History of Fairfield County, Connecticut

some hay npon the s.aye.I Norwalke tliis winter, to the end that tlnty may, ill the sjiring next at the farthest, breake up some ground to plante the , next season followinge; and that then they will I.egin tn build an.l in- habite theirwith some consideralileeompauii-, an.l t.i invite an orthoiloxe and approve.! minist.'r with all e.Miveiiient spe.^.le that they may he; and that the plantati. Ill shall not he taken up under thirtie approved fami- lies, in a sh.irt time to he settleil their, anil so to eontimie ; and that, or I the like eonsiderahle compaliie; and that they will not receive in any that they he obnoxious to tlie publiiiue go.i.1 of the C.immonwealth of I Connectieut. And npon that eonsideratiou the sayed Roger Ludlowe is j [ willinge and doe agree to surrender the purchase of the sayed Norwalke, 1 whith he bought of the Indians, of the saye.l Norwalke, some years since; which cost the sayed Roger l.u.nowe tifteen pounds, some years since, as by the purchase will appeare ; whith sayed fifteen pounds is promised to be payed to the sayed Roger I.inllowe or his assignes by tlie sayed Eli and Olroesteil their assignes, shortly after the lirst plantingo I thereof, with consideration for the sayed fifteen jiounds from the ilis- bnrsinge thereof unto that time ; as also that the sayed Roger shall have a euuvenii-nt Lett laied out for his siinnes, accordinge to the valine of ■MU: in the pru;wrtion of Bates as they goe by themselfcs ; and that it shall !"■ ..ne of till- fn>t, tie- publi.pi,- , liaig.s l..-iiiue borne by the sayed I Lett, an.l proportioiiabl.'y by tli.liis.dfs ; ami that il shall !.■ iiiie of the tirst L..tt8 that shall bi- I.aie.I out. Witness our lian.ls, " Uo.;n: l.ll.j.owF."' Till' riiUiiwiiio- is ,1 co|iy nf tlie eonfiriiKitinii ofCujit. Patrick's pui-cluisc : "A true an.l ]..olV'.t C.ipy .>f the .nnfii nialion ..f lb.' pur. has.. <if the nn-a.l.iws an.l Ian. is a.ljoininge lyiiige upon the other si. I.- of N.irwake I liiver. " Mt:iiwni>iil<t. Wlieareas Aash.iwsha.k and f'liailioamer, Iii.lians, are the surviviiige propriators of the I.an.l Ivinge on the other si.h- of Nor- ! wake River, whith p.ayed Lan.l was fullie bargained for, an.l s..l.| unto Captaine I'atrieke, of Greenwich, and whereas the saye.l .\ashiiwshake an.l Chachoamer, lioe testifie and attirme, with other Inilians, that their w;ts left nnpaye.l by the saye.l Captain Patricke twoe Iii.lian coates. and town, fathom .if wampam, now these are t.i crtitie, that I, Aniinunpp, Ali.as I'arrott, so named and knoweil to the Eiiglish, have by order ami Appiiyntmerit of the Aiushowshake ami Cha.-b.iamer, i.-c.dv.'.I of ifstr. Stephen Goi.di.-r, .)f new Haven, inar.diant. the saye.l two .'oates. and I f.iwre fatlii.ni of wampam ; and doe by tlu-ii .ml.-r an.l in th.ir names, hereby acipiitt an.l discharge the saye.l Mstr. Stephen C.o.lier, of all dues or demands or any claims to be made by us, or any In.lians what- soever, unto any farther thinge or things in or about the saye.l jinr. hase of L:mile made tirmely by f'aptaine I'atiicke, and now hereby eonlirmeil nnt.i the sayed Mstr. G.i.i.Iier, an.l his heirs an.l assignes: in witness « h.-re ..f I the saye.l Aiinanupp, Alias Pnrrolt .loe hereby sell iny hand the tirst day of July, lllOli. " Witnesse Josnr.v ATTW.VTKlt. the marke Tiio.vi.AS KiMUEni.iR. ^ •f Aiuiainipp. I of Antliitunn. '' Memontmiian. Their is a comiterparl of the afoi(siy<>d wiitt.Mi ar- tiekles ami agreement and suhseriheil, hy Nath'a Eli and Itithd ttlme- steU." ASSIGNMENT P.V LUDLOW, "A ropy ..f the assignment uf Norwalke, purdur^ed hy Mstr Lndh.wr, unto Korwalke inliahitants, April tin- l.itli, lt'..')4. '' Mvim.nuithtiu. That the sayed Kot;er Lndlowe, doth hy these pres- seiites, assij^n ami sett over unto Natluiniell Kli and the rest of the In- hahitants of Norwalke, all my title, interest, elaiim- and demands what- soever to the plantation .)f Norwalke aTid every part thereof, and doe acknowledj;e my solfe satisfied for the .s;inie. \Vitn.'-;s my hand the day and year ahove. " J{'' LlIII-OWK."" DEED FROM KUNCKINGHEAli K. The following is the deed from RunckiiilieuLje : "This Indenture made the loth of Kehrnary, lO'il, H.tween llunckin- heage. riamikin, and Maj^ise, and Townttmi, and Winnapncke^ and iMay;uslieto\\es, and Concuskemnv, an<l Wampasuin, and SiLSM-akiin, ami Kunckennnnetl, and I'okessake. and .Shoakeeum, and Soamuuatnm, and Prodax.and Matumpun, and Coekenoe-ile-Long-Islaml, Indians, of the one Tartie, and lUchard Weh, Nathaniel Kli, Matthewe Marven, senr., Nathaniel Uichardfl, Isa.ku More, Thomas Fitch, Thonnis Males. lUehard Holmsted, Kichard Seamer, llali«h Keeler, Matthew Marven, Junior, Na- thaniel llaies. Kdwurd Church, Joseph Kiteh, Planters .,f Xorwake, for the use and bchalfe of said Town, WiTNKssKTir, that tlu- said Ilunekin- heage, and riamikin, (etc., etc.) . . . H.\vk, and in aiul for the con- eideratiuii of Thirtie Kathum of ^Vami>uni, Tenn Kettles, Kilti-en (Viates Teim payr of Stockings, Tenn Kiufes, Tenn Iloidies, Twenty I'ipes, Tenn Muckes, Tenn needles, lo them in hand paid, IIavk. and Kvery of them, for themselves and their hoyers, (.iianted, Itai gained, Sold.iussigtied, Kn- feofled, and contiiined ; and hy those Presents doth Itargain, grant, sell, enfeoffe, assigiie, sett over, and coiifirme, iintti the said Itiehard Weh, (etc., etc.) . . . all their lands calle.l and knouii l.y the name u( Itunek- 484 HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. lnhi>agc, Itooaton, or by wlmtsoovcr nftmo or nftmcs the same is cnlled or known, Lying nnd boitndetl on the East upon y liuui puivliaSod of Cnp- tiiin Piitriiirke, 80 <.-u1Ib(], on tlio West Ijoiindeil wHli tito Urook C4illed Pnn)|>4)Hkc.'>tiiiiike, wliich said BnK>k nnd pajsujigp, tlie TJounds Wojit, Ev- teniietli up into tlio (\mntry liy marked Troi.'s; «nd tt » fur as tlm said Itnmrkinlionpo, nnd tlio rest ubuvy nicntionod, Imth nny Ittglit timl pro- inifiif; iitid tlio nfiircsaid I*an<i l>oundod with tlio llrook cjilled lus afure- ntid Panipahkeslmnke, fntni tlie nforesaiil pa-wige nnd path dnwn along totliuSca. And tlic afuresaitl Land Itoniidcd on the South with tho Sea; and on tho Korth the Mocliakcs Countrj* ; with all tho Islands, Trees, pastures, nieadinge, water, water coiiraes, Itiglits, momhois, and Appur- tenances whntsoever, To Have and to Hold, and quietly and peaccaMy inj*>yi oil *'**> afore?al<I lands, etc, . . . unto the aforesaid Itirhard Web, otc. . . . nnd to tlifir hoyers forever. And tho afuresald liuiickinhoage and Piamikin, nnd Magisc, and Townotnni, Winnepucke, Mngushetowes, Conku6kenow,Wanipa8Hni.Sassoakun,Ituiickenunnutt,Poke8*'ake,Shoa- kccuni, Soananiatuni. Prodax, Matunipun, 0>ckcnoe-<le-Longo-T8land, Do by thc^o presents, acknowledge to have received the nfnresaid Thirtiu fathum of Wanipum^otc, ... in full satisfaction. In witness whereof the altove said imrtles have for thoninelvi's, anrl every of tlieni, sett to their hands, the day and year nlwve written to this present Indenture "Signwi and delivered in the prcsonre of "Stei'hen Beckwith, *'Samukl I.rMES, " Samuel Ely. his Magi C^ 3 mark, his ^*-^ ki'uoe, his Towno a kum, 9 mark . his pucke, '^-v^jj) mark, his ^ his '■ n mark. hU :>^ knn, PokaHsake. Itunc "Rocordwl February y« 24th, KuvD. Pr. Joiis Copp. Roconlr." THE PATENT. Thirty-six years oUtpsed nftcr the settlement of the town, before the (Jeneral Court jjranted the patent. It bean* date March 30, 1686, and wan as follows: