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quired of Massachusetts in 1662 "the repeal of the laws which restricted the privilege of voting and term of office to church members, and the substitution of a property qualification in- stead" and "finally the admission of all persons of honest lives to the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's supper." Hil- dreth's Hist. of U. S. Vol. 1, p. 455. Although church mem- bership was never required as a qualification for voting in East-Hampton, the halfway covenant travelled there from Massachusetts and Connecticut, and out of the desire for bap- tism of the children grew in the favor of parents. The steady, serene, persistent opposition of Jonathan Edwards to this now discarded "covenant" evoked a storm that drove him from Northampton.
The records of Huntting evince his intense interest in the progress of this church building. With exultation he records among infant baptism, "171S May 25th, a daughter of Cor. Conkling Jr. Mary, Cornelius Conkling's Jr. daughter ye first baptized child iu ye new meeting house, June 22nd, a daughter of Sam Parsons Jr., Hannah. Sam Parsons child ye, first baptized child in ye alley by ye deacons seat after ye pulpit was raised and ye deacons seat put up." Thus this father took the halfway covenant and as thereby entitled on the same day presented for baptism his infant daughter Han- nah. There is a tradition that all the persons in the town liable to military duty were summoned and present at the church, and that seated on the sills, they filled the whole square of the foundation.
At first there were benches for seats in the church building. On the outsides these were replaced by large square wains- cotted pews capped on top. Opposite the door on the south- west was the high pulpit in the middle of the northeast side, so high that Minister Huntting as stated records, "it was raised." Over it hung the sounding board. The galleries were reached by stairways on each side of this door, and afterwards
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a second gallery was constructed at the ends over those first built, which in the renovation of 1822 were taken down. The women were seated at the eastand men at che west end, see p. 387. The door in the southwest side was closed in the reno- vation of 1822 and doors constructed at the west end opening into the vestibule, the centre of which was furnished with seats and the eastern arched opening thereof looked towards the high pulpit on the east end. This middle portion of the vestibule partitioned by itself was devoted to the sole occu- pation of colored people. At each corner near the doors, stairways wound from the doors up to a similar vestibule, the centre whereof was the bell and clock tower, and the sides by doors opened into the galleries, the northeastern gallery being set apart for the women, the southwestern for the men, Two wide aisles below ran from the vestibule to the pulpit stairs. The pulpit was long, narrow, with a semi-circular enlarge- ment in the centre of its panelled front, where the minister stood and was surmounted with the pulpit leaf and cushion thereon, and bible on that.
Four tall round pillars supported the pulpit. Between the pulpit stairs, at its ends, was the deacon's seat, in front of that the communion table, a simple leaf of cherry tree wood turned up on hinges when used, when not so turned down. The double row of narrow seats between the aisles after benches were removed were called slips. The pews on the sides and at the pulpit ends were untouched and remained the same to the end, occupied by the same families and their descendants sometimes for nearly a hundred years until they were rented yearly near the commencement of the present century. The galleries about S feet high with braces framed in the posts rested on round turned pillars Over them the wall was finished at right angles from the sides starting at the eaves, then between the galleries and over the pulpit the wall was arched. This church of 1717, graceful, symmetric, solid, enduring, stood until some time after 1861, nearly one hundred and fiftyyears, when the present church was constructed. On
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its taking down, the main timbers and most of the structure were sound, massive and easily susceptible of standing another century and a half. Jonathan T. Gardiner Esq., has largely and kindly contributed many foregoing facts to whom there- for and for other valuable historic contributions due ac- knowledgment is made. He states that on the demolition of this venerated structure on its southwestern side the old door posts were found and the holes wherein had been driven the hooks on which the doors hung. The pastor, Rev. S. L. Mershon, preached his last sermon in this church September 1st, 1861, from the text Psalm 44, vs. 1. "We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old." Five generations of men had worshipped in their simple sincere way within the walls of this church. They had attested the earnestness of prayer, the agony of contrition, the depth of penitence, the entirety of consecration, the sublimity of faith, the presence and power of the Eternal Spirit. Grave, thoughtful, sincere, these worshippers
"Ask no organ's soulless breath To drone the themes of life and death ; No altar candie lit by day, No ornate wordsman's rhetoric play ; No cool philosophy of speech To double tasked idolaters, Themselves their gods and worshippers."
In the devotion of this colony to the cause of human free- dona, to the industrial and mechanic arts ; to the education of the youth, to the promotion of virtue, to the worship of Je- hovah, her ancient records certify in words the most positive and clear. The stock from whence they sprang was of the choicest blood of their fatherland. By inheritance they claimed the institutions of freemen. Ancestral piety had consecrated to God, themselves and their posterity forever. Their free birthright, their schools of instruction, their church of the everliving God, they must transmit in their purity to coming generation's. "Who would wish that his country's ex-
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S istence had otherwise begun. Who would desire the power of going back to the ages of fable ? Who would wish for an ori- gin obscured in the darkness of antiquity ? Who would wish for other emblazoning of his country's heraldry or other orna- ments of her genealogy, than to be able to say, that her first existence was with intelligence, her first breath the inspira- tion of liberty, her first principle the truth of divine religion ?" Bridge-Hampton, December 15th, 1SSS.
H. P. HEDGES.
RECORDS -OF THE-
Town of East-Hampton, L. I. - -: 0: -
Book A, page 213 .- (Abstract). Know all men by these presents, that I, Joshua Garlick, of the town of East-Hamp- ton, in the county of Suffolk, upon the island of Nassaw, in the province of New-York, in America, weaver, for a good and valuable consideration to me in hand paid, by Jacob Schellinx of the same place, have sold, and confirmed unto the said Jacob Schellinx, and do by these presents fully, free- ly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, infeoff and confirm unto him, his heirs and assigns forever, one-quarter part of a fifteen acre allotment in this town's commons, the said whole allotment being fifteen acres, as it stands upon the record to my grandfather, Joshua Garlick, deceased; as also half the land that shall be laid to the said allotment in this division of land that is already agreed to be laid out, to have and to hold forever and do warrant. As witness my hand and seal this ninth day of April, 1701.
the mark of
JOSHUA I GARLICK. [L.s.]
In presence of
THOMAS DIBELL, THOMAS WHEELER.
The aforesaid Joshua Garlick came before mne the same day and did acknowledge the above.
JOSIAH HOBART.
The above written is a true copy extracted out of the orig- inal, and compared therewith by
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
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Book G, page 302 .- (Abstract). To all christian people to whom these presents come, know ye, that I, Thomas Os- borne, of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, on the island of Nassaw, in the province of New-York, yeoman, for and in consideration of the love, good-will and affection for which I bear towards my loving brother, Edward Osborne, formerly of East-Hampton, of the county and province above said, but now of Elizabeth Town, in the province of East Jersey, yeoman, have given and granted unte my well- beloved brother, Edward Osborne and his heirs forever, a certain parcel of land lying at Georgica, in the neck of land commonly called the Hither Neck, belonging to the town of East-Hampton, bounded as follows . On the east by Benja- min Osborne, and west by Georgica pond, and each side by common land, it being six acres, more or less ; and another piece of land lying at the east end of the abovesaid Benjamin Osborne, his land bounding it on the west, on the east and eastwardly by common land, and so on each side this piece containing three acres, be it more or less, the whole being about nine acres, to have and to hold forever and do warrant. As witness my hand and seal, in East-Hampton, this tenth day of May, 1701.
THOMAS OSBORNE. [L.s.]
In presence of
CALEB OSBORNE, her
ELIZABETH T MEKER. mark
The 20th day of September, 1701, Thomas Osborne came before me and did acknowledge the above.
Test JOSIAH HOBART.
A true copy compared per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
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Book G, page 93 .- (Abstract). Know all men by these presents, that I, William Edwards, of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, upon the island of Nassaw, in the province of New-York, in America, yeoman, for and in consideration of the sum of forty shillings to me in hand paid by Thomas Edwards, of the same place, yeoman, have sold and confirmed unto the said Thomas Edwards, his heirs and assigns forever, one-twelfth part of that twenty acres allotment in the com- mons that did belong unto the lot upon which I now dwell, in this town of East-Hampton, together with all liberties, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or any ways appertaining. To have and to hold forever and do warrant. As witness my hand and seal this sixteenth day of May, 1701.
WILLIAM EDWARDS. [L.S.]
In presence of
EPHRAIM EDWARDS, JOHN EVANS.
The day aforesaid William Edwards came before me and did acknowledge the above.
JOSIAH HOBART.
A true copy compared per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
Book A, page 100 .- (Abstract). This Indenture, made the second day of June, 1701, between Nathaniel Baker, of the town of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, upon the Island of Nassaw, in the government of New-York, in America, yeoman, of the one party, and Joshua Garlick, of the same place, weaver, on the other party, witnesseth that the said Nathaniel Baker for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds to him in hand paid by Joshua Garlick afore- said hath sold and confirmed unto the said Joshua Garlick,
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and to his heires and assigns forever, eight acres and one- quarter of land, be the same more or less, lying in the bounds of East-Hampton aforesaid, near a place called Amagansett, as it was laid out in the last division of land in this town, bounded with the land of Jacob Schellinx to the north- eastward, with a highway to the northwestward, the land of Mr. John Gardiner to the south-eastward, and the town's highway or common land to the south-westwards. To have and to hold forever, and do warrant. As witness his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
NATHANIEL BAKER. [L.S.]
In presence of The mark of THOMAS V BAKER, THEOPHILAS WILLMAN.
The day and year abovesaid Nathaniel Baker came before me and acknowledged the above.
JOSIAH HOBART.
A true copy compared per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
Book G, page 27 .- (Abstract). This Indenture, made the second of June, 1701, between Joshua Garlick, of the town of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, upon the island of Nassaw, in the province of New-York, in America, weaver, of the one party, and Nathaniel Baker, of the same place, . yeoman, of the other party, witneseth, that for and in con- sideration of the sum of eighteen pounds, to the said Joshua in hand paid by the said Nathaniel Baker, hath sold and con- firmed to the said Nathaniel Baker and to his heirs and as- signs forever, thirteen acres of land, be the same more or less, as it lies, near to a place called Amagansett, in the township
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of East-Hampton aforesaid, bounded with the said Nathaniel Baker's land to the south-westwards, a highway to the south- eastwards, the other side and end with the town's common. To have and to hold and do warrant, as witness his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
The mark of
JOSHUA I GARLICK. [L.S.]
In presence of
the mark of THOMAS < BAKER, THEOPHILAS WILLMAN. The day abovesaid Joshua Garlick came before me and did acknowledge the above.
JOSIAH HOBART.
A true copy compared per THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
EAST-HAMPTON, June 6th, 1701.
Book A, page 11, also Book 4, page 46 .- Then at a legal Town Meeting it was granted by a majority that, whereas, Ebinezer Leeke having served the town as surveyor, at his request the said town by vote, as aforesaid, did grant that he should have so much land laid out to him as the trustees or such persons as they shall appoint on that behalf with him- self shall agree to, the same to be measured off of the common unto him, his heirs and assigns forever.
THOMAS CHATFIELD,
Town Clerk.
Book 4, page 46 .- June the 6th, 170 !. Then at a legal Town Meeting it was ordered by a major vote that the town
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house, for the use of a school, shall be enlarged]; and by a major vote at said town meeting it was ordered [the enlarge- ment shoulp be performed at the discretion of the trustees.
Also at said Town Meeting it was ordered by a major vote that all persons inhabiting in East-Hampton, being benefited by the common, should all from sixteen years old to sixty, males-servants as well as others-shall all go, on the tenth of this June, and so again on the 17th of inst., to cutting bushes for elearing of the common and highways, and that if the said days or either of them prove foul, they are to perform the same on the next fair day that shall succeed such foul day or days, which days will fall-one, next Tuesday ; and the next day after that come seven nights.
Also Book A, in page 11 .- Also at said Town Meeting it was granted by a major vote, that whereas Constable Ebin- ezer Leeke having served the town as surveyor, at his request the said town by vote, as aforesaid, should have so much land off of the Town Common for satisfaction for said service, as the trustees or those they shall appoint,"with himself shall agree upon, and the same to be to him and his assigns for- ever.
Book 4, page 46 .- John Brooks, for a fourth part of a thirteen acre allotment being omitted in the drawing of lots for a division of land, by which means said Brooks is wanting of three acres of land, it was ordered at said Town Meeting, June 6th, 1701, that Thomas Osborne, jr., and James Hand be the persons appointed to lay out to the said Brooks so much land in some convenient place about Wainscott or Georgica.
The four abovesaid articles is a true record of four several town votes acted on that day.
Attest, THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder,
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June 6th, 1701. It was then Granted by a major vote at a legal Town Meeting, that William Mulford have one acre of land off of the Common adjoining to his house-lot, in lieu of an acre which he should have at or near James Barber's house lot, and on that account the same to remain to him and his assigns forever.
Book 4, page 51 .- Pursuant to said town vote bearing date June the 6th, 1701, the said committee, or the major part of them, namely, Capt. Wheeler, Benjamin Osborne, Thomas Mulford, Nathaniel Baker and Thomas Chatfield did on the 30th day of June, 1701, travel to Montauk, and offer- ea the said Indians a meeting to treat with them concerning said difference, several of them did meet with us there, but would not own there was any difference between them and us, but did generally forbid that the sheep should be beyond the ditch, notwithstanding we offered them that if said sheep did them any damage in their cornfields of any kind what- soever, that we would see it fully made up to them again.
Book of Marks, page 19 .- William Edwards, the son of John Edwards, his ear mark is two half-pennies under the right ear, and one half-penny under the left ear. His brand mark both for neat cattle and horse kind, WE to be set either on the left buttock or on the left horn. Entered, July the 12th, 1701, by
THOMAS CHATFIELD,
Recorder.
(Crossed)
Book G, page 5 .- (Abstract). Know ye, that I, Ephraim Edwards, of East-Hampton, on Long Island, in the County of Suffolk, within the province of New-York ; for divers good causes, me thereunto moving, and more especially for a val
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uable consideration to the sum of forty pounds current money already in hand by me received of and from Samuel Mulford, of East Hampton, county and province abovesaid, have bar- gained and sold unto Samuell Mulford all that my three acres of land and house thereon erected, iying and being in the Indian well hollow, being bounded on the north by the highway before Jacob Schellinx door, on the east by Jere- miah Miller's land, on the south by Jacob Schellinx his land, and west by a highway, all which part and parcel of that three acres of land, with every parcel thereof, with the house, privileges and appurtenances, benefits and profits thereunto belonging. To have and to hold forever without molesta- tion. As witness my hand and seal at East-Hampton, this eleventh of August, 1701.
EPHRAIM EDWARDS. [L.s.] In presence of us JOHN MULFORD, THOMAS CHATFIELD.
The day aforesaid Ephraim Edwards came before me and did acknowledge the above.
JOSIAH HOBART.
A true copy compared per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
Book G, page 28 .- (Abstract). This Indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of August, 1701, between Ephraim Ed- wards, of the town of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, upon the island of Nassaw, in the province of New- York, in America, yeoman, of the one part, and Nathaniel Baker, of the same place, weaver, of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Ephraim Edwards for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds to him in hand paid by the said Nathan- iel Baker, hath sold and confirmed unto the said Nathanie
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Baker, his heirs and assigns forever, Fifteen acres of land, be the same more or less, lying at a place called Amagansett, in the township aforesaid ; bounded with the land of the said Nathaniel Baker to the northeastward upon one side of it, and with the land of William Edwards to the southeastward, being one end of it, and the other side and end bounded with the town highways : To have and to hold forever and doth warrant. As witness his hand and seal the year and day first above written.
EPHRAIM EDWARDS. [L.s.]
In presence of
EBINEZER LEEKE, JOHN LUPTON.
Whereas the abovesaid fifteen acres of land was given unto Ephraim Edwards by my grandfather, William Edwards, de- ceased, with condition that if he died without issue, then the said land to fall to me, William Edwards, jr., and to my heirs : Now know all men by these presents, that I, the said William, for good considerations, me thereunto moving, do for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, release and acquit the said engagement that lays upon the said land or any part thereof, freely and voluntarily, for myself and my heirs, I consent to the sale aforesaid ; and do for myself, my heirs and assigns forever, quit claim of any right, title or in- terest in the said land ; and do resign up unto the said Na- thaniel Baker whatever right, title or interest myself, my heirs have or may or may seem to have in the above prem- ises, to be wholly and clearly unto the said Nathaniel Baker, and to his heirs and assigns forever as attest my hand and seal the day and year first above written,
WILLIAM EDWARDS. [L.s.]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us.
EBINEZER LEEKE, JOHN LUPTON.
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Know all men by these presence, that I, Thomas Edwards, being eldest son to the eldest son of William Edwards, form- erly deceased, and so heir-in-law to my said grandfather, William Edwards. I do by these presents own and consent to the sale of abovesaid fifteen acre of land, by Ephraim Ed- wards unto Nathaniel Baker, and do by these presents, for myself, my heirs and assigns forever, quit any manner of claim to the same or any part thereof, hereby for myself and my heirs forever : Ratifying and confirming the said land and privileges unto the said Nathaniel Baker and to his heirs and assigns forever, as witness my hand and seal, ye day and year first above written.
THOMAS EDWARDS. [L.S.]
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
EBINEZER LEEKE, JOHN LUPTON.
The 29th day of August, 1701, the above subscribed, Ephraim Edwards, William Edwards and Thomas Edwards came before me, and each of them for themselves acknowl- edged their several parts in above instrument to be their act and deed.
JOSIAH HOBART.
The above written is a true copy of the three several in- struments above specified extracted out of their originals and compared therewith per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
Book A, page 215 .- (Abstract). This Indenture, made the eighth day of September, between Ephraim" Edwards, of the town of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, upon
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the island of Nassaw, in the province of New-York, in Amer- ica, yeoman, of the one part, and Anthony Ludlam, of South- ampton, in the said county, weaver, of the other part, wit- nesseth that the said Ephraim Edwards, for divers good causes and considerations, him thereunto moving. But more especially for the sum of thirty and three pounds six shillings and eight pence, to him in hand paid by the said Anthony Ludlam : Hath bargained and sold unto the said Anthony Ludlam and to his heirs and assigns forever : one-third part of that whole share throughout Montauk, which did formerly belong unto William Edwards, of said East-Hampton, de- ceased, together with one-third part of all liberties and priv- ileges of the Indians' land thereunto belonging or any ways appertaining. To have and to hold forever and do warrant. As witness his hand and seal the day above written, A. D. 1701.
EPHRAIM EDWARDS. [L.S. ]
In presence of
THOMAS DIBELL, WILLIAM ROSE.
Sarah, the wife of the said Ephraim Edwards, did the day aforesaid, before me, quit claim and resign up her inter- est to the said premises unto the said Anthony Ludlam, his heirs and assigns.
JOSIAH HOBART, Justice of Peace.
Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Edwards, of East-Hampton abovesaid, being eldest son to the eldest son of the aforesaid William Edwards, deceased, and as his heir- in-law, do hereby allow of the said bargain and sale from Ephraim Edwards unto Anthony Ludlam in every part there- of and do by these presents, for myself, my heirs and assigns
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forever, fully, freely and absolutely release and quit all man- ner of claim to the above bargained premises, hereby resign- ing up unto the said Anthony Ludlam, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, claim or interest that I, myself, my heirs, have or may have, or any ways seem to have by inheritance or any other ways. Attest my hand and seal this 8th day of September, 1701.
THOMAS EDWARDS. [L.s.]
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
THOMAS DIBELL, WILLIAM ROSE.
The 8th day of September, 1701, Ephraim Edwards and Thomas Edwards, who are the subscribers to their several parts abovesaid, came before me, Josiah Hobart, Justice of the Peace, and owned their several hands and seals set thereunto as their own hands and seals.
JOSIAH HOBART.
The above written deed of sale, and also the above written release as true copies extracted out of the original and com- pared therewith, per
THOMAS CHATFIELD, Recorder.
Book G, page 92 .- (Abstract). Know all men by these presents, that whereas I, Ephraim Edwards, am possessed of an eighth part of a share of Montauk, which is part of that half share that was given by the town of East-Hampton unto Nathaniel Foster, and come to me by the last will and testa- ment of my father, Thomas Edwards, deceased. Now know ye that for good causes and considerations, me thereunto moving, I, the said Ephraim Edwards, do for myself, my heirs and assigns forever, quit claim unto and surrender up to
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Thomas Edwards, of the town of East-Hampton, and to his heirs forever, all the right, title and interest that I have, or any way seem to have, either myself or my heirs, in the said eighth part of a share at Montauk aforesaid; as witness my hand and seal this eighth day of September, 1701.
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