History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

1661.] GRIST MILL—COUNTY COURT—MILITIA. 103
congenial employment, and lie sold his tools to the town.
In 1660, these tools, consisting of "a paire of bellowes an
anvill a hand hamm"' on hammer 3 p"" of Tongs a Bickorne
a slice a naileing stake two cheesels one nayling hammer,"
were sold to Medad Pomeroy "on Termes." What the
consideration was is not stated, but five years afterwards
they were given to him unconditionally. Extra grants of
land were made to those two skilled mechanics, both of
which were coupled in one vote. They were based on the
special trades of the grantees, and as the record contains
nothing of a similar nature, the vote is given in full : —
'•At a Legall Towne meeting 8 2: mo. 1661 (8*'' of April) It was then
voted and Granted to Medad Pumry and Jonathan Hunt that they
should either of them haue 16 Acres of land either of them 8 Acres
within the fence feild and either of them 8 Acres by the mill River.
And if the aforesaid land bee not soe good as ordynary land is in the
fence feild y' is to bee made good by quantity as it wantes in qiiality
and that it is granted to them on this Condition that they shall inhabit
in this towne and possess it in ther owne psons fowre yeares from the
da J" of the date abouesaid, and doe the worke that belong to ther trades,
that is to saj' to supply the Townes need of Smithery and Coopery
ware. And it was further agreed that Robert Bartlet and Robert Haywert
were those to determine ther land wether it were as good as ordjnary
land as abouesaid or not. if not to la.y out soe much more in some
Convenient place to make it equall according to the trew intent of this
vote. Med: Pumry 6 Ace in the mid: med: in lew of 5. 4 in lew of 3 in
the swamj)e, 19 Ars upp mill river."
Their Home Lots.
Medad Pomeroy's original home lot was on
a street bounding the cemetery lot on the
north, which has since been discontinued, but he afterwards
bought another lot in the center of the town, and
eventually his property embraced the land lying on Main
Street, between Elm on the west and the present "Mansion
House" on the east. Jonathan Hunt had a home lot on
Elm Street, at the corner of Prospect. It embraced the
property now dwned by Drs. Seymour and Davenport, A.
McCallum, and a portion of the Capen school lot.
These two men were honored and respected during the
long years of their residence here. Both held many offices
of trust and responsibility, and both were founders of fam-
ilies whose descendants, prominent in many branches of
human knowledge, are scattered throughout the land.