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South hampton this 26 of November 1686.
EDWARD HOWELL Tresurer for the Countie of Suffolk
Huntington the 29 of novemer 1686.
then received of Epenetus Platt the sum of four pound three shilings & seven pence the proportion of the town of huntinun to pay to the Judes, I say Received by me. JOHN HOWELL.
(File No. 58.)
[1686, Dec. 7.]
John mathews of this town departed this Life the 7th day of desember 1686.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 142.)
[INVENTORY OF THE GOODS OF JOHN MATHEWS.]
[1686, Dec. II.]
An account taken of the estate of John mathews deceased
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Apprized by phillip udall and John Scidmore Ser the eleventh of desembar 1686.
Impī
1b.
S. d.
one Iern kettle and tramell, att
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12 00
It, a horse att
02
05 00
It, an old Cowe
02 00 00
it an old chest and other small things
OI 00
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owned by us This account was
PHILLIP UDALL
exsepted of as le-
JOHN SCIDMORE gall
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 210.)
[LANDS OF REV. ELIPHELET JONES.]
[1686, Dec. 22.,
Whereas it a pears yt Mr Eliphalet Jones hath a grant of : 20: acres of land wheare hee thinks good to take it wee have acordingly layd out unto him 14 acars on ye west neck forty Rod broad along by the path going to horse necke one ye east side ye Path a little beyond the head of ye cove swamp the lenth is 56 Rod Running east-ward, And wee have alsoe laid out to ye said Mr Eliphalet Jones foure aceres and a haulf more joing to his home lotte of ye which four acars and a halfe 3 acars was layd out for- merly and is now fensed and improved soe theire Remains still one acare and a halfe more to bee Layd out of the said 20 acars granted by the towne: this wee wittness by subscribing our hands desemb' ye 22ª 1686
JOSEPH WHITTMAN SAMUELL TITTUS
p. mee Isaac Platt Recer (Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 147.)
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[ESTATE OF JOHN MATHEWS, SEN.]
[1686, Dec. 29.]
Knowe all men by these p'sents that wee John Mathews of fresh pond neck within ye bounds of huntington upon Long Island within ye countie of Suffolke and province of new yorke in Americae husbandman and John Scidmore sent of ye same place countie & province husbandman am bound and firmly obliged unto Isaac platt and Jams Chi- chester both of ye town of huntington in the Countie of suffolke and province afore said comisinors for ye towne in ye full and intire some of five pounds 17 shillings silvar curant pay of this province to bee paid to ye said comisinors their heairs exsecuters administrators or asighns upon not performing the under written condition of this obligation for which wee bind us our heairs executors administrators and asighnes firmly by these presents in wittness where of wee have here unto set our hands and seals ye twentie nine day of desembar in ye second yeer of his maties Raine and in ye yeer of our lord one thousand six hundred eaightie six.
The condition of this prsent obligation is such that it the above bounden John Mathews and John Scidmore thay or either of their heairs executors administrators or asignes shall from time to time observe and keep such directions or orders in paieing to ye creditors of John Mathews De- seased if any apeer the full and wholle vallue of all ye estatte yt ye deseased left acording to ye prizall of it with in ten dayes next after thay shall Reseive their order either from Isaac Platt or James Chichester wherby neither thay nor their heairs executors or assignes may bee damnified butt ye end of ye law atended this obligation beeing performed and keept acording to ye true intent and meaning heer of it to bee voayde and of noe efeckt or elce to stand Remaine
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and bee in full powr force and vertue
JOHN
Sighned and delivered
in ye presence of
PHILLIP UDALL
The marke X MATHEWS of JOHN SCIDMORE.
JOSEPH BAILY
A True Record of ye origanall bond p mee
Isaac Platt Rec" Janaware ye 3ª :- 1686.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 211.)
[DEED. NICHOLAS SMITH TO THOMAS SMITH.]
[1686, Dec. 30.]
This Indenture made ye thirtieth day of desembar in the second yeare of ye Raigne of our sover" Lord Jams King of great Brittan france and Irland etc" and in ye yeare of our Lord acording to ye Computation of ye Church of England one thousand six hundred eaightie six Betweene Nicolas Smith of ye towne of huntington upon Long Island in ye countie of Suffolke and Province of new yourk in Americai Carpender and mary his - of ye one ptie and Thomas smith of ye same towne countic and Province Car- pender of the other Partie, Wittnesseth that ye sd. Nicolas Smith and mary his wife for divers good causes and con- siderations uss their unto moving but especialy for & in consideration of a valliable some in hand Reseved by which wee acknowlege our selfes to bee fully satisfied contented and Paide before ye enscalling and delivering of these prsents by ye sd. Thomas Smith Hath granted allenated sould and confirmed and doe by these p'sents fully clearly and absolutly grant allinatte bargain sell and confirme unto
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ye a fore sd Thomas Smith my dwelling house, orchard, gardin out housing home lott sittuate Lying and being in ye towne of huntington afore sd. frunting west to the meetting house north to ye hie way east to ye Lotte of thomas weeks, south with the lotte of ye widdowe Cory now in ye tenure or ocupation of the afore said nicolas smith the Lott containg three acars bee it more or less containg one hundred pound Right in devition of com- manage Acording to ye custome of ye towne of huntington together with all woods under woods comans of pastures what soe ever doth to ye same belonging or apertaing to ye sd. house or teniment by devision or by any other way or means what soever to have and too hould for ever all ye said afore mentioned p'mises with their apurtinances ; exsept the dwelling house orchard and barne whome ye afore said nicolas smith doth Reserve to him selfe for his natturall life and ye life of mary his wife, it him the said nicolas smith or mary his wife see cause to make use of it them selves & during which time and tearme the a fore said nicolas smith shall fence it of from ye Lott begining at ye cast end of y' house Runing strait to a peare tree and from thence too widdowe Corys fence butt if ye afore said nicolas smith and mary his wife chance to Remove out of ye towne then ye sd. Thomas smith shall poses ocupie and injoe ye dwelling house, orchard and barne as free as any of ye Rest of ye p'mises: Butt if ye said nicolas and mary his wife make use of it for their lives then after their deseace to Remaine and bee as ye other afore mentioned p'mises to ye only use and behoufe of ye afore said Thomas smith his heairs exsecutors administrators and asignes and ye above said nicolas smith for him self his heairs executors administrators and asignes that att the sealling and deliv- ering heer of hee then was the solle and Lawfull -of all ye afor said p'mises and am lawfully seased of and in the same and in every pat. and Parcel thereof in mine owne Right and the said Thomas smith his heairs executors ad-
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ministrators and asignes: shall and may by force and vertue of these p'sents from time to time and att all times heer after Lawfully peacably and quitly have hould use ocupie and Injoe the afore granted p'mises with all their apurtenances exsept before exsepted free and cleerly aquitted and discharged of and from all and all maner of fines gifts grants leases morgages jointurs dowries tittles of dowries widdowe Rights judgments executions entailling and of and from all other tittels trubles and incumberances what soe ever had made commited wittingly or willingly sufered or don by ye said nicolas smith or by any other per- son or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming from by or under him ye sd nicolas smith or by his means or assent or private procurment and ye said nicolas smith his heairs and asigns and all and every other Person and persons what soever lawfully claiming from and under him shall and will warant and for ever defend by these p'sents the afore mentioned p'mises only Reserving what belongs his matie: in this province in wittnes whearof we have heer unto sett our hands and seals the day and year above written.
of The marke X SMITH NICOLAS of The marke X SMITH MARY
signed sealed and
Delivered in presence of WILLIAM JARVICE
JOSEPH BAYLY
This above written indenture was acknowlegd by nicolas smith and his wife this 14th day of february 1686 before mee EPENETUS PLATT Justice of Peace.
A True Coppy of ye origanall deed Compared by mec Isaac Platt Recr
ffebraway ye 22d: 1689.
(Deeds, Vol. 1, pp. 223-4.)
480.
HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS.
[DEED. JOHN GREEN TO JAMES BETTS.]
[1687, Jan. 31.]
This Indenture made ye thirtie first : or ye Last day of Januare and in ye second yeer of ye Reaigne of our Soveran Lord James ye second king of great brittan france and Ir- land and acording to ye computation of ye church of eng- land 1686 : Between John Green of ye town of huntington in ye Countie of Suffolke in ye Province of new yourke in Americai husbanman of ye one partie : and Jams batte of ye towne of Hemsted in ye queens countie & Province afore said one ye other Partie : Wittnesseth yt ye said John green and elizabeth his wife for divers good causes us theire unto moving but especially for & in ye consideration of sixty pounds in good and curant Pay of this province all redy in hand before the insealing heer of hath granted alined barganed : sould and confirmed and by these pre- sents doth fully cleerly and absoluttly grant allien bargan sell and confirme unto ye said Jams batte all that farme up- land and medowe which was formerly asigned to mee from Jonathan Harnett lying between Crabmedowe and fresh pond : I say I doe with ye consent of elizabeth green my wife : sell and make over unto ye above said Jams batte of hemsted. to him his heairs executors adminstrators and asignes : and from mee my heairs executors administra- tors and asigns I by these p'sents confirme unto ye afore sd. batte all yt farme tenement or plantation now in ye tenure or occupation of ye sd. green or of his asignes, of thirtie acars of land and medowe or their abouts bee it more or lesse with all Rights preveleges and apurtinances their unto belonging as dwelling house barne stable or- chard gardin fruit trees fences of all sorts and what soever doth belong to yt farme with three acars of Land Lying upon Crabmedow necke upon ye point called martins vin- yard the westermost point to bee included in this bill of
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saill bounded one ye east with samuell kichams land : one ye west with ye cove one ye south with ye hie way one ye north with ye sound the other Part of ye land yt is a bove mentioned is bounded as followeth one ye south side with ye comans one ye north with ye medowe of ye sd green sum Part of it, ye other Part of it with John Inkersons medowe and a peece of coman medowe yt lyeth against ye Land of ye sd. Green one ye east with a creeke yt Runeth betwixt ye sd. Green and John Scidmore and ye west side with ye comans : to gether with all coman of pasture or what soe ever doth at present belong or heer after shall to ye sd p'mises : ye Indian Right only to bee exsepted which I ye above sd. Green doe not sell, I doe by these p'sents make over and sell and allien all my Right title & intrest in ye above sd. p'mises to ye above said batte to him and his heairs to have and to hould forever with all ye above sd and granted p'mises with all and every their Rights mem- bars and apurtinances to ye same belonging or apertaing unto ye sd. Jams batte his heairs exsecutors and asignes to ye only proper use and be hoofe of ye sd. Jams batte and ye heairs and asignes of ye sd. Jams batte for ever and ye sd. John Green for him selfe his heairs executors and ad- ministrators doe covenant promise and grant by these p'sents yt att the time of ye enscalling heer of I am ye sole and lawfull owner of all ye afore said barganed p'mises and am lawfully seaised of and in ye same and in every part and parcell theirof in my owne Right the Indians claime onely to bee exsepted and ye sd. James batte his heairs ex- ecutors and administrators and asignes shall and may by force and vertue of these p'sents from time to time and att all tims for ever heer after Lawfully peacably and quiatly have hould use occupie posses and Injoe ye above granted pmises with theire apurtinances free and cleer and clearly aquitted and descharged of and from all and all maner of former and other gifts grants Leasses morgages jointures dowres, tittle of dower judgments exsecutions entaills and
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of and from all other tittles trubles and incumberances what so ever had made committed or wittingly or willingly suffered or done by ye sd. John Green or by any other person or persons what soe ever lawfully claiming from or under him ye sd. green or by his means assent privattly or procurment, and ye sd John green his heairs and asignes and all and every other person or persons what soever Lawfully claiming by from or under him him them or any of them : shall and will warrant and for ever defend by these p'sents In wittnes wheareof I ye said John Green have heer unto sett my hand and seale ye day and yeer first above written.
signed, sealled and delivered
in prsence of us. PATRUKE FFALCONER JAMS SMITH
of the marke X JOHN GREEN. of the mark X GREEN ELIZABETH
This above said Indenture was acknowledged before mee by John green and his wife Elizabeth green this twen- tie forth of febrawary 1686.
EPENETUS PLATT Justice of peace.
A True Coppy of ye origanall deed Compared by me Isaac Platt Recor march ye 9th 1689.
(Deeds, Tol 1,pp. 225-6.)
[JOHN INGERSOLL WARNED.]
[1687. Feb. 17.]
Huntington february ye 17th 1686.
John Inherson wee are informed yt you have given entertainment to a man and a woman and too children and have reseved them into yor famalie and have not acted therein acording to law wee underwritten doe advise you
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to send him, his wife and children out of this township as you will answer ye penalty of ye Law in yt matter : hereof you are to take notice.
ISAAC PLATT JAMES CHICHESTER
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 142.)
[CHILDREN OF TIMOTHY CONKLIN.]
[1687, Feb. 20.]
Martha Conklin dafter of Timothy Conklin was borne ye 20th of october in ye yeer 1668.
Timothy Conklin was borne ye 16th of desembar in ye yeer 1670.
John Conklin sonn of Timothy Conklin was borne the 14th of march 1673.
Thomas Conklin was borne ye Ioth of march in ye yeer 1624.
Jacob Conklin was borne ye 15th of march 1674.
Elizabeth Conklin was borne ye 15th of June 1679.
Rebecka Conklin daughter of timothy Conklin was borne IOth of Januare in ye yeer 168.0.
Mary Conklin daughter of timothy Conklin was borne ye Ioth of June in ye yeer 1684.
Cornelius Conklin was borne ye 20th of februwary in the yeer of our Lord Christ 1684.
(Surveys, p. 158.)
[TOWN MEETING. CONCERN ABOUT THE PATENT.]
[1687, March II.]
At a towne meeting march ye IIth 1686 it was voated and
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consented to yt all those persons yt doe not pay their pre- portion of ye charge expended about procuring a Pattent a cording to time and speice ingaged shall have soe much of their Land sould att an out cry : as will make sattisfaction for their preportion with all charges rising upon their negleckt.
The same day voted yt James Chichester shall goe to ye south for Thomas powell to come up to goe to yorke in order to ye procuring of a Pattent and if thomas come not James chichester shall be paid for his time & exspence.
march ye IIth 1686 att a town meeting it was voated and consented to by all that thomas Powell and Isaac Platt are left to their libirtie in procuring a pattent Capt. fleet is to asist in it what he can and ye towne doth ingage to confirme what any too of them shall doe in order to ye prmises.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 149-150.)
[ISAAC PLATT'S BILL AGAINST THE TOWN.]
[1687, March 15.]
March ye 15th 1686.
The towne d' to Isaac Platt upon ye Pattent acount for my Journie to Yorke my selfe & horse a : 11 : days for my selfe, 28 : 6ª per day : for my horse standing at ye fery soe Long att sallt hay, was much abated of his flesh, ye towne did all wayes in such cassesalowe 98 : both 9: to or1b 168 06d my self and horse a day to oyster Bay wth M' ) Wood to see their Pattent, and when wee came home ye Remainder of ye day spent at [00 Capt fleets about ye Pattent. 04 00
ye next day spent tell noon about ye Pattent \ {00 01 03 in writing to Mr graham our propositions
¿ a day spent at M' Woods to view ye pattent 00 01 03
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more time spent about ye pattent and exspense ¿ 00 upon Swaneme, 3 quarts sider, 2 meals, meat 02 09 ,87.
John & horse a day to make out ye bounds 00 04 00 for I : Journey to yourke, 1 : day spent to gett 02 00 mony to carie : and Looking of writtings : 5 days gon
neer a day spent att Mr Woods wth swaname and Tho : Powell to discourse about ye bounds. § more expense upon Swaneme before hee went } out of ye town, 3 meals, meat 3qts. sider for exspense upon ye Gen' Steuerd when hee ) came for Cattell, and time spent to see if l could provide any for him while he was gone east ward.
00
02 06
00
02 07
700 03 06
for 3 of a day att Captt ffleets wth Tho : Powell ) to sett ye accounts to writtes abouts ye hides & wheat
.00 01 08
8'8 April 17th :
3 a day spent about ye Pattent, 3 times 00
01 03 going to gustis Platts about it in ye § day 04 00 00 John sent to give Tho: Powell notice to goe ) to yourke with Justis platt himselfe and horse . 00 06 03 sent to Thomases farme-
for my trouble in getting in ye mony, to time spent at many tims about ye pattent to je vallue of two dayes & a ¿ yt. was not charged before.
S
d
4
13 6
Reserved of pattent mony
IO: 9
more Reseved 17:3
more Reseved of Walter Noakes
01 :6
for gathering the mony O 10 00
for makeing ye Rat for defraying all charg. ₹ 5 36
all charge 2 6
(File, No. 52.)
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[DEED. JOHN GOLDING TO RICHARD GILDERSLEEVE JR.]
[1687. April 2.]
This Indenture made the second day of Aprill in ye third yeer of the Raine of our Sov' Lord James the second king of great Brittan france & Ireland et cet" : and in the yeer of our Lord According to ye Computacon of ye Church of England one thousand six hundred eighty seven: Bee- tweene John Gouldin of fresh pond necke with in the bounds of huntington in ye counte of Suffolke and province of new yourke in Americaie husbanman and grace his wife of ye one partie and Richard Gildersleeve Jun' of Hemsted upon Long Island with in the queens countie and Province afore said of the other partie husban man, Witnesseth, that ye said John Gouldin & grace his wife ffor divers good causes and considerations us there unto moving Butt more especially for and in ye consideration of ye sume of sixty pounds in silver coyne Passable in this Province or Part in other Pay answerable theire unto in hand secured before ye ensealling and delivering heer of have Bargoned sould alinated and confirmed and by these prsents from us our heairs executors administrators and asignes doe allien bar- gon sell and confirme unto the aforsaid Richard Gilder- sleeve his heairs exsecutors, administrators and asignes all and singular that part of my farme that I now lives in uussed ocupie and Injoe containg twentie twoo acors of upland and six acares of medowe as it was Laid out by order of ye towne of huntingten bee it more or lese sittuate lying and beeing one fresh Pond necke Butting and bound- ing viz. that p.sell that ye house stands one-the east end with ye Land of John Scidmore ser: the north side by ye sound the west end south side with ye hie way yt leads yt to Crab medowe the other Parcell of upland lying south ward from ye dwelling house bounding east with a high
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waye that leadeth to Jonathan Lewice the south with the woods in comanige or hill allsoe six acers of medowe land bee it more or lese lying and beeing in ye north east corner of Crab medowe Bounded one ye west side with ye medowe of John Scudemore sen' the north with ye way with in Je beach ye south with ye medow of Jonathan leuice or a creeke we say all our Rights tittle and intrest unto all and singular the afore said Comodations together with all housing out housing barne orchards, gardens, fences fruit trees that is standing or growing upon ye Premises or any part or Parcel their of which Right in the and to ye prem- ises was by an order of assizes booth Governer & counsell setled according to yt order by and with ye consent of ye towne of huntington : wee say all our Right in and to the same to gether allsoe with all wayes watterings, watter courses comans, commons of Pastures surbery woods un- der woods unt the same belonging or in any wise apertaing To have and to hould the said granted and bargoned premises and apurtenances unto the said Richard gilder- sleefe his heairs exceutors administrators & asignes for ever, yeelding and paing therefore his yeerly and anuall p'por- tion of what may belong to Goverment of this Province, a nol wee ye afore said John gouldin and grace his wife with our heairs executors administrators and asignes doe covenant promise and grant too and with ye said Richard gildersleeve that ye said John Gouldin and grace his wife is and stans firmly seaised of a good sure & perfit estate in the Law of the said lands and medowe acording to ye or- der afore Resighted and doth further covenant Promise and grant yt all ye Resighted p'mises is free and cleer from all other former bargans, grants, sales morgages leasses judgments exsecutions convaance or convances, dowries widdowe Rights tittels or intrest what soe ever and the said John gouldin and grace his wife doth further cove- nant promise & grant with theair heairs and asignes to and with the said Richard gildersleeve his heairs excecutors
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administrators and asignes that the saide John Gouldin and grace his wife their heairs excecutors adminestrators and asignes shall and will warant and defend ye said granted p'mises with ye apurtenances from any maner of any just Right tittle claime or demand of any person or persons, claiming from by or under us or our heairs or from any other person or persons what soe ever in wittnes wheare of wee have heer unto sett our hands and seals the day and yeer above written.
JOHN GOLDEN. the mark of GRACE X GOULDEN.
signed sealled and de- livered in ye presence of us. the marke of
ALLES X BAYLY JOSEPH BAYLY.
The subscribars John gouldin and grace apeared before mee this 24th of June 1687 and acknowleged this to bee their ackt and deed.
EPENETUS PLATT.
A True Coppy of ye origanall deed compared p. mee Isaac Platt, Recor
June ve 28th 1687. (Deeds Fol. 1, pp. 233-4.)
[TOWN MEETING. JUDGE PALMER PUT OUT.]
[1687, April 4.]
Att a towne meeting Aprill ye 4th 1687 Samuel Kicham was Legally chossen constable.
The day above dated James Chichester sen' John Kicham and Isaac Platt weare chossen comitieners
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Att ye same time M' Wood, Capt fleet and Thomas Powell was chossen to bee asistant to ye three comitieners when desired by them.
The day above datted John weeks was Legally chossen coleckter to gather all Ratts made in this town that is to say Countie Ratte and towne Ratte or Ratts and Mr Joenses fiftie pound a year.
The day above datted Aprill ye 4th 1687: it was voated and granted by ye generallitte of ye towne that Mr Eliphalet Jones shall have fiftie pounds a year dully and yearly Paid him in curant merchandable pay as it passeth from man to man amongst us and that all persons ytare Rattable in this towne shall pay their due preportion of ye same for their persons and estates.
The day above written it was seriusly considered and voated y' Judge Pallmer shall not bee admitted as a pattentee in our pattent.
The day above datted was granted to Phillip Udall and Jonathan Luise twentie acers of land to each of them between bread en chees hollow and crabmedowe hollow if it prove within our line thay have libartie to go to ye cast side of the hollow.
the same day above datted was voated and granted to timothy Scuder seven acars and a haulfe of land for devision Land lying about 20 Rods or polls from ye reer of his home Lott lying cast from his home lotte.
The same day above written was granted to Jonathan Scudder twentie acars of land lying one ye east side of ye hoge pond one ye cowe necke yt Leads to eattons neck beach.
The same day above sd. was granted to Capttie Baily ten acars of land on ye north side of stony brooke Path on ye top of ye hill.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 155.
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[TOWN MEETING,]
[1687, April 4.]
Aprill the 4th 1687 at a towne meetting was granted to timothy Scudder fower acars and a haulfe of devission land The which Land was laid out acording to ye towns grant in the place specified Runing east and west fiftie Rod : the east end thirtie fowr Rod in breadth the west end twentie Rod in breadth :
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