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Costte Hill Bridge to Diver Meadows
We, whose names are underwritten, being a committee chosen for laying out highways, and upon complaint, we have laid out these several highways following. An highway beginning at Costte Hill bridge leading along on the northerly side of Thomas Moors, his land as the path now lyeth to the coal pit and then turning up the hollow to the cart path that leadeth to Thomas Moores, and so along said path to common swamp bridge; from thence to a grey oak, and so to another grey oak. And then turning southerly to a rock and from thence to a grey oak; then running southerly to John Woodwards line and so running northerly by John Woodwards line to the corner of his land near Edward Sherman's land, three rod wide, where the cart way now is to the clay pits; so running to the highway at the head of the river meadow lots.
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Also a highway of two rods wide on the upland on the south side of the brook coming from Ebeneser Chadwick's to the river meadow lots. Also beginning at the aforesaid coal pit, lying westerly of the bound hereafter mentioned, running to a great rock, from thence to a white oak tree below the saw mill; from thence to a pine tree standing at the corner of Joseph Moore's land.
From thence to a pine tree at the northwest corner of Benjamin Par onter land; from thence turning weswardly to a white oak. From thence to a black oak; so from thence to the northwest corner of Ephraim Curtiss land, and from thence to his mouthwesterly corner at a walnut tree; from thence turning southwesterly to a white oak; then turning southeasterly to a pine tree marked, and from thence to another pine tree , and from thence to another pine tree, and from thence to the first division of land laid out by Robert Darrell, thence running by said Darrell land to a pine tree, and from thence, turning at the pine tree now marked, to the corner of the land laid out to the right of Mr. William Pelham aml so from thence to the highway lying between the land of Elisha Rice and the land of the widow Smith.
These highways to be four rods wide where the land is not uet taken up.
Jonathan Griffin) John Noyes
Committee.
Spruce Svamp Whales Bridge
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Edward Sherman
The Proprietors allowed Edward Sherman four acres of land joining his own land in one piece for satisfaction for ye highway running through his land and ordered Lt. Haynes to lay out said four acres of land at said Shermans charge.
Also a highway beginning at the north corner of Joseph Dean's land so running four rods wide from thence to Thomas Allen's northwest corner, from thence a straight line to John Adams north corner, and so viewing upon ye northwest side of said Adams, his land to the highway.
Also another highway beginning at grass pond, as the path now lyeth to the above Adams north corner. Also a highway beginning at a white oak at the northeast corner of Jonathan Griffin's land, two rods wide, as the path now lyeth, to the northerly corner of the land laid out to the right of Bryant Pendleton.
John Noyes ) Committee.
Jonathan Griffin
Highway on Thomas Moore's land to the River Meadow
Also teken off from Thomas Moore's land a little slip upon the Southwest side for a highway from a white oak marked to a little pine, ye satisfaction for it lyeth on the southeast side of his land from the aforementioned pine tree marked, to another pine tree marked, from thence to a pine at the east corner of his own land. Also a highway beginning at the northwest corner of his land to a pine. Thence turning to a white oak; from thence to a pine, and so to the river meadows highway.
John Noyes -
Jonathan Griffin) Committee
1719
These returns were accepted by the Proprietors at their meeting on March 27, 1716.
Sudbury, April 18, 1799, copied from Proprietors book of grants, page 117-118.
March 11, 1719 - 20 We, whose names are underwritten, being a Committee appointed by . the Proprietors of the common land in Sudbury to lay out highways, have laid out as followeth; -
A highway beginning at the southerly corner of a piece of land laid out to the right of John Wood, and is bounded on the northerly side of the land laid out to the right of Thomas Brown, and so running about a rod by the land of Richard Heard, and then running a little northorly as the trees are now marked to the new cart path, and so running through land in the possession of Zachariah Heard, two rods wide, and so through the common land as the path now goeth four rods wide; and trees now marked and so running to the land of Isaac Gleason, and so running on the southerly side of said Gleason land to the highway laid out by his door by the Selectmen of Sudbury.
Thi highway lyeth on the northerly side of trees now marked.
John Woods to
Isnao Gleason
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Also a highway beginning at Captain Curtice barn, :as the road now goes, between Samuel Goulds land, and so running between the land of John Hoar, near his now dwelling house, and so turning between the land of John Hoar and the land of John Parmenter down to the brook as the road now goeth, so leading over the pine plain, by the house of John Adams, and so bounded northeasterly partly by marked trees and partly with a ditch, and so running as the road now goes by Elisha Rice's dam.
From thence between the land of Elisha Rice and tho fand laid out to the right of William Polha, and so running to Stonybottom and so turning between the land in possession of Joseph Livermore .and land in possession of John Parmenter, and so leading out to the County road, near Joseph Livermores, this highway is four rods wide from Capt. Curtice's barn to the County road, excepting at the brook at Elisha Rice's dam, and there three rods wide, and a place called Stony bottom.
John Noyes - Jonathan Grout Committee.
Jonathan Griffin )
Sudbury, February 6, 1720-21
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common land in Sudbury, said proprietors accepted of this return of the Committee following.
Sudbury, February 3rd., 1720-21
We, the subscribers, being a committee appointed by the Proprietors of the Comnon land in Sudbury to lay out highways where they are wanted and to give satisfaction for the same when any land is taken from any particular ran for a highway.
We then laid out a highway from Thomas Moore's dam, all the way till it comes to the road leading to Concord. Beginning at the aforesaid dam, at a highway laid out by the aforesaid Committee.
The road goeth between the land of Thomas Moore and Jonathan Griffin and so on between the land meadow of Nath'1. Moore and the land of Thomas Moore, and soon between the land of Capt. Ephraim Curtice, as the trees are now marked and the land of Thomas Moore, and leaving moore's fence; the road to be four rods wide till it comes into Concord road, excepting at the corner of said Curtice's field fence, and Thomas Noore ditch as the fence now stands, and for satisfaction for a corner of land taken off from the ahove said Curtices house lot to accommodate the aforesaid highway, we have allowed the aforesaid Capt, Ephraim Curtice a corner of land bounded with his own land and the abovesaid highway.
John Noyes ) Jonathan Grout ) Committee Jonathan Griffin)
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Trải ning Field to Country Road
We, the subscribers being a Committee appointed by the Pro- prietors of ye common land in Sudbury to lay out highways where they are wanted. We began at the training field by Capt. Curtice dwelling houso and allowed it four rods wide between Corp. Gould's land, against Quartermaster Hoar's house, four rods wide down to the brook, and up the plain hill four rods wide, and four rods wide between Mr. Hoar's and Corp. Grout's, and so four rods wide from the southwest corner of Mr. Hoar's plain field on the south side of Hoar's land, and turning southeast from Hoars field, as the path now goes to a pine tree marked by ye side of the path on the east side of the path, and so the path on the west side of said pine tree.
And to be four rods wide. And so as ye path now goes and trees marked across Mr. Adams' land as the path now goes, and marked trees to the corner of Mr. Adans ditcho And so turning to Mr. Adams dwelling house and so on to Corp. Stones land by Elisha Rice's dam. All the way four rods wide, and turning from thence between Corp. Stones land and Elisha Rice's land four rods wide and as the path now goes to Ens. Livermore's land, and so between Ens. Livermore and Elisha Rices and turning between said Livermores and John Parmenter into the county road all the way four rod wide.
Feb. 26th., 1721. (Jonathan Griffin Committee (John Noyes
February 13th., 1721 - 22.
From lots of Curtis & Parker to highway
Then we, the Committee laid out a highway from the head of the lots out to the right of Henry Curtice and the lot of William Parker three rods wide from the head of said lots on the north side of Pine trees marked till it comes into the highway going from Mr. Joseph Moore to Elisha Rices.
John Noyes Jonathan Griffin) Committee
We, the subscribers, being a committee chosen and empowered by the proprietors of the Common land in Sudbury to lay out highways when it is or may be needful we have laid out a highway as follows; viz; .
Beginning at the County road a little westerly of the Widow Putters and running up the lane northwardly between the land of Mr. Cook and the Widow Rutter's leading to the house of Mr. Boutelle, bounded northwesterly by the land of Mr. Cook, the Widow Rutter, Mr. Boutell, the lands of Capt. Curtice and Mr. Thomas Taylor; the said highway to be four rods wide' where the common land will allow of it. JoHn Noyes 1 Jonathan Griffin)
Sudbury, May 20,1723.
Proprietors Committee John Grout )
)730 Joshua A.Haynes to Eliab Moores right of way reserved
Sudbury, September 21, 1730. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common land in said Sudbury
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Likewise the saud Proprietors did by a vote give and grant unto Capt. Joshua Haynes of said Sudbury, his heirs and assigns forever, liberty of shutting up and of feeding off the highway or land lying between the said Joshua Haynes, his field fence and his great meadow, and the meadow of Eliab Moore, which said Moore bought of Mr. Samuel Stone, all which lyeth on the easterly side of said Sudbury river; said lane beginneth at the County Road near to and north easterly from the town great bridge and runneth northerly as far as to the northeasterly corner of the above said Eliab Moore's meadow called great meadow as aforesaid.
Always saving and reserving ye liberty of passing and repassing at all times to such person or persons as have or shall at any time forever hereafter be owners in or Proprietors of Ledge meadow, or any part thereof.
Saying always their shutting of gates or bars, (if any be).
1733 Wm. Cook for three years near Capt.Curtiss
Sudbury, May 15th., 1732.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common land or undivided land in said Sudbury, said proprietors by a vote did give and grant unto the Rev. 'd Mr. William Cook of said Sudbury ye liberty of shutting
up and improving the highway leading from the County road on the east side of said Sudbury River, beginning a little westerly of Joseph Rutters and so running up the lane northerly until said way comes to the highway leading from Capt. Curtice's to the meeting house for the space of three years from date hereof.
' Always saving the liberty for people to pass and repass as a bridle road, shutting up of gates or bars.
Sudbury, February 4th., 1733 - 4.
David Baldwin right of way to Great Meadows re- served
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common or undivided lands in said Sudbury, said Proprietors by a free and clear vote, did give and grant unto Ensign David Baldwin of said Sudbury and to his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land, their common or undivided land in said Sudbury, and on the easterly side of said Sudbury river, lying near to and southerly of Capt. Joshua Haynes' dwelling house, being the land which the said David Baldwin hath already fenced in across the brook for his convenience of watering, containing about four rods, be the same more or less, bounded southwesterly by the meadow fence of Capt. Joshua Haynes; coutheasterly bounded by the field or pasture fence of the said David Baldwin and is otherwise bounded as the fence now standeth, always saving and reserving a drift way through said premises of two rods wide to and from the great meadows lots, always shutting gates or bars by such persons as shall pass therein.
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Sudbury, Feb. 20th. 1737 - 8.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common or undivided land in said Sudbury, said Proprietors by a vote chose Capt. David Haynes for their moderator.
Likewise said Proprietors at said meeting by a vote did give and grant unto the Rev. Mr. William Cook of said Sudbury and to his heirs and assigns forever all the lans lying between the land of the said Mr. Cook and the land of Joseph Rutter, being a strip of land two
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rods wide, beginning at the southerly end of the County road and from thence northwardly running, including all the said lane or way until it comes into the highway near the house of James Boutels, only reserving liberty to and for James Boutel, his heirs and assings, to pass und repass from time to time, as occasion may be in said lane or land, to his the said Boutels field lyi g or being on the old training ground so called, so long as there shall be or may e occasion therefor, shutting of gates or of bars when set and kept up in good repair by the said Lir. Cook or his order, heirs, or assigns.
Sudbury, April 11, 1711.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands in Sudbury, which meeting was adjourned July 16, 1711, at said meeting, Eno Noyes, Sergt. Haynes and Ephraim Rice, being the committee that was chosen to stake the highway from Ir. Frinks and William Jennisons' land down to Mr. Barnard's land, made this return to the Proprietors as followeth.
They staked the said highway beginning at a white oak tree marked Yt land to farm end, and from thence to a small white oak bush marked and from thence to a stake and from thence to a white oak tree, and from thence to Mr. Fink's corner, being a stake and heap of stones.
The highway being on the north side, this highway that is now stoked out was formerly granted and is three rods wide.
Sudbury, June 28, 1714. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands in Sudbury by adjournment from the 14th. of June, 1714, the Committee hereafter named brought in the return as follows, etc.
We, the Committee, hereafter named being chosen by the Proprietors to lay out the highway from new bridge to the house of Sergeant Joseph Gleason's have laid it out as followeth.
Beginning at the fence at new bridge, and so far as that rail fence goeth, and from thence a straight line to the fondo that runneth up to the house of William Jennson to a white oak tree marked, and from thence to the east end of William Jennison house, and so from thence & straight line to a small white oak tree marked and from thence a straight line to a walnut tree marked, and from thence to trees marked on the north side of the road leading from Boston to Framingham, and from thence as the path goeth to the house of Joseph Gleason, the road is four rods wide. except against William Jennison's house and there to be as wide as the trees are marked on both sides of the road.
The Proprietors accopted of this return at their meeting on June 28, 1714.
Sudbury, February 25, 1737-8.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common and individual land in Sudbury, also at said proprictors meeting by a vote granted u.a Mr. David Baldwin and Joseph Parmenter Jr. and Zachariah Briant, liberty to fence in the land from Zachariah Bryant's leading to Bridle Point, they to have all the benefit of the feed for the space of three years next onsuing; they always keeping a good gate well
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1714
New bridge to Joseph Gloason
1737
Bridle Point
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1716 Joshua Parker
Road to Pond
hung for man and horses and teams to pass and repass at all times dur- ing the whole of said term.
Sudbury, February 26, 1716-7. Likewise the Proprietors by their vote granted liberty to Mr. Joshua Parker to fence up the way from his house to the pond; provided the said Parker provide and keep there a good gate or convenient bars for persons to pass and repass to water their teams, and the way to be a bridle way forever, ye said Parker to have the profit of said lane forever, provided ye said Parker nor his heirs nor assigns hinder any person nor team to pass and repass free shutting gates or bars.
Bridle Road
The lane to remain a bridle way for the Town use forever.
Sudbury, May 26th., 1729.
Also said Proprietors by their vote showed their willingness that Peter Bent of said Sudbury should shut and fence up the land left by said Proprietors for a highway on the East side of the River leading from a bridge called new bridge, through or between said Bents land towards Ilog House hills and Sergt. Ephraim Rice's and as far southwards as Peter Bents land goeth, and that said way shall be abd romain to him the said Peter Bont, his heirs and assigns forever, provided said Peter Bent surrender and lay down land for a good and convenient way through his land in some convenient place more southerly of said way to the acceptance and satisfaction of the Selectmen of said Sudbury.
1728
Sudbury, February 10, 1728 - 9 At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands in Sudbury.
Also the Proprietors gave and granted unto the present Proprietors and owners of the lots of meadow lying in the great River moadow on the east side of Sudbury River, lying between Bridle Point and ye Widow Blanford's norwest corner of her homestead, two rods wide, of land next to the east and of their said meadow lots; sail land being part of the land that was formerly left for a way between the upland and said meadow lots, always saving that these be two rods left for a way for people to pass as occasion may be at the westerly end of said upland lots.
"apt. J.Haynes Saml. Stone
From Great Bridge North to Lodgo Meadow
Also said proprietor gave and granted unto Capt. Joshua Haynes and Mr. Samuel Stone, two rods wide of land all the way next to 'he easterly end of their great meadow lots lying on the easterly side of Sudbury River; northerly from the great bridge standing over said Sudbury river.
Saving that they leave two rods wide of land for a way to Ledge Meadow between the above said grant of two rods wide and Capt. Joshua Haynes field fence.
1729
Now Bridge through Peter Bents land
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1724 Gravel Pit
Point Hill
Lokers Bottom
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Thomas Frinks to Hopestill Bents
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Isaac Gleasons
Sudbury, February 2, 1724 - 5. Laid out to the right of Hugh Griffin three acres and 120 rods of land between gravel pit and Point hill, and Lokers bottom, allowing two rods wide in the most convenient place for a highway forover to west meadows for carts and droves at all times to pass and repass to and from said West meadow and public uses, opening gates and shutting them
At a meeting of ye Proprietors of ye common or undivided land in Sudbury by adjournment from February 9, 1707-8 to February 17th. current, did by a vote at said meeting grant to John Rice Jen. a piece of land which land lyeth on the west side of the way ye goeth from Mr. Thomas Frinks to Hopestill Bents 2d land beginneth at ye cast corner of his own land and so goeth as the way now is to ye highway and west line to Edmond Rice's east corner only learing a way open to ye spring, for service done for said proprietors.
Thomas Brown, Moderator.
May.23, 1710 Ye way to ye said spring was stated by ye select men of suid Sudbury.
March 11, 1719 - 20
Ne whose names are underwritten being a Com. appointed by the Proprietors of ye common land in Sudbury to lay out highways, have laid out as fol- loweth. Which way beginneth at ye southerly corner of a piece of land laid out to the right of John Wood, and is bounded on ye northerly side of ye land laid out to the right of Thomas Brown and so running about a rod by ye land of Richard Heard, and then turning a little northerly as ye trees are now marked to ye new cart path and so running through lands in possession of Zachariah Heard and then turning a little northerly as ye trees are now marked two rods wide and so through the common land as yo path now goeth four rods wide, and trees now marked and so running to ye land of Isaac Gleason and so running on ye southerly side of suid Gleasons land to ye highway laid out by his door by ye selectmen of Sudbury.
This highway lyeth on the Northerly side of ye trees now marked.
County Road tu Pod Meadow
John Noyes 1 Jonathan Grout Committee - Jonathan Griffin) Likewise said Proprietors gave and granted to John Goodnow of said Sudbury and to his heirs and assigns forever ye land left for a way to a meadow called Pol Meadow, leading from ye County Road through said Goodnows land and an acre more to be laid out within their common land in full satisfaction for all highways laid out at any time through said John Goodnows land by ye selectmen of said Sudbury, or any others.
Said grant of said acre not to be laid out in any land left for a highway.
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Roads laid out by the Selectmen of Sudbury on the East Side of Sudbury River, copied from the Records of Sudbury
Sudbury, September the 10th., 1728.
The Subscribers Selectmen of Sudbury laid out a highway from the center of the road by the dwelling house of Mr. Joseph Moore, as the cart path now goes by the dwelling house of Mr. John Hoar till it comes into the road formerly laid out by the Selectmen of Sudbury on the Southerly side of Sergt. James Brewers field leading to Concord.
Beginning by Mr. Joseph Moores dwelling house and up the lane between the land of the said Moore and between the land of David Baldwin and the land of Moses Maynard or the southerly side of Mr. John Hoars land and by the training ground and between Mr. Hoar's land and land of ifr. James Brewer's so on the southerly side of said Brewers field until it comes into Concord road.
Said highway is laid out three rods wide all the way ex- cepting between the land of Mr.Hoar and the land of Mr. James Brewer and then as the fences now stand.
Joshua Haynes Noah Clap Daniel Esterbrook John Rice Ephraim Curtis Samuel Abbott John Hayne 3
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Sudbury, December ye 26, 1720
We the subscribers selectmen of Sudbury then met and laid out the road from Sudbury Town street by Lieut. Noyes to Concord line. The road beginning between Lieut Noyes land and Zachariah Maynards now standing fence and so on between Maynards now standing fence and Mr. John Hoar's now standing fence and so on between Mr. Blanford's ditch and so on between Blanfords ditch and Ephraim Curtis land and a lot laid out to the right of George Mannings, and so on as the path now goes across the training field, and so on between the land of Ephraim Curtis and the land of James Moore, and so on between Curtis land and James Brewers land and so up the gravel hill by Curtis' field. And the road to be four rods in width all along against Curtis field and so on turning from said field a small white oak tree marked and so on to the Northwest corner of Thomas Moore's ditch and so on four rods wide against Thomas Moore's land and orchard till it comes to James Brewer's land and the road goes between Thomas Moores land and James Brewers land, and from Brewers land up the hill the road is six rods wide all the way across the hill where the path now goes leaving Moores fence on the hill, a pine tree marked, and so on as the path now goes between Lieut. Noyes land and Thomas Moores land and so down the hill and against the clay pit where the path now goes. The road is to be six foot all along on the north or northwest side of the north or northwest curt rut, the road to be five rods wide till it comes over the brook, and going up the hill to be three rods in width from the northwest corner of James Brewers' land taking off a slip of land from Mr. Joseph Modeand so against Thomas Moores land four rods in width and a rock
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for the north line going up the hill, four rods in width, till it comes to Mr. Joseph Moore's field fence, and so on by his dwelling house as the fence now stands on both sides of the way.
And so turning northerly Joseph Moores fence, the road is to be four rods in width between said fence and the pine hill all along by the side of the hill and Mr. Moore's land and John Woodward land and so on to a grey oak tree marked.
The road is on the easterly side of said tree and the x line of the road is from the aforesaid grey oak tree x x x x x line to a pine tree marked standing in .
bounds being westerly pine marked by Concord bounces, for the road to Sudbury the road being four rods in width across a lot of land laid out to the right of John Knights and is in the possession of Joseph Moore.
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