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THE FOURTH
BOOK OF RECORDS.
OF THE
Town of Southampton 11
LONG ISLAND, N. Y ..
WITH OTHER
ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
OF HISTORIC VALUE
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The following resolution was adopted at the annual Town Meeting held April 4th, 1993 :
Resolved, that there be appropriated the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of publishing the records of this town not yet printed, the same to be printed under the direction of the Town Clerk, for the time being.
In accordance with the foregoing resolution the records contained in Liber C, of the Town of Southampton, L. 1., have been transcribed and printed, in form as near as pos- sible to correspond with volume three.
W. J. POST, Town Clerk.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 1
I do hereby certify that I have compared the follow- ing copy with the original record in biber C, now in the Town Clerk's office, of this town, and that it is a true copy thereof, excepting the abstracts, which are correct abstracts thereof.
W. J. POST. Town Clerk.
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Appointment of Constable 53
Appointment of Overseer of Highways 53
Births 10, 12, 25, 45, 59, 125, 149, 158, 170 -
Brands and Bar Marks 47, 50, 107, 108, 109, 112, 114 119, 120, 122, 123, 136, 137, 146 181, 198, 211, 273, 276, 281, 308
Certificate of Borrowed Articles
84
Commissioner's Certificate of Apportionment. .
124,137
188, 294, 295, 326
Division of Amendment No. 13 8
Davis, Deborah, services of son Tom sold
9
Deaths. 128, 156, 164, 174, 288
Highway at North Sea widened
9
6 6 at Flanders exchanged 20
at Speonk exchanged 22
at Brushy Neck exchanged 40
66 at Sag-Harbor surveyed 42
66 at Canoe Place 43
at North Sea 13
at Speonk 50
at Aspattuck Brook
at Sag-Harbor 65
77
at Sag-Harbor, encroachment
78
at Birch Brook 106
66 at Fourth Neck 114
from Bull's Head to Water Mill 116
66
to Jeffrey's Creek 118
District No. 1 divided 132
Bull's Head to Beach . 140
6 6 at Sonthampton, Pond Lane 146
66 at Southampton, Hill Street 147
Wickapogue to Flying Point 181
at Southampton straitened 182
District No. 16, changed 183
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INDEX.
Highway at Southampton, Main Street 184 66 at Good Ground. 187
at Bridge-Hampton, Lumber Lane 190
66 at Bridge-Hampton, Butter Lane. 192
66
at B. H., Butter Lane to Silas Woodruffs. . . 195 at Bridge-Hampton, Turnpike to Spring Farm 197 at Southampton, Wiekapogue and Old Town 203 at Southampton, Sebonac to Millstone brook 205 at Bridge-Hampton, Bull's Head to Mecox. . 206 at Bridge-Hampton, to Sagg 207 at Southampton, Hill street north 208
66 at Seven Ponds 211
60 at Flanders, encroachment 212
Great Creek to Little Creek 213
66 at Hay Ground. 214
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at Southampton, from west end Job's Lane . 215 from Lumber Lane to house of Silas Corwith 217 at Hog Neck, ferry to house of John Tyndall 219 Scuttle Hole to Country Road 220
66
66 Sagg Street 226, 231
District No. 8 divided
232
at Southampton 232
66 Sag-Harbor 235
66 Ketchabonack, Main street to Ocean 235
Bridge-Hampton, Chatfield's cor. to Old Road 237
66 District No 9 divided . 238
Districts No. 1 and 17 divided 242
66 Sagg Street. 246
.. Bull's Head to East-Hampton town line 248
at Seatuck, from Little River 250
Part of Sagg Street 251
.6 Ogden's Creek to Little Creek 252
Wakeman's Path 254
Districts No. 5 and 16 divided 256
66 Canoe Place, between Shinnecock and Tiana 259
Noah Halsey's to Brick Kilns 261
66 Bull's Head to Henry M. Chatfield's 260
. . Ogden's Creek to Little Creek 264
Noyack to Bridge-Hampton
275
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INDEX.
Highway Bet. towns East-Hampton and Southampton 276
66
Near house of Isaac Dimon
291
6%
at Southampton, north Main street
292
66 at Southampton, Bridge-Hampton road 293
66
Beaver Dam to Ketchabonack.
298
66
Aspattuck Brook, Country Road
299
66
Potuuk to Ketchabonack
300
66
Cross Paths to Country Road
300
Down Potunk Neck
301
66 Ketchabonack to Country Road 302
66 Cross Paths to Aspatuck Brook 303
66
Aspatuck Brook to Beaver Dam 304
Through Village of Speonk 305
66
Beaver Dam to D. W. Tuttle's Mill Dam
307
66
Quantuek Brook
66 at Speonk 312
66 Canoe Place to Squiretown
313
66 at Quogue. 318
Springville to Good Ground
66 at Water Mill 319
at Water Mill, release of damage 320
66 at Bridge-Hampton, Butter Lane 320
at Hay Ground
321
66 at Speonk, back of Village 330
at Canoe Place, across Railroad 332
66 at Speonk, to Depot. 333
at Southampton, Main Street
334
Manumitments. . 2, 3, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 46, 49, 50, 53.
127, 153, 163, 167
256, 315, 326
Marriages
Notes
Order of Commissioners of Highways : Appeals
from. .. . 143, 177, 198, 201, 223, 228, 239, 267, 268 Order of School Commissioner : Appeal from 247 Release of Gad and Esther 6
Strays. 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 37 41, 42, 47, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 70, 74, 78 81. 85, 88, 92, 96, 100, 103, 105, 108, 111, 112 119, 120, 123, 133, 136, 146, 148, 198, 228, 230 237, 251, 252, 259, 272, 276, 280, 282, 335.
311
317
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INDEX.
School Districts, Division of Town into 13
16
Sale of Land at Bridge-Hampton
20
School District No. 6 divided
22
66
No. 1, 2, 8 and 18 changed
31
66
No. 19 enlarged
102
66 66 No. 16 divided
243, 2.11
.6
No. 24
310
No. 21, west bounds changed 31-1
No. 1 and 2 divided 328
Soldiers who died in war of 1861-1865
Town Meeting, annual, 1809
1
66
1811
1
66
1812
6
60
66
1813
11
Transfer, Abraham Fordham to John Scott
17
Town Meeting, annual, 1814.
66
special, 1814
21
،،
66
1816
26
66
66
special, 1816
27
66
66
66
1818
29
66
66
annual, 1817
29
66
1818
32
special, 1819
34
annual, 1819
31
66
66
1820
37
66
special, 1820
38
66
66
annual, 1821
44
66
1822
46
66
..
66
1823
18
66
66
1824 51
Transfer, Damel Hildreth to Children.
Town Meeting, annual, 1825
6.
1826.
57
1827
59
66 1828
61
1829 63
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1810
18
23
annual, 1815
272
School Districts united.
54
55
INDEX.
Town Meeting, annual, 1830
68
1831
71
1832 72
66
1833
74
1834
78
Transfer : Samuel Bishop to
Micaiah Herrick and Samuel Jagger 81
Transfer: Mieniah Herrick to Samuel Jagger
83
Town Meeting, aunnal, 1835
85
1836
86
66
66
1837
88
66
1838
90
66
1839
93
1840 94
96
Transfer: Thomas Sayre to Henry Harris and another
Town Meeting, annual, 1842
100
1843
103
1844
105
1845
109
1846
112
special, 1846
115
annual, 1847. 120
special, 1847 122
annual, 1848 130
66
1849
133
1850
134
1851
138
special, 1851
142
annual, 1852
144
1853
176
1854
178
66
1855
185
1856
189
1857
206
66
66
1858
221
1859
233
66
1860
2.14
66
66
1861
257
66
66
66
66
1842
97
66
66
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INDEX.
Town Meeting, annual, 1862
265
66
special, 1862
269
66
1862
271
273
66
special, 1863
278
1864
279
1864
280
66
66
66
1864
281
66
annual, 1864
282
special, 1864
283
66
66
1864
285
66
1864
285
66
66
1865
286
annual, 1865
287
1866
289
66
1867
296
66
1869
308
66
1868
315
1870
322
66
special, 1868
324
66
66
annual, 1863
RECORDS, TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, L. I. VOLUME IV.
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PAGE 1. At a Town Meeting held on Tuesday, the 4th day of April, 1809, for the purpose of choosing Town Offi- cers, William Herrick was chosen Town Clerk.
David Hedges, Supervisor.
Elisha Howell, Silas Jessup, Stephen Sayre, Jr., Stephen Harris, Stephen S. Topping, Lemnel Payne, Ananias Cooper, Thomas L. Harris and Joel Fordham, Constables.
Rufus Foster, Obadiah Rogers. Abraham Rose and Hugh Gelston, Assessors.
Levi Hildreth, Collector, at 6d on the pound, and the money to be raised for the poor and contingent charges is 650 dollars.
Henry Harris, Abraham Topping and Henry P. Dering Commissioners of Highways.
Overseers of Highways, for the first district is Stephen Sayre, Jr., for the 2d Herrick Rogers, for the 3d Theophilus Cook and Simeon Halsey, 4th Daniel Woodruff, 5th Wilkes Hedges, 6th Luther Hildreth and Charles L'Hommedieu, 7th John Payne, Jr., 8th Caleb Loper, 9th Apollos Harris,
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10th Seth Squires, 11th Nathaniel Fanning, 12th Elisha Howell.
John Cooper, Nathan Cooper, Henry Corwithe, Charles Payne, Pound Masters.
Abraham Post, Jr., William Herrick, Moses Culver, Stephen Harris, Ebenezer Howel, William Foster, Abraham Rose, Daniel Halsey, (B. H.) Henry Corwithe, Samuel Pierson, Henry Topping, John P. Osborn, Trustees.
Luther Hildreth, John Fanning, Jr., Philip Benjamin, Vincent Rogers, Jonathan Jagger, Nathan Bishop, Obadiah Cooper, Jonathan Cook, John M. Howell, Joseph Penny, Sethi Squire, Josiah Foster, Jr., Elias Culver, Stephen Post, Jr., Ananias Sayre, John Pelletrean, Zebulon Jessup, David White, James Foster, William Foster, Zebulon Halsey, Stephen Reeves, Stephen Harris, Henry Harris, James Jen- nings, Nicoll Jennings, Daniel Harris, Adonijah Raynor, Francis Sayre, (East) Barzilla Halsey, Caleb Halsey, John Corwithe, Thomas Gelston, James Mitchel, Silas White, (Mill Pond), Charles W. Halsey, Caleb Howel, Abraham Topping, William Tarhel, David Lupton, Simeon Halsey, Samuel Pierson, John S. Rogers, Caleb Corwithe, James Sayre, Lewis Sandford, David Topping, Jesse Halsey, Jr., Jolın P. Osborne, Caleb Loper, Jeremiah Peirson, Joseph Crowel, Phinehas Davall, John Payne, Jr., Charles Doug- las, Fence-Viewers.
Gideon Halsey, Abraham Topping, Overseers of Poor.
Voted, that the Commissioners of Highways designate the Highway districts, and make return to the Town Clerk.
A true copy of the original.
WILLIAM HERRICK, Clerk. April 5th, 1809. PAGE 2. (Abstract.) Zebulon Jessup manumits slave named Peter, March 1st, 1810.
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PAGE 2. (Abstract.) John White manumits female slave Damed Nancy, May 31st, 1813.
PAGE 3. Town Meeting held the 3rd day of April, 1810, to choose Town officers.
William Herrick Town Clerk, David Hedges Supervisor, Lemuel Payne, Stephen S. Topping, Henry Halsey, Stephen Harris, Eliab Byram, Charles Payne, Elisha Howell, Silas Jessup, Constables.
Sylvanus Howell, Obadiah Rogers, William Halsey, Wil- liam Peirson, Assessors. William Woolley collector at 5 3-4d on the Pound. Voted that 650 Dollars be raised for the support of the poor and contingent charges.
Elias White, Hugh Gelston, Caleb Corwithe, Jr., Com- missioners of Highways.
Overseers of Highways : For the First District Elisha Howel, for the 2nd District Edward Reeves, For the 3rd Francis Sayre, for the 4th Caleb Halsey and Silas Woodruff, for the 5th James Mitchel, the 6th Caleb Peirson, the 7th Inther Hildreth and Charles L'Hommedien, for the 8th John Payne, Jr., 9th Henry Harris, the 10th Joseph Pen- ney, and for the 11th Joseph Goodale 3rd.
Overseers of Poor, Gideon Halsey and Abraham Topping. Pound Masters, John Cooper, Nathan Cooper, Henry Cor- withe, Charles Payne.
Fence Viewers : Vincent Rogers, Nathan Bishop, John Cooper, Frederic Hallock, John M. Howell, Joseph Penny, Seth Squire, Josiah Foster, Jr., Stephen Post, Jr., Ananias Sayre, John Pelletreau, Zebulon Jessup, David White, James Foster, William Foster, Zebulon Halsey, Stephen Reeves, Stephen Harris, Henry Harris, James Jennings, Nicoll Jennings, Daniel Harris, Adonijah Raynor, Francis Sayre (East), Barzillai Halsey, Caleb Halsey, John Corwithe, Thomas Gelston, James Mitchel, Silas White, (Mill Pond),
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Charles W. Halsey, Caleb Howell, Abraham Topping, Wil- liam Tarbel, David Lupton, Simeon Halsey, Samuel Peir- son, John S. Rogers, James Sayre, Lewis Sandford, Jesse Halsey, Jr., John P. Osborn, Caleb Loper, Jeremiah Peir- son, Joseph Crowel, Martin Rose, Theophilus Cook, Phine- has Devall, John Payne, Jr., Charles Douglas, Luther Hil- dreth, John Fanning, Jr., Phillip Benjamin, John Lupton, Lemnel H. Halsey, William Halsey, Jr., Job Sandford, Daniel Woodruff, Jr., Obadiah Cook, Benjamin King, Jacob Halsey.
Trustees : Cephas Foster, William Herrick, David Rose. Dr. John Smith, James Peirson, Charles Howel, Rufus Rose, William Rogers, William Howell, James Mitchel, Henry Topping and Henry P. Dering.
SAML. L'HOMMEDIEU, Mod.
STEPHEN HALSEY, WILLIAM HALSEY, SAMUEL H. ROSE,
JAMES PEIRSON,
Justices.
A true copy of the minutes on File DAVID ROSE, in this office, ARAHAM POST, JR.,
WM. HERRICK, Clerk. WM. HERRICK,
PAGE 4. Town Meeting held April 24, 1811, to choose town officers. William Herrick chosen Town Clerk, David Rose Supervisor, Elisha Howel, Silas Jessup, Henry Hal- sey, Stephen Harris, Lemuel Payne, Stephen S. Topping, John Lupton, Eliab Byram, Hezekiah Jennings, Constables. Obadiah Rogers, William Halsey, Henry P. Dering, Abraham Rose, Assessors.
Henry Topping, Collector for 6 cents on the pound.
Voted to raise 550 Dollars for support of poor and con- tingencies.
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Herrick Rogers, John P. Osborn and Caleb Corwithe, Jr. Commissioners of Highways.
Stephen Post, Jr., Overseer of the Highway for the first District, William Woolley for the 2nd, William Rogers, Jr. for the 3rd, Henry Corwithe for the 4th. Capt. David Peir- son for the 5th, Samuel L'Hommedien, Jr. for the 6th, John Payne, Jr. for the 7th, Caleb Loper for the 8th, Joel Reeves for the 9th, Israel Conklin for the 10th, Joseph Goodale 3rd for the 11th, Jonathan Cook, Jr. and Rufus Foster for the 12thı.
Gideon Halsey and Henry Corwithe, Overseers of the Poor.
Trustees : Oliver Post, William Herrick, William Foster, David Rose, Obadiah Rogers, Moses Culver, Abraham Rose, Abraham Topping, Jesse Woodruff, William Peirson, Henry Topping and Hugh Gelston.
Pound Masters : Nathan Cooper, Henry Corwithe and Charles Payne.
Fence Viewers : Vincent Rogers, Joseph Phillips, Nathan Bishop, John M. Howell, Joseph Penny, Ellis Squire, Jr., Stephen Post, Jr., Ananias Sayre, James Raynor, James Foster, Edward Reeves, Stephen Sayre, Jr., Ananias Halsey, Stephen Sayre, Sr., Henry Harris, Apollos Harris, Nicoll Jennings, Daniel Harris, Jr., William Foster, Zebulon Hal- sey, Jolin White, Jr., Ephraim White, Daniel Halsey (Town) Francis Sayre, (East) Barzillai Halsey, David Halsey, Jr., John Corwithe, Thomas Gelston, William Halsey, Jr., Paul Halsey 3rd, Silas White (Mill Pond), Charles W. Halsey, Caleb Howell, James Sayre, Simeon Halsey, Job Woodruff. John T. Rogers, William Tarbel, John P. Osborn, Caleb Loper, Phinehas Duval, John Payne, Jr., Luther Hildreth, Charles Douglas, William Peirson, Caleb Peirson, Silas
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Jessup, Cephas Foster, Philip Benjamin, John Fanning, Jr. STEPHEN HALSEY, ESQ., Moderator.
ABRAHAM POST, SAMUEL H. ROSE,
A true copy from the minutes,
JAMES PIERSON,
Justices.
DAVID ROSE,
WM. HERRICK, Clerk. W.M. HERRICK,
PAGE 6. (Abstract.) Nathan Cooper manumits slave named Gad and Esther his wife, April 22nd, 1811.
PAGE 6. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 15th, 1803.
This is to certify if Gad goes the voyage with .Capt. William Fowler, and continues the voyage to the end, the said Gad and wife Esther shall be free, only I reserve to myself the right of the male children of the said Esther to serve as the law directs at the age of seven years.
In Witness my Hand, NATHAN COOPER.
A true copy of the original Certificate
compared and examined.
WM. HERRICK, Clerk.
May 25th, 1811.
PAGE 7. (Abstract.) Stephen Howell manumits female slave named Peg, June 14th, 1811.
PAGE 7. (Abstract.) Rufus Foster manumits female slave named Clara, Oct. 28th, 1811.
PAGE 8. Town Meeting held April 7th, 1812, for the purpose of choosing Town Officers. James Post chosen Town Clerk, David Rose, Esq., Supervisor, Henry Corwithe, Hugh Gelston, James Peirson and Abraham Post, Jr., As-
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sessors. David Topping, Collector for 6 1-2 cents on the pound.
Voted to raise $450.00 for the support of the poor, and contingencies.
Zebulon Jessup, Henry Corwithe, Overseers of the Poor.
William Herriek, Caleb Corwithe, Jr., John P. Osborn, Commissioners of Highways.
Nathaniel Corwin, Nathaniel Griffin, Elisha Howell, Jo- siah Goodale, Jr., Henry Halsey, Appollos Harris, Stephen S. Topping, Maltby G. Rose, James Wiggins and Lemuel Payne, Constables.
Overseers of Highways, for the first district, Rufus Fos- ter and Jonathan Cook, Jr. ; for the 2d, Stephen Post, Jr. ; for the 3d, James Post ; for the 4th, Benjamin Rogers and Silas Cook ; for the 5th, James Mitchel ; for the 6th, Hiram Sandford ; for the 7th, Luther Hildreth and Josiah Hand ; for the 8th, Caleb Loper ; for the 9th, John Payne, Jr. ; for the 10th, Joel Reeves ; for the 11th, Seth Squires ; for the 12th, Josiah Goodale, Jr.
Trustees : William Halsey, Esq., James Peirson, Esq., Moses Culver, David Rose, Esq., William Herrick, Esq., Charles Howell, Abraham Rose, Theophilus Cook, Caleb Howell, Capt. William Halsey, David Hedges and John P. Osborn.
Pound Masters : Nathan Cooper, Henry Corwithe and Charles W. Payne.
Fence Viewers : Vincent Rogers, Joseph Phillips, Nathan Bishop, John M. Howell, Joseph Penny, Ellis Squires, Jr., Stephen Post, Jr., Annanias Sayre, James Raynor, James Foster, Edward Reeves, Stephen Sayre, Jr., Stephen Sayre, Sr., Henry Harris, Appollas Harris, Nicol Jennings, Daniel Harris, Jr., William Fowler, Zebulon Halsey, John White, Jr., Ephriam White, Daniel Halsey, (Town) Francis Sayre,
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(East) Barzilla Halsey, David Halsey, Jr., Charles W. Hal- sey, Caleb Howell, James Sayre, Simeon Halsey, Job Wood- ruff, John T. Rogers, William Terbal, John P. Osborn, Ca- leb Loper, Phineas Devaul, John Payne, Jr., Luther Hil- dreth, Charles Douglass, William Peirson, Caleb Peirson, . Silas Jessup, Cephas Foster, Philip Benjamin, John Fan- ning, Jr., Charles W. Payne, Rogers Halsey, Abram Baker, Silas Corwithe, Charles F. Halsey, John Corwith, Thos. Gelston, William Halsey, Jr., Paul Halsey 3d, Silas White (Mill Pond).
Voted that the Brickhill road up to Josiah Hand's be in the 7th District belonging to Sag-Harbor.
Voted that the Trustees shall have no power to regulate the commons and divided land.
STEPHEN HALSEY, Moderator.
JAMES PEIRSON, DAVID ROSE, ABRAHAM POST, JR .. WM. HERRICK, SILVANUS HOWELL,
Justices.
A true copy of the minutes,
WM. HALSEY,
JAMES POST, Clerk. SAMUEL H. ROSE,
PAGE 9. Division of the Amendment No. 13 in Ram Pasture between John White and Ephriam White, as fol- lows : John White lies on the South side, the one half at the West end and 28 rods wide at the East end. Ephriam White on the North side, at the West end the one half, at the East end 27 rods wide.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 21st, 1812.
JOHN WHITE, EPHRIAM WHITE.
JAMES POST, Clerk.
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PAGE 10. (Abstract.) Peleg Latham manumits female slave named Mariah, in consideration of the sum of forty dollars. Sept. 21st, 1811.
PAGE 10. SUFFOLK COUNTY, SS: This may certify that on the first day of January, A. D., 1812, Deborah James, an Indian woman, sold unto John Gilmore, merchant of South- ampton, in the County of Suffolk and State of New-York, the service of her son Tom, until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, which will be on the eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
The above contract has my consent. Given under my hand at Bridge-Hampton, in the said County, the tenth day of July, 1812.
SAMUEL H. ROSE, Justice of the Peace.
A true copy of the original, examined by me, JAMES POST, Town Clerk.
PAGE 11. (Abstract.) Peleg Latham of Sag-Harbor man- umits female slave named Mariah. Oct. 1st, 1812.
PAGE 11. (Abstract.) Abraham Rose, of Southampton, manumits female slaves, Flora and Temperance. May 13th, 1813.
PAGE 12. Whereas, complaint hath been made to us the subscribers, Commissioners of the Highways, that the road from Caleb Loper's to North Sea, and also from the Clay Pit Water or Run down to the harbor at Jeffery's Creek. were too narrow, began below Matthew Scott's house and find the road from said Scott's land across to Samuel Jen- nings' corner too narrow, and all the way from said Jen-
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nings' corner to the south-east corner of Williamson's lot we find the road too narrow, and we have directed the own- ers on each side of the road to throw out their land and to leave three rods for the road, which they have agreed to do. Then we proceeded to Joel Reeves' corner and find the road too narrow almost all the way, until we came to the house of David Rose, Esq., and we directed the owners to throw out their lands and make the road three poles wide, which width we have established the road to be from the Clay Pit water aforesaid, all the way down to the har- bor at Jeffery's Creek. Have also established the road from North Sea to Sag-Harbor to be and remain three poles wide, and wherever we have found the road too narrow any where between North Sea and Caleb Loper's we have or- dered the owners of the land adjoining to throw it out and leave the road three rods wide. On the eleventh day of March, 1813, we, John P. Osborn and William Herrick, two of the Commissioners as aforesaid, notified John Haines, Samuel Jagger, Benjamin Haines and Joel Reeves, to throw ont their lands which they had taken out of the road, and each of them agreed to make the road three rods wide against their lands and meadows and to have it finished by the first day of May next. Thus we have established the road as aforesaid from the Clay Pit water to the harbor at Jeffery's Creek, three poles wide. This is our return, made the eleventh day of March, 1813.
WILLIAM HERRICK, JOHN P. OSBORN, Commissioners.
Examined and recorded by me,
JAMES POST, Clerk.
PAGE 12. Mehetable Huntting records a male negro child born on the Sth November, 1813.
JAMES POST, Clerk.
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PAGE 13. Town Meeting held April 6th, 1813, for the purpose of choosing Town officers.
James Post chosen Town Clerk. David Rose, Supervisor. Abraham Post, Jr., James Peirson, William Peirson and Silvanus Howell, Assessors.
Levi Hildreth, Collector, at 2 1-2 cents on a dollar.
Voted to raise $550 for the support of poor and contin- gencies.
Zebulon Jessup and Henry Corwithe, Overseers of the Poor.
William Herrick, Caleb Corwithe and Samuel L'Homme- dieu, Jr., Commissioners of Highways.
Henry Halsey, Elisha Howell, Maltby G. Rose, Stephen Topping, James Wiggins, Paul Jennings, Silas Jessup, Jo- siah Goodale, Jr., Lemuel Payne, chosen Constables.
William Herrick, Abraham Rose and Rufus Foster, Com- missioners of Schools.
Henry White, Josiah P. Howell, John M. Howell, Steph- en Halsey, Silvanus Howell, Henry P. Deering, Inspectors of Schools.
Cephas Foster, Silas White 2d, William Woolley, Wil- liam Herrick, David Rose, Zebulon Jessup, Abraham Rose, Abraham Topping, David Hedges, Jr., David Topping, Caleb Howell, John P. Osborn, Trustees.
Overseers of Highways: 1st district, Elisha Howell, Richard Cook and William Tuthill.
2d Stephen Post, Jr. ; 3d Rufus Sayre.
1th Anthony Ludlam and Silas Corwith.
5th William Halsey, Jr. ; 6th David Hedges, Jr .. 7th Josiah Hand, Peltiah Fordham and Hervey Peirson. 8th Phineas Devaul ; 9th James Peirson, Jr.
10th David Rose ; 11th Israel Conklin.
12th Manassah Fanning.
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Silas Jessup, Abraham Fordham, Henry Corwithe, Pel- tiah Fordham, Pound Masters.
Fence Viewers: Edward Reeves, Peter Mackie, Lewis Jagger, Henry Harris, Appollas Harris, Joseph Penny, John N. Genin, Nathaniel Fanning, Joseph Goodale, Jr., Freder- ick Hallock, Nathaniel Griffin, Matthew Jessup, Nathan Bishop, Silas Woodruff, Jr., Silas Corwithe, Daniel Wood- ruff, Jr., James Mitchell, David Topping, William Peirson, Luther Hildreth, Hugh Gelston, Silvanus Howell, John P. Osborn, James Peirson, Jr.
Voted to receive the school money and raise the same amount.
WILLIAM HERRICK, JAMES PEIRSON, STEPHEN HALSEY, SAMUEL H. ROSE,
-L Justices.
A true copy of
the minutes
JAMES POST, Town Clerk.
PAGE 14. Dec. 3, 1813. Enoch Jagger gives in that he hath in keeping a yellow two years old steer with a small star in his forehead, marked with a slope under side the right ear and a half-penny upper side the same, a crop on the left ear, and a hole through the same.
PAGE 14. Martha Woolley records a female negro child born on the 28th of July, 1812. JAMES POST, Clerk.
PAGE 14. (Abstract.) David Rose gives in that he hath in keeping a red yearling steer. Jan. 1st, 1814.
PAGE 15. Whereas Isaac Jupiter, a male slave belong- ing to the estate of John N. Fordham, Esq., deceased, of Southampton, in the County of Suffolk, and State of New- York, has made application to us, Zebulon Jessup and Henry Corwithe, Overseers of the Poor of said town of
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Southampton, for his manumission, the said Overseers of the Poor upon examination find said slave to be under the age of fifty years, and appears to be of sufficient ability to provide for himself; we therefore, agreeable to an act of the Legislature in such case made and provided, grant this our certificate to be registered in the office of the Clerk of said Town.
Given under our hands this seventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.
ZEBULON JESSUP, } Overseers HENRY CORWITHE, S of the Poor. A true copy of the original and which is filed in the office. JAMES POST, Clerk.
PAGE 15. Seth Squires gives in that he hath in keeping a yellow two years old heifer, with some white spots ou her, marked as follows : with a cropped slope under side the right ear and a half-penny under the left. Feb. 1, 1814.
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