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further at the Sam time the town have granted william tom- linson sener liberty to run his pastur to the common line- further the town hav agreed that thos men take of the tother fenc shal pay thes men thet made it acourding as it is Judged to be the worth of it John Tibbals recorder
march 8 1693 at a lawful town meeting at derby the town hav granted to thomas wooster a peic of land ling on the north sid of baren plain brook between the rock a the brook and the high ways
(Page 93.) Receved of the Administrators To my father : Edward Woosters Estate in full Satisfaction for that part of my portion which was Left to me in my father wooster's will i say Reseved by me in Land & other things This 14 of June 1694
David Woster
thomas wooster
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The Land which David woster Has Receved of the Ad- ministrators To his father Edward Wosters Estate which is for his portion Left to him by his father wosters will: is about three Accers more or Lese & is bounded as followeth North with Ebenezer Johnsons Land & South with Ebenezer Johnsons Land & west with the greate River & Eeast with the Land of Abill Holbrook & Ebenezer Johnsons Lands .-
Capt Ebenezer Johnsons Lands which he has Receved of the Administrators To his father Edward woster's Estate which is for his portion Left to him by his father wosters will is three Accers more or Less & is bounded as followeth: north with the pease of Land comonly cald the Long Lote: south with David wosters Land & west with the great River : East with John Chatfeilds Land & the Comon Land. (or Lin)
The Lands which Timothy Woster has Receeved of the Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate which is for his portion Left to him by his father Wosters will: is three Accers more or less & is bounded as followeth : North with Abraham woster Land, South with Ebenezer Johnsons Land: west with the great River: & East with the comon Land
The Lands of Abraham woster which he has Reseved of the Administrators To his father wosters Estate which is for his portion Left to him by his father wosters will: is one Accer more or Less of up Land & one Accer of medow more or Less, & the Land is bounded as followeth : the Accer of up Land is south with Thimothy woster. East with the comon west with the River & north with The comon : the Accor of meadow is bounded west by old Nockituck River & south with Jonas woster's Land East with the River & north with the parsonage medow.
The Lands which Jonas woster : has Laid out for him To be for his portion Left to him by his father Edward woster by will is one Accer & half more or Less of meadow Land : bounded as followeth north with Abraham wosters Land & south with hanah wosters Land East with the River & west with the River to a bound tree And boundeth on Thomas & hanah woster Land on the south side-
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The Land which hanah woster has Receved of the Admin- istrators To her father Edward wosters estate : which by will [ ] hers is bounded as followeth : one Accer & half of medow Land be it more or Less bounded East with Jonas woster, west with Thomas woster north with Jonas woster, south with Thomas woster
(Page 94.) The Land which Thomas woster has Reseved of the Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate which is a part of his portion Left to him by his father wos- ters will is & accer & half more or Less of medow & is bounded North with hanah wosters Land & west with the old River & East with the new River and south with Edward wosters Land-
Edward woster Land which he has layed out To him by the Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate: & his Due by his fathers will is one accer & a half of medow Land & is bounded north by Thomas woster : west by Thomas wosters Land & the old River, south with henery wosters Land East with the River.
Hennery woster Land which he has Reseved of The Ad- ministrators To his father Edward wosters estate in part of his portion Left to him by his fathers will is one accor & half of medow Land mor or Lese & is bounded as followeth : north with Edward wosters Land west with the old River, East with the new River & south with ye River or crick-
Silvestor wosters Land which he has Layd out To him by the Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate & is his in part of his portion which was Left to him by will : is one Accer & half of Land in ye medow Land : bounded as follow- eth north by the creek East by the River : west by the River, south with Tabatha wosters Land-
Tabatha wosters Land which she has Layd out for her by The Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate : & is in part of her portion which was Left to her by her fathers will : is one Accer & ahalf of medow Land & bounded as fol- loweth north with Silvestor wosters Land & south by Ebene- zer wosters Land east with the River & west with the River :-
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Ebenezer wosters Land which he has Layd out To him by the Administrators To his father Edward wosters Estate & is in parte of his portion which was Left to him by a will of his fathers is one Accor & half of medow Land & is bounded East & west by ye River & south by ye River & north with Tabatha wosters Land
(Page 95.) Wee whose Names are under written Doe acknowledge that we & other of us have Reseved our Equall portion & proportion of the Estate of Edward Woster Late of Darby which has bine Devided To us by the Administrators To the above said wosters estate & Doe acknowledge that we have Reseved full satisfaction acording To the above said Edward woster & our fathers will-we say Reseved by us- Ebenezer Johnson. Thomas Wooster
Ephrain Styles asignes
for tow jonas & tabatha
henry Woosster
Ensign : Samuell
Thimithy woster
Riggs asigns for
Hanah woster
Edward Silvestor &
Ebenezer
Samuell Riggs garden Ephrain Styls garden
It is Agreed apone by the Administors of Edward woster : that was Lat of Darby now Desesed & alsoe by the Legitees To the above said wosters Estat that they haveing made to each per- son conserned as Equall a divison as posably they cane & find- ing ther will be a nesesity of haveing aliberty of goeing over some of ther Lands with a carte & oxen or horses To com to ther owne Division with out any ofence or given any Trouble To any who has asheare in the divistion Lands in the Lower end of the forsaid wosters medow Lands apone any of the islands that was the said wosters when this divistion was made : that they Doe agree apone afree Liberty To com through each others Land & that for the benefitt & improvment of ther owne Divistion with out any Lett or molestation from any persons what soever are or shall be Conserned in thes Divis- tion Lands as wittnes our hands this 14th of jun 1694 Samuell Riggs henry Woster
Thomas Woster Abraham Woster
Timithy woster Ephram Styles
Abraham Woosster
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(Page 96.) in Drawing Lotts for the Divisons of the out Lands of Edward Wosters Estat we have agreed that apone the divistion Land apone ye hill Comonly cald the grat hill that the shall be three Lotts. & alsoe five Lotts apone muse hill : I Lott is silvestors wosters the : 2 : Lott is Jonas wosters & 3 is Edward wosters 4 Lott is hanah wosters apone muse hill, ye 5 is Tabatha wosters 6 Lot is Ebenezer wosters & 7 is henerys wosters & : 8 is thomas wosters-
Alsoe the Land at blading brook is Reserved for Edward woster & Silvestor woster & Jonas woster & Ebenezer woster in the Lue of five pounds a pease
We whose Nams are under written being Chosen & Desired to heare & Determine what the children of Edward woster som tim of darby have Reseved as portion we Doe ajudge that the three Guns Namly to henery Timothy or Abraham ought to be acounted as part of portion we ajudge Capt Ebenezer Johnson hath Reseved as portion three pounds fiv- teen shillings : we ajudge Thomas Woster hath Reseved as portion by tow acres of Land five pounds we ajudge henery woster hath Reseved as portion twenty shillings beside the gune timithy hath Reseved beside the gune as portion one pound fiveteen shillings we ajudge mr samuell Bowers hath Reseved as portion seventeen pounds five shillings & six pence the above writen is our Judgement and award as witt- nes our hands this 25 Jan 1693
Thomas Clark. Samuell Newton Jobamah gunn
The land above awarded as part of portion To Thomas woster being given to him of his father Edward woster som time of Darby is bounded as followeth : west with nockituck River : north with ye Sam River south with hanah woster & east with hanah woster
November 1 1694
Att a lawful town meeting the town hav agreed further providing of m" Jameses wood it shal be brought in acording to heads that are Sixeteen years old and upward every on a load and hav agreed that the wood shal be Carted all to him by the first of desember next and if any man nedglect to bring
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in his wood by that tim he shal forfit the pric of a load and insign rigges and Stephen Person is to looke after it
(Page 97.) desember 25 1694
At a lafull town meting at derby they hav chosen Samuel bowers constable for the year insuing further they hav chosen william Tomlinson and john bowers and John tibbals towns men further they have chosen thomas woster and joseph hulls fence viewers and william tomlinson and temothy woster fence viewers further they have chosen John riggs and Ebene- ezer hargar pounders and Joseph hulls and icak nickols ser- vaers further the town have renued a former grant of twenty acres of land to Samuel bowers upon the north Side of the Path that goes to Davids medow beyond greap swamp
Samuel bowers
January I 1694.
town agreement
At a laful town meeting at derby they have voated and agreed that they will give m' James five penc half peny in the pound of al the rEatable esteat for Salary this year
further they have chosen insign riggs to go to Jobama gun an hier his hous for a year and doath ingaig to pay for the rent there of
march 8 1693
tyt word at a law- ful Town meeting viz ffeb- ye 1-1703
At a laful town meeting at Derby the town have renued a former grant that was granted to fifteen men of lands whos was alter'd names are under writ that they shal have al the undevided land in the feild on the West side of nagatunck river and they shall hav it for fencing for too acres a man
william tomlinson sener
William tomlinson junor
Samuel nickels
John Pringle
temothy wooster
ensign Samuel riggs
John riggs John bowers
david wooster
thomas woster
henery wooster
John hulls Joseph hulls
Samuel harger John tibbals
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desember : 4, 1693.
At a lawfull town meting at derby the town have chosen capt Johnsone ensign riggs w™ tomlinson sener and John tib- bals to determine where the fenc shal goe about the feild one the est and west side of the river and lay out the fenc acord- ing to acres of land and every man shal hav his one fenc and if they hav not ther proportion then they shal [ ] for what they want.
(Page 98.) Febuery 17 : 1692
the markin out of a pece of land for william tomlinson sener ling on the west side of the est hill joying to the feild fenc bound north with william tomlinson juners land an est with the sed williams and temothy wosters pasturs and south with John pringles land futher another peec marked out on the est sid of his on swamp medow and pastur bouned with highway South and est and north with John pringle pastur. further the marking of anoth peec of land liing on the est the side of the high that goes to the neck houses bounded south with Sam nickols pasture est with John bower and david woster lands and north and west with the highway.
another peec of land liing on the South west Side of that path that goes from Joseph hawkins to the neck houses bouned north with a brook caled the Stony broock and bouned with the indian feild south west and est with the high way
another peec of land liing upon the bear plains bounded north John tibbals land and with the highway west South est with John pringle land.
februwary 17 1693
the marking out a percel of land for John bowers which he hath for his too acres of devition in the feild on the west side of nagatunk river which he hath now made over to william tomlinson in the year 1693 march 8 for a due consideration alredy receved on parsel so bounded west with the new lotes so caled north with the highway bound south with william tomlinson land with a cart way betwex them and est with a peec of w -? land with a high way throo it
another peec of land liing upon the high hill bounded south with ensign riggs land bounded north with temothy wosters
william tomlinson sener
John bowers
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william tomlinson sener
land bounded west with Samuel nickels and william tomlin- son sener land and est with towns swamp or medow
febuery 17 1692 :
John tibbals
the mark in out a peec of land for John tibbals in the bear plains bounded west with a highway and bounded south with william tomlinson senor his land north with Samuel hargers land and est with temothy woster and undivided land this land lieth for one acre fencing
(Page 99.) march 8 1695
at a lawfull town meeting at derby the town h[ ] hired the house and the Sonth end of the barn th[ ] was Docter guns of Jeremiah Johnson Sener and they are to give him on pound ten shiling a year for them only Jeremiah Johnson Juner is to remouv out of the hous with his family by the first of may next.
further at the sam time the town have chosen capt Johnson and Jeremiah Johnson Junior John bowers to looke out and get too thousand foot bords for the ministers hous and the town doth in gaige to pay for them in Such Specy and at such tim and pleace as they shal agree for them or acording to bargein
further the town hav chosen John pringle and Samuel bower to hire a macon to build the chim[ ] for the ministers house. John tibbals recorder
at a laful town meet at derby the town have chosen Capt Johnson and william tomlinson Sener to meet m' haly an dis- cors with him on lay out his land for him acording to the comit[ ] order and record the deeds that do belong to the town.
october 4 1695.
town agreement
at a lawful town at derby the have voated and agreed that tha fenc shal be keep up about the feild and if swin get in tha Shal be pouned and the feild shal be cleared on the 20 day of november next.
further the town hav agreed to cart m' James wood and that every on that is imputed a soulger by law shal cary a load and if any nedglect to cart it by the 20 day november next they shal pay too shilling six penc for a fin to the town tresury
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December 23 1695.
at a lawfull town meeting at derby they have chosen enSign riggs and william tomlinson senor colectors of Philip denmans voat that was mad about transporting m' James goods from wethersf[ ]
further they have chosen Samuel bowers constable for the year insuing further they have chosen capt Johnson ensign riggs willim son Sener town men further they have chosen John hulls Sam harger and Joseph hawkins andrew Smith fenc viewers ensign riggs John tibbals fenc viewers for sentinel hill feild william tomlinson Juner and John person pounders Samuel nickels and John Tibbals Servaiers. further they have chosen Philip denman John tibbals siesers of pip stanes
further the town have granted to Jeremiah Johnson a litel piece of land liing at the lower Side of Sentinell hill with out the common fence Between the hill and the spring that runs into the welchman medow so caled
(Page 100.) December 1695
At a lafull town meeting at derby the town have voated and agreed that the hom lot that the town bought of Philip deman Shal lie and bee kept for a pasonag lot
further they have granted to Jonathan lum a hom lot ling on the west Side of Jo tibals brooke so called by wood bery pathSide :
further
Know all men by these presenc that where as their was Land in Derby betwen Samuel hawly and John hawly of Stratford and the wedow hanah tomlinson Relex to Jonas tomlinson that we have devided as foloweth Know ye that the Said hawly hav their part of the plains by the houses on the east Side of it and the Said wedows hanah tomlinson to have her part of the plain next her hom lot and william tomlinson Sener is for to in Joy what he heath in his posetion the said wedow tomlinSon hath her remaider part ling next the houses and So to A brook which is caled halibats brook and itt Runeth though the feild and so the bounds run down the plain to the great Rever and the bounds wee Sett and the said halys are to have the remainder of their part upward
Jeremiah Johnson Juner
town agreement
Jonathan lum
John holly & Samil holly & Weddo -mlison
I2
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Above the Brook between the brook and the great hill and the upward part of the plain it is to be understood the wed- ows part goeth to the South most part or sprain of the brook and that this is our agreement we have Set to our hands this 31 of may 1695
Samuel hawly John hawly wedow tomlinson
aprell 1686 Samuel bowers his ten acers of land laid out one the north side of the path tha goeth to david medow so called is forty rods squar bouned with davids medow path south with georg bemans land west with comon land north and with a high way est of
Ebenezer Johnson william tomlinson
febewer 24 1696
At a lawful town meeting at derby the town hav agred that ther shal be reat mead for good man johnson for the fifti shil- ings that the town is indebted to him
At the sam tim they hav chosen capt johnson wiliam tom john -? colector for that reat
at the sam tim they hav agreed ther shal be rais a hapeny upon the pound upon the reatabel esteat for the defrain of town charg this year
town agree ment
(Page 101.) febuwary 24 1696 at a laful town meeting at derby the town hav agreed that thay wil hav Separd at the sam tim they hav cosen captin Johnson abel holbrook Shep master and agree with a man to keep them and to let them out for ther dung to one that wil giv most for them.
Isack
nicals
Further at the sam time the town have granted to Isack nicals a high way to his pasture upon east hill wher it goeth now
febuewary 18 1696 John Pringle hath bought a hors of the town of Derby and is to give them one pound four shilling
at the sam time temothy wooster heath bought a mear for five shilling and is to pay it to the town aprel 1 1696
at a laful town meeting at derby they have chosen ensign rigg wiliam tomlinson sener Sam haw [ ] to lok a for the
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pasonage fenc and to cal out men out and if any refus or ne ] to work when they are cal they shall pay half a crown [
as a fin.
at the sam they hav apointed ensign rigg John tibals to agree with capt Johnson about that lower loot of land that was formerly granten to him : aprell I 1696
at a lawful town meeting at derby the town have votted and agreed that what cattel or horses are found in any man pastur that is with in the common feild shal be pounded ex- spd the fenc be soficyent to keepe in such creaturs as they put in and the owners of the fence are to pay the fence viewers for veiwing their fenc.
aprel 28 1696 at a lafull town meting at derby the town hav voted and agreed to fenc in the pastur for the shep that was fenc three yer ago
agust 28 1696 at a lawful town meeting at derby the town have chosen ensign riggs m' davis John pringle listers for the year ensuing.
aprel 2 1696 the lay in out of andrew Smith land ling on the andrew est sid of the great rock is at the lower end of (?) plaine it is Smith 38 rods on the est side 32 rods on the north End 16 rods on the west End 28 rod on the south sid which makes foure acers more or les bounded est west north and south with common the laying out of andrew Smith swamp it is twenty rods on each side and eight rods on each end bounded south est with the comone fenc west north and est with the comon layed out by wiliam tomlinson John tibbal
(Page 102.) To ye Inhabitants off Derb ye Request off Jnº: Davies Senior To you is That yu would be pleased to give him halfe a rood off land near his house being on ye East side of ye highway yt goes along ye hill on toward Mr Bow's & ye other towards ye meeeting house. The reason off my re- quest is because I have no convenient place to set my Barn on, ye hill is so rising everywhere in my home lot If you please so to do you will much oblige your ffriend Jnº Davies Senior I desire to leave sufficient highwayes This I have will be no damage to ye Town. Wee whose names are under
town agreement
town agreement
The Record off ye Town grant off a piece of land to mr Jnº : Davies senior wron his Barn stands
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written have given our consent here unto This land is att ye end off Jnº Tybals his orchard
Henry Worster
Ebenezer Jno : son
Jno: Hull
Stephen Pierson
Jos : Hull
Jno. Pierson
Sam1 Riggs
Abel Holbrooke
Jno: Riggs
Jno: Chattffield
Isaac Nichols
Jno: James
Sam1 Nichols
Jos: Hawkins
Tim: Worster
Stephen Pierson junior
Wm: Tomlinson jun :
Jnº: Tybals
David Worster
Ebenezer Harger
Abraha Tomlinson
ffrancis ffrench
Sam1 Washborn
Saml Brinsmead
Jonathan Lume
Jno. Pringle
Themark off
Wm Tomlinson Senior
George Beman
Jerem : Johnson Senior
Jeremi : Jno : son junior
John BowEs
Sam1 Bowrs
James Hard
Ephraim Smith
Jnº: Jnº : son Wm Washborn Andrew Smith
The land granted to Jno. Davies Senior by ye Town in gen all is bounded South East on Jnº: Tibbals his land North East on ye Towns land south west on ye highway & North west on ye high way This land is measured 5 Rod next to Jno : Tibals his land south East & 5 Rod North West on ye high- way & North East on ye Towns land 4 Rod & south west on ye high way 4 Rod Layd out by us
Ebenezer Jnº : son Jnº: Tybbals
Entered flebr 25 170g pr me Jno : James Town clerke.
(Page 103.) Janewery 13 1696
at a laful town meeting at derby the town have agreed to repeal that agreement that was formerly mead that the lot that was formerly Philip denmans shuld ly and [ ] for pason- ag lot but be at the towns dispos.
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at a lawful town meeting at derby the town voated to give m" James the ministers hous and the hom lot that was Philip denmans if he continues in the town in the work off the minis- try til he dies and if have move from the plac he shal return leave them to the town but if the town Turne him away from then then the hous & land is to be at his dispos :
at a laful town meting the town hav voated and agreed to finish the west end of the hous and build the chimnes & to fin- ish the seler & to lay three flowers & tow paire of stayers & peteshions & Dowers m' James alsoe is ingaged to find gals (glass?) & nayls for the same building
Jenewery 13 : 1696 7
at a laful town meeting at derby the town have sould to John tibbals an acre of lande that lies on the south Est Side of the brok that runs by Samuel washbun land between capt Johnson swamp and that for Six Shillings sixe pence p acre in mony
january 18 1696 7
at a lawful town meeting at derby the town of derby have chosen capt Johnson ensign riggs william tomlinson senor to mak up the town reats
further at the sam tim the town have voated and agreed that al thos men that the town is indepted to shal bring in ther acountes to thes men by this day fort night
Janeury 18 the town has have chosen capt Johnson ensign rigg William tomlinson sener a comity to look after the sing- ling of the ministers hous acording as the town had agreed upon and [ ] a penny a pound in mony
Jenuery 18 1696 7 : at a lawful town meeting at derby the Jonathan town have granted Jonathan lum a pece of land on the Est lume Side of the great hill about tobas pound
January 18 1696 7 at a laful town meeting at derby the town have granted to william tomlinson senor and his sons william & Johnathan Samuel brinsmead James hurd wedow tomlin- son liberty to purchas wissquantuck and have it for their pains
november 26 1686 John Catfeild pasture is layed out at greap swamp and it lieth 64 rods long and 20 rod wid at each end which makes eaight acers more or les bounded north west with georgs swamp and north and South and est with the common land
Ebenezer johnson. william tomlinson
January 13 1696
town agreement
Wm Tomlinson
John chatfeild
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Aprell 2 : 1696 the laing out of Jonathun lums hom lot liing Jonathan on the north west side of holebut brook it is 33 rods on the lum north west side and 36 rods on the South west South nex the brook and sixteen rods a each end bounded est with woodbury path north and west with the Path that goes to pauls plain and south est with the brooke
June 17 1697
jeremiah johnson juner hath sold by way of exchang a peice of land to Capt johnSon ling upon Sentinul hill as it is layed out it is 55 rods long on the south side 38 rods on north side and four rods wide at each end which makes three acres more or les bounded south with John tibbals his land north with Sam bowers his land est and west with the high way.
(Page 104.) july 2 1696
the lay out of a peic of land for John hulls ling over the way John against his housis 16 rods on est and 15 rods on the south side Io rods on west and 14 rods on the north side which makes half an acre more or les bounded est with the highway south with hargers pasture west and north the common.
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