History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 103

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840

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to run on Successively According to the Order of Men's Lotts in their First division of fence, until they Come to the fence at Bound Creek, and thence to Come to the side of Seaman's Lott, Runing up by the side thereof until they Come to the River at or Near the Middle Landing Place: and for the Whole Enter Thereof, to be Order'd, Appris'd, and set out to Each Man his Just Proportion, it's Wholly Left to the Judgment of Robert Denison, Mr. Stephen Davis, Jno. Catling, .Ino. Curtis, and Jno. Brown Junior, to regulate, Value and Lay out every Man his Just Pro- portion of fence.

And every Man hath Engaged to set down, Accord- ing to Their Determination.

Itemi-its Agreed that a rate of £30 Mill Rate. shall be made for the Mill Forthwith; to be raised According to Estates and Lands, in like Manner as the Rate for Mr. Abr'm Poirson the Last Year.

At a TOWN MEETING, 20th Feb'y, 1670, it was Agreed by Vote, that Thos. Johnson and Nath'l Wheeler shall Give Notice when to Burn About the Fences, by the Beating of a Drum Early in the Morning, from His House as far as Serj't Jno. Wards. Item-that Henry Lyon and Thos. Commissions. Johnson shall in the Town's Name, re- quest the Governor to Confirm Mr. Jasper Crane and Mr. Robt. Treat Magistrates or Justices of the Peace, Which Were Again Chosen the 2nd Jan'y, 1670.

Item-that Jno, Brown. Jun'r, shall Meadow. Hlave first Division of Meadow, or as much of it as the Place will afford as it shall Be Sized, Lying on Both sides of the 2 Mile Brook.

Item-that the Middle of the Town shall have the Bogs or Boggie Meadow, Boggie Meadow. to divide among Themselves without Charge to the Town, from the Widow Ward's Meadow to Jno. Curtes's Creek Meadow.

Item-those whose Names are under Written, Shall Have Liberty to Take up their divisions of Bogs, from llugh Roberts stakes to the Widow Wards Meadow; and Agree among themselves to Lay them ont, and Make their Highways without any Charge

Jno. Brown's

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CITY OF NEWARK.

Hugh Roberts,

Ephradın Burwell.

John Brown, Jr.

Thuumuns Staples.

Willinta Canje

Hlinfaph Prestani.

Whlow Rigs.

Stephen Bund.

Nathaniel Wheeler

Robert Ihnisot

Ephraim Penmugton.

Mr. ('unfell.

Robert Dalglish.

Pourou Thompkens.

George Day.

Jonathan Thompkenn.

Thomas Johnson.

Abr ın l'eirwin, Sr.

auchuriah Burwell.

Item-Those Whose Names are Here under Written, shall Have Liberty to take their division of Bogs, Each one Against His Lott the Breadth of his Lott, and Agree Among Themselves, without any Charge of their Highways or to Lay them out to the Town. Beginning at Joseph Walters and Ending at John Y'urtes's Lott, and the names are as followeth :

Jumph Walters.

John Baldwin, Jr.

Edward Ball.

lwnjamin Baldwin.

Jwsinh Ward.

Thomas Huntington.

Stephen Frrenman.

Mr. l'eck.

Wht. Ward.

Mr. Morris.

John Harrison.

Martin Tichenur.

Juhu Ward, Turner.

Thomas Richards.

Serj't John Ward.

John Rogers.

John Brown, sr.

Thenuts Johnson.

John Catling.

Richard Harrison.

John Brooks.

John Crane.

TOWN MEETING, 21st Feb'y, 1670, it was Agreed,

Sargents Grunt.

That Jonathan Sargent shall have Lib- erty to Take up his first division of Land, in the Neck, Where he Can find It.

Item-that the fence Next the River, shall Be made upon the Top of the hill Till it Comes Near the Landing Place; and

Felce to

the Jliver. then down to the River in the most Convenient Place, as far into the River as Low Water Mark.

Item-that Mr. Abr'm Peirson shall Have his first division of Meadow, in that which was Mr. Webster's Lott.

Item-Mr. Abr'm Peirson, Sen'r, Hath the Grant, to have his Second division of Meadow at the rear of his own Lott, the East Side of the Creek.

Item-that a Division of Salt Meadow shall be Laid out, three Acres to a Hundred Pound.

Item-that the Layers out of this Meadow shall begin at the Bound Creek for their Front, and flank upon the rear of Mr. Kitchell, Ino. Catling, and Mr. Morris's Lotts, and end where the Small Hay Cocks Where When the Viewers Viewed ; and so to return by Maple Island Creek Till they Come at Mr. Can- fields Lott; and so over the Creek at Mr. Canfields Lott; and so Goe down the Creek Till they Come round to Mr. Person's Lott; and so Take in Mr. Leete's Lott with a Little which Lyeth by it ; and So over the Creek Betwixt the Creek and the Pond, till the Pond Comes to the Creek or the Creek to It ; and so by Sam'l Rose's Lott, and By the rear of the Lotts; and so round by the Bay to the other Creek. And this Second division of Meadow is to Be Ordered accor- ding to Mens Lotts, or the place where they shall Lye.

The order, Number, and Places of Mens Lotte, for the Second division of Salt Meadow, are as followeth ;

Jasper i'rune.

Rich'd Harrison

lobt. Treat

Muulah Bruen 37 Jun Brown, sen's 16

Juo. Rogery 11

Rubt. Kitchel Zurhar Burwell 15

Meplin Freeman

hphraim Burwell 13

Juu C'urtier

41 Thos. Ludington 25

Mr. Perk

John Baldwin, Sono

T'ho. Staples

Henry Lyon

Jno. lablwin, Jun'r.

Joesph Walters

Micah Tompkins . 7

Frau Linle

Jonathan Tompkins.

Robert Dalglish

Ephraim Pennington

Mr C'amheld

Martin Tichenur

Wm. L'ump

Thes. Format

Widow Rigs

Jun. Wand, Jun'r

Nath'l Wheeler.

Sex'r Monrow

Courge Day 21

Rich'd Lawrence

Thus, Johnson

Hanne Albers

Ruht. Denilw

Deliverance Crane

Widlow Ward

Jun C'utling

Juhn I'rane

Sam'l Kitchell

Stephen Ihvis

Jno. Ward

Aaron Blutchly .

Mr. Morris

Filw'd Ball .

Jonathan Sergant

Thay Ballwin 31

Ab'm Pirnem, Jun'r

Benj'mn Baldwin :32

Fhafaph Preston

Jnu. Brown, Sen

Change Lotte Item-it was Agreed, that any Man may have Liberty to Change His Mea- dow Lott with his Neighbour, Before it uf Modl'w. Be Laid out; Provided they Exchange not Above £30 in Estate, one More than the other.

Item-its Agreed that Serj't Jno. Ward, Henry Lyon, Ths. Johnson, Stephen Davis, Jno. Catling, Jno. Curtes, Jno. Brown. Jun'r, and Wm. Camp, are Chosen to Lay out this Second division of Salt Men- dows. Any Two of these, with one of the Old Ones shall have Power to act.

TOWN MEETING, 20 April, 1671, the return of the Men Appointed for the Laying out of the Fence in the Common Line, was Published and declared to the Meeting; and notwithstanding some Difficulties and Intricacies Alledged, they saw Cause to pass a full Vote, ordering every Man to make up his share of Fence, According as it is Given In and Awarded by the Men formerly Chosen and Recorded for that Work; only Stephen Freeman was Promist Full Consideration Afterwards, if he would do up his in the 2 Mile Brook, of Abat'mt; and Agreed that it should be done by the 10th April Next, under the Penalty of 4d. the Rod for every Days Defeet, in Not Sufficiently Making, or Maintaining the Same After- wards, and All the damages that may Come Thereby.

TOWN MEETING, 23rd May, 1671, it was fully agreed and Order'd, that Twenty Four Hours Time of Notice to the Warners or freeholders in Our Town, to Them or the People of Houses Where they dwell, shall be ac- Legault Warning

counted upon any Ordinary Occasion of a Town Meeting Legal Warning; not with standing, they do Leave as formerly, full Power in the Magis- trates to Call a Town Meeting at any Shorter Time of Warning, upon Extra- for Town

ordinary Business when the Case Re-

Meetings

34 Jn. Brook, 17

Hugh Roberts

Ruht Lymon.

Jusinh Want

Jim Harrison11 .

Then Huntington 11

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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY.

quires it and Cannot admit of a Further Delay Therein.

Item-at a meeting of About 40 freeholders being Legally Warned, it was by their Vote fully Ordered and Agreed, that from Henceforth or Untill further Order, any Twenty of the freeholder-, the Clerk and one the Magistrates being Present ; Provided the said Twenty having Legall Notice Given them; which said Twenty Frecholders of our Town shall have full power, to Order, Act and doe, or Cause to be done, all or any business belonging to the whole Town or any particular Therein, as fully and Legally as if they were all Present, Might, or Could doe : excepting the admission of Inhabitants, and the Alteration of our Fundamental Agreement ; Whereupon we all Came Ilither and have subscribed unto and all shall Be obliged to Submit to what shall Be in such wise Agreed upon.

Item-it- Agreed upon, that the 5th June Next Training. shall Be forthwith Published, for every Soldier that day to appear at the beat of the drum, to shew his Arms and Ammunition, and to spend that day in the Exercising their Arms, as they shall Agree among Themselves ; under the Penalty of 2x. Gd. for Absence, and all former Penalty's Agreed upon for being defective in their Arms-and they so Carrving met shall have full power to Appoint an other day of Meeting-and to order the the Sab- Matter of the Squadrons for the Carrying of Arms to Meeting, and Warding on the Lords days During the Time of Publick exercise ; which is the Town's mind and order, that it should he Strikly Observ'd and Attended.

Item-it's agreed, that every Man that's Clearing of High ways. Land in any fields Batting on any High- way, wherein he Hath Laid or Cause to be fell or Laid any Wood or Trees, he or they shall remove the same again, between this and the Sixteenth of June Next, and Clear the said way or ways, under the penalty of Is. for every Days Neglect after the Day aforesaid; and under the same l'enalty, to keep Clear the One Half of the High- ways that Butts upon his Land. And also it's ordered, that every Man shall Clear away the wind falls and wood, that he found in the one Half of the Highway

and Wind Falls.

next his Land, and so keep it Clear; under the same penalty for Neglect, upon Complaint : and for his Clearing the under falls, he shall be paid for his Pains out of Treasury.

Item-it's Agreed that the 2d day of the week and the 6th day of the same week and the Next Days if the Town Need and the Work Cannot be well done on those days that are appointed and agreed upon by The Town Meeting and

Grinding Days. the Owners of the Mill to be their ; in our Town, for the Service of the Assembly in 3d

Grinding days, upon which days the Miller is to at- tend his Grinding, and the Town are to bring their tirists, and the Miller Promiseth to do his . as

for Himself secure the same until it Be enclosed, and under Lock and Key.

. Richard is admitted a frecholder, upon Condition of his setting his Name to our Agreements, and Hath the Privi- Freeholder, ledge of Commonage for Fifty Pounds

Estate, withont Deduction ; and He llath Promised to set About Learning to read-Which was an En- couragement unto Them Herein.

Ths. Huntington hath Granted to him and them, their Shares of the Highway formerly taken ont of their Lotts which Hath Been Laid Down Again ; and the remainder undisposed of the Land Lying At his and their Rears of their Home Lotts, which was formerly appointed to Them in lieu of the Land Taken out of their Lotts for the said Highways is Confirmed upon them.

Aaron Blacthly, Promising to uphold his Common Fence without Charge to the Town, untill they Can Dispose of the band and fence without Loss in the Neck; they Granted him Exchange. liberty to Lay down some Part of his

said division of Land, viz. : that Part lying by Mr. Crane's Flank ; and to Take up so much Sized Land for it in the Woods, as upon a Due View of Fizure it Being not prejudiciall to the Town; which so Ap- pearing, they are willing to Accommodate him With.

Ephraim Burwell, with his Neighbours having their Lands Lying Together, desiring liberty to have a Highway Exchanged or removed, that leads to their lands in the Little Neck Highway by Deacon Tompkens's, from the out- Exchanged. side of his Lott one way that Now is, to

Almost the out side of his Own Lott, on the other side of his Lott ; and he wou'd Be Content to take up some Amens for his Land and Charges in Subduing it, at the End of his own land ; as also the Remainder of His Amens due to him for his Home Lott, which was (iranted to him for Amens, if it be there to Be had : and free and full Liberty was Granted Them to place the Highways anew for their Best Convenience Among Themselves, as they shall Agree, they Not an- noying any other Mans Land by their alterations : and Likewise liberty was Granted to all them that have their lands on that side of the Highway, to have their Lotts run to the Swamp for their Preser-

vation of the Corn by Fencing or other- Lotts run out wise ; the additions of Land Being In- to the Swans). considerable as it's presented to the

Town which is Given to them, and. they have sus- tained Great loss for want of such Liberty of Fencing, as they say-which moved the Town to Comply with Them.

TOWN MEETING, 29th Sepfr, 1671. Mr. JJasper Crane and Robt. Treat are Again Chosen Deputies Oct'r Insuing the date, According to the Governors Warrant.

Item-free Liberty was by a full Vote Given to any

CITY OF NEWARK.

Amongst us, of Frecholders of our Town, to enter on Treaty of Sale, and to Buy the Neck of Capt. Wm. Sandford, or his Uncle, or Both if they Could Agree for it, and pay what they shall engage; and the sd Town wou'd expert Nothing of them, But to pay their Shares to the Minister in New ark, unless they would freely of Themselves Give and tirant some fur- ther Priviledge to The Town, where to they May Not be Compelled. And it's iug the Agreed that None shall be exempted from liberty of Purchasing that doe Now Desire It; and that he shall have and Enjoy his Share and Proportion of what he Purchaseth, ae- vording to his adventures and Monies Expended About the same: and there presently appeared so many Volunteers, as to make Tender to C'apt. Sand- ford or such as had the Right of Dispose, the sum of Eight Hundred Pounds In C'attle and Provision, pay hear, with some Pipe Staves, within Four Year Next Insucing; and they refered the Matter to Mr. Pier- son, Sen'r, to draw up the Letter, with the Names and Shares that they Propounded to Expend for the Procuring of the same ; and to keep a Copy of Mens Names and Shares Adventuring, and what is Com- mitted to the sd Sandford under their hands, for the Buying the sd Neck Aforesaid.

TOWN MEETING, 14th Now'r, 1671, which Meeting adjourned to the 20th Inst. to finish what they Cou'd Not due this day ; and Concerning rates it was agreed that all rates that shall be levied this Present Year. (Except the Lord rent and Surveying of Land, > should be made and Levied by Persons Valued at 18. 4d. pr Head, by Lands the Home Lotts rateable at three half Pence pr Acre, and for the First division of Upland and Meadow to the at Id. pr Acre, and for the Second of land Not to be rated this Year; also Cattle to be rated as they were last year; and Concerning the Lords rent and Surveying of Land, the Charges thereof to be levied by Lands only, which rates was Ordered as follows, viz. : a Rate of €50 was Granted to be Levied forthwith, to answer the Occasions of the Town . .. and where to any unto whom they are Indebted. Item-a rate of £20 was ordered to be made, to pay the Charges of Surveying Lands; which Monies are to be paid into the Treasurer's Hand.

Item-its agreed, that a List of every Mans Estate Shall be Brought in to the men apointed, Between this and the 2nd Decem'r Next, and Every one that dwells in the North End of the Town to Serj't Jno. Ward, and those of the South End to Thos. Johnson, under the Penalty of od., to be charged to the rates of nny that are defective, having Had Notice Rates. of this order ; which 6d. Shall be Taken out of the Rates of Those Men that are put upon The Trouble to Get it : and the Men Ap- pointed to make the rates are, Mr. Obadiah Bruen, Serj't Jno. Ward, Thos. Johnson, Jno. Curtes, and Jno. Brown, Jun'r, who are desired to attend the work

and Issue It as soon as they t'an : the Prizes of t'orn, and flesh, are the sim as it's Expressed in the town- try Laws.

Item -- the Motion of Mr. Abr'm Pier-

son's to the Town, that he might have Alr'm

l'irr-

his first division of upland AAccording to ~ n.

the Proportion of his Estate, laid out in

the Hither side Next the Lott reserv'd for the Ellers Lott in the Neck ; which was Granted him on Con- dition that he settles and Abides with us a Consider- able Time, Carrying on the work of the Ministry : which if he should not do, but in a few year- remove away, then he is to leave the land to the

Town for the end Afs'd; he Shall be Land- and

paid for Layings out About it, if the Im- provements of the land hath not done it

a Year Murr.

before. Item-on the same l'onditions af-'d, they are willing to and agree to add Ten Pounds Yearly More for his Maintenance, for the Time to Come-he shall Also be free from all Rates, Except the Charge of Purchasing and Setling the Place, as other- have done.

Item -- the Town again Choose Robt. Treat to Record all their Lands and Meadows which are For liment's Laid out in our Town, for 2d. a parcell ;

and every Man is to bring in his par- cells of Land to him-with The Number of Acres; and if any Allowance for Sizure they was to make It known how much, and how its Bounded on Each side Thereof: and if this they Agreed to do. as soon as they could.

Towx MEETING, Ist Jan'y, 1671-Mr. J. C'rane and Mr. Robot. Treatt, are again Chosen to the place of Magistrates for the Year Insowing

Item-they are Chosen Deputies for the General Assembly, for the Year, and Sam'l

Swain is those the Third Man. Mr. Viewer f Treat is chosen Secretary for Next Year.

Henry Lyon, Treasurer. Ths. Johnson, Constable. Jno. Harrison and Wm. Camp are to Warn the Town Meetings in their part of the Town ; the old Surveyors to Stand Again. W'm. Camp and Jabez Rogers, Haywards for this Year; George Day and Zachariah Burwell Viewers of Fences, who are to Attend it once a Month: they are to 1ª+Dalry * on defer- Mark the defective Places and Give the tivr Frie.

Owners Notice Thereof, and allow them 16 Hours to amend it; and then they are again to view it, and for every defect after, He or they shall pay to the Viewers 1x, a Day for every day it lies defective, Besides all damages in the Mean Time, and in Case the owners of the Defective Fences will not pay their penalties, the said Viewers shall have full Power, by Warrant to Distraint.

Serj't Rich'd Harrison and Stephen Davis are t'hosen, to range the Middle Highway in the Neck, Ag't Francis Linle's and Jno. Catlings Latt.

Item- Mr. Pierson hath the Consent of the Town Given Him, to Buy the House, and any Part of the Lott that Belongs to Widow Elizabeth Ward.

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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

The Rates made for the Town were read and Pub- lished, and its agreed that every Man should pay in his proportion to the Treasurer, between this and the 10th Feb'y Next, or else the Constable by order Must destrain for it.

Item-it's Order'd, that No Goats at any Time of the Year shall be kept any where in the Neck, or Common Fence.

Item, W'm. Camp hath Granted him, upon Ace't of That Vere of Land, that the Townsmen Camp's Grant. in the Time that Home Lott he now dwells on was Vacant in a Common, disposed of to Eilw'd Riggs, Deac'd, a Point of Up Land Beyond Martin Tichenor's Land Towards the Point, on the left Hand of the Highway as they Goe to Maple Island-deemed About 3 Veres.

Item-it was declar'd by Many, that in Colour. Case those that Would have their right in the Colours to Themselves, they should have It, rather than to make any Trouble About It.

TOWN MEETING, 22d Jan'y, 1671. Mr. Treat and Lieut. Swain are deputed to Take the first opportu- nity to Advise with Mr. Ogden, or any other they see Cause, what may be the Safest and Best Course to be taken for the Town about our Lands and Settlements here.

Item-it's ordered and Agreed that every Man Shall bring in his or their Half Bush'l Sealers of Меалигры. to Henry Lyon and Joseph Waters to have them Tryed and scaled when made fit with Mr. Crane's, which for the present is the Standard-they shall have 2d. pr. piece for Sealing with the small Town Brand, or N

TOWN MEETING, 4th March, 1671, it's

Mr Al'm Pier- Order'd for the Church to Call Mr. son, Jun'r. Abr'm l'ierson, Jun'r, to be Joined with his Father in Time Convenient for the orderly efect- ing It; and they have agreed upon his Taking Office he shall have and enjoy his Accommodations Granted him upon the same Tenor and Terms that other Men In our Town Generally hold the Same.

Item-its agreed that after the 10th

anth March. Inst., March, every Man shall secure his Wood, Timber, Corne and Hay which is Abroad, or Beare the loss of them with his fences also.

Burning

Item-its Order'd that Mr. t'rane, Good'n Davis and Nath'l Wheeler shall

Take Care for to Burn the Woods this present Year.

TOWN MEETING, 22 March, 1671-2. John Brown, JJun'r, is Chosen Recorder for the Town, and to have in Custody all the Town's Writings After Mr. Treats leaving the Town 'Till Jan'y, 1772.

Widow Denison hath Granted to her 1 Acre of land and Meadow Adjoining her other land and Meadow- for her staying on the place so Long when the Town was first settled.

Land in the Point Lately Given him of Four Acres and Halt, he shall have 2 Acres of it free from all Charges in lieu of what was wanting in his Home Lott ; the rest on account of his Division.

Martin Tichenor hath 1} Aere of Land Granted Ilim, Adjoining his own division in the point, partly for the accommodations of the highway that he made of his Land, and for his Staying so much on his place when the Town was first Settled.

Jonathan Tompkens hath Granted him, a piece ot land Lying before the front of his Home Lott, on Consideration of his Home Lotts Being so poor and Scanty.

John Curtis Also hath a Grant of an Aere of Land, for his Staying on the place at the first settling Thereof.

Item-Sam'l Plum and Stephen Davis

Survey's are Added to the rest, to Finish the {'hosen.

Laying out of Lands in that Division Al- ready Begun.

TOWN MEETING, 10th April, 1672, Francis Linly is Chosen to Sweep the Meeting House this year, for do- ing which he is to Have 208.

Item-it's order'd that No Cows, Calves, Goats, or Sheep, shall Be kept within the Com'on fence, under the penalty of 6d. pr. head; Working Oxen and Horses hath Liberty, with a sufficient keeper.

Order'd, that the Treasurer shall pay Mrs. Kitchel 278. upon Mr. Leet's Acc't-she Giveing a Rec't for the same.

TOWN MEETING, 13th May, 1672. Jno. Catlin and Edw'd Ball have undertaken to Make the Common fence by Thos. Richards's, to keep out all Cattle and Sheep this Year, for 128.

Mr. Crane and Lieut. Swain that were Chosen rep- resentatives for the Town, are desir'd by the Town to Consult with the rest of the representatives of the Country, to order Matters for the safety of the Coun- try.

.Ino. Curtes and Jno. Brown, Jun'r, are to have 48 ap's, for making the rates the Year Past.

Stephen Freeman is Chosen in Thos. Johnson's room, to lay out the Second Division of Meadow, Till Thos. Johnson is fit to Goe.

It's order'd, that those which want of their first divi- sion of Meadow, shall have it made up in their Second.

Henry Lyon hath the Grant, to lay down

his first division of Meadow, only that as Henry

lyon'A

was for his amends; and to take up as Grant.

much as his amends wants of his first di-

vision where he Can find It, when the Second division is Lay'd out.

The Tailor's Lott is to be Lay'd out by a Hundred and fifty Pound Estate.

Dan'l Dod is to have his Meadow Lay'd out, by a £100 Estate.

Martin Tichenor and Thos. Ludinton hath Each allow'd them, 1} Neres in their Second division, for

Win. Camp bad Granted to him of his piece of Staying on their place the first Summer.

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CITY OF NEWARK.

TOWN MEETING, 17th June, 1672-Mr. t'rane, Mr. Canfield, and Lieut. Swain, are Chosen Magistrates for the Year Insneing. Thos. Johnson, Constable.

Item-there is to be a Quarterly Court Quarterly held in this Town, Beginning the First Courta.

Tuesday in September Next.

Item-Mr. Crane is t'hosen President of said Court. Jno. Browne, Jun'r, is Chosen Recorder of said Court.

Item-the t'ourt is to have for Every Action 18. 6d. Recorder, entering for do. -

Court Constable, for serving every Warrant Gd. Form. Serving an Attachment 8d. Jury Men 6d. Every Action. Serj't Ward, Sam'l Kitchel, Henry Lyon, and Thos. Johnson, are Chosen to end the Difference Betwixt Dencon Lawrence and Robt. Dalglish, about their Second Division.

Sam'l Plum and Aaron Blachly are Chosen to Goe over to Mr. Sandfords about Swine, the Town to Pay Them.

There was a full vote Past Aug. 10th, 1672, that is Not Here Recorded-But is Recorded Folio 36 .- [Ordered obliterated. Feb. 25, 1675-6.]

TOWN MEETING, 14th Nor'r, 1672. it was Agreed to have a Rate made, for Detraying the Ministry, and other Publick Charge.

It's Agreed that all lands shall be a Like Rated Now and Hereafter, upon Condition there be no more disturbance

All Landa

Aliko rated.

in Town about the way of Rateing; Lands at ld pr Nere, Cattle of all kinds as for- merly.

Item-all Swine and Cattle that are Rateable which are now a Live, or hath been killed since August, shall Be Rated.

Item-it's Agreed that every Man Every Man to Hring in his List. shall Bring in a List of their Estates, to Jno. Curtis, and Jno. Brown Jun'r, Next day after this Meeting ; and if it's known they Leave out any of their Estates, they shall forfeit 58. in the pound ; and if any Do not Bring in their Estates Timely, the said John's shall have 1x. for every one they Fetch.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. I, Part 103

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 840

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 840