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fifty one Chains in the east line of Danville to a Birch tree marked Lyndon SW corner Nov' 16. 1786 wich is the Southwest corner of Lyndon & north East corner of Danville thence South Seventy degrees East six miles in the South line of Lyndon to a maple tree marked Lyndon South East Corner Nov 15th 1786 then South Eleven degrees and fifty minutes East three miles & Thirty Eight chains to a stake eleven links North 28 degrees west from a beech tree marked Littleton North Corner Nov. 19th 1784. Then South Sixty two degrees west, six miles in the North westerly line of Littleton to a Stake five links east from a white pine tree marked Littleton south west Corner 1784. standing in the Northerly line of Barnet then North Twenty eight degrees west, Sixty eight chains in the said Northerly line of Barnet, to the bounds begun at, and is called and to be known by the name of the Township of ST. JOHNSBURY, and that the same be and hereby is in- corporated into a township by the name aforesaid, and the Inhabitants that do or hereafter shall inhabit the said Township are declared to be enfranchised and entituled to all the privileges and immunities that the Inhabitants of other Towns within this State do and ought by Law, and the Constitution of this State to exercise and enjoy.
To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted premises as above expressed with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging and Apper- taining to them and their respectiv Heirs and Assigns forever upon the following conditions & reservations Viz That each proprietor of the Township aforesaid, his heirs or Assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of Land and build a house at least Eighteen feet square upon the floor, or have one family settled on each respective right or Seventy first part of Land in said Township within the time limitted by a Law of this State on Penalty of the forfieture of each right or seventy first part of Land in said Township, not so improved or settled and the same to revert to the freemen of this State to be by their representatives re- granted to such persons as shall appear to settle and cultivate the same, That all pine timber suitable for a Navy be reserved to the use and benefit of the freemen of this State agreable to an Act of the Legislature of said State passed at their Session in October 1781 .-
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Caused the Seal of this State to be affixed, this first day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Eighty six, and in the tenth year of the Independence of this State.
By His Excellency's Command
Micah Townsend Secr'y.
THOR CHITTENDEN
Examined & Recorded Jany. 22ª, 1791
Joseph Fay Secy.
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THE CHARTER OF SALEM
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL, AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT,
L. S. To all People to whom these Presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas COLº JACOB DAVIS, and his associates, our worthy Friends, have by Petition requested a grant of a Tract of un- appropriated Lands within this State, in order for settling a new Planta- tion to be erected into a Township. WE have therefore thought fit for the due encouragement of their Laudable designs, and for other valuable considerations, us hereunto moving, And do By these Presents, in the name, and by the authority of the Freemen of the State of VER- MONT, give and Grant the Tract of Land hereafter discribed and bounded, unto the said Jacob Davis, and to the several persons hereafter named his associates viz-Shubael Peck, Thomas Carpenter, Thomas Kemp- ton, Samuel Tobey, Adriel Bless, Israel Nichols, Philip Peck, Nathan Bless, Ebenezer Peck, Ezekiel Smith, Stephen Perry, Joseph Allen, Joseph Waldren, Richard Cranch, Lucy Cranch, Elizabeth Cranch, John May, Joseph May, John May, Jacob Davis Jun', Thomas Davis, Mervin Mower, Jeremiah Davis, Abijah Lamb, Ebenzer Lamb, Edward Wheelock, Lemuel Edwards, Abner Mellen, Job Merrett, William Co- mins, Jonas Comins, Isaiah Rider, Levi Davis, Jonathan Davis, Pearley Davis, Isaac Learned Jur, Ebenezer Davis, Salem Town, Israel Waters, Isaiah Rider Jur David Cutting, Jonathan Mower, Jonathan Mower Jur, Samuel Robinson (of Charlton), David Lamb, Nehemiah Stone, Nehemiah Stone Jur, Ebenezer Stone, Thomas Hall, Peter Sleman, Paul Wheelock, Samuel Parker, William Tucker, Jonathan Tucker, Seth Tucker, Aaron Tucker, Asa Davis, John Stevens, Thomas Needham, Robert Edwards, Joseph Gibbs, Samuel Davis, Elijah Davis, & John Adams; Which Together with the five following Rights, reserved to the several uses in manner following include the whole of said Township vizt (READ) Which said Tract of Land, hereby given, & granted, as aforesaid, is bounded and discribed as follows, vizt
BEGINNING at the South West Corner of Navy, Then Northeast in the North West line of Navy to an angle thereof supposed to be about six miles, and Carrying that Breadth back, northwest so far as that a Parellel Line, with Navy's Northwest line aforesaid will encompass the Contents of six miles Square. And that the same be, & hereby is Incorporated into a Town- ship by the Name of SALEM and the Inhabitents, that do or shall here- after inhabit said Township, are declared to be Infranchised, and In- titled to all the Privileges and Immunities, that the Inhabitents of other Towns within this State do by the Laws and Constitution of this State exercise & enjoy. To HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said granted Premises in equal Shares, with all the Priviledges and appurtenences thereto belonging, & appertaining unto them and their respective Heirs and
READ The Charter of Riptown, which is in the same words with this for disposing of the 5 public Rights.
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assigns forever upon the following Conditions & Reservations, vizt That each Proprietor in the Township of Salem, aforesaid, his heirs, or assigns, shall Plant, and cultivate Five acres of Land and build an House at least Eighteen feet square on the Floor, or have one Family settled on each respective Right, within the Term of three years next after the Circumstances of the War will admit of a Settlement with safety, on penalty of the Forfieture of Each Respective Right of Land in said Township, not so improved, or settled, and the same to revert to the freemen of this State to be by their representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to settle and Cultivate the Same; That all Pine Timber suitable for a Navy, be reserved for the use and benifit of the Freemen of this State-IN TESTIMONY whereof WE, have caused the Seal of this State to be affixed in Council this 18th day of August AD. 1781. in the 5th year of the Independence of this, & 6 of the UNITED STATES.
By His Excellency& Command Joseph Fay Secy.
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
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THE CHARTER OF SEARSBURGH
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL, & GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT.
L. S. To all People to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, That whereas Colo WILLIAM WILLIAMS and his asso- ciates our Worthy Friends have by Petition requested a Grant of a Tract of unappropriated Lands within this State in order for Settling a New plantation to be erected into a Township, we have therefore Thought fit for the due encouragement of their laudable designs & for other Valuable considerations us hereunto moving, and do by these presents in the name & by the Authority of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, Give and Grant the Tract of Land hereafter discribed & bounded unto him the said William Williams, and to his associates vizt Josiah Lock, Joseph Beaman, Jonathan Evans, Asaph Williams, Daniel Taylor Ju', John Williams, William Griffin, David Parks, Adonijah Bangs, Daniel Taylor, Oliver Wilder, Jonathan Bodwell John Marks, John Whitney, John Wood, James Roberts, Silas Hammilton, Jesse Marks, Joseph Marks, Luke Taylor, Peter Gates, John Pierce, James Williams, William Peirce, and Ebenezer Merrick; which Together with the Two Twenty Eighth Parts of said Tract reserved to the uses in manner
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following, include the whole of said Tract vizt one 28th part of said Tract for the Support of the Social Worship of God in said Township, and one 28 part for the Support of an English School or Schools in said Township And the Proprietors of said Township are hereby authorised and empowered to locate said Two 28th parts of said Township in such and in so many places as they or their Committee shall judge will best accommodate the Inhabitents of said Township when the Same shall be fully Settled, and improved, laying the same equitably or quantity for Quality, which said Two 28th parts when located as aforesaid, shall Together with their Improvements, Rights, Rents, Profits, dues, & Interst remain unalienably appropriated to the uses & purposes for which they are respectively assigned, and be under, the charge direction & disposal of the Inhabitents of said Township forever, which Tract of Land hereby given and Granted as aforesaid is known and discribed as follows, vizt It is bounded east on Willmington, Northerly upon Som- merste, Westerly upon Woodford, and Southerly upon Land pititioned for by BENJAMIN HANSWA, [Henshaw] & others, comprising a Tract of Four Miles Square; And that the same be & hereby is Incorporated into a Township by the name of SEARSBURGH, And the Inhabitents that do or shall hereafter inhabit said Township are declared to be Infranchised and Intitled to all the Priviledges and Immunities that the Inhabitents of other Towns within this State do and ought by Law & the Con- stitution of this State to Exercise & Enjoy. To HAVE & TO HOLD, the said granted premises as above expressed in equal shares with all the priviledges and appurtenences thereto belonging and appertaining unto them and their respective Heirs & assigns forever, upon the following Conditions and reservations viz. that Each Proprietor in the Township of Searsburgh aforesaid His Heirs or assigns, shall plant and Cultivate five acres of Land and build an house at least Eighteen feet square on the floor or have one family settled on Each respective Right or Share of Land in said Township within the Term of three years next after the date of this Grant, on penalty of the Forfiture of Each respective Right or share of Land in said Township not so improved or Settled, and the same to revert to the Freemen of this State to be by their representatives regranted to Such persons as shall appear to Settle and Cultivate the Same, THAT all Pine Timber be reserved (suitable for a Navy) for the use & benifit of the freemen. of this State, IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of this State to be affixed in Council this 23d day of February AD 1781 and in the 5th year of the Independence of this State,
By His Excellency& Command, Thomas Tolman D. Secy.
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
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SHEFFIELD
[CHARTER OF SHEFFIELD]
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT,
L. S. To all people to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas Mr. Stephen Kingsbury and his associates have, by petition, requested a grant of unappropriated lands within this state for the purpose of settling a new plantation to be erected into a township; We have, therefore, thought fit, for the due encouragement of their laudable design and for other value considerations us hereunto moving, do by these presents, in the name and by the authority of the freemen of the State of Vermont, give and grant unto the said Stephen Kingsbury and the several persons hereafter named his associates, in equal shares the tract of land hereafter described and bounded viz. Noah Smith, William Hooker, Peter Noble, Abijah Warren, Giles Pettibone, Jun' Isaac Stratton, John Tracy, Thomas Chittenden, Joseph Williams, Jedediah Hyde, Thadeus Munson, Theodore Sedg- wick, David Welch, Stephen Goodger, Josiah Burr, Ezra Ives, Lazarus Ives, Thomas Catling, William Wadsworth, and James Ives, one share each,-John Hubbard, Thomas Chipman and Amos Callender, one share each-Abner Callender, Zachariah Goodrich, Moses Fairchild, Stephen Whiting, David Callender, William Beach, Enos Kellogg, Gad Austin, Solomon Lee, Miles Beach, and James Morrice, one share each; Thomas L. Whitbeck, Ezra Fellows, John Sibbly, Elisha Lee, Peter Vandyke, Joseph Fay, Hezekiah Sanford, Ezekiel Sanford, one right each; Aaron and Hezekiah Sanford Jun. one right; William and Zalmon Sanford, one right; David Jackson, Ezekiel and David Jackson jun. one right; Moses and Ephraim Jackson one right; Platt Townsend, Isaac Townsend, William Townsend Francis Townsend Nathaniel Barlow, Lemuel San- ford, James Barlow, Aaron Barlow Joel Barlow, Elijah Burr, Nathan Burr, William Hawley, Nathaniel Bartlett, Daniel Bartlet, Ebenezer and Francis Adams one right each; Isaac Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Jun. Jabez Burr, Thomas and Simeon Couch, Jun. one right each and John Gray, together with five public rights to be appropriated to the following uses, viz, one right for the use and benefit of a college within this state; one right for the use and benefit of the county grammar schools throughout this state; one right for the first settled minister of the gospel in said town- ship forever; one right for the support of the ministry in said town, to be disposed of to that use as the inhabitants thereof shall, from time to time agree; also one right for the use and benefit of an english school or schools in said township, which tract of land is hereby given and granted as aforesaid, bounded and described, as follows viz BEGINNING at the north east corner of Greensborough, at a birch tree marked Greensborough
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corner May 29th 1786, Sheffield September 24, 1788, and running North, thirty six degrees east nine miles, forty three chains and fifty links to a stake and stones, twelve links south eighty 85 DO east from a maple tree marked Sheffield N. Corner, September 26th 1788: then south six degrees and fifteen minutes east, eight miles and thirty five chains to a stake eighteen links southeast from a great spruce tree marked Wheelock 1788, on the southeast side and Sheffield corner on the northwest side; then south thirty six degrees west two miles, sixty eight chains and sixty links to a stake and stones, twelve links north thirty six degrees east from a beach tree marked Sheffield S. E. Corner July 19th 1788, Wheelock & I.W. Then north fifty four degrees west, five miles fifty five chains and thirty three links to the bounds began at, containing twenty three thousand and forty acres And that the same be and hereby is incorporated into a township by the name of SHEFFIELD, and the inhabitants that do or shall, hereafter in- habit said township are hereby declared to be enfranchised and entitled to all the privileges and immunities that other towns within this state do, by law exercise and enjoy. To have and to hold the said granted premises as above expressed, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging and appertaining to them and their respective heirs and assigns forever upon the following conditions and reservations, viz., That each proprietor of the township of Sheffield aforesaid his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of land and build a house at least eighteen feet square on the floor or have one family settled on each respective right or share of land in said township, agreeably to the time limited by law, or to be hereafter limited and prescribed on penalty of the forfeiture of each respective right or share of land not so settled and im- proved as aforesaid, and the same to revert to the freemen of this State to be by their representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to settle and Cultivate the same.
IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused the seal of this state to be affixed in council this' 25th day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
THOS. CHITTENDEN.
By His Excellency's Command Joseph Fay Secretary.
Recorded November 6, AD, 1827. Norman Williams,
Secretary of State
The words in the foregoing record underscored thus, are interlined in the original charter. N. Williams Sec. of State.
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SPOONER'S GORE
[CHARTER OF SPOONER'S GORE]
State Seal
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT
To all people to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas the Honorable Paul Spooner Esquire and his associates our worthy friends have by petition requested a grant of a tract or gore of unappropriated lands within this state for settlement, situate lying and being between the town of Royalton and Tunbridge in this state bounded as follows, BEGINNING at a beach tree marked Strafford corner 1783 being the south east corner of Tunbridge-Then North fifty eight degrees west six miles in Tunbridge line to a stake and stones, seven links from a hemlock tree marked, Tunbridge S. W. corner 1783-Then South twenty six degrees West sixty six chains and fifty links to a hemlock being the North west corner of Royalton, then south sixty degrees East four hundred sixty six chains in the northerly line of Royalton to a maple tree the North easterly corner of Royalton and then North forty degrees east fifty chains and fifty links to the bounds began at-We have therefore thought fit for the due encouragement of their laudable design and for other valuable considerations us hereunto moving and do by these presents, In the name and by the Authority of the freemen of the state of Vermont give and grant the gore or tract of Land above bounded and described unto the said Paul Spooner and to the several persons herein- after named his associates viz-The Honorable Peter Olcott Esq'. The Reverend Lyman Potter Robert Haven, Joseph Haven, Calvin Park- hurst, John Hutchinson, Abijah Hutchinson, Hezekiah Hutchinson, John Parkhurst, Abel Hendin Moses Arduway, Benjamin Arduway, Elias Stevens and the widow Lois Button in the following places and proportions viz-To the said Peter Olcott three hundred acres to be laid out on the westerly part of the gore hereby granted to be divided from the remainder of said gore by a line running parallel with the westerly line of said gore-To the said Paul Spooner one hundred and ten acres adjoining the three hundred acres above mentioned and to be divided from the remainder of said gore by a line parallel to the easterly line of said three hundred acres-To the said Lyman Potter ninety acres adjoining the said one hundred & ten acres to be divided from the remainder of said gore by a line parallel with the easterly line of said one hundred and ten acres-To Nathan Woodbury one hundred acres ad- joining the said ninety acres and to be divided from the remainder of said gore by a line paralel to the easterly line of the said ninety acres, To the said Lois Button two hundred acres in the said tract and the re- mainder of said gore in equal shares to and among the said several other persons above named-
And the said gore or tract of land be and is hereby annexed unto and
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hereafter shall be taken and reputed a part of the town of TUNBRIDGE and the inhabitants which do or shall hereafter inhabit said gore shall be entitled to have and enjoy all the priviledges and immunities which the other inhabitants of Tunbridge aforesaid do and ought by law and the constitution of this state to exercise and enjoy.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted premises with all the pri- viledges and appurtenances thereto belonging and appertaining unto the said grantees and their respective heirs and assigns forever in the places and proportions above mentioned as tenants in common and not as joint tenants upon the following conditions & reservations viz. That each proprietor in the gore before described his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of land and build an house of at least eighteen feet square on the floor or have one family settled on each respective right within the term of three years next after the second Thursday of October which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven on penalty of forfeiture of each respective right or share of land in said premises not so improved or settled. And that the same revert to the freemen of this state to be by their representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to settle and cultivate the same-And that all pine timber on the premises suit- able for a navy be reserved for the use and benefit of the freemen of this state-
IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused the seal of this state to be affixed in Council this twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five and in the year of the soverignty and Independence of this state-THOS CHITTENDEN By his Excellency's command
Micah Townsend Secry.
Recorded October sixteenth One thousand seven hundred and ninety two.
attest Ros. Hopkins Secy of State.
THE CHARTER OF STARKSBOROUGH
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL & GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT,
L. S.
To all People, to whom these Presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE that whereas, M'. DAVID BRIDIA, and his associates, our worthy Friends, have by Petition requested a grant of a Tract of unap- propriated Lands, within this State, in order for settling a new Planta-
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tion, to be Erected into a Township; We Have therefore thought fit for the due Encouragement of their Laudable designs, & for other valuable considerations, us hereunto moving, And do by these Presents in the name and by the Authority of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, give and grant the Tract of Land hereafter discribed and bounded, unto the said David Bridia, and the several persons hereafter named his associates, in equal Shares vizt. The Hon ble Brigadier General John Stark, His Excel- lency Thomas Chittenden Esq' Edward Aikin (Deacon) Wait Palmer, Shadrach Hatheway, Simeon Hatheway Ju', Jesse Belknap, Oliver Scott, Noah Chittenden, Aaron Haynes, John Warner, Alford Hatheway, Levi Hatheway, Zadock Averist, Amos Hale, Ammi Ruhami Robins, Gideon Horton, Phineas Sheldon, Stephen Pearl, Carlos Phinehas Sheldon, Ebenezer Walbridge, David Lee, David Lee Ju' William Manly, Andrew French, James Everts, Benjamin Shelton, Samuel Safford, The Heirs. of Isaac Nash, Abraham Underhill, Daniel Smith, Asa Farrand, Nathan Allen, Joseph Northrop Jur Ebenezer Allen, William Goodrich, Joseph Bowker, Gideon Ormsby, Jonathan Ormsby, Jebez Bingham, David Mitchel, Abraham Hatheway, John Strong, Martin Chittenden, Gills Chittenden, Truman Chittenden, Reuben Munger, Simeon Sears, Gove Meaker, Doctor Ezra Stiles, Noah Smith, Calvin Manley, Nathaniel Chipman, Samuel Herrick, Thadeus Munson, Benjamin Wait, Simeon Hatheway, Ira Allen, Samuel Stacey, Daniel Shelton, Martin Powel, Joseph Safford, James Gamble, Reuben Harmon Jur, William Roberts, Joseph Farrand, and Christopher Roberts-which Together with the five following rights, or shares, that is Five Seventy third parts of said Tract reserved to the several public uses in manner following include
READ the whole of said Township, vizt, READ, Which Tract of Land, hereby The Given & Granted as aforesaid is bounded and discribed as follows vizt Charter BEGINNING, at the northeast corner of Monckton, Thence south in the line of said Monckton to Pocock, then Easterly in the north line of Pocock, to the- northeast Corner thereof, then southerly in the east line of Pocock Two miles & an half, then east three miles, Then North to the southerly line of Dux- borough, or New Huntington, Then Northwesterly in the southerly lines, of Duxborough, New Huntington, or Williston, to the Easterly line of Hinesburgh, Then South in the East line of Hinesburgh, to the Southeast corner thereof, Then west in the south line of Hinesburgh to the northeast corner of Moncton, the bounds Began at-And that the same be and hereby is Incorporated into a Township by the name of STARKSBOROUGH, and the Inhabitents that do, or shall hereafter Inhabit said Township are declared to be infranchised, and Intitled to all the Priviledges, and Immunities that the Inhabitents of other Towns within this State do & ought by the Laws & Constitution of this State to exercise and Enjoy- To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Granted Premises as above expressed, in equal Shares, with all the Privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, and appertaining, unto them and their respective Heirs and assigns forever, upon the following Conditions & Reservations vizt that each Proprietor in the Township of Starksborough, aforesaid, His Heirs:
Riptown, hich is the ame words with this for disposing of the 5 public Rights.
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or assigns shall plant, and cultivate, Five acres of Land, and build an House at least eighteen feet square on the floor, or have one Family settled on each respective Right, or share, within the Term of three years next after the circumstances of the war will admit of a settlement with Safety, on penalty of the forfieture of Each respective right or share of Land in said Township, not so improved or Settled, and the same to revert to the Freemen of this State, to be by their Representatives re- granted to such persons as shall appear to settle & cultivate the same- That all Pine Timber suitable for a Navy, be reserved for the use and Benifit of the Freemen of this State-IN TESTIMONY, whereof We Have caused the seal of this State to be affixed in Council this ninth day of November in the 4 year of the Independence of this State Anque, Domini 1780.
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