Town Meetings - 1740 to 1748
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]
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1740. May 3. Record No. 5. Page 28. At a Town Meeting in Duxborronah upon the 3d day of May Anno Domini 1740, The said town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford Moderator for said day, and also chose Seth Bartlet petit Juror to serve in the next Inferior Court and Quarter Sessions of the peace, to be holden at Plymouth. The town also chose John Wadsworth their Agent and invested with their full power demand, and receive an account from the Trustee's chosen by the said town May 16th Anno Dom 1728 to take out, and let out upon good security the said town's proportion of the Sixty thousand pounds of loan money then last emitted by the General Court of this Province for the use of the said town, in order that the said money may be paid in to the said Province Treasury, that so the said town may be freed from any charge or trouble relating to the premises, and likewise to make up accounts with the Trustees chosen by the said town December 31st Anno Domini 1739, in room of John Partridge, Capt. Alden and Thomas Fish chosen by the said town October the 20th Anno Dom 1721, to let out the said towns proportion of Fifty thousand pounds ban money formerly emitted by the said General Court, and their management of the trust reposed in them relating to that affair. And also to enquire about the disposition of the money paid by some particular persons in some years past, to excuse them from serving as constables of the persons that received it, viz, whether it be disposed of to the use which by law is directed and appointed, and if it he not, to recure it for the order of the said town, and the said town also chose Israel Silvester to take care that the repairations of the church, be made and done. At this meeting the said town voted that their stock of Ammunition, which by law is required, should be procured, and desired Capt. Gamaliel Bradford would take care that it be done, and that the said town should pay the charge of it. 1740. Aug. 25. Record No. 5. Page 29. At a Town meeting in Duxborrough, upon the 25th day of August, Anno Domini 1740. The Town chose Capt Gamaliel Bradford moderator for said day. The town also adjusted the said town's rate for the present year, to defray the town's charges, amounting to £538 13s 02d particulars follow. At the above said Meeting a vote was asked of the said town whether they would raise money to satisfy an execution which Ephriam Norcut had against said town, but the vote passed in the negative. The town also voted that the select men should take the care of Jane Delanoe. The town also voted that Joseph Simons should improve their salt meadow this year, he allowing the town one half of the hay when it was stacked, and voted that Robert Stanford should take care of the town's part of the salt hay, and dispose of it for the said town's use. The said town also granted to Benjamin Prior Jr. four acres of land, but not exeeeding that, contiguous to the farm where on he now dwelleth on the Northerly by Westerly side of the road that comes from the meeting house, and authorised the select men to lay it out to him at said Prior's charge, and also authorized and empowered the select men on the said town's account, to make up all accounts with all Trustees formerly employed about letting out and calling in the said town's part of all loan money formerly emitted by the General Court of this Province, and with all other persons indebted to the said town, and to recover and receive of them for the use of said town, what they are indebted to the said town. At this town meeting the said town voted an abatement out of the rate bills committed to Samuel Weston to collect, as constable, the last year. the sum of Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings and Six pence, viz, £4, 10 6 on account of John Delanoe, dec, and £4 8s, 4d on account of John Douglas, dec, and £1, 15, 6 on account of Saml. Alden Jr. and Saml. Partridge, both removed out of this town. 1740/41. Jany 20. Record No. 5. Page 32. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough, upon the 20th day of January, Anno Domini 1740/41. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford Moderator for said day, and chose Moses Soule Grand Jury man for the year ensuing, the said town also chose Amariah Delanoe and Samuel Sprague, petit jurors, to serve at the next Inferior Court at Plymouth. The said town also voted that their school should be kept in course as to the quarterly placing of it, to go round with the sun, as it has been kept ever since the said town were provided with a grammar school till two full years were completed and expired, and then to begin in that part of the town that they ordered it should first be kept, when the said town divided themselves into four parts concerning their school. 1740-41. Mch 23. Record No. 5. Page 32. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough, upon the 23d day of March, Anno Dom 1740-1. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford Moderator for said day, and after electing town officers for the ensuing year, The town voted that the Manufactory bills of credit that are now passing among many people in this Province, shall pass as sufficient payment to defray all town charges that may arise within this town the year ensuing. May 18. 1741. At this town meeting, Town officers and jury men were chosen. June 29. Gamaliel Bradford was chosen Representative to serve at the next General Court in Boston. 1741. June 29. Record No. 5. Page 33. Duxborrough, June 29th, Anno Domini 1741. Where as, sundry of the inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough have signified to us the subscribers, select men of the town of Duxborrough, that there is necessity of a high way to be laid out across the South river at or near the Saw mill dam, which belonged to Deacon Alden, late of Duxborrough, dec, and have desired us to lay out said high way, we therefore have laid out a high way across said South river, as the said high way formerly went right over where the said Dam did formerly stand. JOHN WADSWORTH. GAMALIEL BRADFORD. Saml. WESTON. 1741. Aug. 17. Record No. 5. Page 33. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 17th day of August Anno Domini 1741. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford moderator for said day. The town then chose petit jurors, for the Superior Court. The town also adjusted said town's charges, and ordered a rate to be made for the present year, amounting to £290 17s 01d—particulars follow. The said town also voted that the assessors in making the above said rate, if they see reason, may make said rate something more than the above said but not exceeding Twenty Pounds. At the above said Town Meeting The said town of Duxborrough hired out their Common salt meadow to William Brewster Jr. for the ensuing year, viz, the grass and sedge now standing and growing upon said meadow, for Seventeen Pounds and 12 shillings, the said town having first voted to hire out the said meadow to the highest bidder, the said town before they hired out their meadow, as above said, voted to sell the said salt meadow, but they again reconsidered that vote. At this town meeting the town Voted that the said town should continue to stand divided into four parts or quarters, according to a former vote of the said town, as of said town records may appear, relating to the keeping of their school, for the term of Twenty years next ensuing. They also voted that the inhabitants of each of the said quarters respectively, should provide house room for the said school master, while he keeps the school in their respective quarters, also that the said school shall be a free school for the whole town, for any of the said inhabitants to send their children into any of the above mentioned quarters where the school may be kept. The town also voted an abatement in the rates made Anno Dom 1740, to several persons herein after mentioned. 1742. April 5. Record No. 5. At a town meeting held in Duxborrough upon the 5th day of April A. D. 1742. The town chose Mr. Samuel Sprague Moderator, and then made choice of Grand and petit Jury men. 1742. May 17. R 5. Page 35. At a town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 17th day of May Anno Domini 1742. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford their representative to serve at the General Court at Boston, for the year ensuing. They also chose petit Jurors, and also chose Mr. Saml. Seabury their Agent to procure a School master. 1742. Dec. 6. R 5. Page 35. At a Town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 6th day of December, Anno Domini 1742. The said town chose Mr. Samuel Weston Moderator for said day, and chose David Alden an Blanie Phillips petit Jurors to serve at the next Inferior Court at Plymouth. The said town also chose Joshua Delauoe their Agent to shingle the Meeting house on the back side, as soon as lie can, and the said town to pay the charge. The said town also, by their vote, gave to the Rev. Mr. Samuel Veazie all the wood standing upon their Common land commonly called Ministerial lot, lying at a place some times called fresh marshes or Wyburns boggs. They also voted to supply Hannah Wormal with three cords of wood. 1742-3. Feb. 14. A Town Meeting to choose Grand and petit Jurors at the next Inferior Court at Plymouth. Mch 5. A Town Meeting to make choice of Town officers. 1742. Aug. 2. R No. 5. Page 36. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 2d day of August Anno Domini 1742. The town chose Peleg Wadsworth their clerk for said day, and also chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford, moderator for said day. The town then proceeded to adjust the Town's debts and charges for the present year amounting to, £293, 10s, 2. The town also voted that the select men should make a rate not exceeding Ten Pounds, to defray charges which may arise. The town also voted that David Alden should improve the town's salt meadow marsh this present year, paying for the rent or hire thereof Eighteen pounds and Five shillings at the years end. The true intent is, that all the above mentioned charges are all to be paid in the old tenor. The town also voted that Moses Simons should ditch the town's meadow, and bring in his bill to said town. The town also voted and chose two Agents, viz. Capt. Gamaliel Bradford and Mr. Saml. Seabury to go down to the Eastward to see about the land the General Court granted for the town towards the support of a grammer school, and gave them power to sell the land if they saw fit, if not to take some proper care about it, and make a report to town what they shall act about it. 1743. Aug. 9 & Sept. 7. R No. 5. Page 37. At the Town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 7th day of Aug. Anno Domini 1743, and Sept. 7th, 1743 The town adjusted the rates for town charges amounting to £348. 8s. 94. Particulars given- Also at the above said Town Meeting Sept. 7th, The town voted to sell their school land at Lohegan, for Seven hundred and Fifty pounds old tenor, and voted that Capt. Bradford be Agent to sell the said school lands, and have full power to make conveyance of it, and voted that Samuel Seabury be Agent to provide a School master for them for the year ensuing. 1743. Oct. 6. R No. 5. Page 38. Duxborrough October the 6th Anno 1743. The said town voted Capt. Gamaliel Bradford Moderator, and Jonathan Peterson Clerk for the said day, and voted to give Thirty Pounds old tenor to Mr. Joseph Freeman to maintain Mary Cole the year ensuing, and twenty eight pounds old tenor to Mr. Phillip Delanoe for boarding Jane Delanoe the year ensuing, and said Phillip Delanoe is to be accountable to the town for said Jane's work if she doeth any, and voted that the select men should provide for Hannah Wormill for the year ensuing. 1743. Mch 1. R No. 5. Page 38. At a town meeting in Duxborrough, upon the 1st day of March Anno Domini 1743/4. The town chose Town officers—and also voted to authorize Capt. Gamaliel Bradford to sell their land granted them by the General Court, to enable them to support a grammer school, at any price at his best judgment and discretion, for the good and benefit of the said town, and where as in the warrant for holding the aforesaid town meeting, this paragraph was inserted, viz, You are also to notify the said town meeting to take care that their meeting house be shingled on the North side, a vote was asked of the said town, whether they would do any thing relating to the said paragraph, and the vote passed in the Negative. 1744. May 21. Page 40. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough, on the 21St day of May Anno Domini 1744. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford their representative, to serve at the General Court at Boston for the year ensuing. 1744. Oct. 8. R No. 5. Page 42. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 8th day of October Anno Domini 1744 The said town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford, Moderator for said day, and proceeded to adjust their charges to the said day, and ordered; that their select men should make a rate to pay the said charges amounting to £328. 13s. 07d. And voted that their select men should make a rate to pay the above charges, and something more, but not exceeding Ten pounds. 1744/5. Feb. 18. R. No. 5. Page 42. At a Town Meeting held upon the 18th day of February 1744-5. The town chose Grand and petit Jurors for the year ensuing. 1744-5. Mch. 18. R. No. 5. Page 42. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 18th day of March Anno Domini 1744-5. The town chose Mr. Saml. Weston moderator for the said day, and then proceeded to choose town officers. The town then proceeded about some other business inserted in the warrant for calling the about said meeting, And first about building a New Meeting house, and a vote was asked by the said town, viz, whether they would act any thing relating there unto, and the vote passed in the affirmative, and then the town voted to choose some persons to take care of their meeting house, to keep out of it itinerant preachers, but that matter not being finished, the said Town adjourned the above meeting until the third Monday in May next, at two of the clock in the afternoon. 1745. May 20. R. No. 5. Page 43. At a Town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 20th day of May Anno Domini 1745, which was continued by adjournment from the 18th day of March aforesaid. The town spent much time in considering the matters and things contained in the warrant for holding their meeting, held on the 18th of March aforesaid, the business whereof not being wholly finished at that time, but the said town finding much difficulty and having had a long debate about the above said business brought nothing to a vote, but still continued the adjournment of the above said meeting until the first Monday in July next, at one of the clock in the afternoon. 1745. May 20. The town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford, their representative to serve at the next General Court at Boston. 1745. July 1. R. No. 5. Page 43. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 1st day of July Anno Domini 1745, it being continued by adjournment from the 20th day of May last past, a vote of the said town was asked viz, whether or no they would reconsider their vote passed by the said town upon the 18th day of March last past, about building a New Meeting house, and said town voted a reconsideration of their former vote. July 1. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 1st day of July Anno Domini 1745 To adust the said town's debts and raise money to defray the same. The town voted to the Rev. Mr. Veazie money to be paid him after the rate of £150 a year from the Eighth day of April last, to the 1st of July instant, and then a vote was asked of the said town whether they would vote him any thing more than what was voted as above said, but the voted passed in the negative. 1745-46. Mch. 24, R. No. 5. Page 45. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 24 day of March A. D. 1745, The Town chose the several Town Officers. 1746. May 19. The Town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford Representative to the General Court at Boston. June 30. The Town chose Grand Jurors to the Superior Court at Plymouth. 1745-6. Aug. 18. R. No. 5. Page 45. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 18th day of August. The said town adjusted the town debts, and ordered a rate to be made to pay and discharge the same, with some other business concerning the said town, the charges amt'ed to £179. 18s. 7d. At the above Town Meeting Aug. 19th, 1746, the said town chose Capt. Bradford, Moderator, for said day, and ordered the select men to make a rate to pay the above charges, and something over, but not over Ten pounds, and the above said charges to be paid in paper money in the old tenor. The town also voted their select men should prosecute in the law the town of Marshfield, for their neglecting to run the line between the Towns of Duxborrough and Marshfield. The town also hired out their common Salt meadow to John Hunt for this year, for Forty five Pounds, paper money in the old tenor. 1746-7. Feb. 19. R No 5. Page 46. Duxborrough Feb 19th 1746-7 Then Balanced all accounts with Phillip Delano, Treasurer of the said town, and the balance was in favor of the Town the sum of £74 5s 4d old tenor, exclusive of a note of John Hunt, which he hath in his hands, for the sum of £45 old tenor, which was given for rent of said town's meadow for the past year. GAMALIEL BRADFORD, Saml. SEABURY Select men. PHILLIP DELANOE, Town Treasurer. 1746-7. Mch 2. R No 5. Page 46. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 2nd day of March, Anno Domini 1746-7. The said Town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford, Moderator for said day. The said town also chose John Wadsworth Town Clerk for the year ensuing. The town also chose the several town officers. At this town meeting the said town voted that the select men should draw money out of the Treasury to pay their part of the County tax last ordered by the Quarter Sessions of the County of Plymouth to be made to defray the said County's charges, and desired the select men to sort the names they brought to be put into the Jury box, and put them into their proper places. 1747. May 18. R No. 5. Page 47. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 18th day of May, Anno Domini 1747. The said town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford their Representative to serve at the General Court at Boston the year ensuing, and then the said town chose Capt. Gamaliel Bradford, Moderator for said day for town business. At this Town meeting a vote was asked of the said Town, whether they would grant that any money should be raised for the support of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Veazie in the work of the ministry, and the vote passed in the Negative. And at this town meeting the said Town voted that Mr. Moses Simons should take special care that all obstructions shall forthwith he removed oh Southworth's Mill river, and convenient passage opened., so that alewives may run into the Mill pond, also to keep all persons from catching any of the said fish, on Mondays, Tuesday and Saturday in each respective week until the 10th of next June. 1747. Aug. 11. R No 5. Page 48. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough, upon the 11th day of Aug. Anno Domini 1747. The said Town chose Mr. Saml. Weston, Moderator for said day, and the said town by their vote, hired out their Common Salt meadow, to Capt. Samuel Alden for this year for Fifty Pounds in money in the Old tenor. And there was a paragraph in the warrant for holding the above said Town Meeting, to notify the people to take some care of the poor in the said town, but the said town waved that matter, and acted nothing about it. The town then chose Capt. Samuel Alden their Agent to procure a School master for said town for a year ensuing, the said year to begin at the end of the year in which Mr. Joshua Loring was said town's Agent on the like occasion. 1747. Nov. 2. B No. 5. Page 49. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 2d day of November Anno Domini 1747. The said Town chose Gamaliel Bradford Esq, Moderator for the said day. And the town chose two Agents to make answer to the complaint exhibited against the said town, by the Rev. Mr. Veazie to be heard before the Justices of our Court of General Sessions of the place at Plymouth, on the third Tuesday of December next, and the said Agents that were chosen were, Major Gamaliel Bradford, and Capt. Samuel Alden. And then the town proceeded to adjust and settle the said town's debts and charges. At the above said town meeting the said town voted, that the assessors should make a rate, and, pay and discharge the sum total of all and every of the above written particulars to each of the persons and uses above mentioned, all to be paid in the Old tenor, and the said Assessors in making the said rate, if they shall see it easier to bring out the sum total of their list, may make their rate some small matter bigger than the above said Articles comes to, but not exceeding Ten pounds, and also to agree with Joseph Freeman to keep Mary Cole one year, next ensuing, for Thirty five pounds including in said year so much time as he hath already kept her, and is not yet paid for it. At this town. meeting the town voted that their select men might draw out of the town's treasury £19, 18s 00--in money of Old T, to discharge an execution which Marshfield have against this town. 1747. Nov. 30. R. No. 5. Page 49. At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough upon the 30th day of November Anno Domini 1747. The Town chose Major Gamaliel Bradford, Moderator for said day, also chose Mr. Samuel Seabury to answer the said town's presentment at the next Quarter Sessions of the peace, for not keeping in repair Barstow's Bridge over the North river, and also to take care with the Agents of the neighboring towns, to rebuild or repair said bridge. 1747-8. Jany. 25. Vol. a. Page 211. At a Towns Meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Duxborrough, duly quailfled and lawfully warned in public town meeting assembled at the meeting house in Duxborrough the 25th 1747-8. After several times reading the advice the Justices of the Court at Plymouth gave the Rev. Mr. Veazie, and the town's agent, at their session in December last, relating to Mr. Veazie's complaint, and the difference now subsisting between Minister and people, and a considerable debate thereon, the question was put, whether they would accept of the said advice, and it was passed in the affirmative. They also voted that they would accept those Gents nominated by Mr. Veazie and the town's Agents viz, the Rev. Mr. Eells of Scituate, the Rev. Mr. Bass of Hanover, the Rev. Mr. Auger of Bridgewater, and Elijah Cushing and Thomas Foster Esqrs, to come and adise, and assist in the affair, Gamaliel Bradford Esq. Moderator, upon the 30th day of January post maridion, Mr. Samuel Seabury brought to me the above written to be recorded, and told me the above said Gamaliel Bradford, Moderator, sent it by him because he had not time to come himself, and according to order, it is here recorded by me, JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk. PROPRIETORS OF THE COMMON LANDS. 1747. Sept. 28. pamphlet. No page. At a meeting of the proprietors of the common lands in the Second division of the Commons which belonged to the downs of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held in Duxborrough upon the 28th day of September Anno Domini 1747. The said proprietors chose Major Gamaliel Bradford Moderator, and then proceeded to chose a committee of three men, viz, Edward Arnold Esq, Capt. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule, to receive the claims and pretended rights of any person that have not had any land laid out to them in the above said division, and take notice how they make out their claims, and make report of their doings relating to the premises to the above said proprietors at their next meeting, and also to take a view of the several pieces of land which belong to the above said division, that have not been yet lotted out, and pass their judgement upon them severally, as to their quantity and value, and make a report of their doings therein to the above said proprietors, at their next meeting, and then the said proprietors adjourned their meeting to the last Monday in November next, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon at Duxborrough above said. Recorded by JOHN WADSWORTH, Clerk. At the above said proprietors meeting the said proprietors voted that the common or proprietors lands in the Township of Duxborrough, lying between the land of Benjamin Prior, Christopher Wadsworth, Moses Soule, George Partridge, the Town's land the land of Benjamin Prior Jr, and the land of Thomas Boneys heirs, which for many years, past hath been improved, to set a.theeting house on, a Burying place, Training field, High ways and setting a pound on, shall lay, remain and be for the uses afore said forever, and What pieces of common lands the said town of Duxborrough hath exchanged to accommodate and lay the same regular, be and hereby is ratified and confirmed—and that the commons or proprietor's lands adjoining to the Meeting house in the Easterly point of the town..of Pem-rook lying between the lands of Mr. Daniel Lewis, Isaac. Tubbs, Isaac Crooke, and Thomas Burton which has for many years past been improved, to set a Meeting house on, Burying place, Training field, high ways, and setting a pound on, shrill lay, remain, and be for the uses afore said, forever and that what pieces of Commons lands of said town of Pembrook have exchanged, to accommodate and lay the same regular, he and hereby is ratified and confirmed. September 28th Anno Domini 1747. Recorded pr JOHN WADSWORTH Proprietors Clerk. 1747. Nov. 30. pamphlet B. Page 22. November 30th Anno Domini 1747. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the common lands in the Second division of the Commons which belonged to, the Towns of Duxborrow and Pembrook, held in Duxborrough, the said meeting being continued by an adjournment from the 28th day of September last past, at which time the said proprietors chose a committee of three men viz, Edward Arnold Esq, Capt. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule, to receive the claims and pretended rights of any persons which have not had any land laid out to them in the above said division, and take notice how they make out their claim, and make a report of their doings relating to the premises, to the above said proprietors at their next meeting, accordingly the said Committee gave in the report above mentioned to the said proprietors at the above said meeting on the above said 30th day of November, which said report is as follows viz. We the subscribers, being chosen by the proprietors of the common and undivided lands in Duxburrough and Pembrook, to hear the claims of any persons have to any of the said lands, and to make a report thereof to the said proprietors, and having appointed a time, accordingly there appeared two persons viz, John Southworth and Joseph Chanler, and after a full hearing thereof, and due consideration thereon, do make our report as followeth viz. That their claims are insufficient. 1747. pamphlet B. Page 23. And also to make inquiry for such pieces of lands and meadow as are not yet disposed of, and to make a report to the said proprietors, and having made search thereof do find the following pieces of lands viz. About 5 acres of land lying by Green's Harbor brook, and a small piece of land adjoining to the land of John Magfarland, and a small piece adjoining to the lands of Barnabas Ford, and 80 acres of land lying by the South river forge, and about 5 acres of land adjoining to the Lands of Jonathan Peterson, and about 15 acres of Salt Marsh lying upon the Mill river, and little Wood Island, and a small piece of land lying between the lands of Caleb Samson James Thomas and Benjamin Southworth, and a small piece of land adjoining the lands of Mr. Burton, and about 30 acres of land at the head of Miles Standish's farm. EDWARD ARNOLD. JOSHUA SOULE. NEHEMIAH CUSHING. At the above said meeting of the proprietors the 30th day of November Anno Domini 1747 relating to the claims of John Sonthworth and Joseph Chanler to land within the said propriety, the above said committee after a full hearing, report that their claims are insufficient, and a vote was asked of the said proprietors viz, whether they would act relating to their claims, and the vote passed in the negative, not judging their claims sufficient. The afore said proprietors Meeting November 30th was adjourned to the Second Monday of March next ensuing, at Ten of the clock. 1747-8. Jany. 25. R. No. 5. Page 50. At a Town meeting in Duxborrough upon the 25th day of January Anno Domini 1747-8. The said town chose Major Bradford, Moderator for said day, the town then voted that their select men should draw out of the said town's Treasury, money sufficient to ply their County tax for this year, and then the Moderator proclaimed the above meeting dissolved. April 15. The Town met to chose Grand Jury men. 1747-8. Mch Pamphlet. Page 24. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common lands in the Second division which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held in Duxborrough the Second Monday in March, Anno Dom 1747-8, said meeting being continued by adjournment from Nov 30th A. D. 1747. At this meeting the Committee which the proprietors had authorised to sell several parcels of land which belonged to them, brought an account of several parcels of land which they had sold, which account is as followeth viz, To Ezra Arnold a small parcel lying contiguous to the farm lie now dwelledh upon, for £5 and the said Committee is to give said Arnold on a deed of Quit claim. Item, to Capt. Nehemiah Cushing a small piece of land lying near Thomas Burtons, for £6. To Robert Stanford a piece of land lying near Reuben Peterson's, for £25, 108. Also a small piece of land to Barnabas Ford for 16s. Also a parcel of land to John Magfarland for £10 an acre, the whole comes to £34. Also about 80 acres of land lying near South river, sold to Peleg Sprague and --- for £250 old tenor. Also sold to Joshua Soule two-acres of land near the forge on South river for £10 10s. Total sum £346. 10s. 00. The said account was accepted, voted, and allowed by the said Proprietors, who voted that the said Committee should give deeds to those that they sold land to as above said. The Committee also, brought the account of their time spent, and money expended, about the above said affair, the sum total of which account is £20. 9s. 4d which said account was allowed and accepted by said Proprietors. Also the said Proprietors voted to Mr. Samuel Weston 20 shillings for his services about their vendue, and also voted the little Wood Island should be sold to James Glass, for £8 in Old tenor, and also paid to John Wadsworth £8 in money in full for his services done the Proprietors in the place of Proprietors Clerk, to this day, and also voted that all the money paid in, or that remains to be paid for lands sold, or any other payments relating to the premises, should be reckoned paper money in the Old tenor. At the above said Proprietors meeting, Daniel Lewis Esq protested against the selling any of the said Proprietors undivided Commons, and desired that his protest may be here in entered, which it is. At the above meeting the said Proprietors chose a Committee of three men viz Daniel Lewis Esq Pembrook above said, Mr. Samuel Seahury and Mr. Samuel Weston, both of Duxborrough afore said, to take an account of the claims of all persons who claim any right in the salt meadows belonging to the proprietors of the second division of the Commons, which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook in order to make out their qualifications to vote in the said Proprietors meetings viz to make out their rights in the undivided part of the said Commons, and the said Committee to bring the account of their proceedings relating to the premises to the said Proprietors at their next meeting, which will be on the Second Tuesday of May next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and at Pembrook in their old meeting house. To the Proprietors of the Town of Duxborrough and that part of Pembrook that was formerly Duxborrough, in the Proprietors meeting, assembled, at the memorial of Isaac Pierce now of Eastham in the County of Barnstable, formerly of Duxbury afore said, humbly shows that at the time of agreeing upon the East division made of the Common lands, belonging to said Towns, he was qualified according to vote to have drawn a lot, both in age, and being a town born child, but it so happened there was no lot of any kind assigned him, although he ought to have had several. Therefore he prays that you would now make him just and equal relations for the same &c March the 13th A. D. 1747. DANIEL LEWIS, Attorney for said Pierce. The prayer of the above said Pierce mentioned in the above said memorial was negatived by said Proprietors. To the Proprietors of the Town of Duxborrough- Where as, my honored father Mr. Benjamin Chanler, late of Duxborrough in the County of Plymouth, deceased, died seized of considerable real estate in the town of Duxborrough, and after his death, to wit on the third Tuesday of March A. D. 1691/2, the County Court then holden at Plymouth, the four sons which my father left behind him, two fifth parts to the eldest of said sons, and one fifth part to each of the other sons as appears by the records of the said Court, and by virtue of said settlement I became seised of one fifth part of said inheritance, and the freehold thereof, was actually in me, and continued so until the 30th of January A D 1709, and whereas on the said 30th of January, there was a town meeting held in Duxborrough when, and where, after the 40 acre division was voted it was also voted that all the rest of the upland and meadow land which should remain after the division afore said in the towns Commons, should be equally divided to all freeholders in said town, as, appears by the records of said town, notwithstanding, I have never had any benefit in the said divisions, though I apprehend that I have, and then had, good right to a share therein, and as there is yet Common land belonging to said town, I desire that I may still have my right, and that the Proprietors would take this my memorial in consideration, and order the same accordingly. March lst 1747. JOSEPH CHANLER. March 14 A D 1747/8. The above said Memorial was read to the said Proprietors, and a vote called viz whether they would allow to the said Joseph Chanter any right or share in the above mentioned Common lands, and the vote passed in the Negative. At the above said meeting Daniel Lewis Esq made a motion to the Proprietors, about Phillip Lathley viz whether they would allow him any right in the above said undivided Commons, but a vote passed in the Negative, and then the said Proprietors adjourned their meeting to the second Tuesday in May next ensuing, at Ten of the clock in the forenoon, said meeting to be held at Pembrook in the Old meeting house. pr JOHN WADSWORTH, Proprietors Clerk. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the second division of the Common lands which belonged to the Towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held at Duxborrough by an adjournment from the 28th day of September last past, the said Proprietors chose a Committee of three men, viz. Edward Arnold Esq, Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule to receive claims, and pretended rights of any persons which have not had any lands laid out to them in the said division, and to make report of their doings relating to the premises to the Proprietors at their next meeting, and accordingly the said Committee gave in their above said report to the said Proprietors at their meeting upon the 30th day of November A D 1747 as of record appears, at which said meeting the said Proprietors voted that their afore said Committee should sell or dispose of several parcels of land and give Deeds in behalf of the said Proprietors to the several persons who have purchased, or may purchase any part of the lands mentioned in the above said report of the said Committee, excepting the salt meadow, also excepting about 30 acres of land lying at the head of Miles Standish's farm, which the said Proprietors thought not proper to act anything about, and also some lands which John Southworth and Joseph Chanler claimed whose claim the said Proprietors judged insufficient. Recorded— pr JOHN WADSWORTH, Clerk. 1748. May 10. Pamphlet. Page 28. At a meeting of the Proprietors of the second division of the Common lands which belonged to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook, held in Duxborrough by an adjournment from the second Monday in March last past, upon the 10th day of May A. D. 1748. The Proprietors upon the said second Monday in March, having chose a Committee of three men viz Daniel Lewis Esq, of Pembrook, Mr. Samuel Seabury and Mr. Samuel Weston, both of Duxborrough, to take an account of the claims of all persons who claim any right in the salt meadow belonging to said Proprietors of the second division of the said Commons, in order to make. out their qualifications to vote in the said Proprietors meetings, viz to make out their rights in the undivided part of the said Commons, and the said Committee to bring the account of their proceedings relating to the premises to the said Proprietors at their next meeting, appointed to be on the second Tuesday of May next ensuing. Pursuant to the vote of the above said proprietors, we the subscribers, being the committee above mentioned have drawn a list of the voters belonging to the said propriety, which said list of said voters is as followeth, RIGHTS.
May 10. At the above said Proprietors Meeting May 10th, 1748 a vote was asked of the said proprietors, viz, whether they would sell their Common undivided meadow, but the vote passed in the negative. Then a vote was asked of the said proprietors viz whether they would divide their said common meadows, and the said proprietors voted that their common meadow should be divided in the following manner, viz. That their common meadow so called, lying within the Township of Duxborrough, at a place called Rouses point belonging to the proprietors of the said town of Duxborrough be divided, and that part of Pembrook that was formerly Duxborrough, be divided to and among the said proprietors according to a list of said proprietors laid before the said proprietors this day, which list contains 168 shares to be divided in the following manner, viz. Said Meadow into three parts and that also the rights or proprietors, be divided into three parts, each part to consist of 56 rights or shares and to be so marked as will best suit the respective proprietors, and then some indifferent person to draw lots for them, which said number of partners shall have each lot, and that Daniel Lewis Jr Samuel Seabury and Samuel Weston be, and hereby are, chosen and appointed a committee fully authorized to compleat said division as aforesaid. At the above Meeting an account of a small piece of land lying in Pembrook and part of the said proprietors commons which is not yet disposed of, which said small piece of land the said proprietors authorized their former committee for selling their land, viz Edward Arnold Esq Capt. Nehemiah Cushing and Mr. Joshua Soule to sell the said small piece of land, and give a deed or quit claim for it and no other, and then the said proprietors adjourned their meeting till the first Monday in June next, said meeting to be then held in Duxborrow Meeting house at Ten of the clock. |