Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-05-19
For the Ellsworth American.
Trenton-1762 to 1900.
No. 10.

| No. 10.
SURVEY OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF LOTS
The same year Q764) survey was made
by the proprIetors of Thorndike Township
Of their ''irst division of lots on what is
known as Oak Point on that tract lying be-
tween Union and Jortan's rivers which
they run out into lots Of about 80 acres
each.
Feb. l6, l764. "Eben Thorndike, Benz IN
Milliken, Robert Thorudike, Joseph
Wales. Paul Thorndike, Sam'l Cate & John
Bradbury" petitioned the clerk of the pro
prietors to call meeting Ito be held at
the ye house of widow Martha Milliken
in Scarborough, y'e 22d day of March,
l76t' Among other things, "Art. 6 to
see whether y'e First Division of Lofts shall
be drawn for We Proprietors, or wha,
method they will take in appropriatng sd
first Division of Lofts among themselves,
TO see what method y'e Proprietors
will take in disposing of the mill streams
in said township i there be any"
The meeting was duly called and a.
what transpired at that meeting furnish
es corroborative proof of several import
ant facts and data we give the proceed
ings entire.
'At meeting of the Proprietors of the
Township granted to Ebenezer Thorndike
and others laid out to the Eastward Of
Mount Desert River legally warn'd held
at the House Of the Widow Martha Mini-
ken in Scarborough 10 the County of Gum
berland the 22i March l76t.
l. Ezekiel Gushing. Esq'r. was chosen
Moderator.
Voted 2.-Thst Mr.. Samuel Freem An
take Plan of said Township from the
Plan Of the six Eastward Towns sent him
by Mr.. John Jones of Dedham, W hich Plan
WAS taken by said Jones Il Joseph Fry.
Voted 3.-That Mess'rs Ebenezer Thorn
dixie, Nathaniel Jordan, Jun'r and Beuja
min Mlltken be Committee to lay out
the tirst Division of Lofts In said Town
ship upon the Plan which Mr. Samuel
Freeman aforesaid Is 10 take) as they
think will be most commodious for said
Proprietors; with the assistance Of said
Samuel Freeman a. a Surveyor.
Voted 4.-That the first settlers shall
not have the Privilege of choosing one
Lott each--hut draw their Lofts with
the other Propr!etor>.
Voted 5.-That the method the Proprie-
tors shall take in appropriating the first
Division OF Lofts among themselves, shall
be, by drawing the said Lofts either by
themselves or Others impowerd in their
behalf at the adjournment of this meeting
and that the Clerk give Pubiick notice Of
said adjournment, by advertzing the same
at Falmouth. Scarborough and Beverly
fourteen Days before said adjournment.
Voted 8 That the sixth article in the
notification for this meeting he dismissed
Voted THAT the seventh article III
said notification be dismissed
And then adjourned this meeting to the
l4th June next at the House of Capt. Jon
athan Lovett. lunholder in Falmouth.
NOTICE.
This is to give Notice TO the Proprietor-
Of the Township granted to Eheuezer
Thorndike and others eastward of Mount
Desert or Union River. That the meeting
Of said Proprictors the 22nd March last at
the House of the Widow Martha Miiliken
In Scarborough was adjourned TO the four.
teenth Of June next at the House Of Capt.
Jonathan Loyett, innholder in Falmouth,
when and where the said Proprietors have
agreed To draw the first Division of Lofts
by themselves, or Others impower'd in their
behalf
SAM'L FREEMAN, Prop'rs Clerk.
At meeting OF ye Prop'rs of We Town
ship granted TO Eben Thorndike and 9th
ers Fast of Mt. Desert or L. River, held
by adjournment, at ye house Of Cap. Jon.
Lovett, lnnholder in Falmouth y'e II
June, 1854, Voted that the Plan of the
First Division of Lofts in We Township
msde by ye Clerk by We direction of Mr..
Nath1 Jordan one of We Committee ap
pointed 10 lay out ye Lotts-be accepted
by We Prop'rs then the followg Persons
draw'd the Lofts which are fixed agau.t