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September 28 1696
at a lawful town meeting at dery the town hav voted and agreed for the providing of m' Jameses wood this year that every soulder shal cary a load and the shal cary it by the twenti day of november next and if any neglect to cart it by that tim they shal pay too Shillings sixe penc to the town and cart them notwithstanding the fine and Samuel bowers jere- miah johnson are to look after the fines and if the nedglect it the shal pay the fines them Selves.
october 12 1696
at a lawful town meeting at derby the town hav granted to john and joseph hulls the verbige of the side hil against tran- gam with in the towns fenc
further at the sam tim the town have granted to m' davis twelve acres of land upon the uper end of Sentinul hill prety ny that land that was granted to weddow gun
John Davies senior grant of 12 acres
further they have agreed that the fenc shal bee keep up about the medow and that the feild shall be cleared and craturs be kep out a the last of november next.
Desember 30 1696
at a laful town meeting at derby they have chosen Samuel bowers constable for the yer insuing
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further at the sam tim they have Chosen capt johnson ensign rigg william tomlinson towns men :
further the town hav chosen henery woster william washbon abel holbroock georg beman william tomlinson juner james hard fenc veiwers: andrew Smith frances french ebenezer rigg pounder.
further at the sam tim they have chosen ensign rigg Samuel brensmead Servairs for the yer insuing.
further at a lawful town meting at derby the town hav agreed Desember, to give m" James 40 pound this yer for his salary and break up 30 three acres of land and [-] Capt johnson doth ingaig to break up half an acre The Town of Darby has agreed to sue John Hull sener : for non performence of covenent as to the building & mantaining a mille for ye said Towne. & Doe town agrement ingage to bare all the charges in the said Triall
Desember 30 1696 at a laful town meting the town have grant to wedow tomlinson a peac of land she hath fenc in to her homstead
December 30 1696 at a lawful towne meeting at derby the town have to James heard a peic of land at the reare of his hom lot between the common fenc and the brook
at lawful town meeting at derby the town have sould a peic of land to capt Johnson at the est side of Sentinul hill in the feild and he doth ingaig to maintain ten rod of fenc for it in the comon line
James heard
capt Johnson
(Page 105.) that belong to the town on Sentinul hill
october 27 1697 at a lawful town meeting at derby the town have renewed a former grant of ten acres of land upon new heaven Sentinull hill
further at the same time the town have also renewed a for- mer grant of three acres of swamp in david medow swamp so called to John bowers
october 13 1697 at a lawful town meeting at derby the towne have agreed for the providing of m' Jamess wood they wil cart it as they did the two last years.
october 3 1697
this indentur witneseth that I Stephen Pierson sener of der- by in the county of new haven in the colony of coneticut in
John bowers
town agreement
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new england planter do give to my oldist Son thos pasels of land as foloweth I say i do freely volintary give to Stephen person juner my oldest Son namely the hous and homlot that I bought of wiliam tiler containing 4 acres more or les bounded west with the highway north with john tibbals his hom lot and est with the grat swamp and the brooke and south with my homlot and I give to the above said juner the land that i bought of philip denman bounded west with the grat swamp and with philip denman his hom lot and do giv to the the above said Junor three acres of medow at davids medow so caled that i bought of wiliam tiler further I give the above said juner five acres of land and five acres of pasture upon Sentinul hill which i bought of wiliam tiler
thos said pasels of land I the above said Sener in the county and colony above said do fully clearly absolutely do give to the above said Stephen person Juner I say to him his heres and asigns to be thers their hers forever together with the aple trees and other trees belong ther unto and the above sener doth bind himself his heires and asigns forever from al clames demands by me the said Stephen person sener or any by or under me my heirs or asigns or consent previty or pro- curement that wil from time to time and at al times forever ratify and conferme this my deed and gift in witness hav set to my hand
at a lawfull Towne meeting the 7th of aprell 1698 : Granted to Ephram Smith 10 accers of Land at ye East side of grape swamp and ye south side of new haven path-
Granted To John Chatfield a pease of Land lying at the South End of Big medow cald hether Davids medow-
granted to David woster to purchas a pease of Land joy- David woster
neng to the Long plane-
(Page 106.) Granted To John person the 7 aprell 1698 a hom lot upone Sentillell hill next one ye Ensigne Riggs had latly granted To him being foure acres
Aprel 7 1697 8
at aful town meeting the town have chosen John pringle town tresury
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Aprel 7 1698
at a laful town meeting the town have chosen the towns men to take car of the pasonag fenc and to set men a work to mend it up and if any refus or neglect or refus to go when they are warned they shal pay five shilings for a fine for ever such de- fect
may 31 1698
the parting of wedow harger and Ebenezer hargers land in peguas plain the wedow harger land is bounded south with joseph hulls his land west with nodgotunk river north with ebenezer hargers his land est with the highway
ebenezer hargers land is bounded south with wedow harger her land west with nagotunk river north with John hull pas- ture est with the highway further the parting of wedow har- ger and ebenezer hargers land in jameses medow wedow har- ger in the uper piec of land is bounded west and north with the comon est with nagotuck South with ebenezer his land Ebenezer hargers land is bounded west with the comon noth wedow hargers land est with nagatuck river south with John hulls his land
in the lower piece wedow hargers land is bounded south with Ebenezer harger his land west with the old nagotunck river north with the hill and John hulls his land est with naga- tung river
ebenezer hargers land is bounded south with Joseph hulls his land west with old nagotunck river north with wedow harger her land est with nagatunck river
and the wedow harger hath liberty to cart thorow Ebenezer hargers uper piece of land
aprel 29 1698
the lay in out of thomas woosters land at litele river it is a 100 rods on each and fifty rods at each end which makes thurty acres more or les bounded north est with the litel rive and north west and south west with the comon and south est with a litel brok that runs in to litel river
(Page 107.) Ebenezer harger desirs of the inhabitants of the the town of derby that they & other of them would be pleased to give unto the above sd Ebenezer harger aroode of land ling
Thomas woster
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by old mill one Side betwen the high and thos that are willing to grant it to him he desiers that they would put down ther names
Ebenezer Johnson
thomas woster
Samuel bowers
Jeremiah Johnson
Jonathan lum
John Johnson
Samuel Riggs
Samuel washbone
John bowers
Joseph huls
Timothy wooster
david wooster
Andrew Smith
John twichel
John Pringle
Stephen person
william tomlinson
John chatfeild
Samuel nickels
Joseph hawkins
Samuel brinsmead
Jeremiah Johnson
georg beman
francis french
his mark
John huls
william washbon
John James
Abel brooke
Henery woster
John riggs
Att a lawful town meeting in Derby the 15 day of december in the year 1709 left wooster lefts hulls ensin Samuell nichols John Riggs Samuell brinsmaid are chose & sworn for the year insueing Samuell bowers chose & sworn constable Abel gunn chose & sworn town clark.
Ebenezer harger edward Riggs are chose & sworn surveayers for the year insueing the town have laid A rate att fore pence pr pound for the defraying the nesceray charg arising in the town if any man will pay his rate in mony att fifteen peny wait it shall be excpted att tow thurds
Ens Samuell Riggs frances french timothy wooster & Ed- ward Riggs are chose & sworn fenc vewers
Joseph hawkins Stephen mils John Daves jun are chose & sworn listers Josiah boldwen chose & Sworn heward John hulls chose & sworn seler of mesuers & waits Jeremiah John- Son is chosen collector & tresuer for the town rate.
Ebenezer Riggs is chose collectter for the ministers rate the year isueing the town have voted to give me moss sixty pounds provided m' moss pay the charges of the pasneg fenc
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the somer past & keep it in Repare till next march & pay the charg of giting pasneg hay the somer past & geting pasonneg wood till next november
Edward Riggs & henery beals are chose to make up the town rate & deliver it to the town tresasures.
(Page 108.) at a laful town meet at derby october 27 1697 the town have grante to capt JohnSon the ten poudes and ten acre of land ling on the right hand of the path that goeth to rimon above purchas brook so caled
further they have renued the grant of two acres of medo or swamp liing at remon for John tibals
further the town hav renewed a grant of tow acres of pas- tur ling at the uper end of mil swamp on both sides of the brook to Samuel harger at a lawful town meeting at derby the town doth giv the commety that was chosen janewary 18 1696 7 ful power to [ ] the minister finish an to rais mony of the inhabitance acordid to list of ther esteat for the finish- ing of the hous
october 27 1697 at a lafull town meeting at Derby the town have granted to Samuel rigg a homlot containing 4 acres upon the uper end of Sentinul hill neare the head of greap swanp.
October 27 1697 at a lawful town meeting at derby the town have granted to Ebenezer Johnson five acres of land on the est side of two mil brook upon newhaven Sentinell joyn- ing to his hoge pastur that was formerly granted to him :-
Derby desember 3 1697 insign Samuel riggs homlot is layed out upon Sentinull hill neare grape Swamp it is 28 rods wide at ech end and ech Side bounded west with georg bemans land and ye common land and north and south and est with ye comon land which make 4 acres mor or les by us Ebenezer Johnson Samuell riggs-
desember 3 1697 Ebenezer johnson pastur upon new haven Sentinul hill so caled is layed out on the south side 58 rods land and 6 on ye est and 52 rods and on ye north side 40 rod and on ye west 60 rod which makes ten acres mor or les bounded on al sids with the common land by us Ebenezer johnson Samuel riggs
Samuel riggs
Ebenezer Johnson
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desember 27 1697 at a laful town meeting the town have chosen Samuel bowers Constable for the year iuSuing
Futher the town chosen Capt johnson insign rigg wiliam tomlinson sener town men for the year insuing
further the town have chosen john pringle johnathan lum fenc vewers for the fenc on the west sid the river-
(Page 109.) Stephen person sener john chatfeild are chosen fenc viewer for Sentinel hill
further the town have chosen john johnson Samuel washbon fenc veiwers for the est Side of the river desember 29 1697 at a laful town the town hav chosen johnathan lum ephraim Smith Samuel davis fenc veiwers : john bowers sevaer johna- than lum sevaer for the year insuing.
desember 29 1697 at a laful town meeting the towne hav voated and agreed to giv m' James 40 pound for his Salary the present year and what grain he receivs he shal hav it at the sam pric as he use to give and flax as it us to be John david is chosen coleture for m' Jaimes rent
at a laful town meeting december 29 1697 the town hav granted to Samuel bowers liberty for to set up his fenc upon the up land at david medow for the convenenic of fencing
at the sam tim Joseph hull propouned for a peic of land ling on the est sid of the high hill
further, John person hath propounded for a homlot
further Samul harger and ephraim heath set out to find each of them a peice of land
december 29 1697 at a laful town meeting at derby the town hav granted twenty acres of land upon the north end of Sentinel hil also if he se caus to tak up an acre at huls by his brother he shal lay down so much as lies to ther land upon condision that he fulfil the town order made aprel 1675
december 29 1697 at a laful town meting at derby the town hav chosen capt johnson inSign rigg wiliam tomlinson sener to vew the line between use and the propriaters of hog me- dows propriaters and mak a ful issue I say do giv them ful power to agree with them and mak a ful issue of that bisnes
december 29 1697 at a lawfull town meeting thomas wooster hath propounded for a peece of land at the head of bever booke
Land granted to a nameless man
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at the sam tim john chatfield hath propounded for a peece of land at the lower end of hether davids medow
may 10 1698
the laying out of Samuel washbens pastur perty near his hous it is 60 rods on each Sid and 32 rods wide on the uper end and 24 rods on the lower end which makes ten acres more or les bounded north and west with the comon south and est with highway
and any man has liberty to go therow this pasture with a cart provided they put up the fenc againe
(Page Iio.) To al to whom these presents Shal com know ye that wee cockapatana Sachem of the jndians of derby or pacausuk and ahantaway of the Same pacausuk in his majes- ties colony off coneticut in new England for and in considera- tion of a shilling in hand receved and other sufficient pay in- gaed (ingaged ? ) unto them and especially to ye aformentioned ahantaway by me david woster of derby in the county county of new haven and colony afore sd have Sould and do by thes presents fully freely and absolutely sel alinate asign set over giv grant and confirme unt (unto?) ye aforsad david woster and to his hairs executers administraters and asignes a certain tract and parcel off land and medow bounded as foloweth northward with nagutunk river southward with a purchase I david woster being (buying?) of cockapatana and also by ye littel rive and Est ward by ye ledg of rocks yt lyes on ye west of ye long plain west ward along upon ye ledg off rocks yt lys northwest over ye hollow yt reaches to tobyes mark and so down to ye little river for him ye aforesaid david woster his heires and asignes to hav hold use occupy poses and enjoy as his and their own proper estat and and inheritance from the deate of thes presenc forever without any maner off let or hindrance molestation disterbance deniall chalinge claime ejection trouble or demand whatsoever off or by us ye aforsd cockapatana ahuntaway our heirs executers and administrat- ers or from or by any other person or persons from by or under us afirming ourselves to be ye true propriaters of the abov Said tract and parcel of land and that we have in our selves good right and full power to sel ye same and do free and
Samuel washbon
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clear and freely and clearly acquitt exonarate and discharg ye sd tract off land from all other and former gifts grantes bargens seales morgadges jointers dowries willes tails rentes taxes and encumbrances what soever and we do further en- gage and covenant firmly by thes for our selves our heirs ex- ecuters and administraters to and with ye aforsd david wos- ter his heirs and asignes to sign seal and deliver any other and firmer deed and couveianc of ye aforesd tract of land sd david woster his heirs and asignes shal be advised by their counsel lerned in the law in witnes wher off and for consi- deration of all which we have to these presents put to our hands and seals in derby this Sixth day of may in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and ninety eight cockapatana his X his true mark ahuntaway his X mark john his X mark
Signed Sealed delivered in presenc of us
witnes Ebenezer Johnson John Chatfeild
cockapatane and ahuntaway apered at my hous and ack- nowledg the writen deed to be ther act and deed this seventh of may 1698
Ebenezer Johnson comisoner
(Page III.) to all whom it may concern know ye that we th inhabyt[ ] and Planters of the town of derby in the county of new haven and Collony of connecticut new england for and in consideration of the sume of three pounds ten shillings all redy in hand receved where with we are fully satisfied con- tented and payd hav granted barginned sould asigned and made over and deeded by thes presents grant bargen sell asign and mak over unto John chatfeild of derby in the county and collony aforsª a certain parcell of swamp land ling and being in a swamp comonly caled grap swamp in the township of derby being twelve rods wide att each end and twenty eight rod longe at each side bounded on the northwest with the
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highway that goth of hors hill into the rocks north and north est with the comon land and south with the swamp and west with hors hill containing by estimation two acres more or les to be to him his heirs and asigns for ever and we doe covenant and promis to and with the above sª Chatfield that he his heirs Executers administrators or asigns shall or lawfuly may from time to time and at al times peaceably and quietly poses and injoy the above sd parcel of swamp land with all the privliges and apertanance ther unto belonging or in any wise apertain- ing with out any lett trouble interruption molestatio clam or demand from us [ ] hairs Executer administraters or asignes or any persons or person or to clam from by or under us them or any of them to any part or parcel ther of In witnes wher of we hav set our hand and seal to thes presents this 15th day of mach in the year of or lord one thousand six hundered ninty or ninty two
Signed sealed and
delivered in presence 1 william tomlinson
of us townsmen ) Samuell nickel
Samuel rigges
Joseph webb
William tomlinson and Samuel nickels personally apered befor me this 23 of november 1692 and acknowliged the abov writen instrument to be thir act and deed
Ebenezer Johnson Sener
(Page 112.) To all whom it may concern know ye that we the inhabitants and planters of the town of Derby in the county of new haven and colony of Connecticot in new england for the and in consideraton of the Sum of two pounds one Shilling and foure penc alredy in hand receved wherewith we are fully Satisfyed contented and payed have granted bargained Sold asign and mad over and doe by thes presents grant bar- gen Sell asign and mak over unto John Chatfeild of Derby in the county and colony aforr Sd a certain parcell of Swamp land liing and being in a Swamp comonly called Devids hither medow Swamp bein twelve rod wide at each end thirty three rods on each side containing by estimation two acres mor or les and bounded on the South Samuel bowers his medow west
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and north comon land and on the est with georg beman Swamp to be to him his heirs and asign for ever an we doe couenant and promise to and with the above Sª Chattfeid that he his heirs executers administraturs or a sign Shal or lawfully may from time to time and att all times peaceably and quietly poses and injoy the above Sª percell of Swamp land and all the apurtanances ther unto belonging or in any wis apertain- ing with out any let trouble interruption molestation clam or demand from us our heirs executors administraters or asign or and person or persons claming to clam from by or under us them or any of them to any part or parcell therof in witnes wher of we have set our hands and Seale to thes presents this 15th of mach in the year of our lord one thousand sixe hundred ninety one ninety two
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presents of us
townsmen.
Samuel riggs Joseph Webb
William tomlinson Samuel nickel
william tomlinson and Samuel nickell
personelly apered before me this 23 november 1692 and ack- neleg the above writen instrument to be ther act and deed. Ebenezer John Son Comisiner.
november 10-1698
Town agrement
At a lawful town meeting at Derby the town have voated and agreed for the providing of the minister wood this yer that every Solger and hous holder from sixteen year and up- werd shall cart a load and cut it fit for the fir by the five and twenty day of this present month and if any man nedglect to do it by that tim then they cart two load by the last day of march next
december 16 1698
thomas wooster
the town have granted to thomas wooster ten of Swamp and upland up at the beare hills
december 16 1698. At a lawful town meeting at Derby the town have renewed a former grant of a pastur for John hull one the est side of bever brooke against Creping hole plain.
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(Page 113.) at a laful town meeting at Derby November 2 [ ] the town have granted to John riggs ten acres of land liing betwen the two David medow so caled this land is John granted provided that high ways be not hindred and that any man hath liberty to cut wood and timber on that land until such tim[ ] that it be improved by fencing.
riggs
november 21 1690
at a laful town meeting at Derby the town have granted to John grifin that hom lot that was granted to wiliam washbon that lieth betwen the high way and the comon fence.
Further the towne have granted John grifin a peic[ ] land liing on the west side of nagatunke river belo Casel (Castle) rocke on both sides of that brook that runeth into nagutunk river below Casel rocke he clear al the intanglementes that are upon that land this land is granted to him provided he ful fil the towne order made Aprel 16 1675
Desember 21 1698
the laying out m' haly land upon hill in the neeck as it is layed out it is 80 rods one
Desember 21 1698
a parsell of land layed out to Samuel hawly Sen[ ] of strat- ford in the great neck upon the great hill which was granted by the General Court to his father Joseph hawly of Stratford to say seventy acres and twenty acres by way of exchange for land below the great hill being bounded esterly upon the high way ling an hundred rod lenght and northearly upon comon land being an hundred and seventy rod in lenght westwerd upon comon land being ninety two rod Sotherly woodbery road being an hundred and sixty rod in lenght
the whol being ninty acres more or les.
John Tibbals recorder
layed out by us ebenezer Johnson William tomlinson
Samuel riggs Isasak nickel
Jenuery 17 1698. the town have granted to John bowers John bowers I0 acres of land ling on the north side of new haven path on west side 2 mile brooke
Desember 16 1698. At a lawful meeting at Derby the town
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John griffin
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have granted to John bowers 3 acres of land joying to his on land up Sentinul hill on the north side of new haven path he laying down three acres of Samp that was grant to him
John twichel
Further the town have granted to John twichel a hom lot and ten acres of land upon Sentinul hill
December 16 1698
John riggs
at a lawful town meeting the town have granted to John riggs ten acres of paster land on the South side of new haven path upon Sentinul by the two mile brook Side.
Samuel bowers
Further the town have renewed a former grant [ ] land for sand upon Sentinul hill on the north side of his one land to the brook that runeth by hous to take in a waterin place
(Page 114.) December 16 1698
Towne agree ment
At a lawful towne meeting at Derby the town have voated and agreed that al thos men that have land granted to them and is not yet layed out shal get it layed out by the last of aprel next insueing or els the shall luse it.
December 16 1698
joseph huls
At a lawful towne meeting the town have granted to Joseph hull a litule plaine and a swamp joyning to it one the est side of the high hill soe called on the est Side of bever brooke.
long lot swamp
december 23 1698. lying out Swamp and low land to the long lot as it is layed out it is 24 rods one the Sotherd side and 20 rods one the estterd side and northererd 24 rods and west- terd side 20 rods which maketh 3 acres more or lese bounded Sother with Joseph hawkins his land bounded est werd with a two rod high way westwerd Samuel riggs his land and north werd minister Swamp or low land layed out by us
Samuel riggs william tomlinson
december 23 1698
the laying out of Swamp or low land for a minister as it is layed out it is 24 west werd side on the Sotherd side 20 rods and the estwd Side 24 rods and northwerd 20 rods which maketh 3 acres more or les bounded westwerd Samuel rigg his land bounded Southwerd with the long lot Swamp or lo land and bounded est werd with a two rod high way and bounded northered with temmethy wooster and william tom- linson Juner ther land.
minister swamp
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desember 23 1698
the laying of apeic of Swamp and low land for temothy wos- timothy ter and william tomlinson juner as it is layed out it is 16 rods woster one west side 24 rods one the North end and 24 one the est side and 28 rods one the South side and a high way a rod an- ahalf wide cros the north end for Samuel riggs which maketh 3 acres and 40 rods more or lese bounded west with Samuel riggs land north with ther one land est with a two rod high way and South with ministers Swamp or low land.
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