Anne and Jean, Yes, "owning" the covenant was the same as accepting the covenant and agreeing to live by it. Some churches still have a covenant and new members agree to live by the covenant. To save space, I clipped the words of the covenant in the message I posted. Anne, I have images of a couple of documents from Hebron. There was a disagreement relating to boundaries of property and the settlement of the disagreement. April 25, 1739 We the subscribers being on ye 12th Day of Aprill -1739- persuant to one law of the Colony in page 246 fulfiled an act for ye prsuinting great inconnc????ces that may happen by the ???? ye uncertainty of ye bounds of lands, we being Called out as freeholders to ?????? ye bounds betwixt ye a Joyning lands of Jonathan Sackit and Benjamin Bissell the bounds where of now sd to be lost and being under oath did on ye day above sd prosceded [ink blot] Consideration of ye a faire and after a Debate hering ye pleas ?Buideders? and alligations of ye parties Coms???? and Deter min ye sd Bissells land to be bound as followeth, to begin in ??anon line at ye nor East Corner of ye strap of land, wuit claimed by Joshua Willetson to Timth phelps Juner and to run north Eight deg west by sd Lebanon town line, Eighty and five rods to a Chesnut tree marked with stons laid to it, and to run from sd heap of stons and tree near ?? next: 11 deg of their a bouts south one hundred rods to a Clump of Chesnut plants or staddells with stons laid to them, being formerly a nor west bounds of Joshua Willetson's land, and Conveyed to sd Bissell standing by ye high way that pases by sd Bissells Dwelling house, and a straight dividing line or bounds betwixt sd Bissell and sd Sackits lands Reseived for Entering Aprill ye 25th 1739 Nath'll phelps Jon'th White Nath'll Man July 6, 1744 Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Bissell of Hebron in ye County of Hartford and Colony of Connecticut, in Consideration of som Dificulty Betwixt myselfe and Jonathan Sackit of ye town County & Colony afores'd Respecting our a Joyning lands, and sd Dificulty being refered to ye Decision of Capt. Sprage Capt Clark &c as free holder who Did Conclude and Determin the sd boundry betwixt our sd a Joyning lands should be a straight line from ye nor west Corner of my sd land being from Chesnutt stad??? and slong a line to run near East to a larg Chesnut tree (Claimed by said Sackit to be his shouth East bounds, should be ye deviding line betwixt our sd lands, now I ye said Bissell Do hereby for my selfe heirs &c releas remise quit claim surender up and Deliver unto ye sd Sackit his heirs &c, all ye right I sell Claime or Demand which I now have Ever had or ought to have unto aney lands lying to ye north side of sd line near a Joyning so that neit any Cha??ng Claime or demand on ye premises or any part I have ???? Confirmation of ye premises I ye sd Benjamin Bissell have here unto signed and sealed ye 6th Day of July A. D. 1744 Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Joseph Phelps, Joseph Phelps, Junior Reseived for Confirming January ye 24th 1744 Hebron, Hartford County July ye sixth Day 1744 then personally appeared ye withing named Benjamin Bissell and acknowledg -ed the within written Testament to be his act and Deed. before me Joseph Phelps, Justice of ye peace. Thurmon ----- Original Message ----- From: "J CARPENTER" <pjtc@verizon.net> To: <sackett@rootsweb.com> Cc: <sackett@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 5:48 AM Subject: Re: [SACKETT] Random Thoughts From the Reunion > Anne, > I think "owning" the covenant means to accept or acknowledge it. I'd like > to know if it's the same covenant that the Scots presbyterians were > fighting about. One of my Brownlee ancestors in Lanarkshire "led the right > wing of the Covenanter army at the battle of Drumclog" ( in the late > 1600's or so, I think). > > It was so good to get to know you and spend some time together. I look > forward to further good Sackett times with you! And I hope your trip back > to the west coast is somewhat better than Thurmon's. > > Best regards, > Jean > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 29, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Anne Murray <murray@olympus.net> wrote: > >> Thurman, >> >> Thank you for your very interesting notes. Do you know what the phrase >> “owned the covenant” means? I suppose the Society of East Greenwich met >> in >> homes before building a church. Does that make sense to you? >> >> I’m in Derby now heading for Branford, Connecticut researching another >> line. >> My experiences here pale compared to the richness of researching and >> sharing >> our Sackett ancestry. Wish I could go to Hebron – perhaps when we have a >> reunion in New Haven. >> >> Hope that sciatica is getting better. What a miserable series of hours on >> the plane! I know exactly how long that is. I’m probably taking the same >> flights home myself. >> >> I’ll get the minutes to Debbie after my return to Port Angeles October 6. >> >> Warm wishes to all, >> Anne >> >> >> >> >>> Hello Sackett Cousins, >>> >>> After my rather miserable trip home, caused by the problem with the >>> sciatic >>> nerve in my left side. The flight from Bradley airport to Chicago >>> presented me >>> with a seat that felt something like a brick with a little bit of >>> padding over >>> it. The flight from Chicago to Seattle was a little bit better. A three >>> hour >>> lay over in Seattle gave me plenty of time to stand up and let the pain >>> go >>> away. The 51 min. flight from Seattle to Pasco was what the previous >>> flights >>> should have been. There is no place like HOME.