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To Isaac Nicols
Jo : Nicals Sa' Brinsmead
Meting hous Settled
p Abell Gun Clarke
(Page 57.) Att a Town meting att Derby march : 31th 1680 The Town hath Chosen : jo : Hawkins Sar Johnson & Abell Gunn to goo to milford & treate with major Treate & ye rest Att their Appoyntment to make a finall isseu of ye Land att Jo Hawkins Plum meadow-
further the Town hath granted to Jonas Tomlenson Twenty acres of Land on the Greatt hill outt of the land that is not layed outt nor Appoynted to others ; Wheare ye Sd Jonas can
Sar John Abel Gun to go to m :
Town grant to Jonas
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finnde it with in yt purches of the greatt hill; aftor ye others Concerned have their Proportions as ye Committi appoynted ; also ye Town hath granted to ye Sª Jonas Tomlenson three acres of Land in ye purches which was Bought of mr Bryan aftor the rest Concirned have had their appoyntments ;
Town grant to John Beach
further the Town hath granted to John Beach Ten acres of Pastor att the Rere & north west flank of the Sª Beaches homlott Provided high wayes & Stone be not hindred ;
Liberty for milford me to fish :
Att atown meting att Derby Aprell 30 : 1680 ; The Town att the desire of Jo : Hawkins in ye behalf of milford men ye Town hath granted to ye Sd me namely m' Be ffen Daniell Baldwin & there partenars Liberty to fish any wheare in Derby Bounds; provided thay damnifi no mor corn or grass ; & also yt Thay Pay threpence : p barrell & So proportinablely for all thay catch & carry away = alwayes provided thay fish not att any time with outt leave from ye Town-
Collectors :
further ye Town have Chosen Sar Hulls & w" : Tonlenson collecte for m' Boweres Rate-
orders to Settle Milford Bounds
further the Town Have Chosen & appoynted Ed : Woster. Joseph Hawkins Sam : Riggs Sar Johnson & Abell Gunn to meete milford me att atime & place yt is or Shall be appointed ; & to trete with ye sd m (men ?) in order to ye Settlement of the Bounds betwene milford & Derby & doe hereby fully impower ye Afore sª five men to act for & in ye Behalf of ye sª Derby ; & to detirmine & Conclude upon aplace & places line or lins : from place to place as The mattor may require ; & also to signe any wrightings make over ye indian title & to rattyfy. & Con- feirme ye same acording to Law ; provided ye sª Derby may have the like title from ye sª milford or there ajents :
further the Town have Chosen & appoynted Joseph Haw- kins & Abell Gunn to goo up to the generall Court this Next may : to speake for & in ye behalf of ye sª Derby Respectting ye Bounds Betwene woodbery & Derby, & mattatuck & Derby : if there be not an agreement before to prevent ye same; & doe hereby fully impower ye sd men to Conclude ye line place & places & to make afinall isseu of ye mattor Before it coms to the Court if thay can so far as it respects ourselves :
Jo : Hawkins Abell Gun to Settle mat- tatuck & woodby Bounds
turn over
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(Page 58.) & in case they Cannott agree then to make Applycation To the Hond Court to Settle whatt they have bene pleased to grant ;
Att A Towne meting Att Derby ffeb : 9 : 1680 : The Towne have granted to George Beman asmall pece of Land nere his hous Bounded upon ye highway on ye North & ahigh way on ye South ; Upon Consideratyons yt ye sª Beman, must Clear ye hye way & make it feazabell for Carting :
ffurther the Town have granted to John Griffen that Lott which Thay formerly granted to John Beach with other Con- venient Lands belonging to it as they grant to other yong men :
This Land is granted to ye sª griffen Provided he Settle upon the Place & build & fence & attend ye Town order made Aprell : 16 : 1675 :
Att A Towne meting att Derby : march : 25 : 1680
Where as ye inhabetants have judged itt formerly soe now Most meete yt atown stock of amonition should be ; kept in Perticular Soulders hands By Reson of our Remote Liveng & noe place fortified to Succure ye Same ; Doe now agree & have voted yt Every m in ye Town Requiered bear Arms Shall Provide 3 : pound of powder & 12 ; pound of Bullets or Led : And also yt it be provided & shoen to ye officer by next munday come sen night : to be dun this yere ;
further the Town hath granted to Stephen Peirson : Ten Acres of Land on the Beare Plains Alittle above Samuell StephenPeirson Rigges wolf pitt ;-
further Joseph Hawkins acknoledged yt fairfeld men jo Haw Cattched : 82 : Barrels of fish : 3ª : p : barrell-And in ye yere : Debtor 1680 : p : milford men : received : 98-9ª
Att a Town Meting att Derby Sept : 21th : 1680 The Towne have Chosen : Sar Johnson Sa Riggs & Wm Tomlenson Listors for this yere; & yt Every man is to bring in all his Reatable Estate wth 6 : day from this date-
ffurther : ye Town have voted & Agreed yt all ye Cattle yt ar Brough to Summer here Shall Pay Rats to this Town to all Charges
ffurther ye Town hath Granted to Jonas Tomlenson ye Two Loer ILands against ye indian feld ; Provided ye Towne may
George Beman
Town to Provide Amonition
Other towne cattle to pay
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Jonas Tomlenson
have Libirty to ride thorow them yt is, ahors way ; this is granted to ye Sª Jonas Provided he lay down & Submitt the Three acres of looe Lands which was formerly granted to him to ye Towns Dispose ; & ye Sª Jonas is to purches these iland att his one charge & give ye Town no more troble about them further
(Page 59.) ffurther the Sª Jonas Tomlenson Promises to purches all those ILands their aboutt & ye remainder of ye I lands Shall ly to ye Towne for there use till thay see Cause to dis- pose of them
Rate makers ffurther the Town hath Chosen Sar Johnson Sa : Riggs, wm : Tomle [& Abell Gunn to make the Rats for this yere- ffurther the Town have voted & agreed to make asofitient Pound by ye first of November next; & ye Towns men to Appoynt ye place & se yt it be made by ye time afore Sª & have full power to call outt m to attend ye work; & yt Every m shall pay 38 p day if he nedglect ye work the Time being appoynted ; & 3 d warning to be given to m to work & yt ye Charge of making ye pound Shal be paid by atowne rate
Town : agree to make a pound
Att A Towne Meting Att Derby November : 9th 1680
mr Bowers : Rate :
itt is voted & agreed to give m' Bowers fifty Pounds for this yere Solrary to be paid in wheat porke Beffe indian Corn rye & flax : att or before ye 25 of march next : prise as followeth wheat : 5ª : rye : 4ª : indian Corn : 28-6ª porke 3ª-2ª : bef : 28 : 1ª flax as it goeth : & itt is agreed to gitt m' Boweres wood as he had it Last yere :
David woster
ffurther The Town hath granted to David Woster an aLot- ment Att plum meadow By his Brother Thomas ; provided he Settle Constantly build & fence & attend ye Town order meade Aprill 16 : 75
Yards to be a pound Abell Gun to Brand Hor-
further it is agreed yt Jo : Hawkinses yard & Jo : Tomlen- sons yard Shall be apound while march ;-
Att a Town Meting at Derby Agust 29 : 1681 : The Town hath Chosen & Appoynted Abell Gunn to marke & Brand Horses & all hors kind & also to kepe ye Brand Book
Towne agree to build a mill
ffurther ye Town have voted & agreed for ye incorridging of Such aman as will build asofitient mill for ye Towne of Derby ; ye Town will give; Twenty pounds & build a dam ;
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Provided it be in such a place as ye Town or ye Committy ; appoynted by ye Town Shall agree with ye man yt is to build y· mill ;
ffurther the Town have Chosen a committy to agree with ye man yt is or will undertake to build a mill as afore Sª & doe hereby empower ye Same Committy to make a full Bargain as if ye Town ware Present in all Respects as to the Dam place & mill-
The Committy yt is Chosen & Appoynted is Sart Johnson Sa Riggs & Abell Gunn; & ye Town doe ingage to stand by ye Committy & performe whatt thay ingage to ye man thay bargain with & in case ye Committy disagree about any Case then to take advice from the Town
ffurther : for ye making of ye Dam ye Town Doe ingage-
(Page 60.) To attend ye Call of ye Commity giveing adays warning ; to worke att All such tims as ye Committy appoynts till ye dam be finished =& in Case anye man nedglect or Re- fuese to worke as afore sd, Each man Shall Pay to ye use of ye Town three Shillings p day ; & ye Town Doe ingage to give acomedations to ye mill; & yt it Shall Be & remain to Be to ye mill for Ever ;
further the Town grants to ye Sª mill Twenty acres of Land & yt Swomp yt lieth on ye Brook ajoyning ; & Ten acres of pastor itt is further agreed that ye Charge of Building the mill dam Shall be payd By a Towne Rate ;
Att A Town Meting att Derby : june : 3th : 1681 The Town have Chosen & Doe hereby impower: Sar Woster Sar Hulls Jer : Johnson ; to attend the Committy; next Second Day or third day next weke; to measur ye Bounds Betwene Wod- bery & Derby ; or to make a complyance with ye Sª woodbery in reference to ye same ; provided ye Sª woodbery will agree from ye North west End of Sams feild or kittle Town so called; & so whith astraitt line to the west Bowns of matta- tuck; Betwene Woodbery & mattatuck where woodbery & mattatuck Bounds part Butting upon Derby Line :
Att A Towne Meting att Derby Novem : 21 : 1681
The Town have voted & agreed to build ameting hous : 28 futt Long & : 20 : fott wide ; & also have agreed to build ye Sd
Land for ye mill ;
Sar Wost- Sar Huls jer Jo Bowns
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Town order about ye hous this wintor : yt is to say to fall & Square ye Timber & gitt meting hous :- ye Shingles & Clabbords by ye Last of march next & Cart it to ye place where it is agreed to be sett; & also ye Said hous is to be : 10 : fott betwene joynts;
further for ye carring on ye Building of ye fore sd hous ye Town have Chosen acommity wch Committy Shall have ffull Power to call out ye inhabetants as thay se cause & when thay please ; ye Committy is Sar Hulls Jo : Hawkins Abell Gunn & Phillip Denman
further it is agreed yt ye Charge & Cost of building ye afore said hous shall be dune acording to Everymans Estate in ye List : In case any man nedglect or Refuese to work when he is Called Shall Pay 28-6ª ; to ye work haveing had 2d warn- ing ; to thos yt work when Called to have 28-6ª p day.
Sar Brinsmead Pringle :
further ye Town have granted to John Pringdle & Samuell Brinsmead : Each of them Twenty acres of Land for Pastors Above wm : Tomlensons pastor on ye South East Side of ye Easttor hill Soe called : provided high ways be not hindred & liberty for gitting of timber till it bee fenced
Phillep Denman
(Page 61.) Phillep Denman Propounding for a pastor & not finding Any to his Sattisfaction propounds to ye town for yt lott Which was Josh garners in lew of apastor ; wch thinge The Town grants to ye sª Denman ; only thay resarve all the Clay to them Selves & ahighway to it forever
Att A Town Meting att Derby Decemb : 14 : 1681.
Comitty for the meting hous
The Town have voted & agreed yt ye Commity formerly Appoynted to se ye work of Building of ye meting hous as was intimated in ye Last Town meting; Doe Now further agree To build & frame ye sd hous & raise it; and make ye windowes frams (viz) Six windowes; 2 on th fore side : I at Each End & : 2 : on ye pulpett Side ; all ye windowes frams to be Trancsume frams; beareing 3 lights in each tere afott & ahalf in length in ye loer Length ; & afott ye upper tere
further : Where as the teirms written in ye former: vote Respectting ye place whare ye meting hous Should Stand ; Semed to be difficult with Sume; The Tow. Have voted & agreed the second time yt ye place neere ye Tree on ye upper
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Side where ye towne met & Satt dow Shall be ye place where ye meting hous Shall Stand with out any more troble ;
ffurther The Town have Chosen Samuell Riggs Cunstable & Chosen Sar Hulls jer Johson sen & Isaac Nicols Townsmen; & Sar Johnson & Abell Holbrok fence vewers; & Jonas Tom- lenson Cirvayer; & Isaac Nicols & Sam Brinsmead fence vewers for ye other side & Sar Johnson Cirvayer for ye yere in sewing=
further ye Town have granted to George Beman Six Acres of Pastor over against his hous northward of ye path; pro- vided yt m" Bowers Consents to it;
feb : 3 : 1682; measuring & Laying out george Bemans Pastor over against his hous westwarde; it is: 36: rods long on each flanke & : 19 : rods wide front: & rere Eaquall in Breadth ; which maks : 4 : acres : 44 : rods more or less ; Bounded on ye South East with ye high way & bounded on ye south west with m' Boweres land & bounded on ye north west wth ye Com- mon : & on ye north East with mr Bowerses pastor & ye Com- mon
(Page 62.) March : 22 : 1681: Measuring & laying out m" John Bowerses Twenty acres of plow Land on hors hill; the Mr Bowers south west side line is : 45 : rods long ye South East side is : 80 rods Long; ye north East line is: 45: rods Long: & ye north west Side Line is: 80 : rods long which : 22 : acres: & 1/2 : or : 80 pole more or less ;
it. measuring & Laying out m" Boweres pastor next his Twenty acres South west ward on hors hill; ye front Line next ye path is : 53 : rods Long & : 24: rods wide att each end which maks : 8 : acres ; wanting : 8 : rods & there is added on ye north side to the brow of ye hill To ye marked trees ; which being aded maks in all; nine Acres & 12 more or less the rocks not being alowed for measure ;= m" Bowers wanting measure to his Ten acres of pastor it is aded on ye South Side to his hom Lott Two acres :-
Att A Town meting att Derby : Novem : 21 : 1681
The Town for ye providing m' Bowerses wood this yere doe agree That every man shall Carry for his porportion as it was agreed Upon Last yere (viz :) Sar : Woster 5 loode : Sa Riggs : 5 : loode
where ye meting hous shal stand
Town officers -
George Beman
M' Bowers : wood
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Joseph Hawkins 5 loode :
Thomas woster : :4 : loode :
Jonas Tomlenson 4 loode
Sa Harger 4 loode
Sar: Jo Hulls. 5 loode
wm Tomlenson 2 loode
Jo. Pringle. 2 loode
Samuell Nical & isaac .. 6 loode
Samuell Brinsmead 4 loode
Phop Isaac
2 loode
George Beman 2 loode
Jer Johnson . 4 loode
Phillep Denman 4 loode
John Tibbals. 4 loode
Da collings 2 loode
Stephen Peirson
4 loode
Abel Holbrok 2 loode
Sar Johnson
4 loode
Abell Gun
4 loode
ffrances ffrench 2 loode
Ephraim Smith 2 loode
Joh Griffen 2 loode
Joh Beach 2 loode
David woster
2 loode
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-ennalty further it is voted & agreed yt if any man nedglect or Refuse To carry in m' Boweres wood by the last of march next Shall Carry Doble to whatt his proportion is now above written :
further ye Town have voted & agreed to give m' Bowers : fifty pounds for his maintenance this yere
mr Bowers sallary
(Page 63.) Att a Town meting att Derby ; march 27: 1682:
to cler the feild
The Town have voted & agreed that ye feilds Shall be clered & all The fences mended & made up by the next wed- nesday come Senite
further the Town have voted & agreed that those men wch master hulls & Phillep Denman sett awork about the frame of the meting hous Shall have three Shillings p day after the
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first Day : duering the time of frameing ; not wth standing ye Town agree to former order :
Att a Town meting att Derby march : 31 : 1682 :
The Town have granted to John Hulls ju" : ahom lott con- taining fower acres nere Thomas wosters; & apece of land John Hulls above Barren Plain containing twenty acres if ye place will june : Beare it: provided high ways be not hindred ; & allso yt Swomp that coms down upon Barren Plain Brook nere the roke ; this land is granted tothe Sª hulls provided he in habett constantly upon the Place the Space of fouer yeres : & Build a hous acording to law ; viz: attennentable hous within the fouer yeres & attend the Town order made Aprell : 16: 1675 :
further the town have granted to m' John Hubbel : a fifty acre alotment in the Neck : viz: that Lot which was formerly granted to josiah Nicols & afterwards to Jonathan Nicols This land is granted to the said Hubbel provided he Com to derby this next april or may with his fammely & Settle A constant inhabetant the full time of fouer yeares to be fully issued upon the place, & also to Build asofitient hous (viz :) atennentable hous sutable to Entertain afamely greate or small ; & also to pay the purches of the Said land to the town or to such as the town Shall appoint if it doe not appere to the Towns Sattisfaction it: be all Redey dun ; & also to pay the ministors Rate that is Now due from the said Lott : & al other charges with the rest of the inhabetants ;
March : 31th : 1682 : Att a Town meting att Derby The Town have agreed & voted that that pece of loo Land Above Sam- uel Rigges wolf pitt betwene the hill & the River beSold att an outcry ; & he that bies it shall Pay the Town or such as the Town appoynts in good Merchantable Pay : by this next miclemus; the length of the Said land Northward is not to Exstend it Self Above the loer End of plum meadow Contain- ing Two acres more or less ;
The above Said land is Bought by john Hulls se" : & he is to give three pounds fiftene Shillings for the Land above Spectified to the Town :
further the town have chosen Sa Rigg & Abell Gunn to Recon & make up accounts wth Sar Hulls about the building Sa Riggs Abell Gun
give the men yt work at the met- ing hous : 38-04 p day :
Mr John Hubbel :
land to Be Sold at an out cry by the Town
Sar : Huls the land
the ministors hous :
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Town : order for pasnag fence
(Page 64.) further the Town have voted & agreed that thos that improve the passanage land Shall make maintain & uphold the fence Belonging to the same :-
hewers :
further the Town have Chosen Ephraim Smith & Stephen Peirson to be hewerds for the yere insewing-
Stephen Peirson :
Measuring & laying out Stephen Peirsons Land on the Bear plains so Called : on the west Side Nagatuck River The South west side line is forty rods long : & the South East Side line forty rods : & the north East Side is : forty five rods : & the North west Side thirty seven : rods ; which maks ten acres &: 25 : rods more or less ; Bounded with the Towns land on al four sids but the South East & there it is Bounded with the Common & Sar John Hulls Land-
Att A Town Meting att Derby Aprill : I Ith : 1682 :
Sar Johnson & Samel Riggs
The Town have granted to Sar Johnson & Samuell Riggs Liberty to make a fence att rock Rimon : from Nagatuck up to the Top of Rimon; & also give liberty to pastor the land they fence ; this liberty is granted provided highways be not hindred & liberty to injoy it Duering the Towns pleasur; the Town ingageeth to putt up the bars of the Said fence if they pas Thorow it ; also the Town ingageeth the same respectting Phillep Denmans fence & John Tibbales fence att Rimon
Sar woster
Att A Town meting att Derby : Aprill : 11th : 1682 Sar : Edward Woster Ingageeth that his out side fence Against fire hill & So against the said Edward Wosters orchard to ye North corner or nere the corner of the Said Wosters hous & so To the Common line west ward of the said Edward Wosters hous Shall Bee & remain to bee the said wosters meadow fence & so vewed from time to time: & if any cattle or swine or horses be found within the said fence Except when the mead- ow is Common or the said wosters land there fenced in per- ticuler : Shall be poundable :
ffrances
ffrench
further ffrances ffrench hath liberty to remove his fence at the South End of this orchard to the North side of the pound & there To stand & be vewed from time to time as Common fence to the meadow : & that Part of the pound next the fire hill to be vewed ;
Att A Town Meting Att Derby : Aprill : 20: 1682 : The fence belonging to the passanage meadow : being greatly de-
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fective & m' Bowers Refusing to make it up; the Town have voted & Agreed that ye fence on the west side of the meadow Shall be made att this time by ye town ; & for there pains the town will & doe ingage to pay them out of the passanage meadow : So much as Two indifferend men shall judg so ficient to Sattisfy the sd men That mend the fence; if ye said m' Bowers doth or will not pay the men
(Page 65.) ffurther the town have desiered : & made Choyce of : John Tibbals : john Griffen : Joseph Hawkins Abell Gun & Samuell Harger; to mend up the afore said fence : & to be paid out of the Said passanag meadow for there pains as afore said ;-
Aprill 25 : 1682 : Measuring & laying out Samuell Rigges Pastor on hors hill : next adjoyning to the South cart path on hors hill; the length is forty rods on Each Side : Bounded with the common South west: & Bounded with ye common north west & South East; & ffrances ffrench his pastor land north East; it is : 24 : rods wide att Each End which maks six acres more or Less :-
Aprill : 26 : 1682 : Measuring & laying out Abell Gunn : pas- tor up hogg path & part on hors hill : the North west Side is : thirty eight rods long : Bounded with the common ; the North East side line :
48 : rods long Bounded with ye Common : the south East Side line is : 31 : rods long Bounded with the Common : the South west side line is : 40 : rods long : Bounded with ye Com- mon : wch makes Ten acres : fifty six rods more or Less :-
May : 1 : 1682 : Isaac Nicols hath taken the oth & charge of afence vewer for this yere : Abell Holbrook hath taken the Same oth ffrances ffrench & Ephraim Smith hath taken the oth & office of hewerds : Sar : Johnson hath taken the oth of afence vewer-
Att A Town Meting att Derby May : the 9th 1682 : The Town have voted & agreed to send a man to the Gen1 : Court to petition the Court to Be rate ffree a year or 2 : & ye Town Do ingage to pay the sd man for his time & Charges & find him mony to Bear his charges & for the petition : & also yt ye sd charges shall Be paid in a Town Rate : ye parson the Town
Samul Riggs
Abell Gunn
Town officers sworn
Abell Gun to go to : Court :
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hath Chos is Abell Gunn : jer : Johnson s' & isaac Nicols Townsmen doe ingage to pay the sª Gun in good Merchant- abell pay to his Sattisfaction for ye Bill he gains of m' Bryan or whatt he Exspendeth on ye Sd Bill :-
listers
Att A Town Meting att Derby Agust : 21 : 1682 : The Town have Chosen Sar Johnson m' john Hubbell & Abell Gun to take in ye Towns list; & also to make & levey the rats That shall Be neded this year :-
Town Stock
ffurther the Town have voted & agreed to provide a Town stock of powder & led : & it Shall be dun acording to Every Mans Estate ; & it shall be by Bringing in so much powder & Led as his or there rate is; to ye Townsmen to be kept & Secuered as they se mete for the use afore sd : & Every man is to bring in his rate in powder & led with in 6 or seven days aftor the Townsmen give notice to ye inhabetants-
further the Town vallues the powder att o-38-0 p pound & led sixpence p pound & so propotinablely to Every man to have : 81b of led or bullets & 2 : pound of powder : p man
Sa Griffen
(Page 66.) further The Town have Granted to Samuell Griffen A hom Lott att Derby & yt land which ye committy p order of ye Gen1 court ordered & aproved at plum meadow ; ye Town granteth this alottment to ye sd griffen provided he settle att Derby & fullfil ye Town order made Aprell 16 : 1675: & the sd Griffen to settle att Derby by ye first of November next ; & ye Griffen doth ingage to set up ye trade of aSmith & do ye towns work-
William Corfell
further: ye Town doe not acknoledg william corfell to be an inhabetant att Derby ; & doe desire ye Towns men to warne ye sd corfell out of ye Town forth with ;
George Beman
further The Town have granted to George Beman Two acres of land joyning to his fower acres of pastor : namely in ye deepe hollow : flanking against m' Bowerses pastor ;
liberty to men in ye ; Neck :
further ye Town of Derby doe grant to william Tomlenson ; m" John Hubbell Isaac Nichols sa Nichols sa Brinsmead & John Pringdle liberty to lay out Every man his proportion of land : namely out of yt land yt is layed out in generall for thos six men ; allways provided yt ye ferry man have his pro- portion as ye Committi appoynted=
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further ye Town grants to william Tomlenson the Remain- der of ye swomp whear ye former : 4 : acres was granted him ; provided ye rest of ye Naighbours there concerned have ther proportion elce where-
further ye Town have granted to Sar John Hulls Twenty acres of pastor land along by ye side of ye present path yt goeth to New haven Beginning att ye 2 mile Brok so called; & so to run towards ye present marked tree Betwen milford & derby; or as ye persons alowed to lay out Land seeth mete :-
November 20th : 1682 : measuring & Laying out John Pring- dles pastor it is on ye South East end of the eastor hill so called : it is : 40: rods long on ye south East side : & 80 : rods on ye north east sid & 40 rods on ye North west side; & 80: rods on ye south west side. Containing : 20: acres more or less: Bounded on ye South East with ye common : Samuell Brinsmead pastor land ; north East: the common north west & south west ;
Novem" : 20th 1682 Measuring & laying out Samuell Brins- mead Pastor: it is joyning to John Pringdles; it is 40 Rods on the south East side : Bounded with ye common : it is : 80 : rods on ye north East Side: Bounded with the common: it is 40 rods on the North west side Bounded with the common : it is : 80: rods on ye south west side Bounded with john Pring- dles pastor containing 20 : acres more or Less :-
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