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| TOWN ACTS. acres for twenty, and soe equivalent for greater Lots, as a *Second Division; if their pleasures be to take it up, and that the Wood, and Timber of this Second Division, shall be free for any of the Inhabitants, to make use of: untill such time as men shall fence it in.Granted to Jonathan Winchill 4 acres of Land at the East end of his Meddow, and adjoyning to it. Granted, to Thomas Copley: six or ten acres of Land, at the slowe commonly called the dirty ¥ slowe, and Lying between his owne Land and Zerubbabel ffylers. ¥¥ At a Generall Towne Meeting of ye Inhabitants of Suffield, May ye 21st, 1688; For the choice of Deedfull officers to order matters of a General Concernment for the wellfare of this place; accordingly choice was made, and the men chosen for this Ensuing yeare, are as followtth : Select Men.-Abraham Dybell, Sergt. Thomas Hucksley, Jno Mighell, Joseph Eastman, Samuel Lane, Timothy Palmer. Constables. -Robt Old, Samuel Kent Commissioners. §--Athony Austin Recorders-Samuel Lane. Measurers of Land -Jacob Adams, David Winchill, Judah Trumble Sealer of Leather.-Jonathan Winchill. Sizer and Sealer of Weights and Measures -Quintan Stockwell, 1st. At ye same, Town meeting, it was agreed, and voted: to choose six men yearly, for Selectmen, Townsmen, or Overseers. 2dly. It was agreed, and voted for to impower ye Selectmen, Townsmen or Overseers of the Towne for to lay out, and reserve for the encouragement of a minister, one hundred acres of Land in the Commons where they shall judge it most convenient. At, a Legall Towne meeting, June ye 28th, 1689: for the choice of necessary, officers, for the ordering the prudentiall affaires of this place; accordingly, choice was made, and the persons chosen for this ensuing yeare, are as followeth : Select Men.-David Winchill, Corpl Tho. Spencer, Joseph Eastman, Anthony Austin, Quinlan Stockwell, Judah Trumble. Constables.-Serj, Jno Pengilly, Jno Kent, Recorder.-Anthony Austin. Surveyors. -Thomas Copley, Jonath. Taylor, Edward Smith, Wm Prichet Land Measurers. -Jacob Adams, David Winchill. Sealer Leather -Jonathn Winchill Sizer and Sealer of Weights and Measurers.-Quintan Stockwell. ___________ * This required about 3,129 acres, and was mostly laid out and recorded by David Winchell and his son Joseph. It was taken in small lots in all parts of the undivided common, East of the Mountain. ¥ South of Stony Brook, between South st. and Windsor Locks Roads. ¥¥ All town meetings except the annual for the election of Town Officers, were forbidden at this date, under the rule of Edmond Andress, to prevent the people from consulting measures to redress their wrongs. It will be seen that no others were held in Suffield until Andross was deposed. The first special meeting being that of April 18, 1690. See Trumbull's Hist. of Conn. Vol. 1. § The Commissioner acting with the Select Men were the Town Assessors This page update Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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