Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-03-11
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HARWINTON TOWN RECORDS

HARWlNION TOWN RECORDS,
Mr.. KILBoURN Having read with inter.
est the Historical Gleanings'' from the Itch.
field Town Records, the following extracts
from the ProprietOrs' records and the first town
book OF records Of the town of HarwintOn, you
may publish in tine Enquirer if you think they
will be interesting to your readers.
The first settlers Of this town were from
Hartford and Windsor principally few are
believed to have been from Pennington, and
tradition says for this reason the town was ma.
med Har-win-ton.
The Hartford proprictors settled the east
part Of the town, the Windsor proprietors the
west.
The following is copied principally from the
East Harwin;on" proprietors' records.
The first inhabiant of the town was Daniel
Messenger from Hartford.
The records show that EAST Harwintonu
was estimated to contain eight thousand five
hundred and ninety acres, and the proprietors
paid for the same G26l2 los and the rroLri- .
etors OF "West Harwinton" paid G26O2 lss Cd,
making in the whole G52l5 IS Cd.
The Deed of certain large tract of la
lying in his Majesiys English Colony of q
necticutt in New England called Harwint
was dated May 22nd, 1920.
Jan. 9th, 1878. "Voted that the cen
tee that shall be appointed, &C. shall sulv..
end lay out the quantity OF fifty acres of Lana,
q lCf far ha 6rst
Gospel, that the proprietors aforesaid shall
call, and settle in that work am, nest them"
The first proprietors' meeting held in this
town on the east part is dated September ols,,
1897.
AT this meeting it was "Voted 10 give the
nrst minister one hundred acres of Land. &c.
provided he shall continue in the work of the
ministry, and in principals to which he is or.
da ined"
March 22d 1898. The committee 10 Law cut
the rnenesters lot were Daniel Messenger, Cvp-
rlan Webster, Jonathan Horskins Samuel Mes.
senser. and Jacob Benton. AT the same meet
ing, ''Voted that the conimeete aforesaid shall
be enP0wtd to make reeSonabel alorence
for the Roofness Of the land"
May It'll, 1889 "Voted rat or tax of a
peny half penJ on the !pound be Ltvcyed on
The proprietors.' sc.
March Sd, l7lO. Voted that Mr. Daniel
Messenger has three pounds granted him, that
was paid to Lawycars.
Feb. 22d, l1ll-2. a committee Of f"e in.
dlviduals were allowed seven shillings apiece
:" for PfiambHai'ng with FdyniniOn on the
Ha between us"
The proprietols' meetings were commonly
held by adjournment. In 1869 both Ct the
proprie'ors books eEd by - Voting that the
highways in this town shall be Eermed town
highways. and voting to adjourn to the LIST
Monday of Ma. CHI 1910 at the house OF Abiiah
Catl!n Esq. at O'Clock in the afternoon"
The following is copied from The first book
OF the town records of this town.
The first town meeting fer the choice of
town officers on the records was held Decem.
bes Goth, 1871
Among other officers ga brandtr Of horses
and horse kind" is recorded. Also ..Votad TO
join with Li!chfeld to build bridge ever Wa.
terbury river, also fixing upon place Tor
pound, aud a sign post. Ais, voted that if Mr.,
Joseph Laurence live among us, and works a,
The Smiths trade, he shall be reed from paving
of all town and ministers rates, and working
att Highway fer the space OF FIVE years Lext
ensuing"
Al this meeting "Voed very unanimously a.
greed to build a meeting house for Divine wor-
ship."
April 9th, 172s. A committee Of seven
persons were appointed ''to heet with Nr.Ar.
drew Bartholomew, in order TO settlement in
the work cf the m.nrstf,ry''