Documentary History of Suffield; In the Colony and Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, 1660-1749 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ...a way of 3 Rods wide from the Norwest corner of Serj Joseph Winchills land, on or against the Westward part of Ireland plain, for his convenience and those that are near adjoyning to his land, which way lyeth along by the Northerly end of said Winchills land, and run the same course till it comes into the road or highway that leads over Ireland Plain, to the Mountain. Jonathan Taylor.-Layed out by us, Samuel Kent. C Select John Austin. ) Men. (Old Book, p. 168.) Now Horatio K. Nelson's, at the North end of Rattly street. HIGHWAY BY GOOD" RISINGS. March ye 21e' 1710, We whose names are underwritten laid out a highway over Stony Brook at the lower end of High Street, which was granted by the Town March the 7'h 1698-9, and entred in the 109'h page of this Book, which highway was laid out by David Winchell Land Measurer, recorded in the 152d Page of this book: (see p. 136) and again laid out by us, but not in the same manner as he laid it out; But in manner as followeth: Viz: Wee began on the west side of the brook, over against where the way comes to the brook on the other side, on the south side of this way by the brook is a great stubb of a tree; which tree was the west bounds of John Risings land, & the north bounds of Serj, Tho" Huxleys land, two rod norward of this stubb is a stake and stones which is the bredth of said highway: from thence we run westward to a walnut tree which is on the south side, and is a north bound of said Huxley's land, where we marked a walnut bush with stones at the root of it. From thence we run westward about 20 Rods to stake and stones on both sides of the way: From thence it runs upon a strate line to the Country Road, or Road leading to Windsor, where it is bounded on both sides of the way with stake & ston...