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(13 :) The Thirteenth Lott lyes Next Westerly adjoining to the Twelfth Lott from End to End. Bounded Easterly by the Twelfth Lott Notherly by the Mill path Extending Westerly by the Mill path from the said Twelfth Lott full forteen Rods. & Bounded Southerly by sd Watsha Path so Extending Westward from sd Twelfth Lott by Said Watsha Path full Twenty Two Rods, so Then Running Noatherly on a Streight Line till it comes to the full Extent of ye afor sd forteen Rods Sett Last off at sd Mill Path. Thus this Thirteenth Lott lyes fair and Plump.
(14 :) The forteenth Lott Lyes Next Westerly adjoining to the sd
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Thirteenth Lott from End to End. Bounded Esterly by the Thirteenth Lott & Noatherly by the Mill path Extending Westerly by the Mill path from the sd Thirteenth Lott full forteen Rods & bounded Southerly by sd Watsha Path Extending full Twenty Two Rods Westerly from ye sd Thirteenth Lott so then Runing Noatherly on a Streight Line till it comes to the full Extent of the aforsd forteen Rods Sett Last off at sd Mill Path Thus this forteenth Lott Lyes fair & Plump.
(15) The Fifteenth Lott Lyes Next Westerly adjoining to the for- teenth Lott from End to End. bounded Easterly by sd Forteenth Lott & Noatherly by the Mill path extending Westerly by the Mill Path from the forteenth Lott full forteen Rods & Bounded Southerly by s! Watsha Path Extending full Twenty four Rods by sd Path Westerly from sd for- teenth Lott. so then Runing Noatherly on a Streight Line till it comes to the full Extent of the aforsd forteen Rods Sett Last off att sd Mill Path. Thus this Fifteenth Lott lyes fair and Plump.
(16) The Sixteenth Lott lyes Next Westerly adjoining to the fifteenth Lott from End to End. Bounded Easterly by the fifteenth Lott & Noath- erly by the Mill Path Extending Westerly by sd Mill path from the fif- teenth Lott to the Midle or center of Charls Neck Bottom. & Bounded Southerly by sª Watsha Path. & so Extending by sd Watsha path West- erly from sd fifteenth Lott till it Comes to the Midle or Center of sd Bot- tom just as the Bottom Lyes till it Comes up to the Bounds of the Mill path Last sett off : Thus this sixteenth Lott and Last lott in this Division is Plainly & Plumply sett out Bounded.
All These Three severall Divisions herein Deciphered Servayed. Butted & Bounded by Rule were all fully finished and Compleated This Fifteenth Day of May : Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty & Eight. By us the subscribers
SAMLL ATHEARN GERSHOM CATHCART THOMAS LUCE
The aforsd Propriators Meeting held on the Sixth Day of Decem" : 1743 was adjorned unto the first Tuesday in February next Ensueing order of sd Meeting JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
As also at the aforsd Propriators Meeting.
John Allen Esq! and Gershome Cathcart Gent. Were Chosen and Appointed to see what Common Lands there Remains Undivided & to make Report thereon at the abovs! Adjournment
Entered # me JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
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February ye Sixth being the first Tuesday in sd Month then The abovsd Meeting was further adjourned unto the Second Tuesday in sd February at Ten of the Clock in the forenoone
Entered # me JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
At a Legall Town Meeting Held in Tisbury on the forteenth Day of March AD. 1744 at which sd Meeting Jabez Athearn was Chosen Mod- erator -.
Samuel Manter John Cottle & Gershom Cathcart were chosen for selectmen ye Ensueing year
at sd Meeting Jabez Athearn Chosen for Town Clerk ye Ensueing year at sd Meeting Mr Nathan Chace was Chosen to ye ofice of Constable in sd Tisbury for the Insueing year
Mr Thomas Smith & Mr Joseph Foster were Chosen surveyers of High Wayes. At sd Meeting Mr Abner West & M. Jacob Robinson were Chosen to the Office of Tything men in sd Tisbury for ye year Ensueing At which sd Meeting M! Jethro Athearn & M" David Butler were Chosen to the Office of fence viewers in sd Tisbury for ye year Ensueing. at which sd Meeting M: Jacob Robinson was Chosen to the office of Treas- urer in the Town of Tisbury for the Ensueing year. Town Clerk being Present was sworn to ye faithfull Discharge of his Duty. By the select men of sd Town. Jethro Athearn & David Butler were sworn by the selectmen to the Discharge of sd Trust of fence vewers. The abovsd Meeting was adjorned unto the 23ª Day of march Inst at 3 of Clock in ye after none.
Test JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Tisbury on the Eighth Day of October AD. 1744. Then on consideration of the Request of ye Rev! Mr Nathanael Hancock Minister of sd Town for some adition to his Sal- lery it being Stated at Sixty Pounds old Tenner. Wherefore it is Con- sidered to add thereto the sum of Twenty Pounds in old Tenner for the present year & that ye sd Twenty Pounds to be paid to him by the Last Day of June next Ensueing the abovsd being put to vote it Passed in the Affermative
Test & Entered by order of sd Meeting me JABEZ ATHEARN CIL
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Tisbury on the forteenth Day of March Anno Domini 1745. for the Choice of Town Officers &c Then at sd Meeting Jabez Athearn was chosen Moderator.
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Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Town Clerk for the Ensueing year. - also Samuel Manter Gershom Cathcart & John Cottle were Chosen for Selectmen in sd Town for the Year Ensuing. At sd Meeting Thomas Luce was Chosen to the office of Constable in sd Town for the year En- sueing & being Present Accepted. Then also Jacob Robinson was Chosen Town Treasurer for the Ensuing year. - Then Benja Foster & Ezra Athearn was Chosen Surveyers of Highways in s. Town the Ensueing year Then Jethro Athearn & Seth Look were Chosen fence vewers in sd Town the year Ensuing - Then Samuel Gray & Thomas Allen were Chosen to serve in the office of Hogreeves in sd Town for the year En- suing - Then Gershom Cathcart was Chosen to the Office of Sealer of weights & Measures in sª Town for the Ensueing year.
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Tisbury on ye 28th Day of March A.D. 1745. Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Moderator of sd Meeting Then at sd Meeting Jabez Athearn was Chosen Town Clerk Then Mr Samuell Manter Mr Gershom Cathcart & M! John Cottle were Chosen to Serve as Selectmen in sd Town.
Then Thomas Walrond Jun". was Chosen to the office of constable in sd Town M' Gershom Cathcart was Chosen Sealer of Waits & Measures the year Ensueing Mr Jacob Robinson was Chosen Town Treasrer for ye year Ensuing M: Abner West & M! Jacob Robinson were Chosen Tyth- ing men M: Thomas Smith & M! Benja. Foster Chosen surveiors of high- wayes M: Whitten Manter & M. Sam" Merrey were Chosen fence vey- eers M: Whitten Manter being Present at sd Meeting & Consenting to Look after & keep the Dores of ye Meeting house & the Sweeping & keeping Clean ye sª Meeting house for the year Ensueing for Thirty shil- lings old Tenor it was Voted to be raised & paid him out of ye Town Treasury voted that the sum of Twenty Pounds money Old Tenor be Raised by Rate on this Town for the Revd Mr Nathanael Hancock as an adition to his Sallery for ye year Ensueing.
At the abovsd meeting the Case being on Consideration for the Com- poseing the Manner & Method of keeping a Schoole in sd Town for the Space of three years next Coming, first the Question was put whether there should be a Settled Schoole for three years to Come at the now school house near whitten Mentors & it was voted in the Negative, Then it was put to Vote whether there should be a school kept in sª Town for the sd three years in the manner following. viz seven Months in Each year at the sd school house near Manters, and five months in Each of ye
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three years at the School house near Samuel Merreys at Checemme in sd Town, & it passed in the affirmative It was Likewise voted that the pres- ent Selectmen do take care & agree wth a suitable person for a School master and Tax the Town the sum agreed for & order the payment thereof at their Discretion.
all the above sd was Entered pr order of sd Meeting
£ me JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
Then ye abovsd Meeting was adjorned untill the Second Tuesday in Aprill next
Test JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Tisbury on the 20th of March AD. 1746 for the Choice of Town officers for the year Ensueing. -. Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Moderator During sd Meeting :
Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen to serve in the ofice of Town Clerk in sd Tisbury the Ensueing year.
Then Samuel Manter Gershom Cathcart & John Cottle were Chosen to the office of Selectmen in sd Town the Ensueing year
Then Stephen Look was Chosen to the office of Constable in sd Town the Ensueing year.
Then Elisha West & Benja Manter JunE were Chosen to Serve in the office of Tything men in sd Town the Ensueing year. Jacob Robinson was Chosen Town Treasurer for the Ensuing year Benja Foster & Sam11 Lumbert were Chosen Sewveyers of High wayes Whitten Manter & John Lewis were Chosen fence vewers for ye Ensuing year : Abijah Athearn Benja Lumber Seth Look & Sam" weeks were Chosen to the office of Hog Reeves in sd Town ye Ensueing year
September the 18'? 1746 : Wee the Subscribers being; the Selectmen of the Towns of Tisbury and Chilmark being Meet in Order to Pream- bulate and Renew the Bounds between the sd Towns, and Accordingly we Agree to Renew a Rock Lying in the Wash of the Sea on the North side of the Island & a Great Rock Lying at the East End of the Midle Line Comonly known by the Name of the Great Rock & further to a Stake with a heap of Stones Round it at a Place Commonly known by the name of Cases field, and to a black Oake Saplin Marked, at the North side of the Road a Little to the Westward of the House of Mr Eliashib
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Adams, All which we find to be the bounds Renewed by the Selectmen Heretofore
BERIAH TILTON 1 Selectmen SAMUEL MANTER Selectmen
SAMLI BASSETT
SILVANUS ALLEN
S of Chilmark
GERSHOM CATHCART 1 of Tisbury
JOHN COTTLE
Recorded ye 47th of September 1746 pr Order of sd Selectmen # me JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
At a Propriators Meeting held at Tisbury on ye 13th Day of October AD 1746. At which sd Meeting Mr Jonathan Lumbert was Chosen Mod- erator : Then the Maj" part of the Interested Present Made Choice of Ensign Gershom Cathcart & Serjant Jacob Robinson for Agents to Rep- resent the Propriators in any Cause Moved or to be Moved for or against the sd Propriators in any Court of Record in Matters or Causes Relating to their Propriaty in sd Tisbury. And then the sd Meeting was adjournd unto 15th Day of sd Month on one of the Clock afternoone.
Entered pr order of sd Meeting # me JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
Then on the 15th of October 1746 the Propriators mett and adjorned untill the first Tuesday in November 1746 & then Chose Mr Benja Man- ter to Joine with ye former two to act with them in any thing Relating to ye affairs in the Notification for the begining of sd Propriators Mett- ing Entered pr me JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
Memorandum that the Thirteenth Lott as bunded in the within Divi- sion was Drawn by and fell unto Jeremiah Whitten of Tisbuary now Deceased And the forteenth Lott in sª Division according to the bounds thereof was Drawn by and fell unto John Manter Sen" of Tisbury De- ceased. And the fifteenth & Sixteenth Lotts as they are Sett forth & Discribed in the within Division were Drawn by and fell unto Simon Athearn & Isaac Robinson both of sd Tisbury Deceased. Entered this Sixth Day of December AD 1746
Pr me JABEZ. ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss : At a Legall Town Meeting held in sd Town of Tisbury on the 22d Day of March AD 1747 Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Mod- erator of sd Meeting.
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also at sd Meeting Jabez Athearn was chosen Town Clerk for the Ensueing year, and was then and there Sworn to the faithfull Discharge of sd Office by the Maj" part of the select men : also at sd Meeting Sam11 Manter Gershom Cathcart & David Butler were Chosen to serve in the office of selectmen & overseer of the poor in sd Tisbury the Ensueing year
at sd Meeting Ezra Athearn was Chosen to the office of Constable in sd Town the Ensueing year :
Then also Ebenezer Allen & John Manter were Chosen Surveyers of highways for the Ensueing year
Then also Barnett Case & Seth Daggett were Chosen Tything men for the Ensueing year Thomas Smith and Thomas Look were Chosen fence vewers for the Ensueing year Abijah Athearn Seth Look & Joseph Merrey were Chosen hogreeves for the Ensueing year
Jacob Robinson Chosen Town Treasurer for the Ensueing year
Voted at the abovsd Meeting it was Considered in Answer to ye Rever M' Hancocks Reqest Relating to his Sallery that for this year we grant that one hundred and fifty Pounds old Tennor be raised on the Polls & Estates of sd Town and paid him that the Sixty Pounds that was his Stated Sallery being Included in the abovs! Sum
all the abovsd Votes or Acts were Entered by order of sd Meeting
me JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Barnet Case Tything Sworn Ebenezer Allen Serveyer of highwas Sworn
At a Legall' Town Meeting begun & held at Tisbury on the 16th Day of Octobr AD 1747. for to hear and Consider what might be Proper to be Done in Answer to the Reverend M' Nathanael Hancock minister of sd Town, to his Reguest Relating to his Settled Sallery itt being but Sixty Pound and by the fall of money & Riseing of Goods made his Sallery of but Little value to purchase a Lively hood and whereas Sev- erall Additions had been heretofore made but now at s! Meeting after a Moderator was Chosen viz Mr Gershome Cathcart, after Consideration itt was agreed upon by the Maj! Part of voters Then assembled to put to vote a grant of Ninety Pounds in the old Tennor in Addition to the s! Sixty pounds, which made one hundred and fifty Pounds money of the old Tennor to be raised by way of Rate in sd Town and to be paid to sd
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Minister for his work in the Ministry for this year being A.D. 1747. and it being put to vote itt passed in the affirmative. that it should be so Done. Order of sd Meeting
Entered # me JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents that I Solomon Athearn of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County In the Province of the Massa- chusetts Bay Gentleman. Do Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Hepzibah Seabury the wife of ME Elisha Seabury of the Town of Leb- anon in the Collony of Connecticutt my Negro female Slave of about nine year sold Named Gemmer to be by her my sª Daughter provided for and to serve her my s! Daughter for and During her my said Daughters Naturall Life in the Quallity of a female Slave. In Witness and Con- firmation whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand this 26th Day of Novem- ber Anno Domini 1747.
Recorded in the Records of the Town of Tisbury aforsd This 26th Day of November A.D. 1747
P me JABEZ ATHERN
SOLOMAN ATHEARN
Town Clerk of sd Tisbury.
At a Legall Town Meeting begun & held in Tisbury on the first Day of March AD 1748. for the Choice of Town officers and some others buis- ness as specified in the warning of sd Meeting and being Mett Proceeded in the first place and Chose Jabez Athearn Moderator. Then Proceeded to the Choice of a Town Clerk. so Jabez Athearn was chosen Then Pro- ceeded and Chose Samuel Manter Gershom Cathcart David Butler to serve in the office of selectmen, Adonijah Luce constable Jacob Robin- son Town Treasurer. Mr Thomas Smith and John Manter serveyers of highwayes Silvanus Cottle & Eleazer Luce fence viewers. William West & Benja Lumber Tything men = Isaac Robinson and Jonathan Luce Jun" hogreeves. John Cottle & Peter West Chosen for surveyers of Bord Timber Plank and slitt werk and Cullers of shingles. Ordered and voted at sd Meeting that Lieut Gershom Cathcart Do Proceed to mend & Repair the Glass windoes and the other Damages that have befallen the meeting house in Tisbury and Lay his Accts before the selectmen of sd Town & be paid out of the Town Treasury.
at sd Meeting it is Considered and Voted to Raise by way of Rate the sum of one hundred Pounds old Tenner in Addition to the Sixty Pounds Sallery first settled upon ; Enterd .
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At a Town meeting warned & held at the Schoole house in sd Tisbury on ye Ninth Day of September AD 1748. Then meett and voted that Jabez Athearn should be Modorator of sd Meeting.
also upon Debate whether there should be a School keept in sd Town the Ensueing year it was put to vote and it went in the affermative.
and Whereas the Question is put whether a Moving School or a Set- tled School voted for a Moving school in the manner following viz : In the first place to be keept at homeses hole two months begining at the first begining of the school & then at the School hous at Checkemmo for three months, and then at the place Called Kiphigan that is all to the northward & North westward of ye River or Runs of water from Chil- mark line to wasksha so on Including Timothy Luces for two months & then at the School house in Tisbury near the meeting house for the space of five months, Always Provided that the Inhabitents of sd homeses hole Provid Entertainment for the scool with houseroome their time, and that the Inhabitants of that part Called Kiphigan Provid Schoolhouse roome for their time & both at their own perticular Cost and at what places Each plese for themselves as they shall agree upon. And if it so happen that Either or both sª places dont attend & Improve their time then for the year Insueing the school to begin and hold five months at Checemmoo & the other Seven months at the school house by the Meet- ing house in Tisbury And also provided that the whole Town shall have full & free Liberty to Send their Children to any or Either of the sd places for Schooling with out Mollestation, thro out the whole year if they or any of them shall see fitt, All the above & fore going perticulars Relating to the Schoole in sª Tisbury for the Ensueing yeare was voted by the Maj" part and almost whole of sd meeting
Test JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
and whereas a Schoolmaster is Nessesary it is Considered and voted that the select men of sª Tisbury Agree with a Suitable person to keep School for the year Insueing and Tax the Town for the payment therof as they shall think propor the above Read in Meeting and voted to stand good Entred pr order of said Meeting
# me JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk.
At a Legall Town Meeting held in Tisbury on the Twenty Third day of March Anno Domini 1749. for the Chuseing Town officers to serve in sd Town for the year Ensueing as also for the Considering and Making
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Provision for a Town School for the Teaching & Instructing Children and youth in Reading Writing & Arithatick :
And being Assemble, In the first place: Jabez Athearn was chosen Moderator : Then also Jabez Athearn was Chosen Town Clerk for the Insueing year. Nextly Samuel Manter Gershom Cathcart & David Butler were Chosen Selectmen & overseers of the Poor in sd Town for the year Ensueing. and at sd Meeting Joseph Merrey was Chosen to the office of Constable for the Ensueing year ; & being Present accepted : Capt Samuel Cobb was Chosen Town Treasurer for the Insueing year : Mr Ichabod Allen and Benja Manter Jun" were Chosen surveyers of highwayes for the Insueing year Mr Thomas Smith Shubal Luce & Stephen Look were Chosen fence vewers for the Insueing year : Jacob Robinson & Stephen West were Chosen Tythingmen | fenc vewers sworn. | Voted that there be a school keept in Tisbury the year Ensueing in the severall Places as the Last year and to begin at Homes hole nextly at ye schoole house in Tisbury Town nextly at Kiphigan & Lastly at Cheecemoo Each place their Respective Termes and in the same order as ye Last year : the which was put to vote and passed in the affermative, that the school house at Checemoo may be moved at the Cost and Charge of the People there to such place as they shall think fitt; to be used as heretofore Consented to by a generall vote; and further it was voted that Mr Samuel Draper he keeping schoole in sd Town and Attending at the severall times and places above sett forth shall have paid hime for his services so performed one hundred & fifty pounds in Dollers at fifty shilings a peice to be Accounted at old Tenor Rate or in goods as he shall have need of or in other Money that may be Recond Equivolent, and this to stand good for the Ensueing year and also that the sum of nine pounds old Tenor be allowed the three selectmen that took the valuation for the new Doome the Last summer all which to be Raised by Rate and to be paid in unto the Treasurer of sd Town at or before ye expration of the Last fall month next come- ing all Which Orders and Acts at sd Meeting being agreed upon by vote were ordered to Record & Accordingly Entered & Recorded the Day of the Date abovsd
pr me JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
At a Propriators Meeting Duly Warned and held in Tisbury at the schoolhouse on the 19th Day of October AD. 1749. for the Considering & Providing for the Defence of the Propriators in their Propriety in sd Town and Particularly for the Defence of a suit Commened by the
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Reverª Experience Mayhew against Lieut Gershom Cathcart & Mallatiah Luce for Cutting & Carrying away some Ledge Grass from of a flat Said to be Lying Eastward near Adjoining to a place called Qunsoo in Chil- mark which Suit seems to Effect the Interest of sd Propriators &c and being mett Mr Jethro Athearn was Chosen Moderator; Then Proceeded to Chuse agents to appear for sd Propriators and to Plead & Implead the Present sut from Court to Court to finall Judgt & Execution with Power to imploy one or more Attorney or Attorneys to Defend said caus then were Chosen John Allen of Chilmark Esqr & Leut Gershom Cathcart of Tisbury being put to vote being put to vote by sd Moderator; Entered by order of sd Meeting pr me
Octo" 19th Day 1749.
JABEZ ATHEARN Propri's Clerk
At a Propriators Meeting Duely Warned and held in Tisbury at the School house in sd Tisbury on the 28th Day of November AD 1749. when & where Jabez Athearn was Chosen Moderator of sd Meeting. and Whereas that the Matter under Consideration to be acted on was the Settling and Running a line between the Divided Land that Lyes scituate, in sd Tisbury within William Peabodys Purchase as Sett forth by a Mille from where a bound tree stood in the valley near papamerks feld, so to run Easterly ; and from that miles End to run Southerly to the water that runs out of the valley where Tichpits house Stood in the winter in ye year 1668 - and the undivided Lands lying Next adjoining Noutherly & Easterly ; and in order for the regular Doing the Same it was voted that Capt Samuel Cobb Mr Jacob Robinson & M' Jethro Athearn be a Com- mittee to Proceed Inquiere into Determine Run and Settle the sª Line by bound marks and make Return unto the propriators Clerk of their Doings in Writting under their Hands at or before the Tenth of Decem- ber next if the weather premitts otherwise as Soon as Conveniently may be : and the sd persons being present Consented & Undertook to Do sd buisness. Entered as a vote & Act of sd Propriators at sd meeting : # me JAREZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
At a Propriators Meeting Duly warned & held in Tisbury on the 13th Day of December A.D. 1749 and the matter to be Considered was to Chuse suitable men to run the Line of the bounds of an additionall Pur- chase made by ME James Allen Esq! & M" John Edy for the propriators of sd Tisbury Lying Eastward of that purchase made by Mr Peabody &
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others and to Divid the same into Sixteen Allotments. At which sd Meet- ing John Allen Esq" was Chosen Moderator At which sd Meeting it was Considered to Chuse men to Run a line according to sd Additionall pur- chase to Sever it off from the Land Lying next adjoining noatherly and the persons nominated and put to vote were John Allen EsqE or his son John Allen M' Gershom Cathcart & Mr Benjamin Lumbert, who are Likewise ordered to notifie all persons that they may not cut nor cary away any wood from off sd purchase or near thereabout untill ye same be done nor then neither without further order : Entered pr order of sd Meeting p. me
JABEZ ATHEARN Propriators Clerk
Whereas Francis Lovelace Esq" the Governour of New Yorke Did in the year 1671. viz. On the Eighth Day of July : Grant a Pattent of the Lands therein bounded and Sett forth & Confirmed the Same by the Name of Tisbury unto the then Inhabitants freeholders for a Township who then soon formed themselves into a sociaty & combined to gether to hold the Lands to them their heirs and Assigns in sixteen Shares or as they then Worded it, Sixteen Accomadations Allowing one of sd sixteen Accomadation for Support of the Ministry of the Gospell to be upheld in sd Town as may appear of Record, & the successors of sd freeholders have in all Divisions of Lands in said Tisbury ever since Divided the Lands in sª Tisbury into sixteen Allotments or shares always Allowing one to the Reverend Mr Josiah Torrey and to his heirs to whome the said sixteenth part was Granted as an Inheritance he being the first Min- ester that settled in sd Tisbury; And for as much as Severall Persons have of Late assumed to Sett up themselves as Lord Propriators in Oppo- sition to the Ancient settled constitution and Continued Practice in said Town to the great Disturbance and Disquietment of sd Town in their Ancient Peacable order :
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