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GEORGE COWAN PATRICK PEEBLES JOHN SAVIGE JOHN BLAIR THOMAS JOHNSON
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTTIVES DEC. 12, 1753.
Whereas the town of Pelham in the County of Hampshire when they chose their officers to the respective offices in Said Town in March Last omitted administering to them the oath appointed by Law of this Province of the 22ª of His Present Majests Reign Respecting Bills of Credit of the Neighboring Governments appointed to be taken by such officers by Means Whereof the several officers in said town are vacant & thereby Great Inconveniences & Difficulties Have arisen to said town which Cannot be Remedied but by ye aid & Interposition of this Court-Therefore ordered that Eleazer Porter Esq' be directed & Hereby Impowered to Issue His Warrant Directed to some Inhabitant of said Town-Requiring him to warn and give Notice to the Inhabitons of said town as by said warrant shall be appointed to make choice of such officers for said
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town as shall be Necessary & acording to Law ought to be chosen yearly for transacting the affairs of said Town & the Inhabitons Being so Met are Hereby Impowered to Make Choice of Such officers and such Officers so Chosen-Having first Taken the oath aforesaid & the oaths of their Respective offices Shall have the Like Power in their Respective offices as by Law they would have had on their being Chosen acording to ye Directions of the Law in the Month of March & Qualified as aforesaid
Sent up for Concurrence F HUBBARD Speaker
In Councel Dec 12 1753
Read & Concurred THOMAS CLARKE Dept Secry Consented to WILLIAM SHIRLY.
Hampshire ss March ye Eight one thousand Seven Hundred & fifty four
To John Savige of Pelham in the County of Hampshire (Porsuant of the Within order of the Great and General Court) In His Majestys Name you are Required to Notifie & Warn all the Freeholders and other Inhabitons of said Pelham Qualified to vote in town Meetings to assemble themselves together at the Meeting house in said Pelham on the twenty Eight of this Month at Nine of the Clock in ye forenoon then & there to Make Choice of all Necessary town officers which by Law towns are obliged to Make Choice of & Make Return of your Doings thereon to your Inhabitons so assembled.
Given under My Hand & Seal ye Day and Deate Above said ELEAZER PORTER Justs Coram.
By Vartue of the Within Warrant I have Warned the Inhabitons of Pelham above said to Meet at time & Place above mentioned
Pelham March ye twenty Eight one thousand seven hundred & fifty four JOHN SAVIGE.
ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 28, 1754.
Then meet on said Day & was chosen
William Crosett, Moderator
Town Clerk,-John Dick.
Treasurer-Thomas Dick.
Selectmen-Thomas Hamilton Alexander Torner John Fergerson David Thomas William Conkey
Assessors,-John Fergerson David Thomas Daniel Gray.
Constables,-John Conkey Robert McCollock
Surveyors,-Archibald Crosett Patrick McMullen Thomas Hamil-
ton Alexander Conkey John Blair Thomas Johnson W™ Fergerson Hog Rieves,-Allexander McNut Joseph Rinken
Fence Viewers,-Daniel Gray Robert Blair
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MEETING, APRIL 16, 1754.
Allowed six shillings to John Conkey for taking care of the Meet- ing house.
Allowed John Savige and John Blair 8s-8d for Getting a Preacipe from the court to Hold Meetings.
Voted to Petition the General court for a Help from ye None Inhabitons for finishing ye Meeting house
Voted that each Delinquent Pole pay two shilling
" Voted that William Crosett Thomas Dick & John Dick be a Committee to Look over the town Vots & lay the same Before ye town they think Not Proper to be Recorded
Voted that there be a Bridge Bult over the West Branch where the Road is Newly Confirmed by the Town."
Adjourned to the third Tuesday in May and again to the 27th of May.
" Voted that there be one Half penny per aker Laid on the None Inhabitons Lands"
JAMES CONKEY Moderator.
The vote to build a bridge over the West Branch makes it clear that the road across the river had been changed and a new bridge was required.
The laying a tax of one penny per acre upon the lands of all known Inhabitants to raise money to repair the Meeting house could not have been a burdensome demand, and the evident intention was to oblige all landowners to contribute.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 3, 1755.
Then meet on Said Day and Was chosen Thomas Dick, Moderator. Town Clerk,-John Dick.
Treasurer,-George Cowan.
Selectmen,-Thomas Hamilton Allexender Turner John Fergerson William Conky & David Thomas.
Assessors,-David Thomas John Fergerson & Daniel Gray.
Surveyors,-William Harkness, Allexender Turner John Johnson, James Fergerson Arcebald Crosett, William Crosett William Conkey, James Cowan, David Cowdin.
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Constables,-Patrick McMullen & Thomas Johnson.
Fence Viewers .- James Hamilton & James Harkness.
Hogreeves,-Robert Hamilton Hugh Johnson.
At the above meeting several roads were established and we copy the agreements made and signed consenting to roads established by the selectmen.
" PELHAM MARCH YE 3ª 1755
These are to Signifie that We alowe a Rode of one Road In Width on the West side of the Second Division Lot No. Six Now in our Posission Beginning at the four Rode Road & to Run as fare North as ye land Now in ye Posession of John Edegar And to be Improved by said Town So Longe as We may Peacably Posses & Injoy the Range Road Laid out on the North of said lot viz. the timber
As Witness our Hands JOHN GRAY THOMAS DICK
These are to Signifie that We the subscribers is Willing that the Road shall be Improved by said town as Laid out By the Selectmen, Viz: one Rode In Width through John Grays Land & two Parch through John Edegers John Blairs & James Fergersons Lands As Witness our Hands
JAMES FERGERSON
JOHN BLAIR JOHN EDEGER
These May Certifie that I am Willing to Let ye Road go where it now Dos Between Matthew Grays & ye Corn Mill Having ye Range Rode Equivelent
JOHN MCFARLAND
These may signify that I allowe a Road of two Parch Wide from My North East Corner of My Lote No 37 to the Range Road as Witness my Hand
Pelham March 25 1755
DAVID THOMAS
Neither Mr. Thomas nor the selectmen give any hint of the direction of this road, but it must be assumed that Mr. Thomas could have no authority to allow road building on land not his own so the road he consented to above must have been built from the Northeast corner of lot No. 37 on the plan South to the first range road :
" These may certifie that We alowe ye town to confirm the Road as is laid out through our Lands as Witness our Hands Patrick Peebles Robert Peebles
Pelham March 25 1775 "
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By a reference to the plan of the town it will be seen that the home lots of Patrick and Robert Peebles were No. 7 and No. 16 respectively, and the road referred to was somewhere south of Prescott center.
" We Ye Subscribers Desire ye town to Confirm a Road of two Parch Wide by the House of Daniel Grays North from the Range Road to his North Line Likewise from John Peebles North West Corner to ye County Road of one Rode in Width for ye Benefite of Daniel Gray as Witness our Hands
March 25 1755
JOHN PEEBLES DANIEL GRAY.
John Peebles is on record as owner of lot No. 16, perhaps by pur- chase of Robert Peebles, consequently it may be assumed that Daniel Gray lived in that part of the town and would be benefited by the highway.
" March the twenty first 1755
Then Laid out a Road from Allexander Turners South East Cor- ner Into John Grays Land along his South Line till it Comes up the Hill Into the Great Road Which Road is on ye South Side of the Mark't trees two Parch Wide by us.
JOHN FERGERSON WILLIAM CONKEY Selectmen DAVID THOMAS
" These May Certifie that the town May Have a Road in my Land two Parch Wide as itt is now Laid out if I may Have ye Range road as far as said Road Goes in my Land as Witness My Hand.
JOHN GRAY.
Pelham March ye 25 1755"
Alexander Turner drew Houselot No. 46 and John Gray No. 47. The location of the latter is substantially the same as the farm of Levi Moulton and the farm known as the Joseph G. Ward place.
MEETING, APRIL 24, 1755.
The April business meeting was known as the " Debt & Credit " meeting for the reason that at this April meeting men brought in their bills for labor and the bills were considered in open meeting and allowed or disallowed according to the temper of the meeting. There was much adjusting and settlement of accounts at this particu- lar meeting and it is interesting in its way.
" Then Meet on said Day and was Chosen William Crosett, Moderator.
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first Voted that the town His aCepted ye aCount that Thomas Dick Give In for His Being treasurer.
2ly Thomas Dick is alowed £2-35-0-2 fathings for being treasurer four years.
31y Voted that Robert Hamilton is Cleared from His Reats ye year 1751.
4ły Voted that John Allexander Jun is Cleared from His Reats in ye Lists
51y Voted that William Conkey & John Dick each of them is allowed IS-4d for Mending ye Meeting House Windows.
61y John Conkey is allowed Six shilling for taking care of the Meetinghouse.
7ly John Fergerson David Thomas & Daniel Gray each allowed Six shilling for taking care of ye Invoyice.
gly That Robert Peebles is alowed £2-135-4d for ten Weeks Boarding Preachers.
That Mr Dickinson is alowed £2-12s for Preaching and Mr McClintock is alowed £4-8s for Preaching also that Mr. John Houston is alowed £5-8s for Preaching
Ioly John Blair & John Clark each alowed one Pound for Going to Boston to the Presbytrie.
James Johnson is alowed £1-105-8d for going to the Pres- bytrie at Newberry.
I2ly Robert Peebles is alowed £1-6s-8d for entertaining the Ministers Presbytrie time.
13ly Robert Hamilton is cleared of His Pole Reats for this year.
I4ly John Johnson John Clark & John Blair each alow'd £1, for going to East town Presbytrie. 15ly David Thomas is alowed ten Shilling for going to London- derry for Advice.
16ly that there be Six Pound for the support of a Scole for ye Present year.
Voted that the Hogs Run at Large this Present year.
18ly Voted that ye Line be Run Between New Salem Roadtown & this town by Cornel Timothy Dwight.
Igly that there be Forty Pounds for Repairing ye Roads ye Pers- ent year-also voted that said Money be Laid on Pols & Reatable Estate.
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20ły Voted that Each Pole be alowed two Shilling pr Day at the Roads this Present year.
21ły Voted that there be forty five Pound Assessed for the support of ye Gospel for the Present Year.
22ly Voted that the Scole Be Keep at the Meeting-house & the East Hill & the West End each place to Have there Proporsheable Share Also voted that ther be a Scole House Buielt at the Meeting- house-Likewise voted that there be a Scole House Built at the West End-also voted that there Be a Scole House Buielt at the East Hill. WILLIAM CROSETT Moderator.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 1, 1756.
Then meet on said day and there was Chosen
William Crosett-Moderator.
Town Clerk-John Dick.
Treasurer-John Fergerson.
Selectmen-John Fergerson, David Thomas, Thomas Johnson, John Blair & James Harkness.
Assessors-John Fergerson, David Thomas, Daniel Gray.
Constables-Jonathan Gray & William Harkness.
Surveyors - John Conky, Robert Meklem, Archibald Crosett, George Cowan, George Petteson, John Gray, James Harkness, Edward Selfridge, James Fergerson, William Fergerson.
Fence Viewers-William Conkey, David Cowden.
Hoge Reeves-John Conky, Robert Blair.
The only important matter of record at this annual meeting besides the choice of officers is the following-
" This may Certifie that I Am Willing the Cross Road Go round the East side of ye Pond Hole In My Land two Parch Wide for the Use of the Town So long as I Injoy the Road In the Pond Hole
Pelham March I 1756.
Witness My Hand GEORGE PETTESON."
MEETING, MARCH 24, 1756.
John Conky allowed four shillings for taking Care of the Meeting house.
Robert Peebles allowed £3-16s for keeping the Minister and His Horse fifteen Weeks.
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The Committee to Wite John Savige, George Cowan & James Johnson is allowed One Pound for Going to the Presbytrie at Boston. Voted £40 for support of the Gospel the Present Year.
Voted that the town be Divided Into five Parts as Relating to Schools.
WILLIAM. CROSETT, Moderator.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 7, 1757.
Meet on said Day and there was Chosen
William Crosett-Moderator.
Town Clerk-John Dick.
Treasurer-John Fergerson.
Selectmen-Archibald Crosett, William Crosett, Patrick McMullen, Thomas Hamilton, James McConel.
Assessors-John Fergerson, David Thomas, James Harkness.
Constables-Thomas Cochran, James Dunlap.
Surveyors-John Peebles, James Berry, William Linsey, George Pettison, William Conkey, Robert King, John Crawford, Matthew Gray, Thomas Dick & William Selfridge.
Fence Viewers-James Harkness, Jonathan Gray.
Hogreeves-Oliver Selfridge, James Cowan.
MEETING, APRIL 12, 1757.
Various sums allowed-
David Thomas 5s-4d for taking the Province Invoice.
William Fergerson 14s-8d for His Meere to Boston & Newbery. William Conky 12s for one Jorney of His Horse to Boston. John Gray £1-3s for Keeping ye Ministers six Weeks. Robert Peebles £2-12s for Keeping ye Ministers fourteen Weeks. Voted £40 for the support of the Gospel this Present Year. Voted that the Hogs run at Large.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 6, 1758.
Meet on said day & there was Chosen William Crosett-Moderator. Town Clerk-John Dick. Treasurer-John Fergerson.
CAPT, BENJAMIN PAGE'S HOUSE.
ABIJAH FALES' FARM HOUSE.
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TOWN MEETING RECORDS.
Selectmen-William Harkness, Allexander McCallock, John Hunter, John Crawford & William Conky.
Assessors-John Fergerson, William Crosett & Hugh Johnson.
Surveyors-John Gray Jun, Andrew Maklem, Allexander Conky, James Thompson, John Hamilton, John Gray, William Harkness, James McConel, James Fergerson, Thomas Dick.
Fence Viewers-Daniel Gray & Capt Robert Lotheridge.
Hogreeves-Isaac Gray & James Cowan.
It was at this meeting that the first action was taken for assistance to the poor, fro being allowed for the support of Thomas Lowden's family, and it was " Voted that Capt Robert Lotheridge, John Craw- ford & William Harkness Be a Committee to Receive the Money or Corn or Meal for said Lowdens family." It was also " Voted that Thomas Lowden is to Continue in the Dwelling House Where He is." The intention doubtless was to assist the unfortunate Lowden at his home rather than to remove him to other quarters.
MEETING, MAY 26, 1758.
Debt and Credit was brought in, and various sums allowed or voted.
John Conky allowed six shilling for taking care of Meeting house.
Alexander Turner fourteen shilling for tending Court at Spring- field.
John Crawford six shilling for Moving Thomas Lowden's Hay. James Harkness six shilling for taking Invoice and Making Reats. John Fergerson and David Thomas six shilling each making Reats. John Gray £3-15s for Boarding Minister.
Thomas Hamilton, 6 shilling for tending the Corps of Mr. Baker. L Robert Peebles 8 shilling for bording Minister Sacrament Time.
Voted £40 for the Support of the Gospel this Present Year. Voted £13-6s-8d for Support of School the Present Year. Voted £8 for Repairing ye Roads.
Each Pole is allowed three Shilling per Day on Roads.
Eighteen pence for one Pare of Oxen and Eighteen pence for a Cart per Day.
Lastly Voted that the Hogs Run at Large this Present Year.
WILLIAM CROSETT, Moderator.
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MEETING, SEPT. 23, 1758.
This meeting seems to have been called mainly to choose a town treasurer in place of John Fergerson who had been elected at the previous Annual Meeting, and the cause for this action as recorded, was " By Reason of Said Fergerson's Removal."
John Fergerson had been a prominent citizen from the very first, and drew home lot No. 50, located west of the Meeting house and close to the ten acres set apart for " Common, training field, and burial ground." It was at the log house of John Fergerson that the first meeting of the Proprietors was held after they took possession of the land and had time to build houses, and the date of the meeting was Aug. 6, 1740.
Mr. Fergerson had been with the people of Pelham for nearly twenty years, a valuable aud trusted citizen whose removal to some other portion of the country must have been a serious loss. Where he removed to the records give no hint. There were others of the name in town at that time but there have been none of the name for many years. Besides John Fergerson there were James, Robert, Samuel, and William, possibly sons of town treasurer John, or his brothers.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 5, 1759.
Then Meet on Said Day and was Chosen
John Crawford-Moderator.
Town Clerk-John Dick.
Treasurer-Alexander McColloch.
Selectmen-William Crosett, James Berry, William Clark, David Cowden, Robert McColloch.
Assessors-Hugh Johnson, William Crosett, John Hunter.
Constables-Alexander Conky, James Fergerson.
Surveyors-John Dick, Alexander McNutt, John Clark, James Harkness, Alexander Turner.
Field Drivers-David Cowden, Thomas Cochran.
Hog Reeves-William Conky, William Fergerson.
Fence Viewers-John Blair, William Selfridge.
Deer Reeves-Hugh Johnson, James Tompson.
There had been officers to enforce the law against "Killing Deer " since 1743 but the office of Deer Reeve appears for the first
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time, and such officers chosen. And at a meeting May 24, 1759, the warrant called for action in relation to choosing a man to repre- sent the town at the Great and General Court, but no action was taken on the article, at least there is no record of such action. This was the first time anything is said about sending a man to the General Court from the town.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 3, 1760.
Meet on said day and was Chosen
William Crosett-Moderator.
Town Clerk-John Dick.
Treasurer-Allexander McColloch.
Selectmen-James Harkness, Thomas Johnson, William Fergerson, Thomas Dick, Robert Lotheridge.
Assessors-Thomas Dick, William Crosett, John Dick.
Surveyors-William Harkness, John Blair, William Conkey, Isaac Gray.
Field Driver-John Gray.
Hog Reeves-John Gray, David Cowden.
Deer Reeve-George Pettison.
MEETING, OCT. 2, 1760.
There was a committee chosen to Place School houses and it was " Voted that there be a Man or Men chosen to go to the Jersey to Gett a Minister to Supply the Pulpit-also Voted that John Crawford is Chosen to go to the Jersey to Gett a Minister to Supply the Pulpit."
The journey to Jersey on horseback was no small undertaking at that time but the need of a settled minister was urgent.
That the settlers of the town were industrious, hard-working men cannot be questioned but the material evidences of their success clearing up and subdueing the wild tract they had settled upon are very limited, and consist of certain invoices handed in by them for taxation. A small package tied with a homespun linen yarn which was found among waste papers and documents in boxes at the town clerk's office and containing about two score of these schedules dated in April and May, 1760, twenty-two years after the tract was pur- chased, give some idea of their success. Eight of these invoices are those of first settlers who drew "home lots," and the others must
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have settled in town soon after the first settlers drew their lots. These invoices of property for taxation are written upon small scraps of paper, and give the personal property for taxation, such as stocks of cattle and horses, grain on hand, also the number of acres of till- age land, mowing and orcharding, also dwelling-houses, barrels of cider, tons of hay, etc.
John Conkey's list was as follows :
Polls
I
Tillage acres
8
Dwelling house
I
Bushels of Rye
4
Horses
I
Indian Corn
30
Oxen
2
Oats
14
Cows
4
Orcharding-acres
Sheep
13
Sydor-barls
5
Swine
I
Mowing-acres
14
Pasturing a Cow-acres,
4
Tons of hay
12
Keeps Cows
2
PATRICK PEEBLES LIST.
Polls
3
Wheat-Bushels
3
Dwelling Houses
2
Rye-Bushels
3I
Oxen
4
Indian Corn-Bushels
40
Cows
7
Oats-Bushels
60
Sheep
30
Orchard -Acres
33
Swine
I
Cyder-Barrells
26
Pasturage-Acres
38
Mowing-Acres
35
Keeps Cows
12
Tons of hay
25
Tillage Acres
15
Barley-Bushels
Peas-Bushels
5
THOMAS LOWDEN.
Polls
I not rateable
Tillage
2
House
I
I Corn-Bushels
16
Horse
I
Mowing Acres
3
Cows
2
Tons hay
2
WILLIAM GRAY.
Polls
3
Tillage
14
D-House
I
Rye
60
Horses
I
Indian Corn
25
Oxen
4
Oats
60
Cows
7
Orchid
I acre
Sheep
IO
Barrels Sider
6
Pasture
II
Mowing land
17 acres
Keeps Cows
4 Tons Hay
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TOWN MEETING RECORDS.
THOMAS COCHRAN-ENVOYCE.
Mowing Land Ackrs
I5
Cape one Hors 1
Pols
one
Sedr Barls
12
Dweling House
one
Indn Corn Bushels
17
Hors
one
Reay Bushels 2I
One York of Oxen
Ots Bushels
8
Cows
4
hey tons
IO
Swine
5
Pastr one per ackr
Sheep
8
Swamp Hay tons 3
Orchard one Acker and thre quarters Peas bushels
5
Telag Land ackrs 9
JOHN PEEBLES.
Poles
I
Tilig
7
Horses
2
Corn Indon
I2 B
Houses
I
Wheat
25 B
Oxen
2
Oats
13 B
Cows
8
Syder Barls
IO
Sheep
18 Mowing
18
Swin
O
Tons of Hay
12
Pastor
13 acrs
Mowing Land
8-10
Keeps
8 cows
JONATHAN GRAY.
Pasture acres
14 Tons of Hay 6
Keeps Cows
5
Fresh Meadow hay . 2
Polls
I
Tilige acres
73
D House
I
Rye bushels
4
Horses
2
Indian Corn bushels
20
Oxen
2
Oats
I6
Cows
3
Orchard acres
2
Sheep
9 Sydor
20
Swine
I
Mowing land II
ROBERT MAKLAM.
Howses
I Wheat 15
Horses
2
Rie
15
Oxen
6
Orchard land acres
Cows
0
Syder
9
Sheep
IO
Mowing
17
Swine
0
tons o hay
15
Pasturing acres
9
Oats bushels
31
Keeps Cows
2 Money at interest
£1-7SIO
tilige acres
7
Polls
I
Corn bushels
53
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WILLIAM GILLINOR'S INVOICE.
Poul
I
Scider-Barls 13
hours
I
Mowing land-ackers 15
Oxen
2
Tillage-ackers
9
Cows
6
Corn-Bushels
30
Swine
I
hay touns
12
Sheep
17 peaster-ackers 2
one house 2 roms
I
Keeps cows
2
Orched-Ackers
2
May ye 19 1760 & c.
THOMAS JOHNSON.
Poles
2
Tons of hay, about 13
House
I
Oats about (bushels) 25
Oxen
3
Wheat
25
Cows
5
Indian corn
30
Sheep
26
Horses
2
Swine,
4
Pastring for 4 cows
4
Rie, (bushels) about
19
Orchard acres
IS
Cyder-Barrels
32₺
Mowing land acres
20
Tillage about 72 acres
73
JOHN CLARK.
Poll
I
Pastrage (acres)
5
Dwelling house
I
Keeps cows
3
horse
1
Plow land acres
5
Oxen
2
Mowing land acres
18
Cows
5
Tons of hay
I2
Sheep
9
Rye-bush
3
Orchard acres
I
Indian Corn
30
Cyder barls
II
Swine
4
Oats-bushels
IO
JAMES FERGERSON.
Pole
I Rye bush 6
Dwelling house
I
Wheat “
7
Horse
I
Indian Corn
2
Cows
3
Oats
6
Tillig land (acres)
5
Mowing land-acres- 8
Tons of hay
6
JOHN ANDERSON.
Polls
I Orchard-acres 3₺
D House
I
Mowing 5
horse
I
Rye Bushels I5
Cows
I Indian Corn
18
Tons hay
4
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TOWN MEETING RECORDS.
JAMES THOMSON.
Pools
2
Swine 5
House
I
Tileg land-acres IO
Horses
3
Rye Bushels
20
Oxen
4
Corn
66
70
Cows
6
Mowing land-acres
16
Tons of hay
16
ROBERT MCKEE.
Pool
I
Plow land acres 2
Horses
I
Mowing land " 3
Cows
2
Indian corn bush
2
Sheep
2
Rye 3
Tons of hay
2
ALEXANDER TURNER.
Pelham ye 30th April 1760
Three acres of orcharding produces 14 Barrels yearly.
12 acres of Mowing produces 8 tuns of hay yearly
8 acres and a half of tillage produces 20 Bushels of Rey 30 bushel of Indian Corn and 15 bushels pettates yearly
2 acres of pasteridge Keeps 2 cows yearly- Stoke-one youk of oxen, 3 cows, I hors, 6 sheep. 2 Polls, I Dwelling house
THOMAS HAMILTON, JUN.
Polls I
Hors I
JAMES STON.
Polls
I Mowing land acres 7
Hors
I
twilig land 6
oxen
2
tuns of hay
9
COWS
2
corn bushels
25
sheep
6
Rie
66
20
swine
O
oats 8
The name attached to this list cannot be determined.
Pols
I Sheap O
hors
O
moing land acres 9
oxen
O
tilig land 2
COWS
2 tons hay 4
swine
O fresh meadow
WILLIAM CONKY.
I Pool, I Hors, 2 oxen, 4 Cows, 5 acres plough Land, 6 acers Mowing Land, 4 tune hay, 30 bushels Ingen Corn-20 bushels English Grane-Wheat 172 bushels, Rye 2§ bushels-a true acounte to the best of My Judgment.
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JAMES CONKY.
Pool
3 acres plow land
I Hous
4 acers Mowing Land
2 Cows
IO Bushels wheet
2 Horses
4 tuns hay
6 Sheep
JOHN GRAY'S INVOICE.
Poals
I
Inden Corn 25
Dwelling hous 18x24
I
Rie
I2
Horses
I
Oats
18
Cows
3
Ackers of Tillag
3
Sheep
8
Ackers of Moaging
6
Swine
2
JOHN EDGAR.
Polls
I
Rye 9
Hous
I
Indian Corn 20
Oxen
2
Orchard
I
Cows
2
Tuns of Hay
3
Swine
3
Mowing Land acres
6
Tillage
43
JOHN CROSER.
Polls
2
Wheat
4
Dwelling Hous
I
Rye
16
Horse
I
Oats
8
Oxen
2
Mowing Acres
6
Cows
4
Paster Acres
3
Swine
4
Tons of Hay
6
Tillage
7
ROSANNA PETESON.
Dwelling House
I
Mowing
5
Horse
I
tons hay
2
Cows
I
Paster keep Cows I
Tilege
JOHN MCFARLAND.
polls
I
Tillage 5 acers
5
Dwelling House
I
Mowing
9 acres
Cows
2
Tuns of hay
4
Orched I acer &
S 6
JAMES HOOD.
Pols
I
Corn
20 Bushels
hous
I
Wheat
3 Bushels
horses
I
Rie
IO Bushels
107
TOWN MEETING RECORDS.
Oxen
2
Oats
3 Bushels
Cows
9
Orchard
I acer
Sheep
5
Syder
3 Barls
Swine
I
Moing
9 aCres
Pastor
I
Money
£24-6-8
P feed
I Cow
Tons hay
IO
Tilig
5 aCers
JAMES HARKNESS.
Dweling House
I
Horses
2
Pols
2
Oxen
2
Mowing Land
14₺
Cows
6
Tons Hay
II
Swine
I
Tillege
3
Sheep
17
Pastridge
6
Wheat
IO
Keeps Cows
3
Rye
I2
Orchard
I 3
Indian Corn
60
Sydor
I
Oats
20
Not attested Recorded
ISAAC GRAY.
Polls
I
Wheat
17
Horses
I
Rye
5
Dwelling house 16 x 19
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