Town records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1659-1739, Volume I, Part 17

Author: Topsfield (Mass. : Town); Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass; Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936
Publication date: 1917-20
Publisher: Topsfield, Mass., The Topsfield historical society
Number of Pages: 460


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Recd of Corp" Joseph Town as constable for ye year 1697 ye full of Rates wear commited to him to colect for my use I say rec'd in full this 17th day of September 1707-8 [sic] then or before me Joseph Capen


Copia vera Attests Sam" Slanley Town Clerke


Att a Lawfull & General meeting of the Town of Tops-


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field on ye seventh Day of march one Thousand Seven Hun- dred and Nine or Ten Deac : Samuel Howlett is chosen mod- erator for ye Day voted


Samuel Stanley is Chosen Town Clerke for y" year Insu- ing


voted


Thomas Robinson & Zacheus Gould are chosen Contables for the year Insuing voted


Clerke Elisha Perk [i]ns Jacob Town Ebenezer Averell John Curtis and Samuel Stanley are chosen Select men for ye year Insuing voted


John Prichitt ; John Burton and Jacob Robinson are chos- en Surveyers of high-wayes for ye year Insuing ; voted


Jacob Estey and John Town are chosen ffence- viewers for the year Insuing voted


Lieut Ephraim Dorman: Thomas Howlett and John french are chosen Tything[men] for the year Insuing voted


Zacheus Perkin[s] and John Dwaniel are chosen field


Drivers for ye year Insuing voted


Isaac Estey is chosen to serue on ye Grand Jury for ye year Insuing voted


Corp" Joseph Town and Joseph Gould are chosen to Serve on ye Jury of trials at next Cour[t] to be holden at Ips- which next after ye date hereof


The above named Town Officers wear all sworn to ye fathfull discharge thier respective offices by the Select men on ye above sd 7th Day of march 1709 or 10 as attests Sam- uel Stanley Town Clerke for Topsfield


At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Town of Topsfield on ye Ninth Day may 1710 Capt John How and Dec" Thomas Dorman are Chosen to serve on the Grand Jury at the next Superi- our Court to be holden at Ipswhich on ye third TuesDay of May Inst voted


And Sarjt Daniel Clarke, Thomas Howlett and Nathaniel


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Averell are chosen to serve on ye Jury of trials at ye above sª Court voted


At a Lawfull meeting of ye Town of Topsfield on ye 13th of Septem' 1710 Phillip Knight is chosen to serve on ye Jury of trials at Newbury Court voted


Recª of John Hovey former Constable ye sum of foure Pounds and one shilling of ye accout of ye county Rate for ye Town of Topsfield it being in full for their proportion per John Appleton County Treas


Ipswh Sept 7, 1710


Copia vera Attests Sam" Stanley Town Clerk for Tops


[137] Boston Novem" 14th 1710 Recd of M' John Hovey Consta1 of Topsfield Sixteen Pounds seven shillings & five pence in full recd for M' James Taylor Treas per John Wheel- wright


Copia vera Attest Sam11 Stanley Town Clerke for Tops- field.


Boston Novem" 28th 1710 Recª of Mr Zacheus Gould consta of Topsfield Twenty Eight Pounds Seven shillings in Part recª for M' James Taylor Treas per Jer. allene


Copia vera Attests, Sam" Stanley Cler.


At a Lawfull meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Topsfield January 3ª 1710-II Zacheus Gould is chosen to prosecute any that have or shall cut down Wood or Timber upon our Town Common Contrary to ye Town order voted


Boston September 20th 1710 Recd of Consta Joseph Town of Topsfield thirteen Pounds and three shillings in full: recd for M' James Taylor Tresr. per Jer. Allene


At a Lawfull Meeting of the Town of Topsfield it being there General Town Meeting on the Sixth Day of March 1910-1I Leivt. Tobijah Perkins is chosen Moderator for the Day voted


Samuel Stanley is Chosen Town Clerke for ye year In- suing voted


( To be continued.)


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John Averell and John Curtis are chosen Constables for ye year Insuing. Voted


Lieu Tobijah Perkins, Deac Samuel Howlett, Thomas Howlett, Joseph Town and Samuel Stanley are chosen Select Men for ye year Insuing. Voted


Phillip Knight: Joseph Borman and Ephraim Willds are chosen surveyors of high-wayes for the year Insuing Voted


Clerke Elisha Perkins and Thomas Town are Chosen fence viewers for the year Insuing Voted


Sar. John Hovey : John Courtis and Thomas Dorman are Chosen Tithingmen for the year Insuing. Voted


Corp" Jacob Town is Chosen to serve on the Grand Jury and Timothy Perkins the 2d is Chosen to serve on the Jury of Trials at next Ipswhich Court. Voted


The Town Officers above named being Summoned to ap- pear : appeared before the Select-Men Instantly after the meeting was dissolved ; at Capt Hows House on ye Same Day they were chosen : and were all Sworne to the faithfull discharge of their respective Officies by the Select Men


Atteste Samuel Stanley Town Clerke for Topsfield


Boston March 16th 1710


Recd of M' Zacheus Gould Consta of Topsfield by Mr To- bijah Perkins fforty seven pounds fourteen shillings & five pence in part recd for M' James Taylor Treas" Pr John Wheel- wright.


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Copia vera Attests Samuel Stanley Town Clerk for Tops- field


At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Selectmen on ye second Day of April 1711 Said Selectmen agreed and Layd out a highway from the Land of Daniel Waters and Goodman Robinsons to the Town Bridge over the River beginning at two Red oake Trees Standing by sd Waterses and Robinsons Land along by ye Northwest End by William Townses Barn: and so on as ye old Cartway now goes by William Townses House; and so along in the Lane to Joseph Towns Sent House; and from thence as the olde Cart way goes to the Causey that goes to the fore sd Town Bridge


Tobijah Perkins Samuel Howlett Thomas Howlett


the 9th May 171I


At a Lawfull Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield Lieu Tobijah Perkins is chosen Representative for ye year Insuing Voted


Capt John How M' Isaac Peabody and Deac. Thomas Dor- man are Chosen to serve on ye Grand Jury : and Lieut Dan- iel Redington Sarjt John Curtis and John Hovey Jun' are Chosen to serve on ye Jury of trials at the Superiour Court next holden at Ipswhich Voted


the Town Granted liberty to several young men to raise the hinde Seat of the West Gallery in ye Meeting House Voted


At a Lawfull Meeting of the Selectmen May 9th 1711 Sam- uel Stanley was chosen Schoolmaster for ye year Insuing for ye Town of Topsfield Voted


At a Lawfull meeting of ye freeholders and other Inhabi- tants Quallified for voting as the Law directs Michael Dwaniel


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Jun' is Chosen to serve on the Jury of trials at Newbury Court to be holden on ye last TuesDay Insta :


Topsfield Sept 17th 1711 Voted


Boston Sept 4 1711


Recd of M' Thomas Robinson Consta of Topsfield Twenty Six Pounds two shillings & five pence in full received for mr James Taylor Treas"


Pr Theo: Lilli


Boston Jan'y 5th 1711.


Recd of m" Zacheus Gould Consta : of Topsfield Twenty- five pounds Two shillings and Seven pence in full recevd for my ffather m' James Taylor Treasurer


Pr William Taylor a true Copy attest Sam" Stanley T. Clerke for Topsd


Att a Lawfull & General meeting of ye Town of Topsfield on March the fourth 1711 15 Leiv' Tobijah Perkins is Chosen Moderator for sª Day Voted


Samuel Stanley is Chosen Town Clerke for ye year Insuing Voted


Nathaniel Borman and Nathaniel Porter are Chosen Con- stables for the year Insuing Voted


Sarj' Thomas Howlett; Corp11 Joseph Town; Clerke Eli- sha Perkins; Amos Dorman and John ffrench are Chosen Selectmen for the Year Insuing Voted


William Porter, Jacob Estey; and Ebenezer Averell are Chosen Surveyors of high wayes for the Year Insuing Voted


Benjamin Bixby John Cummings and Zacheus Gould are Chosen Tithing-Men for the Year Insuing Voted


Sarjt John Gould and Sarjt Daniel Clarke Chosen ffence viewers for the Year Insuing Voted


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Ens: Timothy Perkins is Chosen Grand jury man for the year Insuing Voted


Nathaniel Averell is Chosen to serve on ye Jury of trials at Ipswhich Court next Voted


Samuel Stanley is Chosen School Master for ye year Insu- ing


Voted


The Town officers above Named were Sworn to the faith- full discharg of their respective Offices before the Selectmen Instantly after the Town Meeting on ye above sd 4th Day of March 1711 15


as attest Sam"1 Stanley Town Clerke for Topsfield,


At a Lawfull Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Topsfield on ye Eleaventh Day of March 1711 or 12 the Town agreed the Selectmen Should appoint Men to Peram- bulate with Boxford men on a line between Topsfield & Box- ford Voted


Att a Lawfull Meeting of ye Inhabitants of yº Town of Topsfield the 24th Day of Ap11 1712 Daniel Clarke & Ephraim Willds was Chosen to Serve on the Grand Jury at the Super- iour Court to be holden at Ipswich on may 20th 1712 and Ebenezer Averell; Thomas Dorman and Zacheus Gould are Chosen to serve on the Jury of trials at Said Court Voted


At a Meeting of ye Selectmen Aprill 3d 1712


for Topsfield Line Mr Benjamin Putnum M' Samuel Nurse Sen" Mr James Phillips Them or ye Maj" part of them are appointed to meet with Such persons as Topsfield men Shall appoint; at the house of Deac Edward Putnum at Nine of ye Clock in ye fore Noon to Parambulate and renew the Bounds betwee the Sd Towns on april the 17th being Thurs- day


Salem Ap11 3ª 1712; Attest Walter Price Town Cler


Copia vera attest Sam" Stanley Town Cler


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Wee whose Names are under Writen being Chosen by Sd Towns of Salem and Topsfield to perambulate upon the Bounds between ye sª Towns have accordingly owned & Re- newed them-viz a Red Oak Tree with a heap of Stones as is Commonly Called Crumwells Rock near Ipswich River; from thence to a heap of Stons betwee three White Oak Trees by a great Assh Swamp then-to heap of Stons near Nickolsis Brook; then to a heap of Stons about a Dry Tree ; near the head of Smiths Meadow; then to a Crooked Tree with Stons at it near Wenham-highway Datd 17th Ap 11 1712 for Topsfield Elisha Perkins Joseph Town John Curtis for Salem Benjamin Putnam James Phillips


A true Copy attest Sam" Stanley Town Cler


At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Select Men; M' Thomas Kim- ball; Benjamin ffiske and John Kimball; are appointed & Impowered & desiered to meet with ye Select Men of Tops- field ; or such as they have appointed; at the Bound Tree near the Causway on Topsfield Shore; on the 14th of May Instant at about Nine of the Clock in ye fore Noon on Sd Day; and with them to perambulate on ye Bounds between Wenham and Topsfield.


by order of the Select Men


William Rogerers Town Clerk


Copia vera Attest Sam" Stanley Town Cler


We whose Names are under Writen being appointed by the Select Men of Wenham to renew Bounds with Topsfield ; we have met and owned and renewed them this 14th Day of May 1712.


Thomas Kimball John Kimball


at a Lawfull meeting of ye Town of Topsfield on the 17th Day of Sept 1712 Ivory Hovey is Chosen to serve on ye Jury of trials at Newbury Court next on ye last tuesday of this Inst Sept™ 1712 voted


Copia attest Sam11 Stanley Town Cler


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Att a Lawfull meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Topsfield on the tenth Day of June 1712 The Town agreed to petition to ye General Court for a rehearing of the Case between Topsfield and Boxford Voted


the Town agreed with and Impowered the Select Men to prefer a petition to ye Hond General Court; in behalfe of ye Town; for a rehearsing of the Case between Topsfield and Boxford Concerning the Line between the Sª Towns Voted


Aug 26th 1712 the Selectmen took the oath of Assessors before me


Samuel Stanley Town Clerke


At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Tops- field on the 23ª Day of December 1712, Elisha Perkins, Dan- iel Clarke and John Hovey Jun" are chosen Agents or Attur- neys to Joyne with our Representitive in behalfe of ye Town to Manage our Towns petition now in the General Court for a rehearing of ye case between Boxford and Topsfield : and they are fully Impowered to Chuse an Atturney or Att'neys for ye manageing of the case afore&d and Town will bear them out in all their Lawfull proceeding therein voted


At a Lawfull & General meeting of the Town of Topsfield on the third Day of March 1712 Deac" Samuel Howlett was chosen Moderator for the Day voted


Samuel Stanley is chosen Town Clerke for the Year Insu- ing voted


Deac" Samuel Howlet, Corp11 Jacob Town Ebenezer Ave- rell, Joseph Town Tersus and Samuel Stanley are Chosen Select men for ye year Insuing voted


Thomas Town and Jacob Eastey are chosen Constables for ye year Insuing voted


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Sarj' Daniel Clarke, John ffrench and Amos Dorman are chosen Surveyers of high Wayes for the year Insuing voted


Benjamin Bixby and Zacheus Gould are chosen ffence Viewers for ye year Insuing voted


Phillip Knight, John Averell and John Hovey Jun' are chosen Tithing for the year Insuing voted


Joseph Borman is Chosen to serve on ye Grand Jury for ye year Insning voted


Jacob Robinson is chosen to serve on ye Jury of Trials at Ipswhich Court next voted


Samuel Stanley is chosen Schoolmaster for the year Insu- voted


ing


Where as Thomas Town and Jacob Eastey were at the General Town Meeting on ye 3ª of March 1713 Chosen Con- stables for the Town of Topsfield ; and Sarj" Daniel Clarke ; John ffrench and Amos Dorman were chosen Surveyers of high wayes; and Benjamin Bixby and Zacheus Gould were Chosen ffence viewers and Phillip Knight, Sarjt John Averell and John Hovey Jnn' were chosen TithingMen ; They were all Sworn to the faithfull discharge of their Respecting Offi- cers (Excepting Phillip Knight) on ye 3ª Day and sixth Day of the moneth abovesd by the Selectmen : and Entred by their order


attests Samnel Stanley Town Clerke for Topsfield


Recª of Mr John Averell Constable of Topsfield : Boston Janay 23 1712 Six Pounds Eleaven Shillings and three pence in full by me Eph; Will; recd for my father James Taylor Treas™


pr William Taylor


Copia vera attests Samuel Stanley T Cler, Topsª


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At a Lawfull meeting of the Town of Topsfield the Tenth Day of March 1712 the Town agreed that if any person or persons Shall presume to Cut down any Wood or Timber upon our Town Common and cary out of Town, or make any Coal of Wood taken upon our Town Common and Carry out of Town, or Carry Logs to Saw-Mills to make Plank and carry out of Town or Slit work, or fall Trees for Bark and Carry out of Town shall forfit for Every Tree of one foot over & upward, the Sum of Twenty Shillings; and for Every Tree or Pole under a foot over the Sum of tenn Shill- ings; and for Every Load of Coal the Sum of Twenty Shill- ings : and for Every Corde of Bark Twenty Shillings; and for all corde Wood or long wood take upon our sd Town Common and Carryed out of Town ; Shall pay after the Rate of Twenty Shillings Pr board or Load voted


Corp" Jacob Town, Sarj Daniel Clarke and John Hovey Jun" are Chosen and Impowered to prosecute any that shall transgress in any of the perticulers above mentioned : and the Town will bear them out in all their Lawfull proceedings therein voted


At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Topsfield on the Sixth Day of May 1713 Corp" Jacob Town is chosen Representitive for the year Insuing voted


Lievt Tobijah Perkins and Lievt Daniel Redington are chosen to serve on ye Jury that is on ye Grand Jury at ye Superiour Court next to be holden at Ipswhich voted


John Curtis Jun' Corp1 Joseph Town and Sart Isaac Eastey are chosen to serve on the Jury of trials at the court aforesd voted


The Town granted to M' Isaac Peabody the Brook from ye Damm upwards as far as the Brook is common voted


Capt Thomas Baker, Deac Thomas Dorman ; Sarj' Daniel Clarke, Thomas Dorman and Jesse Dorman Entered their Contrary Decents against the above said vote


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Att a Lawfull Meeting of ye Select Men on ye 22ª Day of Aug 1712 the Select Men took the Oath of Assessors before me Samuel Stanley Town Clerke


Att a Lawfull Town Meeting on ye Ninth Lay of Septem', 1713 Amos Dorman was Chosen to Serve on ye Jury, of trials at Newbury Court next Insuing ye Date of this meet- ing


Boston June 24th 1712


Recd of M' Nathaniel Borman Const" of Topsfield Twenty one Pound in part recd for my father James Taylor, Treas- urer


Pr William Taylor


Boston Decem" 8th 1711 Recd of Mr Nath11 Borman Con- sta11 of Topsfield Forty Pounds Eight Shillings & Six pence in part recd. for my father James Tayler Treaser


Boston Sept 28th 1713 Recd of M' Nath" Borman Consta of Topsfield ten pounds and fourteen shillings & Eight pence in pt recd for M' James Taylor Treas Pr William Taylor.


Boston Octo 8th 1713 Recd of M' Nath" Borman Consta of Topsfield Three Pounds & three Shillings in pt recd Pr his Brother, for my father James Taylor, Treas Pr William Taylor,


Boston Octor 30th 1713 Recd of M' Nath11 Borman Consta. of Topsfield Twenty Pounds Nine Shillings & Six pence in pt for my father James Taylor, Treasur, Pr William Taylor


Boston Decem" 29th 1713 Recd of M' Nathaniel Borman Consta of Topsfield Two Pounds & Seventeen Shillings & four pence in full by MT Capen for my father, James Taylor, Treasur, Pr William Taylor


True Copyes as attest Samuel Stanley Town cler


Ipswich ffeb 22: 1713


Recd of Mr John Averell Constable the Sum of four Pounds Twelve Shillings and four pence for ye County Rate for ye year 1711 for ye Town of Topsfield Recª Pr me John Aple- ton Treas™


a true Copy as Attests Sam"] Stanley Town Cler


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At Topsfield annual Meeting for the year 1712 Samuel Stanley is Chosen Town Clerke for the year Insuing voted


Corp11 Joseph Gould and Thomas Cave are chosen Con- stables for ye year Insuing voted


Clerke Elisha Perkins; John Town; Jacob Peabody and Joseph Knight are Chosen Surveyers of High Wayes for the year Insuing Voted


Sarjt Isaac Estey and Amos Dorman are Chosen ffence viewers for the year Insuing voted


Sarjt John Hovey; Job Averell and Sarjt Daniel Clarke are chosen Tithing men for the year Insuing voted


John ffrench is Chosen Grand Jury for the year: and M' Simond Bradstreet is Chosen to Serve on the Jury of Trials at Ipswich Court next voted


Samuel Stanley is chosen School Master for the year In- suing voted


the Town have agreed to give Samuel Stanley forty Shill- ings to keep School voted


Nathaniel Wood; Michael Dwaniel and Nathaniel Borman are chosen Hog constables for the Year Insuiug voted


The Town agreed to allow M' Capen Six Pounds; to clear the Town of the arears of the ministers Rates Due to M' Ca- pen from Boxford voted


the Town granted Liberty Sum young men to rais afourth Seat in the front Gallery next to the wall; provided that if any out Townsmen shall Joyn with them; they shall pay to the ministers Rate as our Towns young men do voted


at a lawfull Meeting of the Select men on the Second Day of March : and on the Eightth Day of March 171344 the Town Officers for the Insuing year Were all Sworn to the faithfull discharge of their Respective Offices before the Select-men ; accept Job Averell & Nathaniel Borman


Attests Samuel Stanley Town Cler


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At a Lawfull meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Tops- field on ye 14th Day May 1714 Lievt Tobijah Perkins is Chosen Representitive for ye year Insuing voted


Capt John How; M' Isaac Peabody and Deac Samuel Howlett are Chosen to serve on ye Grand Jury at ye Superi- our Court to be holden next at Ipswich voted


Lievt Daniel Redington ; Ens Timothy Perkins and Corp11 'Ebenezer Averell are chosen to Serve on the Jury of Trials at ye Court aforesaid voted


Corp" Jacob Town is chosen fence viewers for ye year In- suing voted


Benjamin Bixby is chosen a Surveyer of Highwayes for ye year Iusuing voted


m' Isaac Peabody ; Sarjt John Gould and William Town are Chosen & Impowered as Agents or Atturneys for ye Town to Examin and Settle Bounds between the Town Com- mon and mens Proprieties and where it may be made to ap- pear that any man hath Incroched on upon our Town Com- mon by ffencing in or any other way laying clame to any of our Town common to be his own peculer; our aforesaid Agents or Atturneys; are hereby fully Impowered by the Town to use all Legal methods in ye Law for recovering back all such Lands again; If those that have so Incroached Do refuse to agree with our Town Agents or Atturneys afore- said and the Town will Bear them out in all their Lawfull Proceedings therein voted


Know all Men whom it may concern; that we Isaac Pea- body; John Gould and William Town being appointed by the Town of Topsfield to agree with ; and settle Bounds be- tween the Town Common and Mens Proprieties; we there- fore having Examined the Grants and Deeds belonging to John Hovey Jun" we do finde that the Easterly Corner of that which was Lunkinsis Land is Bounded at a Black Oak Tree standing North Eastwardly from said Hoveys Dwelling House beyond a little Pond Hole by the Meadow Side: and we have settled the Bounds of John Hovey Juniore his Land ; by the Common; where the Common Joyneth to said Hov-


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eys Land; with a straight line between the forementioned Tree and Heap of Stones; which Leiftenant Ephraim Dor- man claimeth to be his Bounds upon the south side of Win- throps Hills; the Eastwardly Corner of said Hoveys Land being Bounded in the foresaid straight Line southwestward . ly about six Rods from the Path which Ipswich farmers go in as the go to Topsfield Meeting House ; where said Hovey Bounds turneth south-westwardly to a Heap of Stons which is between the said Hoveys Land and Dormans Land; as their line cometh up from Pye Brook; for which the said Hovey is Bound in a Bond of five Pounds; Currant Money of New England which he is to Pay to us the Subscribers ; for this settlement as witness our Hands to all above writen -this Twenty Eighth Day of May one Thousand Seven Hundred and fourteen.


Isaac Peabody John Gould William Towne


This is a true Copy


as attests


Agents or Atturneys


Samuel Stanley Town Cler. for the Town of Topsfield


The return of the Towns Agents: their return of the agree- ment next aboue writen was made on the fourteenth Day of December 1714 in a Lawful Town Meeting and was accord- ingly accepted by the Town


Samuel Stanley Town Cler.


Whereas the Town in the year 1667 past a vote and left it to the descrtion of the Select men to lay out a high way from ye Common Land on the South Side of Mile Brook; over against Goodman Dormans and Sarjent Peabodys to Ensign Howletts Brook-We whose Names are underwritten have layd out a highway from ye Common Land aforesd over the falls Bridg so called ; up the Hill to the lift and fence ; of three Rods wide and to holde that Bradth till it comes three or four Rods within Deac. Dormans and Mr Isaac Pea- bodys fence ; and then to be but two Rods wide and the Line between Deac Thomas Dormans and Mr Isaac Peabodys Land is to be in the midle of the said highway one bearing the one half of the way & the other the other half of sd way and so wee have layd it out till it comes to a crooked Black


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or Red oak Tree, standing on Deac: Dormans Side of the way & marked; and Spreading a little before it comes to said crooked Tree, spreading on peabodys side of the way to a Tree marked Standing by ye side of a round Hole or valley and so to another Tree marked but Standing a little forward- er on; on the left side of the way; the way turning to the right Hand by the Side of the round Hole or valley aforsd and so we have layd out the rest of said highway through the land of Mr Isaac Peabody as the olde highway goes till wee come to the Gate standing in the Line between Mr Isaac Peabody and L' Tobijah Perkinses Land and to be but two Rods wide except at the two places afore mentioned : which is to give advantag to turn as the Way turns


Datª 22 June 1714


Samuel Stanley Ephraim Willds John Hove Jun" Zacheus Gould Selectmen of Topsfield


24 of Agust 1714 the Select men were Sworn to the faith- full discharg of their Office as Assessors for the Town of Topsfield Pr Samuel Stanley Town Cler.


Att a Lawfull Meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Topsfield on ye fourteenth Day of December 1714 the Town agreed to give Sarjt Daniel Clarke Forty Shillings for make- ing the Pound voted


The Town agreed & made choice of Ebenezer Averell to manage an aprizement in behalf of the Town with Sarjt Daniel Clarke (of the Pound) if he will not rest Contented with ye Forty Shillings which the Town voted to give him for the said Pound voted


Recª of Jacob Eastey Consta11 of Topsfield Forty Seven Shillings two pence for his part of ye County Rate for said Town; Ipswich april 5 1714.


Boston Decem" 29th 1713 Recd of Mr Jacob Eastey Consta : of Topsfield fifty Eight Pounds Sixteen Shillings in part recª for my father James Taylor Treas" Pr William Taylor


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Boston May 14th 1714


Recd of M' Jacob Eastey Constable of Topsfield Twenty Seven pounds Six Shillings in part recd for my father James Taylor Treas by M' Elisha Perkins Pr William Taylor


Boston Sept 3ª 1714


Recd of M' Jacob Eastey Constabll of Topsfield Thirty six shillings and Seven pence recd for my Mastr Jere: Allen Treas Pr James Gooch Jun


Boston Octo 13th 1714


Recd of M' Jacob Eastey Constable of Topsfield Two Pounds four Shillings and five pence in full for my Master Jere Allen Treas Pr James Gooch Jun"


Boston January 20th 1714


Recd of M' Joseph Gould Consta : of Topsfield Forty five Pounds thirteen Shillings and Six pence in part: recd for my mast Jeremiah Allene Treas by Hands of Mr Tobijah Perkins Pr John Gooch




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