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NEW HAVEN GORE .- Bounded north on Monkton, east on Bristol, south on New Haven, and west on Ferrisburg. Annexed to New Haven, Oct. 21, 1790, (Laws, p. 2); State Papers Vt., 1:110.
NEW HUNTINGTON .- New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to Edward Burling and sixty-five associates, June 7, 1763, (State Papers
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N. H., 26:232). Part incorporated, with parts of Jericho and Williston, into Richmond, and parts of Avery's and Buel's Gores and part of Wil- liston annexed Oct. 27, 1794, (Laws, pp. 55-57). Part annexed to Bol- ton, Oct. 27, 1794, (Laws, pp. 55-57; 1808, p. 135). Name changed to Huntington Oct. 27, 1795, (Laws, p. 9).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 128; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 147; State Papers Vt., I:III.
NEWPORT, CITY OF .- City in Orleans County. Incorporated from the towns of Newport and Derby, (Laws of 1917, pp. 298-319); organized March 15, 1918.
NEWPORT .- Town in Orleans County. Vermont grant as Dun- cansborough of 23,040 acres to Nathan Fisk, George Duncan, and sixty-three associates, Oct. 30, 1802, ante p. 62. Name changed to Newport, (Laws of 1816, p. 38). Line established with Derby, (Laws of 1868, p. 310). So much of Province Island as lies within the state annexed, (Laws of 1845, p. 6). Auditor of Accounts authorized to sell Province Island, (Laws of 1865, p. 244). Coventry Leg and part of Salem annexed, (Laws of 1816, p. 129); Coventry Gore annexed, (Laws of 1894, p. 406); part incorporated into the City of Newport, (Laws of 1917, pp. 298-319).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 3:293; Child's La- moille and Orleans Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 28834; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 128; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 93; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 179; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 862; [ms.] Chandler's Land Records, pp. 515-6; State Papers Vt., 1:63, III.
NEWPORT .- Is found on map preceding index to Vol. I, Docu- mentary History of New York, as a town between Strafford and Sharon, and it also appears on map facing p. 430, Vol. VIII, Governor and Coun- cil, as a New York grant. Not to be confounded with Newport, a town in Orleans County.
NEW RUTLAND .- New York grant of 23,000 acres by Lt. Gov. Colden to Nathan Stone & Co., Sept. 8, 1774; covered Sheldon chartered by New Hampshire; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:157. Marked "Nathan Stone & Co." on map preceding index to Vol. I, Docu- mentary History of New York.
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NEWRY .- New York grant by Gov. Dunmore, June 24, 1771, of 37,000 acres, covering land in Sherburne and vicinity; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1 :155.
NORBURY .- New York patent of 32,000 acres issued April 14, 1772, by Gov. Tryon to himself in the names of Edmund Fanning and others. This township was situated in the vicinity of the towns of Worcester and Calais.
Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:156; H. Hall's Early History of Vermont, p. 103.
NORFOLK .- Vermont grant of the northeasterly corner of the state to Bezaleel Woodward and eleven associates Feb. 27, 1782, ante p. 148. Annexed to Canaan, (Laws of 1801, p. 95).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 128; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1851, p. 167; [ms.] Chandler,-Atlas, p. 103; Land Records, pp. 561-2; State Papers Vt., 1 :112.
NORTHFIELD .- Town in Washington County. Vermont grant to Joel Matthews and sixty-four associates, Aug. 10, 1781, ante p. 149. East part of Waitsfield annexed, (Laws of 1822, P. 35; 1823, p. 4; 1846, p. II).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 4:612; Child's Wash- ington Co. Gazetteer, 1889, p. 406; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 128; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 93; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 180; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 863; Gregory's History of Northfield, 1878; Looking Backward, White; State Papers Vt., I :112.
See Leyden, (New York grant).
NORTH HERO .- Town in Grand Isle County. Vermont grant as part of Two Heroes to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick, and three hundred and sixty-three associates, Oct. 27, 1779, ante p. 192. Two Heroes divided into North and South Hero, but to be jointly represented in the legislature, Oct. 25, 1788, (Laws, p. 7). Each allowed a repre- sentative, Jan. 18, 1791, (Laws, p. 4). Butler's and Knight's Islands annexed, (Laws of 1821, p. 203). Hyde's Island, formerly Wood's Island, annexed, (Laws of 1822, p. 35). Wood's Island annexed to St. Albans, (Laws of 1845, p. 6).
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Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 2:563; Child's Franklin and Grand Isle Co. Gazetteer, 1883, p. 230; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 129; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 94; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 180; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 864; State Papers Vt., 1:113.
NORTON .- Town in Essex County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to Timothy Andrus and fifty-nine associates Oct. 26, 1779, ante p. 151. Annexed to Essex County, (Laws of 1842, p. 126). Act to organize, (Laws of 1884, p. 252). First represented in the legislature in 1886.
Child's Essex and Caledonia Co. Gazetteer, p. 482; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 129; Hayward's Vermont Gaz- etteer, 1849, p. 94; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 181; [ms.] Chandler,-Atlas, pp. 109-10; Land Records, pp. 439-448, 549-550; State Papers Vt., 1:113.
NORWICH .- Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant as Norwhich of 23,000 acres to Eleazer and Ebenezer Wales and sixty- two associates July 4, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:319).
Child's Windsor Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 158; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 129; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, P. 94; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 182; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 865; History of Norwich, Goddard and Partridge, 1905; State Papers Vt., 1:113; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:214-18.
ORANGE-Town in Orange County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to Amos Robinson, Esq., Capt. Ebenezer Green and sixty-three associates Aug. II, 1781, ante p. 153. Line with Barre established Nov. 4, 1799, (Laws, p. 17). Repealed Nov. 6, 1801, (Laws, p. 88). Boun- daries established Nov. 3, 1802, (Laws, p. 48).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 2:956; Child's Orange Co. Gazetteer, 1888, p. 327; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 131; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 95; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 183; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 867; State Papers Vt., 1:115.
See Truro, (New York grant), post, and Kempton, (New York grant), ante.
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ORLEANS .- Name changed from Coventry, (Laws of 1841, p. (1). Name changed back to Coventry, (Laws of 1843, p. 28).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 132; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 113.
ORWELL .- Town in Addison County. New Hampshire grant of 23,500 acres to Benjamin Underhill and sixty-three associates Aug. 18, 1763, (State Papers N. H., 26:323). New York grant of 3,000 acres by Lt. Gov. Colden to Alexander Wallace July 31, 1770, embraced lands now in Orwell; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:155. An- nexed to Addison County, (Laws of 1847, p. 7).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:73; Child's Addison Co. Gazetteer, p. 182; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 133; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 96; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 183; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 868; History of Orwell, Roswell Bottum, 1881; State Papers Vt., I:115.
PAGNELL .- Is found on map preceding index to Vol. I, Docu- mentary History of New York, as a town between Thetford and Nor- wich; it also appears as a New York grant on map facing p. 430, Vol. VIII, Governor and Council.
PANTON .- Town in Addison County. New Hampshire grant of 25,000 acres to James Nichols and sixty-nine associates Nov. 3, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:327). New York grant of 7,000 acres by Gov. Dunmore to Col. John Reid, June 7, 1771, covered lands in Panton and New Haven chartered by New Hampshire in 1761; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:155. New York grant of 10,000 acres by Gov. Dunmore June 14, 1771, also covered lands in Panton. Agreement with Addison Oct. 24, 1785, (R. 1797, App.). Part incorporated into the City of Vergennes Oct. 23, 1788, (Laws, pp. 11-19). Part annexed to Weybridge, (Laws of 1806, p. 28).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:77; Child's Addison Co. Gazetteer, 1882, p. 191; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 135; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 97; Deming's Ver- mont Officers, 1918, p. 184; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 870; State Papers Vt., 1:116; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, I:22I.
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PARKER'S GORE .- Vermont grant by act of Oct. 22, 1793. Charter of 3,000 acres issued to Jonathan Parker Nov. 4, 1796, ante p. 154. Annexed to Medway and both incorporated into Parkerstown Nov. 7, 1804, (Laws, p. 121). Annexed to Sherburne, (Laws of 1822, p. 35). Titles confirmed to grantees, (Laws of 1846, p. 6; ante p. 155. The part "No Town" not claimed by Sherburne annexed to Stockbridge, (Laws of 1884, p. 270).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 135; State Papers Vt., 1:116.
PARKERSTOWN .- Incorporated out of Parker's Gore and Med- way Nov. 7, 1804, (Laws p. 121). Parker's Gore annexed to Sherburne, (Laws of 1822, p. 35). Part annexed to part of Rutland for school purposes, (Laws of 1822, p. 36). Name changed to Mendon, (Laws of 1827, p. 38).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 135; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1851, p. 169; State Papers Vt., 1:116.
PAWLET .- Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to Jonathan Willard and sixty-one associates, Aug. 26, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:331). New York grant of 2,000 acres by Lt. Gov. Colden to John Thompson, June 19, 1775, covered lands in Pawlet granted by New Hampshire in 1761; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:157. Provision for establishing line with Rupert, (Laws of 1809, p. 93).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 3:870; Child's Rutland Co. Gazetteer, 1882, p. 166; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 135; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 97; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 185; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 870; Pawlet for One Hundred Years, Hill Hollis- ter, 1867; State Papers Vt., I:117; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:210.
See Eugene, (New York grant), ante.
PEACHAM .- Town in Caledonia County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to David Smith and sixty-nine associates, Dec. 31, 1763, (State Papers N. H., 26:335). Part of Deweysburgh annexed, (Laws of 1810, pp. 108-110).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:358; Child's Essex and Caledonia Co. Gazetteer, 1887, p. 269; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 136; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p.
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98; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 186; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 871; [ms.] Chandler's Atlas, pp. I-3; State Papers Vt., 1:117; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:248.
PEARSALL'S GORE .- About 3,936 acres granted by Vermont to Thomas Pearsall of the city of New York, Jan. 27, 1791, ante p. 156. This gore, though chartered to Pearsall, was one of the tracts granted for the purpose of compensating Samuel Avery for the 52,000 acres of . land he so long sought to obtain and the charter in some way inured to Avery's benefit. Incorporated as Bradleyvale, (Laws of 1803, p. 25); State Papers Vt., 1:117.
See Avery's Gores, ante.
PENRYN .- New York grant of 22,000 acres by Gov. Tryon, March 10, 1772, covering lands in Calais and vicinity; Vermont His- torical Society Collections, 1:156; map preceding index to Vol. I, Docu- mentary History of New York.
PERU .- Town in Bennington County. New Hampshire grant as. Brumley of 23,040 acres to William Sumner and sixty-five associates, Oct. 13, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:339) Name changed to Peru, Feb. 3, 1804, (Laws, p. 34). Part annexed to Mount Tabor, 1805, (Laws, p. 19). Line with Landgrove established, (Laws of 1835, p. 29).
Hemenway's Vemont Historical Gazetteer, 1:206; Child's Benning- ton Co. Gazetteer, 1881, p. 150; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 138; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 98; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 187; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 873; State Papers Vt., 1:117.
PHILADELPHIA .- Vermont grant to Samuel Beach and sixty- four associates, March 16, 1780, ante p. 157. Part of Chittenden, Brandon, and Pittsford joined with part of Philadelphia for school purposes, (Laws of 1812, p. 158). North part annexed to Goshen, (Laws of 1814, p. III). Annexed to Chittenden, (Laws of 1816, pp. 48-50).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 138; Deming's, Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 187; State Papers Vt., 1:118.
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PITTSFIELD .- Vermont grant to Samuel Willcox, Daniel Kinne, Josiah Wright, and one hundred and twenty-seven associates, July 29, 1781, ante p. 159. Part annexed to Rochester, (Laws of 1806, p. 36; 1824, p. 16). Part of Stockbridge annexed, (Laws of 1813, p. 144). Parts of Stockbridge and Sherburne annexed, (Laws of 1822, p. 36). So much of Pittsfield as was set off from Sherburne, 1822, annexed to Sherburne, (Laws of 1827, p. 38). Provision for establishing line with Stockbridge, (Laws of 1851, p. 68), accepted.
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 3:935; Child's Rutland Co. Gazetteer, 1882, p. 172; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 138; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 99; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 188; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 874; State Papers Vt., 1:118.
PITTSFORD .- Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to Ephraim Doolittle and sixty-three associates, Oct. 12, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:343). Part annexed to part of Phil- adelphia for school purposes, (Laws of 1812, p. 158). Part annexed to Brandon and part of Brandon annexed to Pittsford, (Laws of 1854, p. 57). Part incorporated into Proctor, (Laws of 1886, pp. 88-91).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 3:939; Child's Rutland Co. Gazetteer, 1882, p. 178; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 139; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 99; Deming's Vemont Officers, 1918, p. 188; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New. England, 1860, p. 874; Caverly's History of Pittsford, 1872; State Papers Vt., 1:119; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, I:231.
See Socialburgh, (New York grant), post.
PLAINFIELD .- Town in Washington County. Incorporated out . of St. Andrew's Gore, Nov. 10, 1797, (Laws, p. 64). Goshen Gore annexed, (Laws of 1874, p. 380).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 4:713; Child's Wash- ington Co. Gazetteer, 1889, p. 435; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 140; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 99; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 189; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 875; State Papers Vt., 1:119.
PLYMOUTH .- Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant as Saltash of 25,600 acres to Jeremiah Hall and sixty-three associates, July 6, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:347). New York grant by Gov. Tryon of 25,000 acres confirmed New Hampshire grant, Nov. 8, 1772;
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Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:157. Name changed to Plymouth, Feb. 23, 1797, (Laws, p. 52). Part annexed to Shrewsbury, (Laws of 1823, p. 3).
Child's Windsor Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 169; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 140; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 100; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 190; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 876; State Papers Vt., I: 119.
POCOCK .- New Hampshire grant of 23,600 acres to Samuel Averill and sixty-three associates, June 26, 1762, (State Papers N. H., 26: 66). Name changed to Bristol, Oct. 21, 1789, (Laws, p. 2).
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 142; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 95.
POMFRET .- Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant of 23,500 acres to Isaac Dana and sixty-five associates, July 8, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:351). Part united with part of Hartford for school purposes, (Laws of 1804, p. 54). Part annexed to Sharon, (Laws of 1807, p. 7). Line established with Woodstock, (Laws of 1880, p. 231). Child's Windsor Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 177; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 142; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 100; Deming's Vermont Officers 1918, p. 191; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 877; State Papers Vt., 1:120; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:237.
POULTNEY .- Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to Samuel Brown and sixty-three associates, Sept. 21, 1761, (State Papers N. H. 26:355) New York grant of 12,000 acres, Feb. 28, 1771, by Gov. Dunmore embraced lands in Poultney chartered by New Hampshire, Sept. 21, 1761; Vermont Historical Society Collec- tions, 1:155. Part incorporated with parts of Ira, Tinmouth, and Wells, into town of Middletown, Oct. 28, 1784, (R. 1797, App.). Part of Wells annexed, (Laws of 1798, p. 38). Part of Ira annexed for school purposes, Oct. 31, 1804, (Laws, p. 49).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 3:964; Child's Rutland Co. Gazetteer, 1882, p. 183; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 143; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 101; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 192; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 877; Joslin's History of Poultney from Settlement to 1875; State Papers Vt., 1:120; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921 I:238.
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POWNAL .- Town in Bennington County. New Hampshire grant of 23,000 acres to Seth Hudson and fifty-six associates, Jan. 8, 1760, (State Papers N. H., 26:359). Line with Bennington established, (Laws of 1800, p. 85). Provision for establishment of line with Stamford, (Laws of 1849, p. 26).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:212; Child's Ben- nington Co. Gazetteer, 1881, p. 154; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 144; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 101; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 193; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 878; State Papers Vt., 1:121; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:21I.
PRATTSBURGH-New York grant of 30,000 acres by Gov. Dun- more, July 6, 1771, covering Highgate and Swanton, chartered by New Hampshire in 1763; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:156. Marked "Pratsburg" on map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of New York, and "Pratsborugh" on map of French and English grants facing p. 368 of the same volume, (quarto).
PRINCETOWN .- A grant made May 21, 1765, by Lt. Gov. Colden, of New York, of 26,000 acres to Isaac Vrooman and twenty-five others covering part of Arlington, Sunderland, Manchester and Dorset. The first patent (except perhaps some military patents) issued by New York for land in what is now Vermont. It was issued to the patentees for 1,000 acres each as tenants in common and within a few weeks, all the patentees except one, Robert Colback, conveyed their shares to John Taber Kempe, James Duane, and Walter Rutherford.
H. Hall's Early History of Vermont, pp. 78-80; map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of New York.
PROCTOR .- Town in Rutland County. Incorporated out of parts of Rutland and Pittsford, (Laws of 1886, pp. 88-91).
Facts about Proctor, F. C. Partridge, 1886; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 194.
PROVIDENCE .- See Barton.
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PROVINCE ISLAND .- In Lake Memphremagog; so much of t as lies within the limits of this state annexed to Newport, (Laws of 1845, p. 6). Auditor of Accounts authorized to sell, (Laws of 1865, p. 244).
PUTNEY .- Town in Windham County. New Hampshire grant of 19, 360 acres to Josiah and Nathan Willard, and forty-eight associates, Dec. 26, 1753. Charter renewed June 12, 1760, and July 6, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:363-369). New York grant of 19,300 acres by Gov. Moore, Nov. 14, 1766, confirmed New Hampshire charter of Dec. 26, 1753; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:154. Hitchcock's Gore comprising 1,000 acres bounded by Athens, Putney, Dummerston, Newfane, and Townshend, which was granted by Vermont June 19, 1783, to David Hitchcock and seven associates, was, by its charter, made a part of Putney, ante p. 93. West part incorporated with a part of Athens into Brookline, Oct. 30, 1794, (Laws, pp. 124-126). Part an- nexed to Brookline, (Laws of 1804, p. 20). Part of Dummerston an- nexed, (Laws of 1846, p. II). Part of Dummerston annexed, (Laws of 1892, p. 427).
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Vol 5, Part II, p. 217; Child's Windham Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 272; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 145; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 102; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 194; Coolidge and Mans- field's History of New England, 1860, p. 879; State Papers Vt., 1:121.
RANDOLPH .- Town in Orange County. Vermont grant to Capt. Aaron Storrs and seventy associates, June 29, 1781, ante p. 162. New York grant as Middlesex of 35,000 acres by Lt. Gov. Colden, Jan. 22, 1770, covered lands in Randolph and vicinity; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:154; map facing p. 430, of Vol. VIII, Governor and Council.
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 2:971; Child's Orange Co. Gazetteer, 1888, p. 339; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 146; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 102; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 195; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 881; Nickerson and Cox's Historical Souvenir of Randolph, 1895; State Papers Vt., I:122.
See Wickham, (New York grant), post.
RANDOM .- Vermont grant, see Brighton, ante.
Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 147; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 94; State Papers Vt., I:122.
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READING-Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant of 23,000 acres to Zedekiah Stone and sixty-one associates, July 6, 1761, (State Papers N. H., 26:369). New York grant of 22,000 acres by Gov. Tryon, May 20, 1772, was a confirmation of New Hampshire charter; . Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:156.
Child's Windsor Co. Gazetteer, 1884, p. 189; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 147; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 103; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 196; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 882; History of Reading, Gilbert A. Davis, 1874 and 1903; State Papers Vt., 1 :123.
READSBORO .- Town in Bennington County. New Hampshire grants, one of 2,000 acres to Andrew F. Phillips, Aug. II, 1764, and one of 3,000 acres to Robert Rogers, July 4, 1764, were of lands now in Readsboro, (State Papers N. H., 26:373-378). New York grant of 29,000 acres as Readsborough by Lt. Gov. Colden to John Reade, April 24, 1770, covered lands now embraced in Readsborough and Searsburg; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:154. The New York "Town- ship of Cumberland" covered Readsboro, which see.
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:218; Child's Benning- ton Co. Gazetteer, 18SI, p. 164; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 148; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 104; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 196; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 883 ; State Papers Vt., 1 :123.
RENSSELAERWICK .- A New York patent dated Nov. 4, 1685, which was construed by the New York advocates to cover the south-west corner of Vermont. For an elaborate discussion of the New York claim see H. Hall's Early History of Vermont, pp. 485, 486.
RICHFORD .- Town in Franklin County. Vermont grant of 23,040 acres to Jonathan Wells and fifty-nine associates, Aug. 21, 1780, ante p. 166. Provision made for establishing line with Berkshire and sale of a gore of land between Berkshire, Montgomery, Enosburgh, and Richford directed, (Laws of 1802, pp. 158-160). So much of Laws of 1802, pp. 158-160, as directs sale of a gore of land between Berkshire and Richford repealed, (Laws of 1803, p. 60).
Child's Franklin and Grand Isle Co. Gazetteer, 1883, p. 145; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 148; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 104; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 197; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 884; State Papers Vt., I :123.
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RICHMOND .- Town in Chittenden County. Incorporated out of parts of Jericho, Williston, and New Huntington, Oct. 27, 1794, (Laws, PP. 55-57). Part of Bolton annexed Oct. 25, 1804, (Laws, p. 26). New York grant of 30,000 acres as Minto by Gov. Tryon, Oct. 9, 1772, covered lands in Richmond and vicinity; Vermont Historical Society Collections, 1:157.
Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer, 1:843; Child's Chit- tenden Co. Gazetteer, 1883, p. 249; Rann's History of Chittenden Co., 1886, p. 656; Thompson's History of Vermont, 1842, Part III, p. 149; Hayward's Vermont Gazetteer, 1849, p. 104; Deming's Vermont Officers, 1918, p. 198; Coolidge and Mansfield's History of New England, 1860, p. 884; State Papers Vt., 1:124; Crockett's History of Vermont, 1921, 1:248.
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