Records of the town of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, 1656-1751, Volume III, Part 30

Author: Jamaica (New York, N.Y.); Frost, Josephine C. cn; Long Island Historical Society. cn
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Long Island Historical Society
Number of Pages: 920


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Further voted yt Samll Smith Just Eldert and James Denton examin the books of James Lewis and see if any thing is behind of the rates yt it may be gethered in for ye use of the Town Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Cle --


At a general Town meeting held at the County Hall at Jamaica this 2d day of Aprill 1754 Clark continued) Capt. Benjamin Whitehead Supervisor for ye insuing year Samll. Smith Plains


Capt. Increas Carpenter Samll Smith Cle , 1 Commissioners for ye insuing year for laying out high- ways


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Nicholas Smith Constable 1 for the insuing year


& Collector


Just. Hendrick Eldert


Samll Smith Cle


Assessors


Aaron Van Nostrant


George Durje


Richard Betts


Overseers of the highway


Jonah Roads


Just. Eldert


Apprisors of intestates


Sam11 Smith


William Ludlum


Nathaniel Mills


Fence viewers


There is a vote past yt Just Denton and John Comes have liberty to hang swinging gates at each end of the lane commonly called ye Church Lane to swing both ways and people may shut them or leave them open as they think fit- Entred pr SAMLL SMITH-Cle-


Regulation of fences continued as in 1751- Page 451


Town of Į At a general Town meeting held at the Jamaica County Hall in Jamaica 3d of August 1752


Present


Hendrick Eldert Samll Smith Esqrs Justices of the


James Denton Peace for said Town Abraham Polhemus


By the majority of the freeholders of the said Town there mett together it was voted & concluded upon in order to prevent straingers & fforeigners from tres- passing upon the bay belonging to this Town of Jamaica and commonly called Jamaica Bay by taking and caring away or otherwise destroying the clam fish muscles and other sorts of fish there that the sayd bay shall be made over granted & assigned unto Samuell Smith Clerk John Betts Doct. John Junes Nehemiah Smith Samuell Doughty Samuell Smith Junr plaines Abraham Probasco and Joseph Golder or ye major part of them and the said bay commonly called Jamaica Bay is hereby made over


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granted and assigned unto the afore named persons Samuel Smith John Betts John Junes Nehemiah Smith Samuel Doughty Samuel Smith Abraham Probasco and Joseph Golder to have and to hold the said bay in trust for the use of the said Town of Jamaica & the freeholders thereof


John Mills protests againsts the above vote


At the same meeting there was a unanimus voteed thata all the charge & expence (that the eight men men- tioned in the above vote) about the bay shall be at shall be allowed them by the Supervisor the major part of them aproving of it and bringing in their accounts for the same and assesed by the assesors chosen by the Town in proportion to other taxes


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH-Cle --


At a Town meeting held at the County Hall in Jamaica 3d April 1753-Present Just. Eldert Samll Smith James Denton Abraham Polhemus Justices-Samuel Smith was chosen Town Clerk for ye ensuing year


Capt. Benjamin Whitehead was chosen Supervisor


Samuel Smith-plains


Commissioners - John Jonson


Capt. Increas Carpenter Samuel Smith Cler


Assessers Samll Smith Junr-plains


Constable & Collector-Nicholas Smith


William Welling Samll. Deane


Overseers of ye highway


Robert Howel


Joseph Golder John Thuston


Fence viewers Nehemiah Denton


Noah Smith


Aprisers of Intestates Just Eldert


Estates William Ludlum


Thomas Hinchman has paid to the supervisor 30 shillings to make good the deficientise of his father not paying ye rent of ye pound to the date above and there is


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a unanimus vote past yt Thomas Hinchman shall have ye pound from this day seven years paying to ye super- visor eight shillings every year towards paying the quit rent & making a sufficient pound in some convenient place & yt supervisor render an account at our annual meetings how he has disposed of ye same


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Clerk


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7th April 1752


At a Town meeting held at the County Hall in Jamaica the first Tusday in April


Samuel Smith Junr.


Present 1 Hendrick Eldert


Esq$ Justices


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Abraham Polhemus -


Samuel Smith chosen Clerk for the ensuing year Supervisor Capt. Benjamin Whitehead


Samll Smith Red


Commissioners of the highways


Capt Increas Carpenter Samll Smith Junr. Cle


Constable & Collector-Nicholas Smith


Assessors


Abraham Polhemus Amos Mills


Overseers of the highway


Hendrick Lott Daniel Duryea


Ezekiel Everit


Samll Denton Samll Smith Junr Red


Isaac Bloom


Fence viewers


Nehemiah Denton


At the same meeting above there was a unanimous vote that the money disbursted by the present clerk Samuel Smith shall be raysed and paid to him for a Town book of records


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle ---


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2d Aprill 1751 At a Town meeting at the County Hall in Jamaica first Tusday Aprill


Present


Samuel Smith Hendrick Eldert Abraham Polhemus James Denton -


1 Esqs Justices


Capt Benjamin Whitehead was chosen Supervisor for the insuing year


Samll Smith Red Samll Smith Esq. 1 is chosen Commisioners of the highway for ye year insuing


Increas Carpenter


Nicholas Smith is chosen Constable & Collector


Dow Dittimus Amos Mills


is chosen Assors for the insuing year and to be allowed twenty shillings each year for their trouble if they go about & take an asses- ment if not nothing


Isaac Bloom James Cebra


Fence viewers


Nicholas Latten Joseph Golder John Comes Henry Foster


Overseers of the highway to mend and repair the same


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appointed to sue for & re-


Hendrick Eldert James Denton Esqª cover ye fines and apply them according to the act of Assembly


Att the above Town meeting voted yt all the fences in ye whole Town on upland both within and without shall be a good four rail fence 3 foot and 8 inches high or a fence equevelant thereto ajudged by the fence viewers & in meadow ground a four foot ditch or a good three rail fence same haith


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Obadiah Hinchman ordered to make a better pound in a convenient place in a little time or another must be made & not to put pounded creatures in his barn


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler


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At a Town meeting at the County Hall 3d April 1750


Samuel Smith


Present Hendrick Eldert


Justices


Abram Polhemus


Capt. Benj. Whitehead-Supervisor for ye ensuing year James Lewis-Constable & Collector


John Johnson


Samll Smith Junr Pla


Samll Smith Red


Capt. Increas Carpenter


Commisioners for laving out highways


Evert V: Wickland


Abraham Probasco


Nehemiah Denton


George Bates


Isaac Bloom


Fence viewers


Nehemiah Denton


Samll Smith Junr. chosen Clerk and the pattens of the Town ordered to be delivered into his hands by Nehemiah Smith


Obadiah Hinchman hired the pound for seven years & is to give twelve shillings p year to be paid to the supervisor towards paying the Quit Rent and he to render an account yearly at ye annual Town meeting how he has discharged the same


pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler


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4th April 1749


At a Town meeting held at the County Hall in Ja- maica the first Tusday in Aprill pursuent to an act of Assembly for chusing of annual Town officers


Present Samll Smith Junr-James Denton-Justices


Assessors


Samll Smith


Overseers of the highways


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Capt. Benjamin Whitehead is chosen Supervisor for the insuing year James Lewis is chosen for ye year insuing


Constable & Collector


Samll Smith Plains


Capt. Increas Carpenter


Samli Smith Junr Cl


John Jonson


Assessors for ye insuing year


Samll Smith Pl Junr.


Capt. Whitehead


William Welling


Nathaniel Mills


Nehemiah Carpenter


Overseers of the highway


Isaac Bloom Fence Viewers Nathaniel Mills for ye year insuing Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr. Cle-


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5th April 1748


At a Town meeting held at the County Hall at Ja- maica ye first Tusday in April pursuent to an act of Essembly for chusing of annual Town officers Present Samll Smith-Justice


Capt. Benjamin Whitehead is chosen Supervisor for the year insuing James Lewis Constable & / for ye year Collector insuing


Samll Smith Red


Capt Increas Carpenter


Commisioners for laying out of highways


Samll Smith Junr


Samll Smith Junr Plains John Barns are chosen


Assessors


Isaac Bloom John Ludlum John Foster Just Creed Joshua Carpenter Joseph Golder


Fence Viewers


Surveivers of the highway


Commisioners for laying & opening highways


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Samll Smith continued Town Clerk It was voted in the Town meeting above that a four foot ditch or a three rail fence shall be sufficient in the meadow


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr


Cle


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7th April 1747


At a Town meeting held at the County Hall at Ja- maica first Tusday in April pursuent to an act of Es- sembly for chusing of our annual Town Officers


Present Samll Smith-Justis


Benjamin Whitehead-Supervisor


James Lewis-Constable & Collector


Nehemiah Smith Junr.


Samll Smith Junr Plains } Assessors


Samll Smith Red Increas Carpenter Samll Smith Junr Abraham Polhemus


Commissioners for laying out ye highways


John Thurston


Nehemiah Denton


Overseers of the highway


Samll Smith


Isaac Bloom John Ludlum


Fence Viewers


All those above mentioned chosen for the ensuing year Entred pr me SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-


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5 Aprill 1746


At a Town meting held first Tusday in April at the County Hall in Jamaica according to an act of Assembly for chusing Town Offices


Present


Elias Baylis Hendrick Eldert James Denton Samll Smith


Justices


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Capt. Benj& Whitehead-Supervisor


James Lewis-Constable & Collector


Nathan Smith


Hendrick Eldert Assessors


Samll Smith Red


Capt. Increas Carpenter


Samll Smith-Cle


- Comissinors for laying highways


Just. Richard Everit


John Ludlum Regulators of


Abraham Dean


highways


Isaac Bloom


John Ludlum


Fence Viewers


Chosen for the ensuing year


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle --


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2d Aprill 1745


Att a Town meeting for causing Supervisor Constable Collector Assessors &c. according to the direction of the act of general Assambly in that case made and provided held at the County Hall i= Jamaica on the first Tusday in Aprill at the above date


Elias Baylis


Present Hendrick Eldet Samll Smith


1 Justices


Capt. Benj. Whitehead


James Lewis


Supervisor Constable&Collector


Hendrick Eldert


Nathan Smith


Assessors


Samll Smith Plain


Capt. Increas Carpenter


Commissioners


Samll Smith Junr Richd Betts


Samll Clowes Junr Robert Denton Isaac Bloom John Ludlum


Was chosen for the ensuing year


Surveyers of high- ways


Fence Viewers


Entrei pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler


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3d April 1744.


Queens Att a Town meeting held at the County


County Hall in Jamaica on the first Tusday in Aprill which was the third day of the month 1744 for chuseing of our annual Town officers according to the directions of the act of general Assembly in that case made and provided


Elias Bayles


Present Hendrick Eldert Abra. Polhemus


Capt. Benjamin Whitehead James Lewis


Hendrick Eldert Nathan Smith


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Richard Everit Dow Ditimus Junr


Joseph Barnet


Isaac Bloom


John Ludlum


Was chosen for the ensuing year


Justices


Supervisor Constable&Collector


Assessors


Overseers of the highway


Fence Viewers


ye Commisiners continued that were chosen the last year


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-


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Att a Town meeting held at the County Hall in Ja- maica the 5th Aprill 1743


Present


Samll Smith Hendrick Eldert Esqs


Voted by the majority of the freeholders & inhabitants then.& there assemble that Capt. Benjamin Whitehead shall be Supervisor for the ensuing year


Capt. Whitehead-Supervisor-for ye ensuing year .


Samll Smith Plains Reguletors Surveyors and Samll Smith Esq' Capt. Increas Carpenter layers out of highways pur- suent to an act of Assembly in that case made


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Nehemiah chosen Constable 3 for ye ensuing


Denton and Collector year


Nathan Smith are chosen Assessors


Hendrick Eldert Esq™ for ye ensuing year


It is also voted that the Assessors annually chosen are allowed twenty shillings pr year for each and they are obliged to go about yearly and take an assesment or not to be entitled to the twenty shillings and if it dos appear at the nex annual meeting that they do not faithfully discharge their office that they shall be obliged in case of neglect to refund the money to the Supervisor for the time being to defray the publick charges of the Town


Just. Henry Ludlum


John Stillwell


Stephen Dean Isaac Bloom


John Ludlum


Overseers of the highway for ye ensuing year .


are chosen Fence Viewers


For ye ensuing year


and it is voted and thought most convenient that the fence viewers are ye most proper persons to view damages and both parties to have notice when the damage is viewed Nehemiah Smith Sen' are appointed at this Town and John Foster at Pond meeting to see the buring place is put in good sufficient fence-fence


These votes past at the above date


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-


Page 462 Att a Town meeting held at the County Hall in Ja- maica 6th Aprill 1742


Voted by the majority of the freeholders & inhabitants then and there assembled that


Elias Baylis Esq'


Present Samll Smith Esq'


Capt. Benjamin Whitehead


Samll Smith Rd Increas Carpenter Samll Smith Just


Supervisor for ye insu- ing year Ware chosen Regulators Surveyers or Layers out of highways pur- suent to an Act of Assembly in yt case made


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Nehemiah Denton is chosen Hendrick Eldert &


Nathan Smith Just. Wm. Creed


Constable & Collector


Assessors for ye yeare insuing


Capt. Benjamin Whitehad


Nehemiah Carpenter Nehemiah Smith Juns. Isaac Bloom chosen


Overseers of


the highways


for ye insuing year


Fence Viewers for the insuing year


At ye same meeting above mentioned voted by the majority of the freeholders & inhabitants then and there assembled that ther shall be a sufficient four rale fence three foot and eight inches high or a fence equivelent both within and without throughout the Town


Voted also that the Bever pond shall not be damed or stoped above the natural corse


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Cle --


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At a Town meeting at the County Hall in Jamaica 7th Aprill 1741


Voted by the majority of the freeholders & inhabitants then and there assembled that Captan Benjamin White- head shall be Supervisor for the ensuing year also voted yt Samll Smith Red Capt. Increas Carpenter and Samll Smith Junr shall be Regulators Surveyers or Layers out of the highways for ye ensuing year


Nehemiah Denton chosen


Constable & for ye ensuing


Collector year


Nehemiah Smith Junr.


Fence Viewers


& Isaac Bloom chosen


for ye ensuing year


Nathan Smith


Hendrick Eldert chosen


Assessors


Just. Betts


Isaac Roads Jonah Roads Cornelus Low


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Overseers of the highway for the ensuing year


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At the same Town meeting above the pound was lett to Obediah Hinchman for sixteen shillings pr year for seven years from the above date; the money to be paid yearly into the hands of the Supervisor for the use of the Town towards paying the quitt rents of ye Town and said Supervisor to render an account to the Town every first Tuesday in Aprill at the Town meeting


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Cle- Page 464


At a Town meting at the County Hall in Jamaica 5th day of April 1740


Voted by the majority of the freeholders and inhabi- tants then and there assembled


Elias Baylis Esq'


Present James Denton Esq"


Samll Smith Esq"


Benjamin Whitehead is chosen Supervisor for the in- suing year


Samll Smith Rd


Capt Increas Carpenter


· Samll Smith Just.


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Ware chosen to be Regula- tors and Layers out of the highway pursuent to a late Act of Assembly


Richd Betts


Samll Clowes Junr


Wm. Golder


Benjamin Everit Nehemiah Denton


Ware chosen Surveires and Overseers of the highways


was chosen Contable & Collector


Nathan Smith Hendrick Eldert


Ware chosen Assessors


Isaac Bloom


Were chosen


Nehemiah Smith Junr Fence Viewers


All those persons above mentioned ware chosen to serve in there respective places for the insuing


Entred pr me SAMLL SMITH Junr. Cle -- Page 465


Whereas at a publick Town meeting at Jamaica in Queens County the freeholders of the said Town being


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duly called and did did meet at the County Hall on Fryday the 21 day of Aprill Anno 1738 it was then and there voted by the majority of the said freeholders that Increas Carpenter Justis Henry Ludlum & Justis Richard Everit should put the Revd. Mr. Walter Wilmot the present Prisbiterian minister of the congregation of Jamaica above said in possession of the parsonage house homestead and all other the land meadow tenements & hereditements thereunto belonging-


We did therefore persuent to the above power on the 26th day of April Anno: 1738 take the above prem- ises into our possession and the same did diliver in to the peacable possession & siesin of the said Mr. Walter Wilmot to the use of him the said Mr. Walter Willmot during so long as he shall continue minister of the said congrega- tion as followeth the house and homstead we put into his peacable possession in presence of James Cebra & Elijah Barton: The out lands and medow in presence of Ben- jamin Smith Junr: and James Cebra as evidences we took with us for that purpose


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr-Cle --


At a Town meeting held at Jamaica the 3d day of April 1739


It was voted and concluded by ye majority of the free- holders and inhabitants then and there assembled that Captain Benjamin Whitehead shall be Supervisor for ye insuing year and that Nehemiah Denton is chosen Con- stable and Collector for ye insuing year Nathan Smith and Hendrick Elderd chosen Assessors for ye year insuing


Abraham Dittimus Isaac Lot and Joshua Carpenter Overseers of the highway for the insuing year


Jacamiah Denton and John Ludlum Fence Viewers for ye insuing year


Voted as abovesd that for all sheep pounded in this Town to pay 9d per score to the finer for ye same


Voted as abovesd that a four foot ditch or a sufficient three rale fence shall be sufficient in medow ground


Entred pr me SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle


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At a Town meeting held at Jamaica 4th Aprill 173S Samuel Higbee chosen Suprevisor for ye ensuing year Nehemiah Denton chosen Constable and Collector for the ensuing year Nathan Smith and Hendrick Eldert chosen Assessors for ye ensuing year


Samll Smith Red - Capt. Benj. Whitehead Just. Ludlum


Chosen Townsmen for ye ensuing year


Isaac Bloom and - Fence Viewers


Nehemiah Smith for ye ensuing


Benja. Hinchman chosen for to receive the recept book of Just. Waters and to pay the quit rent yearly and take good recept for the same and to receive six shillings pr year for his troble pr SAMLL SMITH Cle-


Fryday 21 Aprill 1738


At a publick Town meeting of ye inhabetants and free- holders of Jamaica at ye County Hall Voted ordered and concluded that the personage hows & homstead together with all and singular the out lands medow tene- ments and hereditements thereunto belonging shall be abide remain and continue in the peacable possession occupation and use of Mr. Walter Willmot the present Prisbeterian minister of the said Town for during and so long as he shall remain and continue our minister


(At ye same Town meting) Voted yt Capt. Increas Carpenter Just Henry Ludlum and Just Richd Everit are appointed to put Mr. Walter Willmot in possession of ye parsonage house land and medow as above exprest pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cle-


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At a Town meting at Jamaica 6th Aprill 1736 Voted by the majority of the freeholders then and there as- sambled that Samll Higbee is chosen Supervisor for the ensuing year Samll Smith is chosen Constable & Col- lector for the ensuing year


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Hendrick Elderd and Nathan Smith are chosen As- sessors for the ensuing year


William Golder John Probasko & Nehemiah Smith Overseers of the highway for the ensuing year


Hope Mills and John Foster for Fence Viewers for the ensuing year


Voted also that Samll Higbe the present Suprevisor is impowered to sue for and recover of George Renolds. the money due to ye Town for the pound and apply it for the use of the Town toward paying the quit rent


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler-


At a Town meeting att Jamaica 5th Aprill 1737 Voted by ye majority of the freeholders then and there assembled that Samuel Higbee is chosen Suprevisor for ye insuing year


Nehemiah Denton is chosen Constable & Collector for ye insuing year


Nathan Smith & Hendrick Elderd chosen Assessors for ye insuing year & they are obliged to take a new asses- ment and deliver a coppey of the same to the vestremen in order for their making the Parish rate


Isaac Bloom & Nehemiah Smith Junr. chosen Fence Viewers


Samll Smith at Plains Isaac Vanhoock Evert Van- wickland chosen Overseers of the highway for ye ensuing year


George Rinolds is to pay what money is this day due for the pound acording to ye last order and for ye re- mainder of the time he hired it for which is four years he is to have it for ten shillings pr year


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler


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Att a Town meting held at Jamaica the 2d day of Aprill 1734 it was voted and concluded that Samll Higbee shall be Suprevisor for the ensuing year


Samll Smith is chosen Constable and Collector for the year insuing


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Hendrick Eldert and Nathan Smith for ye insuing year


Andrew Gale Hezakiah Denton and Powel Amberman chosen Townsmen for the ensuing year


Wm. Creed Gent. and Wm. Creed cordw chosen Fence Vewers for ye ensuing year


The pound sold to George Rynolds and he chosen pound keepper for seven years and to pay to ye Supre- visor twenty shillings yearly on every first Tusday in April during ye above said seven years


Entred pr me SAMLL SMITH Junr-Clerk


Jamaica 1 Aprill 1735


Att a Town meting then held Samll Higbee is chosen Suprevisor for the ensuing year


Samll Smith is chosen Constable & Collecter for the year insuing


Hendrick Elderd & Nathan Smith are chosen Assessors for the year insuing


John Stofels William Golder and Nehemiah Smith are chosen Overseers of the high way for the year insuing John Foster and Hope Mills are chosen Fence Vewers for the year insuing


Hendrick Brass and Nathan Smith are chosen by ye Town to take an apprisement of all intestate estates-


Entred pr SAMLL SMITH Junr Cler-


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Jamaica 4th Aprill 1732


Att a Town meting it was voted and agreed upon by the majority of the freeholders then and there as- sembled that Samll Higbe was chosen Suprevisor for the ensuing year


It was ordered that Samll Smith Sen was chosen Con- stable and Collector for the ensuing year


It was orderred that Robert Denton Joseph Hagerman and William Creed cordwinder Trustees for the highways for the ensuing year


Ordered yt Henry Ludlan & Jacamiah Denton are chosen Fence Vewers for ye ens-


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Was ordered that Jonathan Waters Esq' be appointed to receive the Quit-rent of the said Town yearly and that a book be purchassed for that use at the cost of ye Town to keep an axact account for the same which sd book and recepts shall be produced to the said Town on the first Tusday in Aprill yearly and that he be allowed six shillings p year for his pains and troble


Ordered that Nathan Smith and Hendrick Eldard was choson Assessors for the ensuing year and that they are obliged to go about to take an assesment and that they are allowed ten shillings p year for each for their troble


Samll Smith Junr allowed to be Town Clark till an- other be chosen in his rome-


Entred p Samll Smith Junr Clark


Att a Town meting held the 3d day of Aprill 1733 It was voted and concluded that Samll Higbee should be Suprevisor for the ensuing year and also that Nathan Smith and Hendrick Elderd is chosen Assessors for the ensuing year and that they shall be obliged to take a new assesment and be allowed twenty shillings a peace p annum for their pains and troble and if they do neglect to take an esment they shal have nothing for their pains


Voted that Samll Smith is chosen Constable and Col- lector for the ensuing year


Voted yt William Creed cord & William Creed farmer is chosen Fence Vewers for the ensuing year


Andrew


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Andrew Gale Hezaiah Denton and Elderd Lucas is chosen Trustees of the Highways for the ensuing year


Samll Smith Junr is continued Town Clark til another is chosen in his rome


Entered p me SAMLL SMITH Clark


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Jamaica Apprill the forth 1727


At a Town meeting held at Jamaica at ye time afore said it was and concluded by majohty of ye freeholders then & there assembled Voted that John Everritt is chossen Spriscvor for ye year insueing-


Voted that Samuell Smith is chossen Constab! &- Collecttor for ye year insueing


Voted that Eliass Bayles and Nehemiah Smith are chossen Assesors for year insueing


Voted that Richard Oldfeild & Jonathan Watters are chossen Fence Veiwers for the year insueing


Voted that Mr. Clowes Andrew Gall & Daniell Watters are Trustes of ye highways for ye year insueing


Entered by NEHEMIAH SMITH Clerk


Jamaica Aprill ye secondth: 1728-


At a Town meeting held at Jamaica at ye time afore said it was voted & concluded by ye maiohty of ye free- holders then and there assembled


It was voted that clerk Smith Joseph Smith Junr is chossen Supprevier for ye year insueing-


Samuell Smith & Joseph Everitt protest against the above said vote-


Voted that Samuell Smith is chossen Constable & Collector for ye year insueing-




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