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signed sealed and delivered
in ye presence of ABIELL TITUS JOSEPH BAILY
JOHN JOENS the mark of
MARY X JOENS
This Indenture was acknowledd ye 4th day of october 1686 before mee EPENETUS PLATT Justice of ye peace.
A True coppy Compaired wth ye origanall deed ye 25th of ocktob" 1686, p mee
Isaac Platt Recor
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 217-8.)
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[DEED. JOSEPH BAILEY TO JAMES SMITH.]
[1686, Aug. 24.]
This Indenture made the twentie fourth day of August in the second yeer of ye Raine of our Sou' Lord Jams the second King of great Brittan france and Ireland ect and in ye yeer of our Lord acording to the computation of ye church of england one thousand six hundred eaightie six between Joseph Baily of huntington uppon long Island within ye Countie of Suffolk & province of new yourke in america of the one partie husbandman and alce his wife and Jams Smith of the same towne Countie & province afore said cooper of the other partie witnesseth that ye sd. Joseph baiely and alce his wife for diverse good causes and considerations us heer unto moving but especially for and in ye consideration of the sum of six pounds to bee paid to Mr John Jackson of hemsted, winter wheat at five shillings p. bushell and Indian corne at too shillings six pence p bushell and ye carting of twentie loads of wood all in hand secured before ye ensealling and delivery heer of have bar- goned alinated sould and confirmed and by these presents from us our heairs executors administrators and asignes doe allen bargon sell and confirme unto ye afore said Jams Smith a certaine parcell of land sittuate lying and beeing on ye east side of huntington afore sd. in a field comanly called or knowne by ye name of ye east field by estimation three acers bee it more or lesse which was ye first devision land yt belonged to ye lott Joseph baily now liveth in. Butting and bounding as specified the Land of Leuitenant wood on ye east side ye land of Thomas Whitson one ye west side the frunt or south end to a cart waye yt leadeth through ye said field the north to ye woods in comanige. Too have and to hould the sd. granted p'mises unto ye afore sd. Jams smith his heairs executors administrators and asignes for ever yeilding and paying there fore his
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anuall and yeerly proportion of what belongs to ye gov- erment of this province and wee ye said Joseph bayly and alce his wife for our selves our heairs executors, adminis- trators and asignes covenant promise and grant too and with ye afore sd. Jams yt wee the sd. Joseph baily and alce his wife now is and stands firmly seized of a good sure & perfict estate in ye lawe of the sd land before mentioned and hath good Right and lawfull authoritie to sell & con- vay the same, and the sd. Joseph Bayly and alce his wife for our selves our heires executors administrators and asignes doth further covenant promise and grant : too and with the sd James Smith his heaires executors administra- tors and asignes, that the afore mentioned land is free and cleer from all former bargans, grants sales, morgages, leaces, Judgements, executions conveyance or conveyances dowries widdoe Rights titles or intrest what soever ; And further more ye sd. Joseph Baily and alce his wife for our. selves our heires executors, administrators and asignes doth covenant promise and grant too & with the sd. Jams Smith his heires executors, administrators and asignes that ye sd. Joseph baiely and alce his wife together with our heairs executors administrators and asignes shall and will warant and defend ye afore mentioned land from any maner of just Ritte tittle & claime or demand of any per- son or persons what soever in wittness whearof wee have here unto set our hands and seals ye daye and yeer above written.
signed, sealed and delivered in ye presence of us.
JOSEPH BAILY the mark of
ALCE X BAILY
THOMAS SMITHI JEREMIAH SMITH
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS. 461
The 20th of August 1688 the subscribers appeared before me and acknowledged this instrument to bee their ackt and deed.
EPENETUS PLATT Justice of ye Peace.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 246-7.)
[THE CHICHESTER RECORD.]
[1686, Sept. 15.]
Jams Chichester sonn of Jams Chichester Juneir was Borne ye 15th of September in ye yeer 1686.
(Surveys, p. 164.)
[THE MILLER FAMILY RECORD.]
[1686, Sept. 19.]
Jonathan miller sonn of Jonathan miller was Borne ye Igth of septembar in ye yeer 1686.
( Surveys, p. 160.)
[DEED. JOHN JONES TO ABIEL TITUS.]
[1686, Sept. 24.]
This Indenture made ye fowr an twenteth day of septem- bar in the second yeare of ye Raine of our Soveran Lord James king of great brittan, france, & Irland &c: And in ye year of our lord Acording to the Computation of ye Church of England and in ye year of our lord one thousand six hundred eaightie and six : Betweene John Joens nesa- quake, alies Smithstowne with in ye bounds of Broke
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haven alis Seatoket in ye Counte of Suffolke and province of new yourke in Americae husbanman and mary his wife of ye one partie and abiel titus of ye town of huntington upon Long Island within ye Countie and province afore said husbanman of ye other Partie Wittnesseth That ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife for divers good causes and considerations us their unto moving but especially for & in ye consideration of ye sum of twentie five pounds of good & curant Pay of this province as it Paseth from man to man in hand secured before ye insealing and delivering heer of have Alinated Barganed sould & confirmed and by these psents Doe alien Bargan sell and confirm from us our heairs excecutors administrators and Asignes unto Abiell titus his heairs excekutors administrators & asignes the south side of my home lott & orchard situate Lying and beeing in ye town of Huntington afore sd Butting and pounding the north side with the haulfe lott of Jonathan wood ye west end with ye woods in commonage, as specified the frunt or east end to ye street ye south side wth ye lott of Jonathan Scuders-
together with ye fence or fences their too beelonging I say ye south haulfe of my lott with my orchard equally to bee devided as wee can devide it in ye midel of the lott yt Each part may bee alike in breadth only if ye east haulfe of perticion fence fall to bee Jonathan woods and the well fall in ye south haulfe lott then ye sd Jonathan wood have free libartie by purchase to turne his fence short to take in ye well for ye use of him self and heairs and sucsesors for ever but all other Rights & benifits of ye sd. haulfe lott and orchard to Remaine and bee to ye use and benifit of abiel titus his heairs and sucksesors to have and to hold for ever yeilding and Paing theirfore his anuall or yeerly proportion of what may belong to ye Gov- erm' of this province and ye sd John Jones and mary his wife doth for our selves & heairs exsecutors administraters and asignes Doe covenant promise and grant too and with
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ye afore sd abiel titus that ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife now is and stands firmly seazed of A good sure and perfitt estatte in ye law of ye sd. haulfe lott and orchard and hath good Right and law full athoritie to sell and convac the same and ye sd. Johns and mary his wife for our selves our heairs exsecutors administrators and Asingnes Doc further covenant promise and grant too and with ye sd Abiel tittus his heairs execukutors administrators and asignes yt ye sd orchard and haulf lott of land is free and cleer of and from all other and former bargans grants sales morgages leases judments exsecutions convance or convances dowries or widdoe Rights titles or intrest what soever and further more the sd. John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs exsecutors adminestrators and asignes Doe further Covenant, promise and grant to and with ye sd. abiel titus his heairs exsecutors administra- tors and asignes that ye sd. John Jones and mary his wife shall and will defend ye same from any maner of just Rights Clames or demands of any person or persons what soever as witnes our hands and seals the day and yeer above written.
signed, sealled and
in ye presence of
JOHN JOENS The X of MARY JOENS
SAMUELL TITTUS
JOSEPH BAYLY
This Indenture was acknowlegd this 4 day of octobar before mee EPENETUS PLATT Justice of ye peace 1686. Memorandom The wth in named Abiel titus is to have ye free use of ye well as is specified in Jonathan woods deed yt is hee his heairs and sucsesors for ever bairing cquall charge to wards ye maintaince of ye well this memorandum was write before the sealing and delivering p mee
JOSEPH BAYLY
witness
EPENETUS PLATT
JOSEPH BAYLY
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
That which is enterlined one ye other side in ye 19th and 20th line was misplaced in ye enterling and soe had to bee understood, the sum of which is this ye south side with the lott of Jonathan Scudder ye north side wth the haulfe lott of Jonathan wood : This was written before signed. a true coppe.
A True Coppy Compared wth ye origanall ye 20th of octobar: 1686
p mee Isaac Platt, Rec™
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 215-6.)
[DEED. JOHN JONES TO JAMES CHICHESTER, JR.]
[1686, Oct. 4.]
This Indenture Made ye fowrth Day of octobar in ye sec- ond yeer of the Raine of our sov Lord James the second King of great Brittan france & Irland et re : and in ye yeer of our lord acording to the computation of ye Church of england one thousand six hundred eaightie and six Bee- tween John Joens of nessaquage alis smiths Towne with in ye bounds of brooke haven ales seatoaket wth in ye countie of sufolke and province of new yourke in Americai hus- bandman and mary his wife of ye one partie and Jams Chi- chester Jun' of ye towne of huntington upon Long Island within the countie and province afore sd. husbandman of ye other partie. Wittnesseth That ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife for divers good causes and considerations us heer unto moving butt especially for and in consider- ation of feifteene pounds curant Pay of this province in hand paid before ye insealling and delivering heer of Have Bargoned alinated sould and confirmed and doe by these p'sents Bargon alien sell and confirme unto ye afore said
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
James Chichester his heairs executors administrators and asignes three sertaine parcels of medow Land situate lying and being one ye south side of Island within ye bounds of huntington one a neck of meadow land comonly called or known by ye name of ye west necke which is by denomina- tion an hundred pound Right of meadowe acording to ye denomination or customs of ye town of huntington Butting and bounding acording to ye contents of these presents one parcell on the west side with ye medowe of timothy conklin one ye east side with the meadowe James Chichester afore said the north with ye woods the south with the sound : one partte or devision ye south side with ye medowe of ye afore sd. Jams Chichester the north the woods frunting to ye medowe of timothy Conklin the third part or devision with medowe Land belonging to timothy conklin not as yet devided I say all these parcels of medowe land before mentioned with all Rights and previliges that doth may or can belong or apertaine to ye afore mentioned p'mises upon ye neck afore said Too have hould use occupie and Injoe all the afore Bargoned and granted p'mises too Jams Chi- chester his heairs executors Adminestrators and asigens for ever yeilding and paing therefore his yeerly and anuall proportion of what may be long to ye goverment of this province and furthermore wee ye sd. John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs executors administrators and asigens doe covenant promise and grant too and with ye sd. James Chichester that ye sd John and mary his wife now is and stands firmly seised of a good sure and perfit estate in ye Lawe of all ye afore mentioned p'mises and every part and parcel their of and hath good Right and lawfull athoritie too sell and convae the same and ye sd John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs ex- ecutors Administrators and asigenes doth further covenant promise and grant too and with ye said James Chichester his heairs executors administrators and asignes that ye said medow land and every part and parcell their of is free
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from all other and formar bargans grants sales morgages leasses judgments executions convance or convances dow- ries, widdow Rights, tittles or interest what soever: and furthermore ye sd John Joens and mary his wife for our selves our heairs executors adminestrators and asignes doe covenant promise and grant too and with ye sd Jams Chi- chester his heairs executors administrators and asigns yt the sd. John Jones and mary his wife together with our selves our heairs executors and administrators and asigns shall and will warant and defend ye afore mentioned prmises from any maner of just Rights tittels claims demands of any person or persons what soever in wittnes whearof wee have heer untoo sett our hands and seals ye day and year above written.
Signed sealed ad de-
JOHN JOENS the mark of
livered In ye prsence
of us whose nams
MARY X JOENS
are heer to subscribed.
ABIEL TITUS JOSEPH BAILY
This Indenture was acknowledg before mee The day and yeer above mentioned.
EPENETUS PLATT, Justice.
A True Coppy of the origanal deed Compared by mee Isaac Platt Rec" November ye 18th 1686.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 221-2.)
[CHILDREN OF JOHN KETCHAM.]
[1686, Oct. 12.]
The Record of ye Children of John Kicham senier, of thee towne of huntington
John his eldest sonn was borne ye 29th of septembar In ye yeer of our lord 1674.
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Thomas Kicham sonn of John Kicham, senier was Borne ye 13th day of May in ye yeer 1676.
Elizabeth Kicham daughter of John kicham was Borne ye 14th of Aprill in ye yeer 1678.
Phillip kicham sonn of John kicham was borne ye 8th day of may in ye yeer 1680.
david Kicham sonn of John kicham was borne ye 27th of march in ye yeer 1683.
mary Kicham daughter of John Kicham was borne ye 12th of octobar in ye yeer of our Lord Christ 1686.
(Surveys, p. 164.)
[TOWN MEETING .- " MEADOW SOLD AT AN OUTCRY."]
[1686, Oct. 14.]
At a towne meeting Legally warned the 14th of october 1686.
It was voated and agreed by ye towne that ye medowe in ye east neck should bee sould at an out cry or vandue for marchandable pay, To. witt beef Porke, wheat, Indian corne any or all of these at marchandble. price and hee yt bids ye greatest sum to have it, it is to bee sould by an inch of candle ye which medoe was sould to Insigne Jona- than Scudder to him and his heairs for ever. which bad ye last and bad eaighteen pounds ten shillings: which money is to be Paid att or before Crismas next insuing ye datte of it is to bee understood yt ye intent of ye towne was that Jonathan Scudder should have yt medowe hee bought of ye towne in ye east neck. for him selfe and his haires or asignes forever the same day above sd. was granted to Samuell titus seventeen acears of land at the head of hemstead hollow on the west sid hemstead path by the path side.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 145.)
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
468 . [TOWN MEETING. TROUBLE BREWING WITH GOV. DONGAN.]
[1686, Oct. 16.]
At a towne meeting Legally warned ye 16th ocktober 1686.
It was voated and consented to by all yt Tho Powell & Isaac platt shall if Isaac Platt bee able atend these Gente11 men apointed by the Governer to take acount of what lands and medows is allredy Purchased and wee doe im- pour them to ackt to ye best of their discretion in our behaulfe if Isaac bee not able to Ride then they toe are to chuse another.
The day above written it was voated and consented to yt ye towne will not stand tryall about ye ten pound de- manded att yourke but Rather pay it if thay can not other ways help it .*
the day above written it was voated. and consented to yt Jonathan Jarvise shall have his hundred pound Right of land : noe medowe bee longing to it : equall from ye first devision in ye town.
the day above written there was granted by ye town to Jonothan Jarvis six acers of land to wards his division in ye east neck one ye left hand of ye Path joining to ye feild the day above written granted to nicolas Smith I three acare of land, division land one ye south side of ye long point over against Tho. Scudders feild it is upon ye west necke.
[*Gov. Dongan wants to know what lands Huntington has bought of the Indians and what remains unpurchased. He also wants £10. This is the beginning of a contention between Gov. Dongan and the town about taking another patent, which lasted for several years, and during this time the relations between Huntington and the Governor's office were, as the diplomatists say, "strained."-C. R. S.]
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
October ye 16th 1686: At a town meeting voated and granted to Richard brush six acars of land joining to his land one ye east side ye millpond brooke upon ye west neck.
.the day above written ye town granted tho: Higbe seven acars of land joing north east to yt land hee had of nicolas ellice which is layed out in a long hollow in ye east neck. The day a bove written granted to John Kicham three acers of land at ye nor west end of ye cove swamp upon ye west neck.
The day afore sd. granted to John Samis too acars of land one ye top of ye hill joing to that hee had of Tho: Brush.
The day above sd. it was granted to Jeremiah Smith yt if hee will set up a mill within six months the town will grant him ye twelf Part of all corn that they shall bring him to grind at his mill and ye town not to bee att any charge about the cleering ye soill Right of his land.
The day above written ocktobr ye 16: 1686 att a town meeting it was voated & granted yt Mr Joens shall have all that medowe one ye east side Cowharbor brook all betwixt Mr Woods lott there : and the cart Path going over the swamp hee is to have it for himself and his heairs for ever : All soe the same day above datted it was voated and granted that Mr Joens above sª shall have one acare of meddow at cow harbor on ye, west side ye brooke or creeke opposite to his one ye other side to bee his own and his heairs for ever : hee Resighng up a gaine to ye towne what was granted him ye day afore sd of ye parsonage alottment and yt fowr acres Resignd to remaine to ye parsonage.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 145-147.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1686, Nov. 4.]
November ye 4. 1686. at a towne meeting Thomas Pow-
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ell was chossen commitieman for this present year to goe to Southhamton theire to ackt wth ye Rest of ye comitie for ye town of huntington: if: Tho. Powell faill then Thomas Higbee is chosen to goe.
The same day Samuell titus was shossen townsmen if Jo- seph Whittman goe his intended viage.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 140.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1686, Nov. 10.]
Att a towne meeting november ye tenth: 1686 It was agreed upon by ye generalitie of ye Inhabitants that too men should bee sent - yorke in anser to ye geverners Letter ye men chosen by ye towne for yt purpose was Tho. Powell and Isaac. Platt :
The day above written it was voated and granted yt ye medew at Cold spring should bee sould to cleer ye towne of yt debt due to Mr coolly att yorke and ye over plusse to bee ye towns which m- was att ye same time sould to Samuell Kisham for twentie five shillings more than yt debt to Mr coolly and Samuell Kisham is to cleer the town of any charge yt may arise upon ye acount of ye fore mentioned debt and to pay ye town twenty five shillings in m -.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 141.)
[POWER TO ACT FOR THE TOWN GIVEN THOS. POWELL AND ISAAC PLATT.] [1686, Nov. 16.]
huntington no-br: ye 16th: 1686 Thes may signefie to any whome it may conserne yt wee
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under written doe imply our nabours Tho: Powell and Isaac Platt to ackt in ye townes behaulfe acording to their discresion for ye good of ye towne and what thay shall see cause to doe in order to ye towns good : wee in ye behaulfe of ye the towne doc promise to stand to and confirme. JAMES CHESTAR JOSEPH WHETM- THO. FLEET : JOHN SAMMIS.
(File No. 4.)
[TOWN MEETING. RESOLVE TO HAVE PALMER TAKEN IN.]
[1686, Nov. 24.]
November ye 24th 1686.
At a towne meeting then legally warned it was voated and granted yt the towne would treat with ye governer and counsell in Referance to a new Pattent.
The day above written it was voated and granted yt the towne will give twentie pound for a pattent and twentie shillings quitt Rent.
The same day above written ye townemen by voat weare impowered to procure ye best helpe thay could to asist them in Returning ye townes propositions to Mr Graham* in Relation to a new Pattent.
[*James Graham was a member of Gov. Dongan's Council and one of the most learned and able lawyers in the Colony. He seems to have supervised the draft of most of the grants and patents made by Gov. Dongan. A few years later, (in 1689), after Dongan had been retired and Leisler had usurped the authority of governor, Graham was expelled from the Council, and for writing a bold and manly letter he was thrown into prison. After Leisler was executed for treason, Graham was again made a member of the Council .- C. R. S.]
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
The day above written it was voated and consented yt Mr. Wood and thomas Powell should improve ye best of their abillities them selves: and take ye best help thay can to settle the south bounds of ye north purchase of this
towne with ye Indians and what thay shall doe in order
*
* *
* to ye promised wee doe promise to Ratifie and confirme.
The same day above written november ye 24th 1686. it was voated and granted yt Judge Palmer should bee taken in a pattenttee with us only in Refarance to soill Right of yt land eastward of Cowharbor butt not to have any in- trest in ye towns Right westward from Cowharbor the towne Reserving to them selves their own intrest from Cowharbor east ward.t
The day a bove written it was voated and consented that thomas Powell and Isaac Platt shall goe to yorke in order to the taking of a pattent when need Requires it: and upon fallure of eather of them the townsmen to chuse another to goe
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 149.)
[CONCERNING THE PROPOSED PATENT FROM GOV. DONGAN.]
[1686-Probable Date.]
Right worshipfull Sir.
We having Receved by our messengars Isaac Platt and
[tJudge Palmer's patent, dated about 1686, and the Indian deed accompanying it, are on record in the office of the Secre- tary of State, in Albany. They cover the territory about Northport and Crabmeadow. As the Indians had already sold the same land several times and received their pay in trinkets and "fire water," and as the same premises were covered by the Nichols patent to Huntington of 1666, this paper title has never amounted to much. It probably scared the people of Huntington into offering "to take Judge Palmer in," with the promise that they "reserve their own interest." Palmer seems to have been taken in in a Pickwickian sense .- C. R. S.]
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HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
Tho: Powell from ye governer and counsell an order dat- ted octobar ye 18th 1686 wherein it was ordered the un- purchased lands within our township should bee purchased and in complyanse with yt order wee thought meett to present a few lins to your worship yt you would bee pleased to bee asistant to us in this matter and to present in our behalfe to his excelency ye governer our humble petition which is this : yt wee may have license from his · exsclency : to purchase of ye Indians proprietors so much " land lieing north ward of our south medows as may be convenent yt is haulf a mile or their about from an Indian path yt lycth aganst ye sd meddows and for ye other part of ye sd. order yor worship may understand ye towne are willing to comply with ye sd order hoping his exselency : will bee pleased to take in to his searios consideration ye state and condition of ye town and ye lownes of our estates which by Reason of ye incapasitie of ye plase is not like to bee much augmented our lands being barren and ye part of it not fit for tillage yet not withstanding we are willing to alow 201b to his exselency yt our lands may bee con- firmed for ye future and 20 shillings quit Rent which wee hope considering ye premises his excellency well exsept of and if it please god to move your hart to bee instrumentall in our behalf to bee helpfull to us in this trancattion it will bee a strong ingagment of us unto yor worship : wee should have waited upon his exselency wth more speed but wee can not prevaille wth ye Indians to come with us till ye spring soe hoping yor worship wil bee pleased to bee asist- ant to us wee take leave and Rest your humble servant for and in ye behalfe of ye towne
ISAAC PLATT. Sir, wee hope to make honorable satisfaction for yor asist- ance in ye premises
(File No. 7.)
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[THE JUDGE'S RATE.]
[1686, Nov. 26.]
Mr Epenetus platt : after due respectes presented to you, These lines is to request you, if your colecter have payed your Judges rate to you according to his warrant, and also the Coleckter of Smith Town, that then you would be pleased to deliver the monnie to my brother, John Howell, and his resept; with this my order shall be your full discharge as witness my hand.
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