1700 land boundaries of John Olmstead
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Lands belonging unto John Olmstead of Norwich Imprimis, his whole lot eight acres, abutting upon the Highway on the east, upon the land of Thomas Adgate and M Fitch on the north, upon the land of Stephen Bacchus on the south, upon river westerly, with a footway throw it. Laid out November Anno
1659
Seven acres and a quarter, more or less of Meadow and up-land over the river, abutting upon the River and on the north east, upon the River, abutting upon the River on the northeast upon the highway on the southwest upon the land of Mr. Fitch on the northwest on the land of Stephen Bacchus on the south east. Laid out April Anno 1661. first division
Item: Ten acres & half in a Little-plain, more or less abutting on the Highway on the east upon the Land of Richard Walis and Steven Bacchus and Maj. Mason on the west, and the land of Christopher Huntington on the north on the land of Thomas Tracy and the Indians Burying place and the Common on the South first Division laid out April Anno 1661
Item: Thirteen acres and half more or less of up-land lying over the River against the Landing- place, upon in on the River on the North east on the commons on the South west upon the land of Christopher on the South east upon the land of Thomas Bliss on the North west being first division laid out April 1661
Item: Thirty Seven Acres more or less in the Great-plain abutting on the Highway to New London on the east, upon the Brook on the West upon the land of Thomas Adgate on North upon the land of Thomas Rood n the South part Second Division, part Grants, part purchase of Richard Edgerton.
Item: Four acres more or less of Meadow at Yantick, abutting on the River on the South, upon upon the land of William Hide on the West upon the land of Thomas Post on the North and East first division laid out 1661
Item: three acres of Meadow more or less on the south side of Traiding-Cove-brook abutting on the Land
of Maj. Mason on the North, on the Brook on the East and South east, upon the Commons on the West and South first division laid out April 1661
Item: Six acres and half more or less of upland and meadow below the Falls on the West Side of Shawtucket-River abutting on wholy on the Commons
Item: Seventeen acres of up-land and meadow above the falls more or less than upon Shawtucket River on the West side with an addition of a Rockey Land given him by the town with the respect of the running of his fence from the Falls to the Brook and with another parcel adjoining to wit, given him on the consideration of his third division a meadow bounded with the force said Brock till it calms to the head of fixed swamp abutting northerly on the land of Richard Walis and common till he calms to his west line, upon river on the east and on the commons on the south and within this parcel of land lies an acre and half of meadow which belongs to Richard Walis and there is to be a Highway there, this land for Richard Walis will go over Shawtucket River to his land, and the land of Richard is to have a way to his acre and half of meadow aforesaid enclosed within the above said land in such a place left prejudicial.
Three quarters of an acre of meadow more or less upon the West Side of Shawtucket River abutting on the said River on the east upon the Highway on the North upon the land of Richard Walis & Thomas Leffingwell on the West spring(?) to the point by the River Side, laid out 1663
Item: Two acres of Meadow more or less in the little body meadow abutting upon the land of Simon Huntington on the North upon the land of Stephen Bacchus on the South upon the Commons on the east & west: laid out 1663
Item: Thirteen acres more or less of Pasture Land abutting on the Highway on the North and West upon the Land of Thomas Leffingwell that he purchased on the South upon the Land of Thomas Adgate and his own land on the East part of it was Robert Wraths and part Richard Hendeys.
Item: Ten acres of Pasture Land more or less with an additional Six acres adjoining to it abutting on Long-Hill on the East and on the South in a box partly on the land of the Richard Walis and partly on the Commons on the North it abuts partly on land of Thomas Adgate and partly on his own land, and on the West partly on the Commons and partly on the Comments Leffingwell Land
Item One Hundred and ninty Acres & and half more or less upon the North side of the Beaverbrook abutting on the land of the Thomas Waterman Southerly upon the Shawtucket River Easterly upon the Land of Francis Griswold his third division of Meadow and Owen Williams Westerly upon the Commons Northerly allowance granted for Highways and Waste Land laid out December Anno 1669
Copy of Record examined by Isaac Huntington, Town Clerk
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