Chronicles of New Haven Green

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Excerpt from Chronicles of New Haven Green: From 1638 to 1862 a Series of Papers Read Before the New, Haven Colony Historical SocietyThe tract of land embracing the New Haven plantation was purchased and owned, not by the town as an organiza tion nor by the whole body of the original colonists, but by the individuals who contributed to the expense of the enter prise. These were known as the free planters and after wards as the proprietors. They and their successors in ownership were and remained a class distinct from the political body, the town, and are so recognized in the records. They retained their claim to title in the soil of the market place as well as of other common and undivided lands, but shared with the other members of the body politic the right of admitting new comers and assigning them their places of habitation, also the right of deciding what public buildings should be erected on the market place. The title of the Proprietors to such common and undivided lands has been four times formally recognized and confirmed by the General Assembly of Colony and State. First, in 168 5, when it issued a patent to the New Haven Proprietors by name. Second, in 1713, when the patent of 1685 was confirmed. Third, in 1810 under the circumstances here after mentioned. Fourth, in 1875, when a general statute was enacted confirming previous grants to proprietors of common and undivided lands and providing that such lands still remaining should vest in the proprietors as their individual estate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.