Watertown early town records, vol 1, Part 12

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 506

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henry Spring beinge warned in to the meetting of the felectmen for fellinge a marked tree vpon the Comon he makeing his apeer- ance gaue this Anfwer that he hade parted with a better tree for the towns vf to mend the high way and vpon his anfwer had his fine remetted it being vpon the promif that he fhould haue a tree in the rom of the tree yt he parted wth

ordered that the order made the laft yeer for the lookeing to the youth vpon the Lords Day fhalbe performed by the Conftables. and the feleckmen as it was the laft yeer

ordered that Leift Beers Willyam Bond and Tho Haftings fhall make the paftuors Rate and the town Rate and Thomas Haftings fhall fign the rats for the Conttry Paftuor and town and fhall deliuer the Conttry and town Rate in to the Conftables hand to gather alfo to a fign the ceuerall payments to euery man to whom they are dew

ordered that Thomas fleg fenior fhall take fum cloth in the town wher he may gaine it to make Richard beetch fum clotheing and . to promife town pay

Ordered that Thomas Fleg fenior fhall be prifer for the town this yeer any thinge that is brought in to the Conftable and they can not a gre a bought the prife

Commited in to the Conftables hands a Rate for the Contry of

266 -00S - IId'

the furplufe was 00 -14 - 10

Alfo Committed in to the Conftables hands to gather a Rate For the town of

1076 - 16s- - 8₫

and Alfo fines for Catle and Swine 05 -12 - 10

[165] Defember the 13th 1670

Willyam preift John Fifk and George Lorance being warned to a meetting of the felect men at John Bigulah his houfe they makeing their a peerance: and being found defecttiue weer admonifhed for not Learneing their Children to read the englifh toung : weer convenced did acknowlidg their neglects and did promife a mendment

Jenvery the 3d 70 At a meeting of the felectmen at the houfe of Ifaake Sterns John Bigulah and Thomas Fleg feni wear a pointed to treat with Edward Sanderfon and his wife a bought giteing a fervis for the bigift of his two leaft of his childeren wher it may be to their own content and the good Edewcation of the child in lerneing and labor and the town will be help full to them in it if they defir it : and to a quaint them that if themfeluers doe-

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not that then the town will puide a fervis for it

Alfo John Edy feni and Ifaak Sternes wear a pointed to fpeak with Willyam Knop a bought the Educaton of his Daughter and to make return how they find it as to her Education and alfo being keept vnder reftraint and Gouerment

It was further a greed that the felect men fhould goe throgh the town in their ceuerall quarters to make tryall whether Chil- dren and fervent be eaducated in Learneing to read the Enlifh tongue and in the Knowlidg of the capitall Lawes accordeing to the Law of the Contry alfo that they be educated in fum othadox Catacife

it was alfo a greed that Thomas Flege feni fhould bey a ruge for ould Bright and that the felect men would Lay down 2$ a pefe for the payeing for it vpon the towns a count

Thomas Fleg feni Bought a ruge for ould Bright wch Coaft him 15$ in mony wch the felect men paid each of the 6 felect men paid 25 a peefe and Thomas Flege paid 3s to be paid them by the wholl town

[166] At a meeting of the felectmen at John Edis feni January 17th 70

It was agreed that Thomas Fleg and John Bigulah fhall treat with Edward Sanderfon and his wife a bought puting out of a child to be an a prentice with Mr Neuenfon and to driue a bargen a bought it if they can : or to returne what what anfwer they haue to the felectmen in cafe they cannot agre

Wheras ther haue ben a greiuance in the town for a longe time yt ther are foe many catle in the town that are let goe at Liberty from vnder the hand of a Keeper in comons and high wayes wherby many men are much damnyfied in their medowes and other wayes and the whole towne in generall are wronged and greiued and many orders haue ben made houlfum and good for the reftraineing of fuch an a bufe : as that order aprill the third 1658 and a penalty of fix pence vpon euery beaft foe taken from vnder the hand of a Keeper Alfo a houlfum order made the 10th of the 2d 1669 for the reftraineing of all catle from goeing at lib- erty vnder a penalty as in the former order was expreffed and thofe orders not takeing efect to produfe a reftrainte of fuch an a bufe from the fmallnes of the fine wch fum men make a benifect by : rather then other wife : It is therfor ordered by the felectmen that ther fhall be keept in wattertown four heards of cowes and workeing oxen as was ordered the laft yeere and their walkes and rangis fhall be the fame that wear the last yeere and euery in habittant fhall turn his catle before one of thofe four heardfmen to that hearde that is moft conuenant to turne their catle too : and all catle to be vnder the hand of a Keeper all the time, that heards are keept a broade except fuch catle as men fhall keep in their own in clofed lands: And if any be taken in comon lands or high wayes from vnder the hand of a keeper the owner of fuch catle fhall pay a fine of twelue pence the firft time for euery beaft foe taken : And if the catle fhall be taken the fecond time from

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vnder the hand of a keeper in comons or high wayes the owner of fuch catle fhall pay a fine of two fhillings vpon the head for euery beaft foe taken : And if they fhall be taken from vnder the hand of a keeper the thirde time the owner of fuch catle fhall pay a fine of three fhillings vpon the head for euery beaft foe taken : And fuch as turne their catle before any of the heardfmen attall fhall pay halfe pay : And if the catle fhall be keept till the 10th of Jun : the owner fhall pay two thirds of this pay that others doe that keep the whole yeere : And all that keep their catle after the 8th of July fhall pay wholl pay as their neybours doe that keep the wholl fumer : And fhall perform all other fervifes as keepe- ing vn the Lords dayes or ought elfe and the men that are chofen to looke to fwine and fences are required to looke to the exicution of this order : And they fhall haue halfe the fines for their fervis and the other halfe of the fines fhall be to the vfe of the towne

At a meetinge of the felect men march the 29th 1671

vpon a reueiw of a former Judgment of what Jofeph tainter was fined for fwine and catle defecttiue the faid fines of 16 6s 6d was a bated 4s and fo the fines were made 1% 2$ 6d

vpon a reveiw of a former Judgment of what Georg Woodward was fined for fwin catle a coult defecttiue the faid fines of IIS wear a bated 45 6d the fines remaineing dew to the town are 6s - 6d

Alfo it was a greed that Thomas Loueran fhold pay what he was fined by the town to contry and towns ufe

[167] At a meeting at Leift Beeri's march 3d 1670 / 71

Ther comeing a complainte to vs the felectmen concerneing the pouerty of Edward Sanderfons famelley : yt they had not wherwith to mainetaine themfelues and childeren either with fuply of prouifion or emplyment to earne any and confidering yt it would be the charge of the towne to prouide for the wholl fameley wch will be hard to doe this yeer : and not knoweing how to fuply them with prouifion : we confidereing if we fhoulde fuply them and could doe it : yet it would not tend to the good of the childeren for their good eaducation & bringeing vp foe as they may be ufefull in the comon weall or them felues to liue comfortablly and ufe fuly in time to come We haue therfore a greed to put out two of his childeren in to fume honift famelleys wher they may be eadu- cated and brought vp in the knowledge of God and and fum honift calling or labor : And therfor we doe order that Thomas Fleg & John Bigulah fhall haue power to binde them prentifes wth fume honift people with the confent of their perants if it may be hade and if the perants fhall oppofe them to ufe the helpe of the Mag- iftrate : in the name and with the confent of the felect men Thomas Haftings.

Ther beinge a diferance a monft the proprieters of weft feild as it is called by Cambridgmen ther being a peece of fence that noe man will own to make it vp: and the proprieters comeing to gether we did debate the mater a bought it: but not beinge able to find out who it did belong to by leegall teftimony : and finding fum of the oquepiers willinge to make it vp by the wholl number of the proprieters and others wear not willing to doe any

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thinge vpon that a count : Though we councelled them foe to doe as thinkeing it to be the cheapift way and doe foe thinke and if they fhall yet agre to doe it we fhall be well fatiffied : but if they fhall not agre to doe it in yt way that we may be true to our truft commited to us by the contry and town : that the contry be not wronged and the oquepiers be not damaged It is ordered by the felectmen that they fhall meefer the feild that they may know what Land euery oquepier haue and to lay vpon euery man his iuft preportion of fence acordeing to their ackers in the feild : and to fet vp their fence by the firft of aprell next vnder a penalty of ten fhillings a man for euery one yt fhall neglect the feting vp of his fence and fhall pay a fine acording to the order of the town

Enfign grant demandeing a farme in the behalfe of Enfign Thomas Cakebread we returned him this anfwer that we hade with feriufnes confidered of his demande and hade alfo fought the towne booke and by all that we could finde in the towne booke we doe not find any ground from the towne booke to anf- wer his demand and therfor left him to his liberty

Whereas our officers that are to vew fencis haue ben put to much truble needlefly as is complained of: we therefore Order that if any mane call out our officers to vew fences the partis that call them out fhall a low them twelue pence a peefe and if the fence they vew be vnfufficent the owner of the vnfufficient fence fhall pay it and fhall pay all damag don by it and fhall fatifie what fine the town haue laid vpon them by any former order

[168] At a meeting of ye felect men March the 29th 1671

It was voated whether the goods that wear taken by the confta- ble from Jofeph Tainter for his fines for hogs and catle fhould be fet at Liberty and ther was non of the felect men wear of the mind that they fhould be fet at Liberty

Alfso vpon the revew of the cafe of John Dickes a bought the fine for his hogs and the felect men wear of mind not to reveers the former Judgment

At a generall towne meeting Aprell the 12th : 1671

Vppon confideration of the indians being like to bey the priuillig of the wears and fifhing at the riuer wch the town apprehend will be much to the Damage of the town they being like to be bade neibours the town voated all as one man that they wear al together againft their haueing the weare orthat they fhould fet down foe neer the town

A voat being made whether the town would purchafe the wears it was voated by all that weer prefent but four that they weer willing to by them for the ufe of the town

3dly Leiftenant beers willyam Bonde and Thomas Haftings weer apointed to treat with Nathaniell Coollidg a bought the prife of the wears and alfo what title he could make to them if the town and he fhould bargen for them

at a meeting of the felectmen July the 21 : 71

ordered that Thomas Flege and John Bigulah fhall warne mary ball to depart the town forth with

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at a meeting of the felect men at Willyam Bonds Sept the 5th : 71

Leifttenant Beers and Willyam Bond was a pointed by the felectmen in the behalfe of the town to fpeak with Charls Chad- wick and John Stratten and to aquainte them that the towne is not willinge that John Chadwick fhould com in to the towne to liue and if either of them or both of them fhall be a meance to bringe him in to the town : the town will looke that they fhould fecure the town of any Charge by him.

Thomas Haftings was a pointed by the felectmen to warne Georg Dill to depart the town and to warne fuch inhabitants as entertaine him that they fhould not entertaine him contrary to the mind of the town

[169] At a meeting of the felectmen may the 5th 1671

Vpon a complaint by Enfign Sherman and John Bifko againft John Child and Thomas Straight Timothew Haukens Jofeph Willington and Georg Lorance for not hearding their catle a cording to order and not payeing acording to order of the town vpon ther hearing of the cafe we haue paft our Judgment that the faid Child Straight haukens willington and Lorance wear by the order of the Town to keep their catle with the heards man that driue by their houfis and therfore they are to pay for the keeping of their catle as the reft doe for the year 1670

Alfo our Judgment is that Child Straight haukens willington and Lorance are to heard their catle with the heardfman that com by their houfis acording to order of the town for this pfent yeer 1671

At a meeting of the felectmen at Willyam Bond his houfe fept 2ª : 71

Jonathan Brown haueing commenced a fute againft the felectmen defired a ceefation of the fute and to com to agreement with the felectmen : we the felect men wear willing to comply with hime he promifing to pay 28 : 6d befid the fine wch is 75-6d in all and is to the officer for their truble in pounding of the coult

Ther comeing a complaint of a child of Willyam Knop that haue ben neglected in being Learned in the Englifh tongue we did apoint John bigulah to warne in Thomas Smyth to the meeting of the felectmen alfo to warne willyam knop to the meeting.

Thomas Fleg feni and John Bigulah at a meetting of the felect men march the 3d 1671 wear apointed to put out the Childering of Edward Sanderfon aprenticis the returne of Thomas fleg and John Bigulah was that they had put out the oldift of the two of a matter of eight years of age to John Fleg an a prentice till the be eighten yeers of age the faid John Fleg was to haue heer well pareled at her comeing to him and to haue for his incurigment fifty fhillings to be paid in his rats to the town : And the aboue faid John flege doe in gage to bringe her vp in all refpects as an aprentis acordeing as the law requir and to a low her duble aparell at the end of the terme of her tim fiting for an aprentis

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[170] The Conftables John Warren and Simon Coollidg gaue in acount of their rats and fines oct 16 1671 what they had paide for the town vpon acount

It A difcharg of the contry rat by a bill vnder the treferers hand

256 -06s- -

IZd

paid for deputies Chargis -

06 - 06 -

paid Juftenion Houlden -

00 - 05

paid Edmond Bloyfe

- IO O

paid Roger Willington for wood for philpot

- 06

paid John Bifko for wood and meale for ould Brit

- II

paid Rich Sanger -

- 00

paid Eliz Barron

- - IO

paid Nathaniell Barfham -

paid willyam pery for work for the poor paid wedow Thatcher

- 07

paid Simon Ston for foxis and birds

- 03

paid Thomas Haftings

- - 05

paid John Guy for a fox

-OI

paid Marten Townfend for helpin ould Bright -

- 08

paid Ifeeke Sternes

- 00

paid the County Rate -

-13

paid Mr Norcrofe -

- - 17

paid John Balle Juni for a fox

OI O

paid Rich Sawtell for a fox

-OI

for Carieing 32 bufhell of corne for deputies Chargis .

- 08

looft in cloth by a prifment

-OI

paid John Whiticus for Thorp

- 09 -

paid Leift Beers -

- IO

paid Deaken Bright

- 02

to Simon Coullidg for birds

- 00

paid for fealing waights -

paid Micaell Bairftow for cloth for the poor

- 16

paid John Child for birds

- 00

paid Corperall Willington for birds

- 00

paid Mr Godward for Mr Sherman

- 0I

paid Corperall Willington for Mr Sherman

- 09

paid goodman Man for Mr Sherman

- 07

paid to Rich Sanger for Mr Sherman

- 00

paid Tho Fleg feanir for Mr Sherman

- 00

paid to Samuell Barnard for Mr Serman -

- 00

paid to John Child and Daniell Warren for Mr Sherman

- 02

- - 00

paid to the hoggriues

paid Corperall hamon -

- 04

loaft to Robart Jenyfon ouer Rated

- 00 - 02

12 0

- - 12

paid wedow Bartlit for ould Bright

- -

04 - II 8

mor in the cariag of corn to houldens

paid Chritto Grant for glafeing

- -

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a bated of the fines to Georg woodward & Jofeph Tainter

- 04 - 3

loaft two Rats of Georg Dill

- 00

- 06

- II

John fleg bated of his Rate

- 09

paid Jonathan Bullard for fuplying filpot with wood -

- 07

the Conftables Sallery

- 02 -00 - 0

paid 1106 - 12$ - Sd

Conftables debtor 46- 8s-Id

the conftabell Sargent Warren and Simon Coollidge heave paid the

[171] At a meetting of the felectmen at Thomas Fleg feni his houfe october 24th 1671 :

Thomas Smyth a peereing before the felectmen a bought the Daughter of Willyam knop did accknowlidg that the child had not ben fo well a tended in matter of Learneing as the fhould haue ben : did promife that he would be mor carfull for the time to come that the fhall be Learned in the knowlidg of reading the englifh tongue

Wheareas ye honorid court laft at cambridge did order ye felect men of Watertowne, to take care for the difpofell of ye child of Sufanna Woodward, for its maintenance, both for quan- tety maner and time Acordingly ye felect men haue agreed with John Waite with whome ye fd Sufanna is at prefent, for ye main- tainance of ye fd child : for the terme of one yeer : ye time to begin from ye fentance of ye fd court : and ye faid felect men with dea- con Hafteings doe ingage to pay unto ye fd John Waite : twenty fhillings in mony and fix pound in corne at ye contry price or other good pay as corne :

and ye fd John waite doe herby ingage to provide carfully for ye fd child : ye day and yeere above faid :

and both partife have hereunto fubfcribed William Bond : with ye

confent of ye reft of ye felectmen John waight.

[172] At a generall Town meeteing nouember 6th 1671

Choffen to order the prudentiall affairs of the town

Capt Maffon Charls Chadwick, Nathaniell Treadaway, Simon Stone Jofeph Tainter John Sawen Jofeph Beamas

Chofen Conftables Sargen John Coollidg and Corporall Thomas Straight

Chofen for Servayers John Randall & James Barnard

Choffen to looke to fwine Catle and fences John Child and John Kimball

A greed that Mr Sherman Paftuor fhall haue for his Scallary this yeer 128 pound and 124 to be put in to the conftables hands to pay for wood for the paftuor and all corn is to be paid to the paftuour at court prife a greed that Mr Norcrofe fhall keep a free fcholle this yeer in fueing and it was voated that Mr nor- crofe fhall haue 306 for his falary in town pay

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ordered that fuch as fend their children to the fcholl fhall cary a quarter of a cord of wood by the laft of this enftant nouember for euery fcholler or elfe they fhall haue noe Benifite of the fcholl as a free fcholl tell the firft of apprill next.

Ordered that ther fhall be a new endventary taken of the eftat of the town and Nathaniell Coollidg is chofen to take the enventory

Capttaine Maffon was Chofen to keep the towne booke

Capttain Maffon refufeing to keep the town booke Simon Stone was Chofen by the town to keep the town booke

At agenarall towne meting defembur the 8th 1671

It was agreed that theare fhould be a reate mead of 100 pownds. for the payment of the town debts and fupply of the poore

The towne being defirious to ifhfhu thear diffaranfe abought ftinting thear feeding land and the walkes of thear heardes heave choofen 7 men from amongft them fellues

[173] to agree abought that mattur and if thay canot agre to the fatiffacktion of the towne then thay heaue chofen thre other ought of towne alltogether vnconfarned in that buifnif whoe fhall heaue full power to detarmin the feame and all in refaranfe to prevent afute now depending in Charlftown corte

The Parfons chofen from amongft them fellues eare Captin mafon leftenant beares decon haftings enfigne fhearmon corparall bond Jofeph bemas and John Randall : thefe not agreeing to the fatiffackfion of the towne Captin thomas prentis Cornet edward oakes deacon John Jackfon eare chofen to heare and detarmin the feame before the 25 day of march next

At ameting of the feleckt men at the houfe of Charles Chadwicke the 14 nouembur 1671

It was agreed that charles chadwick Jofeph taintur and fimon ftone fhould agre wth widdoo bartlit for the dieting of ould bright and wth goodman bifcoo for to fupply him wth wood and martin townfin to meack his fyur and cut his wood and hellp him vp and to bed as hee nedeth :

allfoo that 2 fhurts fhould be provided for goodman thorp

A ameeting of the feleckt men : at at the houfe of John Sawins 27 defembur 1671 agrede that John Sawin and Simon Stone fhould agree wth John whitacus to dyet goodman thorpe for this yeare

agreede wth goody bartlit for goodman brights dyet for ten poundes for this yeare and the towne to pay it.

ageede that Jofeph taintur and Nathannell tredaway fhall meacke the towne and pafturs Reate

agreede wth goodman whitacus for dyeting goodman thorp and hee to heaue goodman thorps land for this yeare and 9 pound to be payd him by the towne

Delivered in to the Cuftabells hands pounds acuntry Reate of

32-3-0-0

Delivered in to the Cunftabells hands atown Reate of

101 - 6- 9

the Reates being meade for the pasturs Reate

129- 13 -OI

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[174] At aienarall town meting march the 6th 1671:72

it was voted that the ordur abought cattell being fined (twelue pens the hed for the furft time being teacken with out acepur and too fhillings for the fecond time 3 for the thurd time after the time of hearding till heards leue, or ear brock vp.) fhould ftand in force and as an addition to this ordur aboue menthioned in Refaranc to Ecicution of it it is ordured by the feleckt men that any 2 parfons fhall heaue power to Ecficute the feame and haue halfe the fines for thear pains af wel af the offifurs

this ordur wth the adittion to it waf confented vnto : ata ienarall town metting the 29th of march 1675

At ameting of the Select men at the hows of Simon Stone the 29 : of march : 1672

it was ordred & agreed vppon that thear fhall be fower heards goe out of the town in to the woods to ther feede in the fummur time at fuch places af the owners of the faid heards find moft convenient for them & af hath been the anchiant cuftome and practife of the towne any order to the contrary not with ftanding

[175] The 17th of July 1672

Beniamen bullward cumming to vs the feleckt men to demand his efteat that was in his father in law thorps hand when hee fell to the towne to teack ceare of him we finding by deed of gift and by a bond mead by goodman thorp and by the town Record with the concuranc of feuarall witnifes be fide that all the land which good man thorp was pofeft of at his death was beniamen bulwards and the mouabels his and his too fifters to gether we doo now deleuer to him the houfe with all the mouabels we found in it after goodman thorps defefe and all the land he was pofeft of prouided goodman whitacus heath the youfe of it for the teacking of of his crop tell the 12th of the 9th munth 72 being the time when the yeare ends in which the land was lett by the feleckt men to goodman whitacus towards the maintinanfe of goodman thorp

[176] The cunftabells Sargant colidg and corparall Straight gaue in thear acounts the 27th of the 7th munth 1672 and what thay heaue payd of the towne and cuntry Reates and the fines if af folooeth

furft adifcharge of the cuntry reat as apeares by abill vnder the trefururs hand -

31-11-09

paide to the country reat

10-10-07

paide to the paftur for wood

12-00-00

paid to mr norcros for his fcoling

30-00-00

paid to widdoo bartlit for ould brights dyet

10-00-00

paid to goodman whiticus for ould thorp

09- 06

- 03

paid to goodman bearfto -

02 - .12 - 06

paid to goodman bagaloo -

OI - 00 - 06

paid to corparall bond

01-00-08

paid to nathannell barfum

00-18-00

paid to goodman bloyfe -

04-10-00

paid to deputies charges

04-16-00

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paid to willyeam bafum -

00-03-00

paid to decon bright -

- 00-06-00

paid to leftenant beares

- 01-00-06

paid to nathanell colidg -

01-16-00 -

paid to goodman bifco - -

00-03 - 00

paid to decon heaftings -

00 -09- 08

paid to goodman fleg fenyer

00 -16 - ii

paid to martin townfend for tending ould brite

05-16-00

paid to Simon colidg for fhurts for thorp and brite -

01-13-00

paid to Sammuell heaftings for the bell - 00-12 -06

paid to Juftillyon houldin for wood for philpot -

00-11 -00

paid to chriftifor grant for glafing -

paid to goodman bearftoo

00-04-00

paid to John cleary -

00-01-04

paid to goodman bemus -

00-06 -00

paid to Robin herintun -

00 -- 04-00

paid to philip fhattuck for fockfes

00-04-00

paid to pallgraue willingtun

00-01-00

paid to Jofeph pearfe

paid to Samuell ftearnes

paid to willyeam fhattuck -

paid to Sam leuermore

00 -04

paid to Simon Stone

08 - . 00

paid to decon heaftings

00-01-03

paid to Sammuell curch

00-01-00

paid to John cimball -

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Watertown early town records, vol 1, Part 12

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.) Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.] Number of Pages: 506

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 506