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PAGNELL. Is found on map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of
New York, as a town between Thetford and Norwich; it also appears as a new York grant
on map in Vol. VIII, Governor and Council.
PANTON. Town in Addison County. New Hampshire grant of 25,000 acres to
James Nichols and sixty-nine associates November 3, 1761. New York grant of 7,000 acres
by Gov. Dunmore to Col. John Reid June 7, 1771, covered lands in Panton and New Haven
chartered by New Hampshire in 1761. New York grant of 10,000 acres by Gov. Dunmore
June 14, 1771, also covered lands in Panton. Agreement with Addison October 24, 1785.
Part incorporated into the city of Vergennes October 23, 1788. Part annexed to
Weybridge, 1806. Part of Ferrisburg authorized to be annexed, 1847.
PARKER'S GORE. Vermont grant by act of October 22, 1793. Charter of 3,000
acres issued to Jonathan Parker November 4, 1796. Annexed to Medway and both
incorporated into Parkerstown November 7, 1804. Annexed to Sherburne, 1822. Titles
confirmed to grantees, 1846. The part "No Town" not claimed by Sherburne annexed to
Stockbridge, 1884.
PARKERSTOWN. Incorporated out of Parker's Gore and Medway November 7,
1804. Parker's Gore annexed to Sherburne, 1822. Part annexed to part of Rutland for
school purposes, 1822. Name changed to Mendon, 1827.
PAWLET. Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Jonathan Willard and sixty-one associates August 26, 1761. New York grant of 2,000 acres
by Lt. Gov. Colden to John Thompson June 19, 1775, covered land in Pawlet granted by
New Hampshire in 1761.
See Eugene.
PEACHAM. Town in Caledonia County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
David Smith and sixty-nine associates December 31, 1763. Part of Deweysburgh annexed,
1810.
PEARSALL'S GORE. About 3,936 acres granted by Vermont to
Thomas Pearsall of the City of New York January 27, 1791. This gore, though chartered to Pearsall, was one
of the tracts granted for the purpose of compensating Samuel Avery for the 52,000 acres of
land he so long sought to obtain and the charter in some way inured to Avery's benefit.
Incorporated as Bradleyvale, 1803. See Avery's Gore.
PENRYN. New York grant of 22,000 acres by Gov.
Tryon, March 10, 1772, covering lands in Calais and vicinity.
PERU. Town in Bennington County. New Hampshire grant as Brumley of 23,040
acres to William Sumner and sixty-five associates October 13, 1761. Name changed to Peru
February 3, 1804. Part annexed to Mount Tabor, 1805. Line with Landgrove established,
1835.
PHILADELPHIA. Vermont grant to Samuel Beach and sixty-four associates march
16, 1780. Part of Chittenden, Brandon and Pittsford joined with part of Philadelphia for
school purposes, 1812. North part annexed to Goshen, 1814. Annexed to
Chittenden, 1816.
PITTSFIELD. Vermont grant to Samuel Wilcox, Daniel
Kinne, Josiah Wright and one hundred and twenty-seven associates, July 29, 1781. Part annexed to Rochester, 1806.
Part of Stockbridge annexed, 1813. Parts of Stockbridge and Sherburne annexed, 1822. So
much of Pittsfield as was set off from Sherburne in 1822, annexed to Sherburne, 1827.
Provision for establishing line with Stockbridge, 1851.
PITTSFORD. Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Ephraim Doolittle and sixty-three associates October 12, 1761. Part annexed to part of
Philadelphia for school purposes, 1812. Part authorized to be annexed to Brandon and part
of Brandon authorized to be annexed to Pittsford, 1854. Part incorporated into Proctor,
1886.
PLAINFIELD. Town in Washington County. Incorporated out of St. Andrew's
Gore, November 10, 1797. Goshen and Harris Gores authorized to be annexed, 1855.
Goshen Gore authorized to be annexed, 1874.
PLYMOUTH. Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant as Saltash of 25,600
acres to Jeremiah Hall and sixty-three associates July 6, 1761. New York grant by Gov.
Tryon of 25,000 acres confirmed New Hampshire grant, November 8, 1772. Name changed
to Plymouth February 23, 1797. Part annexed to Shrewsbury, 1823.
POCOCK. New Hampshire grant of 23,600 acres to Samuel Averill and sixty-three
associates, June 26, 1762. Name changed to Bristol, October 21, 1789.
POMFRET. Town in Windsor County. New Hampshire grant of 23,500 acres to
Isaac Dana and sixty-five associates July 8, 1761. Part united with part of Hartford for
school purposes, 1804. Part annexed to Sharon, 1807. Line established with Woodstock,
1880.
POULTNEY. Town in Rutland County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Samuel Brown and sixty-three associates September 21, 1761. New York grant of 12,000
acres, February 28, 1771, by Gov. Dunmore embraced lands in Poultney chartered by New
Hampshire September 21, 1761. Part incorporated with parts of Ira, Tinmouth and Wells
into town of Middletown October 28, 1784. Part of Wells annexed, 1798. Part of Ira
annexed for school purposes, October 31, 1804.
POWNAL. Town in Bennington County. New Hampshire grant of 23,040 acres to
Seth Hudson and sixty-six associates January 8, 1760. Line with Bennington established,
1800. Provision for establishment of line with Stamford, 1849.
PRATTSBURGH. New York grant of 30,000 acres by Gov. Dunmore July 6, 1771,
covering Highgate and Swanton, chartered by New Hampshire in 1763. Marked
"Pratsburg" on map preceding index to Vol. I, Documentary History of New York, and
"Pratsborugh" on map of French and English grants of the same volume.
PRINCETOWN. A grant made May 21, 1765, by Lt. Gov.
Colden, of New York, of 26,000 acres to Isaac Vrooman and twenty-five others, covering part of Arlington,
Sunderland, Manchester, and Dorset. The first patent (except perhaps some military
patents) issued by New York for land in what is now Vermont. It was issued to the
patentees for 1,000 acres each as tenants in common; and within a few weeks, all the
patentees except one, Robert Colback, conveyed their shares to John Taber
Kempe, James Duane and Walter Rutherford.
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