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No 2 in ye south division, ye lot No 3 lies on ye west side of No 2 contains 76 acres and is to be drawn with No 3 in ye south division, ye lot No 4 lies on ye west side of No 3 and contains 77 acres, and is to be drawn with No 4 in ye south division, and ye lot No 5 lyes west of said No 4 and contains 76 acres to be drawn with No 5 in ye south division.
[To prevent needless repetition we will here state that each lot lies west of the previous number and is drawn with its corresponding number in South Division. w. s. P.]
Lot No 6 is 79 acres, Lot No 7 is 72 acres, Lot No 8 is 72 acres, Lot No 9 is 71 acres, Lot No 10 is 72 acres, Lot No 11 is 72 acres, ye above said lots are marked with ye markin iron Lot No 12 is 71 acres, Lot No 13 is 69 acres, Lot No 14 is 69 acres, Lot No 15 is 65 acres, Lot No 16 is 62 acres, Lot No 17 is 62 acres, Lot No 18 is 68 acres, Lot 19 is 69 acres, Lot No 20 is 69 acres, Lot No 21 is 68 acres, Lot No 22 is 73 PAGE 163] acres, Lot No 23 is 76 acres, Lot 24 is 76 acres, Lot 25 is 76 acres, Lot 26 is 75 acres, Lot 27 is 77 acres, Lot 2S is 77 acres, Lot 29 is 77 acres, Lot 30 is 75 acres, Lot 31 is 74 acres, Lot 32 is 71 acres, Lot 33 is 66 acres, Lot 34 is 66 acres, Lot 35 is 67 acres, Lot 36 is 67 acres, Lot 37 is GS acres, Lot 38 is 78 acres, Lot 39 is 78 acres, Lot 40 is 77 acres, Lot 41 is 79 acres, Lot 42 is 76 acres. Lot 43 is 76 acres, and is to be drawn with Lot 51 in South division at Millstone brook, Lot 44 is 76 acres, Lot 45 is 75 PAGE 164] acres, Lot 46 is 82 acres, Lot 47 is 83 acres, Lot 48 is 79 acres, Lot 49 is 82 acres, Lot 50 is 95 acres, which lot buts up to ye road at Davis mill path, and is ye last lot in ye north side division, ye lot No 51 lies at ye hay ground near David Fithians, ye south east side of Scuttle hole path, and contains 68 aeres of land and is to be drawn to No 43 in ye South division, And ye layers out have concluded that there shall be an open road leding to ye north sea harbor, and all
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the roads leding to Sagg Harbor shall be open roads of four poles wide and an open rode in that highway from the head of ye mill pond leding to Isaac Jessups, and that allso that ledes down to hog neck spring or beach, and another to Jonalı Rogers farm, and another to Rugs stream, all which roads are to be open roads of four poles wide, and ye road leding from ye wading place at Towd to Sag Harbor shall be an open Rode of three poles wide, and all ye timber that shall grow upon all ye high ways aforesaid shall be and remain to ye owners of ye lots that shall run across ye said highways or by on each side of ye highways as if it grew upon theire own lots, and all ye timber that shall grow upon ye middle highway Between ye south and north Devision which is four poles wide shall be and remain to ye owners of said lots in ye north division and if any man or men shall not be able to cart their timber from their lots along ye middle highway between ye two divisions by reason of mountains and hills, or ponds, he or they shall have liberty to go round ye said hills or mountains in oue cer- tain place in any of ye said lots where such mountains & hills may happen to be, and shall be no tresspassers in so doing. And we the said layers out did lay out Ruggs neck in four Squadrons for amendmants to ye first fifteen lots in ye north devision, ye first squadron lyes next to Joshua Hildreths land marked with No 1 and is 16 acres, then No 2 lyes west of No 1 and is 20 acres, No 3 lyes west of No 2 and is 15 acres, and then No 4 lyes west of No 3 and is ten acres adjoing to Jonah Rogers land, and is devided on each lot as followeth, ye lot No I at East Hampton bounds in ye north division hath 3 acres in ye above said neck, ye lot No 2 hath 3 acres, ye lot No 3 hath 2 acres, ye lot No 4 hath 7 acres, ye lot No 5 hath 6 acres, ye lot No 6 hath 5 acres, ye lot No 7 hath 3 acres, ye lot No S hath 3 acres, ye lot No 9 hath 3 acres, ye lot No 10 hath 3 acres, ye lot 11 hath 12 acres, ye lot 12 hath 4 acres, ye lot 13 hath 2 acres, ye lot No 14 hath 2 acres, ye lot No
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15 hath 2 acres, And to ratify and confirm ye above said Division we ye said layers out have hereunto set our hands the day and year within mentioned.
JOHN HOWELL JOHN MOREHOUSE ABRAHAM HALSEY
A true copy as test JOHN HOWELL Clerke.
[NOTE .- The middle line which separates the two Divisions crosses the Bridge-Hampton and Sag-Harbor turnpike at the north end of the premises of Dr. James W. Smith. Davis mill path is the road from Towd to Col. David R. Rose's house.]
PAGE 165. Febuary the 24 1745 Isaac Howell gives in his earmark to be an even crop on the left ear and an el on the under side of the same ear and a slit in the end of the right ear, which mark he saith he bought of Daniel Mulford.
The births of Abram Halseys children
David Halsey was born October the sixth anno 1722 Amy Halsey was born the August the 24 day anno 1724 Jonathan Halsey was born May the first day anno 1727 Elias Halsey was born febuary the 3 day anno 1730 Hannah Halsey was born January the seventh 1732 Stepen Halsey was born April the 13 day 1733
The Births of the Children of Obadiah Rogers.
(1) Stephen was born May ye 6th Anno Dom 1722.
(2) Mary was born November ye 30th 1723.
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(3) Mehetabel was born Jan ye 30th 1725.
(4) James was born December ye 12th 1729.
(5) Melliscent was born June ye 5th 1732.
(6) Ruth was born September ye Sth, 1734.
(7) Mary was born September ye 27th 1736.
(S) Phebe was born February ye 1st 173S.
(9) Zophaniah was born June ye 25th 1742.
The names and Births of the children of Stephen Rogers and Phebe* his wife, who was married Feb 23, 1744.
Their son (1) Obadiah was born February ye 10th A. D. 1745
(2) Abigail was born September ye 7th 1746
(3) Gabriel was born March ye 25th 1748
(4) Cornelius was born November ye 14th 1750 +
(5) Silas was born June ye Sth 1752 +
(6) Hannah was born January ye 5th 1754
(7) Mary was born October ye 22d 1755
(S) Henry was born September ye 13th 1757 +
(9) Matthew was born December ye 1Sth 1762
(10) Phebe was born August ye 5th 1764
(11) Stephen was born October ye 25th 1765
(12) Mehetabel was born December ye 27th 1768
* Who died June 11th 1760. I was married again June 30th 1761 to Hannah Howell widow of Mathew Howell, and their son Matthew was born December 1Sth 1762, 10 o'clock at night.
+ Those marked with this mark died young.
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PAGE 166. Southampton May the 19th, 173S. An account of the laying out of the lower Division in Quaga purchase. We Isaac Halsey John Howell and Stephen Herrick who were ordered by the trustees of said town to hire a surveyor, and to lay out the vndivided lands in said town, therefore we to- gether with Nathaniel Dommony junior of East hampton do proseed as followeth, First to lay out the vndivided lands in Quaganantuck Purchas and the first division was on the south side of said purchas in the necks that were vndivided, We began at Little Wononck and laid out an highway on the east side thereof from the head down the neck four poles wide ad- joining to the swamp on the east side of said neck vntill it comes to the lot of vpland lying at the bottom of said neck No 1, and the first lot of vpland lying at the bottom of said Little Wononck neck Running upward to a stake on the east side and another stake on the west side of said neck marked on the south side of each stake with No 1 and on the north side of said stakes with No 2, containing 12 acres of land : And the second lot of vpland lies adjoining to the first lot run- ning still vpward vnto a stake on each side of the neck or vp land marked with No. 2 on the lower sides thereof, and on the north side of said stakes with No. 3, containing 13 acres of land ; And the 3d lot lies adjoining to the second lot running still vp the neck vnto a stake on each side thereof marked No. 3 on the south side of each stake and on the north side with No. 4, containing 14 acres. The 4th lot lies adjoining to the 3d lot Running northward up the said neck to a stake on each side of the vpland marked with No. 4 on the south sides there of and No. 5 on the north side of said stakes containing 14 acres. The 5th lot lies adjoining to the 4th lot running north ward vp the neck to a stake on each side of the neck or vp- land with No. 5 on the south side thereof and No 6 on ye north sides of said stakes containing 15 acres. The 6th lot lies adjoining to the 5th lot running northward vp the neck to
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a stake on each side of the neck or vpland with No 6 on the south side thereof and No 7 on the north side of said stakes, the east stake standing above the branch, containing 20 acres. The 7th lot lies adjoining to ye 6th lot Running still north- ward vp said neck to a tree marked with No 7 on the west side of said neck, on the south side of said tree, which is ye north west corner of said lot, and so Running over eastward vnto a tree marked on the south side with No 7, a considera- ble way above the head of the east branch of said neck, which is the north east corner of said lot and the last lot of vpland in Little Wonunek containing 31 acres of vpland. And then we proceed to lay out the meadow in said Little Wonuck neck which is as followeth, the first lot of meadow belonging to the first lot of vpland which is No 1 lies on each side of the said lot of vpland about 2 of an acre on the west side of said neck, Running from the bottom of said neck northward to a stake marked No 1 on the south side thereof, and No 2 on the north side of said stake, and the rest of the meadow belonging to No I lies on the East side of said neck Running from the bottom of said neek northward to a stake or tree by the vp- land marked No. 1 on the south side and No 7 on the north side thereof and then Running eastward to the Creek of water that divides or lies between Great Wononk and Little Wo- nock to a stake standing by the said Creek marked No 1 on the South side thereof, and the north side with No 7, all con- taining 4 acres & of meadow, and all the rest of meadow lying en the east side of said Little Wononk from No 1 Running northward up to the swamp which is S acres of meadow and is to be and remain to the lot No. 1. And the 2nd lot of meadow belenging to the lot of vpland No 2 lies on the west side of said neck adjoining to No. 1, Running northward to a stake by the west side of the vpland marked on the south side with No 2, with a witness thus C. on the north side with No. 3, then running westward to the creek or River which divides
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PAGE 167.] or lies between Appocock and the said Little Wo- nonk to a stake by the side of said creek marked on the South side with No 2, with the said witness on the north side with No 3, including all ye Southwest point of said meadow containing 4 acres and a quarter of meadow. The third lot of meadow belonging to the 3d lot of vpland lies adjoining to the second lot of meadow Running still nortl .- ward up the said neck to a stake by the side of the vpland marked No 3 on the South side thereof with the said witness and No 4 on the north side, from thence running westward to a stake by the side of said Creek marked with No 3 on the south side thereof with the above said witness, and No 4 ou the north side, containing four acres and a half of meadov . The 4th lot of meadow belonging to the 4th lot of vpland lies adjoining to the 3d lot of meadow still running northward up the neck to a stake standing by the side of the vpland marked with No 4 on the south side with the said witness, and on the north side with No. 5, running thence westward to a stake by the side of the above said Creek marked with No. 4 on the south side thereof with the said witness, and No 5 on the north side containing 5 acres of meadow. The 5th lot of meadow belonging to the 5th lot of vpland lies adjoining to the 4th lot of meadow Running northward up the said neck to a stake standing on the west side of the upland marked with No 5 on the south side thereof with the said witness, and No 6 on the north side of said stake, and Running from thence westward to a stake standing by the above said Creek, marked with No 5, with the said witness on the south side thereof, aud No 6 on the uorth side containing 6 acres of meadow. The sixth lot of meadow belonging to the sixth lot of upland lies adjoining to the fifth lot of meadow still running northward up said neck to a stake standing by the west side of the vpland marked with No 6 on the south side thereof with the said witness, and No 7 on the north side of said stake, Running from thence
L. of C.
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westward to a stake standing by ye said Creek marked with No 6 with the said witness on the south side thereof and No 7 on the North side of said stake containing S acres of mead- ow. The 7th lot of meadow which belongs to the 7th lot of vpland lies part of it adjoining to No 6 Running northward up to the Northwest corner tree of the lot of vpland No 7, includ ing all the meadow from said tree to the north side of the lot No 6, containing 5 acres and 3 of meadow, and also S acres of meadow lying on the East side of Little Wononck adjoin- ing to the lot of meadow No 1, Running up northward to the swamp, is to lie to the lot of vpland No 7 and is divided from No 1 by two stakes one by the Creek the other by the vpland marked on the North side No 7.
And then we laid out two lots in short neck or third neck which is as followeth, one on the west side of said neck con- taining 25 acres being No 8, and No 9 lies on the east side of said neck adjoining to No S containing 26 acres, And then we proceeded to Rampasture in Poganquogue and laid out an highway from the head of the long cove down to Rampasture neck on the east side of said neek until it comes to the lower highway that runs across said neck which said highways are four poles wide, and then we laid out an highway from the head of the long cove Running directly acros Poganquogue neck to the second lot on the east side of said neek No 26, which highway is to be six poles wide, and then we laid out an high- way near the middle of said neek to the eastward of the Good ground running from Quaganantuck road down the said neck unto the aforesaid highway that runs across the said neck PAGE 168.] which is to be six poles wide, and then we laid out seven lots in the bottom of the Rampasture neek butting up to the highway running across the said neek, and the Lot No 10 lies on the west side adjoining to the water, six poles and a half wide at the north end and 12 poles at the south end containing 14 acres together with an amendment No 10
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which is the second lot above the lower highway lying on the west side of said neck butting to the middle highway contain- ing 71 acres, the west end of said lot bounded by the water. And lot No 11 lies adjoining to No 10 and is 14 poles wide at the north end and 21 poles at the south end and it contains 15 acres, together with an amendment No 11 which is the third lot above the lower highway on the west side of said neck butting to ye middle highway Running westward to Ti- annah water, containing 71 acres. And the lot No 12 lies adjoining to No 11 and is 10 poles wide at the north end and 28 poles at the south end contains 16 acres, together with an amendment which lies to the 4th lot No 12 above the lower highway on the west side of said neck butting to the middle highway running westward to Tiannah water, containing 69 acres. And the lot No 13 lies adjoining to the lot No 12 and is 10 poles wide at the north end and 28 at the south end con- taining 16 acres, together with an amendment No 13 lies adjoining to the amendment No 12 on the west side of said neck butting to the middle highway running westward down to Tiannah water containing 77 acres. And the lot No 14 lies adjoining to lot No 13 and is 8 poles wide at the north end, and 32 poles at the south end containing 16 acres and }, together with an amendment No 14 lies adjoining to the amendment No 13 on the west side of said neck butting to the middle highway, Running westward down to Tiannah water containing 77 acres. And the lot No 15 lies adjoining to No 14 and is 17 poles wide at the north end from the banks, and 29 poles at the south end containing 17 acres, to- gether with an amendment No 15, and lies adjoining to the amendment No 14 on the west side of said neck butting to the middle highway, Running westward down to Tiannah water, lying or adjoining to the highway leading to Quogue contain- ing S1 acres. And the lot No 16 which is the last lot in the botton of ye Rampasture lying on the east side thereof and
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doth not come up to the highway and lies adjoining to the lot No 15 and must have a passing highway through the said lot No 15 at all times without any molestation, the said easter- most lot being 23 poles wide at the North end and 47 at the south end with an amendment No 16 lying on the east side of Poganquogue, the third amendment or lot from the Canoe place gate containing 53 acres. And the Lot No 17 lying in the Rampasture neck the upper part thereof from the lower highway up to the head of the long cove adjoining on the west to the water and east by the highway Runing down the said Rampasture neck containing 90 acres, together with an amendment to the said lot which is No 17 butting to the mid- dle highway at the east end running westward on the north side of the cross highway and the aforesaid lot to Tiannah water, containing 70 aeres, and it is ordered and concluded vpon by us the layers out of said purchas that whosoever shall draw said lot No. 17 shall have liberty to hang a swinging gate upon the highway at the head of the long cove on their own cost and charge for to pass and repass vp and down the said Rampasture neck along the highway, and then they may PAGE 169.] inclose their land from the head of said eove over to Tiannah water otherwise to fence their land along by the highway.
And then we laid out 6 lots in the bottom or lower part of Pine neek Running along the south side of the long pond from the east side of the neck over to the west side thereof to a cove or little Creek putting up into the land, the Lot No 1S lies on the east side of said neek adjoining to the water 4S poles wide at the North end adjoining to the said pond and 33 poles at the south end containing 36 acres. And the Lot No 19 lies adjoining to the lot No 18 on the west side thereof and is at the north end 46 poles along by the pond and so to the corner, and the south end 33 poles containing 40 acres allow- ing a passing highway for the lot No 18 along by the south
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side of said pond. And the lot No 20 lies adjoining to lot No 19 and is 47 poles wide at the North end and 35 poles at the south end containing 49 acres. And the lot No 21 lies adjoin ing to lot No 20 and is at the north end 4S poles wide and }, and the south end 33 poles containing 55 acres. And the lot No 22 lies adjoining to the lot No 21 and is 56 poles wide at the north end and at the south end is 56 poles containing 64 acres. And the lot No 23 lies adjoining to the lot No 22 and is an hundred and two poles at the north end and at the south end 66 poles containing 76 aeres, and all the rest of the land in Pine neck from Quaganantuck road down to the lotted lands to be for amendments to the six lots in said neck. And the Lot No 24 is the island lying at Red Creek adjoining to the common meadow and the bay or sound and so eastward to the Gut at the pond and an amendment of meadow of 5 acres adjoining to the said Island or near the same.
And then we laid out 14 lots in the bottom of Poganquogue neek lying on ye south side of ye cross highway, with the amendments belonging to them, and we began on the east side of said neck and laid out lot No 25 adjoining to the water or bay butting at the north end to the cross highway and the south end to the water or beach and containing 37 acres, to- gether with an amendment lying on the northward side of the cross highway butting at the west end up to the middle road or highway leading to the Good Ground, and at the East end to the water marked No 25, containing 55 acres of land. And the lot No 26 lies on the west side of No 25 butting at the north end to the cross highway and the south end down to the water and contains 34 acres, together with an amendment No 26 lying on the north side of No 25 butting at the west end to the middle highway, and at the East end to the water and contains 55 acres. Aud the lot No 27 lies on the west side of No 26 and is 33 acres together with an amendment No 27 lying on the north side of No 26 and contains 55 acres,
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and the lot No 2S lies on the west side of No 27 still iucreas- iag westward and is 33 acres together with an amendment No 2s lying on the north side of No 27 bounded at each end as the amendments No 25 and 26 are containing 55 acres. And ye lot No 29 lies on the west side of No 2S and is 40 acres including part of the pond, together with an amendment No 29 lying between No 33 and 32, con- taining 60 acres. And the lot No 30 lies on the west side of No 29 and is 31 acres together with an amendment N, 20 ly- ing on the north side of No 28 and is 54 acres. And the lot No 31 lies on the west side of the lot No 30 and is 31 acres, together with an amendment No 31 lying on the north side of No 30 and is 55 acres. And the lot No 32 lies on the west side of No 31 contains 33 acres together with an amendment No 32 and lies on the north side of No 31 and contains 60 PAGE 170.] acres. The lot No 33 lies on the west side of 32 and is 32 acres, together with an amendment No 33 lying on the north side of No 29 and contains 54 acres. And the lot No 34 lies on the west side of No 33 and is 32 acres, together with an amendment 34 lying on the north side of No 33 and is 53 acres. And ye lot No 35 lies on the west side of No 34 and is 33 acres with an amendment 35 lying on the north side of No 31 and is 53 acres. And the lot No 36 lies on the west side of No 35 and is 50 acres with an amendment No 36 lying on the north side of No 35 and is 54 acres. And the Lot No 37 lies on the west side of No 36 and is 70 acres with an amendment No 37 lying on the north side of No 36 and is 54 acres. And the lot No 3S lies on the west side of No 37 and is 105 acres adjoining all along to the long cove that parts the Ram pasture and said lot butting at the north end to the cross highway and at the south end to the water with an amend- ment No 3S lying on the North side of No 16 containing 49 acres. The lot No 39 lies from the eanoe place to the middle line or highway at the Good Ground all along the southward
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side of the Roade leading to Quaganantuck and is on the Northward side of the amendment No 38 containing 11S acres
And we laid to the 6 lots in Pine neck 24 acres of meadow in the common meadow at Red Crick, No 1 & 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and the amendment No 1 is to lye to the lot No 18 on the East side of said Pine neck, and so all the rest of said amend- ments are to ly to the said five lots successively in said neek, and the island on the east side of Ketchaponack is to lye to the 2 lots in Short neck one third part to lot No S on the west side of said neck and the two thirds to the lot lying on the east side of said neck, and we laid for an amendment to the upper lot in Little Wononk which is No 7 4 acres of meadow and we laid 2 acres more to the lot lying on the west side of Pine neck No 23, and about 2 acres more for an amendment to the island at Red Creek common meadows No 24, the Isl- and lot is bounded East by the gut and west by the other gut taking in all the beach above high water mark.
And it is concluded upon by the said layers out that if the lots in all the divisions in said purchase be not divided by the owners within six months after the date hereof then they shall be divided by the trustees or their order at the request of any one owner of the lots in any of the Quaga divisions, and we the said layers out have hereunto set our hands the day and year above written.
JOHN HOWELL STEPHEN HERRICK NATHANIEL DOMINY JR ABRAM HALSEY Layers out.
A true copy from the originall atest my hand
JOHN HOWELL Clarke.
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[Abstract.] Jackson Scotts ear mark 2 half pennies on up- per side of left ear, which was formerly his fathers, also his fire brand J. S. Jan 22 1752.
Daniel More earmark slope under left ear, half penny on same, slope over right. Jan 22 1752.
Daniel Moor Jr ear mark slope under right ear, half penny upon same, slope on left ear, half penny under same. Jan 22 1752.
PAGE 171. Southampton 1738. The Proprietors of said town being legally warned by the Constable to meet together in order to draw their lots or rights in the lower Division in Quaganantuck Purchase, and the Proprietors being generally convened together at the meeting house on the above said day unanimously agree to draw their lots in the following way viz
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