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FIRST RECORDS
OF
Marlborough,
MASSACHUSETTS.
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSE'lTS :
PUBLISHED BY FRANKLIN P. RICE,
Trustee of the Fund.
1909.
Gift
JM 4 1S10
FIRST RECORDS OF MARLBOROUGH,
This publication contains the first thirty pages of the Proprietors'
Great Book of Records from 1656 to 1665. There appears to be a
break in the Records after this until 1683.
On page 3 8 and following will be found The Contents of Marl-
borough Proprietors' Great Book to 1729, which will serve as an
indication of the detail of the remainder of this volume.
I am indebted to the City Clerk of Marlborough, Mr. Peter B.
Murphy, for his kind permission to copy these Records, and for his
intelligent interest in the work. I am also under obligation to Miss
Mary E. Spalding for her painstaking care in copying the originals, and
for her active aid in their preparation for publication in the New Eng-
land Historical and Genealogical Register.
FRANKLIN P. RICE.
COLONIAL RECORDS
OF
MARLBOROUGH, MASS
Copied by Mary E. Spalding
FOR Franklin P. Rice
BOSTON
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
1 909
Reprinted from the
New England IIistoricai, and Genealogical Register
Vols. 62 and 63
COLONIAL RECORDS OF MARLBOROUGH, MASS.
1656 35 To y** Hono'^'' Goveruour, Deputy Govei-no'',
Magistrates, & Deputies of y^ Gener'^ Court
now Assembled in Boston
Tlie bumble Petition of severall of y^ Inbabitants of
* ' Sudbury whose names are beere und^' written
Humbly Sboweth
That whereas yo"^ Petitio'® have lived divers yeares in Sud-
bury & God hath beene pleased to increase o'^ Children w^*^
are now divers of them growne to mans Estate, & wee many
of us, growne into yeares : so as y*^ wee should bee glad to
see them setled before y** Lord take us away from hence, as
also God haveing given us some considerable quantity of
Cattle ; so y' wee are so streightned y* wee cannott so Com-
fortably subsist, as could be desired ; & some of us haveing
taken some paines to veiw the Country ; wee have found A
place w*^*^ lyeth Westw*^^ about eight miles from Sudbury,
w*^*^ wee conceive might bee comfortable for o'' Subsistance :
Petition for ye It is therefore the humble request of yo^ Petition''* to this
riautation : • hono"! Court : y* yo" would bee pleased to Graunt unto us—
eight miles Square ; or so much Land as may containe to
eight miles Square for to make A Plantation :
If it shall please this houo"^ Court to graunt o*" Petition, It
is farth^' then the request of yo'' Petition''^ to this houo'^''^
Court that yo" will bee pleased to appoint m'' Thomas
Danforth or Lieften*^ ffisher to lay out the bounds of y"
Plantation and wee shall sattisfy those whome this bono''*
Court shall please to employ in it : So apprehending yo''
weighty occasio[n] wee shall not farther trouble this houo""^^
Court but sha[ll] ever pray for yo'" Happinesse
Edmond Rice Thomas King John Ruddocke
William Ward John How Peter Bent
John Bent Sen'^ John Maynard Thomas Goodenow
John AVoods Edward Rice Richard Newton
Henry Rice
That this is a true Coppy of an originall Petition presented
to y'^ Generall Court May 1656: Lefte on file & thereto
compared is Attest''
g'' Edward Rawson Secreta"^
Prop. Records.
1G60—
Memorandum that when the town Book was deliuered by
the Select men of Marlborough to Abraham williams Toun
dark the 10th of October 1679 ther was written vpon f our-
tene leavs on the first end of the book and twentie four vpon
the later end of the Book — and no more
abraham how
John Brigham
f Joseph Straten began to writ page (294)
{ as propriator Clerk in this Book ) first in ) oqq
Abraham Williams began to writ i page )
as Proprietors Clerk in this ) then luck 1 op a
Book Noixember the 6 : 1732 j back to page |
And S* Abraham williams was Sworn to the faithfull Dis-
charge of th*^ offis of Proprietors Clerk by
Benj'* Woods Justice of y'' Piece
Nouemb^'-1732
memorandum that the Reserved Land att fourt meadow is
Recorded See Pag 115
Page 297 3 acres of Land accepted to westborough for a
buring Place Nouember 10-1729 — And S*^' 3 acres is Re-
corded In Page 369 by Joseph Straten Prot^^ Clerk
Memorandum that John Rediates Jun"' house lot is Re-
corded In the Day Book Page 69
Memorandum W Ward 151
Louck in Page 289 for Eclward Barnes hath paid [ ]
Shilings for Common meadow
Luck Jn Page 107 for acts about Pittches
and see Page 194 for more Rules about the 4 diuision with-
out Cow Commons
A grarant of fourty Rods of land to Isaac Hayden
Set up a work hous to Dress leather See Day Book
Page 54
The ministreal land and meadow Recorded on Pag® 361
A Slij) of Land granted to mr Breck see Pag 191
Marlborough October the 9* 1679 51
We the Coiriitie of the Honoured Gen^^ Court in Obedienc
to theire Order: bearing Date May 28: 1679: Haveing
Given oppertunity to ffull hearing : of the Greiuances that
haue been the Matters of Debate and Contention in aboue
Named place (vpon Serious and Matture Deliberation, Do
determin and Order as ffollows : — With refferenc to the
Complaint of Edward Rice, if or want of his lust Interest in
Asabah Meadow, we ffind the S^' Rice lustly blameable for
his turbulant Opposing the Orders made by the fformer
Coiliitee, yet for as much as the S'^ Issue was Grounded
1657
* This is ye In-
dian name of A
Hill A mile East-
ward ofOckocan-
gansett : •
>5« That is in ye
Records of the
Genii Court : •
vpon Sum Misinformation giueu them : as to vs doe no[tj
Clearly appear, And that Samuel Ward and Abraham How :
are possessed of two percels of s'' meadow : belonging to
S^^ Rice, and others by a fformer Grant of y® Toun ffor a
ffinall End of s'^ Controuersie, with the Consent of parties
therein Concerned We doe Order that the abouesd Meadow
shall be Deuided as follows, That is to Abraham How fiue
Acres at the lowermost end thereof. And the Remainder to
be Deuided between, the Reuerend M'" Brinsmead, the
aboue Named Edward Rice and Samuel Rice in a lust pro-
portion to theire Seuerall intrest (That is M'" Brinsmead 9
Edward Rice dh. Samuel Rice 3.4 : And that Recompenc
be made to aboue sd Abraham How, And Samuel ward, to
the full Vallu of the meadow taken away from them by
vertue of this order, from of the Common lands of the town
Either out of the Meadows not yet Deuided or Other lands,
by the Sellect Men of the place forthwith. And in Case of
Disagreement as to the plac wher the[y] Shall haue it, or
the valine of what they part with, and of what they haue
in Recompenc thereof, the Same to be Determined by Men
indiferently chosen betwe[en] the sd parties and Sellect
Men, Our Meaning herein is that they shall haue a fPuU
Compensation of the Damag to them hereby Sustained, both
as to the place wher they haue it, and qantity to them
Allowed
Signed by Tho : Danf orth
At a General Court held at Boston the Joseph Dudley
15'^^ of October 1679 the Court Thomas Bratle
aprons and Confirms the Return of Lauranc Hamond
this Commitie
That this is a true Coppie taken out of the Courts Record
Attests Edward Rauson Secretary
3 55 Whereas there hath beene A differance be-
ttweene m'^^ John Alcock ; and Edmond Rice
John Ruddocke & John How of Sudbury, in
behalf of themselves, & the rest of y'' late In-
habitants of Sudbury, to whome the Gen"
Court made A graunt of A Plantation, in or
about* Whipsuppenicke, May 1656 as in
•i< booke app^'^ In refferance to theire Mowe-
ing of certaine parcells of Meadow belonging
to the ffarme of the said John Alcocke, Granted
& confirmed by y« s'^ Court ; It is^agreed by &
bettwe[en] y® s*^ Parties as foUo^:
ffirst y" s*^ John Alcocke doth heereby engage & promise
(in case y*' Gen" Court shall confirme the Plantation laid
out to the s^^ Inhabit"*^ of Sudbury, & that the s'^ Inhabit"'^
shall settle A Town there, & Compound with the Indians
the luhabit"^^ there) Then y'^ s'^ John Alcocke shall &
will relinquish & deliv^' up, the two hundred Acres w^" was
laid out to him & by the Court confirmed within the com-
passe of the prickt Lines within his plott to them, y« s'"
Composition— Eclmo^ Rice, Jn" Ruddocke & Jn° How In behalf of them-
cock"> "^"^ ^^' selves & the rest of y® luhabit^'^ of Sudbury belonging to
y" new Plantation, at, or neare Whipsuppenicke to enioy to
them, and theire heires forever : • In consideration whereof
the said Edmo'^ Rice, Jn° Ruddocke & Jn° How, In behalf
of themselves & y^ rest of the Inhabit"^^ belonging to y^
new Plantation at or neare Whipsuppenicke, doe ffirmely
bind themselves their heires, Executo''*, Assignes, that hee
the s*^ Jn° Alcocke his heires, & Assignes, shall from time
to time, & at all times heere aff quietly enioy all y^ re-
maind' of the ffarme granted to y" s'^ Jn° Alcock by the
Gen'^ Court, without any Lett, Suite, trouble, molestation,
Interest, or Claime & demaund whatsoever, from the s'^
Edmo^' Rice, Jn° Ruddocke, & Jn° How or any oth"" of the
aboue mentond Plantation in or neare whipsuppenicke y*^
now are, or heereafter shall or may be there ; or any of
theire heires or Assignes : In Witnesse whereof wee have
heereunto sett o'" hands & Seales The twenty Seven of July
one thousand six hundred fifty seven
Sealed & dd in the Edmond Ric
presence of us John Alcock John Ruddocke
Elijah Corlette John How
Edward Rawson
This Instrument above written is Ackhowledged by John
Alcock ; Edmond Rice, John Ruddocke, & John How to
bee theire Act & deed the 27 : of luly 1657 before mee
John Endicut Governo'"
1657 56 The 28 : of July 1657
Wee whose names are underwritten doe promise & engage
o'" selves o'' heires Executo''s. Assignes forever, to Secure
rpi p .• t •■ ^"^ Edmond Rice John Ruddock, & John How, & theire
eno-ao-en't for Heires, Executo''^ & Assignes from all or any dang"^ or
those yt stand damage y* may or shall come, or happen on the persons &
aTcocU°:!"'""^''° Estates of the afforeifi Edmo'^ Rice, Jn" Ruddocke & Jn°
How, theire heires, Executo"'® & Assignes by vertue of y®
Bond wherein they are bound to m"" Jn° Alcocke conserning
his ffarme or elce to loose o"" Claime & Interest to all & any
p* of the Plantation granted to Sudburry men called Whip-
suppenicke
Edmond Rice John Rediat Thomas King
John Bent John Maynard Thomas Rice
AVilliam Ward Solomon Johnson Peter King
John Ruddocke Peter Bent Richard Newton
William Kerly John Woods Henry Rice
Jolm How Samuell Rice Christopher Banister
Thomas Goodenow John Johnson
1656 56 At a Generall Court held at Boston fourteenth
[54] of May 1656
In Answ"" to y® Petition of Sever" Inhabitants of Sudbury
The Court Jndgeth it meete to grant them A proportion of
Land of sixe miles Square, or otherwise in some convenieut
Plantation
Granted : •
forme equivolent thereunto, at y^ discretion of y® Comm*^^
in y'' place desired, provided it hinder no former Graunt :
& y* there bee A Towne setled with Twenty or more
ffamilies within three yeares : so as an Able Ministry may
bee there maintained : And it is ordered that m"" Edward
Jackson, Cap*" Eleazar Lusher, Ephraim Child with ]\F
Thomas Danforth or Lieften"' ffisher, shall, & heereby are
appointed as A Com"*^^ to lay out the Bounds thereof, &
make retnrne to the next Court of Election, or els the
Graunt to bee void
This is A true Coppy taken out of the Courts Booke of
Reccords as Attests
Edw'^ Rawson Secret"^
[E]very man is
to settle in
2 yeares time, &
pay to all pub-
lick charges in
the Interim&c : •
* so called by y<=
Indians
Select men
chosen : •
At A meeting of the Petition'^ afEores'^ (the 25 of
7 her 1656) to take some course to lay out the
new Plantation granted by the Gen" Court to
sever^' Inhabit"'^ of Sudbury
It is concluded & ord-'^i That all y' doe take up Letts in y'
Plantation sliall pay to all public charges y* shall arise upon
y* Plantation according to theire House Letts ; And them-
selves to bee resident there within two yeares time, or sett
A man in y' the Towne shall approve of, or els to loose
theire Lotts : but if God shall take away any man by death,
such A one hath Liberty to give his Lott to whome hee will,
this ord'' to the contrary notwithstanding
At a meeting of the Proprietors of y** New Plan-
tetiou granted about * Ockocangansett the 25 : of
yo xij month, 1656
Edmond Rice John Ruddocke ) were chosen to put the Af-
William Ward &
Thomas King John How
V faires of y*" s'^ new-Plan-
) tation in an ord''^ way : •
1659 59 Whipsuppenicke The nineteenth of June one
thousand six hundred ttiftty & nine
The Com"'''' appointed by y'^ Gen^^ Court to Lay out A
Plantation ffor y'^ Indians of sixe thousand Acres at tlie
above named place, haveing giving m'" Eliot A meeteiug, &
duely weisined all his exceptions in y« behalfe of the Indians
first 'what'liath been formerly acted, & returned to y« Geni^
Court doe Judge meete in way of Complyauce that the
Bounds of the Indian Plantation bee enlarged unto y'^ most
westerly part of the fence y* now standeth on the west side
of the Hill or planting field called ocnoocangansett, & from
thence to bee extended on A direct north Line untill they
Comttees resolve have theire ftuU quantity of sixe thousand Acres, the Bounds
En-lisift^iii oi theire Plantation in all other respects wee Judge meete
dianPhmtacon:- that they stand as in o"" former retnrne, & tliat theire If nil
Complem* of Meadow by Court graunt may stand^& bee
exactly measured out by an Artist within the Liniitts of
the afores'i p^jg^, when y'^ Indians, or any in theire behalfe
are willing to bee at the charges thereof : provided alwaies
8
y* the Indians may have noe powei' to make sale thereof,
of all or any p' of theire aboves'^ Lands, otherwise than by
y® Consent of the h'ono''^' Gen'^ Court : or when any shalbe
made or happen, the Plantation of English there seated
may have the first tender of it from y® Court ; w*^"^ Caution
wee y^ rath"^ insert, because not only A considerable p* of
y'' nearest & best planting Land is hereby taken away from
the English (as wee are informed) but the nearest & best
p* of theire meadow by estimation about an hundred Acres
in one place that this north Line doth take away, w'^'^ tendeth
much to the detrimenting of the English Plantation es-
pecially if y*^ Lands should be impropriated to any oth"" use
than the Indians proposed that is to say for an Indian Plan-
tation or for the Accomodating their Plantation they should
bee deprived thereof
Eleazar Lusher ^
Edward Jackson K-, _ . . _„
17 1 • n^ -M VComissio^*
Ephraim Child {
Thomas Danforth J
This is a Copjiy of y® Corn"®^® ord^ conserning the English
& Indian Plantation at & about Ockacangansett
1659 60 At A meeting of the Proprieto'^® of this Plan-
tation the 26: of 7 ber 1659
There is given & Grauuted unto Mary the wife of John
G Acres &c of How Senio^', & to her heires & Assisfnes forever : the Little
Mary the wife owamp at the end of y® s" Jn° Hows House Lott, the same
of John How:- being about sixe Acres more or Lesse ; shee having the
Highway tenn Rods wide from y'' Indian ffence : w*^^ said
percell granted her is bounded on the North by an high-
way, on the East by the house lott (aff wds confirmed to
& now in possession) of Jn° How her s*^* husband, & bound**
on the south by the second devission of upland of her s*^
husband, & is bounded on the West by another Highwa3\
Recorded by John Ruddocke
At a meeting of the Proprietors of this Planta-
tion the 26: of xber 1659
* This^j^s ye same Jt is order^' That all such as lay clayrae to any Interest in
Indians callecf ^^^^ ^^^ Plantation at * Whips ufferadge are to perfect their
Whipsupenicke House Lotts by the five & twentieth of March nextinsueing
'■^Ji-Iwf-''°^"li'''^ or els to loose all theire Interest in the ffores^ Plantation
call" WhipsLiffer-
adge : • • ' — — — — — — —
Tlie rroprietors ^^ '^^ ^I'^o order'' That every one y* hath A Lott in y^ fores'^'
are to perfect Plantation shall pay Twenty shillings by y^'ffive & twentieth
tlieire Lotts ; & y£ March next ensueinsT or els to loose all theire Interest in
each to pay 20** , n^ ,1 -ni •
in three months the flores" Plantation
time, or loose all. ; .
Thos; Rice's It is also. order*^' That Thomas Rice shall have his Lott
house Lott ap- Joineino; to John Ruddocke's Lott on y*^ northwest side &
pointed hirn : • /-m, . *, ,^ . r • - i •
hut this is nulled Christopher Hanyster is to Joyine next to lum
hy his c;raunt x Recorded by John Ruddocke
/ dat(iye25: xber ).
\ (63; : folio 24 : . /•' — —
9
At A meeting of y*^ Inhabitants & Proprietors
of this Plantation the 6 of y° xij : month 1G59
It is order*^' That A Rate bee made ffor deffraying & sattis-
Rate made at 9<i fyiug y*^ charge for Laying out of this Plantation, & other
Acre upon publicke Charges, to be Collected of the Inhabitants, &
to"payfor Lay- Proprieto^"® of the same at y® rate of nine pence y^ Acre
upon all House Lotts already taken up, & upon such as
shall heereafter bee taken up
Recorded by John Ruddocke
iug [o] ut y
Plantation &c
1660
61 At A meeting of y® Inhabitants and Proprieto'^'^
of this Plantation the 12 of y® Second month,
1660
^ an Acre upland It is ordered That Richard Newton have half e an Acre of
Newton moi-e Land given & graunted uuto him to sett his bowse on (pro-
then his House vided he hinder not another Lott) adioyneing to y*^ west &
^°^'^ = ' South sides of part of his second devission of upland, both
w'^'^ being bounded or surrounded by the Highway is his, &
his heires & Assignes forever
There is also (at y^ s*^' meet^ing given & Graunted unto
Edmond Rice A Lott ffor his sonne Beniamiu Rice, w'''^
House Lott is at y® upper end of Tho : Goodenow's, Joseph
Rice's, Sam^^ Rice's, & y® Minister's Lotts : to bee the s*^
Beniamin's his heires & Assign[es] fforever
Recorded by John Ruddocke
At A meeting of y® Inhabitants of this Towne
(ordered by y** Gen^' Court to bee called Marl-
borough) the 20 of 7ber 1660
It is order*^ That every person y*^ Claimes any Interest in
this Towne of Marlborough shall pay to all publicke charges,
both for the minister & for all other Town charges that
have arisen about the Plantation to this day from the be-
ginning thereof according to their Proportion in y® Rates
now presented, w*^"^ said proportions due, every person is to
pay at or before the tenth of 9ber next ensueing, or els to
loose all their Interest in the affores'^ Plantation ; That is
to say fourpeuce an Acre for eve[ry] Acre of theire Plouse
Lotts to y® Minister, & for all the Estate y' hath beene kept
or brought to keep being found in y^ Town[e] or about y®
Towne ; And nine pence an Acre for every Acre of their
House Lotts to Towne charges till all the Debts are j^aid y''
are due from y'^ Towne to them y' have beene employed by
the Towne or the * Proprieto'^ thereof
Edmo'^ Rice W"^ Ward
Tho : King Tho : Goodenow
Solo : Johnson Hen : Kerly
Rich'i Newton W^ Kerly
House Lott
granted to
Benia : Rice :
Marlborough
Proprietors to
pay all theire
arreares w"i in
51 dales to pay
the Townes
debts : or they
are to Loose all
theire Interest in
this Towne : •
* Proprietors are
such as have
Lotts granted
them ; but are
not 3'ett come to
Inhabit in y^
Towne : •
John How
Christo : Banyster
John Johnson
Jn° Ruddocke
A Rate made
for ye Minisf
for 6 mo : •
It is also order*^^ at the said meeting y* there bee A Rate
made ffor m"" W™ Brimsmead Minister to bee Collected of
Inhabit"'* & Proprieto''^ of this Towne (for sixe monthes)
10
at the Rate of fourepence y'' Acre upon House-Lotts &
threepence y*^ Pound upon Cattle
Recorded by John Ruddock
Marlborough 62 At A Meetinsj of the Inhabitants & Proprietors
1660 of this Towne the 26 : of 9ber 1660
It was ord"^*^ y' the respective persons heereinafter-mentoiid
"^ shall have the sever*^ Proportions of Land (within this
Towne) to their names annexed for theire House or Home
Lotts, w*'" are given & graunted to every one of them re-
spectively, & to theire Heires and Assigues forever as
follo^:
Given & Griiuiited, Acres
~Vnto Edmoud Rice ffifty
Vnto William Ward ffifty
Vnto John Ruddocke ffifty
Vuto Thomas Goodenow sen'' Thirty two
Vnto Joseph Rice Twenty two
Vnto Samuell Rice Twenty one
more 5 Acres see fo: 18: •
Vnto Christopher Banyster Sixteene
Vnto Thomas King- Thirty nine h
Vnto William Kerly Thirty
Vnto Solomon Johnson Twenty three
Vnto John Johnson Thirty
Vnto Ricliard Newton Thirty
. Vnto John How Seni'' Thirty
Vnto John How Juni'' Sixteene
Vnto Henry Kerly Nineteene h
. Vnto Richard Barns Sixteene
Vnto Thomas Rice Thirty five
Vnto Andrew Belchar Twenty
Vnto Obadiah Ward Twenty one
Vnto Edward Rice Thirty five
Vnto Richard Ward Eighteene
Vnto John Woods senir Thirty
Vnto John Maynard Jun"" Twenty three
Vnto Peter King Twenty two
Vnto Beniamiu Rice Twenty Ibure
Vnto A Minister Thirty
Vnto Peter Bent Thirty
Vnto John Bellows Twenty
, Vnto Al:)raham How Twenty five
Vnto Thomas Goodenow Jun"^ Twenty
Vnto John Rutter Thirty
Vnto John Barrett Eighteene
Vnto Jolin Rediat Twenty tw[o]
Vnto A Smith Thirty
Vnto Joseph Holmes Eighteene
Vnto Samuel How Sixteene [ ]
Vnto Henry Axtell ffifteene [ ]
1 Acre added
Vnto John Newton Sixteene
House Lotts
grant'i to v"^ first
lnluibitnts-& Pro-
prietors of this
Towne, & some
few others : • see
Orel'' for Addition
of up-Land to
these House
Lotts fo. 14: •
^ an Acre more
see fo. 9.
20 Acres more
see fo : 16. & 6 to
his wife see fo. 8.
& 4 Acres more
fo : 14.
The number of Acres of Land; Given, &
Granted to the thirtyeight above mentond, for
House Lotts in this Towne : Amounteth unto
nine hundred ninety & Two & h Acres : •
Recorded by John Ruddocke
11
And^: Belchars
House lott Re-
cord'i being the
Marlborough 63 At A Meeting of the Inhabit"'^ of this Towne
1660 y'^ 26 of 9ber 1660
Given & Graiinted unto Andrew Belchar A percell of upland
for an House Lott containing about twenty Acres bee y®
same more or lesse & is bounded on the North pHy by A
same grantd him great Pond & p'ly by the House Lott of Benia"^: Rice & on
th ^L'^'t^th**^-^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ South by A highway ; and extendeth westward
as ffarre as the west end of the Affores** Pond & there is
bounded by a Parrallell Line to the Highway on y" East
also there is A Highway runnes from the East end of y®
Pond south ward to the Highway on the South side of y®
His 2<i devission aifores*^ Lott at the West end of the s*^ Andrew Belchars
of upland house there is also Given & Granted unto the s"^ Andrew
ford" to him^c Belchar for an Addition thereto five Acres mo[re] of upland
to bee laid out adioyrieing to the West end of the a£fore[s*^]
twenty Acres poided it preiudice no Highway, nor any mans
propri[e]ty y' is already laid out: oth'"waise as neare as
may bee
his Towne Right And it is also agreed y' the Highway on the south side of
fn Inhabftn' ""^ ^is said twenty Acres shall bee only'five rods wide : • ffarth"^
granted & Re- the Towne doth graunt unto him y'= s*^ Andrew Belchar the
cord<jtohim&c Rights & priviledges of an Inhabit"* within this Towne in
where it isre- all farth'' devissions of Lands as well Meadows as upland,
corded as it All w'"^ is ' fully granted & confirmed to the s*^ Andrew
foresd%Ty?old Belchar, & to his heires & Assignes fforever, any ord" or
booke fo ; 2i word Agreem"' made by y® Towne against nonresidency notw'**
for word, except standfiug]
what IS contained •- '=-'
within the 3 lat-
ter parenthesis
there, because it
is so recorded in
County Rolls be-
fore this new
book was formed,
& written & after
the same heedfuU
Recorded by — John Ruddocke
At A meeting of the Lihabit"*^ & Proprietors of
this Towne the 2'^ & 3*^ dales of y® x month
1660
Meadows of this
Towne shall bee devided into Squadrons, & so laid out as
Memo: may lye most convenient to every mans Habitation Inn
Every mans pro- Mann'' foUo
portion for his
way is his 1st di- t ia o jrri rni
vision of meadow It IS Agreed, conclud", & ord"' 1 hat y*"
there recorded :
jst devision of
Meadows is to
bee halfe y'^ num-
ber of Acres
granted to each
mans House
Lott : •
The i^t devision
of Meadows de-
vided unto the
Inhabitants of
this Towne into
foure Squad-
rons : •
ffirst Devission
Vnto these 7 men — are granted — These 11 Meadows to bee
devided amongst them
Thomas King
Solomon Johnson
Peter King
William Kerly
Richard Newton
John Woods
John Maynard
Acres
— 20\
— 6'
— 6,
— 7/
— 6
/Angular Meadow
/ Hawke Meadow
I White Meadow
\ Richards Meadow
jCastle Meadow
^Long Meadow
jlleand Meadow
/Rock Hand Meadow
I Dows fFoote Meadow
\ Haudkercheife Meadow — 14
^Stony brooke Meadow — 6
— 12
— 7'
10
Contai"^:
p^est
Acres
io[i]
12
These are y<= i^t
(devission) see
ord. for 2<i de-
vission of mea-
dows fo : 16 : 20 :
2<i Squadron
Marlborough
1660
3d Squadron
The Meadows de
Tided into four
Squadrons : •
' Second Devission
vnto these 8 men— are Granted — These 8 Meadows to bee
devided amongst them
Acres
Edmond Rice
William Ward
Andrew Belchar
Henry Kerly
Richard Barnes
John How
Jonn Rediat
Tho Smith
'Stonny brooke Meadow — 10\
new Pond Meadow
—10
South meadow
- 5
Tobacco Meadow
- 5
Home Meadow
-16
Crane Meadow
—30
Cedar Meadow
—36
Con-
ta"^:
p'est
Acres
122
Double Pond Meadow —20/
64 Third Devission
vnto these 7 men — are granted — These 6 Meadows to bee
devided amongst them
Acres
Three Corner Meadow 8]
Double Rock Meadow 8
Stirrup Meadow 38
Nonsuch Meadow 12
upon Assibath Meadow 28
Mill Ham Meadow 10 J
Thomas Goodenow
Samuell Rice
Joseph Rice
The Minister
Edward Rice
Tho : Rice
Beniamin Rice
ifourth Devission
vnto these 7 men — are granted — These 6 Meadowes to bee
devided amongst them
John Ruddocke ]
John Johnson
Christo : Banyster !
John Barrett {
Richard Ward I
John Bellowes J
Acres
12 1
38
6
U
John How senio"^ hath
obadiah Ward
upon Assibath River
Pond Meadow
fflagg Meadow
flbrt Meadow
besides what is on Assi-~j Con-
bath River on y^ Lower > ]■ tai^
side of y« Cartway j p"^ Est ;
granted ( .... Patch Mea-
him J dow for — 9
I and ffort Mea-
[ dow contai : — 6 J
Recorded by John Ruddocke
1661
Selectmen &c
chosen
Marlborough
1661
At A meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towns
the 25 of the first month 1661
wr-.r- . ....^^.. .,^- rpj^jjjjjg^g King Cunstable
were chosen Se-
lectmen to ord''
ye Prudeutiall
' affaires of the
Towne for the
yeare ensueing
John Ruddocke Record'^
for y« yeare ensueing : •
Edmond Rice
William Ward
John Ruddocke
John How
Tho : King
Solomon Johnson
Thomas Johnson
65
This Indenture made the fifth day of AprUl one Thousand
six hundred sixty & one, by & between obadias Ward,
Christopher Banyster, & Richard Barnes of the Towne of
Marlborough, on y® one party ; And the Inhabitants, & all
the Proprieto"^® of the same Towne on y® other party Wit-
nesseth That y® s*^ obadias Ward Christoph"^: Banyster &
Rich'^ Barnes, hath covenanted, promised, & Bargained to
13
build a fframe for A Ministers house, every way like to y®
fframe y* Jn° Ruddocke hath built for himselfe in the
affores** Towne of Marlborough : the house or fframe is to
bee A Girt house Thirty sixe ffoote Long, eighteene foote
wide, & twelve ffoote (bettweene Joyntes) & A halfe ; the
studs standing & such A distance that A foure foote & A
A^fframef-oi^ye^*^^^^^*^ Claboard may reach three studs: & two ffloores of
Ministers House juice, & foure windows, on the foreside, & two windowea
of this Towne ; • at the west end & two Gables on the foreside of ten foote
wide : & eight ffoote Sparr, with two small windows on the
fforeside of the Gables & they are to ffell all the timber &
bring it in place, & do all y' belongs to the fframe, only the
Towne is to helpe raise the affores^ fframe, & all this worke
is to bee done, & y® fframe raised within A ffortnight after
Mich" tyde : • And this being done the Towne of Marlbor-
ough doth promise & engage to pay unto them the s*^
obadias Ward, Christopher Banyster & Rich'^ Barnes, the
sume of ffifteene Pounds in Corne — within fourteene dales
after the house is raised the one half of it, & the'oth"^ halfe
some time in March, the whole pay is to bee one third in
wheat, & one third in Rie, & the oth'' third in Indian Corne,
the halfe in wheat & Rie is to bee paid fourteene dales
aft"^ the house is up in wheat & Rie, & the oth'' halfe in
Rie & Indian some time in march : wheat at foure shillings
& sixe pence A bushell, Rie at foure shillings A bushell,
& Indian at three shillings A bushell, & to be p'^ at Sud-
burry bettweene Petter Kings & Serient Woods hou[se] in
the streete
Edmond Rice
Thomas King
William Ward
John How Senio'
Tho^ Goodenow
William Kerly
Henry Kerly
Thomas Rice
John Rudocke
John Maynard
Sam" Rice
Joseph Rice
John Johnson
Richard newton
Peter Bent
obadiah Ward
Christopher Banyste[r]
Richard Barnes
A Rate for _
mo :
for the Minis-
ter:'
At A meeting of y® Inhabit"*® & Proprieto" of
this Towne the 31 : of the iij'* month 1661
It is ord''^ y* A Rate bee made ffor the minister for sixe
months to bee Collected off the Inhabitants & Proprietors
of this Towne at the rate of threepence halfepenny p' Acre
on all House Lotts, & three pence halfe penny p"^ pound
on Cattle John Ruddocke Record''
Marlborough
1661
14
66
At A meeteing of the Inhabitants & Proprieto""*
of this Towne the 14: of y^ vi: month 1661
Proprietors must It is ordered that all such as have any Interest in this Plan-
upon demand or^ t^tio'^ shall pay all Rates y* are due (upon demand) ffrom
Loose all tbeire y^ Towne or els to loose all theire intereat in this Plantation
Interest : •
14
iieiXt2Rates Jt is ffarth' ord'''* y' the next two Rates (viz*) fFor the
Ihe Hoifsr Lotts Towne and y^ Minister shall bee assessed upon, & paid by
the House Lotts : John Ruddocke Record''
Ben : Rice's is
granted his 2^
devissiou of up-
land
At A meeteing of the Inhabitants & Proprieto"
of this Towne the 26 : of 8ber 1661
It is ord''** y' Beniamin Rice shall have sixe Acres of upland
— added to his houselott (w^'' containeth xxiiij Acres y*
was granted him the 26 : of 9ber 1660) for A second de-
vission w'^'^ is to bee Rate free : and is to bee his, his heires,
& Assignes forever
Vnto every one
is — A second de-
vision of upland
granted to bee
one fourth p' as
much as his
houselott, and
Rate fifree : •
see ord^' for house
Lotts fo ; 10 : .
It is also ord"^*^ y* every one y' hath A house Lott now in
possession in this Towne, shall have A proportionable par-
cell of upland added thereunto, as neare as may bee con-
venient to every one's respective House Lott : w'^'' said
parcells, or addition, called A second devision of upLand,
shall bee one fourth part as much as each mans House
Lott granted him containeth, & is also to bee Rate free, &
is to bee theires, there heires & Assignes fforever
All House Lotts . i^fniTT t * i ti^-i
must bee per- It IS also ord™ y*^ all the HouseLotts y"^ are already laid
fected, before y« qq^ ^ grant*^ to bee Laid out shall bee perfected before the
second devisions ~. 3 * i iv i t-\ • • c ^ ^ ^ i -j
of upland be laid aflores'^ Additions, or second Devisions oi upland bee laid
out:. out:-
4 Acres of upland _____________
grantd & added *
Ho^SL^tt'^he' ^i^®^ ^ Granted (at the b'^ meeteing) unto Richard Barnes,
to pay all rates ^ *'^ ^'^^ heires, Assignes forever foure Acres of upland &
&c due for the accomodacons to it, to make his Houselott of 1 6 Acres
same is if it had (*gi.anted him y« 26 : 9ber 1660) twenty Acres, and hee is
beene granted ; ® ,, ^ » "^
him with his to pay all arreares for y*^ same
house lott : •
* see the 10: •____________
page : . *
All Houselotts
granted, must
bee Laid out be-
fore the last of
inarch next on
penalty of paying
to the Towne 12'
pr Acre : •
EdmO:Rice,Jno
Ruddocke ord"'<i
see all houslotts
(granted,) laid
out: •
It is also ord*"** y* all HouseLotts y* are granted shall bee
laid out before the last of March next ensueing, or els y^
Proprietor to pay twelve pence for every Acre (unlaid out)
to y® use of this Towne
It is also ord'''^ y* Edmo*^ Rice, & John Ruddocke have
power to call out men to lay out all the Lotts y*^ are to bee
laid out within this Towne
10 Acres of Mea- Given and Granted (at y® s*^ meeting) unto John Rutter,
*^°^^ t<i°t ^ J* ^ ^^ ^^^ heires & Assignes fforever tenue Acres of Meadow
Rotter;/ ^ ^^ p" of (fifteene Acres w*^** is) his pportion due for his
see p"'' of this al- first devision of Meadows :
lowed folio 2fi : . j^^^ Ruddocke Record-^
15
Marlborough
1661
15
15
67
Acre on house
Lotts, to build
ye Ministers
House : •
Contract w^^ Pef
Bent to build ye
Bridge over Sud-
bury Rivr by the
{farms
At a meeting of y® Inhabitants and Proprietors
of this Towne y« 26 : of d^^'
1661
A Rate at 7^^ pr Jt is ord'^'^ that A Rate bee made for the building of A house
for the Minister, & other Town charges to bee Collected
upon y® Inhabit"'* & Proprieto''* above s^ at the rate of
sevenpence halfepenny y® Acre upon all house-Lotts already
taken up ; & upon such as shall heereafter bee taken up
within this Towne
John Ruddocke Record""
At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Propriet [o] ""p]
of this Towne the 13 : of Xber 1661
It is Agreed & concluded by & bettweene y® Inhabitants
and Proprietors of the Towne of Marlborough on the one
party, and Peter Bent of y® Towne of Sudbury on the
other party : to witt, y* the s'^ Peter Bent shall well &
sufficiently build & ffinish A Bridge over Sudbury River
bettweene John Stones, & Laneham, for horse, & man, &
Laden carts to passe & repas[8e] & this hee y® s^ Bent is
to finish at or before the xxiiij : of June next ensueing :
^cii gd Brifige shall bee well & sufficiently maintained as
affores^ by the s'^ Bent the fifuU spare & Term of three
yeares afff^" the s^' 24 : of June : ffor & in consideraco[n]
whereof, the s^ Inhabit"** & Proprietors of the s<^ Towne
doth Coven"*' promise, & Graunt, that y^ s^ Peter Bent
shalbee wholly fireed, ffully acquitted, & released from all
claimes & payments to all Rates past whatsoever due from
him t[o] this Towne, and y* shall likewise grow due for
him to pay to this Towne for three years to come after the
date first above menconed : • And also the afores*^ Peter
Bent shall enioy his Lott within this Towne* with all y®
Accofiiodacons thereunto belonging, & to come himselfe to
dwell in towne at any time within y*' s'' three years, or to sell,
or Lett the same to any oth"" man whome this Towne shall
thincke meete to accept unto w*^*^ both parties have put to
theire hands the day and yeare abovesaid
Signed by the Selectmen, in the Signed by
name & by the appointm' of y® rest
of y« Inhabit"'* & Proprieto" of this Peter Bent : -
Towne
Edmo<^ Rice Tho :_Kmg
W"" Ward Soloili : Johnson
Jn° : Ruddocke Tho"": Goodenow : •
Jno : How
* see 14 page for
ordr data the 14
of ye vj : mouth
1661 : for the
reason of this
Claus : •
Marlborough
1661
16
68
At a meeting of the Inhabit"** & Proprieto["]
of this Towne the 3*^ of y® xi month 1661
16
Granted to Jn" Given & Granted unto John How Senio' & to his heires
La^d wTthS hS ^ Assigns fforever, all the Land that is within his fPence, &
fence & bounds all the Land within y® Bounds, as it was marked by Ed-
^.'"i^ 30 Acres j^qikJ Rice
his first Grant,
about 20 Acres
more heereby
given him, &6 t... — — — — — — — — —
Acres granted to
his wife. In all 56
Acres more or It is also ord""*^ y* Richard Barnes of this Towne doe make
&lf^:3T4>^^°^^a Pound for the Towns use of Thirty ffoote Square, each
side containing three Pannells of Railes in A Post of white
Richd Barnes oake of tenne ffoote Long, & tenne Inches Square, all to
hired to build ye \)qq by i^ini brought into such place as the Towne shall ap-
KilKng?:^.^^ point, by the first of March next ensueing, & there hee
shall sett it up, & ffinish y® same assoone as the weather
shall give him leave, for all w*^'^ being well & sufficiently
performed the s*^ Richard shall receive of this Towne out
of y® Towne Rate foure & twenty shillings
John Ruddocke Record""
The Is' ordr to At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto""*
lay out Chancy, of this Towne the 6 : of y'^ xj : month 1661
Middle Meadows It is ord'''' That the second devission of Meadow shallbee
called ye 2<i de- laid out in Chauncey Meadow, Cold Harbor Meadow, & the
dow ■'^- °^ ^^^' Middle meadow, & every man to have A part in every of
(20: pages:- these Meadows, according to his pportion, & to take it as it
(30 ffalls whether good or bad, only such whose Letts or per-
sion^of Meadow c^^^^ ^PP"^ to bee bad they shall receive of the Towne reason-
on folo^: 11: & 12 able allowance for the same
John Ruddocke Record""
Every man is to:. —— — — _ — — — — __ — _ — — — — — — — — —:
pay 20s for every , . . ,. „ t i i • „fa o t.
Tree fell'd wtn- At A meeting of y® Inhabit""^^ & Proprietors
out Leave, uppon of this Towne y® 24 : of y® xi : month 1661
the Comon : • ^ */ >)
if the Trespass!- It is ord""*^ That no Trees bee felled upon any Common
bee not found its Land within this Towne without leave first had from W"*
folio 24:- ^ °^ Ward Tho: Kng, or John Ruddocke (who are appointed
by the Towne for y' end) or any one of them, upon y** pen-
alty of paying Twenty shillings for every Tree felled :
y , , At A meeting of y® Inhabitants & Proprietors of
mitted an In- this Towne the 24 of y® xj : month 1661
habi : & to have gamuell Ward was admitted an Inhabitant of this Towne
the house Lott& . t <• r,- ^ ^ Ttr 1 D 1 • /-!•
interest in the m the roome & steed of Richard Ward, & there is Given &
Towne granted Granted to the said Samuell ward & to his heires & As-
see List of signs forever the same property & interest (that had beene
Graunts 26 : 9ber Granted by the Towne unto y^ sd Richard Ward) (who
1660 on fo^: 10:. j^ath resigned y® same into the Townes hands:)
John Ruddocke Record""
17
Marlborough 69 At A meeting of y® Inhabit"*^ & Proprietors of
1661 this Towne the 27 : of y« xj month 1661
17
Controversy bet-
tweene the
Towne & the 4 :
Squadron in the
first devission of
meadows ended
ffor the putting to A ffinall end of all controversy & differ-
ance bettweene the Towne & the fourth Squadron : / It
is ordered & concluded that the fifteene Acres of Meadow
that lies next the third Squadron (vizt) ten Acres in mill-
ham, & five Acres on Assibath riv'' shalbee taken out of y^
Squadron, & that Sam^^ Ward shall have his part of Meadow
m that fifteene Acres affore mencond w^"^ hee should have
had in y« fourth Squadron, & Abra^: How shall have the
rest, w""^ shall bee theires respectively & theire respective
heires & Assignes forever, but Sam^ Ward is to have noe
right within the fourth & last Squadron, of the first devis-
sion of Meadows
A House Lott of*~~~~~~~~~~~~-
JoHen'fxte'n- f^^"" & Granted unto Henry Axtell, & to his heires &
see more 18 page ^ssignes forev^ fifteene Acres of upland for A House Lott
^oSytrtafr^^iV'st- ''^1 That W- Ward, Jno Ruddocke, W- Kerly,
Highwaies:. see ^'^? ^i"g' * .Hen : Kerly doe state & lay out all Hio-h-
see ye 12 page
SamU Wards part
is 9 Acres : Abra^
ham Hows prt is
6 Acres : •
see folio : 24 : •
Highwaies laid
out folio 19 : 23 :
1662
Select men &c
chosen : •
waies within this Towne
John Ruddocde Record'"
At a meeteing of the Inhabit"*' & Proprieto''*
of this Towne the 31': of the 1«' month 1662
Edmond Rice
William Ward
John Ruddocke
Tho' King
Tho^ Goodenow
John How
Solomon Johnson
Tho^ King-Constable
were chosen Selectmen
to order y^ prudentiall
y affaires of the Towne
for y** yeare ensueing
John Ruddocke Record"^
for the year ensueing./
At a meeting of the Selectmen of this
Towne y« 29 : of y^ uf month 1662
Swine are ordrd ^^ is ord'''^ That all the Swine of this Towne shall bee well
yoa\'t^nenaltv'^-l"^l^"*^^ ^"""^ ^ ^^''^^'' '• ^^^ '^ ^""^ S^^°« bee found
yoaktonpenalty within this Towne wanting eith-" Ring or yoake as affores'i
It shall bee taken up : & the owner shall "pay three pence
y King & three pence y« yoake (wanting at any time) : •
John Ruddocke Record"^
At a meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprietors of
3 Rods of upland this Towne the 21 : of 8^^'^ 1662
limidJwMo , ^i i^ ^^^"^ 'Tbat there shall bee three Rodds of sound up-
sett Hay stacks land Ground lying round about all Meadows for men to
°^ '• • make and sett theire Haystaks on
Ji'h a'th^Uenf A }\ '' ^^'\^'^'' That any man y* finds any timber f hath
yeare fifelled:- Jaine on y« comon halfe a yeare after it hath been fell'd
hee may take it for his owne use '
John Ruddocke Record''
18
Marlborough
1662
The Ministers
House & Lott
granted to mr
W™ Brimsmead
* See list for
minisfs Lott
dated 26 : 9ber
1660 on lb : 10 : .
& see rate made
for his house
folio : 15 : datd
26 : 9ber 1661 : •
A Rate ordrd for
building A
Meeteing house
at 12<i ye Acre ou
house Lotts : •
18
70 At a meetiug of y® Inhabit^"*^ & Proprieto"
of this Towne the 3'^ of 9^«'" 1662
It is Granted that m'' William Brimsmead Minister shall
have the frame & the *Lott y* it stands upon, w*^*" was ap-
pointed for A minister in this Towne with all the accomo-
dacons thereunto belonging to bee his & his heires & As-
sigues forever
It is also ord""'^ That a Rate bee made for the building of A
Meeteinghouse (or Publicke place for Worship) within this
Towne, & for oth"" publicke charges : to bee collected of the
Inhabit"'^ & Proprieto""^ aboves^ at the Rate of twelvepence
y® Acre upon all House Lotts already taken up, & upon
such as shall hereafter bee taken up
John Ruddocke Record"^
granted Hen :
Axtell a Towne
Right, & one
Acre of Land to
bee added to his
house Lott
^ see wt it is v"
26 : 9ber (60) fi :
fo:.
* see 17 : page
5 Acres upland
added to Sam^
Rice's house
Lott
* see 10 : page
At a meeting of the Inhabit"'^ & Proprietors
of this Towne y® 17 : of 9ber 1662
Vpon A question made It is ord""*^ That Henry Axtell shall
have A Town ^Right granted unto him, & to his heires &
Assignes forev'' as all oth'' Inhabit"*^* of this Towne hath ;
There is also given & granted unto y® s*^ Henry Axtell one
Acre of upland to make up his house Lott (of 15 acres for-
m^y* granted him) sixteen acres & is also to bee his, & his
heires & Assianes fforever
It is also ord''^ That Samuell Rice have five acres of up-
land aded to his house Lott of one & Twenty *formerly
granted him to make it up twenty sixe acres with all accomo-
dacons to it in proportion with oth'' men, w*-'*^ is given &
granted to him, his heires & assignes forever
John Ruddocke Record''
ordr y' non Resi-
dents & such as
pay not theire full
pportions to all
Rates shall have
theire Lotts
seized &c :
Memo:
This was the
foundacon of y^
County Courts
determination ye
5 : Aprill 1664
upon the difter-
ances y' arose in
this Towne heere
ffrom : • see folio
26:.
Marlborough
1662
It is also ord""** That all such as have Lotts within this
Towne & are not resident upon y*' place with theire families,
& doe not pay rates according to their full pportion with y®
rest of y*^ Inhabit"'^ shall have y*' Lotts they lay claime to
seized, & distrained for the use of y® Towne
W™ Brimsmead Edmond Rice John Ruddocke
W" Ward John Woods Richard Newton
John How senio"" Jonath"": Johnson Abra"^: How
Tho : Goodenow John Bellows W"" Kerly
Solomon Johnson John Johnson Hen"^: Kerly
19
71
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto'
of this Towne: y« 24: of 9ber 1662
19
A Rate for ^^
for the Minis-
ter : • '
A Highway to
bee bettweene
Ilich<i Barnes,
& John How : •
It is orcF^ That A Rate bee made for the Minister for sixe
months to bee Collected of the luhabit"^^ & Proprieto"'* of
this Towne ; at the Rate of sixe pence y'' Acre upon House
Lotts
John Ruddocke Record"^
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto'^* of
this Towne the 5 : of y® xi : mouth 1662
It is ord"^ That there shall bee a Highway of two Rodds
wide bettweene the Home Lands of Richard Barnes & John
How Junio^"
A Grant touch- Granted unto John Rediatt & to his heires & Assigns for-
o"f!lohn Ee'cSs ever to take, & enioy the £full breadth of his house Lott
house Lott : • downe into y^ meadow that is to [ ] all the meadow
there that Joynes to his houselott (lying to the westward
of the Two Acres [of] meadow of Richard Barnes) quite
through to the upland that lies to the southerly side of the
s^ meadow
At A meeteing of the Inhabit"'^ & Proprieto" of
this Towne the 14 : of y® xj : month 1662
Cedar Swamp It is ord"^ That the Cedar Swamp shall bee Allotted out to
°ut"& VcoS^e every Proprieto'' A due proportion according to his Interest
appointedt°o™ur- in this Towne to bee enioyed by him, his heires, & Assignes
vey the same &c forever ; And that John Ruddocke, John Woods, & AVilliam
°°° '■-1'" ''^ • - Kerly take an exact Survey of the s'^ Swamp & make theire
report thereof to this Towne
W" Ward John Ruddokce
John Johnson John Rutter
Sam" Ward
Abra^: How
W"^ Kerly
see folio 26 ;
Solo"": Johnson
Nath" Johnson
John Woods
John Bellowes
Tho"": Goodenow senio'
Tho"": Goodenow Junio'
John Rediatt
obadiah Ward
Andre"": Belch ar
Cedar Swamp
prportion'd An
Acre to eight
Acres of every
mans House
Lotts :
Little Cedar
Swamp grant<i to
Edmo : Kice &
Jn" : Knddocke :
This was laid out
accordingly 7
March 1663-4 :
see folio 26 : •
then concluded
to bee laid out
by breadth in
Eodds : •
3 Acres Meadow
Given to W'"
Ward upon
Stony brooke :
see folio 303 : •
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*' & Proprieto" of
this Towne the 3'^^ of y® xij : month 1662
It is ord""^^ That y® Cedar Swamp shallbee allotted & laid
out to every man an Acre for every eight Acres of his
HouseLott : w'^^'' s*^ proportion is given & granted^ to every
such person, & to his respective heires & Assignes for-
ever : . It is fartV ord'''' That Edmond Rice & John Rud-
docke shall have the little Cedar Swamp beyond Crane
meadow, (and y« rest are to take theire Lotts as they are
already dravvne) & to lay out the swamps — till all the Lotts
are laid out y* are Granted : •
It is also ord"^ That William Ward shall have Three Acres
of Mead[ow] upon Stony Brooke in p* of his second devis-
sion of Meadow, w'^'^ is heereby Given & Granted to him his
heires & Assignes forever :
20
looke [ ]
Marlborough 20
1662 72 At y** fores^^ Towne Meeting y^ 3'^ of y« xij :
Tho Barnes 1662
iTres'^&'iljlL- It is also ord^-'i That Thomas Barnes shall have eight Acres
comoda: siiitea- of upland for a HouseLott, & two* Acres for and Addition
ble &c : . ^jtu ^ proportion of meadows suiteable & all oth"" accoino-
the addiiion was clacons & Privilidges Answ^'ble thereunto to the only &
firmed^by Tovvn'pi'opper use of him his heires & Assignes forever
Liste given in to . a i r m
ye Comttee of Hor y^ preventing y® Spoyle of Timber
Genu Court & by jj. j^ ^^.^^rd ^^^ ^he s"^ meeting that every one that hath A
lowed 6 Aprill HouseLott already laid out, shall have of y® Cofnon ; for
1665:- every Two Acres of his HouseLott, only one Tree for
roinetreeal- fencing Timber, either to make use of p''sently, oi*marke
lowed (for ffence- them & lett them stand And Edm° Rice, Solo^: Johnson,
iiig timber) of ye jj^o Woods seuio^ & Jn° Ruddocke are hereby appointed to
Comon for every , „ , . ,.,.„ , ^ •' . '^ ^ , , .
2 Acres of House heare & determine any dmerance that may arise about this
Lott devission John Ruddocke Record""
At A meeteing of the Inhabit"'^ & Proprieto'*
The2<i devission of this Towne the 10 : of y® xij month 1662
Cold Harbor, It is ord'*^ That Could Harbour Meadow, Midle Meadow,
Midle, & Chancy & Chawncy-Meadow shall bee laid out about y" Midle of
portio^nedSAcres ^^^J '^^^^i '^ the Lotts to beginn at the north end of each
to each mans 10 Meadow, And this to bee done according to A fForm^ agree-
Acres m his first jj^ut That is to sav for every Tenn Acres each man hath in
ClGVlSSlOll. OI JVlci."
dows ' his first devission of Meadows, bee shall have eight Acres
see (16 pages:- in his second devission of Meadowes, & so proportionable
''^^^^ I • to theire first devission bee the same more or lesse.*. w^''
see first devis- s*^ pportions, of s*^ Meadows, is so given & Granted to each
12'-^ ^° ■ ^^ ■ ^ Inhabit^* & proprieto'^* as aff ores'* & to his respective heires
and Assiffnes forever : •
It is also ord'^'^ That all y^ Lands Scituate & lying within
The Perpetuall this Towne that are not already granted: from m'" Jn°
this Towne Alcocks Line downs to Stony brooke : & from thence up
stated : • the Brooke to Crane-Meadow, & so along to Stirrup Meadow
Brooke, & to bee extended as the brooke runs to Assibath
River, & downe the s'^ river till it comes to the Indian Line ;
& all y® Lands that was last taken in on the South side of
y® Indian Line towards Sudbury ; Is, & shall remaine A
perpetuall Cow Comon, for the use of this Towne. never
to bee altered without the Consent of all y® Inhabit"'* &
excepting 80 -Proprieto^'^ thereof at A full meeting : Excepting fourscore
Acres of upland j^^^,^^ ^^ upland this Towne hath reserved within the
aifores'' Tract of Land, to accoiiiodate some such desireable
persons w'^'^ all, as need may req"', oppertuuity p''sent, &
this Towne accept of John Ruddocke Record""
Looke over
21
Marlborough
1662
10 Acres of up-
land given to
W™ Kerly sen""
&c
21
73
At y« [
1662
Given & Granted unto W" Kerly senio"^ & to his heires
& Assig[nes] forever Ten Acres of upland with all accoiiio-
dacous of Me[adow] & Coiiionage according as otli^' men
have for so much upland, th[at] hath beene lately granted :
w^"^ is his, his heires & Assignes forever
AlO Acre Lott of Given & Granted vnto Thomas Barrett, & to his heires &
to Thos^Ba'r-'''^ Assignes forever A Lott of tenne Acres of Upland : •
rett :• . ___________
Abra : How hatli It is also ord""*^ & granted That Abraham How shall have
cliauo*e'> Acres Liberty to exchange Two Acres of Land in his House Lott
of Land to the propper use of him, his heires, & Assignes for ever : •
John Ruddocke Record['^]
1663
Selectmen &c
chosen:-
At A meeteing of y® Lihabit"'® & Proprietor
of this Towne the 29 : of March 1663
Edm° Eice
W" Ward
Jn° Ruddocke
Jn'' Woods
Tho : King-
John How
SoP : Johnson
Sol° : Johnson-Cunst[able]
were Chosen, Selectmen to ord"^
the Prudentiall Affaires of this
y Towne for y® yeare Ensueing
Tho Goodenow ] Surveyo''* [of]
W"^ Kerly J y« Highwa['es]
John Ruddocke Recorder
for y^ yeare ensuein[g]
Jona : Johnson
is allowed the
Smiths Lott &
Accomodacons
&c &c
* See Lists on
fo : 10 :
Swine to be
yoakt & rung
&c : •
It is ord"^*^ That Jonathan Johnson shall have the Thirty
A[cres] of upland formerly* granted to A Smith with all ac-
cornodaco[ns] Answ''ble & suiteable thereunto, on Condition
y* the s*^ Jouath[an] doe dwell in this Towne seven yeares,
& doe y® Townes worke as A Smith, & also if hee at y®
seven yeares end leav[e] the Towne doe his endeavo"^ to
settle anoth^ Smith in his Roome, both w°^ if hee doe the s'*
Land & accoiiiodacons sha[ll] bee his, & his heires & As-
signes forever : •
John Ruddocke Record[er] .
By y® Selectmen of this Towne the
3^ of yMj'* month 1663
It is ord^''^ That ye ord^ of y« 29 : of May 1662 about Swine
shall stan[d] & remaine in full force in this Towne for y®
yeare ensueing : And [y'] all Swine shall bee well & suffi-
ciently yoakea & Rung by the firs[t] of May next : & that
every setled Inhabit"' & houshould'^ of this Towne doe take
the penalty & suine allowed upon every Swine y*' shal[l] bee
found within this Towne contrary to this ord''
no Cow Cattle ^^ i^ ^1^^ ord''^ That all the Cow Cattle of this Towne shall
(except working goe und"^ the hands of Keepers : & if any Cattle (except
oxen) arc to goe ^yorkein"- oxen) shall fbel found without A Keeper the
without a ,® n ^ ■ -^,.11, 1 r 1 1 •j^nf- D
Keeper • • owner shall pay sixepence p'^ head to anv such Inliabit"'^ &
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Marlborough
1663
fences to bee
made & finished
in ve daies : •
liouseholcF of this Towne, y* shall take them : •
22 74 At y^ affores^ Meeteing of y« [Sel]ectmeii [y'']
3«i day of the ij^^ month 1663
It is also ord'"'^' That all y® fences of this Towne shalbee
suflficiently made up & finished by the 15 : of this instant
Aprill ; on penalty that the owner pay twelve pence p"" Rodd
that is found insufficient aff that day ; one halfe to the Sur-
veyo*' that finds the deffect, & the oth'' halfe to the use of
the Towne : & Edm° Rice & W™ . Ward are heereby ap-
pointed to looke to y^ fences in theire Streete : .Tho : Goode-
now in that streete where he dwells ; John Woods & Jn°
Maynard in theire Streete ; Tho : King & Solo : Johnson in
theire streete ; Jn° How Sen"^ & John Johnson in theire
streete
to weights &
measures : •
[Jn]oRiiddocke It is also ord"^ That John Ruddocke have the Standards for
thf stlnlarcS^^ Weights & Measures of this Towne Coiiiitted to him, to size
the Comon weights & Measures of the Inhabit"'® by : And
hee for that end received into his custody at that time, one
weight of fourepounds, one of two pounds, & one of one
pound, one of halfe A pound, & one of quarter of A pound : •
And likewise he received one measure of A quart, & one of
A pint : • And likewise one Ell, & one yard : •
John Ruddocke Record"^
Marlborough
The 4: of Aprill 1663
[A]namacks the Know all men by these presents, That I Anamaks Indian
lekst Indiaii this of Wliipsuppenicke for divers causes & consideracons, have
this [Tolwue the gi"^^^ *^ granted, bargained, & Sould unto John Ruddocke,
Land [vvh]ereon & John How sen[''] of the Towne of Marlborough in the
Honse^li-'l^*^"^^ County of Middlesex in New England to the propper use &
built : • behoof e of the s^ Towne of Marlborough : The Land y' the
said Meeteing house of the s^ Town[e] now stands on, &
also the Land from the Highway on the fore side of the s*^*
Meeteing house, & so upon A Square Tenne foot round
About y® s^ Meeting House : • I say I have sould y® same
unto y® affores*^^ John Ruddocke & John How, for the proper
& only use & behoofe of y® Inhabitants or Proprieto'^® of the
said Towne of Marlborou[gh] To Have & to hould to them
the affores'^ Towne & Proprietors thereof & theire Heires
Execute''^ Administrators & Assignes to their only use & be-
hoofe forever, A[nd] I doe heereby bind myself e my heires
Execute''® & Administrate''® ta give them & that they shall
have full and quiett possession of y® Aiforemencond Land
fforever ; & I doe heereby ifree them also, y® affores*^' Towne
of Marlborough & the Proprietors & Inhabitants thereof
from any Claime, demand or molestation of any man woman
or Child whatsoever y* shall chsturbe them in or Elect them
out of the free full and peaceable Enioyment & possession
thereof or any part thereof from the day of th[e] date lieerof
& so forever as Witnesse my hand
23
Marlborougli
1663
Highwaies ap-
pointed : •
see folio 17 the
Comttee ap-
pointed to lay
out all High-
waies : •
See pag 36
23
75 A Eate was made the 7 : day of y^ iij : month 1663
for y^ Minister
d
Edm" Eice 1 : : 10
W" Ward 1 : : 10
Jn« Kuddocke 1 : : 10
The : Kmg : 16 : 8
Ju" How seur : 15 : 5
Tho : Goodenow sen' : 13 : 4
Kicha'i Newton : 12 : 6
Ju« Woods seuf - - : 12 : 6
W™ Kerly Juu'' : 12 : 6
Jn" Butter : 12 : 6
Solo : Johuson : 10 : 5
Juo Johnson 0:11: 3
Samit Rice : 10 : 6
Abrah : How : 10 : 1
Tho : Brigham : 10 :
Jn" Mayuard : 9 : 7
Tho : Barnes : 9 : 7
Juo Rediat : 9 : 2
Joseph Eice 0:9
obadiah Ward 0:8
Juo Bellowes 0:8
Thomas Goodenow Jun'' : 8
Eichi Barnes 0:8
Nath^i Johnson 0:8
Audr : Belchar 0:8
Hen : Kerly 0: 7
Jose : Holmes 0:7
Juo Barrett 0:7
Sam'i Ward 0:7
Juo Newton 0: 6
Sam" How 0:6
Hen : Axtell 0:6
Xpo'^ Banister 0:6
Jno How Junf 0:6
Jona : Johnson 0:6
W°^ Kerly seur 0:2
The whole is xviij : x : si<i Besides Beuia : Crane who saith hee
hath paid y« Minister hi[]
At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this
Town[e] the 16 : day of the iijd month i663
It is ordered That there bee an Highway stated (& so to
continue) of Tenne Rods wi[de] bettweene y^ house Lotts
of John Ruddocke & Thomas Goodenow w'^'' shall runn[e]
up into y'' Woods as ffarre as any Lotts goe, & so on into
the Woods, & unto the Mead[ows] as mens occasions shall
call for & lead them ; only John Kuddocke abovenamed is
desired to lay downe some of his Land at the corner of his
pasture to accoiinoda[te] y'^ s^ Highway, & is granted him
to take up soe much againe before his house out of y'^ High-
way neare about the Lands end y* leads to Joseph Rice's
& to y^ Meeting house ; This Highway is also ordered to
runne to y® house of John How sen"" so on still, to bee A
common Road Leading downe to y® Bay : •
It is also ordered. That there bee an Highway y* there bee
an Highway stated of Eigh[t] Rodds wide from the Meet-
ing house to runne bettweene the Ministers house Lott &
y*^ house Lott of William Ward one way ; & also to runne
from the Meeting house the otherway allong through the
Towne to the House, & by the house Lott of John Johnson
into the Road y*^ Leads towards Sudbury : •
It is also ordered That there bee an Highway stated of fours
Rodds wide bettweene y® west end of John Ruddocks Lott,
& the house Lott of Abra : How, & so to runne to the west
hill, & into the Woods & meadows w'='' ly that way ; And
also is to runne from Abra : Hows house south East, at the
end of Tho : Goodenows, Joseph & Sam^i Rice & the Min-
isters Lott till it comes into y*^ Highway that comes from y«
Meeting house [to] Henry Kerly's house : •
24
It is also ord'^'^ That there bee an Highway Stated of foure
Rodds wide that runs at the Ea[st] end of the house Lott
of John Ruddocke towards ffort meadow w'^'^ also runs
through the house Lotts of Christoph^' Banister, John Bar-
rett, Sam^^ Ward & Tho : Goodenow & soe [on to] the
woods that way
It is also ord'''' That there bee an Highway stated of foure
Rodds wide bettweene the house Lott of John How sen'' &
the now house Lott of John How Jun"" the s^^ Lands of Jn"
How sen*" to lye on the west side of the Highway, & the
Land of Jn*' How Jun'" to lye on the East side thereof
It is also ord'''^ That there bee an Highway stated of sixe
Rodds wide at the East end [of] Tho : Kings Lott & that
runs by all the Lotts in y*^ Rowe from y** brooke at the
ne[ar]est place southward into the woods
It is also ord'*^ That there bee an Highway of foure Rodds
mde w*^^' runneth Crosse the Lotts of Thomas Barnes &
Jonathan Johnson fi'om theire houses to the meeting
house : .
It is also ord'^'^ That there bee an Highway Stated of
Rodds wide on the South side of WUliam Wards house
Lott, w'^'* runneth from the meeting house to Edmond
Ric[e's] house : . John Ruddocke Record"^
24
Marlborouf'h ^6 At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^^ & Proprietors of this
i(563 ■ Towne the 24: day of the iij month 1663
Wm Wards sur- Vppon y^ request of sundry Inhabitants of this Towne,
of LaiKlb'^'^e® "William Ward hath laid downe A percell of Land of about
meetino- house halfe an Acre adjoyneing to his house Lott lying before the
& the Towne ord"" Meeting house, w"^^** surrend*' of his, is Gratefully accepted
uppon it : . i^y ^Yie Towne, & at the s*^ meeting It is ord""'! : first y* the
s'^ William Ward shall have liberty to cutt & carry away all
the wood & timber that is uppon y® same : 2 ly That hee
shall bee satisfyed to his content in any other part of the
Towne (not yett granted) in liew thereof : & 3 ly It is ord"^**
that this peice of Land now by him surrendred into the
Towns hands as before s'^ shall lye for A perpetuall coiiion
or Highway not to bee taken upp by any, or oth^'waise dis-
posed of, without the consent of every Proprietor that hath
Towne Rights : John Ruddocke Record^'
By the Selectmen of this Towne, y^ 29 : day of y^
• v: mO 1663
Noe fflax or j^. jg ^^^.^rd -pj^j^i- jj^g person shall lay or put any fflaxe or
Hempe is to bee . -,-. \ -i-» i • i • i . m i
laid in any brooke Hempe mto any Pond or Brooke withm this lowne where
25
or Pond where
Cattle use to
driucke on pen-
alty of paving
Cattle use to drincke, on penalty of paying to the Towns
use Twenty shillings for every offence ; & whosoever hath
now any fflaxe or hempe in any Pond or Brooke as affores'^
shall cause the same to bee taken out within foure & twenty
houres after the date heereof on penalty of paying the s**
sume John Ruddocke Record"^
At A meeting of the Inhabit"'^ & Proprietors of
this Towne the 28 : day of 9 ber 1663
Three appointed It is ord'^'' That WiDiam Ward, John Ruddocke, & William
try Koad fwith^" Kerly (who were form^y chosen by this Towne)* shall in
othis) bettween behalf e of this Towne Joyne with such persons appointed
Ku.ih*^^''''^"^^ y*" Towue of Sudbury to lay out a Country Road be-
^ ' ttweene this Town of Marlburough & the Towne of Sud-
bury : . John Ruddocke Record'
of
Abi'a : Williams
Acres
hath 34 grants
with acomoda :
due to latter
grants : •
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto
this Towne the 4 : day of xber i663
Given & Granted unto Abraham Williams & to his heires
& Assignes forever thirty foure Acres of upland in this
Towne for an house Lott with all Towne Rights and privi-
ledges proportionable, due to Latter Grants :
Jno Woods Junr Given & Granted unto John Woods Jun'' & to his heires &
granted\vith^ac- -^ssigues forever thirty foure Acres of ujiland in this Towne
comoda : due to for an house-Lott with all Towne Rights & priviledges pro-
J^\u S/'^"*^ •■ ■ ^ portionable, due to Latter Grants : .
both these grants '- ' Tr,-r»Tii-r>ir
were conjimied Jn Ruddocke Record'^
by the Coni"ee
in A prill & June
1665 : .
see folio on
liste given into . ___ __ _
Comttee 6 Aprill ' '
i665whereWoods
is particalarly
Qond by the
whole Towue : •
Abraham How
Acres
hath 12^ meado
granted & con-
firmed for his 1st
devision of
meadow : •
This is heere
placed because
not before men-
cond in any ye
squadrons on
folio 11 & 12 : .
At A meeting of y® Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto'^ of
this Towne the 9 : day of Xber 1663
Given Granted & Laid out unto Abraham How & to his
heires & Assignes forever sixe Acres & an halfe of meadow
bee it more or lesse lying on the north side of little Cedar
Swamp that belongeth to Jn° Ruddocke, w'''^ with the five
Acres of meadow laid out to him uppon Assibath River, &
one Acre in Milham in both places makes sixe Acres granted
him by the Towne y® 27 of the xj m: 1661 on folio 17 is
heereby confirmed to hun & to his heires & Assignes forever :
to bee his fii'st devision of meadow
Jn° Ruddocke Record"^
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^ & Proprieto''* of this
Towne the 25 : day of Xber 1663
26
Three appointed It is orcF'* That William Kerly, John "Woods & obadiah
to seaze all trees Ward doe see to the Execution of y*^ order made by this
commou°vhere Towne the 24_,: of y*' xj : month 1661 conserning the felling
trespasser of that of Timber trees uppon the common Land of this Towne, &
ordi- m toho 16 ^j^g^j. ^^ ^^^j ^^q ifelled, & the owner not found, they are to
&c have them for their paines, & if the Towne doe paye for
fetching such trees home, they shall have one halfe for theire
owne use, but this order is to bee of force only till the 20 :
of June 1665 & not Long^ : •
Jn° : Ruddocke Record'^'
Thomas Rice's Thomas Rice haveing returned the Land form^'ly granted him
house Lott is Ex- for an house Lott (viz* on y® 26: of Xber 1659) into the
J/t^^ye'^rpJond Townes hands : It is ordered that his house Lott of Thirty
(with his 2<i de- five Acres of upland (& his Addition of upland) shall bee
vision of [up]- Lf^jd out unto him, neare unto, & on the northerne side of
land) m hew of ,i -d i • t ,(. e
that granted : • the Pond m liew thereof : •
Marlborough 2o 25
ig(;3 77 At y® affores" meeting y^ 25 : Xber 1663
Towne ord^s to ^^'^^ ord""*^ That obadiah Ward shall have power, & is heereby
psecute forcible impowr'd for & in beha[lfe] of this Towne in A way of Law
tradrs^ol- S/"^' ^^'*^^^ ^^^^^^* ^^ ^°^"'^ *° psecute to effect & at all times till
family upon v^ ^^^^ cause bee ended, any man, & all persons whatsoever that
Towne witho'ut is & shall come into this Towne to dwell & abide without or
leave:- contrary to this Townes consent or that shall bring A family
in to this Towne contrary to an ord'" of the Gen'^ : Court
beareing date the 20: of 8ber 1663 but this ord"" is to con-
tinue no longer then till y® 20 : of June 1665 :
Jn° : Ruddocke Record"" :
At A meeting of the Inhabit"*^^ : & Proprietors of this
Town[e] the 5 : day of the xj month, 1663
Peter Bents first Given & Granted form'^ly & is now laid out unto Peter Bent
devision of ^ ^q j^jg heires & Assio^fnesl forever fifteene Acres of meadow
meadow is heere „ a n , i • • ? • • > i i i
confirmed to bee to^" A first devission lymg m stony brooke meadow, neare
ISAcres, because Dowes foote meadow, and on the north side of Sudbury
ExpVest on^^"""^ River neare to y« great Cedar Swamp : •
squadrons see Jn° : Ruddocke Record"",
folio 11 & 12:- :.______ _____________
By y" Selectmen of this Towne The 4 : day of March
1663-4
All Swine are to It is ord"' : That all the Swine y* belongeth to, or shall bee
yoake"wthe 14 ^^V^ ^^^^ found within this to-\vn[e] shall bee sufiiciently yoaked
Aprilll664&c & Rung at or before the 14: of Aprill next insueing the
date hereof, on i^enalty of sixepence y*^ yoake & sixepence
y** Ring that shall from that day bee found wanting : w^'^
surne shallbee paid by thg owner of such Sw[ine] & for far-
ther direction heerein. It is ord""'^ that, y*^ p'' of y*^ yoake y*
goes Crossew[ise] the throat is to be soe long as the swine is
high, & those p*'^ of the yoake y' goes up by both sides of the
necke is to bee so long as will rise two handfuUs above the
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uppermost p"^ of y*' Swine's necke : And it is also heereby
ord'** that if any 8win[e] shall bee found doing damage be-
fore y" day aboves** the owner shall (uppou complaint thereof
made unto him) forthwith yoake & ring his Swine ; & every
ffr[ee] holder within this Towne hath Liberty to see to, &
power to execute this ord'" & to demand & receive the aboves**
penalty :
All Cow Cattle j^ ^^ ^j^^ ^^^rd That all the Cow Cattle of this Towne shall
(except worke- i i ,. » tt- » -i- /i i •
ing oxen) are to goe und'' y® hands of A Keeper ; & it any (but workmg oxen,
bee Hearded : • when turned out of worke) shallbee found with out A Keeper
within this Towne, the owner shall forfeite & pay sixepence
[A] head to the finder ; & every ffree hold"" within this Towne
hath likewise Liberty [to] see too, & power to execute this
ord"", & demand & receive y^ aboves'* penalty :
It is also ord'''^ That all the ffences within this Towne shallbee
sufficiently ma[de] up by the 1 4 : of Aprill next ensueing
the date heereof, & the Snrvey"""® are to see to the Execution
of this order :
Jn° Ruddocke Record''
At A meeting of the Inhabitant"*^ & Proprieto" of this
Towne the 6 : day of March 1663-4
All fences to bee
gott up by 14
Aprill 1664 : •
Selectmen &c
chosen for Anno
1664 : .
Edmond Rice
William Ward
John Ruddocke
Thomas King
Solomon Johnson
John Howe sen""
John Woods
Solomon Johnson — Cunstable : •
were chosen Selectmen
for y® yeare Ensueing : •
Tho : Goodenow & )
Serie : W™ Kerly j
Surveyo''^ of I-Iighw[aies]
for y® yeare Ensueing : •
Jn** Ruddocke Record''
Direction to Sur-
veyo''s of yfi
Highwaies : •
xx<i y** die : al-
lowed each man
& each yoake of
oxen, working
at the High-
waies : •
It is also ord'''^ that the Surveyo"" of the Highwaies, have
power to call out men to worke at [the] Highwaies according
to theire best discretion : & if any person refuse to come at
three daie[s] warneing, hee shall pay to y^ use of the Towne
three shillings & eightpence : It is also resolved that the
Towne shall allow, & pay xx pence A day for a mans worke,
& the like for A yoake of Oxen : •
Swamp & mead- Given & Granted (at the s'^ meeting) unto John Rutter sen""
o^y \7 ^4"^° & to his heires & Assig-nes forever the Swamp & meadow ad-
JnoVutter for 7 Joyniiig to Edmond Rice's house Lott (after Edm° : Rice
Acres of meadow iiath one Acre & A halfe laidout to liim, & Richard Barnes
7ot!'<.vlnwi'nnliath two Acres there laid out to him) the s'^ John Rutter is
folio 14 : • to have the rest tor seven Acres ot meadow in p' : ot xv
Acres
dows :
w'^^' is his pportion due for his first devision of mea-
Jn° : Ruddocke Record*"
Marlborough
i663-4
* see folio 19 : •
26 According to an ord'' & determinacon of the
78 Towne on the 3'^ day of y^ vij month 1662* the
28
Memo The determiiiacon of
one Aci*e in Cedar Swamp to
every eight Acres in liouselotts
the 3d of februai- : 1662 on folio
19 : was not stuck to, but it was
now at la}'ing out of these
Lotts unanimously agreed unto
by all the proprietors of this
Towne, that each man should
have halfe the number of Rodds
heere in the length of the
Swamp that A man hath of
Acres in liis house Lott w^ii
should so runne to each man
quite through the breadth of
the Swamp, & by this rule both
parties in the Towne did
aft''wards viz* on the 6 Aprill
1665 so represent the same as
theire mutuall act unto the
hon""d Com"ee ; .
Cedar Swampes y* lye scituate nearest to the
hibitable part of the Towne were laid out unto
the respective Inhabit"*^ & Proprietors of the
Towne the 7 : of march 1663-4 every one haveing
his respective number of Rodds laid out through-
out the breadth of the Swampe annexed to his
name, & so the Lotts runneth quite through the
Swampe orderly one by anoth'' (after Jn° Rediatts
tenne Rodds in same manner allowed him in the
first Swamp & at y® East end) Josej^h Holmes
had y^ first Lott adJoyneing to s"* Radiatt, &
so went through y^ breadth of y*^ Swamp ; &
the like hath all rest by pportion orderly &
by anoth'' as on the Liste heereund'' written
app'eth : • (viz')
Those two Lotts (
doe lye at the i
East end of the
Swampe
[The] Istdevision
of Cedar Swamps
are laid out to the
pprietors of this
Towne : •
according to
formr ordf fo :
19:.
Throughout y^ breadth
of y'' Swamp : •
no of Lotts Rodds
no John Rediat sen' hath - 1 1
let Lott Joseph Holmes hath 9
2<i :-Thomas Rice hath - - 17
Sd :-William Ward hath - - 2o
4 :- John Woods sen'' hath - 15
5 :• Henrv Kerlv hath - - - 9^
6 :-Samii'Rice liath - - - - 13
7 :-Thomas Goodenow sen'
hath 1 6
8 -.-William Kerly hath - - 15
9 :-Christopher Banister hath 8
10:-Benia: Rice or Th<> :
Brio-ham hath 12
11 :- Jonathan Johnson
Smith hath 15
12 :- Abraham How hath - - 12^
13 :-Obadiah Ward hath - - 10^
14 :-John Johnson hath - - 13^
15 :-John Bellows hath - - 10
16:-Sam" How hath - - - 8
17:-Thomas GoodenoAv Jun' 10
18 .--Richard Barnes hath - 10
Throughout y^ breadth
of y^ Swamp : •
no of Lotts Rodds
19:-John Rutter hath - - - 15
20 :-John Barrett hath - -
21 :-Richard Newton hath -
22 :-Mi' William Brinsmead
23 :-Henry Axtell hath - -
24 :-John Ho-\v Jnn^ hath -
25 :-Nathaniel Johnson hath
26 :-Thomas King hath - -
27 :-Johu How sen"" hath -
28 :-Andrew Belcher hath -
29 :-Splomon Johnson hath
30 :-Joseph Rice hath - - -
31 :-Jnhn MRvnnrd hath - -
32 :-Edward Rice hath - -
33 :-John Newton hath - -
34 :-Peter Bent hath - - -
9
15
15
lOi
19
15
10
12
11
11
15
35:-:
Rich'i or rather now "I
Samii Ward hath /
15
9
besides Edmo'i Rice and John
Ruddocke who have their Lotts
as is hereundder menc'ond : viz'
1664
Tlie determi-
nacon & Advice
of the County
Court at Cam-
bridge uppon A
suit had with
Order*^ &, laid out unto Edmond Rice & John Ruddocke
(their shares of Cedar Swamp) the little Cedar Swamp, that
adjoyneth to Abraham Hows meadow w'*' is scituate on the
Northwest side of it, & the afore menc'ond Swamp is on the
south East side of s'^ meadow, w'^^'' s*^^ Little Cedar Swamp is
wholly granted to the s'^ Edmond Rice & John Ruddocke,
& to bee Equally devided betweene them two alone : see
folio 19:-
Jn° Ruddocke Record"^
A Cojjpy of the County Courts determinacon & advice
sitting at Cambridge y® 6 day of y^ ij*^ : month 1664
unto this Towne : •
Whereas there hath been in this Court A suite Coiiienced
by Obadiah Ward Plantiffe in the behalfe of the Towne of
Marlborough aga^"^ : Tho^ : Rice deif end"* : in an Action of
the case conserning the s^' Rice's possessions in Marlborough
29
some grounded & l)oth parties app'ing in Court mutually agreed to desist y®
ord°lV: Jbe'i^see ^^^^'^h' psecution of the s'^ Action, the s^ Towne yeelding y«
on folio 18 : not Defend"' his Interest of Possessions & Allotments in the s**
observed [ ] hnig Towne, & each one to beare theire owne charges of the for-
mer psecution, The s'^ Defend"' : engageing to pay Three
pounds in full for his due pportion of all Arrears in the s^
place for time past, & for the future to yeeld y^ Assistance of
his person & Estate for y® carrying an end of the affaires of
the place both Civill & li^cclesiasticall as Religion & duty
binds : • Also
^11 pei"-^9iis ™"st whereas some oth" are in a like manner conserned as the s**
sessions paying ^^ice refferring to their Allottments in the s*^ place : The
theire — Arrears Inhabit"*® of the s** place being generally p''sent The Court
^'^<^\''^ r "i^T^- S'^^^ theire advice, that they also paying theu'e arrears for
future Acording the time past & yeelding theire Residence & Assistance for
to law : . the future (as the Law requireth) in the s^' place. That they
also may continue in theire possessions & Allotments, & the
same setled fully on them there for in nonobservance of
any Towne orders or Agreements notwithstanding : Also y®
Court solemmely advised them, That they all Joyntly con-
curre in such waies as might lead to the furtherance of peace
among themselves, freely forgiveing one anoth^ all matters
& occasions of former grievances & forbearing to make any
repetition tliereof, to the upbraiding of any or interrupting
of theire future peace, that so the God of peace may bee
theire portion & his blessing upon the s*^ place, them, & theires
in all wherein they stand in need of his favourable presence
to bee with them: • Also the s'' Inhabit"'® muti;ally agreed to
Rediat'-^^a^'^d'' ^^^^^^ '^^^^^ ^^^^ *^ '^^^^'^ Rechat to bee Joyned with the
ded [&1 Joyned Select men for the Prudentiall affaires of the s*^' place for y®
to the Selectmen yeare ensueing :
for^th"'^ year? ^"^ ' "^^"'^ *^^"^^ written being read to the Inliabit"'® they voted
ensueing;. their consent heereto by Erection of hands 6 : (2) 1664
Thomas Danforth : R.
This above written is a true Coppy of the originall
lefte on file with the Records of the County Court held at
Cambridge: Aprill. 5 1664
as Attests Thomas Danforth Record*"
Joseph Holmes At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this
meadow is heere Towne the 9 : day of the iiij : month 1664
9°Acres^V°au^^ Given & Granted to Joseph Holmes & to his heires & As-
no where els be- signes forever, nine Acres of Meadow Ground for his first
fore particularly devision of Meadows
^^rdron's PSe Jol- ^-^^<^ocke Record^:
folio 11&12:. :
27
Marlborough 79 Vppon y^ severall differances & Grievances y' arose
i664 (& continued) amongst y" Inhabitants & Proprieto™
of this Towne touching sundi-y things ; severall par-
ties of this Towne at last made theire Application to
y'^ Gen" Court sitting at Boston in October 1664;
humbly desireiug their favourable advice & helpe ;
30
* That is Mr Bel-
lingham (after-
wads Govern'' in
Maj 1665
The honofd
Comm«ee of the
Geni' Court ap-
pointed for set-
tlemnt of the
affaires of y*
Towiie : •
upon wliich the hono"'^^ Court was pleased then to
take upp the matter in controversye so ffarre into
theire grave consideracon in order to A redresse
as that they saw meet to constitute & appoint A Com-
mittee to Attend that worke, in manner following
At A Generall Court held at Boston 19 : of October 1664
The Deputy Governour,* m' Willoughby, m'' Russell &
Maio' Gen^^ Leverett are desired and hereby appointed to
bee a committee to give an opportunity to the Inhabitants of
Marlburough to make theire Appearances before them ; &
make knowne theire greivances & dilferances to y® said Com-
mittee : who are Impowred on theire heareing what each
party can say for themselves to determine & conclude of
such an Issue as they or any Tlu*ee of them shall Judge
necessary to conduce to y^ setling of peace bettweene them,
The Dep'^y Govern'' to appoint both time & place of meeting :
This is a true coppy of y^ Courts ord"^. As attests Edward
Eawson Record^' : •
A rate of S^d pr
Acre of house
Lotts to finish
the Meeting
house: •
At A meeting of y® Inhabit"** & ProiDrieto"^* of this Towne
30 : day of Xber 1664
It is order** That A rate shall bee forthwith made for the
payment for, & towards the finishing of the meeting house,
to be Assessed at threepence farthing y'' Acre uppon all house
Lotts taken upp or to bee taken up within this Towne, &
shall bee paid by y® jjroprietors thereof
Jn° Ruddock Record"".
Att A meeting of y® Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the ii
day of march 1664/5
gl AVilliam Kerly Sen""
William Ward
Thomas Goodenow sen'
Solomon Johnson
" P
S u
S£ John Ruddocke
"8 g John Woods sen"^
"i; c Thomas King
a;
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S Solomon Johnson — Cunstable
Thomas Goodenow sen''
William Kerly Jun''
Survej'o" of
ye Highwaies)
•:3 a
John Ruddocke Gierke:
1665
At A meeting of the Inhabit"'^ & Proprietors of this
Towne, the V^ day of Aprill 1666
Gj-.inted to Captn Given & Granted unto Cap*° Thomas Wheeler & to his
houseLott of 35" litjires & Assignes forever Thirty five Acres of ujiland for an
Acres &c : • houseLott with all Towne Rights & priviledges belonging
to an house Lott of that dimension, this at the request of the
Inhabit"'* made to the bono'''* Comm"'^'' of y** Gen'^ Court
the s** P' of y® ij** month 1665 & p'sented to them on the 6**
day of the s^ month, was by the s** Cornm"*^*^ confirmed at
Charlestowne the 20 : of the iiij mon[th] next folio : •
31
the old booke of
ye Towue & to
write A New
Booke for the
Towne ; •
By y« Comm"«'« of y" Gen'^ Court (appointed to settle y«
Affaires of the Towne of Marlburrough) sitting at
Cliarlestowne the 20 : day of y® iiij : mo : 1665 : .
ComS«"-m.drto"^PP''^ y' complaints made of y« old booke of y« Towne of
mend & alter Marlbixrrough : This Comm"«« hath perused y"* same &
what is amisse in caused severall deffects to be cancelled & some other matters
therein to bee alterred : And doe further ord' & appoint y"^
the old Towne booke bee transcribed Anew (by John Greene,
who was on the 6 : of Aprill last past, by y^ unanimous con-
sent of y* Inhabitants & Proprieto''^ of Marlborough ap-
proved of for [y«] worke) and all such matters & deffects
shall bee by him lefte out in the New Booke as this Comm'^^
h[ath] appointed, or shall aj^point, either by themselves, or
by the advice of such of the s'^ Towne as this Comm["'^^]
The sd Commttees g^all appoint to assist him therein : • 2'>' This Comm"®^ have-
mending the "^ '^^S (amongst sundry oth"" matters p''sented unto them) perused
Towne Liste of the List of the Propriet[°''*J & Possessions of Lands y* every
"ons Kent'e'd '''^" ^^^'^' ''' Marlburrough {w'^'^ was M in by both parties
them : . of J*; s'l Towne y*' 6 : of Aprill last) Doe heereby order &
All grants of appoint y' those exceptions that are put uppon the Grant of
Lands to bee Re- some mens Lands, or conditions with w*'*^ any of them are s*^ to
rutef '^!'^^' ^^^ Granted, shall bee taken of, and upo[n] the new Tran-
^ ■ ' script of the booke theire lands shall bee everywhere Recorded
Captn Wheelers Absolutely as all other latter Grants ; AndCapt" Wheelers,
Abra: Williams & Abraham Williams Possessions & Rights, shalbee in like
manner added unto the said Liste : And in Recording y^
Possessions of mens Lands, John Greene is to attest s<* Liste
as well as what is approoved of on the old Booke of y®
Towne : only if any mistake, re [ ] errour, or omission of
any thing, or other matter of doubt shall app"" in any case
The sd Liste al- on either of them in y® particular Examineing, formeing &
to^bee attended^' Stateing of matters by compareing things with things ; The
as well as the old s** John Greene is up^wn dilligent & serious enquiery, by the
foTmeiifg^nnat- ^^.®^P^.*^ advice of those whome this Comm"<'« appoints to As-
ters &writeing' of '^ist him in the worke, to Ammeud and Supply all remaineing
the Liste in the deflects as they shall appear & so to State & Record all mat-
New booke : . ^gj.g ^ ^jjjjjgg -jj^Q ye ]Njg^ Booke after the most plain order-
The sd Liste J^ .^ C ] ^^y '^ truest sense hee can : And withall he
amended is to bee is in convenient place & ord"^ to Record y** said Liste alterr'd
^'-l^New Bo'olc"*.° ^i^^ended into the s^^ New booke ; & assoone as hee can
well is donTon ' g'^^t an a(;count of tlieire second devision of meadows from
folio 28 & 29 : . the Surveyo''^ hand, hee is to add the same in a collume there-
unto : .
Grants & posses
sions to bee ad-
ded to ye Liste,
& also the 2d de-
vision of mead-
ows : •
Marlborough
1665
The Sub Com-
m«ee (at first)
appointed to as-
sist J no Greene
in new forming
the Towne booke
at the Towne
charge, &c : •
28 By v^ Comm''®^ for Marlburough : Charlestowne the
80 20: of June 1665
It is ordered, That John How sen'' & John Ruddocke doe
attend m"" John Greene, for the enformeiug of him of all such
matters as hee shall enquire into, for his better inabling to
the perfecting of theh-e Towne Booke ; & that they pro-
cure a booke ; & the Towne to beare the charge of it
Ri. Bellingham Gov'^: ffr Willoughby : Jii° Leverett.
But see each mans
whole possessions
& where each par-
cell lies Butted &
Bounded Recorded
altogether ^n this
booke on folio
heere under
meutond
An Account of the Persons Possessing Lands in y^ Towne
Meadows &c contained in the several! CoHumnes heere
both parties of the s*^ Towne the sixth of AjM-ill i665 (w*^**
ties, some things thereon were altered, other things neces-
amended by order of the hono'''^ Conam"®*^) the same was
House Lands &c
wiiere Granted
Ml" William Briusmead
j minisf fo
Briusmead f o :
fo;
fo:
in
18/
iO-
iO-
f o : iO-
fo : iO-
f o : 10-
Heury Axtell
fo:
fo:
fo:
fo:
fo:
iO
iO
18
iO
20-
William Ward
Johu Ruddoclve — — —
Thomas Goodeuow seu'' —
Solomou Jolmsou — —
Jolm Johusou
f his first grant 27 acres
J but 3 Acres was aff-
j wards added to make it
[ 30 acres
Obadiah Ward — . — —
/ 15 acres
\ i acre
William Kerly Jun'' — —
Thomas Barues
by grant 8 acres ou
by purchase of Joua Johusou
bee hath 15 acres more
Thomas Goodeuow Juu""
j see fo: 10
\ now Is Juo Barues
Richard Ward j see f o : 10 )
Samuell Ward now \ see f o : 16 j
Christopher Banister — — f o : 10-
Abraliam How — — — fo : 10-
Peter King :
uow Nath" Johnsons fo : 10
Henry Kerly "i j.„ . 10
William Keiiy seu^ j
uow Abra : Williams
Andrew Belchar — — — f o : 10
Joseph Holmes :
is now Ju" Browues fo : 10-
Johu Woods sen-- ^^J^^ f o : 10 1
& ii of an Acre more was
coulirmed to him by Houo«i
Com"'^^^ 27 : 7'^«'- 1671
Abraham Williams f o : 24 ]
w"^''' is heere added to "j j
Towne Listc by Hon"' l f
Com"™« ordf see fo : j 27 J
Johu Woods Juuf fo : 24 ]
but by Com"eei? ord'' is con-
firmed unto him & heere ad-
den to Towne liste fo : J 27 j
fo;
21 1
1st
House
Lotts
30-
50-
60-
32-
23-
27-
Collumnes
&3;
21-
16-
30-
23-
20-
2d
2d de-
vision of
upland
Acres
-7d
12^
m
"8-
"5-1
"6-1
"5-i
none due
"7-a
"55
18-
16-
25
22-
110
20
18-
30-
&"|
"4-i
"4-
"6i
"5i
"5-
"2-^
"7-i
34- none due
16- none due "8-
3d
1st de
visi
meado
Acres
15-
25-
25-
16-
li-i
10-d
8-
15-
4:
2dde-
visio
meado
acres
rod
12-
20-1
20-1
13i-0
"9^-2
lli-2
"84-0
6i-24
12-0
ii-i "9^-30
"9-
"8-
12-4
'9-1
'5-
"9-
15-
'8-0
•'71-14
"64-2
"9i-0
"84-0
"71-2
"4-0
"8-0
"8M
12-0
i3.,i-34
'6il-24
The perpetuall Cow Common as ord'''^ or appointed, described, Butted &
tond on the Liste given in by both parties to y^ hon^'^ Comm""^* on the 6 Aprill
Marlborough
1665
each percell
is & Re-
cord*! altogether
in this booke
on folio heerc-
undf named
29
81
of Marlborough, & the severall proportions of Each mans upland, &
unclermentohd, delivered unto the Comm''**'' of y" Gen^^ Court, by
being examined by the s^^ Comm"*^^ & uppon heareing of all par-
sarily added that were wanting, & after that the whole was
appointed to be heere Recorded in manner folio : (viz') : •
OoUumnes
1st
Edraond Rice
Edward Rice
Thomas Rice
Samuel Rice •
House Lands &c
where Granted
see llste folio 10 -
— — — — f o : 10-
— — — — fo : iO-
f 1st grant 21 acres f o : 10 )
\ since — 5 f o : 18 j
Joseph Rice — — — — fo
Thomas King — — — — f o
John How senf
fist Graut Is 30 acres
more 20 acres is since
added to make up 50
acres house Lott to bee
without oth^ accomo-
dacons & to bee J p'''
10-
10-
fo: 101
pay
fo: 16
able "i overplus of the 20 a-
cres to rates by honr^i I
Comm't'^s^s qyqIt gg con- I
firmed 20 June (65) & /
6 acres more granted /
to Mary his wife be- \ ^ „
foresee l^^= ^J
John How Juu"" — — — f o : iO-
Samuell How :
now is Jno Goves f o : 10-
John Maynard — — — f o : iO-
Rlchard Newton
f hee hath 4 acre f o : 9
\ and 30 acres f o : 10
John Newton — — — — f o : 10-
John Rutter — — — — f o : 10-
John Bellowes — — — fo : 10-
John Rediatt sen''
by his 1st Grant 22 acres fo : 10
added h acre 24 May (72) fo : -
Peter Bent — — — — fo : 10-
Richard Barnes
j 1st grant 16 acres f o : 10 "l
\ more 4 f o : 14 j
John Barrett — — — — fo : 10-
Thomas Barrett — — — fo : 21-
Jonathan Johnson | ^^ ?"?^"^ ^« = i? ^
(. as Johnson fo :21
hee havelng sold halfe of his
30 acres to Tho : Barnes hath
but y oth" lefte
Capta Thomas Wheeler :
now Jn" Brigham ]
granted by ye Towne con- |
firmed by Com't'^eby whose }- fo : 27
ord'' It Is added to this j
llste see J
Benjamin Rice :
now Thomas Brighams : f o : 10
House lotts
Acres
50-
35-
35-
26-
22-
39i
Acres
Oi Acres
30-
20-
18-
10-
35-
24-
2d
2dde.
visio :
upland
Acres
12-4
-8-i
-8-1
:id
1st
devis
mea-
dows
Acres
25-
17-4
17-4
4:
2dde-
visio
mea-
dow
acres
rods
20-1
m-2
i3-i2
5:
1st de-
vision
cedar
Swamp
Rods
25-
17-4
174-
"6-4
13-
104-2
13-
"5-4
"9-1
11-
19-5
"81-0
16-2
11-
191
"7-4
15-
12-0
15-
4-
"8-
"74-0
"8-
none due
"5-1
8-
11-4
"74-0
"9i-2
"8-
114
"7-4
15-
12-0
15-
none due
"7-4
"5-
"8-
15-
10-
"6i-24
12-0
"8-0
"8-
15-
10-
5-1
li-
11-0
11-
"7-4
15-
12-0
15-
"5-
10-
"8-1
10-
"4-4
none due
"9-
"74-
"9-
"3-1
"7-4
"6-0
"74
none due
17-4
14-0
174
"6-
12-
"91-0
12-
Bounded the iO of the xij : month 1662, on y® 20 : foregoing page was also men-
1665 & by the s** Comm"^® allowed of, as it then was : on the 20 : of 8 mo 1665 : .
[28]
80
34
The Explication of t^ Listes
[1^'] The House Lotts in y« 1^* Collumnes of both this 28, & 29 :
pages were generally confirmed the 26 of 9ber 1660 on folio
10: & where there is any variation, want of explication or
oth'' Grant &c the perticnlar hints and pages refferring there-
unto are also heere mentond & added to each mans name :
[2]'y The 2'^ devision of upland or addition to mens House Lotts
in y'^ 2'* collumnes (being A quarf p''' of y^ number of Acres
pertaining to houselotts was so ord'''^ to bee y*^ 26 : 8ber 16 6i
on fo: 14: & wheie there is nothing allow'd on y*' 2^' Col-
lumnes against any mans name, there are to bee understood
to bee latter Grants of house Lotts, to whome by a Generall
common received principle and Rule throughout the Towne,
the 2'' devision of upland is ordinarily not due, except by
si)eciall Grant ; the same have it because so represented by
the whole Towne to the bono'"'' Com"®® in anno 1665, even
whilst the Towne was in two parties as by their liste ap^j^'d :
J^3jiy Xhe 1^' devision of meadows in y® 3*^ Collumnes being halfe
the number of Acres granted to house Lotts were generally
included in foure squadrons the 2*^ & 3d dales of y® xi month
1660, on folio 11 & 12, & what the meadows there allowed
fell short to suply those persons there named with theire due
pportions such persons (& others y'' had theire meadows) were
supplied out of oth'" meadows formd up & downe y® Towne
Common :.
[4Jiy Xhe 2*^ devision of meadows (was only [ ] in the like of
the Liste given in to y® Com"*^® y® 6 Aprill 1665 & the Lotts
was therein s*^^ to bee drawne, but y'^ land being laid out in
July next folio: & the acco : thereof given in by the Sur-
vey o""® soone after was according to ord"" f o : 27 added to y®
Listes heere) & placed in the 4 Collummes, where y® num-
ber of Acres were pportioned to bee 8 Acres for every 10 Acres
of meadow that was granted to every man in his 1st devision
of meadow, & ordrd to lye in & about Cold harbo"" meadows,
midle meadows, & chauncy meadows the 6 of the xi: month
i66i see f o : 16 ; & on the 10 : of the xij month 1662 see folio
20 : & they were by Lott laid out there in the fifth month 1665
see folio 30 as farre as those meadows would reach & what any
fell short of their due m those meadows they (& such as had
theire 2*^ devision of meadow since granted them) were suj>
plied out of oth'' meadows aiVwards found up & downe the
Towne Common :
f5]'y The 1*' devision of Ceadar Swamp in the 5: Collumnes was
appointed the 14: of y® xi month 1662 folio 19 : & there at
first ord'"*^ to bee an Acre for every 8 Acres y* A man hatli in
his house Lott on the 3*^ of y*' xij month 1662 : but after-
wards it was determined to bee proportioned halfe the num-
ber of Rodds in the breadth of the swamp to the number of
35
acres each man hath in his house Lott (as app" by this Liste
also given into to the Comm'^'^'''^^ in Aprill 1(jG5) & was so laid
out theire to each man as his Lott fell on the 7: of March
1663/4 see Mio 26:
[29] Some passages on y® Listes Explained
Touching these Listes is to bee minded, that several of the Grantees heerc
named, was at y^ time of the delivering thes^^ Listes to y®
Hono'"^ Comm"*^^ & since that also before the Recording of y^
s*^ Lists heere, eith"' such as came not up to Improove the
Lotts, & so eith'' surrendred or loste them, & now oth[ers]
possess them ; or such as had sold them to oth''^ ; or such as
are dead, & now are occupied eith'" by the widows or cMldren,
or by such as have married theire widows &c viz' Nath"
Johnson hath Peter Kings gra[nt,] Sam^^ ward hath his
Broth"^ Richard wards Grant, Tho"* Brigham has Benia" Rice's
Grant, Abram Williams hath Henry Kerly, & W" Kerly
sen'' Grants, John Browne hath Joseph Holmes Grant, John
Brigham hath Cap* Wheelers Lands, Thom^ Barnes hath
halfe of Jonathan Johnsons 30 Acres & all Lands & Rights
due to 15 Acres house Lott & the s'^ Johnson hath only retained
the oth"" halfe parte of his Lands granted him : Edm° Rice's
Lands is in his widows hands, Sam^^ Goodenow possesses y®
Lands of his fath'' Tho^ Goodenow sen' Jh° Barns y'' maryed
the widow of Tho® Goodnow Jun'" [now] occupies y' &c :.
2^y Mind that altho Sam'^ Rice hath by folio 18 5 acres added to
his first grant of 21 acres on fo : [ ] to make his house Lott
26 Acres, & (some oth""^ as Richard Barnes hath by folio 14,
foure Acres added to his 16 Acres at first granted him for an
house Lo[tt] on folio 10 to make it up 20 Acres as heere on
Liste app'^ ; to whome also by -Toynt Act of the whole Towne
(& whilst in two parties) in theire Li[st] given in to y^ Com''®®
6 Aprill 1665 all Rights accoiriodacons of & to other devi-
sions of Lands w[as] granted them for each addition as well
as for y® [ ] proportion granted them for house Lotts,
yett this [is] not the Rule to oth''® that have not each A rep-
resentation & thereby a confirmacon of such alowa[nce] from
the whole Towne ratified by the bono''' Comm"®® as will app""
severall instances foll[ ] who held theire enlargem"'^ of that
kind uppon oth'' [ ]nts ; (viz')
John Johnson hath 3 Acres of upland confirmed [to] him more
than the 27 Acres house Lott mencond [in] this Liste see
folio 10 where it is called 30 Acres but for s'' 3 Acres bee is
to have no allowance of La[nd] or oth'' Towne Rights oth""
than what is due to his Lotte of 27 Acres, & therefore heere
is but 27 Acres mencond in collumne of house Lotts to his
name on this Liste, & yet hee is to pay rates for one Acre
of the 3 Acres, & the other 2 Acres is in lieu of all other
Accoiriodacons belonging unto the one Acre thereof rated :
Also observe John How sen'' hath 20 Acres added to his 30
36
Acres house Lott granted (besides the 6 Acres granted to his
wife) but hee is to have no Allowance of Land or oth'' Towne
Rights & priviledges for more then the 30 Acres (altho his
20 Acres is to make his 30 Acres 50 Acres) & yett hee is to
pay to all ra[tes] for one third part of s*^' 20 Acres added (as
hee doth for the oth^' 30 Acres) by the hono"^ Comm***^^ ord'
& the oth'' two third parts of the s*^^ 20 Acres is ra[te] free
& in lieu of all oth"" accoiiiodacons due to the s*^ 3'^ p''' thereof
rated : = Richard Newton hath halfe an Acre added to his
house Lo[tt] see Grant thereof folio 9 : but hee hath noe
Right to any land or oth'^' priviledges for the said halfe Acre :
John Rediat sen^" had halfe an Acre granted & adde[d] to his
22 Acres house Lott from y^ beginning & hath all along paid
Rates for it tho it was oinitted uppon the Liste given in to y*
Comm"^^^ the 6 Aprill 166|^, because it was not confirmed
to him as all oth'' Grants notwithstanding ; which by the
Townes act till May 1G72 w*^^^ was therefore ordered to bee
amended & added on the Liste & to bee here Recorded in
this booke ; = Abraham Williams Lands (Avith John Woods
Jun"" w'** were granted out of the 80 acres of the Cow Com-
mon, & tho complained of by some, w[ere] by y® hono'^'*
Comm"®® on the 20 June 1665 confirmed to them as all oth'
Grants notwithstanding ; which) with Cap*^" Tho : wheelers
grant of Lands were [not] in the Listes dd in to by both
parties of this Towne to the s*^ Comm*^®® but by theire ord'^'
are now also added heere unto this liste as aboves*^ = And
Lastly altho Tho : Barrett had nothing on the Liste above al-
lowed when it was presented to the Comm"^® in Aprill 1665
but his houseLott because his houseL[ott] was only then
granted him, yett he hath meadows &c granted him since
with oth'' rights belonging to latter grants, w*^'' are also laid out
unto him & [are] bounded as app*'* on folio 342, & w'^^'' he
now possesseth tho an account thereof was not given in be-
fore the Liste as above written was perfected w*^^ is the only
cause y* it is not above written : these few things are only
hinted of merely (w*^'' Assess''® noay reach oth' scruples of like
nature) to sattisfy such as will receive Ans[w''®] & once at
last forbeare to bee still asking these things conserning w*^'^
they have often received the like Answ'^, to the bono'''' Com-
jjjttees sattisfaccon :./
Marlborough 30 According to an ord'' of the Towne* dated the 10 day
1665 82 of the xiij month 1662 the second devision of Mead-
»see fol'o^ ^^ *^^^ were laid out by Ensigne Thomas Noyes the 27 :
t 2^ of the V : month 1665 unto the Proprieto''® of this
Towne, in cold harbour meadows, & Midle Meadows
& in Chauncy meadows, & w'^'' was measured unto
each proprietor his due as it fell to him by lott & as
the same stands on the Liste thereof made by y® s**
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38
The severall Lotts in the three CoHumnes above mencond, Laid
out in July 1C65, unto this Towne for A 2** devision of mead-
ows by Ensign Noyes of Sudbury Surveyo"" : (viz*^) 34 Lotts
in Cold harbo'^ 34 Lotts in IVIidle, & 34 Lotts in Chauncy
meadows, according to y^ severall pportions, sett of against
the respective names of each Inhabit"'' & pprieto'' of Marl-
burough as abovewritten Were (with the Butts & bounds
of each mans Lott, as heereafter ig recorded among posses-
sions after such manner dictated unto John Greene by" the s^
Surveyo'' the 27 July 1665 from y® Platts in his hands, (w"''
hee retained) to bee after such sort Recorded in this (Towne)
Booke : •
The Contents of Marlborough Proprietors Great Book of Records of Lands
Grants And acts thereupon accepted by said proprietors march y® 31 : 1729
se page 296 in sd Book
Page
The Petition for the Plantation 3
The Condition of Settleing the Name of y® Plantation
Select-men Chosen 4
A Deft'erence And the Composition Betwen John Alcok
And the inhabetants — ■■ 5
The Proprietors ingagement to those that Stood Bound
to m'' John Alcok ■ 6
A Commettee apointed to Lay out a Plantation for the
Indians 7
Land Granted to the wife of John How : All that Claim
an Interest in the plantation to perfect their hous-lot
with the Condition Thomas Rice's Lot Changed : And
a Rate made for Laying out the Plantation 8
Half an acre of Land Granted to Richard Newton : A
Hous-lot Granted to Benjamin Rice : The Town
Named Marlborough Proprietors to pay all their ar-
reares within 51 Days or Lose all A Rate made for
the minister for six mounths 9
Hous-lots Granted to the first inhabetants & Proprietors
of this Town and some few others • 10
A Houselot Recorded to Andrew Belchar & the Second
Devision of upland Granted to him : And the Squad-
rons of the first Devision of meadows II" 12
A Contract for to Buld a frame for a ministers House :
And a Rate for the minister for six mounths 13
Pro^^rietors must pay all their Dues ujDon Demand or
Loose all their Interest : The Rates be jDaid by the
hous-lots
Benjamin Rice is Granted his second Devission of up-
land a second Devission of upland Granted four
acres Granted to Richard Barns to his hous-lot: all
hous-lots Granted to be Laid out before the Last of
march next : Edmund Rice and John Rudduck to see
all hous-lots Laid out : Ten acres of meadow Granted
to John Rutter 14
39
A Rate to be made to Buld the ministers house — A Con-
tract with Peter Bent to Buld a Bridg over Sudbury
River 15
Lands Granted to John How sen"" : Richard Barns Heired
to Buld a pound : order to Lay out Chancy Coldhar-
bour & midle meadow Called the Second Devission of
meadow : Every man to pay Twenty Shillings for Every
tree he Cuts upon the Common : Samuel ward admit-
ted an inhabetant in the Roome of Richard Ward 16
The Contravarcy Betwen the Town And the fourth
Squadron Ended A Hous-lot Granted to Henry Ax-
teel : A Commette Chosen to Lay out all High-ways :
Town officers Chosen : orders about Swine Three Rods
of upland Round all meadows to set hay on Timber
forfitted that hath Laine half a year . 17
IVF Berensmeads frame And Lot Granted to him : A Rate
ordered to be made to Buld a meeting-house : Granted
to Henry Axteel a Town Right And one acre added to
his hous-lot five acres added to Samuel Rices hous-lot.
ordered that all nonresedents And such as pay not their
full proportion to all Rates shall have their Lots
siezed — 1 8
2 Page
A Rate for the minister for six munths : A high way Be-
twen Richard Barns & John How : A Grant Touching
the Bredth of John Rideats hous-lot : Ceder swamps
ordered to be Laid out And a Commette to Survay
the Same : Ceder Swamp proportioned : Litele Ceder
• Swamp Granted to Edmund Rice & John Rudduck :
Three acres of meadow ordered to William Ward. 19
Eight acres of Land Granted to Thomas Barns with all
acomadations Sutable : one tree allowed for fencing
Timber off the Commons for Every- two acres of hous-
lot: The Second Devission of meadows Proportioned
The Perpetual Cow-Common stated : Exepting Eighty
acres of upland — — 20
Ten acres of Land Granted unto William Kerly sen'' : A
Ten acre Lot Granted to Thomas Barrett : Abraham
How Leberty to Exchange Two acres of Land : Town
officers Chosen : Tho Smiths Lot allowed to Jonathan
Johnson : order about Sw[i]ne Cattle to have a
Keeper . 21
A set time for fences to be made up & finished ordered
that John Ruduck have the standerds of waits & meas-
ures Anamaks Convayance of the Land the old meet-
ting-house stood upon — 22
A Rate for the minister : Highways apointed 23
William wards Surender of half an acre of Land : no flax
or hemp to be Laid in any pond or Brook where
Cattle Drink a Commete to Lay out the Countre Road
Betwen here & Sudbury A house-lot Granted to Ab-
raham Williams : a sixteen acre Lot Granted to John
Woods jun'' : Twelve acres & half of meadow Granted
40
to Abraliam How: men apointed to see after Trepass
Don upon the Common by felling of Timber : Thomas
Rice his house-lot ordered to Ly by the jDond : with
the Addition — : 24
Town orders to prevent inmats without the Towns Leve
Peter Bents first Devission of meadow Confirmed :
orders about Swin Cattle & fenc® : Town officers Chosen :
Direction to the Survayors of the high-ways with their
allowence Swamp & meadow by Edmun Ricess Given
to John Rutter for Seven acres of meadow 25
The first Devission of Ceder Swamps : The Determina-
tion and advice of the County Court at Cambridge : all
persons to hold their Possessions paying their arrears
— John How and John Rideat are Chosen to be added
to tiie Select men — Joseph Holms has first Devission
of meadow Confirmed 26
Marlboroughs Address to the General Court : And the
Courts Commete A Rate to finish the meetting-house :
Town officers Chosen a Lot Granted to Capt Thomas
Wheller : The Honoured Commetes order to amend
what is amiss in the old Book And to wright a New
Book for the Town : Sd Commette altering & mending
the town List of mens possessions Granted them : all
Grants of Lands to be Recorded absolutly : Cap*
Wheeler & Abraham williams Grants & possessions to
be added to tlie List & also their Second Devission of
meadows with other orders of y® Commette 27
The List Exemen amendend & Explained 28* 29
3 Page
The Second Devission of meadow Laid out by Ensigne
Noys 30
An account of the Indian purchas of the plantation the
payment of the mony the List of the Names of those
that paid y'^ mony And procuring a plat from m"^
Samuel Andross 31- 32' 33
A Committee Chosen or Continued to state High-ways
from pag 34 to 38
only in page 37 Select men Stated Some : And the al- .
lowence Given 34 to 38
more Highways Stated Some by a Committe & Some by
Selectmen 39 : 40
A Clark Chosen And a Committe to Recover the writ-
tings of the widow of the Deceased Clerk —40
Highways Stated from page 40 to 45- 40 to 45
, . . (^) -'i^ . meettino- to Devide the Cow-Common m'' Breckes Peti-
devisiou w'"! m .• jP t i o i • /^ . a i ,
Cow-Comon ^lon tor Land & his Grant : And the measuers by w%
they would make the Devission — 45 : 46
Petitions of Joseph Newton And Thomas Barrett Granted
by Exchang of Land w*'^ John Parry. A Grant to
Thomas Rice a place to Buld a mill : To Chuse men
to stand in the Proprietors intrest a Committee Chosen
to Joyn w^*^ a Committee of the Indian plantation —
about the Line betwen them & y® Proprietors 47
41
mony Receved for y® Rent of Common meadow : Land
had of John Pery How Disposed of : several adjurn-
ments : and Exceptations of Lands 48
The Proprietors order for an orderly Record of their
Lauds taken up in the Cow-Common : A Committee
Chosen to State a high way throuo'h Land Granted to
m' Breck : The Retorn of Caleb Rice & John Banister
apointed to treat with Jolm Perre about the Exchange
of Land. Exepted And another Committee Chosen to
Settle the Conveyence with several adjetations And
some Returns of Lands : A Grant of Land to John
Bellows : A Grant of Land to Abraham AVilliams And
to Nathaniel Oake for Recompeuce for Highways :
Some plats of Land Exepted Granted to Moses Newton
sen'" a Liberty to make use of the sreeme of Stony
Brook And the use of the Land about, where his Iron
works now ai'e And several adjournments & more ex-
eptations of Lands Provision tor Priambelation And
Defending the Proprety' 49
agreement to Raise money to Defend the Propriety : A
Request of Isaac Amsden to Change Land : Exeptation
of Land — 50
more Returns of Lands : A Committee Chosen to Give
John mainard sen"" Sattisfaction for his meadow taken
from him at angle meadow A Committee Chosen to
End Contravercys Betwen Isaac Amsden and the
. . (2) ^^ . Bellowses : And to Take order for a nother Devission
Cow-Comon within tile Cow-Commons And the second Devission
within the Cow-Commons Granted with orders and
measiiers to be attended in the Devission : Some adjorn-
ments & Exeptations of Lands 51
A Grant of Lands to Henry Bartlet And also to James
Taylor Each Squordern to have a Copy of the acts
Refering to the Devission the clerk to be paid bv the
propriety : Several j^roposals Refering to Equitable
allowences with their final End : Exeptations of Land
a Recompeuce to Abraham Williams for a way Taken
out of his Seventeen acres Exepted : Some adjourn-
ments — ■ ^ ^ 52
Proprietors Called together by order of the moderater
Chose a Committee to Go upon the north Line & the
400 acres Called the Cod order that the acts of the Last
Committee of the General Court be Recorded See the
first or second Leffe of the Book: Begening of Re-
turns of Land of the second Devission within the Cow-
Commons : A Committee Chosen to Answer a Sitation
of the General Court Another Committee Chosen to
Gether money to Defray Charges : men Chosen to take
care that the men that Gave in Evedence about the
Lines of the town and m"" Androsses managment be
sworn — 53
4 . Page
Some adjournments and Exeptations of Lands 53
42
Exeptations of Land : a Committee Chosen about high-
ways their Returns Several adjournments : Alexan-
der Stewards petition for Land y^ Grant of it. Some
Directions for the Squad orns Committee & some pro-
posals about Hruces mill Grant And a Committee
Chosen about it 54
Exeptations of Land : adjournments : Some Discours
about Land for m'" Breck : the Return of a Committee
Refering to Some Land of Samuel Stow-taken for high-
way And his Recompeuce : A Committee to Look
upon a high way Refering to Isaac Amsden & Deacon
Woods at Castle hill 55
Records of Later Grants or Devissions of Lands to the
primitive lots from page 56 to 106 Exepting two
acres of meadow allowed to Samuel Stow in page 77.
And some Exeption of Land Relincpiished by John
Shearman And Recompence for the same in pag
(1) 100 ■ ^56 to 106
Cow-Co°mons *""* the first Devission without the Cow-Common Granted be-
ing 3 acres for one in the hous-lot : orders Refering to
a ministerial Lot And orders Refering to the Devission
with Caer Refering to Highways Clay & meadows 106
Some further measuers Refering the Devission with out
y® Cow-Commons the Returne of the Committee for
And the Establishment of the ministereal Lot with
Committees to Decide Defferences Several adjourn-
ments & Some Exeptations of Lands 107
an highway stated over Assabeth River to Hockanume
a Defference mentioned Betwen Samuel Brigham &
David Mainard : A Committee Chose to vew a mill-
place And to End a Differance at Turky-hill : A Com-
mittee Chose to state a way from Belchars pond to the
Ceder Swomp 108
The sd Committees Return y"^ was sent to state a way
from Andraws pond to the Ceder Swomp : votes and
orders for men to bring their plats of Land to Records
by a Sett Time Leberty Granted to Peter Bent to
Take up his Third Devission Some Exeptations of
Land 1 09
A vote for an order or orderly Recording the Land Taken
up without the Cow-Commons. A vote to take off the
Clogg of former Grants or Highway : Committees to
Take an account of Common meadows A Leberty to
John Shearman to alter Some Land Granted him for
Recompence for high-way Several adjournments &
Returns of Lands 110
Several Returns of Land in w*^^ Som to Peter Bent where
in is Some meadow taken up upon the mill Grant :
Something Refering to meadow of Jonathan Johnson :
Some adjournments 111
meadow sold to Deacon John Woods : A Committee
Cliosen to Go with the men that measuer for Equatable
Allowence : meadow sold to Isaac Woods : A Second
43
Devission Granted with out the Cow-Commons with
the Ruels & measuers there of : Being 2 acres for one
in y^ hous-lot A Reservation of Land near Bruces
mill-place : a motion of Biglo Refering to Bruces Land
Some proceedings upon it : Some adjournments and
Returns of Lands — 112
A Commettee Chosen about Cold-harbor meadow : orders
for Abraham Williams Refering to the proprietors
money Returns of Land the Return of the S*^ Com-
mittee — — ^1 1 3
Several adjournments & Returns of Lands An order to
Isaac Amsden Refering the proprietors money : The
ministei-ial meadow Lott to Nathan Brigham with the
Tirms : meadow Lott to Jn° mainard — 114
memorandome of Bringing Both the meettings that with in
the Cow-Commons And that without into our meetting :
Land Reserved — 115
5 Page
Records of Lands from page — 115 to 120 115 to 120
Begens Records of Lands taken up without the Cow-
Commons • -121
Records of Later Devissions of Lands from page 121 To
186 only these particular things Hereafter mentioned
viz page 167 Several percels of meadow Recorded to
Peter Bents mill-lot as part of his Devission of meadow
for it : page 161 Some more meadow Recorded to S*^
Bent upon the Sd Right : page 130: Lands Relenqu'^
by Jonathan Johnson — — -186
meettings for Excepting of Land : A Request of Samuel
Stow to Change a peice of Land by his well a Com-
mette Chosen to vew it a Commeette Chosen to Settle
accounts with m"" Breck Refering to the Land he jiur-
chased of the proprietors allowance to Thomas Axtell
for Highway Taken out of his Hous-lot: And Na-
thaniel : mony paid to Deacon woods and Several
(3) other Creditors out of mony in Isaac Amsdens hands
Devission within Receved of the former Clerks widow an agreement
Cow-Comon ^^^ another Devission of Land within the Cow-Com-
mons with Ruels for it And Leberty for the Squad-
rons to Go into one anothers : Two acres of Land
Excepted to James Taylor : And Several other Excep-
tations of Lands : A Commeette to State the Highway
Betwen the Indian-hill and the town : And to find out
the Town Line from the Southeast Corner to Sudbury
River . 187
m'" Brecks purchas Compleated : an high-way Relenquished
Runing over the farme-hill Leading to the Countre
Road men Chosen to Search the Countre Records
Refering to the Bounds of the Town & m^ Alcoks
farme : an high-way & some plats excepted : an high-
way Relinquished through Jonathan Johnsons Land :
A proposal to Bring the meetings with in and with out
the Cow-Commons toirether— 188
44
A Commette Chosen Refering to a Difference Betwen
John How and Samuel Stow about meadow: an addi-
tion to a Commeette for high ways : proposals to Sell
or Devide the Common meadows : a proprietors Clerk
Chosen: Some plats Exepted 189
orders to Call in mony Due to the proprietors for meadow
Ether Sold or Lett : and high-way ordered to be Laid
out over Liquor Brook to the northerly End of Cold-
harbour : orders for the Rectifying of Errors & mistaks
in the Records of mens Lands : men Chosen to Lett
the Common meadows : The way turned at Tobaca
meadow : A Commeette Chosen to agree with Isaac
Temple about Bellowses Adition : The Comrdeete for
High-ways to agree with m"^ Breck Relating to the
High way Cross his Lot : Some allowence to Nathanael
Joslin for want in his Adition 190
Allowence Granted to m'' Breck for the highway near
the Scool-house: a Commette Chosen to Servey the
Common meadows Some Lands & highways Ex-
* cepted : * orders for the Recording the Second Devis-
m page'282 gj^^ ^f Qeder Swomp : an agreement to Devide the
Common meadow by intrest : men apointed to assist
the serveyers in Deviding the Common meadows 191
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Some Land & Some highways Excepted : a Grant of
Some Land to James Taylor near his mill : the Com-
meette for highways to Settle the Bounds of the High-
way Betwen the Land of John How & Samuel Stow
T> • '^^ ''th' ''^^^^ the Indian Line Another Devission of Land
Cow-Comon within the Cow-Common and a Limitation for Com-
pleating the former Devissions : a motion of the Second
Squadron for want of Land 192
Some further Ruels to be observed in the Devission Last
mentioned with in the Cow-Commons : Several ad-
jornments and Exceptations of Lands : major How to
inspect the Reserved Land at fort meadow : Also a
proceeding to the further Laying out the Land with
out the Cow-Comon 193
(3) orders for Calling a proprietors meetting when Lost.
Devission with- ^Iso a meetting Called for Deviding the Land with out
the Cow Common : men ordered to Run the town
Bounds from Jackstraws field to the River : Ruels &
methods to Devide the Land without the Cow-Com-
mons : orders to Lay out the Common meadow with
the measuers & Ruels thereof 194
where he begen to Lot out the Common meadows : And
some further Ruels tu be observed in that mater : the
widow of Joseph Ward to Exchange an high-way:
Some further orders for perfecting the Town South
Line : proprietors debts brought in & orders for the
payment of them : Lots Drawn for the Common
meadow — — — .195
Lands to be Exei:)ted with this proviso not hendering for-
the name
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mer Grant or high ways : acts Relating to the Common
meadows 196
men Chosen to servey the Common meadows : a meetting
to proceed in the Devission of the Common Land &
meadow formerly Granted : Also to hear John Brig-
hams Request Refering to Some meadow Taken into
his Land : the meetting being Lost again Revived :
Some further proceedings in the Devission without
the Cow-Commons : the Name of the Devission Satis-
faction to Samuel Ward for his first Devission of Ceder
Swomp : a Commeetty Refering to high ways 197
Some further proceeding Refering to the Reserved Land
at fort meadow : a Commity to Call John Shearman to
Show the Bounds of an acre of meadow Granted to
Thomas Bruce : a meetting Called for the Defence &
Security of the Town Bounds and a Commitie Chosen
for the Same purposs —198
A motion of Isaac Tem23le for stoping an highway a
Commeetty Chosen to hear the pleas of Isaac Temple
and Benjamin Woods for stoping highways and their
Return & the act of the propriety upon it : Benjamin
woods and John Newtons Exchange of high ways : a
Commeetty Chosen to End a Difference Joseph main-
ard & Samuel Taylor 199
Records of Lands from page 199 to page 228 228
Records of Second Devission of Ceder Swomp from
page 282 to 284
Crane Ceder Swomp Serveyed 286
Clay pits in Several places Stated : An high way Stated
from David mainard to the plain by John prats with
allowence for it 288
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And high ways Stated : by the hovise of John Barns :
by the house of John Bellows : Betwen the Land of
Eleazer How and Thomas Brigham Leading to Thomas
Brighams House And an highway on -the Southerly
Side of Liquor-hill ten Shill in mony paid by Edward
Barns for meadow in his Land 289
Land Granted to John Brittain and William Thomas
Some further proceedings about the Common meadows
& Some plats of Land Excepted 290
Lands Excepted to John Britian William Thomas and
Ebenezer Witt : And meadow sold to Daniel Warren 291
Some other acts Refering to the Common meadows a
Tender to John Brigham for meadow Lying within his
Land : A Return to be Brough of the Common mead-
ows in order to be Recorded 292
An acount of the Common meadows Brough in and Ex-
cepted And a bill of Charge Granted : John Brig-
ham aquited for the meadow he had appropreated an
act for Selling Smal percels of meadow that Remained
after the alotments : A proposal for the Calling in
mony Due to the proprietors for meadow appropriated
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by Some particular persons : an acount of meadow
Sold to Daniel Warren & the mony paid A Commeety
Chosen to vew the Land pititioned for by m^' Wm
Thomas & James Brown 293
A meetting Raised by vertue of a warrant from major
Fullum : a Clerk Chosen : a Commiette Chosen to
Receve the Books of the widow of the Late Clerk an
agreement how to Raise meettings for the time to Come :
A meetting Raise by the Commeetty to vindicate the
Bounds Betwen marlborough & Stow to Consider
what they would Do about the Burying places in west-
borough & Southborough : Some Land Relinquish to
The Abraham Williams formerly Reserved for Highways :
Devission of proposed whether they will have another Devission of
Land within Land within & without the Cow-Commons & it past in
the afermitive A motion of Isaac Temple for Recom-
pence for a high-way : an act for Selling of Land Ly-
ing betwen the Lots of John Rutter & Richard Newton
Land Sett appart for a meetting-hous a Burying place
And a Training feild in South-Borough a Commeetty
Chosen to Settle the Bounds Betwen marlborough &
Stow : Land Sett apart in westborough for Burying
places & other publick uses : a Commeetty Chosen to
sgll some Lands without the Cow-Comons 294
fifth Devision finisht on page 295
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A nother meetting Raised by the proprietors Commeetty :
And Chose a Clerk : And Chose a Commeetty to Con-
tense the Book of Records of Lands and to Take an
acount of what Lands are Laid out & by whome And
to Alphebet where they are Recorded : A Return of
Land Sold without the Cow-Commons And the Excep-
tance of it to warren & hardy : a vote to hold the
proprietors meettings within & without the Cow-Com-
mons together A Commeetty Chosen to Consider
what may be proper Relating to highways : voted that
the Devission of Land Granted Last shall be one acre
without the Cow-Commons & half an acre within 295
mony Granted to Several persons and the payment or-
dered : the Return of the Commeetty sent to treat
with Stow Relating to the Bounds betwen the towns 296
from page 301 to page 345 the primitive Grants
Recorded by Cap*^ Green — -301-345
Lands Granted to moses Newton : to James Taylor And
to Joseph Newtou' — 346
Lands Granted to Thomas Bruce^ 347
Lands Granted to James Sawyer 348
Lands Granted to Jonathan Johnson & paid for 349
A Record of Ceder Swomp & upland to Edmund Rice 350
Lands Granted to William Ward Sen'" 351
Lands Granted to Thomas martain ; And to John Perre
And to Thomas Barrett: And to Dorithy How widow
of Joseph How • 352
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Lands Granted to Samuel Stow
Lands Granted to Edward Rice Sen'"-
Lands Granted to Thomas Brigham-
Lands Granted to John Eutter*^ . onu
Lands Granted to Bent S^T^r^ q^j
358
-353
-354
-355
Lands Granted to John How S^n''
An agreement Betwen Isaac Tem^lTL^r^ proprie-
tors Refenng to John Bellowses Adition ______ 359
Lands Granted to Alexander Stewert: And to Thomas
Bruce Sen' Land Exchanged with Samuel Bruce for
an highway : And Land Laid out to Daniel Newton 368
tor allowence for an highway
Lands Granted and Sold to Jonah warren SfiQ
land Laid out to Nathanael Cake to James Taylor Sen'
And to James Taylor jun' onr.
Lands Granted to Henry Bartlet— . .37 j
Land Granted to Cap' Amsden for allowence for an hish
way Cross the Easterly Corner of his house lot L 94
an Exchange of highway with Joseph wards widow 8
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