Town records of Dudley, Massachusetts, 1732-1754, Part 9

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

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Joseph ayrs Constable

nothing acted upon this warrant because people Declind there atendence at the meeting

Dudley november ye 29th 1744

the Lists made for the province county and town rates and . Delivered into the constables hands with a warrant for collect- ing the town rates

Constable ayrses List for the province sume total 22-6-S and to the County I-S-9

Constable ayrses List for the town rate sume total 57-19-11

Constable Chamberlins List for ye province sume total 21-0-0 and to the County 1-7-6

Constable. Chamberlins List for the town rate sume total 75-IS-6

warrant

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and the several List above named are all in ye new tenor m' gleasons salary to begin at his ordaination

to make the town rates for this year 200 pounds of m' glea- sons settlement ISo pounds for his salary 44 pounds for m' burbeen and [ ] upon probation and 56 pounds for m' gleason from [ ] last to his ordaination and 20

pound for m' howe for [ Jeason the same time and

IS pound for the support of [ ] and about 14 pounds The old tenor

for the charg of ye county [

Dudley november ye 29th 1744

Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Joseph ayrs or Jacob Chamberlain greeting vou are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley qualifid to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thisday the 6th day of December next at at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles

1) to se if the town will agree to hier a school master for the winter season

2) if they Do agree thereto then to grant money to Defray the charg thercof and also to chuse a committee to provid a school master and Likwise a place for him to board at and make Due return of your proceedings to the select men as you will answer the same at the peril of the law in that case made and provided

By order of the select men

Benja" Conant Town Clerk

By vertue of this warrant I have warnd.the several inhabi- tants of the town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned by posting this up at our meeting house according to the towns agreement

Jacob Chamberlain Constable

warrant

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meeting

at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on thirsday ye 6th Day of December 1744

I) voted and chose Decean Edmunds moderater for sd meeting

2) voted 50 pounds in money of the old tenor to be raisd upon the inhabitants of Dudley to Defray the charg of school- ing as far as the money will go and each part of ye town to pay there proportion of money for schooling were they se cause to subscribe

3) voted Captt Corbin Leftentt healy and Leften" newell - for a committee to provid a schoole master for the senter of the town and a place for hime to board at

4) vote . Esq' Vintin m' Joseph putney and m" Joseph Sabin for a committee to provid a school master for the west end of the town and a place [ ] him to board at

Dudley january ye 7th 1744-5 the school rate for ye cast end of the town of Dud'ey Delivered to ye Constable Joseph ayrs sume total of his List 6-19-S new tenor

Dudley january ye 7th 1744-5 the schoole rate maid for ye west end of the town of Dudley and Delivered to the Con- stable Jacob Chamberline sume total of his List 7-2-3 new tenor

to make up the sume in these List is 50 pounds for schooling and 6 pounds to m' horsmere for building the pound old tenor

Dudley Feb ye 20th 1744-5

Then Received of the Town of Dudley the whole of all the Salary granted to Me by said Town unto this Day I Say Received by Me Perley Howe

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Dudley February ye 25th 1744 5

Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the Town of Dudley Joseph Ayrs or Jacob Chamberlin Greeting you are hearby Required forthwith to warn or Notify by Posting this up at our meeting house the several inhabitance of ye town of Dudley Qualifyd to vote in Town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd Town on monday the forth Day of march next at ten a clock in ye morning then & there to act upon the following articles

I) To chuse Town officers for the year insuing

2) to see if the town will establish such highways as then shall be brought in to the town meeting for there acceptance

3) to see if ye town will allow m' horsemore account and money and make Due Return hearof to the select as will answer the same at the Peril of the Law in that case made and Provided

By order of ye select Men Benja™ Conant Town Clerk

By vartue of this warrant I have warned the several inhabi- tants of the Town of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned by Posting this up at our meeting house Joseph Ayrs Constable

At a meeting of ye inhabitance of ye town of Dudley Regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday the ye 4th Day of march 1745

I) voted Capt Corbine moderater for sd meeting

2) voted to have 5 select men for the year insuing

3) voted Benja" Conant ye first select man

4) voted Deacon Edmunds ye second select man

5) voted Capt Corbine ye third select man

6) voted Benja" Newell ye forth select man

7) voted Samuel Newell ye fifth select man

8) voted Benja" Conant town clerk

9) voted Capt Corbine town treasurer

warrant 1

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10) voted Left Newell Constable for ye west end of ye town

II) voted Sam" Fairbank Constable for ye est end of ye town

12) voted Jonathan Hobbs & John Burnel Sener survayers of high ways for ye west end of ye town

13) voted John burnal junr & John bracket survayers of highways for the est end of ye town

14) voted Philip Corbine & Eligah gore tything men

15) voted Leftt Healy & Josep Putney fence vewers

16) voted Left Newell sealer of wats & measurers

17) voted to have swine shut up

IS) voted Daniel Harrise Joshua vintin Andew White Habakkuk Davison hog reves for the year insuing

19) voted and accepted that sed higway from mixers saw mill to a highway formerly Laid out from nathan Ramsdills to Ebenezer Davsons this Road to be two Rods wide

20) voted and allod m' horsemores account of fore Pounds and five shiling and sum odd pence old tenor

These several officers above chosen have taken there oaths as the Law Directs

Dudley may ye 2ª 1744 then a highway Laid out by the select men of sd town begining at phinahas mixers saw mill through sd mixers Land by the west end of his house to a large chasn [ ] tree in sd mixers Land markit on the east sid of sd road [ ] thence pritty straight through the norwest corner of nath[ ] Land to a large chasnut

tree by the east sid of a [ ] markit on the west sid

of sd road on Capt [ ] and from sd rune the whole to go on Capr gores Land to a road formerly Laid out by the select men from nathan ramsdils to Eben' Davisons and this road from mixers about a southerly cors to the othere road and to be two rod wide and this road was brought to anueil meet- ing in march 1745 and establisht by the town

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April ye 19th 1745 then the select men made a rate for to poweder rates procur a town stock of ammonition and sume total of the east end List is 6-13-o newe tenor

and the sume total of the west end List is 6-17-3 new tenor and these several Lists were Compleated and Delivered into the Constables hands with warrants for colecting the same namly Constable Sam" fairbanks for the east end and Constable Jonathan newell for the west end of the town of Dudley

Dudley may ye 2ª 1745

Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Sam11 fairbanks or Jonathan Newell greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify by posting this up at our meeting house the several inhabitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on thisday ye ninth Day of may instent at three a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles

I ) to chuse a sutible person to represent our town at ye great and general court to be held and kept at the town house in Boston for ye year insuing for his majesty's services

2) to se if ye town will pay to m' Joseph ayrs of Dudley the sume of two hundred pounds old tenor Bills it being the one half of the revd m' gleasons settlement and to pay one hundred pounds in november 1746 and the other hundred in november 1747 with the interst thereof

3) to se if the town will reconsider the vote that was past at our Last anneueal meeting concerning the shuting up of our swine and to Let them go at Large

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

By order of the select men

Benja" Conant Town Clerk

By vertue of this warrant I have warnd the inhabitants of

warrant

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the town of Dudley by posting this up at our meeting [ ] to meet at time and place within mentioned

Sam" fairbanks Constable

town meeting at a meeting of the inhabitants of ye town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd Town on thirsday ye 9th Day of may 1745

I) voted and chose Capt vintin moderater for sd meeting

2) a vote being requested wether the town would send a representitive to the general court and the vote past in the negitive

3) agreed that nothing should be acted on ye 2ª article in ye warrant

4) voted that swine shall go at Large being regulated ac- cording to Law

April ye 17th 1745 then we the subscribers select men of oxford and Dudley preabelated and renewed the Bounds between our sd townships of oxford and Dudley begining at a heep of stons on the north sid of a Little brook in judge Dud- leys south Line of his farme and being the Northwest corner of Left Larnerds Lot from thence west to a heap of stones on a Rock it being the southwest corner of Judge Dudleys farm from thence North to a heep of stones which is the northwest corner of Judge Dudleys farm & thence runing about west to the Southwest corner of oxfod and Northwest corner of Dudley adjoining upon Sturbrig

Benjan Conant Select men Clement Corbinc of Samuel Newell S Dudley

Ebenezer Learned ) Select men Israel Town S of Oxford

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May ye 3 : 1745 after Lawfull warning Given wee the subscribers select men of woodstock & Dudley meet and per- ambulated ye Bounds Between sd Towns we begun at a heep of stones in ye east Line of woodstock being one of ye south- west corners of Dudley & from thence to a larg wt oak Being ye N : E corner of woodstock thence in ye north line of wood- stock untill we come to a large heap of stons westterly to ye utmost south w' corner of sd Dudley By a large wt pine tree we renewed ye Bounds formerly maid within the Dementions above mentioned

Henry Bowen ) Sel.ct men for Dan11 paine Woodstock

Joseph Edmunds ) Select men Benja" newell for Dudley

Dudley November ye 2ª 1745

Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of Dudley Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan newell greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify by posting this up at our meeting house the several inhabitants of Dudley qualifid to Vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on tuseday ye 12th day of november instent at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles

warrant

I) to se if the town will agree to have a schoole and in what method to have it kept

2) to grant money to Defray the charge thereof

3) . to chuse a committee to provid schooling and a place . for the schoole master to board at

4) to se if the [ ] will consider and help the treasurer in what is Lost of the Land tax and also to releve some of the Constables in there rates which they cannot recover

and make Due return of this warrant as you will answer the

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same at the peril of the Law in that case maide and provided By order of the select men

Benja" Conant town clerk

by vertue of this notifycation I have notifid the several in- habitants of Dudley to meet at time and place within mentioned Sam" fairbanks 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 tuesday the 12th day of november 1745

I) voted and chose Capt Corbin moderater for sd meeting and by reason ye peoples not being more generaly together we thought fitt to adjourn the sd meeting to monday the eight- teenth Day of november instent at one a clock after noone at a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Dudley regulerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town upon the adjourn- ment from ye 12th day of november 1745 to monday ye ISth of this instent november

I) voted to have a school kept three months this winter season at our school house

2) voted 30 pounds in old tenor bills to Defray the charg of a schools being kept at our school house this winter season

3) voted Left Joshua healy and m' Sam" Corbin to be a Committee to provid a school master and also a place for him to board at

warrant

Dudley November ye 23ª 1745

Worcester ss to either of the constables of the town of Dudley Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan newell greeting you are hearby requird forthwith to warn or notify the several in- habitants of the town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 2ª daye

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of December next at one a clock after noone then and there to act upon the following articles

I) to se if the town will reconsider or Disanul the vots at our Last town meeting concerning our having a school kept

2) to come into sume other method for schooling

3) to grant money to Defray the charg thereof

4) to chuse a committee or committees to provide schooling and likwise a place or places for sd person or persons to board

at and make Due return of this warrant as you will answer ye same at the peril of the Law in that case made and provided By order of the select men

Benja" Conant Town Clerke

In obedience to this warrant I have notifyd ye inhabitants of this town according to the custum of ye place By posting of it at the publick meeting house

Sam" fairbanks constable

at a meeting of ye inhabitants of the town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday the 2d day of December 1745

I) voted and Cap" Vintin moderater for sd meeting

2) voted to belong to the west end of the town for school- ing to begin at Elijah gores from thence to John Davisons and to nathaniel jewells from thence to philip newells these family's with all living in the westerly part of the town from them to be a society for schooling by themselves

3) voted to belong to the east end of the town for schooling to begin on the west Line of old m' Dickes farm from to m' Bastose and these with all on the east sid the french river to be a sosiety for schooling by themselves and that the town remain so Devided for schooling for the future

4) voted that both ye west and ye east end of the town shall have there proportion of the thirty pounds of money granted at our Last town meeting for to Defray ye charg of schooling

5) voted m' Joseph putney and m' Benja" newell to be a

meeting

Division of school wards

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committe to provid schooling for the west end of ye town 6) voted old m' Dicke and Jacob bradbery to be a com- mittee to provid schooling for the east end of the town

Dudley December 1745

the Lists made by the assessers of sd town for the province county and town rates with warrants for colect[ ] the town assessments and Deliverd into ye Constabls han[ لي

Constable Sam" fairbanks List to the province som total 26-17-9 new tenor and to the county 1-7-4 new tenor and in his town List the sume total 44-14-3 new tenor and in his school List ye sume total 4-0-1

and Constable Jonathan newells List to ye province sume total 24-4-9 new tenor and to the county 1-4-II new tenor and his town List the sume total 52-0-I new and in his school List sume total 3-14-6 new tenor

and the sume to make up these great List of the town rats is mī gleason his salary 185 pounds and 200 pounds of his settle- ment

Dudley January ye 22ª 1745-6

Worcester ss to either of the Constables of ye town of Dudley Sam" Fairbanks or Jonathan Newell Greeting you are hereby Required forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitance of the Town of Dudley qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 3 day of fabruary Next at two a clock after Noone then and there to act upon ye following articles

1) to chuse a committee to settle acompts with the town treasurer Relating to the tows money and to make report to. the town of there setlement with the treasurer at our next aneual meeting

2) to see if the town will build a school house at the west

warrant

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Part of the town and make Due Return of this warrant as you will answer the same at the Peril of the Law in that case made and Provided

By order of ye select men

Benja" Conant town clerk

In obediance to this warrant I have Notifyed the Inhabitance of this town according to the Late custom of this Place By posting a coppy of the articles within mentioned P: m Sam" fairbanks Constable

at a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Dudley regu- town meeting lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 3ª of february 1745-6

I) voted mr Nathanel Dike moderater for sd meeting

2) voted to have 3 men for a committe to settle with the town treasurer

3) voted and chose m' Benj" Conant mr Sam" Newell & m' John Lillie for a committee to settle acompts with the town" treasurer relating to the towns money and make report to the town at our Next aneuel meeting

Dudley February ye 14 1746

warrant Worcester ss to either of the Constables of the town of Dudley To Sam" fairbanks or Jonathan Newell Greeting you are hereby Requird forthwith to warn or notify the several inhabitance of ye town of Dudley qualifyd to vote in town affairs to mect att our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 3ª Day of march Next at nine a clock in the morning Then and there to act upon the following articals

1) to chuse town officers for the year insuing as the law Directs

2) to see if the town will establish the several highways

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which are then to be brought to the town for there acceptence and make Duc Return of this warrant as you will answer ye same at the peril of the Law in that case made and Provided By order of the select men

Benja" Conant Town Clerk

In obediance to this warrant I have notified the several in- habitance of this town that are quallified to vote in town affairs by Posting a notification spacifing the time and Place where and the several artticals to act upon at meeting according to the custom of the Place

pm Sam" fairbanks Constable

meeting

at a meeting of the Inhabitance of ye town of Dudley regu- lerly assembled at our meeting house in sd town on monday ye 3ª Day of march 1745

I) voted m' nathaniel Dicke moderater for sd meeting

2) voted there non accepttence of the commettees account from ye treasurer

3) voted Benja" Conant town clerke

4) voted to have five select men

5) voted Benja" Conant ve first select man

6) voted John Lillie the 2ª select man

7) voted richard kidder ye 3ª select man

S) voted Joseph putney the 4th select man

9) voted John pollie the 5th select man

10) voted Sam" newell town treasurer voted ye select men to be assesers

11) voted Cap" Eben' Edmunds Constable for the west end of ye town

12) voted philip Corbin Constable for the east end of the town

13) voted Elijah gore and uriah richardson tything men

1) voted Sam" fairbanks sen" and Jacob bradbery surveyers of highways for the east end of the town

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15) voted Eben' Bacon and Elijah Dodge surveyers of high- way for ye west end

16) voted that swine shall go at Large being yoked & ringd as ye Law Directs

17) voted Eben' grigs to be hoge reves

IS) voted John Curtis and Sam" fairbanks jun' to be fence vewers

19) voted there acceptance of the too highways one from Daniel Coburns sen' to our meeting house and one from Joseph putneys to nathan Denises

the several officers above named have taken there oaths accept Cap" Edmunds

Dudley november ye 4th 17.45

A highway laid out by the select men of sd town begining at the west end of Daniel Coburn Sen's house runing about north to a little wight oak stadle with a heep of stons about it between the road and his old feild fence at the north part of his feild from thence runing about north straight to a chasnut tree with a heep of stons about it standing by the road that coms from Capt Clement Corbins to our meeting house near the little bridge and the above sd marks are on the east sid of sd road and sd road to be four rod wid from sd Coburns to our meeting house

Some time in the fall in the year 1744 the select men of Dudley were up at m' Joseph putneys house in sd town in order to alter the road that was formerly laid out by the select men of sd town from m' putneys by Eben" Coburns and we thought it most convinient to have it from m' putneys house runing about southeast through sd putneys land by a cuple of walnut stadles and over the brook at the south part of his medow at a place calld the bever Dame and from thence near as the path nowe is to a little gate between sd putneys land and . Eben' Coburns land and so through the south west corner of sd Coburns as the path is now trod into

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the north end of nathan Denises lain and this alteration was maid for these reasons namly it being most agreeable to the neighbourhood that imbroved it and Least charge in mending and the straightest road

and these above sd roads were brought to our aneual meeting in march 1746 and accepted by the town

Sturbrige january ye 30th 1745-6

then received of Jonathan and Benja" newell of Dudley the sume of seven pounds old tenor which is in full for a pewe which I the subscriber built in Dudley meeting house and am now satisfid for sd pewe which is the first cost therof accord- ing to the town vote concerning the pews I say receivd by Joseph Scott which is in full

£ sd 7-0-0

Dudley march ye 3ª 1745-6

Constable Jonathan newell you are hearby requird forthwith to notify Eben' Edmunds gent" to appear at the house of m' Sam" newells in sd town on wedensday ye 5th Day of this in- stent at 5 a clock after noone in order to take the Constable's oath

By order of ye select men Benja" Conant Town Clerk

march ye 4th 1745-6

I have according to order within written sited Eben' Ed- munds at time and place in order to take his oath

Jonathan newell Constable

warrant

Dudley may ye 9th 17446

Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting you

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and these above sd roads were brought to our aneual meeting in march 1746 and accepted by the town

Sturbrige january ye 30th 1745-6

£ sd 7-0-0

Dudley march ye 3ª 1745-6

Constable Jonathan newell you are hearby requird forthwith to notify Eben' Edmunds gent" to appear at the house of m" Sam" newells in sd town on wedensday ye 5th Day of this in- stent at 5 a clock after noone in order to take the Constable's oath

By order of ye select men Benja" Conant Town Clerk

march ye 4th 1745-6

I have according to order within written sited Eben' Ed- munds at time and place in order to take his oath

Jonathan newell Constable

warrant

Dudley may ye 9th 1746

Worcester ss to Constable philip Corbin greeting you

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and these above sd roads were brought to our aneual meeting in march 1746 and accepted by the town

Sturbrige january ye 30th 1745-6

£sd 7-0-0

Dudley march ye 3d 1745-6

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Town records of Dudley, Massachusetts, 1732-1754, Part 9

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

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