yaleUarieRitjLibfap; 39002003104453 C?,,2./ -^<^J lO RECORDS -Ol- THE- TOWN OF PLYMOUTH PUBLISHED BY W. B. CLARKE & CO., 34-0 Washington Street, BOSTON PI.YMorTII. AVEKY c^ DdTEN, lidOK AND Jol; PUJNTEKS. RECORDS -Ol' THE- TOWN OF PLYMOUTH Published by order of the Town, VOL. 2. 1705 TO 1743. rLYMOlTII. AVEKY «.V- DuTKN. BuoK AND Jor, I'lUNTl.K: VAte [& .^JL7 /oO PREFACE The second volume of the Plymouth Records is published by authority of a vote of the Town of Plymouth, passed at its annual meeting held on the 17th of March, 1890 : " That the committee on the publication of the Town Records be authorized to continue the publication through a second volume, and as much farther as they think expedient until other wise ordered by the Town." The first volume of three hundred and thirty-six pages included the first volume of the original records and ninety-eigiit pages of the second, and closed with the record of the town meeting held May 21st, 1705. The present volume of three hundred and fifty- two pages includes the remainder of the second volume of the original records, aud one hundred and four pages of the tliird. Its contents are devoted chiefly to records of meetings, grants of land, the laying out of streets, and to votes relating to the pru dential affairs of the town. The first volume closed with records made by Elder Thomas Faunce, to whom reference was made in the introduction to that volume. He held the office of town clerk until the 2d of March, IV PREFACE. 1723-4, when at the age of 77 he was superceded by John Dyer. after a service of thirty-nine years. John Dyer served from March 2d, 1723-4, until March 3d, 1739-40, with the exception of the year beginning March 1, 1732-3, during which the office of clerk was held by Gershom Foster. Mr. Dyer, born in 1671, was probably the son of John Dyer of Weymouth. He came to Plymouth in 1698, and in that year bought of William Bradford, the son of Governor Bradford, the lot of land on the southeasterly side of Leyden Street, on which the house with a brick end stands opposite the Universalist Church. The lot is described in the deed as running on the street northeasterly " as far as the northeasterly corner of the old store house which formerly stood on the lot." By this deed the precise location is defined of probably one of the earliest structures of the Colony. Mr. Dyer taught school in Plymouth during a few mouths in the year 1700, and became a prominenc and valuable citizen. He was a member of the board of select men from 1709 to 1734 inclusive, town treasurer from 1701 to 1732, aud occasionally served as moderator at town meetings. Gersliom Foster was chosen clerk March 1, 1732-3, and served one year. He was the son of John and Hannah (Stetson) Foster, and was born in 1709. At the age of twenty-four he was chosen clerk, and at the same time served as town treasurer. Edward Winslow was chosen town clerk March 3, 1739-40, and held office until January, 1741-2. He was subsequently a member of the board of selectmen from 1757 to 1765 inclusive, town treasurer in 1760, and occasionally a moderator. He was a son of Isaac, grandson of Josiah, and great grandson of Edward Winslow, of the Mayflower. General John Winslow was his brother. Before the revolution he held the office of collector of Plymouth, register of wills, and clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. As a loyalist, he was deprived of his offices in 1775, and for several years afterwards lived in reduced circum- PEE PACE. r stances in the house on North Street, built by him, and now known as the Winslow House. In December, 1781, he was permitted to go to New York, and reached the British garrison there with a part of his family, the remainder afterwards joining him. Sir Henry Clinton allowed him a pension of two hundred pounds per annum, with rations and fuel, and on the 30th of August, 1783, he embarked for Halifax, with wife and daughters and three black servants, where he arrived on the 14th of September, and died in 1785. His estate in Plymouth, valued at fifteen hundred pounds, was taken in 1782, on executions by the town of Plymouth, Thomas Davis, William Thomas, Oakes Angier, and John ¦ Rowe, of Gloucester, and sold by them by deeds, dated in 1782, 1789, 1790, and 1791, to Thomas Jackson. His son Edward, born in 1746, graduated at Harvard in 1765, and besides the office of naval officer of Plymouth, held jointly with his father the offices of clerk of the court and register of wills. A loyalist, also, he joined the British in Boston and went to Lexington with Lord Percy on the memorable 19th of April. He was appointed by General Gage collector of Boston and register of wills for Suffolk County. At the evacution of Boston he went to Halifax, and was there appointed by Sir William Howe secre tary to the board of general officers, with Lord Percy president, for the distribution of donations to the troops. He afterwards returned to New York, and was appointed muster master general of the British forces, and remained in America in that capacity during the war. After the declaration of peace he joined his father in Halifax, where he remained until after the death of his father in 1785, when he removed to Frederickton, New Brunswick, and died in 1815. Of Samuel Bartlett, who held the office of town clerk from January, 1741-2, until March, 1766, little is known, except that he was born in 1688, and was the son of Benjamin, and grandson of Robert Bartlett, who came in the Ann in 1623. His son Samuel, was an enterprising merchant in Plymouth many years, VI PREFACE. and grandfather of Capt. Joseph Jiartlett, whom older readers will remenil)or as one of Plymouth's most active and enter prising citizens. Wm. T. Davis, Editor. Wm. T. Davis, Arthur Lord, Charles G. Davis, Wm. W. Brewster, Thomas B. Drew, Committee of Piiblicaticn. Plymouth, August 15, 1S92. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [99. J At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 17"' of The settling September 1705 The Town voated to raise 30 A Scoole pounds by rate upon ye Inhabitants of sd Town in The Town wlierof 10 pounds is to be towards paying for for 7 years the scoole yt is to be kept in ye Town for the veer ensuing & the other 20 pounds to defraying Town Charges. And whearas sundry of the Inhabitants have subscribed themselves To becom bound to pay Twenty pounds per year Towards the support of A scoole in ye Town for the next 7 years ensuing begining in October Next ensuing this date provided that A scoole Master be provided & settled cere about or within 40 Rod of the old meeting hous in sd Town & that the sd Town pay 20 pounds per j'eare during sd Time of 7 years & all children sent to sd scoole excepting ye children of sd subscribers yt is become bound to pay ye 20 pound as abovesd That lives within one mile of sd scoole shall pay 4 pence per weke for latten writing or siferiug & 2 pence a weke for reading & all those yt are without ye bounds of one mile & within the bounds of 2 Mils to pay 2 pence pr weke for latten writing or siferiug & one peney for Reading ExceiJting the Children of such as through poverty are Rendered oncapable to pay, Their Children to goe free at scole & all with out the bounds of two Mils to Com free & all fines yt are by the law devoted towards the support of a scoole & the money to be paid pr weke as abovesd to be Improved towards paying ye Towns part of sd 20 pounds & ye subscribers to have noebeuifitt therby. And if in Case A County scoole be settled by the Court before sd Tirme of 7 years be I^xpired Then these obligations both on ye Town part and the subscribers to be void & of none Efect And The Town voted to piovid a scoole Master for ye -above sd 7 years on the above Named Conditions & Chose Mr 2 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Nathaniel Thomas Mr John Jlordo cfc Ensign Nathaniel Morton to agre with a scool Master & Made Choyce of the Town Clerk to Take bonds of the subscribers as above mentioned The land Granted by the Town of plimouth to John Rickard Junior for three pounds & ten shillings in money is bounded as followeth (viz) it lyeth on ye Northerly End of his other land neer Wanatuxet & it Extendeth from a white oake tree which was the Northwesterly Corner bounds of his other land Northerly to ye brook Rickard on River yt Runeth from lakenhara to Wonatuxet John his & then bounded down yt River to ye place where land annasnappet brook Corns into it & then bounded Recorded by Annasnapet brook up sd brook till it Cometh yt he bought to a bunch of Maples which was the Northeast Corner bounds of his other land afore Mentioned & on ye southwest bounded bounded by his other land till it Coms to ye bounds first mentioned John Bradford Nathaniel Morton William Shurtlif ' At a Town meeting held at Plimouth on ye 12"" of december 1705 at sd Meeting Richard Seeres John Rider Eleazar Jacson & Eleasar Roggers Were Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryals on the Cort in sd Month [100. J Plimouth May 10'" 1705 Whereas at A Town Meeting at Plimouth May Cooke Jacob 16* 1673 The town Granted unto Jacob Cook Senior bis Senior 6 Acrees of land lying neere his meadow 6 acres of at Wonatuxet on ye Easterly side therof & ye land here heirs of Left John Tomson deceased Apearing Recorded in the Right of sd Jacob Cook I have measured & bounded unto them ye said 6 Acrees of land as ffoUoweth begining at ye Westerly Corner bound of ye meadow which was formerly ye sd Jacob Cooks being A white oake tree Marked & 1 At this date there were two County Courts, a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, held by Justices of tlie Peace, and an Inferior Court of Common Pleas, held by lour judges appointed by the Provincial Government PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 3 from thence southeast & by East 56 pole to A small pine tree marked db from thence Northeast A quorter of A point Easterly Eighty foure pole to A grate white oake Marked by ye Northerly side of ye swompe Neere ye Meadow & from thence Northwest & by west half a point West erly 13 pole to A stake standing about 2 pole from ye meadow side at ye Raing of ye Easterly End of ye aforesd lot of Meadow yt was ye aforesd Jacob Cooks Meadow formerly &. from thence bounded by sd lot of Meadow unto ye white oake first Mentioned. William Shurtlif ) Saumel Stirtevant J ^ Memorananye Hog cunst'^ are not To seize Swine before ye first of Aprill next. Att a Town Metting held att Plimouth on ye first of March 170|- The Selectt Men Chosen by ye Inhabittants are Nathaniell Mortton Caleb Lorein and John Watson. The Cunstables Chosen are Capt John Dyer Samuel Stirtevant and James Clark Junior The Grandjuriors for ye yeare are Ephraim Cole William harlow John Foster & Jonathan Shaw The Tithing men are Samuell harlow Benjamin Bartlett & Bennony Shaw The P^ence Veiuers Are Elknath Cushman Josiah Finey and John holmes The Surveyers for ye high Wayes are Ebenazer holmes Robertt Bartlett Benjamin Soule Ebenazar Cob Georg bonham Thomas howland and Jonathan Bryant Capt John Dyer Chosen Sealer for Weights and Measures Jam's Barnabe Chosen Sealer of Leather The Grand Juriors Chosen To serve att ye Superior Courtt are Serg Churchell Elknath Cushman and James Barnabe The petty Juriors Chosen To serve at sd Court are Ephriaim Mortton Deacon Wattermon Thomas howland Eliazer Ring Thomas Mortton & Benjamin Soule The Juriors Chosen To Serve att ye Inferior Courtt Are Bennony Lucas John Rider John Barns & Isaac Dotty The Hog Cunstables 4 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Chosen are Mr Nath" Thomas Nathaniell AVarren Thomas Little Isaac Lathrop Jacob Cook Calleb Loreii! Samuel Rider & John Pratt. At sd Metting ye Town made Confirmattion of ye former Vot Relatting To ye Killing of Black birds & That 2 Crowes heads shall be Vallued as 6 black birds and That ye Persons Chosen ye Last yeare are also Impowred This yeare Alsoe To Take ye acount Thereof. At sd IMetting Thomas Faunce Chosen Town Clerk for This Present yeare The sd Metting Was Adjourned untill ye Second Monday of March, at sd Day severall of the Inlialiitants Mett but the season being such yt ye people Could not (Jeneraly mete 1 The Meeting Was Adjorued untill Wensday the 20"' of this Instant March thee lower sosiaty to meet by nine in the Morning of sd Day - [101. J At A Meeting of the Inhaliitauts of j'e lower sosiatj' Miuistes of plimouth on the 20"' of March 1706 The sd sallerey Inhabitants abovesd voted to Alow unto M''' Ephraim Little their [iresent Aliuister the sum of seaventy pounds per yeare for his sallerey untill the sd Inhabitants shall se Cans other wise to order The Meting At sd Meeting it Was voted that ye Meeting house house be Repared with shingle & Clabord where they are Wanting ifc shuters to ye lower Windows it M''' John Mordo is Desired & Imi)roved by sd luhabitants to take Care to i)rocure sd worke don At sd Meting Capten James Warren Was Desired & Improved by sd Town to search the Cort Records Relating to order of Court about Jons River & Kal River liridges & to apply him self to tlie J>iext County Court at Barnstable that order may be taken for their Reparation 1 The lower snrifty was tlie old eliurch society of Plyniiutli. Tlu' upper society was the socii-ry at what is now Plymptoii. 2 Rev. Epliraim Little was a native of MarsUtieUl, and graiUiated at Harvard in liiii.".. He was settled in Kiilii, and continued in the pastorate until his death on the i^d of Noveniljer, ll'S.'t. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. scoole MiehellJacob his 20 acres Tilson John his 10 acres of land At sd metting Insigne Nathaniel Morton &. John Watson were Desired and Invested with full power by the Town to Call those persons to an account yt Doe either neglect or Refuse to pay what they are obledged to by Town act Relating to the scoole in sd Town Plymouth ]May 8"' 1705 laid out & bounded the 20 acrees of land Granted by the Town of of Plimouth unto Jacob Miehell as followeth bounded on the southerly side therof by the land of ]\Iajor John bradford on the North side of Jons River & on the westerly End therof its bounded from a bunch of Maples Marked by the River which is ye foot bounds of sd bradfords land Rainging Due North 37 pole to a pine tree Marked on the brow of a hill by the Gravill pitt & from thence the Northerly side therof Raing ing East & by North A quorter of a point Northerly 76 pole to a black oak tre marked on the side of a hill & on the Easterly End thereof its bounded by the l)rovv of ye hill which is the bounds of the land of William bradford untill it meets with ye land of Jlajor John bradford aforesd John Bradford Samuel Stirtevant The 10 Acrees of laud Granted to John Tilsons Meadow at Southmeadows was laid out Against his meadow & bounded as ffolloweth (viz) With a pine tree on the AVestward side of his meadow Marked on 4 sids & from thence to Extend near North & by west half a point westerly about 60 pole to an other pine tree marked & from thence to Extend Neere East & by North 56 pole to a white oake sappling Marked on 4 sids and from thence bounded by Churchels George Mortons and his own Meadows to the bounds first Mentioned this was laid out on the sixth of May 1705 by William Shirtlif Nathaniel Morton Survy'* }.s„. 6 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Plimouth Novemb"- 20 "> 1705 laid out to Sam" Rickard Thirly acres of land being the one half of his sixty acre lott in his own Right in sd Plimouth; the Thirty Acres is Bounded on ye North side thereof by Annisnapitt Brook ; aud on the East End thereof it is bounded by the Eight Acres which is part of the Twenty Acre Lott of the sd Sam" Rickard from a stake by sd Brook Rangeing Due South Sixty one Pole to a stake neer the Range of the Forty Acre Lott laid out to Deacon John Rickard and Joseph King Juu' and from thence by the Range of sd Forty Rickard Acre Lott Due West Fifty three Pole to ye North Sam" West Corner thtreof, and from thence on ye 30 Acres same Range Due West thirty six pole to a stake sett in ye ground on ye side of a Hill and from thence Due North Forty Eight Pole to a maple Tree marked in ye Edge of ye aforesd Brook John Bradford Sam" Sturtevan [¦ Surveyors. [102. j An Agreraent Made betwen John holmes & I^benazar Cobb both of plimouth within the County of plimouth within ye province of ye Massachusets bay in New England Relating to the settlement of the Rainge betwen their lots of land on which thej' now live on whis settled & Agreed on as ffolloweth (viz) begining at a stone set into ye ground at ye high Cleft ' soe Caled & from thence to Extend West southwest half a point Westerly the Whole length of our sd lots untill it meets with the land ye said Cobb bought of the heirs of John Dunham late of plimouth Deceased & there bounded with a heape of stons which is the Corner bounds and from thence to a Rock by the brook & from sd Rock to Extend Neere about the same Rainge to another Rock & 2 Red oake sapplings Marked by it & from thence •the line to Extend southwest ffour scoore pole up to a stake & a heape of stones & from sd stones to Rainge southeast six pole to two Red oake sapplings Marked & then to Extend southwest till it Coms to a stone sett up betwen two small Red oaks sapplings The bounds 1 High Cliff is here meant. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 7 above mentioned We the said John holmes & Ebenazar Cobb Doo by these presence Mutually agree shall stand Good & Remain firme to us & our heirs & assignes for Ever as Witnes our hands & seals hereunto sett on on the first Day of Aprill 1706 John holmes ) o i O ^ , , f Seals ^ Ebenazar Cobb ) O At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 13"' of May 1706 Town Meeting Leften Nathnuiel Morton Was Chosen Repre- Choyce of A sentative At sd meeting The Jurors Chosen to Representative serve at the County Court in June next are Jurrors ffrances Adams Joseph Silvester Jonathan Chosen. Bryant & John Morton Major Bradford & Agents to Benjamin Warren Were Chosen Towns Agents Repare ye to agree with som persons About Repareing bridg Jons River & Eele River Bridges ; & at sd A watch Meeting it was voted to Make a Rate of 70 hous pounds for ye Defraying Towns Charges for 70 pound this present yeare & at sd meeting it was voted Rate to build A Watch house upon Cooles hill so Called & apointed Capt Warren to procure it Dun Att a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 2"^ of Septem ber for ye Choyce of Jurors AVhicli Were Benjamin Warren Abiall Shurtlef Elisha Bradford & John Bryant Senor At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 16"' Choice day of December 1706 for ye Choyce of Jurorrors & of other Town bisness The Jurors Chosen Were Eliazor Jurors Churchil John Churchill Stephen Barnebe & Will : Barns 1 At this meting ye Request of ye Inhabitants of the uper sosiaty in ye sd township of plimouth to be a township by them selves was againe Discorst of bot none of their Agents Apering to move for it & The Town Deserning A Coldues in their pros- secution of that matter the Town voted yt ye Town Clerk shall 1 The upper society at Plympton was incorporated November 20, 1B95, as the Western Precinct of Plymouth. The town of Plympton was incorporated June 4th, 1707. 8 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. signify to .hem yt as they Deserned in ym a Coldues to prossecut ye matter The Town Weie not Willing to thrust ym away bu was as Indefferen as they in that matter 1 At tills Metting it Was voted yt Left : Morton Mr Nathaniel Thomas & M"' John Mordo should Agree School With M" Josiah Cotton to keepe ye scool in the Town Master as sd Towns scool Master During the Tirme of ye six years Ensuing he the sd M" Josiah Cotton 3Ianiag- ing ye sd scoole with that prudence & Industrey yt he hath Done the last year '- At this Meeting The Town voted to buy the scole house for ye Towns use & Chose Leftenant Morton & John Watson to lake an account of ye Charge Relating to ye building of sd house of those yt had Erected it yt ye money mite be paid them partly ye next Sumer & the Remander ye suraer following At sd Meeting The Town made Choyce of John ffoster & Ephraim Cole to gather that money yt is Due towards the support of ye scoole in sd Town for ye last year according to a former act of the town Relating thereunto [103. J At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 3" of March 170| for ye Choyce of town officers for ye year & other town buisness The Selectmen are Left Nathaniel Morton Caleb Loring & Benjamin Warren, The Cunstables are Ebenazar homes William Clarke Junior & Jonathan Bryant, John Watson Town Treasurer, The surveyors are Ephraim Morton Senior John ffoster Jacob Michel Samuel Lucas Isaac Samson & Robert WateiTnan, The Grand Jury for ye yeare are hunifrey Turner Thomas Morton Isaac Samson & Richard Seeres, Tithing men are Deacon Thomas Clarke Eliazar Ring Eliazar Churchill Eliazar Ro2£ers Eliazar Cushman, fence vewers are Deacon Waterman William harlow William Ring & Jonathan Shaw, The hog Cun- 1 Josiah Cotton was grandson of Rev. .lohii Cotton of Boston, and son of Eev. John Cotton of Plymouth. He graduated at Harvard in lliilS. He was for many years clerk of tlie courts and register of deeds. He wrote a grammar of the Indian language, and for a time was a preacher to the Indian tribes at Pembroke, Manomet and Herring Pcjiid, and died in 1751), at the age ol 7ti. -This school, built by private subsi'ription in 1705, was the first school- house built in Plymoutli. l')) to that time the school had been kept in rooms supplied by the teachers. This house stood on the south side of the present Unitarian Church, near the entrance of the alley leading t ) High street. The school-house, which in the last generation stood on the north side of the Unitarian Church, was built in 17ij5. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 9 stables are Nathaniel Jacson Thomas Howland Elkath Cushman Junior John foster & Robert Bartlett, Grand Jurors for the Superior Court were Caleb Loring Ephraim Morton Senior Elkanah Cushman & John Mordo. Jurors for tryals at sd Cort are Deacon. Waterman John Stirtevant Capt Dyer John ffoster & Benoney Lucas, The pety Jury for the Inferior Cort are Samuel ffuller Joseph Church John Rider & Samuel harlow, — James Barueb Chose scalier of leather. At this meting the Town voted That Jonathau Shaw Jonathan Shaw should have 20 shillings more wolf than ye law allows for killing of a wolf.) At this meeting on y 3 '•of March 170f The grant abovesd In answer to ye petition of ye of ye new Western precints in iiliraouth ye sd Town town have voted That they Consent yt they be a Township according to their petition With this Plimpton proviso That what so Ever Reall Estate Ratable Doth now belong to & is or shall be Improved by aney in ye old Town Either by himself or Tennant During their liveing here shall be Rated here notwithstanding Their being a town & soe the like of aney Estate yt belongeth to aney of them yt lyeth in ye old Town of plimouth to be rated to them they or their Tennants Improveing of it as aforesd. At sd meeting Major Bradford & Capt Warren is Chosen Agents to be with ye agents of ye western pre in Runing ye line betwixt us acording to their petition & ye towns grant thereupon, Mr Nathaniel Thomas & Mr John Mordo Were appointed to vevv ye land below ye hill by the ware houses Desired for Ephraim Kemton & to make report thereof at ye next Town meting PMmouth february 15 170f Then 8 acrees land belonging of land was laid out at a place Called Cools to ye heirs of feild on ye south side of ye way which was Capt Southworth the land of Jaines Cole formerly of plimouth Thomas Lettice Deceased at ye Request of his Grand son & James Coole Ephraim Cole & next yt 6 acrees of laud it all Deceased being ye land of Thomas Lettis formerly of plimouth Deceased & next that 6 Acrees of 10 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. land lying on ye southside being ye land of Capt Thomas Southworth formerly of pli mouth Deceased laid out at the Request of his Grandson Thomas Howland being all laid out together in onne 20 acree pece & bounded on ye North Corner with A stake & a heape of stones oi ye south side of ye way 3't goeth from ye lower end of Atwoods swompe to Cools feild it being Where ye lower End of Cools feild was formerly fenced & from sd stake & heape of stones the line to Extend West & by south half a point southerly about 48 pole to a heape of stons & A stake & then ye line to P^xtend south & by East about 70 pole to a Red oake marked & a heape of stones by A way & then ye length to Ijxtend Elast & by North half a point Noilherly both 48 pole to a stake & a heape of stones in an old feild & on j'e same point to ye swompe being about 6 paces & from sd stake & stones in ye feild last mentioned the line to Extend North & by West about 70 pole to ye bounds first mentioned Thomas Howland to have ye south side of the land laid out being Capt South- worths 6 acree lot & bounded on ye Easterly End l)y the swompe James Warren ) ,, ^, , . , ,, \ Survyors Nathaniel Morton ) [104. J The fforty Acrees of land Granted to Richard Sparrow the 40 acres at a Court of Assistance held at plimouth on ye of land 5"' Day of March 1637 & said to be sold by him belonging to to Robert ffinuey Deceased & by him given to Samuell Samuel King it was laid out by us ye subscribers King ou ye 20<" Day of March 170^ At a place Called Sparrows hill & bounded as followeth (viz) at ye Northeast Corner with a heape of stones by Lakenham path and from sd heape of stones to Extend West & by North 92 pole to a pine tree PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 11 marked on 4 sides & fiom thence to Extend south 88 pole to a pine tree marked on 4 sids & from thence to Extend P^ast Northerly 92 pole to a small Red oake marked with A heape of stones about it & from thence to Extend North 60 pole to ye bounds first Mentioned James Warren ) > surveyors Nathaniel Morton J At a Town ISIeeting held at plimouth on ye 12"' of May 1707 Capt James Warren was Chosen Representative The Jurors Chosen were benoney Lucas ft'rancis Adams Benjamin Bartlett & John Faunce Senior ^ At this Meeting the Town Granted to Ephraim Kemton ye use of forty foot of land one Way & fifty foot the other to him & his heirs & assignes provided ye sd Kemton or his heirs Doe build or Cause to be built A Dweling house on sd land within three years after this Date sd laud lyeth betwen Capt Dyers fence & William Clark's Ware house & they are granted ye use of sd land above mentioned for Eighty yeeres : At sd Meeting it was moved lo the Town to Declare what thej' Intend by a former Grant of ye tovvn of a persell of land unto Mr William Clarke where his warehouse Now staudeth below ye hill by ye Water side voted yt ye said Clarke shall have 30 foot square of land or in breadth & to Extend in length Down to ye Creack parrall with IMr John Rickards Whorf provided yt sd ¦Clark & his heires Doe leave a sufflcon Cart way betwen his ware house & his whorf if he se Cause to build one that there may be free passage for teames along shore as there may be ocasion at sd Meeting M'^"' Thomas & Ephraim Cole are Desired to veu a parcel of land Desired by Richard Cooper by way of Exchang & to make Report therof at je next Town meting At this Meeting P^phralm Cole had liberty Granted to him to make ye North Dore in ye Meeting house in two leaves upon his own Charg At sd Meeting Isaac Lathrop was Granted liberty to Enlarge John Carver's pew & to lie Directed by M'^'^ Thomas therin yt it Dont bender peopls Coming in to ye Meting house 1 The land granted Jo Mr. Kemton (Kempton) lay between Leyden street and the pond where the barn of ilr. John Barnes now stands opposite the Univer- .¦sallst Church. 12 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. but yt ye Corner next ye Dore be Wrought RouncTing & lie hath also liberty to hang the south Dore of sd Meeting house in two leaves upon his own Charge Voted yt M" Thomas & :\I" Mordow Doe here heuery Churchills claine for a lot of land in town Coraows & give their seuce of h s Clame at ye next town Meeting, Capt Warren & Thomas faunce are Desired to place some of ye Elderly men forward in ye seates at ye Meeting house to make Roome for younger men behind At sd ^Meeting ye Town voted yt ye select men of ye Town shall make all ye assesments for this present yeare both province County & Town assesments At a town metins; held at plimouth ou ye 12 Day of May 1707 ye Inhabit voted yt ye towns order Relating to black liirds formerly inad shall stand in force for this present yeare & yt 2 Crows heads shall be in valloo of 6 birds & yt ye hous keepers shall bring in ye Taile of birds to ye men apointed to Receev the taile of heads by ye last of October aliove mentioned 1707 At A Tovvn ^Meeting held at plimouth on ye first Day of September 1707 for ye Choyce of Jurors & other Town buisnes- The Jurors Chosen Were George boii on Josiah ffinney Benjamin. Bartlett & George Samson At this Meeting Mr John Mordo was Chosen to tack Care of ye meeting hous yt was is nescsar}' to ye Repariug of it lor this year may be Don At this meting siindery of the Inlialiitants of the North End of the Town Desired yt ye select men Mite lay out A (irivat Road from the North End of the Town to ye grat swomp for the Convenence of the Nejohlioures Inhabiting yt P>nd of sd town upon which the town voted yt ye select men should if thej' see it be needfull as it was alledged ther lo lay out A privat way as it was Desired at the Charg of those yt Desired it but upon their vewiug sd way they thought it Not Needfull then to for beare Henry At sd meeting it was voted by sd tovvn that Churchell Henery Churchill should have 30 acrees of land laid out to him of the towns Comons according to A former act of the town PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 13 1105. J At ye Town Meeting last Mentioned A bill of Charg ¦was Drawn & voted to be Raised by Rate upon ye Inhabitants of the lower sosiety for ye Defraying of Town Charg for the follow ing year Imprimis ffor scool INIaster 18 — 00 — 00 Item for the Representative 10 — 00 — 00 Item To Jonathan Shaw for kiling one wolf ' 01—00—00 Item for Ringing ye bell 01-10-00 Item for the uper sosiety 00 — 13 — 00 Item for Major Bradford for four Days service for j'e Town 00 — 14 — 00 Item for Capt Warren 00-10-00 Item for M"' Mordo 00—03—00 32-10-00 The land Granted to William Clark Junior by ye Water side Where lis war house now standeth was laid out & bounded on ye 29"' of May 1707 hy ye sub- scribs (viz) it Extendeth from two stones sett in ye ground to ye Westward of ye Warhouse thirty fot W' Distance Nere North and by West & South & by East Clark one from an other & from sd bounds or stones to Extend East about A qtiorter of a point Northerly Down to ye bay or Water sid for a priviledg to Whorff. William Shurtliff Nathaniel Mort tliff ) c > Surveyc irton i M'^'' Plimouth October 17"' 1707 Bounded A Isaac Tract of land Granted to M'' Isaac Cushman Cushman's March 6"' 169| lying on ye Northward of Tract of land Colchester & Pixtends from a white oak tree here Recorded with a heape of stons about it standing Neere ye Rainge of ye land of M^' Thomas Cushman Deceased & from sd bounds to P^xtend lilasterly by the Cader swompe way till it Coms to Wana tuxet path to two trees Marked a white oake & a Red oake & from thence southerly or southeasterly by ye aforesd path where severall trees are marked ou ye west side of ye path with stones About them till it Coms to a Rock 14 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. & a white oak tree Marked by it & from thence Nere southwest by ye Raing of Elkanath Cushmans land to a stake with stones about it & from thence Westerly to a white oak tree marked standing in a swomp which is ye Northerly Corner bounds of Thomas Lazels land which is now in ye posesion of Nathaniel Harlow & from thence to Run Southerly to a maple tree standing by Colchester brook & then Westerly by sd brook to ye land formerly granted to M"' Thomas Cushman aforesd & there bounded by his laud till it Comes to ye bounds first mentioned John Bradford William Shurtlif ISui veyors The bounds of ye land Granted by ye Town of Ep'" plimouth unto Ephram Kempton & his heires for Kemptons his and theire use & Improvement for the space Grant of Piighty yeares from ye 12'" of May 1707 & for 80 years thence forward as it was laid out & bouaded on ye first Day of September 1707 by us the sub scribers The bounds are as followeth (viz) begin ing at a stake Drove into ye ground abov^e William Clarks warehouse and so to Extend aCross ye boggy land 50 foot toward Capt Dyers fence & there bounded with a stake and stones about it & from thence up ye hill side 40 foot & there bounded with a stake & stons about it & from thence to Extend Down towards ye warhouse fifty foot & there bounded with a stake & stons about it & from thence to Extend 40 foot to the bound first mentioned John Warren Nathaniel Morton i Survy PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 15 ^ [106.] Wheras Those yt were Concerned in keeping Jons River bredg in Repare being Presented at ye last quorter sesions held at plimouth on ye 3'* Tusday of Desember 1707 for their Neglect in not keeping sd bredg in sutable Repaire The Inhabitants of sd Town of plimouth being partly Conserned theiriu The Inhabitants being legally Warned to meete on ye 31 of Desember 1707 & was Generally attended Did at sd meeting upon serious Consideration of ye Grate burden of Charge that lay on sd Town to maintaine two bredges over sd River soe neere together whearas one Might serve in Case they Could obteign leave of ye County Court of plimouth & ye Consent & Concurrance of barnstable County who are alike Conserned in keeping sd bredg in Repaire Did at sd meeting voate to take Due steps for ye Reneual of sd bredg & to build it higher up ye River & Did by their voate signify their Desire yt it might be over against Jacob Cooks hous but however made Choyce of Capt James Warren M"^' Nathaniel Thomas Ju & Caleb Loring to Joyne with ye agents of barnstable County If they should Comply with ye Towns Desire Relating to ye Remove- ing sd bredg as abovesd to take a vew of sd River in order to pitch ou ye most sutable place for ye Plnds aforesd & also to agree with owners of ye lands through which sd New way must goe if a grant of ye Court for yt End Can be obtained, for theire Respective Rights & to make Report to ye town at their next town Meeting of their procedings thering in order to their making application to ye next County Court to obtaine their Desires therin & made Choyce of Captain James Warren ye towns agent to treate with ye Gentlemen of barnstable County Relating to ye premises at their next quorter sessions to endeavor their Concor- rance & and asistance herin & if in Case Capt Warren Cannot attend sd service for sd town ye Town Doth Chose & Request M" Nathaniel Thomas Jun : to manage the afore with ye Gentle men of barnstable County at their sd Court abovesd 1 In the early days of the Plymouth Colony there were three ways across Jones River, viz: the "wading place," near the present almshouse; the " stepping stones," not far from the present wharf below the outlet of Stony Brook; and the ferry, near the mouth of the river. In 1()39 a bridge was built at the " wading plane" in the line of the "Massachusetts Path." At a later date a bridge wa.s built at the "stepping stones." In 1708 a bridge was ordered to be built where the present bridge stands, and the highway was laid out to cross it. At the same time the old bridge at the " wading place" was ordered to be taken down. The old bridge, however, was repaired, and the new bridge was not built to take Its place until about 1715. About that time the bridge at the " stepping stones" was burned, and it was never rebuilt. 16 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. February 2'' 1707 At A Town Meeting held at Plimouth on the 2" of february 1707 M" Nathaniel Thomas was Chose Comisioner & Major bradford Leve : Nathaniel Morton Benjamin Warren were Chose Trustees to take & give in an account of ye Rateable Estate of ye Town Grand The Grand Jurors for ye yeare p:usuing are Serjant Jurors John Churchill Josiah tfinuey and Thomas Holmes petty The Jurors for tryals are Abiall Shurtlif Ephraim Coole Jurors and Nathaniel Jacson At sd Meeting it was voated by ye Town to alow 20 shilings More for killing A grooue Wolf & five shillings More for kiling a wolfs whelpe then ye law allows to be paid by ye Town Treasurer upon his Recept of the head or heads if sd persons kiling or bringing sd heads Doe Make it Rationly appeare that they killed ym within ye bounds of ye Township of plimouth ct to stand good for the yeare Ensuing 1 upon som Aggitatiou in ye Town Meeting about building a Cart bridg over ye Town brook Johu Stirtevant John foster & benjamin Warren were Appointed to vew sd brook & way & soe make Report of their apprehensions about it at ye next Town INIeeting [107. J At A Tovvn Meeiing held at Plimouth on ye 22'' of March 1708 for ye Choyce of Tovvn officers for ye yeare iusuing The Select men Chosen for sd yeare are Major John Bradford Left Nathaniel Morton & Benjamin Warren Thomas ffaunce ¦Chosen Town Clerk The Cunstables are P^benazar Cobb & Menases Morton John Watson Chosen Town Treasuror, The Tithing Men are Nathaniel howland P^lisha bradford & Joshua jMorss, The Surveyors for ye high wayes are P^phraim Morton Senior William Harlow Samuel Harlow P^benazar burge & Johu Stirtevant, The fence vewers are Deacon Thomas Clarke John ft'oster & John Holmes, The hog Cunstables are Serjant harlow 1 At this date the cartway across town brook was through the water, and only a foot bridge liad been Ijuilt. Spring Hill was not laid out until ]71(), and Pleasant street until l.soi or 1802. Tlie highway was through Mill Lane across the brook diagonally into Sandwich street. The ground on both sides of the brook w.as only a little above the level of the brook. The bridge built at the clati- mentioned in the text was on the old level. In 1740 it was rebuilt on a higher level, and in 1812 an arch bridge of stone was built. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 17 John Gray John Cooke Samuel Nelson George barrows Thomas howland & Jacob Willard, Capt John Dyer Chosen pound Keeper, Isaac Lathrop Chosen scalier of leather Jurors The grand Jurors Chosen to serve at ye for ye Superior Superi Cort are Major bradford Left Morton Court Capt Dyer & M"' Mordo, The Jurors for Trials of civiel actions are Ephraim Morton Senior William Harlow Eliazar Cushman John ffoster & James Barnebe At sd Meeting Capt Warren Major bradford & M"' Nathaniel Thomas Junior were Chosen to Run ye line betwen Duxberey & plimouth. The Town voted to Repare Jons River bredg at ye present with as little Charge as May Make it passabel for ye peeseut 1 At sd Meeting The Town Granted to M^'' Nathaniel Thomas Junior That stripp of land lying betwen his fulling Mill & ffrances Adams house yt is ye banck sid betwen his ye sd Thomas fence & sd highway on Condition yt 3'e sd Thomas his heires and assignes Doe Keep the high way Down ye hill allong as ye Nath" highway now goeth in good and sufficient Repare soe Thomas far as from ye Corner of his fence at sd fulling Mill up ye hill towards frances adams house & not to Come within 22 foot of sd adams house sd Thomas his heires & assignes is to Maintaine sd way in good & sufflcian Repair perpetually soe long as they hold sd land upon their owu Cost & Charge And Whereas it hath ben found very prejudisiall To Most of ye Inhabitants that keepe sheep that Rams be left to Run at large before a sutable time for Ews to take buck The Town therfore voted yt wt soever Ram or Rams that shall be found out of their owners Enclosurs Runing at large from the first of August to ye fifth of November yearly shall & may be taken up by any person & Cutt smooth or take sd Rams for their own use, Mr Thomas & Mer Mordow are appointed to vew a pece of land Desired by Deacon Morton, M^'' Mordow & Ephraim Cole hath liberty granted ym to Enlarge their pews at ye Meeting hous by 1 The Fulling Mill of Nathaniel Thomas stood on the town brook a little above the factory of the Bradford Joint Company and nearly in the rear of the Dunham house, and the Francis Adams house stood on the lot owned and occupied now or recently by Lewis Brown. IS PLYMOUTH RECORDS. ye Directions of 'Si.'^'' Lothrop & M"' Thomas, The town voted to make a Cart bredg over ye Town brook and iNI" Thomas & M" Lathrop to have Inspection of sd works Pursuant to a voate of ye Inhabitants of the town of plimouth at a Town Meeting held on ye 9"' of May 1709 was laid out by the Subscribers July 4, 1709 An addition to ye parsonage at ye head of ye grat Gutter a spott of land bounded as ffolloweth (viz) beginning at a stake Drove into ye ground nigh ye head of ye parsonag lott in the Raing of the westerly side of sd lot thence Extend ing southwesterly 12 pole & a half to an other stake Thence P^xtending southeasterly 16 pole & a half to an other stake in the ground & thence The Extending Northerly over the brow of the hill by a Parsonage grate Rock About 16 pole to a stake Nigh ye Ditch Addition which fences sd old lot About a Rod below a Rock by ye side of sd Ditch & soe along by sd Ditch upward to ye bouuds first mentioned James Warren ) r, y Survey Nathiel Thomas ) [108. J Mer Joseph Bartlet of Plimouth and ffrancis Adams of plimouth agred yt ye Westerly Corner bounds of sd Adams land shall be a stake and a heape of stones about it standing by ye brookside that bounds sd adams land ; the same bounds to be ye sd M*"'' bartletts Northerly Corner bounds as Witness our hands Enter Chaingably sett this 24 of March 1707 In presence of Joseph Bartlet Thomas Clarke ffrancis Adams Humphrey Turner At aTown Meeting held at plimouth on ye 10"^ of May 1708 At sd meeting Major John Bradford was Chosen Representative to serve for & Represt the Town in ye grat & General assembly att boston on the 26 of this Instant May & soe on through sd yeare, the Jurors Chosen at sd meeting were Jacob Michel John Rider & John Morton, voted by ye Town that the present select men shall mak assesments for province County & Town for ye following yeare PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 19 At this Meeting the town voted that francis Adams Francis should have the Remainder of the land yt is to say 22 Adams foot along ye banek from his Dweling house Down to ye land the town granted to M"' Nath: Thomas Jr : for a convenience of laying his fire wood on & not to Erect aney building theron to sd Thomas his prejudice & to be obledged to keep the higway in good & sufficient Repare soe far as his grant of land Plxtends upon his own Cost yearly soe long as he & his heires shall enjoy sd land 1 At sd Meeting The Town then voated on Exchaing & Did Exchainge with M "'¦ P^phraim Little Minister of sd Town an Eight acree lott of land more or less lying in Middlebery which lands was formerly granted & laid to sd Town Exchang'^ Adjoyneing to ye lands of John Morton on 1 The pound stood in the Great Gutter or what is now a part of Court Square. As it may become important at some future time to have an accurate record of the various pieces of land now occupied by the county the editor believes it desirable to describe them in lull. The land on the .south side of Russell Street, bounded on the south by Burial Hill, and extending from the easterly line of the vacant lot west of the school-house to a point ninety feet east of the westerly line of the yard of the House of Correction, was laid ont as a parsonage lot by the town on the ilth of May, 170'.). In 1810 a strip forty feet wide on its easterly border was sold by the' First Precinct to the town, and in 1822 by the town to the county In 1837 the remainder of the parsonage lot was placed by the Precinct in the hands of the trustees of the Fuller Minis terial Fund, and in ISiO the Tjustees sold it in lots to various parties, a strip of fifty feet being sold to the county adjoining the strip of forty feet already sold to the county by the Precinct. The land lying easterly of the above mentioned original parsonage lot extending on Russell Street to a point about thirty-three feet east of the Court House, was a part of the great gutter belonging to the town, and was granted by the town in 1008 to Rev. Ephraim Little. In 1709, as stated in the text, Mr. Little, in exchange for eight acres of land in Middle- boro, conveyed it to the town for the benefit of the ministry. In 1773 the town sold it to the county, and a jail and keeper's house were built on it. In 1785 the town sold to the county a strip fifteen feet wide east of the above and adjoining it, thus making the county land extend on Russell Street to a point about forty-eight feet east of the Court House. Up to the year 1857 the remainder of the great gutter on Court Square remained in the possession ol the town. The square was bounded on the south by a narrow street, on the south of which were two estatets, one on the corner of Court Street, owned by the heirs of Joseph Bartlett, and one on the corner of School Street, owned by Nathaniel C. Lanman. In the above year the town bought these estates, lay ing out the present street through them and the old street was taken into tlie square. On the first of August, 1857, the tovvn voted " To grant to the County of Plymouth the use, occupation and control of the land purchased by the town ou the south side of Court Square, and all other lands in said square belonging to the town, except so much thereof as may be required for streets on either side of said square, for the purpose of enabling the county to enclose and ornament the same, to be held by the county for the purpose aforesaid as long as the county shall use the same in connection with the county buildings, and that the Selectmen be authorized to execute all papers necessary to grant the use thereof to the county." A plan ol the county land as it was in 1823 is recorded in the Plymouth Registry Book 150, page lOiJ. 20 PL YMO UTH RECORDS. w"' Mr P>phraim Little Parsonagelot Exchanged with Mr. Little RichardCoopersP^xchaingeof land with ye Town Reserve of an acre Land diging Earth & ponding Nemasket River together with all the Rights either in the Comon or lands alredy divided belonging or yt of Right ought to belong to sd 8 acree lot in aney of ye tracts or purchas of laud in ye sd Township of Middlebery for & in consideration of a lott in the valley above the pound in sd plimouth formerly Granted him sd P^phraira Little & there laid out to him & voated that ye lot in ye valley should ly & be to ye use of ye ministrey of the Town for Ever and Accordingly Appointed Jaines Warren Esquire & Mer Nathaniel Thomas of sd Town to take A deed of the valley lott in ye behalf of J'e Town & for the use of ye Ministrey for p]ver as abovesd Witn Reffarance to ye Request of Richard Cooper Desiring to Exchange shars of Doons feild with ye Town for ye Comon land lying between his land & ye Town brok aud the fence standing between his land and George barrows which leadeth Down to ye brok being Jedged to be 5 acres The Town voted an Exchange & Doe Exchainge sd land with sd Cooper only Reserveing About a quarter of an acre at the westerly Corner of the sd land between sd brook & ye sd fence for a waj' for ye owners of ye land lying to the southward of ye sd Cooi)er's land & also ye priviledg of Diging Earth and ponding ye brook in aney place or places ye sd Town shall Judg Needfull aud appointed ^i'" Nath Thomas to Receive A ded of sd Cooper in sd Towns behalf of sd Coopers Righ of three shares in sd Doons feild & upon his giveiug a ded of Exchang as abovesd sd land above Desired is granted to sd Cooper & to his heires forever. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 21 1 At this Meeting Deacon Morton Desired that A voat Mite be Cald to know the towns mind Whether they wold grant his son Timothy yt spot of land below Capt Dyers yt he had formerly Desired of sd Town being forty foot one waj' & fifty the other upon the same Conditions yt P^phraim Kemtons laud was granted him the people being almost withdrawn a voat was urged for 4 or five Wer for it of his Relations & as many save one or two wer against it [109. J At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 6 of September 1708 for the Choyce of Jurors which were Giles Rickard humfrey Turner and P^phraim Bradford here followeth A account of ye moneys to be Raised upon the Inhabitants by Rate voted for at sd meting for Defraying sd Town Charges £ s d Imprimis To Capt .lames Warren 09 — 09 — 07 Item To Mer John Mordo 19—01—00 Item to Jler Nath : Thomas 08—02—05 Item for the school master 20 — 00 — 00 Item for the Reiiresentative 14 — 00 — 00 Item for Ringing the bell and sweping ye Meeting house . 01 — 10—00 Item to Defray other Charges in sd Town 05 — 07 — 00 The Inhabitants at this meeting voted to Repare the meeting hous this yeare That is to say to shingle ye flatt Roof and to make a new Terret and hang ye bell mend ye glass Remove the seats and make new ons as may be thought needfull and Repare where the Clabords are defective and Did for that End vote to Rais by Rate 30 — 00 — 00 And Request Capt Warren and M'''' John Mordo to Take the oversight of sd worke in ye Town's behalf voted that Capt Warren and M'^'' Thomas Doe prefer a petition to the next Quorter sesions Relating to the Removeing Jons River bredg and to agree as the towns agents with ye owners >/ iThe coal shed of the Electric Light Company, on Leyden Street, stands ou the lot granted to Timothy Morton. Capt. Ilyer's land is the land sold by yVilliain Bradford, son of the Governor, in 1008, to John D.ver, and is the lot nearly opposite the Universalsst Church, on which a house with a brick end stands. The deed from Mr. Bradford to iMr. Dyer describes the lot as running on the street northeasterly " as far as the northeasterly corner of the old store house which formerly stood on the lot." 22 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. of the land tlirou which the way must goe if a grant for the Remov be obtained voted to allow The Town treasuror six pence pr pound for his service in Receiveing and pay out the Towns Debts voted also that the Town Treasuror shall Gather ye money and upon ye account of the scool gote in p4ihraim Cole and John ffosters hand of arears in Mer Cottons time or of aney arears Relating to the scoole and Doe hereby invest him with full power for that P]nd At A Town Bleeting held at Plimouth on the 13"' of Desember 1708 for the Cioyeo of Jurors and other Town buisnes as followeth (viz) Job Cushman liliasar Jacson and William barns At this Meting Capt James AVarren and M"' Jones River Nathaniel Thomas Agents for the Town Relating to ye Turning ye way at Jons River presented an Agremeut by them made with the agents of Barnstable County Relating to sd way which was publickly Read in open Town Meting and by the Inhabitants of sd Town Then present voted their Consent to and approbation of sd Covenant at sd Ministry Meet the Town voted yt the bounds of the lot valj' Lott belonging to the Ministrey in the valley above the bounds pound should be as the same now standeth At sd meting sundrey persons petitioning for land the answer thereunto is Refered to next Town Meeting At A Town Meeting held at Plimouth on the 21 first of ffebruary 170|- Jurors for Tryals Chosen are Abial Shurtlef Ephraim Cole and Joseph holmes sen The Grand Jurors Chosen for ye year Ensuing are ffrances Adams Joseph Silvester and Isaac Doty At This Meeting The Town granted unto John Harlow pjghty foot of land sijuare at the south- John easterlj' P>ud of his fathers land to build an house Harlow's on on Condition yt ye slsvvher At this Meeting benjamin AVarren was Chosen and appointed by the Town as their Agen to appeare at the quorter sessions in March next to answer the widow Wadsworths Com plaint Against ye Town Relating to the hnrt she latly Received at Jons River bredg At A Town INIeeting held at plimouth on ye 14"' of ilarch I'd^;; for the Choyce of town officers for ye yeare P>nsiieing Thomas faunce Chos Town Clerk The Selectmen wer Major bradford Capt John Dyer and Benjamin Warren, John Rider and Thomas Holmes were Chosep Cunstables. The Surveyors for the high wayes are libenazar holmes William Harlow John Gray and P^liazar ^Morton, John Watson Tovvn Treasurer, humphrey Turner George barrows and Jacob Michel were Chos Tithingmen The fence vewers Chose are Jacob Cook John ft'oster and Josiah fflimey, Isaac Lathrop sealler of heather. Hog Cunstables Doctor Little John Barnes and Richard Cooper, Capt John Dyer pound keeper. The Grand Jury for the Superior Court are Major John Bradford Cajit Dyer Left Morton and Benjamin Warren Jurors for Tryals at sd Court P^liazar Cushman John foster Thomas Morton James Barnebe and Thomas Newland At this meeting the Town voted that a Bridg there should be a bredg made over stoney brook ^ over Stony and the way through ye brook Cleared and a bredg Brook. over sd brook of about three logs breadth At this Meeting John Stirtevant and Thomas Howland are added to M'' Isaac Lathrop and Will King to p]nsi)ect the lot of land laid out for the use of the ministrey and to Take utmost Care to find out the Tresiiasors already Don on sd land or lot and to prosecut to ye utmost P^sstremity of the law thos that have Trespased theron and the Town Doth 1 Stony Brook in Kingston is here referred to. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 25 P^ngadge to stand by them therin Mer Lathrop and Benjamin AVarren are Desired to vew the land Desired by John foster below ye way by his shop and to make their Report ye next Town Meting Shirtlifl 1 On ye 9"' of ::\Iay 1709 at a town meeting then Abiell held at plimouth Abiall Shurtlef and Jaines Barnebe barnebe were granted that gore of land betwen the .Tames their prison and ye town spring and soe along the grant banck wher the two ways part -The bounds are as followeth (viz) from a stone sett on the side of the hill below Richard Coopers shop and from thence Down the hill towards the Town bredg .') Rod wide and soe along the hill side to an other stone sett into ye ground towards bramhols : 4 Rods and from thence up the hill to an other stone sett into ye ground : 2 Rod and six foot and soe along the vvay to the bounds first mentioned being five Rod lacking one ffott at a Town meting on the first of August 1709 The town granted unto sd Shurtlif aud barnebe and to their heires for Ever all the land or Comon land lying betwen the two waves against bramhals ^ house home to their owne land above P^xspresed The land above mentioned was granted unto sd Shurtlif aud barnebe on condition thatt ye sd Shurtlif and barnebe be bound in a bond to make and inaiutaine a suficent highway along the Road by the prison up into the Mill strete [111..] Plimouth Aprill 7'" 1709 An agreement made betwen Richard Cooper and AVilliam ffollowell * both of ye Town of plimouth ye County of plimouth in Nevv England Relating to ye bounds of ye Rainge of their lands they are now posesed of and we being mett on sd spot on ye Day aud year first above mentioned we have agreed on boundery's Respecting ye Rainge of ye laud above mentioned lying betwen the Town brook and the nevv feilds soe called and is bounded as followeth (viz) begining at a white oake tree marked on 4 sids iThe triangle of land bounded by Summer Street, Jlill Lane, and Spring Hill. - Richard Cooper owned the lot on the corner of Summer and Market streets, and had a blacksmith shop on the lot. 3 Joshua Bramhall is here meant. Mr. Bramhall lived in the house on Mill Lane now owned by Harriet W. Dunham. ¦IThe land of William Followell was on the north .side of the brook, where Willard Place now is, and the land of Rickard Cooper was south of the brook. 26 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. standing neere the spruce swompe soe Called with stons about it and from thence Rainging westward to a flatt Rock and a heape of stones on ye northermost side of it or Close to sd Rock and from thence Rainging to an other heape of stones as neere in ye Rainge as we could aud from thence to Extend on a straite Rainge to a heape of stones on ye Easterly side of the Town brook neere to a spruce tree yt is fallen athwart sd brook which is the Repnted bounds there of ye lands betwen us And We Doe both of us yt is to saj' Richard Cooper and William followell Doe agree that the bounds thus set and by us thus agreed on as above mentioned shall be and Remaine a full and finaU settlement of the Rainge of the lands betwen us and a full End of aney strife betwen us Respecting sd Rainge and that it shall be binding to Each of us and oure Respective heires and assignes for Ever and moreover yt the sd AVilliam ffollowell Doth herby Covenant and Engadge both for myself and ray heires and assignes for Ever yt the sd Richard Cooper and his heires shall from time to time and at all times when P^ver they have ocasion to have free Recors through my land lo his own land through gates or bars never to be Denied that priviledg And In AA''itnes to our full and free Consent to all the perticulars of agreement herin above mentioned AVe the sd Richard Cooper and William followell have hereunto set onr hands on J'e Day and yeare herein first above mentioned Signed and Declared Richard Cooper to be their agrement AYilliam ffollowell in presence of Benoney Lucas and Thomas ffaunce ^ At A Town Meeting held at Plimouth on ye 9"' of May 1709 Capt James AA'arren was chosen Representative from sd Town and ye Inhabitants voated to alow him fouer shilings per Day while in their service therin. At this meeting Robert Bartlet Joshua Morse and P^lisha Bradford were Chosen to serve on a Jury at ye County Cort in June next voted That ye Select men of ye Town shall make ye Rate for the support of ye Ministre for this yere voted that Capt AVarren shall manage the matter Relating to ye turning ye way at Jons River as their agent at the generall Court at bostorn if there be ocasion for A town agen there for them upon yt ocasion "Representatives were paid as in the Colonial times by the town they Tepresented. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 27 Shore at New Street End Granted votedministry addition Grant to AA'atsonaud AA''ari'eii here is ye Record of sondrey lots of land granted to sundry persons voted That Major Bradford M" Isaac Lathrop and Benjamin AVarren are herby Invested with full power from ye Town to Remove aney fence or fences that are set by aney person or persons ¦upon aney of the Comtnis belonging to sd Town or to bring their action against ane person or jiersons that shall presume to fence as abovesd and ye Town Doth Ingadg to stand by them therin. At this meeting it was voated that one hundred and 30 foot of land along the shore sid ' below ye New streets liud shall be and Remaine for a jjerpetuall Comon for ye use of the Town Never to be Disposed of to aney perticular person sd laud being allredy staked out by men apointed Ijy sd Town At this meeting it was voted to make an addi tion of lauds to the lands sett out for ye per- petuall use of the Ministrey in ye valley above the pound to be iulargd soe farr as the surveir shall think is to be benificiall for the Ends aforesd, At this Meeting Capt James AVarren and John AA^atson are granted 20 fott of land to what hath ben formerly granted to sd AA^arreu allong the shore below Coles hill also Doctor Thouias Little is granted 30 fot of land along ye shore below sd Coles hill to the southward of Thomas Dotys lot also 30 foot of land was granted to benjamin AVarren and 30 foot of laud was granted to P^beuazar holmes along sd shore below sd hill tind to P^xtend soe farr Down towards ye 'sea as they shall see cause to whorf the Conditions of these graiints are that there shall be a free pasage for Carts at all times along j-e shoi'e betwen the banck and theire whorfs made and maiutaned •and that ye persons to whom these grants are made shall build whorfs theon within two years after this grant or the land Retern to ve town agane At this Meetinsj 1 Notwithstanding this vote, grants to individuals have been subsequently made by the town, and the landing place as now about 85 feet wide. 28 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. A lot of land was granted to p:ieazer Jacson i on. the southerly side of the Grat gutter beyond AI"' Littles of fifty foot front and sixty back or soe far as the surveyors shall think Convenient leaving the Roid 60 fott wide ffrancis Curtice ^ is. also granted a lot of fifty foot front and 60 back beyond or to ye Northward of the pound next to him the AVidow Martha Weigh is granted a house lot of fifty fott front and 60 fott back to belong lo her her life time and then after her decease to belong to her Daughter Mary AVeight to her and her heires for P>er aud next to herEliaser Rogers- is granted a lott of fifty fott front and sixty back Next to him Joshua Mors is granted 50 fott front and 60 fott back if there be not a Convenience of Comons next his land he had of his father Doty for there is Reserved an open way betwen the lot granted to Itl laser Jacson and the personage land. [112. J At sd meting Jonathan barnes Junior is granted 50' fott of land front & 60 back next to P^liaser Rogers Next to him John holmes ye son of Nathaniel holmes senior is granted 50 fot front and 60 back Next to him Samuel Doty ye son of John Doty Deceased is granted a lot of 50' foot front aud 60 back Next to him Richard Holmes is granted a lot of 60 fott front and 60' back all these house lots granted to ye severall persons at this meeting were on condition yt they build Dweling houses on sd lots within 2 year aft^r this Date and the person yt neglects soe to Doe to lose their grant and there is to be Rich'' Holmes a Comon Road of 60 fott broad all along where and others there house lots are to but And AVheras 1 The Eleazar Jackson lot formed until 1857 the southerly corner of Court Square, but in that year was bought by the town of the heirs of Joseph Bartlett, and taken into South Russell Street. 2 The Francis Curtice lot is now occujMed by the brick house on the northerly corner of Court Square. For the location of the other lots on Court Street^ granted at this meeting, see "Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth," pages. 20:3-4-5. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 29 Manasseth Morton and John Rider ' Did move to the Town to buy some Comon Ian nere to their Dweliugs The Town Impowered M"^"^ Nathaniel Thomas Isaac Lathrop and benjamin AA'arren as their agents or trustees to sett to them and set out to each of them what they Judg may be Convenient At this Meeting M"^'' Nathaniel Thomas vvas Chosen as surveyor with Capt AA''arren to lay out aney small grants with in ye Mile and half formerly fixed. Josiah Know all men by these presents That AVe Josiah ffinney ffinnney and Thomas Morton both of ye Town of and Thomas plimouth in ye County of plimouth in New P^ngland Morton have mutually agreed aud settled a dividing line - the settle- betwen our lands where we now Dwell as followeth ment of the namely having Procured Jacob Tomson of Middle- Raiug of bei}' as A surveyhor to Run sd line we began at a their lots heape of stones by ye lower fence next j'e salt water and from thence Rainged southwest 7 Degrees southerly by a Raing of Marked Trees and heapes of stones unto a heape of stones by a Red oak bush at ye head of ye lots which sd heape of stones is two pole to ye Northwest of a vihite oake tree formerlj' marked and we Doe by these presents mutually agree j't ye land on the south east side of the sd Range shall belong unto j'e sd Josiah ffinney and the land on the Northwest side of sd Rang shall belong unto Thomas Morton Now the aforesd Dividing line thus Run and ye boundareys thus settled AA^e do by these presents Mutually agree shall stand and Remain as a full settlement betwen us aud our heires for E\er In AA^itnes AVherof we ye sd Josiah ffinney and Thomas Morton have hernito sett our hands and seales on the 16* Day of November 1708 Signed and sealed in the Josiah ffinney his scale q presence of Nathaniel Thomas Morton his seal q Morton Jacob Tomson iThe land here referred to in connection with Manasseth Morton and John Kider lay on Sandwich Street, north of Winter Street. -The lands of Finney and Morton were in the Clifi" neighborhood. 30 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Richard Scares Gardiner to tliomas Garnner ^ son of Samuel Garner Deceased Doe agree to the above sd settlement as AVitnes my hand on the first Day of Aprill one thousand seaven hundred and nine James AVarren Richard Sears James Barnebe At A Town Meeting legally AVarned and holden at plimouth on ye first of August 1709 This Town haveing formerly appointed James AVarren Eq and Nathaniel Thomas Gent both of this town agents to act with such agents as should be appointed by barnstable County in ye mater Relating Agents to to ye Turning ye Road or high way yt agree with leadeth over Joneses River bridge soe Barnstable Caled and they haveing made som agre- agents about ment with John Otis Esq and Major Jones River Bridg AA^illiam Bassett agents for sd Couuty of Barnstable To the Intent that the sd County of barnstable for a sum of money may be for the future Released and Excused for any further Charge about ye sd way or bridge and the sd Town of plimouth Doth now further authorize and Impower them the said James AVarren Va{ and Nath Thomas as our agents to Doe aney other act or acts thing or things in order to ye further Compleating and finishing of sd agrement with them the sd John Otis aud William Bassett as they shall think Ned- full and Reasonable. At this Meeting AA^illiam Harlow John Bradford and John Morton were Chosen to serve on a Jury of Jurors Trials At this meeting the Town granted Chosen and voated that the land granted to Ephraim Kemton at a town meeting held p:phraim at plimouth on the 12* of May 1707 for 1 Thomas Garnner here mentioned was probablv Thomas Gardner, son of Samuel Gardner, who married in 1737, widow Hannah Baker, of Boston, and had a daughter, Mary, born in 1738. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 31 Kemptongrant Land betweenye way by Eleazer Jackson and personage Common 80 years should by' this voat belong to him ye sd P^phraim Kemton and to his heires and assignes for Ever. At this meeiing Abiell Shurtlif Thomas Doty Doctor Little Benjamin AVarren and Ebenazar holmes is granted 10 foot of land apeace to Each of them as an addition to wt was granted to them on the 9* of May last along the shore side At sd meeting it was voted yt all the land betwen ye Cart way ^ and Eleazar Jacson's up to ye personage land shall ly for a perpetuall Conionage At this metin Thomas Phillips was granted liberty to build a gallery in the meeting house upon ye girts on ye southerly sid of sd house and to be regulated by thos yt are apointed to Repair sd meting house and to seat it with Town born children and aford sd seats at a Reasonable pris and Compleat sd gallery by last of November next P^nsuing this Date [113. J At ye Meting last mentioned pjliazer Churchel Junior was granted a peece of land at AVellensle to sett a ware hous on At sd Meting M**'' Nathaniel Thomas aud benjamin Warren were appointed by ye Town to sett out and sell to Isaac Lathrop in the Towns behalf a pece of the Comon laud by sd Lathrop Desired joyning to his land on the southwest or westward side therof July 13 1705 Then pursuant to a voate of ye Town of plimouth at a meeting of them on the Sam first Day of february 170f ther was laid out by us Senowet the Subscribers to Sam Senowet and Dorothy his Indian his wife 200 acrees of land and meadow at a place land her Caled Samson's pond in ye Township of plimouth Recorded and bounded as followeth (viz) on ye Northest Corner with a swomp wood tree marked by the 1 The cart way here referred to was on the north side of the Great Gutter or Court Square, and the Jacksou lot was on the south corner of the Gutter and Court Street. .32 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. pond Marked Neere ye ware at ye mouth of the pond and from thence the line to Extend South p:asterly by ye meadow and where noe meadow is by ye brook 160 pole to a pine tree mai-ked by the brook leaving two pole of upland along against ye meadow f Surveiors AVilliam Shurtliff i The 40 Acrees of upland which was Granted to Josiah Cooke In j-e year 1637 lying Close to Aggawame path betwen PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 33 four ponds was laid out by us the Subscribers on ye 14"' of March 1709-10 and is bounded as followeth begining at a Red oake Marked on 4 Sids on ye North side of Triangle pond and thence Southerly by ye pond till it Coms to ye land sold out to Joseph ffaunce theuce from ye pond the Rang Extendeth neere southwest about 20 pole by sd faunces laud to a Red oake marked on 4 sids thence Northwest 96 pole to a pine tree marked by little south pond Thence Northeast 76 Rod to ye meadow at the westerly End of Cooks pond ' Then bounded by sd meadow Northerly till it Coms to the pond Thence extending along by sd pond till it Comes to ye land laid out lo Nathaniel holmes Thence bounded by sd holmes laud to a Red oake marked on 4 sids and Thence Southeasterly to j'e bounds first mentioned James AVarren o Surveiors Nath Thomas [114.J At A Town Meeting held at plimouth November 28 1709 for ye Choyce of Jurors and other Town buisnes Imprimis The Jurors Chosen are Stephen barnabee P^liazar Rogers and Job Cushman At this meeting it was voted that the Select men of the jTown shal be alowed by the Town thre shilling per Day for their service for sd Town it was voted to Raise Money to Defray Charges by A Rate which ariseth as folloeth Imyrimis for the scoolmaster 20.00.00 Item for the Representative 12.00.00 Item for M" Thomas 07.00.00 Item for Major Bradford 02.02.06 Item for Benjamin AVarren 01.17.00 Item to Capt Dyer 01.06 00 Item for the Repairing the bredg at Jacob Cooks 01.07.00 Item for M« Mordo 00.19.00 Item to M"'^ Weight 00 02 08 Item to Eliazar Dunham 01.10 00 Item more for the Reparation of the meeting house 12 00 00 At this meeting Capt AVarren was granted the vacan Rome betwen the pew yt M"^^ Little sits in aud 1 Cook's Pond took its name from Josiah Cook, mentioned in this grant. 3 34 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. M' Mordos pew in the meting house to build a pew also Nathaniel Jacson is granted liberty to build a Liberty pew behind the seats in the front gallery betwen the to build brases ' and Major bradford Deacon George Morton a Pew and Thomas ffaunce have liberty granted to them to buld a seate at ye End of the seats in the fron gallery against the stares provided it hinder not the Com- fortabl going up the galley. At a Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 20 «" of A Town ffebruary 1707io At sd ISIeeting Ephraim Morton sen Meeting John ffoster and Jacob Mitchell were Chosen by the Inhabitants of sd plimouth to serve on ye grand Inquest for ye year ensuing Aud P^leazar Jacson and Ephrai n Morton Junior were Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Tryals at the next P^nferior Cort of Comon plees in March next at sd meeting votes were given in for Couuty Treasurer. At A Town Meeting held at Plimouth on the A Town 20'" of March 1710 from Choyce of Town officers Meting Thomas ffaunce was Chosen Town Clerk The Selectmen Chosen were Major John Bradford Capt The Select John Dyer Insign Benjamin AVarren The Con- men are stables Chosen Are Joseph Silvester and Joshua Chosen Mors, The Tithing men are Joseph holmes officers Robert Cushman and AVilliam Clark Junior, John for the Watson Town Treasurer, John ffoster sealer of following leather, hog Cunstables Nath Jacson David year Shepard John Rider Jonathan Barns and Nathaniel howland, surveiors for the highwaies are AA^illiam harlow John holmes John Morton haverland Tory Robert bartlet and John Bradford Junior The fence vewers are P^benazar holmes Thomas holmes and Thomas howland voted That ye Select men are to Tack Left Lathrops account Relating to the pan- neling the Jury for the laying out the way over Jons River or any othc; Charge he hath ben at Relating to service for the Town to be added to The next Town Rate M"" Nathaniel Thomas and Johu foster are Chosen to Take care for the build- 1 The brases were probably the railings. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 35 ing the bredg over the Town brook and Left Lathrop Released who was formerly Chos for that service At sd Meeting it voted That Wheras there was formerly some moneys Raised by Contribution in this Town Towards the Redemption of som then in Captivity in Tirke and their Redemtion being obtained some other way soe that the money was Reterned to ye Town again at this meting The Town voted yt M*"' Little should have sd money to lay it cmt in fencing the personage land up the valy latly laid as an addition to I he land formerly laid out and sett apart for that End and for to mak som Drenes iu the personag meadow at the high pines which is though to be nedfull in order to make sd meadow more profitable and the sd M"^'' Little is to leave ye sd spot of land well fenced when he leaves it and it was further voted To M""' Little liberty to thin the wood in the personag lot the Tirm before prefixed be out in Case it be Carefully Don as not to bender the the groath of it by Imprudent thining of it voted That Capt AVarren and M" Thomas are to vew ye land Desired by Divers persons and make Report therof at the next Town meeting the land Desired by John Rider Especially and M'' Thomas Left Lothrop aud Ensign Warren are to vew ye lands Desired by others and to make Report therof to ye Town as abovsd At sd meting The Town Granted To Samuel Clark a house lot to the norward of the Town buting upon the highway betwen The Widow Weights and the AVidow holmes house sd lot is to be 50 foot front and Eighty foot back Eliazar Dunham Junior is granted a house lot with the a grant same Dementions likwise Ebenazar Curtice was of some granted a house lot with the same Dementions on house Lotts Condition they build housing on sd lots within 2 yeare after this Date or grant all these grants are above the Road above mentioned 36 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Voted to allow 4 shilling per Day for this service AbielJShurtliff grant [11 5. J At The Town Meeting last mentioned Major John Bradford Capt Dyer Benjamin AVarren 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. At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 15"' of May 1710 The Inhabitants Then made Choj'ce 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 Josiah ffinney and heaverland Tory were Chosen to serve ou a Jury at ye next County Cort At sd meeting a parsel of land was granted and sold to Abial Shurtlif 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 iu an not measured Voted that M'"' Ephraim Little shall have ye land formerly staked out for M'^"' Isaak Lothrop he being upon Removeing and sd M'^' Lille 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 M"'' Ephraim Little shall have that gore of Common land lying on ye southerly side of John Cooles feild between sd feild aud 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- inents 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"' of September 1710 The Jurors Chosen are Nathaniel Jacson Joshua Bramhall and Joseph holmes Senior At sd Town Meeting Ephraim Littles grant PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 37 John Rider and Menasseth Mortons grant Nathaniel Holmes Grant Capt James Warrens Grant surveyors The Town granted to John Rider and Meuasses 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 pjxtends 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 P!)ver and the other sd 10 foot of sd Comon land next adjoining to ye land there of sd Meuasses Morton through out ye length of sd laud is granted unto sd Meuasses Morton and unto his heirs aud assignes for p]ver At sd meeting the Tovvn 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 AVarren is granted two acres of Comon laud 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 AA^arren and to his heirs and assignes for Ever At sd meeting M'^'' Nathaniel Thomas and Insign Benjamin Warren are Chosen and Desired to vew a peice of land yt M" 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 M*"^ Nathaniel Thomas are Chosen to lay out these severall spots of land according to their Respective grant and to make Retorns therof under 20 00 00 14 00 00 40 00 00 05 00 00 02 00 00 01 10 00 01 04 00 01 10 00 hi 04 00 38 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. their bauds in order to a publiek Record to be made therof The Town at sd meeting voted to make a Rate of sixty five pound for the Defraying town Charges for thes present yeare The bill of Charge is as followeth 1/ Imprimis for the scoolmaster Item for the Representative Item for the Town bredg Item for the poore Item for planck for Jones River bredg Item for Ringing the bell Item to the selectmen for making Rates Major Bradford Item to Benjamin AVarren for making Rates Item to Capt Dyer for making Rates It was voted that ye Selectmen shall Take the account of thos yt are betriisted with the oversight of the building the Town bredg Capt Dyer and M' Thomas to vew a pece of land Desired by AVilliam Ring and to make Report to ye town therof at the next Town Meeting [11 6. J AA'"heras we the subscribers were at a Town meeting John Rider held at plimouth on ye 9''' of May 1709 and Manasses Impowered To sell and sett out unto John Mortons land Rider and Manasses Morton soe much of ye Comon land lying neer their Dwelings as wee might Thiuck conveniant Pursuant to ye sd Town voate AVe sold and bounded out To ye sd John Rider ^ and unto his heires and assigns for Ever almost one acree of land Adjoyning to the land AVheron he now Dvvels 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 laud And also A peice of land bounded as followeth (viz) from ye Northwest Corner of Manasses aiortons 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 AVinter Street. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 39 fflften pole and six foot by j'e highway side unto a small Rock with a stone sett into ye ground by it and from thence Turning almost square the line P^xtends to a stone sett into j'C 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 John Rider is to pay unto ye Town Treasuror The sum of Eighteen pounds in money as it passeth from man to man AVee 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 iu length already fenced in by ye sd Morton and is bounded Easterly by sd lane we sold lo ye sd Rider southerly by ye land of sd Morton westerly bj' the highway Northerly by ye sd lane left for Comon And also one peice of land which is bounded Easterly by j'e land of sd Rider southerly by ye land we sold ye sd Rider AA''esterly 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 paj' unto ye Town Treasurer for the use of the Town The sum of ffiften pounds in money in weight aforsd In Wituts wherof we have herunto sett our hands this 28 Day of July 1709 Nathaniel Thomas ) p . Benjamin AVarren ) The Town John AVatson signifyeth that he hath Received of Treasurer the above named Rider and Morton the sums of money they were to pay for j'e land above Recorded for the use of the Town. 40 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Robert ffinney 20 acres of Meadow at Samson Cuntrey Abiall Shurtlifs 10 Acres The Twenty Acrees of meadow granted to Robert ffinney of Samsons Cuntrey ' The 21 of February 1663 AVas laid out by us who have herunto subscribed the 6"' 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 theuce it P^xtends Easterly as far as there is aney body of meadow up C^rainc brook To Two maple trees marked on the Northerly side and from sd Trees to Run southeast to an other jSIaple tree on the southerly side of Craine Virook all the meadow yt lyeth on sd brook within the fore mentioned bounds. James AVarren ) ,, \ Surveiors AVilliam Shurtlef ) Pursuant To A grant of ye Town of plimouth At a Town meeting held at plimouth JNIay ye 15"^ 1710 we J'e 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 16"' Day of September (1710) and is bounded as folows (viz) with a black oake bush marked on 4 sides AVith stons about it standing neere ye Top of an hill and from thence 40 pole north To a stake AVith stones about it on ye side of a hill and from Thence 40 pole AVest to a AVhite oake Bush standing on ye side of a hill and from Thence To ye bounds first mentioned Nathaniel Thomas John Dj'er Surveiors [117. J 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 Sampson's country was probably what is now South Pond village. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 41 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 npouWanctuxet 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 P>lkanath Cushman being proprietor and owner of four George acrees therof & The sd James Soule being pro- Samson prietor and owner of the other two acrees thereof Elkanah AVherefore we Doe or have now by mutual Cushman Agrement Divided the sd lot of meadow amongst and James us acording to each of our Respective propor- Soles meadow tious thereof as followeth namly that ye sd James Sole for his two acrees shall have two acrees upon the westerly side of Whetston i 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 aud from thence Rainging west two Degrees southerly unto a pine tree marked by the upland Ai^d 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 P^lkanah 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 aud from thence bounded by sd brook up stream unto a stake with 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 AVeston was called Whetston, and the brook took its name from him. 42 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. the bounds of John Churchels land and that ye sd George Samson for his six acres shall have all ye meadow ou the Itiasterly side of AVhetstons 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 j'e afor mentioned two parsels bounded out to James Soule aud also all that |)art of sd lot of meado which lyeth on the northerly side of sd AVonetuxet River now the aforesd Division thus made and the boundery's thus settled we Doe mutualy agree shall stand aud Remaine as a full settlement of Division betwen us and our heires and assignes for ever In AVitiiess wherof wee have hereunto sett our hands aud seales this 10 D.ay of June one thou sand seven huiRlred aud Ten 1710. The mark of Georg Samson seal 0 P>lkanali Cushman a sel 0 James Soule a seal 0 signed sealed in presence of Jacob Tomson John bennett At a Tovvn meting held at plimouth Decem ber 15"' 1710 for Choyce of Jurors and other Town biisnes The Jurors Chosen were Eliasar ^Morton aud .Stephen Barnebe At this meeting Capt John Dyer was made Choyce of by the Tovvne 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 M' Thomas and AI'' Mordo who are Chose by the siiliscribers to have a scole master During the time of their subscribsion At sd meeting The Town granted to M''' Mordo A spott •Tohu of land and swamp about ye littl pond Conteign- Murdock ing about fouer acres for five pounds to be paid PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 43 to ye select men for the Towns use. At sd meeting JP'' Nathaniel Thomas Left Lathrop aud Insign AA'arren are to vew all the spoils of land that are Desired to be sold by ye Town to any of the luhabytants. [118. J Pursuant to a grant of the Town of plimouth at a Capt Warrens Town Meeting i eld at plimouth on ye 15"' Day Land of September 1710 AVee j''' subscribers laid out to James AA''arren P2sq on the 13"' Day of October 1710 A small peice of land Ij'ing on the south erly sid of atwoods swompe and is bounded on the liast corner with a stone standing by the sd swoinp side aud on ye north side of the path and from thence ye line P^xtendeth west and iiy south 28 pole to a Red oak sapling marked ou 4 sids standing about 3 pole from j'C swompe aud from thence Down to ye swompe and Then bj' the swompe unto ye stone first mentioned The whole Conteigning about 3 quarters of an acree and also a pece of hind Containing About an acree and half lying ou the northerly side and P^asten Eud of sd swompe and is bounded on ye southerly side with ye land belonging to ye aforesd AVarren and on the northerly side with the laud belonging To Samuel Nelson and on the P^asterly side with ye land belonging to Serjant John Rickard untill it comes to his southwest corner bound and then from sd Kick- ards southwest corner to ye south End ot sd AA'^arrens Dam aud from theuce to ye South East Corner of sd atwoods swam Nathaniel Thomas Johu Dyer Grand Jurors At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 2'' Day of March 170if The Inhabitants at sd meeting Chose serjant John Churchell P^lisar Cushman AVilliam harlow and Stephen Barnebe Grand Jurors for the year P^nsuing. 44 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. petty Jurors :NL''' John Mordo John Barnes and John Stirte vant to serve on the Jury of Trials at ye next Court P^nsuiug At sd meeting it was voted yt the pound shall be sett on the southerly P^nd of the TraiiiiiiO' Green by ye swomp neer Samuel har lows house and sd samuel harlow is Chose to he Ijound keeiier at sd meeting M''" Nathaniel Thomas and M*^^'' 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 [laid iu 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 aud That perpetualy not. to be allienated from yt P>iid to any other use for Ever And Wheras there be several persons have put iu their De sires aud 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 grant Comons unto the Town Treasurer by the last of august next P>nsning 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 laud Down the Walk soe Caled Down to the Comon Roade through gates or barrs M''"' John Mordo is Chosen to vew a pece of land with Insigne Warren for M'^'' Thomas and Isaac Lathrop. [119. J At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21 Day of March 170^ for the Choyce of Town officers Choyce of which are as followeth Thomas ffaunce Chosen Town officers Town Clerk The Selectmen Major Bradford March 21 Capt Johu Dyer and Insign Benjamin AA^arren 170Jf Cunstabls Thomas Morton and Isaac Doten The money paid iu for ye Land voated to a School in sd Town for ever SamuelNelson PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 45 The Tithing men humphree Turner John AVood and John INIorton John AVatson Town Treas urer Capt Dyer sealer of weights and measurs John Rider sealer of leather surveiors for the high waies are Jacob Mitchel ffrances Adams John faunce and James Clarke Junior ffence vewors Abiall Shurtlif Ebenasar holmes aud Thomas holmes. Sergant harlow and Jacob Mitchel are Chosen to survey all sorts of lumber P^xposed To sale as the law iu yt Case Directs The hog Cunstabls are Joshua 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 Shiitlef serjant John Churchel, Jurors for trials at sd Court are Insign AVarren John ffoster Left P^phraim Morton John Churchel James Barnebe M°'' Thomas M'"' 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. At This meeting that spot of land sett apart Nathaniel to maintain the Road way at Wellens at a Town Thomas grant meet on the 2'* of March last Then Granted to he to main- M"'' Thomas M'^'' Lothrop and M"' Mordo is tain the road 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 snbstanshall and good for ever At sd meeting The hous lot formerly Curtice Granted to frauce Curtice upon Conditions that frances 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 ' At sd meeting it was voted That all the land lying to the northward 1 This was the original order establishing Training Green. It formerly extended to South Street, but the lands between that street and South Greeii Street were subsequently sold by the town. 46 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Training Green Town Meeting May 14 1711 Jurors a grant to sundry persons to build a front gallery IgnatiusCushing the fort hill sold for ye use of ye Town AVill : Followel Joshua Bramhall of the Raing of the land betwen Samuel bar 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 publiek and Comon benifit At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 14"' of May 1711 Capt James AVarren was Chosen Representative and The Town voted to allow him 4 shillings i>er 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 XO pounds) per yeare At sd meeting Capt Church aud Charles Little were Chosen to serve on the petty jury on the S"* Tuesday of June next At sd meeting suudery 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 AVitherel 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 aud Insi Benjamin AVarren sold to those that will bid the hiest for sd Comons they Re serveing suthcen 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. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 47 Will : Ring : foUowels meadow for 15 shillings per acre, voted grant brick by ye Town to sett out an acree of laud to ly yard perpetualy for publiek 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 aeies of land on brushy hill soe Caled above Sh reeves hole to ye south westward of it. Abiel Shurtlif grant of ye land at ye bottom of ye spring hill [1 20. J 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 laud 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. At a Town meeting of the town of plimouth on the 2d of March 170|$ Then for and in consideration of Eleven Joseph ffaunce Grant ' 1 The lands ol 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 ita name to the present day, and is now occupied by Angus Scott. 48 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. John pounds paid to sd Town by John Watson of AA^atson plimouth aforesd the town have granted to him Grant of ye sd John AVatson his heires and assignes for land ever nine acres of land in a place caled ye walk way in plimouth aforesd. Plymouth March 14 17011 Then ye nine acres of land sold or granted to John AVatson ye 2d Day of this Instant March was laid out to hiin and bounded on ye south corner with a smal Red oake marked aud a heape of stones by the walk wayi it being ye corner bound of laud 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 aud a heape of stons in ye Rainge or line of the Comon land aud 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 then bouuded by ye way to ye bound first mentioned. James AVarren, Nath : Thomas Surveiors ^At a Town meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of plimouth ou ye '2^ Day of March 170^4 Then for aud In consideration of Eleven pounds Samuel paid to sd town by Samuel Nelson of plimouth Nelson's aforesd The Town have granted to him ye sd Samuel land Nelson and to his heires and assignes for ever 13 acres of laud Then the 13 acres of land sold or granted to March Samuel Nelson at a Town meeting the 2"* Day of 14* 170|^f^ 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 ye corner bound of lands laid out j'e same Day to AVeight aud from sd bounds to Extend Northwest by sd Return AVeights line about 37 pole to a pine marked which was sd Weights north corner stands ^The walkway was probably nearly on the line of what is now Alden Street. '-The Nelson land adjoined the AVatson 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. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 49 in J'e Rainge or Comon line of land laid out to sd Town and from sd Tree the line to extend by sd Co.'uon line 53 pole Northeast to a stake sett in ye ground and a heape of stones and from sd stake and heape of stones to extend southeast 37 pole to a small Red oake and a heape of stones by the way aud then bounded by the way to ye bouuds first mentioued it being about 12 acres The other acre was laid ont '^y 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 Saml stones aud then to extend East Northeast 21 pole Nelson 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 bj' 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. James Warren ) > surveiors Nathaniel Thomas J [121. J At A Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth on ye 2'' Day of March 170^ Then for and in con sideration of eleven pounds paid to sd Town by Return AVeight of plimouth aforsd The Tovv'n have grauntedto him the sd Return Weight and to his heires and assignes for ever eleven acres of laud Then the acrees of land granted to Return Weight March at a Town meeting on the 2'' Day of this Instant ]4 170^ March for eleven pounds was laid out to him by us the subscribers and bounded as ffolloweth (viz) on the Southerly corner with a pine tree marked on 4 sids by owles swompe and from sd tree the line to ex- 4 .50 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Returne tend Northwest about 27 pole to a pine marked in Weights ye Rainge of ye Clommon land laid out to ye Towq land and then bounded by sd line or Rainge Northeast 50 pole to a pine marked on 4 sids in sd Rainge and then ye line to extend southeast about 37 pole to a small Red oake marked and a heape of stones by the path yt goeth from ye walk way to sd owles swompe and then bouuded by sd way till it Comes neere the tree first mentioned and then Crossing ye way to sd Tree allowing the way where ye line Croseth for Cartingg from ye other wood lots James AVarren, Nathaniel Thomas, surveiors At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 10th Town of September 1711 Samuel Lucas and Ignatius Meeting Cushing were chosen to serve on a jury of tryals at sd September Court At sd meeting there was this bill of Town Charges voted to be Raised by rate uiiou the Inhabitants of sd Town for the De fraying Town Charges which is as followeth Imprimis for the laying out of the high beyond ye shingle brook^ and ye charges thereof Item for the Schoolmaster Item for the Representative Item for Major Bradford Item for Capt John Dyer Item to Insign Benjamin Warren Item to the poore Item for charges relating to ye AVatch hous Item to Eliasar Dunham for ringing ye bell and keeping ye meeting hous 01 10 00 Item for the Reperation of ye meeting hous glass 03 00 00 Att sd meeting it was voted that all those persons that have aney lands granted and sold by ye Town shall be Tacken up by sd persons Mile and half by the first Day of December next Ensuing this Land Date or it shall be counted fare for aney other •* Shingle Brook is the stream in Chiltonville on which the factory of N AYood & Co. stands. 08 10 09 20 00 00 14 00 00 00 18 00 01 10 00 01 10 00 05 00 00 01 00 00 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 51 persons to by it of the Town and it was further voted by the Town that thos yt have lands set out to y"" by grants of the Town or sold to them by ye Town and the moneys paid by ye last of august last past to ye Town Treasurer for the Towns use shall paj' ye Interes from the last of august abovesd for sd moneys that should then have ben paid by Town order formerly made at this meeting The Town made Choice of Left Lathrop Insign Warren and Abiall Shirtlif as surveiors to lay out the severall grants of land that have ben lately granted by ye Town to perticular persons. The Town made Choice of John ffoster and Abiall Surveiors Shirtlef to vew ye Damage yt hath ben Don by the XXX seting up of new seats in the meeting hous by Incroch- ing upon other persons Rite and to make Report to ye Town at the next town meeting. At a Town meeting held at plimouth December 13"' 1711 John Bradford Piphraim Bradford and John Cook were Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Trials on ye 3'' Tusday in sd Desember at sd meeting it was agreed on and voated by the Town that the 2'' Monday in January shold be a Town meeting and if sd Day be storme and uncomfortable then to meet ye next faire Day to Consider of what may be thought needful Relating to ye meeting house and lo Trance- act aney other Town busiues yt may be though needful TownMeeting December 13 1711 ^ [122. J At a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth on ye 2 of March 1711 Then for in and M"^'' Lathrops 9 acres of land bought of ye Town Consideration of 17 shillings ye price paid by Isaac Lathrop unto ye Town of plimouth aforsd the Town have granted unto him the sd Isaac Lathrop and to his heires and assignes for Ever nine acres of laud May 24 1711 laid out by us ye 1 The land here described has been known as Lothrops pasture through which Stafford street partially runs. 52 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. subscribers about nine acres of land to Isaac Lathrop at the Eastward side of his other land and the land belonging to the children of Joshua Pratt Deceased and is bounded with a stone sett into ye ground at ye southerly p]nd of sd Lathrops stone fence by ye Clay pitt aud Then East 20 pole to a stone sett into ye grouud nere ye Path and then North North East : 60 : pole to a heape of stones nere the sd Path and Northwest half a point Northerly : 29 : pole and a half to land lately laid out to M*^' Ephraim Little and then by sd Littles land to the laud of AVilliam Barnes and then by sd barnes his land and by sd Lathrops land and The land belonging to sd Joshua pratts Children to ye stone first mentioned Reserving liberty of a way through Gates or barrs for the owners of the sd lands belonging to sd pratts Children from a white oak bush standing within the fence southeast and by P^ast to the Path first mentioned James Warren ) > i lanel Thomas J The laud above mentioned was valued at Eight ponnds and Two shillings by us Nathaniel Thomas John Mordock Richard At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 21 1711 Holmes Then for and iu Consideration of the sum of nine his land pounds five shillings and six pence paid by Richard holmes unto Johu AV^atson Town Treasurer for ye use ¦ot the Town of plimouth aforsd The Town have granted to sd Richard holmes his heires aud assignes for Ever 26 acres and half and 20 pole of land in sd plimouth And is bounded with a stake sett into the ground on the side of a hill being ye southerly Corner bound of land lately laid out to Nathaniel Howland and theuce southeast : 30 : pole iu ye Rainge that Divideth ye pro- prietois land from ye land belonging to sd Town to a stake sett into ye grouud on the other side the sd hill and thence North East 142 pole to a stake sett . surveiors Nalha PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 53 into ye ground in the Rainge of land lately laid out to M"- John Mordo and then by sd Mordos Rainge to ye land of Nathaniel Howland and then by sd howlands lands to ye bounds first mentioned Reserving liberty of a way through gates or bars wher they may be needful Nathaniel Thomas Isaac Lathrop At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 14 Jurors Day of January 170^ the Inhabitants Then made Chosen choice of Deacon Thomas Clarke M"'' John Stirtevant and P4)hram Cole To serve on the Grand Inquest for the year ensuing and Capt Charles Church Abiall Shurtlef and Jonathan Barnes to serve on a jury of Tryals on the first Tuesday of March next Ensuing At this meeting it was voated to Repare the meeting house aud to make such Inlarge- ments within sd house as may be Judged needful and convenent aud for that end made choice of the Selectmen of sd Town together with Left Lathrop and John foster to vew sd house and to make Re port to sd Town at ye next Town meeting what they Judg may be needfull in order to Raiseing money to Defray the charge thereof At this meet- Samuel ing it was voated that Samuel Doty shall have Dotys liberty for three yers longer from this Date to build Grant on ye lot of land that hath ben formerly granted continued him by the Town on consideration of the grate loss he hath lately sustained at sea At this meeting M'=' pjphram Little applied him self to the town that they would give him liberty to Take up soe much of M" Littles the Comon land belonging to ye Town as to make Grant up what was wanting of ye forty acres sd Little hath lately bought of .losiah Cooks heires and the town granted his request At sd meeting The Town granted liberty to John Barnes to take a Deed of raorgadg of Nathan & Robbin hood of their land at Monoment Ponds they being sick and stood in nede of Releef and sd barns had suplid them with w' was nedfull in theer sicnes John barns his grant 54 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [123.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth December 13"' 1711 it being moved to the Town by sundrey of the Inhabitants to make a Triall on som of the flatts in plimouth bay for the making of some beds of oysters it was voated and granted That aney of the In habitants of the Town who shall betwixt this and the next town meeting subscribe their names To the Instrument shall have liberty to plant oysters in aney such place or places within sd bay as they shall Judg most likely for the groath and Increase of Oysters oysters and yt they have the benefit of such oysters as by their menes shall be produced iu sd bay for ever and yt they have liberty from time to time to meete together and make such Rules and orders for the management of sd oysters and oyster beds as they or the major part of them shall Judge proper and neces- sarj' and power is hereby granted to j'e subscribers to Prossecut aney person or persons except such sub scribers or such as are allowed and admitted by the major part of them who shall by aney means Designedly molest or prejudice the groath and In crease of sd oysters or to take aney of them without liberty first had aud obtained of the subscribers The Persons subscribing are as followeth (viz) Jaines AVarren Nathaniel Holmes p4ihraim Little the sou of John holmes Isaac Lathrop George Morton Juni Isaac Dotey Thomas Morton Joshua Mors Juuor Thomas AVitherell Eliasar holmes Charles Little P^benasar Eaton At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21^' of Ephram March 170^^ Then for and in consideration of ye Coles sum of fifteen pounds sixteen shillings paid by land P:phraim Cole of sd plimouth unto John AA^atson Treasurer of sd Town for the Towns use aforesd The Town have granted unto the sd Ephraim Cole and unto his heires and assignes for ever 22 acres of land which was laid out and bouuded by the sub scribers on the 24"' of March and is bounded as fol- PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 55 loweth (viz) A white oak sappling in Samuel Ring Raing being ye northwest corner bounds of lands laid out the same Day to ffrances Adams and then by sd Rings Raing 23 pole to a Red oake sapling with stones about it it being ye Westerly corner bounds of sd Rings land aud then northwest 32 pole to a small AValnut bush with stones about it in the Rainge of lauds formerly laid out to ye use of the ministrey and Then 60 pole southwest to a pine Tree marked by little pond and then by sd little pond to a walnut bush being ye southwest corner bounds of land laid out ye same Day to ffrances Adams and then by sd Adamses Rainge To the white oake sapling first mentioned allowing convenient wayes through sd lauds James Warren !' , surveiors Nathaniel Thomas here is Recorded The Rest of the proprietors of the oj'ster bed William Barnes Nathaniel Holmes Junior John Mordo oysters Thomas Holmes M" Nathaniel Clarke Ebenazar Jobb Samuel Bartlett John Churchell The son of Joseph Churchell John Holmes ye son of Nathaniel Holmes Richard Holmes Thomas Howland Stephen Churchill Capt Charles Church .John Harlow Haverland Torey Eliasar Churchell Junior William Harlow Ju : John Watson John Gray Jonathan Barnes Junior John Rickard John AVood John Barnes Samuel Dunham Junior John ffoster Deacon George Morton John Barnes Jr. Samuel Harlow Josiah ffinney P^benasar Spooner [124.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 12'" of february 170|-|- At this Meeting sundrey of the Inhabitants Petitioned the town to have lib erty to make an addition on ye back sid of the 56 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. meeting behind the pulpit Extending 18 fot back and soe the length of the meeting house and j'e wals to be of the sam lieigth of ye old meeting house and the Roofe to be of a proporshonable height with the old meting house that therby they mite have Convenincy to build seats for y'"selves and families and others that shall Com iu upon Reasonable Terines. The Town granted the petitioners That are hereafter named their Request upon the Conditions ffollovving (viz) provided That the persons subscribing to ye pe tition shall build ye addition of good sound oak timber aud good stuff aud Dig away ye arth on ye back side a Convenient Distance from the sill and not build the front pews higher then ye pews in the old part and that they shall admitt others to the priviledg of having pews with them A grant to upon Reasonable Terms aud to build a good Sundry persons stone wall against the banck where it is nedfull to make an to prevent the P^artli from washing Down and Enlargement they are to have the planck aud glass on the to ye Meeting backside toward sd addition, not to move the House main posts nor pjuterdice on which the gallery hath Dependauce nor aney way Incomoad or weaken the old meeting house or aney seats in it and that sd addition be fild with pews and when they are filled aud finished : 2 : men to be Chosen by ye Town and ye petitioners to Take an acompt of the Charge and Cost of the whole building and set such a valine on them as may amount to ye Charg they are at The petitioners to have their first Choice and then the Rest of the pews to be Disposed of to ye Inhabitants of the Town acording as they shall be vallued by the Town and petitioners and when the house is finnished and seated as aforsd then the sd house to belong to sd Town as the Rest of the meeting hous Doth The petitioners for the privileg of building sd house are as followeth (viz) Johu ffoster PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 57 John Watson Abiall Shurtlef James Barnebe Charles Church Nathaniel Jacson Ignatious Cushing Haverland Torey Johu Barnes The Town also agreed and voated That the select men should make a Rate of *40 ^00 ''00 for the Reparation of the meet ing house That is to say yt sid next the stiet and the south End to be new Claborded the Northcud scraped and Tarred the Roof and side and End Tared and John AVatson is Chosen by the Town to procure this worke l)on with Convenient sped At this meeting The Town granted to Samuel Ring senior a small slipe of land lying adjoining to his land on which he now liveth about half an acree to be sett out to him by the surveiors At this meelin The Town Granted to Capt Charles Charles Church a Thirty acre lot to be laid out in the Comons Church belonging to the Town on Consideration of his haveing 30 acre a part of the Mill unto which ther hath not ben a 30 lottgranted ace lot gianted before [125.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth ou the 21 of March 1 70^^ The Town granted to M'"' Nathan iel Thomas and to his heires and assignes for M" Nathaniel Ever about an acree and three quarters of land Thomas gaant at Welensley and is bounded by a stone sc^tt into at AVellenslee the ground at ye ujier End of a gutter opposite to the P^astermost Corner of the Widdow Hannab Rickards feild and from thence to a straite line Down to J'e place wher the Creack which Comes from ye land of Robert bartletts and ye Creack yt Cometh from ye land of ye said Hannab Rickard meet together and thence by the Creek last mentioned to ye land of Hannah Rickard and then by sd Hannah Rickards land to the highway and bj' the highway on ye Edg of the banck to the stone first mentioned 58 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 3'"" of March 170^^ for and in Consideration of the sum of lauds seaven pounds three shilling and six pence paid by belonging C'apt James AVarren P>sq unto John Watson Town to Capt Treasurer for the use of the Town The Town have James granted unto ye sd Capt James AVarren his heires and AA^arren assignes for Pvver six acree and A half of land buting upon his other land at atwoods swompe and is bounded with a white oak bush marked standing at ye uper End of sd swompe and from theuce : 12 : pole west and by south to 3 small Rett oake bushes Marked neere the top of the hill aud thence south and by East: 55 : pole to A white oake bush with stones about it by ye path- side and thence about : 15 : pole to a heape of stones 2 parcels a little northward of P^phraim Coles Corner bound and of land thence by sd Coles laud to j'e northeast Corner therof leaving a way of 20 foot wide by sd Coles land and thence to a stone by the side of ye swompe being the P^astermost Corner bound of land ye said AVarren lately bought of the Town aud Then by the sd Warrens land to the bounds first mentioned And also by vertue of a grant to ye sd AVarren A small Goore of land neere princes bottom * we measured j'e said gore which Con tained an acree and one quarter and is bounded south erly with the land of Samuel Ring aud Westerly with ye laud Belonging to ye ministrey and Easterly with the land belonging to the sd AVarren Reserving liberty of a way through Gates or barrs wher it may be need- full March ye 10"' 170ia. James AVarren Nathaniel Thomas M" John At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 2"'* of Mordos March 170if for and in Consideration of the sura of 38 acres 27 pounds 16 shillings paid by JM""- Johu Mordo unto of land M''' John Watson Town Treasurer for the use of ye Town bought of The Town have granted unto the sd M'^'' John Mordo ye Town and unto his heires and assignes for Ever 38 acres of land which was laid out to him on ye : 5 ; of April 1 711 1 " Princess Bottom " is the valley owned and occupied by B M Watson, where in 1K38 the Colony Court granted to Thomas Prince " ten acres of land in some convenient place about the town." PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 59 April 6"' 1711 laid out by us the subscribers ;i8 acres of land to M''' John Mordo ou ye southward side of AValkway and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) with a stake with stones about it being ye southered Corner bound of Nathaniel holmes land and from thence south southwest 3 Degres AVesterly 106 pole to 3 small Red oak bushes marked standing together and thence Northwest 76 pole to a pine bush standing iu ye Rainge of land lately laid out to Nathaniel Howland and thence Northwest by sd howlands land about 37 pole to a pine tree standing by the P^dg of owles swomp marked on 4 sides and theuce to the path aud soe by the path 79 pole Northeast to a stake by ye path sid being ye Westerly Corner bounds of ye sd Nathiel Howlands land and then by sd Nathaniel howlands south southeast 37 pole to ye bounds first mentioned. James AVarren );> survors Nathaniel Thomas ' M"^' John At A Town meeting held at plimouth ou ye 21 of Mordos March 170-J-^ for and iu Consideration of the sum of land Ten pounds aud 5 shillings paid bj' M'"' Johu Mordo unto M"'' John AVatson Tovvn Treasurer for the use of the Town The Town have granted unto the sd M''' John Mordo aud unto his heirs for Ever three acres aud Hire quarters of land which was laid out to him as ffolloweth laid out by us yc subscribers to M" John Mordo About thre acres aud thre quarters of land bj' ye Northerly side of Rings poud^ begining at the old Ditch by the fence of sd Mordo and thence by sd fence 13 pole Down to j'c pond and then by ye sd pond Round on the [126.] Northward side thereof untill it coms to ye land of Joseph Ring and then by sd Rings land to ye northeast Corner therof and thence northwest half a point Northerly 20 pol to a stak sett into ye ground and from thence AVest northwest 32 pole to J'e northeast corner of sd Mordos land aud thence by sd Mordows land to ye bounds first mentioned And also by vertue of a latter grant from ye Town of plimouth we laid out to ye sd M''' Mordo on the 10'" Day of March 170^^ About 7 acres of land ad joining partly on ye laud abovesd and partly upon M''' Mordows 2 Rings Pond is Murdocks Pond, named after John Mordo (Murdock) here mentioned. 60 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. other land and is iiouuded from ye stake abovesd standing 20 pole Northwest h half a point Northerly from the Northeast Corner of Josejih Rings laud 44 pole to a heape of stones neere the South East Corner of atwoods swomps and from thence westerly by j'e AVay 33 pole to ye Northeast Corner of P^phraim Coles land leav ing ye way 20 fot wide in ye narrowest place and then by sd Coles land to ye land of ye sd IMordo also all the Common land betwen J'e sd Mordos land and the land of Thomas Howland unto sd how lands P>asterly coiner bounds and from thence pjasterly to a Rock on ye brow of a hill neere sd Mordows Southeast Corner and from thence on the same Rainge Down to Rings pond above mentioned James AV^arren | > surveors Nalha liel ThomaS • Robert At A Town Meeting held at iilimoiith february Rartlets ]l"'170{-§ for and in Consideration of Six Pounds land at To ye sd Town Well and Truly ]jaid by Robert AA^ellensle Bartlett of plimouth aforsd have Granted bargained and sold unto him ye sd Robert Bartlett A Certaine persell of upland and Aleadowish Ground lying in plimouth aforsd at a place Called AVelleusly on the southwest side of sd Robert Bartletts laud bounded as followeth (viz) Beginning at a stake stuck into ye ground where two Creaks Meete iu ye meadow at ye northwest Corner aud from thence neere south on a straite line to a stak stuck in ye ground by or neere A spring aud from sd stake neer south and by East on a strait line to a stone sett iu ye ground A topp of the banck by ye highway aud by sd way to sd bartlets old lot All T'he upland and meadowish land lying betwen the bounds above mentioued and sd Bartlets old lot AVith all the pioffilts priviledges and appurtenances unto ye same belonging To have and to hold to him the sd Robert Bartlet his heirs and assignes for P2ver without aney lett hendrance or mole.station of any person whatsoever february 22 170f| The lot of land granted to land M'^'' George AVatson deceased Containing five belonging Acres laid out to M" John AVatson his GrandsoD to John by us ye subscribers bounded from ye AVesterly AA'atson Corner of John faunces land west and by south PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 61 32 Rods to a Rock and from theuce west 7 Degrees southerly 10 Rods to an other Rock from thence AVest southwest 3 Degrees southerly 25 Rod to a heape of stones and from thence straite upon a line 8 Rod to ye corner of Joseph ffaunces land and soe bj' sd Joseph fiaunces land North east erly and from Joseph ffaunces by ye land of John iffaunce To ye bounds first mentioned James AVarren Johu Dj'er At A Tovvn meeting held at plimouth ffebruary land 11"' 170^J- for and in consideration of ffoure pounds sold to well and Truly paid by John ffaunce Junior of ye Johu Town of plimouth unto John Watson Treasurer to ffaunce ye town of sd plimouth for ye towns use The Town Junior have granted bargained and sold unto ye sd John ffaunce and to his heires for ever Ten acres of land which was laid out to him neere ye little Town^ feb ruary 22'' 1711 by ye subscribers aud bounded as followeth on ye south corner with a marked Tree and a heape of stones which was ye corner bounds of land laid out j'e same day to Samuel Dunham and from sd bounds ye line to e.xleud Northeast by sd Dunhams land 42 pole to a heape of stones and Then ye line to extend Northwest by ye path yt lyeth by ye head of sd Dunhams old lot of land to a heape of stones by j'e path and then ye line to extend south west 52 pole to a heape of stones and then to ex tend east southerly to ye bouuds first mentioned 39 pole. James Warren John Dyer [127. J At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 17"* of March 110\^ for ye choice of officers to serve the Town ye yeare insuing which are as followeth (viz) Imprimis Major Brad ford Capt John Dyer and Insign Benjamin AVarren are chosen select men ; Job Cushman aud John ffaunce sen : Cunstables 1 Little Town was a small settlement on the road leading from the Sandwich Koad at Hobshole brook to the South Pond road. 62 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Tithing men are Eliazar Cushman P>lisha Bradford and John Morton Nathaniel Jacson Joseph Silvestei aud Joseph Holmes senor Chosen ffence vewers Lefteu Lathrop sealer of leather 'SI"' Johu AVatson Town Treasuror, surveiors for ye high wayes Elkena Cushman Junior Joshua Alorrs Nath holmes Ju Thomas Clarke senior and James Clarke hog Cunstables are Nathaniel Jacson ffrancis Adams and Thomas Howland feild Drivers Nathaniel Jacson Capt Church Charles Little Thomas ffaunce Chosen Town Clerk Grand Jurors To serve at ye nex .Superior Court are Major Bradford Insign Warren John ffoster aud Abiall Shurtleff Jurors for Trials are Josiah ffinnej' John Barnes James Barnebe Thomas Howland and Ignatious Cushing Leften Lathrop is Chosen to Represent j'e Town when the Jury layes out the high way throw plimouth township or aney part of it Towards Little Comfort At sd meeting The luhaliitanls Then mett con- A Penaltj' sidering w' a grate Damage it may be to j'e Town upon any P^speeially to ye fishing Designe if some prudent person that care be not Taken to prevent yt yt will be Discoring shall take to the allvvives going up The Town brook and aney alewives Therefore passed a voate That whosoever shall for trans- presume to saine aney of the sd alwive in or neere portation the Town brook shall pay Ten shillings per barrel for aney barrel of sd fish soe caught for the Towns use to be Receved by ye Town Treasuror as anej' other of ye Towns Dels Nor Shall aney of sd allwives that come up ou sd Towns shore be taken aney other way to be tranceported abroad to a markett under the penalty above said and Capt Dyer John foster ffrancis Adams and Eliasar Dunham Are Requested and Impowered by the Towu to have the inspection of this afar concern ing the fish that the wayes iu sd brook by ye Dams be made pasable for sd fish to get up and to use utmost P^ndeavour that sd fish may not be so Des- troid by ye boys beating and killing them as be fore time in sd brook and that ye above named persons yt are Desired and Impowered by sd Town to have Inspection over this afare shall Informe ye Treasuror of any breach of this act if aney be PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 63 Relating to the Catching alwives to Transport to a market At this raeeting The Town Granted uuto ye AVidow Lidiah Barrow something more than three acres of land upon the hill above foUowels mea dow^ lying neere to some lands that Ebenasar The widow Dunham hath lately bought of the Town at Shrefes Barrow Grant holes to belong to her and her heires and as signes for ever. The Town at this meeting Granted A house lot on the northward of the AVidow AVeights unto Elisha Dotys Elisha Doty in Case sd Elisha Doty build a Dwel- house Lot ing house on sd lot by next May Come Twelve Granted month after this date then sd house lot to belong to him and his heirs for ever. [128. The Account of ye Division of Littls Meadow swomp. Lot belongeth The first Alotment begining at the Dam Called to Elnathan ye Grat Dam and marked and numbered as ffol- Bartlett loweth (viz) The first lot belongeth to Elnathan Bartlett The Northend Joineth to the Grat Dam Easterly by ye upland untill you Com to A Red oak tree marked one of the one and two of the other side so Running south and by west over the brook to a stake standing by ye Edg of the upland marked two. 3 lot The second lot belonging to Samuel Cornish belonging to bounded Northerly and Easterly by the upland Samuel Westerly by Elnathan Bartlett southerly by Jona- Cornish than Morey as the stakes now stand 2 lot The 3 (juaiteis of an acre of land lying betwen his orchard and feild aud is bounded from ye southerly corner of ye sd orchard as the fence stands to ye Northerly Corner therof and thence AVesterly to a heap of stones being ye bouuds of land laid out the same Day to WiUiara Ring and thence Northerly by sd Rings Rainge to an other heape of stones aud then westerly to ye Nortlierlv Corner of sd Rings feild and thence liy sd Rings feild to ye PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 69 southeast corner thereof aud thence by land laid out ye same Day to AVilliam Ring to ye southerly corner of sd Rings orchard first mentioned Re serving Liberty of a way through Gates or barrs through sd land sd land to belong unto him the said Joseph Ring and to his heires and assignes for P^ver This was laid on ye 8 of ffebruary 1711 by the persons hereunto subseribing. James AVarren ) f ®"''' Nathaniel Thomas J [131.] At A' Land belouguig unto Ignatious CushingMemorandom it is agreed on betwen ye sd Ignatious Cushing and sd Joshua Mors'that sd Mors shall have a way of twelve foot wide through sd Cushing land begining at the South East Corner of ye parsonage lot and so along by sd land till it Coms to sd Mors his land Town meeting held at Plimouth on yc 2P' of March 11 \\ ffor and iu consideration of Twelve pounds paid to ye sd Towu AVell and Truly paid by Ignatious Cushing of sd town of Plimouth aforsd have Granted bargained and sold uuto him ye sd Ignatious Cushing A Certaine parsell of land' lying in plimouth aforsd upon the hils above The Road Comonly known by the name of the ffort hills and bounded as ffoUovvs The bounds of ye land sold to Ignatious Cushing is as ffolloweth (viz) from the southerly corner of ffrances Cortices hous lot and thence by the house lot to the AVesterly corner of Richard holmes his house lot and thence south west 3 Degres AVesterly 12 pole to a slake with stones about it and thence neere Southeast lo A stake in J'C Rainge of land lielonging to the ministrey standing 13 pole fro w ye Southerly Corner of sd Curtices land and thence by ye sd Ministers land to ye sd Curtices Corner first mentioued To have and to hold sd land as here above Expresed and sett forth by ye severall bounds thereof above mentioned to belong to him The sd Ignatious Cushing and to his heires and assignes for P^ver 1 The land granted to Ignatius Cushing was in the rear of the Court street lots North of Court Square. 70 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Land belonging to Joshua Mors At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 21"' of March 17^ Then for and in Considera tion of Twelve pounds paid to j'C sd Town by Joshua Morse ^ of plimouth aforsd The sd Town have Granted bargained and sold unto him j'e sd Joshua Morse A Certaine parsell of land Ij'ing in plimouth aforsd upon the hils above the Road Comoulj' Known by the name of j'e fort hils and bounded as follows The bounds of the land sold to Joshua Mors is as followeth (viz) from a stake in the Rainge of land belonging to j'e Minislree being the southerlj' Corner bouuds of Ignatius Cushing land and thence bj' sd Cush- ings land 33 pole and a half more to a stake in sd Cushings Rainge and thence Southwest half a point AVesterly to a stake by M'"^ Mordows land and then by sd Mordows land to the land of Joseph Ring and theuce to ye land of AVilliam Ring to a stake against the Rainge of ye land belonging to ye Ministrey and thence to ye AVesterly Corner of the ministrey land aud soe by ye sd Ministrey land to ye stake first men tioned The land herein mentioned To belong unto him the sd Joshua Mors and unto his heires and assignes I'or Ever. Land belonging unto Abial Shurtlif At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 21 17i| for aud iu Consideration of the sum of Twelve pounds AVell aud Truly paid by Abiall Shurtlif of sd^ plimouth uuto sd Town have Granted harga'ued aud sold unto the sd Abiall A Certaine Tract of laud lying in plimouth aforsd upon the hills above ye Roads Comonly Called and Known liy the name of the fort hils and is bouuded as ffolloweth (viz) begining at ye Corner of ye AVidow holmeses South Corner 1 The land granted to Joshua Morse adjoined the Ignatius Cushing land. 2 The land granted to Abiall Shurtleff was in the rear of the Court street lots and extended to Samoset street, which was" ve lane betwen Deacon Atwood and Mr. Rickard." PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 71 bounds and Rainging by his land and by ye land of Deacon atwood till it Comes to ye lane be tween Deacon Atwood aud M'' Rickard aud soe by sd lane till it Comes in ye Rainge of M<"^ Rickards laud aud from Ihenc to a stake neere a Grat Rock and from theuce to a stake which is ye Northermost Corner of M'^'' Mordos land and then by M'' Mordos Raing till it Comes to a stake and heape of stones and from thence Rainging neere Northeast half a point P^asterly ACross sd hills till it Comes to A stake and heape of stones in the Rainge of 'M.'^' Cushings laud and by sd Cushing land till it Coms to the bounds first mentioned. These three parsels of land next above Recorded their agremen as to their Division of sd land betwen thej' : 3 : was Publickly Read in open Tovvn Meeting at a Towu meeting held at plimouth May 12'" 1712 and then voted that ye several lots of land Recorded in this page should be Recorded upon Town Records. Ebenazar At A Town meeting held at Plimouth on the 12"' Dunhams of March 17J4 for and In Consideration of the sum land at of Six pounds Well and Truly paid by Ebenazar Dun- Shreefs hole ham of sd plimouth unto sd Town have Granted bargained and sold A Certen Tract of land Centain- ing About : 3 : Acres and thirty pole of land at Shreves hole and is bounded by a heape of stones on ye high AA^ay on ye side of a hill and from Thence North aud by P^ast 24 pole to a heape of stones on the side of ye sd hill. [132.] And from thence North p:ast and by East : 4 : Degres Northerly : 16 : pole to a heape of stones aud from thence South South East 4 Degrees Southerly 28 pole to a heape of stones by ye high A\^ay and then by ye high AVay to ye bounds first men tioned leaving the sd way : 45 : ftoot wide from Cai)t : Warrens fence March 13'" 1701^ laid out and bounded by us ye subscribers Jaines AVarren Nathaniel Thomas PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Town Meeting At A Town meeting held at plimouth September 8'" 1712 Jurors Chosen at sd met — were Capt P>phraim Alortou John holmes and AVilliam Barnes At This meeting the Town voated That for four years next liiusniug ffrom ye first Day of Novem ber next That ye use or Interest of all yc money voated by ye Towu for the use of a scoole for lOver in sd Town for ye lauds within ye mile and half alReady sold or yett to be sold shall be by the town Treasurer yearly paid iu To Capt James AVarren Af' Nathaniel Thomas and AI''' John Alordo Pro vided they shall Keepe or Cause to be Kept in ye sd ^Middle of sd Tovvn iu ye scoole house A Good Grammar school according to law for for the said 4 years. The Town also voated to pay or Cause to be paid yearly During sd four years Ten pounds per auum unto ye sd Waireu Thomas and ]Moido lo lie Raised liy Rale on sd Inhabitants of sd Town and all fines which by law shall belong to sd scoole within sd : 4 : years shall be paid to sd AVarren Thomas and Aloido And it was also voated that During sd 4 years the schole Gate to be paid to ye persons above named ) according to the voat September 17'" 17(1.') and the sd AVarren Moido and Tliomas Impowered by ye T(jwn to Collect A .School and Gather the same and to have the benifit of it It was also voated That all persons that have bought aney of ye laud within ye mile and half at or before the 20"' of October next Either pay the money or Give iu bonds to ye Town Treasurer according to law and the voat of sd Town is other wise sd lands be lyabele to be taken by aney other luhabitaul of sd Town that will take it at the prise it was prized at aud pay the money or Give bond for the same to the Town Treasurer as abovesd At this meeting it was voated by the Town That ye peece of land yt .AI"' p:phaim Little was to buy of the Town he shold have the sd land for P^Light pounds. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 73 Capt James february 25 1 7i| Then 4'/,. acres of land granted AVarrens to Capt James AVarren betwen his other laud and Samuel Rings land where he now liveth was laid 4 acres and ^ out by us ye subscribers and bouuded as ffolloweth (viz) from ye South East Corner of sd Capt AVar rens Ditch ye line to PLxtend P^ast Southeast 13 pole to a white oak tree marked on 4 sides with a heape of stones at ye Corner of a swompe and from sd stake aud heape of stones the line to P^xtend Southeasterly by sd swompe to a white oake tree marked ou : 4 : sides in ye swompe and aud then ou ye same line to ye brook or mill heavorr and then by sd brook North P^asterly to sd AVarrens other lands aud then bounded by his other land to ye bouuds first mentioned. Nathaniel Thomas ] „ y Sur Isaac Lathrop J The land Above Recorded to Capt James AVarren was sold to him by the Town for four pounds which he hath alReadj' paid or in ye law secured and the land above mentioned is to belong to him the sd Cap*; James AVarren and uuto his heires aud assignes for Ever Towu Meeting At A Town meeting held at plimouth November November 3'' 3'' 1712 Jurors Chosen AVere Nath howland John AV^ood and John Rider An account of money to be Raised for to Defray Town Charges Imprimis for the Representative Item for ye schoolmaster Item for ye Saxton Item To Major Johu Bradford for making Rates Item to Ensign AVrrren for making Rates To Capt Dyer for making Rates To ye poore Item to ye Repare of Jacob Cooks bredg This bill of Charges was voted to be Raised on ye Inhabi tants of the Town of Plimouth by Rate. 14. 00. 00 10. 00. 00 01. 10. 00 02. 08. 00 02. 05. 00 02. 08. 00 10. 00. OO' 15. 00. oa 74 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [133. J At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 12"' of 14 acres of March 1712 ffor and in Con.sideration of nine laud belonging pounds sixten shilings AVell and Truly paid by to Nath holmes Nathaniel holmes senior Nathaniel holmes Ju : aud his sous and John holmes his sous uuto The Town Treas urer for ye use of the Town sd Town have Granted bargained and sold unto the above named holmes their heirs aud assignes ffor P^ver forteu acres of land laid ont iu one peece AVhereof four acres to belong unto ye above Nathaniel holmes senior aud five acres thereof to his son Nathaniel aud the other five acres to his son John holmes March 24 1712 laid out by us ye subscribers unto Nathaniel holmes and his sons Above named 14 acres of land .Joining to sd Nathaniel holmes other laud at pontosses meadow ' and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) by a Red oake sapling standing iu ye sd holmes hedg and from thence AVest Southwest 29 pole to a stake with stones about it by ye path and thence by ye sd path South East and by East to A Red oake bush by ye path being 76 pole from ye stake before mentioned aud thence by j'c path neere North lilast and by liast 28 pole to a Red oake bush aud thence by ye path as it Turns Northerly to a white oake tree standing in sd holmes Rainge of his other land aud then by ye sd Raing as it Turns to the Red oake sapling first mentioued Alowiug waj'cs through sd land where they may be wanted .James AVarren , surveiors Nath : Thomas Samuel At A Town meeting held at iilimouth on the 2'"' of Dunham March l^xx Then for and In Consideration of ye sum laud of fouer pounds by Samuel Dunham of sd plimouth well and Truly paid the Tovvn have Given Granted bargained and sold unto him ye sd Samuel Dunham and to his hers and assignes for \i\e\ 10 Acres of land neer Little Tovvn ffebruary 22 '"^ 170^i Then 10 acres 1 Pontoses Meadow, named after William Pontus is near the farm of Thomas O. Jackson and was granted to him very early. He was in Plymouth in 1630. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 75 of land was laid out to him by us ye subscribers and bouuded as ffolloweth at the P^ast Corner with a heape of stones by an old path Caled Sandwich way which liepe of stones is oue of the Raing bouuds of ye Comon land laid out to ye Towu and from sd heape of stones the line Extends southwest by sd Comon land Raing ing ; 42 : pole to a heape of stones and then the line to Extend West Northwest 40 pole to a tree marked aud heape of stones and then the line to P^xtend North East 42 pole to his other land and bounded by his other land P2ast Southeast by his other lands to ye sd path and soe to ye bounds first mentioned leaving a way throw Gates or barrs through sd land for the Con venience and use of ye neighbors. James AVarren Nathaniel Thomas > Surve Samuel At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 2'"' Dunham of March 170-^f Then for aud in Consideration of Jun: his land the sum of thre pounds and Hire shillings bj' Samuell Dunham Junior AVell and truly paid The Town have Granted aud sold unto him the sd Samuel Dunham and unto his heres for ever 5 acres and thre quartors of land neere unto Little Town aud laid out April 7'" 1712 by us the sub scribers unto ye sd Samuel Dunham Jun : aud is bouuded as fulloweth with a heape of stones by ye AVidow Jordaus land on ye P^astward side of Little town old path aud thence by ye sd path South Southwest 30 pole to a heape of stones by the sd path neere the P^asterly Corner of the land of John ffoster aud thence Southeast aud by south 10 pole to a heape of stones by two Cross pathes and theuce North North P^ast 16 pole to ye laud of his father Samuel Dundhaiu and thence by sd Dunhams and ye sd Jordaus land to ye bounds first mentioned Nathaniel Thomas ( > sill Isaac Lathrop ' 7G PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [134.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 25 Day februarj' of ffebruary 17J-| Grand Jurors for the yeare En- 26 17-}y suing which are as ff'oUovveth Samuel Harlow, Grand Jurors John Wood tind John Bradford Junior Jurors for Chosen tryals John Churchell Ignatious Cushing aud Eli- [lety Jurors asar Jaeson At sd meeting P^liasar Jacson Re quested of the Town to Release hiin of the three pounds that lie stood Ingadged by bond to pay Towards the scool and uiiou his Request it was voted to Remit sd money. At this meeting Left Lathroi) vvas voti d to stand in Capt AVarrens roome iu forming the scoole Capt Warren Desiring to stand out that sd Lathrop mite be put iu his Rooine to help to manage the scoole iu sd town acording to the late settlement of sd Towu Relat ing to the support of the scoole in sd Town And have voted aud Im[)oweied Capt John Dyer and lusiue Benjamin A\'arreu To Take bonds in the Towns behalf of those Gentlemen that formed j'e scoole to Keepe it according as the law Requires that the Town be not blamed for aney neglect thereii) ^Vt this meeting upon a motion made by some of those that are the undertakers of the new part of the meeting house That ye Town would appoint some men to sett a valiation upon the piles in that part of sd meeting house, upon sd motion the Town Chose C;ipt James AVarren Left Isaac Lathrop aud Insign AVarren to Doe that work for them. Nathaniel At A Towu meeting held at plimouth March 2'"' howlands 170ia Then for and iu Consideration of the sum of 34 Acres 12 pound part in to John Watson Town Treasurer of laud he for the use of sd Towu liy Nathaniel Howland The bought of Tovvn have Granted aud sold unto him the sd Na- The Town thaniel Howland aud unto his heires and assignes for p]ver thirty four acres of land lying and being in sd plimouth And March 3'' 170|a 'pheu ye 34 acres of land Granted or sold unto Nathaniel Howland at aTown meeting on ye 2'iDay of this Inst March PLYMOUTH RECORDS. AVas laid out to him by us the Subscribers and bounded ou ye P!)ast Corner with a pine tree marked on 4 sides standing by a swompe Caled owles swompe and from sd pine tree ye line P^xtends Northwest 30 pole to ye line ot ye Coinou laud laid out to ye old Tovvn of plimoutli and then bounded b\' sd line or Rainge southwest 1S4 pole to a pine tree marked on : 4 : sides it being ye Corner bounds of the sd Comon land and then bouuded by ye line of sd Comon land southeast 30 pole to A stake stuck into ye Ground and from sd stake the line to P^xtend North liast 184 pole lo ye bounds first mentioned. James AVarren Nathaniel Thomas 1 Sur Land belong- May 12"' 1714 laid out by us the subscribers ing to Robert unto Robert bartlett of Plymouth and to his heires Bartlet and assignes for P^ver The Beach and mudy Ground lyiug ou the P^asterly and Southerly side of the land lately belonging to Giles Rickard of plimouth - Deceased at Welensle aud is bouuded as ft'oUovv- eth (viz) with a heape of stones ou ye lieacli in ye Rainge of the land belonging to Nathaniel holmes senior aud the land belonging lately to sd Giles Rickard Deceased and thence .'W pole P.asterly into The baj' on j'e same point of Comiias with aforesd Rainge and thence Southerly ou a paralell with ye laud lately belonging to ye sd Giles liick- ard untill it Cometh uuto ye brook yt Runeth out of Welleiisley aud thence up sd brook that is to say the Northerly branch therof until it Cometh to ye aforsd laud lately belonging to ye sd Giles Rickard aud thence P.asterly and Northerly by the sd land to ye heape of stones first mentioned All- waycs Reserving to the Inhabitants of plimouth for Ever herafter free liiierty to lay up their vesels on ye sd beach or to Ground them ou aney part of the land within The bounds above PLxpressed. Nathaniel Thomas Isaac Lathrop 78 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. At a Town meting held at plimouth on ye 2'' of March 170^^ Then for and iu Consideration of the sum of three poudeus paid by the above named Robert bartlett unto .John AVatson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for sd Towns use the Tovvn hath Granted bargained and sould unto the sd Robert Bartlett aud unto his heires and assignes for Ever the beach and muddy Ground as is above Described and sett forth under the hands oi the surveiors above subscribed thereunto. [135.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 23'' Day jMemorandon At this meeting The Town made Choyce of the Select men to make all the assessments yt shall be on the Town the ffollovving yeare 1713 The Grand Jury for the Superior Court March 170-J'5 forChojce of Town officers at sd meeting the Inhabitants made Choyce of Tho : ffaunce to be Tovvn Clerk) select men Chosen Are Major Johu Bradford Capt Johu Dyer and P^nsign Benjamin AVarren, The Cunstables P^phraim Morton and Jacob Cooke surviors for ye high AVays P^beuasar holmes Samuel Cornish Johu Gray and AVilliam Cook, John AVatson Town Treas urer, ffence veuers Thomas Holmes John ffoster aud Josiah ffinuey, hog cunstables Nathaniel Jacson IGuatious Cushing John Barnes Tliomas Witheril and Robert Bart let, ffeild Drivers Left Isac Lathrop Capt Charles Church and Nathaniel Jacson, vewers of lumber or measurers of bords aud Timber Are Samuel Harlow and Jacob iNIitchel, Haverland Torey sealer of leather The Grand Inquest to serve at the Superior Court Cajit Church John Churchill John foster Abial Shurtlef Jurors for Tryals are Jacob Mitchel IGuatious Cushing James Barnabe Thomas Howland and John Morton At this meeting it was Granted to all those that have lot along ye North streete when they shal se Cause to Dig wels upon the Road to be Regulated by the Select men as to the place of Diging at this meeting John AVatson was Chosen by the Town and added to Joyn with those Gentlemen of the Town PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 79 that have P^ugadged to procure the scoole Kept iu the Town for ye four years ffollow- ing At this meeting The Town A Greed Eliasa r AA^ith P^liasar Rogers to Ring ye bell sweep Rogers Chosen the meeting house Keepe the Doores and Saxon AVindows of sd meeting house shut and opeued for the Congregatious use upon al ocasions aud Carfully loock after sd house as abovesd and the sd Roggers is to Receive of sd Town tlieree pounds per year for his sd service and to begin ou the first of Aprill next P^nsuing this Date. At this meeting The Tovvn Granted unto Ignatious Cushings Cushing a house lot upon the Road in the North streete Grant betwen the land laid out to the AVidow AVaite and the land laid out to Eliasar Rogers That is to say the one half of 95 fot the other half of sd Comon or 95 fot was Granted to Nathaniel Jacson May 12 1712 sd land was Granted unto the sd Cushing ou Condition that the sd Cushing build or Cause to be built on sd spot of land Jackson within ye space of one yeare from this Date a decent Nath^ Comfortable Tenuauttable house This ye sd land to Grant belong to him and his heires and assignes for Ever but if the sd Conditions be not performed by sd tirm Then to Remane the Towns Comons At this meetin Eusigne Warren hath A Grant of one Twelve months time more to build his whorf below Cols hill and to hold his former Grant thereby John Woods At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 2"'' 23 acrees of of March 170-^ for and in Consideration of the sum land of nineteen pounds P2ighteen shillings and six pence paid by John AVood of sd Town of plimouth unto John AVatson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for the use of sd Tovvn The Town have Granted sold made over and Confirmed unto him the. sd John Wood and unto his heires and assignes for Ever Twenty and three Acres and 71 pole of land and Was laid out by the subscribers on ye 10"' of March 17ff in ye Township of plimouth as foloweth and is bounded so PL YMO UTH RECORDS. with a white oake sapling being ye northwest corner bound of land lately laid out to Abiall Shurtlif and from thence P>ast 40 pole by sd .Shurtlifs Rainge and theuce East bj' land lately laid out lo Doctor Little Charles Little and P^liasar Jacson 36 pole to a Red oake marked on : 4 : sides and Thence North and by AVest 12 pole to laud laid out the same Day to James AVarren P>sq. and then lij' sd AVarrens laud North and by AVest as before to ye AVesterly Corner therof and Then ou ye same Rainge 10 [)ole unto a small Red oake marked ou 4 sides standing bj' a small flat Rock aud thence by the laud of Nathaniel Holmes west southwest : 40 : pole to j'c southerly Corner thereof and thence south southwest: 3: Degrees AVesterly : 63 : pole to a heape of stones neere ye Northwest Corner of sd Shirtlefs land first men tioned Reserving AVayes through Gates or bars throng sd land where they may be AVanted. James AVarren Nathanel Thoms >¦ sur las J veiors Jurors Chosen [136. J At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 15"' Day Representative of M.ay 1713 At sd meeting the Town made Choyce of Left Isaac Lathrop to lie their Rep resentative and voted to alow him 4 shillings jier Day fo- his service Whiles he Represents them in ye Generall Cort in boston for this jiresent yeare At this meeting Jurors were Chosen to serve in the quarter seesions in June next which are Joseph Silvester p]phraim Brad ford and Thomas holmes At this meeting John Morton was Chosen Ciiustable aud made Choyce of M"^' Nathaniel Tliomas as their Agent to prosecut P^phraim Morton senior for Refusing to serve on ye Towu in ye place of a Cunstabel for this present year when legally Chosen ther- nuto voted alsoe this meeting That M"' Nathan iel Thomas M''' Johu ]\Iordo and M''' John Watson shal have Inspection of the Comons that they be not luiclosed by aney perticulas PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 81 but to prosecut aney that shall ofend in that Kind as trespassers in The Towns behalf At this meeting it was voted That Every hous Keeper shall Kill 6 blackbirds or one Crow be twixt this Date aud the last of June next and bring in their beds by the time prefixt unto ye persons after named to Receive the account and the person or persons neglecting his or their Duty herein shal forfitt 2 shillings for Every neglect in that Kind and to be added to his Rate and Gathered by ye Cunstable for the Towns use The persons Chosen to Take j'e account of birds and Crows as abovesd Are Benjamin AVarren Joseph holmes Samuel harlow John Gray. John Watsons 2 Acres and 66 pole of land he bought of ye Town At A Town meeting held at Plimouth on ye 2'' of March 170|f for and in Consideration of ye sum of two pounds and Thirten shillings by John AVatson well and truly paid unto The Treasurer for ye use of the Towu of plimouth aforsd The Towu have Granted sold made over and Confirmed unto him ye sd John AVat son aud unto his heires for liver Two Acrees and 66 poole of land Joyning to his other land lying neere to ye land of AVilliam Barnes and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) ffrom ye Northerly Corner of the sd Watsons other laud North Northwest half a point AVesterly to a heape of stones nere the Clay pitt and Thence by ye path Southerly to Two stones sett into ye Ground nerre the Turning of ye Barnses fence and Thence Westerly to Two stones sett into ye Ground opposite to ye southerly Corner of ye sd Barnses land and Thence to ye land of the sd Watson and Then by ye sd Watsons land to ye Northerly Corner therof first mentioned This land was laid out May 25"' 1711 by James Warren and Nathaniel Thomas 82 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. John AVatsons At A Town meeting held at plimouth ou ye 21 4 acrees he Day of March 170^^^ for aud in Consideration of bought of ye ye sum of Two pounds Ten shilling paid in to ye Town Town Treasurer of plimouth for the use of sd Town by John Watson of sd Town The Town have Granted bargand sold made over aud Confirmed uuto him the sd John AVatson and uuto his heires and assignes for liver fouer Acrees of land nere unto pontosses meadow and is bounded as ffollow eth (viz) with A White oake sapling strnding ou ye P^astward side of the path a little above ye southerly Corner of Nathaniel holmes his feild and theuce North P^ast and by North one Degree Northerly : 26 : pole to ye AVesterly Corner bounds of ye land of John ffoster and Theuce by sd ffos ters land about Northeast and by East 20 pole to ye other lands of ye sd Watson and Then by ye sd AVatsons land to ye path and then by sd path To ye bounds first mentioned This land was laid out on the 13 Day of ffebruary 170^ by Nathaniel Thomas and James Warren. At A Town meetiug held at plimouth on the 2"* John Barns Day of March 170^ for and in Consideration of the his 14 acres sum of Ten pounds and three shillings paid to the he bought of Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd the Town Town by John Barnes of sd Town have Given Granted bargained sold made over and confirmed unto the above named John Barnes and unto his heires and assignes for ever fourteen acres and an half of land lying betwen lout pond and John Riders AA'^heat feild and is bounded as followeth (viz) with a stake and stones about it being ye Cor ner bounds of land lately laid out to M*^'' Ephraim Little Samuel Holmes and Stephen Churchel stand ing in ye line which Divideth ye propriety land from ye Town Comons and from the sd stake North East : 4 : degrees northerly to ye westerly corner bounds of ye land of liphraim Morton and then Easterly by sd Mortons laud : 72 : pole to the southerly corner PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 83 thereof aud thence southwest : 44 : pole to A stake and a heape of stones in the Dividing line and thence by ye sd Dividing line to ye bouuds first mentioned Reserving wayes through sd land throw Gates or bars where they may be wanted laid out May 16, 1712 by Nath: Thomas aud James Warren [13T.] At A Town meeting held at Plimouth on ye 2P' of March 170^ for and in Consideration of ye sum of Land belong- seven pounds sixteen shillings and six pence AVell ing unto and Truly paid by Johu Barns of sd Plimouth John Barnes unto John Watson Treasuror of sd town of Pli mouth for ye use of sd Towu sd Town hath Granted barganed sold made over and confirmed uuto him ye sd John Barnes and to his heires and assignes for ever Eight Acres and a half of land In two peces both of them joyning to ye northerly side of the land of Nathaniel holmes at pontoses meadow one of which Contains : 6 : acres and 144 pole and is bounded by ye southerly Corner of ye land of William Barnes and thence southwest 5 Degrees southerly : 40 : pole to ye Easterly Cor ner of ye land of ye sd holmes and thence North. west and by West 25 pole to ye land of sd holmes to Two stones sett into ye Ground and thence about 16 pole to ye southerly Corner bounds of ye land of M'""' Isaac Lathrop and then by ye sd La throps land to a stone sett into ye Ground by ye land of William Barnes and then by sd Barnes land : 31 : pole to ye southerly Corner thereof first mentioned The other pece being one acree and : 96 : pole is bounded by a stone sett into ye Ground on the northerly side the sd holmes and thence by sd holmes land to ye land of Joseph Churchel 12 pole to a white oake bush marked and thence to ye westerly corner of ye land of ye abovesd Lathrop and thence 16 pole to ye stone sett into ye Ground by sd holmes land before 84 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. mentioned AUowing wayes through Gates or bars through each parsell where they may be Wanted This land was laid out on ye 25 of May 1711 by James Warren and Nathaniel Thomas At A Tovvn meeting held at plimouth on the Land belong- 2P' of March 170^ for and in Consideration of ing to Johu the full sum of five pound and Ten shillings by Barnes Johu Barnes of td plimouth well and truly paid unto John AVatson Town Treasuror of sd pli mouth for the use of sd Towu sd Town hath Granted bargained sold made over and confirmed unto him ye sd John Barnes and unto his heires and assignes forever : 6 : Acres aud seven score pole of land is bouuded as followeth (viz) from a stake with stones about it standing about a pole from ye northeast corner of lout pond being the Easterly corner bounds of lands laid out j'e same Day to James aud then north and by AVest 7 De grees AVesterly : 64 : pole to a stake with stones about it by ye path and thence P.ast North East 20 pole by ye sd Barnebes Raing to a Red oake sap ling by ye path neere ye land of AVilliam Ring aud thence southeast and by south 2 Degrees southerly about 20 pole to a bunch of small sap ling betwen two paths being the Northerly corner bounds of lands laid out ye same Day to Jona than Barnes Jun and thence about 30 pole south erly as the path leads to a small white oak sap ling marked on three sides standing on ye westerly side of ye path and thence southwest a little southerly about 28 pole to ye stake first mentioned The land above mentioned was laid out on ye 24"' of March 170i^ by James AVarren and Nathaniel Thomas. At A Town meeting held at iiliinouth March 2P' AVilliam 1^0^ for and in Consideration of the sum of Eighten Barns his pounds and fiften shillings by AVilliam Barnes of sd 13 acres and plimouth well and Truly paid unto Johu AA'atson PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 85 half Treasuror of sd Town of plimouth for the Towns* use have Given Granted bargained and sold made over and confirmed unto ye above named William' Barnes his heires and assignes for ever 13 acres and one half of land in two peeces both adjoyning to six acrees of land which ye sd William Barnes bought of M'^' Nath : Thomas of plimouth some years past lying to the southward of the new feUd' and is bounded as followeth (viz) from ye southwest Cor ner of the six acrees by William Rings Rainge to ye southeast Corner therof and thence Westerly by the head of sd Rings land till it comes to the path by land lately laid out to Jaraes barnabe and then by sd path to ye Northerly corner bound of land lately laid out to Jonathan Barnes Jun : being a heape of stones in a bunch of small Red oake saplings and thence East North East 37 pole by land lately laid out to Nathaniel holmes senior to a Red oake sap ling in sd holmeses fence marked and thence Northwest and by west 12 pole to ye sd holraes Cor ner and thence uortherly by ye land of Joseph Churchill to the six acres of land first mentioned and thence by sd six acres to ye land of AVilliam Ring above raentioued and the other peece of land is bouuded from the uortherly corner of sd Joseph Churchels land by the aforsd six acres 38 pole to the land of Deacon AVood and thence by AVoods land 18 pole to the land of Richard Cooper. [138.] and then by sd Coopers land to ye land lately laid out to John Barnes and then by the said John Barnes land to ye aforsd Joseph Churchels bounds and soe to ye bounds first mentioned Allowing wayes through gates or bars this land was laid out No vember the 24 1711 by James AVarren and Nathaniel Thomas At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye last Day of August 1713 for ye choice of Jurors which were humphrey Turner Robert Bartlett and P^ben Cobb for September Court. ^ The New Field was part of the farm of Thomas O. Jackson. 86 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 10 00 00 9 00 00 5 00 00 3 oO 00 5 00 00 1 07 00 1 13 00 1 16 00 At a town meeting held at plimouth November 9"' 1713 for ye Choyce of Jurors which were Nathaniel Howland Nathaniel holmes Junior and Eliazar Churchel Junior The following bill of charge was red in sd Town meeting and voted to be Raised on ye Inhabitants of sd Town bj' a Rate on them for ye Defraying Town charge aRising iu sd towu this present year (viz) To ye school master To ye Representative To Repariug ye glass of ye meeting house To the Sexton To ye poore of ye Town To Major Briidford for making Rates To Ensign AVarren for making Rates To John Dyer for making Rates Eliasar At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 2P' Dunhams l^O^^ for and in Consideration of ye sum of Twelve and Samuel and six pence Well and Truly paid by Eliasar Dun- Kemptons ham senior and Samuel Kempton both of sd Town of land plimouth unto John AVatson Treasurer of sd Town of plimouth for ye use of sd Town sd Town hath Granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto the above named p]liasar Dunham and Samuel Kempton and unto their heires and assignes for Ever Eighten Acrees and one half of land and was laid out to them by the subscribers in October 18"' 1712 laid out by us ye subscribers 18 acres of land and one half acre To P^liasar Dunham senior and Samuel Kempton Ajoyning to the AVestward side of ye land belonging to ye ministrey and is bounded as ffollow eth (viz) with a pine tree standing by Little pond being ye P2asterly Corner bound of land lately laid out to Abiall Shirtlif and thence by sd Shurtlefs Rainge Northwest half a point Westerly : 52 : pole To a small Red oake bush with a heape of stones about it by ye path side and Thence P^asterly by the path as it Turnes about 80 pole to a Red oake sap pling by ye path side in ye Rainge of ye sd land be longing to ye Ministrey and Thence south and by East by ye aforesd Rainge : 27 : pole to ye southerly PLYMOUTH RECORDS. s7 Corner therof ar.d Theuce liast and by north by ye aforsd land : 16 : pole to a AValnut bush with stons About it being the Northerly Corner bound of laud lately laid out to liphraim Coole and Theuce south west : 60 : pole by sd Coles Rainge to a pine tree marked by sd Little pond and theuce by yc sd pond about : 4 : pole to ye bounds first mentioned Re serving AA^ayes through sd land AVhere they may be AA'anted James AVarren Nathaniel Thomas [139.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 21 of 13 Acres March 170ifl^ Then for aud in Consideration of ye sum of land of sixteen pounds AA^ell aud truly paid by P^benasar laid out Dunham of sd Town of plimouth aforsd unto John to Eben Watson ^Treasurer of sd Tovvn of plimoutli for ye use Dunham of sd Town the sd Town hath Granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto him j'e sd Ebenasar Dunham and unto his heires and Assignes for Ever Thirteen Acrees and an half of land Aud is laid out aud Bounded as ffolloweth by the surveiors of the Town herunto subscribed March 24 170^^^ laid out by us j'e subscribers Thirteen acres and one half of land uuto Ebenesar Dunham of plimouth Joyning to the Easterly sj'de of land belonging to James Barnabe and the heires of Joseph Church of plimouth Deceased and is Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) with A Dry AVhite pine tree being The Southerly bound of ye sd Barnabees land standing by ye side of lout pond and thence by ye sd pond Easterly 20 pole aud thence to a stake standing about two pole from ye Corner of sd pond aud thench North and by AVest 7 Degrees AVesterly 64 pole to a stake and A heape of stones by an old path Theuce P>ast Northeast 20 pole to a Red oake sappling by an other old path and thence North Northwest 4 pole to the land of AVilliam Ring and then by sd Rings land AVest erly to ye Westermost Corner therof and then Westerly to ye stumpe of a Red oake tree standiug by ye swompe on A point of upland and is ye bounds of sd land be. S8 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. longing to ye sd barnabe and ye heires of sd Church and thence Southerly by ye bounds of lands aforsd To ye Dry pine tree first raentioued Reserveing wayes through sd land through Gates or barrs Where they may be AVanted Nathaniel Thomas James Warren Samuel At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21^' Harlows of March 1 70^^ Then ffor and in Consideration of Eight acres the sum of ffour pounds and five shillings Well aud of land at Truly paid by Samuel Harlow of sd Town of plimouth lout pond unto John Watson Treasurer of sd Town of plimouth for ye use of sd Town The sd Town hath Granted Bargained and sold unto him The sd Samuel Har low and to his heires and assignes for Ever Eight acres of land more or less And was laid ont by the surveiors of the Town as ffolloweth (viz) ffebruary 13 1711 Eight acres of land more or less is laid out to Samuel Harlow ou ye liasterly side of lout pond And Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) begining at a stake with a heape of stones about it standing in ye line AVhicli Devides ye properiety land from ye Town Comons which sd stake is about one pole south East ward of A Tree marked in ye line and about : 9 : pole from ye pond Thence to P^xtend North P^ast 4 Degres Northerly to ye AVesterly Corner bound of the land formerly laid out to liphraim Morton Then by sd Mortons Rainge Eighty Plight pole to ye North erly Corner therof (viz) 88 pole from ye stake and Theuce North and by East 27 pole to a Red oake bush marked by the path side AVhere : 2 : paths meete aud thence up ye southermost of the 2 paths to an heape of stones by ye path side which is ye North P^asterly Corner bound of ye land the same Day laid out to Ephraim Little and from thence by sd Littles land Southwest .J half a point southerly by a Rainge of Marked trees across a small hole of AA^ater till it Comes to a small AVhite oake tree Marked on : 4 : sides nigh ye aforsd lout pond PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 89 [140.] and Thence by ye pond To ye aforsd Town line and soe by ye Town line about 9 pole To ye bounds first mentioned allowing Wayes Where they may be AVanted Nathaniel Thomas ) .^ „ \ surveiors Isaac Lathrop ) At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 21^*^ lands I'^Ott Then for and in Consideration of ye full belonging sum of Thirteen pounds seventeen shillings and To Samuel three pence by the sd Samuel Harlow of sd plimouth Harlow unto John Watson Treasuror of sd Town of pli- mouth for ye use of sd Town The sd Town hath 7J acres Granted Bargained made over and confirmed unto ye sd Samuel Harlow and unto his heires and as signes for ever seven acres and one quarter of land The bounds are as followeth ffebruary 6 1711 laid out out by us the subscribers seven acrees and one quarter of land uuto serjant Samuel Harlow of plimouth .loyning to his homestead aud is bounded as fol loweth (viz) A Grat Stone by ye Northerly Corner of ye little swompe by his house leaveing about : 58 : feet from ye high way and from sd stone south Piast unto sd swompe until it meets with sd Harlows Rainge and then begining at ye Grat stone first mentioned and thence to Rainge southwesterly to an other Grat stone on ye point of land in ye sd swompe and thence to ye southeast Corner of ye pound and then by the pound on the southerly and westerly side therof until it comes to the Northerly Corner therof and then southwest half a point westerly about : g, : pole to a heape of stones neere the Northwest Cor ner of ye sd swompe and thence to a heape of stones by ye path yt Cometh out of ye woods Rainging with ye bounds betwen ye land of sd harlow and the land of John Barnes aud from sd Heape of stones south half a point AVesterly : 16: pole to a small Rock by ye sd path and thence south and by west a little Westerly : 24 . pole to a small Rock on ye high land and thence South East a llittle southerly: 12: pole to a heape of stone by Huttlebery swompe and thence surveiors .90 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. East about : 7 : pole to a heape of stones and thence North Plast 7 Degrees Northerly to a stone by a part of the path side being the Easterly Corner bound of sd harlows old lot and Thence by" sd har lows old lot to ye bounds first mentioned Reserveing a waj' threw sd land through Gates or bars in ye AVinter season when ye snow lyes in Drifts. Nathaniel Thomas ) > Benjamin AVarren ' Two Acres At A Town meeting held at plimouth March of laud Twenty first 170|^ Then for and in consideration of belonging ye sum of thirty shillings by Joshua Bramhall of sd to Joshua Town of plimouth unto John Watson Treasurer of Bamhal sd Town of plimouth for ye use of sd Town Well and Truly paid The said Town hath Granted bar gained and sold unto ye sd Joshua Bramhall and unto his heires and assignes for Ever Two acrees of land as is below Described measured and bounded by ye surveiors Thereunto subscribed Aprill 15'" 1712 laid out and bouuded by us the subcribers Two Acrees of laud unto Joshua Bramhall of plimouth lyiug betwen the laud of John Mordo aud the land of pjbeuazar Dunham neere Shreves hole aud is bounded from ye North Piast corner of ye sd Ebenasar Dun hams land to the southeast corner of John Mordows land being : 20 : pole and then by sd Mordos land 16 : pole to a heape of stones and thence to ye Northeast corner of Dunhams laud being 20 pole • and Then by sd Dunhams land to ye bouuds first mentioned. Nathaniel Thomas ( > svrveiors Isaac Lathrop ' At A Town meetiug held at plimouth ou ye 2P* Lauds belong- of March 170i£ Then for aud in Consideration of ing To Joshua the sum four pounds and sixteen shillings well Eramhall and truly paid by Joshua Bramhall of The Town of plimouth unto John AVatson Treasurror of sd Town of plimouth for ye use of sd Town The PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 91 sd Town hath granted bargained sold made over aud confirmed uuto him ye sd Joshua Bramhall and unto his heires aud assignes for ever 15 acres and liighten pole of land and is laid out bj ye sub scribers as ft'olloweth December ye 30"' 1713 laid out by us the subscribers Hfteu acrees and liighten pole of land uuto Joshua Bramhall of plimouth Joyning To ye land of Aliiall Shurt lif neere sparrows hill and is Bounded as followeth (viz) with a Red oake bush iu ye Rainge of Richard Holmes land and is ye westerly Corner bound of land laid out ye same Day unto liliazar Rogers Thence southwest by sd holmes Rainge : 31 : pole to a stake with stones about it standing on a hill in ye line which Devids ye land belong ing to ye Town of plimouth aud ye properietors of plimouth and particular persons aud thence by ye Deviding line to land of said Shurtlef and thence Easterly by said Shurtlefs laud until it meets with ye Roade aud thence by ye Road to ye southerly corner bound of land laid out ye Same Day to Eliazar Rogers and Then by sd Rogers land to ye bounds first mentioued Reserving AVayes throw sd laud where they may be Wanted Nathaniel Thomas | Abiall Shurtleff j surve One acree of Plimouth October 25 1711 A small peece or land belonging point of land AVas laid out to Richard Cooper To Richard Cooper Containing oue acree against his meadow at south meadows neere ye Cove for ye Con venience of J'C fencing of his meadow aud is bounded from a white oake tree Alarked which AVas ye bouuds of George Bouams land neere west aud by north as ye sd Coopers fence now Goeth to a Cedar stake stuck into ye Ground neere ye Northwestermost Corner by ye post and from thence Bounded by his owu • surveiors 92 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. meadow To ye bounds first mentioned The land aforsd was a part of ye sd Coopers 60' acree lot John Bradford ) , AVilliam Shurtlif i '' lands March 15'" 170|^ Then 18 acrees of land was- belonging laid out To Richard Cooper : 10: acrees Thereof it To Richard being an old Grant of land to those yt had meadow Cuper at ye south meadow it being laid out in ye Right of John AVood formerly of plimouth Deceased and Plight acrees in ye sd Richard Copers propety Right and bounded as ffolloweth on ye southerly Corner With a pine and oake trees it being the bounds of his other lands and from thence ye line to- Plxtend North P^ast and by P^ast 21 pole to a pine Tree marked it being the Corner bounds of AVilliam Rings land, and then bounded by AVilliam Rings land southeast : 97 : pole to a pine tree marked by a pond Caled Billentous sea and Ther ye line to Extend southwest : 34 : pole lo a pine Marked aud Then Northwest to a pine Marked ou ye North side of south meadow Way and Then to P^xteud southwest 12 pole to ye bounds of his other lands and then Bouuded by his other land to ye bounds first men tioned allowing ye way AVhere it now goeth to ye south meadow. Jaines AVarren ) y surveiors Nathaniel Thomas ) Town Meeting At A Town meeting held at plimouth ffebruary For ye Choyce 15"' 170i| for ye Choyce of Grand Jurors for j'e of Grand yeare iusuing at sd Meeting Ebenasar Cobb- Jurors of ffrancis Adams And Thomas Clark Junior were Tryals Cson to serve on a Jury at the Inferior Cost of Comon pleas on ye first Tuesday of March next At this meeiing Major John Bradford Capt James- AVarren and M''' Nathaniel Thomas were Chosen and Impowered as agents and trustees in sd towns behalf To Run ye line betwen sd plimouth Dux- bury and plympton Townshipi PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 93 [142.JAt lands belong ing to Eliasar Rogers A Town raeeting held at plimouth on ye 2P' of March 170|^ Then for and in Consideration of ye sum of pounds Well and Truly paid in to John Watson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for the Euse of sd Town by Eliasar Rogers of sd plimouth The sd Town hath Granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto him ye sd P^liasar Rogers and unto his heires and assignes for P>er seventeen acrees aud 53 pole of land and is laid out by ye surveirs as ffolloweth December 30'" 1713 laid out by us The subscribers seventen acrees and 52 pole of land unto Eliasar Rogers of plimouth lying betwen sparrows hill and lands sometime past laid out to ye Ministrey and is Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) AVith a small Red oake bush with stones about it Being The AVest erly Corner bound of land laid out ye same Day To Richard Cooper and is in ye Rainge of laud belonging to Richard Holmes and from sd Bush Twentj' Nine pole Southwest by sd holmes Rainge to a small Red oake bush with stones about it and Thence southeast : 88 : pole To a Red oake sap ling with stones about it standing bj' ye Roade and then by ye sd Road P^asterly to ye bouuds of land laid out ye same Day To Richard Cooper be ing a Red oake sapling with stones about it and Then Northwest by sd Coopers Rainge To ye bounds first mentioned Reserving AVayes Through Gates or Barrs Through sd laud AVhere they may be wanted Nath Thomas 1 Abiall Shurtlef] surveiors At A Town meeting held at plimouth ou ye 15"^ of March 17f| for ye Choice of Town officers for ye yeare above mentioned Att sd Meeting Thomas ffauuce.AVas Chosen Town Clerk and sworn to serve in That office ye same Day by Capt Warren At This Meeting The Town voated To Chouse five selectmen for this present yeare The persons Chosen To serve as select men were Major Bradford Capt John Dyer Ins Benjamin 94 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. AVarren John AVatson^-and abial Shurtlif The Town also voted yt ye select jSIen above named shall make all The assessments both provence county aud Town Charges falling AVithin ye yeare Ensu ing The Cunstabls first Chosen AVere Capt P^phraim Morton and Jacob Mitchel but They both of Them openly in The Town meeting Declaring that they would not serve The Town in that office The Town proced to a new Choyce and made Choyce of Left Eliasar Jackson and Jaines howland To serve in ye place of Cunstabes but sd James howland Declared he wold not serve in yt office but Jacob Mischel Did at last comply to serve ye Town in ye place of a cunstable soe ye Town made Choyce of Capt Dyer and abial shurtlef Two of ye selectmen to prosecut sd Morton and howland and site Them before ye Justises at the next Cort of quorter ses sions To answer for their Refusals to serve ye Town as abovesd surveiors for ye high waies Ephraim Bradford Haverland Tory Thomas Morton and James Clarke Junior The select men are apointed by ye Town to order out how farr P^ach surveior shall mend on ye high AVayes and what quontitj'C of men to assist them for Agawarae village The Town Made Choyce of Ebenasar Burges for Tithing man and a surveior for sd village Tithing men Eliasar Cushman Helkiah Bosworth Stephen Churchell and P^benasar Dunham ffence vewers Abiall Shurtliff P]benasar holmes and Thomas Holmes John AVatson Chosen Town Treasurer Heverland Tory sealer of leather Samuel Harlow and John Bradford Junor AVere Chosen to have Inspection of what Relats to ye measur of bord and Timber That is brought to be sold The hog Cunstabls Left Lathrop Capt Church John Barnes Nathaniel Holmes Junor and John Cook and ye Town voted That The Watch house upon Coles hill should be a place to Coope such swine as are Taken up legally untiU they can Dispose of Them as The law Directs. [143. J At The Town meeting last mentioned on ye 15'" of March 1714 The Town Made choyce of Capt Dyer Ensign Warren and abial Shurtlif to serve on ye Grand Inquest at ye Next Supe rior Court in sd plimouth And Charles little Capt Morton John Barnes John foster and James Barnebe to serve on ye Jury of Tryals of sd Court AVith Refferance to the Sexton ye Town leaves ye matter With The select men of The Town To appoint The per son and to allow such wages for his service therin as they shall Think fitt With Reference To ye promoting of a scool for lerning PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 95 of children at Each End of ye Town The Town Appointed The select Men of sd Town Together AVith Capt warren aud Jacob Michel to consider of som Method To piesent To ye Town at the next Town meeting in order to promot That AVork. At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21^' 29 acres of March 170-^^ for and in consideration of the sum of land of fifteen pounds five shillings and six pence well belong To and Truly paid by John AVood of the Town of pli- John Wood mouth unto John Watson Treasurer of the Town of sd plimouth for the use of sd Town the Town hath Granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto him ye sd John AVood and to his beires and as signes for Ever Twenty nine acres and 24 pole of land as it was laid out by ye surveiors of the Town as folows December 29"' 1713 iaid out by us the subscribers Twenty nine acres and Twenty four pole of land unto John Wood of plimouth Joyning to ye northerly end of land laid out for the use of the ministrey som yeares past and is Bounded as fol lows (viz) with a stake and hepe of stones on the side of a hill being the P^asterly Corner bound of land lately laid out to Richard holmes and thence southwest by sd holmes his Rainge : 56 : pole to a stake aud a heape of stones and Theuce south east ; 66 : pole to a stake and a heape of stones standing on ye side of a hill about 20 foot Eastward from the Westermost Corner of the sd ministrey land and thence Eastward by ye sd ministrey land about : 50 : pole to a Red oake bush and a heape of stones being the southerly Corner bound of land laid out The same day unto Abiall Shurtlef and thence Northwest by the sd Shurtlefs Rainge : 60 : pole to the south erly corner of the land of M" John Mordo and then by sd Mordos Rainge Northwest to the Bounds first mentioned Reserveing wayes through Gates or Barrs through sd land where they may be desired. Nathaniel Thomas ) g„,^eio,g Abiall Shurtlef ) 96 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Att a meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye Town of Town plimouth Duly warned aud held on ye 16'" Day of meeting September 1714 voted at sd meeting yt a Rate of September forty pounds be made and levied on ye Towu 16 1714 for ye Towns use upon a petition of Timothy Mor ton yt an addition of lands mite be Granted him to ye old warehouse spott yt was formerly M" Grayes The town appointed Nathauiel Thomas Esqr and Isaac Lathrop and M^' John Mordo to vew sd land and Make Report to the town how much or whether aney of sd land may be Conveniently Granted to sd Morton A^oated in sd Town meeting that the selectmen Saxton Doe chose and Bargaine with a saxton to Give him ye select not lixceeding six pounds per anum to swepe and men to Take care of ye meetiug house and to Ring the bell agre with by usuall and alsoe at nine of ye clock at night con tinually [144.] Plimouth March 10'" 17i| Then laid out by us The subscribers Three Acrees and a half of land which John formerly was Granted To Richard Willice AVhich sd Churchell Williss hath sold to John Churchell Bounded as ffol loweth (viz) beginning at a heape of stones a little above the South P^ast Corner of Nathaniel holmes his fence on ye side of ye hill from thence ye line Extends south Twenty six Degrees Westerly 43 pole or there abouts To a heape of stones To Ebenazar Eatons Rainge at oberey from thence by his Rainge Three Rod and a half wanting five foot to a heape of stones and from thence The line extends North : 26 : Degrees Easterly fforty Three Rod or thereabouts To a heape of stones on the North side of a hill and from Thence The line Extends west 26 Degrees Northerly To ye bounds first mentioned. Benjamin Warren John Dyer surveiors Lands At a Town meeting held at plimouth ou the 21^*' of March 170^ ffor and in Consideration PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 97 belonging to of the full sum of fflfty two shillings and six John Wood pence Well and truly paid by John AVood of the Town of plimouth unto John AVatson Town treasurer of sd plimouth for the use of sd Town The Town hath granted Bargained aud sold made over and confirmed unto ye sd John AVood and to his heires and assignes for ever Three acres and one half of land aud laid out by the surveiors as folows December 29"' 1713 laid out by us the sub scribers three acres and one half of laud unto John AVood of plimouth being part of Dones field and is three sevenths of sd feild being all the three shares which Did belong unto Richard Cooper which ye sd Cooper Did lilxchange with ye Town of plimouth for som common Joyning to his other land on ye Easterly side of ye Town brook neere the newfeilds the sd three acres aud half is all the common land within ye sd feild and is lying with severall shares which Doth be long to Deacon Nathaniel AA^ood and is Bounded as followeth (viz) on ye east with ye land lately laid out to Nathaniel Jackson and Northerly with land lately laid out to Doctor Little Charles Little and Eliazar Jackson, and westerly by ye land be long to the ministrey aud southerly partly by the Roade and partly by ye laud which did belong unto M"" Nathaniel Warren Deceased Reserveing wayes through sd land through gates or barrs where they may be wanted Nathaniel Thomas Abiall Shurtlef [145. j At a Town meeting held at at plimouth June 7"' 1714 for ye Choyce of Jurors which were Ebenazar holraes Samuel Nelson and Return AVeight There School houses Being formerly some raotion made to ye Town to offer something To promote a scoole at Each End of the Town in compliance Therewith The Town voated at sd meeting To allow : 20 : pound to the 98 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. North End of ye Town to build a scool hous som- where Neere Jacob Cooks and Twenty pounds To the south Eud In case they erect a scoole in that part of sd Town within two mouths or to abate in proportion for the time suspended for ye Erecting of sd scoole voted that with Referance to the Bonds given in to the Town Treasurer for the payment of money Due to sd Town from sundrey persons that have bought of those lands in sd town yt was sett to be sold for the suport of a scoole in sd towu which now lyeth in sundry perticular men's hands Doo now voat that ye sd Town Treasurer gather in money Due to sdTown for the lands sold for the End abovesd by the first of No vember next Ensuing aud those that neglect to pay in their money by that time the sd Treasurer is required to bring his actions against them for their sd neglect. At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 21*' of John March 170^ for and in Consideration of the sura of Harlows six pounds AVell aud truly paid by John Harlow of the Land Town of plimouth unto John Watson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for the use of the sd Town The Town hath granted Bargained sold made over aud Confirmed unto him the sd John Harlow and unto his heires for Ever Twelve Acres of land and is laid out aud Bounded as ffoUowing ffebruary 22'* I'O^i Then Twelve acres of land granted unto John Harlow at ye Town meeting March 2P' 170^ was laid to him by us the subscribers and bounded as ffolloweth on ye Northwest Cornei with a stake and heape of stones by ye path at ye head of Samuel Dunhams old lot of land and from sd stake and heape of stones The line to Extend southwest to a heape of stones in the Rainge of Ephraim Mortons land aud then ye line to Extend southwest and by P^ast : 32 : pole to a heape of stones it being the Corner bounds of land laid out ye same Day to John ffaunce Junior and then the line to Extend North P^ast by sd ffaunces land : 52 : pole to a heape of stones by ye path and Then by sd path North Northwest : 32 : pole to the bounds first mentioned James Warren John Dyer surviors PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 99 John At A Town Meeting held at ptimouth on ye 21 ** Harlows Day of March 170^^ for and in consideration of thirty Land and four shillings AVell and Truly paid by John Harlow of the sd Towu of plimouth unto John AA^atson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd Town hath granted Bargained sold made over and confirmed unto him ye sd John harlow and unto his heires and assignes for Ever one acree and Twenty pole of laud Joyning to ye land where his house standeth and was laid out by the Surveiors of the Town on ye 6"' of ffebruary 1711 [146.] ffebruary 6 1711 laid out by us ye subscribers To John laying out harlow of plimouth one acree and 20 pole of land of John Joyning to ye land Where his house standeth granted harlows to him by ye Town of plimouth some years past Land And is Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) with a stone by the highway being ye Easterly Corner bound of his fathers old lot and thence southwest 7 Degrees south erly to a Rock on ye hill and thence on ye same point of Compas to a heape of stones neere buttle bery swompe being ye southerly coruer bound of land laid out the same Day to his father and from sd heape of stones East about five pole to a heape of stones and thence North East and by East : 13 : pole to a stone sett into ye ground being ye bound of the land of Thomas Dotey and thence North East 2 Degrees Northerly to a heape of stones by the highway and then by ye sd highway to ye bounds first mentioned Reserving a way through sd land through gats or barrs in ye AVinter season AVhen j'e snow lyeth in Drifts. Nathaniel Thomas Benjamin Warren Ephraim At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21*' Kemptons Day of March 170|f for and in Consideration of the Land sum of three pounds AVell and Truly paid by Ephraim Kempton of the town of plimouth unto John AVatson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for the use of sd 100 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Town hath granted bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto him ye sd P4ihraiin Kempton and unto his heires and assignes for P^ver a peece of land! Containing fifty foot in length and forty foot iu breadth adjoining to the southerly side of the peece of land his house standeth upon and is laid out and bouuded by ye persons subscribing as ffol loweth September 9'" 1714 laid out by us the sub scribers unto P^ihriam Kempton of plimouth a peece of land Containing fifty foot iu length and forty foot iu breadth and adjoines to ye southerly side of the peece of land his house staudeth upon and is bouuded as follows (viz) Northerly by ye land of the sd Kempton P^asterly by The way which leads to ye beach betwen ye sd Kemptons laud and laud of Timothy Morton : 40 : foot to a stake and southerly by the Common : 50 : foot to an other Stake and AVesterly by a strip of Common which lyeth betwen ye land of Capt Johu Dyer and the sd Kemptons laud Nathaniel Thomas Isaac Lathrop. Town Meeting At A Town meeting held at plimouth May ye May 10'" 1714 10"' 1714 the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth made Choice of John Dyer to serve in ye place of a Town Clerk for this present Day At ye abovesd Tovvn Meeting The Town made Choice of M'^"' John AVatson To serve for and Represent them in the Great and Generall Court of Assembly held at Boslom for this yeare The Town also voted yt he should have four shilling a Day for w' service he should Doe for sd Town at sd Court Its farther voted y' pjacli householder should kill Three Blackbirds or one crow to Two householders this yeere voted that The seleectmen should receive ye Taile of Birds Town Meeting At A Towu meeting held at plimouth No- November 14 1714 veinber 29'" 1714 for Choyce of a Represen- iTliis piece of land was in the rear of the barn of E. and J. C. Barnes stand ing on the southerly side of Leyden street. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 101 tative and at sd raeeting M" John Watson Was againe Chosen to serve ye sd Town as their Representative At This raeeting The Town made Choyce of four Jurors to serve in Desember Court which were PMward Stephens John ffaunce Jun George Morton Jun and Stephen Churchill At This meeting the In habitants voated to Improve Abiall Shurtlif to make Shutters to all the lower windows in ye meeting house upon ye Charge of the Town It was further voted that ye selectmen shold raake sale of the wach house if they see cause for ye Towns use At a Town raeeting held at plimouth ffebruary 21*' 170->| att This meeting it was voated That Town Meeting AVith Refferance to William Stirtevants complaint february 21 against the Town unto the Court Relating to ye 1715 high way That Capt James AVarren with any one of The selectmen should answer in the Towns behalf To sd complaint At sd meeting Timothy Morton had an Enlargement of land granted to him Joyning to ye laud M''' Grays warehous stands or neere ye Town pond At This raeeting it was voted by ye Town yt j'e new way lately laid out toward Sandwich above Moreys be cleared at ye Towns Charge and made Choyce of Insigne Ben jamin Warren to hire sd way Cleared att sd Towns Charge It was alsoe voted that ye selectmen should with aney that offer To mend all the high wayes by J'e j'car and to make Report thereof at ye next Town meeting Timothy Whereas upon The petition Timothy Morton To ye Mortons Town of Plimouth at Their meetiug held September Grant 16"^ 1714 That There might be an addition of lands made to the warhons spott of land formerly M'' Gray's The Town appointed "us the subscribers a commitee to view and make Report of what may be conveniently Done Thereon wee raake Report as ffollows The sd 102 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Morton being The proprietor of the next lot on ye Northerly side which was granted to M'' William Clark and he agreeing yt a straite line cutting a bitt of his sd Northerly lott on the southwest corner Therof be Runn as ffolloweth wee do ou yt condition run sd steaght line (viz) from ye northwest corner bounds of sd lot granted to sd Clark sixty ffoott southerly to a stone sett into ye ground about Eighteen foot from ye line of Ephraim Kemptons oposite land aud from sd stone seventy five foot Easterly on a parralle line with ye land or wharffe of John Rickard provided sd Mor ton do whorf down so far within Three years from this Time but if not then so far Down as he shall within sd space have whorfed Dated this 21*' ffebruary 170H Nathauiel Thomas | Isaac Lathrop )- Comitty John Mordock j This Return sined by sd Comity was Red in open Town meeting on the 21*' of february 1714 aud voted the sd lott of land as above described shold belong to ye sd Timothy Morton and unto his heires for Ever. At A Town meeting held at plimouth March At a Town 7'" 17^ for Choyce of Town officers the Town meeting March Clerk chosen was Thomas ffauuce and voted to 7'" 17-^ chose 5 selectmen which are as follows Major John Bradford Ca]it John Dyer Ensign Benja min AVarren Abiall Shurtlef and M"^'' John Wat son and voated yt ye selectmen shold be ye assessors for ye yeare P^usuiug The cunstables chosen James Howland and Joshua Bramhall The Tithingmen chos are P^liazar Rogers P^lisha Studson and Joseph Holmes Jun surveiors for ye High ways are Girsham Bradford Ebenazar hoi lies, Joseph Silvester and Stephen Barnahe Samuel Bates Tilhingman aud AVilliam Swift surveior for Agawame precincts fence vewers Josiah Finney p:benazar Cobb James Barnabe PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 103 Capt John Dyer sealer of weights and measures Samuel Harlow and John Bradford chosen to have inspection of bords Timber and Lumber that is brought to sale [148. J At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 21*' 1715 upon a motion made to ye Town Relating to the build ing a Cart bredg over Jones River neere Jacob Cooks Major John Bradford prefered to give Toward the building sd bridge what stones were on his That were sutable for sd worke and sett his hand thereunto John Bradford Jacob Cooke likewise proffered that In case Those yt Did sd worke should have what stones They could get of his land in case they Took as many loads of Cobling stones as of binding stones for sd work aud To this promise to ye Town he set his hand in town meet ing Jacob Mitchell also promised to give what stones was on his land convenient for sd worke only they were not to take any that were neere his raing where he was about to erect a fence upon this The Town voted a Cart bredge to be built over sd River to be built with stones and voated yt the selectmen should make a rate upon j'c In- Committe habitants of the Town to Defray ye charge thereof and voated That Benjamin Warren John Watson and Abiall Shurtlef should agree with persons to Doe sd work At Dotoy this meeting Samuel Doty petitioned that the Town would be pleased to give him the grant of the house lot out and out or to grant him some farther time upon which the town voated That In case yt Samuel Dotey did build a Deasent Credable house on sd land aney time within three years after This date then The sd land to belong to ye sd Samuel Dotey and unto his heirs aud assignes for Ever Voated That the selectmen are to make som orders Relating to the measuring of wood yt is brought to sale voated That on condition that the owners of the seat before the place where the Negroes and Indians sett at the meet ing house Doe give 3 pounds Towards P^recting a plase 104 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. for said Negroes and Indians to sett in sd meeting house Elsewhere than they have liberty to make yt Rome into three pews At A Town meeting held at Plymouth August Twenty ninth 1715 at sd meeting The Town voated to raise ye sums of money by rate on j'e Inhabitants The ac count in the particulars are as followeth 00 00 00 00 00 00 Town Meeting May 9'" 1715 Jurors chosen Town Meeting August 29'" 1715 Imprimis for Jones River bredg 80 Item for ye scoole 10 Item for ye Representative 12 Item for the Laying out ye way between Jonathan Moreys and Sandwedg 04 Item for Reparation of meeting house broke by Thunder 06 Item for windows frame and glass 16 Item for J'e Poore 10 Item for the bredg at Johu Bradfords 00 Item to making rates 06 Item to the Saxton ringing the bell 03 Item to ye Saxton for ringing ye 9 o'clock bell 03 voated to allow three pounds for the ringing ye 9 o'clock bell the year Ensuing 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 [149.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21*' of March ll^h ^^r and in Consideration of ye sum of Stephen four pounds and five shillings by Steven Churchill Churchil's of the Town of plimouth well and truly paid unto Eight acres John Watson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd Town the Town hath given granted bar gained sold made over and confirmed unto the above Churchill named Stephen Churchill and unto his heirs and assignes for Ever P^iight acres of land more or less on ye P^asterly side of loud Pond and Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) Beginning at a Red oake Bush w'" stones about it by ye path side being the North East Corner bound of ye land lately laid out to Jonathan Barnes Junior and from Thence to Extend PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 105 soutwest aud by west : 66 : pole by sd Barnes's land to a stake by loud Pond and Thence South P^asterly by sd Pond to a Red oake marked on 4 sides which was ye westerly corner bound of ye land laid out ye same Day to M" Piphraira Little and Thence by sd Littles land North P>ast arvd by East half a point Northerly till it coms to a Red oake bush marked on 4 sides in ye Rainge of ye laud lately laid out to Nathaniel Holmes which is also ye Northwest cor ner bound of said Littles land and theuce to Extend about Northwest and by West about Ten pole to ye sd barnss corner bounds first mentioned allowing waies where they may be wanted Nathaniel Thomas ) y surve Isaac Lathrop ) land belong At a Town meting held at plimouth March 21 **- ing to 1710 for aud in Consideration of Three pounds and Stephen Ten Shillings by Stephen Chnrchill unto John Wat- Churchill son Town Treasurer of plimouth for ye use of ye sd Tovvn paid ye sd Town hath given granted Bar gained sold made over and Confirmed unto ye above named Stephen Churchill and uuto his heires and assignes for Ever a sertaine peice of land laid out September 17"' 1714 September ye 17"' laid out by us The subscribers unto Stephen Churchill of plimouth a peice of land lying betwen ye lane which leads from ye highway by Eliasar Mortons To Barnses creak' and The Town ix>nd and is bounded as follows (viz) with A stone sett into ye ground about : 48 : foot from ye Coruer of John fosters land and about 24 foot from M'"' Watsons fence and from sd stone Northerly to an other stone by ye sedgey ground and Thence P^asterly by ye sedgey ground untill it coms neere to ye raoiith of sd creak and Theuce southerly to a stone sett into ye ground about : 47 : foot from ye Northerly Corner of the sd Chnrchills shopp and Thence to an other stone 1 Barnes Creek ran across what is now Water street into the Kopewalk Pond and drained the low land in the vicinity of Bradford street. 106 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. sett into j'e ground about : 23 : foot from sd Watsons fence and thence by ye sd lane to the stone first mentioned leaving the lane not less than 23 foot wid iu the narrowest place Nath Thomas Isaac Lathrop At A Town Meeting held at plimouth May 9 "* 1715 The Town mad Choyce of Capt James Warren M"' Thomas P^squire to be Their Representative At This meeting Grant The Town granted unto Nathaniel Thomas Esqu Junior six acres of the highest part of ye flatt in plimouth baj' lying Eastward of howlands flshing Rocks yt is to say : 6 : acres of yt part of the sd flatt that lyeth against Caleb Cooks land upon Con dition That ye sd Thomas or his heires or assignes shall plant out some of it with sedg Turf soe that it Doth grow and spread in ye space of seaven yeares from ye Date hereof then to belong to him ye sd Thomas and unto his heires and assignes for Ever but if not Then to Return ye Town againe. At this meeting Capt John Dyer was chosen to take care yt ye meeting house glas be Repared and b'ing in his account to ye Town to be Reimbursed [150.] At A Towu Meeting held at plimouth on ye 7"' of June 1715 Major Johu Bradford was Chosen Representative in ye Rome of Capt James AVarren Deceased At This raeeting The Town Treasurer brought in his account of what money was Due to the Town in his hand and To Ballance the account There Re- maiines Due to the Town Town Meeting At a Town meeting held at plimouth May 7 "» May 7"' 1716 1716 M"' Nathaniel Thomas was Chosen Repre sentative At This meeting it was voated yt with Reference to jM*^'' John Stirtevants Request yt The Return of his land laid out by Left Shurtlef and Capt AA'arren now Deceased mite be comited To Record though only signed by sd Left Shurtlef which was PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 107 Some Reserve granted At This meeting it was voated by ye of Training Town That ye Training Green Coles hill A spot of green Coles land about ye grat gutter with all the Comon hill etc lands to P^ach parcel Adjoyning shal not be Des- posed to aney person with out special license from ye Town Notwithstanding former grants May 8"' 1716 Then a high Way was laid out by us ye subscribers ye selectmen of The Town of pliraouth on ye south side of AVelensle brook begining at ye Kings high way and begining at ye north corner at a heape of stones up yt way yt leads to little Town 20 foot Wide Till it coras to ye land sold to George Morton Then ye way to be 30 foot wide and bounded by severall heaps of stones on ye south side ye way as j'e Cart waj' now goeth Till it coms past sd Mortons land Then to be 40 foot wide up though Samuel Dunhams land to a stone sett into ye ground on ye north side of the way and another on ye south side of way oposite and so to hold 40 fot wid to a stone sett into ye ground ou ye northward side a little to the southard of sd Dunhams house and through his fence to A stone sett into ye ground on ye Northward side the . way 20 foot to ye Norward of John Drews corner bounds and then the way to be 30 foot wide betwen Drew land and Durahams laud and soe along ye way as it now goeth till it coms Through Dunhams land to a stone sett into ye ground on ye south side ye way and soe along j'e way to a Rock being on ye side of a hill betwen Cedar swompe way and Rocks pond way to a stoue sett into ye ground on the Top of a hill on ye West side ye way and soe along ye way as it now goeth to a Red oake tree Ways marked on ye northard side ye way and theuce through Dunhams land till Comes To Sergant harlows westerly Corner bound which is ou the P^asterly side ye way aud from thence ye way still to be 30 foot wide and soe along ye way as it now goeth by the north side of Cooks pond and soe along way as it now goeth to the Cedar swompe till it Coms to plimton bounds per us Benjamin AA'arren John Dyer Abiall Shurtlef 108 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [151.] Whereas The Inhabitants of ye Town of pliraouth Didi at a Towu meeting held at sd plimouth on ye 31 of August 1702 make a grant of Little medow swompe unto the persons herein men tioned (viz) Deacon Thomas Clarke Left Jonathan Morey Jona than Morey Junior William Harlow Samuel Cornish James Clark Junior John Clarke Joseph Silvester humphrey Turner Joseph Bartlet Junior P^luathau Bartlet Benjamin Bartlet and John May All these propiietors Being mett at The house of Thomas Witherel in sd plimouth ou ye 12"' Day of October 1713 Then made Choyce of Thomas ffaunce to be their Clerk and was sworn lo that office for them by Ctipt James AVarren P^squire and Wheras Elish holmes- being Intended to have his name P^utered in ye Towu grant with those above named but his name being slipt in ye Record of ye grant and whereas The sd I-Clisha Holmes hath ben at The labour and Charge as to his full part with the Rest of sd proprietors of sd swompe iu Drowning sd swompe aud since in Dividing sd swompe into perticular allotments The proprietor of sd swompe Did at This meetiug liunaiiemosly Agree and voted that the sd P^lisha holmes shall have a ffull share with them in je whole of sd swompe above granted as fully and amply to all Intents and purposes as- if his name had been P^utered in ye first grant And wheras the sd proprietors have proceded to lay out sd swompe into perticular allotments as apears on Town Record but those allotments not being made soe lutelejable as was needfull The proprietors Did at this meeting make choice of linsign Benjamiue Warren Joseph Silvester and Samuel Cornish to new survey sd allotments and give a more Clere Returne of the bounclerj' ye points of Compas sd allotments Rainge and voted that the aflolmeuts shold Remane to P^acli proprietor according to their former Draught of sd lots at sd meeting the proprietors made Choyce of Samuel Cornish. Joseph Silvester and James Clarke to make up The grat Dam at sd swomjie as sone as may be upon ye proprietors Charge and when they have Dun sd work They are hereby Impowed To warue in the propiietors To meete at tim and place as they shall apoint AVheras The ))ropiietors of ye swompe called Littles meadow swompe at A meetiug of thein held at pliraouth on ye 12 Day of October 1713 at the house of Thomas AVitherly in sd plimouth Mad Choyce of us The subscribers to new Run The severall lots lately laid out by Ichabod Tuper in sd Littles meadow to settle PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 109 and Demonstrate The point of Compas Every lot bore Togetherwith the number of Rods belonging to liach lot which was omitted in sd Tupers Retern in laying out sd lots and wee The subscribers having Taken sd worke upon us have proceeded Therein as ffol loweth The point of Compas betwen The head of their lots aud the additions is South 15 Degrees AVesterly as farr as the Rainges goeth sd Rainge begins at a stake and a heape of stones at the North East lilnd of the Swompe about : 4 : pole To ye Eastward of a neck of upland that Runs into the swompe [152. J The first lot Belongs to P^lnathan Bartlet and is bounded as followeth (viz) beginning at the North The first west corner of the grat Dam and from theuce southerly Lot by the uplands 22 pole To a slake standing by ye side of ye upland and numbered 1. 2. with stones about it Thence North 29 Degrees P^asterly across the meadow about a seaven Rod To a Red oake marked and uum- bered 1. 2. Thence Northerly by the upland till it Coms to ye grate Dam and Then by j'e sd Grat Dam To ye bouuds first mentioned The 2 lot The second lot belongs To Samuel Cornish and is Bouuded as ffoloweth (viz) begining at ye south cor ner bounds of the first lot and from Thence the line Extends southeast 31 Degrees P2asterly across The meadow and swompe till it coras To the upland on j'e other side to a stake marked and numbered 2. 3. Thence Northwesterly liy the upland Till it coms To a Red oake and numbered 1. 2. Thence South 29 Degrees Westerly To ye bounds first mentioned The 3'' lot The 3" lot Belongeth to Jonathan Morey and bounded by the second lot Thn/ughout the whole length beging at a stake marked aud numbered 1. 2. with stones about it Theuce southerly by the upland : 8 : Rod to a stake marked and numbered 3. 4. with stones about it by the upland and Thence southeast 26 Degrees Easterly across The swompe and meadow till it coms to ye upland on ye other side to a stake marked and numbered 3. 4. Thence northerly by the upland till it comes to the bounds of ye 2'' lot no PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The 4 lot The forth lot Belongeth to Elisha Holmes and Bounded as ffoloweth The fourth lot bounded by ye third lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the upland Eight Rod aud a half to a stake marked and numbered 4. 5. with stones about it standing by ye upland Thence across ye meadow and swomp Southeast 26 Degres P^asterly Till it Coms to ye line between the Aditions and ye lots 38 Rod to a stake marked Three and numbered 4. 5. and thence north to ye upland and then by ye up land to ye bounds of ye third lot The 5'" lot The fifth lot Belongeth To James Clarke Junior and is bounded by the fourth lot throughout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it south by The upland : 8 : Rod lacking 3 foot To a stake marked and and numberd 5. 6. with stones about it Thence South East 26 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swomp Till it Coms to a slake marked and numbered 5. 6. standing in ye line betwen the aditions and lots Thence North : 15 : Degrees P^asteriy to ye bounds of the 4"^ lot. The 6"' lot The sixth lot Belongeth To ye heires of John Clarke and is Bounded by ye fifth lot Throughout the whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by ye upland 8 Rod lacking two fott to a stake marked and numbered 6. 7. standing by ye upland with stons about it Thence .South East 24 Degrees Easterly across the meadow and swomp till it Coms to a stake marked and numbered 6.7. standing in ye Rainge betwen ye Ad ditions and ye lots Thence north 15 Degrees Easterly to the bounds of the fifth lot The 7'" lot The seventh lot Belongeth To John May aud is Bounded by the sixth lot Throught The whole length and Rainges iu breadth from it southerly by the up lands 8 Rod and 9 ffott Till it Coms To a stake marked and numbered 7. 8. standing by the upland with stons PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Ill about it Thence South P^ast 25 Degrees across the meadow and swompe tiU it Coms to a stake marked and numbered 7. 8. standing in the Rainge of the Adition Thence Nortli 15 Degree Easterly To the bounds of the Sixth lot The 8*" lot The Plight lot Belongeth To Jonathan Morey and is Bounded by ye 7"' lot Throughout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by ye upland 8 Rods Till it Coms to a stake marked numbered 8. 9. With stones about it Thence south East 24 Degrees Easterlj' across ye meadow and swompe till It Coms To a stake marked and numbered 8. 9. standing in ye line betwen ye additions and ye lots Thence North : 15 : Degrees Easterly To the bounds of the seaventh lot. [153.] The 9'" lot The ninth lot belongs To ye heires of William Har low and is Bounded by the 8'" lot Till it Comes To a stake marked and numbered 8. 9. standing in ye line betwen ye additions and ye lots and Rainges in breadth from it southeast by ye upland 8 Rod Till it Coms to a Stake marked and nurabered 9. 10. with stone about it by ye upland and from thence ye line Extends southeast 23 Degrees Easterly across the meadow and sworape Till it Coras to a stake Marked and numbered 9. 10. standing next ye upland side Thence Easterly by the upland Till it Coms To a pine tree Marcked : 4 : Noches on ye North side and is the bound ye most southermost Additions and the : 9 : lot And from sd Tree The line Extends Northwest Till it Coras to ye head of ye lots Then South 15 Degrees Westerly till it Coras to The southeast corner bounds of ye 8"' lot which is a stake raarked and numbered 8. 9. The 10'" lot The Tenth lot Belongs To humphrey Turner And is Bounded by ye 9'" lot Throuout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the up land Tenn Rod and 3 foot Till it Coms to a stake 112 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. marked and numbered. 10. 11. with stones about it Thence South East 25 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe Till it Coms to ye upland ou ye other side To a stake Marked and numbered 10. 11. and Then By the upland to the bounds of the ninth lot. The 11'" lot The P^leventh Lot Belongeth To Joseph Silvester and is bounded by ye 10'" lot Throuout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the upland 10 Rod to a stake marked and numbered. 11. 12. with stones about it Theuce South East 29 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe till it Coms to the upland on ye other side and a stake marked there and nurabered 11. 12. and then North westerly by the upland till it Coms to ye bounds of the tenth lot The 12'" lot The Twelveth lot Belongeth To Samuel Rider and Bounded by ye 1 1 '" lot throughout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the up land 9 Rods lacking 4 foot To a stake marked and numbered. 12. 13. with stones about it Thence south east 28 Degrees P^asterlj' across ye meadow and swompe to the upland on ye other side To a stake marked there and numbered. 12. 13. and Then North erly bj' The upland To ye bouuds of the Eleventh lot The 13'" lot The Thirteenth lot Belongenth To the heires of Joseph Bartlett Junior Deceased and is Bounded by the 12 lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by the upland 8 Rod and a half To a stake marked and numbered : 13 : 14: with stones about it thence South East 31 De grees Easterly across the meadow and swompe Till it Coms to the upland on the other side to a stake marked aud numberd: 13: 14.- Then Northei'ly by ye upland to ye bounds of the 12'" }ot The 14'" lot The fortenth lot Belongeth To Benjamin Bartlet aud is Bouuded by ye 13 '" lot Throughout ye whole PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 113 length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by ye upland 8 Rod to a stake marked and nurabered : 14:15: with stones about it Thence Southeast 30 De grees p]asterly across the meadow and swompe Til! it Coins To ye upland on ye other side to a stake marked and numbered: 14: 15: thence Northerly by The upland Till it Coras To ye bounds of the thirteenth lot The 15'" lot The ffifteuth lot is Deacon Thomas Clarks and Bounded by ye 14'" lot Throughout ye whole length aud Rainges in breadth from it Southwest 5 Degrees Southerly 18 Rods to a white oake bush marked and numbered 15 on ye one side and one on ye other side Thence South P2ast Two Degrees Southerly 9 Rods to a pine tree marked and numbered 15 Theuce North Easterly by ye upland Till it Coms to the bouuds of the ffortenth lot [154. J The Additions to the foure first lots are as ffolloweth (viz) lyeth on ye East side of the swompe The first The first addition is Elnathan Bartlets bounded as ff'olows Begin- Addition ing at the northeast end of ye long Dam Thence North AV^esterly by the upland till it Coras to a stake num bered : 1 : with stones about it by ye upland and from Thence Southwest one Degree Westerly till it Coras to ye upland on ye other side and thence by The upland to the long Dam and then by ye long Dam to the bounds first mentioned The 2'' The second addition is Samuel Coruishs and bounded Addition as ffoloweth Beging at Elnathan Bartlets Northwest corner bounds which is a stake and a heape of stones by the upland Thence South West one Degree Westerly 16 Rods lacking 4 foot to a stake standing in the meadow ground with stons about it Thence North 29 Degrees Westerly Till it Coms to Left Moreys corner bouuds that is his southwest corner Thence North 15 Degrees 114 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Easterly till it Coms To The upland and then Easterly by the upland Till it coms To ye Bounds first men tioned The 3''' The Third Addition Belongs to ye heires of Left Addition Jonathan Morey Deceased and Bouuded as ffoloweth (viz) by the second addition Throughout ye whole length Rainging iu breadth from it southwest oue De gree AVesterly 8 Rods and a half Till it coms to a pine Tree marked numbered : 3 : 4 : by The Edge of the swompe Thence North 29 Degrees AVesterly TiU it Coms to the heads of the lots The 4'" The fourth addition To P^lisha Holmes and Bounded Addition as ffolloweth (viz) by The 3"' Division on ye north side and from it south 24 Degrees Westerly 8 Rod and 6 foot TUl it coms To a pine tree marked : 4 : noches on the north side and from Thence The line Extends Northwest Till it coins to the head of the lots aud Thence north 15 Degrees Easterly Till it coms to ye third addition The second alotments The first lot The second Allotments Belonging To Littles meadow and lyeth above The first alotment up streame Above The : 15 : lot The ffirst lot belongs To Elisha Holmes aud Bounded as ffoloweth Be gining at a AVhite oake Bush on The southerly side of the Brook which is ye southwest corner Bounds of Deacon Clarks first Allotment marked and numbered : 15 : on one side and one on the other side and from thence the line P^xtends as the swomp goes neere northwest : 16 : Rod and a half To a stake marked and numbered : 1 : 2 : with stones about it standiug by ye upland Thence across ye swompe and meadow northwest to a stake on ye other side marked and numbered : 1 : 2 : by ye upland with stones about it Thence North Easterly by ye uplaud Till it Coms to ye Raing of Deacon Clarks fiftenth lot Thence by his lot to ye bonds first mentioned PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 115 The 2'J lot The second lot Belongs To ye heaires of John Clark Deceased and is bounded by ye first lot at ye North End There and from a stake marked 1:2: with stones about it which is ye southwest corner bounds of ye first lot and from thence ye line Extends southerly by ye upland 28 Rod Till it Coms to a stake marked and numbered : 2:3: with stones about it by ye YAg of ye upland on ye westerly side of the brok Theuce East: 16: Degrees Northerly Till it Coms to a stake in ye P2dg of ye upland on ye other side and numbered : 2 : 3 : with stons about it Theuce North Easterly by The upland to ye bounds of the first lot The 3"J lot The Third lot Belongs To Joseph Silvester and bounded by The second lot at ye north End or side and from The southwest corner of ye 2'' lot southerly by ye upland 24 Rod to a stake marked and num bered : 3 : standing by a Grat Rock by the upland Thence across A Tongue of swompe East : 9 : De grees southerly : 6 : Rod to a stake marked on : 3 : sides and nurabered : 4 : 5 : with stones about it Thence The line Extends East : 23 : Degrees northerly across ye meadow and swompe To Two White oaks marked and numbered : 3 : 4 : with stones about them Thence Northerly by ye upland To The Bounds of the second lot [155. J The fourth lot Belongeth to Samuel Rider and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) By the : 3 : lot Through- The 4'" lot out the whole length Rainging at A stake markt and numbered : 3 : 4 : 5 : with stons about it standing on a knowle of upland in ye swompe Being ye southerly corner boundsof the 3" lot Thence East 28 Degrees southerly across ye meadow Till it coras to a pine tree marked and numbered : 4 : 5 : stand ing by ye upland Thence Northerly by the upland 18 Rods and a half Till it coms to the bounds of the third lot 116 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The 5'" lot The fflfth lot belongeth To Humphrey Turner and Bounded by the 4'" lot and Rainges from it southerly by ye upland seaven Rod and a half To a stake markt aud numbered: 5:6: with stones about it and from theuce ye line Extends southerly A P^leven Degrees southerly Across ye meadow and swompe to a pine tree markt and numbered : 5 : 6 : Thence northerly by the upland To ye bounds of the : 4: lot The 6'" lot The sixth lot Belongeth To James Clarke Juni and Bounded by the fifth lot on ye north side and Rainges from it westerly by the upland: 18: Rods to a stake marked and numbered: 6: 7: with stons about it by the upland Thence southerlj' by the uplaud Till it Coms to ye bounds of the fifth lot The 7th'" lot The seventh lot Belongeth To Benjamin Bartlett and Bounded by ye 6'" lot Throughout the whole length and Rainges in breadth from it westerly by ye upland P^leven Rod and almost half To a stake marked and numbered : 7:8: with stones about it by ye upland Thence south Pilast 2 Degrees southerly across ye meadow and swompe Till it coms to a stake marked and nurabered : 7:8: with stons about it Thence Northerly by The upland TUl it Coms To the bounds of the sixth lot The 8'" lot 'I he Eight lot Belongeth To the heires of Joseph Bartlet Junior Deceased Bounded by the 7'" lot throughout the whole length aud Rainges in breadth from it Southwesterly by ye upland : 5 : Rod to a stake marked and numbred : 8 : 9 : with stones about it Thence Southeast 3 Degree Easterly across ye meadow and swompe till it coms to a stake marked and numbred : 8 : 9 : 15 standing in ye swompe be low ye Dam with stons about it Thence North East 5 Degrees P^asterly To the bounds of the seaventh lot PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 117 The 9'" lot The ninth lot Belongeth To The heires of Left Jonathan Morey Deceased and Bounded by ye 8'" lot throughout ye whole length and Raingeth in breadth from it southwest a little southerly by ye upland : 7 : Rods To a stake marked and numbered : 9:10: AA'ith stones about it by the upland Thence South p]ast, : 9 : Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe to a stake marked and numbered : 9 : 10 : standing by the uplaud Theuce Easteily To the bounds of the Eight lot The 10'" lot The Tenth lot is Deacon Clarks aud bounded by the 9'" lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by the upland : 9 : Rod and a half to a stake marked and numbered : 10 : 11 : with stones about it Thence South P^ast 16 Degrees P2asterly across j'c meadovv aud swompe to a stak marked and numbered: 10: 11: standing by the upland Thence P>asteily by the upland Till it Coms to the bounds of the : 9 : lot The 11'" lot The Eleventh lot Belongeth To Jonathan Morey Junior aud bounded by ye Tenth lot Through out ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it south easterly by J'C uplaud 22 Rod To a stake marked and numbred: 10: 11: with stones aoout it Theuce South East 2 Degrees Easterly Across ye meadow and swompe to a stake marked and numbered: 11 : standing by ye upland then North Easterly by ye upland till it Coms to ye bounds of the Tenth lot The 12'" lot The Bounds betwen The 12'" and 13 lots is a pine Tree marked and numbered : 12 : 13 : standing by ye Edg of ye upland on ye Northward side of the brook with stones about it about : 4 : Rods above were the old Cart way went across or over ye brook \nd from sd Tree The line Extends south 8 Degrees Easterly across the Brook To a stake marked and numbred : 12 : 13 : by ye Edg of ye upland on ye other side of ye brook with stones about it and all ye swompe 118 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. and meadow lying To ye southward of the line be longing to Little meadow brook To belong to The 12'" lot and is about 2 acrees and a half sd lot be longeth To Jonathau Morey The 13 lot The Thirtenth lot Belongeth To ye heires of William harlow and Bounded by ye 12'" lot at ye Northeast Corner therof Begining at a stake marked and numbered : 12 • 13 : with stones about it on ye south side of ye brook from thence Easterly and Southerly and againe Easterly as ye meadow and swompe goeth hom to ye upland 58 Rod to a stake marked and numbered: 13: 14: by ye upland standing betwen 2 Rocks and from thence ye line Extends North 30 Degrees Easterly across The meadow and swompe to a pine Tree marked and uumbrd 13 : 14 with stones about it by ye uplanp Thence by ye upland Northwest 8 Degrees westerly Eight Rod and three fot To a stake marked and numbred : 13 : 15 : with stones about it Thence North west 12 Degrees Northerly across ye meadow and swomp to an other stake marked and numbred 13 : 15 standing by the uplaud with stones about it thence westerly by ye upland till it Coms to a pine Tree marked and numbred: 12: 13: which is the North corner bounds of ye 12 lot The 14 lot The fortenth lot belongs To Samuel Cornish and is all the swomp aud meadow belonging To Little meadow brook To ye Eastward of ye Rainge of the 13 lot and is about 2 acrees The 15'" lot The ffifteuth lot Belongeth To Elnathan Bartlett Butts ou ye broad side of the 13'" lot Begining at a stake marked aud numbred : 13 : 15 with stones About it by a corner of upland on the East side of the Brook Theuce Northeasterly By The uplaud 39 Rod To a pine marked : 15 : Thence west 2 Degres westerly To The upland on ye other side Then PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 119 Southerly by ye upland Till it Coms to The Rainge of the 13'" lot Benjamiue Warren "j Samuel Cornish V Comty Joseph Silvester I That you so written iu ye marjant against ye 13'" lot must Come in and be Red at ye P^nd of ye 9 '" line and soe come in betwen The 9'" and 10'" lines At a meeting of the properietors of Littls meadow swompe soe caled legally warned and generally and fully attended by sd properietors at the house of Deacon Thomas Clarke in plimouth on ye 15'" Day of ffebruary 170|4 at this meeting those of properie tors That had ben Improved by a former act of ye sd properietors to settle the boundries of Each properietors share or lot in sd swompe and to work about the Daming sd swomp gave in an ac count of what they had Don therin and Drew up aa account of the Charge sd work came to both as to The new seting forth of j'c bounderys of Each lot and what point of Compas P^very lot bore and the making up the Dams in sd swomp according to a former act of sd properietors Together with the Charge of Recording The severall allotments to Each properietor The account of [157. J The sum Totall of the Charge for ye work Don on ye other side mentioned f s d 06 -- 03 — 4 The perticulars are as followeth (viz) Imprimis To The Clerk for his Service for £ the properietors 01 — 01 — 00 To Benjamin Warren 01 — 16 — 00 To Joseph SUvester 00—19 — 00 To Samuel Cornish 00 — 19 — 00 To James Clarke 00 — 14 — 00 To Josiah Clarke 00 — 03 — 00 To John May 00 — 04 — 08 To Benjamin Rider 00 — 03 — 00 To James Clarke Junor 00 — 03 — 00 120 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The Charge Coms to Eight shillings aud thre pence to Each properietor At The raeeting of the propietors last mentioned They made Choice of Joseph Silvester Tobe their Treasur or To Receive of Each propietor Tlieir proportion of the Charge above mentioned and to pay to P^ach person above mentioned their Due And it AVas also voted that Every propietor shall pay his sd pro portion above mentioued AVithin Two monthsafter the date of the meeting unto the sd Treasur or be lyable to his action against those yt shall neglect or Refuse soe to Doe and for as much as there is still som work to be Don about the Dam in sd swompe they Chose Benjamin Warren and Samuel Coruish to fix upon a Time Con- venien to Doe sd work and to worn iu sd owners to Doe sd work and voted to allow three shillings a Day to ye laboirrors Plimouth January 28'" 1719/20 The first A Devision of the 2 '• lot of Cedar swomp in South- share meadow swomp by us the subscribers owners of sd lot as ffollows The first share Begins at A pine Tree on piney Island which is the bound Betwen the first and second grat lots and from Thence ye line Plxtends South 10 Degrees AA^esterly Across ye swomp to A maple Marked aud from ye tree first mentioned on pine Island it P^xtends in breadth : 27 : Rood P^ast half a point Southerly to A pine Tree numbred : 1 : 11 : aud Theuce South 10 Degres AVesterlj' Across the lott The 2'' The second share is Bouuded by j'e first share on ye share AA^esterly side and P^xteuds in breadth from it Easterly by ye swompe : 24 : Rods to a small pine numbred : 2 : 3 : and from Thence south Ten Degrees AVesterly Across the lot The 3 '' The third share is P.ouuded by j'c second share on ye share AA'esterly side and Rainges In breadth from it Easterly by ye swomp : 24 : Rod to a smal pine numbred : 3 : 4 : Thence South 10 Degres AVesterly Across the lot The 4'" The fourth share is Bounded by ye 3'' share on ye Share AA''esterly side and P^xtends from it Easterly by ye swompe : 22 : Rods and a half to a hemlock marked and numbered : | | | : A" : Thence south 10 Degrees AVest erly Across ye lot The AVhole of this 2'"' L jtt of Ceder Swomp Recorded, in the proprietors Book page 261 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 121 [158.] The 30 Acres of Land granted To Eleazer Morton ye 9'" Febuary 170 J was laid out In Two fifteen Acre Lotts By aud Near Cookes Pond ye 18'" May 1702 and Bounded as followeth (viz) ye first 15 Acres with a AVhite oak Tree on ye West side of Cooks Pond marked on 4 sides and from Theuce To Run North west and Be North 40 Pole To a Red oak Tree marked on 4 sides and from Thence To Extend southwest and Be south 48 Pole To a stake sett in ye ground and from Thence To Run South East and Be East Near 80 Rod TiU it Comes To ye Bounds first men tioned The other 15 acres was laid out Between j'e AVay That Goeth To Cooks Pond aforesd and the Laud of Samuell Harlow and John Rider on ye North side it Heads upon the Laud that was Laid out To Baruck Jurdens Children and at the West Eud it Extends from John Riders Southwest Corner Bound By ye Seader Hole To Extend Southerly To a Read oak Tree marked on 4 sides standiug By ye Path : all the Common Land Included In the fore mentioned Bounds Jaines AVarren, Nalh' Morton William Shurtleff Committee [160.] The Mile and The land Granted to ye Town for a comon half of Comons from John Cobbs to Joseph Churchels south- Laid out and we-st from the bay A mile and half up into ye' bounded woods AVas laid out and bouuded as ffolloweth (viz) the Eleaventh of Aprill 1702 With a Red oak Sapling marked and a heape of stons About it ou a hill above John Cobbs land which was half a mile from ye bay southwest and to Extend southwest by marked Rainges till it comes to a pine tree marked ou : 4 : sides on a plaine Eastward of Tryaugle pond and from thence to PLxtend South P^^ast by marked Rainges allong by the ffoot of Sparows hill and soe over a llittle pond to ye Northward of Daniels iFor a description of the mile and a half see foot note on page 2ilG ol the 1st volume. 122 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Benoney Shaws 2 acres of meadow Robert Ransoms 3 acres of Meadow Neck^ and soe over ye mouth of ffresh lake to lout pond to a Red oake marked and soe over ye Southerly End of lout pond to a pine tree marked and soe to a white oake marked on : 4 : sids Towards Dunhams Meadow soe caUed which was ye southerly corner bounds and from thence to Extend northeast by raarked Rainges till it Comes to ye bay by Joseph Churchels a mile aud half from ye southwest corner bounds Nathaniel Morion James AVarren surveyors Two Acres of Meadow was laid out to benoney Shaw at the new meadows in the Township of plimton ye 29 of January 1712 in the Right of Thomas pope forraerly of plimouth which was Granted to him ye 27'" of December 1665 by the Town of plimouth aforsd and bounded as fol loweth from a Grat Dry pine tree marked on the northwest side of the meadows it Extends neere southeast and by south 37 pole to a pine tree marked in the Rainge of a stake stuck in ye meadow against the stacking place and from the stake to Run neere southwest and by west by ye upland neere : 10 : pole to an other stake sett in meadow and from thence Northwest and by North 37 pole to a stake in ye meadow and from thence neere Northeast by P^ast neere ten pole to the pine tree first mentioned AVilliam Shurtlef surveior Three Acres of meadow was laid out to Robert Ransom in the new meadows in the Township of plimton the 29 of January 1712 iu the Right of Jonathan Morej' formerly of plimouth Deceased which was granted to him on the 27 of Desember 1665 by the tovvn of plimouth and is bouuded as ffolloweth (viz) with a stake stuck in the meadow on the North East coruer which was the Corner of 1 Daniels Neck is the neck of land between Great and Little Billington and took its name from Daniel Dunham, who owned land there at a very early date. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 123 the 2 acres laid out to benoney Shaw in Thomas popes Right aud from sd stake neere southwest and by west 16 pole to a dry pine tree marked and then nee South East and by South 37 pole to XI pine tree marked on ye southeast side of the meadows and frora sd tree Northeast 16 pole to a etake stuck in the meadow which vvas the corner bounds of the Two acres laid out to benoney Shaw aforsd and then Northwest and by North to ye ¦stake first mentioned AVilliam Shurtlef surveior Benj"^ The 30 acres of Laud Granted To Benjamin Soule at Souls ye Town meeting Held at Plymouth ye 9'" Feb'''' 170i 30 acre was Layed ont near or adjoyning To AA'inatucket Lott meadow ye 22'"* April 1 702 aud Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) at a heap of stones on ye East Coruer which was ye Corner Bound of the said .Souls Land he bought of M' Joseph Howland and from Thence To Pixtend southwest and be south To a Great white oake Tree marked on 4 sides which was ye Northeist Corner Bounds of ye said Soules meadow aud from Theuce To P>xteud North Northwest aloug by ye meadow 52 Rods To A swomp white oake marked on 4 sides standing by ye raeadow and from thence To P2xteud Northeast and be north about i(80) rood Till it Comes To ye land The sd Soule Bought of ye aforesd Howland To a Red oake Tree aud then Bounded by that Land PLasterly Till it come To ye Bound first mentioned James AVarren \ AVilliam Shurtleff >• Comraite Samuel SturlevautJ [161.] Know all men liy these prsents That wheras we John Bradford Jaraes AVarren and AVilliam Shurtlef being Chosen Agents for the Town of plimouth and we, Isaac Winslow Joseph Vaughan and Jacob Tomson being chosen for the propriators of the purchase Comonly Caled the South purchase belonging to the Inhabitants and propriators of Middlebery iu order to ye settle ment of the controversey j't hath lately arisen by Reason yt part 124 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. of ye sd south purchase falls to be within the Township of plimouth wherefore we doe liy these [iresents mutually agree yt the deviding line between the said south purchase and the land belonging to the propriators of the Town of plimouth shall be as ffolloweth namely from the Rockey poynt at the lower end of the body of meadovv below the double brook the line to p]\teiid Plight poole in breadth from the westerly side of the meadow untill it Cometh up to the place where the line between ye town of plimouth and the Town of ^Nliddleberj' crosseth the Rockey meadow brooke and from theuce by sd Town line untill it Come to the northwest corner of lienouey .Shaws forty acree lott and from thence by sd Shaws lot uuto the brook Called ye beaver dam brook and from thence by sd brok up stream unto A stooping cedar tree marked at or neere the head of sd brook and from thence Rainging northeast thre cjuarters of a point P^asterly sixty three poole to two small cedars marked at ye westerly corner of the pond caled the beavour dam pond and fioni thence P2ast North P^ast a quarter of a point Easterly Cross the pond to a maple tree marked by the North East side of the pond and from thence northeast 85 pole to a maple tree marked standing in tlie side of a swompe and from sd maple tree Rainging northwest unto a stake with stones about it standing in the Rainge of the purchas Caled Shaws purchas and from thence bounded liy Shaws purchase unto iMahucket brook at the old Indian path which is the bounds of the afoisaid South purchase and from thence by sd Indian path uuto the Town line lietwen plimouth and ^Middlebery And that all the land both uiilaud meadows and svvompes lying P^asterly aud Southerly from the aforsd dividing line hom to the South meadovv river shall belong to the propriators of the Town of plimouth or to such [lersous their heirs or assignes unto whome sd Towu hath disposed the same and that all the land both upland meadow land and swompe land lying by AVesterly and Noitlierly from the foresd dividing line home to Middlebery Town line shall belong to the propriators of the forsd south purchase Now the aforsd dividing line thus Run and the boundaryes thus settled we do mutualy agree shall stand and remane for p:;ver as a full settlement betwen the propriaty of the town of plimouth and the propriatory of the aforsil South purchass In witnes whereof we the aforsd Agents have Joyntly and severaly set to our hands aud afixed our seals on the Twentj'eth day of September 1704 PLYMOUTH .RECORDS. 125 Signed sealed aud delivered in presence of us Thos ffaunce William Harlow for pliraouth ,Iohn Bradford 0 Jaraes AA^arre.n 0 AVilliam Shurtlif 0 for the South purchase Joseph Vaglian 0 Jacob Tomson 0 The 20*" day of September 1704 personaly appered before iilfe the subscriber one of her ma "''* Justices of the peece for the County of plimouth sd Johu Bradford Jaines Warren and AVilliam Shurtliff and Joseph A'aughau and Jacob Tomson aud did ac- knoledg the above written Instrument to be Their act and deed Joseph Otis [162.] Be it Knowne to all men by these presents That whereas Johu Carver AA''illiam Bradford Edward Winslow AVilliam Brouister and sundreay others their asosiats naturall subjects of our late sovereign Lord James the first by the Grace of God King of P^ng- land Scotland Ets did by the favour of the almighty erect the first English Colony in this Cimteuant Called New England and begun in yeare of our Lord 1620 The first English Towne at A place called by the natives Apaum alies patuxet but by the linglish plimouth unto whome Massasoiet the prince or Cheefe sachim of those parts gave all the lands adjacent thereunto : and obtained of his sd ma"'= sunderey Comission Confirmed by his Honorable Councell for New England unto them for the ordering their affares under his Gracious protection and for theire further Enlargement as to lands and priviledges they obteigned letters patteutsi deriver- ary frora our late sovereig lord King Charles ye first bearing date the 13'" of January 1629 under the name of the aforesd AVilliam Bradford and his associates signed by the Right Houorabl Robert Earle of Warrwick and with allowanc by vertue thereof to frame and make orders ordenances and constetutions for the well order ing disposing and governing of their persons and the distributing the lands within the sd limitts as pr the sd letters patients doth and may more at large appeare To Be Holden of his Ma"" his heires iThis patent is deposited in the Kegistry ol Deeds at Plymouth. 126 'PLYMOUTH RECORDS. and successors as of his mauer of East Gren witch iu the County of Kent iu free aud comon soccage and not in Capitie nor by Knights service unto the said AVilliam Bradford his heires associ ates and assignes for P>er yeildiug and paying to our said sover- aigu Lord the King his heires and successors for P^ver one fifte part of the oare of the mines of gold and silver aud one other fifth part to the president and Council which shall be had possesed and obteigned within the precincts aforesd for all services and demands whatsoever whereby maney others being incoraged t(' Come unto them thej' through divine ffavonr and the gracious iucoragement and protection of their prince ffrom time to time after many difficulties and Hardships grew up to further maturity granting severall Tracts of lands to others to errect severall Townships with the liberties and priviledges thereof Reserveing like priviledg and liberties to themselves and the first and most ancient Township of new plimouth with such lands thereunto belonging as are Contayned within the lira mils and boundereys hereafter mentioned set fourth ordered and concluded by the Court of assistants Held at plimouth the 2'"' of November 1640 the said AVilliam Bradford Governor according to an act of the General Cort held there on the 3* of March then last past. Authorizing them the said AVilliam Bradford and his assistants thereunto aud are as ffolloweth (viz) That the bounds of Plimouth Towneship shall Extend Southward to the bounds of Sandwich Townshipp and Northward to a little brook Running from Stephen Tracyes to an other little brook ffalliug into black water from the Comons left to duxbery and the neighbours thereaboute and AVestward 8 miles up into the lands from any part of the bay or sea alwayes provided that ye bounds shall Extend soe farr up into the wood lands as to Include the south meadowes towards Agawame lately discovered and the convenient uplands thereabouts the premises being made apeare in Records of Court unto the Court of assistants now held at plimouth the 27'" of October 16.S5 the said Court of assistants by vertue of an act and order made by the Generall Court held at plimouth aforesd the 4'" of June last past impowering them there unto doe therefore declare Ratify and confirm all the aforesd lands both uplands Swompe lands meadow marsh and fleete lands with all waters Rivers harbours creeks Coves fishings mines proffltts priviledges and appurtenances whatsoever to all and singular the PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 127 premses belonging or in any wise appartaining lying and being within the said bounds and limitts of the aforesd townshipp of plimouth unto the sd towne aud to the severall proprietors thereof according to theire and each one of their Comon and pertic ular Respective interest Right title or property unto the said lauds or other the premises or to aney part or parcell thereof by Grant or allowance of said Towne or by the Corte or by aney other law ful wayes or means whatsoever had or obtained or to be had and obtained and to theire and to Each one of theire heires successors and assignes for Ever [163.] To have and to hold to the said towne of plimouth and to the severall proprietors whatsoever Respectively and to theire and Each of their successors and assignes forever according to theire and each of theire Right title and Interest Respectively therein or thereunto as aforesd to be holden as of his Maties according to the tirme of our letters patent above mentoned in testimoney where of the said Court doth allow the Common scale of this Government to be hereunto afixed Now therfore further know ye That I Thomas Hinckley Governor of this his Ma'"* Coloney of New plimouth for our soverain Lord the King by vertue of the power Comitted to me as well by a former act and order made by sd William Bradford and his associates assembled in Court Anno Domini 1636 as by the bove mentioued act for the more full assurance and con firmation of all the sd lands and other the premises herein men tioned to be confirmed unto the said Towne of Plimouth and the severall propriators thereof theire and Each of theire heires suc cessors and assignes for ever in maner aud forme aforesd accord ing to the true meaning and Intent of these presents have hereunto affixed the comon scale of ther govement ult die October Anno domin one thousand six hundred Eighty aud five aud in the first yeare of the Raign of our sovereign Lord King James the second of England Scotland Etc. Thomas Hinckley Gov 1620 [164. J Know all men by these presents That we whose names are herunto subscribed being proprietors and owners of A Cer taine Tract of land lying within the Township of plimouth at a 128 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. place comonly called and known by the name of the shingle brook swomp we have by mutuall Agrement Divided the sd laud into two parts as Equal as we Judg we Com aud have agreed on A Dividing^line which is as ffolloweth (viz) Begining at a beach tree marked on : 4 : sids : 68 : pole or thereabouts to Red and from thence to extend across the swompe south a little westerly Towu meeting At A Town meeting held at plimouth March March first first 1716 for ye choyce of Town officers for ye 1716 yeare P'nsuing Which are ffollowing The Town Clerk Chosen is Thomas ffaunce The Towu voated To Chouse but three select for ye following yeare AA''hich Capt John Dyer p]usign Benjamin AA^arren and Abial Shurtlef and voated That j'C sd select men should be ye assessors to make all the asses ments in sd Town for j'e yeare pjusuing The Cunstables Chosen are Charles Little and Thomas Clarke ye son of AVilliam Clark but Charles Little agreed AVith Joshua Bramhall To serve ye Towue in his Rome and had ye Towns approbation Therin and was sworn by M"" Thomas in open Town Meeting, M"^' John AVatson Chosen Town Treasur The Tithingmen Chosen is Ignatios Cushing Elisha Bradford Josiah Morton and Stephen Churchell The Grand Inquest for year Ensuing Joseph Silvester Robert Cushman and Ephraim Kempton and soe ye Town meeting was adjorued until ye 5'" of March following and Then mett and voted To add to M" Littles sallery Twenty pound upon Condition yt ye sd M'^'' Little AA'ill Engadge not lo Imploy aney person or per sons To cutt anej' Wood of ye personage lot of AVood land above ye Town for ye space of Ten yeares from ye Dat above mentioned and Chose Major bradford aud Deacon foster To Take bonds of sd M'=' Little To Refraine cuting wood as abovesd on sd lot and made Choyce of M"' Lathrop and-/Ebenazar Dunham To have ye Enspection of sd personage lot and as ye Town agents or Trustees and Doe hereby Invest their sd agents PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 129 with full power To prosecut any person or persons That shall make any Tres[ias on sd lot At sd meeting it was voated To allow The AVidow Ozborn' 14 pound out of The Towns stock in The Town Treasurors hands To pay The Doctor for Cure aud voated yt ye sd Treasuror Take a moi- gadge of the sd widow of her house and laud iu the Towns behalf for The payment of sd 14 pound AVithin Two years after This Date unto the Town Treasuror for the Towns use At sd meet ing The Towu Agreed with Major John Bradford To Take the Care and Keepe iu good Re[iare all high wayes Through out The Township of pli mouth aud To save ye sd Tovvn harmles from all Trouble That may arise through the Defect of aney of ye high ways in sd plimouth Tovvnship bredges that are to be made and maintained iu some other ^letliod only P^xcepted for ye space of sevu years Commencing from ye Day of ye Date above sd for Twelve pence a man to be Raised bj' Rate upon ye luliabitauce of sd Town of plimouth That is To say upon all ye luhabitants of sd Towu That are obledg by law to Work at j'e high ways and is To be paid to sd Major Bradford his heires or assignes yearly and Every year During j'e sd Terme of seaven years above mentioned [165.] To All people to AVhome this present writing shall come AVilliam Bradford of New plimouth in his mat'''^ most antient Colony of New plimouth in this his terretory & dominion of New England in America Esquire sou and next heire of AVilliam Brad ford Esquire late of plimouth aforesd deceased sendeth Greeting & Wheras the sd late AVilliam Bradford my Honowred ffather was invested by ^vertue of A grant by letters patient from the Honble Councell Established at plimouth in the County of devou for the planting jtRuling ordering & governing 0*1 New P^lngland in America derivatory from our late soveraigne King James the first in all that part of New li^ugland Tract & tracts of land AMiicli lye iWidojv Ozmeiit is probably here intended, who owned a house on the north erly side of North street 130 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. within and between j'c limits and bounds in said letters patent ex- spresed to be granted given aud Confermed uuto the sd AA'"illiani Bradford his heires Asosiats and assignes for Ever and all lands Rivers Waters havens Creeks parts fishings aud all hereditaments profits and Coinodities scituate lying being or Arising within or between Aney the sd limits aud bounds with all Rights Royaltyes jiriviledges ffrauchises & as ii-i sd letters patent Ratified under the Comon scale of sd Councell & signed by the Right IIou''''= Robert Earle of ^^'arwick then president of sd Councell bearing date ye thirtenth daye of January in the fifth year of the reigue of our late sovereigne Lord King Charles the first & anoye dom : 1629 doth and may Ajiear wherin Amoiig-^t other favours is also exprest the sd Counsels Grant respect in sd grants that after soe long Travell and grate paines soe hopefuU A plantation may not only subsist but also that they may be lucoradged the better to proceed in so pious a worke which maj' especialy tend to the propagation of Relidgiou aud which was also the Choise aud Known end of theire first adventures at theire own proper Cost through so many foreseen & often felt dificulties losses and pinching distresses unto this then wast howling desert and was accordingly attended through the pious care of AVilliam Bradford with the advice & consent of such as he tooke to him to be his assistants iu Court or Counsell in Granting such Competent Tracts of lands to Each Township as the Inhabitants thereof might not only be accomo dated for theire own sunsistance but also be Comfortably enabled to give due encouragmeut and maintenance to such Godly able ^Minister or preacher of the AVord of god as was or should be ob tained amongst them and was so declared by them in open Court for more than thirty years past aud then entered as the Reason of that law why the AVhole Inhabitants or people of the place or Town should pay theire proportion towards the support of such minister Aud wheras the sd AVilliam Bradford my father his grants surrenders or conveyance of any part of sd lands and other the premises to his declared associates or assigns and also his or theire grants to perticular persons or townships and amongst others to the Township alias the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth aforsd who have for more than sixty & seaven years had the seiseu and posesion of the land and other privilidges granted to y"' as aforesd may be by some now questioned whether the sd Grants be so sufficient and firme in law to all intents as Is to be PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 131 desired for AVant of observeing some niceties and formaletics in the law iu the time of their new beginings Novv for the more sure making therof According to the grant and promis of my sd father for him aud his heires Know Yee therefore that I the said William Bradford sen & heirs Aforesd as well for performauce of the trew intent and meaning of the sd AVilliam Bradford ray father in and by the sd grants and for the sd ends above mentioued As for divers good causes aud considerations me att this time espe cially moveing Have Granted surrendered Revised Released and for Ever quitt claymed and by these presents for me and my heires due grant surrender remise and for ever quit clame uuto Ephraim Morton gent : Joseph AVarren Joseph Howland Joseph Bartlet Nathaniel Southworth John Bradford and Isaac Cushman yoomen of the town of plimouth aforesd and to all other gentle men yeoman Tradesmen or planters who are the allowed Inhab itants of sd Towu of plimouth whose names are entered on Record to be inhabitants in the Town book of sd plimouth and by there own desire shall be specified by name iu the sceddal or list of names herunto annexed & freely willing to pay theire personal proportion of the Comon charges or shal otherwise be allowed by me ye sd William Bradford Aforesd [166. J In every of their full and peaceable possession and seiseu according to their & each one of their Comon or severall and Respecttive Interest in AVhatsoever shal be herafter in these presents menti(med to be Released and to their and every of their heires & assignes for ever All such Right estate title Interest po sesion and demands whatsoever which I the sd AVilliam Bradford ever had now have or ought to have of in or to all and singular the messuages lands tenements grounds soyles Rivers waters ha vens Creekes fishings hereditaments Royalties mineralties profits privilidges and Imuuitees w"soever scituate lying arising hapiuiug or Accrewing or which shall arise happen or accrew in or within the limitts and liounds granted to ye said township as followeth That is to say Begining towards the liast of the picked Cliffe near sandwich and thence Runing AVesterly aud Northerly along the sea shore to sd pliraouth harbours mouth and thence p]xtending Northerly and Easterly till it takes in the Gurnet Saguaquash and Clarkes Island within the sd bounds according to former grant and thence Westerly to the mouth of Jones River & and soe up that 132 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. River to the mouth of Stoney brooke aud up that brooke to the mouth of the Creeke which leads to the Tussocks and thence uji the River to the AVesterly head thereof aud theuce Northerly to an heape of stones by the old liays path near a small brooke which Runs into black water aud from sd heape of stones AVest eight miles or more into the A course theuce Southeasterly will include all the south fresh meadows and thence by A straight line to a pine tree raarked standing neere a little Run or Kuuelett yssu- ing into Agavvara River and soe along the sd River and salt water Coming from the south sea untill it Come to ye Red Alias Gravely brooke neere AVaguttneliett aud theuce by the dividing line be tween sd towue of iiliraouth and sandwich unto the aforesd Cleffe and sea adjoyning (except alwayes Reserved out of this mj' pres ent (irant surrender and Release all such Alessiu.ges lands aud heriditaments with theire apimrtenauces as 1 am personally pos sesed of And are and have been for manej' yeares past under the more Imediate Improvement or occupation of me or my assignes j\nd used to be taken aud accoiiiiteil to be luj' pertiglar aud sev erall property only also exee[)t my Comon Right eqiiall with any other the Inhabitants of sd towue of pliinoiith in and to all such ¦Comon and undevided lands aud other Coiijoii previlidges and proffits as are or shall be Incedent or belonging thereunto To gether with all and every such proportion parcel or parcels of laud priviledges aud Ilereditemcuts in sd township of plimouth which are or may be pietendedly Challenged or [lossesed by any person or persons present luhal)itants of sd tovvne who shall not volun- taryly desire their names may be Inserted iu the schedule annexed as aliove sd within two mouths after the date herof so that is to say that I tlie said AVilliam Bradford nor my heires from hence forth shall or may have or Clayme any estate Right title Interest or demand What of in or unto the sd premises or any of them but therof for ever herafter shall be barred and excluded (except be fore excepted Know yee ffurtlier also that I the said AVilliam Bradford for the Considerations aforesd have approved and by these presents doe for me and my heires as much as in me lyeth Ratifie aud Conferine uuto the sd p:pliraiiu Morton Joseph Warren Joseph Howland Joseph Bartlet Nathaniel Southworth John Brad ford and Isaac Cushman and to all others the allowed Inhabitants of sd plimouth as aforesd whose names ly thereon desire shall be sjecitied in the schedule or list of names herunto annexed or shal PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 133 otherwise be allowed by mee as aforesd in theire and every of theire ffull and peaceable posessions and seesin and to their and every of theire Heires and assignes Respecttively all and singular the aforesd lands & other premises and every of theire appiirten. ances within the bounds and limitts of plimouth aforesd except before excepted [167. J According to theire and each of theire Comon or per ticular severall aud Respective Interests therein in any part or parcel therof To Have and to Hold to 'ye sd p:phraim Morton Joseph AVarren Joseph Bartlett Joseph Howland Nathaniel South- worth John Bradford and Isaac Cushman aud to all others the allowed Inhabitants of sd plimouth as before declared and ex presed and to theire and each and every of tlieir heires aud assigns for ever in Mauer and forme follov\'ing. That is to say to hold in Comon al such lands within such bounds and limits as yet lye in Comon & undivided Whether any of them are demised or shall hereafter iie demised and to farme letten and the Rents or profits thereof Improved towards the maintenance of the poore of the said Town or any other good use for Comon advantage or ben efit or AVhether such lands lye in Comon or AVast lands Incident or Appendant to sd Tovvn for Comon ffood for Cattle fire wood timber or such like Comon use Together with such other previ- ledges and Comodities as are incident or belonging to sd towu and to hold in severallie and not Joyntly to each and everj' one of them at his and their own will & pleasure all such Messuages lands and tenements with their appurtenances as each or any of them are severallj' possesed of as his or theire own paiticiilar property by vertue of Ainy Grant or allovvance from ye sd AVilliam Bradford my father or from his Associats in Court or from the sd town or luhabitants therof or obtained by Giift or purchse from any of those lo whom any such grant as aforesd hath ben hereto fore made To be holden as of his 31a"'' his heires & successors as of his Manner of East Greenwich iu free and Coracni soccage and not in Capite nor by Knights service (according to the tenor of sd letters patient yeildiug and paying to our soveraigne Lord the King his heires successors for ever one fifth part of the oare of the mines of gold and silver and one other fifth part thereof to the president and Councell Which shall had possesed and luioyed within the limits Aforesd for all services & demands w'soever 134 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. And I the said AA'illiam Bradford «fe my heires All and singular the premises with their A|)purtenances (except before excepted) to the aforesd P^ihraim iMortou Joseph Warren and the Rest above named and to all others the Inhabitants of sd plimouth as before described & exprest and to theire and each & every oue of theire heires and assignes Respectively Against me the sd William Brad ford and my heires AVill for ever herafter A\' arrant and defend by these presents In AVitness wherof I have herennlo sett my hand and scale the twenty sixth day of jMarcli Anno Kl.SS Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us AVitiu'sses lehahod AVisewalle .Tohu peterson Junior John .Sprague AVilliam Bradiord & a seal 0 This 5'" day of June 1690 the abovesd AVilliam Bradford Apeared aud Acknoledged this Instrument to be his act and deed with his hand and seale to it as above unto the pei'.?ons above named Before me John Cushing Assistant The above written Instrument is Recorded in the Colonies Booke of Records for deeds aud evedeiices of Lands folio : 106 to 109 per .Samuel Sprague Recorder .See Booke dated 1G.S2 [1()8.J To All people to AVIiomc these presents shall Come or may Concern Joseph Howland. Joseph Bartlett Nathaniel South- worth John Bradford Isaac Cushman George Morton eldest son and Heire of p]pliraim Aloiton P'.si] deceased and Joseph AVarren eldest son and Heiie of Joseph AVarren deceased All of the Town of plimouth vvitliiu the County of plimouth iu Nevv P^ngland send eth (Greeting etc Know yee that whereas by an Instruinent bear ing date I lie twenty sixth day of March Anno domini 1688 AVilliam Bradford P>s(i eldest son aud next heir of the Honourable AVilliam r>iadford late Govenor of the Colony of Nevv plimouth deceased for him selfe aud his heires did Grant Release aud quitt Clame PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 135 unto the above named I-Cphraim Morion and Joseph AA'arreu de ceased Joseph howland Josheph Bartlet Nathaniel Southworth John Bradford and Isaac Cushman above named aud till others the allowed Inhabitants of the sd town of plimouth whose names should be iu schedule annexed to sd Instrument all the AVilliam Bradford his patent Right to All the lands Contained within the limmils and bounds of the Tovvnship of plimouth aforesd except ing only the personall posessions and perticular alotments and tenements of the said AVilliam Pradfoid ye heir as abovesd also Reserving to himself an equal Right in all Comons aud uudivided lands iu sd tovvnship with others the said Inhabitanls as by the sd Instrument Given under his baud and seale whcreunto these pres ents is annexed and hath s[iecial Reffereuce more perticularly and at large doth & may as per Court Records Apjiear AVherefore further now Know yee that at a town meeting at plimouth the twelveth daj' of ffebruarj' 1(19 ,' we the above named .loseph How land Joseph Bartlet Nathaniel Southworth .lolin Bradford Isaac Cushmau George Morton & Joseph AVarren sons and heires of the sd Ephraim Morton and .loseph AVarren deeetised with the free and full consent aud allowance of the said AVilliam Bradford son and heir as abouesd as also with the full Consent and desire of the sd allowed Inhabitants of sd town doe hereby ffreely declare and acknoledge that all the allowed luhabitants that were such at the date of the above Recited Instrument with all such as since are orderly admitted Inhabitants of the said Tovvn or that hereafter shall be orderly admitted to Iiihaliit in the same by the Majorety of said Inhabitants are and shall be equall proprietors with our selves in all and siugular the Common aud undivided land of sd town hereby Giveing and Granting lo all such Inhabitants full powers with ourselves for the future by voat for the Common aud publiek Good aud benefflt of sd town to disiiose of any part of sd Common lands as nesesity may Re(iuireor as there may be ocasion alwayes allowing Ratifling and Confirming by these presents all such Grants and Conveigheiicies of lands as by the Agents or Committee of the sd town since the date of the above IJecited In strument hath ben Granted or sold to any of the luhabitants of said Town aud we do further with the Consent of the sd AA'illiam Bradford order aud allow of the serling the names of all such per sons as at the date of sd Instrument were or since have been or derly admitted to luhabitt sd Towu) in this schedule to be an- 136 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. nexed to sd Instrument and Record of the same in testimony wherof the sd AVilliam Bradford and we the above named persons have herunto sealed aud subscribed on the sd 12'" day of february Anno domini lO'.lJ Signeil sealed and delivered in presence of these witnesses Isaac Barker & Abial fuller AVilliam Bradford 0 George INIorton 0 John Bradford Nathauiel Southworth 0 Isaac Cushmau 0 .loseph Howland 0 Joseph Bartlet 0 Joseph AA'arreu 0 [169. J Know all men by these presents That we P^phraim IMortoii sen John Bradford Isaac Cushman Joseph Howland Na thaniel Southworth & Jose[ih Bartlet all of plimouth in the County of plimouth in New P^ngland for us and our heirs do hereby en gage to and with Sergent AVilliam Harlow .lohti Gray Jonathan Shaw and P^phraim ^Morton Jiiu all of the Towne of plimouth aftoresd that whereas they the sd Harlow Gray Shaw and Morton Junior have this day made sale of a Certaine Island in plimouth aforesd Called Clarks Island unto Georg Morton P^lknah AVatson aud Sanuiel Lucas as per deed under the hands of the above named selers may apear wherefore know j'oii that ¦we the persons first above named the subscribers do herebj' bind and firmly oblige ourselves our severall heirs P^xecutors and administrators firmly by these iiresents to save and keep harmles and Indemnefied the sd sergant AVilliam Harlow John Gray Jonathan Shaw and Ephraime Morton Junior and P^very of theire severall heirs P^xecu- tors and Administrators for Concerning aud Respecting any future charge trouble or damage that by any may or means maj' lawfuly Come or accure to them the selers above named for or Concerniug the sale above sd or auj' Claws or article Contained in sd deed : In witness whereof we the persons first above named have here- PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 137 unto subscribed this 8'" day of January l^H beihg the day of the date of the deed aforesd. In presents of Eiihraime Morton us witnesses John Bradford Samuell Sprague Isaac Cushman Thomas ffaunce Joseph howland Nathauiel Southworth Joseph Bartlet Meraorandon That on ye 24'" of :\Iay 1716 Their The Rainge and bouuds betwen us Jonathan Alorey.and Samsoi. AA^opnock vvas agreed on AVhich is as ffolows (vis) begining at a stake and stones by ye banck on ye Topp of a hill Called Chomutlack from Theire wee agree yt ye line betwen us shall Run Northerly oue Degree North To a White oake Tree raarked ou two sides & Then from ye AAHiite oake on a straite Hue lo ye heape of stones Thence a straight line to Aloreys he.ad bouuds This wee agree shall be and Remain a fuU settlement of the bouuds betwen us for P^ver as AA'itness our hands The Day aud yeare above AVritteu Jonathau iMorey AVitnes In presence of The Marke (-) of Samson Benjamin AA''arreu AVopuot Abiall Shurtliff [170.] Rochester September the 26'" 1695 Meraorandon That the agents of plimouth Midlebery & Roch ester being Impowered bj' their aforesd Townships did ineete at M*^' Isaac Howlands house iu Alidlebery on the 23'' Instant and on the 24'" of sd riionth by mutuall consent all went to the heatl south bounds of sd towne being 6 miles from the ware & soe found be ing measured by Cajit. Nathaniel Thomas of Marshfeild Agent for pochasset and accompanied with Midleberj' Agents from which south or head bounds all the agents of the 3 townes abovesd mu- tuallj' agred to Run the east line as begun by Capt Nathaniel Thomas &c aud proceed east by divers stations tell the come on ye 25'" Instant neere the south meadow River where thej' marked a small pine tree on 4 sides for a boundary between the 3 townes abovesd Two bigger pines on each side thereof and both marked with M P R whence the line Runs between plimouth aud Midle bery about one Rodd ou the P^astern side of AVilliam Pillis his new l.^S PLYMOUTH RECORDS. house : n : 6 : m : ou the 26'" Instant begining againe at the corner Bounding M : P : R whence the line Runs between plimouth and Midlelierv : No : b : M to two Red oaks both Marked and the one M: P: AVlience tho not on the same yet iu a strait line up to the bridg on south meadow River in the Road from Rochester to pli mouth aud from sd bridg the River to be the bounds up stream unto the lower part of the bo.ly of meadow there below the duble brooks & thence on the westerly side of sd mead<.iw with Con venience of uiilaiid for fencing to the place where plimouth Towne line shall come from ^loliuttch tree to the ^Meadow The above sd j\gremeut is on the day above vvrilteu owned and Confirmed Ijy us under writteu Agents for plimouth John Bradford -lohn AA^atorman .John Mordo Agents for Midlebery John Soule Isaac Howland Jacob Tomson in behalf of his father Agents for Rochester Ichabod AVisewall Joseph dotey Araou Barlow [171. J Know All ]\Ien by these prosouts that whereas Wee Israeli Cliittingdju .losiah PLdson and AA'illiam Bassett Haveing ben Nominated and Chosen bj' Capt .Jams Warren Insigne John AA'atterman and SI"' AA'illiam .Shertlef agents of th(? Town of pli mouth ot the one [larty and Jjive' Jacob Tomson M"'' John Sole and .AT' Joseph A'anghau agents for the Town of Midleborough of The other party as a Committy to Run the Line for aud settle the bounds and dividing Line Between the sd Towne of plimouth & Midleborough part of The way lictvven sd Towns as per bonds En- terehangable giveu between ye sd partyes Datted the 14'" Instant may more ffuUy apeare AVee the sd Committy have therefore Run the sd Line fixed tind settled the sd bounds as ffolloweth that Is to say begining att a a great AA^hite oake tree marked ou 4 sides standing Nere the place Called ^lahutchett on the southerly side of an old path by a swamp Selectmen Abial .Shurtlef | .lohn AA''atson J AA'lieras AA'ee .John Bradford James AVarren & Na thauiel Thomas Appointed Agents by ye selectmen of ye Town of Plimouth And we John AA'adsworth John Alden & Thomas Loring selectmen for the Town of Duxborough Being ]\Ieet Together To settle The bouuds and Deviding line betwixt ye said Towns of Plymouth & Duxborough Have mutually agreed and Determined That the sd Bouuds or Deviding line shall for p]ver hereafter be as ffolloweth (viz) Begining at a stake and stones ou the Beach or high land Neere PLYMOUTH RECOUDS. 145 tlie sea Tliiily Roods Distant and Northerly from The Middle of the fence that stands ou yi' most Northerly part of the land now fenced in on ye (iiiriied soe Caled and thence Due liast to j'e sea and AVi'sterly To Run on a strait line to a Rock that stands in ye water on ye Northerlj' P2nd or part of Clarks Island and Theuce into Clarks Island Channel AVhicli Comes from powder point and tlience Down untill it Meets with the Chan nel yt Comes Down from Jones River and thence up Th.at Chanel to j'e sd River & soe up ye sd River to ye jMoutli of stoney brook aud soe up sd brook untill it conies to a creke yt leads to ye place Caled The Bounds Tussocks aud thence up sd brook to the head of it or the head of ye AA'esterly branch therof and theuce Northerly to a marked Tree with stones about it stand ing ou The AVest side of the old Bay path AA'here the mile ^ Brook Crosseth sd path which sd brook Runs into black AA'ater and from that Tree Northerly to an other tree marked with stones about it standing on ye AVest side ot the sd old path stauding aliout thirty Rods dis tant from the other tree and Thence AVest soe farr Northerly as on a straigh line will Extend to ye mouth of Jonesses River pond AA'here the brook Issueth out of sd pond AA'hich last mentioned line Devids Betwen pli mouth aud Duxborough soe farr up as Duxborough Town Extends In Witness That this is our Mutuall agrement aud settleraent of said Deviding line Wee have heerunto sett our hands this Thirtith Day of AprUl in the thirtenth yeare of his M"''* Raign Anno Doraini 1714 In presence of John Bradford John Barker James AVarren Stephen Clap Nathaniel Thomas John AA''adsworth John Alden Thomas Loring iThis boundary Axes the route of the Jlassaohusetts Path. The path must have crossed Mile Brook on the Boston road near the old Nathaniel Faunce estate. lO 146 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [176.] Plini'" March 1702 The AVay yt The Selectt Men of The Town Have Laid outt for Lakenham people To Come To ^letting Lies AVays Thus from The IMettiug house att The New Socially To a Round Rock with a heap of stones upon Itt AA'hich Is on The South side of ye old AA'ay yt AA'as formerly ilade use of To Cartt hay aud sd AA'ay Lyes on The East side of YC Rock as AA^ide as the Law Directs a Town AVay To Bee itt is also free for all iiersons and att all Times To Make use of : aud from sd Rock To The Raing Bettwen The Miiiesters Lott and a 100 Acres Lott yt Belongs To Benjamin Soule & Adam Rightt aud so along yt Raing To a Croked AA'liite oake Tree which is The North C(jr- ner bounds of P.dmund AVestons Land ': Aud alsoe ye AA'esl or North AVest Corner boiiniiw of a JjOtt of Land AA'hich was forraerly John Coles I>utt Now is Adam AA'rights and from sd Crooked Tree aloug The Raing of sd AV^riglits and AVestons Lots to AVestons Est Corner bound raark Tree AA'hich stands by a River side called AA'iunatuxett River And so over sd River att This place and from Thenc as straight A AVay as Can Conveniently be Made passable Through a Lott of Land of Adam Right To a AVhite oak Tree iMarked upon sd Land on Low grouud and from Thence to A Round Rock AVhich is upon Henery Riekard's Land aud from sd Rock To a heap of stones AA'hich Lyes Before sd Rickards dore and from Thence The Nerest AA'ay upon ye Drj'est Grouud to the bridg j't Lakenham men Have alreadj' Made to Come To Metting and from sd bridg along ye Beatten AA'ay Thatt Now is To j'c Kings Rood yt Lies Through out Lakenhara Sarauel Stirtevant Nathaniel Morton Seleckt Men These are to Give Publiek notice uuto all persons That there is in my possession a stray raare of about Three Years old Nigh a chesnut Cullor her raaine & Taile of a fflaxen Cullor a little Dif fering frora ye Cullor of her Body she is a little sway Backt and is Branded AVith yc letter H on her left sholder sd mare AA^as taken up and Brought to ray house about ye 28'" of August Instant by PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 147 John Doty of plirapton and has ben in ye AA'oods about Thre or foure months and aney person who hath lost and Can lay sufficient Clame to sd Mare is Desired To Re|iare to my house in pliraouth AA''hei'e sd Mare novv is sd Mare luis Noe P^are Marks Dated at pliraouth Thomas AA'itherel August 30'" 1717 [177.] The Bounds of ye High AVay AVhich is Laid outt To ye Metting house in ye new sociaty bounded att Bridg water path AA'itli a AA'allnut Tree and a black oake tree both raarked aud so To David Boswortlis house and from Thence To Johu Curtisses hoise and from Tlience To AA'ays Joseph Kings house aud from Thence as ye path now Goeth To ye bridge aud from The Jiridge as nere as Is Convenient To David bosworths meadow To a AA'hiteoak Tree ^Marked and from Thence To fouer pine Trees Marked Coming Towards ye path some on oue side and some on ye other and from sd pine Trees To a popler Tree stauding iu .John Curtises Meadowish Grountl and from Thence To Two pine Trees Marked standing nere ye fence in pjbenezar SUuidishes I^and and from Thence Betwen 2 pine trees both marked To a dry pine Tree nere ye stoue and fiom Thence To a swamp whie oak Tree Marked Laid outt by us June 9'" 1703 .John Bradford Sara" Stirtevant Seleckt Men Memorandom Itt is Intended Also yt if aney of ye propriators of ye Lands Through which ye abovesd AA'ay runs have ocation To fence across ye sd AVay Tliay shall Mak and Mainetaine good and sufficient Gates itt is allso Intended yt the abovesd high way shall be such a AA'ay as yt all persons whatsoever shall have liberty to Improve it by Driveing of Teames & Carts & the like through it & all other ocasions when they shall se6 Cause A High AVay Laid outt by ye SeUectt Men of ye Town of plimouth for yc Neibourhood To Come To Metting att AVinnatuxett Through ye Land of Isaac Cushraan senor begining att ye Northerly End of ye Land forraeily Laid Ways outt To ye Elder Thoraas Cushman Deseased att a couple of Sapling Trees one Red oake and one AVhite oake lis PLYMOUTH RECORDS. stauding on yc AVesterly side of ye AVay Thence Runing along in ye side of ye Land of ye abovsd Isac Cushraan To a AVhite oake Tree :\larked on 4 sides aud Thence to Turn a Little down ye Brooke and so over ye brook below sd Rock and Thence to Run along without side ye fence of ye sd Isaac Cushmans Field and so Through a Little pasture and so straight up ye hill Till It Coms To an old Cartt AA'ay and Thence Running allong ye way To a Lit tle valley and so up ye valey Till you Come To ye bury ing place & so upon ye Common Land betwen ye Land of benj" Soule aud ye Land of Isaac Sampson up to ye Metting house aud sd way To be a sufishant breadth for Cart and hors and an open Rhoad and in Case aney part of sd way should goe through ye land of Tho Cushman sen ye sd Isaac Cushraan To Make hira Resonable sates- faction for his dammage so yt ye Town bee nott Charged with Itt. John Bradford Sara" Stirtevant SeUeckt Men [178.] Know all men by these presents that I John pratt of the Town of pliraouth in the province of the Massachussets in New England yearaon Am Holden and firmly bound uuto William Shurtlef John Rickard and John Mordo sellect men & in behalf of the Towne of Plimouth aforesd theire heirs and assignes In the summ & pennalty of oue hundred and forty pounds currant sUver Money of New Pinglaud aforesd unto which payment Well and truly to be raade I bind myself raj' heires Itlxecutors aud assignes forraly by these p*'^ sealled with ray seale Datted tweutyeth day of May one Thousand six hundred Ninty Eight 1698 The Condition of This Obligation Is such that I the above bound John praatt His heirs Executors or assignes shall & Doe keep his father in Law Charls Cimball whome he has brought into the Towne of plimouth abovesd frora being aney wayes a Towne Charge or Chargable uuto the said town of pliraouth Dureing The terme or Time of his the sd Charles Kimballs life but shall Main taue or Cause to be Mainetained His sd father in Law so yt he PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 149 shall Not Come to be a Charge to the Towne of plimouth aforesd Then This obligation to be A'oid and of None Effect or else to Remaine in'full force & vertue Signed sealled and delevered in presence of Uss John Pratt O I'rances Lebarone John Holmes [179.] Received of the Select Men of the Town of plimouth fflfty & 5 pounds in money being in full wt ye sd town were pleased to Grattifye me withall by their voat At my first settle ment Towards building my house I say Received by mee P^phraim Little plimouth March 6'" 170^ May The 21'" 1718 Then AVe The subscribers ye Select of The Town of plimouth and Sandwich being mett Together on That ocasion have now Marked aud Renewed the Bounds formerly sett & agreed upou acording to ye AA'ithin Mentioued Record as AA^it- nes our hands hereunto sett John Bradford Se in the loS'' pag Benjamin AVarren ye agreraent on 174 Abial Shurtlef John ffoster Israel Tupper .Ino Chipman ICliakira Tupper Know all men by These presents That AA'lieras by ye laws of this provence The bounds betwen Town and Tovvn are to be Renewed once in three years and Wee AVhose names are herunto subscribed being select men of plimouth & plimton have Renewed the Bouuds Plyraou betwen sd Towns AVhich are as ffolows (viz) Begining & at Two pine Trees iMarked P L standing neere to- Plimton gether in a peece of swompy Ground about five pole renew North of a broad spring hole at the head of AA'ankagah the River and from sd Trees We find the corse to be North bounds Twenty foor Degrees Westerly about five miles and a 150 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. half & fifty pole To a Black oake Tree Markt P L standing by ye southerly side of the southermost Road from pliraouth to ^Middlebery Aud ffrom Thence the lino P^xtends North seaven Degres AA'esterly four nnles to a black oake Jlarkt P L standing on ye south side of ye Road from plimoutli to bridgwater and from thence North Twenty Two Degrees AA'esterly a mile and a half and sixty two pole to ye place AVhere the River Runs out of .Jons River pond in the ancient line betwixt plimouth and Duxbury Now the aforsd or abovesd bouuds being Thus Renewed AVe the sub scribers iu the behalf of the sd Towns Doe mutualy agree That they shall be and Remaine The perpetuall Bounds betwen sd Towns and That AA^hen P>er sd trees shall lie Down There shall be heaps of stones made in the places AA'here they stand In AVitnes AA'herof AA^e have herunto sett our hands the 22 Day of Juue oue Thousand seaven hundred and Twenty .John Bradford ) , . , . ,, . . T,r .Selectmen Beniarain Warren „ T I I^ )¦ of John Dyer ,. ,, .,-.,/;, ,. f pliraouth Abiall Shurtlef J ' Benonej' Lucas ) Selectraen David Bozworth V of Isaac Cushman ) plimton [180.] Know all nicu by these presents that I Joseph Bartlet of plimouth in the Colony of plimouth in New P^ngland for and iu consideration of A certain youth Named Nedd and three pounds in money Received and alredy paid unto rae by Piphraira iMorton Jun of plimouth aforesd as is hereby acknowledged and myself therewith fullj' sattist'yed Have P^^xchanged Granted made over & assigned unto the said P^phraim Morton and his heires P^xecutors Administrators and assignes A Certain Negroe youth being A per petuall slave whose name is Toney To have and to hold the said Negroe servant frora the day of the date hereof unto him the said pjphraim Morton his heires P^xecators Administrators and assignes for Ever hereby Avouching my self at the time of the said Pix- chainge to be tl.ie very true aud proper owner of sd Negroe and PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 151 Warranteth to maintaine the Exchainge Abovesd In testemony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale on the Twentith day of february Anno domini one thousand six hundred Eighty aud seaven lO.sj^ Signed sealed aud Joseph Bartlet O delivered in the presence of Rowland Cotton Eliazar Cushman Nathaniel ^lorton Plimouth To Sarauel Stirtevant Coustable of plimouth Greeting you are iu her Ma''*^' Name hereby Required ou sight hereof to give Notice tt AA'arne AA''illiam hunter & his famely now Resident in our sd Town & likly in time to be Chargeable to sd Town that he forthwith Depart sd Town hereof you may not faile Given un der our hands at plimouth this 13"' Day of August iu ye 5'" yeare her Ma""* Reign Anno Domiuy 1706 Caleb Loring ) Selectraen John AVatson ) plimouth On Septeraber 3'' 1706 I went to the place of ye Residence of WiUiara huuter and his famely aud I AA^arned them to Depart our Town Samuel Stirtevant Constabl plimouth ffebruary IC" 170}-^ Then laid out by us The subscribers Town AA^ayes (viz) as ffolloweth A street Called first streete begining att a stone sett into ye Ground att ye Corner of Ephraim Coles smiths shop from Theuce To Rainge p:ast : 21 : De grees Northerly To John Rickards Corner bounds at The brow of The hill & from Theuce To a stone att ye foot of the hill on the same Rainge The sd street is :40: ffoots in A'/eadth att The bounds first men tioned and to Carrey its AVidtli till it Coms to The Northerly Corner of Capt Dyers house There being a stone sett into ye Ground & from Theuce To Rainge p:ast Two Degrees Northerly To a stone sett into the Ground att The foot of The hill a little above p:phraim Kempton's house being The West- 152 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. erly corner bounds of the AA'ay That leads over ye Town Brook and frora Thence Northeast : 1(1: Degrees AA'ays Easteily : 40 : foots to A stoue sett into The Ground a little above John Rickards uper AA'aree house and frora Thence To P^xtend Northeast : 6 : Degrees First Northerly one hundred and Three foots To a stone street sett into ye Grouud being 10 Degrees Southeasterly laid out 30 foots from a stone sett into ye Ground at ye foot of the hill Neere or ujion The Southerly Coruer of Johu AA'ards land on ye AVesterlj' side of The AA'ay That leads To ye New street Thence from sd stone To pjxteud Northeast 5 Degrees Northerly 29 foots To an other stone sett in ye Ground in John AA^ards land & from Thence To Extend North 20 Degrees p:;asterly To a stone sett iuto ye Grouud att ye Nnd by the seaside AVhich is The AA'edtli of sd the Brook New streete And That AA^ay yt leadeth To The south over The brook To begin ait a stone sett into ye Grouud a little above Johu Ricktirds uper AA'ar- honse To Run upon a strait cours Till it Coms To Timotliy Alortous AA'esterly comer bounds and from The AA'esterlj' corner bounds a little above P^pliraim Kemlons house The AVay To Run on a straight Rainge Till it coins to sd Kemptons laud and all The land lying between The aforesd bounds and The land of Timothy ^Mortons and pjphraira Kemptons Till it coras To ye south P^lasterly corner bouinls of sd Kemptons land To be contained in sd AVav aud from Thence to pjxteud south Kast over the brook being : 60 : in width on ye North pjast side said Rainge on ve Southerlj' side of The biook The AA'ay to P'.xtend The most Direclest course allong the beach & soe over I'arnses creek allias little creek earring : 60 : foot in AA'edtli Till it coms t.i ye laud of John Barns and .Jonathan Bams and Thence sd AVay To P^xteud up the lane Till it coms To ye Kings Roade sd A\ ;ij' Including all the comon land iu sd lane, ^Vnd also laid out a AVay Down S[iriiig hill AA'ith a conveiiiance to AA'ater Creturs at ye Town Brook sd AA'ay lo begin at a stoue sett in ye (hound at the southerly corner of Jacksons Buildings by P^liazar Dunhams house from sd stone To PJxtend south l.'l Degrees I{)aslerly T(j land of .Joshua P>rain- hall which he latly iiurchased of Left Shurtleff' and Spring Hill soe along by sd Bramhals laud in the same Rainge AA'ay Till it Coms to ye brook at ye Corner of sd Bram hals laud aud from Thence To P'.xteiid over the brook to Two fiatt stones or Rocks iu ye PMg of The brook iu ye same Rainge and from sd Rocks to the laud of .John ffoster ou ye southerly side sd brook and by sd ffosters laud till it Coms to The Kings Road and by sd Roade till it Coms to ye C:irt bredg and by sd Cart bredg till it Coms to ye foot Inedg and then by sd foot bredg & by Robert Bartlets laud 154 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Till it Coras To ye spring hill at the P^asterly End of the stone wall on ye Topp of ye sd hill ye sd AVay is 43 foot in AVedtli frora sd AVall to The land Coles Hill of Joshua Bramhall Also laid out a AA^ay on Coles AA'ay hill said AA'ay To Begin alt a stone in ye Ground bounds which is John Ricards southerly corner bounds and frora sd stone to PLxtend North : 2 : Degrees East erly along sd Rickards laud to a stone sett in ye Ground at the Northerly Corner Thereof and from sd stone to P^lxtend North 5 Degrees P^asteily till it Coins into Ne'v street sd AA'aj- is ou the Easterly side of sd Rainge and is : 10 : foot in Weadth Benjamin Warren Johu Dyer John AA'atson Abiall Shurtlef Select Men [182.] Know all ^len by These pressents That I Nathaniell AA'arreu of The Town of plimouth in The province of The Massa chussets in New lOngland Merchant Am held & firmly bound unto John Rickard .John Mordo & AA'illiam Shirtlef now Selectraen of plimouth aforesd in The penalty or summe of two hundred pounds of Curant silver Money of New England aforesd Them Theire heirs P^xsecators Adin'" or Assignes unto AA'hich payment Well & truely to be made I bind my self inj' heirs P^xccators Adra''^ firmly by These pressents sealled AA'ith my seale Datted This fourteuth day of Jannuary One Thousand six hundred ninety Eight 169^ The Conddition of This Obligation Is such That I The above bound Nath AVarren his heirs P^xecators & Adm'" shall & doe AA'ell it Truelly bare & ludemniffye The Tovvn of plimouth abovesd from all Charges & disbursineuts As ]May Hapen or Acrevv by The pjiitertainmont and bringing into The Towu of pli mouth abovesd The AA'ife & Children of J\P''' AA'illiam Siraes Mas- sernoii Then This obligation To be void & of none Effect or Else to be & Remaine in full force & vertue Signed sealled & delivered In The prescence of Us NatlKuiiell Southworth Natth AA'arreu 0 p]lisli;i Cobb PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 155 [183.] To all To AA^home These presents shall come Greeliug AVheras quachatosett formerly of Sandwich Indian Sachem Did Reserve a Certain Tract of laud lying within ye Township of pli mouth & Did not sell The same To ye Intent That it might Re maine for a Coniou uuto Jonathan Morey late of plimouth now Deceased aud to Divers Indians y' Inhabiting att & neere salt water pond in sd Township of plimouth AA'hich sd land lyeth on ye -southeasterly side of and adjoyueth unto The Hue yt Devids be tweu the Indians laud soe Caled and ye lands formerly sold to the Town of plimouth Now Know yea Therefore That I John Sepett of plimouth aforesd ye Grandson and heire To the aforsd quacha- tesett sachem being AA^illiiig and Desiring That ye sd hinds Re served as aforesd should lye and Remaine for ye use aforsd Doe hereby Covenant promise and Grant To and AA^itli .Jonathan IMorj' son of sd Jonathan ^Mory Deceased and Jacob Hodge Samson AA'opnut Robin AA'opnutt Ben Samson P>zekiU Jool Indians Novv Residing or Residents in ye Tovvne of plimouth That they and Each of Them shall have equall jiart and share AA'ith My self in all the sd lauds Reserved and not sold by quachatasett my Grand father aforsd aud to their heires and assignes for P^ver for Each one and their severall & Respective use benefitt and Improvement as Commons betwen Them and raj' self in all the Costs and Change that AA^ee or aney of us may be att and Disburss iu ^lain- taining ;ind Defending our Right and title Thereunto In AVitnes AA^herof I the sd John Sepitt have hereunto sett my hand and seale This fifth Day of May Auuo domini one Thousand seven hundred and Ten 1710 In presence of John Sepitts AVilliam Bassett Mark 1^ and seal 0 Mordaca P^Uies Pliraouth SS on the same 12'" Day of M.ay Then ye above -named John Sepett personally appering before rae The Subscriber authorized with the power of a Justice of the peace amogst ye Indians AA'ithin ye County of plimouth and Barnstabl acknoledged the above AA'ritten Instruinent to be his act and Deed AA'illiam Bassett December 29 1719 pursuant to ye law of this provence Relating to shiping of horses on yc Day above mentioned Then sliipt ou ¦bord the sloope prosperety bound for Barliados Samuel Bartlet Master one sorrel boss of P^stiraated 2 years old som white in his 150 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. face his Right p]ye a AA'all P>e, one Iron Gray Mare about 4 yers old BrM.iided on her h-iittoek with an X sointhiug AA'hite iu her face owned by AVilliam barns, A horse of a Dark brown eollor estimated about 8 years old owned by .John Barns Junior, one hors of a lite sorel coUor about 7 years old A White spot in his forehead On ye Day aud yeare first above mentioned the above named horses were vevved and an account of their Marks AA^as Taken by rae Tho ffauuce Town Clerk of pliraouth [184.] Septem"'' 18 1700 I hev Received of M'"- AVilliam Shirtlef Treasurer of The towu of plimouth The full aud Just sura of Ten [lounds iu ^Moiiey Biiug iu full for all arearages Due from sd Town of plimouth from The Begining of The AA'orld unto This Day unto my Deseased husband John Cotton Late Miuester of plimouth Pvxcepting as May Lawfully ap[)e;ire To be Due from anej' particular person I say Received By .Alee .Joaua Cotton These May Certify That I the subscriber JMiiiister of the people of Plimouth In Nevv I-Ciigland have Received my yearly salary of the Tovvn in full from yeare to year P^ver since I served thera In the work of the Ministrey To the ffiftenth Day of November one Thousand seaven hundred and nine 1709 for which I Thank the Towu & fully Discharge them To That time Above mentioned as AA^ittnes my hand September 18 1710 P^phraira Little These May Certify all Concerned That I have Received iu full of the Town of Plimouth The whole of ray sallerej' for all Time past I say Received by Mee pjphraim Little November 15*" 1714 plimouth March 11'" 171^ I have Received from ye Constabels of plimouth The Whole of my sallerey from ye Town of plimouth for The yeare 1715 (viz) iiighty pouuds I say Received per Mee P^phraim Little PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 157 [185.] Taken up by John Morton A stray heiffer .Alarked AVith Two sliits on her Right Eare all over black p:xcei)liug a little AVhite under her Belley Dated ffebruary 4'" 170 J 5 A Lott of Land of 30 feet wide frora the top of Coles hill Cora- raonly so caled next to New street there beii.g a stone set into the grouud some distance frora P'osters House to Range lOast 20 de grees North to range upon the Hill South 20 degrees East tliere being 7 lots to run frora the lop of ye hill to the Cartway below the hill and so on the same point of Compass into the Bay South 21 degres P^ast South 14 degrees East to ye New highway Plymouth November the 3''^ 1705 laid out and Bounded unto Isaac King sixty five acres of land whereof forty acres is part of his sixty acre lot aud the other 25 acres is part of the sixty acre Lot of John pA-erson the said sixty five Acres is Bounded as ffol loweth Twenty Acres thereof is Bouuded on the Northerly side By the Town line and on the Westerly P^nd thereoff it is Bounded from a stake standing in the town line Rainging Due South Sev enty five Pole to a stake with stones about it and from thence Rainging East 16 Degrees Northerly uuto Jones River Loted Ceder Swamp aud from thence bounded by said lotted Ceder Swamp unto the six acres lately laid out to Samuel Bryant and from thence Bounded By said six acres unto the Town line afore said ; and the other forty five acres is Bouuded on the Westerly side thereof By the Lotted Ceder swamp in Turkey Swarap and on the Southerly End thereof it is Bounded from the pine Tree marked which is the South P>ast corner Bound of the lotted Ceder Swamp Rainging East and By North 2 Degrees Easterly unto a stake and stones in the Rainge of the forty Acre lott of William Bonny and from thence Bounded By said forty acre lot North and by East a qater of a Pirt East sevtenty two pole to the North West Corner thereof Being a white oak marked By the Cart way ; and from thence Bounded By the Northerly End of said forty acre lott unto the Meadow of said Isaac King ; and from Thence Bounded By said Meadow unto said Isaac King's former — And from thence Bounded By his former lands unto the lotted Ceder Swamp in Turkey Swamp Before Mentioned John Bradford Samuel Sturtevant Was Ree'd & Recorded July 10'" 1751 y Survawers i.jS' PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [186.] Plimouth december 21 1698 persuaiice of a law of this province for the Recording of stray Cattle and on sd day above mentioned Jonathan Morey .Junior declared that there is in his Costody .'i young Cattle that Is to say two black heighfors of 2 yeare old and vantage, oue with a AA'hite face with tvvare, the other haveing some white spoils ou P]ach Cheek with one slitt toward the top of the Right P^are on the under side thereof & one pide stere black & white with two slitts on the under'side of the Right Eare with a short tale the sd stere ot a j'e;ire ifc vantage on december yi; 23"' 1()98 AA'ee The persons underwritten being under oath to prise the straj' Cattle above mentioned doe P^ste- raaile them as followeth the 2 heifers att 30 shillings a pecee the stere at 25 shillings .Jaraes AA'arreu Thomas Loring There is In George Barrows Custide A j'ong Mare judged to be 2 yeare & vantage old Naturall Alarks A white slip on her nose it a smal star iu her forhead and a Cool black September 1711 On the 2'' of January 1710 there was A Meting of the women of the Towu AA'arned by Authoritie to make Choyce of sora of sd women of sd town for Midwives & after thej' had given in their votes The lot fell on those following (viz) Lidiah Rider Juduth ffaunce Susannah Coole & Anna Stirtevant PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 159 p Vol. 3. ~l * a black steer 2 year & advantage a half penny under ye left * l— -'• -J A stray beast taken up by Zephaniah Swift of Agawam within the Town of Plymouth viz. a steer about 4 years old, a brown colur with white upon his back about half ways to wards his rump. Some p;irt of the tail is white a little white un der the flank pretty high horns stand something bowing in with a slit iu the left eare A stray beast tnken up bj' Thomas Swift about ye 20 April a black steer about a j'ear and advantage a brown list on his back a half penny under ye right e:ir & a half penny on ye foreside of ye left ear & a slitt upon ye left ear. 'Nov' 2r' 172S An old ox a light colured brindle white & red brood horns white legs & white ou his forehead Taken up by Nathaneel Holmes the second a AVastcoat about the midle of "* Instant January. The wastcoat is a mixt home spun cloth lined with a striped homespun cloth there being 11 pewter buttons upou it January 29'" 1730 Taken up by Silas AA'est a sow supposed to be a spring pig black & white something of a Sandy Colour a small noch in the under side of the right ear near the tip sd swine was taken up No- veraber 2'' 1732 about sun bye Taken up by George Holmes Hog Reve 6 swine 4 with yoaks & 2 without 3 (yf them about a year & 3 of them shoals no ear mark one of them and white July 20 1734 Plymouth November 18'" 1734. Then taken up Dammage feas ant Red molde faced two & vantage sleere which the Owner may have of P^benezur Holmes of P]el River Plymouth December 1734 Taken up by Sarauel Cornish a Brown heifer two and advantage old inarkl with a crop cut iu the under side of the left ear Taken up by Timothy Burbank a midling white sow which is now in Penn without a mark March 30 173'J 160 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Plymouth .Jaiuirj' 15 174.} AA'e the subscribers being Desird to prise a Brown Darkish * mare taken up by .Josiah Cotton cf Plymo aforesd as a stray ** * star in her P'oreliead & a White spot upon her nose * * her neck & being informed that notyfication had been * * Kingston & Duxboro ilo Judge her to be worth the sum of * * in bills of Credit old Tenour as AA'itness our Hands » * * * The Mark of Ebeuezur Cobs Cattle Horses sheep swine &c is a half penny under each ear & a slitt in the top of the Left Ear and a brand with the Letter C in the forehead. The Mark of Joseph Riders sen' Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a hole in the right ear aud a slit in the upper part of the Left ear The Mark of P^leazer Holmes Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is two hapenys in the Left ear ou the hind part of the ear. The Mark of Robert Cushmans Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a half crop iu the right ear on the hinder side of the sd ear & a hapenny on the fore side of the same ear. The Mark of Benjamin Riders Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a square crop in each Ear and a slit in the near ear the Length Way of the ear. The Mark of Joseph Churchels Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a half penny in the under side of the right ear and a hole through the Left ear Pinterd January 29'" 1724/5 Enterd this mark for Sam^ Jackson 1750/1 The Mark of Plleazer Churchells Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a Swallows tail in the Left ear and a hole in the right ear. Enterd february 4'" 1724/5. The Mark of John Churchell son of Joseph Churchell his Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is a half penny upon the upper part of the Left ear, and Two half pennj's on the upper part of the ear and the other half penny ou the under side of the sd ear. Entred feb ruary 4'" 1724/5 The Mark of Josiah Clarks Cattle Sheep & Swine a slitt in each ear. John Churchel Juner, the Mark of his Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Swallows tail in the right ear & a slit in the Left ear the length way of the ear. Entred March 6'" 1724/5. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 161 The Mark of Thomas Holmes Cattle Sheep is a Crop off of ye Left ear aud a half pennj' under the same ear & a hole iu the right ear. The Mark of George Morton's Jun' Sheep is a Crop off of the Left ear and a half penny cut out of each ear in the under part of ye ear & a hole in ye right ear. The Mark of Thomas Bartlets Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half Crop upon the Right ear ou the fore part and a half Crop on the Near p]ar on the hind part of ye Plar. Entred Octo'' 25'" 1725. The Mark of AA'illiam Harlow Jun' his Cattle Sheep & Swine &c is two Crops ou both sides of the Left Ear that briugs it to a peak as this /\ at the top of the sd ear The Mark of Nathaniel Holraes of the North End his Sheep Cattle & Swine a Crop off of the right ear & a halpenney out of the fore part of ye same ear. The Mark of Thomas P'aunce son of Joseph Faunce his Cattle Sheep & Swine a half Crop on the underside of the Right Iiiar and a nick cut down the upper side of the P^ar down into the ear 1 horse red bay 1 Mare black bay with a while * iu the forehead both marked with a half crop in the under side of the right ear. The Mark of Jacob Cooke Jun'' his Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half crop under the left ear. The Mark of Sarauel Harlow's Cattle Sheep & Swine &c a crop off of the Right Ear and a slit in the fore part of the left ear. The JMark of Zephaniah Swifts Cattle Sheep & Swine, a Crop off of each Ear with a slitt in each ear. Barnabas Churchels IMark of Sheep Cattle & Swine is two nicks iu the Right ear one nick being in the under side of the ear next * * * efe one of the nicks in the upper side of the oar. [3.1 The Mark of Josiah Sturtevants Sheep Cattle & Swine Two Nicks in the right ear one nick above in ye upper part of ye ear & ye other nick iu ye under part of sd ear and a Crop off the left ear The Mark of AVilliam Lucus his Cattle Sheep & Swine is a hole in the right ear. The Mark of Samuel Dunhams Cattle Sheep & Swine is a nick or cross slitt iu the underside of the left ear. 1 1 1G2 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The Mark of Gideon Ellis his Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half penny on the foreside of the right ear and a half penny on the underside of the left ear. Entred April * Two Swine taken up by the hogreves viz: George Holmes & Isaac Little which were found damage feasant in Ephraim & .Sam uel Kemptons luclosure on the 6'" of April 17.'U the oue of sd Swine is a AVhite hog of about a j'ear & half old part of the tail cut off and the other is a while boar of about a j'car old february ye 21 1731/2 Received of Thomas AA^ethrell of Plj'- moutli the .Sum of ten pounds iu full for a black horse Branded with H P on the near Buttock I say Received bj' me John Thoraas of ye west Gearses The Mark of Sam" King Jun'' his Cattle Sheep and Swine is a hole in the Left P2ar May 15 17.'!3 Memo King being reraoved out of Town Entd ye same mark for Thoraas Jacksou Juii'' April 29 1749. The Mark of Samuel King Sen'' Cattle Sheep & .Swine is a hole in each ear. The ]Mark of Johu Harlows Cattle .Sheep &c a Crop off of the near ear a slit in the lop of the right ear. This raade A'oide By John Harlow «fc the same Mark Entred to Richard Holraes -Jun'. The jMark of Thoraas .Spooners Cattle Sheep &c a Crop of each ear & a half penney iu the left ear on the under part of ear & a Slit on the to)) of ye Sarae ear, meraorandum some of ye old Sheep had a half penny in the under part of ye right ear which was not cut quite out. June 6 1735. Taken by Nathaniel Carver An: 1778. The ilark of Robert Davies Cattle .Sheep & Swine is a Crop of the right ear a hole in the left ear and a slit from sd hole across the ear of sd ear The Mark of Joseph Mortons Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Crop off the right ear and a slit in the top of the left ear the length way of the ear The Mark of Jeremiah Howes Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Crop of each ear and a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. The Mark of Johu Crandons sheep is a Crop of the right ear and a hole in the same and a crop off the left ear cut short. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 163 The Mark of Joseph Rider Jun'' Cattle Sheep is a Crop off each ear and a half penny cut out on the under side of each ear. Jo seph Ryder son of said Joseph took the Mark Entd Feb 1725 The Mark of John Harlow Jun'' Cattle Sheep &c is two Cross slits on the under part of the right ear aud one Cross slit on the fore part of the left ear. The mark of Benjamin Lothrop Cattle Sheep & Swine viz Two half pennys cut out of the under side of the right ear. Nov'' 7 1737 The mark of Benjamin Harlow Sheep & Cattle &c. The near ear is cut * and a half penny cut of the right ear [4.] I John Dyer took up a Ten Shilling Rhoad Island Bill No (177) Committe yt signed P^dward Thurston Geo. Gouldirtg & Jon" Nicholls Dated 1724 sd Bill was found C>cto'' 4 1724. A stray Red AA'hite back heifer two years old & the advantage with a hollow Crop in the Left ear taken up by Thomas Swift December 13'" 1726 A stray creature taken up by Eleasar Holmes a heifer about 2 years old aud advantage marked with a hollow Crop & a half penny in the right ear natural marks white taile & white belly and her horns grow close together as a horn beetle. A Stray beast taken up by Thoraas Swift of Plymouth being a steer of two years & advantage old a brindle or darkish Colur pretty deal pied a Crop off of the left ear and a Slitt in the fore- side of the right ear. Said beast was taken up about ye 20"' of October 1736. P^ntred februarj' 18'" 1736. There being some raistake about the abovesd Steer taken up by Thomas .Swift The said steer is c(>unted to be about three or four years old a Red or brindle pied couler with a Crop or a hollow Crop off' of the left ear and a cross cut upou the under side of the left ear. The marks of a AA'hale left ou Record By Benjamin Drew of Plj'mouth Dec'' 17'": 1737 : the sd AA'hale was struck by Joseph Sachemus Indian at Mauument Ponds the 25'" of November 1737 there were several irons put into her one was a backward iron ou her left side aud two Irons on her right side pretty backward and one lance on her right side the Iron on the left side was broke about six Inches from the socket She caried away one short warp with a drug to it and a long warp with a drug without a boy one of the drug staves was made with white birch oue of the Irons was 164 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. marked with an I on the head and as the Indians think with a blind S on the other side of the head, the rest of the Irons we cannot give an acct of the marks The mark of John Coopers Sheep Cattle & Swine a half Crop on the upper side of the right ear a squar Crop of the left ear. The mark of Neheraiah Riplys Cattle Sheep & Swine a plain Crop off of the Right ear a half penny taken out of each side of the left ear. The mark of Lemuel Mortons Cattle Sheep & Swine are a whole Crop off the Left ear and a Slitt iu the crop of the same ear & half Crop of the under side of Right ear. Mr Samuel Morton live * took this mark May 24'" 1799 The raark of George Holmes Sheep is a hole raade in both ears & a crop off of both ears. P^ntred April 25 1739. is Deceasd. Entrd ye sarae mark for Josiah Johnson May 9'" 1752 Two AVhite swine being midling Sows taken up by August 20"' 1739 haveing uo artificial marks. The marke of Samuel Bartlets Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half Crop of of the Upper part of the right Ear & a Cut under ye Lower part of the same P>ar Entred Maj' 19 1740 The marke of Benjamin .Bartletts Cattle Sheep & Swine Is a Cropp of off the Right P^ar and a half Cropp out of Lower Side of the Sarae Ear. PjUtred May 28 1741. Taken up by rae the Subscriber a Stray black Mare with a Starr in the P''orehead & a Stripp down to her nose about seven year of age and about fourteen hands high & Something lame in her P'orefeet said beast was taken up about ye middle of May last past. Plyra" Juue 8'" 1741 AVra Ellis Jun'- We the Subscribers being desird to apprize the sd Beast do ac cording to the best of our Judgment value her at fifteen pounds & no more James Shurtleff Gershora Cobb [5. J The marke of AA'illiam Harlows Cattle Sheep & Swine. &c is two Crops on both sides of the left Pilar that brings it to a Peak as this /\ at the Top of the sd Ear. Entred May 10"' 1742 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 165 The Marke of Benj" Harlows Cattle Sheep & Swine is Two Crops ou both sides of the left P.ar that brings it to a Peak as this /\ at the Top of sd P>ar and a half penny Cut out of the fore part of the Right P^ar. Entred May 10'" 1742. The marke of AA'illiam Harlow Jun'' Cattle Sheep & Swine is two Crops on both sides of the right P>ar that brings it to a peak as this /\ at ye Top of the Ear. p:ntred May 10'" 1742 The marke of John Harlows Cattle Sheep &c a Crop off of the near P>ar a slit in the topp of the right P^ar. lilntred May 10'" 1742 The raark of Thoraas Davees sheep &c a half Penny on ye fore part of P^ach P2ar. ¥A^tA ^March 19 1742 The mark of AA'illiam Barnes's Cattle Sheep Swine &c is a half penny on the underside of the Left P^ar. Entred Dec. 31, 1744 The Marke of Benjamin Barnes's Sheep Cattle Swine &c is a half penny on ye underside of ye Left P^ar and a .Swallow Taile on ye Top of the Right P>ar. P^ntred Dec. 31, 1744 The Marke of .losiah Churchells Cattle Sheep & Swine is a swallow Taile on ye Top of P^acli Iilar. P>ntd. Dec. 31, 1744 The JIarke of Benjamin Kings Cattle Sheep & .Swine is Two holes in The Right Ear. Entd Jan''> 16'" 1744 The mark of Joseph Bartlett Jun'''* Cattle .Sheep & Swine is a Crop on the Right Ear and a Round hole iu ye left p]ar. lintd March 8'" 1744 The Mark of Robert Bartletts Cattle .Sheep & .Swine is a half Crop off of ye upper part of ye Right P^ar ; And a square Crop of ye Left P^ar with a Slit frora sd Crop down ye sd Left P^ar. Entd Dec 7 1745. The Mark of Amaziah Harlows Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Square Crop off' of the Left P.ar & 2 Cross Slits ou the upper Part of the Right Ear. p:nld Dec 26"' 1745. The Mark of Johu Bartlett Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Square Crop of Each P^ar. Entd Dec"' 26'" 1745. The Mark of Plllkanah Mortons Cattle Sheep & Swine is Two holes in ye Right P>ar & one hole in ye Left Ear. p]ntd Jau''> 31, 1745. The Mark of Lemuel Bartletts Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half penny on ye upper side of the Right P^ar ; aud a half penny ou ye under side of ye Left Eare. liutd December ye 20, 1745. 166 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The Mark of Nath' P'osters Cattle Sheep & Swine is one hole in the Right p:ar & Two holes in Left p:ar. p:ntd M;iy 7"' 1746 The Mark of David Turners Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half Crop in ye under side of ye Left Ear. P^ntd ^lay ye 13'" 1746 The Mark of George Holmes Jun'" Cattle Sheep & Swine is Two holes in ye Right P>ar oue above ye other & a hapenny ye under side of ye sarae liar ; And oue hole Cut iu ye left P^ar and a whole Crop of ye same with a hapenny on ye under side of ye same P^ar. lintred Mav 4 1746 The Mark of Nath' Shurtleffs Cattle Sheep & Swine is a hapennj' ou ye u[)per or foreside of Iilach P^ar. p]iitred June 11 1746 [6.] The ^lark of Lemuell Jacksons Sheep & .Swine is a full Crop of P^acli Ear with a slit down ICacli P2ar ye Length way of ye P'ar. P^ntd Alay ye 24"' 1748. Samuel Jackson lioiight Lem uel Jacksons sheep et land et keeps them there & raarks this raark Jan 17(;n The Mark of Thoraas .Jacksons Cattle Sheep & Swine is 2 holes in ye Left P^ar. Entred April 29'" 1749, he Deceasd is Taken by his sou AV' Hall .Jacksou Nov 17'.t7 The Mark of Thomas Jackson Jun''-"* Cattle Sheep & .Swine is a slit in ye Left P^ar a rounding Cro|i of the Riglit P^ar & one hole in the same. The Mark of Jeremiah Holmes's Cattle Sheep and Swine is a half Crop on the upper side of ye Right Yyxx. liutred August the 3'" 1750. The mark of Samuell Jacksons Cattle Sheep & Swine is a half penny In ye under side of ye Right p]ar, and a hole through the Left liar. Pintred .lanuary ye 28'" 1750/1. See his mark some sheep he had of Lera. Jackson with his Lemuell Jacksons mark as above. The mark of Ezekiel Riders Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Crop of Each Ear and a half Crop in ye under side of ye Left Ear. lintd Sep' ye 27'" 1751 The Mark of Josiah Johnsons Cattle Sheep & Swine is a Crop off of liach P^ar, and a hole in Piach liar. Pintd May yc 9, 1752, was ye raark of ye Cattle etc of Geo. Holraes Deceasd Expd. the above raark to Peter Shurtleff 1775 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 167 The Mark of Robert Harlow Jun''* Cattle Sheep Swine is a Hollow Crop of ye Pind of the Left liar aud two hapennys on ye Right Piar viz. oue of thera ye upper side, and the other ye under side of sd Ear 1754 IMarch ye 25'" lintred. Taken up and Impounded in the Town of Plymouth, By Job Holmes oue of ye Hog reeves for the Town of Plymouth one white Boar have ing no Ear mark, supposd to be about one year old. AprU ye 20'" lintered the mark of Seth Harlows Cattle Sheep & Swine is Two Crops on both sides of ye Left Ear that briugs it to a Peak as this /\ at j'c top of sd liar and a hapenny Cut out of the Lower or after part of ye Right liar. The Mark of Nathaniell Morton Jun''" Caltle Sheep & Swine is a Square Crop of the Right liar and Two Hapenuv's the under side of the Left Ear Entred" Febry 19'" 1756 Town Meeting Al A Towu raeeting held att plimouth on ye October 22d 22'' Day of October 1716 Tin' Tovvn Alade 1716 Choyce of A Town Clerk & John Dyer was chosen into that office for ye Day & vvas sworn to ye faithfull Discharge of ye office by Major John Bradford .Justice of ye peace iMajor brad ford JModderator off sd meeting voated That Major Isaac Lathrop & Capt John Dyer shall Take Care about The personage meadow at ye high pines to serch ye records and writings re lating To sd meadows & make report therof to ye Next Towu raeeting. 1754 Then Taken up and Ira|)oiinded bj' Jonathan April 12 Sarason one of ye Hogreeves of ye Town of Plymouth iu Plymouth found feasant Damage Two white hoggs & one white sow all about one year old & marked on the Left liar with a small nick ye under side of said Ear. And also one AA'liitish hog, (Supposd to be a Rigeliu) raarked with a Crop of ye Left liar. .Jonathan Sarason Hogreeve. This day Taken up and Impounded by me ye subscriber one of ye Hogreeves iu ye tovvn of Plymouth and Impounded in sd Towns Pound (found Damage feasant) Two AA'hite Boars supposed to be 168 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. near one year old Each, One of sd swine marked with a hapenney one ye upper side of ye Left Piar and a half Crop ye Lower side of ye same Piare ; and the other raarked with a half Crop ye under side of ye Right P2are. Plyrao June 27'" 1754 Charg'' Sarason ye Pantry &c Jonathan Sarason Hogreeve Taken up and Impounded ou the S'" Day of this Instant February by me the Subscriber one of the Hogreeves for the Town of Plymouth found Damage feasant Two AVhite Swine Viz. Hog AA'eight about fifty Pounds 1 Sow AA'eight about fifty Ponnds aud Two Small Boores one of AA'hich has a small Black spott a Little aback of his sholder (Nyther of said swine haviug any artiflsiall mark) all Put in the Town Pound in Plymouth ; per Job Holraes Hogreeve. Feb'>' 11"' 1755. Job Holraes [7. J At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 2P' of March Richard 1710/11 ffor aud in consideration of six pounds Coopers fifteen shillings & 3 pence well aud Trulj- paid by 16 acres Richard Cooper of the Towu of plimouth uuto John of land AA'atson Treasuror of the Town of sd plimouth for the use of sd Town The Towu hath granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed uuto him the sd Richard Cooper and to his heires & assignes for liver sixten acres and 146 jjole of land as it vvas laid out by ye surveiors of ye sd Town of plimouth as follows Desember ye 30'" 1713 laid out by us ye subscribers sixten acres and 146 pole of land uuto Richard Cooper of plimouth joyning to ye westerly side of land Helonging to ye ministrey of plimouth aud is Bounded as ff'ollowelh (viz) a stake and stones about it standing in ye rainge of lands belonging to Richard Holmes and is the AA'esterly Corner bouuds of laud laid out ye Day before to John AA'ood and frora sd stai\e southwest by said Holmes rainge 31 pole To a small red oake bush with stones about it and Thence southeast 106 pole to ye road and then by ye road About 3 pole To ye sd Ministers land aud Then by ye PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 169 sd Ministers land to a stake and stones about it being the southerly Coruer bounds of said .John AA'oods land and by sd AA'oods land to ye bounds first mentioned reserveing AA'ayes through sd land Through Gates or Barrs where they may be AA'^auted. Nathauiel Tliomas Abiall Shurtlef surveiors Town Meeting At A Town iAIeeting held at pliraouth sep- Septeraber 3 tember 3'' 1716 The Town voated to raise The 1716 sums of money following P^xpresed ; by rate upon ye Inhabitants for ye Defraying nesesary Charges iu ye Town which are Described as followeth Imprimus To ye Representative 14.00.00 Item To ye selectmen and sur- veires of ye Town's listale 14.00.00 Item To ye poore 10.00.00 Itera To Major Bradford as sur veior of the high AA'ayes 12.00.00 Itera To ye saxton 10.00.00 Item To ye Repariug j'c Meeting house & other Town uses 10.00.00 Item To the scoole 15.00.00 Item To Iron AVork about ye Meetiug house 02.00.00 At This Meeting The Tovvn voated to allow Major John Brad ford six pounds Towards The building a bredg over stoney Brook provided he build it with stones sd Bredg to be 'Twelve ffoot AVide three feet high in ye middle aud soe upon a straight To j'e upland on Each side said AVith good stones AVell laid to ye acceptance of the selectmen The arch in ye ^Middle to be Piiglit fot wide laid with oak peeces good & strong well Graveled & left in good re paire at 7 years Eud after this Date. voated That all towu acts for ye futur shall be rill before they are voated in town meetiug. Town Meeting October 22'' 1716 voated at A Towu Meeting held at plimouth on J'C 22'' Day of October 1716 That There be Three free schools sett up and erected in ye Town one 170 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Three schools for 5 years committee at Each p]nd to teach ct instruct in reading & AA'riting and one to be Keept iu ye midle of ye Towu To be a Grammar schoole & That there be a Comittie Chosen to jirc^vid sutable persons to keep sd schools and the Interest of the money of what lauds is sold within j-e mile and half to be 'Towards the support of ye schools and That ye Town shal raake up The reining part of wt is nes- sesary for ye support of said schools and the sd schools shall be for the 'Terme of five j'eares. The persons Chosen for ye Comitty abovesd is Major Bradford Alajor Isaac lathrop Capt Ben jamin AVarren & Mr Abiall Shurtlif — And The Commitie abovesd were likewise Chosen to have Inspection of 'The Towu 'Treasurer's account of what money bee hath in his hands belonging to j'C lauds which is within ye mile ifc half [8.] iMr Nathanel Thomas his land bought of ye town At A 'Town meeting held al plimouth on ye 21"' of March 170'"/i] for & in consideration of fortj' 'Two shillings et six pence AA'ell aud Trulj' paid by iMr Nathaniel 'Thomas Iis(|uir unto Mr .John AA'atson Town Treasurror of plimouth for ye use of sd 'Town 'The 'Towu have Granted Bargained sold made over aud Confirmed uuio ye sd Nathaniel 'Thomas Esqr and unto his heires aud assignes for liver 'Three acres of laud lying on ye liasti'ily side of the Town Brook The laying out of sd 3 acres here followeth, laid out by us ye subscribers ou the fflftenth Day of May 1716 unto Nathaniel 'Thomas Esqu about Three acres of land lying on ye Easterly side of 'The Tcjvvn Brook & lyeth adjoining to ye land comonly caled the new fields & belongeth unto George Barows & is Bounded as ffollows (viz) from the uorth liast Comer of The land which Nath 'Thomas Pisqn bought of ye widow Jpue northerly 3.S : pole & about 6 foot by the laud of George Barrow To a chrotched white PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 171 oake slump with stones about it aud from Thence southerly by ye brook to ye land bought of ye widow ,Jene aforsd and from Thence Piasterly by J'e sd land To 'The Corner first mentioned reser veing a cart way Through sd land through Gates or bans To George barrow his heires antl assigns for Ever. Jolin Dyer 1 „ , , • , y Surviors Isaac Lathrop j Major Isaac Lathrop Moderator Towu Meetiug At A 'Town Aleeling held at plimoutli ffelu'uary february ll"* 170"'/i7 'The Ciraud Jurors 'Then Chosen for 14 170"'/i7 ye yeare linsuiug were Nicolas Drew James howland and Jose|ih iMorton. At 'This meeting it was voated 'That iMr Nathaniel 'Thomas lisqii and iMr Abial Shurtlef Eel shall joyne with Barnstabl agents To agree with River y'" in what method 'To rebuild or repare j'e Bridge bredg over the liale river and The Town Doth lingadge to raise raonej' to Defray 'Their part of ye Charge thereupon arising. A quitt AVheras some complaint was made That Clame to Eliazar Churchill had fenced iu some Common Eliazar land bet veen ye Cuntrey road and Mr .John Churchell Churchels laud at obery it being Considered yt land it is much Disputable wheither the sd land belongs to ye sd Town or noe and it being but of small valine The 'Town voated to quitt theire Claime of sd laud which the sd Churchill had fenced 'To him ye sd Churchel his heires and assignes only his Brother Pilkana haveing his part ot it according to their fathers will aud Testament 'This was Don at j'e Town raeeting last above mentioued u[)on this Grant ye sd Eliazar Churchill freely gave thirty shillings for ye use of the Town for the scole or other wise as the 'Town shall see Cause 172 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [9.J land At A 'Town raeeting held at pliraouth ffebruary belonging 14"' 1 70"'/i7 for ami in Consideration of ye full to Charles and just sum of Twenty & four pounds money to Little ye 'Town of plimouth well and 'Truly paid by Charles little of plimouth aforsd 'The Towu have voated graiiteil & sold unto Charles little his heires and assignes for liver a Certaine Tract of laud lying & being in the mile and half Com mons in plimouth aforsd Containg about : 24: acres and bounded as ffollows (viz) Beginniug at a stake & heape of stones by Dones feild at ye westerly corner of Nathaniel Jacksons feild about : 2 : pole to ye southard of sd Jacksons Corner bounds and then AA'est : 40 : Degrees northei 1 v : 29 : pole To a red oake sapling raarked with stones about it and frora 'Thence southwest and by west to a white oake bush with stones about it stauding in ye rainge of abiall Shurtlefs land and thence North & by AA'est by his land about : 25 : roods to sd Shurtlefs pastur fence 'To a stake and a heape of stones and theuce northeast aud by north about : 24: roods by sd Shurtlefs laud strait to his southeast Cor ner bounds being a black oake Tree raarked on : 4 : sides & 'Theuce North about 40 pole by sd Shurtlefs land 'To his Northeast Coruer bounds being a stake aud a heape of stones by a path and thence by ye land of .John AA'ood Piiast about : 36 : jiole or rod to a red oake sapling marked on : 4 : sids from 'Thence Nortli aud by west about : il : pole to ye path & Then by ye Cart path to ye land of liphraim Coole and theuce by ye laud of sd Cole and ye laud of 'Thoraas How land unto ye land of Nathauiel Jackson and thence by ye laud of sd Jackson 'To ye bounds first mentioned with all 'The preveledges & ap purtenances unto ye sd 'Tract of land belonging 'To have & 'To hold to him ye sd Charles little his heires & assignes for liver without aney lett PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 173 hendrance or molestation of aney person what soever reserving ways through ye sd laud Through Gats or barrs where it shal be nesesary lands At A 'Town meeting held at plimouth ffebruary belonging 14"' 17 — . At A Towu meeting held at plimouth To John Rider on ye 21^*' of March KO'"/]! ffor and in consid eration of ye sum of Twenty pounds well and truly paid by Johu Rider unto Mr John AA'atson Treasurer of sd plimouth for the use of sd 'Town The 'Town have Granted Bargained sold made over and Confirmed unto ye sd John Rider and unto his heires and assignes for liver forty two acres of land neere little 'Town in sd pliraouth / and was laitl out & bounded as folows by j'c per sons herunto subscribing October ye 14"' 1712 Then about : 42 : acrees of laud that was granted or sold to John. Rider by ye 'Town of ))liraouth at A 'Town meeting held at pliraouth on ye 2P' of Maich 170"'/ii was laid out by ye subscribers nere little 'Town aud bounded as ffolloweth (viz) ou J'e south Corner with, a white oake Tree marked on : 4 : sides it being the Coruer bouuds of land laid out to ye 'Tt and from 'Thence bv AA'ar- rens lot till it coins 'To a [line tree marked standing by Muddy Cove & frora 'Thence Cross ye Cove 'To a red oake 'Tiee Which is AA'"arrens bound marke and from 'Thence to A stake AA'hich is The Coruer Bounds of Batiks his land and ft'roni 'Thence 'To a pine tree marked standing by ye AA'ay that leads from swifts to Jones and from 'Thence :is 'The AA'ay now goes to a red oak tree marked standing liy little hei'ring river and from 'Thence to a stake sett in the ground betwen sd herring river and Adam .Jons house and 'Thence bj' sd Jons fence 'Tell it coins to a |iiiie tree marked and frora 'Thence to a pine tree marked :11: Which is the corner bounds of sd Jons old lot it from 'Thence by ye rainge of 'Trees marked at ye heads of the lots 'Till it coms 'To ye AA'ay that leads frora Rochester 'To Sandwich 'There being a pine 'Tree marked aud from thence the AA'ay to goe as it novv goes to Red brook and the sd AA'ay is to be 'Two rods AA''itli A AVay laid out of 'Two rods AA'ide 'To Goe to ye Burail yard 'To begin at a stake sett iu 'The giound betwen the course of AA''arrens house and from sd stake to a red oak 'Tree marked standing iu AVarren.s rainge aud frora Thence To PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 189 ¦a. stake sett in the ground and from 'Thence to ye laud AAhich is laid out for A bural yard John Dyer ) Selectmen John ffoster -of the 'Town Abiall Shurtlif ) of plimouth 'Town At A 'Town meetiug held at Plimouth on ye Meeting 17'" Day of iMarch 170' '/is for 'The Choyce of March 17'" 'Town officers Major Lathrop Moderator 'Thomas 1718 ffaunce chosen 'Town Clerk & sworn. 'The .Selectraen Chosen are iMajor Bradford Capt John Dyer Capt Benjaniin AA'arren Deacon John ffoster and Abitill Shurtlef. 'The Assesors Chosen for ye yeare are Major Bradford Capt Dyer Capt AA'arreu 'The Town 'Treasuror Mr Johu AA'tittson 'The cunstables are John (Jooke and Joshua Bramhall in the roome of AA'illiam Barnes 'The 'Tithingmen Deacon John AA'ood Sarauel Kerapton 'Thomas Clarke Jun AA'illiam Bradford .Iu .Samuel Bates for the precints of Agawame Major Bradford surveior for 'The AA'hole 'Town AVilliam Harlow sealer of leather The Hog Cunstabels Abiall .Shurtlef serjant Churchill Stephen Churchill Jacob iiMitchill and libeuazar Burg of Agawame 'The ffeild Drivers Deacon ffoster Ebebeuazor holmes Eleazor Churchill Ebenazar Cobb & Jacob Mitchel & 'To observe 'The law relating to swine The law raade relating 'To Killing Blackbirds repeled 'The choyce of ye Grand Jury to serve at ye Superior Court in aprill 1718 are Capt Dyer aud Abial Shurtlef. The pety .Jurors for sd Court Jaraes Barnabe ffrances Adaras Josiah ffinney and 'Thoraas Howland Eliazar At A Town raeeting held at Plimouth March 2^' Jacksons 1710 for & in consideration of 'The sum of six land about pounds seaven shillings & six pence AA'ell and 7 acres 'Truly paid by Level Eleazar Jacksou 'To John AA'atson 'Treasurer of sd plouth ffor the use of the sd 'Town of plouth 'The 'Town 'The sd 'Town hath Given Granted bargained sold raade over & con- 190 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. firmed unto hira the said liliazar Jackson and to his lieires and asignes for liver about seaven acrees of laud lying AA'ithin ye 'Town.ship of sd plimouth iMay 25"' 1710 laid out by us ye subscribers unto Levit lileazar .Jackson of iilimouth A peece of land Containing about seaven Acrees Ij'ing on ye northerly side of Dons ffeild and is Bounded as ffolows (viz) liJy a smal AA'hite oake sapling standing upon a nole and in 'The rainge of laud belonging to ye Ministrey from tlience northeast it by Kast about 10 pi^le to A stake with stones about it standing bj' ye comer ot Nathaniel .Jacksons fence and from 'Thence AA'est 40 Degrees northerlj' 2!) pole to a red oake sapling marked AA'ith stons about it and from 'Thence southwest & by West by ye land of Charles Little to a AVliite oake bush marked with stone about it standing in ye rainge of Abial .Shurtlefs land and from 'Thence southward l.'j' liast of sd Shurtlefs land unto j'c Noitlierlj' eoi'iier of the land belonging to ye iMinistrey and then by sd ministrej' land untill it comes to ye AA'hite oak sapling first mentioned reserving AA'ajes 'Through sd land Through gals or bars AA'here they may be wanted Nathaniel 'Thomas John Dyer Serviors [18.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth iMarch 21"' 170i"/n George ffor and in consideration of the sum of 'Thre pound Mortons by George Morton Junior of the Town of pli- land bought raouth aforsd unto Mr John AA'atson 'Town 'Treas- of the 'Town urer of sd plimouth AA'ell and 'Truly paid for ye use of sd 'Town 'The sd 'Town hath (iiven Granted Bargained sold raade over and confirmed uuto him ye sd George Morton & unto his heires and as signes for liver 2 peeces of land containing 'Two acres & three quarters Adjoyning to ye land that his fathe bought of Abraham Jackson senior neere little 'Town May 7 1715 Laid ont by us the subscribers unto George Mor- laid out ton Jun 'Two [leeces of laud containing 'Two Acres and about 'Thre quarters Adjoyning 'To 'The land his father Bought of Abraham Jackson neere little 'Town one peece of AVhich Containing upwards of two PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 191 acrees is Bounded on the southeast side by ye land Above mentioned and on ye northeast by ye land yt Was latly the laud of Giles Rickards Deceased and AA'esterly by ye AA'ay which leads from AA'ellensle to little 'Town leaveing ye sd AA'ay 'Thirty foot AA'ide in P^very place. The other [leece containing Almost 3 quarters of an acree is bounded by The southerly P^nd of the laud forraerly belonging 'To ye sd Abra ham Jackson aud soe by 'The southeast corner 'Therof south 31 Degrees AA'esterly to The land of Samuel Dunham Junior & 'Then bj' sel Dunhams laud on a strait line Down to j'e AA'ay Above mentioned & 'Then by ye sd AA'ay To 'The land before meutioned leaveing the sd AA'ay 'Thirty ffoot AA'ide as above sd Nathaniel 'Thomas ) Benjamin AA'arren j Surviors Town iMeeting Septembe 11'" 1718 At A 'Town meeting held at Plimouth .Septera ber 11'" 1718 Pety .Jurors chose for ye quarter sesions Capt Church Ephraira Bradford & John Bradford. 'The ffollowin bill of Charg relating to 'Town Charges was had iu Towu meeting And voated to be raised by rat on ye Inhabitants of The 'Town of sd Plimouth Irapremis 'To 'The schools Item 'To ye Representative Item To The Eell River Bredg Item 'To The Selectmen & Assessors for making rates and Taking A valuation of 'The 'Towns Pistate . Item To The Selectraen for running ye Hue be twen Pliraouth & Sandwich Itera 'To The repariug 'The Town Bredge Itera 'To The Saxton Item To 'The Poore Item 'To The runing ye line betwen Plimouth Plimton & Rochester & laying out of Wayes 05.00.00 Item To 'The Towns stock 05.06.00 70.00.0014.00.00 30.00.00 14.14.00 2.00.00 13.00.0010.00.00 10.00.00 192 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Item to ye Assessors for 'Taking an aceonii of j'e 'Tovvs Pistat ^ 03.01.00 Itera to iMajor Bradford for mending ye high AA'ayes ' 14.00.00 At 'This raeeting 'The Selectraen AA'lio AA'ere 'The assessors by order of the Generall Court AA'eie to 'Tak a valiation of the 'Towns listat and being at such a season of ye yean- as it proved a grat burden & Charge but they being allowed by ye Court but ;) sliill pr Day & 'They cold not hire belli for 'Tlicir AA'ork at soe Chepe a rate upon AA'hich the 'Town voated to allow ye selectraen that AA'ere Iinployed in ye sd valuation four shillings pr Day apeece for 'Their sd service Corn iMill At 'Tliis raeeting Divers people complained yt they sufered AVroiig by the 111 grinding their corn by a child 'That had not Descresion to Doe what AA'as jii>t betweu man & inau upon AA'hich 'The 'Town raade choyce of iMajor Lathrop Capt Dj'er & Capt AA'arren 'To Inform Capt Church 'That thej' AA'ill not allow of that lad to be j'e 'Towns miller aud that if he Pispeets to hold the previled of the stream the 'Town lixpecls he shold carfully observe the condition on which you hold ve priveledg of the stream or ye 'Town will 'Take some other method to have 'Their AA'ork Don * * . [19.J Town Meetiug Desember 8'" 1718 At A 'Town meetiug held at plimouth Desem ber 8'" 171.S for ye Choyce of Jurors Major Bradford iModerator 'The Jurors Chosen AA'ere John Barns Deacon AA'ood & lilezer Churchell Churchils July 8'" 1718 laid out by us ye subscribers two laud acrees of land Adjoyning 'To Nathaniel Holraes laud 22 acrees at pontasses raeadow 'To Joseph Churchell and Ste phen Churchell aud is Bounded as folows (viz) Be gining at the Northeast corner of sd Holmses lot 'Thence rainging by Barnses land A little more than Eight rods 'To a red oake sapling Thence neere southwest About forty rods by a marked raing to an PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 193 other red oake sapling 'Thence neere southeast 'To 'The sd holraes southwest corner and by sd holraes his land till it coras to ye bounds first mentioued John Dj'cr Abiall Shurtlef surveyors Mr Lathrops At A Town raeeting held at plimouth on ye 2P' land 170"'/ii ffor aud in consideration of the sum of 'Thirty shillings by Capt Isaac Lathrop of the Town of Pliraouth aforsd unto Mr John AVatson 'Town 'Treasurer of sd 'Town of pliraouth Well and 'Truly paid for ye use of sd Town 'The sd 'Town hath Given Granted Bargained and sold raade over & confirraed unto him the sd Isaac Lathrop & to his heirs and assigns for Ever one acree and a 'Three quarters of land and laid out & bounded bj' ye subscribers as ffolows May 25"' 1711 laid out by us The subscribers one Acree & three quarters of land unto Mr Isaac Lathrop adjoyning to his other land nere Pontos meadow and is Bounded on ye Piast corner With a White oake 'Tree being ye corner bounds of his other laud and from 'Thence southwest 5 Degres southerlj' 'To a stone sett in ye ground neere the land of Nathan iel Holmes senior and 'Then by sd holraes land northwest and by North : 17 : pole 'To a stone sett into ye ground & 'Thence northeast : 5 : Degres northerly :16: pole to a red oake raarked being The southwest corner bound of the sd Latherups other land and then by ye rainge of ye sd Lath rops other lands 17 pole to ye bounds first men tioned reserving liberty of Cart AVays Through gates or Barrs Where They shall be needfull James AVarren Nathauiel Thomas Town meeting At A Town meeting held at Pliraouth ffebruary february 26 26'" for ye choyce of Grand Jury for ye yere 1718 Ensuing Which are These following Jacob 13 194 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Abill Shurtlef Moderator EbenazarCurticehis land Mitchel Ebenazar holmes & Ignatus Cushing The Jurors for 'Trials are Capt Morton William Dunham & 'Thoraos Holraes At A 'Town raeeting held at pliraouth on the 12'" of ffebruary 170"'/ii for and In considera tion of the sum of five pounds To John AA'atson 'Town 'Treasurer of pliraouth for ye use of sd 'Town by Pibenazar Curtice of sd town of Pliraouth AA'ell and 'Truly paid for the use of sd 'Town 'The 'Town hath Given Granted bargained sold mad over aud confirraed uuto hira 'The sd libeuazar Curtice and to his heires and assignes for Piver A sraall peece of land and bouuded as ffollows pliraouth 26 1718 measured & bounded bj' us the subscribers unto Ebenazar Curtice of plimouth A small peece of laud lying in plimouth aforsd About ninety & nine ffoot in length and being 83 foot in AA'idth aud bouuded on the northwest side by ye land of lileyzar Rogers ou the southwest side by ye land of Ignatius Cushing on ye south Piast by j'c land of Jacob 'Tiucora & on the North east by the high AA'aj' or streete not to corae further into ye street 'Than ye other house lots Natlianiel Thomas Isaac Lathrop [20.] Town iMeetiug March 23" 1719 for ye Choyce of 'Town officers for ye yere 1719 At A 'Town meeting held at plymouth on ye 23'' of March 1719 for The Choyce of 'Town officers for 'The sd Towu Chose Major Lathrop Moderator for sd meeting Thomas ffaunce chosen 'Town Clerk and sworn by Nath 'Thomas Esqi 'The Selectraen chosen are Major Bradford Capt AVarren Capt Dyer Deacon ffoster and Abiall Shurtlif . Major Bradford Capt AVarren it Capt Dyer AA ere chose assesors for ye yeare linsuino- 'The Cunstables 'Thoraas AVitherel Sarauel PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 195 Mr Thomas his Grant of the scourings of ye Way Dunham Elisha Studson but Thoraas Witherel hired Isaac Doty to serve in his roorae and he was by a voat of the 'Town Accepted to serve as Cunstable iu his stead Mr John AA''atson Chose 'Town Treasurer 'The 'Tithing men chosen were ffrances Adams Robert Cushman John harlow Joseph Bartlett and Nathaniel Chubuck 'The Hog Cunstables are John Watson Capt Dyer ffrances Adams John Rider & Samuel Nelson Feild Drivers AA'ere Josiah Morion Capt Morton John Bradford Ju AVilliam Barns & Isaac Doty Jaraes Barnes sealer of leather ffence vewers John Barns ^^^benezar Dunhara AVilliam Bradford Sen John ffauuce Joseph Silvester & Thomas Holmes Major Bradford surveior for ye AA'hol 'Town for ye yere The Graiid .Jurors for ye Superior Cort Capt Dyer & Deacon ffoster 'The Jurors of Tryals for ye Superior Court Are James Barueb Joseph Silvester Abial Shurtlif & ffrancis Adams At 'This meeting The Town Granted to Na thaniel Thomas Esq 'The Muck or Dung our scourings of the high Way betwen sd 'Thomas new stable & The broke by ffollowes provided ye sd Thomas Doth not hurt ye sd Way Town Meeting At A 'Town meeting held at plimouth on j'e May 11th 1719 Eleventh Day of May 1719 Capt Warren Chose Representative Moderator 'The Inhabitants raade Choyce of cullers of fish Deacon .John ft'oster t(' be their Representative Jurors for to attend ye Generall Court at Boston for the June Court yeare Iusuing At sd meeting ye 'Town Chose Eleazer Morton & Stephen Churchell to be Cul lers of fish as ocasion Cals for in sd 'Town 'The Jurors Chose to serve in June next are James Barneb Piben Cobb aud John Rickard 'The 4 acres of meadow formerly Granted unto John Jordan & Richard Right Ajoining 'To Jacob Cooks meadow iii ye AVoods is Bounded as ffol- 196 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. JohnJordans & Richard Rights 4 acres loweth (viz) 'Two Acrees lying on ye southerly side of Colchester brook bounded at ye AA^esterly End liy ye raeadow that was forraerly sd Cooks & on ye northerly side by Colchester brook up streame 'Till il Coms to two maple 'Trees stand ing together by sd brooke and markt on : 4 : sids being about : 4 . pole Down streame of a Turn in ye brook and from sd Trees to Extend south :4 Degrees AA'esterly : 15 : pole to a birch bush raarkt aud from 'Thence bounded by ye swamp and upland till it coms to ye rainge of ye aforesd meadow AA'hich AA'as Cooks 'The other 'Two acrees lyeth on ye northerly side of sd brook and is bounded at ye AVesterly Pind by ye aforsd meadow which was Cooks and from 'Thence ye southerly side is bounded by sd brook up streame till it coms to ye aforsd ma ples and from 'Thence to Extend north 15 De gres AA^esterly 13 pole to a stake stuck in ye meadowish grouud aud from Thence bouuded by 'The swamp aud upland 'Till it coms to ye aforsd meadow which was Cooks. Laid out aud bounded as aforsd on ye 7"' Day of June 1718 pr me Isaac Cushman Ju Surveior Town ilMeeting At A Tovvn meetiug held at Pliraouth on ye July 20'" 1719 20'" of July 1719 for ye Choyce of Jurors ffor for Choyce of an Especial Court of assise to be holden att sd .furors for an pliraouth on July 22'' 1719 'The Grand Jurors Especiall Court Chosen at sd 'Town raeeting are Charles Little of assise Capt Josiah tfiney Capt Epraira Morton Mr Johu Stirtevant Major Lathrop The Jury for 'Tryals chosen at sd 'Town raeet- Moderator of ing are Ser John Churchell Lemuel Drew John sd raeeting Bradford .Ju Sarauel Kerapton Joseph King and Samuel Nelson PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 197 [21.] Capt Warren Att a 'Town Meeting held at Plyraouth Chose Moderator august 31 1719 P^or The Rasing of money of sd inetiug 'To Defray nessary Charges In sd 'Town for 'This Prasent year at sd raetiug This Bill of Charge following Was Publickly Red in 'Towu Meting and voted as followeth (viz) Iniprirais 'To The Representative $15.00.00 'To 'The assesers 03.00.00 Town Rate 'To the Chouls 40.00.00 'To Major Bradford for Repare ing The AVays 15.00.00 'To the Poore 05.00.00 To 'The Select Men for Laying out the AVay at agawame 05.00.00 Totel 83.00.00 Jures At sd raeeting 'The .Jurers Chose To serve Septeraber Chosen next ensuing AA'are lilezer Churchel AVilliara Bradford sen and Simon Lazel At a 'Town Metiug held at Plymouth on the 12 P'ebruary nO'^/u for and In Consideration of 'The sum of five Pounds 'Twelve Shillings and .Six Penc AVell and 'Trevvly Pade By Thoraas Doty of Plymouth unto Mr John Watson Towu Trasiir for 'The Pius of sd Town 'The Town hath given granted Bargained and sold Made over and Confirmed unto hiin 'The sd 'Thoraas Doty and 'To his hares and asines forever 'Three acres and 'Three qarters of Land Lying in sd Plyraouth 1 he bounds are as followeth October Tho' Dotys The 10 1716 Lad out By us The Subscribers Three acres unto Thoraas Doty 'Three acres and 'Three and 3 qarters quarters of Land Lying in Plyraouth aud Is of Land Bounded as followeth (viz) frora a stone set into The grownd In Sarauell harlows Range and Thence southwest by sd Dotys other Land 31 Pole 'To 'The Southerly Corner of sd Dotys Land and Thence West 11 Degres southerly 198 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [22.] Town Meeting Desember 14 1719 Jui'ors Chosen Leaving a AVay of 'Two Pole AVide Betwen The sd Land and the Land of John P'annce 39 Pole To a hep of stones on The side of a hill and 'Theuce AA'est 28 degrees southerly 19 pole To a hep of stones in 'The Valy and 'Theuce north 16 degres AA'esterlc 19 pole and a half To The southerly Corner of Samuell harlows Land and Thence By sd harlows Laud 'To The Stown P^irst mesioued — Note 'That 'Thare Is The hucklebery swamp Containing about an acre and a qarter AA'hich is not masured AA'ith In The Three acres and Three qarters aBove sd — Note allso 'That 'Thare Is a high AA'.ay Reserved Threw sd Land 'Threw gates or bars on the Pisterly side from 'The Land of the above sd Sarauell harlow 'To 'The above Mentioued AA'ay for parsons to Travel In 'The AA'inter seson AA'hen The snow Leys in drefts Nathane" Thomas Beniamine AA'arren At A Towu Meting held at pliraouth Desember 14 1719 for the Choyce of Jurors and other 'Town liuisues the Jurors Chosen were Stephen Cluirchill Jonathan Ames and AA'rastle Bruster. voted to make a bredg at AgawamRiver The Towns voat about the mill Att this Meeting the 'Town voated to be at the Charge to build a Cart AA'ay over Agawame River on ye road there latly laid forth by ye selectmen for A Kings high AVay aud Chose Capt Benjamin AA'arren to Agree with some person or persons to build sd Bredg at ye sd towns Charge At 'This Meetiug ye Town voated That AVith ref erance to ye grist mill in sd town being gon too much to Decay & out of repaire as not being sutable to Doe ye 'Town AA'ork in aney measur AVeU but Jenerall complaint by the Inhabitants of sd 'Town that they AVere much AV rouged by ye ill grinding of their Corne 'Then ye 'Town voated yt if the owners PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 199 of sd mill AA'ill make sutable provision that ye sd mill may be repaired by ye next Town Meeting or in some way that ye AVork raay be Done in sorae short Time but if Delayed and noe liffeettual Care be taken by that 'Time Then the Town Will give liberty to some person or persons to sett up a mill to Doe ye Town AVork Watch At this meeting 'The Selectmen are ordered to make house sale of the AVatch hous A garden plat or house lot laid ont by us Whose John names are subscribed upou ye fourteuth Day of De- Drews cember 1719 Begining At A stake & heape of stones Garden AA'hich stands neere Samuel Dunhams ffence from plat at 'Thence East : 18 : Degrees south About : 23 : roods little 'Town to A Rock and stone sett in ye grouud frora 'Thence south : 18: Degrees West about Plight Rods to a Rock aud a heape of stones ou ye side of A hill and from Theuce West : 18 : Degrees North : 25 : Rods to A stake and heape of stones by ye Way 'That leads into the AVoods aud 'Then by sd Way till it Coms to ye bounds first mentioned 'The above Bounded lot or Garden plat lyeth at little 'Town AVithin ye 'Township of plimouth is laid out to .lohn Drevv of sd plimouth Benjamin Warren Abiall Shurtlef J- Surveiors Johu Dyer A settlement of ye bounds of lands at obery Wee The subscribers Being mett Together in order to 'The renewing and settling of the Bounds of our severall lands at obery Within the 'Township of plimouth on ye 14'" Day of Desember 1719 And We proceeded as ffolloweth 'The bouuds betwen the Widow hannab Morton & Serjeant John Churchill We began at A Stake and heape of stons Which is ye sd Churchils Piasterly Corner bounds neere the heads of lots and from thence southwest : 2 : Degrees southerly to a stump & heape of stones AVhich is a corner 200 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. bouuds of the laud Betwen ye sd John Churchill aud Piileazar Churchill and frora 'Thence Northwest : 2 : Degrees northerly to a stake & heape of stones AVhich is ye sd pjleazar Cliurchels northerly coruer Bouuds The Bounds betwen lileazar Churchill and AVidow haunah raortou we Began at ye aforsd stump & heape of stones frora 'Thence southwest 2 : Degrees southerly 'Twenty liight rods and about ten foot to a heape of stones about three rods & a half To 'The southward of obery rock and from 'Thence northwest : 2 : Degrees northerly to A AA'hite oake tree marked on : 4 : sides AVhich is j'e sd Eleazar Churchels southwest corner bouuds and is ye bounds betwen ye sd lileazar Churchill and John Drew Pixtends northeast five Degres liasterly to A stake and heape of stones standiug iu ye rainge betvven sd sart John Churchill and Eleazar Churchil & John Drevv and from 'Thence ye line betwen ye sd sarg John Churchill aud Johu Drew Pixtends northwest 2 Degres northerly to a stake and a heape of stones in a valle or bottom and from thence ye line betwen ye sd serjant John Churchill and [23.] John Drew Pixtends northwest : 14 : Degres northerly To a stake aud a heape of stones upou ye redge AA'hich is the corner Bouuds betwen them aud from 'Theuce ye sd John Drews line Pixtends AA'est lileven Degrees southerly till it coms to a heape of stones about two rods to ye southard of a grat rock and from theuce ye line Extends south 'Thirty Degrees Easterly to a heape of stones in A Bottom and from 'Thence ye line to Pixtends Piast 'Twelve Degres southerly unto a a small AVhite oake tree marked on : 4 : sides ff'rom ye aforesd stake and heape of stoues upon ye redge 'The sd John Churchels line Pixtends Northeasterly till it coms to Samuel Dunhams Piast corner bounds of his garden platt and then by sd Dunhams aud Johu Drews garden plat about 'Twenty two rods till it coms to a stoue sett in ye ground AA'hich is ye liasterly corner bouuds of ye sd Drews garden plat and from 'Thence ye sd John Churchils line Pixtends East : 18 : Degrees southerly unto a heape of stones lying in ye rainge of Samuel Dunhams land and from thence ye line Extends southeast betweu ye sd John Churchell and Sarauel Dunham till it coms to a heape of stones AVhich is ye sd Dunhams southerly corner bounds and from 'Thence northeast Eight Degrees Easterly to a PL YMO UTH RECORDS. 201 AVhite oake tree raarked on : 4 : sides and from sd tree to the fence upon ye same rainge and AVee 'The Above named John Churchill John Drew Haunah Morton & Samuel Dunhara for ye confirraation hereof have herunto set our hands aud seals ou ye Day and yeare first above AVritteu John Churchill a seale O John Drew his mark I & sele O Signed sealed and Delivered In presence of Lemuel Drew aud John harlow Eleazar Churchill a seal O Hannah iMortons X & seal O Samuel Dunhara seal O Samuel A Garden plat or house lot laid out by us the Dunhams subscribers ffor Sarauel Dunham of Plimouth laid Garden plat out ou ye fourteuth Day of Desember 1719 begin- or house lot ing at a stake and heape of stones AVhich is the AA'esterly Coruer Bounds of Johu Drews garden spot or house lot frora 'Thence Piast Eighten De grees south about fourten rods to a Rock and a heape of stones frora 'Theuce south Eighten De grees AVest About 'Twenty five rod to a little flatt Rock and a heape of stones upon a redge of the hill ffrora 'Thence north Piighten Degrees AA'est to ye Coruer bounds of sd Drews lot or garden plat frora 'Thence AA'est liighttn Degrees north by ye sd Drews lot to ye bounds first mentioned Benjamin AA'arreu Abiall .Shurtlef J- Surveiors Johu Dyer Capt Warren Chose Moderator Town Meeting held at plimouth february 22'' 1719-20 At A Town raeeting held at plimouth on the 22-1 Day of ffebruary 1719/20 for the Choyce of 'The Grand Jury for the yeare Ensuing and for ye Jury of 'Tryals on the first of March 'The Grand Jurs are Josiah Morton Joshua Bram hall aud lilisha Bradford 'The Jury for 'Tryals are Nathaniel Jackson lileazar Churchill aud Joseph Mitchel 202 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [24.] 'Town Meeiing At a 'Town meeting held at Plimouth March March 2.'S'" 28'" 1720 for the Choyce of 'Town officers forsd 1720 yeare Capt Benjamin AVarren Chosen Moderator town 'Thomas ffauuce Chosen 'Town Clerk and sworn officers by lisq Josiah Cotton Justice of the peace in sd 'Town meeting at this meeting It was voated 'To aliose five selectmen to serve 'The 'Town ye fol lowing yeare AVhich as ffolloweth (viz) Major John Bradford Capt Dyer Capt AA''arren Deacon John ffoster and Abial Shurtlef 'The Assessors Chosen for the year are Capt John Dyer Capt AA'arren aud Charles Little ; It was voated to chose oue Cunstabl in ye North preciuct AVhich AA'as Joseph holmes senior 'The Cunstabls Chosen for ye southern precinct are Samuel Nelson aud John ffaunce Jun Major Johu Bradford Chose Surveior of the 'Town for to repaire The high AA'ayes for ye year Ensuing voated to Chose the 'Tithingmen by nomination Which are AA'illiam Bradford sen 'Thomas Clarke son of AVilliam Clarke De ceased Samuel Kempton and Samuel Bates Esqu John AVatson Chose 'Town 'Treasuror ffence vewers Chosen are Pibenezar holmes Girshom Bradford Deacon Johu AA'ood James Barnebe and Thomas Clark Deacons surveiours of 'Timber bords planks shingle and any other lumber to be vewej'ed by vewers according to law Are Capt John Dyer AA'illiam Bradford Jun and Ichabod Standish Simon Lazel Chosen sealer of leather The feild Drivers Chosen are Robert Cushraan 'Tho Howland John harlow Joseph AVarren AA'illiam Dunham and Benjamin Rider The Cullers of fish are Pileazar Morton & Stephen Churchill 'The hog Cunstables Nathaniel Jackson .Johu Barnes AVilliam Bradford Ju aud Elkana Churchill Jurors Chosen 'The Grand Jurors Chosen at This meeting for to serve are Capt Dyer & Mr John Mordock at ye Superior 'The pety Jurors are Charls Little Deacon foster Cort in aprill Abiall Shurtlif and James Barnes next At 'This meetin it was voated 'That ye Cunstables shold give AA'arning of 'Town meet- PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 203 Notice of lugs by seting up notifications therof in sundrey town meetings places iu ye 'Town 'That is to say at ye meeting house in the north precinct at the Court house at ye scoole house at ye Piile River & at Gools mill at the Manomet pond Dogs 'The Town made Choice of IMajor Lathrop Capt Dyer & John AA'atson Pisqn a comitty to Draw up some thing to propose to the 'Town the next 'Town meeting relating to lathers and making oiDors about Dogs At a Town raeeting held at pliraouth ou ye 9"' of Town May 1720 ffor the Choyce of a Representative & Meeting other Town bisnes Capt AA'arren Moderator Deacon May 9'" John foster Chose by ye 'Town their Representative 1720 for ye yere Insuing 'The pety Jurors Chosen to serve in June next Pety Jurors are Left Josiah finney David Bradford and John Cooke Mr Cotton Major Lathrop & Abiall Shurtlef Chosen a coraitty to serch ye records relating to ye land lately sold to Robert bartlet Deceased at Wellensly point At This meeting 'The Comitty 'That were Chosen ye 28'" of March to consider and propose some method for 'The 'Town to act on relating to laders and Dogs in ye 'Town gave in sorae thing of their 'Thoughts to ye Towu at this meting AVhich is as foloweth (viz) AVe the subscribers being Chosen a coraitty to consider upon sorae method how livery Dweling house in the 'Town of pli mouth shold be provided AVith sutable lathers to their houses and haveing considered theron AA'e think it will be much for the safty and advantag of such of the Inhabitants of the 'Town 'That have anej' buildings in sd 'Town or aney others that have aney build ings (viz) That livery Dweling house in ye 'Town yt hath aney fameley or raore shall be well provided With a sutable ladder at or before the first Day of November next Ensuing this Date at The Charge of the owners of sd houses and if aney person or per sons shall neglect to provid ladders Within the 'Time abovesd 'Then he or they shall pay 'The sura of Twenty shillings to be Iraployed to ye use of 'The 'Town aforsd ye sd forfiturc to be added to his Town rate & also that there be A Comitty Chosen to see 'That 204 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. [25. J 'The'Commity livery house be provided with ladders Chosen Charles accordingly aud upon the retern of sd Little John Br.adford Ju comitty or aney 'Two of them 'To the libeu Colili Major assesors ye sd assesors shal add the Lathrop Capt Dver ft'orlitor 'To 'Their 'Town rale of those Deacon John ffoster that are Defective as abovesd Ex- John Churchill Capt ceping agawame out of this 'Town act AVarren Deacon Clarke At 'This meeting it AVas voted that Joseph Silvester all piiblecations for marriages for the future may be posted up in the meet iug house & on ye little pillar under 'The gallerey at ye northeast End of 'The meeting house Tovvn meeting At a 'Town meting held att plimouth on j'e June 20"' 1720 20"' of June 1720 for choyce of Representative Josiah Cotton Deacon John ffoster AVas againe Chosen Repre- P.squir Chosen sentative by a very liuuauomos voat of the lu- Miideralor haliitants 'There mett upou Due AA'arning given Capt John At A 'Town meting held at [iliinouth September Dyer Chose 5'" 1720 for ye choyce of Jurors and for to raise Mo:lerator money to Defray nesesary Charges iu sd Town at ye 'Town The Jurors Chosen are Return AVait .Jacob Cooke meting .Junor aud Joseph Churchell Septeraber 5"' 1720 Here followeth an account of what money is nesesarj' to be raised this yeare to Defray 'The nesasarj' Cli.arge in the 'Town aud being piiblicklj' red iu open 'Town meeting was voatetl to be raised by vote upon the luhabitants of plimouth 'Township Imprimis 'To the Schools 65.00.00 'To the Representative 15.00.00 'To the poore 10.00.00 'To Agawame Bridge i 5.00.00 'To Major Bradford for the high AVayes 15.00.00 'To The Assesors 6.00.00 'To Mr AA'atson for Comissions 4.00.00 To the Towu Bredge 6.00.00 'To the looking after the 'Taverns 2.00.00 143 pound PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 205 ministry lands At this raeeting 'The 'Town mad Choyce of Major Lathrop Capt AA'arren and Deacon foster or auey Two of them to settle the bounds of the ministry lot of meadow at the high pines and alsoe to settle the bouuds of the sedge land in the 'Town pond aud the ministry house lot Town Meetiug November 28"' 1720 John AA'atson Pisq Moderatorof sd meeting Ministry meadow At a 'Tovvn meeting held at plimouth Novera ber 28"' 1720 for Choyce of Jurors to serve iu Decembe Court Josiah Carver Lemuel Drew & Piiben Dogget At 'This meetiug Major Isaac Lathrop & Capt Benjamin Warren Were Chosen & Apointed by the 'Town in sd Towns behalf as sd Towns Agents & 'Trustees to fix bouuderys aud signe Deeds of partition betwen the meadow laud belonging to ye ministrey of sd plimouth and .Samuel harlows meadow land at the high pines aud it AA'as further voated that ye Comittj' Chosen to settle ye bounds of the parsonage laud be continued untill they have perfected what was com railed to their trust in the Towns behalf [26.] A 'Town meeting on ye first of March 170^1/20 for choyce of Town officers for ye year Ensu aud adjorued to the last Munday of the month at Ten of ye Clock At A 'Tt'Wn meeting held at Pliraouth on ye first Day of March 1702'/2o for the Choyce of Town officers for ye yeare Insu ing Major Lathrop Chose Moderator of sd raetiug Tho : ffaunce Chose 'Town Clerk and sworu by John Watson Esqur The Selectraen Chosen are Capt John Dyer Deacon John ffoster James Barnebe Charls Little & John Bradford Ju 'The Grand Jury Joseph Silvester Eleazar Churchill & Jacob Cooke 'The Cunstabls are haverland Tory Caleb Studson and Elisha holmes he hiring Samuel Nelson to serve in his roome Was accepted by ye Towu by their voat 206 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 'The 'Tithiugnien Chosen are Tiraothy Morton Israel fferreu Ben- jaraiu Sampson and .John harlow sealler of leather is Simon Lazel Cullers of fish is Stephen Churchell & lileazar Morton Major Bradford Chosen surveir generall of the 'Town John AVatson Pisq Chosen 'Town 'Treasurer 'The Cullers of lumber of all sorts brought to a market are Capt John Dyer AA'illiam Bradford Juni and Seth Chittman ffence vewers are liphraira Bradford Bennijah prat 'Thomas holraes .John Barns Joseph Bartlet Deacon AA'ood and 'Thoraas Bartlet At a Towu At 'This raeeting The Town raade choyce of raeeting held Simon Lazel to serve in ofice of a cunstable In at plimouth the rome of Haverland 'Tory being Chosen to on the 27 serve iu j'e office of a Cunstable but refusing to Day of serve ye 'To>vu iu that office and Chose Joseph March 1721 Silvester to proscut ye sd 'Tory for his refusal The bj' an sd Lazel hired Sarauel Nelson To serve in his adjurnraent rorae and the 'Town voated 'Theire acceptance of from ye sd Nelson to serve in sd Lazels rome 'Then pro- first Day of ceded to assesors 'To raake the 'Towns Taxes for iMarch to ye ye yeare Piiusuing AA'hich AA'ere as ffolloweth (viz) sd 27"' 1721 Capt Johu Dyer Capt Benjamin AVarren Jame Barnebe & Johu Bradford Ju Persuaift To a law of this provuce latly Pinacted relating to swine The Inhabitants of the 'Town of pliraouth being raett ou ye 27'" Day of March 1721 and voated to lett The swine run at large for this present yeare being yoaked & AA' ringed as ye law Directs & proposed sundrey precincts in sd 'Town in AA'hich sundrey persons should be chosen as ye law Dj'- rects in Piivery sd precint 'To be hog Reeves to Take care yt ye Dyrections & ye law relating to swine raay be Duly observed and voated that the persons highest in ye vols in Piach precint should Swine serve as hog Reefs for this year 'The precincts proposed & agred on are as ffolows (viz) from 'The 'Town brook to AA'ellensle brook and from AA'elleiisley to Left finneys and frora finneys to Eben holmes aud from sd holmeses to Manoment ponds & Samuel bats is Chosen for ye neighbour PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 207 at Agawarae and northerly frora ye town brook to Deacon AA'oods and frora sd Woods to Joseph Stirtevants for ye north precinct begining at the northerly part 'Therof To 'Take in all above ye Road AA'ay yt goeth 'To Boston Till it coras to Jons River and 'Then over ye sd River at Jons River Bredg to Ebenazar Eatons in ye Dividing liue and soe to pliratou line and ye 2'' precinct to containe all The remainder of the north precinct iu this 'Town The names of the persons Chosen in Each precinct to serve as hog Reives are Thomas Clarke Ju Hog Sergeut John Churchell Reeves John Harlow 'Thomas Holmes Jacob Cooke Ju Nathauiel Jackson Capt Ephraim Morton Elisha Studson and Sarauel Bates for Agawarae [27.] Know all raen by These presents That We Benjamin AVarren gardian of Nathaniel Morton The son of Nathauiel Mor ton late of plimouth Deceased of 'The one party and Thomas Mor ton of The Town of plimouth of the other part have mutualy Agreed and settled A Dividing line betwen the land of the sd Thomas Morton of pliraouth aforsd & 'The sd Nathaniel of pli raouth aforsd as ffoloweth (viz) Begining at a heape of stones neere high Water marke forty rod northwesterly from Josiah Mor tons land And from said heape of stones The line betvven Theire lands is southwest five Degrees southerly by a rainge of stones and Wee Doc mutualy Agree 'That the lauds ou ye southeast side of sd line to Belong to Nathaniel Morton and the land on ye northwest of sd rainge To 'Thomas Morton now 'The liue 'Thus run & The Bounds Thus settled AVee Doe mutualy agree A full settle ment of the Bounds of the lots of lands Betwen ye sd 'Thomas Morton and ye said Nathauiel Morton Their heirs and assignes for Ever Wittnes our hands and seales This Twenty liight Day of March 1720-21 208 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Benjamin AA'arren 0 'Thomas Morton O Signed sealed and Declared to be their Joj'ut agreement In presence of us Thomas ffaunce John ffauuce Moderator At A 'Town raeeting being legaly AVarned Chosen Capt held at pliraouth May 22" 1721 'The sd Town John Dyer being Informed that it is Expected by ye division of Generall Court to know ye mind of the province lands several 'Towns AA'ithin the province concerning Representative Di"ision of province lands A voat being Caled 'To know ye mind of This Town about 'The premses By a very general voat they manifested 'Their Williugnes to have sd land Divded Deacon John ffstoer Chosen Represen tative for this present yeare. [28.] At a 'Town raeeting held at plimouth ou ye 12'" of ffebruarv 17^^ for aud In consideration of ye sum of fiften shillings by Serjant John Churchill of sd plimouth unto John AA'atson Esq 'Town 'Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd Towu AA'ell and 'Truly paid The Town hath given granted baro-ained sold made over and confirraed unto hira j'e sd .John Churchill and to his heires and assignes for liver a small gore of land as is laid out aud bounded by ye survers of ye Town as in their returne is clearly Described as ft'ollows John Pliraouth iMay 7"' 1715 Laid out uuto Mr John Churchells Churchill senior A small gore of land containing land an : 108 : pole of land lying on ye northeast side of his other land neere obery feild aud is bouuded iiy a red oake tree being 'The bounds betwen j'e sd Churchils (land and the laud of .Joseph Churchill and 'Thence northeast half a jioint northerly : 9: pole to a small Rock aud 'Thence north : 22 : Degrees AA'esterly : 6 : pole to a heape of stones neere a fence lately made bj' Eleazar Churchill sen PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 209 and by ye sd fence 'To ye land of ye sd John Chur chill and then by ye sd Churchils land to ye Bounds first mentioned Laid out by us Nachauiel Thoraas ) „ li • • iir I Sur Ben jarain Warren j Alsoe There is land left for a way from ye land abovesd into ye highway leading to j'C Ealriver next to liliazar Churchills land Towu Meetiug At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye Agust 7'" 1721 7th Day of Agust 1721 Mr Josiah Cotton Representatives Esqu Chosen Moderator of sd raeeting sd meeting being AVarned 'To Chose a Represen tative or Representatives to apere fur and represent ye Town at j'e Grat and Jenerall assembly 'To be convened held and kept at 'The Towu house al Boston on ye 23*" Day of this Instant 'The 'Town being legaly AVarned and mett on ye Day above mentioned Made Choyce of Two Representatives by a voat of sd 'Town before they proceded to a Choyce and made Choyce of Mr Josiah Cotton & Deacon John ffoster To serve for and repre sent ye Town iu ye sd Generall assembly AA^heu convened As also Chose 3 persons to serve ou ye Jury of Tryals at ye Inferior Cort in septeraber next 'The persons Chosen are Thomas Morton Elish Studson & Solomon Silvester At 'This meeting it AVas voated That ye Town Take their part of ye Bank Bills AVhich is six hun dred pounds ffifteen shillings now coming out by Coramitte vertue of an act of ye Generall Court at 'Their ses- about ye sions iu March last and That Capt Benjamiu Warren Loan Mr .John Barnes and Mr Joseph Silvester be a Money comittee to fetch ye money and the Trustees to let out and Improve sd sum and to call it In or receive it according to ye Dyrections of the 'Town and That they have reasonable sattisfactiou made them for fetching ye sd bills from Boston and be paid or allowed Tenn shillings for letting out and Twenty shillings 14 210 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Coramitteabout schools for Taking in or receiving Every hundred pounds of sd sum and that ye sd sum of six hundred pounds & fiften shilings be let out at : 6 : pe sent per anum to people of this 'Town upon good Legall Bonds En tered into AA'ith surty for oue yeare at ye Directions of ye major part of 'The Comittie or 'Trustees and ye Incom thereof to be 'Towards Defraying 'Town Charges 'That noe inan have Above Hifty pounds of ye sd sura or under 25 pounds A'oated allsoe ye sd meeting yt j'c large Committy appointed at ye last meeting of this 'Town To Draw up proposals about ye .Scholes in -this Towu be fur ther continied and are Desired to prepare somthing iu order to lay before ye 'Town refering lo schools at J'C next Town meeting [29.] plimouth October 3'' 1721 AA'e the subscribers Selectmen of the town of plimouth Being Desired to lay out A AVay for iMr Charles Little from the rode AVay J't leads to Bredgwater AA'ithin the 'Town of pli mouth at Jones River to ye sd Littles land and A AA'ay after we vevved ye sd way AA'e laid ye way out to Laid out for begin at the Road AA'ay that leads to bredgwater Mr Charles about 'Ten rods to ye AA'estward from the Corner Little near of Jacob iMitchels land that lyes by sd way that Jones river leads Down to ye Mills at Jons River by a small AA'hite oake tree & heape of stones yt stands by ye AA'ay sid aud frora thence to run through Major Bradfords land to ye bredg that is now stauding and then over sd bredg and streame or mill pond till it coms to Jacob Mitcbels land aud from ye sd bredg through yc sd iMitchels land till it coms to a gate that leads into Charls Littels land The sd way to be a conveniant Drift and Cart way 'Threw gals and Barrs both through iiMajor Bradfords land and Jacob Mitcbels land and the sd way to be AVhere it is now used .John Dj'er .John ffoster James Barneby j u electmen PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 211 At a Town meeting held at pliraouth on ye 28"' Mr Josiah of Septeraber 1721 at this meeting Mr Joseph Sil- Cotton vester Did iu open Town meting refuse to serve Moderator ye 'Town in that office of a 'Trustee AA'hich he was Chosen to by ye 'Town on ye 7"' of Agust 1721 upon AA'hich The 'Town raade Choyce of Capt John Dyer in his rorae aud againe Chose sd AVarren and Mr .John Barnes AVith Capt Dyer to be a coraitty to act according to ye Towns Directions at their meeting agust 7'" 1721 Town Meetiug held at pliraouth on ye 9"' Day Mr Cotton of October 1721 at 'This meeting it was voated Moderator 'That there shold be but one schoole maiutaiued school by ye Tovvn and That shold be A grammer schoole At a Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 23'' Capt Day of October 1721 'The following Account of AA'arren AA'hat raonej' is nessesary to be raised to Defray Moderator the Cliarges of the 'Town of plimouth in ye yeare 1721 AVhich was read iu open 'Town meetiug and voated Pd S D 60.00.0026.00.0005.00.00 16.10.0010.00.00 05.00.00 04.00.00 126.10.00 Imprimis To ye nesesary use of the Town Itera 'To 'The Representatives Item To The assessors Item To the surveiors of the high AA'"aj's Item 'To 'The poore Item To The Towns stock for powder Item To the Treasurs Commissions about At This meeting it was voated by ye Town That A grant Stephen Churchill Samuel Marshall John Harlow to Stephen and others have the use and Improvement of the Churchill land upon the point on ye north side of the Town & others pond to Wharffe on AVhich may be sufficent for A about a Bredge AVith a sufficent way straight from the bridge at Bredge over 'The point to the way betwixt Ephraim 212 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. the Point Kemptons and 'Timothy Mortons' land provided by the They Keepe a AA'ay ffree for all persons to 'Travel mouth of ye over soe long as 'They maintaine A Bredge 'There 'Town pond [30.] Capt AA'aren Moderator Sraall Pox Small pox At a Town meting held at plimouth December 12'" 1721 At ye house of Mr John Barns In Older 'To take ye most proper method for ye safely of ye 'Town AA'ith respect to ye contajon of the small pox A paper was offered to be coranuinicated to ye 'Tovvi. signed by the AA'orship Josiah Cotton P2sq Containing as it was thought sundrey refiecllious upon ye Selectraen & other good gentlemen of ye 'Town that have before 'Taken AVliat Care with thera lay for ye safety of the 'Town respecting ye sraall pox it AA'as voated 'That 'Thanks be given to the Selectraen and all others yt had ben assisting to them for their service iu that affare for their Care and paines they have Taken about that affare voated also that sd paper lodg upou file AA'ith yc Town Clerk and he to give a copy of it 'To anej' person or persons in sd 'Town that should Desire it they paying for Copy At ye 'Town meeting Desemb 12 1721 The 'Town considering 'The present Danger thej' are under respecting ye smal pox now in j'c 'Town and In Danger of the spreding of it in j'c 'Town it was voated that a Coraittj' AA'hose names are under AA'ritten Chosen in sd 'Town to Take Care to prevent soe far as in them lyeth the spreding of sd Desteinpor in sd 'Town and to use all proper it prudent methods they can iu order to it Aud the sd ('omily shall be iu three parts of the 'Tcjwn (viz) namly in ye middle of the 'Town and at liacb Pind aud to act in conjuctiou AA'ith I lEpliraim Kempton's land is now oeeupied partially by the stable of .lolm C. Barnes, and TinniMiy .Morton's land is now partially occupied by the nce viewers are also chosen Hawards or Field drivers. The Clerks of the Market are Stephen Chur chell & Thomas Spooner Thomas Spooner is chosen sealer of Leather. 'The Hog reves are George Holraes Thoraas Faunce Pilders son John Barnes Lazerus Le Baron .Joseph Bartlett .Jun' Neheraiah Riply Josiah Rider & Zephaniah Swift. .John Dyer is chosen Town Treasurer. Stephen Churchell and Josiah Carver are chosen .Surveyors of Lumber At sd Meeting the Inhabitants voted tor a County 'Treasurer & Comraitted their votes to Josiah Carver Constable At sd Meeting the Town made choice of Jurors lo serve at the Superiour Court on the last tuesday of April next, the Grandjurors that be chosen are John Dyer & Joseph King. The Jurors that be chosen to serve on the Petit Jury are John Barnes Samuel Nelson Josiah Morton & James AA'arren. A'oted that Mess'** Thomas Spooner Thomas Branch & Tiraothy Morton be a Committe ap pointed to take care this year that the Herrings or Alewives have a convenient Passage for going up the 'Town Brook in their season, one half thereof at the 'Towns charge aud also to hinder any catching of sd fish by Saining & unreasonable Destruction of them by Threshing or Beating and to prevent strangers from Tres passing upon the Town in that Regard, and to Prosecute them if they do, as the Law directs PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 263 and that the Inhabitants of this Town catch but for their own use. Ladders Voted That every Householder shall frora time to tirae be provided with a sufficient Ladder or Ladders to reach from the ground to the Ridge of such house at the charge of the owner thereof, and in case the owner or owners of such House or Houses be not an Inhabitant of this Town, then the Ocupyers thereof to provide the same, and deduct the charge thereof out of his or their Rent on pain of the forfeiture of five shillings per month for every months neglect after the tenth day of June next. Hogshead or A'oted that from the first day of March to barrels of water the first day of December yearly and every or cisterns j'car hereafter every Householder that lives to be kept in between the House of Deacon John Wood or near Houses and the House of Pileazer Churchell includ ing both the Houses of the sd John AVood aud lileazer Churchell shall at all times with in the liraitatiou aforesaitl keep in their Houses yards or backsides nigh to their Houses a Hogshead or two barrels full of water or a Cistern lo the value of two Hogsheads on pain of forfeiting the sura of five shillings for every such neglect. Notwithstanding this order all the Houses that stand Twenty Rods frora the Highway or Kings Road are Pixcluded. Allowed bj' the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Nathaniel Thoraas Esq' & Mr John Murdock are chosen to prosecute the breakers of j'e sd Acts. [55.] At ModeratorDecon John Foster Representative Town iMeeting held at Plyraouth iu the Court House in Plymouth May 12'" 1729. at sd raeeting the Town voted that they would proceed to consider upon some method how the Representative should be paid & how much for the year past Decon John Foster is chosen Represen tative for the j'car Ensuing 264 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Voted that the 'Town Treasurer shall lend Decon John Foster Representative for the year past the sum of 'Twenty five pounds out of the Town Treasury slock and take his receipt for the same. Petit Jurors 'The Jurors that are chosen to serve at the next Sessions iu this present Instant May are Mr Thomas Howland & Joshua Bramhall. Aug 25 1729 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House on ye 25'" of August 1729 Coll Isaac Lothrop was chosen Moderator Voted that the 'Town Meeting be adjorned aud held at the Meeting House. 'The 'Town proceeded and made choice of Petit Jurors Jurors to serve at the Quarter Sessions to be holden at Plymouth on the third tuesday of September next The persons that are chosen are Ebenezer Doggett and Nathauiel Lothrop. A'oted that there be soraethiug raised towards the support of the Reverend Nathaniel Leonard for this present j'ear. £40 Raised for A'oted that there be the sura of forty pounds Mr Leonard raised on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of the 'Town of Plyraouth towards the support of the Reverend iMr Nathaniel Leonard besides the Salary which is one hundred & 'Ten pounds formerly granted him for his service in the work of the Ministry the present year. There was an account read of what was necessary to be raised to defray the Charges ariseing within the Town of Plyraouth for this present year, which is as followeth To the School 30.00.00 'To the Assessors 6.00.00 'To AA'ild Cats &c 12.00.00 To the Treasurers Coraraissions about 4.00.00 To the Surveyors of ye highways 18.00.00 To the Poor 40.00.00 To the Meeting House 5.00.00 which amounts to 115.00.00 £115 Rais"! Voated that the sum of one hundred and fifteen pounds be raised on the Poles and Estates of the PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 265 Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and paid into John Dyer 'Town 'Treasurer or to his suc cessor At sd raeeting there was something agitated con- Ozment ceruing the AVidow Ozment Mortgage Deed and there was a Coramitte chosen to discourse with the Executrix and to raake report of their doings the next 'Town Meeting 'The Persons that are chosen for sd Cora mitte are Nathaniel 'Thomas Pisq' & Mr John Barnes At a Town meeting held in the Court House in Dec 1 1729 Plymouth on the first day of December 1729 at sd meeting Isaac Lathrop Esq' was chosen Moderator At sd meeting the 'Town made choice of Robert P^in- Jurors ney & Nathaniel Cob to serve on a Jury of 'Tryals the next Inferiour Court to be holden at Plyraouth on the third 'Tuesday of this Instant December. A'oted that there be a Committe to Examine settle and Adjust the accompts of the several Persons that small pox have doue any service in the 'Time of the Small Pox and make report to the Town the next Town Meet ing what they have don thereon. 'The Comraitte that are chosen for sd service are Nathaniel 'Thomas Esq'r John AVatson Pisq' Docter Lazerus Lebaron Capt Beujarain AA'arren & John Barnes. rate Voted that there be a Rate raade on the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth amounting to the sum of Fourty pounds to defray the necessary charges arising within sd 'Town. Voted that there be something allowed & paid out of 'Town Treasury to some oue person whom Minister ye Inhabitants of Mauument Ponds shall appoint at Manomet to be for the use & towards ye support of a Min ister that shall Preach among them this present Winter, and to be regulated according to the vote of the 'Town the last year. Nathaniel 'Thomas Ozments Esq' & Mr John Barnes made report that they had Mortgage discoursed with Elizabeth Phillips Executrix to J'e Estate of ye AVidow Ozraent deceased about her Mortgage Deed to the 'Town. Voted that ye 266 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. sd Executrix shall have liberty to choose either to pay the money as now it goes with Lawful! Inter est, or to make the Principle as good as when it was received bj' *. [56.] At a 'Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 29'" day of Jan 29 January 1729/30 'The 'Town proceded & made- 1730 choice of a iModerator & the Person chosen is Moderator Isaac Lathrop. 'The f4raud .Jurors chosen for Grand Jurors the year Ensuing are John Barnes & AVilliam Donham. 'The Petit Jurors are .loseph Rider Jun'' 'Thomas Murdock .John Bartlett Thomas Morton .Jun' and 'Thomas P'oster Stcptien ' At sd meeting the 'Town made choice of Stephen Churchel Churchell to le a 'Trustee in the Room of Capt 'Trustee liphraim Morton deceased A'oated that there be the sura of fifty pounds raised to help to support the Charges ot Our Ajency in lingland iu the defence of our priviledges A'oted that the raatter about the Alewives that go up in Agawam River to half waj' Pond be adjorned to next Town iMeeting. At sd raeeting there were several accounts relating to the charge in the time of the Sraall Pox & since were read and allowed. Mar 16 1730 At a 'Town Aiecting held at Plymouth on the IC" day of .Alarch 172'7.,„. At sd Meetiug Moderator Isaac Lothrop lisq' was chosen Moderator. Towu Clerk John Dyer was chosen 'Town Clerk and sworn by Nathaniel 'Thomas lisq' .Selectmen 'The Selectmen that are chosen be Coll' Isaac Lothrop Benjamiu AA'arreu John P'oster John Dyer and .Josiah JMorton. Assessors 'The Assessors that be chosen are Benjamin AA'arren Johu Dyer and Josiah iMorton. Constables Nathaniel Cluibbuck chosen Constable for the village of Agawam. Thomas Faunce Jnu' aud John Cooper are Chosen Constable aud the said John Cooper came into 'Town Meeting and declared his non acceptance and paid the sum of five pounds aud the Town proceeded to a new choiee of a Constable in sd Coopers roora and Ephraim Cole Jun'' was chosen Coustable. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 207 Surveyors 'The .Surveyors of the Highways that be of ye Highways chosen are Josiah IMorton 'Thomas Holmes Joseph Bartlett & Joseph AA'arren. Tythingmen 'The 'Tythingmen that be chosen are 'Thomas Morton 3'' 'Thomas Bartlett Gideon lillis and 'Thomas Savory. P^ence viewers 'Thoraas Holmes 'Thomas Spoouer Eleazer Holraes libeiiesur Holmes .Joseph Bartlett Zepheniah .Swift & Pibeuezer Burge are chosen P'euce viewers & feild drivers. Clerks of ye John AA'insIow and Stephen Churchell are chosen Market Clerks of ye market Sealers of Pileazer Morton and lilisha Barrow are chosen Leather Sealers of Leather Voted that the swine be confined according to the direction of the Law Hogreves A'oted that the Hogreves be chosen by Nomena tion and the Hogreves chosen are George Holmes John AA'insIow Nathaniel 'Thomas Jun' Samuel Mar shall Ichabod Bartlett Asa Beal Joseph Bartlett Beujarain Cornish and libeuezur Burge. County Treas'- At sd Meeting the 'Town put in their votes for a Coniitj' 'Treasurer. Town Treas' John Dyer is chosen 'Town 'Treasurer. Surveyors of John Dyer aud Stephen Churchell are chosen Lumber surveyors of Lumber. At sd Meeting A'oted that the .Selectmen be joyned with the Coramitte to adjust ye accompts that are charged upon the 'Town in the time of the sraall pox. A'oted that the 'Town Meetiug be adjorned lo the last munday of this Instant March at ten a clock in the morning, l)efore the 'Town Meeting was Alewives adjorned it was voted at sd Meeting that the Ale- Regulated wives that go up Agawam River have free ligress in Agawam and Regress in sd River to go to half way Pond River without molestation and none Shall take ahove four barrels upon the Penalty of 'Twenty shillings upon each breach of sd Act. A'oted that Israel Fearing shall prosecute any person or persons that 268 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. shall trespass on sd Act. Town Meeting Adjorned to yc Last Munday of this Instant March at 10 a clock in ye morning. [57.] At an Adjornment of the Towu Meeting from the 16"" day of March to the last Munday of March Instant 1730. Grand Jurors At sd iMeeting 'The Town proceeded & made for Sup' Court choice of Grand Juryraen to serve on the Supe rior Court to be holden at Plyraouth ou the last tuesday of April next. 'The Persons Chosen to serve on ye Grandjury are .John Atwood & Ste- Petit Jurors phen Churchell. 'Thi^ Persons chosen to serve for Petit Jurors at sd Court are John Faunce Thomas Spooner Sarauel Bartlett Jun' and Samuel Donham. At sd iMeetiug A'oted that Nathaniel 'Thomas Esq' be paid the sura of 'Tweutj' five shillings for a pair of sheets that Jacob Lewis & his wife were buried in. £150 Grated A'oted that there be the sum of oue hundred to be raised & fifty pounds raised on the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants of the 'Town of Plymouth towards defrej'ing j'e necessary charges thereof Committe A'oted that there be a Committe to Pixaraine ab' ye Small adjust & proportion the charge of the several Pox acc'^ accompts of the sundrey persons tiiat have been latelj' sick of the Small pox. The persons chosen for sd Committee are Nathauiel Thomas Esq' Isaac Lathrop Pisq' & John Dyer. A'oted that Mr John iiMiirdock John Dyer & Stephen Churchell James AA'arreu & Joseph Bartlett be a Committe to take care to regulate affairs about preventing the Infection of the Small poxs spreading. Voted that the Town Treas urer do make a tender of what the Town has voted to be allowed and paid to the sundrey persons that have brought iu their accompts against the 'Town of their Charge in the time of the Small pox which is to be in full of said accompts. Voted that the Town Treasurer be Impowred to prosecute any PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 269 person or persons that are Indebted to the Town for what charge the sd Town was at either for Nursing tendance or other Neces saries in the time of the Small pox. May 11 1730 Moderator Representative Jurors for May sessions Small pox June 15 1730 Moderator Constable Ministers Additionall grant Manomet At a 'Town Meeting held at Plyraouth in the Court House on ye 11'" day of May 1730 At sd Meetiug Isaac Lathrop Pisq' was chosen Moderator. At sd Meeting John Foster was chosen Repre sentative for this present year. At sd Meeting the 'Town raade choice of Jurors to serve at the Quarter Sessions in this present month to be holden at Plyraouth, and the persons chosen are Sarauel Cole & Jonathan Barnes Junr. At sd Meeting the 'Town raade choice of Mr Nathaniel Jackson & Samuel Kerapton to be added to the Coramitte which are to take care about the vessels and persons that come from & go to Boston and what goods they bring from thence that may be thought to be Infected with the sraall pox to do what may be suposed to be propper to prevent the Inhabitants being infected therewith. At a 'Town Meeting hcdd at Plymouth on the fifteenth day of Juue 1730 'The Town raade choice of a Moderator & the person chosen is Isaac Lathrop Esq'. David Turner is Chosen Constable, there be ing a vacancy by the death of Ephraim Cole Jun' Deceased. Voted that there be the sura of forty pounds allowed and paid out of the 'Town Treasury to the Reverend Mr Nathaniel Leonard besides his salerry of one hundred & ten ponnds for his preaching amongst us the present year, and that the Poles & Estates of ye Inhabitants be assessed for ye same Voted that there be the sum of ten pounds allowed to the Inhabitants of Mauument Ponds for a rainisters preaching among them four months the next winter season. 270 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. A'oted that Thomas Spooner 'Thomas Branch & Alewives 'Timothy Morton be a Comraitte to joyn with the owners of the Gris Mill to make a Roleing Dainra at the Gris Mill for a Convenient passage for the Her ring to go up the 'Town Brook lij' said mill. A^oted that Nathaniel 'Thomas Isaac I>atlirop .John AA'atson lisq' Cap' Benjamin AVarren John P^oster John Dyer Haviland 'Torrey & Israel P'earing lie a Committe to draw up some proposals about the more orderly takeing the fish that goes up the 'Town brook and Agawam River that proceeds from half way Pond. Dogs A'oted that there be something don about Dogs. Voted that the above Committe about the fish be a Committe to l^raw up something about Dogs [5S.] Voted that the Report of the Committe Relating to the .Small pox .Several Bills vvliich were read in 'Town Meetiug for what was lixpended on them for Nursing & Neces saries in the time of the late Small pox be accepted. Thomas Delanoes Bill Eleaser Morton Jun' Bill Pilkana Delano BUI The Estate of .Jacob Lewis Deceased D' Sarah AA'arren Bill Deborah Barden AA'idow Bil Ebeneser Bartletts Bill Joshua Donhams Bill Thornton Grays Bill Micajah Douharas Bill Edward Stephens Bill Gray C A'oted that the Town Treasurer be Impowred to gather iu the money that is due to the Town of Plymouth from the several per sons that have been lately sick with the Small pox for what was Expended on them for nurses & necessaries as appears by their Several Bills. And to prosecute any person or persons that shall neglect or refuse to make payment of their several Bills. Sep 14 1730 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the Moderator fourteenth day of September 1730 'At sd Meeting Isaac Lathrop was choseu Moderator. 37.12. 00 2.S. 4.06 22.15.03 10.15. 06 9. 9. 0 3.14. 0 10. 9. 6 11. 5. 0 6.15. 0 15.15. 0 4.14. 6 1.12. 0 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 271 Jurors Sep' sessions Alewives & Dogs Sedge in ye Town Pond children to be Regulated on ye Lords day lease of land Eleaser 'The Jurors that were chosen to serve at the Inferiour Court to be holden at Plymouth on this Instant are 'Timothy Morton & AA'illiam Harlow Sen' A''oleut of ye Town 'Treasurey to be Delivered to Mr Stephen Mrs Littles Churchell to be Disposed of by hira To & for the affairs use of Mrs Sarah Little widdow of the Late Rev- en"' Mr Ephraira Little our Former Miuester and that Deacon Foster & Deacon Torrey together with Mr Churchell be a Committe to Talk with the sd Mrs Little Relating to her Future Maintaine- ance & That they make Report to the Town at ye next Town Meeting to which Time the Further Consideration of her affair is Continued. Mar 4'" 1734 Moderator Grand Jurors Petit Jurors Selectmen At a Town meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House March 4'" 1733/4 at sd Meeting Isaac Lothrop Esq' was chosen Moderator 'The Grandjurors that are chosen for the Ensuing year are John Harlow and Eleazer Holraes The Petit Jurors that are chosen to serve for March Court Instant are Isaac Lothrop Jun'" Joseph Bartlett Junr Abiel Pulcifer and Redol- phus Hatch. 'The Selectraen that be chosen are Leu* Josiah Morton Stephen Churchell Decon Havi- 292 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. land Torry Thomas Holmes and John Dyer 'The Assessors are Josiah Cotton Esq' John Dyer and Leu' Josiah Morton 'The Constables that are chosen are Joseph Constables Rider Jun' Joseph AA'arren and Mica Gibs Joseph AVarren declared his non Acceptance as Constable and paid five pounds as a fine The sd Joseph Rider Jun' being chosen Constable for the j'ear Pinsuing aud the sd Rider haveing agreed with Abiel Pulcifer to serve as Constable in his room aud sd Pulcifer declared in open 'Town Meeting his vvillingness to serve as Coustable iu the room of sd Joseph Rider Jun'. Voated that ye said Abiel Pulcifer be Constable for the j'ear Ensuing in the Roome of sd Joseph Rider. The Surveyors of the highways that be chosen are Highways Josiah Morton Thoraas Holraes Joseph AA'arren and Joseph Bartlett and they are to give in Bonds to the Selectraen to Iclemnify the 'Town concerning any charge that may arise thereon (Bridges onely to be mended according to late agreements) for which they are to draw out of the 'Treasury twelve pence per head for every Ratable Pole. 'The 'Tythingmen are Neheraiah Riply David 'Turner Benjamin Cornish and Israel Fearing. A^oted that affair about Mrs Little be continued lo the next Town meeting. A'oted that Major James AA'arren .lohn Barnes and Francis Thomas Holraes be a Committe to view the land Adams that was formerly laid out to P'rancis Adaras but not returned. A'oted that the Town raeeting be adjorned to the last munday on this Instant March and it was accordingly adjorned to sd day at 10 a clock in the forenoon bj' Isaac Lothrop P^sq' Moderator. At a 'Town Meeiing held at Plymouth in the Court House by Adjornment frora the fourth day of March to the last munday in March Instant at ten a Clock in the forenoon at sd meeting 'Thoraas Bartlett was chosen Constable sd Bartlett paid five pouncls. A'oted at sd Meeting that the 'Town 'Treasurer do draw PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 293 in the Intrest money of the bonds due to the Town for the mile & half Land yearly as it becomes due and whosoever doth not pay in sd money shall be liable to be sued for the same. Treasurer Decon John Foster is chosen 'Town 'Treasurer. Fence viewers that be chosen are Sarauel Nelson Timothy Morton Joseph Warreu Joseph Bartlett Israel P'earing Decon John Atwood. [70.J Committe At sd Meeting the Town made choice of a Com mitte to Examine and settle the 'Town Treasurers accompts the Coramitte are Maj' James Warren Haviland Torry Mr Isaac Lothrop Jun'. The Leather sealers are Jonathan Barnes Jun' & George Holmes A'oted that the Swine be confined. The Hog Reves are George Holraes Nathaniel Jackson Thomas Spooner Ebenezer Cobb 'Timothy Morton Thomas Faunce ye third Elkanah Churchell Nathaniel AA'arren Johu Sturtevant at Manument Ponds Sam" Burge and John Morton. The Surveyors of Lumber are John Dyer & Stephen Churchell. Field drivers are John Cooper Benjamin Lothrop & Nathaniel Foster. The Grandjurors that are chosen for the next Superiour Court are Mr John Foster & John Dyer. The Petit Jurors that be chosen are Mr Haviland 'Torry Stephen Churchell Sarauel Donhara 'Thoraas Spooner. At scl Meeting John Finney is chosen Constable Francis Laid out to Mr Francis Adaras 5J acres of Land Adams bounded by Samuel Kings southerly corner being a 5J acres Pine tree and by sd Kings Land 23 Pole to a white of Land Oak bush marked on 4 sides aud thence Southwest 44 pole to a walnut bush marked by little pond and thence Southerly by sd Pond to James Barnebes land to a stake with stones about it being the AA'est erly corner bounds of land laid out the same day to Capt Church and then by sd Churches land to the Pine tree first mentioued. Reserving ways through sd land where they may be wanted Layd out March 21, 1710/11 At the 'Town Meeting aforesd the 'Town Voted to quit their claim to the land aforesd upon Mr Francis Adams paying the sum of 7 : 15 : 3 by the first of April next 294 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 1734 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on ye thir- May 13'" teeuth day of May 1734. At sd meeting Isaac Lothrop Pisq' was chosen Moderator. Representative petition for grant of province lands in aid^of schools Notice of town meetings At sd Meetiug Maj' James Warren was chosen Representative for ye linsuing year. At sd Meeting Thomas Jackson & Lemuel Barnes were chosen to serve on the Jury of tryals at the Inferiour Court on this present May ses sions. A'oted that a Petition be prefered to the Honorable General Court at Boston for the Grant of a 'Tract of the unapropriated Lands belonging to the Province for the support of a School or schools in sd 'Town of Plymouth aud that Isaac Lothrop aud James Warren Esq" are appointed ajents in behalf of sd Town to prefer a Petition for the same. Voted that there be Posts set up in Several parts of the 'Town for to Set up Notifications of 'Town Meeting for the time to come dureing the 'Towns pleasure viz : to Set up one Post at the Northerly corner of Nathaniel Thomas Esq' his fence near ye Court House and one Post by the School house at Pile river and one Post at Man ument Ponds near the Meetiug house and oue Post at Agawam near the Public house by the Griss Mill. [71.] Plymouth May the 20'" 1734 No 1 We the subscribers being appointed by the 'Town of Plymouth as Estimators & Surveyors to view & lay out the Lands within the mile & half that was not otherwise disposed off. AA'e Estiraate a Peice of Land containing thirty feet in wedth frora the top Coles comraonly so called aud Runing down into the Bay only reserving a way through sd Land at Isaac the foot of the Hill of thirty feet wide. Said Land Lothrop lying to the Southward of the Coraraon Land left at the end of the new street for a landing place for vessels to lay on shore sd Land being Estimated PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 295 for Isaac Lothrop Esq' for five pounds the sd Lothrop to keep up the side of the Hill. Laid out also by us & is Bounded as followeth viz : Begining at a stone set into the ground at the foot of Coles Hill next to the new street at high water mark from thence South 21 degrees East to a stone set into the ground at the foot of sd Hill being thirty feet in wedth to Run down into the Bay along by the Common Land left for a Landing place below the New Street and also to run up thirty feet in wedth up to the top of Coles Hill at the head of said Lott onely sd Lothrop leaving a way from the foot of the Hill thirty feet in wedth across said Lott, sd Lothrop to keep up sd Hill so far as is contained in his Lott. John Dyer ) Estimators John Murdock /- and John Foster j Surveyors To Capt JJohn Dyer Town Clerk these may inform j'ou that I have received five pounds of Isaac Lothrop within mentioned iu full for the Lands within mentioued. I say Received this 20'" day of May 1734 John Foster 'Town 'Treasurer By virtue of the Vote of the 'Town on the ninth day of August 1725 for the consideration of the sum of five pounds paid by Isaac Lothrop Esq' unto John Isaac Foster Tovvn 'Treasurer for the use of the 'Town of Lothrops Plymouth the sd 'Town have Granted and sold unto Grant the sd Isaac Lothrop his heires and assigues for ever the Laud as before laid out and described. No 3 ThoraasFoster Plymouth May the 20'" 1734. AA^e the Subscribers Being Appointed by the Town of Plymouth as Estimators and surveyors to view and Lay out the Lands within the raile and half that was not otherwise disposed off. AVe Pistiiuate a Peice of Land for 'Thomas P'oster Containing 'Thirty feet in wedth from the top of Coles Hill comraonly so called and Runing down into the Bay only reserving a way through sd Land at the foot of the Hill of thirty feet wide sd Land Lying to the Southwest of John Watson Pisqrs Lott of Land being the 2'' Lott said Land being Estimated at four pounds 296 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. and the sd P'oster to keep up the side of the Hill. Laid out also by us and is bounded as followeth viz : Begining at a stoue set into the grouud at the foot of Coles Hill in the Range of Johu AVatson Esq" Lott at highwater raark frora thence South- 21 degrees East to a stone set iuto the ground at the foot of sd Hill being thirty feet in wedth to Run down into the Bay a Long by sd Watsons Lott aud also to Run up thirty feet in AVedth up to the top of Coles Hill at the head of said Lott only sd Foster leaving a way from the foot of ye Hill thirty feet in wedth a Cross sd Lott, sd Foster to keep up said Hill so far as is contained iu his Lott John Dyer A Estimators Isaac Lothrop r and John P^oster ^ Surveyors Plymouth May 20'" 1734. To Cap' John Dyer Town Clerk. Sir these raay Certifj' you that I have received of the within men tioned Thomas Foster the sum of four pounds in full of the within Land. I say Received pr me John Foster 'Town 'Treasurer By virtue of the vote of the 'Town ou the ninth day of August 1725 for the Consideration of the sura of four pounds paid by Thoraas Foster unto Johu P^oster Town 'Treasurer for the use of ye 'Town of Plyraouth the sd Town have Granted and sold unto the sd 'Thoraas P'oster his heirs & assignes for ever the Land as before Laid out aud described. [72. J Plymouth May the 20'" 1734. No 5 AA'e the Subscribers being appointed by the 'Town of Plymouth as Estimators and Surveyors to view and lay out the Lauds within the raile and half that was not otherwise disposed off. AVe Esti- Quintin raate a Peice of Land for Quintin Crymble con- Crymble taining Thirty feet in wedth from the top of Coles Hill commonly so called Runing down to ye foot of the hill to 'Two stones sett into the ground by the way side sd way to be thirty feet wide a Cros the Lott at the foot of the Hill above the thirty feet of Land runing down iuto the Bay formerly PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 297 granted to Abiel Shurtleff. We Estimated the sd land on the side of the Hill above said at thirty shillings and the said Crymble to keep up the side of ye Hill. Laid out also by us & is bounded as foUoweth viz : Begining at a stone set into the ground al the foot of Coles Hill in the Range of James Warrens Lott at high water mark from thence South 14 degrees East to a stone set into the ground at the foot of sd Hill being thirty feet in wedth to Run down iuto the Bay aloug by trie Southerly side of sd AVarrens Lott and also to Run up thirty feet in Wedth up to the top of Coles Hill at the head of sd Lott only sd Cyrable Leav ing a AVay from the font of the Hill thirty feet in AA'edth a Cross sd Lott sd Cymble to keep up scl HUl so far as is Contained in his Lott John Dyer ) Estimators Isaac Lothrop Y and John Foster ; Surveyors Received of the within mentioned Quintin Crymble the within mentioned sum of Thirty shillings in full of the within Grant of the Town to him. I say Received this 28'" day of June 1734 By virtue of the vote of the 'Town on the ninth day of August 1725 for the Consideration of the sura of 'Thirty Shillings paid by quintin Cryrable unto John Prosier Town Treasurer for the use of the Town of Plymouth the 'Town have granted and sold uuto ye sd Quintin Crymble his heirs and assignes tor ever the Land as before laid out and described. [73.J No 6 Plyraouth May the 20'" 1734 AA'e the subscribers Being appointed by the Town of Plyraouth as Estimators aud Surveyors Quintin to view and lay out the Lands within the mile and Crymble half that was not otherwise disposed off. AVe Estimate a Peice of Land Containing fifty feet in AA'edth from the top of Coles Hill Comraonly so called and Runing down to the foot of the Hill to two stones set into the ground by the way side, sd Land lying to the Southward of Abiel Shurtleffs 298 PLYMOUTH RECRODS. Land ou the side of sd Hill. We Estimate the sd Land for quintin Crj'rable at fifty shillings and the sd Cryrable to keep up the side of the Hill. Laid out also by us and is bounded as followeth viz : Begining at a stone set into ye ground at the foot of Coles Hill iu the Range of Abiel Shurtleffs Lot at highwater mark frora thence South 14 degrees East to a stone set iuto the ground at the foot of sd Hill being fifty feet in wedth to Run up to the top of the Hill to two stakes drove into the ground being fifty feet distance from each other on the top of sd Hill, sd quintin Cryrable to keep up sd Hill so far as is Contained iu his Lott. John Dyer y Estimators Isaac Lothrop v and John P'oster ) Surveyors Plyraouth May ye 20'" 1734 This raay Certify you that I have received of the within mentioned quintin Crj'inble the sum of fifty shillings in full of the within premises to him Granted. I say Rec'' pr me John Foster Town Treasurer To Capt John Dyer Town Clerk. By virtue of the A'ote of the Town on the ninth day of August 1725 for the Consideration of the Crymble sum of fifty shillings paid by Quintin Crymble unto John Foster Town 'Treasurer for the use of the 'Town of Plymouth the Town have granted & sold uuto the sd Quintin Crymble his heirs and assignes for ever the Laud as before Laid out as described. No 4 Plymouth May 21'" 1734 AA^e the Subscribers Being appointed by the Town of Plyth Estimators and Surveiors to view aud lay out the Lands within the mile & half that was not otherwise disposed off. AA^e Pisti mated a Peice of Laud for James Warren Jaraes containing thirty feet in wedth frora ye top of Coles AA'arren Hill Coraraonly so called and runing down into tha Bay onely reserving a way through sd Land at the foot of the Hill of thirty feet wide said Land lying PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 299 to the Southeastward of .lohn P'osters Lott of Land fifteen feet of sd Laud from high water raark into ye Bay being part of the thirty feet of Laud granted to Capt Jaines AVarren deceased the reraainder of sd Land being Estimated for James Warren at two pounds & fifteen shillings and the sd AA'arren to keep up the side of the Hill so far as is contained in his lott. Laid out also by us & is bounded as followeth viz : Begining at :a stone sett iuto the Ground at the foot of Coles Hill iu the Range of John P'osters Lott at high water mark from thence .'South 14 degrees East to a stone set iuto the ground at the foot of sd Hill being thirty feet in AA'edth to Run down iuto the Bay along by sd P'osters Lott and also to run up to the top of Coles HiU at the head of sd Lott, onely sd AVarreu Leaving a way frora the foot of the Hill thirty feet iu wedth a Cross sd Lott, sd Warreu to keep up sd HUl so far as is contained in his Lott. John Dyer ) Pistiraators John Foster V & Isaac Lothrop ; Surveyors Plymouth May 21 1734 To John Dyer Town Clerk these may Certify that I then Re ceived two pound & fifteen shillings of James AVarren of Plyraouth in full for the within Granted Laud. I say Received per rae Johu Foster 'Town Treasurer. [74.] At a Town Meetiug held at Plymouth on the nineteenth 1734 daj' of August 1734. At sd Meeting Cap' Benjamin Aug 19*" AA'arren was chosen iModerator. Voted that there be a Comraitte to Pixaraine the Town Treas urers accompt against the next Town Meeting and the Coraraitie are the sarae persons as did forraerly Examine the Treasurs Ac compts viz : Decon Haviland Torry Mr Isaac Lothrop Jun' Maj' James Warren and John Dyer is added to sd Coramitte Benejah A'oted that Benejah Prat shall have forty paid him Pratt out of the Town 'Treasury in full for his cureing Ruth Douharas children off their Scald heads. At sd Meeting an accompt of what money is necessary to be raised to defray the charges ariseing within the Town of Plymouth tfor the year 1 734 was read & voted 300 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Town 'To the Schools 84.0.0 charges 'To the Assessors 6.0.0 'To ye Surveyors of ye Highways 20.0.0 'To ye 'Treas' Coraraissions 10.0.0 'To the Poor 40.0.0 To AVild Cats 10.0.0 To the Saxton 10.0.0 180.0.0 At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth on the sixth day of Septeraber 1734 at sd Meeting Josiah Cotton Juries Esq' was chosen Moderator. The Petit .lurors to serve ou the Jury of tryals at the next Inferiour Court on September Instant are David 'Turner and Thomas P'"oster. Plyraouth September the 0'" 1734 AA'ee the Subscribers Being appointed by the Town of Plyraouth as Estiraators and Surveyors to view lay out and dispose of the Lands within the raile and half that was not otherwise disposed off AA'e Estimated a peice of Laud for Jaraes AA'arren of .James Plymouth aforesd lying & being at the fool of the AA''arreu Fort Hill iu Plymouth on the AVesterly side of the way that leads from the meeting House Northerly at the foot of sd Hill & is over against the vacancy that is between the Barnes of Isaac Lathrop Pisq' and Samuel Clarke and containeth thirty feet front on sd way and 'Twenty five feet back AVe Estimated sd Land for the sd James AVarren at forty shillings. Isaac Lothrop 1 Estimators John Dyer V and Johu P^oster ) Surveyors Pursuant to a vote of the Town of Plymouth at a Town Meetiug held at Plymouth on the 9'" day of August 1725 for and in Consideration of the sura of three pounds one shilling by Samuel Bart lett merchant & Lazerus Lebaron Phititian of sd Plyraouth well & truly piid for the use of the 'Town unto John Dyer Gent 'Town Treasurer of sd Plyraouth hath given granted bargained made PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 301 over & confirmed unto thera the sd Samuel Bart lett & Lazerus Lebaron & to their heirs & assignes Bartlett for ever a certain peice of Land lying below Coles & HUl in Plymouth & bounded as follows Plymouth Lebaron Nov' 24 1733. Laid out by us the Subscribers Shop lat. below Coles HUl to Samuel Bartlett & Lazarus Lebaron a peice of Land being thirty foot square Southerly by the Land of Ephraira Cole Deceased westerly by the Hill Notherly by the 'Towns Land, Piasterly by the road, it being the Land wherou the shop which was P^rancis Lebarons Deceased now stands. Benj" AVarren 1 Surveyors John P^oster V & John Dyer ' Pistiraators Plymouth November 24: 1733 Then Received of Lazeras Lebaron the sum of three pounds & one shilling for the use of the Town of Plyraouth ou the acct of the within mentioned Land per John Foster 'Town Treas' [75.] Plymouth May 20'" 1734 We the Subscribers being appointed by the Town of Plymouth as Estimators & Surveyors to view and lay out the Lands within the mUe and half that was not otherwise disposed of. We Estimated a peice of Land for Mr John Mr John Murdock being bounded as followeth viz : begining Murdock at a stoue set iu the ground on the westerly side of the way AVest 5 degrees Northerly 74 feet to a stone set in the ground on the side of the hill and from thence North ten degrees West 12 feet to the foot way that goes down the hill and from thence North east 1 degree Northerly 33 feet to the stone set in the ground and from thence Piast 4 degrees Southerly to a stone set in the grouud by the Cartway being on the westerly side of said way and then by the way to the bouuds first mentioued, sd Land being Estimated at four pounds which he hath already paid to the Town Treasurer aud the sd Land is sold 302 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. to the said Johu Murdock to him and to his heires i.t assigues for ever. John Dyer i Estimators Beuia" AA'arreu , & John ffoster ' Surveyors Plyraouth Deceraber 11'" 1734. Then laid to Jonathan Barnes seventeen acres and a quarter of Land lying adjoyning to Lout Pond bounded as followeth begiuing al Stephen Churchels AA'esterly corner bounds by Lout Pond being two sraall white oak Saplins marked near the Pond theuce by Stephen Churchels land ye Range being Northeast ten degrees Northerly Jou^ Barnes seventy nine Rods to a heap of stones and from thence by the way AA'esterly to an oak tree marked on four sides where two ways meet being John Barnes corner bouuds from thence South AA'esterly by the way till it comes to Lout Pond and from thence to Lout Pond to a White oak tree marked on four sides by the Ponds side and from thence by the Pond Southeasterly to the bouuds first mentioned Benjamin Warren i TIT-. , Surveyors John Dyer J -^ [76.] At a Towu Meeting held at Plyraouth on the 16'" day of December 1734. At said iMeeting the 'Town made choice of Cap' .John Winslow for Moderator. At sd Meetiug the Town made choice for Jurors to serve at the Inferiour Court at the Sessions to be held at Plymouth ou this Instant Decemlier the persons chose are Caleb Stetson Thomas Mayhew Joshua Donham and AA'illiam Harlow AVe the Subscribers being appointed to view and dispose of the 'Towns Laud Excepting what the said Town had reserved to tberaselves and haveing .Sam^ viewed sd Land for Samuel Kerapton we value it to Kempton be worth forty shillings. AA'e have Laid out for Sarauel Kerapton ou the 24'" day of May 1733 the sd Laud which Lyeth near to Ephraim Kemptons PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 303 House by the Road way at or near the bottom of the HUl below the way that goes to Frauds Curtis Jun'* House, to begin at a Stone set in the ground below sd way to Range l\y the Road way that goes down the Hill 'Thirty 'Two feet East ten degrees South and so to range eighteen feet back from the Road upon a square the sd Samuel Kempton his heires and Assigns is prohibited for ever not to build or set up a Smiths shop on sd Land Isaac Lothrop A „ „ . -„ ' \ Surveyors Benja AA arren Johu Dyer f ,, T , „ Committe Johu Poster J To Mr John Dyer Town Clerk. These may Certify that upon March 1*' 1734/5 I then Received of the within mentioned Samuel Kempton the sum of forty shillings for the within mentioued Land. Received by me John Foster Town 'Treasurer. AVe Isaac Lothrop Benjamin Warren and John Dyer being chosen & by the Town of Plymouth to view and dispose of the 'Town Land within the mile & half Excepting what they had reserved to them selves being desired by Decon John Foster to view Deacon & Estimate a peice of Laud lying at the mouth of Foster the Town Pond ou the Beach a Little to the Norward of the Bredge we value said Laud to be worth forty shillings, and for the Consideration of the sura of forty shillings paid by Johu P'oster to sd Johu P^oster Treasurer of sd Town of Plyraouth for the use of sd Town. AA'e have Laid out to sd .John Foster a peice of Land of forty feet in Length and thirty feet in AA'edth a Little to the Northward of the Bridge on the Beach to him his heires and Assigues for ever. [77.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the third day 1735 Mar 3"' of March 1734/5. At sd iMeetiug Isaac Lothrop Moderator Esq' was chosen Moderator. At sd Meeting Tovvn Clerk John Dyer was chosen Towu Clerk & sworn by Isaac Lothrop Esq'. Selectmen The Selectmen that be chosen are Josiah Morton James Warren Thomas Howland .Samuel Nelson 304 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. and Lazerus LeBaron. At sd raeeting Deacon John Foster was chosen Town 'Treasurer. Assessors The Assesors are Josiah Cotton Pisq' Josiah Morton and John Dyer. Constables A'oted that the highest persons in the votes for Constables on each side of the Town Brook shall be Constable. The Persons chosen are Thomas Murdock & Barnabas Churchell. for Agawam the person chosen is Josiah .Swift. Abiel Pulcifer appeared in Town Meetiug and paid the sum of five pounds for 'Thoraas Murdock his not serving as Constable. Barnabas Churchell carae into the Town Meeting •& declared his refusall to serve in the place of Coustable and paid the sum of five pounds. At sd Meeting Deacon John Foster was Treasurer Chosen Towu Treasurer A'oted that 'Thoraas Bartlett shall have the sura of three pounds paid hira for what he paid for refuseing to serve in the place of Collector the Last .Spring At sd Meeting the Town proceeded and made Constables choice of Constables being the others that were chosen had paid there fine, and the Constables that are chosen are Josiah P'inney and Thomas P'oster and the sd 'Thomas Foster being at sd Meeting declared his nou acceptance and there upon there was a vote called to know the 'Towns mind whether they would prosecute the said 'Thomas P^oster aud it passed in the affirmative. A'oted that Maj' James AA''arren shall prosecute the sd Thomas Foster for not serving in the place of Constable. At sd meeting Samuel King was chosen Constable. Grand Jury At sd Meeting the Towu proceeded and made choice of Grandjurj'men to serve for the ensuing year, the Persons that was chosen are Judah AA'est aud Joseph Bartlett Jun' 'The Petit Jurors to serve at the Sessions on Petit Jurors this Instant March are Barnabas Hedge Jona- PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 305 than Piames John Bartlett and Nathaniel Foster A^oted that the Towu Meeting be adjorned Adjournment to the last munday on this Instant March at one o Clock iu the afternoon and it was accordingly adjorned to sd time. At an adjornment of the 'Town Meeting from the third day of March to the last Munday of March 1735. 'The Town met at ye Court house Moderator in Plyraouth on sd day and chose Josiah Cotton Esq' iModerator. At sd Meetiug Sarauel King appeared and declared his non acceptance to serve in the place of Constable. At sd raeeting Maj' James AVarren was chosen to prosecute Samuel King for his refuseing to serve in the place of Constable. At sd Meeting Thomas Jackson was chosen Constable- At sd Meeting the survej'ors of the highway that were choseu were the same that were the last year and to have the sarae pay. the persons were Josiah Morton 'Thoraas Holraes Joseph Warren and Joseph Bartlett. At sd Meetiug Samuel Burge was chosen 'Tything man at Aga wam within the Township of Plj'mouth. Elisha Barrow Johu Bartlett & Jonathan Barnes Jun' were chosen 'Tything men. At sd Meeting the Sealers of Leather that were chosen were Thomas Spooner & George Holmes. At sd Meeting the fence viewers that were chosen were the same yt were ye last year. At sd Meeting the Hogreves that were chosen were Nathaniel Jackson Neheraiah Riply Asa Beale Joseph Morton Jun' Beujarain Cornish and Israel Fearing. Surveyors of Lumber that were chosen were John Dyer & Ste phen Churchell. The feild drivers that are chosen are Benjamin Lothrop John Cooper & Nathaniel Foster Surveyor of hemp & flax is 'Thomas Spooner. Josiah Finney declared his non acceptance to serve as Constable. Voted that Major James Warren shall prosecute Josiah Finney for not serv ing as Constable at the next quarter sessions. At sd Meet ing William Harlow was chosen Constable. AVilliam Harlow appeared in Town Meeting and paid the sum of five pounds for not serving in the place of Constable. 20 306 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. The Grand jury for Superior Court are Mr John Atwood and John Morton. The Petit Jurors for ye Superiour Court are Thomas Holmes Samuel Nelson Joseph Morton & Retuin AA'aite. William Don hara is chosen Constable. Eleazer Rogers is chosen Saxton. Voted that there be the sum of eight pounds paid out of ye Town Treasury to sd Eleazer Rogers [78.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 12'" day 1735 of May 1735. At sd Meeting Isaac Lothrop May 12 Esq' was chosen Moderator. At sd Meeting Representative maj' James AA'arren was chosen Representative grant of Voted that P'ifteen Pounds be granted yearly £15 yearly to Mrs Sarah Little Relict & AA'idow of the to Sarah late Reverend Mr Ephraim Little deceased Little during her continuance as AVidow of the sd Mr Little and that the same be Draughted out of the Town Treasury by the Selectmen or by some raeet Person whom they shall appoint and by the sd Selectmen or Person by them appointed to be disposed for her use. Constable Voted that Thoraas P'oster be Constable in the Room of AA'illiara Donhara. A'oted that Return AA'aite be Coustable iu the Room of Thomas .Jackson . At sd Meeting Josiah Swift informed iu Return of his Warrant that he was moved out of Town and should not serve as Constable. At sd Meeting the 'Town proceeded to a new choice of Con stable and Hezekiah Bourne was chosen to serve at Agawam. Josiah Finney having declared his non aceptance to serve in the place of Constable the last Town Meetiug. Voted that Maj' Jaraes AA'arreu shall prosecute Josiah Finney for his not serving iu the place of a Constable. Alewives Voted that there be a Coramitte to draw up some thing for the better preservation and encrease of the alewives for the tirae to come iu order to be delivered to some one of the Comraitte and to be preferred to ye General Court by Maj' James Warren. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 307 Voted that the Selectraen be a Comraitte to put one or more person or persons in place to look after the Alewives and to pro secute any breach that raay be raade contrary to the Town Act in force about Alewives. Committes Names are Nathi Thomas Esq' John Murdock Esq' Samuel Bartlett Esq' Lazerus Lebaron Nath^ Jackson Stephen Churchell Maj' Jaines AA'arren Coll Lothrop, Sam" Nelson and Capt John Winslow and ye major part to Act in sd affair. Voted that there be a Committe about the Alewives at half way pond and the Comraitte are Left .Josiah Morton Capt Jaraes AVar ren Joseph Bartlett Joseph AVarren Israel Fearing and Ebenezer Burge and the raajor part agreeing to be in force. At sd Meetiug A''oted that the Schools be contin ued till the last day of April next in the same Committe method as they are now in and there be a Committe about ye chosen to take care about Settling the School for the school Term of .Seven years and to make their report at the next annual meeting in March, the Coramitte that be chosen are Samuel Nelson John Murdock Esq' Left Josiah iMorton Docter Lazerus Lebaron John Foster .Joseph AA''arren & Israel P'eariug. Petit 'The Jurymen that are chosen to serve in May Jurors for sessions are Cap' Lemuel Drew and Nathaniel May Shurtleff. 1735 Sept 5'" Agawam Bridge At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth on the 5'" day of Septeraber 1735. At sd meeting the Town made choice of Isaac Lothrop Esq' for a Moderator. Voated that Agawam Bridge be repaired. A'oated that Isaac Lothrop Esq'' shall get said Bridge re paired and go to Agawam to view said Bridge and to treat with the owners of the Mill about the high way and make report thereof at the next Town Meeting. Committe Voated that there be a Coramitte to take care abt Coles HiU about any persons Intruding up on Coles hill. Voated that Nathaniel Thoraas Esq' Lazerus Lebaron & Na thaniel Jackson be a Comraitte relating to the affairs of Coles HiU and to be anext to the forraer Coraraitie that were to view & Esti mate & dispose of the Common Laud about Coles hUl and Fort 308 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. hill within the mUe & half Land & to make report thereof at the next Town meeting Voted to Raise the sum of one hundred and seventy Town five pounds ou the Poles & Estates of the Inhabitants Charges of the 'Town of Plymouth as by the perticular accompt hereafter mentioned 'To the Surveyors 20.0.0 To Mrs Little 15.0.0 'To the Assessors 8.0.0 'To Bridges 18.0.0 To ye Schools 84.0.0 'To Ringing ye Bell 8.0.0 To AVild Cats 10.0.0 'Treasurer Commissions 12.0.0 Juryraen for Sept' 175.0.0 The Jurj'raen that are chosen to serve in Septem ber .Sessions are AA'illiam Dj're Ebenezer Dogget Noah Samson and John Cobb [79.] 1735Nov 17'" Moderator Jurymen for Dec' Allowance to ye assessors for takeing the v.aluation. At a Towu Meeiing held at Plyraouth on the 17"' day of November 1735. At sd meeting the Towu made choice of Josiah Cotton Esq' for Moder ator At sd raeeting the Town raade choice of Juryraen to serve on the Jury of Tryals for the next Inferiour Court to be held at Plyraouth in December next the Persons chosen are Eleazer Churchell Sarauel Rider Joseph Rider Jun' & Seth Barnes. Voted that the Assessors that took the valua tion of the 'Towns Pistate the Last spring iu order to send to the Generall Court this year shall be allowed and paid to thera out of the Town 'Treasury the sura of six shillings and six pence pr day for their service. 'The raatter about Benejah Pratt contained in the Warrant whether they will allow hira for his service in the Alms House is continued till next 'Town Meeting. A'oted That the Town joyne with the owners of the Dam belonging to the Mill at agawam in PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 309 AgawamBridge a Committy. John Crandon Plymouth for the Enlarging & Building the sd Dam higher & wider in order to make & use it as a Highway or Country Road fit for Travelling Carting &c and that Mr Josiah Morton & iiMr Joseph AVarren be a Coramitte to take care to get the work well done as soon and as cheap as they can and also to agree with the owners of sd mill & take Security frora them for the pay ing half the Charge of maintaining of sd way after it is compleated The 'Town bearing the other half so long as the 'Town see cause to Continue a way there. AA'e the subscribers being apointed and Chosen a Committe by the Town of Plymouth in the County of Plyraouth in New England 'To value sell and dis pose of any Lauds in that part of sd 'Town CaUed the mile & half Land which is uot heretofore Dis posed of. Haveing upon the Request of John Crandon of Plymouth aforesd Laid out to him a Certain house lott or Peice of Land below Coles Hill so called Bounded as P'oUows viz : begiuing four feet to the westward of the Coopers shop that of late pertained lo John AA^ atson Pisq' Deceased in the sd AVatsons line and from thence to Extend with sd AA'atsons range AA'est Plight degrees Southerly up the hill Piighty three feet to a stone upon the Edge of the Banck which is twenty eight feet to the Eastward of Rickards fence and from thence to Extend North Eight degrees AVest forty feet to the way that was left for the use of the lotts Between the Land of Ephraira Cole Deceased and the Land of Francis Leiiaron Deceased which falls in the gutter and frora thence by sd way Piast Piight degrees Northerly to the Lott of thirty feet square laid out formerly to the sd Mr Cole Deceased & then by the head of Mr Coles Lott to the way left between the Lotts of sd Cole & AVatson Deceased, and so to the bounds first mentioned the uper of the way or the head thereof between the lands of sd AVatson Esq' & Mr Cole being included in this survey The 310 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. which Lott of Land Dillinated and Described We the subscribers Impowred as aforesaid have and by these presents Do for and in Consideration of four pounds already paid by the sd John Crandon to the Treasurer of sd Town sell and convey the same to him the said John Crandon his heirs & assignes for ever & to his and their own proper use AUways pro vided that the sd John Crandon his heirs & assignes Do keep up and maintaine the Hill Called Coles Hill above his sd Lott in as good Condition and circum stance as it now is in otherwise the sd Lott to Revert to the Town and in Confirraation of which Grant we have hereunto set to our hands this nineteenth Day of february Anno Doraini 1735/6 Isaac Lothrop John P'oster .lohn Dyer [80.] 1736 At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth on the first Mar 1=' day of March 1735/6. Moderator At sd Meeiing Josiah Cotton Esq' was chosen Moderator. Town Clerk At sd Meeting Johu Dyer was chosen Town Clerk & sworn by Josiah Cotton Esq'. Selectmen At sd Meeting the Selectraen that were Chosen are Stephen Churchell Haviland 'Torry Lazerus Lebaron Sarauel Nelson & Joseph Bartlett Register At sd Meeting the votes were given in for a Reg- votes ister for the County of Plyraouth and were com mitted to Thomas Foster Constable of Plymouth in open Town meeting and sealed up County At sd meeting the votes were given in for a Treas' votes Treasurer of the County of Plymouth and were comraitted to Thomas Foster Constable of Ply mouth in open 'Town meeting & sealed up Grandjury At sd meeting the Town proceeded and made choice of two grandjurymen for the Ensuing year which are Mr Nathaniel Jackson & Samuel Kempton PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 311 Petit Jurors Assessors The Petit Jurors that are chosen to serve at the Inferiour Court and General quarter Ses sions of the Peace are Nathaniel Holmes of hobs hole Eleazer Churchell Barnabas Churchell and AVilliam Harlow. The Assessors that are chosen are Josiah Cotton Esq' Left Josiah Morton and John Dyer. Left Josiah moved to the Towu to Excuse him frora serving as an Assessor and refuses to serve in sd office. 'The Constables that are chosen are Ebenezer Dogget Robert Davie and Thomas Bates of Agawam. The 'Town Treasurer is Deacon .lohn Foster. The report of the Commilte about the schools was read in the Town Meeting aud accepted Voated that the Gramraer School be fixed in the raidle of the Town where it now is and the ends of the Towu uaraelj' Ele river Monument Ponds and Agawam draw all their part of the money they pay by Rate or 'Tax towards the suport of schools among themselves and for no other use and there be two or three suitable persons chosen in each part of the Town to take care to supply themselves with suitable schools & to draw their parts of the money yearly & every year Dureing the 'Term of seven years provided they keep schooling among themselves sufficient to draw the raoney Voted— a Comraitte for three years Voted Docter Lazerus Lebaron Deacon Haviland 'Tony Mr Samuel Nelson Josiah Cotton Nathaniel Thomas Esq' James AA^arren Esq' Cap' Josiah Carver for ye grammer school, for Ele River Cap' Benjamin Warren Joseph Warren Thomas Bartlett. Left Josiah Morton Mr Joseph Bartlett & Benjamin Rider for Manument Ponds. Mr Israel Fearing Zephaniah Swift & Benjamin Norris for Agawam. Constable Robert Davie and Ebenezer Doggett being chosen Constables for the year ensuing and the sd Davie & Doggett haveing agreed with Judah West to serve as Coustable in their rooms and the said Judah ConstablesTown Treas' Schools The Committe that signed the Report were John Murdock John Foster Samuel Nelson Lazerus LeBaron 312 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. AVest declared in open Town Meetiug his willingness to serve as Constable in the room of Rober Davie and Ebenezer Doggett Voted that Judah West be Constable in the room (it Ebenezer Dogget and Robert Davie for the year ensuing. 'The Town Meeting is adjorned to the last munday in this Instant March at teu a Clock iu the Morning at the Court House the usual place. Adjournment At au adjornment of the Town Meeting held at Plymouth frora the first day of March 1735/6 to the last munday of this Instant March 1736. At sd meeting Josiah Cotton Pisq' Continued to be Moderator. Grandjurors At sd Meeting the 'Town proceeded and made choice of two grand jurors to serve at the .Superior Court in April next, and the persons chosen are John Dyer & Mr Haveland Torry. Petit 'The Petit .Jurors yt are chosen to serve at sd Jurors Court was Stephen Churchell Thomas Spoouer 'Thomas P'oster & .Joseph Bartlett. Assessor Left Josiah Morton being chosen as Assessor and he haveing moved to the Town to Excuse him he refuses to serve in said office. At this Meeting the 'Town proceeded and made choice of an Assessor to serve in his roora and the person chosen was Mr Joseph Bartlett at Manument Ponds Surveyor A'oted that Benejah Pratt be surveyor of the of ye highways within the 'Township of Plymouth and he highways. is to have paid hiin out of the 'Town Treasury the sura of twelve pence per head for every Ratable pole within the 'Town of Plymouth [81.] At sd Meeting the 'Town made choice of Tything- Tythingraeu raen who are as follows Neheraiah Ripley and David 'Turner, and Israel Fearing at Agawara. Fence viewers The Fence viewers that are chosen are Benejah Pratt 'Thomas Holmes Israel Fearing Solomon Silvester and Joseph AVarren and the same per sons are chosen feild drivers PL YMO UTH RECORDS . .313 Sealers of Sealers of Leather are 'Thomas Spooner and Leather Elisha Barrow. 'The Persons chosen for hog Reves are Jonathan Hog reves Barnes Jun' John Cooper Benjamin Lothrop & Samuel Burge. Pilkanah 'Totraan & Josiah Mor ton Jun' at Ele River Samuel Cornish & Hilkiah Tinkcora. Survej'ors of 'The Surveyors of Luraber are John Dyer Ste- lumber phen Churchell & Judah AA'est. Surveyor of Surveyor of herap & flax is Deacon Haviland hemp & flax Torry Saxton Saxton is Eleazer Rogers. A'oted he shall have the sum of 8.13.4 to be paid him out of the 'Town Treasury for his years service Selectmen a 'The Selectraen who are Stephen Churchell Coraraitie abt Haviland 'Torry Lazerus Lebaron Samuel Nel- ye alewives sou and Joseph Bartlett are chosen a Committe to look after the Alewives and regulate them as was lately Enacted by the 'Town. And the sarae Comraitte that was chosen last year are now chosen to look after the alewives at Agawam Committe A'oted that there be a Coramitte to look any abt Coles HUl Incnnibrauce on Coles Hill aud to reraove it or cause it to be removed as soon as may be. the said Comraitte are Nathauiel Jackson Docter Lazerus Le Baron Deacon Haviland 'Torry 'Thoraas Foster Sarauel Nelson and to make report thereof the next Town Meeting. Money Raised Voted to raise the sum of eighty pounds in- abt School cludeing the raile & half money towards the or Schools Suport of a School or Schools Horses Voted that Samuel Nelson & Eleazer Holraes take care about the Horses that they be regulated accord ing to the Province Law. At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth in the Court House May 17'" 1736. At.sd Meeting Josiah Cotton Pisq' was chosen Mod erator. 314 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Representative Jurors for May Abt a School House at Manuraeut JoshuaDrew James Warren Ajent abt ye way At sd Meeting James Warren Esq' was chosen Representative for the ensuing year. The Jurors chosen to serve at May Court Instant was Jacob Taylor & Francis Curtis Jun.' At sd Meeting Left Josiah Morton moved that they might have something allowed to them at Manuraeut ponds about building a School house among thera. A''oted that John Dyer .John Foster & Isaac Lothrop Jun' search what records they can find to see what was forraerly drawn towards the School house at the Southern part of the 'Town and to raake report the next Town Meeting ; And the Consideration thereof and of Something to be Granted to Agawam for the same use is deferred to next Town Meetiug. A'oted that Joshua Drew shall have liberty to buy 30 feet of Land at the head of the wharf he builds on he paying for the same what the Committe shall .ludge the same to be worth At sd Meeting Maj' Jaraes Warren was chosen an Ajent to answer to the Towns pre sentment about the highway being presented it being about half a mile out of Town as it leads to iMiddleberough. March the 3" 1710/11 then 15 acres of land granted or sold to Nathaniel Jackson, the 2'' currant was laid out to hira on the northwest of the way that Nath^ leads to Lakenha n and bounded by a flat Rock on Jackson the Northeast corner near Shreiffs hole so called and from sd Rock the line to Extend Northwest about 40 pole to a sraall Red oak raarked in the Range of Land forraerly laid out to 'Thoraas Howland and from sd tree the liue to Extend AA'est half a point south erly 64 pole to a tree raarked on 4 sides near Doans feild so called aud then the line to Extend South east and by South 32 pole to a heap of stones by the high way and then bounded by ye way to the bounds first raentioued leaving convenient ways if need be PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 315 for carting wood frora other lots of laud next to sd land, prized at 15/ p acre Jaraes Warren Nath' Thoraas To Elder Thomas Faunce, S' I have received bond of Mr Jack son for the within named Land being Eleven pounds five shiUings. John Watson Towu Treasurer. Plymouth february ye 8th 1711/12. Town Charges Negro woman Phillis [82. J At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth in the Court House August 9th 1736. At sd meeting Isaac Lothrop Pisq' was chosen Moderator At sd Meeting the Jurors chosen for to serve at September Court next are William Barnes Joseph AVarreu Maletiah Lothrop ¦& John Cooper. At sd meeting voted that there be the sum of one hundred & sixty pounds raised to defray the necessary charges of the 'Town At sd Meeting the Selectmen or any of them are appointed to raake enquiry about Phillis a negro woman now in Plymouth when or where she were ever set free by her Master now de ceased and to make report thereof at the next 'Town Meeting. At sd Meeting Stephen Churchell was chosen an ajent to Act about Eleriver Bridge and to notify Barnstable Couuty who are concerned therein. At sd meeting Thomas Holmes Decon Havilaud 'Torry & Judah West are chosen a Comraitte to take care about the way near Doans feild Wee the Subscribers being appointed and chosen by the Town of Plymouth to be viewers and Pisti raators of the Common Land lyiug and being at Plymouth to the Northward of Mr Thomas Weth- erells stable at tlip foot of the fort hill containing fifty feet in wedth above the way that leads to the Meeting House there being four stakes drove down into the ground at each corner said Land we valued to be worth four pounds. •eelriver Bridge 'Consider Howland 316 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. Plymouth September 27'" 1736. 'Then laid out to Consider Howland a certain peice of Land lying and being in Plymouth aforesaid about Piighty feet to the Northward of Mr 'Thomas AA'ethrels stable at the foot of fort Hill Bounded Begining at a stake set iu the ground & so Runing by the way that leads lo the meeting House fifty feet to a stake set in the grouud & then West erly up sd Hill tliirty five feet then Southeasterly fifty feet to a stake and then thirly five feet p]asterly to the bounds first men tioned for the Consideration of the Sura of four pounds paid to the 'Town 'Treasurer we the Subscribers being appointed & chosen to dispose of sd Laud have sold sd Land to sd Consider Howland him his heires & assignes for Ever. Benjamiu AVarren 1 Estimators John Dyer i . John P'oster f V n • 1 T 1 Surveyors iNathaniel Jackson J •' Plymouth September 28'" 173G. 'Then Received four pounds money in a bond of Consider Hcwland & James Shurtleff for the^ use of Consider Howland which is iu full for a Lott of Laud laid out to sd Howland ou the side of the fort hill I say received pr me John Foster Town Treasurer 'To Cap* .John Dyer 'Town Clerk. At a 'Town Meeting held in the Coirt house in Plymouth Dec' 20, 1736. At sd raeeting the Town raade choice of Juryraen to serve on the Jury of Irj'als at ye Inferior Court to be holden at Plymouth. Petit ou this instant Deceraber aud the persons chosen on Jurors sd jurj' are Jonathan Eames Samuel Bartlett Sen' John Harlow Sen' P'rancis Adams. [83.] .AVee the Subscribers being appointed aud chosen by the 'Town of Plj'mouth to be viewers and Pistiraators of the Common Lands within the mile & half Land in said Towu and we haveing viewed a peice of Land al the foot of fort hill above Jaraes Shurtleffs Land containing fifty feet in length and thirty feet in .Jaraes wedth there being four stakes drove into the ground Shurtleff at each corner said Land was valued to Jaraes Shurtleff at three pounds. Plyjionth Septeraber 17"'' PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 317 1736. 'Then laid out to James Shurtleff a cejtain piece of Land in Plymouth aforesaid above his Land at or near the foot of fort hill above the way that leads to the meeting house, said Land contains fifty feet in length ami thirty feet in wedth there being four stakes drove into the ground at each corner for the consideration of three pounds paid to the 'Town Treasurer we the Subsci'ibers being appointed and chosen to dispose of said Lands have sold said Lands to sd Jaraes Shurtleff his heirs & assignes for ever. Beujarain AA'arren \ Pistiraators John Dyer i John P'oster ( Nathauiel Jackson j Surveyors AA'ee the Subscribers being appointed antl chosen by the 'Town of Plyraouth to be viewers aud Estiraators Joshua of the Coraraon Lands within the mile & half Land in Drew sd Towu and we having viewed two peices of Land below Coles Hill the one of said peices containing fifty feet in wedth and ninety feet in length from the cart way that goes a Cross the lots by the water side, aud thirty feet square to the Northward of his Land whereon his work house stands there being two stakes drove iuto the ground on the Northerly side of sd Land thirtj' feet distance one frora the other to the Northward of the Saw pitt which he now iraproves for sd use both peices of sd Land being valued for Joshua Drew to be worth Seven pounds. Plymouth Septeraber 15"'. 1 736. Then Laid out to Joshua Drew Two peices of Land below Coles Hill commonly so called, viz. one of them being the place where he now Iraproves as a building yard containing fifty feet from the cartway below sd Coles Hill and ninety feet into the Sea, and the other peice of Land contain ing thirty feet square to the Northward of the Land whereon the work house stands, there being two stakes drove into the ground on the Northward of the Saw pit as it is now improved, for the consideration of the Sum of seven pounds paid lo the Towu 'Treas- 318 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. urej'. We the subscribers being appointed and chosen to dispose of sd Lands have sold sd Lands to sd Joshua Drew to him his heirs and assignes for ever. Benjamiu AVarren John Dyer John Foster Plyraouth September 28, 1736. then Received three pounds money in a bond of James Shurtleff and Consider Howland for the use of Jaraes Shurtleff which is iu full for a Lott of Laud laid out to .Jaraes Shurtleff at the foot of fort hill I say Reed pr me John P'oster 'Town 'Treasurer February ninth 1736/7 'To Mr John Dyer 'Town Clerk these maj' certify that I have received of Joshua Drew the full sum of seven pounds for two peices of Land within raentioued I saj- Re ceived by me John Foster 'Town 'Treasurer [84.] At a Town iMeeting held at Plyraouth february 2P' 1736/7. At sd Meeting Isaac Lothrop Esq' was chosen Mod erator. The Juryraen to serve on the grandjury for the year en suing are Joseph Morton & 'Thoraas Spooner. Petit The Petit Jurors to serve iu March Court are Jurors AA'illiara Dyre Redolphus Hatch Joshua Shareraan & Joseph Ryder The Town proceeded to consider about Agawam Agawam Bridge on the way over the mill dam aud the affair Bridge is continued to the next 'Town Meeting Voted that the affair about Shingles that Mr Justice Thoraas was charged for by John Barnes which sd Barnes was not paid for and the sd shingles were used on the Correction & Alms house as sd Barnes saith. And John Murdock Pisq' and Deacon Haviland 'Torry was chosen a Coramitte to search into that affair and it is continued to the next Town Meeting Voted that Deacond Havilaud Torry & Mr Samuel PhUlis Nelson be Ajents to prosecute the affair about Phillis a Negro woman now in the Town of Plymouth who is a considerable charge to the Town and the matter is continued for further direction to the next Town Meeting PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 319 Voted that Deacon Haviland Torry & Mr John IJ mUe Barnes be a Coraraitie to search the Records about lands the raile & half Land about Coles Hill & Especially at the foot of fort Hill aud make report thereof at the next Town Meeting. And the Coramitte are desired to desist in acting any further about the matter. Town Clerk Selectmen Assessors Constables 1737 At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth March 14'" March 14'" 1736/7. At sd Meeting the 'Town raade choice of Moderator James AA'arren Pisq' for Moderator. At sd Meeting the 'Town made choice of John Dyer for Tovvn Clerk and he was sworn to the faithfull discharge of his office by Isaac Lothrop Esq' 'The Selectraen that are choseu are Stephen Chur chell Sarauel Nelson Docter Lazerus Lebarron Maj' Jaraes AVarren Left Josiah Morton. The Assessors that are chosen be Josiah Cotton Esq' John Dyer and Left Josiah Morton, 'The Constables are Neheraiah Riply. John Bart let was chosen who refused to serve and he hired Thoraas Faunce .Josephs sou who came into Town Meeting and he was chosen Constable in the Room of sd Bartlett and accepted thereof. Constable for Agawam Beujarain Gifford. At sd raeeting the 'Town proceeded and put in their voates for a County 'Treasurer and com mitted them to Judah AVest Coustable and were sealed up in 'Town Meeting. At sd Meeting Deacon John Foster was chosen Town Treasurer. Surveyor of the high way who was chosen was Benejah Prat. A^oated that he shall be rewarded and paid out of the Town 'Treasury the sura of twelve pence per head for every Ratable Pole as usuall. The Tythingmen that are chosen are Nathaniel Foster SUvanus Bra.-nhall & Sarauel Burge. fence viewers The fence viewers Chosen are Samuel Nelson & feild drivers Timothy Morton 'Thomas Clarke Joseph Bart- CountyTreas' voates Town Treas' Surveyor of ye highway Tythingmen 320 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. lett Israel Fearing & Jirali Swift. Voated yt the sd raen be field drivers. Leather The Sealers of Leather are Thoraas Spooner and Consider Howland. Hog Reves The Hog Reves are Nathaniel Jackson Jonathan Earaes John Crandon Consider Howland AA'alter Rich Elkanah Churchell Joseph Morton Jun' Johu Sturtevant Jun' & John Nelson at Agawara Henry Sanders & Benjarain Besse. Surveyors of 'The Surveyors of Luraber are John Dyer Ste- Luraber phen Churchell & Judah AA'est. The Surveyor of Hemp & flax is Deacon Haviland Torry Saxton The Saxton who was chosen was Eleazer Rogers and he is to be paid for his service as he was the last year Committy A'oated that the Committy or Committys that abt mile have been appointed in viewing valuing aud dis- half Land poseing of the Common Lauds or the Lands within dismissed the raile and half in the Town of Plyraouth be now disraissed frora any service of the same nature. Deacon 'Torry Sd 'Town chose Deacon Haviland 'Torry to be Ajent about their Ajent In sd Towns behalf to notify & in- Phillis form the Person or Persons to whora Phillis a Negro woraan now belongeth who forraerly did belong to Mrs John Partridge late of Duxber ough deceased who is now chargable to us. That we desire them to take care of her & main tain her for the future and satisfy us for the charge we have allready been at. Aud in case the Person or Persons to whorae sd Phillis dos belong neglect or refuse to pay sd charge & take care of sd Phillis and provide for her We do hereby Direct & Impower sd Ajent to prose cute him or them iu the Law and in sd 'Towns behalf appear iu any Court of Law and Act & transact all things needfull iu the premises until final Issue with power of Substitution The Grand Juryraen for the Sup' Court iu April next are Ste phen Churchel & Deacon Haveland 'Torry. The Petit Jurors for sd Court are Johu Dyer John Barnes & David 'Turner. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 321 [85.] At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth May 9'" 1737. At sd Meeting James AA'arren Esq' was chosen Moderator. At sd Meeting the 'Town made choice of Jurymen to Jurors serve at the luferiour Court to be holden at Plyraouth in May Instaut the persons who were chosen were Cap' Lemuel Drew and Joseph AA'arren. At sd meeting Voated that no Rams shall be Rams suffred to go at Large from the fifteenth day of July to the first day of Noveraber following this present year upon the penalty of fifteen shillings for each ram so runing at Large to be paid by the owner thereof and it shall be in the liberty of any of the Inhabitants of the 'Town of Plymouth to take up any Ram or Rams that shall run at Large & to have the benefit of sd fiue to hira or themselves and to prose cute the ovvners for the same. At sd Meetiug voated that .James AVarren Pisq' shall present sd vote to the next Quarter .Sessions for their Aproiia- Highways tion & allovvance. Voated that there be the sum of five pounds paid out of the Town 'Treasury to Bene jah Pratt Surveyor of the high way for his Extraor- denary service about the Highways the year past. 'To Cap' Johu Dyer Clerk for the Town of Ply- Cornelius raouth. This may luforrae that Cornelius AVarreu Warren of Middleberough is a hired man with rae ou a fish ing voyage and his family is now in Plymouth Yr humble servant John Bartlett Plymouth May 18 1737 At sd Meeting aforesaid Voated 'That the Select- Coles HiU men 'Together with Mr HavUand 'Torry and John AA'insIow be a Comraitte to Repair to Coles Hill so called & Reraove any present Incurabrance if they think proper & that they apply tberaselves to ye owners to whora the late Lots at the bottora of the Hill was laid out and know what they wiU do with respect to the keeping up the Bank aud that they make report to the 'Town at thoir next meeting in order for the Towns voating thereon. 21 .322 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 1737 At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth September Sept 5'" 5"' 1737. The Jurymen that are chosen according Jurors to the Law to serve at the Sessions in September Instant are Nathauiel Holmes Elisha Barrow John Clarke & Joshua Gibs The Moderator that was chosen was Josiah Cotton Pisq'. AVay Stephen Churchell and John Barnes are chosen a Com mitte to repair the way over the raouth of the Pond where the way goes over where the bridge now is. At sd Meeting A'oted that there be a buring burying cloth cloth procuried by the 'Town at the sd Towns charge. 'That Maj' James AA'arren shall procure a decent burying cloth of black broadcloath not Exceeding five pounds per j'ard. At sd Town Meeting voated to raise the sum of Town one hundred and eightj' six pounds to defray Charges the Town charge. [86.] At a Town meetiug held at Plymouth ou the 1738 first day of March 1737/8. At sd meeting March 1*' Josiah Cotton Esq' was chosen Moderator. At sd meeting John Dyer was chosen Town Clerk Clerk, neraine contradicente. At sd raeeting the sd John Dyer was sworn to the faithfull discharge of his office. At sd raeeting the Juryraen chosen at March Jurors Court Instant were 'Thoraas Holraes Seth Swift Elisha Doty and Nathan Delano. At sd raeet ing 'Thoraas P'oster was chosen Grandjuryman and afterwards was excused by the 'Town he being an Excise Master. At sd meeting Joseph King and Elkanah Churchell was chosen Grand- jurymen for ye year. At sd raeeting the Selectmen that were chosen were Docter Lazerus Lebaron Stephen Churchell James AA'arren Esq' Samuel Nelson and Josiah Morton. At sd meeting the Assessors that were chosen Assessors were Josiah Cotton Esq' Cap' Josiah Morton and John Dj'er. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 323 'The Constables were Josiah Rider Elisha Constables Doty and Jirah Swift. The Tythingmen are Israel Fearing Pibeuezer Tythingmen Holmes Jun' Jonathan Barnes and Judah AVest. Sealers of Leather are Thomas Spooner and Leather Consider Howland. Treasurer Town Treasurer is Deacon John P'oster. Fence viewers and feild drivers are Samuel fences Nelson 'Timothy Morton 'Thomas Clarke Joseph Bartlett Israel Fearing and Jirah Swift. 'The surveyor of the Highway is Benejah Highways Pratt for the year ensuing and he is to be paid out of the 'Town Treasury the sum of twelve pence per pole as usual for every ratable pole for the year ensuing Hog-reves The Hog Reves are Joseph Rider Thomas Jackson Isaac King Nathaniel Foster Eleazer Holmes Thomas Faunce Elders son Joseph Holmes Benjamin Norris and John Ellis. Lumber The Surveyors of Lumber are John Dyer Stephen Churchell and Judah West hemp The Surveyor of hemp & flax is Deacon Haviland Torry Sarah Little At sd Meeting voated to lend Mrs Sarah Little the sura of seven pounds & ten shillings out of the Town 'Treasury. 1738 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth April 3'' AprU Z<^ 1738. At sd Meeting Coll' Isaac Lothrop was chosen Moderator. Constable At sd Meeting Neheraiah Ripley was voated in Constable for the ensuing year in the room of Josiah Rider At sd Meeting John Dyer & Mr Josiah Carver was chosen Grandjurymen to serve at the next Superiour Court to be held at Plymouth The Petit Jurors to serve at ye Superiour Court were John Finney Thomas Faunce Elders son John May & Samuel Rider 1738 At a Town Meeting held at Plymouth May May S"" 8'" 1738. At sd Meeting the Town made choice 324 PLYMOUTH RECORDS. of James AVarren Esq' to be Moderator. At sd Representative Meeting the Town made choice of James AA'ar ren Esq' to be Representative for the year En suing. At sd Meeting the Town made choice or drew out Jurors of the box two .Jury men to serve at the Court ou this present May sessions whose names are Joseph Bartlett and Piphraim Cobb. At a motion of In habitants of Agawam within the 'Township of Ply- Agawara mouth moved that they might be a Preciuct by precinct themselves which was inserted in the .Selectmens warrant upon which raotion the 'Town granted they may be a Precinct by themselves for the future they containing the J^and within their Original Purchase Deed of the 'Town of Plj'mouth. At sd Meetiug Ebenezer Burge Jun' was choseu Constable [87.] At a Town ilMeeting held at Plymouth July 24'" 1738. At sd Meeting the 'Town made choice of Coll' James AA'arren to be Moderator. Town At sd IMeeting A'oated that there be the sura of one Charges hundred pounds raised on ye Poles & Pistates of the Inhabitants of the 'Town of Plymouth. At sd Meeting A^'oated that Judah AVest he shall be paid the sura of forty five shillings out of the 'Town Treasury by the Town 'Treasurer being so much money that the Province 'Treasurer found deficient aud he destroyed which raonej' he paid sd 'Treasurer while he was Constable. At a 'Town Meeting held at Plymouth at the House of Mr Ste phen Churchell Sep' 15 1738. At sd Meeting the Town raade choice or drew out of the box four jurymen to serve at Sep' Court Instant whose names are Deacon John Atwood Redolphus Hatch, P'rancis Curtis Jun' & 'Thomas Sears. At a Town Meetiug held at Plyraouth Dec' 14'" 1738. At sd Meeting the Town mode choice of four Jury raen or drew them out of the box to serve at December Court instant whose uaraes are Nathaniel Foster 'Thoraas Harlovv John Blaekmere & Ebenezer 'Tinkcora. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. 325 1739 At a Town Meeting held at Plyraouth in the Court March 1 House March 1^' 173.S/9. At sd Meeting the Town made choice of Col|i Jaraes AVarren to be Moderator At sd Meeting John Dyer was chosen Towu Clerk and sworn to ye discharge of his office by John Mur dock Esq' 'The Selectraen that were chosen was Jaraes AA'arren Esq' Stephen Churchel Cap' Josiah Mor ton Lazerus Lebaron & 'Thomas Holmes. The Assessors are Josiah Cotton Pisq' Cap' Josiah Morton & Cap' Stephen Churchel The Constables are Joseph Bartlett Jun' Nathan Delano and John Pillis at Agawam. The Tythingraen are Jaraes Holmes AVilliara Harlow Thomas Spoouer Samuel Burge. The Sealers of Leather are 'Thomas Spooner and Consider Howlaud. 'The 'Town Treasurer Deacon Johu Foster. The feild drivers and fence viewers Joseph Gifford Elisha Holmes 'Thomas Bartlett Eleazer Holraes and Consider Howland. Surveyor of the high ways Benejah Prat. The Hogreves John iMay John Faunce Eleazer Churchel 'Timothy Mort8, 202, 203, 310, 320 Agawam, 94, 102, 12li, 150, 187, 180, 207, 21.">, 22.'i, 242, 248, 21,0, 204, 304, 30o, .308, 311, 312, 314, 310, 324, 320 Agawam Bridge, 108, 204, 240, 201, 307, .'100, 318 Agawam I'ath 32 Agawam Kiver, 1.32, 141, 142, 200, 207, 270, 272 Agawam AV^ay, . . 197 Agency in England, 200 Agent.s to Repair Bridge, 7 Alden, John, 144, 14.5 Aldeii Street, ... 48 Alewives, 02, 03, 174, 222, 251, 2.57, 202,200,207,270, 271, 272, 274, 285, 281 i, 288, .'JOO, 307, .¦il3 Allen, Benjamin, . 229, 230 " Daniel, 144 " Jabez, . . 243 Allotments of Swamp, 05 Almshouse, . '2.54, 200, 274, 308, 318 Ames, Jonathan , . . 108 Ancient Landmarks, 28 Anger, Mr., . '220 Angier, Oakes, . . 328 Annisnappitt Brook, 2, 0 Apaum, . . 125 Assessments, . . 12. 18, 78, 04 As.se3.sors, 102, 128, 185, 180, 101, 104, 1!)7, 202, 204, 211, 214, 218, 223, 224, 225, 220, 231, 237, '242, 24i;, 247.248, . 252, 255, 204, 2li5 ,211 100 , 202 , .57, 173, 210, 25(i, 310, 328212 84, 203, 341, .'542204 308 .81, 220, 315 171 315 .¦i20 '277, 322 170, 174 i,(il) 2.30 05, 343341 100, 118 210 207 2.50, .321 .354 INDEX. I •ngp. 1 'age. Bartlett, Joseph. 18, 108, 112 no, l.'.l, 123, 125, 120, 134, 137, 142, 143, 144, 132, 133, VM. i:'i5, 130, 1:17, 1.511, 151 , 147, 148, 140, 1.57, 107, 100, 170, 101, 105, 195, 200, 215, 221. 233, 24.S, 255, 105, 10(1, 202, 204, 2(15. 200, 217, 210, 200, 208, 275, 270, 2.S5, 201, 202, .¦;ii7. 220,221.222 224, 'J'J5, 229 312, 319, 32:!, :;24, i25. .",32, 337. .'KO, Bradforil Joint Co,, 17 343 340 Bradford, Major, 7, 0, 13, 11 , 17 24, Bartlett, Lemuel, 105 .¦U5 27, 33, 34, 38, 44, ,50, il, (iL , Sli 03, " Nathaniel , 250 , ¦2.S0, 320, 3.'10, 128, 120, 185, 180, 102, 104. 105, 107, .337 341. .".13, 3,50 204, 200, 210, 214, 2.' 15, 242 Bartlett. Robert, 3 0, 20, .'U, .57 00, Bradford Street, 105 00, 08, 77, 78, ,S5, 1.53, 10.5, 203, 275 . Bradford, Win., 5, 21, 41, 125 12(i, 127, 32,5 120, l:'.0, 131, 132, 133, 134, l.!5. i:iO, Baitli'tt, Samuel. .5. ,, 1.5. >, 104 227 , 2.'il , 180, 105, 107, '202, 200, 214, 221, 232 24:i, 208, 272, 2.S4, 2.S8, 2.S0, 2IHI,' 3IH), 23., , 2:10 24.i '2.51 :;oi, .'i07, 310, ;i28. i2!l, .'i:il , ;;33, 33.5, Bramhall. .To.shna. 25, 30, 4( , Oli, 0(1, 3:to, :'4o, .'Ml, :U4, 345, 347, 3.50 91, 102, 122. 128, 1.53. 1.54, 180, 201, Bartlett, Thomas. llil. 20li. 215, 220. 215, 221 2'20, 244, 204 231, 232, 2.50, 2011, 207, 270, 280, 292, Brainh.all, Sylvanus, 310 .¦i30 342 :'i04, 311 , 325 , .•i.'f7 .'UI 3,5(1 William, 327 Bassett, 'Win., 30, 13S 139 143, 144, 155 Brancli. Thomas, 242 BrewstiT. .Toiiath.an, 21 i2. 270 27423,(i Bates, David, 187 Wm., 125 " Samuel, 102, 187, 180, 202, 207, Wrestling, 198, 215 221 2'20 .'231, 243, 240 Brick Yard, 47 Bates, Thomas, 280, 311 Bridges, . .33, 231 ,308 Batti'i-y, 347 ;;48 Bridgewater, 1.50 Bay Path, 145 Bridgewater Path, 147 Beach, 77, 78, lOO, ill. 222 , 248, 2.50 I»ridgew:it(ir Road, 23,4 235 lieal, Asa, 207 305 Bridgewater AVay, 210 Beaver Dam, 188 Brook, 153 Beaver Dam Brook 124 130 Brown, Lewis, 17 Bell, 283 280 333 K,,bert, 225, 233, 2.S8, ¦Ml Bell Ringing, 13, 21 , .'i8. 5(1, 7' 1. oi;. 104, Bryant, John, 7 3,(18 Jonath.an, '3 ,7,8 233 Ben, SanLson, 1.55 " .Samuel. 1.57 Bennett, John, 42 251 Burbank, Timothy, 15 1, 27.S 27it, 325, Benson, .John, 142 332 Be,sse, Benjamin, 320 Burgess, Ebenezer, 1( , 04, 188, 1,S0, " David, 273 215, 220, 240, 242, 20' , 270 307 324 Billington Sea, 02 Burgess, Samuel, 2so, 203, ;105, 313, Bills ol Credit, :i40 310, 32.5 Blackbirds, 4, 12, 8] , 100, l,so 244, 249, Burial Hill, 40 2.57 , 289, 3.31 Burial I'lace, 40 Blackmer, John, i'24. 332. 341, :;4S Burial Yard. 188 Peter, 142 Burn, Michael, 34 a50 Blackwater, 120', i:;2. 145 Burying Cloth, 322, 321 ,-iM Blackwell, .lohn. 180 Byrani, Nicholas, im Boars, 107 Bonney, Win., 1.57 Captives, 35 Bonuni , George, 3. 11. , 01 Cart Bridge, 1(), 18 103, 1!)3 Bors Jlill, . 40 Carver. ,l,,lin. 11 125 Boston, 1,S5 Jo.si.ah, '2(15, 219, 229 247, 254, Boston Koad, 14. ,,235 2.55, 200, 201, 2.H4. 2,S5, 311, 323, 327, Bo.ston AVay, . 207 331, 333 , 33(i 341, 347 Bosworth, David, 14' ,150 Carver, Nathaniel, 11)2 Ilelkiah ^ 04 Casi'incnts, 30 Bourne, Hezekiah, 3( II 1 Cattle, too, Kil, 102, 10.', , 104, 10.5, 100, Bourne & Wareham Road, 143 1(>7 254 Bradford, David, 2.' Hi ,';(i;; Cattle Marks, KiO. Kil, l'(i2. 103, llil. Elisha, ' , 10, 21;. 4 1, 02, 12s, 201 Cat(^oquat, lli5. 100, 107 21(i Bradford, Ephraim 21, 51, 80, 04, 170, Causeway, 200 2(il 101 221 'im t'clar Swamp, 13 Bradford, Gersham, 102, 202, :;,30 Chandler, .V. C, 220 Hezekiah, 23.0 Cliildien, 1 " Isr.ael, 221 230 Chiltonville, 50 Jidin, 5 (i. -i ), 24, M. ;i( ,.51, Chipman, John, 149 73, 70, 78, 02, 04, 102, 10:!, 104, 100, Seth, 200 220 INDEX. 355 I'age. Chittingdim, Israel, 1,18, 130 Chomuttaek, .1.17 Cliubbuck, Nathaniel, 105,215.200, 2.S5 Chnroli, Capt., 40, 02, 78. ,S4, 174, 102, 293 Church, Charles, 4(i, ,53, .",5, .57, 78. 174, 175 Church, Joseph, 0. 87 Churchill, Barnabas, 101, ;'.04, 311 Bethiah, 271 " Capt,, . .!33,,:i:i8 Eleazer. 7, 8. 31, 55, 00, 80, 100, 171. 180, 192, 107, 2(K), 203, 205,208,209,221,225. 24(1, 272, 281, .'108, 311, 325, 320, 3:i7. ;>10, .'150 Churchill, Elkanah, 171, 202, 215, 233, 202, 207, 203. 320. 322. 329. .142 Churchill, Henry, . 12 John, 7, 10, 42, 43. 45. ,55, 70, 78, 00, 100, 171, 185, 100, 2(HI. 201, 202, 204, 207, -208. 200, 241, 277, 270, .320 Churchill, Jo.seph, .S3, ,S5, 121, 122, 100, 102, 204. 208 Churchill, Josiah, 105,3,52 Nathaniel, 320 Sergt., 3. 180 Stephen, 45, .55, ,82, i(4, 101, 104, 105, 128, 17(i. 181, 180, 105, 108, 200,207,211,213, 214, 221, 224, 220, 2:10, 244, 248, 240, 2.50. '2.52, 2.50, 2.50, 202,200,208,271,274, 270, 2,84. 285, 280, 291, 293, 305, 310, 312, 313, ,'115, 310, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, ,'<20, 327, 329, 330, 335, 3:10, :{:!7, :i40, .'M2. :H4, :145, Ml, .'i51 Civil Action, . 17 Clapp, Stephen, 145, 2:iO Clark, or Clarke, Deacon, 45, 114 117, 204, '221 Clark, James, 3, 45, 02, 03, 05, 1)7, 94, 108, 110, 110, 119, 220, 221, 243 Clark, John, 03, 108, 110, 115, 243, :'.22 " Josiah, 110, 100, 249, 3.'iO, 341, .'M2 Clark, Moses, 340 " Nathaniel, 55 Rebecca, 05 Samuel, . . ¦ 35 " Thomas, 8. 10, 18, 53, 02, M. 05, 92, 107, 113, 119, 128, 143, 175, 189, 202, 207, 220, 232, 249, 250, 200, 319, 323, :3.50 Clark.Widow, ' W " Wm., 8, 11, 13, 14, 34, 102, 128, 202 Clark's Island, . 131,13ti,145 Clark's Island Channel, 145 Clay Pot, . . . ¦'''- Cliff Neighborhood, 20 Cobb, Ebenezer, 3, 0, 7, 10, ,55. .85, 92, 102, KiO, 189, 195, '204, 221, 220, ¦i93 Cobb, Elisha, .... 154 " Ephraim, 10,22,280, :101, :324, . . . :i32, 339, :i.50. :',51 Cobb, Gersham," Hii " John, . 121,:i0S,:i:!(i Nathaniel, 24:',, •2(,:, Fage, Colchester, , 13 Ctilehester Br(,ok, 14 Cole, Ebenezer, , . 000 " Kphraini, 3, 9, 11, 17, :5(i, ,53, ,58, 00, ,SI1, 87, 151, 172, 17(i, 180, 210, 220, 228, 220. 241, 249, 200, 209, :'>09 Cole, .J;inies. 9 " John, 14(i.l.S3 Samuel, 209 " Susanna, 158 Cole's Field, . 0, 10, :« Cole's Hill, 7, -22, 23, 27, 70, 04, 107, 1.51, 1,57, 2:i2, 2:14, 2:«1, 251, 201, 297, 299, 301, :«I7, :!09, 310, 313, :W2, 3:U Colh^'tors, .'108, 320, :i:iO, :«8, 342, :151 tJolIingwood, . . 48 Common Land. '20, 23, :i(i, :17, :W, 44, 5:1. 00, 07, 75, 77. 102, 107, i:«, 1:13. 1.53, 171, •2:19, 271, 274, .",07, 317 ('f,mmon Landing, 253 Commons, 12, 40, .57 Condemned Prisoners, 252 Constables, 3, 8, 10, 24, M, 44, 01, 78, 80, 81, 94, 102, 128, 151, 175, 189, 195. 202,205,200,214,224, 225, 2:il, 2:12, 2.'iO, 242, 248, 258, 2(il, 200, 273, 270, 203, :i04, :!00, 319, :i20, 329. :):i(i. :f:io. :i'l8, :i41, :i.50 Cook, or Cooke, Caleb, 100,213 " Jacob, 2, 3, 4, 15, '24, 78, 98, 103, 105,101,105, 204, 205, 207, 2:14 Cook, John, 17, 51, 04, 189, 203, 221, 2:10, 242 Cook, .Josiah, , 32,33,.53 " Wm,, 78, 175, 231, 242, 243 Cook's Horse Swamp, :32 Cook's Pond, . 33, 107, 121 Cooiner, Wm., . 221 Coopei% John, KH, 220, 200, 270, .'WB, 313, 315, :125 Cooper, Richard, 11, 20, 24, 25, 20, 85, 91, 92, 93,97 Ki8, 174 Cornish, Benjamin, '207, 292, 305, :330, 3:18, :!51 Cornisii, Samuel, (>3, 05, 00, 78, 108, 113, 118, 119, 120, 159, 220, 2:)2, 279, 313 Corn Mill, , . . . 192 Correction House, 200, 274, 318 Cotton, Joanna, . 150 John, 8, 150 Josiah, 100, 184, 202, 204, 209, •'II 212 214,215,223, 231, 2:«, 234, •>:¦*{, 2:17, 240, 241, 242, '245, 247, 248, 251, 2.53, 271,273, -274, '275, 277, 278, 279 281, 282, 284, 288, '2.89, 292, 300, :i04, :J08, 310, 311, 313, 310, 322, :i25, 327, 328, 352 Cotton, Rowland, . . .151 Council for New England, 125, 129 County Court, 2, 20, :!0 " Kate, 220,241,2,50 School 1 Treasurer, M, 243, 2,50, 2,50, •'IV' ''07 274, 270, 280, 310, 319, :i25, '.'.'.... 331, 3:37, 342, 351 Court House Lands, , . 10 Court, Inferior, 3, 0, M, 92, 180, 229, 356 INDEX. 40 11, i:l0:)50 2:37.241, 242143 257, 289, .'331 . 4, 12 Page. 200, 205, 271, 272, 288, 294, :300, :302, 308, 334, 3:39, :5,52 Court of Assistants, 10, 12(i Court, Special, . 140 Court Sipiare, , '28, 31, 09 Court Street 31, 41), 09 Court, Superior, 3, 0. 17, 24, :ll>, 45, 78, !70, 180, 195, 2Ki, 221), 258, 2.50, 202, 208, 274, 280, 29:3, :102, :30(3, ;312, 320, :322, :323, :324, :325, 3:32, :337, 344, :345 Crandon, John, 120, 102, 249, 270, 280, 309, 310, 334 Crane Brook, Creeks Croad or Croaile, Nath'l, " Thomas, . Crowell, Hiram, Crows, . .81, 100, -214, Crow's Heads, Crymble, Quinten, ¦2:3:i, 240, '248, 21Ki Curtis, Eben,:35, 194, 220, 274, 277, 278, 280, 280, 287, '2il0 Curtis, Francis, 28, 45, 00, 218, :i03, :tl4, 3'24 Curtis, John, . 147 Cu.sliing, Ignatius, 40, .50, .57, 02, 09, 70, 78, 79, 128, 194 Cushing, .leremiali, . 218 John, 134 Mr,, ... 71 Cushman, Eleazer, 8, 17, 24, 02, 151 Elkanah, 3, 9, 14, 40, 41, 42, 43, 02, 94, 175, 234, :329, :3:-19 Cushman, Isaac, 13, 1:S2, 1.33, i;U, 1.'35, . l.'lO, i;!7, 148, 1,50, 190, 218 Cushman, James .327 Job, , . 22, ,33, 40, 01 Cushman, Robert, M. 128, KiO, 195, 202, 215 Cushman, Thomas, 13, 14. 147 1(32, 311, 105, :'.28,:330, :i,'38,342 Dauiels'Neck, Davie, Robert, " Thomas, Davis, Thomas, Deacons, Deacons' Seat, Dead Swarap, Deer, , Delano, Elkanah, " Nathan, 200, 291, 322, :325, " Thomas, '243, 244, 2,55, Division of the Town, 184 Doe, Thomas, Do,g,gott, Ebon, 205, 240, 2(i4, 285, Do.gs, , . . 18(i,203, 270, Donation of Dr. Le Baron, Done's Field, 20, 40, 07, 190, 280, Dotey or Doten, Elisha, (,3, :322, :3:50 Dotey, Isaac, 3, 22, 44, .54. 195, 228, Dotey, .Fohii, 28, 147, " ' Joseph, 138, " S.amuel, 28, 53, Double Brook, 124, 121312 :349 328 202 200 2:3, ;30() Durfey, Peleg, . . 247, 25() Duxbury, 120, 145, 1,50, 235 Duxbury Line, . 17, 92, 144 Du.^bury, Old Road, 236 Dwelling Houses, . . .28 Dyer, Capt., 11, 15, 17, 21, 24, 33, .36, 38, 45, 94, 151, 175, 189, 194, 195, 202, 203, 204, 214, 221 Dyer, John, 3, 9, 17, 24, :34, .'37, 40, 42, 43, 44, .50. 01, 02, 70, 78, 80, 93, Fishings, . Fish Inspectors, Fish Ways, Followell Meadow, Followell, AVilliam, 'age. 220, , :i2.5 , 243 1.58 145 , M, i:37, 202,2,5(i,;315. :343 243,304, , :323 Fulling Mill, Page. 17 il \ 20, 40, (i( 228, 2.50 Ford, Joseph, Ford, Michael, Foot Bridge, ... 10 Fort HIU, 46, 69, 70, 234, 290, 300, Foster, Deacon,'l28, 170, 177, 180, 194, 195, 202, 205, 214, 221, 244, Foster, Gersham, . 281, Jolm, 3, 8, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 45, 46, 51, 53, .55, 56, 02, 70, 78, 105, 149, 153, 175, 182, 189, 195, 204, 205, 208, 210, 219, 221, 222, 224, 227, 2:30, 231, 240, 241 245, 249, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 263, 266, 270, 271, 272, 285, 288, 290, 209, 301, :302, 303, 304, 307, 310, 316, 317, 319, 323, 331, 335, :3:38, Foster, Nathaniel, 100, 293, :305; . 323, 324, 3:32, :3:34, :3:37 Foster, Samuel, . 22l>, 2:37, Foster, Thomas, 266, 273, 295, 290, 304, 306, 310, 312, 3i:3, .-322, :t:a, 335, 3:36, 3:39, 340, 341, ;342, :344, Fresh Lake, Fresh Pond, Fuller, Abiel, Fuller, Samuel, 221,279, :3;37, :i.502:ki '202,2.50,.'325, 350 , :141 62, , :30621 i5 2.5(i 1.52 221 130 23 62 63 ,07 ,251 2362:36 1,53 ;i07, :318 189, 291, .•3:33 284 :34,94, 202,22:5,248,204,297,311, 340, :343 319, , :U324;( .300,;334,:347, :350 122 217 136 9 Galh^ry in Meeting House, Gallows, Gardner, Samuel, " Thomas, Garner, Nathaniel, " Thomas, General Asseniblv, General Court, 120, 185, 195, 209, 223, Gibbs, Benjamin, " John, .... " Joshua, 2:32, 249, 250, 261, ; Gibbs, .Micali,Pcnid, . Gifford, Benjamin, " Gersliaiii, . 1,87, " Josoiih, Gold,Goose Point, Goulding, George, Gould's Mill, Grammar School, 72, 170, 211, 217, : Gravel Pit, . ... Gray, John, 17, 24, .55, 78, 81, l.'SO, 225, " Mr., . " Thornton, Gray's Warehouse, 90, Great Billington, Great Dam, Great Gutter, 18,28,31, Great Swamp, , , . . Grist Mill, 198, -251, 270, 270, Guns,Gurnet, . 131, Hancock Street, Harbor, . 2.50, Harlow, Amaziah, " Benjamin, John, 22, 55, 98, 99, 162, 173, 17(1, 195, 201, 20(3, 207, 211, 272, 285, 291, 310, 325, 328, 335, Harlow, Lydia, " Nathaniel, " Robert, Samuel, 16, 22, 28, :f9, 46, 49, 54, .55, 59, 02, 74, 70, 77, 80, 81, .82, 83, 85, 80, 88, 89, 94, 103, 105, 121, 159, 101, 181, 102, . ¦ . . . 197, 198, 205, Harlow, Sergent, 16, 45, Seth, Thomas, 63, 214, 220,241, ILarlow, Widow, William, 8, 16, 17, 24, 43, ,55, 108, 118, 125, 1:36, Kil, 189, ¦2.50, 271, :302, 305, 311, 325, Hatch, Redolphus, 291, 318, 324, " Thomas, 40 'm .30(15:30 18 218, 245 144 144 '279, :322292 143 319 248 325120 179io:s 203 2:10, 232 5 215, '243 101 270* 101 122 63 107 12 , 2.S7:i20 , 145 47 257 165 1(>3 163, 22,5 , 3:10, 341 60 14 167 44, 78,96, 193, 242 107 107 2,55, :324 115 :(4, 104, :f28, 3:jo328 229 358 I NDE X Havens, Hayward, John, Ilaywards,Hedge, Barnabas, Heifer, , Page. i:30 230 . 25(1, 202 :'>(H, :3:i6, :344 157, 159, 163 Hemp and Flax, .'305, 313, :120, .'323 Herring Pond, 143, 144, 277 Herrings, . 220. 244, :i:i2 High Cliff, (i Higli Pines, :15 Highway Roads, 147 Highways, :!, 101, 129, 157, 192, 202, 204, 211, 22:'., 224. 225, 231, 2:U, 249, 201, 271, :121 Hinckley, Thomas, 127 Hobs Hole Brook, 61 Hodge, Jaci,b, . . , 155 Hog Constables, 3, 8, 10, 2:i, :'>4, 45, (,2, . 78, 175, ISO, 195, 202 Hogreeves, ¦2011, 207, 215,221, ^22:1, ¦2^2(1, •243, 240, 2.50, 202. ¦207, 27:1. 279. ¦2,8(1, ¦293, :i()5, 313, :320, :321, :!2:i, :!'25, :5:30, :!.i7, :341, :3,50 Hog Itin^s, . . '200 Hogs, Ki7, :i:',7 Holmes, Abner, . 3:39 " Benjamin, 105, 342 '¦ Ctirni'lius. 3:37, :i5() Ebcni, 3, 8, ¦24, 27, :U. .'34, 45, 40, (37, 78, 94, 97, 102, 140, 141, 1,59, 175, 189, 202, '20(1, ¦221. 2^2(i, ¦2:i2, ^239, 24:i, 249 Holmes, Eleaser, .54, 103, 210, 221, •22(), 249, 250, 201, ¦207, 279, ^291, 313, 3'23, :V25. 3:35, 341 Holmes, Elisha, 03, 04,00, 108, 110, 111, '205, 277, :i25 Holmes, Jabez, , :3,50 James, 325, :341 " Jeremiah, . 10(3 George, 1.59, 102, 104, KiO, 2'2(i, ¦244, 250, 202, -267, 278, 285, 293, 330, :3:i7, :350 Holmes, Job, . . Ki7. I(i8 John, 3,0,7, 1(1, ^28, M, :57, ,55, 72, 79, 149, ^251 Holmes, Joseph, 22, :il, :i(l, (12, 81, 102, 202, ^2:38, 251, :i^23, :i29, :i.i2, :33(i, :3:38 Holmes, Nathaniel, ^28, :i7, :38, 49, 54, .55, .59, 00, 02, 71, 77, ,S0, 82, .83, 811, 04, 90, 105, 1.50, Kil, 181, 102, 19:i. . ^242, 278,^279, 31 1,:«2 Holmes, Richard, '28, ,52, .55, 09, 91, 93,95,102,108 lloliues, Samuel, . . 0,,82 Thomas, 10, M, 45, 101, 195, 200, ^207, 215, -221, ^224, ¦22(1, 2:il, 2:i2, 249, ¦ial, 2,55, 2,50, ^207, 27:1, ^274, ^279, ¦2,so, •2,S5, •292, :305, :io:i, :il2, :il5, :i22, .^•25. :;20, :329, :331, :i:i2, :5:i:!, :3:30, .'3:i7, 341, :i47, 352 Holmes, Wiihiw, :35, 70 William. :iii Hood. Nathan, . 217 Horses, . 1.55, 1,5(1, 160, :ii:i Hous,; L,,ts, . :'i5 Howes, .leremiah, 102 Hove.y, Iv,,r.v, :127 " James, 3'27, :53(i, Howland, Consider, 245 :i20, :)2:l, :325, :3;30, Howland, Isaac, " James, " John, " Joseph, K23, 134, Howland, Nathaniel, 10, 7:i, 7(i, ,8(i Howland, Thomas, :i, :34, ;30, 55, 00, 02, 78, 2.50, Hunter, William, Hunter's Brook Road, Huttlebery Swaiuj,, Page. 3.38, :i44, :M5, .'346 , ¦27:i, 310,318, , :i:i7, :342, :i.50 i:i7, i:i8 94, 102, 171 :5.'35, :149 i:il, i:32, l.'i3, 1:3,5, 1:30, 1:57 , :34, .52, .5:1, 59, '; 175, 180, 247 9, 10, 17, 24, . 172, 189, 202, , '264, :303, 314 151 , 143 89, 99 Indian Land, Indians, . 1.55, ISO 103, 104, 1,55. 164 Jacks,, 11, Abraham, 190, :328, 330, :il2, :150 Jackson, Eleazer, 2, ^22, 28. :31, .34, 70, 80, 94, 97, 178, 189, 190 Jack.son, Lemuel, 106 Nathaniel, 9, 10, :34, :36, 57, 62, 07, 78, 70, 07, 172, 190, 201, 209, 279, 2.S3, 293, 305, 307, 310, 313, :il4, 310, 317, 320 Jackson, Samuel, KiO, 100 Seth, . 214, 272 Thomas, 100, Ki2, 250, 294, . :305, ;30<), 323, 328, 3:18 Jack.son, Thomas O,, . 74,85 William Hall, 106 Jackson's Buildings, 1,53 Wh.arf, . 2.82 .Jenne.v, Widow, . 171 .Tohnson, .losiah, 104, 100 Jones, Adam, . . 188 Jones River, 5, •22, 20, :U, 131, 145, 184, 215, ^220, 234, 2:30, 2:J8, 241 Jones River Brid.ge, 4, 15, 21, 24, :iO, . ' 38, 103, 104, 222, ¦2,55 Jones River Ferry, . 15 " Pond, 145, 1,50 " " Swamp, . 1.57 Jool, Ezekiel, 1.55 .Jordan, . . 47 Jordan, Barruck, 121, 182 John, 195, 190 Widow, 75 Jordan's Land, . . . 47 Jurors, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 10, 17, 18, 21, ^22, 24. ¦Ji, :)0, :i:!, :i4, :I0, 42, 43, 44, 45, 40, .50, 51, .5:1, (12, 07, 72, 70, 78, ,80, 85, 80, 02, 04, 95. 97, 101, 128, 170, 171, 176, 1,85, 1.S6, 1.S9, 191, 192, 193, 195, 190, 197, 198, ¦201, 202, 203,204, 205, ¦200, 2Ki, 217, 218, 219, 2'22, 223, •224, ^220, '227, 2-29, 2:iO, ^2:12. •2:i3, 'ZM, •2.17. ^240. 241, 243, ^245. ^247, 2,50, '2,52, •2.54, ^2,55, 258, ^259, •200, 202, 204, 205, ¦2(1(1, 208, 209, 271, '272, '274, 275,270, 278, 281, •2.S:i, 281, 2.S5, 280, '288, '289, 291, 293, 294, :100, :;02, :i01, 306, .'307, INDEX. 359 Page, 308, :!10, 311. :!14, 315, ;323, :!24, :!27, :!-28, :i:i2, 337, ;3:38, :i:io, :i4i, :344, :iKl, :!2l, :i:U, :;:«, :i45, :i48. :349, Kempton, Ephraim, 9, 11, 14, 21 :i(l 31, 99, 100, 102, 128, 151, 1.5:!, 1,82, 212^ ¦2:iO, 242, :i(V2 Kempton, Samuel, 86, 102, 1,89 loii 202, 213, •248, •2,56, 209, 274, :1(I2, .m, 310, :y7, :«, KiO, 180, 184, 1,85, 18(), 191, 195, 197, -203, 204, 209, '211, 218, 222, 2^23, 227, 229, 233, 2:57, 245. 246, 247, 251, 2,54, 2,58, '203, 20!1, 272, 274, 281, 282, 288, 300, 314, 324, :3:)2, :544, 352, 3,89 Rich, Walter, . . :)'20 Rickard, Giles, . . 21, 77, 191 " Hannah, . 57 Henry, . 140 James, . . . 281 John, 2, 6, 11, 43, 47, .55, 102, 148, 151, 152, 153, 154, 186, 195, 274, :5:54 70, 71 . 0 45, 08 119, 100, 202, 215, Rickard, Mr., Samuel, " AVidow, Rider, Benjaniin 226, 233, 249, 250, 260, 273, 2.85 Rider, Ebenezer, ;325 Ezekiel, . . KiO John, 2, 3, 9, 18, 24, 2!1, .34, :)5, :37, ;38, 39, 73, 121, 173, 195, 215, 249, 279, 2.80 Riiler, Joseph, 82, 160, 163, 220, '247, ¦2.50, 202, 200, 273, 270, 278, 282, 292, 308, 318, 348 Rider, Josiah, . 202, 32:5 Lydia, . . 1,58 Samuel, 4, 00, 04, 05, 112, 115, 270, 2,S4, 308, 323, 335, :)41, :)42 King, Eleazer, . . 3, 8, 2.S0 Joseph, 59, 00, 06, 68, 69, 70 " S.amucl, . 55, 57, 58 William, 8, 40, 47, 66, 68, 0!l, 70, 84, 85, 87, !I2, 250, 2,51 Rings Pond, . . . 59, 60, 6(5 Ripley, Nehemiah, 163, ^262, 287, 292, 305, 312, 319, :523, :525 Rivers, . ... 1:30 Robin Hood, . 53 AVopnutt, . . .155 362 INDEX. Robon AVokontam, Sam, Itoi^hcster, 1:57, 1:58, 141, 142, Rocks Pond, Rocky Hill, Point, " Meadow Brook, Rogers, B(!njamin, Eli;azer, 2, 8, 28, :53, 4 !11, !l:), 102, 194, ¦24:), 280, :503, Rolling Dam, Ropewalk Pond, Rouse, John, Rowe, John, Sachemus, .Joseph, Salt Water Pond, Samoset Street, Samson Woponet, Sampson, Benjamin, " George, " Ichabod, Isaac, " Jonathan, " Noah, Sampsons Brook, 40, Country, Pond, Sandwich, 101, 104, 120, 14:5, Pi 188, 124, 5, 07 :313, ige. 217 191 107220 r24i:3927!1 79, :):)2 270 1052:5(1328 lo:)155 70 1.55 ¦20(1 12,42 :54l, :;,50 8, 148 107, 168:508 141, 142 . 40 31,40 1.55, 180, 188, 19114! 1 21!1 01, 149 Sandwich Bounds, Line, " Road,Street, Ki. 29, 38, 47 " AVay, 75 Sandy Pond Road, Saquish, Saunders, Henry, Savery, 'Thomas, " Uriah, School Committee, School House, 8, 72, 97, 98, •2!I0, - School Master, 1, 2, 8, 143131 :320 249, 2(37, 273 279 . 170 314, ;333 13, :33, :)8, 42, ,511, 73, 80, 218, 220 42 72, 76, 7!l, !)4,!I7, School Rate, . Schools, 1, 5, 8, 22, 44 104, 169, 171, 185, 191, 197, ^204, 210, 217, 220, 223. 2^20, 22!1, 2:30, 2:)2, •2:)7, 2:58, ¦2:39, ¦24(1, 2,52, ¦253, 201. 275, 280, 281, 282, 283, ¦2.S9, •294, .'308, 311, 313 Scott Angus, . , , . .47 Sealer of Weights and Measures, 3, 45, 103 Sears, Richard, ¦' Thomas, Secolyu, Joseph, Sedge Land, Selectmen, :),8, 12, 16, 24, 20, :)3,34,38, 44, .53, 61, 78, ,S!I, !I3, 94, 9(1, 101, 102, 128, 143, 14(1, 148, 169, 175, 187, l!ll, I'M, ¦je, ¦iitt, 214. 221, 2^25, 231,242, ¦248, 2,55, '20], '20(1, ^27 3, ^278, 2! II 319, :52!i. :3:36, :)41 .Senowet, Dorothy, '• Siiiii, Sepit, Ben, , 8,30 :324217•205 :303, :),5o 3131 180 Sepit, John, Sexton, 73, 7!) 8(i, !I4, 90, 104, 191, 240, 252, 275, Shaw, Benoni, " .Jonathan, Shaws Pnnchase, Sheep, 17, 160, Kil, Page. 1.55 169, 185, Sheep Pasture, Shepard, David, Sheriffs Hole, Sherman, Joshua, Shingle Brook, Shrieve, Thomas, Shrieves Hole, Shurtleff, Abiel, 7, Ki, 40, 47, 48, 51. .5:5, 57, 80, 91, 9:5, !I4, !I5, 97, 107, 128, 1:57, 144, llil, 170, 171, 172, 175, 170, 184, 180, 189, 193, 194, 202, Shurtleff', Jabez, " .James, 280, 286, 290, 300, 306, 313, .'5.50, ;351 :5, 122, 123, 124 3, 8, il, 13. 13(> . 1'24 102, 103, 164, 160, 17, 07, 165, 2,54 184 34 63 318 50, 128, 139, 140 63 03, 71, 90, :314 22, 25, 31, ;56, 62, 70, 78, 80, 101, 102, 103, 150, 154, KiO, 178, 179, 183, 195, 199,201, 296, :545 :5'29, :5:58 :516, 317, .342, :351 . 106, 16(i, :307, :329, 203, 104, 318, ¦274, ¦2'24, :541, Shurtleff, Left, . . 106, 153 Nath'l, KiO, :307, :329, 341 Peter, 166 Thom.as, . :527 William, 2, 3, 5, 13, 14, 32, 40,!12, 101, 121, 122, 12:5, 125, 138, 143, 144, 148, 154, 156 Silver, . 126 Simes, William, 1.54 Simonson, Simon, 217 Slave, . . 150 Sloop, 155 Small Pox, 212, 213, '205, 266, 207, 268, 26il, 270, '270, 277, 278 Soule, Benjamin, 3, 123, 148 James, . 40, 41, 42 John, 138 South Street, , , 45 South Green Street, . . 45 " Meadows 218 South Meadow Cedar Swamp, 120 River, 137, 141, 142 Purchase, 123, 124 Pond Village, 40 Southworth, Capt 9, 41 Nath'l, 1:31, 132, 1:33, 1.34, 135, i:36, 137, 154 Southworth, Thomas, 10, 143 Sow, . 159, K)7 Sparrow, Richard, . . 10 Sparrows Hill, 10,91,93, 121 Sparhawk, John, , 229, 230 Spooner, Eben, ... 55, :349 Thomas, 102, 215, 219, 220, 232, 542, '244, 2,50, 25( 202, ¦207, 268, 2.87, ¦293, 305 :325, :330, 1332, Sprague, .John, Sprague, Samuel Spring, 215, 257, 200, ¦270, 273, 274, 278, 312,313, :518, .320, 3:1,5. 3:57, :i42, 344, 347, :34!l, :550, .¦351 134 134, 137, 143 177 261,279,:323,245, INDEX. 363 Page. Spring Hill, . 16, 23, '25, 47, 1.53 Spring Pig, . . 159 Squirrels Rock, 66 Stacey, Joseph, '229, '2:30 Stafford Street, . 51 Standish, Capt., . 143 Eben, 147 " Ichabod, 202 " Joseph, Steer, . . 1,59, 103 Stepping Stones, 15 Stetson, Caleb, '205, 213, 210, '2'20, ^245302 Stetson, Elisha, 102, H15. 207, 20i), 224, 233 Stevens, Edward, . 101, 2.54, 270, 3:50 Stertevant or Sturtevant, Anna, 158 John, 9, Ki, 24, ;36, 44, 53, 106, 19(5, 226, 2:33, 273, 276, 293, .320, :3,32, ;3:37 Stirtevant, Joseph, . 207 " Josiah, 101, 221, 276, 28<) " Samuel, 3, 5, 6, 146, 147, 148, 151, 1.57 Stoney Brook, . 2:55 Bridge, 24, 169 Stray Cattle, . 158 Stray Mare, 14(1 Street Dung, , . . 195 Summer Street, . 23, 63 Surveyors, 3, 8, Ki, 24, 2!l, 34, 45, 62, 78, 94, 162, 169, 189, 195, ¦202. 206, 214, 218, 521, 231, '242, 246, ^24!!, 255, 261, 21)4, 267, 273, '275, 279, 283, 285, 2!l(l, 292, ;305, :308, 319, :323, :325, 32!), :337, :541, :3.51 Sylvester, Joseph, 7, 22, :34, 62, 04, 65, 80, 102, 108, 112, 115, 119, 120, 128, 186, 195, 204, 205, 20ti, '209, 211, 223, 255 Sylvester, Solomon, 209, 229, 202, 274, 279, 307, 312, :320, :3:37, :341, :i50 Swamp Allottments, 03, (14 Swift, Ebenezer, . . .278 " Jirah, 219, :3'20, ;3'23 " Josiah, :504, ;300 " Seth, 3'22 " Thomas, . . . 1(33 " AVm, . . 102, 15!l " Zephaniah, 159, 161, 155, 2()2, 267, 311 Swine, 221, 243, 249, 267. 273, 293 Tar, Taunton, . Taunton River, Taverns,Taylor, Jacob, Thomas, John, " Justice, Mr., Mr., 11, 12, 18,33, : J Thomas. Nathaniel, 2, 4, 8, 17, 18, 19, '20, 21, 22,29, .30, :37, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 4(1, 48, 53,57, .58,59, 00,60, (17, (i!l. 74, SO, 81, .82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 15, 42, 5, 100, !i, 15, 31, 33, 4!», 50, 71, 72, 88, 89, ;32 210204314 102 318 44, 128 10, :34, 7.3! I !I0, i Page. 91, 92, 95, 9(1, !)7, 91, 100, 102, K)5, 100, i:)7, 144, 145,169,170, 171, 17.", 174, 175, 178, 17!l, 1,80, 1S2, 184, 1,85, ISO, 187, 190, l!ll, 193, 1!I4, 195, 198, 209, 214, '220, '240,243,248, 251, 200, 203, 207, ^270, ^274, ^280, 281, '2.S5, ^287, 289, ¦2!KI, 294, 307, 311, :)15, :);51, :i:12, 3:30, :547, :34!1, ;5.50 Thomas, William, . :128 Thurston, Edward, . II 3 Tilson, Edmund, 218, 240, ¦201 " John, , . , 5 Tinkham, Caleb, 2.86, :125, ,129, :3:30 " Ebenezer, :5^24 Helkiah, . 313 Jacob, 194,214 " John, . '240 " Sarah, . . . 352 Tomson, Jacob, '29, 42, r23, 125, i:'.8 " John, 2 Tootcpit, . .210 Torrey, Deacon, 291 Haviland, 34, .30, .55, ,57, 78, 94, 17(1, 185, 205, 200, 213, 214, 223, '2'24, 2'20, 232, 242, 244, 249, 2,52, '2.50, 257, 2.58, 260, 270, 274, '275, 2,81, 285, 288, '299, 310, 311, :312, :513, :515, :118, 3KI, 320, 321, :)^23, :529, :330, :i4(l, :)4I, :343, :)44, ;345. :!,50, 351 Totman, Elkanah, 25ll, 280, 2,85, 313 Stephen, . 47, '227 Town Bridge, 25, 35, :58, 177, 191, 204, . 246, .548, 252, 261, 331, :332, :533, 335 Town Brook. 16, 18, 20, 25, '20, ;35, 143, 170, 174, 200, '207, 215, 222, 227, 244, . '251, 2.57, '270, '272, '280. :504 Town Charges, . . 7, 94, '22!l " Clerk, 4, 10, 24, 44, 78, 93, 100, 102, 128, 107, 175, 180, 189, 194, '202, 204, 214, '221, ¦2^24, 231, 241, 255, 201, 200, '273, 278, 284, 288, 289, 2!ll, 303, 310, 31!), ;322, :325, 3'2S, :):)(1, 310, 1341, :i44, ::i4(i, :3.50 Town Commons, :37, 79, 88, 21!), 251 " Dock, , 23 Line, .89, 157 Meetings, 1, 2, 3, 0, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24. 25, 20, :10, 133, :54, :30, :38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, .5(1, 51, 52, 53, 54, ,57, 58, .5!!, 00, 01, (17, 08, 09, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82,83, .84, 85, SO, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, !I0, 97, !)S, 9!), 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 100, r28, 141, 107, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 170, 177, 178, 17!l, 181, 182, 183, 1.84, 1,80, 1.89, KIO, 192, 193, 194, 1!)5, KIO, 197, 198,201, 202, 203, ¦204, 205, 206, 208, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, ¦19, 221. ^222, 22:1,224,225. 227, 22!l, 2KI 2:10, ¦2:53, 2:37, 241, 245, ^2411, 247, 248, 2.50, 251, 2.52, 254,2.55,2.58. 2.59, ¦26(1, 201, ¦20:i, 204, ¦2(15, 2(i!l, 270, 271, 27:), 274, 276, 277, 278, 280, 281, 2,s:), 284, ¦2.85, 2.88, 2,S!1, '2!10, 294, :300, :;(I2, :j03, :300, :3(17, :)08, :il(l. 312, 1315, 318, 31!i, ;322, .'323, 324, :J25, 327, 328, 335, 338, 33!l, :340, 345, 349 364 I NDE X . Page. Town Pond, 101, 105, '205, 211, 212, 2,57, 2.59, 201, 271, :303 Town Sjiring, 24, 25, 47 " Ways, . 1.51, 1.52 Towns Land, '224, 2.59, '277 Miller, 192 Stock, . l!ll Tracey, Stephen, 120 Training Green, 40, 107, ^213, 2:)ii, 2:37. '260 Treasurer, 8, Ki, -21, :34, ,'5!l, 45, 51, ,54. .58, 1)2, 78, !14, 106, 128, 175, 189, 1!I5, •202, 2(X), 211, 214, 219, '221, '2'24, 2'2(i, 2:51, 2:57, 242, 24(1, 2.50, 202, '204, 273, 275, 278, 283, 2,84, 2,8!), 290, 2!i:5, :300, :304, 308, 311, 31!), :3'23, :','25, :):31, 3:58, :U0, :'42, 350 Treasurers Accounts, 2.59, 2.88, 289, , 2!)0, 2!I2, 29!), 340, 342, 343 Triangle Pond, . :53, 121 Tupper, Eliakem, 149, 219, .329 Ichabod, 05, 108 Israel, 149 Turkey, . .35 " Swamp, 1.57 Turner, David, KiO, 212, ¦25!i, ¦2(i!i, '271, . :300, 312, 3'20, :)'25, :5:)!1, 341 Turner, Hnmiihrey, 8, 18, 21, 24, 45, 07, 85, 108, 111, no, 175, 194, 202, 230 Turpentine, . 32 Tussocks, . , , l:)2, 145 Tythingmen, 3, 8, 10, ^24, 34, 45, (12, !14. 102, 128, 175, 189, 195, ^202, 200, 214, 221, 226, 2:32, '242, 24!), 256, 262, 267, 273, 276, 279, 285, 292, ;300, 3a5, 312, 319, 323, 325, 329, 337, .341 Universalist Church, . 11 Upper Society, 7 Vaughan, Joseph, 123, 125, i:3S Vol. 2d, end ol. 158 V,il, 3d, 159 Voters, 224 W.ading Place, 15 Wadsworth, Elisha, . 230 John, 141, 144 ' AVidow, 24 Waguancbett, 1:32 Waistcoat, , 159 Wait, Martha, 28 " Mary, 28 " Mr., 33 Return, 48, 49, ,5(1, ! 17, 204, 2^22. . 284, 28(1 :306, 3:)!l, :)42 Wait, Richard, ¦2.52, 2.88 " Widow, :35, ij:i, 07. 79 Walk, 44 Walkway, . 48, .5!1 Wannoh. Benjamin, 217 AVaid, Enoch, 1340 John, 152 Nathan, . '22(1 Warehouse, 13 AVarning of Meetings, 202 Page. Warren, Benjamin, 7, 8, 16, 23, 24, 25, 27, 2!), :31, :34, 30, :37, 44, 40, 50, 01, 67, 76, 78, 81.93, iKl, 99, 101, 102, 103, 107, lOS, 119, 120, 128, 1:37, 140, 141, 144, 149, 1.50, 1.54, 189, ll'l, '201, 202, 218, 222, 2,54, 255, 25(1, 201, 265, 266, 270, 27:5, 275, -378, 279, 2,80, 283, 28(i, 290, '2!19, ;301, :503, 311, :3Ki, 317, 318, 347 AVarren, Capt., 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 22, 26, 29, :33, :55. 43, 71,76, 93, !I5, 106, 175. 180, 184, 18!l, 192, 194, 195, K)7, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 211, 212, 213, 214, . 220, 223, 2'2li, 277, 2!)1, 292 AVarren, Col., . 333 " Cornelius, . 321 En.sign, :35, 43,44,45,51,62, . 73,76,79,86,94 Warren, Jaines, 4, 10, 11, 18,20, 21, 22, 25, 20, 27, .'30, .'32, 33, .'37, 30, 40, 43, 46, 48, 49, .50, .52, 54, 58, .59, 00, 01, 60, 09, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 70, 77, SO, 81, 82, S3, 84, 85, 87, 88, 8!l, <)0, 98, 101, 106, 108, 121, r22, 123, 125, 1:38, 142, 143, 144, 145, 158, 173, 175, 176, 179, 193, 220, 224, 228, 233, 251, 255, 202, '268, 273, 2,80, 281, 284, 285, 2i)2, 2!)3, 294, 296, 2!I8, 2!)9, 300, :303, 304, :305, 300, 307, 311, 314, 315, ;319, :321, :3'22, 324, ;525, :526, .327, 328, 329, 3:50, 331, 3:52, 3:35, :330, 339, 341, :342, 344, 34(), 347, 318, 350, 351, 352 AVarren, John 14 Joseph, 131, 132, 133, 134, 1:35, i:36, 141, 202, 220, 221, 233, 24!), 255, 2()0, 262, 267, 273, 278, 279, 285, 292, :307, 308, 311, 312, 315, 321, .331, 333, 339, 347, 349, 350 Warren, Major, . 288, 291 Nathaniel, 4, 9, 280, 293, 337 Sarah, . 270 " Widow, 143 AVarrens Dam, 43 Washburn, John, 330 Watch, .... 342 Watchhouse, 7, 50, 94, 101, 199 Water, . . 203, :549 Waterman, Deacon, 3, 8, 9 John. 138, 142, 348 Robert, . 8 AVaters, , . .1:30 Waterside, . 11, 23 Water Street, . . 105 AVatson, B. M., . . 58 Elkanah, . . .136 George, 60, 334, :535, 3:59, 345 .lohn, 3, 5, 8, 27, :59, 45, 48, 49, ,52, ,54, ,55, ,57, .58, .5!l, 00, (51, 62, 76, 78, 7!l, ,80, 81, 82, 84, SO, ,87, 88, 8!1, 90, 93, !14, 95, 97, !I8, !)9, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 1'2S, 144, 151, 1.52, 154, 174, 175, 170, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 189, 1!)0, 213, 220, 2'26, 227, 2:50, 2:54, 2:J7, 240, 241, 242, 248, 24!l, 2.5(1, ¦2.53, 254, ¦2.55, '2.50, 259, 200, 205, 270, 275. 2!I5, 296, :309, 315, 332, :335, 347 AVatson Land, .... 48 Wm., . . 105, 204 INDEX. 365 Page. Way at Jones River, :30, 34 Wayiubbam, Moses, . . 217 Ways, . 146, 187, 188, 191, 237 Weights and Mea.sures, . 3 AVelling.sley, 31,45,57, 60, m, 68, 77, 191, 206, '271, :3'26 Wellingsley Brook, . 77, 107, 206, 215 Point, . . -20:5 Wells, ... 78 West, Judah, 216, •2l;3, 273, 304, :311, 312, 313, 315, 31i), 3'20, 323, 324, 3'25, :330, 338, 342 West, Silas, . . 159, 279, 350 Westou, Edmund, 41, 140 Thomas, . '278 Whale, . . 163 Wharf '2S3 AVhetstones Vinvard Brook, . 41, 42 Wild Cats, 249, '257, 264, 275, 28:5, '290, :300, 308 Willard, Jacob, 17 Place, . 25 Willets Swamp, • 178 AVillis, Richard, . 96, 213 Windows, . . 104 VVinnetuxet, 2, 147 " Meadow, . . 123 Path, . . 13 River, 41, 42, 146 Winslow, Edward, 125, 328, 336, 340, 341, 346 Page. Winslow House, 3'28 " Isaac, . . . 123 Johu, 258, 260, '267, 2.87, 291, 302, 307 AVinslow, Josiah, . . 328 Winter Street, .... 2!), 38 AViswell, Ichabod, . 134, 138, 142 Witherell, Thomas, 45, 40, 54, 78, 108, 147, 102, 1!)4, 195, '239, '254, 315, 310 Wetherbead, ,Jolin, 337 Wolf, . 9, 16 Wolfes Whelp, . Ki Wolves, . . . 185, 3.55 AVoinau's School, . '232 Women, Meeting of, 158 Wonkiuco, River, . 142, 149 Wonno, Isaac, . 216 217 Wonookantam, . . 217 Wood Corder, . . . 45 " Deacon, 85, 192, 206, 207 " John, 45, 55, 73, 79, 92, 95, 97, 108, 109, 172, 17(5, 178, 189, 202, 219, 221, 233, 250, '253, 203 AVood, Nathan, 210 " Nathaniel, . . i»7 " N.&Co., 50 Wopnock, Samson, . 137 AVopnookquth, John, . 217 Wright, Adam, 1'16 " Richard, . 195, 1E6 AVilliam, H-3 YALE UNIVERSITY a39002 OOSIOi+i+SSb iiWit: 3^ mmmin