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Road to Monument ponds.
side and from sd bounds up along the path to sd ponds as the path Now goeth untill it Cometh To Thomas Clarks and from sd Thomas Clarks up along the lane to Samuel Riders house and then up by Samuel Riders house along till it Cometh to the Beaver dam path and up that path till it Cometh where the path terns out to Joseph Bartlets house and at the Turne of the path bounded with a Red oake tree on the Northward side and a heape of stones on the southward side and soe up the path till it Cometh to the Brook by sd Joseph Bartlets house
Bounded on the day & yeare above Mentioned by Isaac Cushman William Shurtliff Thomas ffaunce
At a towne Meeting held at plimouth March 6th 169; at this Meeting liberty Was Granted to Caleb Cook and John Gray to fence their land at Rockenook downe to low water Mark upon Condition that Joseph Howland may have free passage through theire lands out of Rockey Nook up to the highway
At this Meeting The Town Granted to Thomas Lazel six acrees of land on the southerly side of his land at Colchester. upon Condition that the said Lazel leave a sufficient Road for the Neighbours to pas through his land there where the way Now goeth up towards Wenatuxet Meadows
at this Meeting The Towne gave liberty to ockanutas to sel a tract of land unto Jonathan Morey Junior lying upon the Clifts towards Sandwich which sd land he saith he bought of old Skepeunk
At this Meting A tract of land was granted to Isaac Cushman lying on the Northward sid of Thomas Lazell and on the northward sid by the way that goeth to Colchester swamp and on the westward sid by the land formerly granted unto Mer Thomas Cushman
[15.] Att a Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 29th day of March 1695 ffor the Choyce of Towne officers for sd yeare which are as followeth The Select Men for sd yeare are Joseph Bartlet senior John Waterman John Mordo
UBLIC
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The Towne Clerke is Thomas ffaunce
The assessors for to make the Rats are Joseph Bartlet senior John Waterman John Sturtevant
The Cunstables are Caleb Cooke and James Warren The surveyors for the high waies are
Left John Bryant Elkanah Cushman Nathaniel Wood Josiah flinney William Harlow Jonathan Shaw Junior
At this Meeting the Town made Choyce of Major Bradford Left John Bradford Isaac Cushman William Shurtlef John Nelson & Thomas ffaunce A Comitty to Consider of and draw up such argements as may be of use to defend the Towns Right on the North sid of the Towne
Att A Towne Meeting held at plimouth on the 6th of May 1695 Mer John Bradford was Chosen Representative to act for sd towne and in their behalfe at the grat & Generall Cort at bostern voted that the Select men Shall take Spedy and efectuall Care for. the Reparation of the Meting house and have liberty to make a Rate on the Inhabitants for to defray the Charge therof
At this meting the town granted unto Mer Nathaniel Thomas Junior the boggey land on the North side of the 1 Town brook from the fuling Mill to extend downe streame soe low as noe wais to prejudice the Comfortable passage of people throug sd town brook at the usuall way of going over ; with Carts and horses as also liberty to sett the fulling Mill lower down upon the streame provided ye sd Nathaniel Thomas doth not hender the Alwives going up the brook by his sd mill at the seasons of their going up voted that there should be a town Meting on the 2ª Mundday of June Next Ensuing for to se whether the towne Can Agree as to a division of sd towns Comons
[16.] At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on the tenth of June 1695 The towne Made Choyce of Major Bradford Lefton ; Mory Isaac Cushman Will Shurtlif Joseph Bartlet William Clarke
1 The Fulling Mill stood on the North side of Town Brook South of what is now called Mill Lane.
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James Warren John Nelson Nathaniel Southworth JJohn Mordo & Thomas ffaunce to be a Comittie to give in their Reaseins why the Remote Inhabitants of plimouth should not have their petition granted them
And whereas there was divers orders made and agreed on by the select men of the town in the yeare 1693 for to prevent the grate stroy of timber on the towns Comons and said orders were allowed on by ye Justices in sessions then sitting at this meeting the towne made choyce of persons to se these laws put in Execution the persons Chosen are Capt Joseph Howland Nathaniel Southworth John doty Elkanah Cushman M' Will : Clarke John Mordo William Shurtlef and Joseph Bartlet senior
The bounds of the Meaddow of Mer JJoseph Bradford att Wenatuxet in the Township of plimouth is as followeth on the southestward end with the bounds of Captain Thomas Southworth deceased And att the Northwest End one the Northerly Corner with a pine stump & a heape of stones by it and thence Rainging Westward to a stake and a heape of stones by it and all the meaddow that lyeth on both sides of 1 Whetstones vinyard brook until an other brook Meeteth with sd brook is to belonge to sd lott
The bounds of the Meddow of John Cook at Wenatuxet in the Township of plimouth which is as followeth That the bounds of the sd Cooks Meaddow on the southeastward End is bounded with the bounds of sd bradfords Meadow and att the Northwestward End of sd Cooks Meadow att the Northward Corner is A white oake Marked standing by a swampe which is the bounds betwext sd Cooks and John dunhams meadow All which bounds are Renued by Isaac Cushman surveyor To sd Towne on the 27th of June 1695.
At A Towne Meeting held at plimouth february 5 th 1695 An acount of Charges to be leaved by Rate on the Inhabitants of the Towne for the defraying Towne Charges which was allowed of at sd meeting which is as follows
To John Bradford 05-14-08
for the seting the Grate Guns on Carriges 06-00-00
for the Cunstables Wages for gathering the Rates 00-15-00
1 This is Weston's vineyard brook probably named after Edward Weston who lived in that neighborhood.
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to James Warren 3 shillings to Josiah phiney
for Keeping nan Ramsden
01-05-00
for Joseph Bartlet for Keeping Nan Ramsden 06-00-00
for Care for nan Ramsden
01-10-00
To Thomas Clarke for service on the
Grand Jurey
00-12-06
To Elkanah Cushman
00-15-00
To Mer Bartlet 01-15-00
To John Sturtevant 00-15-00
To Mer John Mordo
06-02-00
[17.] The bounds of the Meadows of Capt : Thomas Sonth- worth deceased At Wenatuxet being formerly laid out by leftenant Ephraim Morton and Now Renewed which are as followeth on the northward side of the River at the Eastward Corner bounded with a white oake tree marked on 4 sides and thence Runing southward Crossing the River to a grate white oake tree Marked on 4 sides and at the westward Corner on the southward side of the River with a stake standing neere the upland and so Runing Northward Crossing sd River to a small white oake Marked on 4 sides May the 28th 1695
pr Isaac Cushman Surveyor for the towne of plimouth
Whereas the Court Granted unto 1 Mer John darbe deceased in ye yeare of our lord 1637 three acrees of land at Munks Hill in the towneship of plimonth Therefore the land Granted to sd darbe is laid ont Neere to sd place and is bonnded as followeth at the Northwest Corner with a white oak with a heape of stones by it sd tree is marked on 4 sides standing on the southward side of the highway that goeth from Nicks Rock to Lakingham and thence Runeth westward twelve score pole along sd way to a pine tree Marked on 4 sides with a heape of stons by it and thence Runing forty Rod to a pine tree Marked on four sides and thence Runing Eastward twelve score Rod to a pine tree Marked on 4 sides with a heape of stones by it and thence
1 This is John Derby from whose family Derby or Darby Pond derives its name.
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Rainging Northward forty pole to the boundery first named Measured and bounded on this 12th of June 1695
pr Isaac Cushman surveior to the Towne of plimouth
May 28th 1695 laid out to Thomas Lazel six acrees of land on the southward side of Coulchester Brook and Joyneth to the land of the said Lazell and is bounded as ffolloweth on the Eastward Corner with a white oake tree marked on four sides standing by a Rock thence Rainging southward twelve Rood to a Red oak Marked on 4 sides and thence Runing Westward Eighty . Rod to a Red oak tree Marked on 4 sides and thence Rainging Northward twelve Rod to a Chrocched Red oake standing nere to the said brook and Marked on 4 sides with sufficent allowance for a highway for the neighborhood
Measured and bounded by Isaac Cushman surveior
To the towne of plimouth on the day and year above Rit
[1,8.] Att a towne Meeting held at plimouth on the 15th of July 1695
upon Notice given at sd Meeting That Mer John Wods- worth and Mer Samuel Sprague were to Come to Run a dividing line betwen the sd towne and oure Remote Inhabitants on the westermost part of sd towne The Towne Made Choyce of Major Bradford left John Bradford Ephraim Morton John dotey and James Warren to meet these Gentlemen & to Request them Not to Run aney line in our township untill the Generall Cort are more thoroughly Enformed of our Circumstances with Refferance to our lands in that part of our towneship but if those Gentlemen se Cause still to Goe on in Runing sd line then to oppose them in their proceedings therein
at said Meeting abovesd John Nelson Giles Rickard Junior & John ffoster were Chosen to be tithing men for this present yeare
At said meeting William Shurtlef was Chosen Towne Treasurer
At a towne Meeting held at plimouth on the 29 th of July 1695 at this Meeting the Inhabitants of sd towne Made Choyce of Major Bradford John Bradford Ephraim Morton John dotey and James Warren together with the towne Clerk to draw up and
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present to the Generall Court the towns Reasons why they did Reques the Gentlemen to forbeare Runing the deviding line at the present
At this Meeting William Shurtlif was Chose Comisioner to act with the Rators in making ye provence Rate Also at this Meeting Mer William Clarke Isaac Cushman & Ephraim Morton were Chosen to make the Rate for the minister and for the defraying of all other towne Charges
At a towne Meeting held at plimouth on the 2ª of Septem- ber 1695 ordered that the Rators should make a Rate of 85 pound for the maintenance of the Ministry for the present yeare Mer Cotton Considering the grat Charges lying on the Inhabitants of said Towne Consents thereunto
At this Meeting Mer John Mordo John dotes Giles Rickard John Stirtevant and William Ring were Chose to serve on the pety Jury at the County Cort
At a towne meeting held at plimouth on the 16th of december 1605 at sd Meeting it was voated by the Inhabitants of sd towne that the Justiceses of the County should be Informed of sd townes Request that ye Road over Jones River might be where travelors doe Now usally pass & doe Request and appoint Mer John Bradford and John Nelson to acquaint sd Justices with sd townes desire
The Jurors Chosen to serve at the County Court were Eleazar Churchill John Churchill John Rickard Ephraim Coole Samuel Lucas John Carver & John Churchill
at sd Meeting Left John Bradford doth Engage to said towne that in Case the County Court doe allow of the Turning the Road over Jones Rever That the Towne shall Not be Charged with the purchase of the way that may goe through aney mans land by the Turning sd way At sd meeting John Rickard was Granted the land on which his Whorfe now standeth and liberty to whorfe in breadth and length against his own ware hous leaveing sufficent Roome for Carts Convenintly to pass along the shore
[19.] Att the Towne Meeting last Mentioned The Towne Granted to William Shurtlef and Ephraim Coole to Each of them 30 foott of land square under the hill Northward from Mer bartlets warehouse by the waterside with liberty to buld a Narrow
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whorfe from sd land into the sea alowing Convenient Rome for Carts to pass along the shore
Att a Towne Meeting held att plimouth on the second of March 1695 ffor the Choyce of Towne officers for said yeare as also for the Choyce of JJurors to serve at the Grand assise are William Shurtlif Ephraim Morton Samuel Rider Nathaniel Morton and John dotey At this meeting Thomas faunce was Chosen to be Town Clerk The persons to serve on the pety Jurey at sd Court are John Nelson Leftan Bryant Nathaniel Southworth Mer John Mordo & Elkanath Cushman and for the quarter sessions the grand Jurors are George Morton William Ring Eleasar Ring and John ffoster and the Jurors of Tryals are Mer William Clarke John Waterman Nathaniel Holmes John ffoster Samuel Stirtevant & Robert Bartlet The Surveyors for the high wayes are Nathaniel holmes Joseph Bartlet Junior Abram Jacson Samuel Bradford and Eliazar Jacson The Select Men are Mer William Clarke John Ricord Junor & Thomas ffaunce The Cunstables are Josiah finney & Nathaniel Jacson William Shurtlif Chosen towne Treasurror Joshua pratt Eliazar Cushman & Jonathan Shaw Junior Chosen to be Tithing Men
At this Meeting it was ordered and agreed upon by the Inhabitants of the Towne that Every householder should kill 12 black birds and bring theire heads to persons appointed by the Towne to Receive the Tale betwen the Middle of Aprill & The last of May next Ensuing & those that Neglect to kill theire proportion as above sd shall pay a fine of 3 shillings for the use of the town to be leaveyed upon them in their Rates The Men appointed to Beceive the Tale of the birds are deacon Thomas Clarke Benjamen Warren William Shurtlif John Waterman John Gray Jonathan Shaw Junior
October 17th 1696 Then laid out and bounded unto William Shurtlif and Ephram Coole the land granted by the Town in this page above Mentioned ; Northward from Mer Bartlets hous A Considerable distance and there bounded out to William Shurtlif 30 fott of land in breadth on the front next the sea ; where its bounded with two stakes drove into the ground and is to Extend in length from sd stakes 30 foot up towards the banck and leaveing of ten foott of Comon there is staked out to Ephraim Coole 30 foot of land still Northward from the sd William Shirtlifs land before mentioned and to Extend as afore
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sd in length 30 ffott upwards from the sea towards the banck ; surveyed and bounded out on the day and yeare herein last above mentioned pr Me Thomas ffaunce surveyor to the town of plimouth
[20.] This Inderture Made the 19th of March 169g betwen John Gray and Caleb Cook on the one party & Capt Joseph Howland of the other party all of the towne of plimouth in New England Witneseth That whereas the Inhabitants of sd towne of plimouth att a Towne meeting held at plimouth on the 6 th of March 169g Granted liberty to us ye said Gray and Cooke to Run our fences at the foot of our lots downe to low water Marke upon Condition that the sd Capt Howland have liberty of free passage through our lands through Gates or barrs from his house att Rockenoock up to the Comon Roade upon which Consideration we the abovesd gray and Cooke have upon the day and yeare above Mentioned agreed upon and bounded oute A way from the sd Capt Howland through our lands up to the Comon Roade of Twenty foot in breadth The bounds thereof are as foloweth Regining at the sd howlands house & bounded on sd Cooks land on Each side sd way with a heape of stones and soe along sd way on sd Cooks land to a Red oake tree and a heape of stones on the south side thereof opposite to sd tree and from thence Rainging to a Rock on the one side and a heape of stones on the other on the southerly syde of sd Rock and soe to a walnut Tree and a heape of stones on the south side opposite against it and from thence to a white oake tree and a heape of stones on the Eastward side and soe to the End of the birch swampe and there bounded with a Rock on Each side of the way and stones laid about them and from thence to two Rocks more and heaps of stones about them and soe to a white oake Tree and a heap of stones on the south side opposite to sd tree and soe Right from sd Rock to a heape of stones in sd grayes land on the Northerly side of a white Rock and soe to an other Rock and a heape of stones on the south side of sd Rock and soe to the Top of a hill and there bounded with a heape of stones on Each side of sd way and from thence to the Comon Road and there bounded with a heape of stones on Each side of sd way Memorandom it is to be understood that this way thus bounded oute as aforesd is twenty foot in breadth through the whole length and the sd Capt Howland is to make by this Agrement and Maintaine the fence
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from the bound tree betwen sd Cooke and Howland downe to low water Marke and to Maintaine a Cart Gate on sd allowed way before his owne dore and another upon sd way betwen så grayes land and Caleb Cooks and said Capt Ho Fland both Engadge to keepe within the boundereyes herin above Mentioned and agreed upon to be for his Convenient Egres & Regress from his own land to the Comon Road and the sd Caleb Cook is to make and Maintaine A sufficent fence from high water Marke in the Rainge betwen sd Cook and Gray down into the sea & att the Roade the sd John Gray is from time to time to maintaine a Cart gate on sd way from sd Capt Howland and the sd John Gray is to make and Maintaine the out side fence into the sea and where Either the said Cooke or Gray shall see it will be for their Conveniencey they have liberty att their own Charge to set up Gates upon sd way and the sd Capt Howland doth promise for him selfe his heires or assignes that they haveing free pass along sd way above Expresed will for Ever quitt all Claim of wais formerly laid oute for sd Howland by the water side through the sd Grayes and Cooks land And In Witnes of our Joyent Concorrance al.d Agreement as to the settling and bounding out sd way and as to observation of the particulars above Expresed we the sd Capt Joseph Howland John Gray and Caleb Cook doe by These presents bind ourselves our heires Executors and assignes for Ever as Witnes our hands and seales on the day and yeare first above written
Joseph Howlands seale O
signed sealed and declared John Grayes seale O
to be our Joyent agreement In
Caleb Cooks seale O
presence of
Benjamen Lumbert
Abiall Shurtlif
[21.] The bounds of ye lands of severall of the Neighboures on the south side of the Towne of plimouth as they were ordered by the Court to be laid out & Bounded by Capt Southworth & George Watson as followeth The bounds Betwen the lands of Left Ephraim Morton and the lands of Thomas Morton are as ffolloweth viz: it begins att the Eastermost Corner of a stone wall below and soe Raingeth up into the woods on a southwest line half A point southerly twelve score pole more or less unto a black oake tree Marked with E M on the Northerly side & with T M on the southerly side On the 25 th of March 1696 the Rainge
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betwen the lots above Mentioned was Run by Thomas ffaunce Giles Rickard Junior Nathiel Morton and Samel Cornish and is settled as ffolloweth viz begining below where the two stone wales mete and from thence Rainging up on the southerly side of the stone wall southwest half A point southerly bounded with severall heapes of stones in sd Rainge betwixt the foot bound and the head of the field and att the head of the field Neere the Corner of the old head ditch is a heape of stones and from said heape of stones Rainging up still on the same point and bounded by severall Rainge trees Marked and soe Extendeth up to the black oake tree above mentioned to be the Raingen bounds betwen sd lots
The bounds betwen the lands or lots betwen Nathaniel Morton and the Children of Josiah Morton late of plimouth deceased are as followeth viz bounded below with a heape of stones Neere the fence and soe Rainging southwest half a poynt southerly up into the woods bounded with severall heapes of stones in said Rainge soe far as the head of the fields and then bounded by severall Bainge trees untill it Cometh to the head of the lots and there bounded with A white oake sapling and a heape of stones which is the head bound betwen said lotts
The bounds betwen the lots of Nathaniel and Thomas Morton are as followeth viz bounded below Nere the seaside with A heape of stones and from thence Raingeth southwest halfe a point southerly up into the woods and bounded with severall heapes of stones in sd Rainge soe farr as the head of the feilds and from thence bounded by severall Rainge trees Marked : up to the heads of said lots and there bounded with a stake and a heape of stones
The Bounds betwen The lots of George Morton and Thomas Mortons lot are as followeth vis : its Agreed upon by said George Morton & the said Thomas Morton that the brook shall be the bounds betwen theire lots from A flat Rock with a heap of stones on it at the head of the brook and soe downe sd brook to the fot of their sd lands and att the head of said brook to Extend from sd flat Rock Neere two poli southeasterly to A heape of stones upon the hill side and from sd heape of stones to Range southwest half a point southerly up into the woods and bounded with severall heapes of stones in sd Rainge belowe and up in the woods with severall Rainge trees Marked ; up to the head of sd
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lotts and the Corner bound betwen said lotts is A Red oake sapling Marked on 4 sides and A heape of stones by sd sapling
[22.] The bounds betwen the lots of George Morton and Joseph Churchill are as followeth viz : bounded Neere the foot of sd lotts with a walnut tree on the southerly or southeasterly Corner of the sd Joseph Churchils stone wall by his orchard sd tree is marked on fouer sides and A heape of stones by sd tree and Raingeth from sd tree southwest half a point southerly up into the woods and bounded by severall Rainge trees marked ; in sd Rainge and at the head of said Joseph Churchill lot next to wobery feilds is bounds with a forked Red oake tree marked on foure sides with a heape of stones by sd tree which is the bound betwen the sd Mortons lots and the said Churchils lot soe far as the said Churchils lot Raingeth with said Mortons lotts
The lots above Mentioned were Rainged bounded and in breadth Measured on the 25th and 26 th dayes of March 1696 by Thomas ffaunce surveyore To the Towne of Plimouth
Each lott specifyed in page 21 & 22 are twenty pole in breadth to one single lott
At a Town Meeting Held at plimouth June 29th 1696 at sd Meeting it was ordered by the Town That the 1 uper society should have the schoolmaster the Next quortor & the 3ª quortor to Remove to the Eelerever & the 4th quorter to Remove Noo further Northward in sd Town for settlement to keepe scoole Then John Greyes
At sd Meeting The Towne voted that five pounds should be allowed towards the payment for the Care of M hunters Wife Now under the doctors hands and also the Towne Agreed with John Nelson To Keep Nan Ram-den one yeare for five pounds & to furnish ber at the Expiration of sd yeare with Cloathing as good as Now shee hath and whereas John Churchill senior late of plimouth deceased has a grant of land at ponds of fifty Acres & that grant Now faling to John Churchill and he haveing often solicited The Town for liberty to Remove sd grant to some other place : upon which at this Meeting The Town granted liberty to the sd John Church to throw up his grant at the ponds and to take up his fifty Acies at the uper sosiety where it may be least prejudiciall to aney perticular
1 The Church in Plympton. then a part of Plymouth. was organized in 1690, and was often called the Upper Society.
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[23.] At A town Meeting held att plimouth September 14 th 1696 Not Relinquishing the Towns Just Right according to law to all theire Inhabitants paying their Rates as formerly The Conclusion & voate of the Town at this Meeting was that they would pay to Mer Cotton their Minister for this present yeare 1696 begining the 30th day of May last past the ffull sum of seaventy five pounds in silver money and the sd Mer Cotton Rests Contented with the sd sum for this present yeare it was also then voted that said sum be duely and seasonably paid the one halfe in october Next the other halfe att or before the first day of March next Ensuing At this Meeting the town Agreed upon the Raising of Moneys for the defraying the town Charges which is as followeth Inprimis for
the scoolemaster 33-00. 00 John Bradford 01-12. 00
To Samuel dunham for sweping the meeting hous 01-10. 00
To 1 ffrench doctor fo Care of Hunters wife 05-00-00 To John Nelson for keeping Nan Ramsden on year 05-00-00
To Nathaniel Southworth for service att Cort 03-12-00
To John Nelson for service for the Town 01-00-00 Grant to At this town Meeting The Town granted unto Holmes Nathaniel Holmes and to Nathaniel Morton forty & Morton foot of land square betwen the land of Nathaniel Harlow and wenensly harbor by the shore side
At A town Meeting held at plimouth december 2rd 1696 they then Chose John Morton John Churchill James Barneb John doty Jun : John Coole and John Barnes to serve on the petty Jury at the quorter sessions in december 1696
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