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The house was built in 1780 and nothing is uniform and straight... measurements can fluctuate + or - .25 in less than a foot.
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What's 1780 got to do with it? I see new construction like that all the time!
You have this advantage: you *know* your house can last 200+ years; somebody buying new now may have their place fall down around them in a year or three.
But the thing about the ceiling -- would it fit the look you want if you outlined the sections of T&G with a small moulding? You could cut everything square and straight, nail it up, and cover the places where things don't meet with a quarter-round or shoe moulding, same as you do with a floor. To some extent, a small moulding can bend to conform to the beams' irregularities, and where it can't -- I know this sounds horrible, but: color-matched caulk.