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[PAGE 54.] Southampton March 14 1663. Thomas Steev- ens aged about 16 yeares, his parents being deceased, and something being left unto him by them, hee the said Thomas doth this day before the Authority of this towne make choice of his loving friend John Cooper to bee his guardian, to act on his behalf in respect of the premises. And with what hee doth therein for his use, or shall doe, or cause to bee done, by him self or assigns, hee the said Thomas acknowledgeth to bee, & shall bee satisfyed.
[Abstract] (Robert Loveland of New London agrees to pay to Capt. Tho. Topping by the last of march next 180 bushels of Indian Corne, in consideration of a horse already received, Inly 31 1663 Witness Win Thompson Tho Diment.)
Know all men by these presents that I underscribed doe assign all my right and interest in the within written bond, and the Indian corne therein specityed vnto Mr Robert Fordhamn pastor of the church of Southampton, witness my hand
THO. TOPPING
Southampton March 5 1663
[PAGE 55.] April 20 1664. John Oldfield plf against Iohn Dickeson in an action of debt per bond of 200£ value.
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Sam Davis plt against Zerobabel Phillips & his wife deft. in an action of the case concerning an ax.
Zerobobel Phillips his wife plf against Iohn Oldfield deft in an action of the case concerning a 50£ lot comonidg, and a bill. John Woodruff Sen plt in an action of tresspass vpon the case concerning fenceing against Richard Smith and Wm Sallier. The jury find for the det, with increase of Cort charges.
April 25, 64 Before the Cort Mr Iohn Ogden and Sam. Barker doe deny Iohn Oldfields comonidg by vertue of the land he bought of flulk Davis at north sea.
At the Cort April 25, 61 The jurymen were Tho. Halsey sen Ioshua Barnes Edw Howell Rich. Howell Obadiah Rogers John Jagger Tho. Thompson Io. Iessup Ionas Bower Edmond Howell Tho. Pope Tho. Goldsmith.
In the action wherein Samnel Davis pit and Ann Phillips deft the jury find for the plf the ax and ten shillings damage with increase of Cort charges.
In the action wherein Iohn Oldfield is pif and John Dickeson is deft the jury find for the plf.
[PAGE 56.] (Abstract) {Wm Thomson of New London ac- knonledges to owe to John Cooper for the vse of George Miller of East Hampton 14€ to be paid in good wheat at 4s a bushel, to be paid in New London or Connecticut before the last day of March next.
Witness Win Edwards Nathaniel Birdsall. Aug. 3 1663]
[Abstract] (Iohn Oldfield binds himself in 20€ to appear and answer Mrs Ann Phillips in an action concerning comon- age. April 25 1664)
[PAGE 57.] (Abstract) [At court Iune 7, 1664 complaints entered by]
(Alce Stanborough agt Henry Pierson, also agt Sam. Bar- ker John Oldfield aganst John Ogden Samuel Barker, and soe many of the inhabitants of North sea as do oppose him in his land and comonidge.
Robert Bond agt Capt Seot.
John Ognen agt lohn Scot)
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The action of Mr Ogden & Mr Bond trial suspended till next quarter Court.
In the action of Alce Stanborough plf against Samuell Bar- ker deft, the jury find for the plt ye heiter in controversie to bee delivered forthwith to her, with increase of Cort charges, and damage 5 shillings.
[ PAGE 58.] In the action of Alce Stanborough against llenry Pierson the jury agree not.
[Abstract] (Earmark and strays entered by John Howell John lenings Melatto Peter, Anthony Haines. 1748 1752.)
[PAGE 59.] September the 5 1664 Wee the subscribed dre testify and affirm that sometime last winter Mrs Alce Stanbor- ongh the wife of Iosiah Stanborough deceased did owne and acknowledge to have received of Peregrine Stanborough, ye heyre and executor of him the said Josiah, the total of ye estate belonging vnto her three children, which said estate was com- mitted vnto him ye said Mr Josiah by the Cort at New Haven, vnto whome hee the said Josiah became bound concerning it. And further wee doe affirme that these alsoe the children (who were the children of Tho. Wheeler of New Haven) did ac- knonledge before vs that they were content with their mother (the said Alee Stanborough) her having received the said estate, their portions And they did chuse her their guardian, vnto which wee consented witness our hands Thurston Raynor John Howell.
(Abstract of deed) (Isaac Willman sells to Win Ludlam the interest he had in the close at Meacox where Ellis Cook's house standeth, also in the little close. April 9 1688).
[PAGE 60.) Bee it known to all men that I Lvon Gardiner of East Hampton, doe by these make my last will and testa- ment. ffirst then I bequeath my soule to god yt gave it, my body to the earth from whenee it came, My estate as folloneth. flirst then I leave my wife Mary whole and sole Executor and Administrator of all that is or may bee ealled mine, only where- as my daughter Elisabeth hath had ten head of cattle, soe I will that my sonne David and my daughter Mary shall each of
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them have the like. As for my whole estate both ye Island and all that I have at East Hampton I give it to my wife that shee may dispose of it before her death as God shall put it in- to her mind, only this I put into her mind of, that whereas my son David after hee was at liberty to provide for himself, by his owne engagement hath forced me to part with a great part of my estate to save his credit, soe that at present I cannot give to my daughter and grandchild that which is fitting for them to have. But I leave it to my wife with the overseers of my will to give to each of them as God shall put into her mind what shee will and to dispose of all as she will. And the cause yt moves me at present to make this will is not only the premises, but other causes known to me & my wife. of whome, and for whome, I stand and am bound to provide, and take care for soe long as I live soe yt when I am dead, by willful neglect shee bee not brought ta poverty which might bee a cause to her of great grief and sorrow. The executor of this my will I desire to bee Mr Thomas Iames, ye Rev. minister of the word of God at East Hampton, with Iohn Mulford and Robert Bond, whome I will that they shall have for every day spent about this my will, I say they shall have five shillings for every day, each of them, and their charges born, But in case yt three of the overseers of my will should not bee then here, then two or one with my wife may choose other. Witness my owne hand and seale this 13th of August 1663.
LYON GARDINER East Hampton
Witness Thomas Iames.
(PAGE 61.) The within written is a true copy of Mr Lyon Gardiner his will as it was produced vuto and approved by the court here at Southampton, and by the said Cort ordered to be recorded by mee
HENRY PIERSON Regist
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Bee it knowne to all whome these presents may concerne that I Mary Gardiner of East Hampton being left executor of the last will and testament of my deceased husband Lyon Gar- diner, I doe imponer Mr Thomas James in my name & stead to doe what concernes me for ye proving the sd will, desireing him to testify in my behalf what trust hath been committed to him, as if I was there present Witness my hand
MARY M GARDINER Fer mark
Witness
David Gardiner
i true copy per me HENRY PIERSON
A true inventory of the estate of Mr Lyon Gardiner deceas- ed, prized by Thomas Tomson and Ieremy Mechem April 12, 1664.
The acomodation of housing & land
150
00
00
3 Cows
12 00
00
2 heifers
006
00 00
1 stear 3 year old
005
00
1 steer 2 year old
003
10
00
1 yearling
001
10
00
7 swine
003
10 00
1 bed & bolster poldavis tick 3 blankets
004
00 00
1 bed & bolster and furniture
0.05
06 00
1 peece new linen cloth 11 yds
001
07
00
2 small sheets
000
10 00
one old coat
000
10 00
3 pair of sheets
003
00 00
6 shirts
004
00
6 bands
001
00 00
I string of wampum
000 10
00)
1 pair of stockings
000
03 00
1 old trunk
000
65
2 hats
001
10 00
S
d
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2 remnants of cloth
001
00 00
2 yards broad cloth
001
10 00
2 suits and a great coat
005
00 00
4 cushins
C00
01 00
15 peeces of pewter
003
05 00
13 peeces hollow pewter
002
00 00
a warming pan
000 15 00
a quart pot & basin
000
06
00
4 poringers & 4 saucers
000
05 00
2 brass candlesticks
000
08 00
5 earthen jugs & bottles
000
06 00
2 great eases
004
00
00
4 great cheirs
000
12
00
severall books
007
00
00
2 guns & cutlass
002
10
00
gally pots
000
05
00
1 ink horn 12d a vest 12d
000
02 00
4 brushes 4s a lantern 2s
000
06
00
pots kettles, frying pans
007
00
00
2 p of hacks
001
00 00
a chaine
000
05 00
a p of pothooks 2 p tongs fire shovel and gridiron 000
12
00
a spit flesh hook scimer bellowes & slice (?) pestle & mortar
000
10 00
a chafin dish 3 skillets 2 patin pans
000
14 00
5 pewter spoons, a brass ladle
000
03 00
2 wooden candlesticks
000
03 00
2 axes 2 spades
000
18 00
a stubing how, a broad how, a little how
000
12
00
2 holing axes
000
05
00
3 axes new
000
18
00
2 wedges & a beetle
000
15 00
a flesh hook
000
02
00
a stubing how, ax, spade ard bar & how
000
09
00
a pair scales and weights
000
10 00
11 bailes
000
07
04
000
12
00
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old iron & hinges in a lattin pan
000
10 00
a spade tunell & pitch fork tines
000
06 00
a tap borer, chopping knife 2 hand saws 2 seythes
000
06 00
3 blankets
001
10 00
an iron shovel
000
05 00
12 foot of glass
OCO
12 00
a great tub
000
12 00
a barrel, a double anker, 2 ankers
000.
10
00
2 pasty boards
000
02 00
a cheeze press
000
0.1 00
trays and bowles
000
15 00
12 pails 2 tubs
000
18 00
2 bed pans & 2 chamber pots
001
00 00
a cross ent saw
001
00 00
woolen wheel
000
04
00
a pitch fork
000
01
06
a churne
000
03 00
a sitting trongh
000
05 00
old barrels & tubs
001
00
00
a cart rope 6 s a kettle 10g
000
16
00
a linen wheel
000
03 0)
show leather
001
05
00
hair cloth
001
10
00
wool
000
10
00
cotten wool
000
05 00
sheep skins and sheep skin blankets
001
00
00
a peece of rope
000
05
00
a cickell 1s an old chamber pot Is Sd 2 riddles
00 )
02
12 harrow teeth
000
09
00
1 piek fork
000
01 00
000
02
0G
256 00
10
A true Inventory of yo estate of Mr Lyon Gardiner deceased which he had at his Island called ye le of Wight alias Monch-
000
08 00
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onuk, as it was prized by Thomas Iames, Iohn Mnlf: rd Robert Bond overseers left by him of his estate.
S
d
The Iland it selfe
700
00 00
ye great howse & long table
100
00 00
The New house
030
00 00
the new barne
040
00 00
ye old barne
010
00
00
the house Simons lives in
020
00 00
ye Bake house & cellar
010
00
00
ye old mare
015
00
00
Gelding 2 year old
008
00 00
A yearling colt
006
00
00
6 oxen
040
00
00
7 cowes & some calves
035
00
00
1 steer 4 years old
006
00 00
3 three years old
013
00
00
6 two years old
018
00
00
5 yearlings
007
10
00
1 great bull
005
00
00
Ewe sheep 114
057
00 00
of wethers & rams 66
049
10
00
A Jack
001
00 00
4 boxes for wheeles
000
10
00
1 broad ax 2 narrow axes
000
16 00
2 adzes
000
08 00
a bung borer
000
02 00
2 wedges
000
06
00
a tennan saw
000
08
00
2 pair fork tines
000
02
06
Stilliards
001 10
00
5 Sicles
000
04
00
a chest
000
08
00
a feather bed and bolster and two old blankets
003
00
00
a hogs head & 6 bushels of salt
001
10 00
4 barels of pork
C14
00
00
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a grind stone & irons to it
001
10 00
1 hammer 12d
000
01 00
a punch for hop poles
000
03 00
2 greate bookes
002
05 00
pt of a Corslet
000
10
00
crosstaff & compass
004
10
00
steel mill
002
00 00
4 chains
002
10 00
2 shares & 2 coulters
001
16
00
2 pair of elevises
000
10
00
2 setts of hoops for a cart
001
10
00
hooks and staples for 4 yokes
001
00
00
2 bolts and collar
000
06
00
ax tree pins, linch pins 8, and 3 washers
000
14
00
11 harrow teeth
000
05
00
511
07
00
By us Tohn Mulford Rob. Bond Tho. Iames.
A true copy of ye inventories of Mr Lyon Gardiner as they were presented to ye Cort here whoe ordered them to bee re- corded as before, per me HENRY PIERSON, Regist.
[PAGE 66.] (Abstract) (John Woodruff Ir sells to ffrancis Sayre 8 acres at Captain's neck on the east side, bounded N. by Thomas Sayre S. by Joshua Barnes. Ang. 29 1665.]
[PAGE 67.] (Abstract.) [Tohn Woodraff Ir sells to Wm Russell a 50 of comonage Sept 2 1665]
[Abstract ] (Iohn Ogden sells to Iohn Laugton a 50 of com- monage. Sept 8 1666 )
| PAGE 68] (Abstract) |lohn Woodruff Ir sells to Ann Phillips for 20£ 4 acres at Halseys neck, formerly belonging to Edmond Howell. Sept 6 1665]
[ Note at bottom ] (Thomas Scott records carmark)
[PAGE 69.] (Abstract) (Iohn Woodruff sells to Richard Post his ten acre lot* at the great plain gate, bounded N. by
" This is the Int now owned by Houry Reeves ; the great plains gate stood in first rock lane, at The junction of Cap 's neck line. W S. P.
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oxpasture fence east & south by highway, west by John Wood- ruff Sen. Sept 7, 1665.)
[PAGE 70.] (Abstract) Iohn Woodruff Ir sells to Obadiah Rogers 4 acres at captain's neck that his grandfather Iolin Gos- mer purchased of Iosiah Stanborough. Sept 6 1665
[PAGE 71 ] (Abstract) [John Cooper makes over to Dan- iel Sayre 8 acres in first neck north of Thomas Halseys elose, and on the West side of the road, said lot was formerly owned by Tho. Cooper John Cooper Iohn Howell Edmond Howell Ellis Cook Thomas Burnet & Henry Pierson. In exchange Daniel Sayre sells 2 acres in Captaines neck, betweene Iohn White's two pieces of land, 2 acres in first neck on the South side toward the east end of Tho. Goldsmith's close, 1 acre in the 10 acre lott furlong, bounded E by John Howell, 1 acre that was Iohn Iagger's 1 acre that was Iohn White's both in Halsey's neck and 1 acre in little plains, in gin aere furlong, March 30 1666]
[PAGE 72.] ( Abstract) [John Cooper sells to James Ham- pton, the house and lot which he purchased of Tho Pope. In exchange Mr Hampton gives 6 acres between Iohn lagger & Win Russell, and a steer, and a cow. Ian. 27 1666.]
[Abstract] (Ioshua Barnes sells to Rob. Woolley 4 acres in great plains, in Cooper's neck. March 2 1667)
[PAGE 73.] ( Abstraet) [Joseph Ludlam gives to his brother Henry his land on the east side of mill brook and joining the mill pond, except the orchard. And Henry gives to loseph his land on west side of mill brook, joining the mill pond, and 8 acres at head of Mill pond. April 6 1668.]
PAGE 74.] These presents witnesseth that I Peter Carteret Secretary of the county of Albemarle, doe promise vnto Hum- phrey Huse of Long Island, and company to lycence the said Huse & company to Inioy the privilidge to make vse of all the whales that shall bee cast vp, or that they can any ways kill or destroy betweene the Inlet Roanoak, and the inlet of Caretuck, they the said Huse and Company paying vnto mee the one fifteenth part of all according to the custome of England to bee
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for the Lords proprietors vse, hee the said Huse giveing mee timely notice of his comeing. And this shall ingage mec to the same as long as I have power to doe it
PETER CARTARET.
August 15 1666.
[Abstract] Henry Ludiam grants to his brother Joseph three acres east of the mill, from the Northeast corner of orchard N. E. ward 24 poles, thence N to mill pond 24 poles, and soe along by mill pond west to creek, and so up to orch- ard. May 22 1668.
[PAGE 75.] Know all men by these presents that I the within named Humphrey Hughes doe hereby Assigne vnto Mr Nicholas Stephens of Boston one third, and vnto John Cooper of Sonthampton on Long Island another third pt of the Inter- est I have in the within grant, & the product, or any manner of benefit that may any way whatsoever come or bee obtained thereby. witness my hand this 10th day of Aprill 1667.
HUMPHREY HUGHES.
witness Mary Pierson her mark
Henry Pierson
May 5 1668 By the Cunstable & overseers, Henry Pierson was chosen to keepe the records of ye cattle, and is appointed to make records of them and of ye sales [that] shall be made as occasion shall require, and to doe the worke in that respect which formerly Ionas Honkdsworth, and Mr Laughton did & to have pay for his paines as Mr Laughton had, hee was sworn to the office of publique notary ye 1st of Iune '68 the oath be- ing administered to him by Capt. Topping.
[PAGE 76.] Articles of Agreement made and conelnded be- tweene Mr Nicolas Steevens of Boston in New England mer- chant John Cooper of Southampton in New York sheir on Long Island and Humphrey Inse, as folloueth. first they the sol parties doe covenant one with another to goe themselves or
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by a competent Agent to Roanoak or those parts vpon the de- signe of killing of getting whales or great fish for ye procure- ing of oyle.
Secondly each of the said parties shall have equall shares in the cost and charge that shall acerne, or necessarily bee expen- ded in the said designe, as they are to have equall share in the profit yt shall by Gods providence bee obtained.
3d the said Mr Steevens is to finde a vessell fitt to goe on the said designe, the said vessell is to be either that which hee hath at present (now rideing at Northsea neare the said South- ampton) called the Speedwell, or one of egnall burthen with all manner of tackle, Rigging Sayles Anchors Cables and all things in good trim fitt to goe forth to sea, the said vessell to bee by him the said Mr Steevens procured or brought to the said Northsea belonging to the said Southampton by or about the middle of September next ensueing.
ffourthly That as hee the said Mr Steevens is to finde or provide the vessell to goe vpon ye designe as aforesaid soe the said three parties now covenanting are to pay equall share of the charge of the said vessell, which is six pounds per month for the use of her, or proportionably, for one of greater burden, the time of payment for ve said vessell to begin from the day that shee shall bee sent forth from Boston aforesaid directly and wholly vpon the accompt of the said designe, and soe pay- ment to goe on vatil the end of the said voyage intended which voyage is agreed vpon by the said parties to bee and continue for the terme of six months certaine, and eight months vncertain, the same to bee determined by those whoe shall bee impowered or apoynted by the said parties now covenanting.
PAGE 77.] fitthly it is further agreed vpon by ye said parties that they shall and will procure thirteen men and a boy with the said vessell vpon the aforesaid designe, all at theire equall cost and charge. And that they the said Mr Steevens, Ichn Cooper Humphrey Hnes, continue this partnership in the said designe and in ve constant prosecution and following the occation thereof in the manner before mentioned for the end prescribed
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
and intended for the full terme of five years next ensueing, from the beginning of the first voyage before mentioned, ac- cording as the season of the yeare shall afford opportunity and according to ye true intent of the premises.
6th That whereas Humphrey Hues one of the said partners procured for himself & his copartners, of Mr Peter Carteret Secretary of the County of Albemarle liberty to make vse of the whales that shall bee cast vp, or yt may be killed within the limits prescribed in a writeing vnder his hand. And hee the said Humphrey assigning or resigning vp vnto his said two . partners, namely the said Mr Steevens & John Cooper, two thirds of his interest in what he obtained of Mr Peter Carteret abovesaid, they ve said Mr Steevens & John Cooper are to pay vuto their said partner Humphrey Hues the some of seaven pounds as their proportion of the charges hee expended in pro- curing or obtaining Interest in the liberty before mentioned. And for the true and faithful performance of all and every of the said articles of agreement, the said parties whoe have enter- ed partnership as aforesaid hereby bind themselves their heires and executors, each to other. In witness whereof they have hereto set theire hands and seals interchangeably this 11 of April 1667 Signed sealed & deliv. NICHOLAS STEEVENS
credin presence of vs Henry Pierson Ionas Honldsworth.
IOIN | COOPER
[PAGE 78.] September 6 1667. Whereas there is an agree- ment bareing date the il April 1637 wherein Mr Nieolas Steevens John Cooper and Humphrey Hues are joyned part- ners for a voyage to Roanoke vpon whale catching or makeing oyle according as it shall please the Lord to guide them. They doe by these presents agree for this present year and appoynt Mr Nicolas Steevens master for this present voyage, to provide take care of all things about this design, and give an accompt at the end of the voyage. And the above named partners doe
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hereby binde themselves to bear every one theire proportions in this present voyage vnder the forfeitnre of one hundred pounds, each one of them. And the true meaning of this in- gagement and agreement is that all those partners shall runne eqwall charge, and equal profit, this writing further witnesseth that John Cooper with the consent of Mr Steevens and Hum- phrey IInes, hath taken in Henry Glover of New Haven for & part. And Humphrey Hughes with the consent of Mr Steevens and John Cooper hath taken in Isaac Nicholls of Stratford for one sixth part, and those two partners now taken in doe bind themselves to stand to, and perform all the agreement that these partners have agreed vpon before this writing touching this present voyage, vnto all which premises we have sett our hands and seales
Signed in presence of Joseph lawley Rich. Howell
NICIIO. STEEVENS JOHN COOPER ISAAC NICOLES HENRY GLOVER HUMPHREY HUGHES
[PAGE 79.] (Abstract) (Benjamine Davis seils to Edmond llowell 12 acres (which formerly said Edmond sold to Samuel Davis, and said Samuel sold to Wm Salier) to shew that in this contract hee is lawful agent of said Wm Salier, consideration a 4 year old mare, Inne 5 1668.)
Feb. 23, 1668 lohn Cooper acknowledgeth to have former- ly sould & delivered to Benjamine Haines, that his howse at Northsea with the house lot thereunto belonging bee it more or less, which homestall I sometime bought of Sam Barker.
JOHN COOPER.
March 27, 1678 Fohn Beswick gives in his ear mark.
[ PAGE SO.] Be it known unto all men by these presents that I Thomas Fames of East Hampton Gent being now vpon the point of marriage with Mrs Katherine Blux of Southampton doe by these presents for my selfe utterly denigh and renounce
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any right title or interest I may can or might have in the pres- ent estate of the said Katherine Blux by virtue of our marriage, I by these giving and granting the same as it now is soe for ever, hereafter to remain and bee her owne entire possession and disposal and is in and for consideration that I the said Thomas James are not now, nor by vertne of the said mariage ever hereafter shall bee any way engaged to satisfy or pay any former debts or ingagements whatsoever the said Mrs Katherine Blax or any other having any manner of relation to her of what nature soever. In witness whereof both parties to these presents have herennto sett our hands and seals this 14 day of Ang. 1669.
Signed sealed & delivered in THOMAS LAMES,
presence of Iobn Howell, John Laughton
KATHERINE BLUX.
[ Note at bottom of page. ] At a trustee meeting ve 5 day of Oct 1716, It was granted to Zackarias Sanford to have liberty to take in abont & acre of land to set a house on if it rong no highway nor watering provided hee throus up ont of his own lind to ye town of ye sin quantity of land this past a cle ir voat as test my hand
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER, Clerk.
[PAGE 81.] Feb. 12 1669. Isaac Willman exchangeth and maketh over and doth assure unto Thomas Topping a certaine parsel of land containing 15 acres lying in the neck called fly'- ing point, Thomas Burnet lyeing on the east side and Ionas Bower's land lyeing on the west side,
[Abstract.] (Peregrine Stanborough sells to Peter White- hear of Southampton, 7 acres at Sagaponack, bounded S & S E by highway, E & N E by comon land, W & N W by high- way which goes N E from Mr Toppings land. Apl 24 1671.)
[PAGE 82.] [AAbstract. ] (Benjamen Davis sells to Cornelius Vonck his now dwelling house and S acres of land. Ian. 11, 1668.)
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lames llerrick gives in to be recorded, that three Indians, namely Tom Iohn Man and Iudas are all engaged to goe to sea for him this season, for proof whereof he produceth his book wherein the sd Indians names are set and yere marks an- nexed, and lohn Roe as witnes, ye date thereof being May &, 1678.
AAngust 1687. Layd out by Edward Howell and John How- ell Ir a piece of land unto lecamiah Scott lying and being on the east side of Samuel Clarkes clay pit close, being 57 poles long and 18 wide, which in regard of the land being barren is to lye for 4 acres, whereof one acre is for his orchard land and the rest he is to be accomptable for to the towne, but upon fur- ther review seeing a great part thereof lyes in the north sea lyne he is to be accomptable to them for the same.
[PAGE 83.] [Abstract.] (Isaac Willman sells to Thomas Topping 4 acres in Halseys neck, { acres in the 10 acre lots, and 13 acres in little plain. Thomas Topping in exchange gives 15 acres on east side of flying point, bounded E. by Thomas Burnet, W. by Ionas Boner. Feb. 12, 1669.)
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