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TOWN RECORDS
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DUDLEY, MASSACHUSETTS,
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PAWTUCKET, R. I. THE ADAM SUTCLIFFE CO. IS93.
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TOWN RECORDS
At a legal meeting of the voters of the Town of Dudley holden November 8th, 1892, the following vote was passed :- Voted, That the old records be printed and the town accept of Samuel M. Conant's proposition, he to have them printed and the town to have two copics free of cost.
A true copy from the records.
Attest, LEMUEL HEALY,
Town Clerk.
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PAWTUCKET, R. I. THE ADAM SUTCLIFFE CO. IS93.
The Gift of Paul Dudley Esq' to the town of Dudley Roxbury the 17th of Novem" 1732.
Dudley was incorporated June Ist 1732. The Congregational Church was formed 1732.
M' Isaac Richardson was called to the Ministry 1732, but was not ordained.
Revd Pearly Howe was ordained 1735.
Congregational Meeting House erected 1734.
The first school in Dudley kept 1739.
Revd M' Howe was dismissed 1743.
Revª Charles Gleason ordained Oct' 1744.
Revd Charles Gleason died May 1790.
Revd Joshua Johnson installed 1790. P: J. Johnson.
Rev. Joshua Johnson dismissed 1796.
Rev. Abiel Williams Ordained June 12, 1799. Williams. Pr A.
Rev. Abiel Williams dismissed March 16, 1831.
Rev. James HI. Francis Ordained August 24, 1831. Pr J. H. Francis.
Dudley Town Records.
An act for making a new Town in the Countey of Worces- ter called by the name of Dudly.
Whearas theire are maney Inhabetance alredey settled on a Tract of Land lying betwen the Towns of Woodstock and Oxford in the County of Worcester who together with others on the southwest part of Oxford and very remot from aney Place of the Publick worship of God are very convenuently Scituated for a Township and have petitioned this Court to be erected into a seprate Township accordingly
Be it enacted by his Exellency the Govener Counsel and Representres in General Court assembled and by the authority of the same that all the Lands lying within the Bounds follow- ing viz : The Coloney or Patent Line and the Township of Woodstock on the South the Grant made to Medfield on the west the Land of Mr Pumpillions on the north unto the Farm belonging to Paul Dudly Esqr and by the same partly on the east untill it coms to Stoney River and by said River to the Brook Coming out of Chabunagungamaug Pond and oute of said Pond to the Collony or Patent Line be and hearby are Constituted into a Destint and Seprat Township by the name of Dudly and that the Inhabetence of the said Township
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be vested with the Powers Privelegs Imunities that the Inhab- etence of any Town of this Province by law are or ought to be vested with
Provided and be it further enacted that nothing in this act contained shall excuse or free aney of the Lands or Inhabitants that have been taxed by the Town of Oxford according to the order of this Court from paying all Past Dues but that they and their Lands be Subjected to pay theire Town Countey and Minesteriall Rates and Taxes in the same maner as they would have been if this act had nevr been made
Passed by the Representves and in Council and Consented to by the Govenour
Copy Examined J Willard Secry
This is a true Copcy of this act John Lillie Town Clerk
In the Hous of Representatives Jun 1. 1732) Ordred that Joseph Edmunds one of the prinsabel inhabetence of the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Woresester be directed and im- poured to notefie and summon the inhabetence of said Town of Dudley qualefied for voters to asembel and meet togather somtim in the month of Jun Curent for the choosing of town Ofesers to stand until the next anuell Eleion according to Law aney Law usage or custom to the contrarey notwithstanding :) Sent up for concurence) J Quincey Speaker.
In Counsel June 1 : 1732 Read and Consented to
J Willard Secry
June the 1 1732 Consented to J Belcher
True Copey Exemened J Willard Secry
At a meeting of the Inhabetince of Dudly for the Choys of
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Town ofesers at the hous of Willom Carters in said Town on Jun the 20 1732
Chosen moderater Joseph Edmunds then the meeting Modrater
opned and
Select meu
I vots brought in for select men first chosen Joseph Edmunds the second James Corbin sen the third Ebenezer Ed- munds the fourth Georg Robson the fifth John Lillie
2 votes brought in for Town Clerk Chosen John Lillie Town Clerk
3 votes brought in for a Constabel Chosen to that ofes Joseph Putney
Constabel
4 votes brought in for Surveyors of higwayes Chosen for Survyors of
the sam Samuell Neuell and Willom Carter
Higwayes
5 vots brought in for fence veirs Chosen Joshua Hele
Fense veirs and Clement Corbin
6 vots brought in for tythen men Chosen for same benji- Tythin men main Conont and Jonathan Neuell
7 votes brought in for Hogreves Chosen for the sam Hogreves
David Sandrick and Joseph Wakfeild
S vots brought in for feild drivers
Chosen for the same feild drivers James Corbin Jun and Ebenezer Bacon
9 vots brought in for a Town Treasuer Chosen for the Town Tresuer sam Jonathan Neuell ) all these sevearall ofesers took the severall othes belonging to them by the Select men and Town Clerk)
Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudly A warant for a Greeting Dudly Jun the 22 1732) you are hearby required in Town meating his majestes nam to warn the severall inhabetence of this Town to meet at the Hous of William Carters in said Town at 12 of the clock the 29 of this instant Jun then and thare to see whether the Town will consider of hiring a minester for a year to preach the Gospel to them and which way to pay him and to see for a plase to meet at and whare to bord the minester or aney other thing that the Town shall think nedful to act on on
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said day and to make your return of it to the Secled men by order of the Select men
John Lillie Town Clerk
modrater A Town meeting to hire a minster
June the 29 1732 At a meeting in Dudly at the hous of Willom Carters in said Town at 12 of the clock Chosen modrater for the same James Corbin sen :
I voted to hire a minester for a year
2 voted to raise the money to pay the minester upon Polls and Improved Lands and Stock
3 voted that Willom Carters hous be the hous for to meet in to hear the Gospel preached in
4 voted that the Select men shall provid the minester for this Town
5 voted that the Select men .shuld provid the plase to bord the minester at
6 voted that Jonathan Neuell be the man to set the psalm at the Publick Worship
voted that Joseph Peper be the man to reed the psalm
voted that Willam Carters barn yard be the pound for this present year
voted that Willam Carter be the pound keeper provided the Select men do provid him a lock
A warent for a Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley
Town meeting
Greting you are hearby Required in his majstes nam to warn the sevoral Inhabetence of this Town to meet at the hous of Joseph Peppers in said Town on the II day of this Instant September at 12 of the Clock then and their to see whether the Town will send a man or men to their honours Judg Dudley and Colnel Dudly Esq' and to Colnel Fich to see whether their honours will do aney thing to wards our settling of a minester and building of a meeting hous and to see
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whether the Town will consider of another plase to meet in on the Sabath for the tim to com and if Mr. Robson dos Refuse to sarve as one of our select men to chuse another and aney other thing that the Town shall think nedfull to be acted one on said day and to mak your return of it to the select men by order of the select men Dudley September the 4: 1732 John Lille Town Clerk
At a meeting in Dudley at the hous of Joseph Peppers in The Town Meting
said Town at 12 of the Clock
Chosen modrater for the sam Joseph Edmunds
I voted to send 2 men to their honours namly Judg Dudly and Colnel Dudley Esq' and Colnel Fich to see whether those Gentelmen will do aney thing towards our settling of a minester and bulding of a meating hous
2 voted that Joseph Edmunds and George Robson be the men to treat with thos Gentelmen for the Town in this afaire 3 voted that Samuell Neuells hous be the hous to meet in on the Sabath when it is removed from Willam Carters
4 voted that our Town meetings be warned for tim to Com by setting up a notefication on our publick meeting hous
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Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley A warent for a Town meeting Greeting you are hearby Required in his majestes nam to warn the sevoral inhabetence of this town to meet at the house of Samuell Neuells in said Town on the sixth day of Novem- ber at teen of the Clock then and their to see whether the Town will raise money to Defray the several Charges arising in the Town and to see whether the Town will send a man to get our nonresidant Lands Taxt at the General Court or aney other thing that the Town shall think nesesarey to be acted on 2
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one said day and to mak your Return of it to the select men by order of the select men Dudley October the 28: 1732 John Lillie Town Clerk
November the 6 1732 at a meeting in Dudley at the hous of Samuell Neuells at teen of the clock
modrater
Chosen modrater for the same Joseph Edmunds
the Town meating
I voted that theire should be twentey pounds money by the select men to defray the several Charges arising in ** town
Dudley November ye 23 1732
A warent for a Town meeting
the Inhabetence of said Town are warned and required hearby to meet and asembel themselves togather at the dwell- ing hous of Willam Carters in said Town wensday the 27 of November Instant at cight of the clock in the morning then and there to see whether they will act upon the following articles
(1) whether thay will reseve what the Honorabel Paull Dudley and Willom Dudley Esq' have ofered to the Town
(2) to see whether the Town will chuse a plase to set the meeting house on
(3) to see whether the Town will prosed in calling a Gospel minester and to see what settlement thay will Give him
(4) to see whether the Town will send a man down to the Grat and Genearal Court to get their Land Taxed
by order of the select men John Lillie Town Clerk
November the 29 1732 there was a meeting of the Inhabet of Dudley Regurley asembled at the hous of Willam Carters in said Town on wensday at eight of the clock
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Chosen modrater for the present meeting Joseph Edmunds modrater
I voted to chuse a plase to seet the meeting hous on
2 voted that the Town exepted of the Gentelmens ofer to the Town
A Town meet- ing for the Choys of a
meeting hous plat and a minester
3 voted that the Choys of the meeting hous plat should be desided by a major vot
4 voted that the north side of the Indins Land near Willam Carters Land be the plase to set the meeting house on
5 voted that the meeting house be set upon Willam Carters Land upon the west end of his Land near the Indian Land
6 voted and Chose the Reverend Mr Isaac Richardson for a Gospel minester to settel in said Town
7 voted by the Inhabetence of said Town that thay will give to there minester use wen the parson above Exprest his accepting of our call a settelment of one hundred and fiftey pounds money togather with a Lot of Land of one hundred acers given by the honourabel Willam Dudley Esqr for that" use to the Town
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voted by the said Inhabetence that Mr Isaac Richardson accepting of there ofer according to there Choys shall have a Salerey or yearly Reward for his Labor in the Gospel (viz) for the first year Eightey pounds for the second Eightey five pounds and so adding five pounds yearly until it rise to an hundred pounds money yearly
9 voted that the select men namly Joseph Edmunds James Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds Gorg Robson John Lillie togather with Jonathan hobbs Benjman Conant Joseph Putney be a comitey to present there vots to Mr Isaac Richardson and to make there Return to the inhabetence above said .
10 voted that our hall Township of Land be taxt for seven years togather as wild Land at twentey shillings upon one hundred acers .
11 voted that Mr Joseph Edmunds be the man to get this tax upon our Lands at the Genearal asembley
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A warent for a Town meeting
Worsester ss to the Constabel Joseph Putney of Dudley
Greeting you are hearby required in his majestes nam to warn the several inhabetence of this Town to meet at the hous of Willam Carters in said Town on monday the 25 of this instant Desember at eight of the Clock in the morning
(I) then and theire to see if thaire was aney thing acted contrary to Law in our proseding in chusing of a minester at our Last meeting that it may be rectefied
(2) to hear the act of the Court consarning our Land tax by Mr Joseph Edmunds
(3) or aney other thing that shall be thought nedfull on that day consarning high wayes or runing the Lines betwen this Town and the Towns adjoyneng and to make your Return. of it to the select men by order of the select men . : Dudley
Desember 7 1732
John Lillie Town Clerk
At a meeting of the Inhabetence of Dudley Regurley asembled at the house of Willam Carters in said Town on monday at eight of the Clock in the morning the 25 Desem- ber 1732
modrater the Town meting
I Chosen modrater for the present meeting Joseph Edmunds
2 it being preposed to the Town by the modrater whether aney man was disatesfied with our prosedings at our Last meeting consarning our Choys of Mr Isaac Richardson and it 'being preposed several times to them in the present meeting by the modrater and there being no man in the present meting that obgected against their Choys or Salerey or Settelment of the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardson
I voted that the select men with a commite of four men to be aded to them Shall Lay ought the high waves for this Town
2 voted that the select men namly Joseph Edmunds James Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds George Robson John Lillie to- gather Jonathan Hobbs and Daniel Mackentier and Clement
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Corbin be a comite with the select men to Lay ought the high wayes for this Town
3 voted that James Corbin sen one of our select men with Jonathan Neuell be the men to Run the Lines and to mak and Renew the bounds betwen this Town and the Towns adjoyning
4 voted that Mr Morres shall have a hering in this Town at a convenent meeting consarning his joyneng with us
5 voted that the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardsons Salerey shall be continued as the money is now and to rise and fall as the valeation of money shall be for time to com
To his Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esqr Captain Genaral The Petition of and Govener in Chef in and over the Province of the Massa- Mr Joseph Edmunds chustts bay the Honouorabel Councill and hous of Representa- tives in Genarall Court asembled this 12 of Desember 1732
The HIumbel Petition of Joseph Edmunds of Dudley in the Countey of Worsester for and in behalf of said Town Hum- bly Shueth
that the said Town being as yet but in its Infancy and grat part of the Land theirin owned by persons liveng ought of the said Town and Littel or no Improvement mad thereon and the said Town being about to Buld a House for the Publick Worship and settling a minester of the Gospell by which pious works the Land in that Town in all probability will rise in their value and be much benefited therby and the said Town in a regular meeting have voted with humbel submition to vouer Exelencey and honours that a tax be Leveyed on all the Lands in said Town after the Rate of Twentey Shillings to one hundred acres for each year for Spase of five years to- wards the defreying the said charges and imprauid youer Petitioner to apply for
Wherefor your Petitioner humbley prays that the said Town
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inay be impouered to Levy and Collect the said Tax or other- wise as youer Excellencey and Honours shall see met
Joseph Edmunds
Theire is in said Township a tract of Land in the posesion of the Indian Natives
The grant of this prayer
In the House of Representaves Desember 14th 1732 Read and in answer to this Petitison ordred that the prayer thereof be so far granted as that the select men or asesrs of the Town of Dudley be and hearby are allowed and Impouered to Leve and asess a Tax at Two pence a acer on one hundred on all the Lands lying within the said Township belonging either to the Resident or nonresident proprietors (the Indians Lands Exepted) for the full Spase of Five years next enseweng for the defeying and paying the minestearal and other charges arising therin and the Constabel or Collecters of the said Town are required and directed to Collect and pay in the sum of said Tax accordingly Sent up for Concurence
J Quincy Spker
In Council Desember 15th 1732 Read and Concurd
J Willard Secry
Consented to J Belcher
Copy Examined
J Willard Secry
Rates made October the 2S Rates mad and signed by the select men of Dudley and one October the thirth the Lest delivered to the Constabel Joseph Putney with a warent form the select men to gather in the sum total of said Lest
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This is to notefie the Inhabetence of the Town of Dudley to A noteficat for a Town meting meet at the hous of Samuell Neuells in said Town the 5 day of Febuarey next at eight of the Clock in the morning persisly
(1) then and their to reseve Mir Isaac Richardsons answer Consarning his settling with us in the work of the minestry
(2) to agree with him consarning his settling with us if he acepts of our Choys
(3) and if Mr Isaac Richardson doth accepts of our Choys to see whether the Town will find him his wood
Dudley Januarey the 22 1733
by order of the select men) John Lillie Town Clerk
At a meeting of the inhabetence of Dudley Regulary asembled at the hous of Samuell Neuells in said Town one Monday the 5 day of Febuary 1732-3 at eight of the clock in the morn
Chosen modrater for the presesent meating James Corbin I voted that the Reverend Mir Richardson shall have a month Longer befor he doth give his answer to the Town
2 voted that Clement Corbin shall be the man to go to the Honourabel Willam Dudley to see about our Deed of the minester Lot
3 voted that Mir Morres and Mir Child and Mir Bugbe shall have a hering at our next meeting consarning their joyning with us
These may Certifye that being desired by Mir Joseph Ed- Willam Dudley munds to signifie what I was willing to do towards the Buld- Esqs Gift to the Town of Dudly ing a meeting hous and settling a minester att Dudley in the Countey of Worsester Do therefore by these presents mak Known that I shall make over Convey and Dispose of a cer- tuin lott of Land containing one hundred acers of land att the least lying eastward of Willam Carters in the said Town to the
Modrater the Town meeting
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minestry or minister as the Town shall order and shall give and grant the forfeiture of a Bond for the upholding and con- stantly keeping in good order a Grist mill in said Town amounting to one hundred pounds from Jonathan Bugbe of Woodstock for and towards the Building a meeting house and my lands lying in said Town to be subgect to all legall taxes layed thereon provided the meeting hous be erected on or near the land the Indians now Deuell on as witness my hand this 15th November 1732
Wm Dudley
The gift of Paul Dudley Esqr to the Town of Dudley
I also promise to pay all such legal taxes as shall be laied on my lands lying in the Town of Dudley in preportion with others and further as sown as the meeting hous frame is up and in closed I promise to pay and advaince teen pounds money for that use and if there be aney pine trees in my lands thereabouts the Comite are wellcom to have them and take aney for that use for the meeting hous as wittnes my hand 17 November 1732
Paul Dudley
Dudley February ye 12 1733
A notefication for a The Inhabetence of said Town are hearby notefied and re- Town meeting quired to meet at the Dwelling hous of Samuell Neuells in said Town the 26 day of February Instant at one of the Clock afternoon Then and their to see whether thay will act upon the following articels viz :
(1) to Recave the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardsons answer to said Town and in case his answer be to settle in said Town according to their vots to agre with him about his sallery and setelment
(2) and in case Mir Richardsons answer be in the affarmitive viz to setlele in said Town to see whether the Town will
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give him his wood Cut and Carted to his house yearly to- gather with what thay have sigenified that thay will give for his yearly sallery
(3). and in case Mir Richardsons answer be in the affermative viz : to settle in said Town to see whether the Town will prosed to grant money to Defrey the Charges of the Ordaina- tion and to perfix the Day therfor
by order of the select men John Lillie Town Clerk
Dudley Febuarey the 26 1732-3 at a meeting of the Inhabe- tence of the Town of Dudly Reguraly asembled at the Dwel- ling hous of Samuell Nuells in said Town
Chosen modrater for the same Mir Joseph Edmunds
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I voted by the said Inhabetence to give the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardson twentey five Cords of wood Cut and Carted to his house yearly togather with what thay have sigenefied thay will give him for his yearly sallerey
2 voted that the first wensday in June next ensewing be the day for the Ordaination of the Reverend Mir Isaac Rich- ardson to the work of the minestrey in Dudley
upon further considration at the present meeting
3 voted that the Ordnation of the Reverend Mir Isaac Richardson to the minestearall ofes in said Town be Refered to the Last Wensday in Agust next ensewing
4 voted by said inhabetence that twentey five pounds be Raised upon the said inhabetence by the select men to defray the Charges of the Ordaination of the reverend mir Isaac Richardson
5 voted that the select men (viz) Joseph Edmunds James Corbin Ebenezer Edmunds Gorg Robson John Lillie be a commite to agree with mir Richardson about his salerey and setelment
6 voted that Joshue Heleys hous be the hous to have the Ordainaition in and mir Joseph Edmunds hous to be the hous
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to provid for the minesters and mesheners which Com to atend upon the ordanaitoon
7 voted that the reverend Mir Fisk of Killingly ye Reverd Mr Thair of Roxbury the reved mir Willams of Pomfret the Revd m' Jackson of Woborn the Revd mr Cambell of Oxford the Revd mr Throop of Woodstock the Revd mr Cabbot of Thomson the Revd mr Printec of Hassanamissco ware Chosen by the Town to asist at the ordainaition of the Revernd mir Isaac Richardson
8 voted and Chose for to be a Commite to provide for the ordaination of the Reverend mr Isaac Richardson James . Corbin Jonathan Hobbs Jonathan Neuell Samuell Neuell . Clement Corbin Joshua Heley John Lillie
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A warnt for a town meeting
Dudly March ye 12 1733 Worsester ss to the Constable Joseph Putny of the town of Dudly greeting you are hearby required in his majesties name to warn the severel inhabetence of west part said town to meet and asemble themselves at the dwelling house of William Carters in sd town on tusday the 20 day of March instent at eight of the clok in the morning I then and there to chues town ofisers for this present year 2 to see wether or no the town will grant mr Morrises request namly to move the meeting house place to the * of the south part of the indian hill
3 to se wether the town will agree that there anewell town town meeting shall be on the first Monday in March for the time to come without any other warning 4 to se wether the town will pass an act to prevent peoples taking in cattel into the town
5 to se which of the two days which the town hass all redy picht upon for the ordination of the reverend m' Isaac rich- ardson shall be the day for the ordination it being in contro- versie namly whether the first wensday in june or the Last wensday in August
6 to se wether the town will impowr the select men to give
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the revernd m' richardson a deed of the Lot of Land according to the town vote by order of the select men
John Lillie town clark
Samiel Newell warned the east end of said town to this present meeting by order of the select men
Dudly March ye 20 our anewell town meeting asembled at the hous of William carters
our anewell town meeting
moderator chosen for the sd meeting m' James Corbin Senior
I) voted slect man Joseph Edmunds 2 Ebenezer Edmunds 3 Benja Conant 4 Richard kider 5 Joshua healy
2) voted Benja Conant town clark for the year insuing
3) voted that there shall be two constables in sd town
!) voted that John ruewe shall be one constable for this year and david Southwick the other constabel for the year in- suing
5 voted Samuel newell and william Carter be survaers for the hiways for the year insuing
6 voted that the select men tak care for the Laying out rods
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