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

1659-1661.] ORGANIZING THE TOWN. 39
Elder John Strong. Then came the "Mill Lot,'* on which
was built the first grist mill ; adjoining this on the west
was the home lot of Lieut. David Wilton, and next beyond,
and identical with the Forbes Library lot, was that of
Capt. Aaron Cook. At the corner of West and Green
Streets, Alexander Edwards had a home lot, part of which
was granted by the town "in lieu of land he was to have
had in the meadow," and part of which he purchased of
other jjersons. He removed to this location from the corner
of Main and Pleasant Streets in 1660.
Home Lots south About the time that lots were occupied on
of Mill River. Elm Street, settlers ventured across Mill
River. A swamp then extended along the
bank of the river where now are Maple and Fruit Streets.
This swamp was granted to Joseph Parsons, William Mil-
ler and David Burt. Parsons had eight acres, including
two acres of upland, his being the most westerly of the
three lots, and the others three acres each. The first home
lot on the upland was given to George Sumner ; he was
bounded on the north by Parsons, Miller and Burt. On
the South was Enos Kingsley. These two lots extending
eastward to Mill River (as it then ran), included the present
homesteads of H. L. Williams and E. H. R. Lyman.
South of Kingsley was William Smead, and still south of
him was Ralph Hutchinson. Each of these lots contained
eight acres. On the west side of South Street, next to the
river, were two acres granted to Elder John Strong. Enos
Kingsley owned the adjoining lot which he bought of John
Webb, in 1660. This lot occupied the site of the property
recently owned by the heirs of the late George Kingsley,
which remained in the family more than 200 years. It
originally included the site of Lamb's Wire Mills. Next
south of this lot was the homestead of John Searl, and
south of him was that of Nathaniel Clark. These lots
were granted in 1659 and 1660, and some of them were the
lots for which the town required the settlers to pay 10s.
apiece.
This completes the general list of grants to the original
settlers, as described in the first book of deeds, though in
none of them were any names of streets designated. When