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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 136
1757 March 7 |
Town meeting |
| at a General Town meeting at the meeting House it Being
Legally warned as appeared by the Return of the Constables
on their warrants and proceeded as followeth Deacon Heald
Was Chosen Moderator for Said meeting John Davis Jr was
Chosen Town Clerk and first Select man and mr David Forbush
Was Chosen Constable for the Southwest part of Said Town and
mr Daniel Brooks was Chosen Constable for the Northeast part
of Said Town and Samuel Jones Chosen the Second Select man
and Ens Hayward was Chosen the third Select man and the
Select men was Chosen assessors and Lieut Billings was
Chosen Town Treasurer and John Chaffin Simon
Tuttle Samuel Wheeler Jn Stephen Law Nathan Wheeler
Amos Lamson Samuel Davis was Chosen Surveyors of High
Ways and Nathanel Wheeler and Joseph Robens was Chosen
Tything men but Timothy Brooks was Chosen in the Room [place]
of Nathanel Wheeler and Simon Hunt and Robert Chaffin
was Chosen fence viewers and mr Mark White Jn was Chosen
Culler of Staves and Sealer of Weights and measures and
Joseph Tarr and Francies Chaffin was Chosen Hogreaves
and Micah Robens was Chosen Dear [deer] reef and the above Said officers
was sworn to the faithfull Discharge of their respective offices |
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| 2 | it was propounded whether the Town will Discontinue a bit
of Way from an apple tree Near the East end of Capt
Daniel Fletchers House by the side of the Road to the brook
that Runs out of Deacon Brookes pond voted in the affirmative
then it was propounded Whether the Said bit of Way Should be
for the use of the Said Capt Fletcher and his Heirs for Ever
voted in the affirmative and then it propounded whether
the Town will accept of a bit of way Laid out by the Select
men from the apple tree above Said to the brook above Said according
to the Return of Said Way voted in the affirmative
and then it was propounded to See if the Town Will give Liberty
for Capt Fletcher to hang two gates accross the above said
Road for the space of two years and it was voted in the
affirmative |
| 3 | it was propounded whether the Town will accept of a bit
of way Laid out by the Select men to accomodate mr
Timothy Brooks through Land of David Brooks and
Nathan Wheeler according to the Return of Said way
and it was voted in the affirmative |
| 4 | To See if the Town will agree to Seat their meeting House
this present year voted in the affirmative
and then it was propounded whether the Select men together
with Deacon Brooks Capt Fletcher Leits [Lieut] Billings Nathan
Robens be a Commite to seat the meeting House voted in the
affirmative and it was voted that they should seat according to pay having Respect to age or other circumstances as they might think proper when met and to Look but three years back |
