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No 32 Mathew Howell 1 }
Elisha Halsey 1-10
No 33 John Sandford
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Jonah Sandford
Thomas Sandford Esq ₹ 3
John Woodruff
PAGE 416. Whereas We John Sandford and David Halsey being elected and chosen by the trustees of the Town of Southampton to lay out or lot a certain Tract of land in Quogue Purchase at our discretion and pursuant to the trust reposed in us and the power by the trustees given us we pro-
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ceeded to the work in the following manner viz. We began at Tiana and run along the South Country Road to Beverdam, from thence a direct line to the Riverhead, from thence South- wardly along the Quogue Road about three miles Southward of the Riverhead where a corner stands, and from thence a due East line running to the head of Red Creek Pond and from thence Southwardly to Tiana, bounded east by the Canoe place Division and west by a direct line from bever dam to the Riverhead which divides Quogue from Toppings Purchase then we laid out a blank lot at Tiana running along the South Country Road as the path now goes one hundred and ninety five rods to a corner fixed marked on the east side with the letter B, and No 1 on the west side, from thence running a due north line to the late Division, from thence eastward along said division to the Canoe place division, and from thence to the place of beginning at Tiana. Then we laid out a blank lot at bever dam running along the South Country Road as said road now runs eastward seventy five rods, from thence north until it strikes the line between Quogue and Toppings Purchase, from thence along said line to the bever dam, it be- ing a Gore piece, then we reserved a tract of land at Riverhead containing fifty acres for the use of the proprietors in said pur- chase running along the Quogue Road so far south as to make fifty acres, between said Quogue road and the line between ¿ Quogue and Toppings Purchase it being a Gore Piece of land, and then we laid out thirty nine lots in the following manner, we began with No 1 westward of the blank lot at Tiana the east side joining said blank lot eastward, and No 2 lies west- ward of No 1 &c. The lines of said lots all running due north to the late division excepting 5 or 6 lots which but on the blank lot at the Riverhead and on the line between Quogue and Topping Purchase. The following is the wedth of said lots along the South Country Road,
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No 1 is 105 poles wide
No 20 is 37 poles wide
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86
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37
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70
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37
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67
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37
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31
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42
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59
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48
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50
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50
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48
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42
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43
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55
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PAGE 417. Furthermore we reserve the streams at Quan- tuck aspatuck and Bever dam with the Privilidge of Mill to Dam or Drown the land or dig earth anywhere in said lots where it shall be most convenient for the above purpose to be to the use of the Proprietors of said Purchase.
Furthermore we lay out a six pole highway from Tiana to Beverdam, also we laid out a six pole highway eastward of Quantuck beginning at the South Country Road as the path now runs to the Riverhead reserving the timber in said road to the owners of said lots where it crosses said lots.
Furthermore we reserve a two pole highway from Red Creek Pond across the north end of said lots, runninge west- ward to the road which runs from the River head to Quogue.
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Furthermore we lay out a two pole highway from Quogue road at the south end of the blank lot at the Riverhead running westerly across to the little River reserving the Timber on the two last roads to the owners of said lots.
Furthermore the Ketehabonnuek Path that goes to the Riv- erhead from the South Country Road to where it comes into the Quogue Road we lay out four rods wide as the Path now goes reserving the Timber to the owners of said lots, and all other antient Roads or paths to remain as they now are in Quogue Purchase until otherwise ordered by the Trustees.
Thus far we Proceded and finished our work this 3d day of July A. D. 1782.
JOHN SANDFORD DAVID HALSEY
Layers out. A true copy of the original examined and compared per SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
[NOTE. The above is called the Last Division in Quogue Purchase. The drawing of the lots is found on page 411, and following. w. s. P.]
[Abstract.] Jeremiah Rogers ear mark, hollow erop on each ear, half penny on fore side of left. June 25 1793.
PAGE 418. [Abstract.] John Fourniers ear mark, hollow crop off right, square erop on left, half penny under right, bought of Samuel Hildreth, no date.
Cephas Foster enters a stray, Jan 5 1811.
PAGE 419. Southampton April 1 1783. At a town meet- ing holden on said day by the freeholders and Comonalty of said town to chuse town officers for the year ensuing the peo- ple being generally come together proseded to their choice in presence of Isaac Post & Silas Howell Justices. Isaac Post. chosen elerk for the year ensuing, Abraham Fordliam Jr, Jon-
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athan Rogers Mathew Howell and Luther Hildreth chosen Constables for the year ensuing, David Howell chosen Super- visor for the year ensuing, Gideon Halsey chosen Collec- tor and to have four pence per pound, Isaac Post and Deacon David Hedges chosen assessors for the year ensuing, Doctor Silas Halsey Isaac Post David Howell Hugh Gilston Mathew Howell Zebulon Halsey Jonathan Rogers Deacon David Hed- ges Ebenezer White Esq Joel Sandford David Hains at Mea- cox and Samuel Howell of Meacox chosen Trustees for the year ensuing, Isaac Post and Lieut David Halsey chosen over- seers of the poor for the year ensuing, Joshua Sayre Timothy Halsey and Zephaniah Rogers chosen Comitioners of highways for the ensuing year, Joshua Sayre & David Sandford chosen fence viewers for the year ensuing, Doctor Silas Halsey Lieut David Halsey Phillip Howell Jonathan Rogers and David Lupton chosen for to take care of the oysters to prevent them from being transported out of the town ship.
ISAAC POST SILAS HOWELL Justices.
A true copy of the original Examined per ISAAC POST Clerk.
August 23d 1784 Memorandum I the subscriber do ac- knowledge Daniel Hildreth to have one fifty in lot No 10 in Long neck at the loer end of said lot in partnership with me at the bottom which he has sold to Phinehas Fanning. JAMES FANNING.
[Abstract of earmarks.] Samuel Pierson of Sagg, earmark, hollow crop on left, nick under same. 17S9.
Mathew Toppings, hollow crop on left, half penny under same, slope under right, half penny over same.
PAGE 420. Henry Post, hollow crop on right ear, half pen- ny under each.
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Thomas Johnes, brand T.
Willmon Halsey, slit in right ear, bought of William Lud- lam's widow.
David Hildreth, crop on right, 2 half pennies over left.
Henry Harris, half penny each side of right, slit in same, brand G. H. given him by his brother George Harris.
Job Sandford, slope over both ears, half penny under both, and over right.
James White, L under left, half penny under right, also L under left, half penny each side of right, which was his fathers mark.
Robert Dayton, crop on right, 2 slits in left.
David Haines of Meacox, crop on left, half penny fore side of same, slope fore side of right.
Samuel Hains, crop on left, slope over right.
Jonathan Rogers, 1784, slope over right, half penny over left, which mark was his father's. [William R., see page 280, original.]
PAGE 421. [Abstract.] Henry Howell sells to James White a piece of woodland near Silas Stewards house 10 acres, bounded N by middle line E & W by Silas Stewerd, S by Benj Sayre, price 17£ 6s. May 15 1783.
Wit ABRAHAM TOPPING JOHN ROGERS.
The above deed is cancelled and made void by the return of the purchase money.
[Abstract of earmarks.] 1784 Nathan Fostor, crop on left, half penny fore side of same, L under right.
Isaac Loper, crop on right, and 2 slits in same, bought of Daniel Stratton.
William Peirson, hollow crop on left, half penny under same and under right, bought of Daniel Pierson.
PAGE 422. At a meeting of the trustees of the 3d Decem- ber 1782 voted and ordered by said trustees that Nathan Ford-
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ham Ebenezer White Esquires & Deacon David Hedges may and shall have the privilidge of the pond called the Otter pond lying near Sag-Harbor to dig through and let out the said pond to have communication with the salt water in order to make a fish pond and also the privilidge of the brook that may run from sd pond so that the fish shall not be hindered at any time from coming in, to be to them their heirs and assigns forever, Provided always they do and shall well and truly make and maintain a good sufficient Bridge at least twelve feet wide over said brook suitable for all sorts of carriages to pass over on with a Rale on each side of said bridge.
Witnes our hands
WM ROGERS ISAAC POST
DAVID ROSE
JOHN SANDFORD
DANIEL HEDGES SILAS HOWELL
EBENEZER WHITE ABRAHAM ROSE
DAVID HALSEY DAVID HEDGES
A true copy of the original taken per me ISAAC POST Clerk.
[Abstract.] Samuel Clark Jr sells to Jonah Rogers in plain and open market according to law, 1 mare and colt, 1 pair of oxen, 2 yearling heifers, 3 hogs, 1 cow, 2 feather beds and all my furniture and all my wheat and rye and 2 pieces of corn. Sept 8 1783.
PAGE 423. [Abstract.] Noah Hildreth sells to his brother David 29 acres at Bridge Hampton* bounded N by highway, E by Joshua Hildreth, S by Noah Hildreth, W by highway, price 360£ Oct 1 1783
Wit JOSHUA HILDRETH JOSEPH GIBBS.
* This is the tract of land now owned by Gordon Corwith's heirs, on the south side of the road to Sagg and opposite the house of James L. Haines, Esq. W. S. P.
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[Abstract earmarks.] Capt David Peirson, L under right, half penny under left, slit in same, which was the mark of Lemuel Peirson the first and recorded to him on page 220.
Jonah Tarbell, slope over left, which he had of his uncle Mathew Jagger.
PEGE 424. David Howell Jr, crop on left, half penny fore side of right, which he says was his wifes mark.
Zebulon Jennings enters mark for his son George Hains Jennings, crop on each ear, and half penny each side of left, which mark was his grand father Hains.
Daniel Sandford, L under left, slit in right.
John Harris, hole in right, half penny each side of left which he says was his son John's before he moved to Goshen 1785
Stephen Sayre, brand S. S.
Abraham Pesrson Jr, crop on left, half penny under same, and over right.
Lemuel Peirson Jr, L under right, half penny under left.
Ebenezer Jagger, hollow crop on left, 2 half pennies under right. 1788.
Benj Haines, hollow crop on left, half penny each side of same, and fore side of right.
Silvanus Jennings Jr, crop on left, hole in same, L under right.
PAGE 425. At a meeting of the Freeholders and Comonalty of the town of Southampton the 7 day of June 1785 by circu- lar advertisements by order of the Superviser upon the decease of the overseer of the poor, and they proceed to the choice in presence of John Halbart & Daniel Howell Esqrs. Hugh Gilston and Abraham Rose chosen overseers of the poor till the next election.
JOHN HALBERT DANIEL HOWELL Esqrs.
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[Abstracts of earmarks.] Uriah Rogers, 2 holes in right.
Doctor Silas Halsey, square crop on right, nick under each, bought of Ichabod Sayre. Also crop on right, nick under left, which was his fathers.
Joseph Phillps, crop on both, slit in right, which he bought of Silas Schellenger who had it of Daniel Schellenger and has it recorded to him in former book, page 1.
John Fanning, 2 holes in left.
Charles White Halsey, L under right, slit in same.
Henry Jessup, crop on right, L under same.
John Haines, crop on left, half penny each side the same, 2 half pennies fore side the right.
PAGE 426. Whereas there has some diference arisen with regard to the land between the two Rivers at the River head, it is agreed between the trustees of Southampton and Richard Albertson that sd Albertson to have six poles wide from the great Pond down the Little River on the west side of Little River till it comes down to the Cedar Swamp where it empties into Little River, being measured from the middle of Little River six poles as the river now runs, then running over where the Cedar Swamp empties into Little River, along upon the east side of the Cedar Swamp till it comes to the northermost pond of the Cedar Swamp to a Red oak spire marked, from thence running N 18 deg. E to Peconock River, all eastward to the conjunction of the two Rivers to belong to sd Richard Albertson, and all on the western part westward of sd Cedar Swamp or line to belong to the Trustees of Southampton.
In witness whereof the parties to these presents have inter- changeably set to our hands and seals in Southampton this 4th day of July Anno Domini 1782.
ISAAC POST ABRAHAM ROSE
DAVID HALSEY DANIEL HEDGES
JOHN SANDFORD WILLIAM ROGERS
DAVID COOK RICHARD ALBERTSON
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
JAMES WHITE E. WICKHAM
A true copy of the original examined and compared per SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
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PAGE 427. [Abstracts of earmarks.] Daniel Stratton, brand D.
Richard Fowler, brand R. F. 1789.
Ephraim White Jr, half penny under each ear, given by his grand father John White, recorded to him on page 25S.
Wm Raynor, crop on left, half penny under right, which he had of David Raynor.
Joseph Penny, cropt L under left, half penny under same. Anthony Sherman, slope over each, hole through each.
John Reynolds, crop and slit in left, hollow crop on right, half penny over right, bought of Moses Rose.
Stephen Howell Jr, slit in right, 2 half pennies under left.
Frederic Loper, square crop on each, half penny each side the left, hole in right.
Wm Brown, slope each side of right, crop on left, bought of Henry Ludlam. 1792.
PAGE 428. Zebulon Halsey, Jr, hole slit under right, slit in left and half penny under it.
Obadiah Foster, half penny each side of right, cropt L un- der left.
Barzillai Halsey, brand B. H.
Jonathan Halsey, (eastward) slope over left, hole in same, half penny under right.
Jeremiah Halsey, hollow crop on right, half penny over same and fore side the left, slope under left.
Daniel Howell Esq, slope under each, half penny over left, bought of Joseph More.
Jeremiah Post, crop on right, cropped L under left.
Henry Cook, slope under right, half penny over same.
Isaac Sayre, half penny fore side of right, slit in end of same half penny under left.
Samuel Peirson, Bridge Hampton, hollow crop on left, half penny under right, bought of Col David Peirson.
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PAGE 429. Job Halsey, hollow crop on right, half penny under it, slope over left.
Levi Howell Hildreth, crop and slit on left, slope over right, half penny under it.
Wm Sandford, L under left, slit in right, bought of Isaac Howell.
Daniel Halsey, (Bridge Hampton) slope under right, 2 half pennies fore side the left.
Job Peirson, hollow crop on left, 2 half pennies under right David Topping, slope over right, hollow crop on left, half penny under same.
Zebulon Fowler, square crop on each, bought of Nathan Foster.
Stephen Goodale, hollow crop on right, square crop on left, half penny each side of same.
Jonathan Halsey, (eastward) hole under right, slope over left, half penny under same.
Lemuel Payne, cropt L under left, slit in right, bought of Win Brown.
Daniel Sayre, brand D. X.
PAGE 430. Edward Stephens, square crop on left, had of Tho Stephens.
Thomas Stephens, square crop on left, 2 slits in same, nick under same, bought of Edw Stephens. 1793.
Chas White Halsey, fire brand C. W.
Seth Squire, hollow crop on left, half penny under same.
Elisha Conkling, L under left, half penny fore side right, slit in same.
Daniel Foster, hollow crop on left, half penny fore side of each, bought of Stephen Reeves.
Stephen Edwards, crop on each side of left, slit in right.
Benj Hopping, L over each, half penny under left.
Daniel Harris, brand D. O. H.
John Strong Jr, L over right, slit in left, half penny over it. James Hand, slope under left, hole in right.
Silas Pain, crop on each ear, slit in each crop, half penny over each, bought of Thomas Paine.
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PAGE 431. Southampton April 4 1786. At a town meet- ing holden on said day by the Freeholders and Comonalty of said town to chuse town officers for ye year ensuing, the peo- ple being generally come together proceeded to their choice in presence of Daniel Howell John Hulburt Caleb Cooper & Elias Howell Justices, Silas Halsey chosen clerk of the town for the year ensuing, Abraham Fordham Jr Mathew Howell Thomas Gelston & Bradock Corey chosen constables for ye year ensuing, David Hedges Esq chosen Supervisor for ye year ensuing, Henry More chosen Collector for ye year ensu- ing and to have four pence three farthings per pound, Timo- thy Halsey David Howell Jonathan Rogers & David Hedges chosen Assessors for ye year ensuing, Silas Halsey & Abraham Rose chosen Supervisors of Intestate Estates for ye year ensu- ing, Hugh Gelston Abraham Rose Deacon Daniel Foster and Nathan Fordham Esq chosen overseers of the poor for ye year ensuing, David Halsey Caleb Cooper Esq David Howell Jere- miah Post Timothy Halsey Abraham Sayre Elias Howell Esq Abraham Fordhain Jr Joshua Sayre Silas Halsey Thomas Jes- sup & Josiah Foster chosen Trustees for the year ensuing, Obadiah Rogers Silas Halsey & Jonathan Rogers chosen Com- missioners of highways for the year ensuing.
It was then voted by majority of votes that the town be formed into six road Districts, viz. 1st Road District to extend from our west bounds to Tiana, 2nd from Tiana to ye water mill water, from thence northerly (taking in James Whites house) as far as the middle line, 3d from ye aforesaid mill wa- ter as far eastward as the road running from Samuel Howells house at ye South end of Meacox, so through said Road as it now runs to Sag-Harbor taking in the Inhabitants on the west side of said road to mend ye whole road as far as Doctor Roses house, 4th from ye aforesaid lane or road to East Hampton line the Sag Harbor road from Doctor Roses to ye middle line, 5th from East hampton line west so far as to take in James
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& John Loper, & south to ye middle line, 6th from James £ John Lopers west as far as Shenecoek fence, and as far south as the half way rock. Josiah Foster chosen overseer of high- ways for ye first distriet, Isaac Post for ye second, David Haines for the 3d, Silvanus Peirson for ye 4th, John Fordham for ye 5th, David Rose for ye sixth.
Voted that ye sum of eighty pounds be raised for ye support of ye poor ye year ensuing.
Voted that ye overseers of ye poor or any two of them to- gether with one Justice be impowered to bind out to appren- tice all such children whose parents they shall judge unable to maintain them.
Voted that ye overseers of ye poor or any two of them to- gether with one Justice when they shall see any idle persons who has no means of gaining an honest livelyhood, be impow- ered to take up such person & put him to labor.
Josiah Howell Christoper Foster & Timothy Peirson chosen fence viewers for ye year ensuing.
Voted that the assessors lay before ye next annual election for town officers an accompt of ye voters and where the bur- then of the tax lays.
DANIEL HOWELL CALEB COOPER JOHN HULBERT
A true copy per
SILAS HALSEY Clerk. Justices.
PAGE 432. [Abstract.] David Haines Foster sells to Jack- son Scott a peice of land lying with Christopher Luptons heirs is Jeffrys neck, 5 acres, bounded N by heirs of said Lupton, S by highway, E by highway that leads to Homses hill, W by Henry Hudson, S by highway. In exchange Jackson Scott
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gives 5 acres near the house of said David Haines Foster with- in the north sea line bounded W by Fish cove strait path, S by the strait path, E by heirs of Job Hains, N by path that goeth to the Fish cove. April 26 1785.
Wit SILVANUS JENNINGS MEHETABLE HOWELL
PAGE 433. At a town meeting of the Freeholders and Com- onalty of the town of Southampton held this 9 day of Jan 1786 in consequence of a circular letter received, Respecting Investing Congress with Full power to Regulate Trade. Da- vid Howell Moderator. 1st vote It is the oppinicn of this town that Congress be vested with full power to Regulate trade throughout the United States. Therefore, 2d vote Elias Howell Esq & Jesse Halsey Esq be appointed to meet the Committee at Moriches on Tuesday the 10th Instant to con- verce the matter.
Per ISAAC POST Clerk.
[Abstracts of earmarks.] Edward Stephens brand E. S. mark square crop on left, 2 slits in end of same, nick under same.
Phillip Howell, 2 half pennies under right, slope over and under left, bought of Lewis Howell.
Elias White, brand E. W.
PAGE 434. At a town meeting held this 23 day of January A. D. 1787 by the freeholdors and Inhabitants of the town of Southampton in order to appoint a collector in the room of Henry Moore who refuses to serve.
1st John Hulbert chosen moderator.
2d Mathew Howell chosen Collector and to have only three pence three farthings on the pound.
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3d, Voted that the trustees appoint a man to commute and discharge the quit rent of this Town .*
JOHN HULBURT DANIEL HOWELL ELIAS HOWELL
Justices.
A true copy of the original Per SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
At a town meeting held tnis 6 day of Feb 1787 by the Freeholders and Comonalty of the town of Soothampton in order to chuse a Collector in the room of Mathew Howell who Resigns.
Hugh Gelston chosen moderator. Voted that Henry Cor- with be Collector in the room of Mathew Howell provided he give Bond with security agreeable to the act of the Legislature on the performance of which said Howells resignation is ac- cepted.
JOHN HULBERT ELIAS HOWELL CALEB COOPER
A true copy of the original per SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
Justices.
Southampton April 3d 1787. At a town meeting holden on said day by the freeholders and comonalty of said town to chuse town officers for the year, the people being generally come together proceeded to their choice as followeth in pres-
* By the term of Gov. Dongan's Patent this town was to pay 40 shillings annually as a quit rent ; after the Revolution this was considered as due to the State of New-York, and by an act of Legislature, April 1, 1786, it was or- dered that the quit rents should be paid into the treasury, but that all persons holding lands by patent and by quit rent, migdt commute the same by paying fourteen shilling for each shilling of quit rent. By this commutation disap- peared the last shadow of our Colonial form of Government. W. S. P.
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ence of Elias Howell 3d and Nathan Fordham John Hulbert and Daniel Howell Justices of the peace, Silas Halsey chosen Clerk John Bishop 3d Abram Fordham Jr Thomas Gelston and Bradock Cory chosen Constables, Silas Halsey chosen Su- pervisor, Silas Woolly chosen Collector at four penee farthing PAGE 435] per pound, Hugh Gelston Ebenezer White Esq Timothy Halsey Jr Nathan Fordham Esq chosen Assessors, Abraham Rose & Silas Halsey chosen Supervisers of Intestate estates, Hugh Gelston Abraham Rose Nathan Fordham Esq & Josiah Foster chosen overseers of the Poor, Silas Halsey Col David Peirson Elias Howell Esq Timothy Peirson Capt Abraham Sayre Jonathan Rogers Timothy Halsey Jr John Gelston Joshua Sayre Abraham Rose David Haines Foster & Capt Elias Howell chosen trustees, Elias Howell Esq Henry Peirson and John Cooper chosen Commissioners of highways, Abraham Rose John White Jr & Capt Josiah Howell chosen fence viewers, John Howell 3d chosen overseer of the high- ways for the first district, Abraham Fordham Jr for the 2d, Capt Elias Howell for ye 3d, Capt James White for ye fourth, John Gelston for the 5th, Lemuel Peirson for the 6th, Capt Stephen Howell for the 7th, Zebulon Jennings for the Sth. Also voted that one hundred and fifty pounds be raised for the support of the poor and other contingent expenses of this town to be levied in adition to the sum of Eighty Pounds voted last year. Voted by majority of votes that the over- seers of the poor or any two of them together with one Justice of the Peace be impowered to bind out to apprentice all such children whose parents they shall judge are unable to main- tain them for the ensuing year. Voted that the overseers of the poor or any two of them together with one Justice of the Peace whenever they shall see any idle persons who has no visible means of gaining an honest livelyhood be impowered to take up such person and put him to labor. Voted by a majority of votes that the poundage of Creatures this year
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shall be 1s for every horse, 9d for every beast, 6d for every hog, 3d for every sheep.
ELIAS HOWELL NATHAN FORDHAM JOHN HULBERT DANIEL HOWELL
The above is a true copy of the original examined and com- pared by SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
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