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(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p 346.)
[TOWN MEETING. APPLICANTS FOR SETTLE- MENT TO BE APPROVED.]
(1662, July 6.)
July the 6th 1662.
it is this day ordered by the townesmen of Huntington that no man possing house or lands in this town shall not at any time sell or lett or any way alinatte any part of such houses or lands to any man or woman but such as shall be aproved of by such men as the towne have chosen for that purpose p.vided they receit not such men as are honest as are well approved of by honest and xpditious men only such men as have bene freely entertained into
[*These salt meadows were probably located about the head of Northport Harbour .- C. R. S.]
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the towne as inhabitants have thar libertie to by and whomsoever shall breake this above mentioned order shall pay 10 ten pound to the towne. the men chosen by the towne to aprove of such as shall be presented to them are as followeth.
Mr LEVERGE. WILL SMITH THOS. WEEKES, JOHN LUM, GOODMAN JONES, JAMES CIII- CHESLER and JONAS WOOD.
Likwis it was ordered at the same towne Metting that James Chichester shoulld keep the ordinary the town Chos him and he exepted of it.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 354.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1662, July, 16.]
At a towne meting of the inhabitants of huntington July 16th 1662. it was ordered that what man soever of our inhabitants being legaly chosen to the ofice of a constable shall refuse to serve for the yer insuing shall forthwith pay for his refusall thre pounds as a fine to the towne.
(Town Meetings, Tol 1, p. 350.)
[COURT RECORD. THOMAS MATHEWS vs. JOANNA WOOD.]
[1662, July 29.]
At a Courte held in huntington July 29th 1662 : Mr Thomas Mathus plaintif against Joanna wood widdow adminestratix to Jonas wood defendant; in an acsion of
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debt for fifty four pound two shilling two pence.
the plaintif declareth in writing
Mr John simons of hemstead apered to the case as an atorny for Joanna wood widdow he denyes the charge.
Thomas powell deposed sayth, yt the writings yts in his masters books was redd to good higbe or good wood one or boeth of them he cannot tell which : viz: that partecu- lar accountes his master good wood and good higbee : touching the 6 pipes of wine and the pipe of rum : when it was writ his master red it to him or them and ast if it wer well, and one of them answered yes and this was at oyster baye in danill whiteheds house and he furder sayth, he knew no other entery in his masters books aboute wines as touching them but that before menshoned and furder sayth that liveing with his master almoste nigne yers he never knew his masters books questioned in the leaste.
Mr Mathus tooke his oath that the entery in his booke touching the case above entered is a true entery and that the winds ther menshoned was delevered aborde the boate upon acount for Edward higbe Jonas wood and him selff. The verdit of the jury they finde for the plaintif that the debt demanded is just and due which the defendant must pay and forty shillings damage and court charges.
The jurymen upon this acsion wer Tho. wicks, Jams chichester : Tho. Jones : Richard williams, steven Jarvice : Samwell Titus.
(Court Rec p. 34.)
[DEED. WILLIAM JONES TO ROBERT SEELY.]
[1662, December 22.]
Know all men by these presents that I Wm. Jones of New Haven in New England Planter, in the Right of my wife Hannah Jones otherwise Eaton Daughter of Theophilus
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Eaton Esq. late Governor of New Haven Colony, deceased, unto whom the lands herein mentioned were given or granted by Rusurocon Sagamor of Cutunomack in the presence of sundry Indians
Have, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty pounds Sterling, Bargained assigned sold and set over and by these presents do bargain assign sell and set over unto Captain Robert Ciely All that Island commonly called Eaton's Neck on the Eastward of Oyster Bay otherwise Hunting- ton Bay together with a parcel of land upon Long Island joining thereunto to the Eastward called Oyster Bay otherwise Huntington Bay as follows, viz : All Meadows, Woods, ways, water courses, passages, privileges, Immuni- ties and appurtenances thereunto belonging to have usc and occupy possess and enjoy to him the said Robert Ciely his heirs and assigns for ever for and in consideration of the said fifty pounds by him the said Robert Ciely to be paid to me the said William Jones my Executors Adminis- trators and Assigns as follows-viz. Ten pounds sterling of the said sum in good current Pay with the Merchant on or before the 25th of March 1664 and ten pounds of like pay yearly on the said 25th of March (at his house in New Haven) every year until the said sum of fifty pounds be fully satisfied and paid and I do give the said Captain Ciely full power to enter upon and possess the said lands and premises and by law to sue for and recover the same from any person or persons unduly claiming or detaining the same or any part or parcel thereof.
In Witness, whereof we have hereunto interchangeably set our hands and seals this 22nd day of December 1662.
(Signed) WM. JONES.
Sealed and delivered ) "in the presence of
WILLIAM CUBBELL
THOMAS HEWETT or JEWETT
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Recorded in the Office at New York the 12th day of August 1667 .* Matthias Nicoll, Secy.
(File Eaton's Neck Papers, A.)
[DEED. EDWARD HARNET TO JOHN SAMMIS.]
[1663, Jan. 20.]
This bill Testifeth that I Edward harnit off huntington on Long eiland and inhabitant in huntington have Bar- goned and sould unto John Samwayes of the same towne a house and lot lynig at the Reare of Thomas brush, Reareing at the mil pond for the some of ten pounds with al the accomidacons Belonging there unto as a lot of too hundred pounds : And doe here by alinate it from my self eaires and assignes ffor ever to bee the proper Right of the afore said John Samways his heirs and assignes for ever and Doe Confirme the same by seting unto my hand this 20th Day of Jenuary in the yeare of our Lord 1663 in the presence of these witnesses.
ROBERT SEELY scrib
EDWARD HARNETT
CONTENT TYTUS
this is a true Coppy writen
by mee, Joseph Bayly Rec™
(Court Rec., p 322.)
[*This is the first in the order of date of a series of papers relating to the title to the soil of Eaton's Neck, a title which was subsequently disputed and litigated in the Courts. From the papers and documents on record it appears that the Matin- necock Indians sold Eaton's Neck to Governor Theophilus Eaton in 1646. A certificate signed by the Indians, that such a deed was given was recorded in New Haven, dated in 1663, but the original deed is not found A copy of the certificate is filed here. The grantor in the above deed, William Jones, married, as therein stated, Hannah Eaton, a daughter of Theophilus Ea- ton, and he thereby acquired the title and by this deed conveyed Eaton's Neck to Robert Seeley -C. R. S.]
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(TOWN MEETING.)
[1663, April 6.]
at a towne meting the 6 of Aprell 1663 Captaine Selle Jo- nas Wood, Thomas wekes were chosen by the towne to send thar names to harforde for the Corte to Electe of them for magestrates.
at the sam Towne meting John Lome was chosen consta- ble
at the sam towne meting Isack plate wase chosen to be the mesengar to Mr bonaws.
at the same meting Jonas wood, Tho. wekes, Thomas Jones, Jone lome, Edward harnet Jeames Chichester ware chosen to chose fremen and Jonas wood Tho. wekes., Thomas Jones, Tho. Skidmor were chosen to wright the letar to Mr bonaws. Mr. Jones his son
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 353.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1663, April 27.]
At a towne meting the 27 of Aprell. 1663 it wase ordered that all fenses that are in generall either about felldes or hom lotes are to be sofisently mended within 3 days after this meting or else for every rode thatt shall be found de- fetetive by the men that are chosen to vew the fense for every rode being not jodged sufisent the owenar of the fense shall pay 5 shilling fine it was furthar ordared the sam meting that for time to com all fenses shall be sofis- ently repared by the 10 of March or for every rod that shall be found defeteive by the vewares thos that thar fense shall be unrepayred the II of march shall pay 5 shill- ing a rod.
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and at the sam meting willam Lodlom and Jonathan Rog- ares ware chosen to vew the west end fenses and Thomas skuddar and henary whison to vew the este end fenses. the 27 of aprell 1663. goodman Chichester wase chosen to be the ordinary keeper and none but he for the entar- taynement of straingares and that no towns man shall sell any strong drinke to straingares by or sell but the towns men have libarty to by or sell on of a nothar or of a stran- gar to the quantity of a quart but not undar upon the for- fet of dubell the vallue of what thay so selle or drawe ithar straingar or towen dwellar.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 355 )
[TOWN MEETING. BOUNDARIES OF LANDS TO BE RECORDED.]
[1663, June I.]
At a Towne meting the I of Jeune 1663. Captain Sele, Thomas weekes, Thomas brush' Isacke Plate* were chosen by the Towne to take a vew of all landes allredy layd out in feldes and to record the ownar and the quantity he has taken up in the town booke and allso thes fowar men have power for to lay out and to dispose of the land a cordin to
[*Isaac and Epenetus Platt were brothers and sons of Rich- ard Platt, who is claimed to have been the common ancestor of all of the name in this country. Richard came to America in 1638 from Hertfordshire, England. He was at New Haven in 1638 and died there in 1684. Isaac and Epenetus first make their appearance here about this time, 1663, and probably came to Southold and then to Huntington. Isaac married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonas Wood and left children as follows : Elizabeth, Jonas, Joseph, John, Mary and Jacob. He died in 1691. Epen- etus Platt married Phœbe, probably a daughter of Jonas Wood, and left children Phœbe, Mary, Epenetus, Hannah, Elizabeth, Jonas, Jeremiah, Ruth and Sarah. He died in 1693, after hold- ing many official positions .- C. R. S.]
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fellds or hom Lotes so as may condus to the most advanc- ing of thos as need land to inprofe and so to lay out as it may not prof presidiciall to the comanes (as nere as they can) or town plat and to record all such landes so layd out in the towns booke and for every acar layd out by thes men the person imploying them are by the magar vot of the towne epoynted to pay six pence the acare.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 356.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1663, June 6.]
at a towne meting the 6th of Juene it was agreed at the sam meting that the towne plat shall be fenced in for the generall good for keping calfes and shepe and horses and for the keping hoges out of the towne and tow men to be chosen to mesur the ground to give in what quaintity of fence it will amount to and Captain sely and good Finch ware chosen to mesuar the fence .*
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 353.)
[COURT RECORD.]
[1663, July 3.]
this ordared by the Cort, hild the 3th of July 1663 for the wrighting a warant 4 pence. and it is furthar orderd for the sarving a warant eight phe an atachment eighten pence
[*John Finch, according to "Hotton's Lists," came from Lon- don in the "George" in 1635, then aged 27. He died here in 1685. Some of his lands were sold at an "out cry" to pay rates. -C. R. S.]
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and sirving six pence writing an execution tew shilling six pence.
for entring an axion. for the clarke 2 shillings six pence, for witeneses for a man to shillings and for a woman twelfe pence.
for the Jury for evry Action six shillinges and for evry Action hered by the magestrates or Commisonars ten shillinges and to the Cort six shilinge.
(Court Rec., p. 37.)
[DEED JONAS WOOD TO JOHN COREY.]
[1663, July 7.]
this writing witnesseth that I Jonas wood inhabitant in huntington have sold and made over to John Core* of the same town all the housing and land both home lot and comonedg so fare as belongeth to a hundred pound lote that was formerly my father Edmone woodes the medow now belonging to it excepted, I the afore sayd Jonas wood do by thes presenc and according to the premises above expresed fully make over from me my eyers executers administrators or assines unto John Core his ayers, execu- tors administrators or asines the afore mentioned hous and home lott with all the priveledges there unto belonging the medow excepted to Remain free from any clayme or molestation of me or my ayers for ever, and the afore sayd John Core is to take possession of the hous now and of the land at mikellmus or so soon as the crope is of, witnesse my hand this 7th of July 1663 JONAS WOOD, witnesse
[*John Corey seems to have been a man of considerable influence. He came from Southold to Huntington. He mar- ried Mary Cornish, who survived him. His children were Mary, Abigail, Elizabeth, John, Martha, Elnathan, Thomas and Abraham .- C. R. S.]
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ROBART SEELYE, THOS. SKIDMOR; this is A true Coppye Extracted out of the originall by me. John Core. Record.
(Court Rec., p. 327.)
[CERTIFICATE THAT A DEED OF EATON'S NECK WAS GIVEN TO THEOPHILUS EATON IN 1646.]
[1663, Aug. 17.]
This Recorded at ye Desire of Robart seelie.
We whose names are under written doe afirme & testifie that Resorokon sagamore of Ketanomocke of Long Island now called by the English Huntington Did give & grant to Theophilus Eaton Esq' and Governer of Newhaven, (now deceased) to hime his heirs and assignes forever a Neck of land lying on ye east side of Huntington Harbor next ye sound towards the Mayne, together with a tract of land adjoining to ye Bay called Cow bay, on the east side of it, Reaching Westward to a Runlet of water yt cometh into the same Bay southward, wch Runlit hath a grt Hole ureth a gr' Rock in ye bottom, hard by the path way it goes from Huntington unto Neseguanke & from the head of je Runlit south into ye Island to ye middle of a grt Plaine halfe-Breadth of ye Island, and from ye sd Cow Bay eastward it lyeth by the sea or sound four or five miles or thereabouts reaching to a little river west to Nesseynank great River of ye west side of it called the fishing River. and from ye end of yt River southward it Runs on ye point soe to ye Middle of ye playne toe yt Line upon the Plaine wch is ye Reare of the land lieth east & west. We doe all affirme that Resorocon above sd. was the sole Propretor of it as his owne proper Right, and did freely give it to
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theophilus Eaton then Goveror of Newhaven as above sd. with all the lands, trees, meadows, springs. Rivers, water courses & all other preveledges & appurtenances belong- ing to ye sd. land, or any pt of it, we affirme was given as above sd. to Mr Eaton, his heairs & asignes for ever, and that this guift was given as above sd. in ye yeare 1646, one thousand six hundred forty & six, and to the truth heere-of we Confirme the same by setting to o' hands In the pres- ence of these English Wittneses this 17th day of Augst 1663 .*
Test
his
ABIELL TITUS
her
MUSX QUAT mark
ELEASERX LEVERIGE mark
his
NOSCOSIT X mark his mark WARING X TOWN his mark SAUGHTX GRUM
his mark NEAMSEX MAYE
[*As will be noticed by the description, this deed included, with Eaton's Neck, all the territory east of Northport Harbor to Smithtown River, and south to the middle of the Island. This was, as far as we know, the first purchase from the In- dians in the boundaries of Huntington, and, with the exception of Southampton and perhaps Southold, the first within any town in Suffolk County. The circumstance that this deed was made to the Governor of the Colony of New Haven reminds us that the Indian deed to East Hampton was given to Theophi- lus Eaton, as Governor of the Colony of New Haven, and Edward Hopkins, Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, in 1648. Mr. Pelletrau, in his history of Southold, thinks that the lost Indian deeds to that town were made to Governor Eaton under the auspices and direction of the general court at New Haven. Such may have been the case here. There is no evi- dence of any settlement under it until after the Indian pur- chase of 1653, embracing the territory on the southwest, but it is possible there might have been inhabitants there at an earlier time .- C. R. S.]
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This writing above specified & that therein was witt- nissed by these p,tyes whose names are subscribed & marks, the day & yeare above written.
Before me. ROBART SEELY
This is a true Record of the Originall examned p mee James Bishop
secretary.
Extracted out of New haven towne Records begun Augt 1662-page 3 at ye end of sd. book & agrees there of as attested.
By me Wm Jones, Record
(File Eaton's Neck papers, B.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1663, Oct. 2.]
at a towne meting the 2 of ockto. bar 1663.
Calebe Cornell and Tho. Skidmor were chosen to make the rate for the pay for the house* wase boute of M' Leveridg.t
[*This refers to the house which the people had at a town meeting voted to build for Mr. Wm. Leverich in which "to en- tertain the ministry."-C. R. S.]
[+The first settlers of Huntington, like those of other towns in Suffolk County, were Puritans, and formed a part of the immi- gration to New England, impelled chiefly by religious persecu- tion occasioned by acts of conformity enforced by Star Chamber Courts, the Conventicle and Test Acts, and other harrassing acts of Parliament, which continued until the Toleration Act in 1691. They held to the doctrines contained in the Confession of Faith adopted at Westminster, 1642, and were in church government Congregational and so continued until 1747, when there was a change in part to the Presbyterian form. After the English revolution of 1688, the colonial governor, members of his council, and other officers, sent here from England, were members of the established church, Episcopalians, and their
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at the sam meting it wase voted and agreed that Mr Wood should be fre from paying to the charg of sending depetyes. (Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 356.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[1663, Nov. 2.]
at a towne meeting the 2" of november 1663 it was ordered and agreed on by vote that thos that bring in estates for the making of rates that they shall bring in show what estat of catell horse cind or swine and if any do not bring in all what they leve out shall be forfited the on half to the town and the other half to him or them that give intilegence conserning any that shall be defecent provided it be aprov by thos that give inteligence.
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 1.)
[DEED. JOHN GOSBY TO JAMES MILLS.]
[1663, Nov. 27.]
Be it known to all men by thes presents that wee John and Mary Gosby of Huntington one Long Island ffor a valuable consideration have bargened and sould and by
official power was exerted in most of the towns to compel a support of the established church by taxation. They never succeeded in this as to Huntington, though Episcopalians, Quakers and others bitterly complained that they were com- pelled to pay taxes on their property to support a Puritan church. The struggle against compulsory taxation for the support of any particular church establishment continued until it was finally overthrown and church divorced from the state. -C. R. S.]
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thes prsents doe bargin sell and deliver, unto James Mills of Hipscoebay in James River in virgina all oure Right, title and Intrest that wee have or had in oure new Dwelling house, and home, Lott in the afforsaid towne, bounded one the south with the Lott of Samuell Titus, on the west with the woods one the North with the Lott belonging to wattels & on the east with the Highway, together with all Rights priveleges accomondations proffites and Revenues belong- ing there to deriving there from as alsoe a sectsond parsell of Ground about three akers being and Lying in the west Commons ffield belonging to the said towne, being bounded one the south with such a parsell of land belonging to Tho. Brush of the sade towne & on the north with shuch a par- sell of Ground belonging Caleb Curwithy of the sade towne and one the easte & west with the ffence of the sade ffield, as alsoe a certayne parsell of Meddowe on the south side of the Island to the number of twelve akers lying in three parsells that is to say ffour Akers on the west neck bounded on the cast ward with the medoe belonging to Timmothy Conkling & to the west ward with the Crick and fowr akres of Meddoe on the next neck to the estward lying betwext the meddoe belonging to Steven Jarvis and Josiah Latten and alsoe fower akers one the second Neck to the Eastward of the west neck bounded one the est with Timothy Conklin, Meddow & to the west ward with wattles his Meddow all which the afforsaid Lands Meddows, housengs and accom- mendations and preveleges we the affore saide John & Mary doe by these p'sents sell alinate and estrange from us our hires, executors & administrators all our right, title and Intrest unto the affores said James Mills his hires exsecutors administrators and assignes to have and to hould ffor ever and we doe allso by these p'sents Ingage our selves oure heires executors, administrators & asignes to save harmless and Indemnefied the said Mills his hires, executors, admin_ istrators & asignes ffrom any person or persons what so ever who may or shall lay any Clame or title to the af. said house
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or Land or any parsell of the afore sade Land to the In. demnefieng the sade Mills or his sucksessors in his or eithere or quiett possesion of the afore sade Lands or hous in wittnes whareof wee have here unto sett our hands and seles the twenty seventh day of November one thousand six hundred Sixty and three. The Mark of JOHN Xand
sealed, signed and delivered in p'sents of WILLIAM LUDLAM
MARY X GOSBY*
EDWARD CONQUEST (Court Rec., p. 55-6.)
[DEED. JOHN STRICKLAND TO GABRIEL FINCH.]
[1663, Dec. 2.]
March the 2 : 1663 :
Be it known unto all men by these p'sents that I John stiklan, widower, of the towne of Crafford, alias Jemeco, on long Iland, have bargnd & sould and by these p'sents doe bargin and sell unto gabriell Finch, all my acomeda- tions in huntington, onely my halfe neck of meddow, ex- cepted : I say have sould to him, his eyers, exseketers, ad- minestrators and assigns, all my right and titell of house, house lott, barn yards, garden, frute trees, with all previli- ges and apurtenances thereto belonging, lying and being betwixt Thomas Scidmore and the lott yt was formerly
[*John Gosbee came from Southampton to Huntington before 1658. He was sent with others by this town that year to pro- cure the confirmation of the deed by the Matinecocks of the "first purchase," but arriving after Wyandance had given his ratification to another deed, of a part of the same lands, the mission failed. His home lot seems to have been in West Neck .- C. R. S.]
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Joseph Smiths : with all Right of Comonage and meddow as namely : a lott of meddow upon the neck called negun- tetake, contayning six acars more or less, lying betwixt the lott yt was formerly Thomas Smiths and william ludlams, and also what shall fall to the share of a third lott upon the east neck, with all previliges thereunto belonging, except before excepted, with waranty against, me my eyers, exec- utors, adminestrators and assigns or any other clayming any right titell or interest to any part or parcell thereof In witness whereof I have sett my hand and seale the day and yere first above writen.
Witness THOMAS BENNYDICK
ZECHARIAH WALKER
JOHNX STIKLAN [Scal] his mark
(File No. 37.)
[TOWN MEETING.] 1
[1663, Dec. 7.]
at a towne meeting the 7th of desember 1663 at goodman finches house it was a greed to prevente the great damage don that at the south to the medowes by swine that every man shall do his best in dever to fech home and kepeing his swine between this day and this day to night and in cace he or they can not find them if after warde they be found in or about the medowes by ani other thay bringing intelygence to the owner of them thay shall have ten shilling of the owner of the swine for thare labor and the owner fourth with the next day shall go or send to fech them home and in case such swine as are feched home returne to the south againe the owner shall pay to thos as bring inteligence as such fine exprest and in case the own- er do not forthwith upon inteligence given fech his
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swine hom from the south for every such swine found at the south 2 days after inteligence given
to the owner, there shall be ten shilling forfit which the owner of the swine shall pay ; five shillings to him or them that find them at the south after notice given and the other five shillings shall be the town's, to dispose of as they think good.
[Copy from original bound with the C. Records.] .
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 1-3.)
[DEED. JOHN WESTCOTT TO THOMAS POWELL.]
[1663, Dec. 8.]
Know all men by these p'sents that I John Westcott lat of fairfield Bargained and sold and doe by these p.sents make over from mee my heirs executors administrat's and assignes for ever to Tho. powell* his heyers executors administrat™s
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