Town Acts "Documentary History of Suffield, by Sheldon, 1879"

OF SUFFIELD.

on said Smiths lot, untill it comes to the swamp, where the Old Casey is: thence to the top of the hill the breadth is still ten rods: there being several trees markt on three sides, and standing on the north side of said way, being the bounds thereof: thence it runs norwest down the hill, widening as it goes, soe that the way at the foot of the hill, is about twenty rods in bredth: the said way gaining in breadth mostly on the north side thereof: said way soe running towards bushes bridge, narrowing from twenty rods in breadth to ten rods in breadth, before it come to said bridge: the bounders of said way are trees markt, all standing on the north side thereof: there is one bounder, viz: stake and stone, standing on the north side of said highway, and neer the foot of the hill where the said way begins to widen most, bareing, or turning northward,
Laid out November ye 26th, 1715. (Old Book, p. 199.)
by JOSEPH WINCHELL.
NATHANEL WARNER.

HIGHWAY FROM HALLADAYS FEILD TO STONEY BROOK.

January 6th, in the year 1715/16. We who are the subscribers, have laid out a *highway, from the Westward part of the Town, down to Stoney Brook: We began against the West Corner of Halladays Feild, and thence running South \Vest through Mr Ruggles his ¥ Land: it lyeth between two swamps on a narrow ridge of Land: thence, it runneth a straight Corse to the South West Corner of said Ruggles his Land: thence it runs South untill it comes to the north Corner of James Youngloves land, laid out to him on John Taylors Right: thence, it turns Running East crossing the swamp that is there: and soe up the hill where there is a tree markt, standine on the north side of the highway; thence running South East on the most proper and best ground, untill it comes, to the West Corner of the one acere of meadow laid out to the heirs of Timothy Pallmer Deceased, and soe on the South Side of said meadow to the brook; there have several trees markt on three sides, which are the bounds of said way, and they all stand on the East Side thereof: said way being laid four rods wide. We likewise laid out a highway pf four rods wide, to the West end or Corner of the Ministry Meadow: and to the East end or Corner of Joseph Winchells meadow, or land that lyeth next adjoyning, it turns out of the highway first mentioned: upon the hill on the East side of James Youngloves Land: and thence running South on said hill, on the fairest Land, untill it comes to the place before described.
(Old Book, p. 208.)

Select Men.
JOHN KENT
JAMES YOUNGLOVE
JACOB ADAMES

HIGHWAY FROM DEEP BROOK, TO SPRINGFEILD ROAD.

By order of the Select men: We who are the subscribers, have laid out a highway, leading from Deep Brook through the great Common, to Springfeild Road: The, South West Corner, by a White Oak tree with stake and stone, which is the North East Corner of Daniel Adames, Gowins Lott: Soe running
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*This road was laid across the present farms of Thomas J. Austin and Martin J. Sheldon, from Sheldon street south westerly from the present schoolhouse. It was abandoned by a vote of the town, May 12th, 1724.
¥ In 1724, Capt. Jonathan Sheldon bought this land (210 acres), of Joseph, son of the Rev. Benj. Ruggles, deceased.

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