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Mr. Thomas Shaw of North Sea, of Southampton is chosed packer of ve towne of Southampton, and sworne to said office March 4 1680.
John Foster's land layd out to him vopn the forty acredivis- ion, whie his about 14 acres to him for his fitty of allotment lying near or by hacker hole Bounded at the south side by the land ot Ezekiel Sanford, and East by the land of Peregrine Stanbor- ough and west by the path that goes vp into the woods, and North by Sagaponaek path that they vse to goe in over Sag head.
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Given in by Isaac Halsey Sen one of the layers out May 23. 1690. lohn Howell Clark
[PAGE 139.] Southampton at a Towne meeting held March the 22, 1679. Whereas This Towne By Gods providence and their endeavours, they have at present obtained the presence and help of the Reverend Mr Joseph Taylor in the work of the ministry, proposalls at divers times for his comfort and main- tainance, having been made unto him, And he seems to accept, and to be inclined to stay in this towne. And officiate in the said work of the ministry amongst us, hee haveing been with us the winter past, and now Intendeth forthwith to goe to the main land unto his family, flor his further steady and more cer- taine encouragement to come and make his abode with us, In the said work before mentioned, In fine, It unanimously (ex- cepting only three persons) concludeth as followeth, That dur- ing all the time that hee shall stay in this Towne and officiate amongst us hee shall have duely and truly paid unto him or his order, By all the Inhabitants of, and belonging to this said town, according to theire due proportions, the full sum of one hundred pounds per annum. The same to bee paid either in winter wheat at five shillings per bushel or summer wheat at tour shillings sixpence per bushel, or Indian corne at two shillings sixpence pr bushel, or tallow at 6d per lb, or green hides at 3d a pound, or dry hides, at Gd a Ib, or beef at fourty shillings a barrel, or porke at three pounds ten shillings per barrel, or 3d a pound, or whalebone at eight pence per pound, or in oyle at thirty shillings per barrel, all to bee good and merchantable and to be collected from year to year by the constable and over- seers for the time being, or some one whome they shall appoint, Secondly During the said time of his stay, and officiating &e in this said Town hee shall have to his own proper vse and behoof the vse of the house and land formerly built, and laid out for the ministry, together with an other end unto the said house, which is already agreed for with a workman to build, and the privilege of an 150₺ comonage. Thirdly He the said Mr Taylor shall have one hundred acres of land in the woods of commons
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which is to bee to him and his heyres, To have and to hold for- ever, Together with the foure acres of land, that was sometime pt of the oxpasture and appointed to Mr Iohn Harriman for a [PAGE 140.] house lot. Fourthly The towne shall and will make up at present sufficient by new posting, &c all the fence against the land for the ministry, That is to say at ye home lot, and all the eastward inclosure, adjoining to ye plaine, and the west- ward parcel or enclosure, soe to bee fenced by the town here- after when Mr Taylor hath need thereof.
March 22 1679 at a Towne meeting. It is given and granted unto Mr Iohn Anniy all ye vacant land at the rear of Iohin Ies. sups home lot,* and the vacant land on the brow of the hill against the old towne by Mr Fordham's land, not prejudicing the highways.
(Abstract) (Charles Sturmy sells to Josiah Stanborough Lot No 20 in ye late division at Sagaponack. In exchange Iosiah Stanborough gives lot No 9 at Meacox. Nov. 3 1680)
[PAGE 141.] At a town meeting held in Southampton Aprill ye 5 1687, that whereas Mr Joseph Whiteing (our present min- ister) and the towne never vet came to any settled conclusion for his yearly maintainance, whereupon it is this day fully agreed on and concluded by the general voate of the town, that Mr Whiteing shall have allowed nnto him for his yearly main- tainance one hundred pounds per annum, to be paid unto him both in time and manner, price and speacie as it is menconed and described in the covenant or agreement to Mr Taylor as entered in this book, in the page before this, and to have the nse of and to enjoy all the honseing, land and accomodations, that is by the towne sequestered for the ministry all which is granted to the said Mr Joseph Whiteing, dureing the time that he shall officiate in the work of the ministry amongst us, and alsoe the towne shall pay at his decease unto his wife if shee survive him, one hundred pounds, of the same payment afore- said if he continue in the said work until his decease here in this towne.
* John Jessup's home lot is now the homestead of Capt. Barney Green, formerly Sylva- nus Raynor's. W. S. P.
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(Abstract) Iohn Woodruff sells to Daniel Sayre his 100 of orchard land being one acre at long springs, bounded E by lob Sayre, and Samuel Cooper, and Francis Sayre, W by Daniel Sayre. March 29 1688)
[PAGE 142.] Southampton this 1st day of inly 1680. Whereas there is and hath been difference between this town and Thomas Cooper concerning a highway cross his lot laid ont to him at the westward of his home lot, the business being well weighed and considered by Mr Justice Topping and ve constable and three of ye overseers, for the towne, on the one part, and the said Thomas Cooper on the other part they the said parties doe mutually and determinately respectively agree concerning the said highway as followeth. viz, that Between this and the middle of May next, ensueing, he the said Thomas Cooper shall and will leave open a space of ground of six poles wide eross his said division of land the same to bee and remain forever as a common highway for the townes use, which said space of ground or highway is to bee and soe to remain, In and between the land belonging to him ye said Thomas Cooper on the eastward side and the land in the use and possession of Gersham Culver on the westward side.
Witnessed per me HENRY PIERSON Recorder
(Notes at bottom) Samuel Clark Ir George Harris Ir re- cord carmarke 1752 & 1757.
[PAGE 143.] (Abstract) (David Haines gives to Jackson Scott a half lot at Ieffry's ereek lying next to said Scott. In exchange for 1 rod wide the length of said Haines homeses hill lot. April 4 1749.
Southampton April 7 1749. Whereas we. the subscribers seeing the inconvenience of Improving lot No. 46 together do devide the said lot as followeth. Ephraim White and lonah Bower is to have Lot No 1, each side the fresh pond, lohn lagger and Thomas Lupton is to have the lot No 2 each side
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the fresh poud the heirs of Joseph Hildreth is to have the lot No 3 each side of the fresh pond.
EPHRAIM WINTE JONAH BOWER JOHN IAGGER THOMAS LUPTON MOSES PARNELL
OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk,
|PAGE 144 ] (Abstract) (Robert Smith of Brookhaven con- firms a sale formerly made to Benony flint, of house and land at Old field. Oct. 19 1680)
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[PAGE 146.] At a town meeting April 1 1681 Samnel Iohnes was chosen constable, and sworn to that office for the year or until another be chosen. Francis Sayre Isaac Halsey overscers. At this town meeting was given and granted by vote unto Benony Newton the remainder of the vpland vpon brushy neck which is unlaid out. At the same meeting it was put to vote whether or no widow Cook should have liberty to lay downe the two acres of land which her husband was In- debted to ye towne, where she pleaseth of that division or whether the committy's regulations concerning ye highway there and the said 2 acres of land shall stand as they report to the town they have staked it out, by major voat it is concluded that what the committy did in (the) premises shall stand viz that the said widow Cook doe lay out the two acres of land with other enlargement of the highway according to what the committies did in that case, as impowered by the town to rec- tify such things.
Also it is granted unto Samuel Iohnes to have by way of ex- change the piece of land lying vpon the front of his land oppo- site to lohn Post his home lot,* on the other side of the town highway, for which he is to lay down as much of his land tow- ards Cobs pond, which is adjoining Henry Piersons land.
Also it is granted and given to Iosiah Laughton upon the
* John Post's home lot is now the homestead cf Capt. James Bishop.
W. S. P.
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request of his brother John half an acre more or less, at one end or the other of Samuel Clark, his land, at which end the said Clark pleaseth.
It is also given and granted vnto Wm Hackleton one acre and a half a land on the hill by Thomas Cooper, or more if it can be had there, for a home lot, the same is given to him and his for ever upon this condition that he build and settle upon it, and to improve his trade for the benefit of this towne before any other whatsoever.
It was also granted to widow Cook 6 acres of wood land in some convenient place at the discretion of the layers out in stead of the land which she pretended shee had right to on ve hill by Thomas Cooper's the town grant the said six acres for peace sake shee renounceing all her pretended right in or into the land on the said hill.
[PAGE 147.] At a towne meeting April ye first 1681 By major vote it was granted unto Thomas Cooper to exchange his devision of land lying eastward of Senttle hole which is two lots (with one 50 of Ionathan Rainers contained in them) the said land to have laid out unto him at his owne charge norward of East Hampton Rode opposite against Henry Ludlams his land at ye hay ground at discretion of ye layers out. if there be roome for soe mnch land.
Also it was granted to Ben. Pierson to have an aere and half of orchard land on the west end of his land at little worth, and what more can be spared after the highway is regulated at the discretion of the layers out.
April 2 1681 Land laid out unto Iohn Lupton at meacox by Edward Howell and John Jessup Sen as followeth, one piece lying by the east side of John Cookes land on which his house standeth, which land lyes in length 80 poles north and South, in bredth at the lower end ten poles, at the upper end twelve, with another piece by the east side of John Luptous his home lot, heing in length 38 poles and in breadth as the said layers oat have staked it out, also another small piece of land lying upon the front of his owne home lot along by the highway
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side containing about a roode of land, all which parcells of land contains six alres of land, and three roodes more or less which land the said Iohn Lupton receives of John Rose, upon the ac- compt of Wm Barnes, (Note) rests due to said Lupton 3 acres and 3 quarters which is made up to him in page 125 and 137.
The aforesaid parcells of land are recorded by the request of lohn Lupton, as given unto us by the aforesaid layers out.
MR JOHN HOWELL, Recorder.
The date and day aforesaid.
Wee the layers out, viz, lohn Howell Edward Howeil and lohn Iessup appointed by ye towne to lay out Win Hackleton's land according to our best desceetion, have laid it out to him ye said Hackleton upon the hill southward of Thomas Coopers, the south lyne 42 pole, ye north line 36 poles ye west 4 poles and halfe the East line 20 pole in all two acres and three roods
April 19 1681 A true copy by me IOHN HOWELL, Capt lohn Howell Edward Howell lohn lessnp
Recorder.
[PAGE 148.] (Abstract.) Thomas Reeves sells to lohn Howell 32 acres at rear of loseph Ranior's land by Matthew Howell's house, bounded W by Matthew Howell S. by Joseph Ranior, E and N by Thomas Reeves, Iohn Howell in exchange givos two acres in oxpasture North division Lot No 4.
April 4 1681 Robert Wooley butting against John Wood- ruff now laid out westward leaving a highway next the Indian ience of four poles wide it the town see cause, 24 acres,* on ye south side of ve above said 24 acres, and of lohn Woodruff his 22 acres and }, Layed out to Robert Woolly 25 acres more or less.
April 4 168h Vpon ye request of lohn Woodruff wee the the layers out of land for ye great division viz 20 ac.tes to a 50, doe affirme that when we showed the towne their proportion of
" This is probably part of the farm of the late Capt. Edward White, at Seponack. W.S.P
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land it was unanimously concluded by us ve said layers out yt lohn Woodruff's lot at Seuttle hole should have liberty to come to ye said hole for watering. also the said Iohn Woodruff is to keep a pair of slip bars for a highway for them that lye north east of him if need bee.
A trne copy IONIN HOWELL, IR.
[PAGE 149.] At a town meeting August ye 4th 1681 By ye major voat of the Inhabitants it is concluded that the building of the gallarrys in the meeting house shall be deferred until the next year. At the same meeting it is by major voate upon the peticon of Mr Iohn Laughton given and granted to him accord- ing to his peticon 10 acres of land to be added to ye 10 acres of land which was awarded him by the arbytration, and to bee laid out to him at ye discr tion of ye layers out, and also in creas of land for the future to his said fifty given him in the same award.
Also it is by generall voat concluded and agreed upon that all the meadows lying westward of the River commonly called or known by the name of Quantuck, as Assops neck Catehpon- ack potunk and Ononke shall be lavd out to every man inter- ested there, inparticular to perpetuity between this and the next spring.
Also at the same meeting by a general vote it is concluded and agreed upon that the vacant land lying upon the front of John Jagger and Isaac Halsey their land to the northward of John Erle his house* (lying by the side of the highway to the north sea) shall for ever lye open to the common for ye towns use.
The Manner and form of the laying of the land In Hog neck as followeth, & layd out by the men appoynted by the town for that purpose, viz Mr Edward Howell John Jessup Joseph Rainer Mr Henry Pierson Thomas Topping Mr Iohn Jennings lohn Howell Ir Iune 1680.
* John Earl's home lot was prabably the homestead now belonging to E. Wines Payne. The lot of John Jagger and Isa.c Halsey were the lots now owned by the Methodist par- sonage and Capt. Henry Halsey.
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1 We begun and layd out a high (way) 6 poles wide from the going on to the neck at the end of the beatch bearing north and by East quite through the neck, which was in length 490 poles, set out by a range of stakes leaving the highway on the west side of the stakes.
2 Then beginning upon the afore said highway 80 poles where we set the square and run a highway downe almost to the Clift 66 poles, the depth of range of lots includes the atore said highway of 6 poles which line ents off an angle only 34 poles across to the Clitt at the angle end.
3 We began at the aforesaid 66 pole stake, thence running a second highway across the neck parallel with the first high- way varving 6 poles by inclinatior, bearing north and by east, 440 from the said 66 pole stake, to the other side of the neck, there being 34 poles more as aforesaid across the angle to the Cleft, between which highways is contained 8 lots No. as in the map 25 26 27, 28 29 30 31, 32.
4 Begining at the mile tree upon the second highway we run a line square off west and by south downe to a brook or meadow, then marked a pine tree which line ents off 3 lots as in the map is numbered 33 34 35.
[PAGE 150.] 5 Begining at the } of a mile tree upon the second highway wee set the square and run a highway west and by south down to the high Cleft, 240 poles, which highway cuts off a squadron of 4 lots numbered as in the map 36 37 38 39, which rear upon No 35 and the water, and front upon the afore said highway as in the maps more plainly doth appeare. then upon the southwest side of that highway goeing downe to the.clift there fronts 6 lots numbered as in the maps 40 41 42 43 44.45 which 6 lots reer upon the side 46 which number 46 with the angle 47 front vpon the second highway and reer vpon the Cleft, as in the map numbered 46 and 47.
6. Then we began at the wadeing place on to the neck and r'un a highway quite thron the neck parallel with the first highway excepting 10 poles declination being mesured at 342. pojes in the map termed the wading place highway which high-
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way containes a squadron of 10 lots though in the map through mistake divided in eleven which 10 are numbered as in the map from 15 to 24.
7 May the 17 we began upon the aforesaid highway 80 poles and run a highway square down to the meadow 80 poles as in the map where the three red lines be together, 80 poles being in the said line or highway thence running a highway parallel with the first cutting off a squadron of 7 lots, numbered from 8 to 15 as in the map is soe. Then on the east side of the afore- said highway lyes 4 lots numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, then vpon the south east point lyes 3 lots, No 5, 6, 7 little hog neck lyes for ? lots for number 48, 49, brushy neck number 50. Number 4 8 15 48 49 50 to have no out meadow they having meadow with- in themselves, also it is agreed by ye layers out that number 14 shall have amends from number 39 of 6 acres of land.
The order and manner of the lying of the out meadow be- longing to the lots in Hog neck with numbers answering to there numbers Respectively as they were drawne for hog neck.
Beginning at the great meadow by the bound stake* with number 1 thus increasing to 19, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19. No 4 8 15 left ont as aforesaid to have no out meadow.
Nextly No 20 lyes in a small peece by itself between che aforesaid meadows and the meadow going on to brushy neck.
Nextly we began upon the meadow goeing on to brushy neck upon the east part of it with number 21, the highway to go on to brushy neck to be at the south end of the meadow which meadow as aforesaid begins with No 21 increasing to No 34 containing 14 lots, No 35 lyes on the left hand of the said highway with what grass may be cut upon the highway inelud- ing the meadow upon the south pt of brushy neck. unlaid ont.
[ PAGE 151.] Nextly No 36 lyes on the left hand of the highway as goes to the aforesaid meadow, it lyes in a small cove by itself, then we began at the meadow commonly called
" The meadowq hore laid out lie to the west of Sag-Harbor main street. The bound stake stood near the head of the wharf.
W.S.P.
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Smiths meadow with No 37 increasing upwards to No 46 the meadow on the west side of weekatuck neck lyes for the lot 47.
A compt of the said work per me Iohn Howell Ir.
Inne 1 1680 The lots for hog neck drawne with their num- ber as followeth.
Arthur Howell & Joseph More a 50 there lot No 2
Benj. Davis Thomas Reeves Cornelius Vonck each 50 9
Daniel Halsey
24
Edmund Howell
21
Edward Howell, 150
04 36
Charles Sturmy and John Davis
37
Christopher Lupton Will Russell Isaac Halsey (each 50)
6
George Harris John Iennings
13
Henry Pierson
41
Capt. John Howell
38 12
John Moppam Robert Kellum Mr Phillips (each 50)
22 20
Joseph Raynor
lames Herrick
0!
Jonathan Raynor
16
lohn Jagger
25
Isaac Willman
47
John Cook and the widow
11
Isane Halsey
30
Joseph Hildreth Thomas Shaw widow Cooper
39
Joseph Fordham
7
Joseph Foster
26
Joseph Taylor
8
Joseph Fordham
15
Joshua Barnes 100 Daniel Sayre a 50
40
Ionah Fordham Edward Howell Joseph Fordham
43
[PAGE 152.] Capt. lohn Howell Ihn Howell Ir Eze kiel Sanford 31
Iolin Iessup 35
Elanthan Topping
Instice John Topping and lohn Laughton
lames White
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Iob Savre
John Foster & Richard Post
Richard Howell
Samuel Clark and Iohn Bishop
42 45 19 46
Thomas Topping
Thomas Burnet
44
Thomas Trovally
Thomas Halsey
Thomas Halsey
17 27 3
Thomas Halsey and Isaac
Robert Woolley and John Ienings
29 28
Samuel Johnes
33 & 5
Widow Cooper
14
Tho. Cooper Sen 32
Obadiah Rogers 18
Peregrine Stanborough and Josiah Henry Ludlam &
Anthony upon little hogg neck 48 49
lolm Woodruff 50 upon brushy neck 50
A true copy per me Iony HOWELL Recorder Sept. the 3, 1681
(Abstract) (Wm Herrick sells to Isnac Halsey Lot No 3 accabogne in exchange for Lot 31 at Catchaponack. May 16, 1690.)
( Abstract) (At a town meeting September ve 7 1650 Upon the petition of Thomas Reeves the towne give and grant unto him the angle or goar of land lying at the west end [PAGE 153.] of widow Sirah Cooper her land against that which was the oxpasture, the front of which said angle is to run as the fence of old did, on condition that he leave a 4 rod road from the common highway to Shinecock,* into his said lot)
(Abstract) (Thomas Halsey sells to Thomas Reeves, two lots in South and two lots in North division of oxpasture, num- bered as they fell to him by lot. In exchange Thomas Reeves
. Now hill Street.
34 10
Thomas Cooper Ir Ionathan. Raynor
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gives that parcel of land at the rear of Ionas Raynors at Week- apaug, 20 acres. Oct. 3 1681) [PAGE 154.] At a towne meeting of the Inhabitants of
Southampton Sept. 26 1681. Whereas there hath been pre- sented to this towne meeting a letter from the neighbouring towns (concerning sending men deputed from every towne to meet at Huntington, to consult about severall things thought necessary for the publique good, whereupon it is concluded by generall voat of this Towne that two men shall be sent and deputed to act for the Towne, In reference to the premises, it is by major voat concluded that Capt. Howell and foseph Rai- ner shall be the men appointed to goe to Huntington to meet our neighbors according to their request, further it is concluded by major voat that in case Capt. Howell will not goc that the constable and overseers shall have liberty to chuse another man in his room, seeing that Capt. llowell will not goe the constable and overseers make choyce of Samuel lolmes to goe in his roome.
At the same town meeting it is concluded by unanimous voat of the Inhabitants present that the vacant land lying between Thomas Roses his dwelling house and Thomas Stephens shall as it now doth lye to the comon for the townes use for ever .*
[PAGE 155.] (Abstract) Lohn Moppam sells to Capt. Iohn Ilowell 3 of Lot 21 at Sagaponack. In exchange Capt. How- ell gives land at Long Springs on north side of land granted to said Moppam on Page 131. Dec. 20 1681)
Abstract) (The towne grant permission to Iohn Lupton to lay down two acres to the townes use, and take up the peice that Mrs Martha Cook lays down between her land and lohn Luptons land laid out for him in April 2 1681. Inne 5 1681)
At a town meeting April 1 1682 of the inhabitants of South- ampton Iob Sayre chosen Constable, John ffoster and Joseph Pierson overseers) It was also at the same meeting by general voat concluded and agreed upon that all the meadow between Quantuck and Aspatatnek belonging to the Inhabitants of
* This is supposed to be the site of Windmill, at Watermill.
W. S. P.
D
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this town shall bee laid out in proportion according to pro- priety, and interest for every man his proportion, and the men that are chosen and appointed by the inhabitants in general herein concerned to lay out the aforesaid meadows according to the voat this spring are Mr Edward Howell, Mr Obadiah Rogers Isaac Halsey and John Howell Ir.
[PAGE 156.] It is also by major voat concluded and agreed upon that ye hundred and fitty of comonage with the privileges belonging, together with the hundred acres of land granted to him by ye town and the four aeres in the oxpasture which was some time appointed for Mr John Harriman, menconed in page 139 shall be all Recorded to Mr Joseph Taylor and his heyres forever, with the severall bounds, how situated and numbered, with this proviso that the said Mr Taylor be pleased to take the office of a pasture upon him and continue therein to offici- ate in the work of the ministry amongst us.
April 13 1682. Job Savre sworn to the office of constable by Justice Topping for this year or until another be sworne. At the same meeting it is by major voat concluded and agreed upor. to send a messenger from this towne to Boston with let- ters from ye towne to procure a mmister to cary on the work of the ministry amongst ns, and Capt. Howell is the man by major voat chosen and appointed to goe to Boston, as this townes messenger, for to procure a minister for ye towne.
March 30 1682 Whereas Iacob Wood in his life time had a grant of the towne of some land adjoining to his owne land or honse iot to be laid out to him by consent of Arthur Howell soe far as he was willing, northward of his said land, but not finished untill after the said Jacobs decease then the constable and overseers according to law repaired to said house to Inven - tory said estate then in the presence of the said Arthur Howell with his consent was by the constable and two overseers laid out a certaine piece of land as an addition to said Iacob Woods land running from the corner at the upper end along by the highway side to a marked tree where the highway going East and west. and the highway north and south interscet each
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