The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn.

At a meetinge heild the 27th of March, — 65, granted and voted^unto Tho. Betts a home-lott of 4 acres, lyinge next to Ralph Keeiler's home-lot, the said Tho. Betts having at the saied meetinge resigned that home-lott lying by Will Ruscoe 's unto the Towne's hands. At the same meeting granted and voted unto Mstr. Ffenn that home-lott lyine by Will Ruscoe's home-lott, which Tho. Betts hath resigned up. Tho. Benedict, senr., in 1669, bought of Samuel NORWALK. Campfield his houselot, granted him by the town, "be- tween Tho. Betts and Ephraim Lockwood. Mr.. Buckingham's home-lotj 4 acres : bounded E. by land of Tho. Betts, & the common fence, W. by Town's highway, N. by home-lot of Tho. Seamer, S. by home-lot of heirs of John Raymond, senr., deed. (The lot originally laid out to Richard Webb. ) John Nashe (in 1688, a grant in the rear of Robert Stewart's). Bounded east by common land, west by Robert Stew- art's home-lot. James Pickett (home-lot in 1672), 4 acres. Bounded east by Common Land, the said lot taking in the Water Brook, west by Common Highway, north by John Keeler's home-lot, that was Edward Ketcham's, south by Judah Gregory's home-lot. Samuel Benedict (in 1678, a home-lot upon Dry Hill), 4 acres. Bounded east by Highway that leadeth to said hill, west by Town Highway, south by Thomas Benedict, sen.'s, homelot. John Benedict, in 1678, home-lot upon Dry Hill), 4 acres. Bounded east and west by Highway, north by Robert Stewart's lot, south by Thomas Betts, sen.'s, lot. Thomas Benedict, Jr. (home-lot between Rayle Hill and Strawberry Hill), 4 acres. Bounded east by Highway upon Strawberry Hill, , west by Highway leading to the old Common High- way, north by Samuel Smith's lot, south by John Gregory, sen.'s, lot. Joseph Piatt (Recorded Jan. 11, 1699, grant of 16 acres lying at W. Rocks, west side of Highway leading up to said Rocks). Bounded ;partly by land of James Miller, north by Ebenezer'Sension, west on Highway, south partly by land of Samuel Betts and James Miller. HOME-LOTS. Samuel Smith (Feb. 20, 1680, grant of home-lot adja- cent to Strawberry Hill), 4 acres. Bounded east by Highway, west and north by High- way, south by Thomas Benedict, jr.'s, lot. Samuel Sention (May 12, 1682, bought home-lot of James Jupp), 4 acres. Bounded east by John Gregory, sen.'s, lot and Com- mon Land, west by Common Land, north by John Bowten, sen., that was George Abbott's, south by Highway running by the " Coafe Bancke," — said lot purchased by Jupp of Richard Seamer. James Beebe (home-lot, fol. 58, between two hollows in the land that lies against Judah Gregory's and John Hoyt's on the left hand of the Path or Highway lead- ing to the Mill), 2 acres. Bounded east by Path or Highway, west by the Bank, north by a Hollow and Common Land, south by a Hollow and Common Land. NOTE. The several grants made to each person, previous to the record- ing— about 1670 to 1690 — are generally recorded together. Thus : after the record of Rev. Mr. Hanford's home-lot, follow records of several parcels of land granted to Mr. Hanford, e, g. : acres, roods. 10 2 at Pine Hill and Soakatuck Plaine. G 0 in the Neck. 5 1 Neck and Fruitful Spring. 4 2 Coast Division. 1 0 Planting Field 1 0 Meadow. 2 2 Meadow Field. 2 1 Other side of the River. 5 0 Meadow at Barren Marsh. 4 2 Upland plain of the Meadows. 0 0 Out-meadow. 6 0 Neck Planting Field. 35 0 Saukatuck Hill. 6 3 Indian Field. 4 0 Rayle Hill : and so on for all the original planters. 30 NORWALK. [1640. DEEDS. INDIAN DEED TO ROGER LUDLOW. [East side of Norwalk River.] A copyie* of a deede of sale made by Norwalke Indians, unto Master Roger Ludlowe, of Fairfield, asfolloweth, 26tli February, 1640. An ao"reement made between the Indians of Norwalke o and Roger Ludlowe : it is agreed, that the Indians of Norwalke, for and in consideration of eight fathom of wampum, sixe coates, tenn hatchets, tenn hoes, tenn knifes, tenn sissors, tenn jewse-harpes, tenn fathom Tobackoe, three kettles of sixe hands about, tenn look- ing glasses, have granted all the lands, meadows, pas- turinge, trees, whatsoever their is, and grounds betweene the twoe Rivers, the one called Norwalke, the other Soakatuck, to the middle of sayed Rivers, from the sea a days walke into the country ; to the sayed Roger Ludlowe, and his heirs and assignes for ever ; and that noe Indian or other shall challenge or claim any ground within the sayed Rivers or limits, nor disturb the sayed Roger, his heirs or assignes, within the precincts aforesaid- In witness whereof the parties thereunto have interchangeably sett their hands. the marke Roger Ludlowe. Witnesse ^ W^^ ^^ Tomakergq- Thos. Ludlowe ^ • - " ^^^ marke of B^ Tokaneke ^^^ . "^N the marke of ^ ^6/1^^%^ the marke of Mahachemo, Sachem Adam prosewamenos the marke. •* These " copies" were recorded in the Book of Deeds in the year 1612. 1640.] INDIAN DEED. 31 INDIAN DEED TO CAPT. PATRICK. [Of the meadows and uplands, adjoininge, lyinge ou the weit side of Norwake River.] An agreement betwixt Daniell Patrick and Mahack- em, and Naramake and Pemenate Hewnompom indians of Norwake and Makentouh the said Daniell Patricke hath bought of the sayed three indians, the ground call- ed Sacunyte napucke, allso Meeanworth, thirdly Asum- sowis, fourthly all the land adjoyninge to the aforemen- tioned, as farr up in the cuntry as an Indian can goe in a day, from sun risinge to sun settinge ; and twoe Islands neere adjoining to the sayed carantenayueck, all bound- ed on the west side with noewanton on the east side to the middle of the River of Norwake, and all trees, mea- dows, waters and naturell adjuncts thereunto belonginge, for him and his forever ; for whith Lands the sayed in- dians are to receive of the sayed Daniell Patricke, of wampum tenn fathoms, hatchetts three, howes three, when shipps come ; sixe glasses, twelfe tobackoe pipes, three knifes, tenn drills, tenn needles ; this as full satis- faction, for the aforementioned lande. and for the peace- able possession of which the aforementioned mahache- mill doth promise and undertake to silence all opposers of this purchase, if any should in his time act, to wit- nesse which, on both sides, hands are interchangeably hereunto sett, this 20th of Aprill, 1640. wittnesses, Tobi ffeap John How TH marke. pomenate his marke. marke naromake. 32 NORWALK. [1650. AGREEMENT OF MR. LUDLOW WITH THE PLANTERS OF NORWALK. A copyie of the agreement and articles made "between Roger Ludlow, of Fairfield, and Nathaniel Eli, and Rithard Olmested, with the rest, for the settlinge and plantinge of Norwalke. Articles of agreement made between Roger Lud- LowE of Fairfield, esquire, of the one parte, and Na- thaniel Eli of Hartford, in the River of Connecticut, Rithard Olmsted of the same, in the behalfe of them- selves, and Rithard Webb, Nathaniel Rithards, Mathew Marvin, Rithard Seamer, Thomas Spen- cer, Thomas Hales, Nathaniel Ruskoe, Isacke Graves, Ralph Keeler, John Holloway, Edward Church, John Ruskoe, and some others about plant- inge Norwalke, over the" 19th day of June, 1650. Inprimis, the sayed Nathaniel Eli and Rithard Olmested, doe covenant and promise and agree, that they will set upon the plantinge of the sayed Norwalke, with all convenient speed ; will mowe, and stacke some hay upon the sayed Norwalke this winter, to the end that they may, in the spring nest at the farthest, breake up some ground to plante the next season, followinge ; and that then they will begin to build and inhabite their-with some considerable companie, and to invite an orthodoxe and approved minister with all convenient speede that they maybe ; and that the plantation shall not be taken up under thirtie approved families, in a short time to be settled their, and so to continue ; and that, or the like considerable companie ; and that they will not receive in, any that they be obnoxious to the publique good of the Commonwealth of Connecticut. And upon that consideration the sayed Roger Ludlowe 1650.J INDIAN DEED. 33 is willinge and doe agree to surrender tlie purchase of the sayed Norwalke, whith he bought of the Indians, of the sayed Norwalke, some years since ; which cost the sayed Roger Ludlowe fifteen pounds, some years since ; as by the purchase will appeare ; whith sayed fifteen pounds is promised to he payed to the sayed Roger Ludlowe or his assignes by the sayed Eli and Olmested their assignes, shortly after the first plantinge thereof, with consideration for the sayed fifteen pounds from the disbursinge thereof unto that time ; as also that the sayed Roger, shall have a convenient Lott, laied out for his sonnes, accordinge to the valine of 200lb. in the proportion of Rates as they goe by themselfes ; and that it shall be one of the first ; the publique charges beinge borne by the sayed Lott, and proportinabley by themselfes ; and that it shall be one of the first Lotts that shall be Laied out. Witness our hands, Roger Ludlowe. A true and perfect Copyie of the confirmation of the purchase of the meadows and lands adjoininge ly- ing eupon the other side of Norwake River. Memoranda. Wheareas Aashowshack and Chachoa- mer, Indians, are the survivinge propriators of the Land lyinge on the other side of Norwake River, whith sayed Land was fullie bargained for, and sold unto Captaine Patricke of Greenwich, and whereas the sayed Aashow- shake and Chachoamer, doe testifie and affirme, with other Indians, that their was left unpayed by the sayed Captaine Patricke twoe Indian coates, and fowre fathom of wampam, now these are to certifie, that I Annanupp, Alias Parrott, so named and knowen to the English, 34 NORWALK. [1650.