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TOWN MEETING, May 3, 1680-It is agreed that there shall be a Committee chosen, to petition the Deputy Governor and Council to enlarge and settle our Town Bounds. And by Reason we have been hindred and deprived of the Neck, and Hoekqueka- nung also ; we desire to have it made up in that Land and Meadow called Poquanuck, and to have a Charter for the whole.
Item-the Committee chosen for this purpose are John Ward, Thomas Johnson, Richard Harrison, Thomas Richards, and John Catlin.
Item -- it is agreed, that if any Man shall put out any of Land or Swamp to pasture, within Orter about the Common Fence; the Fence about Pasture fonce. any such Land or Swamp so made Use of with the afs'd Fence shall be liable to a Survey by two Men chosen for that Purpose, and none but such Fence shall be allowed to be sufficient : and if any Man shall put any of his Cattle into such Pasture and the Cattle break out, the Owner shall pay Double Damage, and Poundage also. And if any such Fence or Fences need Surveying, the Owner of such Fence or Fences shall pay for the Surveying.
Joseph Walters and Robert Dalglish are chosen Surveyors for such Fences.
John Catlin, Ephraim Burwell, and John Brown, Jun's, are chosen to do what they can to Nock Money. see who is behind about the Neck Money,
and also to gess as near as they can how it will rise in another Rate.
TOWN MEETING, June 28, 1650-It is
agreed, that one Man in every House High ways to shall go out one Day to mend the High- ways in the Neck.
TOWN MEETING, June 30th, 1680-MIr. Ward. Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Swain, are chosen to carry on another Justice-it is also desired that Mr. Johnson should be the Man for this Year.
Item-It is agreed that we should desire the Gov- ernor and Council to grant, that our Town Courts may have Liberty to try Actions of Five Pounds, without AAppeal ; and if need require to have a Jury.
Item-It is Agreed, that the Town is willing Samuel Whitehead should come and Inhabit among us, pro- vided he will supply the Town with Shoes, tho' for the present we know not of any Place of Land con- venient.
TOWN MEETING, July 24, 1680-It is
agreed by Vote. that that Middle l'art of
Meeting
the Meeting House which is yet to be seated, shall have Three Seats of a Side.
Item-It is Voted that Henry Lyon hath a Right to, and shall have a Feat in the Meeting House -- paying proportionably with his Neighbours.
TOWN MEETING, September 30, 1680 .- The Town hath engaged by Vote, to stand by Goodman Porter [Potter] and keep him harmless from what shall come to him from Peter Jacobs, by Reason of Stephen Freeman's Bond of forty Pounds.
Item-John Curtis, Thomas Richards, and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen, to do what they can to see what is paid to Peter Jacobs, on acco't of this Bond of Stephen Freeman's.
TOWN MEETING, September 27. 1680-It is agreed by Vote, that those Persons as have been admitted Planters in the Town, and have according to a Town Graut taken up Land, and have not paid the Pur- chase at all, or only to the Home Lotts ; shall pay the Purchase for what Land and Meadow they have le- gally taken up, to the Town Treasurer, some Time between this Day and the Twenty-fifth Day of March next ensuing.
Item-The Town's Men, John Curtis and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen, to find as near as they can what of Right doth belong to each Person to pay. ac- cording to his hand taken up as afs'd.
Item-It is agreed that all improved Lands, that is, such Land as is plowed and used for Pasture in par- ticular by foneing, shall pay One Penny p. Acre. And all other Lands, as Out Lands and other Lands in the Neck not plowed, nor used for Pasture and Meadow, one-half Penny p. Acre. All Lands is to be brought in to Rate by, as they was the last Year : that is, the first and Second Division as the Town
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laid it out, and all other Land and Meadow as Mr. or if any come not, being warned by the Constable hy special Warrant, at a shorter Time, then the Penalty to he exacted as before said.
Deleplary laid them out. Note, all Lands and Meadow as afs'd, together with Heads and Cattle, to be as they were the last Year.
Item-John Curtis and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen to make Rates for this Year.
At the same Meeting, 27th of September, 1680. It is voted, that those as will set themselves to kill Wolves and Bears, shall have for every grown Wolf's Head Twenty Shillings, and for every grown Bear Ten Shillings, and for Bear Cub five Shillings.
Item-John Curtis, Thomas Richards and John Catlin are chosen to go to New York; T , make up the Neck to make up all Accounts about the Arcount. Neck, and do what they can to satisfy Peter Jacobs by borrowing Money to pay him, if they judge it the prudentist Way for the Town-and the Town doth engage to stand by them, and repay it again between this and the Twenty-fifth Day of March next.
Item-Nathaniel Wheeler, Edward Riggs, and Jo- seph Riggs, have a Grant to take up Land upon the upper Chesnut hill by Raway River near the Stone llouse; provided they exceed not above fifty Acres a piece.
TOWN MEETING, the 29th of November, 1680-It is agreed upon by Vote, that a Man should be chosen to look after and see that the Boys and
A Man chosen
to luok after Youth do carry themselves reverently in the Boys. the time of public Worship upon the Lord's Day, and other Days and Times of Worship. And if any grown Persons shall carry themselves irreverently, he is to make Complaint to the Author- ity and present their Names; and his Word shall be accounted Evidence against him or them offending, whether the offence be committed within or without the House. Joseph Walters is chosen to be the Man for the purpose above said.
Iten-John Johnson, Thomas Lyon, Matthew Wil- liams and John Mekeny are admitted
Planters ad-
mitted. Planters; provided they pay the Pur- chase for what land they have, as other Planters have done.
Item-It is voted, that those as have To bring in n List of their not now given in a List of their Estate, Estate. shall have one Week's time allowed them to bring them to the Clerk ; and if any Person do neglect, the Constable is to fetch it and have six Pence a piece for his pains.
Item-There having been a Town Meeting legally warned this 29th of November, 1680, and Order About coming to many being absent-It is agreed by Town Mert- those Planters present to remit all those inge.
Fines that are already past, and for Time to Come, if any Person or Persons that are Planters shall be remiss in coming, according to the Act made the 21st of March, 1675-6, then those Fines then exprest (according to the offence) are strictly to be gathered up by the Constable, for the Town's Use:
TOWN MEETING, January 4th, 1680-Whereas, there was a vote past the 29th of Novem-
ber, 1680, concerning the Constables
How to dis-
pose of Fines.
gathering up the Fines for remissness in attending Town Meetings; the Town doth now think it more convenient that the Clerk give their Names to the Treasurer, and the Fine be placed to their Rate.
Item-It is voted, that this Money The way to due to Peter Jacobs upon account of raise Money Jacobs. Goodman Porter, [Potter] shall be raised to pay Peter by the Estate as is now given in to make Rates by this Year.
Azariah Crane is chosen Constable for the Year ensuing.
John Curtis, Treasurer.
Stephen Davis, David Ogden, Jasper Crane, William Camp and John Catlin, Town's Men.
Joseph Brown for that end of Town, and Daniel Dod for that End of the Town where they live, Warners of Town Meetings.
Nathaniel Wheeler and Thomas Lyon, fence Viewers.
Item-It is agreed that these fenge Viewers shall view the fence as often as there is Occasion for it, and having viewed them, if they find any Defects, they are to give Notice thereof to the Owners of it, who is to repair the Defects within Twenty-four Hours or sooner if they can, upon the Penalty of One Shilling for each Defect ; which fine is to be given in to the Treasurer and plac'd to their Rates ; half of it is for the viewers, the other half to the Town.
It is also agreed, that every man shall from Time to Time set up and keep up two stakes,
Penalty of at each end of his Fence one, with the defective two first Letters of his Name on them ; Fence. upon the Penalty of One Shilling for
every Stake's Want or Defect, which is to be given in to the Treasurer, half for the Viewers and half to the Town. It is also agreed, that the Heighth of the Fence is to be four feet four Inches.
Item-It is agreed that the Common Fence shall be again proportioned, to every Man his just Proportion according to the Number of Aeres of Land and Meadow within the same; beginning at the River, and so to go successively as the Lotts lie now as near as they can, until they come to the Bound Creek. It is also agreed, that each Man shall agree with his Neighbour concerning making his fence as before, or if they cannot agree, then they have Liberty to take it away if he please.
Item-The Town hath chosen George Day and William Camp to take a view of that Land Daniel Tichenor asked for; and if they consent and it be not prejudicial to the Town, then he is to have it.
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CITY OF NEWARK.
Town's Mon to proportion the Fence.
and John Brown, Junior, are chosen to Proportion to each Man his Proportion of Fence, according to his Number of Acres of Land nud Meadow in the same.
Item-At the said Town Meeting, or Quality soever, to any such Person . nor shall any January 4th, 1680-The Town's Men Planter or Inheritor permit any such Person or Per- sons so coming and resorting, to stay or abide above one Month, without Licence from those the Town shall appoint for that Purpose, under the Penalty of Five Pounds for every such Defect ; besides all Damages that may grow by such Entertainments.
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Item-The Town doth give their free Consent to any Person or Persons among us, to set up a l'orn Mill upon the Bound ('reek, near the Two Mile Brook.
Item-The Clerk is chosen to send to Elizabeth Town in the Town's Name, to desire of them the like Liberty also.
Minister's Rate.
Item-It is voted the Minister's Rate and the Town Rate shall be made in one this Year.
Szing the swamp.
TOWN MEETING, January 21. 1680-It is voted that this Business of Difference about the Land and Swamp, shall be ended by the Committee already Chosen to lay out the Fence, who are to size such Land and Swamp as hath been taken up in the Neck since the fence was laid out.
Item-John Ward, Turner, and Thomas Ludington are chosen to join with the Committee for the sizing of the Land and Swamp.
Item-Jabez Rogers hath granted to him, that he may have the Town's Right of so much
Julw'z Rog- vra' Grant. of the Swamp at the Rear of his Second Division of Land in the Neck as was surveyed to him, to make his Lott square and he accepts it for the amends of his first Division.
Item -- it is agreed that there shall be Two Town's Men to the other five.
Item-John Treat and Thomas Ludington are chosen to be Town's Men to join with the other.
It is agreed by the Committee chosen by the Town for that Purpose, that any Person or
To pay for the Purchase of Persons which hath taken up Land House Jotta & within the Town for a House Lott, and hath not yet paid the Purchase, shall by the Time the Town appointed pay Two Shillings for each Acre, be it more or less; and for other Lands lying more remote Three Pence for cach Acre, and for Meadow four Pence for each Acre, or else let it lic to the Town's Dispose.
TOWN MEETING, February 25, 1680-To prevent sundry Inconveniences which may grow to this Town of Newark, by the inconsiderate receiving and enter- taining of Strangers amongst us -- It is Voted, That henceforward, no Planter belonging to us or within our Bounds or Limits, receive or entertain any Man or Woman of what Age or Quality soever, coming or resorting to us, to settle upon their Land : nor shall any person that hath been or shall be received as a Planter among us, by Right of Inheritance or other- wise, sell, give nor any way alienate, or pass over, Lease or Lett, any House or House Lott, or any Part or Parcell of any of them, or any Land of what Kind
TOWN MEETING, June s, 1651-It is agreed by vote in a full Town Meeting that what the Major part of the Town shall conceive and act upon any Account for the Good and Safety of the Town shall stand good and valid to bind every Individual Planter and Inhab- itant to the attendance thereof, upon such Penalty as the Town, or a Committee chosen by the Town, shall sre Cause to infliet.
Item-it is voted that forthwith a Watch in the Night and a Ward on Sabbath Days be observed. Item-Stephen Davis and Joseph Rigs is appointed to give a Charge to the Watch every Night. Item- it is agreed that every Soldier do bring his Arms every Day of Public Worship, well fixed, and also An'uni- tion. Captain Swain and Lient. Curtis are chosen to give the Charge for the Watch and Warders.
TOWN MEETING, July 15, 16 1-Thomas Johnson and Jolin Curtis are chosen Deputies according to the Writ. John Ward the Third Man.
TOWN MEETING, October 19th, 168] -- It is agreed by vote that the way for rating this The Way of Year shall be that all Home Lotts and all improved Lands lying within the rating in the Year 10-1 Common fence shall pay a Penny p.
Acre. All Lands that are unimproved lying within the Com'on fence, be it first, Second or Third Divis- ions, Meadow, and the Second Division without the Common fence a half penny p. Acre, and all other out Lands one farthing p. Acre. All Heads and C'at- tle to be rated as they were the Last Year.
To prevent disorderly Meeting of Young People at unseasonable Times, it is voted as a Town Act, that no Housekeeper or Master of a Family, shall harbour or entertain any This was vuled the Sith Feldy in 16mn, though mitted being reconled till Low. Person or Persons in the Night after Vine o'clock, or at other unseasonable
Times, (extraordinary occasions excepted ) : nor shall they suffer them disorderly to meet at any Place with- in their Power, to spend their Time, Money, or Pro- visions inordinately, in drinking, gaming, or such like; nor shall they suffer any Carriage, Conferrence, or Council, which tends to corrupt one another. All snch Persons so transgressing, shall be liable to such fines the Authority shall think fit.
The Town having agreed the 4th January 168 1, that the C'om'n Fence should be again divided, and for that Purpose appointed the Town's Men and John Brown, Jun'r, to proportion the same, which accord- ing to the best of their Judgments they have per- formed; and do find that four Acres of Land and Meadow requireth one Rod of Fence, and have ae- cordingly proceeded, as near as they can to the lay-
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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
ing it out as the Lotts was drawn at first, leaving out the Gates and Barrs which are disposed of as follow- eth, (viz.): The first Gate next the River to Aaron Blachly and Samuel Harrison, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of fence. The Second Gate is disposed of to David Ogden, in Stead of his Proportion of fence in the Common Line, to be sufficiently made and main- tained from Time to Time. The Third Gate to John Curtis and John Baldwin, Senior, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, in Stead of Seven Rods of Tence. The fourth Gate together with the Fence on both sides, the Breadth of the Highway, to Deacon Michael Tompkins for his Proportion of fence, to be sufficiently made & maintained from Time to Time. The fifth tate to William Camp, to be suf- fieiently made and maintained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of fence.
The Sixth Cate to John Ward, Jun'r, and Matthew Canfield, to be made and maintained sufficiently from Time to Time, instead of Six Rods of Fence: the Mile Brook hath One Rod of Fence allowed for it.
The Barrs ealled Wheeler's Barrs to Joseph Riggs, to be sufficiently made and maintained, handily to be put up and down from Time to Time, instead of Three Rods of Fence-there is two Rods of Fence allowed for the Two Mile Brook. The Seventh Gate to Mr. Thomas Johnson, to be sufficiently made and main- tained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of Fenee. It is always to be understood, that the Rod Pole this Fenee was laid out by. was 16 feet and 9 inches in Length. Thomas Huntington hath his Proportion of Fence, according to his Agreement with the Town-beginning at Low Water Mark, and reacheth until it mects with Jabez Rogers's fenee, which i- the first Lott in Order.
Lotts.
Rods.
Haure Altura .
32
44
John Denison .
33
John Catlin
34
Francis Lully
samuel T'reeman-being divided by Jo-
Thomas Brown
Mr. John War
Edward Ball.
Mr. Sun'1 Wilson
Mrs. Kliz'th Morris
Robert Dalglish .
George Day .
43
Edward Kiggs
John Brown, Jun'r
Mr Abr'm Pierson.
Jonathan Sarjant
Bem'n Baldwin
Jenach Boggy-he hath the Barrs and i Rod by them
JJulin Curtis .
John Meckeny.
John Burwell
John Tichenor
John Ballwin, Sen'r.
Julin Curtis and John Baldwin, Seu'r. have ard Gate and the frie the Breadth uf the Highway, and the remainder of their Propertyandf fence lies next to Thor. Pierson, Jun'r, in Tichenur's Lathe
Aaron Blachly.
Sum'l Harrison
Their Gate aud fence lie together.
John Bruen .
Sam'l Piom .
19
Seth Tompkins
John Ward, Juu'r, Tu
Sam'l Ward .
John Johnson
21
Matthew Caufield .
John Ward, Juu'r
They have both their fence by their Gate.
John Gardner
Anth'y Oliff
Mr. Thus, Juhten Hi- fenve lies next his own Gate.
Thos, Lyon
Daniel Dori
Sam'l Lyon
Matthew Will
Sam'l l'atter
John Davis
Sanı'l Dod.
2)
Jabez Rogers
Lotts J
Boda.
Bring divided by Aaron Blachy and
Samuel Harrison's Gate and Fence.
Mr sunnel Mitchell .
2
3
Jonathan Tompkin-
1
21.5
Ebenezer and Jonathan Canfield
1
Martin Tichenur . .
-4
Jasper Ciane
7
4
Thomas Staples
31.
Thomas Pierson. JJun'r
111.
Being in Two Haces, one in the Swamp ngaist Mr Broen's, the other Part next Daniel Pond's
Thomas Ludington.
11
Julin Baldwin, Jun'r
1:3
Buchar Fletcher.
Azariah (Tal"
John Brown, Sen'r
11
Mr. Mary Bond
Zachariah Burwell
91
Mr. Jasper Prune
1:33
Ephraim Burwell
1.4
3
TEmas Richards
5
Richard Harrisını
Ephraim Pomungton
41
lolin Ward, Men'i, Turner
Richard LAM TeHer
Stephen Imvis
Henry Lyon
113
Nathaniel Wheeler
13
John trìHư
Item-it is ordered by the Town's Men, that if any Person or Persons shall (at any Time) open any Gate, or pull down any approved or allowed Barrs leading into the Common Fiells, and leave them so, shall forfeit the sum of 58, for every Time he or they so transgress; to be paid into the Town Treasurer, half for the Informer and half for the Town's Use, besides all Damages that may be done upon such Neglects; excepting in sliding Times at the Appointment of Two or Three Town's Men, when Frost and Snow lieth upon the Ground. Also it is ordered as afs'd, that any Person or Persons that have their Lands lying adjacent to the Com'on Fence, and do see C'ause to make Barrs or Gates, (though not allowed to be such by the Town) yet the same Penalty shall be to them as to the other, in t'ase they. are left down or open and not carefully shut or put up again.
TOWN MEETING, December 12, 1681 -- It is voted, SurveyOr'N that there shall be Surveyors chosen to lay out Highways as far as the Mountain for High- chosen. if need be, and to lay out the Third Division to all who have a Desire to have it laid out, and Passages to all Lands.
Item-William Camp, John Treat, Thomas Lud- ington, Jasper Crane, Mr. John Catlin, Richard Har-
31
51
1 112
71+
Willam Canın
John Trent
Stephen Bond .
22 23 04
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rison, and Stephen Davis, are Chosen for that l'ur- pose; and any Three of them at each end of the Town have Power to act.
lohn Curtis and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen to make the Kates for this Year.
Item-it is voted, that Mr. Pierson's and the Town Rate shall be made in one this Year.
Item-it is voted, that Ephraim Burwell shall be Rate free this Year.
TOWN MEETING, December 19th, 108] --- It i- agreed, there shall be a Committee rundt the luf- ference about the Nrk of four Men from among ourselves chosen to join with the four Farmer-, both join- ing together as a Committee, to end the long Difference between the Town and them concern- ing the Neck Money; which eight Men shall have Liberty finally to end that Difference if they can ; and if they cannot agree themselves they have Liberty mutually to choose an I'mpire to be the casting Voice ; and both the Town and the Farmers are en- gaged together, to stand to what they shall do. The I'mpire agreed upon both by the Town and the Farmers, is one of these three Men, (viz) : Benj'n Price, Sen'r, Isaac Whitehead, Sen'r, or Benjamin Parkas: the Committee's work which is chosen, i- to see whether the Town be indebted to the Farmers or not, and whose Right it is to pay it if any be due.
Item-Mr. Thomas Johnson, John Curtis, William Camp and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen for the Committee.
TOWN MEETING, January the Ist or 2, 165]-2- Thomas Johnson and John Curtis are chosen Deputies for the Year ensuing.
Samuel Plum, Constable. John Brown, Jun'r, ('lerk for the Town. Samuel Lyon and Samuel Harri- son, Pounders.
Stephen Davis, John Catling, William Camp, Jo- soph Walters, Samuel Harison, JJoseph Riggs, and John Brown, Jun'r, Town's Men.
Item-it is agreed by Vote, that the Difference hp- tween the Town and the Farmers shall be ended by the Committee already chosen.
Item-it is voted, that the Treasurer shall have no Salary.
Tows MEETING, January 6, 1881-2-It in agreed, that what the Town's Men shall act and do according to the best of their Judgment for the Town's tiond Hs they apprehend in making any art, provided It infringe not on any of the three things prohibited in the Town Book, shall be us binding us any Art made by the whole Town, for the year ensuing.
Item-Edward Riggs is chosen Warner of Town Meetings for that end of the Town, where he lives, for the Year ensuing.
TOWN MEETING, January 1th, 1x1-2- Mr. Thomas Johnson Is chosen Town Treasurer for the Year ensuing.
Item-Benjamin Baldwin is chosen to Warn Tonn
Meetings, at that end of the Town where he lives, for the Year ensuing.
Izariah Crane is chosen to look to the Young l'eo- ple, that they carry themselves civilly in the Meeting House in time of Divine Worship, for half this Year ensuing.
Joseph Riggs and Thomas Lyon are chosen Fence Viewers for the Year ensuing; and the Town doth allow them half the Fines, as they did before.
Item-there having been some uncomfortable De- bate, about the Town's Men chosen the Ist or 2nd ol January, 1651-2-The Town doth now again confirm their t'hoice.
TOWN MEETING, February the 24th, 1681-2-It is agreed, that all and every Person or Persons shall reckon with the rec 1 with the
Treasurer.
Treasurer, and agree with him for the Pay- ment of their Rates, within a Week's Time.
Item-it is agreed, that the foremost Seats in the Meeting House shall be filled with Men and Women, so far forth as Conveniency will permit.
Item-it is agreed that a new Committee shall be chosen, to appoint in which Seats Persons shall sit.
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Item-it is agreed that the Town's Men
shall be a Committee to sent the Meeting House, and they shall have Liberty to chuse two Men to join with them, which Town's Men together with those two shall have Power, from Time to Time to supply this Work.
Item-Samuel Plum and Thonta> Ludington are made choice of, to join with the Town's Men In this Work.
Item-It is agreed that if any Person or Persone kill any Wolves of Bears, which Far Killing they require pay for from the Town; they shall be only such Wolves and Bears that are killed within our Town Bounds, that they shall be allowed pay for.
Tows Morrist, April Inth, 1032 -There During been much Damage done by Reason ni much defective Fences, pud in speriat by a l'jere of Vence ngajust 8 Home Lott formerly giyep to Daniel Dod. apop account of his makjug and maintaining a Fence at the Front of his Lott. the Hrewith pf his Lott so given. And Althy' this tyrant By Daniel That is Hodl imust Beon the Reel. Yet several Persons that was then Present do now declare, that they do milly re- member that that Lott was given In Haniel Dod upin the afs'd Condition, as namely : Degne Michael Tompkins, Deacon Richard Lawrence, Mr. Thomas Johnson, Stephen Davis, and William Camp, and also several others. Yet now Daniel Ihad refseth to make or maintain the same, only as his Proportion in Common with other, tho', made and maintained by his ports him at first. Upon these Person's Top- timony and the Complaint of Damage done by the Insulliviency of this fence-The Town doth by Vote
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declare their Minds concerning the same (viz.) : that Dan'l Dod is to make and maintain, from Time to Time, that Fence at the front of his Lott, according to the Conditions he took the Lott by as is before exprest.
Item-the Town doth agree to stand by the Fence Viewers and see that they shall be paid
Fence View - for the making or repairing any defec-
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