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ROBERT MOSSE [MORSS, MORSE], and his son PETER, were from Massachusetts. They were at Boston, in 1644, at New- bury in 1654, and still later at Rowley, whence, in 1665, they came hither. The father was a tailor, and had a large family. His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, N., by his son, Peter; S., by William Pardon ; W., by the highway ; and, E., by Elizth. river and a highway. He had, also, 12 acres of upland, bounded by William Trotter, his son, Peter, and Crane's brook; also, 44 acres of upland, bounded by the river, William Pardon, William Trotter, Daniel Tuttle, his son, Peter, and the Common; also, "a Neck of Land Lying between two brooks," 66 acres, bounded by West brook, Peach Garden brook, and Thompson's Creek; also, another
* N. H. Col. Records, II. 52, 66, 159, 230, 6, 35S, 892, 406. Ct. Col. Records, I. 28, 112, 886, 8. Alb. Records, III. 116. Savage, III. 227-231. E. J. Records, I. 24, 46, 157; II. 21, 31. E. T. Bill, p. 108.
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plot of 66 acres, adjoining on the West, lying on Peach Gar- den brook ; also, 6 acres of meadow on Thompson's Creek, 9 acres on the Sound, and 7 acres on Peach Garden and West brooks : in all, 202 acres. The tract on the E. T. Creek he disposed of, Sep. 26, 1681, to his son-in-law, William Broad- well ; and several other tracts, June 24, 1686, to Jonas Wood. The next day he obtained a warrant for 150 acres more.
PETER's house-lot contained six acres, bounded, W., by a highway ; N., by William Trotter ; S., by his father ; and, E., by E. T. Creek. He had, also, 12 acres of upland, adjoining his father ; also, 40 acres of upland, "near the Ash Swamp upon a hill," bounded by William Pardon, Stephen Crane, John Little, and the Common; also, "a Neck of Land at Rawack," 140 acres, along West brook, Rawack Swamp, and the Common ; also, 18 acres of meadow on Thompson's Creek, and 6 acres on Luke Watson's Point: in all 224 acres; of which 20 acres were "in Right of Joachim Andrissen." The homestead was on " Thompson's Creek," hence more gener- ally known of late as " Morse's Creek," long the boundary A between Rahway and Elizabeth. Peter died in May, 1702 .*
NATHANAEL NORTON was from the E. end of Long Island, but, though admitted one of the 80 Associates, was induced, after a short sojourn, to return to the Island. He took up his abode at Brookhaven, where he was living in 1675, and in 1683. His E. Town rights were transferred to Henry Norris.+
WILLIAM OLIVER cannot now be traced with any certainty. He was, probably, the son of John, who died in 1646, or of Thomas, who died in 1652, at Boston or its vicinity, each of them leaving a large family. Thomas was of Bristol, and came over, in 1632, from London. William had a house-lot containing eight acres, 20 by 4 chains, bounded, W., by Charles Tucker ; S., by Jonas Wood ; and, N., and E., by highways. He had, also, 12 acres of upland, " at Luke
* Savage, III. 241. E. J. Records, I. 148, 9, 150; II. 19, 23; III. 153, 9; B. 121, 132 ; L.
90. E. T. Bill, p. 104.
t N. York Doc. ITis, II. 468, 588.
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Watson's point," bounded by Jeffry Jones, Caleb Carwithy, the meadows, and a highway ; also, S+ acres of upland "at Rawack," bounded by Peter Morse, Samuel Marsh, Sent, David Oliver, and William Pilles. He died about 1694 .*
JOSEPH OSBORN [OSBOURNE, OSBURNE], and JEREMY OS- BORN were from East Hampton, L. I. They were the sons of Goodman Thomas Osborne, one of the founders of that town, in 1649, or 1650. He had been, also, one of the founders of New Haven, Ct., in 1639, where, in 1643, he was rated at £300, and had a family of six. Richard, then of New Haven, and afterwards of Fairfield, was his brother. Thomas was at Hinghanı, Mass., in 1635, and removed to Connecticut before the Pequot war of 1637, in which he served. Thomas, John, Jeremiah, Joseph, and Stephen were his sons. The first two settled in East Hampton ; the others joined the company of emigrants to Achter Kol, and were founders of this town. Jeremiah was a witness, Aug. 18, 1665, to the payment of the money, to the Indians, for the purchase of the town. He, probably, died soon after, as his name does not appear among the original Associates. His brother, STEPHEN, had taken his place before 1673. Jeremiah Osborn, who was one of Mr. Harriman's parishioners from 1687 to 1705, and afterwards became a Quaker, was a son of Stephen, was born in 1661, removed to Morris Co., and lived to an extreme old age. He made a long deposition, Mar. 23, 1741, in the celebrated case of Daniel Cooper vs. John Crain and others, printed at length in the E. T. Bill in Chancery, Schedule X.
Joseph Osborn received a warrant for 150 acres of land, but the returns of the survey are not on record ; consequently his several parcels of land cannot now be located. Stephen had two house-lots "Lying and being in Elizabeth Towne Upon the Mill Creek," containing 12 acres, 12 by 10 chains, bounded, W., by the Creek ; S., and E., by highways ; and N., by an unsurveyed house-lot. One of these two lots, prob- ably, was Jeremiah's. He sold them both, Oct. 13, 1689, to Joseph Wilson. He had, also, 12 acres of upland on " the
* N. E. Ilis. & Gen. Register, XII. 53. E. J. Records, II. 12, 103; 25, o. c. ; III. 159. E. T. Bill, p. 108. Savage, IV. 101.
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little Neck," bounded by Jeremiah Peck, Joseph Sayre, John Woodruff, Moses Thompson, and a swamp; also, 121 acres of upland on "the South branch of Elizabeth Towne Creek," bounded by Nathaniel Bonnel, Thomas Moore, George Ross, and the branch; also, three acres of meadow on the E. T. Creek, and 12 acres " in the great Meadows at the upper end of Forkey Creek :" in all 160 acres. He died, July, 1698. Joseph was living in 1707 .*
GEORGE PACK came with the first colonists, but whence can- not now be learned. He had a house-lot containing six acres, bounded, N. W., by John Little, and on the other sides by highways. He had, also, 30 acres of upland, bounded by Barnabas Wines, John Little, Nicholas Carter, and unsur- veyed land; also, 40 acres of upland, bounded by Joseph Sayre, Nicholas Carter, two small brooks, and unsurveyed land; also 4 acres of swamp, and 12 acres of meadow on " the great River " [the Sound] : in all, 118 acres. He died, Feb. 1704.+
RICHARD PAYNTER [PAINTER] was a tailor, who came hither from New York, but originally from Southampton. Carter's son was apprenticed to him, Mar. 25, 1669. His house-lot contained three acres, 10 by 3 chains, bounded, S., by Capt. Philip Carteret-formerly Abraham Shotwell; and, N., E., and W., by highways. He had, also, 20 acres of upland, bounded, by a round hill, the Mill Creek, and Mrs. Baker; also, 96 . acres of upland, bounded by Isaac Whitehead, Jr., Leonard Headley, Joseph Sayre, and the Mill brook; also, 152 acres of meadow : in all, 1342 acres. His residence here was of short duration. In the winter of 1670-1, he removed to New York, and sold, Ap. 3, 1671, his "Plantation with the Dwell- ing House, &c." to Balthazar De Hart of New York, Mer- chant. De Hart died in January, 1672, and his Executors sold, July 4, 1672, to Richard Skinner, of E. T., " Joyner," the house and property bought of Richard Painter, (" wherein the above-named Richard Skinner now Liveth and was ser-
* Savage, III. 319. Barber's Ct., p. 160. Thompson's L. I., I. 295. E. J. Records, II. 21, 24, 129. E. T. Bill, pp. 106, 108, 113-5.
+ E. T. Bill, p. 108. E. J. Records, II.19, 21, 96.
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vant unto the said Richard Painter and also to the said Bal- thazar De Hart,") for £48; " £16 in Porke at Three Pounds the Barrell, Wheat at four Shillings the Bushell, Pease at three shillings the Bushell Beef in Life at three Pence the Pound." Skinner must have forfeited the property for want of fulfil- ment of the conditions of payment, and it was again sold, March 21, 168g, by Daniel De Hart, to George Jewell, then a recent comer from Piscataway. Painter was living, in 1679, at Southampton "on the west street running by the swamp." *
JOHN PARKER, it is thought, was from the East End of Long Island, probably of the Bridgehampton family. His house- lot contained six acres, bounded, E., and N., by Gov. Car- teret ; S., by the highway ; and, W., by Joseph Ogden. He had, also, six acres of upland on "the North Neck," bounded by Leonard Headley, John Ogden, Jr., and " the Common pasture ;" also, 60 acres of upland, bounded by John Wood- ruff, the Meadow, and the "Common Land ; " also, 12 acres of upland on the W. side of Mr. Woodruff, and between two swamps ; also, 123 acres of meadow in the same vicinity : in all, 96 acres. His honse-lot he sold to Carteret, Aug. 15, 1675, for £8, probably without improvements. He died in Dec. 1702, leaving his property to Robert Smith of Egg Har- bor, Widow Sarah Browne, Thomas Headley, and "the Church of Christ in Elizabeth Town ;" to the latter €3.+
THOMAS POPE was an associate, in 1644, of Strickland, Og- den, the Dentons and Jonas Wood, in settling Hempstead, L. I. He seems to have either accompanied or followed John Ogden to the East End of the Island, as, in 1652, ho had a house-lot of 3 acres, "next to Mr. Stanbrough," granted him at Southampton. His son, John, also, is named among the carly settlers of that town. His house-lot here was on the S. side of the Creek, adjoining the Governor. He sold it, Feb., 1668, to William Pilles. He died previous to 1677. Mary, his widow, and her son, John, sold, Feb. 25, 1674, their dwelling house and lot, with 60 acres of upland, for
* E. J. Records, I. 7, 25, 36; II. 15, 73; A. 113. E. T. Bill, pp. 102, 7. Howell. p. 158.
t. Howell, p. 260. E. T. Bill, p. 103. E. J. Records, I. 149 ; II. 3, 26.
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£39, to Benjamin Wade. JOHN was one of the 80 As- sociates. He received, Mar. 28, 1676, a warrant for 100 acres ; and, July 9, 1686, another for 150 acres. Of this last, 120 acres were located " on Raway River," bounded by the river, "Pope's brook " [in the township of Springfield, near Milltown], and unoccupied land. The other 30 acres were bounded by Jeffry Jones, William Johnstone, and " Common Land." Of the first grant, a plot of 80 acres was bounded by John Miles, Joseph Frazee, and unsurveyed land. He had died in 1713. He gave the name to "Pope's Corners."*
BENJAMIN PRICE was from East Hampton. He came to the Island, it is thought, with Lion Gardiner, in 1639. He subscribed, as a witness, the deed, given, March 10, 1688, by James Farret, Lord Stirling's Agent, to Gardiner, for the island that has ever since borne his name. He settled first at Southampton ; but, in 1649, united with several of his neighbors in settling East Hampton. He resided on the E. side of the main street, not far from Gardiner, and the Rev. Mr. James, and next to "the Parsonage-lot, in the hart of the Towne." He took a leading part in town affairs ; was appointed, Oct. 7, 1651, Recorder, or Town Clerk ; and, Aug. 1, 1660, was one of the Patentees of Montauk Point. He took an active part in furthering the emigration of so many East Enders to this locality, and was held in honor by his townsmen here. In 1675, he represented the town in the House of Burgesses ; and was appointed, Dec. 13, 1682, one of Gov. Rudyard's Council ; Feb. 4, 1683, Justice of the Peace; Mar. 28, 1683, one of Gov. Lawrie's Council ; and, Jan. 29, 1693, one of the Judges of Small Causes. He out- lived the most of the founders, his death occurring after Aug. 30, 1705, when his will was made, and not later than Oct. 7, 1712, when it was admitted to probate. .
The locality of his house-lot is not on record. He had 24 acres of upland, " along the Road Leading to the Point," adjoining his son, Daniel ; also, 50 acres of upland, adjoining "Henry Lyon's House," the Town Creek, "a Little Creeke
* E. J. Records, II. 20; B. 370 ; L. 99, 197. E. T. Bill, p. 109. Thompson's L. I., II. 6. Howell, pp. 306, 7.
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on which Henry Bakers Tannfatt stands," Margaret Baker, John Woodruff, Leonard Headley, Ephraim Price, and Peter Woolverton ; also, 20 acres of upland, on the Point road, ad- joining Margaret Baker ; also, 120 acres of upland near the Great Meadow ; also, 9 acres of upland in the Great Meadow, North of Capt. Young ; also, S acres of upland " on the Long Meadow Island," on this side Rahway River; also 25 acres of upland, on the Point road, adjoining Margaret Baker ; also, 14 acres of meadow : in all 270 acres.
BENJAMIN, JR., his son, was also one of the 80 Associates. He was appointed, Aug. 22, 1695, one of the Justices of the Peace. His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, S., and E., by the highway ; W., by his brother, Thomas, and N., by Isaac Whitehead, Sen'. He had, also, 41 acres of upland, bounded by Robert Bond, Joseph Bond, and unsurveyed land ; also, 19 acres of upland, adjoining his father and un- surveyed land ; also, 14 acres of upland, adjoining his father and Joseph Ogden ; also, 88 acres of upland " near the Gov- ernors point," bounded by his father and Daniel DeHart; also, ten acres of upland, bounded by his father and Col. Richard Townley ; also, two acres on " y" way to ye meadows," adjoining his father ; also, ten acres " of Salt Marsh in the great Meadow ; " also 8 acres of meadow, " by the Long pond & the forked Creek; " also, six acres of meadow " on a creek, called the Long Creek or fforked creek :" in all 200 acres .*
EVAN SALSBURY, of whose origin nothing certain can now be ascertained, was, probably, Carwithy's friend and. asso- ciate, coming with him from the East End of Long Island. His house-lot adjoined William Cramer, on the S. E. He bought Cramer's house-lot, and his second lot-right; but sold the two, Dec. 26, 1670, to John Little, for £65. He is called a " brickmaker," but was bred a carpenter, and had previ- ously, it is thought, followed the seas. Capt. John Young, of Southold, L. I., sold him, Oct. 4, 1671, his shallop of 8 tons burden, " or there about," with all its appurtenances, the
* E. J. Records, IT. 21; A. 169; C. 5, 75, 171, 233; E. 119; L. 1, 19 ; O. 40, 105, 6, 7. E. T. Bill, pp. 102, 9. Doc. Ilis. of N. Y., I. 650, 6. Thompson's L. I., 295, 9. Iledges' E. IIampton, pp. 6, 82-4.
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mast, sails, rigging, cable, anchor, &c., for " 18000 good Mer- chantable White Oak pipe Staves," a bond being given for the payment, signed by Salsbury, Carwithy, and Cramer. The witnesses were Benjamin Price and Joseph Sayre. It is quite likely that he and Carwithy, who disappears from the records about this time, became " coasters," and of uncertain residence. Salsbury was here when the Dutch enrolment was made in 1673, but no further mention of him is made .*
ABRAHAM SHOTWELL, whose original is not known, was cer- tainly in sympathy with the popular party of the town. In the contentions between the people and Carteret, described in succeeding. pages, Shotwell was bold and outspoken against the Governor's usurpations. He became the victim of Carteret's wrath, his house and grounds were confiscated, and he himself driven into exile. His house-lot was "next E. of the mill." In July, 1683, it was thus described : " Bounded on the North by the Land now in possession of George Jewell and runs along by his Fence three Chains and one third of a Chaine from thence running upon a South and by West Line twelve Chains to the highway which Leads to- wards the Mill or meeting house from thence it runs by the said highway westward three chains and one third part of a chain and from thence it runs along by the highway that leads from the Mill towards Newark upon a North and by East Line Twelve chains Containing in all four acres. Also, a small peece more Containing One Acre English measure running by the highway which Leads from the Mill or meet- ing house Eastward three Chains and one third part of a Chain from thence it runs downward to the Creek upon a South and by West Line Three Chains & from thence it runs away Westward as the Creek or highway runs, three Chains and one third part of a Chaine and from thence it runs by the highway which Leads from the Mill towards Newark upon a North and by East Line three Chains." It is easy to iden- tify this property, as including the whole East Side of Broad st. from the stone bridge to a point 792 feet north of Elizth.
*E. J. Records, I. 25-6, 59. E. T Bill, p. 107.
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Avenue. A most valuable piece of property. Shotwell re- tired to N. York, and appealed to the Lords Proprietors. In the mean time, he returned to his home, sustained by his townsmen. His appeal was not sustained, and he was in- formed, by orders from the Proprietary Government, that he must depart the town, and, should he return, that he would be subjected to severe indignities. His property was sold at public auction, Aug. 25, 1675, for £12, to Thomas Blumfield, carpenter, of Woodbridge, who resold it, a fortnight later, for £14. to Gov. Carteret. It was on Shotwell's one acre lot that the Governor is thought to have built his new house, where he resided at the time of his decease. Shotwell ob tained a grant of land from the N. York government _s .~ died in exile. Daniel, who settled on Staten Islanand probably, his son. John, another son, married. and, was, Oct. 1679, Elizabeth Burton. After Carteros'at N. York, death, John appealed to Gov. Rudyardzet's removal and by order, May 29, 1683, the properta, who restored him, rily wrested from his father. Ty that had been arbitra- mostly in the S. and S. W. pahe Shotwell family settled MICHAEL SIMPKIN was forts of the town .*
kins, in 1634, was Canom Stamford, Ct. Nicholas Sim- Simkins [Smiking\t. of the Castle at Boston. Vincent accompanied the a son or brother, probably, of the Capt., of the Compsearly colonists to Wethersfield, and was one [Stamford] fy that bought, Oct. 30, 1640, Rippowams 1641, Marym the New Haven people, where he married, two sons, i daughter of Henry Ackerly. He had, at least, had die aniel and JOHN ; most likely, Michael, also. He John, An 1656. Daniel settled in Bedford, N. Y., and the in his widowed mother, removed to this town, where He fer, soon after, became the wife of William Oliver. bon an allotment of SO acres of upland, on the W. brook, ed by William Cramer and William Oliver, a swamp Ale two mile brook; also, 4 acres of meadow adjoining and
R' Thompson ; also 3 acres of meadow on "Rawack ;" also 2 acres of meadow adjoining Jacob Melyen
p. J. Records, II. 19 ; III. 64; A. 41; L. 1, 4. E. T. Bill, p. 110. N. Y. Land Calendar, T. Y. Marriages, p. 349.
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and George Pack: in all 89 acres. John died unmarried before Sep., 1679, and his mother administered on his estate. Michael must have died soon after his coming, as no further mention of him is found .*
HUMPHRY SPINAGE [SPINNING] was from New Haven, Ct. He was a nephew of Goodman Humphrey Spinage, one of the original settlers of New Haven, and one of the party that attempted to plant a colony on the Delaware, in 1651. The nephew took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, April 7, 1657; and, Oct. 14, 1657, married Abigail, the 3d daughter of George and Mary Hubbard of Guilford, and sister of Han- nah, the wife of Jacob Melyen. George Hubbard came from Erland about 1635, and was one of the early settlers of Wethefield, Ct. He removed, in 1644, to Milford, and, in 1648, to wilford. The house-lot of Humphrey Spinning contained four ares, 12 by 4 chains, and was bounded, N. E., and E., by the rearof the house-lots of his brother-in-law, Jacob Melyen, WilliamTohnson, and John Winans; and, on every other side, by a higway. He had, also, 12 acres of upland "on the Neck," bourled by Jeffry Jones, William Johnson, the meadows, and a highway ; also, 80 acres of up- land, " by Peach Garden Hill," bounded by Jacob Melyen, Charles Tucker, Peach Garden brook, and his own meadow; also, 40 acres of upland, on the S. side of the branch of Elizth. River, bounded by Thomas Moore, John Winans, the plain and Elizabeth Creek; also 60 acres on the N. side of the branch, bounded by Benjamin Wade, Thomas Moore, the plain, and " the said River into Cranberry meadow ; " also, 7 acres of meadow on Peach Garden brook; also 6 acres of meadow on Elizth. Creek ; also, 9 acres on "the Point of Rawack Neck:" in all, 218 acres. He died, Sept., 1689, leaving an estate, valued at £223. 8. 0.+
THOMAS TOMSON [THOMPSON] was one of the founders of East Hampton, L. I., in 1649, having come from Lynn, Mass., by way of New London, Ct. At E. Hampton, he resided on
* Hinman's P. S. Ct., I. 232. Savage, IV. 101. E. J. Records, II. 41, 102 ; 24. (P. e .; 111. 159. E. T. Bill, p. 109.
t N. H. Col. Records, I. 26, 140, 202, 411. Savage , IV. 150. Chapin's Glastenbur. y, p. 172. E. J. Records, II. 19, 36. E. T. Bill, pp. 105, 118.
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the W. side of the street, near Robert Bond and the two Mul- fords. Goodman Thompson was one of the Deputies of Elizabeth-Town in the Legislature of 1672. He was active in opposing the arbitrary measures of Gov. Carteret, and was mulcted for his patriotism. His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, N., and S., by Barnabas Wines ; W., by a highway ; and E., by the Mill Creek. He had, also, 18 acres of upland, " on Luke Watson's Neck," bounded by Jacob Melyen, David Ogden, and a highway ; also, 52 acres of upland, bounded by Stephen Crane, Dennis White, George Pack, and his own land ; also, 20 acres of upland adjoining the last, bounded by his son Hur, Joseph Sayre, George Pack, and unsurveyed land ; also, 4 acres "in Rawack Meadow; " also 18 acres of meadow on a creek, which was named for him, "Thompson's Creek," and since, "Moris Creek :" in all 118 acres. His three sons, also, were among the original Associates. MOSES, who took the oath in Feb. 1665, had a warrant for 180 acres, but the survey is not on record. AARON, came into posses- sion of the homestead, at his father's death, Sept. 1676, and had a warrant for 60 acres, in his own right, of which no return was made. HURhad a house-lot, containing four acres, bounded, S., and E., by a highway ; N., by Thomas Osborn ; and E., by unsurveyed land. He had, also, 12 acres of up- land, bounded by Leonard Headley, Joseph Osborn, John Wilson, and a highway ; also 45 acres of upland, bounded by Joseph Sayre, 2 small brooks, and unsurveyed land; also, 40 acres of upland, bounded by Benjamin Meeker, a small brook, and the Common ; also 45 acres of upland, bounded by William Pardon, a small brook, the West brook, and un- surveyed land ; also 6 acres of meadow on the Bay, 4 acres on Woodruff's Creek, and 10 acres more; in all 161 acres. The father's estate, at his death, was valued at £152. 15. 6 .*
WILLIAM TROTTER came from Newbury, Mass. It may have been at his suggestion, that so many of his former towns- men came on, in the course of 1666-7, and settled the town of Woodbridge. His house-lot contained four acres, bounded,
* IIedges' E. Hampton, pp. 4, 44. E. J. Records, II. 21, 24, 29, 104; 26, o. e. E. T. Bill, pp. 104, 5.
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E., and W., by a highway ; S., by Peter Morse; and N., by Stephen Crane ; also, an addition of two acres, bounded, E., by the river, and on the other sides, as the house-lot ; also, 13 acres of upland, bounded, N., and W., by Robert Morse ; S., and E., by "Elizabeth Town brook ; " also, 138 acres of upland, bounded by William Broadwell, a swamp, and un- surveyed land ; also, 23 acres of meadow in "the Common Meadow :" in all, 180 acres. In 1676, he had died. His name was given to a bridge in the northern part of the town plot .*
CHARLES TUCKER [TOOKER] was, also, a New Englander, coming hither, with the East Enders of Long Island. His · parentage has not been determined. He was, probably, the son (or may have been the brother) of John Tooker of South- old, residing, as early as 1655, in that part of the town that was called River head, originally from the vicinity of Boston, Mass., and made a freeman at Southold, Oct. 9, 1662. Charles had a house-lot, containing eight acres, bounded, N., by the highway ; E., by William Oliver; W., by Caleb Carwithy ; and, S., by " the Swamp in Common ; " also, 21 acres of meadow on Thompson's Creek, and adjoining "the great Island." He had, at first, a plot of upland containing 86 acres ; but, as this was found, by survey, to be included in Jacob Melyen's allotment, he obtained, in lieu, 69 acres of upland on the two mile brook ; he had, also, a parcel of land, called " Peach Garden Hill," containing 86 acres, bounded by Capt. John Baker, Humphrey Spinage, Peach Garden brook and the Common : in all, 184 acres.t
NATHANIEL TUTTLE [TUTHILL] was from Southold, L. I. His father, John Tuthill, and uncle, William, were from Norfolkshire, Eng. The latter came over, in 1635, in the "Planter," landing at Boston. The two brothers settled at New Haven, in 1639-40. John came to Southold, in 1641, with the Rev. John Youngs. In 1647, he was one of the four patentees of Oyster Ponds, L. I. Nathaniel came here with the first emigration, probably a young and unmarried
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