The first century of the history of Springfield; the official records from 1636 to 1736, with an historical review and biographical mention of the founders, Volume II, Part 23

Author: Springfield (Mass.); Burt, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1831-1899, ed; Pynchon, William, 1590-1662
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Springfield, Mass., H.M. Burt
Number of Pages: 734


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Also Ebenezer Jones & Ebenezer Miller did desire the Town to grant them Eight or Ten acres of Land Joining to their former desire of land March 14 1698-99.


March II: 1701-2 Written from the attested papers of the Clerke for ye Towne.


P me John Holyoke Clerke for ye Towne


Thomas Hale at a Town meeting March 12: 1699-1700 desired the Town to grant him Six or Eight acres of boggy medow at the head of the Norther branch of Longmedow Brooke.


March 12: 1699-1700. Samuel ffrost had a Grant of 20 acres for wch Se page 220.


Thomas Hale March IIth 1700-I at that Town meeting 'had his above desire of Land granted him.


Thomas Hale desired the Town (at a Town Meeting March II: 1700-1) to grant him Ten acres of Land on the grt Hil agt Longmedow a little below or next to Samll Steb- bins his grant there.


Thomas Hale (at a Town Meeting Novemb' 21th, 1700) had his desire next above granted to him.


John ffowler at a Town Meteing march II: 1700-I desired the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land on the Pine Plaine by Paucatucke


January 29: 1699-70. At this Meeting Samuel Ely de- sired the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land on the West side the grt River on the North side of Agawam River between the Mouth of block brooke & Silver stream by Ag- awam River side: & then at the Town Meeting March 12: 1699-1700 The Town did grant sd Samll Ely his desire viz they granted him Twenty acres of Land at the Place above


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sª as appeared by certificate from Jonathan Burt, Town clerke.


May 24. 1703. This Entered here by John Holyoke Town Clerke. [III-216.]


March 10: 1701-2. At a General Town Meeting of the ffreeholders & other Inhabitants of Springfeild.


Voted: Whereas a few persons have at some former Town Meeting presented yr desires In writing that the In- habitants would give them Lands, & had the former Clerke or Clerkes of the Town his attests to sd writings, that the sd Persons desires for grants of Lands were prsented to & read In or at one Meeting, & that yr desires were granted at an after meeting, but have Lost their papers so attested by the former Clerke or Clerkes-It is now voted that ye prsent Clerke make an Entry of their grants unles he sees Good Reason in behalfe of the Town not to do so.


According to the above sd vote of the Town, mar. IO, 1702 here is entered a grant of Twenty acres of Land to John ffowler on the South side of Agawam River, he have- ing desired it at a former meeting.


Also yr is granted Twenty acres of Land to John Worth- ington neer about feeding hills on the South side of agawam River, he haveing desired it at a former meeting.


Samuel Bodurtha Ebenezer Jones & Ebenezer Miller their desire march 14, 1698-99 that ye Town would grant ym ten acres of Land apeice in the way that goes to None- such, about a halfe a mile fro Nonesuch was granted to them at the abovesd meeting march 10: 1701-2


Here followes coppys of the desires of many Persons pro- pounded to ye Towne to grant them Lands ich were present- ed at former meetings, but at yet not entered in ye Records


Samll Barber moved the Town Marc II: 1700-I to grant him 20 acres of Land on the West side of Pacatuck brooke, if it be to be found yr, & if not any where else upon the com- ons writ shal not wrong former grants. granted at the Meet- ing march 20, 1702-2 or confirmed to sd Baker.


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James Tailer Jun' desire of six or eight acres of Land to join to his fathers James Tailors grant on ye West side or norwest side of Samll Lamb his Lot neer Paucatucke: be- ing prsented at a former meeting is now granted to him: march 10 1701-2 or confirmed to sd Tailor.


Samll Chapin Thomas Chapin & John Chapin desire the Town to grant ym a parcel of Land containing sixty acres more or Lesse, Lying on the North side of Woolomans Seck & bounded on the great River: p'sented at a meeting mar: II: 1700-I Granted at the meeting march IO: 1701-2 or confirmed to them.


Gersham Hale at ye meeting mar. II : 1700-I moved to the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land on the South side of Agawam, upon the feeding hil below Isaac ffrosts Land, Granted mar. IO: 1700-I or confirmed to him.


John Killum at the Town meeting march II, 1700-I moved yt ye Towne would give him Eight or Ten acres of Land upon the Hil between that Land he bought of Joseph Bodurtha & yt wych ye Town hath already given him: Grant- ed mar. IO: 1701-2 or confirmed to him said Killum.


Here followes a grant for a Sawmil not yet recorded.


mr Pelatialı Glover Jonathan Morgan & David Morgan did move to the Town that they would grant them & to such as shal join wth them the stream of the River of Skipmuck at walamanumps to set up a Sawmil and Liberty of Land near the said Place, wch was first read at a meeting Dec: 10: 1700 & at another meeting of the Town, March II, 1700-I was granted to ym. Al those motions of the several grantees above said also the forsd Lands also the Grants of stream & Timber for Sawmil were given to sd Grantees as appeares by certificate under the hand of the then Town Clerke viz: Jon- athan Burt & although not yet recorded are now confirmed to sd Barker & Tailor & Chapins and Hale and Killum & Sawmil partners March IO: 1701-2.


as attests John Holyoke Clerk for ye Town.


Here followes divers persons motions for Land at ye Genll Town meeting above said viz March IO: 1701-2


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Samuel Stebbins desires the Town would grant him three or four acres of Medow on the east side of wachoge Brook wch Lyeth partly agt Daniel Cooleys & partly agt Jonathan Burts grants or Lands wch Ly on the west side of said Brook.


Isaac ffrost doth desire the Town would change Land wth him viz by granting him 20 acres at Raile Swamp below Ag- awam River said joining [III-217.] to Thoma's Day his Land there, for Twenty acres of Land wch was granted him, Northwest fro Jonathan Tailors feild.


John Ely desires the Town would give him Ten acres of Land between wheel medow Brook & long medow brooke . on the Plain in some convenient Place.


Ebenezer Day & John Petty desire the Town to grant to them Thirty acres of Land Lying on Pacatuck brooke at the upper end of the Pine Plaine.


Samuel Leonard did desire the Town to grant him Ten acres of Land upon the brook called the Second brooke be- low agawam River & Joyning to Josiah Leonards medow there.


Josiah Marshfeild did desire the Town to grant him Ten acres of Land Lying on ye East side of Agawam River.


Samuel Bliss the Second desires the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land upon the second hil agt his own Land Lying In Long medow.


Nathaneel Bliss the Second desires the Town to Grant him Twenty acres of Land Lying Southwest from Thomas Hales Land on Long medow brooke.


David Chapin desires the Town to grant him ten acres of Land on the South side of Wolamansecke.


Thomas Colton desires the Town to grant him Ten acres of Land on the East side of the great Pond on the hil, if it be yr to be had.


John Hitchcock Jun' desires the Town to grant him Twen- ty acres of Land Lying on the South side of the Spring that runs out of the medow called Jones his medow.


George Colton desires the Town to Grant him Ten acres of Land below Wheel medow dingle agt Nathaneel Burts Land on the 2ª Hil.


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Charles fferry desires the Town to grant him Ten acres of Land Joining to his former Grant at the Place called Deep Swamp.


Thomas Hale desires the Town to grant him Ten acres of Land upon the hil agt the Longmedow, five acres adjoin- ing. to his own land & five acres above the bridge that goes over Long medow Brooke.


Ephraim Colton Jun' desires the Town to grant him Ten acres of land upon the hil agt the Long medow.


mr Pelatiah Glover desires the Town would grant him Ten · acres of Land adjoining to his Land at Pacowsecke neer the Land called the Spring peices.


Samuel Wariner doth desire the Town to grant him fif- teen acres of Land on the East side of Paucatuck Brooke upon the Pine Plaines.


January 5th 1702. At a Town Meeting.


Jonathan Bal desires the Town would grant him Twenty acres of Land neer the great falls Joining to yt which the Town gave him formerly.


Jonathan Burt Junt desires the Town to give him Twelve acres of Land on ye grt hil on the back side of Long medow. on ye East side of Sam1 Stebins his Land or yrabouts.


John Atchison desires the Town to give him Ten acres of Land on ye grt hil over agt long medow on ye East side ye Long dingle neer agt Tho: Hale his Land; also to give him six acres of Low Land on Long medow Brooke, a little be- low or westwardly of Elys Bridge:


Nathaneel Mighill of Westfeild desires the Town to give him Ten acres of Land neer his Land which he hath in Springfeild for conveniency of building.


[III-218.]


January 29th 1702-3. At a Town Meeting of the Town of Springfeild.


At this Meeting the Inhabitants of Long medow or the most of them did p'sent a Petition to the Town, that they would grant them Land on the Hil Eastward of Longmedow to build on for homelots to the number of Sixty or Eighty


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homelots, & to be of Twenty Rods breadth, & Eighty Rods Length. or that the Town would order those Lands to be modelled so as may be most Comfortable for Settling there- 011, to which Petition they Subscribed their names, & the sd Petition is transcribed In the 275 page of this book & se pa. 219 & 277.


Also Ebenezer Parsons desires the Town would grant to him Twenty or Thirty acres of land above Chickupi feild on the West side of the great River.


At a meeting of the ffreeholders of the Town of Spring- feild ffebr. 22. 1702-3.


Charles ffere desires the Town to Grant him six acres of Land at a Place called Suckey Swamp about halfe a mile Westward fro his house.


Samll Bliss Sent desires the Town would grant him Ten acres on the hil on the back side of Longmedow.


Sam1 Day desires ye Town to grant him six acres of Land upon the great hil joining to his house lot.


· Jeremiah Horton desires the Town to give him fif- teen acres of land upon Stony hil on the North side of Skip- inuck River.


Thomas Horton desires the Town to grant him fifteen acres of land on Stony Hil on the North side of Skipmuck River.


Benjamin Horton desires the Town would grant him Twelve acres of Land on Stony hil over Skipmuck River.


John Fowler desires the Town would grant him Eighteen acres of Land at the Place called Suckey Swamp.


March 9: 1702-3. At the Genll Town Meeting of the Town of Springfeild.


m' Pelatiah Glover his desires propounded Jan. 29, 1702- 3 are now granted him.


Eliakim Cooley hath granted to him four or five acres of inedow swamp or low Land upon a smal Brooke wch runeth out of Matthews his Swamp so called, about a mile below Matthews his Swamp, he haveing moved for it at a Town Meeting March IIth 1700-I.


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Thomas Horton his motion for Land at ye meeting febr. 22, 1702-3 is now granted him.


Benjamin Hortons motion for Land at ye Meeting febr. 22, 1702-3 is now granted him.


Tilly Miricke desires the Town would grant him four or five acres of Land joyning to his own Land at Pacowseek for conveniency of fencing.


Henry Chapin Jun' desires the Town would grant him Six acres of Land on the hil at the East end of Jnº Crow- footes house lot.


Joseph Leonard Junior desires the Town would grant him Ten acres of Land Lying upon the basking place Brooke.


John Crowfoote desires the Town to Grant himn fifteen acres of Land on the Plain between Ely Brooke & John Crowfoot Brooke.


[III-219.]


Samuel Colton desires the Town to give him ten acres of Land, wr it may be had.


William Bliss & Pelatiah Bliss, Benjamin Stebbins & Thomas Stebbins Desire the Town to give them Ten acres of Land apeice on the North side of the Northerly Branch of Mil River, a little way Westerly from ffere's farmee, & partly against James Dorchesters medow.


Sep. 27. Att this Meeting, the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Long Medow presented at the Town Meeting Jan. 29 1702-3 was considered, and it was voted to give Liberty to build upon the hil Eastward of sd Long medow:


And it was further voted to give the Land from Pecow- seeke to Enfeild bounds & from the hil Eastward of the Long medow halfe a mile further Eastward into the Woods unto the said Long medow Inhabitants, & unto such others as a Comittee appointed by the Town shal allow, in al wch they shalbe ordered & modelled in such way & manner, as may be most Comfortable to settle on, Reserving Liberty for conven- ient high wayes Se p. 277.


march 26, 1703. At a Meeting of the ffreeliolders of Springfeild.


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Joseph Cooley Sent desires Liberty of the Town to but his dam for his fulling Mil to but it on the South side of the mil River over agt His Land above the grist mil, & so much Land or gravel as may be necessary for daming wthal & the stream of the mil River if it be theirs to give in this Place.


May 3: 1703. At a meeting of the ffreeholders of ye Towne of Springfeild.


Henry Chapin Sent desires the Town would give about four acres of Land on the side of the hil Southerly of his own Land that Lyes below Benjamin Wrights homelot & to Ly fro the high way unto ye grt River, & this Instead of Three Rod of Land in breadth that he yeilds up for this high way from his house til it meet wth ye high way that Leades to Chickupi River.


Jan: 7: 1703-4 At a meeting of the ffreeholders of the Town of Springfeild.


Charles ffere, (alias) fferrey) did move the Town to grant him Two acres of boggy medow on the West side of the great River between the great Pond & the mountaine.


March 14th: 1703-4 At ye Genll Town meeting for Elec- tion of officers for Springfeild.


Jonathan Bag desires the Town to give him Twenty acres of Land westward fro his house.


March 13: 1704-5. At a meeting of the freeholders of the Town of Springfeild.


Jonathan Bag hath Twenty acres granted to him westward from his house according to his motion at the preceding Meeting.


Joseph Cooley Sent his desire as above sd March 6, 1703 is now granted him.


Samuel Stebbins his desire for the grant of three or four acres of medow on the East side of watchoge brooke, agt Danll Cooleys & Jonath Burt Junt yr Lands on the west side of the brooke, was now granted to him, having moved for it at a former meeting Mar. 10, 1701-2


[III-220.]


John Burt desiring the Town to give Six acres of Land on the north side of pacowseek adjoyning to his own Land.


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John Petty desires Liberty of the Stream on Darbys Brook, & three or four acres of Land convenient thereunto, about half a mile from Samll Millers house.


Samll Ball desires the grant of Ten acres of Land Lying on the North East side of that Land which he bought of the widow Swinke for conveniency of fencing.


Jonathan Worthington desires the grant of Twenty acres of Land Lying on the West side of the boggy medow that is on three mile Brooke.


John ffere desires the Town to give him Eight acres of Land on the South side of pacowseck adjoining to his own Land for conveniency of fencing. This desire of Jnº ffere above sd was granted at a Town meeting march 12: 1705-6.


John ffowler desireth the Town to give him Twenty acres of Land, that he sayes the Town did formerly give him.


The Comittee of the Precinct on the West side of ye great River do desire a Tract of Land of about an hundred acres Lying on the brook that is on the Pine Plaine & runeth into ye River at the Southerly end of the Land of the Parsons, To be given to ye minister, for his better settlemt.


Samuel ffrost had granted to him by the Town at a meet- ing march 12th: 1699-70 (Se page 215) Twenty acres of Up- land, Joining to [ ] Brookes his Land below Agawam River on the West side Westfeild Rhoade: he sd ffrost have- ing propounded his desire for the Same at a former meeting, may 12th, 1699.


At a General Town Meeting: march 12: 1706-6 of the Town of Springfeild.


The ffreeholders &c did grant to Jonathan Burt Junt about Two acres of Land, viz the vacant Land at the end of the Lot that was called his Grand mothers Lot & at the end of Samll Stebbins his Lot on the hil he propounded for it at ye meet- ing Dec. 25, 1705.


Also to James Stevenson was granted six acres of Land or upland, to Ly to his own Land west from his medow, neer where his house standeth below Agawam River, he having motioned for it at a former meeting-march 12th 1699-1700.


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Danll Cooley hath eight or ten acres of Land granted him joining to his Land at Pacowseek on the South side of it for conveniency of fencing: haveing moved for this grant at the Meeting Dec. 25: 1705.


may 13: 1706. At a Meeting of the freeholders of the Town of Springfeild.


Samuel Warner Ebenezer Wariner & Ebenezer Warner have granted them Twenty acres of Land a peice, which Land Lyes on the South side of Little wachoge path on the South end of the Hil, viz wachoge hil. they having moved for it at a former meeting, saveing former grants & Liberty for conven- ient wayes.


January 9: 1706-7. At a meeting of the ffreeholders of ye Town of Springfeild.


At this Meeting yr was granted to Jonathan Worthington Twenty acres of Land moved for at the Town Meeting march 13: 1704-5.


At this meeting Tilly Mirick & Samll Ely did desire the Priviledge for a Saw mil on the northerly end of Schonungo- nuck bar & the Town grants them yr desire provided it hin- der no former Grant & said Sam1 Ely did surender al his Right in sd grant to m' Joseph Parsons


ffebr. 28 1706-7. At a meeting of the ffreeholders of the Town of Springfeild.


James Sikes hath granted to him Eight or Ten acres of Land at the Southerly branch of Long medow Brooke, by the Moheag Path, joining to his wet medow for conveniency of fencing said Sikes haveing desired it at a former Town meet- ing.


Thomas Horton desired at a former meeting that the Town would grant him four acres [III-221.] of Land on the brooke that comes thorow their feild over the River, w-ch the Town granted him at this meeting.


Joseph Ely hath granted him Ten acres of Land Lying on the brooke called Riley's brooke at the Place called Plumtree medow, said Ely haveing desired at a former Meeting.


At Springfeild March 11th 1706-7. At the Genll Town


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meeting of ye two conditions for al the following Grants, viz: Saveing foriner grants & allowing for high wayes, are the conditions of al ye following grants:


The desire or Petition of the Inhabitants of the West side of the grt River p'sented at the meeting Jan. 9: 1706-7 (Se page 282) was Now at this meeting granted to sd Inhabitants viz: The voters at this meeting did agree & vote them to have Land on the great hil westerly of ye meeting house to extend from the Southerly end of sd hil to the north end of Chickupi feild, as also to have Land on the South side of Aga- wam River on the Plain from Benjamin Leonards Land down to Samuel Coopers for house Lots, Saving former grants & providing that no lots exceed Twenty acres, & allowing suffi- ciently for high wayes, also expresing that herein they pro- vide for such as may come to them from the East side of ye grt River as also for others, & also did Appoint major John Pynchon m' Joseph Parsons Joseph Williston Benja. Leon- ard & John Miller to be a Comittee to manage the affair of modelling the grants of these Lands for house Lots, & yr to make report of yr act to the Town At the next Town Meet- ing of the freeholders &c did express that they did reckon or understand the above grant to be to the Inhabitants on both sides of ye great river.


Benjamin Brookes Edward Horton Thomas Horton & Da- vid Chapin have granted to them forty acres of Land on the North side of Chickupi River from Schonungonuck path that goes out of ye River & so up the River & adjoyning to the River, so ly & have ten acres a peice granted them they have- ing desired it at the former meetings, especially at ye meeting ffebr. 28 1706-7, saveing former grant & high wayes.


Samuel Stebbins Jun' & Thomas Powell have the grant of three or four acres of wet medow on the East side of wachoge brooke & bordering on the land of Sam1 Stebins Sent there Southerly, to be equally divided between them, they moving for ye same march 12 1705-6, saveing former grants & high- wayes.


John Barber hath granted him eight or Ten acres of Land


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to Ly to his former grant below Askununsit beyond block bridge, haveing moved for ye same march 12 1705-6 saveing former grants & high wayes.


mr Joseph Parsons hath the grant of a peice of Swamp Land Lying on dirty Gutter on the South side of the Bay Path, & running down to Tilly Mirickes Land, & also Eight or Ten acres of Land on the East side of said Swamp, wth the reserve that he allow four Rod for an high way between Tilly Miricks Land & sd Swamp, haveing moved for it Jan 9 1706- 7, saveing former grants & needful high wayes.


Tilly Mirick hath granted him Two or three acres at Pa- cowseek joining to his own Land there, haveing propounded his desire for it, at a former meeting Nov. 1701.


Samuel Colton hath the Grant of seven acres of Land nor- easterly of ye great medow, having propounded for it feb. 28, 1706-7 saveing former grants & high wayes needful.


Nathaneel Sikes Sent hath the grant of Two or three acres of Land on the South side of his own Land at Pacowseeke haveing moved for it Jan. 9, 1706-7 saveing former high wayes.


Thomas Smith of Suffeild hath Liberty to mow three smal peices of boggy medow near the South west corner of Spring- feild bounds, between muddy brooke & the mountaine, til the Town se cause to deny him further use thereof.


William Mack Craney & Joseph Ely have Granted ym by freeholders Twenty acres of Land P peice Lying on the brooke on the plaine on the Left hand or westerly side of Northampton Rhode under the mountaine, haveing moved for the same at a former meeting, high ways & former grants first saved.


At this sd meeting the East side Inhabitants granted a Rate of £3 to be raised for Henry Burt.


May 9th 1707. At a meeting of the ffreeholders &c of the Town of Springfeild.


With reference to the grant of Land for a New set of house lots on the West side of ye great River as above sd (at the meeting march 11. 1706-7 This Question was put to the


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Town to resolve on or answer viz: whether the Town did un- derstand the said grant to be to the West side Inhabitants on- ly or also to the East side Inhabitants & the anser was the sd grant was to the Inhabitants on both sides the said River, the Town did reckon it to be so.


[III-222.]


Samuel Warner hath granted to him Ten acres at the rear of his homelot & Joining to John Burts Land then Souther- erly, haveing moved for it at a former meeting.


march 9: 1707-8. At a Meeting of the ffreeholders & oth- er Inhabitants of Springfeild.


mr Joseph Parsons hath the grant fro the Town of One or Two acres of Land on the North side of Agawam River at the End of the great hil & Liberty of the stream sufficient for daming for the setting up & improveing a Grist Mil, & if he do not build a Grist Mil wthin Two yeeres there, yn, sd grant to be void, haveing moved for it at a former meeting. Saveing form" Grants & allowing for high wayes.


The Revd m' Daniel Brewer is granted by the Town to have Two smal Ponds Lying near together about three miles of the Town with a Swamp a little below containing Three or four acres more or Lesse, Together with such Proportions of upland, as may be convenient for dreining or fencing said lands, haveing afore moved for it at a former meeting: al- lowing for high wayes.


Benjamin Leonard is granted by the Town to have Three or four acres of Land to ly to a former grant westward from his Brother Joseph Leonards Mil for conveniency of fencing. ye motion for it was at a former meeting, saveing for high ways.


John Web is by the Town granted to have Ten acres of Land on the Plain between Thomas Terreys Land & Elys Brooke, haveing moved for it at a former meeting: allowing for high wayes.


Nathaneel Sikes Jun' is granted by the Town to haxe six acres of Land, at the upper end of Chickupi feild on the west side of ye grt River, to joine to his Land there & above his


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Land yr. haveing desired it at a former meeting: allowing for convenient wayes.


April 2, 1708. At a meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of Springfeild.


Jonathan Bal is by the Town granted to have Twenty acres of Land near the Land he hath at the great fals; haveing moved for it at a former meeting, saving former grants and allowing for high wayes


Samuel Miller Sent is granted to have Ten acres or Twelve acres of Land on the mountain agt the Lower end of the great Pond westerly of Wil. Cranys house. Also to have Ten acres to Ly on the North side of the Land the Town hath for- merly given him on the back side of Chickupi feild, haveing moved for both grants at a former meeting. Saving former grants & high wayes.


Ebenezer Jones Jun' is granted to have Ten acres of land upon block brooke to ly northerly of the Land given to Laz- arus Miller, haveing moved for it at a former meeting, allow- ing for high ways & former grants.




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