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1 7 9
to: hay seed you had of John some years ago, 0 0 7
1 3 6"
" February ye then reckoned with Mr. Peter Montague and
22: A. D. 1781 find there is Due to me to ballance acoumpts by Book the old way as we say, 0 7 11
PETER MONTAGUE, JOHN SMITH."
Another one; the year not given.
"tuesday ye 5 of May Loren Weeb come at noon to board with me on Dr. Harwood's acompt and stayed till Monday ye 18th which makes two weeks wanting one Day, and throw out two Sabath days and there Remains one week and four Days to be paid for which I think comes to a bought seven and sixpence, 7-6."
" May ye 29, 1788, then Reckoned with Dr. Harwood on all Book acompts and find Due to me to balance two pounds twelve shillings and eleven pence.
JOHN SMITH, FRANCIS HARWOOD."
Earlier transactions with Dr. Harwood were probably entered in some earlier pages missing from the book.
Here is another:
" April ye 22, A.D. 1785. I carried three hides to Capt. Kirtland's, wt 47 pounds each: sd Kirtland is to tan and curry sd hides to the halves as we say, and I am to have all the Leather by paying him for his half and if sd Leather is not Done well: sd : Kirtland is to Pay all Dammages to me for the same as- we agreed to gether he should in his shop, JOHN SMITH."
One more will suffice:
€ s. d.
" November then Mr. Samuel hulbed Dete to me for my horse
ye 15, 1778 to fetch you and your tools from Connecticut
one bushel and half last Spring. I called it sixty five miles, 0 1 of rye Mr. hulbud borrowed to: keeping your maire colt six weeks, 0 60 June: ye 16th: 1779
Mr. Samuel hulbet came to my house with his family and put his maire and cow into my Pas- tour for me to keep.
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s. d.
to: seven pounds and 3 ounces of mutton, 0
1 2
to: one bushell and an half of rye, . 4 6
0
1 6
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to: four pounds and 34 of mutton, . 0 0 10
to: moving part of a Day, 1 0 0
to: one bushel and an half more of rye, . 0 4 6
to: half a bushel of wheat, () .
2 0
to: two peaces of mutton wayed: 10: pounds, 0 1 8
to: ten pounds and an half of mutton, 0
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to: 28 Pounds of beef at 2: 2: y ponnd, C 5 10
0
October: 13
Mr. hulbed Dets to me for grass as it stood on the ground to be three Day's work, 0
9
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to: fifteen pounds of Pork, 0 3 6
to. 23: pounds of choice beef, 0
5 9
to: Pastouring your mare: 19: weeks, 1
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to: two Days work with oxen and John three Days work that I have not got Down and you had got on your book in my favor before the a Bove footing, 0 10
) to: eight Pounds of choyse Pork, 0 2 6
to: Leather apron Part worn, . 0
1 8 to: one old Jackit A good part worn, 0 6 to: four: 10: ounces of choys good beef, 0 1 0 to: 17: feet of Cheary Bords, . 0 4 0 to: half abushel of wheet,
2 0
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·· November
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Mr. Samuel hulbut Cridt
.ve 15: 1778: § By Joyner work for me, . 7 6
June: 21
A. D: 1779:
July
Mr. hulbut credt. By his mare to ride three 1 times to Chilsons called: 15: miles, 0 2 0 By his mare a Journey to mountearmes: 65: milds at one penny half penny per mile, .
8 2 2" Mr. Samuel Hulbud Dr
" December: ye 1 1: A. D: 1785:
to: a blue brod cloth coat price forty shillings and he gave me an order on Rufus Lyman for ten shillings and there is now Du to me to wards: sd coat: thirty shillings, . 1 10 0
to: a cheese Last summer: wt 16 pounds. . 0 5 4
to: timber for a bedsted, . 0 to: half a Day moving, 0
August
· September ye: 7:
October: ye 25:
1 9 to: fifty pounds of beef. .
to: ten pounds and a Quarter of mutton, .
0 10 0
3
0 January ye ?: A. D: 1780: ) to: finding your firewood four weeks, 6 0
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£ s. d. to: my going with you to northamptin once, . 0 3 0 to: my old mare for Mr. Higgins to ride to Northampton for you after Jesse, 1 4
July ye 19.
to: one cheese: wt 634 pounds, 0 2 8
A. D: 1786.
Nov. Fr 22 to: part of a Day hooping old barrils, 0 1 6
February 16 to: two live geeas: 3: each for keeping so Long, 0 6 0 A. D: 1787: to: one gallon of Linced oile, . 0 6 6
2 15 8"
" May: ye 12: 1789: then Reckoned with Mr. Samuel Hulbud and find Due to me By book Nineteen shillings and
one penny,
0 19
1
" the above acompt with hulbud settled by SAMUEL HULBUD JOHN SMITH. "
giving a note to Levi Smith and I solde the same to Mr: Ebenezer higgins."
One transaction stands on the book thus:
" Mr. Montague hath paid 29: squares of glass and two quarts of Rum which we call five squares more the whole makes: 34: squares."
The price of half a bushel of salt was 12 shillings; the price of half a bushel of buckwheat was one shilling and threepence; and of one and a half bushel of oats two shillings and ninepence; the price of one bushel and a peck of flax seed was seven shillings; the price of 24 pounds of butter was 12 shillings.
The following is a verbatim copy of the return on a warrant for a town meeting, as it appears on the records of Murrayfield:
"Daited at murrayfield hampshire ss. June ye 25, 1768 the inhabitants of murrayfield that are qualified according to law to vote in town affairs have Been warned according to the Directions of this Warrant.
pr me STEPHEN LYMAN, Constable.
The above is a true copy
test pr me JOHN SMITH, town Clerk of murrayfield."
MEETING-HOUSE.
In 1785 the meeting-house was to some extent repaired and reseated. The town records show the following report, which, although it comes two years later than the limits of this history, yet, it can not but be of such interest as to recommend its insertion here:
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"Chester, December 19th, 1785. The Committee appointed to dignify and seat the Meeting House report their doings as follows, viz: The two front seats in square body and the pew at the west side of the pulpit be appropriated for the use of the aged, viz: Samuel Elder, John Laccore, Timothy Smith, John Moore, Alexander Gordon, Daniel Smith, Edward Wright, Joseph Abbott, Stephen Traey, Ebenezer Seaward, Jonathan Wait, Eliakim Cooley, Mr. Proe- tor, Capt. Abner Smith, James Quigley, Ebenezer Prior, William Lunnon, Noah Kingsbury, James Carlile, Renben Woolworth, and their wives, also the widow Webber, and the widow Campbell, old Mr. Sanderson, widow Williams, and widow Henry.
" The fore-seats in the front gallery, the men's side, is seated with the fol- lowing persons: William Foote, Robert Crawford, Samuel Woolworth, Jesse Wright, John Bigelow, John Hamilton, James Mulhollon, Jr., David Cross, Enos Smith, Joseph Wright.
" The following persons are seated in the fore-seat in the east or side gallery : Rufus Smith, Joseph Campbell, William Carlile, Robert Campbell, Enoch Shep- ard, Jr., James Wood, Ozias French, Justin Rust, John Ellis, Elijah Bacon, Thomas Hamilton, Quartos Rust, Jabez French, William Mulhollon, Silas Clark, James Bell, Noadiah Seaward, Jr., Gideon Matthews, Nathan Mann, Jesse Johnson, Brewster Freeman, James Albertus Core, Daniel Smith, 2d, Lemuel Hamilton.
" West side of the gallery, or Woman's side, the following persons are scated in the fore-seat in the front gallery: Dorothy Tracy, Pernal Smith, Marjory Laccore, Mindwell Moore, Jinna Campbell, Nanna Mulbollon, Susannah Mul- hollon, Esther Matthews, Rebecca Smith, Polly Galloway, Persa Wright, Ilan- nah Owen.
"The following persons are seated in the fore-seat on the west side gallery, viz: Sarah Johnson, Susannah Campbell, Eunice Johnson, Christiana Oliver, Lucy Sizer, Polly Blackman, Rosanna MeIntire, Diadema McIntire, Lydia Car- lile, Polly Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Polly Mulhollon, Margaret Ellis, Olive Lunnon, Margaret Shepard, Betsa Moore, Margaret Bell, Pruda Wood, Sarah McIntire, Elizabeth Ingall.
" May 16, 1788. The committee appointed to seat such as are not seated in the meeting house have attended to that business, and have seated the persens that are married and those that are most advanced in age below in the pews and seats as they are, or added to the respective pews they were seated in; and those that were not seated before in the gallery that are sixteen years old and upwards and all others we seat as follows: Them that are twenty-one years and upwards we seat in the fore-seats and those that are sixteen and upwards in the second seats, and we recommend to the singers to set in the front seats in the gallery aud in the fore seats in the lower tier in the side gallery the men's side, by order of the committee. STEPHEN LYMAN, Chairman.
N. B. - Those persons that was seated by the last committee are added to the pews and seats as they was seated. Test. DAVID SHEPARD, Town Clerk."
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
The persons assigned to the dignified part of the meeting-house, being the pews on the lower floor, except as before stated, and their estimated dignity as settled by the dignifying committee were as follows:
In Dignity first, No. 1: Joel Seaward, Capt. Enoch Shepard, Col. Oliver, Capt. John Kelso, Doctor David Shepard, Timothy Lyman, and their wives.
In Dignity first, No. 2: Capt. Nathan Wright, Isaac Bissell, Eben- ezer Stowe. Lieut. Abner Smith, Samuel Moore, and their wives, and Lieut. Joel Webb.
In Dignity first, No. 3: Lieut. James Clark. William Moore, Deacon Jesse Johnson, James Mulhollon, William Bell, and their wives, Widow Jane Mann and Ebenezer Wales, Esq.
In Dignity first, No. 4: Edward Wright, Jr., John Bell, Capt. James Black, Samuel Bell, and their wives.
In Dignity first, No. 5: Lieut. James McIntire, Capt. Elijah Black- man, Capt. William Sizer, Jabez Tracy, and their wives.
In Dignity first, No. 6: Deacon Stephen Lyman, Jonathan Webber, Deacon Samuel Matthews, Deacon James Hamilton, and their wives and Capt. Toogood.
In Dignity second, No. 1: Gideon Matthews, Abiel Abbott, John Elder, John Abbott, and their wives.
In Dignity second, No. 2: Nathan Wood, William Foote, Solomon Root, Joseph Henry, and their wives.
In Dignity second, No. 3: Lient. William Campbell, Thomas Elder, Lient. John N. Parmenter, Gershom Rust, Robert Proctor, William Elder, and their wives, and Lieut. Ephraim Miller.
In Dignity second, No. 4: John Moore, Robert Smith, Thomas Smith, Noadiah Seaward, Widow Patience Smith, Jonathan Miller, James Core, and their wives.
In Dignity second, No. 5: Samuel Ellis, James Moore, Daniel Smith, Elijah Fobes, William Tanner, and their wives.
In Dignity second, No. 6: Jonathan Waite, Capt. Alexander, Lieut. Crossman, Samuel French, Amasa Pomeroy, and their wives, and William Collins.
In Dignity second, No. 7: Andrew Henry, Zadock Ingall, James Campbell, William Stone, and their wives.
In Dignity second, No. 8: Ebenezer Abbott, Jacob Fowle, Nathan Fobes, James Geer, and their wives, and John Billings, Daniel Smith, and John Gambol.
In Dignity second, No. 9: Dea. John Blair, Abraham Fleming,
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Silas Freeman, Capt. Reuben Stanton, and their wives, and Zenas Searles.
In Dignity second, No. 10: Simeon Mulhollon, Oliver Hitchcock, Robert Moore, John Laceore, Jr., and their wives. Maj. Crafts, and David Cross.
In Dignity third, No. 1: John S. Clark, John Carlile, Zebulon Isham, Joab Smith. Daniel Twadwell, Abner Witt, Sylvanus Sander- son, and John Sanderson.
In Dignity third, No. 2: JJames McHerrm, John Grimes, Gershom Flagg, William Hunt, James Melvin, John Smith, Abner Eggleston. and their wives, also Widow Wheaton, John Bigelow. John Torry, Daniel Barnard. and Ozias French.
In Dignity third, No. 3: Robert Crawford, Nehemiah Day, Eben- ezer Dowd, Lemuel Ellis, Thomas Flint, and their wives; also William Quigley, William Lee, Nathan Tanner.
In Dignity third, No. 4: Eliakim Clapp, Luther Pomeroy, John Quigley, Josiah Draper, and their wives: also Mr. Walker.
In Dignity third. No. 5: Aaron Bell, Matthew Campbell, Joseph Abbott. Gideon Parsons, and their wives; also Sylvester Bemas. and Nathaniel Adams.
In Dignity third. No. 6: Henry Vaderkin, John Williams. Ebenezer Stanton, and their wives: also Widow Sarah Anderson, Joseph Wright, James Warner, Timothy Cooley.
In Dignity fourth, No. 1: Daniel Stone, Ebenezer Smith, Phineas Wheeler, Robert Bartlett. Enos Smith, Samuel Woolworth, Solomon Ferry, and Thaddeus Ferry.
In Dignity fourth, No. 2: Samuel Smith, Solomon Cooley. John Smith, 2d. Widow Bently. Datis Ensign, Roswill Benjamin, and Joseph Mann.
In Dignity fourth, No. 3: William Smith, Benjamin Stewart. Oliver MeIntire, James Quigley, Marshal Wheaton, Peter Whitney, Reuben Warfield, Ephraim Wheaton.
In Dignity fourth, No. 4: Henry Brass. Timothy Bacon, Justin Rust, John Hamilton, Jr., Elisha Stanton, Zebulon Tanner.
In Dignity fourth, No. 5: Samuel Lee, William Prior, Solomon Noble, Tryal Sanderson, Samuel Perkins. Elizabeth Smith. Anna Brown, Amanda Core, Samuel Gould, and Ebenezer Freeman.
The committee to " seat and dignify the meeting house " was chosen at a town meeting held in November, 1485, and the vote directed that "in seating the committee shall have regard to age. e-tate and usefulness."
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
PLAN OF THE LOWER FLOOR, AS SEATED AND DIGNIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE IN 1485.
Dignity3ª No. 2.
Dignityr* No. 4.
Pew.
Aaron Bascom's
Pulpit.
For aged people.
Dignity/Dignity3ª. No. 3. .No. 1.
Dignity 24. No. 8.
For aged people.
For aged people
Dignity 2 Dignity /St No. 6.
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Dignity 3ª NO.5.
East Door:
Dignity3ª Dignity 2ª- No. 4. Nº 1 0
Dignity 2ª Dignity 3" cva 3 No.9.
West Door.
Dignity 2ª Nº: 4
Dignity 4 Dignity 2ª. No. 2. No.6
Dignity 2ª Dignity 47 Vo.S. No. 1
Dignity 2ª yo . 3 .
Gallery Stairs,
Dignity 4 4 No. 5.
Dignity 4th Nº.4.
Dignity /3+. Nº.2.
Front Door.
Dignity 24. NO.7
Dignity 3ª No.6
No.2.
Broad Alley
Dignity Ist. No.1
Dignity 4th. No. 3.
Gallery Stairs.
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INDEX.
Abbott, Abiel, SS, 102.
.. Ebenezer, 102, 106.
.. John, 88, 102. Joseph, 102. Joseph, Jr., 144.
Account book of John Smith, 159.
Adams, Nathaniel, 145, 165.
Additional grant to the proprietors, 40.
Agawam River, 26, 49.
Alexander, Nathaniel, 106, 144.
Allen, David, 102. Allis, Samuel, 145.
Anderson, Archelus, 64, 113.
Angell, Christian, 80.
Appropriations in 1768, 58. Arbitration to fix places for preach- ing, 66. Armes, Thomas, 104. Armstrong, George, 63. Army, beef for, 136. Averet, Isaac, 150.
Babcock, Benjamin, 106.
.. Daniel, 103, 106.
Ebenezer, 103. Rodolphus, 103.
Bacon, Elijah, 151. Timothy, 165.
Baker, Charles, 28, 56. Baldwin, Abel, 109. .. Abial, 104. 66 Rev. Mr., 66, 73. Samuel, 106.
Ballentine, Rev. John, 65, 73. Barnard, Daniel, 145, 165.
.. John, 80. Bartlett, Robert, 165. Baseom, Rev. Aaron, 67, 102. .. ordination of, 73.
Baseom, salary of, 90.
his firewood, 73, 89. 66 Caleb, 74, 81, 83. Beaumont, Capt., 102. Beef for the Army, 136. Belknap, Job, 106. 66 Samuel, 64.
Bell, Aaron, 88, 92, 106, 133.
"' Abraham, 106.
" James, 163.
66 John, 103, 106. " Samuel, 102. 60 William, 64, 133. Bemas, Sylvester, 165. Benjamin, Roswell, 151.
Bennett, Nathaniel, 80.
Bentley, James, 106. Berkshire County, 24.
Bidwell, John, 10.
Bigelow, Daniel, 151. John, 146, 151, 165.
Billings, John, 164.
Bills of Credit, oath concerning, 59. Births, 145.
Bissell, Isaac, 104, 144. Israel, 109. Black, George, 81.
James. 31. 33, 114, 133, 136. James, Jr., 81.
Blackman, Elijah, 106. Blackstone's Commentaries, 28. Blair, Absolom, 30, 33, 45, 63.
Anna, 33, David, 57.
6. John, 62, 127, 138, 144. Robert, 30. 33, 57, 63.
66 Solomon, SO. Bolton, David, 24, 30, 42, 53, 64. 66 James, 24, 31, 42.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
Bolton, Jolın, 19, 34.
66 John's pet. to the General
Court, 19.
Bolton grant, 19.
Boyes, John, 30, 33, 34. Samuel, Jr., 151.
Brass, Henry, 165.
Break-neck Hill, 17.
Brewer, John, 9.
Brewster, Deacon of Worthington, 139.
Bridge, Norwich, 43.
Bridges, 62. Conduct of the original proprietors concerning, 41.
Brockett, Joslma, 106.
Brown, James, 57, 63.
66 John, 30.
William, 106.
Buck, Samuel, 64.
Bulkley, Patrick, 151.
Bunda, B. G. Peter, 80.
Burt, Noah, 19. Samuel, 20.
Campbell, James, 103, 151.
66 James, of Blandford, 151.
Joseph, 151.
Matthew, 57, 103, 151.
66 Robert, 103.
66 William, 31, 83, 116, 127, 137, 138, 144.
Carlile, James, 146.
66 John, 105, 146.
66 William, 146.
Carter, Asa, 14, 64, 80.
William, 14, 64, 80.
Cemetery, 91.
Chandler, John, 23, 38, 48, 75, 102, 126. 66 Samuel, 109.
Chester, 142.
66 Center, 47.
66 Factories, 31.
Village, 19.
Church discipline, 74.
organization of, 69.
Clapp, Ebenezer, 14.
66 Elijah, 14.
Eliakim, 146.
66 Job, 35.
Clapp, Jonathan, 50. 66 Joseph, 151.
Samuel and Mary, 13.
Clark, James, 24, 30, 42, 46, 53, 58, 83, 92, 101, 112, 113, 115, 116, 127, 133, 137. Clark, James, Jr., 62.
66 James of Norwich, 18, 63, 75, 80.
Job, 105, 109.
Jolın, 104, 144. John S., 165.
Moses, 159. Silas, 163.
Clothing for the Soldiers, 125.
Cochran, Glass, 31, 33, 34.
Collins, Daniel, 151.
66 Ebenezer, 103.
William, 164.
Committee of Correspondence, 112.
Confession of faith and names sub- scribed thereto, 72.
Constitution, form of, sent to the towns for approval by the General Court, in 1778, but rejected by the towns, 116, 118.
Constitution, A new draft of in 1779, 132.
Conventions to fix prices of necessa- ries, 131.
Converse, Benjamin, 12, 133, 144.
Samuel, 106.
Conveyances of real estate, the earliest, to wit:
Bolton to Burt and Lyman, 20.
Bolton to Taylor, 20.
Brewer to Weller, 10.
Clapp to Wait, 51.
Clapp to Wells, 14.
Foye to Bolton, 19. Green to Kirtland, 15.
Ingersoll to Brewer, 9.
Ingersoll to Webb, 9.
Jolmson to Sprague, 13.
Johnson to Tobb, 12. Kirtland to Clark, 18.
Matthews to Rose, 11. Matthews to Matthews, 11.
Sheldon to Strong, 13. Strong to Carter, 14. Webb to Clapp, 35.
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Webb to Taylor, 12.
Weller to Bidwell, 10.
Weller to Lyman, 11. Weller to Matthews, 10. Weller to Mixer, 11. Williams to Kirtland, 17. Cook, John. J., 36. Mace, 80.
Pearley, 36.
Cooley, Eliakim, 104.
George, 105.
6. Keziah, 34.
Solomon, 105.
Timothy, 146.
Core, Abeline, 33.
" James, 104, 144.
Crafts, Edward, 103.
Crawford, Aaron, 106.
John. 31. 48. Robert, 103.
Crekle, Patrick, 80.
Crooks, John, 31, 33, 34.
Cross. David, 163. Crossett, John, 80.
Crossman, William, 103.
Crow, David, 12, 80.
James, 80. John, Jr., 57, 80. 66 Thomas, 12, 63, 75, 80.
C'ulver, Timothy, 62.
Cummings, John, 21. Cushing, Anna, 18. .6 Jacob, 18.
Dana, Daniel, 80. Day, Nehemiah. 165. Dean, Joshua, 21. Deaths, 154. Debts of the town in 1768, 59. Declaration of Independence, vote in favor of, 115. Deer-Reves, 54. Depreciated Currency, 91, 125. Dewey, Russell, 106. Dickinson, Amaziah. 34. Difficulties that beset the early set- tlers, 27. 35.
Distribution of the early settlers by the proprietors, 31
Division of Murrayfield, 75, 76, 77. Drake, Abraham, 151. Draper, Jonathan, 144. Joshua, 87. Dunham, Calvin, 106. Dwight, Josiah, Esq., 20.
Early custom of granting townships to tenants in common, 21.
Early settlers, their difficulties, 27, 35.
66 66
66 distribution of, 31. . where they came from,
33.
Edwards, Vester, 151. Eggleston, Abner, 165.
Benjamin, 101, 133, 151.
Bigott, 57. 58, 83.
Jebial, 57. 80.
..
Samuel, 151.
Elder, John, 63, 103.
Samuel, 30, 53, 83.
.. Thomas, 63, 138. 66 William, 103.
Ellis, John, 163. ", Samuel, 57, 58, 92.
English, Andrew, 30, 33.
William, 30, 23.
Ensign, Deodatus, 152. Excise duties, 141.
Fairman, James, 31, 58, 80. Samuel, 57, 58, 80.
Faith, confession of. agreed upon, 72.
Falley, Richard. 105.
Falley's x Roads, 10.
Farnsworth, Zadreus, 104.
Ferry-boat proposed, 62.
Ferry, Solomon, 147, 165. Thaddeus, 147, 165.
Field, Robert, 81. Financial condition of the country in 1779, 126. Firewood for Mr. Bascom, 73, 83. First division of lots, 25.
.. gristmill, 50.
Justice of the Peace, 95.
.. meeting house, 53.
6 6 meeting of the proprietors, 29.
66 town controversy, 55.
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First town meeting, 53.
town meeting after the division of the town, 82. First valuation list, 57.
Flagg, Gershom, 105.
Flemming, Abraham, 24, 42, 47, 48, 54, 74. Flint, Thomas, 103.
Fobes, Caleb, 57, 58, 64, 73, 75, 79, 80. Elijah, 80. Nathan, 147.
66 Simeon, 105. .6 William, 57, 80.
Foot, John, 19. William, 88, 144.
Fowle, Jacob, 103.
Fowler, Bildad, 105, 109.
Foye, Jolın, 19, 34.
Freeman, Brewster, 163.
66 Ebenezer, 80, 99.
.6 Silas, 104.
French, Jabez, 152.
Ozias, 152.
Samuel, 105, 147.
66 William, 80.
Fuller, Zebulon, 24, 31, 42, 80.
Gambol, John, 164.
Geer, Ebenezer, 63, 75, 80.
Elijalı, 63, 75, 80.
Eunice, 99.
66 James, 81.
66 Joseph, 152. 66 Silby, 81.
Gibbs, Isaac, 64.
Gilmore, David, 24, 30, 42, 47. 66 James, 57, 80. John, 24, 30, 42, 63.
Glasgow, 24.
Gleason, David, 103.
Goodwell, Nathan, 152. 66 Nathaniel, 152.
Gordon, Alexander, 30, 48, 54, 99.
Ebenezer, 63.
66 Samuel, 63.
Goss Hill, 34, 46. Gould, Asa, 106. 66 Samuel, 88. Granger, Luther, 152.
Grants prior to sale of township, to wit:
Bolton grant, 19.
Green and Walker grant, 14 ..
Ingersoll grant, 7.
Sheldon and Clapp grant, 13 .. Williams grant, 17.
Graves, Moses, 15. Green, Allyn, 99.
66 Anna, 15.
66 George, 15.
66 John, 15. Joseph, 14, 15.
Green mountain range, 24.
Grims, John, 152.
Griswold, John, 80.
Grout, Capt. 103.
Halberd, David, 80.
Hale, Aaron, 152. 66 Moses, 24, 31, 42, 63.
Halliday, Hiram, 14. .6 Job, 14.
Hamilton, James, 57, 66, 73, 83, 92, 99, 127, 133, 142, 144. Hamilton, John, 104.
Thomas, 163. Samuel, 152.
Hampshire County, 24.
Hancock, Lewis, 147.
Hannum, John, 30, 33.
Harkell, John, 63.
Hart, Rev. Mr. Ashel, 65, 66.
Harwood, Dr., 160.
Haskell, John, 152.
Hawley, Joseph, 24, 59, 79.
Hedges, David, 105.
Henry, Andrew, 81, 144.
66 Jonas, 152.
Joseph, 81, 152.
66 Malcom, 34, 53, 55, 101, 112,. 113, 114. Henry, William, 81, 82.
Higgins, Ebenezer, 162.
Highways laid out in 1769, 61, 155.
Highways, 96, 155.
Hill, William, 103.
Hingham, Solomon, 152. Hitchcock, Oliver, 105.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
Holland, James, 154. 6. William, 152.
Holyday, Josiah, 64.
Solomon, 64, 80. Solomon, Jr., 64. 80.
Homes, Jabez, 80.
Hooker. Mr., 65.
Houses of the first settlers, 35.
Hubbard, Elisha, 15.
Hubbard. Mr., 63.
Hubbill, Silas, 14.
IInlbert, Samuel, 152, 160, 162.
Ilunt, William, 105, 109.
Ingall, Zadock, 104. Ingersoll grant, 7. Ingersoll, David, 7, 9. Thomas, 7, 14.
Interval lands. 26, Isham, Lebanon, 101. 142. Zebulon, 103
Jolinson, Jesse, 31, 33, 66, 67, 68, 73, 83, 99, 112. 115, 116, 127, 133,139, 142. Johnson, John, 9, 12. Jones, Cornelius, 21. Elisha, 21. Jolm, 101, 133, 142.
.. Nathan, 21.
Samuel, 92, 101, 103, 133, 142. 66 Zebulon, 64.
Judd, Rev. Jonathan, 73. Selathial, 152. Sylvester, 105 .. Thomas, 106.
Justice of the Peace, first, 15.
Kellogg, Samuel, 103. Kelso, Hugh, 105. John, 99, 137. Kennedy, Thomas, 24, 30, 42, 46, 47, 48, 53. Kennedy, William, 24, 31, 42. Kenney, Jethro, 106. .6 Thomas, 106. King, Ebenezer. 12, 34, 54, 58, 80. Phineas. 152. Kingsbury, Noah, 105. Kingsley, Ebenezer, 17.
Kingsley, Nathaniel, 67. Kingston, Paul, 31.
Kinney, Dorothy, 33. Kirtland, John, 15. 18, 63, 64, 67, 68. 73, 75. 76. 79, 50, 98. Kirtland, Daniel, 18, 63, 50.
Knight, Samuel, 63, 80.
Laecore, John, 30, 58, 66.
John, Jr., 81. Lemuel, 57.
Lamb, David, 152.
Lamberton, Henry, 106.
Lathrop, Rev. Joseph, 73.
Lawrence, Abel, 21.
Law-suits, 56. Lee, William, 165.
Leonard, Nathan. 67.
Noah, 152.
Loomis, Luther, 109.
Lots, first drawing of, 30. Lunnon, William, 106. Lyde, Byfield, 15. Lyman, Elias, 30, 33.
John, 20, 30, 33.
Nathan, 11.
66 Stephen, 33, 42, 54, 58. 65, 67.
73, 92, 98. 100, 114, 115, 127, 131, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 143, 144. Lyman, Timothy, 33, 73, 99, 100, 127, 136, 138, 139, 144.
Mahan River, 17. Mann, Joseph, 165.
Nathan, 30. 47, 53, 63. William, 24, 30, 42, 53.
March meeting, 1769, 60.
Marriages. 150. Mathar, David, 103.
Matthew, Benjamin, 10, 30, 33. 34. Gideon, 12, 31, 33, 42, 53. 58, 66, 116, 144. Matthew, Lucas, 152.
Renben, 60, 63.
Samuel, 60, 63. 68, 73, 98, 99,
112. 114, 115, 127, 131, 133, 135, 144. Mc Henry, Lient., 81. MeIntire, John. 30. 54, 74, 87, 89, 135. 66 Thomas, 31.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
McIntire, William, 88.
McKnight, James, 57.
Meacham, Ebenezer, 24, 31, 33, 42, 54, 58, 64, 80. Meeker, Daniel, 57.
Meeting-house, care of, 87.
66 manner of seating, 88. plan of, 86, 166.
66 seating of in 1773, 84.
66 seating of in 1785, 162.
Melvin, James, 165.
Memorial of John Kirtland to the Court, 76.
Messenger, Ebenezer N., 152.
Middlefield, southeast corner of, 101.
Millard, Oliver. 152.
Miller, Ephraim, 164.
66 Jonathan, 104.
66 Oliver, 153.
66 Roger, 17.
6: Rev. Simeon, 66.
66 William, 24, 31, 34, 42, 53, 58, 60, 73, 80.
Mill lot, 51.
Minister lot, 37.
Mixer, Isaac, 11, 54, 58, 64, 65, 73, 75, 80, 82.
Mixer, Isaac, Jr., 57, 75, 80.
Mixer's tavern, 11, 68, 75.
Montagne, Peter, 159.
Moore, James, 103. ". John, 103. 66 John, Jr., 148.
Robert, 105. 66 Samuel, 105, 144.
William, 31, 58, 89, 127, 131, 133. Moose Meadow, 8.
Moreton, Thomas, 30.
Morgan, Abner, 43.
Morse, John, 99, 106.
Samuel, 104.
Moseley, David, 10, 138. 66 John, 35.
Moss, Moses, 24, 31, 42. Mulhollon, James, 63, 163. 66 Simeon E., 103. William, 163.
Murray, John, 23, 38, 47, 49, 56, 75, 102, 126.
Murrayfield, 39. Incorporation of, 52. Mussey, Benjamin, 153. Myrifield, 142.
Name of town changed, 142.
Napping, George, 81. Nash, Noah, 21.
New Glasgow, 27. New Hingham, 24.
New Settlers in 1769, 62; in 1770, 63.
Newton, Obediah, 81.
Thaddeus, 81, 101, 126.
Noble, Asa, 30. .6 John, 64.
66 Solomon, 165.
66 Thomas, 30.
Nooney Brook, 48.
Nooney, James, 104.
Northrop, Emanuel, 99, 106. 66 Joseph, 99, 105. Norwich Bridge, 43, 51.
Norwich Hill, 47.
Norwich incorporated, 78.
Norwich, names of taxpayers in 1773, 80. Norwich Pond, 14. Norwich, relations with Murrayfield, 99.
Old account book of John Smith, 159. Old road up East Branch, 12.
Old road up Moose mountain, 45.
Orcutt, Moses, 106.
Original proprietors of Township No. 9, 23.
Otis, Allen, 109.
Col. James, 102.
66 James, 38, 44, 47, 49, 102.
66 Joseph, 102.
Paine, Timothy. 23, 38, 47, 49, 56, 75, 102, 109.
Palmer, David, 63, 68, 73, 75, 80.
66 David, Jr., 63, 80.
John D., 80.
Paper currency, depreciation of, 128. Parks, Reuben, 153.
Warham, 109, 138.
Parmenter, John N., 92, 103, 107, 133, 134, 138.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
Parsons, Joseph, 18. .. Moses, 21.
.. Sarah, 18.
Partridge, Abel, 99. 106.
.4 Oliver, 15, 17.
Pease, Almer, 57, 63.
Pelton, Tabor, 153.
Perkins, Samuel, 165.
Pomeroy, Amasa. 103, 148.
Ebenezer, 7, 14.
.. Joseph, 106.
Luther, 14S. Samnel. 63.
Poor of the town, 95.
Pound, town, 94.
Pratt, Benjamin, 24.
Pratt. Othiel, 106.
Preaching, action touching, 65, 66, 67.
.6 controversy about, 75.
towns required to sup- port, 69.
Prices of necessaries, convention to fix, 131.
Prior, Ebenezer, 103.
.. Heman, 153. " William, 103.
Proctor. Robert, 57, 92, 133.
Proprietors' complaint to the Gen- eral Court, 39.
Proprietors' records, beginning of, 28. Province, general condition of, in 1762, 27. Province lands, leasing of, 24.
Quigley, Hugh, 153. James, 163.
66 John, 165.
66 William, 165.
Quotas of men for the war, 107; con- troversy with other towns concern- ing, 131; additional called for, 135, 137.
Representatives to General Court, 98, 114. Revolutionary war, 110. Rhodes, Isaac, 104.
William, 104. Riley place, 46.
Roberts, Timothy, 138, 189.
Rock House Corner, 9, 65.
Root, Solomon, 104, 164.
Rose, Eunice, 11. 66 Israel, 11, 24, 30, 33, 42, 53. 58, 66. Rose, Nathan, 31, 33, 58.
Zebulon. 57. 80.
Rude, John, 63. 80.
Russell. Jonathan, 63.
William. 104.
Rust, Gershom, 64, 92, 133. .. Justin, 149.
Quartus, 163.
Sale of township No. 9, 21. Sanderson, John, 165.
.. Sylvester, 105, 109.
Tyrol, 153, 165.
Schools, 62, 91.
School lands, leasing of, 92.
School houses, 94.
Scotch settlers. 27. Scott, David. 24. 30, 42, 45, 47. 64, 75, 79, 80, 83, 95. 114.
Scott, Joli, Jr., 30, 33.
William, 153. Searle, Job, 153.
Zenas, 165.
Zopher, 105.
Second meeting of the proprietors, 47. Settlers before 1762, names of, 23. upon Ingersoll grant, 34.
Seward, Ebenezer, 163.
Joel, S1, 101, 115, 135. Noadiah, 104,
Noadiah, Jr., 163.
Shelden, Ebenezer, 13. 6. Ephraim, 104.
Shepard. Dr. David, 63, 64. 83, 92. 96. 99, 100, 107, 112, 114, 127, 133, 134, 138, 139, 143, 144.
Shepherd, Enoch, 81, 89, 92, 93, 98, 99, 101, 107, 114, 127, 142.
Sizer, William, 106. Slayton, Asa, 153.
Sloper, Capt. of Blandford, 139.
Small-pox and inoculation, 95. Smith, Abner. 30, 33, 48, 64, 65, 74, 83. 92, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 113, 114, 137.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
Smith, Abner, Jr., 81, 137.
66 Daniel, 104.
Daniel, Jr., 105.
Ebenezer. 104.
66 Enos, 153.
66 Jacob, 153.
66 Joab, 106. 153. John, 30, 33, 42, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 63, 159.
Smith, John, 2d, 105.
66 John, 3d, 106.
Levi, 162.
66 Thomas, 60, 144.
Timothy, 31, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60,
74, 76, 83, 99. 100, 113, 138, 144.
Smith, Robert, 48, 63, 144.
6. Rufus, 163.
Samuel, 165.
66 William, 105, 144.
Snow, Ezekiel, 57.
Soldiers, clothing for, 125.
money for, 115.
66 names of, 139.
pay of, 135.
66 support of families, 135.
Sprague, John, M. D., 13. Stanton, Ebenezer, 165. 66 Elijah, 104.
66 Elisha, 165.
66 Joseph, 80.
Reuben, 165.
Stebbins, Joseph, 105.
66 Joseph J., 105.
Stevenson, John, 153.
Stewart, Benjamin, 165.
Stoddard, John, 7, 14.
Stone, Daniel, 104.
66 William, 88, 144.
Story, Jabez, 80.
Stowe, Ebenezer, 105, 133, 135, 137, 138.
Strong, Caleb, 13, 14.
Simeon, 56. Sylvester, Gershom, 153.
Taggart, James, 12, 57. Tanner, William, 149. Zebulon, 165.
Taxes, difficulty of collecting during the War of the Revolution, 106.
Taxes, complaint of non-resident tax- payers, 109.
Taylor, Eldad, 12, 20, 28, 52, 53, 56. Jolın, 64, 81, 101, 142.
Third meeting of the proprietors, 48. 66 town meeting, 58. Thomas, Solomon, 14. Thompson, John, 81, 101, 142. 66 John, Jr., 81. Tiffany, John, 64, 80.
Tillotson, Ebenezer, 104.
Tobb, Nicholas, 12.
Toogood, Capt., 164.
Torry, Calvin, 106.
66 Jabez. 64.
66 John, 165.
Town, change of name, 142. division of, 75, 76, 77.
lines, 64.
66 meeting in March, 1783, 143.
66 northwest corner of, 142.
poverty of in 1782, 136.
Township No. 9, 23. 66 original proprietors of, 23. Township No. 9, topography of, 24.
Tracy, Jabez, 92, 106. Stephen, 163. Tud, Rev. Mr., 65.
Tupper, Benjamin, 67.
Twadwell, Daniel, 57, 133.
David, 99.
Vadekin, Henry, 150. Valuation list in 1768, 57.
1772, 64. lists in 1775, 1776, 1777, 1780, 1781, 1782, 101.
Valuation list, controversy about, 55, 56.
Valuation, fluctuation of during the war, 128.
Voters, list of qualified in 1770, 63.
Wade, John, 81, Wait, Jonathan, 51, 54, 57, 74. Jonathan, Jr., 144.
Wales, Ebenezer, 164. Walker, Isaac, 14, 15.
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A HISTORY OF MURRAYFIELD.
War charges, 115; Equalizing the burdens of, 137.
Ward, John, 104. .. Sammel, 102, 109.
Ware, Jonathan, 80.
Wares, Deacon, of Norwich, 139.
Warfield. Reuben, 165.
Warner, James, 149.
Warrants for town meeting. 95.
Washburn, Miles, 63, 75, 80.
Webb, Joel, 164.
66 Thomas, 9.
46 Samuel, 12, 34, 54, 63.
Weeb-or Webb-Loren, 160.
Webber, Ebenezer. 24, 20, 42, 47. 54, 55, 60, 66. Webber, John, 24, 30, 42. 66 Jonathan Hart, 24, 30, 33, 42, 48. 58. 60, 66.
Webber, Jonathan, 30, 66, 133.
Weller, Nathaniel, 10, 34. 63.
Wells. Joseph, 14.
Westfield River Branches, 11, 25, 34.
Wheat, Samuel, 64.
Wheaton, Ephraim, 165. Marshall, 165.
Wheeler, Phineas, 150.
White, Elijah, 104. 106.
66 Jude, 154. 66 Nathan, 106.
Whitney, Benjamin, 63.
John. 63.
66 Peter, 165.
Willard, Aaron, 21. 66 Abijalı, 23, 38, 47, 48, 56, 75,
102, 126. Willard's heirs, 109.
6€ Joshna, 150.
66 Jude, 104.
66
Nathan, 81, 150.
Williams, Charles, 80. 66 Daniel, 63, 50. 66 Thomas, 57, 63.
Williams, Davenport, 100. .. Elijah, 15.
..
George, 106, 113.
Isaac, 63.
..
Job. S.
John, 104.
.. Rev. John, 17.
Larkin, 106, 116.
Nathan, 18.
Peter. 57, 55. 75, 80.
Rodman, 106.
6.
Rev. Stephen, 17.
66 William. 21. 23.
Wilter, Joseph, 106.
Winslow, Joshua. S.
Witt, Abner, 106, 150. " William, 150.
Wolves, 95.
Wood, James. 163. 66 John, 31, 33. 34.
66 Nathan. 164. Woods, John, 30. 34.
Levi, 30. 33, 34.
Woodworth, Abigail, 1S. ٠٠ Samnel, 18.
Woolworth, Eli. 105. 66 , Reuben, 57, 58, 66, 74, 89, 133, 144.
Woolworth, Samuel, 154.
Worthington, John, 24.
Wright, Bazelial, 81.
66 Edward, 63.
66 Edward, Jr., 63, 136, 144.
66 Jesse, 104.
Joseph, 150.
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