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a clear and perfect title was thenceforth manifest. But 

 what about the division of Cohasset uplands ? 



On April 28, 1665, " The major part of the town hath 

 concluded and agreed that the land of Cony Hassett shall 

 not be divided — but shall still remain common for the use 

 of the town — and have chosen Captain Hobart, Ensi^^n 

 Thaxter, Daniel Cushing, John Jacob, and Matthew Gush- 

 ing to consider of some way for the settling of the town's 

 common perpetually, for the use of the town, and to return 

 their propositions unto the town in writing." 



Good pasture and good woodland for all time to be used 

 by the inhabitants of Hingham was the threatened fate of 

 Cohasset, But the generation of sons and daughters born 

 to these pioneers in the land of their adoption were now 

 at a voting and a marrying age. New homes were neces- 



which is the Tovvneshippe of Hingham aforesayd and is bounded as aforesayd 

 with all the Harbours Rivers Creekes Coves Islands fresh water brookes and 

 ponds and all marshes ther unto belonging with the threescore acres of salt marsh 

 on the other side of the River (viz) on Scittiate side with all and singular thapp'- 

 tenences to the sayd p'misses or any of them belonging unto the sayd Joshua 

 Hubberd and John Thaxter on the behalfe and to the use of the sayd inhabitants 

 who are the present owners and proprietors of the present house lotts in hingham 

 their heires and assignes from the before named time in the yeare of our Lord 

 God one thousand six hundred thirty and four forever .And unto the the only proper 

 use and behoofe of the [the] sayd Joshua hubberd and John Thaxter and the 

 inhabitants of the Towne of hingham who are the present owners and proprietors 

 of the present house lotts in the Towne of Hingham their heires and assignes 

 forever. And the said Wompatuck Squmuck and Ahahden doe hereby covenant 

 promise and grant to and with the sayd Joshua hubberd and John Thaxter on the 

 behalfe of the inhabitants of hingham as aforesayd that they the sayd Wompatuck 

 Squmuck and Ahahden — are the true and proper owners of the sayd bargained 

 p'misses with their app'tenances at the time of the bargaine and sale thereof and 

 that the sayd bargained p'misses are free and cleare and freely and clearely exon- 

 erated acquitted and discharged of and from all and all maner of former bargaines 

 sales guifts grants titles mortgages suits attachments actions Judgements extents 

 executions dowers title of dowers and all other incumberances whatsoever from 

 the begining of the world until the time of the bargaine and sale thereof and that 

 the sayd Joshua hubberd and John Thaxter with the rest of the sayd inhabitants 

 who are the present owners and proprietors of the present house lotts in hingham 

 they tlieir heires and Assignes the p'misses and every part and parcell thereof shall 

 quietly have hold use occupy possese and injoy without the let suit trouble deniall 

 or molestation of them the sayd Wompatuck : Squmuck and Ahahdun their heires 

 and assignes : and Lastly the sayd Wompatuck : Squmuck and Ahahdun for 

 themselves their heires executors administrators and assignes doe hereby covenant 



