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TOWN ACTS. 2ndly. It was yn agreed, and voted, to address his *Excellency or Governr with a petition for or freedom from Countrey Rates whilst in building our meeting house; and allsoe to gather money, and be at the cost of it.3dly. By a clear vote, there was yn granted to Ensign Joseph Harmon; a Homestead, or house lot for his son Jno. Harmon, containing eight or ten acres, or there-about, lying on the westardly end of his own, and his Brother Nathl, their Great Lots. At our Anniversary or General Town meeting March ye 4th, 1700; for the choice of needfull officers to order the prudentiall affaires of this Town: accordingly, choice was made, and the persons chosen for this ensueing year, are these hereafter mentioned by Name. Select Men-Ensign Joseph Harmon, Serj Victory Sikes, Serj Joseph Sheldin, Jno Kent, Jacob Adams. Constable-Anthony Austin Jr. Recorder or town Clerk-Anthony Austin Senr. Land measurer-David Winchill. Sizer & sealer of weights & measures-Victory Sikes. Town Treasurer-Joseph Harmon. Tything Men-Ebenezer Smith, Benony Banes. Fence viewers-Samuel Kent, William Allyn, Jno Hanchet Timothy Palmer. Surveyors-Jno Rising, Tho, Smith, Jno Austin, Benj. Allyn. At this General Town meeting, March ye 4th 1700: It was then agreed, and voted to give Mrs. Younglove that forty shillings which was due from her, to the Town: in that Town rate which is in Goodman Roe's hand.
¥ HIGHWAY FROM HIGH STREET WESTWARD. Lay'd out a High-way from High street, norward of Quinton Stockwell's, about ten rod, to a black oak bushe, and from thence norward to Thomas
Smith's Lot, and see runing (takeing in the springs) to the north end of bushe hill, and then to run eight rod wide
through all ye Lots to Ffylers Brooke, & then to run four rod wide over the
brooke. Stephen Taylor on ye north, and Good Granger on ye south, and ye to run
north east Up ye brooke, about twenty rod from ye Mouth of onion brooke, at ye first turning noreast is marked a white oake, and see thorow Stephen
Taylor & John Taylor
& Thomas Copley's Land, four rod wide, & a little elbow of James
Barloe's
Land and soe turning out into ye common.
Lay'd out a Higheway on ye south side of stony river. We begun at a white oake stake, which is the norwest corner between
Jno Mighell senr and Jno Huggin's ¥¥ and soe marked a range of trees on ye east side of
ye Higheway This page update Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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