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Samuel Barker is granted to have ten acres of Land Lying on Paucatuck brooke on the Westward side of said brooke. Not to Intrude on former grants, haveing moved for it at a former meeting. allowing for high ways and former grants.
Obadiah Miller & Luke Hitchcocke Jun' have granted to them the use of Mil River between the Town Saw mil & the medow called Clarkes medow to set up some works to make Iron, & Land convenient for managing the designe, haveing moved for ye same at a former meeting.
John Ely is granted to have Twenty acres of Land Lying on the South side of agawam River, & about a mile & halfe or Two miles southwest of Joseph Leonards house & near the Day's farther Swamp haveing desired it, [III-223.] at a for- mer Meetting allowing for high ways & former grants.
march 8: 1708-9. At the General Town Meeting.
Jonathan Bag is granted to have Ten or Twelve acres Joining to Ebenezer Jones Land at the place called the Train- ing feild on the west side the grt River, allowing for high
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wayes & saveing former grants, haveing motioned for it at a former meeting.
Samuel Bal is granted to have Ten acres to Ly to the Land he had of Goodwife Swinke ye Negro, saveing form" grants & high wayes he desired it at a form" Meeting.
Nathaneel Dumbleton his desire at a former meeting to have Twenty acres of Land on the South" side of the way that goeth from Terreys medow to the Ponds is now granted him saveing high wayes & former grants.
Nathaneel Burt Sent is granted Thirty acres on the Reer of the homelots on ye South side of Wheel medow Dingle, for Thirty acres on the North side of Longmedow yeilded up to the Town: saveing high wayes & former grants, moved for at a former meeting.
Increase Sikes Jun' desired at a former meeting the Town to give him two or three acres In the Long Dingle above a mile from the River & Joining to his upland. & to the top of the hill on the West side of sd Dingle for conveniency of fenc- ing, wch is now granted him, saving former grants & high wayes.
Luke Hitchcocke Sent is granted by the Town to have Eight or Ten acres below three mile Brooke between his Land there & South said bounds by ye great River Saving former grants & high wayes, haveing moved for it at a for- mer meeting.
Benjamin Bemon is granted to him his desire at a former meeting of a little piece of Land between his house & the Horton Land for conveniency of fencing & watering, Saveing high wayes & former grants.
John Crowfoot desires at a former meeting is granted, viz to have fifteen or sixteen acres upon the Pine Plaine Joining to the brooke that runs down his home Lot. Saving high waves.
Samuel Tailor is granted Ten acres of Land Joining to Jonathan Worthington, & Lying to the North of Buck hil. Saving high ways & former grants, haveing moved for it at a former meeting.
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Michael Towsley hath a grant of Ten acres on the Souther- ly end of James Tailors Land taken at Tatam. haveing desired it at a former meeting, yet saveing high wayes & former grants.
John Lumbard is granted to have Ten acres of Land on the home side of Long dingle & joining to the dingle Saveing needful wayes & form' grants, haveing moved for it at a for- mer meeting.
John Warner Intending to remove his Grist mil above Jo- seph Coolys fulling Mil is granted to have liberty to but his Damn against the bank on the Easterly side of the Mil River & a free Liberty of a way to his dam, & Liberty of gravel, haveing moved for it at a former meeting, wch way is to be of free use to any that may want the same.
Nathaneel Mun & Thomas Jones have Liberty granted them to Improve Ten or twelve acres of Land on the Pine Plaine between End Brooke & Skipmuck Road, for the Space of Ten or Twelve yeeres.
December 1: 1709. At a Town Meeting
Jehojadah Bartlet was granted to have Twenty acres of Land over hog pen dingle brooke in the Low Land that lieth by the side of the litle brooke that runs out of Thomas Jones his medow provided he Improve the same within five yeeres & saveing high wayes & former grants, haveing moved for it at a form" Meeting.
March 14, 1709-10 at the Genll Town Meeting
Jose: Leonard Jun' desires Liberty to run his fence from his homelot to the River & promises to maintaine a Convenient gate for the use of the high way, on wch conditions his desire is granted.
[III-224.]
march 14: 1709-10 At the Genll Town Meeting
The Proprietors of the wood lots from the midle Causey to the upper Causey over the medows do desire that the Town would grant or Order an highway or street through the Town Lot or ministry Lot, & so al those said Lots of three or four Rods breadth that they may be in capacity to build on those
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Lots & that the Town would grant those Lots to run to the brow or top of the hill or Training feild, to make up what the said high way shal take out of the Lots, & the way so to Run as that it may be built on on both sides, Which the Town did grant & did appoint John Hitchcocke Sen James Warriner Sen & John Burt Sent the Town Measurer for Lands to Lay out said high way & to Lay additions to the sd Respective Lots: for the Laying out this above granted highway Se the next page forward.
Gershom ffere haveing at a former meeting desired Two acres of Land at the rear of his home lot is granted his desire at this meeting, if he Improve the same in five yeeres times, also allowing for high ways & former grants.
Tilly Miricks desire at a former meeting to have Two or three acres of Land at Entry Dingle & adjoining to his Land be bought of Colon1 Pynchon is now granted on condition he Improve the same In five yeeres & saveing for high ways & former grants:
John Hitchcocke Jun' is granted to have Two or Three acres of Low Land & wet medow lying at the head of the spring wch runs Into mil River at Sam1 Bliss his medow, save- ing high ways & former grants, haveing moved for it at a for- mer meeting
James Wariner Jun' (haveing formerly desired) is now granted to have Ten acres of Land to Improve Twelve yeeres the Land lyes agt Goose Pond & between Mil River path & the Log path: saveing high wayes & former grants.
Matthew Crowfoot (haveing formerly desired) is now granted to have Eight or Ten acres of Land to Improve for Twelve yeeres, the Land Lyes a little below goose pond on this side stone pit brooke, saveing high wayes & former grants.
Luke Hitchcocke Sent John Miricke Thomas Miricke & Tilly Miricke are granted Liberty to Improve Ten acres apeice at five mile Ponds for Twelve yeeres, allowing for high wayes & former grants.
Mathew Crowfoot & Ephraim Bartlet have Liberty of Im-
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provement of eight acres apeice at the five mile Ponds (& adjoining to Luke Hitchcocke & Jnº Miricke their grants) for Twelve yeeres saving high ways & former grants.
Nathaneel Sikes Sent Joseph Parsons John Burt Sen" & Benjamin Knowlton have Liberty granted to them of Twelve yeeres Improvemt of Ten acres P peice up the Long Hil. be- tween the old ffort & Long Dingle: Saveing high wayes & form' grants.
David Morgan Sent Pelatiah Morgan David Morgan Junt & Jonathan Morgan 3d have Liberty granted ym of Twelve yeeres Improvmt of Ten acres P peice at ffere' farme, saveing high wayes & former grants.
Daniel Parsons (formerly desiring) the grant of a little swamp that emptyes it Selfe into Stone Pit Brooke contain- ing about six acres Lying next to land that was Tilly Mir- ickes Land formerly, by a little boggy medow right agt the further end of goose Pond, is now granted his sd Desire. pro- vided he Improve it in five yeeres time & Saveing high wayes & former grants.
Jacob Adams of Suffeild desiring form'ly to have Land granted him for conveniency of fencing his medow upon Muddy Brooke, hath now granted him Liberty to fence ac- cording to his desire, & that his fence shal stand during the pleasure of the Town or the Proprietors, saveing former grants & high wayes.
Tho: Colton Jun' formerly desiring to have Ten acres in ye swamp called Matthews his swamp neer ye head of ye North branch of ffresh water brooke, is now granted to [III-225.] have his desire, provided his Improve the Land in Seven yeeres time & saveing high wayes & former grants.
Joseph Leonard Jun' haveing formerly at a Town Meeting desire Liberty to run his fence from his homelot to the River promising to maintain a Convenient gate for the use of the highway was granted at the above said meeting this said con- veniency for fencing upon condition aforesd.
[III-225.] may 8th 1710. At a Town meeting.
Christian van Horeen is allowed the Improvement of Ten
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acres of Land Lying next below the Land of Samuel ffrost, & between his Land & the Roade to Westfeild & Next to block brooke, & for the space of Ten or Twelve yeeres, & yn to return to the Town.
Born van Horeen is allowed the Improvmt of Ten acres of Land Lying & Joining to Tho: Terreys Land he bought of Danll Cooley for the space of Ten or Twelve yeeres, & yn to return to the Town.
may 8: 1710. We whose names are underwritten were ap- pointed to lay out the high way or Street across the Wood- lots from the way over the midle Causey or Country Roade to the upper Causey have accordingly done the same. And the said way lyes by the East side of the house lot of Luke Hitchcocke Jun' & West side of the Lot of m' John Pynchon Jun', & there we have set Two stakes on the East side of said way. & so along cross to the Ministry Lot, & there a stadle is marked on the West side. & a stake on the East side, & so also across m' Parsons Lot & m' Holyokes Lot, & so to the Garden Brooke, a litle above the fence at said m' John Pyn- chon medow, & so along cross sd mr John Pynchons wood- lot, that belongs to his medow, & beyond that to the Reer of his woodlots above or norward, & so to run betwixt them & Edward Stebins his Lot & Obadiah Millers Lot, unto Jo- seph Stebbins Sent his wood lot, & to cross his sd Lot to the Road that goes up the great hil, beyond John Webs: This way is Laid out four Rods wide.
By us John Burt, Sen™ James Wariner, Sen™ John Hitchcocke Sen"
Se the next page backward & the
first section.
Transcribed from the original (on file) as attests John Hol- yoke Clerke for the Town of Springfeild.
November 27: 1710. At a meeting of the ffreeholde's & other Inhabitants of Springfeild.
Tilly Miricke is granted to have about Twenty acres of Land at the East end of the Lot that was Jacob Cranes, the
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grant to be of the breadth of six Rod, it being moved for a former meeting as a Recompense for Land taken out of his Lot to Inlarge the high way East of the middle Causey. granted so as to save former grants.
march 13: 1710-II This being the meeting for the Elec- tion of Town officers &c for the ensuing yeer.
Pelatiah Bliss in granted to have four or five acres of land at the Easterly end of ye Lot that was Tilly Miricks wood Lot, on the East side of the great River, saveing former grants and high wayes.
John Day Ebenezer Parsons & Isaac ffrost Intending to set up a grist mil upon Agawam River have a grant of the stream, & Ten acres of Land on the Northeasterly side of the River at the end of the great hil, & if they desert the affair, the grant to Return to the Town saveing also former grants & high wayes.
Jonathan Tailor of Suffeild showed how Jacob Adams of Suffeild hinders him from going over the Town of Spring- feild Lands to his the sd Tailors Lands This Town now grant to sd Jonathan Tailor ful Liberty to go over their Lands as the sd Tailor used to do formerly.
[TII-226.]
Benjamin Cooley Jun' is granted to have Ten acres of Land at the South side of Pacowseek brook joining to his father Cooleys land there, saveing former grants & high wayes. & he Improving the said grant within the terme of five yeeres, otherwise the Grant is void.
Jonathan Worthington is granted to have Twenty acres of Land on the boggy medow that Lyes on three mile brooke, & on the East side of the Dayes Land.
At a Town Meeting, May 10: 1711.
Samuel Lamb & Tilly Mirick have a Grant of One acre of Land for conveniency to set up a sawmil on Skipmuck River at the place between a former Grant to some others to set up a Sawmil & the cart way that Runs across the said River, above wollamanumps & Liberty of the Stream for sd Mil. Saving former grants & high wayes. yr desire was made at a former meeting.
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mr Pelatiah Glover hath granted to him for conveniency of fencing that the Land he had of Jonathan Ashley should have addition fro the foot of the hil to the brow y'of: Saveing former grants & high wayes ye desire for it was propounded at a form" meeting.
David Lumbard Jun' his desire at a former meeting to have the grant of Ten acres of Land at the Northerly side of Long Dingle, Joining to John Lumbards land yr, is now granted him, saveing former grants & highways.
Samuel Hitchcock Sent his motion at a form' meeting to have a grant of five acres of Land upon Squaw Tree Dingle, joining to William Wariners Land yr, is now granted him. Saving former grants & high ways.
Ephraim Colton & George Colton haveing at a form" meet- ing desired the confirmation of the Land agt their Pond to the brow of the hil East of Longmedow. have now yr desires granted ym; saving form" grants & concerning high ways.
Ephraim Colton desiring at a former Meeting the Town to grant him the side hil against his Lot upon the hil is now granted his desire, Saveing former grants & highwayes.
Charles ffere his motion at a form' meeting to have the grant of Twenty acres on the South side of Agawam River. joining to Land yt was formerly granted to Samll Ely above the Place called ye Neck, the Town now grants his sd motion, Saving former grants & convenient high wayes.
John Harman Jun' at a former meeting Desired the Town to grant him Twelve acres on the South side of a Gutter that runs Into Clarkes medow on the South side of mil River & the Town now grant his desire, Saving form' grants & con- venient high wayes.
Thomas Ingersol haveing at a former Meeting moved to the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land upon Squaw tree Dingle part on the East side & part on the West side, saving former grants & high wayes.
Tho: Terry is granted by the Towns Granters to have two or three acres of Pondy Land at the South end of his medow neer the Ponds, & about one acre of boggy medow at Mark-
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ams buttery, haveing moved for it at a former meeting saving form' Grants & convenient wayes.
Samuel Miller Jun' is granted by the Town to have Twelve acres of Land & swamp at the East side of Brush hil, at the Southerly end of the hil, haveing desired it at a former meet- ing, when former grants & high wayes are saved continually.
Joseph Bodurtha is Granted to have Twenty acres of Land at the upper end of Goosberry Swamp, in consideration of Land allowed by him for the Street or high way, saving for- mer grants & high wayes, haveing moved for it at a former meeting.
Samuel Cooley having at a former meeting moved for it a Swamp of about five or six acres on the South side of Pacow- seek & Lying about four miles of. The Town now grants him according to his motion, Saveing former grants & high- wayes.
Japhet Chapin In consideration of Land allowed by him for ye Country Road Leading to Hadley moved at a former meeting that the Town would grant him Sixty acres on the East side of the great River & below the foot of the ffalls & Wollomanseep Southeasterly: the Town grants him accord- ing to his motion saveing former grants & high wayes con- venient
Joseph Parsons desired the Town to give him Twelve acres of Land beyond the Gutter that runs out of James Dorches- ters medow into mil River, by way of Exchange wth him for his Twelve acres beyond the Two miles Pond, & so called, & the Town allowes of the change & Grants him accordingly to his desire, saveing former Grants & high wayes.
Obadiah Miller is granted Ten acres of Land on the South- erly side of his own Land on the Mill River & to join there- unto, Saving former grants & high wayes haveing moved for it at a former meeting.
William mack Cranny is granted to have four or five acres of Land to Ly westerly of the Land he bought of Nathll Dumbleton in Leiu of Land he allowes for the Country Road, Saving former grants & high wayes, he having moved for it at a former Meeting. [III-227.]
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John Rogers is granted to have Ten acres of Land upon Silver Stream Plain & Joining to land of Samuel Ely, Saving former grants & convenient high wayes, having moved for it at a former meeting.
Joseph Ely Sen' is granted a peice of Land above Chickupi feild containing five or six acres for an house Lot, Lying on the South & Southwest side of the North branch of Chickupi brooke, saving former grants & highwayes, haveing moved for it at a former meeting.
Joseph Ely Jun' is granted a peice of boggy medow lying at the Lower end of the great Pond containing Two or three acres. Saveing former grants & high wayes haveing at a former meeting moved for it.
Increase Sikes Junt is granted to have Eight or Ten acres of Land on the South side of Pacowseek, joining to his own Land yr, Saveing form' grants & high wayes, he haveing de- sired it at a former meeting for conveniency of fencing:
James Warriner Jun' is granted to have an acre & halfe or Two acres of Land in a smal Dingle wch is on ye North Cor- ner of the New Training feild Saveing grants & high wayes.
[In the handwriting of Pelatiah Bliss.]
Some time in June Anno 1711 mesured for Thomas Col- ton Junior Ten accors of Land in the South East part of mathus Swamp being in Length 56 Rod viz: East & West and in bredth it is Twenty eight Rod and a halfe viz: North and South Bounded By a white oake marked at ye Northeast corner standing about 8 or Ten Rod Eastward of ye Ledg of Rockes and by a Red oake marked at ye Northeast Corner and a white oake at ye South East Corner and By a pyne Tree at ye South west Corner this messured by Nathanell Burt Junior. Town measurer Registered April 18th 1712.
March ye 21 Anno 1712
Measured to Joseph Ely six Acres of Land Situate above Chickuppe feild bounded easterly By Nathll Dumbleton Northerly by Deacon Parsons & Southerly by a Littel Run of water it being 33 Rod in Length being East and west 30 Rods By John Petty measurer for ye Town Registered July vre 10. Anno 1712
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December ye 29: 1712 mesured to Josia Leonard 10 acres Land Granted by the Towne which Land it Joyneth to his former grant on the West Side of it is Runes 23 rods in Breadth and 70 rods in Length: by John Petty measurer for ye Town Registered Jan: ye 12: 1712-13
December 20: 1712: Measured to George Colton ye Land or Grant Confirmed to him against his pond: it is about Thir- teen Acres: & is Bounded west by his own Lond in ye Great pond & North by ye Land of Joseph Bliss bounded by a white oake Stub and a stone by it, and East by ye Brow of ye Hill by a Pyne Tree marked 39 Rods: & Henry Burt measur- er for ye Town: Registered on Jan: 16: 1712-13.
December ye 20: 1712: Measured to Ephraim Colton ye Land Confirmed by The Town to him against his pond it is Bounded west by ye Great pond and North by ye Land of George Colton and East by ye Brow of hill and South by ye Land of Samuell Colton or his high way and is in Breadth 25 Rods and a halfe and is in Length 50 Rods Containing about Eight Acres: Also ye Land Granted to Ephraim Colton against his Land upon ye hill: it is Bounded East by his own Land & South by ye Land of Samll Colton and West by Sam- uell Coltons Boggy medow and North by his own Land and is in Breadth 30 Rods and in Length 15 Rods containing about 2 Acres and Three quarters of Land Both parsells measured by Henry Burt Town measurer. Registered on January ye 16: 1712-13 [III-228.]
March 9th 1712-13 Measured to John ffowler 14 Acres of Land it being apart of a Twenty Acres Granted to him at a meeting on march 10: 1701-2 and it is on the South side of Agawam River and is situate at a Place called Buck hill Swamp it is in length 56 Rods and in Bredth 40 Rods and is Bounded by marked Trees at Each Cornt by John Petty Town measurer. Registered march ye 12 1712-13
Measured to Joseph Bedurtha 20 Acres of Land Granted at a Town meeting on May 10: 1711 : and it is att the upper End of Goosbery Swamp which Land is 60 Rods East and
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west and 59 Rods North and South Bounded Easterly and Northerly by the hill and South and west by marked Trees by John Petty measurer for the Town.
whereas there was a Grant made as foloweth
march 9, 1708 Nathll Sikes Junier is Granted by the Town to have six acres of Land at ye upper End of Chickupi feild at the west side of the Great River to Joine to his Land there and above his land there haveing desired it at a former meet- ing alowing for Convenient high wayes. march ye 10 1712- 13 mesured to Nathanell Sikes Junier the above sd Grant by John Petty Town measurer and sd Land is Bounded East by the Great River South by his own Land west by the Brooke North by the Land formerly Granted to Samuell Terry. with alowance for high wayes Registered May ye 8th 1713.
At a Town meeting may 10: 17II
Increase Sikes Junier is granted to have 8 or 10 Acres of land on the South side of Pacowseek Joining to his own land yr saveing former Grants & high wayes haveing moved for it at a former meeting for Conveniancy of fencing and it was meassured out to him by Henry Burt Town Measurer may 14: 1712 and is Joining to sd Sikes Land at Pacowseek and is Bounded by a Black oake Tree marked at the South west Corner and a Pine Tree at the South East Corner marked
Samuel Hitchcock Sen his motion at a former meeting to have a grant of five acres of Land uopn Squaw Tree Dingle joining to william Warriner Land yr is now Granted him saveing former grants and High wayes and on may 30: 1713: it was measured by Henry Burt Town meassurer and it 18 Bounded on the North by Land formerly granted to Danell Denton and by Land granted to william Warriner and is Bounded on ye North East by a Black oake marked & on ye North west by a pine Tree marked and it is Twenty Rods in Breadth and Southerly it Extends up ye Dingel ffourty Rods and it is Bounded on the South East Corner by a Pine Tree marked and on the South west Corner by a pine Tree marked
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Granted Isaac Morgan 20 acres of land at the Rear of his fathers Lot at Chickuppe provided it prjudice 110 former Grant: April 26 1714 the above sd Grant was measured or Layed out by John Petty Land measurer for the Town & the Land is bounded East by the Land of Chickuppe feild and it is Eighty Rods North & South and fourty Rods East and west and bounded South by a littel Brook Comonly called Taylors Brook and west by the Commons and part by Sam- uell millers Land
[III-229.]
April 9: 1708 John Ely is Granted to have Twenty acres of Land Lying on the South side of Agawam River & about a mile & halfe or Two miles South west of Joseph Lennards house & Near the Dayes further swamp haveing desired it at a former meeting alowing for high wayes & former Grants on April 23: 1713: it was by John Petty Land measurer meas- ured out to John Ely & it is about halfe a mile South west of Dayes Swamp and it is in Length Sixty Rods Northerly & Southerly & fifty four Rods Breadth Easterly & Westerly Bounded northerly by Samuel Taylors Land or by the High Land or way over the Swamp
may 21 : 1672.
Richard Excel hath Granted unto him Eight Acres of Land to Joine all along his Land at block Bridge on the East side of that Brook & on march ye 15th 1714: It was by John Pet- ty Land measurer Layed out & it is Joineing to sd Excells his former Grant att Block Bridge on the East side of the Brook it is in Length one hundred & five Rods & about Twelve Rods & a halfe in Breadth:
Japhet Chapen in Consideration of Land allowed by him for the Country Road leading to Hadley moved at a former meeting that the Town would Grant him Sixty acres on the East side of the Great River and below the foot of the falls & wollomansep Southerly the Town Grants him according to his motion saveing former Grants and high wayes Conven- ient and on march 19: 1714 by John Petty land measurer for the Town this Grant was laid out & it is Bounded westerly
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by the Great River and Wollomansep Northerly from the Road: and from the Road Southerly it is bounded by the Broock thirty and five rods Easterly & then it runes to the hill on the south side of the broock & it is one Hundred & Twen- ty Rods in length North and South & at the Southerly End it is one hundred Rod and at ye Northerly End it is sixty Rods and marked Trees at Each Corner.
William Mackcranny is Granted to have four or five acres of land to Ly westerly of the land he bought of Nathanell Dumbleton in Lew of Land he allows for the Countery Road saveing former Grants and high wayes he haveing moved for it at a former meeting and on march 20: 1714 by John Petty Land measurer for the Grant was measured or layd out & it is at the most westerly Corner of the Land which sd maccraney bought of Nathanell Dumbleton and it is bounded Norther- ly by the hill on the north side of the Broock East by his own Land and it is fourty Rods East and west and Twenty Rods north and South:
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