Original sentence: It is believed by some that Joseph Judson was the first Englishman to establish a farm on Mischa Hill after arriving here with his father in 1638.The farmer's built their homes, barns and outbuildings close together along the farm highway creating a new village.The village of Nichols, located in southeastern Trumbull, was commonly called Old Farm's in the Stratford land records as early as 1700, to reflect the maturity of the farms located on Mischa Hill.These early farms were quite large extending east and west for a considerable distance from the highway, sometimes for , and contained almost  of upland, meadow, plains, river, swamp and woodland
Edited sentence: Abraham Nichols purchased Judson's farm from his heirs, permanently removed to Woodbury, around 1691 thereby creating the largest farm on Mischa Hill.Joseph Judson established a farm on Mischa Hill around 1658 when he was elected as a freeman.Judson's Stratford house and lands were appraised at 945 pounds by the Fairfield Probate Court following his death in 1690 indicating his farm was quite large.Others believe it meant the Indians had this hill under cultivation before the English arrived while still others believe it meant the farm had been abandoned at this time perhaps when they removed to Woodbury in 1672.Some historians believe that this name described the location of the oldest farms that were located on Mischa Hill.The other farmers also built their homes, barns and outbuildings close together along the farm highway, thereby creating a new village.The village of Nichols, located in southeastern Trumbull, was commonly called Old Farm's in the Stratford land records as early as 1700.There are some who believe that Lt.This farm extended east and west from the highway for over a , and contained  of upland, meadow, plains, river, swamp and woodland