Subject: Robert BLOOD Source: History of Chelmsford, Mass. In 1652, certain inhabitants of Concord and Woburn asked the General Court to allow them to examine the region later granted them - six miles square and called Chelmsford. In 1656, an extension was granted of about three miles on the north side of the Town. THE BLOOD FARMS. The lines between Chelmsford, Concord and Billerica, and the farms of John and Robert Blood, were the cause of considerable controversy, which was settled in favor of Billerica. In 1694 a committee was appointed to run the lines between Concord and Chelmsford, Billerica, Wameset and the Blood Farms. Some vacant land was found which the committee claimed the right to grant. The writer saw some time since in the keeping of Mr. George H. Robbins of Carlisle, four old deeds dated 1666 and 1667, and bearing the signatures of Daniel Gookin and Thomas Danforth, which had to do with the Blood Farms. They are written on parchment, deer-skin or bear-skin, and one of them showed the round hole made by the bullet which killed the animal. One also has a patch sewed on with a rawhide thong to cover a hole or tear in the skin. Hazen's "Billerica" contains some facts concerning these farms. The Blood family have been represented in the neighboring towns. Robert Blood married Elizabeth, daughter of Major Simon Willard and had twelve children. He died October 27, 1701. This item is found in the Town records: Chelmsford geniway [January] the 15, 1694 In considerasion of a proposishon made by Robard Bloode consarninge a parsile of land purchased of the indians, he the said Robbarde Blood prepoaseth to the town of Chelmsford that in case the aforenamed towne will join with him, the sed p 473 Robbarde, in petishon for a confermason of the same and they doe asume the aforesaid land then the abovesaid Robarde ingageth to the town to intreste them in one thousand acres upon condishon the above said towne paye to the above said Robbart Blood five pound in silver and beare parte of the charge, and further the above said Robarte ingageth [engageth] to give to Mr Thomas Clarke of Chelmsford one hundred acres of land." Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth God Bless America History and Genealogy Freely Shared Janice Farnsworth http://tfeeney.esmartbiz.com/janice.htm Toni Feeney http://www.tfeeney.esmartbiz.com/page7.htm