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At sd meeting James Warren Esqr was chosen Moderator.
Then the Town proceeded And Voted to allow and give Liberty to any Person or Persons to erect and maintain a Fence at their own cost & charge across the foot of the Lain Leading from the Country Road by William Suttons to the Waterside, one pair of Bars to be made & contained in sd fence for passing & Repassing with Carts &c, All to continue untill further orders.
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To all unto whom these Presents shall come Know ye that we James Hovey, John Torrey & Perez Tilson all of Plym- outh in the County of Plymo A Committe chosen by the Inhabitants of sd Town, a Town Meeting held at Plymo aforesd on ye 19 of May A : D : 1755: To Hold a vendue, and sell Sundry Pecies of Land, The Town yet has Lying common at or neer the Waterside Being Part of the mile & half Land, so called, as by the vote of sd Town on their Records appeareth; and haveing for that End Notified & held a vendue for sale of sd Land at Mr. John Bartletts in sd Plymo on the 20 of June Instant for and in consideration of six pounds five shillings & four pence Lawfull money se- cured To be Paid in To the Town Treasury, do by vertue of the Power and authority to us committed in said vote In be- half of the sd Town; Grant, Bargain & sell & confirm unto Benjamin Bartlett of said Plymouth cooper, a small Peice of Land lying to the Southward and Westward of sd Benja Bartlett Coopers shop between the two roads; bounded Be- ginning at the Southerly Corner of a Lott Thirty feet square now possessed by sd Bartlett & where on sd shop stands & from Thence extending Northerly thirty feet in the Range of sd thirty feet square to Lemotes Land & from thence on a strate line westerly To the Roade on Way at the Top of Cole's Hill; and thence Raingeing Southerly with the sd way Till it strikes the line of the Roade leading from the meeting house of the first Precinct in sd Town To the Wa- terside, and from thence in the Range of sd Roade East 21 degrees North till it comes To sd Thirty feet square and then Westerly in the line of sd Thirty Feet To the First Bounds. To Have & To Hold the sd Granted & Bargained Premises with the appurtenances, To him the said Benjamin Bartlett & His heirs & assigns forever (The same being Part of the Land in sd Voat contained & he being the High- est Bidder for the same) against the sd Town of Plymouth and all Persons Claiming the same from By or under sd Town. In wittness whereof we the sd James, John & Perez the abovesd committee have here unto sett our hands & seals the Twenty first Day of June annoque Domini 1755.
Singnd Seald & Delivd In Presence of Nathll Shurtleff, Joseph Morton.
James Hovey, seal; John Torrey, seal; Perez Tilson, seal; committee.
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[194.] Plymo SS June 23, 1755. Then the above named James Hovey, John Torrey & Perez Tilson Personal- ly appeared & acknowledged the foregoing Instrument To be their Act & Deed. Before
Thomas Forster Justice of the Peace.
We the subscribers David Turner Boat Builder, Nathll Forster Gentleman, Thomas Davis Trader, all of Plymo in the County of Plymo, for and In Consideration of the Pub- lick Benefit, as well as Private, To us and others of Haveing a Bridge Built over the Brook in Plymo, where it is Now Built By Thomas Forster Esqr & his associates; Do For ourselves Heirs and assigns Give & Grant to the Town of Plymo, So Long as they shall keep an open way and Bridge, where it is now Built, or so Long as it shall be continued For the use of a Publick Roade, as Follows : That is to say David Turner Gives and Grants for that one & no other a Roade a cross his wharfe, Twenty Feet wide From the southerly To the northerly side of said wharfe; and the said Nathll Forster Gives & Grants to and for the Use of sd Roade, twenty feet in Breadth a cross his Land at the North End of sd Bridge and Wharfe, where it is now built; and the said Thomas Davis Gives Twenty feet in Breadth a cross his Land in the same Rainge upon the westerly side of his Coopers shop; and its the True Intent & meaning of the sd David Turner, Nathll Forster & Thomas Davis, that the said lands mentioned are to be Held, kept and Im- proved as a Publick Roade to & for the Use of the Town, at all Times, so long as the Bridge & wharfe is kept as a Pub- lick Road where it is now built. In wittness whereof we have hereunto sett our hands & seals This Thirteenth Day of March 1762. Signd Seald, In Present of witness : Josiah Sturtevant, Elizabeth Forster.
David Turner, seal. Nathll Forster, seal, Thomas Davis, seal.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held In the Court House in Plymouth on Monday the Fourteenth day of June Anno Domini 1762. Thomas Bartlett & Abiel Shurtleff were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of Generall Ses- sions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth, within & for
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the County of Plymouth on the First Tuesday of July next.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & Held In ye Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 13th of September, Anno Domini 1762, James Holmes & Eleazer Holmes were Chos- en to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the next Infer- iour Court of Common Pleas & Court of General Sessions of the Peace, To be holden at Plymouth Within & for the County of Plymouth, on the First Tuesday of October next.
The Town proceeded And made Choice of George Wat- son Esqr to be Moderator for ye presant meeting; Who took the Usuall oath. Then the Town voted to Raise the sum of Two Hundred & Fourty Pounds money for Defraying ye needfull Charges of the Town ye Currant year. And also Voted that ye Assessors in making ye Tax shall not Exced the sum of ten pounds surplusage. And that ye Assessors may or shall make the Taxes in the same Method and Manner as
[195.] At a Town meeting assembled & Held In the Court House in Plymouth on Monday Decr 13-Anno Domini 1762-
Eleazer Churchell, Stephen Samson, Thomas Savory & Judah Bartlett were chosen To serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryals at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of General Sessions of the Peace To Be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of January next.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Duly Warned, Assembled & Held In the Court House in sd Town on Tuesday the first Day of March Anno: Domini 1763. Doctr Lazarus LeBarron Chosen Moderator and took the oath by Law Appointed.
Samuel Bartlett Esqr chosen Town Clerk & Took ye Oaths by Law Required.
Thomas Forster Esqr, John Torrey, Dean Joseph Bart- lett, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Mayhew Esqr, chosen select- men.
Messrs. John Torrey, John Cotton Esqr., John Blackmer, Assessors.
Mr. John Cotton Chosen Town Treasurer and Took ye Oaths by Law Required; sworn before Thomas Forster Esqr, Justs Peace.
Then the votes for a County Treasurer were brought in
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and sealed up in Open Town Meeting By William Crombie, Constable.
Then the Town Took under Consideration the affairs of the schools And Voted that ye four Additional schools for Reading, Writting and Arithmetick shall be continued for the term of one year Insuing In the several Divisions in the Town & under the same Regulations as they were the Last year. Then Accordingly the Town made choice of A Com- mittee To take ye Care of each of the sd schools.
Dean Joseph Bartlett, Nathaniel Morton Junr, Ichabod Holmes, For Wellingsly school. In this Committee Icha- bod Mortons name was Inserted, which should have been Ichabod Holmes & the town Voted that sd Holmes was ye Person meant and ordered his name entered one of sd Com- mittee.
Dean Nathll Warren, Ezekiel Morton, Joseph Warren, For Ell River School.
[196.] Capt. Nathll Bartlett, James Clark, Stephen Doten, Committee for Monument Ponds School.
Capt. Theo Cotton Capt. N. S. Nelson, Lemuel Jackson Committee for ye school in the No part of the Town.
As to the Grammer School in the Center of ye Town there Being a Draught Prepared and Laid before the Town, In the Words Following. Viz: Voted that it be an Instruction to ye Committe, that shall be chosen To Supply the Gram- mer School with a suitable Master for one year, That they Approve none but such as is Approved by the Minister or Ministers of ye Town, with two Ministers of ye Neighbour- ing Towns, or the Major Part of them Agreeable to ye Di- rections of the Province Law in this Case Provided. And to know the Towns mind if they will accept the sd Draught or Not. The Town voted, the same shall be Determined by Written Votes yeas and Nays-viz: Thoes that are for Ac- ceps sd Vote To Write yea, and thoes for non Acceptance to Write Nay, and upon Sorting the votes it appears 47 was for Acceps and 43 For Non Accepting the same. The Town Proceedd and Voted to choose three men for a com- mittee to supply the Grammer school with a suitable master or masters for and Dureing one year Ensuing and made choice of. Thomas Forster, Esqr, Thomas Mayhew, Esqr, Dean John Torrey, Committe for ye Grammer school.
The Town voted to chuse three Constables In ye 3 Divi-
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tions in the Town Agreeable to the Tax Bills Last made; and Voted that the Highest in vote in each of sd Divitions to be the Constable chousen; and Accordingly made choice of viz : Ephraim Spooner, Simeon Swift, John Nelson, chosen Constables.
And the Town Voted that the Constables shall be Col- lectors of The Town Taxes, and to allow the Constables for collecting and Paying the Towns money Eight Pence on the Pound a Premium, Provided they Give Bonds To the Town Treasurer To Indemnify and save the Town Harmless from all charge and Damage that may Arise by their Deficiency or neglect.
[197.] At said Meeting the Town made choice of Silas Morton, Nathll Torrey, Capt. Gideon White, Nathll Forster, Nathll Shurtleff, To be Wardens for the Insuing year.
Then the Town Voted that there shall be No Alewives taken this year out of the Town Brook so Called for sale, and further voted that there shall not be more than two hundred Barrells Taken for sale out of the Brook that runs out of halfway Pond, and other Brooks within the Limits of said Town.
Then the Town made choice of Andrew Thompson, Na- thaniel Forster, Ebenezer Samson, Jeremiah Holmes, Za- cheus Churchell, A committe to Inspect and take the Care of the Town Brook, Respecting the Alewives.
At sd meeting the Town made Choice of Ebenezer Don- ham, Lemuel Jackson, Grand Jurymen for the Insuing year.
Elkanah Churchell, Joshua Swift, Samuell Sherman, Alexander Robinson, To serve on the Petit Jury for Tryals at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas & Court of Generall sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymo on ye first Tuesday of Aprill Next.
Immediately after the choice of the Selectmen the Town Voted to choose no overseers of the Poor Seperate from the Selectmen. Omitted Record 2 In its Proper place.
Then this meeting was adjourned to Monday the 7 Day of this Instant March at Three of ye Clock in the Afternoon.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held in ye Court House In Plymo on Monday The 7th Day of March Anno Domini I763. By adjournment from Tuesday ye first of this In- stant March. Ephraim Spooner who was chosen to serve
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as Constable came Into ye meeting & Desired the Town to Accept of Jonathan Churchell To serve in his Room. Ac- cordg The Town Accepd sd Churchell to serve as Constable and sd Churchell Took the oaths By Law Appointed. And John Nelson who was chosen Constable Came into the Meet- ing and manifested his Refusall to serve; then a vote was Calld to know if the Town
[198.] would choose a man To Prosecute sd Nelson for his Refusall. Pased in the Negative. Then The Town Proceeded and made Choice of Joseph Rider Junr To serve as Constable for the ensueing year And He took the oaths by Law Appointed, and Whereas Simeon Swift on the first Day of this Town Meeting was Chosen to serve as Con- stable, and it appearing to ye Town that ye sd Simeon Swift is an Inhabitant of the Town of Sandwich, Therefore The Town Proceeded and maid choice of Phinehas Swift to serve as Constable for the year ensueing. Immediately Preceeding the choice of Constables James Warren Esqr Produced a paper objecting against ye Proceedings of Town Meeting; Signed by himself & others & Read the same De- sireing The Town would accept it, and that it may be Lodged with the Town Clerk. A vote was Called to know the Towns mind if they would accept the same & Lodge it with the Clerk. It passed in the negative.
At said meeting the Below named Town officers were chosen into their Respective offices; viz :
Thos Southworth Howland, Ebenezer Samson, Ichabod Holmes, Joseph Lucas, Ezekiel Morton, Benjamin Rider, Junr, Surveyors of the Highways.
Josiah Johnson, Samuel Shareman, Titheingmen.
James Drew, Benjamin Churchell, Zacheus Churchell, Packers of Fish and Guagers of Casks.
Lewy Drew, Zacheus Churchell, Amos Donham, Thomas Holmes, Samuel Marshall, Jonathan Harlow, Benjamin Rider, ye 3d, Hog Reeves.
[199.] Ebenezer Spooner, Thomas Spooner, Sealers of Leather.
William Elles, Junr, Samuell Donham, Joseph Lucas, In- formers of Deer.
George Watson, Esqr, James Hovey Esqr, James War- ren Esqr, Dean John Torrey, Dean Joseph Bartlett, Na- thaniel Bartlett, Firewards.
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Jeremiah Holmes, Jonathan Samson, Thomas Lothrop, William Clark, Silvanus Bartlett, Fence Viewers & field Drivers.
John Kempton, David Turner, Thomas Savory, David Turner, Junr, William Rickard, Surveyors of Lumber & Measurers of Timber, Plank & Boards.
Amaziah Churchell, Lemuel Morton, Nathll Morton Junr, To Take the care of Plymo Beach So Called Agreeable To the Province Law in that Behalf made & Passed.
James Drew, John May, Benja Churchell, Surveyors of Clapboards & Shingles and Viewers & Cullers of staves & Hoops-Agreeable to an Act Passed the General Court of this Province at their sessions In June 1762.
Gershom Holmes chosen Saxton.
And then this meeting was adjourned to Tuesday ye 22d of this Instant March at Two of ye Clock in ye afternoon.
March ye 21 1763, Phineas Swift, who was Chosen Con- stable, appeared And manifested his acceptance to serve; and was accordingly sworn Before Samll Bartlett Justs Peace.
At a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth Assembled & held In the the Court House In Plymouth on Tuesday ye 22 Day of Mar : A : D : 1763 By Adjournment from the Seventh Day of this Instant March.
Eleazer Elles was chosen a surveyor of ye Highways.
[200.] At a Town Meeting Assembled & Held in ye Court House In Plymouth on Wednesday ye 13 April A. D. 1763.
Jeremiah Howes, Stephen Samson, John Russell, William Rider, Chosen to serve on the Grand Jury.
Nathan Delano, Gideon White Elisha Holmes, Josiah Churchell, John Harlow, Junr, Silvanus Bramhall, Chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls.
All To serve at the Next Superiour Court of Judicature &c To be holden at Plymo within and for the County of Plymo on the Last Tuesday of this Instant Apr.
At a Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabi- tants of the Town of Plymo mett & Assembled at the Court House in Plymouth on Monday ye 9th of May Anno : D: 1763, at sd meeting a vote was Called To Know the Towns mind if they would chouse two Representatives for the Cur-
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rant year. Voted in the Negative, then the Town Proceed & made choice of Thomas Forster Esqr To serve as Repre- sentative To Represent the sd Town of Plymouth at the Great & Generall Court & Assembly of this Province, To be Convened and held at Boston, upon Wednesday the Twenty Fifth Day of this Instant May.
At sd Meeting The Town made choice of Doctr Lazarus LeBarron Moderator who Refusd To serve, Then The Town made choice of Thomas Forster Esgr To be Moderator for the Present meeting Who Took the oath By Law Required. At sd Meeting The following vote Passed (viz) whereas there are three orders Drawn by the Selectmen of Plymouth upon the Town Treasurer of sd Plymouth In Favor of Mr. Nathaniel Lothrop for Keeping The Grammer School in sd Town, Each order consisting of Twenty six Pound Thirteen Shillings & four Pence & there not being money in the Treas- ury To Pay of sd orders, Voted that Interest be allowed to sd Lothrop upon each Aforesd Orders, or on so much of them or either of them, as is Due from the Town, till sd sums be paid, the Interest To comence from the first Day of Jan- uary Last.
[201.] Plymo 31 March 1763. The Selectmen of The Town of Plymouth, And Roland Swift Samuel Burge and Noah Ferring a Comtee of the Agawam Purchase in the Town of Wareham, haveing mett Together, Agreed that for this year One Hundred & Fifty Barrells of Alewives Shall be Barrelled up for Sale, at sd Swifts Mill in said Wareham for the Equall Bennifitt of sd Town of Plymouth and the Said Proprietors; and that the Streem the said Fish Pass up into Half Way Pond in sd Plymouth shall hereafter be Considered as the Property of sd Town of Plymouth, and Propriety, Joyntly, till the Same Shall be otherwise or- dered by Law; and sd Swift haveing agreed to Take sd Fish this year, and to allow sd Town and Proprietors for the Same four Shillings pr Each Barrill, he shall so Catch & To Render a Plain & True Acct thereof to sd Selectmen and the said Proprs Comtee; It is agreed that he shall have the Priviledge of Takeing sd Fish, and no other person But those he shall Imploy this Present year. Wittness our Hands.
Selectmen of Plymo George Watson James Hovey Ebenr Spooner
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Comtee of Agawan Proprs Roland Swift Samll Burge Noath Fearing
At a Town Meeting Assembled & Held In the Court House In Plymonth on Monday ye 27 Day of June A. D. 1763, Timothy Burbank Ebenezer Nelson were Chosen to serve on the Petit Jury for Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth within and for the County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of July Next.
Pursuant. to a Voat of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth at their Meeting in March Last we have viewed a Certain Lott of Land At ye Waterside in sd Plymouth, Bounded Easterly Thirty feet on the Road or Way, South- erly Thirty feet; and Westerly Thirty feet by Land Lately sold by the Town to Benjamin Bartlett of sd Plymouth Cooper; and Northerly Thirty feet by land of Mathew Lemote, and are of oppinions that the Same Is worth seven Pounds Six Shillings & Eight Pence Lawfull Money, and that upon sd Benjamin Bartlett Paying sd Sum into the Town Treasurer of sd Plymouth he shall hold the Said Premises to him and his heirs forever. Wittness our Hands at Plymouth the Second Day of July A. D. 1756 James Ho- vey Theo. Cotton John Torrey Comtee
[202.] Plymouth Apr 18 1763 Recd of Solomon Bart- lett Admintr to the Estate of the within mentioned Benja- min Bartlett By the hands of James Hovey Esqr Seven Pounds Six Shillings and Eight Pence Lawfull money, In full Satisfaction for the Land withn mentioned.
pr John Cotton Town Treasr
This Rect Stands on the Back of the origionall Instru- ment:
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 29th August A. D. 1763-Doctr Lazarus LeBarron Chosen Moderator & sworn Before Thomas Forster Esqr. Then the Town voted to Raise the sum of Three Hundred & Thirteen Pounds Lawfull Money To Defray the Needfull Charges of the Town for the Pres- ent year.
Then voted that the Assessors may or Shall make the taxes In the same Manner & method as they did the Last year.
Voted that the Assessors In makeing the Taxes shall not exceed the sum of Ten Pounds as Surplusage.
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Voted that a Committee be chosen To Examine the Tax Bills that were Committed to Jonathan Darling one of the Constables of the Town for the year 1752 and see What Remains Uncollected in sd Bills & make Report thereon at the Next Town Meeting, also To Examine the Tax bills that were Committed to George Holmes Decd who was one of the Constables of the Town for the year 1753, and see what Remains uncollected on sd Bills, and make Report thereon to The Town at the Next Town Meeting, John Torrey Dean Joseph Bartlett & Thomas Mayhew Esqr Were Chosen for sd Comtee.
Then the Town voted to accept the Petition of Daniel Diman and made Choice of the Select men a Committee to view & stake out ye Land Petitioned for adjoyning to the Easterly Side of the New Bridge in Plymouth and to make Return thereoff.
At a Town Meeting Assembled & held In the Court House In Plymouth on Monday ye 5th Day of December Anno. Domini 1763 Benjamin Cornish Junr William Weston John Atwood Zacheus Churchell were Chosen to Serve on the Petit Jury for Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden at Plymouth within and for the County of Plymouth on the first Tuesday of January Next
At a Town Meeting assembled & held In the Court House in Plymouth on the 29th September 1763.
Jonathan Bartlett Eleazer Elles Were Chosen to serve on the petit Jury for Tryalls at the Next Inferiour Court of Common Pleas and Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace To be holden at Plymouth within & for the County of Plym- outh on the first Tuesday of October Next.
[203.] At a Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitants In the Town of Plymouth assembled & Held at the Court House in said Plymouth on Tuesday the 13 Day of March Anno Domini 1764 Doctr Lazarus LeBarron Chosen Moderator & took the oath by Law Required.
Samuell Bartlett Esqr Chosen Town Clerk & sworn before Thomas Forster Esqr.
Then the town voted to Choose Seven Select men for the Ensuing year and made Choice of Messrs Thomas Forster Esqr George Watson Esqr Deacn John Torrey, Thomas Mayhew Esqr Capt Thomas Jackson Deacn Joseph Bart-
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lett Capt. Theophilus Cotton chosen Select Men and all Ec- cept Col. Watson Took the oath Relative to the other Gov- ernments money (in open Town Meeting)
John Cotton Esqr Deacn John Torrey John Blackmer Chosen Assessors.
*John Cotton Esqr Chosen Town Treasurer & sworn be- fore Thomas Forster Esqr
Then voted that there be kept in the Town this year the same Number of Schools & Under the same Regulations that they Were the Last year and made Choice of Thomas Foster Esqr Thomas Mayhew Esqr Deacn John Torrey Were Chosen a Committee for to Supply the Gramer School with a Suitable Master or Masters for the Currant year.
Joseph Silvester Benjamin Rider Junr Israel Clark were Chosen a Comtee to Supply the Schoole at Monement Ponds.
Dean Nathll Morton Ezekiel Morton Joseph Warren A Committee for Eell River Schoole.
Dean Joseph Bartlett Nathaniel Morton Junr Ichabod Holmes A Commitee for Wellingsley Schoole
Capt. Theo Cotton Capt Nichs Nelson Lemuel Jackson A Committee for the Schoole in the North part of the Town.
The Votes for a County Treasurer were Brought in and Seald up in open Town Meeting by one of the Constables viz Jonathan Churchell.
Then the Law Respecting the Sabath and the Choice and Duty of Wardens was Read in Town Meeting Imediately before the Choice of Wardens and, Ephraim Cobb Samll Cole Silas Morton Ichabod Holmes Dean Elisha Holmes Chosen Wardens.
[204.] Then the Town voted that the Constables Shall be Collectors of the Town Taxs and to Allow the Consta- bles for Collecting and paying the Towns money Twelve Pence on the Pound a Premium Provided they Give Bonds To the Town Treasurer To Indemnify & save the Town Harmless from all Charge & Damages that May Arise by
* John Cotton was the son of Josiah Cotton and great grandson of Rev. John Cotton of Boston. He was born in Plymouth in 1712 and graduated at Harvard in 1730. He was ordained minister of Halifax in 1736, but left the ministry in 1756 becoming Register of Deeds and holding that office until his death, March 4, 1789. He was also town treasurer from 1761 until his death, and a Selectman several years. He married in 1747 Hannah, daughter of Josiah Sturtevant.
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their Deficiency or Neglect. Then the Town voted and made Choice of Eleazer Ellis Nathll Donham Joseph Trask Deer Reeves.
A vote was Called to Know the Towns Mind Whether the Swine Shold be Permitted To Go at Large with Rings and Yokes this year. Voted in the Negative. Then the Town voted that there Shall be no Alewives Taken this year out of the Town Brook so Called for Sale, and Further voted that there shall not be more than Two Hundred Barriells Taken for sale out of the Brook that runs out of half Way Pond, and other Brooks within the Limmits of Said Town.
Ebenezer Samson Silvanus Brimhall Zacheus Churchell Committee to Take Care of the Town Brook Respecting Ale- wives.
A vote was called Whether a Comtee Shold be Chosen to take a view of the Breaches that are any Where made in the Beach and make Report thereon What they think it is best for the Town to Do Relative thereto at The Adjournment of this Meeting. Voted in the Affirmative.
John Torrey George Watson Esqr Capt Theo Cotton John Russell Capt Thomas Jackson Were Chosen for sd Commitee
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