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signed, sealled and delivered in the presence of us EPENETUS PLATT of The marke X GREEN JOHN (Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 274-5.)
of the mark X JOHN INKERSOLLE. of
the marke X JANE INKERSOLLE
[LAND OF JOHN ADAMS.]
[1690, March 31.]
March ye 31st Laid out on ye same day eaight acars of
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land on the west side of Cow harbor swamp adjoeyning to John Adams feild : all soe twenlfe acars more on ye point of dicks hills Bounded with a pond neer ye midle of the south side of yt Land the line Running crosse the north corner of ye pond to a Rocke in the south east and a white oake tree on ye nor west: fortie eaight Rode in Leanth and fortie Rod in breadth : by us whose nams are under written for the use of John Adams carpender.
JOSEPH BAYLYE. JOSEPH WHITTMAN.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 277.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1690, April I.]
At a towne meeting Legally warned Aprill ye Ist 1690. The day above written John Sammis was chossen Con- stable.
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The day above written was chossen for Comissioners and to take care of all afairs Rellaitting to ye Publicke good of the towne Joseph Whittman, Jonas Wood Jun" and Isaac Platt. it was alsoe voatted ye same day that ye three Comissioners shall have libertie to call in any asistance of ye naighbourhood to give them advise in any case of dificulltie .*
[* The difficulty here referred to was the relation which the people here held with Gov. Leisler's government at New York City. The latter was carrying things with a high hand about this time. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Gov. Dongan; Mr. Graham and other members of the previous council were imprisoned; Catholics were arrested and imprisoned under the pretext of being suspected of hostility to King William and Leisler's government; the authorities at Albany defied the government of Leisler, and the colony was in a state of an- archy and confusion. The two patents of Huntington were also in the hands of the Governor, and though demanded, could not be procured .- C. R. S.]
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The day above sd. it was voatted and grantted yt Mr Wood should have all yt medowe against his land att Cow harbor for his owne upon gift : yt is to say all yt is ajoining to his land at Cow harbor one ye east side ye harbor.
The day above written it was voatted & consentted yt all those persons yt have not Paid their preportion of ye charge exspended about ye Pattent and laing outt ye towns south bounds if thay doe not make Payment acording to the towne order within twentie three days after ye datte heer of that the towne order made march ye IIth 1686 shall bee Put in exsecution.
Aprill ye Ist 1690. att a towne meetting It was voatted and consented yt ye Clarke shall have butt five pence in pay for each grant of land granted after the datte heer of and five pence for each Coppy of all such Land grantted after this datte : and 5 pence for Recording each parcell of land soe granted after this datte and laid outt and sighned by the surveaors.
The day above sd it was voatted and grantted yt Thomas Higbe should have five acars of land and a haulfe lying att ye Reer of Captt Bailyes lotts and John greens home lott if ye place will afoard it.
The day above sd. was granted to James Chichester sen. thirteen acars of land nor west from his owne cove upon ye east neck.
The day above sd. was voattea and granted to muster wood thirtie acars of land att ye flag pond, including an taking in ye pond north and south of ye sd. pond.
The day above said was grantted to M' wood twelve acars of Land upon ye east neck att ye place where ye hogsed staves ware made.
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The day above sd. was grantted to Thos brush and John brush the Remaining part of their devission of land one the west side of thomas Powels hollow under ye hills : to thomas brush was granted twentie nine acars: to John brush twentie seven acars.
The day above sd. was grantted to Jonathan Scudder fiftie one acars of land upon ye west necke joining to his one land beloe ye old feild.
The day above sd. was grantted to Jonathan Rodgers twentie acars of land upon the west necke joining to his owne land Right against ye harbours mouth.
The same day was grantted to Jonathan Rodgers fifteen acars of Land joining to his old field upon ye west neck.
The day above sd. was grantted to Benjmin scrifner all yt land betwixt his fence and Richard dayvises fence.
The day above sd. was grantted to Jonas wood Juneir sixteen acars of land upon the west necke to ye north ward of John Scuders ponds.
The day above sd. was granted to Jeremiah hubard nineteen acars of land on ye south side of yt land hee hath all Reddy laid out one the west side of horse necke path, more land granted to Jeremiah hubard ye same day five acars joining to his home Lott.
Aprill ye Ist 1690 att a towne meeting The day above sd was grantted to James Chichester Jun' sixteen acars and a haulfe of land one the east side the fielld path upon the west necke att the haulfe mille hill.
The day above sd. was grantted to M' Eliphallett Joens one hundred pound Right of land in this towne.
The day above sd it was voatted and consented too that
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their shall bee laid out sixty acars of land upon ye north side of ye wigwame swamp a top on ye hill to bee Reserved for a parsonage lott.t
The day above sd. was grantted to John Adams of ye mill dam thirtie acars of land upon ye nor west end of dickes hills att too holls yt sometimes hath water in them.
The same day grantted to John Adams mill dam seven an a } acars more of land joining to his owne land upon ye west neck.
The same day above sd. was grantted unto Jonas platt sonne of Isaac Platt six acars of land one ye north side of Setaukett path against dicke pechegans hills or ye swamp by the path side.
The day above sa. was grantted to John kicham twentie acars of land one ye east side ye south path a littell be- yeand Samuell Kichams hollow.
The day above sd. was to Jonas wood Jun' the remain- ing part of his devission of land grantted att the head of ye valle between Joseph Whittmans spring and thomas brushes land.
The day above sd. was grantted to nathaniell williams four acars of land joining to that hee hath all Reddy downe to ye head of millstone brooke.
[+ "Wigmam Swamp" was where Cold Spring Village is now located, and this sixty acres of land given to the church and known as "the parsonage land," was located on the hill north of it. It was held by the church until 1773, when it was sold, together with all the meadows belonging to the church, and the proceeds, £305, 16s., constituted a fund which was afterwards applied to the purchase of the premises in Hunting- ton Village now owned and occupied by the First Presbyterian Church as a parsonage, "to lye forever for that purpose as long as the town endures." Mr. Henry G. DeForest now owns the sixty acres above referred to as first given the church near "Wigwam Swamp."-C. R. S.]
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The day above sd. was grantted to timothy Conklin fowr acars of land one ye north east side of his land at ye cove.
The same day above sd. was grantted to timothy conklin twelve acars of land above could spring southward.
The day above sd was grantted to Jacob brush whatt land ye place will afoard att ye Reer of his home lott.
The day above sd. was grantted to timothy Scudder six acars of land and to John Adams carpender twelve acars of land one the north side setauke path towards the point of hills yt leads to wards cow harbor. turned over to tim Scudder againe.
Aprill ye Ist 1690
The day above sd was grantted to timothy Scudder thirtie acars of land joining to his Land and medowe att Crab meddowe.
The day above sd. was grantted to John Ted to take up his due of divission land upon tredwells plaine.
The day above sd. was grantted to Samuell Smith three acars of land one the east side ye path that goes from John cories to the hollow ponds and seven acars of land more grantted to Samll Smiths ye same day joining to what hee had grantted last yeer: more land grantted to Samuell Sn ith ye same day above sd. joining to John cories too acares and a haulfe if the place will afoard it.
The day above sd theire was grantted to John Green twelvfe acars of land joining to his other five acars upon ye east necke, ten acars and a haulfe of it belongs to his second division.
The day above sd. was grantted to Richard brush sixteen acars of land joining to Jonas woods land grantted the same day south ward.
The day above said theire was grantted to Josephe
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wood and to Jonathan Jarvice ye Remaining part of their devission of land about haulfe a mille or their abouts north ward of dickpechegans hills.
The day above sd was grantted to Isaac Platt to take in the old foott Path to his land yt lyeth one the north side of it and to take up nine acars of land more one the south side of ye old foott path that leadeth to stony brooke.
The day above sd. was grantted to Stephen Jarvise sen' eaighteen acars of land meer thomas higbes one ye east necke northeast of thomas higbes land :
Stephen Jarvises Jun" had ye same day grantted to him five acars of land joining to his fathers grantted ye same day.
The same day above written was grantted to Mr. Platt the Remaining part of his devission land joining to his other land att the east feild if ye place will afoard it.
The day above sd was grantted to John Samis five acars of land joining to Samuell Kickams if ye place will afoard it.
[the place is at ye south spring if ye place will admitt it.]
The day above sd was grantted to Robert Cranfield eaighteen acars of land upon the east necke six aganist ye sedars & twelve a top one ye hill against ye sedars.
The same day it was grantted to the Children of John Corie three acars of land of Jonathan millers devission betwixt ye too south paths yt goes from Robert Kellums and the creeke hollow.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 177-180.)
[LANDS OF NICHOLAS SMITH.]
[1690, April 7.]
Laid out by Joseph Whittman and Samuell tittus to Nic-
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olas Smith five acars of land Running fortie Rod by the streete or hie way and to Samuell tittus his fence and in the Reer leving a partickeler cart way for Sam" tittus his heares for ever one the north side of goodman Smiths Lott betwen him and abiell tittus his lott of a rod wide for his youse to cart in to his Lott whatt hee hath use of and on the south end a sufficient hie way for his use allsoe This is the lott which nicolas Smith bought of John Inkersolle formerly Benjamin Joenses : these hie wayes one the north and south end ever Last for Samuell tittus his youse and his for ever ; and that neither hee nor his shall molest the sd. nicolas Smith for ever.
A True coppy of what was given to me to bee Recorded signed by ye survaors.
Aprill ye 7th 1690
JOSEPH WHITTMAN SAMUELL TITTUS p. mee Isaac Platt Recor
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 76.)
[LANDS OF NATHANIEL WILLIAMS AND THOMAS WHITSON.]
[1690, April 11.]
Aprill ye 11th 1690 servaied by us whose names are under written to Nathanill willams acording to grant fouer acars of land joyning to his feld and Running Down to ye head of ye Millston Brooke on ye southeast from his hous.
THOMAS WICKES JOHN KETCHAM
Aprill ye 11th 1690 survaied by us whose names are under written to Nathanell willams eight acars of Land joyning to his other Land south east by his other Land In Millston
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Broock hollow on ye east corner bounded by a black oak by ye south cornar by a rock by ye ould feld fence side by vertue of a grant from ye trustees.
THOMAS WICKES
JOHN KETCHAM
serv.
Sveaied By us whose names are underwritten
Aprill ye 11th 1690 for Thomas whision Twelve acers of Land on ye west sid ye high way yt gooth to hors neck against Nathanill willamsis feld 28 Rods by ye path side 50 rods on ye south side 48 Rods on ye west side 30 Rods on ye nor-west side bounded on ye nor west Corner by a young white oake on ye other three by Black oaks.
THOMAS WICKES JOHN KETCHAM
(Surveys, p. 5.)
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[LANDS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS FLEET.]
[1690, Aprill II.]
A Record of Captt ffleetts Land in ye east neck. Aprill ye IIth 1690: Laid out for Capttr Thomas ffleett acording to ye within specified grants of hundred ninety too acars of land on ye east neck facing north to the great harbor in breadth eaighty 84 four Rod one ye west side is left a hye way of three Rod next to the beach between Jonathan Rodgers bogie medowe and ye Capttns land in Length one hundred seventie too Rod the frunt and Reer of an equall bredth : That small peec of Land that was the townes gift to Captt™ fleett facing west to ye harbor betwene Stephen Jarvices Jun' and Captt ffleett ye north end ten Rod and ten foott in length, twentie fowr Rod ye south end about
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eaight Rod Laid out by us that was apointted .* August ye 15th 1690 JOSEPH BAYLY THOMAS WICKES
a true Coppy as it was given to mee to Record Isaac Platt Recor
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 80.)
[TOWN MEETING. JUDGE PALMER OUT AGAIN.]
[1690, April 14.]
At a towne meeting Aprill ye 14th 1690 It was voatted and consented yt not withstanding whatsoever voates have passed formerly in this towne to take in Judge Pallmer a Pattentee with us : it is this day ordered & concluded by a voate, yt hee the sd. Pallmer is exscluded and shall have noe Right in our bounds by vertue of any of ye former voatts neither hee nor any other Person from by or under him not with standing what pretense soe fever.
The day above sd. it was voatted and concluded yt Capt Platt & ye townsmen and whome thay shall desire shall Returne an answer to M' Lisner to signifie our coplyance with his Power and ye Reassons why wee have delayed it soe long as to ye declairing of it to him.
The day above sd. it was voatted and concluded yt Captt Platt should goe to yorke to cary ye towns Returne to Mr Lisner. (Gov. Leisler.)
The day above sd it was voatted and concluded that what land Mr Wood hath at Cowharbor above or more
[* This farm remained in the Fleet family until about twenty- five years ago. The mansion house in later years was opposite the entrance to Centreport Harbor .- C. R. S.]
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than twelve acars of upland shall goe and bee acountted as devission land.
The day above sd. was grantted to Samuell Kicham four acars of land to ye southwest of his land at the spring
the same day was grantted to Nathaniell Williams twelvfe acars of Land joining to Sam11 Kichams land grantted ye same day before.
The day above sd. it was voatted and grantted yt william Broderton shall have the towns Right in yt six acare of loe land granted him at a towne meetting Aprill ye 2ª 1686: it is this day concluded yt hee ye sd william shall have it for three pound in curant pay to bee paid to the towne bee twixt ye datte heer of and ye first of march next insuing.
The day above sd. John Wood and Joseph Wood ware chossen to lay out Land for the east end of ye towne and thay are to have three shillings per day each of them for their Pains or labor in Pay
The day above sd. was grantted to Jeremiah Smith yt hee shall have the Remaining part of his devission land as neer him as may bee judged convenent.
The day above sd. was grantted to Isaac Platt and Thom- as wickes yt thay shall have what land is betwixt their fence and ye watter at the east end of their lotts upon the little necke and libertie to Run their fence from their lotts to low watter mark.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 183.)
it was Voatted an Granted by the Major Part of the Town that Jeremiah Smith shall have about three acars of land one the North side of the mill Leaving A sufficient by way to the farms Between the Mill and the fore men- tioned Land ; the fore mentioned Land is Bound one the North with a run of water, one the west with the Cove Joyning to it, which was formerly given him in his cove-
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nant conserning the Mill; one the south with the fore mentioned by way, and on the East with the woods in Com- monage, as Epenetus Platt and Samuell Titus saith that it was so granted.
A True Copy taken out of the records this tenth Day of Janary 163º
(File No 68 A.)
p. me Isaac Platt Recorder.
[HUNTINGTON'S ADDRESS TO GOV. LEISLER.]
[1690, April 15.]
Honored sir. we the Inhabitants of the Towne of Hun- tington make bould to acquaintt your Honr yt we have al- wayes and dowe still submitt our selves to your Hon' power, as his Magtie Lieftenant, and having seene severall orders & commans from your Hon' to this Countie in gen- arall for som assistance for the preservation of his Magtis rights, and for his subjects peace and saftie, these lines may signifie to your Hon' yt from a signification of a letter to us from Southould, yt tow men from every towne should meet a. deputed by their towne to consider of a way to answer your Hon' order, wee did send tow men to south- hould to consult with the rest of the towns deputies in or- der to an answer to your Hon' order to us, but when they ther mett they found Southhould & seatake altogether averce to submition, but Southhamton and Easthampton weer seemingly compliable to the present government, and sensible of the present nessitie, and did intend as far as understood, to answer your Hon' order, wch was that what they did in order to the premises they would give us notice of for our concurrance with them in what they did in the premises which we have waited all this time but have re-
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caived none, which is the Reason why your Hon' have not bene informed of our intents and Reesen of our delayes.
The declaration of ye towne of huntington : For as much as wee understand yt his matie king William ye third our souverin Lord hath been pleassed to order for ye prsent a Leutt gover for ye Province of New Yorke and for yt end hath sent his comissioner to athorise a Leutt gener * * & yt ye sd comission cannot * * now re- siding in the said provence saving Capt. Jacob Lestner to be his Majsts Leut. for this Province of New York and de- claired our pleasure ready at all times to submit to such orders as his honor shall to as by virtue of his Majsts Commission according to ye law and regulations of this province and for as much as his honor hath more than once sent his order to this Countie of Suffolk for ye pro- moting his magesties
* in this provence and ye said orders have not been attended we do hereby declair yt the * * delaying to * * those orders hath not been through any backwardness in us we have endevored to persuade ye other Townes who objected to comply with such commands as have come from his Hon' Capt. Jacob Larnor, his counte as Cap. Epenetus Platt his town being just to the call and command * * * *
* with them what he could may testifie as alsoe our proceeding further as we could towards ye sending representatives and we pre .. sent this our decleration to ye Leut. Gn1 and his Counsell that it may witnes for us & to ye intent that we may be exhonerated of any blame shall be charged upon this Town, nether at present or here after, no one person among us so far as we knowe havint opposed or sligted any order comming from ye Leutenent Gounr & his counsell whatever deferent may have been for want of * * * which we pray may not be imputed
Aprill ye 15, 1690 (File No. 54.)
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[LAND OF THOMAS BRUSH AND JOHN BRUSH.]
[1690, April 16.]
The Record of Land laid out to Thomas brush and John brush, grantted them at a towne meeting Aprille ye Ist 1690
wee whose names are under written have Laid out of Land to thomas Brush and to John brush acording to their grant above datted twente three acars to thomas brush : and twentie three acars to John brush the place not aford- ing their whole complement. A True coppy of what was given in to mee to Record.
Aprill ye 16th 1690. JOSEPH WHITTMAN
p. mee Isaac Platt Recor (Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 78.)
SAMUELL TITTUS
[LANDS OF THE WIDOW BETTS.]
[1690, May 6.]
The sixt day of may 1690
Mark megs, alles loue then a peered in huntington at the land yt was formerly his, purchased by him of william Ludlam allenatted to Jacob walker upon considerations and confirmed by marke megs and delivered by him the sd megs allis loue, by turfe & twige before Jeremiah Hubart & Joseph Bayly as wittnes their hands ye day and yeer above sd. unto ye widdowe betts for the use of John bets & John Adams: the widdowe betts possession is for the land and farme
JOSEPH BAYLYE. JEREMIAH HUBART.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 257.)
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[MARK MEGGS CONFIRMS WALKER'S PROCEEDINGS.1
[1690, May 6.]
I marke megs allis loue nowe of stratford with in ye colleny of Coneticutt husbanman doe by these p'sents con- firme and Rattifie all and singular what Ritte tittle or intrest I have had or could have in ye within mentioned p'mises by any way or means whatsoever or any other person or persons yt might or could claime any Right or title by from or under mee, and doe by these prsents wholy fully and freely Rattifie and confirme what soe ever Jacob walker have done in this his allenation as wittnes my hand this sixt day of may in ye second yeer of his maties Raine and in ye yeer of our Lord 1690.
Signed, sealled and delivered the mark of
in the presence of us JEREMIAH HUBART JOSEPH BAYLYE. (Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 257.)
marke X LOUE ALLES MEGS.
[MARK MEGGS AGAIN.]
[1690, May 6.]
know all men by these p'sents that I Marke meges, ales, Loue of ye towne of Stratford with in the Colleny of con- netticut husbanman, doth for mee my heairs &c wholly fully and freely aquitte and discharge John Adams sonn of abigall betts of huntington uppon long Island in the countie of suffolke and province of new yourke husban- man his heirs &c of and from any bill or writting bond or scrould bairing datte in march 163, which bill or writting
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I the afore said marke megs ales love doe by these prsents ingadge my selfe my heairs &c to deliver the said bill or writting in some Reasonable time and if the said bill or writting bee not delivered according to the true intent and meaning heer of I doe full and freely aquitte and discharge the above said John adams his heairs and asignes of and from all bills bonds Reckonings scroulls or acounts by any wayes or means what soever from the beginning of the wourld to the day of the datte heer of as wittness my hand and sealle this sixth day of may in the second yeer of his maties Reaigne and in the yeer of our Lord 1690.
signed, sealled and delivered in the presence 'of
EDWARD HIGBEE JEREMIAH HUBART. (Deed, Vol. 1, p. 287.)
the marke
of X MARKE MEGS.
[LANDS OF WILLIAM BROTHERTON.]
[1690, May 19.]
May ye 19th 1690 wee under written have Laid out six acars of Swampe ground for william Brodderton Lying above the pond yt hee hath bought of the towne.
May ye 26th 1690
JOHN WOOD JOSEPH WOOD. p mee Isaac Platt, Recor
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 71.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1690, May 26.]
Att a towne meetting may ye 26th 1690 The day above sd. was chossen Captt fleett, Jams Chichester Sen' and
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Isaac Platt assessors for ye asessing this present Ratte of three pence in ye pound :- The same day above said Jona- than Scudder was chossen coleckter. (Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 184.)
[LAND OF THOMAS HIGBEE.]
[1690, May 26.]
Laid out by us whose names are under written for Thom- as Higbee fower acars and a haulfe of Land att the Reer of Captt Baylyes Lott and John greens fortie one Rod in lenth Rainging by ye harbour Path on one side and by John wickes Lott on ye other side
May ye 26th 1690.
JOHN WOOD JOSEPH WOOD
p mee Isaac Platt, Recor
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 72.)
["STEALING A DAUGHTER'S AFFECTIONS CON- TRARY TO HER MOTHER'S MIND."]*
[1690, June 19.]
The complaint of henry whitne to the Court against Josof whitman for steling of his dafters afetions contrary
[*This is the only case of the kind in the old Court records. It shows that human nature has not changed much during the past two centuries. Joseph loved Sarah Ketcham and Sarah loved Joseph : the parents objected : the young people had their way, notwithstanding the law of the period required the parents' consent. The Court showed its good sense in waiting until Sarah could be heard .- C. R. S.]
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to her mothars mind and using unlafall menes to obtayne his dafters love.
the deposision of Edward frenshom good cechom com- ing to us when I was at mill ford he having som discorse about this busines he gave Joseph whitmor his consent to have his dafter provided he ware in a seteled way of live- ing to mayntayne a wife.
the testimony of samull blakman this depe. sayth being in company with Joseph whitmor and som othars he herd good cechom say Joseph wase a good lad and should have his dafter.
the Cort agred that the matar apering so dark that they can not se cas to prosed to give in thar aprehenciones with- out sara cecham do apere to give the cort to under stand what she can say in the case to give them furthar light.
Jeune the 19. 1690.
(Court Rec., p. 23.)
[DEED. JAMES BETTS TO JOSEPH VAIL.] [Abstract.]
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