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The 10th lot The Tenth lot is Deacon Clarks and bounded by the 9 th lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by the upland : 9 : Rod and a half to a stake marked and numbered : 10 : 11 : with stones about it Thence South East 16 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe to a stak marked and numbered: 10: 11: standing by the upland Thence Easterly by the upland Till it Coms to the bounds of the : 9 : lot
The 11th lot The Eleventh lot Belongeth To Jonathan Morey Junior and bounded by ye Tenth lot Through out ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it south- easterly by ye upland 22 Rod To a stake marked and numbred : 10: 11: with stones about it Thence South East 2 Degrees Easterly Across ye meadow and swompe to a stake marked and numbered: 11 : standing by ye upland then North Easterly by ye upland till it Coms to ye bounds of the Tenth lot
The 12th lot
The Bounds betwen The 12th and 13 lots is a pine Tree marked and numbered : 12 : 13 : standing by ye- Edg of ye upland on ye Northward side of the brook with stones about it about : 4 : Rods above were the old Cart way went across or over ye brook And from sd Tree The line Extends south 8 Degrees Easterly across the Brook To a stake marked and numbred : 12 : 13 : by ye Edg of ye upland on ye other side of ye brook with stones about it and all ye swompe
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and meadow lying To ye southward of the line be- longing to Little meadow brook To belong to The 12th lot and is about 2 acrees and a half sd lot be- longeth To Jonathan Morey
The 13 lot
The Thirtenth lot Belongeth To ye heires of William harlow and Bounded by ye 12th lot at ye Northeast Corner therof Begining at a stake marked and numbered : 12: 13: with stones about it on ye south side of ye brook from thence Easterly and Southerly and againe Easterly as ye meadow and swompe goeth hom to ye upland 58 Rod to a stake marked and numbered: 13: 14: by ye upland standing betwen 2 Rocks and from thence ye line Extends North 30 Degrees Easterly across The meadow and swompe to a pine Tree marked and numbrd 13: 14 with stones about it by ye uplanp Thence by ye upland Northwest 8 Degrees westerly Eight Rod and three fot To a stake marked and numbred : 13 : 15 : with stones about it Thence North- west 12 Degrees Northerly across ye meadow and swomp to an other stake marked and numbred 13 : 15 standing by the upland with stones about it thence westerly by ye upland till it Coms to a pine Tree marked and numbred : 12: 13: which is the North corner bounds of ye 12 lot
The 14 lot The fortenth lot belongs To Samuel Cornish and is all the swomp and meadow belonging To Little meadow brook To ye Eastward of ye Rainge of the 13 lot and is about 2 acrees
The 15th lot The fliftenth lot Belongeth To Elnathan Bartlett Butts on ye broad side of the 13th lot Begining at a stake marked and numbred: 13: 15 with stones About it by a corner of upland on the East side of the Brook Thence Northeasterly By The upland 39 Rod To a pine marked : 15: Thence west 2 Degres westerly To The upland on ye other side Then
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Southerly by ye upland Till it Coms to The Rainge of the 13th lot
Benjamine Warren Samuel Cornish Comty Joseph Silvester
That you so written in ye marjant against ye 13th lot must Come in and be Red at ye End of ye 9th line and soe come in betwen The 9th and 10 th lines
At a meeting of the properietors of Littls meadow swompe soe caled legally warned and generally and fully attended by sd properietors at the house of Deacon Thomas Clarke in plimouth on ye 15 th Day of ffebruary 1704; at this meeting those of properie- tors That had ben Improved by a former act of ye sd properietors to settle the boundries of Each properietors share or lot in sd swompe and to work about the Daming sd swomp gave in an ac- count of what they had Don therin and Drew up an account of the Charge sd work came to both as to The new seting forth of ye bounderys of Each lot and what point of Compas Every lot bore and the making up the Dams in sd swomp according to a former act of sd properietors Together with the Charge of Recording The severall allotments to Each properietor The account of
[157.] The sum Totall of the Charge for ye work Don on ye other side mentioned
S d
f 06-03- 4
The perticulars are as followeth (viz)
Imprimis To The Clerk for his Service for
the properietors
To Benjamin Warren
To Joseph Silvester
To Samuel Cornish
To James Clarke
To Josiah Clarke To John May
To Benjamin Rider
To James Clarke Junor
£ 01-01-00
01-16-00 00-19-00 00-19-00 00-14-00 00-03-00 00-04-08 00-03-00 00-03-00
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The Charge Coms to Eight shillings and thre pence to Each properietor At The meeting of the propietors last mentioned They made Choice of Joseph Silvester Tobe their Treasur or To Receive of Each propietor Their proportion of the Charge above mentioned and to pay to Each person above mentioned their Due And it Was also voted that Every propietor shall pay his sd pro- portion above mentioned Within Two monthsafter the date of the meeting unto the sd Treasur or be lyable to his action against those yt shall neglect or Refuse soe to Doe and for as much as there is still som work to be Don about the Dam in sd swompe they Chose Benjamin Warren and Samuel Cornish to fix upon a Time Con- venien to Doe sd work and to worn in sd owners to Doe sd work and voted to allow three shillings a Day to ye labourrors
Plimouth January 28 th 1719/20
The first A Devision of the 2 ª lot of Cedar swomp in South- share meadow swomp by us the subscribers owners of sd lot as ffollows
The first share Begins at A pine Tree on piney Island which is the bound Betwen the first and second grat lots and from Thence ye line Extends South 10 Degrees Westerly Across ye swomp to A maple Marked and from ye tree first mentioned on pine Island it Extends in breadth : 27: Rood East half a point Southerly to A pine Tree numbred : 1: 11 : and Thence South 10 Degres Westerly Across the lott
The 2ª share
The second share is Bounded by ye first share on ye Westerly side and Extends in breadth from it Easterly by ye swompe : 24 : Rods to a small pine numbred : 2 : 3 : and from Thence south Ten Degrees Westerly Across the lot
The 3 d share
The third share is Bounded by ye second share on ye Westerly side and Rainges In breadth from it Easterly by ye swomp : 24 : Rod to a smal pine numbred : 3 : 4 : Thence South 10 Degres Westerly Across the lot
The 4th Share
The fourth share is Bounded by ye 3d share on ye Westerly side and Extends from it Easterly by ye swompe : 22 : Rods and a half to a hemlock marked and numbered : | | | : V: Thence south 10 Degrees West- erly Across ye lot
The Whole of this 2nd Lott of Ceder Swomp Recorded, in the proprietors Book page 261
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[158.] The 30 Acres of Land granted To Eleazer Morton ye 9th Febuary 1703 was laid out In Two fifteen Acre Lotts By and Near Cookes Pond ye 18th May 1702 and Bounded as followeth (viz) ye first 15 Acres with a White oak Tree on ye West side of Cooks Pond marked on 4 sides and from Thence To Run North- west and Be North 40 Pole To a Red oak Tree marked on 4 sides and from Thence To Extend southwest and Be south 48 Pole To a stake sett in ye ground and from Thence To Run South East and Be East Near 80 Rod Till it Comes To ye Bounds first men- tioned The other 15 acres was laid out Between ye Way That Goeth To Cooks Pond aforesd and the Land of Samuell Harlow and John Rider on ye North side it Heads upon the Land that was Laid out To Baruek Jurdens Children and at the West End it Extends from John Riders Southwest Corner Bound By ye Seader Hole To Extend Southerly To a Read oak Tree marked on 4 sides standing By ye Path : all the Common Land Included In the fore mentioned Bounds
James Warren, Nalh1 Morton William Shurtleff Committee
[160.] The Mile and half of Comons Laid out and bounded
The land Granted to ye Town for a comon from John Cobbs to Joseph Churchels south- west from the bay A mile and half up into ye 1 woods Was laid out and bounded as ffolloweth (viz) the Eleaventh of Aprill 1702 With a Red oak Sapling marked and a heape of stons About it on a hill above John Cobbs land which was half a mile from ye bay southwest and to Extend southwest by marked Rainges till it comes to a pine tree marked on : 4 : sides on a plaine Eastward of Tryangle pond and from thence to Extend South East by marked Rainges allong by the ffoot of Sparows hill and soe over a llittle pond to ye Northward of Daniels
1 For a description of the mile and a half see foot note on page 296 of the 1st volume.
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Neck1 and soe over ye mouth of ffresh lake to lout pond to a Red oake marked and soe over ye Southerly End of lout pond to a pine tree marked and soe to a white oake marked on : 4 : sids Towards Dunhams Meadow soe called which was ye southerly corner bounds and from thence to Extend northeast by marked Rainges till it Comes to ye bay by Joseph Churchels a mile and half from ye southwest corner bounds
Nathaniel Morton James Warren surveyors
Benoney Shaws 2 acres of meadow
Two Acres of Meadow was laid out to benoney Shaw at the new meadows in the Township of plimton ye 29 of January 1712 in the Right of Thomas pope formerly of plimouth which was Granted to him ye 27th of December 1665 by the Town of plimouth aforsd and bounded as fol- loweth from a Grat Dry pine tree marked on the northwest side of the meadows it Extends neere southeast and by south 37 pole to a pine tree marked in the Rainge of a stake stuck in ye meadow against the stacking place and from the stake to Run neere southwest and by west by ye upland neere : 10 : pole to an other stake sett in ineadow and from thence Northwest and by North 37 pole to a stake in ye meadow and from thence neere Northeast by East neere ten pole to the pine tree first mentioned
William Shurtlef surveior
Robert Ransoms 3 acres of Meadow
Three Acres of meadow was laid out to Robert Ransom in the new meadows in the Township of plimton the 29 of January 1712 in the Right of Jonathan Morey formerly of plimouth Deceased which was granted to him on the 27 of Desember 1665 by the town of plimouth and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) with a stake stuck in the meadow on the North East corner which was the Corner of
1 Daniels Neck is the neck of land between Great and Little Billington and took its name from Daniel Dunham, who owned land there at a very early date.
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the 2 acres laid out to benoney Shaw in Thomas popes Right and from sd stake neere southwest and by west 16 pole to a dry pine tree marked and then nee South East and by South 37 pole to a pine tree marked on ye southeast side of the meadows and from sd tree Northeast 16 pole to a . stake stuck in the meadow which was the corner bounds of the Two acres laid out to benoney Shaw aforsd and then Northwest and by North to ye stake first mentioned
William Shurtlef surveior
Benjn Souls 30 acre Lott
The 30 acres of Land Granted To Benjamin Soule at ye Town meeting Held at Plymouth ye 9th Febry 1703 was Layed out near or adjoyning To Winatucket meadow ye 22nd April 1702 and Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) at a heap of stones on ye East Corner which was ye Corner Bound of the said Souls Land he bought of M' Joseph Howland and from Thence To Extend southwest and be south To a Great white oake Tree marked on 4 sides which was ye Northeast Corner Bounds of ye said Soules meadow and from Thence To Extend North Northwest along by ye meadow 52 Rods To A swomp white oake marked on 4 sides standing by ye meadow and from thence To Extend Northeast and be north about (80) rood Till it Comes To ye land The sd Soule Bought of ye aforesd Howland To a Red oake Tree and then Bounded by that Land Easterly Till it come To ye Bound first mentioned
James Warren William Shurtleff Commite
Samuel Sturtevant
[161.] Know all men by these prsents That wheras we John Bradford James Warren and William Shurtlef being Chosen Agents for the Town of plimouth and we Isaac Winslow Joseph Vaughan and Jacob Tomson being chosen for the propriators of the purchase Comonly Caled the South purchase belonging to the Inhabitants and propriators of Middlebery in order to ye settle- ment of the controversey yt hath lately arisen by Reason yt part
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of ye sd south purchase falls to be within the Township of plimouth wherefore we doe by these presents mutually agree yt the deviding line between the said south purchase and the land belonging to the propriators of the Town of plimouth shall be as ffolloweth namely from the Rockey poynt at the lower end of the body of meadow below the double brook the line to Extend Eight poole in breadth from the westerly side of the meadow untill it Cometh up. to the place where the line between ye town of plimouth and the Town of Middlebery crosseth the Rockey meadow brooke and from thence by sd Town line untill it Come to the northwest corner of benoney Shaws forty acree lott and from thence by sd Shaws. lot unto the brook Called ye beaver dam brook and from thence by sd brok up stream unto A stooping cedar tree marked at or neere the head of sd brook and from thence Rainging northeast thre quarters of a point Easterly sixty three poole to two small cedars marked at ye westerly corner of the pond caled the beavour dam pond and from thence East North East a quarter of a point Easterly Cross the pond to a maple tree marked by the North East side of the pond and from thence northeast 85 pole to a maple tree marked standing in the side of a swompe and from sd maple tree Rainging northwest unto a stake with stones about it standing in the Rainge of the purchas Caled Shaws purchas and from thence bounded by Shaws purchase unto Mahucket brook at the old Indian path which is the bounds of the aforsaid South purchase and from thence by sd Indian path unto the Town line betwen plimouth and Middlebery And that all the land both upland meadows and swompes lying Easterly and Southerly from the aforsd dividing line hom to the South meadow river shall belong to the propriators of the Town of plimouth or to such persons their heirs or assignes unto whome sd Town hath disposed the same and that all the land both upland meadow land and swompe land lying by Westerly and Northerly from the foresd dividing line home to Middlebery Town line shall belong to the propriators of the forsd south purchase Now the aforsd dividing line thus Run and the boundaryes thus settled we do mutualy agree shall stand and remane for Ever as a full settlement betwen the propriaty of the town of plimouth and the propriatory of the aforsd South purchass In witnes whereof we the aforsd Agents have Joyntly and severaly set to our hands. and afixed our seals on the Twentyeth day of September 1704
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Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us Thos ffaunce William Harlow
for plimouth Jolin Bradford 0
James Warren O
William Shurtlif O
for tlie South purchase Joseph Vaghan 0
Jacob Tomson O
The 20 th day of September 1704 personaly appered before me the subscriber one of her ma ties Justices of the peece for the County of plimouth sd John Bradford James Warren and William Shurtliff and Joseph Vaughan and Jacob Tomson and did ac- knoledg the above written Instrument to be Their act and deed Joseph Otis
[162.] Be it Knowne to all men by these presents That whereas John Carver William Bradford Edward Winslow William Brouister and sundreay others their asosiats naturall subjects of our late sovereign Lord James the first by the Grace of God King of Eng- land Scotland Ets did by the favour of the almighty erect the first English Colony in this Contenant Called New England and begun in yeare of our Lord 1620 The first English Towne at A place called by the natives Apaum alies patuxet but by the English plimouth unto whome Massasoiet the prince or Chieefe sachiim of those parts gave all the lands adjacent thereunto : and obtained of his sd matie sunderey Comission Confirmed by his Honorable Councell for New England unto them for the ordering their affares under his Gracious protection and for theire further Enlargement as to lands and priviledges they obteigned letters pattents1 deriver- ary from our late sovereig lord King Charles ye first bearing date the 13 th of January 1629 under the name of the aforesd William Bradford and his associates signed by the Right Honorabl Robert Earle of Warrwick and with allowanc by vertue thereof to frame and make orders ordenances and constetutions for the well order- ing disposing and governing of their persons and the distributing the lands within the sd limitts as pr the sd letters pattents doth and may more at large appeare To Be Holden of his Matie his heires
1 This patent is deposited in the Registry of Deeds at Plymouth.
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and successors as of his maner of East Grenwitch in the County of Kent in free and comon soccage and not in Capitie nor by Knights service unto the said William Bradford his heires associ- ates and assignes for Ever yeilding and paying to our said sover- aign Lord the King his heires and successors for Ever one fifte part of the oare of the mines of gold and silver and one other fifth part to the president and Council which shall be had possesed and obteigned within the precincts aforesd for all services and demands whatsoever whereby maney others being incoraged to Come unto them they through divine ffavour and the gracious incoragement and protection of their prince ffrom time to time after many difficulties and Hardships grew up to further maturity granting severall Tracts of lands to others to errect severall Townships with the liberties and priviledges thereof Reserveing like priviledg and liberties to themselves and the first and most ancient Township of new plimouth with such lands thereunto belonging as are Contayned within the limmits and boundereys hereafter mentioned set fourth ordered and concluded by the Court of assistants Held at plimouth the 2nd of November 1640 the said William Bradford Governor according to an act of the General Cort held there on the 3d of March then last past. Authorizing them the said William Bradford and his assistants thereunto and are as ffolloweth (viz)
That the bounds of Plimouth Towneship shall Extend Southward to the bounds of Sandwich Townshipp and Northward to a little brook Running from Stephen Tracyes to an other little brook ffalling into black water from the Comons left to duxbery and the neighbours thereaboute and Westward 8 miles up into the lands from any part of the bay or sea alwayes provided that ye bounds shall Extend soe farr up into the wood lands as to Include the south meadowes towards Agawame lately discovered and the convenient uplands thereabouts the premises being made apeare in Records of Court unto the Court of assistants now held at . plimouth the 27th of October 1685 the said Court of assistants by vertue of an act and order made by the Generall Court held at plimouth aforesd the 4 th of June last past impowering them there- unto doe therefore declare Ratify and confirm all the aforesd lands both uplands Swompe lands meadow marsh and fleete lands with all waters Rivers harbours creeks Coves fishings mines proffitts priviledges and appurtenances whatsoever to all and singular the
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premses belonging or in any wise appartaining lying and being within the said bounds and limitts of the aforesd townshipp of plimouth unto the sd towne and to the severall proprietors thereof according to theire and each one of their Comon and pertic- ular Respective interest Right title or property unto the said lands or other the premises or to aney part or parcell thereof by Grant or allowance of said Towne or by the Corte or by aney other law- ful wayes or means whatsoever had or obtained or to be had and obtained and to theire and to Each one of theire heires successors and assignes for Ever
[163.] To have and to hold to the said towne of plimouth and to the severall proprietors whatsoever Respectively and to theire and Each of their successors and assignes forever according to theire and each of theire Right title and Interest Respectively therein or thereunto as aforesd to be holden as of his Maties according to the tirme of our letters patent above mentoned in testimoney where of the said Court doth allow the Common seale of this Government to be hereunto afixed Now therfore further know ye That I Thomas Hinckley Governor of this his Matus Coloney of New plimouth for our soverain Lord the King by vertue of the power Comitted to me as well by a former act and order made by sd William Bradford and his associates assembled in Court Anno Domini 1636 as by the bove mentioned act for the more full assurance and con- firmation of all the sd lands and other the premises herein men- tioned to be confirmed unto the said Towne of Plimouth and the severall propriators thereof theire and Each of theire heires suc- cessors and assignes for ever in maner and forme aforesd accord- ing to the true meaning and Intent of these presents have hereunto affixed the comon seale of ther govement ult die october Anno domin one thousand six hundred Eighty and five and in the first yeare of the Raign of our sovereign Lord King James the second of England Scotland Etc.
Thomas Hinckley Gov
1620
[164.] Know all men by these presents That we whose names are herunto subscribed being proprietors and owners of A Cer- taine Tract of land lying within the Township of plimouth at a
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place comonly called and known by the name of the shingle brook swomp we have by mutuall Agrement Divided the sd land into two parts as Equal as we Judg we Com and have agreed on A Dividing line which is as ffolloweth (viz) Begining at a beach tree marked on : 4 : sids : 68 : pole or thereabouts to Red and from thence to extend across the swompe south a little westerly
Town meeting March first 1716
At A Town meeting held at plimouth March first 1716 for ye choyce of Town officers for ye yeare Ensuing Which are ffollowing The Town Clerk Chosen is Thomas ffaunce The Town voated To Chouse but three select for ye following yeare Which Capt John Dyer Ensign Benjamin Warren and Abial Shurtlef and voated That ye sd select men should be ye assessors to make all the asses- ments in sd Town for ye yeare Ensuing The Cunstables Chosen are Charles Little and Thomas Clarke ye son of William Clark but Charles Little agreed With Joshua Bramhall To serve ye Towne in his Rome and had ye Towns approbation Therin and was sworn by Mer Thomas in open Town Meeting, Mer John Watson Chosen Town Treasur The Tithingmen Chosen is Ignatios Cushing Elisha Bradford Josiah Morton and Stephen Churchell The Grand Inquest for year Ensuing Joseph Silvester Robert Cushman and Ephraim Kempton and soe ye Town meeting was adjorned until ye 5th of March following and Then mett and voted To add to Mer Littles sallery Twenty pound upon Condition yt ye sd Mer Little Will Engadge not to Imploy aney person or per- sons To cutt aney Wood of ye personage lot of Wood land above ye Town for ye space of Ten yeares from ye Dat above mentioned and Chose Major bradford and Deacon foster To Take bonds of sd Mer Little To Refraine cuting wood as abovesd on sd lot and made Choyce of Mer Lathrop and Ebenazar Dunham To have ye Enspection of sd personage lot and as ye Town agents or Trustees and Doe hereby Invest their sd agents
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with full power To prosecut any person or persons That shall make any Trespas on sd lot At sd meeting it was voated To allow The Widow Ozborn 1 14 pound out of The Towns stock in The Town Treasurors hands To pay The Doctor for Cure and voated yt ye sd Treasuror Take a mor- gadge of the sd widow of her house and land in the Towns behalf for The payment of sd 14 pound Within Two years after This Date unto the Town Treasuror for the Towns use At sd meet- ing The Town Agreed with Major John Bradford To Take the Care and Keepe in good Repare all high wayes Through out The Township of pli- mouth and To save ye sd Town harmles from all Trouble That may arise through the Defect of aney of ye high ways in sd plimouth Township bredges that are to be made and maintained in some other Method only Excepted for ye space of sevn years Commencing from ye Day of ye Date above sd for Twelve pence a man to be Raised by Rate upon ye Inhabitance of sd Town of plimouth That is To say upon all ye Inhabitants of sd Town That are obledg by law to Work at ye high ways and is To be paid to sd Major Bradford his heires or assignes yearly and Every year During ye sd Terme of seaven years above mentioned
[165.] To All people to Whome this present writing shall come William Bradford of New plimouth in his maties most antient Colony of New plimouth in this his terretory & dominion of New England in America Esquire son and next heire of William Brad- ford Esquire late of plimouth aforesd deceased sendeth Greeting & Wheras the sd late William Bradford my Honowred ffather was invested by vertue of A grant by letters pattent from the Honble Councell Established at plimouth in the County of devon for the planting Ruling ordering & governing of New England in America derivatory from our late soveraigne King James the first in all that part of New England Tract & tracts of land Which lye
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