44 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



In 1699 the town votes to exchange with Stewhen Clason 4 acres of 

 swamp and give him 4 acres of upland if he will "beat the Drum until 

 this day twelve month," the town to keep the drum in repair. 



November 14th, 1699. The town by a maigor uote doth grant yt 

 Mr. Copp shall have the use of ye towns land e medow in ye feild this 

 next year without they want it for a ministar." 



Their efforts for a minister were successful, for before the close of the 

 year we find these records : 



desember; 26 1699: The town by a maigor uote doth agre to give 

 unto Mr. Joseph Morgan upon his comming to carry on ye ministry 

 amongst us, seuerall particklars as followeth for his settlement: 



ily to give him all yt rit of land e medow which the Town bought of 

 Mr. Ambler e of his son John upon the condisions of his comming and 

 macking his abood three years with us. 



2nly To build him a hous two story high, twenty-seven foot long e 

 twenty on foots wid with a leantu e a chamber chimbly e the condishans 

 that if Mr Morgan liveth e dyeth with us the house shall be his on e his 

 ayers for euer, e otherwise if Mr. Morgan see cause upon any acount to 

 leave us he shall pay to the town the ually of the chardg yt by an acount 

 taken there of shall be giuen. 



3ly To giue him for maintainance for the first year forty pounds in 

 good currant prouision paye and plant and mannure four acres of Land. 



4ly To maniage for years following and till ten acres of Land for 

 winter grain=the produce of ye same for him yerly=& twenty pounds 

 in good currant prouision paye and more hereafter as god shall inable 

 us if he stands in need thereof — two pounds of the same to be Delivered 

 at Stamford or horse neck, if he Desires it. 



5ly. To cut and cart to his Dore all his fire wood from yeare to yeare. 



61y to transport him and his famely to bedford or to be at ye charg 

 their e of. 



Jenen 1st. The town by a magor uote ses caus to repeall part of the 

 first and second uote passed desember 26th, '99, e to resarue the hous e 

 the whole homestead to themselves, except Mr. Joseph Morgan liueth 

 & dyeth with us. 



2ly. The town by a maiger uote, doth chuse e mack chois of Mr. 

 John Copp, Stephen Clason, John Miller, iuner, Richard Wascott, David 

 Mead for theire commitie, for to agree with Mr. Joseph Morgan for his 

 settlement at Bedford acording to the acts of the town, e to tack the 

 caire of ye whole manigment for his maintinance in case he commeth to 

 dwell with us. 



Joseph Morgan was the grandson of James Morgan, who settled in 

 Conn., 1647, with the first settlers. He was the son of Joseph Morgan, 

 born in New London Nov. 6th, 1672, and was graduated at Yale Col- 

 lege. During the first year of his settlement he was ordained by the 

 ministers of Fairfield County, and preached a sermon, according to the 

 custom of that time. June 12, 1700, he was indicted under the act of 

 1693 for settling a ministry, but was acquitted. Two years after, 1702, 



