Town Acts "Documentary History of Suffield, by Sheldon, 1879"

TOWN ACTS.

over a gutter that leads out of Allens meadow lot, twelve rods to a White Oak tree markt with stake and stone: soe running West to the South West Corner of Alleins Meadow Lot* soe bareing neer South West to a red Oak tree markt with stake and stone, bareing twelve rods in breadth: then turning about to the North of the North West, and soe running till it comes into the Springfeild Road: Which Road lyes on the West side of the hill, commonly caled the Great Hill, set out with several rangers on the East side of said highway, extending twelve rods in breadth Westward from said rangers: and comes into Springfeild road about midway betwixt the place caled the Tarr Kills, and the South end of the Great hill: bounded at the North West Corner by a black Oak tree with stake and stone, and att the South West Corner by a black Oak tree with stake and stone.
(Old Book, p. 208.)

EBINEZER BURBANK.
DAVID ALLEIN.

At a Lawfull Meeting of the Inhabitants of Suffield. January the 3d, 1715/16, the several votes following were past, and gifts of Land made, unto the persons hereafter named, their heirs, and assignes forever, the number of acres given to every particular person, being annext to their names.
*1st. It was voted to give

John Remington 11 1/2 acres.	To John Warner 10 acres 1/2.
To David Winchel Sen, 10 acres	To Ebinezer Burbank 12 acres 1/2.
To Benjamin Winchel 7 acres 1/2.	To Peter Roe 19 acres.
To Thomas Taylor 10 acres.	To James Barlow 10 acre.
To William Spencer 10 acres 1/2.	To Nathaniel Warner 7 acres 1/2.
2ndly It was voted to give John Burbank 12 acres 1/2 of land, being between Ichabod Smiths, at the Great Swamp, and the highway: that tract of land being upland.	To Samuel Roe 5 acres.
	To Samuel Sikes 5 acres.
	4th1y. It was voted to give
	To David Allein 10 acres 1/2.
To Samuel Lane 11 acres 1/2.	To William Allein 11 acres 1/2.
To John Trumble ye 2nd 7 acres 1/2.	To Jacob Adames Jun 13 acres 1/2.
To William Trumble 7 acres 1/2.	To Peter Eastmen 13 acres.
To Matthew Tously 7 acres 1/2.	To Thomas Smith Junr 5 acres 1/2 .
To Samuel Trumble 7 acres 1/2.	To Thomas Smith Senr 11 acres 1/2.
To John Burleson 12 acres 1/2.	To Daniel Adams 7 acres 1/2.
To Joseph Harmon 7 acres.	To Benjamin Allein 10 acres 1/2.
To Samuel Harmon 7 acres 1/2.	To Thomas Granger Jun, 7 acres.
To Samll Younglove 10 acres 1/2.	To George Granger 10 acres 1/2.
To Joseph Harmon Jun 7 acres 1/2.	To Nathaniel Harmon 11 acres 1/2.
To Ebinezer Harmon 7 acres 1/2.	To John Warner Jun, 5 acres.
3d1y. It was voted to give	To Samuel Kent Senr 13 acres 1/2.
To Robert Old Sen, 12 acres 1/2.	To Joseph Rimington 13 acres 1/2.
To John Pengilly Junr 13 acres.	To Benjamin Jillet 8 acres 1/2.
To John Smith 10 acres.	To Samuel Spencer 10 acres 1/2.
To Ebinezer Smith 10 acres.	To James Younglove 9 acres 1/2. To Dudley Kent 5 acres.

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*These grants of land by the Town were annulled, at the next meeting, and the control of the " undivided " lands passed from the Town into that of the " proprietors."

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