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JOHN HOWELL ABRAM HASEY
A true copy by me JOHN HOWELL Clerk.
These mendments are in ye Great South Division.
PAGE 147. At a town meeting april ye 1 1746 of the free holders of Southampton according to ye Tenure of our Pat- tent to elect and chuse Town officers for this Insuing year, and ye sd freeholders do proseed to their choyce as followeth, Justice Cooper being present, John Howell chosen Town Clerk Nathaniel Jessup chosen Constable Samuel Cooper chosen Constable, Capt Job Pierson chosen Superviser, Theophilus Howell & Thomas Cooper miner chosen Supervisers of Intes- tate estates, John Howell assessor & also Abram Halsey chosen assessor for ye yeare Insuing, Zacheus Rose chosen Collector, Capt Theophilus Howell chosen trustee Left Elihu How [ell] trustee Capt Stephens trustee Abram Halsey trustce Arthur
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Howell trustee Jus Josiah Howell trustee Capt Stephen Top ping Jus Cooper James Herrick trustee John Howell trustee John Sayre trustee James White trustee, Capt White & Capt Rogers chosen vewers of fences, Abram Halsey Stephen Her- riek & Josiah Pierson chosen commissioners. It is voted that no man shall plow or plant any corn in ye Indian land except ye Indians themselves upon ye penalty of twenty shillings an acre for each acre of land & so In proportion to be Recovered before a Justice of ye peace for ye use of the town.
In presence of JUSTICE COOPER.
A true copy by me JOHN HOWELL Clerk.
[Next on the page follows a copy of the agreement between Southampton and Southold, in relation to the meadows at Ac- cobog, (Flanders and vicinity). This agreement is printed in the 1st volume of Town Records, page 165, and is therefore omitted here. w. s. P.]
PAGE 14S. Know all men by these presents that whereas wee the committees of Southold & Southampton Impowered for the ending a deferance between ye said towns concerning a parcell of meadows and having to our best abilities debated and considered ye matter and at length com up to a mutual agreement concerning the premises and we haveing made & Interchangeably signed and delivered Instruments of agree- ment between us and we having divers reasons hereunto mov- ing do further agree & mutually covenant one with another yt when we shall have presented ye said Instruments to our res- pective towns and if either town shall Refuse to accept & con- sent to ye said agreement then the said covenants and agrements shall become void & of none effect & upon demand shall be redelivered & they yt shall withhold shall pay to ye other town the some of fifty pounds ; moreover it is provided and
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agreed yt the town so desenting shall send word to ye other of their such decenting or not accepting, att or before the 25th day of this Instant March. In witnes whereof wee the said committee have hereunto sett our hands Interchangeably this 11th of March 1667
JOHN YOUNGS THOMAS MAPES CHARLES GLOVER RICHARD PENNY JOHN CONKLING
Signed & delivered In presence of EDWARD PETTY SAMUEL GLOVER JONATHAN MORE A true copy by me JOHN HOWELL Town Clerk.
Ye division of said meadows Is in ye old book of Records in page 177. [See volume 2, Town Records, p. 177, original.
PAGE 149. [This page is occupied with copies of the de- position in relation to Accabog meadows, and the order of the Court of Assizes granting an appeal to equity, these docu- ments are printed (from the originals now in Clerk's office,) in the 1st volume of Town Records, pages 157, 159 and 164, and are therefore omitted here. W. S. P.]
[Abstract.] Daniel Mulfords earmark Square crop on end of left ear and L under same, Slit in end of right ear. May 9 1746.
Thomas Jennings earmark, square crop on end of each ear and half penny under each ear, bought of Ichabod Cooper. June 18 1746.
Benjamen Sayre, half penny upper side of left, and under the right ear, slope upper side of right ear. Nov 12 1746.
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PAGE 150. [Abstract.] Southampton June ye 4th 1746 (Whereas David Woodruf had permission from trustee to ex- change a piece of land Theophilus Howell and Abram Halsey proceed as follows.) We measured off an hundred and eighty one poles of land lying on ye Westward side of ye above said Woodruffs lot which he purchased of Samuel Ludlam lying at a place called Windmill hill, it being 3} poles and 3 feet wide at ye north end, and running southward 17 poles, and then it is six poles and a half and two feet wide, where we made a corner, and then it runs southward to a point, all which he is to lay down to the common, in exchange we give him 29 poles of land lying east of his said lot being within the ditch already made, also 43 poles more lying at the south end of said lot.
PAGE 151. [Abstract.] Henry Pierson sells to Obadiah Johnes } of my meadow in partnership with Samuel Jagger, 3 acres, lying at North sea as you pass to Cow neck, bounded E by main creek and George Harris meadow W by James Haines, S by creek, N by fence 20£ 12s Aug 30 1742
PAGE 152. [Abstract.] Nathaniel Smith Esq and Abigail Howell widow both of Merriches executors of Israel Howell of Merriches, sell to Obadiah Johnes a dwelling house and home lot in Southampton which formerly belonged to Col Mathew Howell deceased and was left in possession of Mary Mulford, being 2 acres, bounded North by a lane, E by town street, S by Samuel Johnes, W by road,* also a close at the north end of said town, 10 acres, bounded N by Abner Howel S & W by highway E by Jeremiah Fosters land, £98 July 2 1739 Mary Mulford widow of Capt Samuel Mulford of East Hampton resigns her claim to said lands.
Witness MARY TOPPING DEBORAH TOPPING.
PAGE 153. [Abstract.] Samuel Johnes gives to his son
* This is the home lot late of Deacon Edward Huntting of Southampton.
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Obadiah Johnes all my land and meadow at Captains neck bounded N by Obadiah Rogers W by the bay, being the point of said neck, also my new division land & of Lot 49 Great South division lying with Job Sayre, on the East side of said lot, also § of Lot 49 in North Division, also 12 acres on North side of my home lot * Aug 14 1745.
PAGE 153. [This page is partly occupied with the Record of the town meeting held April 1, 1746; the same is recorded on page 147 and is therefore omitted here. w. S. P.]
Gideon Morehouse enters earmark two half pennies under near ear, slope under right ear, half penny over the same. Nov 21 1746.
Southampton November ye 14 1746 Att ye request of the trustees of the town aforesaid we have laid out an highway of eight Poles wide accross the eastward end of the Parsonage landt Near a place called millston brook, and the said highway is to run from ye old highway down to ye water, and is to Joyne to ye Eastward end of ye sd Parsonge land, which said highway wee as commissioners or overseers of highways do establish and confirmne to ly for an open highway or Rode ABRAM HALSEY JOSIAH PIERSON
Commissioners.
A true copy per me JOHN HOWELL Clerk.
PAGE 154. Southampton October the 31 1746 then at a trustee meeting held at the meeting house being legally warned it is ordered and ordained by said trustees that John Howell & Abram Halsey shall Record the five last Devisions
* Samuel Jones' home lot is the present homestead of Mrs. Wm. T. Jones, Southampton.
t The parsonage land here mentioned is now the western part of the farm late of Capt. Edward White of Seponack; it was sold by the trustees of the Presbyterian church in 1836. W. S. P.
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that was laid out in the year 1738, or so many of them as they shall think wants Recording.
This is ye order of trustees by me
JOHN HOWELL Clerk.
Southampton november th 6 Day 1738 the Returne of the grate South Devision, whereas the trustees of said town did order Nathaniel Dominy Abram Halsey John More- house and John Howell to lay out all the undevided tim- ber landes at their discretion Between the Indian line and East Hampton Bounds and to lay it out into Devisions, and we the said layers out Do make and Return as followeth, We began at East Hampton line about one mile from the north side, and run a line west and by south near mill stone swamp path, and from thence we run upon a direct line over to Davis mill path to the south east corner of George Harrises close at the said Davis mill, and the said line runs nine degrees more southward than the other, then we laid out a passing highway on the north side of said line four poles wide, and then we proceded to lay out the said land into 2 devisions, one on the south side of said line butting to the said highway at the north end of the lots, and whereas the South Division doth extend westward beyond George Harris corner as far as millstone brook there will be some few lots that will butt at ye north end upon ye highway or lotted land from George Harris cor- ner to the wading place road at Towd, and then they will butt on the north sea hne till they come to mill stone brook, and all necessary roads and paths are to lye as they be for passing roads unless otherwise ordered by the town or trustees and so at the south end of all the lots in the South division there is a passing road of three poles wide, for the owners of said lots to pass and repass to and from their said lots with- out any hindrance or molestation, and if any dispute shall
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arize about any of the aforesaid paths or highways then to be decided by the town or trustees, and then we the said layers out began to lay out the South devition and the lot No 1 lyes joining to East Hampton line and the South end of said lot buts on the highway leading to East Hampton and the north end buts on the middle highway above said middle line and Includes ye highway and contains 190 acres of land and includes all the timber on the one pole wide that lyes between East Hampton bounds ; and said lot No 2 lyes joining to No 1 on ye west side and contains 179 acres, No 3 lys on the west side of No 2 and contains 177 acres, No 1 lyes on the west side of No 3 and contains 179 acres, No 5 lyes on the west side of No 4 and contains 180 acres, No 6 lyes west side of No 5 and is 186 acres, No 7 is on the west of No 6 and PAGE 155.] is 186 acres, No S is west of No 7 and is 192 acres, No 9 lies on the west side of No S is 190 acres, No 10 is west of No 9 and is 185 acres, No 11 west of No 10 is 1S1 acres, No 12 is west of No 11 and is 179 acres, No 13 is on ye west side of No 12 and is 174 acres, No 14 is on ye west side of No 13 and is 169 acres, No 15 is on ye west side of No 14 and is 165 acres No 16 is on ye west side of No 15 and is 15S acres, No 17 is ou ye west side of No 16 and is 154 acres, No IS is west of No 17 and is 160 acres, No 19 is west side of No 18 and is 165 acres, No 20 is on the west side of No 19 and is 159 acres, No 21 is on ye west side of No 20 and is 154 acres, No 22 is on ye west side of No 21 and is 190 acres, No 23 is on the west side of No 22 and is 1SS acres, all the above said lots staked out and marked with a marking iron. The 24 lot lyes joining to ye 23 and is 179 acres, No 25 west of No 24 and is 179 aeres, No 26 is west of No 25 and is 178 acres, No 27 is west of No 26 and is 185 acres, No 2S is west of No 27 and is 191. acres, No 29 is west of No 28 and is 189 acres, No 30 is west of No 29 and is 178 acres, No 31 is west of No 30 and is 176 acres, No 32 is on ye west side of No 31 and is 162 acres, No
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33 is west of No 32 and is 1533 acres, No 34 is west of No 33 and is 154 acres, No 35 lies west of No 34 and is 155 acres, No 36 is on ye west side of No 35 and is 157₺ acres, No 37 is west of No 36 and 163} aeres, No 38 is west of No 37 and is 165 aeres, No 39 is west of No 38 and is 176 acres, No 40 is west of No 39 and is 186 acres, No 41 is west of No 40 and is 186 acres, No 42 is west of No 41 and is 1S2 acres, No 43 lies on ye west side of No 42 and is 179 acres, No 44 lies west of No 43 and is 180 acres, No 45 lyes on ye west side of No 44 and is 172 acres, No 46 lyes west of No 45 and is 164 acres, No 47 lyes west side of No 46 and is 162 acres, No 48 is west of No 47 and is 156 acres, No 49 is west side of No 4S and is 171 acres, No 50 is on ye west side of No 49 and is 177 acres, No 51 is on ye west side of No 50 and is ye last lot in ye south devision ajoining to ye highway that ledes down to mill stone brook and buts on ye highway leding to North sea, and on ye north sea line and is 143 acres, and this lot No 51 fall- ing short of the proportion of land with the other lots we laid an amendment of forty* acres of land ajoining to ye land of ye widow Martha Halsey and Samuel Jagger and Ben. Jagger PAGE 156.] and partly on Bigelos land lying and ajoining to the west end thereof, and ye highway is layd out at the west end of the said 40 acres, and ye island at ye North sea lying between the two wading places is parte for an amendment to the said lot No 51 containing about 6 acres, no way abridging or hindering the town from passing or repassing drawing and securing fish at any time and at all times hereafter, all which said lands and amendments, put together makes ye lot No 51 contain 189 acres, and the layers out have layd one acre of land ajoining to the fish pond lying between Captin Scotts
* This amendment to lot 51 is the east part of the wood land lying on the south side of Seponack lane. The land of Martha Halsey is now the farm of Samuel Elliston. The Jagger's land is the farm of the heirs of Septa Jackson. W. S. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
fence and Conklings stone and so running from the pond till it makes one acre of land for the proprietors to draw and se- cure their fish upon or whatever use they shall see cause to put it to, and the layers out within mentioned have reserved one acre of land in every lott where the inhabitants of this town have formerly made and burned brick for the use of pro- prietors to dig clay and to make and burn brick and shall be no wise hindered or molested in making and burning or cart ing their brick but shall at all times here after have free lib- erty to pass and repass to and from any and every of the said brick kills in any of the said lots that are laid out to do and perform all things necessary to make secure and burn their said brick, but to cut no timber on any mans lot without lib- erty from ye owner thereof, And we the said layers out did lay out 30 acres of land at Sagaponack near East Hampton line by Mr Whites parsonage land for a mendment to nine lots namely to No one we laid 2 acres and to ye lot No 5 we laid 4 acres, to No 6 4 acres, to Lot No 7 4 acres, and to lot No S 4 acres, to No 9 4 acres to No 10 2 acres to No 11 3 acres and to No 12 3 acres, which said amendments are to lie to ye lots above said in ye south devis ion, and we proceded to laye out more amendments to mend ye south side lots that stood in need of mending, ye gore that lyes by Jeremiah ffosters land we laid out to ye lot No 39 and contains 3 acres, and ye try- angle homeward by Daniel Halseys land lyeth to No 38 and is about S acres, [it] lyes on ye east side of ye path leding to Isaac Jessup ; the wedge of land near David flithian lies to lot 28 and is 26 acres; ye triangle near David ffithians home lot lies to ye lot No 23 and is about 9 acres, and ye gore by the west ward of John Toppings new lot lyes to No 24 and is about 9 acres, and there is another amendment of eight acres on ye north east side of ye lot No 51 on ye south side of Scuttle hole path at ye hay ground and lies to lot No 25 and to No 26, and there is another amendment of 6
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acres by John Toppings home lot which lyes to ye lot No 27 and & aeres more by said Toppings lot lyes for a mendment to ye lot No 40, and there is another gore of land which lies be- tween Aaron Burnets land and Aaron Burnet Jr and Samuel Halsey and Henry Burnets land and ye highway going to Isaac Jessups beginning at ye south west corner of Aaron Burnets home lot running north ward between ye said lands & aforesaid highway till it meets ye triangle by Daniel Hal- seys land lying or belonging to ye lot No 38 which said land is layd to 4 lots namely to ye lot No 27 and to ye lot No 37, and to ye lot No 41 and No 42 to be equally devided between ye said lots, No 51 lying at mill stone brook in ye south di- vision hath an amendment layd to it on ye south west side of the lot 51 at hay ground on the south east side of Scuttle hole path and said amendment contains 10 acres of land and we laid out an open highway of three poles wide from Henry Halseys bars down to ye path leading to Rugs mill unto ye PAGE 157.] north side for him to pass and repass, and a pass- ing road to Daniel Halseys land (orchard land) for ye said Daniel Halsey to pass to and from his said orchard land along by Josiah Halseys fence, and there is 3 acres and } of land lying in David flithians back lot which is laid for a mendment to ye lot No 29 in ye South devision and we ye layers out layd a passing road on ye south side of Jeremiah Halseys land near Silas Sayres for Thomas Sanford to goe with his cart to and from his land which lyes on ye east side of said Jeremiah Halseys land, and we ye said layers out do ratify and confirm this within mentioned Devition and we have hereunto set our hands in Southampton ye Day and year within mentioned. There is two amendments carried to page 146 belonging to lot 21 & 22
JOHN HOWELL JOHN MOREHOUSE ABRAHAM HALSEY
This is a true copy from ye originall as witness JOHN HOWELL Town Clerk.
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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
PAGE 157. Southampton november the 29 1738 At a town meeting of the Proprietors in order to draw the lots in the above sd South and North Devisions, And the proprietors being legally warned by the Constable and generally met to- gether did unanimously agree to draw the above sd lots in manner following viz
fifties
fifties
No 1 Edward Howell Jr 1
Josiah Hand 1
150
No S Theophilus Pierson 1 Josiah Topping 1 150
Josiah Pierson 1 2
John Norris 1
No 9 Cap Stephen Toping 2 150
No 2 Thomas Stephens 13 Thomas Cooper 13
150
No 10 Mr Elish Howell 3 150
No 3 Peter Hildreth
James Hand
No 11 Henry Howell 13
James Hand Jr
Elias Cook
1 150
Elisha Orsbond
Daniel More
2
Daniel Leek
Nathan Fordham 1
John flint 1
Daniel Skelinks
Daniel Wick
1
No 4 Cap Mathias Burnet 12 Abram Pierson
Elnathan White
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150
No 13 Benjamen Howell Jonathan Cook Joshua Howell & bro 1 150 Eliphalet Clark & bro 3 David Cooper
No 5 Mr David Pierson 13 Job Pierson 13
150
No 14 Capt Dan'l Sayre 3 150 150
No 6 Theophilus Howell 1 } John Morehouse
No 7 Daniel Hedges and bro Jonathan Hedges 23 3 Edward Johnes Joseph Orsburn Daniel Orsborn
No 15 Thomas Sandford 3 150
No 16 Mr Elisha Howell 1
150 Abram Howell Joshua Hildreth
150 Henry Wick 3
John Pierson 1
Hezekiah Topping 1
150
No 12 Zachariah Sanford 1
Nathaniel Woodruff
1
150
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fifties
No 17 Jeremiah Halsey & Nathan Halsey &
No 27 Abram Halsey 1
Henry Ludlam
Elijah Halsey 23 2-12 150 Samuel Halsey 150
Jonathan Smith 1-12 James White
Thomas ffoster
Ellis Cook
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No 18 Mr Isaac Jessup 2
Left Ezekiel Sandford 1
No 19 Samuel Ludlum 23 Samuel Haines
No 20 Benj Woodruff 13 Jeremiah Halsey decd 3-5
Abram Halsey 1-5 150
Nathaniel Halsey 1-5
Nathaniel Resco
No 21 Thomas Cooper 12 John Mitchel 13
No 22 Jonathan Jagger 2 Theophilus Howell Jr 1
No 23 Jonah Rogers and son Jonah Rogers 23 150 Abram Howell
No 30 Josiah Halsey 2 150
John Sayre 1
No 24 David fithin Henry Halsey 1号
John Topping 1
No 25 Thomas Halsey 1
John Cook 1
Dea James Haines 1
No 26 James Cooper
1
Jonah Bower & Abram Cooper
No 31 Aaron Burnet 1
150
Silas Cook
14
150
Elias Pelletreau
Jonathan Smith
150No 32 Capt Abram Howel }
Daniel foster
1
150
Samuel Howell
1
David Howell
Thomas Lupton } 1-5 150No 33 Capt Jecomiah Scot 2 the heirs or assigns of Christopher Lupton deceased 4-6
Samuel Clark
David Rose Jun
150
John Davis
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4 unknown at present 4
150
150
No 28 Wid. Hannah Hal- sey & son Daniel 1 Wid Mary Howell & son Jonathan How- ell Sen 150
Joseph Burnet Wid Mehitable Burnet and son, if other- wise then all to Jo- seph Burnet 150
No 29 Nathaniel Halsey 1
Benjamen foster
1
150
heirs of Ri Halsey dec 1
150
.
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fifties
No 34 Mr Chatfield Justis Hugh Gelston Justis Win Jennings Samuel Jennings Nathaniel Howell
112343412
No 35 Stephen Herrick 1
Nathan Herrick
James Herrick 1
Nathan Hildreth
2
No 36 Jeremiah Jagger 1
Samuel Jagger Benjamen Jagger John Woolly
1111 1
No 37 Josiah Howell 11
Richard Howell
Joseph Howell Joseph Fordham Stephen foster
No 3S Obadiah Rogers Henry Pierson
No 39 Ri Wood deceased & John Clark de- ceased their heirs or assigns
the heirs of Abram Sayre deceased
Theophilus Willman 1-6 the heirs of Joseph Tailor deceased 1-6 the heirs of John Wil-
man deceased 1-6
John Reeves & Ri Wood deceased 1-10
Abram Halsey 1-10 Theophilus Wilman3-10 heirs of John Hildreth deceased
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No 40 Wid Martha Hal- sey with David Bur-
150 net for his life time 2 150
Ichabod Sayre Ephraim Hildreth 1 4
No 41 Isaac Halsey Jr 2 150
150 Stephen Kempton 1
No 42 Capt Isaac Halsey 1 Left Christopher foster 1 150 Hezekiah Howell 1
150No 43 Ichabod Cooper 1} Jeremiah Culver 2
Moses Culver $ 150
Hackaliah foster Caleb Gilbert
3 150No 44 George Harris 1
David Haines John Haines 150
Samuel Bishop
2 1 150 John Bishop
No 45 Capt John Post 2 150
John foster 1
No 46 Cap Ephrim White 1 Isaac Bower 1 150
Joseph Hildreth 1
No 47 John Howell 11
150 Thomas Jessup 13 150
Thomas foster Jr
No 48 John Reeves
12
Jonah Howell & bro.
150
Samuel Howell
No 49 Deacon Samuel Johnes Sen 2 150
Job Sayre
1
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fifties
No 50 Samuel Cooper 2
fifties
150 No 51 Jonathan Raynor 3 150 Job Wick 1
The Lots by which bouth the South side and North side Great Divisions were drawn are Recorded between the two Devisions.
A true copy of the lots as they are in the origenal.
JOHN HOWELL JOHN MOREHOUSE ABRAM HALSEY
Layers out.
As test my hand JOHN HOWELL Clerk.
[For notes on the two Divisions see appendix.]
[Abstract.] Obadiah Johnes earmark hollow crop on right ear, nick under left, also another mark, square crop on left ear slit in end of right, and half penny upper side of each ear. Jan 13 1746
Southampton Jan 19 1747 James Sayre gives in his birth day to bee ye 3d of January 1719-20
Whereas Henry P. Dering Esq of Southampton in the County of Suffolk and State of New York had made applica- tion to us Gideon Halsey & Henry Corwith overseers of the poor of the said town of Southampton for the manumission of a male negro slave named Lewis The said overseers of the poor upon examination find the sd slave to be under the age of fifty years and appears to be of sufficient ability to provide for himself, we therefore agreeably to an act of the Legislature in such case made and provided* Grant this our Certificate to
* This act referred to is an act entitled " An Act concerning slaves," passed Feb. 22, 1788, in which it was provided that when the owner of any slave shall wish to manumit him or her, they shall previous thereto procure from the Overseers of the Poor a certificate certifying that said slave is under the age of fifty years, and of sufficient ability to provide for himself, and it shall be registered in the Clerk's office of the town. W. S. P.
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to be registered in the office of the Clerk of the said town.
Given under our hands this 12th day of December 1808 GIDEON HALSEY HENRY CORWITH
A true copy WM HERRICK Clerk.
PAGE 162. Southampton November 26 1738 the returns of the North Division, Whereas we the layers out namely John Howell John Morehouse and Abram Halsey were order- ed by the trustees of said town to lay out all the undivided timber land between the Indian line and East Hampton bounds, into two Devisions at their discretion and we having laid out the South Great Division as may more largely appear by ye return of ye same. Wee did procede to lay out ye north division as followeth, We began at East Hampton Bounds and laid out the lot No 1 adjoining to that pole wide of land lying next to East Hampton Bounds and at ye south end adjoining to ye middle line, or highway which runs from East Hampton Bounds to Davises mill path against George Harris south west corner of his land and ye said lot Runs northward to ye land which ye layers out laid out at or near ye harbor for ye proprietors to sell, Including all ye timber that is on that pole wide of land adjoining to East Hampton bounds, and so all ye rest of ye lots Increasing west ward un- til they come to Davis mill path or rode including all ye un- divided lands lying between ye middle line or highway and the north side. And all accustomed Rodes and paths formerly made use of within said tract of land are to lye as they [ were] before passing Roads for each proprietor to pass and repass in unless otherwise ordered by ye town or trustees ; and ye said lots No 1 is 73 acres of land and is to be drawn with No 1 in ye South division, and the lot No 2 lies on the west side of No 1 and contains 74 acres and is to be drawn with
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