Hill, and shall have ye use of the town land between his lot and the said Hill provided the said David: always maintaine A good gate or bars and liberty is reserved for the town to fetch stones or other nesesaries out of the said town land reserved.

Ye same March: '8i. the committee apoynted work of

laying out the field land and meadow and after. -- of ye land and laying the cart-ways they cast lots first for the east field: 2ly. for ye meadows: 3ly. for the plains and the lots being solemnly drawn were as follows :

Field lots :

Meadows :

plains

Rich: Ambler

Abra Arable.,

Jos. Theals,

Dan. weed,

Elea: wescot,

Jo- wescot,

Jonah: Pettit,

John cross,

John Miller,

Nicke: Webster.

Rich. Ayres,

Jonas Seely,

Jos. Stevens,

Dan: Jones,

Tho: Panoyr,

Jo- Stones,

Ben. Stevens,

Jo- Green,

Dauid AVaterbury,

Sa- Weed,

Jonh. Kilborn,

Jonn Bates,

Natha: Cross,

The first official notice or recognition of the settlement of the town appears to be the following grant from the General Court of Connecticut Colony, at Hartford in 1681.

" At a general court held at Hartford May 12, 1681.

This court being moved to grant liberty to erect a platform upon the hoppground & ancient lands about Twelve miles to ye northwards of Stamford doe grant their request & appoynt Captain Richard Olmstead, Lieut Jonath Bell Lieut

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HISTORY OF THE COUNTX OF WESTCHESTER.

Jonathan Lockwood and Mr. Joseph Theal to be a committee to entertain such persons as shall plant there & to manage, order & dispose of ye allays of that plantation according to their best skill as may best aduance ye wellfar and groth of ye said plantation & they ear tacke care yt there be sutable loot laid out for the first minister of ye place & a loot for ye ministry to be and belong to ye ministry forever.