Vermont Land Grants
Vermont Land Grants
HEMENWAY'S HISTORICAL GAZETTEER; Appendix, pg. 240:
Province of New Hampshire August 18, 1763 Recorded in the 3d Book of Charters
Pages 22 & 23 Pr T. Atkinson Junr, Secry.
Names of the Grantees of St. George viz Isaac How, Jesse Hallock, Samuel
Farmer, Christian Farmer, John Farmer, Christian Farmer Junr, Robert Farmer,
Peter Farmer, Jeremiah Leming, Thomas Ellison Junr, William Ellison, Simon
Ramson, Rem Remson, Isaac Sears, Jesper Drake, Joseph Sacket, Joseph Sacket
Doc Frances Sacket, William Butler, Isaac Underhill, Benjamin Underhill, Henry
Franklin, Jonathan A Courtland, Uriah Wolmon, Amos Underhill, Richard Willits,
Samuel Willits, Jacob Watson, Benjamin Ferris, Saniel Prindle, Joshua Watson,
Benjamin Seaman, Edmund Seaman, Richard Seaman, Richard Titus, Isaac Man,
Isaac Man Junr, John Man, Thomas Man, William Man, Ennes Graham, John Jeffreys,
Peter Vanderwort, William Hayer, Magnes Garret, Robert Ling, John Dervieux
Murphy, Edward Ferrol Murphy, John Derieux Murphy Junr, Thomas Wright, Caleb
Wright, John Wright, Timothy Witmore, Timothy Broundige, John Witmore, Benjamin
Clap, Benjamin Clap Junr, Henry Clap Junr, Daniel Quinby, Jonathan Quinby,
Jonathan Weeks, Hon John Temple Esq, Theodore Atkinson Esq, and Mark H. Wentworth
Wsq and John Fisher Esq. His Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq a tract of
Land to contain five hundred Acres as marked BS. in the plan which is to
be accounted two of the within Shares. --One whole share for the incorporated
Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. --One whole
share for a Glebe for thechurch of England as by Law established.--One whole
Share for the first settled Minister and one Share for the benefit of a
School in said Town forever.--- Province of New Hampshire August 18th 1763
Recorded in the third Book of Charters Page 24 pr. T. Atkinson Jun, Sec"
"State Papers of Vermont"
Vol. II; Vermont Charters; (Harry A. Black, sec. of state); P.H. Gobie Press,
Inc., Bellows Falls: 1922
The Charter of fletcher
dated, 1781 (MLS note: near St. Albans, VT), pg. 76
Reuben Sacket (& many others), ".... have by Petition requested a grant
of a Tract of unappropriated Lands within this State in order for settling
a New Plantation, to be Erected into a Township, We Have therefore Thought
Fit for the due encouragement of their Laudable designs, & for other
Valuable considerations us hereunto Moving, And do by these Presents in the
name & by the Authority of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, give
& Grant, the Tract of Land hereafter discribed & bounded upto them
the said Moses Robinson, Jonas Fay, John Fassett Jur & Joseph Tyler,
and to the Several Persons hereafter named their associates in equal Shares,
viz John Fassett, Jonathan Knight, Nathaniel Brush, Asa Hutchinson, Ruggles
Spooner, Isaac Nash, Levi Nash, Amos Hale, Bayley Rawson, Benjamin Carpenter,
David Thurber, Stephen Kinsley, Jeremiah Clark, Elijah Dewey, Samuel Safford,
Frederick Smith, Hezekiah Armstrong, Paul Spooner, Samuel Fletcher, James
Fletcher, Squier Hazleton Fletcher, Daniel Martin, Silas Robinson, Josiah
Fish, Elisha Gore, John W. Dana, Ezekiel Smith, Leonard Robinson, Joseph
Safford, Moses Robinson Jun, Asahel Billings, Jesse Field, Rev. David Avery,
Thomas Brown Jur, Reuben Sacket, Samuel Robinson, the Second, Benjamin Fay,
Amos Fassett, Benjamin Fassett, Jacob Hind, Samuel Underwood -- Rufus Montague,
Benjamin Bartlet, James Gamble, Ira Allen, Amos P. Sherman, Matthew Lyon,
Ebenezer Bartlet, Jonas Galusha, Ezra Fellows, David Fassett, Sabra Fassett,
Simeon Hatheway Jur, Elijah Boardman, James Thompson, Calvin Manly, Nathaniel
Montague, Calvin Bingham, Joseph Hinsdill, Stephen House, Joseph House. Which
Together with the five following Rights reserved to the Several Public uses
in manner following include the whole of said Township viz (READ) Which Tract
of Land hereby given & granted as aforesiad, is bounded & discribed
as follows, viz, ....And that the same be & hereby is Incorporated into
a Township by the Nme of Fletcher...