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The pound sold to Samuel Stratton for Is. 9d.
The thatch at horse neck Beach sold to Cornelius Conk- ling Jun' for 4s.
The thatch at pair point to Joseph whitman for 26s.
The thatch at Sammis cove to ananias Rogers for 5s. 3.d The thatch at clam point to ananias rogers for Is. 6d.
The thatch at ye head of ye harbour to John Brush for 18s. 6d.
The thatch at ye round hole to willm Haviland for Is.
The thatch from the Little Neck purchase to Epenetus Bryan sold to Zebediah Bunce 35s. od.
The thatch at ye mill harbour to Josiah wickes Jun' for 2s. Id.
The same Day it was Voated that there should no hog or pig above two months old within ye township go with- out Being ringed or sufficiently cut in the nose & if any Person shall find any such without being ringed or suffi- ciently cut in the Nose it shall be Lawfull to Drive all Such to the pound & receive one shilling pr. head and the Dammage if any be & all shall go to the poor of the town.
The same Day it was Voated that sheep should Be keept and not to run out any where the ensuing year Without a sheppeard.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 291.)
[AN INDIAN BOUND TO SILAS CARLL.]
[1767, April 4.]
This Indenture Witnesseth that Patience an Indian: for
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
the better provision and advancement of her son Benjamin ; aged nine years and about a month ; she haveing no means To support him ; and the said Benjamin together with his said Mother ; for the Considerations afore said (and for divers other good Considerations) do hereby put and bind the said Benjamin a Servant to Silas Carl ; of the Town- ship of Huntington ; in Suffolk County; and province of New York ; untill he is of the full age of Twenty one years, (or for the Term of Eleven years and Eleven Months) from the date hereof ; and the said Patience doth Covenant, with the said Carl ; that her said son ; shall faithfully (and honestly) serve the said Carl, and his assigns; in all his ; (or their) lawfull Business and commands: for and during the whole term afore said : He shall not absent himself day nor night during the said servise but in all things be- have himself as becomes a faithfull servant ; and the said Carl Doth agree during the whole said term ; to find and provide the said Benjm with sufficient meat; drink wash- ing Lodging ; and Wearing apparel and at the expiration thereof, give him a New Suit of Cloaths ; and an every day suit, (or Common wearing Cloaths ;) In Witness where- of the parties to these presents have hereunto interchange- ably set their hands and seals; the Twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord ; one thousand seven hun- dred and sixty seven; and in the seventh year of the reign of our Soverign Lord George the third, by the grace of God of great Britain, France, and Ireland King, defender of the faith &c.
Sealed & delivered In the presence of.
hi s BENJAMIN X an Indian [Seal.] mark
her
PATIENCE X an Indian [Seal.]
mark
(File No. 160.)
490
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[HIRING OUT THE FERRY.]
[1767, April 7.]
Huntington April the 7th 1767 we the subscribers Do Judge arbitrate and Award that Shobal Smith shall pay to the Trustees of Huntington afore said the sum of six pounds Lawfull Money of New York for the priveledge he hath had of the Ferry within the two years past since the Ferry hath Been Hired out & we also Judge & award that Elisha Gillet shall pay three pounds Nine shillings & ten pence for the time past & from ye Date here of he shall refrain from carrying any person over the ferry any more at all & we Do award that Shobal Smith shall have the whole Priviledge of ye ferry for the three years & upwards at five pounds two shillings pr year or until ye expiration of the term Limmited in the former agreement & we furth- er Judge and award that Elisha Gillet above named shall sign over his right & Priviledge wholly to the sd. shobal smith & that sd shobal shall be subject to the same restric- tions therein Mentioned as Witness our hands & seals the Day & Year above written.
NATHANIEL KETCHAM [Seal.]
CORNELIUS HARTT [Seal.] JOSHUA WOOD [Seal.] JEREMIAH WOOD [Seal.]
THOMAS BRUSH [Seal.]
SOLOMON KETCHAM [Seal.]
THO WICKES [Seal.]
(File No. 87.)
[SUPPORT OF THE POOR.]
[1767, May 5.]
May the 5 1767 an account of Town Charges paid out.
491
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Paid to Doct Potter for Doctering sundrey persons
2
2
6
Paid to Joseph Lewis for cloathing &c
I IO
8
Paid to Doct. Platt
I
4
33
Paid to John Suydam for the Meeting House
4
O
O
Paid to Nathanial Williams for sundry -
23
3
32
Disburstments for the poor
Paid to Eliakin Smith for Keeping a) poor child
9
13
O
Paid to Joseph Lewis for John Baylis } for House rent for foster
O
14
6
Paid to Meribah Chichester for keeping Sarah Chichester
15
5
O
Paid to Joseph Lewis for what John Kellcy had some time ago
O
12
8
Paid to ye supervisor
I
4
O
Paid to the overseers of the poor
2
5
O
Paid to the overseers for their trouble of ye poor
I
12
O
Clerk
I
O
O
The Trustees
3
IO
O
Assessors *
I
16
9
60
12
II
(File No. 165.)
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[TOWN MEETING.]
[1767, May 5.]
May the 5th 1767 at a General Town Meeting the follow- ing persons chosen
|* This is one out of a mass of similar papers omitted, as not of sufficient importance to warrant their being printed .- C. R. S.]
492
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Chosen Presedent Nathanael Ketcham
Cornelius Hartt Capt. Scudder Augustine Bryan Solo- mon Ketcham Thomas Brush Thomas Wickes
Overseers of the poor Justice Platt Nathaniel Williams. Chosen Constable & Collecter Zophar Platt Jun"
Town Clerk & Treasurer Solomon Ketcham.
Assessors Israel wood Solomon Ketcham
Supervisor Colonel Conkling
Commissioners Israel wood Thos wickes Solomon Ketcham.
Surveyors Cornelius Hartt Israel wood Solomon Ketch- am Joseph whitman.
To take care of Intested Estates Justice Williams Israel wood. .
The thatch at ye Mill Harbour sold to stephen Jarvis Jun" for 5s.
The thatch at Cold Spring sold to Jonas Rogers for Is. 7d.
Overseers of the highways Doct platt Henry Scudder Capt. Jarvis Thos wickes Thos Brush Cornelius Hartt Jun" Silas Carll Amos soper Joseph Buffet Jun' Samll Smith, sadler Isaac Ketcham Richard rogers Sam" Scidmore Peter Reuland Christefer snedeker Caleb Ketcham Timo- thy Conkling obediah rogers Jesse Carll Robert Jarvis Gilbert Wickes Able wood up the Neck Joshua Ketcham Arthur Dingee Timothy Carll Jun' Nathanal Buffet Jr.
Fence Vewers Cornelius Hartt Timothy Carll Jun" Joshua Ketcham Israel Conkling Augustine Bryan.
The pound Sold to Capt. Bennett for 3s. 11d.
The thatch from the Little Neck purchase To Epenetus Bryants to Philip wicks for 16s. id.
The same Day it was Voated that the hog act should Be Revived & continued.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 293.)
493
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[AGREEMENT ABOUT DIVISION OF BAITING LACE PURCHASE.]
[1767, May 8.]
This Instrument of Writing Made and Agreed upon this twenty eighth Day of May 1767 Between us the sub- scribers and Propriators of a Certain tract of Land situate within ye patent and township of Huntington in Suffolk County in a Certain Purchase Commonly called & known by the Name of the Bating Place Purchase.
First. we the Propriators and subscribers do Covenant and agree to and with each other and our respective Heirs executors and Administrators that there shall be a Just and equal Division of our Lands (that is Valuable and thought Proper to be Laid out) in the said Purchase ac- cording to our Respective rights therein.
Secondly. We do fully Authorize and Impower Sol omon Ketcham Surveyor Cornelius Hartt Nathanael Ketcham and Abijah Ketcham and do Depute and Appoint them to survey and Divide the same according as they or the Major Part of them shall judge most Convenient and according to Justice and the Division made in maner as afore said and entered upon record with the figure of each mans Lott In a General Card with a Plain Description of the Situation and Boundarys and the Courses Distances and Boundarys entered in said Book and signed by the Persons Before mentioned or the major Part of them shall be taken to be a fair just and Lawfull Division and an .Ab- solute Barr against all Succeeding Divisions of any of the Land Laid out in this Patent Division and that every Per- son or Persons which are the Propriators and their Heirs and assigns shall Have hold and enjoy his respective Lott or Lotts Laid out in Manner as afore said Inseparabley forever.
494
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
And we do also agree and Covenant to Pay all the Charge of the Division according to our Respective rights which we hold in the Purchase and that the money shall be collected and Gathered by - and by him Paid out to the Persons Deputed to make the Division. In Witness whereof we have Here unto set our Hands the Day and year first above written.
NATHANEAL KETCHAM
RICHARD POWELL
SOLOMON KETCHAM
JONATHAN BRUSH
NATHAN BISHOP
STEPHEN KETCHAM
CORNELIUS HEARTT
ISRAEL OAKLEY
JOHN WOOD
JOSHUA WOOD
AMOS SMITHI
JOHN BRYAN
ISAAC POWELL
JOHN DENTON
NATH. POWELL
JOHN BRUSH
JOSHUA POWELL
ABIJAH KETCHAM
JESSE CONKLIN
PLATT CONKLIN
ELKANAH CONKLIN
ISRAEL CONKLIN
JOSHUA KETCHAM
PLATT BRUSH
(File No. 145.)
[BOUND AS AN APPRENTICE.]
[1768, March 5.]
This Indenture made this twenty fifth Day of March 1768 By and Between Mary Smith the widow of Obediah Smith of Huntington Deceased of the one part & Ezekiel Conkling of Huntington in Suffolk County of ye other part Witnesseth that the said Mary Smith Doth Hereby Put & Bind her son obediah Smith an Apprintice unto the said Ezekiel Conkling to Learn his Art trade & Mystery of a shoemaker & tanner and after the manner of an Apprintice
495
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
to serve him from the Day of the Date Hereof for & During the term of eleven Years or untill he shall arive unto the age of twenty one years which will terminate & expire on the twenty fifth Day of March one thousand seven Hundred & seventy nine he Being this Day ten Years of age During all which term of Eleven Years the said Apprintice his said Master faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his Lawfull Commands every where obey he shall do no Dammage to his said master But in all things Behave as a faithfull Apprintice ought to Do During the said term and the said Master shall Procure & Provide sufficient meat Drink Lodging and Apparell washing & mending fiting for an Apprintice During the said term and the said Master shall Learn the said Apprintice to read write & cipher or Arithmatick so as to keep a good Book and the said Master shall use the uttermost of his endeavours to teach and Instruct the said Apprintice in this art or trade of a shoemaker & tanner which he now followeth and at the expiration of the said term the said Master shall give the said Apprintice two suits of good new cloathing one of said suits to Be good Bought cloath fiting for spare Days Including one good New fine shirt & one good new caster Hat and to Give him four pair of good new stockings and two pair of shoes & the other suit to Be good Homespun cloathing fit to Labour in Includ- ing three new Homespun shirts & one new felt hat and for the true Performance of each of the said covenants & agreements each of the said Parties have to these Pres- ents Interchangably set to their hands and fixed their seals the Day & year above written & Bind themselves to cach other.
Sealed & Delivered in her the presence of
MARY X SMITH widow [Scal.]
JEREMIAH WOOD
mark
SOLOMON KETCHAM EZEKIEL CONKLING [Seal.] (File No. 161.)
496
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[RIGHTS IN BAITING PLACE PURCHASE.]
[1768, April 6.]
The Names of the Patent Propriaters of the Bating Place Purchase with an Account of the rights they held in said Purchase when A. Division was Made therein April 6, 1768. C.
Abijah Ketcham
Cornelius Hartt
24₴
Nathaniel Ketcham
IO
Amos Powell
John wood
Jesse Conkling
I
Platt Conkling
I 3
Thomas Wickee
Joshua Wood
I
Israel Conkling
26-8% 10
Stephen Jarvis and \ Jarvises 1}
Jonathan Wickes wickes I
21
Jonathan Brush
Nehemiah Whitman
I
John freebody and
William Johnson
James Kellcy
oł
Nathan Bishup & David
Justis Brush's Heirs
15
Philip Smith Platt
3
Isaac Powell
14
Joshua Ketcham
7금
Solomon Ketcham
43
1144
John Brush
5
Amos Smith
6
Joseph Skidmore 53
- Powell
I
1
497
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Jonathan Sammis
1
Ezekiel Brush
Israel Brush
2
Thomas Davis
Silas Sammis
I
Nathanael foster
2
John Bryan
Zebulon Whitman
33
Elkanah Conkling
55
34,8 9
100
114 75 4100
Total Sum (File No 138.)
1493
[1768, April 18,]
Articles of a Vendue made this 18th of April 1768 there is now to be hired out all the pasonage Land in the west Neck & all the Town thatch at ye Harbour & Horse Neck Beach for one year the Stock Ground to be Sowed with Winter Grain & he that Hires it to Sow two pound of Great Clover Seed* pr acre the Money to Be paid the first of April next & if not paid then to pay Lawfull Intrest untill paid By order of the Trustees they that Hire to Give Good Security if required.
The uppermost fresh Lott ye East side to The Second fresh Lot ye East Side to The upper Lott ye west side
The middle Lott to The pond Lott to
[*The English grasses were not introduced on Long Island until about this period, and were not cultivated to any con- siderable extent for many years after. Salt hay was carted across the Island from the South Bay meadows by our North Side farmers down to a late period .- C. R. S.]
498
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
The west 4 acres of the parsonage Stock Ground to Irsael Titus for 8s. 3d. pr acre
I 13 0
The next 4. acres to Richard Denton of \ Stock Ground for 8s. 6d. pr acre
I 14 0
The next 4 acres to Richard Denton for 6s. 8d. pr acre
I 6 8
The next 4 acres to Justice Williams for 6s. Id. pr acre
I 4 4
The next 4 acres to Justice Williams for 6s. 7d. pr acre
I 6 4
The next 4 acres to Jeremiah wood Jun" 6s. 4d. pr acre
I
5 4
The Pasture of the Pasonage Land to \ Justic williams for
3
5 3
The thatch at Horse Neck Beach to )
I O 0 Richard Conkling Jun' for
The thatch at ye round Hole to william Haviland for O
3 I
The thatch at Sammis Cove to Richard Denton 0 7 I To thatch at Clam Point to John Brush Miler 0 2 O
John Brush To thatch at the hed of the } Harbour
I 15 O
Joseph Jarvice To thach at Pare Poynt 3
2 I
Samuel Straten To thatch at ye Mill Harbour
0 4 I
Josiah Wickes To thatch at the Hed of Cow harbour
1
O I5 o
Cornelius Hart To ye Grate Lot at the East Neck
4 I 3
Samuel Straten To thatch at ye Squidd Poond 0 0 6 And Likewise at Abraham Jarvice Cove
Jonah Rogers to thatch at Cold Spring O 5 0 (File No. 140.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1768, May 3.]
May the 3d 1768 at a General Town Meeting ye follow-
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
ing Persons Chosen.
Chosen Presedent Nathaniel Ketcham.
Trustees Capt. Timothy Scudder Docter potter Solomon Ketcham John Wood John wickes Timothy Conkling.
Overseers of the poor Nathaniel Williams Joseph Lewis.
Chosen Constable and Collecter Selah Platt.
To take care of the parsonage money Nathaniel Wil- liams Jonas rogers.
Town Clerk & treasurer Solomon Ketcham.
Assessors Israel wood. Solomon Ketcham.
Supervisor Colonell Conkling.
Commissioners of high ways Israel Wood Thomas Wickes Solomon Ketcham.
Surveyors Thomas wickes Solomon Ketcham Israel wood Joseph whitman.
Take care of intested estates Justice williams Israel wood.
It was Voated that sheep should be taken up the first monday & tuesday in october.
Same Day ye pound was Hired out to Jacob Brush for 5s. 7d.
Overseers of High ways Stephen Ketcham John wickes Jesse Sammis west neck Jonathan Scudder Jacob Brush obediah Rogers Robert Jarvis Thomas Scidmore Richard Rogers John Totton J' Jonathan Smith Jesse Carll Corne- lius Hartt Jun' Selah Carll Josiah wickes Jun' old fields Jesse wood up sumpewams Joshua Ketcham Arthur Din- gee Eliphelet Sammis Nathaniel Buffet Jun' for Country road Doct platt Jonathan Brush Jacob Brush Cornelius Hartt Jun'.
Fence Viewers Jeremiah Wood Samuel Stratton Israel Conkling Joshua Ketcham Amos Smith Timothy Carll Junr Samuel Scidmore Augustine Bryan Josiah Rogers Jun"
The same Day it was Voated that the hog act should Be Continued & the money to go to the poor of sd. townl.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 295.)
5.00
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[1769.]
Thatch Hired out 1769.
This money to be paid the I of April 1770 & if not paid then to pay Lawfull Interest until paid Witnesss SOLOMON KETCHAM.
s. d. to Joseph Conklin for
€
The thatch or meadow at horse Neck Beach } I 3 O
William Sammis Dr to thatch at ye round hole 0 5 0
William Sammis Dr to thatch at Sammis Cove 0 IO O Nathaniel Williams to thatch at the head of ) I 16 I the harbour
Abraham Chichester to thatch at Pair Point 3 O 3
Nathaniel harison to thatch head Cow }
I 2 O Harbour
Jonas Rogers to thatch Cold Spring O 2 O (File No. 86.)
[BAITING PLACE PURCHASE.]
[No date.]
Bating place purchase Rights.
C.
Abijah Ketcham
Cornelius Hartt
II
Nath Ketcham
7
Powells
12
John wood
Jesse Conkling
I
Platt Conkling
I 3
Thos Wickes
Joshua wood
I
Israel Conkling
26,8%
Stephen Jarvis &
Jonathan Wickes .
.
.
.
.
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24
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
501
Jonathan Brush
Nehemiah Whitman I
freebody & Johnson
James Kellcy
ok
Nathan Bishop
Justis Brush 15
Philip Smith platt
3
Isaac powell
78
43
Rights Laid out 98
Cornelius Hartt
Nath. Ketcham
3
John Brush
5
Amos Smith
6
Joseph Scidmore
53
powells
I
Jonathan Sammis
- I
Ezekiel Brush
Israel Brush
2
Thos Davis
I
Nathanel foster
2
John Bryan
Zebulon Whitman
. 32
Rights not Laid
46
Elkanah Conkling
5€
513
Number of rights
98 512
1491
(File No. 137.
Silas Sammis
Joshua Ketcham
Solomon Ketcham
502
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[GRANT FOR A DOCK BY TRUSTEES.]
[1769, Jan. 31.]
Huntington January the 31. 1769 it was Granted By the Subscribers the Trustees of the said Town that Dr. Zophar Platt and Nathaniel Williams Israel Wood John Brush Thomas Brush and Capt. John Squire shall have Lyberty to Build a Dock the west side of Huntington harbour against the Point Northward of John Brush his Mill near where the clay is and to Build it sixty foot upon the front or larger if they shall think it Needfull running up towards the Bank above High water Mark Leaving room for a High Way Between that and the Bank also running into the Harbour as far as they shall see it to be Needful not stoping or Intercepting the Channell this Granted unto them & their Heirs and assigns Forever In witness Here unto the said Trustees have set to their hands & seals the Day and Year above Written.
NATHANIELL KETCHAM [Seal.]
TIMOTHY SCUDDER. [Seal.]
JOHN WOOD [Seal.]
SOLOMON KETCHAM [Seal.]
GILBERT POTTER [Seal.]
TIMOTHY CONKLING [Seal.]
JOHN WICKES
[Seal.]
(Deeds, Vol. III, p. 431.)
[AGREEMENT BETWEEN REUBEN JOHNSON AND ZOPHAR SCIDMORE.]
[1769, April I.]
Articles of agreement made Between Reuben Johnson & Zophar Scidmore Both of Huntington are as followeth
503
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the sd. Zophar is to have one room in the House & a previ- ledge in the Chamber & cellar & some part of the farm & Barn & to have one third part of all the crops & winter apples and one half of the sider & all ye wheat under the hill of New Ground wheat & the sd. Reuben is to find two thirds of the swine & Zophar one third that as Brought on the farm & to have one third of sd. swine that part of sd. farm which he is to have is as followeth viz one Lot By the Barn to plant with Corn & stork Lott called roberts Lot to sew with wheat & to have pasture for two cows & one Horse & the sd. Reuben to find all the farming tack- ling in the first place & a pair of steers & one horse or horse kind & sd. Zophar to have the use of the Negro called Mingo & the sd. Reuben is to cut or Gather in two thirds of all the crops &c & Zophar one third & to thretch it out in the same Manner & sd. Zophar to have mingo untill the first of october next & Reuben to find Mingo food & cloathing & Zophar to repair the fence where he shall till & pasture & to have all these Priveledges untill the first of Aprill next which is one year & Zophar to find one third of the ware & tear of tackling & Reuben to Lend him wheat to sow untill he can raise it. sd. Zophar to repair the fence where he shall till & pasture.
As Witness our hands this I of Aprill 1769
Witness SOLOMON KETCHAM. REUBEN JOHNSON ZOPHAR SCIDMORE
(File No. 125.)
[TOWN MEETING. FISHING AND GUNNING BY NON-RESIDENTS PROHIBITED.]
[1769, May 2.]
May the 2 1769 at a General Town Meeting the follow- ing Persons Chosen
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Chosen President Nathanael Ketcham Justice Williams Timothy Conkling John wood Isaac Ketcham Zophar Platt Juner Solomon Ketcham
Overseer of the poor Nathaniael Williams, Stephen Kellcy.
Constable & Collecter Timothy Conkling.
Town Clerk & Treasurer Solomon Ketcham.
Assessors Israel wood, Solomon Ketcham.
Supervisor Colonel Conkling.
Commissioners Israel wood Thomas Wickes Solomon Ketcham.
Surveyers Israel wood Thomas wickes Joseph whitman Solomon Ketcham.
To take care of Intested Estates Justice Williams Israel wood.
The pound Hired to Jacob Brush for 4S.
The Meeting House to Molbah Burtus Hired for £3 10 0.
Thomas Wickes at south Israel wood east end town Jon- athan Scudder Harbour Thomas Conkling sen" west end town thomas Brush west Neck Eliphelet Jarvis old field John oakley west hills Stephen wood Cold spring Nathanel Kellcy Cowharbour Jonah Scudder Crabmeadow Gilbert Fleet Clabbord Hollow & Bread & Cheese Hollow Henry Jarvis Clay pits Peter Reuland for Half Hollow Hills Eliphelet Jarvis for east part of Dicks hills Timothy Carll Jun' for west part of Dicks hills Jacob string ham up Sampewams Neck. Nathanael Ketcham for the South roads to Joyn with Israel wood & Thomas Conkling to compell all that use the South roads to work on the said South roads. (Overseers Highways.)
Fence Veiwers, Jeremiah wood stephen Kellcy Israel Conkling Joshua Ketcham Amos Smith Timothy Carll Jun' Samuel Scidmore augustine Bryan Josiah Rogers Jun' Thomas Brush.
.
505
IIUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
The same Day it was Voated that the Hog act should be revived for ye ensuing year.
At the above said Town meeting Solomon Ketcham Was appointed by the Unanumus Vote of the freeholders of the Town to transcribe the old Books of the records of the town Into a New book or books which is to be pre- pared for that purpose : And was also voted unamusly by the free holders of the Town that the Trustees of the Town should appoint another person to assist Solomon Ketcham In Transcribing the records afore said .*
At the above sd. Town Meeting it was Voated that no furrener or stranger should fish Hunt Gun or Clam in Huntington South Bay or in the Township and that no Person Belonging to the sd. Town should sell any clams to any Person Living out of the said Town or Give any stranger any Liberty to Hunt Gun fish or clam within the Limmits of ye sd. Town.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 297.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1770, May I.]
May the first 1770 at a Publick Town meeting Chosen Presedent for the ensuing year Nathanael Ketcham.
Trustees John wood Timothy Conkling Mathew Bunce Henry Scudder Justice Williams Solomon Ketcham.
Chosen Constable & Collecter Philip Conkling.
Chosen Constable for south, Silas Money.
Chosen Constable for East end Town, Selah Platt.
[* There is in the Town Clerk's office what is called "the Book of Transcription," which was the result of this action, but it is confined chiefly to a few records of grants by trustees and is not of much value, as the originals are on record .- C. R. S.]
506
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Chosen overseers of the Poor the ensuing year Nathanael Williams Israel wood.
Chosen assessors Israel Wood Solomon Ketcham and they chosen to take ye Esteemate of Joshua woods and Thomas wickes estate.
Chosen supervisor Colonell Conkling.
Chosen to take care of Intested Estates was Israel wood Justis williams.
Joshua Ketcham Arthur Dingee Joseph Lewis Jonathan Scudder Timothy Conkling william Haviland Jesse Brush Joell Ketcham Nathanel Jarvis Hezekiah Smith Platt Veal Nathanall Kellcy Moses Veal Jonah wood Epenetus Platt Jun' Henry Jarvis Peter Reuland James oakly Jun' Jesse Bryan Abel wood up sumpwams Neck Reuben Johnson for the Cove Thomas Kellum Long swamp.
The same Day it was Voated by the major part of the Proprietors of the Great East Neck that there should no creaturs run in the Neck ye ensuing year.
Chosen Town Clerk & Treasurer the ensuing year Sol- omon Ketcham.
The same Day it was Voated that there should be a new Esteemate taken through the whole Town by Joshua wood, Thomas Wickes.
Commissioners Israel wood, thomas wickes Solomon Ketcham.
Surveyors Israel wood Solomon Ketcham Justice Wil- liams Thomas wicks.
Chosen fence Viewers Jeremiah wood, stephen Kellcy Israel Conkling Joshua Ketcham Timothy Carll Jun" Samuel Scidmore Augustine Bryan Josiah Rogers Jun" Thomas Brush.
The same Day it was Voated that Thomas Brush and Nathanael Williams should take care of the Parsonage Land in the west Neck & meadow on the great East Neck and all the money arising from the hire of the same and
507
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
that Nathaniel Williams shall take care of all the contribu- tion money.
May the I : 1770 at a Town Meeting it was Voated that the Hog act should be revived which is as followeth.
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