Records of the town of Southhampton, with other ancient documents of historic value, Vol. III, Part 24

Author: Southampton (N.Y.); Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith), 1840-1918; Post, William J., 1861- ed; Early, James A., ed; White, Edward P., ed; Sleight, Harry Dering, 1875-
Publication date: 1874
Publisher: Sag-Harbor, N.Y., J. H. Hunt, printer
Number of Pages: 468


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PAGE 457. At a town meeting held the fifth day of April 1791 by the Freeholders & Inhabitants of the town of South- ampton to chuse town officers for the year ensuing, proceeded to their choice as followeth, William Herrick chosen Clerk, Jeremiah Rogers Jr Thomas Sayre Thomas Gelston & Bradock


* Corrupton of "Ludlam." This may be one step in the change to the modern form, "Ludlow."


W. S. P.


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Cory Constables, Silas Halsey Esq Superviser, Thomas Gels- ton Collector of the town & dog rates at one shilling and nine pence per pound, Capt Timothy Halsey Obadiah Rogers Esq Timothy Peirson & Capt John Fordham Assessors, Hugh Gelston Esq and Jonathan Rogers Overseers of the Poor, Da- .vid Halsey Caleb Cooper Esq Obadiah Rogers Esq Capt Abra- ham Sayre Uriah Rogers Esq Capt Timothy Halsey Col David Peirson Capt David Peirson Capt William Rogers Capt John Fordham David Cook & Jonathan Rogers Trustees, John Cooper Jeremiah Post & Elias Halsey Commissioners of High- ways. Voted that Abraham Post be overseer of highways for the first district, Stephen Post 2d, David Howell 3d, David Hains 4th, Caleb Howell 5th, Lemuel Peirson 6th, Silas Stew- ard 7th, Jonah Rogers Sth and David Rose 9th. David Peir- son Jr, Vincent Rogers John Jessup John Cooper John Rog- ers John White Jr William Hallioek Jeremiah Post David Rose James Jennings William White Jr Joel Sandford Gideon Halsey David Haines John Pain Jr John Fordham Charies Topping Henry Corwithe Samuel Haines Capt Samuel L'Hom medieu & Samuel Howell Jr fence viewers, Samuel Cooper & Henry Corwithe pound masters. Voted that the trustees have power to fence up any road which pass on to the beach or certain meadows. Voted that there be a bounty of four shillings on every Fox taken between the twentieth day of March and the twentieth day of June following. Also voted that the said bounty be paid out of the Dog Rate. Voted that the Commissioners of Highways have power to regulate all fences which may have been removed from the ancient line. Voted that all those persons who take Foxes and bring them in order [to] receive their bounty shall first carry them before the nearest magistrate being yet green and unstuffed, and shall satisfy the said magistrate that the said fox or foxes were taken within the time afore limited, and the said magistrate shall cut off the tip of the nose of said fox and forward a certificate by


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the bearer of said fox to the Town Clerk that he is satisfied in respect to the time when the fox was taken. Voted that the Trustees have power to examine & settle an acct which Mr Nathan Jagger has againat the town for boarding a boy. Voted that the sum of eighty pounds be raised by tax the present year for the support of the poor and other contingent expenses. [The same votes in relation to poor children aud idle persons that was passed last year.]


CALEB COOPER JOHN JIULBERT URIAH ROGEES OBADIAH ROGERS A true copy examined and compared per Justices. WILLIAM HERRICK Clerk.


Also voted on said election that the seventh district include Sag Harbour and Hog Neck, & to extend as far sonth as what is called the old Farm, and as far west as Silas Edwards.


PAGE 459. At an Election Meeting held the third day of April 1792 By the Freeholders & Comonalty of the town of Southampton to chuse town officers for the year ensuing, pro- ceeded to their choice in the following manner, William Her- rick was chosen Town Clerk, Jeremiah Rogers Jr Thomas Sayre Thomas Gelston & Bradock Cory Constables, Jonathan Rogers Esq Superviser, Silas Woolly Collector at one shilling per pound including the dog tax, Capt Timothy Halsey Oba- diah Rogers Esq Timothy Peirson & Capt John Fordham As- sessors, Hugh Gelston and Jonathan Rogers Overseers of the Poor, David Halsey James White Caleb Cooper Esq Jeremiah Post Uriah Rogers Esq Rufus Foster Jonathan Rogers Esq David Haines Daniel Howell Esq Capt John Fordham Henry Corwithe & David Hedges Trustees, Josiah Foster William Halsey Rufus Foster Vincent Rogers William R. Haliock John Fanning John Fournier Stephen Raynor Ebenezer Howell Stephen Sayre Jeremiah Post William White Jr Joshua Hal- sey Lemuel Halsey Stephen Harris David Rose Joel Sandforel


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Stephen Rose Zebulon Jennings Samuel Haines Abraham Rose Simeon Halsey Silas Woodruff David Howell east Steph- en Cook Henry Corwithe Caleb Howell Capt David Peirson Silas White Charles Topping Timothy Peirson John Edwards Jr Daniel Udall Bradock Cory Constant Havens Phineas De- vall Lewis Rogers & Jonah Rogers Fence Viewers, Mathew Howell Jeremiah Post Capt David Peirson Capt John Ford- ham Commissioners of Highways, Capt Timothy Halsey Over- seer of Highways for the first Dist, Stephen Howell Jr 2d, Capt Zebulon Halsey 3d, David Cook 4th, Henry Corwithe 5th, Lemuel Peirson 6th, Capt Stephen Howell 7th, Jonah Rogers Sth, David Rose 9th. Voted that the fence viewers' fees shall be at the rate of 4s per day if called out in the Fore- noon, to be paid for half a day if they serve but one hour, and the same if called out in the afternoon. John Cooper Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithe Poundmasters. Voted that the trus- tees have power to fence up all roads leading on to meadows or beach. Voted that the sum of one hundred pounds be raised by tax for the support of the poor and contingent charges


[Same votes in regard to poor children and idle persons as last year.]


Voted that Col Benjamen Huntting John Hulbert Esq Dan- iel Howell Esq Uriah Rogers Esq David Hedges Samuel L'Hommedieu Esq Caleb Cooper Esq Capt Stephen Howell Obadiah Rogers Esq Capt Timothy Halsey and Capt Josiah Howell be a committee to correspond with other towns in rec- commending Governor Clinton and Lieut Governor Cortlandt at the ensuing election.


Voted that there bea Pound & Stocks at Sagg Harbour. JONATHAN ROGERS OBADIAH ROGERS CALEB COOPER


A true copy compared and examined per Justices. WM HERRICK Clerk.


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PAGE 460. Sagg Harbor 4th May 1792. We the Com- missioners having viewed the highway betwixt the great Di- vision and the Twelve acres, find it very ill convenient for a highway, having by the desire of Braddock Cory John Ed wards Jr Stephen Satterly and Duy Daily have given in en- change the said highway to the said men for a highway* two rods wide running through their land. The north side of said highway beginning at Southampton road and the southwest corner of John Edwards Jun lot running a straight course to the Southeast corner of Weg Clarks house, all the old high- way west of the road known by the name of Sagg path to Braddock Cory John Edwards Jr and Stephen Satterly, all east of said Sagg path to Duy Daily as far as his land now ex- tends.


JEREMIAH POST DAVID PEIRSON JOHN N. FORDHAM Commissioners


We the Commissioners by the desire of Nathan Fordham Noah Mason Henry Moore Hubbard Latham Elisebeth Hicks and Jonathan Weldon have laid out a highwayt from the Meeting House to the road by the house of widow Elizabeth Hicks through the land of the above named persons which


* This is now the street in Sag-Harbor known as Union street. The old highway mentioned as the boundary between the Great North Division and the twelve acre division, began at the present corner of Union and Division streets, and ran along the north side of the burying ground, and so on by the house now owned by Jeffry Fordham, on the south side of Jefferson street, and entered Main street on the north side of the house of John S. Fordham. Wey Clark lived on the lot now occupied by the Roman Catholic church and parsonage.


t This is the highway at Sag-Harbor known as Church street. The meet- ing house stood on the present site of the Episcopal church. Widow Eliza- beth Hicks' house stood on the corner of what is now Church and Washing- ton streets, on the west side of the former, and nearly opposite the boiler house of the Montauk Steam Mills. W. S. P.


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they give to the Commissioners for a Commissioners Highway the west side and south end of said highway beginning sixteen and a half feet west from the northwest corner of the meeting house runing a straight course to the northeast corner of the widow Hicks'es to the road, two rods wide.


NATHAN FORDHAM HUBBARD LATHAM


JONATHAN WELDON JOHN FORDHAM


DAVID PEIRSON HENRY MOORE


NOAH MASON ELISEBETH HICKS


JEREMIAH POST.


A true copy from the original compared and examined per WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 461. Election meeting held the second day of April, 1793 by the Freeholders & Comonalty of the town of South- ampton to chuse town officers for the ensuing year. Voted as followeth, William Herrick Town Clerk, Jeremiah Rogers Jr Thomas Gelston & Bradock Cory Constables, Jonathan Rogers Supervisor, Jonah Tarbell Collector at one shilling per pound, Capt Timothy Halsey Obadiah Rogers Esq Jonathan Rogers Esq and Capt John Fordham Assessors, Hugh Gelston Est Jonathan Rogers Esq Overseers of the poor, John Cooper David Halsey Capt Abraham Sayre Caleb Cooper Esq Oba- diah Rogers Esq David Rose David Cook Henry Corwithe David Hedges Jonathan Rogers Capt John Fordham Phillip Howell Trustees.


Fence viewers are the same who stood last year, recorded in page 459, John Cooper Jeremiah Post Henry Peirson Esq Commissioner of Highways; Jonathan Halsey 1st District, Capt Abraham Sayre 2d, Obadiah Rogers 3d, Silvanus Halsey 4th, Henry Corwithe 5th, Capt David Peirson 6th, Capt Stephen Howell 7th, Jonah Rogers Sth, David Rose 9th Dist. Overseers of highways John Cooper Samuel Cooper Henry


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Corwithe & Samuel L'Hommedieu Esq pound masters. Voted that one hundred and forty pounds be raised for the support of the poor and contingent charges. Voted that the overseers of the poor together with a Justice bind out children who are not able to take care of themselves and also to put vagrant persons to labor. Voted that the trustees act their discretion in regard to granting a parsonage to Sag Harbor, Caleb Cooper Henry Peirson Obadiah Rogers Jonathan Rogers Uriah Rogers Saml L'Hommedieu Justices. A true copy examined & com- pared per


WILLIAM HERRICK Clerk.


The trustees are empowered to regulate Inoculation for the Small Pox.


Per WM HERBICK Clerk.


John Hains, ear mark, square crop on left, half penny each side of same, half penny over right. Fire brand I O H which was his fathers. 1795.


PAGE 462. Whereas the Trustees of Southampton on the third day of December in the year 1782 did grant unto Nathan Fordham and Ebenezer White Esqrs and Deacon David Hed- ges the pond called Otter pond lying near Sagg Harbour with all the privileges of said Pond & likewise the privileges to dig across the road to have said pond to communicate with the salt water, in order to make a Fish Pond, together with the privileges of the brook that may run from said pond, so that the fish may not be hindered from coming in, to them their heirs and assigns forever, provided always that they do and shall well and truly make & maintain a good & sufficient bridge across said brook at least twelve feet wide with a rail on each side of the same suitable for all sorts of carriages to pass over on, and whereas the proprietors of said pond did on the eighteenth day of February in the year one thousand seven


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hundred & ninety three, petition to the trustees that the above said grant with the privileges of the pond should be trans- ferred to John Jarmain with the privilege to set mills on the stream. Voted that the same above said grant for the Otter Pond together with the privileges belonging to the same with liberty to put mills on the stream be transferred to John Jar- mam his heirs and assigns forever, provided always that he do and shall well and truly make and maintain a good sufficient bridge over said brook sixteen feet wide, with a rail on each side of the same & boarded up to said rail, suitable for all sorts of carriages to pass over, and further that he the said John Jermain have liberty to dig across the road that leads from Sagg to Sag Harbour & across the road in order to let the wa- ters of Crooked pond & Little Long Pond into said pond pro- vided always that he do and shall well & truly make & main- tain good & sufficient bridges across said brooks for all sorts of carriages to pass over on.


HENRY CORWITHEE JONATHAN ROGERS


JOHN N. FORDHAM RUFUS FOSTER


DAVID HEDGES DANIEL HOWELL


URIAH ROGERS JAMES WHITE


DAVID HAINS JEREMIAH POST


DAVID HALSEY


Per CALEB COOPER Clerk.


A true copy compared and examined per WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 463. [Abstract.] Esther Thorn of Oysterbay, wid- ow of William Thorn appoints Obadiah Wright her attorney to collect debts &c. May 5 1793.


Witness TIMOTHY AVERY SAMUEL GAGE.


PAGE 464. [Abstract.] Caleb Sayre, brand C. S. 1793.


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Abraham Post, brand O. P.


Daniel Pain, earwark, crop slit in right, L over left.


Stephen Talmage, L over right, nick under same, slit in left, brand S. T. A.


Jesse Halsey Jr, hole slit under right, half penny over left, slit in same.


Hezekiah Sandford, L under left, slope under right, half penny over same, which was his fathers, (see page 234.)


George Sandford, slope under each, half penny over each.


Stephen Foster, son of William, brand S. F.


Aaron Drake, crop on left, half penny over each.


John Fanning Jr, crop on each, nick over each.


Zebulon Jennings, erop on left, half penny each side same, which was David H. Foster's mark.


PAGE 465. Joshua Halsey, crop on left, half penny over same, L under right, which he had of Nathan Foster.


Nathan Foster, nick under right, L under left, which he had of Joshua Halsey.


James Jennings, erop on right, hole in left, bought of Jonah Howell.


Nathaniel Jagger Jr, hollow erop on left, half penny under same and over right, which was his grand fathers John Jagger


Jonathan Jagger, half penny each side of right, bought of Nathaniel Howell.


Abraham Cory, slope fore side each, hole in right.


James Halsey Jr, slope under right, half penny over left, slit in same, brand I. H. 2.


Josiah Goodale, brand I. G.


Zophar Howell, brand Z. H.


Fredrick Loper, brand F. L.


Jonathan Howell, brand I. P.


Jesse Woodruff, brand J. W.


Mathew Cooper, square crop on right, half penny under left, bought of Samuel Cooper.


PAGE 466. At an election meeting held in Sonthampton on


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the first day of April anno 1794 by the Freeholders & Comon- alty of said town, in order to elect town officers for the year ensuing, the following persons were chosen, viz, William Her- rick Clerk, Jeremiah Rogers Jr Stephen Howell Jr Thomas Gelston Bradock Cory Constables, Jonathan Rogers Esq Su- pervisor, Silas Wooley Collector at 1s . led on the pound, Mathew Howell Hugh Gelston Jonathan Rogers Esq Samuel L'Hommedieu Assessors, Hugh Gelston & Jonathan Rogers Esq Overseers of the Poor, Josiah Howell Caleb Cooper Esq David Halsey Jeremiah Post Stephen Sayre Gideon Halsey Jonathan Rogers David Hedges Simeon Halsey Lemuel Peir- son Samuel Howell & Capt John Fordham Trustees. The same persons are appointed fence viewers who were chosen in the year 1792 record in page 459, Henry Peirson Esq Jere- miah Post Hugh Raynor Commissioners of Highways Mathew Howell overseer of the highways for the first district, Stephen Howell 2d, David Howell Jun 3d, Silvanus Halsey 4th, Henry Corwithe 5th, James Sayre 6th, Capt Stephen Howell 7th, Jonah Rogers Sth, Daniel Halsey 9th, & Josiah Albertson for the tenth district which is a new district, & to extend from the Riverhead to the slough at Canoe place on the Riverhead road and from the Slough to Tiana on the other road, John Cooper Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithee & Samuel L'Hommedieu Pound masters. One hundred and fifty pounds to be raised for the support of the poor. Col Benjamen Huntting & Jon- athan Rogers Esq appointed to meet delegates from the other towns in the County in order to consult on matters relative to proper persons for Senators and Assembly, and to hold up John Gelston for a Representative in the Assembly and David Gelston Esq & Thomas Thomas Esq for Senators.


Present CALEB COOPER URIAH ROGERS JONATHAN ROGERS


The above is a true copy from the original per Justices. WM HERRICK Clerk.


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[Abstract.] Josiah Phillips, earmark, half penny each side right ear, bought of Jonathan Jagger, see page 465.


PAGE 467. March 29 1794. We Jeremiah Post & Henry Peirson being duly elected Commissioners for the time being, being called to take a view of the highway near Joseph Gold- smiths, through the land of Jonathan Conkling, on taking a view of the premises do adjudge that for the benefit of the public that it is expedient to exchange the highway formerly laid out over the old mill dam for that part of said land be- longing to the said Jonathan Conkling which lieth southerly from the southwest corner of Stephen Fosters lot to a certain stake set by said commissioners on the middle of small dam of the mill pond which is about two rods from the southwest corner of Daniel Sandford's land, this line running into the swamp, we therefore proceeded to cxchange with said Jona- than Conkling as follows, (viz) we give him the road formerly laid out over the mill dam for that part of his land which lie eth southerly of the line which runs from the southwest cor- ner of Stephen Fosters lot to the stake set on the middle dam of the mill pond or the swamp which is about two rods from the southwest corner of Daniel Sandfords land for the land that belongs to the said Jonathan Conkling lying southerly of said line, which was agreed to by said Commissioners & said Jonathan Conkling.


The above is a true copy HEN PEIRSON


of the original as exanı- JEREMIAH POST


ined by JONATHAN CONKLING


WM HERRICK Clerk. Commissioners.


Sagg Harbor March 24th 1794. Jeremiah Post & Henry Peirson Commissioners for the time being laid out a road* be


* This is the continuation of Church street. The house of Henry P. Deer. ing stood on the site of the residence of late Josiah Douglass, Esq., on north side of Union street, corner of Church street, east side. W. S. P.


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ginning at a certain stake twenty feet from the southwest cor- ner of Henry P. Derring's house and running straight to the south east corner of the meeting house for the east line of said road which is three rods wide at the road by Henry P. Derr- ing's house and running straight to the southwest corner of the meeting house. Likewise laid out a road two rods wide on the east end of the Meeting House running two rods by said house to the northward, then a road two rods wide on the north side of said meeting house, running two rods by the westward of said house, and then a road two rods wide on the west end of said house. Said road is through the land of Stephen Crowell for which by agreement we gave him six feet on the front of his lot by his house on the road from Sagg Harbor to Sagg, and through the land of Capt Ephraim Ford- ham for which by agreement we allowed him sixteen shil lings for his damage, and through the 14th and 15th lots which were given.


HENRY PEIRSON JEREMIAH POST


A true copy from the original per Commissioners.


W.M HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 468. [Abstract.] Zebulon Wick and Lemuel Wiek divide the real estate left to them equally by their father Job Wick as follows, Lemuel is to have the house and the west side of the home lot, as it is fenced off, and the close at Cap- tain's neck, and is to give Zebulon 60 pounds, also he is to have the equal half of the wood close on the north side, and his part of the wood land as follows, he is to have 80 rods long at the south end measuring on the west line, and running square across, and 86 poles at north end measuring on same line. Zebulon is to have the east side of home lot and that piece of land at south end of his lot that joins to Captains neck lane,


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and the south half of wood close, and the piece of wood land between his brother Lemuel's two pieces, and is 166 rods long. Dated Oct 3 1770 .*


Wit ZEB COOPER STEPHEN ROGERS.


PAGE 469. [Abstract.] John Post and James Post gives to Josiah Foster one 50 in lot 20 in Pine neck, in exchange Josiah Foster gives one 50 in lot 21. May 14 1794. Wit JAMES POST JR ABIGAIL POST.


[Abstract.] Daniel Cook and Josiah Foster divide a lot, (locality not mentioned). Mr Cook has the two westward 50s and Mr Foster the east 50. May 22 1770. Surveyed by Is- rael Youngs.


PAGE 470. At an election meeting held the seventh day of April 1795 by the freeholders and Comonalty of the town of Southampton to chuse town officers for the year ensuing, pro- ceeded as followeth. Voted Wm Herrick Town Clerk, Jere- miah Rogers Jr Elias Jones Thomas Gelston Bradock Cory Constables, David Hedges Supervisor, Capt David Peirson Collector at 92 per £, Capt Josiah Howell Obadiah Rogers Esq Jonathan Rogers Esq Capt Stephen Howell Assessors, Jonathan Rogers Esq Hugh Gelston Overseers of Poor, Math- ew Howell Caleb Cooper Esq Maj James White Silas Woolly Jonathan Rogers Esq Henry Peirson Esq Silvanus Halsey Timothy Peirson David Hedges James Mitchell Obadiah Rog ers Esq David Halsey Trustees, Josiah Foster William Halsey Rufus Foster Vincent Rogers Adonijah Raynor John Fanning John Fournier Stephen Raynor Ebenezer Howell Stephen


The home lot mentioned is the one on Hill street, now belonging to the heirs of Wm. Wick. The " wood close " is part of the farm of Bartlet Rob- inson, at Tuckahoe. The wood-land is on the west side of lot 50 in Great South Division. Lemuel Wick sold his south lot in 1776 to Capt. Elias Pelle- treau, who left it to his son John, who by will left it to his son Nathaniel from whose heirs it was purchased and is now owned by Capt. Dantel Jagger. W. S. P.


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Sayre Jeremiah Post William White Jr Joshua Halsey Lem- uel Halsey Stephen Harris David Rose Joel Sandford Stephen Rose Zebulon Jennings Annanias Cooper Jr Abraham Rose Simeon Halsey Silas Woodruff Stephen Cook Henry Cor- withe Caleb Howell Capt David Peirson Silas White Peter Hildreth Timothy Peirson John Edwards Jr Daniel Udall Bradoek Cory Constant Havens Phineas Devall Lewis Rogers Daniel Sherry Jeremiah Rogers Fence viewers, Jeremiah Post Henry Peirson Mathew Howell Commissioners of highways. Josiah Foster 1st, Stephen Sayre 2 & 3, Abraham Rose 4, Nathan Post 5, David Peirson 6, Henry P. Derring 7, Lewis Rogers S, David Rose 9, Josiah Albertson 10, the above over- seers of highways for the districts affixed. John Cooper Sam- uel Cooper Henry Corwithe Samuel L'Hommedieu pound masters. Sum to be raised for the support of the poor and contingent charges is one hundred & eighty pounds. Voted that the Collector shall cause all the rates to be collected which are in his hands by time set by law. Voted that the Over ; seers of the tenth district be impowered to call on the Com- missioners of the roads for so much help as they shall think proper to appoint from the district adjoining or nearest which will enable them to clear the roads from brush &c.


Present CALEB COOPER HENRY PEIRSON JOHN HULBERT JONATHAN ROGERS


SAML L'HOMMEDIEU URIAH ROGERS OBADIAH ROGERS.


A true copy of the original per


WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 471-2. [Abstract.] Silas Topping and wife Pru- dence' owing Mary Topping 50€ to secure same, mortgage 3 acres at Scuttle hole, bounded N & W by highways, E by Daniel Halsey. Jan 15 1795.


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PAGE 473. [Abstract.] Lemuel Peirson sells to John Hor- ton 14 50 in lot 38 Last Division Topping's Purchase. Dec 11 1795.


Wit WM & ELIZIBETH PEIRSON.


[Abstract.] David Sandford sells to David Sweezy 60 acres at Westhampton bounded N by country road, E by John Hor- ton, S by highway, W by Williams Phillips, price £70. March 3d 1795.


PAGE 474. Suffolk County. Pursuant to application from Jeremiah Post and Henry Peirson being a majority of the Commissioners of the Highways for the town of Southampton in the County aforesaid to us, we issued warrants to the Sher- iff of Suffolk County to summon twelve freeholders to appear at the house of Hugh Gelston Jr in the township of South- ampton & County aforesaid to determine the true value & ap- praise the damages to John Cook of Southampton aforesaid, of a certain piece of land laid out by said commissioners for a public highway off the land of the said John Cook at a place commonly called Kelly's pond, in the township of South ampton aforesaid, lying on the south side of said pond and on the east side of a lane running to said pond, being four rods wide at said pond and running thirteen rods up said lane to a point, containing twenty six poles of ground. The said jurors appearing and being duly sworn to determine the true value & appraise the damage to the said John Cook, and the said jurors having viewed the premises &c return their verdict that the value of said land & the damage to the said John Cook is four pounds six shillings.




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