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Samuel Plum. 25
Zachariah Burwell 29
Elder's Lott.
50
John Ward, Turner
55
Richard Lawrence.
4
John Brook. 13
Hauns Albers
69
Hugh Roberts 3.
George Day.
John Bostick 21
Thomas Johnson.
Henry Lyon. 41
Robert Denison . 38
Joseph Walter 3.
Mr. Abr'm Pierson. 51
Sam'l Camfield. 52
Mr. Robert Treat. 5
Robert Daglesh 58
Lawrence Ward. 53
Francis Linle. 27
John Catling 67
Mr. Webster
16
Josiah Ward 39
Mr. Jasper, Crane 48
Sarj. John Ward 62
Mr. Leete. 61
Mr. Morrish. 68
Matthew Camfield. 6
Edward Ball 9
Stephen Davis.
2
Sarj. Rich'd Harrison 47
Aaron Blatchly. 33
Lieut. Sam'l Swain. 36
John Harrison . 24
John Brown. . 11
Thomas Richards 18
Stephen Bond. 65
Taylor's Lott. 1.
Deliverance Crane. 37
Seaman's Lott 12
Micalı Tompkins. 57
Jonathan Tompkins. 40
Robert Limon 26
Edward Riggs
Eplıraim Burwell 28
Thomas Luddington. 31
Nath'l Wheeler 71
Eleazer Rogers 20
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1668.]
Note, there are some deserted Lotts that are given to others for Amends, are omitted here.
Robert Dalghesh, hath bought of the Town a little Dalghesh Land in the Front of his Lott, for £1-provided it hinder not the coming at the Brook, watering of Cat- Camfield tle, or High ways. And likewise a little Slip in the Front of Samuel Camfield's was given to him, for that which was wanting to his Lott.
Mr. Robert Treat hath given him, the Meadow on this side of the Creek in the Cove, next Home, all along against his own Land.
Item-Lieut. Samuel Swain hath given him, in Lieu of the Slip he parted with of his Home Lott, to Take
Lient. Swain's Cove. up four Acres of his Division of Meadow if it be there to be had for him, in the further side of the Creek in the first Cove of Meadow commonly called by the Name of the Captain's Cove; according to his own Motion and Desire.
Item -- the Town gave Mr. Abraham Pierson four Mr. Pierson's Acres of the Cove of Meadow beyond Martin Tiche- Pasture. nors, with so much Upland on this Side of it as can be spared for the High Ways, to be joined to his own Upland on the other side against it, for a Pasture according to his Desire.
TOWN MEETING, May the 7th, 1668. It was then
River Bound Creek. agreed that the Great River and the Bound Creek, shall be accounted in all Respects for a sufficient Fence ; and any Hogs or Cattle that takes to swim over it, are liable to be proceeded against as Trespassers.
Item-Samuel Rose engaged to make and maintain a sufficient Cart Way over the Dirty Place near Hauns and by his own Lott, upon the Town's Grant to him to exchange a Little Part of his Lott; which was consented unto.
Item-the Town agreed, that the Common Fence should be proportioned according to Men's Estates and Lands within the same, which was committed to Mr. Samuel Kitchel and Lawrence Ward to be justly shared out-and then the Town agreed to divide the Common Fence by Lott; only that which was casual by Reason of Tide or Floods was to be made and maintained by the Town, and the Lotts are as followeth.
The Common Lifts lye two for one.
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1669-70.
LITTS.
LIFTS.
Rods! Feet
Rods | Feet
5
0
John Rogers ..
1.
5
0
John Brown, Sen'r
15.16
12
Both. Mr. Kitchels
2.
3 Stephen Bond ..
21.22
3
3
Mr. Jeremiah Peck.
42.45
8 iZachariah Burwell ..
17.18
7
0
Stephen Freeman.
38.39
Ephraim Burwell.
20.21
3
Thomas Staples.
1
5
John Brooks
41.43
4
1
Micah Thompkins
50.52
0
Hugh Roberts
16.17
S
Ephraim Pennington
25.26
15
John Bostick
3.
12
Martin Tichenor.
2 Henry Lyon.
20.30
1-1
William Camp.
12.13
15 Joseph Waters.
31.32
8
0
Jonathan Tompkins
4.5
2
13 Matthew Camfield & Son.
5.
5
2
Edward Riggs
49.51
11 Robert Dalglesh
46.47
.)
14
Nath. Wheeler.
2
13
Francis Linle.
37.88
2
0
George Day
48.49
14 Thomas Pierson.
45.46
6
12
Thomas Johnson.
43.44
3 Jasper Crane
18.13
4
13
Robert Denison .. .
8
1 Samuel Plum
12.
5
Mr. Abraham Pierson.
10.
1
2 John Ward, Turner.
26.27
10
10
Mr. Robert Treat. Lawrence Ward
1
11 Hauns Albers ..
34.33
5
0
John Catling Josiah Ward .
4
9 Robert Limon
41.
6
4
Mr. Morrish .
46.47
2
John Crane ..
33.3.
2
8
Edward Ball.
39.40
4
10
Stephen Davis.
28.29
6
9
Sarj. Rich'd Harrison.
24.25
1
S Thomas Richards.
23.24
3
9
I Lieut. Samuel Swain
30.31
Mill Lott
33.40
Note here, the Common fence is lotted in two Divisions, and the Fences are most
At a General MEETING of the Towy upon the Twenty Fifth and Twenty Sixth of January, 1669. Its agreed, that Mr. Crane and Captain Robert Treat should be the Moderators at our Town Meetings, for the Year ensuing.
Item, it's by a full consent of all agreed upon, that Lands within none of the Common Lands lying within our Town, or the Town not to be given High Ways, so far as our Articles will allow of, shall at away. any Time be given or disposed of to any Man's Pro- priety, without the Consent of every Freeholder or received In- habitant of the Town; as the Land about the Frog Pond or Training Place ; the Land before William Camp's toward the End, in the Front of those Lotts; as also that at the Rear of them ; together with that which lyeth in the Middle Street towards the Landing Place ; and that which lyes against Aaron Blatchley's and John Ward's; and Robert Dalglesh's; which is to be and remain as Town Commons.
Item-Mr. Abraham Pierson hath the Grant of that Mr. Abraham Pierson's Lott Home Lott that was formerly Mr. Leet's, upon Condi- tion that he pay for the Purchase Twenty four Shillings, and for the Fence belonging to it as Sarj. John Ward, and John Brown Sen'r, that are chosen mutually to be Prisers of it accord- ing to the State they find it in : and in Case Mr. Abraham Pierson settles not in the Town but shall remove elsewhere, he is to resign it up to them again ; they paying him or his Assigns for all his
8.
3
14
13
Sarj. John Ward.
49.50
4
2 Sam Rose
19.20
4
14.15
4
7
Richard Lawrence
27.28
5
14
6. 0
36.37
14 Deliver Crane.
22.23
0) Thom. Luddington.
11.
2
3
Jo. Baldwin, Jun'r
13.14
32.33
35.36
10
27
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1669-70.]
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
Charges expended upon it, as Indifferent Men shall value or ap- prise the same, when he leaves it.
Item, it was agreed that the Articles should be copied out, at a Town Charge.
Articles.
Item-the Meeting in general all agreed to have a A Division of Upland of 6 Acres to the £100. Division of Land, viz: Upland to be laid out as soon as can be, of Six Acres to every Hundred Pound Estate. And they chose five Men whom they impow. eredgand would confide in their Faithfullness and Discretion, to make as just a Sizure and measuring out of the said Division as they can ; and wholly to order the Manner of the Lying of the Several Ranges and Shots of Lotts in each Place respectively, with all necessary High Ways, and Passages for Carts and Cat- tle, commodiously as the Places will afford and do call for, every where. And this Division is to be partly in the Neck to begin there, and to accommodate so many as there will be Order and Place or Mens Land found Land suitable and com'odious for them. And those that by the Allotment are put by their Desires by the Lott. of having their Divisions of Lands there, they are to . . supplied and fall in their Places upon the Hills, with others of their Neighbours. And for the order of the Lotts and Places where Men are to have their Land in the Neck to lie, was agreed on as followeth. After the vacant Lotts of the first Division are taken up and orderly disposed off, the first Lott next is to begin next Home in that Range of Lotts that lies next Beef Point Meadow, and so to run downward ; and the next Tier of Lotts, begining at the End of the other next the Pond ward, to be second; and so onward successively till all be laid out on this side the great Swamp. And then that which is on the other side, begining at the End next the River first, and to Sizers chosen and their Power. end with that Part next Wheeler's Point. And for the Land at Wheeler's Point or near adjacent, it's left at the Sizers Discretion where to lay out any there or no. And the Names of the Sizers are Mr. Robert Treat, Mr. Samuel Kitchell, Henry Lyon, Thomas Johnson, and Sarj. John Ward ; and any three of them agreeing, have Power to issue any Matter under Hand about the same.
And for the Rest of the Land to make up the Division, it's to lie partly within the Common Fence and the lands on this Side of the Two Mile Brook next the Town, if that will reach it, begin- ning at the River, and so to come South-westward ; and in like Manner it's agreed to begin with Limon's Lott, and so along with that Range of Houses next the River, and so one after another as they lye quite across the Town untill they come to Hugh Roberts, for all such as are not supplied with Land or their whole Division in the Neck, or within the Fence by the Two Mile Brook; for which Land it was agreed it should be decided
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1669-70.
who should have it by the Lott-and that the order of the Lotts were first to begin next Hugh Roberts, and so onward toward the Two Mile Brook ; for which Lands, Ten Persons desiring it -Ten Lotts were drawn-Imprimis, Zachariah Burwell had the Tenth Lott, John Brown Senr. the Ist, John Brown Junr. the 4th, William Camp the 5th, Thomas Johnson the 3d, Ephraim Burwell the 9th, George Day the Sth, Henry Lyon the 6th, Widow Elizabeth Riggs the 7th, and Nathaniel Wheeler the 2d.
And concerning 31 Lotts drawn for Lands in the great neck, either in Part or in whole of their Divisions, to lye there, the Lotts fell as followeth.
Imprimis, Aaron Blatchly, for his whole Divison. 4
The Lots of
them that have Stephen Davis, for his 4 acres .. 17
Lands in the
Sam'l. Plum, for } part of his Division 29
Neck;
Richard Lawrence, for half his 20
John Rogers, for half his. 23
21
Thomas Richards, for his Division. 18
* Obadiah Bruen, for half his. 9
2
John Ward, Turner, for half his
De. Crane, for half his .. 5
Thomas Huntington, for half his 14
1
Josiah Ward's, whole Division .
28
Mr. Sam'l Kitchell, for half his. 15
John Catling, for half his. 25
Mr. Robert Kitchell, for half his.
26
Edward Ball, for half his Division.
30
Sarj. Richard Harrison, for his half
13
Widow Ward, for her half ..
10
Jasper Crane, for his half.
27
Francis Linle, for his half.
8
Rob't. Dalglish, for his Division.
19
Rob't. Treat, for his half.
24
Stephen Freeman, for his half.
16
John Curtis, for his Division
6
Abr'm. Pierson, for his Thirds.
3
John Brown for his half. 22
John Baldwin Jun'r. 12
Ephraim Pennington 11
Hans Alberta
Hans Alberts had liberty granted to him, with his first Division, to take up both his Divisions together in the Lott by it that is vacant, that was formerly Eleazer Rogers's.
Item-Jonathan Sargeant had the Grant or Liberty, to change his Home Lott, for that which was formerly granted to Rockwell the Boatman, lying next beyond John Crane.
Jonathan
Sargenuts
Grant.
John Harrison, for his Division.
Sarj. John Ward, for half his
Alexander Munrow, for his Division
Lieut. Sam'l. Swain, for his half.
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29
RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1669-70.]
Item-Accommodations was Granted to him, according to his Estate that he shall Make Appear to any three of the Sizars, if he will Abide in the Town and follow his Trade ; Provided he pay his Shear to the purchase for what he hath, as others Have Done.
TOWN MEETING, the 3d February, 1669, the Governors Writing was read, and After some debate upon it they by their
Answer to the Governo Votes agreed as Follows : After all due Sallutations to
Writing. be presented by the Constable to Our Worshipfull Governor, we, the Inhabitants or freeholders of the Town of New Ark, do by him make Return to the said Gover- nors Writing, as followeth, Viz: That they do Hold and Possess their Lands and Rights in the said Town, Both By Civil and Divine Right, as by their Legall purchase and Articles doth and May Shew. And as for the payment of the Half Penny per Acre for all our Allotted Lands, According to our Articles and Interpretations of them, You assuring them to us, We are ready when the Time Comes, to perform our Duty to the Lords or their Assigns.
Item-the Court Agreed that all that are excluded from Hay- ing their divisions of Land or part of them, in the Great Neck, or within the Common fence, or elsewhere-In Case that the Place where their Lotts shall fall to Be, the Sizars doe Not Judge the one half of every Mans Lott to be Good Land, then they shall have Liberty to take up the Half of their Division in some other place, where such Land is to be had, Provided it Be Not in such places as shall be Eminently prejudiciall to the Town: but the other Half is to Be Laid out in its Course, as it fall's By The Houses Successively.
Item-the Court agreed to have the remainder of the Meadow, Both of Boggs and Salt Marsh, So much of it as may Be useful to the Town, for to be Divided or Laid out : aud that part of it Above and Beneath Maple Island, toward the Mouth of the Bound Creek, is referred to John Brown Junr., George Day, and William Camp, to Be done by the first opportunity ; and for the Next part of the Boggs and other Meadows not already Allotted out, Towards Wheelers Point and that way Toward the Bay, is Com- mitted to Ephraim Pennington, John Catling, and Aaron Blacth- ly ; and from the uppermost Great Pond, for all the Meadow Un. divided, upward the Bay and River, that is Worth Laying out is to be Survayed by John Curtis, Stephen Davis and Sam'l Rose, who are Chosen and Impowred respecting to Dispart the Sanie and to make as full and Exact Return to the Town, Both of the Quality and Quantity thereof as they Can.
John Crane had Liberty from the Court, to lay down his own Division of Meadow all but 2 Acres that was
John Crane's
Exchange.
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1669-70.
Given him for Amens: and In Lieu thereof to Take up that parcell that was formerly allotted to and Laid down by Wm. Camp, provided that for So Much as is More than his propor- tion, He will set it of on his Second Division.
Item-Dan'l Dod had Given him that Acre and Half Dan'l Dod. of upland above Hauns Albers' Lott, that Jonathan Sergant Laid Down, he paying for it. Item-Liberty was Granted him to Bring in his Estate, and to have some Meadow in his Second Division accordingly, But Not in the first.
Item-Rob't Denison had the Liberty Granted, to
Rob't
Denison. Take up that piece or Parcell of Land in the Little Neck that Edw'd Riggs, Deac'd, Laid Down to the Town, upon Account of his Second Division, so far as it will reach Therein.
Martin
Tichenor.
Item-Martin Tichenor had Liberty Granted him, to Lay Down His first division of upland in the Neck, and to Take it up in the Little Neck as it's their Sized, at the Rear of Dan'l Dod's Home Lott.
Item, the Court saw Cause to order and agree, that no Order About Pipe Staves. Timber shall be Sold or made use of for pipe Staves or Heading but what shall be for the use of the Town, under the Penalty of Loosing all their Labour for any Timber so Sold in the Town after this day, Within four Miles of the Town any where.
Mr. Abra'm Pierson.
Item-Mr. Abr'm Pierson hath the Grant for ac- comodations of £250, without any deduction ; to be Laid out to his Home Lott, as a planter in the Town.
Item-the Town hath made Choice of Stephen Burning Woods. Davis and Nath. Wheeler, to take the Care of Burn- ing the Woods and Common Meadows Belonging to the Town Needfull of Fireing.
TOWN MEETING, 24th March, 1669, it was by their Joint Vote agreed, that Henry Lyon and Ths. Johnson should Take and receive every Mans Just Share and Proportion of Wheat for his Land; the Summer Wheat at 4s. pr Bus'l and Winter Wheat at 5s. according to the order and Time perfixed to them to Bring it to Johnson's House Before the day be over, or else if they fail they are to Double the Quantity : which Corn the said Lyon & Johnson is to Morrow to Carry to Elizabeth Town, and Make a Tender Thereof to the Gouvernor upon the account of the Lords Proprietors rent for the Land we make use of, according to Articles 25th March 1670.
TOWN MEETING, the 24th Aug. 1670, the motion of setting upon the Building of a Mill in our Town of Newark : the Town at length Made a full agreement with Mr. Robt. Treat and Serj't
B
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1670.]
Rich'd Harrison, about the Building and Maintaining of a Suf- ficient Corn Mill, to be set upon the Little Brook Called the Mill Brook, with suitable Necessary's, and Making the Damns, and all other Provisions Needfull for and Belonging to the sd Mill, and furnishing the same with a Good Miller, and to keep it in Good repair; to Grind all the Town Grist's into Good Meal, Giveing Such due Attendance thereto as the Town being the one Party and the owners of sd Mill the other Party shall from Time to Time and at all Times Agree upon, for the Twelfth Part of Indian Corn and the Sixteenth of all other Grain. And for their Encouragement to set upon the Work with as Speed as they Can, and upon their Efecting and Maintaining thereof, the sd Town doth promise and agree to and with the sd Treat and Har- rison, that they shall have the sole privilege of the sd Brook, Not prejudicing Common Highways; with all the Town Grist's from Time to Time, all Stones Capable of Millstones in the Town's utmost Limits and Bounds, with all the Timber that was prepared for it by Jos. Horton, with 2 days work of every Man and Woman that Holds an Allottment in the Town ; with all the Lands former- ly Granted to Jos. Horton, Entailed to the Mill in all respects as their own Lands During the Time and Term of their Having and Upholding the sd Mill ; they being Not to be Alienated or dis- posed from the Mill without the Consent of the Town; and also Thirty Pounds to be Paid to the sd Crane & Harrison, their Heirs or Assigns at or Before the Ist of March Next, in Good Wheat, Pork, Beef, or one Fourth in Good Indian Corn, at such Prices as may be Like to procure Iron, Millstones, or the Work mens Wages, viz : Winter Wheat at 5s. pr Bus'l, Summer do. at 4s. 5d., Pork 3d pr lb, Beef a 2d, and Indian Corn a 2s. 6d. Bus'l: and upon these Conditions the said Town with their Two Inhabitants aforesaid, have Mutually Bargained and agreed for the Carrying on this Work.
TOWN MEETING, 5th Dec'r, 1670, it was Agreed, that Stephen Bond should have the remainder of p's of Land that is Near or Adjoining to his own, which Hauns Albers Leaves of his Piece, that he hath by Exchange with the Town, in the Neck ; for and Consideration of his Home Lott, to Make it as Good as his Neighbours.
Item-it was Voted, that the Present Sizars of the Robt. Deni- son, John Brown, Mr. Peck and Stephen Second Division of Land should Take a View of Robt. Denison's first Division of upland in the Neck, and of Mr. Peck's, John Brown's, and Stephen Davis pro- Davis. pounded, and it Appeared his Case was one and the Same; and they are to Give such Allowance and Amendment to any of them in Their Divisions as they find to be Just and Equal. Jonathan Sergant for his Encouragment to settle in Jonathan Sargant.
the Town, follow his Trade, and to help Mend his
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1670.
Home Lott, they Gave Him that piece of Meadow that Lies at Beef Point, which was formerly Granted to John Rockwell the Boat Man.
Item-it was declared, that John Brown, Sen'r, was to Have But Half his Division of Land in the Neck on this Side the Two Mile Brook, and Henry Lyon one third; But the Rest Stood for their Whole Shares of their Division Their.
Item-it was Agreed at our Meeting, to raise the A Rate for the Ministry. Ministers Mantainence for the Year past in the same way that they did the Last Year, and it's their desire they would Accept the same Allowance as was then Agreed upon, and Goe on this Year also : and for the More Speedy Effecting of the rate Granted for the Aforesaid Ends, they Agreed that every Man should Bring a List of his Estate, Between this day Sen'- night at farthest, to the Deacon's, as they were Ordered formerly ; + and Mr. Sam'l Kitchell and Mr. Obadiah Bruen are Appointed to Join with Them, and to be Helpfull therein for to Make the Rate.
son, Jun'r.
TOWN MEETING, 12th Decm'r, 1670, it was Agreed, Lotts Cast Jno. Bald- win, Jno. Brown, J'r, Abr'm Pier- that the Land that is Left unlaid out, shall Be Laid out to them to whome it falls By Lott; and the first Lott fell to John Baldwin, Sen'r, to have His whole Second Division of Upland, and One Acre for his staying on the place the first Summer ; Second Lott fell to John Brown on this Side the Great Swamp ; and the Third Lott fellto Mr. Abr'm Pierson, for his first division.
Item-Micah Thompkens had the Grant of a Little piece of Land, on the Account of his Second division of Land, at his Point.
Recording of Lands.
Item-it was agreed by Vote, that Mr. Robt. Treat shou'd Record and Enter Both the First and Second of Land, into the Book of records.
Item-it was Agreed that Serj't John Ward should Sarj't Ward's £30 added. be Allowed to Have Fifty Pounds to his Estate added, and to Take up Land for it ; and that piece of Land in the Neck of the Boatmans, is to Goe on upon the Account which was Before Given Him.
TOWN MEETING, 29th Dec'r, 1670, Mr. Jasper Crane Had Given Him, a Little piece of Land Adjacent to his Home Lott, upon the Acc't of His Second Division of Land.
of the
House row
or any where in
the Woods.
Item-Liberty was Granted to any that will Now Goeing out Enter their Minds, to Goe out of the Range and turn for Either a part, or the whole of Their Second division of Land, according as it falls by the Order of House rowe. They have all Liberty for Either the Part or the Whole, Besides the one Half of their Division yt by Lott
IT
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
1670-71.]
were Excluded out of the Neck, which Abides the same as in the Former Grant.
Item-the Town at this Meeting Took the Matter of Land at Wheelers Laying out the Land at Wheelers Point into further Point. Consideration, and Gave their full Consent that these Six Men Annexed, shall have it in Equal Parts unless they shall Agree otherwise; and the Men Are Mr. Abr'm Pier- son, Henry Lyon, Mr. Camfield, Serj't Harrison, Stephen Free- man, Widow Riggs.
And Those that Entered their Names, to take up the remainder or a part of their division of Lands as they do Make an Entry of, in some other place where they shall pitch upon, according as it shall be Sized; and in Case they agree Not upon their places, it's Agreed that they issue it by Lott. Imprimis, Mr. Crane, Jos. Walters, Henry Lyon, Francis Linle, Mr. Robt. Treat a part.
Frank Linle.
Item-Francis Linle had Granted him, the Little Corner of Land for his Yard on the side the Brook Next his Lott, by Estimation About Twelve Rod of Ground ; Provided he makes the High Way and Passage for Cattle as Good as it was in the other place.
Item-Henry Lyon hath the Grant of that piece of Hen Lyon. Land at the Rear of Gregories Lott (that was), to range even with the Rear of his other Lott, Next Lin- le's Lott, upon the Acc't of his Division, so far as the rear of Frank Linle's Line unless the Sizars see Good Cause to the Con- trary ; but he is not to Come over or Worse the Highways.
Item-Lieut. Sam'l Swain hath the Grant of a Little Lieut. Sam'! Swain. Corner of Island, that lies within his Meadow or the most of it, at the Hither Corner to Make it Straight from one Corner to the other.
Item-Jno. Baldwin, Jun'r, had Granted him, a Baldwin Jun'r. little Slip of Land at the front of his Home Lott, in Lieu of Fifty Pole of Ground that He wanted of his Second Division in his piece in the Neck ; and it's to range with Deacon Tompkins his Front at one End, and Come of to Nothing at the other End.
Item-Wm. Camp hath the Grant of a Little piece
Camp of Land, about Twelve Pole, that lies at the Front of his Home Lott at the Hither Corner, for a Yard; upon Condi- tions his Two Neighbours Give their Consent, and he does not Hurt the Highway.
TOWN MEETING, 2nd Jan'y, 1670, the renewall of Snbmit. our Solemn Agreement to submit to Law and Authori- ty among our Selves, Till it Be settled in the Province, its record fol. 3rd.
Mr. Jasper Crane is chosen Magistrate in our Town
5
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RECORDS OF NEWARK.
[1670-71.
Officers
Chosen. for the Year Insuing. Mr. Camfield and Lieut. Swain
are Chosen Deputies, to assist the Magistrate in our Town for the Year Insuing. Mr. Crane and Mr. Treat are Chosen deputies for the Generall Assembly, and Lieut. Swain is the Third Man.
Item-Henry Lyon is Chosen Treasurer Again this Year, Mr. Treat, Secretary, and Thos. Johnson, Constable, and Robt. Deni- son and Jno. Catling are Chosen Haywards for the Town. Jno. Crane and Sam'l Rose are Chosen Viewers of the Fences. Ths. Richards and the Widow Riggs Her Son, are Chosen To Warn the Town Meetings, each of them his Part as they did the Last Year. Serj't Ward and Wm. Camp are Chosen Surveyors for the Ways of Meadows and Upland, Towards Maple Island and the Two Mile Brook ; and Deacon Lawrence and Step'n Davis the Highways towards Beef Point and that way ; Mr. Kitchell and Josiah Ward for the Highways Down Middle of the Neck, Towards the Great Swamp and that Way.
Item-the Town Choose Jos. Johnson for Drummer as before, upon Condition that he Beats the first Drum at Least up as far as the Saw Pitt, or the Corner of Serj't Harrison's Lott.
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