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[115.] At The Town Meeting last mentioned Major John Bradford Capt Dyer Benjamin Warren and Abiall Shurtleff were Chosen to serve on the Grand Inquest at the next Superior Court in plimouth The Jurors for tryals Are John Stirtevant Thomas Morton Ephraim Cole ffrances Adams and Thomas Howland.
Voted to allow 4 shilling per Day for this service
Abiel Shurtliff grant
Ephraim Littles grant
At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 15th of May 1710 The Inhabitants Then made Choyce of Major Johh Bradford to serve for and Represent sd Town at ye grat and generall assembly at boston voted to allow 4 shilling per Day for his service. At sd meeting James Barnebe Josialı flinney and heaverland Tory were Chosen to serve on a Jury at ye next County Cort At sd meeting a parsel of land was granted and sold to Abial Shirtlif lying som Distance above Cools feild soe Called about 7 or 8 acres for Twenty shilling per acree to be paid for Towns use The swompy ground ye land above sold Incompaseth is to be thrown in an not measured Voted that Mer Ephraim Little shall have ye land formerly staked out for Mer Isaak Lothrop he being upon Removeing and sd Mer Litle Coming to Dwell there is to have sd spot of land for 4 pound and Ten shilling It was also voted at sd meeting That Mer Ephraim Little shall have that gore of Common land lying on ye southerly side of John Cooles feild between sd feild and the Roadeway leading to Little Town soe Caled and for wt he shall Take up of sd land to pay to ye Towns use 6 pounds per Acree voted That there be two Cas- ments made in ye Meeting house behind ye pulpitt in the Rome of the little windows there to lett in aree into ye house
At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 15 th of September 1710 The Jurors Chosen are Nathaniel Jacson Joshua Bramhall and Joseph holmes Senior At sd Town Meeting
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John Rider and Menasseth Mortons grant
Nathaniel Holmes Grant
The Town granted to John Rider and Menasses Morton the Comon land that was left betwen sd Riders and sd Mortons land which they lately bought of the Town sd Comon land being twenty foot in breadth and Extends in length from the Comon Road Down to sd Riders hous or fence Ten fott of sd 20 fot of Comon next to sd Riders land that he hath bought of sd Town is granted to sd John Rider and unto his heirs and assigns for Ever and the other sd 10 foot of sd Comon land next adjoining to ye land there of sd Menasses Morton through out ye length of sd land is granted unto sd Menasses Morton and unto his heirs and assignes for Ever At sd meeting the Town granted unto Nathaniel holm son of John holmes deceased Ten acrees of land on consideration of his grat loss latly by sea sd land lyeth to the westward of atwods swompe soe Caled to belong to him and his heirs for Ever At sd meeting Capt James Warren is granted two acres of Comon land adjoyning to atwoods swomp one on the south side of the sd swompe for Ten shilling per acree and on other acre on the North side of sd swompe for 20 shillings per acree and sd acres of land to belong to said Capt James Warren and to his heirs and assignes for Ever At sd meeting Mer Nathaniel Thomas and Insign Benjamin Warren are Chosen and Desired to vew a peice of land yt Mer Mordo Desires to buy of the Towns Comons and To sett a pris theron and to make Report wt they Doe therin at the next meeting of the Town and Capt John Dyer and Mer Nathaniel Thomas are Chosen to lay out these severall spots of land according to their Respective grant and to make Retorns therof under
Capt James Warrens Grant
surveyors
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their hands in order to a publick Record to be made therof
The Town at sd meeting voted to make a Rate of sixty tive pound for the Defraying town Charges for thes present yeare The bill of Charge is as followeth
Imprimis for the scoolmaster
20
00 00
Item for the Representative
14
00
00
Item for the Town bredg
40
00
00
Item for the poore
05
00
00
Item for planck for Jones River bredg
02
00
00
Item for Ringing the bell
01
10
00
Item to the selectmen for making Rates Major Bradford 01
04 00
Item to Benjamin Warren for making Rates 01
10 00
Item to Capt Dyer for making Rates
h1 04 00
It was voted that ye Selectmen shall Take the account of thos yt are betrusted with the oversight of the building the Town bredg Capt Dyer and M' Thomas to vew a pece of land Desired by William Ring and to make Report to ye town therof at the next Town Meeting
John Rider
and Manasses
Mortons land
[116.] Wheras we the subscribers were at a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 9th of May 1709 Impowered To sell and sett out unto Jolin Rider and Manasses Morton soe much of ye Comon land lying neer their Dwelings as wee might Thinck conveniant Pursuant to ye sd Town voate We sold and bounded out To ye sd John Rider 1 and unto his heires and assigns for Ever almost one acree of land Adjoyning to the land Wheron he now Dwels part of it being a lane which leads from sd Riders house into ye way which leads Down to ye bay betwen ye land of Nathaniel holmes and sd Riders land And also A peice of land bounded as followeth (viz) from ye Northwest Corner of Manasses Mortons fence and then by sd fence
1 John Rider lived in the house now standing on the east side of Sandwich Street, back from the road, and a little north of Winter Street. The " way which leads down to the bay " was what is now Winter Street.
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ffiften pole and six foot by ye highway side unto a small Rock with a stone sett into ye ground by it and from thence Turning almost square the line Extends to a stone sett into ye ground at sd Riders fence and then by his fence and house untill it comes to ye Northeast corner of ye sd Manases Mortons fence and then by sd fence till it Coms to ye Northwest Corner before mentioned Excepting a way of Twenty foot wide from sd Riders house along by sd fence unto the highway which is to ly for Comons for which land ye said Jolin Rider is to pay unto ye Town Treasuror The sum of Eighteen pounds in money as it passeth from man to man Wee have also sold and sett out unto the said Manasses Morton And unto his heires and assignes for Ever one peice of land of forty foot wide and almost Eight pole in length already fenced in hy ye sd Morton and is bounded Easterly by sd lane we sold to ye sd Rider southerly by ye land of sd Morton westerly by the highway Northerly by ye sd lane left for Comon And also one peice of land which is bounded Easterly by ye land of sd Rider southerly by ye land we sold ye sd Rider Westerly by ye highway and northerly by the land of Samuel harlow both peices Con- tegning about one acree and three pole for which ye said Manasses Morton is to pay unto ye Town Treasurer for the use of the Town The sum of ffiften pounds in money in weight aforsd In Witnes wherof we have herunto sett our hands this 28 Day of July 1709
Nathaniel Thomas Benjamin Warren Comity
John Watson signifyeth that he hath Received oj the above named Rider and Morton the sums of money they were to pay for ye land above Recorded for the use of the Town.
The Town Treasurer
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Robert ffinney 20 acres of Meadow at Samson Cuntrey
The Twenty Acrees of meadow granted to Robert ffinney of Samsons Cuntrey 1 The 21 of February 1663 Was laid out by us who have herunto subscribed the 6th of June 1700 and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) ffrom Samsons pond att the meadow Down the brook till it Comes a little below where Craine brook Runs into Samsons brooke Two pine Trees marked at the head of a body of meadow and from thence it Extends Easterly as far as there is aney body of meadow up Craine brook To Two maple trees marked on the Northerly side and from sd Trees to Run southeast to an other Maple tree on the southerly side of Craine brook all the meadow yt lyeth on sd brook within the fore mentioned bounds.
James Warren William Shurtlef. Surveiors
Abiall Shurtlifs 10 Acres
Pursuant To A grant of ye Town of plimouth At a Town meeting held at plimouth May ye 15th 1710 we ye subscribers laid out to Abiall Shurtliff Ten acres of Brush land Encluding one acree & one quorter of swamp land at a place A little to ye northward of Dones feild on ye 16th Day of September (1710) and is bounded as folows (viz) with a black oake bush marked on 4 sides With stons about it standing neere ye Top of an hill and from thence 40 pole north To a stake With stones about it on ye side of a hill and from Thence 40 pole West to a White oake Bush standing on ye side of a hill and from Thence To ye bounds first mentioned
Nathaniel Thomas & Surveiors Jolın Dyer
[117.] Know all men by these presents That We George Samson and Elkanath Cushman of ye Town of plimton and James Sole of ye Town of Middle- bery in the County of plimouth in New England
1 Sampson's country was probably what is now South Pond village.
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George Samson Elkanalı Cushman and James Soles meadow
being the present proprietors and owners of that Twelve acres or lot of meadow which Did formerly belong unto Mr William Bradford Deceased lying and being upon Wanetuxet River in The Township of plimton aforsd That is to say the sd George Samson being proprietor and owner of six acrees therof and The sd Elkanath Cushman being proprietor and owner of four acrees therof & The sd James Soule being pro- prietor and owner of the other two acrees thereof Wherefore we Doe or have now by mutual Agrement Divided the sd lot of meadow amongst us acording to each of our Respective propor- tions thereof as followeth namly that ye sd James Sole for his two acrees shall have two acrees upon the westerly side of Whetston 1 vini- ard brook bounded at the uper end therof with his former lot of meadow upon sd brook and from thence Down stream unto a stake and stones by ye brookside and from thence Rainging west two Degrees southerly unto a pine tree marked by the upland And also all that persell of meaddow which lyeth on the southwest side of wonatuxet River adjoyning unto sd Soules other lot of meadow upon said River and soe extend- ing from ye Rainge of sd lot up streame unto ye place where ye upland comes to ye River at ye mouth of whetstons viniard brook And That the sd Elkanah Cushman for his 4 acrees shall have all the meadow on the southeast side of the River from ye Rainge of the lot yt was formerly Capt Southworths Down strem unto ye mouth of Whetstons viniard brook and from thence bounded by sd brook up stream unto a stake withi stones about it by sd brook and from thence Rainging East and by North unto a white oak marked at the upland and soe on the same Rainge to ye pine tree marked which is
1 Edmund Weston was called Whetston, and the brook took its name from him.
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the bounds of John Churchels land and that ye sd George Samson for his six acres shall have all ye meadow on the Easterly side of Whetstons viniard brook from ye last mentioned 4 acres up streame betwen ye sd brook and John Churchels land unto ye place wher sd Churchels land Comes to sd brook And also all that piece of meadow on the westerly side of sd brook which lyeth betwen ye afor mentioned two parsels bounded out to James Soule and also all that part of sd lot of meado which lyeth on the northerly side of sd Wonetuxet River now the aforesd Division thus made and the boundery's thus settled we Doe mutualy agree shall stand and Remaine as a full settlement of Division betwen us and our heires and assignes for ever In Witness wherof wee have hereunto sett our hands and seales this 10 Day of June one thiou- sand seven hundred and Ten 1710.
The mark of Georg Samson seal O Elkanah Cushman a sel 0
James Soule a seal 0
signed sealed in presence of Jacob Tomson John bennett
John Murdock
At a Town meting held at plimouth Decem- ber 15th 1710 for Choyce of Jurors and other Town busnes The Jurors Chosen were Eliasar Morton and Stephen Barnebe At this meeting Capt John Dyer was made Choyce of by the Towne to gather in the scool rate for wt is now Due or wt shal be Due upon that account untill next september as also he is alike chosen to Joyne with Mr Thomas and Mr Mordo who are Chose by the subscribers to have a scole master During the time of their subscribsion At sd meeting The Town granted to Mer Mordo A spott of land and swamp about ye littl pond Conteign- ing about fouer acres for tive pounds to be paid
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to ye select men for the Towns use. At sd meeting Mer Nathaniel Thomas Left Lathrop and Insign Warren are to vew all the spotts of land that are Desired to be sold by ye Town to any of the Inhabytants.
Capt Warrens Land
[118.] Pursuant to a grant of the Town of plimouth at a Town Meeting i eld at plimouth on ye 15th Day of September 1710 Wee ye subscribers laid out to James Warren Esq on the 13th Day of october 1710 A small peice of land lying on the south- erly sid of atwoods swompe and is bounded on the East corner with a stone standing by the sd swomp side and on ye north side of the path and from thence ye line Extendeth west and by south 28 pole to a Red oak sapling marked on 4 sids standing about 3 pole from ye swompe and from thence Down to ye swompe and Then by the swompe unto ye stone first mentioned The whole Conteigning about 3 quarters of an acree and also a pece of land Containing About an acree and half lying on the northerly side and Easten End of sd swompe and is bounded on ye southerly side with ye land belonging to ye aforesd Warren and on the northerly side with the land belonging To Samuel Nelson and on the Easterly side with ye land belonging to Serjant John Rickard untill it comes to his southwest corner bound and then from sd Rick- ards southwest corner to ye south End of sd Warrens Dam and from thence to ye South East Corner of sd atwoods swam
Nathaniel Thomas John Dyer
Grand Jurors
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 2ª Day of March 17010 The Inhabitants at sd meeting Chose serjant John Churchell Elisar Cushman William harlow and Stephen Barnebe Grand Jurors for the year Ensuing.
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
petty Jurors
The money paid in for ye Land voated to a School in sd Town for ever
Samuel Nelson grant
Choyce of Town officers March 21 17010
Mer Jolin Mordo John Barnes and John Stirte- want to serve on the Jury of Trials at ye next Court Ensuing At sd meeting it was voted yt the pound shall be sett on the southerly End of the Training Green by ye swomp neer Samuel har lows house and sd samuel harlow is Chose to be pound keeper at sd meeting Mer Nathaniel Thomas and Mer John Mordo were Chosen and apointed To vew the meeting house and give account at the next Town meeting what is need- ful towards its Reparation At This meeting it was voted that the moneys that now is or shall be paid in for the Towns use upon ye accoun of the sale of Common lands belonging to sd Town is by sd Town vote set appart to be Improved wholly to the mantenance of a scool in sd Town and That perpetualy not to be allienated from yt End to any other use for Ever And Wheras there be several persons have put in their De- sires and moved to ye Town to buy sunderey persels of the Comon land belonging to sd Town The town voted yt such as Doe buy aney of sd Comons from this Date forward shall pay in their moneys for such lands bought of them of Town Comons unto the Town Treasurer by the last of august next Ensuing ye Date of this meeting to be Improved for the End above mentioned At sd meeting Samuel Nelson was Granted a small gore of land on condition yt ye sd Nelson leave a Road way through his land Down the Walk soe Caled Down to the Comon Roade through gates or barrs Mer Jolin Mordo is Chosen to vew a pece of land with Insigne Warren for Mer Thomas and Isaac Lathrop.
[119.] At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21 Day of March 17012 for the Choyce of Town officers which are as followeth Thomas ffaunce Chosen Town Clerk The Selectmen Major Bradford Capt John Dyer and Insign Benjamin Warren Cunstabls Thomas Morton and Isaac Doten
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The Tithing men humphree Turner John Wood and John Morton John Watson Town Treas- urer Capt Dyer sealer of weights and measurs Jolın Rider sealer of leather surveiors for the high waies are Jacob Mitchel ffrances Adams Jolin faunce and James Clarke Junior ffence vewors Abiall Shurtlif Ebenasar holmes and Thomas holmes.
Sergant harlow and Jacob Mitchel are Chosen to survey all sorts of lumber Exposed To sale as the law in yt Case Directs The hog Cunstabls are JJoshua Mors Stephen Churchel and Thomas Witherly Eliasar Rogers wood Corder The Grand Inquest Chosen to serve at the next Superior Court are Capt Dyer Deacon Clarke abiall Shirtlef serjant John Churchel, Jurors for trials at sd Court are Insign Warren John ffoster Left Ephraim Morton John Churchel James Barnebe Mer Thomas Mer Lothrop and Jacob mitchel are to vew the meeting house and to make Report to ye Town wt they judge to be necessary in order to its Reperation.
Nathaniel Thomas grant he to main- tain the road
At This meeting that spot of land sett apart to maintain the Road way at Wellens at a Town meet on the 2ª of March last Then Granted to Mer Thomas Mer Lothrop and Me Mordo is wholly Granted to M' Nathaniel Thomas and his heires for ever the sd Mordo and Lothrop Relinquishing their Righ therin by a former vote unto the Towns Dispos The sd Thomas is to become bound to maintaine the Road way from ye valley by John Drews old house to the widow Rickards house substanshall and good for ever At sd meeting The hous lot formerly Granted to france Curtice upon Conditions that he built a habitation on sd spot within two years was upon his aplication to ye Town Granted to him Clear to him and his heirs for Ever upon Consideration of the grate loss by sea the last summer sd Curtice had 1 At sd meeting it was voted That all the land lying to the northward
Curtice frances
1 This was the original order establishing Training Green. It formerly extended to South Street, but the lands between that street and South Green Street were subsequently sold by the town.
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Training Green
of the Raing of the land betwen Samuel har- lows and John barns that is to say to Run up the same point of Compas sd Raing of harlow and barns Rang Runes to Run up to ye top of the hill and all the land to ye northward of that Rang shall ly for a perpetuall Comon or train- ing plase never to be granted any part thereof but ly perpetually for publick and Comon benifit
Town Meeting May 14 1711
Jurors
a grant to sundry persons to build a front gallery
Ignatius Cushing
the fort hill sold for ye use of ye Town
Will : Followel Joshua Bramhall
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 14th of May 1711 Capt James Warren was Chosen Representative and The Town voted to allow him 4 shillings per day whilst Improved in that service for sd Town at sd meeting The Town voted to add Ten pounds (more to M' Littls sallery to make it 80 pounds) per yeare At sd meeting Capt Church and Charles Little were Chosen to serve on the petty jury on the 3ª Tuesday of June next At sd meeting sundery persons had a grant of the Town to build a seat in the meeting hous before the ffront Gallery The persons are as ffolloweth (viz) John Dyer Charles Church Ephraim Morton John Barnes Jacob Mitchel Elisha Bradford Ebenazer holmes James Barnebe Job Cushman Thomas Witherel Josiah Morton John Bradford Junior Ignatius Cushing hath liberty to build A gallery or seat over the stares in ye South Gallerery provided it Doe not Incomode the stares At this meet- ing The Town mad Choyce of John ffoster to have inspection of the meeting house to keep it in Repair at the Towns Charge At sd meeting it was voted that all the Comon lands about ye fort hils 1 shall be by Left Lathrop Nathaniel Thomas and Insi Benjamin Warren sold to those that will bid the hiest for sd Comons they Re- serveing sufficen Roome for a burieing place A Certain Tract of land is sold to William fol- owel Joshua bramhall and William Ring above
1 The Fort Hills comprised Burial Hill and the high land in the rear of the Court Street estates north of Court Square.
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Will : Ring : followels meadow for 15 shillings per acre, voted grant brick by ye Town to sett out an acree of land to ly yard perpetualy for publick use to make brick up Steven where brick are wont to be made neer where Totman Benijah prat formerly lived above ye way that Grant leadeth to ye little Town.
Stephen Totman is Granted 2 or three acies of land on brushy hill soe Caled above Shreeves hole to ye southwestward of it.
Abiel Shurtlif grant of ye land at ye bottom of ye spring hill
[120.] At The Town meeting last mentioned The Goore of land between ye land formerly sold to Abiel Shurtlif and James Barnebe under ye banck betwen Spring hill and the fot bridg yt leads over the Town Spring is granted to Abial Shurtlif on Condition yt sd Shurtlif Doe maintaine a good sufficion foot bridg where it now is and make a Drean from the spring to prevent its flowing, to belong to sd Shirtlif and his heires so long as he or they performs ye conditions above men- tioned, a grant was mad to John Rickrds Daughters of liberty to build a seat over the stares of ye North gallery so as not to Incomod the going up sd stares At sd meeting Joseph ffaunce petitioned to ye town That they would give him a small pece of land neer to him at a place comonly caled the Nook lying betwen his own lands and Jordans land and Ebenasar Eatons land and the town granted him the land according to his desire as is herinabove ex- presed to him and his heires and 'assignes for ever.
Joseph ffaunce Grant 1
At a Town meeting of the town of plimouth on the 2d of March 17010 Then for and in consideration of Eleven
1 The lands of Joseph Faunce and Ebenezer Eaton were on Sandwich Street near what is now Hancock Street. Jordan's land was in the rear on South Street, and at that time Hancock Street was a cartway called "the lane leading to Jordan." The nook has retained its name to the present day, and is now occupied by Angus Scott.
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Jolın Watson
Grant of
land
pounds paid to sd Town by John Watson of plimouth aforesd the town have granted to him ye sd John Watson his heires and assignes for ever nine acres of land in a place caled ye walk way in plimouth aforesd.
Plymouth March 14 17010 if Then ye nine acres of land sold or granted to John Watson ye 2d Day of this Instant March was laid out to him and bounded on ye south corner with a smal Red oake marked and a heape of stones by the walk way! it being ye corner bound of land laid out ye same day to Samuel Nelson and from sd bound the line to extend Northwest by sd Nelson's Rainge 37 pole to a stake and a heape of stons in ye Rainge or line of the Comon land and from the stake to extend Northeast 41 pole to a Red oake marked and a heape of stones at the head of Cobb's farme and then to extend southeast about 5 Degrees easterly to a small Red oake and a heape of stones by ye way and thien bounded by ye way to ye bound first mentioned.
James Warren, Nath : Thomas Surveiors
Samuel Nelson's land
2At a Town meeting of ye Inhabitants of ve Town of plimouth on ye 2ª Day of March 17019 Then for and In consideration of Eleven pounds paid to sd town by Samuel Nelson of plimoutli aforesd The Town have granted to him ye sd Samuel Nelson and to his heires and assignes for ever 13 acres of land
March 14th 17010 11
Then the 13 acres of land sold or granted to Samuel Nelson at a Town meeting the 2d Day of this Instant March for eleven pound was laid out to him and bounded on ye southerly corner with a smal Red oake marked and a heape of stones which was ve corner bound of lands laid out ve same Day to Weight and from sd bounds to Extend Northwest by sd Return Weights line about 37 pole to a pine marked which was sd Weights north corner stands
1 The walkway was probably nearly on the line of what is now Alden Street.
2 The Nelson land adjoined the Watson land. The "sufficient way " required to be left was probably the way from Alden Street through the farm land owned by Collingwood. The Common land referred to is the mile and a half square retained by the town in its municipal capacity by a vote passed in February, 1702.
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in ye Rainge or Comon line of land laid out to sd Town and from sd Tree the line to extend by sd Comon line 53 pole Northeast to a stake sett in ye ground and a heape of stones and from sd stake and beape of stones to extend southeast 37 pole to a small Red oake and a heape of stones by the way and then bounded by the way to ye bounds first mentioned it being about 12 acres The other acre was laid ont by ye woods way and bounded by ye way with a heape of stones it being ye corner bounds of lands laid out ye same Day to John Watson and from sd heape of stones ye line to extend about six pole Northwest to a Red oake marked and a heape of stones and then to extend East Northeast 21 pole to a stake and a heape of stones on bors hill by Cobb's fence and then to extend on a straite line to a Red oak marked it being Nath holmes Corner bounds and then bounded by sd holmes his land to sd path or walk way and soe by sd way to ye bounds first mentioned leaveing sufficient way from ye sd walk way from the Cobbs and Nath holmes to their lands and housing.
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