t deep, east of Zebulon
Ferriss' acre lot. Consideration four (4) pounds. Dated, 4.16.1764.
"Recorded in the First Book of Friends' Records for Dutchess County in
the Province of New York, the 24th of ye 4th Mo. 1764, in Folio 89, 90."
DEED.
William Russell of Oblong, to same grantees, 40 square rods, being 5
rods frontage on north side of road, opposite Friends' old meeting
house, and 8 rods deep. Consideration 8 pounds. (These two deeds seem to
conflict as to direction and area.)
Recorded 4.24.1764 in same volume, page 87 and 88.
WARRANTY DEED.
Joseph Ferriss and Nathan Gaylor, both of Town of New Milford,
Litchfield Co., Conn., to Dobson Wheeler, and Gaius Talcott of same
town, Benjamin Ferriss, David Akins, Henry Chase, Timothy Dakins, George
Soule, Abraham Wing, Reed Ferriss and Zebulon Ferriss, of York
Government, land in New Milford "in the Common Field, by the side of the
Great River at the south end of the Indian Field lots, a top of the hill
East of the road, as goes to Danbury. The Meeting House of the People
called Quakers' Stands, on the said land. We had it of Benjamin Ferriss
and David Noble the quantity to be seen on the records and it all the
Land we are possessed of on the East Side of that Road bounded North and
West on the road that goes to Danbury, East on the River." Dated July
6th, 1762.
CONSIDERATION RECEIVED.
Acknowledged before John Hitchcock, J. P. Recorded July 7, 1762, in New
Milford, 9th Book of Records, page 667.
DEED.
Nicholas Wanzer of New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Conn., to "the society
of people called Quakers," one acre in New Milford, with Meeting House,
etc. thereon. Consideration 2 pounds, 10 shillings. Dated 11.21.1788.
Recorded in New Milford, 16th Book of Records, page 484. This does not
seem to be the property described in above deed of Joseph Ferriss, this
being on the "west side of the Grate Rode that goes north and south
through the plain."
Daniel Haviland of Southeast precinct, Dutchess County, to Joseph Irish,
Edward Shove, Reed Ferriss and Wing Kelley, of Pawling's precinct and
Elnathan Sweet and Joseph Lancaster, of Beekman's precinct and Benjamin
Ferriss of New Milford, Conn., for the people called "Quakers," one acre
and 70 rods, in South East precinct. Consideration, love of the Society.
Dated 8.12.1782. Not recorded.
DEED.
Roger Haviland, of New Fairfield, Conn., to same grantees, one acre and
30 rods in South East precinct. Con
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