The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

124 NORWALK. [1747,
way, Nortli & west by common land
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***** in trust * * * to say, as soon as there shall
be a rector according to the order of the Chh. of England
* * * ye premises shall be and inure to ye use of
such Rector incumbent and his successors as ye glebe
land of sd Chh. in fee simple forever * * * &c. 25
March, A. Dom. 1747.
Grants to the Professors of the Church of England of land upon
Strawberry Hill.
At a proprietors' meeting, April 6, 1747, Ralph Isaacs
& Saml. Cluckston, who are Church Wardens & have
represented to this meeting that those of the Proprietors
of the Church of England request that the Proprietors
at this meeting would grant to ye s"^ Professors of the
Chh. of England, Five Acres of land * * at a place
called Strawberry hill ; and this meeting having taken
s"^ request into consideration ; being minded to oblige s^
Professors, Do hereby grant to s*^
Church Wardens and
the rest of s*^ Professors said Five Acres, to be laid out
by a committee appointed for that purpose, for the support
of a missionary settled according to
Church of England, from time to time forever.
y^ canons of y^
[June 14, 1748. The Proprietors granted to the same
Two acres and a half, adjoining the above for the same
uses.]
Middlesex.
April 6, 1747. Whereas the Proprietors of Norwalk,
did by their vote ye 12
Feb. 1728-9, vote and grant six
acres of land South East from the land that was
called
Woods-land land, Westward of Canfield's hill, for ye
use & improvement of a dissenting Presbyterian or Congregational
minister thereabouts improved & settled in