Register Book title pageExtracts from
The Register Book of the Lands and Houses in the "New Towne" and the Town of Cambridge with the Records of the Proprietors of the Common Lands, being the Records generally called The Proprietors' Records


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[     ] Sackett: Jn : the Towne one houƒe wth backƒid aboute halfe aroode: Mathew Allen ƒouth eaƒt Samuell Ston northeaƒt James Enƒigne north weƒt Long ƒtreet ƒouth weƒt
   Moore Jn : Cowyard Rowe aboute halfe an acker the Highway to the oyƒter bancke northeaƒt and ƒouth eaƒt backe lane ƒouthweƒt William Wadƒworth north weƒt
   Moore one Smale lotthill aboute ffiue Ackers ad halfe William Kelƒey ƒouth weƒt Samuell Dudly ƒouth eaƒt Jonathan Boƒworth north eaƒt the high way to the Comon Pale n’th weƒt
   Moore Jn Longe Marƒh . aboute one Acker and a Roode Thomas Hoƒmer northeaƒt William Goodwine ƒouth eaƒt Thomas Hooker ƒouth weƒt William Wadƒworth North weƒt
   Moore Jn the great Marƒh: aboute ffiue Ackers Antho: Couldbey north weƒt Charls River ƒouth weƒt Richard Goodman ƒoutheaƒt John White North eaƒt

The 10th of Octobr 1635

[Translation of above from Anderson’s The Great Migration Begins:

In the Cambridge land inventory, on 10 October 1635, [blank] Sackett [i.e., Simon’s widow] held five parcels: in the town one house with backside, about half a rood; half an acre in Cowyard Row; five acres on Smalllot Hill; one acre and a rood in Long Marsh; and five acres in the Great Marsh [CaBOP 33].]

[Anderson states later:

She [Simon’s widow] married (2) William Bloomfield of Cambridge and Hartford [CaBOP 59, 80, 84 show that William Bloomfield sold to Robert Stedman a lot that had belonged to Simon Sackett].]

CaBOP 59:

Robart Steedman. Bought of William Blomfield one houƒe with backƒide aboute halfe a Roode. Thomas Cheƒholme Southeaƒt the widdowe ffanning northweƒt, Long ƒtreet Southweƒt.

CaBOP 80:

Nathaniell Sparrowhauke
...
Itm     In the Towne about halfe a rood of ground, the meeting houƒe Eaƒt, Robte Stedman ƒouth, Edward Goffe weƒt Spring ƒtreet north.

CaBOP 84:

Edward Goffe
...
Itm     In the towne one dwelling houƒe with about one rood of ground, Robert Stedman ƒoutheaƒt Wood ƒtreet northweƒt. Long ƒtreet ƒouthweƒt ƒpring ƒtreet north eaƒt.

Source:
The Register Book of the Lands and Houses in the "New Towne" and the Town of Cambridge with the Records of the Proprietors of the Common Lands, being the Records generally called The Proprietors' Records, J Wilson & Son, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1896). (Researched by Chris Sackett).

Note
The use of a typed ‘ƒ’ to represent the old handwritten letter ‘s’ may be validly criticised; however, the printed book uses such a form and the above transcript keeps faith with the book.