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foure sides staning neere the brook th t runeth through sd meadow and from sd tree Rainging westward to A white oake tree marked on 4 sides standing neare A swampe and soe up along and bounded by sd swampe till it Comes to his fathers land above Mentioned alwaies provided that John Bryant and his heires shal have free liberty and in no wise hindered at any time from haveing free passage through said land unto his meadow or farm fencing of his meadow allong the scirts of upland as ocasion may Call for this tract of land above Men- tioned Contaignes 16 acrees be it more or less September 16th 1693 bounded out unto the aboy named Stephen Bryant pr me Thomas ffannce Surveyor To the towne of plimnou
The Mark of Samuel Bradfords reate Cattle & horses & swine is as followeth A Cropp of the neare care
The marke of nathaniel Mortons Cattle horses & swine is as followeth A hapeney out of the foreside of the Rite eare
Joseph Bartlet Junior his mark for his neate Cattle horses & swine is as followeth A half cropp cut out of the furr care behind and a half cropp cut out of the neare eare before
Elnathan Bartlets Mark for his Neate Catle horses and swine is an half Crop on farr Ear before and an Whole Crop on ye Nere Eare
Benjin Bartlets Mark for his Neate Catle Horses and Swine is an Arow head on ye Top of Each Fare
[173.] The 13th of June 1659 John Barnes sold a black horse unto Mr John Saffin about three yeares old or
The 14th of June 1659 William Clarke sold a Red horse unto Mr Thomas Dexter for about foure years old ;
The 28th of ffebruary 1659 John Barnes sold a blacke horse of about five yeares old had a little starr in his forehead ; to Mr Gibbs of Boston Marchant and likewise a mare of a Chesnutt Couller about nine yeares of age with one wall eye and a white strip between her nostrills was sold by the said John Barnes to the said Mr. Gibbs the same day :
these horses were entered
January the first 1661 The markes of Mistres Elizabeth Warrens horses are as followeth one Red mare about thirteen yeares old with a white blase in her face marked with two slits in the neare care and soe the bitt cut out which marke is on the out side of the said eare and alsoe the
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said mare is branded with a P on topp of the buttocke
2condly a Coult of about a yeare old of the same Couller and the same marke
3dly a Bay mare with a black tayle and maine with a little starr in the forehead about five yeares old of the same marke
4 ly a blackeish horse Coult with one white foot behind and a fayer starr in his forehead of the same marke
5 ly one young mare neare two yeare old blackish with gray heires of the same marke
one blacke mare neare 4 yeare old with a few gray heres in her forehead which belonges to Nathaniell and Joseph Warren of the same marke as Mistris Warrens above said
and one Rid horse Coult with a white blasse downe his face of the same marke belonging to the said Nathaniell and Joseph Warren ;
The marks of Thomas Morton horses a mare of about six yeare old of a whitish Gray Couller Cropt on the Right eare with a P on the left buttock
1661
a mare of a yeare old Coult of a blakish Couller with a speck or starr in her forehead and a little blase that Comes downe her nose marked with a slitt upon the topp of the Right eare and a P on her left buttocke
[174.] ffrancis Combes marke of his Cattle is an halfe moon Cut out of the farr eare on the farr side of that eare and an hole in the same eare
November 1662 Nathaniel Mortonss markes of his horses are as followeth : a black horse of foure yeares old or therabouts with all foure white feet and a blase downe his face most on the left side and his arti- ficiall markes are a pece cut of the left care on the tope somwhat hollow in the midds or somewhat deeper in the midds ; with a smale bitt cut out of the same eare on the outside therof somwhat halfe Round like a halfe moone ; and a mare coult of a yeare and vantage old of a blackish browne culler for the prsent with a starr in her forhead with a little white on her
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left hinder foot below her fetlocke on the edge of her hough or therabouts and for her artificiall marke she is as the horse is erop on the left eare on the topp and a little bite cut out halfe round of the same eare on the out side therof ; onely the Crop is not soe deep in the midds as the horse and is not cut Right of but a little on one side ;
1669
The marke of a horse of Nathaniel Mortons which had from Barnstable of a whitish Couller of about three years old ; marked with a slit on the topp of his left eare and a little peece Cut out of the back syde of his said ear : towards his body much like a half moone.
Joseph Bartletts marks of his Cattle is an halfe Cropp on the far eare before.
John Andrews Marke of his Cattle is a little Cutt or noch on the hinder part of the neare eare ;
' Joseph Warrens marke for his Cattle both neat Cattle horses &c is a peece Cutt out behind the topp of the Near eare like unto an Arrow head : or like unto a V
Aprill the 13th 1683
The markes of Mr John Bradfords Cattle is the topp of the Right Eare Cutt off ; and a Slitt on the under side of the Left Eare ;
May the tenth 1683
The Marke of John Grayes Cattle is a half peny Cut out of the Right Eare on the under side of the Eare and an half penny Cutt out of the left Eare on the under side of the Eare ;
[175.] Georg Bonams Senor marke and Georg Bonam Juniors marke of theire Cattle and horsies is a half pence Cut out of the hind part of left Eare
Robbert Bartlets Marke ffor his Cattell is a half Cropp cutt out of the ffarr eare before and a halfe Cropp Cut out of the nere eare behind
James Warren's marke for his Cattell is a halfe Cropp Cutt out of back part ye Left eare and A hapenny cutt out of the backside of the Right eare
William harlows Marke for his Cattle and swine is as followeth A Cropp on the Rite eare and a half Cropp on the hind part therof
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Benjamin Warrens Marke for his Neete Cattell swine and horses is as followeth A half Crop Cut out of the fore part of the left eare
Ebenazer holmes Marke for his Neate Cattle horses and swine are as followeth is A halfe Crop Cut out of the Right eare before
Joseph Bartlets Jun Marke for his horses and Neate Cattle is two half Crops one on the fur eare behind and the other on the nere ear before
John Doty his eare Marke for his neat Cattle horses sheepe and swine is as followeth is a hapeney Cutt out of the back part of the ffarr ear
Joseph holmes his eare marke for his Cattle horses sheepe and swine is as followeth (viz) a half Crop on ye under side of Right eare & a half Cropp on the uper sid of the left eare
John Morton his marke for his neate Cattle horses shepe and swine is a half peney cut out of the under side of the Rite eare
The mark of Thomas Mortons Neate Cattle horses shepe and swine are as followeth (viz) a half Cropp of the under side of the farr eare and a slitt in ye neere eare
The eare mark of Isaac Dotys Neet Cattle horse kind sheep and swine is A haponey Cut out of the under side of ye left care
The ear mark of Mr John Sturtevants neat cattle & sheep * upon the Left Ear and a Round hole in the Right ear
[176.] Plimouth December The first 1699
Then It Was ordered and Agreed too by The Major of The Rigements of the County of plimouth and The Comishion officers of Each of The Millitary Companies of the Town of plimouth Thatt The high way Leading downe from Midleborough Through sd Town of plimouth To The Chois Landing place & whorfs att The Bay or Waterside shall be the dividing bounds Betwen The souldiers of each Company
Major Nath Thomas Capt John Bradford Cap James Warren Lef Nath Southworth
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Insg John Watterman Insg Nath Mortton
Plimouth March 15 th 17 15
Wheras The Honorable the Left Governor hath Granted Commissions to milletary officers for Two Companies in the Town of plimouth These are to certyfy all whome it may Concern That ye Deviding line betwen ye Two Companies in sd Town shall be as followeth (viz) Begining at ye 1 Town bredge and from sd bredge as ye Road or highway leads Toward Wenham in plimton and from sd bredg Downward by The brook To ye sea and all the solders on ye Northerly side of sd line to belong to ye Northerly Company and all on ye southerly side of the line to belong to ye southerly Company
pr us Isaac Winslow Colnor John Cushing Left : Colnor
[178.] Complaint being made to the Cort of quarter sesseons of the want of a Road or highway throw the towne of plimouth to Rochester the sd JJustices did think it Conveniant for the Select Men of the town of plimouth aforesaid to lay out the way towards Rochester soe far as sd towns bounds extended that way upon which we the select men of plimouth aforsaid with the desire of the towne that we should undertake the worke did on the last day of 1698 went up and vewed the land & we aprehended, that the most Convenient way is from plimouth towne along the old south meadow path to the sedar bridge & soe leaveing Benoney Lucas house on the Right hand and soe goeth on the eastward sid of sd Lucas his land & leaving Samsons pond on the eastward and along the way that now goeth to the River where the bridg useth to be Above John Bensons house This we determine to be the Roade from plimouth to Rochester
William Shurtlif John Mordo Selectmen
voted an act vallied by the Inhabitants of the Town
[179.] James Clarke Junior of plimouth did on the 25th of Agust 1718 Take up in my Corne feild A sorrel Collored * of about 12 hands high & neere 14 years of age and much wind galed Marckt I G upon his shoulder
1 The bridge here referred to crossed town brook at the foot of what is now Spring Hill, and the highway referred to was Mill Lane with its continuation Summer Street. A way down Spring Hill was not laid out until 1716.
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Taken up by William Swiff of plimouth A stray horse * hands & a half high he is a Red horse With a White face and is * with a O upon ye neere thigh if aney person shall lay a Right to him they may have him paying ye Charges Dated at plimouth * of March 1719 William Swift
Taken up astray horse of a black Culler brand marked nere side on ye sholder with a T and on ye hind thy on ye * side with ye letter M if aney person lay a Right Clame for him paying the Charge said horse was Takein up by Elehazar Cobb of plimouth on the 2ª Day of June 1719.
Taken up a stray Mare of a lite bay Culler or a dark brown Judged to be about four years old no artifical Mark Desernable if any person lay aney Right Clame to her paying the Charges he or they may have her said mare was taken up a stray by Ebenazar holmes JJunior of plimouth about the begining of Desember 1720
plimouth october 16 1721 Then taken up by Jonathan Bryant of plimouth a stray Heifer of a year and vantage Red and white spotted no artificall Mark to be Deserned
plimouth November 8th 1721 Then Taken up by James Clark Junor A smal Black * a stray Noe Natural nor artificall marke Judged to be five or six yeare old
The markes of Nathaniell Mortons
Samnell Savory's markes of his Cattle, is a half Crop cut out of the topp of the Right eare on the fore pte of the same eare and a half Moone Cutt out of the backsyde the same eare of a blacke Couller * horse coult belonging * Eedey is marked with a hole burned in each eare
Marke of ffrancis Combe
his Cattle is a halfe moone Cut out the farr eare on the under part of
Markes of a horse sold by Jonathan Barnes the fift of June 1667 : a mouse coullered horse with a pecce cut out of the Right eare about * yeares old
The Markes of John Dunham the younger his Cattle is a Cutt under the eare and an O sett upon the fore hoofe with an Iron
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The markes of Jonathan Mawry his Cattle is a slit on the topp of the Right eare; and a halfe moon Cutt out on the same eare on the out side
John Bryants senor Marke for his Cattle is a Cutt Cross the neare Eare
Samuell Kings Senor his marke is a slit on the topp of the Right eare
The Towne brand mark of Briston is B on the off shoulder this was Ientered the 20 of ffebruary 1681-82
The mark of Thomas faunees Cattle and horseses is a halfe Crop on the outside of the Right care Like to an arrow head
The Eare Mark of Josiah Mortons nete Cattle horses sheepe and swine is a half peney cut of y fore side of the Right eare
The mark of John Washbons Cattle horses sheep and swine is a half Crop on the under side of the Right eare & a little Crop on the Top of the left eare
The eare mark of the neat Cattle shepe and swine of Thomas Morton ye * * A Crop of the Top of ye Rite eare
The eare Mark that Jacob Mitchel hath for his catel horses and sheep is a hole punched out of the Rite eare
The eare mark of Samuel Hoskins neat Cattle sheep and swine A Crop on ye Topp of the Rite care and a hapeny cut out of the under side of the left
The eare mark of Elkanah Churchills neet Cattle sheepe & swine is a hole made in both eares
Plimouth Towne
Book Thomas Faunce Town Clerk of plimouth 1697
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Vol. 2. 2. [ :] This Writting Made the Ninth day of January 1673 betwen William Clark sou of Thomas Clark of the Town of New plimouth in The Collony of New plimouth on the one party and Thomas ffaunce The son of John ffannce of the afforsd Towne deceased on the other party Wittneseth, That Whereas The said William Clarke and Thomas ffaunce are personally posesed of sundry Lots of land lying on the Northward side of Ele River in the Towne of plimouth aforesd Which were formerly posesed and Improved by The aforesd Thomas Clarke and John ffaunce and Whereas the bounds of and line or Rang betwixt the said persons and lots are very dubious & well knowne whereby trouble and dammage thereby may arise to the aforsd partyes there heirs or assignes for the prevention thereof It Is Therefore by these presence freely and also fully Covenanted agred and Concluded by and betwen The said William Clark and Thomas ffaunce Mutually for themselves and there heires and assignes for Ever that the bounds that thay the said William & Thomas have Made This day betwen there said lots and land and herein Inscribed and discribed shall Remaine for Ever to be bounds and land Marks betwixt the said lots or lands to be keept observed and Remaine Involiable for Ever by the said William & Thomas theire heires and assignes for Ever The bound Rang or Line Is as ffolloweth The first land Mark Is a stone sett into the ground at the Northeast End of the said lots by the Marsh side about which Is laid a heap of stones and from ye said stone by the sd Marsh the line Is to Extend to a prety big Rock standing Neare the swamp side and from the said Rock the line Is to Run or extend unto a stone sett into the ground on the of a small hill abont Which Is laid a heap of stones from Which stone ye line Is to Extend to another stone sett into the ground by a Red oak sapling standing neare The North Corner of the Now dwelling house of the said Thomas ffaunce about which is laid a heap of stones & from the said stone at the North Corner the line Is to Extend to a small Rock standing in a bottom which Rock hath on the south side therof a small flat Rock and from the said small Rock the line Extends Nearest southwest unto a stone set downe in the ground upon a long Ridg of land about which Is laid a heap of stones and from the said stone on the Ridg the line Extends unto a stone set downe
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into the ground on the Northward side of a hill which Is neare the half mile End about Which Is laid a heap of stones and from the said stone set on the side of a hill the line Extends unto a stone sett into ye ground on a small hill that Is on the North side of the southward most half of those that are Called gileses holes and from the said stone the line Extends to a pine tre Marked on fouer sides from the head bounds standing on the Westermost side of the southermost hole of giles holes Comonly Called giles holes and the said William Clark doth by these prests frely give [3.] and Enfeoffe to the said Thomas ffaunce his heirs and assignes in fre privelege Benifitt and use of a spring of Water that Is at the Northward end or Corner of Thomas ffaunces house in William Clarkes land with Egres & Regres to and from the said spring for Ever provided alwayes that in Case the said William his heirs or assignes shall fence in the said spring the said Thomas his heirs or assignes shall mainetaine Either gate or stile for theire use to and from the said spring and so to have It Without Mollestation ; for the true performance of all and every of the abovesd agrements The said William Clark and Thomas ffaunce have hereunto Joyntly and severally set to theire hands the day and yeare first above Ritten and doe Joyntly agree that these presents be Recorded in the Court Records of the Colony aforesd. The land bounded and these William Clarke
signed in prescence of these Witnesses William Crow Joseph Warren
Thomas ffaunce
[5.] plimouth february 16th 1693
Measured unto Mer John Cotton 30 acrees of land Granted anto him by the Towne of plimouth lying on the Northerly syde of the land of edward doty late of plimouth deceased sd land is bounded as followeth the Northerly Corner att the westerly end is bounded with a white oake marked and a heap of stones by sd tree ; sd bound is on the Easterly syde of a grate hill in a little doak or valley and from said tree The line to Extend East and by North to a small white oake marked and a heap of stones by sd tree which is a bound betwen the land of John Cobb Sen and John Nelson and from the white oake first mentioned the line to Extend south and by East 44 pole to a white oake marked and a heape of stones by sd oake standing on the Northerly syde of a
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grate hill and soe Rainging East and by North till it Cometh to the westerly end of Edward dotyes land and soe to the Norwest Corner of sd Land and soe along sd dotyes Rainge Mr John untill a grate Rock or Roeks that lyeth on a hill on Cotton the Northerly syde of sd dotys land will beare from sd dotyes Rainge East and by North and from sd Rock the line Extendeth east and by North to the lands formerly laid out and soe along sd lands till it Comes to the bound above named belonging to the abovesd John Cobb & John Nelson Measured and bounded on the day and yere above mentioned pr me Thomas ffaunce Surveyer to the Towne of plimouth New plimouth January 6 th 1693
Measured unto James Barnebe twenty acrees of upland formerly granted by the Towne of plimouth unto his father James Barneby late of plimouth deceased sd land is bounded as followeth with a spruce tree standing nere the duble brook in the Corner of the swamp and soe Rainging along the swamp west and by north unto a beech tree Marked on 4 syds standing on a hill syde neere sd duble brook and from sd beach tree South and by West to a white oake marked on 4 syds standing in a swampe and from sd tree the line Extends East and by South to a maple James Barnaby tree marked standing neere the duble brooke sd land is bounded by the duble brooks on the Northern syde & easterly end of sd land with allowance of four pole in breadthi for a highway to goe through sd land where the way now goeth through it
Measured and bounded on the day and yeare above mentioned pr me Thomas ffaunce Surveyor
The settlement of the bounds of a Certain Tract of land belonging to .John Cobb and John nelson ye said Nelson haveing asined his right in sd land to sd Cobb yet have other lands bordering upon sd land and adjoyning to it doe therfore agree upon the settlement of the bounds as foloweth sd land lyeth on ye westerly end of hawards swamp and is bounded on the Northerly Corner with a Rock and heap of stones by sd Rock & soe to Rainge southerly to a white oak tree standing on,
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John Nelson
John Cobb
the syde of a hill nere the sd hawards swamp syde & from sd tree upon a straite line to the walke path and there bounded with a white oake bush and heap of stones The settlement of the bounds above mentioned was done by John Cobb and John Nelson the parties therein Conscerned January 30th 1693
[6.] January 6th 1693
6 acres and 3 quortors of
Joseph Warren
Measured and bounded to Joseph Warren 30 acrees of land formerly granted by the Towne of plimouth unto Joseph Warren senior late of plimouth deceased sd land lyeth adjoyning to his other lands on the westerly syde of the Roade that goeth to sandwedg on the southerly syde of said land & is bounded as followeth with a white oake tree marked and a heape of stones by sd tree neere sd Rode and soe Rainging west and by north to a spruce tree standing neere the duble brook soe Caled and from sd tree Rainging North and by east to a maple tree marked adjoyning to his other lands and twenty acrees of sd land lyeth on the Westerly syde of the Roade that goeth to Sandwich and is bounded with A spruce tree marked on 4 sydes standing neere where the shingle brooke Cometh in to the duble brooks and from sd spruce tree Rainging south and by East four score and six pole to a white oake Tree Marked on four sydes and a heap of stones by sd Tree and from sd bound Rainging west and by south to A grate Rock neere to the brok and soe home to the brok and soe downe the brok as it goeth untill it Comethì unto the spruce tree first mentioned and the other 3 acrees of sd 30 akers lyeth adjoyning unto his other lands on the easterly side of sd Sandwedg Road on the southerly of sd land bounded by sd land on the Northerly syde and on the southerly syde with a red oake tree Marked on 4 sydes standing neere
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sd Roade and thence Rainging Easterly to another Red oake tree marked and soe home to his other lands
Surveyed and measured by me Thomas ffaunce Surveyor to the Town of plimouth on the day & yeare above Written
An Agreement Made the 25th day of february 1693 betwen Robert Bartlet & James Warren Respecting the setling of the bounds of their lands betwen them ; which are as followeth from a stone sett in the ground on the southermost point of upland Abuting upon the sd Robert Bartletts Meadow & from sd stone Rainging Northerly along by a ditch till it Cometh to the hounds of the meadows belonging unto the sd Robert Bartlet and James Warren & from the bounds first mention Ranging south- easterly to A white oake tree Marked & soe Rainging thence to the meadow And we further Agree that the sd James Warren shall make and maintaine A good sufficient fence from the southermost Corner of his orchard & soe along the meadow syde to A heape of stones on the syde of A hill Against the midle of bogles Cropp soe Caled & from sd heape of stones the said Robert Bartlett is to make and Maintaine likewise a good sufficient fence along his said meadow side to the bounds first mentioned and soe along sd hounds as above Expresed and soe westward to the River and as to the settlement of the bound betwen their lotts begining upon the hill on the Eastermost end of James Warrens house & is bounded up along as follows Begining att two Rocks on the side of a hill neere the sd Robert Bartlets fence and soe Ranging North Easterly to an other Rock nere the fence & soe from sd Rock on the same point to an other Rock neere sd fence and from sd Rock to Raing Easterly Robert Bartlett & James Warren Bounds settled to a heape of stones neere sd fence & from sd heape of stones to 3 stones sett into the Ground on a hill nere sd bartlets fence & soe from thence to the Raing as the lotts were formerly settled by : We doe further agree that ye bounds as they are here mentioned shall be binding to us and our heires for ever as Witness our hands and seales on the day and yeare above Mentioned
Robert Bartlett James Warren
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[7.] At a towne Meeting held at plimouth on the 13th of March 1693 for the Choyce of Towne officers for the yeare The Select men Chosen were Isaac Cushman William Shurtly Nathaniel Southworth John Stirtevant and Thomas ffaunce
The Cunstables were Robert Bartlet and Richard Cooper
The Gran Jurors John Nelson Elkana Cushman and Thomas Clarke
The surveyors for the high wayes are Samuel Bradford Samuel ffuller William Ring Benjamen Warren and Edmond Tilson
At this Meeting Thomas ffaunce was Chosen Towne Clerk for the folong yere
The Jurors for the quorter sesions are Nathaniel Wood John Mordo Jonathan Barnes and JJoseph Stirtevant
At this meeting the Town voated that the Select Men shall herby have full power to Constitute & make such orders in the Towns behalf as they shall think most likly to prevent the grate stray and Wast that is made of the Timber upon the Comons belonging to the Towne of plimouth
The bounds of the lots betwen Robert Bartlet and Benjamin Warren are as followeth begining at a heape of stones on the southwest syd of the watch house hill soe Caled & soe Rainging to a heape of stones in the land betwen sd lots on the brow of the hill and from thence Rainging as the lotts Run up to an other heap of stones in the lane and from sd bound Rainging to an other heap of stones att the half mile end and soe Rainging as the lotts Run to a heape of stones att the head of the lots and a Red oake tree marked on 4 sides sd tree standeth neere to sd tree standeth neere to sd heap of stones sd bounds are neer the foot of the pine hils
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