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john huls grant of a hom lott
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(Page 29.) by me okenuch reseved all ready to my full Sattisfaction
witnes my hand this twentith of aprell 1674
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John hulls Samuel Riges his Puissek X mark Ephram Smith
Ebenezar johnson
Desem : 3 : 1674: at a town meting of the inhabetants of Pagaset thay have Granted to Ebeneazor johnson that pece of land wheare his hous Stands from the brook by his hous down to the tree that Stephen Peirson falled four Barrill timbar and So downe to his fenc att Divels jump :
Dec : 3 : 1674: the inhabetants of PagaSett hath granted Ephram and given to ephram Smith All thatt land wch is against his Smith fenc both parts of it on the east Side of nagutuck rivar from his fenc down to the fott of the hill-
A Bell
Gun
Dec : 3 : 1674 at a meting of the inhabetants of PagaSett thay have geiven to abell Gun all that land wch is against his three parcels of fenc on the east Side of nagatuck Rivar that belonges to the meadow the breadth of his land to be the length of his fenc from his fenc down to The fott of the hill :
Samuel Riges
Dec : 3 : 1674 the inhabetants of PagaSett have geiven to Samuell Riges al that land wch lieth against his meadow fenc on the east Side of nagatuck reivar from his fenc down to the foott of the hill : we Say against one Parcell of fenc:
frances french
Dec : 3 : 1674: the inhabetants of Pagaset have granted to frances ffrench all that land against his fenc on the east Side of nagatuck rivar from his fenc down to the foot of the hill :
Town order for to run metings
agust : 8 : 1675 : The inhabetants of Derby at a town meting being Lafollly warned : finding the greatt inconveniency of mens not coming to town-metings when warned ; doe agre and order that if any PerSon have had warning and he Come not to the meting within half an houre after the time apoynted by them that warn him or them : he Shall pay a fine of 6ยช to the town treaSeurar or the towns men as the town Seeth Cause : and if any man Stay totally from the meting thatt have had warning
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he or thay Shall pay one Shilling to the Use of The town as afore ; and Shall Stand to any lafoll grant or order which thay that are or doe meete Shall make :
(Page 30.) May : 30 : 1673 : the inhabetants of Pagasett being mett together doe grant To ebeneazar johnson half - that loe Springey land thatt is found on the South east Side of Sentanull hill that is fitt to make meadow of from The welchmans meadow down towards mossis johnSons grant :
May 30 : 1673 : the inhabetants of PagaSett have granted to ephram Smith that land which is betwen Samuell Rigeses little playn and the land that is layed out and granted all ready : and it is to be Sized by tow men which The inhabet- Ephram ants Shall Chues and the Sayed Smith is to make and mayn- Smith tain fenc for it on the out Side and on the inSide according to his land :
May : 30 : 1673 : the inhabetants of pagaSett do agree and Town order order that no inhabeTants Shall be admitted to pagasett with out the lafoll warning : of all the jnhabetants obSearving the ordar that was meade : Sep : 19 : 1672 :
Att a meting of the planters of Pagasett : Dec : 12 : 1673 : thay have granted To jerymiah johnSon a pece of land for a pastar being on the South Side of the brock that lieth against his hous: bounded with the broke North and with the high way east ; and with a ledge of rocks South East: and twelve roods ovar a little Spring of wattar South westt:
Dec : 12 : 1673 : the inhabetants of PagaSet at a meting have granted to ffrances ffrench and Samuell Riges a pece of land joyning against thear feeld : it is to be equally devided betwen them both : bounded on the East with the fenc: and on the South with the high way : and on the North with the edge of the Swomp : and on the north east with the common :
The inhabetanc and propriators of pagaset being all Lafolly warned the meting atended thay have agreed and votted this : 9 of : feb : 1674: that all Lands granted and claymed with in the bowns of Pagasett Shall paye to the full maintenancof the minestor: and that the minastors maintenanchall be levied by no other eState but only by lands; and all lands
Ebene johnson
Jer john son
frances french
Samuell Riges
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Town order for minis tores maint nanc
Granted and Claimed Shall be laid out and prised to tellable land either in quantity or quallyty ; and this order is to Stand in force and authentick tell we inhabetanc of Pagasett See cause to allter it :
Abell Holbrok
aprell : 16 : 1675 the inhabetanc of PagaSett have ad mited and acsepted of Abell hollbrok to be an inhabetant in Pagasett : and have granted to him a hom lott containing : 4 : akers : and ten akers of plow land : and that land which was granted to abell Gunn namely huls Swomp: only provided that abell gun have So much of hasice medow Swomp that will Answer it in quantity or quallyty : that being judged at 3 akers and a half of land: and abel holbrok doth ingage to Come forth with And fulfill the order meade aprell : 16 : 1675 : concerning inhabetants Settlement here wch ordar was red to him ; further thay have Granted to him that little pece of Swomp which he hath fenced in next huls Swomp :
george Beman
may : 21 : 1675 The inhabetants of Derby have granted to gorge beman A hom lott Containing four akers; and the Said georg beman doth ingage to buld a Soficient hous acording to law : aad fenc in his hom lott and inhabett constantly after the grant hereof for the Space of 4 yeres : and the Said georg is to fulfil ye order meade aprell : 16 : 1675 :
Towne Agrement with Ed: woStar :
(Page 31.) feb : 28: 1676 : att atown meting in Deby the towne have agreed and Bargained with Edward woster for a sofi- tient high way Thorough the long lott and fishing place to the most convenient place To Cary corne or other goods or land them their; and aplace att the water Side of land Sofi- tient to land in or Set down any Goods-The high way is to to be a sofitient Cart way Such away as now he hath-Only libarty for two Carts to pass if nede be one by another and itt Shall not be acCounpted trespase or damage : all this is granted To the town of Derby provided Edward woster have Seutable Sattisffaction for itt; This was granted and agreed Upon att a town meting by both parties the day and yere above mentined :-
Dec : 4 : 1676 : at a town meting att Derby : the town have Granted to Ebe: Johnson a small pece of loe land being on the west Side of Nagatuck Rivar; bounded on the North
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and west with the high hill; and on the Sough with joseph hawkins his land; and on the east with nagaTuck Rivar; This above land is granted upon conditions that The Said Eben make and maintain and uphold sofitient fenc acording To his proportion of land with other men in the meadow-
Att a town meting at Deby ; Aprell : 18 1677 the town have- Granted to m' john Bowers that that 12 acres which was granted to him for a hom Lott att his first admittanc may be my Bowers: acCounted devition land beCase The inhabetants have granted him another lott to build upon and That is to be his hom lott ; further the inhabetants have granted To m' Bowers all that Swamp which lieth ajasent to his 12 acres of land ; bounded on the East with the Coman; and bounded on the South east with frances french and Samuell Riges their land; and On the west with his one land ; only that part wch lieth against Jer: johnsons land for a watring place Recerved for Samuell Rigs-
Att atown meting at Derby feb : 22 : 1676 the town have M' Bowers: Granted to m' John Bowers three acres of the meadow called by the name of Davids meadow on the west Side of the brock :-
ffeb : 22 : 1676 the town have granted to jer : johnson foure Jerem acres of Davids meadow on the east Side of the brock :-
johnson
ffeb : 22 : 1676 : the town have Granted to Eben : johnson Eb : johnson Six Acres of land for a pastare joyning to his hom lott on the north Side there of provided high ways be nott hendred :-
(Page 32.) Aprell 18 : 1677 : the town have granted to Ebenezar johnson a home lott: Nere Stephen Peirsons hous Eb : john Containing four acres yett not to hindar Theofilas baulwins son lott and if the Said eben johnson buld not a Sofitient hous acording to law with in a yere or be in very : Likely way So to doe : the lott Shall. return to the town again And if the Said eben : Come to dwell at this lott he Shall have libarty to remove the quantyty of acres of pasture to a conveneant place whare the town Seth (seeth ?) cause or Shall appoynt-
Att atown meting at Derby may the : 3 : 1677 : the town have agreed and votted that no one man or men dwelling in Derby shall Admit or entartain any parson or parsons directly
Eb: john Son
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or indirectly to Sett upon fiching or entartain them upon pretenc : of Sarvants to ad vantage them selves and to infring the town the Town of there proper rightt : except the town give leave and Libarty to the inhabetants or to any one as thay Se cause further we doe declare that if any that is not an inhabetant Shall : Presume to fish with out consent of the town in the bounds of the town he or they shall forfitt twenty Shillins : p barRell and Soe proportynablely for al that he or thay Shall catch : And if any man that is an inhabetant Shall breake or any ways act conterary to-to this above Said order Shall forfitt twenty Shillings a barrell and So propor- tinablely for al the fish that Thay or he Shall catch :-
Agust : 22 : 1677 : The town have agreed and voted the third time to Send to Captain beard m" nickalas camp : and widdow 'brinsmeade ; And mr osbarnd to Send us there answer by the tenth of September : 1677 : whother thay will come and take up lots in the neck and buld and fenc and fullfill the town order meade to other inhabetants : and if the town have a neg- ative or no answer by that time they will dispose of the land :-
The Substanc of this order was Sent to the above Said par- sons by me Abell Gunn apoynted by the town :-
(Page 33.) att atown meting at Derby : Agust : 22 : 1677 : the town have Granted to Danniell Collings that land that was formarly Granted to Moses johnson Containing twenty acres more or les : only the Town Grants libarty for Ebenezar john- Collings son to cart hay or corn or drive thorow yoke ed oxson pro- Dani vided he doe no damage toe the Said Collings in Corn or hay or moing Grass; the high way is to be whare it is most con- venient for the Said eben : and least in convenient to the Said Collins: and the Said Danill Collings doth ingage to buld a sofitient hous and fenc in convenient lands and inhabett. con- stantly upon the place for the Space of foure yeres and fullfill the town order wch was red To him meade a prell : 16 : 1675 : further the town have Granted to the Said Collings three acres of meadow at Davids meadow next to mr john bowers his grant : if the place will beare it all this grant upon the formar teirms and order-
Town order conceirning fishing
Town Agree Captain beard camp brinsmeade osborn
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November : 16 : 1677 : the laying out of Ebenazar Johnsons hom lott by Stephens Hous the lenth is thirty poll and Twenty four rods wide 4. 2" and his pasture is four score rod long and fourty wide att one eand and fifty two att the other eand wch maks twenty three acres only the town resarves a high way thorow his home lott and pastur to fetch Stons from the rocks And reserves the Stons of the rock and the rocks for the Use of the Town provided thay leave not down the Said ebens : fenc to his Damage :-
Novembar : 16 : 1677 : Laying outt Danill Collings hom lott it is thirty rods long on one Side and ninetene at the other eand and twenty eight wide which maks four acres forty six rods more or les : and his pastur is Thirty Seven rods long and twenty Six rods wide which maks Six acres Two Rods more or les : which land is granted upon the former termes to the said collengs-
Decembar : 20 : 1677 ; att a town meting at Derby The Tow have gr[ ]ted to Samuell Nickcols a fifty acre alottment acord- ing to ye Committis distry butyon provided he come and Settle amongst [ ] by ye first of march next and attend ye town order t[ ] was Read to him made aprell : 16 : 1675 ; and pay all Dues to ye Town and ministry and for yo land ;-
Dec : 26 : 1677 att atown meting at Derby The Town have granted to W[ ] Tomlinson a fifty acre alottment acording as ye Committy ordered in ye neck; provided yt he Come and Settle by ye first of march Next and buld a soficient hous and inhabett constatly upon ye place and f[ ] his hom lott and fulfil ye order meade aprell : 16 : 1675 and p[ ] dues to ye town and for ye [ ]:
(Page 34.) Att Atown meting att Derby : feb : 25 : 1677 : The Lord haveing By his Providenc called acompany of his Pore Servants into this cornor of The wildarnes ; calls upon us first to Seke the Kingdome of God And the Rituasnes there of which hath put severall persons upon The inqueary of ye town for there fre will and consent to gather A church att Derby and to walke in a church way and Sett up the orde nances of god acording to gospell Rules as nere as we can attain Acording to our best light ; The Town haveing had Two
Eben Johnson
Dannill Collins
Sam + Nick
Wil Tom- linson
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metings Abought ye Same. The first all ye jnhabetants ware wil- ling and gave there consent in ye thing ; att ye Second meting Which was on : feb 25 : 1677 : all Gave their consent by word of mouth not to hendar Soe great and soe good awork; but doe Incorreg to Set upon it and will help to main- tain it if setled And give Their consent to aske counsell and consent of ye Naithboring Churches in order to a church Gathering-
eorg man
feb : 18 : 1677 : Laying out a little peece of land for Georg Beman on ye West Side of his hom lott it is : fiftene Rods long : 18 at one eand And Three att ye other eand wch maks an acre Save thre poole Laying out another pece of land at ye Rere of his lott, one line Being : 30 : rods long ; and ye other Side ; 24 rods : : 25 : and : 15 : being The lenth of the Two eands ; which maks : 4 : acres ;
p me Abell Gunn being appoynted to lay it out
feb : 18 : 1677 Laying out m" John Bowerses land Swomp and paster AGainst his hous and hom lott ; The front loyn is a : 105 : Rods The Rere line be yond the Swomp is a : 90 : rods : ye line against Jer : johnsons is : 60 : rods : The loyn against Georg bemans is 36 : Rods : which maks : 29 : acres : 16 rods ;-
Town Office
Decem : 20 : 1677 : at atown meting at Derby the town hath Chosen jer : Johnson cunstoble for the yere inSueing : & Samuell Riggs Ebenezar Johnson & John hulls Towns men for ye yere inSueing : & Abell Gun Recorder-
Paull Brins
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(Page 35.) Att atown meting att Derby : jene : 10: 1677 : The town have [granted ?] To Paull Brinsmeade ahom lott in ye Neck & a fifti acre [alotment?] There acording to the com- mitties order provided the Said Paull come to Derby & inhabet & inprove this precent yere & doth ingage at ye end of this precent y": 78; the Said paull or [ ] of his brothers will Settle a constant inhabetant upon thes [ ] & pay all dues to the Town & minnistry & his proportion for [ ] land to the purchessors. & doth ingage to Submit to all the wholsom orders of the place & to fulfill the town order meade aprell : 16 : 1675 : which was read to him at his admittanc-
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Att atown meting att Derby: Aprell : I: 1678 the town at the desire of jonas Tomlenson for himself & m' jo: hawly have granted to the said m' hawly & jonas Tomlenson the most of that little plain against ye hous on the east Side of the brook ; provided there lots exsede not above : 4 : or : 5 : acres apece with what thay have alredy fenced : or as thos that have ye power to lay out land may Se cause.
This is granted to them provided thay lay down that plea to be all thears that is on that purches whare the hous Stands & that the town Shall lay out hom lots any wheare nere the said ho -? provided they lay not out that land they have fenced :
Att a town meting at Derby : octo : 2: 1678 the Town have voted [ ] agred : That the ministors Rate for this yere Shall be gathered by all Rattable estate according to law : & that every man Shall bring in a list of all his Rateable estate lands exsepted upon [ ] 5th of this moneth unto Abell Gun
at atown meting at Derby: Novem : 6: 1678: The Town Retarns This answer : Mr ffowler if you make it a peere that wee hav any of your land we will not detaine it or a vallua- tion for it- & as for your motion we are willing to comply with you [ ] leave it to indefrent men whother you Shall have a coppy :-
This is the towns Answer to mrs fowler or
her agents
from Abell Gunn in the name of the town of Derby
from Derby
Novem : 6 : 1678 :-
(Page 36.) Att a towne meting at Derby : Novem : 6 : 1678 : the Town have Granted to William Tomlenson six acres of pastor land at ye South-end of ye little hill on this Side the houses : & foure acres of ye little Swomp joyneing to it if it be there-
Deccem : 30 : 1678: at a town meting at Derby : the town have Chosen Ebenezar Johnson to be cunstable for the yere insueing & have Chosen Ebenezar Johnson Samuell Riggs Wm TomlinSon Townsmen for the yere inSueing : & frances french & Ephraim Smith hewwards & fenc vewers for ye yere
mr haly jonas
Town agre
Tows Answer to mrs fowler
william tomlinson
Town officers
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inSewing & Abell Gunn Sirvayer for the yere inSueing: & Wm Tomlison for ye Neck: & Ebenezar Johnson to kepe ornary- At the above Said meting the town have agreed & voted to give m' Bowers fiftene pounds added to his 35 : pounds to make him fenc for this yere inseuing ; it is further agreed that This fifteen pounds Shall be paid by rate acord- ing as every man hath givun in; & those men that ware chosen before to Levy the Rate shall ad this fiftene pound :
Ebene Johnson
Att a town meting at Derb; Dec : 30: 1678: The Town have granted to Ebenezar Johnson The uppar plain land against Rock Rimmon; & that it Shall lye for Devision land & be so accounted if milford Doe not take away the propriety of it ; & the town grant the Said ebenezar libbarty to take in another man with him:
jer : Johnson
Dec : 30: 1678: The Town have granted to jer: Johnson Twenty acres of land at the loer end of the plaine against Rock Rimmon provided high ways be not hendred; at the Same meting The town granted to Dannill Collens & john Tibbals Ten acres apece & to Phillep Denman Ten acres if the land will Beare it provided high ways be not hendred-
Att atown meting at Derby: November: 12: 1678: the Town town have voted & agreed that all lands that are improved by plowing or meadow or any other wayes acording to law Shall be brought into the list of estate for the Raising of the maintenancof the ministor this yere ; this land is to brought in by this day Sennight to the townsmen-further the town have Chosen the three towns men to vallue the land & make ye Rate for This yere
mr Bowers :
(Page 37.) At atown meting at Derby : Novem : 12 : 1678: the town have gra To m' John Bowers a high way that Runs along by georg Bemans lott tell Such time as the towne Se cause to improve it; only frances ffrench hath libarti to cart or drive Cattle thorow it; allso the town grant to mr Bowers all the land from ye. Brocke wth aparravell (parallel?) line from Sentenull hill fence to george Bemans line only the town resarves a high way thorow it-
john Tibbals
Att atown meting at Derby : Novem : 12: 1678: the town have granted to john Tibbals a red oke tre in the high way
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against his hous at the front of his lot to be & to remaine to be for him & his proper use-
Att atown meting at Derby: Jun : 14: 1678: the Town have Granted to elizabeth heler (Wheeler?) a hom lott Con- taining foure acres if ye place will beare it : it is granted upon the Conditions that other jnhabetants have theare grants & a widdo heler high way thorow it
jen ; 14 : 1679 : at a town meting at Derby the Town hath granted to john beach a hom lott containing foure acres more john Beach or les which was formarly granted to john prindle : provided the Said john beach inhabid constantly upon the place for foure yeres after this grant & pay all dues to the town & minnistry atending the town order meade april : 16: 1675:
At a town meting at Derby jen : 14: 1679 the Town hath granted To Abell Gunn a paster of ten acres at the upper Abell eand of hog path- Gun
At atown meting at Derby : jen : 14: 1678 The Town have Georg bem- granted to george beman that Swomp by his hom lot & the land on the north Side of it to the upper eand of the Said Swomp :-
At the Same Town meting : jan : 14: 1678: the town hath granted liberty to Edward Woster to fence in apece of land in the wods & inprove it tell the town Se cause to lay out Ed woster devisions of land & then to be disposed of as the Town Seeth Cause
At a town meting at Derby : jen : 14: 1678: the Town hath Granted liberty to Samuell Riggs to take up: Twenty acres of land at or neere Rock Rimmon on the west Side of the River; provided the Said Samuell lay down to the towns dispose ten acres of land on sentenall hill
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(Page 38.) at atown meting at Derby : ffeb : the 6th 1677 : The Town have Granted to Josiah Niccals & jonathan Niccals each of them a fifty acre alotment in the great neck acCord- ing to ye Committies order provided thay both Com & inhabet constantly upon the place by the first of march next aftor this date & buld & fenc according to the town order wch was red to them at ther admittanc or before & also thay doe ingage to pay there proportion To the purchessers for the land & al dues to the Town & minnistor
Sam Riggs
jonathan Nickeals
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Isaac Niccals
Att atown meting at Derby : feb : 18: 1678: the Town hath granted to jsaac Niccals a fifty acre alotment in the neck acording to the Committies order that was granted to joseph both provided the Said jsaac Nicols com to derby & buld & fenc forth with; with the rest of the naithbors there and inhabet Constantly upon the place for the Space of foure yeres & fullfill the town order meade : aprell : 16: 1675: & pay his just due for the land & to ye minestry & al town charges-
Ephraim Smith
feb : 18 : 1678 : the town hath granted to ephraim Smith ten acres of land for a paster on horse hill So called provided high wayes be not hendred-
Stephen person
At atown meting at Derby : feb : 18: 1678 the Town hath Granted to Stephen peirson a foure acre meadow lot at Davids meadow bounded with the Common on both eands & on. one Side & with another lot on the South- ..
Town agree
At atown meting at Derby : feb : 18 : 1678 : joseph Garner haveing built a small house upon a lot that was formerly granted to him upon Condisions wch condisions was never parformed by The Said garner : Therefore the town of Derby have taken the forfiture of the Said garner & So the hous into there one custody & Sold it to Phillep denman for thirty Shillings :-
Georg
bemon
laying out George bemans land on the north East of his hom lot it is ; 54: polle brode next his hom lot; the east sid line is : 38: rods long : The north east line is 25 : rods long : the north west Side is 52 : rods long : wch. makes : Ten acres : 155 polle-more or less : p me Abell Gunn being appoynted to lay it out
Thomas woster
(Page 39.) Decem ; 26 ; 1677 : att atown meting att Derby the town hath Granted To Thomas wostar a hom lott con- taining fower acres of the Half of plum meadow & the ajasent land acording to the Commities order by the General Court : this land is granted to The Said thomas woster provided he pay the purchessers & dwell upon the place foure yers from this deate & buld & fenc & attend the town order mead Aprell : 16 : 1675 ;
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Att Atown meting att D erby : Novem : 9th 1680 where as there hath Bene aformer grant of land to Paule Brinsmead by the town of Derby which land was ordered By the Com- mitty feb : 18: 1676: & confirmed by the Gen1: Court: the Said Paule not attending the conditions upon which it was granted ; we Se reson & doe hereby grant to Samuell Brims- mead the Same allottment that is a fifty acre Alottement Acording to the Committies order Provided The Said Sam : Brimsmead pay the purches for the land as ye town doth or shall order & build asofitient hous acording to law . fenc in his hom lot & dwell Constantly upon ye place ye Space of foure yeres from this grant ; & attend ye town order meade Aprell; 16: 1675 :
(Page 40.) Aprell the 16: 1675 : the inhabetants of Pagasett being sensable of The great inconvenency of mens Coming and taking Up of land And not dwelling and enproveing of it acording to the exspectTasion of the inhabetants : Doe now ordar and agre that all which shall be entartained for inhabe- tants for time to Come shall Build a soficyent hous acording to law and fenc in his hom lott And convenient out land and inhabett constantly for the sprace of four yeres after the grant of all. Such landes : and that all parsons that have and doe take up land upon this grant if thay doe Not fulfill this ordar and shall goe from the place and not fullfill theas con- disiones shall forfitt all his and thar grant of Land and paines abought it exsept the inhabetants se cas to favor him or them ;
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