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May 25 1659, Mr Ogden acknowledges that hee hath sould vnto Ellis Cooke and Isaac Willman the division of Sagapon- ack at mecox that was formerly Goodman Whites, which lieth for two aeres,
At the same time Mr Iohn Ogden acknowledgeth hee hath sould vnto Ellis Cook and Isaack Willman one allotment of Sagaponack division numb 32. that was formerly Isaack Will- man allso hee acknowledgeth hee hath sould vnto Ellis and the said Isaac anothr lott that was formerly in the hands of Mr Ioanes at mee cocks, in numb 33, also anothr lot lately in the hands of John Iessnp & Ionas Bour Numb 35, also an acre and half lately in the hands of lohn White and Ionas Bour lying between Edward Ioanes and Isaack Willman,
PAGE 172. Be it knowne vnto all men vnto whome this present wrighting shall come, that I Thomas Topping gent- leman of Southampton doe bind my selfe my heires executors and assigns, to pay or cause to be paid all such damages that shall come to any person or persons yf John Kelly doe not ap- peare at the court to be held in and vpon tuesday next in this towne of Southampton, witnes my hand the 11 day of January 1650
(Kelly makes his appearance according to,)
The Cupping
Autograph of Themas Topping.
* The home lot ot John Oldfield was probably the lot next north of the homestead of Nicho- las White.
W. S. P.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
October the 6th 1659 an action of tresspass vpon the case to be tryed at ye adjourned quarter Court the 7th of this instant, Ellis Cook plf, and Isasek Willman defendant,
October 7, 59 an action of tresspass vpon ye case to be tryed at the said Cort, Capt Topping plf, and Mr Stanburogh, de- fendant
October the 7th at the said adjourned Cort, The jurymen Richard Barret Tho. Sayre Ioshua Barnes, Samuel Barker John Jessup Edmond Shaw, whereof Tho. Sayre and Joshua Barnes are excepted against instead of them is impanelled Sam. Clark and thomas Goldsmith.
PAGE 173. The great plaine fence beginning at the creeke at the west end of the plaine, and every mans proportion ly- ing westward of the number, on ye marked stake.
Poles
feet
No. 0 Thomas Vale cross the water,
0
0
1 Thomas Halsey next the ox pasture and fence 48
12.
2 Mr Robert Fordham
34
02
3 William Payne
14
00
4 Richard Bassett
92
6
5 Isaack Willman
08
1₺
6 Iohn Iagger
06
14
7 Ionas Bower
OG
14
S Widow Briggs but now belonging to Tho. Goldsmith for comoning of oxen
6
9 Obadiah Rogers
21
2
10 Tho. Burnet
23
15
11 Mr Gosmer
34
134
12 Rich. Post
12
12
13 [oshua Barnes
12
7
14 John Cooper Sen
16
16
15 Henry Person
17
62
16 William Rodgers
11
9
17 Mr Stanborough
12
7
1S Sam Dayton
20
8
19 Mr Edward Howell
20
11
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
No.20 George Wood
08
11
21 Ellis Cook
10
8
22 Mr Edward Iones
16
24
23 Thomas Hildreth
08
4
PAGE 1.4 24 Iohn Howell
27
16
25 Mr Richard Smith
0S
08
26 Iohn White
09
15
27 Thomas Sayre
15
15
2S Christopher ffoster
17
6
29 John Bishop
09
15
30 with securing the water fence The. Halsey
10 12
31 Mr Hampton
3
15
Memorandum that the cross fence at the east end of the ox pasture is not recored in the aforesaid acompt, but was sett up by those that have comonidge in the said pasture, with the fore said west end fence, both upon one accmpt, and comes to a length of railes to a payre of oxen .*
PAGE 175. A list of the meadow at the beach or pines No. I being the eastward lottment.
No. 1 John Jessup and Mr Rayner 22 Mr Gosmer
2 Sam. Dayton and Tho. Vale 23 Hemstead
3 John White
24 John Howell
4 Richard Barret 25 Henry Pierson
5 On the island
26 Hemsted
6 Mr Houll
27 Mr Brown & Rob. Mervin
7 Richard Post
28 Ellis Cook
S Mr Iohnes
29
9 Edd. ffarington
30 Hemsted
10 Mr ffordham
31 Tho. Halsey
11 Mr Topping
32
12 Mr Smith
33 Mr Topping
13 Hemsted
34 John Cooper
. The fence here recorded began at what is now known as "Clark's Creek," upon the land owned by the heirs of Capt. Isaac Sayre, and ran on the north side of Captain's neck lane until it eame to about the homestead of Augustus Reeve, it then turned north as far as the South west corner of the parsonage land (now the lot of Henry A. Fordham) and ran along the south side of this tract to the town pond, the parsonage land also included the lot of H A. Fordham on the East side of first neck laue. W. S. P.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
14 Iohn Huell & Isaac Williams 35 Tho. Halsey
15 Tho. Hildreth & Tho. Sayre 36 Wm. Rogers
16 Iones Wood 37 Hemsted
17 Tho. Burnet 3S John Cooper
IS Mr Gosmer, Geo. Wood
39 Tho Sayre
19 Mr Raynor
40 Mr Howell
20 Mr ffordham
41 the towne
21 Hemsted
PAGE 176. feb, 10th 1657 It is agreed by the maior part of the nine men that Christopher ffoster shall have 15s paid unto his hand, to that that hee is already indebted to the towne and hee is to pay the souldiers when their year is up for car- rying armes to the meeting,
At a particular court december 1, 1657 A Iury impanelled to try the case depending betweene Ralph Dayton and Iolin Coopr Iunr,
Richard Barret Obadia Rogers John Ogden
John Iessup Thos. Sayre John Iagger
Isaach Willman Ionas Bouen Ioshua Barnes.
The Iury findeth for the plaintif ye horse and 2s 6d damage with increase of Court charges, Judgement is given by the magistrates acording to the verdict of the jury.
PAGE 177. Acording to an order established by the general Court held in Southampton vpon the 5th of march An. Dom. 1651 the plaine called the little plaine was layd forth in divis- ions for the inhabitants of the said towne, jr Richard Odell ap- oynted for the same, who layd forth the said land in three sev- e,all dividences, one of every three making two acres, which two acres lying in the three dividences aforesaid was laid out to an hundred and fifty pound lott, the said dividences being drawn by the inhabitants by lottery vpon the 20th day of march 1651, The first dividence bounds with his front vpon the pond at the west end of the saide plaine, only a cart way being left betweene the said front and the pond, the reare being butted by the side of the first lot of the third dividence along to the west of the plaine, every lott of the said first dividence facing
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
acording to the mark at the stakes, to Mr. Smith's home lot northward of the said plaine, half an acre in this dividence was layd to every hundred and fifty pound lot.
Mr John Gosnor 400 Ib lots drew Number 17, number 22, out of this a 50 lb lot to be taken
Mr Robert ffordham 300 lb drew No. 3 No. 4
Mr Edward Howell senrr 350, drew No 11, No. 19, and is to have a 50, lot out of his son Edward Howells lot
Edward Howell Jr 100 drew No. 38
Wm Rogers 150 drew No. 16
Capt. Thomas Topping 300 drew No. 18 No 27
Ionas Wood 150 drew No 28
Ioshua Barnes 150 drew No 2
Ellis Cook 100 drew No 26. Samuel Dayton is to have a 50 share out of the same.
Robert Mervin and Mr Brown's lot in all 150 drew No. 21.
Thomas Hildreth 100 drew No 37. George Wood to have a 50 share out of the same
John Cooper Sen 150 drew No 9
Richard Post 100 drew No 40. Thomas Pope to have a 50 share out of the same
Thomas Cooper 150 drew No 12
Mr Thuston Raynor 200 drew No 33, is to have a 50 share out of his son Joseph Raynor
Joseph Rayner 100 drew No 5
Thomas Barret 100 drew umb 30, a 50 to spare
Richard Barret 150 drew no 22
PAGE 178. Mr Edward Howell 150 drew no 34
Mr Josiah Stanborogh 150 drew no 20
lohn White 150 drew no 15
Thomas Vale 100 drew no 13 Wm Barnes is to have a 50 out of the lot
John Howell 200 drew no 24 is to have a 50 out of Isaac Wilmas Henry Pierson 150 drew no S
Thomas Halsey 300 drew no 14 No 23
Isaack Willman 100 drew no 10 John Howell to have 50 ot of it
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Mr, Richard Odell 150 drew no 41
Thomas Sayre 200 drew no 25 and is to have a 50 out of Richard Mills lot
Richard Mills 100 drew no 29
John Iessup 100 drew no 29 a 50 to spare
Mr Smith 150 drew no 36
Thomas Goldsmith 100 drew no 21 a 50 to spare Iohn Loome 100 drew no 6 a 50 to spare.
October 6 1659 at a court it was granted to Mr Edward Ioanes to have 6 acres of ground at the end of Thomas Coop- ers home lot the north side at the rear of his home lot only a highway six poles betwixt to bee layd out by those the towne shall appoint.
PAGE 179. The second dividence of the little plain fronting by the side of the lotts of the first dividence being the north side Mr Richard Smiths home lot a highway being left by the side of the said first dividence which is to the second dividence the south end, being the front, and reereing to the north by the side of first lot running by the pond, half an acre in this divi- dence was staked out to an hundred and fifty pound lot.
PAGE 180. [The list of names of the persons who drew the lots, is the same as that as page 177, S and is omitted.]
PAGE 181. The order of the fence for the little piaine, No Poles feet
No Poles feet
Mr Stanbrogh
3
4
1 Thomas Vale 15 5 2
Wm Barnes
24
2
9 Richard Post 12
5
2
Mr Iones 24
7
2 Thomas Burnet 11 5
2
Mr Gosmer
25 18
Wm Rogers 18 7
Thomas Sayre 30 10
Henry Pierson 20 7
Mr Edward Howell 14 19 9 Iohn White 5
7
father Cooper 4 7
7 Ellis Cooke
23 5
2
Mr ffordham 2 15
Isaac Willman
28 5
2
Ionas Wood
17
7 Richard Mills 22 5
Iohn Howell
16 10
Capt. Topping 19 15
Tho. Halsey
6 15
Richard Barret 9 7
Mr Odell
S
7 John Iessup
33 5 1
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Mr Thurston Rayner31 10
5 2
Mr Smith
1
Edmd Howell
15
7
Joseph Raynor
21
5
Joshua Barnes 9 7 Thomas Cooper 35 7
Thomas Hildreth
34
5
2
Thom, Pope
27
2
9
Robt. Mervin
33
7
Samuel Dayton
10
2
9
George Wood 26 2 9
PAGE 182. At a town meeting when most of the inhabi- tants were met to gethr the persons undernamed did engage to keep the oxen in the oxpasture as folloueth,
Obadiah Rogers one day,
1 Iohn White one dy 11
Mr Roynr & Joseph one day, 2 Richrd Post one dy 12
13
Tho. Halsey and Richard How- Edward Iohnes one dy
ell one day,
3 Joshua Barnes and Iohn lag
John Howell one day 4 ger one dy 14
Christopher ffoster one day
5 Thomas Sayre one dy
15
Edward Howell one dy 16
John Iessup and Iames Her- rick one day
6 Henry Pierson 17
Mr ffordham one day 7
Ellis Cook one day 9
Isaac Willman and Ionas Bour one day 10
PAGE 1S3. Iune the 19 1657. At a town meeting it was voted and concluded by all the inhabitants of this towne, that they will unanimously stand to maintaine and defend all their lawfull rights that they have in possession by purchase and patent right from Mr ffarret as agent of the Earle of Sterling, or purchased from the Indians.
May the 5 165S. At a towne meeting it was generally con- cluded that two men should bee chosen for to goe to Montauk to make an agreement with the Indians about the horses, which was dun, viz Christophr ffoster and Richard Howell (or Thom- as Halsey) and what agreement these men shall make, the payment shall bee raised upon all horses that goe upon the commons, only such that are kept in hand.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
At the same towne meeting there was a stray hog that was supposed to bee Mr Smiths, and by the towne sold at an out cry for 17s, and that to goe as farr as it will goe for the pay- ment of the damage dun by that hogg to the Indians.
The court adioarned vntil the next day aftr the court of election.
October ye 6 1659 At a court of election chosen for Mag- istrates Mr Topping, first, Richard Barret second, Mr Ogden the third, chosen for Secretary Henry Pierson, Christopher ffoster constable.
PAGE 184. December 1 1657 an action of tresspass vpony the case entered by Ralf Dayton plaintiff against John Cooper defendant.
Iune the 22 1658 An action of the case entered by John Cooper Ir plaintiff against avis the wife of Mark Meggs defend- ant.
A Iury impanelled to try the case Christopher ffoster Ioshua Barnes lonas Bour loseph Rainer Iohn Iagger, Obadiah Rog- ers. The verdict of the jury they find for the defendant the steere with increase of court charges.
It is granted by the magistrate that John Cooper shall have a revise of the above sayd action, at the next court.
PAGE 185. Be it known vnto all men vnto whom this present wrighting shall come that I Richard Barret planter of South- ampton doe bind my selfe, my heirs executors, administrators & assigns firmly and truly to pay or cause to be paid vnto Ion- as Wood planter of the above plantation the some of twenty pounds sterling, with this proviso that the after condition be not performed. The condition of this obligation is that yf Iohn Stratton planter of Southampton, shall and doe make appear- ance, and traverse in suit ansuring the said lonas Wood in an action of debt & damage, upon the first tuesday in december next, then this obligation to be void, and of noe effect, or else to stand in full force & vertue witness my hand this 2S day of November 1650.
RICHARD BARRET.
Witness Richard Mills.
$
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
I Richard Smith have sould Iohn Howell all my meadow land lying at Shinecock, Seponack, and have received satisfac- tion for them, & discharge all accounts between us.
RICHARD SMYTH.
PAGE 186. There was ovorplus fence vpon the north side of the great plain which the new comers in were to doe, to equal- ize [word gone] the planters are these men following, which is to be bought by the new comers.
Mr Stanorough S poles
Goodman Mervin 9
John Cooper 12 "
Mr fordham 15
"
John Howell 11
Thomas Vale 5
Tho. Burnet 6
"
Goodman Rogers 10
"
Isaac Wilman
4
Goodman Barnes
10 "
sixteen poles of this above is to be bought by the new comers to an hundred and fifty pound lot.
Here folluws the overplus fence that the town must buy, or else yf the owners take away the towne must sett vp new fence in the roome of the same.
Ioshua Barnes 10 poles and
Mr Gosmer 5 [a halfe Mr Smith 3
George Wood 4
Richard Post 7
PAGE 187. Robert Mervin Standeth bound vnto Thomas [word gone] & Capt. Thomas Topping of Southampton, gen- tleman in the sum of ten pounds to prosecute a suite against John Hubby in the next quarter court to be held in & vpon the first tuesday in december, for which the said Robert Mervin atacked a rapier in the hands of Samuel Dayton.
The 7th of November 1651 John Cooper Ir and Thomas Vale standeth bound vnto Edward Howell & Capt. Thomas Topping gentleman, in the sum of ten pounds sterling, under
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
this condition that he presents a suite against Iohn Hubby at the next quarter court to be held in and upon the first tuesday in December, for the which an atachment is granted unto them, upon the goods [words gone] of said Iohn Hubby in the bonds of Southampton.
Richard Post acknowledged he hath bought of Thomas Bur- net an acre and half in the ten acre lots.
PAGE IS8. August 22d 1648 whereas Iosiah Stanbrough hath made unto him a power of Attorney from Nathaniel Kirtland of Lynn concerning what the said Nathaniel Kirtland deman- ded of the towne of Southampton for fencing or for any other cause or reason whatsoever, that was due and payable to ye said Nathaniel from the day of doing such work vntil the day of the date hereof, I say I the said Iosiah Stanbrough have compounded with the town of Southampton for four pounds ten shillings sterling, to be paid in manner following viz, fifty shillings in hand whereof I acknowledge ye receipt & do ac- quit, and discharge the said town of Southampton in part, as alsoe I the said Iosiah Stanbrough by vertue of the said power of Attorney made to me as above said, do accept of fohn Coop- er Senior satisfaction for the other fifty shillings which is be- hind and unpaid of the said four pounds & ten shillings which for the present the said John Cooper affirms he hath by the said Nathaniel Kirtlands order to have paid to him the said John Cooper, which if it appear upon due examination vpon a returne from the said Nathaniel that the said fifty shillings were duly payable to the said John Cooper from the said Na- thaniel Kirtland that then there be an end of this matter, oth- erwise the said John Cooper engageth himself to pay to the said Iosiah Stanbrough to the use of ye said Nathaniel the said fifty shillings, and whatsover else said Nathaniel shall make appeare he is damnified in that he receved not ye said fifty shillings at this time, and vppon the subscribing of the said John Cooper, to all the above written to which he hath assented, I say I have acquited and discharge i ye towne of Southampton of all debts, dues, and demands to the said Nathaniel Kirtland
14S
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
for work about fenceing as above said & shall look to lohn Cooper according to this covenant. Per me
JOHN COOPER. JOSIAH STANROUGH. Witnses Iohn Moor.
PAGE 189. At a purchase court April 30, 1660, John Scot Attorney for the whale company entered his action of trespass vpon the case in behalf of ye said company plaintifs, against Mr Iohn Ogden, Iohn Oldfield & Richard Shaw defendant
The jury Richard Barret Sam Clark Iohn Iessup Wm Lud- lam Sen Ionas Houldsworth Ioshua Barnes Tho. Goldsmith Isaack Willman, John Mulford Iohn Hand Tho. Talmage Ier. Mechems.
Mr Thurstan Rayner enters an action of trespass in the case against the wife of Mr losiah Stanbrough, Mr Stanbrough en- tereth an action of trespass upon the case against John Miller & Roger Smith defendant.
PAGE 190 Mr Scot entreth an action of tresspass upon the case in behalf of Capt Iohn Talcot against Tho Diment defend- ant, Mr Scot against Caleb Corwithy in an action of trespass vpon ye case.
Mr Baker & Rob. Dayton against ffulk Davis & his wife in an action of tresspass upon the case.
Mrs Alce Stanbrough in an action of tresspass upon the case against Clem Briggs, David Briggs, Mr Rainer. Tho. Sayre in action of tresspass vpon the case against Ionas Bour defend- ant, the lury John Houell Ed. Houell Richard Houell Obediah Rogers John Ogden, Iohn IaggerSiohn Bishop Thochat field Ier. Mechen,
Mr Scot and Caleb are reffered to the next quarter court Wm Ludlam binds himself for Calebs appearance.
Ffulk Davis & his wife have liberty granted by the Court to anser next cort, & in ye meane time to [word gone] the bond to Mr Bakr & Robt. Dayton with such charges as they are [words gone] this court.
Mr Josiah Stanbrough plf aginst Iohn Bishop, defendent,
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Theo Halsey Sen against Nat. Foster defendnt for unjustly molesting his cattle, in ye action concerning Mr Stanbrough & Bishop, the jury find for the defendat cost charges, and where- as the plf, complains of damage and molestation they finde not yet hee maketh it appear,
PAGE 191. John Davis gives in his [ear] mark to bee a half crop like an ell on ye fore side of both ears. May 24, 1662 My 25, 1663 Iohn Dickerson gives in his mark to bee two slits on the upper side of the neare ear.
John Woodruff Sen gives in his ear-mark to bee two half pennies under the near ear.
John Woodruff Iun, viz the second son, his mark a halfe penny under the neare ear, Iune, 1666.
John Wheeler gives in his ear marke to bee a half peny on both sides the far ear and a half crop or L on ye neare eare, Iune 9 1668
PAGE 193. A proposall by ye neighborhood where they desire to have their present devision to lye, which is agreed to be 10 acres to a fifty.
Christopher ffoster 20 acres against Ben [word gone] and 10 acres in ye first neck,
Edward Howell on ye North side of Iohn Iessup's close.
Io, Iessup at ye end of his owne close,
Tho. Goldsmith at the end of his home lot, the rest by good- man Halseys at weequapaug,
Tho. Topping as much as may be at rear of his lot,
Iames Herrick in like manner,
Isaack Willman against his home lot what may be, Ellis Cooke 20 acres at his house at meacox & 10 acres at Calf Creek,
Zerubhabel Phillips by Iohn Bishops close
Henry Pierson behind his home lot ye rest by Iohn Iessups close .*
Obadialı Rogers against his home lot,t
* Henry Pierson lived on the present home lot, of Lewis Hildreth.
# Now the homestead of the heirs of Albert Rogers
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Luent, Post on Northside of Francis Sayre's*
Tho Burnet same by his own at Cormo, Poynt, the rest to. his at mill pond head,
John Woodruff at rear of his lot as much as may bet
Ionas Bower at reare of his lot, #
Mr Loughton 3 acres north side Wm Russells ye rest at ye bottom of Ellis Cooks close§
1
Rob. Woolley at rear of his lot*
Dar iel Halsey 150, between Mr Rainer & Joseph against ye little plaine,
Tho, Halsey Sen, at ye bottom of ye mill neck next negro Peter's
Francis Sayre at side of his lot,
John Iagger west side of north sea path by Wm Rusells lott
Dan, Sayre at ye reare of his lot,¿
John Bishop at ye front of his home lot, or on the rear of his last division, ||
Joshua Barnes at ye reare of his house lot §
John Cooper & Thomas, on the west of that last division,
Isaac Halsey North side of Robert Woolley as ye west side North sea path,
PAGE 194. Tho, Halsey lun. 50 acres adioyning to ye reare of his lot at Cobs. pound, S acres at his land in mill neck
Sam, Johnes, to ye Northward of Rob, Woolley by North sea path,
Wm Russell on ye south side of Sam, Iohnes former division
Tho, Sayre at Seponack fence on the south side of Seponak path & on the east side ye fence,
* Franeis Sayres home lot is now owned by the heirs of Septer Jackson.
1 John Woodruft lived on the old Pellatreau place, he was an adopted son of John Gosmer.
# Jonas Bower's home lot is the present residence of Wililam Huntting.
§ The 3 acres are now occupied by the houses of Wm. Fowler and Harriet Reuben Halsey.
* Now the homestead of Albert J. Post.
t 'This is the homestead lately owned by David Jagger, the house was built in 1707.
# Daniel Sayre's home lot is the lot of Mrs. Fithian south of Mr. Jackson's.
Il Now the homestead of Jonathan Fithian.
§ 'T'his ts the farm of Wm. S. Pelletreau, and was sold by Joshua Barnes in 1705 to Capt. Jec- homiah Scott ; in 1757 Capt. Scott sold it to Nathaniel Smith of Moriches, grandfather of Dr. John Smith, from whose heirs it was purchased by Wm S. Pelletreau.
6
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
151
Mr John Howell as much as may be by his owne at Wee- quapoug.
Mr ffordham as much as may be adioyning to his owne at toylsome * on the north side, ye rest else where,
Arthur Howell next to Sagaponack pond on this side of it on meacox plaine,
Mr ffordham at the corner next Sagaponack pond,
Richard Howell as much as may be to his owne at his the east ward close, the rest beginng at the hollow behind Io, les- sops close, Northward & Eastward,
Mr Iennings on the north side of Ellis Cooks house and cow yard runing to Eastward creek,
John Woodroff what hee wants against his home lot, to bee made up betweene the swamp runnig into the millstone brook & Seponack fence that was,
PAGE 165. December 4, laid out Anthony Ludlams land at his house, hee beeing to recieve S acres besides the 2 acres hee assigned to Iohn Berwick, measured to his, of yt which hee had inclosed in pat of ye 8 acres, the south line of it 23 poles, ye North line 20 poles, the east and west lines is 32 poles that wee count at 4 acres,
men claiming quagquanantuck,
£
Mr Raynor
200 Lieut Post 100
The, Halsey Iun
150 Obadiah Rogers 150
Tho, Halsey Sen
300 Hen Pierson and Mr ffordam 150
Mr John Howell
200 Zer. Phillips
50
Mr ffordham 150 Ellis Cook
150
John Coopr
150 Isaack Willman 300
Edw, Howell
200 Ias Herryck 100
Tho, Sayre
150 Tho Topping
100
Isaach Halsey
300 Tho Goldsmith
150
Iohn Jagger
150 John Jessup 150
Tho. Cooper
150 Edw Howell 150
Dan, Sayre
50 Christopher ffoster 150
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
John Bishop
50 Ri, Howell 150
Joshua Barnes
50 Io, Raynor 150
Mr Hampton
50 Edw, Howell 100
Tho Pope San, Iones 150
Rob, Woolley
50 Peregrine Stanburgh, saith none
Ionas Bower 200 Wm Russell granted to him 50
John Woodruf Sen
150 Iohn Post 50
Tho Burnett
150 Iohn Topping 50
if his father and ye town be agreede.
The aforesaid list is what men give in to have at quaqua, at a town meeting Dec. 18, 1665
It was alsoe then determined by maior voot that the 70.£ for quaqua, should bee levied on ye fifties and paid or tender- ed at present to those to whom it should concerne,
The men chosen to lay out ye premised [words gone] are Iosh. Barnes, Io Iessup Mr John Howell & Henry Pierson who have power conferred to them by the town to lay out to every man according to his portion as is by ye inhabitants desired in respect of place as ye land will bear, and according to their best understanding to regulate each mans devision & said pro- portions both for quantity forme and place as in their judge- ment shall seem be most conducible to ye townes benefit and least prejudice to each particular man [two lines gone]
End of the first book of Records called Liber A, No. 1.]
Records from the book of Town Accounts.
May ye 2 1657 Att a towne meeting, there being divers ap- rehension what way or means was best to be taken for preserva- tion of ye towne, It is concluded by the mayor voat of the towne yt 7 meu namely, Capt, Topping, Mr Gosmer Mr ffordam Mr Rainer, John Cooper Sen Tho, Sayre and Sergeant Post should have the managing of the present affaire of the towne concer- ning ye safety thereof, and yt all men did lay downe themselves
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