parcell of Land Adjoyneing, or that the proprietors take the said whole Tract of Land into their hands reemburseing the petic'ors their Indian purchase with Costes and Charges-weh being read Agreed and Ordered that the petic'ors bring an Account of the Indian purchase and Costes to the Governor that then the petic'on may bee further Considered The The petic'on of John Robinson setting forth a Title hee holds of Lands from the purchase of Robert vauquellin of 700 Acres of Land on the Raritan River-500 thereof from a grant of Sr Geo Carteret and 200 Acres more for Servants Imported according to the Concessions prayes a pattent for the same. matters Admitting of some Dificulty more then now to Determine the same, is referred to the Governor to receive further informacion from the petic'o' or his agent as they shall make applicac'on to him The petic'on of Joseph Bainbridge setting forth that hee had a grant from the late Governor Rudyard and Councill for 500 acres of Land on Raritan at dp Acre, and that one hundred and ffifty Acres Adjoyneing should bee reserved to the Lords Proprieto's, and pray that hee may have the whole viz 500 Acres att p Acre and the 140 acres at the proprieto's Termes; after Considerable Debate and Considerac'on-It's ordered and agreed that the petitio have 500 Acres of Land att dp Acre-but if the 640 Acres it must be at 2a p Acre The petic'on of Richard Jones for Land Adjacent to the last above mentioned being of the same Contents It's ordered and agreed as above The like Petition of Grosham Bound for one other like Tract of Land ordered and agreed as above Adjourned to 8 A Clocke tomorrow morneing Att a Councill held at Elizabeth Towne the 1st of March 1683 Complaint being made to this board that many runaway servants and vagrants passe out and through this Province wthout examinac'on or Inquirey-Ordered and Agreed that there there bee a warrt issued out into Each County to the Sheriffs, Justices and Magistrates to p'vent such vagrants and runaway servants wandring or passing through the province The petic'on of John Gillman setting forth hee was one of the first Setlers in Piscataway had a warrt to lay out Land from Major Berry when Deputy Governor and from Captn Carteret also a warrt, but never had Land laid out to him, Desires Land-Ordered that hee have a warrt for the Survey of 200 Acres according to the Order of the 2d of December last past wth the further Addic'on of 109 Acres in Right of Israel ffoulson wthin that Tract of Land called Piscataway Bounds. A petic'on of Sam" Moore setting forth hee had 260 Acres of Land agt Ambo poynt survey'd for wch hee Desires a pattent, and other Land Desires may be surveyed to Complaite 600 Acres for wch hee had the Order of the late Lords Proprieto's in the yeare 1672-vpon Considerac'on and Debate of the p'mises it was agreed and the Governor Declared that in some short tyme hee would accompany him to the Land surv'ed and will Accommodate him wth the whole 600 Acres so soone as possible Att a Councill held in Elizabeth Towne the 29th May 1684 Prsent The Deputy Governor Tho: Rudyard prop'r & Secrety Cap Codrington Henry Lyon The Petition of Mary ffletcher setting forth that Seth ffletcher her late husband Deceased in his life tyme purchased 26 Acres of Land in Elizabeth Towne, neare Adjoyneing to the house now in the possession of David Barclay, wch house and Lott are p't of the 26 Acres and four Acres of Meadow in Elizabeth Creeke,-wch Land was not held by pattent but by other p'tences from Nichols pattent, and such pretencs, That her Sonn in Law Seth ffletcher hath acquited his interest therein to her and requests a pattent thereof: shee being called in produced a gen'all Release but not of Land-onely of Acc'ons &c, And after a full Debate and heareing of Henry Lyon of whom most of the land was purchased or Contracted to bee purchased-and Declared his vnwillingnesse that the Land should bee pattented vnto her wthout the Consent of Pembleton fletcher the heire att Law of the said Sith fletcher M -It's agreed and Ordered that a Coppy of the petic'on bee sent to Pembleton fletcher--And if Pem: fletcher vnder the Petic'on Declare hee is willing that the Petic'o' shall have a Pattent for the same and send his Assent Attested by the Authority of the province where hee Inhabites, then the Governor and Councill will take the petic'o's petic'on into further Considerac'on A petic'on of Thomas Bartlet and Tho: Lawrie Desireing Each 60 Acres of Land on the west side of Raraton River agt Ambo poynt-It's ordered That warrts bee granted to the Surveyor gen'all to lay out to Each of them 60 Acres of Land, and that they have pattents for the same payeing the yearely Rent of 2 p Acre David Esmonds Requests to have fforty Acres of vpland and 6 Acres of meadow neare Cheesquace It's ordered that a warr bee granted to the Surveyor gen'all to lay out the same in order for a pattent John Pearce Request for 500 Acres of Land by Stephen Osborns to Adjoyne to 20 Acres hee lately purchased of Benja Wades-It's referred to the Governor and Secretary to Discourse him, And as they see Cause, to grant him what hee petic'ons for, or as they see meet The Petic'on of David De Maie & Sam De Maie setting forth that they have an Indian Deed of gift for a Tract of Land on Hackingsacke River, Containing 300 Acres or there aboutes -Desire lib'ty that they may have a Conveyance thereofAgreed and Ordered that they have a Deed Drawn vp by the Secretary, a warrt to Survey the same and after survey a pattent att a Certaine Rent to bee paid An'ually The Petition of yougham Antonius Roberts a free borne Negro Desireing Liberty to purchase 200 Acres of Land of the Indians on Hackinsacke River, And it being for Land given him-It's ordered a Deed bee Drawne--a Survey thereof being made; that hee have a pattent for 100 Acres thereof att Rent Certaine. The petic'on of Nicholas D Vow, David Rawford and Andrew Tebo sevr'ally to purchase Lands on the west side of Hackinsacke River--Nicholas D Vow to have 300 Acres -D Rawford 300 Acres and A Tebo 600 Acres--Read and Ordered -that the Governor appoint some p'son or p'sons to treat and agree w1h the Indians for the Tract of Land, and purchase the Indian Right to the same and grant them to the petic'o's Respectively such p't and p'cells thereof wch may answer the heads or hands they have Respectively to improve the same. The petic'on of william Broadwell for a p'cell of Sunken meadow meadow on the South side of Eliza Creeke next Adjoyneing to the house and Lott Lately Benja wades--ordered that the same bee left to the Deputy Governor and that hee Dispose thereof as hee sees meet, and that hee grant a warrt to Survey the same and lay it out to the petic'o's or some other as it may lye most Convenient for, that the same may bee kept from being a Nusance The petic'on of Gabriell Monnell, setting forth that by order of the late Governor Carteret hee became Joynt purchaser of a Tract of Land on the North side the Rariton River wth Capt John Palmer and Associates, That a gen'all Survey was made thereof, and Request a warrt to have his proportion Surveyed to him-Agreed and Ordered that the matter in the petic'on bee Referred to the Governor and Secretary, and if hee will setle in this province on their Termes they may agree with him A petic'on from John Bound setting forth his father John Bound Deceased had an Order to take vp and purchase of the Indians 500 Acres of Land granted by the Late Lords proprieto's to him as a pattentee of Neversinks-That hee had purchased the Land of the Indians and request to have a warrt to Survey the same to him-The matter being here fully Debated And Capt Bound, brother to the petitio's father, and the petitio being here p'sent and being Inquired whether the widd. Bound had Nicolls pattent, they Answered they believed not, but they believed Richard Hartshorne had the same,The petic' said his father some tyme past had it, that the last spring was 12 it was sent for to these parts and his Mother Delivered the same to the Messenger-It appeareing that the 500 Acres granted to the Deceased was for the Surrender or resigneing of Governor Nicolls pattent of weh hee was one pattentee-It's ordered it bee referr'd to the Governor to Answer the petic'o's Request, who may grant a warr1 for Survey as hee sees meet and Just A petic'on from Eliza Carteret widd: the Relict of the late Governor Carteret, setting forth hee had a grant for 2000 Acres of Land as the gift of the Late Lords proprietors to bee taken vp by him in any part of the province-That in Anno 1679 the late Governor Carteret in pursuance of such grant purchased an 8th p't of a Tract of Land on the Raraton wth Capt John Palmer and Associates-requests a warrt to Survey the same-upon Inquiry and examination of the petic'on-It appeares not that this Land was taken up for him on such accompt as alledged-That by former Sence of Councill that 8th p't was Addjudged to belong to the proprieto's -vpon Consideracion of many Clamours that has made agt the proprietors and Late Governor on p'tence of Rong Don herIt's ordered that shee bee Desired to bring in the full and whole of her Claimes of the proprietors That the same being att one Considered, Justice and Right may bee Don her in all matters whatsoever without Delay. Thomas Rudyard one of the proprietors of this province p'sented his Case here, setting forth that hee had noe Ľand yet laid out to him in the province altho his famely here. Desire an order to the Surveyor or Deputy Surveyor for a warrt to Lay out and Survey vnto him the quantity of 5000 Acres of vpland and Meadow wthin this province or such other number of Acres as the Councill shall see meete to bee laid out in such p'cells or places in the province as are apt and fitt for improvem and not appropriated or Legally vested in any othe p'ticular p'son-wch being Read, the said Thomas Rudyard wth Drawing, The Councill Adjoured to 8 A Clock tomorrow morneing Att a Councill held att Eliza Towne the 30th May Anno Dni 1684 p'sent The Deputy Governor Tho: Rudyard prop'r & Sec Cap Codrington Henry Lyon A Large Letter of Instrucc'ons from the Lords proprietors in England Directed to Garven Lawrie &c ffellow proprietor, in Councill Dated in London 2a January 1683 Subscribed by the Number of 16 of them weh being read amongst other things therein Contained was that they would not allow the Governor and Council to grant any Land in the province wthout the Consent of the Major part of the proprietors or their proxes To this I Thomas Rudyard as one of the proprieto's of that sa province Do Enter my Solemn protest, Declareing the same to bee agt my just Interest and Right and the knowne Rec'd practices and priviledges of the Governor and Council of this province in whom is the Right of granteing Land by the gen'all Concessions of this province The Kings Proclemac'on to the proprieto's planters and Inhabitants |