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The Towne have ordered
Richard Wright
That ffifty acrees of land graunted unto Richard Wright lying att Winnatucksett shalbe layed out and ordered by Captaine Bradford and the Elder Cushman ;
The Towne of Plymouth haveing ordered us whose names are heerunto Published soe to measure and bound unto Richard Wright fifty acrees of upland att or neare Winnatucksett as by theire Record doth appeer dated October 16 1659 wee have ac- cordingly done the same ; upon the east syde of Winnatucksett River where the said Richard hath begun to settle or Improve ; and have since bounded the said land on the northerly syde next the River with a great Rocke : and from the said Rocke (which may be Knowne) by nother great Rocke that stands in the line by lıim ; The line extending nearest northeast and by north unto a stone sett or pitched into the ground for the length of the said land and from the said Rocke the land goes soe farr up the said River unto and is bounded by a stone sett into the ground by the said River syde neare a live oake that stands on the banke of the River and from this stone it extends nearest northeast and by north to a Rid oake marked on four sydes these four markes are the bounds of the aforsaid fifty acrees of land ; which land butts home to the River ; pformed the 12th day of february 166 *
Pme Willam Bradford, Thomas Cushman.
1 This clause has lines drawn through it in the records.
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[88.] The bounds of Gorge Watsons meddow att the Lower south meddowe is as follow th viz : on the south syde of a little brooke ; bounded with a pyne tree betwixt the meddow of Thomas Pope and the said Gorge Watson and soe Runing westerly to a great spruce tree : and on the easterly end with a pyne tree which stands betwixt the meddow of John Wood and Gorg Watson : The aforsaid brooke Runing through the said meddow of the said Gorge Watson from the maine River westerly up unto the aforsaid spruce tree the said meddow soe bounded as aforsaid was layed forth by Leiftenant Ephraim Morton unto the said Gorge Watson for ten acrees be it more or lesse :
ffurthermore there is two acrees graunted and ordered to Gorg Watson lying att the lower southmeddow ; att a place called the beaver dam brooke : bounded att the easterly end with a pyne tree ; on the north syde : and a spruce tree on the south syde ; att the easterly end next the meddow of Robert Ransom ; and att the westerly end with a pyne tree ; a smale brooke Runing through it into the maine River ; this peell soe bounded the said Gorge Wat- son is to have for two acrees of meddow be it more or lesse :
Three score acrees of land is layed forth by Gorge Bonum unto Thomas Savory att the four mile brooke on the northwest syde therof : bounded on the easterly corner with a white oake tree marked standing on the syde of a hill neare the brooke ; and on the southerly corner with a great pyne tree marked upon the topp of a hill neare the brooke : and soe Rangeth northwest neare to a great blacke oake marked standing on the northwest syde of the cartway that goeth to Swan hold ; and soe Rangeth to a white oake marked standing on a point of land att the northwest corner of a pond called beaver pond : and on the southeast syde of the said pond to a pyne tree marked standing neare the pond syde which is the bound of the said land on the easterly corner ;
New Plymouth ffebruary 19th 1667
The bounds of thirty acrees of land graunted unto Josepli howland the 31 of January 1667 by the Towne of Plymouth on the northsyde of the Indian pond the said land att the south end and east syde : is bounded with a white oake tree which stands on the north syde of the cart way ; and att the end and east syde it is bounded with a smale Red oake sapling standing neare a swamp soe to a white oake tree standing on the south syde of a
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hill ; and is on the north and westward syde of the said land and on the southward end and westward syde it is bounded with a smale Rid oake tree standing on the south syde of the aforsaid cart way ; the line is north forty degrees to the eastward and south forty degrees to the westward ; length one hundred pole breadth forty eight pole more or lesse ; bounded as aforsaid
pme William Crow
A pcell of sedge ground is graunted unto Joseph Bartlett lying att a pond by Thomas Clarke's ffarme on the easterly syde therof ; bounded on the western end with a Ceder bush ; and soe Ranging into the pond ; and on the easterly syde with a place or gutt comonly called the Gutt; which pteth the ponds and soe Ranging from the said Gutt over to the clifts of the beach ;
[89.] Att a Towne meeting held at the meeting house att Plymouth the 16th day ofMarch 1667 ;
The Towne have graunted unto Mr Thomas Prence a smale psell of land lying att his meddow att Jonses River being about twelve acrees be it more or lesse which is a psell of land Invi- roned about with swampes ; to be layed forth for him by Edward Gray and William Crow ;
Jona ; Barnes
An acree and an halfe of land is graunted unto Jonathan Barnes in Alcarmus feild to be layed out to him by William harlow and Nathaniel Morton
grant to Indian
A libertie is graunted by the Towne unto the Indian called Caussetan and his Relations to Improve a smale psell of land about ten acrees about 1 breakeharthill and for the acknowlidg- ment of the Towne to be the true propriators therof the said Caussetan or some one of his Relations is to pay yearly halfe a pecke of Indian Corne ;
Thirty acrees of land is graunted unto Eph- raim Tilson lying att the head of Nalucked near Lakenham
Thirty acrees of Land is graunted unto William holmes for the accomodation of his son : the said thirty acrees to be att the said Nahuckett ;
1 Breakehart hill is the hill on the Sandwich road south of Ellisville.
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Willis
ffifteen acrees of Land is graunted unto Richard Willis lying neare Warren's wells
The Towne have agreed that a leantoo and a Cellar shalbe made and erected to the minnesters house ; to bee about halfe the length of the house; It being left unto Leiftenant Morton and Serjeant harlow to agree with workmen to doe it; as they shall Judge most Convenient ;
It is ordered by the Towne that notice be given to those that are the owners of the mill That the Towne Requires them either by a fflood gate or otherwise to take Course that the herrings or Alwives may have free libertie to goe up to spawn att the season therof according to a former agreement and Ingagement ; and in case they shall Refuse or neglect soe to doe that then the Towne will take Course that it shalbe done ;
The Towne have agreed with Abraham Jackson to make and sett up some ffence or a psell of ffence about the minnesters gar- dens next unto the street which is to post and Railes viz ; five Railes in a post the postes to be oake and if the Railes be Ceder that they shalbe sufficient halfe Rounds and this to be done soe farr as the gardens doe Reach or extend next the street and alsoe that it be done seasonably for sowing of garden seeds ; and hee is to have two shillings a Rod ; alsoe provided that the Rails shalbe but ten foot longe or eleven foot with the ends entered into the postes ; and in case that hee shalbe found not to make wages therof that bee be Considered more as Reason shall Require ;
The Towne have further agreed with the said Abraham Jackson to find Mr Cotton with wood this following summer for six shillings a Cord; The Comittee appointed by the Towne to Consider of such propositions
. Graunted unto James Clarke a Certaine psell of sedge ground att Mannomett pond bounded upon the southerly Corner with a Rocke ; with an heap of stones on it by the said pond syde ; and soe Runing on a line unto a place Comonly Called the 1 Gur- nett; unto the easterly point of it ; and soe Runing on the same line over to the beach ; and soe extending in breadth home to his meddow formerly graunted to him and unto his owne upland on the Northwest syde ;
1 It is difficult to say whether this line ran in the direction of the Gurnet across the bay or whether there was a place at Manomet called by that name. If there was such a place the editor has never seen it referred to elsewhere.
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[90.] Plymouth
Measured and bounded thirty acrees of npland unto John Dunham Jnni : and is pte of fifty acrees of upland graunted by the Towne aforsaid unto twelve acrees of meddow lying att Winna- inxett which was graunted there to John Dunham seni : The said thirty acrees lying on the Northwest syde; and the Southwest syde of the path that goeth to Bridgwater; the said land is boun- ded at the Northeast end and the Southeast syde with three spruce trees growing up together or out of one Root which trees stand on the Northwest syde of the said brooke ; att the Northeast end and the Northwest syde of the said land it is bounded with a stone sett into the ground on the Southwest syde of the aforsaid path; att the Southwest end and on the Southeast syde the said land is bonnded with a smale ash tree marked in the swamp; and att the said end and Northwest syde it is bounded with a great white oake there growing another from the Root therof ; These four markes are the bounds of the said land : being one hundred pole in length and forty eight pole in breadth
Aprill the 27 : 1668 pme Willam Crow Surveyor.
Att a Townmeeting held att the meeting house att Ply- mouth the 18th day of May 1668
Liberty was graunted by the Towne unto Edward Dotey Thomas Dotey and Thomas hewes to sett up a stage for ffishing att Clarkes Iland and to Improve such wood as they shall need theron for the makeing or building of the said Stage and other nessesaries for the makeing of ffish bat notto Transport any wood of from the said Iland except to keep fier in theire boates ; and That they be prohibited to keep any doggs there soe to anoy or Course such sheep as shall att any time be put upon the Iland by any of our Towne; and the Towne doth heerby prohibitt that noe hoggs or other Cattle except sheep shalbe put on the Iland ; and this privi- lidge or libertie to be and appertaine to the psons above named for the tearme of seaven yeares from the date heerof and noe more un- lesse the Towne shall see Cause to give further liberty ;
Att a Townmeeting held att the meeting house att Ply- mouth the sixteenth day of June 1668 In Reference to a Complaint that many horses are Rid and driven threw the Towne by Strangers some of which horses are * to be taken up and sold or made away in a disorderly way and probably therby many wronged ; The Towne have appointed hugh Cole Serjeant harlow
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and Stephen Bryant to take notice of such horses as are soe car- ryed threw the Towne and are heerby Impowered to examine them whether they have a passe for them and all of them and in case they find them to be carrying of them away disorderly to take speedy Course to have them seized on that soe the law may be followed on them ; That is to say they are heerby Impowered to seize on them and forthwith to bring them before some one of the majestrates of this Jurisdiction for tryal ;
William Crow and Joseph Warren are appointed to Run the line of our grant of land att Sepecan in the behalfe of the Towne :
Thirty Acrees of Land is graunted unto Daniell Ramsden lying on the southeast syde of Lakenham by John Rickards Tarr pitts by a swamp syde neare Doties plaine ;
a smale psell of sedge Ground was Graunted unto Joseph Bartlett lying and being att Mannomett ponds lying neare unto the sedge Ground graunted to James Clarke; on the easterly side therof ; being about halfe an acree be it more or lesse ;
[91.] The names of such as have voated in Towne meeting in the Towne of Plymouth
1 Mr Thomas Prence Capt : Thomas Southworth
Capt : Willam Bradford Mr John Cotton The Elder Thomas Cushman
Mr John howland Jacob Cooke Samuell ffuller ffrancis Billington William hoskins
Samuell Sturtivant
Edward Gray Stephen Bryant Joseph Ramsden John Dunham juni : Samuell Kinge
1 In this list the names of Thomas Prence, Thomas Southworth, John Howland, Francis Billington, Joseph Ramsden, Henry Wood, John Morton, John Wood, Gabriell Fallowell, Thomas Savory, John Dunham, seni: Jonathan Dunham, Thomas Pope, John Barnes, Thomas Whitney, Thomas Clarke, Nathaniell Warren Hugh Cole and Jonathan Bosworth have lines drawn across them in the records.
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Ephraim Tinkham henery Wood John Cobb Willam Nelson John Morton John Moses
Thomas Lettice James Cole seni : James Cole juni : John Smith Gorge Bonum John Wood
Thomas Lukas
Andrew Ringe
Richard Wright
Gabriell ffallowell deceased
Thomas Savory John Dunham seni : deceased
Jonathan Dunham
Benjah Pratt
Gyles Rickard seni :
Willam Crow Thomas Pope Gone from Towne Gorg Watson
John Barnes
Edward holman
Willam harlow
John Jourdaine Benjamin Eaton
Jonathan Barnes John Rykard Gyles Rickard juni :
Samuell Dunham Samuell Eedey
Thomas Whitney Nathaniell Morton Leift : Ephraim Morton Thomas Morton Robert ffinney Thomas Clarke Willam Clarke
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Robert Bartlett Nathaniell Warren Joseph Warren hugh Cole Jonathan Shaw
Samuell Ryder James Clarke
Abraham Jackson Joseph Dunham John holmes Joseph Bartlett Mr Joseph Bradford Jonathan Pratt Edward Dotey
Gorge Morton
Thomas Cushman
· ffrancis Combe Joseph howland Jonathan Bosworth John Barrow
Robert Ransom Jonathan Morey John Bryant Jabez howland Daniell Dunham
Richard Willis
Ephraim Tilson
Jolin ffalloway
John Bradford
Robert Barrow
John Dotey
Joseph Churchell Nathaniell Southworth
Mr *
Thomas Faunce
John Drew John Samuell Gardner
Josias Morton Nathaniell Morton Thomas Clarke jun :
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[92.] The bounds of the land of John Andrew and Samuell Mylam is as followeth viz ; it is bounded with Mannomett Ponds brooke on the Northerly end ; and 'on the Northerly Corner with great white oake tree standing by the brooke syde and soe Runethi by the said brooke four score and twelve pole'; and then Runeth away south southeast or therabouts four score and twelve pole ; and there bounded with a Red oake tree marked and soe Runeth east north- east or therabouts four score and twelve pole and there bounded with a smale Red oake bush which standeth on the southwest syde of an old Indian path ;
The bounds of the Land of Wecanucked allies Tantarega is as followeth viz ; bounded on the southerly Corner with a Red oake by the Cliff ; and soe Runeth Northwest or therabouts fifty pole and there bounded with a smale Red oake att the northerly Corner ; and soe Runeth Northeast down two and thirty. pole to a Red oake tree marked ; and soe away southeast fifty pole or ther- abouts to a whit oake tree marked neare the Clift ;
The bounds of Richard ffosters Land viz : it is bounded with the beaver dam brooke on the southerly syde and soe Runeth down four score pole easterly ; and then Runeth fifty pole Northerly and there bounded with a Red oake tree; and soe Runeth up westerly four score pole to a Red oake tree ; and at the southwest end bounded with a swamp that Runeth into the beaver dam brooke ;
A neck of land compased with swampes Containing twenty six acrees layed out between William hoskens and Ephraim Tilson to each of them thirteen acrees viz ; Thirteen acrees to Ephraim Tilson bounded upon the northerly corner with a white oake tree Runing eight pole easterly ; bounded with a white oake soe Runing away southerly four score pole to a pyne tree marked by a swamp syde and from thence westerly and the westermost bounds a white oake ; Ephraim Tilsons easterly bounds is Willam hoskins northerly bounds being a white oake and from thence eight pole to a heape of stones placed by a corner of a swamp and from thence four score pole Runing southerly to a spruce tree marked by aswamp syde and from thence westerly to the aforsaid pyne tree that is Ephraim Tilsons southerly bounds ;
To Ephraim Tilson seaventeen acrees lying on the westerly syde of the head of Nahuckett Brooke ; the easteren bound marke is a white oake and soe Runing alonge by a swamp four score pole in length to a great Rocke from thence thirty six pole to a Red
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oake ; from thence four score pole to a maple tree which is the Northermost bounds
To Willam hoskins seaventeen acrees lying on the easterly syde of the said Nahuckett Brooke and a smale Red oake for the Northermost bounds from thence easterly four score pole to a shrub on a plaine ; and from thence thirty six pole to a white oake tree ; and from thence alonge the brooke to a Red oake by the nieddow syde which is the westermost bounds
Layed out by order by Leiftenant
Ephraim Morton
[93.] New Plymouth
Measured unto Mr John howland and Joseph howland ten acrees of land graunted by the Towne unto Jonathan Bosworth att the southeast end of sixty acrees hee then lived on att a place comonly Called Colchester the said ten acrees is bounded on the Northwest syde with a white oake tree which is one of the bounds of the aforsaid sixty acrees and with the brooke when it goes into the said sixty acrees on the southeast syde of the said land att the northeast end is bounded with a young white oake and att the southwest end with a great Cleft Rocke haveing a little Rocke standing close to him June 13th 1668
pr William Crow Surveyor
New Plymouth
Measured unto Mr Jolin howland fifty acrees of upland att a place Comonly Called Colchester and it adjoynes unto the land that the said howland and his son Joseph bought of Jonathan Bosworth being measured and graunted for his Lott belonging to his Winnatuxett Meddow the length therof extending Northeast nearest one halfe easterly from the aforsaid bought land bounded at the Northeast end and southeast syde with a maple tree stand- ing by or neare a spring and on the said syde att the southwest end with a white oake tree neare the meddow ; att the northeast end and northwest syde bounded with a maple tree being on the westward syde of a swamp on the said syde ; and southwest end is marked a white oake neare the line of the aforsaid bought land
June 13th 1668 prme Willam Crow Surveyor
Att a Townmeeting held att the meeting house the sixt day of July 1668 It was ordered by the Towne That if any
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pson or psons within this Towne shall find any barke lying upon the Comons of this towne or knoweth of any Barke that is gott upon the comons That it shalbe lawfull for him or them to seize upon it acording to law for the Townes use and to be payed his paines for his prosecution therof ;
Stephen Bryant desenteth
And that no pson or psons from the date of these presents shall load Transport or carry away or cause to be loaded Transported or carryed away any barke out of this Towne by land or water without lycence under the hands of two of the Celect men of the Towne upon the penaltie of the forfeiture of the said barke or the prise therof to the Townes use and that the said Celect men shall forthwith graunt such lycence to such as shall make it appeer that they have cut such barke on their owne land ;
Twenty Acrees of land was graunted unto Thomas Dunham lying on the North syde of the Towne about Jonses River to be layed forth for him by the Elder Cushman Jacob Cooke and Stephen Bryant as conveniently as they can to his benifitt and as little prejudiciall to others as may bee ;
Leift : Morton Serjeant harlow and William Clarke
- are appointed by the Towne to take an account of William Crow in the Townes behalfe and to give him or alow him Reasonable satifsaction out of the Townes stocke for his paines in the Townes business Respecting the said accounts
Townsmen
The second Tuesday in September 1668 is ap- pointed for a full Towne meeting to treat and settle the busines about Townsmen ;
The Towne have (with the Consent of John Everson) disposed of Richard Everson his son unto Willam Nelson seni : of Plymouth to be and Remaine with him untill hee hath attained the age of one and twenty yeares hee being att the date heerof about two yeares old
[94.] Att a Townmeeting held att the meeting house att Ply- mouth the 29th of October 1668 the Towne agreed to alow unto Mr John Cotton the sume of eighty pounds for this following yeare out of which said sume hee is to find and provide for himselfe fire- wood without any Charge to the towne untill the yeare is expired
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the manner of the pay of the said four score pound is to be one third pte therof in wheat or butter and one third in Rye or barly or pease and the other third in Indian Corne to be payed att two severall payments one balfe therof by the first of January next and the other halfe by the last of September next ; the prises of the pticulars above expressed to be as followeth viz :
wheat att
a bushell
Rye att
3
6 a bushell
pease att
3 () a bushell
Indian Corne att 3 0 a bushell
Barly att 4 0
a bushell
Mault att 1
6 a bushell
Butter att 0
6 a pound
It was alsoe agreed by the Towne that the said sume should be levied by Rate on the severall Inhabitants of the Towne
The Rators Chosen by the Towne on the third day of December 1668 were
Nathaniel Morton
Joseph Warren
Samuell Dunham
Att the Townmeeting last above written
It was ordered by the Towne ; that the Celect men shall hensforth have full power to Require any that shall Receive any stranger soe as to entertaine them into theire house to give Cecu- ritie unto them to save the Towne harmles from any damage that may acrew unto them by theire entertainment of such as aforsaid ;
It was likewise agreed that Jolin Everson be forthwith warned to depart the towne with all Convenient speed :
Att the Towne meeting held att Plymouth the 15th of ffebruary 1668 The Towne appointed Robert flinney and Willam Crow to take notice and Require all those that are Rated to pay the aforsaid sume to Mr Cotton to bringe it in seasonably and in the specye agreed on and to take and keep an exacte account therof ; as alsoe to take some Course that the ground appertaing to the house in which hee liveth be ffenced seasonably that soe it may bee Improved to the use and benifitt of Mr Cotton ;
Liberty is graunted by the Towne unto Leiftenant Morton and Edward Dotey to sett up a stage att 1 Sagaquas and to have the use of soe much land on the upland upon the Rockey point
1 Sagaquas was Saquash.
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there on the Northwest syde of the said Leiftenant Mortons Med- dow as may be Convenient and Requisite for two boates to make flish on the shore ;
[95.] The bounds of the lands graunted by the towne of Plymouth on the 21 of october 1662 unto Gorge Watson Willam harlow and Nathaniel Morton being an hundred and fifty aerees viz; to each of them fifty aerees lying together att Mannomett ponds as is elswhere expressed in this book ; which was layed out to them according to order by Leiftenant Morton ; is as followeth ; viz ; a necke of land lying to the Northeast (or therabouts) of the Indians Land which said neeke is bounded to the Northwest (or therabouts) with the lands of Leiftenant Morton and Joseph War- ren leaveing an highway betwixt the said lands of Leift : Morton and the said Neeke downe to the sea ; The said Neeke is alsoe bounded on the west southwest end with the Indians lands and Runethi over to the Northwest westerly to a marked oake tree ; the said Neeke being estimated att fifty aerees or therabouts be it more or lesse ; the Remainder of the aforsaid land being an hun- dred aerees ; Runeth from the Indians land on the west southwest syde or therabouts ; lying by the sea on the Clift ; and extendeth itselfe in length two hundred pole west southwest or therabouts to a white oake tree in the plaine neare the pond ; and is bounded on the Northwest syde with a marked walnut tree standing on the west syde of a little swamp and Runeth four score pole over east Northeast or therabouts to the aforsaid Marked trees
Att a Towne meeting held att the meeting house att Plymouth the fifteenth day of ffebruary 1668
The ffollowing proposition was Read unto the Towne
The Comittee appointed by the Towne being assembled or the Major pte of them after much agitation of pticulars thought meet to offer these following propositions to further consideration ;
In Reference unto the terminateing and stateing of Towns- men of Plymouth that only such be deputed Townsmen that were Inhabitants and ffreeholders therof att that time when as the court alowed it to be a Townshipp and theire successors and that it be att theire libertie to admitt sueh others into such there society as are houskeepers of honest life and are like to approve themselves soe as they may be benificiall to the commonwealth according to theire capasitie and abilities ;
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The Towne approved of the said propositions and voated it to be the Rule and was for the admition of Townsmen for the pres- ent and accordingly tooke an exact view of the list of the names of those that were formerly called and had voated in Townmeeting and established such as were found to be Townsmen according to the said order and admitted some few more unto them ; and Refered others to further consideration ;
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