330 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



" Whereas motion being made to the trustees, that it would be very necessary 

 that BOme land near the town should be laid out for parsonage lands ; and be for 

 the use and behoof of such minister as from time to time should be settled 

 amongst us: it is therefore voted and agreed upon, by the major part of the 

 trustees aforesaid, that there shall be laid out for the use aforesaid, sixteen acres 

 of land, that is to say, four acres where Edward Collier's old lott was, and that 

 twelve acre division which was laid out to Samuel Palmer and exchanged with 

 the town by Israel Honeywell, and that John Hunt, Miles Oakley and Joseph 

 Hunt, Junr., shall lay it out."« 



At a subsequent meeting of the trustees, etc., held the third day of 

 November, 1703, the minutes are as follows: — 



' • Whereas at a meeting of the trustees, held the 3rd of August last past, it 

 •ted, that four acres of Edward Collier's old lott should be laid out in part 

 of the parsonage lands ; and the trustees at this meeting, having considered the 

 inconveniency at distance from the other part of the land intended for y* pur- 

 pose; it is therefore voted and agreed upon by the major part of the trustees 

 aforesaid, that the eight acre division of land in the lott fronting to the sheep 



pasture, formerly adjoining to that lott of twelve acres which was Sam P , 



and did belong to Miles Oakley's orphauts, and the aforesaid twenty acres of 

 land shall be counted, deemed, and taken for Parsonage lands for ever; any vote, 

 agreement, or record of the trustees to the contrary in any wise notwithstand- 

 ing, &c," & 



At a meeting held by the Trustees of the Freehold and Commonality of the 

 Town of Westchester, the 3rd of May, Annoq Dom. 1704. 



Present : 

 John Ferris, senr., Jonx Bayly, 



Thomas Baxter, senr., John Oakley, 



Robt. Huestis, Junr., Thomas Had en, 



Miles Oakley. 



'•It is voted and agreed upon by the trustees aforesaid, that for a further en- 

 couragement given to Mr. John Bartow, Rector of Westchester, and his suc- 

 cessors, besides the 20 acres of land within the town, already laid out for a 

 raage land forever, yet, nevertheless, for the better establishing of the 

 Church of England, and benefit of the said Mr. John Bartow and his successors, 

 the trustees aforesaid do give and grant three acres of salt meadow, be it more or 

 less, lying situate in the town aforesaid, and is butted and bounded asfclloweth : 

 — that is to say, on the west side of the great creek between Robert Huestis' mead- 

 ow and Edward Ilarden's meadow. Together with a twenty-five pound privilege 

 of commonage on the east side of Brunks's River, of all the land which hereafter 

 shall be laid out, which said land has been for many years past known by the 

 name of the Long Reach. 



Done in behalf of the rest of the trustees, and signed by us." 



THOMAS BAXTER, 

 JOHN BAYLY, 

 MILES OAKLEY.-' 



a Town Rec, of Westchester, Liber vi. 17. 

 b Ibid. Liber, vi. 18, 



c Westchester Town Rec. Lib. vi. p. 44. 



