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Joseph Baiely, Rec" (Court Rec. p. 269.)
[TOWN MEETING. AGREEMENT ABOUT THE MILL.]
[1669, Jan. 24.]
At a towne meeting January the 24th 1669.
I Marke Meggs hath given the mill hee bought of william Ludlam too the townes use if hee die whilest hee live being in the towne and if hee happen to sell the said mill in the time off his life he the said marke meges have Ingadged to sell the said mill to the towne or that the towne shall have the Refusall thereof.
this gift is to bee understood if marke meggs Doe leave that mill.
(Town Meetings Vol. 1, p. 29.)
[DEED. RICHARD DARLING TO BENJAMIN JONES.]
[1669, March 3.]
Know all men By these p'sents that I Richard Darling off Huntington uppon Long eiland in new yorkesheere Carpenter have for the vallue off thirtie and six pounds to bee paid as is more at Large exprest in A Bill of Debt Bareing Date with these presents have Bargoned sould and By these p'sents Doe Bargen sell and Make over unto Benjamin Jones off huntington uppon Long eiland in new
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yorke sheare a fore said all my Rite title and intrest that l have in an accommindacon which is A too hundred pound Lottment lying and Being in huntington afore said the lot of thomas powell on the east side the lott off Isack plat on the west side the Reare with the woods in Comonadge the frunt with the street or high waye as alsoe all houseing Barnes out housing gardens orchards, Together with all Lands privilidges accomindacons profits and Reveneus thereto Belonging or accrueing therefrom as alsoe A Cer- taine parsell of Meddow lying and Being on the south side of the Iland Containeth eaight Acars bee it more or Les it beeing the p'porsion of A too hundred pound Lott accord- ing to the nomination of the towne lying and Being on A necke called By the name of siasses necke all which the aforesaid Lands Meddows and accommonda. and priviledges thereto Belonging I the afore said Richard Darling Doc by these presents sell alinate and estrainge ffrom mee my heires executors administrators and assignes all my Rite title and intrest unto the afore said Benjamine Jones his heires executors administrators and assignes to have and to hould for ever and I Doe by these p'sents ingadge my selfe my heires executors administrs and assignes to save harmeles and Indemnified the said Benjamin Jones his heires executors administrs and assignes from any p'son or p'sons whoe maye or shall laye any Claime or title to the afore said Lands or medows or any pt or psell thereof this Lande and meddows was fformerly in the tennor or occupacon of Richard letten thence estranged to Josias Letten his son and so to John Robins and thence to Richard Darling whoe ingadgs to save indemnified the said Jones or his sucksessors in his or either of their quiet possession of the afore said Lands or any pt or p'sell thereof as witnes my hand this third Daie of march in the on and twentie yeare of the Raine of our sov" Lord Charles the second By the grace of god of england scotland france & Ireland
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King defender of the faith ect. and in the yeare of our Lord 1669. signed & ddl. in RICHARD DARLING
the psentsof
NICK. RIDER. JOSEPH BAIELY Rec"
this is A true Coppy of the originall, extract, p mee Joseph Baiely Rec"
(Court Rec. p. 316 )
[DEED. NOAH ROGERS TO THOMAS WICKS.]
[1669, April 19.]
Know all men by these presents that I Noah Rogers off Huntington uppon Long Eiland in New Yorke shire plantter. Doe Bargen sell and Make over all my Rite title and Intrest in my alottment off Meddow Lying and Being on the south side of the Island on a neck Called santtapauge beeing the parportion of A too hundred pound Lott ffor a valiable consideration in hand paid I saye I have and Doe By these presents alinate and estrange ffrom mee my heires executors administrators and assignes all my Right title and intrest unto thomas wicks off huntington in new yorke sheare afore said his heirs executors administrators and as- signes for ever too have hould ocupie and injoye without Any fraude troble or Molestacon off Any p son or psons whatsoever with all and priveledges proffitts and Revenews thereto Belonging or Accrueing there from : and I doe ffurther ingadge my selfe my heirs executors, administra- tors and assignes to save harmeles and indamnefied the said thomas wilks sen' his heirs executors administrators and assignes from any person or persons what soever whoe may or shall Lay any Clayme or title to any pt or ps.ell.
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there off to the Indemnifing the said wilks or his successors in his or either off theire quiet possession in witness where- of I have hereto sett my hand this Nineteene Daye of Aprill in the one and twentie yeare of the Raine of Charles the second King of England scottland france and Eireland etc" and in the yeare of our Lord 1669.
NOAH ROGERES.
Signed and Delivered in the presents of JAMES CHICHESTER JR the marke of X HENRY SOOPER.
Joseph Bawlys. Recr.
( Court Rec., p. 262.)
[DEED. WILLIAM LEVERICH TO JONAS WOOD.]
[1669, April 20.]
Know all men by these p'sents yt I Mr Wm Leverich* of Huntington upon long Island in new yorkeshare Clarke have for a valueable Consideration in hand paid bargoned sold & by these p'sents doe bargon sell & make over from mee my heires executors adminest™s & assignes in & unto my accomodations or alottment sittuate & lieing in Huntington afore sd. unto M' Jonas wood of Huntington one long Island in new yorke-share afore sª his heires executors ad- ministrs & assignes for ever to have hold use occupy &
[*Rev. William Leverich, as has already been stated, came to Huntington among the first, and continued to be a minister here until about the date of this deed. He now sold all his lands here and early in 1670 moved to Queens County, settling finally at Newtown. He was succeeded here by Rev. Eliphelet Jones. His son Eleaser remained here, for a time at least .- C. R. S.]
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enjoy with out any trouble eviction or molestacion of any person or persons w soe ever & as fully largely & amply as could bee made by any deed of sale wt soever togather with all lands improved outlands houseing barn orchard gardens out houseing previledges accomodations proffits & revenews there to belonging or accuring there from, as alsoe a certain parcell of meadow lying one south side of this Iland on two severall necks of meadow part one a . necke called neguntataug & ye other part on a necke Called bp ye name of the east necke both parcels Containes twelve accors bee it more or lese which is the porportion of a three hundred pound alottment all which the afore sd. lands meddows accomodations & p'vilidges I ye afore sd Mr Wm Leverich doe by these p'sents sell allinat & estrange from mee my heires executors administrs & assignes unto ye afore sª Mr Jonas wood his heires executors administrs & assignes To have and to hold for ever & I doe by these p'sents ingage my selfe my heires & assignes to save harm- less & indamnified ye said Mr wood or his sucksesers in his or either of there quiet possession of the afore said lands & every part and parcell thereof which lands was formerly in ye occupation of Edw. Tredwell, thence estranged to Calib Carwithy from Carwithy to John Kitcham & from Ketch- am to mee Wm liverich which land & every part & p cell herein spesified I promise to Clear unto Mr Wood from ye beginning of ye would untill ye day of ye dat here of as witness my hand ye one & twenteth day of aprill in ye one & twenteth yeare of his majtis Raine & in ye year of our lord according to ye Computaton of England one thousand six hundred sixty nine
WM LEVERICH
Signed, sealed & deldr in ye p'sents of
ELIASER LEVERICH his X mark
CALIB LEVERICH
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This is a true Coppy of ye origenal deed extracted p me Tho: powell.
Recr
(Court Rec., p. 302.)
[DEED. MARY SEELY, WIDOW OF ROBERT SEELY, DEC'D., AND JOHN MANNING . TO ANDREW MESSENGER.]
[1669, July 15.]
Know all men By these p'sents that wee Mary seely, wid- dow, of the Cittie of New Yorke and Captn John Manning, off the Cittie of new yorke, aforesaid, executor in trust unto the afore said widdow have for A valiable considera- tion in hand paid Before the sealeing and delivering hereof have Bargoned sould and by these presents doe Bargon sell and make over unto Andrew messenger off Jamacoe on Long eiland in new yorke sheare yoeman all our Rite title and Intrest in an Accomindacon or alottment sittuate and Lying in huntington uppon Long eiland in new yorke sheare afore said formerly in the tenor or occupation off Capt" Robart seely deseased and since Confirmed unto mee Mary seely widow Late wife off the said Capta seely de- seased and to my trusty and welbeloved Brother Captn John Maning executor in trust unto mee the afore said Mary widow aughthorised by the Honorable Governor and his Counsell at a jenerall Court of assizes at new yorke wee saye all our Right title and Intrest in and to the same and every part and parsell thereof as housing Barne, gar- dens, orchards home lote Meddow or Meddows, out Lands devided or that hereafter may bee Devided according to the parporcion of a to hundred pound Lot to hould occu- pie and Injoye without any fraude * * * * troble or Molesstacon of any p'son or p'sons whatsoever firmely By
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these p'sents or as fully Largely and Amply as can Bee made by any Deede or Convayance whatsoever Bounded on the east side with the lotte of Abiall Tituss and on the west side with the Land of the widow Titus and the Reare with the land of John Tedd and frunted with the high waye as alsoe a cairtaine p'sell off Meddow Lying and being on the south side off the Iland Containeing eaight acars Bee it more or les which is the parporcon of A too hundred pound Lott all which the afore said Lands Meddow and accomindacons and privelidges wee the afore said Mary seely widdoe and Capta John Manning Doth alynate and estrainge from us and every of us our heires executors administrators and assignes all our Right title and intrest unto The afore said Andrew Messengar his heires executors administrators and assignes To have and to hould for ever "and wee Doe by these p'sents Ingadge our selfs and our assignes to save harmeles and Indemnified the aforesaid Messengar and his assignes ffrom any p'son or p'sons whoe may or shall laye Any Claime or title to the afore said houseing Lands or any pt or psell thereof to the Indeminfing the sª Messengar or his suksessors in his or either of thaire quiet possession in witnes whereof wee have here unto set our hands and seales this fifteene Daye of July in the on ane tweneth yeare of the Raine of our sovernd Ld. Charles By the grace of god of england scotland france and Ireland king, and in the yeare of our lord on thouson six hundred sistie nine.
signed, sealed
JOHN MANNING
and ddl. in the
presents of.
THOMAS BURRAMANS
JOHN PRATT
This is A true Coppie of the originall extracted p mee Joseph Baiely
Recr
(Court Rec., p. 318.)
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[DEED. ANN ROGERS TO SAMUEL MESSENGER.]
[ 1669, Aug. 9.]
The Record of Jonathan Harnuts Land and medowes.
Know all men by these p'sents yt I An Rogers* of hun- tington upon Long Island Widowe, have for ye vallue of twenty pounds in currant pay to be made as is more at large expressed in a bill of debt under hand seale given: have barganed sould & doe by these p'sents bargan sell & make over unto Samuel Messenger of huntington uppon long Island afore sd. All my Rite title & Intrust in and to my accommondation situate & being in huntington as hous- ing barn out housing orchyard, garden trees home lot frame for a hous alredy hewen Bounded as heere specified the lot of Thos Wicks on ye north side and ye lot of Noah Rogers on ye south side ye Rear with ye lot of John Corey & frunted with ye high way as also a certain parcsell of land lying & being in ye east feild : by estemation fower acres be it more or less : Bounded with ye land of Thomas
[*Genealogists have expended a great deal of effort and time in endeavoring to find out who Ann Rogers was, but as far as I know without an entirely satisfactory result. She is called in these records the widow of George Wood, but it is presumed that she was the widow Rogers when George Wood married her, as she had children bearing the name of Rogers, as follows : Obadiah, John, Noah, Samuel, Mary and Hannah, and a large share of the Rogers family now in Huntington undoubtedly descended from these, her children. She came from Setauket to Huntington and died here soon after this deed was given. The record of the Court of Assizes held in New York City, Oct. 2, 1665, states that one Ralph Hall and Mary his wife were brought to the bar on indictment for witchcraft in having, in the town of " Seatalcott," caused the death of George Wood and an infant child of Ann Rogers. The indictment reads as follows, as to the charge of murdering the child :
" Morover the constable and overseers of the said town of Seatalcott in the East riding of Yorkshire upon Long Island
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Jones on ye west side and ye Rear ye woods in Comonadge ye frunt to ye cart path weh goes throw ye feild Is also halfe my proportion of medow sittuate & being on ye south side of ye Island by estimation six acres be it more or lesse wc'h is ye half proportion of a three hundred pound lot all which Lands, medows, priviledge accomandations, profits, be- longing thereto or accuring there from, or ever here affter shall be : except foure acres lying in ye north of ye littell neck neer Cow harbour alredy in Records & half my Right of Comondage wich my half part of medow I resarve to my only use & behoof, elos all Lands medows pastures, ac- comindations profits and Revenues there to belonging or ever here after shall bee. I ye afore sd, An Rogers doe by these p'sents sell, allynat and estrange from me my heirs executirs administraters and assignes all my Rit title and intrust unto Samuel Messengar his heirs, executors, ad- minstr & assignes, To have and to hold for ever; furthr I ye afore sd an Rogers doe Ingadge my self my heirs and assignes to save harmelesse and indamnefied ye fore sd.
aforesaid do further present to our sovereign lord the King that somewhile after the death of the aforesaid George Wood the said Ralph Hall (did as is suspected) divers times by ye like wicked and detestable acts commonly called witchcraft and sar- cery maliceously and felonously practice and exercise on the person of an infant child of Ann Rogers widow of ye aforesaid George Wood deceased by which wicked and detestable arts the said infant child (as is suspected) most dangerously and mortally sickened and languashed and not long after by the said wicked and detestable arts (as is likewise suspected) died. And so ye said Constable and overseers do present that the said George Wood and the said infant child by the ways and means aforesaid most wickedly maliciously and felonously were, (as is suspected) murdered by the said Ralph Hall at the times and places aforesaid against ye peace of our sovereign lord ye King and against the laws of this Govrment in such case provided." Both pleaded not guilty. The jury found as to Mary Hall: "There are some suspicions by the evidence of what the woman is charged with but nothing considered of value to take away her life:" and the court gave sentence that, "the man shall be bound body and goods for his wifes appear-
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Samuel Messenger his heirs and assignes from any person or persons who may or shall lay any claim or title to ye fore sd. accomindation or any part or parcell there of ex- cept before excepted in witnesse where of I have here unto set my hand and seale ye 9 of august : in 21st yeare of Charles ye second of England, Scotland france & Ireland, king &c and in ye year of our lord 1669: The mark of
ANN X ROGERS
Signed sealed and ddl. in ye presence of JOHN BARTRAM JOSEPH BAIELY Rec".
This a true Coppy Compered with ye originall by me John Corey Rec" March the 31: 1682.
The assignment of this Bill of sale is on ye back side of this leafe
John Corey Rec".
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 107.)
ance at the next session and so on from session to session so long as they stay within this Goverment in ye mean while to be of ye good behaviour."
It will be noted that this "witchcraft" record belongs to Setauket and not to Huntington, and is only given here as con- nected with the death of a child of the mysterious Ann Rogers. There is no record, I think, anywhere that an arrest was ever made in Huntington on a charge of witchcraft. It is highly probable that Ann Rogers was the widow of William Rogers, one of the earliest settlers here, and one of the grantees in the eastern purchase Indian deed in 1656, and whose name disap- pears soon after. As George Wood was living in Brookhaven town after the date of the witchcraft proceedings it is difficult to see how Ann Rogers could have been his widow at that time .- C. R. S.
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[DEED. JONAS WOOD JR., TO JONATHAN ROGERS.]
[No Date.]
This writing testifieth yt I Jonas wood Jun" of Hunting- ton in ye east Riding of yorkeshire on Long Island have Barganed sold & made over three acars of Land unto Jonathan Rogers of ye above sd. town & Riding : the above sd. three acars of land is lying in ye old West feild in ye west neck and was formerly in ye tenure or occupation of John Conkling, thence to timothy Conkling thence to Caleb Cornethy & from thence to me and is Bounded on ye north with ye woods : on ye east with ye land of John Scudder and on ye south with ye woods and on ye west with ye Land of Richard wilams for which Land I ye above sd. Jonas Wood doe acknowledg my self to be fully sattis- fied contented and payed and doe by these p'sents bargan sell & make over all my Rite & title yt I ye afore sd. Jonas Wood Jun' have in and to ye above sd. 3 acars of Land from me my heirs, executors, administrators & assigns: unto Jonathan Rogers his heirs executors, administrators & assignes to have hold use & peacably to Injoy with out any lett or mollystation by mee or any means of mine for ever as witnesse my hand this - of-
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 53.)
JJONATHAN ROGERS' LANDS.]
[No Date.]
The Records of the Lands and Meddows of Jonathan Rogers his house and hom Lot Lying and Being in Hun- tington the Land of henry sooper on the south side the
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north side part with Land of the towne in Commonadge and part withe the Medow of thomas scudder the frunt to the Common the Reare to the woods in Commonadge as alsoe 9 acars of Land at the est end of the west feild as alsoe 5 acars on the north side of the hether end of the west feild as also a hollow containeing 3 acars Lying in setalket Rode more on smale hollow Betwene the towne and the other hollow formerly in the ocupacon of thomas Brush thenc estranged to Eliazar Leverich thence to John teed.
as also 8 acars of Meddow Lying on A neck called Santi- pauge Being the Medow of his owne Lot.
more alsoe six acars be it more or les on a necke called the great neck Being halfe the parporcon of Meddow that lot Belongeth to the Lott formerly in the ocupacon of william Rogers.
as alsoe the halfe part of the Comonadge of that Lott that is to be Devided or all that ever heare after shall bee De- vided is to Remaine unto Jonathan Rogers* his heirs and assignes.
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 53.)
[*The law of this period was very strict concerning the record of all conveyances of land, and the record of transfers of land that had been made prior to the English Conquest in 1663. It provided that no sale of land should be good unless by deed in writing under hand and seal acknowledged, and a particular form of words was prescribed for the granting and other clauses in deeds, not, however, to apply to wills or grants by towns to individuals. It provided that no mortgage, bargain and sale of lands, where the grantor shall remain in possession, shall be of force against any person except the grantee unless acknowledged and recorded within one month, and grantors were compelled to acknowledge under penalty of imprisonment. -C. R. S.]
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[RICHARD BRYAN'S LANDS.]
[1669.]
A Record of the Lands & Meadow off Mr Richard Bryan* in the yeare 1669.
Impr his home Lott sittuatte and being in Huntington bounded as heare named the highe waye or buring hill on the east side the Land of thomas Brush on the west side the ffrunt south to the highe waye the Reare the land off John Sammeses alsoe a Certaine parcell off land in the west ffeeld Containing too acers bee it more or less the Land of Andrew Messenger on the east side and the land of Samuell Titus on the west side the Le * north and south with the woods in Comonadge as alsoe a Certain parsell of med- dow on the South side of the Iland on too necks the on halfe on a necke called nagunttatoug it beeing 4 acars bee it more or les Bounded on the east side with the Meddow off Joseph whitman and the west with the Meddow off Marke Megs in Lengh north and south which is the halfe p.porcian of a too hundred pound lott alsoe the other half parportion on a necke called the east neck which part is not Layd out or divided.
Joseph Ba-ly
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 1.)
[*Richard Bryan was a son of Ann and Alexander Bryan, the latter a merchant of Milford, Conn. Richard came to Hunt- ington from Milford among the first settlers. He and his father at this time (1669) owned Eaton's Neck, having pur- chased it of George Baldwin it 1668, and they held it until they sold to John Sloss in 1710. As very few conveyances of lands on Eaton's Neck were recorded in the Huntington records, the title not coming originally from the town, no mention is made in this record of Richard Bryan's lands on Eaton's Neck. Richard had brothers, Alexander and Samuel; and his first wife's name was Mary, second, Elizabeth. His children were Alexander, Samuel, John, Robert, Joseph, Mary, Hannah, Abigail, Frances, Sarah, and Elizabeth .- C. R. S.]
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[JAMES CHICHESTER'S LANDS.]
[1669.]
The Records off the Lands and Medows off * * Chichester smr, off Huntington 1669.
his house and home Lott sittuate att the harboure in hun- tington the frunt off the Lott faceing to the harboure nore * the Reare soufh to the townes Land in Commonadge the east side Bounded with the high waye the west side Bounded with a Boggea : Meadowe off the towns in Commonadge as alsoe A Certain Parssell off Land Lying and Being on a necke caled by the name off the east necke-Runing from the harbour norward Bounded the east side with the Land off Stephen Jarvis and on the west side with the highwaye going on to the necke the south side or frunt with the woods in Commonadge Running to the great harboure almost to the Beach it Being eaight Acars bee it more or Les as alsoe fower acars Be it more or les Lying and Being in the west feild the Land the Land off Jonas wood Junr on the east side the Land off Thomas Brush on the west side ffrunt and Reare with the woods in Commonadge alsoe fower Acars on the Littell east necke.
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 3.)
[ISAAC PLATT'S LANDS.]
[1669.]
A Record of the Lands and Med *
Isacke platt in the yeare 1669
Impr home Lott lying and beeing in Hun
Josias Laten on the east side the west side
into the woods and to the east feilde a *
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*
off Land lying in the east feild the La
on the east side the west side and Reare
* Commonadge frunted as other lots : as als *
off medowe lying on the south side off *
* necke caled the great necke on p.sell by
the
the name of the Iland bounded with the
east side off it a littell creeke and good gr *
man wood
* * side off it the other parssell
creeke on the bounded on the east by * * * * * *
west by Andrew Messenger on the s * * * thomas powells : alsoe too more parsels of Meddow * *
on a necke caled santtapauge the Lot of henry sooper on ye north side the meddow off thomas wilks on the south side the Reare to the Sounde west and soo Running east to the woods the other p sell Lying on the eastermost side off that necke by estimacon 4 acars bee it more or les the Med- dow of Thomas wilks on the south and runing as far by the Creeke side as mowable
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 4.)
Joseph Baiely, Rec".
[ROBERT CRANFIELD'S LANDS.]
[1669.]
The Record of the Lands and Meadow of Robert Cran- field in this year 1669.
Home Lott Lying and Being att the Harboure the Lott of
Thomas * * on the South side, and the Lott of Stephen Jarvis on the north side in rear with the woods, the frunt to the Harbour ; as also, a certain piece of Land Lying in the east field, The Land of Thomas Weekes on the east side, and the Land of Thomas Powell on the west as also a Certain parcel of Land Lying on the East Neck Contain- ing four Acres and one Half Be it more or Less.
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The Land of Thomas Wilks on the East side, and Land of Stephen Jarvis on the West side the Rear toward the Great Harbour, the frunt to the woods in commonage. That parcel of Land In the east field is by Denomination three acres be it more or Less, as also a Certain parcel of Meadow Lying on the south side of the Island on a Neck Commonly called by the name of Josias his Neck and is the Westermost Lott on that Neck Bounded on one side with the Creek and other side with the Lotts of James Chichester, and Stephen Jarvis not yet Divided
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