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" Feby 23, 1662. David Sage admitted an inhabitant."
" April 1663. George Durant admitted an inhabitant."
" March 1, 16634. At the same towne meeting it is agreed that a town meeting shal not be accounted of suficient power to mak acts that shal bind the whole to stand to when the son have bin downe any more then halfe an houre, unless it be by a joynt consent of the whole to continew the meeting longer by reason of nesesary ocasion."
"Oct. 25, 1664. Isaack Lane admitted an inhabitant."
" Dec. 9, 1664. John Ward admitted an inhabitant."
" February 22, 1666. at the same towne meeting the town did exsept of Mr Collinses kind proffer to caticise children in such a way as he shall judg to be best."
"October ye 3d 1667. the towne voted ffor a rate of twelve pounds to- wards gunpouder & leade to be payd in wheate or yt wch is equivalent to wheate, such as have wheate in wheat & others in what they can equiva- lent, likewise they requested m Gilles Hamling to procure ye same upon as reasonable pay as lie can, engaging upon notice of his obtaining it to pay this pay above specifyed within a fortnight atter his demands of it."
"Ffebenary 12th 1667. at the same towne meeting the towne rescived Edward Higby as an inhabetant on those tearms which folow, two wite, that they will warne him to all town meeting's if the towns men have opertunyty to send him word by any going that way to the farme, but not being bound to send any man of porpus to warne him, as allso they agree with the said Higby to make a comfortable foot and hors way half way to the farm nt meriden hee innking the other halt next the farm, and at the west river to make & maintain a comfortable footway over that river, and allso the towne and hec both agreed to take in his owne farm granted him by the Court as belonging to tho towne."
" April 3, 1667. John Stow senior admitted an inhabt."
" April 29, 1669. Thomas Stow addmitted an inhabitant."
" Octr. 11, 1669. It was also at ye same towne meeting granted unto Mr. Adams slipwright for building a vessel or vessels this winter liberty to get timber upon the commons & liberty of building place so that they doe not cumber ye passage of carts to ye landing place.
" March the on and twentletl 1670 or 71. Tho towno votod and agreed to present there request and seek the help of Captayne Jolin Talcot and Leiftenant John Alin In these pertlequelers, following
" first, conserning the true proprietours of the plantatlon whether the present accepted inhabitants are not for to be necounted who ure
or shal be esteemed inhabitants to whom the propriaty of undivided jands belongs unto.
"secondly, conserning the rule of the devision of undevided lands, whither by poll or persons and estats, or by the contry list only, or some other way.
" thirdly, whether the whole of undevided lands should be now de- vided or only what is of present need for comon field or feilds and up- on what conditions.
" fourthly we leave it with theirc worships to draw up an order that may prevent such alienation of lands as may enforce inhabitants upon the place contrary to the mind of the major part.
" the towne having agreed to the leaving of the foure perticquelers or what els may be needful afore specified to thee determination of the honored Captayn Talcot and Leiftenent Alin, do agree and ingadge to set downe quietly under what they shall declare to be the rule and ad- vise unto in the formentioned perticquelers, being delivered unto us under there hands and for the furtherence hearcot wee doe apoint a Comity whose names are under written to inform what is needtul.
" the Comity is Ensign White William Cheney William Ward, John Wilcocke.
"To the Ist perticuler we say it would have been most adviseable that the questien had been stated and the lands setled upon the first ad- venturers to whome this plantation was granted, but seeing hitherto it hath been neglected & severall inhabitants since admitted, & setled in this township whoe might possibly loke at a right in those lands as an inducement to theire settlement heare wee judg that the present in- habitants of Midleton whoe now are hous holders & masters of famelyes shall be estemed the proprietors of the undivided lands within the bounds of this township, they and their leires & successors forever, & noe other, & we advise that their nams be recorded in the toune booke that to these may be no futher question about the same."
"To the 2d question, concerning the rule by which those lands un- divided should be devided by, we say if the proprietors had been setled at first, then we conceive the same rule by which the first grants were made to the planters should and ought to be attended in all the after divisions, but that being neglected and the difficulty arising wee have according to orr best understanding considered what hath been alleged & sayed to the case & or issue that the undivided lands should be divided to the before stated proprietors or their sucksessors, the one halfe according to the list of estats, made the yeare past, the other halfe according to the lists of estats which shall be in the yeare seventy three, only provided that it any proprietor by reason of age or other reasons be left out of the list yet in all divissions he shall receive for his head as others doe.
"To the 3d Whether the whole of the undivided lands shall now be divided, wee send our advice as followeth viz that the towue chuse a committe of three or five of their most able inhabitants to survey the undivided lands & to consider which may be most convenient to be layd out for a common for the towne & what for other improvement whoe shall make returne of ther apprehentions about the same to the towne and if nothing therein prove preiuducieall to the towne then then there shall be layd out 9 square miles in the most convenient place or places that can be found to be & remayne a common for the use of the whole towne ot Midleton forever, as allso that there shall be layd one hundred ond fifty acres at least of the most convenient land yet undivided to be and remayn forever for the use of the ministry of this towne, the remaynder of the undivided lands to be divided amongst the proprietors, the one halfe of it as soon as conveniently may be, the other halfe in the yeare 1674, provided all the land so layd out both the lands and estaate together wth the persons improving those lands shall from time to time forever be lyable to pay all rattes and dus for the same to the towne of Midleton as the rest of the inhabitants of the sd towue . doe to the 4th pertiquler, wee offer the following order, for ye preventing of the entertainment of inhabitants in this towne without the approba- tion of the major part of the inlinbitants it is ordered, withe the unani- mnose consent off the inhabitants & hous holders of Middleton this 22 ot March 1670-1. that whatsoever person or persons that is or shall be possest of any land within this township & shall give, grante, barter or ex- change the same to any person that is not an allowed inhabitant or born in this towne, or a legtemat child or born to one of the inhabitants of the sayd towne without the decred consent of the major part of the towne, hice shall forfeit his land so sonld or twentye pounds, the one halfe to the tresur, the other halfe to the pore of sayd towne."
" The nams of the proprioters of Middletown with their estats, taken March 22th 1670.
Mr. Nathaniel Collins, his stock & person with on hundred and
fiftio pound state which the towne granted him land by Andrew Warner hls estate in that list
84.
Thomas Alyn his estate In the list
103.10
Georg Inbard his estate in the list. 125.00
90.10
Thomas Wettmer his estate In the list
99.
John Halle Senior his estate In the list
100.
William Cornwell Senior, his estate In the list.
John Cornwell his estat 011.
Samuel Cornwell. 045
Isacko Lane 30.
68
HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
William Lucus 042.
Georg Durant.
23.
John Ward.
044.
Thomas Rany
92.
Mr. Hamline 184.
Sanıll. Hall 115.
Danill Haris.
John Savedg 126.
Edward Turner
Anthony Martine 56.010
William Cornwell junior.
045.
Isack Jonson 44.
Alexander Bow
45.
John Willcocke.
182.
William Haris
200.
David Sage 77.
Thomas Miller
050.10
John Kirby. 147.
Thomas Stow
54.
Arthor Scovell 00.
41.010
William Ward 110.10
William Chinye
101.
" October 27, 1671. Goodman Barnes admitted an inhabitant "
Richard Hall
075.
"November 16, 1671. Mr. Goodale admitted an inhabitant."
Henery Coll 115.
Mr Samuell Stow
194.
Obediah Alyn
. 030. " March 8th 1671-2. Samuel Bidwell adm'd an inhab't."
Jasper Clements
098.10
" March 11 1672-3 Abram Martin admitted an inhabitant."
Robert Warner
087.10
"March 11 1672-3 Nathaniel Watsou admitted an inhabitant."'
Nathaniel Bacon
019.
"Augt. 4, 1674 Sargent Sam'll Ward admitted an inhabitant."
Anthony Martine
"Novr. 9, 1674 Edward Higby Sen'r chosen ordinary keeper."
"October 16, 1677. It was ordered by the towne that who soever,re- saives a border into his hous in this towne, if the border remayn w'th him when the list is taken hee that bords him shall be ingaged & hereby to pay all the rates which shall com by such border both to sivell & ckesastecall charges in the towne."
"December 30, 1678. John Jorden admitted an inhabitant."
Danill Hubard
" December 30, 1678. William Tomson admitted an inhabitant."
John Stow
John Hall junior.
Ensign White
Samuell Stockin
113.00
Thomas Rany
105. 096.10 140.
John Hurllbutt
026.
Samuell Halle.
130.
John Savedg
129.
Thomas Hubard
061.
John Cerbys
088.
Georg Durant 034.
Edward Foster.
026.
" The list of the estate of the inhabitants of Midleton taken in "73.
"The proprietors of the bell are these underwritten
Mr. Hamlins
207.
Mr. Gills Hamline .. 03 00 00
Ensigne William Cheny
01 00 00
Mr. Nathanill Colins
53.010
Capt'n Danill Harris .. 00 16 00
Mr. Samll. Stow
157.
John Hurlbut 01 00 00
Leftnt. Haris
139.
John Wetmor 00 15 00
00
10 00
Sarnt. Collins
85.
Sam'll Bidell ..
01
00 00
Sarnt. Chiny
93.010
Danill Hubard
00 00
Sargt. Warner
101.010
Mr. Comfort Star
00 10 00
Deacon Stockine
132.010
John Jordan
01
00 00
Deacon Alyne.
95.010
Sarg'nt Sam'll Ward ..
00
06
06
Deacon Hall.
109.010
John Blake ..
00
07 00
Thomas Wetmor
177.010
Richard Hubard
00
06 00
Georg Hubard
132.010
Nathanill Browne.
00
05 00
Sarnt. Coruwell.
135.
Isaac Lanc ..
00 00
John Cornwell.
52.010 Thomas Wetmor Junior.
30.
John Hall junior.
00 09 09
John Ward
61.
Will'm Harris
01 00 00
Wiliam Haris
163.
Thomas Hill
00 05 00
Edward Turner
054.
Mr. Edward Foster
00
10 00
Thomas Miler
54.
John Browne ..
00
05 00
Joseph Hubard
71.010 Nathanill Stow
00
05 00
Isack Lane
79.
Danill Harris junior
00 10 00
Alexander Bow
43. Nathanill Hubard
00
15 00
Jams Tappine.
47.
Francis Whitmore.
01
00 00
William Lucase
27.
Joseph Hubard ..
00
10 00
Danill Hubard
36. Samuel Wetmor
00
05 00
Samll. Cornwell
67.
John Hall senior
00 10 00
John Hall
52.
George Phillips.
02 00 00
Richard Hall
100.
Edward Turner.
00 15 00
Henery Colle ....
155.
Sarnt William Ward
01 06 00
Jasper Clements
108.
John Ward.
01
00 00
Robert Warner
98
Thomas Stow junior
01 00 00
Nathaniel Bacon
117.
Jams Tappine
01 00 00
Obediah Alyne
39.
John Cornell.
00 10 00
Widow Hubard .
5.
Andrew Warner
payd nothing
Mr. Thomas Stow
81. Samll Cornell
00 05 00
Andrew Warner
82. Samll Egellstone
00 10 03
John Stow
32. John Stow junior
00 06 00
Samll. Egelstone
55. Danill Markham. 00 14 07%
Edward Hlgby.
124.010 Sarnt Samll Collins
00 09 09
John Hurlbut.
72. Ichabode Stow
00 01 00
David Sage
William Big's.
60.10 068.10 042. 024.
Tsack Jonson
Samuell Egellstone 055.10
Samuell Collins
Joseph Huberd.
058. 038. 024.
024.10 026. 159.10
John Warner
John Willcocke.
"At a towne meeting November 18, 1679. The towne mad choyc of Capt'n Danill Harris & Leften'nt Nath Whit and ensine William Chiny to take the wholl of the magesene of the town & pouches and pikcs & despose of it in places in the towne whare they see most convenient for the good of the wholl & soe to keepe it, that theire may be an acount given as necd shall requier to the townc. At the same towne meeting it was voated be willing that a belle which is purchesed by parte of the inhabitance of the towne and properly belongs to the purchesers theirof & their heirs aftter them, that if they be willing that the sayd belle. shall be hanged up in the meeting house, that now is belonging to the sayd towne whether the towne will as a towne defraye ye charge of the suf- fisent hanging & fiting to suttable ringing of the sayd belle for the ben- efite of the towne and to pay ycarly the charge of ye ringing at all sutt- able seasons & so to continue soe longe as ye sayd purchers shall see cause. The towne voated excpted the same abovesayd."
Ensigne White
188.010
Sernt. Ward
122.
John Higby
10
Jams Tappen.
050.
William Biggs
William Cornwell. 79.
" November 16, 1671. John Hill the shooemaker admitted an inhab- itant."
102.10 44.
01 00 05 00
Edward Foster ..
69
MIDDLETOWN-TOWN RECORDS.
Sarnt Samll Stockine.
00 05 00
Thomas Ferman ..
00 05 00
John Gill
00 03 00
Thomas Ward.
00 08 00
William Tomson.
00 08 00
Thomas Bacon
00 05 00
Nathanill Bacon
00 00
John Borne ..
00
12 00
Samll Hall junior
00. 05 00
Isace Jonson,
00
07 00
Thomas Harris
00
04 00
Mr. William Southmayd ...
00
10
00
Thomas Cornell.
00 04 00
John Hamline.
00
10 00
Jonathan Smith
00 05
00
John Stow senior.
00
11 00
Jacob Cornell
00 10
00
Seath Warner
00 04
00
Richard Hall
00 06 00
John Payne ..
00 02
06
John Bacon
00
01 03
Samuel Whitmore.
00 08 00
"Desember 26, 1683. At the same time it was agreed by the towne that in all places wherein the townsmen see caus to clear by cutting bush and see caus to leave trees for shadow, that whosoever shall cutt downe or demolish any of the said trees left for shadow without leave from the towns men shall pay five shillings pr tree the on halfe to the towne and the other halfe to the informer and the townsmen to gather the sayd moneys."
" June 30, 1685. At the same towne meeting the towne made choyce of these mentioned as pattentees for the towne to procuer a patten for the towne according to the Court order. The men are Mr. Gills Ham- line, Leftnt White & Ensign Ward and Ensigne Chiny & Captn Harris and Deacon Hall and Robert Warner & William Harris and Deacon Alyn."
" Whereas the General Court of Conecticut Colony have formerly granted unto the proprietors, inhabitants of the towne of Midleton in the sayd Colony all those lands both meadowes & upland with their up- lane with their appurtenances within these abutments following viz. On Weathersfield on the North, & on Farmington bounds, & on the eomons on the West & on Hadam bounds on the South & on the wilder- ness on the East, the bredth is from Wethersfield bounds on the North full fower miles south of the sayd mceting house of Middleton & to run the whole bredth on the west side of Conceticutt River five miles from the sayd North & South lyne & on the East side of Conecticutt River their bounds to run on the East side of Conecticutt full six mile from the sayd river the whole bredth from Weathersfield bounds to Hadam bounds, The sayd lands having been by purchess or otherwise lawfully obtained of the indian native proprietors & whereas the pro- prietors inhabitants of Midleton in the Colony of Conecticutt, in New England have made application to the Governor & Company of the sayd Colony of Conceticutt assembled in Court the 25th of May 1685, that they may have a patent for confirmation of the afoarsayd' landes to them so purchassed & granted to them as afoarsayd & which they stood seized & quietly possessed off, for many years last past, without interup- tion; now for a more full confirmation of the afoarsayd tracts of land as it is butted & bounded afoarsayd unto the present proprietors of the sayd township of Midleton. Know Yee.
That the sayd Governor & Company assembled in Gen- Colony Scal. crall Court according to the commission and by vertue of the power granted to them by our late soveraingne Lord King Charls the second of blessed memnouie in his letters pattings bearing date the twenty third of Aprill in the fowerteenth yeare of his sayd Ma'ties reigne have given & granted, & by These presents, doe give, grant, rattify & confirme uuto Mr. Giles Hamlin, Linetenant Nathaniel White, Captn Daniel Harris Ensigne_Wm. Cheeny, Ensigne Wm, Warde, Mr. Wm. Harris, Deacon John. Hall Deacon Thomas Allyn, & Mr. Robert Warner & the rest of the sayd present proprietors of the township of Midleton, & theire heires & assignes forever, & to each of them in such proportion ns they have already agreed upon for the division of the same all that afoaresaid tract of land as it butted & bounded together with all the woods, uplands curable lands, meadowes, pas- tares, ponds, havens portes, waters, rivers, islands, fishings, hunting's fowleings mines, mineralls, quarries, & precious stones, upon or within the sayd tracts of land with all other prothits, and commodities thereunto belonging or in any wis appertaining & doo allso grant, unto the afoar named Mr. Giles Hamlin, Liuetenent Nath White Capt. Daniel Harris, Ensigne Wm. Cheeney, Eusigne Wm. Ward, Mr. Wn. Harris, Deacon John Ilnll, Deacon Thous Allyn, and Mr. Robert Warner and tho rest of the present proprietors, Inhabitants of Midle- town, their heirs and assignes forever, that theafoarsayd tracts of land shall be forever herenfter deemed reputed & benn entire township of itself to have and to hold the sayd bracts of land & premises with all & singular their appurtennees, together with the priviledges, immuni
ties & franchizes, herein given & granted, to the sayd Mr. Giles Hamlin L'nt Nath White, Capt. Daniel Harris, Ensigne Wm. Cheeny, Ensigne William Warde, William Harris, Deacon John Hall, Deacon Thomas Allyn & Mr. Robert. Warner & the rest of the proprietors, inhabitants of Midleton, their heires, & assignes forever, & to the onely proper use & behoofe of the sayd, Mr. Giles Hamlin, Livetenant Nathaniel White, Capt. Daniel Harris Ensigne Wm. Cheeny, Ensigne William Ward Wil- iam Harris, Deacon John Hall, Deacon Thomas Allyn, & Mr. Robert Warner & all other the presant proprietors inhabitants of Midleton their heires & assignes forever, according to the tenour of his Ma'ties Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in the Kingdome of England in free and comon soceage & not in Capittec, nor by Knights service. they yielding & payeing therfore to our soveraign lord the King, his heires & successors onely the fifth parte of all the oare of gold & silver which from time to time & at all times hereafter shall be there gotten, had, or obteyned in leiu of all reats, services, duties & demandes, what- soever according to charter.
"In Witnesse Whereof we have hereunto caused the seale of the Col- ony to be hereunto affixed this eleventh day of March, in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty five; six and in the second yeare of the rigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the second of England, Scotland, France & Ireland King, Defender of the Fayth &c,
"ROBERT TREAT Governor.
"Pr order of the Generall Court of Coneeticutt signed pr "JOHN ALLYN Secrety.
" March 30, 1687, pr order of the Governor & Company of the Colony of Conecticutt, signed pr.
JOHN ALLYN Secyr.
" March 12, 1688. John Cotton admitted an inhabitant.
" January 28, 1691-2. At the sam towne meeting the towne agreed that all towne meetings shall be warned for the fatuer by setine up a paper upon a post apointed for that purpos to be set upon the meeting hous greene and that it shall be set up so long before the meeting as that there may be on publike day between the seting up the said papers and the time of meeting. the said papers to be fairly written and that it shall be specified in the said writings the acation of the said meetings, but if any spesiall occatione be that theire cannot stay so long, then the townsmen shall give warning as formerly before the time of this voat.
" Middletowne September 29th 1692. At a towne meeting the towne did unanimusly consent to those proposisions which the elders of New Haven County propounded to those towns ia order to seting up of lectners in the sevrall plantations and hope they shall endeavour the answering those proposishons the towne doth see cause to blesse God and return thanks to the elders for theire care and kindness in this matter.
" January3, 1699, 1700. At the same metin it was presented to the town that whereas the towne at a town metin Janry the 24, 1693-4 gave leve to Leftenant ffrancis whitmor to irreet and build a substantiall stone bridge over the fery river for carting over & ganging under it, there having been diferences arising therefrom, betwen the town & Lef- tent Whitmore by reson of different interpretation of the same, it being now proposed to the town to interperit there one vote, the town does it as follows, yt there was no other but yt thereby he had liberty to try the country & town by a brefe whether there woold be mony enof raysed by fre subscriptions from town & country as he shall think soficient to build such a bridg & pay him for his trouble & charg, that it might be free to town & country forever. then to go on with it, otherwise not to meddle about it any further. this was voted in a full town metin unaimosly not one hand against it."
" Att a town meting March the 31, 1704, it was voted that there should be erected one garrison at the newtield, and all the inhabitants on the west side of the west river and on the south side the rivelet shall belong to it. and be assisting in the building and another at the south fanu and those that inhabit on the west of the mill river and south of the fulling mill river shall belong to that, and assist in yo building of it, & all the inhabitants on the east side the mill river and on the south side the creek shall erect a third garrison and belong to that, & all on the oast side the grate river shall erect another garrison and belong to that. and our neighbors on the north side the rivelet shal ereet another garri- son and belong to that. all to be don at the charg of the severall per- sons belonging to ye severall garrisons. & the hows to be garrisoned in the several quarters shall be that which the major part of the severall quarters above mentioned shall agree.
" it was also voted at the sam time that for the present there shall be one garrison erected in the town plot at the charg of those that inhabit there, and the hows to be garrisoned where the maj'r part of the inhabi- lauls shall agree.
" December 28, 1708. Jolm Sleed admitted an inhabilant." .. lehabod Coal ..
Jolm Williams adm'd an Inhab't.
" December 28, 1708. .. Sammel Fruny ..
70
HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
" Jany. 5, 1708-9. Deacon Danill Markham adm'd inh't.
66
66
Sergeant John Clark
..
James Ward
44
Joseph Rockwell
Hezekiah Sumner
John Bevin
.6
66
Zaccheus Cande
Samuel Cotton ..
Samuel Roberts 66
Jonathan Center .6
Edward Shepard
.. Benjamin West 66
Daniel Prior
Daniel Markham Junior ..
..
..
James Markham John Roberts
" Decemb'r 26, 1710. John Andrews adm'd an inhabitant.
"Jany. 1, 1710-11 .. Thomas Buck admitted "
.. Ebenezer Smith
" Att the same March 22 1708-9 the town by a voate gave liberty to mr. John Hanlin and Sarg't ffrancis whitmore to build a warfe on the north side the crick upon their own charg for their own and the towns benifit for convenianey of landing and laying of vessels, they exacting wharfage of none but of strangers."
" December 29, 1713. John Gaines admitted an inhabitant.
Robert Collins
Thomas Lewis
..
" April 11, 1715. The town by a very full voate did agree that all male persons within the sd town from sixteen years old to sixty shall kill or procure the killing of one duzen of black birds within this presant year or pay one shilling money into the town tresury and all persons that shall kill more then duzen or procure the killin of said blackbirds shall be alowed eightpene pr duzen for every duzen; provided those persons bring sd birds or their heads into the selectmen or anyone of them who are hereby ordered to take an account of the same, and to allow as afore sd and it was further agreeed by voate yt all or any person that shall kill any winged crow and bring in the head to the selectmen as aforesd shall be alowed sixpence pr head by ye sd selectmen, as or in money out of the town treasurey."
"January 11, 1719-20. Samuel Gaylord adınd an inhabt."
"February 8, 1719-20. We the subscribers do petion to the inhabitants of Middletowne that we may improve the land we have encloased at the place called the three mile hile two crops inore, and in so dowing you will oblige humble peticioners.
"John Stow, Thos. Stow, Sarg Bacon, Sarg Stow, Benjamin Wetmore, David Strickland."
" This petion is granted provided the petioners procure & alow to the town flax enuff to make a soficiant ferry roape to reach across the ferry river."
" May 8, 1722. Att the same meeting the town by voate grant to cach person that shall kill a fox, within the bounds of Midletown & and brings the head to the Selectmen or to either of them, to be payed by the town two shillings pr head tor every fox head so returned, that is killed in the bounds of sd Midletown."
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