Thursday, October 2, 2008

Gerardus L. Drake Farm

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The ... book of records of the town of Southampton : with other ancient documents of historic value, including all the writings in the town clerk's office from 1639 to 1660 Sag Harbor, N.Y.: J.H. Hunt, book and job printer, 1874, 1740 pgs.

Page 3-238

Page 222. No 17 is north of the new hourse of Vm. Halsey. The 6 rod highway is the one running north into the woods from the house of Daniel Hildreth. Amendments 20-23 form the triangular piece of land owned by Wm. Sayre, Joseph Horton and heiers of D. Hedges Sandford. Ichabod Sayre's close is the homestead of Varnard Archibald, it was originally owned by Joshua Barnes and he sold it to Ichabob Sayre in 1706. Abner Howell's land is the farm of Thomas Archiblad, it was sold to Josiah H. father of Abner in 1704, by Edward Howell. Amendments 24-28 are now the farm of Gerardus L. Drake. Samuel Bishop's close is now the land of Samuel Austin and Edward Horton. It was sold to Sam. Bishop by Joshua Barnes, 1706, afterwards sold by Bishop to Elias Pelletreau, by him to Barnard Archibald. Jones' ditch still standing is at the south end of the cleared land belonging to the heirs of Jonathan Fithian, north of G.L. Drakes farm

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