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Main road from A. Robinson's, east. t Meeting Houle or Church Lane. # Toilsome Lane. § Wickapogne street | The road going south, west of the residence of Capt. C. Goodall. 4 Road oppo-ite Mr. Franei- R. Bi-hops residence.
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Howells Lot, and is thare six poles wide, and so Runs eastward to a highway that comes from ye sonthward,* Increasing Be- side a loge in ye midle so that Between Samuel Bishops and Richard fowlers it is fourteen poles wide; and so Runing East ward on ye north side of ye Land that was Nathaniel Howe's and of Nathan Hildreth Downe to ve mill water : and then for ve farmers carting hay as well as ye Inhabitants, we began a Little northward of Nathan Hildreth and Layd out a highway* Running westward to Ichabod Sayres southwest corner and so Running to ye north east Corner of ye Land Layd out for ye ministry and then Runing westward on ye north side of ye sd Land to a path a Litle northward of Captin posts Land in ye Lowist place and So to Run to north sea old Road, being all ye way six poles wide, then ye highway at ye mill water afore- said, at ye great sandy hill ; Before yon Com to ye mill goes over a Run of water below ye swamp or over ye swamp above. By Reson it sum times frozen Below : and so Running in two highways eastward till yon com Betuen Henery Endlams Barne and Abiell Cookes Barne one goes over by ye mill by Jeremiah Undlams, and ve other goes over ve mouth of se mill Crick and and abiell Cookes eastward, thare is a vacon peis of Land not Laid out whare ve highway Devides into two one Runing to ye south east by marten Roses and David Halseyes so Runing Down to ve wading place over to Samuel Ludlams Land to mecos and ye highway Betnen Samell Ludiams and ve Road I PAGE 292.] is foure poles wide : all a Long Betwene Ludiams and lohn Cook to ye midle of ve Lot is foure poles wide and so
Runing northward to lohn Cooks northwest Corner Increasing gradually to five poles wide then Runing eastward Betwen Nath- an fordham and Cooks to Nathan fordhams South East Corner it is ten poles wide, ve highway from Henry Undlams south :- weste Corner of his hom Lot being ye Contre Road Runing Eastward whare it is Betwen menes Land to ye Broek to lonah Rogers is a bought Eight poles wide and then and thare vo highway Devides into two : and being ve genrall Road Leading
" David White's Lane. f Road to North Sea from Water Mills. # Jack's hill.
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to Easthampton, ye other goes over ve Brook betwen Ional Rogers Land and ye Bredth thare is Entered alredy on ye Ree- ordes and so Runing to Calfe Crick and thare betwen Theoph- ilus Howeil and John michell and in ye narowist place is eight poles wide and neare a halte : and Runs Eastward over ye Crick, and thare it Devides into two one Runing northeast to ye northwest Corner of ye Land that was mathew Lums and so runs Eastward By Jeremiah Halseys house to ve Contry Road that Comes from meacox and it is all ye way eight poles wide : ye other Runs up ye hill Eastward through a vacon peis of Land to lohn michel house and is Eight poles wide and thare ye highway Devides one Kuning East Elias Cooks and is all ye way Eight poles wide, ye other Runs sonth- ward Betwen Nathan fordhams and John Luptons Land to Jonathan Cooks is eight poles wide then Runing Estward to ve house that was mathew Lums ye highway is all twelve poles wide, then by ve house of ye said Lum it begins with ten poles wide and Running Eastward it Increaseth gradually Down to ye hollow by Thomas Coopers and theire ye highway is Eighteen poles wide, and so Runing ve same Bredth to william Tarbill Leaving a peice of vacant Land on ye southward and Joseph more Deceased hath within his fence parte of ve aforesaid highway at ye southeast Corner of ve Lot that was Iames Hildreth which he sed was for ye narow Lane and so Elisha Howell which if they Leve ye narrow Lane open we are contented then we Laid out a highway from me- cox Dowre to ye north side or harbor beginning at ve hill by william Tarbills whare betwen ye said Tarbills and Elisha llowells Land ye said highway is seventeen poles wide and thare it Devides one Running northward and thare at ye south- west Corner of Elisha Howells Land below ye hill Strate across Eastward to Ezekill Sandfords fence ve highway is nineteen poles wide and so Runing northward to Noah Hildreth Land over to Elias Cooks Land is twenty four poles wide and so Fnning northward to Daniell Sayres northwest Corner that was willmanes across to David Halseys westward of said high-
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way is twenty four poles wide and eight fott of it is now with in Daniell Sayres fence which he hath fenced Beyond hia Bounds, then ye highway Runes northward Betwen David Hal- seys and Ezekill Sandfords south west Corner of his home Lott He Layd ye highway eight poles wide, two poles of ye afore- said Highway is within Ezekill Sandfords fence he Coming Down tow fare and the nesesety of ye highway Requiring of it in our Judgemente by Reson of a Slow of water and watering and it Being ye publick Road: and we ordered him to leve it out and so to Run from ton poles Eastward of ye Country that now is Strate Downe into hackers hole and to Leve out as much of ye water thare as ye Records Directe, and ye said generall highway Runing northward So Increasing to Recompence Halsey's house and thare ye said Highway is nine poles wide so Running northward to Ioshoah Hildreths garden and thare it is ten poles wide and so Runing northward betwen ye Land of mr Wiek Deceased and ye Land of ye ministrey ye Land of ye said Wick being in ye highway by ye west Line theire four that Line is to Run strate from ve southwest Corner to ve northwest Corner then ye highway is Layd tuelve poles wide np to ye Contrey Road or Easthampton path, then ye highway Running northeast through brushey plane Downe by Little pougosoboug and so Runing northward to ye Road that Runs from Sage to ye harbor and so Runs in that Road near ye Easte End of ye Long pond and to run northward to ye slade [PAGE 293.] that comes up from ye hed of Liganee swamp and there it Devides, one Runing to Datons hollow and so along ye path that now is to ve harbor at ve grate medows, ve other highway Runs Downe to ye harbor at Ligance on ye west side of ye Swamp and ye said highway from Easthampton path Downe to ye harber shall be six poles wide all ye way, and then from mecox below ye hollow by william Tarbill ye high- way that leads to ye beach betuen Benjamin Howell hom Lot and Ezekill Sandford Eastward it is twelve poles wide and then ye highway Runs Southward Betnen Benjamin Howell house and his Lot on ye East Side across from his north east Corner
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of his house Lot to ve other on ye east side is ten poles wide and so Runing Southward increasing gradually To Thomas Coopers northwest Corner and theire it is twenty eight pole, out of which thare is a small highway Running westward Downe to ye water Betwen Benj Honell and John michell which is ten pole wide then ye afore said highway Riming Southward to ye Beach, Betwen Thomas Coopers Land and Iohn michells north East Corner theire ve highway is Eight poles wide and so In- creasing gradually Southward to ye southeast Corner of John michells Lot. and theire ve highway is seventeen poles wide and so Runs the same Bredth Downe to ye Beach, and all these highways Before mentioned to Continen in theire Bredth and Lenth till altered By Beter authority.
THEOPHILUS HOWELL IOAN POSTE and CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER
This is a true Coppy as teste my hand CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER, Clerke.
Aprill ye 5th 1725. Wee ye Comisiners for Laying ont highways, Being Desired to Lay out a highway at weste neck, for Loading vesels or any other ocation we Begun at Joshua Hals vs Close End, and ye highway Downe to Captin Scotts Bures at west neck is six poles wide all ye way, and then from his Bares to ye Landing place it is tow poles wide, given under our hands, &c.
(The same Commissioners as before.)
Aprill ve 8 Day 1726 we ye Comiseners for to Lay out high- ways for ye towne, ye highway Eastward of ye tryangle By Thomas Roses and abiall Cookes that Runs into ye Dirty Crick at ve west end is seven poles and By marten Roses shop it Eight poles and a halfe so Decreasing against David Halseyes garden it is six poles wide and a half ; and at ye hill by ve Dirty Crick nine poles wide and ye highway that Runs up northward from ve Dirty Crick to ve Country Road betwen David Halsey Land
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and ye Land on ye Easte side ot ye highway is all ye way foure poles wide, and ye highway Runing Down to ye wading place trom ye hill is gradually Lesing to foure poles wide, and so is all ye way to ve Beach : and ye highway out of ye towne Street Betwen Nehemiah Howell home Lott and ye widow Norrises Lott Downe to ve pond Called ye towne pond is tow poles wide all ye way Down to ye pond* June ye 20th [PAGE 294.] Day 1726, Thare Being sum Complante that ye highway at ye north sea ; and theire Being no Bredth Entered By former Comisoners having mesured ye highwaves and have Laid out ye way Downe to north sea Landing place at homes hill or any place in ye Little neck whare persons have ocasion to Land any goods, Begining at South- ampton street, one highway Leading to ye harbor at north sea goes Downe by ye house that was hethents and is now ve townes and so Runs northward by Samuel lagers and So a Long ye path that is now Down to north sea and is all ye way Down to ye house at Iohn Roses ye highway is six poles wide, a Second highway from ye north end of ye towne Runs by Joseph goodales and so Runs northward into ye highway that coms from ve Eastward and then Runs west- ward into north sea old Road : then from ve house that was ye Laste Iohn Roses ye highway Downe to ye gate Below william Jennings is in ye narowest place to Be three Rods wide, and from a Litle Below ve gate a four said Downe to homeses hill three poles wide, and so a Conveneant going Downe to any other Landing in Little neck, and a bought forty poles Below Captin Scott Land we have Laid out a highway of foure poles wide as the path Lays Downe to ve mouth of Ieferys Crick or west end of ye Closte.
(Abstract.) The Commissioners sell to Mathias Burnet of Easthampton land in the highway Runing by sd Burnets Land and ye Deviding Line of Southampton and Easthampton, for 2₺, 15S, March 31st 1729.
· Horsemlil Lane.
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[PAGE 295.] At a Towne meating of ve proprietors and freeholders of Southampton on ye first tuesday in Aprill 1727, it was voated that ye Seder Swampe westward of ye Little River Should be Layd out pursuant to said voat, The Trustees of Southampton ordered Theophilus Howell Elisha Howell, and Iohn Howell Ir, To Lay out ve said swamps or grate swampe with all ye Branches of it according to our Judgemente and Discression, therefore we the above named Howels have Laid ont ve Swamp into forty nine Lotes, Each Lot Contain- ing three fittyes Excepting no 2 and in that thare is foure fif- tyes because there is in that purchase a hundred and forty eight fiftyes : and we mak this Returne of our work in ye following way and maner First we began on the Southwest parte of ve Bigest pond Laping on upon ye pond a Litle way of a tree mark- ed on ye East side No 1 Running Eastward a Long ye South side of ye pond to ye South East Corner of said pond and then Runs along a narow Swamp East ward to a Sedar Large trees not to tack in any Seder on ye East side of ye grat pond by ye pond side but all from ye tree No 1 along ye south side of ye pond and along ye narow swamp, sixty poles Eastward from ye South East Corner of ve pond Lyeth for No 1, and then from number 1 wee Run a Line on ye Sonthward Side of ve Swamp ye Course in ye maine being neare northwest and by west till yon Com through a Large Branch. on ye west Side of ve Branch Seventy poles Leaving.ye branch to ye Southward of ye Line and then ve mane Swamp turns and Runs north and East up to murichis path about 44 poles so that from No 1 Increasing to ward ye northwest from No 1 to No 34 only No 22 and No 23 Lyeth in ye atoresaid Branch Leaving ve South parte of Se Branch for ye Lott 49: so that Thirty one of ve Lots Run through ye mane swamp anering to ve No Each Side ve Stackes or trees marked facing to ye Lot on ve No side, So that No 2 by ye pond on ye South End is S poles and at ye north end 2 poles, this No 2 bath in it four fifties as was hinted before No 3 South End 3 poles: and 3 feete, further forward Read S. for Southward End, and N. for northward End : N. 1 pole and 10
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feet : No 4, S. 3 p, 3 tt, N. 1 p and 16 ft : No 5. S 3 p and 3 ft ; N. 1 p and 10 ft : No 6 S. 3 p, N 1 p and 12 ft : No 7, S 3 p and 5 ft, N 1 p and 12 ft : No 8, S. 4 p, N. 2p : No 9 8 4 p, N. 2 p : No 10, S. 4 p, N. 2 p : No 11, S. 4 p, N 2 p and 3 ft : No 12, S. 4 p, N 2 p and 4 ft : No 13 S. 4 p 5 ft, N 2 p and 8 ft : No 14, 8 4 p 8 ft. N 2 p 8 ft : No 15, S. 3 p 8 ft. N 2 p 8 ft : No 16, S. 3 p, N. 2 p & ft : No 17, S. 3 p, N. 2 p; No IS, S 3 p 4 ft. N 1 p, 12 ft : No 19 S. 3 p, 4 ft, N. 1 p & tt : No 20, S 3 p 6 tt, N 1 p 10 ft : No 21, S. 3 p 8 ft, N. 1 p 10 ft : No 22 Lyeth acrose ve South End of ye Loots ; 16. 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, is at ye Eastward End S poles, and ve westward End 7 poles : No 23 Lyeth Southward of No 22 and is at ve Eastward End 12 poles, and westward end & poles : ye sonth ward parte of ve branch Lefe for 49: No 24 in Cours Toynes to 21 and is at yr Southward Ende 2 p; here about ve swamp winds to ve north and now you must Read, W. for west end and E. for east end. No 25, W. 3 p 8 tt, E. 2 p. 8 ft ; No 26. W. 4p, 8 ft, E 3 p : No 27, west 4 p, 8 ft, E. 3 p ; No 28, W. 4 p, 8 ft, E. 3 p ; No 29, W 4 p, E. 3 p : No 30, W 4 p, E. 3 p : No 31, W. 4 p E, 2 p, 10 ft ; No 32, W. 4 p, E. 3p: No 33, W4 p, E. 3 p: No 34, W 6 p, E 7 p: then we wente to ve north side of ve grate Swamp by ve pond at the Reare a Crose ye north End of ye Lotes 2, 3, 4, 5. and 6 with No 35 Runing northeast by ve pond side 14 poles to a tree marked [PAGE 296.] bv ye Edge of ve Svamp, and another By ve pond : No 36 Begins at a marked tree at ve end of 35 and Runs along ve pond to ve northward parte of it Round by ve out Edges of ve swamp : to a tree marked with No 36 and is 36 poles. No 37 Begins at ve end of No 36 and Runs about 6 poles wide on ve north east parte of ve pond and so Runs Round ye pond to ye north side of a Litle Swamp at ye south este parte of ye pond to a tree marked on ve north side No 37 : No 38 Lveth to ye northward of No 37 whare thare is old Se der Downe and is at ve west end 5 poles wide and at ve east ond 14 poles wide : No 39 Lves north ward of 38 and is at ve west end 5 poles, and at ve est end it is 12g poles : No 40 Lves
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on ve south end on ye side of ye Lot 39, and is at ye South end 6 poles and at ye north end 4} poles ; No 41 is at ye South end, Buts upon 39 and is at ye South End 5 poles wide at ye north end 4 poles wide : No 42 at ye South End buts upon ye Lott 39, and is at that end 4 poles wide, and ye north end 4 poles wide : No 43 Lyes East of 42 and is at ye South End 8 poles, and at ye north end 5 poles wide : No 44 Runs from ye Eastward Corner of ve Lot 43 abought northeast on ye East- ward side of a small pond, 18 p to a tree marked with 44, and to Run from that tree Downe to ye pond upon a N. N. W. Course : No 45 begins at ve north end of No 44 and Runs along by a small pond Round by ve edge of ye swamp 28 p to a tree marked on ye south Side 45, and on ye north side 46 : and then No 16 Begins on ye East side of No 43, and Runs along ye westward parte of ye Small pond by ve pond side till you com against a marked tree at ye northward End of ye Lot 45, to a tree marked on ve northward side 46, and then Runs along ve east side of ye pond and swamp, 11 p to another tree and then from that tree South or neare theire abouts through ve swamp to a tres marked 45: No 47 Lyeth on ye north side of 46 and on ve East end is 11 p. and ye west end is 6 p. wide, No 48 Lyeth northward of ye Lot 47 Containing all northward of No 47 in that Branch : and the two small swamps a litle Eastward of ye head of ye grate swamp ; No 49 Lyeth south- ward of ye Lott No 23, in ye head ot ve first Southward branch that pats out of ye grate Swamps and Contains all ye head of that Branch Southward ot ye Lott 23. €
At a Towne meating may ye 3 1727 to Draw ye Lots in ye seder swamps westward of ye Litle River that was Layd ont by ve towns order, it was voated By ye proprietrs of said South - ampton that whare theire is more than one man Lying in a Lot that no one man in a Lot without ye Consente of ye Rest that Lyeth with him, shall not Cut any Seder in any Lot till they are agreed or Layd out and if there be any man or men that will not Devid or agree, then any man that his Intrist in ye Lot may get two men to Devid so alond of Every of all ye men that
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Lyeth in ve Lot and that Division Shall Stand and be Estemed good, and acounted so. to each man in ve Lot, to them and theire heirs for ever, provided always that ve man or men was in ye Lot Devided shall give notis to ve Reste of ye partners six Days before thay Lay it out. This was voated and a Cleare voate by all ye propritors that was present, as witness Chris- topher ffoster Clerk of ve town.
A true Copy, ce.
THEOPHILUS HOWELL ELISHA HOWELL JOHN HOWELL IR
[PAGE 299.] No 1 S John poste 23 50 ¿ Benjamin Howell? { Stephen Topping 2 ve heirs of loseph
150
8
Richard lowell Josiah Howell 150
Hezekiah Howell
9 Seckamiah Scott 2 150
2} Strat & David Howell in Rite of wife 3
150
( gorg Haris 1
10/ Thomas Sandford 150
11
STheophilusHowell2} ¿ Daniell more
150
3 SIsaac Tessup 2 1 150 ( Richard Wood 1 Isaac Raynor 7-12 12 Jeremiah Halsey $ 150
4 L-V
( Henry pierson Iolin Cook 1 Elias Cook 1 lonathn Cook 3 [ Sander fordham } 1 Jeremiah lagger 1 Sammel Jagger 1 Theophilus Wilman Nathaniel Halsey 1
1
150
| sone & Nathaniel ilalsey 5-12 j
13 STonah Rogers 2 1 150
lohn Mitchell 1 1
5
$150
14. Obadiah Cook H - 150
lob Revs, Richard Wood, both have 3
15
¿ Isaac Halsey Ir 2 S 150
Ichabod Sayre 3 Sammel Bishop 1 Ye heirs of loseph
15
Mehetibell Heriek 1 1 in Rite of william 1 | Stephen Herick J Zeb Howell }
150
6 fordham 1 ye heirs of Abraham Sayre #
( Thomas Cooper 2 1 150
17 ? Obadiah Lum 1 1
18 ( Daniell Halsey 2
[ Richard Halsey 1 7 1.54
7
7
150
Henry lessup 12 1
/ Edward pety S Daniell floster 1 ?
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19 Christopher ffoster 1) Nehemiah Howell 1 - 150 Nathaniell Howell 15 32 1
lohn morehouse 1 ir Ebenezer white Theophilus peirson 3 David peirson Josiah peirson Ephraim White 1
150
203
Thomas Cooper 1 lohn Cooper son of John Cooper each 1 lohn Howell and Da- vid Halsey each 2 (Iobe peirson 1} -
$150 33. Jonathan Jagger Benjamin lagger
150
21 - lohn peirson 14 (Abraham peirson } 150 35 150 22 1 S Samuell Cooper 2 (Job Sayre 1 ( David Halsey 13 Jeremiahllalsey 1% 25 150
23 Thomas Stephens 1} }
150
Isaac Halsey ! ( John Reves 1}
24 Joseph ffordham*
- 37- lonah Howell 1
150
Daniell Hedges 24 - ( Sam'll Howell Ir }
150
38 ( Daniell Sayre 2 ( Daniell Sayre Ir 1
150
25 Instis Chatteld & Joseph Davis } 26 / Elisha Howell ------- Isaac Bower 1 27 Ionah Bower 1 Daniell Bower & Jeremiah Culer { 1
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39 Samuel Woodruff 1 150 ( abigaill Woodrnť 1
150 ( Obadiah Rogers 2 150
Samuel fohnes 2
28- Sam'l lohnes Ir & Ionathan Howell }
Ephraim Howell 1
7
29 - Mathis Burnet 12
1 150 42
lohn ffoster 1} William lennings Samuell lennings 30 . to [illegible] | Thomas Lupton
1. 150
43
Stephen Burnet & Benjamin ffoster 1
1 ( by mappon loshna Halsey
1 1₺ 1 (David Burnet 2 -
{ Abraham Howell }
31 . Nathanial Halsey 1 ! 150 44 his son Abraham 2
1 150
Hezekiah Topping 2 )
34
150
( Cap Isaac Halsey 2 Joseph Hildreth 1 150
flames Cooper 2 (john Wooley 1 Ichabod Cooper 1} 36
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150 ( Benjamin Woodruf 1 )
40 Thomas Halsey 1
1 150 41 | Jonathan Raynor $ 150
lohn Howell 1} ! 150
Thomas Osborn 4 David flithin 4 Aron Burnet 1 Joseph Burnet ¿ 12 150
* Probably this name was inserted by mistake, for see note following.
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Nathan ffordham 2
45 James White § 150
(John Davis }
(Iosiah Topping 1}
47
46 lohn Topping 1 - 150
( Henry Ludlam Ir }
Iames Hanes 3 Susannah Maltby and ye heirs of John Clark & 150
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Samnell Clark & Samuel Haines &
ye heirs of Eliphalet Clark 3
(Iosiah Halsey 2 48 ! Iohn Sayre 3 150 (Joshua Hildreth }
49 / Samnell Ludlam $150
Thare is tow Lotes not Drawne ffer, ve numbers is 24 and 7, and when ye Lotes is made up then thay may Draw for them, and this a True Coppy tacken from ve oridgneall as teste my hand.
CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER towne Clerk.
[PAGE 299.] (Abstracts ) Ear marks entered 1727 by Da- vid Howell, Ionah ffoster, 1728 lames Hanes, lames Hanes Ir. Arthur Howell. Hezekiah Howell, Richard Wood, William White, (his fathers) francis Hairmon, Iohn Stanbroh 1729. Sur lohn Howell, Stephen Howell, Iohn peirson, Elias Howell, bought of widow Bishop. Aprill 7, 1729. The Comisoners [PAGE 300.] lay out a highway from " ye Contry Road of 4 poles wide begining at John parker at ye going over at ye head of ye River to run to ye Soder swamp, that ye towne has Layd out. (Ear marks) Iohn White, 1720, 30 Elias Cook, Thomas Halsey, Edward pety, Iacob Wood, Stephen Reves, Adonijalı Raynor, Ichabod Cooper, Nathan Hildreth, Ephriam Hildreth, Isaac Hildreth, 1731, Samnell Howell, lonathan pane David Rose, Heury Ludlam, John ffoster, Elisha Halsey, Thomas Lup- ton, 1732, lohn Jennings, William Mulford, Samnell Randall Jeremiah Ludlem, Jonathan lagger, and son, mathew lagger Iesse Howell, Arther Howell.
END OF LIBER A, No. 2.
TOWN RECORDS
OF
Southampton, Long Island. Liber A, No. 1. C
[This book consists of two parts, the records beginning at each end of the book, and both parts ending at the middle. The first part here copied is called the "hither end." The word " page " and number attached refer to the pages of the original book in the Town Clerk's office.] .
PAGE 1. | Ear marks recorded on these three pages at various dates to various persons, as follows : ]
Ionah Tarbill 1734 Daniel Scelendger 1734-5
Edmond Escot 1735 John Mitchel 1735
Ebenezer White 1737
Ebenezer Howel!
lohn Conklin 1735
David Houell 1735
lohn lennings "
Josiah Howell Ir
lohn Post 1735
Peter Hildreth
Daniel Wicks
Nathan Fordham for his son lohn
Zackariah Sanford for son Henry
David Cooper and son Stephen
PAGE 3. lohn Reeves 1736
Abraham Reeves, son of John, 1736
William Woolley 1737 lonah Halsey
Timothy Woodruff
Henry Howell Stephen Foster Winiam White
1737
Nathan Reeves
Ezekiel Halsey Nathan fordham for his son Nathan 173%
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Silas Sayre
Samnel Endlam .,
PAGE 2. Mathew Wood 1735 Ammy Flint
Jonathan lagger
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PAGE 4. SOUTHAMPTON May the 2, 1673
Shenecock Indians being summoned to make their appear- ance before Major Thomas Delavall this day for the settling some matters of Difference concerning the Towne and the sd Indians, They the said Indians, or great part of the chief of them, as the Sachem Anabacens Quaqnashang Vpponeh, Asport lohn man Anagwanaek, Ionaquit, And many others being assembled together, with the constables and overseers, and divers of the neighbors of the said towne Before the sd Major Delavall Doe determine and mutually agree as followeth,
ist That according to order of the court formerly made the towne having made and set up one half of ye ffence that reaches over Shenecock neck The towne shall from time to time main- tain sufficient theire sd proportion, And the Indians are to maintaine ye other half in like manner sufficient,
2 The said Indians have liberty to make vse of more ground to the westward of the said neck provided they sufficiently tence the same
3 That all the Shenecock Indians mentioned in a list made of their names, Shall make and maintain equall share and pro- portions of the fence which they the said Indians are to doe as" aforesaid,
4 The said Towne are to help the said Indians make the water fence, And the Indians are to maintain a man at the said water fence as a gin keeper from time to time, ffurthermore where as divers Complaints were presented unto Major Delavall against ye abusive behaviour of some Indians, and in particular of the Indian called Cawbutt, In regard the Indians promise refformation, And ve English request it may for present bee passed by, The Major is content for this time, But engageth ve Constable of this town to look dilligently to his office and see that the Indians keep good order. And if any of them for time future shall offend in like nature as to breake windows, aflright women, or offer violence to any, they are to be severe- ly punished or sent vp to N. Yorke and the Smith is to make manacis for theire hands, and Billboes for theire feet. ffurther
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