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bounded, northerly by a marked pine tree on the south. - erly side of Merrimack tiver, which is the corner. bound; and there the line rums by the marked Trees that are between andover and therefore, and southerly an the trees accordingly are marked between Andover and thoseford an at both been peramburlated, till it comes to the eight mile tree, so called, which is a bound mark betwest andover and Boreford, and southerly to a white work tree which is the bound betwist Willshift mere and sand Bhereford and Then vomtherly to a wild paretres or lone tree, standing by Spanisch Riverside- and there conterly as the river rano tell it mesto with Ipswich lene, which said Lind cloth extend nie miles from ware I posevich. Meetinghouse - and then upon a straight line till it corners to un Afpolitice short is Lavet. Perley's field marked- and then it runs with Ipswich I've untilit mesto with Rowley line naar Caleb Jackson's, and so tillit comen to a white out in Bradford line, aus it in settled betwist Boxford and throwley- and then westerly till it meets with the pine tree first mentioned, parting between Boxford and Andover; all which tract of found in the said Township of sand Boxford, according can
60. it is bounded or ought to be bounded with all the Lands, Soils, Havers, Abrooks, Streams, Werter, Waters, Ponds, Fishingo, Huntingo, Wood, Stones, Grows, Food and all the rights, profites,frivil= egen, commodities and appartenances there to be- longing, or ere any manner of aways offertein. ing to the same or any part thereof. To have and to hold, to Theme The ward John Perley, Thornous Perley, Thomas Hagen, John Peabody and forrale thridges and to others of the inhabitants and proprietors of said town of thorford , provided an is above provided , to them , their heard, executors, administrators and assigne, in quiet and peaceable possession forever, in fee simple, a good and sound estale of inheritance freely and clearly acquitted, released and discharged) of all, and from all Indiare rights and tilles what. However, that may be made by me, or any other Native in this land of Newenglands- Further, J, the said farnel English do hereby covenant, fromusd and grant to and with the abovesaid Committee of the town of thoxford, that at, and until the enoraling and declaring of these forevents, it had good right **** full power and. Puurful.
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Powerful authority, to grant and convey the score, and all the premises as abovevard - hereby bind- ing myself, heirs, executert administrators forever, to defend the sound John, Terley, Thomas Perley. Thomas Hogere, John Peabody and Jourethe Bridges, und others as is provided accordingly; before them, their hairs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, from the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever, to the same, or any part of the above mentioned and grantiel premises, Inwitness whereaf I the said forment English to berewrite vel ry hound and asof this sixteenth day of January, seventeen hundred, seventeen hundred and one, and in the twelfth year of the wegen of our Royal Sovereigne William the Third over england and King.
Vigreed , sealed and delivered . . in presence of un-
Varmerela Englich rncorte Home Baker, Joseph Forter. . Hoved Parker.
Samuel English an Inchan, appeared before before me the Subscriber, one of his Hagesty, few - ties of Peace for the bounty of lassen, and activacd - edged theo Instrument to be his act and deed this sixteenth of formerary 1700/1101.
Duely Abroadstreet.
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62. At a legal town meeting, held in theoxford the 20 of January ipod/101.
The toure chove Sent. Perley Moderator for the day. Chove fornud Symonds to go to Combridge and accompany . He Symonus to our town; also, The town have voted to choose five mere to settle our Inhabitants of the toure, in secting our inhabitants in our Mertinghouse according to their several rights, howing regard chiefly to entales, yet so was to have respect to old age - the menchosen for this service and John Andrews and Jonathan Foster. It a legal town meeting; held in Boxford the." of Harch Modliyor.
Ah, Mowry cheve flerk Symonds Moderator forthe day; also, the town chose Lesst. John Peabody to be down Clerk for the your ensuring; also, the Toren choose forthe Hole Clerk for the day; also, the town chose Leathers Curtice Constable for the year evening; also, the tour chose five Select. - men for the year ensuring, and their names be) as followeth, Clerk symonds, Liest. Perley, Corporal Thomas Redington, Corporal Kemball and Sammeet Arnethe, and to be Closeassoro; also, the town chose Abraham Redington Grand Juryman for the
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year ensuring and Corporal thomas Perley to verve on the ferry of ilmalo next Court at Ipswich. The town chove Williamie Footer and bond? Hagen Mythingmen for the year; also, Corporal Hied and Johnstiles bechosen Surveyors; also, Jonathan Brinby and formusel Foster be chosen Forreviewers for the year noviny ".
At a legal town meeting held in Boxford The I of March 1/00/1/01.
The town voted, that the money disbursed upon the Committee that were employed by the town to estate the place where our Meetinghouse stands, should be allowed; also, the cushion for the helpit to be allows. (d); also, the money that Corporal Wood, Shormon Perley and formael Symonds disbursed in going to Cambridge for N- Syromes , should be allowed by the down; also, the town voted, that the fifteen shillings that was found for the gen and rofes To revive the Meetinghouse , should be allowed ; also,
that good man foster should have fre stellings $ for carrying the ropes and blocks home again ; also , voted that goodman Bridges should have eight shillings for the hangings of the Meeting house. consements; also, voted to allows Livet. Perley what cost.
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cest he was at in providing for the Committee that started the place where the Meeting house should steund; also, voted that the charges that was expended about the Committee that the General Court sent to view the line of Thisfield and Isoreford and the two forms frelationed for by Aoxford , should be allowed by the town
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It a lawful town meeting, held in Boxford the 4th of april yoofiron.
The town chose Milhar Foster to be the Moderator for the day; also, the towne voted to give to ff" Thom: et's Hymnmes vity porros in money yearty for his salary, in case that A Symmes will be please). to accept of our Invitation to be our Minister and to take Office among us; also, build him a house of forty eight long and twenty feet wide and two sto- - rico high and a bathroom of sixteen or eighteen feet square, and to finish the house by thement October come twelvemonth, and as much sooner ces conveniently we care; also, to find thirty five cordo of wood by the year; also, to procure her ter ceres of land as convenient an we can, not far from the Westinghouse, which House and Land as above specified , we do give to MI Symmes and his heirs forceer , provided that MY Sommes accept
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to come and be our Minister and to take Office among us , and the Sestry to be paid so long as he shall dispense the word of God publicly among us in Boxford; also, voted That MY Thomis Symmer shall have the use of one half of the Parsonage the time he shall be our Minister in Broxford.
The town chove five mere to discourse with Sofrofield mere concerning a divisioncel line betwant Toprufield and Horford, and to see how near we com come together, if it might be , to prevent further troubles the names of themen we have chose to do this service be John andrews, Sargeant Joseph Bixby Corporal Thomas Verley and John Tirbody ...
At this time, when the major part of the town voted to give to ls Synes Thirty five cordo of wood yearly, by the year, then several mere made objections against the allowing the wood to MA. Symmed, and did at that time, enter Their contrary discerit, because, said they, comme mer have not wood to dispose of, but if the Newno see good to make the salary so much the moread will come to the wood, we shall not decline from our where. ..
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At a legal town mestery, held in theoxford the 21 of lapred iyor.
The town chose Locust. Thomas Perley Moderator for the day; also, the towne voted to Pay arate of fifty pounds, and to be found by the first of Non? next enowing , in Silver, or short steinglior board. or mula or fir rick, or in firecurring a Mason to build the chimneys, or ene terme con cheape aus any of these Things come be bought for in money, provided That all these that will ferocure any of the the things abovementioned, de come to the Committee That the town will choose to carry on the building and finishing of the House aforesand for the Memater, within a month after the date. hereof. and declare what they will provide and if there benot wnuferenty of the several things above' mentioned, provided, within a month as above -soud, then Ate said, Committee are hereby erre= - powered and desired to provide what shall be wanting to finish the word Minister's House . And the town do hereby engage to pay Therivin money, every man his equal share us shall to foire in the fifty found rate as abovesaid; and (1) the tour do proceed to choose a Committee an follows.
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follows - The Committee that the town have chosen for the oversight of the camping ors of the work. of the Ministers house was aforcesand, thus nomes be an followeth, Sargeant Thomas Andrews, Corporate Daniel Hood, Lachou Curtice, Sergeant Joseph Bixby, Joseph Hale, Jonathan Sortie, thornces Perley Ju- and Corporate Joseph Peabody; absc, These be to provide what is needful on the towns cost and charge for the House aboveraid ._
The Town have voted to allow HE Thomas Summers the use of the whole Parsonage farme during the time that he shall disperice the word of God um - ong ur, he lowering of it in good tenantable refer, or was good ours he cloth find it; also, the town chase Sient. Verley, Surgeant Bixby and John. Labody to agree with ME. Symme about The manner of paying of his Salary and his wood. It a lawful town meeting held in oxford the 20' of april iyor, "The town voted to record some proposals drawn up in some loro pifera, which are directions for the Committee to ivolt by in building and finishing the Ministers houve ar felloweth, that in to say, these lines tiene.
here befie be the full name and substance of what was in the porpero aforesonal. Propositions how to carry on the building and finishing for house for H! Themed Hjemmeis . . First, to make choise of five or seven men That cere carpenters to be a Committee or undertakers to carry on the building and finishing the aboussard House, which Committee shall be allowed for their work by the town, two whillings and six pence per day, every of them for every day that that they work , at or about and Houve; also, that every man alike in the tour, shall have) liberty to work out their properties of the mark post in building the sand fleuve- and every ment shall be allowed for his labour, an smack a day, as the Committee, or the major front of them do judge they do sarne or deserve; and the Committee oferesaid hall keep a brew and just account of his own work and time that he spends about carrying on the ward Howe; colo, of every other many lober, being allowedos aforesaid and the Committee os fore said shall give the. Selecteren of Trustees of the town there is being, when the house is built and finished, the whole
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Jumi of what the work post doth amount to , so that it may be proportioned by a rate ; and be that cloth not do his part in work, shall fray it is much pay av whall, answer the end in building or finishing of the house - and be that doeth more shall be paid by the town; and the Committee a foresaid shall have full power to procure boards and) nails, bricks and glass, and what dove may be judged needful for the building and fin. - washing of the said House at the towns cost and charge.
We whose names are under written, being chowere to agree with MY Summer about the manner of Laying ham his salary yearly , and his wood- and accordingly, we went to el? Syrmes and did agree with him to begive bis apar with us the 2of april "OF which was the last Sabbath in life vil; also, we did there agree to pay him fifteen pound, every quarter of the year, and his wood at live veersend in the year, one half to be brought to his house at as before the first of Judy, and the other half of his wood ator before the first January following yearly; claro, we did agree to have a) contribution once a month yearly, and what is there by the town givere shall be part inte papers
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70 . andi to beset off for part of his role- webeing chosen by the tower of Ahereford to do this service for the teatro ao appears on record- cas witness our hande this 25 ofetteriliyor.
John abody
I a legal town meeting, in Boxford the ittf June 1901.
The town roled to send that answer to all" Sym- - med which Lieutenant Pertey drow uf, in and -wer to a desure that HE Therma Summers sent to the tawny to rel cover band from the frameve which he didimate to be their Minister, or The encouragement that he had quer the town for to be theer Minister. Colon, the town did vate to vendite , Hr Jonathan Dornford, and to run 150 line, ar imcamere from Sprwid Mertinghouse, their der mites granted by the General Court to Ipariche, which is the bound between Topsfield and branford, by a grant from The General Court to Rowley, an attest John Peabody Clark. Accordingly the Selecmen cent John fteler to invite MY Danford to come to do the abovesaid) service and accordingly M. Ganford and con
and did come to the aforeward service', and were four days from their home, for which they reeceved two porenda eight stillings of the Schutzmen, manely, of farmed, mitt nine stallings, Corporal Redington run whitlange, and of feest. Perleg and Clerk Symonds The rest of the money. acest. Verlag's was fifteen shillings and Clerk Sigmondo found twelve shillings and Sargeant Joseph Andby vix shallingo, which is The whole of the two pounds eight shillings. Coll this was pod beside expenses which is set down en another place.
--- At a town-marting held in Branford the 24th of November ijos.
fe townchowe ba" Hogere , Hederator for The day. Illo, the town chose John Peabody to be Their Schoolmanter for the year coming.
At a lagat town-meeting, held in theoxford theit of March 1701.
The town chave dient. Perloy Moderater for the day. Glove John Peabody down Cierto for the year comme: - eng;also, choose Theman Perley Ju- Contabile for the your enowing and the Schirmen laces follow the chosen for the year enning, Plants.
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Samuel, Symonds, Corporal, Dermich Wood Joseph Hallo, John Andrews and John Stales; also, to We livevoor for the year enowing; also, Uns? Huyen is chosen Jowen trouserer for the year craving- also, Sargeant Brexty and Howich Bridges are chosen Bythenganen; also, hermothy Dor meurs in chosen to serve on the Grand jury the year covering, and bmw? Hogen is chosen to serve. on the fury of trials this next Court to be holden at Thewich; also, Jonathan Foster and Joseph Pintody Jul, are chosen dievegjort for the year coming; also, the town chose Thomas heding. - fan and John Buswell, Jeneviewers for the . forgeant year enoning; also, bern" John Perley and Joseph Bixby and John Peabody are chonere a Committee . to settle bounder between trafford and theoxford, being hereby fully empowered by the town for that service; also, to settle the northconterly corner of
Iboxford bounds with Rowley Commetter; also, choose Luent. John Peabody Schoolmaster till an-
- ether be chovereon the Boxxxx . his room.
Proposals how to procure ter ceres of land for
W iffeman Symme the also, que to the'
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Salutmen chosen for The crossing year ijos, to appre. with the owners and proprietor, who own the land which tien between Abraham Berchington's boude and old Goodman Foster's house and our Westinghouse- and The louvre gives the Selection abovesand, full power to agree with the owners of the ward found, and to give there. Shilla for the payment of the want land ; als, to lake a deed of sand land in the towns behalf, and to give Me theman Summer a dead de - cordingly as The town hors voted to har , ere caso he takes Office aper barre to be our Minin
-ter- A is to be understood that the lower oblige themselves to pay the money that shall be engaged by the fleetmen for The land oforegond , whose sommers are as follows - ett, Soumare Sy monds version, Channel Wood, Joseph Hale, John Andrewa, John Stiles.
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It a legal town-marting, held in theoxford the 29th of april 1902.
The four choose Joseph Ciabody navier Moder- - stor for the day; also, the town house dient. Perley thepresentative for the year 1/02. The.
14. .She loire chose fre men to be a Committee to mest buthe Hopesfield to streiten the tene from Lieutenant Verlay's apple-tree in his field, to the heap of stones and wetake from the porthcanh corner off? Baker's ferro, 00 called, which lonyjeth in fis oxford, and frame there to the dome of conneway over Hausochy. meadow, and go to the fishing brook as the rualet runa ante the fishing brooks, and "0 am the fishing brook runs into the thever: the Committee above and have full power to settle with topsfield recording at the General Court, have ordered it to be). And the names of this Committee be a followeth, Und" John Verley, John andrews, John horner, Ephraim Curtice and John Peabody.
The town voted to give Me Syromes liberty to och refu a few, in the rest corner of Moc Meeting. house, for his Wife to wet ire one Sabbath days. "the town voted that the Secretmen should lay a rate of war freunde are money, to pay what is wanting to finish the Minister House.
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It a lagol town meeting, held in Boxford the ig" of June 1102. "The town chose En" John Perley Moderator for the decy.
The town chove Seenst. Thomas Perley and John Peabody to answer Topofeld's petition at the General Court, when the Court will be placed to grant Soprafield a hearing.
The town chove John Trabody, Sargeant thexby and gonefoh Hale, to draw up a request to the Honored General Court, that their may be a Committee of three men to come and see the lene run according to the General Courts Grant, both to Ipswich and Rowley.
the 24th, 1902. at a meeting of the Commetter chosen by Borford to Join with Bradford Selectmen to settle the line between The above sound Town; The names of Boxford Committee were Saust. John Peabody, Gres John Terley and Sargeant Joseph Surely; the names of Abradford Selectmen were ?? Corporal Hazelton, Thomas Kimball and Sam- - nel Jenny - they do agree that a pine tree shall be the bound, standing upon Condever lane, and so to
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to a Block oak tree marked standing on the southwest, end of John Simmons field, and then to a white oak tive marked, standing near The Country thood as it goes by the house which www John Richard's deceased; and from Thence to a white oak tree iworked with avec, wk, and P. with a trop of rochas about it. John Peabody, Robert Haseltine, Thomas him. -Woll, John Perley, Joseph thereby, Sommel ilermy. A true copy or attent John Peabody blech for
- egal down ameeting, held in Iherford the 21 of July 19/02.
of the towne agreed and noted , that Sent . Pertey and John Peabody, which be chosen to answer · Sofrofielda petition, shall have liberty to employ a man or two at the towns cool, to arrest them un themanagement of the difference between .
Tofourfield and Stanford , relating to itoperfectde petition for another hearing at the General Court. The town chose fourquant Josefch Marky Moderator for this meeting ..
2." the town have agreed and soted to allow eight icord pounds toward this house built for the Min. - inter- coglity pounds in silver morey, and the 1 : affier.
77. other eighty founder in pay as money; and this House in in few of The house That the town voted to build for My Thomas hywomen. Dated the 4th of lapril 1900.
iffe toure have agreed and voted, that The Select. man shall deliver this house new built for the Aymater ta MY Thomas Miramos, in lieu of the house the towne voted to beeld forthe Sommes. on the condition, That it is now er withall, that said freue .. i agrese for to furriste upon the condition Itie town voted to give it to el? ithomas homes. -- (I) a town meeting, held in Branford the 11th of September 1902.
The town chose Loccheers Curtice Moderator for the day; also, chose John burmes Juryman for The next Court to be holder of Newbury.
At a l'onfeel down- meeting; held in thonford xx December the 13th 1702.
The townchose Horgen Moderator for the day The town chasse fueronen to take the care concern-
- ung and providing for the Tant and Ordaining of MY Summer, and their names be as followen Millier Foster, Stranees Perley, Siert. Perley, am Clerk Symonds; also, the town voted to pay the chicergeen street affair. .11.
70%. It a legal town meeting, held in Boxford the 16th day of February 170 2/3. The town chose" William Foster Representative for the town of Boxford this Person or Sessions; also, John Candreva w choven Moderator for the present meeting.
It a legal town meeting, held in Boxford the 20 of July 1102.
The town have agreed and voted, that the Selectmen shall deliver this House, now built for the Minis. - ter to H" ifhomar Symmer, in few of the house the town voted to build for ell - Summer, in the consideration that it is now in with all that is agreed , for to finish said House upon the condition that the Town voted to give it to M? Thomas immer_
He, whose names are under written to order Mr Samuel Symonds to deliver The House abovementioned to Mr. Thomas Lymmed according to town vole. - Daniel Wood, John Andrews, John Stiles, Joseph Hole Select- . men of Hereford.
Boxford July 2, 0702. I then received food= ensione of the House built for me in this
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Town, of MY Somiel Simonda, ordered to deliver it to me by the Selectionen according to the tenure of the town vote referring to ward House founded July 21, on the year whores and. ·Iway received by one :thomas Symmes. The defectmen of Boxford being met together The 25 thof november 1102. To Pay out Highwaysin. the town of Brisford and accordingly we have Laid out a town Highway from Jacob . Perley's land, as the path now loads from Jacobs Perley's House to ithormon Hagen's house, and soon from the sand Hagen's , on the forth nowis , to the west side of a bill by Dineat Wood's House; from thence to the west end of the sand Wood's field, andon by the fence side to Condover road, from therice on a straight line to The Willow Peabody's field, and so along by the fence vide to the Widowa Barre; There was the path now beth to the Meeting house - this thood in not to exceed two roda in wienth. Also, another Highway beginning at the open road what leadeth to topfield and foryeth across the Sunday - es from iternelley Gorman's land to the north ...
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northeast corner of Black's old Orchard, from there on a straight line to the saat end of a little hill in Black's field, which now belongs to John Andrews and Joseph andrews; from thenew along the old path over the hills, called Sangleys hello as the trees be now marked to The north besky corner of formuel symonds fond , and so on yourtherly to Samuel Symonds House, and so there to a diredge over fishing brook; thenwe to a marked tice standing by the fence; then in the most convenient ground to Ephronne Curtice's fiche, to two poplans marked. there to the west side of the sand Curtice's dwellinghouse, and so along by his fence as far as the southwest corner of his stonewall; thence along the cartway twelve rodo ; thence turning southwesterly to a cartway that goeth over the svarof, about twelve rodo above The Courcy; thence along by The swamp as the marked trees lead to the old road; and then along the same road to the courseway over the inland meadows; there to the house of Samuel
Samuel Symonds Jums. an witness our hands, The Selectmen of Isoxford.
Samuel Symonds, Daniel Wood, Jonrefil Hale, John Stilen. - - - The Selectmere, who found out the Highway from hmothy Dorman's field to young formue Symonds house, have, upon asecond Thought and better considerations moving them thereto, have offered the abovesaid Highway, from a cartway to a horsewary only, an lottest. John Peabody town Clerk.
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Hoo, from Great Perley's house to the Meetinghouse weer Highway by Robert freles' house, shall be only a private here way- and the febretimer did also agree that there shall be horse gates made in Ephron Gerluce's found in four places, If there be need of so many goster in his fond at the towne coute; also, there shall be hange gatas from Jacobs Perley's house to thebest Stiles house? where there shall beneed of megportes; also, uponthe low cost and charges; which we judge due recommence for the found .....
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It a legal towne- marting, held in theoxford the gt of March1902/3.
The town chose lomo" Thomas Hagen Moderator.
The town chave John Peabody Shower Clerk for the year envaring; also, Hover Tyler is chosen Constable for the year coming; also, the town have chosen five Select mere, and their normer be as followsth. John Prolady, Care" Thomas Hazer, Jonathan ifroter, formuel Symonds ful and ilmothy Formand and to be Goneasors; also, the town have chosen Richard Kimball and Timothy Shouter fenceviewers for the year enning; also, The town chose abraham Redington and David Wood, they should be Surveyors of Highways for the nagar enning; also, the town chose for= porcel Thamball and Jonesthere Arexby Tything. -men for the year; else, the town chove Ens? Thomas Hager Stown Treasurer for the year; also, fargeant trixby is chover Grand jury man for the year enowing; also, Jord Perley is chosen to serve on the Jury of Trials next Court, cet Sporwich, also, Ebenezer themain and Jeremy Perley shall be field drivers or "Haywards for The year enmining; also, the town
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