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Samuel brensmed John Pringle
(Page 125.) Febuery 22 1699
At a lawful town meting at derby the town hav agreed that tha sha (shall) be a three hapeny reat raised upon al the reat
John Pringle
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table estat in the town for the de fray in of town charg this year
John Person
at a laful town town meeting at derby the town hav granted to John Person five acres of land upon Sentinul on the back side of the feild Joying to his fathers land his father leting the town hav a corner of his land for the convenison of high way and high way not being hindered.
John twichel
at a lawful town meeting at derby the town hav granted to John twichel ten acre of pastur on the west side of John riggs abov davids medow
further the town hav granted to Jonathan lum ten acres of land upon the great hil on the north est side of the wedow tomlinson land
at a lawful town meeting at derby the town hav granted to Adinstr adino Strong liberty to loock out to se if he can find 2 acres of land wher it is not layed out nor sequster
Febuewy 22 1699
at a laful town meeting at derby the town have granted to Sthephen Person junier that fifteen acres of land upon new haven Sentinul hil that was formerly granted to wedow gun Febuary 22 99
Stephen Person
at a lafol town meeting the town have granted to Capt Ebenezer Johnson and ensign Samuel rigg liberty to purches other land upon rimon [ ] betwen Tobee purches and david purches from the litel river and nagutunck river al that the Guns have it : for ther pains
thomas tiller
Febuery 22 1699 at a lawful town meeting at Derby the town have admited thomas tiller to be an inhabitant in the town amongst them
aprell 29 1699 the laying out of Samuel bowers land upon the north end of Sentinul hill it is 40 rods on the south werd end 86 rods on the westerd side 4 rods on the northerd end & esterd side 96 rods bounded esterd with a high way south werd and westerd with georg beman his land bounded northward with the Common land
layed out by us Ebenezer Johnson John tibbals
(Page 126.) aprell 29 1699
the layin out of Samuel bowers land at Davids medow that was granted to him for convenicy of fencing it lieth al a long
Samuel bowers
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by his medow it is 20 rods wide on the south werd end & 10 rods wide at the northther end layed out by us
aprell 29
Ebenezer Johnson John Tibbals
the laying of Stephen Person junier land at Davids medow that was granted to him for the convenency of fencing it is 48 rods long and 10 rod wide at the sout end 8 rods wide at the noth end which makes two acres and a half more or les layed out by me John Tibbals
Stephen Person juner
aprell 1 1700 at a lawfull town meeting at Derby the town have agreed thair shal be no more land granted to any man they will com to a devition
further the town hav granted liberty to henery wooster to henery woster
exchang apeic of land upon suckses hill for peic of land at [ ] pond
aprell I : 1700 at a lawful town meeting at Derby the town adino have granted to adino Strong twenty acres of land on the south est side of the Smith land on the south west side to tak in the head of the spring
aprell 15 16 700
at a lawful town meeting at Derby the town have agreed to have a Sheperd further the town have left it with the towns men to take kear to hiar a Shepard or to joyen our stock with woodbery stock
aprell 15 1700 at a laful town meeting the town have agreed to change fenc with Jeremiah Johnson Seneor namely the pasonag fenc at the uper end of Sentinul hil feild farther said Johnsons fenc by the two mille brook and have chosen Stephen Person senior & John tibbals to mesure both peices and to make it out to him
further the town hav agreed to send to woodbery & water- bery men to run the perambelation betwen them and us and have chosen Capt Ebenezer Johson and henery wooster to meet them and go along with
further the town hav agreed that the fenc shal stand that runs cros the high way against James hards till the last of next march insuing.
town
agrement
Strong
Towne agrement
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John Pringle further the tow have given liberty to John Pringle that his fenc that stand up the corner towards Pauls plain shall stand the town plesur
ebenezer harger
march II 1699 or 700 the parting of Ebenezer harger or han- nah harger hom lotes they do both agre namely Ebenezer & hanah harger beginning at the high way north est at the cor- ner of the fenc and so runs with a strait line to the uper end of the rell fenc and from there with a strait line to a whit oake tree that stands upon the eg of the hil and then right down to the feild fenc
hannah harger
(Page 127.) Ebenezer hargers hom lot is bounded with a high way est bound southest with a high way and Joseph huls his land & south west with the feild fenc and north west with hannah harger heir land
hannah harger hom lot is bounded with a high way north est bounded northwest with trangum fenc & south west with the field fenc & southest with ebenezer harger his land
recorded by mee John Tibbals town clark
october 28 1700 at a laful town meeting a Derby the town have admited theofilus mils to be an inhabitant mongst them
further the town have granted him liberty to have a devi- tion of land amongst them when tha come to devid their land acording to what list of estat he giveth in-
john
rigg
Desember 9 1700 the laying out of John riggs pastur upon Sentinul hill at the further side of new haven path it is sixty rods on the norther side with a crooked line bending out ward & 36 rods on the est end & 45 rods on the southerd & westerd end & side bound al round with the common land the north boundry is a maple tree standing out northest side of two mil brooke the est and west boundrys are two walnut trees and the west boundry is a heape of stons
further the layin out of John rigges swamp above David medow so called it is 40 rods on each side & twelve rod at each end which makes 3 acres more or les bounded north east with Ebenezer rigs his pasture bounded north west & south est and south west with the common land
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Desember 9 1700
the laying out of John twichel pastur in the rocks above David medow so caled it is 80 rod on each side thirty rod wide athe northerd end & forten rods at the westerd end which makes ten acres more or les bounded al round with the common land
desember 23 1700 at a lawful town meeting [at Derby ?] the town have chosen Jeremiah Johnson Seneor Constabl for the year insuing
Samuel rigg and Ebenezer harger fenc veiwars for the est side of nogatunk river,
Capt John Samuel rigg Isak nickel Samuel brenmed thomas woster ar chosen townsmen for the year insuing
Samuel bower and John rigg are chosen fenc veiwer for Sentanul field
John pringle and timothy woster are chosen fenc veiwers for the west side of nagotunk
wiliam tomlinson and John tibbals are chosen suveier
Stephen Person and andrew Smith are chosen pounders
desember 23 1700 at a laful town meeting town have agreed to give mister James 40 pound for the year insuing
further the town have agreed to maintain the pasonag fenc that belongs to the upland and medow :
(Page 128.) december 23 1700 at laful town meeting the town has apointed and chosen Ebenezer Johnson william tomlinson Samuel rigg to by the morgag of nickolas camp
desember 23 1700 at a laful town meeting at derby the town granted liberty to adino Strong to lay down his hom lot and take up so much joyin to his 20 acres upon Sentitinul hill [ ] for quantity
desember 23 1700 at a lawful town meeting at derby the town have voated and agreed that John bowers shal throw out that high way that it is within his fenc upon hors hill
further the town have chosen Capt Ebenezer Johnson & en- signe Samuel rigg to look after the high ways and return an answeare to the town
further the town have chosen John pringle to make up the town voate and to gather it and the town is to give him twenty shillings for it
john twichel
town agrement
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further the town have chosen Jeremiah Johnson Sen to gather m' Jameses voate for him
April 1699 we layed out Stephen Person Senior his land on the five mile hill it is 62 rods square bounded with the wood- bery path East & with towns land on the three other sides which makes twenty four acres & a halfe more or les
Stephen Person
Ebenezer Johnson John Pringle
January I 1700
Adino Strong
the laying out of adino Strong his Land upon the East hill so caled on the esterd side of Sentanul hill feild as it is layed out it is 60 rods on the northerd end 60 rods on the esterd side 50 rods on the southerd end 80 rods on the wester side which make twenty five acres more or les bounded northerd with Josiah baldwin his land & the coman easterd & westerd & southward with the comon.
170g
Att a Town meeting Jan - 13 - 170g-
Samuel Riggs ye son of John and Elizabeth Riggs was born att Derby January ye 2ª 1701
-recor der
January ye 13 170{ Jnº James voted & chose to be Recorder or Town clerk for ye Town off Derby for yt year ; & to have fourty shillings paid him out off ye Town Rate for serving them in ye capacity of their Clerke who was then sworn to ye office
Indian mortgage
Ditto Voted by ye Town that ye Indian mortagage bought off M' Nicholas Camp off Milford shall be paid for by ye Town off Derby four pounds to be pª
(Page 129.) by ye Town according to ye Bill given to M' Nicholas Camp by Captain Ebenezer Johnson Ensign Sam1 Riggs & Wm Tomlinson Senior-The town voted & agreed to pay for it after this sort viz ; four pounds this year according to ye list off Rateable estate & four pound next year accord- ing to ye then list off Rateable estate
Die esd :
Ano. esd
Voted by ye Town That Capt. Ebenezer Johnson Ensigne Samuel Riggs Wm Tomlinson senior be a Committee for ye examining & laying out off ye Town high wayes & empowered by them to exchange lands with ye persons that have land ad-
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jacent to or interfeering with these high wayes so as may be most for ye Townes benefitt & conveniency-att ye same time voted thatt the Layers out off land what land they have laid out or shall lay out it shal be left to their best deserts where they find land wants off quality to make it up in quan- tity-Att ye same time voted two pence halfe penny on ye pound upon all rateable estate for ye defraying Town charges -Att ye same time twas likewise voted that ye Land speci- fyed as followeth be sequestred, that is to say, be reserved for ye Towns use & not be given away except every man in ye Town be willing-viz to wit, all ye land ungranted be- tween Milford bound up as high as the west side off Ensigne Seques tration Riggs his swamp that he bought off the Town & from thence oft lands to Griffins brook down to ye Riges as ye brook runs all ye land southward off that brook be sequestred-Item that all southward off ffour mile brook be sequestred except ye mort- gage not yet lay'd Out-Att a lawfull Town meeting all ye premises were voted ye day & year as above noted
Att a lawful Town meeting in Derby April ye 23 1701
Voted & agreed that ye Towne hire a shepheard for 170[ ]
Att ye same voted that Abel Holbrook Jnº: Pringle Senr & Joseph Hull be Sheep masters to procure & bargaine with a shepheard to get one upon as cheap & easy termes as they can & not to exceed II shillings per week & ye Town has agreed to pay ye Shepheard what ye sheep masters shall ingage to him with ye fore going proviso
Att ye same time voted that those who have a mind to erect & maintaine a pound at ye North end off ye Towne may do it & be exempted from contributing toward any other pound while they make & maintaine a sufficient pound by them selves & this pound shall be for ye use of whoever of ye Towne also they have voted that those of ye South end of ye Town have a like liberty to make & maintaine a sufficient Pounds pound for ye Towns use & that those that are below ye hill yt are alike minded upon ye same terms may so act if they please
Att ye same time voted yt Andrew Smith be inspector for Inspect ye Towne of Derby for ye year 170I
Committee for high -wayes
The Sheep masters
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Item voted yt Henry Worster & Abraham Tomlinson re- new ye stacons (stations ? ) & run ye perambulacon line between Derby & Woodbury on ye last Moonday ye instant Aprell-
Josiah Baldwins Well.
Voted that Josiah Baldwin have liberty to digge a well in ye common on ye outside off but near his [
(torn off)
(Page 130.) August ye 25 1701 Att a lawfull Town meeting John Pringle John Bowers & Joseph Hull were chosen Lis- ters for ye Towne of Derby for this yeare-The above men- tioned meeting was called by ye Constable off Derby
Town Order for ye Ministers fire wood for 1701
Septeber ye 29 1701 Att a lawfull Town meeting voted & agreed that there be brought in to ye ministers house att Derby, by ye first of January next ensuing ye date hereoft 1/2 (halfe) a cord of fire wood for every head from 16 years old & upwards & halfe a coard for him that hath 50 of rateable estate or more on ye list and if the proportion of wood be not brought in by ye time limited that 58 is to be distreind for ev'y halfe coard or coard of wood neglected to be brought & that 5% to be pd in unto ye Town treasury
Att ye same voted & agreed that it be left with ye Towns men of Derby to procure a School Mr: for ye Town off Derby according as ye law in yt matter requireth & they agreed with Jnº James-
Memoramdum Thatt on Dec. ye 29 1701 The Worshipfull Capt. Ebenezar Johnson att a Towne meeting then held offer- ed Ensigne Sam1 Riggs off ye same Towne, to debate either between them selves privately whate're matter or matters of variance lay betwen them & he ye sª Captaine further tendered & urg'd that ought wch had accasioned so ill & uncomfort- able a difference betwixt them should be rehears'd & told in ye audience of one two & three four or five persons that they should agree to & entreat to mediate between them & pro- nounce who was ye most faulty & blameable & that he would stand to their award in point off any meet satisfactton but this good mocon (motion ?) & propsall (proposal?) was totally rejected by ye fore sª Ensigne
Teste Jnº James Recorder
abt hi- ring a School Mr
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Dec - 11 - 1701 The Towns men off Derby, viz ye 4 fol- lowing Capt Ebenezer Johnson Ensigne Samuel Riggs Isaac Nichols Serjeant Brinsmead agreed with me John James to teach such off ye Town off Derby to write as should be sent & come unto me for that end & purpose on consideration off there being paid to me what by ye Law is ordered to be pd by ye Constable [ ] off ye Countrey rate to one that shall officiat in ye work (viz off School keeping) & this to be at- tended by me for no longer time then is provided by ye Law on that behalfe & at such convient times as they who are to be taught to write repair unto me ye sd
John James
(Page 131.) Dec 29 1701-Att a lawfull Town meeting voted & agreed that Jeremiah Johnson Senior of Derby John Bowrs & Joseph Hull as likewise Wm Tomlinson senior & Samuel Nichols be Townsmen for ye year ensuing-
Townsmen® for 1702
Att ye same time & meeting Jnº : Twitchill & Moses John- son off Derby ware chosen ffence viewyers for Centinell hill fields-
Item Ephraim Smith & Abel Gunne ffence viewers for ye east side off ye meadow & Isaac Nichols & James Hard were chosen ffence viewers for ye West side off Naucatuck River- Fence view™s
Att ye same time & convention John Riggs was chosen Sur- veyor for ye side Naucatucke & Wm: Tomlinson Junier Sur- Surveyors veyor for ye neck side-
Att ye same time Francis ffrench & Abraham Tomlinson were chosen pounders-for ye Town oft Derby The pound on ye side ye necke voted to be made & set up att ye end off Jeremiah Johnsons junior his lott yt end weh is next in ye way Pounds as you go to Mrs Bowers her house. Josiah Baldwin was then likewise chosen to be Key-keeper oft ye Pound-
Att ye same time & meeting ye ministers stipend or rate for 170I was voted agreed to be 501b viz that he should have so much paid in for his labours among y™
The
Ministers stipend for 1701
Att ye same time & meeting John Pringle & W" Tomlinson junior chosen to make up ye Ministers rate & Town rate for ye yeare 1701
Item Voted & agreed att ye same time & meeting Jnº Pringle was chosen Treasurer for ye Town off Derby & that
The agree ment for a School Mr
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he should receive wheat a 6s Indian att 3 shillings & Rye at 038-06ª per bushell & flax at ogª per pound & if it fell viz flax any thing short y" oft it should be made up yt also was ingag'd yt ye same Jnº Pringle should have 20sh for his serving y" as Treasurer-
Att ye same time & meeting voted yt a penny upon ye pound be layed upon all rateable estate to defray ye Town debts con- tracted for ye year 170I
Entred Per Jnº: James Recorder on ye 15 Jan 1702
a halfe penny more was granted
(Page 132.) Jan 15 1702-Att a lawfull Town meeting voted & agreed That Capt Ebenezer Johnson Ensigne Sam1 Riggs Serjeant Brinsmead & Jnº Bowrs as also Timothy Worster & Jnº Riggs survey & measure ye tract off ye Indian Purchase bought off M' Nicholas Camp off Milford & have three shil- lings a day for yt service
Att ye same time voted & agreed that distribution be mª off ye foresd land by ye last oft ye next May-& a ¿ª was granted upon ye rateable estate to defray ye Towns debts & Josiah Baldwin was chosen Collector for ye Ministers rate for 1701 wch was to be på by ye 25 oft March ensuing or for default therein he had power to streine & to tak 02ª upon ye shilling for his so doing-& he was to have 088 for serving ye Town in ye office off a Collector
Ite(m) att ye same time voted & agreed yt yé fire wood wch is behind be brought in by ye 25 off March next, Att ye same voted & agreed yt Josiah Baldwin have liberty to exchange land with ye Town for conveniency of a watering place to his land & Jnº Riggs & Jnº Bowrs do act on ye Townes behalf in yt matter to se yt they receive no damage yr by
Att ye same time Henry Worster was voted to go with ye Indians & to take a view & make report off ye land with in Derby belonging to ye Indians wch they proffer to sale
Entrd by Jnº : James Reorder
Memorandum yt on Jan ye 15 170%
Ensigne Samuel Riggs oft Derby professeth himself ready & willing to comply with wt Capt Ebenezer Johnson offered on ye 29 of Dec 1701
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Att a lawfull Town meeting voted & agreed yt Josiah Bald- March win beat ye drume whenever its necessary that ye Town be ye 4th 170} called together for & to any meetings except on traing dayes & that he have 088 for so doing-att ye same time & voted & agreed That ye sev'al proportions off land to be took out oft ye Indian mortgage bought off M' Nicholas Camp off Milford 1 that ye draughts for each ones share be made at one single drawing-
Att ye same time voted & agreed that ye first lott be att the North corner next ye little river next to Serjeant Thomas Worsters land and so to go West ward to ye great Hill and then to go back in ye 2ª teer up to ye little river again & ya back again in ye 3rd teer of lotts down by Nucatuck River
Att ye same voted & agreed yt Ensigne Riggs & Jnº: Prin- gle ye Layers out & be payd out off Town Rate & have 038 a day for ye service oft laying out
Att ye same time voted & agreed that a rood and an halfe go to ye pound oft rateable estate according to ye two last years rate since ye purchase was made
(Page 133.) Att ye same time voted & agreed y+ John James his allotmt be according to an 1001b of Estates value-Item yt on ye 12th off ye instant March towards night those concerned to Draw Lotts for their Division come & do so
Att ye same agreed that Jnº Pringle disburse so much oft ye Towns money in his hand as will buy an hour glasse :
att ye sametime voted & agreed that Capt. Johnson & Henry Worster treat & agree wth ye Indians & endeavor to pacify & satisfy them on any tolerable conditions-Att ye same Time agreed between Francis French & John James that ye former maintaine & keep in due repair that part off ye dividing ffence wch lyes att ye further & lower end off Cankwood & ye adjoin- ing and oft ye side hill pasture & yt ye latter viz John James maintain & keep in due repair yt fence weh is next unto his dwelling house & garden & ye upper end oft ye pasture fence running up to Josiah Baldwins yerd fence they both viz ffrances ffrench & John James marking out or settlin ye ad- justment off their mutual shares & proportions & if they agree not about that leaving it to ye honest Judgm't-oft Ensigne Samuel Riggs & W™ Tomlinson Senior
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March ult or ye last 1702 we run ye Dividing line & set up a stake markt I I where about my viz Jnº James's fence at ye hither end is bounded & a great stone layd close by a rock is ye boundary oft my upper division and ye conclusion we come to was that I viz John James should maintaine one half of ye above specifyd ffence and ye aforesª Francis ffrench ye other halfe
April ye 12 1702 Att a lawfull Town meeting in Derby voted & agreed that if ye Inhabitants att ye North end do not com- pleat a sufficient there their liberty wch they had granted to erect & maintaine a pound by yms : att their end be revoked & null
Att ye same time voted & agreed yt ye ffence aby ye field on ye West side off Naucatucke River by made up by saturday next & ye ffield clear'd by Moonday next at night-
Att ye sametime voted & agreed thatt Derby Town Sheep be kept by a Shepherd-ffurther Voted att ye same time yt ye Towns men off Derby Hire a Shepherd & that ye sheep be kept according to ye Law order in that matter and its left to ye discretion off ye Townsmen to hire a shepherd for ye Town off Derby to keep ym in ye Town or joyne with a neighbor Town on fair & reasonable termes
Att ye same time voted & agreed that wt ear stones are digged up already or shall be digged up hereafter within Derby bounds & lying any where in ye Comons not carryed thence within a 12 month after they have been dug & one moneth after ye date off ye order shall revert to yee common & yt it be esteemed no trespasse for any person or persons to remove & make use of ym them selves
Entred ye day & date above written per Jnº: James Town clerk
August ye 26 1702 Thomas Tyler Josiah Baldwin & Wm Tom- linson junier chosen listers for ye Town off Derby Entered ye day & date above Written per Jnº : James
Town clerke
(Page 134.) Att a lawfull Town meeting oct: 23 1702 : Voted & agreed yt ye Ministers fire wood be brought accord- ing to ye order voted & agreed on Sept 29 1701
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Att ye time above specifyd ye Townsmen for ye year then being voted & agreed with me Jno : James to keep school in Derby upon ye like conditions as they treated with me & in- gaged
Dec ye II 1701 I#
Att a lawfull Town meeting Dec 14 1702 Voted & agreed yt ye Worshipful Capt. Ebenezar Jnºson off Derby have liberty to exchange with ye Town off Derby that Division land he purchas'd off serjeant Brinsmead to exchange with ye aforsª Town Acre for acre provided high wayes be not hindered therby
Att ye same time Sam : Bow's : was chosen & sworn Con- stable for ye Town off Derby for ye year ensuing-
Item Ensigne Sam1 Riggs Abel Holbrook & Jnº : Tybals Isaac Nichols & Serjeant Brinsmead were chosen Townsmen
Item-Jeremiah Johnson junior & Adino Strong were cho- sen & sworn ffence viewers for Centinal Hill ffield-ffurther Jnº : Tybals & ffrancis ffrench wr chosen ffenc views : for ye East side off Naucatuck-As also Joseph Hawkins & Andrew Smith were chosen ffence viewrs for ye West side of Nauca- tuck river-
Ebenezar Hardyear & James Hard were chosen pounders for ye year ensuing-Jnº Pringle was chosen inspector for ye year ensuing & likewise Town Treasurer for serving ym in wch capacity he is to have 20b
Jnº: Twitchill was chosed Surveyor for ye year ensuing & also Jonathan Lume Wm Tomlinson Senior Sam1 Bow"s & Jerem. Johnson junior were chosen listers for ye year ensuing Wm Tomlinson Senior was chosen leather sealer-
Voted & Agreed yt Jnº : James should have 501 for his min- isterial labours among ym- Jeremiah Jnº:son Senior & Isaac Nichols wr. chosen Collectors off ye aforsd Salary-& M" John Davies senior & Sam1 Bowrs to make up ye Ministers rate & deliver it to ye Collectors-
Att ye same time voted & agreed yt ye Townsmen see after & take order abt : ye cutting & inning oft ye parsonage meadow grasse & call forth & employ necesary hands in that service- Jnº James was chosen & sworn Recorder oft ye Town of Derby for ye year ensuing Wm Tomlinson senior & serjeant Brinsmead
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were chosen to make up ye Town acct wth ye Town treas- urer-
The Worshipful Capt Johnson chosen brander & also John Pringle & ye latter to keep ye brand=booke-
John Johnson had liberty given him to enjoy wthout moles- taton his wel wch he dugg in ye high way-
ffrancis ffrench had liberty granted him to digge a well in ye highway provided he secure it agt cattels coming by harm thereby & yt ye town cart way be not prejudic'd thereby-
Voted & transacted ye date above written & entred ye 15 oft Dec-
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