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The salary of the schoolmaster and minister in early times was partly paid in productions of sea and land, The town of East Hampton is now divided into six and to fix a uniform price of these things it was ordered school districts, which, with their respective numbers of in 1656, by "the three men," that for the payment of pupils, are as follows: 1, East Hampton (Hook District), 55; 2, Wainscott, 25; 3, Amagansett, 95; 4, Springs, 94; 5, East Hampton, 78; 6, Northwest, 10. town rates wheat should be 4s. 6d. a bushel, and Indian corn 3s. 6d. It was ordered at a subsequent meeting that dry merchantable hides should be 6d. a pound, and That part of the town near Sag Harbor is embraced in the union school district of that village, and the chil- dren attend school in Southampton. whalebone three feet long 8d. a pound. At the time Jonas Holdsworth was schoolmaster it was agreed that one-half his salary should "bee payd in beef or oyle, TOWN OFFICERS-STATISTICS FOR 1683. and the other half in oyle, pork, hides, or tallow, or whalebone." Holdsworth had previous to this been teacher in Southampton and Huntington.
That "boys were boys" even in those strict and sober days is apparent from the fact that the boys at one time joined in rebellion against the schoolmaster Charles Barnes, whose heels they placed in juxtaposition with his head. In this they were aided and abetted by one Daniel Fairfield, a hired man, and one of a rather loose and immoral character. Offenses such as his were not likely to pass unpunished in those times, and he was fined and banished. Notwithstanding their efforts to ex- clude from the new colony the idle and dissolute, occa- sionally persons would obtain a residence who were un-
town were not so entirely pure but that some measures were needed to punish transgressors of wholesome law, and in 1652 a house was purchased for a prison and placed in the street "opposite the dwelling of Goodman Garlick," in front of the present residence of Hon. Samuel B. Gardiner.
One fact which has passed into history, and may be told without giving the offense it would once have given, is in connection with school history. There still stands on the west side of the street, near the middle of East Hampton village, a small dingy-looking building called, apparently in derision, the "Town Hall." When it was built we have not been able to learn, but it has from time. immemorial been used as a place where town officers held their meetings. Strange to say in so enlightened a town as this, this little shanty was for long years the vil- lage school-house in spite of its utter unfitness for the purpose. All who are acquainted with the characteris- tics of the people on the east end of Long Island know full well the difficulty of inducing a neighborhood to build a new school-house, and this building would doubt- less have been used for long years to come had not the
a commotion which has not been exceeded since the trial of "Goody Garlick " for witchcraft. But after the ex- citement had ceased, and common sense resumed its sway, the good people built in 1876 the present school-house, which is an ornament and a credit to the ancient town. The writer once asked one of the bitterest opponents of the new school-house if any one now was sorry. "Yes," was the reply, "I am sorry." "Sorry for what ?" " Sorry we didn't do it before."
Supervisors. - Abraham Schellenger, 1699, 1700; Thomas Chatfield, 1701; John Mulford, 1704, 1706-16; Cornelius Conkling, 1705; Matthias Burnet, 1717-38; Eleazer Miller, 1739, 1740; Thomas Chatfield, 1741-43; Cornelius Conkling, 1744-60, 1762, 1763; Isaac Barnes, 1761; Burnet Miller, 1764-67, 1769-76; Abraham Gar- diner, 1768; Nathaniel Downing, 1777-79; Ezekiel Mul- ford, 1780-84; John Dayton, 1785-88; Abraham Miller, 1789-99; Jonathan Dayton, 1798; Abraham Miller, 1799, 1800, 1803-5; Jonathan Dayton, 1801, 1802, 1806-15; Jonathan S. Conkling, 1816-25; David Hedges jr., 1826, 1836-39; Abraham Parsons, 1827, 1828; Abel Huntting- ton, 1829-32, 1844; Daniel Dayton, 1833; Felix Down- ing, 1834, 1835; Charles H. Miller, 1840-43; Samuel B. Gardiner, 1845; George L. Huntington, 1846-49; Thomas T. Parsons, 1850, 1851, 1857-59; John C.
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Hedges, 1852, 1853; Stephen L. Hedges, 1854-56, 1860- 66; Samuel P. Osborn, 1867, 1869-71; Jehiel K. Parsons, 1872-75; Walter E. Derby, 1876; Jonathan Baker, 1877- 81; Jehiel K. Parsons, 1882.
Town Clerks .- Thomas Talmadge jr., 1650; Benjamin Price, 1651-53; Luke Lillie, 1654, 1655; Thomas Talmadge, 1656-65, 1680.88; Thomas Osborn jr., 1666, 1667; Samuel Mulford, 1670-80; Thomas Chatfield, 1688-1709; Cor- nelius Conkling, 1709-47; Burnet Miller, 1747-76; John Chatfield, 1776-84; Jeremiah Miller, 1784-86; Abraham Miller, 1786-96; Elisha Mulford, 1796-99; Abraham Miller, 1800, 1801; Elisha Mulford, 1801-3; Abraham enough to be entitled to the style of "Mr:" and "Gent.
Miller, 1803-14; Abraham Parsons, 1814-29; Jonathan S. Conkling, 1829-31; Samuel Miller, 1831-33; David Baker, 1833-56 (died in office); Samuel T. Osborn, 1856, 1857; Sylvanus M. Osborn, 1857-59; Stephen L. Hedges, 1859, 1860; Sylvanus M. Osborn, 1860-64; Samuel P. Osborne, 1864-67; Samuel M. Gardiner, 1867 (resigned); David H. Huntting, 1867-69; John C. Hedges, 1869-74; Joseph S. Osborn, 1874 to the present.
"September ye 8 1683. The Estimate of East Hampton."
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Jacob Dayton.
SLANDER AND WITCHCRAFT.
Two of the most curious episodes of the earliest days of the town are in connection with the trial and punish- ment of "Goody" Edwards for scolding and slander, and the charge against "Goody " Garlick for witchcraft. And here we may explain that, contrary to the opinion which is commonly held, social distinctions were much more strongly defined and marked in those times than at present. Men who were not of social standing high
were addressed as "Goodman." A woman of similar position would be called "Goodwife," which was com- monly contracted into "Goody; " hence the women men- tioned above were known as Goody Edwards and Goody Garlick.
In June 1653 a formal charge was brought against Goody Edwards, by Benjamin Price, for slandering his wife. Price opened the case in true lawyer style, by making the charge seem as hideous as possible, declaring that Goody Edwards had put his wife's life in danger by declaring her to be a "base lyinge woman." He also expressed in the quaintest manner his fear for his pos- terity, lest on the strength of such an accusation people in future times should say, "There goe the brats of a base lyinge woman." The testimony in this case is very ex- tensive and highly amusing, and a perfect picture of life in the primitive times. Goody Edwards might have come off better perhaps if it had not been proved that she had said that her husband "had brought her to a place where there was neither Gospel nor Magistrate." The court evidently felt bound to convince her that the latter part of her statement was a decided mistake, and she was sentenced to stand with a split stick on her tongue for one hour. Goody Edwards seems to have been a woman of muscle as well as temper, for when the constable came to perform his duty "she kicked him and broke his shins." Her husband-henpecked man, who perhaps had wrongs of his own to avenge-stood by and
advised her "to take her punishment patiently." In- stead of following this sage advice "she threatened to kill him." And what was the cause of all this trouble ?
The case of witchcraft, when stripped of all its super- stitious features, seems to be simply this: The wife of Arthur Howell (daughter of Lion Gardiner) was sud- denly attacked by a fever, which caused temporary de- rangement. To account for strange symptoms by attrib- uting them to supernatural and infernal agency was characteristic of the times. The belief in witchcraft
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.. £9,075 68. 8d. in this case cover many pages of the town records.
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John Wheeler
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47 3 4 8 Alas! An old woman said that "Goody Price said she 270 13 4 6 had a petticoat that came from England." Another ver- 0 0 0 0 100- 154 sion was that "the money that bought that petticoat came 148 3 4 0 0 20g 52 from England." And this was the origin of the war 301 that shook East Hampton from center to circumference. 0 3 4
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THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON.
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("this 18th Day of 10 doffer 199 yspforte cytheme
Being Earmethy befixed by them of southampton towne to BE
some money in these behalten to procure it washimany, or africe mation of it montaukut Indians concerning of bounds of himikut Julians, accordingly Paquettown Counfollow Bring Rem
I project att Easthampton of inquired of him whether alt ho know any thing concerning ye fory. Pounds of fo did, as being of ton Employed by af gachem in their matton te with all lot me it of bounds of of himwants Julian ( since, conquest of those frisant was formerly many youres gine finnes. att neko bank) vid wach to a river where they use to catch ye. V ih we commonly calle alt wies, the Name of at kins has said is pelik; & when all low no of there were too HE'S worth having att montauket who formerly wer of ie Akkobank Julians who could give further information concerning y2 matton. So of milk a journey with me Richi Howell, von John Leyton to montawant. & we mott wok yt fowl women who affirmed they formerly were of it Akkorbank Julians, v that they know the boards of y' several plantations in those part one of them an ancient woman ( called by ye Indian Akkoback Time Hornos (quarto with the other alfo accountis called wompquaime. Squaw a middle aged woman, they inynely Declawed as followsthe. that formerly many years Since there was a finale plantation of Indians att Akk bank, & that thefo-radians bing for were Driven of their land bring Conquered by other podiams , & that in these times the bows of the le Akko Bank Julian como East ward of y' River A chik komme tags & crunk rich for
ramos And they gathered malts with in that had
of law, but since thefo Indians were anguones who lives att Akk bank, the firmcut bains want to those Einen palik konk where y Judiani called Almains, & the himwerk fusions to the drowned Decre as this on this fifa the said river, & ou because some years since, & the of jqueno said by ye token that Eat some of it pointing to has broth, & that the flin & fish was brought to fait at acknowledging their right to it to a faunks que then living their who was the old montanbut jachoms sister & first wife to hookkonne. this to y' best of my understanding. Thy takon upon Oath below anos John Fulford .
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Eleven witnesses were examined, five of whom were wo- men. Goody Garlick was charged with bewitching her neighbors by using various herbs, and the whole testi- mony bears a most remarkable resemblance to that of the cases in Salem which years after had so tragical a termi- nation. Fortunately Goody Garlick had influential friends. The powerful mind of Lion Gardiner was not influenced by the popular superstition, and he boldly charged some of the witnesses with the very crimes they laid to the alleged witch. The court finally concluded to send her to Hartford "for the trial of the cause of witchcraft with which she was charged." We have no further knowledge of the case. It is thought that it ended here.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES AND MINISTERS.
Desire of religious freedom brought our ancestors here, and conveniences for religious meetings were one of the first things to be provided for. The first place of worship was a private house, and we find the following vote at a town meeting held November 17th 1651: "It is ordered yt Thomas Baker shall have 18d. for every Lord's day that the meeting shall be at his house;" and This would indicate that land had been granted him pre- at the same meeting it was voted, "It is ordered and vious to this date. On August 23d it was ordered in a agreed upon by us the inhabitants that there shall be a meeting-house built, 36 ft. long, 20 ft. broad, 8 ft. studs." This church stood on the east side of the burying ground, and very near the house of Minister James. Like all tho buildings of that day it had boarded sides and a thatched roof. It was used without change till 1673, when the population of the town had. increased to such an extent as to render its enlargement necessary. In 1698, when the question arose of building a new house, it was voted to repair the old one.
In 1717 the second church was built. This stood on the south side of the lot now owned by Samuel G. Mul- ford, and nearly opposite Clinton Academy. It is re- ported that the timber was brought from Gardiner's Isl- and, and some authors argue from this that building timber must have become scarce in the town. But when we consider that the builders in that day believed it necessary to use timber of a size vastly disproportionate to the strength required we can conclude that they went to the island to procure an article suited to their views and not to their actual necessities. This church was fur- nished with galleries, and had also a clock and bell. It was supposed by some that at the time of its destruction, in 1864, it was the oldest church edifice on the island; but this is not the case, for the old Presbyterian church in Southampton (now the Methodist church) was built in 1707, and still stands and bids fair to last another century.
The third church was erected in 1862, and is one of the finest country churches in the county. Its cost was $13,500.
The trustees of the church became a corporate body March Ist 1848. Until that time the church property had been managed by the trustees of the town. The first trustees under the incorporation were David H.
Huntting, Baldwin C. Talmadge, Stephen Hedges, Tal- madge Barnes, Sylvester D. Ranger and David H. Mil- ler. Messrs. Ranger and Huntting are now the only surviving members of the original board. Mr. Huntting has been re-elected to the office annually since that time. Probably no person in the town has a more extended business and social connection with the town, or a greater knowledge of its affairs both in the past and present; and the writer of this sketch takes the greatest pleasure in acknowledging the valuable assistance he has furnished in the preparation of the work.
Rev. Thomas James was the first pastor of this ancient church. He arrived in this country June 5th 1632. His father, Thomas James sen., had been a minister in Lin- colnshire, England. After coming to America Mr. James was settled at Charlestown, Mass., whence he removed to New Haven. Tradition states that he was a very young man when he came to East Hampton. This must have been the case, or else he must have attained an age be- yond the ordinary limit of human life. The first notice of Mr. James appears April 22nd 1651, at which date an extension of time was granted him to make his log fence.
town meeting that Mr. James should "have for his work in the ministry for the ensuing year £45, and his lands to lie rate free; and for future time £50 a year and rate free for the time of his standing in office in the ministry among them." From that time until age and infirmity had laid their hands upon him he appears to have been an active, public spirited man, who had a deep interest in the affairs of this world as well as of the next. All the information we have concerning his relations with his fellow townsmen tends to show that they were of the most satisfactory nature. Their confidence in his busi- ness capacity is exhibited by their conferring upon him offices not connected with his sacred calling. Among other evidences of his mental power he seems to have acquired a knowledge of the Indian language, and a good acquaintance with their customs. This was often of the greatest value, as may be seen by the following document (of which a fac simile is also here given), in which is contained the Indian testimony concerning the boundaries of Southampton:
"The Depostion of Mr. Thomas James, taken at East- hampton this 18th Day of October: 1667 Testifieth
"Being earnestly desired by them of Southampton towne to be some meanes in their behalfe to procure ye testimony, or affirmation of ye montaukut Indians con- cerning ye bounds of Shinnikuke Indians, accordingly, Paqunttown, Counsellor, being here att yt present att Easthampton, I enquired of him whether he knew any- thing concerning ye aforesd bounds, & he told me he did, as being often employed by ye Sachems in their matters, & wth all told me yt ye bounds of ye Shinnecuke Indians (since ye conquest of those Indians wch formerly many yeares since liued att akkobauk) did reach to a river where they go to catch ye fish we comonly call alewiues, the name of yt Riuer hee said is Pehik; & wth all told me yt there were two old women liueing at Mon- taukut who formerly were of ye Akkobauk Indians, who could giue further information concerning ye matter.
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So I made a journey wth Mr. Rich. Howell and Mr. John Leyton to Montaukut, & we mett with ye aforesd women, who affirmed they formerly were of ye Akkobauk Indians, & that they knew the bounds of ye severall plantations in those parts. one of them, an antient woman (called by ye Indians Akkobauk Homo's Squaw)-to wch the other also assented, called wompquaim's Squaw, a middle aged woman-they joyntly declared as followeth: that formerly many years since there was a small plantation of Indians att Akkobauk, & that those Indians, being few, were driven of their land, being conquered by other In- dians, & that in those tymes the bounds of those Akko- bauk Indians came eastward of ye Riuer pehikkonuk, to a creek wch shee named. And they gathered flags for matts wth in that neck of land, but since those Indians were conquered who lived att Akkobauk the Shinnocut bounds went to the riuer pehikkonnck, where ye Indians catched Alewines, & the Shinnokuk Indians had the drowned deere as their on this side the said riuer, and one beare some yeares since, & the old squaw said by ye token shee eat some of it, pointing to her teeth, and that the skin & flesh was brought to Shinnocut as acknowl- edging their right to it, to a Saunk Squaw then liuing their who was the old montaukut Sachem's sister; & first wife to Awkkonnu. this to ye best of my vnderstanding. "This taken upon Oath before mee "JOHN MULFORD."
Mr. James prepared a catechism in the Indian language, for which he received the thanks of the royal governor. As an evidence of the regard in which he was held we may mention the town orders that his grist should be first ground at the mill, on the second day of the week, and that one-half of the dead whales drifted up should be his.
In the Southampton records occurs the following:
"Be it known to all men by these presents that I Thomas James, of East Hampton, Gent., being now vpon the point of Marriage with Mrs. Katherine Blux, of Southampton, doe by these presents for my selfe utterly denigh and renounce any right, title or interest I may, can, or might have in the present estate of the said Katherine Blux by virtue of our marriage, I by these giving and granting the same, as it now is soe for ever hereafter, to remaine and bee her owne entire possession and disposal; and is in and for consideration that I the said Thomas James are not now, nor by vertue of the said marriage ever hereafter shall bee, any way engaged to satisfy or pay any former debts or ingagements what- soever the said Mrs. Katherine Blux, or any other having any manner of relation to her, of what estate soever. In witness whereof both parties to these presents have here- unto sett our hands and seals this 14th day of August 1669.
' THOMAS JAMES, "KATHERINE BLUX.
"Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of John How- ell, John Laughton."
The sequel to this is recorded in the following words: "Mr. Thomas James was maryed the second day of Sep- tember 1669." Who this lady was to whom he gave his heart and hand in such a businesslike way is utterly un- known; no such family is known to have lived in South- ampton, though the name of Return Blux occurs once as witness to a deed. She seems to have been a widow with property in her own right. The date of her death is unknown, but she did not survive Mr. James, as no mention is made of her in his will. This document,
lately discovered, is so characteristic of the man that we give it in abstract. It should be stated here that he dis- posed of all his real estate to John Gardiner, "Lord of the Isle of Wight," in 1695, for the sum of £500, one- half of which was paid at the time, and Mr. Gardiner obligated himself to pay the remainder within thirty days after Mr. James's decease, to his assigns, he to retain the use of the estate during his life.
"The last will and Testament of me Thomas James, Preacher of ye Gospel & minister of East Hampton, in ye County of Suffolk, upon ye Isle of Nassau alias Long Island, within ye Province of New York, as followeth:
* * To my eldest daghter, Sarah, wife of Pere- grine Stanborough (having already given her more than any of the rest of my children), *
* * four score pounds, in cash current of this Province, also an equal part with my other children of my personal goods, * * * also ye small part I have in ye ship called ye 'Speedwell' (being half a quarter), also ye feather bed I lye upon & ye green rug with it. To my second daghter, Mary, wife of John Stratton, an hundred pounds in cash. * * * To my daghter Hannah, wife of James Diament, one hundred pounds. I, having very lately delivered to my son-in-law Thomas Harris in be- half of his wife, my 4th daghter, Ruth, one hundred pounds upon some conditions, doe confirm it absolutely to her; I also give her my feather bed in ye large cham- ber, with ye furniture to it. * * * I give to my grandchildren Mary Stanborough and Mary Stratton £5º a piece, and a feather bed and two pairs of sheets, * * also to each of them a cow and six sheep, and
* an iron pot of ye bigger sort, *
*
* two pewter
platters, a silver spoon. *
* To my daughter Anne Howell, now wife of Mr. Abraham Howell of Southampton, {20, provided she bring in noe after reck- oning on account of her first husband, my son Nathaniel, deceased. * *
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