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THE THIRD
OF THE
Town of Southampton
WITH OTHER
ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
OF HISTORIC VALUE,
Including the Records from 1717 to 1807 tran&cribed with notes and an In-
;
SAG-HARBOIi
JOHN H. HUNT, Printer.
1878
575^5-
Copy of Resolutions
Passed at the annual meetings of the electors of the Town of
KSouthampton, Suffolk. County, State of New- York, as record-
ed m the minutes of said meetings, on pages oG and 64, of
Liber D, Records of Town afore written.
Town Clerk.
prefacp:.
Committee
Explanation of Map.
The dates given are the times when the owners came in
pos.NCSsion.
WM. S. PELLETREAU.
TO THE MEMOEY OF
CHRISTOP^HKR FOSTER,
Town Clerk from ]717 to 1742,
The faithful chronicler of a quarter of a century of eventful
years. While the date of his death is uncertain, and we know
not his place of burial, he has left upon the written page a
monument more lasting than the sculptured stone.
ERRATA.
more peaceful period than the time that filled her sister Colo-
nies with terror and alami, and if this can be called an unin-
teresting and uneventful era, it is only because the times that
furnish the most stirring events for novelist, poet and histo-
rian, are those in which human happiness is most endangered,
and human life least secure, and it may be said of communi-
ties as it has been said of nations, " the happiest are those
that have no history."
The most important local event that occurred during tiiat
same date, and the familiar names of Bower, Rogers and Hal-
sey appear as actual settlers in that neighborhood before the
middle of the Such was the beginning of those
last century.
only land at Sag-Harbor that was of any value were the salt
grass meadows which lined the shore of the bay. In 1768
the village had increased to snch an extent that a meeting
house was erected, and then, with the whale fishery and trade
with the West Indies, began a long series of years of prosper-
ity, by the troubles of the Revolution.
interrupted only
In the religious history of the Town, during the period em-
braced in our volume, the most remarkable events are the
* Probablj' Samuel Russell, to whom the' town granted land near his mead-
ow, in 1739. See page 65.
rV INTRODUCTION.
and other places of honor and trust. In the call to Mr. Gels-
ton, the people of Southampton agree to " subject themselves
to the Presbytery in the Lord." The Church at Bridge-
Hampton appears same relation at nearly
to have adopted the
the same time, and the new form of Church government then
established has continued unchanged till the present day.
In the year 1740 a most wonderful revival of religion oc-
curred in New England, and from its wide extent and over-
whelming power, has been justly distinguished by the name
of the " Great Awakening. This out-burst of religious inter-
est extended to the Churches on Long Island. As the relig-
greatest labors, yet still his influence was felt even to these
distant villages, as the stone cast into a lake creates a ripple
that reaches to its farthest shore. But into the revival as
manifested in the Church at Bridge-Hampton, there veas in-
troduced a new and extraordinary element. Rev. James Da-
venport, who was settled as pastor in Southold, 1738, accord-
ing to his biographer, "became satisfied that God had revealed
to him that His kingdom was coming with great power, and
that he had an extraordinary call to labor for its advancement."
Acting upon this belief he proceeded to the wildest acts of en-
thusiasm, and soon produced in himself and his followers a
might well be called half religion and half
sta e of things that
insanity. Such was the origin and the nature of the "New
Light movement." In the opinion of these enthusiasts the
religious progress of their brethren in theChurch was too
slow for them. The aged pastor. Rev. Ebenezer White, who
was soon to retire from a faithful and laborious service of fifty
years, was denounced as a "hindrance on tlie road to glory."
A schism was soon made, a separate church formed, and a
small house of worship erected in 1748. The evil effects of
this movement lasted tiU 1800, although many of the new
congregation returned to the old fold, yet enough still remained
to keep up a separate organization under the ministry of Rev.
Klisha Paine, who died in 1775, but the early enthusiasm had
died out and their numbers decreased as time went on, until
the few that remained returned to the Church they had left, in
ing tlmt tliey could not be as holy and as pure in the church
as out of it.
* The tomb stone of Rev. Ebenezer White may still be seen in the Sagg
burying ground. The remains of Kev. James Brown rest in the sadly neg-
lected burying ground at bcuttlo Hole, and as his tomb stone there is exposed
to many chances of destruction, we copy here its inscription.
In niemoi-y of the Revd. James Brown Pastor of the Church of Christ,
| | |
has been our privilege to add our mite to the sum of the
world's knowledge, glad that we have been able to rescue
from oblivion the memorials of a noble race, and the records
of a time that has long since passed away.
May 1, 1878.
HKICOPIDS OB"
Town of Southampton, L. I.
[The word " pnge " with number attached, denotes tlie page
of original book in Town Clerk's office. w. s. p.]
* Conscieuco Point is on the west side of North Sea Creek, and little north
of Mr. Jeremiah lleeves' landing. If the old story is true, this may be called
tlic I'lymonth llock of Southampton, Tradition states that the first settlers
laiidi'd oil this jioint, and that one of the women, as she stepped on shore,
exclaimed, •' For conscience sake, I'm on dry land once more !" This tradi-
tion, whether true or false, is of considerable antiquity to our knowledge,
heuce the name Conscience Point. W. S. P.
RECOIM)S: TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTOX. 3
•
Page S. At a meeting of ye north sea neabors voated may
ye 26 day 1731 leffrys Neck and Cow neck land laid out of
said necks within ye noiih sea line that is to be devided and
laid out by leckamiah Scott and Capt lohn Howell, at their
discretion at ye charge of ye proprietors that are hereunto
subscribed, it is to be understood all ye land within ye north
seahue within ye neckes or without shall be laid out by ye
above said men.
lECKAMIAH SCOTT EPHRAIM WHITE
SAMUEL CLARK DAVID HANES
THOMAS LUPTON lOHN ILUNES
Witnes Ioiin Olberson Moses Culver.
* This place lies ou the shore of the baj' north-west from the homestead of
Jared Jennings. W. S. P.
G IJIX'ORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMPTON.
I
Voted that the Trustees shall h ave the care of the fishery at
^ Quogue to dispose of it as they shall think fit.
HUGH GELSTON ^ . ,
^"''"^^'^•
lOB PIERSON 5
to lay down al^out one acre and halfe of land on ye north side
of Benjamen Haines home lot running from ye town street
westward to the land of lustice losiah Howell where Abner
Howell's smiths shop stands, and to ye highway by lolm
Bishops, and did appoint Hugh Gelston and lohn Howell to
do ye above said work and lay out to ye above said Culver so
much land in quantity and quality at ye west end of Benjamen
Hains home not rouging any highways, and we the said
lot,
ye said lonathan Culver to him and his heirs for ever, and in
confirmation hereof we the said Hugh Gelston and lohn How-
ell have made this our return under our hands this fifth day of
May 1737*
HUGH GELSTON
lOHN HOWELL
March G 173S.
Witness Iosiah & David Halsey.
[Pages 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 are occuj^ied with the
" Returns of the laying out of the Great South and North Di-
visions." These surveys are re-copied on pages 154, 155, 15G,
157, 158, 159, 160, 161, and will be found on those pages.]
[The 23, 24, 25, 2G, 27 and 2Sth pages are occupied with
the hiyiiig out of the Lower Division in Quogue Purchase.
This is re-copied on the 166 to 173 pages, inclusive, and will
be found at that place. The 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
and 37th pages are occupied with the laying out of the North
or Upper Division of Quogue Purchase, and the Canoe Place
Division. These are re-copied on the 1S4 to 194 pages in-
clusive, and they wnll be found there. w. s. p.]
there shall be a passing road througli the said land at all times
no ways hindering the town from digging ont the ditch at
the Canoe place if they see cause to do so.
[Abstract.] Isaac Halsey sells to B(!njamin Woodruff a
parcel of meadow lying on a small island of Sedge at Red
Creek No 3S between 0])adiah Rogers and Stephen Herrick.
also a parcel at Lot 20 Pine neck. Benj Woodruff gives in
exchange my half lot that fell to me in the ui)per division
Quogue Purchase (Lot 13)
Page 39. I doe acknov/ledge that I have sold to Captain
Isaac Halsey Senior an upper lot against great Onuck lying
with Christopher fibster and Samuel Howell, ye ninth lot.
[DRAWING OF LOTS.]
The heirs of Thos Burnet No 1 Heirs of Isaac Halsey 27
'' " " Joseph Pierson :
" Jonathan Raynor 2S
" " " Thomas Cooper :
" John Howell Jr 29
John Jagger 100 and " John Jessnp
30
Heirs of John Woodnift' '•
Jonathan Raynor
Thomas Halsey " Thomas Halsey 31
Abraham Wilhnan " p]llis Cook 32
John Howell S " Edmond Howell 33
Samuel Jolmes 9 assigns of Edmond Howell 34
Richard Howell ^
Heirs of John Jessup 35
10
& Isaac Raynor 5
''
James White 36
Abraham Willmam 11 " John Howell 37
John Howell 12 ^'
James Cooper 38
Thomas Top})ing 1 :} " Joseph Fordham 39
Samuel Barnes 14 " John Howell 100
" 40
Obadiah Rogers 15 Russell 50
John Howell Jr 10 This is a true copy of ye
17 it was drawn at ye
drafte as
15 house ot Henry Pierson ye 24
''
Joseph Fordham 1
day of June as witnes Ciikis-
" Joseph Foster 20 TOPHER Ffoster Clerk in ye
" maj John Howell 21 year 1739.
''
Isaac Halsey and
" John Larrison 22
''
Edward Howell 100
"
23
and Tho Cooper 50
''
Joseph Fordham 24
" Lieutenant Post 1 00
"
25
and James Cooper 50
" Francis Sayre 100
"
20
Joseph Hildreth 50
Page 41. Southampton July ye 10 1739 Then at a meet-
ing of ye proprietors of ye meadows on ye beach lying be-
tween Coopers neck lane and Bachelders hall Joyning to ye
pines devision of meadow on ye beach, did order at said meet-
ing Nehemiah Sayre and John Howell to lay out ye said mea-
dows into sixteen lots, according to their discretion, and we
Lot No. 1 now belongs to Albex-t Foster.
14 RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAJIPTON.
5'e said layers out having don the work do make our return as
ibllowTth we began at Coopers neck lane with No 1 and so
increasing ye lots westward to ye lot No IG which lyes Joining
to ye lot No 1 in ye pines devision, and it is agreed upon by
ye said owners of ye said lots that if any man shall in time to
come be hindered or molested in his peaceable injoyment of
his lot or lots or dispossessed of ye same except it shall be
cleare and evident, then all the owners of ye said lots in gen-
erall make up his of their loss or charge equally between them
on ye lots are drawn Southampton July 12 1739
this condition :
to Ehsha Clark her son, all her riglit to one half of the home
1 jt,* which was Jeft to Elisha in his fathers will The other
half of said home lot having been left to Eliphalet Clark sub-
j !ct to said Elisebeths right during her life jirice 40s
lime 4 ]739 Witness Samuel Johnes Henry Howell
'
Page 43. [Abstract.] (Eliphalet Clark and his brother
Elisha having a lot of land in the 40 acre division have chosen
Abraham Halsey to divide the same between them April 2
1739.)
Whereas Eliphalet Clark and Elisha Clark having a certain
tract of land given by their father in partnership between
them it being a 40 acre lot and joining to ye long pond and is
bounded on two sides by ye land now in possession of Nathan
Cooper and they having a mind to devide said land they did
both of them together mutually agi'ee and did electe and choose
me to devide ye said lot between them and give them each
their part of said land as it was given them upon their father's
* The home lot of Samuel Clark was just beyond the homestead of Colonel
David R. Rose. W. S. P.
16 records: town of Southampton.
The tract of land above divided is uow in possession of Elbert Kose, Esq.
*
Itwas lot No. —in the 40-acre division, and was drawn by
Both the lot and the Island are crossed by the liailroad- W. S. P.
KECOKDS: TOWN OF SOLTIIAMFrON. 17
makes in all three acres and 138 poles of ground, and it lyes
52 poles long on each side but coming on to one corner of ye
said Coopers lot it is not so long on ye middle, ye east line is
not extended so far northward as Joshua Hildreths corner by
5 poles and i, ye north line eight poles and makes a square
comer at ye said Hildreths fence, ye south lines is 18 poles
from Joshua Hildreths Sow west corner running a little to ye
southward of said Coopers door to ye corner that we made,
and from this corner to ye corner of Nathan Halseys corner of
ye old lot in ye 40 acre Division is a straight line, and ye cor-
ner of ye said land that we sould to said Nathan is exactly in
this line, and whereas many of ye proprietors having given
their particular in ye above said 3 acres and GG poles of ground
to him ye John Cooper, and others being not of ye mind to
said
give their rights, we by order of ye trustees abovesaid did sell
ye remainder of ye abovesaid three acres and 66 poles of land
to him ye above said John Cooper 5 pounds per acre, and to
his heirsand assigns for ever for ye above said sum of money
which he paid to ye trustees as wdtness our hands this Sth
day of August 1740
ABRAHAM HALSEY
THEOPHILUS HOWELL
Abraham Cooper Clerk of Trustees
21 1739
Page 60 [Abstract.] Richard Partelo of Greenwich Fair-
field County Connecticut, sells to Eliphalet Clark of South
ampton a house and lot at the head of Sagg bounded N by
David Hands land, partly by common land, S by the kings
road, Wby Job Sayre, E by David Hands land partly by
comon land, 3 acres, price ^31 Nov 25 1740
Wit Hannah Mead Ebenezer Mead
* The home lot of Abraham Cooper is now the homestead of the heirs of
Cnpt. Isaac Bayi-e, deceased. W. S. P.
24 KECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
to liis heirs aiul assines for ever but with this restriction tliat
he ye said Nathan Ilalsey nor any by or under liim or
iieitlier
Al^AHAM HALSEY
OBADIAH ROGERS
JOB MERSON.
KECOKDS: TOWN OF KOUTIIAMPTOX. 27
ABRAHAM HALSEY
STEPHEN HERRICK
[The al)ove road is now called Lumber Lane the home lot ;
land at ye south end of our lot No 45, this was voted thus
John Howell and Abraham Halsey shall view the land and to
lay it out according to ye voat upon ye said John fibsters
cost and charge this was a clear vote, test
way, W
by comon land, N by Samuel Jaggers land, E by
Ephraim Hildreths land, price 60^ May 6 1741
Witness Mathew Wood Zebulon Howell
loweth, 1741 we
sould to John Mitchell 96 poles of land ad-
joining to ye north side of his scuttle hole lott at ye west end
joining to Thomas Halsey's land, and north by ye highway
that ledes down to Daniel Wicks house price 3s, we also sould
to JoluiCooper an 140 poles of land l3^ing on ye west side of
ye peace of land that was sould him by ye town hist year and
is entered in ye town Records (see page 58) his west line is
now to run tiom ye north east comer of Nathaniel Halsey's
pitle to ye south west corner of said Coopers house price 4£
7s Gd, we Cook 22 poles of land lying on ye
also sold to Ellis
south side of hishome lot half a pole wide where joins to
Thomas Sanfords home lot and from thence it is to be run as
i\\r east as ye west end of Cookes house and no further and
there to a pole and a half w4de price is J 9s 3d, we also sould
to AlexanderKing 22 poles of land where his house stands
being by ye highway ye said land is 13 pedes long and 21
32 RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
poles wide at ye south end price 10s, and this our entering ye
severall articles of land on record as they are above specified
we intend shall be a good and sufficient title to ye severall
parcels of said land to them and their heirs and assigns in wit-
* Thisis the two pieces of wood-land iu lot No. 38, now belonging to Wm.
S. Pelletreau. John Sayre sells the same to Elias Pelletreau Oct. G, 1747, for
£20. Deed signed iu presence of Joseph Hilereth and Abraham Halsey.
34 RECOEDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Jennings has the west end next to Capt Scots land, and Sam-
uel Clark the east end December 30 1742.
Page 98. [Abstract. Nathaniel Howell sells to Josepli
1
vidt; the same and employ Abraham Ilalsey and John Howell
EAR MARKS.
John Howell slit in right ear, 2 half penny s under left, 1744
which was his grandfathers mark
John Howell Jr slit at end of right ear, half penny under
left which w^as his grandfathers mark also.
John Woolly square crop on end, and slit in the crop, and
an L under right ear, 1746.
Page 124. [Abstract. |
Jeremiah Jagger Sanniel Jagger
and Nathaniel Howell agree to divide our lot at Paugen quake
Lot 3S, Jeremiah Jagger hath 1 ^ 50, Samuel Jagger one 50,
KECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMrTON. 43
vide the south part of their lot in Great South Division lying
at a place called great Sandy Hollow No 47, and proceed as
iollows, Fii'st w^e laid two lots beginning at the south end
wliiclibuts upon the road that leads to Seponack and run
northward along by Jonah Howells and John Reeves fence
until we comesomthing to the northward of the middle of said
Sandy hollow and then we mai-ked J H upon the fence and so
run across the said lot of land upon an easterly line till we
come to Capt Whites lot, and then divided this south end of
said lot into two parts, the equal half in quantity to ly on ye
west side next to ye said Jonah Howells lot and the other
equal half to 1}^ on the east side of said lot next to Capt Whites
lot, and John Howell has the west side, and Thomas Jessup
North sea which road was laid out by the Commissioners, and
then we run westward across the lot until it comes to Jonali
Howells lot of land, and then South along the line between
our lot and Jonah Howells lot till we come to the above said
cross line, and w^e divided this northward part into two lots,
and we did agree that John Howell shall have the east hnlf,
and Thomas Jessup the west half. The rest of the lot we
leave undivided. May 31 1744.
Witnes Wm Foster James Pierson
the highway and from said stone the highway runs North P>1
end of said lot and measured from the North east corner, 34
poles and 14 feet Southward and there we marked a tree for
tlie division at the east end, and all the laud North of the
strikes we laid for Thomas Sanford, and the South part for
* This is the land now owned by heirs of Edmund Woolly, where the house
stands, and includes the land now owned hj E. VV. Payne and others. W S.P.
48 RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
* The will of John Woodruff, who died 1702, leaves home-lot to eldest son
Samiu'l, meutious sons Boujaiuiu, Nathaniel, Isaac, Joseph and Jonathan.
(County Clerk's Office.) W. S. P.
KECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 49
A tiiie copy by me
JPION HOWELL Clark.
instant.
Recorded by me
JOHN HOWELL Clark.
Also voted that Ichabod Sayre shall have his land changed
y t lyeth at Long Spring for land yt lyetli att ye south side of
his land at seaven ponds, for so much land as they yt are ap-
pointed to lay it out think Reasonable not damnifying any
perticular Person he being at ye charge. By John Post & Jo-
seph Howell on his own charge. This was voted and was a
clcare voate.
CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER Clerk
* The water-mill stood at that time some distauce to the north of its prcG-
ent location. W. S. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 57
* Israel Kose lived where Samuel Corwith now lives. Abial Cook lived on
the corner near Charles Corwith's present homestead. W. S. P.
58 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
*^'^'"*
JOHN H(3WELL
DANIEL SAYKE
Justices.
A true copy by me John Howell Clark.
ors for this yeare, Capt John Post chosen Collector ftbr this
year, Epher White Theophilus Pierson chosen Supervisees of
Intestate Estates, Christopher fibster John Morehouse James
Page 138] White William Jennings John Mitchell Hugh Gels-
ton Josiah Halsey Capt Scott Jonah Rogers John Sayre Da-
vid Pierson John Howell chosen trustees, this a clear vote.
Test Christopher fibster Clark.
DANIEL SAYRE
JOHN HOWELL
WILLIAM JENNINGS
Justices.
A true copy by me John Howell Clark.
* This meeting house stood on the road to Sagg, some -10 rods east of the
road to Meacox. Abram Howell's house stood on the north side of the road,
a little east of the meeting house. Joshua Hildreth lived on the corner lot
opposite James L. Haines'. W. S. P.
t See page 9 of original. W. S. P.
04 RECORDS ; TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
within two years, and they are to have the said streame for
twenty years and have liberty to let out Killis pond and to
make up all damage to higliways that it shall damnify, and
this was a cleare vote, also voted by ye Inhabitants and pro-
prietors of said town yt Bruche Neck lying in ye west bounds
of Southamptcn shall be for a parsonage for ye use of a gos-
pell presbyterian minister that shall be sutebiy qualified for ye
ministerial ftunction and shall be settled according to ye gos-
pell Rule by our people yt sliall call him thereunto, and on
6S RECORDS ; TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTON.
DAVID HOWELL
AiniAM Halsey Exec JOHN HOWELL
JONATHAN t< SMITH
mark
A true copy from the origin all by me
John Howell Clerk.
Into lotts for ye proprietors use and Improvement & did de-
sire ye Commisconers to Nai'row the said highway, yt so wht.fc
Lmd there was that was more than was necessary for a high-
way might be laid out into Lotts, and accordingly we allotted
ye highv^ay as foUoweth, att the Cleft* square across to ye
bord fi'ence fh'om ye front of ye Lotts ye highway is now eight
poles wanting one foot wide, from ye South east corner of Mr.
Russells house it is six pole wide wanting two ffoot vpon a
*The "cleft" was where the new stables of John DeCastro now stand, on
Main street at Sag Harbor. Mr. Russell's house probably stood on the west
side of Main street near building now occupied as a hotel by Albert Hedge's
heirs, W. S. P.
72 records: town of SOUTHAMPTON.
3 poles wide at ye west end & 4 foot at the east end, and No
2 is 28 foot wide att ye west end and 2 t foot att ye East end.
No 3 is 28 foot wide at ye west end and 24 foot at the East
end, & No 4 and No 5 and No 6 and No 7 and No 8 and No 9
and No 10 and No 11 are each of them 28 ffoot AVide at the
west end, and twenty foure foot wide at the east end, No 12
is 28 foot at ye west end and 26 at ye east end, No 13 is 28
now stands. Henry and Levi Howell, in 177r>, sell to Daniel Fordham U50
in lot 4 deeds now in possession of Eleazar Latham, Esq.
;
W. S. P.
r.'Kr()i;Ds : rowx of sorriiAMiTox. 1-i
32 wide at
foot ye west en<l and 33 at the east, No 17 is 40
foot at the west end and the same at the east, and wee laid
out 17 amendments to the above said 17 Lotts and ye Lott
No 1 hath the amendment No 17, & ye lot No 2 ye amend-
ment No 16, the lot No 3 is to have the amendment No 1-"),
* By deed, March 30, 180+, Sally WalUs sells to Nathan Sayre, one-fifth of
an acre at Sag-Harbor, bounded W., N. and E. by highways, S. by W. Parker,
" being West part of Amendment No. (> " this is where Dodsons meat market
;
now stands. W. S. P.
74 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
16 are each 40 foot wide at ye west end and a pole and a half
wade at ye east end, and No 17 is ajoining to the twelve acres*
and is 40 foot wide at the west end or near theseaboiits, and
at the east end it is 1 pole and 1 foot wide or there abouts,
memorandum, although the severall lots and their respective
mendments are said to butt upon the East Hampton line, yet
it is to be understood that this devision is not to cross the
* Uuion street, as it formerly ran, was the boundary between the Great
North Division and the 12 acre Division. It originally ran from East -Hamp-
ton line along the north line of the bnr\'ing ground, and entered Main street
at the house now occupied by John S. Fordham. The house now occupied
bj' Jeffry Fordham, on Jefferson street, was on the old line of Union str<'et,
the road running parallel with its west side. The house was the residence of
Bradock Corey, 1475. W. S. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTOX. 75
No 1 Mr Isaac Jessup
76 RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTON.
No 9 Jonathan Peirce f
Benjamen Woodruft 1^
ye heirs of Jeremiah
Halsey deceased 3-5
Abram Halsey 1-5
Nathaniel Halsey 1-5
Thomas Lupton ^ 1-5
the heirs & assigns of
Christopher Lup-
ton deceased 4-5
Jonah Rogers & sons 2^
Abram Howell Jr de-
ceased ^
Hugh Raynor 1
Adonijah Raynor i
No 10 Job Pierson
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAJIPTOX. 77
* This is the home lot late cf Deacon Edward Hunttiug of. Southamptou.
82 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAJIPTOX.
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 tlie said layers out Do make and Return as followeth, We
l)egan 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 diiect line over to Davis
mill path to tlie 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 higliway at the north
end of the lots, and whereas the South Division doth extend
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 higliway 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 p^a-te 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 landsand 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 ameudment to lot 51 is the east part of the wood land lying on the
south side of Seponnck lane. The land of Martha Halsey is now the farm of
Samuel EUiston. The Jagger's land is the farm of the heirs of Septa Jackson.
W. S. P.
S() RECORDS : TOWy OF SOUTIIAJIPTOX.
fence and Coiikliiigs stone and so running from tlio 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 inliabitants of this
town have formerly made and burned brick for the use of pro-
prietors to dig clayand 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
jierlorm all things necessary to make secure and bin'n their
said brick, but to cut no timber on any mans lot M'ithout lib-
erty from )^e ovv^ner 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 w^e 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 'i 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
No 6 Theophilus Howell I
^
No U Capt Dan'l Sayre 3 150
150
John Morehouse 1^
No 15 Thomas Sandford 3 150
No Hedges and
7 Daniel
bro Jonathan Hedges 2 J J No 1 G Mr Elisha Howell 1
Edward Johnes ^ 150 Abram Howell ^ 150
Joseph Orsburn ^ Joshua Hildreth f
Daniel Orsborn i Henry Wick f
KECORDS : TOWX OP SOUTHAMPTON. 89
fifties fifties
No 17 Jeremitih Ilalsey No 27 Abi-am Halsey 1
& NathanHalsey & Henry Ludlam
Elijah Halse3^2i 2-12 150 Samuel Halsey i 150
Jonathan Smith 1-12 James White
Thomas ffoster -^ Ellis Cooiv
i unknown at present ^
No IS Mr Isaac Jessnp 2
150
Lelt Ezekiel Sandford 1
No 2SWid. Hannah Hal-
No 19 Samuel Ludlum 2i sey & son Daniel 1
f 150 Wid Mary Howell &
Samuel Haines ^
son Jonathan How-
No 20 Benj Woodruff U ell Sen
Jeremiah Halsey deed 3-5 : 150
Joseph Burnet
Abram Halsey J -5 150 Wid Meliitable Burnet
Nathaniel Halsey ]-5 and son, if other-
Nathaniel Resco ^ wise then all to Jo-
No 21 Thomas Cooper 1^ seph Burnet
150
John Mitchel IJ
No 29 Nathaniel Halsey
No 22 Jonathan Jagijer 2
-^^Q Benj amen foster 150
Theophilus Howell Jr 1 heirs of Ri Halsey dec 1
fifties [ifti(
Sayre deceased ^
Theophilus Willman 1-G No 47 John Howell ] i
fillies fifties
No -50 Siimuel Cooper 2 , -,.No -51 Jonathan Raynor 3 150
^•^"
Job Wick 1
The Lots by whicli bouth tlie South side aiul Xortli side
Great Divisions were drawn are Recorded between the two
Devisions.
* This act referred to is an act entitled " An Act concerning slaves," passed
Feb. 22, ITbS, in which it was provided that when the owner of any slave
shall wish to maunniit him or her, they shall previous thereto procure from
the Overseers of tHe Poor a certilicate certifying that said slave is xmder the
age of fifty years, and of sufficient ability to provide for himself, and it shall
be registered in the Clerk's otfice of the town. W. S. P.
92 RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTOX.
Page
1G2. Southampton November 26 1738 the returns
of the North Division, Whereas we the hiyers out namely
John Howell John ]\[orehouse 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 tlie South Great Division as may more largely appear
b}' 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 wliich ye layers out laid out at or near
ye harbor for ye proprietors to sell, Including all 5^0 timber
that is on that pole wide of land adjoining to East Hampton
l)ounds, and so all ye rest of ye lots Increasing west ward un-
til they come to Davis mill patli 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
KECORDS : Towx OF sourriA:\rPTON. 93
JOHN H(3WELL
JOHN MOREHOUSE
ABRAHAM HALSEY
A ti-ue copy as test John Howell Gierke.
* Who
died June lltli 1760. I was married again June
30th' 1761 to Hannah Howell widow of Mathew Howell, and
their son Matthew was born December ISth 1762, 10 o'clock
at niuht.
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 Piunning over eastward
vnto a tree marked on the south side with No 7, a considera-
ble wa}' above tlie head of tlie east branch of said neck, which
is the north east corner of said lot and the last lot of vpland
in Little Wonunck 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
on the west side of said
said lot of vpland about | of an acre
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 lies on the East side of said neck Running from tlie
1
Page 167.] or lies between Appoeock 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 witli No 3, including all ye Soutliwest point of
said meadow containing 4 acres and a quarter of meadow.
The tiiird lot of meadow belonging to the 3d lot of vpland
lies meadow Running still north-
adjoining to the second lot of
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 w^estward to
a stake by the side of said Creek marked with No 3 on the
south side thereof with thej above said witness, and No 4 on
tiie north side, containing four acres and a half of meadov .
The 4th lot of meadow belcnging to the 4th lot of vpland lies
LcrC.
100 1?EC0KI)S: TOWN OF SOUTIIA:\irTOX.
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
s;iid neck adjoining to No 8 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 neck until it comes to the lower
highway that runs across said neck wiiich 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 neck No 2G, which
highway is to be six poles wide, and then we laid out an high-
way near the middle of said neck to the eastward of the Good
ground running from Quaganantuck road down the said neck
unto the aforesaid highway tliat runs across the said neck
Page IGS.] which is to be six poles wide, and then we laid
out seven lots in the bottom of the Rampasture neck butting
up to the high\\ ay running across the said neck, 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 JO
IJECOKDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 101
which is the second lot above the lower liighway lying on tlie
west side of said neck butting to the middle highway contain-
ing 71 acn^Sjtlie west end of said lot bounded by the water,
x\nd 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
] 5 aci-es, together with an amendment No 1 which is the 1
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 1 1 and is 10 poles wide at the north end and
2S poles at the soutli end contains 10 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 tlie 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 Tiaimah water containing 77 acres. And the lot No 14
lies adjoining to lot No 13 and is 8 [)oles 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 81 acres. And the lot No 16 which is the last lot in the
botton of ye Rampasture lying on the east side thereof and
102 KECORDS: TOWN OF SOrTIIAMPTOX.
doth not come up to the highway and lies adjoiuiug to the hjt
No 15 and must have a passing highway through the said lot
liighway.
And tiien we laid out 6 lots in the bottom or lower part of
Pine neck 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 litth? Creek putting up into the land, the Lot No IS
westward auJ
i.ig- 83 acres together with an amendment No
is
Fifties
No 1 Christopher Foster, ]
No 2 John Pierson 1 ^
Thomas Jessnp ^- (150)
Joseph Hildreth 1 -|
No 3 Thomas Foster 1
Heirs of Maj. John PIo well J (150)
Benjamen Foster J
No 7 Richard Howell 1
Isaac Bower 1 J
(150
Abrani Cooper ^
Nathan Hildreth i
RECORDS: TO WX OF SOUTHAMPTON. 107
Xo S Icliabod Cooper
(150)
Thomas Cooper at town
No 9 Daniel Hedges and brother
(J 50)
Henry Pierson
No 10 Capt Theophikis Howell 3 (150)
No 1 1 Tliomas Stephens
The heirs of Gersham Culver 1 (150)
Jeremiah Culver
No 12 Capt Isaac Halsey 3 (150)
No 13 Capt Ephraim White ^ v.
(\ro)
Hezekiah Topping i f> \ '
)
Jonatlian Cook
No 15 Widow Martha Halsey 3 (150)
No 10 Lieut Hezekiah Howell
Daniel Foster
No 17 Ichabod Cooper
Thomas Coo[)er Jr
Heniy Howell
Mr Elisha Howell
Thomas San ford
Tliomas Lupton
No IS Widow Martha Halsey
Stephen Burnet ^ (150)
Nathaniel Halsey
No 19 Isaac Halsey Jun
James White & assigns
No 20 John Reeves & ]\Iathew Wood
Nathaniel Halsey
Abram Halsey
heirs of Isaac Wilman deceased 8-10 (150)
Capt Isaac Hals«!V
]Mr Elisha Howell
Jonathan Smith 7-12
I OS records: town of SOUTHAMPTON.
RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTON. 109
fifties
No 34 Obadiali Rogers
(150)
(150)
(150)
(150)
110 EECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMPTOX.
Jackson Scotts ear mark, crop on right ear, two half pen-
nies upper side of left, and halfpenny under same.
Charles Howells ear mark, crop andslit on end of right ear
left ear, half penny under same, a crop on right ear half pen-
ny each side of same, also his lire brand T Dec J S 1 74S
Jonah Bower ear mark crop and slit on left ear slit in end
of ridit. Feb 14 1749.
KECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 117
No 7 is 22 a, bounded W
by 6th lot, E by tlie Sth No S is ;
22 a, bounded W
by 7th lot, E by 9th No 9 is 22 a, bound- ;
Page LS5.] ed W
by No S, E by ]Oth No 10 is 23 a, bound- ;
No 14 is 25 a, bounded W
by No 13, E by 15th; No 15 is
26 a, bounded W
by No 14, E by 16th No 16 is 27 a, bound- ;
bounded W
by No 22, E by 24th No 2-4 is 74 a, bounded ; W
by No 23, E by the crick called quantuck No 25 is 100 a, ;
bounded W
by a crick called quantuck, E by 2Gth No 2G is ;
95 a, bounded W
by No 25, E by 27th No 27 is 99 a, ;
bounded W
by No 26, E by 2Sth No 28 is 96 a, bounded ;
Ehsha Howell
Jonathan Smyth
No 5 Jeremiah Jagger
Samuel Jaggei'
Benjamin Jagger
Nathaniel Howell
No 6 Nathan Heriick
the heirs of Pelatiah fordham
Jonathan Howell
John Norris
Benjamin Howell |
Stephen foster J
No 7 John Cook 1
Stephen Herrick §
Aaron Burnet |
James Herrick §
No 8 Samuel Ludlam 2 i
the heirs of Jolm Wick decesd f
KECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTIIAMPTOX. 1 2 I
No 9 Cliristopher foster
John Say re 150
Samuel Howell
122 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAJIPTOX.
fifties
No 27 Jolm Pierson 1 ^
Thomas Jessu[) | 150
Joseph 11 ildreth 1 ^
No 2S Ichabod Cooper 1
"^
Thomas ('ooper 2
No 31 ]\rrDavid Pierson
.lohn Morehouse
.losiiih l^ierson
Khiathan Whiti;
fifties
the north side to Red crick gut undivided from high water
mark low water mark, for the use of tlie propriatours to get
to
and cart stone, to pass and repass from time to time and all
times hereafter, unless otherwise ordered by tlie trustees o'
propriatours of said Purchas. And then we proseded to sur
vey all tlie land between the afore said Beach and highway
from Jeremiah Cidvers Land, which he bought of the owners
of said Purchase, Runing westward on the south side to tianah
and then on a direct line northwardly to a fresh pond near
Red crick the southward pai't thereof to [be] a tree marked
with No 38, by the pond, and Running northward to Red
still
crick, and so along the branch and by the side of the crick to
the north sid, Including one half of all the seders groing in the
said branch, and we found the said tract of land to contain
between three and four thousand acres of land and sum mead
ows, all which said tract of land and meadow we laid into 39
Lots, and the first Lot No 1 Lies adjoing to Jeremiah Culvers
Land wliich he bought in said Purchas at the south end but-
ting up on Quaga Road, and the north end butting on the
beach. Running westward adjoining to No 2, containing 50
acres No 2 lies
; W
of No ] is 5-5 a No 3 lies of No 2, is
, ; W
60 a No 4 hes
; W
of No 3, is 6-5 a No 5 lies of No 4, is ; W
70 a No 6 Hes
; W
of No 5, is 70 a No 7 lies of No G, is ; W
70 a No S lies
; W
of No 7, is 72 a No 9 lies of No 8, is ; W
74 a; No 10 lies W
of No 9, is 7U a Lot No 11 lies of ; W
No 10, is 54 a No 12 lies ; of No 11, 52 a W
No 13 lies ; W
of No 12, is 52 a No 14 lies 5 of No 13, is 51 J a W
No 15 ;
iron. No 25 lies W
of No 24, is 72 a No 26 lies of No ; W
RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAJIPTOX. 1 25
25, is No 27 lies
76 a ; W
of No 26, is 80 a No 2S lies of ; W
No 27, is No 29 lies Wof No 28, is 100 a No 30 lies
S6i a ; ;
32 lies W
of No 31, is 120 a; No 33 lies of No 32, is 127 W
a;
No 34 lies W
of No 33, is 133 a No 35 lies of No 34, ; W
is 136 a No 36 lies
; W
of No 35, is 142 a No 37 lies of ; W
No 36, is 149 a No 38 lies; W
of the southward part of No
37, runing down to tiauah to the midle of the brook and then
northward to the southward part of the fresh pond and so to
the country road at Red ci-ick to a tree marked with No 38,
and contains about 200 a. of land. No 39 lies W of the N
No 37, and lies on the N side
part of of the country road run-
Page 190.] ning down to Red crick to the midle of the creek,
and so to run northward along the midle of the brook or
branch to the Lower going over of Red crick, including all the
seders that are on the E side of sd brook or branch and so
Runing still northward by the side of said crick or river unto
a pine tree marked with No 39, including all the great cove of
meadow by the pond. And all the meadow southward of the
afore sd tree to tlie upper going over at Red crick for an
amendment to this lot and then this lot runs still N from the
sd pine treeby the meadow side until it buts upon the great
cove of meadow, and then runing Eastward by the meadow
side to the lot No 37. And then we proseded to lay out the
rest of the meadow & several seder swamps that were undi-
vided and the amendment belonging to No 37, begins at the
above sd pine tree, runing northward by the side of the crick
STEPHEN HERRICK )
RECORDS: TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTOX. 129
2 Jeremiah Jagger 1
Samuel Jagger 1
150
Benjamin Jagger ^
Nathaniel Howell ^
3 ]\ratthias Burnet 1 ^ 150
John Mitchel 1 J
4 I\Iatthew Wood & Brother ^-
Ephraim Hildreth ^
Daniel Sayre i & J
widow Mary Howell & son '
^ 150
EHas Pelletrue ^
Theophilus Pierson J
John Reves ^
5 Capt vkbram Howell 1 i
Abram Howell Jr ^ 150
Joseph Burnet ^
Jonathan Cook ^
6 Capt Thomas Stephens 1 i
the heirs of Gersham Culver deed 1 150
Jeremiah Culver ^
7 John Reves & Matthew Wood 1-10
Nathaniel Hallsey 1-10
Abram Halsey 2-10
the heirs or assigns of Isaac Wilman S-iO 150
Capt Isaac Hallsey 3-10
Mr Elisha Howell 11-12
Jonathan Smith J & 1-12
14 Christopher Foster
John Sayre
Samuel Howell
EECORDS: TO^yN OF SOUTIIAMPTOX. 131
fifties
26 Ichabod Cooper
Thomas Cooper minor
27 Capt Obadiah Rogers
Job Say re
(* ^^"' ^^* ^^'''^- ™'^''^^^'
28 Isaac
2b Isaic Mailsey
H-illsev*
bought of Ezekiel Howell)
29 Elias Cook ^
^^^
* Jonah Rogers & Jonah Rogers minor 2
* Saml. Hildreth bought IJ 50 in this lot of Ezekiel How-
ell, Oct. 22d, 1794.
(Samuel Hildreth bought)
30 Jolm Howell (one 50 of this lot of) 3 150
( Ezekiel Howell Jr. )
fifties
32 Richard Howell 1
* Isaac Bower 1 4
^^q
Just Abram Cooper ^
i
Nithan Hildreth i
* The above lot Saml. Hildreth bought i 50 of Obadiah
Howell.
33 Mr David Pierson ^^j^.^ j^^ g^^^^^^^j j^^_^
1
John Morehouse dreth bought of )
^ 150
,
Josiah Piersou
^^^j^.^^ jf^^,^!^ ' |
Elnathan White ^ i
34 Abraham Hallsey (Saml. Sandford bought) 2 i ^ .^
Peter Hildreth (this lot of Ezekiel Howell) ^
35 Stephen Herrick %
James Herrick 'i
150
Aaron Burnett jur %
John Cook 1
36 Nathan Herrick 1
the heirs of Pellatiab fordliani ^
Jonathan Howell (Samuel Hildreth) f 150
John Noris (bought 2f 50s of) i
Benjamin Howell (Ezeldel Howell.) f
Stephen foster i
37 Widow Martha Halsey (Samuel Hildretli) 2
Stephen Burnet deed (bought ^ 50 of) * 150
Nathaniel Hallsey (Dea Silas Halsey) i
38 -n 1
Woodruff ^^ ^^ ^^ .^^ ^^^.^ ^^^-^^^ ^ ^^^
Jonathan Jagger V
j,^^^^^^^,^. jj^^^j^ j
ear half penny each side of same, half penny upper side of
right, wnich was his fathers mark and Recorded to him in
page 252. (See Bethuel Reeves mark, page 262.)
134 RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMPTOX.
ry of John Howell, Esq., died December 23, 1747, iu ye 7M year of his age."
He was son of John Howell, Town Clerk, who died March, IG'JL'. See Vol.
II, Town Records, page 132. W. S. P.
EECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAJIPTOX. I 35
thority to set a Mill upon that stream, make a Dam and raise
a pond on any part of the said lot No 1, and it shall not be
accounted any tresspass on the said lot and also dig earth to
make and maintain a Dam in any parts of sd lot at an}^ time
or times hereafter. And the above said 49 lots run down the
above said three necks where each lot is bounded by stakes
or trees marked and immbered. Beginning with No 2, increas-
ing eastward to No 49, wliich No 49 lies on the east of the
neck called the Basket Neck ; and after we had laid out the
above said 49 lots of upland we laid out 49 Lots of meadow
which drawn with the 49 lots of upland, and each
are to be
lot of meadow hath the same number with the lot of npland
small islands of meadow that lie near the mouth of the gut or
fishing creek at the S ward end of tlie great pond, and part of
the Lot No 28 lies on the westward side of sd neck and the
remainder of it on the eastward side within Capt Halseys fence
& 38 is to have all the meadow N ward of the stake No 37,
38 up to the highway quite across the upland E ward.
And then we went to Speonk Kiver, and we began at a
stump (which is the bounds of the land formerly laid out)
with No 39 increasing N ward to No 49, and the lot No 39 is
to have the island called Jobes Island, and then we proceeded
to lay out 49 amendments to the 49 lots, each amendment
liaving the same No with the lot it belongs to, No 1 with No
1 No 2 with No 2, and so onward to No 49 with No 49, and
at the S end by the land which the Trustees lately sold to the
several owners of ye necks, and bounded with stakes & trees
numbered for that purpose ; but there is several corners that
stand in the swamps as No 7 8 in the Loer Division, stands
on the E side of the brook just above the going over and No ;
tree on the W
side of tanuers neck swamp a considerable dis-
tance above the meadow and No 42 43 is a white oak tree
;
head of the Little Pond where the going over now is, where
there is two stakes fixt and marked with the letter H, and
this highway is to run as far W
as the two above sd stakes
and no farther And tlien we laid a Road or highway from
;
the going over to Setuck to the going over at the head of the
Great Pond where there stands trees marked with the letter
H for highway, and from thence
it runs into the main road 30
pole to the E
ward of Capt Halseys house tlie above sd j\Iain ;
Road is the road that comes from the mill to the head of the
Little Pond, and this road is the same breadth with the main
road And we laid a highway from this main road down to
;
pole wide to go down the neck wliere the path now is, soutii-
sliall and may be lawfull for the Trustees or the major j^art of
them being at least Ten with the consent of the Conmiission-
ers for the time being to shut up, sell, and dispose of the said
highways at their discretion. And we laid out three pole
wide of upland across the end of every lot and amendment of
meadow that lies by the side of Sjieonk River, excepting where
the trustees sold land to David & Stephen Rogers for their
land is bounded E by the meadow, and this three pole wide of
upland siiall be from the top of tlie Clift, but in Tanners neck
and Apocock we laid but two pole wide of upland across the
end of each lot and amendment of meadow. And we left one
acre of land not laid out near the end of the Mill Dam in the
most convenient place for making and maintaining a mill dam
which said acre of land lies within the bounds of lot No 49,
but is not laid to sd lot, but is left for the use above mention-
ed. And whereas the several lots and amendments of Meadow
are far distant from the lots of upland wliere they belong,
thereforeit shall and may be lawful for any of the owners of
any of the several lots oi upland to go, cart, ride, and drive
threw any of the said lots of uphuid or meadow to their sev-
eral lots meadow or amendments wherever they may be,
of
and they may cut and make paths through the brush to go to
their meadow from time to time and at any time or times
RECORDS: TO WX OF SOUTHAMPTON. 143
THOMAS SANDFORD Jr j
Capt. Barney Green, whose heirs sold it to its present owner. This lot is the
four acres in the ox pasture, granted by the town to Eev. Joseph Taylor, in
Kwi), and was originally granted to Rev John Harriman, for a house lot -see
Vol. II, Town Records, page 8;3, printed edition. W. b. P.
KECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMl'TON. 145
* The 30 acre division included the tract of land on the west side of Lum-
ber Lane at Bridge-Hampton and at Scuttle Hole also a tract at Poxabog,
;
and a few lots at the head of the mill pond. Lot 51 was on the east side of
the road at the place called " Deerfield." For laying out of this division, see
Vol. II, printed Records, page 101, et seq. W. S. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. I 47
person shall so any flax or ots or any other grain on the Indi-
an land upon the penaUy of forty sliilUngs per acre neither di-
rectly nor Indirectly.
A true copy by me Obadiah Rogers Clerk.
* This house probably stood on the hill north of the house of Henry A.
Fordhatn, a fow rois soath of tha corner of Hill St. and First ueek lane.
W. S. P.
I 48 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTOX.
ABRAHAM COOPER
HUGH GELSTON
JOB PIERSON
A true copy per me OuADrAH Rogers Clerk.
* The above land laid out for the ministry is the place known as the " Old
Wool worth place," on the north side of the road to Sagg. Silas White lived
on the present homestead of Jeremiah O. Hedges, Esq. It was owned in IToi
by Walter Wilmot, "student of Yale College," (who probably inherited it
from his father, Alexander WilmotJ. He sold it in that year to Elias Petty,
•who, in the same year, sold it to Silas White. Walter Wilmot became pastor
at Jamaica, 17;!8 ;
died 174+. The land spoken of as Silas White's " which
he had of the town," was 3 acres granted in 17:>2, entered in Bcok of Deeds,
No. 2, page 8i;5, Town Clerk's afflce. For Wilmot's deed see sane b >ok, page
827. The land "near the windmill" lies south of the present wi idmilJ at
Bridge-Hampton. \V. S. P
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 151
* The above record of town meeting is the last document recorded by Oba-
diah Eogers, Town Clerk. His tomb stone, standing in South £ni burying
ground, bears this inscription "In memory of Capt. Obadiah Rogers, who
:
said lot and joining at South end to John Mitchel, and Thom-
as & David Cooper shall have the other third at the north end
next the middle line, and ^ of the three acres taken off of
Mitchels part at tlie north end, and we agree that the corners
shall never be altered or moved. June 6 1750.
[Abstract.] James Cooper sells to Moses Culver i 50 of
comonage, price 1S<£ Oct 30 1741.
Page 227. [Abstract.] Elias Howell brand mark a dia-
mond with stoke each side of it. 1753.
Silas Plalsey Jr ear mark crop on each ear, slope under each
ear.
John Jennings ear mark, crop on each ear, lialf j)enny un-
der right.
Wm Jagger ear mark, hollow crop riglit eai', slope upper
halfpenny under same.
side of left
John Harris ear mark, slit in end of right ear, haly penny
under same, slope under left.
Mrs Deborah Parnell ear mark, L and lialf penny under
riglit ear; 1753.
Page 228. [Abstract.] David Corwith and wife Sarah,
sell to Zebulon Halsey * of lot atCobb, 13 acres* bounded S
* This is now part of the homestead of Samuel B. Halsey, Esq. W, S. P.
RECOKDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMl'TOX. loo
noe place, the whole being 72 acres more or less Nov 13 1753
Wit Obadiah Johnes John Fowler
* Now the home lot of Mrs. Wm. T. Jones. Joseph Halsey's home lot in
the home lot formerly belonging to Capt. David Chapman.
t This is probably the farm of Gerardus L. Drake, on the Scuttle Hole ro.d
to Sag-Harbor, north-east of Noah Halsey's, W. S. P.
RECORDS: TO WX OF SOUTHAMPTON. 157
Jonas Foster, crop and slit on left ear, slope each side of
Right.
(Recorded to John S. Foster, March 10, IS 1-3.)
Thomas Russell, L under each ear.
Stephen Rogers Jr, L under left, slope over rigiit, half pen-
ny under.
Page 242. [Abstract.] John Haines sells to Thomas
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHASIPTON. 159
* Red Creek Division means Canoe Place Division. The home lot is the
one now owned by Mr. Samuel Eldredge, formerly belonging to Mrs. Fithian,
who inherited it from her father, Thomas Sayre, who was son of Joshua S.,
the lot lying on the west side of Main street, between Caleb Halsey's home
1 )t and the home lot of heirs of Septer Jackson. The part of lots and 40
.')!)
Great South Division, is the wood land now owned by heirs of Jonathan Fith-
ian. Wood close is the farm of Hainiiel Elliston, by Sepon.ick road. " The
Barn close " is the lot of Win. S. Pulletreau, at First Neck. V.'. S. P.
KECOPvDS: TOAVX OF SOUTnAMPTOX. 161
stands and the wood close lying on the east and South of Dan-
ielHildreth land, and the Wickapogue close lying between
David Howell on the South and Jeremiah Howell on the
North, and the loer close, when the two acres above said is
taken out, also one half fifty in the Great South and North
Division, this for Obadiahs part.
And we do all engage to stand by each other in the defence
of the said lands against the claims of any person or persons
whatsoever. In witnes whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals the day and year above mentioned.
DANIEL FOSTER
CHRISTOPHER FOSTER
In presence of OBADIAH FOSTER
Stephen Rogers
This is a true copy of the division recorded by
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk
liECOIJDS; TOWX OF SOUTIIAJIPTOX. lG-3
Lemuel, (2) thut Lemuel shall have the ten acres, which by
said will is said to lie at the south end of Mills lot, and that
equal half of land and meadow of Quogue purchase east of Ti-
anna, and also one 50 of comonage, and the negro, also ^ of
the moveables mentioned in said will, and ^ part of orchard.
—
Nov 30 ] 750. [Note Jesse and Lemuel were sons ot Elisha
Howell, who died in 1750.]
Page 247. Southampton April 1st 1755 at a town meet-
ing held on said day to chuse Town officers for the year ensu-
ing the freeholders proceed to their choice as followeth, in
that Joseph Gibbs should have the use & improvement of one
half acre of land adjoining the house that David Corwith for-
merly lived in during his natural life and the life of his present
wife.
Voted that the trustees shall have the care of the fishery at
Quogue North sea & meacox to dispose of at their discretion
for the year ensuing.
HUGH GELSTON j-Jus^ces
, ) .
JOB PIEESON
A true copy of the original votes per
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
Page 250.
[Abstract.] Henry Ludlam sells to the trus-
tees of thetown 68 poles of land* at head of mill pond bound-
ed North West by highway 13 poles and ^, Southwest by ye
water. Southeast by land of Henry Ludlam 11^ poles, from
the said highway to water, price 25 shillings Sept 17 1750
Witness James Burnet Abram Halsey.
Lemuel Howell, crop & slit on rig] it ear, half penny each
side of left.
Obadiah Foster, crop & slit in right, slope each side of left.
slope on upper side of left, fire brand " a D and half diamond
taUed."
* Stephen Tojipiug, who died 174(5, left sous Stephen, David. Ehiathan,
Slivanus and Daniel. W. S. P.
records: town of SOUTIIAMrTON. 169
upper side of tlie left ear and a half penny under the same.
Dec 29 1757.
Page 257. Southampton March 2S 1757 At the Request
of the trustees we the commissioners of highways have ascer-
tained and laid out ahighway or open Public road across Pine
Neck, of 21 poles w4de at the Eastward end. and 16 poles at
the westward end, Beginning at the brook called Tyana where
the road is six poles wide on the south side of ye path, and
fifteen on the North side including the path, and at ye west
ward end, being the westward side of said Neck it is 4 poles
wide on the southward side of the path, and 12 on the North-
ward side, and the lines on each side of the highway Run
parallel with the cart path saving their inclination.
Witnes our hands ABRAHAM IIALSEY )
TOHMAS STEPHENS } Commisioners
JOSIAH PEIRSON )
Foster his heirs and assigns for ever Witnes my hand this
2d day of Jan 1758.
SMIUEL JAGGER.
Witnessed by Stephen Rogers Clerk.
* This is part of the land lately owned by Barnard Archibald, and is on the
north end of it, and lately sold to Edward Horton. W. S. P.
170 KECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
JOB PEIRSON
A true copy per Stephen Rogers Clerk.
* This is the piece of wood-land lying on the south side of Sebonac;k lane,
and lately sold by the trustees of th>^ Presbyterian Church of Southampton to
Cnpt. Daniel Jagger. Kaynor's amendment was the wood-laud now owned
by the heirs of John Burnett aud others, sej page L5.J, original. W. S. P.
172 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Post chosen Supervisers for Intestate estates for the year en-
sning, Josiah Pierson Daniel Hedges Capt Silas Cook Israel
Halsey Abram Cooper Abram Halsey Capt John Howell
Isaac Post David Howell Thomas Cooper Wm Foster and
Cornelius Halsey chosen trustees for the year ensuing, Abram
Halsey Capt Thomas Stephens & Josiah P^ierson chosen Com-
missioners for highways for the year ensuing, Abram Halsey
& Isaac Post chosen overseers of thy poor for the year ensuing
Ichabod Sayre & Israel Halsey chosen viewers of fence for
the year ensuing.
Voted that the trustees shall agree with Lemuel Howell
concerning the stream where his mill stands.
Voted that Jonah Bower Jr shall have three acres of land
on the nortli side of the Dam
Eoad near bever meeting house.
JOB PIERSON Justices.
HUGH GELSTON
A true copy examined, Stephen Rogers Clerk,
by highway W
by Capt Obadiah Rogers. (Autograph of
Stephen Foster attached, signed in presence of Stephen Rog-
ers.)
L under right.
Stephen Jennings, square crop on each ear, half penny un-
der right.
Elias Howell, half jienny over each ear, nick under right.
Silvanus Halsey, brand, figure 5.
Lot 31 in said neck, also a piece off the east end of the amend-
40^ poles wide at the soutli end and 40 poles at the north end
he the said Stephens takes the other piece lying on the East
side extending to the North end of the lots, and is '24 poles on
the north end and 24 j)oles and f on the South end. Coi'ne-
lius Halsey takes his part in two pieces, the 1st being as
above (to wit) S2 poles long and 40J wide at the South end,
and 40 poles wide at North end, then the other piece he takes
lying westward of said Stephens and joining to Nehemiah
Sayres and is 15 pole ^ on South end and 15 poles at North
end, also extending to the north end of the lots.
r The parties have set their hands Nov 15 1759.
THOMAS STEPHENS
NEHEMIAH SAYRE
CORNELIUS HALSEY
In presence of Stephen Rogers Clerk.
James Bishop, L over left ear, half penny under same, half
penny each side of right.
Silas Halsey, hollow crop on left.
Voted that the trustees shall farm of the fishery at Qnogue for
the year ensuing.
HUGH GELSTOX Justices
JOB PEIRSON
The above is a true copy of the original examined per
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
* Thisis the homestead now owned by Mi-. Jeremiah Reeves, at North Sea.
The "pitle " and "boat lot " are on the east side of road next the creek.
W. S. P.
records: town of SOUTHAMPTON. IS I
[We have measured out that on the north side of his house
and there is 5 acres and 20 poles, we began at the west side
of ye well and run ten poles west, and North 30 jjoles to his
north lot fence, and then east till it comes into ye other high-
way, then we began at the south side of the well and laid the
highway at the entering in to the southward 9 poles and 3
feet, and so it runs straight to Whites norwest corner and cuts
This done by us
WILLIAIM JONES ) ^,
Co'^^^iissioners
DAVID HALSEY \
A true copy of the original examined by
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
Joseph Rogers, slope over right, half penny nnder lell, slit
in same.
EECOKDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 1S5
Samuel Foster, crop on left, half penny each side the same,
slit in right, 1762.
Edmond Perry, hollow crop on right, nick over same.
Wm Jones, half penny over right, each side of left.
brand L W.
Stephen Rose, L under right, half penny over same.
Elias Foster, slit in right, half penny under each.
John Woodruff", halfpenny under each ear and over right.
* It will be noticed that about this date the name •' Johnes" is changed to
its modern form. W. S. P.
KECORDS: TOWX OF SOUTIIAMPTOX. IS7
I
ISS records: town of SOUTHAMPTON.
Joseph Goodale, fire brand, IXG, ear mark, half penny over
right, nick under left, (bought of Stephen Rogers.)
Abraham Fordham, crop and slit of right ear, half penny
over same.
John Jennings, crop on each ear, nick under right.
Zebulon Halsey, slit in end of left, hole slit under right,
slojie over it.
and Stephen Rogers into two equal parts north and south, and
Jackson Scott gave Elias Pelletrue eight pounds for the choice
and took the nortli side, which is to be to him and his heirs
and assigns, and Elias Pelletrue is to have the south part.
March 2o 17G].
That whereas we Josiali Pierson and Thomas Sandford be-
ing Elected and chosen by the trustees of the town of Soutii-
ampton to lay out or lot a certain tract of land lying near to
Sagg harbour, called the twelve acres, at our Discretion, and
pursuant to the trust rej^oscd in us and the power by the trus-
tees given us we proceded in the following method. We laid
out a highway of two poles wide upon the South side of the
twelve acres, joining to the great Division. We laid out a
highway of two poles wide from the Southwest Corner of the 12
acres to the highway that goes from Sagg harbour to South-
ampton, then we began at the north side of the 12 acres be-
tween the highway that goes from Sagg harbour to Southamp-
ton and the highway tiiat goes from Sagg harbour to Sagg
where we laid out the lot No 1 which is 1 L poles wide but-
ting upon both of the said highvi^ays, No 2 is Southward of
No 1 joining to the same and is G poles wide at each end but-
Page 2S7] ting on said Iiighways, No 3 is Southward & join-
ing to No 2 and is 5 poles wide at each end butting on said
highways. No 4 is southward of No 3 joining to the same and
buts on the westerly end 3 poles on the highway, and -5 poles
on the Easterly side of the Lot No 5 and is 1 poles wide at the
East end. No 5* is six poles wirle at the north west end but
* From a d^ed ia possession of Eloazar Latham, Esq., we leara " Bradock
Coi-y hath purchased a number of fifties in Lot 7, 12 acre division, and John
nui-ll)urt hath tjnrchnsed Lot '>, adjoining, and built a house upon it. Aug.
17, This house stood ou the site of the present residence of Mrs. Lob-
]7'.)(i."
stein,south sida of Union street, and wit'.iin a few rod.i of the corner of Mtia
street. The residence of Stephau B. French, Es]., also stands ou Lot No o.
For the south boundary of the 12 acre Division see page 74. W. S. P.
190 RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUXnAMPTON.
7 joining to the same and is S poles wide at, the south end,
No 6 is at the Southwest corner of the 12 acres lying to the
highway on the south and west and north, and is about 7
poles and 3 feet wide at the north west end and G poles wide
at the South end. No 7 is eastward of No 5 and Southward
of No 4 and is about 14 poles wide at the westerly end and
about 10 poles at the east end butting on the highway. No
8 is eastward of the highway that goes from Sagg harbour to
Sagg and lyeth on the north side of the 12 acres and is 3 poles
and half wide at the west end butting on the highway and 2
poles i at the east end butting on the highway that is betwen
end in the line between the 12 acres and the Great Division,
and all the Remainder of the land that lyeth to the Southward
of No 17 the north west side of the highway we lay out as
This isthe return of our work, given under our hands this
loweth,
fifties
N
192 EECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
fifties fifties
Elias Foster ^
James Haines
AVid :Mehetable Mackie No 1 1 James Foster 9
Tlie heirs of Tho Lup-
ton deceased No 12 Tlie heirs of Sam-
The heirs of Daniel uel Russell deceased 9
Halsey deceased 9
Jeremiah Howell No 13 James Foster 9
Joseph Burnet
William Foster No1 1 Israel Halsey
fifties fifties
Hand and Joseph Rogers and the dwelling house and well to
Mr Aaron Burnet Jr which stands upon said land and he the
said Aaron Burnet Jr shall have liberty or right to move otl'
or disjjose of the said house and well at any time within one
year after the decease of Hannah Leek wife of Ichabod Leek
of East Hampton
As witness our hands JOB PEIRSON
ABRA]\[ HALSEY
MALTBY GELSTON
was laid round the North east corner of David Rogers lot at
Noyack No 23 in the 20 acre Division, therefore the Trustees
with consent of the commissioners have laid it across the Siiid
corner above mentioned, which takes off five poles at the east
side of the lot, and extends westward 37 poles & there makes
a point into the highway again, and as an equivelent for the
land thus laid into highway, there is laid to David Rogers 92
poles of land adjoining to the North side of this liighway with
which he acknowledges himself fully satisfied and content.
DAVID HAND
ISRAEL HALSEY
north end and I poles wide at the south end, The lot No 23
I
north end and 12 poles wide at the south end, Tlie Lot No 24
is westward and joining to tlie Lot N 23 and is 42 poles at the
north end and 1 poles wide at the south end. The Lot No 25
1
at the north end and 10 poles wide at the south end, The Lot
No 2G is westward and joining to the Lot No 25 and is 25
poles wide at the north end and 13 poles at the south end.
Then we proceded and laid out 2G amendments to the above
said 2G Lots, Beginning at Red Creek we laid out the amend-
ment No which is 94 poles wide at the north end and 45 at
1
the south end, which we put to the Lot 18. The amendment
No 2 is westward and joining to the amendment No 1 and is
71 poles wide at the north end and 50 poles wide at the south
end, which we put to the Lot No 19. The amendment No 3
iswestward of the amendment No 2 and joining to the same
and is G3 poles wide at the north end and 58 poles wide at
the south end which we laid to the lot No 17.
] 98 RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTIIAJIPTON.
end and 45 j^oles wide at the south end which we put to Lot
No 14. Amendment No 5 is 32 poles wide at north end and
44 at south end which we put to Lot No 24. Amendment No
6 is 32 poles wide at north end and 32 poles wide at south
end wnich we put to Lot 20. Amendment No 7 is 32 poles
wide at north end and 20 poles wide at south end which we
put to Lot 21. Amendment No S 39 poles wide at the
is
not to extend no nearer the path than tln-ee rods, and whereas
the stream or brook called jumping brook is reserved for the
use of the proprietors it is furtlier ordered and agreed on by
us the layers out that whoever shall buy tlie said stream shall
have liberty at any time or times hereafter to dig through in
the most convenient place to let the pond that lies at the head
of said stream or brook out into said brook, and shall not be
molested by the owners of the land where they have occasion
to dig. This is a return of our work given under our hands
this nineteenth day of May and in the year of our Lord 1763.
THOMAS SANDFORD
ELLSHA HOWELL
SILAS HOWELL
The above is a true copy of the original per me
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
200 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHA^rPTON.
Ricliard Fowler, lialf penny fore side each ear, nick under
right, (bought of Elias Howell) 17S9.
^v.
of said Town being Legally warned to draw their Lots in the
fifties fifties
No The heirs of John
1 No John Sandford
6 f
Howell 3 Jonah Sandford i
John Jessup 1^ Tlie assigns of Mathew
Wou-d and brother I
No 2 The heirs of Isaac Jflm Reeves i
jj.^]ggy 2|/ Lplirann Hddreth f ^
Joseph Marshall Joseph Burnet ^
.
i
^fit3 hen-s or assigns
James Wiiite and assigns 1
^^ Jonathan Cook
Capt Thomas Stephen^s H ^
Thomas Jennings
^
i
Tliomas Sandtbrd §
and Daniel Halsey
Edward Howell ^
Capt Theoph Howell
l^^vid Topping i
i Theoph Howell Jr 3
Nathan & \Vm dagger ^ ^ ^'^er Hddretli U
No 9 Capt Obadiah Rogers 2
No o Stephen Jagger J i John White 1
Mathew Jagger | Zeb Halsey ^
The heirs of the two Daniel Hihh'eth ^
Abram Howells deed 2 Joel Sandford i
Silas Howell ^ A\'illiam Jones t
RECOKDS : TOWN OF SOUTIIAJIPTON. 201
fifties fifties
No ] Timotliy Foster 1 The heirs of Capt Isaac
The lieirs of j\I;ijor John Halsey 3-10
Howell deceased 1 The neirs of Elisha
Wm Foster 1 Howell 11-12
Obadiah& Richard Howell ^ The heirs of Jonathan
The heirs or assigns of Smith J 1-12
Nathaniel Halsey J Nathaniel Howell or
Moses Culver ^ assigns ^
Nathan Herrick 1
Noll Jeremiah Culver
Thomas Jessup
Justice Josiah Howell
No 1 G Thomas Sandfbrd 3
or heirs
John Mitchel H
No 2 Nathan Heri'ick
1
2N0 17 The heirs of widow
John Say re J Martha Halsey 4^
Samuel Howell 1^ -5
The heirs of widow
Martha Halsey iNo ]S The heirs or assigns
fifties fiftii, s
No 20 The heirs of Jona- No 24 The assigns of Ich-
than Howell I abod Cooper 1 1-5
The heirs or assigns of Dea Tliomiis Cooper 2 1-10
John Norris i The heirs of Tho Liipton ^
The heirs of Benj Howell f The heirs of Elisha Howell 1-5
Steplien Foster f Jeckamiah Scott ^
John Cook li Elias Pelletreau i
The heirs or assigns of
Henry & Daniel Wick f No 25 Samuel Jones
John Bishop i Stephen Jagger
Elisha Osborn i
No 21 Joseph Foster in right James Hand i
of Joseph Hildreth deed 1^ Samuel Howell brother
Nehemiah Say re i- of Jonah Howell a
8
Joseph Sayre i Daniel Cook i
Capt Silas Cook i Georce Herrick I
Eber Wiiite 1 Nathan Foster
Wm White f David Pose
Cipt Josiah Smith
No 22 John Jessnp *
Thomas Jessiij) 1 No 26 The heirs or assigns
Jedediah Howell 2 of Jonathan Raynor
Daniel Foster or heirs 1 John Ja2:ii;er
Samuel Jagger
No 23 David Peirsoii 1
Josiah Peirson
Daniel Hedges 2i
Ehiathan Wiiite
[The numbers 4J. denoting the number of fifties in each
lot, is placed at margin of each lot, in original, but is omitted
in the copy for want of space, av. s. p.]
above said necks that are without the corners of said lots we
the Layers out do agree that the owners of said lots shall hold
all such lands as is included within their corners quite down
to the meadow, And altho that several of the corners in tlie
above said lots along the County road is standing near to the
path it is to be understood tliat the said lots are not to extend
any nearer to the path than three poles, And it is further or-
dered and agreed on by us the layers out thiit there shall be a
passing road of 4 JDoles wide down each neck in the most con-
venient phice for the owners of the meadows in each neck to
pass and repass to and from their meadows, and also for the
use of the Proprietors or owners of the land in Quogue pur-
chase, if they shall have occasion to cart down pine logs or
any thing which they may have occasion for. And where-
else
as there are some persons that have houses on some of said
necks of land the owners of said houses shall have full liberty
to take his or their houses off' of said land without molestation
from said owners of the land or those tliat shall draw any of
said lots. And further the stream or brook called Jumping
brook with the lands on each side as they are marked out is
reserved to be sold for the proprietors use, this is tlie return
of our work, given under our hands this nineteenth day of
May in the year of our Lord 17G3.
THOMAS SANDFORD
ELISHA HOWELL
SILAS HOWELS
The above is a true copy of the original return examied per
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
Xo 4 Daniel Hedges 2|
Peter Hildreth U
Jonah Joseph & John ^
Halsey If
Daniel Foster 1
Joseph J\Iarshall i
No 5 Christopher Youngs
Jr & Daniel Wells i
Josiah Gooiale ^
7 Joseph Foster li
Joseph Rogers ^
Charles White 1
John Jessup Jr ^
Capt John Sandford by
order of trustees ^ 7
Daniel Howell Esq by
order of trustees ^
Ezekiel Howell by or-
der of trustees ^
Sohl Josiah Goodale Jo-
siah Howell Oliver Post
by the trustees June
1S07 2 11-12
20G KECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTOX.
RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUTHAJIPTON. 207
fifties fifties
Hampton bounds and the Indian line, into 5L lots, quantity &
quality, according to the best of our discretion ;
pursuant to
our trust and appointment we began at or near Wainscott,
where there is a piece of land lying between tiie East Hamp-
ton line and the old in;proved land belonging to Sagg people,
which we laid for two lots, viz No. 1 and No 2 No 1 lies
:
;
before his door to extend as far as the east end of his house)
and is bounded west by the east side of Paul Piersons lot and
the highway to go the Sag Harbor, north by Edward Howell
and east by him, and south by the country road, and contains
about 8 acres. Then we proceeded and laid out three lots.
No 6, No 7 and No S, at the south or southeast end of Poxa-
ont the lot No 21, tliis lot lies on the north side of and joining
to the Parsonage Innd. and is bounded east at the east end by
the highway, and from the N-E corner of it running westerly
southward of Joshua Ilowells mill to the west side of burying
place, (making a crook just against the mill) it there turns
square down northerly to the country road, and then contin-
ues along the country road as far west as be parallel with the
west end of the parsonage land, then southward to the north
west corner of said land and contains about 7 acres. No 22
lieswestward of No 21 and the parsonage land and is bounded
north and south by the highwa}'' and contains about 6 acres.
No 23 hes westward of and joining to No 22 and is bounded
north and south on the highway as No 22 is, and west by the
highway, containing al.)out 6 acres. [Page 310.] We then
proceeded to lay out several highways, and first we laid out a
highway of 4 poles wide from the southwest corner of Malt-
southwest corner of the parsonage land where
bie's lot to the
or piece of this lot that lies on the w^est side of the lane and
216 records: town of SOUTIIAMrTON.
acres. We then laid out the lot No 39, this lies southward of
and joining to the Harbor road, and bounded east by Jonah
Rogers land, the north east corner coming down to the pond
before Samvel Joneses door, the south bounds is a highway
but 4 poles wide and it runs fi'om said stake upon a direct
line to a stake standing 8 rods from the middle of the path a
little way south westerly from Elisha Halse3"s house, and from
thence north easterly to a walmit tree standing in Elishas
fence. Having gone through w^ith and made 51 lots we then
proceeded to lay out 51 amendments to put to and draw with
at the Hav ground and laid
220 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
lands fonnerh^ laid out ; and the paths and roads that run
through this piece of land are to remain as they now are until
altered by trustees or Commissioners, but if any of the owners
of the amendments that He in this piece of land should want
htrealter to fence their land, they are not to fence no nearer
the main path that was made by deacon Haynes, than one
rod. We then laid out G amendments, namely No 9, 10, 11,
12, 13, and 14, between the house teat was formerly Edmimd
Northgates and the widow Anna Rose, extending northward
to the path goingby Elisha Halseys to Sag Harbor. No 9
liessouthward of and joining to the Harbor road, and is
bounded easteily by the lands of Elisha Halsey, Ezekiel Rose,
and a 2 pole highway which we laid from the south end of
Ezekiel Roses land to Lemuel Halseys land, and this highway
is to turn square down from the south end' of Ezekiel Roses
land to the path that runs along the hollow ; the south bounds
is the amendment No by Ebenezer Wiiite and
10, and w^est
Lenniel Halseys land. The amendment No 10 is southward
of and joining to No 9, and is bounded on the north partly by
No 9 and partly by tlie southern end of Lemuel Halseys land,
westerly by Ezekiel Rose, and a highway of two poles wide
which we laid for the widow Rose, to extend northerly to u
stake set up for that purpose, southerly by highway or com-
mon land, and easterly by the amendment No 11. No 11 lies
eastward of and joining to No 10, and is bounded partly on
the north by No 14 and partly by Lemuel Halseys land, south-
erly by the highway and common land, and eastward by No
12. No ] 2 lies easterly of and joining to No 11, and is bound-
ed northerly by No 14, easterly by No 13, and southerly by
the highway that goes by Edmunds to Scuttle hole. No 13
lies easterly of and joining to No 12 and is bounded northerly
by No 14, southerly by the highway, and easterly by ye land
belonging to Henry Ludlow, deceased. No 14 lies to the
northward of No 13 and No 12, and part of No 11, and is
I
222 EECORDS : town of SOUTHAMPTON.
eastward of his barn where the stake stands to the north east
corner of his lot and contains about 2 acres more or less, as it
RECORDS : TOWN OP SOUTHAMPTON. 223
22, and 2U, leaving a six pole highway all around them except
at the southeast corner of Ichabod Sayres close, and there it
laid about 2 acres on the south side of Elias Fosters close and
adjoining to it, and is bounded east by No 30, south by com-
north side of the lot to the Lidian line, and between said Kay-
nois lot tuid Tiios Scottis we laid nine amendments, to wit,
Xo 31, 3-5, 30, 37, 3S, 39, 10, 41 & 42 all butting on the In-
226 KECORDS : town of SOUTHAMPTON.
dian line and east on the Mill Stone Brook road. No 34 lies
west end and slant away southeasterly wliere tlie path now is if
most convenient until it comes into the main road that goes
to Sebonnuck which main road is to be an open road of 4
poles wide, as the path now runs. Then we laid out two
amendments on the David Raynors lot namely No
east side of
43 and Ko 44. And No 43 lies southward of and joining
to No 84 and is bounded east by the Millstone Brook road,
south by No 44, and west by David Raynors lot, the east
end of this amendment is 50 poles, north side 74, and
the west end 30 poles. No 44 is southward of and joining to
No 43, and is bounded east and west as No 43 is, and south
by common land, the east end ot tiiis amendment is 59^ poles
t'.ie west end 42 poles, allowing the proprietors forever here-
after liberty to dig clay and make and burn brick in any of
the eleven last mentioned amendments, in any place where
clay may be found. We then laid out the amendment No 45
which lies at the west end of John Reeves land, running west-
ward to the Indian line, the south side is 4S poles long, join-
ing to the parsonnge land, west end 22 poles, the north side
OS poles, which brings it the west end of John
parallel with
Reeves land. No 46
northward of and joining Reeves
lies
land and is the length of it, and is 38 poles wide at the west
end bounded by No 45, 70 poles at the north side bounded by
highway and comn:on land, and 3S poles at the east end and
bounded by common land.
No 47 lies to the eastward of John Reeves, Sam Wicks
and J(>sse Culvers land leaving a 6 pole highu-ay from the
northeast corner of Reeves land to Jesse Culvers north bars,
and there it comeshighway which comes slanting
into a 4 pole
up from the N-E corner of Jo Fosters lot leaving u tri-
angle on the southwest side of it joining to Jo Fosters lot
and Jesse Culvers land (this is part of the amend-
triangle
ment) and thishighway from the northeast corner of Jo Fos-
ters lot is 4 poles at the west end and 5 poles wide at the east
228 RECORDS : TOWN OF S0UTH1>IPT0N.
erty to move them oft' if they cant agree with the owners of
the land. Atid from the consideration of the situation of and
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTIIAJIPTON. 229
Josiiua Say re 4
No 9 DavidWoodruff IJ
Cook No 1-1''>^ ^'^'^^^ ^
7\brahani 3 1-'^
i Je?se Howell 1
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTIIAMPTOX. 231
fiftios fifties
fifties fifties
pond head.
ning east and west exact from the bay to the middle highway
afore mentioned, the Lot No 1 having a passing road through
No 2 for conveniency of landing, and a passing road shall be
allowed from the great highway at the head of the great pond
eastward to the bay through Lot No 5, and then we measured
the west side in the path from Josiah Fosters old fence up to
the lower Quogue road 120 rods and divided it into six lots,
the lines of division being east and west, we began to No at
Quogue lower road with No 1 and down southward in course
to 6, each proprietor drawing the same number on the west
242 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
side as they draw on the east side, the said lots to run to tlie
—
[XoTE Edward Howell lived on the east side of Sagg road
leading to Sag Harbor, north of the country road.]
[Page 32S.]
Southampton April 6 17G2 At a town meeting held on
said day by the free holders and comonalty of said town to
chuse town officers for the year ensuing, the freeholders do
proceed to their choice as followeth in presence of Hugh Gels-
D
ton and Job Peirson Justices, Stephen Rogers chosen Clerk
for the year ensuing, Job Peirson Esq chosen Superviser for
the year ensuing, John Dains and Silas Howell chosen Cons-
tables for the year ensuing, Abraham Rose chosen Collector
tor6d per £ for the year ensuing, Isaac Post and Thomas
Sandford chosen Assessors f jr tlie year ensuing, Israel Halsey
and Jedediah Howell chosen Supervisers for Intestate Estates
for the year ensuing, Deacon Thomas Cooper, Isaac Post Jed-
ediah Howell Nehemiah Sayre Obadiah Rogers Elisha Howell
David Rose Capt Steplien Topping David Hand David Halsey
Henry Howell Israel Halsey chosen trustees for the year en-
suing, Isaac Post and David Halsey chosen overseers of the
poor for the year ensuing, David Howell Nehemiah Sayre and
Israel Halsey chosen commissioners for highways for the year
ensuing, John White & Israel Halsey chosen viewers of fence
for the year ensuin<>-.
JOB PEIRSON ^ T f
HUGH GELSTONK"^"^^'^
The above is a true copy of
the original examined per
Stephen Rogers Clerk.
244 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
* The house stood uear the site of the Railroad depot at Sag-Harbor. It
after desf^euded to his sou Peletiah Fordham, who, from certain personal pe-
culiarities, was well known to his contemporaries as " Duke Fordham." His
tavern was a noted resortm the early part of this century. At this tavern
Fenimore Coopei, the prince of American novelists, wrote his tirst work,
"Precaution." W. S. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 247
grant unto the town of Southampton for ever for tlie above
premises they have granted unto me my heirs & assignes.
Witless our hands the day and year above written
NATHAN FORDHAM Jr
HENRY HOWELL
WM JONES
DAVID HALSEY
Commissioners.
A true copy of tlie original examined per
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk
* Tliis is now the home lot of Mr. Lewis Bowden, on the north corner of
the road leading west from main street, and the road to North Sea. Abner
Howell was son of Josinh Howell. W. S. P.
248 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
suing, Thomas Cooper Esq chosen Supervisor for the year en-
suing, Abraham Rose chosen Collector for the year ensuing
for Gd per £, Abraham Cooper and Josiah Pierson chosen As-
sessors for the year ensuing, Jedediah Howell and Capt Steph-
en Topping chosen Supervisers for intestate estates for the
year ensuing, Abram Cooper David Howell Capt Obadiah
Rogers Capt Thomas Stephens Isaac Post Esq Foster Jr Wm
Henry Harris Ebenezer White Esq Abraham Peirson James
Haines John Russel and Jonah Sandford chosen trustees for
Esq and David Halsey chosen
the year ensuing, Isaac Post
overseers of the poor for the year ensuing John White and
David Woodruff cliosen viewers of fence for the year ensuing
HUGH GFLSTON
ISAAC POST
A true copy examined Justices
Stephen Rogers Clerk
westward side of the said land by the said fence and laid out
a piece of land for an amendment to two lots, and on the east
ward side of the said amendment we laid out the Lot No 1 23
poles on the Town line and 15 poles wide at the north west
end, and E of No 1 we laid No 2 22 poles wide on the town
line, and 14 at the northward end, and E of No 2 we laid an
with the aforesaid six good Lots and are of the same No with
tliem only the six poor lots are witnessed with an X thus to
each No and No 1 in the poor lots is to be drawn with No 3
in the good lots, and No 2 in the poor lots is to be drawn
with No 4 in the good lots and No 3 in the poor lots with No
5 in the good lots, and No 4 in the poor lots with No 6 in tlie
good lots, and No 5 in the poor lots with No 2 in the good lots,
and No 6 in the poor lots with No 1 in the good lots. The
poor lot No 1 by the south line is 20 poles w^ide, No 2 by the
south line is IS poles, and each of these lots are 39 poles long,
and No 1 is 1 pole wide at the N end No 3 is 11 poles wide
at the end and 2 poles at the N end. No 4 is 11 poles
E
widt at the S end and 2 at the N end. No 5 is 12 at the S end
and 2 poles & ^ at the N end and No 6 lies on the N side of
the fish pond road and is 20 poles & J wide at the east end
and 7 poles at the W end, and 30 poles long by the said high
way, there being no open highway to No 1 therefore there is
and shall be liberty of a passing way to No 1 across the S end
of No 2 of 20 feet wide so long as it shall be necessary for the
use of No 1 and no longer, and then we laid out a blank, lot
on the N-E side of the fish pond highway containing about
three acres of land or thereabouts*
ABRAM HALSEY
JACKSON SCOTT
Layers out.
* The lots laid out as above lie south aud east of homestead of Edwin Jen-
nings and heirs of Wm. Henry Hai-ris, at North Sea. W. F. P.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 251
brand W.
Ehas Peirson, brand S. P., which was his father's, (Stephen)
254 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
ear mark, hollow crop on right, half penny over same and un
der left.
Grant Bower, crop and slit in left, and slit in end of right.
Jonathan Smith, brand C. A.
Page 343. Abraham Rose, for son Haines Rose, slope un-
der left, and each side of right.
Daniel Hedges, slope under left, brand D. Z.
Stephen Jagger. Jr., hollow crop on left, two half pennies
over right.
Samuel Cooper, Jr., hollow crop on right, two half pennies
over left.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 255
Nathan Reeves, Jr., crop on each ear, half penny under each,
which mark he bought at the vendue of Thomas Jennings,
deceased.
David Raynor, Jr., crop on left, half j)enny under right.
Jesse Halsey, crop and slit in left, half penny over right.
Joel Sandford, halfpenny under right, slope over each, hole
in left.
in left.
mark, and setting off lot No 1 three chains and five links wide
uj)on a due east course, and the course of the line between the
first [and] second lots from the bound at the head to a stake
at the Bottom near the bay is north two degrees west, and
No 2 No 3 and No 4 are three chains wide each at the head,
No 5 is one chain and thirty five links in breadth and the
Page 350] course is north seventeen degrees to the head of
the Creek. No
G is bounded near the stack yard and adjoins
to the creek upon the east side and running north seventy
three degrees east eight chains for the breadth of the lot and
the course between the lots is north nine degrees east. No 7
is eight chains seventy one links in breadth at the head and
* Dr. William Smith was son of Nathaniel Smith, whose father Richard
was the original Patantee of Moriches. Dr. Smith first came to Southampton
as pupil of Rev. Sylvanus White ; he studied medicine in Philadelphia, and
settled in this place in 17r/J, having purchased the homestead now belonging
to Wm. S. Pelletreau. After a successful practice, his life was cut short at
260 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
the age of 48, August 1, 1775. He married Ruth, daughter of Zebulon How-
ell, and left four children, Dr. John Smith, who succeeded his father in the
practice of medicine in Southampton, who died July Ki, 1828, aged oO years,
Mary, who married John Pelletreau, Ruth, who married Dr. Ebeuczer Sage,
and Phebe, W. S. P.
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 2G1
rods at the end of tlie fifty, continuing six rods to the creek
between Second and third neck.
Given under our hands this 2Sth day of October, Anno Dom
1769
SAMUEL HALSEY
GEORGE HERRICK
JAMES HAINES Jr
Commissioners.
A trae copy of the original examined per
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
left, brand P P
Peter Pain, crop on right, slit in same,L over
Joseph Rogers, brand I. R. O.
Josiah Cooper, L under right, half penny over same, and
each side of left.
1 This is probably about the middle of the west line of the lot lately be-
longing to Capt. Charles Goodale, (which he bought of Sylvanus Howell),
now belonging to Dr. T. G Thomas, of New- York.
2 The north-west corner of lot mentioned above now owned by Dr. Thomas.
8 This is the lot lately belonging to heirs of Peter Mackie, now b ilonging
to Mr. Nelson, New- York.
4 This is the lot next north of lane leading from Main street to Town Pond,
late belonging to Capt. Edward Sayre, (bought of Silvanus Howell), now be-
longing to Mr. Mortimer, New-York.
5 Now lot of Henry Sayre, late of Edward Sayre.
fi This point is now 24 foot south of north-west comer of F. W. Cook's lot,
bought by Hervey Harris of Sylvanus Howell.
7 North-west corner of Isaac P. Foster's beach lot, bought of Sylvanus
White's heirs, who obtained it from Sylvanus Kaynor, son of Adonijah Ilay-
nor, whose title was from Jeddie Howell.
RECORDS ; TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 267
1 The lot on east side of Main St., next to Gin Lane, now owned by Henry
Sayre.
2 Opposite house of Isaac P. Foster.
3 The lot now owned by L. D. DeBost, Esq., bought of William S,
Pelletreau.
4 This stood on south side of lot now owned by Mr. W. J. Fuller, pur-
chased of Francis Cook.
r> The lot next north of Toilsome Lane, owned by Henry Sayre, called
"Joe's lot."
Homo lot of Harvey Harris, deceased, now Francis W. Cook.
7 The house of Albert Foster.
.s The house of heirs of Silvanus White.
;• The south-west corner of home lot of Albert Eogers' heirs, north of
meeting house lane.
10 The south-east comer of Academy lot.
liam Jaggers N-E corner i G rods wanting one foot, and there
the road parts, ThenS-E corner of David How-
across from the
ells house 2 to Dr Smiths lot 6 rods, Then
across from Abner
Ho wells Barn^ to Sam Bishops yard^ G
rods wide. Then
from the S-W corner of Ehas Howells houses to the S-E cor-
ner of Wm
Jones land^ G^ rods, Then across from Elias Fos-
ters door-^ to Jones fence GJ rods wide, Then across from
Joseph Posts houses to Capt Posts lot 9 7 rods, Then across
fi-om the N-W corner of Esq Posts lo barn to Joseph Posts lot
9 rods, Then from the N-W corner of Esq Posts lot^ to John
Bishops barn 1- 7 rods. Then from the N-E corner of Abner
Howells closely on the west across to Capt Posts close ^^ 25
rods, and from said N-E corner of Abner Howells close to con-
tinue northward until it comes into the road leading from Me-
cox to North sea 6 rods lying on the west side of the street or
liighway. Fiven under, our hands this fifth Day of May Anno
Dom 1770 ISRAEL HALSEY
CHARLES WHITE
GEORGE HERRICK
A true copy per Commissioners.
Stephen Rogers Clerk.
1 North-east corner of Capt. George White's home lot, next to the burying
ground.
2 House of heirs of Capt. Austin Herrick, west side of Main St.
.'} Jiist north of house of Capt. Henry Halsey.
4 Home lot of heirs of Jonathan Fithian, Esq.
r> Just north of house of Caleb Halsey, east side Main St.
G Home lot of Maria Sandford, or heirs of Lewis Sandford.
7 Elias Foster's house stood next the street, in front of house of Peter
Fouruier ;
pulled down in 1S.">4.
Page 3G1. We
Charles White and George Herrick as Com-
missioners do lay out and estabhsh a highway of eight rods
wide, Beginning at South west corner of Stephen Reeves
tlie
that the corner between Town and North Sea shall be a large
stone or rock lying a few rods westward of the brook called
Mill stone brook.
Note, said stone or rock lyeth in Mill Stone brook lane and
is the stone or rock oft' of which the mill stone was gotten.
May 17 1742.
Wit Hen. Peirson Jonah Bower.
under same.
James Loper, crop on each, & slope under each ear.
Stephen Raynor, crop on left, L under same, hollow crop
on halfpenny over same, brand
right, S. X.
Thomas Howell, brand T. X.
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 273
Isaac Jessup. slope over right and under left, half penny-
over left.
Jonah Tarbell Jr, hollow crop on right, slit in left, nick un-
der same.
Stephen Rose, hollow crop on left, halfpenny under same,
slit in right.
Wm Lane, brand W. L.
Lewis Howell, 2 half pennies under right, sloi)e each side
of left.
tween the lots shall stand as we have now staked it out, which
south stake stands ten paces westward of the old spring bank,
from where ye tide floweth without the fence, at the north
end or bottom of the said hammock or island the stake stands
twenty paces east from the northwest corner of the upland,
also we do determine that both parties shall sign their names
to this award, and it shall be returned upon the Town Rocords
upon said Fannings cost, also all the cost of the arbitration
said Fanning shall pay, which is one pound thirteen shillings.
This done by us DANIEL HOWELL
WM JONES
JOSIAH GOODALE
JAMES FANNING ye 3d
A true copy of the original examined
STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
tuck, which said road lies east of Lot No 38 in the [20] acre
division and also east of a fifty laid out to Mathew Lum in
Page 381. Abner Howell and his brother Elias divide their
woodland as followeth it lying in the lot No 35, Abner had
the north lot which is at the north end 32 poles and 5 feet
wide, and the south end 35 poles and 2 feet wide, and the
length is 110 poles, Elias drew the next or middle lot which
is 193 poles long, then Abner had the south lot which is 107
poles long.
A true copy STEPHEN ROGERS Clerk.
crop on left, half penny under same, L under right, which was
his fathers.
Jeremiah Brown, halfpenny each side of right, slope over
left.
/
^ Silvanus Halsey, half penny over
\<]er right.
left, slit in same, slope un-
* These pieces of land lie iu the vilage of Flanders, probably near Oscar
Goodale's. W. S. P.
284 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Joel Reeves, half penny each side right, slope over same,
halfpenny over left. 1781.
Stephen Topping, crop on left, half penny under same, slope
under right, which was his fathers, same mark recorded to
David Topping. Vol II, page 59. [1741.]
Henry Topping, crop on left, L under same, slope under
right, half penny over same.
Charles Topping, crop on left, L undt^r same, slope under
right.
a. c.
Willman Ilalsey, hollow crop on left, slope and half penny
over right.
Daniel Harris, liulf })enny under right, silt in same which
was his fathers.
David Fithian Halsey, crop on left, lialf penny over right
A'incent Rogers, L under right, slope over left, half penny
under same.
Uriah Miller, hollow crop on right, hole in left.
Page 391. [Abstract.] Ezekiel Howell Jr sells to John
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 2S5
poles off of the north end joining to Hugh Gelston, and nine
poles to Susanah Haines in the same lot joining to Zebidon
northward.
From there we came and viewed three pieces of woodland
more, one small piece lying by the fish cove path, said to be
an acre & Anthony Haines on the west, and
half joining to
another small piece lying by the fresh pond joining to Henry
Harris on the north and a piece lying at a place called little
Josiah Hand, crop and slit on right, half penny over left.
* Now home lot of Isaac P. Foster. The close at Jinn is also in his posses-
sion, lying on the north side of Gin Lane. Deeded by EHas Howell, May
2.sth, 1781), to Joeiah Foster, John and Caleb Cooper, Exrs. of widow Susanah
Cooper, relict to Thos. Cooper, and Josiah Foster, Henry Herrick and Eliza-
beth Herrick, exrs. of Nathaniel Herrick. Thos. Cooper, exr. of Susannah
Cooper, sold to Josiah Foster, April 11th, 1796. H.mnah Herrick and Aznbia
Herrick, (Henry Herrick haring died,) sold to Josiah Foster, March 2i, 17!»S.
Inherited by James Foster, son of Josiah, about 1S2.") came in possession of
;
fourteen or fifteen years old he was at the little river and saw
a mill dam* which he was told by the people present was that
which old Mr Parker had had a mill on, that he accepts it that
James Fanning's mill is built on the same Dam, that John
Parkers heirs according to the best of his knowledge have had
the little river in peaceable possession during his remembrance
Sworn the sixteenth of November 1780 before
DANIEL WELLS Justice.
* This isthe dam on which the grist-mill of Charles Hallett now stands.
The house of Josiah Albertson, who was owner of the mill after John Parker,
is the one now owned by Mr. Sweezy, and stands on the south side of the road
a Httle east of the mill. When this house was repaired, the date of building,
1713, was found on one the timbers. W. S. P.
§90 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
The north end of the above lots butting down upon the
blank lot, Albertsons land the Cedar swamp Peocnack River
and the west bounds of Southampton the western lots being
gore lots. Thus far we proceeded and finished our business
this 3d day of July Anno Dom 17S2.
JOHN SANDFORD
This is a true copy of the DAVID HALSEY
original examined and com- Layers ou t.
pared per Silas Halsey Clerk.
[For notes on this division see Appendix, w. s. p.]
No 37 John Sayre f
Thomas Cooper A David Cooper
(This right Charles Coo- Remainder unknown 3
per has sold to John Hor- Oliver Post sold by trus-
ton son of David) 3 tees June 1807 2
Vincent Rogers 3
Remainder unknown No 43 Capt Wm Rogers
Sold Enoch Jagger by i ^ 1^12 1-16
Trustees June 1807 1 i-12 Jonathan Rogers
i^ 1-12 1-16
No 38 Col Josiah Smith 1 Joel Sandford ^
Josiah Smith brother Samuel Jenningsheirs J 1-16
and Company 1^ 3 (Sold to John Horton
Daniel Harris ^ son of David June 7 3
(Sold to John Horton son 1796)
of David June 7 1796) Lemuel Jennings 1-16
Joseph Post 1-16
29S RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
No 5 Edmund Howell 1^
Thomas Sandford Esq 1- 1
Prudence Foster f
Jedediah Foster 1
Remainder unknown
No 7 Daniel Sandford 1^
(Anthony Ludlam bot.
of Daniel Sandford ^
fifty of this rite with 3
the commonage)
Ehas Howell Southend If
No S Nathaniel Howell U
300 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Elias Howell Jr ^ 3
No 23 Silas Woolly ^ Zebulon Halsey A
Thomas Jessup 1 ^
()badiah Johnes i 3
N(\29 Abraham Rose ^
George Herrick 5-12
Nathaniel Rogers ^
Samuel Benjamen 1-12
Abram Peirson 1 -6
No 24 Nathan Jagger ^ Jeremiah Howells heirs
William Jagger ^ i 1-16 3
Tho Jennings heirs ^ George Mackie 1-16 1-32
James Hildreths heirs ^ 3 David Mackie 1-16 1-32
Jeremiah Halsey 4 The heirs of Cornelius
Silas Howell Esq 5 Halsey 3-10
Jeremiah Culvers heirs i John Jessup 1:^
EECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 301
No 30 Oapt Wm
Rogers ^ J Mathew Sayre i3
Jonathan Rogers ^ ^ Henry Smith
Dr Wm
Smiths heirs J 1-6
Abram Fordham 1-6 3 No 36 Daniel Hedges
Christopher Lupton f S 1-16 1-32
William Jones heirs ^ David Hedges f 1-6 1-32
John Jagger ^ Stephen Hedges i 1-16 3
Samuel Randall ^
No 31 Micaiah Herricks Christoj)her Youngs i
heirs %
Josejjh Sayre J No 37 Obadiah Howell
Nehemiah Sayre ^ 3 and brother Richard 1
No 1 is
304 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
lying near Sag-Harbor to dig through and let out the said
pond to have communication with the salt water in order to
make pond and also the privilidge of the brook that may
a fish
run from sd pond so that the fish shall not be hindered at any
time from coming in, to be to them their heirs and assigns
forever, Provided always they do and shall well and truly
make and maintain a good sufficient Bridge at least twelve
feet wide over said brook suitable for all sorts of carriages to
pass over on with a Eale on each side of said bridge.
Witnes our hands
WM ROGERS ISAAC POST
DAVID ROSE JOHN SANDFORD
DANIEL HEDGES SILASHOWELL
EBENEZER WHITE ABRAHAM ROSE
DAVID HALSEY DAVID HEDGES
A true copy of the original taken per me
ISAAC POST Clerk.
* This is the tract of land now owned by Gordon Corwith's heirs, on the
south side of the road to Sagg and opposite the house of James L. Haines,
Esq. W. S. P.
308 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Daniel Howell Esq, slope under each, half penny over left,
Isaac Sayre, half penny fore side of right, slit in end of same
half penny under left.
& John Loper, & soutli to ye middle line, 6ih from James £
John Lopers west as far as Shenecock fence, and as far south
as the half way rock. Josiah Foster chosen overseer of high-
ways for ye first district, Isaac Post for ye second, David
Haines for the 3d, Silvanus Peirson for ye 4th, John Fordham
for ye 5th, David Rose for ye sixth.
gives 5 acres near the house of said David Haines Foster v^^ith-
* By the term of Gov. Dongan's Patent this tovm was to pay 40 shillings
annually as a quit rent after the Revolution this was considered as due to
;
the State of New-York, and by an act of Legislature, April 1, 17.^(1, it was or-
dered that the quit rents should be paid into the ti-easury, but that all persons
holding lands by patent and by quit rent, migdi commute the same by paying
fourteen shilling for each shilling of quit rent. By this commutation disap-
peared the last shadow of our Colonial form of Government. W. S. P.
316 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Capt Elias Howell for ye 3d, Capt James White for ye fourth,
John Gelston for the 5th, Lemuel Peirson for the 6th, Capt
Stephen Howell for the 7th, Zebulon Jennings for the Stli.
Also voted that one hundred and fifty pounds be raised for the
support of the poor and other contsngent expenses of this
town to be levied in adition to the sum of Eighty Pounds
voted last year. Voted by majority of votes that the over-
seers of the poor or any two of them together with one Justice
of the Peace be impowered to bind out to apprentice all such
children whose parents they shall judge are unable to main-
tain them for the ensuing year. Voted that the overseers of
the poor or any two of them together with one Justice of the
Peace whenever they sliall see any idle persons who has no
visible means of gaining an lionest livelyhood be impowered
to take up such person and put him to labor. Voted by a
majority of votes that the poundage of Creatures this year
RECORDS: TO^\Ts" OF SOUTHAMPTON. 317
slmll be Is for every horse, 9cl for every beast, 6tl for every
hog, 3d for every sheep.
ELIASHOWELL
NATHAN FORDHAM
JOHN HULBERT
DANIEL HOWELL
The above is a true copy of the original examined and com-
pared by Silas Halsey Clerk.
Abraham Rose Jr, slope under right, half penn}' each side
of left.
Rufus Rose, slope under left, half peiniy over it and each
side of right.
Mathew Scott, half pemiy over right.
Memucan White, L under right, nick under same.
Jonathan Russell, crop & slit on right, slit in left, bought of
Phineas Bower and recorded to his father Daniel Bower, 1788
JOHN ALBERTSON.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Silas Halsey [l. s.]
with the privilege of water out of the Great Pond and our
right in the httle River for the use of mills, not contradicting
the agreement made with John Parker respecting fulling clotli
tion with other vvoi'k of biyhig out laiiil ami finished our work
the 23 of June 1731 as witues our hands
JECKAIMIAH SCOTT
JOHN HOWELL
A true copy of tlie original examined per
SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
ter do Sth.
Also voted that the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds
be raised for the support of the poor and other contingent e.\-
Voted the monies which shall remain after paying the State
Tax of this town this year, in said notes or certificates shall
be kept in bank for to ease our state tax the next year.
DAVID HOWELL
CALEB COOPER
Justices.
I A true copy examined and compared by
SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
present year.
Voted that the overseers of the poor for the year ensuing, or
any two of them, together with one Justice of the Peace when
ever they shall see any idle person or persons who has no vis-
ible means of gaining an honest livelyhood be impowered to
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 327
the road in the lower part of land which was bought by Elisha
Howell and Elias Cook in the year 1722, for which Mr Cor-
withe gives us a two pole highway highway higher up, begin-
ning at a certain stake near Mr Corwiths bars as you enter his
neck, and is three poles from the line between Mr Cook and
Mr Corwiths, from the said stake the road runs a course South
12 degrees west 18 poles then runs south 17 degrees west 30
poles, thence south 23 degrees west into the bay the courses
are taken on the west side of said highway and the carts are
to pass only in one place where the path now is, except to
turn out in cases where teams meet, and free liberty to walk
ride and drive, said Corwithe to keep good bars, and we the
Commissioners on the one part and David Corwithe on the
other part do by these presents ratify and confirm this agree-
ment. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.
Sept 17 1789.
DAVID CORWITHE
James Halsey DAVID PEIRSON
James White JEREMIAH POST
A true copy of the original examined and compared per
SILAS HALSEY Clerk.
RECORDS: TOWX OF SOUrJIAMPTOX. 329
all fences wdiich may have been removed from the ancient line.
Voted that all those persons who take Foxes and bring them
in order [to] receive their bounty shall first carry them before
the nearest magistrate being yet green and unstuffed, and shall
satisfy the said magistrate that the said fox or foxes w^ere taken
within the time afore limited, and the said magistrate shall cut
off the tip of the nose of said fox and forward a certificate by
334 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
the bearer of said fox to the Town Clerk that lie is satisfied in
vision and the Twelve acres^ find it very ill convenient for a
highway, having by the desire of Braddock Cory John Ed
wards Jr Stephen Satterly and Dny Daily have given in en-
change the said highway to the said men for a highway* two
rods wide running through their land. The north side of said
highway beginning at Southampton road and the southwest
corner of John Edwards Jun lot running a straight course to
the Southeast corner of Weg Clarks house, all the old high-
way west of the road known by the name of Sagg path to
Braddock Cory John Edwards Jr and Stephen Satterly, all
Sagg path to Duy Daily as far as his land now ex-
east of said
tends.
JEREIMIAH POST
DAVID PEIRSON
JOHN N. fordha:\[
Commissioners
* This is now the street in Sag-Harbor known as Union street. The old
highway mentioned as the boundary between the Gi'eat North Division and
the twelve acre division, began at the present coi'ner of Union and Division
streets, and run along the north side of the burying ground, and so on by the
house now owned by Jeffry Fordham, on the south side of Jefferson street,
and entered Main street on the north side of the house of John S. Fordham.
Wey Clark lived on the lot now occupied by the Roman Catholic church and
parsonage.
t This is the highway at Sag-Harbor known as Church street. The meet-
ing house stood on the present site of the Episcopal church. Widow Eliza-
beth Hicls' house stood on the corner of what is now Church and Washing-
ton streets, on the west side oP the former, and nearly opposite the boiler
house of the Montauk Steam Mills. W. S. P.
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 337
John Hains, ear mark, square crop on left, half penny each
side of same, half penny over right. Fire brand I O H which
was his fathers. 1795.
hundred & ninety th'"ee, petition to the trustees that the above
said grant with the privileges of the pond should be trans-
ferred to John Jamiain with the privilege to set mills on the
stream. Voted that the same above said grant for the Otter
Pond together with the privileges belonging to the same with
liberty to put mills on the stream be transferred to John Jar-
main his heirs and assigns forever, provided always that he do
and shall well and truly make and maintain a good sufficient
bridge over said brook sixteen feet wide, with a rail on each
side of the same & boarded up to said rail, suitable for all sorts
of carriages to pass over, and further that he the said John
Jermain have liberty to dig across the road that leads from
Sagg Sag Harbour & across the road in order to let the wa-
to
ters ofCrooked pond & Little Long Pond into said pond pro-
vided always that he do and shall well & truly make & main-
tain good & sufficient bridges across said brooks for all sorts
of carriages to pass over on.
HENRY CORWITHEE JONATHAN ROGERS
JOHN N. FORDHAM RUFUS FOSTER
DAVID HEDGES DANIEL HOWELL
URIAH ROGERS JAMES WHITE
DAVID HAINS JEREMIAH POST
DAVID HALSEY
Per CALEB COOPER Clerk.
A true copy compared and examined per
WM HERRICK Clerk.
Jesse Halsey Jr, hole slit under right, half penny over left,
slit in same.
Hezekiah Sandford, L under left, slope under right, half
penny over same, which was his fathers, (see page 2-3-i.)
George Sandford, slope under each, half penny over each.
Stephen Foster, son of William, brand S. F.
Aaron Drake, crop on left, half penny over each.
John Fanning Jr, crop on each, nick over each.
Zebulon Jennings, crop on left, half penny each side same,
which was David H. Foster's mark.
Page 465. Joshua Halsey, crop on left, half penny over
same, L under right, which he had of Nathan Foster.
Nathan Foster, nick under right, L under left, which he
had of Joshua Halsey.
James Jennings, crop on right, hole in left, bought of Jonah
Howell.
Nathaniel Jagger Jr, hollow crop on left, half penny under
same and over right, which was his grand fathers John Jagger
Jonathan Jagger, half jjenny each side of right, bought of
Nathaniel Howell.
Abraham Cory, slope fore side each, hole in right.
James Halsey Jr, slope under right, half penny over left,
slit in same, H. 2.
brand I.
the first da}- of April auiio 1794 by the Freeholders & Comon-
alty of said town, in order to elect town officers for the year
ensinng, the following persons were chosen, viz, William Her-
rick Cleik, Jeremiah Rogers Jr 8tei)hen Howell Jr Thomas
Gelston Bradock Cory Constables, Jonathan Rogers Esq Su-
pervisor, Silas Wooley Collector at IsJ^d on the pound,
Matliew Howell Hugh Gelston Jonathan Rogers Esq Samuel
L'Hommedieu Assessors, Hugh & Jonathan Rogers
Gelston
Esq Overseers Howell Caleb Cooper Esq
of the Poor, Josiah
the equal half of the wood close on the north side, and his part
of the wood land as follows, he is to have 80 rods long at the
south end measuring on the west line, and running square
and the south half of wood close, and the piece of wood land
between his brother Lemuel's two pieces, and is 166 rods
long. Dated Oct 3 1770.*
Wit Zeb Cooper Stephen Rogers.
John Bishop 3d, half penny over right, bought of John Post.
Isaac Hildreth, crop on right, slope under same.
348 RECORDS : town of SOUTHAMPTON.
slope over left, which was his brother Job Halseys, page 429.
350 RECORDS : Tovrs of Southampton.
division, we fixed a stake two rods & ten feet from the South-
east corner of Duy Daileys lot, which ten ft Jolni N. Fordham
save off of a lot on the south side of the said road which he
bought of Duy Dailey, running straight to the northwest cor-
ner of said lot where the road is two rods wide, Likewise tlie
point of land at the east end of said lot being two rods wide
to the fence or line between the Great Division and the said
road. Likewise Henry P. Dering gave to accommodate the
crook in said road, all the land without his fence, which runs
straight from his door yard to said road which is eleven feet
& four inches from the southwest corner of his house in front
and leaves the road from the stake which stands twenty feet
from the southwest corner of sd Henry P. Derings house west-
erly for the eastern line of the meeting house road and being
in a line with the north side of the road between the Great
Division and the twelve acre division, from said stake to the
south side of the road is three rods and twelve feet. Whereas
Duy Dailey aforesaid claimed pay for one rod of width across
the east end of his lot, taken into the highway that leads from
the road between the twelve acre division and the great division
to the meeting house we the subscribers Commissioners for the
time being agreedwith the said Duy Dailey for his compensa-
tion to give him three dollars which we paid and he agrees
that it shall remain to the said highway forever.
HENRY PEIRSON
JOHN N. FORDHAM
JEREMIAH POST
Commissioners.
A true copy from the original per
June 28 1797. WM HERRICK Clerk.
Page 491 Election Meeting held the 1st day of April ISOO
.
To chuse town officers for the year ensuing voted, Town Clerk
William Herrick, Constables Abraham Post Jr Jesse Reeves
Henry Cook Braddock Cory Lemuel Paynes Thomas L Har-
ris, Assessors John Cooper Obadiah Rogers Henry Corwithe
Henry P. Dering, Overseers of poor Zebulon Jessup Abraham
Rose, Trustees Josiah Howell Benj Huntting Caleb Cooper
Stephen Post Abraham Sayre Obadiah Rogers Henry Corwith
David Sayre Abraham Rose David Hedges Silas Woodruff
Henry P. Dering, Fence viewers [same list as on page 4S5 &
following names] Caleb Howell James Sayre Silas Woodruft'
James Halsey B Hampton, Commissioners of highways Rufus
Foster Henry Corwithe Elias White, Overseers of highways 1
Josiah Foster, 2 Stephen Sayre, 3 Ebenezer Howell, 4 David
Howell, 5 David Howell B Hampton, 6 Samuel Peirson, 7
John N. Fordham, 8 Joshua Bud, 9 Stephen Harris, 10 San;-
uel Hildretli Josiah Albertson, Pound masters John Cooper
Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithe Peter Hildreth, Commission-
ers of Schools William Herrick Henry P. Dering, money for
support of poor .£280. Voted that the Collector who is
Lemuel Payne at 4di on the poiuid, give bonds with sufficinnt
sureties to the Superviser and overseers of poor, for the mon-
eys which he may collect. That the Overseers of Poor meet
with the Trustees to consult the cheapest plan for their support
CALEB COOPER
O. ROGERS
SAME L'HOMMEDIEU
Copy Wm Herrick Clerk. Justices.
* Dr. Ebenezer Sage, who was for mauy years a prominent citizen of Sag-
Harbor, was born at Portland, Ct., 1755. He studied the profession of medi-
ctiie, and went to East-Hampton, L. I., in 178!l, where he practiced thirteen
years. He married Euih, daughter of Dr. Wm Smith, of Southampton, iu
17".)(), and went to his native phice and remained five yef.rs, and from thence
removed to Sag-Harbor in 1801. He was elected to Congrc.'^s in lSOi>, and
served three terms. He was a member of the convention that formed the
State Constitution in 1821, and also held the office of Master in Chancery.
Ho died Jan. 20, 18;U, and his wife Kuth died in May, 1831, aged (](!. Their
i-emaius, after resting many years in the old bui-yiug ground at Sag-Harbor,
were removed to the Oakland Cemetery, Sag-Harbor. He was a man of ele-
vated character, and utterly above the craft and chicauey which too often
char«.cterizes politicians. Although he had the faculty of expressing his
thoughts in writing with great facility, he had not the command of words
that makes the orator, and in his Congressional career, and as a member of
t'l.e Constitutional Convention, he was never absent from his seat, never failed
these presents the parties for themselves their heirs and assigns
forever have hereunto set their hands this date above written.
THOMAS SAYRE for JOSHUA SAYRE
HENRY HARRIS ELIAS WHITE
ELIAS CULVER for heirs of CHRIS LUPTON
JAMES JAGGER
In presence of Obadiah Rogers
Wm Herri ck
The above is a true copy of the said agreement
WM HERRICK Clerk.
RECORDS: TOWX OF SOUTHAMPTON. 3G5
w^ell and truly keep and maintain the above said dam sufficient
for all sorts of common carriages and also keep and maintain
the road below said mill at a place where it crosses the brook
so as not to have it guHied or otherwise damaged by means of
said mill as may more fully appear by the Records of said
town, we d© hereby extend the above jjrivileges to Jesse Hed-
ges and John White during their lives on condition that the
above said David Hedges & Moses Howell relinquish the said
privileges to the saidJohn AVhite and Jesse Hedges, with the
farther proviso that they keep and maintain hand rails on each
side of the said Dam, and maintain a road as above stated
which shall be deemed sufficient over said dam by the trustees
of Southompton or their deputies. Given under our hands &
seals this 31 day of Jan 1S04.
CALEB COOPER HENRY HARRIS
ZEBULON HALSEY Jr DAVID HEDGES
WM PEIRSON ANANIAS COOPER •
and Daniel Peirson are bound unto the Trustees of the town
of Southampton in the sum of 300 pouuds. The conditions
of this bond is that whereas the Trusrees of the town of South-
las, born 177G, died 185G. Mr. L'Hommedieu had children Sylvester, Charity,
Phebe, Samuel, Elisabeth, Sarah, Mary and Ezi-a. The daughter Mary mar-
ried Ilev. J. L. Garthner, father of Samuel L. Gardiner, Es(i., of Sag-Harbor.
After a life of usefulness Mr. L'Hommedieu died in 18.'{;5, at the age of 'JO yrs.
His tomb stone may be seen in the Oaldand Cemetery. W. S P.
RECOUDS: TOWX OF SOUniAMPTON. 309
the land to wdiich the foregoing deed lias reference, (the said
subscribers now being the exclusive & sole owners of the
house and the land) and at the expense of 515 dollars did re-
build the said house, whichwas equally borne among the said
forty subscribers. The committee appointed to superintend
the business were Obadiah Rogers, Nathan Cooper, James
Peirson, Oliver How^ell & Herrick Rogers, and the names of
the subscribers and proprietors were as follows,
sliare share sliare
Obadiah Rogers
RECORDS : TOWX OF SOUniAMPTOX. 37 L
what before is excepted to the only use & behoof of the said
Indians their heirs and successors for one thousand years
thence next ensuing the date hereof, provided always tlie said
Indians do not keep nor cause to be kept any part or parcel
of the said land within fence or inclosed from the last of Octo-
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUniAMPTON. -373
b(T to the first of April from year to year during the vvliole term
aforesaid, and for the full confirmation hereof tiie parties have
interchangeably set their hands & seals in Southampton afore-
said this sixteenth day of August Anno Domini 1703.
TflOS STEPHENS (ls) ABRAHA]\[ HOWELL (ls)
OERSHAM CULVER (ls) JECKA^NHAH SCOTT (ls)
JOHN MALTBY (ls) JOSEPH FORDHAM (ls)
DANIEL HALSEY (ls) JOSIAH HOWELL (ls)
HEZEKL4H HOWELL (ls) JOSEPH HOWELL (ls)
—
Notes on Indian Lease. The above lease was given at
the time of the second Indian Deed, which may be found in
the 2d volume of printed Town Kecords, page 177, which
should be read in connection with it. The north-west and
south boundaries are sufficiently defined by nature. As re-
gards the east boundary, " James Cooper's close " is the farm
late in possession of James Say re, deceased and the north-
;
•
[Abstract.] Obadiah & Paul Foster manumit slave Keturah
June 25 1805.
Page 522. [Abstract.] David Hedges records birth of
negro slave children, Jehu ISOl, Voilet 1803, Kingston 1S05.
Zebulon Jessup slave child born 1805, Prince.
Hugh Gelston Jr slave child born ISOl, Charles.
Enoch Jagger slave child born 1802, Mtlle.
RECORDS: TOWX OF SOUniAMPTON. 375
Page 524. The trustees record the following mark for all
sheep which go in the Indian Field viz, to be painted with a
red spot on the back exactly between the shoulders.
Samuel L'Hommedieu abandons a male child by the name
of William born of a slave on the IGth of Dec 1805 to the
town of Southampton after it becomes one year old as per
certificate, May 6 180G.
[Abstract.]John N. Fordham manumits slave Jude ISOG.
Paul Halsey manumits slave Reuben ISOG.
376 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
garden fence to the N-E corner of his home lot, gives £20 per
acre which is 1£. [Now^ land of Wallace Hildreth, on Sagg
street.] Page 52G. Also sold him a piece of land in front of
his Downs lot, containing G poles of ground making a straight
line from Thos Peirsons N-W corner to David Peirsons S-W
t'orner for the sum of .£1 Ss. The highway square across
from Elihu Howells is 9 poles wide, his house standing 44
links within the line & from thence the line of the highway is
the trencli of the Ditch at the bend for the convenience of the
said roadand travehng.
[Stambrough lot is on the sonth side of tlie highway lead-
ing from Sagg street to Sagg bridge.]
Moses Howell, sold him a piece of land containing 22 poles
3 links of ground at 13<£ per acre, running square down from
the N-E corner of his house 2 poles 4 links, from thence run-
ning eastward 20 poles 13 links until it strikes his fence as it
now stands, leaving the road square acro>ss from the given cor-
ner by said Howells well to Mr Woolworths door yard fence
11 poles 20 hnks, value of said land 1£ 14s lOd.
[Present residence of Jeremiah O. Hedges, west of Sagg
pond.]
Ezekiel Sandford, sold him a piece of common land adjoin-
ing & in front of his home lot, running from the S-W of his
door yard to the S-E corner of his home lot being a straight
now fenced, containing 76 poles 10 links at the
line as rate of
18^ per acre whicli is S£ lis l]d, the road eastward of his
house in the narrowest place is 5 poles 22 links wide.
[Ezekiel Sandford's house at corner of road to Meacox and
road running east to Sagg pond bridge.]
Hezekiah Sandford, sold him a piece of land by his Schell-
enger lot containing 58 poles at 13.£ per -acre, it being a tri-
angle, begining opposite to & distant fi'om the S-E corner of
Ezekiel Sandfords, toward the front of Widow Ester Sandfords
house till it comes to a point in said Sandfords fence. Value
of said land is <£4 14s 3d.
Hildretli's, on Meacox road.]
[South of Matliew
Page 527. Stephen Cook, sold him a piece of land contain-
ing 42 poles lying near the burying ground at Meacox and
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
was formerly left for Elias Cook to go to bis land for th^^
of £2 2s. '
r^
tlie cart path now laid out and agreed upon by the Commis-
sioners, and the said j\Ir Paul ITalsey by liis free consent and
permission.
In witness the parties have set tlieir hands at B Hampton
this 2 1 day of Sept J 804.
PAUL HALSEY ELIAS WHITE
HENRY CORWITHE H. P. BERING
A true copy of original Wm Herrick Clerk.
Ezekiel Howell
392 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Daniel Hildreth
RECORDS : TOWN OP SOUTHAMPTON. 397
Calvin Cook
398 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
David Keeves
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 399
Gideon Fordham
400 RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.
being nott only cracked butt too little, it waigbes 65 lb, and
having no acquaintance in London and having myself often
before now bin Imployed in bying oyle for your accoumpt by
Capt Nath Byfield and Mr John Mico, have made bould to
give you this trouble, that you would dispose of this bell for
the town aforesd and procure them a good sounding bell that
may waigh aboutt 130 lbs and disburss for them what may be
needfull besides this bell now sentt and what advance in rea-
son may be proper shall be allowed and paid to your order in
Boston upon Receite of such a bell as above said, in so doing
you greatly oblige nott onely our town butt myself who
though a stranger yett desirous to testefie that I am Sir your
assured friend and most humble sarvant.
MATHEW HOWELL.
red & very fbwle with dirt,''other uien sold upon the Keay
when ours were slighted by all that saw them for which rea-
son we are forced to howse them & at great charge, and at
last were fliine to send them to Holland with an order to sell
tliem for what they could gett, ye other men that shipt off
theirs since our sold, & ours remaines there not sold, the peo-
ple that cure the oyl might help it with more care, & if they
will not they will make your oyl in less esteem, and when
other countrys improve & make better, yours are worse tor
when were with you lOlb pr tun they were generally
oyls
better cewered than they are now, the parcell that ca.ne ])ev
Capt Southack in November last were pretty tollerable.
—
Sk haveing this advised, itt remaineth with you to take
more care for the future, I had rather have none than such as
will not sell because of their badness. I have noe more but
—
22d March of the above said oyls per Capt Harben J;34
Bar. of them shipt to Holland where they will not sell by ad-
vice a week since, & wee have since given order to have them
sett you any price to put us out of our paine & charge.
at
[Endorsed.] Mr Walter Mico's letter to I\rr Sam ]\[ulford,
received per Capt Eldridge Jidy -3, 1G94. Mr ^[ico's letter
our Records.
NOTES.
Page 22. The laud laid out for Johu Cooper is probably
wliere the house of John F. Youngs nowstauds, on south side
of road leading from Snake Hollow to Sagg.
Page 28. Moses Culver's home lot is the present home lot
of Antliony Jolly, (foi'merly Nathaniel Jagger's), north side of
Hill street, Southampton.
Page 47. " John Clark's laud " was originally laid out for
John Oldfield, before IGSO, and purchased trom him by ]\rrs.
Ann Phillips, wife of Zerobabel Pliillips, who gave it to her
Page 3G9. At the time that the new school house, Dist.
No. 16, Southampton, was built, 1857, there was considerable
40S KECOIIDS : TOWN OF SOUllTAMPTON.
Scuttle Hole, is at the south end of lot 19. The road from
Southampton North Sea enters the woods at south end of
to
lot 45, west side. The house late of Lewis Jennings on east
side of North Sea road is at the north end of lot 48, east side.
The line between the wood land of Capt. Daniel Jagger,
RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 409
Revolutionary Passes.
At a meeting of a (|uoruni of the Committee of Syuthamp-
ton, it was voted tluit IMajor Uriah Rogers, Capt. Zophar
Cooper, Capt. Elias Pelletreau, Caj^t, Jeremiah Rogers, Mr.
Abraham Cooper and Mr. Henry Herrick, by this Certificate,
liave our liscence to remove their respective families for their
safety into any part of Connecticut at their discretion, not ab-
senting themselves, and to hire a boat for that purpose.
Signed by order of the Committee of Southampton.
31 Aug. 1776. OBADIAH JONES, Clerk.
pass on their journey l^y land or water with their effects with-
out molestation, they behaving well as aforesaid, and that he
and they may be treated with kindness and respect according
to his character. Recommended by us
JOHN OWEN,
OZIAS PETTIBONE,
Justices of the Peace.
Dr. Silas Halsey, who was for many years Town Clerk, was
born Oct. 6, 1743. He practiced medicine in Southampton
from 1764 to 1776 ;
fled to Killingworth, Ct., in 1776, where
he stayed three years. In 1792 he removed to Ovid, N. Y.,
and died about 1836. His descendants still reside at Ovid.
IN MEMORIAM.
William Herrick, Esq., was born April 27, 1761, and was
elected Town Clerk in 1791, which office he held till 1S20.
He also held the position of Justice of the Peace, and many
other places of honor and trust. He was for many years a
teacher in the village school, and remembered by the
is better
older members of the present generation than any of his con-
temporaries. On the 5th day of November, 1825, he was on
board a sloop on the passage from New-York to Sag-Harbor,
RECORDS: TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON. 411
and ill the Ciibin with his companions was singing the hymn,
" Teach me the measure of my days,
Thou Maker of my frame."
Ascending to the deck u few moments, after, he was swept
THE END.
State of New--York,
York,
^
County of Suff(
"FOLK, > ss
Town of Southamf
IMPTON, )
Town Clerk.
INDEX.
HoweU, Elisha 1
1, 52, 164, Howell, Nathaniel 30, 35, 38,
219, 275, 377. 155.
Howell, Edward 157, 209. Howell, Obadiah 39.
Howell, Elihu 40. Howell, Ohver 320, 369.
Howell, Henry 10, 147, 157. Howell, Phillip 170, 186.
Howell, Hampton 353. Howell, Phineas 281, 349.
Howell, Hezekiah (children) Howell, Richard 39.
30, 38, 39, 60. How^ell, Samuel 11, 38, 188.
Howell, Hannah 96. Howell, Silas 6, 76, 148.
Howell, Isaac 17, 26, 95, 161, Howell, Stephen 34, 265, 327.
263. Howell, Sylvanus 257, 324.
Howell, Israel 81. Howell, Seth 273.
Howell, John 1, 7, 42, et passim Howell, Thomas 149, 272, 281
Howell, Josiah 6, 116, 177, Howell, Timothy 161, 165,
266. 253, 275.
Howell, Joseph 6, 7, 2S. Howell, Zebulon 2S, 161, 323
Howell, Jonah 14, 30, 255. Howell, Zopbar 310.
Howell, Jonathan 17, 60, 187. Homes Hill, 1, 2, 8, 48.
240.
Scott, Jeckoraiah I, 32, 33,
53, 240, 329.
Scott, Matthew 347.
Scott, Samuel 324, 329.
Scott, Thomas 226.
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