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Elizabethc. Hinchman June: 6! 1695 Benjamin Sparitoing personally Bulk nafiedler I appouring Acknowledged this Infruitment to 6' his acto Deed Before me
This is atrue (m) taken out of the original Feed of Recorder August: 3: 1695.
) Thomas Hinchman Justice
by me Eleazer Brown Town Clerk.
December the: 18th- 1700: Upon Grant of exchange of Highway tv Jojy R Hild reth throughthis Land that was Lomond Chamberlains the Highway is now fluted by the Land of Samuel Chamberlain nio wo Ge three Poles wide Hiringhout: Alfo his Bounds Received and flate north upon 9 High-way: And from theree Lastward to a Wilcoah on Hise North east Corner another to a black out at the Land of Joj poh Burnett on the South east and so to a white oak and to to a princ tree onthe west side of Beaver brick: and fo to apine free at the south west Corner of to Land: and go to at black cak on the West. afs attest Edward faitding famud hofter Comittee
A trice Copy Recorded by methis: 19th of february: 1701: Samuel filetter Toun
June the: Sf 1665: Bufigu Hindliman and Sergeant Filetctier being appointed by the Tour of Clickingford; and fergeant Parker with Jonathan Danforth of Billerica: and the Indians who are the Inhabitants of Wamaset being appointed by the Indian Court at Wamafett to Runthe Line- between (helmsfor an) Warmassett dis alternothe fame: "In the Bounds between them are as followsett: Viz: we begin at the fake by the fire of Concord river which is the most Northerly Corner of Billerica of on that five of the River and for that frakt we Run aftereight Line untill you Come over the River meadow to a black oak marked with Wand ( from therewestward Profs the high Ridge to a pine in the Bottom Marked as before: from theuse it Runs by marked trees at a Little distance west ward of the high ridge to a Little white oak: from thence it turns to the great Swampby a great white oak marked on the East of Butterfields high-way: and from there to the Swamp: and Ten foot within the Swamp there being a While oak marked where we can to the Swamp with : Cand W: and To the Line is to Run Jenn foot within the thick Swamp: untill you Come to Enlign Hinchmans meadow Here it Comes from the Swamp to fenn White oaks Standing together : one Being marked: and from there by marked trees Leaving the Swamp and meadow to Chelmsford: and Continue the Line to Meximack: Ulfo it is. agreed that thelingfor is to have convenant high ways through this Land in any in any place as Shall be voured read full: ais also a Convenient highway by there Line from Merimach Riverto Enfin Hinchmans Damm. This was agreed by us:
Thornas Hinchmon
there was present and Confente William Fütelier Sofin Parker Jonathan Danforth
Vat How John Line Misstick George Frances. Samuel: alias allanatoques Oto Rogger.
This "Face is a true Copy of the original Record ? the: 27!" of Sanitary: 169! By me Solomon Leyes your Care
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Joseph Hidraerh
Henry Jpowkes
Know all mell by these Prefonts that Thomas Hoang of Chelmsford in the County of middlefase in the Massachusetts Colony in New England for and in Consideration of a valuable fun of money well and truly paid to me in hand by Joseph I tidrest of thefame place and County a five Is the Receipt Where off the former Thomas Adams gothby Rese presents acknowledge and Herewith to befully Satisfied contented and paid: and thereef roth fully and absolutely aquit and discharge their Joseph Hildreth Pris heirs Bocceutors and 10 ministrators for ever: And by these prefers doll fully and (Cearly and absolutely Grant Bargain and fell aliene and Confirm unto the fame Joseph Hildreth a Certain parcel of meadow Lavid (alle) Providence: And is Bounded at the South west Cornerby aftake: South and weftby takes by the meadow of Pelaticul Frans: and for on to unlock on the upland: and from this oak to another cak Boun- ding South: and from the fourth & afterly by the Land of Pelatiof Frams: And on all other points by the Town Common: To Have and to foto the for granted and Bargain Premises unto him the go Joseph Hildreth his heirs and afsigns for ever: To his and there proper use and behoofes And the & Thomas Kramp do Covenant by these presents that he the 98 Joseph Hildreth his hairs and Ofsigns for ever Shall and may at all times and from time to time for ever here after peaceably I quietly have hold ocupis pofes and Enjoy the premises in andby these presents granted Burgained and foto: without the Lett troble fuite Molestation or Contradiction of him the Is Thomas Frams or Mary Dans hiswife: or of his ortheir fueirs Executors foministrators or Afsigns: or any other person or persons whatsoever Lawfully Claiming or having any Right Title or Interest therein by fromer under us or Either of up the Ir Thomas Arany or Mary Adams my Beloved wife: All Withless whear of the Mornas Adams and ofany Arans have hereunto putthere hands and feels the Light Day of fichucary in the year of ourLord One Thousand Six hundred and Eighty three:
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In the prevents of us Normas Adams Leveter- Pharmacy Arany and Per,
Thomas Clerk chang fots wife Acfewwedged
Mary Forums mark
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John Frisk This Instrument to be there act and Feed febrilie: 8: 1683/4 Beforeme Peter Bulky: Assistant This is a true Copy taken out of the original dees and Accorder dugnyofthe fifth: 1695: by me Eleazer Brown Town Clerk: 1
Show all HUI by thes Presents that & Robert Procter of Chelmsford ni the (unity of Middlefex within these May - Province of the Masachulets Buy nichnew england for and in Consideration of a valuable firm of money paid to contentby Henry- Sparkes Late of thetinsfon alone? Deceafy: the Receipt when of Hroby these Presents Acknowledge; and of the fame do release and acquit their Henry his hairs & C; for overby these projects Do freely and absolutely grant bargain fell alien infrote Confirme unto Henry parks the staff for of Hery parties Deceased | Il Deed not being given to Kim the frohes Deceas of It per-call of Meadow Called the gult Lying near Jadnech in (hahnsfon Containing one acrebethe Same more or Less Bound or west by Groton Road: East by two White cake: To Have and to hold the meadow with all priviledges to the fame (lypertaining to him the Is Henry Sparkes for to the Itemy & cceas): his heirs and ofsigns for ever: To his and there only proper ufe and- behoof for ever and I the Is Robert Procter do Covenant promise and grant to and with the & Henry Sparkes his heirs and afsigns for ever that he and they Shall of may at all times for over here after quietly peaceally have how cupie
proffess and enjoy ne prensifies without the Lett funte Faptul or Contradiction of methe)
Robert Procter my heirs Administrators VE: or of any other person persons Lawfully (Painting and having Right or title to the fame upon any pretence Watforever is Witness my hand and feall this: 18: of time:| 695:
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Robert Fois Procter mark
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Moles Parker [ augustthe 5 MM: 1695: By me( Lucy Clark ) Blender Brown Jour Clark
William Hitler
(nimifor January the: 30th, 1692/2: the Burning and Butments faparcel of meadow Laid ontheforth fide of frumy truck Barneed to the Heirs of Wicham Metihier ecrujir by us whoje names are under Written: which meadow contains Four lleres Beitmore or Less: ans is bounced as followeth; it is bounded South by a Spong of meadow: Running from fromy brook und by a fmall black oak Free and a great white out: Eagerly and north casterly by a maple tree: and - weerly by a white out und fo to Run a straight Line fartherly to a pine tree upon the fourth fide of the formeadow: and from thenice to a great white oak tree uno from thenice to three Little Small ochs: and from thence to the foun can on upland to the first name out Easterly. Jofiche Richardson sent A true copy from the crianall. Joseph harwell
Lofi alı Richardfon Forn Clerk Ternas Parker Committee
Robert Procter
(Refingfor april the: 28: 1687; Lund Laid out to Robert Soder isi Exchange with the town fever acres and Thirty Polls Lying on the Southwest Io of Stockers Lazio's And is Bounded as followeth; welt upon a fake and helpe of flores: Mind for runs forthe only to a flake and heap coffterres: Which is the Corner and fo Runs North east to a White out in to Prbeters former Live & from therice Runs Month wand upon fo Procters fine to a Small black out Which is the Northerly Corner bounds: The Land Exchanged for the Lang aGuermentioned Lyes on the East fife of Procters Second Division of Land the Plumber of acres is nine and half begins at a great White oak tree which is the northbounds: and forhans fouttoward to a maple ma Swamp from thence to a ftake upon the fide Line: and fu Runs to the Or Procters South Cornerbousits. Thomas Parker Committee Thisis a truccopy taken out of the Original and Samuel Softer juni Recordedby me: December the: 2: 1695: Eleazer Brown Sown Clerk
Thomas Chicunbestain jun
April: 22: 1695: Thesemay Certific whom it may Concern that we whole names are under Written We have made an Exchange of fire acres of Lund Lying upon the West of the Land of Anthor Crouch: Lying upon Jadnek? hill: for Thomas Chamberlain junk: We have said it upon the North Side of Stony brook: Soyning onthe Land of Edward panting jun. The first being fix acres more or Less: Upon a Straight Line to a pine tree rippon the north west Corner: To to a Whiteout on the north east Correr fo upon a freight Line tothe and of i want frandoing: An Exchange of a High way Lying on the Last of the Land of Thomas Chamberlain of wehave Land it out upon the west five of Thomas Chambesturing hous Lying tree polls wide throughout. Edward funding four
This is a true Copy of the origanall taken out William Fletcher ser
and Recorded by me December the: H 1695:
Eleazer Brown Town Clerk
Samuel Froffer tent Committee
4atm Bates
May the: 19th 1674: Laid out to Join Bates Four acres and a half of Land as it Lyethe moreor Less Bounded South easterly on thenameof- Cornelius Waldow: on all other points by the Town Common Upland: Bounded on the North Side by a Stake; Basterly by a Little tree: Westerly the South fidely a tree fatherly by a Stake fouth eutterly Ilis xcard Laid out is approved of by itic Select men 24 1ks 3 month 1674 mi the name of the fleet men Samuel frams a time Corry taken out of the original and Stemuel Rotter Received by 2125 February 29: 16.95/6 William Felction
Clearer Brown
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John Butes
Stephen Peirce
(Pretensfant the: 29th the 9th month: 1681: Land Laid out to John Poates according to Town order: page: 140; and Satisfaction made according to order a love: Twenty two lleves of upland Lying at nonfuch: Bounded upon all te points upon the Town Common upland: Bounded Northerly upon a pine tree .- Toutherty upon an och by Ensign Frams meadow; Westerly upona White o ak by the Bates meadow: and partly northeastupon a whiteout. This is a toute Copie taken outofthe: Of attest Solomon Keyes original and here Record by me february John Fisk Comittee the: 29:1695/6: mr Blazer Brown Town Clark 1 To all Christian People to Whom these Presents Shall Come greeting Know that Samuel Chamberlain of Chelmsford in the Country of midefec nithis tris Majs Teritories and Dominonie New england for and Consideration of a Certain fun of Such Precious agreed upon Well of truly paid to him by flephers Peirce fear of the Town County & Feritory a faregs: at the Receipt where of the jo Chamberlain roth by thes Preferty acknowledge and there with to be fully Satisfied and contented and part of thereof wind eving part and parcel thereof the fo Samuel Chamberlain for finu felf his Pairs Executors Administrators and Ofsigns: do Arquitt Exonerale und Discharge they Stephen Peine his heirs and cysigns for ever by these presents Havegrantes bargained and fit aliene Infected ofconfirmer and by these presents do ficely fully and absolutely grant bargain fell en- Jeofic und Confirm to bin thef Stephen cire und to his hairs und afsigns forever fixe acres of Town Right: filiale Lying and being in the Limits and Bound of (lichns for): afire] formerly belonging to Thomas (fam berlin fent: with all the privilèges and appartenances to the fame Differby the Division of Commons cutting of Timber firewood Garbage or any other privile whatsoever apertaining there unto 90 Have and to hold the above grunted and bargained remises wills all and fingular the priviledges and appartenances to the fame appatwining or in any wife belonging to him the Stephen Peirce. and to his heirs and Ofsigns for ever to This and there only proper ufer behovfe: und hettie & fanduel Chamberlain for him felt Pris heirs and afsigns Both Covenant pronifs and grantto and with him him the fo faire und with his hair and afsigns by Refepresents: that he- theo Chamberlain at the feeling here of fhall Stand and Be Lawfully and Rightly foley feized of an mi the above granted and Bargaines premises of a good Indefeczable Iftate Free-Simple by good light of Low full authority absolutely without any manner of Condition to alter Changer Determine the forme; an) that the & Samuel Chamberlain hatte good Right full power and Law full authority the Premises to grant bargain and Confirm to find the fo Peirce and to his hair and afsigns for ever: to his and their use and yes: and that he the Prince forever Shall and may with his freivs and Afsigns quickly and peaceably at all times ye and from time to time have hold: cupie profess and - Enjoy the fame with all the privilliages and apuntanaces there of without the Lawfull Lett or Prinderance Eviction Expultion mollestation ordenial of him the Samuel Chamberlain or of Elizabeth his beloved wife on the heirs or afings of them or either of them: or any other person or persons whatsoever having any tivill or Legale Right or Interest therein or thereunto; by from or under them or by any other Lawful wayes means whatforever: In Withis Whereof /carried to the next page/
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Whereof S Sunul (humbertoon and Elizabeth his Wife ni acksiow - Legenwill offer full covid five part of this act and Deed of hier husbands have herciento affixed there hands and feels: This 28th Day of March iii the year of our ford: 1693: Samuel Chamberlain ).Bonus Chamberlain fent.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in the presents of Schul Wright Eschick Richarfor
- Homas Chamberlain Ritmi acknowledgement of thisact and Aced of Bis porus abunchritter to be Ins full and free Content Rulle hereunto I Sat his handand feat.
This is atrice Copy of the original and Recorded this. 10 of January 1693/4: by Josiah Richardfor Four Clerk Thomas Chamberlain ent and Jam Chamberlain his funcabove mentione Lack of them personaly apcured Hvis 30th June: 16 93: and ac know diged Pris abovewriter Inglrement to be there acty Deed : Before Thomas Hinchmanfiytice February: 16: 1692: A Swamp or price of Meadow Lands belonging to formerly Jacob Parker Decard: Is now Gounder to Startin Seine by us a Committee whole names are under Written: the above (wamp or meadow ground Lyeth on the Last five of the River nuadow: Banded welt upon the meadow of William Filetitier northeast Corner upon a white out: and fatherly corner upon a Whiteout upon a fide Line to a maple: and foto a white out; and upon all other points upon the Town upland. Thomas Parker A true Copy of Vicoriganul and here Record 1 Sogepli Forwell Sant The: 10: of January: 1693/4; By 1 Josiah Richarfon Clerk. Josiah Richardfor
Chelmsford Conil the: 10th- 1685: Meadow Land out to John Bates Immini! aprice of Meadow upon a Brook at Nonfuch: Bounded South west by a white oak: Southeast by a pine tree and upon a fine Line by marta taxes to the North oft Corner to a black oak: North between ciet Thomas Adams and Plates: and alarthi weft to a pine on the Corner of from & ping on a fide Line to a White out on the fourth west corner mar Ked as a fors : Secondly at the Same place a price of meadow banded North west by a white oak; West and be louth to a frate: und from Is stake South and be Luft to the Land of To Bates: Thirdly aparcel of meadow Lying within the Bound of the Land of Bates on every point! the whole being Laid out for Three aleves le it more or if : Ms Uitleft: A trice Capry taken out of the original) James Hildreth and Recorded by me fetmany: 29th Andrew Spanning Committee
1695/6. Eleazer Brown Town Clerk)
Laid out by us whole alumnus une under written to Colin Butes Sent Ten acres of Landat aplace Called Cooked fring in the Limits of Bounds of (hansfor): Bounded as followeth: forth partly by the Land of Solomon Keyes fank: So with a freight Line westerly to i france: from go stake clorthaty with a freight Line to another fake: and from Thence with a freight Line Easterly: And from Po ftake , North east to a Read out marked: and from to Read out on a freight Line to a Stane on the South Baft Corner: In Exchange for two feverall parcels of Land Laid down to the Commonformaty belonging to Bin ich Bates: Light acres ofwhich Lyth catherine plain between the great Duck pont and blackbook- Swamp formerly Laid out to Capt James farter 1110 faceidly Forly illies Haken out of a parcel of and purchased by go Butes of the Town of Hansford af anche lying at a place called by the name of nonsuch. on theast end of the famebeing founded by aprinc on the clint east which bounds are vacated and brought to two flakes westerly iii- ris cprofitions to IS to Po cak and pine install the four acres- Carrie) to the next page 1
Yoli Bates
146 flyoties Seine
Jacob . Parker Sie hun Sierce
147 John Bates
Butes.
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Dam'el Pourflia
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acres is Compredivided: (Pelnyfor the: 6th September:1693: A true (Gry taken out of the original and hear I want Spantsing Recorded By me March: 2: 169516 Samuel Foster Committee
Clearer Brown Town Clerk William Fieklier
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(Redingfor April the: 15 1707 Land Lash out to Join Bates four Bounded as followeffi: on after Beat the fourth west Corner: Soulonge Perth wardly to a white oak marked for a long Bastwarily to a whiteout marker this being the most casesty Corner: on all offer points on theLand of John Sales fun. This being Pour acres and half moreor Less: A Second parcel of Land Laid out to go Bates Bounded inthe Lagt Corner on all Arite out: So along Southonly to a Picape of flones: foulong westerly to a heape of frones: So along westerly to a heape of flores: go along westerly to a White out marked; on all other points on film Perhum and John Bates: This being Twenty four Rods more or Less: A Third parcel of Land Laid out to the above & John Antes: Bounded on the north east Corner on a stake: So along foutherty to a White och marked: on all other points on form Bates junk: This being one acre & Pince quarters more or Less: ) Ephraim Hildreth
Atrice Copy of the Transcript Recorded His Joseph Keyes Committee 28" of may: 1 70g: by machoses Barron Josiah Richardfont Town Clerk
(Prehnsfond February: 20th 1695/6: Land Laid out For Ensign Joseph Fraywell: by way of Exchange: Inprimis fix Claves of upland Lying on the North of Hartrond and on the Northifile of the Road Bounded on all points by the Town Common: Bounded as followsthe everthe east upon a black cat North west upon upon a Stake! Southwestupon a prinsfree: Southeast upon attachoak: the aboveto fix norge is in Exchange for fixe acres Lay Saus upon Tadmuchhill: Bounded upon all points by the Jours Common
Secondly Four llaves Lying at far Jasmuck Bound & partly upon his own. and partly by a final parcell of meadow belonging to Gerfrom Procter- founded as Followath: Northwest upon aftale: To the west upon a Redrock forthe wage upon a Walmettree: upon the gaff formed by a house of flones north eastby a fake: Hego four acres of Land is in Exchange for four- Heves of Land Laid down upon Fad much hice: Edward Spanning fent. hvis avance Written is a true Copy of theoriginal) Samuel Kopter Committee and have Recorded by methis: 2 Day of march: 1695/6 Nullam Fletcher pr Eleazer Brown Town Clerk:
Laid Laid out to Daniel Goluffa anto Satisfaction Made ucoming to Town order as both appear in the Town Book in page: 140: this Land Contains by Estimation Twenty acres beit increar Lefs: Bounded foule eastby Groton Road: and upon all other points by the Four Common upland, Bounded South upon a fine: Lastupon a princ: and of the eastside of a freight Line to a black cat and cuttic west fide trunde upon a prime; weft- upon a Walnutfree: This over theast upon a Walnutfree af altest This is a true copy of the original and here Recorded March: 22:1695/6 by MIR Solomon Keyes Committee Eleazer Brown Soun Clerk
Land exchanged for the Preis of Isave Learned decay with the Bounds Butments: Bounded by a white oak tree marked upon the North west Corner: by a white oak: and aftereight Line to the North west (march Bounded on a pine bee; and so from thence to apine flump with a Reape of Stones atthe north west Corner: and at the the ford l' sagt Cornerby a Stafe: This Land was Exchange for Thirty every acres of Land Land Out to the above To partons at finthe Tadmuch; Sofiahi Bicha var atrue copiesof the Comittees" Return and R 9th of filmung : 1708: Hofes Barra
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Hildrest
Alofes Keycs
Five acres of Town Right purchased by Joseph Hilorth of maj Hinch. manand Jattisfaction madeto findhimman for the fame and hisse - Recorded by order of Gotlithia about parties this : 17" of felracing: 1700 Five Inches of Four Right Purchased by Jojspot? Hildreth of Insign Joseph Farwell and fallis faction made togo For well for the fame and have Recorded by order of both parties about this: 17th of february! 1700. Pince acres of Town Right Purchased by Jojepti Hidretti of Samuel (from Certains and Satisfaction made for the fame and have Recorded By order of both his aback to parties this : 17. of february: 1700. Two acres of Town Right purglicy Ty of the Hildreth of his truffier Isaac Hildreth and Satisfaction made for the fame and and here Recorded Hrs: 19th of falmary: 1400: Pr ine Samuel Fletcher Town Clerk
edward Foster
(frahansford November the: 21 + 1707 Land Laid out to Edward Frister Six acres more or Less towards the Compleating the Lots of Edward Kemp Samuel Foster and Joseph Gillon: Bounded as followath onthe foulliwest on a flake: faith wardly to a hreape of flores: Caftwardy to ablack out marked: Secondly) Land Laid out to Edward Fiafter Two acres mor hallone or less founded as followsth: On the most Gastwardy Corner on the Frogters wall zu a Walnut tree Marked: Northerly to a black out marked: Northwest to a heape of fromes: South west to a heape of Stories: South west to a - Walnut tree marked: and fo to the fo Profters Wall:
Recorded the: 10th of December: 1704 Josiah Richinfon Joseph Keyes By Moles Barron Town Clark Comittee Ephraim Hildreth
March the: 9th 170g: Four acres of upland more or Less Laid out to choses Keyes on this forthewest of his meadow: Bounded on the fourth east on a Stake and herge of flores: and charterly to a Poplar tree marked: and more north- esty to awhite oak: And for on a freight line Northerly to a Rock and heape of flores on it at Mojes Barrett's Land: Two acres of Land more or less or the North east side of his meadow founded on a while och on the north Corner: from there on a freight Line so a black out ward a heape of Homes So on a freight Line to a great Rock and Stones upon it: from thenice to to a black out: from therice wthe bounds of the above & Mojes Keyes: Recorded this first Day of aprite: 130g: closes Barrett By me Moles Barron Town Clerk Moles Barron Committee William Fletcher
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The Record of the acomodation of the upland and Meadow granted by the Town of (trehus ford to William Under word with the the bounds of houtments of the fame: His upland first: One Hour Lott of thirty acres and half sucre of Lefs Bound & Southby the Land of Ewan punching junt: and by the Sand of Edward frauding ferr and North Luft it Comes to a Sharp, points Gambe) least try the Land of edward parting june: North by the Spruce wamp; and partly by the Land of day Read. West by the Town high-way to the meeting Prous Running owertheys high way: South west to the Town Common at one Corner: His illead on first: Two acres moreor Lefs: Bounded Draft of west by thoup land of the s William Underwood: North & South by the meadow of Er wan parting sent Secondly Two acres up on black bok moreor Less: Bounded on all points by The Jour Common: Thirdly / five acres and a quarter more or Less in the River meadow Bounded worth by the Land of Effray Read fout by the season of Dowan Sporting fenn east and west by the Town Common: This above is a true Copy of , he origanall taken out of the first book of inds: and Entered the 8: Day of february: 1698/9: by me: Solomon Keyes Town Cliente
William Ploderwood
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