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PALISADO was on the Little river where Main street now crosses it. There is no evidence that it was a fortification. Probably it was only a defence against danger on the high banks of the river, before any bridge was built.
MEETING-HOUSE YARD included not only the pres- ent State square, but extended north and south so as to include about twice the present area. In the north- east corner of the yard stood the gaol or prison, and in the south-east corner was the market place.
Ox PASTURE HILL included the building lots on the east side of the Old Ox Pasture, now called Lord's hill.
MILL LOT included two acres where the present gaol stands, together with the flat and bed of the river west of it. The main channel of the river was then under the South bank, and the flat was an island.
WOLF POUND was a name given to a lot or two on the east side and about the middle of Washington street.
TOWN ROADS.
The roads not before particularly described, were as follow : -- The
ROAD TO WINDSOR, at first, either passed through the North Meadow, or lay on the bank in the Neck adjacent to the meadow swamp. Next, it probably passed up on the east side the Neck to the Soldiers' Field, and then crossed to the west side, on the borders of the upland. Afterwards it appears to have run from the northwest angle of Village street, obliquely to and over the hill, to the west side of the Neck. It was many years before the present road was located.
ROAD TO WETHERSFIELD has always been in its present location through the Ox Pasture.
ROAD TO FARMINGTON was very early laid out, commencing at the South Green, and running ob- liquely across the corner of the Ox Pasture, and
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BURYING YARD.
across the upland and Rocky hill lots to the top of the hill, thence onward across the lots under the hill to the Commons near Cedar mountain ; thence across the Commons, the road has ever been varying. But through the West Division, the location of the road has ever been the same.
ROAD TO THE RIVER, OR TO THE COMMONS, on the South side, was a continuation of Baker's lane ; which was afterwards continued across the Commons, and called the "John Seymour road." The road has since been changed, and connected with the present West Hartford road, on the north side of the small tier of lots.
ROAD FROM THE MILL TO THE COUNTRY ran from the Little river over the hill and in front of the Asylum, to the Bridge Field and the Commons ; more recently called the GURNEY's road.
Cow PASTURE TO THE COUNTRY, afterwards "to the West Division," and "to Simsbury" was the same as the present Albany turnpike.
Other roads connecting with the two last, are speci- fied in the preceding pages.
On the South side, ZACHERY's lane, and the high- ways on and under ROCKY HILL, were original high- ways.
ROAD TO THE GREAT SWAMP, or Washington street and the lane in continuation running south from the Retreat, after a turn to the east, was after- wards continued to Wethersfield line.
BURYING YARD.
" The 11th of January, 1640," [1641.]
" It is further ordered, that the Burying-place is ap- pointed to be parcel of Richard Olmsted's lot; and for satisfaction to Richard Olmsted for the said Bury- ing-place, and the fencing about it, he is to have a parcel of ground lying at the North Meadow gate, [the Cow-yard] containing about an acre and half of ground ; and the said Richard Olmsted is to remove Mr. Allen's fence, and set it by the highway against
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the said ground, and to inclose the end of said parcel of ground, that it safeguard the long meadow. The said Richard Olmsted is to have part of John Skin- ner's lot, on which the said John Skinner's house stands ; and the said John Skinner is to remove his dwelling house ; and John Skinner is to have for the same, 3 acres of upland, and for the exchange of ground, is to have 3 acres more ; which 6 acres is to be laid out in the Cow Pasture or Ox Pasture. Richard Olmsted is to trans-sill his house that stands upon the Burying-place, and then the town is to re- move it to the lot the said Richard Olmsted receives of John Skinner." [John Skinner gave up all his V front on Main street, and had another house lot on Lord's Hill.]
" At a meeting of the town, February the 22, 1651."
" There was an agreement between the town and Richard Lord : He is to have the use of the burying place, to put in horses and calves; he to make and maintain the fence about it, that belongeth unto it, until the town shall desire to take it into their own hand; and then they are to give a year's warning : and if he desire to leave it, he is also to give the like warning." [The rest of the vote relates to condi- tions of the final surrender to the town : but the record is so much torn and gone, that the particulars cannot be made out.]
" September 29, 1664."
- " This writing witnesseth an agreement between Richard Lord of Hartford, and the Townsmen re- specting the burying-yard :
" The said Richard doth covenant, promise and engage to and with the said townsmen, that there shall be a sufficient pale fence set up round about the said burying ground, -that is to say, so much of the said fence as doth properly belong to the burying yard, and the fence next the highway, -the pales and post heads to be handsomely sharped, and the said fence set up straight, and the pales set even by a line at the tops, and this to be done at or before the 25th of October next ensuing the date hereof. The said
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GRAVES.
Richard is to feed off the grass with horses and calves, according to the former agreement. He is at no time to suffer hogs to come into the said bury- ing yard, nor to fodder cattle in it. The said Rich- ard is also to reduce the divident fence between his said orchard and the burying yard to its ancient bounds. All this to be done according to this agree- ment, and so maintained during the whole term that the said Richard shall improve the said burying-yard. And upon the breach of this agreement, or any part of it, he shall forfeit all the cost and labor upon it, to the town. - By pale fence, we intend only the fence against the highway, and the divident fence between his orchard and the said burying-yard."
" To which agreement, these parties have subscribed, RICHARD LORD."
ROBERT WEBSTER, ) JAMES STEELE, JOHN GILBERT, DANIEL PRATT,
Townsmen.
" 3 March 1640." " AN ORDER CONCERNING GRAVES."
" It is ordered that Thomas Woodford shall attend the making of graves for any corpses deceased : and that no corpse shall be laid less than four foot deep ; nor that be above four years old, shall be laid less than five foot deep ; nor that be above ten, shall be laid less than six foot deep.
" He shall receive for giving notice by ringing the bell, making the grave, and keeping of it in seemly repair, so that it may be known in future time, - when such graves have been made for the lesser sort, 2s. 6d., for the middle sort, 3s., and for the higher sort, 3s. 6d."
TOWN CRIER. " It is further ordered, that if any person hath lost anything that he desireth should be cried in a public meeting, he shall pay for crying of it 2d. to Thomas Woodford, to be paid before it be cried : and the crier shall have a book of the things that he crieth."
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SETTLERS IN HARTFORD,
Between 1640 and 1700, together with the date when there names first appear ; and their places of residence.
Inhabitants were admitted in this form, -
".At a meeting &c. 1661. It was agreed, and by vote of the town concluded, that Joseph Fitch is ac- cepted an inhabitant of the town of Hartford."
Or in 1715, "Horace Howard was then admitted an inhabitant of this town."
April 1664, "The town voted that they would not receive Martin Moore an inhabitant of this town."
William Adams, 1650, Trumbull street, lot 39.
Nicholas Ackley, 1655, Trumbull street, lot 42.
Edward Andrews, 1655, East Hartford.
Thomas Atkins, 1682, East Hartford.
Jonathan Ashley, 1682, north end.
William Alderman, 1694. .
William Ayres, 1651, Burr, lot 61.
George Ash, 1682, East Hartford ?
Charles Barnard, 1681, Elm street, lot 42.
Richard Blanchard, 1682, East Hartford.
John Baker, 1667, Baker's lane.
Stephen Brace, 1673, Charter street, lot 13.
Bartholomew Barnard, 1647, Main st., lot 33 and 34 Francis Barnard, 1644, corner of Main and Charter. Mr. John Blackleach, 1660, corner of Main and Arch. Thomas Blackley, 1650, East Hartford.
John Bayley, 1655.
Mr. Andrew Belcher, 1670, Main street, lot 10.
Mathew Beckwith, 1645, Trumbull street, lot 65.
Benjamin Beven, 1687, East Hartford.
Andrew Benton, 1664, Wethersfield lane.
Robert Bell, 1682.
Thomas Bennett, 1682.
Thomas Bird, 1645, Wethersfield lane.
John Bigelow, 1669, Cooper lane, lot 52.
Jonathan Bigelow, 1677, Wethersfield lane.
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SETTLERS.
David Bishop, 1685, Neck.
Richard Billings, 1650, Elm north side. [Main. Rev. Mr. Thomas Buckingham, 1696, Buckingham & Thomas Burnham, 1650, corn. State and Main.
Peter Busarre, 1646, Mill street.
William Buckland, 16SS, East Hartford.
Joshua Carter, 1692, Rocky hill.
Thomas Catlin, 1646, Elm, lots 23 and 24.
Thomas Cadwell, 1652, Front and State.
Richard Case, 1669, East Hartford.
Isaac Cakebread, 1680, Elm street, north side. John Camp, 1672, Wethersfield lane.
Christopher Crow, 1655, north end.
Joseph Collier, 1668, Pine field.
Sarah Crook, 1672, East Hartford.
Aaron Cook, 1686, Front, lot 19. Timothy Cowles, 1695, East Hartford.
John Coal, 1655, Wethersfield lane.
Thomas Dickinson, 1682, Main, lot 23.
Philip Davis, 1651, Main and Charter.
Stephen Davis, 1655, East Hartford.
William Davenport, 1696, Main, part 10.
Even Davey, 1681, South side.
John Dix, 1674, East Hartford.
Alexander Douglass, 1676, Neck.
Josiah Dibble, 1693, East Hartford.
Jacob Demmon, 1696.
William Edwards, 1646, north side State square. John Emerson, 16SS.
Texhall Endsworth, 1682, Front, lot 18.
Gilbert Foresith, 1682. Rev. Isaac Foster, 1682, Main, part 10.
Richard Fellows, 1646, Elm, lot 26.
Thomas Ford, 1649, Trumbull, lot 42.
James Forbs, 1658, East Hartford.
Mr. Joseph Fitch, 1655, Main, lot 22. Lamrock Flowers, 1686, West Hartford.
Peter Grant, 1677, Wethersfield lane. Edward Crannis, 1655, Bliss and Elm. Samuel Gains, 1667, East Hartford. Mr. George Gardner, 1673, Arch, lot 3. 4
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HARTFORD.
Joseph Garrett, 1694. Walter Grey, 1655.
Nathaniel Greensmith, 1655, Farmington road.
Mr. Jonathan Gilbert. 1646, Cole and Charter, after- John Gilbert, 1648, Pearl, s. side. [wards Main, 1. 10. Henry Grihmes or Graham, 1662, Wethersfield lane. Richard Gilman, 1672, south side.
James Gordion, 1682.
Jasper Gunn, 1646, Pearl, south side.
Joseph Gillet, 1694, West Hartford.
Thomas Hancock, 1692, from Farmington. William Harris, 16S2.
Benjamin Harbor, 1644, South side, lot 58.
Henry Hayward or Howard, 1663, from Wethersfield, James Hannisons or Henderson, S. side. [Elm, 1. 19. John Hawke, 1683.
Thomas Hill, 1685 from Middletown, Elm and Bliss. Barnabas Hinsdale, 1693, Rocky hill.
Isaac Hinsdale, 1697, West Hartford.
Robert Howard, 1683, miller.
William Hulberd, 1647, Main and State.
Pater Hogan, 1657, Dutchman.
Thomas Huxly, 166S, Neck. Thomas Humphreys, 1682. Arthur Henberry, 1680. John Ingersoll, 1655.
->Jacob Johnson, 1674, Elm and Bliss. Samuel Kecherell, 1645, Mill street. John Kelly, 1655, south side. Thomas Kilborne, 1677, East Hartford. George Knight, 1674, Neck
Joseph Keeney, 1693, East Hartford. Richard Keeney, 169S, East Hartford. Thomas King, 16SS, Bliss, west side. John Kirby, 1646. Nathaniel Kimberly, 1660, from New Haven. John Langton, 1655.
Gabriel Linch, 1656, south side. William Loveridge, 1659, Charter, lot 14. Thomas Long, 1668, near the Mill, lot 41. Thomas Loveman, 1682.
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SETTLERS.
Simon Lobdell, 1655. Jonathan Loomis, 1685, Neck ? Thomas Mason, 1650, east side, State square. John Mason, 167S, Buckingham, lot 30. Joel Marshall, 1682, Commons. Thomas Marshall, 166S, Wethersfield lane. Josiah Marshfield, 1687. John Merrill, 1657, Elm, lot 18. Nathan Messenger, 16SS. John Meekins, 1672, East Hartford. John Mitchell, 1655, south side State square. Bryant Mogshe, 1655. Martin Moore, 1632, colored. Philip More, 1693, East Hartford.
William Morton, 1657, to Windsor. Thomas Morgan, 1692, West Hartford. Michael Mudge, 1646.
Rev. Roger Newton, 1646, to Farmington. Joseph Nash, 1660, Elm and Bliss. Seaborn, Siborne or Cyprian Nichols, 1664, Cole st. 1. 4. John Norton, 1659, Mill street.
Adam Nichols, 1655, pauper. James Northam, 1655. Edmund O'Neil, 1682, East Hartford ? William Parsons, 16S5. William Partridge, 1644, Cole and Charter. John Perry, 1682. Timothy Phelps, 1692. Main, lot 23.
Mr. William Pitkin, 1660, to East Hartford. Thomas Porter, 1646, West-field. John Plumb, 1665, South side. Robert Reeve, 1655, Neck. Mr. James Richards, 1663, Cole and Md. lane. Samuel Robertson, 1665, Neck. Hugh Roe, 1661, Elm and Bliss. John Roberts, 1682. William Roberts, 169S, East Hartford. Andrew Roby, 1691. Jonathan Richardson, 1697. Mr. John Russell, 1650. John Sparks, 1694.
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HARTFORD.
Robert Sandford, 1655, Burr, lots 61 and 62. Nathaniel Sandford, 1655, Wethersfield lane. Andrew Sandford, 1651, Burr, lot 74. Jolin Sad, 1674, Elm, Bliss and river. Samuel Sedgwick, 1694, West Hartford. Garrad Speck, 1665, Burr, lot 71. Michael Spencer, 1645, Mill street. John Stedman, 1651, Mill street. Andrew Stephens, 1682. John Shepard, 1670, Cooper lane, lot 50: Joseph Smith, 1655, Cole and Sheldon. Richard Smith, 1651, Main, part 16. Simon Smith, 1655, to West Hartford. Thomas Swetman, 16S2.
Samson Shore, 1649, Trumbull, lot 42.
Robert Shirley, 1679, Charter and Cole.
Thwaite Strickland, 1647, Neck ?
George Sexton, 1698, Neck.
John Sumner, 1695. Thomas Trill, 1682, East Hartford.
Thomas Thomson, 1644.
Thomas Tomlinson, 1665, Neck.
Thomas Thornton, 1677, Elm, lot 20.
John Tillotson, 1675 ? Lord's Hill.
John Tuller, 1682.
John Turner, 1675, Elm, lot 45.
Mr. Varlett, 1656.
Thomas Vigers, 1678.
John Waite, 1665.
William Warren, 1664, Sheldon and Main, to East Mr. Eliezer Waye, 1666, Main and Arch. [Hartford. Bevil Waters, 1668, Wethersfield lane.
John Webb, 1648, Trumbull, lot 42.
Samuel Wheeler, 1687.
Thomas Whaples, 1653, Wethersfield lane ? John Watson, 1646, South Main, lot 9. Nathaniel Willett, 1645, Charter, lot 13. William Williams, 1650, Burr, lot 68. Mr. Phineas Wilson, 1675, Mill st. Obadiah Wood, 16S1, East Hartford.
Jolin Wilson, 1679, State and Front, north side.
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PROPRIETORS.
Gov. John Winthrop, from New London.
George Wright, 1694.
William Worthington, 1695, Main, lot 10.
Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, 1635, Main and Arch. Josiah Willard, 165S.
John and Thomas Whitmore, 1646.
John Wyard, 1670, Wethersfield lane.
PROCEEDINGS OF PROPRIETORS.
" At a meeting of the proprietors of the undivided land in Hartford, the 9th day of February, 1671 [2]-"
" It was agreed by the proprietors, that a rate of ten pounds shall be raised upon the proprietors mentioned on the other side [see names on pages S and 9,] to be raised upon every man, according as his propri- ety and those he stands for shall give it, according to the rule entered in the Town Book for division of lands.
" It is also agreed, that when any of the undivided lands shall be laid out, every proprietor for himself, and those he stands for, shall receive his proportion of what lands shall be agreed to be laid out, accord- ing to the rule for division of lands agreed upon, and entered in the town book, dated 3d January, 1639, [40]., of which this on the other side [see pages S and 9,] is a copy of the proportion.
" At the same meeting, the proprietors desired Mr. Willys, Capt, John Tallcott, Mr. James Richards, and Mr. John Allyn, to make the rate of ten pounds, to pay for our purchase of the undivided lands."
The heading of the proprietors list is -
" The proprietors of the undivided lands in Hart- ford, with each of their proportions in one division, as followeth, according to which proportion they paid for the purchase of the said lands."
WEST DIVISION.
" At a public meeting, Jan. 30, 1672 [3], of the proprietors, these votes passed : - 4*
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" The proprietors voted, that part of the undivided lands should be divided to the proprietors, at the west end of the bounds.
" The proprietors voted, that there should be a mile and half of the WEST END of the bounds laid out and divided amongst the proprietors, the whole length of the bounds.
" The proprietors voted, that from that mile and half, which is to be laid out as aforesaid, when suffi- cient highways are laid out to the lots already granted to be laid out, that land next the town not laid out shall be and remain a COMMON FOREVER, for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Hartford."
"Lut. Rob't Webster, Mr. Nichols, Ens. Olmsted, Nath. Standly, Mr. Steele and Nath. Ruscoe, or any three of them, were chosen a committee to view the lands, and size, equalize, and lay out the same to the proprietors, according to their just proportion, and state needful highways in the same."
" The lots being drawn, fell as followeth : --
" A bill of the quantity and breadth of the last divis- ion of land next to Farmington bounds. The breadth of each lot is set down in the first column, the number of acres in the second, as they were laid out by the committee, November 1674. The order of the lots is in the margent. Beginning at Windsor bounds :
[Names of original proprietors are in italics.]
Highway next to Windsor bounds, 4 rods wide.
1 Caleb Standly, son of Timothy,
2 Thomas Butler, IV. Butler's and Z. Field's,
3 Tho. Long, John Wilcox's, East end, 25
West end. 80 1533
4 John Marsh, [These 4 lots in one.]
5 Mrs. Hannah Wells, widow of Thomas, 50 150
6 Stephen Hopkins, son of John, 12 36
7 Mr. John Allyn, son of Mathew and E. Elmer's, 62} 1874 15 45
S Mr. William Andrews,
9 Wm. and Sam. Spencer, WV. Spencer's
and W. Pratt's, 23 69 641-
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WEST DIVISION.
10 Hartford School, half A. Warner's, E.
end 21, W. end 25, 23 69
11 Deac. Rich. Butler, S 24
12 [Edward Stebbins, in laying out, omitted by mistake, see 70 below. The num- bers below altered from the original,]
12 Robert Sandford, Samuel Hale's, 4
12
13 Mr. I'm Westwood, 40
120
14 John Pratt,
13 39
15 Tho. and Sam. Olcott, sons of Thomas,
T. Hale's, W. Heyden's, WV Parker's, 22 5 15
17 Mr. Siborn Nichols, Mr. Wm. Whiting's, 48 144
18 Mr. Barth. Barnard, R. Webb's, T. Birchwood's, Higginson's and J. Clark's, 45
135
19 Joseph Easton,
5 15
20 Paul Peck,
8 24
16
4S
21 Jeremy Adams, Highway,
8
22 John Cole, son of James,
6
18
23 Nath. Ruscoe, Im. Ruscoe's, 16
48
24 Mr. Joseph Haynes, son of John,
80 240
25 Wid. Lord, else John Gilbert, widow
of Thomas, 142 431
26 Mr. John White,
E. end 25, west 29 7
21
29 Mr. Samuel Stone,
20 60
30 Mr. I'm. Goodwin,
21 63
31 Mr. John Whiting, Nat. Ward's,
30 90
32 Mr. Sam. Hooker, son of Rev. Thomas, 40} 122
4 12
34 Mrs. Sam. Willys, son of George,
75
225
35 John Baysey,
7
21
36 Nath. Bacon, Andrew Bacon's,
14
42
37 Nath. Willett, Sam. Wakeman's,
15
45
38 Nicholas Clark,
6
18
39 Mr. Richard Lord,
9
27
40 Thomas Cadwell, Thomas Scott's,
21
63
41 Mr. Tho. Hosmer, else Mr. J. Whiting,
30
90
42 Mr. John Pantry, son of William,
40
120
81
27 Serj. Thomas Spencer,
28 WFm. Lewis, Sen.
20 60
33 John Stedman, Rich. Olmsted's,
66
16 John Skinner,
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HARTFORD.
43 Samuel Andrews, Thomas Stanton's 7 21
44 Mr. James Richards, W. Gibbons's, ¿ E.
Hopkins's and } Andrew Warner's, 64 192
45 John Watson, Thomas Judd's, 10 30
46 John Watson, Thomas Selden's, 3 9
47 Nicholas Olmsted, son of James, 35를 106号
48 Deac. George Graves, and WVm. Hyde's, 23 Highway, 8
49 Maj. John Talcott, son of John, John Steele's, N. Ely's, and & M. Marvin's, 91 273
50 Deac. Joseph Mygatt, W. Blumfield's, 21 63
51 David Ensign and Jos. Easton, Jun., and N. Richards's, 25 75
52 Nath. Barding, Seth Grant's,
7 21
53 William Hills,
10 30
54 Arthur Smith,
6 18
56 John Church, son of Richard, and T. Root's, 9 27
57 William Kellsey,
8 24
58 Lt. Rob. Webster, son of John, 51 153
59 Thomas Catlin, R. Lyman's, 17 51
60 [James Steele, in laying out, omitted by mistake. See 69 below.]
60 Samuel Moody, son of John, 20 60
61 Mr. John Wadsworth, son of Im. and St. Hart's, 49} 148}
62 Mr. John Crow,
10 30
63 George Stocking,
10 30
64 Thos. Bunce, of Sam. Gridley, S. Post's, 12
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65 Nath. Standly, son of Thomas, and _ M. Marvin's, 28 84
66 Lt. Thomas Bull, son of Thomas, J. Ince, and & E. Hopkins, 36 108
67 Henry Hayward, John Barnard's, E. end 47, W. cnd 11, length 183, 331
Farmington Road, eight rods wide,
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68 John Day, son of Robert, and J. Maynard's,
69 James Steele, son of George,
70 Edward Stebbins, and & Edward Hopkins's, 44
71 Daniel Arnold, son of John,
69
42
55 John Merrills, Gregory Wilterton's, 14
45
WEST DIVISION.
72 Richard Goodman. [For these 5 lots, see below.]
" At a meeting of the proprietors of the undivided lands in Hartford January, 3d, 1677, [S]."
" The proprietors voted that the committee who laid out the long lots, should show the owners their lots, and that they should be paid for the same after the rate of 2s. 6d. per 100 acres.
" It was also voted, that the piece of land lying next Wethersfield bounds, and is an overplus after the lots are laid out, shall be laid out in fire tiers of lots ; the middle tier of lots shall be 20 acre lots, the tier next the town Commons 10 acre lots, the others 15 acre lots ; and those to whom the lots shall be given, are not to sell them before they are fenced in and im- proved.
"It was voted that Capt. Olmsted, Mr. Nichols, and Ens. Standly should grant those lots to such of the town of Hartford as they shall see in need of the same, and as they judge it may be advantageous."
" The lots on the south side Farmington highway, being divided into five tiers of lots : First lot begin- ning at Hartford Commons and the highway aforesaid. The lots lie successively to Wethersfield bounds," south from highway.
FIRST DIVISION.
1 [6S] John Day, rds. breadth, 64 length 80 acres 32
2 Capt. Thomas Watts,
21
SO
10층
3 Andrew Benton, 21
80
10元
4 Andrew Benton, Jun.
21
80
10号
5 Robert Shirley,
21
80
10층
6 William Goodwin,
21
80
10Į
7 Joseph Collier,
21
SO
101
S Alexander Douglass,
21
80
101
12
9 Jhn. Wyard, to Weth. bounds 24 SO SECOND TIER, bounds east on First Tier. v1 [69] James Steele, from Farmington highway, 80 90
45
2 John Seamor,
30
90
17
3 Thomas Clark,
30
90
17
4 Joseph Garrad,
30
90
17
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5 John Bigelow, 30 90 17
6 Paul Peck, to Wethersfield bounds, 18 THIRD TIER, east on four rod highway.
[70] John Willson, from 1 Stebbins, 64
100
40
2 [71] Philip Davis of Arnold, 40
100
25
3 John Cole,
25
100
155
4 Joseph Smith,
25
100
155
5 Joseph Smith, Jun.
25
100
155
6 Samuel Steele,
25
100
155
7 John Shepherd, to Wethersfield bds.
100
17
FOURTH TIER.
1 [70] Edward Cadwell, from Stebbins
64
100
40
2 John Mitchell,
28
100
171
3 John Mason,
28
100
171
4 Richard Gilman,
28
100
17₺
5 Obadiah Spencer,
28
100
17%
6 John Hally,
28
100
173
FIFTH TIER, east on four rod highway.
1 Richard Goodman, east end 82
west end 46
100
40
2 John Skinner,
32
100
20
3 John Camp,
32
100
20
4 Thomas Burr, to Wethersfield bounds,
20
Samuel Robinson, west end 42, east end to point, length 103, acres 13}, butting west on Farmington bounds, on the north side of Farmington road.
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All the proprietors named on pages S and 9, or their representatives, had lots, except Francis Andrews and William Holton. Besides the proprietors, lots were granted by special vote to 27 residents in town, as an encouragement to settlers. The proprietors shares were drawn by lot.
Next to Windsor bounds was a 4 rod highway. Adjoining this were lots 1, 2, 3, and 4. No. 2 ad- joined Farmington, then No. 4, next No. 1, and No. 3 next the Commons.
The succeeding lots from No. 5 to No. 66, were each a mile and a half long, extending from Farmington
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WEST DIVISION.
line to the Commons, and were one third as many rods wide as they contained acres. No. 66 butted south partly on the old Farmington road. No. 67 was nearly a triangular piece, bounded by No. 66, the Commons and Farmington road.
The lots south of the Farmington road to Wethers- field town line, were divided into five tiers, by north and south lines. The lots next to Farmington road were granted to proprietors, and the remainder were granted to other residents in town.
HIGH WAYS IN WEST DIVISION.
Next Windsor bounds was a four rod highway, part of which still remains, and part has been exchanged for a more convenient road.
Between lots 21 and 22 was an S rod highway, the east end of which constitutes part of the present Al- bany turnpike road. But after Abel Merrill purchas- ed lots 19, 20, and 21, by vote of the town, he was permitted to locate it on the north side of his land, (where it now is), provided he made half the fence on the north side of it.
Between lots 48 and 49 was an eight rod highway, which still remains.
The old Farmington road, eight rods wide, remains where originally located, or rather where the traveled path was before the division was made.
The highway from the Farmington road to Newing- ton, between the second and third tiers of south lots, remains as located, except a bend made by exchange of lands, to avoid a hill.
The highway from Farmington road to New Brit- ain, between the fourth and fifth tiers, has been ex- changed, and now passes diagonally across the fifth tier.
The highway called West Hartford Street was lo- cated about 1684 by the proprietors. The vote was that it should pass through near the centre of the lots. Every man was left to his own choice where it should cross his land. The houses appear to have been built
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HARTFORD.
on the ridge, and the road made from house to house. The town afterwards voted that the highway should be six rods wide.
By concurrent vote of the adjoining proprietors, a highway four rods wide, one half in each town, was located on the bounds of Hartford and Farmington, extending from Windsor to Wethersfield, or to the Farmington road.
A two rod highway now runs through the centre of lot 34, or the Wyllys lot.
The late Farmington turnpike road runs on the north side of lot 42, the Pantry lot, as far as the river, then bears a little south diagonally through the west part of said lot.
SETTLEMENTS IN WEST DIVISION.
The first purchase, with a view to settlement, in West Hartford, was made by Thomas Hosmer. for his son Stephen, in 1679, about half a mile north of the meeting house. John Merrill began his purchas- es in the same vicinity in 1683. The purchase had reference to a mill, immediately erected where the present mill stands, at the expense of Mr. Hos- mer, though probably Mr. Merrill was actively enga- ged in the work from the first. Mr. Hosmer deeded Mr. Merrill one third of the saw mill and 60 acres of land in 1685. Mills are ever regarded among the first essentials of a new settlement. Between this time and 1730, the Hosmers and Merrills purchased all the land between the Hooker lot south of the mill, and the present highway running west from the inter- section of the Albany turnpike road with the street, embracing in all 600 acres, (with the exception of the Haynes lot,) including lots 19 to 23, 25 to 31 and 33.
Lot 19, John Easton sold to Abel Merrills in 1719, most of which was in 1730 converted into a high- way.
Lot 20, Paul Peck sold to Zech. Sanford in 1685, and lot 21 Nat. Willet sold to said Sanford in 1692. These were afterwards purchased by Jona. and John
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No. 1, Contains Hartford in 1640.
No. 2, Contains Hartford from 1640 to 1700, and West Hartford.
No. 3, Will commence the History of Farmington.
The numbers will be issued monthly or as often as practicable. Twelve pages in each number will be occupied with geneological and biographical notices of familes.
The history of HARTFORD, including East Hartford and Manchester, will make a volume of two or three hundred pages.
The History of FARMINGTON will make a vol- ume; and will embrace Farmington, South- ington, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Avon, parts of Bloomfield and West Hartford, Wolcott Plymouth, Waterbury, Watertown and Middle- bury.
Histories of WETHERSFIELD, and WINDSOR, are in preparation.
Each number will be sold separately ; or sub- scriptions will be received for the whole series, or for the separate histories. Price 121 cents single or five numbers for 50 cents in advance.
Orders may be sent to WILLIAM S. POR- TER, care of Tyler & Porter, 6 Asylum st. Hartford. Single numbers may be obtained at the book stores in Hartford and New Haven, and at the Post Office in Farmington.
William S. Porter, County Surveyor.
ORDERS may be left at the Town Clerk's Office, Hartford, or at his residence in Far- mington.
REFERENCES. - Simeon Hart, James Cowles, Edward Hooker, in Farmington; and Nathaniel Goodwin, Deputy Surveyor General, Daniel St. John, and Henry Hudson, Esqs., Hartford.
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