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.