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Hibbert was chosen moderator ; Mark How, clerk ; and 

 John Smith, Daniel Foster, George Hibbert, Jonathan 

 Burpee and John Fowler, jr., a committee for calling 

 future meetings. Thus the parish obtained its Status, its 

 right to command its parishioners and to tax their prop- 

 erty. 



The perimeter of the parish is in part composed of five 

 different brooks, and it was, therefore, determined by 

 vote Jan. 27, 1746-7, to name it Linebrook. Dec. 25, 

 1755, Dea. Jonathan Burpee, Sen. David Perley and 

 Mark How were chosen a committee to join with the 

 neighboring parishes in perambulating the line, which 

 was described in the petition to the Great and General 

 Court, and recordedin the parish records March 17, 1752, 

 as follows : 



In Ipswich, beginning at the mouth of Howlett's brook, 

 so called, by the north side of Ipswich river ; thence run- 

 ning northeasterly by said river tili it comes to Gravelly 

 brook, so called ; thence running northerly by said brook 

 across the West Meadows tili it comes to John Smith's, 

 to the west brauch of Egypt river, so called, and by 

 said river tili it comes to the northeasterly corner of Bull- 

 brook pasture so called ; thence northwesterly including 

 said pasture tili it comes to wehere said pasture strikes 

 Rowley line ; thence westerly on Rowley line tili it 

 comes to Batchelder's brook, so called ; thence northerly 

 by said brook, including George Kilburn's and Thomas 

 Wood's land on the east side of said brook, following the 

 said brook tili it comes to the easterly part of George 

 Hibbert's land ; then, as said Hibbert's land runs to the 

 northwest corner thereof, including said Hibbert's land ; 

 thence running northwesterly as the line runs between 

 Jonathan Burpee'sand Aquilla Jewett's land to the brook, 

 on which Stands Mr. Tenney's grist-mill ; so by the brook 



