A Deed Between The Proprietors, Saybrook, New London Co., CT.,
& John MURDOCK, Saybrook, New London Co., CT


[Transcribed by Janece Streig]

Saybrook Land Records
Book 6 Page 398

Deed from Proprietors to John MURDOCK

Laid out to John MURDOCK Seven acres of land on the Westward side of the Twenty acres of land before laid out to him in Oyster River Quarter in the Township of Saybrook on a hill above Lion Meadow Hill and it bounds Easterly fourty Rods on said Land and Northerly 32 rods & Westerly fourty rods & Southerly 24 rods on Commons The Northeast corner is a Chestnut tree which is also the Norwest corner of his aforesaid twenty acres; and the Southeast is a heap of Stone on ye East side of a ledge in the line of his said land the South west is a maple tree and the Northwest corner is a small Walnut Stadle which seven acres of land is laid out to him for one acres conveyed by him to the proprietors of ye Oyster River Quarter for a highway at the Southend of Lion meadow hill as may be seen in his deed to ye proprietors bearing date with these presents

April 1st 1747 Laid out by us
Joshua BUSHNELL
William KELSEY
John MURDOCK
Committee for Laying out land and highways,

Rec'd May ye 2nd 1747 and
Entered from ye original
Per John TULLY Register.