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Wher as there is an ingagement for ye Settling a constant inhabetant acording to ye Toun act as appears in ye above sd instrument it is now agreed upon yt ye ingagement upon yt account is released : And wheareas ye hom lott wch was promised to Richard Bryan is not mentioned in yr above Sª
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instrument ; yet it is to be underStod yt ye ingagement for ye hom lott is to be made good to richard Bryan his heires or asignes ;
Signed & sealed in ye presents of us p order of ye Town of Derby-
Abell Gunn : Seal [Eº]
This above written deed was acknowledged By ye Sub- scriber Abell Gunn; to be his act & deed in Behalf & p order of ye Town of Derby this 29th of feb; 1683
Before me Samuell Eells Comisine_ 4
(Page 29.) Measuring & Laying out : Isaac Nicolses Hom lott in the Greatt Neck which Land was apoynted by the General Courts Committy : with Severall other men; the first lott is wm Tomlensons : layed out Aprell : 9 1678 : Bounded North west with mr Hawly & jonas Tomlensons Land & Bounded North East with the highway ; & Bounded South East wth Sa Brensmad hom lot, & Bounded South west : 44 Roods long on the North west side & 573 (?) & 8 : roods Brode at the front : & 22 : Roods att the Rere : which makes 4 acres more or Less ;
Measuring & Laying out Sa : Brinsmead Hom loot Aprell 9 : 1678- it is 57 Roods long : & : 8 : Roods wide in the front : & 15 R : wide in the Rere; wch makes 4 acres : more or Less : Bounded wth w™ Tomlenson North west: the highway North east : South east Sar Nicals the river south w[ ]
Measuring & laying out Sa'. Nicolses Hom lot Aprell : 9 : Sa' Nicals 1678-it is 57 Roods long : 8 Roods wide at the front : 15 att the Rere wch make 4 acres more or less; Bounded North west with Sa' : Brinsmead : North East the highway : South East with isack Nicalses hom lott : & Bounded South with the River.
Aprell 9, 1678 Laying out Isaac Nicolses hom lott Bounded Isaac Nicols with the High way North : Sam : Nicols : west : the River South & John Pringdell East : it is 57 Roods long : 8 : Roods wide att the front : & 15 wide at the Rere wch make 4 acre more or Less ;
W Jams Clarke Natheaneall Hummersun
Wm Tomlenson
Sa' Brinsmead
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John Pringdell
Laying out John Pringdels hom lot Aprell : 9 : 1678-it is 57 Roods long : & 8 Roods wide att the front : & 15 wide att the Reere : wch makes 4 acres more or less ; Bounded on the North with the high way: East wth John Hubbels hom lott ; South wth the River; west with Isaac Nicolses hom lot ;
Mr John Hubbell
Laying out m" john Hubbels hom lott Aprell : 9. 1678: it is 60 Roods long : & 10 : Roods wide att the front or North : Bounded on the North with the high way the : Brook East ; & the River South : & John Pringdell west ;
John Pringdel
Measuring & Laying out the Land in the indian feild John Prengdalls loott is : is 52 : Roods long on Each Side & 25 Roods wide att Each end : wch makes : 8 acres more or Less ; Bounded on the South with the ferry loot so called: west with ye River : & Sa Brinsmeads loot North : & with the foot of the hill East.
Sam' Brinsmead
(Page 30.) mesuring & laying out Samuell Brinsmead land in the indian feild Aprell : 10 : 1678 : it is : 52 Roods long on one Side & 44 Roods on the other side: & 32 Roods wide att Each end which makes 9 : acres : more or Less ; Bounded on the North with Isaac Nicols South with John Pringdell : west with ye River : East with the foot of the Hill ;
Isaac Nicols :
laying out Isaac Nicolses land in ye indian feild Aprell : 10 : 1678-it is 44 : Roods long on one side & 46 : on the othe side : 32 Roods wide att Each End wch makes : 9 : acres more or less; Bounded on the North with wm Tomlinson : East with the foot of the Hill South with Sa'. Brinsmead's land ; west with the River :
William : Tomlenson :
Laying out w™ Tomlensons land in the indian feild Aprell IO : 78-it is : 46 Roods long on one side & 52 Roods on the other side & 28 Roods wide att Each End : wch makes : 8 : acres more or less : Bounded on the East with the foot of the Hill on the South with Isaac Nicoles land : & west with ye River : & Bounded North with Sa' Nicoles land ;
Samuell Nicols :
Laying out Samuell Nicoles land in the indian feild Aprel IO : 78 : it is : 57 : Roods long on the one side : & : 44 : long on the othe side & 28 : Roods wide att Each end wch makes : 8 : acres : more or less : Bounded on the East with the foott of the hill: B: North with m' John Hubbell's Land : B : South with w™ Tomlensons land : Bo : west wth the River ;
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Laying out m" John Hubbels Land in the indian feild Aprell 10 : 78 it is : 44 : Roods on the one side : & 28 on the othe side : 43 in Breadth att one end : & 38 att the other End wch makes aleven acres more or less : Bounded on the North wth ye common ; B : on the east wth ye foot of the hill : B. south wth Sa' : Nicolses land : B. west with the River; it is to be Noted that we have alowed a convienient High way thorow all these lots for Each person to goo to his land :
Abell Gun :
Derby : November : 22 : 1679: Joseph Hawkins : wm Tom- lenson & Abell Gunn being apoynted to measure & lay out Land in ye Great Neck : Began at Pauls Plain; they alow a 2 : Roods high way by the River side till the Bank goeth off from the River & then to goo along the Bank thorow out all the lots to the north end.
Samuell Brinsmead's lott in Pauls Plain is : 30 : Roods long & 14 Roods att the South end & : 24 : Roods att ye North west End : wch makes : 3 acres & 12 more or les : Bounded on the South with the Towns land : B : East wth the foot of the hill B : North wth john Pringdels land, & west wth the River.
(Page 31.) Laying out John Pringdels Land in Pals Plain : Novem : 22 : 1678-it is 24 Roods wide att the South End & 32 att the north East End & 20 Roods wide wch make : 3 acres & 12 more or Less : Bounded on the East with the futt of the Hill : Bo : on the North with Isack Nicols his Land : B : South with Sa : Brinsmead land Bo : west wth the River ;
Laying out Isaac Nicols his Land in Pals Plain Nov'e : 22 : 1678 : it is 35 : Roods wide at the South & 33 att ye North : & 16 : Roods wide wch make : 3 acres : 12 : more or less Bounded on ye East wth ye foot of the Hill : B : North with Mr John Hubbell : Bo : west wth ye River : Bo : South wth John Pring- dell ;
Measuring & Laying out m' John Hubbels land in Pauls Plain Novem. 22 : 1688 : it is : 33 Roods wide att the South East End & 34 : R : att the North West End : 20 roods wide : wch makes : 4 : acres more or less : Bounded on the East wth
John Hubbell
John Pringdel
Isaac Nicols :
Mr John Hubbell
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ye foot of the hill : Bo : North with w" Tomlenson & Bo : west with the River : & Bounded South wth Isaac Nicols.
Wm Tomlenson
Laying out wm : Tomlensons land in Pauls Plain Nov. : 22 1678 it is : 34 : Roods wide at ye South East side : & 38 Roods att ye North west End & 24 : Roods wide thorow out wch makes : 5 acres more or less : Bounded on the East wth the fott of ye hill : Bo : North wth Sa : Nicols : Bo : west wth the River : & Bo : South wth John Hubbell ;
Samuell
Nicols
Laying out Samuell Nicolses Land in Pauls Plaine Nove. ; 22 : 1678 : it is : 64 : Roods Long & : 38 on the South E [ side & 12 Roods on the North west end wch makes : 10 : acres ] more or les : it being pore lies for 3 acres & 12 : Bounded on the East wth the foot of the Hill : Bo : on ye North with the Towns Land : Bo : west with ye River & Bo : South wth wm : Tomlenson.
November 26, 1679 : Joseph Hawkins : Abell Gunn & wm Tomlenson being apoynted to lay out Land in the Neck layed out the East Hill so called ;
Isaac Nicols
Laying out Isaac Nicolses land on ye East Hill : 4 acres & : 105 Roods more or less : Bounded on the South East with Samuell Brinsmead Paster : Bo : North wth : Samuell Brins- mead land : Bo : west with ye Towns land : & South wth ye Towns land
Sa'
Brinsmead :
Samuell Brinsmead loot on the East Hill : 4 acres & 105 : Roods : Bounded on ye South wth isaac Nicols his land north with John Pringdell : & East wth Sam : Brensmeads land & West with ye townslands.
John Pringdell
(Page 32.) Nove : 26. 1679 : laying out John Pringdells land on ye East Hill : it contains : 4 acres : & : 105 : Roods : Bounded on the South wth Samuell Brinsmead's land : Bo : on ye east wth Samuell Brinsmeads Paster : Bo : on ye north wth wm. Tomlensons land : Bo : west wth the Towns Land : Nov. : 26 : 1679 : William Tomlensons Land on ye East Hill : is 4 acres : & 105 Roods : Bounded on ye South wth John Pringdels land : Bo : East wth ye common land : Bo : North with John Hubbels Land ; Bo : west wth ye Common
Wm Tomlensons :
Nove : 26 : 1679 : John Hubbels Loot on ye East hill is : 4 : Hubbell acres 105 Roods ; Bounded on ye south wth wm Tomlensons John
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land : Bo : East wth ye common land : Bo : North wth Sa Nicols : Bo : west with ye Common ;
Nove : 26 : 1679 : Samuell Nicols loot on ye east Hill is : 4 acres : 105 Roods : Bounded on ye South wth John Hubbell : Bo : east north & west with the Towns Land
Sa': Nicols :
Aprell 2th 1680. Laying out ye Swomp & Loo Land in ye great Neck ordered by ye Committy apoynted by ye Gen. : Court John Pringdell the first lott : contains one acre & 27 Roods mor or Less : Bounded wth the Townes Land East west North & South ;
Aprill : 2 : 1680 : laying out Samuell Brinsmead loo land in the Beare Plaines : it is : 16 Rods wide : contains one acre & 27 Roods more or less : Bounded on ye North wth Sa : mea : Nicoleses land : Bo : East South & West with ye Townes Land ;
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : laying out Samuell Nicolses Loo land in ye Bare Plaines : it : 14 : Roods & 12 wide : contains an acre & 27 : Roods : Bounded South wth Samuell Brinsmead North wth John Hubbel : East & West wth ye Townes land ;
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Laying out John Hubbels loo Land on ye John Bear Plaines : it is : 17 Roods & 12 wide Bounded on ye South with Sa : Nicols : & Bo : on ye North with Isaac Nicols : East & West with ye Towne Land ;
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : laying out isaac Nicols loo land on ye Bare Plaines ; it contains one acre & 27 Roods Bounded South wth john Hubbels land : east west & north wth ye Towns land ;
(Page 33.) Aprell 2 : 1680 : Laying out the Loo Land att Sa' : Nicols
ye foot of ye Great Hill; Samuell Nicols hath one acre ther : Bounded with ye common East South & West : Bou : North wth isaac Nicols :
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Isaac Nicols hath one acre of the sd loo land : Bounded South with Sa : Nicols his Land : Bou : North with Sa : Brinsmeads land ; & west with john Hubbell ; & east wth ye Towns land
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Samuell Brinsmead Hath one acre of loo land att ye foot of ye Great Hill : contains one acre more or less : Bounded wth isaac Nicols his Land South : & Bou North
Sa' Nicols :
Hubbal
Isaac Nicols
Isaac Nicols :
Samuell Brinsmead
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with john Pringol his land : west wth john Hubbel his land East wth ye Common land ;
John Pringdell
April : 2 : 1680 : John Pringdell hath one acre of loo land att ye ffoott of ye Great Hill Bounded on ye South wth ye land of Sa : Brinsmead ; Bo : west with john Hubbels land Bo: North & East with ye Towne Land
John Hubbell
Aprell 2 : 1680 : John Hubbel Hath one acre of Hasece meadow at ye ffoot of ye greatt Hill Bounded South East wth ye land of John Pring[ ]ls : & Sa : Brinsmead; & with ye common North west & east ;
Jon Hubbel
Laying out the Hassaca meadow & loo land joyneing in ye Plains Aprell : 2 : 1680 : m" John Hubbell hath : 2 acres & 72 Roo[ ] more or less; Bounded on ye North with ye common Bo : on ye East with john Pringdell South & west wth ye Com- mon ;
John Pringdell ;
Laying out John Pringdels loo land in sd meadow Aprell : 2 : 1680 : it contains : 2 : acres & : 72 : Roods more or les : Bounded on ye South wth john Hubbel his land : Bo : wth Samuell Brinsmead North Bo : East & west with the Towne Land ;
Sa' Brinsmead
laying out Samuell Brinsmead loo Land in sª meadow : Aprell : 2 : 1680 : it contains : 2 acres & 72 : Roods more or less : Bounded on ye South with John Pringdell's land : Bo : North wth Samuell Nicols his land : Bo : East & west with ye Towns Land
Sa' Nicols (Page 34.) Laying out the Loo land in the Beare Plains Aprel 2 : 80 Samuell Nicols hath : 2 acres & 72 : Roods more or less Bounded on ye South wth Sa Brinsmead his land : Bo : North with Isaac Nicols : Bo : East : & west with ye Towns land
Isaac Nicols
Isaac Nicols 2 acres & 72 : Roods of loo land jn sd meadow : layed out Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Bounded wth Sam Nicols South : Bo : East North & West wth ye Towns land.
John Hubbell
Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Laying out the loo Land by woobery path on ye East Side of the East Hill : John Hubbels loot is 60 Roods more or les ; Bounded with Isaac Nicols his land North : Bo : with ye Towns land East west & South.
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Aprell : 2 : 1680 : Samuell Nicols : hath : 60 Rood of sd meadow : Bounded South with john Hubbels land : Bo : North with Isaac Nicols his land : Bo ; East & west wth ye Towne land ;
Aprell 2 : 80 : Isaac Nicols hath 60 : Roods of sª loo land : Bounded South with Samuell Nicols his land Bo : North wth Isaac
Nicals john Pringdels land : west wth ye high way : & East wth ye Towns land
Aprell 2 : 1680 : John Pringdel hath : 60 : Roods of sª loo Land : Bounded on ye South with isaac Nicols South : Bou John Pringdel
wth Samuell Brinsmead North : Bo : west wth ye High way : Bo East wth ye Towns land ;
Aprell 2 : 1680 : Samuell Brinsmead hath : 60 : Roods of sd loo Land : Bounded on ye South wth John Pringle : Bo : on -rinsmead ye highway west : & Bo : north & East with ye Towns land :
November 26 : 1679 : Mesuring & Laying out the Land att Plum meadow-To : 2 : men acording to ye courts apoyntment Thomas woster taking up one alottment; Thomas wosters Land above ye Hill is : 12 acres : he chusing the South part : Bounded on the west with the top of the Hill : Bo : East with the foot of a hill : Bo : north East with the Towns land : & : Bo : North wth ye othe part of the plum meadow & Towns land : it is 50 rods on ye west side : 26 : 4 : on ye north side : 26 " on the North East ; & 26 : on ye South east ;
it : another Loot Beloo the Hill : containing : 5 : acres : 152 R Bounded on the East with the ffot of the Hill : Bo : on the North with ye other part of the land now devided : Bounded on west with a gully : & Bounded on ye South with with a gully ;
(Page 35.) it-Thomas woster another parcell of Loo Land in plum meadow it is : 4 : acres : Bounded on ye : North with the other half of ye Loo Land : Bo : on ye west : South & East with water that coms from ye River ;
Thomas woster another pece of Land on ye west Side Naga- tunk River being in Estemation about 6 acres : Bounded on ye South & East wth Nagatunk River : Bo : on ye North with ye othe : 6 : acres devided. Bo : on ye west with ye foot of ye hill ;
Thomas Woster :
Thomas Woster
Thomas woster
Thomas woster :
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Town to lay out land
Eben ; . Johnson to have land 150 acres
At a laful Town meting held at Derby Dece. : 13 : 1687 it is voted & agreed by ye inhabitants of Derby that ye purches which are already made ; shall be made Distrobution of acording to Every mans town Rate this yeare : wch is not all Ready granted : & are to be held acording to the Towne order made Aprell : 16 : 1675 : further The Towne have voted & agreed that Liuet ; Ebenezer Johnson shal have a hundred & fifty acres of land wth in the Two purcheses last made with ye indians where ye Sª Eben : johnson shal se cause to Chuese it & yt before any other devision be made provided he take it up together ; & to deliver ye dede to ye town wch he hath & in consideration here of he paies ye purcheses with all other charges concerning ye sª purchises & is not to have any more devition in these purcheses
Sar Samuell Rigs :
March 3 1678. Measuring & laying out : Sar : Samuell Rigses land att Rock Rimon : it was Layed out & measured att 2 draugh it is 60 : rods long : & 4 rods wide att the South End : & 26 : Rods wide at the North East end which makes : Six : acres & sixty Ro[ ] The Second part of d land is : 240 : rods long & : 26 : Rods wide at one End & : 10 : Rods att the other end which makes : fiftene acres : & 120 : Rods mor or les : so that the whole plaine is : twenty two acres & : twenty Rods more or less ;
david woster
Desember 26 1693
At a laful town meeting at Derby town have granted to David wooster ten acres of pastur up the brook above John hulls Swamp Goying to the Said John hull's Swamp
(Page 36.) March ye IIth 1700-Jen 1701-The laying out off Jnº Piersson's pasture on ye eastward off Centinell hill field. The Westward side is 64 rod & ye South-ward side is 36 rod & ye Northward end is 56 rods wch makes 5 acres more or lesse with an addition off an exchange off halfe an acre off land upon New Haven Centinel hill to mend an highway att ye south ward corner off his 10 acres & an addicon also to mend ye two rod high yt goes thro ye field off yt land yt his ffather had off Wm. Tyler as it is now layd out. Layd out by us Entred ye 5 off April 1703. Saml : Riggs Jnº Tybals
per Jnº James Recorder
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Jan. ye 18. 170g. We whose names are underwritten have marked out Stephen Pierson senior's land att David's meadow att ye Southwest corner with a walnutt tree that is plash'd down in ye fence & next wth two chesnutt trees & with a black oake tree yt is cutt down in ye fence by ye brook wth an heap off Stones att ye stubb next eastwardly wth a red oak tree further eastarly wth a white oak tree marked on three sides ffurther eastward wth a black oake tree marked on two sides.
Stephen Pierson junior his land granted upon New Haven Centinel hill is layd out att ye North end 30 rod wide on ye south end 60 rod wide on ye West side 60 rod long on ye East side 80 rod long bounded at ye North & east corner wth white oak trees marked on two sides & att ye western corner with a walnutt tree marked on two sides & on ye West corner with a rock wth an heap off stones upon it weh makes 15 acres more or lesse Layd out by us
Entred ye day & date above written per Jnº James Recorder.
Ebenezar Jnºson Sam1 Riggs
The land above mention'd as layd out by Capt Ebenezar Johnson att ye head off Davids meadow was granted to him by ye Town viz to stephen Pierson senior bye Town vote on ye 7th off April 1703-att a lawful Town meeting. Entred ye day & date foregoing per me Jnº James Recorder.
(Page 37.) To all whom it may concern Know ye, that we the inhabitants and Planters of the Town of Derbe in the Col- lonie of Connecticot in the County of New haven in New- England, for a valuable consideration by us allready recieved, have granted, bargained sold assigned & made over, & by these presents, doe grant bargain Sell assign & make over unto George Bayman of Derbe in the Colonie & County aforesd in New England a certain parcell of medow lying & being Scit- uate within the bounds of the Town of Derby & at the place comonly called Davids hither meadow the length being thirty two rods, & the breadth at each end twenty rods containing by estimation four acres be it more or less, & bounded on the South west with John Catfield his meadow, north west with
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Samuel Bowres his meadow, the north & South by the comon land, to be to him, his heires & asignees, forever, & we doe covenant & promise to & wth the above Sª Bema[ ] that he his heires & Execut's Administrates or assignees shall or law- fully may from time to time, & at all times peaceably & quiet- ly posses & enjoy the above sd parcell of meadow without any lett, trouble, interruption, molestation, claim or demand, from us or heires Executers, administraters or assignes or any person or persons claiming or to claim from by or under us, them or any of them to any part or parcell thereof. In witness whereof, we have sett or hands & Seal this twelfth day of November, in the year of or Lord one thousand Six hundred eighty, & six.
Signed sealed & delivered Towns Abell Gunn
in the presence of us men
Josiah Nickolls
Dan : Shelton
Samuell Riggs [Sigillum]
Ensign Abell Gunn & Samuell Riggs of Derby personally appeared in Millford and acknowledged the above written Instrun[ ] to be their act & deed in behalfe and By order of the Inhabit[ ] & Planters of Derby this 7th day of December I686.
Before me Samuell Eells Commission', for Derby Entred this 20th July 1692 p me Joseph Webb Recorder-
This indenture made between John Chattfield of Derby in the County of [ ] haven in New England of the one partie, & George Bayman of the same To [ ] & County of the other partie, Witnesseth, that I the sª John Chattfield for [ ] in con- sideration of an acre and an half of meadow more or less made over [ ] me by the sd George Bayman in a deed of sale bearing date with these presents with which I am fully satisfyed con- tented & paid have given granted bargain [ ] & sold aliened enfeoffed & confirmed, & doe by these presents give, grant, [ ] gain & sell alien enfeoffe & confirm, unto the sª George Bayman and to his heirs & assignes forever a certain parcell of swamp land, lying and being in a certain swamp comonly called Davids hither meadow Swamp within the Township of the sª Derby containing twelve rods at each end, thirty three
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rods each side by estimation two acres more or less, & is bounded on the South with Samuell Bow's his meadow, West & North wth the comon land & on the East wth George Baymans Swamp, all wch swamp land together with all the trees, stones, springs, or water courses wth all other privi- leges & appurtenances thereunto belonging the sª George Bayman is to Have & to hold, to him his heirs & assignes for- ever. And further I the sª John Chattfield doe for me my heires, Executors, Administrators, & assignes covenant to & with the sd George Bayman his heires & assignes that I the sd Jnº Chattfield at the time of the ensealing, of these presents am the sole, true & proper owner of
(Page 38.) the premises, I have the full & sole power of the dispose & sale thereof, and that the sd George Bayman (from the time of the ensealing & delivery, here of.) his heirs Executors administrators & assignes shall quietly & peaceably possess, hold, use, occupie & enjoy all & singular the premises aforementioned, with all the priviledges & appurtenances thereto belonging forever, without any incumbrance eviction, ejection, lett, or molestation, from me the sª John Chattfield my heirs Executors administrators or assignes, or from any other person or persons whatsoever claiming any legall right thereunto, or any part thereof, from by or under us, or either of us forever. In witness whereof I the sª John Chattfield have hereunto set my hand & seal, this fifteenth day of April in the year of or Lord Christ one thousand six hundred and ninety, and in the year of the raign of or Soveraign Lord William ye 3ª by the grace of God of England, Scotland France & Ireland King Defend" of the faith &c.
John Chattfield [Sigil lum]
Signed, sealed & delivered John Chattfiled personally ap- in the presence of us Frances French peared before me this second day of may 1692 & acknowledged the Mary Gunn above writting to be his own act & deed
Ebenezer Johnson Comisson' Recorded this 29th July 1692 p me Joseph Webb Recorder.
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To all to whom these presents shall come, Know ye that we the Inhabitants & Planters of the Town of Derby in the Collony of Connecticot in the County of New Haven in New England for a valuable consideration by us allready received, have granted bargained sold assigned & made over, enfeofted & confirmed, & doe by these presents grant bargain sell alien enfeoffe & confirm unto George Bayman of Derby in the Colonie & County aforesd two acres of swamp land lying & being in a Swamp comonly called Davids hither meadow swamp within the Township of sª Derby containing Twelve rods at each end, thirty three rods at each side, by estimation two acres more or less, and is bounded on the east & north with the Town's land: West & South with the land now belonging to the sd Bayman, all which swamp land, together with all the trees, springs stones & water courses with all other privileges & appurtenances thereunto belonging the sª George Bayman is to Have & to Hold to him his heires & assigns forever, and we doe covenant & promise to & with, the sª George Bayman that he his heires Executors Administors & Assignes shall & lawfully may from time to time & at all times peaceably & quietly possess & enjoy the above sª par- cell of Swamp land without any lett trouble interruption molestation claim or demand from us or heires Executors Administrators or Assignes or any person or persons claim- ing or to claim from by or under us them or any of them to any part or parcell thereof forever. In witness whereof we have to these presents set or hand & seal this 18th December, 1691 in the year of or Lord Christ one thousand six hundred ninety & one & in the third year of the raign of or Soveraign Lord & Lady, William & Mary of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen Defenders of the faith &c.
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