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Samuel Buckingham's, L. Baldwin's, and John Simons' home-lots, on or near Town Street.
Robert Bostwick, Joseph Bostwick, Samuel Prinder have home-lots near Town Hill, or Great Brook.
Nathan Turrill's home-lot was on east side Town Street, south on Samuel Camp.
John Bostwick, Jr., Roger Brownson, and Samuel Brownson had lots east on Town Street, west on Great River.
Town Hill was what is now known as Prospect Hill and the hill east of it, and there were quite a number of residences there and in the vicinity.
Aspetuck Hill was just north of present village.
Benjamin Bostwick's home-lot was at the south side of this sequestered common, on Town Hill.
Samuel Hitchcock's home-lot was at the end of the twenty-rod highway laid out in 1714.
Thomas Picket's was bounded south on this seques- tered common, and west on a highway that ran from about where Jeremiah B. Bronson's house stands to this common (H. W. Booth's place).
Peter Perit and Roger Bronson had a home-lot, land bounded north on Samuel Brown's home-lot.
Samuel Bronson's home-lot was probably this way from that of Samuel Hitchcock.
Roger Bronson's was the next lot north of Samuel Bronson's.
John Bostwick, Jr., was north of Samuel Bron- son's. This was where John Bostwick now lives (Jared Bostwick's place).
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NEW MILFORD.
The above were not on Town Hill, but south by the river.
Nathan Talcott was on north end of Town Hill and eastward of the meeting-house.
Ephraim Fisk, son of Dr. Fisk, was on Town Hill. John Griswold.
Benjamin Bostwiek was at the south end of Town Hill (Prospeet Hill), laid south of the common. See record of first highway laid (Town Street).
John Griswold's home-lot was northward of the old mill lane highway, which runs up the hill from William B. Stilson's, and southward from the high- .
way running up eastward from Benjamin Bostwick's home-lot.
Nathaniel Bostwick's home-lot on east side Town Street, and west side of highway running to Wood- bury.
PROPRIETORS OF COMMON FIELDS.
" Nov. 24, 1715 .- l'oted, That there should be a general line of fence from the great falle, along up the front of all the improved land & home-lots until we come to north side of Jacob Griswold's house-lot, & then upon the north side untill it comes to the west end of sd Griswold's 10 a. d., & then runniog at the rear of the other 10 a d., till it come sd fence, & then running in the most convenient place to the rock over west aspetuck, & the line of fence to be proportioned by all lands laid out within the fields & by all lande improved, though not laid out, from that place called the Streits down to Dibles' meadow, except home-lots & ten a. d.
" A committee was chosen lo lay out & proportion ad fence, and that it be laid & completed by the 15th day of April next after thie meeting. Nov. 24, 1715 (April 1, 1716).
"Oct. 3, 1717 .- Agreed that the fields should be opened for cnttle & horsee upon Saturday, Oct. 5, et soneet. At same meeting Jonathan Burk was chosen to warn proprietore' meetings of the counnon fields & to lead in the meeting.
" Jan. 9, 1717-18 .- Agreed that the general line of fence for tho con- mon field should still run where it was formerly agreed upon, when it was altered from the north side of Jacob Griswold'e to the north side of David Griswold's home-lot, so to run to the west end of Duvid Gris- wolil's.
"Committee to settle euch part of tho fence as is not yet orderly faet- ened upon, &c.
" Agreed that the general field should be cleared of all sorts of cnttle by the Int Murch.
"Sept. 29, 1718 .- Agreed that the field should be oponed for feeling cattlo next Saturdny come 7 night, whic is 11th Oct.
" March 12, 1719 .- Agreed that the common fields should be shut up, & tho fence should bo mado op acc. to Inw by last of March, that cren- turee may be kept out.
"Oct. 1, 1719,-Agreed that field should be opened for feeding of neat cattle & horses next Saturday come 7 night, the 10th Oct.
" Dec. 23, 1719,-Agreed thatt all the land within the field from rocky river sonthward shall be fenced, nnmely, ull 40 n. d. & 20 n. d'e., & all meadow land that is improved or shall be improved by any of the pro- prietors of sd fields, excepting house-lots & 10 n. d's.
" V'oted, That all the land from the mouth of Rocky River to Danhury fonce, ond from tho Great River to the Mountains westward, shall be esteemed a held, and all cretores found within this compas shall be con- sidored damage frusunt.
" March 21, 1720 .- Voted, Thatt all the Inndl Inid ont for meadow be- longing to the inhabitants ehall bo fenced, and all those mondow lote bølonging to other proprietors, which shall bo improved by any of the inhabitants, shall bo fenced.
"Agreed that the field should bo clearedl of all sorte of cattle by next Saturday night, nud all gater & Imrs shall bo shut up & kept up from that time, for the security of the field."
And so from time to time the proprietors voted to open the fields, and to keep them closed, for cattle, horses, etc .; and they had meetings, Oet. 11, 1720, Sept. 21, 1721, Oct. 1, 1722, and Jan. 13, 1723-24.
Then comes an account of the general line of farms for the common fields, each man his proportion :
Rode. Feet. In.
To Benoni Stebbios.
17
1
6
Wm. Gould
9
4
James Adkins.
G
9
Saml. Camp
21
6
0
James Prinn.
7
6
0
" Nathan Terrill
G
6
0
" Sam !. Pernille.
6
6
0
Josiah Terrill
G
6
0
' Ganialiel Terrill
6
6
0
' Enock Burk
2
2
0
" John Welch
37
1
9
' Paul Welch,
33
7
9
" T. Baldwin ..
34
8
6
. Jobu Weller, Sr.
&c.
&c.
&c.
" April 14, 1721 .- Tofed, That the common field should be fenced all round, and that all the land laid ont within the limits of this field shall be proportioned npon to fence upon.
"Feb. 5, 1722-23 .- Agreed that from the mouth of Rocky River to the mouth of 4-mile brook, from Great River to Rocky River, where it is so called, and up the same River where it is called Wood Creek, shall be esteemed a field called u general field, and all creatore found therin to be damage feasunt.
Rode. Feet. In.
Zachariah Farrios
20
12 0
Roger Brownson,
15
0
0
Stephen Noble
15
0
0
Thomas Picket.
35
0
"Oct. 1, 1725 .- Agreed that no cattle be put in field before Oct. 16, but working oxen & those upon their owners' land.
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March 6, 1726-27, states where west line of fence shall be completed, and where the north line shall be put.
"Oct. 4, 1727 .- Several votes were passed at this meeting making of fences & alteratione paid for by the proprietors of the common field nc- cording to the perfect valuation by n comity.
" A committee was chosen to make a rate upon the proprietors for de- fraying the preparatory charge for repairing the fence.
"Oct. 6, 1729 .- All fenco should be completed by Ist of Nov. next."
If any of the proprietors of common fields sold, they generally had a certificate of the sale or ex- change made and recorded, stating the length of fence the purchaser was to take and maintain ; either in place of the seller, or on his own account.
Lieut. John Bostwick, recorded Jan. 20, 1729-30.
John Noble, recorded Jnn. 20. 1729-30.
Daniel Boardman, recordled Feb. 17, 1729-30.
Dorothn Botsford, recorded March 28, 1735.
Joseph Wuller.
John Noble, recorded March 2, 1729-30.
Capt. Stephen Noble, recorded March 17, 1729-30.
Pnul Welch, recorded Jan. 20, 1730-31.
John Soely, recorded May 28, 1733.
John Seely, recorded Sept. 3, 173-1.
John Seely, recorded- Jan. 7, 1735-36.
" March 2, 1729-30,-Voted, That no person whatsoever shall bnit any cattle, horses, or other creatures from the 10th of Oct. to the 10th of April, other of their neighbors' land.
" Tofed, To allow 10s. to Denc. Prime or to the fence viewers for warn- ing Robert Bostwick to do up hie fenco.
" l'ofed, That the common field shall etand good for 7 years, and that the fence shall stund where it is without any alteration or new propor- tioning till the 7 years bo out.
" March 1, 1730-31 .- l'oted, That the field shall be kept shut up for the year ensulng.
" V'ofed, That the land laid out since the fichi fence was proportioned shall be assessed to miako the fence upon the river bank at the north ond of the field, which was not formerly proportioned, because the bank of the river was arcounted n fence, but proved not to be.
" March 6, 1731-32 .- l'oted, That the common field shall bo kept chut up for the year ensuing.
" March 5, 1732-33 .- Voted, That the field shall be opened elghteen (18) days at the fall of thle present year and no more.
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HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
" March 4th, 1733-34 .- Voted, That the common field shall not be opened the year ensuing.
"Ens. Joseph Bostwick & Samuel Caufield & Zachariah Ferriss was chosen to order the prudentials of the common field for the year en- suing.
"Toted, That David Priodle should have liberty to remove the field gate from the place where it now is, to his house.
" March 3, 1734-35 .- Voted, That the field should be kept shut the year ensuing.
" Voted, That there should be a committee chosen to send to the next county court, to endeavor to attain liberty to set up a gates n cross the country road through our common fields. Thomas Picket, Saml. Can- field & Jacob Brownson, Committee to order the prudentials of the com- mon field for year ensuing.
" New Milford, Dec. 31, 1733 .- This may signifie to all, whereas Sam- uel Adkins was collector for minister's rate in N. M. in the year 1731, that he hath collected sd. rate, and is acquitted. Given by me, Daniel Boardman, Dec. 21, 1733.
" At a meeting of the civil nuthoritys, Select men and grand jurors of N. M., holden in N. M. on the 5th day of Jan. 1735-36, Cap. Stephen No- ble was chosen Comissioner of Excise for the year eosning, and sworn to a faithful discharge of that office.
" March 1, 1735-36 .- Field kept shut for year. A committee to deter- mine where the gate by Daniel Prindle's & the gate at Aspetuck, should be removed or let them stand. Committee ap. to make new proportion of field fence."
An account next comes of the new proportion of the field-fence in the common field, beginning at the rocks of the Fishing Falls, on east side of Great River, March 22, 1736, as follows :
€
8.
d.
E. Ferris.
20
0
0
John Silsly ..
38
0
0
Thomas Picket
34
0
0
Jacob Brownson
44
0
0
Benj. Bostwick
64
C
0
Deacon John Bostwick
34
0
0
N. Bostwick.
25
0
0
Daniel Bostwick
21
Nathan Gaylord.
10 15 8
PROPRIETORS' MEETINGS.
" April 17, 1706 .- Toted, That town-plot & home-lots of New Milford shall be spedily pitched & laid out. That the Committee having taken the best advice of they can of Woodbury men to pitch the Town-plot ac- cording to their best judgment. That the home-lots be laid out in quantity ns they shall judge most commodions and agreeable to the circumstances of the plan. That there be 2 ranks or sorts of lots,-one a 24s. lot, and the other a 12s, lot, & that all the lots be laid out in 12s. lote. What is wanting in quality of the land in the second lots shall be made up in quantity.
" That there be two 24s. lots more than the nunthier of the proprietors, laid out for the use of the proprietors, to be disposed of by 33 parts of the proprietors.
" That those only who first go to settle there at N. M. shall draw lots, & they shall take their lots together, and they shall have liberty to begin where they please, and they that come afterwards, either by themselves or assigns, shall take their lots as they come to settle then, next lot to him that went before him, he that hath a four & 20 shilling right to take the two next lots lying together.
" Dec. 9, 1707 .- We whose names are underwritten, after the best ad- vice we can come at or obtain from Woodbury men, have pitched the Town-plot on Aspetuck hill,-have there laid out 16 home-lots, 7 acres and 12 to a home-lot, for two half-shares, in order to proceed according to the order and agreement of the proprietors.
" SAML. EELLS,
"EnWARD CAMP,
Com.
" JOSEPH TREAT,
" JOSEPH PECK.
" Grant of a 24s. lot to Mr. David Boardman, upon condition he shall become their minister for 20 years, or during his natural life."
RECORD OF HIGHWAYS.
"Record of highways, Jan. 11, 1712 .- At a meeting of the inhabitants of N. M. for to consider what highways should be necessary for the benefit of the town of N. M., we therefore have agreed that the highway beginning at John Noble, Sr., house-lot shall extend so far northward
as shall be necessary for building-lots, and his highway to be 20 rods wide, as it is to run up the hill against the front of Sam1 Clark's home-lot, and in no place less than 14 or 15 rods wide, except where lots are al- ready taken up, and so by that means it cannot be, and this highway from John Nolde's house-lots to extend south ward from thence winding as ye lots are already laid out on the westwardly side, till it comes to the south side of Sam' Hitchcock's house-lot; and this highway to be 20 rods wide where the circumstances of the place will allow of it.
" And from the south side of Thomas Picit's lot, wo order that there be a peace of land sequestered for common, that so there may be sufficient passway to those highways which are to run out farther, and their com- mon land is appointed to be from the hill east to the highway westward, and to extend so far south till it comes against Benjamin Bostwick's house-lot by known marked trees.
" And from the northeast corner of this sequestered land a highway ranning up the side of the hill called the town hill, of 10 rods wide, marked on the westerly side till it come to the top of the hill.
" And n highway to run cross from the highway against Saml. Brown- son's & Roger Brownson's house-lots to the highway running up the town hill of 8 rods wide, marked on the north side.
" And one cross highway between Wm. Gaylord's house-lot & John Read's house-lot, being 6 rods wide at the west end & 12 rods wide at the brook, and this highway to run np to the hill.
" And another highway of 6 rods, and running from this cross way sonth along by the foot of the hill till it comes to this sequestered land, on the south side of Thomas Pickit's lot, and from this cross highway between Wm. Gaylord's land & Mr. John Reed's house-lot. We appoint nnother highway of 8 rods wide, to run northward up to the Poplar Swamps, and from thence, in the most convenient place, to run up to the chestnut land. Signed by Saml. Brownson, Saml. Hitchcock. Zachria Ferriss, Se- lectmen.
" June 4, 1715 .- Laid through Samuel Hitchcock's house-lot, or 20-acre division a drift way from the front to the river, 22 rods wide; and from this place at the river, to run 20 rods up the river, this also 4 rods wide.
" June 4, 1715 .- The highway or town street was by the Select men, laid ont from the south side of Caleb Mallory's house-lot to the south side of Zach. Ferriss' half house-lot, 20 rods wide, and from the south side of sd. Ferriss' house-lot to the north side of Benj. Burwell's house-lot, 24 rods wide.
" From Esqr. Welche's to chestnut land, is from the one from Wm. Gaylord's to Poplar Swamps, as above.
" Laid March 8, 1718.
" Laid a highway on south side of Thomas Picket's house-lot, begin- ning at a highway that runeth up the hill by John Griswold's. The highway is 20 rods wide. This road turns out of the Woodbury road. " Laid May 15, 1718.
" An 8-rod highway beginning at Town Street, on north side of Enoch Buck's home-lot, running east till it comes the foot of the first bare hill along by Enoch land, till it comes to Zachariah Ferriss' land, being at the east end between sd Ferriss' land and Stephen Noble'e land, butting upon another highway running along by the foot of the bare hill.
" Another highway, beginning at that cross-highway running on the north side of Wm. Gaylord's home-lot, or at the highway along by the foot of the hill at the rear of the 10 a. D., this highway to be 16 rous wide, running northward by the rear of the 10 a. D. till it comes to meet with the highway above mentioned running E. & W. on the north side of Enoch Buck's land, and from this highway at the rear of the lots a highway 16 r. to run up the south Bear hill on . S. side of Wm. Gay- lord's 20 a. joining to the highway above mentioned. Both above laid March 19, 1720.
"Laid out a highway or Country road towards Woodbury, beginning npon the hill called Town Hill, at the end of the former highway, against that highway, running down the hill to Samuel Brownson's house, or at the corner of Griswold's fence, then winding over the hill, &c., &c. January 19, 1721-22.
"A highway on west side of town hill, Begining at a highway that is at the east end of Zach. Ferriss' house-lot, by the north side of Mal- lory's land & running northeasterly up the hill to sd Ferriss' 40 a. D., 8 rods wide. Oct. 12, 1730.
" 16-rod highway beginning at Town Street, at south side of Samuel Adkins' house-lot or 10 a. D., run West to the west end of his 10 a. D., & so westward over aspetuk, taking in the hollows, &c. March 18, 1718.
" A highway on S. side of Thomas Picket's house-lot, beginning at a highway that runeth up the hill by John Griswold's (20 r. wide), and runs through Z. Ferriss' 40 a. D., for which the town gave him 21 rods wide on E. end of his 60 a. D. as recompens, runs N. Easterly by the N. side of Cap. Hin's h. 1., the Ferriss 40 a. D. May 15, 1718.
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" Ilighway laid ont on west side Town Dill, beginning at the Country road at the S. W. co. of Jeames Hinde home-lot by his shop, then run- ning N. E. by E. end of sd Hind's h. 1. till it comes to top of the hill, 10 r. wide. Ang. 28, 1728.
" There is a highway from the river to the place where there is now a way over the brook to go on to the island to Zachariah Ferriss his lot, which highway is between Roger Brownson lot & Bnj. Bostwick. Feb. 26, 1714-15.
" A highway beginning at the highway running up by the Great river through Aspetuck Neck, and running northerly through a 40 a. d., laid out to John Weller & Joseph Pecks right ; frout there to the S. E. corner of Wm. Gaylord's 40 a. d., then running npon the E. of this 40 a. d. (This highway is to Esq. Hine's farm, over Aspetuck, which was Nathan Gaylord's.) Jan. 30, 1716-17.
" Highway on westrley side of Great river, begiening at river-bank at the path that goes over the river at Samuel Hitchcock's home-lot till it comes up the hill to the east end of Thoelas Picket's 40 a. d., and then sonthward by sd Picket's land till it comes to bis corner, 2 r. wide; then further west till it meets the highway on E. side John Noble's land. May 15, 1718.
" A highway beginning at the highway at the south end of Samnel Hitchcock's home-let, then running down to the great falls; and this highway to be so widle as the place will allow, that it against Roger Brownson's 40 a .; all the land between the river and 8d 40 a., and from thence downward to be 30 rods wide where it can be alowed, and it can- not by reason of land already taken up, to be of less breadth, but to take up all the land that is not laid out between John Bostwick's 40 a.'s and Benj. Bostwick's land down by the river, and from sd Bostwick's land to but upon the river down to the falls. Laid March 30, 1719.
" A highway from Wm. Goold home-lot northward to a brook called Woolf-pit brook, beginning at the northeast corner of Wm. Goold home- lot, running ou west side of plank swamps & 80 along; this highway to take in the highway formerly laid on the eastward of plank swamp, till it comes to highway running to chestout land. March 19, 1720.
"From town Street there is a highway laid out over Aspetuck, begin- ning at a tree, &c., running northwestwardly up the hill, then to Aspe- tuck river, and over the river a little below Mount Tom meadows 20 r. wide to Aspetuck river, then 24 rods wide up the hill. Laid March 23, 1720.
" A highway running northward along by Stepben Noble's land lying upon the great brook at E. end of the 10 a. d., and marked on the west. This highway over the Cross brook, 16 r. wide; and from the above Cross brook to run up the 2nd bare hill, where the cart-way now is, 16 r. wide, if that be the most convenient place; if not, to be in that place most suitable and acomedable for the town benefit. March 19, 1720.
" A highway from the highway to Chestnut land at David Gris- wold's S. W. corner, running N. till it come to sd Griswold's land 10 r. wide, running through sd Griswold's land, and through Ebenezer Brynn's, ending at Samuel Carap's land. Dec. 7, 1720.
" A highway beginning S. end of Me Tom, near Woolf-pit, thon North- ward to uper end of plain, after crossing over Deep Brook, over East Aspstuck, then by west side of sd river to our north bounds. March 17, 1722.
" At samo time, a highway from highway to M' Tom meadows, begin- ning at north sido of swamps, near old Woolf-pit, then southward 20 r. wide to Gumuliel Turril'e 40 a. lot, then running to the hight of the grent hlll.
" A highwny or Country road, beginning at Rocky River, at the end of the former highway, through Stephen Noble's & David Noble's 40 a. l., 4 r. wide, near the path now through 81 40 a. d., then through rest of plain, 6 r. wide, partly through common and partly through Wm. Gay- lord's land, till it comes to the uper end of David Griswold's 40 a. d., then running westward to the foot of the hill, then running 10 r. widle to the top of the hill before we come to the Strait's Brook, from thonce 20 r. wide down the hill to the brook, then running 8 r. widle by the marked trees to the Brook called Whemeseck. Jan. 18, 1721-22.
" A highway beginning on town hill, upon the hight of sd hill, Inn- ning E. from the highway running to Z. Ferriss' 10 n. d., to Sam. Prin- dle's 40 a. d., on 2nd hill, en north side of %. F. 10 a. en the town-hill brook, then running to Woodbury hounds. March 23, 1722.
" A highway on top of 2nd hill, beginning at the highway on north side of lolin llostwick's 40 a. d., and running southward & westward, & southward ngain, to the highway running towards Woodbury. March 23, 1722.
" A highway to turn out of Danbury road, &c. March 28, 1722.
" A highway to Chestnut land, turning out at north end of Nathan TurriII's 40 a. lot, over the brook to Goold's cleared land. March 20, 1722.
"A highway beginning at the highway that runs to the great falls, and running Eastward, then South East, then southerly, then Eastward. Another highway to run northward, thence Northeast till it comes to the light of the hill. April 5, 1722.
" A highway beginning at the Country road, east side of town bill, at N. E. cor. of land laid out to Mr. Dan'l Boarden, to run soethward upon east side of town-hill brook till it comes to a small lot on town-hill brook. April 5, 1722.
" A highway on west side of little MIt. Tom to long mountain.
" A highway down side of Falls Mountain to the Cove, then down the River to Hitchcock's farm. March 25, 1726.
" A highway beginning at Cross Brook, at former highway, then run- oing on Paul Walch, Sph. Camp, to highway north of Camp's, and all the way partly on Great Bare hill. March 23, 1726.
CHAPTER XLIII.
NEW MILFORD (Continued).
EXTRACTS FROM TOWN RECORDS.
" SHAL be a well deg and stoned on minestory home-lot, Jan. 8, 1742.
"Samıl. Bronson, John Weller, & John Nobl, committee to lay out ye mieestory land, yt is to say one home-lot, with 10-acre division for a pas- ture-lot, & n 40-acre lot, it is yt that yo proprietors did agree to give Mr. Daniel Boardman if he becomes a settled minister nt N. M. March 4, 1712.
"Com impowered to view & pitch home-lot, 10-acre division for a pas- ture, 40-acre division up land, & order it to be measured for ministory lot. March 12, 1712.
" There shall be a sufficient gate made and maintainod in the line of fence at the common high way over the river. Oct. 11, 1714.
" 58. & 6d. (92} cents) allowed for the minister's board per week. Nov. 29, 1714.
" David Noble allowed 6s. ($1.00) per year for beating the drum upon all publick meetings. Nov. 20, 1714.
" Saml Bronson & Stephen Noble, Committee to make up accounts of former collectors of the 12s. tax granted, & to see that the money be brought in that It may be disposed of in order to the maintainance of the ministry amongst us. Nov. 29, 1714.
"Select men nppointed to agree about the board of the minister (same meeting), alse that the deed of the Indian Field shall ho recorded.
" At the same erceting it was agreed that a petition should be carried to tho proprietors to try if they would grant a stream for the use of the town, with suitable accommodations of land, that so there might bo n grist-mill set up and maintained for the benefit of the town. Nov. 29, 1714.
" John Bostick, Sr., and Saml. Bronson app. to agree with Mr. Daniel Boardman for next half year for to prench the word unto us, & whut shall be his wages for half a year's work. Dec. 23, 1714.
" Voted, That all the land lying on the west side of the Great River from the upor oml of tho plan over rocky river down to the month of tho still river, shall be estemed a common feld, and all cattle, horses, & swine being found there after the 10th of this month shall be deemed damage fesant, and to be impounded according to law. April 1, 1715.
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