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In order for the choice of a governour Lieutenant governour & Sen- ator for the Ensuing year for the comonwealth of Massachusetts and at Said Meeting of the Freeholders of Tisbuary Five Votes were put in for Thomas Cushing Esq" to be governour and eight votes were put in for James Bowdoin Esqr to be governour and one Vote for Trustram Dalton to be governour And Eleven Votes ware put in for Thos Cushing to be Lieutenant governour And Five Votes ware put in for Trustram Dalton Esqr to be Lieutenant governor, And Eight Votes ware put in for Peleg Coffin Juur to be Senator and Eight Votes ware put in for Timothy Folger for the Countys of Dukes County & Nantookit
Dated at Tisbr ye 4th Day of march A D 1785 EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At an Annavarsary March Meeting Legally Warnd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders and other Inhabi- tants of Tisbr 1785 in order for the Choice of all Such Town officers as is by Law Required to be chosen annually and at Said Meeting James Athearn Esqr was chosen Moderator of Said Meeting and then the Town
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
officers herein after Named ware Chosen by Vote to Serve in Their Respective Offices in the Town of Tisbuary for the Ensuing year To wit Ezra Athearn Town Clerk James Athearn Esq", Deacon Stephen Luce, Capt Nathan Smith Select=men, Jethro athearn Town Treasurer & Over- seer of the Poor, Israel Butler Constable, Job Look Jonath Athearn and Joseph Chase, Surveyers of highweys, Joseph Look Timothy Lumbert Fence Viewers, Deacon Smith Jonath Manter & Joseph Claghorn & Christopher Butler Wardeans, Jonathan Manter Tything Man, Benjamin Allen Malatiah Davis and Cornelius Dunham a committee to Examine into the Demands any Person has on the Town of Tisbuary and to See they be Reasonable and to Lay them before ye Town for their Acceptance, and then Said March=Meeting was Adjornd to Tuesday the fifth of April AD 1785 and then met and at Said Meeting Samuell Lewis was Chosen warden and then Sd Meeting was Disolv'd
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbr ss : April 5th A D : 1785 The Record of the Demands of Sun- dary Persons for Service done for the Town of Tisbuary, Examin'd and approv'd by Benjamin allen & Mallatiah Davis a Committee Chosen for the purpose, and they are as followeth viz
firstly James Athearns Esqe account is
Ezekiel Luces account is Benja Allen Account is
4= 8=0 7=13=0 2= 1=8 ·
Mallatiah Davis acct is
2= 3=6 ·
Stephen Luces acct is .
3= 4=0
Josiah Hancocks acct is
0=6=0
James Manters acct is
0=4=0 .
Isaiah Grey's acct for two cord & half wood at 15% pr cord
Tisbuary fs : At A Town=meeting Legally Warn'd & held at the courthouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders Quallified to Vote for A Rep- resentative and at Said Meeting held on the Thirteenth Day of May A D : 1785 Benja allen was Chosen to Represent the Town of Tisbuary in the General Court to be holden at Boston on the Last Wednesday of May Instant
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warnd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Tis- buary Quallified to Vote in Town Affairs on Fryday the Seventeenth
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Day of June A D : 1785 in Order to Consider and Vote what Should be thought propper on the Purposes Inserted in the Warrant for calling the Same and firstly it was movd & Seconded & Voted that James Athearn Esq" Should be Moderator of Said Meeting, and after Some Debate Sd Meeting was Adjorn'd to Fryday ye 24th Day of Said June and then Met and at Said Meeting it was Mov'd & Seconded and Put to Vote to See wheather Fifty Pounds Lawful Monney Should be Rais'd by A Tax on the Inhabitants of Tisbuary for to Defray the charges thereof Arisen & Ariseing thereon the Present year and the Vote passed in the Affirma- tive viz that fifty Pounds Should be raisd by A Tax on Sd Inhabitants Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary fs : at a Townmeeting Legally Warn'd and held at the courthouse in Tisbuary on Tuesday the Fifth Day of July A D : 1785 in order to consider the Request of Mathias Rogers of Tisbuary for assist- ance from this Town to Remove him and his Son Samuel & Daughter Elizabeth to the State of Vermont at which Meeting James Athearn was Chosen Moderator, and after Some Consideration it was Voted to adjorn Said meeting untill Saturday the ninth day of S" July and then Mett and came into the following Determinations and Voted in Concequence of Said Determination in form following Vizª To give Oliver Rogers now Present One Yoak of good working Oxen and One good Draught Horse and Ten Dollars in Monney and be at the Expence of Transporting the Said Team Mathias Samuel & Elizabeth to Bedford or Some Harbour near that place on the Main Land with the Firnature of them the Said Mathias Samuell & Elizabeth, he the Said Oliver Rogers giving his Bond to the Treasurer of This Town for the Towns use to Carrey the Afore- said three Persons to the State of Vermont and Support them Three years free from any Charge to this Town of Tisbuary, At the Expiration of Said three years; If they be Living to give to Said Oliver Rogers as much more Monney as Shall with the Price of Said Team Cash and Transportation amount to one Hundred Dollars if they be then Living but if any one or all of them Die within Said time the Monney So Re- maining Over and Above the Price of the Team to Cease and Determine and So in proportion, And that the Moderator of this Meeting be ap- pointed to Suply the Team and furnish them with Monney from the Town's Treasury and A Pasage to the Main Land and take Bond Afore- said
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
257
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warn'd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of Tisbuary on Monday ye Second Day of January AD : 1786 in Order to Chuse a Committee to joyn with the Committees of the Other Towns in this County to See if they can come to Some Just proportion between Said Towns of Each ones Vallue in Order to a Final Settlement in the Doom now before the General Court of this Common Wealth, & at Said Meeting James Athearn Esqr was Chosen Moderator and then was put to Vote & Voted in the Affirmative that James Athearn Esq" Deacon Stephen Luce and Benjamin Allen all of Tisbuary Should be Said Com- mittee
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warn'd & held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders and other Inhabitants on Tuesday ye 7th of Febreuary AD : 1786 in Order to Act and do what was Inserted in the Warrant for calling the Same Decon Stephen Luce being Moderator, And then it was put to Vote and Voted in the Affirmative that M' Benjamin Allen Tisbuary's Present Representative Should be a Committee Man to Joyn the Town of Chilmark in Prephering a Pettition to the General Court of the State of the Common Wealth of Massachu- setts to have the Town of Tisbuary to be made the Shire Town in Dukes county and for their Courts to be held there for the Future Either at the Present Session or any Other Sessions hereafter &c: -
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss: At A Townmeeting Legally Warn'd & held at the courthouse in Tisbuary on the Tenth Day of Febreuary A D : 1786 in Order to Recieve the Accounts of the Committee for Repairing the Meet- ing House in Said Town and Some aditional Repairs on the Personage house and Barn and at Said Meeting James Athearn Esq" was Chosen Moderator and then Said Accounts ware Read & Mr Joseph Allen and Christopher Butler ware Chosen a committee to Examine Said Accounts and the Sums herein After Named were Allowd by Sd Committee To wit --
To James Athearn Esq
£6=19=9=}
To Thomas Chase
£8 == 11=0
To Benjamin Allen
.
£1=12=0
S
To Mattheis Manter .
£0= 3=0 .
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
258
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbuary ss : At an Annavarsary March=meeting Legally Warnd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary on Fryday ye 17th Day of March A D : 1786 In Order to Chuse all Such Town Officers as is by Law Required to be chosen annually in Towns, And at Said Meeting James Athearn EsqE was Chosen Moderator of Sd Meeting And then it was put to Vote and Voted in the Affirmative by the Freeholders then assembled that Ezra Athearn Should be Town Clerk for the Ensuing year, and then All Such Other Town officers were Chosen Respectively as are herein After Named Vizd to Serve in their Respective Offices for ye En- suing year Deacon Stephen Luce Malatiah Davis and Nathan Smith Select Men. Rolen Rogers Constable Jonathan Manter Ezekiel Luce and William Luce Serveyers of highweys David Merrey Tything Man Isiah Pray Hugh Cithcart Fence Viewers, James Manter Swine Driver Enoch Luce Pound keeper Isaac Dagett & Obed Luce Surveyers of fish Peter West Thomas Chase Surveyers of Lumber, Jethro Athearn Town Treas- urer & Overseer of the Poor. Joseph Allen Tho Jones William Foster & William Case Henry Yong & Israel Butler ware Chosen Wardens and Also at Said Meeting Twenty & two Votes were put in for Jethro Athearn of Tisbuary to be County Treasurer, and Twenty two Votes for Sm" Smith Junr to be Register and then Sd Meeting was Adjornd to thursday ye 23ª of March Instant, Ezra Athearn Town clerk and then met and at Said Meeting Rolen Rogers appeard and Declard his Non- acceptance of the Office of Constable and then it was Proposed and Put to Vote to See whether the Voters then Present would Chuse Said Rolen Rogers A Collector to Colect the Remainder of the Rates Hezekiah Luce Late of Tisbuary was to gather in the year 1777 and Said Rolen So doe- ing it Should be the Condition and goe for his turn as full as if he had accepted of the office of a Constable for the Ensuing year and the Vote passed in the affirmative and Said Rolen being Present Accepted thereof on the above condition and then it was Mov'd & Seconded and put to Vote to See whether the Voters then Present would Chuse Jonathan Manter to be Tisbuarys Constable for the Ensuing year and the Vote passed in the affirmative and then Said March Meeting was adjorn'd to the First Monday of April Ensuing
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Met at the Abovesaid adjornment of the Sd March Meeting to be held on the first Monday of April Ensuing A D : 1786
and at Said Meeting Thomas Butler was Nominated and Seconded
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
and put to Vote for a constable & the Vote passed in the Affirmative vizd that Said Butler Should be Tisbuarys Constable for the Ensuing year and then Said March Meeting was adjornd to Monday ye 17th Day of April 1786
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warnd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary on Monday ye Third Day of April A D : 1786 in Order to Chuse A Governour, Lieutenant Governour & Senator for the Ensuing year, and at Said meeting Twenty=four Votes were put in for James Boadwin to be Governour Throughout the Common Wealth and State of the Massachusetts; And at Said Meeting Twenty=four Votes ware put in for Thomas Cushing to be Lieutenant Governour for the current year as above, Twenty eight Votes put in for Matthew Mayhew to be Senator the Current Year, and five votes for Peleg Coffin of Nan- tuckett Junr to be Senator for Dukes County and Nantukett
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Met at the Above adjornment on Monday the 17th of April AD 1786 and at Said Meeting the Standing Constable made Report that the aboves'd Thomas Butler Refus'd to Serve the Town of Tisbuary in the Office of Constable and then it was Mov'd and Seconded and put to Vote to See whether the Voters then Present would Chuse Joseph Athearn to be Tisbuary's constable for the Current year & the Vote passed in the Affirmative that Joseph Athearn Should be Constable and then Said March Meeting was adjorn'd to Monday ye first Day of May AD : 1786 EZRA ATHEARN T Clerk
Met at Tisbuarys March Meeting Continued by Adjornment to be holden on the First Monday of May 1786 and at Said meeting the afores'd Joseph Athearn appear'd and Accepted of the Office of Con- stable for Tisbuary for the Ensuing year and then Said Meeting was Disolv'd
E. A. Town Clerk
Voted also that Said Athearn Should have Two & half pr cent for Collecting the Taxes made in his year
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally warn'd and held at the courthouse in Tisbuary on Monday the first Day of May AD: 1786 in
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Order to recieve Israel Butler Constables account for carrying and for hireing Obed Luce to carrey Rachel Rogers across the Sound to falmoth and also for his Takeing Care of Tisbuary's Meeting house and Sweeping it a year and at Said Meeting it was Voted that Deacon Luce & Malatiah Davis Should be a committee to Settle the Accounts with the aboves'd Butler and to make report at a Town=meeting
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town meeting Legally Warnd and held by the Free- holders of Tisbuary at the Courthouse on May ye 9th A D : 1786
and at Said Meeting Benjamin Allen was chosen Representative for the current year and at Said meeting it was Voted in the Affirmative that Deacon Ransford Smith Malatiah Davis Benjamin Lumbert Should be A committee to give Said Reppresentative Instructions for Said Town : and also at Said Meeting Shobal Cottle Esq" Malatiah Davis & Cornelius Dunham were Voted in the Affirmative to be a Committee to Examine the Accounts and Say who Shall be Remitted out of the Taxes for 1777 and also it was Voted that the Select Men Should Draw ye Monney out of Tisbuary's Treasurey to pay the Remmitances
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Townmeeting Legally Warn'd and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary on Tuesday the Thirtieth Day of November A D : 1786 in Order to See how much Monney Should be Rais'd on the Inhabitants to Defray Charges Arisen & Arising on Tisbuary the Current year and at Said Meeting it was mov'd & Seconded to See whether One Hundred & Thirty Pounds L. Monney Should be Raisd by Vote and the Vote passed in the Affirmative
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : at A Town Meeting held in Tisbuary on the Second Day of January 1787 in order to See if the Town would raise A Sum of Monney for a School or Schools to be Disposd of as the Town Shall think propper and at Said Meeting Shob Cottle Esq" was Chosen Mod- erator and then the Aboves'd was put to Vote and the Vote passed in the Negative
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
261
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Dukes County ss
To Joseph Athearn Constable of the Town of Tisbury In Dukes County Greeting -
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to levy & collect of the Several Persons named In the list herewith com- mitted unto you each one, his respective proportion, Therein set down, of the sum total of such list it being this Towns proportion of Tax or Assessment of five hundred & Sixty five Pounds four Shillings Granted & agreed upon by the General Court of sd Commonwealth at their Ses- sion. Begun & held at Boston on the 25th Day of May 1785 for Defraying the nessesary Charges of Securing Protecting & Defending the Same & you are to transmit & pay in the Same unto Thomas Ivers Treasurer & Receiver General of this Commonwealth or to his Succesor in that Office & to Compleat & make up an Account of your Collections of the whole sum on or before the First Day April 1787 & if any person shall refuse or neglect to pay the sum he is assessed in Sª List to Distrain the goods or Chattles of such Person to the value Thereof & the distress So taken, to keep for the space of four days at the Cost & Charge of the owner, & if he shall not pay the sum so assessed within the Sª four Days, then you are to sell at Publect Vendue, the Distress so taken for the pay- ment thereof with charges first Giving forty eight hours notice of such sale by posting up advertizements thereof in some publect place in the town Destrect or plantation (as the case may) & the overpluss arising by such sale if any there be besides the sum assessed & the necessary Charges of taking & keeping the Distress you are immediately to restore to the Owner. & for want of Goods or chattles whereon to make Distress Be- sides tools or implements necessary for his trade or occupation beasts of the plough necessary for the cultivation of his improved lands arms utensils for house keeping necessary for upholding life bedding & apparel necessary for himself & family for the space of twelve days you Are to take ye body of such person so refusing or neglecting & him Commit unto the common goal of the County thereto remain until he pay the same or such part thereof as shall not be Abated by the Assesors for the time being or the Court of General sessions of the peace for Sd County
Given Under our hands & seals by virtue of a warrant from the Treasurer Aforesaid This fifth Day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Seven
STEPHEN LUCE Selectmen
MALATIAH DAVIS for Tisbury
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
P
Money
R. Estate
P Estate
.
James Athearn Esqr
2
2-12 - 0
3- 10 -
0- 5- 6
-
Jethro Athearn .
3
3- 18
3 - 18 - 10
0- 6- 0
Ezra Athearn
-
1-
6
4-15 - 4
0- 5- 6
Abijah Athearn
.
-
6
4-17 - 2
0 -
6- 0
Jonathan Athearn
Joseph Athearn .
2 -
. 2
0- 2-
4
Moses Athearn
1 -
6
- 5- 6
- 0-
4
Elijah Athearn
6
-
-
0 -
4
Solomon Athearn
1-
6 -
-
0- 4
Joseph Allen Jr .
Joseph Allen
1 -
3- 9- 8
- 16- 6
Benjamin Allen .
2
2-12
4- 2- 6
4- 0- 8 5- 6
Shubel Buttler
6
- 5- 6
- 16
6
- 1 - 10
Israel Buttler
- 6
2-11 - 4
2- 4
Thos Buttler
2
- 12
- 7- 6 10- 0
0- 6
Thos Buttler Junr
-
6
-
-
Luce Burges
2 -
2- 12
5 - 6
- 1 -
Benja Benson
2
2- 12
Malica Baxter
Shubel Cottle Esqr
2 -
2- 12 -
5-10- 0
0 - 18 - 11 0-19 - 9
-
Shubel Cottle Jr .
1
- 6 -
- 4- 0
-
-
6
0-11 - 0
Robart Cottle
Abner Cottle
1 -
0 - 12 - 10
0- 0 - 6
Joseph Chace
1
1- 6
0 - 12 - 10
- 5- 6
Abraham Chace .
1
- 6 - 2 - 12
1- 2- 0
- 1- 10
-
Thos Chace .
- 6 -
3- 8
-
0- 8
-
Sarson Chace
1
1 - 6 - 6 - 2- 4 - 0
-
-
-
6 - 9- 2 6 6 3- 2- 4 - 1- 10
- 3 -
-
-
-
6
James Case .
-
6
Jacob Clifford
1 - 6
-
. 6
-
Vernal Clifford .
1 - 6
Nathan Clifford
1 - 6
- 1- 10
Samuel Crowel
2-12
- 1-10
Benja Crowel
6
0- 6 -
-
-
6
0 - 5- -
John Cleavland .
1 - 6
- 7- 4
-
0- 6
Zabdial Clevland
1 - 6
1-10
-
0-
Gershom Cathcart
0
1-16 - 8
-
Jonº Cathcart
0
Recd 12 - 0
2 - 4
Hugh Cathcart
-
-
0
-
6
0-
-
-
6 6
Zadock Allen
-
6
Christopher Buttler
-
6
-
-
-
David Buttler
0
1- 6
Edmond Cottle
-
-
6
-13- 0
Tho Cottle
6 6 6
-
.
-
-
Timothy Chace
6 - 6
Zephaniah Chace
Barnard Case
-
1-
6
- 3 - 8
- 0-
. 6
-
1
-
-
0 10111 1 1
1
- 12 - - 10
-
-
Barzilla Crowel .
1
-
1
-
Jeremiah Crapo . Barnard Case Jn Willm Case
-
3- 4- 2
5- 6
Samuel Chace
1 - 6
- 5- 6
Benjamin Athearn
£ s d
£sd
£
S d
-
-
-
-
Isaac Chace
- 2- 4
-
-
0- 0 3 - -
Jacob Clifford Jn
263
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
.
P
Money
R. Estate
P Estate
£
s d
£ s d
£
פס d
Deborah Cobb
0
0
2- 15 - 0
1- 5- 0-
-
John Crosby
1
-
6
1
Daniel Collins
1
-
6
- 1-10
-
4- 0
Samuel Daggett .
6-
- 10
Thomas Daggett Jr
-
6 -
5 - 6
-10
Isaac Daggett
3 - 18 -
2- 4- 0
-11 - 0 Rec'd
-
Willm Daggett
1 -
6
- 7 - 4
- 7 - 4 - Recd 10 - 8
-
Nathan Daggett .
1 - 6
Silas Daggitt
Joseph Daggett .
Ebenezer Daggett
Malitiah Davis
4- 11 - 8
- 3- 7-
John Davis .
-
6 -
- 3- 8
Shubel Dunham .
2- 12
1- 9- 4 1- 16 - 8
- 2- 4 - 11 - - 0- 4
-
Shubel Dunham Jr
.
David Dunham
Abisha Dunham .
.
-
6
-
1- 10
-
Dunham .
Clifford Dunham Charles Edmonson Jona Foster .
Benja Foster
Willm Foster
Lewis Foster
Isaiah Gray .
2
2- 12
0-12 - 0
John Gray .
1- 6
Jona Hamitt
-
2-12 1 - 6 1 - 6 2- 12
3 - 4- 2 3- 4- 2
0- 7 - 0 - 7 .
4 . 4
Rusell Hancock
-
2- 12 - 6 2 - 12 2- 12 - 2- 12 -
2
-
-
2 - 9 -
6 4 2 4
Nathan Look
Elijah Look.
Samuel Look
-
-
-
1
- 2- 12
1 - 6
Stephen Luce
2 - -
2- 12 2- 12
8
2 1 - 6 9 1 - 0
-
Enoch Luce
1
-
6
Benja Luce .
6
Ruth Luce .
1
-
1 - 0 - 3 -
0 6 8
-
Lott Luce
6
Gamaliel Luce
.
-
1 -
6
-
-
3- 8 6
-
-
1 -
6 6 6 6
0-14 - 8 -11- 0 -11 - 0 - 12 - 10
- 1 - 0
-
-
- 0
-
-
-
4-15 - 0 -18- 0 5 - 8
2 - 4 -
Ephariam Harden
1
-
2 -
2 -
-
- 2- 0- 1 - 8 6
Robt Look .
- 6- 6 - 6
6 - 9- - 16 - 2 -11 - 2 - 0- 2 - 5- 10 4 - 8- 0 - 5 - 6 - 5- 6 1 - 2- 0 2 - 18 - 8
0- 6- - - 2- 4 6 - 4 8 1- 2- - 3 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1- 7- - 16 - 11
6 6 2
-
-
.
-
Thomas Daggett
-
6-
2- 11 - 4
-
1110 1 1 0
1 - 6
-11- 0
- 5- 6
- 0- 6
-
6 6 -
Cornelius Dunham
.
1- 6 1- 6- 1- 6-
- 5- 6 - 16. . 6
- 0- 6
.
-
-
6 6 6
-
Josiah Hancock .
Nathanel Hancock George Hillmon . Thomas Jones John Homes
6 - 6-
-
Elijah Look Ju Joseph Look Jona Look
Timothy Luce
2
1- 6
2- 12
- 3 - 1-11 - 2 -9- 2
Charles Luce Jessa Luce
12
2 -
-
-
-
-
John Hazelton
1
-
264
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
P
Money
R. Estate
P Estate
.
Ezekiel Luce
2 - 12
3-15 - 2
- 5- 6
-
Joseph Luce
-
1 - 6
- 14 - 8
-
1 - 6
-
Thaddeus Luce
1
1- 6
5 -
6
- 1- 0
-
Lemuel Luce
1 -
6
-
-
6
Obed Luce
1-
6
- 11 - 0
- 0- 8
-
Elisha Luce
1 -
6
0 - 9- 2
1 - 10
0-6
Jona Luce
6
1 - 3-10
1 -10
George Luce
6
- 3- 8
0- 6
Malaichi Luce
6
- 5- 6
1 -
0
Solomon Luce
6
3-
8
0 -
6
Isaac Luce .
6
9 -
2
-
-
6
- 14 -
8
-
2 -
4
-
-
7 -
4
1
-
2
Thomas Luce Junr
1
1 -
6
3 -
8
-
0- 6
-
Abijah Luce
6 -
Robet Luce Jr
1
6
Abisha Luce
- 6
- 16 - 6
2 - 4
-
Willm Luce .
2 - 12 -
1- 7- 6
-
1 - 10
1 -6
James Look
1 - 6
- 5- 6
Malitiah Luce
- 3- 6
0- 0- 6
Bethuel Luce
- 5 - 6
-
6
Thoa Luce
-
- 12 - 6
-. 7- 4
2- 8
Oliver Luce
1
-
6 1- 9 - 4 -
-
1 -
1 -
6
- 18 - 4
1- 6
Elisha Lumbart .
1
1 - 6
- 18
4
1 -
6
Salvanus Luce
6
-11- 0
0- 7
-
Francies Lewiss .
2
2 - 12
1- 0- 2
2 - 1 -
4 4
-
Samuel Lewiss
1- 6
Daniel Luce
1 - 6
5 - 6
Job Look
2 - 12
1 - 2 - 0
Prince Look
1 - 6
Lott Look
- 6 -
Job Look Jn
1 - 6 1 - 6 12 -
2 - 7 - 8 -
3
8
-
John Mantor
. 0 3-13 - 4
2 2
6
Samuel Mantor Jr
0-11 - 0
6
James Mantor
1 - 6
4
Mathew Mantor .
-
1- 6 - 12
5 - 6
. 6 2 - 4
Jonathan Mantor
-2
0 - 13 -
Benja Merrey
1 - 6
1 - 3- 10
-
Peter Merrey
- 6- - 6 -
3- . 8
Zachariah Merrey
1 - 6
David Merrey
- 2
2- 12 -
9- . 2
- 0- 8
-
£
d
£
s
£ s d
-
1
1 - 6
- 11 - 0
6
-
-
6 4 1 6
Benja Lumbart
-
1 - 2 2 - -
Credit by 7 -
Recd 1 - Recd in - 2 - 8
1-1-6 full 9- 0
-
4- 15 - 4 - 13 - 0
0- 2-4 - 3- 10
-
-
0- 8- -
Willm Merrey
I
0- 0- 2 -
1 - 1
- -
- -
Benja Mantor
0 - 13 - 2 - 12 -
6
Timothy Lumbart
2 - 10
Moses Lumbart .
1-13- 0
Samuel Lumbert Jr,
1
1102 0 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Peter Luce .
James Luce
1
6
-
Rec
-
-
Seth Luce
-
6
Barzilla Luce
Recd
-
-
Joseph Merrey
-
Adonijah Luce
265
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
P
Money
R. Estate
P Estate
Jona Merrey
2
2- 12
Thos Manchester
.
2
2- 12
3- 8
-
Joseph Merrey Jr
2
2- 12
11 - 0
§ 1 - 6- 1 1- 0
George Mantor
1 - 6
- 7- 4
-
1- 0
Eliakiam Norton
6
9- 3- 4
- 8- 4
-
-
6
- 2- 4
Mayhew Norton .
1 - 6
1 - 13 - 6
- 3- 8
Francis Norton .
1 - 6
1-13 -
-
3- 10
Peter Norton Esq
0
- 18 - 6
- 0
Cornelius Norton Jr
2-12- 0
2 - 4 - 0
-
1- 10
Cornelius Norton
2
2- 12
- 16 - 6
2 - 4
Enoch Norton
-
6
Job Norton .
1 - 6
6
3- 8
0- 9 -
-
Joseph Norton
1- 6
6 - 2- 0
-
1- 2
Willm Rotch
6- 0 6- 0
0 - 16 - 6
0- 9 0- 6
Roland Rogers
Stephen Rogers
6
- 1-10
-
-
Matthew Smith
6
- 0- 6
Jona Smith .
6 -
Willm Smith
6
Credit in full
Ransford Smith
6 - 2- 9 - 6
Nathan Smith
1
6 6
1-13- 0 -11- 0 - 16 -
- 3- 8 Recd 3- 8 - 10 - 10 -
1-1
-
6 6 - 6 -
- 5- 8
0 - - 10
Jeruel West
1
2 - 12 1 - 6
Recd for this bill
12 0
Peter West
6 0- 16 - 6 - 7 - 4
1 - 0
Willm Weeks
1- 6
- 5- 6
- 0- 6 0- 0- 6
-
Nthan Weeks
0 - 3- 8
James Weeks
12
2 - 12
5 - 6- 4
3- 15 - 2
Noah Walrond
6
-
-
Robt Walrond
6
-
-
-
James Winslow .
1
6
0 - 4 - 4
Thomas Wheldon
.
Willm Willpeny .
Thos West admnstr Lemuel Buttlers Estate
1
0 14 - 8
0- 8
Willm Kimblem .
1 -
6 6
-
Deborah Allen Extr
- 5- 6
-
-
-
Abner Norton
-
-
-
Silas Rogers
11
-
1 - 10
-
-
-
Elijah Smith
1 - 3-10
Vinal Skiff
Christopher Slocum
George West
- 0- 8
-
Samuel Weeks
1 - 6
-
-
Michal Walrond .
6
6 6
3- 8
7 - 4 10 - 6
Recd - 7-
- 0- 6
Levy Yong .
-
d
8 d
£
d
8 Recd 0- 8 - 4
Peter Norton
-
-
-
-
Joseph Norton Jr
-
6 1 - 3-10 1- 0- 2 6 1- 0- 2
- 1- 10
Lott Rogers
Zachariah Smith .
Thos Smith .
2 - 12 -
Joseph Smith
-
6-0 6
Thomas Walrond
To
1
-
Rec'd
266
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
P
Money
R. Estate
P Estate
Joseph D Hitchbourn .
John Manchester
-
-
6
-
-
-
Aaron Daggett
1
6
-
-
Samuel Chace Jr
1
1 -
6
Stephen Clifford .
.
-
-
6
- 9- 2
Amey Downs
0
-0
0- 14 - 8
Recd 4 - 4
Charles Luce Jn .
-
6 -
1- 10
Recd
Esqr Cottle
Henrey Luce
1
1 -
6
8 -
1
Levi Luce
6
Silas Hillmon
- 7 - 4
-
-
Abner Buttler
-
6
-
-
Jason Luce .
6
-
-
Thos Buttler Admnst. to
Zacchues Chace
7 - 4
-
Jona Wing .
Ephariam Dunham
1
6
Elisha Basstt
6
3- 8
Sarson Buttler
6
-
6
Trustom Daggett
6
-
-
-
Samuel Daggett Junr .
Samuel Allen
1
1 -
6
1 -
6
-
-
Mitchal Daggett .
Abraham Luce
6
- 7- 4
1- 10
Joseph Luce Jr
Marten Luce
1 1
1- 6-0
Elijah Daggett
1
- 6-0
Mathew Daggett .
6-0-
The forgoing Rate Being a State Tax Assessd on the Inhabitants of Tisbury on there Pols and Estates for the year A Dom 1786 made and Completed the 5 Day of January A D 1787 Containing the sum of £565-4 by us the Subscribers
STEPHEN LUCE - Selectmen
MALATIAH DAVIS
S for Tisbury
4 6
December the first Day - 1810
.
3- 6
1 0
11
Received one dollar for taxes from William Luce .
1- - 11
£
S
d
£
8
£
S £
d
-
-
6
-
-
1
6
- 3- 8
David Look.
.
1 -
6
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