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OF SUFFIELD. To Jonath Winchill Sen. eight acres and half.To Edward Smith Jun. two acres and half. To Joseph Trumble two acres and an half. To Samuel Trumble two acres and an half. Provided: Nevertheless, that if any person, or persons as have at this Meeting had gifts of Land; have formerly had gifts, or grants of ye Town amounting to ye Number of acres now given; it shall now, be accounted as their proportion of Land now given; or if any of their predecessours have had former grants, or Land upon Record, or they themselves have land upon Record, which they have no grant off, amounting to ye number of acres of Land now given to them, and their Children, or successours, it shall be accounted as their part of what is now given. And where persons have had grants of Land, or that have land upon record as above exprest, that doth not come up to ye number of acres given as above said, what they have had, shall be accounted as part of this gift; and the remainder to be made up to them out of ye Commons as others have: provided: allso, There is nothing in this vote Intended, or any waise to be considered to have any respect to what was granted to any person ye Last Meeting. 2ndly. The Town by a clear vote: granted Lieut Pengilly liberty to Lay down his Second Division Land, lying west of Springfield road, and north of Serj Adams, his House; And to take it by his Meadow, and to be at all charge to make sure ye Land to ye Town which he throws up. 3dly. Granted to James King Sen, Liberty to lay down part of his Second Division Land at ye east end of it, and to take it up on the North side in ye Land that Joseph Fuller layd Down, and he be at all Necessary charge to make sure to the Town what land he lays down. 4thly, And Lastly. It was agreed, and voted: That there shall be none of ye Land that was granted at this last Meeting, nor the Last meeting Laid out, untill there be a Meeting for Chusing a Representative, except there be a Meeting sooner, and Notice given in ye Warning that there is something to be done about said Land. James Younglove and Samuel Kent Junr, entred their Decent., against this; Last vote. *March ye 16th, 1713: To John Austin Town Clerk; these are to desire you to enter ye persons after exprest as sworn to ye respective offices, before us ye present Select men, viz: GEORGE NORTON, Constable. Tything Men-Thomas Granger Sen, Anthony Austin. Surveyors of Highways.-James Lawton, Samuel Kent Jun, Abraham Adams, William Halladay. Fence Viewers-John Kent Junr, John Hanchet Junr, James King Junr Benj. Remington. Select Men-Peter Roe Sen, Thomas Smith, Samuel Younglove, John Burbank, Samuel Kent, Sen. _______ * The Province Laws of 1692-3 required that all town officers be sworn This is the first record that it was done in Suffield.
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