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"Also, by Gift from his Father Richard Voar, in the woods forty-two acres, in length six scoore rod, in bredth fifty-seven rod - bd S. by Jonathan Gillet, N. by Thomas Bascomb." [No date.]
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May 27, 1645, he sold to Humphrey Hide, of W. 4 acres, 16 rod wide, bd. E. by Nathan Gillet, N. by a highway, S. by the Mill Brook,
(Sgt.) Benedictus, 1637, lot gr. extend. 10 r. in width, from Bloomfield Ave. to a road which ran from the Mill-road (about the site of the Goff house) W. a few r. S. of the Mill-pond. His ho. stood on S. side of this last road, 10 or 15 r. W. of Mill-road.
ALLYN, Mr. Matthew, 1638, from Hartford, had a lot N. of Wyatt's and S. of that of Henry Wolcott. Jr.
He bo't, 1638, all the lands reserved by the Plymouth Co. (p. 41) including "an acre upon the hill to build upon." There is more than an acre hetw. Wyatt and Wolcott, but it is about certain that his ho. stood on the site of an old one pulled down by Henry Halsey, 1830. It stood near the middle of the lot next S. of the tobacco barn and dwelling attached. now standing (1889). Both Wyatt's and Fowler's lots were afterwards added to this. A tradi- tion still exists that the frame of the old ho. was bro't from Eng. as also the doorstep. The trad. prob. refers to the Plymouth House which Mr. A. bo't, the material of which was bro't from Plymouth, Mass., by Capt. Ilolmes, 1633 ; and it is not improbable that the material of the Plymouth House was brought from Eng. as there was no saw-mill in P. at that time, and that Mr. A. rem. it from the meadow to the hill and used it in the construction of his first ho. Whether any part of it formed a part of the ho. pulled down by Mr. Halsey is now too late to determine positively. No trace of the Plym. IIo. site can now he found. Mr. Allen had not removed to Windsor, 1640, but was " of W." 1644.
Thomas (son of Mr. Matthew), who m. Abigail (d. Rev. John) Warham, bo't the Brancker pl. on Broad St. (betw. H. S. Hayden and Mr. Clark's present pl.) where he res, until his father's dth, when he occup. his father's homestead and other lands, including the "432 aeres in Plym. Meadow and the 360 aeres allowed by the Town for the Plym. right in the upland." After his dth. his son HIon. Col. Matthew took the homestead.
ALLEN, SAMUEL (supposed bro. of Mr. Matthew), 1640, lot gr. 13 r. wide. Doubtless his ho. stood on the Island road, next N. of Roger Ludlow's ho. and S. of James Marshall's Jot wh. bd. N. by road running E. from Grace Church, and Allen's and Marshall's lots, breadth 11 r. each, ran to the W. to about the W. line of the present Broad St. Prob. all the houses betw. his and Mr. Warham's should have been represented on the map as standing where the present highway is, with the highway running W. of them. Allen's ho. was " drowned very deep" Mch. 18. 1638-9. He d. 1648: his wid. m. Wm. Hurlburt and rem. to Northampton, taking the Allen ch. with her.
BAKER, JEFFRY. 1642, had a lot on Main St. S. of Sandy Hill road, which lot had been ret. to the town by Thos. Ford and gr. to Baker. On this lot of 3 acres (9) by 53 r.) he built a ho, and sold to Michael Humphrey: ho. stood near W. end. opp, where the road turns N. He, also, bo't of Thos. Ford a lot, without a ho., on E. side of the st. on wh. he built. He d. 1655; wid. m. - Ingra- ham, and 1672, soll homestead (16 rods breadth), the orig. lot, E. of st. of Thos. Ford's. His son Samuel had his father's lot on E. side of river; res. there 1672. (See Humphrey.)
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BRANCKER, Mr. JonN, the schoolmaster (D)), in 1640, lot gr. 12 r. wide; d. 1662; wid. m. Rev. Mr. Warham; they sold his homestead to Thos. (s. Mr. Matt.) Allyn, on his marriage to Mr. W's dau., and the pl. descended to "Esq." (Henry) Allyn, who d. there 1804. This lot included the unoccupied lot N. of H. S. Hayden, the " okl Squire Allyn lot, " breadth 12 rods.
BANCRAFT (Bancroft), John, res. 1647, in Francis Stiles' ho: d. 1662; he bo't. 1658. lot N. of Ferry Road, now the S. part of the Messrs. Hills pl .. and built thereon. His son Ephraim had the homestead, which he sold to Nath. Bissell.
BARBER. Thomas (of Saltonstall party, 1635), lot gr. W. of Humphrey llydes and 10 r. W. of Mill road (8 acres, 22 r. wide) bd S. on Mill-brook, ext. N. across pres- ent Pleasant St., which was orig, opened 2 rods wide to accommodate Barber and Alford, and a way for Mr. Warham to go to his lot, which lay W. of Alvord's. It ended a little W. of present Poquonnoe road. Ilis ho. prob. stood on the S. side of the road, now Pleasant St.
Of his sons, John rec'd his father's pl., then but 10} r. wide, in 1664, and sokl, 1671, to his bro. Samuel, and rem. to Springfield, and thence to Suffickl. Thomas' lot, " whereon he builded," was lot formerly of Samuel Pond, except abont 1} acres, next to Silver St.1, on wh. P's ho. stood. Barber's ho. doubt- less faced Hollow Fall road; he rem. 1671. to Simsbury. Samuel, 1671, bo't of his bro. John the homestead where he prob. res.
BARTLETT, John, 1641: was res. 1649, in Poquonnoc; his lot and ho, were N. of Thos. Holeombe's (see p. 80); he sold to Samnel (s. Mr. Win.) Phelps, abt. 1651, and rem. to cor. of Mill-road and Bloomfield Ave., where he had 2 acres, with a ho. in 1654. He prob. built the ho., tho' the lot had been owned by " several persons before." In 1669 he sokl to John Case and rem. to Simsbury. In 1654 he contracted with the town to keep the Rivulet ferry, and at renewal of lease, 1658, the town promised " to provide some stone and timber to build him a cellar at the ferry house."
BASCOMB. Thomas, 1640 (D.), lot gr. which commenced 23 r. S. of (present ditch to river) the Ellison-Orton pl. and was 13 r. wide. This, with dwellings, he sold. 1656, to John Moses, and rem. to Northampton. He was a brick and stone mason.
BASSETT, Thomas (of Saltonstall party, 1635), lot gr. in Palisado. S r. wide, lying W. of Mr. Hill's lot, upon which he prob. never built, but soll it to Mr. H. 1640; rem, early (to Fairfield?); no family recorded.
BENNETT, John, first date here 1648 He was before the Court to answer to various misdemeanors, one of which was " for saying that he had enticed and drawn away the affections of his [John Drake's] daughter. He seems to have led a vagabond life, tho' previous to 1652, for a little time, he owned and sokl the ho. built by Peter Tilton: disappears after 1652: no family recorded.
' Mr. Roger Phelps, of Windsor, used to tell that Sitrer St, was so named because the people passing along that street in the early morning stopped to pick up silver six penees, and found that they were only shad scales, dropped by their poorer neighbors while carrying home shad in the night, to avoid being seen by friends who fared more sumptuously. J. H. Hayden.
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BIRGE, Richard, 1640, lot gr. 15 r. wide, ext. to Bloomfield Ave; d. 1651; wid. m. Thos. Hoskins. B's ho, was on road running E. and W. south of Mill-pond. John Drake's stood nearest the Mill-road, Benedict Alvord's next, then Birge's, beyond whom there were then no houses. His son Daniel inher. the home- stead; and son John, by will, had his gdfthr Gaylord's (late the Roswell Miller pl.); the ho, after dth of "Old Molly Birge," abt. 1800, was pulled down and present Miller ho. built near its site.
BISSELL, John, ferryman, 1640, lot gr. 22 r. wide; bo't 25 r. add: his ho. stood on the lot S. of present garden of Henry and Stephen Hills. It is uncertain whether his first ho. was on the road (as his next neighbor Drake's must have been) or on the brow of the hill further E. In 1642, the Mass, surveyors Woodward and Saffrey, ran the line betw. the Colonies at John Bissell's ho., the remains of wh. were to be seen 1751.
Of his sons, John had the homestead and bo't, 1655, the ho. and land (11} acres) of Thos. Gilbert, formerly the home lot of Josiah Hull, W. of the highway, opp. Ilull's ho. Samuel, res. S. E. cor. Bowfield; bo't, 1661, lot W. side of Broad St. (9 by 34 r.) where E. S. Clapp res. (1889) on wh. he built and res. His father gave him 106 aeres of the Whiting lot, all except the E. side which was previously sold to Job Drake. Nathaniel rec'd from his father, 1662, "in part of his portion of his marriage," a part of his land and ho. " at (S. of) Scantnek," on E. side Conn. River with provision for the remainder at father's death. John, Sr., had pre- viously made over his orig. homestead to John, Jr., and doubtless res. with his son Nath'l. John Sr. had kept the ferry, prob. from 1641 to 1658, " at his old house "; then John Ir. had it 10 yrs; after that it was under charge of the town authorities, (probably worked by the Bissells) till 1677, when the Gen. ('t. leased it to Nath1. Bissell. The location of ferry was prob. changed betw. 1663 (when John, Jr. petitioned to be released) and 1677, to the mouth of the Scantie, near its present location; the previous landing place on the East side of river having been N. of the Seantic, and the road from it to the (East Windsor) street abt # a mile N. of Scantic bridge. Nathaniel, doubtless res. on the river bank, below the Seantie, (still oceup, by dwellings,) from the time of his mar- riage. This ho, was garrisoned at the time of King Philip's War. John Bis- sell, Sent, evidently died here, having made provision for his second wife, stipu- lating that Nathaniel should give "his now present mother-in-law, if she is willing and choose to have the use the parlor for her abode," it should be granted.
BROOKS, John, 1650, contracted with the Town to keep the Rivulet ferry, the Town agreeing to make him a cellar (dwelling) 10 by 15 ft, "fit to live in "; after his mar. abt. 1655, be bo't the N. part of the Hubbard lot on Backer Row, built and was res. thereon 1668; rem. to Simsbury, 1682.
BROWTON, John. 1650, m. that yr: bo't Simon Mills' ho. and lot next S. of Wm. Phelps, Jr., wh. he sold Feb. 5, 1653, to Sam. Marshall, and disappears from record. The S. part of this lot, formerly owned by Wm Filly, 11 r. passed by exch. to James Eno.
BUCKLAND, Thomas, 1637. lot gr. commencing 44 r. S. of present Ferry road and 29 r. N. of Sandy Hill road. 94 r. wide: add. by purchase, Geo. Hull's lot on S. lying E. of highway, 14} r. wide: d. 1662.
Of his sons, Timothy, bo't, 1661, ho. and land of Rich. Saxton on the Wm Rockwell lot W. of highway, wh. he sold, 1677, to John Denslow, Jr., with ho. Nich- olus had his gdfthr Nich. Denslow's pl. Thomas, settled on East sile the Great River.
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BUELL. William, Welchman and carpenter, m. 1640. lot gr. 5 acres, 14} r. wide, on Silver St. betw. Sarah Pond and John Hillier, S. W. cor. lot, 284 r. N. of Hol- low Fall, bd. W. by highway.
Of his sons, Samuel res. lot S. of his father, bo't of Rich. Saxton, cor. Silver St. and Hollow Fall, wh. he sold 1667 to his bro .- in-law Timo. Palmer and rem. to llo- monoscett (Killingworth). Samuel Buel and Tim Thrall contracted with Mr. Pynchon of Springfield, 1659 to " Hew the timber for the Old Fort." Peter had the homestead.
CARTER, JOSHUA (D.), lot gr. abt 10 r. wide. The present road to Bissell's Ferry is on the S. side of this lot, at the street, and crosses it in its course down the meadow hill. C. d. 1647. Arthur Williams m. his dan, and occup, the homestead, and sold to Thos. Ford the lot E. side of st. Meh 17, 1657-8: and rem. to Deer- field: F. sold, 5 Oct. 1662. to John Strong, Jr. who res. there 1670. Of Carter's 3 child. b. here, 2 perished in the burning of the ho. 1653. Joshua, Jr, when of age, redd his portion in the lot W. of the st., St acres, 10 r. wide and other lots, wh. he sold and he rem.
CLARKE, Mr. DANIEL (Hon. See'y of the Colony, 1658-60 and 1664-65) m. 1644, bo't a triangular lot, abt 36 rods on W. side of the Mill-road, ext. from abt 15 r. N. of Bloomfield Ave. having on his S. line John Bartlett, on his W. Job Drake. His son Nathaniel had the homestead.
Dea. HENRY, 1640, lot gr. but not recorded, 7 rods wide, betw. Capt. Mason's on S. and Mr. Huit's on N .. both of wh. lots he subseq. added by purchase (Mason's in 1653. Huit's, 1651): first res, appears to have been on present Cong. parson- age lot, N. E. cor. Palisado, wh. he bo't of Nich. Denslow - date not known - wh. he sold, 1655, to Sam. Marshall, and he to the Town. After his par- chase of the Huit lot, he res. there until his rem. to Hadley, and gave it, by will, to his niece Elizabeth Fox. wife of Edward Chapman; died Dec. 23, 1675.
JOSEPH, 1637 (D).). lat gr. commencing 13 r. S. Ferry road and 144 r. wide: he d. 1641. by will, made the Church of W. overseers, if necessary to sell the lot above Mr. Stiles' meadow: this lot was afterward sold by Wm Gaylord, Sr. and Il ary Clark, deacons of the W. ch. (Land Rec. Col. Ree. See'y Office, p. 46): 30- seph Clark's wid. d. 1639. Arthur Hawkins and Joseph Bird, of Farmington, sold his pl. 1660 to Sam. Marshall and he to John (s. Wm) Rockwell, when it was add. to the Rockwell pl. No ho. mentioned, but doubtless Clark had his ho. here.
(There is no extant proof of relationship betw. these three Clarkes).
COLLINS, MARY, prob. wid. 1640, 'had lot betw. those of Nich. Senshion and Thos. Bascomb, on wh. she had a ho, and wh. she sold to James Eno, abt. 1653. now "the old Eno pl.", occup. (1859) by Samuel Eno: the records give her no family and prob. her husband d. before first date of Land Rec.
COOKE (Capt. AARON (D ). 1638. lot gr. 12 r. wide, beg. 10 r. N. of Palisado, or road to meadow (?): also, owned lot in Palisado, where he doubtless res during Pequot war: afterwards, 1664. bo't of Mr. Huit's est. a ho, and lot, adjoining his own on the S. (Id. S. by highway leading W. from Palisado, breadth 10, length 16 r., and Grant's Palizado Plot, 1656, marks ('s name as if he then res. there) and Parkman's lot on N: rem. to Northampton, 1661. thence to West- field.
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Ilis son aron m. 1661, and had his father's pl as a marr, portion, but soon rem. with his father-in-law to Hadley. In 1664, Aaron Cook, "of Hadley," made over his "dwelling house and land" on Sandy Bank, near by Goodman Pomeroy, to John Maudsley (Mosely). Aaron his son h. 1663, settled in Hart- ford, 1686.
COOKE, NATHANIEL, 1649. m. that yr: bo't the N. end of lots of Arthur Williams and Rich. Birge, lying betw. road in front of B's ho, and the new water-course of Mill Brook.
CURTIS, Henry. 1645, m. that year: bo't of John Denslow the Parkman pl. on Backer Row: where he prob. res. until abt. 1655, when the Town voted to buy the ppy for a currier's use, if it was for sale.
DENSLOW, Nicholas, 1640 (D.), lot gr. 24 r. wide, betw. Ford and Hosford; also, owned the present Cong. parsonage lot in Pal. where he res, during Pequot war: d. 1666. He also sold to Henry Clark (and he to the Town) the Town House. After his dth, the homestead was given to his gd-son Nicholas Buck- Jand,
Of Nich. Denslow's sons, Henry, a first settler at Windsor Locks, abt, 1663, was killed there by Indians, 1676 Another son John, ho't the Hannum Pl. 1654, W. side st. 21} r. wide, abt. opp. present res. Henry Phelps.
DEWEY. THOMAS, 1637 (D).), lot gr. first N. of Pal., 10 r. wide: d. 1648; wid. m. Geo. Phelps, who, upon his rem, to Westfield, 1670, sold to Rev. Nath'] Chauncey.
Of Dewey's sons, Josiah was at Northampton, 1663, and Israel res, on Geo. Phelps' (Dewey) pl., 1678.
DIBBLE, THOMAS (D).), lot gr. 53 r. wide, next below cor. ferry-road, upon which he built and sold to Robert Watson, and he to Anth'y Hawkins, who added the Jot N. of it, abt. 1650 and sold them together. 1656, to Jacob Drake and he to Sam, Gibbs, 1662. Dibble bo's the Wm Hubbard pl. in the Pal., next S. of Grant, where he was res. 1654. Prob. Zachariah Dibhle was an elder son of his, b. before he came to America.
DORCHESTER. ANTHONY. 1649, was res, at orig. Wm. Phelps Jot, next N. of Bray Rossiter, which he bo't (prob.) from Benj. Newberry, who bo't it of Phelps, 1642. Dorchester sold, 1649, to Robert Howard; soon after disappears.
DRAKE, JOHN. Sen., 1640, lot gr. 22 r. wide, "except at the ho, it is but 10 rods "; but there appears no other owner for this 12 rod bldg. Jot, and he afterwards seems to have owned the same width at the ho. as elsewhere.
Of his sons, John had a lot, H acres, bd. S. on Bloomfield Ave .. N. partly on Mill highway, and partly by road running W. from it to Rich. Birge's Jot: his ho. was on road running W. betw. the present old Goffe ho. on Mill-road and Wm. Mack's present res. Job had lot of 4 acres. 14 r. wide, on Bloomfieldl Ave, ext. to Min-road, parallel to and adjoin, his bro. John: his W. line was 49 r., his E. Jine abutted on John Bartlett, abt. Il r. at the S. end and abt 25 r. on the lot of Daniel Clark and 20 to 25 r. along the Mill highway. He bo't, 1659, most of the Roger Ludlow lot, wh. lay E. of the present Hartford road, but there is no evidence of its ever having been built on, nor is it known what became of Lud- low's " stone-house " (cellar?) which stood at the E. end, on the Island road. Jacob had the homestead.
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DUMBLETON, JOHN, 1640, a servant of Mr. Whiting, of Hartford (whom he seems to have served 2 yrs. before coming to N. E.), who worked the lands bo't of Mr. Ludlow, 5 yrs, until his term of service expired, after which he worked the land on shares (" to halves") for four years, "and after i paid $20 a year." He was 20 yrs, old when he came to W. and says " there was little improvement on the land when I came upon it [prob. 1639] but I plowed and brake up considera- ble quantity of it." This information appears in his affidavit in the case of Whiting's Sons ex. John Bissell, to recover the land under the plea of defective title. After D. left it, it was sold to Miles Murwin, who found it " too hard" for him and was released. We find no mention of Dumbleton while he was here; in 1676 and 1684, he was res. in Springfield. Did he occupy Roger Lud low's " stone house " mentioned in Whiting's deed?
EGGLESTON, Begat, 1638 (D.), lot gr. on Backer Row, 143 r. wide from Pal. road; sold pl. to Nich. Hoyt and res. 1654. in Pal, his lot being N. of the Meeting- house, bd. E. on the highway, N. by the palisades, and 1651, the Town gave him the 1-rod road betw. him and the Elias Parkman lot. and the road across the N. end of his lot, betw. it and the Palisades, during the pleasure of the Town. His lot in the Pal. first was 2 acre, 4 r. wide, N. of the Green, next to road wh. ran N. at the head of the Huit, Cook, and Parkman lots, on a line with W. side of the Green. This he sold to John Taylor, and bo't it back from Rhoda Taylor, with ho. In 1647, he bo't of Thomas Nowell, a lot and ho. E. of Taylor lot : 1 and (1651) owned fm. highway E. to and including the Close, or road on the W. In 1662, mortgaged " my new dwelling-ho., barn, &c. ho. lot, and orchard, situate near the meeting-house."
This lot went to his sons Benjamin and Thomas. Thomas had the } acre on N. side, " next where the Palisades formerly stood," and built a ho. thereon, opp. the present parsonage. Benjamin, who had his father's ho., sold his bro. Thomas the N. end of lot in Palisado.
ELLSWORTII, Josiah, 1654, bo't Alex. Alvord's ho, and lot W. of Thos, Barber's; and in 1658 sold it to Cornelius Gillett; afterwards bo't of Win. Phelps, Jr., an acre W. of Phelps' ho. where he bld, and res, until he bo't (from Joanna Davidson. wid. of Nicholas of Boston, who had it from Robert Saltonstall, who had it from Mr. Francis Stiles) the present (known as the Chief Justice) Ellsworth pl. which has remained in the family since Mch. 31, 1665.
ELLISON, Lawrence, 1644, forfeited a lot near Wm. Phelps' (because he did not com- ply with the terms of the grant, " of two years inhabiting it, or else his grant to be void ") and which was given to Thomas Orton, Mch., 1646.
ENO (Euno), JAMES, 1648, bo't Mary Collins' ho. and lot, betw. Bascomb and Senshion. on Silver St., H3 r. wide; Senshion's ho. was "against the waye to Pigeon Hill " and this lot was S. of it. He also had a spot on Pal. Green gr. him by the town, for his barber shop.
FILER (Fyler), WALTER, 1640 (D.), lots gr: ho. was in Pal. on or near site of the late Mary Stiles' ho, at S. end of Green, bd. N. by Green. S. by river, 9 r. wide.
Of his sons, John, m. 1672, had the homestead: Zerrubabel, m. 1669, and to his child", Thos. Ford, his wife's gd father, gave the Hosford pl.
' The Taylor and Pomeroy lots, of wh. he appears as sole owner in Pal. Plan of 1654.
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FILLEY, William. Under date of Feb. 4, 1640, on the records appears the name of Wm. Filley, followed by a blank space. evidently left for a description of his first lot of land. He sold, withont date, a lot on Silver St., 114 r. wide, to Simon Mills, but no ho. named in deed. He also bo't the Humphrey Hide pl. but prob. did not res, there. Sept. 26, 1655, he bo't of Geo. Alexander the Jas- per Rawlins' pl. and prob, res, there.
When his son Samuel m. in 1663, he gave him land " on which he had builded " from the N. side of the Rawlins' pl. on E. side of Mill-road, prob. near (but farther S, than) the present Allis house.
FORD, Thomas, 1637 (D).), lot gr. 162 rods wide, the N. line being E. of st, and rang- ing with the Sandy Hill road. This he sold (no ho, mentioned) before 1648, and 1656 bo't the orig. Hosford lot of Stephen Taylor (betw. Denslow and Pomeroy). where he res. until his rem. to Northampton, before 1672. The Hosford pl. (not the orig. Ford lot) he gave to Z. Filer (see above). Ford owned large tracts of land by orig. grants, including about half of Pine Meadow, and most of the site of the present village of W. Locks. He had hundreds of acres gr. him on the E. side of the Great River and bo't many acres from others. In 1668 he gave a conditional bond for deed of homestead (the Hosford pl.) after death of self and wife, to Zerrubabel Filer, if he should marry his (Ford's) gr-dau. Expe- rience Strong: a deed was given by Ford and Annie his wife, 23 Aug., 1672. before which date they had prob. rem. to Northampton.
FOULKES (Fookes), Henry (D.), land gr. S. of the W. Palisado road, from ab't where the railroad now is on the E .; all the upland W. except John Owen's lot (12x 20) lay partly across the N. side of the lot next the said highway. Fooke owned the Meadow S. of the upland and built his ho. near the brow of the Meadow Hill, with a lane running down to his ho: d. 1640; wid. Jane' m. Wm. Hosford, who rem. to the F. lot and there res. ; as. also, subsey, did his son JJohn Hosford: the lane to his ho, was known as " Hosford's Lane."
FOWLER. Ambrose, 1646, ho. lot gr. by town, 6 May, 1655, on W. side of st. at extreme S. end of the Island, 1} acre, of triangular shape, bd. S. W on edge of swamp. He also owned ยง acres on opp, side of st. bd. S. W. by Mr. Matt. Allyn's meadow. The site of his ho. still plainly visible. He sold to Thomas Allen, 1671.
GAYLORD, Da. William, 1640 (1), lot gr. 25 r. wide, on st. from the Haynes lot N. to David Ellsworth's No. barn site occup, by late Roswell Miller; in 1644 be bo't his ho. lot of Francis Stiles, 19 r. wide.
GIBBS, Francis, 1640, is known only by a single entry of a lot Ir. wide, adjoining the " burying place " in the Palisado, which later was in possession of Lt. David Wilton
GILLES, 1610 (D).), lot gr. 17 r. wide, being the N. lot on Backer Row, lying next S. of Sandy Hill road, to which was added Sgt. Thomas Stayres' lot, 10} r. wide. Backer Row highway was orig. laid through to Rocky Hill and a part of the home lots S. of Rocky Hill are bd. W. by that highway. The lots on this Row ran E. to the water in the brook, considerably E. of the road. Gibbs' ho. was prob, built at first further E. than the others. In 1652 the highway was
Reserved a tract of the Foulkes land " in her own propriety and dispose."
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laid along the N. side of "Goode Gibbs'" lot, and the G. family bo't (1660) from the rear of Terry and Hull's home lots, for the present road where it now runs across rear of Mr. Rainey's lot, to give Katherine Gibbs a better place to build.
Giles Gibbs son Jacob res, on homestead.
GILBERT ((ilbard), Thomas, 24 JJan., 1644. bo't lot 114 r. wide, E. side of road (a few r. below present res, of Geo. P. Hayden) from Francis Stiles; sold to John Drake and his son Jacob (whose ho, lot was next S.) with "the cellar. house, garden, fences." In Mr. Francis Stiles deed to Robert Saltonstall. 12 Sept .. 1647. it is specified that the ho, and land " are at present in the occupation and tenure of Thomas Gilbert and John Bancroft." G. certainly res. there from 1649, to 1651.1 Tle bo't that part of the home lot of Thos. Gun (now site of present res. of Mrs. L. A. Welch) on W. side of st. built thereon and sold it to Thomas Bissell before 1658; rem. to Hartford, where he d. 1659. No family rec at W but Prob. Rec. at H. shows that he had family.
GILLETT, Jonathan, 1639 (D).), lot gr. 4 acres, 17 r. wide, beg. abt 40 r. E. of Mill- highway and N. of Mill-brook. This lot of 4 acres lay across Pleasant st. ext. from the Mill-brook S. to Hollow Fall highway N. His bro. Nathan's lot lay on the W. side and parallel with it. E of it lay the 9 acre lot of Wm. Phelps. wh. he afterwards sold to Mr. Warham. There was a public footpath for the convenience of those res. N. of the Mill-brook to go to the Rivulet Ferry ria the mouth of Mill-brook, or to cross the brook above and pass along E. of Mr. W's orchard, where the road now runs from the Cong. Chapel to David Row land's. This footpath ran through all the lots E. of Mill-highway, nearly on the line of present Pleasant st.
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