Niantic, Western

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut to Be Holden at Hartford in said State on the Second Thursday of May AD 18091

Upon the petition of Sarah Poquiantup and Aaron Poquiantup, late of Lyme in New London County, but now of Brothertown in the Oneida County in the State of New York, shewing to this Assembly that they are of the Niantic Tribe of Indians and are owners of a certain piece of land lying in the Town of Lyme, which piece of land they had by descent from their f

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut to Be Holden at New Haven in Said State on the Second Thursday of October AD 18081

Upon the Petition of Joseph Poquiantup of Lyme in New London County shewing to this Assembly that he is one of the Niantic Tribe of Indians in said Lyme and a number ago, he purchased a piece of broken woodland  of Captain Ezra Ely, late of said Lyme, deceased, and that he is old and poor and wants the avails of the sale of said land for his support, praying this Assembly to grant him liberty to sell the same as per petition on file, dated 10th day of May 1808.

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut to be Holden at Hartford in Said State on the Second Thursday of May 18081

Upon the memorial of Rhoda Charles of Lyme in New London County, shewing to this Assembly that she is one of the Niantic Tribe of Indians and is owner of a certain piece of land lying in the Town of Waterford (formerly a part of the Town of New London), which piece of land she had by descent from her father Joseph Occuish, and he, the said Joseph, purchased the same in his life time of one Nathan Daniels.  And that she

To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut to Be Holden at New Haven on the Second Thursday of October 18071