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This Book is Preserved BY THE EMERY Patent Silk or Tissue Process.
Patent Granted June 2d, 1896.
F. W. R. EMERY. TAUNTON, MASS.
To the Town Clerk of the town of Weston This is to certify that the following persons who were returned to your town were undoubtedly. residents of this town (they called Western) at the time
of said marriages, as their publishments are recorded here.
The above is a copy of Certificate from Samuel . Blair Town Clerk of Warren Dated March 29. 1884 as to Noah Ashley & Mrs Miriam Porter Feb. 16-1747- William Mars and Gabel Hamilton Roland Blackman and Roth Whitney Dec. 7-1780 1770
which has been placed upon words
Weston 15th March 1892
Dear Sir.
Annong the marriage records erroneously returned to Weston under the provisions of the act of 1057 is the follow. ing from Newton which Think should have been sent to Warren
The Ber m Goes Tones of Western + Mas Eliz: abeth Fuller of Newton were married May, 1th 1749 bythe Rev en John Cotton .
In verifying my copy ofWeston records made some a cars
since) my attention has been called to the "above" or Should you find my opinion in the matter correct. will you please send a certificate to the town clerk of Weston as to said Jones belonging to Warren then (749) Western and much oblige
Very truly yours Frank W. Bigelow
The Town Clerk of Warren Mas.
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Y Annual Meeting held the 16th day of 9102 Ch 1742 home town officers to ffrecife in i Warrant forwomen Veau Solo.They Moderator ofMeeting, wo ledu the man, voted but Noch Gohly delect man etto Peter Rice Blair Blandt. Klip delhelmen Votes Matthew hice. fuck ; voce Vicil dot. This town treasurer, voted front (Confiable), voled In This Parlons tything man, voted. John Davis & Jos. Chadwick Varweyers . theal Gen1ª Davis & Hezekiah Marke fence rewers; votos) in and w por Dear-heepero; usted Sohn In Com bos & Gonflables: voled lo Grand Fifty Pounds nos! You Charges get to come; voted hath heiland ence Mile drivers.
n Weltering 5th day of June 1,4%. moderator voted that Comey- file sofort Town Shoud Sett their meeting look on. months toreach ing: vole ..
un that vold lo conveder In Noah Mohly' bill of Change Thought in thefore the Town for going to hofton to gelt 4 'i according to the Town, Meanchey Chefe Lolo"Rogergar. and funfact still be a Commaty to Confilary accounts dopo
Of a down Inceling held in Wetter- The fourth day of Veto 17/ toled Sole Rego Moderator ofA Greeting; vote) to provide Some fait Place to Inextincto hear preaching; vold to Build a Meeting-(H(ou) 20 feet square-voles to Build a Meeting-House on Pomes -f voled to Digmit Meeting
Ha Town Meeting held in Wetherm & 230 day of love 174% vote Serait dots They moderator of greeting; vole /of two months preaching with one chonthe foreaching voted in (all in all three Inlouth, preaching: Vold Clark Jaron, 9 Rich & Daniel Smith la Consulter to hyer a preacher for Monthy; vole Yeler Rice Gertham stake peace & David It Camila to purchase and to Build a checkingrallonge unos &Hit annual Town meeting held in Western 4: 21/1 day of March 1742/3 to Choof Town ofcy for the year Enowing hild forth in the Waven'y Votes Inte Grock Mohly Grade in of Greeting: voler Yoch ably town placky vale. Your Wohlegy- 10 Selev Rice Perfham chakapeace " LA! Rich delut men : vole" Nel Sole Key down & who Saw. Wheeler Gonflable, voted van! Bliflythings Fried chaltheir Sabich, John Patrick unavegany alo ge fiske piace Surveyor with the her Paticky; voted halt Red & Sales Price fence sewery; voted Jezekich Gran keny? Brook, Jam. Find belohn Davi, Hogyhiver; sandy that Fifty Found, which was granted if um Berry publicly Charges should be requested in When hethong for breaching with us laf winter; and For nie keeping and the Refi to be lost in the ha weare ,voted that is born has acceptedy
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nings Lanfull Money for His Lettement in Dolornone shall paid the first year and the other Half to be paid these Cond for after His Settling in Dolorund ulated to give MV John mayer forty pounds Lanfull money for His fallorey the fifth gear and. fifty thilings per year Lawful money to be advanced yearly after the first year above Mentioned to Extend to the form of fouryears floled to Difmis the Meeting por Nak Ashley Moderation Att Hie Annual Meeting Held in March 12" Day 1111
Hotel Lieu Solomon Royer Moderator for To meeting villel ony Father Boale Jonen Clock Wobec Cop" Noch Affley Sofornos Samuel Blitt paton Rice Enfine Select Mon Acked Louis Blain Conflubel Hole Licht Solomon Kyst Steven Seafaren Hold geloph howick Collector to gather the Land Gas Hola attend head gershon makperc John klinggehn~ Crawford herwayers Veled famil Smittes Robert gray thything Hola Polar Riceand Herskich marker fonce llamarse Hoked thomas persons a dealer of feather Hele to Have Hoys Base all Large With youks and Rings : Hold peler Rice Andrer (nel John Burrows Hogy Confiables~
Hoke are Accepted of the Road Lays out in the Wifeand part of I Clown: Begining att the Header Mountain So Called which Lysthe New to kings Shown a Leting out from kings bonn dine
The fiff slice marked a white oak Shee funding on the North Side of the Io how thene to a black cat three of there to awhite rate ofice: thence from that white oak ofves kaning on the hive Hill to the Rocky guttor & from there to a pince once a from thank achother pine Tree marked from thence to another oak. Spree thene loyohn Blais House from Saff as the Road Ver yours Boyu lo Brookfield Is Line the above In High way to be afe
a in from the first mentioned Bounds on of South Side of led beef and Extend 3 hods in que half the Way Down to
even Non to Come More Ar Mattfun Beat it Alone Week for keeping or trong Horde per Leven We fur than Holed 95 Yeah Ashley It ats tener for keep. Boding or Wrong While He Was preaching the Samehim word for paying the general Courts Commety to lero they All'a Town meeting Held on November 18 Day 1943~ Hated Liest Solornon Reyes Moderator for A Meeting.
Hotel and allowed 89 5 9-15-9 the account Broughtin G. The Cormucky town Chefe to provoid Bords thingcon Nails for the Meeting House Wife Peter Rice Garffcom aSpeed and otheras Rich Commely as above De Hotel 9 allowed11: 16: 6 af ferr the account Brought in by the Commety Lon Kyes Noch Ashley Nathan Read an Dania Blair Chode by the Menn to take Care to gitt Timber for the meeting House and to Lee france falta theted to fo few'le Clark partons of I to John Janisg. Picking up Bords & Clabor Is quoted 30/ 10 MMarth makpac for Bringing up the Nails: Udle of giants Too for Jons areals of Some und can Changepasthe Come: + Hold to Comeinto Measures to Little a. minister: How to Hive mr John martin fixe Sabathis In order to Lette Himo Hoke Lieu Solomon Roger Hiv lah Ashley & Nath Reed be a Commety los med With our martin for the fire Jabathes.
further Hehe the am proud as Well as un improved Lands f the Resident as Well as Non Resident Should be shared pour Solomon Ayes Moderator Entre per Meal Ashley Foren Alta town meeting Het in Ne Horn the 16th Day of January 11-13 Holes Mr Noch Ashley Moderador for A meeting Hold to Call Her gotin martin to dette in the Work of the. Minisby walefor according to the Nero England Platform Hold MY Solomon Roues nu gor Sheim Maspex ralph Chaforick to strout with you lett till ....
the I Have the lo of the day of queca non Roy's Modarules for D Meeting and fa. Mah All yo He which Marks provide 20 fy In crear to have the Meding House of further Hal Solomon Kyst Bah Ashley provide prowificriar Brinck & Hold I hoyes and Ashley sthirty pounds Do denos So be paid by a rate for A provisions and Deinte for Rais any of the Io medling Houte & Voted to Raise the Meeting Hous? In this place where the climbon Voro Ly th of further voltou Medling that It Hal Ashby Should Have the previledge Letting the Maling House to face the South turning more fre fills Six feet Bouffe on Wiff as Hes thinks Buff Hisallowing Je donne Eight pour out of His Billeting for the Raising Requf & 26 Day 19 43 alf amading Held inelle flown. lled gautham makpac M caracter for Matinges Rioted to Chufe a Comely to gn lafe the Missing Heutein it out Fileand Say Loron His undan for - Lote List Jeforon Key29 Noah Ashleys Lett Rice be the jordy to gift of Work Done & all to Winconfirm lated to Have fuffi glaff Lett in Hoods for the Making House Att aleron meeting Held in We look on September o Dany 1.13 Habe mik petar Rice Moderator for 2 maling I Hold our pelar Rice Should goo Leron to Bother to General Court to Represent i forone gropeding ann John Cheney being felt of from i fron of Weller Noted that i Select men of western take care of the Hair and Doo as they Shall think Bell Eithan by finding Fa Petition Are Behalf of the clown to unfuerte the filati from the Courtand allo to gitt the Lands greffeffern C
so in order to betrayed the Vltavy Changes in so- En in Building a medling House and Jelling of a. i Hor: a further later that mi- peter hace ber Is carey the petition be the general Count for ca Con Dlands quale to Raise one Hundred permeg at La preaching Vente Core.
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i further cotedy @ greeting by (pourmen aledi comey -. Hill and att of place above mentioned comey-file on je wel vide crear the forlace falled yt Habrely on a happy of ground appoyning to Come stu the Particular Frott to known By one the final (ce) on the West side of the napis www a little cafe of (helt au tice) there is wo Black Oah Madale, mach and the Name from att greeting By adjournmenx tomy Wife Howard House to Misplace andon this Shot of ground and all this time voted; This particular brott ist that be the place for the cheeking house to be. Built woon & there foreman
Alta Town checking Reddin Wollen Change second 1748 role state Hey chodecalor voted to Build a Greeting Har tales of y cheating House Shouldbe Built 15 feet in les Y3 Seclin Breadll and 20% feet Between the Silent and Further voted torale Three hundred Pounds tenor chones beforeyou od Building Further vale) that We're Back Van Hols Meg & David Blair be a Ponte Oder and Imanage the affair, in Buining the Onech. How to provide hinter & Mittwoch and hraming drawing all ready to smile; vole that a Crap board, share (esand Quarter hourly, voted that This Rich Gather Maha beach & Seler Hice be a Committee to for duide the (tak card Board, thingly & helly for the so fauve) Ato have them ready all, spol heutofere vole, fruit vated Nalbant Read with the lon to Rese Achly so bila. be Innowred to fecha price on the work done by the way as the beatles in Carryingon the Building: uated to heer Three chionthe breaching how to come; thong that be the breather tofu line; voted few. She hoch Afhly and Walk Reed be a Com "to get a fare With hong can not be ablevid pagare an Q lablouson for the three Growth, about se
Voted that drew makpeau Richard Itvaton Samuell Bliss mathew Reale Benjamin Brook, and Ebenezer Luce to make application to the above mentioned ministers to ajist as above mentioned Noah ashley moderator
Att a Town meeting in western on the 20 day of july 17.44 % de whether the Gown will Call mor flaal fony to the work of the ministry in 12 town Voted Capto Noah ashley moderator for & meeting Noted to give migfaac Toney a Call to felel a mong buy in the work of the ministry 1) town asted to see the 80 mv Is abe jones in the work of the ministry in A town according to the usage and Custom Respecting was they disciplines and instruction of the Esta bliche non Conforming Churches new England Voted to gour ry sane Jones one hundred and twenty five pound Lawful money for his fetelment the one half to be paid the 1) wir y Paar gones in one year after his ordination fand the other half in one year after the Same Voted to give mit grace Jones thirty seven pounds ten Shillings Lawful money for his fallery for the first year after his ordina- lion and to add twenty five Shillings Law ful money yearly after the first year till it makesup fifty pounds daw full money of a gallery for the Id mr f laat gone, Voted mr Samuell. Blij, Gat Shem make peace noch ashley Deter Rice and Thomay Sich to be acommittee to represent the Call the town has made to the 1) mr saae gony Noah ashley moderator Yar IN meeting C Apathie Ban tocon Park
Att a tron meeting In Western on the 30 day of Warcenter in the town Hade Choice of Solomon Leyes Motivation thecting: and to the town moite Choiceof cannes And then Clark for the Remaining
All a torn maliny, in defron to Have the Report. The Commeby that was Chose to Represent the Call the Growing. So my John martin to take the pastoral Care of the pop And Western Houter Lian Solomon hayes moderator and. mr martinus Leton vous Read wherein they gave His Terical i the town: Holed to Hive a miniffor forthwith as Soon as on Can be Had or obtained and Chefe a Committee vir mr Noah ashley Engran Thomas Rach and atu Richard Hliator to go first to the reverend and Jones and to get him if he ma be obtained and if not to leck further for these voted and Exepred Capto ashleys a count brought in a Copy Of To the town for keeping the Read more John martin while preaching in western.
At a Town meeting in western. begun and held the for teenth day of june 19 44 in order to hive mr Jones in the work of the ministry veled Capt" croak apply moderation voted to hive mir fraas Jones for a longer time voled to Live the above A mi grace Jones five Labaths on probation in order to feled among us in I) Town in the work of the Nach ashley moderate ministry a
for Is meeting
At a town meeting in western the ninth of July 1749 In order to de whether the town will agree to keepaday of Pasting and prayer to god for direction in Calling a fui table person to the work of the ministry in Town~ Voted Canto Nach Adhley moderator voted to keep thursday the 19 day of July 1944 as aday of fasting and prayer Voted to Call in mr Cheney mr harvey mr Bredgham mi Bile vir white and my Goddard to assist in the work of the Voted to have mr Cheney mi fillings and my Goddard to in 1 Day or fuch two of them as they shall agrice
(10) Part of the Preafant year une later to alow to Poder Rice for going to Bolton to Infosee the Lightation Brought in by John Cheney and Caring in the Difition to get the Lane Fox Eleven pounds fifteen Shillings and Noles to alow to folow Keyes for going to Botton and other Service Don for the town. forly one points evineteen thithings which is all to Kay Demands on the town fill this Day. Voted to afew to wathanic. Need for flift work and a Days work two pounds Eaight Shillings Note to allow to Peter Rice for what he paid more then the town aloud for the thingles ten shillings: and able to a dow to Samuel Blis for going for mr Itrong fifteen Shillings voted to allow to Herokkal Marks for from work Don for the Meeting houle five pounds:
thenatt I anedings aoted to find any place Con cs offic entry of five wood during the time of his Continuance In the work of the Ministry here in Western-
and voler tou low to Robert Graus Games whitcomb twenty pounds old terror per year they finding en. Haac forces his fine wood During the time of his
Continuence In the work of the Ministry hive in west. the Money to Continue as good cy it is order
and att I meeting the town mais Choice of Gay touch
Ashley Solomon Leyes & Thomas Rich a Commity to paris the Borgne Between the town and Robert que.
and James and comb Relating to the giving Ally Jones
five woor: and vole to add to Mr Jones falary Con pour of common per year to Bring his dolar to two Hundred pounds old lemon in fix year.
Martyn and some och
and after to allow to Cop Miley For Keeping 9
Matters that was post Befor But nof the dum fell thirty come pounds evine teen billing. and voted to allow to Nathaniel feet for what he did for the fich on ground one friling Tarted to alow to Richand Stratton twelve fillings crespo Faster thanon to Coph Ashley Cuichteen prand one
an rota to alrob Thomas rich for boards Three young Sixteen shillings and dix pence
I'm vald to allow to the Committee For board, Your pounds five shillings
und Ile to allow to Lust makpiace for board nine pounds Then Vold to diogin the meeting to friday the is of
december next at twelve of the Clock
and on the 14 0 december the town met and after to allow to peter hice for Claboards 2167 feet fix pounds nine
And Voted to allow to Deter Pitach move for 290 feet of beans, one pound freuen thethings
And aled to allow to thomas Rich for 1900 of board nails three pound ~
Cand able to allow to Capt" Clothby for Carting Your Load of Claboards and fitwork one pound your Shillings And Varled to allow to apt ashley for boarding ma Jones and Keeping his hors and going for him Twenty Eight pound,~ (And Usted that one hundred and fifty pround old tenor of the land Tax Shall be youproud by the crown to pay for preaching and Is defray other niesz sary Charging that have or may arise In the crown. a
And Valy that the Last wensday in January Shall be the day for the ordination of our grace Jones-And Noted that Can Ashley Solomon Keys Thomas Nich Deter Rice. and James whit comb be a comitive to write to the General "hutches nominated to ajest in the ordination of mor gony a Ott a town meeting on the 11th Day of february 17 44 the town made "Chone of Peter Rice motivator for) meeting= and at II meeting the town voted that they will hive forme Schooling then asted to live two months Schooling Voie to chaise fifty pounds of tenor to defray the nesiparty Change) a rising with in the Town a Vol? + allow to Can't Ashley Por going to Roston to get the Land „ Паевые ронпо
And Voted to allow to jeorge sites for what he 2.2 (12) For the Sick man Two pounds ~
And Voted to allow to dawill Smith for nine hundred Clados Chaus pound, ~
Voted to allow To draw makpeace for Casting Shingles Eighthum Shilling, James whit comb Town Park
Off a town meeting in western on the 11day of marcher The town made Chome of followon Keyes moderator for DO meeting -~
and mal Choice of fame, whit comb Town Clark for The year Ensuing a
And made Choice of Solomon Regres forst Select man for the year Enjuing
C' man Choice of Peter Rice Jecon Select man a-
And made Chance of John Cherry Third filet man
Cand made Chance of Thomay Rich fourth Select man And man Choice of David Blain fifth Select man
And Chose Solomon Reyes Town Treasurer for the year Ensuing And made trone of John Shephard Consta blefor the year Enjuin) And made Choice of john Blain Collector for the year Enjung And made Choice of Samuell Bliss Tything man for the year Ensuring And made (Choice of Heter Rice Sealer of Leather a And made (Choice of Lect makepeace Based Blair Hezekiah mark And John Crawford devreyery of high ways for the good Enjait And made Chave of John Smith and James whit comb fence sewery
And made Choice of David Blair John Smith Richard Straton and John Davis Hogy Reaves for the year Ensuing And Voler it A meeting that deine Inall to at hage being youk. and ringed Recorded per games whit comb Town Clark
If a town meeting in western the 20 day of may 11450 The town man Choice of Spotghley moderator for Amiting Then SAW to raise fifty pounds of tenor in order to process it town flock of powder head and pints a recorded per gamy whitcomb Grown To
(3) Att a town Meeting in Workon the 21 of october 156 The town Town Made Choce of Later Rice Moderator for 841) Anwalt Meeting the town made Choice of David Blam Thomas Rien Peter Rice a Commity to See what Mr Jones Demands of the town for Priching before his ordination --- And made Choice of Capt Aghlay Can't Makepeace and James Whitcomb a Commity to Record with the town treaf ver -- And asked to about Copt Ashley for Keeping the Ministers And Deligates off Theordination Fix pounds Joven Shillings- - And for Posting the grant of the Sand tar into the News paper! fifteen shillings
And wol to flow to Lernt theyes for what he did towards the Sleeping the ordination Council Eight pound
A voted to alow to Levent Reyes for Drawing logs to the Jaw mill and Boards and Slittwork for the Meeting House one porn. evine Shillings
And vlig to alow to fount Makepeace for Interest he paid to Mr Ghand Con one point.
And water to alow to nathaniel Reed for Keeping the fick Via i more then what was Noted to him evonember the za 1995 wine Shillings. - Recorded par games whitcomb town Clark.
Alt a meeting in western on the Day of cocomber 7/11; Att 19 meeting the town made Choice of Gay" Athley moderation for to meeting and att IS medling tot
voted to a Low to the Del Mr Jack Jones for Preaching Before his ordination evinety crime pounds of termon and off IJ meeting The town Excepted the Report of the Commity Chope the fait meeting to Little accounts with the town treasurer And Vote that the Pulpit and the Body of Seats in the meeting House Shall be Bowill as Loudly as may be and the ministers Dans and att It meding the town made Choice of Gay Ashley Solomon Ley's Nathaniel Reed a Commity to Provide Stuff for the Pulput and ministers Dew and the body of Leates in A meeting House and to have a workman to make fo Dew Pulpit and feates.
And Noted to chute a Commity to Layout the Ground the Das in town made Choice of Solomon Hayes Thomas Rief Daten Rice ovathaniel Read Elnever face and James whitcomb a Community to Layout the Ground for the News
AuI voted that this Last Commitee be themen to Mysongun And Except of the timber and /3 cards that there be Providedto Build the Down with.
Alt I meeting the town Noted that they Bounds a fool hory An aste that I house Shall be twenty feet in Lengthand Seventeen fect in Breath and a Buch Chimney att each ins of house-
And voted to hire three Months Schooling Recorded per lames whiteom & town
Alt a town Meeting on the 10 Day of March 27Gb the town made Choice of Cost Alley Moderator for made Choice of Solomon Reyes first Select man for the
for Dancing
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mode Choice of Gayste Ackley Lecon Le last man .
Have Choiceof Iter Rick third Select man and anade Choice of gerthorn Mangrace forth Select inanc And made Choice of Thomas Rich fifth Select man
And made Choice of Games whitcomb town Clarkfor theyearen)
And made Choice of Solomon Keyes town togalover And made Choice of Robert Gray Conftable for Theyear Enfuir And made Choice of GH Ashley/Gerthow Makepeace. Thomas Ric Benjamin Brooks Juruayers of Highways for the year Enduring. And made Choice of Eleveron Juce Lything man And made Choice of Daniel Smith and James whitcomb fence Newers and att Io meding arte that Hogys thall go att ars And made Choiceof Marhah Marks Deer Keeper And made Choice of famiel finithe Peter Rice Thomas Kiel And David Blair Hogarcafes for the year Enfuning And att Something the town Noted that if any person or Derfors thall Bring into the town of western any cottle that belong to other towns to Summer feed on the Commons attany time from this time till three years be extrined any Conforer Derfors Sont offending thall forfit and pay for the use of the town the of us thillings per head for each beast to brought in and of off Loses. thetown noted that genthom Makepeace and parmes whiteen (. that be the were appointed by the town to proyficute any 1200 or Devions that Shall of no in the maken of Bringing in Calleces afore Exmest Recorded per James whitcomb town (lar
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Wartoon March the forth
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Road in the westendly part of the town two fods wide
Begining att larmes Browns Land a whileoak tree Masky on Then Runing Easlowly to a Blackoak tree Marked from theure to a walnut ftoddle marked from thenec to white oak tree Worked all in Game" Ally Land from theuse to a great white ock It twee Marked in David Blaine Land from there to aftump Marka from thence to a Stake and heap of Stones for Poter Blackamores Land from there to a whiteoak tree marked from Hence a Long the South Side of Blackamores house go into the Road where where they now travel in and to partly through the Land that was once Called theres folt into the Country Road that Comes from Kingstown to Western Ho
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