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No 5 lyes southward of No 4 Running over and adjoining to and with No six and at ye east end adjoining to No two of the four lots running westward to Ieffrys Crick road running or leading to ye harbor, leaving foure poles wide at ye west. end of said lot of upland for a highway to ye harbor, and is by estimation twenty acres more or less.
No 6 Southward of No five and adjoining to ye same ex- tending still southward to Ieffry's creek road leading to ye harbor adjoining to No two of ye foure lots on east end, then Running westward to ye water in Ieffrys Crick hole and ye highway leading to ye harbor, and is by estimation seven acres be it more or less, and to all ye land from Samuel Ien- nings corner to lye for highwayes and publick use for ever as witnes our hands
North to ye cleft yt is not lotted
or devided is al to lye for publick IECKAMIAII SCOTT
use for ever for a highway.
JOHN HOWELL
This is a true copy from ye originall as atest my hand CHRISTOPHER FOSTER,
Towne Clerke
PAGE 2. [Abstract of deed.] Daniel Wick sells to Josiah Staubrough a lot containing 3 acre bounded N by the woods E by commons S by Josiah Hand, W by Iob Sayre, price 20 shillings. Iuly 30 1737
Witnesses TEMPERANCE HAINES IAMES BURNET.
[Abstract.] Peletiah Fordham sells to Iohn Mitchell 20 acres at Hog neck point, bounded E by Daniel Sayre, N by highway W S by water, £65 Nov. 10 1719
Witnes ISAAC MILLS JOHN TARBELL
DANIEL SAYRE Justice.
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[Abstract.] Richard Wood sells to Iohn Mitchel $ 50 of comonage which I purchased of Nehemiah Howell price £20 Witnes EDWARD DAVIS SAMUEL BIGELOW.
PAGE 3. [Abstract.] Samuel Cooper sells to Iohn Mitchel 20 acres lying on the beach side of Scuttle hole, bounded N by Samuel Iohnes, E Thomas Halsey, S Thomas Cooper, W highway £64 Sept. 3 1731
Witness IAMES HERRICK IONIN FOSTER THOMAS REED
PAGE 4. [Abstract.] Ieckamiah Scott sells to Iohn Mitch- el 3 of my meadow and land at Mecox, bound S by other half W by Swan crick N Edward Petty E by undevided land £67 Oct. 22 1728
Witness IOHN MACKIE, THO. REED
PAGE 5. [Abstract.] Benj Foster sells to Henry Harris a 50 lot of upland in the north side twenty acre division, being in lot No 6 which 50 adjoining Iohn Post. [Date gone.]
PAGE 6. Southampton April ye 1 day 1735 Voted that David Burnet shall have his fifty of land in ye last devision exchanged and layd out ajoining to his orchard att ye discre- tion [of] Captin White and Iohn Howell at ye said Burnets charge, this vote past clear only two men against it
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER Clerk.
Whereas David Burnet obtained a voat of ye town to ex- change his fifty of land with said town lying at Caps (Camps ?) pond in ye lot no. 48, he laying down ye said 50 and taking a licke quantity ajoining to his orchard and ye said town afore- said ordered Capt Ephraim White and Iohn Howell to do ye above said work according to their discretion, and we ye said Ephrain White and Iohn Howell did measure off one third part of ye said Burnets lot aforesaid as followeth, at ye east
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end beginning at ye north east corner we measured 24 poles and from ye South east corner we measured off 24 poles which makes seven acres and a halfe and four poles of ground which is to be and remain to ye proprietors of said town for ever, and laid out seven acres and a halfe of ye proprietors land ajoining to ye east end of said David Burnets orchard ye east end next to ye orchard is 40 poles, west end is 34 poles ¿, South side 344, north end 30 poles, all which said land is to be and remaine to ye said David Burnet him and his heirs for ever, and for ye confirmation hereof we ye said Ephraim White and Iohn Howell have hereunto sett to our hands this 1st day of April 1737
EPHRAM WHITE JOHN HOWELL
[Abstract] Ionathan Culver sells to Eliah Davis 6 acres at Towd, bounded N by highway, E by said Culver from ye high- way where ye old house stood to ye water down to ye water hole southward equally to be devided between us, S & W by Win Iennings £10 Feb S 1738 .*
· PAGE 8. At a meeting of ye north sea neabors voated may ye 26 day 1731 Ieffrys Neck and Cow neck land laid out of said necks within ye north sea line that is to be devided and laid out by Ieckamiah Scott and Capt Iohn Howell, at their discretion at ye charge of ye proprietors that are hereunto subscribed, it is to be understood all ye land within ye north sea line within ye neckes or without shall be laid out by ye above said men.
IECKAMIAH SCOTT EPHRAIM WHITE
SAMUEL CLARK DAVID HANES
THOMAS LUPTON IOHN HAINES
Witnes IONIN OLBERSON MOSES CULVER.
W. S. P. * This place lics on the shore of the bay north-west from the homestead of Jared Jennings.
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May 29 1751 We the arbitrators having considered of the diferance between Iohn Hudson and Thomas Lupton concern- ing the bounds of their land do award as followeth that the bounds shall be according as it is now fenced and that said Lupton shall pay eight shillings of the charge, and said Hud- son three witnes our hands
JOSEPH HOWELL IOSIAH HOWELL
A true copy by me
OBADIAII ROGERS Clerk
STEPHEN REEVES
Southampton April 3 1753 At a town meeting holden on said day to chuse town officers for the year ensuing according to the tenor of our patent in presence of Hugh Gelston and lob Pierson Iustices. Stephen Rogers chosen clerk for the year ensueing, Abram Halsey chosen Supervisor for the year ensueing, Abram Halsey and Josiah Pierson chosen assessors for the year ensueing, Silas Howell and John Daines chosen Constables for the year ensueing, William Iennings chosen Collector at 6d per pound for the year ensucing, Isaac Post and Nathan Halsey chosen Supervisors for Intestate estates for the year ensueing. Abraham Cooper John Alberson Iohn Chatfield Esq Isaac Post Abraham Halsey Obadiah Rogers Nehemiah Sayre Thomas Cooper Daniel Hedges Abraham Pierson Thomas Sanford & Iohn Iennings chosen Trustees for the year ensueing, Isaac Post and Abraham Halsey chosen overseers of poor for the year ensueing. Iosiah Pierson Thom- as Stephens and Abraham Halsey chosen Commissioners for the year ensueing, Obadiah Rogers and Zachariah Sanford chosen viewers of fence for the year ensueing.
Voted that the Trustees shall have the care of the fishery at Quogue to dispose of it as they shall think fit.
HUGH GELSTON IOB PIERSON Š Iustices.
A true copy per me STEHEN ROGERS Clerk.
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PAGE 9. Whereas Ionathan Culver of our towne obtained a vote of the proprietors of said town on our last election day, to lay down about one acre and halfe of land on ye north side of Benjamen Haines home lot running from ye town street westward to the land of Instice Josiah Howell where Abner Howell's smiths shop stands, and to ye highway by John Bishops, and did appoint Hugh Gelston and John Howell to do ye above said work and lay out to ye above said Culver so much land in quantity and quality at ye west end of Benjamen Hains home lot, not ronging any highways, and we the said layers out have done ye said as followeth, we measured the said Culvers land and found it to be one acre and half and about four poles of ground which ye said Ionathan Culver hath laid down for the use of the proprietors and their successors for ever, and we the said layers out have measured off to ye said Culver one acre and about thirty poles of ground at ye west end of said Benjamen Hains home lot, the north end be- ing five poles wide, ye south end nineteen poles, the west end sixteen poles, ye east side twenty one poles, running south to ye burying place, all which said land is to be and remaine to ye said Ionathan Culver to him and his heirs for ever, and in confirmation hereof we the said Hugh Gelston and Iohn How- ell have made this our return under our hands this fifth day of May 1737*
HUGH GELSTON IOHN HOWELL
PAGE 10. [Abstract.] Ellis Cook sells to Samuel Cook } of his 55 acre lot at mill pond head bounded W & E by high-
* The land of Jonathan Culver is now the south part of the highway run- ning west from Town street and north of the homestead of Capt. Henry Hal- sey, it includes the home-lot now owned by Miss Nancy Sayre. Benj. Haines home-lot included the present home-lots of Capt. Daniel Jagger and Henry Halsey. The land laid out for Jonathan Culver is now the home-lots of Capt. Wm. Fowler and Harriet R. Halsey. W. S. P.
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ways S by other half as lot (date gone, probably 1737) £100
PAGE 11. [Abstract.] Hezekiah Topping sells to Iohn Sayre one 50 of comonage, west of Canoe place, price €7 March 6 173S.
Witness IOSIAH & DAVID HALSEY.
[Abstract.] Obadiah Rogers sells to Iohn Sayre a lot of meadow adjoining a pond which lets into ye sound known by ye name of Canoe place, joining N by the beach, E & S by the woods, W by the pond, price £16 August 11 1735
Witness ICHABOD & ABRAHAM COOPER.
PAGE 12. [Abstract.] Hezekiah Topping sells to Abra- ham Halsey 3 of a 50 of comonage west of Canoe place. €7 March 6 173S.
PAGE 13. [Abstract.] Samuel Woodruff sells to Stephen Foster 4 50 comonage throughout the town, £16 14s April 18 173S.
PAGE 14. [Abstract.] Josiah Halsey sells to David Hal- sey one 50 of comonage throughout the town, €3, Feb 5 1706 Witness MATHEW HOWELL Justice EZEKIEL HOWELL
[Pages 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 are occupied with the " Returns of the laying out of the Great South and North Di- visions." These surveys are re-copied on pages 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, and will be found on those pages.]
PAGE 21. [Abstract.] Know all men by these presents that I David Hanes of Southampton have sold to Samuel Clark one 50 of upland in homes hill lot, in Lot No 3 6 acres. Sam- uel Clark gives in exchange 3 acres on the south side of said Haines home lot bounded N by my own land, W by a brook, S by Captain Scotts land, E by the Road, also two 50s in fish cove lot No 4 3 acres. Feb 2 1738
Witness JOSIAH FOSTER NATHANIEL RUSCO.
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PAGE 22. Southampton March ye first day 1739 Iohn Hanes and Henry Harris has made a Divition of all their Clay pits land as followeth ye said Iohn Hanes is to have East side that they purchased of Samuel Clark, to be unto ye said Iohn Hanes, and ye West side that was Joseph Luptons land that they purchased of him, from ye clay pit run to a stump to a crooked tree, and from ye crooked tree to a stake now set down, all the land northward from this line down to ye fresh pond is to be and remain to Henry Harris and to his heirs for ever, be it more or less, and all ye land South of this line men- tioned is to be and remain to Iohn Hanes and his heirs forever, with that land on ye East side of the highway which formerly [was] Samuel Clarkes land called ye clay pits land, to be and remain to ye said Iohn Hanes and his heirs for ever, and also ye said Iohn Haines and his heirs is to have two apple trees on ye west side of ye highways north by the ditch, and he ye said Iohn Hanes and his heirs to have free liberty from time to time to fetch off ye fruit as long as ye trees shall live, and we both agree that this division shall be a final division to us and our heirs for ever, and we both agree to have it entered on ye town Records, in witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of us
JOHN HANES HENRY HARRIS
[The above mentioned land lies at North Sea on the west side of the street just south of the stream that crosses the road, running from Fresh Pond. W. S. P.
Daniel Foster of the town of Southampton has sold and made over his fifty Right in ye seder swamp at ye Riverhead to Isaac Halsey Iun and to his heirs and assigns forever, as witness
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER Clerk.
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[The 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28th pages are occupied with the laying out of the Lower Division in Quogue Purchase. This is re-copied on the 166 to 173 pages, inclusive, and will be found at that place. The 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37th pages are occupied with the laying out of the North or Upper Division of Quogue Purchase, and the Canoe Place Division. These are re-copied on the 184 to 194 pages in- clusive, and they will be found there. w. S. P.]
PAGE 37. [Abstract.] Isaac Halsey sells to Aaron Burne a parcel of land lying joining to Aaron Burnets home lot which was laid as amendment to 4 lots in great South Division. Aaron Burnet gives in exchange § of a 50 in Lot 7 Upper Di- vision Quogue Purchase April 2 1739
PAGE 38. Know all men by these presents that whereas Hezekiah Howell having bought one hundred acres of land lying on ye east side of Beaver Dam River in Quaganantuck purchase of ye Trustees of ye free holders and Comonality of ye town of Southampton as may more plainly appear by a deed of sale from under their hands and seals of said trustees therefor, I ye said Hezekiah Howell do firmly binde and oblige myself my heirs and assigns noways to hinder ye proprietors of said pur- chase at any time or at all times here after from building a mill upon ye said Beaver Dam Stream or making a dam on ye same. But the proprietors shall have free liberty to build and make a dam on said stream notwithstanding ye said deed of sale and shall not be accounted Tresspassers in so doing, and in witnes hereof I ye said Hezekiah Howell have heareunto set my hand & seale in Southampton this 1st day January 173S HEZEKIAH HOWELL. Witnes SILVANUS WHITE JOHN HERRICK.
[Abstract.] Jeremiah Culver having bought a parcel of land lying at Canoe place, of the Trustees binds himself and his heirs not to hinder any carts to pass through said land, and
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there shall be a passing road through the said land at all times no ways hindering the town from digging out the ditch at the Canoe place if they see canse to do so.
[Abstract.] Isaac Halsey sells to Benjamin Woodruff a parcel of meadow lying on a small island of Sedge at Red Creek No 3S between Obadiah Rogers and Stephen Herrick. also a parcel at Lot 20 Pine neck. Benj Woodruff gives in exchange my half lot that fell to me in the upper division Quogue Purchase (Lot 13)
PAGE 39. I doe acknowledge that I have sold to Captain Isaac Halsey Senior an upper lot against great Onnek lying with Christopher ffoster and Samuel Howell, ye ninth lot.
April ye 26 day 1739.
JOHN SAYRE.
Southampton Ian ye 6 day 1739 it was voted that Jonathan Culver may fence his lot of land at a place called Towd down to ye edge of ye bank at ye said towd as witnes our hands Elisha Howell Thomas Stephen Stephen Topping John More- house Henry Halsey James White Josiah Topping John Post Hugh Gelston Abraham Cooper Trustees of ye abovesaid town
Whereas Jonathan Raynor Josiah Halsey and John Howell were ordered by ye owners of ye lots of medow on ye beach lying from ye westward part of the hill bank to Dow litle or where ye old gutt formerly was to lay out ye said meadows according to every mans right as it now stands Recorded upon ye town book, and we the said layers out upon ye 21 day of Iune 1739 did begin to lay out ye said meadows and we layd it into 41 lots and make our return as followeth, and we began fourteen poles westward of the middle of the hall bank, or where the gut broke out and laid out ye lot No 1 Increasing westward to ye middle of privateer hill containing 31 lots, and then we layd out amendment ajoining to ye lot No 31 between
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that and ye lot No 32 of 6 poles wide for ye lot No 1 and No 2 and No 10, and then we layd out ye other ten lots including Dow litle gut poynt ye bredth of ye lot
No 1 is 26 poles wide No 17 is 32 poles wide.
No 2 is 26
66
66 1S
19 66
28
66 28 66
No 6 is 42
66 22
23
24 30 30 26
66
66 66
No 9 is 36 66
No 10 is 100
66
26
66
24 26
66 66
No 12 is 26 66
No 13 is 26 66
66
66
29
66
22
66
No 14 is 42 66
66
66
30
66
66
66
No 15 is 30
66
31
66
20 22
66
66
No 16 is 30
66
and between No 31 and No 32 lyes an amendment of six poles wide for ye lots No 1 and No 2 and No 10 ye said amendment including privateer hill, and
No 32 is 20 poles wide
No 37 is 28 poles wide
66 33 4 22
38 " 26
" 34 " 26
66
“ 39 " 24
66 35 " 32
4 40 " 22 66 4 36 “ 30
41 “ 30
66
Which said lot includes ye grate pinte of meadow at Dow lit- tle and there fore to ratify and confirm ye said devision we ye said layers our have hereunto set our hands ye day and year within mentiond
JOHN HOWELL JOSIAH HALSEY
Layers out.
66
No 3 is 20 66
No 4 is 20 66 66
No 5 is 42
66
21
No 7 is 30 66
No S is 24 66 66
66
66 24 25
66
66
No 11 is 32
66
66 27 28 66
26 30 66 66
66
66 20
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[DRAWING OF LOTS.]
The heirs of Thos Burnet No 1*
66 " Joseph Pierson 2
66 66 " Thomas Cooper 3
John Jagger 100 and 4
Heirs of John Woodruff 5
Thomas Halsey
6
Abraham Willman
7
8
assigns of Edinond Howell 34
Heirs of John Jessup 35
66 James White 36
John Howell 37
66 James Cooper 38
Joseph Fordham 39
John Howell 100
66 Russell 50 40
This is a true copy of ye drafte as it was drawn at ye house of Henry Pierson ye 24 day of June as witnes CHRIS- TOPHER FFOSTER Clerk in ye year 1739.
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66 Edward Howell 100
23
66 and Tho Cooper 50
Joseph Fordham
24
Lieutenant Post 100
and James Cooper 50 25
66 Francis Sayre 100
66 Joseph Hildreth 50 26
Heirs of Isaac Halsey 27
66 Jonathan Raynor 2S
John Howell Jr 29
John Jessup
6. Jonathan Raynor 30
Thomas Halsey 31
66 Ellis Cook 32
Edmond Howell 33
Samuel Johnes 9
66 Richard Howell
10
66 & Isaac Raynor S
Abraham Willmam
11
12
13
66 Samuel Barnes 14
66 Obadiah Rogers
66 John Howell Jr
16
66 66 66
17
66
18
Joseph Fordham
19
66 Joseph Foster
20
maj John Howell
66 Isaac Halsey and
66 John Larrison
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PAGE 41. Southampton July ye 10 1739 Then at a meet- ing of ye proprietors of ye meadows on ye beach lying be- tween Coopers neck lane and Bachelders hall Joyning to ye pines devision of meadow on ye beach, did order at said meet- ing Nehemiah Sayre and John Howell to lay out ye said mea- dows into sixteen lots, according to their discretion, and we
Lot No. 1 now belongs to Albert Foster.
W. S. P.
66 John Howell
66 John Howell
66 Thomas Topping
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ye said layers out having don the work do make our return as followeth we began at Coopers neck lane with No 1 and so increasing ye lots westward to ye lot No 16 which lyes Joining to ye lot No 1 in ye pines devision, and it is agreed upon by ye said owners of ye said lots that if any man shall in time to come be hindered or molested in his peaceable injoyment of his lot or lots or dispossessed of ye same except it shall be cleare and evident, then all the owners of ye said lots in gen- erall make up his of their loss or charge equally between them on this condition ye lots are drawn : Southampton July 12 1739 ye within mentioned owners of said lots do proceed to draw their lots which a north and South line is to be a deviding be- tween each lot Draft of Lots
Lot No 1 is SO Poles wide No 1 Hezekiah Howell
No 2 is 50 66 66 No 2 Jonathan Raynor
66 3 "25 66 66 3 Jonah Howell
66 4 "34
66
5 "32
66
66
5 Tho. Stephens
6 "29
66
6 Jonathan Raynor
66 7 "27 66
7 Joseph Hildreth
8 "27
S Job Sayre
9 Jsaac Halsey Jr and Daniel Halsey
10 Capt Ephraim White
66 11 "39
66
11 heirs of John Jessup decd
12 "37 6. 66 66 13 " 35 66 6.
12 heirs of Joseph Taylor
13 heirs of John Jessup
14 Job Sayre
15 heirs of Joseph Taylor
15 100 16 " 80
66
66
Which lot is ye last in this division and adjoins to ye lot No 1 in ye pine divis- ion, by us
A true copy of ye draft as witness
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER
Town Clerk
JOHN HOWELL NEHEMIAH SAYRE
4 Benjamen Woodruff
66 66 66 9 "36 66 10 "37
66
14 "32 66
16 Jonathan Raynor
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PAGE 42. [Abstract.] Eliphalet Clark sells to his brother Elisha Clark 31 acres and 35 poles, lying Eastward of Long Pond, bounded N by Nathan Cooper, S by said Eliphalet Clark, E by highway, W by pond, also 1-12 of Lot 13 in both Great South and North division, also # 50 of comonage Iune 6 1739
This may certifie that ye late division and comonadge withi- in mentioned is that part that was given to me in my father's . last will and testamente as witness my hand and seale ye sixth day of Iune 1739
ELISHA CLARK
Witness SAMUEL LUDLAM NATHAN COOPER
[Abstract.] Elisebeth Clark widow of Eliphalet Clark sells to Elisha Clark her son, all her right to one half of the home ' lot,* which was left to Elisha in his fathers will The other half of said home lot having been left to Eliphalet Clark sub- j'et to said Elisebeths right during her life price 40s
Iune 4 1739 Witness SAMUEL JOHNES HENRY HOWELL
PAGE 43. [Abstract.] (Eliphalet Clark and his brother Elisha having a lot of land in the 40 acre division have chosen Abraham Halsey to divide the same between them April 2 1739.)
Whereas Eliphalet Clark and Elisha Clark having a certain tract of land given by their father in partnership between them it being a 40 acre lot and joining to ye long pond and is bounded on two sides by ye land now in possession of Nathan Cooper and they having a mind to devide said land they did both of them together mutually agree and did electe and choose me to devide ye said lot between them and give them each their part of said land as it was given them upon their father's
* The home lot of Samuel Clark was just beyond the homestead of Colonel David R. Rose.
W. S. P.
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will, according to ye best of my understanding, and according- ly I proceeded to devide said land and made ye devision be- tween them according to their agreement and set a stake at each end to make a division between them and they both of them accepted of ye division where they set ye corner stakes, one at ye east end at ye street and ye other at ye west end near ye water having no regard to ye island in ye pond in ye division for I did not devide that nor any land lower than ye edge of the water.
In witnes whereof I have here unto set my hand in South- ampton this fourth day of April 1739 .*
ABRAHAM HALSEY.
Wit THEOPHILUS HOWELL.
At a Trustee meeting ye 10 day of September 1738 ye trus- tees sould to Capt Ephraim White a pinte or island of upland and marsh lying in ye seven ponds in ye swamp not extending further Southward than ye swamp, for and in consideration of forty two shillings which ye said White has already paid, and we ye trustees do make over to Ephraim White and his heirs and assines forever as witness my hand
CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER, Clerk.
At a trustee meeting ye S day of October 1739 ye trustees sould to Abraham Howell Jr one acre and a halfe of land at ye north end of his home lot at Wiekapogue for three pounds and three shillings and nine pence, and also twelve acres lying at ye hay ground three acres sould to James White, three aeres sould to Henry Ludlam, three acres sould to Abraham Halsey,
* The tract of land above divided is now in possession of Elbert Rose, Esq. It was lot No. - in the 40-acre division, and was drawn by Both the lot and the Island are crossed by the Railroad- W. S. P.
.
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three acres sould to Israel Rose, ye whole containing twelve acres, precisely no more nor no less, Being butted and bound- ed west by Jonathan Raynors mendment lying near ye hay ground, North East and South by undivided lands, ye whole is twenty three pounds two shillings to be unto each of them their heirs and assigns for ever. This being purchased of ye proprietors to pay for Gersham Culvers house for ye poore to live in, as witness John Post and Abraham Cooper Justice in ye names of all ye trustees. This is a true copy from ye oridginall as witnes
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER
PAGE 44. [Abstract.] Samuel Bishop and John Bishop sell to Capt Isaac Halsey one 50 in Lot 12 Upper Division Quogue purchase as drawn by us, Nov. 17 1739 (See page 187 of original.)
[Abstract.] Samuel Johnes Jr sells to Aaron Howell five acres of land, bounded N by said Johnes land E by ye pond South by Samuel Haines W by common land price 20€ April 7 1738
Wit NATHAN FORDHAM NATHAN COOPER
DANIEL SAYRE Justice.
PAGE 45. [Abstract.] Jonathan Howell sells to his son Isaac Howell my close of land at Mill neck bounded N by land of Benjamen Foster, W by land I formerly gave to my grand son Jonathan Howell Jr, S by highway and partly by land of IIenry Ludlam, Jr, E by water, 30 acres. Also } of my lot of land lying above ye mill poud head at a place comonly called ye Speney woods lying in partnership with Benjamen Foster, 10 acres, bounded N by Nathaniel Halsey S by Elisha Howell E by land of John Cooper and James White W by highway. Also my 6 acres of land lying at a place comonly called my uncle Jonas close, bounded S by highway E by Daniel Foster N & W by Ephraim White, also 4 50 of con-
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onage, also my 23 lots of meadow at Ockabock in Jumping neck, also 3 50 of meadow lying on ye west beach near Cup- soage, May 9 1734
Witness DANIEL CARTER ABRAHAM HALSEY.
PAGE 46. [Abstract.] Jonathan Jagger and Daniel Wick having a 30 acre lot in the 30 acre division in partnership, bounded S by land of Samuel Johnes Jr E by Thomas Halsey and part by highway, W by ye Country Road, Daniel Wick owning 1-6 and Jonathan Raynor the rest, have chosen Jonah Rogers Jr and Abraham Halsey to divide the same. Who proceed as follows We laid off about 6 acres and a halfe and twenty seven poles at the north end for Samuel Wicks part and the remainder of the lot for Jonathan Jagger, said lot ly- ing at Scuttle hole. April 3 1739.
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