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Att a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham April ye first Day - 1748 Then the Selectmen agreed that Patrick Burn should Live in the Towns hous it Being the hous that Aaron Jones formerly Lived in - a full year : be ginning at the: 10th Day of April : 1748 : & to Depart & leve sd house ye 10th of April wich will Be in the year : 1749 - & sd patrick Burn is to pay the Town for a year Rent for said hous & accor of Land which he is to Im- prove with sd Hous one pound: at ye sd years end. If he tack up with sd agreement - I the Subscriber take up with ye above mentioned agreement as witnesseth my hand.
patrick his O mark Burn
We the Subscribers Being Lawfully Authorized have this Day Mett and perambulated and Renewed the Bounds Between Salem and Wenham Begining att a white oak Stump with stones about it Standing about one Rod & half north Easterly from Theophilus fiske Barn and Near the North End of Wenham Causeway - from thence over said Causeway south easterly To a Sake and Stons - Standing on the westerly side of the South End of said Causway wich is the Divisonal Bounds Between Wenham and porters farm - Thence about Swest to a stake and Sones Standing near the head of Leaches meadow at the Easterly Eand of ye Divisional wall - Betwen porters and Andrews Land - from Thence South Easterly to a white oak tree standing in the wall Betwen Benja Her- ricks John Bakers heirs marked with S and W from thence South Easterly to an heap of Stons In Josiah herricks orchard about Seven feet Easterly from an apple tree marked S & W being the second tree in the Second Row now standing in old orchard nor west of ye Seacond
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Southern wall from thence nor Easterly to a heap of Stons in benjmin herrick Land from Thence S Easterly to a heap of stones in or near James meachem medwo from thence S Westerly to a White oak tree marked S W B. and S Standing In Nathaniel Rayments Land wich is the Bounds tree Betwen Salem and Wenham and Beverly al wich Bounds we have Renued Salem May 3 1748.
Tho8 Tarbox Comitee
John Gott for
Samuel Batcheler Wenham
James Kimball
C. Daniel Ives Junor ) Comitee
John proctor jr for Salem
Jonª Little
John Andrew Benj mia Prescott jur]
The above is a Compard Copey with the orignal Copy Attest David Batcheller Town Clerk
Errors Excpted
We the Subscribers appointed By the Seleckmen of Man- chester & Wenham to preambulat on the line & Renew Bounds Betwen said Towns have accordinly mett to gether on this fifte Day of Apriel 1748- & have Renued ye Sutherly corner Bounds Being a small white pine marked with : W. & M. & from thence notherly prembu- lating on ye Line to Doges StumP in Ipswich Line Being the northerly Bounds Between sd Towns of Manchester & Wenham as witness our hands the Day & year above said.
Phinas Dodge 1 !
Rice Knowlton Ebenezer Waldren 1 Jonathan Herrick for William Badcok SManchester Caleb Coye
The above Copy carfuly Examened and here Indosed Erows Exeted Attest David Batcheller Town Clerk We The Subscribers Being appointed and Impoured By the Selectmen of Wenham & Topsfield to preambulate and Renew the Bounds Betwee our said Towns have on
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this Day mett and Renewed the Bounds Between our sd Towns - as folooth - Beginning at a white oak stump wich was Salam Northerly Cornor bounds from thence about Twelve poles Easterly to a stake & heap of Stons By the high way Leading from Wenham Causway to bunkear Meadow - on the Weste Side of the said Way - from Thence to the plump of mapels so caled but now a stump and thence as the Brook Runeth to a Stake and heap of Stons at the going over the brook from Thence to ye South Easterly Corner of pigdon meadow (so caled) and so to the River - all Which al wich is according to the settlement in the year - 1740 - and in Confirma- tion of all above Ritten we have here unto seat to our hands.
April ye 18 Day anno Dom-1748. -
Richard Towns Committee
Thomas Baker for
J Topsfield
David Batcheller Committee
Samuel Batcheller for Samuel Tarbox J Wenham
the above Copy is truly Entered Eroros Exepted attest David Batcheller Town Clerk
The Bounds Betwen Wenham and Beverly perambulated. April ye 23 Day 1748
Begininng at the Bounds in Leftt Nathan Raimont paster in burch plain-so caled-and thence to a white oak stump by alfords hill with stons about it - and thence to an apple tree by the Cuntrey Road Standing in the edge of Cunants paster - and Thence to a poppler tree in Wood- bery point - and Thence to an apple tree in and near Dodges wall - and thence to a stake and heap of Stons a bout it Near Larkoms Corner - and thence to a Stake and heap of Stons at Longham meadow - and Thence to a White oak tree marked W and B and thence Turning to a white oak tree on Gravely Ridge with Stons about it - and thence to a white oak tree at Presons Corner
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so Caled and thence to a pine tree marked W & Be in Captt Woodberys Corner. By VS. -
John Thorndick --
Jonathan Kimball Committee
Benjamin Jones
Abraham Kimball l for
Gorge Rayment J
Benjamin Edwards ( Wenham John Freind
The above being a Copy examened and Indosed in the beste way I Can for Sum & Substance attest David Batcheler Town Clerk.
At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham :- May ye 23 Day 1748. - -
then agreed with m™ Samuel Goodridge to keep school in our Town six months from the Date above nexte Com- ming - to teach our Children and youth to Read & wright as by Law we are Derected and sd goodridge to have of our Town Reasonable Satisfaction for his Service. Sam" Goodridge
Samuel portor Selectmen David Batcheller of Jonathan Kimball - Wenham
We the Subscribers Being appointed By the Town of Ipswich & Wenham to preambulate the Line Betwen the Said Towns have mett ye fiveteen Day of October in the year - 1748 - Began at the Maple Tree Near the Springs & So on to a white oak tree: from thence to a beach tree on foulers Island and to a Burch Tree on hem- lock Island - from thence to a stump near Plesant pond and so on to a Walnut Tree - and to the Brier bush near the Cuntrey Road - so on Renewed the bounds to Doges Stump = the Selectmen of Ipswich - - the Selectmen of Wenham
John Whipple Samuel Porter ?
Nathaniel Dane Thomas perkens
John Whipple ye 3] Benª Kimball İ the above & forgoing Copy is a true Entery as it was De- livered me - attest David Batcheller Town Clerk.
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At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham - ye 22 1748. then agreed with m' Samuel Goodridge to keep school in our Town. Three months nexte Coming - to Teach our Children and youth to Read Right and Sifer - and said Goodridge is to have of the Town for his Service. three pounds pr month for keeping sd School & to Begin sd School the 26 Day of this Instant Desember.
Samuel Goodridge
David Batcheller ) Selectmen Samuel Porter of Jonathan Kimball | Wenham
October 11:1748 A Town meeting Leagaly assembled on adjurment - voted that the finishing Committee - Build : 14 seats on the Loer flower : 7 on the west side for men Seats &: 7: one the East side for woman seats - Each Buting on the grat South alley - voted that the finishing Committee Shall Lay the platform of Each range of pews - vote to have it Dun at the Town Cost: vote to have the platform of the wall pews: 15: Inches from the Lower flower to the uper side of ye pews flowers and the platform of the Iner Range of pews to be: Seven Inches from the Lower flower to the Uper Side of the pews flowers -
Voted that the finishing Committee proceed to Sealing The back Side of the wall pews as high as the botam of ye Window frams round the hous -
Voted that the Banisters of all the pews Shall be nine Inches Long & no longer. ye meeing is Dismissed
Novembr : 21 1748 A Town meeting Lawfully assembled. Captt Jonathan Kimball chosen modarotor
The Bisnes of this meeting is for the Town to consider & vote ther pleashuer what they will Due in Soplying the pulpet while mr Warren Remains uncaPble to Carrey on the work of the minestrey among us. and also to see whare the Town will Chuse a Committee to a Just ye accounts with the finishing Committee the Vots as foloweth :
Voted to Chuse a Committee of three men to Suplye the Pulpit So long as the Town Shall see Good - the men
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Chosen a Committee for that Service are Ebenezer Wal- dron : Josiah Fairfeld and Ens Benjamin Kimball Each Chosen by Town Vots - wich Committee are Directed by the Town to confer with m' warren to see what he will Due to wards Sopling the pulpet & also what he will not Due for ye Service. wich Committee are to make Report to ye Town the next time ye Town is asembled : also Voted that Ens. Samuel Gott Jonathan porter & Benja- min Faierfeld be a Committee Impowed By the Town to Call the Late finishing Committee to an a Count & a Juste there accounts in Lik manner as they ware to a Just the accounts with the first Committee - then the Town Voted that the Town meeting should Be adjurned from the 21 Day of November 1748 to the fifth Day of Decem- ber Nexte Encuing then to meet at one of the Clock after noon : it Being munday & then mett.
Desem™: 9 1748 A Town Meeting Lawfully assambled and Convened to Chuse a Committee to treat with mr Warren in order to make a final setelement with him for the Time past. also to here the account of a Committee Chosen to a Just accounts with Such as have found tim- ber or Dun Labour for our meeting or aney meterals for the Same. and Same other Buisness as by Warrant: m' Samuel Gott Chosen Moderator for this Town meeting the Vots as foloweth : voted to chuse three men to Treet with mr Warren who are by name Dea Kimball Nathaniel Faierfeld & John Gott but sd Gott refused Lef William Dode was Chosen in his Rome for ye buisness afore sd: namely - to see if they Could a gree to make a finoll setelement with him for the Time past. and mack Report to the Town for Concurance. then ye Town asaid to pro- ceed in the buisness of sd meeting : but sum objection was made that the warrant was not proper to proceed on : then the Town Voted by a grate magority that the war- rant was good & proper to acte on : & then the Town pro- ceeded : m" Samuel Rogers had made a Small Baking to that End of his Platform that butted on the East Staiers. sd Rogers Desired that he might butt his pewe on the
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platform that was now made having that addition next to the East Stairs : aledging that his pue spot was sum- thing Straitendd & not Quite so large as was preposed but if the Town would grant him his Request he would be Satisfied with the measuer as it was Stated out to him wich was Readeley granted by a vote of ye Town Richard Kimball Desired the Same addition his pewe it Joyned to the west Stayers he likewise said yt his pue spot was Straightened. the Town voted to give him Leave to mack an Equal addition to his platform yt butted on ye Stairs. as Rogers had wich parsed by a Town vote provided that he would be for ever Satisfied with Equial Rome & mesh- uer as was granted to Sd Rogers before mentioned then the Town Receved the accounts of what was Due to a number of men for what they had Dun toward our meet- ing hous. also showed there minds By a vote that John Kimball & Richard Dodge had made two large a Demand on the Town the Comity to to act on it in thare account Voted yt ye Selectmen Should give a gineral order on the account that the a Justing Committee gave them to take to the Treasurer that ye Treasurer should pay or Discount ye same
Then the moderator adjurned the Town meeting from : 9 : Day of Desember to the Twelfe Day of this Instant 1748. Desember. and then mett.
Desem 12 1748: The Report of the Committee Chosen to Confer with mr warren about Seteling with him for the Time past: said they had ben with him but he at that time he was not able to Do any thing a bout it at that time. sd Committee is to Stand & proseed in the Buisnes to which they are Chosen if an oportunetey presents
At a Town meeting Lawfulley assembled on the 27 Day of January : 1748.
m" John Kimball Chosen Moderator for the busness of ye meeting wich was to Receive the Report of the Towns Committee Chosen to make a final setelment with m" Warren for the time past - also for the Town to Com in to aney proper meashuers as they Shall think proper when assembled : also to See what ye Town will Doo in
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further preparing to finish ye meeting hous. as By war- rant - Sum Vots accured as foloeth
Voted to Chuse three men to treet with mr John Warren to See if he would Doo aney thing to wards soplying the pulpet : ye names of the persons chosen are Captt Thos Tarbox m' Jonathan Porter and m Richard Dodge Eatch chosen By Town Votes - -
a formr Commtitee chosen to Treet with mr John War- ren to see if he would mak a final Setelment with the Town for the Time past - who sd he could Doo nothing about it at that Time : then the Town meeting was adurned from the 27 Day of Janeuary 1748 to ye 2 Day of febuary nexte Encuing to meet at two of the Clock after noon it being thusday - Then mett on said adjurnment - the Vots as foloweth : Voted that the Town will proseed in giting Stuff & metererls for finishing the meeting Hous. as Soon as they Conveantly Can or the Season of the year will a Lowe of.m' Benjamin Edwards Chosen By a Vote of the Town to prepare gice & Larth for sd hous who was Chosen January 27th : 1748 : this para graft Be- ing Emited Before: the Committee Chosen to Soplye the pulpet have Instructions to Soplye the pulpet tell ye Last of march next Ensewing.
The Report of the Towns Committee is as foloweth. Wee the Subscribers Being Chosen By the Town of Wen- ham Jan 27th : 1748 To Treat with the Revernd m" John warren What he would Do to wards the Soplying ye Pul- pet the answer was this that for the present he would fore goo the free Contribution wenham febuary 2:1748. ye a bove is a true Entery
Attest
David Batcheller Town Clerk
Tho8 Tarbox 7 Jona porter Committee Richard Dodge
feb 13 1748 A Town meeting Lawfully assembled and Convened to Chus sum meet persons to Joyne with mr Benjamin Edwards in preparing Stuff & meterals for the
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further finishing our meeting hous. to have there Instruc- tions from the Town as there may Be accation. and Sum other busness as by Warrant
the Vots as followeth . Captt Jonathan Kimball Chosen moderator for this meeting Voted that John Gott & Eben- ezer Waldron Joyne & Be a Committee with Benjamin Edwards who was Chosen sum time Befor Each by Town Votes to prepare Stuff and meterals for finishing our meeting Hous. the Town gave them Instractions to pro- vide jice & Larths and Scafiling in order for plastering sd hous and also prepare and Case the window frames - ther being a vote to chuse the above Committee. Voted that Zacheas Gouldsmith Jacob Dodge and Nathanel Kim- ball be a Committee to a Just accounts with such as pro- vided provision on the meeting hous Raisind Day - and also to a Just accounts with Such as Sould the old glas & the rope prepared for the ginn and old Stripe & Chips: as by a vote of the Town then the moderator adjurned the Town meeting to ye 20 Day of this Instant feb : to meet at 2 of ye clock afternoon
At a Legail Town meeting assembled on adurnment from the Thirten"th of febuary: 1748 to the twentieth Day of ye febr the same month & then meet -
the Vots as foloweth - Voted the first or Grand Com- mittee so caled Should Reckon & Seatle & ajust al accunts with Such as are a greeved who have not had ther Just Due Seat Down in the Ginrael order given in sum time a goo in to the Town Treasurer: also ye Town Voted that the grand Committee Should make Report to the Town of there Doings at our anuel Town meeting wich will be the first Tuesday of March 1748
March 7 1748 A Genrial Town meeting Lawfully as- sembled & conveaned to Chuse Town officers for the year Encewing and Sum other Busness as by Warrant the vote ats foloeth
Dea Jonathan Kimball Chosen moderator for the Bus- ness of the present meeting. Josiah Herrick Benjamin
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fairfeld Ebenezer Waldron Jonathan Kimball and Sam- uel Rogers are Chosen Selectmen for the year Encewing- Jonathan Kimball jur is Chosen Town Clerk for ye Town of Wenham and sworn -
Benjamin Kimball Chosen Town Treasurer and sworn. Bartholomew Dodge chosen Constable for the West End of the Town and sworn Daniel Gott Chosen Constable for the East End of the Town and sworn
Nathanael Fairfield Nathanael Kimball and Richard Dodge Surveyors of fences and sworn
Jacob Dodge Chosen Surveyor of high ways for the middle Part of the Town Josiah Ober for the West End and Josiah White for the East End to which offices they ware sworn.
Jonathan Kimball Sealer Leather of and sworn David Batcheller Sealer of weights and measurers and sworn Tvthing men Ebenezer Batcheller and Samuel Tarbox junr and sworn Caleb Coye Deer Reave and sworn Sam- uel Porter jun" John Killam and Jeremiah Dodge Hog- reaves Sworn Jonathan Porter overseer of the Poor.
March 13:1748 At a meeting of the Select men of Wenham Then agreed with Sam" Tarbox to do the Ser- vice of a Saxton for the space of one year next Ensuing for which he is to Receive two Pounds ten Shillings Last Emission with the Privilage of Diging Graves Provided his Demands therefor be not unreasonable
March 27 1749 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wenham Regulary warned and Convened m" Jona Porter Being Chosen moderator the Following votes were then Past
First that the Late Comtee for Supplying the Pulpit be further Imnowered to do it for two months next Ensuing Provided our Revd Pastor be not able to Perform his usual Labours among us
Secondly that the Towns acre of Land under the Im- provment of Patrick Burn Ly as Common for the year currant
Thirdly Voted that all Town meetings for the future that are to be By Warrant from the Selectmen be warned by
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notifications Put up by the Constables in the three fol- lowing Places viz one at the house of mr Sam11 Gott an- other at the meeting house and the The other at the House of Lieut William Dodge Eight Days at Leaft Before such meeting with the Business Peculiar to the meeting Con- tained in them in manner as the Warrant Expresseth it and that to be sufficient warning During the Towns Pleasure
Fourthly Voted that the account Laid Before the Town bv the Grand Committee with the additions therein made to the agreived Persons be accepted
Fiftly Voted that The Finishing Comtee be further Im- powered to Purchase two Thousand of Boards towards finishing the meeting house -
Lastly Voted that mess" Samuel Gott Benja Edwards and Benja Kimball be Impowered to Prevent all unrea- sonable Incrochments upon the High way in any Part of the Town
1749 March 27 At another town meeting Regularly warned and assembled to chuse assessors mr Jona Porter being chosen moderator the Town made choice of Mess" Eben" Waldron Josiah Herrick Benja Fairfield Samuel Rogers and Jona Kimball jun" to be assesors for the En- suing year to which office they were sworn the Day above said
May 5 1749 Att a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham Then agreed that Samuel Tarbox be the Keeper of the Pound for the year currant Provided his Demands There- for be no more than the Law in that case allows.
May 17 1749 At a Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Wenham Lawfully warned and Assembled in order to make Choice of a Person to Repre- sent them in a Great and General Court to be Begun held and Kept for his Majestys Service at the Court house in Boston upon Wednesday the Thirty first Day of may courrant after several trials made for the Choice of a Person for said Service none could be obtained and there- fore the Compassionate Regards of the Honble House of Representitives was Humbly Requested
mª Samuel Gott Being Chosen moderator for the other
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Business of the above said meeting the Following votes were then Past - vis - - - First that the finishing Comtee be Impowered to Pur- chase What materials may be necessary to finish the meet- ing house Excepting the Pulpit.
Secdly Voted that the Said Comtee be Impowered to finish our meeting house with all convenient speed agreeable to their Instructions Excepting the Pulpit as above -- -- Thirdly Voted that the Late comtee for Supplying the Pulpit be further Impowered to do the same till the Last of July next Ensuing -
Fourly Voted that the Comtee chosen to make Sale of the Spots for Pews be obliged to make up with the town therefor by the Last of may Instant -
Fifthly Voted that the accounts Laid before the Town by the Comtee Chosen to Provide for the Raising of the meeting house be accepted
Sixthly Voted to Leave it with the Selectmen to Receive what is Due to the town from Sundry Persons for old Stuf and other things and make what Discounts they think Reasonable
Lastly Voted that the Swine have Liberty to go at Large the present year being yoked and wringed according to Law - -
July 6 1749 At a Town meeting of the Inhabitants and freeholders of the Town of Wenham Lawfully warned and assembled m" Samuel Gott Being Chosen moderator the following votes were then Past viz
first Voted that the finishing comtee be Impowered to Build the Pulpit as they may be Instructed by the Town- Secdly Voted that the finishing Comtee have a Discre- tionary Power to Build said Pulpit in such a form and manner as may be most agreeable to the other Parts of the house
Lastly Voted that the Comtee for Supllying the Pulpit still' continue to Do it till they Receive further Instruc- tions from the Town -
July 6 1749 At a meeting of the Selectmen of Wenham it was Then agreed that Benjamin Bragg Should be a School master in the Town to teach Children to Read
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write and Cypher for the Space of three months from this Date for which Service he is to have out of the Town Treasury Reasonable Satisfaction according to his Trouble to which said Bragg Consented -
Sept 18 1749 At a town meeting of the Inhabitants of Wenham Regularly warned and convened m" Samuel Gott was Chosen moderator then for Particular Reasons said meeting was adjourned to monday the second Day of October following at two aclock afternoon
Oct" 2 1749 Then Being met upon adjournment the following votes were then Past namely
1 that a Certain Sum of money out of the Publick Treasury be allowed in order to Defrey the Funeral Charges of our Late Pastor the Revd mr John Warren Decd.
2 that the Selectmen be Impowered to adjust accompts with any of the Comtees that have Been Imployed in our Publick affairs
3 voted that the vacant Places in the Galleries of the meeting house be filled with seats the the hindmost of which to be finished with Banisters at the Discretion of the finishing Comtee
4 that Town meetings of the future be warned accord- ing to the former custom any vote or Practice to the Con- trary notwithstanding.
and at a meeting of said inhabitants of Wenham on the Day abovementioned warned at Three of the Clock
Dea Jona Kimball Being chosen moderator it was voted as follows
1 That m" Samuel Turell be the minister of this Town in Concurance with the Churches Late Choice which vote was unanimous
2 Voted that mr Samuel Gott mr Caleb Coye and m" Jona Porter be a Comtee for the Town to Joyn with the Churches Comtee in Confering with mr Turell with Re- gard to his Settlement among us -
3 Voted that the money Lately Contributed which is now in the hands of Deacon Fisk be Deposited in the Town Treasury -
October 16:1749 At a Town meeting of the Freehold-
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ers and other Inhabitants of the town of Wenham Regu- larly warned and convened Dea Jona Kimball Being Cho- sen moderator they then Proceeded to vote as follows namely - -
1 Voted that the Sum of one Hundred and twenty five Pounds in Bills of the Last Emission or in a medium Equivalent thereto be offered to m' Samuel Turrell for a Stated Salary to be paid annually so Long as he shall continue to Discharge the office of a Gospel minister among this People -
2 Voted that the Sum of Two Hundred and fifty Pounds in Bills of the Last Emission or Equivalent be offered to m' Samuel Turell for a Settlement one half thereof to be Paid within twelve months after his ordination and the Remainder at or before the Expiration of two years there from
3 Voted that the sum of two Hundred Pounds : Last Emission be Raised in order to Defray the necessary charges of the town -
4 Voted that mr Jona Porter Capt Thos Tarbox and m" Richard Dodge be a Comtee to treat with mrs Elizabeth Warren administratrix to the Estate of her Late Husband the Revd m" John Warren Decd in order to make an adjustment of all accounts that may be Between said Estate and the Town and to make Report at the next Town meeting.
Novr 7 1749 At a Town meeting Dea Kimball Being Chosen moderator the following vote was Past
Voted that there be a weekly free Contribution appro- priated to the use of m" Samuel Turell to Commence Im- mediately after his ordination
Decr 20 1749 At a Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the town of Wenham Regularly warned and Convened Dea Kimball being Chosen mod- erator the following votes were then Past viz - -- -
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