Land Records - 1715 to 1727
Extracted from
Copy of the old records of the town of Duxbury, Mass.,
from 1642 to 1770 : made in the year 1892.
Plymouth: Avery & Doten, book and job printers, 1893,

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

1715. Vol. a. Page 97. We the subscribers, selectmen of the Town of Mch 26. Duxborrough, have settled the bounds of several high ways within said town, as followeth viz. Imprimis. we began at the Captain's Nook at a fence which is the partition between the farms of Miles Standish, and Thomas Delanoe Jr, near a red oak tree marked, a little within said Standish land, thence running near North, to two rocks about half a foot asunder, near a range between Deacon Brewster's and the said Delanoe, thence on a straight line to the Southerly corner of the fresh meadow lot of Benjamin Bartlet, Jr, thence to the North west corner of said meadow lot, thence as the way now goes, to the fence standing about fifteen foot to the westward of the biggest barn on the farm of Saml. Bartlet dec, thence straight to a heap of stones on a rising spot or knoll of land on the Eastward side of the path that leads out of said nook, thence straight to a heap of stones near the corner of Israel Silvester's land, by the nook gate, thence to a stone pitched in the ground a little to the Eastward of said Silvester's fence, as the way now goeth up out of the Nook opposite against a ditch, or place gutted away by the rain down onto Mr. Wiswells land, thence up to another stone pitched in the ground in said Silvester's fence, where he turns down to his house, thence still upward on a straight line to the South westerly corner post of said Silvester's leanto adjoining to his barn, thence on a straight line to a stone in his fence, viz still upward straight from the last mentioned stone, thence still upward as said Silvester's fence now goes, till it comes to the land of Christopher Wadsworth, thence to a stone pitched in the ground, which is the South East corner between the land of Christopher Wadsworth and Benjamin Peterson, thence on a straight line to the upper corner of the land of said Christopher Wadsworth, viz that corner of his land which is a little to the Southward of the meeting house, said high way is to be thirty foot wide, and to be allowed all the way on the left hand or side of all the afore said boundries, as the way comes out of said Captain's Nook to the last mentioned corner, and from said corner to a heap of stones thirty foot about South west, and from said heap of stones the said high way is allowed thirty foot wide up to the road that leads from Marshfield to Plymouth, and to be on the right hand or side of the bounds set from the last mentioned heap of stones, which bounds are as followeth, viz—from said heap of stones to a stone pitched in the ground, which is the bound between the land of Benjamin Prior, and said towns lands, thence to the Easterly corner of said Priors bare, thence still upwards to a heap of stones in said Prior's fence, thence to the corner of Benj. Peterson's land, as the way now goes, thence upwards straight to a heap of stones in said Petersons fence at a little turn of the way, and thence as the way now goeth up to the road that leads from Marshfield to Plymouth, keeping the left hand way where the way parts near the head of the lot of land of John Wadsworth. The said way is allowed through gates or Bars from the Nook gate so called, downward so far as it is laid out, and from said gate upward so far as it is laid out, to be an open high way. Memo. That from the partition fence above mentioned between the farms of Miles Standish and Thomas Delanoe Jr. a convenient cart way is allowed down to the Bay through the farm of said Standish, which is also allowed by said Standish's consent. The above mentioned high way was laid out Mch 26, 1715 by us, EDWARD SOUTHWORTH, JOHN SIMONS, JOHN PARTRIDGE, Select men, and ordered to be recorded. JOHN WADSWORTH, T. C. 1715. May 20. Vol. a. Page 99. An account of a high way laid out in Duxborrough May 20th 1715 by us the subscribers, Selectmen of said town, is as followeth Viz. Begining at a place commonly called the old landing place, we went upwards, Viz, we began at or nigh the mouth of a small creek, thence running westerly by the stone wall fence of Abraham Samson Sen., Viz by the corner of said fence, thence still upward along the Edge of the bank of upland, Viz, below said bank between said bank and the marsh, till we came to two great stones lying upon the said bank, then turning up said bank between the said two stones, thence upward as the way now goeth, Southerly to the corner of said Abraham Samsons fence, thence over a little run of water that comes out of a great salt pond or mirey piece of marsh, which we left on the right hand as we came upward, said run of water runs into a little narrow creek which comes out of Bluefish river, thence going upward as the way now goeth below the edge or low bank of upland to the Southward of the house of Ichabod Samson, and so still below the said bank only crossing a small point of upland of Edward Arnold's as the way now goeth, to the Southward of the house of the said Arnold and the house of the said Abraham Samson, to a heap of stones at the lower end of the lane that comes down to the landing place so called, thence about West South west, to a small whitish rock firm in the ground, and still the same course, to a pretty big rock on a knoll of land near to Edmond Chanter's meadow, and so by said meadow fence, allowing all the ground on the Southerly side of the said fence to bluefish river channel, for a common landing place for said town, and then coming to the lower end of said lane we laid out said lane for a highway up to the head of said lane, then turning a little Westerly to the land of Capt. John Alden as the way now goeth and still upwards on the Northerly side of said Aldens land, by his range, till we came to a small hill or spot of rising ground, to a stake with stones about it, thence turning a little more Westerly, to a heap of stones on another hill to the Eastward, or South Eastward of Doctor Delanoe's house in sight of said house, thence down said hill, a little winding to the Northward by several heaps of stones, by said Doctor Delanoe's door, Viz, a little to the southward of his house, thence as the way now goes Westerly up to the road or high way, that leads from Marshfield to Plymouth, said high way is 40 feet wide. EDWARD SOUTHWORTH. JOHN SIMONS SEN., JOHN PARTRIDGE. Recorded by JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk. 1715. Aug. 4. Vol. a. Page 71. A mutual agreement between Josiah Soule, Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule all of the town of Duxborrough, in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, is as followeth. viz—Know all men by these presents, That where as we the said Josiah Soule, Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule, have received by deed of gift from our honored father John Soule late of Duxbury, Dec., as may appear by one deed under his hand and seal, bearing date June the 13th 1701, a certain Parcel of salt meadow lying, and being within the township of Duxborrough above said, at the North west part of great wood Island, and adjacent on the Easterly side thereof, to the meadow of Abraham Samson, and on the Southerly side thereof by the meadow of Elnathan Weston, the said meadow, viz, the said tract of meadow being given as above said in Equal proportion, and as it now lyeth entire and undivided among Us the said Josiah Soule, Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule, that each one might know his own respective right and proportion therein, We have agreed to divide the same into three lots, or parts which said division is as followeth—viz. The first lot or part of said tract of meadow, is the South part thereof, viz of the body of said meadow, and adjoining to Elnathan Weston's meadow, and is divided by a line hegining at a stake standing by a rock at, or near the North west corner of great wood Island, and thence ranging North west to a stake and stone at, or near Little Wood Island river, thence, the same course, to said river. The second lot, or part of said tract of meadow, is bounded on the South west side, by the first, and on the Easterly side thereof, it begineth at a stake near the edge of Great Wood Island, thence ranging North and by West, Westerly, to a stake and stone near a creek, and the same course to said creek, and the third lot or part of said tract of meadow, is all the residue or remaining part thereof. Our agreement therefore is, that the above said tract of meadow thus divided into three lots or parts, the first of them shall belong unto the above said Josiah Soule, his heirs and assigns forever, and that the second shall belong unto the said Joseph Soule, his heirs and assignes forever, and the third to the said Joshua Soule, his heirs and assignes forever. To have and to hold each one his respective and particular part, or lot as is above expressed and discribed, in said tract of meadow, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging to belong to their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever. Now the above Agreement and division thus made, settled and clone, we the above said Josiah Soule, Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said tract of salt meadow, for us our heirs, and assignes forever. In witness whereof we the above said Josiah Soule, Joseph Soule and Joshua Soule have here unto set our hands and seals, this fourth day of August in the second year of the reign of our Soveriug Lord, George, by the Grace of God, of Great Britian, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith &c. Anno Domini 1715. JOSIAH SOULE. (s) JOSEPH SOULE. (s) JOSHUA SOULE. (s) Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of ISAAC RIGHT. JEDIDIAH BROWN. No date, suppose to be about 1715. Vol. a. Page 186. We the subscribers, to wit, Seth Arnold, Francis Barker and Abraham Samson, being chosen and empowered by the town of Duxbury to make sale of such parcels of land as they the said agents should think convenient to be disposed of to raise money for the defraying of some special charges arising in said town. We the aforesaid Agents have sold unto Isaac Pierce about Six acres of land joining his cousin Abraham's land, and begins at the head of said Abraham's land, and extends Easterly about forty rods to a marked tree, standing in said Abraham's range, and extends from the above said bounds, twenty and four rods Southerly, to two other marked trees, the Westerly tree being a small Walnut tree, and the Easterly tree a red oak, which trees are the Southerly bounds of said Isaac's land, and also four acres and a half joining to his home lot and is hounded as followeth, on the Northerly side with his own land till it comes to a small red oak marked, standing by Middleborrow way, and is bounded by said way, Southerly, to another marked tree standing by the aforesaid way, and from the last mentioned tree Easterly to a white oak tree marked, standing by the way that leads from Joseph Roger's to Isaac Pierce's, and by said way to said Pierce's old lot. The said Agents have sold unto James Bishop about five acres of land, begining where his son John's ends, and extends near South west, Eighteen rods from his old lot to a small red oak tree marked, and from said tree to Abraham Pierces Jr's Westerly corner bounds, and is bounded by said Pierce's land till it comes up with James Bishop's corner bounds, and by said Bishops land until it comes home to his son John's land, only there is reserved a way of thirty feet wide on the Northerly side of said land, for a high way for passing to Indian head river. We the afore said Agents have sold and laid out to Joseph Stockbridge about fifteen or Sixteen acres of land lying by the Indian head river, and is bounded on the Northerly side with said river, and on the Westward by said Stockbridge's old lot, and from the Southerly corner of said old lot on a straight line, to the head of John Boney's swamp lot, being near the aforesaid river, the said Agents reserving half an acre of land where the landing place now is, for a landing place with a convenient way to the same to be taken out of said Stock-bridge's lot. Also we have sold unto the afore said Stockbridge a parcel of land being near Indian head river of about twenty five acres, and is bounded as followeth, on the Northerly side with Slockbridge's land, on the Westerly side with Carver's land, and on the Southerly part with Wantons, and Eastward with the Cedar Swamp. Joseph Rogers path also bought of the said Agents, about Seventeen acres of land, and is bounded as followeth, lying and being at Namasekeset, on the Northerly side with Isaac Pierce's land, and on the Westerly side with the way that leads to Middleborrow till it come to a small red oak tree, marked, and from the above said tree Easterly, to another small red oak marked, standing by said Roger's fence, which trees are the Southerly bounds of said land and on the side with the said Rogers former land, till it meets with the land of Isaac Pierce aforesaid, with a small parcel of land lying within the said Rogers bounds, of about an acre. Further, we the afore said Agents have sold John Boney about Seven acres of land, bounded as followeth, Begining at a great rock standing by his fence, and running Westward to a Walnut tree marked, and on the same course, to a lot of Edward Wanton's, and by said lot to run Southerly to a marked tree standing in said Wanton's range, and from said range tree Northerly to a small chesnut tree marked, and from said chesnut tree to the Southerly corner mark of his former lot, and from thence to the aforesaid great rock, and so by the road as it now lyeth, till it comes to said Boney's fence, only there is reserved thirty feet through said land for a high way where the way now lyeth. We the aforesaid Agents have also sold unto John Boney of Duxborrough about Eighteen acres of land and is bounded as followeth. We began at a chesnut tree wvich is his former bound mark, and so running near South west by his line to Edward Wanton's lot, and then running near South east by said Wanton's line, and from thence by Thomas Lambert's line to his Easterly corner bounds, and from thence running a straight line near Northeast to a great rock lying in the brook upon the upper side of the cartway, which is by the Southerly corner of Phillip Lathley's land, and then running by said Lathley's line to the aforesaid chesnut tree, leaving a way thirty foot wide joining to Phillip Lathley's land. John Bishop hath bought about three acres of the aforesaid Agents which is bounded as followeth; on the Westerly end by the brook, on the Easterly side of Phillip Lathley's, and on the South with the road as it now lyeth, till it comes up with a rock, that is the bounds between said John and his father Bishop, and on the north with his said father's land. Also we the said Agents, have sold unto William Tubbs about Seven acres of land lying at the head of his lot, and is bounded Eastward with said lot, and extends westward to two trees marked standing by the Cedar Swamp. 1716. Jany 28. Vol. a. Page 100. Upon the 28th day of January Anno Dom. 1716-17. We the subscribers, selectmen of Duxborrough, upon request of Mr. Thomas Fish of said Duxborrough, and for said Fish's proper use, we have laid out a particular high way as followeth, viz. We began at the waste gate belonging to the saw mill in said Duxborrough, which standeth upon Green's Harbor brook, and run from said gate Easterly as the old saw mill dam stood to the high way that leaded to Duxborrough Grist mill, and we laid out the said way, thirty feet wide, the said Fish pleading his great necessity of the said way by reason that he had no way to pass from his lot of land which lyeth adjacent to said brook to the common road, and that his said lot of land was an ancient court grant. JOHN PARTRIDGE, JOHN WADSWORTH, Select Men. 1717. Oct. 24. Vol. a. Page 75. Duxborrough October 24th 1717. Laid out to John Weston Eight acres of land by us the subscribers, and bounded as followeth, viz. We began at a stake and stones by the path that goes to Samuel Sprague's, in the range of land formerly belonging to Stephen Samson, and so by said range South South West 51 rods to another stake and stones, and from said stake and stones we ran West and by North 24 Rods to a stake standing by a flat rock in the ground, and from said stake and rock we ran North North East 48 rods to said path, and then by said path 28 rods to the stake and stones first mentioned. EDWARD SOUTHWORTH. SETH ARNOLD. 1718. April 28. Vol. a.Page 74. These presents witnesseth a mutual agreement between John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wadsworth, both of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Know all men by these presents, That whereas, We, the said John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wadsworth are owners and proprietors in equal proportion, of a certain parcel of salt meadow, lying in said Duxborrough, near a place called Green's Harbor which said meadow was given to us by our honored father, Mr. John Wadsworth, late of Duxborrough, Deed, as may appear by his last will and testament. We therefor being desirous that the said meadow shall be divided between us, that each one might know his own respective proportion, have agreed that the division there of be as followeth, viz Begining at the mouth of a creek that turns out of the river that parts the meadow of Micheal Ford of Marshfield, and the above said Wadsworth's meadow, said creek turns out to the right hand of said river as the said river runs up to Green's Harbour so called, and said creek runs up till it comes near to a place called Rouses Hummock, a little to the Southward of said Hummock, to a stake set in the middle of said creek, where said creek has grown very shoal, and grown over with sedge, Our agreement therefore is that the said creek is it now runs, to the said stake, and from thence running about South and by West to another stake set in the line between the meadow of Pelatiah West of said Duxborrough, and the said Wadsworth's meadow, be the partition or division of said parcel of salt meadow, and all that part of said salt meadow that lyeth to the Southward and 'Westward of said creek and stakes, shall be and belong to the said Ichabod Wadsworth, his heirs, and assigns forever, with all the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, to his, and their proper use, benefit and behoof forever, and all that part of said salt meadow that lyeth to the Northward and Eastward of said creek, and stakes, and partition, shall be and belong to said John Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever with all the profits, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to appertain to his and their, proper use, benefit and behoof forever, Now the above said partition and division thus made, we the said John Wadsworth and Ichabod Wadsworth, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division for us our heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals this twenty eighth of April in the year of Our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and Eighteen. JOHN WADSWORTH. (s) Ichabod X WADSWORTH. (s) his mark in presence of BENJAMIN PRIOR. BETHIAH PRIOR X his mark. 1718. Dec. 31. Vol. a. Page 155. Upon the 31st of December Anno Domini 1718. Articles of Agreement between Moses Soule of Duxborrough iu the County of Plymouth in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, yeoman of the one party, and Christopher Wadsworth of said Duxborrough, yeoman, of the other party is as followeth, viz. Whereas the said Moses Soule hath an interest m the orchard, and fruit trees on the farm whereon the said Christopher Wadsworth now dwelleth, and said Christopher Wadsworth hath an interest and claim in the fire wood now standing on the farm whereon the said Moses Soule riow dwelleth, the said Moses Soule and Christopher Wadsworth, have, and by these presents do make an exchange, viz, The said Moses Soule doth give, grant and make over and confirm to said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever; all his whole right, title and interest in all of the above said orchard and fruit trees, with all profits privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Christopher Wadsworth doth give, grant, make over and confirm to the said Moses Soule his heirs and assigns forever, all his whole right title and interest of and into all the above said fire wood, with the appurtenances thereto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use benefit and behoof to him Moses Soule, his heirs and assigns forever, and moreover, the said Christopher Wadsworth hath given to said Moses Soule Five pounds in money to boot upon the above exchange, the receipt whereof the said Moses Soule doth hereby acknowledge. In witness whereof and in confirmation of the above written premises the above said parties to these presents, have set their hands and seals the day and year first written above. MOSES SOULE. (s) his CHRISTOPHER X WADSWORTH. (S) mark. Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN WADSWORTH. JOHN WADSWORTH JR. 1720. Mch 29. Vol. a. Page 76. An agreement between Edward Southworth of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, of the one part, and Thomas Southworth of Duxborrough husbandman, of the other part, is as followeth, viz Whereas we the said Edward Southworth and Thomas Southworth are owners and proprietors in equal proportion of two certain lots of land, lying and being within the township of Duxborrough above said, said lots being the eighteenth and twenty fourth in number in the upland belonging to the second division of the Common's which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, in the County above said, and were laid out Anno Domini 1713, and are hounded as may appear by the records of the Proprietors of the land &c, belonging to said division. We therefore, that each one might know his own respective proportion and right, in the said two lots of land, have agreed upon a division thereof as followeth viz, That the said twenty fourth lot with all and singular, the profits, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging, shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the above said Thomas Southworth, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and hehoof of him the said Thomas Southworth, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, and that the above said Eighteenth lot shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the above said Edward South worth with all the profits, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and hehoof of him, the said Edward Southworth, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever. Now the above agreement and division thus made, We, the said Edward Southworth and Thomas Southworth do mutually agree, shall be, stand, and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the two above said lots of land, for us, our heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we the above said Edward Southworth and Thomas Southworth have here unto set our hands and seals the twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord God, One thousand Seven hundred and twenty, 1720. EDWARD SOUTHWORTH. (s) THOMAS SOUTHWORTH. (S) Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Saml.L WESTON. her ELIZABETH X DELANOE. mark. 1721. May 23. Vol. a. Page 78. May 23 Anno Domini 1721. We the subscribers, to wit, Josiah Kein Sen.,., of Pembroke, and Jonathan Peterson of Duxborrough, have settled the line or bounds between our lands at Kein's brook so called, viz. The bounds between the 101st lot in the upland, in the 2d division of the Commons which belonged to the said towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, and the meadow land of the said Kein, lying on Kein's brook, a little above the way that leads from said Peterson's to the said Kein's, as followeth, viz. We began at a stake and stones, standing near Kein's meadow, which is the Northerly corner bound of the said 101st lot, and thence we ran South and by West, by several marked trees, about 13 rods to a bunch of small birch saplings marked with a heap of stones among them, and from thence Northwest and by West to said Keins brook which said settlement we do agree shall stand and remain for us and our heirs forever. In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands, the day and year first above mentioned. his JOSIAH ± KEIN SEN. mark JONATHAN PETERSON. 1721-22. Jany 31. Vol. a. Page 101. Upon the 31st day of January Anno 1721-22. We the subscribers, select men of the town of Duxborrough, being desired by divers of the inhabitants of the said town, to lay out high ways where there was necessity, have laid out sundry high ways as followeth, viz. We began at the high way that leads from Plymouth through Duxborrough to Marshfield, at a place where the way crosseth the said high way that leads from Doctor Delanoe's up to the saw mill, standing upon South river, and we laid out a high way thirty foot wide, from said Plymouth road, up the brook of Benjamin Simons's as followeth viz. As the way now goes, from a heap of stones to the brow of a little hill a little below Joseph Simons's house, and there we turned out of the Common way to the right hand, and went through the short brush, by several marked trees, till we came into the Common way again, a little before we came to Pelatiah West's fence, and thence as the way now goeth, on the Southerly side of said West's house and over the bridge upon the brook, then turning to the right hand, we went up a little hill, still as the way now goeth, by a small walnut tree marked, by the side of the said West's fence, and so as the way now goeth up, till we came to the plAce where the way parts that goes to John Partridge's and Benjamin Alden's, and there we turned out to the right hand, by a small red oak tree marked, and so running through the woods by several marked trees, till we came into the way again that leads to the said saw mill somewhat before the way turneth to James Thomase's, and thence as the way now goeth, over the said saw mill dam, and along by the Southerly side of the house of Nathaniel Cole Jr, and a little above the said Cole's house, we turned out of the way to the right hand, and went by several marked trees, till we came into the way again, and thence along the way till we came near a slough, and then we turned out to the left hand, and went by several marked trees, till we crossed the way, and so went by several marked trees, till we came over the last slough, into the way again, and thence as the way goeth on the Northerly side of the house of Samuel West, till we came to Phillip's brook, so called, and thence as the way now goeth, up and over the brook, before Benjamin Simons's door. It is always to be understood that the said way is to go over the said saw mill dam, so long as the proprietors there of shall keep up the said dam, and a passable way over it. We also laid out another high way of thirty foot wide from the corner of Pelatiah West's pasture, all along as the way now goeth, up to the high way that is on the Easterly part of the farm of Ichabod Wadsworth, that leads down to the said town's Meeting house. We also laid out another high way of thirty foot wide from said Phillip's brook down to said town's Meeting house, all along as the way now goeth, by Ichabod Wadsworth's and Nathaniel Brewster's, keeping the left hand way when we came against Sprague's Swamp, and so down by the Northerly side of the farm of Benjamin Prior, only against said Brewster's fence we turned out of the way to the right hand, by a little white oak marked, and came along in an old path by several marked trees, till it comes into the path that leads down from Nathaniel Cole's Sen., to said Meeting house. BENJAMIN DELANOE. JOSIAH SOULE. JOHN WADSWORTH. Recorded by me, JOHN WADSWORTH, Towns Clerk. 1722. April 17. Vol. a. Page 103. Know all men by these Presents, That we, to wit, Aaron Soule of Pembroke, and James Thomas of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, being equally owners and proprietors of four shares or fifth parts in a certain lot of salt meadow, lying and being within the township of Duxborrow above said, said lot is the ninth lot in number in the salt meadow which belonged to the second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke, above said, which said meadow was laid out Anno Domini 1712, our propriety in said lot being upon the Westerly part thereof, and till this time has laid undivided between us, We have agreed upon a division thereof, that each one might know his own respective part or proportion therein, and the division thereof is as followeth, viz We began at a stake by the side of a small creek which is in part the bounds between the said ninth and the tenth lot in the same meadows, near the head of the said creek where it parts in two small branches, said creek comes out of a bigger creek, which comes out of Little Wood Island River, and we ran from said stake, North West by North about half a point Northerly into the said first mentioned creek, and then corning back to the said stake, we ran a line from thence South East and by South about half a point Southerly, about ten rods to another stake set at the head of a little shoal creek or guzzle which comes out of the Mill River, and thence by said little shoal creek, till it comes to the Southerly bounds of said 9th lot. Our Mutual agreement is, that part of the said ninth lot that lyeth to the Westward of the above said bounds and line, shall be the said Aaron Soule's, and belong and appertain to him. his heirs and assigns forever, and to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, and that all that other part of the said Ninth lot which till now hath been owned by us in equal proportion, and lyeth on the Easterly of the above said Bounds and line, shall be the said James Thomas's, and belong and appertain to him, his heirs and assigns, forever, and to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, James Thomas having the other fifth share of said lot lying on the Eastward corner thereof. Now the above said division of the above said four shares in the above said Ninth lot of salt meadow, thus made, We the said Aaron Soule and James Thomas, do mutually agree, shall stand and remain, as a full settlement and division of the above said four shares in the said Ninth lot in said salt meadow for us, our heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals the seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and twenty two. AARON SOULE. (s) JAMES THOMAS. (s) Witness MARY THOMAS. HANNAH THOMAS. 1722. July 23. Vol. a. Page 106. A mutual agreement between Joseph Soule, John Simons and Joseph Simons, all of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth in the province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, is as followeth, viz We the said Joseph Soule John Simons and Joseph Simons, being owners and proprietors of the fourteenth lot in the salt meadows in the second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembroke in the County above said, viz, the said Joseph Soule being owner of three fifths parts, or shares, thereof, and the said John Simons and Joseph Simons being owners of one fifth part, or share thereof each of them, said lot lyeth in the township of Duxborrough above said, and was laid out Anno Domini 1712, and as yet hath laid undivided among them, therefore they, to wit, the said Joseph Soule, John Simons and Joseph Simons, that each of them might know his own respective part or proportion therein, have agreeded upon a division thereof as followeth, viz, that the said Joseph Soule shall have for his said three fifths shares, these three parcels next mentioned, 1st all that part of said lot which lyeth upon little wood neck, 2nd all that little sedge flat (being part of said lot) that lyeth on the Easterly side of Great Wood Neck, 3rd that part of said lot that is adjacent to the Northerly end of the 15th lot in the said salt meadows, and begineth at a stake standing in the line of the said 15th lot, on the westerly side of Great Wood Neck, and thence running up little Wood Island river as said river goeth, until it comes to Elnathan's River, to a stake standing near said river, and thence running South East and by East three degrees Easterly, to a stake upon the Easterly side of great wood neck, and thence on the same course into the river, and so down stream as the river goeth till it comes to a stake between two branches of a creek, thence to the stake first mentioned, and that the said Joseph Simons shall have for his said share in said fourteenth lot, this parcel bounded as followeth, viz, Beginiug at the stake at the North west end of the last mentioned part of said meadow laid to the said Joseph Soule, standing by Elnathans river, and thence running up stream as the river goeth, till it comes to a guzzle, and bounded by that guzzle till it comes to a stake at the head thereof, and thence East South East to a stake, and thence, the same course, into the river, and so by said river down stream, to Joseph Soule's last mentioned piece of meadow, and that the said John Simons shall have for his said share in the said fourteenth lot, all that part thereof that is not comprehended within the said Joseph Soule and Joseph Simons's parts thereof, hounded and described as above. Now the above said division of said fourteenth lot in the said salt meadows, thus made We the said Joseph Soule, John Simons and Joseph Simons, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said fourteenth lot in the said salt meadows, for us, our heirs and assignes, forever, and that each one shall have and hold his own respective part or parts therein as is above expressed, with all and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there to belonging to each of them, their heirs and assigner forever. In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands and seals the twenty third day of July in the year of Our Lord God, One thousand Seven hundred and twenty two, 1722. JOSEPH SouLE. (s) JOSEPH SIMONS. (s) JOHN SIMMONS. (s) Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Josiah Delanoe. CORNELIUS SOULE. 1723. Nov 30. Vol. a. Page 79. An agreement between Christopher Wadsworth of the one part, and Grace Sprague, widdow, relict of William Sprague, late of Duxborrough, dec., of the other part, both of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth, in the province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, is as followeth. Where as we the said Christopher Wadsworth, and Grace Sprague, are at present in possession of the tenth lot in number, in the upland which belonged to the second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxnurrough and Pembrook, in the County above said, and we being equally interested in said lot which till this time hath been in partnership and undivided between us, We therefor that each one might know their own respecti7e proportion in the said lot, have agreed on an equal division thereof as followeth, viz. We began at a stake and stones, in the line of the said tenth lot, viz, the line on the Southerly side. of said lot, about the middle of the said line, and said stake standeth about, three rods and a half to the Westward of a red oak tree marked, which is the North corner bounds of the Ninth lot in the said division of upland, and standeth on the West side of North Hill way, and thence we run North Sixteen degrees Easterly, by a range of marked saplings, to a stake and stones standing in the range of the land of Benjamin Chanler. Now our agreement is, that all that part of said tenth lot which lyeth to the Westward of the above said range of marked saplings, which run North sixteen degrees Eastward from the first mentioned stake and stones, to the last mentioned stake and stones, with all and singular, the profits, privileges, and appurtenances thereto belonging, shall be the proper part of the said Christopher Wadsworth, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs and assigns forever, and that all that part of said tenth lot, which lyeth on the Easterly of the above range of marked saplings which run North sixteen degrees Easterly, from the first mentioned stake and stones, to the last mentioned stake and stones, with all and singular, the profits privileges and appurtenances there to belonging, shall be the proper part of the said Grace Sprague, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of her the said Grace Sprague her heirs and assigns forever. Now the above said agreement and division thus made, We the said Christopher Wadsworth and Grace Sprague, do mutually agree shall be, stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said tenth lot of land, for us our heirs and assigns, forever, In witness where of we have here unto set our hand and seals the thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord God, One thousand Seven hundred and twenty three, 1723. CHRISTOPHER X WADSWORTH. (S) his mark GRACE X SPRAGUE. her mark. Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of JACOB THOMSON. WILLIAM BREWSTER. 1723-24.Jany 16. Vol a. Page 117. Articles of agreement between John Partridge of Duxborrough, in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, of the one part, and Benjamin Alden of said Duxborrough, yeoman, of the other part, are as followeth viz. Where as, we, the said John Partridge and Benjamin Alden, are owners and proprietors of a certain tract or parcel of swampy land lying within the township of Duxhorrough above said, on both sides of the South river, so called, said track of swampy land begineth at a place called Otter rock, and thence runneth down stream to the dam of the saw mill now standing on South river, and we being owners in equal proportion of said swampy land, which till this time hath remained in partnership and undivided between us, have agreed upon a division of part thereof, that each one might know his own respective proportion therein, and we divided all the swampy land from said Otter rock down stream to the Northerly side of said Alden's land, which lyeth on the Easterly side of the said South river, into two parts, as followeth viz We began at the Westerly end of the line or partition fence which parts the farms whereon we the said John Partridge and Benjamin Alden now dwell, and thence we run a West line across the said swampy land, and South river, to a stake and stones, standing on the Westerly side of the said swampy land, that is, on the Westerly side of the said South river. Now our agreement is, the said John Partridge having paid to the said Benjamin Alden, the sum of Three pounds in money, that all that part of the said swampy land on both sides of the said river up stream from said West line to said Otter rock, with all and singular, the profits, privileges, commodities, Hereditaments and appurtenances there to belonging, shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the said John Partridge, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said John Partridge, his heirs and assigns, forever, and that all that part of said swampy land on both sides of said river, from said West line down stream to the North westerly corner of the twenty three acres of land belonging to said Benjamin Alden, which is part of the 54th lot in the upland in Second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook in the County above said, and running from said corner due West, across said swampy land and South river, with all and singular, the profits, privileges, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances there to belonging, shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the said Benjamin Alden, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of him the said Benjamin Alden, his heirs and assignes forever. Now the above said agreement and division thus made, we the said John Partridge and Benjm Alden, do mutually agree shall he, stand and remain as a full and firm settlement and division of the above said swampy land, viz, from Otter rock down the stream to said Northwesterly side of the said Alden's land as above said, for us, our heirs and assigns, forever, and shall be recorded in the records of the said Town of Duxborrough. In witness where of we have here unto set our hands and seals the Sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord God, One thousand Seven hundred and twenty three or four. JOHN PARTRIDGE. (s) BENJAMIN ALDEN. Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN ALDEN. JOHN WADSWORTH. 1723-24. Mar 23. Vol. a. Page 128. Articles of agreement between Abraham Samson Senor of Duxborrough, in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, yeoman, of the one part, and Christopher Wadsworth of said Duxborrough, yeoman, of the other part, are as follows, viz. Whereas we the said Abraham Sampson and Christopher Wadsworth, are owners and proprietors in equal proportion of two certain lots of land, lying and being within the township of said Duxborrough, said lots are the forty fifth, and hundred and forth sixth lots in number, in the upland belonging to the second division of the Commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, in the County above said, and were laid out Anno Domini 1713, and said lots till this time have been in partnership and undivided between us. We therefore, that each one might know his own respective proportion in the said lots, have agreed upon a division thereof, as followed viz. The said Christopher Wadsworth having paid to the said Abraham Samson three pounds five shillings in money, on the which consideration, our agreement is, that the whole of the said 146 lot, and Eight acres and a half of the said 45 lot, being all that part of the said 45 lot which lyeth on the Westerly side of the South river, with all sand singular, the profits, privileges, hereditaments, commodities and appurtenances, there unto belonging, shall belong unto, and be the proper part of the said Christopher Wadsworth, to belong, and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Christopher Wadsworth, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, forever, and that all that part of the said 45th lot which lveth on the Easterly side of the South river, being twenty nine acres and a half, should belong unto, and be the proper part of the said Abraham Samson, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him, the said Abraham Samson, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, forever, with all, and singular, the profits, privileges, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging. Now the above said agreement and division thus made, we the said Abraham Samson and Christopher Wadsworth, do mutually agree, shall be, stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the two above said lots of land, for us and our heirs and assigns, forever. In witness whereof we have here unto set our hands, and seals the twenty third day of March, in the year of Our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and twenty three or four. ABRAHAM SAMSON. (s) his CHRISTOPHER (C) WADSWORTH. (s) mark Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN DELANOE. JOHN WADSWORTH. 1724-25. Feb. 1. Vol. a. Page 118. Upon the 1st day of February Anno Domini 1724-25. We the subscribers, to wit, Joseph Chanler Sen., and Samuel Chanler, both of Duxborrough, in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, have run the dividing line, and settled the bounds between the farms of land whereon we each of us do now dwell, as followeth, viz. We began at a stone set in the ground in the line of the Easterly side of the 149th lot in the upland in the Second division of the Commons, which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, said lot being now in possession of Thomas Phillips, and from thence we run East 32 degrees South to Brewster's brook so called to a stump, and from thence we ran East 6 degrees Southerly, 7 rods to a stone set in the ground, and from thence we ran North 41 degrees and a half Easterly, to a stone pitched in the ground, on Westerly side ofthe Country road, which last mentioned stone is at, the Easterly end of said dividing line, and we mutually agree the above said dividing line shall stand and remain as a dividing line or partition between the above said farms, for us mad our heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof we have set our hands the day and year first above written. JOSEPH CHANLER. his Saml. (a) CHANLER. mark. Signed in presence of Ichabod SAMSON. EBENEZER THOMAS. 1725. July 30. Vol. a. Page 119. Upon the thirtieth of July Anno Domini 1725. We the subscribers, to wit, John Weston and Benjamin Peterson of the one part, and William Brewster on the other part, all of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, have run the line and settled the bounds between the salt meadow of the said John Weston and Benjamin Peterson, and the upland of the said William Brewster which lyeth adjacent each to the other in said Duxborrough in the Captain's Nook so called, said salt meadow and upland is part of the farm whereon Samuel Bartlet, late of said Duxborrough, Dec. dwelt at the time of his decease, and lyeth towards the Northerly part of said farm, said salt meadow lyeth contiguous to the salt meadow of Myles Standish, and is parted on the Northerly side there of from the said Standish meadow by a ditch, We therefore began at the head or Westerly end of said ditch, and thence we run as the fence now standeth, about the Westerly part of said Weston and Peterson's meadow, as the fence now standeth, and thence as the fence now standeth, on the Southerly side of the said meadow, till we come to a stone pitched in the ground, in the said fence, said stone standeth about five or six foot distant from a small white oak tree marked, said tree standeth on the Northerly side of said fence about ---- feet from the fence, and thence from said stone, we ran East thirteen degrees and a half Northerly nearly ten rods, to another stone pitched in the ground, and from thence we ran North twenty one degrees Easterly, into the salt bay. Now our mutual agreement is, that the above said Bounds and line, settled and run as above said, shall be and remain to be the bounds and partition between our above said salt meadow and upland, for us our heirs and assigns forever. In witness where of we, viz, the above said parties, have here unto set our hand sand seals the day and year first above written. JOHN WESTON. (s) BENJAMIN PETERSON. (s) WILLIAM BREWSTER. (s) Signed, Sealed and delivered, in presence of GEO. PARTRIDGE. WILLIAM WITTER. 1728. April 5. Vol. a. Page 120. Know all men by these Presents, that we the subscribers, to wit Samuel Seabury Sen., of Duxborrow in the County of Plymouth, in the Province of Massachusetts bay, in New England, Cooper, and Christopher Wadsworth of said Duxburrough, yeoman, Being owners and proprietors of a certain lot of salt meadow, lying and being within the township of said Duxborrough, said lot containeth five shares, and is the fifth lot in number in the salt meadow which belonged to the Second division of the commons which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, in the said County, and was laid out Anno Domini 1712, an4 is bounded as may appear by the records of the proprietors of the land and meadows belonging to said division, the said Samuel Seabury being owner of three shares, or fifth parts in the said lot, and said Christopher Wadsworth being owner of two shares or fifth parts in the said lot, and said lot till this time hath laid in partnership and undivided between us. We have agreed upon a division there of that each one might know his own respective part, or proportion therein, and the division is as followeth viz. We ran a straight line across the said lot, and began at a stake in the marsh, on the Easterly side of a creek which standeth in the range on the Easterly side of the said lot, and which stake is also a corner bound between the third and fourth lots in the said salt meadow, and from said stake we ran North west and by North, a quarter of a point North, to a stake set in the marsh by the side of the Mill river, and thence on the same course, into the said river. And our mutual agreement is, that all that part of said fifth lot that lyeth on the Northerly side of the above said cross line run as above said, shall be the said Samuel Seabury's part of said lot, and shall belong and appertain to him, his heirs and assigns, forever, with all, and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, and that all that part of said fifth lot viz, all that part there of that lyeth on the Southerly side of the above said cross line run as above said, shall be the said Christopher Wadsworth's part of said lot, and shall belong and appertain to him, his heirs and assigns, forever, with all and singular, the profits privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging. Now the above division of the above said fifth lot of salt meadow, thus made, We the said Samuel Seabury and Christopher Wadsworth, do mutually agree shall stand and remain as a firm and final settlement forever. In witness where of we have here unto set our hands and seals, the fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and twenty eight. SAME SEABURY SEN. (s) CHRISTOPHER X WADSWORTH. (s) his mark. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN WADSWORTH, SEN. URIAH WADSWORTH. 1727. Jun 21. Vol. a. Page 157. An agreement between Joseph Soule of Duxburrough in the County of Plymouth in the Province of Massachusetts bay, in New England, yeoman, of the one part, and Ephraim Cole of said Duxborrough yeoman, of the other part, is as followeth, viz. Whereas we, the said Joseph Soule and Ephraim Cole are owners and proprietors of the twentieth lot in the salt meadow of the second division of the commons which belonged to the township of Duxborrough and Pembroke in the County above said. The said lot being laid out for three shares wherein is contained a certain small Island called Block Island, and the said Joseph Soule being the proprietor of one share, or the third part of said lot, and the said Ephraim Cole being the proprietor of two shares, or two thirds part of said lot, which till this time hath been undivided between them, we therefore, that each one might know his own respective proportion in said lot, have agreed upon a division thereof as followed], viz, that the above said small Island called Block Island, with all, and singular, the profits, privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, shall belong and be the proper part of the said Joseph Soule, to belong and appertain to him the said Joseph Soule, his heirs and assigns, forever, and that all the residue, or other part of said lot, shall belong unto and be the proper part of the said Ephriam Cole, with all and singular, the profits privileges and appurtenances there unto belonging, to belong and appertain to the only proper use, benfit and behoof of him the said Ephriam Cole his heirs and assigns forever. Now the above agreement and division thus made, we the said Joseph Soule and Ephriam Cole do mutually agree shall be, stand and remain as a firm and full settlement and division of the above said Twentieth lot in said Salt meadows, for us, our heirs and assigns, forever. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the Twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Seven. 1727. Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of JOHN SAMSON, EBENEZER BARTLET. JOSEPH SOULE (s) his EPHRIAM COLE X (S) mark.