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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Long Narrow slipe Bounded on the north by ye sd Zophar platt his other Land bounded on ye south by ye highway or commons Lying from ye west side of ye choir house to ye Meeting house Together with all ye yards fences rights Lyberties & appurtenances to ye same Belonging or any wise appertaining To have & to hold all ye above Demised Premises with ye appurtenances unto him ye sd. Zophar Platt his heirs and assigns to his & their only propper use Benefit & Behoof forever and that ye sd. Zophar platt his heirs & assigns shall & may from time to time & at all Times forever hereafter by Virtue of the sd. Presents Lawfully peacably and Quietly have hold use occupy Possess and enjoy all ye above Demised Premises with ye appurtenances free & clear from all other & former Gifts Grants Bargains sales executions Incunbrances & troubles whatsoever & further we ye said Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush and Nathaniel Ketcham Present Trustees for ye Time Be- ing do hereby covenant bind & ablige our selves our suc- cessors to warrant and Defend ye sd. Zophar Platt his heirs & assigns in Quiet & peaceable possession of ye above Demised Premises with ye appurtenances Against ourselves our heirs and assigns & against any other person claiming any right Title or Intrest from By or under us or our suc- cessors In Witness hereunto we the said Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samul Brush and Nathaniel Ketcham have set to our hands & fixed our seals this thirty first Day of January In ye year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty seven.
Signed Sealed & JOSEPH LEWIS [ Seal.]
Delivered In ye ELIPHELET WICKES [Seal.]
presents of
MOSES SCUDDER [Seal.]
ISAAC BRUSH
THOMAS CONKLING [Seal.] ANANIAS CARLL JOHN BENNETT
SAMUEL BRUSH [Seal.]
NATHANIEL KETCHAM Jr [Seal.]
SOLOMON KETCHAM.
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Memorandum that on ye twenty first Day of November and in the year of our Lord 1757 there personaly appeared Before me Jonas Williams one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for ye County of Suffolk on Long Island viz : ye within Named Joseph Lewis President Eliphalet wickes Moses Scudder Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush & Nathanael Ketcham all present Trustees for ye town of huntington and did acknowledge this to be their free Vol- lentary act and Deade for all ye Conveyance herein written and Likewise their hands and seals.
Test. JONAS WILLIAMS Justice Recorded By me Solomon Ketcham Clerk.
(Deeds, Vol. III, pp. 244-5.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1757, May 3.]
May ye 3ª 1757 at a General Town Meeting ye following persons Chosen ye Presedent Joseph Lewis ye six Trustees Justice wickes Justice Scudder Samuel Brush Nathaniel Ketcham Thomas Conkling Zophar platt.
ye same day chosen over seers of ye poor ye Trustees above Named.
ye same day Chosen Constable & Collecter Jesse platt for ye ensuing yeare.
ye same day solomon Ketcham Chosen Town Clerk & treasurer for ye ensuing year.
ye same day chosen Assessors for ye ensuing yeare John Brush Solomon Ketcham.
ye same day Chosen supervisor for same year Capt. Platt Conkling.
ye same day chosen commissioners To Lay out high ways Capt Platt Conkling Justice wickes Reuben Brush.
ye same day Chosen surveyors Justice wickes Cornelius
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Hart John Brush Solomon Ketcham.
ye same day chosen to take care of Intested estates Justice wickes Justice scudder.
Overseers of ye highways Capt Isaac platt Jeremiah wood Hezekiah Rogers silas Sammis Justice wickes Jesse Carll arthur Dingee Justice Scudder caleb wood abijah Ketcham Nath Ketcham amos soper Tim Scudder Zebe- diah Bunce Peter Scidmore Israel Conkling Peter Ruland Ruben Brush, Jehiel Smith.
ye same day Chosen fence Viewers Jeremiah wood Samuel Stratton Israel Conkling Caleb wood.
ye same day it was Voated that ye free holders & trust. ees of ye town should unanimosly joyn together to Defend ye town from strangers fishing & fowling any where in ye town ship.
ye same day ye pound sold To Doct. platt for o 7 3.
ye thatch at pare point sold to Thomas Conkling for £1 II 4.
ye thatch at Sammises Cove To David Chichester for 5 1 :
ye thatch at Clam point sold to Samuel stratton for 2 I :
ye thatch at stoney Brook harbor sold To Samuel Strat- ton for 5 1 :
ye thatch at horse Neck Beach Sold to Capt Conkling for 8 6.
ye thatch at Cold spring sold To Jeremiah Conkling for 8 7 :
ye thatch at round hole sold To Benjamine Conklsne for 4.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 279.)
[ISAAC KETCHAM'S FAMILY RECORD.]
[1757-1740.]
The Children of Isaac Ketcham Recorded.
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Isaac Ketcham was Born July ye 20th 1740.
Mary Ketcham was Borne August y" 14th 1743.
Ezra Ketcham was Born March ye 2ª 1745.
Samuel Ketcham was Born Sept. 5th 1748.
Hannah Ketcham was Born Sept. 6th 1750.
Abigal Ketcham was Born December 25th 1752.
Stephen Ketcham was Born Aprill 6th 1755.
Kezia Ketcham was Born May y" 6th 1757.
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 648. )
Solomon Ketcham was Born the 8th Day of June Anno dom 1724.
Hannah Ketcham was Born the 24th Day of March Anno 1729.
Here followeth a Record of ye age of their children.
Philip Ketcham their son was Born ye fifth Day of July old stile anno: 1752.
Mary Ketcham was Born the 18th Day of March Nev stile 1754.
Daniel Ketcham was Borne the 10th Day of October an- no 1755.
Solomon Ketcham was Born ye 6th Day of Aprill anno 1757.
Conkling Ketcham was Born the 22 Day of December 1758.
John Ketcham was Born 7th Day of August Anno : 1763.
Sarah Ketcham was Born the 15th Day of April Anno 1765.
Platt Ketcham was Born the 5th Day of March Anno 1769.
Hannah Ketcham was Born the 28th of January 1773.
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 649.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1758, May 2.]
May ye 2. 1758 at a General Town Meeting ye following
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Persons Chosen ye same Day.
Chosen Presedent Joseph Lewis.
Justise Scudder Justice wickes, Thomas Conkling Sam- uel Brush Doct platt Nathanel Ketcham Chosen Trustees.
ye trustees chosen overseers of ye poor.
ye same day chosen Constable & Collecter for ye ensuing year Jesse platt.
ye same day chosen Town Clerk & treasurer solomon Ketcham.
ye same day chosen assessors for ve ensuing year Justice wickes Solomon Ketcham.
Chosen Supervisor Collonal Conkling.
Chosen Commissioners Collonal Conkling Justice wickes Reuben Brush.
Surveyors Justice wickes Cornelius hart John Brush Solomon Ketcham.
Over seers of ye high ways Justic wickes Capt Lewis Hezekiah Rogers Joshua Ketcham Nathaniel Ketcham Nehemiah hartt Jonas Smith Epenetus Bryan Jonathan Newmen azariah wickes ananias Brush Dicks hills John Carmon, Cornelius Hartt Isaac Ketcham fresh pond Joseph Ridgway Ruben Johnson Jehiel Smith.
Chosen to take Care of fires Colonel Conkling Cornelius Hartt Isaae Smith John Rogers Selah Carle Hendrick Durye amos willis John wood, south, Caleb wood Justic wickes Israel Conkling Joshua Ketcham abijah Ketcham Jesse Conkling.
Chosen fenc Vieuers at South Israel Conkling Caleb wood.
Fens viewers in Town Samuel Stratton Jeremiah wood.
ye Same Day Voated & agreed that ye trustees & free holders of ye town should unanimosly joyn together to Defend ye town from strangers fishing fowling & hunting in ye sd. Town ship & so far as ye pattents extends.
ye pound sold to Jacob Brush for 10 6.
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ye thatch at pair point sold To Thomas Conkling and amos platt for £2 0 0.
ye thatch at Sammises Cove sold to David Chichester for £o 2 0.
ye thatch at Clam point sold to Silas Sammis Jun for 0 20.
Je thatch at stoney Brook harbour sold To Samuel Stratton for 3 1.
ye thatch at horse Neck Beach sold To Cornelius Conkling for 8 6.
ye thatch at Cold Spring sold to Thomas Conkling for 9 0.
Je thatch at round hole sold To Samuel Conkling for 3 2.
ye same day it was voated that ye Trustees should have Lyberty to sell that Scint of thatch that Lyeth Down by ye Land of Thomas Brush.
By ye Consent of ye Trustees it is ordered & agreed that upon ye removel of Zephaniah platt Junor that Justic scudder should stand with Justic wickes in room of ye sd. Zephaniah platt To take care of Intested estates.
(Town Meetings, Vol. I, p. 281-2.)
[WILL OF BENJAMIN CONKLIN.]
[1758, Nov. 26.]
James DeLancey Esquire, his Magestys Lieutenant Gov- ernor and Commander in Chief in and over the province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America.
To all to whom These presents shall come or may Con- cern Greeting .-
Know ye That at the City of New York on the Day of
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the Date here of below John Godby being there unto del- egated and appointed The last will and Testament of Ben- jamin Conkling deceased (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) was proved and was approved and allowed of by me. The said Deceased having whilst he lived and at the Time of his Death Goods Chattells and Creditts within this province by means whereof the proving and Regis- tring the said will and the Granting Administration of all and Singular the said Goods Chattles and Credits and also the Auditing Allowing and final discharging the Account thereof doth belong unto me and that Administration of all and Singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said Deceased, and any way concerning his will is Granted unto Cornelius Conkling Jun' and Solomon Ketcham the executors in the said will Named : Being first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to make and exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattles and Credits, and also to Render a Just and true account thereof when thereunto required. In Testimony whereof I have caused the prerogative Seal of the province of New York to be hereunto Affixed the Twenty Day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty eight.
JAMES D. LACEY
In the Name of God Amen I Benjamine Conkling of Huntington in Suffolk County, Being this 26th day of November anno 1758 sick & weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory & Calling to mind ye mortality of my Body & knowing that I must shortly yeild unto Death do make & Ordain this my Last will & testament in ye follow- ing Manner & form: Imprimis I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving wife Hannah Conklin my riding Chair & Chair horse & my Indian Girl her time of service two Cows &
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One equal third part of all my whole estate Both Real and personal except what I shall hereafter Dispose of in this my Last will & Testament also I Give to my said wife one equal half of all my household Good & ye sd. third of my estate as Long as she remain my widow 21y I give & Be- queath unto my Daughter hannah Wickes & to her heirs for ever the Other half part of all my household Goods and also sixty Pounds Currant Lawfull Money of New York to be Levied out of my estate & paid to her by my executors hereafter Named 31y I will & Order my executors to sell & dispose of my Lot of ineadow on ye west neck at South & ten acres of Land which I bought of Jonas Wil- liams Esq. & I do hereby Impower them to sell more Land such as they shall think propper if they shall see it Need- full & give Titles for the same & I do hereby order my executors to sell & Dispose of all. ye rest of my Personal or Moveable estate and Likewise to pay all my Just Debts as well as to receive all my Just Depts Dews & Demands whatsoever 41y I will & Bequeath unto my Son Benjamine Conkling & to his heirs & assigns For Ever all my Build- ings together with all the rest of my Real or Fast Estate not disposed of in this my Last will & testament & my will is that if my son Benjamine Conkling should Die before he come to Lawfull age Leaving no Issue that then his part should fall to my Daughter Hannah Wickes 51y I order my Cousin Cornelius Conkling Junior & Solomon Ketcham to be my executors of this my Last will & Testa- ment Giving & Granting unto them full power & author- ity to execute this my Last will and Testament ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my Last will & Testa- ment the Day & Year above written.
his
BENJAMIN X CONKLING [Seal.]
mark
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declared by
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ye sd. Benjamin Conkling as his Last will & Testament In ye presence of the Subscribers. CORNELIUS CONKLIN JOHN CONKLING JESSE BRUSH (File No. 130.)
[DEED. TRUSTEES TO THOMAS BRUSH.]
[1758, Dec. 25.]
To all People To whome these Presents shall come know ye that we Joseph Lewis Presedent Eliphelet wickes esq. Moses Scudder esq Doct. Zophar platt Thomas Conkling Samuel Brush and Nathanael Ketcham all Present Trus- tees of the Township of huntington in Suffolk County on Nassaw Island for and in consideration of ye Just and full sum of four pounds currant Lawfull Money of new York to us in hand well and truly paid By Thomas Brush of ye same Place the recept whereof we do hereby acknowledge & our selves therewith to be fully satesfied & contented & thereof & every part and parcell thereof do exonerate ac- quit & fully Discharge him ye said Thomas Brush his heirs executors administrators and every of them forever by these presents hath Given Granted Bargained sold alien- ated conveyed & confirmed and By these Presents do fully freely & absolutely Give Grant Bargain sell alien Convey & confirm unto him the said Thomas Brush his heirs & assigns forever one small piece of thatch or salt Marsh sit- uate Lying & Being at the Northeast corner of his Hom- stead of upland Lying Between the high water Mark and Low water Mark Begining at ye water fence Joyning to richard Denton thence runing westwardly about thirty three rods and an half Being in General about two rods
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wide containing about sixty seven square rods of Land or salt marsh together with ye thatch & appurtenances to ye same Belonging or appertaining to have & to hold ye above Demised premises with ye appurtenances to him ye sd. Thomas Brush his heirs & assigns to him & their only propper use Benefit & Behoof forever and that ye said Thomas Brush his heirs & assigns shall and may at all times forever hereafter by Virtue hereof Lawfully peaca- bly and Quietly have hold use occupy Possess & enjoy ye above said Premises and appurtenances free and Clear from any other former Gift Grant Bargain or Sale what- soever and further we the said trustees above Named Do for our selves and our successors Covenant and Engage the above said Premises with ye appurtenances unto him ye said Thomas Brush his heirs and assigns forever against our selves or any of ye succeeding Trustees of the said town or their successors In Witness here unto we have set to our hands & fixed our seals this twenty fifth Day of De- cember in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun- dred and fifty eight.
Memorandum that ye trustees above Named reserveth ye previledge of fishing oystering & fouling on or at ye premises at all times forever hereafter and to ye succeed- ing trustees or town of Huntington written Before Enseal- ing hereof
Signed Sealed &
JOSEPH LEWIS [Seal.]
Delivered In ye
ELIPHELET WICKS [Seal.]
MOSES SCUDDER [Seal.]
presence of
ZOPHAR PLATT [Seal.]
JESSE PLATT
SOLOMON KETCHAM
THOMAS CONKLING [Seal.]
SAMUEL BRUSH [Seal.]
NATHANIEL KETCHAM [Seal.]
Memorandum that on the 30th of april and in ye year of our Lord 1759 then personally appeared Before me Jonas williams one of his Majesties Justices of ye peace for ye
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County of Suffolk viz: ye within Named Joseph Lewis Eliphelet wickes Moses Scudder Zophar platt Thomas Conkling & Samuel Brush & Nathanil Ketcham all being present Trustees of ye Township of huntington & did ac- knowledge this to be their free Volentary act & Deed for all ye conveyances herein written Likewise their hands & seals.
Test. JONAS WILLIAMS Justice.
Recorded by me Solomon Ketcham Clerk.
(Deeds, Vol. III, pp. 248-9.)
[BOND OF JONAS ROGERS TO MAINTAIN WATERING PLACES.]
[1757, Aug. 8.]
Know all Men by these Presents that I Jonah Rogers of huntington In Suffolk County on Nassaw Island Cord- wainer Am held & firmly Bound unto ye trustees of ye town of huntington afore said & to their successors In ye Just and full sum of twenty pounds currant Lawfull Mon- ey of New York to be paid to ye afore said trustees or to their successors or to their certain Attorney hars Ex. adm's or assigns to ye which payment well & truly to be made and Done I Bind my self my heirs ex's and admrs firmly by these Presents sealed with my seal & Dated this eight Day of August Annodomini 1757.
The Conditions of ye above written obligation is such that Whereas ye above Named Trustees of ye town afore hath Granted to ye sd. Jonah Rogers four square rods & five square foot of Land Joyning to ye west side of ye Land Belonging to ye estate of Capt John Titus Deceased &
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Joyning to ye east side of ye high way that Leads from ye house of ye sd. Capt Titus Deceased to ye house of ye sd. Jonah rogers for ye Previledge of Taning and I ye above Bounden Jonah rogers do hereby Bind & oblige my self my heirs & assigns In ye sum of twenty pounds as afore said to Make and Maintain a Good tile fence round ye afore sd. piece of Land & to open three Good watering Places In some convenient Places Near to ye sd. piece of Land and Likewise not to Infringe upon trouble or damnifie ye said Lott of Capt Titus Deceased By Puting of Bark Leting in creatures or any thing that may Damnifie or any ways hurt ye sd. Lott. In Witness here unto I ye said Jonah Rogers have set to my hand and fixed my seal the Day and Year above written.
JONAS ROGERS [Seal.]
Signed sealed & Delivered In ye Presence of PHILIP KETCHAM SOLOMON KETCHAM. (File No 163.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1759, May I.]
May the 1 1759 at a General Town Meeting ye following Persons chosen the same Day.
Chosen President Capt. Joseph Lewis. Justice Wickes Justice scudder Doct Zophar Platt Thomas Conkling Sam- uel Brush Nathanael Ketchan.
ye same Day chosen overseers of ye poor the above named Trustees.
ye same Day chosen Reuben Brush Constable and Col- lecter
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ye same Day chosen Town Clerk & Treasurer Solomon Ketcham.
ye same Day chosen assessors Justice wickes solomon Ketcham.
ye same Day chosen Supervisor Collonel Platt Conk- ling.
ye same Day Chosen commissioners Colonel Conkling justice wickes Reuben Brush Solomon Ketcham.
ye same Day Chosen surveyors Justice wickes Cornelius Hart Joseph whitman Solomon Ketcham.
To take care of Intested estates chosen Justice wickes Justice scudder Israel wood.
ye same day chosen fens Viewers for ye ensuing year at south Joshua Ketcham Israel Conkling, Augustine Bryan Timothy Scudder Crabmeadow. In Town Samuel Strat- ton Jeremiah wood all fens Viewers.
Overseers of ye high ways Justice wickes Doct platt Reuben Johnson Justice williams Capt. Lewis Jonas rog- ers Thomas Conkling Joshua Ketcham Jonah wood Jona- than Brush abbijah Ketcham Joshua wood Philip Jarvis richard rogers James Hill Cornelius Hartt azariah wickes Nathaniel Smith Jonas Smith Sam1 Conkling Nehemiah Brush John rogers Peter Reuland John wood.
Chosen to Take Care of fires Colonel Conkling Corne- lius Hartt Isaac Smith John Rogers Selah Carll Hendrick Durye amos willets John wood south. Caleb wood Justice . wicks Israel Conkling Joshua Ketcham abijah Ketcham Jesse Conkling.
ye same Day Voated that all persons who will not come at proper warning to help stop or put out fires when warned by ye order of persons above named they shall pay ye sum of 20 S. or such a fine as ye person above Named shall Lay upon them.
ye same Day it was Voated that any person shall have Power & good right to pound any creatures in case his
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fence be Judged suffisient by ye fens Viewers & recover Damage & ye poundage.
& if any Dispute arise Between such persons it shall be Desided by two Indifferent men about ye Damage above Mentioned & ye sd. poundage.
ye pound sold to Jacob Brush for £0 3 0.
ye thatch at par point sold to Thos. Conkling for £1 18 3.
Thatch at Sammis Cove sold To Richard Denton for £o I O.
Thatch at stoney Brook Harbour sold To Joseph reu- land for £0 1 0.
Thatch at clam point sold to richard Denton for £o I IO.
Thatch at horse Neck Beach sold To william Haviland for £o 3 0.
ye thatch at ye round hole to richard Denton for £o o 6.
ye thatch at Cold Spring sold To Jonathan Titus for 0 10 6.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 283-4.)
[ORDER AGAINST INOCULATION FOR SMALL-POX.]
[1760, Jan. I.]
Huntington January the I d. y. 1760.
At a Meeting of the Trustees it was agreed upon By them to Provide a house in some remote part of the town in order to be for the Benefit for those that Might unfortu- nately take the small-pox and further it was voated and agreed upon by ye trustees to for bid all Docters and peo-
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ple from ennockalating or Being Enockaled* in any Pub- lick part of this Town without ye concent of the Majes- trates Jus. Wickes & Just Williams which is Appointed by the Trustees where & what place they think propper and further it was voted & agreed upon by the Trustees that Jus. wickes & Jus- Williams should Prosecute and Commit any person Whatsoever that should Presume or cause the small-pox to spread in a willfull Manner or thretning in Any Manner of spreading the Desease and whomsoever will not comply in this Reasonable and Prudentiall Man- ner Must be Deamed & prosecuted as A against the Civel Authority.
(Deeds, Vol, III, p. 201.)
[LETTER. ISAIAH WILLITS TO JESSE WILLITS.]
[1760, May 13.]
KIND BROTHER :
I Received thine yesterday which reviveth the memory and respect which subsisteth I received thy ac- count with satisfaction and can with some pleasure Inform
[* Small-pox prevailed in the town about this time, and later, to an alarming extent and a practice prevailed among the doctors of that period of variolus inoculation, a method said to have been invented by Dr. Timon, of Oxford, England, about 1700. This differed from Dr. Jenner's vaccine lymph, discov- ered in 1789. Many persons here, who had been inoculated, died, and the affair created great excitement, so that many stringent orders were made against inoculation, except under special conditions. Dr. Gilbert Potter and Dr. Daniel Wig- gins were required each to have a house where small-pox pa- tients were confined until recovery. Dr. Potter's hospital was at Cold Spring and Dr. Wiggins' at the east part of the village, on the road to Dix Hills .- C. R. S.]
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thee that I with parents and Brothers have settled again to business at our former homes where we have at present a prospect of making a decent and comfortable Living Brother John is settled at home and I expect will continue Brother Isaac is marryed four months ago to a Likely young woman of good repute tho of Low fortune and ap- pears likely to be reasonably happy in the state. I have two Little daughters thrifty and well their mother at pres- ent very unwell tho I hope not likely to continue long so : Father is not so well as common Mother in good health and our acquaintants in general as far as I know. I con- clude in hast the Bearer waiting.
I remain thy affectionate Brother
ISAIAH WILLITS
At our former home the 13th day of the 5th Month 1760. P. S .- Father says he remembereth a discourse and be- lieveth it to be true that Lawyer Nichols wife purchased the Land whereon her grandson now liveth at the time that her husband was gone to england on account of the Controversy between the governers at york ; by seeking into which dates and matter thee may perhaps discover something that is now unknown father says he does not remember huntington gut being a common name for any inlet but it seems likely that might have been so called by some as there abouts was much frequented by Hunting- ton whalemen.
Remember my love to sister Clement her Brothers John & Isaac also desire she may know they remember her in Love .*
(File No 98)
[* Such letters among the records have usually been omitted but this is printed here as a specimen of old time correspond- ence .- C. R. S.]
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[MARRIAGE AGREEMENT OF REUBEN ARTHUR AND SARAH JARVIS.]
[1760, June 9.]
Huntington June the 9 Day in the year 1760.
The Conditions of this obligation Between me Reuben Arter and Sarah Jarvis is such that if we Marry I Reuben Arter do Quit her estate all but five and twenty pounds I Sarah Jarvis do Alew out of the Rent of the farme for the Childs Bringing up and if I Sarah Jarvis dont have no other Darter Ruth Jarvis shall have my wearing cloaths but if I have other Darters then the cloaths to be Divided Between them the wearing cloaths & I Reuben Arter Do Hereby Bind my self in the sum of fifty pounds currant money to stand to these Articles by my hand and seal Be- fore these witnesses as I have chosen.
JOHN BUNCE REUBEN ARTHUR [Seal.]
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 405.)
[A SAMP MILL.]
[1761, May 5.]
May the 5th 1761 it was Voated and agreed by the Trus- tees of huntington that Jacob Brush should have Lyberty to Build a samp Mill in the Meeting house Brook south- ward of the Blacksmiths shop & that he and his heirs should have the Lyberty and priveledge to continue the same there as Long as he or they shall see fit and if any Dammage acrew by the waters flowing any Persons Lands he or they shall make good such Dammage Neither shall he or his Heirs stop ye water to any Persons Dammage. JOSEPH LEWIS Pd. [Seal.]
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