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Entred ye 27 off Jan 1704
per : Jnº : James Recorder
(Page 75.) This indenture made this nineteenth day off February 1678 that I ahuntaway Chetrenasut & jack together with ye approbacon off Okenug Sagamor doe by these presents sell bargaine & give to Ebenezer Johnson off Derby
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in ye County off New=Haven in ye Colony off Connecticott Three small parcells off land bounded on ye North East with Rock Rimon & bounded on ye East wth Lebanon & on ye South with a small brook & Naucatuck river & bounded on ye West with an hill on ye West side off Naucatuck River So as to take in ye little plaine Wee ye afore sª Ahuntaway Chetrena- sutt & jacke do confirme to ye sd Ebenezar Johnson his heires & assignes executors & administrators to have & to hold with- out molestacon from us or any by from or under us either Indians or English laying clayme to any part or parcell off ye aforsd lands I say I have sold ye aboue said land for seven pounds already in hand to my full satisfaction and will for ever ingage to defend ye said lands with all appurtenances & priviledges there unto belonging to ye afor said Ebenezar Johnson his heires & assignes
Wittnessed by us Abel Gunne
Stephen Pierson Memorandum wee ye
Ahuntaway X his marke Chetrenasut X his marke Jacke X his marke
afor sª Indians do give
leave to make high wayes &
keep them to ye aforsª land
notwithstanding any alienacon may be to any English hereafter
& do grant liberty to ye aforsaid
Ebenezar Johnson or any other
that shall be with him to cutt wood
& timber or grasse any where thereabout.
Entred ye 25 off April 1704 per me John James Recorder 23
May ye-II-1685 The aboue said Indians ahuntaway & Jack (& ye Sagamore Conquepotano consented to y™) appeard & did own & ac- knowledge ye aboue written deed to be their act & that they had receiv'd seven pounds for it before me Robert Treat
Governour
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Stephen Pierson his deed off Gift unto his son Stephen
(Page 76.) To all to whom these presents shall come Know yee that I Stephen Pierson senior off ye Towne off Derby in ye County off New Haven in her Majesties Colony off Connec- ticott in New England ffor ye good will love & affection wch I bear to my son Stephen Pierson off ye Towne County & Colony aforsd have given & granted & by these prests do freely clearly & absolutely give & grant unto ye sª Stephen Pierson his heires executors administrators & assignes ye fol- lowing particulars viz one house & home lott containing 4 acres more or lesse wch home lott lycth in ye aforsd Town off Derby & is bounded Northward with my own home lott Westward with ye high=way south ward with my own land Eastward with ye brooke-ffurther I give unto my sª son Stephen all ye adjact land lying upon ye North side off ye fence off my home stead running up as far as ye prest genal line fence off Centinel hill field : Also I give unto ye sd Stephen Pierson 5 acres more or lesse within ye sd Centinel Hill field lying upon ye North side off ye prest fence that divides his land & mine Item 3 acres more or lesse off meadow yt lyes in ye meadow comonly called Hassecky meadow & joynes upon John Tybals his piece off meadow in ye foresd Meadow & hath on ye East side Abel Gune his parcell off Meadow there Item 3 acres off Davids meadow more or lesse joyning to my own Meadow there & his part is south ward thereoff- Item I give & grant unto my sd son Stephen my lott in ye Indian purchase containing 75 acres more or lesse All the fore mentioned tracts & parcells off land I ye sd Stephen Pierson senior grant unto my sª son Stephen his heires & assignes as his & their own proper goods for ever absolutely with out any maner off condition In confirmation off all wch I ye sd Stephen Pierson have sett to my hand & seal June ye 5-1704 -.
Sign'd seal'd & delivered in ye presence off us Witnesses
Joseph Treate Barnabas Baldwin
Stephen Pierson (seal)
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Enter'd ye day & date above specifyd per me Jn° James Town Clerke
June ye 5-1704- Stephen Pierson Senior off Derby personally appear- ing voluntarily did acknowl- edge ye aboue written Deed off gift to his son Stephen Pierson junior to be his free & voluntary act & deed before me
R Treat D. G.
(Page 77.) Know all men by these prests yt I Samuel Bow's off Derby in ye Colony off Connecticot in New England for & in consideration of a valuable consideration all ready in hand receivd by me John Durand off the said Derby Chirurgeon & Elizabeth Durand his wife & for diverse good causes me thereunto moving Have sold alienated assigned set over given granted & do by these prests fully freely & absolutely sell alienate assigne set over give grant & confirm unto them ye said John Durand & Elizabeth Durand his wife a certaine parcell off land viz two acres off my home stead & orchard bounded South with ye other part off ye same lott West with comon land & north with John Tybals his land East with ye high=way for ym ye said John Durand & Elizabeth Durand his wife their heirs executors administrators & assignes to have and to hold use and enjoy with every part & parcell thereoff together with all & singular liberties priviledges advantages & appurtenances w'soever yrunto belonging or any wise appertaining from ye day off ye date off these prests for ever without any eviction ejection encumbrance or trouble wtsoever for from or by me ye sd Sam1 Bow's or from or by any person or persons wtsoever clayming or yt may att any time or times hereafter clayme ye same or any part thereoff for from by or under me by vertue or color of any right or title any wayes derived from me Warranting hereby that I have good & lawfull right & title in & to ye sd land & that tis free & clear off & from all other & former sales & alienations whatso- ever hereby giving full power to ye sª John Durand & Eliza- beth Durand his wife to record or cause to be recorded
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ye aboue sª two acres off land hereby sold unto themselves their heires & assignes for ever in ye Town or County record ffor ye confirmation off all wch I have to these prests set to my hand & seal ye 22 off ffebruary 17og in ye 2ª year off ye Reigne off our sovereigne Lady Queen Anne off England Scottland ffrance & Ireland Defendresse off ye faith &c
Sign'd seal'd & deliverd in ye presence off us John Pringle John Riggs
Samuel Bow's (seal)
Sam1 Bowrs-ye 18 off April 1704 personally appeared be- for me & acknowledg'd ye above written instrument to be his own act & deed Ebenezer Johnson Justice
Entred ye 27 off June-1704
per John James Town clerke.
(Page 78.) Know all men by these prets yt I John Bow's off Derby in ye Colony off Connecticott in New England for & in consideration off a valuable consideration already in hand received by me John Durand off Derby aforsaid Chirurgeon & Elizabeth Durand his Wife & for Divers other good causes me hereunto moving Have sold alienated assigned set over given granted & do by these prests fully freely & absolutely sell alienat asigne set over give grant & confirm unto ym ye sª John Durand & Elizabeth Durand his Wife a certaine parcell off land containing 7 acres lying att a place called two mile brook bounded East wth Ensign Riggs his land & south wth John Bow's: his own land & West with ye comon land & North with ye Comon land for ym ye sd John Durand & Elizabeth Durand his wife their heires executors administrators & assignes to have & to hold use & enjoy with ev'ry part & par- cel yr off, together with all & singular liberties priviledges advantages & appurtenances what soever there unto belong- ing or in any wise appertaining from ye day off ye date off these presents for ever without any eviction ejection encum- brance or trouble whatsoever from or by me ye sª John Bow's
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or from or by any person or persons whatsoever clayming or yt may att any time or times hereafter clayme ye same or any part yr'off for from by or under me by virtue or colour off any right or title any ways derived from me, a Warranting here by that I have good & lawfull right & title in & to ye sª land & yt its free & clear off & from all other & former sales & alienations what soever Thereby giving full power to ye sª John Durand & Elizabeth Durand his wife to record or cause to be recorded ye above sª land hereby sold unto themselves yr heires & assignes for ever in ye Town or County Records ffor ye : confirmation off all wch : I have to these prests putt to my hand & seal ye 22 off ffebr 17og in ye sª year off Queen Anne off England Scottland ffrance & Ireland Defendresse off ye faith &c
Signed seal'd & delivered in ye presence off us John Pringle John Riggs
Enter'd ye 27 off June 1704 per John James Recorder
John Bowers (Seal)
John Bowrs ye 18 off April 1704 appear'd personally befor me & acknowledg'd ye aboue written in- strumt to be his own act & deed Ebenezer Johnson
Justice
(Page 79.) To all to whom these prests shall come Know yee I Samuel Bow's off Derby in ye County off New = Haven in her Majesties Colony off Connecticott in New=England for & in consideration off a valuable price already in hand re- ceived where with I am fully satisfyed contented & payd & for diverse other good & wel advised considerations mee there unto moving have sold & do by these presents fully freely & absolutely sell alienate assigne set over give grant & confirm unto John Pringle Senior off Derby in ye County & Colony aforesaid & to his heires executors administrators & assignes a certaine parcell off upland lying in ye Mortgage bounded with high=way att each end & is 26 rod and an halfe wide at each end & 160 rod long & Containes in quantity 26 acres & an halfe more or lesse bounded Eastward with Jnº: Pringle his land & West ward with Jnº : Pringles land for him
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the aforesd : Pringle his heires & assignes to have & to hold use occupy possesse & enjoy as his & their own proper estate & inheritance from ye date off these prests : for ever without any manner off lett hinderance molestacon disturbance deny- all challenge Clayme eviction ejection trouble or demand wt- soever off or by me ye said Samuel Bow's my heires executors or administrators or from by or under me Affirming myself to be ye true proprietor off ye above said lands & that I have in my selfe good right & full power to sell ye same & do free & clear & freely & clearly acquit exonerate & discharge ye above=sª land from all other & former grants gifts bargaines sales mortgages joyntures willes dowries entailes rents taxes & encumbrances whatsoever And I do further engage & cove- nante firmly by these prests for my selfe my heirs & executors & administrators to & with ye afore sª John Pringle his heires & assignes to signe seale & deliver any other & firmer deed & conveyance off ye afore sª land as ye said Pringle his heires & assignes shall be advised by their council learned in the Law In Wittnesse where off & for confirmacon off all which I haue to these prests putt to my hand & seale in Derby
Signed seal'd & Delivered in ye presence off us John James Ephraim Smith his mark X
Samuel Bowrs (Seal)
Entred ye 18 off Sept- 1704 per John James Recordr
Samuel Bow's ye 18 off April 1704 appeard personally before me & acknowledgd ye above written instrumt to be his own act & deed
Ebenezer Johnson Justice
(Page 80.) To all to whom these prests shall Come Know yee that I James Hard off Derby in ye County off New= Haven in her Majesties Colony off Conecticott in New Eng- land for & in consideracon off a valuable price allready in hand rec'd . wherewith I am fully satisfyed contented & pay'd & for divers other good & weladvised consideracons me thereunto moving have sould & do by these prests : fully freely & abso- lutely sell alienate assigne set over give grant & confirme unto
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Captaine Ebenezer Johnson off Derby in ye County & Colony aforsd & to his heires executors & administrators & assignes a certain parcell off upland lying & being easterly off ye Road that goeth to Woodbury against ye land called Quakers ffarme bounded Northerly with a splitt Rocke & stones in ye cleft there off Easterly with a white oake tree Westerly with a Chestnutt tree southerly with a chesnutt tree eighty rods long on each side 62 rods wide att each end containing 31 acres more or lesse for him ye afore sª Johnson his heires & assignes to have hold use occupy possesse & enjoy as his & their own proper estate & inheritance from ye date off these prests for ever without any manner off lett hinderance molestacon dis- turbance denyall challenge clayme eviction ejection trouble or demand whatsoever off or by me ye sª James Hard my heires executors or administrators or from or by any other person or persons for from by or under me Affirming my selfe to be true proprietor off ye abovesd land & yt I have in my selfe good right & full power to sell ye same & do free & clear & freely & clearly acquitt exonerate & discharge ye above sª land from all other & former gifts grants bargaines sales mort- gages jointures dowries willes entailes rents taxes & encum- brances what soever And I do further engage & covt firmly by these prests : for myselfe my heires & executors & adminis- trators to & with ye aforesd Capt: Johnson his heires & assignes to signe seal & deliver any other & firmer deed & conveyance off ye aforesª land as ye sª Johnson his heires & assignes shall be advised by their council learned in ye Law In Wittnesse where off & for confirmacon off all wch I have to these presents putt to my hand & seale in Derby ye 18 off April 1704 James Hard X his marke
Signed Seal'd & Delivered in ye presence off us Wm Tomlinson Senior Samuel Bowrs
Entred ye 18 off Sept 1704 per John James Record"
James Hard ye day & date above written personally ap- pear'd befor me & acknowl- edged ye foregoing instrumt to be his own act & deed
Ebenezer Johnson Justice
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(Page 81.) To all to wm these prests shall come Know yee yt I Ephraim Smith off Derby in ye County of New Haven in her Magties Colony off Connecticott in New=England for & in consideracon off a valuable price already in hand received where with I am fully satisfy'd contented & paid & for diverse other good & weladvised considerations me thereunto moving have sold & do by these prests fully freely absolutely sell alienate assigne & set over give grant & confirm unto John Pringle Senior off Derby in ye County & Colony afor sª & to his heires executors administrators & assignes a certaine par- cell off upland lying in ye Mortgage bounded with high=way att each end & is 32 rod wide att each end bounded Westward with Sam1 Bow's his land & Northward wth ye said Jnº: Prin- gle his land & it is 160 rod long & containes in quantity 32 acres more or lesse for him ye afor sª : Pringle his heires & assignes to have hold use occupy possesse & enjoy as his & yr own proper estate & inheritance from ye date off these prests for ever without any manner off lett hinderance molestacon disturbance denyal challenge clayme eviction ejection trouble or demand wtsoever off or by me ye sª Ephraim Smith my heires executors or administrators or from or by any other person or persons for from by or und" me Affirming myselfe to be ye true proprietor off ye above sd land & yt I have in myselfe good & right & full power to sell ye same & do free & clear & freely & clearly acquitt exonerat & discharge ye above sª land from all other & former gifts grants bargaines sales mortgages jointures wills dowries entailes rents taxes & en- cumbrances wtsoever And I do further engage & Covt firmly by these prests for my selfe my heires & executors & adminis- trators to & with ye afor sd Jnº: Pringle his heires & assignes to signe seal & deliver any other & firmer deed & conveyance off ye afor sª land as ye sª Pringle his heires & assignes shall be advised by their council learned in ye Law In Wittnesse wroff & for confirmacon off all wch I have to these prests putt to my hand & seal in Derby
Signed Seal'd & Delivered . in ye presence off us John James Sam1 Bowrs
Ephraim Smith his X marke (Seal)
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Ephraim Smith personally appear'd befor me ye gth day off october 1704 & acknowl- edg'd ye instrumt to be his act & deed Ebenezer Johnson Justice
Entered ye 29 off Nov. 1704 per Jnº James Recorder
(Page 82.) William Tomlinson Sent his Lott in the Great hil plain over the great brook : is layed out on ye southward side of the lotts: bounded with highway southward and westward and northward with Samuell Brinsmeaids lott & Eastward with the common and Samuell nickolls his land and is 40 rods long on each side. And 14 rods wide cross that end nere pauls plain road. and 13 rods wide at the Eastward end buted on a great whit oak stump. & 16 rods cross the middle alowed to be two acors : alowed by us layers out
William Tomlinson
Samuell Brinsmeaid
John Pringle
William Tomlinson
Recorded this 15th of Desember 1704 Pr me John Pringle Recorder
Isaak Nickolls his lott in the great hill plain is bounded with Samuell Brinsmeaids lott 40 rods. southward. and bounded on the north ward side with the common 40 rods. And west ward with pauls plain road 39 rods wide and bounded East ward with Samuell Nickolls his land 33 Rods wide alowed by us to be 4 acors
Isaak Nickolls
William Tomlinson Senir Samuell Brinsmed John Pringle
Recorded this 15eth of Desember 1704 Pr John Pringle Re- cordr
Samuell Brinsmeaids lott in the Great hill plain is bounded with Isaak Nickolls his Land north wd and with William Tom- linsons Sen" southward and Eastward with Samuell Nickolls his land & West ward with Pauls plain roade 40 rods Long
Samuell Brinsmed
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on each side and 14 rod and half wide at each end the but- ments at each corner an heap of stones
Layd out and alowed by us to be two acors
William Tomlinson Sen™ Samuel Brinsmeaid John Pringle
Recorded this 15eth of Desember 1704 Pr John Pringle recordr
Isaak Nickolls
(Page 83.) Isaak Nickolls his lott in the west Teer on the great hill is bounded with high way at the Eeast ward end & at the westerd end corner and is 38 rods wide. and bounded south ward with Samuell Brinsmeaids land & northward with John Pringles land 97 rods in length 19 acors more or les Aloued by us
Layers out William Tomlinson Samuell Brinsmeaid John Pringle
Recorded this 15eth of Desember 1704 John Pringle Recordr
Isaac Niccols
Isac Nicolls his lott pr Woodbery road is bounded with highway at each end and is 36 Rod wide & bounded with highway on the south ward side and northerdley with Samuell Brinsmeds Land and is 80 Rod in length and lieth on the great hill so called
Laid out and aloued by us for 14 acors more or lesse
William . Tomlinson Sen" Samuel Brinsmeaid John Pringel
Recorded this 15th of Desember 1704 John Pringle Recorder
John
Pringl
John Pringle his lott in the west teer on the great hill is bounded with high way at ye easterd end & wt high way on the northerd side and with comon land at ye west end : & bounded south ward with Isaac niccolls his land and is 38 Rod wide & 96 Rodd in length. the butment at each corner are meer stones, with stones heapt or layd about them. I-ay-d out & aloued by us for 16 acors more or less
William Tomlinson Sen™ Samuell Brinsmed John Pringle
Recorded this 15th of Desember : 1704 John Pringle Recordr
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John Pringels lott on the Great hill by Woodbery Road is bounded wt highway at each end & on the northerd side & on ye southerd side with John Bosticks land and is 80 Rods long & 36 Rodd wide the butments are meer stones set up and stones layd about them aloued by us to make 14 acors be it more or less
John Pringl
William Tomlinson sen™ Samuell Brinsmeaid John Pringle
Recorded this 15th Desember 1704 John Pringle Recorder
(Page 84.) Josep Hawkens his lott in ye mortgage is bounded wt high way at each end and is 70 rodds wide at ye northerd end & 40 rods wide at the southerd end and is a 160 rods long bounded with Thomas Worsters land westerdly and bounded northerdly with John Chatfields land and con- tains in quantity 54 acres more or less Laid out by us=
Samuell Riggs John Pringle William Tomlinson Joseph Hawkens
Entred ye 19th of Desember : 1704 Pr Jnº Pringle Recordr
Brinsmeads lott is bounded with high way at each end & is 30 rod wide and 160 rod long, bounded north est with Stephen Person Jun. his land and southwest with Jabis Har- gers land contains in qt 30 acors more or less laid out by us whose names are under wrt
Samuell Riggs Jō™ Pringle willim Tomlinson senr william Tomlinson jun"
Entred ye Igth of Desember 1704 Pr John Pringle Recordr
Niccolls his lott is bounded with highway at each end and is 63 rod wide at yt end next to moos hill or 40 rod wide at the southeast end and it is an 140 rod long on yt side ajoyning unto the widow mileses land and a hundred and sixty rod long bounded on ffrances french his land and contains in quantity 49 acors more or less laid out by us
II draught Samuell Niccolls in ye mortgge
Samuell Riggs John Pringle
Joseph Hawkens William Tomlinso
Entred ye 19th of December 1704 Pr Jnº Pringle Record
[ ]5 Joseph Hawkens
19 draught Samuell Brinsmead in ye mortgage
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Io draught William Wasbon in ye mortgge
Wasbon lott is bounded wt highway at Each end & is 30 Rod wide and 200 rod long bound northerd with Jeremiah Johnsons land and South ward with widow Tomlinsons Land & lieth for 37 acors more or less laid out by us Samuell Riggs John Pringle Joseph Hawkens William Tomlinson
Entred ye 19th of Desember 1704 Pr Jnº Pringle Recorder
draft 6eth Pitch or
John Johnsons lott is bounded wt highway at each end and 25 rod wide cross each end and an 130 rod long bounded north east with John Durans land and bounded south west with John bowers his land & contains in quantity 19 acors more or less laid out by us
Samuell Riggs Pringle William Tomlinson Joseph Hawkens
Entred ye Igth of Desember 1704 Pr John Pringle Recor
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William Tomlinson his lott in the mortgage on briants hill so called is 160 rods long and 19 rod and a half wide at each end bounded with David Wosters land north ward & with widow french her land south ward west ward with high way and east ward with that high way that coms down by nauga- tunk river liing for 19 acors and half more or les as it is bounded laid out by us
Samuell Riggs John Pringle
William Tomlinson
Davis senir Lott 45) John
(Page 85.) John Davis senior his lott is bounded wt high way att each end and is 30 rod wide & 200 rod long and is bounded north wt Georg Bemans land & southerd wt Isaak Niccolls his land and lieth for 37 acores more or les laid out by us. Samuell Riggs John Pringle Josep Hawkens William Tomlinson
Entred ye 19 of march 1705 p me John Pringle Recordr
Tibbals his lott 51) John
Tibbals his lott in the mortgage is bounded with high way att each end and is 36 rods wide a 160 rod long bounded north ward with Ebenezer Hargers land and southward wt the land that was Jeremiah Johnson seniers and contains in
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quantity 36 acors more or less layed out by us Samuell Riggs John Pringle Joseph Hawkens William Tomlinson
Entred ye 19th of march 1705 John Pringle Recorder
Hargers lott in the last teer in the mortgage is 30 rodd wide bounded with highway at each end & bounded north ward with widow French her land. & south ward w John Tibbals his land & is 160 rod long. & contains in quantity 30 50) acors more or less Lay'd out by us Samuell Riggs John Pringle Joseph Hawkens William Tomlinson entred ye 19 of march 1705
p John Pringle Recorder
wosters lott in the mortgage is in the last teer is bounded wt high way at each end and is 160 rod long & is 17 Rodd wide bounded north ward with high way & south ward wt William Tomlinson junior his land and contains in quantity 17 acors more or less laid out by us Samuell Riggs John Pringle Joseph Hawkens William Tomlinson junior : entre'd ye 19th of march 1705 this above sª land is bounde wt high way at each end
p John Pringle Recorder 47)
Whereas Lef Thomas Worster had formerly a grant of two pcells of land lying within the bounds of Derby Lyeing north ward of John Hull senior his land on wch now standeth Ens : Joseph Hulls house, and whereas sª land passed by pur- chase to Sam11 Griffin and from his heirs to Ebenezer Harger, and the land being at first six acres and the bounds being now loste except the south bounds and Ebenezer Harger desiring to have his bounds renewed yt he may lawfully Improve without tresspassing on the towns lands with which he is bounded on all sides except the south : Therefore we John Riggs and Abell Gun townsmen have this 3rd of March 170g renewed ye bounds of sª land according to the former grant of six acres by measure ; and the bounds run norwest- ward flanking Ens: Hulls land 54 rods and then they run northward 7 rods to a station marked and from thence the bounds run eastward 16 rods, to another station, and from thence the bounds eastward Inclining to the south, 41 rods to
Ebenezer Hargers
David Woster
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