* the plantation, at 5s. p' thousand; And that all fish, besides, that is taken there, the Plantation to have at reasonable rates, before any other plantation. And the sayd 'm'. Stoughton is to afford the sayd all uives at a lower rate then 5 shillings p' Thousand, if he cann. Item. the sayd m'. Stoughton doth p'mise not to sell away the sayd mill to any, without the consent of the plantation first had and obtayned. Item. It is ordered, that moses Mavericke shall have the lott that was allotted for Edward Ransford. Item. It is ordered, that m'. Hillt shall have that p'cell of ground adjoyneing to his former lott, betweene it and John Iles, signed, John Mavericke, John Warham. Mooneday, the 5th, 1634. It is ordered, that for all the pale above the Plantation, if any trespasses be done by swine that are not deemed to be vnlawfull, hee yt ownes the pale shall pay the trespas, whose corne soever it be, signed, Saturday 17th, 1634. It is ordered, that such as are to make the fences of pale in the new feild, toward Naponsett, and they do not do it by Tuseday night next, whosever doth the same shall have fower shillings a goad for his labour, signed, John Mavericke, John Warham, Will. Gaylard. The 20th of May, 1634. It is ordered, that after Two nights, for any pale that is not done, there shall be 20s. for every goad vndone. It is ordered, that within these Two dayes, all pig sties shall be removed [from] all the pales of the feilde, upon payne of 20s. a day for every day that [such] piggs sties so stand, not demolished. It is ordered, that m'. Woolcott, m'. Johnson, and Walther ffiler, shall veiwe the pales of the great lotts, and if they find any pale in sufficient, they shall forthwith give notice to him that is to impall, who, if he doth not amend with in one day after, he shall pay 10 shillings a day for the tyme it standes insufficient, and the sayde p'tyes shall report or deeme the pale sufficient. Afterward, he whose swine are taken trespassing in the sayd lotts shall make good any trespas shall be by them committed; and the sayde p'tyes or any other, shall amend any pale after the sayd notice, they shall have 58. p' goad for amending them. John Mavericke, John Warham, William Gaylard. 24th May, 1634. It is ordered, that Thomas fford, and John Phillips, shall veiwe the pales of the East feild, toward the South, and if they find any defect in the pale, to give notice to the delinquent, and the same penalty and conditions of the order of the 20th of May to stand in force, to all intents and purposes. Westfeild. It is ordered, that Mathew Graunt, George Phillips and Jolin Moore, shall do in like manner, and the like conditions as aforesayd. Northfeild.-John Hoskeines, and Symon Hoyte to do the like in that feild, and the same conditions in that feild also to stand, signed, John Mavericke, John Warham, William Rockewell. * Similar votes were passed by the General Court in 1634, in favor of Mr. Stoughton, and were also confirmed by the Court. + John Hill. Second June, 1634.-It is ordered, that Goodman Witchfeild and Goodman Hoyte shall have to be devided betweene them the marsh that lies in the north side of the necke, towardes Bosto", over agaynst m'. Rainsfords house,* in Boston, being for 8 acres, by estimation. Item. John Hoskeines senior to have four acres of medow in the necke, where the dogg was killed. Item. Thommas Geofry to have the lott was m'. Egelstones,† by m'. Hathorne. It is ordered, that the captint shall have 307. p'annum, to begin at the beginning of January last, and that m'. Rosciter and George Hull, Ancient Stoughton, Richard Collicott, m'. Williams,§ John Pearce, John Bursly, shall make a rate to levy the same. m'. Hathorne 2 acres is to have in the dead Swamp. It is ordered, that Richard Collecott may have a roome to build an house in the place called the church yeard. William Gaylard, William Rockewell. The first of September, 1634. There is graunted to Alexander Miller, servant to m'. Stoughton, 3 acres of ground, lyeing without John Phillips lott, toward naponsett.. John Grenway is to have 2 acres and halfe of medow, to make up his medow at home, adjoining to the necke where his 8 acres was formerly graunted. It is ordered, that the lott which was graunted formerly to John Rockett, shall be transferred to Robert Elway.|| It is ordered, that m'. Nathaniell Hall, shall have 3 acres which was formerly graunted to m'. Captin Lovell. It is ordered, that m'. Johnson shall have Twelve acres neere his medowe, upp naponsett. Item, it is ordered, that Bray Clarke and John Allen shall build an house upon the Rocke, by John Holman. It is ordered, that within o' Plantation, none shall take upp a lott before his tyme be determined with his M'., within a moneth or Two. Item, John Nile, ffran. Tuchill, John Levit, Thom Rawelines, John Knite, Bray Clarke, John Allen, Thom Tilestone, Aron Cooke, shall have 3 acres a peece, upp Naponset. Andrew Pitcher. Item, it is ordered, that m'. Newbery shall have 30 acres for his accommodation in the Plantation. Edward Rainsford lived in Boston, on the north side of the cove which bounded him on the south. He left Dorchester, we may suppose, previous to Jan. 6, 1633, when land that had been alloted him, was then granted to Moses Maverick. (See ante.) + It is generally thought that Mr. Bagot Egglestone went to Windsor after this, in 1635 or 1636, but his land being now transferred to another person is a strong indication that he was not at the above date an inhabitant, or that he had given up his right to the allotment. See a genealogy of the Egglestone family in Stiles's Windsor. His first name is variously written. This was the afterwards celebrated Capt. John Mason, so conspicuous in the Pequod war and elsewhere; a true soldier, a man of great courage and daring, a very useful and prominent citizen. He commanded the "Dorchester Band," Nov. 1633; Israel Stoughton, ensign. See the record for Dec. 29, 1634; Hist. of Dorchester, p. 65. Roger Williams emigrated to Windsor. Robert Elwell, says Savage, removed to Salem in 1638, went thence to Gloucester, was a selectman there in 1648, &c. See an extended notice of Mr. Elwell and his family in Babson's Hist. of Gloucester, pp. 87-90. This name is written Tuchill, Tuchel and Tuchine, on the Dorchester Records. See Register, ix. 344. It is now called Twitchell. See genealogy of the family in Morse's Genealogy of the Descendants of several Ancient Puritans, pp. 247-358. Item, it is ordered, that m'. Newbery is to have for his purchase, that he bought of m'. Pincheon, * the house m'. Pincheon built, 40 acres of upland ground to the house, 40 of marsh, 20 acres in Quanty necke.† Item, it is ordered, that Rich: Callecott shall set up an house without the pale, and halfe an acre for a garden. Whereas, William Hosseford, desiring to have some medowe next Mr. Williams, which could not be graunted, nowe, therefore it was graunted that none should have a lott their vntill he be heard therein. October 28, 1634. m'. Stoughton. m'. Newbery. It is agreed, that their shall be Tenn men chosen to order all the affayres of the Plantation, to continue for one yeere, and to meete monethly according to the order Oct. 8, 1633, in the page 15 ;‡ and no order to be established without seven of them, at the least, and concluded by the major p'e of these seven of them; and all the inhabitants to stand bound by the orders so made, as a fore sayd, according to the scope of a former order, in May 11th, 1631.§ At this meeteing, Tenn men were chosen, whose names are inserted in the margint. It is agreed, that whosoever is chosen into any office, for the good of the Plantation, he shall abide by it, or submit to a fine,|| as the company shall thinke meete to impose. Nicholas Vpsall is chosen vnto the office of Baylife, in this Plantation, for the yeer ensuing, and is by vertue of this office to Levie fines amer[ced], and rates, by way of destrayneing goods or impounding cattle for the [satis] fieing of them. November 3, 1634. It is ordered, that no man within the Plantation shall sell his house or lott to any man without the Plantation, whome they shall dislike off. It is also ordered, by the p'sons above elected, that every of them, shall meete the first Monday in every moneth at 8 of the Clocke in the morneing, and in case of defect to pay 6d. (if he come not before 9 of the Clocke to forfeite 12d.), if they come not at all, to forfeite 28. according to the former order, October 28: 1634.** It is also ordered, their shall be a sufficient cart-way, be made to the mill, at Naponset, at the common chardge, if the chardge exceed not above five pounds. It is also ordered, that the New buring place, tt last agreed on, shall William Pynchon, one of the settlers of Springfield. + Probably the peninsula of Squantum, which was annexed to Quincy in 1855. The act passed by the Legislature was signed by the Governor June 15th of that year. This order is to be found on the sixth page of the original. Entered, we presume, on the missing pages of the record. The people were not so desirous of "the honors," as at the present day. A fine for non-acceptance of office would look queer on our modern records. We quote the following of more than a century ago. "Dorchester, March 1st, 1757. Received of Mr. Henry Humphrey the sum of Two pounds thirteen shillings and four pence Lawful money, in full, for his fine for not serving as a Constable, to which Office he was chosen in March last past, at a regular Town Meeting. I say Reed. by me, Noah Clap, Town Treasurer." Nicholas Upsall was the first Bailiff chosen in town. This office was continued until 1663, when Blake says tersely-" Bayliffs no more." **How would similar fines for non-attendance and tardiness operate in the legislative and municipal bodies of 1867? ++ See a previous note, under date of Nov. 3, 1633. be forth with impalled with doble rayle and Clere bord, pale ffive rod square. Its also ordered, that there shall be a post stayres made to the meeteing house, in the outside. And the loft to be layd, and a window in the loft. Its also ordered, that the common gates shall be forth with made and set up sufficiently with the pales belonging to the same, one at mr. Woolcots, one at Walther ffilers, one at Goodman Poapes,* one at Goodman Grenwayes, and to be palled betwixt William Horsefords lott, and the Creeke. Also, a pound to be made with sawne barrs and Postes, to be set all the newe way next m'. Maverickes. Its ordered, that no man shall fall the trees yt stand at the Corner of Mr. Newberyest Lott on the Rocke; also the trees neere William Horseford's house are to remayne to his use. November 22th, 1634. It is ordered that Thommas Thorneton, Thomas Sandford, Henry Wright, shall have four acres of ground, on the west side of the way, by mr. Hathornest by the brooke, on Roxbury boundes. Thommas Thorneton is to take [his] 4 acres first, and the other if it be their to be had. It is ordered, that John Poape and Thom: Swift shall have each of them 5 acres of ground adjoyning to the lotts of Witchfeild, John Newton, etc also adjoyning to them, Thom: Baskecomb, Aron Cooke, John Gapin,§ are to have each of them 4 acres. It is ordered, that Thom: Andrewes shall have 2 acres of ground betwixt m'. Hathornes house and the high way from Roxbury, also John Witchfeild to have one acre and the rest of the ground m'. Hathorne is to have appropriated vnto his lott. It is ordered, that John Nile; ffrancis Tuchine, John Levit, Thom [Rawlines], John Knite, John Alline, Thom Tilestone, Aron Cooke, Andrew [Pitcher]. Richard ffry, George Strang. Joseph Holly, Joseph Clarke, shall have six acres of land graunted them [for] their small and great lotts at Naponset betwixt the Indian feild and the mill; also Giles Gibbes is to have 3 acres at the same place. Its also graunted to m'. Richards|| to have 6 acres of land adjoyning to those formerly named. December first 1634. It is ordered, that Rodger Clapp, John Hulls, Geo: Phillips, William Hulbard, Stephen ffrench, John Haydon, shall have 8 acres a peice on Roxbury boundes, betwixt the Two markt trees, to begin at either end which they shall agree off, to go in 40 rod from the boundes of the fresh marshes are to be excepted from these lotts. m'. Hathorne to have 12 acres on this side of the markt tree, Thom. Holcomb to have 8 acres, Nicholas Vpsall to, Thomas Duee¶ to have 8 acres wth them, Richard Callecott to have 10 acres. m'. Richards, Richard Collecott, Thom Holcomb, Thom Duee are to cast their lotts together next to those above named. * John Pope. William Hathorne. Thomas Richards. + Thomas Newbury. Thomas Duce was the ancestor of the late Judge Charles A. Dewey. We were under a mistake in writing this name Duce, in the present volume of the Register, page 195, as was also Rev. Dr. Harris in his transcript from the original volume. Its ordered, that all these shall fence in the lotts agaynst the next spring or to leave them to such as will so doe. It is graunted, that m'. Newbery shall have the hedgey ground that lies in the bottom, betwixt his house and the water, next to m'. Cottington's farme, in p'te of the medow that he is to have. THE FIRST SETTLERS OF LYNDEBORO', N. H., FROM THE DOCUMENT WHICH BEGINS THE MS. RECORDS OF THAT TOWN. [Communicated by Mr. JOHN CLARK.] A LIST of the persons admitted into ye Township Granted by the General Court to Capt. Samuel King and others on ye first and Second Days of Septemb': Anno 1736. |