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the Town : only Captain Robert Treat was allowed Milford Quarter. to have Eight Acres to his Home Lott; which being done, they belonging to Milford Quarter cast Lotts for the Places where they should have their Home Lotts to settle upon ; and after the Lotts prepared, and how they should begin and Succeed, the matter was solemnly submitted to the Lord for his Guidance : and the first Lott next the Captain's fell to . . . Gregory, upon Considerations that he come with his Family to build, and inhabit the same about two Years, which was the Condition of his Entertainment. with us in our Town ; the Second Lott to the Wife of Robert Denison, the Third to Thomas Johnson, the fourth to George Day, the Fifth to Nath Wheeler, the Sixth to Edward Rigs, the Seventh to John Plum now William Camps, the Eighth to Stephen Freeman, the Ninth to John Curtis, the Tenth to Senior Baldwin, the Eleventh to Mr. Jeremiah Peck, the Twelfth to John Bauldwin Junr, The Thirteenth to Michael Tompkins .- Item, Jonathan Tompkins had the Grant of his Lott, next beyond his Father's; and Martin Tichenor had the Grant of his Lott, next beyond that was John Plum's .- Item, it was agreed that those of Brandford that were present, should agree upon their own places and Way of dividing their Home Lotts, provided they took them to- gether.
Item, it is fully consented unto and agreed upon, that the Range of Home Lotts butting and rearing upon the Wet Swamp, called the Cedar Swamp, between the Neck and the Town ; that
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Fencing
all and every of those Home Lotts butting upon the Swamp lotts fence their own Reara. Neck or Common Line, that they shall make and main- tain from Time to Time, at their own proper Charge, the whole fence or Fences at the Rears of their Lotts, and not Expect any Easment, from the Neck Lands being but a Common Burden with all Home Lotts, and the condition upon which those Lotts were given out .- Item, it is agreed that all Home Lotts lying in a Quarter together, shall bear equal Burden in fencing, both inside and outside Lotts, and Lines Fencing. thereof, provided they be of like Quantity, and the whole Quarter have not universally and voluntarily agreed otherwise.
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Item-it is ordered, that any Man that takes up Building and dwelling two Years before Sale of Lands. Allotment and Accommodations of Lands in our Town upon Passaic River, he or they shall come with the greatest Part of their family to Build upon the Same, and possess it for the space of Two Years at Least, before they shall have any Liberty or Power to dispose or Sell his Accommo- dations ; and then he or they Shall first Make a Tender of his Sale to the Town in General, and upon Their Refusal he may Sell it to any whom the Town shall Approve of; and that all such sales or Alienations Whatsoever, either to Non residents or such as the Town Allow not of, all such Sales shall be Void and not accounted Legal, and the same to Return into the Town's Hands,
they Paying the owner or possessor of it Valuable Considerations as Indifferent Men shall apprize it at ; provided that this Order Reach Not to Widows, or the Relict of Persons, or Inheritance to Heirs remote upon the Deceasing of their friends and relation by the Over Ruling providence of God ; provided that in all such Sales the Town may have the Tender of it. Note-the Intent of this Order is Not to Hinder Sale of a Small parcell, Before that Time.
Item-the Town agreed, that any Man that would Wolves. take Pains to kill Wolves, he or they for their Encour. agement should have 15s. for every grown Wolf that Parent.they kill, and this to be paid by the Town Treasury.
Thomas Richards.
Item-Thomas Richards had granted him, that his Lott by the Landing place should be made up Six Acres, if it may be there had without Prejudice to the Town.
Item-it was agreed upon, that Michael Tompkins Michael Tompkins. should have an Acre of Land in his Division of Land, upon the Consideration of the Remoteness and Amends for his Home Lott.
Fencing.
Item-it is ordered and agreed, that according to the Town's Order for the present about fencing, that Every Man shall set up and make a sufficient Fence in the
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Common Line, both at the Rears of the Lotts and elsewhere, between this and the last of March 1667-1668, and maintain the same untill it shall be otherwise disposed of; and is to be set up by the Time, under the Penalty of Two Shillings and Six Pence, for every Rod that is Defective by the Day, and Twelve Pence by the Rod Every Day after till it be sufficiently made ; besides all Damages that it may be liable to be charged with ; which for the present the Town, by way of Order, sees cause to declare, that where the Fence is insufficient and apparently defective, all Damages shall lye upon the defective Fence or Fences, unless the Cattle be Known or can be proved to be unruly, and then the Damage is to lye on the Cattle.
Item-the Town agreed, that the Way and Rule of propor- tioning Men's Fence or Fences, should be according to their Lands.
Item-the Town agreed that a rate should be made, for Pav- ment of every Man's Share of the Purchase, and that they would referr the Matter to Seven Men, that should have full Power to hear, examine, and judge of every Man's Estate and Persons, as their Rule, by which they will proceed in Time Convenient to pay for their Lands bought of the Natives, with the necessary Charges of setling the Place, and Mr. Peirson's Transport, and the Divi-sions and Subdivi-sions of all their Lands and Meadows belonging to the same-And the Men so Chosen were Mr. Robert Treatt, Deacon Ward, Samuel Swaine, Mr Camfield, Michael Tompkins, Richard Laurance, and Joseph Walters, any five of whom shall have full Power to act herein; and for their Direction herein, the Town saw cause to allow and pass upon every Head of a Family, or that takes up Allotment in the Town, to be valued at £50, and for every Child or Servant in the Family besides, Ten Pounds by the Head, which shall be allowed as good Estate ; and for all other kinds of Goods and Estates, Real and visible, that Men intend, God willing, to transport on the Place, the Town wholly referrs themselves and the sole Determination into their Hands, according to whose Judgment it shall stand- Which being done, the Town saw Cause that One Third Part of every Man's Estate in generall thorough the whole Town should be deducted, and according to the Remainder both the Charges and Divisions of Land should be proportionated and borne, for this year.
(Note here-the first common Gate next the Great Gates disposed of. River, is disposed of to make and maintain as their Division of Fences, to Aaron Blacthly and John Harri- son ; the Second to Mr. Bruen in like Manner, and the Third Gate in like manner to John John Bauldwin, Junior for their Fence, and the first Division of Fences.)
And the Same, with a Sure List of Every Man's Estate ap-
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
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proved by the Sale Men, are Here set down with their Deduc- tions-as Followeth :
John Browne.
308
205
, Richard Laurance.
273
152
Mr. Matthew Camfield.
500
333
John Ward.
360
240
Stephen Davies.
289
192
added.
50
Nathaniel Wheeler
186
124
John Baldwin, Junr.
115
97
Thomas Luddington
122
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. Hauns Alber -..
100
Thomas Richards
110
73
Samuel Camfield.
174
116
Thomas Lyon
570
350
. Samuel Rose ..
230
16%
William Camp
220
134
Mr. Obadiah Brien
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1333
. Robert Denison.
300
200
"Mr. Morrish ....
365
Thomas Johnson
420
250
Robert Dalzlesh
167
111
Martin Tichenor.
169
113
Aaron Blatchly.
120
, John Catling.
315
205
Stephen Freeman
440
. John Bostick
160
120
Thomas Staples
150
100
John Ward, Jun.
250
167
Lieut. Samuel Swain
Deliverance Crane.
150
15
Laurance Ward
370
247
/ John Curtis ..
190
127
Francis Linle
210
140
John Baldwin, Sen.
137
91
Mr. Jasper Crane.
570
427
Micah Tompkins
260
173
Hugh Roberts.
446
Jonathan Tompkins
166
111
Josiah Ward.
210
140
Ephraim Pennington.
150
104
Thomas Peirson.
200
133
John Crane.
250
167
Mr. Robert Treatt.
600
410)
Edward Ball ..
160
104
Robert Limon
2-5
190
Ser. Richard Harrison
400
267
Samnel Plum
Edward Riggs ..
320
213
Thomas Huntington
350
· Zachariah Burwell
160
101
Stephen Bond. .
110
Ephraim Burwell.
150
100
Benjamin Baldwin
120
. George Day.
120
80
Alexander Munrow
100
67
. John Brooks
53
John Browne. Junr.
250
John Harrison.
120
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Mr. Abraham Pierson. Junr
3-1
230
John Rogers
350
233
Daniel Dod.
150
100
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Mr. Jeremiah Peck.
200
134
Jonathan Sargant.
150
Mr. Samuel.
750
500
Samuel Lyon ..
150
Item-it was again Declared and Agreed upon, that all Lands should Be disposed of with the Consent of all the freeholders of the Town, or the Major part of them that were the purchasers there-Untill it Be orderly Agreed upon Otherwise.
Item-it was by the General Vote and Consent of the Town agreed, that they would lay out and Divide the Land in Our Town by Persons, Estates, and other Condign 'Qualifications, if any such should appear in any, With The Before Mentioned Allow- ance to every Child and Head of a Family. And Concerning the Divisions of their upland in the Neck, the Town Agreed to divide or Lay a Division of three Acres of Sized Land to Every Hun- dred Pound Estate ; which after the High ways Agreed upon, Viz, One by the Great River Side and along by the Meadow at Beef Point; and another highway in the Middle of the Little Neck ; and another Highway Between The two furthermost Share of Lots in the Little Neck, and from thence to Whelers Point ; and So Another down between the Middle Share of Lots down the Great Neck ; and another to the Great Swamp ; and the Land fixed, the Town by their most General Vote agreed to divide it by Lot, and To begin at Mr. Bruen's Home Lot in the River Spot ; only Mr. Robert Treatt had his division Granted to him according to his desire, Unanimously, to Lye in the
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· Joseph Walters
150
120
Mr. Abraham Peirson, Sen
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333
233
94
Mr. Robert Kitchell.
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first spot of Lots Next the River, Adjoining to the Little Cove of Meadow, which he Motion'd To the Town that he Might have all that Lay on this Side the Creek, Against his Land Near Home, which was Granted fully unto Him.
TOWN MEETING the 6th of February 1667-after due prepa- ration and Solemnization for it, the Town Agreed to draw their Lots, which fell with their Numbers & places as Follows.
+ Mr. Obadiah Bruen
21
Thomas Luddington. 60
John Rogers.
9
Eleazer Rogers
23
Mr. Robert Kitchel.
12
John Bostick. 19
Mr. Jer. Peck.
16
John Gregory
41
Stephen Freeman.
39
Henry Lyon.
1
John Curtes.
58
Joseph Walters
John Baldwin, Sen
6
Robert Dalglish
43
Benjamin Fen ..
29
Francis Linle.
44
John Baldwin, Jun
8
Mr. Jasper Crane
49
Benjamin Baldwin.
47
Martin Tichenor.
20
Mr. Mathew Canfeild.
59
William Camp
34
Thomas Peirson
10
Edward Riggs
18
Nathaniel Wheeler
26
Elders Lot.
4
Thomas Johnson
2
John Ward, Turner
51
Robert Denison.
17
Richd. Lawrance.
25
Mr. Abraham Peirson
56
Hauns Albers.
24
Laurance Ward
42
Deliverance Crane
40
John Catling
52
Samuel Ross
46
Mr. Samuel Kitchel.
15
Thomas Huntington
32
Josiah Ward.
3
John Crane
62
Sergt. John Ward
28
Rockwell
27
Mr. Morrish
31
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Stephen Davis. Aaron Blacthly
11
Sergt. Rich'd Harrison
45
John Harrison.
14
Lieut. Samuel Swaine. John Browne, Sen'r.
55
Thomas Richards
13
54
Seamans Lot.
36
Stephen Bond.
22
Taylors Lot.
57
Thomas Harrison, Mr. Webster, Goodman Cole, and Joseph Horton having deserted their Lots Before the Recording of them, so they were not Entered in this Table.
53
Edward Ball.
37
Mr. Leet. 48
Saml. Plum. 30
Note Here-that Micah Tompkins, Jonathan Tompkins, Ephram Penington, Zachariah Burwell, Ephraim Burwell, John Brooks and George Day desired and had Liberty to Take up their first Division of upland, if it be there to be had, in the Little Neck by Goodman Tompkins ; and Hugh Roberts his division at the Rear of his Home Lot; and Mr. Person and Mr. Camtield a part of their Divisions in the Neck on this side Goodman Rob- erts; Viz, Mr. Person for One Hundred, and Mr. Camfeild for Two Hundred pound.
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These may Certify and Declare, that we Whose Names are hereunto Subscribed, being Chosen and Commissionated with full power from Elizabeth Town, and Newark plantation upon Passa- ick River, to agree upon and fully Issue the Divident Line and Bounds Between the forenamed Elizabeth Town and Newark Town, which is as followeth, Viz; That it is Consented unto that the Center, or place agreed upon by the said Agents of the Towns for to Begin the Dividing bounds, is from of the Top of a Little round hill, named divident hill ; and from Thence to run upon a North West Line, Into the Country. And for the Rati- fication of our Agreements, the Said Agents of Elizabeth Town have marked an Oak Tree with an E. Next them ; And the Said Agents of Newark Town have marked the same Tree with N, on that side Next them and Their Town ; and to the said Agreement we have this Twentieth day of May in the year 1668, set to our hands Enterchangably.
Truly Copied out of the Original agre- ment by Me- Robt. Treatt
. Agents of New- ark Town.
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Jasper Crane Robt Treatt Mathew Camfeild Saml. Swain Richd. Harrison Thos. Jonson
Elizabeth Town Agents.
John Ogden Luke Watson Robt. Bond Jeffery Joanes
TOWN MEETING, 10 Sept. '68 .- The Town freely Consented, by their Jointly Voteing to Give freely to Mr. Parson, the Charges off diging and Finishing his well Hitherto ; with the Rest of his Transportation Charges. Item-the Town Consented to pay Mr. Parson Eighty pounds for the first Year, Which is to Be Laid out in Building his House at Moderate prises for their Labour ; which Year began the first of Oct'br Last in the Year 1667, and To the Last of October 1668, and so to Stand from Year to Year.
And it is Further agreed unanimously, that Mr. Provision Parson shall have allowed Eighty pounds by the Year, for the Ministry. for his Carrying on of the Work of the Ministry, which is to Be paid Yearly at Two Several Times, Viz: at October and March, in all several kinds of paym'ts to Be made at price Current ; and they do agree to pay Him Yearly, a pound of Butter for every milk's Cow in the Town, in part of his pay.
Item-it is Agreed that Mr. Parson shall be Free From all Com'on Rates, during the Time of his Carrying on the Work of the Ministry in this Place. (Note-his heirs) and Lands After
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him, The Lords Half Penny, and the Charges of Ways and Drainings in the Meadows, is exempted in this Vote.
Item-it is ordered and Agreed to Build a Meeting House as soon as May be ; of Four or Six and Twenty Foot wide, and thirty four Foot Long, and Ten Foot Between Joints : which for the Better Carrying it an end, the Town hath made Choice of Five Men, Viz: Deacon Ward, Sarg. Harrison and his Son John, Sarg. Obdh. [Edw'd] Rigs, and Michael Thompkins, Into whose hands the Town Hath referred Full power for the Managing of the Building; and declared Themselves by their Joint Vote, to Be Willing to Lend their Best help as they shall be Call'd for, upon any Seasonable Warning, According to Proportions; and no Man If Call'd out But must Worke Two days Value, . . he Satisfies Them with his or Their Grounds otherwise. And For the Better Regulating the Same, the Town Hath Agreed to Leviee a Rate of Thirty Pounds for the Carying on of the same ; which Meeting House is 26 Feet wide and a Lenter to It, and Thirty Six Feet Long, and 13 foot Between Joints.
Item-the Town Agreed That Thomas Johnson shall have Eight shillings, for his Son's beating the drum this Year, and Repairing the remainder of the Year; And in Case his Son's shall Be Appointed to Beat it any time Morning and Evening, after This Time ; they shall be allowed after the rate of Five Shillings the Month.
It was agreed that Henry Lyon, Sargaent John Ward, and Juo. Brown shall have the sole Power to hear every man's reason of his or Their Absence, Late Coming, or disorderly departing or withdrawing, from any of our Town Meetings, having Legall Warning thereto ; and Thereupon to Acquit them, or Return the names of them that they release not, but are by the order Signed unto the Constable or such other Officer as the Town shall ap. point to receive them, for the use of said Town.
Item-the Town hath sold to Henry Lyon that Home Henry Lyons Lott Bo't of Lott that was Formerly John Gregory's by exchange, that Lyeth next his own, Consisting of Seven Aeres, for the Town. Ten Pounds; Seven Pounds whereof he is to pay by discharging the Town of their Country Rate, and three pound he is to procure shingle Nails for as soon as he can, or to do his True Endeavour to get them.
Item-the Town Agreed for the present that Mr. Mr. Pearson's Rate. Pearson's rate and the Town rate, should be made ac- cording to the Estates Men Gave in for their Lands ; and that a Rate of £80 should be made for the Minister Forthwith, for the Year past, by Deacon Ward and Mr. Town Rate. Sam'l Kitchel ; And for the Town, a Rate of One Hun- dred and Sixty Pounds they are to prepare as soon as they Can ; and for every Home Lott that is Granted to the Young Men,
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they are to pay to the Town Rate Twelve Shillings, and for any Stock of Cattle, they are to pay to the Town rate for them be- sides ; and to the Minister's Rate, the Men appointed to make it are to speak with the Young Men in our Town that are for Themselves, and to See what they will Voluntarily pay to the Minister.
Item-the Town hath made choice of Thomas Johnson to Col- lect and Gather up the Town Rate : the One Half of it Collector. that is to Be paid between this and the first of Janua- ry next, and the other Half Between this and the Last of March Next, in any Current pay that will pass and is Accepted Between Man and Man upon the place : and the Town Treasurer. hath made choice of Henry Lyon to Be their Town Treasurer for the Year Insueing, or until the first of Next January Come Twelve Months.
Item-the Town hath Granted to Seth Thompkins, Mr. Seth Thomp- Liberty to Lay downe his Own Home Lott, and take kins' Exchange. up that which was Formerly Granted to Benjamin Baldwin.
Accounts of purchased Lands.
Item-the Town hath Chosen Deacon Laurance Ward and Mr. Samuel Kitchell to Take and Keep, and account what the Charges of Our Land Comes to by the hun- dred, or the acre ; and Likewise, what the Charges is about the Building of the Meeting House; and to bring it to the Town, that it may be entered on the Records of sd Town.
Purchase money brought in with other Town Rates.
Item-the Town hath voted and agreed, that the charges about the purchasing of our Lands of the In. dians, setling the Place, with Mr. Pearson's Transporta. tion, shall be all Brought to the rest of our Town Charges and made up, and by the Town Treasurer with other disbursments of our Town.
Surveyors.
Item - the Town hath made Choice of Sarjeant Ward, and John Curtes, for to be their Surveyors of their Highways, for the Year Insueing or until New be Chosen ; And full power is put into their hands to Call forth Men to work, when and Where, they in their best discretion shall Think most Needful.
Item - the Town hath Bargained with Deacon Agreements to Bulid a Meeting House. Ward, Sarj Richard Harrison, and Sarj. Edwd Rigs, for the sum of seventeen Pounds to Build the Same Meeting House, according to the Dementions agreed upon, with a Lenter to it all the Length which will make it Thirty Six foot Square, with the doors, and Windows, and Flue Boards at the Gable ends; only the Town is to Hew and Bring all the rest of the Timber upon the place, which is Agreed upon to be done as soon as they Conveniently Can : With whom the Town
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Confided in to have it well done, and Some Abatement in the price if they can afford It.
TOWN MEETING, Jan. 1668, Mr. Crane and Mr. Treatt are Chosen Magistrates for the Year Insueing, for our Town of Newark
Officers chosen.
Item-Mr. Crane and Mr. Treatt are Chosen depu- ties or Burgesses for the General Assembly, for the Year Insueing ; and Lieut. Sam'l Swain is Chosen a Third man, in Case of either the other Failing.
Item-Lieut. Sam'l Swain and Mr. Camfield are Chosen depu- ties, to assist the Magistrates in the Town Courts.
Item-Henry Lyon is Chosen Treasurer for the Year Insuing, as above said.
Ordinary keep- er chosen.
Item-the Town hath Chosen the sd Henry Lyon, to keep an Ordinary for the Entertainment of Travellers and Strangers, and desired him to prepare for it as soon
as he Can.
Constable.
Item- the Town hath Chosen Thomas Johnson, to Beare the Office of a Constable in our Town, for the Year Insuing.
Recorder chosen, his Salary.
Item- Mr. Robert Treatt is Chosen Recorder or Town Clark in our Town, for this Year Insueing; and he is to have Forty Shillings for his Salary.
Stephen Bond, Pounder.
Item-Stephen Bond is Chosen Common Brander in our Town for all Horses, according to our Law for Branding Settled in our Province; and also to keep the Records of the Same for this Year Insuing.
Pounding of Cattle.
Item-John Ward is Chosen the Common Brander, and Recorder, of all Neat Cattle in our Town, for this Year Insueing, according to our Country Law.
Item-The Town agreed with Henry Lyon, to Make a Suffi- cient pound for four Shillings the Rod, unless any will within a Week undertake it of him for Less Money by the Rod; and it is to be Made with Six Good Rails, Six foot High, the Rails Not above Ten foot Long, and the upper Rails to be all Pin'd Togeth. er : and for the Bigness of it, it's to be four Lengths in a Side for Two Sides, and Three Lengths and a Gateway of Six foot Long, for Each of the other Two Sides; and the Gate is to Be well Hanged with Iron Hooks and Hinges Below, at the Town Charge : which Pound is to be . Set up at the First Opportunity that the Weather will permit ; and for the place where it Shall be Set up that is most Convenient by the Frog pond side, is to be as Serj. Rigs, Thomas Johnson, with Henry Lyon shall Judge Best ; and the said Edw'd Rigs and Thomas Johnson are to See that it be Sufficiently done.
Viewers of Fences.
Michael Tompkins and Serj. Ed'd Rigs are Chosen, to be Viewers of Fences in Our Town for this Year Insueing.
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Warners of the Town Meetings. Nathaniel Wheeler and Aaron Blatchley are Chosen, to Warn the Town Meetings for this Year, as oft as occasion shall Require them Thereto : and it is order'd that every man shall provide a Good Ladder, between this and the First of March next Insueing the date, under the Penalty of Five Shillings, and so maintain the same under the Penalty of Is. by the Month.
Item-the Town hath Chosen Mr. Camfield and Committee for Accounts. Thomas Johnson to be a Committee Adjoined to the Treasurer, to heare and determine what and how Much shall pass, upon account of Mens demands for this Year past ; and its agreed that all accounts before that hath not been allowed allready, shall not be admitted to account from hence Forth.
Item-The Town hath Agreed, that there Shall be Set Two Courts in our Town Yearly, to hear and try all Courts. Causes and actions that shall be Necessary and desired within our Compass and according to Our Articles; and that the same shall pass by the Verdict of a Jury of Six men: And one of the Times is to be the Last Fourth day of the week, Common - ly Called Wednesday, in the Month of February ; and the other, is the Second Wednesday of the Next Following Month of September.
COURT [TOWN MEETING] the 5th March, 1668-9, of all the Freeholders of Newark :
John Brown Juniol, was by a full vote of the Town admitted and received a planter, and hath the Grant of an Accommoda. tions, Both of uplands and Meadows, According to his Estate that he does Give in, and is truly possessed of; he paying his proportion of the Charges Laid out for it, and do Seasonably Come to possess The Same Some Time this Spring.
Eleazer Rogers also, hath his Former Accommodation Con- fer'd and Renewed upon him ; provided that he do detrav all the Charges and Come upon the place to Inhabit, some Time Between this and the Last of May Next ; and Transplant his Family Hither, as soon as he Can be prepared and accomplish the same.
Young Mens Lotts Rated.
Item, The Court fully Agreed, that the Young Mens Lotts should pay; for each one of them Twelve Shil. lings, for their Rate this Year to the Towne and for the Ministry.
The motion of Jonathan Sargant and Danl Dod, to have an Acre or two of Land a piece of them Exchanged or Given them to Build on, at the end of the Town near Hauns's, or the Milner's [Millers] Lott, was left to Consideration : and Serg't Ward and Stephen Davis are Chosen by the Town, to Take a View of the Land and Make a True Report of the Nature, Quality, and how
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much may be spared without prejudice to the Highways or Mil- ners Lott, if any be found there upon such an Account.
MEETING adjourned to the 9th of March 68-69.
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