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that every man yt hath done any work for the town shall bring in his bill to some one of the townsmen within one month, and within 10 dayes after sª month is up, the towns- men or Major part of them convened shall either sign such bill or order them to be returned to the town as afore sª
At the same time Voted yt the town allow Adino Strong Adino
13ª: 108 : for his work about the meeting house
At the same time Voted yt the ministers rate this year shall be 4ª14 p pound uppon all the rateable estate in the country list of this town.
At the same time the town by their vote chose Doctor John Durand as the Collector of the ministers rate: At the same time Voted yt John Pringle shall have 2ª : 198 : for his work about the meeting house :
At the same time Voted yt Major Johnson shall according to his desire set at the end of the pulpit in a short seat alone and yt the town be at suteable charge to make it hansome and convenient to entertain the sª Major honorably : At the same time Voted yt Mrs Bowers Mrs Johnson and Mrs Moss shall sit in sª seat on the womens side next the pulpit which is made with banister like a pew
Item voted that these seats before ye pulpit be parted At the same time voted yt Ens: Sam1 Riggs Mr Wm Tomlison shall sit in the first seat facing to the pulpit, and their wives likewise. Item yt M' Isaac Nicols and Lef : Thomas Worster in the 2ª of these seats facing to the pulpit, and their wives in the same rank. Item Doctor John Durand and Mr John Davis in the 3ª of these seats and their wives in the same order
At the same time voted yt Stephen Pierson John Tibbals Lef : Joseph Hull Joseph Hawkins shall sit in the first short seat facing to the end of the pulpit behind where the Major sits : At the same time voted yt the town will have the rest of the meeting house seated according to rates, and yt John Tibbals Ens : Joseph Hull and Joseph Hawkins be a commit-
Strong
Seating the meeting house
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tee to see yt matter of seating according to rates p pound ; At the same time voted yt heads shall be taken out of the list all except one head to each Estate in order to seat the meet- ing house, according to rates :
Mr
Moss
At the same time voted that M' Joseph Moss shall have liberty to take up his forty acres of land yt the town gave him, any where in the town bounds where it best suits him, so it doth not interfere upon any allotments allready laid out.
James Ward
Peter Johnson
At the same time James Hard petitioned the town for 10 acres of land yt is aboue 8 mile brooke, Likewise Maj John- son petitioned the town to give his son Peter Johnson, an al- lotment for an home lot
Seating the meeting house
At a lawfull town meeting in Derby Decemb" 26th 1707 the town by their vote seated the widdow Washbon, the wid. Johnson the widdow Tomlison, and the widdow French and the wife of Abell Holbrooke in the next seat behind the pew. At the same time the town by their vote seated the widdow Denman and the widd: Beaman in the last seat of that teer behind the pew.
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(Page 156.) At the same meeting 26th of Decem" 1707 the town by their vote declared yt the wife of John Tibbals should sit pracisely according the list of her husbands rate- able estate
At the same time the town Voted yt Peter. Johnson son of Major Ebenezer Johnson John Davis Senior John Davis Jun Abell Gun Edward Riggs and Sylvester Worster be accounted Inhabitants of the town of Derby.
Seating the meet- ing house
At the same time the town Voted yt the first long seat shall be accounted the highest in Dignity, yet unseated : and yt the first short seat yet unseated shall be accounted the 2ª seat in dignity yt is yet to seat, and then the 2ª long seat the third in dignity, at the last short seat the fourth in dignity, and then the other seats being all in one tear to receive their dignity from their order, successively. At the same time John Prin- gle Sam11: Bowers Abell Gun and John Riggs were appointed a committee to seat the meeting house yt is yet unseated and they did yt work, and declared it at the same time in town
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meeting. At the same time voted yt Abraham Pierson shall have his head taken out of his fathers list and Seth Perrys head shall be taken out of Adino Strongs list in order to seat- ing, and they the sd Abraham and Seth shall have seats equall to the men of eighteen pounds estate.
At the same time voted yt the mony rate shall be made up and levied at 212ª p pound of all the rateable estate in the common list of the town.
Pursuant to a vote of the town of Derby lawfully assembled in town meeting Decem": the 15th: 1707 In which vote the town gave liberty to the proprietors of Sentinell hill field to build and maintain a pound at their own cost and charge and yt such pound should be accounted a town pound ; the proprie- tors therefore of sd field the major part of them viz: Samuel Rigs Joseph Moss, Samuel Bowers Abel Holbrooke Stephen Person sen : John Rigs Francis French Abell Gun. Abraham Pierson and Richard Holbrook & Josiah Baldwin did meet on the 19th of Jan : 170g and did agree with Josiah Baldwin to fit up his yard, and keep it in repair for a pound untill the proprietors shall build a new pound in the spring : and did agree with him to be pound keeper of sd present pound till the spring, or further order ; at the same time agreed by the above sª persons that they will build a new pound as soon as the season will pmit some where between the mouth of Denmans land so called and the great swamp Joyning to Wid: Denmans fence. At the same time agreed by the partyes above named, that John Rigs and Abraham Pierson have power to call together the partyes above named together with any others yt shall be free and willing, to work about the building the fore sd new pound when the season will pmit; and with such number of hands as they shall so procure, to build a good sufficient pound, and if any of the partyes above named shall refuse or neglect to come to work w" so called or procure workmen in their behalf yt then it shall be in the power of sª John Rigs and Abraham Pierson to compute wt charge would justly belong to those absent persons to pay for the building of sª pound according to the number of psons that contribute to the building of sd pound and such sum or
Vote of money
Propri- etors agree ment about a pound
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sums so computed and gathered of the absent psons shall by them be justly and equally distributed to those of the above named yt shall do in work more than their shares, towards the building of sª pound.
(Page 157.) Item at the time mentioned on the other side + the proprietors of Sentinell hill field, named on the other side, did agree to offer the articles of their agreement, as afore mentioned, to be recorded in the town records.
memorandum Jan : the 20th: 1707/g the proprietors of Senti- nel hill field offering their agreement in those articles before expressed in writeing to be recorded, It was therefore En- tred upon record
p me Joseph Moss Register
At a town meeting in Derby March the 8th : 1707/3
Voted yt the clerk shall record an Indian deed bearing date the 6th: of August 1687 :
Mr Moss his land
Item Voted yt the town grant Mr Moss an hundred acres of Land at a place called twelve mille hill, In lieu of the for- mer forty acres Provided him by the town.
About powder
Item Voted at the same time; yt the townsmen shall go over to new Haven and endeavor to take up Major Johnsons receit given to M' Alling, for the powder in his hands, and give him there receit, if he will deliver the majors up.
+ other side-meaning other side of the leaf or page
Transcri- being records
Item Voted yt the Recorder have liberty to record anything that is found recorded in John Tibbals his writeing, that any man shall desire to have recorded over again, because many of sª Records have bin and are so unlegible as it is feared yt they will not be usefull in after ages; this liberty is granted provided that the trans scribeing be no charge to the town.
Lef : Woster & Tobie Indian
At the same time voted yt the town confirm an exchange of lands made between Tobie Indian and Lef : Thomas Worster, as appears by a deed bearing date the 16th of March 1695
Mother Pierson
Item Voted yt Mother Pierson wife of Stephen ser. shall sit in the seat next behind the pew, and to quit that seat yt was given her before ;
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Item Voted yt Edward Rigs Peter Johnson and Richard Holbrooke, shall have liberty to build a seat before the womens pew, for there wives to set in,
widow french her Lott in the mortgage is : 24 rod and half wide and : 160: rod long bounded with high way at each end ; bounded northward with william Tomlinson juner his Land and south ward with Ebenezer Hargers land and contains in quantity ; 24 : acres and an half more or Less
Laied out by us
March ye : 19th : 1708
Entred p John Pringle Clark
Samuell Riggs John Pringle Joseph Hawkins William Tomlinson : juner
(Page 158.) Whereas the town of Derby did pass a vote in town meeting in the year 1708 the 6 of December this instant month that major John[ ] Ens Samuell Riggs should be their agents to agree with Abel Gunn respecting the quantity of land that we should have in hasackye mead[ ] in lue of his uncle Abel gunn right formerly granted him of a place called Hulls swamp according to a bargain formerly made in town meeting in the year 1675 as appears of record betwen the inhabit[ ] of Pagaset Abel gunn and Abel Holbrooke there fore we the sª Ebenezer Johnson and Samuell Riggs agents for the town and Abel gunn Juner as heir to the sª Abel gunn Seniar this 27 of Decem" : 1708 respecting the above sª mater in mannar & form following j have Jointly agreed : viz : that sª Abel gunn his lot in Hasackye meadow is and shall be upon the eastward side of Stephen Pireson senier his lot in sd hasackye meadow swamp runing fla[ ] upon said Piersons lot the hole length of the swamp being thirteen Rods wide haveing a black oak bush marked at the north eastward cor[ ] with stones at the root and we the Partyes Above named do agree yt sª abel gunn & his heirs forever shall peaceably enjoy the Above men- tioned lot and shall sign & acknowledge any quiet clam or shuch like instrument of safety either to abel Holbr[ ] or the town respecting the right his uncel Abel gunn deceased might be supposed to have in Hulls swamp so called [ ] the posses- tion of the premises we the sd ebenezer Johnson & Samuell
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Riggs agents for the town & Abel gunn for the d-aboue given-entred the 13 of January 1708/9
Ebenezer Johnson Samuell Riggs Abell Gunn
(Page 159.)-al christian people to whom these prsents shal com Know ye that I obadiah [ ] gers of Huntinton of the Island of Nasaw in the province of New York in America [ ] a valuable Consideration in hand Receved & well & truly payd to my ful sattisfaction and content by Joseph Hull of Derby in the County of new haven & Colony of Conecticot in new england & divers other good & well advised Considerations me there unto moveing have sold & by these presents do fully freely & absolutly sel alienate assigne set over give grant & confirm unto the said Joseph hull & to his heirs [ ] tors and assigne for ever five acres & a half of land lying in the Town- ship of Derby [ ] sª be it more or less which said five acres & a half of land was granted by the town of Derby to wives father Samuell griffin decased as may fully appear of Record being bounded on the west with the high way & east with a brook & south with [ ] brook & common land & north with Common land for him the Said Joseph hull [ ] heirs exe- cutors or assigns to have hold use accupy possess & peaceably to enjoy [ ] aboue sd five acres & a half of land with all Rights previledgs appurtenances [ ] Conveniences there unto belong- ing or in any wise appertaining his & there own proper estate & inheritance for ever without any maner of let hindrance molestation disturbance eviction ejection denial challenge clame or demand what soever of or by me the said obadiah Rogars my heirs or executer or from or by any other peson or persons whatsoever laying any lawfull clame there to or any grant there of affirming myself to stand seered of full power to lawfull authority to sel the same & that the afore- said land is free & clear & freely clearly acquited Exonerated & discharged of & from al other & former gifts grants bargains Sales mortgages Joyntures Dowreis wills leases & incom- bRances what so ever further Covenanting firmly by these presents for my self my [ ] & executors to & with the said
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Joseph hull his heirs executors & assignes [ ] from hencforth & forever hereafter the aboue bargained premises [ ] the said Joseph hull his heirs executors & assigns against the lawfull [ ] ymes of all pesons to warrant & defend & at any time or times hereafter demand to give to pass shuch further & ampel assurance & Confirmation [ ] the primises unto the said Joseph hull his heirs & assigns forever as in [ ] or equity can be Reasonably divised advised or Required in Testimony [ ]re of & for Confermation of al the aboue written I have here unto set [ ]hand & seal in Stratford this eighteenth day of June [ ]que Domini : 1708
[ ]ned sealed & delivered
Obadiah Rogers (Seal)
[ [ [
]resents of us ]seph Curtiss ]gar Tombleson
Obadiah Rogers personally appearing in Stratford on the 18th day of June 1708 & acknoledged the aboue instrument to which he had signed & sealed to be his one free act and deed before me Joseph Curtiss Assistant this deed entered the 19th day of January 1708/9
Abel gunn Town Clark
Records of births
(Page 160.) mary the dafter of John & hanah Pringel was born the 20 of September 1708
grace Riggs the dafter of Edward & Abigal Riggs was born the 24 of october in the 1708
Abner the Son of Jeremiah & Elizebeth JohnSon was born the 10 of aprill 1709
Abigal the Dafter of John daves and Abigal daves was born the 28 day of Aprel in the - - 1709
Nathaniel the son of Abel gunn & Agnes was born the furst of September in the - - 1709
Ebenezer the Son of John & mary hulls was born the 8 day of july in the year 17-
nathan the Son of Joseph & mary hulls was born the 26 day of nouember in the year 17-
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Dan the son of John & Sarah daves was born the 10 day of Janary in the year - - 1701,0
ISreal the son of frances frence and Anah his wife was born the 8 day of october in the year 1709
Joseph Riggs the son of John and Elizabeth Riggs was born the [ ] day of febwary in year 1701,0
Joseph the Son of John and Eliezabeth durand was born the 20 of december in the year 1709
Edman the Son of John and deborah Pringel was born the 28 of febewary in the year 1709
Johanah the Dafter of Peter and martha Johnson was born the seventee of may in the year 1710
Elizabeth the daughter of John and Jen Fowner was born the 23 of march in the year 1710
John the son of Joseph and Elezabeth Hawkins was born the 5 day of july in the year 17010
Records of Deaths
(Page 161.) Eliiah the son of John and mary hulls dyed the 23 of july in the year 1709
Records of Marks for Cattle
Peter JohnSon ere mark for cattle is A swollow fork on the left ere and three half pennyies under the Right ear Recorded the 25 of tebwary in the year 1701,0
Samuell moss his eare mark for cattle is A slanting slit under the Right eare
Sylvester woster Eare mark for Cattle is tow half pennas one the Right Eare one on the upper Sid & the other on ye under Sid of ye Eare Recorded ye 10 day of Desember 171I by me Stephn miles To Clark
Stephen miles Eare mark for Cattle Shep & Swin is tow Slanting Slits in ye right Ear one in ye upper Sid & ye othor in ye under Side of ye Same Ear recorded ye 21 dy of april : 1712
John Dauis Senir his Ear mark is a half tennant under the Right Ear & half tennant one ye upper sid of the Left Ear Recorded the 29th of april 1712 p me Stephen miles
Town Clark
SECOND PART OF BOOK 2.
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BEGINNING AT BACK OF BOOK
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of election
(Page I.) It is ordered thatt the Plantation of Pagaset Shall be called Derby.
This Court being Sensable of the great inconvenency yt doth folow upon The indians being trusted wth goods and com- morities wch if not prevented is likely to prove extreamly predyeditiall to the englech and almost Destroctive to the indians ; do order that after the publycation here of hoe soevar shall trust any indian or indians by the sale or exchange of any goods or other thing or things exsept the letting of land to them he shal doe it to his one hazard and not have the benyfit of the law for ye recovery of the same; where as in ye law of it : fremen : p : b : it is ordered yt thos hoe are to be admitted fremen are to have cirtificats under [ ] hand of ye celect men yt thay have 20 pownds of estate in house [ ] Lands beside there partinall estate in ye common list ; it is now ord[ ] by this Court yt thos yt for ye futur shal be propounded for fre- men [ ] Thay shall have a certificate acording to ye afore said law yt every [ ] person shal have in ye list of estats Ten pounds estate in land [ ] Their personal estate and thos other quallyfications exspresed [ ] formar law ; it is ordered by this court yt for ye futor the [ ] masters shall be alowed for al such wine and lickors as he [ ] every single barrell Twelve penc for every single hogg head 2 [ ] and for every greater parcel $5-0-
Where as not with standing al indevors to prevent the indians Being drunk yt sin doth increas among them this court orders for ye prevention hereof yt every indian yt is drunk shal as a pennalty for his offenc therein work 12 days wth ye person yt complains of him and proves his drunkenes ye one half for the benefit of his labor to be to ye complainor ye other half to ye Counti tresurer
Extracted out of ye Court records & sealed according
p John Allyn cecretary To the Constable of Derby to publish and Record
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Memorandum That on December ye 7th ye night came Henry Worster off ye Town of Derby & entred his caveat agst : ye recording of a parcell off meadow belonging to his Brother Syl[ ] Worster as fraudulently bought off ye above sª by Ebenezer Riggs off Derby & promiseth con[ ] sd Henry Worster to make forth in law that [ ] & to give his reasons why it should not be recorded unto ye forementioned Ebene- zar [ ] and upon ye 8th day off yt same month & in ye year [ ] also was Henrie Worsters caveat brought [ ] Worshippful Captaine Ebenezar Johnson of Derby desir'd ye same caveat might be entred & This he (ye sª Captaine) [ ] he could defend an oversear unto ye aboue sd ) & Sett down ye 8th of Dec .- Sylvester Worster p me Jnº James
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(Page 2.) on the ministers mayntenance page : 152 : orders that
their are more then one asembly in a town all Parsons shall
to one or both of thos sosiaties wth in their townShip ; it is
aded to the Said order that in Such places as afore- Said the fenc
inhabetants Shall pay towards the ministers mainte- nanc of one
both there Sociaties as foloweth: viz: if they Shall chuse to pay
one thay shall pay in full proportion with thest of that sociaty
not thay shall pay to both saciaties: the one half of every
parsons estate : shall be voted with the peopell of one society
and the other half of thare estate with thos of the other society
in full proportion with there naithbors of each society- as thare is complaint meade of great dammage thar comes
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stopping of water courses ; for prevention whear of it is by this Court all water cources shall be kept clere and open
Select men shall upon complaint meade to them
reach of this order repair to the parson or parsons com- plain-
and order them to open there water cources; and if thay shall
or refeuse to do the same in the Space of 14 days after such
thay shal forfit the Sume of forty shillings the one half [ ] complainer
the other half to the County treasurie :- [ ] ordered that the severall cirvaiers of the severall plantations [ ] kepe the watter cources open in the high ways and in case of [ ] ned- glect being warned by the select men to clere any water-in the space of 14 days they shall forfit the sume of 40: [ ] the one half to the complainer the other half to the [ ] treas- urer :-
This Court grants a Rate of eighttene penc upon the pound of all the Ratteable estate in the colloney the rate to be paid as it was last yere both for speciah and price.
it is ordered by this Court that thos that have lost their Gunns in the Cuntris service such parsons shall adress them themselves to the commesary hoe is ordered to deliver to them out of the cuntry guns in the Tresuryrs hand in stead of thos that are lost, and are not to be other wais payd for ; un- les such as have bought all Ready for themselves and are or shall be alowed by athority : all such horses Saddles bridles Guns and that are Found or taken up in the Collony and ware Lost in the war are to be carefully kept by the constable And Sold by thos that signe the bill in each town Respecttively for the Countries use :-
It is ordered by this court that hoe soe evar Shall bring in or take up any horse or meare aboue a yere olde he or thay shall first make Their clayme apere to the sattisfaction of two of the townsmen whare into thay are brought before thay are marked or branded upon the pennalty of five pounds for every such defect ; but if thay make not out an evidenc to sattisfac-
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tion as afore said then such horses or mears is to be marked for the cuntry or sold by the cunstable upon that account just charges be payd out of the horses : This court orders that the Lands be for the futor prized in the list of estates in the Sev- erall plantations as foloeth : Derby hous lotts twenty Shillings p acre the rest of there improved lands one fourth part twenty shillings p acre : the other thre parts ten shillings p acre: and all other lands Impropreated perticularly fenc att one shilling p : acre ;
Extracted out of the Records of the Court and Seled acord- ing to order :
p John Allyn Secretary
To Derby cunstable to publech and Record
(Page 3.) This Court have made choyce of
again this insewing yere-this court by Reson of ye late troubles of ye war incomberances theareof do se good reson to grant liberty of one yere more from the first of june next for creadetors to make up thear accounts wth there dettors any formar Law to ye conterary notwithstanding-this court finding by expereence yt it is predyeditiall to credetors to be forced to goo sew there dettors to the remote counties ; it is Now ordered by this court yt every credetor shal have fre libarty to sew his dettor or dettors att ye same counti court such shal be in ye County in wch ye creadetor lives :
Whare as by a former order respectting wounded Soulders it is said yt only diatte and half Pay shall be alowed to such untel thay be ceuared : it is now granted yt such wounded Soulders Shal be alowed ye other half of there pay out of ye next yers Rates for all yt Time of there being wounded tel ye first of june 1676 : provided thay ware not ceuared before : but if so then it is to be only tel thay ware ceuared-
As an edition to ye law tit : scols it is ordered yt every town by ye said law ordered to kepe a scole that shal neglect ye same aboue Thre monthes in ye yere shal forfit 5-00-00 for every defect wch said fine shal be paid to the maintenance of ye lattin scole in there counti all Breaches of this order to be taken notis of and procecuted by ye gran jury at every Counti Court-
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Whare asin the law in scolsit is ordered yt in every Counti town shal kepe a lattin scole in ye said town wch is not fully attended in som Places to move exsite and stor up to ye attendencey so holsom an order it is ordered by this Court That if any county Town shal Neglect to kepe a Lattin Scole acording to order. There shall Bee paid a fine of ten pownds by ye said county town to ye next Town in there county yt wil ingage and kepe a Lattin scole in it and so ten pounds annewly tel thay shal com up to ye atendency this order ye gran jury to make Presentment of the breach of this order to ye counti court of al such breaches as they shal find after September next-it is also ordered by this court whare scols ware ordered to be kept in any town whether it be county town Town or other what shal be necesary for ye maintainning of ye charg of such scols it shal be raised upon ye inhabetants by way of rate; exsept any town Shall agre upon som other way to raise ye maintenance of how thay shall employ in the afore Said work any order to ye contorary notwithstanding-
whereas it is found to be pregeDitiall to ye publick weall to trancport out of ye this collony the scins of bucks and does which are so cervisable and useful for clothing it is now ordered by this court at after the publication here of hoeso- ever shall Ship on bord any vessel greatter or lessor for tranc- portation or other wise shal trancport any such scins out of this collony he shal forfit The scins so shipped or ye full vally of them ; ye one half To be to ye com Plainnor ye other half to ye Counti tresurar exsept thay be shiped to be trancPorted to another Place in this collony and in such case before thay shiped them thay shal give soficient bond to ye towns men whare thay are shiped to the ful vally of the scins so to be shiped yt thay wil deliver them to such place in ye collony as thay pretend to and wil not trancport them thenc
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