1675-08-23It was agreed at a public town meeting August the 23d ‘75 that John Sampson doth give &
quit claim unto the town of Beverly 4 acres of land for a school house lying by the highway bounded
on one side by the land of Robert Hibbard on the other side by the land of Richard Haynes & butting
against the highway in the lieu whereof the town give & grant unto John Sampson.
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It is agreed at a public meeting August 29 ‘75 that John Sampson living in Beverly shall have
twelve acres of land which is now in common for the full payment of four acres of land which is
adjoining to the country highway butting upon Osmund Trask’s land westerly, the north Robert
Hibbard, the south next Richard Haynes & his 4 acres of land in premises to be delivered by the said
John Sampson to the selectmen of the same town of Beverly within von fortnight according to law
it is also to be understood that the same John Sampson shall have his land layed out unto him by the
same selectmen of the same town & it is also understood that the said John Sampson have free liberty
by the same town to have 12 acres of land beyond the farm of Mr. Thorndike which was once called
Mr. Amery’s & to come no nearer – except he think it convenient to take it adjoining to the land of
Nathaniel Stone bounding upon Turtle Pond.
John HillWilliam RaymentJohn Sampson
It is also agreed as at the same meeting 23, ‘75 that the town of Beverly hath given Mr. Hardy
one acre of land part of the four acres of land which the town hath bought of John Sampson
according to his own proposition.