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"The request of your humble servants, being part of the inhabitants of the towne of Redding ; - This Honoured Court, not being altogether ignorant of the state of our towne, to which your humble suppliants boath belong, Respecting the compleation of our Military Officers, we would not fill up lines with compliments to trouble this Honoured Court, But, Briefly, to give a narrative of our condition, and so humbly beging that this Court would put an issue to our Bissenis, which is like to have so ill a consequence, if it lay longe as now it doath. There hath bin some Strange actions relating to military officers, whereby we are become tow parties in the towne, one in opposition agaynst the other ; wee apprehend wee have bin ingenious (ingenuous ?) to the other party, notwithstanding great eregularities they run into ; our party, as wee apprehend, is very considerable, though not the Major part in number ; wee yielded to them that voted for Captain Swaine, and prefered their minds to the Court, by setting our hands to itt, that was sent to the Court, though wee voated for Captain Poole, for not one of those hands that voated for Captain Swaine was sent to the Court when he was presented to the Court; now, notwithstanding ther is, in our parte, the chiefest partes for heades and estates amongst which ar Decons, Commissenors and Select- men, and the Major parte of the freemen, yet wee, not being wilful, but condescended to prefer their mindes to the Court, and concluded that though Capt. Swayne was not a freeman, yet if the General Court see cause to confirm him, wee should have been satisfied with what your honors had done. But he being not accepted, the matter is yet to doe ; the towne running only upon tow perssons, wee would be glad to have our bissenes to bee promoted to the consideration of this Honoured Court.
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"Our numbre upon trial for voate for Capt. Poole was 2d voate.
" There hath been several meetings and agetations, since Capt. Swayne was presented to the Court, and they will have all the youth to voate that hath not taken the oath of fidelity to the Commonwealth. And soe wee are outvoated, and they are not willing the Court should hear both parties and what wee have to saye - this being delivered after our ingenuity (ingenuousness ?) to them, and they will do nothing; and so the towne is brought into tow parties.
. " And it begins to have influence into Towne matters, to strive to circumvent one another in our Actions, which wee feare will have a bad consequence. Therefore wee humbly intreate the Honored Court that you would be pleased to issue the case for us, and settell some abell and meete person in the place of a Capten amongst us, that our strife may bee at an ende. And wee know wee must at your Honners appoynt- ment sett downe quiett. As to our Lieutenant, wee could wish the Honored Court did thouerly understand his Abillities as to heade and estate.
" Your humble servants, not having else to ad, but ever to praye for devine protec- tion and Guidance to your honners - and remayne your humble petissioners.
"WM. COWDREY, THOMAS PARKER, MATTHEW EDWARDS, THOMAS HARTSHORN, NATHANIEL COWDREY,
JOHN BROWNE, JOHN BACHELLER,
BENJN. FITCH, HANANIAH PARKER."
The above petition shows that party spirit early moved in the breasts of our forefathers ; and that formerly, as well as latterly, the same great principles of Conservatism and Radicalism were antagonistic and earnest. These two rival candidates for military honors were sons of the first settlers, and both smart, capable men. Capt. Poole was the older, being then 43 years old, and Capt. Swayne being 33 years old. Capt. Poole had already held the office of Captain, and Swayne was aspiring. The age, wealth, and official dignity of the town were for the older candidate, while Young America went for the younger competitor.
Capt. Swayne appears to have outstripped his rival in the race, for he was soon appointed Major, while Capt. Poole became, or continued to be, Captain, and was also Quartermaster. Capt. Poole, however, died the next year, greatly lamented.
They both did good service in the Indian wars, and their names are famous.
Land was granted this year to Jonathan Eaton, with privilege of wood and herbage, on condition that he continue in town and follow the trade of shoemaker.
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1678. - "To the Honoured Generall Courte, now assembled in Boston : -
" The humble petision of the inhabitants of the towne of Redding, Humbly Show- eth - That whereas our case, being as your pettissiners humbly conseive, soe sircum- stanced, as wee Know not the like in all Respects - and not Knowing which waye to helpe ourselves - But By humbly accquainting yor honners with our state - your honners beeing the Fathers of the Commonwelth to which wee doe belonge ; and yor petissiners humbly hoping that yor honners will helpe soe far as may bee to the Re- lieving of us in our case ; - It being soe with us that wee are butt a poore place, very few above sixty families, Abell to pay to the Ministry, and severall of them have more need to Receive than to paye, - if wee were a place of ability as many others bee; and to us their is Adjacent farmers, which bee constant hearers of the word, with us, which goes not at all to their owne towne, Butt Transiently as others doe ; Neither came they one the Sabbath daye butt bee breakers of the Lawe of god and of this commonwelth as we conseive. And to many of them itt would be soe intol- erable a burthen, that many of them must necessarily refraine from the public worship of god, established amongst us, for prevention of which they doe heare with us, which seems to be very hard for us to maintayne Ministry and Meetinghouse conveniently for them, and others to force them to paye their hole Rates to their one townes, as others do ; or if some of them bee Betterminded, the bisenes lyeth so att the present, that wee have nothing from them all or next to nothing.
" Another thing that your humble petisioners desire to declare to your honners is thatt wee have now not roume enough in our Meeting house for ourselves, but the Adjasent farmers being one third or very neare one third as mutch as wee, wee muste build anew before itt bee Longe, for the house will bee too littell for them and us, which wee hope your honners will consider how the case is like to bee with us, if nothing bee considered. Butt as wee hope itt is the waye, that god would have us to take to leave the case to your honners, we desire humbly soe to doe, and quiettly to reste to this honoured Courte's good pleasure as to what hath been declared.
" And shall ever pray - In the name & by the consent of the Reste of the inhab- itants of the towne. Wm. Cowdrey, Robert Burnap, Jona. Poole, Thomas Parker, Jeremy Swaine."
These " Adjasent Farmers" were the people of Lynn End, now Lynnfield, and of Charlestown End, now Stoneham.
Mr. Hooper, an early settler, died this year.
1679. - Town agreed "that there should be a rate of 60 or 70 pounds for the building of a new Meetinghouse or the repairing of the old one, and this to be paid in shingles at Ios. per hundred, clapboards and boards at 5s. per hundred, Cider at Ios. per barrell, Corn ; - hogs and tobacco at 6 pence per pound, and one third discount for cash."
An additional Rate for the same purpose was soon after ordered.
This money or these funds were not appropriated for the building of a new Meeting House, but a Committee, consisting of Capt. Swayne, Mas. John Browne, and Mas Hananiah Parker, were chosen, to whom
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OF THE TOWN OF READING.
were delegated "general powers to expend such sums of money as the town should raise from time to time for building or buying, etc."
This Committee, as appears by their Report subsequently made, ex- pended the funds aforesaid, partly in repairing the old Meeting House, and chiefly in buying land for, and in building the first Parsonage.
Jeremiah Swayne was appointed Captain by Court.
John Pearson, an original settler, died.
Whereas some years since the General Court did order the town of Redding to a second survey of the " two miles grant," - in performance of said Order, the town did agree that Mas. Nathaniel Walker should have a tender of all the said land, included in the said grant, that was not in particular proprieters ; - before the said Walker, defraying the charges of the second survey of said land. Mas. Shubael Walker per- forming the above said work at his own charge ; the town is humbly requested to resolve who shall enjoy the premises. The town by a vote did resolve the question : "that they that did the work should enjoy the premises." This resolution was afterwards confirmed by the Court.
1680. - Hananiah Parker appointed Ensign by the Court.
It was enacted this year that the freemen in voting for public officers should use Indian corn.
Dec. - The towne of Redding being presented to the Court for defect in their highways and want of a Grammar Schoole, they have liberty given them till April Court to make their answer, and they are enjoyned then to bring a certificate yt their school master is sufficient as the law requires.
This year Mrs. Brock was " licensed to sell so much of Rev. Mr. Haugh's lands as will pay debts, notwithstanding they were entailed."
1681. - Feb. 6. Town agreed " that the house now a building, and land bought for the minister shall be for the inhabitants of Reading and their heirs forever, and for the use of the ministry, and so to be forever." This house, which was the first Parsonage, stood near the corner of Main Street and the present Albion Street, where the Per- kins Building now is. The lands connected therewith, ten acres, was purchased of Timothy Wiley for f102.
It was occupied by Rev. Mr. Brock until his decease in 1688. Upon the settlement of Rev. Pierpont in 1689, the town voted : -
" That Mr. Jonathan Pairpoynt, our minister, should have the one half of the land, that the town bought of Timothy Wiley, with the building thereon : namely, the North side of said land ; we say : the aforesaid land with the building thereon, we hereby
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give unto Mr. Jona. Perpoint, his heirs and assigns forever, he, the said Mr. Perpoint, continuing in the ministry with us so long as God shall enable him so to do.
"The condition of this gift of the town unto Mr. Peirpoint, is such, that the town paying or causing to be paid unto the Relict, or heirs of the aforesaid Mr. Peirpoint, within twelve months after his the aforesaid Peirpont's decease, the sum of One hun- dred pounds in money, and also to reimburse him or them, for what the building is better at his decease than it is, at his now (1689) entrance upon the same, then the said land with the buildings thereon shall return to the town, unto their dispose."
It will be noticed as a literary curiosity in the above vote, that the Clerk spelled his Pastor's name in four different ways, and that neither way was correct.
The next succeeding year, 1690, the town voted, "that the house and tenn acres of land belonging is given to Mr. Jonathan Peirpoint, his heirs and assigns forever, he paying to the town fifty pounds." The £50 was duly paid. The estate, after Mr. Pierpont's death, was sold, and, in 1762, became the property of John Vinton, whose daughter mar- ried Samuel Wiley, the late owner of the place.
This year the town voted, "that the old town books shall be tran- scribed, that is all material things."
1683. - Dea. Thomas Parker, an early settler, died. Court ap- pointed " Lt. Wm. Johnson, Deacon Conversse, Hananiah Parker and Capt. Swayne a committee to rectifie and settle the highway between Oburn and Redding."
The following account, as rendered by the Committee who built the first Parsonage, is curious and instructive : -
An Accoumpt given by the Committee, of land sould, and of the two Rates past into their hands, and parte of greate rate, the 9th of ye rIth mo. of 1683, which (Com- mittee) weare Mas. Browne, Capt. Swayne, And Ensigne Parker, as followeth :
Item, To Timothy Wilele (Wiley) for the purches of land for the min- isteriall house
I02
O O
For meanding the Meatting House Yhard
2 I 9
brickes and pauving tile bought
II 7 6
nails bought for the house
4 O
3
66 limestoone, 2 tunn
I IO
0
by order of Selectmen, payd
5 15
II
payed by Mas. Browne, 600 of boards
I IO
O
" to John Eaton for apple trees
I 17
" by bro. Barker and bro. Joseph (Browne ?)
I
6
6
66 frameing the leanto and 700 of boards delivered at the house and for making and laying of Troues (Troughs ?) in the Dreane and spreading of gravel 3
17 O
s.
d
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Item, For work done in making of bricks and carting of them home and for carting a tunn of lime stoone
I 14
6
" " time spent as a Committee man (N. B. The foregoing payments were by Mas. Browne)
O
6 O
payd by Capt. Swayne for carting of clay and boards to the house
3
9
66
" carting and loodeing of stones « of a 1000 of brickes
I
O
" a bill from the Selectmen one days digeing of clay & day carting
O
II
seting up the orchard fence
O
15
" one day and } seting of apple trees
O
3
9
4 load of brickes & carting
O
12
" 535 feete of boards & carting writeing of a bond and coppie
O
2
pulling down the ould house 900 of shingles
0
9
digeing and carting of clay to make bricks
O
18
carting of half a tunn of lime stoone
O
5
frameing of the poarch
2
O
66 binding and carting of shingles
O
3
time spent as Committee man ( J. Swayne ) Payd by Ensigne Parker :
I 12
66 carting and hewing of timber
14
O
of 4200 of brickes
4
4
1469 foote of board
4 O
66 laying 8000 shingles
I
12
covering the house
I
O
work done at Seabred Taylor's house
2
0
carting of half a tunn of limestoone
O
5
6
time spent as Committee man (Ens. Parker)
2
IO
O
There yet reste in the Committee's hands, in money, and as money, in nails and in - goods :
9
Viz :
In Ensigne Parker's hands, in goods and nails, but parte of them spent,
48
s. d.
6 5 0
In Capt. Swayne's hands in goods as money
O 13 0
In Mas. Browne's hands, in money and goods as money
2 2 6
₺
d.
9
O 6
£ s. d.
N. B. More payd to Josiah Browne
0 14 0
£
The totall of these sums is
197
s. d. 17 5
,
and binding of shingles
O
3
o
O
I
2
O 17
66
6
I
8
O
14
s. d.
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1684. - This year, Dea. Thomas Kendall, an original settler, died.
A further account of expenses, for the Parsonage, showed that an addi-
18 9 tional sum was paid of
I35
€ s. d.
197 17 5 The former account was
Total cost of Parsonage
333 16 2
Hananiah Parker was appointed Lieutenant of Reading Company in room of Lieu. Damon, and Sargt Goodwin appointed Ensign.
This year Winnepurkitt, or Wenepoykin, the reigning Sachem of the Saugus tribe of Indians, died at the age of 68.
He was the son of Nanepashemet, who resided at Medford. He succeeded his older brother Montowampate in the chieftainship of the Saugus tribe, who died in 1633, aged 24. It is said that Montowam- pate took for his bride in 1629, the beauteous Wenuchus, or Weetamoo (daughter of Passaconaway, Sachem of Pennacook, now Concord, N. H.), whose bridal and tragic fate is poetically described by Whittier, in his " Bridal of Pennacook."
Wenepoykin, who was b. 1616, married Joane Ahawayet, daughter of Poquannum, of Nahant. He was the last of the Saugus Sachems, and died in 1684. His widow died in 1685.
" They had one son, Manatahqua, and three daughters, Petagunsk, Wattaquutinusk, and Petagoonah, who, if early historians are correct in their descriptions, were as beautiful, almost, as the lovely forms which have wandered on the rocks of Nahant in later times." (His. of Lynn.)
This year, on petition of Wm. Hawkins, and Anna his wife (daughter of Edward Burcham, deceased), the Court ordered, " that the 121 acres of land lying between the Southerly side or bounds of the Newhall lotts and the Southerly side or bounds of old Mr. Robert Burnap's land, as per the plot appears, be, by a sworne surveyor divided and laid out into three equal parts or proportions, according to the original grants of the town of Lynn, as other lotts lye in length from Easte to West, and that that bigger part thereof, lying next to the land of said Burnap Lent, towards the North, is undoubtedly, and shall be accounted the land, and be in plenary possession of the said Wm. Hawkins, in right of his wife Anna, daughter and heire of Edward Burcham, deceased."
1685. - This year the town offered a bounty of 15s. for the killing of an old bear, and Ios. for the killing of a sucking cub.
This year the town chose two moderators to preside at its town meetings, - this practice continued several years.
Town voted, that all those persons that inhabit on the north side of
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Ipswich River, in our town bounds, viz. John Upton, Sen"., John Upton, Jr., George Flint, Thomas Burt, Philip McIntier, John Phelps, Richard Harnden, and Francis Hutchinson, shall have those two pieces of land, namely : "the towne's land in Sadler's Neck, so called," and "that piece of Common land, that lyeth at the upper end of Mr. Bellingham's farme and belongs to the towne."
Town ordered, " that the old ministerial barn be pulled down and a new one 20 x 20 built."
The Court granted to Jeremiah Swayne, Samuel Damon, Samuel Lamson, Wm. Robbins, James Pike, Jr., and James Nichols of Reading, and to sundry inhabitants of Lynn, Beverly, and Hingham, a tract of land in the "Nipmug Country," 8 miles square, for their services in the late Indian War.
Highway from Reading to Woburn laid out as follows : "Beginning at ye Country road near Sargt Parker's house" (Sergt Parker lived where M. F. Leslie now, 1868, lives), " and so along by the meadow, caled Hoopper's Meddow, and by the foot of ye hill, which is above ye leest of three ponds ; from thence to the way marked out by Sargt Parker, throwe Charlestown land to Woburn River, neer John Richard- son's house, and so up by the side of ye hill, before said Richardson's door ; and then to turn westward to the way called Woburn Town Highway ; and then to continue that way throw John Richardson's land, Tho. Graves' land, and over ye river againe, and from thence up betwixt Nathaniel Richardson's barne and orchyard, and so continew- ing in that way till it meets with the Country highway that comes from Wobourne by the Converses' Saw Mill, in testimony that this is our joyent agreement, we have hereunto set our hand this Mar. 31, 1685 - John Cutler of Charlestowne, John Greene of Malden, Jeremiah Swayne of Redding, Francis Moore of Cambridge, Jemes Converse of Wo- borne."
A highway from Reading to Charlestown (probably to what is now Stoneham) was also laid out this year. There was another division of public lands this year among the several inhabitants.
1686. - It appears that the towne of Reading purchased of the Indians the territory of Reading some years prior to this date, for the sum of about ten pounds ; but it had not been paid for.
This year an assessment was laid to raise the money ; and the follow- ing is a "Coppie of A Rate made to be payd in money, to be payd to the Indians for the purches of the town's land :
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s .
d.
Joseph Hartshorne
O
5 Benja Fitch
5
3
John Woodward
O
6
Joseph Fitch
I
O
Capt. John Browne
4
2 John Weston
O
II
Edward Taylor
I
5 John Dunton
O
II
Joseph Browne
2
6
Lt. Haysey
5
2
John Bacheller
3
IO
Francis Smith
3
II
Jonas Eaton
I
6 Left Smith
3
9
John Eaton
5
I Capt. Eph. Savage
I7
3
Tho. Nichols
2
7 Saml Dunton
0
9
Ralph Dixe
4
O
Adam Coulson
I
2
Wid. Dustin
O
6
Dea. Wm. Cowdrey
I
6
Lt. Hananiah Parker
3
5
Tho. Clarke
I
5
David Bacheller
3
2 Tho. Arnall
O
3
Robt Burnap Senr
I
9
Nicholas Rice
I
2
Tho. Burnap Sen
I
4 Robt Burnap Jr
2
II
Thos Burnap Jr
I
2 Tho. Hodgman
I
O
Capt Jer. Swayne
5
6 James Boutwell
I
2
Cornelius Browne
2
9 Ens. Nath1 Goodwin
2
O
Josiah Browne
2
II John Nichols
I
5
Timothy Wiley
3
O
Abrm Bryant
I
8
Matthew Edwards
6
O John Burnap
O
6
Samuel Fitch
O
IO Nathl Parker
2
3
Benj. Hartshorne
O
IO James Pike Senr
O
7
Saml Lamson
O
6
James Pike Jr.
O
6
Nathl Cowdrey
I
5 James Nichols,
O
9
Tho. Taylor Senr
3
4
Samuel Damon
O
9
Tho. Taylor Jr.
O
6
Mas. John Herbert
I
O
John Browne
C
8
Francis Hutchinson
I
3
John Parker
2
7 Isaac Hart
3
2
Wm Hupper
O
9 Richard Harnden
2
6
Dea. John Damon
I
2
Geo. Flint & Bro.
6
2
Tho. Damon
O
5 Joel Jenkins
3
II
Jona. Eaton
I
6 John Upton
7
5
Joshua Eaton
I
9
John Upton Jr
I IO
James Stimpson
C
6 Tho. Burt
I 6
Henry Felch
2
2 Philip McIntier
I
4
John Felch
O
2 John Phelps
3
2
John Weston Jr.
C
3 Capt. Curwin
7
IO
Tho Jackson
O
6
Edward Hutchinson
3
5
Wid. Merrow
I
8 John Scolley & Ruffe
2
9
Tho. Bancroft
2
4 Mas. Hills
I
3
Jeremiah Pike
O
3 Mas. Winborne
2
O
John Boutwell
O
6 Ens. Newell
O
7
John Eaton Jr.
I
7
Town of Reading
3
9
Nathl Cutler
I
3
John Richardson
2
4
O
6
John Thompson
s.
d.
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OF THE TOWN OF READING.
Our ancestors received a deed from the Indians of their township. (See Appendix A.)
This year, Capt. Ephraim Savage (the wealthiest and a very influen- tial inhabitant of Reading), having prosecuted the town and attached land, the town chose "their trusty and well beloved friends, Capt. Jere- miah Swayne and Mas. John Browne their true and lawful attorneys to defend the town and implead Capt. Ephr™ Savage at the next County Court."
In this suit, Capt. Savage sued for possession and title to about 300 acres of meadow land in the "two mile grant " (now North Reading), and being part of a tract of land called " Burcham Meadow," so named after Edward Burcham, who was an original proprietor of a large por- tion of it. These 300 acres had been granted by the town to Shubael Walker for services rendered, as has been already explained under the year 1679. - Capt. Savage, in right of his wife, who was wid. of Oba- diah Walker and dau. of Rev. Mr. Haugh, contended.for the title to the land.
The case was decided in favor of the town.
1687. - This year, Dea. Wm. Cowdrey died, aged 85. He was one of the very earliest settlers of the town, and one of its most useful and estimable citizens. He was Town Clerk from the settlement of the place as long as he lived ; and although for the last few years of his life he was too feeble to perform the duties of the office, the town would not elect a successor, but chose a Town Clerk, pro tempore, for six years. He was always one of the Selectmen, and generally chair- man, and often a Representative to General Court, and wrote nearly all the wills of his fellow-citizens made during the time.
This year the town chose his son, Nathaniel Cowdrey, Town Clerk, in his father's stead.
Adam Colson, also an early settler, died this year.
This year the town paid James Stimpson 15 shillings for killing an old bear ; paid John Eaton of ye plain, and some others, 2f. for killing three young bears ; paid John Upton, Jr., George Flint, and Steven Fish for killing one old bear and two young ones, If. & 15 shillings ; and . paid Richard Harnden 15 shillings for killing one old bear.
1688. - This year Rev. John Brock, the third pastor of the church in Reading, died, aged 68. For further particulars concerning Mr. Brock, see subsequent list of early settlers.
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A subscription for a new Meeting-house was obtained, and the follow- ing is a list of the names and contributions of the subscribers : -
42
s. d.
s. d.
Rev. John Brock
5 15 0
Robert Burnap
5
O
0
Joseph Hartshorn
2
O
O
Joseph Burnap
2
O
John Woodward
2
C
O Sergt Tho. Hodgman
5
O o
Capt. John Browne
IO
O James Boutwell
8
O
Joseph Browne
5
O
Wid Rebecca Kendall
I IO
O
Edwd Taylor
3
O
O
Seabred Taylor
2
O
John Bachelder
8
Sergt John Parker
9
C
John Eaton Sen
8
O Jonathan Eaton
3
Tho. Nichols
6
IO O Joshua Eaton
7
6
John Dix
5
O
C
Dea. John Damon
2
O
O
Left. Hananiah Parker,
IO
O
O
Thos Damon
5
David Bachelder
0
15
0 Matthew Edwards
6
0
C
Maj Jereh Swayne
IO
O
O Wm. Hooper
2
IC
Cornelius Browne Sen
3
IO 0
John Weston Jr
2
C
Timothy Wiley ·
4
O
0
Geo. Walker Jr
I
IO
Tho. Burnap Jr
2
IO
O
Sergt. Henry Felch
2
O
Joseph Fitch Jr. & Senr
4
12
O
Capt. Tho. Bancroft
7
0
John Weston Sent
I
0
0 Richard Harnden
3
5
John Boutwell,
3
O
C
John Eaton, of the plain
7
O
0
Jeremiah Pike
2
7
Samuel Lamson O
4
C
James Pike Senr
2
15 O John Upton
6
0
Nath'l Cutler
6
O
John Upton Jr
2 IO
6
John Tomson
0
I3
2
Philip McIntier
3
O
0
John Burnap
0
18 0
Tho. Burt
2
O
9
Sergt Nath'l Parker
5
O
O
Geo. Flint
3
IO
O
Samuel Damon
5
O
O
Francis Hutchinson
3
C
James Nichols
4
7
0
Wid. Phelps
O
6
o
John Felch
O
II O
Stephen Fisk
I
O
Joseph Dutton
2
O
Sam'l Dix
2
N. . B The
John Nichols
7
O
O
John Browne of the hill
figures
Benja Hartshorne
5
O
0 Joseph Felch
these five
Samuel Weston
I
IO O
James Pike Jr
names are
Nath1 Goodwin
8
O
O
Tho. Taylor Jr
illegible.
The following subscriptions were received from persons living at Lynn End, then a part of Lynn, and now Lynnfield : -
s.
d.
£
S .
d.
John Pearson
6 12
O
John Bancroft
3
O 0
Maudlin Pearson
I IO
O
Hananiah Hutchinson
I IO
O
Peter Haies
I
15
O
Benj. Hutchinson
I O
O
Abra'm Roberts
I
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