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CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
John Hopping entereth for his ear mark an ell on the under side of the left ear and a crop on the same ear, and two half pennies on the under side of the right ear. Entered Septem- ber 10th, 1745, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Jonathan Baker entereth for his son David's ear mark an
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ell on the under side of each ear and one half penny on the upper side of the right ear.
Jonathan Baker entereth for his son Jonathan's ear mark an ell on the under side of each ear and one half penny on the upper side of the left ear .. The two last above ear marks were entered January 2d, 1745, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 14 .- 1746, March the 26th, the trustees of Easthampton and John Parsons hath made an exchange of land, viz : John Parsons hath the liberty of fencing and im- proving the highway forever that was laid out running from the north corner of the parsonage land near the mouth of the Three Mile Harbor, near Mr. Gardiner's meadow, running down to a flaggy hole, and from thence to the head of Hog creek, being about eight acres, always provided that the said Parsons, his heirs and assigns, allow Timothy Miller, his heirs and assigns forever, to have a passing highway to his land for foot, horse, cart or driving cattle to his land lying southwest of Hog creek, and in consideration of which the said John Parsons hath thrown out of his land which said Parsons had of Isaac Mulford and Edward Huntting, containing about eight acres lying near the mouth of said Three Mile Harbor, adjoining to the land of the said John Parsons, in a triangular piece, which land the said John Parsons giveth upon exchange with the Trustees of East Hampton for the use of the parson- age forever. It is joing to the parsonage land that was laid out at the aforesaid place.
The above written was entered in this book by order of the abovesaid parties, namely, John Parsons and Capt. Matthew Mulford. Entered by
CORNELIUS CONKLING, Town Clerk.
Book of marks, page 29 .- Henry Dayton enters for his ear
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mark a crop on each ear, it being the mark that formerly be- longed to his grandfather, Samuel Dayton.
Entered March 27th, 1746, by
CORNELIUS CONKLING, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 25 .-- At a Town meeting April 1st, 1746, it being our election day, was then chosen for trustees, consta- bles, assessors, &c., as followeth :
Mr. David Gardiner, Daniel Osborn,
Mr. Thomas Chatfield,
Thomas Mulford,
Jeremiah Mulford,
Capt. Nathaniel Baker,
Burnet Miller,
Lion Gardiner,
Jeremiah Conkling, Jr.
Timothy Mulford,
Joseph Osborne, William Hedges, Jr.
Beriah Dayton, Jr. and John Parsons the 3d were chosen constables.
Elisha Conkling and Thomas Talmage were chosen assessors.
Nathaniel Dominy, Jr. was chosen collector.
Cornelius Conkling, Jr. was chosen supervisor.
Nathaniel Dominy, Daniel Dayton and Eliphelet Stretton were chosen surveyors of the highways.
Book E, page 40 .- Whereas there is some difference be- tween the proprietors of Montauk and the Montauk Indians concerning the said Indians improving some part of the said land, and for the ending of said difference the proprietors of Montauk being assembled together April 1st, 1746, and did then agree by major vote that the Trustees have full power to agree with said Indians on all differences concerning their improving of part of said land.
It was also agreed on by major vote on the day above said, that the Trustees have full power to build and to set up a house on Montauk for a man to live in to keep the sheep from going to eastwatd of the Fort Pond.
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It was agreed on by major vote of the proprietors of the undivided lands in the bounds of this town, on the day above said, that the Trustees have full power to lay out a division of land out of or on this town commons.
Whereas Luke Pritchit and Stephen Cooper did on the day abovesaid make their request to the proprietors for this town, that they would grant to each of them a small quantity of land for each of them to set an house on, somewhere on the town commons, and did then agree by major vote to leave it to the Trustees to do and act in that matter as shall see cause.
Book E, page 95 .- We the Commissioners chosen by major vote of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton, in the year of our Lord 1745, to survey and lay out and regulate or alter highways for the benefit of the town as we should think fit, according as an act for that purpose directs us ; and by the authority given us in said act of As- sembly, we proceed and lay out and regulate and alter the highwars hereafter mentioned, as shall be hereunder ex- pressed, viz :
The highway to Amagansett we altered, turned along on the north ends of Thomas Mulford's and Jeremiah Mulford's Pantigo closes, four poles wide, then to run straight across the plain or level land to the old road again as it is staked out.
Then the road called Abraham's Road, to the Three Mile Harbor, we altered, running straight from the Amagansett closes, four poles wide as staked out.
Then laid out a highway from Nathan Miller's, southeast of his home lot, four poles wide along by the side of said lot, then three poles wide, to run towards Jonathan Conklin's bars. And a highway by Nathan Miller's close, from his middle bars to the Springs, two poles wide in the narrow place but wider in the middle, as it is staked out; then to run
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round the said Jonathan Conklin's corner, we made it four poles wide from Jonathan Conklin's, Aaron Fithian's and Henry Hudson's fences, as it is staked out to the Amagansett closes highway, then straight from Henry Hudson's northwest corner to Gideon Hedges' west corner, of his little north close, four poles wide as staked out.
Then a highway four poles wide straight from Accabonac highway to the Fire Place highway, between the 37th and 3Sth lots, in this present division, (3 acre division) as staked out.
Then after the Trustees had granted Nathaniel Dominy all the land from his close below Lily Hill to Mr. Huntting's close on the hill, and all the land from the hollow that runs across to the Harbor highway to Seth Parsons' close, and along on the west side of Seth Parsons' close to the bars still adjoining to the Harbor highway, upon consideration of the said Nathaniel Dominy's laying down a three pole highway across the hither end of his Lily Hill close.
We, the commissioners, have staked the said three pole highway across the said close and to continue three poles wide to the harbor path, as it is staked out by us.
Then we altered the fireplace highway, turning along in the harbor highway until we came to the corner of the land granted to Nathaniel Dominy, then to run across to the old highway three poles wide from the middle of the path each way as it is staked out and so straight up that part of the old highway next to William Conkling's.
Then we altered the Three Mile Harbor highway, laying out a straight highway sixteen poles wide from the northeast corner of William Conkling's close, the west line of the high- way to run straight from the said corner to the southeast cor- ner of Osborn's lot, the east line of the highway to run paral- lel with the west line as it is staked out. All these highways are to be open highways as staked out.
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Then we laid a highway four poles wide from the harbor highway to the fireplace highway adjoining to Mr. Gardiner's round swamp close and the land laid out in the five acre di- vision. Then a straight highway four roles wide straight from the north corner of Nathaniel Dominy's lilly hill close to the southeast corner of Mr. Gardiner's round swamp close, as they are both staked out.
Then a highway ten poles wide northward of the first lot by William Conkling's close, to run straight to Justice Chat- field's, northeast of his close, then to continue ten poles wide to Hand's creek highway as it is left and staked out.
Then we altered northwest highway and made it but two poles wide on the hill against Mr. Gardiner's northwest close, but soon coming to the width as it was formerly laid out as it is now staked out.
Then we laid out a four pole highway along in the path that goes along on the west side of Nathaniel Dominy's lilly hill close, four poles at each end of the said close from the ditch, at other places two poles from the middle of the path on each side.
Then we laid out a four pole highway along on the east side of Nathan Miller's Amagansett close and by part of Wil- liam Hedges' close, then to run eastward along by the south tier of the new lots to the highway called Abraham's high- way. '
We also laid out a highway across Indian well plain six poles wide along by the roadside of John Edward's lot that lies there, and a four pole highway in Jonathan Baker's high land close from Montauk road to said close, and a highway out of the path that goes to Abraham's landing along by the southeast side of Burnet Miller's former addition between the . said addition and the 70th lot in this division, the said high- way to be two poles wide into the north end of the 69th lot, and a highway out of Amagansett highway eastward of the
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17th lot to William Hedges' land that joins to Nathan Mil- ler's close two poles wide. All these last mentioned roads are to be open highways as they are staked out.
Then a highway two poles wide on the west side of Eliphe- let Stratton's Northwest close, from one path to the other' and a two pole highway to Isaac Hedges' bars out of a north - west path straight as it is staked out, with a passage also out of Seth Parsons' close at the path, and a two pole highway along Stephen Hand's path from the northernmost northwest path running southward along by Thomas Mulford's close un- til it meets with the other road as they are all staked out.
Then we the said commissioners do lay out a highway four poles wide across the ends of Thomas Mulford's home lot, Capt. Baker's lot, and so all the lots to Isaac Chatfield's, south- west corner of his lot to the country road.
Then we laid out out a highway six poles wide along the cove hollow through this division as it is staked out. Then a four pole highway across from Sag Harbor highway to the country road. Then we laid out Buckskiln path two poles wide on each side of the middle of the path to be an high- way.
Then we laid out a highway running from Stephen Hand's path to meet the cross highway, then a highway four poles wide between Buckskiln highway and the harbor highway. Then we laid out a highway between the country road and Buckskiln highway to run from Stephen Hand's to meet the cross highway as they are staked out between the tiers of lots.
Then we laid out these three highways at Wainscott, viz : a highway from Obadiah's to the country road as straight as it is laid out which has but one turn in it, which is about 60 poles from Obadiah's house, the path turns a little more east- ward. And one highway along by the Wainscott lots to the ountry road four poles wide in the narrowest place and
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some places wider, as they are staked cut. Then a highway four poles wide running from the west Wainscott against John Talmage's cleared land straight towards Stephen Hand's land by the creek as it is staked out. All the above are to be open highways as staked out.
Then we laid out these passing roads following, to wit : a passing road through the 116th lot for Daniel Dayton and John Dayton to go through, lead horses and drive oxen, but not other cattle or sheep; and a passing road through the same 116th lot for Burnet Miller to pass into his land. They must all enter in at one pair of bars or gate, then go where it is most convenient to their several closes.
Then we laid out a passing road for Daniel Dayton and one for John Dayton to pass to their closes through the 117th lot as they are staked out , and a passing road for Lemuel Hedges to pass to his close, through the 103d lot that adjoins to the said close.
All the highways and roads, both open and passing, which are within mentioned, are laid out or allowed to be and stand for highways, passing or open as it is within specified, until succeeding commissioners shall see fit and convenient to alter the same, as witness our hands.
NATHANIEL DOMINY,
Commis- ELIPHELET STRETTON, sioners.
DANIEL DAYTON,
Page 100 .- We, the commissioners for the time being, do allow the highway that runs across the ends of Thomas Mul- ford's and Capt. Baker's home lots and extends to the west corner of Justice Chatfield's lot, may be fenced according to the town vote, and be only a passing road for the term of one whole year and then to be opened, as witness our hands.
NATHANIEL BAKER, Commis- LION GARDINER, ER, } ComI sioners.
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Marks, page 30 .- Elisha Howell entereth for his ear mark a slope on the under side of the left ear and one half penny on the upper side of the same ear. Entered April 7th, 1746, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Stephen Hedges, Jr., entereth for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and one half penny on cach side of the same ear. Entered April 11th, 1746, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Cierk.
Samuel Merry entereth for his son Samuel's ear mark an ell on the under side of the right ear and a crop on the left ear, and a slit on the same ear. Entered June 3d, 1746, by CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Stephen Hedges entereth for his ear mark one half penny on the under side of each ear and one slit in the right ear. Entered January 2d, 1746, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Marks, page 30 .- Joseph Miller enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and two slits in the same ear.
Entered March 14th, 1746, by
CORNELIUS CONKLIN, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 25 .- At a town meeting held in East Hamp . ton, April 7th, 1747, it being our election day, were then chosen twelve Trustees, two Constables, two Assessors, &c. Aaron Fithian,
Will. Osborn,
Eleazer Miller, Will. Hedges,
Cornelius Conkling, Jr.
Samuel Parsons, Jr.
Stephen Hedges,
Nathan Dayton,
John Parsons the 4th,
Capt. Matthew Mulford,
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Josiah Miller, Jeremiah Osborn.
Beriah Dayton and Simon Conkling were chosen constables. Jeremiah Mulford and John Mulford were chosen assessors.
Nathan Conkling and John Huntting were chosen overseers of the poor.
Jonathan Stratton was chosen collector.
Recompence Sherril, Jr. and Seth Parsons were chosen fence viewers.
Capt. Nathaniel Baker, Lion Gardiner and Thomas Mul- ford, surveyors of highways.
Cornelius Conkling, Jr. was chosen supervisor.
Burnet Miller was chosen town clerk.
The Freeholders and Proprietors of East Hampton being legally met and assembled together, April 7th, 1747, did then agree by major vote that all horse kind that shall be found grazing on Montauk for the time and term of one whole year from the date abovesaid, not having right or not being duly listed and entered according to the order of the Trustees of this town, shall be and are liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horse kind so impounded paying five shillings current money for each horse kind so impounded.
On the pay abovesaid it was also agreed on by major vote of the proprietors of Montauk that it is and shall be lawful to impound all neat cattle that shall be found grazing on Mon- tauk not having right or not being entered according to the the order of the Trustees, for the time of one whole year from the date abovesaid, according as it shall be stinted, the owner or owners of all neat cattle so impounded paying five shillings for each neat beast so impounded.
Page 25g .- On the day abovesaid it was agreed upon by major vote of the proprietors abovesaid, that it is and shall be lawful to impound all swine that shall be found grazing on
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Montauk without liberty from the Trustees of this town for the time of one whole year from the date abovesaid, the own- er or owners of all swine so impounded paying three shillings for each swine so impounded, the Indians' swine only except- ed, they not exceeding their number.
On the day abovesaid it was also agreed on by major vote of the proprietors abovesaid, that it is and shall be lawful to impound all sheep that shall be found grazing on Montauk for the time of one whole year from the date abovesaid, not having right for the same and not being duly entered or listed according to the stent, the owner or owners of all sheep so impounded paying six pence for each sheep so impounded.
On the day abovesaid it was agreed on by major vote that it is and shall be lawful to impound all horse kind, neat cattle sheep or swine that shall be found grazing in the fatting field, not having right for the same or without liberty from the Trustees, the owner or owners of all neat cattle, sheep or swine so impounded paying five shillings for each horse kind, five shillings for each neat beast, three shillings for each swine and six pence for each sheep so impounded, and two shillings for each weaned calf that shall be found grazing in the fatting field pasture not having right or without liberty from the Trustees, if impounded,
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that the fence at the hither end of Montauk, is to begin at common high water mark at the south sea, and so to run across to the north sea or Sound, said fence to be three feet and ten inches high from the south sea to the Sound, and to continue run- ning into the water, until the water is three feet deep at the end of said fence, shall be accounted a sufficient and lawful fence.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid, that four weaned calves shall be equal to one neat beast in the fat- ting field.
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Also agreed on by major vote that no person or persons shall cut down or in any way destroy or carry off Montauk any timber, fencing stuff or wood for the term of one whole hear from the date abovesaid, without liberty from the Trus- tees.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid, that all small stone horses running or ranging on Montauk having two winters over them, are liable to be gelt after the 25th day of April. Atter the date abovesaid the owner or owners of all horses gelt as abovesaid paying according to the act of Assembly made and provided for that intent.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid that if any horse kind be legally impounded off of Montauk at any time within the term of one whole year from the date, and the owner or owners thereof cannot be found in forty-eight hours after their being impounded according to said vote, or no person will appear in that time any pay the poundage as abovesaid, that in such case all such horse kind so impounded may be sold at a public outcry, and after the poundage and charges of sale be deducted the overplus to be returned to the owner if he can be found. Or if any person have notice given him or them, may be sold in manner as abovesaid.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid that if any horse kind, neat cattle, sheep or swine be found grazing in the Indian field after the said field is shut up until the fat- ting cattle be put into said field, excepting the Indians' own creatures, they not exceeding their number, may be impound- ed, the owners of all such neat cattle or horse kind paying five shillings for each neat beast or horse kind so impounded ; such creatures only excepted having liberty from the trustees of this town.
Also it was agreed upon by major vote that the trustees have full power to agree with a man to keep at the hither end of Montauk to take an account of the neat cattle and other
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creatures that are to be put on said land for the time of one year from the date abovesaid and no longer.
Also agreed upon by major vote on the day abovesaid that one horse kind shall go on Montauk in room of two neat cat- tla for the year ensuing.
Also it was agreed by major vote on the day abovesaid, 72 neat cattle be the full number to go on Montauk to one whole share for the year ensuing.
Also it was agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid that 7 sheep shall go on Montauk in the room of one neat beast.
Also it was agreed by major vote on the day abovesaid that the trustees of this town have and shall have full power to manage Montauk as to fencing, stenting or pasturing Mon- tauk or any part thereof as they shall order and appoint for the time of one whole year from the date abovesaid.
Also it was agreed upon by major vote that the trustees have full power to agree with a man to keep the fatting field at Montauk for the time of one year from the date abovesaid, Entered per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, Page 463 .- A record of lands laid out pursuant to the trustees' order, called the Three Acre Division, laid out in three lots to 1 allotment of commonage, and so mated or put together in order to make them as equal as they could in goodness before the lots were drawn by Nathaniel Dominy, Jun., Jeremiah Mulford, and other assistants. The said lots were drawn the thirtieth day of March, annoq'dm 1747.
The first, hundred and seventeenth, and hundred and thirty- fifth lots :
No 1. Was drawn by Capt. Nathaniel Baker, 13 acres of
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commonage. Bounded east by the harbor highway, south partly by William Conkling's land and partly by Jeremiah Mulford's home lot, west by Judge Chatfield's land, north by a ten pole highwat, containing 13 acres.
117. Lying at the cove hollow. Bounded northeast by a highway, southeast by the hundred and sixteenth lot and joining to John Dayton and Daniel Dayton's to the south, southwest by the hundred and fifteenth lot, northwest by the cove hollow highway, containing 13 acres.
135. Lying joining to the country road against Wainscott. Bounded east by the hundred and thirty-fourth lot, south by partly by John Talmage's land and partly a highway, west by the hundred and thirty-eighth lot, north by the country road, containing 10 acres.
The second, hundred and thirty-fourth, and ninety-ninth lots were drawn by David Conkling, 64 acres and 36 poles of commonage; John Edwards, 4 acres ; Henry Conkling, 2} acres ; Eliphelet Stratton, 4 poles of commonage.
No. 2 lot. Bounded east by the harbor highway, south by a ten pole highway, west by the middle highway, north by the fourth lot, containing 13 acres.
134th lot. Bounded east by the hundred and thirty-third lot, south partly by a highway and partly by John Talmage's land, west by the hundred and thirty-fifth lot, north by the country road, containing 10 acres.
99th lot. Lying on the brushy plain to the north of the tan creek. Bounded east by the ninety-eighth lot, south by a highway, west by the hundredth lot, north by a highway, containing 12 acres.
The third, hundred and thirty-third, and hundredth lots were drawn by Samuel Hedges, nine acres of commonage; Henry Hudson 2, and Daniel Edwards 2 acres.
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No. 3 lot. Bounded east by the harbor highway, south by the second lot, west by the middle highway, north by the fourth lot, containing 13 acres.
133d lot. Bounded east by the hundred and second lot, south by a highway, west by the hundred and thirty-fourth lot, and north by the country road, containing 10 acres.
100th lot. Lying on the brushy plain near the tan creek. Bounded east by the ninety-ninth lot, south by a highway, west by the hundred and first lot, north by a highway, con- taining 13 acres.
Page 47 .- The fourth, hundred and thirty-second, and hun- dred and thirteenth lots were drawn by Thomas Mulford, 124 acres and 343 poles of commonage ; Elisha Mulford, ¿ acre and 5g poles.
No. 4 lot. Bounded east by the harbor highway, south by the third lot, west by the middle highway, north by the fifth lot, containing 13 acres.
132d lot. Bounded east by the hundred and thirty-first lot, south by a highway, west by the hundred and thirty-third lot, north by the country road, containing 10 acres.
113th lot. Bounded east by the highway that runs across the ends of the home lots, south by the country road, west by the cove hollow highway, north by the hundred and fourteenth lot, containing 13 acres.
The fifth, hundred and fourteenth, and hundred and thirty- sixth lots were drawn by Josiah Miller, 11 acres of common- age; Thomas Filer, 1 acre ; Susanna Loper, 1 acre.
No. 5 lot. Bounded east by the harbor highway, south by the ofurth lot, west by the middle highway, north by the forty-seventh lot, containing 13 acres.
114th lot. Bounded east by a highway that runs across the end of the home lot, south by the hundred and thirteenth lot,
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west by the cove hollow highway, north partly by the hun- dred and fifteenth lot and joining or surrounds Burnet Miller's land partly, containing 13 acres.
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