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And then we went to Speonk River, and we began at a stump (which is the bounds of the land formerly laid out) with No 39 increasing N ward to No 49, and the lot No 39 is to have the island called Jobes Island, and then we proceeded to lay out 49 amendments to the 49 lots, each amendment having the same No with the lot it belongs to, No 1 with No 1 No 2 with No 2, and so onward to No 49 with No 49, and the mendment No 1 lyes by Speonk River N ward of and ad- joining to No 49 ; No 2 is N ward of No 1 and so increasing N ward to No 12, and there being a remainder of meadow N ward of No 12 by the side of said river which we laid to the 16 lots in the midle neck, & from said Speonk River we went to Tanners neck and Apocock and laid out the remainder of the above said 49 amendments, and amendment No 23 is to have all the meadow N ward of a tree marked with No 23 up
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to the swamps as far as there is or shall be any meadow and so over the brook into Apocock neck down to the stake No 23, 24, and Raynors fence is the south bounds of No 24, & also of No 25 on the other side of ye neck ; And No 49 is to have all the meadow N ward of the stake No 49 up to the bever dam, or as far as there is or shall be any meadow ; And there being some places where it is very difficult to set stakes next the water for bounds to the meadow therefore where tliere is but one stake for bounds for any lots of meadow or mendments, Such lots of meadow or mendments that ly E of the river's, shall run an W line into the river for its bounds, and such as lie W of the river shall run an E line down to the river for a dividing line between lot & lot. And after we had fin- ished the 49 lots in the lower division and the 49 lots of meadow & 49 mendments, We proceeded to lay out 49 lots more of up- land which we ealled the Upper Division, And we began at Moriches path with No 1 increasing E ward to No 49 by the Bever Dam, and No 1 lies E ward of No 49 in the Loer Divi- sion and adjoining to it, and No 2 lies E of No 1, and No 3 lies E of No 2, and so increasing to No 49 near the bever dam as above said, and all the lots in the upper division are bounded at the S end by the land which the Trustees lately sold to the several owners of ye neeks, and bounded with stakes & trees numbered for that purpose; but there is several corners that stand in the swamps as No 7 8 in the Loer Division, stands on the E side of the brook just above the going over; and No 23 24 in the Loer Division stands on the west side of the brook a little below the going over; and No 19 20 is a maple spire standing in the swamp a little above the going over at Speonk River; and No 41 42 is a large pine tree on the W side of tanuers neek swamp a considerable dis- tance above the meadow ; and No 42 43 is a white oak tree in the edge of the swamp in apocock neek near the upper part of the meadow. And then we proceeded to lay out sev-
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eral highways in the sd traet of land for conveniency of water- ing and travellers to pass & repass or any other conveniencyes PAGE 205] that may be needful ; We laid a highway from the Bever Dam or going over at the mill of six pole wide to go from thence to the going over of Speonk River where the path now is, and from theneo along the path to the head of the great swamp where there is a Red Oak tree marked with the letter H on the N side of the highway and a spire a little in the swamp on the S side of the highway marked also with the letter H; and from thence the same highway runs to the head of the Little Pond where the going over now is, where there is two stakes fixt and marked with the letter H, and this highway is to run as far W as the two above sd stakes and no farther; And then we laid a Road or highway from the going over to Setuck to the going over at the head of the Great Pond where there stands trees marked with the letter H for highway, and from thenee it runs into the main road 30 pole to the E ward of Capt Halseys house ; the above sd Main Road is the road that comes from the mill to the head of the Little Pond, and this road is the same breadth with the main road ; And we laid a highway from this main road down to Capt Halseys house 4 rod wide and a passing road to Morich- es path to begin in the little pond hollow & go to the most convenient place to go to Meriches ; We also laid a highway on the E side of the Great Swamp from Silvanus's land up to the main road the S end is the same breadth with Silvanus HIalseys land and the west side adjoins to Abraham Halseys land in the swamp and the E side is bounded by the W end of Stephen Roger's land & from his corner it runs upon a di- reet line to the main highway where it is six poles wide, and we laid a highway of six pole wide on the N and adjoin- ing to the land which the Trustees sold to Stephen & David Rogers, and it runs from the above sd highway by the swamp across the neck within 3 pole of the meadow on the E side of
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the neck. We also laid a road or highway from the head of the great swamp across the neck down to the river for a wa- tering on the E side of the neck, where we marked two pine trees with the letter H for highway, one on either side of the highway, and also a stake on either side of the highway in the meadow, for the meadow in the highway is not lotted, the sd highway is six pole wide at the W end by the swamp, and eight pole at the river. We also laid a passing road from David Rogers house up to the main road of four pole wide to go where the path now is, called Bowers path, And then we went to Tanners neck and laid a road across the south sid of the lots adjoining to the land the Trustees sold to Mr Jagger, running across the neck saving only what land is laid to the amendments of meadow on each side of the neck, this road is six pole wide. And then we laid a road of six pole wide a little to the eastward of Thomas Halseys old house from the land formerly laid out, to come into the road that runs across the neck, and we also laid a road from the sd old house of 4 pole wide up to the brook for watering on the west side of the neck, where we marked two large white oak trees near the brook with the letter H for highway. And then we laid another highway in sd neck of 6 pole wide from Mr Jaggers new house up to the Main Road where the path now goes but not to go through his land which the trustees sold him; and we laid a road of four poles wide which turns out of the aforesaid road a little above the bottom of the swamp for a watering on the E side of the neck and it runs down into the brook across the Cranbery marsh where we marked tree's with the letter H to manifest where the highway goes into the swamp. And then we laid a highway across the bottom of Apocock neck, 6 pole wide by Rayners fence but round the land the Trustees sold him, Runing E & W as far as the land which is laid to the amendments of meadow on each side of the neck. And we laid another highway from the mill of 6
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pole wide to go down the neck where the path now is, south- ward bearing, while it comes into the road that runs across the neck. And we laid a road from Raynors fence up along the E side of the neck to a spring for water where we marked a large pine tree on the S side of the highway with the leter HI, and a black oak on the N. This road is 6 pole wide, and the E side of the road is to be bounded by the W side of the two pole wide of land that is laid to the amendment of meadow, But if one or more of the several highways or roads which we PAGE 206] have laid out in any part of this division shall hereafter be found really inconvenient and prejudicial, then it shall and may be lawfull for the Trustees or the major part of them being at least Ten with the consent of the Commission- ers for the time being to shut up, sell, and dispose of the said highways at their discretion. And we laid out three pole wide of upland across the end of every lot and amendment of meadow that lies by the side of Speonk River, excepting where the trustees sold land to David & Stephen Rogers for their land is bounded E by the meadow, and this three pole wide of upland shall be from the top of the Clift, but in Tanners neek and Apocock we laid but two pole wide of upland across the end of each lot and amendment of meadow. And we left one aere of land not laid out near the end of the Mill Dam in the most convenient place for making and maintaining a mill dam which said acre of land lies within the bounds of lot No 49, but is not laid to sd lot, but is left for the use above mention- ed. And whereas the several lots and amendments of Meadow are far distant from the lots of upland where they belong, therefore it shall and may be lawful for any of the owners of any of the several lots of upland to go, cart, ride, and drive threw any of the said lots of upland or meadow to their sev- eral lots of meadow or amendments wherever they may be, and they may cut and make paths through the brush to go to their meadow from time to time and at any time or times
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hereafter. But if any dispute shall arise concerning persons cutting or making more roads than is needful for them to go to their respective lots or amendments of meadow in manner as above said, or concerning going through grain or any other thing of like nature. In such case it shall & may be lawful for the grieved party to make application to the Trustees for the time being, and it shall be lawful for them to appoint a man to make inspection into that matter on the charge of the grieved party, and his determination shall be a final issue of the whole matter. And the highway that leads from the head of the great swamp to the going over of Speonk River may be run straight from the head of the Great Swamp to a knole of Good Land that lies a little to the N ward of an arm of the swamp which comes to the path near the N end of the meadow by Speonk River at the most convenient place. And further more it shall be lawful for any person to go through the land that the trustees have sold to David Rogers, to cut, cart, and make their hay at any time or times hereafter. We also laid a passing road from Jonathan Jaggars house to go into the main road at Brushy Neck Hollow; and so we compleated the Division.
Memorandum. It is to be understood that the land that is said to be laid across the lots and amendments of meadow be- long to the meadow where it lies.
As witness our hands
ABRAHAM HALSEY THOMAS SANDFORD JR Layers out.
A true copy taken out of the original per me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk
Southampton April ye 4 1749 Town meeting held on our Elecsion to chuse town officers for ye present year in presence of Abraham Cooper and Hugh Gilston Job Pierson Justices,
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by virtue of our patten, Obadiah Rogers Clerk for ye year In- suing, Abraham Halsey Superviser for ye year Insuing, free from any charge, Josiah Pierson Abraham Halsey assessors for ye year Insuing, Samuel Cooper & John Dains constables for the year Insuing, John Woolly collector for ye year Insu- ing, Thomas Sandford Jonathan Peirce Supervisers of Intes- tate Estates, Justis Abraham Cooper Abraham Halsey Steph- en Herrick Justis Job Pierson Thomas Cooper Jr Samuel Howell Thomas Scott Josiah Pierson Henry Howell Nathan Halsey John Howell Wm Foster Jr trustees for ye year in- suing, Thomas Cooper Jr Abraham Halsey overseers of ye poor for year insuing, Abraham Halsey Josiah Pierson Steph- en Herrick commissioners for ye year Insuing, Obadiah Rog- ers fence viewer for ye year Insuing.
HUGH GELSTON Justis JOB PIERSON Justis.
A true copy by me OBADIAH ROGERS.
PAGE 207. [Abstract.] John Davis sells to Jackson Scott ¿ 50 of comonage within the North Sea line, price 7s 6d. April 20 1742.
PAGE 208. [Abstract. ] Joseph Fordham sells to his brother Abraham Fordham, my part of the house and home lot* which formerly belonged to my uncle Taylor, now in partnership with my said brother, at a place called the hill, bounded N & W by highway, E by Capt Halsey and Mr Isaac Halsey, S by the parsonage land, also my part of a lot of mea- dow in Shinecock now in partnership with my brother, form-
* This is now the homestead of Henry A, Fordham, Esq. Abraham Ford- ham left it to his son Abraham, who, about 1812, sold it to Charles Fordham. In - it was sold to Schuyler B. Halsey ; after his death it was purchased by Capt. Barney Green, whose heirs sold it to its present owner. This lot is the four acres in the ox pasture, granted by the town to Rev. Joseph Taylor, in 1679, and was originally granted to Rev John Harriman, for a house lot - see Vol. II, Town Records, page 83, printed edition. W. S. P.
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erly uncle Taylor's bounded W by bay or fort pond, N by Stephen Herrick, E by Indian land, S by Mathew Wood, also 1-6 50 in the last Great Division formerly uncler Taylor's, price 20£ Sept 12 1741. | The "uncle Taylor" mentioned, was the Rev. Joseph Taylor, who died April 4, 1682. w. s. P.] PAGE 209. [Abstract.] Joseph Fordham sells to his brother Abraham, my part of my Halsey's neck close, former- ly our uncle Taylors, six acres, bounded E by Lane S by Thomas Cooper W by Obadiah Rogers N by Ichabod Cooper, price 80€ Sept 7 1741.
Wit MATHEW WOOD ZEBULON HOWELL
[Abstract.] Thomas Lupton gives to John Haines one 50 and 1-5 of a 50 in a lot adjoining to Samuel Randal's Lot west No 4, also 1 1-5 50 in a lot with John Haines west of the fish cove, in exchange for 1 2-5 50 lying with his the said Lupton in a lot joining to West neck. April 3d 1750
Daniel More's fire brand a figure 4 which he bought of Hen- ry Wick. April 3 1750.
PAGE 210. [Abstract.] William Ludlam sells to Elias Petty ¿ of my water mill and stream with } of my bolting mill, price 65€ Jan 4 1748
[Abstract.] Jeremiah Ludlam sells to John Conkling a tract of land at the mill, bounded N & E by mill pond S by highway W and S-W by highway, 40 acres allowing a high- way through said land over the mill dam and all the buildings house barn shop mill and utensils, price 270.£* May 13 1733
PAGE 211. [Abstract.] Daniel Sayre sells to John Conk- ling a house and home lot at Bridge Hampton, bounded S by Bridge lane, E by Sagg pond, N by Thomas Sandford, W by narrow Lane, price 280.€ Jan 5 1743.
Wit DANIEL SCHELLINX SAMUEL HUDSON.
* This is the homestead late of D. Hedges Sandford, Watermills. W. S. P.
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PAGE 212. [Abstract.] Jonathan Jagger sells to John Conkling Jr of East Hampton, 12 acres at the west end of lot 51 in the 30 acre division* price 34£ March 23 1730
PAGE 213. [Abstract.] Nathaniel Halsey sells to John Conkling 16 acres at Littleworth bounded W by John How- ell, N by Jeremiah Culver, E by Stephen Howell, S by high- way, price 40£ July 27 1735
OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
PAGE 214. [Abstract.] Eliphelet Clark sells to John Conkling 20 acres with buildings, excepting the west part of dwelling house, bounded S by Mathew Cooper, W by Long pond, N by land in possession of Bullmore the said Clark's father in law, E by highway leading to Scuttle hole, 200£. May 2 1741.
OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
Wit THEOPHILUS HOWELL MARY HOWELL
PAGE 215. [Abstract.] John Sayre and Thomas Cooper executors of the estate of Capt Daniel Sayre deceased sell to Elijah Halsey } 50 of comonage throughout the town, except Quogue purchase, and the first draft of Toppings purchase ex- cepted, price 4.£ 3s Nov 8 1748
Wit STEPHEN TOPPING PETER HILDRETH.
PAGE 216. April ye 3 1750 at a town meeting it is voted that no person shall draw any fish at the cove at Northse upon penalty of five pence per fish.
A true copy per me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
April ye 3 1750 at a town meeting it is voted that no
* The 30 acre division included the tract of land on the west side of Lum- ber Lane at Bridge-Hampton and at Scuttle Hole ; also a tract at Poxabog, and a few lots at the head of the mill pond. Lot 51 was on the east side of the road at the place called " Deerfield." For laying out of this division, see Vol. II, printed Records, page 161, et seq. W. S. P.
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person shall so any flax or ots or any other grain on the Indi- an land upon the penalty of forty shillings per acre neither di- rectly nor Indirectly.
A true copy by me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
Southampton april ye 3 1750 Town meeting held on our election to ehuse officers for the present year in presence of Abraham Cooper Hugh Gilston Job Pierson Justices, Obodiah Rogers Clerk for ye yeare insning, Abraham Halsey Superviser for ye year Insuing, Abraham Halsey assessor for ye year In- suing, Josiah Pierson assessor for year Insuing, Thomas Coop- er Jr assesser for ye year Insuing, Samuel Cooper Constable for ye year Insuing, John Dains constable for ye year Insuing Henry Howell Collector for ye year Insuing for six pence per pound, Jonathan Perce Superviser for Intestate estates for ye year Insuing, Elnathan White Superviser for Intestate [estates] for ye year ensuing Justis Josiah Howell Justis Gilston John Post Ichabod Sayre Henry Harris James White Nathan Her- rick Elnathan White Daniel Hedges Abraham Halsey Thomas Sandford Arthur Howell Trustees for ye year Insuing, Abra- ham Halsey Thomas Cooper Jr overseers of ye poore, Abra- ham Halsey Josiah Pierson Stephen Herrick Commissioners for year Insuing, Obadiah Rogers Zachariah Sandford fence viewers for ye year insuing.
JOB PIERSON HUGH GELSTON
A true copy by me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
PAGE 217. November ye 6 day 1739. Received of Abra- ham Cooper in behalf of the Trustees Twenty pounds Current money of New York for my now dwelling house* and Well
* This house probably stood on the hill north of the house of Henry A. Fordham, a few rols south of the corner of Hill St. and First neck lane. W. S. P.
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and all things thereunto belonging for which I acknowledge myself therewith fully satisfied conted and paid, and ye said house to be for ye proprietors use forever. In witness where- of have hereunto set my hand In Southampton the day and year above mentioned.
In witness of us GERSHAM CULVER
MATHEW WOOD
CORNELUS HARRELL (or Havvell)
[Abstract.] Samuel Howell Jr sells to John White 6 acres of land in the plains, bounded N by the Jaggers land, E by highway, S by Abraham Cooper, W by Hugh Gelston, 20.£ 15s April 1 1748 [Now the lot of James L. Sandford, at Halsey's neck. w. s. P.]
OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
Wit EPHRAIM WHITE ABRAHAM COOPER
PAGE 218. Southampton april 2 1751 Town Meeting held on our Election to chuse Town officers for the present year In presents of Abraham Cooper and Hugh Gelston and Job Peirson Justices which is according to the Patten, Oba- diah Rogers elerk for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey Su- perviser for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey assessor for the year Ensuing, John Daines constable for the year ensuing, Silas Howell constable for the year ensuing, Henry Howell collector for the year ensuing, for eight pence upon the pound Elias Howell Superviser for Intestate Estates Nathan Halsey Superviser for Intestate Estates, Justice Job Pierson Justice Abraham Cooper Abraham Halsey Justice Josiah Howell Obadiah Rogers Thomas Sandford Elihu Howell Nathan Hal- sey Stephen Herrick Isaac Post Samuel Howell Thomas Cooper Jr trustees for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey Thomas Cooper overseers of poor, Abraham Halsey Josiah Peirson Stephen Herrick commissioners for the year ensuing,
D
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Ephraim White Obadiah Rogers fence viewers for the year ensuing.
April 2, vote passed at the town meeting that the trustees shall make up with Captain Isaac Halsey concerning some land in Onuck and Potunk said to be the towns.
ABRAHAM COOPER HUGH GELSTON JOB PIERSON
A true copy per me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk.
Southampton April 2d 1751 Whereas there having been a major vote of the town passed in the publick meeting on the Election day, that Bridge Hampton Parrish should have all that Peice of land upland swamp land meadow land lying Northward of the road and Hear the house of Silas White de- ceased, Bounded West by the lands of Charles Howell, South PAGE 219] by a stake set for that purpose twelve foot to the North of ye norwest corner of said Whites Barn, and from that stake Running west four degrees North while it meets Charles Howells land, also part of the said South side is bounded by the said Silas Whites land which he had of the town, and east wardly it is bounded by the mill creek or brook and mill pond and Mr Wiek's Swamp, and Northwardly by Thomas Howell, all which said land as it is above Specified and bounded being by the Town Given to the above said Parrish to be and re- main for ever for the use of the Ministry and for no other use or useage whatsoever comonly called Parsonage land. Where fore wee the trustees being lawfully warned and assembled to- gether at the school house, do as trustees Ratify Confirme and establish the above written vote of the town that the land therein mentioned as it is therein specified by its situation and bounds shall be to that said Parrish and Remain to them and their successors for ever for the use therein mentioned and for
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nor other use service or usage whatsoever but the use of a Gospel Minister. Only allways and provided that the said Parrish shall lay common two acres of their parsonage at Mea- cocks hear the Windmill for the Towns use*
NATHAN HALSEY THOMAS COOPER
STEPHEN HERRICK
ABRAHAM HALSEY
JOB PIERSON JOSIAH HOWELL
SAMUEL HOWELL
THOMAS SANDFORD
OBADIAH ROGERS
ELIHU HOWELL
ISAAC POST ABRAHAM COOPER
A true copy by me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk
[Abstract.] Whereas we Elihu Howell and Abram Halsey were appointed to lay out 2 acres of land for Mr Josiah Pier- son on the north side of the Country road adjoining to it and on the east side of the harbor road, and to measure off as much from the lot he lately purchased of Jonathan Hedges on the south side of the country road which he is to lay down to the town. We proceed as follows, we laid out said Piersons land on the north side of County road and bounded E & W by common land, and then we measured off 2 acres and 22} poles from the west end of the land he bought of Jonathan Hedges, which said Pierson hath laid down to the town. March 16 1752 PAGE 220. Southampton April 7 1752. at a town meet- ing on said day to chuse town officers for the year ensuing ac- 0
* The above land laid out for the ministry is the place known as the " Old Woolworth place," on the north side of the road to Sagg. Silas White lived on the present homestead of Jeremiah O. Hedges, Esq. It was owned in 1734 by Walter Wilmot, "student of Yale College," (who probably inherited it from his father, Alexander Wilmot). He sold it in that year to Elias Petty, who, in the same year, sold it to Silas White. Walter Wilmot became pastor at Jamaica, 1738 ; died 1744. The land spoken of as Silas White's "which he had of the town," was 3 acres granted in 1732, entered in Book of Deeds, No. 2, page 813, Town Clerk's affice. For Wilmot's deed see san e book, pago 827. The land "near the windmill" lies south of the present windmill at Bridge-Hampton. W. S. P
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cording to the tenor of our Patten in presence of Hugh Gels . ton Job Pierson Justices, Obadiah Rogers chosen Clerk for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey chosen Superviser for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey Josiah Pierson chosen assessors for the year ensuing, Silas Howell chosen Constable John Dains chosen Constable for the year ensuing, Henry Howell chosen Collector for the year ensuing for Sd per pound, Nathan Hal- sey Isaac Post chosen Supervisers for Intestate Estates for the year ensuing, Hugh Gelston Esq David Howell Ichabod Sayre Nathaniel Halsey John Howell Abraham Halsey John Mackie Theophilus Howell Nathan Halsey Thomas Stephens Josiah Peirson Job Pierson chosen Trustees for the year ensuing, Abraham Halsey Thomas Cooper Jr chosen overseers of the poor for the year ensuing, Thomas Stephen Abraham Halsey and Josiah Pierson chosen commissioners for the year ensuing Obadiah Rogers and Zachariah Sandford chosen fence viewers for the year ensuing.
Voted on the above said town meeting day that the Revd Mr Silvenus White shall have the liberty and use } of a fifty in the Lot No 27 in the South Devision that is at present un- known, and that the Revd Mr James Brown shall have the use of } of a fifty in the north Division in No 27 lying on the back side of Samuel Ludlams mill stone close, Voted also that Abner Howell shall have liberty to set up a wind mill in the street before his shop door. Voted also that the fishing at quaog shall be farmed in the manner that north sea hath been done. Voted also that no person shall sow any flax or ots on the Indian Land
Atest HUGH GELSTON Justis.
A true copy per me OBADIAH ROGERS Clerk .*
* The above record of town meeting is the last document recorded by Oba- diah Rogers, Town Clerk. His tomb stone, standing in South End burying ground, bears this inscription : "In memory of Capt. Obadiah Rogers, who died Oct. 31st, 1783, in the 84th year of his age." W. S. P.
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