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The Whitney Family of Connecticut
by S. Whitney Phoenix
(New York: 1878)
Transcribed by Robert L. Ward.
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- At a Towne Meeitinge November the 9th [16]65, ordred and voted that Waltar Haite and Math Marvin see to lay out the home Lotyt granted unto Henry Whitney, and allso to place out that peice of Land with the town granted to Henry Whitney upon building and mainteining a good sufficient corne mill.
- At a Towne meeiting Des 13 [13 Dec 1665] voted and ordered that Henry Whitney and Mathe Marvin [ ] finishe the [meeting] house, or cause the same to be done according as the towne [ma]nifested themselfs about the finishinge the same and for --- --- of the same the decons to descharge the same in currant pay.
His name appears in the rate, or tax list of 19 Feb. 1665 [1665-66]. The following entry appears in the records of "A Generall Assembly, held at Hartford, October 10th, 1667,"
- This Court upon the petition of Wm. Haugh, have considered that case depending between him & Henry Whitney, and doe order that there shall be payd unto the sayd Henry Whitney fower pownds out of the publique Trasury, and this to be an issue of the case depending between the sd Haugh & Whitney about seizing of rumme. The Treasurer is desired to order him his pay at Norwalke. -- (Trumbull's Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, from 1665 to 1678, p. 73.)
- At a Towne meting in Norwalk, Aprill 15th 1669, henery Whitne and Ralph Keeler was voted and chosen by the towne to vew the pound which John Gregory Junr and Tho Bennydicke Junr. did agree to make, and the sayd men did take a vew of it at the same time & found it to be finished according to bargin and accordingly made their report to the towne.
- Also at the same meting it was voted and agreed that henery Whtine shall have libberty to make a fence vpon the bank of the other side of the Riuer aboue the Lower cart waye for the weruing of his land.
- At a Towne meting in Norwalk, May the 5th 69 . . . .
- Also at the same meting it was agree on that the grant that was formerly given to henery Whitney touching commonage should be Recorded, namely that he is to have a Right in the comons and liberty for Keping cattell horses swine with all other priviliges for fensing, or building, or Any other nesesaries he stand in need of, onely it is to be vnderstood that it is to stand & Remaine to the mill as the other lands doe yt Are apropriated to the Euse.
He was one of thirty-three, named in "A true and perfect List of all the Freemen appertaininged vnto the plantation of Norwake. Taken this 11th of October, 1669, and to be presented unto the Honnored Court assembled."
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