The Sterling genealogy

WILLIAM STERLING OF HAVERHILL, MASS. 305
To the second son, Joseph was " Set out a Single Portion in
Real Estate . . . the Home Lot Containing about 20 Acres and
118 rods, bounded . . .
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Northwardly on the aforesaid Highway
and easterly on the Mill Stream, " also about five acres of wood-
land, lying on the Northesterly ende of the Lot Called Briggses
Meadow" adjoining John Sterling's land, "also one other piece
of Land Containing by estimation about Ten acres . . . and also
for the s4 Joseph's part
and Portion in the
Buildings, is one half
of the New Grat Room,
the whole of the Garrit
or upper Room that is
over the s d Great Room
and one Eighth part of
the Cellar that is under
the s d little bead Room
and the Cart House or
Shed." To the young-
est son, William, was
" Set out a Single por-
tion in Real Estate
. . . about fifty-one
acres and 198 rods of
Land and is lying on
the East Side of the
Highway that Leeds
from the fall river to
the Meeting House"
and adjoining on the
Foundations of the
Old Mill
Some of the timbers and
the stone wall were undoubtedly
a part of the
original mill of the
time of Captain Daniel
Sterling.
southwest, land given to his brother Samuel, " and also for his part
and portion in the Buildings is Set (viz) in the Dwelling House the
one 3 d part of the Tower Room in the East Ende of S d House,
one 3 d part of the Chamber that is over the s d Room and the whole
of the Garret or upper Room that is in the East Ende of s d House
and one 3 d part of the Little bed Chamber that is over the New Bed
Room and one half of the Cellar that is under the s d East Room."