Dorset, Vermont Land Grants

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The Town of Dorset, Vermont land grants copied from the New Hampshire Land Grants being transcripts of the Charters of Townships and minor grants of lands made by the Provincial Goverment of New Hampshire, within the present boundaries of the State of Vermont, from 1749 to 1764.

The names of the Grantees of Dorsett (Viz)

Gideon Lyman, Esq.
Samuel Hanscum, Jr.
Doc. Job Lyman
John Davison
Caleb Hall
Elah Southwell
Joseph Olvard
Noah Clark, Jr.
William Lemon
Saml. Parsons
Elijah Lyman
John Miller
Elisha Strong
Timothy Lyman
Eleazer Burt
Phineas Lyman, Jr.
Charles Chauncy Kittry
Capt. Benj. Sheldon
Phinehas Lyman, Esq.
Oliver Wendall
Heman Pomroy
Samuel Cutt
Bildad Wright
Benj. Sheldon, Jr.
Gad Lyman
Eph. Wright
Joseph Olvard
Nathl. Day
John Hall, Esq.
Thomas Hubbard
Quartus Pomroy
Capt. William Lyman
Philip Clark
Philip Hubbard
Willm. Taylor, Jr., Boston
Gideon Lyman, Jr.
Elnathan Wright
Gideon Lyman, Esq.
Simeon Person
Eleazer Pomroy
Noah Clark
Elias Lyman
Elijah Lymon
Simeon Parsons
Medad Olvard
Stephen Olvard
Joseph Olvard
Timothy Ruggles, Jr.
Selah Wright
Timothy Clark
Sampson Sheaffe
Joseph Newmarch
Ezra Clark
Job Lyman
Joel Lyman
Joseph Olvard
John Miller
Elnathan Wright
Capt. William Lyman
Gideon Lyman, Esq.
Isaac Parsons
Timothy Ruggles, Jr.
Noah Clark
John Lyman, Jr.

His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq. a tract of land to contain five hundred acres as marked B. W. in the plan which is to be accounted two of the within shares, one share for the Incorporated Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts, one share for a glebe for the Church of England as by law established, one share for the first settled minister of the Gospel and one share for the benefit of a school in said town.

Province of New Hampshire Aug. 30, 1761

Recorded from the back of the original charter of Dorsett under the province seal.

Theodore Atkinson Secretary

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