Dorches- ter desire of the liberty of the Streame on Chicopie river be- low Scoungganuck in the most Convenient place for seting up of a Corne mill was granted unto him hee grinding for the sixteene part of al graine and for malt the thirtie two part of it.
also a grant of twentie Acres of land there a bout adjoyn- ing to the mill on this Condition that if he or when this mill shal be deserted then the land is to returne into the Towns hands he being paide reasonable satisfaction for his labor a bout sd land this grant was march 8th 1697-8 to John dor- chester his heirs and asignes for ever it being propounded at a Towne meeting ffebuary 7th on the above sd conditions he keeping up a mill there.
The Towne march 8th 1697 declare Thomas Powels grant fforfeited it not being recorded nor paide rates for.
At a Towne meeting March 8th 1697 there was granted to Benjamin Stebbines Senyr an Acre and half of meadow on the North east of Sixteene Acres Branch it being propound- ed at a former Towne meeting.
may the Ioth 1698, at a Towne Meeting there was granted
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to Able wright Junyr three acres of swamp land at Scipnup that lyeth Betwixt his ffathers hows and the long hill it be- ing red in a former meeting march 8th 1697-8 at the same Towne meeting Abele wright and Jonathan Morgan and Thomas horten have the use of the streame granted them on the hyer brooke about a mile above Scickmuck for to set a Saw mill there on as also Tymber also ten Acres of land for there convenyence.
at a Towne meeting August 15th 1698 Able wright Junyr hath granted him ten Acres of land lying on the north side of Scipnup River being about halfe a mile northward of the two mile ponde it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
At a Towne meeting november 24th 1698 John Burt Senyr hath granted him an Acre or Two of Land being Swampe or low land over the mill River Ajoyning to that land he bought of victory sickes to him the sd John Burt his heirs and As- signs for ever it being propounded at a fformer Towne meet- ing August 15th 1698.
At a Towne meeting march 4th 1698-9 Tilly mirick hath granted unto him his heires and assignes forever three or foure acres of land Joyning to John Lambs meadow at stone pitt brooke it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
ebenezer parsons hath granted him by the Plantation 14th march 1698-9 ten or twelve acres of Land it being low land or swampe on the west side of the great river lying on the northerly side of agawam river by the river side this land is to him his heirs and Assignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
Joseph Bodurtha hath granted him 20 acres of land upon Paucatucke Brooke below the pond to him his heirs and Asignes for ever may 10th 98.
march 14th 1698-9 Samuell Lamb hath granted unto him his heires and asignes for ever foure acres of land namly wett meadow which was fformerly granted to his ffather John Lamb which lyeth above Chapens Bridg which is for- fited because not mesured to him, now is granted to Samuell Lamb his son.
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march 14th 1698-9 granted to John Bagg foure acres of swampe or low land at the lower end of nonesuch meadow at the east corner of it on the west side of the great river to him his heires and Asignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
at the same meeting granted to nathanyell morgan eight acres of land west of James Barkers with out the feild to him his heires and assignes for ever it having beene propounded at a foriner Towne meting.
At the same Towne meeting granted to Samuel miller 9 or 10 acres of land which lyeth upon the Southerly Branch of the Brooke that runeth at the head of Chickupy plaine to him his heires and Assignes for ever it having been pro- pound in a former Towne meeting.
Samuel Bodurtha Ebenezer Jones & Ebenezer Miller de- sire the Town would grant them Ten acres of Land apeice In the way that goes to None Such halfe a mile fro none Such, uch the Towne booke Attests they moved for at a forr meeting. This was granted at a Town meeting March 10, 1701-2. march II. 1701-2 transcribed fro ye original P Jnº Holyoke Towne Clerke. [III-212.]
At a Towne meeting the 14th of march 1698-9
granted to willyam Cranny and Joseph ely twenty acres of land theire heairs and asignes for ever which land is on the side of a hill lying by there owne meadow it having beene propounded at a former Towne meeting in november 24th 1698. At bottom of this page Se grant to Henry Rogers.
at a Towne meeting August Ist 1699 nathanyel Sicks and Incres Sicks Junyr ar posessed of five acres of land to each of them theire heaires and asignes for ever which land lyeth on the easterly side of the long dingle it being propounded at a former Towne meeting may 9th 1699
At a Town meeting August Ist Charles fferry and John Pettie and James Taylor Jun' by the grant of the plantation are possessed of 30 acres of land to them there heirs and As- signs for ever which land lyeth on a swampe called the Deepe swampe about halfe a mile on the east side of Pakatuck
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Brook being propounded at a former Towne meeting march 14 1699
at a Towne meeting January 29th 1699-70
Joseph wright is by grant of the plantation possessed of 4 or 5 acres of swampe and low land a boute 3 miles above Skipmuck on the north side of the River to him his heires and assignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting
At this meeting Tho Jones desired a grant of eight or Ten acres of Land on the South side of chickkupi River over agt Leiut Abel Wright necke of Land.
At a Town meeting January 29th 1699 voted that where as theire being six acres of Lands lying on the northerly side of the hygh way by Josiah Marshfeild which land was not formerly disposed of being about 80 rod in length and 12 rods in bredth this land is now by the grant of the plantation setled on the ministry on the west side of the river also at the desire of the naighbors on that side of the river it was voted that they might alter and Change land with such per- sons whose land doth Joyne to it for as may be most Com- modious for the ministry.
At a Town meeting August the Ist 1699 voted and grant- ed by the plantation it being propounded at a former Towne meeting viz may 9th 99 to these persons whose names are under writen al that land at a medow Commonly Called great Watchchoge or wachchuet that is undisposed of in that place to them theire heires and Assignes for ever to each man an equal proportion which they are to decide amonge or between them selves the persons to whom this grant is given is as ffolloweth: Thomas Bliss Senyr Samuell ely Luke hitch cock Senyr James mirrick, Luke hitch cock Junyr John Burt Senyr henry Burt Tylly mirick John warner to them their heirs and asigns for ever.
Jan : 29th 1699-70 at a Town meeting Samuel Ely desired Twenty acres. Se page 215.
At a Town meeting January 29 1699 John Burt Senyr is by grant of the plantation possessed of 21 acres of land over or on the South side of the long dingle by way of exchange
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for as many acres of land over the entry dingle which he the saide John Burt bought of Charles fferry Senyer and doth now resigne it up in to the Townes hands for so much over the long dingle to him his heirs and assignes for ever it be- ing propounded at a former Towne meeting.
At a Town meeting March 14 1688-9 at this meeting the Towne did grant Henry Rogers eight or Ten acres of Land, be it more or lesse in the Swamp that Runs fro Mednego- nuck to Silver streame, said grantee haveing moved for it at a p'ceeding meeting March 8, 1697-8.
Mar. II: 1701-2 written from the attested paper of the Town Clerke
Attest John Holyoke,
Clerke for ye Town.
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at a Town Meeting ffebuary 29th 1699. Jonathan Burt, Junyr is possessed by grant of the Plantation of six acres of Boggye meddow land upon great watchuet Brooke being a mile and halfe below the medow at great watchuet medow to him his heirs and Assignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
At a Towne meeting January 29th 1699 Increase Sicks Senyr is by grant of the Plantation possessed of 2 acres of land on the north side of sd entry dingle by way of exchange for like quantitie of land on the South side of sd entry dingle to him his heirs and Assigns for ever he resigning his form- er land up in to the Towns hands againe this was red at a former Town meeting August Ist 1699
Captin Thomas Colton is possessed for ever which Land lyeth on the east side of Barke hall commonly so called on the hill on the South side of the Brooke that runs in to Bark hal medow. also 6 acres of swamp land lying about halfe a mile eastward from Bark hall on the smal Brook that runs in to Bark hall meadow granted march 12th 1699-70 it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
at a Towne meeting January 29 James Warrener Senyr James Warriner Junyr and Willyam wariner are posessed
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of ten acres of land each of them by the grant of the planta- tion to them there heirs and Asignes for ever each of them ten acres a peece upon sixteen acre plaine on this side or southwest end of Stony hill the south side of the path that goeth to sixteene acres it being propounded at a former Towne meeting.
Joseph Cooley is by the grante of the plantation possessed of 20 acres of land to him and his heirs for ever upon the hill northeast from his house it being propounded at a former Towne meeting being granted at a Towne meeting January 29 1699-70.
At a Town meeting January 29 1699.
Isaack ffrost is by the grante of the plantation posessed of 20 acres of land to him his heirs and Assigns for ever lying on the West nortwest from Jonathan Taylors feild it being propounded at a former Towne meeting may 9 99
Joseph Stebbins Senr is by the grant of the plantation pos- essed of 3 or foure acres of swamp land over agawam River against the necke if it be there to be had granted march 12th 1700 it being propounded at a former Towne meeting ffeb- ruary 9: 70
Danyell Cooley is by the grant of the plantation posessed of 4 or 5 acres of medow to him his heirs and Asignes for ever at wachcog Brook neare endfeild Bounds if it be there to be had granted Agust 1$ 1699 being red in a former Towne meeting febuary 3-98
at a Towne meeting December 10th 1700 the heirs of Isaack Colton have granted to them there heirs and Asigns for ever 20 acres of land upon the hill on the back end of the murry meddow on the south side of rasbury Brooke on the back side of the long meddow it being propounded at a for- mer Towne meeting march 12th 1700
Ephraim Colton Junyr is posessed of 20 acres of land to him his heirs and asigns for ever by the grant of the planta- tion march 11th 1700 it being propounded at a former Towne meeting march 12th 1700 which land is behind the muxey meddow up the great hill on the South side of rasbery Brooke
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At this meeting was granted to Thomas Jones & his heirs Assignes his desires of eight or Ten acres of Land propound- ed Jan. 29th 1699.
Registered March 23. 1701-2
P Jnº Holyoke Clerke.
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At a Town meeting march 12th 1699-70 granted to Jona- than Taylor Junyr 20 acres of land at a place Called goos- bery swampe on the west side of the great River or els where if it be not there to be found granted to him his heirs and Asignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting January 22 a Towne meeting march IIth 1700 Sam- uell Stebbins is by grant of the plantation posessed of 3 or 4 acres of land on the South side of his owne land upon the hill behinde the pond and on the north side of nathanyel Burts Senyr his land it being red in a former Town meeting march 12th 1699-1700
also granted to Tilly Mirick five or six acres of land join- ing to Land he had of his father Miricke at Two mile gutter or thereabouts it being desired Jan 29: 1699.
At a Towne meeting march II 1700 Nathaniell Bliss pos- sessed by grant of the plantation of 20 acres of land ajoyning to endfeild bounds to him his heires and asignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting lying behind
at this meeting Eliakim Cooley moved for land Se page I18
At a Towne meeting march 1I 1700 Danyell Cooley by grant of plantation is posessed of 10 acres of land to him his heirs and asignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting December 10th 1700 which land by the east- erly of his hows.
Att a Towne Meeting May 12, 1701.
Benjamin Brooks desires the Towne to grant him 12 or 14 acres of Land on the North Side of Chickuppy River.
John Rogers desires the Towne to grant him four or six Acres of Land upon the Top of the great Hill, on the West side of the River.
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Jonathan Ball .desires the Towne to grant him 10 or 12 Acres of Land to build on being on the Top of the great hill behind Samll Days house on the west side of the great River.
Ebenezer Jones desires the Towne to grant him six Acres of Land on the hill behind Samll Days house on the West side of the River.
Att a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne Nov: 21st 1701 John Soley desires the Towne to grant him Twenty Acres of Land lying on the west side of the River at a place commonly called the deep swamp.
Tilly Mirick desires the Towne to grant him 2 or 3 Acres of Land conveniency of fencing lying by Land of Colonel Pynchon on Pecowsick Brook.
David Lumbard desires the Towne to grant him 2 or 3 Acres of Land by the side of his owne Land at Pecowsick for conveniency of Fencing.
Samll Ball desires the Towne to grant him 20 Acres of Land neer Paucatuck Brook.
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Att a meeting of the inhabitants of this Towne on the same day, vizt 21 Novembr 1701.
There is granted to L' Jonathan Ball Twenty Acres of Land lying neer the great Falls & Nigh the Land wch is al- ready given out by the Towne, being desired at a former meeting.
Tilly Mirick Nathaneel Sikes & increase Sikes Jun' have granted unto them Twenty Acres apeice above the head of Paucansick Brook.
There is granted to Benjamin Smith Twenty Acres of Land neer Paucatuck Brooke.
Benjamin Cooley juin' & Daniel Cooley his Brother desires the Towne to grant them Ten Acres of Land apeice on the hill Easterly of there house.
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
Decemb' 10, 1700, at a Town Meteing Ebenezer Parsons desired the Town to give Ten or Twelve acres of Land on the West side of ye grt River on ye great hil the muxy medow
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Dec. 10: 1700. At a Town Meeting of the Town of Springfeild.
At this meeting Ebenezer Jones & Ebenezer Miller & John Petty did move to the Town to give them Twenty or Thirty acres of Land on the West side the great River, Ly- ing on the Pine plaine on the back side of None Such Med- ow, & Joining to Joseph Bodurtha's Land.
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