Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OP BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 109
In 1650, he and others of Sandwich petitioned to have
larids granted to them at the following places : Marshpee
pond, Cotuit river, and meadow at Mannamuch bay. In
] (i55, he and others had meadows granted them at Manomet,
and the use of some upland meadow at the end of Marshpee
pond was granted to him, if the Indians consented. In 1660,
he had authority to locate land at South Sea, above Sand-
wich, and in 1661 Mr. Alden and Mr. Hinckley laid out to
him "a competency of meadow" there.
At a General Court held at Plymouth June 4, 1661, the
Court granted unto Richard Bourne of Sandwich, and to his
heirs forever, a long strip of land on the
paspised river, where Sandwich men
west side of Pani-
take alewives—in
breadth from the river to the hill or ridge that runs along
the length of it, from a point of rocky land by a swamp
called Pametoopauksett, unto a place called by the English
Muddy Hole, by the Indians Wapoompauksett. "The
meadow is that which was called Mr. Leverich's "
; also, the
other strips that are above, along the river side, unto a point
bounded with two great stones or I'ocks ; also all the meadow
lying on the easterly side of the siiid river unto Thomas
Burgess, Senior's farm.* Also, "yearly liberty to take
twelve thousand alewives at the river where Sandwich men
usually take alewives, him and his heirs forever." Likewise
a parcel of meadow at Marshpee—one-half to belong to him
and the other half to be improved by him. Also, a neck of
meadow between two brooks with a little upland adjoining,
at Mannamuchcoy, called by the Indians Auntaanta.
Feb. 7, 1664-5, "Whereas, a motion was made to this
Court by Richard Bourne in the behalf of those Indians
under his instruction, as to their desire of living in some
orderly way of government, for the better preventing and
redressing of things amiss amongst them by meet and just
means, this Court doth therefore in testimony of their countenancing
and encouraging to such a work, doe approve of
*The farm of Thomas Burgei5s was at West Sandwicb, and is no^Y
owned by his descendant, Benjamin Burgess, Esq. He had also another
farm at Manomet, which adjoined Mr. Bourne's land. Mr. Leverich's
meadow was granted in 1660, but fraudulent means having been used to
obtain It, the grant was revoked and the meadow granted to Mr. Bourne
in 1661. The long track of land above described is near the Monument
station on the Cape Cod Bailroad, the railway passing through its whole
length.