Grant to Benj" Willson in reference to his mill in purchasing Mr Toyes meadow formerly Rot Doaks meadow for the Equivolent of it of meadow provideing there Can be Comon meadow found Convenient in our town 61 Their being a Coram of the Comttee of meadows at present it is Defer'd voted that Mr John Willson Shall be Schoollmaster in the Easterly Side of Beaver Brook for the Enshewing year The Severall returns Hereafter mentioned was by the Lottlayers of our town brought in read and approv'd of to the owners thereof and their Heirs for Ever (viz) one to Benjamin Kidders Right one to Andrew Todd, one to Willm Cochran one to Sam" Penhallow one to Capt Cargill Serv Willm nutt one for m' mac Gregor's Servt one for Sam" Moore You are hereby Required to Warn the proprietors Freeholders and Inhabitants of Londonderry to meet at their meetinghouse upon Thursday the Seventh Day of June next by nine of the Clock before noon then & there. First to See what method they will Conclude upon to pay for the half Lott of land latley purchas'd in order to be Confer'd on a minister. 21y To fill up the Committee for meadows. 3ly To Chuse a Comttee to Enter & Defend Law Shuts against Incroachers on the town bounds. 4ly To Chuse a Comttee to take a Deed of James Moore for the land he had from Alex' Walker at Cobats pond and to give him a Deed of that land he now lives upon, or any other thing needfull and this Shall be your Warrant Given under our Hands this 22ed Day of may 1733. James Gregg James Rodgers John Archibald Andrew Todd James Reid Select men To Messures John Moore and Robert Clerk Constables. At ameeting of the proprietors Freeholders & Inhabitants of Londonderry meet at their meeting house upon Thursday the Seventh Day of June 1733. They Chuse for Moderator James Mac Keen........Esq voted that the Hundred and Sixty acres of land Laid out by the proprietors Southerly of Sam" moor's mendment land beyond Cannada Second Divisions Shall be Sold to the Highest Bidder, and that the prise that Shall be gott for Said land Shall be a propriated So farr as it Shall go, for the paying of Lands bought by the proprietors from Hugh Craig near our first meetinghouse, to be Confer'd upon our first Setled minister that Shall Setle at Said meetinghouse for his Encouragement and that James Clerk, John Archibald John Wallace James Rodgers and Willm Humphra Shall be a Comittee authorized and Impowered by the proprietors afores to Sell and dispose of the aforesaid one hundred and Sixty acres, for the Ends and uses aforesaid which is the true Intent and meaning of Said vote. 2ly voted that Allen Anderson John Mitchell and John Bell formerly apart of the Comttee for veiwing and laying out meadows, Shall now be the whole Comttee for laying out what meadows is wanting to the Severall persons or proprietors that they Judge that wants of their Equal Share, and to give transcripts of Said meadows as also to give Transcripts of meadows allready laid out to Such as have not yet got them; but are hereby forbid and Discharg'd to veiw no meadows formerly veiwed laid out and recorded in order to allow them any mendments without particular order from the proprietors for that End and purpose. voted that the proprietors remaining and Continuing as proprietors and hearers and owners of our first meetinghouse Shall have full power and authority to use and dispose of the afterdaughts of our ministeriall lott, for religious uses and Ends and are hereby authorized and Impowered to lay out or Cause to be laid out another ministeriall lot in the South part of our town if needfull also voted that the Congregation or parish that is to be made up at Cannada Shall have full power to dispose of the one half of aministerall lott laid out at Cannada Consisting of one Hundred and twenty acres for Religious uses and Ends, particularly for the Encouragement of their minister that Shall Setle there, and the other half of Said ministeriall lott in Quantity & Quality to remain and Continue for aministeriall for Ever for the Benefit will and use of the aforesaid Congregation that is to be at Cannada aforesaid. You are hereby Required to Warn the proprietors of Londonderry to Conven at their meetinghouse on Thursday the 13th of Sept next by nine of the Clock before noon then and there. Imp: To hear their accounts Read. 2ly To See what Sums of money they will vote on Each propriety to be aploted for Defraying the Charges of the Current year. 3ly To Chuse a Comttee to Regulate the mistakes that are in the Schedule annexed to our town Charter. 4 To Chuse a Comttee to give John & Thos Mac Clerg and James Moore Deeds of their lands and to receive a Deed from James Moore of the land he first had. 5 To See whether the proprietors will Chuse WillTM Moore and Will Gregg to take the Invoice of the poles & Estates of this town for the present year. 6 To approve of the transcripts that Shall be read before the proprietors and this Shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands this 28th of august 1733. James Gregg James Rodgers John Archibald James Reid Select men To Messures John Moore & Robert Clerk Constables for Said Londonderry At ameeting of the Proprietors of Londonderry upon Thursday ye 13th of Septr anno Dom: 1733. the proprietors Chuse for moderator James nesmith voted that Constable Willm Humphra and Constable WillTM Gregg's lists of payments is received and approv'd of, James Leslie's account or Charge Excepted. voted that the Select men Shall raise and applot twenty Five Shills upon Each propriety Right for this present year to Defray the Contingent Charges. voted that James MacKeen Esq' Capt Gregg John Blair James Clerk John Wallace John Bell and John MacMurphy Shall be a proprietors Comttee with as full power and authority as we the proprietors Can give them, to regulate, if they can, any mistakes or Ground or foundation for after Disturbance or Law Shuts that might happen afterwards or arise, or that appears to them might Cause any uneasiness among the proprietors or Law Shuts afterwards whether in the Schedule of our Charter or in any Entries that may appear in our Records to be the ground or Cause of what is before mentioned in Sd vote whether in lands or meadows, and all and whatsoever the aforesaid Comttee Shall act and do in the aforesaid affair Shall be authentick and as binding on us the proprietors as if we were all personally present. Voted that the proprietors Chosen and appointed to Sell the hundred and Sixty acres acres Joying to Sam" Moore's mendment and lying beyond Cannada Second Divisions (viz) James Clerk John Archibald John Wallace James Rodgers and Will Humphra Shall and is hereby authorized and Impowered to Execute and Give John & ThoR MacClerg a Good Quite Claim Deed of the aforesaid land and Shall be good and authentick for the Ends aforesaid to the aforesaid purchasers and the proprietors, after haveing heard the Comttee for Laying out Lands Return Read of Sa land they have approv'd of the Same and have order'd the Same to be put upon Record. voted That Willm Moore and Will Gregg take the Invoice of the poles and Estates of this town for the present year and Shall be paid for their Service three pounds ten Shills in Bils of Credit. voted That the return of the Lottlayers for Willm Hum phra's land and Jonth Taylors land was Read & approv'd of to the aforesaid persons and their heirs for Ever. You are hereby Required to Warn the Severall proprietors freeholders and Inhabitants of Londonderry with in your severall districts to assemble themselves at their meetinghouse on Tewsday the 30th Currant by nine of the Clock before noon then & there. 1st To Chuse a Comttee to acount with Robert Boyes for the money Expended on their Behalf when in Ireland, as also to Chuse a Comttee to Confirm the land Bought for our first minister, to the Revd Mr Thomas Thomson and See what method they will take to applot Mr Thomson's Stipends and the money Expended. 21y To See how they will dispose of James Callderwood 31 To See whether or not they will proceed against the Delinquent proprietors 4 To See whether the proprietors will Condescend to Sell any tract of Land for Defraying Some part of the aforesaid Charge 51 To See how they will dispose of the Schools till the 5th of March. 61 To hear and approve of transcripts of land laid out by the Comttee and this Shall be your Warrant Given under our hands this 16th Day of october 1733. James Gregg. John Archibald. James Rodgers James Reeid. Select men To Messures John Moor and Robert Clerk Town Constables At a meeting of the proprietors Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Londonderry assembled upon Tewsday ye 30th Day of october 1733. Voted and Chose for moderator Robert Boyes. |