Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

SPRINGFIELD, 163G-2SS6. 153
the more full assurance of the saul Land unto y^' Said psons wee the Grauntors
doe hereb}' morgage or fuUj' engage that if we 'make not the title of the Land
good to these two grantees, then Sanmell Marshall is to have our little Daughter
now about ffoiire yeares old to enjoy her ^ dJsjoose of her as his own estate. And
wee the Said Grantors doe hereby promise & oblige our selves unto the said
Grantees that wlien we be mindeil to make Sale of the other of our Land at
Worronoco they the said Grantees shall haA^e the right tending to them to take or
refuse uppon such termes as we shall aggree unto.
The following entry is found in the records of the County Court
held at Springfield in September, 1665 : —
There being presented unto y Gen" Court at Boston in May last a Petition to
consider of the complaynts of the Lidians of Springfeild agt Samll Marshfeild
who hath gotten the lands of the Indians into his hands by virtue of a deed of
mortgage from y^' Indians whereby they are impovished haveing little or nothing
left to plant but are constrayned to hire of ye English & The said Gen" Court.e
referred the said business of y"^ Indians complt to y*^ County Court of this shire
This Court therefore upon agitation of the business advised Samuel Marshfeild
& the Indians to accord amongst themselves & also advised tiie said Samuell for
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