Hence, each man had a home lot of three acres which was to be forfeited if not built on in three years in the town, and a lot in the ' east field' or the great 'north plain,' and also some 'meadow land.'"'1 " In December, 1681, Samuel Barrett, Taebariah Roberts and Thomas Carfield commenced to inhabit only.J This man Roberts was chosen town clerk, afterwards Justice of the Peace and for many years prominent in nearly all the affairs of the town."§ He was also a bitter opponent of the Church of England as we shall have occasion to show presently.

"In December, 1681, Joshua Webb is received as Inhabitant, in case they shall agree with him to build a grist mill in ye place." "A committee was appointed to confer with Joshua Webb, and a mill and a dam were built by him and the town jointly, he to furnish the iron work and the town to cart and furnish the timber and mill-stones," and the mill when finished is to be the sd Joshua Webb's, his proper right and tytle, only he is not at any time to sell, alienate or any other ways dispose of ye said mill; except it be to him or them that the town shall appoint and the said Joshua doth binde himself; and his; to finde the town at hop-ground with good meale, they finding good corne; the tole as in the law expressed." ||

* Address of Joseph Barrett July 4th, 1TT6, copied from the original document preserved among the old papers of John Holmes are of the original pioneers, now in possession of John C. Holmes, Esq., of Cross River, Lewisboro.