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nextly Laid out unto the said Abram Howell the Land that he hath Laid Downe, about twelve Acres at the north east side of his owne Land toward the north sea mill path, Adjoining to the northwest side of Joseph Hildreths Land, nextly meas- ureing over ye Land of Joseph Hildreth Lying northward of John Howell and thomas toppings Land, at Little-worth hol- low at the upper or east end thereof beginning 5 pole above the corner tree of the Land of Iolin Howell Ir and soe measure- ng as aforesaid over to the upper end of his Land 54 poles
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[PAGE 169.] which Compleats his former Land, Laid out there at littleworth hollow upon the 40 Acre division (for a hundred) a fifty of his owne and a fifty of his mothers, then there being a gore of Land Left between said Hildreths Land and the Afore- said Land of Abraham Howell, of about 22 pole wide at that northeast end and nothing at ye other end, at ye hollow which Ezekiel sanford Desires might be Layd to loseph Hildreth for Land ye said Ezekiel hath bought of thomas shaw, which the said shaw Lays downe to the town In number 18 in Scuttle hole division which gore of Land we have Laid out unto Ios- eph hildreth, upon the accompt of the said Ezekiel, in the wright of the said Thomas shaw, for the quantity of seven Acres of his 20 Lavd down as aforesaid at scuttle hole, if the town see canse to grant it so exchanged, otherwise to Remaine as it was. And in the adding of that gore to Joseph Ilildreth his Land the Lyne is not anyways to Intrench upon the Land of Abraham How- ell this is now within his fence. [Note added. ] April 1685. The town granted shaw's Land to be exchanged as above.
nextly Layd out unto inr Edward Howell 13 Acres & of land to complete all his former Devision, together with an Addition of soe much as Makes it 16 Acres of Land, which [he] says is wanting to him at Cob's pound. the sayd 16 Acres of Land being In full of all that he had to take up, Lying at the north end of ye Land of samuel Clarks Land and partly against ye Land of daniel Sayre and partly against the Land of Benja- min davis, Lying by measure 60 pole on the south Lyne, and forty three pole on the east Lyne, and Likewise sixty pole on the north line, and forty three pole on the west Lync.
nextly, Layd out Aron burnetts Land at littleworth hollow Lying to or by the Land of mr Jonah fordham, 80 pole Long. being Layd 28 pole wide at ye north end, and 30 pole wide at ye south end, Containing his own ten Acres and 2 of mr Ional's and 2₺ Acres allowance, and have ordered the constable and townsmen to throw out the rest of the Land within his fence to the common Highway within 2 months. and Likewise we have rectified and ordered to be taken off ye Land of Robert woolley
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at ye rear end of his Lott at ye southeast corner the quantity of three lengths of fence. and also granted benjamin davis to have his half Acre of orchard Land adjoining to his Land he bought of Abraham willman, at ye Seponack old ground.
By us the layers out
IOJIN HOWELL EDWARD HOWELL
ISAAC HALSEY JOHN HOWELL IR.
[ PAGE 170.] Whereas the Layers out of Land sometime In the year 1679 Layd out upon the 40 &cre division unto Iamcs Herrick and Mr obadiah Rogers 80 Acres unto each of them 40 Acres, Lying and being in the millneck, whereot 50 Acres Lyes on the south side of the path going to East Hampton, buting eastward to the pond and fronting westward upon the highway that goes down the said mill neck, and bounded on the south side by the Land of Edward Howell, and the Remainder of the said SO Acres which is, 30 Acres Lyes upon the north side of the highway that goes to East Hampton opposite over against the Aforesaid 50 Acres, being bounded on the west by the Land of henry Lndlam only a highway of 4 pole wide between., fronting sonthward to ye aforesaid highway being 80 pole square &c. the Aforesaid 80 Acres of Land are Devided by mutuall Consent of both parties, namely. the said obadiah Rog- ers and william Herrick son and heir to the aforesaid lames Herrick, as followeth, first, that the sd william Herrick hath taken the 30 acres on the north side of the path Aforesaid as it is Layd out for thirty Aeres be it more or Less, and to make up his proportion of 40 Acres both for quantity and quality, it is agreed by both parties that the said william shall have fourteen Acres of the west end of the Aforesaid 50 Acres square off which he Accepts as his full proportion of the sayd eighty Acres Layd out between them. Iune the 16th 1686. Witness their hands.
Test FOHN HOWELL Clerk
OBADIAH ROGERS. WILLIAM HERRICK.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of sounhamp-
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ton July 22 1686 it was agreed And granted unto Isaac willman that he shall have twelve Acres of Land Layed out unto him where it may be most convenient upon ye commons, not prej - udicial to ye town, at ye Discretion of ye Layers out of Land, which is granted upon this consideratin, that ye said Isaac wilman shall allowe and make over to the town 4 pole wide of his Land butting to Sagaponack pond, all the whole Length thereof between his Land and the Land of Joseph more for a highway, and also so much Land more as will contain a meet- ing house Lying to the said highway to be about 4 pole square, About 14 pole from ye pond where it may be most convenient. to the which consideration the said Isaac willman doth agree and consent unto in the Aforesaid meeting.
[ PAGE 171.] It is also concluded at ye aforesaid meeting by the Major vote that ye town in a generall town Rate Including the whole town shall pay towards the building of a bridge over Sagaponack Pond fifty pounds in pay. the Inhabitants of Sag- aporack and mecox to make and to retain the said bridge for- ever at their own charg. and they are to make and maintain ye said bridge sufficient for either men Lorses or carts to pass over. [Note added.] This vote next above written at a town meeting held in Southampton on the 24th of August 1686 Is by a generall vote of the town then assembled and met together fully confirmed to all intents according to the tenure of the sayd voate
At a towne meeting held at Southampton vpon the 24th Day of Angust 1686 it is given and granted to obadiah Rogers by Major voat the stream at Sagaponaek pond head to build a full- ing mill upon, which is granted to him upon the same terms that noyack stream was granted to him as is expressed, only that the said mill shall be finished within one year from the Date hereof, and that he shall renounce liis grant at noyack stream mentioned within on the other side of this Leaf in page 168.
It is Likewise at the same meeting conelnded and agreed up- on by major voat that the meadows at aecabong shall, be Layd
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out to ve Inhabitants of Southampton according to their Inter- est that they hold in ye towne, of 150s or fiftys of Allotment, and it is further agreed by the major vote of the said town that the said meadow Shall be Devided and Laid out to the said Inhabi- tants to every hundred and fitty in particular, some time this fall of the year next ensneing, and to Divide with Sonthold men according to agreement, to be Layd out by a Committee of five men Chosen by the town for that purpose. It is also Concluded and by major voat of the said town are Chosen and appointed mr Edward Howell obadiah Rogers Isaac Halsey lohn Howell Ir and Thomas Cooper to bee the said Commit- tee, to Devide the said meadows at accabouge as atoresaid, and [PAGE 172.] finally to Divide with Southold men* in the said meadows, and to determine, with them, the Division of the meadow bounds; and to Lay out our town's part to every Lottment their proportion as atoresaid, whoe are hereby by the town Impowered thereunto.
It is alsoe at the same meeting by major voat granted unto Joseph wickham that he shall have to the quantity of three Acres of Land on the west side of sagaponack pond or swamp to the northward of the path goeing over the said swamp, not hindering the highway, which is granted on this Condition that ve said wickham shall set up his trade of tanning thereupon for the benefitt of the town to ye best of his power for seven years, otherwise if he goe away before the seven years be expired the Land is to return to the towne again, to be Laid out by mr Stanbron and Henry pierson.
It is at the same meeting Likewise granted by major voate unto Henry Ludlam four Acres of Land at ye head of the mill pond by his Land Lying in a gore between his Land and the old path, if it exceed not four Acres, in Liew whereof the said Henry Lndlam makes over unto the towne all his Right in the highway or peice of Land Lying by his mill and that the town shall Quietly enjoy the said Land as it now Lyes fenced from
* For the agreement with Southold men about Accabog meadows, see appendix to "First Book of Records of the Town of Southampton." W. S. P.
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his Dwelling house to ye mill and along beyond the house as his front fence now standeth with all the privileges thereof.
It is also Concluded at the Aforesaid meeting by unanimous voat that what the Layers out of Land have done in Rectifying the Land unwarrantably taken in from the towne by thomas burnet into his Close at Littleworth shall stand good as staked ont by them and the Land to be thrown out accordingly.
[PAGE 173.] It is also Concluded by unanimous vote of the persons Concerned in the beach at pine Devision of meadow, that it shall be devided over againe to the said persons Respec- tively this year.
It is also at ye aforesaid towne meeting held this 24th day of August 1686 by general voat of the towne that ye Inhabitants of mecox and sagaponack that is eastward of the wading place shall be Released from paying their proportion of the yearly maintainance ot mr whiting from october next upon condition that if they shall be without a minister there at Sagaponack for the space of a year then they are to pay again to mr whiting as formerly, to mr whiting or the minister then officiating in the town.
It is also Concluded by major voat of the said towne that there shall bee by november next Layd ont forty Acres of Land somewhere about Sagaponack or mecox at the Discretion of the Layers out to Lve for the townes use to Dispose of here- after as they shall see cause.
Ac the Aforesaid town meeting held at Southampton Au- gust the 24th 1686 theproprietors of Quaqnanantuck purchase it is by unanimous vote Concluded and agreed upon as follow- eth, that In Regard the meadows that are Laid out to ye said proprietors at quaqua and potonke, and the Rest of the necks Canot be fenced in with any Conveniency, without sum of the upland In every neck thereunto Adjoining, it is therefore agreed and Concluded upon by the unanimons vote of the pro- prietors as aforesaid that there shall of every eight Lots suc- cessively in each Devision of the said meadows one man be Chosen by them Respectively : that is five men for the farthest
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Devision and five for the hithermost Devision at quaqua, which men soe Chosen shall according to their best Indgment stake out how much upland shall be taken Into every neck and where the fence shall be set and the said upland soe staked out (by the persons chosen and appointed as afore- said) shall be & Remaine unto the several persons inter- ested in the Respective necks according to their hundreds [PAGE 174.] and fifties of alotment which they hold therein. And to keep ye said npland Inclosed as their proper Right to them and their heirs forever, and the men that are at ye afore- said meeting by and of the severall Eight Lotts Chosen and Impowered to doc the work atoresaid viz to Lay out ye upland are as followeth. Iames White lohn Howell Ir Iohn Iessup Joseph person Joseph foster. For the farthest Division at Catchponack &c. Obadiah Rogers Iohn post thomas topping Isaac Halsey Abram willman, for ye hither Devision at qua- qua &c.
Whereas wee the subscribed at a towne meeting held 1686 in Southampton August 24 according to the voat then Concluded of were Chosen and apointed to Lay out ye upland to the meadow at Little assup neck, Catchaponack potunk and wonunk : which according to our best Judgment as we were Impowered have Done as followeth.
Imps at assups Little neck the bounds of the upland thereof Laid out by us is on the west side of a small pine tree by aspa- tuck River side where the upland first comes to ye water side, the said tree is marked X the mark faceing downe the neck thence the Line to Run directly over to the east side of the neck to a white oak tree marked with the same mark thus X hard by the northward side of a Cove of meadow.
2ly at Catchaponack neck the bounds of the upland begins on the east side of a white oak tree, standing by the River called aspatuck, on the northward side of the third Cove of meadow from the hills upward, and is marked X thus with the mark faceing westward : thence the Lyne to Run over to the west side of the neck to a white oak tree standing by the swamp
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of monabongs near the head and is Lykewise marked thus X [PAGE 175. ] faceing down the neck which Land soe Laid out unto ye persons Interest In the said neck Includes a sufficient Highway Down the neck to the Highway In the meadow for- merly Layd ont Downe the neck.
Bly the west bounds of the upland at potunk begins at a Cor- ner or elbow of the swamp on the west side of the neck where there is a white oak tree standing by the said swamp Marked thus X faceing downe the neck and from the tree upon a Di- reet Line over to the East side of the neck to another white oak tree standing by the West side of the swamp of monabangs about twenty pole above ye head of the pond Called monabangs the said tree is marked thus X faceing down the neck.
4ly the bounds of the upland at wonunk neck begins on the east side at a branch of the swamp on the Right hand or nor- ward side of the foot path that goes over the Creek ont of po- tunk into wonnnk and at the westward part of the said branch of the swamp is marked a Red oak tree thus X faceing downe the neck and from ye said tree soe marked to Run the Lyne Directly over to the westward side of the neck, towards the botom, about 60 pole from the Road upward to a small white oak tree in the first brush on ye west side of the neck marked thns X faceing down the neck, and the said Direct Line to Run Quite over to ye water notwithstanding the said marked tree stands a Little from the water side, A return of Laying out of the upland of the necks from quantnek to achabachwesuk. Assups neck beginning at quantnek by a small cove stands a tree marked, and soe strait over to Cuttings creek, a little be- low the hed and qnogo neck begins a little below the hed of Cuttings creek, and soe strait over to the highway against the hed ot ogden's swamp. ogden's neck begins a little below the going over and runs strait over to the west side about 50 poles below the hed of the creek, [ to] second neck and marked on the east and west sides about 50 poles below the goeing over. fourth neck begins at a marked tree a littte below qnogo path and soe runs strait over to a tree at Acha-bacha .we-suck about 50 poles below the going over.
THOMAS TOPPING in behalf of the rest.
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[PAGE 176.] Whereas we the subscribed Isaac Halsey Iohn Howell Ir Iames white theophilus Howell were Chosen and apointed by the town of southampton, and Mr lohn Tuthill Jonathan Horton thomas maps Iohn youngs and stephen bayly Likewise Chosen by the towne of southold to terminate and to make a final Devision between the two townes of the meadow at accabauge. Now Know yea, that we the persons Chosen and impowered as aforesaid doe finally conelnde and Determine that the town of southold shall have of the said meadows at accabauge for their proportion the westward part thereof to be gin for the west bounds at two pine trees agreed upon by both partys that are marked by the Riverside about half a mile be- low the going over the Riverhead and from the said pine trees all the meadow eastward to the spring at the head of the Creek that Comes up on the east side of fifteen mile Island, and south- ampton townes part of the said meadows for their west bounds to begin at the said spring, at the head of the Creek on the east side of fifteen mile Island, and from thence eastward all the meadow to the Creek called the Red Creek for their pro- portion the meadows that Lyes westward of ye aforesaid two pine trees (being by estimation about two Acres of meadow, more or Less) is by mutuall Consent Left out to Lye in Com- mon, between the two towns, until both partyes agree to Dis- pose of it as occasion may Require, and this to be a final deter- mination and Descision of the bounds of the said meadows. in witness whereof we have herennto sett our hands this 8th day of Sept. 1686.
STEPHEN BAILEY
ISAAC HALSEY
JOHN YOUNGS - IOHN HOWELL IR
JONATHAN HORTON IAMES WHITE
THOMAS MAPES IR THEOPHILUS HOWELL IOHIN TUTHILL.
[PAGE 177.] A Discription of the meadows at Accabange as they are Layd out by the men Chosen and Appointed for that
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purpose namely Mr Edward Howell obadiah Rogers Isaac Halsey Iohn Howell Ir and Thomas Cooper.
No. 1, 2. the first Lotts begins at the most westermore hounds of our townes meadow in the first piece of meadow be- tween the bounds, and pine root Creek, to a marked tree is No. 1, 2, then number 3 goe round the Creek on both sides and soe Downe the west side of the great neck to two stakes marked with number three faceing southward soe Increaseing to num- ber 5 downe the neck then number 6 is all the meadow round the Island of upland from no. 5 downeward, and all the Coves in the bottom of the neck to a little pine tree marked with number 6 faceing westward : from thence up the east side of the said neck to the goeing over the Creek Including from no. 7 to no. 12, the said no. 12 being marked a little above the goe- ing over, set on a pine tree, and Includes a highway over the Creek, and soe the highway on the other side to goe through no. 15, nextly no. 13 is above no. 12 all the meadows up to the head of the Creek to a tree marked 13 by the spring, and no. 14 is on the other side from ye head of the Creek Downe the the west side of birch neck to a white oak tree marked 14, face- ing southward, nextly 15 Lyes below 14, and soe Increaseing downeward to no. 20, which is the Lowest Lot upon the point, and the said No. 20 hath an amends to it of one acre of meadow between the two points of upland on the west side of birch neck, no. 15 16 and 17 Inelnde a highway for the lower Lots to Come off to the upland, and number 18 hath all the meadow added to it that is round the east side of the upland or Island. nextly number twenty one Lyes adjoining northward of the amends and Runs down to the creek or sault pond and runs over the west point of upland to the East Lyne of number fit- |PAGE 178.] teen then number twenty two Lyes eastward be- low 21 on the pointe being numbered on two stakes one on the East end by the water the other at ye west end by the point of upland, faceing northward and Increasing in that peice ot meadow to wines point, which is number 27, the said point hath an Addition to it of the skirt of meadow by it runing up-
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ward to a tree soe marked, (note that number 22 hath liberty to come off over 21 or 23 to the upland) number 23 24 25 & 26 are to run Quite up to the upland through all the fresh, number 28 begins next 27 and goes round on both sides the birch Creek, to a marked tree in Rapahamuck neck, soe the Lots Increase downe the neck to Rapahamuck point, which is number 32, the Island by Rapahamuek is number 33 and Ioynes to 31 and 34, and from the said Island the Lots Increase up the east side of the neck to number 37 Leaving a piece for an amends to ths next two Lots 38 39 to be Divided equally between them the said number 38 & 39 Lye upon the Little neck or Island betwixt ye Jumping Creek and the Creek be- vond Divided by a stake at the bottom marked on the west side 38 on ye east side 39, nextly the Little neck between Jumping Creek and the seder run is at 2 lots 40 & 41 and is Likewise Devided at the bottom and the top &e.
nextly begining on this side the seder Run on the west side of the red Creek neck with no. 42 soe Increaseing round the said neck to No 50 on the east side of the neck towards the head of the Creek.
then above No 50 there [is] a peice of meadow Layd out as amends to No 33 and then above that amends Lyes another amends for Rapabamuck point, (viz) No 32 there being ene od 50 of allotment in the towne we have by the order of the town Layed it out to Gershamn Culver In the Right of John Laughton In the meadow on this side the Red Creek.
Sept the 18 1686 the Inhabitants Concerned In the afore- said meadows being convented Sept ye 21 1686 and the afore- [ PAGE 179.] said work being presented to the towne they pro- ceed to Cast ye Lots for the meadow aforesd which are Drawne as followeth (Accobogue Meadows) the Lots Cast &c.
No. 1 Samuel Clark North sea a 100 widow Reeves 50
2 Isaac Halsey
3 Wm Herrik &e
4 Isaac Willman
5 Joseph Hildreth 100 Mathew Howell 50
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6 Thomas Topping
7 Obadiah Rogers
8 Georg Harris and widow lenings
9 Richard Howell
10 Arthur Howell and Joseph more
11 Thomas Cooper
12 John Cook and Ellice
13 Major Howell
14 Thomas Halsey 100 lonath. Raynor 50
15 Samuel Cooper
16 Capt Joseph Fordham
17 Thomas Travally & Ino bishop
18 peregrine Stanbrongh and Josiah
19 Iames White
20 Joseph pierson &c
21 Thomas Halsey
22 widow burnet drawn by Aaron burnet
23 Capt Joseph fordham
24 Elanthan Topping 100 Iames Topping 50
25 John Howell 100 John Davis 50
26 Joseph post 100 John foster 50
27 mr Ionah fordham 100 Edward Howell 50
28 samuel Iohnes
[PAGE 180.] 29 Iohn Rose widow mapam and ben Haynes each a 50
30 samnel barnes 100 Robert woolley 50
31 Iohn Larrison (alis) Danicl Halsey
32 Thomas Halsey
33 Edmond Howell
34 Iohn lagger
35 lohn Kainer and Isaac &c
36 George Heatheot 50 Thomas Shaw a 50 & } widow sarah Cooper $ 50
37 mr Edward Howell
38 widow Mary Taylor
39 Charles Sturmey 100 Christopher Lupton a 50
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40 Isaac Halsey 100 the Russells a 50
41 Iob Sayre 100 and frances 50
42 John John Iessup
43 Thomas Cooper
44 Joseph foster a 100 and Ben. 50
45 Ionathan Raynor
46 Iohn Woodruff
47 samuel Cooper
48 Iohn White 100 ben Davis a 50
49 Iosiah 'Topping Lohn Topping and Daniel Sayre each 50
50 Henry Ludlam 100 Isaac Corry 50
[PAGE 181.] (Abstract) (Thomas Cooper sells to Rob. Woolley Lot 43 accabog meadow. In exchange Rob Woolley gives 3 roods of land in Halseys neck in widow Burnets close. Oct 2 1686)
(Abstract) (Peregrine Stanborough sells to Joseph Sayre Lot 18 at accabog meadows birch neck. Oct 1 1686)
at a town meeting held at Southampton Feb the 7, 1686-7 it is by generall voat of the town Concluded and agreed upon that the Charges about the present patent for the town shall be paid by the proprietors according to their respective propor- tions of purchase of fifties, hundreds, and hundreds and fifties.
PAGE 182.] At the aforesaid town meeting held feb. ye 7, 1686 it is ordered and Concluded by the general voate of the towne that if any pson shall faile to pay his Respective Rates to mr whiteing of his yearly maintenance at or before the first of April next ensueing after the said Rates shall become Due, that then the Constable for the time being shall yearly and every year after the first Day of april take by Distress the said proportions for the year past of the several persons soe Detec- tive for the use of the said mr whiteing which is to be at ye proper Cost and Charge of those soe behind in their rates.
April ye 20th 1687 whereas Iohn piny In folio 166 had the grant of the town for twelve Acres of Land wee the subscribed of ye Layer- out have this Day Layd out ye said 12 Acres of Land as followeth, first begining on the north side of Isaac
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Halseys close above John Earles and along by the said Close we have Layd out a highway of 6 pole wide then next to ye said highway on the north side thereof Layd out the Land of sam- uell Clark of the north sea being on the south Lyne by the said highway 80 pole, and on ye north Lyne 73 pole, and on ye east Lyne by the north sea path 42 pole, and the west Lyne at ye far end 42 pole, which Land soe Laid out to ye said samuel Clark Contains 20 Acres which Compleats all the devisions of Land Due to him ; nextly or. ye north side thereof Layd out ye said Iohn pinnys Land being on ye south Lyne by samuel Clark 73 pole, the southwest Corner of his Land is a white oak tree with a little red oak tree stands cloase by the east side thereof both marked ; his north Lyne is 36 pole his east Lync by the north sea path is 46 poles, his west line is 30 pole, C: n- taining 12 Acres ol land. Layd out by
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