ABSTRACTS
OF PAPERS IN POSESSION OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED OVERTON
1885
Copied from black book of Richard M. Bayles
by, Alvin R.L. Smith Nov. 16, 1966
1. Apr.
7, 1760
Ananias Smith for 8 pounds sold to
David
Overton Jr. Land on the south side of the
country road "joining to the south hills neare the
place one lot & a half with number 39 and 40 and the
south end of a lot and a half wide. Bounded as the fence
stands across the Lande on the South Ende to a Black oak
tree marckt near or joyning to the land of
David
Overton Strait a Cross to whiteoake tree marckt
and a wornut bush joyning to the tree and a cross to the
land of Isaac Smith Layn and from thence Surthnrd to the
Middle of the Island the hole with of a lot and a half
wide Let it be more or liss from thence northerd to a
Blacooke tree markt for Bound tree and now further
norrod."
Apr. 7, 1760; Witness William Yarrington
and Desiree Smith
2. Jan.24, 1763
Jan. 24, 1763 Daniel Robinson and
Gershom
Robinson, Executors of the will of Robert
Robinson deceased (in accordance with provisions of said
will, which bore date May 5, 1762 and required the sale
of his land to his debts) conveyed to David Overton for
92pounds 12 shillings, New York money, part of lots no.
52 and 53 of the East Division of Long Lots on the north
side of the Country Road, adjoining Chestnut Pound,
bounded on the south by the northernmost bound of Isaac
Smith's ten acre survey at Chestnut Pound, and running
north one mile, the width of both lots, together with a
certain slip or piece of the said lots that runs
southwardly to the old fifty-acre lot of the Chestnut
Pound by estimation 70 acres, more or less,.
Witness James Swezey and Daniel Robbins
3. Dec. 10, 1765
Isaiah Smith of Coram for 39pounds sold to David Overton
Jr. the south end of lot No. 46 in the Division of lots
on the South side of the Country Road, as far north as
the land of Paul Hulse: Warranty
Witness Zopher Davis and
William
Davis Dec. 10, 1765
4. May 16, 1769
Isaiah Smith of B.Haven in & for 40
pounds sold to David Overton Jr. a tract
of land near Coram, part of the 44th and 45th lots in the
Division on the south side of the Country road, bounded:
beginning at the northwest corner of said land by the
fireplace road then running East by and with Paul Hulses
land until it comes about six rods southward of the said
David Overtons house then running south to the fireplace
road then running by and with the fireplace road to the
first mentioned Bound Containing By Estimation about
fourteen acres. "on the west side of the fireplace
road running westwardly from the road one rod in width
Between Benjamin Garrad and Ephram Smith until it comes
near the bottom of the Hollow being a privileage the said
Smith reserved for a well with all the priviledges
thereof " Warranty; Dated May 16, 1769
Witness Noah Hammond
and Uriah
Smith.
5. March 26, 1770
Nehemiah Hulse for 5 pounds Quit claims
to David Overton Jr. all the land in the
47th lot in the Division on the south side of the Country
Road "that is on the west side of a certain fence
that begins at my Northwest Corner and runs Southwardly
about thirty rods to a well of water as the fence now
stands, and so running southwardly as the fence now
stands about sixty rods to or near a cart path then to
Southwardly runs within six feet of the said path to the
road that goeth from Brookhaven to South haven.,"
March 26, 1770
Witness Benjamin Garard and
John
Overton
6. May 9, 1771
James Smith for 3 pounds sold to
David
Overton Jr. 1/3 right on the South Beach drawn
upon Timothy brewster's original right: Warranty May 9,
1771
Witness Ephraim Smith and
John
Overton
7. June 10, 1771
John Hulse, Nehemiah Hulse
and Joseph Hulse for 6, 10s conveyed to
David
Overton Jr., part of the eastern most
Quarter of lot No 45 of the Division south side of the
country road bounded north by the land of
Paul
Hulse and running southwardly the width of the
Quarter to the land "now or late in possession of
Isaiah
Smith" also another parcel of the same
quarter lot bounded northerly by "the road leading
from Coram to the fire place and southwardly by the
Middle of the Island the width as above Sd
Date June 10, 1771
Witness Mehetable Landon and
Nathaniel
Landon. Warranty