The history of Lynn - Lynn Massachusetts Genealogy Project

110 HISTORY OF LYNN. [1661.Others testified that the lands had been much overflowed.Francis Hutchinson said, that the water had been raised sohigh, that the bridge before Mr. Hawkes's house had severaltimes been broken up, and " the peces of tember raised upand Made Sweme." John Knight and Thomas Wellman wereappointed to ascertain the damage. They stated that the cornhad been " Much Spilled,''^ and the wells " sometimes fflotedj"that the English grass had been much damaged, and tlietobacco lands much injured, "inlaying them so Coulld." Theyjudged the damage to be " the ualloation of ten pounds ayeere."^1661." At a Generall Towne Meetinge, the 30th of December,1661, vpon the request of Daniell Salmon for some land, inregard he was a soldier att the Pequid warrs, and it was orderedby vote yt Ensign John fFuller, Allen Breed Senior, andRichard Johnson, should vevv the land adjoyninge to his houselott, and to giue report of it vnto the next towne meetinge."^1662.Mr. William Longley prosecuted the town, for not layingout to him forty acres of land, according to the division of1638. The case was defended by John Hathorne and HenryCollins.In March, the court decided that he should have tlieforty acres of land or forty pounds in money .^On the twenty fifth of March, John Fuller was appointedClerk of the Writs, and Thomas Marshall and Oliver Purchis,commissioners.^thirteenth of May, the boundary line between LynnOn theand Boston was marked. It ran " from the middle of Bride'sbrooke, where the foot path now gpeth."-^ This line has sincebecome the boundary between Saugus and Chelsea.For the first time since the organization of the general governmentin1634, the town of Lynn sent no representative.1 Spoiled.•2 Q. C. Files and Rec. 3 Town Rec.