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PROPRIETORS' RECORDS

OF THE TOWN OF WATERBURY
CONNECTICUT

1677-1761

TRANSCRIBED AND EDITED BY
KATHARINE A. PRICHARD

PUBLISHED BY THE

MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

1911

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PHB KNICKeRBOCKEH PRESS

(g. p. PUTNAM'S Sons)
New YORK

NoisiAta SiN3wnooa

PUBLICATIONS OF THE
MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VOLUME THE FIRST

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PREFACE

In this its first printed book the Mattatuck Histori-
cal Society publishes certain ancient documents re-
lating to the early history of the town of Waterbury, —
originally known as Mattatuck. A brief reference to
the early history will explain the origin of the docu-
ments and their relation to one another and thus place
them in their proper historical setting.

In October, 1673, a petition signed by twenty -six
inhabitants of Farmington was presented to the Gen-
eral Court at Hartford, asking permission to "make a
small plantation" at "a place called by the Indians
Matitacoocke." The General Court, having been
advised by men whom they had sent to "view those
lands" that the place was a suitable one at which to
begin a new settlement, granted the petition and ap-
pointed a committee of five persons "to regulate and
order the settling of a plantation at Matitack."

This committee, known afterwards as the "Com-
mittee for Mattatuck," or the ' ' Grand Committee,' ' had
for its task as Doctor Henry Bronson describes it in
his "History of Waterbury," "to make rules for the
planters and prescribe the conditions of settlement,"
to act "as the temporary guardians and the fathers
of the plantation, with all the power usually exercised
by town authorities ... in fact to found a town and
organize it." In pursuance of this task the committee
drew up certain "Articles of Association and Agree-

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ment," constituting a basis of membership, that is of
proprietorship, in the new settlement. The thirty-
nine persons who signed these articles, — thirty-one
of them on the 6th of June, 1674, — constituted the
organization known as the "Proprietors of Mattatuck,"
and afterward "of Waterbury."

The original manuscript of the "Articles of Associa-
tion and Agreement" was doubtless retained by the
General Court, but a duplicate of it, in the hand-
writing of Major John Talcott, the chairman of the
committee, is still extant. Having survived the vicissi-
tudes of more than two centuries, it was carefully
framed between sheets of glass, and is in possession of
the Mattatuck Historical Society.

These Articles constitute, no doubt, the earliest
remains of the doings of the Committee for Mattatuck,
but are not included in this volume. They are given
in Bronson's History, as taken from the copy in the
handwriting of John Stanley found in Waterbury
Land Records, Volume II. A comparison of this v/ith
the photographs of the duplicate, reproduced in one of
Miss Sarah J. Prichard's chapters of "The Town and
City of Waterbury," will show many inaccuracies in
the copy, and the omission of one name.

The other surviving records of the doings of the
committee — excepting the letter of April 5, 1682,
which appears in the Appendix — constitute Part First
of this volume.

At a meeting of the Proprietors in 171 1 — a quarter of
a century after the Grand Committee had ceased to
act — Mr. John Southmayd and Deacon Thomas Judd
were instructed to "view some writings of the Grand
Committee," with the understanding that such as were
"of value" were "to be recorded, the remainder to be

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obliterated," and eleven years later action was again
taken with regard to these same or other similar
"writings," namely, "that those papers that Deacon
John Stanley shall present, setting forth the acts of the
Grand Committee relating to the settling of the town,
shall be recorded," unless recorded already, "and those
that are not deemed needful shall be returned to
Deacon Stanley."

What "writings" were "obliterated" we have no
means of knowing, but the records which remain to us
are evidently incomplete. We have the minutes of less
than a dozen meetings between 1677 and 1682, contain-
ing such orders and regulations of the Committee in re-
lation to the settlement at Mattatuck as their office of
supervision involved, and in some instances confirming
the previous action of the planters. We have also
several letters of instruction and three lay-outs of land.

The Grand Committee was the centre and source
of authority, but as the plantation became well estab-
lished they sought to relieve themselves of their burden
of responsibihty. At a meeting held in February,
1680-81, they decided that "for the future the inhabi-
tants of the place being orderly called and convented"
shall have liberty to choose their civil officers "without
any further order from the committee." In 1685, a
majority of their number having died, the General
Court authorized the two survivors to "continue their
powers as Committee for Mattatuck, but we have here
no record of their action later than 1683, except a
grant of land in June, 1687, and a letter in September
of the same year,"

Their task may be considered as having ended when
the incorporation of the town took place. An act of in-
corporation was applied for — "a patent for the con-

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firmation of their lands unto the present proprietors" —
in May, 1685, and was granted by the General Court a
year later.

To these "proprietors" the Grand Committee, hav-
ing purchased the Mattatuck lands from the Indians,
had "assigned and made over all their right and title"
in 1677, "the inhabitants having paid the purchase to
our order," as the committee phrased it. In the
"Articles of Association and Agreement," already re-
ferred to, there is set opposite the name of each sub-
scriber the amount of his subscription, the smallest
being limited to fifty pounds and the largest to one
hundred, but the relation of these subscriptions to
the actual ownership of the territory is nowhere dis-
tinctly indicated. "That there was a purchase of the
township made by the planters in some form," Miss
Prichard remarks in her fifteenth chapter in "The
Town and City of Waterbury," " and quite distinct from
the purchase from the aboriginal inhabitants is evi-
dent, but nothing definite or explanatory concerning it
has been left on our records." She suggests that the
arrangement was similar to that adopted in Massa-
chusetts Bay, where "the proprietors became holden
to the colony, through the committee appointed by it,
for all the costs and charges incident to the settlement
of the plantation." In each case the planter "secured
lands according to his venture in the common stock,"
but in Massachusetts the original allotment was left
to the governor, while in Mattatuck it was left to the
Grand Committee.

The names of the men who became by the action
of the "Committee for Mattatuck" the proprietors of a
territory embracing a hundred and thirty-three square
miles are spread upon the pages of Bronson's History,

Preface ix

and Miss Prichard in her twelfth chapter gives in-
teresting facts concerning them, including personal
characteristics.

But the fact that concerns us here is that these
Proprietors kept a record of their proceedings which
came to be known as the Proprietors' Book, and that
a large part of the present volume (Part Second) is
occupied with an accurate reproduction, a "verbatim
et literatim" copy, of this Proprietors' Book, or at least
of what remains of it.

In his History of Waterbury, Doctor Bronson refers
to this Proprietors' Book as ''an old, dingy manuscript,
of foolscap size, which he had dug out of a mass of for-
gotten rubbish found in a private family." Describ-
ing it as it came into his hands he says: "The sheets
are sewed through and through, in the middle, by a
cord of unnecessary strength, and the whole is covered
by coarse brown paper turned over at the edge, with
a broad margin, and made fast with a thread. Many
leaves are gone at the beginning and end, and those
that are left are rent and broken, and exceedingly
brittle when handled. Only fifty -four pages remain."

The late Frederick J. Kingsbury, LL.D., — the first
and only president of this Historical Society until
the time of his death in 1910, — in a first draft which he
had prepared of a preface for this volume, suggested
that the "forgotten rubbish" of which Doctor Bron-
son speaks, "consisted of books and papers, left by his
father. Judge Bennett Bronson, who was well known
as a student of local history, and who undoubtedly had
the manuscript in his possession while pursuing his re-
searches. As Judge Bronson died in 1850, it was a
piece of good fortune that this unique document did
not completely disappear between that date and 1857,

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when his son discovered it. Doctor Bronson made
such use of it as he wished in writing his History of the
town, and in 1862 deposited it for safe-keeping with
the New Haven Colony Historical Society."

In 1890, while Miss Prichard was at work upon her
volume of "The Town and City of Waterbury,"
through the courtesy of Doctor Bronson, this Proprie-
tors' Book came into her hands, and consisted at that
time of twenty-six leaves, one having been lost since
1857.

It was in 1890 also that the discovery was made
among the papers of the late John Kingsbury, Esq. (who
was the last "Proprietors' Clerk"), by his grandson,
Frederick J. Kingsbury, of the Articles of Associa-
tion and Agreement, the writings of the Grand
Committee, the two Indian deeds which (form the illus-
trations of this volume, an almost complete record
of the tax-lists of the town from 1730 to 1783,
warnings to depart the town, and hundreds of deeds,
agreements, and other valuable and interesting docu-
ments. All these papers were turned over to Miss
Prichard for her use in writing the early history of
Waterbury, and are now the property of the Mattatuck
Historical Society.

As the Proprietors' Book stands, it contains the
minutes of nearly seventy meetings, only two before
1689, and the last in 1722. A photograph of the manu-
script as it came to Miss Prichard, showing the rag-
ged cover and one of the pages, is reproduced in "The
Town and City of Waterbury" (Vol. I., p. 216).

It has been submitted to the Emory process and
bound in parchment, together with the extant records
of the Grand Committee.

Mr. Kingsbury, in his memoranda for a preface,

Preface xi

refers to the "suggestions of a historic nature" to be
found "in the leaves of this old record besides their
written contents." He speaks of the paper as neces-
sarily of English manufacture, mentions the noticeable
variety in the inks that were used, and has a good deal
to say about the chirography, some of which is "as
clear and round and plain as the best handwriting of
the present day," and "some in the scrawling hand of a
man whose time was mostly spent in handling the ham-
mer or the hoe, and whose spelling, even though he
may have known better, was very apt to drop into
the phonetic style." His added remark, that "some
of it is phonetic to excess ' ' may be verified by any one
who glances at the following pages. One need not go
further than the first page to discern the extraordinary
variety and the apparent lawlessness of the orthography,
and on page after page may be found instances that
almost suggest inventive ingenuity on the part of these
scribes of two centuries ago. We find prejudice spelled
in at least ten different ways, the most notable occurring
in the phrase, " pragadishing hy wais and fooremer
grants." We find such combinations as "to met at
twelf a klok," and "agamed till the seckond toused-
day," and "spakticell pond," this last representing
not an Indian name, but one of the Spectacle Ponds
now included in Hamilton Park. We have also
"gaufe" for gave, and "unannymus" and "to ragolat
misstaks." But the chief struggle of the recorders
seems to have been with the bachelors and their ac-
commodations. Among the seven or eight different
guises in which they appear, "bagelders" and "bacheld-
tors" are perhaps the most startling, although we have
also "bagelders acomandation " and "bagilldors a
coming dation." It will be seen also that striking

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variations of the same word occur on the same page
and sometimes in the same sentence, showing that no
rule of uniformity had been established or apparently
thought of.

The remainder of the volume calls for little prefatory
comment. At a meeting of the Proprietors held on
November 2^, 1722, "it was agreed by vote that the
several acts of the Proprietors from this time forward
shall be entered in the Town Book."

The acts of the Proprietors as thus recorded have
been carefully copied from the Town Book, and con-
stitute Part Third of this volume. The volume con-
tains therefore a full record of the proceedings of the
Waterbury Proprietors so far as it is possible to obtain
it. On December 10, 1764, a vote was passed to have
the old record book, then in Captain Thomas Porter's
possession, "examined to see if anything should be
copied." For many years after that vote, no record
of the doings of the Proprietors appears, and as certain
lay-outs of land are mentioned between 1764 and 1802,
which refer to a division of Proprietors' rights made at
certain dates, and no record is to be found of such divi-
sion, it is thought that a volume of records must have
been lost. There are also in the town records various
entries in which the laying out of highways and some
other matters are treated as acts of the town, although
they were in fact acts of the Proprietors. These entries
are not reproduced in this volume.

Parts Fourth and Fifth seem to call for no comment.
The brief Appendix contains two papers which had been
mislaid at the time Part First was printed.

Mr. Kingsbury's comments on the handwriting of
the Proprietors' Book convey but a faint idea of the
difficulties involved in the decipherment of some por-

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tions of the manuscript. The transcription of the
text, some of it crowded and crabbed from the first, and
blurred and stained and worn by age, has been achieved
by the industry and expert skill of Miss Katharine A.
Prichard, with the assistance of Mr. Benjamin F.
Rowland. The Index also is Miss Prichard's work.

Almost any one turning the leaves of this volume
will find himself among the unused and obsolete place-
names of an apparently unknown region. Yet we
have here, although in disconnected passages and frag-
mentary form, the record of the development of one of
the most remarkable and most conspicuous of New
England towns. While the genealogist finds in these
pages a storehouse of materials in the form of family
names, the sociologist and the historian may well
study here, in its minutest manifestations, the unfold-
ing of that community life which has given New
England its fame and honor. And others, no doubt,
who are proud of Waterbury, will prize the book as
a remnant of the past, a souvenir that cannot be
duplicated.

Joseph Anderson.
January 24, 191 1.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. — Orders and Letters of the Grand Com-
mittee, 1673-1687 ..... I

II. — The First Proprietors' Book, 1677-1722 25

III. — Later Proprietors' Records, 1722-1761 . 107

IV. — Grants of Land, i 682-1 709 . . . 201

V. — Report of Committee on Mill Lands, 1851 237

VI. — Appendix ....... 245

VII. — Index 249

WATERBURY PROPRIETORS'
RECORDS

Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Orders and Letters of the "General Court's

Committee for the SettUng of Mattatuck."

October 9, 1673 — September 9, 1687.

October. 9: 1673

P 39 : 1 In. answer to the petis on to saver all inhaby-
tants of the town of farmingtown that matatuck that
thos lands may be granted for a plantation: this cort
have sen cans to order that thos lands may be veiued
som tim betwen this and the cort in may next: and
that re port may be made to the cort in may next:
whe. it be judged fit to make a plantation the committy
apointed are Lt thomas Ball: Lt Robert Webster and

Dannill Pratt

A True Copy of Record

Test Hez: Wyllys Secry

May the: 14: 1674
p. the committy apointed by the general cort for
the veiuing of. mattatuck return that they judg
it a sutabul plas to acomydat thurty famylis
this cort nomynat and apoint Major John Talcut : Lef
Robbert Webster Lef. NichHs Omsted Insin Samuel
Stell Insin John Wadsworth to be a committy to regu-
lat and order the setling of a plantation att matitack
in the most sutabul way that may be:

A True Copy of Record

Test Hez: Wyllys Secry.

' Records of the General Court of Conn. Vol. II. The original
documents are to be found in "Towns and Lands, Vol. I."

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At a meeting of the Committee for Mattatuck Jany
15, 1677: it was agreed and Concluded./.

MSS That wee do accept of Johne Roote Sen'' sub-
scribing to the Articles for settling of mattatuck, in
the behalf e of one of his sonnes, and we accept of
John Scovel on Acc^ of Abraham Brunson, and
Benjamin Barnes on Ace* of Richard Seemer. and of
John Standly Jun"" for Joseph Gaylor on the Acc*^ of
Thomas Gridly, Subscribeing to submit to the Article
a fore sayd dated May 30''^ 1674, ^^^ i^ soe doeing
are accepted as inhabitants of the place. David
Carpenter subscribing in behalfe of John porter is
accepted upon the same Terms. |.

2 Wee do order that all necessary High wayes for
the Towns use, are to be mended sufhtiently, at the
charge of the meadow alottments, according to the
Third Article, for settlement of Mattatuck dated
May 30*"^ 1674 • the three great lotts only only Accepted,
and desire and appoint Benjamin Jud to call out the
proprietors in their tumes for doing their Just part
and in this service of a surveigho*" to attend the
Country Law.|

3. We do alsoe allow the proprieto*"^ of Mattatuck
one year for settleing them selves on the fore s'^ Matta-
tuck, more than was first granted, notwithstanding
anything to the Contrary, and all publique charges
to be bom one year longer, or more, than is concluded
in the third Article Dated May 30'^'' i^77- (1674)
notwithstanding any thing there in Signified to ye
Contrary.

4 Wee do allow all necessary High wayes for the
use of the inhabitants that may be needfull, to be
layd out by such as we shall appoint, whiles we are
in power, and afterwards the Town to stake and lay

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 3

out Such High wayes or Common passages as shall
by them be Juded necessary. |.

5 Wee order the Highway of sixteen rods wide that
is already layd out North and South through the
old Town plott to be but Two rods wide, and grant
that the proprietors of each side the sayd High way
to abbut upon the sayd now Highway for enlargm'' of
their lott proportionally.

6 wee order the common fence on the east side of
the River for secureing the meadows shall be made
sufiitiently by the last of May, proportionally accord-
ing to the Number of Acres of meadow Land each
propriator is seized off, and we desire and appoint,
WilHam Judd Thomas Judd, and John Standly to
protion the sayd fence, and lay out each person his
Just dues, and being so layd out each person that shall
neglect makeing his Just proportion, shall be fineable
according to ye Law of this Colony, j.

John Talcott
John wadsworth

NiCHO OLMSTEAD

Samuell Stele

[On the reverse of this paper
is the drawing of the old
Town Plot lots.]

March 11^'^ 1677,

I We the Committee for Mattatuck or the Majo'"
part of us being mett, according to Joynt agreement,
at Farmington and taking simdry matters into con-
sideration, have determined That Lieu^ Stanley with
the helpfullness of William Judd, and John Standly
Jun^ shall lay out those Lotts to the proprietors of

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mattatuck that are not yet done, they granting
sutable allowance for their paines and Labo"" therein.

2 Whereas there is a mile of fence, or there abouts,
yet to be errected for secuering those Landes that are
under improvement: from ye spoyle of Cattle and
swine, wee do advise and order, that William Judd
Thomas Judd and John Standly Jun'^ shall proportion
and Stake out to each proprietor his proportion, with
all speed, conveniant.

3 Wee further order, that each proprieto'^ do errect
a siiffisent fence upon those respective places ap-
pointed, for defence of that Land, that noe damage
bee done to either Corn or grass, by Cattle or Swine,
which fence shall be done betwixt this and the first
of May next.

4 And its o"""^ erd® That Liut : Samuel Steel william
Judd and John Standly Jun"" lay out to the proprietors
their Three Acre Lotts that are granted to them,
according to former agreem*^

5 And whereas William Judd had a grant, that his
Three Acre Lott should be Layd out upon the west end
of his House Lott, it is ordered that it be so layd out
and recorded to him

John Talcott./.
Pr us John wadswath
NiCHO Olmstead

[The three- acre lots.]

Thee order which is the adition of the hous Loots in
maticok as it is too be tackan up

thos that desire too tack up their adition in the rere
of theere house Loots we shall doe all that we can too
acomidat ach man in that partuckuUer too be suted
-first and 2-3- so goe on in that order

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 5

1 benjamun bames

2 Samuell he cok

3 Joseph he cok

4 John willton

5 abriham andrus

6 benjiman Judd

7 John bronson

8 will higisan for will higisne piched north sid of

sam Judd

9 Thomas nuill

10 Thomas hankocks

1 1 Samuill Judd

12 John nuill To reseive 2 akers at the rer of his lot

13 grat Loot next Tho richison piched for the greet

Lot south side roring rivier part buting at John
caringtons est

14 Tho Richason

15 adward scott too reseive his loot at the east side

of the roring river.

16 John carrington

17 benjamin Jones ben Jons south sid roring river

next to that I piched at for ye great lot

18 [ ]

19 david carpentore piched for david carpenter [ ]

Tho hankkox if he like it

20 Themothy Standly piched for themothy standly

at the south of Tho richisons if he like it

21 danill Porter

22 John Judd for John Judd north side of John

Warners lot roring river if he like it.

23 Tho Judd

24 John Standly to reseive achur more

25 John Scovill

26 John Lanchton piched south of Thimothi standly

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27 obadiah richards

28 Great lot next abriham andrus

29 Thomas wamer

30 Isack bronson to reseive 2 akers end of his lot

31 John wamer

Danill wamers next to John wamers

32 Joseph gallar

33 great loot est end

May '79 the planters of Matuck being at the towne
plot aded by vote Thomus Judd too William Judd
John standly and Sam Stell too eqiiilize the Lande too
lay ought in the divishun of Land from manhan
medows upward and mack adishun too thos lots in
that devishun acording too the quality of the land
and remoteness of it as the fore said partys shal judg
to be just and right

The first meadow 20 ackers

The second ^^ ackers

The third west sid river 21

4 medow 6 ackers

Est sid river the first meadow from the

south 12 ackers Islands ackers

2 meadow est side 23 ackers

120

Devistion of Land and Fens
Manhan and Steels Medow
The devistion of the secnd remayndeer of the Land
in manhan medow and Stells medow and ben Juds
medow and hanckocks medow and at the small brocke
as foloweth

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we furst begin ftirst at manhan meadow and 2
in hancoks medow 3 at a bit of land at the west
side of the river aganst hanckkoks medow 4 at the
south end of the broock aganst hanckoks medow 5 at
the lower end of the land which lys at the broock which
corns downe in too Stells medow and gos upward and
end at the north end of ben Juds medow at willum
higisuns Loot and acording too this order too draw
lots twoo ackers for a hundred pound and if thes
Lands herein exprest fall short of This devetion then
too be made up by any undevided lands axsept this bit
of Lande calld a pastors —

We begin in hanckoxs meadow at The southward
end of That bit at the west sid of the river aganst
hankox meadow at the south end

The Loots as they fell in this divishon in or by
drawing

ackers

half-ackers

rods

John Bronson

half

Joseph gayllor

half

Tho Warner

edmun Scot

obidiah richards

half

danill warner

John nuill

Tho hancocks

John warner

03 roods

grat Lott

John Carriton

ben Jones

Samuill hecok

a haf

will higison

I rood

John willton

haf

Tho nuill

3 roods

benja Judd

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ackers

half-ackers

rods

John Lanckton

isack bronson

3 roods

John Judd

Tho richison

abriham andros

haf

grat loot

John Scovill

haf

david Carpinder

haf

John Standly

daniell porter

3 roods

willam judd

timothy standly

3 roods

Joseph hecox

ben barns

Samuill Judd

haf

Tho Judd

At a meeting of the Committee for Mattatuck on the
26^*^ of November 1679./. .

Whereas we have received information by some of
the inhabitants belonging to that place that many
of the propriato'"'' to home allotments were granted
have hitherto neglected setlm*^ of themselves and
familyes there, to the great discouragement and
weakening the hands of those that are already upon
the place with their familyes.

We have thought meet to determin and resolve,
that all such proprietors as shall not be personally
with there familyes inhabitting at Mattatuck by the
Last of May next insueing and there to abide, shall
forfeit all their right, title, propriety and intrest,
in any Allotments granted to them at mattatuck, to be
dissposed by the Committee to such others as they
shall approve off. Allsoe we do further determin, that

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all such inhabitants as shall not errect a mansion house,
by the last of May come Twelve months, according
to a former Articles to that purpose, shall forfeit all
there rights and title in Lands at Mattatuck as a fore
sayde.

rjOHN Talcott:
T^ John wadsworth

] NiCHo: Olmstead
ISamuell Stell

Farmington, Novemb'' 26: 1679
Whereas Daniel warner with his family were upon
the remove to mattatuck, and on that juncture of
time, the divine providence of god hath removed the
sayd Daniel out of the Land of the Liveing.
out of compassion to his relict and children Left
behinde him, we do grant the sayd Relict shall hould
her Allotments firme and good to her selfe and children,
notwithstanding anything conteyned in any former
Article to the Contrary, only advising her selfe and
relationes that a dweling House be errected there
with all posible speed, and that she in habit there,
or some suffitient person to manage her Lands and
Accommodations upon the place.

fJoHN Talcott
j John wadsworth
Pr us i NiCH : Olmstead
I Samuell Stell

Farmington, November 27 1679 At a meeting of the
Committee for Mattatuck.
It is determined that that High way Layd out by
Lieu* Sam' Steel at the east end of the Town plat at

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of mattatuck, running eastward out of sayd Town plat
being Three rods wide, shall awayes be and remayne
for publick and common use, which is between Joseph
Gaylers Lott and a Hous Lott reserved for such inhabi-
tant as shall hereafter be entertayned.

Alsoe it is agreed and determined that the House Lott
of Two Acres lying at the east end of the Town abutting
northerly on Thomas Warners Hous Lott and a piece
of meadow and swamp contayning about fifteen Acres
by estimation lying upon Steels Brook, abutting upon
the North on Edman Scott Junie^ on Thomas Judd
Jun*" on the east, and on a hill south and west.
And a peice of Land conteyning by estimation Three
Acres, lying in the pasture Land commonly so called,
shall be and remayne for the use, occupation and
improvem^ of the Ministery of the sayd Town for-
ever, without any alteration or dissposall use or im-
provement: whatsoever.

For encouragem* of an inhabitant we do agree and
grant that an additional House Lott to what was
formerly allowed be Layed out, and a Three Acre
Lott and eight Acres in the new devision to be Layd
out, and eight Acres at the old Town plot and Ten
Acres upon a playn on the west side of Steels Meadow
is granted, and about Twelve Acres if it will upon
try all prove so much, and be not already dissposed,
lying on the Southern end of Buck Meadow being an
Island allwayes provided that such person as shall be
excepted to be free of the sayd A llo ttment shall
subscribe to the Articles formerly made
we do advise the inhabitants of Mattatuck to build
a suflfitient Com mill, for the use of the Town, and
keep the same in good repration for that work and ser-
vice of grinding Come, and for encouragem^ we grant

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such persons shall have Thirty Acres of Land Layd
out and shall be and remain to them and their heirs
and assignes for ever, he or they mayntayning the
sayd grist mill as afore sayd forever.

We allow the standing of Thomas warners celler
without molestation according to agreement: of Liu*

sam" Stelle.

NiCHO Olmsted: John Talcott

Samuell Stell John Wadsworth

The Devistion to the Straits.
[1679]
The order which is agreed of in the deviding of and
drawing of Loots for thos Landes which Lyith downe
the river from those Landes allrady Layed ought too the
rivurit which runnith in too The rivur on the est side of
The river at the straytes and also a madow which is up
the river from the towne plot called by the name of
boock medow and in the deviding of the abouf said
lands we agree that three roods of the best of this Land
shall be accounted as one acker and the worst of the
Land which we devide shall be acounted sevine roods
but for one acker and so rys and fall in this division
acording too the goodnes or badness of this Lande and
this to be considered and equiUzed by thos which are or
shall Laye ought this foresaid land in too ther severall
alotments and all so we agree that there shall be iiufe
ackers alowd too a hundred pound a lot ment and if
thes Lands apoynted too this devision shall falle short
too alowe acording too this proportion too aviry alot-
ment then thos which fall short too tack up thar pro-
porshon in any undevided medow axsept a pes of Land
caled the pastur or a pasall of Land which lyith at the

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broock which runith in too Stells madow and in this
devision this foresaid Land from the broock abutith
at willum higisons Loot north and at Thomas Juds
Land est and in this devition it shall be in the power
of The abof said persons if they se resone so too doe too
throwe in Landes in Too thos Sevarall alotments and
count it not in the masher acording to ther decresion
and we begin in this devision first at the south side of
the rivur and the Loots too rune south and north
which we count up and downe the river and the furst
Loot in order too be acounted that next the river and
so rune downe the medow too the strayts and tack the
lots in order as they falle at the north end and at the
strayts rune over the river at the est side of the river
in lick maner and goo upward and ende at the devided
Land at the fore saide side and then goo up in too
books medow and begin in that alotment at the south-
ward or lower end and goo upward and end at the
upur side or ende of that madow

The lots as they fall by suckseson

greatt lote —

John langton —

abram andrus—

John newell —

John Carington —

B en j amen Jons —

ben j amen barns —

85 Samuell hikoc—

John wilton —

90 John warner —

William Judd —

80 Samuel Judd —

John Judd sener —

60 Danell warner —

v/illum higson —

95 Timothy standly—

Daved Carpenter —

benjamin Judd —

80 Josepgayler —

Thomas warner —

John Scovell —

90 Danell porter —

Edman Scootte —

90 Izacke brownson —

- 25

50 Thomas richason —

60 Josephiscox —

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90 Thomas newell — 27 Obadiah Richards — 31

Thomas Judd — 28 Thomas hancox — 32

John Standly — 29 John brownson — 33

yeloteBotte — 30 great lote — 34

At a meeting of the Committee for Mattatuck
Febry: ^^^ 1680 at Farmington.

It was then determined by us, that those Town offi-
cers that wear chosen by y^ inhabitants of s"^ Matta-
tuck shall execute their respectieve offices and that
for the f utiire the inhabitants of the place being orderly
called and convented by their Ma jo'' voat shall have
liberty to chose their Townsmen constables surveigho'"s
fenc viewers and Haywards or any other civel officers
from time to time without any further order from y«
Committee.

It is further concluded that Stephen Hopkins who
hath built a mill at that plantation shall have that
Thirty Acres appointed and intailed in a former order
to such as shall errect a mill there and so much more
Land added to the sayd Thirty Acres as may advance
the same to be in value of one hundred pounds alott-
ment.

And in consideration of some of those persons that
have had a Lottments Granted at Mattatuck we have
heard the alligations layd in against them and do
determin that Deacon John Lancton, WilHam Judd,
and David Carpenter have forfeited all their rights
and titles to those a Lottments granted to them at
Mattatuck not haveing attended those Articles to
which they have subscribed.

Just here it is agreed by us that in case any shall
appere desireing a Lottments there, shall subscribe to

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the originall Articles and engage allsoe to errect a
dwelling House according to dimensions, set down in
sayd Articles within one year after subscription and
settled with his or their familyes upon the place within
that time, otherwise to forfeit all their grant of Lands
and right, theirin, to be dissposed to such others as
the Committee shall Judg meet.

It was allsoe agreed that all Leavyes for defraying
the public charges of that plantation, shall be raysed
upon the meadow Alottments, according to a former
Article and so to stand from this day to the Last of
Feb'"y: in ye year 1682 whatching and warding only
excepted.

Upon further considerations we have hereby granted
that Benjamin Judd and Isaac Brunson shall have so
much uplands added to their Allotmts: as shall make
their meadow alottments in value of one himdred
poundes, and that sayd Addission, to be added to their
respective eight Acre allotments allready granted.
And whereas Daniel Porf and Thomas Richason
make complaynt that they are in want of Land to
improve, we grant liberty to the Town to add to what
they have, according to their good disscretion, and
what shall be allowed by the Town, shall be layd out
to them by Benjamin Judd and John Standly, and
aUsoe to lay out what belongeth to y^ mill, and Miller.
Wee do order what fences is necessary to be made
for secureing Lands under improvem'' : shall be speedily
proportioned and layd out by Thomas Judd John
Standly and the present Townsmen and the same to
be made by y^ Last of Aprell next.

And whereas Stephen Upson maketh complaynt
that he is much streightened, in his present possession
of Lands, we grant an addission according to what the

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Town shall se cause to be Layd out by him, by Tho:
Judd John Standly and the present Townsmen. There
is allsoe a House Lott, contayneing in estimat": Two
Acres granted to Stephen Hopkins, as conveniantly
as may bee to sute the mill, and the fore sayd Thomas
Judd John Standly and the present Townsmen to lay
it out to him and allsoe a Three Acre lott according as
the other in Habitants have granted to be layd out by
the same persons, for him.

Allsoe we do grant Benjamin Judd shall have added
to the North end of his House Lott some land to build
on, allwayes provided that the High way that runeth
Through ye Town in that place shall be and and re-
mayne foure Rods and halfe wide, to be layd out to
him by the fore sayd persons.

( John Talcott \

i tohn wadsworth i

Pr us i John wadsworth y Coommittee

-S JUMN WAUbWUKTH ^

t NiCHO Olmstead )

Hartford May 22 1680
William Judd Thomas Judd, and John standly, these
are to give your selves or such others as y""" inhabi-
tants of Mattatuck shall see cause to appoint, to be a
Committee to meet with confer, and consult any person
or persons appointed by o' Hon"^ ffriends of woodbery,
as their Committee impowered, to agree and conclude
of and determin a Bounde Lyne twixt you, and what
you shall do therein shall be well accepted by yo""
Loveing ffriends.

John Talcott

John wadsworth
May 31,
1680
ttheyes are to sertyfi our

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friends att wodbury : or whom

ytt may conserne that we the

Inhabitants of matatock do

not se caus to apointe any other

persons as a comite but

aquies in that apointed by yor

comite: and m'" wadsworth to

mete with agree and conclude and determin a

boundery betwixte: may the 31, 1680:
John wellton Samuell hickcox
in the behalfe of the reste

Hartford, May 22, 1680
To o'' ffriends at Mattatuck

We, understanding that yo'' meadows and improuv-
mts therein Ly upon spoyle by cattle and swin, have
been necessitated to come to an agreement to determin
the doeing of Thre himdred and fifty Rods of new
Fence to rtm from the north end of what is done,
northerly without which it seems much damage will
come upon the propretors of yo'" feildes.

These are therefore to impower Thomas Judd, John
Standly, Sam" Hecoks or any other with them whome
you shall think meet, to Lay out and proportion the
above sayd fence to each proprietor belonginge to the
sayd meadows or fields and that it be done forthwith,
and we order that whatsoever proprieto'' shall not have
errected a suffitient fence by the Tenth of June next,
shall upon disstreynt pay six pence ye Rod and the
same summe ye Rod for every week after sayd Tenth
of June, imtill it shall be Adjued by yo*" towne mesurer
to be suffitient, to be delivered for the use of the Town,
„ ( John Talcott

Jr /* US ■\ _

( John wadsworth.

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Complants of severall men not building
acording to artyculs [Feb. 1682.]

Benja Jud challenged for Breach of Articles in not
comeing to mattatuck in 80: Test: Isaac Brunson,
Dan' port*"" & Stephen Upson that he came not at
ye time prefixed 2^ his not building according to
Articles as time, but It was done in 81 : in September
and withdrawn oft from ye place.

Samuel Judd not built according to time prefixed
He built and went into his House in Novemb^'' 87: and
not fit before Test: Steph: upson it was shingled
about michaelmuss Test: Dan" Porter, Test Isaac
Brunson

Thomas Hancoks hath a House covered allmost all
and clabborded and noe chimney — within the time
stated. Test : Samuel Hecoks John Scovel and Isaac
Bninson. disserted the place being gone all or ye
greatest of the year past.

Timothy Standly and Joseph Gaylerd their Housen
Big enough : and ovned

Jno Carrington House not Large enough: according
to Articles.

Cooper Andrews noe House

Tho : Nuel came not according Articles neither Built
according to Articles & House not finished

Daniel porter noe chimney to his House according
to Articles.

Tho: Warner House not built according to Articles
for time not finished.

Tho : Richison noe House lives in a ciller, only hires
a Ciller to live in.

Edward Scott Jun"" noe chimny to His House.

Obediah Richards not Built his House not according
to the demension of it.

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The Town desires taxsation to be Layed on Lands
for some further Time

Benjamin Joanes complayned of for neglect of
cohabitation.

John Nuel complayned of for ye same.

John Scovl noe chimny.

[E?] d Scott complais

At a meeting of the Committy for Mattatuck
at Farmington, Feb'"y: the sixt in the yeare 1682.
Wee haveing heard the Complaynts; and Alligations
of Serg* Thomas Judd, and Serg* John Standly and
other Friends sent from Mattatuck, as persons im-
powered to implead sundry of the proprietors there,
for that they have not errected their dwelling Housen,
and finished the same, according to provission and
enjunction by Articles concluded; by the Committee
for Mattatuck, Novembe'^ 26: 1679.
Upon what pleas and proofs have presented, wee
do Adjudg and Condemn all the granted allotments
formerly layd out to Benjamin Jud, Samuel Judd, and
Thomas Hancox, to be by us condemned as Forfeited,
and thereon disclaime there former right had or might
have had therein.

And it is further by us agreed and determined, that
whosover shaU hereafter have grants from o"' selves
to be seized or put into the possession of their grants as
proprietors and inhabitants at s*^ Mattatuck, shall be
engaged and firmly Bound by this Act, to reside and
dwell in s'^ Mattatuck, the full terme and time of four
yeares, in a steddy way and maner with their Familyes,
after subscription to this Act and order and in case
those mancion Housen on those Lands allready errected

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cannot be bought at a resonable rate of the present
owners by such as shall be seized of their Allotments,
or in case of non agreement about the price or prizes of
s^ Buildings, the person or persons that shall subscribe
to this act and order, shall errect and make mantion
Housen according to the Articles for that purpose
made in 30'^'' of May: in the yeare 1674. — and upon
default or non performance of either of the Two parts
of this determination, such person or persons neglecting
to Build within the spare time or Terme of four yeares
after subscription, or faile of cohabitting on the place as
a fore sayd, shall forfeit all right and title in such lands
or alottments they or he shall be seized off, and in case
those friends whose lands are at this meeting by us
condemned, do desire to be repossessed of their present
Lands condemned as forfeited, shall subscribe to this
present Act and order, in case we see reason to reposses
him on them. And this Act and order; to be of force
in referance to David Carpenters Lott formerly Con-
demned. And whereas Timothy Stanly, Joseph Gay-
lerd, John Carrington, Abraham Andrus Cooper,
Thomas Nuel, Daniel Porter, Thomas wamer, Thomas
Richison, Obediah Richards, and John Scovel, for
their not Building, and some of the fore sayd not co-
habitting according to Articles to that purpose made
p"" the Committee May 30^^^, 1674, wee do by these
Adjudg and condemn their Allotments to be forfeited
yet notwithstanding upon their submission and refor-
mation, with their cohabitation upon the place one
compleat year, as addissionall to the four yeares
injoyned in that Article made to that purpose in May
30*^, 1674, otherwise this present condenmation to
stand in full force. In referance to defraying all pub-
lick charges by Levys or Rate, it is granted to be done

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and Layd upon Lands as formerly for the Two past
years following the date hereof and the charges of
makeing and mending of Highwayes by the same.
It is Granted that each proprietor as addition all to
their former grants, shall each inhabitant have eight
Acres p*" man, layd out to them in such places within
their Town Bounds as the inhabitants shall agree, to be
layd out by persons chosen by y"" inhabitants of the
place.

And in referance to ye Act of the inhabitants of
Mattatuck granting Samuel Hecox an addission of
Land as by a coppy of their records appeares, we the
committee give o"*' consent and confirme the same to
him.

In referance to what lands are granted by the
inhabitants of Mattatuck, to John Hopkins the present
miller, we do well approve off, and in case they shall
see cause to ease the intayle of any part of the ||,
Allotment, we shall not object against it. Upon the
pettition of Serg'^ Jn° Stanly that he may be accom-
modated with foiu: or five Acres of Meadow Land up
the River although it be four or five miles off from the
Town, in consideration of the meaness of his Allot-
ments, wee the Committee do advise the inhabitants
to a complyance thereunto.

The foregoeing conclusiones signed Feb'"y 7**^, 1682.

\ John Talcott ] ^ -^^ r

r^ i -r f Committee for

Pr us } John wadsworth >• a /r ^^ ^ 1

i ::, ^ Mattatuck

; NiCHO: Olmstead '

At Farmington, Feb''y seaventh 1682 Edward
Scott senio*" Did personally appeare, and
did publickly, freely and fully declare that
he did give and grant to his son Edward

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Scott Jun^ that House set for a dwelling
House on the Home Lott granted to his sayd
son by mattatuck committee, and all his
rights in those other Land granted by sayd
Committee belonging to that Home Lott on
which sayd House now stands, with all the
charges and expences thereon, and what he
hath disburst for sayd Lands in reference to
the purchase thereof, to be and remaine, to
his sayd son, to him and his Heires forever,
without any further or future clayme, from
him selfe or from any other by or under him.

the above said was fully signified

and declared befor us

John Talcott i ^^^^
John wadsworth f

wee the Committee
grant phillip Judd
the quiet possession
of that Land and
allotments at Matta-
tuck

that was formerly his Broth Samuel Judds lands this

j^th Qf June, 1687.

Pr us John Talcott ) ^ ...

-^ 5- Committee

John wadsworth

we hose names ar here under wrighten do subscrib
to a faithfull submission and observation of the act
of the committee one the other sid of this lefe,
Feby th

6-1682
Subscribed this 4 June 83 Thomas hancox

Janiwari 10 83 Thomas Judd juner
May 26 = 84 Robert Porter
June 13 = 87 Philip Judd

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Hartford, Jan^y: the io''\ 1683:
Thomas Judd Jiini' is accepted as an inhabitant at
Mattatuck his father Thomas Judd haveing signified
his desires of the same he the sayd Thomas Judd Jun""
subscribeing to the Act and order of the Committee
Febuary the sixt, 1682. in referance to benjamine Juds
allotment, and privilidg of reseizen of the same upon
condissiones in the sayd Act and order granted. It
being determined by us the Committee, in case any
grant or grantes be made by the inhabitants of Mat-
tatuck, to Thomas Judd Jun"" in referance to'possession
of any parcells or Tracts of Land is hereby made voyd
and of none effect, notwithstanding any thing to the
Contrary. And whereas there is an Addission for-
merly granted by the Committee to Benjamin Judds
home Lott, it is now ordered that the sayd Addission
shall not be run further into the High way then it was
layd by Serg'^ Jn° Stanly Thomas Judd and the
Townsmen appointed for that service.
Pr us John Talcott

John wadsworth
NiCHO Olmstead
Samuel Stell, senr j

Committee

To the Select men of Waterberi
Gentel men, when we had the last meting at farm-
ington, conserning your afayers it was pleaded and
owned by sum of youre self es that there was a devision
of land layd out where in it was agreed by youre self
and the Committee that layed it out that there should
be an aditione namely f for one acare that is to say
part of that devision but thorow forgetfull nes or over
sitt it was ometed, and soe the persons conserned fall
short of what they should have had this Is there fore

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to Request and desier you to acomodat those persons
consemed with that which may be just one the fore
mensined acount and so as they may be suted as well
as you can, for without dout they will be lousers by
not haveing it together with fore sd devesion which Is
all at present from him who is youer asuerd frind and
sarvant

John wadsworth

poscript youer atendent to the

above sd shall be alowed by us the Committee,

farmington Sept. 9. 1687. ^

' This, the latest of the Committee's
papers, is in form a letter, upon
which the broken seal remains,
showing two curved arrows pointing
downward.

A ddressed

To the

Select men of

Waterbery this.

All that remains of the

Original Proprietors' Book

May 21, 1677— October 31, 1722.

First Proprietors' Book.

At a metinge held by the propriators of Matatucke
may the twenty first 1677 upon furder Consideration
of some difeculty that doth atend them seting the
towne whare It is now layd out theay made chois of
Deacon Judde John Langhton senor, John Andrus
seanr goodman Rote and John Judde and Danell porter
as a Comite to vew and consider whether It will not
be more for the benefit of the propriators In Genarall :
to set the towne on this Este side of the River con-
tenting themselfes with les hom lots provided: thos
formerly layde out be secured to them: provided also
they thincke and conclude It so to be to ad vis with the
grande Comite and in conjimction with them they
giveinge liberty so to doe we the proprietors agre to
act Acordingly not withstanding what is alredy done^

March the 21 1686: we whose names are herafter
subscribed beinge desired and apointed by the towne
to state what fens shall be and remaine to the minesters
lote : determin as f oUoweth : northwarde from the towne
the devison of fens between John wilton and the widow
Warners : 2 devison between Thomass Judds smith and

' The first layout was on "Town Plot" so called for that reason,
la consideration of danger from Indians and from being cut off
from Farmington, their base of supplies, by flood, they decided to
change the layout.

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timothy standly: against hancox medow and the 3d

to be the upermost in the new devison

the fourth devision att the north end of copers

fens at the made medow 5 devison atwien goodman

richardson and edman scot Jnnor against the longe

medow.

Thomas Judd sener
John Standly
Samuell hickcox

Jan the 21 1689 wheras att a meeting of the pro-
priators of waterbury: we whos nams are underwriten
doe ingage to bare the Damage that shall be done in the
f elds granted to us to fens in to ceep swine : we say the
damag that shall be done either by [swine] that rtme
in the Coman not yocked or ringed: or any sorts of
horses and catle exept any shall put any hogs or cattle
into the f elds purposly : that is to say each man to bare
his own damag that is done in thes felds

STEPHEN Upson his marrke
Samuel scoote his S marrke

RICHARD PORTER

the number of acrs in the small medows up the
river and at wosters swamp preparde for the last
divison :

Att worsters swamp 46 acrs 46

1 Att the uper end of the bounds : on the
west sid the river in the first medow
andajasente 18 acrs 18

2 second aight and a half e 83^

3 in a strips that rune by the river to the
mouth of the brooke and up the brooke
above twich gras medow — — — — 6

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4 twich gras medow 4!/^

plains a bove Ensen Judds Hand with the 1 *

hill sid pines — ■ 6 34

pin medow 7-0

from the uper end i bounds on the Est

1 sid and so downward att the plom tres . 2 acrs

2 in a small med 2^

3 in another med , 4

4 pople medo ^ lO^^

5 against Judds laland 6

6 Jeroco 4

up the west branch uper or west branch :

nor sid 5 acrs

west sid " II

south sid 2

north sid 8

north 3 3

Att a meetting of the propriators of Watterbiuy, Jan-
uary the 21:1 689 the propriators granted Steven
Upson seven acrs and Samuell Scoote seven acrs that is
to say 14 acrs between them of land upon the hill Est-
ward of the path from the longe wigwam upon the hill :
to be layed in a hansom forme: for a hoge feld pro-
vided itt doo not predyedes former grants thay to bare
the damage shall be done acording to the articles to
which they have subscribed

Att the same meeting ther was granted richard porter
seven acrs : agasent to the above said lands granted to
Steven upson and Samuell Scoote provided he fens and
improve itt in four yere or els it shall retiune to the use
of the propriators and to performe the conditions to
which he hath subscribed being a hog feld

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At the sam meting the proprietors granted to
Samuell hickox sn seaven a cers of land on the hill on
the west side of hoog pound broke on the same con-
distion richard porter had his

at the same meting theay granted John well ton
sn seaven acers on the same condistion that is to say
buting on samuell hickox

at the sam meting theay granted to thomas Judd sn
seaven acers of land on the hill with samll hickox

at the same meting the proprietors granted Edman
scot sn seaven acers of land with them on the same
hill

at the same meting the proprietors granted to
timothy standly and obedyah Richards fourteen acers
of land on the hill whear samuell hickox pitched for his
hogg feeld: to mak hoog feld

at the same meting the proprietors granted to
thomas Judd the smith seaven acers of land on the hill
Samuel hickox is granted on: for hoog feld

at the same meting the proprietors granted to
thomas warner and danill warner, edman scot Ju
twenty one acers of land on the west side of the bever
pond brook buting on thomas warners eaight acer lot
for hoog feld

at the same meting the proprietors granted Isaac
brunson and benjamin barns fourteen acers of land on
the hill on the est side of hoog pound brooke and on the
north side of the rood that leds to farmington for a
hoog feld

at the sam meting the proprietors granted to
abraham andrus sn seaven acers of land with Isaac
brunson for hoog feld

Att the same meting the proprietors granted m""
Jerimiah peck and his soon Jerimiah fourteen acers of

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land at the south east end of turcy hill to run a booth
sids of the brook

Att the sam meting the propriators granted to
Abraham Andros jimer sevn acers of land joyning to
m"" pecks land at turcy hill

these aboofe writen grants are to be one the same
condistions as richard porters grant was granted

Att a meting of the proprietors of Waterbury gen-
wary 21 1689 ther was granted to Thomas Richardson
six acers of land in the swamp and Lo Lands one the
west sid of his boogey meadow on the old town
plat.

At the same meting the propriators granted Edman
Scoot Senor four acers of Land on the west sid of
Thomas hancoxs eyght acer Lot provided it pregedis
not former grants: he reLinquishing his grant at
wigwam swamp

At the same meting the proprietors granted to John
wamer four acers of Land at the east end and north
east comer of his three acer Lot : not to pregidish high-
ways:

at the same meting the proprietors granted thomas
judd ju foure acers of land on the north side and este
end of his foure acer lot.

at the same meting the proprietors granted to John
scovell Ju a pese of land buting on John wamers three
acer lot on the est on a hy waye on the west and south
and on thomas Judd Ju on the north provided he bild
a hous acording to origanall artyculs and coinhabit
four yers after

at the same meting the proprietors granted to gorg
scoot thre acers of land on the nor est side of the land

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belonging to the estat of robberd porter and on the
west side of the path being in two pessis provided it
dont pregidish hy way and former grants

at the same meting the proprietors grantid to jony-
than scoot a pees of land buting on a hywaye on the
est on John hopkins on the north on thomas wamer
and passinig land on the west on the south on steven
upsons land and to build a hous acording to origenal
artycles and inhabit four yers

at the sam meting the proprietors grantid to ephrem
wamer a pes of land buting on north west south on a
hy waye and on thomas Judd sn three acer lot on the
est provided he build a hous acording to origenal
artycels and coinhabit foure yers after

at the same meting the proprietors granted to
Timothy Standley foure acers of land to jine to his
foure acere lot one the west side of the river buting on
the south and est side and end provided he relink quish
foure acers of his eaight acer devistion formerly
granted

at the same meting the proprietors granted to Isaac
brumson foure acers of land on the south end of the
burnt hill buting on thomas richason land on the south
and to run from the brow of the hill up the litell brooke
and to spring este ward of thomas richasons lot if he se
case: provided he relinkquish a former grant of a four
acer lote

at the sam meting the proprietors granted to John
brumson a pese of land about two acers half e on the nor
west sid of his four acer lot in bens medow

at the sam meting the proprietors granted to John
Judd four acers of land on the est sid of his fathers six
acere and thre acer lot and so swing est ward: for
paster land :

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at a meting of the proprietors of Waterbury Jene 21
1689 there was grantid to John Richards foure acers of
land bating on John Judd on the west danil warners
three acer lot on the est on hy waye south : provided he
buld house with in four yers : and co in habit four yers

att the same metting ther was granted to John
Standly and abraham andrus a try angle pess that
lyeth betwen their land on the west side the river on
the west sid of abrams aight acre lote:

Att the same meeting the propriators granted
John Standly to acers att Jerico of upland in the valy
up the hill on the north side of his medow land toward
the north corner of his medow lote and to fling in the
hill to join it to his other lote:

Att the same meeting the propriators granted
obadiah richards a pes south west ward from the long
meadow that the path runes through provided it doe
not pregadis high-ways : one acre

[Although the meeting of January 26, 1691, follows
upon the same page with the preceding, these entries
regarding Mr. Peck, which are upon a small bit of
paper, properly belong here.]

Att a meeting of the propriators of Watterbury
march the 18: 1689 they did imanimusly desire m"^
Jerimy pecke Sen"" of grinage to setle with them in the
worke of the minestry :

Att the same meeting for the encoragment of m*"
Peck Above said : the propriators gave him the house
built for the minester with the hom lote att his first
Entranc there with his famely

Att the same meetting the above said propriators of
waterbury granted: M"" Jerimy peck of grinage the

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other alotments or sevarall devisions belonging to the
minesters lot so caled provided he Cohabite with them
four yers and if the providens of god so Dispos that he
shold Dye befor the four yers be out itt shall fall to his
heirs :

Att the same meetinge the propriators granted to
Calebe and Jerimy peeke the to hous lots layd out to
the great lots on buting westerly on abraham and rus his
hom lot the other on ben Jons his hom lote and on of
the grat lots of medows with the severall devisons of
upland: upon condisons they bild ecth of them a
tenantable hous that is to say a hous upon ecth hom
lote and dwell with them four yers :

Att a meeting of the propriators of watterbury
march 21 1689: they agreed to be att the charge of the
transportation of m'' peecke above said and his famely
and cattell and goods to watterbury.

Att the same meeting they agreed the fens vewars
shod goe to vewing the fens this day: and leve it to
Ensigne Judd and Samuell hickox to send out the
hawards

At the same meeting the propriators made chois of
Samuell hickox Isaac brownson Obadiah richards to
tacke as prudent a care as they cane for to transporte
m"" pecke and famely and estate acording to the vote
above riten for the benifite of the Towne^

Att a meeting of the propriators of Waterbury
genewary: 26^^ 1691 there was granted to corp'' Isaac

' Added at a later date:

"Received to Record March 20, 1722.
Recorded In first book, p, 9."

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Brounson too acers on the north sid of his own four
acer lot and to Run west till he meet with obadiah
Richards to take the vacant land betwein his four acer
lot and Obadiah Richards provided he live heir four
yeirs.

Att the same meeting ther was granted to Corp
John Welton six acers of land on the north sid of Isaac
Brounsons four acer lot provided he Coinhabit four
yeirs

Att the same meeting ther was granted to the eyers
of Joseph Hikcox decesed three acers of land on the
north sid of John Weltons six acers provided the said
eyers or eyer com to live heir within four yeirs

At the same meetting the proprietors granted John
Scovill iour acres upon the litle brooke abuting north
upon benjamin Jonses heirs land provided itt doe not
pregudis high ways

Att a meetting of the propriators in Watterbury:
March the 15 1691^ there: was granted: to ecth propri-
ator: inhabetant a devition of outland of ten acers
to a hundred pound alotment and five acrs to a 50
pound alotmente and so proporsonable acording to
mens alotments granted by the comite for the plas
that is to say to thos that hould the poseson of the
medow alotments by their own righte: each man to
tacke itt up by suckseson after the lots are drawne
the first too men to have two days liberty to tack his
land: and bringe in his report to Ensign Judd who
is to lay it out two them: and so to have on day two
two men:

Att a meetinge of the propriators of Watterbury

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January: 20 1692: that was graunted to John richards
twenty acrs of upland provided hee tacke itt up in a
hansom forme note enterfering upon the seqestered
land nore pregedes high ways or former grants and
dwell in the towne as a settled inhabetante six yers;
and six acrs of medow or swampe that will macke
medow: upon the same condisons that the twenty
acrs above is :

Att the same meeting the propriators granted John
richards a four acre lote upon the same condisions
provided he relinqish his grant of a hous lote And
give him till the last of March to tacke his land and
itt is to be understood he may have his land for
his four acre lot within the two mille bogy medows
exeptede

Att a meeting of the propriators of Waterbury Jan
20 1692 they granted Danill porter the upland betwixt
the comon fens and his land on the est side the river
against stels medow and two extend southward too
John newills aight acer lote & from that a west lyne
to bound him upon the river

Att the same meting they granted Danill porter
a pes of lande att the est end of his medow lote in hope
medow buting him upon the cove not to pregedes
high ways

Att the same meetting therwas granted Johnhopkins
on acre and a half on the north side of his four acre
lote provided it doe not prejedis high ways

Att the same meeting ther was granted to Daniell
Worner six acers of lande south warde from the old
town plat :

Att the same meeting ther was granted to thomas

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Richason all the comon land one the west sid of his
fens against hancox medow and so to met with his est
stak

At the sam meting thear was granted to thomas
Warner a peas of vaquent land one the west sid of the
pine hill and so to bute north on his one land and west
one the coufe

Att the sam meting ther was granted to Isaac
brounson and thoraas Richason liberty to spring
out one the est side of ther foure acers lots so as to
run aperrerlal line from the south est corner of Richard
porters lot to the south est corner of thomas Richasons
lot not to pragedish hyways and foremer grants

Att the same meetinge the propriators granted John
Standly the coman land att the weste end of his land
att bucks medow and at the west end of Joseph hickox
ser lande and Isaac brownsons land and to extende
southward to tacke in the broocke that coms from
Isaacks yard so as itt be no pregedis to him : and to
extend to the tope of the mountain; or, so far as may
be most convenient for fensinge in the medow or a
paster itt not too pregedis high ways

Att the same meeting ther was granted John wilton
Junr the hous lotte formerly granted two John richards
which he relinqished on condisans itt doe not pregedis
high ways or former grants and dwell as a setteld in
habitant in the town sixe yers: and buld acording too
origanll articls

Att the sam meting thear was granted to abraham
andrus snr liberty if he relinquish the six acers granted
him one the hill at the twelf mill stak and the twell
acers of land at Turcy hill taken up as his medow
devistion : to tak it up somwhare one the south sid of
the bever pont brook abuting one his: last pich pro-

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vided he hinder no former grant if theye pich on it
between this and the first of maye

Att the same meting thear was granted to timothy
Standly as part of his devishion a pes of land at the pin
hill abuting one John warner south one a hyway est
and one thomas warner north one the river west

Att the same meting thear was sequestered the grat
brook from edmun scots lot down to samwell hickox
ju'' lot for to build a fulling mill

Att the same meting thear was granted to roberd
scot too acers and half of boggey medow ajining or
buting one his former pich provided he coinhabit four
yers.

Att the sam meting thear was granted to steven upson
one acer of land one the north side of his four acer lot
abuting on his lot

Att the same meting thear was granted to John
welton and thomas judd the smith to met at John
Welton's fens one the sid of the burnt hill

Att a meting of the proprietors in waterbury,
Jenuary 20 1692 thear was granted to John Judd liberty
to spring one the north sid of his lot agants leften
Standlys fens up to the top of the hill for convenyans
of fensing provided he coinhabit heare four years

Att the same meting thear was granted to Samll
Hickox Snr. fuife acers of land one the north est end
of his lot at woster swamp to run perrarlal with his
lins from the swamp est ward

Att the same meting ther was granted to samll
hickox jnr too acers of land one the sid of chesnut
hill ner to his boggy medow convenyant for a yard as
he can thar find

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Att the sam meting thar granted to John welton
sn'' too acers of land at his boggy medow one the
south sid of wodbiiry rode part of itt on the west
side the other part at the north end upon the brook

Att the same meting thear was granted to Danill
porter a parsell of upland one the west sid of his land
att the lower end of the long medow betwen his land
and the eaight acer lot belonging to the eairs of John
caring tons provided it dos not pragdish hyways

Att the sam meting thear was granted to Joseph
Galord fuif e acers of land on the west side of his boggy
medow : one the top of the hill woodbury path running
throw it

Att the sam meting the proprieters agred that Thos
that hafe former grants hafe till the last of march to
pich one ther plassis and bring in ther pich to the
meserer then in being and if theye neglect theaye are
not [to] hinder other grants

Att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury March
28: 1694/5 there was granted to Isaac brunson junr
willy am hikcox and Thomas Richason junr twelve
acers of land on ye south sid ye highway yt leads
to farming town to but on ye high way and on ye
south west coner of carrontons pond & run south ward
and west ward till they have theyr twelve acers & devid
it betwein them four acers a peic for a hous lot provided
they build each of them a hous and inhabit according
to origanal articles not to pregudis hiways or former
grants

Att ye same meeting ther was granted John Richason
four acers for a hog field one ye north sid ye higway
yt leads to f armington & on ye east sid ye higway that
Runs by Srg: Standlys lot in to ye wods north he

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not pregedising hiways nor former grants and fullfiling
ye terms of origonal articles

att ye same meeting ther was granted to thomas
hikcox four acers for a hous lot on ye west side car-
rontons brook one ye south sid ye highway yt leads
to fermington not prejudising higways nor former
grants he fullfilling ye terms of origanall articles

att ye same meeting there was granted to isriell Rich-
ason four acers for a hous lot if it be there to be had
one ye north sid ye town between John judds four
acer lot and daniell worners three acer lot he not pre-
judising higways nor former grants and full filling ye
terms of origanell articcles

Att ye same meeting there was granted to John
worner junr four acers one ye south sid ye higway yt
leads to fermington on ye east sid carrintons brook
to begin at ye brook and run east and south on them
conditions yt it do not prejidis high ways nor former
grants he fulfilling ye tarms of original articcles

Att ye same meeting they granted Joh Richards
yt lot where his hous now stands as it lys buted south
on Stephe ubson west on John hopkins & a great lot
and thomas worner and north on ye path yt now leads
to ye corn mill and liberty to Record it to him self
and hyers

Att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph
gay lord junr four acers for a hous lot one ye great brook
on ye north sid sam hikcox four acer lot to Run Cros
ye brook and but on ye highways east and west he
not prejedising higways nor former grants fullfilling ye
tearms of origanal articcles

Att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury March

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28 1694/5 benjamin barns was chosen as modirator to
appoint meettings of ye propriaters and to leade in
thos meetings

Att ye same meetting there was granted to Ephriam
Warner from this day to begin his time for fullfilHng
of articcles for his hous lot and boggy meadow of seven
acers upland and meadow formerly granted him not
with standing any thing to ye contary he fuUfiling
origanal articcles

Att ye same meeting there was granted to David
scott yt peic of land by macys lot on ye mill River
betwein ye sawmill path and ye higway yt leads to
farmington and to but on john macys lot and to ye
botom of ye hill at bogs next yt sipach (see page) or
bogs yt run from ye sawmill path to farmington Road
not to take ye boogs he improving it within three yers
not to prejedis higway s or former grants

Att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph
gaylard junr yt land betwein his lot and ye River
at juds meadow on ye west sid ye River on ye hill
aganst ye land yt belongs to ye heyrs of srg hikcox
dect to Run a strat loy with his stack not prijedising
higways

Att ye same meeting there was granted to isaac
brunson junr and john Richason six acers on ye south
west corner of ye long hill to be devided betwen them
not prejedising highways nor former grants they im-
proving of it and fullfill theyr conditions of the^T hous
lots

Att ye same meeting ther was granted to wm hikcox
John Warner thomas hikcox thomas Richason jun
twenty acers on ye East sid of ye long hill and on ye
south sid benjamin barnses lot est end they to devid
it equally betwein them not prejedising higways nor

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former grants they improving of it and fullfilling ye
conditions of their hous lots

Att ye same meeting there was granted to Jonathan
scott four acers of land at ye north end of Ensign Judds
six acre lot he not prejedising higways nor former grants

Att ye same meeting there was granted to david
Scott four acers for a pastor on ye north sid stp*^
ubsons five acer lot on ye west sid of ye long hill he
improving it with in four yers not prejedising higway
nor former grants

Att the same meting it was granted to John Jud
and John Richardson to take up that land which was
formerly granted to them upon Steals brook in four
parsels

At the same meating the proprieters granted to
Ephrain warner and John welton twenty acres of
Land at the est end of buks hill

At the Same meating the proprieters granted to
Israel Richardson thre acres lying by the est side of his
fathers lote aganst hancoks meadow

At the same meating the propriaters granted to
thomas warner thre acers on the south est side of farm-
ingtown rode runing south est to his one meadow from
the hoge pound broke

At the Same meating the proprieters granted to
Isac brown soun and william hecok twenty acres of
land on the est side of hoge pound brook on bouth sids
the rode

At the Same meating the proprieters granted to
Joshua Peck a homelot wher he can find it bet wen this
time and the last of April next ensuing provided
he bulde a house acording to original articles and
dwel hear four yers The above mentioned lote containg
four acres

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At the same meating the proprieters granted to
insine Thomas Jud a parsel of land on the est side of
hancoks brook buting west on the sade brook north on
John Warner his land Sout on Thomas Jud junior
est on the above sade ensine his land

at a meting may the 30 : 95 : the propriators and town
granted to John Richards 3 acers of upland with half
the littel medo buting upon the north sid of the rode
to farming town : and so to meet with David Scot who
is to have the other half of the meddo joining to his
former grant : and the said Richards is to but south on
the rode and wes on the hil north at the saw mil path :
thes grants are upon the sam condisons as their grants
upon the grat brock :

at the sam meting the town granted 8 acers of boggy
meddo to John Richason and William Hickox: which
was for mer ly granted to John Brounson Jur liing
up the brok coming down to John Brownsons land
sener. this grant is upon the sam condisons as there
other grants.

at the sam meting the town grants to Edman scot
a parsel of land laying within the comon fenc buting
east on the buring yard south on the grat lot north on
the fens west on the hig way:

at the sam meting there was granted to Daniel
Warner a pes of upland ley ing north to his three acer
lot est on timmothy stanly west on the hey way :

December 17, 1696 at a proprietors meting in Watter-
bury there was granted to John. Richason: John
Brounson Joseph Gaylord a parsel of land at Judds
meddo but ing south on Docf Porters meddo west on

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the river and north on the rocks provided it dont
prejdis hig ways nor former grants: provided they buld
and cohabit according to articles

at the sam meting there was granted to John Hop-
kins John Richason Josep Gaylord John Brounson
14 acers of land leying eastward from ben ja min Jons
lot at Juds meddo bating north at the hil and to run
south.

at the sam meting ther was granted to Israel Richa-
son a parcel of land liing north from steven upsuns lot
on stels plain buting est on Abram Andrus and Phillup
Juds lot north on John Hopkins and Mr. Peck, weste
at the hed of the spring, provided he improve it within
four yers

at the sam meting there was granted to John Broun-
son Stevn Welton Joseph Hickox John Gaylord 40
acers of land laying upon chesnut hil betwen hancox :
brock and bucks meddo and 10 acers to thomus Richa-
sun at the sam plas provided ther be ainof this is given
upon conditions thay improve 3 or four acurs a pes
with in eight yers

at the sam meting ther was granted to Israel Rich-
asun: 4 acers betwen the pin hoi and the comun fenc
provided he improve it in eight yerss buting south on
his fathers lot:

at the same meting ther was granted John Judd 6
acers leying north from the mil lot provided he improve
3 or four [acres] of it within 8 yers :

at a metting of ye propriaters in Waterbury Decembr
20d 1697 In order to ye seteling such yong men that
desire to settell in ye town ye propriators grant to
each one yt desires to settell for theyr incuragment for

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accomadation thirty acers of upland swamp and bogey
meadow as a lot ment with a propriaty in ye commons
according to theyr alotment with a hous lot and four
acers for a pastor to be layd out to them by ye town
measurer giving them iom yers to build a tenantable
hous not less than sixteen foots squar and he yt takes
up a lot and is not in way of improvement and shall not
build accordingly shall fcrfit his lot and what land has
bin given to any yong man shall be accounted as part
of his lot this act not to pregedes former grants nor
higways this act to be in force for al such as live amongs
us as they shall com of age and desire this privilidg
and beacsepted by ye propriators but ye priviledg of
acting in giveing away land we do not give them this
alotment to be deemed a forty pound elotment in al
Devitions and so to have theyr propriaty in ye commons
and after 2 yers each a lot ment to be deemed as too
pounds estate in ye bareing town charg : for 4 yers and
after according as they improve according to law or
apprisall of other lands in ye town and non to make
sail of any but yt improved and subdued but if any
dye here his hirrs to poses his lands

at ye same meeting ye propriators gave ye doct
portor liberty to tack his four acers in any part of ye
wigwam swamp so yt he do Run acros ye swamp.

at ye same meeting they gave to abraham andruss
jenor one acer and a half at judds meadow on ye
East sd of ye brook yt runs in to benjamin barnses
yard. . . .

att ye same meeting John Scovell was released from
building on yt land joyning to John worners 3 acer
lot:

att ye same meeting ther was granted to obadiah
Richards juner three acers at ye hill one ye west sd

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of bucks meadow yt he has al ready took up in part
he not to prejedis high ways

att ye same meeting ther was grated to Richards
four acers at bucks meadow at ye south west corner
of his Eyland at John brunsons land

att ye same meeting there was granted to Stephen
ubson three acers of bogey meadow where ye grinlet
runs in to ye west bogey meadow on ye east sid of ye
long hill we say yt grinlet yt comes from ye east coner
of ye long hill

At a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury March
26*^ 1699 Left judd Ensign Standly Deac Judd srg
bronson obadiah Richards sner John Wellton snr
and John hopkins was chosen a comity to view ye
pasage up Manhan meadow and to altor it to sum other
place according as they shall judg best for ye town and
moest for ye advantage of ye propriators

att ye same meeting Abraham andrews snr John
Worner ju and John hopkins was chosen a committy
to lay out a pasage to Judds : Meadows.

att ye same meeting ther was granted to benjamin
barns six acers of land at juds meadow at ye west
sid of ye spring against his yard he not to pregedis
highways nor former grants his land to be his according
to ye grant to isriell Richason in March: lod: 1699.

Att ye same meeting Wm hikcox Joseph hikcox
Joseph gaylard John gaylard John brunson Isriell
Richason Stephen Wellton John Warner Thomas Rich-
ason were acsepted propriator inhabitanc according
to yt act Decembr 20^ 1697:

Att ye same meeting there was granted to Ephriam
warnor five acers at ye north sd of john scovell at

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hikcoxs mountayn on ye same condition yt ye young
mens was

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury May
15 1699 ye propriaters granted ye yong men liberty to
take up theyr thirty acers in three places and if any
have perticular grants of land to have them counted in
ye 30 acers and not to hinder theyr pitches and he yt
has had 3 pitches to have on more

at ye same meeting ther was granted Stephe ubson
four acers with liberty to pitch on ye hill at ashe
swamp

At a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury May
151 699 Ther was granted to Richard porter teen acers
of upland where he can find it one ye same conditions
ye yong mens not to pregedis former grants nor high
wayes

att ye same meeting there was granted to daniell
werner teen acers of upland at his Eyght acer lot at
juds meadow on ye same conditiones ye yong mens was
not to pregedis high wayes nor former grants

at ye same meeting there was granted to thomas
wamer teen acers of upland at his 3 acers at his bogey
meadow over thre mill brook according as ye yong mens
was not to pregedis high ways nor former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to Stephen
ubson six acers of up land at his hog f eild at ye north
sid of philips meadow on ye same conditions ye yong
mens was not pregidising high wayes nor former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to Edman
Scott eyght acers of upland where he can find it on ye
same conditions Richard porters was

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att ye same meeting there was granted to gorg
Scott four acers for pastor near hikcox mountain

att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph
gaylord senr and Edman Scott four acers at juds
meadow above where butlers hous was. for a pastor
to be equally devided betwein them

at the same meeting ye propriators declare yt he
which first brings in his pitch in wrighting to ye meas-
urer not pitching where another has pitched befor
shall give him title and not [be acjcounted a[s] prige-
dising former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted teen acers
of upland where it can be found for a minister yt shall
com to settle

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
scovill four acers for a pastor on ye east sid of his
mountain.

at a propryeter meten held at Warterbary may 15
1699 Thear was granted to gorg [Scott] ten acers of
land one the hill whar Jonathan scot had ten acers of
land granted to him one the west sid of the river aganst
buks madow one sam condistions the young mens hauf e
theair land and not to pragadish hy ways and former
gran[ts]

at the sam meting the propryeters granted to John
scovll four acers of Land one the south end of his land
one the aboufe said hill not to pragadish hi ways and
former grants

at the sam meting thear was granted to efram war-
ner ten acers of land one the aboufe said hill one the
sam condistions the young men haufe theair 30 acers of
Land and not to pragadish hy wais and former grants

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at the sam meting their was granted to David scot
four acers of land one the west sid of his ten acers of
land one the abonfe said hill one the aboufe said con-
distions and not to pragadish hy wais and foormer
grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to Edman
Scott a peic of land at juds meadows yt lyes betwein
his eyght acer lot and his meadow lot

at ye same meeting there was granted to abraham
andrews sener teen acers of land on ye hill aganst
georges hors brook on ye same conditions yt ye yong
mens was

att ye same meeting there was granted to John Judd
teen acers on hikcox hill on ye same conditions ye
yong mens was

att ye same meeting Robard Scott Thomas hikcox
and Richard Wellton and John Richason was acsepted
propriator inhabitants according to yt act in December
ye 20 1 697 John Richason relinquishes his 20 acers up
steels brook for his being admited an inhabitant

att ye same meeting ther was granted to Deac Judd
teen acers of upland where he can find it on ye sam
conditions ye yong men had theyrs not to pregedish
former grants or highwayes

att ye same meetin there was granted to John willton
senor teen ac[res] of upland on ye same conditions ye
yong mens was not to pregidis former grants nor high
wayes :

att ye same meeting there was granted to obadiah
Richards teen acres of upland on ye same conditions
and not to prigedis former grants nor highe wayes

att ye same meeting there was granted to Thomas
Judd jun teen a[cers] of upland on ye same conditions
as deac Judds

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att ye same meeting ther was granted doctor porter
teen acres [of] upland where he can find it not to pre-
gedis former grants

att ye same meeting thear was granted Joseph gay-
lard senr. teen acers of upland on ye same conditions
deac Judds

att ye same meeting ther was granted to left Judd
teen acers of upland on ye same conditions as deac
judds

at ye sam met ing ther was grant ed to Isack Broun-
son ten a cars upon the for said con dis ons. at bucks
hil north ward from Ephram worner and John Welton

At the sam met ing ther was Grant ed to John
Hopkins ten a curs of upland on the sam condisons as
Deacon Judds is

at the sam met ing is granted Tho Rich a sun sener
ten acurs of upland as decon Juds is

at the sam meting ther was granted Ben Bams ten
acurs of uplan at Brake neck hil : join ing to the Worners
upon the sam condisons as Decon Judds is

Att a meeting of ye propriators of Waterbury decem-
br: 23: 1700 Benjamin Wornor & obadiah Richards
& Isaac Brunson junr ware exsepted propriatory inhabi-
tanc according to yt act decembr ye 20: 1697:

Att ye same meeting there was granted to Doctor
porter yt peic of Land at ye north end of his lot at
juds meadow to com up to ye broock buting east on
ye hill west on ye River he not pregedising highways
Joseph gaylard and John brunson and John Richason
haveing Relinquished yt part of it yt was givn ym

att ye same meeting there was granted to Jonathan
Scott and david scott four acers on ye west sid of the

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sd davids lot at hikcox mountain and one acer and
half on ye East sd said lot they not pregedising high-
ways

att ye same meeting there was granted to willy am
hikcox John brunson John gaylard & Joseph hikcox
teen acers at ye west sid of theyr land betwein hancox
brook and bucks meadow they to Run so fare as to
take ye spring :

att ye same meeting there was granted to Stephen
Ubson a peice of land yt lyes partly betwein his peic
of bogey meadow and ye path on ye East sd ye long hill
which land Runs south west from sd meadow of
Ubsons

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
Worner four acers at ye west end of his moun-
tain

att ye same meeting there was granted to En-
sign timothy Standly teen acers of upland where he
can find it not pregedising high ways nor former
grants

att ye same meeting there was granted samuell
standly teen acers of upland where he can find it not
pregedising high ways nor former grants, he bringing
in his pitch to ye town measure :

att ye same meeting there was granted to gorg Scott
four acers at hikcox mountain a little westward of
his own land not pregedising high ways being a pies
yt he has already broak up summ of

att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph
gaylard sener four acers of land at juds meadow on ye
south wesd sd ye brook yt comes in to edman scotts
lot buting on ye three acres given to sd gaylord &
scott & buting part on ye lot

att ye same meeting there was granted to edman

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scott four or fuife acers at ye [ ] end of his land on
ye hill southward from bens meadow to run westward
to take ye spring

att ye same meeting there was granted to ye minister
ten acers of up land where he can find it not pregedising
high ways or former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
Richards six acers on ye northwest sd of ye hill yt lys
nor west of crambury pond not pregedising highways
or former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to benjamin
barns five acers at ash swamp tacking it on ye sids
joyning to his own land not pregedising highways
nor former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to left thomas
judd six acers on ye easter sid of his land on ye hill or
mountain lot on ye west sd ye River

att ye same meeting there was granted to Stephen
Ubson and Joseph gay lord jur Eyght acers at ye
south west coner of sd gaylords land at ash swamp
not pregedising high wayes or former grants

att ye same meeting the propriators granted yt
thos yong men that build in ye town plat shall have
six acers for a pastor not takeing it where it wotdd do
for a hous lot and they yt go out furder to build to
have four acers for a hous lot

att ye same meeting there was granted to thomas
wamor four acers on ye hill above John warners land
aganst doctor portors lot at juds meadow

att ye same meeting there was granted to obadiah
Richards senor one acer where his hous stands at his
mountain

att ye same meeting there was granted to Samuell
hikcox five acers joyning to his too acers on ye west

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sd of chesnut hill not pregedising high wayes or former
grants

Att a meeting of ye propriators in watorbury March :
18: 1701 Ephariam worner abaraham andruss junr
and Willyam gaylard ware acsepted propriatory in-
habitants according to yt act decembr the 20 1697
as to bachadelers accomidations

att the same meting the propryters gaufe Liberty
to efram warner to tak up his hoole devistion of land
or propritership one the north sid of bouks hill he
relinkqushing all his other grants exseping his home
lot and boggy madow it not pragedish ing hy wais and
fooremer grants

at the same meting the propriters gaufe liberty to
John Warner to take the remander of his propryty
ship along with efram one the north sid of bouks hill
he relinkquishing nine acers one the est sd of the long
hill it not pragydyshing hy wais and fooremer grants

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury decm-
br: 23 1 701 John Wornor taylor was excepted apro-
priator inhabitant on a bacheldrs a lot ment. —

att meeting of ye propriators in waterbury aprill:
6^^ : 1702

ye propriators by voate agree that whosoever shall
have liberty to live or go on ye west sd ye fence or
great river within our bounds Shall submit to ye order
of ye propriators as if they lived on ye east sd ye com-
monfenc as to our agreement of fencing o[u]r meadows
yt by resin of them we be not under nesesity of fencing
on ye west sd our meadows but yt theyr creators be

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pound f esent in any of our meadows and they oblidged
to keep theyr creators out of our feilds as if they ware
fenced round and he yt gos to Hve on ye west sid to
subscrib this act in testimony of his submiting to it and
he yt refuses to submit to this ordor not to be a lowed
to Hve on ye west sd

att meeting of ye propriators in waterbtiry aprill
ye 6: 1702:

Stephen Ubson had Hbrty to ReUquish his twelve
acers at twelve milstak at to antock and to take it
by his own land at ash swamp

at ye same meeting thomas hikcox had librty to
relinquish his lot at wolf pit meadow and his lot aganst
mad meadow and to take it elswhere not pregedising
former grants: william gay lord at ye same time had
librty of removeing all his pitches and John gaylord
all his pitches but: at ash swamp and his pitch at ye
mountain up hancox brook on ye sam conditions
hikcoxs was and Joseph gaylord jtmr had librty to
relinquish al his lot but abragadow &4 acers at wst(?)
moimtain: John richards had liberty to relinquish
15 acrs at hikcox mountain 3 acers at kenys lot on ye
sam conditions above metioned and to take ye bigest
half joyning to his own lad beyond wostor swamp and
ye rest ther a bouts

att ye same meeting srg brunson had teen acers of
upland given him at breakneck hill joyning to his own
land

att ye same meeting Richard porter had librty to
relinquish his 4 acers up handcox brook and his teen
acer deition and gave him six mor to take it up elswher
as it may not pregedising high ways and former grants

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att ye same meeting daniell worner had librty to
relinquish his 6 acers at ye southend ye old town plat
and to take it at hog pound brook by thomas wamers
land not interfering with him

att ye same meeting ther was granted to srg brunson
4 acers and a half and Joseph gay lard senor 4 acers
and a half where brunsons hous stands at breakneck
hill

att ye same meetting ye propriators gave Richard
portor Joseph gaylord [John] gaylord and wiUiam
gaylord eyght acers apeic at ye plac they talck of
go[ing] to live at on ye west sd provided they go and
live there with theyr f amilyes

att ye same meeting ther was granted willyam hikcox
eyght acers on ye west sid of his own land at ash
swamp joyning to his own land

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
Richards abraham andrus junr a swa[mp] betwein
abrahams land and obadiah richards land to run
twenty Rods down ye brook belo where ye path gos
over and to run north ward to ye end of ther p[lowin]g
land to devid betwein em

att ye same meeting there was granted to samuell
hikcox at hikcox mountain to rim from ye Southeast
stack of his lot to ye southwest to take ye advantage
of watering

att ye same meeting there was granted Ephriam
wornor and John wornor Eyght acers apeic joyning to
theyr own land at bucks hill for paustor not to prege-
dis high ways or formr grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to david scott
and gorg scott Eyght acers of upland apeic at ye nor
west sid of woster swamp of ye uper swamp

att ye same meeting ther was granted to Stephen

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ubson a peic of land betwein briinsons path yt gos
to his bogey meadow and ye path yt gos over ye
meadow to ye saw mill but ing on his own land in ye
bogey meadow

att ye same meeting there was granted to thomas
judd junr teen acers of land not pregedising highwas
and bringing in his pitch to ye measurer as others do

att ye same meeting there was granted to obadiah
richards jur five acers for a paustor betwein John
welltons land and sd richards es barn

att ye same meeting there was granted to benjamin
bams to spring from ye north coner of his lot next
isriell richason at ash swamp and run to ye brook and
so down to ye bogey meadow

att ye same meeting there was granted to deac thomas
judd eyght acers for apastor on ye west sd of yt land
yt was John womors mountain

att ye same meeting there was granted to daniell
wornor too or three acers of land at juds meadow at
his eyght acer lot on ye south sd ye brook above where
ye old path went over ye brook

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury decem-
br 21 1702 they granted samll hikcox eyght acers of
land at Judds meadows aganst hikcox meadow where
he has set his hous to take it a bought his hous

att ye same meeting there was librty granted to
gorg scott to take six and twenty acers of land at
bucks hill or ther abought he relinquishing six and
twenty acers 12 acers above his 8 acer lot and 7 acers
westward of wostor swamp ye rest at hikcox moun-
tain:

att ye same meeting there was granted to richard

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portor too acers at his bogey meadow to take it partly
on booth sids his land

att ye same meeting there was granted to benjamin
womor fo\ir acers at ye head of hog pound brook

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury febru-
ary 22th: 170^

ye propriators declare yt ye propriators for ye first
purchasing of ye place and such as stand posesed of
alotments according to ye gran[d] commitys act with
Stephen Ubson Richard portor and Jonathan Scott
whos alotments war excepted of ye commity as a
fifty pounds alotment apeic shall be acknowledged
propriatory inhabitants & to act in giveing a way lands
in sd propriatory ship and for ye futor no more to act
in ye propriators meeting then one for a singell alot-
ment

at ye same meeting ye propriators took oft y t obliga-
tion of ye yong mens for subdueing and clearing as in
yt act decembr 2od 1697: and thos yt have now built
according to sd act to in habit five yeirs from this day
and then their lands be their own and others yt are
now acsepted on bacheldors accomadations and here-
after shall be excepted shall build according to said
act and inhabit five yeirs after they have build and
then their lands be their own:

att ye same meeting Stephen Ubson snor was chosen
modirator for ye propriators meetings

att ye same meeting there was granted to Joseph
gaylord snor six or seven acers of land on ye north
sd bucks hill on ye west sd ye cart path yt comes to
ye town and south sd ye path that gos in to the meadow
buting on John gaylords pitch on bucks hill

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att ye same meeting Joseph gay lord jum- had librty
of yt ground on which his hous stand and so to run
from ye fore coners of his hous nect ye highway to ye
coners of his hous lot —

at ye same meeting Joseph gaylord junr had four
acers buting on ye west end of his lot and runing west
word he relinquishing his four acers given him at
ash swamp for pastor not pregedising high ways

att ye same meeting Roberd Scott relinquished teen
acers at long swamp west of John wornors mountain
and ye propriators gave him leave to take sd teen
acers on ye hill aganst scots and scovills land at juds
meadows

att ye same meeting thomas hikcox and Joseph
hikcox relinquished their teen acers on ye hil est of
wostor swamp yt was their fathers and had librty to
take five acers apeic thomas to take his joyning to
his own land at hikcox mountain and Joseph to tak
his joyning to his own land up hancox brook

at the same meting Insin Stanly had a libertey of
changing a ten acor grant with Joseph Gaylard senor
for his lot on the ould town-plot and said Gaylard
to take up said ten acers at buks hil not to pregedis
hig ways nor former grants

att the same meting the propriters gafe liberty for
Decon Thomas Judd to re link yus his pich at the upper
end of woster Swamp and tak it the west end or sid of
the land he had of John warner gining to the land one
scots mountain not pragedish[ing] hiwais [nor] former
grants

at the sam meting the propriators gafe Jonathan
Scot fuife acers of land at the north end of woster
Swamp aboufe or next Jons lot est sd ye brook not to
pragodish hi wais and former graunts

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at a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury March :
I* 170^

John Scovell was chosn to lay out or help Left
Timothy Standly his four acre lot

att ye same meeting ye propriators agreed yt y*
fenc abought ye common feilds should be dun up by
ye = io'^ = of this moneth and ye meadows to be
cleard of ye cattell

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury deem*"
5-1704 — John weellton senr srg isaac brunson & deak
udd was chosen a com" ity to veiu and measur from ye
lor end of ye long meadow to ye upr end of hancox
medow and so south to beakon brook and bring Report
of which may be most for ye advantag of ye propriator
to fenc Roim.d from long meadow to ye upr end of
hancox meadow or south to beakon brook :

att ye same meeting srg Isacc brunson was chosen
modirator to lead in propriators meetings

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury decembr
ye 12 = 1704 and for a conclution in refirinc to a way
of fencing ye com" on feilds ye voat first pased to see
if they would fenc southword from ye ould fenc to
beakin brook on ye east sd ye River and yt to be
counted sofisiant for ye seac[uring] ye feilds and it was
voated in ye negative: they yt voted in ye afirmative
in this voat was John hopkins Left Timothy stanly
Jeremiah Peck doct portor Edman Scott

They yt votid in ye negetive: deak judd srg isaac
brunson Joseph gaylord jur Stephen ubson snr John
scovell Tho Judd jur John Richards Thomas hikcox
isaac brimson jur Thomas Wornor gorg scott John
judd Thomas Richason

at ye same meeting

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in ye second plac ye vote pased to fenc from ye
east end of ye mountain aganst moun taylor on
ye west sd ye River and so to ye falls in ye
River at ye lor end of ye long meadow and to make
ye fenc good and substachall aganst al ordrly horses
and cattell and sttfficiant aganst too yeir olds and ye
fenc to be vewed by ye fenc vewers — they yt voated in
ye afirmitive of this voat deak judd srg brunson Tho
judd jtir Stephen ubson John scovell William hikcox
Thomas hikcox isaac brunson jun'" gorg scott John
judd jonathn scott John brunsoon Thomas Wornor.
att ye same meeting deak Tho"" judd Left Timothy
Stanly Jo** hopkins sen"" benjamin barns sen"" & Tho~"
judd jun"" Was Chosen a Com~ty to modell ye land in
sd f eild and proportion ye fenc of sd feild to each man
according to his propriaty & lay out to each man his
part ye lands on which ye fenc is to be laid is all yt
is fit for plowing or moing in sd feild having Respect
to ye fenc alredy layd out each man to keep his fenc
alredy layd out to him and there being much land
spoyled with ye flood ye oners of such land to be con-
sidered and abated in this divition yt ye whol Rang
of fenc of sd feild may be equally proportioned to
each propriator according to his benifit of lands in sd
feild as neer as they can

att a meeting of ye propriators in watorbury deem"" :
12 = 1704

they granted liberty to any yt see caus to inclos
in prticulor in sd feild for wheet or other corn

att ye same meeting ye propriators by voate agreed
y t he yt lef s opin ye com~on gatess or bers in ye com"~on
feild should pay al ye damag yt is dun thereby and yt
no man shal stak horses in ye moing land in said feild

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or baight cattell after ye first of aprill till com-ing time
except they are at work by ym and ye fences of sd
feild to be keept up al ye yeir and hogs pound fesiant
al ye yeir

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury march

ye 5*^ 170V5

ye propriators by voat agreed yt ye fenc already
layd out on ye east sid for ye feilds shall be erected
according to law and an addition at the south end to
keep out horses and cattell being dim by ye direction
of ye modirator so fare as may be needfull and for ye
best advantage of ye feilds our feilds shall be accounted
pound fesiant for our cretors this yeire

att ye same meeting they ordored ye com" ty chosen
decmbr ye = 12 =1704 to modall ye land in ye feild
and lay out ye fenc on ye west sid to sd feild go on with
theyr worck forthwith

att ye same meeting ye propriators agreed to leave
a mile at ye north end of ye loyn wher they begin to
measure on ye west sid where they intend to set ye
fenc to be dun by ye propriators in a genarall way
to be layd on ye land yet undevided as it shall be

taken up

att ye same meeting the propriators agreed to com
to a lot for ye fenc on ye west sid ye River and to begin
to lay out at ye loer end of ye long meadow wher sd
fenc is to com to ye River

att ye same meeting ye propriators gave benjamin
barns senor a Httle peic on ye coner of ye hill betwein
Stephen ubsons plain & his own on steels plain and his
own lot on steels brook a straight loyn with Hs own land

att ye same meeting ye propriators gave juds mead-
ow men leave to set up a pound for ymselves on their
own charg for impounding their own cattell and such

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as are left out in ye feild when men are at worck with
them there

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury aprill
ye 9: 1705 ye propriators agree yt ye fenc belonging
to ye feild now to be fenct from ye uper end of hancox
meadow to ye loer end of long meadow shall be as
foUoweth yt ye whole Rang of fenc quit Round sd
feild shall be equally divided on ye acer alike of all
sorts of land with in sd feild booth of plowing moing
upland and pauster yt is allready layd out or given to
any man and each man to maintain his fenc so layd
out to them but ye fenc already layd on ye east sd
to remain and belong to them yt it belongs to not to
Remove them but to be counted as part of their divition
as fare as it will go ye former act by this made void in
exsempting pastor lands considring waste lands and
modalising

this voat was full but four or 5 acted aganst it and
doctor portor one of them did protest aganst it

att ye same meeting aprill ye g^^ 1705 ye propriators
gave John Scovell five acers of upland joyning to ye
west end of his three acer lot and so runing to wards
ye meadow and a little pece of land at ye west end of
his hous lot esteimed abough a Rood he not to pregedis
high ways nor former grants

att ye same meeting ye proprietors gave isaac brun-
son jur and John brunson twelve acers of land on ye
south sd woodbury Road joyning joyning to break-
neck hill provided they build on it

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
Richard five acers att ye brok west wher ye fenc is to
go at ye south sid his eyght acer lot over ye River
provided he build on it in three yeirs

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att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury decemr
-I I- 1 705 by vote they agreed yt ye fenc layd out
on ye west sd ye river for fencing in ye feilds shall be
dun according to their act by ye last of aprill next:

att ye same meeting ye propriators gave ye men that
have land up ye River liberty to but their fenc for
secureing their land on ye corn" fence on ye west sd
ye river and they haveing fenced from yt for their
security non in ye town to turn cattell into their
fields

att ye same meeting they granted richard wellton
five acers at ash swamp buting on John gay lord south
on John wornor east ye highway west not to pregedis
high ways

att ye same meeting they gave Richord Wellto a
peic of land att bucks hill buting on isriell pitch north
west on a brook yt runs out at ye westend of bucks
hill ; on ye south on ye ston pit est on ye brook y t runs
out ye great bogey meadow not to pregedis high [ways]
nor former grants nor to hinder any fetching ston or
timber [from] sd land as long as it lys unfenced

att ye same meeting there was granted to John hop-
kins senor six or seven acers of land joyning to his lot
at juds meadows he not to pregedis high ways or
former grants nor com over ye brook northward

att ye same meeting there was granted to daniell
wornor a peic of land at juds meadow on ye hill at ye
north end yt he had of John worner extending north to
ye end of ye hill at ye hollow where his cart path gos up

att ye same meeting there was granted to ephriam
wornor and Richard Wellton teen acers apeic of land
up hancox brook if it be there to be had after ye men
yt have land there have laid it out they not to pregedis
high ways

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att ye same meeting there was granted to Sam"
hikcox a peic of land at juds medow to extend north as
fare as his own land sout to ye brook yt runs by his
hous west on daniell wornor and ye rocks east

att ye same meeting left Tim Stanly deak judd was
chosen commity to lay out what highways and pasages
are needfull for ye town

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury gen-
uary-z'^^-iyoVe

it being voated whether ye propriators would devide
theyr commons according to purchas or no ye voat
past full in ye negetive yt they could not devid their
commons but in ye second voat yt they would give
away their land to particulor men as they see caus or as
they shall judg men have need of it

att ye same meeting ye propriators voated to take
ye forfituer of all ye lands yt was given to Joseph
galard jur Joseph hikcox abraham andrus jur and ben~
wornor yt they cant hold by ye records

att ye same meeting there was grated to Joseph
gaylord senr teen acers of land at ye west end bucks
hill to begin at ye muddy gutter and spring east
ward

att ye same meeting there was granted to Richard
portor teen acers of land at his eyland south end
betwen ye bogey meadow and mill river

att ye same meeting there was granted to Ephriam
wornor five acers in ye swamp at ye north end of
isriells feild at bucks hill

att ye same meeting ben~ barns jur Stephen Ubson
jur was axcepted propriators on bacheldors accommi-
dation according to ye propriators act

att ye same meeting there was granted to John

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wellton jun four or five acers at ye south east end ye
long swamp

att ye same meeting there was granted to John gay-
lord teen acers on hancox brook not pregedising former
grants or high ways joyning to Ephriam wamer and
Richard wellton

att ye same meeting there was granted to Jonathan
Scott five acers to joyn to his lot att ye north end of
woster swamp

att ye same meeting there was granted to abraham
andrus sener liberty to record his teen acers layd out to
him on bever pond hill

att ye same meeting there was granted to deak
Tho-s judd Six or seven acers of land south sd wood-
bury Road and sled hall brook not pregedising former
grants or high ways

att ye same meeting there was granted to John
hopkins teen acers of land att woster swamp at ye
south west end his own lot not to pregedis highways
att ye same meeting there was granted thomas
Warner too acers on ye south sid yt was ben warners
at hog pound brook

att ye same meeting Left Timothy stanly was chosen
modirator

att ye same meeting there was granted to sam'
hikcox all yt land yt lys betwen ye too brooks south
of his hous at juds meadow to run as ye brook runs
and from ye meadow and to Rocks at ye south east
coner of his tother grant: he haveing relinquished
ye pin swamp at mil river theree acers south of goldens
meadow and five acers on ye sd of chesnut hill

att ye same meeting there was granted to Left
Timothy Stanly twenty acers of land at E scotts 8
acer lot buting on his own land west or nor west
5

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att ye same meeting there was granted to David
Scott teen acers at a brook yt runs in at ye uper end of
ye loer swamp at woster to spring west and south

att ye same meeting there was granted to Stephen
ubson seven or eyght acers of bogey meadow in a litle
meadow south west of hop brook not pregedising former
grants

at ye same meeting Thomas wellton gorg wellton
and Joseph brunson was excepted proprietors on
bacheldors accommodations according to ye propriators
act

at ye same meeting of ye propriators Jan 7: lyoYs
there was granted to edman scott seven acers a long
with Stephen ubson near hop swamp if it be there
to be had not pregedising former grants

att ye same meeting there was granted to gorg scott
five acers of land at ye east end his lot at woster swamp
not to pregedis high ways [or] former grants

att ye same meeting ther was granted to John richa-
son five acers at woster swamp at ye west end of his
fathers lot not to pregedis high ways or former grants
to run a parell loyn with sd lot

att ye same meeting there was granted to Jeremiah
peck five or six acers of bogey meadow at ye south west
sd his own land at his motintain joyning to yt he had
of gorg scott

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury : may :
3"^ 1706

they not haveing erected the common fenc on ye
west sd ye fields by ye last of aprill past by voat [to]
lengthen out ye time to ye last of this may and then to
be dun according [to] their agrements for fencings

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att ye same meeting Stephen hikcox was admited
a propriator on bacheldors accommondations according
to ye act deem = 20*^ 1 697 =

att ye same meeting Stephen Wellton had Hberty
to relinquish twelve acers on good hill beyond woster
swamp and to take it above bens meadow at ye south
sd spruss brook on ye east sd long bogey meadow brook

att ye same meeting they gave thomas hikcox had
five acers given him on ye hill aganst ye pasnag land
up steels brook to tak fenc for it according to proprie-
tors act

att a meeting of the propryters desember 17 1706
it was agred upon by vote that the fens from the est
end of the mounttan aganst mount taller one west sid
of the River and so to the f als in the river at the louer
end of the long meadow [ ] and to mak the

fens good and substanshel acording to [ ] and

the land to be modell lised in said field and proportion
the fens of said feild to ech man according to his
propryety us to lay out to ech man his part — the lands
on which the fens is to be laid is all that is fit for plow-
ing or moing in said feild haufing respct to the fens
alredy Laid out ech man to keep his fencs already
laid out to him on the est sid and thear being much
land spoiled by the flud the own ers of such land to
be considered and abatted in this devistion that the
whole Rang of fens of said feild may be equally pro-
portioned to ech propryeter according to his benyfitt
of Lands in said feld as ner as they can

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbiuy deem
24 = 1 706 ye propriators order each propriator in
complianc of ye above ritten act ye 17*^ of this instant

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according to sd act to bring in ye account of their land
in sd field to ye comity yt should be chosen to model
sd lands & to proportion sd fenc accord ing to sd act

att ye same meeting Thomas judd ju"" John hopkins
sen"" & deak judd were chosen for a commity to model
ye land in sd feild and devid ye fenc according to sd
act =

Stephen ubson senr John wellton senr & abraham
andruss for a com~ty according to sd act to modle ye
lands of ye above sd com~"ty

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury decem
24 1706

There haveing bin dificulty in refirenc to ye fenc
on ye west sd ye River ye propriators for to attain a
peicable proceding haveing agreed to modle ye land in
sd feild as may be seen by their act and now do com to
a new lot agree by voate yt if by a new lot any man
yt haveing fenct be removed he yt falls to have his
fenc shall be Responcable to him yt mad ye fenc by
their agreement and if they cannot agree to be dissided
by too indifirent men by them chosen yt are concerned
ye fenc to Rang in ye loyn already stacked out with
liberty to take in Richard porters land above bens
meadow if it may be dun without disadvantage

L abraham andrs alone protested aganst it ye voat
cleere. J

att ye same meeting the propriators agreed by voat
yt ye fenc to be loted out on ye west sd should be
layd out no furder than it was before to com there or
there abought leiveing ye rest according to former
act to be dim by ye propriators in a generall way

att ye same meeting Sam" hikcox relinquished 18
acers att Scotts moimtain westerly of thomas hikcox

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and Joseph lewis had liberty to take it up at juds
meadows joyning to his own land not pregedising high-
ways or former grants

and sam" hikcox Relinquished 5 acers of swamp
at sd mountain lying next to judds land and gave him
leave to take it at juds meadows joyning to his own
land at juds meadow

att the sam meting the propriters granted by vote
that dan" warner relinquishing seaven acurs of land at
Warners good hill and six acurs at hog pound broak
and tak up seaven acurs betwien the brocks cald
danell warners broks and six acurs gining to his one
land at judds medows it not pragadishing hy wais and
f ooremer grants

ye lot for ye fenc on ye west sd ye River as it fell
decem^ 24th = 1706 = to begin at ye falls at ye long
m[eadow]

mr southmaid

abraham andruss

deak judd

John Richason

— II

John hopkins &

samll Stanly

-19

mil land

John welton

widow joanes

-I

Left Tim Stanly

-4

m" bull — —

Stephen ubson

John warner

-50

Tho judd ju'"

Joseph gay lord

-08

Jonathan Scott

widow brunson

= 17

Thom^ Richason

-5

doctr porter

-26

Edman Scott

isaac brunson jr

-2

gorg Scott

—29

wid andruss

-25

jerem Peck

John brunson

John judd

— 3

Richard porter

Stephen Hikcox

pasnag

serg brunson

-48

scoall land

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danniell warner 33 Tho-s warner 22

John scovell — 10 Stephen welton 27

ben hikcox -41 Tho porter -9

ben judd -42 Tho^ nuell 21

phiHp judd -15 John camnton -6

John Richard -40 obadiah Richards 24

Ebenzr hikcox -49 Joseph hikcox -13

Willm hikcox -44 Joseph lewis 34

ben barns -36 David scott 38

Thom^ hikcox -46 Robert scott 35
y^ Totall of y^ Rods of ofenc

y^ east sd 1754 it exte [torn ]

y« west sd 1536 north [torn ]

division

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbnry
genuary ye = 7 = i70f ye propriators agree yt ye fenc
Round their field and gates shall be kept up all ye
yeir and hogs pound fesiant all ye yeir and when sd
field shall be opened to turn in cattell it shall be but
one moneth and then ye cattle kept out and pounded
as in ye summer and yt men shall turn into sd feild
according to their intrest in it and no man to baight
or stake in sd field at no time but on his own land and
takeing care of them and all that brake this order to
have their cattle pounded or delt with as trespasers

at a meeting of the propriters march 5 171 1 It was
grd on by vote the moneth in the aboufe record is
intended for munthe and with that amendation the
act to stand yearly till the propriters se cause to
alter it

att a meeting of ye propriators in Waterbury genuery
= 7: i7of the propraters by vote admitted mosis

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brunson to be a proper inhabitant and grantted him
a bagelders acomandation as other young men

at the same meting the propriters admitted nathanill
richason to be a propritor inhabitant and granted him
a bagilldors a coming dation as other young men

at the same meting thar was granted to thomas
Warner seaven acers of land one warners good hill the
land thatt danill warner Relinquished

at the same metting Decon Thomas Judd is chosen
moderater for tim to com.

att a meting of the propriters may 12*^^ 1707 it was
agred upon by vott that thos men at the south end
of the est sid fens that is agred upon too [be] Remoufed
shal be remofed by the oners of the fens and the pro-
priters are to gife them for their remoufing it ten
pens a rod in good pay to the satisfaction of the thos
men that remofe ther fens

att the sam meting the propriters agre by vote that
the fens one the west sid the River shal be don by the
last day of June next and afer that the fens vewers are
to vew al the fens laid out for to secur sad feild and to
fine it as the law dyrects and the medows to be pound
fesent untill the last of October next or open soner if
the propriters se cas

att the sam meting it was agred that the fens one
the west sd the river shal be don for this yere only
against catell and not aginst hogs and the fens vewers
to it vew as such

at the sam metting the propriters gaufe to ^ Jhn
south maid fourscore acars of land on the south sid
of the Rock cald mount taller one the top of the hill
wher we get rals as part of his propryty in the com-
muns and do tak of the intailment of fensing in the

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comon lin for said land it not to pragodis hi wais and
former grants the town hafing Hberty to fetch timber
and stones they shuting up bars as there shall be need
at the sam meting the propriters gafe to david scot
ten acers of land on the west sd the river agst the uper
end of handkox medow on the hill west from william
hickox land on this condistion he making fens in the
common line as the Rest of we do for our land within
within said fens for all that is fit for moeing or plowing

A propriators meting held at Wtrbury decemb the
8 1707 it was voaeted by the properators that nither
hors nor cattel shold be baited or staked within the
feeld from the fifteenth of april until the medows are
clear f urder it was voted by the propriators that each
propriator shold put in cretures according to ther
propotion of fence

at the sam meting it was furder voted that the fenc
on the west side of the meddow shold be don up by the
last of March next

At the same meting the propriators admitted John
barns and thomas Brounson to be inhabitance

at the same meting the propriators gave jonthan
scott a pece of land liing on the east end of his lot at
hecox meddow in case he maks fens proposhunal to one
acer in the comon line

att a meting of the propriters in Waterbury gen-
yuary 5*^ 170! it was agrd upon by vott to take
the forfittenr of all the land given on condistion to
thos men gon out of town that can nott hold them
by record: in not fulfilling the condition given upon

att the same meeting Thomas Richards and danill
porter jur were admittd propriter in habitans and to

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have a bagelders acomindation acording to the grantt
in 1697 and the grant 170I

att a metting of the propriters genyuary ^^ I70f
It was agred upon by vott to give doctr porter ten
acers of land one the plan south of smug swamp brook
between that swamp and the spakticell pon one the
acountt of a medow lot in the last devistion of
meadow up the river by lot belonging to Joseph
hickox eairs

att the same meting ther was given to moses brunson
a pes of land at his bogey medow buting one his one
land est north west and one Richard porter south one
the sam condistion the young men had thers

att the sam meting thear was given to gorg scot and
david scot a forty pound proprity in the undevided
lands when they come to be devided and to Jhon welton
jur the same privelig:

att the sam meting thear was given to decon Thomas
Judd a peas of land buting est on comon fenes north
one the aiers of obediah richards three acer lott and
south and west one the eaight acer lot originally
belonging to philip Judd eairs now decon Judds eaight
acer lott

att the sam meting the propriters gave william
hickox thre roods or an acer of land one the south end
of his land one the hill one the west of hickox land on
the west sd the river in lew of a pes of land the common
fens cuts of from his land on said hill not to pragedis
hi wais

att the same meting ther was given to John scovill
six acers of land one the west sid his one land and
Joseph gallerds land at a plas cald sovells iland one thes
condistions it do not pragadis hiwais and former grants

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and he fens for as much as is fit for plowing and moing
as they do for medow land and as part of his devistion
in comon field

att the sam meting thear was given to Jhn hopkins
snr twenty acers of land one the est sid of the mad
river one a run that fals in on the est sid said rivr
at the turn of it aganst the north end of the sawmill
plain it not to pragodis hiwas and former grants

at the sam metting granted to Tho Richasun four
acers of upland Joyning est ward to his mountain lot
not to prejudis high ways :

at the sam meting granted to John Brounson thre
or four acers of land west from the north end of Hicox
eight acer lot south from Abraham Andrus eight acer
lot not to pregadis highway and to bar fens a cord in
to the land

at the sam meting granted to John Judd too acers
of land upon the hil este from Thomus Judds lot at
hankox meddo he to fens acording to the land

at a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury genuary
ye 6th = 1701

ye propriators sequestered for ye use of ye town
too miles from ye going down of ye hill beyond Thomas
hikcox hous east and then from yt too miles north and
too miles south and then to Run at each end west
to ye como— n fence

att the sam meting it was agred upon by vott to
have a devistion of upland and meadow to be devided
as folowes tht is to say every propritar that has one
hundred pound proprity to have fifty acers of land and
so mor acording to theair proprity and thos men from
upward of forty pound to a hundred pounds proprity
to have forty-five acurs a peace and thos men that are

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forty pounds proprity and so under to have therty
acurs apese and to draw lots for said devistion

att a meeting of ye propriators in waterbury febru
th_jyQ| by voutt they agreed to cancle ye words: (so
under) in ye second loyn from ye botom of ye act
above this

att ye same meeting they granted ebenezer wornor
to take his part in ye divition above agreed on accord-
ing to his interest in his fathers lot in ye bogey meadow
yt lys north west of serg brunsons meadow westward
of break neck hill

att ye same meeting ye propriators by voate agreed
y* ye above sd devetion shall be taken: up as follows
y*^ is to say [each] particular lot or propriatie in one
peice and after ye lot is drawn in any of ye undevided
lands except ye sequestered lands

att ye same meeting ye propriators agreed to burn
about ye com~ f enc northward from ye town ye first
monday in march and on ye west sd ye afternoon of sd
day and ye next day south from ye town but if ye
wether dont suite then ye next sutible season ye towns-
men causing ye drum to be beat ye night befor to give
warning

Att a meeting of ye propriators in waterb\ir>' apr'
,^h-i708

ye proprietors of ye feild by a magor voate agree y*
ye f enc Round sd feild shall be dun according to law =
on ye east sd frothwith but it being a busey time ye
west sd being dun substansiall aganst all sorts of cattell
but sheep and hogs ye fenc vewers are not oblidged this
yeir to vewe it but as such and ye owners of ye fenc
to do up ye west sd by ye last of this aprill

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att ye same meeting ye proptors by a mager voate
agree to chose a commity who in seven moneths shall
by measnreing all ye land in sd feild to be fenct for
to proportion sd fenc Round sd feild according to mens
interst and benifit in sd feild not to move any from
their lot where their fenc now lyes but to Regulate
mistackes if any be and if any are over charged to have
it taken off and they yt want to have it but if any have
not enough fenc and it be not in ye loyn staked out to
take it by succession at ye north end ye southward man
to be first so sucsesively Sam" Stanly

Att a meeting of the propriters in Waterbury October
II 1708

for a commity to masur the land in the said feild for
which men are to fenc for and modellys acording to
mens intrest and benyfit in said field to be don within
or aboutt a month from the date her of ware abraham
andrus snr John hopkins John Judd and Decon Judd

Att the sam meeting the propriters gave to Stevn
Upson [a piece] of land west of his six acer lot to but
him one the comon fenes west of his said lott

Att a meting of the propriters in waterbitry march

14 1709

it was agred upon by a mager vote to chous a commity
who forth with shall by masuring all the land in said
feild to be fensd for to proportion said fens Round said
feild acording to mans Intrest and benyfit in said feild
not to moufe any from thier lot whear their fens now
lieth but to ragolat misstaks if any be

for a comity to do said work of masuring and propor-
tioning said land and fens ther was chosen stevn upson
snr John Scoill and thomas Judd smith

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at the sam meting it was agrd on by vot to burn about
the fenses one the west sd on the 21 march and 22
day one the est sid if it be a good day if not the next
good day to be warned by the beat of the drum ovr
night and the fens one the est sid the gaps stopd and
gats shut forth with and the west sd quickly af tr it is
burnt about

at a meting of the propriters march 14 1709 it was
agred upon by vote for this year a good three raled
fens four foots hig well erected or equivilent to it
Shall [be] demed sofistient: one the west sid the river

at a meting of the propriters in Waterbury March
31 1709 by a mager vott it was agred to cal the fens
cros the mad river in the comon line seaven Rod

att the same meting the propriters agre by vott by
the comity to mesiir the fens one the est sd the comon
feild ech mans pies by it self

att the sam meting the propriters by a unannymus
vote agree to Remoufe the comon fens from the west
sd of thomas Richasons lott agnst the loer end of
hand kox medow to the est sid of said lot so thens a
strat line as may be to the the said comon fens aganst
hickoxs hools and all the land taken in to the comon
feild by said remoufe to be fensed for as the rest of
said feild is acording to the judgmet of the comity

an account of the number of
the acers of land ech man has
to fens for in the gennerall feild
as it was meesured by us
Thomas Judd

stevn upson
John scovell

comity in March
1709

waterbury april i8 1709 an ac-
count of the number of rods of
fens men have one est and west
sd for said land

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East

west

A R.r.ft

1 widow Jons

11 0 2

2 Isaac brunson

3 John Judd

25 0 4

—

4 Lft Tim Stanly

38 I 4

—

125

5 The Richason

13 0 3 4

—

6 Jhn Carington

05 0 3 8

fenc on ye

west sd

7 John brunson

09 I I I

—

7 6

8 Joseph gallurd

04 0 0

—

9 tho porter

05 I 0

—

10 abraham andrus

27 0 0

—

II John Richason

07 0 0

—

12 M' Southmaid

21 0 I

—

Scool land

07 0

—

philip Judd

15 I

—

pesonage

18 I

—

non on ye

west sd

widow brunson

08 I

—

jona"' scott

07 I

Sam' Stanly

29 0

—

Tho nuell

01 I

—

Tho warnor

06 0 I

enc on

west sd

Tho Judd jr

23 0 I

—

obadi richards

10 0

—

widow andrus

14 I I

—

doct portor

26 I

—

Step" welton

II I 8

—

Edman Scott

19 1 I

—

gorg Scott

16 I I

—

mr. bull

04 0 I

—

Jn welton

18 I I

—

Rich porter

10 0 I

—

Dan" Warner

02 0 0

—

Ben barns

21 I 0

—

Jer peck

30 0 0

—

David scott

II I 0

—

Jon hopkins

22 0 0

—

Mill land

19 I 0

—

Joh" Richards

18 1 0

—

ben hikcox

ben judd

deac Judd

47 I 0

—

138

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A R. r.

wm hikcox 21 o i

John scovill 21 i i

Tho hikcox 19 i o

Stephen ubson 24 i i

serg brunson 17 i o

nezer hikcox 00 i i

John Warner 01 o o

Thos welton i o i

East west

r. ft r ft

34 8 — 44 14

&25

46 15 — 61 12

&25

37 10 — 34 05

67 06 — 57 00

73 14 — 13 10

3 o
6 4

A Meeting of the proprietors. March 6*^^ 1709-10
March 6*^^ 1709-10 the proprietors Agreed by vote
that the beating the Drum through the town over night
shall be worning that the fence on the west side is to be
burnt About the next day and on the East side ye day
following

March 6*^^ 1709-10 the proprietors granted to
Samuel Hikcox the Liberty of that Stream Called
daniel worners Brock, from the East Side of the going
over the Sd Brook. Any place for Conveniency of
Daming So Long as he Shall maintain A fulling mill
and Conveniency of Land to pass and dry Cloth,
not pregudicing Highways or former grants.

att the sam meting the propriters by vott agre to
go on with the lot gred on at a meting in jenyuery 6
170I and in order thar to mak chous of Jhn hopkins
Saml Stadly to fit a lot and one monday next 17 10 to
met at twelf a klok then to draw the lot

att the same meting the propriters by voate meak
chos of John hopkins Samll Standly Thomas Judd as a
commity to tak an acountt of the charg of mesuring
fens and land and remoufing fencs in the comon feild

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and mak a rat one the land in said feild and so by the
acur to pay said charg

att a meting of the propriters in waterbury march
13 1710

the propriters by a mager vott gave nathanill Rich-
ason four scor acurs of land on the north sid the rood
to Wodbnry up the grat brok est from break nek hill
to be taken in good forme in one peis one thees con-
distion that he tak it as his hole proprity as a bachel-
ders acomydation and coinhabit ten years in the town
in a seteled way and bild a tenitabel hous acording to
originell artyculs in five yers and coinhabit 5 yers
after bulding his hous but if he leve the town within
said 5 yers the land return to the proprietors extrordi-
narys exsepted

leften timothy standly Edman Scott Jeremyah
Peack protested against the vote on the other sid. of
nathanll richason

att a meting of the propriters march 13 17 10 the
propriters by vott gave Joseph luis 5 acurs of land by
his own at judds madows on the condistion he relinkquis
a peic of boggy madow of 4 or 5 acurs west of the north
end of the long hill formerly given to him

att the same meting the propriters by vott gave
mr Sothmaid four scor aciirs of land as far from the
town as mount talliir he taking it in one pes in a good
form he Re link quishing the four scor acurs given him
at the said mount taler formerly given him

att the sam meting the propriters gave edman scot
leve to Record the pes of upland for his one at the est
end of his lot in handkox madow: upon condistions he
maintan the fens layed out to said land

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march 13 1710 an
priaty [inj order to a
on Jan: 6: [lyoVs]

Mr Southmaid — 150
Deac Tho: Judd — 100
John Scovil
Ben Jons :
John Warner
tho porter :
Jonathan Scott
John Richason
Tho Hancox
Tho Richason
John Brounson
Tho Judd
Dannil Warner
Obadiah Richards
WiUim Judd
WilHickox:
Samwel Hickox : Sr
Ben Barns:
John Richason:
Steven Upson sr
Stephen Upson jr
Richard Porter:
Doctor Portor:
Abram Andrus cop
Timmothy Stanly
John Carington:
Gorg: Scott
David Scott

a count of the propriators pro-
division of upland as was agred

John Judd
Isack Brounson sr
Sam Standly
John Stanly
John Neuel
Josep Gayler sr
Stephen Welton
Tho Hikcox:
John Brounson
Israel Richason:
Jerymiah Peck
Joshua Peck:
Samuel Hickox : Jr
Josep Leuis
Abram Andrus:
John Andrus :
Tho Warner
John Hopkins
Edman Scott
John Welton sr
John Welton jr
Richard Welton
John Barns
Tho Welton
Tho Richards
Tho: Brounson
Isack Brounson Ju.

at a meting of the propry of Waterbxiry'J March 5,
1711.

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it was greed on by by vote to burn aboutt the fens
on the west sid the River on thursday next and on the
est sid on friday next if thos not days fit the next
sesonabell days the Drum being, beat over nite

at the sam meting Zacery balding jur of milford was
admitted a propritor in habitant up on a bachelders
acomydation acording to the propriters act

att the same meting it was agred upon by vote that
al land that shal be granted from this time that shall
but on the common fens shall give liberty or liberty is
left to mak or mend the fens

att the same meting the propriters by vott gave to to
wiliam hickox and John Richards a pes of land on the
west sid of the River buting north one John Richards
land west on the comon fens south on wiliam hickox
land est on the River it not to pragedish hi wais and
former grants one this condistion they are to mak and
mantain forever fifty rods of fens in the comon line
at the north end of the fens now laid out

at the same meting thear was given to Richard
welton 6 or seaven acurs of land buting west and south
on hy waise noth one eprame warners orchard and a
strait line est to a pasig coms from a bogey madow and
est on said pasig

at the sam meting ther was granted to Isrell Richason
four acurs of land buting est and south on Richard
welton west and north on a hiway on condistions he
Relinqush four acurs of land formely granted to him
one the est sid his fathers mountan lot

att the same meting theare was granted to Isrell
Richason seaven acurs of land one the plane betwien
Isaac or barns madow and smith Judds madow on buks
hil on condistion he Relinkquish seven acurs of land
on pater Roon hill

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att a meting of the propriters in waterbury ye march
5 171 1 thear was chosen as a comity to go and view
that land at brumsons madow in contry varsy betwien
John brumson desesd and John hopkins and Richard
porter : Isaac brumson snr abraham andrus snr dockter
porter tho judd smith and bri[n]g Returns to the pro-
priators in order to a setellment.

att the same meting ther was chosen John Richard
William hickox and tho Judd smith a commity to vew
som land west of John Richards eaight acr lot to fens
for and lay out the fens they deem du and fifty rods
mor to said Richards and hecox at the north end of
the comon fens and vew what is after that is laid out
what remains to do and bring Returns to the propriters
in order to do it this year

att the same meting ebenezur Richason and benjimen
Richards war admitted propriter in habytans and to
have accomydation of land acording to the propriters
act for bachildors

att the sam meting thear was granted to samll
hickox and Joseph luis a pes of land west from scots
medows at Judds medows one the hill west from Judd
and Scovils lots for convenyans of fensing to met at a
rok so south to the south sid scovils lot too or 3 acurs
apees

at a meting of the propry ters in waterbury September
18 171 1 it was agrd upon by vote to clere the madows
on 26 of September at night

at a meting of the propryters in Waterbury decembr
12*^ 1 71 1 it was agred by a mager vote that the indien
deeds be recorded in the book of Records at the pro-
priters charg

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at the sam meting m'" John Soth maid dc thomas Judd
was choson a comity to vew som writing of the grand
comity and such as of valew to be Recorded the re-
mainder to be obliterated

at the same meting Thomas Clark and ebennezur
broumson ware admited propriter in habitans one
a bacheldtors acomidation

at the same meting ther was granted to Thomas
hickox al the land not alrady given him with in his
f enc aganst the town land up stels brook

at the same meting the propritors gave william
hickox a pes of land north of hickox broke one the
west sid the river to but on his one land not to pre-
gadish hi wais

at the same meting the propriters gave to danll
Warner a pes of land south of his land his hous stands
on at Judds madows to but on samwell hickox land
south not to pragadish hiwais

att a meting of the propriters in waterbury march
lo 1712 the proprieters by vot agre to burn abought the
fens on the west sid on tusday next on wensday on
the est sid if sutabell days if not the next sutibel day
the drum being beat over nite

at a meting of the propriters in Waterbury march
10 1712

Thomas barns jun steven hopkins and samll warner
ware admitted a propryter inhabitant on a bacheldors
acommydation acording to the propriters actt

at the same meting leften timothy stadly Isaac
brunson jur Thomas Judd wer chosen a comity to lay
out a cuntry rod to wards woodbury so far as our
Bounds go

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at the sam meting the propryters gave samll hickox
aight acurs of land at Judds madow south east of
Zacry balding Ian on a hill estwardly from said medow
he Re link quich ing 5 acurs bogy medow and too of
upland at shesnut hill medow

at a meting of the propryters in waterbury sept
16, 1 71 2, it was agreed upon by vot to cler the madows
for catell horses and shep by the next Saterday com
seven nit in the morning

at a meting of the propriators in waturs bry march
30*^ 1 7 13: it is agred to burn for the: securing the fens
on the est sid the common feld next thursday to begin
at the northward so to go on one the west sid the next
day if the seson sut if not then the next sesun warning
to be given in the morning by beat of drum

at a meting of the propriaters in waturbury septem-
br 24 1 713

[it] is agreed that the feld shall be commun for
cattel the 2^ of October next

at a propritors meting held in waterburi desmbr
13 1 7 13 obadiah scott was admited a propriator in-
habitant on a bageldors acomidation right on that
accommidation that was baldens

at a propriators mting in waterbtiry in march 14***
1 7 14 it was orderd to burn about the fence of the
common feeld one the east side on the 16**^ day of
this month and west sid on the 17*'' day on the north
end of the fence of the fore noon and the south sid
afternoon

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Durham dember ^'^S 1713 to The modarators of
Waterbury

I do for my propriyty and my fathers being pro-
priator in sd township demand my Right in sd Town-
ship by division according to propriety and do by this
according To Right deny and Bar any grants of lands
In sd township to any so fare as the law justefy me in
any other way but according to propriaty and as for
what has ben given away since we came came away
and not have been warned To sd propriators meeting i
demand our right according to our propriaty and I
desir this may be recorded

Joseph gailord

At a propriators meting in Waterbiiry, Janiwary

18 1714/15

The propriators agreed by vote that the southe
ende of the bounds from the south west comer and
so to the east est of the bounds shall be measured

at the same meting there was chosen by vote for
to measure the sd bounds Mr. Southmaid left Timothy
Standly dec thomas Judd Dotor porter and william
hickox

At the same meting the propriators agred by vote
that theoese persons that have pitches or grants of
land shall have liberty from this present time to the
18 tenth of July to get Their land layd out and Re-
corded acording to law for neglect here of they are
to forfit all sd pitches or grants

At the same meting there [was] chosen by vote as a
comity decon Thomas Judd left timothy standly doct
porter to agree with Wallingford for the settlement of
the bounds

At the same meting It was agreed by vote that the

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pfopriators shall defray the Charges that shall com
from laying out the sd bounds and if they cant agree
with walingford to go to cort about the bounds till it
hath a finall isshew

At the same meting there "Rras granted to Thomas
Richason one acre and a h?i1t wher his hous now stands
the nor west side of his hous

At the same meting there was chosai for mesurers
Doctr Warner and John scovill

At the same meting there was chosen for to vew the
piches and compare them with the records to se whetba*
they agree with the records Is 1^ standly decn Judd
doctr wamer John Scovill John Judd

and the metting is dismist till the 2nd tuesday In
march

a cr.^r.i^::: r.- ng in WaterbtLr>' March the 14
171 = -.-. -h-- iTr I .it to bum about the fence erf

the ciriir. : : i ..t r„- - ?onvemaiit op«ttimty and
notis is tc r ^ -r. ..-::: by the beating the drran
in the morning

at the same metting it was acted by vote that within
five days fnxn tins present I4entli day of March the
feeld is to be dosed of aU cateU hogs and sheep and
the fer. ti ■ 'i-e done tip

March the 8 171 5

aecon j-ci :^^ii-^ :'r —irr. :: :-:- iv-r -z— it is
to be I: :':.- '^": iy; :\..\-.r.z '.: z:rr.- i'\:.-.z the
weste £:lt : r r .: :.--.: :':.- -^.r- i:i :-:.:- :i : ::m:
about it IS iitit: .z.. - - -r --: :r. • - - ~ .^ —

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for burning aboute the east side fence by the same
warning that is above riten for the west sid fence

At the same meting it was inacted by the proprietors
by vote that ye fence vewars shoUd be sent out the
ninth of March 17 15 . . . to clear the comon field
. . . creatures that are pound feasante the hawards
are to be sent oute on ther ofice work and so to pound
acording to the derection of the law and so the meet-
ing is agamed tell th 2 tuseday of aprill next

The third line of the seconte acte is so enterlined
that it cante be very well red it is to be understood
that on the istenth day of this present month above
mentioned that by vote of the proprators that the
comon feelds shold be don up that is to say all the
fence and the hawerds are to be sent oute upon there
ofice work

At meting of the propriators april 12 = 1705 (171 5)
And the propriators acted by voat to gett the county
measurer to mesure the southerd end of the bounds
from the southwest corner of the bounds and so to
mesure east Tel he hath got the biredeth acording to
Chayter (charter)

A proprietors meeting held in Waterbury april 12.
1 71 5 And it was inacted by voat that the land formerly
granted to the bachelldors shall be ther one exsept ing
thos that have not fulfild the condistions nor like to
fulfill them. 2nd we agre that all the grants of land
formerly given by the town and propritors shall stand
good

3 = we agree that avery originall propritor shall
have too bachell ders acomodations to each lott if he
has not had it formerly by him self al grants of land

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given out of the undevided land to be computted to
mak this bacheldurs acomidation and what is wanting
to be mad up out of the undevided land

And after that mak a devistion of one himdred acurs
apeis to each origonall propriter and bacheldors acom-
dation to each of them alike and the remander of the
undevided land to be devided to the originall propriters
acording to meadow alot mentt

it is to be understood that thos originall propriters
have sons that have had grants to them formerly
given them of bachelders acomidations they shall
count it one ther fathers writ and counted to them as
one or too now granted: and then the 40 pound pro-
prity formeriy granted to be void and of non efect:
thomas dark bacheldors accomidation to be one of 1ft
timothy standlys his too Rits

John welton jur gorg scot and david scot are admited
bachillders to the 100 acur devistion to each of
them

it was further agred upon by vote that this act shall
be counted as adevistion

dc danill porter protests aganst said actt

at the same meting doter warner and richard wellton
was chosen to lay out the highways at bux hill acording
to their best scill

At the same meting leften John Standly desiered
by the propriators by act of voat To recorde the indians
deed of this Town

and the meeting is agamed till the seckond toused
day in november next

at the same meting abraham andrus and srgnt Ste-
phen upson was chosen a comitty to lay out the country
road from the mill River begining at the paith that
goeth over the river a letel westward of the mill and

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so as fare as the ende of the bounds that is to say tell
they com to new haven bounds

To the propriator inhabitance of Waterbury asembled
April 12 — 1715

brethren and naboiu-s I the subscriber haveing to
grate dissatisfaction observed the way of your giveing
or granting away of land To bring in inhabitance accord-
ing to an act mad for that porpos upon record desembr
20-1697 which hath a derect tendensy to vialate and
destroy and conterary to right ecquity and justis
or any well digested reson to invaid the property of
the first purchasers i supose it to be a truth not to be
gainsayed that Those that were the first ptirchesurs
ofthe land within the township did thereby aquire
aright according to the propotion of what payments
they made by order of the comity for the setling of the
place and the articles they fulliilled and to be sub-
devided as is at large comprised in the pattin to the
then present propriator inhabitanc and their heirs
I have no where seen that the antient propriators did
impower the mager part by voat to give the land at
their plesure the received prinsiple I perceave if I
mistake not is that the majer parte of the propriators
in comon may by voat when aposed by the miener
give away from the miener when and as they pleas that
which is consequent upon it is that the major may
combien and give it all to and amongst them selves so
that the miener shall have nither land nor comonig I
supose it to be treu that ther hath been grate opisitions
by som of the antient propriators agnst granting land
according to sd act for my own part to my best remem-
brance I have never been warned to any propriators
meeting [ ] or at the making sd act in 1697 be

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sure I was not there [ ] to my knowlidg others

have not been warned as they have told me [ ] the

whole I take this opertunity to declare and protest
[ ] propriators proseeding any father in giveing

[or] granting any more in [ ] any pnrticolure

person or persons and allso i do protest against [ ]

grants that have been made according to sd act to
make [ ] inhabitance i have hereunto sett my

hand as one of [the patenjtese and one of the first
propriators and were posesed [of one hund]red pound
right of my own and by a distribution of John [newels]
estate all his right in the outlands fell to me pray let
there be no strife between us we obtain and fullfild
articles how you came to have a right to dispose of it
i know not

witnes Jerimiah peck John Standley

Thomas Clark

at a proprietors meting in waterbury September
the 30-1715 it was agreed by the proprietors by voate
that the comon feilds shold be clerd by the forth day
of October next at night

at the same meting the propriators by vote im-
powered dec thomas judd and Insin John hopkins in
case that if Wallingf ord will not agree with the comitty
that was chosen in jenanury iS-iylf for them to
manige it at the next jenerall cort according to their
best scill

A propriators meeting In waterbury november the
9-1 71 5 And it was acted by voat that all the originell
propriters should tak up aight acres of their bachelders
lots in the sequestered land that is to say of those lots
that was granted to the originall proprietors in april

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12 = 1715 — not to pregedis highways and former
grants

at the same meeting There was granted by voate
that the olde proprietors have Hberty to take the sd
bacheldors acomidation by there one land and in case
they dont take it up by their one land it is to be layd
out with the hundred acre devition

at the same meeting there was granted a hundred
and fifty pound propriety In the undevided land for
to be cept for the menestry that is for the town for to
dispose on for the use of the ministry

at the same meeting it was agreed upon by voat that
the alotment of one hundred acers apeace to the
origanal propriators and the bacheldors right belonging
to them and to the bacheldors acomidation agreed on
april the 12-1715 shall begin on the south west corner
of our bounds next to Woodbury bounds and the
length of the teer of lots to be a mille In length east and
west and to run north on sd woodbury Line unteel they
hauf half the number of acers and then on the east of sd
teer a highway twenty rods wide and then another
teer of lots south to derby bounds which teer shall be
a mile in length as the first teer was and the high ways
east and west throug the teer fo\ir rods wide and the
placeing them we leave to the decretion of the layers
out

and the meeting is dismist till the 2nd teusday in
desember (?) next

To the propriators of the Township of Waterbury
being ascembled in a propriators meeting at sd town
in novembr 8*^ day 1715

gen*° I take leave to tell you my minde respecting
the imdout[ed] Right that the originall propriators

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to sd town of Waterbury had unto the sd township
which doth still belong to sd origenal propriators or
their heirs that legally represent them of whome I am
one and forasmuch as a part of the proprietors of sd
town do pretend to a power of granting of land to the
damig of severall of the propriators therefore I the
subscriber hereof do now publickly as a legall propriator
of the lands of sd town in this open meeting declare
and protest against sd Illegall proseedings and by this
proceeding I do fully declare and protest against all
granting or disposing the lands In sd town any other
way but by ane equall devition according To every
propriators right as in the origanall grant made and
confirmed by pattent from the generall assembly In
testimony whereof I have here unto sett my hand the
day and year above writen

Stephen hickox

signed in presence of

Jams wadsworth

Jeremiah Lemin

at a propriators meeting in Waterbury Desembr the
13-17 15 and it was acted by voat that all the names of
the origanall propritors shall be entered in the book
of records

at the same meeting there was chosen as a comity
for finde ho ar the proper originall propriators and to
enter in the book of records as is above exspreste is dc
John standly Abraham andrus insin John hopkins and
j ohn judd

at a meeting of the propriators in Waterbury decem-
ber the 13-1715

and so contineued by agrnment tell the i6tnh day of

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the month above Sd and it was acted by voate for the
laying out of the devetions of lands leften timothy
standly to lay out the easte side of the river and to that
quarter of the bounds from farmingtown road south-
ward and so on the east side the river from farmingtown
road northward dotr ephreham warner and for the
[west] sid of the river northward from woodbury road
Decn thomas Judd and on the west side the river south-
ward John Scovill

at the same meeting there was granted a rate of
eight pounds as mony to defray the charge that hath
been exspended and the overplus To be laid out on
what charge shall be afterward.

at the same meeting there was granted by voat to
Thomas wellton libertie to relinquish the teen acres
that was his fathers lying by the west side the long
swamp and to take it up on the west side of Turkic
brok on a brok that cometh from the east side of
hickox mountain and runs into turcky brok.

and the meeting is ajurned tell the 2cond tuesday
of april in the year 1716

a meeting of the propriators in waterbury april 10-
1716

It was agreed upon by voat that those propriators
that are gon from us that were admited in the year
1697 and sence in the year one thousand seven hundred
two three shall have their land that they have improved
according to sd grant — and no more and those that
were admited sence february 170I and have lived in the
town in a constant way five years after and built a
hous according To sd act may have the hoU of his
bachelldors lot and those of both that have not full-
filled according to sd acts nor in a way to fuUfill we

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do now tak the forfiture of them exsepting those ad-
mited in desmber-i 3-1 7 1 5

at the same meeting it was actid by voat that there
shold be a small Book prepared for the yong bacheldors
at the begining of it the conditions that they are to
fullfill and then under that their lots to be recorded
and so to stand tell they have fiillfilld

at the same meeting left timothy standly and william
hickox were chosen as a comity to lay out the seques-
tered land and to vew the high way that leads to
farmingtown against david scott's lot at the mad
river and pas their their judgments concerning the
[ ] in of the hig way and mak return to the town

at the same meeting ther was chosen as a comity
dc thomas judd srg [Stephen] upson John scovill for
to lay out the fence to such lands within the [common]
feeld that have not had fence laid to it allredi and the
remainders of the [fence to] be done by the propriators
for this year

at a meeting of the propriators in Waterbury, April
10-1716

And it was acted by voat that william judd taillor
shold have a piece of land between hancox medow and
hickox holes aplain peace of land the whole of sd plain
if he fence for sd land according to the lands in the
comon feeld — and the meeting is agrnd to the 2cond
teusda of desembr —

at a meeting of the propriators in waterbury may
8 1 7 16 it was agreed upon by a full voat in adtion to
voat jenewary 18-1711 ^.nd a voat of the propriators
septembr 30-1715 they now firder impower thomas
judd Lftent John hopkins to act In our behalf at the

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next generall [Court] in the [ ] instant may for
agreement of the bounds at the south east corner wher
we sopose walingf ord intrudes on us and do there in as
they think fit and what they do there in we except
as don by us

a propriators meting in waterbury in desembr the
II 1 716 and nevery act pased only the meeting was
agaimed to the grate meeting day of the month afore
sd to begin at son an oure high in the after noone

a proprietors meeting in Waterbury desmbr the 20
1716

and it was acted by voat that the yong propriators
land shal be recorded in the 2cond book of records with
the provisiall or conditions that the propriators laid
on the sd bachelldor elotments

At the same meeting the propriators agreed by
voat to make chois of as a comity Cptn Thomas Judd
Leften John hopkins and Srgnt John Brounson to
agree with the propriators of Wallingford for a finall
issue of [the matter] between Waterbury and Walling-
ford conserning our b[ounds and we] impower the
above sd comity To Compremise the m[atter and to]
agree with them and setle the matter by seting[ ]

boimd marks according to law and what they do [
we will ] account as done by our selves And the
meeting [was adjourned to] the first mun day of
March [ ]

dotr daniell portr did protest against the yong pro-
priators having their lands Recorded in the book of
records — and Edman Scott at the same Time pro-
tested against the sd act.

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at a meting of the propryitors in waterbury march
4 1717

it was agreed on by vote to leve the time of burning
about the fens about the comon feeld to John richards
John Scovell with the moderator and to give notis
by beting the drum ovr nite and if the day f olowing be
good then to beat in the morning if not not fit to beat
the drum and to burn on the west sid north in the fore
none and south afer none the next day if good wather
north in [the] foore none and south in the aftr none
on est sid

the above ritten act shll stand in force yeare 1718
this act shall stand till 17 19

the sam meting it was agrd by vote that the re-
mainder of the fens that the land will not do that is
or shall be modalized by the comity shall be don by the
propriters to inclos the comon field

at the same meting the propriatores agre b}^ vote:
that they will: send a sitation to the propriators of
waHngford and goo: on with our petetion to the next
generall cort to be holden at haf ord in may next insew-
ing in ordor to seteling the bounds betwen wallingford
and waterbury Pro Propriators

This meeting is agurnd to 12th day of instant
March

At a meating of the propriators on december ye
14 1720 where as Left John hopkins and John Scovill
formerly chosen moderators and the records not being
full and play[n] to explain what was intended we the
propriators of Waterbury do caus and declair by vote
that the fore sd Cap John Hopkins and John ScovU Jr
shall have power to act joyntly or severly as modrators
to lead in the affares of propriatary concerns in com-

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mon lands or in things of that nature pased in the
meeting

the moderators ajurnd the meeting to the first
tusday of febewary next instiing the date hereof

and the propriators of Waterbury met according to
ajurnmente which was the seaventh day of febewary
1 72 1 at the same meeting there was chosen for a comity
cap judd left hopkins and left timothy stanly to sarch
the records and finde out what bachelurs have fulfild
articles and whoo have not fulfild articles and make
returns to the propriators

it was agreed by vote that they would ajurn the
meeting till tomorrow morning till eaight oclock in
the morning

and the propriators of Waterbury met acording to
ajurnmente which was on the 8th day of Febewary 1 72 1

at the same meating the propriators agree by vote
that for the futur the town mesurer shall not lay out
any land to any person but whats theire due and that
they shall receive order frome the town dark for what
theay lay out from time to time

at the same meating there was chosen by vote for
town mesurs with ser John Scovell and ensighn william
hikcox to asist them in laying out land for the propria-
tors william judd to lay out land with Ser John Scovell
and thomas dark to lay out land with ensighn william
hikcox

at a meating of ye propriators in waterbury february
ye 8: 1721 it is agreed by vote that each oregenall
propriator that is a 100 pound propriaty shall have
too bachulers acomedations if they have not had them

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 99

themselves nor there sons had them out of the unde-
vided land and so proportionable for greater or leser
propriaty on conditions they build and live heare acord-
ing to the articles 1697 and lyof or els to forfit
there rites and then upon the bachuldors now made
propriators when fulfild articles and those formerly
admited that have fulfild articles with the origanall
propriators to devide all the undivided land acording
to propriaty from time to time as they shall agree
both to oreginall and bachelders propriaty and noe
other ways Thomas Clark is acounted as upon 1ft
timothy standly bacheldors rite

the propriators ajurnd the meating to the laste
tusday in febewary next insuing the date hereof

we being apointed a comety to macke sarch to
finde out who ware admited upon bachulders acome-
dations and who have fulfilled the codetions to maike
the land theire own and who hav not fulfild the articles
february 8 1721

those that have fulfiled agreements

William hikcox thomas Richards

Joseph gaylard gorg Scott 1 ^^ese on a 40

Johngaylard david Scott !-P°.^^ P^°-

T u T 1 -rrr ■, ' P^aty wheH

John Warner sen JohnWeltonj ^e devided

Thomas Richason Ebenezer Richason

John Brunson sen benjamin Richards

Isarael Richason thomas bams

Stephen Wellton Stephen hopkins

Joseph hikcox obadiah Scott

Roberd Scott ebenezer brunson

John Richasen thomas dark

Thomas hikcox John barns

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Richard welton
Benjamin warner
Isaac Brunson
Eprim warner
Samuell Standly
Benjamin Barns jur
Thomas Welton

those admited that have
not fulfild but in a likely

way
John Scovell
Jonathan Scott jur
John Standly jur
William Judd
daniel porter jur
John Judd
timo thy Standly ser
timothy hopkins
gorg Scott jur
John hikcox
Samuel Scott
thomas ubson
thomas andrus
benjamin warner jur
Samuell porter
Ebenezr hikcox
John Richards j ir
gorg welton

thease in the above collum
have not as yet fulfild but
are in ye way to fulfill the
articles on which they
ware ad mitted

thomas brunson
Joseph lewis
obadiah richards
abraham andrus jur
Joseph Brunson
Stephen ubson jur
Nathaniel Richason

those that have not fulfiled

as we judg
William gay lord
John warner tailer
Stephen hikcox
moses brunson
daniel porter son
of richard

Timothy standly ^

John hopkins V comety

Thomas Judd ;

at a meating of the pro-
priatorsof Waterburyfebe-
wary 8 1721 thay agred by
vote to axsepte ye return
of the comety and order it
to be entered upon record

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At a meating of the propriators of Waterbury in
Waterbury October 9 1721 Lft John hopkins and
ensighn wilUam hikcox presente debuties for Water-
bury ware made choise of to answer in theire behalf
to the petition of Left John mash (marsh) John beuell
and John Bard of Litchfield broughte againste the
town of Waterbury as propriators and cited to answare
it at the generall court holden in new haven on the
second thirsday in October instante

Waterbury February 27 The Proprietors Meet
According To Adjournment As It Was Adjurned
February 28th 1 720/1 The Meeting was Adjourned
to to-morrow at eight Clock to Meet at Serg*^ Scovills.
February 28th the proprietors in Waterbury Meet
According to Adjournment It was Agreed upon by
vote that whereas an Act In February 8^'' 1721 was
grevious to Some of our proprietors we now Further
Agree that Every originall proprietor or propriety
shall have two Bachelor Lots upon an hundred pounds
propriety and proportionally upon Greater and lesser
proprietyes with what was granted last February
notwithstanding what their sons have had which
bacheldor Lott Is Looked upon now to be now 68
Acres And a forty pound propriety And the Obliga-
tion upon those granted In February 8'^'' 1721 and
now granted to be taken off and be free from Any
Incumberance of building and cohabiting.

And then Grant to the Bacheldors that were admited
upon a forty pound propriety that they Shall have
as a Division of fifty-five Acres to every bacheldor
that has fulfilled articles or In Away to fullfill articles,
as they are returned by a Committy appointed In
February and Recorded In the old proprietors Book.

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and for the future our Devisions shall be made upon
Originall proprietors with the addition made to their
propriety and upon bacheldor proprietors According
to their propriety and It is the true Intent and meaning
of the proprietors In this act and shall be so taken
and Explained that Every original propriety of one
hundred pounds shall have two bacheldor proprietyes
and no more and so proportionably for Greater or
Leser proprieties and that all devisions of All our Lands
after this shall be made upon the present Original
proprietors and bacheldor proprietors that are all
ready made.

this A bove was voted by the proprietors
At the same meeting Cap. Thomas Judd and Serg*
John Scovill were chosen A Committy with the Clerk
to Make a List of the Originall and bacheldor pro-
prietors to make a division of our Land upon.

The meeting was Adjurned to the 2'^ Tuseday In
March 1722 to Meet at the meeting-house at Eight
A Clock In the Morning.

March 13, 1722. the Proprietors Mett According
to Adjiu-nment March 13, 1722. the proprietors by
vote A Gree that Gershom Fulford shall have a Lott
with us to Direct him when to take up the Land that
Is Given him by Subscription and to take It up In
one peice and In a handsome form.

The meeting Adjourned to the 14 day Instant at
8* clock morning to meet At the Meeting house.

The Propriators Mett March 14 1722 According
to Adjournment.

At a meeting of the proprietors for Waterbury

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March 14 1722. It was by vote Agreed that the Land
granted as A Division to certain Originall and Bachel-
dor proprietors Att a meeting of the proprietors In
Waterbury' Feb. 28 1721- they shall have Liberty
to take It up by their own Land and In one place
more and In a handsome Form.

At the Same Meeting Timothy Hopkins was Chosen
Measurer.

At the Same meeting It was Enquired wheither there
Is any Land to be Laid out to the Original proprietors
more yn 68 acres upon A bacheldors Right upon upon
A fifty pound propriety In this division. It was
voated that there Is but 68 acres.

At the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
Every man that has Land Laid out according to the
Act of the proprietors shall have but one note to the
measurers Signed by the Recorder for the Land that
he has to lay out. And Every Measurer shall Indors
upon the note what Land Is Laid out upon that note
and yr shall be Arecord made of Every note that goes
out of the Office,

At the Same Meeting It was Agreed by vote that
one measurer shall be Impowered to Lay out Land not
with Standing Any Act that has [been passed] to the
Contrary, and they shall be Divided A measurer to
Each [quarter] that is to say Serg^ Scovill on the west
Side of the River and [south of] Woodbury Road Wil-
liam Judd on the west side of the River [north] of
Woodbury Road. Ensign Hikcox on the East side of
the Riv[er north] of the Road that goes to Farmington
and Timothy Hopkins [on the] East Side of the River
and South of Farmington Road that go[es by] Beaver
pond, and the Measurers In yr Returns shall note
[the] bounderies the Length and breadth of the Land

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the number of Acres and upon what Account they Lay
It out.

At the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
when A measurer has land to lay out In his own quarter
for him self he shall Call one of the other measurers
to Lay out his own Land.

At the Same Meeting Capt. Thomas Judd and
Joseph Lewis were Appointed A committy to Attend
and Inspect the Committy appointed by the Generall
Court upon Litchfields petition and represent the
proprietors and Inform them Concerning our line at
the South End when the Committy shall Come upon
that Business

At the Same meeting it was agreed that the measurers
In laying out of land shall consider what highways are
needful and leave Land for highways accordingly

The propriators Meeting Is adjourned to the Last
tuseday In October next.

Att Ameeting of the Proprietors of Waterbury in
Waterbury May 7 1722. there was Appointed as a
Committy Cap*^ Thomas Judd Lif^ John Hopkins,
John Richards, Serg^ John Scovill, William Judd to
Agree and Settle boundaries between Waterbury and
Litchfield and so by our Act Impower the sd Committy
to Make A final Issue of that Matter with the Com-
mitty that shall be Appointed from Litchfield.

Att the Same Meeting Cap* Thomas Judd with the
Deputies of Waterbury were Appointed a Committe to
Carry the Case between Litchfield and Waterbury
to the Generale Court and represent us there.

Waterbiiry October 30*'' 1722, the proprietors meet
According to Adjurnment In March 14*'' 1722: The

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Day spent without doing Anything but adjuming the
Meeting to 31^* Instant at Eight OClock in the morning.

A A meeting of the propriators of Waterbury Meet
by Adjurnment October 31, 1722. It was by vote
Agreed that those papers that Deacon John [Standly]
shall present Setting forth the Acts of the Grand
Committe [relating] to the setling of the town shall
be Recorded that Is to [say those] of them that dont
appear to be All ready Recorded and [we here] by
Impower the Clerk to record them. And those that
are not [deemed] Needfull shall be returned to Deacon
Standly Againe.

this vote Entered and Examined by me

John Southmayd Clerk

At the Same Meeting It was Agreed by vote that
there shall at the next proprietors meeting, one Hun-
dred and fifty acres of the undivided land, which is
not sequistered, be sould to the highest bidder and
the money lodged In Safe hands and to be disposed
of for the defraying of the proprietors publick Charges
that has All ready been and not yet paid and what
shall hereafter Arise so far as It shall Go that Is to
say the Charges since the year 17 18 and forward.

this vote Entered and Examined by me

John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed by vote that
we will proceed to A devision of the sequestred Land
In the north west quarter of the bounds upon the
proprietors, and propriety as they were made and
Setled In Feb. 8^^ 1721 and In Feb. 28^'^ I72I^

A true Record of the vote.

Attest. Jn° Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was Agreed that we will
prepare for A Lott as soon as may be, and do hereby

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Impower Serg* John Scovill with the town Clerk A
Committe to Make a List of the proprietors Seting
forth Each mans propriety as Stated by the Above
mentioned Acts and to be laid before the proprietors
at their next meeting for to be Considered and approved
by them.

A true Record of the vote

Attest. Jn° Southmayd Clerk.
The Meeting was adjurned to the Last Tuesday
In November next.

G. S. K.i

' God Save the King (?)

Proprietors' Records from "First

Book of Town Meetings"

November 27, 1722 — Last Monday of

March, 1761

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Proprietors' Records

Att A meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury
November 27, 1722.

It was A Greed by vote that the Severall Acts of the
proprietors from this time Forward Shall All wayes be
entered In the Town Book, or the Book that Is made
use of to Record In Att town Meetings In Waterbury.

A true Record of the Vote.

A test John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed by A vote, that
In the Devision of the Sequestred Land att the North
West Corner of the bounds. It Shall be divided upon
the Originall proprietors as they are Entred In the Sec-
ond book of Records and the addition made to them and
upon the proprietors as they are Entred upon this Sheet
with the addition of Six forty pound proprieties which
must ly for the proprietors use And do here by Im-
power the Committe when they Lay out the A bove S^
Six Lotts to take possession of them for the proprietors.

A true Record of the vote.

Attest John Southmayd, Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was Agreed by vote that
In the Deviding of the Sequestred Land At the North
west Comer there Shall be three tears of Lotts. Viz.
A high way Next Woodbury of two Rods wide, and
then half A mile wide of land to be Laid out In Lotts
And then A high way of Eight Rods to run North and

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South and then Another tear of half Amile wide And
then Another high way of Eight Rods, and then An-
other tear of Lotts half Amile wide and then A high
way on the East Side of Eight Rods, and when we begin
to Lay out the Lots, the first Lott Shall be-Gin at the
South End of the West tear and So Successively till
that tear Is Laid out and then Come down with the
Lotts In the Second tear And then to Go up with the
Lotts In the third tear and So to finish the Lotts at
the north End of the East tear and the Committe
In Laying out the Lotts to Leave A four or Six Rod
High way Every half mile or there A bout through the
tears no Lott to be Divided.

A true Record of the vote

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was by vote Agreed that
the 150 Acres Agreed up on the Last meeting to be
Sould at this Meeting Shall be offered upon Sale to-
morrow and 50 Acres at A time till the 150 be Sould
If Chapmen Appear.

And do Impower Cap*^ Thomas Judd Cap*^ Worner
Richard Welton George Scott Se"" Thomas Clerk A
Committe to make Sale of the A bove S'^ Land and
order A note from the Clerk to the measurers to
Lay out the Land to him that buys In order to Its
being Laid out to them that buy, In order to their Get-
ing It recorded and Setled upon them and their Heirs.
A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

The meeting adjiu^ned till to morrow.

November. 28 1722. Land Sould at A van due

fifty Acres at A time the first fifty Acres Sould to Doc.

Daniell Porter which was the highest bidder at 5^^^

and 6*^ p Acre which Comes to —

^ 13.15 = 00.

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The Second fifty Acres Soiild to Doc Daniell Porter
who was the highest bidder at Six Shillings Six pence
p Acre. 1 6 = 05 — 00

The third fifty Acres Sould at Avandue to Doc
Daniell Porter who was the highest bidder Sould at
6^^. 6"^. p Acre. 16 = 05 — 00

Total 46 = 05 — GO

Sould by order of the proprietors as appears by the
Above Entred Act of Novem. 27. 1722. by us
Thomas Judd
Ephraim Worner
Richard Welton j> Committe
George Scott
Thomas Clark

Att A meeting of the proprietors Waterbury Novem^''
28 1722. Met by Adjurnment the proprietors Agree
In order to the Drawing of the Lott orderly that Cap
Judd and Cap* Worner and Lif. Hopkins Shall have
the Man age-Ment of the Lott when It Is Drawn to
Call to the Lott See what Lott is drawn And Give
order for It to be Entered by the Clerk

A true Record of the vote.

Attest, John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
there Shall be an Entry made of the Lott. that Is drawn
for and they Shall be Entred as the Lott fell. i. 2. 3
and So forth and Each ones propriety aded to his
Name to be Entred In the town book where we Enter
our proprietors Acts.

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
the Committe that ShaU be Chosen to Lay out the
Devision Now Agreed upon Shall not Go upon the

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Work till the first of Aprill Next to Lay out the Lots
and to lye by the work and to have three Shillings
and Six pence per day mony

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting was Chosen for A Committe
to Lay out the Lott Lift Hikcox Richard Welton
John Judd George Welton Cap Thomas Judd William
Judd.

A true Record Attest, John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting was Chosen for A proprietors
Treasurer John Southmayd to Receive the Mony of
the Committe that they Sould the Land for: which
treasurer Shall Give A Recept of the Mony Received
and not pay out Any Money but upon Sight of A Bill.
Signed by A Committe that Shall be Chosen and Atrue
Account kept of the disbursements to be Laid before
the proprietors.

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
Moses Brounson of Stratford Shall be Accepted upon
that Bacheldors Lott that was formerly Granted him
he Subscribing to the Articles In 1697 & 1702^

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting I Moses Brounson of Stratford
In the County of Fairfeild do by these oblidge my Self
to perform Articles According to the Acts of the pro-
prietors In 1697 & 1702^ or Else to for fit what Is
Now Granted me In witness where of I have here
unto Set my hand In presence of Witnesses

John Southmayd Moses Brounson

Ephraim Womer

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
the Grant of 30 Acres to the old Saw mill proprietors

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Shall Stand Good only they Shall be oblidged to take
It In the undivided Land. In one peice or Every
one to take his part of the 30 Acres by his own Land.
A true Record Attess. Jn°. Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
John Worner Son of Ephraim and William Scott both
of Waterbury Shall be accepted on the Bacheldors
Right that was formerly Granted to Daniel Porter
Son of Richard Porter they Severally Subscribing to
perform Articles According to the Act In 1697 & 1702^
A true Record Attess. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting was Chosen for A Committe
to Sign Bills to Draw money out of the treasury Lift
John Hopkins Thomas Hikcox and John Richards
or Any two of them.

A true Record Attest John Southmayd Clerk

The Meeting Adjurned to the Last Tuseday of
November Next.

A List of the Lott as It was Drawn for A Devision
of the Sequestred Land Att the North west Quarter
of the bounds. Nov. 28 1722.

the Lott

the propriety

Daniell Porter. Son.

Daniell.

William Hikcox

Joseph Hikcox

108

John Hikcox

Benjamin Richards

Samuell Hikcox Se"".

180

Lif . John Hopkins

180

Joseph Gailard Ju"".

John Brounson. of. \

[saac

John Judd Ju^

Johnathan Scott Ju""

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the Lott the propriety

12 Robert Scott 40

13 Edmun Scott Ju"". 126

14 Thomas Worner 180

15 Abraham Andruss Copper 180

16 Isaac Brounson. Se"". 180

17 David Scott. 40

18 Obadiah Scott 40

19 Stephen Upson Se*". 90

20 Joseph Hikcox Ju*". 40

21 Benjamin Worner Se''. 40

22 John Worner Se*". 162

23 John Standly Se^ 180

24 Thomas Judd Ju^ 180

25 Edmun Scott Se^ 180

26 Timothy Hopkins 40

27 Thomas Welton 40

28 Richard Porter. 90

29 Stephen Welton 40

30 George Scott Se*". 40

31 Samuell Standly 40

32 John Scovill Ju''. 40

33 Phillip Judd 144

34 John Carington. 108

35 the first proprietors Lott. 40

36 the Second proprietors Lott. 40

37 Stephen Hopkins. 40

38 Benjamin. Bernes. Se"". 180

39 Daniell Worner 108

40 John Brounson Se"". 144

41 Thomas Clark 40

42 John Bernes 40

43 Ebenezar Hikcox 40

44 C^ Thomas. Judd. William. 180

45 School Lott 270

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the Lott the propriety

46 Nathaniell Richason 40

47 George Scott Ju"". 40

48 Timothy Standly. Or. 180

49 Cap\ Thomas Judd. Jones. 180

50 Ebenezar Richason 40

51 Abraham Andruss Ju"". 40

52 Thomas Richason. Se"". 90

53 Obadiah Richards Ju*^ 40

54 Josep Lewis 40

55 Thomas Handcox 180

56 M'" Jeremiah Peck 270

57 John Welton Se\ 144

58 WilHam Judd 40

59 John Gailard 40

60 Ebenezar Brounson 40

61 John Richason 40

62 Joseph Gailard Se"". 144

63 Daniell Porter Se*^. 171

64 the 5^^ pro Lott Moses Brounson 40

65 Stephen Upson Ju^ 40

66 Samuell Porter 40

67 John Scovill Se*". 144

68 John Richards Se'. 144

69 Thomas Richards Se*". 40

70 Thomas B ernes 40

71 John Judd Se"". 180

72 Abraham Andrus Se"". 144

73 Benjamin Worner Ju*". 40

74 John Welton Ju^ 40

75 Thomas Hikcox 40

76 the 4th pro Lott. to Jn° Worner. W.

Scott. 40

77 John Southmayd 270

78 Lift Timothy Standly: Bach« 40

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the Lott

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We John Worner Son of Ephraim Worner and
WilUam Scott both of Waterbury being admited
Bacheldor proprietors by An Act of the proprietors
In November 28 1722. upon A forfited Right formerly
Granted to Daniell Porter Son of Richard porter of
Waterbury we do by these oblidge our Selves, to per-
form Articles according to the Act of the proprietors In
1697. and In 1702^ by Each of us living here the term
and building According to the Dementions. In witness

the propriety

Richard Welton

Samuell Worner. of Thomas.

Joseph Brounson

'40

George Welton

40.

Thomas Newell.

[162.

Thomas Upson

40.

Isaac Brounson Ju*".

150'^ prpriety

150

Israeli Richason

Samuell Scott

Thomas Andruss

Thomas Richason Ju*".

John Richards Ju"".

Thomas Brounson

Jonathan Scott. Se^

John Newell.

180

Ephraim Worner

Benjamin B ernes Ju"".

the 3^^ prop Lott

Obadiah Richards Se^

144

John Worner Se"" Bach Lott

the 6*^ pro Lott.

John Stanly Ju"".

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where of we have here unto Set our hands, this 31

January Anno Domini. 17222.

In presence of. John worner

John Southmayd Clerk. Willam Scott

Waterbury March 4^^ 1723. We the Committe
Cap*. Thomas Judd Cap^ Ephraim Worner George
Scott Se^ Richard welton Thomas Clerk appointed
to make Sale of the 150 Acres of Land ordered to be
Sold to Defray the proprietors Charges and did Make
Sale of It to Doctor Daniell Porter November 28.
1722. upon his Engaging the Money or Bond Within
Fourteen dayes After the Sale which Condition the
Doctor Refuseing or failing, and Also, unto us the
Above S"^ Committe and before us all, the S"^ Porter
did, on March i. 17223 resign all his Right In the
Above S*^ Land to be disposed of by us for the use
Above S'^ we do there fore take the Land Into our
own hand to dispose of to the use Above S'^ and do
Declare the Doctor has no Right In the Above S"^
Land upon that Sale but It is utterly voide and of
None Effect, and Shall have no note from us or order
for the Land as the Acts Direct in order to to his
haveing title thereunto upon that Sale In wit ness
where of we have hereunto Set our hands

Thomas Judd

ephraim warner

o .. . His

Signed m presence of ^ o ^^ ^ •

T V. o fu J r^i 1 George Scott V Committe
John Southmayd Clerk. ^^, i

Richard Wellton
Thomas Clarke j

Att A Meeting of the Proprietors of Waterbury

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Novemb'" 2G-^ ^723. then John Southmayd was
Chosen Proprietors Clerk And Sworn.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by their vote
did Appoint as A Committe Doc Porter Isaac Brounson
Joseph Lewis to Consider and Inspect Certain Diffi-
ciilties Laid before the proprietors with Respect to
some Grants under difficulties and make A return to
the proprietors, that the Matter may be Settled by
the proprietors.

A true Record of the Vote.

Attes*^. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed, that
wewill go upon A devision of our undivided Land. In
two Devisions Among the present proprietors In the
Method Following that Is to Say the first Devision
half an Acre on the pound, and the Second Devision
half an Acre on the pound to be taken up by A Lott
and one Lott drawn Shall regulate the taking up both
the Devisions that Is to Say he that Draws the first
Lott. Shall take the first Lott In the first Devision
and the last Lott In the Second Devision and the
Last Lott Drawn Shall have the Last Lott In the
first Devision and the first Lott In the Second Devision
and Accordingly Every man ShaU have his Lott and
In his turn Every man to Accomodate him self. Shall
have Liberty to Lay It in Severall peices by his own
Land hand Somely formed and where men dont Lay
It by y* own Land they Shall Lay It In one peice and
In A handsome form.

A True Record of the vote.

Attes'^. John Southmayd Clerk.

Waterbury November 26. 1723.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
where proprieties are broaken and Destributed Among

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Heirs, they Shall have Liberty to take It up with
their own proper Lott If they have A right and to
take It up as they do their own Lott. —
A true Record of the vote.

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury
November 26 1723. we the Committe that Disposed
of the 150 Acres to Doc Daniell Porter, and did on his
failure take the Land In to our own hands Again do
declare before the proprietors that we do resign our
power of Committe and the 150 Acres again Into the
hands of the proprietors to be disposed by them as
they See Cause In Witness where of we Sett to our
hands.

Thomas Judd
Signed before Ephraim Worner

John Southmayd George Scott. + His mark

Proprietors Clerk. Richard Welton

Thomas Clark.
A true Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors did by vote
accept the resignment of the Committe —

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
to pay what money the proprietors are at present
Indebted and what Charges Shall Arise upon the Laying
out the North west Corner of the bounds all ready
drawn for there Shall be Land Sould at five Shillings
p Acer or the Severall Creditors may have Land at
five Shillings p Acre till they are paid If It dont Exceed
the 150 Acres.

Atrue Record of the vote

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

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Att the Same Meeting there was Chosen as Committe
Lift John Hopkins John Richards and Thomas Hikcox
to Represent the proprietors, and See what Debts are
Duely Charged and Sign Notes to the measurers for
their Mony Land.

A true Entry of the Vote

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
where as there are Severall Persons that are behind
hand In taking up their Lands that have been All-
ready Granted we do Give them till the Middle of
Aprill next to take up their Lands, before we will go
upon the Devision now Agreed upon and the Devision
In the North West Comer of the bounds Shall be Laid
out by that day and by the Committe formerly appoin-
ted for that work.

A true Record of the Vote

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meting It was Agreed by their vote
that the first Devision Now A Greed upon Shall be
began to be taken up on the 16*^^ day of Aprill next
Ensueing the Date here of. that Is to Say he that Draws
the first Lott Shall take up his proportion on the S*^
Sixteenth of Aprill and he that draws the Second Lott
his proportion on the Seventeenth of S'^ Aprill and So
Successively till the Last of May. and then to begin
Again on the first of September following and go on
In the Same Successive order till the Lott be finished.
Excepting Sabboths and all publick dayes and Such
dayes when the weather Is unsutable In the Judgement
of the measiurer Applied too and he whose turn falls
on one of the Excepted dayes Shall Improve the Next
proper day to take up his Land and he that neglects
to take up his Alottment In his proper day as Above

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 121

Limited Shall Loose his turn So as not to hinder or
obstruct any other man of his proper Day.

A true Record of the vote

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk,

The meeting adjumed to the twenty Seventh of
this Instant November

Att A meeting of the Proprietors of Waterbury
Meet by Adjumment November 27. 1723.

Att the Meeting Thomas Clark was by vote Chose
Ameasurer for the South East quarter of the bounds
East of the River and south of farmington Road by
the Bever pond.

A true Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Enacted that
Lif^ Standly Doc Porter and Thomas Hikcox Shall
be A Committe perticularly to Settle the old Town
platt Lotts. and So far as they Can Set out Each mans
Lott. and where the Committe Can say where mens
Lotts ly they may E[n]ter upon them, and the Lotts
being Set out by the Committe the owners that bant
Assigned to perticular Lotts May Agree Among them
Selves About them In order to Get those Lots Recorded
that are not yet upon Record and men may know where
their Lands ly.

A true Record of the vote

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was Enacted that the
Committe Chosen to Inspect the dark Grants and
records Lost where Lands have been Surveighed and
bounds Lost the S*^ Committe Shall take the best
Information they Can Come att and then bring A
Return As Near as they Can Come at to the proprietors
that they may Give their Sanction on What Is done In

122 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

order to Get yr Land Settled and recorded and as to
Lands that have been Siirveighed the owners of S"^
Land Shall bare the Charge of S"^ Committe them Selves
and all Grants not Surveighed the Charge shall be
paid by the proprietors which Committe Shall be
ready wn Called by perticular persons or sent by the
proprietors.

A true Record of the vote

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting there were two of the Com-
mitte that were formerly Chosen to Lay out the North
west Devision that objected Against Attending on
that buisness Viz. Lif. Hickox and William Judd we
did by vote appoint John Scovill Ju"" and Thomas Porter
In their place with the remainder of the Committe for
that work.

A true Record of the Vote

Attes*^. John vSouthmayd Clerk.

The Meeting Adjurned till the 7^ tuseday In Aprill
Next.

At A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury
Decern'' 16*'' 1723 where as there Is Simdry Lots
Laid out formerly with In the Bounds of the Land
Sequestred for A Devision at the North west part of
our bounds tis Now Agreed upon that the Committy
appointed to Lay out S*^ Sequestred Land According
as the Lott did Cast Each man Shall have full power
to Measiire those Lands formerly Laid out and by
Agreement with the owners of S'^ Lands bring them
Into as Good A form as may be for the Advantage of
the Lotts that are now to be Laid out. Not moving
Any of S^ former Lotts from the place where they be

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 123

and s'^ former Lotts are to have ordinary Measure, past
by A full vote
A true Record of the vote

Attes*^. John Southmayd Clerk.
A List and order of of the Lott that was Agreed upon
And Drawn for At A proprietors Meeting November.
26. 1723.

the Lott the propriety

1 Thomas Brounson 40

2 Samuell Scott 40

3 Thomas Clark 40

4 the 2^^ Proprietors Lott 40

5 Abraham Anddruss Se"". 144

6 John Scovill. Ju^ 40

7 John Richards Se^. 144

8 Thomas Worner Se*". 180

9 Joseph Hikcox Ju*". 40

10 School Lott 270

11 Samuell Porter 40

12 Isaac Brounson Ju*". 40

13 John Judd Ju'". 40

14 Obadiah Scott 40

15 Thomas Handcox 180

16 Joseph Brounson 40

17 Richard Wei ton 40

18 Benjamin Bemes Ju"". 40

19 John Brounson of Isaac 40

20 John Richason 40

21 John Southmayd 270

22 Thomas Anddruss 40

23 Samuell Worner of Thomas 40

24 the 3^^ proprietors Lott 40

25 John Worner Se^ 162

124 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

the Lott

26 Nathaniell Richason

27 Daniell Porter Se^

28 George Scott Ju"".

29 Stephen Hopkins

30 Obadiah Richards Ju"".

31 Joseph Gailard Se*".

32 Benjamin Richards

33 George Welton

34 Stephen Upson Se"".

35 M*" Jeremiah Peck

36 Abraham Anddruss Ju*".

37 the first proprietors Lott

38 WiUiam Judd

39 John Carington

40 Lif^ John Hopkins

41 Ephraim Worner

42 PhilHp Judd

43 Thomas Bernes

44 Thomas Newell

45 John Standly SC.

46 John Brounson Se"".

47 Thomas Richason Se"".

48 Cap^ Thomas Judd — Williams

49 Cap*. Thomas Judd. Jones

50 John Richards Ju^.

51 Edmund Scott. Se*".

52 John Judd Se"".

53 Benjamin Worner Se''.

54 Thomas Richards Se"".

55 Stephen Upson Ju'".

56 Samuell Hikcox Sen'.

57 Jonathan Scott Se"".

58 the 150'^ propriety

the propriety

40
171

40
144

90
270

40
108
180

40
144

40
162
180
144

90
180
180

40
180
180

180

150

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 125

the Lott the

propriety

Robert Scott

Thomas Upson

the 5^^ proprietors Lott

Stephen Welton

Lif Timothy Standly. Ba.

John Gailard

Abraham Anddruss. Cooper.

180

David Scott

Thomas Richason Ju"".

John Newell

180

Jonathan Scott Ju*".

Ebenezar Hikcox

Benjamin Worner Ju'".

Joseph Hikcox Se''.

108

John B ernes

George Scott Se''.

Benjamin bernes. Se"".

180

Obadiah Richards Se^

144

Isaac Brounson Se"".

180

John Welton Se'".

144

Joseph Lewis.

the 4*^ pro : Lott. w. Scot. J. Worner

Timothy Hopkins.

Richard Porter.

Daniell Worner.

108

Thomas Hikcox

Joseph Gailard Ju^.

Ebenezar Richason

Edmun Scott Ju"".

126

William Hikcox

Thomas Welton

Daniell Porter Ju'".

John Hikcox

126 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

sLott

;

the propriety

Samuell Standly

John Womer Se'". B. Lott.

Timothy Stanly Original

180

the Sixth proprietors Lott.

Israeli Richason.

John Scovill Se^

144

Thomas Judd Ju^ Halls.

180

John We[l]ton Ju'".

100

Ebenezar Brounson.

The proprietors of Waterbury Met on tuseday the
14**" day of Aprill. 1724. According to Adjumment.
and finding no present buisness to do this meeting Is
Adjtimed to the Second tuseday In November Next.

Attes John Southmayd Clerk.

The proprietors of Waterbury Meet on tuse day the
tenth of November 1724 According to Adjurnment
and no business being before them the Meeting Was
Adjumed to the Last tuseday In March Next.

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Ac-
cording to Adjtirnment March. 30. 1725. At the
Same Meeting It was Agreed to Ad Jiu-n the Said meet-
ing to the Last tuseday In November next.

Attest John Southmayd Clerk.

November 30^^ 1725. A meeting of the proprietors.
In Waterbury According to Adjumment and No buis-
ness being before them the meeting was adjiuned to
the Last tuse day In March Next.

John Southmayd Clerk.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 127

March 29*'' 1726. the proprietors of Waterbury
Mett In Waterbury According to Adjurnment.

Att A proprietors Meeting Met by Adjumnient
March 29. 1726. It was by A vote Agreed that the
Committy appointed to Lay out the North west
Devision. Shall Go on With the work as they have
begun and finnish the Lott. as It is Divided to Each
proprietor, and If the Lotts dont take up the Land
the remainder Shall remain to the proprietors to be
Disposed of as the proprietors Shall Appoint, after
the Lott Is finished and If there bant Land Enough
for the Lotts to be Laid In. the Remaining Lotts
may be taken up In Any of our Other undivided Lands
as we do our Other Devisions.

Att the Same Meeting Lift Hikcox the measurer In
the North East quarter of the bounds was by vote put
out from being Measurer.

Att the Same Meeting John Judd Was Chosen
Measurer for the North East quarter of the bounds.

Att the Same Meeting It was Enquired wheither
we would now Go on Another Devision Voted In the
Negative.

At the Same Meeting John Judd was appointed one
of the Committe In the Room of John ScoviU Ju^. and
James Porter In the Room of Tho^ Porter to Lay out
the Lotts In the North west Devision. the Meeting
Adjiirned to the Last Tuseday In November Next.

Att A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Mett
by Adjurnment November 29. 1726. the Proprietors
Looking upon A vote passed November 27. 1722. where
the proprietors made Six forty pound proprieties
which were to ly for the Proprietors use. we did by A

128 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

vote Agree and Conclude that those Six Proprietors
Lotts Shall have all the Devisions that were formerly
made to the forty pound proprieties Viz. the 38 Acres
the 30 Acres the 55 Acres the Devision in the North-
west Devision the 40 Acre Devision Drawn for In
1723. Nov. 26. and Aproportion In All After Devisions
with In the township according to A forty pound pro-
priety, only they Shall not take the Eight Acres In
the Town Sequester as the Bacheldors did.

A true Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It appearing that there were
four of the Six proprietors Lotts that were not disposed
of. we did by Avote Agree that the foiu- proprietors
Lotts that the proprietors have yet In their hands Shall
be disposed of by A Committy and the mony Laid out
to the building of Ameetinghouse to be Erected In
Waterbury on the Spot that was Agreed up on at A
Town meeting In Waterbury Jan. 7*^ 1722/3

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

November 29^^ 1726.

Att the Same Meeting Lif. William Hikcox and
William Judd and Timothy Hopkins were Chosen A
Committe whom we do Impower to sell the Above
S*^ four proprietors Lotts and give Deeds there of. to
the Grantees and take the money and put It Into the
hands of the Committe that Shall be Chosen by the
Town to order the Affair of building A meeting hous as
Is above Expressed

A true Record Attes'^ John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by A vote Agreed that
If the Committy for the old town plat Lotts Cant find
all the old town platt Lotts for all the orginal proprietors

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 129

those that are wanting may have Liberty to take them
up in the undivided Lands.

Atrue Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Avote Agreed that
we will Go upon A Nother Devision of our out Lands of
fifty Acres on A fifty pound propriety and So propor-
tionably for Greater or lesser proprieties which Devision
shall be Regulated Next proprietors Meeting.

A true Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk

the Meeting Ad Jurned to the Second tuse day In
March Next.

Att A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met
by adjumment. March 13. 1727.

At the Same meeting the proprietors made Choise
of John Brounson Ju"". Ameasurer In the north west
Quarter of the Bounds, and Serg^ Judd to be helpfuU
to him In Difficult Cases and Call'^.

A true Record Attest John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting the proprietors made Choise
of Deacon Judd Moderator to Act with Liff Hopkins
or Alone Incase of his Absence.

Atrue Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors made Choise
of Will Judd John Southmayd and John Brounson
to Look over the Imperfect Surveighs Left by Serg*
Scovill and fit them for the Record

A true Record Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting the proprietors did by vote
Agree that we will now prepare and draw A Lott for
the Lott Agreed upon the Last meeting.

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was by Vote Agreed that
the Lott now drawn for Shall beregulated as the Lott

130 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

was that was Agreed and Drawn for Novem 26. 1723.
Excepting the time of beginning to Lay out the Lott.

Att. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed that
the Lott now drawn for Shall begin to be Laid out
the first Lott on the first working day In September
next, and So to Hold on In Course till the middle of
November next, and then to Scease till the first of
march And then to begin Again And hold on till the
Lott be finneshed. —

A. T. R. Attes: John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting Lif. Timothy Standly De-
clareing before the proprietors that If they would
quietly resign A Bacheldors Lott to Him. belonging
to his original Propriety which he had been keept out
of he would make Sale of It and dedicate the money
there of to the building the meeting house we are now
About building where upon the proprietors did by
their vote Declare that they did resighn the Above
S'^ propriety to the Said Lift Timothy Standly he
dedicateing of It to the use Above S*^.

A. T. R. Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors did by vote
Agree that the Lott now drawn Shall In order be put
on Record.

A. T. R. Att. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same meeting the proprietors voted that
there Shall be four Acres more Added to A piece of
Land on the Side of Long hill formerly Laid to the
ministry but not Recorded that the whole may be
Returned to Record.

Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

The proprietors Meeting Adjumed to the 2'^ tuse
day In March Next.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 131

A List of the Lott drawn for March 13*^ 1727. and
the order In Which It was drawn.

Lott

1 [Joseph Gailard Ju"".

2 Benjamin Richards

3 Benjamin Bernes Ju"".

4 John Welton Se"".

5 Benjamin Worner Ju"".

6 John Gailard

7 John Welton Ju*".

8 John Worner Se*". Bachel-

dor Lot.

9 Isaac Brounson Se*".

10 Thomas Hikcox

11 John Newel

12 Timothy Hopkins

13 John Richard Ju*",

14 John Stanly Se"".

15 Timothy Stanly Original

16 the first proprietors Lott.

17 Thomas Richard Se*".

18 George Welton.

19 George Scott Se''.

20 M^. Jeremiah Peck.

21 Benjamin Worner Se"".

22 Robert Scott.

23 Stephen Welton

24 Thomas Worner se*".

25 Benjamin Bernes Se'".

26 Samuel Worner of Thomas

27 School Lott.

28 John Judd Se'

29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38

John Judd Ju'.

Isaac Brounson Ju''

John Richason

John Brounson of Isaac

Thomas Richason Se''.

John Carington.

Obadiah Richards Se"".

John Southmayd.

Phillip Judd.

the 4th Proprietors Lott.

Lott

39 John Brounson Se*".

40 Abraham Andruss Cooper.

41 Thomas Judd Ju*". Halls.

42 IJoseph Brounson.

43 JRich = ard Porter
44JEphraim Worner.

45 Stephen Hopkins.

46 Thomas Richason Ju*".
47iDavid Scott.

48 [Nathaniel Richason

49 [Thomas Newel

50 Israel Richason

51 the Sixth proprietors Lott.
52!Daniel Porter Se"".

53 Jonathan Scott Se"".

54|William Hikcox.

55 Thomas Bernes

56|John Scovill Ju'".

57 Joseph Lewis

SSjEbenezar Hikcox

59, the 5tli proprietors Lott

60
61
62

63
64

65
66

67
68

69
70

73
74
75
76

Richard Welton

Daniel Porter Ju''.

Jonathan Scott Ju"".

Samuel Porter

John Bernes

Samuel Stanly

Samuel Scott

Abraham Anddruss Se*".

Thomas Upson

Cap Thomas Judd Jones

Samuel Hikcox Se*".

Thomas Welton

John Scovill Se''.

Thomas Brounson

Joseph Hikcox Se*".

William Judd.

Cap Thorns Judd William

Edmund Scott Ju"".

132 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Lott

79
8o
8i

85
86

87
88
89

Thomas Handcox

the third proprietor Lott.

Stephen Upson Ju"".

Stephen Upson Se^.

George Scott Ju*".

Lif John Hopkins

Abraham Anddruss Ju*".

Edmund Scott Se"".

John Worner Se^.

the Second proprietor lott

John Hikcox

Thomas Clark

Lott

90 Joseph Gailard Se"".

91 Lif Timothy Stanly B. Lott

92 Thomas Anddruss.

93 150'b propriety.

94 Ebenezar Brounson.

95 Obadiah Richards Ju'".

96 Daneil Worner.

97 Obadiah Scott.

98 John Richards Se*".

99 Joseph Hikcox Ju*".
100 Ebenezar Richason

the proprietors of Waterbtiry Meett According to
Adjurnment In Waterbury March 12*^. 1728.

Att the Same Meeting of the Proprietors It Appearing
to them that George Scott had taken up four Acres of
Land that was formerly Granted to Israel Richason
Lying between the pine Hole and the Common fence
Granted December. ly**" 1696. they did by vote Agree
that Israel Richasons Heirs might have Liberty to
take up four Acres In Lew of It. In the Sequester Land
provided Cap^ Judd one of the Guardians Engaging
for him self and Successors, that the Heirs Shall never
make Any other Demands on the proprietors nor Any
Other person for the Above S'^ grant of fo\ir Acres at
pine hole and In Seting his hand to this Grant Oblidge
him Self there too Signed In presence of the proprietors
Thomas Judd. and John Southmayd Clerk.

Atrue Record Attes. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It appearing to the proprietors
that there was A Difficulty About the up River Devi-
sion. It was Concluded that one Hundred pound
propriety In that Devision Should have Six acres and

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 133

So proportionally for greater or lesser proprieties and
No more.

Atrue Record of the vote Attes.

John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting they made Choise of Cap^
Thomas Judd A Committe man with Isaac Brounson
and Joseph Lewis who were formerly appointed A
Committe to Inspect Dark and Large Grants and
Make Areturn to the proprietors.

Atrue Record Attest John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting It being Desired of the Pro-
prietors to Resolve wheither Aformer Measurer where
there Is Another Chosen In his Room has power to
Lay out Land and the Clark oblidged if Any Such
Should presume to Lay out. obHdged to record It.
resolved In the Negative.

Attest John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same meeting upon the request of Deacon
Thomas Hikcox with respect to A grant of four Acres
on the west Side of Caringtons Brook granted March
28 1694/5 Desiring that on relinquishing It. he might
have liberty to take It Else where by his own Land In
the Sequester, the proprietors Granted him four Acres
to be taken up by his own Land In the Sequester, not
prejudishing former Grants. Provided A relinquish-
ment be signed by the S'^ Hikcox.

I Thomas Hikcox do hereby relinquish my Right to
A grant of four Acres Granted March. 28^^ 1694/5.
lying on the west Side Caringtons Brook, witness my
Hand.

Thomas Hikcox.
Signed In presence of the proprietors,
and John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting the proprietors made Choise

134 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

of William Judd A measurer to Lay out Land In the
North west quarter of the Bounds In the Room of John
Brounson.

The Meeting Adjurned to the Last tuse day In

May Next.

The Proprietors of Waterbury Meet According to
Adjurnment on the Last tuse day In May 1728. and
No business appearing the meeting was adjurned to
the Last Tuesday In November Next.

Att A Meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Mett
by Legal Worning In Waterbury March 11*^. 1730.

then Cap^. Judd. and M*" Isaac Brounson were
Chosen Moderators to Lead In the proprietors Meeting.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed that our
proprietors Meeting Shall be Continued and Worned
by Adjurnment.

Att the Same Meeting William Judd. Doc'' Ephraim
Womer. and Deacon Clark were Chosen A Committe
to Inspect that there be No Incroachment on proprie-
tors Land or that owned by perticular persons.

Att A meeting of the proprietors. March 11*^ 1730.

Att the Same Meeting It was by A vote A Greed
that there Shall be A Rate Levyed on the present
proprietors of A half penny on the pound.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Made Choise
of the former Committe William Judd Cap^ Womer
and Deacon Clark. A Committe to Agree with perti-
cular persons where high Wayes run through their
Lands and to Say what Recompence they Shall have
for the Dammage Done them and the Committe A
Greeing with the persons Damnified and Making

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 135

Return to the proprietors their Agreement Shall be
Sufficient to the Holding the Lands Set out to them
for A Recompence.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by vote Agreed
and Appointed their former Committe Cap Tho Judd.
Isaac Brounson and Joseph Lewis that were to Inspect
the dark Grant, and Antient Grants Also to Surveigh
them on the Charge of those persons whom the Grants
belong unto.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by vote Agreed,
that what the Committe to Look After. And Settle
the old Town platt Lotts. did In thatt Matter Shall
be put on Record, and those of the Original proprietors
that want y*" Lotts y"" Shall have their Eight Acres In
Some place in the undivided Land.

att the Same meeting It was Voted that there
Should be A Record made of the Return of the Division
In the North west Quarter, with the number of Acres
belonging to Each Lott as presented by the Committe.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors appointed
Thomas Barnes Collector for the proprietors Rates
now Granted.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Made Choise
of Timothy Hopkins A William Judd to take Advice
About the line between farmington and us And prose-
cute the Same In the Law If need be for the Setling of
S'^ Line.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Made Choise
of James Porter Measurer on the west side of the River,
with William Judd to Measure Land With S** Judd.
or with out him as he Shall be Called.

Att the Same Meeting It was by vote Agreed and
Concluded that they Look upon John Standlies Ju"".
Right to be Good to A Bacheldor Lott and he ought

^^^^ffm

136 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

to have Anote for his Land to be Laid out and he
Engaged, that the Proprietors Might have the Eight
Acres In the Sequester to be Desposed by them as they
See Cause.

Att the Same Meeting the meeting was Adjurned
to the Last Tuseday In Aprill.

A list of the Lott In the North west Quarter of the
Bounds and the Number of Acres belonging to Each
Man In the Division.

Lott

the proprietors Names.

Acres

Rood

Rods

Daniel Porter Ju'".

William Hikcox

Joseph Hikcox

John Hikcox

Benjamin Richards

Samuel Hikcox Se"^.
Lieu*. John Hopkins

Joseph Gailard Ju"".

John Brounson of Isaac

John Judd Ju"".

Jonathan Scott Ju"".

Robert Scott
Edmund Scott Ju"".

Highway

Thomas Worner

Abraham Anddrus or M"" Whittlesey

Isaac Brounson Se*".
David Scott

Highway

Obadiah Scott

Stephen Upon Se^.

Joseph Hikcox Ju"".

Benjamin Worner Se"".

John Worner Se^.
John Stanly Se""

. 09

Highway

Thomas Judd Ju^ M"- Halls

Edmund Scott Se'".

1 H

ighwa;

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 137

Lott
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

34
35
36
37
38

39
40

41
42

43
44
45

50
51
52

53
54
55

59
60
61
62

the Proprietors Names.
Timothy Hopkins
Thomas Welton
Richard Porter
Stephen Welton
George Scott x
Samuel Stanly
John Scovill Ju'.
Phillip Judd

John Carington

the first Proprietors Lott

the Second Proprietors Lott

Stephen Hopkins

Benjamin Barns Se"", Uper Lot

Daniel Worner

John Brounson Se"".

Thomas Clark

John Barns

Ebenezar Hikcox

Capt. Thomas Judds. Williams

School Lott

Nathaniel Richason

George Scott Ju*".

Lieut. Timothy Stanly Original

Cap Thomas Judd Jones

Ebenezar Richason
Abraham Anddruss Ju"".
Thomas Richason Se*".
Obadiah Richards Ju^.
Joseph Lewis
Thomas Handcox

M"" Jeremiah Peck
John Welton Se''.

William Judd
John Gailard
Ebenezar Brounson
John Richason
Joseph Gailard Se''.

Acres

Rood

Rods

2*)

Highway

108

Highway

72 ' 02

Highway

108

Highway

138 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Lott

the Proprietors Names.

Acres 1 Rood Rods

Daniel Porter Se'.

the fifth Proprietors Lott. M. B.

68 1 03 29

Highway

Stephen Upson Ju"".

Samuel Porter

John Scovill Se'.

John Richards

Thomas Richards Se"".

Thomas Bernes

John Judd Se"".

Abraham Anddrus Se'^.

Benjamin Worner Ju'".

John Welton Ju^

Thomas Hikcox

Highway

the fourth Proprietors Lott

John Southmayd

108

Lieut. Timothy Stanly. B. Lott
Richard Welton

Highway

Sam'l Worner of Thomas

Joseph Brounson

George Welton

Thomas Newel

Thomas Upson

Isaac Brounson Ju''.

I50>b propriety

Israel Richason

Highway

GO ,

Samuel Scott of Edmund

Thomas Anddruss

Thomas Richason Ju''.

John Richards Ju"".

Thom Brounson

16 1 00

Jonathan Scott Se"".

John Newel
Ephraim Worner

Highway

Benjamin Barns Ju'.

the Third Proprietors Lott

Obadiah Richards Se*".

John Worner Se*". Bacheldor Lott

J 00

the Sixth Proprietors Lott

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 139

This list of the
Lott In the North
west Division set-
ing forth Each
mans Proportion
In that Division
Made by Order of
the proprietors as
may be seen by
their act att their

meeting March
nth 1730 and En-
tered by

John Southmayd
Clerk
A true Record of
the Original as At-
tests

John Southmayd
Clerk.

A List of the House Lotts on the Old Town Piatt Set
out by A Committee. Lieut. Timothy Stanly Doctor
Daniel Porter Se"" And Deacon Thomas Hikcox. We
began on the west teer att the North End and Found
as follows

first. John Brounsons Lott.
Second. Edmund Scotts Lott.
third. Isaac Brounsons Lott.
fourth. Samll Hikcox Se'^. Lott.
fifth. Doctor Porters Lott.
Sixth. A Great Lott.
Seventh. A Great Lott.
Eight. John Warners Lott.
then an Eight Rod Highway;

South of Warners Lott. that

Runs East and West, or as

the Lotts ly.
Ninth Thomas Richasons Lott.
tenth Joseph Hikcox Lott.
Eleventh. L. Timothy Stanlies

Lott.
twelfh. John Newells Lott.
thirteenth. Benjamin Joneses

Lott.
fourteenth L. John Stanlies Lott.
fifteenth Deacon Judds Lott.
sixteenth John Hopkins Lott.
then we began Att the South

End of the East teer and found
first. Deacon Judds Lott.

Second David Carpenters Lott.
third Abraham Anddruss Lott,
fourth. Lieut. Judds Lott.
fifth. Edmund Scott Se*". Lott.
Sixth. Lieut Timothy Stanlies

Lott.
Seventh. Abraham Anddruss

Cooper Lott.
Eight. Benjamin Barns Lott.
Ninth. Thomas Newels Lott.
then Eight Rods Highway to

Run East, and West, or as

the Lotts Ly
tenth. Obadiah Richards Lott.
Eleventh Thomas Worners Lott.
twelfth John Scovills Lott.
thirteenth. John Carington's

Lott.
fourteenth John Weltons Lott.
fifteenth. Daniel Worner's Lott.
Sixteenth. Thomas Judd Lott.
the Severall Lotts In the west
teer but. East on Highway,
the Severall Lotts In the East
teer but West on High way.

140 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Daniel Porter
found by the Thomas Hikcox
Committe. His

Timothy + Stanly
mark

this Return of the Committe
Entred by or Der of the Proprie-

tors att their meeting, as may be
Seen by their Act March. 11.
1730. and Entered by

John Southmayd Clerk.
A true Record of the Return
as attests.

John Southmayd Clerk.

Att A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Mett
According to Adjurnment. Aprill. 28*^ 1730. Att the
Same the proprietors Made Choise of M' Isaac Broun-
son and Serg'^ Joseph Lewis. A Committe to meet
with A Committe from Woodbury to Settle and Make
Monuments According to Law. In the Hne between
us. from the black oak tree In the line 80 Rods East
of Quassapaug pond to the South west Corner of our
bounds which Is Agreed to be A Strait line.

the Meeting Adjiu-ned to the second tuseday In
December Next.

the proprietors Meet According to Adjurnment and
the proprietors Adjurned the meeting to the first
monday of February Next, which will be In the year.

1731-

The proprietors Met According to Adjurnment
Feb. I. 1 73 1. And then It was by Vote Agreed that
if the Committe to Lay out the Lotts In the North
west Division dont do the Work and prepare It to be
Laid before the proprietors by the third Monday In
may Next, that then the Committe to Sign Notes for
Land to pay for the work Shall have No power to sign
Any Notes to Any of them With out Further order
from the proprietors.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed that Such

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 141

Stirvayes of high wayes as Are Returned to be Accepted
by the proprietors. And Accepted by them the pro-
prietors to pay the Charge,

Att the Same Meeting the high way Laid out from
Isaac Medow Barrs to Nickolses and to Woodbury
bounds by WilHam Judd and James Porter Accepted
by the proprietors and Ordered to be Entred.

Waterbury Feb. i. 1731.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by Vote Ap-
pointed A Committe to find out the propriety belong-
ing to Each man and make A Rate as Granted on the
proprietors and for A Committe John Southmayd
Seg* Joseph Lewis and Cap*. WilHam Judd. Appointed.

Att the Same Meeting Thomas Barns the former
proprietors Collector Refuseing the Work, Ephraim
Bissell was Chosen proprietors Collector to Gather
the proprietors Rate Granted In March 1730.

Att the Same Meeting A Committe was made
Choise of to Lay out needfuU High wayes In the
proprietors Land and Say what Allowance men Shall
have for Dammage Done by High wayes. And for A
Committe. Cap* William Hikcox Cap* William Judd.
And Deacon Clark were Chosen.

Att the Same Meeting Cap* William Hikcox was
put Into the Same power with Respect to High wayes
that Doc Worner Had.

The meeting by Vote Adjurned to the third Monday
In May Next.

The Meeting Meet According to Adjurnment on
the third monday of may 1731. And No bmsness.
Appearing the meating Adjurned to the Second Tuse
day In December Next.

142 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

The Proprietors Meet According to Adjurnment on
the Second Tuseday In December 1731. and No buis-
ness Appearing the Meeting adjourned to the Second
Tuseday In February Next.

The Proprietors of Waterbury Meet According to
Adjurnment on the Second Tuseday of February.
1 73 1/2. And No buisness Appearing the meeting
Adjourned to the Second Tuseday of Aprill Next.

Att A proprietors Meeting Meet by Adjournment
In Waterbury Aprill. ii**' 1732. It Was Agreed by
Vote that Cap^ William Judd And Cap* Timothy
Hopkins Dea". Thomas Clark be A Committe to
Confer With Farmington A bout the Line betwixt
them and us and Shall Have Full power to A Gree
And Fully Settle the line betwixt them and us and
Doctor Ephraim Worner Is Aded to the Former Com-
mitte.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Chose Serg
Thomas Brounson and John Judd and Benjamin
Worner A Committe to Exchange one Acre And Sixty
Rods of Land with Robert Johnson He giving A Quit
Claim to the proprietors.

Att the Same Meeting It was Acted that If Doc.
Daniel Porter Quit His Right to A Certain peice of
Land Att the Spectacle ponds that was his fathers to
the proprietors he Shall Have Liberty to take So
much Land In the Sequestred Land as Is In the Afore
S^ Tract of Land where It Sutes him best And be
Laid out by Deacon Thomas Clark or John Judd.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed by Vote.
That Dea" Thomas Clark With the Town Clerk Shall
be A Committe to Search Doc'" Ephraim Womers

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 143

Records to Know Wheither he Has had All His Land
According to His propriety or purchase and If he has
not So much Laid out as He Has A Right too then to
Have Anote for the Remainder. And the Same Com-
mitte are to Consider Any persons under the like
Scir cum stances With S'^ Worner,

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that Apent
Road. Shall be through the Mad medows up to the
Common fence and So to the Cuntry Road to Juds
Meadow Laid out by the Committe Chose by the
proprietors. A true Record of the Act of the Meeting
In Aprill 11. 1732.

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.

The Meeting Adjourned to the Last tuseday of
December Next Ensueing.

Att the Meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury
Mett by Adjournment December 26**" 1732. And no
buiness Done, but the Meeting Adjourned to the
Second Tuseday In In February Next.

A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met by
Adjournment the Second tuseday of February 1732/3.
the Meeting opened and but Afew people of the pro-
prietors there the Meeting adjourned for Half an
hour, and then Met According to Adjoinnment. and
then Voted that they would Go upon A Division of
their Sequestred Lands to be Divided According to
Each mans Propriety.

Att the Same Meeting there was made Choise of A
Committe to Lay out the Sequestred Land and High
wayes. Cap* Timothy Hopkins Lieu* Sam" Hikcox.
Cap. wi" Judd.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by their Vote

144 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Declare that In the Laying out of the Sequester Land
the Comitte Appointed to that work Shall have
power to Lay out all Necessary And Conveniant High
wayes to be Left to the Descretion of the Committe
where the high wayes Shall be and How wide, only
they Shall not Exceed fifteen Rods In Any place
Except where It is Exceeding Difficult passing and
wher It passes through mens Land not to Exceed four
Rods.

the Meeting Adjourned to the 14^^ Day of this
Instant February.

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that In the
Division of the Sequestred Land Itt Shall be Laid
out Lott by Lott Succesively beginning Att A Certain
place In the Sequester as Shall be Agreed upon till
Every Man has His Lott According to propriety And
the Committe In Laying out Have power to Size the
Land.

Daniel Porter Entred His protest Against the first
vote of the Second Days Meeting and Desired to
Have His protest Entred.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by their Vote
Declare that In Dividing of the Sequester Land the
teers to be Laid out Shall Run North and South and
to be Laid out In four teers And A highway between
Every teer. and to begin att the North End of the
East teer with the first Lott and to Run southward
with the Lotts Successively till that teer be out and
then to Run up with the Lott In the Second teer and
Down In the Third teer and then Northward In the
fourth teer till Every man Has his Lott Accord to
Draught.

Att the Same Meeting, there was A Committe Ap-

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 145

pointed to Search the Records and to find out what
Lands were Laid out with In the Sequester Land that
have been now Agreed upon to be Divided and the
proprietors Voted for A Committe the Town Clerk
and Cap^ William Judd.

Att the Same Meeting Avote for the Lott being
prepared James Porter by Vote was Chosen to Draw
the Lott. and then the Lott Drawn.

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that the Com-
mitte to Lay out the Sequester Land Shall Go upon
the Work by the Middle of Next March.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Voted that
the Lott Drawn Shall be put on Record.

The Meeting Adjoiirned to the Second Tuseday In
March Next to Meet in the Meeting House att Eight
A Clock In the Morning.

A true Entry of the Votes
of the proprietors Att their
Meeting In Waterbury Feb-
ruary 13*'^ and Feb. 14*^
as Attests. John Southmayd
Clerk.

The order of the Lott In the Sequester Land as It
was Drawn att Att Aproprietors Meeting In Waterbury
Feb. 14. 1732/3. and Ordered to be entred.

Thomas Brounsons

Ebenezar Brounson

Benjamin Barns Ju*".

Phillip Judd.

Timothy Stanlys Bach:

John Hikcox

Lott

Jonathan Scott Ju'.

Joseph Gailard Se'.

Benjamin Worner Ju*"

John Judd Ju''.

Isaac Brounson Ju*".

Obadiah Scott.

Richard Welton.

Thos. Richards Se'.

Stephen Hopkins.

Samii Worner of Tho.

Thos Barns.

146 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Capt Tho Judd William

John Southmayd.

Thomas Richason Ju"".

Isaac Brounson Se'.

Benjamin Barns Se"".

Joseph Hikcox Ju*".

Edmund Scott Ju*".

John Barns.

third Proprietor Lott.

Abraham Anddruss Se"".

George Scott Ju"".

Joseph Lewis.

M'Jeremiah Peck.

John Brounson of Isaac

Cap Thomas Judd.

Timothy Hopkins.

Robert Scott.

John Newel.

George Welton

George Scott Ju*".

Edmund Scott Se"".

Daniel Porter Ju''.

Stephen Upson Ju"".

John Richards Se"".

Stephen Welton.

John Carington

Samuel Stanly

Abraham Anddruss Ju*'

David Scott.

Nathaniel Richason

John Judd Se"".

John Stanly Se^

Doc"". Ephraim Worner.

Obadiah Richards Se*".

William Hikcox.

Shool Lott.

Abraham Anddruss. Cooper.

Joseph Gailard Ju*".

John Brounson Se''.

iSo'b Propriety.

Thomas Hikcox.

Samuel Porter.

Thos Judd Halls.

John Scovill Ju^

Benjamin Richards.

Israel Richason.

John Hopkins.

Fifth Proprietors Lott.

Thomas Anddruss.

Daniel Worner

John Richason

Joseph Brounson

Thomas Clark.

John Richards Ju''.

John Worners B. Lott

Obadiah Richards Ju"".

Daniel Porter Se"".

Thomas Welton

Jonathan Scott Se''.

John Scovill Se"".

the forth Pro. Lott. to

Stephen Upson Se*".

Worner and Scott.

i 90

John Welton se'".

Timothy Stanly Grig:

',91

Thomas Newel.

Thos Worner Se''.

! 92

Benjamin Worner Se*".

the Sixth Proprietors Lott.

the Second Pro: Lott.

Samuel Scott.

j 94

John Worner Se^.

Thomas Richason S^"".

i 95

Ebenezar Richason

Samuel Hikcox Se'".

! 96

John Welton Ju''.

Richard Porter.

1 97

John Gailard

William Judd. B. L.

1 98

Ebenezar Hikcox

Joseph Hikcox Se'".

1 99

the fifth Pro. Lott.

Thomas Hikcox

loo

Thomas Upson.

A proprietors Meeting In Waterbury Mett by Ad-
journment. March. 13''' 1733.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 147

the Meeting opened and then Adjourned for one
Hour. and then Mett Again according to Adjournment.
Att which Meeting the proprietors Reconsidered their
Vote past Last February with Respect to Dividing
their Sequester Land and finding It Likely to be Very
prejudicial to the Town to Make Such a Division and
go on there with besides the thing Appearing Very
Impracticable as to Sizeing therefore Concluded by
their Votes to Let that Division Fall and by their vote
Do Make Voide the Same.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed that In
the North west Quarter of the bounds there Shall be
Sequestred one Mile and Half North from the Center
of the Society that Shall there be Allowed, and A mile
and Half west and A mile and Half East and a mile
and Half South all from the Center, all the Land
Within that Compass not Laid out be Sequestred to
ly for the Towns use. but not to prejudice any former
Grants or Divisions not yet Laid out and to be under
the Same Regulation with the Sequester Land on the
East Side of the Town (Except that men Shant have
liberty to Lay out any of their Divisions not yet Laid
out. In the Eldest Sequester) and Each of these
Sequesters to undivided one As Long as the Other.
Att the Same Meeting It being Laid before the pro-
prietors that there was A Grant Granted to John
Richason Deceased of four or five Acres of Land. Att
Woster swamp Att the West End of His Fathers Lott
which Is taken up by David Scott the proprietors
Gave the Heirs that the Grant Is Destributed unto
Liberty to take up the Land In Any of the undivided
Land, the Meeting Addjourned to the Second Tuseday
In November Next.
A true Record of the Acts of the metting
Entred and Attested by John Southmayd Clerk.

148 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Att A meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury Met
by Adjournment the Second Tuseday In November
According to former Adjournment And the Meeting
Further Adjourned to the second Tuseday In Aprill
Next.

Att A meeting of the proprietors. In Waterbury Met
by Adjournment On the Second Tuseday In Aprill.
1734. And by Vote the Meeting Adjourned for one
Houre. And Meet Again According to the Adjourn-
ment And by A Vote It was Acted that the Doings of
the Committee for laying out the Northwest Division
as It Is Returned Shall be Entred on Record,

Whereas It Appeared to the proprietors that Many
times there Arose A Considerable Difficulty, by Reson
of the Measurers Laying out Land to perticular persons
before the note on Which the Land to be Laid out and
was to be Indorsed was produced It was by the Vote
of the proprietors Enacted that no measurers Shall
Lay out Any Land to Any person till he Lay before
the meastuer the note on which the Land Is to be
Indorsed Signifying that he has Land to Lay out and
So much as he Desires to be Laid out. that It may be
Immediately Indorsed.

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that Cap*.
William Judd Shall be Limited to Lay out Land In the
Northwest Quarter North of Woodbury Road and
West of our River And James Porter In the Southwest
Quarter South of Woodbury Road and West of our
River.

Where as I Thomas Porter have bought of Joseph
Gailard A grant Att Muddy Gutter of ten Acres
Granted to Joseph Gailard Se"". January 'j^^ 1705/6.
which Spot Is AUready Survayed to Other persons

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 149

upon the proprietors Granting me Liberty to take It
Else Where In the undivided Land. Ido by these
presents resign my Right In the Spott on Which the
Grant Was Made as Witness my hand In the presence
of the proprietors Att their Meeting, the 10 Acres
Laidout to Eb. Baldwin

Thomas Porter.

Witnesses. Isaac Brounson
Thomas Judd

Att the Same Meeting Cap*. William Judd was
Impowered to make Sale of the Eight Acres In the
Sequester y* John Stanly Gave to the Meeting house
In Waterbury and put It In to the hands of the Com-
mittes hands who Carry on the Work of the Meeting
House to be Applyed to S*^ use.

Att the Same Meeting upon the request of Stephen
Hopkins Concerning Agrant Made to Samuel Hikcox
of Eight Acres Eastward of Judds Meadow he relin-
quishing five Acres att Chesnut Hill Meadow And
two Acres of Upland And It Appearing that the Eight
Acres Att S^ place are taken up they Voted the
Heirs of S*^ Hikcox or their Assigns. Shall have Liberty
to take up Said Eight Acres Joyning to S^ Hopkins
Land provided that Sd Hikcox Heirs Quit their Right
to the Above S^ Seven Acres In form unto the pro-
prietors and be Att the Charge.

the Meeting by Vote Adjourned to the first Tuseday
In October to Consider About High ways.

I the Subscriber Do by these presents. Relinquish
and Resign all the Right Title Intrest. In five Acres
att Chesnutt Hill Meadow, and Two Acres of up Land.
Granted to my Honoured father as Appears on Record.

150 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Haveing Had the Eight Acres. Granted In lue of It
and Sould to Stephen Hopkins. Do there fore Resign
the Above S'^ 5 and two Acres unto the proprietors
of Waterbury to be Desposed of by them as they See
Cause In Witness Where of I have here unto Set my
Hand the Ninth of December. 1734:

Gideon Hikcox.

In presence of Witnesses.

Jn°. Southmayd.

Chileab Brainerd

Att A meeting of the Proprietors of Waterbury Meet
In Waterbury by A worning Given According to Law
by A warrant Signed by the Authority In Waterbury
and Summoned to Meet on the 30*^ of March 1736.
to Consider About Highwayes and Do Some thing
About Incroach ments upon proprietors Land and
Wheither It bant Needful! to make Some Division of
the Land And Other business &c

Att the Meeting. M"" Isaac Brounson & Deacon
Thomas Clark Chosen Moderators.

Att the Same Meeting In order to the more Effectual
and Speedy Setling High wayes the Matter being
Moved to the proprietors and the Matter fully Dis-
coursed they Did by their vote Agree and Conclude to
Impower and by their vote do Impower the Towns
Committe Appointed Att A Town Meeting January
j^th 1734. to Lay out Needfull Highwayes to Agree
with perticiilar persons where Highwayes Run through
their Land, and Say what Recompence they Shall
have for Dammage Done them and the Committe A
Greeing with the persons Damnified, and Makeing
Return to the Registers office their Agreement Shall

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 151

be Sufficient to the holding the Lands Set out to them
for A Recompence.

A true Record of the Act

Attest. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting It was Voted by the proprie-
tors that they would Chuse A Committe to Look
After the proprietors timber In the undivided Land
that there be no trespass upon It from out town men
or Such as have no propriety In the undivided Land
And to prosecute the tresspass According to Law.
and for A Committe Ensign John Scovill. Lieu*. Samuel
Hikcox and Doc Dan" Porter Made Choise ofT.
A true Record of the vote

Attes. Jn°. Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting with Respect to the North
East Comer of the Bounds the proprietors thought
It needfull to Appoint A Committe to Make Search
wheither our botmds are Stated by the Coimty Sur-
vayer and on Record and to Defend our Bounds Att
the North East Corner on the North End.

If the proprietors of Hartford and Winsdor west
Lands Contest with us.
A true Record of y® Vote

Attes. Jn°. Southmayd Clerk.
And for A Committe the proprietors made Choise
of Cap*. Ephraim Worner Cap* WiUiam Judd. and
Lieu*. Samuel Hikcox.

A true Record of y^ Committe

Att. John Southmayd Clerk.
Att the Same Meeting Deacon Thomas Clark was
aded to the Committe Made Choise of November. 26.
1723. to Consider andlnspect Certain Difficulties about
Some Former Grants.

A true Record of the vote

Attest John Southmayd Clerk.

152 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

the Meeting by Vote Adjourned to the Second Tuse-
day In November Next. 1726. (1736.)

A Copy of the Warrant for the Above S*^ Meeting
these are there fore In his majesties name to require
the proprietors In the Common and undivided Land
of S'^ Township, of Waterbury to Meet att the pubHck
meeting house In S*^ Waterbury on the thirtieth day
of this Instant march at Eight of the Clock before noon
then and there to Consider the Above S*^ Buisness and
Other matters that Shall then be Laid before the S'^
proprietors here of fail not.

Signed p Thomas Jidd Justice peace.

Waterbury March 3^^. 1736.

Atrue Record Attes. Jn°. Southmayd Clerk.

At A meeting of the proprietors In Waterbiiry Met
by Legal Worning on January third. 1738/9 Cap
William Judd Chosen Moderator.

the Meeting Adjourned for three Quarters of an
Hour and to Meet At Cap*. Hopkins.

Met According to Adjournment according to Ad-
journment.

and Att the Same meeting It was by vote Agreed
that we would go upon A division In the Sequester.

A true Record of the vote.

Attest. Jn°. Southmayd proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was by Vote Agreed that
the Division In the Sequester Shall be and Is here by
Concluded to be A Quarter of an Acre on the pound
According to Each mans propriety as Entred on Record

Atrue Record of the Vote.

Attes. Jn°. Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 153

Att the Same Meeting Haveing Agreed upon A
Division In the Sequester It was also voated to Go
upon A Division In the undivided Land.

A true Record of the Vote

Attest. John Southmayd proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same meeting It was Agreed upon by vote
that the Division In the undivided Land Shall be half
an Acre on the pound to Each proprietor According
to his propriety as above.

A true Record of the Vote

Attest. Jn°. Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same meeting haveing Agreed upon A
Division of Land upon the present proprietors as
Entred In our Records or their Assigns It was Agreed
upon by Vote to proceed In the following Manner or
method that Is to Say that one Lott Shall Determin
both the Divisions now Granted of the Quarter Acre
In the Sequester and the Half Acre In the undivided
Land upon the proprietors as Entered In our Records
or their Assigns to be Laid out In the following Method,
that Is to Say that one Lott Shall Determin the Divi-
sions now to be Laid out and Granted of the Quarter
Acre and half Acre In the Sequester and undivided.
As follows, he that Draws the first Lot Shall take up
his first Lott In the Sequester and the Last In the
undivided Land and he that Draws the Last Lot Shall
take his Division In the Sequester. Last and first In
the undivided Land and he that Draws the Second
Lot Shall take his Division On the Second day In the
Sequester, and his Division In the undivided on the
Last day but one and So through the whole Lott and
According to this order the Divisions now Granted
Shall be Regulated and Laid out and In Each of these
Divisions the Several proprietors Shall have but one

154 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

peice Laid out In the Sequester, and one peice In the
undivided Land unless they Can Joyn them to Some
of their former Layings out. and then they may have
Liberty to Lay out In More peices then one, voated

Atrue Record of the Vote

Attest John Southmayd Proprietors Clark.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed on by voat.
that the time to begin to Lay out the Division Now
Agreed upon Shall begin In the Sequester on the first
Day of May Next Ensueing this Meeting and he that
draws the first Lott may Lay out his part on the first
of Said May and he that Draws the Second Lott.
may Lay out his part on the Second of Said may and
So Successively through out the Month of may and
then to begin Again on the first of September Next in
the Afore Said Order till the Sequestred Division Is
finished and then to proceed on the Division In the
undivided Land In the Same order according to the
method of Laying out the Division as All ready Agreed
upon In this Meeting. Voted

Atrue Record of the vote

Attest. John Southmayd proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting Voted that we will now proceed
to A Lot to Regulate the Division Now Agreed upon.
Attest. John Southmayd Pro. Clerk.

At the Same Meeting voted that M*" Sam" Hall
Draw the Lotts.

Att the Same Meeting Voted that the Lott Now
Drawn be put on Record.

Ats. Jn°. Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting Timothy Porter was Chosen
A Committe Man to be with M"^ Jo^ Lewis and M'
James Porter In Lay ing out high wayes In the South
west Quarter of the Bounds.

Attest John Southmayd Pro. Clerk.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 155

the meeting by Vot Adjourned to the Last Tuseday

In Aprill Next.

Attest. John Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

A List of the Order of the Lott Drawn for January 3
1738/9 to be taken up In the Sequester and undivided
Land. Voted to be put on Record.

Benjamin Worner Se'. 4^

Ebenezer Hikcox 4^

John Richards Se^ ^44

Isaac Brounson Se^ 180

Thomas Barns 4^

Thomas Richason Ju^ 4^

George Welton 40

Thomas Worner 180

the fourth Pro. Lot will Scot Worner 40

Timothy Hopkins 4^

Ephraim Worner 4^

Abraham Anddruss Ju^ 4^

Joseph Hikcox Se^ 108

Stephen Hopkins 4^

John Welton Ju^ 4^

WilUam Judd 4^

Ebenezar Richason 4^

Obadiah Richards Ju'. 40

John Worner Se^ 162

I John Richason 4^

Cap* Thomas Judd Williams. 180

Joseph Brounson 4^

Israel Richason 4^

Lieu Timothy Stanlys. B. 40

Thomas Welton 4©

Thomas Clark 4©

156 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38

39
40

41
42

43
44
45
46

47
48

49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58

59
60

Daniel Porter Se"". 171

Jeremiah Peck 270

Nathaniel Richason 40

John Southmayd 270

Stephen Welton 40

John Judd Ju"" 40

John Worner Se"" B Lott 40

Jonathan Scott Ju'". 40

Thomas Newels 162

William Hikcox 40

Daniel Porter Ju'". 40

John Scovill Se*". 144

Ebenezar Brounson 40

the 150'^ propriety 150

John Welton Se'". 144

John Hikcox Ju'". 40

Thomas Upson 40

Edmund Scott Se^ 180

Thomas Richards Se^ 40

Stephen Upson Se''. 90

Benjamin Womer Ju'' 40

Samuel Scott 40

Obadiah Scott 40

George Scott Ju*". 40

Stephen Upson Ju"". 40

Samuel Standly 40

John Carington 108

Samuel Worner of Tho 40

Richard Porters 90

Third proprietor Lot 40

Thomas Handcox 180

Thomas Anddruss 40

Cap' Thomas Judd Jones 180

John Judd Se'. 180

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 157

Daniel Worner

Benjamin Barns Ju'.

Joseph Gailord Ju'.

John Newel

Joseph Gailord Se\

Benjamin Richards

Joseph Lewis

the fifth Proprietors Lott

Sam" Hikcox Se'.

Isaac Brounson Ju'.

John Richard Ju'.

Samuel Porter

Thomas Richason Se'.

Thomas Brounson

David Scott

Timothy Standly Original

John Gaylord

John Brounson of Isaac

Edmund Scott Ju'.

John Barns

Abraham Anddruss Se'.

Thomas Hikcox

John Standly Se'.

Obadiah Richards Se'.

first Propr Lott

Phillip Judd

Robert Scott

Jonathan Scott Se'.

Joseph Hikcox Ju'.

Second propri Lott

School Lott

John Brounson Se'.

Ben Barns Se'.

Richard Welton

108
40
40

180

144
40
40
40

180
40
40
40
90
40
40

180
40
40

126

144

180

144

270

144

180

158 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

95 George Scott Se\ 40

96 Lieu John Hopkins 180

97 John Scovill Ju'. 40

98 Thomas Judd Ju'. 180

99 The Sixth Pro. Lott 40
100 Abraham Andruss Cooper 180

A true List of the Lott Drawn January 3'' 1738/9.
Attest John Southmayd

Proprietors Clark

At A meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury Met
by Adjournment Aprill. 23'*. 1738. at three of the
Clock In the After Noon. . . .

Cap William Judd Moderator.

Att the Same Meeting upon the Application of Doctor
Ephraim Worner to the proprietors with respect to A
ten Acre Grant Granted by the proprietors and Laid
out by A Committe and Since Entred upon and Re-
covered In the Law by Serg'. Richard Welton and
Now Held by him his request Is that the proprietors
would Grant him Liberty to take up Said ten Acres
In Any of the undivided Land not prejudiceing high
ways nor former Grants the proprietors by their vote
Granted him the S'^ Liberty of taking his ten Acres
According to His Request but not In Any of the Seques-
ter Land, the Land taken by William Scovill he
takeing A Copy of the Act.^

att the Same Meeting John Southmayd Ju'. was
Chosen to Lay out Land In the Sequester.

the meeting Adjourned to the monday before the
Election Next

At Ameeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met

' This, added later by Thomas Clark.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records i59

by Adjournment May 7'" i739- Cap' William Judd
Moderator.

upon the Memorial of the Society of West bury.
And A Citation upon the proprietors of Waterbury
to Appear be fore the General Assembly this Instant
may the proprietors by their Vote Made Choise of
Cap Tim. Hopkins and Cap'. Wil. Judd to Represent

them

Att the Same Meeting Declared they would not
Make Any Alteration about the Draught of the Lott
Last drawn for In Giving Any proprietor, the Liberty
of more than one Spot to Lay his Land Except what
he Joyns to his own Land.

the Meeting Adjourned to the third Tuse day In
September Next.

upon the Apphcation of M^ J. Smith' with Respect
to the Seting of his House upon the parsonage Land
and A Committe to Adjust that Matter they Concluded
to send A Committe upon his Charge they Concurred
And Appointed A Committe Cap. Will. Judd. Ensign
Tho^ Richards, and WilUam Scovill. to Go and View
and Make Return to the Town, this Removed to the
Town Book.

At Ameeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met by
Ad Journment September 18". 1739- and no buisness
presenting the meeting Ad Journed to the Second
monday In December Next Ensueing. . . .

Ameeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met by
adjournment Decem. id\ 1739- and no buisness

. The words "the Application" and "Smith" for some reason
were crossed out.

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presenting the Meeting Adjourned to the 24'" of this
Instant December.

Att A proprietors Meeting In Waterbury Met Accord-
ing to Adjournment December 24'\ 1739. at the
Same meeting It was Asked the proprietors Wheither
they would do Any thing further with Relation to the
Devision Granted January 3" 1738/9 Answered In
the Negative.

Att the Same Meeting It was voated that the Com-
mittee for Laying out high wayes In the North East
Comer of the bounds Shall have full power to Widen
the high way where west bury Meeting house Is Appoin-
ted to Stand So as to Accomidate Said House with A
Sutable Green according to their Descretion and to
Award Satisfaction to the owners of the Land that Said
high way Shall take from

A true Record

Attest John Southmayd Clerk.

the meeting Adjourned to the first monday of Aprill
next at twelve A Clock In the Morning.

the first monday of Aprill. 1 740. the Moderator and
Clerk met according to Ad Jumment, and no buissness
appearing the Meeting ad Joumed to the 3'' tuesday
in September. 1740. to Meet at. 10 of the Clock.

the Meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury Met
according to Ad Joumment September 16"' 1740. And
no buisness the Meeting Ad Joumed to the prox day In
Aprill. next.

Waterbury Aprill. 13"' 1741 . the proprietors in Water-
bury Met According to Adjournment and No busness

Waterbury Proprietors' Records i6i

Appearing the Meeting Adjourned to prox day in
September Next.

Att A proprietors Meeting In Waterbury January
14* 1745/6 the woming being Given As the Law
Directs, by A warrant to the Proprietors and A pubHck
Notification Set up.

M'. Isaac Brounson Chosen Moderator: at the Same
Meeting Some thing Considered About Ameasurer and
Concluded not necessary to Chuse one and Some thing
Discoursed About John Womer Taylors Bacheldor Lott
and Concluded that that buisness ly for A Further
Consideration and Also Some thing About the Line
between Farmington and us which was Also thought
best to be dismist to A meeting In March Next and
Accordingly the Meeting adjourned by Vote to the
Second Tuseday In March Next at 10 Clock fore noon.

Att A proprietors Meeting In Waterbury Met by
Adjournment March ii"" 1745/6

the Meeting Adjourned for 3 Quarters of An Hour,
and then meet According to Adjumment

att the Same Meet, about Farmington line. It was
put to Vote wheither they would do Any thing In that
Matter. Voated In the Affirmative.

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed by Vote that
they will be att the Charge of the Sute In Setling the
line between farmington and Waterbury.

Att the Same Meeting Ebenezer Worner s** and
George Nichols put In their Petition with Respect to
John Womers Tailors bacheldor Lot which was Said to
be forfited and they had bought and petitioned for the
Several de visions Laid out upon A bacheldor Lott.
In the Words following: To the worshipfull moderator

1 62 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

and Gentlemen Proprietors of the Town of Waterbury
at their proprietors Meeting Held In S'' Waterbury
the Eleventh day of March 1745/6 the Petition of
George Nichols and Ebenezer Womer the third Hum-
bly Sheweth that where as the Town of Waterbury at
their Meeting held by the proprietors of S"" Town on the
23'' da}'- of December. 1701. Accepted John Womer
Tayler an Inhabitant and proprietor on A bacheldors
Right upon which admition the Said Worner was to
Have and was Entitled to thirty Eight Acres of Land
meadow and Includeing Ahome Lott. and four Acres
of pasture In Fee on Condition he did Inhabit five
years In the Town and build or purchase A Dwelling
House Sixteen foot Square and It Appearing on Record
that he purchased A Dwelling House and Lott of
Daniel Womer June 25"" 1705. and Was An Inhabitant
till October the third 1713 where by It Appears he full
filled Said Conditions of Settlement and thereby be-
came Intitled to All the Divisions of Land In Said
Waterbury Equal to those Accepted as And Called by
the name of Bacheldors to which was Granted to Each
at their Settlement thirty Eight Acres of Land In
Said Town of Waterbury Soon After an addition of 30
Acres More and In February 28 1 701/2 was Granted to
Each Bacheldor Right 55 Acres of Land, and on 26""
of November 1723 Granted A further Division of 40
Acres and In March 13'" 1727 Granted A further divi-
sion of forty Acres More and on the third of January
1738/9 Granted A Division of twenty Acres and also A
Division of ten Acres In the Sequestred Lands and
Soon After Sixteen Acres and 20 Rods In the Village
In the Whole Amounting to 249 acres and 20 Rods of
Land which Divisions have been All Actually Granted
Survayed and Laid out to and on the Said Bacheldors

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 163

Rights Exclusive of and Omiting the Said John Wor-
ner who hath not had Any part Share or Division In
S'^ Town but has been Wholly Omited. and your peti-
tioners Supposeing S** Worners title to S*^ Several
Devisions of Land to be Good and Vallid purchused
the Same of the Said John Womer as may Appear by
his Deed Exicuted In due form of Law. to your Peti-
tioners Dated Aprill 22. 1743. and Recorded Where
upon your petitioners Hum.bly pray that.

That the Gentle men proprietors of the Said Town
of Waterbury would please to take the Matter in to
their Consideration, (not In the Least Doubting that
they are freely Willing to Rectify Any part Omisions
or Mistakes) And to Grant to their petitioners what In
Law and Justice to the S'' Womer Appertains and
Grant to their Petitioners In Right of S"* John Worner
An Equivolent for those Lands and Devisions Omited.
to be taken up In the Common and undivided Lands
In S^ Waterbury where It may be found So as Not to
Encroach on Highways Sequestred Lands or on Any
perticular Survays and that A Committe may be
Appointed to Lay out the Same at the proper Charge
and Cost of your Petitioners or In Some Other way as
you In your Wisdom Shall think best Grant your
Petitioners Relief. In the premisses and your peti-
tioners Shall as In duty bound &c.

March ii**" 1745/6 Ebenezer Worner y' 3^*

George Nichols.

After the pleas And Arguing for and Against the
petition being heard the Question was put wheither
they would do Any thing on the Petition Voted In
the Negative

the Meeting Adjourned to the Last Monday In
March Instant.

164 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

At A meeting of the proprietors of Waterbury Met
According to Ad Journment March 31 An Dom.
1746.

att the Same Meeting with Respect to the Vil-
lage Lotts So Called It Appearing that the Setling
the line between Woodbury and Waterbury Against
the Village Lots has Altered the Highwayes there
It was by Vote Agreed and Concluded to Appoint
a Committee to Lay out the High way In S"*
Village According to Sequestration and paralel
with the Settled line between Woodbury and
Waterbury that the proprietors of the Lots there
may be under advantages to Remove their bound
East or West to bring them Into the line of Said
High wayes.

Voted and Atrue Record of the Vote

Test. John Southmayd Proprietors Clark.

Att the Same Meeting Voted that the Committe to
Lay out Highwayes In Westbury are Impowered to
Lay out the Highways In the Village as Agreed upon
In the Above Vote.

atrue Record of vote.

Test. Jn° Southmayd Pro'" Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It Appearing that the Town
Had Appointed A Committe to Act In their behalf In
prepareing A Settlement of the line between Farming-
ton and Waterbury the proprietors by Vote Appoint
and Impower the Same Committe. to Act In their
behalf and represent them In S" Affair if Need
be

Atrue Record of of the Vote

Test. Jn" Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting. Ensign Daniel Southmayd
was appointed and Impowered to Lay out Highwayes

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 165

In the North East Quarter with Lieu'. John Scovill
and Lieu'. John Judd

A true Record

Test. Jn". Southmayd Pro: Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that they would
Sell proprietors undivided Land to pay the Above
Charges,

A true Record

Test. Jn'\ Southmayd Pro: Clerk.

att the Same Meeting voted that there Should be
100 Acres of Land Sold to Defray the Proprietors
Charge and Anote from the Clark to Lay It out Receiv-
ing order from y^ Committe Sufficient.

Att the Same Meeting. Lieu'. Jn°. Scovill Cap'.
Sam". Hikcox and Cap' Will"". Judd were Appointed
A Committe to Make Sale of the 100 Acres of Land
and Lodge the money with the Proprietors Treasurer
taking his Recept for the Same voted

A true Record of the vote

Test Jn° Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

Att the Same meeting John Southmayd was Chosen
Proprietors Treasurer.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed and
Concluded that when the Said Committe have Sold
A parcel of Land the Committe Shall ord the proprietors
Clerk to Give Anote to the person Directed to the
Measures to Lay out So much Land to that person
which Shall be Sufficient for his haveing and holding
of the Land from the proprietors and Every Other
person.

A true Record of the Vote

Test John Southmayd Proprietors Clerk.

the Meeting adjourned by Vote to the first Monday
of November Next.

1 66 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

At A proprietors Meeting Met According to Adjourn-
ment the first monday of November. 1746.

At the Same meeting upon the Motion of Doc'
Daniel Porter about A ten Acre pitch, which his Father
bought of Tho' Judd of Hartford which he Declar'd
Neither S'' Judd nor His father nor His Heirs Ever
had Taken up which he Desired to have Liberty to
take up. where upon the proprietors Appointed Jn°.
Southmayd and Lieu' Jn° Scovill to Inspect that Mat-
ter and If they find It has not been had yn the Clerk
to Grant An order to the Measurer to Lay him out
that is to the Doctor 10 Acres In the undivided Land,
a note Given for Ten Acres according to this vote.

The Meeting Adjourned by Vote to the Next Mon-
day the 2'' Monday of November.

The Meeting of the proprietors According to Ad-
journment on the Second Monday In November.
1746. and the Meeting Declared to be Opened.

at the Same Meeting the proprietors appointed
Auditors to Audit the Accompts with the Proprietors
Treasurer of the Money Commited to him that the
Hundred Acres was Sold for and the Committe Ap-
pointed were D. Thomas Clark Cap' Stephen Upson
Cap' Thomas Hikcox.

Att the Same Meeting: the proprietors, appointed
the Above named Committe to tax the Commtes bills
that were Improved. In Setling the bounds between
Farmington and Waterbury.

At the Same Meeting the proprietors by A vote
A Gree to Carry the case between Farmington and
Waterbury In to the Common Law.

A true vote of the proprietors.

Test Jn" Southmayd Clerk.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 167

Att the Same Meeting, they by their Vote Agreed
that the Committe Formerly Appointed to Sell the
100 Acres of Land to Carry on the Sute between Farm-
ington and Waterbury Shall have Liberty to Make Sale
of one Hundred Acres more of the proprietors Land for
the Above S"* purpose the Meeting Adjourned by vote
to the first tuse day after the Second Monday In
December Next. At Nine Clock In morning.

On December 9"". 1746 the Proprietors In Water-
bury Met According to Ad Joumment And Nothing
Done and the Meeting adjourned by Vote to the Last
Monday In March Next.

At A proprietors Meeting In Waterbury Met Ac-
cording to Adjournment March 30'^. 1747 the Meeting
Opened, at the Same Meeting the Question was Asked
wheither they would remxcasure the Village Lotts
Answered In the Negative.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by vote Agree
and Declare that None of the Measurers In the Several
Quarters of the Town bounds Shall have Any power to
Go Into the Village and lay out Any of the Lots there
with out A Perticular and A Special order from the
proprietors and what has been done there of that Na-
ture Shall be Counted In Vallid and is here by Made
voide. Voted

A true Record Test. John Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors by Vote Agree,
to Appointed A Committe to Go in to the Village So
Called and bring the bounds of the Several Lotts there
Into the line of the highways as Laid out by Alate
Committe with the help of Cap' Knowls of Woodbury
the Same Weadth as the Lots were Laid by the Com-

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mitte appointed to Lay out the Village Lots and Make
Return of the Certain boundaries and Weadth of Each
Lott. Voted

Atrue Record of the Vote.

Test John Southmayd Clerk.

the Meeting of March 30'" 1 747 Continued

Att the Same meeting for A Committe were Appoin-
ted Cap' Timothy Hopkins. George Welton and Serg'
Thomas Porter by Vote.

Atrue Record Test Jn'' Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed and
Concluded that the Committe to Lay out Highwayes
In the Several Quarters of the Town Shall have no
Farther Power to Give proprietors Land for Dam-
mage done by Highways running through perticular
mens Land and do here by put A stop to It till the
Proprietors Shall order Other Wise, voted

Atrue Record of the Vote

Test. Jn° Southmayd Clerk.

Att the Same Meeting the Meeting adjourned by
Vote to the first Tuseday in November Next.

Meet Acording to Adjournment the first Tuseday
In November 1747 And but few of the proprietors
Met and the Meeting adjourned to the Second Tuse-
day In January Next.

January the twelfth 1747/8 the proprietors Met
According to Adjournment.

At the Same Meeting after Some Considerable
Discourse About A Division In the undivided Land
Voted that they would Have A Division In the un-
divided Land.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 169

At the Same It was Agreed and Voted that they
would have a division of one Quarter of an Acre on the
pound In the undivided Land.

At the Same meeting It was Agreed and voated that
A Lott drawn upon the Several Proprietors Shall
regulate the Above sd Division.

At the Same meeting It was by vote Agreed that the
order of the division Should be in the Following Man-
ner and form that Is to Say. he that has the first Lot
Shall have the first turn to Lay out his Land and the
Second the Second and the third the third Tuni and
So Successively till they have all taken up their Lands
as here After Shall be Agreed upon.

At the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed that the
first Lott Drawn Shall Lay out his Lott on the Six-
teenth day of Aprill Next If Apropper day for the
Work and the 2^ on the Next proper day and So Suc-
cessively till the Last day of may next, and then to
begin Again on the first day of September following if
A proper day and So to Go on In the Same order
Succesively till the Lot be finished. Excepting Saboths
and all publick dayes and Such dayes when the Weather
Is unsutable In the Judge ment of the Measurers applied
to and he whose turn falls on one of the Excepted
days Shall Improve the Next proper Day to take up
his Land and he that neglects to take up his Lott on
his proper day as above limited Shall loose his turn
So as not to hinder any other man of his proper
day.

At the Same Meeting It was Voted and Agreed that
Every man In Laying out his Lott In his tume to
Accommodate him Self. Shall have Liberty to Lay
It in Severall peices by his own Land handsomely
formed, and where men Dont lay It by their own Land

170 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

they Shall Lay It in one peice and In A hand Some form
provided there be Land Enough In the place.

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors finding A
Sequestration made At west bury of three Mile
Square In the Center of Said Society Made At A
meeting of the proprietors March 13. 1733. the pro-
prietors by their Vote take of the Sequestration and
It is here by Set A — side and made Voide

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors made Choise
of Cap* William Judd A Committe man to be Aded
to their former Com^mitte to Mannage In the Affair
Aganst Farmington

the IMeeting Adjourned to the first Tuse day In
February Next to Eight of the Clock in the Morning
In order to Draw A Lott on the Division Now Agreed
upon.

At the Above meeting January 12"' 1747/8 upon
the Request of Dea" Jn° Worner of North bury that
he might have Liberty to relinquish Apeice of Land that
he had taken up adjoyning to his own Land and Laping
upon Some Other Lands and Lay It in Another place
the proprietors by their Vote Gave him the Liberty
he desired provided he would Give A Quit Claim of the
Above Said Land unto the proprietors and be at all
the Charges and then the Clark to Give A note to the
Measurer to Lay It out In Another place.

Att A meeting of the proprietors Met by Ad Joum-
mentFeb^ 2' 1747/8.

At the Same Meeting In order to the Drawing of the
Lott Agreed upon the Last meeting. M'. Levenworth
Introducing the Matter by prayer by Avote of the
proprietors M'. Levenworth was Appointed to Draw
the Lott.

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 171

At the Same Meeting the Lott was Drawn according
to the Vote of of the proprietors Above, and Entred
as on the Other Side this Leaf.

Attest Jn° Southmayd Proprietors Clark.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed that
the Committe prosecute the buisness between Farm-
ington and us at the Next Superior Court.

Att the Same Meeting It was by Vote Agreed that
the Committe Sell Another Hundred Acres of the
proprietors Land for the Carriing on of the buisness.

The Meeting Adjourned by Vote to the Second
Tuseday In Aprill Next. —

We the Subscribers being Neighbours to m' Ebenezer
Bradly of North bury Do Certify that we Esteem him
y^ Said Bradly an Honest Industrous man and that he
and his family are Likely to prove wholesom Inhabi-
tants Waterbury February 26. 1759

Ebenezer Ford
Asahel Castel
Isaac Castel
John How
Ebenezer Curtice

Thomas Blakslee
Jacob Blakslee
Gideon Allin
Moses Blakslee
Ebenezer Allin ^

The order of the Lott Drawn on the Division Granted
In the undivided Land Granted January 12'" 1747/8.
Drawn February 2"^ 1747/8.

1 Robert Scott 40

2 David Scott 40

3 Ebenezer Brounson 40

4 Timothy Hopkins 40

5 Thomas Richard Se' 40

6 Samuel Stanly 40

' Ebenezer Bradley had been warned to leave the town.

172 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

4"^ Proprietors Lott. S. W

John Hopkins

150"' propriety

John Bams

John Hikcox

Thomas Upson

Ebenezer Richason

John Scovill Se'

2^ Proprietors Lott

Thomas Clark

Daniel Porter Ju'

Ephraim Worner.

Thomas Anddruss

John Richason

6"* Proprietors Lott

Thomas Judd Jones

Richard Porter

John Richards Se'

Stephen Hopkins

Joseph Gailard Ju'

John Judd Se"^

John Brounson Se'

George vScott Se'

first Proprietors Lott

Thomas Brounson

Abraham Anddruss Ju'

Benjamin Bams Ju'

John Carrington

Joseph Gaylord Se'

Thomas Hikcox

Daniel Worner

Jn° Worner. vSe' Bach

John Gaylord

Thomas Richason Se'

180

150

144

180

144

180

144

108

144

108

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 173

41 John Scovill Ju' 40

42 Jonathan Scott Ju' 40

43 WilHam Judd 40

44 John Welton Ju' 40

45 Stephen Upson Se' 90

46 Isaac Brounson Ju' 40

47 Israel Richason 40

48 Abraham Anddruss Cooper 180

49 Benjamin Womer Se' 40

50 Thomas Bams 40

51 Benjamin Barns Se' 180

52 Jonathan Scott Se' 90

53 the 5'*" Proprietors Lott 40

54 Thomas Judd William 180

55 Timothy Stanly Original 180

56 Thomas Richason Ju' 40

57 Isaac Brounson Se' 180

58 Benjamin Richards 40

59 John Welton Se' 144

60 Obadiah Scott 40

61 Timothy Stanly Bachel 40

62 John Womer Se' 162

63 Thomas Newel 162

64 William Hikcox 40

65 Jeremiah Peck 270

66 Stephen Welton 40

67 Thomas Judd Ju' Halls 180

68 Samuel Scott 40

69 Stephen Upson Ju' 40

70 George Scott Ju' 40

71 Samuel Porter 40

72 John Brounson of Isaac 40

73 Obadiah Richards Ju' 40

74 Daniel Porter Se' 171

174 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

75 Thomas Womer Se' i8o

76 Obadiah Richard Se' 144

77 Sam" Hikcox Se' 180

78 Samuel Worner of Tho' 40

79 John Richards Jii' 40

80 George Welton 40

81 Johnjuddju' 40

82 Abraham Anddruss Se' 144

83 Nathaniel Richason 40

84 Joseph Brounson 40

85 Edmund Scott Ju' 126

86 Benj. Womer Ju' 40

87 Edmund Scott Se' 180

88 Richard Welton 40

89 Thomas Handcox 180

90 Phillip Judd 144

91 Thomas Welton 40

92 Joseph Hickcox Se' 108

93 Joseph Lewis 40

94 John Newe 180

95 John Southmayd 270

96 School Lott 270

97 John Stanly Se' 180

98 Joseph Hickcox Ju 40

99 Ebenezer Hickcox' 40
1 00 1 the 3'' Proprietors Lott 40

A true List of the Lott Drawn February 2" 1747/8.

Test. Jn° Southmayd Clerk.

The proprietors Met According to y^ Ad Joumm.ent
the Second|Tuseday of Aprill Anno Dom. 1748. and
the Meeting Opened.

At the Same meeting the proprietors by Vote Agreed
that the proprietors would be at the Charge of paying

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 175

the fine, for Not perambulateing with Farmington if
they Should Site the Town to per Ambulate this Spring
and Should Exact the fine.

Att the Same Meeting, to Explain an Act of the pro-
prietors for not paying for Any More Highways Voted
that the Act Extended only to highways that Should be
lay'd out After the Act and Not to Any former high-
ways the Meeting adjourned by Vote to the first
Tuseday In October Next.

At A meeting of the Proprietors. In Waterbury Met
December. 22^. 1751 being Womed According to Law.
by A notification Set on the Sign post and Worrant
Directed to James Nichols for the Worning of the
Same the Notification and Warrant Dated November

23'- 1751.

Signed by John Southm.ayd Justice of peace.

Daniel Southmayd Chosen Moderator, and then
proceeded to the buisness and first Considered About
High ways, wheither they would pay for Any more
High ways or Not. as yet. Voted In the Negative.

at the Same Meeting It was Voted that the proprie-
tors Committe for the Laying out of Highway. Dis-
sist from that buisness for the present and till Farther
order from the proprietors at A regular meeting of the
proprietors.

at the Same Meeting the proprietors Entred upon
discourse about A Division In the undivided land and
It was Voted to have A Division In the Common and
undivided Land.

Att the Same Meeting It was voted that the Division
now Agreed Shall be Half An Acre on the pound to
Each proprietor.

At the Same Meeting It was Voted that In the

176 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

Division Now Agreed upon there Shall Shall be two
Lotts and one Draught to Decide the Lotts. he that
Draws the first Lott. In the Draught to Lay out his
Land on the first Day of Laying Out the first Lott.
and the Last day of Laying out the 2'' Lott and he
that Draws the Last Lott to have the Last day In the
first Lott and the first day In the Second Lott. and
So Successively of all the Rest, and John Southmayd
to prepare the Lott Against the Next Meeting

Att the Same Meeting It was Agreed by Vote to be
Gin to Lay out the Lotts on the 20"' of March next.

Att the Same Meeting It was voted and Enacted
that the Severall proprietors Committees to Lay out
Lands In their Several Quarters Shall have power where
they have In Laying out Land Lapt upon Other Mens
Land, when It Shall Come to their Certain Knowledge
Make up the Lapt Land In Another place to him whose
Land falls Short, the meeting adjourned by vote to
the first Monday In February next.

the order of the Lott drawn on the Division Granted
December 23'' 1751 of half an Acre on the pound In the
undivided Land

180

Joseph Lewis

3^^ proprietors Lott

Thomas Clark

Thomas Womer Se'

5
6

John Scovill Ju'
Samuell Scott

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8

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10
II

Benjamin Womer Ju'
Isaac Brounson Ju'
John Hopkins
John Stanly Se'
Stephen Upson Ju'

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12 Israel Richason 4^

13 John vScovill Se' I44

14 Samuell Hickcox Se"" 180

15 Joseph Hickcox Ju' 4^

16 Isaac Brounson Se' 180

17 Thomas Judd Ju' 180

18 Jonathan Scott Se^ 90

19 Richard Welton 40

20 Thomas Richason Se' 90

21 John Womer Se' B. 40

22 Timothy Stanly Original 180

23 Edmund Scott Ju'^ 126

24 Thomas Newel 162

25 Benjamin Womer 40

26 Nathaniel Richason 40

27 John Gailord 4^

28 Samuel Porter 4^

29 Stephen Upson Se' 90

30 John Carrington 108

31 Timothy Stanly B. L. 40

32 Abraham Anddruss Co 180

33 Joseph Brounson 4^

34 Obadiah Scott 40

35 William Judd B. L. 40

36 Edmund Scott Se' 180

37 Samuel Worner Tho : 4^

38 Robert Scott 40

39 Joseph Gailord Ju' 4^

40 John Richards Ju' 4^

41 John Brounson Se' I44

42 Thomas Brounson 4^

43 Benjamin Bams Se' 180

44 Ebenezer Hickcox 4^

45 Daniel Porter Ju' 4^

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4 Proprietors Lott 40

Abraham Anddruss Se' 144

John Judd Ju' 40

School Lott 270

5th Proprietors Lott 40

Thomas Anddrus 40

John Judd Se' 180

Ebenezer Richason . 40

Jonathan Scott Ju' 40

John Richard Se' 144

John Bams 40

Timothy Hopkins 40

Thomas Welton 40

John Welton Se' 144

Thomas Handcox , 40

Benjamin Richard 40

John Welton Ju' 40

George Scott Se' 40

Richard Porter 90

2"" proprietors Lott 4.0

John South may d 270

George Welton 40
David Scott

Ebenezer brounson 40

Stephen Welton 40

150 " propriety 150

Obadiah Richards Se"" 144

Phillip Judd 144

Thomas Judd WilHam 180

John Womer Se' 162

6"* proprietors Lott 40

Thomas Richards 40

Jeremiah Peck 270

Joseph Gay lord Se' 144

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Ephraim Womer 40

first proprietors Lott 40

Thomas Judd Jones ' 180

Benjamin Barn Ju' 40

Stephen Hopkins 40

John Hickcox 40

Thomas Richason Ju' 40

William Hickcox 40

Thomas Hickcox 40

Abraham Anddruss Ju' 40

Daniel Porter Se' 1 71

John Newel 180

Samuel Stanly 40

George Scott Ju' 40

Thomas Upson 40

Daniel Womer 108

John Brounson of Isaac 40

John Richason 40

Thomas Bams 40

Joseph Hickcox Se' 108

Obadiah Richard Ju' 40

the Meeting Met According to Ad Joumment the
first Monday In February 1751 and Met according to
Adjournment the MoDerator Appointed to Draw the
Lott.

At the Same Meeting Lieu* John Scovill A Committe
man to be with the Committe formerly Made viz.
George Welton and Lieu' Thomas Porter to Gary out
the boundaries of the Several Lots In the Village to the
Several Highway as the proprietors of the Lots Shall
Call them, and to Make Returns of their Certain
bounds So that they May be Entred on Record and
ascertained on Record.

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att the Same Meeting Ebenezer Womer of Daniel
laying before this Meeting that Apiece of Land formerly
Laid out to him of of two Acres and A Quarter between
the great Hill and Strait mountains Entred In Water-
bury Record 2^ book page 725 was Spoiled by two High
wayes being Laid through It. and Desireing Libert}'' to
take It in some Other place. It was voted that upon
his Giving A Quit Claim to the proprietors of Said
peice. he might have Liberty to take up four Acres and
half In Some Other place In the undivided Land pro-
vided he would be at the Cost of It.

att the Same Meeting upon the Motion of Stephen
Judd In behalf of Doctor Ebenezer Womer of Wood-
bury Desiring that he might Lay out Eleven Acres and
Quarter of Land In the undivided Land In Said Water-
bury In Lew of Eleven Acres and Quarter of boggy
meadow In A meadow west of Break Neck Hill that
he had Liberty to take as his part of A division Granted
on his Fathers propriety the Land In Sd Meadow
being taken up Voted that he might take So much
In any of the undivided Land provided he gave
A Quit Claim to the proprietors of All his Right In
Said Meadow by Vertue of Said Grant and be Att
the Cost there of

the Meeting Adjourned to 2^ Monday In March.

Att A meeting of the proprietors. In Waterbury
March 9'" 1752 According to Adjournment

Att the Same Meeting, upon the Motion of the Heirs
of Daniel Porter deceased wheither they would Con-
sider them upon the Account of Some dispositions of
Land formerly Made by the proprietors, which was
protested against by their Father when the Same
was Acted. Voted In the Negative

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Att the Same Meeting upon the Request and Motion
of Lieu' Thomas Richards, with Respect to Some
Village Lotts. which he Suppose to Want Measure, after
Considerable Discourse upon the Matter the proprietors
by Vote Impowered the former Committe upon the
Motion and Att the Charge of the Said Richards to Go
up on the Spot, and remeasure the Land with In Said
Richards Bounds, and if there be not So much Land as
to answer the village Lotts and his Other Lands then
they Shall make It up to him In the undivided Land
and to do the Same by Any of the Village Lotts upon
the owners request and Charge. Voted,

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Voted that
they will desist from laying Laying out the Last Granted
Division on the first of June Next and begin Again on
the first of September and then Go on with the Said
Division Regulateing all Other affairs according to our
Method In Laying out the Division In 1723.

At the Same Meeting upon the Motion of Doc*
Thomas foot that he Wanted About 13 Acres and Some
Rods of Land In his Village Lotts. the proprietors
Granted him. the high way at the west End of of his
Village Lotts the weadth of his Lots as A Recompence
for Said Land wanting and he Acepted of the Same and
Declared him Self Satisfied.

the Meeting Adjourned to the first monDay of
September Next. At nine of the Clock In the fore
Noon.

The proprietors Met according to the Adjumment
2'^ Monday of September 1752. a few proprietors Met
and No buisness Appearing the Meeting Adjourned
to the first Monday In March Next at nine of the clock
in the fore noon

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the proprietors Met According to Adjournment
March 5*' 1753-

Att the Same Meeting upon the Motion of the Town
Committe It was Voted that the proprietors Shall
Allow Somany Acres of Land to be taken up In the
undivided Land of the Town as there Are Acres of
Land taken for y^ Necessary High way out of the
Survays of perticular persons and A Committe
Appointed by the Town And proprietors to Lay
out to Exchange And Alter High wayes Shall
have full power and Authority to Exchange or
Other wise to Dispose of the undivided Lands as Is
Above Mentioned In this Act. for the purpose Afore
Said.

And Itis Also Voted that All Necessary High ways
that Shall be Laid out through the Undivided Land
by the Committe Appointed by the Town and
proprietors for that purpose Shall be free for the
Towns use provided they are Not Wider than four
Rods.

at the Same Meeting It was Also Voted that the
Committe Appointed for Laying out High wayes In
the Several Quarters of the Town Shall have power to
Exchange Such high wayes as Now are or here After
Shall Appear to be unnecessary for Such High ways
as Are NeedfuU or other wayes dis pose of Such
unnecessary high way as the Committe In Whose
Quarter they are Shall find Most advantagious for
the purchaseing those that Are Necessary And
Such unnecessary Highway Shall Enure to the ben-
ifit of the proprietors, this meeting Adjourned
by Vote to the first Monday In Aprill next to
Meet at nine A Clock In the Morning at the Meeting
house.

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the proprietors Met on the first Mondy of Aprill 1753.

the Proprietors Made Choise of Cap' William Judd
Moderator

At the Same Meeting After Some discourse About
In Croachments upon upon the proprietors Land. It was
Concluded and voted to Make Choise of two men to be
Joyned with the Survayor In Each Quarter as A
Committe to take Care that the proprietors Land be
not In Croached upon and they Made Choise of Cap'
Daniel Southmayd and Lieu' Tomas Porter with Dea
Thomas Clark and M\ Joseph Brounson and Serg
Ebenezer Richards with Cap William Judd and Serg'
John Lewis and M"" Isaac Brounson with M". James
Porter and M'. James Nichols and Lieu'. John Scovill
with Lieu'. John Judd.

Att the Same Meeting upon the motion of the Heirs
of Abraham Anddruss Cooper or Ju'' with Respect
to Severall Antient Grants found upon Record belong-
ing to their father limiting them to A Certain Spot
which was Supposed to be taken up by Other men and
their father nor they not to have had their Land. It
was Voted and In Acted that if the Said Heirs would
Give A Quit Claim to the proprietors of All their Right
and Claim to those former Grants and pitches So that
they Should or Could not have Any further demands
or Claims upon the proprietors with Respect there to.
and be at All the Charges then the Said Heirs might
have Liberty to take up Eighteen Acres In Any of the
undivided Lands In Said Town ship of Waterbury
Except the Sequester.

an order to Jonathan prindle for Said Land 18
Acres ^

> Added at a later date.

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the Meeting adjourned to the first monday In
November Next.

Waterbury In New Haven County the proprietors
met According to Adjumment on the first Monday
of November 1753 and but A few proprietors and No
buisness Appearing the Meeting was by Vote adjourned
to the first Munday of february next At Nine of the
Clock In fore Noon.

February 4*^ 1754 the proprietors Met According
to Adjournment.

At the Same Meeting upon the Discourse about the
high way that was Laid out between Obadiah Richards
and Richardes Eight Acre Lott So Called to the
pasage through Isaacs meadow It was Voted that the
Select Men that Laid out said High waj'- Shall have
full power to Agree With the person through whose
Land Its Laid provided there be Sufficient Land at
Said place to do It.

the Meeting Adjourned to the Last munday In
March Next at Nine of the Clock.

Waterbury March 25*^ A. D. 1754. the proprietors
of Waterbury Met According to Ad Journment being
the Last monday In Said Month.

At the Same A/Ieeting Phineas Royse was Chosen
A Survayor of Highways In the North East Quarter
to Joyn Lieu* Scovill and ]n° Judd the former Com-
mitte.

at the Same Meeting It was voted that they would
appoint A Committe to Search and find out how our
bounds are Setled on the North End.

At the Same Meeting Cap*. Sam" Hickcox was made
Choise of.

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att the Same meeting It Was voted they would Sell
Some Land for the Expence of Making the Above
Said Expences

Att the Same Meeting the Same Meeting It was
voted there should be Sold ten Acres of Land Land
to the Highest bider and for A Committe to Sel the
Land D. Thomas Brounson and James Nichols at the
Same Meeting It was Voted that those that bid of
the ten Acres Shall have Liberty to take It In the
undivided or Sequester as will 'Suit the buyer.

the Meeting Adjourned to the third Tuseday In
Aprill next at one of the Clock Afternoon.

At A meeting of the proprietors In Waterbury Met
According to Adjournment Aprill 16*^ 1754:

at the Same Meeting After A Great deal of Discourse
About Our North west Antient bounds Cap* Judd and
Lieu* Jn° Scovill were appointed to Make Search and
Enquiry About that Antient boundary, to find It out
Inorder to the Stateing of Aline between iis and Hart-
ford and winsdor proprietors

Att the Same Meeting the proprietors Appointed
M"" Thomas Matthews And Cap* Sam" Hickcox their
Agents to Represent them In Any Court and Action
that Shall be Commenced Against them.

the Meeting Adjourned by Vote to the Last monday
In May Next at one of the Clock.

the proprietors Met According to Adjournment the
Last Monday In May 1754. — att the Same Meeting
where as there was In A former meeting Agents Ap-
pointed to Represent the proprietors In Any Court In
Any Action that Shall be Commenced Against them
they do now Appoint and Impower the Same Agents

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to Commence Any Action or »Suit Against Any Town
or person In behalf of the proprietors that Shall be
thought necessary for the benefit, and advantage of
the proprietors voted

Att the Same Meeting It was Voted that they would
Give Liberty to Sell twenty Acres of Land In the
Sequester or undivided Land to be Sold on the 2'^
Monday of June Next, at Public vandue to the Highest
Bider and the money to be Imployed to pay proprietors
Charges and the buyer to have three Months Credit
and to Give Small notes for the money and the
ten Acres formerly Granted to be Sold to be Sold
at the Same time, and under the Same Scircum-
stances and the Money to be Converted to the Same
use.

Att the Same Meeting Lieu* Thomas Brounson and
James Nichols appointed Vandue Masters to Sell Said
Land

Att the Same It was Voated they would Appoint A
Committe to Settle the bounds of the Meadow Lots
Laid out by an Antient Committee According to the
Intent and Meaning of that Committe So near as
Can be Come at and to be done att the request of the
owners of the Lotts and at their Charge and for A
Committe Dea'' Thomas Clark Serg* John Lewis and
Serg* Samuel Scott

The meeting adjourned by vote to the first Tuesday
of October Next.

The proprietors Met according to Adjournment on
the first Tuseday In October A D. 1754. and very few of
the proprietors Met and No buisness appearing the
Meeting by Vote Adjourned to the first Tuseday after
the first Monday In December Next.

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Waterbury December 3^ 1754 the proprietors met
According to Adjournment and but A few proprietors
Appeared and no buisness before them the meeting
Was adjourned to the first Tuseday of March Next
to meet at Nine of the Clock In the Morning

The proprietors Met According to Adjournment on
the first Tuseday of March A. D. 1755

at the Same meeting they made Chose and made
Choise of Cap* Thomas Porter A Committe man In the
Room of James Nichols to Sel proprietors Land and
Gather in and pay the money To the Town Treasurer,
the meeting Adjourned to the 2^ Tuseday of Aprill
Next at nine of the Clock In the fore none up on Con-
sideration of Remeasureing the bounds Granting A
new Division and Selling proprietors Land.

The proprietors Met According to Adjournment on
the Second Tuseday In Aprill A D. 1755 and no buis-
ness Appearing the Meeting Adjourned to the Last
Tuseday In September Next to Meet at ten of the
Clock In the fore Noon.

The Proprieters met acording to adjumment on
the Last Tusday of September and few Propriaters
and no bisnes apearing the Meating adjumed to the
first Tusday of Febuary next to meat at Ten of the
Clock in the morning.

The proprietors Met according to Adjomment on
the firs Tuesday of February A D 1756 At y^ Same
meeting Thomas Clark was Chosen proprietors Clerk.
At y^ Same meeting Timothy Clark was Chosen
measurer for the South East quarter of the bound with
his father.

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at the Same Meeting Mesu" Cap* Stephen Upson
Thomas Barns Stephen Hopkins ware Chosen A Com-
mitee to adjust accounts with Cap* Hikcox Lieu* John
Scovel Cap* Thomas Porter.

At the Same Meeting Mesu" John Judd Joseph
Bronson & Stephen Upson Jun*" was Chosen to apprize
the Common Land which Lies within m*" Stephen
Hopkins farm and Make Return to Next meeting.

Voted to Adjorn this Meeting to y^ third Tuesday
of Instant February at 9 of y^ Clock In y^ Morning —

The Meeting met according to adjornment on Febru-
ary 17: 1756

At y^ Same meeting voted that if y^ Town will by
their vote pay one half of y^ Charg that y^ proprietors
are at In y^ Cause between Harrington and this Town
they will yet Continue their vote as to paying Land for
highways other wise not the Town to have y^ benefit
of the bill of Cost if any be obtained.

and for a Commitee to Lay the above vote be-
fore ye Town m"" Sam'^ Hikcox Thomas porter was
Chosen

the Same meeting voted to Raise Rate of one farthing
on y^ pound Lawfull money In Luw of y^ half farthing
Granted the Last meeting to be Collected by the first
Day of may next or an Equilent in old tenor in Case y^
money be paid by that time.

with Respect to y^ above Sd Com-tee Chosen to
apprize y^ Common Land which Lyes with in m""
Stephen Hopkins farm have Returned their Doings
to this meeting In y^ following manner viz.

viz Waterbury February 1 7 : A D 1 756 we the Sub-
scribers being appoynted a Commitee to apprize the
undivided Land at m'^ Stephen Hopkins farm Do

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Judg it to be worth Six Shillings Lawfull money per
Acre John Judd ]

Joseph Bronson r Com-tee

Stephen Upson jur )
At y^ Same Meeting Lieu*" John Judd was Chosen
proprietors Treasurer

at y^ Same meeting voted that no measurer Shall
Lay out any Land that m' hopkins hes Relinqushed
tiill further order

Voted to adjom this meeting to y® first Tuse Day
of September next at ten In y^ morning,
a True Record of y® above votes

Test Thomas Clark Clerk.

The proprietors Met according to adjornment on y*
first Tuesday of September 1 756 the meeting being thin
& no business appearing after y^ meet was opened.
Voted to Adjorn this meeting to y^ first Tuesday of
December Next at ten of y^ Clock In y^ fore Noon at
y^ meeting hous

A True Record of y^ vots Test Thomas Clark Clerk.

The proprietors Met according to Adjornment on
y® firs Tuesday of December 1756

At y^ Same Meeting voted that y^ Land Lately In
the ocupacy of John Southmayd Esq*" of Waterbury
Deceas*^ Commonly Called y^ Little pasture. Shall be
for y^ use of y^ Severael Schools In y^ Town of Water-
bury to be Disposed of as as y^ other School Lands here
to fore hath ben

At y^ Same meeting appoynted Dea" Thomas Clark
& Ashbel porter to adjust a Mistak made In m''
Stephen Hopkins farm In Respect of Land that was
took In belonging to y® proprietors

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voted to ajorn this meeting to y^ first Tuesday of
March Next at 9 of y^ Clock fore noon

A True Record Test Tho: Clark Clerk

At A proprietors meeting Met according to adjorn-
ment on March i'^ 1757

ye meeting not being full Did by vote adjorn this
meeting to y^ 15 Day of this Instant at 9 of y^ Clock
In y^ morning to Consider about Remeasuring our
Lands & also of Disposing of y^ village Land.
A True Record of y^ vots Test Thomas Clark Clerk
At the meeting that met according to. adjournment
on y® first Tuesda\^ of February A D 1756 at y^ Same
Meeting it was voted that y® Survey and plan of m'
Stephen Hopkins Farm In y^ South East quarter of y®
bounds In waterbury taken & made by Tho: Clark
measurer with y^ assistance of Cap*' Daniel Southmayd
be alowd by this meeting and put upon Record and
that he & his Heirs Shall for Ever possess and Enjoy
all y® Lands Lying within y® S'^ Generael plan which
be fore this time Did belong to ye proprietors voted
in the afirmative

a true Record Test Thomas Clark Clerk

At a Meeting of y^ proprietors Met according to
adjomment March 15 1757 Whereas the proprietors
voted In y* year 1731 that John Stanly Jun his Right
to a Bachelder Lot Should be Good this meeting agree
that y^ Sd Jn° Stanly Jun"" Shall be aded to the List of
proprietors and have Right to Lay out his Divisions
upon Sd Right from y^ year 1730 and In all future
Divisions

At y^ Same Meeting Mesu*^ George Nicholes Josiah
Brounson & Thomas Clark were Chosen a Committee

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to Remeasur Doc* Benjamins Land In Case he Calls
them to Do Sd work on his own Cost

Voted to adjom the Meeting to y^ Last Tuesday
of October Next at Nine of y^ Clock In y^ Morning

A True Coppy of y^ Votes Test. Tho^ Clark Clerk

The meeting Met according to adjornment October
25. — 1757 being a thin Meeting and no business pro-
posed voted to Adjom this meeting to y*" 3*^ Tues Day
of December next at 10 of y^ Clock In ye fore Noon

The Meeting Met according to Adjornment on y^
3d Tuse Day of Decem"" 1757

At y^ Same meeting at y^ Request of Thomas Clark
for A Committee to Search his Records on y^ account
of his Land being Lap* at malmalick Cap* Sam'^ Hikcox
& Cap* Thomas porter was Chosen for Sd Committee
with full power to Give order to y® measurers to Lay
out according as they Shall find

at y® Same Meeting it was Voted that Cap* William
Judd Shall Lay out a Lot In y^ East Tear of Sixteen
acres & half to John Stanly Jun' Joyning to y® Last
Lot

At y^ Same Meeting Voted to adjorn this Meeting
to y^ Next Tuesday at Eight of y^ Clock In y^ morn-
ing—

The proprietors Met according to Adjornment on
Tuesday y^ 2'] Day of Decem"" 1757 At ye Same Meet-
ing there was Chosen a Committee to Adjust matters
between y^ proprietors & m"" Stephen Hopkins
Respecting a Quit Claim of his Land Lying above his
Land which Lyes within his plan and to order Sd
Quit Claim to be Recorded

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At y^ Same Meeting voted that their Shall be
a Division of our undivided Land In Sd Water-
bury

at y'^ Same meeting voted to have a Division In
y*^ Sequester

At y^ Same meeting it was Voted that there Shall
be Division In y*" undivided Land of half an acre on
the pound to be Laid In Two Divison the first Lot
to be Drawn of one Quarter of an acre upon y® pound
and he that Shall Draw y^ first Lot In ye first Divison
and So Successively y*" Rest take y^ Last In y^ Last
Divison and So on .

At y*" Same Meeting It was Voted to part that peice
of Land Left at y^ North End of y^ Village & into
Said Divisons with y*" following Regulations &
Restricktions viz vSd peice of Land to be Divided in
y^ middle north and South and y^ Laying out of Sd
Land Shall be in y^ following manner & form begin-
ing at y^ South End of y^ East Tear Laying Lots
Joyning together & Runing through Each part East
& west and he that takes his Lot in y^ Divison In
S^ Land Shall Relinquish five acres In his Divison for
one acre there

at ye Same Meeting Voted to have a Divison In
y^ Sequter at y^ Rate of five acres on ye Hundred In
y^ propriety

At y^ Same meeting Thomas Clark Esq"" Cap* Sam-
uel Hikcox & Cap* Thomas Porter appoynted a
Committee to prepare a Lot for y^ proprietors for
next march

At y^ Same Meeting Voted the Divison Shall begin
upon y^ first Day of April Next Ensuing & Continue
Through April & may and then to Ceace till y^
first of September Next and to Run three month and

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So Successively Spring & fall till y^ Divison is Run
out very Stormy Days Excepted

The Meeting Adjornd to y^ first Tuesday of March
Next Ensuing

A true Record Test Thomas Clark Recorder

The order of y*^ Lott Drawn for on y^ Divison
Granted December 27. 1757 of half an acre on y^
pound In y^ undivided Land

School Lott

Richard Porter

obadiah Richard Se*"

John Richard Ju*"

John Barns

John Worner 4th proprie

6<ih proprietor Lott

tors Lott

John Stanly Ju"^

Stephen upson Ju"^

Israel Richardson

Benjamin bams Ju*'

John Womer Se'" bach

Ephraim Worner

George Wellton

Timothy Hopkins

Second proprietors Lott

Stephen Hopkins

5th proprietors Lott

Thomas Richason Ju*"

moses Brons

Sam" Porter

Joseph Bronson

John Bronson of Isaac

Tho: Newel

John Newel

Benjamin Worner

John Hikcox

Thomas Wellton

Sam" Worner of Tho^

Thomas Bronson

John Judd Ju*"

John Scovel Ju*"

Benjamin Barns Se"^

m*" Jeremiah peck

Abraham Andrus Ju^

first proprietors Lot

3d propriety Lott

William Judd

Timothy Stanly Bach

Thomas Handcox

Stephen Wellton

Cap Thomas Judd William

Thomas Judd Jones

Abraham Andrus Cooper

John Southmayd

Benjamin Worner Se'

1 50 propriety

John Hopkins

Robbert Scott

obadiah Scott

Joseph Lewis

John Worner Se^

Isaac Bronson Ju*"

Thomas Richard Se*"

Philip Judd

Benjamin Richards

Abraham Andruss Se'

Joseph Gaylard Se'

Daniel Worner

obadiah Richards Ju*"
13

Thomas Upson

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John Carington

Samll Hikcox Se"^

Sam" Scott

John Wellton Ju''

Edmund Scott Se'"

William Hikcox

Daniel Porter son of Danil

Edmund Scott Ju"^

Stephen Upson Se'^

Richard Wellton

Timothy Stanly orig

Isaac Bronson Se""

John Gaylardj

David Scott

Samll Stanly

John Wellton Se*"

Ebenezer Richason

Thomas Barns

John Stanly Se""

Thomas Worner

George Scott Se'^

Joseph Hikcox Ju'

Daniel Porter Se""

John Bronson Se'

Ebenezer Bronson

Thomas Clark

Jonathan Scott Se'"

Jonathan Scott Ju*"

John Judd Se'"

Thomas Judd Ju"" Hall

John Scovell Se""

John Richards Se""

Joseph Gaylard Ju""

Thomas Andruss

Ebenezer Hikcox

Nathaniel Richason

John Richason

100

Thomas Richason Se*'

Joseph Hikcox

lOI

Thomas Hikcox

George Scott Ju""

An account of y^ Divison Granted In the Sequester
In December 27. 1757. of five Acres on y*^ 100 pound

2 proprietor Lott

Benjn Warner Be*'

Obadiah Richard Ju*"

Ebenezer Hikcok

John Warner Se""

162

Jonathan Scott Se^

Richard Wellton

John Stanly Ju"^

Sam" Warner of

Thomas Judd William

180

Thomas

George Scott Ju^

Daniel Porter Se""

171

Samll Stanly

6 proprietor Lott

Robert Scott

John Gaylard

Joseph Gaylard Ju*"

Thomas Barns

Thomas Andrus

Thomas Richardson,

William Hikcox

Se^

John Scovel Ju""

John Newel

180

Benjn Richards

John Stanly

180

Thomas Newil

162

Edmund Scott Se*"

180

Stephen Upson Se*"

»4

David Scott

John Wellton Ju*"

Ebenezer Brounson

Thomas Warner Se'"

180

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Obadiah Richards
John Judd Ju'"
Timothy Stanly orige
Thomas Judd hall
Abraham Andrus Se'"
John Scovell Se""
Thomas Judd Jones
John Richards Ju''
first propriety Lot
Israel Richason
Abraham Andrus

Cooper
Thomas Hancox
John Richards Se'"
Stephen Well ton
Richard Porter
Thomas Brownson
William Judd Bachel-

der
Isaac Brownson Se''
Jonathan Scott Ju""
Isaac Brownson Ju''
Danll Porter Ju*"
Benjn Barns Ju'"
Abraham Andrus Ju*"
Joseph Bronson
Edmund Scott Ju*"
John Richason
John Southmayd
John Warner Se^ bach
Benjn Barns Se""
Thomas Richardson

Thomas Richards
Danll Warner
Samll Porter
Joseph Gaylard Se''

144

180

144

180

144

80 1

83'

160

86;

89 i

126

270

180

108

100

lOI

144

Philip Judd
Thomas Clark
150 propriety Lott
Thomas Wellton
Nathaniel Richason
John Judd Se""
George Wellton
Ephraim Warner
m"" Jeremiah Peck
Thomas Upson
Thomas Hikcox
4^11 propriety Lot J W
Benjn Warner
5 proprietor Lot
Ebenezer Richardson
John Bams
Timothy Stanly Bach''
Timothy Hopkins
3 proprietor Lott
Joseph Hikcox Se*"
School Lott
Stephen Hopkins
John Brounson of

Isaac
Leut John Hopkins
Sam'l Hikcox
Stephen Upson Ju''
John Wellton Se»"
John Hikcox
John Carington
Obadiah Scott
Samll Scott
Joseph Hikcox Se*"
Joseph Lewis
Georg Scott Se^
John Bronson Se'"

144
40

150
40
40

180
40
40

270
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40

108

270
40

40
180
180

40
144

40
108

40
180

40
144

the proprietors Met according to adjournment on
y^ first Tuesday in March 1 758

at y® Same Meeting the Lot agreed upon y^ Last
meeting was Drawn with y^ order of y^ Lott as may
be seen over Leaf

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At y^ Same Meeting Voted that Capt. William Judd
Shall have power to Lay out Land In y^ Southwest
Quarter of y^ bounds When Called to it

At y^ Same Meeting Cap* Thomas porter was
Chosen a Committee with y^ Town Clerk to Search
Records for men that have Lost y"" Notes

at the Same Meeting Voted to Adjorn this Meeting
to y® 3*^ Tuesday of October Next of Nine of y^ Clock
In y^ Morning

the Meeting Met according to adjornment October
17^^ 1758 the meeting very thin and no business ap-
pearing y® meeting adjomed by Vote to y^ first wea-
dens Day of march Next at ten a Clock in y*= fore
noon at y* meeting hous

the Meeting Met according to Adjornment y* first
Wedensday of March next 1 759

at y^ Request of m'' Sam" Hopkins of Sheffield for
a Commitee to be Chosen to Serch after his land at
Brunsons meadow^ to Endeavour to find out what
Land he had their and to make Return to y* proprietors
meeting

At y* Same Meeting mes'^ Sam" Hikcox Thomas

Clark & Thomas porter was Chosen a Com-tee for

y* purpas above Sd//at ye Same Meeting voted to

adjorn the meeting to y^ first Munday of April Next

A true Record Test Thomas Clark Clerk

voted to adjorn this meeting this meeting to first
munday of April next

The Meeting Met according to adjornment on y*
first Munday of Aprill 1759

and voted that y® Lots In y* Sequester Shall be

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prepared to be Drawn on y^ first Tuesday of Sep*
Next and Like wise to be Drawn on Said Day

At the Same Meeting made Choice of Thomas
Clark Esqr Cap* Sam" Hikcox & Cap* Thomas porter
for a Committee to prepare Sd Draught

At the Same Meeting Granted Liberty to the Heirs
of Cap* Timothy Hopkins Late of Waterbury Deceas'^
to Lay out 25 acres of Land at a place Called Brunsons
Boggy meadow on y^ East Side of Long Hill that is
Now in y*" Lawfull possion of Sd Heirs In order to fill
up and Compleat y^ Survey of their Farm and that they
Shall Lay it out on account of the Divison Granted to
be Drawn in y*= Sequestered Land So far as y^ Divison
of Said Heirs in y*^ Sequestered Land will Go and that
y* proprietors Clerk Shall have Liberty to Give them
a Note to Lay out their Said Sequesterd Land Immeadi-
tatly and that the Remainder of Sd 25 acres which
their Sequester Land will not Draw may be Laid out on
account of their Divison in y^ out Land already Granted
and Drawn

voted to adjom this meeting to y* first Tuesday of
September next at nine of y^ Clock in y'^ morning

The meting met according Adjomment on the first
Tuse Day of Sept 1759

At the same meeting the Lot was Drawn according
to y^ vote on y« first munday of April A D 1759.

At ye same Meeting voted that the Town Clerk
shall Reser\^e 62 Acers of the Division Granted In
Decem' 27 1757 meaning John Womers propriety
and that he shall not Give out any Note to Lay out
y* Same

Voted to Adjom this Meeting to y^ first Tuesday of
November Next at nine of y^ clock in y^ morning

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the Meeting Met according to Adjournment y®
second Tuesday of Novembr in 1 759

by reason of the meeting being so thin voted to adjom
this meeting to the first Tuesday March next at nine of
y*^ Clock in y*" morning

The Meeting Mett according to Adjomment March
4*^ 1760

At the Same Meeting voteed to begin y^ Divison In
the Sequester on the first Day of October Next

At the Same Meeting voted that m"" Joseph Bron-
son & m"" Sam" Hikcox Ju'' be added to the
former Commite to Remove Encroachments from
proprietors Land In the North West Quarter of the
bounds

At the Same Meeting Voted that In Case any Man
Se cause to Remeasur his Land according to art Shall
find his Land want measure he may have Liberty of
Laying out the wantage and if he have too much he
Shall fill it up with Divison Land and y^ Severael
Town meas"" are here by Impowred with the help of an
Artist to make Such Surve^^s for thus Regulating Mens
Land

At the Same Meeting voted that Cap* Judd Shall
be Released from the Service of Laying out Land with
in the South west Quarter of the bounds

at the Same Meeting voted to adjom this Meeting to
the first munday of Novem"" next

The proprietors met according to Adjornment on the
first munday of Novem"" A D 1760 and No Business
brough on and ye meeting very thin It was voted to
Adjom this meeting to y® Last munday of march Next
at one of y^ Clock after noon

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the proprietors met according to adjomment on y^
Last munday of March A D 1761

at the Same Meeting voted to adjorn this Meeting
to the Last Tuesday of October Next at ten of y^ Clock
in the fore Noon

Grants of Land as Recorded in the
"First Book of Town Meetings**

20Z

Grants of Land

"Ye transcripts of land out of y" old book into this
began in febeary 1699 or 700."

[Att a meeting] in waterbury of y" town: [there] was
granted to John Judd four acers of upland northward
from ye town aganst Left Standlys Common fenc
provided he live here four yeirs and do not pregedis
foremer grants^

Att y^ same meeting there was granted to John judd
and John Richason [each] of them twenty acers of
land on Steels brook on ye north branch [of] upland
and swamp provided they live here four yeirs and do
not pregde highways

[ ] 3 febeur 99 : 700

[Att ye] same meeting there was granted to srg
samll hikcox eyght acers of swamp and upland on y"
brook above Langtons timber provided he do not pre-
gedis former grants highwayes nor dirifts of Cattell
nor fetching [off] wood till it be f enct :
[Att a] meetteing of y^ propriators there was granted
to srg sam'^ hikcox thre acers [of land] on y^ east sd
y« Rivr aganst daniell Porters land at pine eyland not
peregeding highways ^

[Att a] town meeting in watorbury genur 3: 1686 y
town granted to srg sam» [hikcox] four acers up y^ htle

. These grants are copied in the order in which they appear on the

Town-book.

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broock on ye north sd ye great lot to run from [hill] to
hill not to pregedis highwayes

[att a] town meeting decembr: 30: 1687 there was
granted to samuell hikcox [ ] of land on y®

hill sid aganst his eyght acer lot :

[att a] town meeting in watorbury January 3: 1686
y® town granted samuell [hikcox] a couple of spongs
of bogey meadow on y® south sd of his addition already
layd out an acer or thre Roods

[att] a town meeting in mattatock decern 29*^ 1682:
there was granted to sam" hikcox an addition to his
alotment so much [up] land as shall make up his lot
to be an hundred pound alotment and this addition to
be aded to his eyght acer devition y^ Com ti: granting
y^ same :

Att a town meeting in matatuck decembr y^ 30:
1684 y^ town granted to samuell scott half y^ alotment
formerly granted to thomas Judd jnur with y^ exseption
of four acers to be taken out of y'' alotment [for a]

great lot and a divition of meadow with y^ Rest of

y^ propriators in y^ [ ] devition of meadow land

according to a fifty pound a lot with y^ house lot on
y^ south s*^ of Stephen ubson with theis provisals y^
he build a hous according to articles within four yeirs
and live here four yeirs after his hous be built and pay
y* purchis of a fifty pound lot :

att a town meeting in mattatock decem 31 1684 y*
town granted an addition to y^ alotment granted to
samuell scott a three acer lot neer y® town as an addi-
tion to y^ hous lot and eight acers after y^ eyght acer
lots granted by y^ Commity to y^ in habitants are layd
out provided his eyght acers be not taken up in y^

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town ship sequestered by y^ town : nor pregedis former
grants

at a town meeting in mattatock decemb 31 1685: y*
town granted to samuell scott four acers of land in a
velly of lo land north ward of Judds meadow west sid
of y^ River provided it do not hindr a highway nor
pregedis high way^

att a town meeting in watorbury decembr: 30*^ 1687
there was granted [to] samuell scott six acers of upland
joyning to y® part of his Eyght [acer lot]

att a meeting of y^ propriators in watorbury decem:
22: 1690 there was granted to Jonathan scott teen
acers Joyning to samuell hikcox betwein wostor swamp
and bucks meadow on Conditions he settell in y^ town :

att a town meeting i watorbury may 21 1688 Samuell
scott and Richard porter had liberty of Recording
lands formerly granted to them notwithstand[ing]
former ordor to y^ Contrary

at a town meeting in watorbury genuary 3*^ 86: y^
town granted sam" scott four acers in y^ wigwam
swamp to run from daniell portor lot [eastward]
Trans scribed out of y® old book by me

Thomas Judd town clarck

trans scribd febe 99 700

att a meeting in watorbury of y^ town ther was
granted to david scott five acers in y^ swamp on y®
southwest s'^ of y^ old town plat provided he live here
four yeirs and hinder not thos y* have [land] to make
use of or Com to y^ brook for water

att ye same meeting was granted to david scott teen
acers of land up aganst bucks meadow north from y*
land granted to sam" hikcox jun""

att a town meeting in watorbury there was granted

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to John Richards and david [scott] eyght acers of
bogey meadow and upland at y*" east sd of 3^^ great
brook provided [they] improve it and coinhabit in y^
town four yeirs after improvment not [to] pregedis
high wayes nor drifts of cattell

att a town meeteing in mattatock decem: 30: 1685
y^ town granted to Edman scott all y^ land betwein
y^ Common fenc and east sid his own three acer lot
not to exstend furder south word then y^ end of sd lot :

att a town meeting in watorbury deem: 30: 86 y^
town granted to edman scott sianor five acers in y*
west bogey meadow by thomas Richason at y^ old
town plat, if it do not pregedis former grants to but on
y^ hous lots and Run throw y® meadow

att a town meeting in watorbury January 3 : 1686 ther
was granted to edman scott senor a stripe of land on y^
west sd y^ River aganst his three acer lot so as to
Run his fenc on y^ top of y^ hill and but on John worner:

att y* same meetting there was granted to edman
scott senor four acers on y^ east sd of his soon samlls
lot at wigwam swamp

att a towTi meeting in watorbury decem 30 1687 y^
town granted to edman Sott an addition to his four
acers lot to advance y'^ east Coner Stack teen Rods
southword and so to have y"" land ajoyning

att a meeting in watorbury of y^ town

there was granted to Joseph gaylard senor five acers
of land on y® long hill on y^ north sd y^ path y* leads
to John brunsons meadow buting on y® Rockey land
north and towards y^ East sd of y^ hill

att a town meeting in mattatock decmb 31 : 1685
y^ town granted to Joseph gaylard too acers of bogey
meadow at y^ south end of his eyght acer lot upon y^

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acount of a Coner of his hous lot y* he hath consented
to be layd out to y® high way by a commity apointed
by ye town

att a town meeting in watorbury gen 3: 1686: y^
town granted Joseph gaylard senor four acers of land
on y*" north sd his too acers lying at y^ heather end y*
pople grinlet to join to y* and run northward till he
hath his compliment, not pregedising high ways nor
former grants

att a town meeting decmbr: 30: 1687 there was
granted to Joseph gaylard four acers betwein Robard
portors lot and his own at juds meadows in y^ lo land
up among y^ hills in a kind of a popple swamp

y^ date torn of
att y® same meeting was granted to Richard portor
too or three acers of land upon y*" hill aganst wornut
tree meadow buting on y^ land belonging to y^ great lot

att ye same meeting y^ town granted Richard por-
tor liberty to take his four [acer] lott on y^ east sd of
John weltons and isaac brunson on y^ burnt hill he not
hindrig them coming to theyr lots and relinquishing
his four acer lot up hancox brook nor pregedis hig ways

att a town meeting in watorbury deem 30: 1697: y®
town granted to Richard portor four accres of land a
bove y^ old fence up hancox brook — this 4 acres Re-
moved by liberty & at liberty

att a town meeting in watorbury genua 29 1687 y*
town granted Richard portor eyght acres joyning to
his brother daniells eyght acer lot

att a town meeting in watorbury aprill 17 : 1688 there
was granted to Richard porter one acer and a half at y*
loer end of his brother daniells land at y* pine eyland
also apeac at y^ uper end of daniells land and so to

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extend north ward to y* tumig of y^ River not pre-
gedising highwayes nor former grants

att a town meeting in watorbury decern 30: 1697:
y* town by way of acchang gave Richard portor y*^
highway betwein his hous lot and y^ common fenc
for a parsil of land at y* east end of his hous lot to be
stacked out according as it was vewed by srg brunson
and abraham andrus senor y^ high way next sd andruss
to be left 3 Rods wid and y^ sd portor is not to hinder
them Coming to y* spring if y^ sd loyn dont reach it
and sd portor is not to hinder men coming to mend
theyr com mon fenc

viz att a meeting in watorbury of y^ town there was
12 granted to John scovell three acers of land at y*
99 north east end of his bogey meadow Runing to
700 wood bury Roads

viz att a meeting of y^ town in watorbury ther was
12 granted to Ephriam worner five acers of land on y*
99 north end of y^ Chesnut hill y* buts on wood bury
700 path provided he live here four yeirs

att a meeting of y® propriators in waterbury decem
22 1690 there was granted to Ephriam worner seven
or eyght acers of bogey meadow and upland abought
half a mile nor east at y* wigwam swamp provided he
live here four yeer and build according to articles

October y* 29=1707 layd out to obadiah Richord ju'
deceased four acers and three Roods of upland at
Richards mountain butting every way on Common
land as part of his bachelder accomidations being under
improvement by plowing and three acers of bogey mea-
dow upon woster swamp brook Commonly called

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obadiahs meadow butting south westerly on y^ up
land on a Rock and to extend northeasterly on each
sd y^ brook by Timothy stanly measurer

aprill 14*^ 1708 a true Record of what was given
under y^ measurers hand

Test. Thos Judd Register

trans att a town meeting in watorbury there was granted
Cribd to edman scott four acers of land on y^ west
feb and south sid of his four acer lot up y^ great brook
99 he not pregedising high ways nor Coming to y*
700 bogey meadows

at a town meeting in watorbury genuary 3-86 y*"
town granted edman scott jun"" four acers y® north end
to begin at Chesnut hill path and to Run from hill
to hill

att a meeting of y** propriators there granted to
abraham andruss jun"" and Edman scott the remainder
of y® land att juds meadow betwein edman scotts
eight acer lot and y^ end of theyr meadow lots and
y^ land granted to smith for a bam plat

att a town meeting in watorbury decembr 30 1687
there was granted to Robard porter one acer and a
half of land at y^ norwest coner of his lot at y^ fiagey
swamp so as to reach y^ spring

at y* same meeting there was granted to obadiah
Richards one acer of land on y® west end of his four
acer lot he not pregedising high ways

att a town meeting in mattatock decern 31 : 1685 y*
town granted obadiah Richards one acer of land at
bucks meadow at y^ south west coner of his own lot
to Run over y^ broock to take y^ leavell land on booth
sids y* broock

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att a town meeting in waterbury genuary 29 1687
y* town granted: obadiah Richards an adition of six
acers in y^ next divition of meadow provided he coin-
habit five yeirs in y^ town from y^ date hereof

at a town meeting genuary 3 1686 there was granted
to obadiah Richards four acers up y^ Httle broock on
y* north sd sam" hikcox 4 acer lot

att a town meeting in watorbury January 3: 1686 y^
town granted obadiah Richards a peice of lo land by
estimation an acer and hal or too acers on y^ west
sd y® River south ward from Stephen upsons eyland
a bove hancox meadow

att a town meetting in watorbury there was granted
to thomas Judd y^ smith leave to Rang with obadiah
Richards at y^ corner next to him not hindering high
wayes at litell brook

att a town meeting in watorbury y^ 3^^ of gnuary 86
there was granted to thomas Judd y^ Smith four
acers at y^ north end at his eyght acer lot

transcribd — ^ at a meeting of y^ propriators in
febewry : 99 : 700^- watorbury there was granted to
thomas Judd Smith three or four acers of land on y*
hill aganst his lot at juds meadows not pregedising high
ways or former grants

att a town meeting in mattatock februry 25: 1695
the town granted to thomas judd soon of willyam Judd
y" a lot ment formerly granted to y"" above sd willyam
Judd provided he com and inhabit four yers in a setled
or steady way from y^ first of may next ensueing with
y^ six acers granted for a pastor excepted

att a town meeting in mattatock december 31 1685
y^ town granted to thomas Judd y^ smith on y® north
sd his hous lot to bute on John scovells three acer lot

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to Run a parelel loyn with his till it com to butt on
his own three acer lot

att a town meeting in watorbury march: 27: 1696 y*
town gave liberty to deac judd for y^ enlarging of his
shop to make use of six foots of y^ highway at y*
east end of his shop so long as he improve it for y*

end

att y^ same meeting was granted to thomas Judd juer
four acers of land at y^ north sd his four acer lot if it
be ther to be had he not pregedesing high wayes

a town meeting in watorbury y^ 3** of genuary 86
there was granted to thomas Judd jun^ four acers of
land on y^ south end of y^ great hill above John Wor-
nors three acer lot aganst srg standi ys fenc

f ebe 99 : 700 transcribd

att y^ same meeting there was granted to abraham
andrus jun^ teen acers of land joyning to his eyght acer
lot at y" bever ponds he not to pregedis highways

at y^ same meeting Stephen ubson had his given,
joyning to timothy standly at derby bouns Abraham
andrus had seven acers granted on y^ sd hill

att a meeting of y^ town janury 3" 86 in watorbury
there was granted to abraham andruss juner 3 or four
accers joyning to his 3 acer lot at y^ north and south

east

att a town meeting in watorbury there was granted
to abraham andruss sener to spring out at y« north
coner of his eyght acer lot so fare as to take too acers
he not pregedising former grants

att a meeting of y^ propriators in watorbury gen-
uerry 22 1690: there was given to abraham andrus
senor a peic of land buting on y« mill River and on y«
common fenc aganst sd andruss three acer lot provided

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it do not pregedis high wayes and he build a hous or
Set up a tan yard

att a meeting of y* propriators in waterbury there
was granted to abraham andruss senr and to y^ heirs
of phiHp judd: deceased teen acers of land on y^ west
sd on theyr uper devition up y^ River five acers to sd
andrus and five to them

att a town meeting in watorbury January 3: 1686 y*"
town granted to abraham andruss snor five acers for a
paustor upon y^ little brook begining where y^ way
shall be layd out to begin at y^ north end of y^ playn
above y^ flagey swamp and so to run across y** swamp
to y® foot of y^ hill at y^ east sd and if he goes a way
within four yeirs it shall return to y^ town again

at y^ same meeting there was granted to samuell
hikcox juner three acers of land at y^ pine swamp
by y^ path y* leads to y^ saw mill buting on y* brink
of y^ hill takeing in all y^ swamp not pregedising high
wayes nor pasages transcribed febury 99 or 700

att y^ same meeting there was granted to samll hikcox
juner four acers for apastor buting south on John brun-
sons three acer lot provided it do not pregedis high
wayes nor former grants

att a meeting of y^ propriators of watorbury genuery
22 1690: there was granted to samll hikcox juner
twenty acers of up land and swamp and and liberty
of takeing it up in too places a bought three quarters
of a mile east ward at woster swamp provided he live
here four yeirs and build according to articles

and five acers of bogey meadow at Cheesnut hill at
y^ north end of y^ long hill and west sd of Cheesnut hill
— and a peic of land aganst juds meadows buting west
on y^ River east on y^ hill and south on benjoanes land

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more three aceres east from y*^ up y^ hill Runing
Cros our Road y* leads to new haven on y^ same
conditions of y^ above mentioned not pregedising high
wa5'"S

transcribd febew: 99 or 700 at a town meeting there
was granted to John Richason Willyam hikcox and
Joseph gaylard jun' thirty acers of land att y^ east
end of abragadow provided they improve it and in
habit four yeirs aftor improvement and build according
to origanall articles not pregedising high ways former
grants nor drifts of Cattell

att y^ same meeting y^ town granted to Joseph
gaylard thomas hikcox john worner and thomas Richa-
son four acers of land apeic in y^ meadow y* is called
by y^ name of wolf pit meadow begining at y^ south
end of y^ meadow so Runing north word meadow
and swamp till they have got theyr 16 acers provided
they do not pregedis former grants high ways nor
drifts of cattell provided they improve it and coinhabit
four yeirs aftor improvement and perform origanal
articles :

transcribd febeury: 99 or 700 att a town meeting in
watorbury there was granted to John brunson four
acers of land up on y^ great brook buting on gorg scott
north y^ brook east y® high way west Runing south till
he has got his measure on y^ same conditions gorg
scotts was given

att y* same meeting there was granted to thomas
hikcox and john brunson eyght acers upon y^ playn
buting on y^ north west sid of davids broock provided
it do not pregedis highways nor former grants and
improve and in habit according to former grants

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att a town meeting in waterbury desembr: 30: 1686
there was granted to John Brunson apece of land at y*
east end of his three acer lot to Rise upon a tryangle
upon y* south as fare as ben bams provided he do not
pregedis former grants nor high wayes

att a town meeting in waterbury there was granted
to m*" Jeremiah peck and his soon jeremiah fifteen acers
of land on y® southeast Coner of turcy hill he not pre-
gedising former grants

att a town meeting in waterbury decem: 17: 1695:
ye town Released jeremiah peck jun"" from his obliga-
tion of building on his hous lot lying by y* which was
formerly ben joaneses hous lot on y* Conditions y'
he acsept m"^ pecks three acer lot lying by y^ mill
river as a hous lot fullfill y^ conditions of a hous
lot and y^ tarms of building according to original
articles

att a town meeting in watorbury may 17 1694 Y^
town granted m'" peck should have y* 3 acer lot joyning
to y* which belongs to John carritons heirs provided
if it appear y* there was any other three acer lot ap-
pointed to him he relinquish it

transcribd f ebeuy : 99 or 700

at a town meeting there was granted to gorg scott
four acers of land up y^ great broock buting upon
edman scotts land north on y^ great broock east y*
high way west and to Run south till he has his four
acers provided he improve it and inhabit four yeirs in
y^ town after improvement :

att a town meeting in watorbury: jun: 10: 1687 there
was granted to gorg scott a peac of land on Steels playn
buting on y^ highway west on abraham andruss sen""

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north John worner and Isaac brunson east and daniell
portor south provided he Hve here four yeirs

att a town meeting decembr: 30*^: 1687 there was
granted to gorg scott four acers for a hous lot to run
southerly upon y^ highway y'^ goes over y^ litle broock
at y^ north east Coner of y^ town to bute easterly on
y^ brow of y^ hill and so to Run westerly over y*
broock and to bute northerly on the highway provided
he build a hous and live four yeirs in y^ town :

at a town meeting decembr: 30: 1687: there was
granted to gorg scott six acers of bogey meadow or
moving land abuting on y^ north branch of hop broock
where y^ broocks meet and to Run up y^ south
branch

att a town meeting in waterbury: aprill: 17: 1688
y^ town granted gorg scott six acers of upland on y®
south sid of his six acers of meadow up hop broock not
to pregedis former grants

att a town meeting in waterbury may 20 1689 y*
town granted m'' peck and edman scott jun"" an addition
to y^ north end of theyr hous lots y* is to say edman
Scott shall spring north words : 3 Rods on y^ north west
Corner and m"" peck to spring a rod and half from y*
northeast Coner of his lot and so a streyght loyn from
y® above sd Corners to bound them on y^ highway
provided they make and maintain a good soficiant
ditch to dreane y® land

att a town meeting in mattatock march y^ last 1685:
6 y^ town by voat determined y* thos men y* have
fenc over hancox broock northword from y* town be
brought over to y® east sd y® broock and set in y*= rang
on as good ground as they now stand for fencing y*

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is in y^ Rang y* is detrmined furder to fenc for y^
securing of y^ meadows

at y^ same meeting srg thomas judd and obadiah
Richards and timothy standly was Chosen to lay out
to thos men y*^ remove over to y^ east sd of hancox
broock aganst Joseph hikcox lot theyr proportions of
fenc

at y^ same meeting serg thomas Judd obadiah
richards and timothy standly was Chosen to divid
according to alotment to draw lots and lay out y*
fenc forementioned

at a town meeting in waterbury genew: 3*^ 86 y^
Town by voate granted y* all y* bogey meadows east
from y town fenc too miles north and south word from
y* town shall be sequestered for common lands and
too miles east from y^ afore sd fenc

att y® same meeting it is agreed by voate that in all
theis lotsments there shall be liberty for any man to
take wood ston timber or bushes in any of theis lots
granted for pastor this day as long as they be unfenct
and the}' are not to pregedis highwayes nor former
grants

att a town meeting in waterbury march: 11**: 1695
town agreed to Chang y^ fenc belonging to y^ scool land
with Stephen ubson Rod for Rod y* is y^ fenc belonging
to y^ scooll north from y^ east gate

att a town meeting gna: 3"^ 86 srg thomas Judd was
chosen town measurer

att a town meeting jun 4'^: 96 tho judd jun*" was
Chosen recorder for y^ town

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att a town meeting in mattatock decern: 30: 1684
the town determined that there should be a divition
of all y^ undevided meadow to each propriator accord-
ing to his meadow alotment former grants exsepted
att a town meeting in mattatock dec 31 1684 y^ town
mad choys of srg Judd sam" hikcox and John standly
a commity to vew and prepare al y^ undevided meadow
foralotmnt

att y^ same meeting it was detemiinid y* each man
should bare y^ charg of laying out his 8"^ lot

att a town meeting in mattatock march: 8: 1685; srg
thom Judd and srg Jn standly ware chosen patantees
to take out a patten for y^ town ship :

att a town meeting in genurry: 3*^: 1686 y* town
declare y* worck of y^ commity Chosen deem: 30**
1694 namely srg judd sr standly & sam" hikcox was
to vew and prepare all y* undevided meadow up y®
great River and up steels brook and hancox brook and
all y*" branches up y^ River

att y^ sam meeting gen: 3: 86 y* town determined
3'-* all y^ land on y^ east sid y^ fenc Round to y^ mill
River so to y^ east mountain we say to davids broock
and to y* east mountain all y^ land in y* compas to be
and belong as common land or town plat

att a town meeting genuory 29: 1687 the town mad
choys of en sign Judd John wellton and samuell hikcox
to lay out what highwayes and pacages are need full a
bout y* town :

att a town meeting in waterbury march y^ 2^ 1688
John Standly and timothy standly was appointed a
Commity to meet wallingford men y^ 12 of this moneth
to agree of and state a loyn be twixt us

att a town meeting in watorbury march 27: 1696: y*

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town left the appointing y^ time for burning a bought
y^ common fenc to y^ townsmen by beating y^ drum
y* evening befor and so to attend y^ same

att y^ same meeting y^ town consented to chang y*
scool fenc y*^ is aganst hancox meadow with thomas
Richason for his fenc at y^ south end of thomas Judds
junrs fenc aganst steels meadow

att a town meeting may ly^: 1694: y^ town by
voate agree to use or improve y^ money y*^ now is or
here after shall be due for wild horses y* are sould in
y*' town we say to improve it for y^ helping build y"
meeting hous and to stand by y^ oficers y^ sell them
and here after to a low thos yt bring in such horses
y* one half

att a town meeting in waterbury august 28: 1696:
where as y^ lawjof fines y* y^ fenc vewers ware to go
by was by y* law y* was mad in may last to go by
Repayer ing y^ fenc do chus to go by y^ last law

att a town meeting in mattatock decembr: 26: 1682
John standly was Chosen Recorder for y® town

att a meeting of y^ propriater^ there was granted
to Stephen Upson three acers of land on y^ west y^
River on y^ north sd wood bury Roade buting on y^
brook y* Coms out of y^ bogey meadow

att y^ same meeting left standly & ensign standlys
land was given by derby bounds.

there was granted to Stephen ubson seven acers
joyning to timothy standlys lands

att a town meeting in mattatock may 7 : 1 686 y*^ town
granted to stephe ubson y^ ground his barn stands on
and to Run a straight loyn to his gat porst

att a town meeting in watorbury genur: 3: 1686:
y"' tow^n granted stephe Ubson four acers of land for a

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pastor on y^ north sd John hopkinses three acer lot
lying on y® west sd y* long hill

att a town meeting decern 30: 1687 y^ to^vn granted
Stephen Ubson four or five acers on y*^ north sd his
four acer lot to spring to y^ hill at booth ends

att a town meeting in waterbury deem y^ 20*^: 1697
y® town acchanged y* hous lot on y^ north sd of Stephen
ubson with y^ sd ubson for too acers more or less as it
lyes formerly layd to sd ubson at y^ east end of his
hous lot

att a meeting of y^ propriators in waterbury there
was granted to Ensign thomas Judd three acers of land
on y^ South sd y^ Road y* leads to farmingtown buting
on y^ high way and ye north Coner of his land lying
on y* mill River

att a town meeting in watorbury decembr: 30: 1687
y^ town granted Ensign Judd an addition to his five
acer lot at y^ mad River from y^ mouth of y^ broock
to y® fut of y® hill north word and to take in y* lo
land to Run an east loyn to a Rock from y^ foot of y^
hill

att a town meeting in watorbury march: 27: 1696:
y^ town gave left Judd y^ high way on y^ west sd y*
neck that Runs from y® River to y® hill on theis con-
ditions y^ he leive as much on y® north sd of y* lot
y* was Joseph hikcox for high way

att a town meeting in watorbury January 3 1686 y*
town granted srg judd five acers to begin at y^ mouth
of y® broock y* corns in to y^ mill R.iver wher y^ mil-
stons were brought over

att a town meeting in watorbury febuary : 28: 169^
y^ town granted Ensign judd liberty to advance at y^
northend of his hous lots booth his own and y* he

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bought of daniell Wornor towards y*' east coner of his
three acer lot he leiveing y^ highway three rods wid

transcribed febeary 99 or 700 att a meeting of y^
propiator they granted John Standly twelve acers lying
by derbe bounds on y® hill buting south upon y^ devi-
dent loyn by derbe bounds on y* west sd y* River at
y* stacks set down by derby men.

att meeting of y^ propriators of watorbury decembr:
22: 1690 there was granted to John Richards twelve
acers of land a bought three quarters of a mile up y^
spruce broock a bove moun taylor on y^ east sd y^
great river on y^ same Conditions sam" hikcoxs had
his of building and in habiting

att a town meeting in watorbury decembr: 3"^: 1686
y^ town granted daniell portor four acers in y^ wigwam
swamp as neare y"" loer end as may be so as to have y^
breath of y^ swamp

att y^ same meeting the town granted daniell portor
liberty to chang and take one acer by Stephen ubson
upon y^ playn aganst steels meadow for what he wants
of his eleven acers and grant him y® Remainder at y^
west end of his lot at steels meadow

janury 6: 1696: att a town meeting y^ town granted
doctor portor apece of land at y^ south end of y^ heyrs
of abraham andruses hous lot to run four rods south
and East with in twenty too foots of y^ south east
east Conor of y*" afore sd lot provided he build a tenant-
able hous with in three yeirs from y^ date hereof

att a town meeting in mattatock decembr 29'^'^ 1682:
there was granted daniell portor by vertue of an agree-
ment with him in reference to his lot by y^ mill grant
him liberty of advancing south word from his stak at
y^ south end of his hous lot as also in his three acer lot

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upon y^ west sd of sd lot advancing up y^ hill makeing
a squor comor next y^ hill as y® hill Runs y^ sd daniell
himself to bare y*" damage y* y^ mill shall do to sd lot
provided also this grant is not to pregedis y*" highways
att y^ same meeting thomas judd and John standly
was chosen to lay out daniell porters grant:

att a town meeting in watorbury decembr: 30: 1687
there was granted to John worner too acers of land
up ye first rising at juds meadows eastrly of daniell
portors lot :

att a town meeting decem: 30: 1687 there was
granted to isaac brunson one acer and a half at bucks
meadow at his yard buting on y^ yard — broock and to
Run south

att a meeting of ye propriators in watorbury deem
22 1690 there was granted to isaac brunson juner teen
acers of land buting on y^ bogey meadow at y* north
end of Cheesnut hill provided he live here four yeirs
aftor he is for him self

att a town meeting in waterbury y^ 29 of a moneth
in y*' yeir 1690 where as y® town having formerly
given Jeremiah peck ju"" y^ one half of a great lot doe
now agree y* he shall have y* part belonging to y*
lot lying in bever meadow as it was devided by Ensign
thomas Judd and srg sam" hikcox appointed for y*
srvic Which is as follows — Wee whos names are under
Rited being desired and appointed by y^ town to
divid a great lot in to too parts one part for jeremiah
peck and y^ other part for y® scool have divided it as
follows

I for y^ I part y^ lot at y^ loer end of y*' bever

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meadow betwein m'" pecks and left standl^'-s 2 three
Roods joyning to benjaman barnses lot in y^ neck as
it is now staked out 3 y* uper sd of y* lot in munhan
meadow as it is now staked out joyning to Joseph
gaylards 4 y^ uper lot in hancox meadow 5 by four
acers lying on y^ east sd y^ Riveer aganst wanut tree
meadow

2 y* scool part i y* lot in y* long meadow betwein
John brunson and Ensign Judd 2 three Roods in y*
neck : as it lyes stacked out on y^ south sd of Jeremiahs
y* lys buting on ben bams 3 y^ south sd of y* lot in
man han meadow buting southerly on y'' lot y* was
John nuells 4 y^ great lot in hancox meadow lying
betwein John worner and daniell worner 5 y' lot over
y® Rivr aganst bucks meadow buting on obadiah
richards devided by us this 4"^ of aprill 1690

Thomas Judd senor
Samuell hikcox senor
transcribed out of y^ old book by me

Thomas Judd town dark
y* fenc all ready layd out belonging to jeremiah pecks
land above mentioned is as follows T fifteen Rods
on y^ south sd y^ south gate 2 y* fifteen Rods y^ lys
nex John hopkinses fenc 3 teen Rods at y® end
of abraham andruss senors fenc aganst y^ long
meadow

y* fenc belonging to y® scool land is i 21 Rods
at y* south gate 2 fifteen Rods at y^ north end of
widow hikcox fenc up hancox broock 3 four Rods at y®
north end of thomas wornors fenc in y^ last devition
north word from y^ town y^ dividing of this fenc
approved of by y^ town as it was divided by us

Abraham andrus
Thomas Judd townsmen

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The letting of y^ Scool land
prise stated by a com-ty chosen by y® town
hancox medow 01 — 07 — 00 p*^ yeir with y* 10 Rods of
fenc y* was tho Richasons and 15 Rods at hikcox hools
y* lot in y^ neck six shilling with y^ 3 Rods devition
y* lot in munhan five shilling with y® fenc at south
gate each of them to leive y^ fenc in good Repayer in
y^ judgm*^ of y^ fencvewers but not oblidging them
y* hire to make new

y* lot att bucks meadow att 01 — 04 — 00 by y* yeir
and to secure themselves. y* Com-ty

genuary 10*^ = 1705 y* town i Tho-s Judd
by voate exsepted of this s Richord portor

above ritten ' Joseph lewis

Tho-s Judd clerk

an acoutt of land given and by lott to Tho mus Judd
the smith taken out of the propriters book: march
1710

first a devition of ten acurs a man of upland granted
at a meeting of the propriters march 15 1691 : taken up
at first at bucks hill and now by axchang with John
wamer at the place cald Scots mountan ten acurs part
improvd :

att a meeting of the propriters of water bury June
20 1692 thuer wus granted to John welton and Thom.us
Judd the Smith to meet at John weltons fens on the
sd of the burnt hill

3) at a proprieters meting held at water bury may
15 1699 theur was granted to deac Thomus Judd ten
acurs of up land wher he can find it one the sam con-
distions the young men have theirs not to pragodesh
hi ways nor former grants

this land 5 acurs of it taken up at a bogy meadow

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Southardly from buks hill the other at the uperend
of woster swamp

at a meting of the propriters in waterbury fabru
22 1702/3 they gave liberty for decon Thomas Judd to
relinquish his pich at the uper end of woster swamp
and tak it at the west sid his land he had of John
wamer at scots mountan gining to his one land not to
pragodish hi wais and former grants

4) att a meting of the propriteres in waterbury aprill
6: 1703 thear wus granted to deac Thomus Judd
eaight acurs of land for a paster on the west sid of his
land that wus John wamers mountan

5) att a meeting of the propriters in waterbury jeny-
wary 7*^ 1 705 thuer was granted to deac thomus Judd
six or seven acurs of land South of woodbury Rode be
twen that and slead hall brook est from the west sid
fens nt to pregedis hi wais formr grants

Tho Judd Recorder

att a town meeting at waterbury Jenuary : 29 1687 the
town in order to y*' makeing up of devition of meadow
land in hancox meadow granted to severall men as
follows to thomas Judd y* smith one acer and a half
joyning to his eyght acer lot to y* heirs of Joseph hikcox
too acers joyning to y^ part or remainder of theyr eyght
acer lot that is to be taken up to Ensign Judd three
acers in y^ valley on y* back sd of y^ hill aganst hankox
meadow betwein John womers lot and benjman bamses
Common fenc to thomas Judd juner one acer and a
half joyning to his addition to John womer too acers
joyning to his grant of upland at juds meadows to
John Standly one acer on y° west sd y* River aganst
hancox meadow aganst abraham andnis lot in part
and y* coopers an tho Richason on y* east sd y® River

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to samll scott with his fathers consent too acers
southwest from y* land layd out to him up bens meadow
broock among y^ hills to philip judd one acer up on
y* playn edman scotts and his own lot and Joseph
hikcox deceased and timothy standly lot att hancox
meadow to edman Scott juner on acer on y^ south end
of his four acer lot to benjamin bams one acer and a
half joyning to his four acer lot on y^ east sd of y^
long hill to Joseph gaylard one acer and a half at y^
south end his bogey meadow to abraham andruss
senor too acer aded to his eyght acer lot to daniell
portor too acers aded to his eyght acer lot mr (March)
2 88 to benjamin joanes on acer and a half to be layd
out to his eyght acer lot to make up his hancox
meadow lot

att a town meeting in watorbury aprill: i;'^: i688-
upon y^ Return of y^ Commity in y* town Refering
to y* devition prepared by them to be layd out of
meadow by y^ agreement of y^ town the town deter-
mined as folio weth first y'' Timothy standly Stephen
Ubson and Samuell Scott should have theyr devition
up hancox broock to pitch where they will not acSeed-
ing three places and to have too acers for on instead
of y^ devition up y^ River and wostors swamp — and
daniell portor to have his devition where he can find
it in any undevided land not voted or pitch upon by
any former grants and giveing in to y^ townsmen or
Commity as they do up hancox broock and to have
too acers for on y^ sequestered land exsempted on y*
east sd y** River thomas worner to have too acers for
on in y* devition of meadow at y^ southword end of
y^ break neck hill as we go to woodbury and so to take
up his whol devition to John brunson was granted to

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take his devition in y*^ same maner joyn to his bogey
meadow to isaac brunson was granted his devition on
y^ east sd y^ Race playn bating north on y^ high way
to woodbury to spring south and to have too acers for
one as others above said then and there by agreement

John wellton and edman Scott juner was to have y®
meadow on y^ west sid y** River containing by esti-
mation 1 8 acers and too acers on y^ east sd y^ River
north word from it at y^ north end y* bounds for
theyr devition: and y^ men following for to take up
wostor swamp for theyr devitions Tho nuell Jn hop-
kins ben bams ben joanes Thomas Richason Joseph
gaylard Samll hikcox edman scott senor which land is
esteemed 46 acers to be devided according to theyr
proportion :

and Robard porter thomas judd jun'' and Richard
portor to have y® Remainder of jereco meadow on y^
south sd Robard portors land Containing by estimation
4 acers and three Roods and seven acers at pine mea-
dow and four acers adjoyning on y^ north sd or west
of Ensign judds eyland to divid among them selves
according to theyr devitions — and m'" frayser and
smith judd obadiah Richards and daniell womor to
have y^ meadows up y* west branch: Containing by
estimation 29 acers to be devided as they agree

John Standly John womer John nuell John scovell
and John Carrinton are to take up pople meadow and
y* plains neare y*' River on y® west sd y^ River by it
and a meadow a bove it and twich gras meadow and
three Small meadows above it by estemation 30 acers
and devid it among them selves according to theyr
devitions of meadow and tho hancox and thomas
hancox to have a part of a lot ment with them

philip judd and abraham andrus senor to have

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y* meadow on ,y^ west sd y^ River neare y^ north end
of y^ bounds next John wellton Containing by estima-
tion 8 acers and a half and too acers and a half on y'
east sd of y® River in a small meadow aganst y^ loer
end of it by estimation eleven acers to devid it equally
according to theyr devition with y^ ReSt

att y^ same meeting aprill 17) 1688: Ensign Judd
was to have the meadow on y® north of his eyland y*
playn on y® east sd of y* River aganst it and one
acer up a playn above it on y^ north sid y^ River for
his own lot and his part of hancox meadow lot by
purchas too acers 3 Roods and eyght Rods and abra-
ham andruss jun*^ is to take his lot in y* maner as
daniell portor and thomas worner have theyrs to take
it where he can find it with thos exseptions

april the 16 (1716 We hose names are Under riten
By order of the Propriators have laid out The seques-
tred Land according To the act that Is to Say two
mills East Bounded on a Chirsnet Tree marked with
TS and WH With stons about it from Thence south
two mills with Trees marked to the south east Corner
which is a Chirs Net tree with a heap of stons about
it with marks — TS — WH from thence West to rock
with awhite oak — Marked with TS— WH and from
the east boundaries two mills north with trees marked
In the lien to the Comer awhite oake marked with —
TS — WH and from thence west To the Comon fenc to
a black oake tree east of the fence marked with — TS —
WH— Timothy Standly

William Hickox

aprill 23 — 1709 y^ measureing of y" land in y* field
y® number of acers each man fences for and y* pro-

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portioning of y* fenc Round sd feild With y^ number
of Rods to each man on y* east sd and West sd as it
was stated and layd out by deac Judd Stephen Ubson
and John scovell Com-ty for y* end Chosen by y*
propriators of sd feild March = i4=i709 Layd to
each acer in sd feild five Rods excepting a peic at
y® north end of y® west sd left by y*' propriators to be
dun in a generall Way :

M'" John Southmaid y^ east sd x north = east south =
y^ West sd

R f a

M'' southmaid— 34 2 = 13 — 8^ 5 = 6 = lo R foot—
M*" south maid Acers R | feencd 1 east sd | West sd fenc

70 — 16 = o I 34 — I — o

y« Record of y® lot of y* west sd fenc with y* number
of Rods as it fell and was lad out by y^ commity ap-
pointed march 14 = 1709= beginning at y^ fals belo
long medow

Rods ft in
serg brunson 6 = 3 — 9

John Jud 48— 0—0

Leiu" Tim Stanly 110— 15— o

Thos Richason 17 — 07 — o

Stephen Wellton 13— 12— o

Thos Richason 13—00—0 this out of portors

Thos portor — 08 — 08 — 6

abraham andrus 81 — 08 — o

Joseph hikcox — 23 — 03 — o

philip judd— 16— 10— o

personage — 47 — 12 — o out of this to m*^ R foot

southmaid 8 — 12

samll Stanly— 57— 11— o

Stephen hikcox — 27 — 15 — o

Thos nuell — 12 — 06 — o of this to serg Rod foot

brunson 4 — 14

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Rods ft in

Thos judd ju""—

34 — 03 — 0 seg brunson out of

R in

Th judd and john

2— 8—6

judd out of ye

north end of the

Rod

judds fenc

8— 0—0

obadiah Richards

09 — 0 — 0

Widow andruss —

29 — 09 — 0

doct portor —

62 — 10 — 0

Stephen Wellton

35—01—0

edman scott —

59 — 13 — 0 doc* portor out of

Rods

y^ south end this

gorg scott

23 — 00 — 0

M E bull-

24 — 12 — 0 Tho Richason out

Rod foot

of this

I— 13

John Wellton—

25 — 13 — 0 and out of this

Rod

Thos Richason

2 — 12

Richard portor

42 — 07 — 0 jeremi peck out of
y^ north end

Wiliam hikcox —

03 — 02 — 0 ben berns out of

portor

I— 13

benj barns —

54 — 01 — 0 widow Joans of

portors

5—05

jeremi peck —

35—04—0

John hopkins

50—13—0

Mill land-

80 — 06 — 0

John Richords

62 — 03 — 0

m*" southmaid

02 — 0 — 0

jon judd

19 — 04 — 0

deac Th Judd—

138 — 00 — 0

William hikcox

41— 13— 0

John scovell

57—02—6

John Richason

06 — 03 — 0

m*" south Maid

23 — 00 — 0

Thos hikcox

31 — 01 — 0

Stephen Ubson

74 — 00 — 0 Jonathan scott out

Rod foot

of this

17— II

John Wornor

02 — 00 — 0 jonth scott out of

yt was ebenez hik-

Rod foot

cox fence

3— 5

thos hikcox out of

Rods foot

ebener hikcox

fenc

7— 2

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now y® gaps being [sjtoped as may be seen — how men
are layd at y^ end their loyn We go to y^ uper end y®
north for them y*^ want their proportion in this devition
(a Hne gone)

y^ first at y*" north end and y^ West sd fenc

John Wornor Which is now

Rods foots

david scotts

24 — II

samll Stanly

30—04

John Judd

14 — 00

Stephen Wellton

21 — 07—6

Leiutt Tim Stanly

14 — 08 — 6

John Wellton Sen'"

22—05

John brunson

1 1 — 07 — 6

Jeremiah peck

17 — 01

abraham andruss

05—00

Mill land

17 — 02

John Richason

14 — 00

John Richards

15—13

philip judd

03—03

John Carrington

03—06

in persuantt of an act of the propriters at a met in
march 5: 171 1 we whos nams are under writen laid
outt to John Richards and william hickcox in fens at
the north end of the fens on the west sid in march

Rods

( thomas Judd smith
John Richards
WilUam hickox

12*** 171 1

to wilHam hickox
to John Richards

25-
50-

-00)
-00^

an acount of the origanall grand propriters with their
number as they war setteled by the grand commyty
from 150 to 50 is as folows

m*" Jeremyah peck
m*" John south maid —
Jeremyah peck and scooll-
Left Timothy standly —
Left Thomus Judd —
Left John Standly
John Welton —
edmun scott sn'' —
abraham andruss sn'" —
abraham andrus j"" —

150

John Warner —

090

150

Thomas warner —

100

150

John brumson sn"" —

100

Isaac brumson —

100

William Judd —

100

benjemen Jons —

100

TOO

Thomus Judd ]vJ —

100

John Scovell sn""

080

Thomus hand kox —

100

John newill —

100

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 231

Thomas newill —

philip Judd —

benjamin barns —

Roberd porter —

Joseph galerd —

100

John carington —

John hopkins —

100

stevQ upson —

samll hickox —

100

danill warner —

Joseph hickox —

Thomas Richason —

050

doc danll porter —

Richard porter —

050

edman scot jur —

100

samll scott —

050

obadyah Richards —

transcribd febeury 99 or 700

at y® same meeting of y® propriators there was
granted to timothy standly 12 acrs buting on y® fore
mentioned peic of land of John standlys buting on
derby bounds as conveniantly as may be

att a town meeting in watorbury genuary 3*^ 1686
y^ town granted timothy Standly four acers att the
south end of smith judds eyght acer lot on y^ west sd
y^ great River.

att a town meeting decem : 30 : 1687 there was granted
to timothy standly six acers of bogey meadow up
toantick broock

att a town meeting there was granted to srg timothy
standly three acers northerly buting on his four acer
lot at standlys timber not pregedising high wayes

att a town meeting in watorbury deem: 30: 86 y^
town granted eyght or teen acers of land on y^ east
sd of y^ branch of y^ mad River on y^ Right hand of
y^ new Road as we go to fermingtown we say grant to
philip judd

at a town meeting genua 3: 1686 y^ town granted
philip judd four acers on y^ south sid of abraham
andrus sno"" lot up y^ little broock

232 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

transcribd f ebeury 99 : 700

y^ propriators granted to John wellton senor teen
acers up y^ brook south word of Joseph gaylords bogey
meadow a bout a quarter of a mile from worenog hill

att a town meeting in waterbury genuary 29: 1687
the town granted to John wellton sener eyght acers to
be aded to his next devition of meadow

att a meeting of y® propriaters in waterbury deem
22 1690 there was granted to John wellton junr twenty
five acers of land west word from abraham andrus sen
and y* which was philip judds uper devition a bought
half a mile from sd andruss and juds land provided
he live here four yeirs and buUd a hous according to
articles

att a town meeting in waterbury may: 21: 1688 y^
to^^^l granted John wellton y* land a jasent to his too
acer lot in y^ little meadow on y* west sd y*" River
south word from y^ town which he hath in improve-
ment— and to Record it provided he do not pregedis
high wayes.

att a town meeting in waterbury January 3 1686:
there was granted to John Wellton twelve acers of
land provided he do not take it within a mile of y*
town or any bogey meadow or swamp nor pregedis
highwayes or former grants

att a meeting of y^ propriators there was granted to
benjamin bams one acer and a half on y^ west end of
his five acer lot at juds meadow and a peic in y® mad
meadow y*' breadth of his lot to y^ fenc :

att a town meeting decembr 30: 1687 there was
granted to benjamin barns four acers of land a buting
up on y^ nor west coner of his lot at juds meadow to

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 233

run north word in a valey under y^ hill on y^ south
west sd y^ broock

att a town meeting in waterbury January: 3: 1686
ye town granted benjamin bams four acers on y* east
sd y® long hill up on a grinlit y*' Runs into y*" broock
y* runs in to y^ broock Called carrintons broock

att a town meeting in waterbury deem 30 1686: the
town granted benjamin bams apece of land at y^ east
end of his three acer lot provided it do not pregedis
y^ high way

att a town meeting! may: 7: 1686 y^ town granted
thomas womer one acer of land on y^ west sd y® River
aganst y° mouth of y^ Cove aganst y^ neck :

att a town meeting in watorbury genuary: 3: 1686:
y^ town granted thomas womer too acers of land up y*
second brow east word of daniell portors land at juds
meadow

att a town meeting in watorbury genuary 3 : 1686
there was granted to thomas worner four acers on y®
Right hand on y^ way y* leads to farmingtown over
y* mill River to begin at y® bever pond broock and
so run north word

att a town meeting waterbury gen: 3: 1686 y° town
granted John Carrinton four acers on y^ north sd y*
mil river at y^ mouth of y® broock calld carrintons
broock

att a town meeting at watorbury decembr: 30*^:
1687: y^ town granted John hopkins y* a lot ment
now in his posession which was formerly deac langtons
freely and absolutely to him and his heirs forever
exsepting y* a lot ment in Isaacs meadow Containing

234 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

three acers and y* too acer a lot ment in hancox meadow
which still abids intayld to y^ mill as appears by y^
town act febeur. 13: 1682: we say theis too lots are
intayld to y^ mill as y^ 30 acers was in tayled by y^
Commity

att a town meeting in waterbury January 3^^ 1686
y** town granted John hopkins four acers of up land
where he can find it provided it doe not pregedis high-
wayes or former grants

att y^ same meeting jen 3 : 86 y^ town granted John
hopkins a peice of land at y^ east end of his hous lot
provided it doe not pregedis highwayes

att a town meeting in waterbury decembr: 30: 1687
the town granted thomas Richason one acer on y^ east
coner of his four acer lot provided it do not pregedis
highwayes

att a town meeting in waterbury jenuary 3^^: 1686
y^ town granted thomas Richason four acers for a
pauster on y^ north sd of Joseph gaylards four acer
lot up popell grinlet

att a town meeting in waterbury may 17: 1694 y*
town granted John Richards liberty to let his hous
stand where now it is and to have y^ land and to Run
to y^ Reare of John hopkinses hous lot he seting his
fence on y^ south sd of y^ path y* now leads to y^
com mill and thomas judd y^ smith was apointed to
stacke it out to him and John Richards is to Relinquish
y* part of his lot y^ Runs y^ north sd y* path y* leads
to y^ Com mill

att a town meeting in waterbury: June: 5: 1696:
y* town y^ town gave John Richards leave to Record

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 235

y^ lot under y^ long hill joyning to y^ bogey meadow
given to sd Richards and david scott as itVas layd out
by y® town measurer

T. J Recordi—

Report of Committees on Mill Lands

1851.

237

Report of Committee on Mill Lands

1851.

The tindersigned a Committee appointed at a meet-
ing of the Proprietors of the Ancient Town of Water-
bury on the 4^'' day of January 1851 to enquire into
any lands heretofore granted by the State of Connecti-
cut on Condition — Respectfully Report

That in the year 1679 a committee of the then Colony
of the State of Connecticut recommended that a Com
Mill be built at Mattatuck & for encouragement
granted thirty acres to such persons, their heirs &
assigns forever as should erect a Mill there upon condi-
tion they maintaining said Mill forever —

That in Feby 1680 the same committee ordered that
Stephen Hopkins who had built a mill at that place
should have the thirty acres appointed in their former
order — and so much more added to said thirty acres
as would advance the same to be in value of 100 Pound
allotment and also a house lot of two acres to suit the
mill & appointed two persons to lay out said land —

And that afterwards at a town meeting in 1682 the
town also granted to Stephen Hopkins Deacon Langton's
allotment with the provision that one half of it should
be entailed to the mill as the thirty acres had been —

That it appears from the Records that these thirty
acres were afterwards laid out pursuant to the Grant
of the Grand Committee & some other lands but it
does not appear that said Mill which was then built,

239

240 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

was upon s'^ land so laid out — or that the mill was
located in any particular place —

And we further find that from that date said lands
have been regularly conveyed from one person to
another down to the present occupants some by deeds
of Quit Claim & some by Deeds of Warranty —
without any reservations in the same & warranting
against all claims whatsoever — & free from all con-
ditions— and that in some of the Deeds of the Mill
Lands as then called — the Mill & privilege is named
as a separate part of the property & distinct from
the same —

And we further find that from the long lapse of time
and the course of conveyences of said property and the
impossibility of now determining the precise location
of the said lands— we recommend that the subject is
not deserving of further attention and for the purpose
of quieting all further agitation on the subject we
recommend the appointment of a Committee of two
in lieu of the one appointed at the last meeting to
release to any of the present owners of said property or
any other property any rights that the ancient pro-
prietors may have to lands heretofore granted upon
conditions as aforesaid

We also find that the grant of said lands was from
the State of Connecticut instead of the Ancient pro-
prietors & that if there is any reversionary interest
as to said lands — the title is in the State of Connecticut
instead of the Ancient proprietors of Waterbury.
Dated at Waterbury Jany 25^^ 1851.

Samuel H. Nettleton
Silas Hoadley
Josiah Hine

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 241

[In pencil:] Voted to accept the above report.

[The body of this is in the handwriting of Norton J.
Buel. The pencil memerandum is by Cha^ D. Kings-
bury, proprietors' clerk

F. J. Kingsbury.]

At an adjourned meeting of the Proprietors of the
common & undivided lands of the Ancient Town of
Waterbury legally warned & held at Gothic Hall in
Waterbury on the 25th day of January 1851 — The
following vote was duly passed —
VOTED — That Willard Spencer and John P. Elton be
and they are hereby appointed a committee for and in
the name and behalf of the Proprietors of the common
and undivided lands of the ancient Town of Waterbury
to release and convey by proper Deeds of conveyance
to the present owner or owners of any lands known as
the Mill Lands and all others heretofore given or
granted on conditions by a Committee appointed by
the State of Connecticut or by any subsequent Com-
mittee or Committees of the Ancient Town of Water-
bury, all the right title and interest that the said
Proprietors may or ought to have thereto and also to
release and discharge said lands from said conditions.

The foregoing is a true copy of Record.

Attest CD. Kingsbury Proprietors Clerk.

To All People To Whom These Presents Shall
Come — Greetings :

Know Ye that We The Proprietors of the Common
and undivided Lands of the Ancient Town of Water-
bury by Willard Spencer & John P. Elton our Com-

242 Waterbury Proprietors' Records

mittee thereto specially authorized and empowered
by a vote of said Proprietors in legal meeting assembled,
a copy of which vote duly certified is hereto annexed
and made part of this deed, for the consideration of
One Dollar received to our full satisfaction of The
Scovill Manufacturing Company, a corporation located
& established in the Town of Waterbury, in New
Haven County, do remise, release and forever Quit-
Claim unto the said Scovill Manufacturing Company
their successors and assigns forever all the right, title,
interest claim and demand whatsoever as we the
said Releasors have or ought to have in or to a tract
of land situated in the Town of Waterbury Easterly
from the Public Green containing thirteen acres more
or less Bounded Northerly on Highway, Heirs of
Joseph Porter, Jesse Porter, Heirs of Eunice Baldwin,
Scovill M. Buckingham, Daniel Porter, Julius and
Wheeler Perry, John D. Johnson or land lately owned
by him. Easterly on said Johnson or land lately owned
by him and Thomas Kilduff , Southerly on said Kilduff ,
Prospect Road, Abner J. Leavenworth and Charles
Reed and Westerly on Highway, with all the Buildings
thereon standing, water privileges and fixtures thereon
standing — Being the same premises deeded to said
Releasees by J. M. L. and W. H. Scovill by their deed
dated January 28th, 1850, on Waterbury Land Records,
Vol. 54, Page 416 — and we hereby release and discharge
the above described premises from all the conditions
that may have been imposed upon the same in the
original grant thereof by the Proprietors.

To Have and to Hold the premises, with all their
appurtenances unto the said Releasee their successors
and assigns forever, so that neither we, the Releasors,
nor our successers nor heirs nor any other person under

Waterbury Proprietors' Records 243

us or them shall hereafter have any claim, right or
title, in or to the premises, or any part thereof, but
therefrom we and they are by these presents forever
barred and secluded.

In Witness Whereof, we the said Willard Spencer
and John P. Elton being thereto authorized and em-
powered as aforesaid for and in the name and behalf
of said Proprietors have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 28th day of January a.d. 1851.
Signed, sealed and j

delivered | ^in^rd Spencer (L. S)l _

in presence of j .^^ p_ ^^^^^ ^l_ g ) jCommittee.

A.M.Blakesley j

David B. Hurd |

New Haven County, ss. Waterbury, January 28th,

1851-

Personally appeared Willard Spencer and John P.

Elton signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument
and acknowledge the same to be their free act and deed
and the free act and deed of the Proprietors of the
Common & undivided lands of the Ancient Town of
Waterbury before me.

David B. Hurd, Justice of the Peace.
Reed, for Record January 29th, 1851.

& Recorded by Theodore S. Buel,

Town Clerk.

Vol. 57»PP- 115-116.

APPENDIX

To Timothy Stanly and Abraham Andrrus

Selectmen of Mattatuck these:
Haveing received letter signed by yo'"selves Dated feb'^y:
20th, 1 68 1, wee underwritten have returned in answer to
yo'^ as followeth.

I . In ref erance to that Question which of the great Lotts
shall be for the minister's use,

we leave it to yo'^ Judgm* to be determined by the
Majo"^: part of the inhabitants, and if you cannot agree
we shall determin,

2Q : in ref erance to the great Lotts our answer is, men
at present to take up those Lotts do not appeare to us,
we are not forward to break them, hoping in time some
of worth and usefullness may appeare, and for the present
leave it in the hands and power of Serg*- Thomas Judd
serg* : Jn° : Stanly and Samuel Hikock to let out the three
great Lotts, and to break up Two or three acrs in each
Lott, and to defray all common charges.

3Q: in reference unto a ways to be laid out for
passag through yo"^ meadow Lands, Our Answer, that
we desire and appoint the fore s^: sergt. Tho. Judd
Serg*: Jn°: Stanly and Samuel Hikcox, to lay out ways
through s^ : meadows of Twenty foots wide or more if they
Judg needfull, for cart, Horse, and oxen in yoak every
man to hould the propriety of the land that shall be taken
out of his and their allotments, forever, only to be improved
for the use a foer sayd of a passage, the pasterage to belong

245

246 Appendix

to him or them through whose lott the way shall be laid
out,

Whereas we rec*^ : a paper signed by Serg* : Thomas Judd
Isaac brunson, and Benjamin Jud in referance to herding
of cattle,

we doe order and appoint for the future, that the inhabi-
tants being orderly convented at a Town meeting, the
Major part of the inhabitants so met shall have full power,
to resolve and determin the way and method for herding
of Cattle, and to state what shall be charged for keeping
of Cowes, and what shall be levyed on dry Cattle.

signed by us
Jn° Talcott )

John wadsworth >■ Committee
Nicho Olmstead )
Hartford Aprill 5th 1682.

These may Certifie all whome it doth or may Concern
That I Thomas Kimberly surveyor of Lands in the County
of Hartford on the 6th day of May, Anno Dom. 1715. At
the Desire & in Company with Mr. John Hopkins, Dan^
Porter, and other men of the Town of Waterbury in Order
to Survey and find the breadth from East to West of the
Southern bounds of the Said Township of Waterbury, And
I begann at two Chestnut trees markt, standing on the
Westerly Side of a Run of Water, at Some distance North-
erly of a boggy Meadow, which trees Stand at the South
West Corner of the bounds of S^. Township, and at South
Easterly corner of the bounds of Woodberry. From
Thence I ran East by the needle of the Instruement. 3. miles
and 36 rods to the River Called Naugatuck, viz. the
Westerly bank thereof, and from thence We ran South (by
the Needle) one Mile & 20 rods (Crossing the Said River)
to a brook running W. falling into the S*^. River in the
Southern bounds of the Said Township of Waterbury next

Appendix 247

Derby, from thence I proceeded on my former Course E.
one Mile, then made another offset of 80 rods. Then again
Continued our Course E. i miles and 120 rods, falling 10
rods N. of 3 Chestnut trees standing at the N. E. Corner of
the Bounds of Milford and N. W. corner of the bounds of
New Haven * * * Commonly called the 3. brothers, alias,
three Sisters (as these Gentl'? informed me) Then Course
continued — I ran E. one Mile, and fell 80 rods N. of a
White Oak tree Markt anciently, and a large [heap] of
stones about, and diverse Letters & figures on s*^ tree
Standing on the Southerly side of Wat. land. From that
tree E. ran 13 Changes, wanting 16 rods to a heap of
Stones (on the Top of a bare Mountain) by us now Erected
for the E. bounds of the Said Township of Waterbury. A
Map of this survey is hereunto annext. Here Note that a
Line drawn E. from the first mentioned Chestnut trees till
it Intersect a line drawn N. from the mentioned White Oak
tree, in length is, 6 miles & 156 rods and that in this 6
mile & 1 56 rods no allowance was made for the roughnesse
and unevennesse of the Land, whereas according to my best
skill there ought to be allowed, at least, 118 rods.

Tho. Kimberly — Surveyor.

INDEX

The lists of names not indexed may be found on pages
69. 70. 77-79» 81,99-100, 113-116,123-126, 131-132, 136-140,
145-146, 155-158, 171-179. 193-195. 228-231.

Abragadow, 54, 213.

Acts of the proprietors to be

recorded, 109.
Allen, Ebenezer and Gideon, 171.
Allotments, forfeited, 13, 18, 19,
72.
for new inhabitants, 10.
Andruss, Abraham, sr., com-
mittee, 46, 68, 76.
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 30, 33, 37, 49,

65, 211, 212, 225, 226.
protests against vote, 68.
Andruss, Abraham, jr. (cooper),
complained of, and allot-
ments forfeited, 17, 19, 64.
grants to, 31, 45, 53, 55, 209,

211, 227.
heirs of, 183, 220.
Andruss, John, committee on

change of town-site, 27.
Artist to be employed to measure

land, 198.
Ash swamp, 47, 52, 54.
Auditors, 166.

Bachelor accommodations, 44, 88,
92, 98, loi, 103.

Bachelor proprietors, 44, 46, 49,
50, 53, 64, 66, 67, 70-72, 82-
85. 89, 99. 112, 113.

Baldwin, Ebenezer, 149.

Baldwin, Zachariah, bachelor pro-
prietor, 82.
relinquishes rights, 85.

Ball, Thomas, to view Mattatuck
lands, I.

Bard, John, loi.

Barnes, Benjamin, accepted in-
habitant, 2.
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 30, 46, 50, 52,

61, 225, 226, 232, 233.
moderator, 41.

Barnes, Benjamin, jr., bachelor
proprietor, 64.

Barnes, John, admitted inhabi-
tant, 72.

Barnes, Thomas, bachelor pro-
prietor, 84.
collector of rates, 135.

Beacon brook, 11, 59.

Beaver meadow, 221.

Beaver pond, 121, 211.

Beaver pond brook, 30, 37, 233.

Beaver pond hill, 65.

Ben Judd's meadow, 6, 7.

Ben's meadow, 32, 52, 67.

Ben's meadow brook, 225.

Bissell, Ephraim, collector of rates,
141.

Blakeslee, Jacob, Moses and
Thomas, 171.

Blakesley, A. M., 243.

Bradley, Ebenezer, 171.

Brainard, Chileab, 150.

Breakneck hill (named 1688), 50,
54.55.62,75,80, 180,225.

Bronson, Abraham, John ScoviU
accepted in place of, 2.

Bronson, Ebenezer, bachelor pro-
prietor, 84.

Bronson, Isaac, committee on
roads, 46.
fence viewer, 59.

249

250

Index

Bronson, Isaac, — Continued.
grants to, 6, 8, 12, 30, 32, 34, 37,

42, 50, 54, 55, 221, 226.
moderator, 59.
to transport Mr. Peck from

Greenwich, 34.
witness, 17.
Bronson, Isaac, jr., bachelor pro-
prietor, 50.
committee, 118, 133, 135, 140.
grants to, 39, 41, 62, 221.
moderator, 134, 150, 161.
surveyor, 183.
Bronson, John, grants to, 5, 7, 13,
32,43,44, 213, 214, 221, 225.
Bronson, John (son of Isaac),
bachelor proprietor, 46.
grants to, 51, 62, 74.
measurer, 129.
Bronson, Joseph, bachelor pro-
prietor, 66.
committee on encroachments,
183, 188, 198.
Bronson, Josiah, committee on

lands, 190.
Bronson, Moses, bachelor pro-
prietor, 70, 112.
grant to, 73.

takes oath of allegiance, 112.
Bronson, Thomas, bachelor pro-
prietor, 72.
committee, 142, 185, 186.
vendue master, 186.
Bronson's meadow, 83, 196, 197.
Bucks hill, 42, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58,

64, 82, 89.
Bucks meadow, 10, 11, 37, 44, 46,

48, 51, 205, 209, 221-224.
Buel, N. J., 241.
Buel, T. S., 243.
Buell, John, loi.

Burning about the common fence,
and beating the drum as
warning for, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84,

85. 87, 97. 217.
Burnt hill, 32, 38, 207, 223.
Burying yard, 43.
Butler's house, 48.

Carpenter, David, accepted an
inhabitant, 2.
allotments forfeited, 13, 19.
grants to, 5, 8, 12.

Carrington, John, complained of
and allotments forfeited, 17,

19-

grants to, 5, 7, 12, 226, 233.
Carrington's brook, 40, 133, 233.
Carrington's pond, 39.
Castle, Asahel and Isaac, 171.
Cattle and horses in the field, 59-

62, 70-72, 85, 87, 246.
Change of town-site, 27.
Chapmen, no.

Chestnut hill, 38, 44, 65, 208, 209,
212, 221.
meadow, 149.
Clark, Thomas, auditor, 166.
bachelor proprietor, 84.
committee, no, 117, 134, 141,

142, 151, 186, 189, 192, 196.
his land at Malmalick, 191.
measurer, 98, 121.
moderator, 150.
surveyor, 183.
Clark, Timothy, measurer, 183.
Clearing the fields, 72, 83, 85, 87,

88, 91.
Committees on, change of town-
site, 27.
debts, 79, 120.
encroachments, 134, 135, 141,

183, 198.
Farmington bounds, 135, 142,

164, 166, 167, 170.
fence for the minister's lot, 27.
fences, 3, 4, 16, 95, 216, 222, 230.
highways and roads, 46, 89, 95,
141-144, 150, 154, 164, 168,
182, 217.
J. Smith's application, 159.
Litchfield bounds, loi, 104.
meadow lots, 186.
mill-lands, 18^1, 239-241.
names of original proprietors, 93.
northern bounds, 151, 184, 185.
old town plot lots, 121, 128, 135.
proprietors' rights, 142.
recompense for land taken for

highways, 134.
selling school-lands, 223.
sequestered lands, 143, 145,

227.
standing of bachelor proprie-
tors, 98.
Stephen Hopkins farm, the,

188-191, 196.
village lots, 168, 179.

Index

251

Committees — Continued

Wallingford bounds, 86, 87, 91,

96, 217.
Westbury petition, 159.
Woodbury bounds, 15, 140.
writings of the grand committee,

84.
Committees to, adjust accounts,

188.
ask the town to share cost of

Harwinton suit, 188.
equalize fences and lands, 6,

76.
exchange lands, 142.
inspect "dark "grants, 118, 121,

133. 135. 151-

lay out lands, 6, 94, 95, 112, 122,
127, 140, 143, 145, 179-

lay out New Haven road, 89.

lay out Woodbury road, 84.

look after timber in the com-
mon lands, 151.

make a list of original and
bachelor proprietors, 102, 105.

make a rate, 80, 141.

model the land and proportion
the fence, 59, 60, 68, 76, 77,

79. 83.

order the settling of the planta-
tion, I.

prepare a lot, 79, 192, 197.

remeasure Thomas Clark's land,

191-

represent the proprietors m

court, 185, 186.
search Dr.Wamer's records, 143,

191.
search records for men who

have lost notes, 196.
sell lands, 1 10, 1 17, 1 19, 128, 165,

167, 185, 187.
sign bills to draw money from

the treasury, 113.
view lands in controversy, 83.
view Mattatuck lands, i .
view pitches and compare them

with records, 87.
Complaints, against men not

building, etc., 17-19-
against non-settlers, 8, 13.
Constables, 13.
Corn-mill, ordered, 10, 239.
built, 13.

path leading to, 40, 234.
County-measurer (Kimberly), to

measure south bounds, 88.
report of, 246.
Cove, the, 36, 233.
Cranberry pond, 52.
Creatures "pound fesant," 53,

70, 88.

Damage, by cattle, 4, 16, 28, 60.

by floods, 60, 67.

by highways through men's

lands, 141, 168, 175, 180, 182.

Dark grants and lost records, 118,

121, 133. 135. 151-
David's brook, 213, 217.
Derby bounds, 92, 211, 218, 220,
231.

East gate, 216.
East mountain, 217.
Elton, J. P., 241, 243.
Encroachments on proprietors

lands, 183, 198.
Equalization of land, 11, 22, 176,

Farmington, bounds, 135, 142, 161,
164, 166, 167, 170, 171.
perambulating with, 175.
Fences, changes in, 71, 77, 95,
97, 216, 218.
how to settle difficulty regard-
ing, 68.
on undivided lands, to be built

by all, 61, 97.
on west side the river, 53, 61,

63, 66-69, 71, 72, 87.
ordered, 3, 4. U. 16, 59-63. 67.

72, 75, 82, 83. _
three-railed, sufficient, 77.
to be divided on the acre, 62.
to be kept up all the year, 61 , 70.
Fence viewers, chosen, 13.

ordered out, 34, 59. 60, 71, 88.
Fines, 3, 16, 174, 218.
Flaggy swamp, 209, 212.
Foot, Dr. Thomas, grant to, 181.
Forfeiture of lands, 14, 19. 72. 94-
Formula for drawing lots, 12, 35.
Frazer, Mr., grant to, 226.
Fulford, Gershom, grant to, 102.

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Index

Fulling mill, 38,97.
Fulling mill brook, 79.

Gates, 216,222, 223.
Gaylord, John, bachelor pro-
prietor, 46;
grants to, 44, 51, 54, 55, 65.
Gaylord, Joseph, accepted as
proprietor, 2.
complained of and allotments

forfeited, 17, 19, 64.
grants to, 6, 7, 12, 39, 43, 44,
48, 50. 51. 57. 64, 206, 207,
213, 225, 226.
Gaylord, Joseph, jr., bachelor pro-
prietor, 46.
grants to, 40, 41, 52, 54, 55, 58,

213.
letter of, demanding his rights,
86.
Gaylord, William, bachelor pro-
prietor, 53.
grants to, 54, 55.
George's horse brook, 49.
Golden's meadow, 65.
Good hill, 67.

Grand committee, 27, 57, 204.
acts and orders of, 2-23, 245.
writings of, to be recorded, 84,
105.
Grants, to individuals may be
recorded, 86.
to proprietors' sons, 89.
Great brook, 38, 40, 43, 206, 209,

213, 214.
Great hill, 180.
Great lots, 2, 5, 6, 34, 43, 127, 128,

204, 221, 245.
Great meeting-day, 96.
Great river, 217, 220, 231.
Gridley, Thomas, allotments for-
feited, 2.
Grinlet, the, 46, 233.
Grist mill, 11.

Hall, Samuel, to draw a lot, 154.
Hancox, Thomas, allotments con-
demned, 17, 18.

grants to, 5, 7, 13, 226.

rights restored, 21.

Hancox brook, 43, 44, 51, 54, 207,

215-217, 225.
Hancox meadow, 6, 7, 27, 37, 42,
59, 72, 74, 80, 95, 210, 218,
222-227, 234.
Hartford and Windsor west lands,

151- 185.
Harwinton, sviit with, 188.
Hay wards, to be chosen, 13.

sent out, 34, 88.
Higginson, William, grant to, 5, 7,

12.
Highways, bought or exchanged,
182, 219.
changed, 3.

damage by, 141, 168, 175, 180.
in the Village, 109, 164.
in Westbury, 160.
laid out by Lieut. Steele, 9.
land to be left for, 104.
mended, 2.
through Isaac's meadow, 141,

184.
through undivided lands, 182.
to be laid out, 2, 141, 144, 150,

154, 208, 217, 245.
to remain, 15.
Hikcox, Gideon, relinquishment

by, 149.
Hikcox, Joseph, grants to, 5, 8,
12.
heirs of, grants to, 35, 224.
Hikcox, Joseph (son of Samuel),
bachelor proprietor, 46.
grants to, 44, 51, 58.
lands forfeited, 64.
Hikcox, Sergt. Samuel, committee,
16, 28, 217.
grants to, 5, 7, 12, 20, 30, 38,

203, 204, 226.
to proportion fence, 16, 28.
to transport Mr. Peck from

Greenwich, 34.
witness, 17.
Hikcox, Samuel, jr., grants to, 38,
52, 55- 56, 64, 65, 69, 79, 83,
85, 212.
grant to heirs of, 149.
Hikcox, Capt. Samuel (son of
William), committee, 143, 151,
165, 188, 191, 192, 196-198.
Hikcox, Stephen, bachelor pro-
prietor, 67.
protest of, 93.
Hikcox, Thomas, auditor, 166.

Index

253

Hikcox, Thomas, — Continued
bachelor proprietor, 46.
committee, 113, 120, 121.
grants to, 40, 41,58, 84, 133,
213.
Hikcox, William, bachelor pro-
prietor, 46.
committee, 95, 128, 141, 142,

227, 230.
deputy to general court, loi.
fence viewer, 83.
grants to, 39, 41-43- SL 55- 73.

82, 84, 112, 128, 213.
measurer, 98.
Hikcox brook, 84.
Hikcox hole, 77, 95, 223.
Hikcox mountain, 47-49, 51, 54,

55. 94-
Hine, Josiah, 240.
Hoadley, Silas, 240.
Hog-fields, 29-31, 39, 42.
Hog-pound brook, 30, 42, 55, 63,

65.
Hogs "pound fesant, ' 60, 70.
Hopkins, John, committee, 46,

68, 76, 91, 95, 98, loi, 104,

120.
deputy, loi.
grants to, 20, 36, 44, 50, 63, 65,

74, 226, 233, 234.
lands in dispute, 83, 196.
moderator, 97.
to draw a lot and make a rate,

79-

to draw money from the treas-
ury, 113.
Hopkins, Dr. Samuel, lands at

Bronson's meadow, 196.
Hopkins, Stephen (of Hartford),
builds a corn-mill, 13.
grants to, 13, 15, 239.
Hopkins, Stephen (son of John),
bachelor proprietor, 84.
controversy regarding his farm,
188-191, 196, 197.
Hopkins, Timothy, committee,
128, 135, 142, 143, 159, 168.
heirs of, grant to, 197.
measurer, 103.
Hop brook, 66, 215.
Hop meadow, 36.
Hop swamp, 66.

House built for the minister, 33.
House lot reserved for new in-
habitant, 10.

How, John, 171.

Imperfect surveys, 129.

Indian deeds to be recorded, 83, 89.

Inducements to young men to

settle, 44.
Inhabitants, see Proprietors.
Isaac's meadow, 37, 141, 233.
Israel's field, 63, 64.

Jericho, 29, 33, 226.

John Warner's mountain, 224.

Johnson, Robert, exchange of

land, 142.
Jones, Benjamin, complained of,
18.
grants to, 5, 7, 12, 225, 226.
Judd, Benjamin, complained of,
and allotments forfeited,
17, 18.
grants to, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 22.
surveyor, 2, 14.
Judd, John (of Farmington), com-
mittee on change of town-site,
27.
grants to, 7, 8, 12.
Judd, John (son of Lieut.Thomas),
committee, 112, 142.
grants to, 32, 38, 42, 44, 49, 74,

203.
measurer, 76, 127.
Judd, Lieut. John, committee, 183.

proprietors' treasurer, 189.
Judd, Philip, grants to, 21, 225,
226, 231.
heirs of, grant to, 212.
Judd, Samuel, complained of, and
allotments given to brother
Philip, 17, 18, 21.
grants to, 5, 8, 12.
Judd, Stephen, 180.
Judd, Thomas (of Farmington),
committee on change of town-
site, 27.
Judd, Lieut. Thomas, committee
on Woodbury bounds, 15.
grants to, 5, 8, 13, 30, 43, 50, 52,

219, 224, 225.
makes complaint, 18.
patentee of the town, 217.
to lay out highways, 46, 217.

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Index

Judd, Lieut. Thomas, — Continued

to lay out land, 6, 15, 35, 216,
217, 221-223.

to proportion fence, 3,4, 14, 16,
27.

to send out hay wards, 34.
Judd, Thomas, "the smith"
(Captain, Deacon), commit-
tee, 46, 59, 64, 68, 76, 86, 91,
94, 95,98, 104, 112, 117, 133,
135. 185.

grants to, 30, 38, 49, 56, 58, 65,
73, 210, 211, 223-226.

guardian for Richardson heirs,
132.

moderator, 71, 129, 134.

to make a list of the proprietors,
102.

to make a rate, 79.

to sell lands, no.
Judd, Thomas, jr., accepted an
inhabitant, 22.

committee, 68.

grants to, 22, 31, 49, 56, 211,
224, 226.

recorder, 216.
Judd, William, sr., allotments
forfeited, 13.

committee on Woodbury
bounds, 15.

grants to, 4, 5, 8, 12.

to lay out lands, 3, 4, 6.

to proportion fences, 3, 4.
Judd, Capt. William (son of Dea-
con Thomas), committee,
98, 104, 112, 128, 129, 134,
135, 141-143. 151. 159. 165,
170.

measurer, 134, 135, 148, 196.

moderator, 152, 159, 183.
Judd, William, "tailor" (son of

Philip), grant to, 95.
Judd's island, 29, 226, 227.
Judd's meadows, 41, 43-46, 48,
49. 56, 58, 65, 80, 83, 84, 149,
207, 209, 210, 212, 215, 221,
224, 232, 233.

Keny's lot, 54.
Kimberly, Thomas, 246.
Kingsbury, C. D., 241.
Kingsbury, F. J., 241.
Knowles, Capt., 167.

Lands, equalization of, 1 1, 22, 176.
forfeited, 8, 13, 14, 64, 72.
in controversy, 83.
lapped, 176, 191.
measured by art, 198.
not to be laid out without a note
from the town-clerk, 98, 103,
148.
not to be sold, but given away,

64.
returned to proprietors, 119.
sold, 105, 110-112, 117, 119,
128, 149, 167, 171, 186, 187.
Lankton, John, allotments for-
feited, 13.
committee, 27.
grants to, 5, 8, 12.
Lankton's timber, 203.
Law of fines, 218.
Leavenworth, Rev. Mark, to

draw a lot, 170.
Leaving open common gates, 60.
Leming, Jeremiah, 93.
Levies, 14, 16, 19, 134, 188.
Lewis, John, 183, 186.
Lewis, Joseph, committee, 104,

118, 133. 135. 140, 141. 154.

223.
grants to, 69, 80, 83.
Litchfield, controversy with, loi,

104.
Little brook, 32, 210, 212, 215, 231,
Little pasture, the, 189.
Long boggy meadow brook, 67.
Long hill, 41, 42, 46, 51, 53, 80,

197, 206, 212, 219, 225, 233,

285.
Long meadow, 28, 33, 39, 59, 60,

62, 222.
Long meadow falls, 228.
Long swamp, 58, 65, 94.
Long wigwam, the, 29.
Lot, drawing of a, 4, 7, 11, 35, 69,

79, III, 113-118, 120, 123-

132, 136-140, 145, 153-159.

169, 171-174. 176-179. 193-

195. 197-

Macy's lot, John, 41.

Mad meadow, 28. 54 143, 232.

Mad river, 74, 77, 95, 219, 231.

Index

255

Malmalick, 191.

Manhan meadow, 6, 7, 46, 222, 223.

Mansion houses, 9, 18, 19.

Marsh, John, loi.

Mattatuck, meetings of the com-
mittee for settling, 2, 3, 8, 9,
13, 18.
petition for settlement at, and
action thereon, i.

Matthews, Thomas, committee,

185.
Measurers, 76, 87, 98, 103, 121,
127, 129, 133-135. 187, 216.
not to lay out lands to them-
selves, 104; nor to others
without a note, 98, 103, 148.
Meeting-house, lands to be sold
to build, 128.
Lieut. Stanley's gift for, 129,

149.
meeting at, 152.
money from sale of wild horses
used for building, 218.
Mill, the, 89, 221, 234.
Miller, the, 14, 20.
Mill-lands, action on, in 185 1, 239.
entail of, 11, 13, 20, 234, 239.
grants of, 10, 14.
Mill lot, the, 44. See also, Corn-
mill, Saw-mill.
Mill river, 41, 64, 65, 89, 211, 214,

217, 219, 233.
Minister who shall come, grant

to, 48, 52.
Minister's lot, 27, 34, 245.
Ministry lands, 10, 33, 92, 130.
Moderators, 41, 57, 65, 71, 129,

134, 150, 161.
Muddy gutter, 64, 148.

Neck, the, 222, 223, 233.
Nettleton, S. H., committee on

mill-lands, 240.
Newel, John, complained of, 18.
grants to, 5, 7, 12, 226.
his estate falls to John Stanley,
91.
Newel, Thomas, complained of
and allotments forfeited, 17,
19.
New inhabitant, allotment re-
served for, 10.
requirements of, 13, 18.

Nichols, George, committee, 190.
petition of, negatived, 161-163.
Nichols, James, committee, 183,
185.
vendue master, 186.
Northbury, land at, 170.
Northwest quarter, 109, 1 19-122,
127, 132, 135-143. 147. 148,
164, 167, 179, 181, 198.
Notes, given to measurers, no,
120, 140, 165, 166, 170.
lost, 196.

Obadiah's meadow, 209.
Old town plot, 3, 27, 31, 36, 55, 58,
121, 128, 135, 139, 205, 206,
230.
Olmstead, Nicholas, committee
to settle Mattatuck, i.
orders by, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 18, 22,
245.
Original grand proprietors, names
of, 230.
grants to sons of, 89, 99, loi.
names to be entered in book of

records, 93.
rights of, 37, 86, 90, 92, 94, 98,

lOI.

Parsonage land, 32, 67, 69, 159.
Pasture, the, 7, 10.
Pataroon, hill, 82.
Peck, Caleb, grant to, 34.
Peck, Rev. Jeremiah, invited to
settle, 33.

given house built for the minis-
ter, and minister's lot, 33, 34.

other grants to, 30, 214, 215.
Peck, Jeremiah, jr., grants to, 30,
34, 66, 214, 221.

protest of, 80.
Peck, Joshua, grant to, 42.
Pent road, 143.
Philip's meadow, 47.
Pine hill, 37, 38.
Pine hole, 44, 132.
Pine island, 203, 207.
Pine meadow, 29, 226.
Pine swamp, 65, 212.
Plum trees, 29.
Popple grinlet, 207, 234.

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Index

Popple meadow, 29, 226.
Porter, Ashbei, committee, 189.
Porter, Dr. Daniel, buys land and
relinquishes it, iio. III, 117.
committee, 2"] , 86.
complained of, 17, 19.
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 14, 36, 39,

45. 50, 73. 220, 225.
heirs of, 180.
protests against votes, 62, 89,

96.
witness, 17.
Porter, Dr. Daniel, jr., grants to,
142, 166.
protest of, 144.
Porter, Daniel, son of Richard,
bachelor proprietor, 72.
rights given to Warner and
Scott, 113, 116.
Porter, James, committee, 154,
183.
measurer, 127, 135, 148.
to draw a lot, 145.
Porter, John, place taken by

David Carpenter, 2.
Porter, Richard, grants to, 29, 47,
54-57, 64, 207, 208, 226.
has liberty to record lands, 205.
land of, in controversy, 83.
Porter, Robert, grants to, 209,
226.
subscribes to act of the com-
mittee, 21.
Porter, Thomas, grant to, 148.
to lay out lands, 122, 168, 179,

. 191-

Porter, Timothy, to lay out high-
ways, 154.
Pound at Judd's meadows, 61.
Pratt, Daniel, committee to view

Mattatuck lands, i.
Prindle, Jonathan, 183.
Proprietary inhabitants ; who they
are — who may give away
lands, 57.
Proprietors, action against, loi.
allowed more time to settle, 2,

8, 120.
complaints against, 17-20.
gone from us, 94.
grants to, 101-103.
heirs of, 118.
list of, to be made, 105.
names of, 81, 99, 100.
on west side the river, 53, 55.

ordered to bring in an account of

their lands, 68.
requirements of, 14, 18, 99.
Public charges, 2.

Quassapaug pond, 140.

Race plain, 226.

Richards, Benjamin, bachelor pro-
prietor, 83.
Richards, Ebenezer, committee

on encroachments, 183.
Richards, John, committee, 104,
113, 120.
fence viewer, 83.
grants to, 33, 36, 40, 43, 52, 54,
55. 62, 82.
Richards, Obadiah, committee,
46, 216.
complained of, allotments for-
feited and restored, 17, 19.
grants to, 6, 7, 13, 30, 33, 45, 46,

49, 52, 209, 210, 226.
highway through his land, 184.
to transport Mr. Peck from
Greenwich, 34.
Richards, Obadiah, jr., bachelor
proprietor, 50.
grants to, 56, 208.
Richards, Thomas, bachelor pro-
prietor, 72.
committee on parsonage land,

159-
his village lots remeasured, 181.
Richards' mountain, 52, 208.
Richason, Ebenezer, bachelor pro-
prietor, 83.
Richason, Israel, bachelor pro-
prietor, 46.
grants to, 40, 42, 44, 82.
heirs of, 132.
Richason, John, bachelor pro-
prietor, 49.
grants to, 39, 41-44, 66, 203, 213.
grant to heirs of, 147.
Richason, Nathaniel, bachelor
proprietor, 71.
grant to, 80.
Richason, Thomas, complained
of, allotments forfeited, and
restored, 17, 19.

Index

257

Richason, Thomas, — Continued
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 14,31,37,44,
50, 74, 213, 226, 234.
Richason, Thomas, jr., bachelor
proprietor, 46.
grants to, 39, 41, 44, 87.
Road, to Bucks hill, 89.

to Farmington, 30, 39, 43, 94,

95, 219, 231, 233.
to Judd's meadows, 46, 143.
to Manhan meadow, 46.
to New Haven, 89, 213.
to Woodbury, 36, 62, 65, 80, 84,
94, 141, 184, 208, 218, 224-
226.
Roaring river, 5.
Root, John, accepted inhabitant, 2.

committee on town-site, 27.
Royce, Phineas, surveyor of high-
ways, 184.

Saw-mill, path, 41, 43, 56, 212.

plain, 74.

proprietors, grant to, 112.
School lands, 189, 221-223.

fence for, 216, 218.
Scott, David, bachelor proprietor,
89.

grants to, 41-43, 49, 50, 55, 66,

72, 72,, 205, 206, 235.
Scott, Edmund, grants to, 5, 7, 12,

30, 31, 206.
Scott, Edmund, jr., complained

of, 17.
given his father's allotments, 20.
grants to, 30, 43, 47-49. 5i. 66,

209, 215, 225, 226.
permitted to record lands, 80.
protest by, 80, 96.
Scott, George, bachelor proprietor,

89.
grants to, 31, 48, 51, 55, 56, 66,

73, 214,215.

to sell lands, no, 117.
Scott, Jonathan, accepted in-
habitant, 57.
grants to, 32, 42, 50, 58, 65, 72,
205.
Scott, Obadiah, bachelor pro-
prietor, 85.
Scott, Robert, bachelor proprietor,
49.
grants to, 38, 58.

Scott, Samuel, given liberty to
record lands, 205.
grants to, 29, 204, 205, 225.
Scott, William, bachelor pro-
prietor, 113.
takes oath of allegiance, 1 16.
Scott's mountain, 68, 223, 224.
Scovill, John, accepted inhabi-
tant, 2.
complained of and allotments

forfeited, 18, 19.
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 35, 208, 226.
witness, 17.
Scovill, John, jr., committee, 59,
76, 94, 95, 104.
grants to, 31, 48, 62, 73.
measurer, 87, 98.
moderator, 97.
released from building, 45.
to make a list of the proprie-
tors, 102, 105.
Scovill, Lieut. John, committee,
122, 151, 165, 179. 183, 185.
Scovill, J. M. L. & W. H., deed to
proprietors' committee, 241.
Scovill Manufacturing Company,
deed from proprietors' com-
mittee, 242,
Scovill, William, grants to, 158,

I59-.

Scovill's island, 73.

Scovill's mountain, 48.

Sequestered lands, 74, 91, 95, 105,
109, 122, 132, 142-145, 147,
152, 154, 170, 192, 196-198,
216, 225-228.

Seymour, Richard, allotments for-
feited, 2.

Sheffield, 196.

Sign-post, 175.

Sled hall brook, 65, 224.

Smith, J., application of, 159.

Smug Swamp brook, 73.

South gate, 222, 223.

Southern bounds measured, 86, 88,

245-
Southmayd, Daniel, committee on
encroachments, 183.
moderator, 175.
to lay out highways, 164.
Southmayd, Rev. John, grants to,
71, 80.
his fence, 228.
to examine records, 84.
to make a rate, 141.

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Index

Southmayd, Rev. John, — Cont'd.
to record acts of the grand com-
mittee, and return unre-
corded papers to Deacon
Stanley, 105.
treasurer, 112.
Southmayd, John, jr., to lay out

land, 158.
Spectacle ponds, 73, 142.
Spencer, Willard, 241, 243.
Spruce brook, 67, 220.
Stanley, Lieut. John (of Farm-
ington), to lay out house-
lots, 3.
to lay out meadow divisions,_6.
Stanley, John, accepted an in-
habitant, 2.
committee, 3, 4, 14, 15, 28, 217,

221, 226.
custodian of grand committee

papers, 105.
grants to, 5, 8, 13, 20, 33, 37,

218, 220, 224.
makes complaint, 18.
patentee, 91, 217.
protests against giving away
lands to new inhabitants, 90.
recorder 218.

to record Indian deeds, 83,
89.
Stanley, John, jr., added to list
of proprietors, 135, 190.
grant to, 190.
Stanley, Samuel, grant to, 51.
to draw a lot, 79.
to make a rate, 79.
Stanley, Timothy, committee, 46,
64, 86, 98, 216, 217.
complained of and allotments

condemned, 17, 19.
grants to, 5, 8, 12, 30, 32,38,51,

58, 65, 218, 225, 231.
his right given to Thomas

Clark, 89.
measurer, 94, 95, 209.
moderator, 65.
protest of, 80.
Stanley's timber, 231.
Steele, Lieut. Samuel, committee
to settle Mattatuck, i.
layer out of first highway, 9.
to lay out Manhan and 3 acre
lots, 4, 6.
Steele's brook, 10, 42, 49, 84, 203,
217.

Steele's meadow, 6, 7, 10, 12, 36,

218, 220.
Steele's plain, 44, 214.
Stephen Hopkins farm, the, 188-

191.
Stone pit, 63.
Straits, the, 11.
Straits mountain, 180.
Stratford, 112.
Subscribers to the act of the

grand committee, 21.
Surveyors, 13, 60.

Talcott, John, committee to settle
Mattatuck, i.
orders by, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18,
21, 22, 245.
Taxes, how to be laid, 13.
Taylor, mount, 60, 71, 80, 220.
Thirty acre grant, entailment of,

II, 20, 234, 239.
Three acre lots, 4, 10.
Three mile brook, 47.
Toantick, 54.
Toantick brook, 231.
Town, charges and debts, 45, 105,
119, 120, 122, 165, 185, 186,
188.
collector for, 135, 141.
officers to be chosen by the

inhabitants, 13.
rates, 79, 94, 134, 141, 188.
site changed, 27.
Townsmen, 13-15.
Treasurer, 112.
Trespassers, 70
Turkey brook, 94.
Turkey hill, 31, 37, 214.
Twelve mile stake, 37, 54.
Tvv'itch grass meadow, 28, 29, 226.

Upson, Stephen, accepted in-
habitant, 57.

committee, 68, 76, 77, 89, 95.

grants to, 14, 29, 38, 47, 51, 52,
55, 66, 76, 211, 218, 219, 225.

moderator, 57.

witness, 17.
Upson, Capt. Stephen, auditor,
166.

bachelor proprietor, 64.

to apprize land, 188.

Index

259

Upson's island, 210.

Vendue masters, 186.

Village, the, 164, 167, 179, 181,

192.
Votes, cancelled, 62.

one for each allotment, 57.

protects against, 62, 80.

Wadsworth, James, 93.
Wadsworth, John, committee to
settle Mattatuck, i.
letter from, 22.

orders by, 4, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 21.
Wallingford bounds, 86, 87, 91,

96, 97, 217.
Walnut tree meadow, 207, 222.
Waramaug hill, 232.
Warner, Benjamin, bachelor pro-
prietor, 50.
grant to, 57.
lands forfeited, 64.
Warner, Dr. Benjamin, to ex-
change lands, 142.
Warner, Daniel, death of, 9.
grants to, 6, 7, 12.
his allotments granted to the
family, 9.
Warner, Daniel, jr., grants to, 30,
36, 43. 47. 55. 56, 63, 69, 84,
226.
Warner, Dr. Ebenezer, grant to,

75. 180.
Warner, Ebenezer "of Daniel,"

180.
Warner, Ebenezer, "ye 3d,"

petition of, 161.
Warner, Dr. Ephraim, committee,

94. 134. 142.
grants to, 32, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53,

55, 63, 64, 142, 158, 208.
measurer, 87.
Warner, Ephraim, jr. (Capt.),
bachelor proprietor, 53.
committee, no, 117, 151.
Warner, John, sr., grants to, 6, 7,
12, 31, 41, 51, 53, 213, 221,
224, 226.
Warner, John, jr. (son of John),
bachelor proprietor, 46.
grants to, 40, 55.

lands reserved, 197.
to lay out passage to Judd's
meadows, 46.
Warner, John (son of Ephraim),
bachelor proprietor, 113.
exchanges land, 170.
signs agreement, 116.
Warner, John, "tailor" (son of
Thomas), bachelor proprie-
tor, 53.
lands forfeited, 161.
Warner, Samuel, bachelor pro-
prietor, 84.
Warner, Thomas, complained of,
and allotments condemned,

17. 19-
grants to, 6, 7, 12, 30, 37, 42, 47,

52, 65, 71, 225, 233.
his cellar allowed to stand, 11.
Warner's good hill, 69.
Warner's mountain, 51, 56, 58.
Warrant for meetings, copy of, 152.
Webster, Lieut. Robert, com-
mittee to view Mattatuck
lands, and to settle the plan-
tation, I.
Welton, George, bachelor pro-
prietor, 66.
committee, 112, 168, 179.
Welton, John, committee, 46, 68,
217.
grants to, 5, 7, 12, 30, 35, 38, 39,

42. 49. 59. 223, 226, 232.
letter from, to Woodbury towns-
men, 16.
Welton, John, jr., bachelor pro-
prietor, 89.
grants to, 37, 64, 73, 232.
Welton, Richard, bachelor pro-
prietor, 49.
grants to, 63, 82, 158.
to sell land, no.
Welton, Stephen, bachelor pro-
prietor, 46.
grants to, 44, 67.
Welton, Thomas, bachelor pro-
prietor, 66.
grant to, 94.
West branch, 29, 226.
Westbury society, highway to be
widened "where the meeting
house is appointed to stand, "
160, 170.
memorial of, 159.
West mountain, 54.

26o

Index

"Where the mill stones were

brought over," 219.
Wigwam swamp, 31, 45, 205, 206,

208, 220.
Wild horses to be sold for benefit

of the meeting-house, 218.
Windsor and Hartford west lands,

151. 185.
Wolf pit meadow, 54, 213.
Woodbury bounds, 15, 92, 109,

140, 141, 164.
Wooster swamp, 28, 54-56, 58, 66,

67, 205, 212, 225, 226.

Wooster swamp brook, 208.
Y

Young bachelors' book of re-
cords, 95, 96.
protest against, 96.

Young men, grants to those who
desire to settle, 44, 45, 47,

52- . .
their obligation for clearing
land taken off, 57.

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