Acton Memorial Library


Acton Memorial Library

Early Town Records of Acton, Massachusetts

File/page number: 066

1746/7 February 17 Laying out of road way
1746 November 13 Laying out of road way
1747 September 15 Record of livestock
1747 September 19 Record of livestock
1747 September 29 Record of livestock

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February ye 17: 1746/7
Then Laid out a High way for mr George Robbins to meeting Beginning at a white oak stump at the Corner of mr Robbins wall and So Runing to a white oak tree Through Land Belonging to the Heirs of Josiah Jones of Concord deceased and then to a heap of Stones by the Road that Comes from Daniel Shephards the Said way is a two Rod way and the the Select men that Laid out this way was
  Jonathan Hosmer
  John Davis Jun
  Samuel Davies

acton November ye 13: 1746
Then Laid out a way to accomodate mr Cotton Procter and Mr Jonas Allen to meeting Beginning at a black oak near the Line Between mr Procters and Mr allens Land then runing straight to a heap of stones near mr allens House then Turning by a Rock on which is a heap of stones then to a heap of stones on a Great White oak Stump so runing through Allens Land till it comes to a heap of stones in mr osgoods Land and then to a popler in mr Osgoods land and then to a heap of stones on a Rock in mr Jonathan Billings Land and then to a small Black oak in said Billings Land and then to a Black Birch in Said Billings and then to a heap of stones in Billings Land and then runing to a heap of stones by mr Josiah Pipers fence and then to a heap of stones by the Corner of mr Pipers house and then straight to mr Pipers way to meeting Said way to be two Rods wide and the marks are on the westerly side of Said way The selectmen that Laid out this way was
  John Davis Jr
  Jonathan Hosmer

September ye 15: 1747
Taken up in damig by Phinehas Osgood of Acton a young Ram al over White no horns a peace cutt off of the off Ear


September ye 19: 1747
Taken up by Samuel Hayward of Acton a white Ram with small horns with a slit in the near ear supposed to be two years old

September ye 29: 1747
Taken up by Mark Robbins of acton a white Ram with small horns and the Ends of the horns Cut of[f] and the top of Each Ear Cut of[f] supposed to be three years old

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