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[54.] * A smale pcell of swamp or meddow is graunted joyntly
1661 unto Andrew Ringe and Abraham Jackson lying att the south meddow at the further end of the Cove ;
Wheras formerly a smale pcell of land was graunted
1 " Countrey pay " was "pay in produce " at fixed prices.
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unto John Dunham Juni : lying on the north side of his feild above plaine dealing in case it should not prove prejudiciall to the Neighbourhood there ; and wheras some of the neighbors whom it most conserneth have taken notice of his desire con- serning the pmises and have given theire consent unto his said Request ; The Towne have therfore graunted unto the said John Dunham three acrees of land lying on the north side of his field aforsaid ; to him and his heires for ever this to be layed forth and bounded with all convenient speed and the bounds to bee here entered ; provided that the Neighbours shall have libertie to fetch wood from of the said land as they shall have occation notwith- standing this graunt ;
Att a towne meeting held at the meeting house att Plymouth the 24th of March 1661, Conserning the demand of twelve pounds by Richard Church and John Thompson in Re- ference unto a former bargaine about the meeting house ; the Towne agreed by a voate that they would not compound with the said ptes ; but will answare the tryall of it by law if the said pties shall see cause to comence suite against the towne or any that have formerly bine theire agents about the said bargaine ;
Libertie is graunted unto John Cooke and Jacob Cooke to looke out some land where it may lye convenient for them and not prejudicial to others and a Competency therof to bee Con- feirmed unto them by the towne.
Att a Towne meeting held att Plymouth the 24th of 1662,
Leiftenant Ephraim Morton and George Bonum were appointed by the Towne to be Surveyors for the measuring of land as occation may Require within this Township.
[55.] Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house att Plymouth the 24th day of May 1662
The Towne have Refered the busines about our lands att Punckateesett and places adjacent concerning the Incroachment of some of Road Iland upon some pte of the said land; unto the deputies of our Towne together with the messengers of the towne now sent viz : John Cooke and Nathaniell Warren to make our addresses to the Court in the townes behalf and otherwise to to act (conserning the same) as they shall see cause ;
Mr Howland desired a smale hole or pcell of meddow neare his land graunted him formerly by the towne ;
Richard Wright desireth a smale pcell of meddow about
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two accers which is over measures of what was alowed to ffrancis Billington ;
Jonathan Shaw desires some Comon land about his house att Lakenham 1 ;
ffrancis Comb: Requesteth a smale point of meddow neare the meddow he bought of Edward Gray
Ephraim Tinkham Requesteth a smale pcell of meddow lying upon the brooke that Runeth from Doties pond ;
Benjamine Eaton desireth a smale pcell of meddow about half an acree lying neare ffrancis Billingtons meddow and some upland to it ;
Ephraim Morton desireth an Inlargment at the head of his lott ;
The Towne have declared themselves Conserning Clarkes Iland that it is now att theire disposing notwithstanding former libertie graunted to pticular psons to Improve it; It being now deserted and not Improved by any ;
Georg Watson Nathaniell Morton and Willam harlow Renewed theire Request for their former desire of land att Manno- mett ponds ; the towne was moved to chos some to dispose of lands and those pticulares are Refered untill the towne shall take further order for the disposal of lands ;
Att this meeting Willam Crow was voated to bee a sur- veyor for the measuring of lands ;
[56.] Att a Town meeting held by the Townesmen of Plym- outh the 30th of June 1662
The Towne made Choise of Robert flinney and Ephraim Morton to Receive that which is agreed by the Towne to be brought in for the building of a house for a minnester ;
Att this meeting the Towne agreed in Reference unto lands for the disposing therof that there shalbee a meeting on sett purpose for that end ; to bee on the last Munday in October next and that then the towne either together or by a Comittce then to bee chosen for that purpose dispose of lands ; and that in the meantime such as want land have libertie to look out for the supply of their wants in that behalf ;
Willam harlow the Constable of Plymouth for the yeare 1662 gave in his account as followeth :
1 Lakenham was the early name for what is now Carver.
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The sixteenth of October 1661 the towne by their Rators made a rate of
£ S d
25 12 03
The pticulares wherof were disposed as followeth
Item to the Treasurer
02. 06. 00
Item to ffrancis Goulder
08. 00 00
Item to Mistris ffuller
01. 10. 01
Item to John Barnes
02.
03. 04
Item to Edward Gray
01.
00 06
Item to Thomas Savory
03.
14 02
Item to Ephraim Morton
00.
14. 00
Item to John Cobb
00.
14. 00
Item to John Dunham Seni :
00.
12. 00
Item to Robert ffinney
00
0G. 00
Item to Mr howland
00
12
00
Item to Willam Crow
00
06
00
Item to Nathaniell Warren
00
12
00
Item to charges of Rators att James Coles 00
09
00
Item to 4 barrells of Tarr as yett in William harlowes hands 02
00
00
Suma totalis
1 25
13
07
Reste due to Willam harlow when the
Tarr is delivered
00
01
06
[57.] At a Towne meeting held by the Townesmen of Plym- outh the 27th of October 1662
The Names of those that desire meddow in Sampson's Countrey 2 or therabouts are as followeth
henery Wood
foure acrees of meddow
John Jourdaine graunted Jonathan Dunham
Nathaniell Warren
lying att Sampsons * pond ;
Willam harlow
to him and his heires forever.
Gabriell ffallowell
Robert ffinney
Joseph Dunham
Abraham Jackson
Thomas Whitney
Thomas Pope
1 This footing is a correct copy of the original, but should be 24 19 1
2 Sampson's Countrey was in the vicinity of Assowampsett Pond in Lakeville
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Samuell Dunham Samuell Kinge
The Names of those whoe desire meddow att the lower south meddow ; next unto those that have had former grauntes there
Gorge Watson
Ephraim Morton
Nathaniell Morton
to bee Considered with
John Rickard
some meddow there in lieu
Jonathan Shaw of that which hee Relinquished
James Cole Juni : in Joanses River meddow
hugh Cole Joseph Bartlett
å
The Names of such as desire Medlow in the * soe called ; lying on the south side of Turkey Swamp.
Captaine Bradford
Stephen Bryant Joseph Warren
Samuell Sturtivant
Willam Crow
John Morton
Edwar 1 Gray
Richard Wright
Samuell Kinge
John harmon Ephraim Tinkham henery Wood
Twenty acrees of upland graunted unto
This is since Thomas Lettice lying on the Northwest side of layed out a little brook att Doceys meddow being a little for him * above his Comon wast meddow there to him and * 6 book his heires for ever ;
fifty acrees of upland is graunted unto Jonathan Morey next unto Sandwich bounds butting on the sea for ever
and * .-
[58.] foure acrees of meddow is graunted unto ffrancis Combe lying next unto his meddow which hee bought of Edward Gray on the southerly side therof : to him and his heires for ever ; Twenty acrees of upland is graunted unto John Rickard lying on the northerly side of lakenham with all and singulare the appurtenances therunto belonging to him and his heires for ever ; Twenty acrees of upland is graunted unto James Cole Juni : lying on the northerly side of his land att Lakenham with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever ;
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The Towne have graunted unto John Dunham Seni : That * a graunt of land formerly graunted unto him by the court lying att Swan hold : shalbee layed out to him with the best con- venience that may bee ;
fifty acrees of upland is graunted unto each of those twelve men that have meddow graunted to them at Winnatuxett to bee layed out to them there
The names of such as desire meddow att the new found meddow in the south side of 1Turkey Swamp
Capt Bradford
Joseph Warren
Stephen Bryant
John harmon
Samuell Sturtivant
Samuell Kinge
George Bonum and
Edward Gray
Andrew Ringe desired
John Morton a peece of meddow lying
Willam Crow southerly from the
Richard Wright cedar bricge.
Thirty acrees of upland graunted unto John harmon att or neare winnatuxet when those abovesaid twelve men have theire portions layed out for them if then it can bee found with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever
Thirty acrees of upland is graunted unto Samuell Dunham lying att 2 Warrens wells on the Easterly side therof with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever ;
Thirty acrees of upland is graunted unto Joseph Dunham lying att his brother Samuell Dunhams att Warrens wells aforsaid with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever :
A smale pcell of meddow is graunted unto John Barnes lying att the uper end of the south meddow ; if it bee not graunted before to any other
[59.] fifty acrees of upland land is graunted unto Nathaniell Warren neare Mannomett ponds neare some meddow formerly graunted to his Mother ; the said fifty acrees of upland with all and singulare the appurtenances belonging therunto ; to him and his heires for ever ;
1 Turkey Swamp was near the line between Plympton and Halifax.
2 Warren's Wells-a tract of low land between the South Pond Road and the Russell Mills Pond.
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fifty acrees of upland is graunted unto Ephraim Morton lying on the further side of the brooke att Mannomett ponds over against Samuell Ryders land ; the said fifty acrees of upland with all and singulare the appartenances to the said Ephraim Morton to him and his heires for ever ;
fifty acres of upland graunted unto Joseph Warren lying att Mannomett ponds neare unto the place above mentioned with all and singulare the appurtenances ; to him and his heires for ever ;
Graunted unto Gorge Watson Willam harlow and Nath- aniell Morton ; to each of them fifty acrees of upland lying att Mannomett Ponds at the further end therof ; the said fifty acre s of upland to each of them with all and singulare the appurten- ances belonging therunto ; to belong to them and every of them theire and every of theire heires and assignes for ever ; this to bee understood that if there is not enough to make up the same ; that is good betwixt the Indians and the pond then to have some to make it up on the other side of the pond ;
fifty acrees of upland is graunted unto John Churchill lying att Mannomett ponds on the southerly side of the above- said hundred and fifty acrees graunted to Gorge Watson William harlow and Nathaniell Morton when theires is layed out; the said fifty acrees of upland with all and singalar the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever
ffifty acrees of upland graunted unto Joseph Bartlett lying att Mannomett Ponds over against his Unkells land theire with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever
A small pcell of land is graunted to Jonathan Shaw * neare his house att Lakenham to bee layed out to him soe as to bee not prejudiciall to the Naighbourhood there ; the said pcell of land to appertaine with all the appurtenances unto the said Jonathan Shaw hee and heires for ever ;
fifty acrees of upland is graunted unto hugh Cole lying betwixt the hither mannomett point and the peece of salt marsh ; with all the appurtenances belonging thereunto unto him and his heires for ever ;
forty acrees of upland is graunted unto John Dunham on the southwest of 1 colchester
1 Colchester was a part of what is now Plympton.
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PLYMOUTH
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[60.] Att the Towne meeting held att the meeting house and with a Joynt consent agreed that the house for a minnester which hath bin in agitation shall bee built att the Townes charge accord- ing to such proportions on each man as they have engaged for the Accomplishment therof ; and that such as have not bine spoken to : or have not expressed themselves what they will give towards it bee spoken to in convenient time and that such sumes as they shall contribute towards it ; bee aded to the Rest for the accomplishment therof ; that soe such as have undertaken to agree with workmen (in the townes behalf) be not damnified : and that the said house may be built according to expectation ;
Capt : Southworth John Morton Stephen Bryant and Ephraim Morton were appointed by the Towne to Assist Capt : Willett in defending against Richard Church and John Thompson plaintiffes against him in an action of the case to the damage of twenty foure pounds about our meeting house.
Wheras Complaint is made of some disorder and abuse about takeing of the heerings at the yearly season the towne have proposed to henery Wood that if himself with som others that hee shall agree with all will order by draw or take them and made equall devision of them to the Inhabitants of the town they will allow him or them 9 pence a thousand ; onely for full agree- ment concerning these propositions it is Refered untill the next trayning day after the date heerof :
Herrings
* * to
the said
P for ing and * ibuting
Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house the 23 of March 1662 It was ordered by the towne that henery Wood and Gorge Bonum with one other whom they shall see meet to be added to them; shall draw or take and devide the herrings to the severall families of the Township of Plymouth whoe shall have theire shares in number according to the number of the | sons in theire families and they the said henery Wood and Gorge Bonum etc are to make meanes for the stopage of the said herrings and takeing of them in theire goeing up att theire owe charge ; and they are to lett them goe up on fryday nights on saterday nights and on the Lords daies : and the towne doth prohibite all those that have enterest or shalbee Im-
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* habitants
* for said
* them to the ployed in the Mill to stopp water when the tide is out of the pond during the time of the herrings ; and that they the said pties are hereby authorized to take course for the pre- venting of Boyes swine and doggs from anoying of them in theire coming up
thousand bee delivered
* mill
Abraham Jackson desireth a smale peell of upland att or neare Warrens wells neare unto some land lately graunted to Samuell Dunham and Joseph Dunham
Robert ffinney Nathaniell Warren and Ephraim Morton are appointed by the towne to Run the line and to see the bounds sett betwixt the Township of Sandwich and our Township.
Nathaniell Morton and Nathaniell Warren are appointed by the towne
[61.] The bounds of John Dunham Juni : his graunt of forty acrees of land on the southwest of colchester is bounded as followeth viz : on the northerly end with a white oake tree on the southwest corner and on the other corner of that end two young aspin trees growing * and on the west side with a white oake tree by the way side ; from the said west bound to bee in breadth forty pole broad :
Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house att Plymouth the 3th of July 1663
Nathaniell Warren and Ephraim Morton were appointed by the towne to give meeting to those appointed by the Court to Run the line betwixt Sandwich and our Township
Minister
Lott
A certaine peell of meddow lying att the lower end of the uper south meddow being about 2 acrees bee it more or lesse is Reserved for the use of a minnester
It is likewise ordered by the Towne that Clarkes Iland, Sagaquish and the gurnetts nose the wood of them bee Reserved for the use of a minnester onely JJohn Smith the boates man att Plymouth hath libertie this year to fech from any of the said Ilands what hee needeth ; and if in case any other att any time or the said Smith att the Revolution of this yeare shall fech any wood from of any of those Ilands or places fornamed they
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shall forfeit all such wood to the townes use ; to bee Improved for the use of the minnester :
Att the Towne meeting held at the meeting house att Plymouth the 16th day of September 1663 :
It was ordered and agreed by the towne that the house now in building by the towne shalbee att the dispose of the Towne for the use of the minnester and that for this yeare the sume of sixty pounds bee allowed unto Mr Williams for his maintainance to be collected out of the Township.
Att this meeting Robert ffinney Nathaniel Warren Ephraim Morton and Nathaniell Morton they or any two of them are appointed by the towne to agree (in theire behalfe) with a workman about the covering of the minnesters house with shingle if it shalbee found to bee the best way of covering
& Richard Wright John JJordey
Att this meeting two sertaine pcells of Meddow were graunted unto John Jourdaine and Richard Wright to each of them a like portion of the said pcells viz : the one peell lying att the southeast end of Jacob Cookes meddow in the woods ; and the other peell : soe much as is comon att the head of Captaine Southworths meddow att Winnatuxett : and both the said pcells exceed not foure acrees apeece they the said John Jourdaine and Richard Wright to have and to hold to each of them foure acrees of the above said pcells of meddow to them and theire heires and assignes for ever :
seaven acrees of upland was granted att this meeting unto Jonathan Bosworth lying att the southeast end of Mr how- lands land lying att a place called Colchester soe it prejudice not a highway there : the said seaven acrees of upland with all and singulare the appurtenances to him and his heires for ever ;
[62.] It was agreed by the towne that such as have meddow att the uper south meddow shall have to each of them a smale portion of upland graunted and layed forth about ten acrees a man to lye as conveniently as may bee unto theire meddowes tlis to bee done as soon as the land can bee viewed and thinges put into a way for the orderly doeing of the same :
The 20th of february 1662.
The bounds of the land graunted to Robert Bartlett is as followeth viz : fifty acrees of upland lying along by the ferne
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swamp between the Eelriver and Manomett ponds being bounded on the North norwest end with a Rid oake under the foot of the pyne hills by a little swamp and soe Ranging North northeast fifty pole in breadth towards the sea and soe Runing along by the sea- side eight score pole to a little swamppe peece of ground comonly called the grounutt place and soe Runing from the 1 grounutt place west southwest to a pyne tree standing on the southwest side of a ferney swamp ;
2 The bounds of the land of Joseph Bartlett the 20th of february 1662, is as followeth viz: fifty acrees of upland lying att Manomett ponds att the brooke side ; the easterly end therof being bounded with a little swamp and soe ex- tending it self in the length therof six score pole by the brooke side up into the woods being bounded att the uper end with a walnutt tree by the brooke side; and being in breadth three score and eight pole from the brook; itt is bounded with a marked maple tree standing in a smale swamp on the westerly corner ; and on the northerly corner with a little white oake marked ; and a stone pitched upright by it ; always provided that there is and for ever shalbee a way Reserved through the breadth of the aforsaid land for the conveniency and use of those that have lands lying on the further side of the abovesaid brook att or neare the old way which cattle use to goe over the brooke att which said allowance for the way is foure pole in breadth ;
The 2nd of November 1663 the Town mett on some occations not heer enserted ; the Towne appointed this day month to bee another Towne meeting
[63.] Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house att Plymouth the 30th of December 1663.
It was ordered by the Towne that whereas great damage is in the Remote meddowes of the Towne by neat cattle to the Indan - gering the Improverishing and undoeing of the Towne That in case any neat cattle shallbee found in any meddow that is above four miles from the saltwater viz ; the south meddowes Doytes meddowes Joneses River meddow and Winnatuxett meddowes with all other meddowes adjacent or neare the said meddowes within the said
1 " Grounutt " undoubtedly means " ground nut."
2 This land is in what is called the Brook Neighborhood, and portions of it are now occupied by descendants of Joseph Bartlett.
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limites of the places above mentioned from the first day of Aprill to the last day of August annually ; they shalbee comitted to the pound and there to Remaine untill the damage shalbee satisfied or cattle Replevied ; and that it shall ee lawfull for any two men of the towne soe finding cattle trespasing as aforsaid to bring them to the pound and to have six pence a head for all such cattle soe brought to the pound as aforsaid and the pound keeper to have four pence a head for all such cattle soe Impounded ; and that the owners of the said cattle so Impounded they or some of the naigh- borhood shall have reasonable notice therof :
It was ordered by the Towne that all swine upon Just Com- plaint of damage done by thein shalbee Ringed or Yoaked ; and in case any mans swine being Ringed shall break into any mans corne field or garden being sufficiently fenced the owners of such swine shall pay Just damages :
1 Att this meeting Jonathan Shaw desired a pcell of upland about twenty acres might bee granted to him lying betwixt land which he bought of Robert Ransom and the pond
Wheras a certain pcell of meddow lying neare the bounds of Plymouth Towards Sandwich hath bine challenged for Correction by Robert Bartlett ; which yett notwithstanding hee could not cleare up to bee liis by the Record of the court ; and that since it doth ap- peer to bee within the Liberties of our Towne : The Towne have graunted and doth by these presents confeirme unto the said Robert Bartlett eight acrees of the said meddow with all and singulare the appurtenances belonging thereunto To him and his heires for- ever ; The said meddow is a pcell of meddow somtime mowed by Tho:nas Butler : and on the easterly pte of it is neare a pond and a little swamp and on the notherly pte of it hath another pond neare unto it and on the westerly pte or side of it hath another pond out of which said pond cometh a small Issue or Rundlett of dirty water ;
1 This land was on the Wenham Road in Carver.
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[64.] The bounds of the lands graunted to Richard Wright att Winatucksett lyeth southwest and Northeast and the wes- tern bound by the River side is a walnut tree by a great Rocke and the northermost bound is a white oake and the easterly bound a small white oake ; and the south bound a Rid oak ; and is four score pole in breadth and a hundred in length in all fifty acrees ; fore mentioned in this booke.
1The bounds of a small peell of land att Rockey nooke whereon Richard Wright now liveth as followeth viz ; by the Comon Road way with a Rid oake tree from thence to a great cleft Rocke on the northwest side and soe to the sea ; and on the southerly side with the land of ffrancis Billington.
The bounds of the land which John Dunham Juni bought of Benajal Pratt lying above plaindealing viz ; which he now liveth on is as followeth on the southwest corner with a burchen tree marked: on the northwest Corner with a Rid oake tree marked haveing a white oake Joyned to it on the northeast corner with a bush marked and on the southeast corner with a white oak tree marked ; and between the white oake tree last named and the said bush there is a very great Roeke by the brook side stand- ing directly in the Range :
The bounds of the land graunted by the Towne to John Dunham Juni : which was layed out to him by Leiftenant Morton ; lying and being att Winnatuxett which is twenty of the fifty graunted to him there ; is as followeth ; att the southwest corner with an heap of stones lying on a Rocke ; att the northwest corner with a great Pyne tree marked ; att the northeast corner with a Rid oake tree marked at the southeast corner with an heap of stones lying on a great broad stone flatt almost by the ground.
The bounds of Richard Wrights land att Winnatuxett It lyeth southwest and Northeast and the western bound by the River side is a walnut tree by a great Rocke and the northwest bound a white oake; and the easterne bound a small white oake and the south bound a Rid oake and is four score pole in breadth and an hundred in length.
Richard Wright
1 The paragraph concerning the bounds of Richard Wright at "Rockey Nooke " has lines drawn through it in the records,
Richard Wright John Donham Juni
John Donham Juni
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Richard Wright
The bounds of the land of Richard Wright on which his house standeth at Rockey nooke as it was layed out by Leiftenant Morton is as followeth The bounds on the Northerly side is a great cloven Rocke by the sea side and soe Ranging up towards the woods to a great heap of stones within the feild and soe to the path the breath is to run southerly from the said heap of stones to a great Rid oake marked on four sides : the southerly side to Run from the said Rid oake downward to the sea to a great Remarkable Rocke and soe to the sea the length of it is from the Comon Road way to the sea :
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