The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-05-29
HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES.
No. ~.

called because it was granted to Capt.
Edward Aiken and five others in 1882
1t was estimated in the deed to contain
about 900 acres, but other accounts in the
records of later date state definite
amount. One makes it 93l acres and an
other 948. The whole or at least the
southwestern portion of this gore was in
early times known as Virgin Hall. The
original deed OF "Charter" as it is called
is now in possession of Dea. +. f. Rugg
of this town. 1t is also on record as will
be seen in the Town Clerks office. Dea.
Rugg's farm lies in the territory. The
following is a copy of the document:
Vermont "The Governor Council and
Freedom General Assembly of the
1882. Freemen of the State of
Vermont.
70 all the people to whom this present
writing shall come. Greetings Know ye
that whereas Capt. Edward Aikens and
his associates six in number have Peti-
toned for a grant of small gore or track
of unappropriated Land in This State
Situate, lying Between, and by the Town
ships of Landgrove, Jamaica, London
derry and Winhall, in order for improv-
ing & Settling the same; We have there
fore Thought fit, for the due Encourage
ment of their Laudable design & Other
Considerations Us hereunto Moving & do
by these presents, in The name and by the
authority of the Freemen of the state of
Vermont, Give and grant the said gore
or tract of land unto him the said Edward
Aikens and to the several persons here
after named. Viz. Peter Sylvester, Pc
ter Sylvester second, Nathaniel Brown,
William Aiken, Nathaniel Bartlett Brown,
And to their respective heirs & assigns
forever in Equal Rights or shares which
tract or gore of land Is situate and Des-
cribed as follows Viz. Bounding south of
Landgrove, North of Jamaica, West of
Londonderry and East of Winhall & is
Estimated to contain Nine hundred acres
be the same more or less which said gore
or tract of land is also by these presents
annexed to the town of Londonderry and
the inhabitants that do Inhabit the said
gore are hereby declared To be entitled
to all the Privileges and Immunities that
the Other Inhabitants of the Township
of Londonderry Do and ought by the
Laws and Constitution of this state to
Exercise & Enjoy.
To Have & To Hold the said granted
Premises as above expressed with all priv
ileges & appurtances thereof in equal
Rights or Shares unto them the said Ed
ward Aikens, Peter Sylvester, Peter Sill
vester End, Nathl Brown, VIM. Aikens
& Nathaniel Bartlett Brown & to their
respective heirs and assigns Forever upon
the following Condition Viz that each
Proprietor of said Land his heirs or as
signs Improve & Cultivate three acres of
said land or have a family living and set
tied on the same within the Term of
three years after the Conclusion of the
present War Between America & Great
Britain, On Penalty of forfeiture of each
Respective Right or share of land in said
gore or Tract not SO, Improved or settled
and the same to revert to the freemen OF
this state to be by their Representatives
Regranted to such persons as shall ap-
pear to cultivate and settle the same.
In Testimony whereof we have caused
the seal of this state to be Affixed. Done
in council this twenty-ffth day of Feb'y.
in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred & Eighty-two and in the
six year of the Independence of this
state.
Thos. Chittendon.
Iona Knickerbacor, Dept'y Sec'y.
On the back of the charter is the fol
lowing endorsement: "Charter: Peter
Sylvester of Londonderry, county OF
Windham State of Vermont, April End
| 1888 the within Charter at the Sec'y of.
flee at Sunderland.
| C0drUeT Ices, loL-O-O
Intervening charges, 3-12-6
Surveying, 4-1S-S
Recorded in the Sec'y Office and in
Londonderry in Lib. of Records page
81"
The Silvesters, or as they spell theil
names in the deeds subsequently given
Sylvester, subsequently moved to Leices
ter, Mass. and on May 16, 1892 sold to
Ezra Sylvester of Leicester, Mass. as pei
deed of that date "all our several rights
or shares in and unto certain tract ol
gore of land in the state of Vermont
annexed to the town of Londonderry
and particularly two lots laid out anC
drawn out on our shares, to wit No.
which is the southwest corner of the towr
of Londonderry in that part of the towr
which was formerly known by the name
of Virgin Hall Chill Obounded westerly
on Winhall & Southwardly on Jamaic,
containing one hundred and thirty acres
and Lot No. 6 containing one hundred
and ninety-five acres which bounds ives
terly on Winhall and Northerly on Land
grove" The price was l9f.
The Browns mentioned in the charte
lived in Winhall. Nathaniel sold t.
Nathan Howard of Jamaica for ZOE
Lot No. in the first named division o
lots in said gore twenty acres" Aug. Z
1893 Nathaniel and Nathaniel B. Brown
mentioned in the deed as living in Win
hall sold June 2S, 1896, for 22f. los t.
Jonathan Aiken portions of the gor
property whereof we had and owned tw'
rights, except the two first devision lot
which we reserve to ourselves Th
Jonathan Aiken mentioned above wa
Major Jonathan, son of Capt. Edward
the latter had son Daniel who had
son Jonathan, brother of the late Johi
Aiken.
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