Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 009

1735/6 February 9 Laying out of road ways (continued from previous page)
1735/6 February 10 Laying out of road ways
1735/6 March 18 Laying out of road ways
1736 November 24 Record of livestock

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Acton February ye 9th 1735/6
Then ye Selectmen of Sd Town laied out a way as followeth VIZ beginning at ye Line between William Peirce and William Conant to a worlnot tree then to a Rock at ye west End of Sd Conants house then as ye trees are marked through Sd Conants Land then to a black oak tree marked in Andrew Darbys Land then turning NorthWest and so by Said Darbys west then to a black oak and so as ye trees are mar- ked to Mark Whites Land then Southwesterdly to a heap of Stones then turning Northwesterdly and so ye way is on ye Line between ye Lots ye one Drawed by Ebenezer Davis of Concord ye other by Georg Robbens of Stow ye eaquell Part out of Each Lot then leveing ye Line on ye south to a white oak marked then aCros ye brook at ye uper End of the Rock above Rock meadow then to a white oak marked then to a Stake at ye Corner of No19 and so along ye line to be ye bounds on ye North side of ye way then to a white oak then as ye trees are marked untill it Cometh to ye [strike] way that Cometh from ye NorthEst Part of ye Town

Acton February ye 10th 1735/6
Then ye selectmen of Sd Town Laied out a way as followeth viz Beginning at ye farm line at a black oak tree marked Running Northerd Ly and bounding on Mr John Barkers Land so onward to a Rock at ye Lower End of Deerhage meadow then turning a little to ye west to a black oak tree marked Near ye way that Cometh from Simon Hunts Sd way is a two rod way and is to acomadate Mr Samell Prescuts farme.

Acton March ye 18th 1735/6
Then Laid out a way by ye Selectmen of Sd Town for Samell Wheeler beginning at Sd Wheelers Land so along as ye most Northerly way is to Rusels meadow to a black oak tree markt Sd tree Standeth on ye north side of ye way so strate to Groton Sd way is a Two Rod way / All ye above Sd ways Was Laied out by the selectmen hear after Named
  Joseph Wheeler  
  John Heald }Selectmen
  Thomas Wheeler  

Acton Novbr ye 24 / 1736
Taken up and Strayed as ye Law Directs by Andrew Darby of Acton a Pide heifer Red and White cuming in four year old with two halfpeneys Cut out of ye underside of ye Near ear and a halfpeney Cut ouf of ye uperside of ye off Ear and a Slit in ye top of ye same Ear Branded With SE on ye Near horn

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