Town records of Dudley, Massachusetts, 1732-1754, Part 11

Author: Dudley (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1839
Publisher: Pawtucket, R.I. : Adam Sutcliffe ;
Number of Pages: 1150


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Constable John Brakits list to the province and county 79-16 -- 3 new tenor and his list to the minister 30-17-5 new tenor and his list in the school rate 12-17-I new tenor and his list for the middle of ye town to the west school house 7-0-0 new tenor


and these several lists were made in December 1748 and Deliverd into the Constables hands with warrants for Colect- ing the same


Dudley february ye 27th 1748-9


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley John Curtis or John Brackitt greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the sixth Day of March next insuing at teen a clock in the forenoone then and there to act upon the following articles


I) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law directs


2) to se if the town will alter the road formerly laid out through David Southwicks land which in now Capt Thomus Cheeneys and to have it on the west side of his wall and also anther road to be alterd which was laid out through the north cast corner of Jonathan Newells land and through m' Sam1 Newells paster and mowing and to have it in or near where the path is now trode


3) to se if the town will accept of a roade through Leftenent Healys land from the south end of John Davisons laine to m' Sam" Newells gate


and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the Law in that case provided


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerke


By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd


warrant


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the inhabitants of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at time and place within mentioned


John Curtis Constable


town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye sixth Day of march 1749


I) voted and chose Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting


2) voted to have five select me for the year insuing


3) voted Benja" Conant select man


4) voted Esq' Vinton select man


5) voted Benjan Newell select man


6) voted John pollie select man


7) voted John Brackit select man


8) voted the select men to be assessers


9) voted Benja" Conant town clerke


10) voted Benja" Newell town treasurere


II) voted Rihcard kidder constable for the east end of ye town


12) voted Elijah gore constable for the west end of the town at a meeting on the 20th of this instent


13) voted m' Joshua Healy sealer of waits and measuers


14) voted m' Jonte Hobbs and paul rich surveyers of high- ways for ye west end


15) voted m' Sam" fairbanks and m' James Corbin surveyers of highways for ye east end Jams Corbin being chosen at a meeting on the 20th of this instent march


16) voted Eben' Coburn and Eben' Davison tything men


17) voted Daniel Harris and Elijah Dodge fence vewers


IS) voted that swine shall go at large


19) voted Joshua Healy jun' and Eben' robinson hoge reves


20) _voted; by the town there acceptence of a highway through Cap" Cheenys farm which he hade of m' David South- wicke and to have it on the west sid of sd Cheenys wall two


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rode wide and to release the road formerly laid out through sd farm by the interveile


21) voted by the town there acceptance of a highway from the south end of John Davisons laine through Liftenent Joshua Healys land two rode wide to m' Sam" Newells gate


the several officers above named have taken there oaths as the Law Directs


m' Sam" Newell treasurer his account for ye year 1748 whate I have received into the treasury and paid out to the revd m' gleason the sume of 255-0-0 old tenor to the meeting house committe the sume of 100-0-0 old tenor to Jonathan Hebberd the sume of 29-6-o old tenor to the west school committee the sume of 20-8-8 old tenor to the midle school committee ye sume of 32-5-8 old tenor


to the east school committee the sume of 7-5-8 old tenor


to the select men to provide a standerd to roger Cartur for taking care of ye meet- ing house


IO-o-o old tenor


6-o-o old tenor


may ye Sth 1749


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Richard Kidder or Elijah gore greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at meeting house in sd town on wedensday ye 17th day of this instent at three a clocke after noone then and there to act upon the following articles


1) to chuse a meet person to represent our town at the great and general court to begin on the last wedensday in this month in Boston and so through the year


2) to agree upon some method for the mending of our highways ,


warrant


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3) to see if the town will hiere a school Dame the sumer insuing and grant money to Defray the charge thereof if need be


4) to chuse a person to repair our meeting house as to the claboards shingles and glass


5) to grant money to pay for taking care of our meeting house and sweeping


and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of law in that case made and provided By order of the select men


Benja" Conant town clerke


By vertue of the within written notification I have notifyd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elijah gore Constable


meeting


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on wedensday ye 17th of may 1749


I) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting


2) voted not to send a Deputy to the general court this year


3) voted 100-o-o old tenor for the mending our highways this year with whats behind


4) voted labour this summer at twenty shillings old tenor a day and in Sept and october at fifteen shillings a day and after that at twelve


5) voted to have a school Dame or Dames for the summer season


6) voted and chose Cap" Corbin to repaire the outsid ot meeting house as to the claboards shingles and glass


7) voted 60-o-o pounds old tenor for schooling


8) voted 2-10-0 old tenor a year for taking care of our meeting house & sweeping


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Dudley August ye 21 1749


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Richard kidder or Elijah gore greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 29th of August instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles


I) to se if the town will state the revd m' gleasons salery by the nessiserys of life


2) to chuse a committee to treat with the revd m' gleason concerning his salery


3) to chuse a person to be a grave Diger in sd town


4) to chuse a surveyer or two for highways


5) to chuse a committee to provide schooling for the insu- ing year


6) to grant money to Defraye charge of schooling and also . sume money to pay for ye repairing of our meeting house and likwis sum more money for the committee that was to gite the galery stairs and front work of our galery done


7) to chuse a pound keeper


and make Due return of your proceeding as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the Law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerk


By vertue of this warrant I have notifyd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elijah gore Constable


this meeting is adjurnd by the moderater to thirsday next at four a clock after noone to receive the Committees return from ye revª m' gleason


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 29th of August 1749


warrant


meeting


21


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I) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting


2) voted to chuse a committee to treat with ye revd m' gleason concerning his salery


3) voted Esq' Vinton Cap" Corbin and Lefttt Newell for a committee to treat with y" reverend m' gleason concerning his . salery and to make there return at the adjurnment of this : meeting


4) voted m' John Burnul grave diger for ye midle part of the. town


5) voted Left Healy a surveyer of highways for ye midle" of ye town


6) voted Cornit Bacon m' Joseph Sabin and m' Jacob Bradbery for a committee to provid schooling ye year insuing


7) voted So-o-o old tenor to Defray ye charge of schooling ye year insuing


8) voted 30-o-o old tenor to pay Cap" Corbin for repair of our meeting house and for our committee that was to gite our galery stairs and front worke of our galery done


9) voted m' John Burnul pound keeper


10) voted four hundred pounds old tenor for the revd m" gleasons salery for the insuing year at the adjurnment of ye meeting above sd


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Dudley november 1749


Constable Elijah gores list to the province is 67-18-7 and his list to the minester 56-7-2 and his list to the school 24-10-1I Constable richard kidders list to the province 67-4-o and his list to the minester 47-3-o and his list to the school 22-14-II '' these list new tenor these list delivered to these sd con- stables with warrants for colecting the same in november 1749


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Dudley February ye 20th 1749-50


warrant


Worcester ss to either of the constables Elijah gore or .


mr gleasons grant


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. Richard Kidder greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house : in sd. town on monday the fifth day of march next at ten a clock in the fore noon then and there to act upon the fol- lowing articls


: I) to chus town officers for the year insuing


2) to se if the to will except of the several highways which are to be laid before them on sd day


and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer ... your Defualt at the peril of the Law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerk


By vertue of the within written notifycation I have notifyd the inhabitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elijah gore Constable


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday , ye 5th Day of march 1749-50


aneual meeting


..


I) voted Captt Cheney moderater for sd meeting


2) voted to have five select men for the year insuing


3) voted Benja" Conant select man


.


4) voted Deacon Newell select man


5) voted Cap" Corbin select man


6) voted John Brackit select man


2


7) voted Lef " Healy select man


8) voted the select men to be assessers


9) voted Benja" Conant Town Clerk


: . 10) voted Joseph putney town treasurer


II) voted Elisha Corbin constable for the east end of ye town


12) voted Elijah Dodge constable for the west end of ye town


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13) voted Joseph upham and phinehas mixer tything men


14) voted John Curtis and Nathaniel jewell surveyers of highways


15) voted philip Corbin and Silas robinson surveyers of highways


16) voted that swine shall go at large


17) voted Benja" Edmunds and willm wakfeild hogereavs


18) voted Benja" Davis and Jacob Chamberline fence vewers


19) voted by the town there exceptence of the highway laid out by the select men of sd town from the coloney line by Cap" Browns and Benja" putneys and by Silas robinsons to m' george Robinsons mills


20) voted by the town there non exceptence of a Bridle road through philip amidowns and timothy fosters land for ye present


21) voted by the town there non exceptence of a highway laid out from Cap" Chenys land to Joseph Vintons house for ye present


the several officers above named have taken there oaths as the Law directs


Dudley February ye 19th 1749-50


a highway Laid out by select men of sd town of Dudley be- gining at the Colleny Line by the house of Cap" Browns and runing as the road is now fencet by the house of Benja" putney and so by the house of Thomus Halls between his house and sd putneys land and then as the road is now trode west by where the house of John tompson stood and as the road is now trod to Silas robinsons on the west side his old feild fence as he hath begune to build a stone wall and as the road is now trod between m' george robinsons old house and barn and as the road is now trod strate down to sd robinsons mills sd road to be two rods wide


this highway was brought to our aneual in march 1749-50 and excepted by the town


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Dudley may ye 10th 1750


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwithe to warn or notefy the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday the twenty first day of may instent at two a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles


I) to chuse a person to represent our town at the great and general to be held in Boston ye year insuing


2) to agree on sume method for the mending of our high- ways and grant mony to Defray ye charge thereof


3) to grant money to pay for the pound and stocks and also to pay the assessers for there last years service


and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerk


By vertue of the within written notifycation I have notifyd the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elijah Dodge Constable


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 21 day of may 1750


I) voted not to send a representitive to ye general Court


2) voted Cap" Corbin moderater for sd meeting


3) voted to mend our highways in ye method we have done of late


4) voted labour at our highways at three shillings lawfull money a Day for the three sumer months and for Sept and . october at two shillings a Day in ye same money


5) voted twenty five pound lawfull money for the mending our highways the year insuing


warant


meeting


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6) voted three pound lawfull money for rectifying the pound and making the stocks


Dudley october ye 15th 1750


warnnt


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are hearby required forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 30th day of this instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles


1) to chuse a committee to treat with the revd m' gleason concerning his' salery and fire wood


2) to see if the town will hire schooling and grant money to Defray the charge thereof and likwise to chuse a committee to provide schooling


3) to se if the town agree to Build the seats in ye gallerys of our meeting house if so to grant money to Defray the charge thereof and also to chuse a committee to provid stuff and se the work done


and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the Law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerk


By vertue of the within written I have notifyd the inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elijah Dodge Constable


town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 30th day of october 1750


I) voted Deacon Edmunds moderater for sd meeting


£


£


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2) voted and chose m' Joshua Healy m' John Brackit and m' Jacob Bradbery a committee to treat. with revd m' gleason concern his salery and fire wood


this meeting is adjuornd to monday next at three a clock after noone


I) voted at the adjuornment by the town to chuse a com- mittee to settle with the revd m' gleason concerning his salery from his first setleing with us to now


2) voted Cap" Newell Deacon Newell and m' Joseph upham for the above sd committee


3) voted to have schooling the year insuing


4) voted 13-6-8 lawfull money for schooling the year insuing


5) voted m' Joshua Healy m' John Curtis and m' Jacob Bradbery for committee to provid schooling the year insuing


Dudley December ye 18th 1750


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudey Elijah Dodge or Elishau Corbin greeing you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 25th of De- cember instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles


I) for the town to receive the committees report from ye revd m' gleason concerning his salery and if they agree well and if not then


2) to se if the town will state the revd m' gleasons salery by the nesseserys of Life and if need be to chuse a committee to settle the affaire with the sd m' gleason


3) : to grant m' gleason his fire and whate a cord


4) to se if the town will allow Constable Elishua Corbin . his charge for transporting a poor traviler from town to town


5) to se if the town will allow the path as it is now trod from the house of philip amidowns acrose the french river to


warrant


:


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the house of timothy fosters to be mended by the surveyer as highway work so as to be comfortable pasing with horse


and make Due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of ye law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerk


I have warnd ye inhabitantes of the town of Dudley accord- ing to the within written


Elijah Dodge Constable


meeting


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on tusday ye 25th of December 1750


I) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting


2) voted by the town there non acceptence of the com- mittees report from ye revd m' gleason concerning his salery


mr gleasons grant


3) voted to the revd m' gleason 30 cords of wood fit for his fire brought to his house at five shillings and four pence a cord in lawfull money


4) voted thirteen shillings and four pence to constable Elishua Corbin in lawfull money for his charge in transporting a traviler from town to town


5) voted that a few of the neighbours over the french river shall be allowed so much of there highway work as is nessisery to make convinent pasing for hors or man where the path now is from philip amidowns to timothy fosters


December 1750 the school rates made and deliverd into the constables hands with warrants for colecting the same and in constable Elijah Dodges list to the school sume total 10-17-10 and constable Elishua Corbins list for ye school rates sume total 9-7-S lawfull money


in which list were put in the county rats and for the pound


£


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and stocks and for Elishua Corbin for his transporting a traviler


Dudley january ye 28th 1740-51


Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elisha Corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 11th Day of february next at twelve a clocke then and there to act upon the following articles


warrant


I) to se if the town will alter the standerd of the revd m" gleasons salery and state it upon the necesarys of life


2) to grant the sd m' gleasons salery for the present year


3) to se how much the town will grant to make up the Deficiency of his salery in years paste 4) to se if the town will allow the widow polley what her husband left on booke against the town for serveing as assesser


5) to se if the town will abate m' Bastow his rates assesst upon him in constable Brackits list


and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the Law


By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerke By vertue of the within writen I have notifyd the inhabi- tants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Elishua Corbin Constable


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly asembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye IIth day of february 1750.51


meeting


I) voted Deacon Newell moderater for sd meeting


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mr gleasons grant


2) voted 44-S-o Lawfull money for the revd m' gleasons salery for the present year


3) voted 44-S-o Lawfull money to make up the Deficiency of the sd m' gleasons salery in years past


4) voted not to allow the widow polleys account nor to abate m' Bastows rats


Dudley february ye 22ª 1750-51


warrant


Worcester ss to eithere of the constables of the town of Dudley Elijah Dodge or Elishua Corbin greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on the first monday in march next at nine a clock in the morning then and there to act upon the following articles


I) to chuse town officers for ye year insuing as the law directs


2) to se if the town will establish the several highways laid out by the select men of sd town which are then to be laid be- fore them


and make due return of your proceedings as you will answer your Defalt at the peril of the law in the case maid and provided By order of the select men


Benja" Conant Town Clerke


By vertue of this notifycation I have notifyd the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned


Elisha Corbin Constable


anenal meeting


at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday Je 4th day of march 1751


1) voted Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting


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2) voted to have five select men


3) voted Benja" Conant select man


4) voted Deacon Newell select man


5) voted Esq" Vinton select man


6) voted Leftenant Healy select man


7) voted John Brackit select man


S) voted the select men to be assessers


9) voted Benja" Conant town clerke


10) voted Joseph Upham town treasurer


II) voted Silas robinson constable for ye east end of ye town


12) voted Joseph Vinton constable for ye west end of the town


13) voted John Burnul and Joshua weatherel surveyers of highway


14) voted Joshua Vinton and Joshua healy jun' surveyers of highways


15) voted Sam" Corbin and Eben' trusdil tything men


16) voted Let " Healy sealer of waits and measurs


I'7) voted Elijah Dodge and Eben' Davison fence vewers


IS) voted Jedediah marcy and willm Cartur hogreivs


19) voted that swine shall go at large


20) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid out by the select men of sd town west from Esq" Vintons house over the river through Joseph Vintons land to the road that coms through Cap" Cheenys farm


21) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid out by the select men of sd town from Elijah Dodgs house to the town road that coms from Jacob Chamberlins to John Curtises


22) voted by the town there axceptance of a highway laid out by the select men of sd town from the colony line runing about north between paul robinsons and John Brackits land and through frances Curtiss land east of his house and through Jacob Bradberys land and through Stepehn Chapmens land and through John Curtises land in or near where ye path is now trod to the road that coms from the meeting house to m' george robinsons


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the several officers chosen at this meeting have taken there oaths to there several offices as the law directs axcept some of ye lesser officers Declind taking ye preveus oath


Dudley August ye 17th 1750 a highway laid out by the select men of Dudley begining at or near a little Bridge about fifty rods east of the great Bridg that is over the french river on the town roade from thence about south to John Curtises feild east of sd feild where or near the path thats now trode thence to a certain whit oake tree near the line Between Jacob Brad- bury's and Stephen Chapmuns land from thence to the northeast corner of sd Bradburys feild from thence to frances Curtises laine and through sd lain east of his house from thence to paul Robinsons northwest corner thence to John Brackits north cast corner in or near the path thats now trode from thence Between sd robinson and sd Brackit on the Devision line and so to the colonny line this roade to be two rod wide and were it gos between two persons a rod out of each mans land


Dudley December 17th 1750


a highway laid out by the select men of sd town begining at m' John Vintons house from thence to quineboge river about two rods above the old board way and so over the river to a white oak tree stand on the bank of the river from thence about west to the ridge of upland Between the intervail and upland from thence straight a crose Joseph Vintons improved land to the south end of a cartain peace of ston wall of Joseph Vintons that stands By the roade thats now occupid from Cap" Cheenys- cammile farm to Joseph Vintons house and from the south end of sd stonwall to the south end of the town roade thats already establisht through ye sd cammil farme




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