THE TOWN OF, LEWISBORO. 



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in the town of Lewisboro in said County, and their successors in Office, parties 

 of the second part : Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in 

 consideration of the sum of one Dollar, lawful money of the United States of 

 America, to us in hand paid by the said party of the secoDd part, at or before the 

 ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknow- 

 ledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, conveyed and 

 confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, 

 convey, and confirm unto the said parties of the second part, and to their suc- 

 cessors in office forever, All, that certain piece or lot of land lying in said town 

 of Lewisboro, on the south side of the highway, known as Spring Street leading 

 easterly into the village of South Salem, and bounded as follows. Beginning to 

 the Southwest corner of said Church property adjoining the land of Stephen 

 Hoyt aforesaid, and running southerly by said Hoyt's land to a stake, thence 

 easterly by said Hoyt's land five rods in a parallel line to a stake at the south- 

 east corner, thence northerly by said Hoyt's land to the aforesaid Church pro- 

 perty, thence westerly by said Church property to the place of beginning con- 

 taining five rods, be. the same more or less ; if the said Wardens and Vestry or 

 their successors in office, shall at any time cease to use the above described piece 

 of land as a site for the Protestant Episcopal church, then, this Indenture shall 

 be void ; and also in case the said corporation shall neglect to erect a church upon 

 said parcel of land, within three years from the twenty -third day of August, 

 1852, then this Indenture shall be void. 



Together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments, and appurten- 

 ances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and re- 

 versions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, And also 

 all the estate, right, title, interest, dower and right of dower, property possession, 

 claim and demand whatsoever as well in law as in equity, of the said party of 

 the first part of, in or to the above described premises, and every part and par- 

 cel thereof, with the appurtenances, To have and to hold all and singular the 

 above mentioned and described premises together with the appurtenances, unto 

 the said parties of the second part and their successors in office forever. And the 

 said Stephen Hoyt, for himself and his heirs, the said premises, in the quiet and 

 peaceable possession of the said parties of the second part and their successors in 

 office against the said parties of the first part, their heirs, and against all and 

 every person and persons whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim the same 

 shall and will Warrant and by these presents forever Defend. 



In Witness whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their 

 hands and seals the day and year first above written. 



Sealed and delivered ■ Stephen HoYT, a L. S. 



in presence of Sally Hoyt, L. S. 



Aakon B. Fancheb. 



a The Hoyts who own much land in the north-east corner of the town descend iroin Simon 

 Hoyt who lauded at Salem, MaSs., in 1628 or 1629, perhaps by the ship Abigail or the George, 

 and very soon after went to Charleston as one of its first settlers. He was at Dorchester in 

 1633-1635 from whence he removed to Scituate, Mass,, then to Windsor, Conn., in 1639-1640. 

 and from Windsor to Fairfield circ 1646, owner of " Hoit's Island" near Sasconeck and Salt 

 Creek, Fairfield. He removed to Stamford soon after 1649, where he died Sept. 1st, 165T. His 

 widow, Sussanna, married a Robert Bates, and died before February 7, 16T4. His seventh 

 son, Benjamin Hoyt, of Shipan-neck, Stamford, was born February 2, 1644, at Windsor, Con- 

 necticut, married first, Hannah, daughter of Jonas Weed, who died November 9, 1711 ; mar- 

 ried secondly Abigail, who died March 4th, 1729-1730. He died in 1735. His son, Benjamin 



