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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 sere betw. 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 Fowlet'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. Holmes, 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 Ho, site can now be found. Mr. Allen bad not removed to Windsor, 1610, but was " of W." 1811.
The mas (son of Mr. Matthew), who m. Abigail (d. Rev. John) Warhamn, bo't the Brancker pl. on Broad St. (betw. II. S. Hayden and Mr. Clark's present p !. ) where be res. until his father's dth, when he occup. his father's homestead and other lands, including the "434 aeres in Plyut. Meadow and the 369 acres allowed by the Town for the Plsm. right in the uplaud." After his dth. his son Hon. Col. Matthew took the homestead.
ALLEN, SAMUEL (supposed bro. of Mr. Matthew), 1640, lot gr. 13 r. wide. Doubtlesz his ho. stood on the Island road, next N. of Roger Ludlow's ho. aud $ of James Marsball's lot wh. bd. N. by road running E. from Grace Church, and Allen's aud Marshall's Jots, breadth 11 r. each, ran to the W. to about the W. line of the preseut Broad St. Prob. all the houses bet v. 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. Ile d. 1649; his wid. m. Wm. Hurlhurt 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 towu by Thos. Ford and gr. to Baker. On this lot of 3 acres (94 by 53 r. ) he built a ho. and sold to Michael Humphrey: he. stood near W. end, opp. where the road turns N. He, also, ho't of Thos. Ford a lot, without a ho., on E. side of the st. on wh. he built. Ile d. 1655: wid. m. - Ingra- ham, and 1672, sold homestead (16 rods breadth), the orig. lot, E. of st. of Thos. Ford's. His son Sumuet had his father's lot on E. side of river; res. there 1672. (See Humphrey.)
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BRANCKER, Mr. Jous, the schoolmaster (D), in 1640, lot gr. 12 r. wide; d. 1662; wid. m. Rev. Mr. Warham; they sold his homestead to Thos. (a. Mr. Matt.) Allyn. on his marriage to Mr. W's dan., and the pl. descended to "Esq." (Henry) Aliyu, who d. there 1804. This lot included the unoccupied lot N. of H. S. Hay dena, the "old Squire Allyn I. t. " breadth 12 rods.
BANCRAFT (Baneroft), Jobn, 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 Ilsdes and 10 r. W. of Mill road is acres, 22 r. wide) bd S. ou 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 Alvon's. It ended a little W. of present Poquonnoc road. Ilis ho. prob. stood on the S. side of the road, now Pleasant St.
Of his sons, John ree'd his father's pl., then but 103 r. wide, in 1664, and sold, 1671, to his bro. sammel, and rem. to Springfield, and thence to Suffield, 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 fared 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. Holcombe's (see p. 80); he sold to Samuel is, Mr. Win. Phelps, ab !. 1651, and rem. to cor. of Miil-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 be sold 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 sokl, 1656, to John Moses, and rem. to Northampton. He was a brick and stone mason.
BASSETT, Thomas tof Saltoustall party, 1635), lot gr. in Palisado, 8 r. wide. lying W. of Mr. Hill's lot, upon which he prob. never built, but sold it to Mr. H. 1640; rem. early (to Fairfield?); no family recorded.
BENNETT, Johu, first date here 1648. He was before the Court to answer to varions 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 at vagabond life, tho' previous to 1653, for a little time, he owned and sold the ho. built by Peter Tilton: disappears after 1652. no family recorded.
Mr. Roger Phelps, of Windsor, used to tell that Silver St. was so named because the people passing along that street in the early morning stopped to pick up silver six- pences, 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 sumptuousty. J. H. Hayden.
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BIRGE. Ricbart, 1640. lot gr. 15 r. wide, ext. to Bloomfield Ave; d. 165 !: wil m. Thes. Hoskins. B's he was on road running C. and W. south of Milyon John Drake's stood nearest the Mill road. Benedict Alvord's next, then Burge's. beyond whmu there were then no houses. His son Daniel inher. the home stead; and son John, by will had his gofthe Gaylord's (late the Roswell Mille 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 BisstIl's ho., the remains of wh. were to be seen 1751.
Of his sons, Juha had the homestead and bo't. 1635, the ho, and land (11; geres) of Thos, Gilbert, formerly the home lot of Josiah Holl. W. of the highway, opp. Hull's ho. Samet, res. S. E. cor. Bowtield: bo't, 1661, lat W. side of Bread St. (9 by 34 r.) where H 8. Clipp .es (1859) on wh. he buil; and res. His father gave him 106 acres of the Whiting lot all except the E. side which was previously solt to Job Drake. Nathaniel reed from his father, 1662, " in part of his portion of his marriage." a part of his laut and ho. "at (S. of) Scantuck," on E. side Conu River with provision for the remainder at father's death. Jobn, Sr., had pre- viously made over his orig. homestead to John, Jr., and doubtless res. with his son Nathl. John Sr. Ind kept the ferry, prob. from 1641 to 1658, "at his ok house "; then John Jr. bad it. 10 yrs; after that it was under charge of the town authorities, iprobably corked by the Bissells) till 1677, when the Gen Ct. leased it to Nath !. Bissell. The location of ferry wis prob, changed Infw. 1603 (when John, Jr. petitioned to be released) and 1677, to the mouth of the Scantic, near its present location; the previous landing place on the East side of river having been N. of the Scantie, and the road from it to the (East Windsor) street abt & a mile N of Seantre bridge. Nathaniel, doubtless res on the river bank. below the Scantic, (still occup. by dwellings.) from the time of his mar- riage. This ho, was garrisoned at the time of King Philip's War. John Bis- sell, sew', evidently died here, living 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, Jolin, 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 ho't tin N part of the Hubbar I lot on Backer Row, built and was res. thereon 1969; rem. to Simsbury, 1682.
BROWTON. John, 1650. m. that yr; bo't Simon Mills' bo and lot next S. of Win. Pheip-, Jr . wh. he sold Feb. 5. 1653, to Sam. Marshall, and disappears frota record. The S. part of this lot, formerly owned by Wa Filly. 11 r. passed by exch. to James Eno.
BUCKLAND. Thomas. 1937, lot gi. 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 no. Nich- olus had his gifthr Nich. Denslow's pl. Thomas, settled on East side the Great River
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BUELL, William. Welchman and carpenter, m. 1640: lot gr. 5 acres, 14} r. wide, on Silver St. btw Sarah Fond and John Hillier. S. W. cor. lot 285 7 N. of Hol- low Fall, bd W. by highway.
Of his sons, Snavel res. lot S. of his father, ho't of Rich. Saxton, cor. Silver St. and Hollow Fall, why he sold 1667 to his bro .- in-law Time. Palmer and rem. to Ha. monoscet! : Killingworth. Samuel Bnel and Tim Thrall contracted with Mr. Pynchon of Springticid. 1659 to " Hew the timber for the Okl Fort." Poter had the homestead.
CARTER, JosarA (D ), lot gr. alt 10 r wide. The present road to Bissell's Ferry is on the S side of this lost, at the street, and crosses it in its course down the meadow hill C d. 1647 Arder Willi ans in his dau and weep. the homestead, and sold to Thes. Ford the lot E. side of st. Meh 17. 1657-8, and rem. to liver- field: F. x10. 5 Oct. 1662, to dolm Strong, Jr. who res there 1670. Of Carter's 8 child. I. here. 2 perished in the burning of the ho. 1653. Joshua, Jr, when of age, rect his portion in the lot W. of the st., Si acres, 10 r. wide and other lets, wh. he sold and he rem.
CLARKE Mr. DANIEL (HER Shey of the Colony, 1658-60 and 1964-05) m. 1644, bo't a triangular lot, alt 86 rods on W. side of the Mill-road. ext. from allt 15 r. N of Bloomfield Ave having on his S. line John Bartlett, or his W. Job Drake. His son Natformed had the homestead.
Dea. HENRY, 1000, lot gr. but not recorded. 7 rode wile, betw. Capt. Mason's on S. and Mr. Huit's on N. both of wh. lots be subseq. added by purchase ( Mason's in 1653. Huit's, 1654). first res. appears to have been oa present Cong. parson- age lot. N. E. cor. Indicado, wh. he bo't of Nich. Denslow - date not known - wh. he soll. 1655. to Sam Marshall, and he to the Town. After his pur chase of the Huit lot, he res. there until his rem. to Hadley, and gave it, by will, to his niece Elizabeth Fos, wife of Edward Chapman; died Dee. 23, 1675
Josera, 1637 (1) a lot gr. conaveneing 13 r. S. Ferry road and 144 r. wide- hed. 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. S. and Henry Clark, devons of the W ch. (Land Rec. Col. Rec. Sey Office. p. the Jo- seph Clark's wid d. 1639. Arthur Hawkins and Joseph Bird, of Farmington. sold his p !. 1680 to Sam. Mar-ball and he to John (s. Wm) Rockwell, when it was add. to the Rockwell pl. No ho. mentioned, but doubtless Clark had his ho. he're
(There is an extant proof of relationship betw. these three ('larkes).
COLLINS. MARY. prob. wid. 1040. had lot betw. those of Nich. Senshion and Thus Baseontb, on wh. she had a ho, and wh. she sold to James Ene. aut. 1653, now "the old Eno pl.". occup. (1959) by Samuel Enot 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 Pali-ado, 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. (bd. S. by highway leading W. from Palisado, breadth 10, length 16 r., and Grant's Priorto Put, 1656, marks C's name as if he then res. there) and Parkmen's lot on N: rem. to Northampton, 1661, thence to West- field.
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His son .1a . m 1061. and het his father's pl as a marr. portion, but soon reu. with his father-in-law is Hadley. In 1661. Aaron Cook. " of Hadley." made over his "dwelling house and land" on Sandy Bank, near by Goodwin Pomeroy, to John Maudsley (Mosely). Aaron his son b. 1665, 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 beiw. road in front of B's bo, and the new water-course of Mill Brook.
CURTIS, Himy. Ti in that year: bo't of John Denslow the Parkman pl. on Backer Row: where be 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 Hostord, also. ow ned the prosent Cong. parsonage lot in Pal, where he res. during l'equest war: d. 1668. He also soldi to Henry Clark (and he to the Town the Town llonse. After his dth. the homestead was given to his gd-on Nicholas Burk- land.
Of Nich. Denslow's sons. Henry, a first settler at Windsor Locks, abt. 1603, was killed there by Inthians, loft Another son John, bo't the Hannum: Pl. 1654, W side st 214 r. wide, abt opp present res. Henry Phelps.
DEWEY. THOMAS, 1637 (D.), Jot gr. first N. of Pal., 10 r. wide: d. 164; wid. m. Geo. Phelps, who, upon his rem. to Westfield, 1670. soll to Rev. Nath'l Chauncey.
Of Dewey's sons, Joxinh was at Northampton. 1663, and Lare res, on Geo. Philips (Dewey) pl 1678
DIBBLE. THOMAS (D ), lot gr. Bir wide, nest below cor, ferry-road. upon which he built and sold to Robert Warson, and he to Anth'y Hawkins, who added time lot N. of it. abt. 1650 and sold them together. 1656, to Jacob Drake and ho to Sam. Gibbs, 1662 Dibble bot the Wr Hubbard pl. in the Pal, next S. of Grant, where he was res 1654. Prob. Zachariah Dibble was an elder son of his. b. before he came to America.
DORCHESTER, ANTHONY, 1649, was res. at orig Win. Phelps lot. next N. of Bray Rossiter, which be bot (prob.) from Benj. Newberry, who bo't it of Phelps, 1642. Dorchester sokl. 1649 to Robert Howard; soon after disappears.
DRAKE. JOHN, Sem' .. 1640, loc gr. 92 r. wide, "except at the ho. it is but 10 rods"; but there appears no other owner for this 12 red bldg. lot, and he afterward- seems to have ow ned the same width at the ho. as elsewhere.
Of his sons, John had a lot. 4} acres, bd. S. on Bloomfieldl Ave .. N. partly on Mill highway, and partly by road running W from it to Rich, Birge's lot; 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 + acres, 14 r. wide, on Bloomfield Ave, ext. to Mill-road, parallel to and adjoin. his bro. John: his W. fine was 49 r., his E. line abutted on John Bartlett. abt. 14 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. ou the Island rowl. Jucob had the homestead.
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DUMBLETON, JOHN. 1640. a servant of Mr. Whiting, of Hartford (whom he seems to Live 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 der I paid $20 a year." lie was 20 yrs, el when he came to W and says " there was little improvement on the land when I came upen it [prob. 1629] bat 1 plowed and brake up considera- ble quantity of it." This information appears in his affidavit in the case of Whitemf's Sous .a. John Bissoll, to recover the land under the plea of defective title. After D. left it. it was soll 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 1884, he was res, in Springfield. Did he occupy Rover Land- low's ' st ne hans. " mentioned in Whiting's ileed?
EGGLESTON, Begat. 1638 (D.), lot gr. on Backer Row, 144 r. wide from Pal. road; sold pl. to Nich, Hoyt and res, 1654. in Pal. his lot being N. of the Meeting- house. bil. E. on the highway. N. by the palisades, and 1651, the Town gave him the 1-rod road betw. him and the Ellas Parkman lot, and the road across the N end of his lot. hetw. it and the Palisades, during the pleasure of the Town. Hislot in the Pal. first was ; arre. 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. shle of the Green. This he sold to John Taylor, and bo't it back froma Rhoda Taylor, with ho. In 1647. he bo't of Thomas Nowell, a lot and ho. E. of Taylor lot :' and ( 1651; owned fio, highway E. to and including the Close. or road on ile W In 1662, mortgaged " my new dwelling-ho., barn. &r. ho. lot, and orchard. situate near the meeting-house."
This lot went to his sons Bogumin and Thomas. Themas had the Face on X side. " next where the Poli-ale- formerly srood," and built a ho. thereon. opp the present parsonage. Benjamin, who had his father's ha, sold his bro. Thomas the N. end of lot in Palisado.
ELLSWORTH Joint. 1654, bo't Alex. Alvord's ho, and lot W. of Thes. Barbee's; and in 1658 sold it to Con glius (allett: afterward- bo't of Wm Phelps. Jr . an acre W. of Phelps he, where he bild. and res, until he thit (from Joanna Davidson. wid. of Nicholasof Boston, who had it from Robert Sitonstall, who had it from Mr. Francis Stil -the present (known as the Chief Justice) Ellsworth pl. which has remained in the family since Mch. 31. 1665.
ELLISON, Lawrence, 1641, 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 Ortor Mch .. 1646.
ENO (Enno). JAMES, 1848, bo't Mary Collins' ho. and lot, betw. Bascomb and Sepshion. on Silver St , 11; r. witie: Senshion's ho. was "against the waye to Pigeon Bil" 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 (Filer), WALTER, 1640 (D.), lots gr: ho, was in Pal. on or near site of the late Mary Stiles' ho. at S. end of Green, hd. N. by Green, S. by river, 9 r wide.
Of his sons, John, in. 1672, had the homestead: Zerrabobel, n: 1669, and to his child", Thos. Forl. his wife's ud-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. 1. 1640. on the records appears the name of Wni. Filley, followed by a blank space. evidently left for a description of bi- first lot of land. He sold, without date. a lot on Silver St., 11} r. wide. ta Simon Mills, but no ho. named ia der.1. He also bo't the Humphrey Hide pl but prob. did not res. there. Sept. 26, 1655, he bo't of Geo. Alexander the Jats per Rawlins' p !. and prob. res. there.
When his son sommel m. in 1663, he gave him land " on which he had builly?" from the N. side of the Rawlins' pl. on E. side of Mill-road, prob. near (bul farther S. than) the present Allis house.
FORD, Thomas, 163; (D.), lot gr. 16; rods wie, the N. line being E. of st, and rome ing with the Sandy Hill road. This he sokl ino ho. mentioned) before 1648, and 1656 bo't the orig. Hosford lot of Stephen Taylor (betw. Denslow woud Pomn. roy). 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 tract- 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. hun os the E. side of the Great River and bo't many aeres from others. In 1665 he gave a conditional bond for deed of homestead (the Horford pl ) after death of self and wife, to Zerrubabel Filer, if he should marry his (Ford's) gr-dau. Expe- rience Strong: a deel was given by Ford and Annie his wife, 23 Ang , 1672 before which date they had prob. rem. to Northampton.
FOULKES (Fookes), Henry (D.), land gr. S. of the W. Palisado rond, from ab't where the railroad now is on the E .; all the upland W. except John Owen's let (12: . Olay partly across the N. side of the lot next the said highway. Folke owned the Meadow s. of the upland and built his ho, near the brow of the Meadow Hill, with a line running down to his bo: d. 1649; wid. Jane' m. Wm Hosford, who rem. to the F. lot and there respas, also, subseg did his son John. Toxford: the line 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, 14 acre, of triangular shape, bd. S. W. on edge of swamp. He also wanted & acres on opp. side of st. bd. & W. by Mr. Matt Allyn's meadow. The site of his ho. still plainly visible. He sold to Thomas Allen, 16:1.
GAYLORD, Dra. William. 1640 (D.), lot gr. 25 r wide, on st. from the Haynes lot N. t; David Ellsworth . No. barn she oreup. by late Ros well Miller; in 1644 le bo't bis ho lot of Fraumis Stiles, 13 r. wide.
GIBBS, Francis, 1640, is known only by a single entry of a lot 4 r. wide, adjoining the " burying place " in the Palisado, which later was in possession of Lt. David Wilton.
GILES, 1640 (D.). lot gr. 17 r. wide, being the N. lot ou Backer Row, lying next > of Sandy Hill road, to which was added Sgt. Thomas Stayres' lot, 10; r. wide Bucker 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. Gibhs ho. Was prob, built at first further E. than the others. In 1652 the highway was
1 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" Int, and the (. family bot (1660) from the rear of Terry and Hull's home lots, for the present rond where it now runs across rear of Mr. Rainey's lot. to give Katherine Gibbs a better place to buikl.
Giles Gibbs' son Jucub res. on homestead.
GILBERT (Gilbard), Thomas, 24 Jan., 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, Jot was next S.) with "the collar, house. garden. Tences." In Mr Francis Stiles deed to Robert Saltonstill, 19 Sept. 1647, it is specified that the ito and land " are at present in the occupation and tenure of Thor as Gibiri and John Bancroft." G. certainly res there from 1649. to 1651. He lo't the part of the home lot of Thos. Guon pow site of present res, of Mrs. L. A. Welch) on W side of st. built thereon and sobl it to Thomas Bissell before 1658; rem. to Hartford, where he d. 1659. No family ree. at W. but Prob Rec. at H. shows that he had family .
GILLETT. Jonathan, 1639 (D ). Jot gr. 4 acres, 1fr wide, beg. abt 40 r. E. of Mil- highway and N of Mill-brook. This lot of 4 acres Jay across Piensant st. ext. from the Millbrook & 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 cor the mouth of Mill-brook, or to cross the brook above and pass along E. ot Mr. W's orchard, where the road now runs from the Cong. Chapel to David Row- Jand's. This footpath ran through all the lots E. of Mill-highway. nearly ou the line of present Picasent st.
Jonathan Ge's grand-on Josind bad the homestead.
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