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It was ordered by the towne concerning the Eelriver bridge that our deputies be fully Impowered to treat with the court and carry on the busines about the building of it
The Raters chosen were Robert ffinney Willam Clarke and Willam Crow
Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house the of October 1664 The Raters chosen were John Morton Robert flinney Willam Crow
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four acrees of meddow is granted unto John Jourdaine att the south meddow out of that meddow there undisposed of
Wheras great Inconveniency hath accrew- ed to the Towne by pmiting of sundry psons to take the benifitt of the Townes Comons in a promiscuous and disorderly way ; It is ordered by the Towne that noe one Shall Improve any benefit on our Comons except householders approved by the Towne np mn paine of forfeiting whatsoever shallbee Raised to the townes use ; and in case any under pre- tence of hiering of servants shall Improve and Imploy any man or boy that hath noe Right to the Comons of the Towne; that shallbee found to bee in ptenorship in Im- proveing the said Comons by Raising any benifit thereon; that whatsoever benifit or proffitt shallbee soe Raised as aforsaid shall- bee wholly forfeit to the townes use
Mr Prence Capt Southworth Nathaniell Warren Ephraim Morton
were appointed by the Towne in due and convenient time to meet together to consider of such propositions and pticulars as may probably tend to the Comon good and welfare of the towne :
It was ordered by the towne that in case the Constable Samuell Sturtivant shall faithfully and carefully collect what is yett unpayed of the last yeares Rate to the minnesters house hee shall have halfe of his owne Rate viz : of the last Remited unto him that is to say to the last Rate to the house aforsaid
The last Munday in December next is appointed for a Towne meeting day for the disposing of lands etc
Att a Towne held att the meeting house att Plymouth by the Townsmen of Plymouth the 27th of May 1665
Certaine of the naighborhood betwixt the towne and the Eelriver were appointed by the towne to view the highwaies in the naighborhoods aforsaid and to Consult and Compound with the naighbors for the settling of them for the best conveniency that may bee both to the generall and each pticulare ; and what con- clusions they Come to of any wages that they make Record there- of to the Court that soe they may bee entered upon publicke Record with the markes of them : and soe to bee pmanent
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Robert flinney
Nath : Warren
Willam Harlow
Nath : Morton
hugh Cole
Ephraim Morton
Willam Clarke
Conserning the land att Punckateeset it was ordered that Capt : Southworth Nathaniell Warren and Edward Gray doe treat with Phillip the Sachem Conserning our Interest therein (soe much oposed) and to Procure of him an evidence for it besides what wee have or a full Confeirmation thereof ; and to Indent with by giving him some gratuitie for his satisfaction Reward and Incur- ragment and that John Cooke Nath : Warren and Edward Gray doe lett out our meddows therein in the behalfe of the ptenors for this yeare to the best advantage they can
[75.] heer followeth the bounds of severall pcells of land be- longing to Gyles Rickard seni : graunted unto him in severall places.
Imprimes a Lott of Land lying a little from Lakenham Necke on the easterly side of Winnatucksett River begining att a great Rocke and soe Runing eighty pole Northwest downe the River and the other Rangeth northeast one hundred pole to a great heap of stones upon the southeast corner ; and on the Northeast end a brooke and soe to another brooke by the end of a swamp ; and southwest untill it comes to Winnatucksett River unto a white oake tree there marked
The bounds of the meddow belonging to Gyles Rickard seni : in Winnatucksett meddow is as followeth viz ; twelve acrees wherof eight lyeth next Mr John howland between the said JJohn howland and Edward Gray ; bounded on the easterly corner with a maple tree ; next to the said John howland with another maple tree ; on the westermost Corner next to Edward Gray with an oake : and on the northermost Corner next to Edward Gray with a pyne tree ; three acrees and an halfe more therof lyeth at the uper end of the meddow next above Captaine Southworth ; and halfe an acree that lyeth adjoyning to these three acrees the said Gyles Rickard bought of John Cobb and Edward Gray soe the whole of the aforsaid amounts to twelve acrees ; furthermore there lyeth by this meddow that lyeth above Captaine Southworths meddow an acree and an halfe that doth belonge to John Morton ; soe this five acrees and an halfe is bounded on the nothermost Corner next to Cap- taine Southworth with a white oake marked : and on the wester-
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most corner is bounded with a great blacke oake standing in the meddow the uper end is bounded with the upland there being noe inore above it belonging to that meddow :
Those pcells of land above mentioned were layed out according to order pmee Gorge Bonum
Jolin Morton and John Cobb have acknowledged the sale of these smale peells of meddow above mine att Winnatucksett to goodman Rickard ; and I thinke Edward Gray alsoe but hee hath sold it before witnes Thomas Southworth
Plymouth the 30th of December
1664
The bounds of the land of Gyles Rickard seni ; lying att his meddow in the woods which was graunted him by the court : the length of it is half a mile the easterly end buteth upon pte of the meddow and a peece of low swamp ground the brooke that Runs out of the meddow bounds the land all along the south side ; the north side upon the comon ; the Range of the land lyeth west in length att the west end by the brooke it is bounded with a marked white oake : and from thence north to a marked Rid oake about fifty pole in breadth ; the east end is bounded on the north side with divers marked oakes and soe to run on a line to meet with a marked Rid oake that stands on the north side att the west end of the land mensioned ;
May the 1; 1663
pme Thomas Southworth
The bounds of twenty acrees of land graunted unto Thomas Lettice by the towne the 27 of October 1662 was layed out by Willam Crow the first of ffebruary 1664 as followeth
This graunt is formerly Recorded in this booke
Att the Request of Thomas Lettice I have measured and bounded the said land att the north end on the east side with a young Rid oake tree ; and from the said tree the line goeth nearest due south unto a great pyne tree marked and standeth on the west or norwest side of the said little brooke and from the said Pyne tree the line goeth direct- ly to the meddow and at and from it the line extends to a younge white oake sapling growing upon the Root of a
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Pyne tree and soe home to the med- dow ; allowance being given for a high- way threw the said land
William Crow
[76.] A true Record of the Amesurement of severall lotts or portions of meddow aloted to severall psons in the lower south meddow in the township of Plymouth which was done the 14th of Aprill 1664 as followeth
The six acrees belonging to Gorg Watson which hee bought of Gorge Bonum lyeth betwixt the meddow of John Wood on the north side and the meddow of Thomas Pope on the south side ; and all the meddow that lyeth on both sides of the little brooke which cometh from towards Lakenham and Runeth into the maine brooke is graunted and layed forth to the said Gorge Watson for three acrees of that six which was formerly graunted him by the seaven select men ; and wheras there is a smale peece of med- dow which is thought to be Comon if it shall appeer not to belonge to any lott alreddy layed out which small peece of meddow lyeth upon a smale brooke higher up in the same meddow calle l the beaver dam brooke ; if as afo said it doe not appertaine to any other al- reddy layed forth then the said Gorge Watson is to have it for two acrees more of the said six acrees graunted by the seaven men aforsaid ; and the other two therof below Willam har- lowes meddow ; on the west side of the said River
Geo Watson of these two acrees see 13 pages forwards these two acrees of maddow is otherwise ordered
for Gorg Watson is to have it in another place
Nathaniel Mortons Lott is bounded on the northerly end on the East side with a smale white oake tree formerly marked and now Renewed and on the northerly end on the west side with a great Pyne tree marked the River trending in att that place neare
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to the upland ; there is a Certaine Cove lying on the easterly side of the said lot Runing into the land there being meddow graunted to Nathaniel Morton hee Renounced it lying att Jones river ; and tooke it att this meddow soe that this peell of meddow became six Acrees hee having six acrees there graunted him by the Court before this was layed out to him
Gorg Bonums Lott lyeth next unto Nath : Mortons Lott on the southerly end and is bounded on the northerly end on the east side with a greate pyne tree marked standing on the southerly side of the Cove fornamed in Nath : Mortons lott neare unto the entery therecf ; and on the northerly end on the west side with a smale Pyne tree marked
henery Woods lott lyeth next to Gorge Bonums Lott on the southerly end and is bounded on the northerly end on the east side with a pyne tree standing on a point marked and on the northerly end on the west side with a white oake tree marked :
Jolin Churchills Lott lyeth on the southerly end of henery Woods lott and is bounded on the northerly end on the east side with a pyne tree marked and on the northerly end on the west side with a pyne tree marked :
Willam harlowes Lott lyeth on the southerly end of John Churchills Lott and is bounded on the northerly end on the east side with a pyne tree marked and on the northerly end on the west side with a pyne tree marked and on the southerly end on the west side with a pyne tree marked standing in a grove of pynes and on the southerly end on the east side with a smale pyne tree on a point
pme Nath : Morton
Towne Cleark
1664 In Reference unto the desire of JJonathan Morey to have the meddow land grannted to him that was sometimes Thomas Littles being upon the Indian brooke beyond Mannomett ponds : The towne did give libertie unto the said Jonathan Morey to use and Improve the said meddow untill they shall see Reason otherwise to dispose of it : Reserving still the propriety thereof unto themselves :
[77.] Ten acrees of land is layed out to Stephen Bryant by his meddow on the westerly side begining att the Path goeing to Bridgwater : bounded with a great Rid oake att the pathside ; and Runs Northerly alonge by the meddow side to a white oake which is betwixt ffrancis Combe and him : soe Rangeth to a Crooked
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walnutt by the meddow side; att the Northermost Corner ; soe Ranging westward to a white oake and soe Ranging south backe to ffrancis Combe ; is marked with a smale Rid oake itt Runs forty pole square
Att a Towne meeting held at the meeting house the eleventh day of September anno dom 1666 the towne of Plymouth did with one unanimous consent agree to alow unto 1 Mr Brinsme seaventy pounds a yeare besides his fierwood ;
And wheras in consideration that the said Mr Brinsme is like to leave good acomodations to come hether and therin shall much deny himselfe and that in case he should change his condi- tion and by death bee taken away from amongst us and leave a family behind him ; hee haveing nothing assured to him in point of proprietie beside the said sum yearly abovementioned; in Reference to acomodation of house and land or farme etc; The Towne have Refered the matter with like unanimouse consent unto the Gov' : Capt : Southworth Capt : Bradford the Elder Cushman Nathaniell Morton John Barnes Robert ffinney Nathaniell Warren John Morton and Ephraim Morton to treat with Mr Brinsmee about it and to come to Composition with him either to accomo- date him with land etc ; according to what wee have or to engage to alow him a sume to procure acomodation himselfe soe that the said sume exceed not an hundred pound ;
Wheras att the said meeting Complaint was made by di- vers of want of acomodation of lands ; especially meddow It was agreed that the next towne meeting which is to bee on the next training day after this date that then there shalbee a Consideration of such in som proportionable way to such as are alreddy accomo- dated
Att which day the towne agreed and gave libertie to Na- thaniell Warren and Joseph Warren to Purchase thirty acrees of meddow with graunted by the Court unto the towne at Sepecan which is for Likewise it was agreed and ordered then by the Towne that Nathaniell Warren and Willam harlow shall alsoe Purchase such other lands as are yett unpurchased be- sides those fornamed in the behalfe of the Towne with the Courts
The bounds of Gyles Rickard seni : his land lying next the land of Gorg Watson lying above the head of Wellingsley brooke
1Rev. Wm. Brimsmead is here meant who supplied the pulpit of the First Church a short time after the departure of Rev. John Rayner.
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is as followeth : on the south corner with an heap of stones and soe Runing forty pole up upon a west southwest line to a smale heap of Rockes with some stones on the topp of them ; which is the bound of the west corner ; on the south corner it is bounded with a smale Red oake tree : and on the east corner with an heap of stones
This layed out August 1667
The bounds of a certaine addition of land graunted unto the said 1 Gyles Rickard seni : aded to his gar- den plott hee now liveth on is as followeth viz ; forty foot in breadth on the southerly syde below from his ffence southerly or therabouts and Twelve foot from his fence southerly att the uper end or ther- abouts as it is now staked and layed out ; and soe for the length Run upon a straight line from the lower end to the uper end is the bounds ;
[78.] Att a Townmeeting held att the meeting house att Ply- mouth 27th of Dember 1665 Capt : Southworth engaged to assist the Constable of Plymouth in procuring in the Remainder of the Rate levied for the finishing of the minnesters house.
Robert ffinney
Ephraim Morton were appointed by the Towne to Nathaniell Warren take speedy course for the and Willam harlow finishing of the said house.
Att this meeting It was generally voated by the Inhabi- tants that the sume of seaventy pound formerly engaged unto Mr Brinsme to bee alowed to him yearly bee Raised by way of Rate and that the said sume bee payed att two severall payments An- nually viz ; the one halfe by the fifteenth of May and the other halfe thereof by the fifteenth of December and that one third pte or one pte of three of every such paiment of seaventy pounds bee payed in money or wheate att prise Current the said money or wheat to bee delivered by the fifteenth of June anually and the other two thirds to bee payed in Corne or Tarr att prise Current ; to bee payed att or before the times forementioned yearly ;
Att this meeting a 2 garden plott was graunted unto Jacob Michill adjoyning unto the homestead of Gyles Rickard seni: in
1 Gyles Rickard lived on the south side of Sandwich Street on land including the house lots of the late John Chase and the late George Harlow.
2 This garden plott included the lot on which the Carver house stands on the South westerly side of Sandwich Street recently owned by the late Barnabas H. Holmes and Jacob Michill built a part of the present house.
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case hee build theron ; the said garden plott to be layed forth by Nathaniell Warren and Willam harlow ; with as little prejudice to any of the naighbours as may bee ;
Att this meeting it was agreed by the towne that the southeast side of Captaine Southworths land att the Eelriver bee bounded with the said River from the lower end to the uper end of the said land ;
The eight day of January 1665 Wheras John Morton Leiftenant Ephraim Morton Robertt ffinney Stephen Bryant and Sergeant Tinkham and Willam harlow were formerly appointed by the Towne to dispose of such pcells of meddow as are yett undis- posed of to such especially as are in want in the Towneship ; did accordingly meet on the day and yeare next above named and dis- posed of meddow to severall psons as followeth
Impr That wheras Gorge Watson expended forty five shil- lings in money towards the paying for the south meddowes ; six acrees of meddow was appointed unto the said Gorge Watson in lieu therof ; lying in the lower south meddow in case the said forty five shillings bee not satisfyed betwixt the date heerof and the last of Aprill next ; and in case it bee then paied that the said meddow is to returne to the Towne
The bounds of Robert ffinneys meddow when it is deter- mined by the Towne next wee dispose unto Gabriell ffallowell three acrees of meddow in the meddow last found out lying neare the south meddow
And unto John Jourdaine foure Acrees to lye next to Gabriell ffallowell
And unto henery Wood three acrees next to John Jour- daine
unto Edward Dotey three acrees att the turkey swamp
unto Samuell Sturtivant two acrees att the turkey swamp
unto Thomas Pope two acrees next unto henery Wood as above said
unto Jonathan Shaw two acrees on the brooke where his father Watson hath meddow att the south meddow
unto Gabriell ffallowell three acrees
unto Samuell King three acrees att the Turkey swamp unto Jonathan Morey three acrees next unto Thomas Pope unto John Dotey three acrees
unto Richard Willis two acrees next to Jonathan Morey
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unto James Cole Jun : three acrees next to Richard Willis Lunto Samuell Kinge Jun : three acrees next to, James Cole unto JJohn harman two acrees att the Turkey swamp
[79.] unto Willam Nelson four acrees att the lowest of the lower south meddow
unto Samuell Dunham halfe an acree next unto his other meddow
unto Benajah Pratt two acrees of swamp
unto Joseph howland two acrees alreddy measured att the Turkey swamp
unto Stephen Bryant att the Turkey swamp three acrees or where Robert Latham mowed on the Townes meddow
unto Gorge Bonum that pte of swamp between his owne meddow to the Ceader Bridge and another pcell of swampy med- dow att Andrews Bridge lying a little above the said bridge ;
unto Ephraim Tinkham four acrees next to Willam Nel- son as above named ;
unto Leiftenant Morton foure acrees next to Ephraim Tinkham
unto William harlow foure acrees next to Leift Morton
unto Joseph Bartlett one acree of meddow att the second Pond beyond the Indian brooke towards Sandwich and two acrees more att the south Countrey if it bee there to bee had
unto Nathaniell Morton one acree of meddow in holes on the North side of the Cove which land is layed out to him and .Joseph Dunham and others att the lower southmeddow It being a smale slip of meddow which Runs out of the said Cove on the north side of the ffathermost slip if it bee an acree but if not to bee made up by the next slip up the Cove easterly on the said north side
We graunt unto Ephraim Tinkham and Willam Nelson two acrees of meddow att Taspequans Pond :
Those who have proportions of meddow att the south Countrey are to pay one shilling and six pence an acree by the last of march next or otherwise to forfeit theire graunt ;
The bounds of Stephen Bryants meddow above expresed is as followeth viz : it is bounded with a pyne tree marked betwixt Edward Doytes meddow and a stake on the other syde Right opposite ; and att the other end betwixt the meddow of Samuell King and it is bounded with a pyne tree marked; and oppo-
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site against with an oake tree marked standing att a little cove or slip of meddow att the upper end of the said Cove ; opposite to the aforsaid pyne tree between the said Samuell King and him ;
The bounds of Captaine Bradfords meddow att Naponsett pond is as followeth viz : foure acrees lying , att the uper end of Turkey swamp on the westerly side of the Iland and is bounded with a maple tree marked standing on a hill side betwist his med- dow and the said swamp and soe Rangeth Crosse the meddow on a southwest line to a white oake tree marked ; cerculated with a swamp att the northwest end
Alsoe to Joseph howland two acrees of meddow there layed out to him lying on the westerly side of Capt : Bradfords meddow abovesaid and is bounded with the aforsaid white oake on the southerly end of the said Iland and soe to another white oake standing in a swamp on the westerly side of the said med- dow ;
I Gorge Bonum being appointed by the Towne of Ply- mouth to lay out such lands as was given out: as to the Elder Cushman fifty acrees lying upon the brooke by Jonathan Bos- worthes about halfe a mile downe the said brooke or therabouts ; did with the Elder and his son and Jonathan Bosworth lay out the same begining att a smale spruce upon the aforsaid brooke it be- ing the corner bounds and soe Runes Northwest six score pole unto a smale oake bush from thence Northeast unto a smale Rocke neare a spruce swamp side ; it being the next Corner bound and from thence eastward to a great spruce tree
A lott of land layed out for Jonathan Shaw containing forty acrees from the old bounds to the pond 44 pole to Range up by the pond side above the head of the pond to a smale Red oake neare the cartway that comes from the south meddow on the westward side It Rangeth over from that unto two smale Red oakes about the northeast end of a deep bottome ; and soe it Rangeth north to his bounds of his lands
[80.] a lot of land layed out to Robert Ransom thirty acrees from the easterly of the pond side begining att the brooke that Runs out sixty pole and Runs away east northeast unto two Pynes that stands in a swamp att the very Corner and soe Rangeth to the brooke that Runs by the side of his owne land ;
The bounds of the upland graunted by the Court unto John Dunham seni : lying att a place called swan hold ;
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John Dunham Seni
as it was layed out by Leiftenant Morton is as followeth : viz : bounded on the westerly end with a Pyne tree marked standing on the northwest side of a little swamp : and on the Northerly to a marked tree on the south side of Dotyes Pond and on the southerly Corner it is bounded with a black oake marked and soe Runing downe betwixt the said swan hold and Dotyes pond aforsaid to a marked tree on the Easterly Corner: In Reference unto the bounds of his meddow att Swan hold ; Leiftenant Morton judged that all the meddow there either Respecting quantity or qualitie was but competent and scarsly soe ; to answare the Courts graunt to the aforsaid John Dun- ham seni ; and soe the whole that is there is alowed unto him in Respect unto the said graunt ;
Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house at Ply- mouth the fifth day of ffebruary 1665 :
Capt : Southworth Leift Morton Mr John howland Gorg Watson and Robert ffinney
were chosen by the Towne to bee the select men for the Towne of Plymouth ; and Impowered by the towne to call Towne meetings as the occations of the towne may Require and to take Course about Idle and extravigant psons and to graunt lands either upland or meddow as occations of the yeare may Require within our Township :
The Rators Chosen by the Towne to make a Rate of forty pounds for and towards; as pte of the charge alowed to Mr Brinsmed : for this yeare were
Willam harlow Willam Clarke and Samuell Dunham
Leift Morton Nath : Warren Gorg Bonum Willam Clarke and Hugh Cole
were appointed by the towne to settle two severall graunts of lands lying att Manomett Ponds viz: the one unto Samuell Ryder and the other unto the said Will : Clarke which graunts was to each of them twenty acrees :
Benajah Prat was Chosen by the Towne to bee a Receiver of the excise according to Court order
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The Towne have graunted unto Mr Thomas Prence six acrees of upland meddow lying on the west side of Joneses River meddow next unto that meddow which was formerly graunted unto Mr John Winslow ;
Jonathan Barnes and Jabese howland
are graunted libertie to looke out ffor accomodation of land within the Township both upland and med- dow ; in order unto theire accomo- dation :
Edward Gray Will : Clarke and Willam Crow
were appointed to Repare to the Inhabitants of the towne with the first conveniency they can to see what may be collected for the Re- leife of ffrancis Billington hee have- ing lately suffered great lose by the 1 burning of his house ;
June the 20th 1666 the Surveyors for the highwaies Chosen by the Towne were Jacob Cooke Thomas Lettice and Robert ffinney whoe were chosen the last yeare to the said office but for- asmuch as they did nothinge in the mending of the wayes they were Required to serve this yeare againe
[81.] Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house att Plymouth the fourth of July 1666.
The cellect men chosen were
John Morton Leifte : Morton
Robert ffinney
Nathaniel Warren
these approved by the Court and sworne July the 5 : 1666
Willam harlow
The Rators chosen were Willam harlow
Willam Clarke Willam Crow
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