ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title
Deed from the Trustees to Ananias Carll for a Lott of Meadow on the East Neck in the
Town of Huntington, New York
Collection Number
SC 483
OCLC Number
1345470366
Creator
Trustees of the Town of Huntington, New York
Provenance
Donated by Cornell Jaray in 1982.
Extent, Scope, and Condition Note
Document type: deed/land indenture
Place and date: Town of Huntington, New York
Date: June 7, 1773
Dimensions: 41cm x 33cm
Condition: fragile; dissected in two pieces, paper loss, insect damage, foxing, creasing,
seals (7) lacking
Arrangement and Processing Note
Processing and finding aid by Jordan Yang, intern, September 2022.
Finding aid edited and published by Kristen J. Nyitray, September 2022.
Language
English
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Citation
"Deed from the Trustees to Ananias Carll for a Lott of Meadow on the East Neck in
the Town of Huntington, NewYork," Special Collections and University Archives, Stony
Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note
This document is an indenture or contract from the Board of Trustees of the town of
Huntington, New York approving the sale of a lot of land in the East Neck to Ananias
Carll on June 7, 1773. The document outlines the boundaries of Carll’s new holding
and guarantees his and his family’s rights to the property.
Ananias Carll was born on April 25, 1733 and died on August 22nd, 1801. He is buried in Long Swamp Cemetery, South Huntington, New York [1]. During the 1780s and 90s, he served as both an Assessor for Huntington and on the Board of Trustees [2]. Of the town Trustees, Henry Scudder (1743-1822) was involved in the American Revolution, being captured by the British at the Battle of Long Island before he was released. Scudder fled to Connecticut and was involved in military raids on Long Island. After the war, Scudder was involved in the framing of New York State’s Constitution and represented Suffolk County in the State Legislature [3]. Similarly, Huntington Board of Trustees President Israel Wood oversaw the passing of a resolution in 1774 outlining grievances against British policies in colonial America known as Huntington’s Declaration of Rights [4]. Solomon Ketcham (1724-1781), in addition to being a Trustee, was a Huntington farmer and slave owner. Comments left by descendants also suggest that he served in the American Revolution [5].
Sources:
1. “Ananias Carll,” Long Island Surnames, accessed August 31, 2022. https://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I22534&tree=Scudder.
2. Huntington Town Records, including Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. (Huntington: The Town of Huntington, 1887), 135 and 161.
3. “Henry Scudder (1743-1822): Patriot of the American Revolution,” Huntington Historical
Society, accessed August 31, 2022. https://huntingtonny.gov/filestorage/13747/99540/16499/Henry_Scudder.pdf.
4. Reginald Metcalf, “Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Creation of
the Huntington Liberty Flag (July 22, 1776),” Huntington Historical Society, accessed
August 31, 2022. https://huntingtonny.gov/filestorage/13747/99540/16499/Huntington_Liberty_Flag.pdf
5. “Solomon Ketcham,” Find a Grave, accessed August 31, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103127461/solomon-ketcham
Subjects
Carll, Ananias, 1733-1801
Deeds -- New York (State) -- Huntington (Town)
Deeds -- New York (State) -- Long Island
Huntington (N.Y. : Town)
Real property -- New York (State) -- Huntington (Town)
Transcript
This indenture made this Seventh Day of June in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand
seven hundred and seventy three By and Between Israel Wood president; Jonas Williams
Esq. John Wood, Timothy Carll Jr. Henry Scudder Stephen Kellcy, and Solomon Ketcham
all of Huntington in Suffolk County on Nassau Island in the province of New York all
Trustees for the Township of Huntington of the one part, and Ananias Carll of the
same Town County Island and Province afore-said Blacksmith of the other part Witnesseth
that whereas The Grant or patent of the Town of Huntington Impowers the the freeholders
and inhabitants of said town to Elect and choose Seven Trustees to Transact the business
of the town in severalrespects: as to sell Lands that is common or undivided for the
use of the Town; and also meadows and there being a piece of meadow Chiefly fresh,
which at a Town meeting amongst other meadows was ordered to be sold at a Town meeting
held in huntington the forth day of May this past year by a free and unanimous Vote
of the freeholders and Inhabitance of said town that the Trustees Should Sell the
Same for certain purposes use that money arising from the Sale of the Lands and meadows
should go towards the purchasing of a parsonage for the Prisbyterian Church or Congregation
therefore by the Power given unto the Trustees by the Town grant or patent as well
as by the Unanimous Vote of the freeholders aforesaid for and in the Consideration
of the Sum of fourteen pounds nineteen Shillings of good Current and Lawfull money
of the Province aforesaid to them in hand well and truly païd before the Ensealing
and Delivery hereof by Ananias Carll aforesaid the recept whereof they the Trustees
do hereby acknowledge and themselves therewith fully satisfied Contented and paid
and thereof and from every parcell they do [?] release fully Discharge him the said
Ananias Carll his heirs assigns and Administrators forever by these presents they
the aforenamed Trustees have granted Bargained and Sold and by these presents do fully
freely Clearly and absolutly Grant Bargain Sell alienate enforse Convey and Confirm
unto him Ananias Carll his heirs and assigns forever one Small Lot of fresh meadow
Lying situate and Being upon Great East Neck on the South side of this Island Bounded
on the East and by a Creek that Divides this neck from the Little East neck Lying
in the Townships aforesaid Bounded on the north by Samuel Money’s Land and on the
South by Epenetus Platts meadow and on the west end by the upland or Middle of the
neck Beit in quantity of acres more or Less and all the priviledge of stacking hay
upon the upland that Belongs to this Lott of meadow: together with all the rights
members Priviledges… advantages and appurtenances to the same Belonging as in any
kind appertaining to have and to Hold all the above granted and Bargained [?] unto
him the said Ananias Carll unto him the said Ananias Carll his heirs and assigns to
the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Ananias Carll his heirs and
assigns forever more: and they the said Israel Wood Jonas Williams, John Wood Timothy
Carll Jr. Henry Scudder Stephen Kellcy and Solomon Ketcham Trustees aforesaid Do Consent
and agree! Each one for himself and not one of them for the other of them to and with
him the said Ananias his heirs and assigns shall and may by vertue of these presents
Lawfully quietly and peaceably Have Hold use and Improve all the above Bargained premises
with all the appurtenances free and clear from any Lot hinderance molestation interuption
or Denial of the above named Trustees or any of them for the Time being or from their
Successors hereafter and further the said Trustees each for themselves respectively
do Declare that they joyntly or separately hence not given granted or done any other
Act or matter or thing So as to Defeat this present sale or Disannull this Contract
or Conveyance In witness here unto they the afore named Trustees have seal to their
hands and fixed their seals the day and year above.
Written sealed and delivered
In the presence of
Nathaniel Williams
Daniel Wiggins
Israel Wood
Jonas Williams
John Wood
Timothy Carll Jr.
Henry Scudder
Stephen Kelcy
Solomon Ketcham
A Deed from the Trustees to Ananias Carll for A Lott of meadow on the East Neck.