CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND GIVEN IN 1891 BY HENRY WILLIAMS SAGE Digitized by Microsoft® 1 Cornell University Library F 74L4 L48 Records of the town of Lee tro^ olin 3 1924 028 838 816 Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® This book was digitized by Microsoft Corporation in cooperation witli Cornell University Libraries, 2007. You may use and print this copy in limited quantity for your personal purposes, but may not distribute or provide access to it (or modified or partial versions of it) for revenue-generating or other commercial purposes. Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® REeORDS OF THE TOWN OF LEE FROM ITS INCORPORATION TO A. D. 1801 ALL THE EXTANT RECORDS OF THE TOWN CLERKS, TOWN TREASURERS, HOPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FOR THAT PERIOD A.lso Inscriptions from the Cemeteries WITH AN APPENDIX CONTATNINO A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE TOWN'S INOORPORATION, STATE AND COUNTY TAXES, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE TOWN LEE, MASS. Press of The Talley Gleaner 1900 £7 Digitized by Microsoft® ^.//7- Digitized by Microsoft® C ONTEN TS Introductory Notes - 3-8 Charter 9-10 Town Clerks' Records Recoids of Town Meetings 11-108 Road Surveys • .... 109-121 Town Lines - . . . 123 Fence Divisions .... ... 123 Creature Marks - - - . 124-132 Publishments and Marriages - - - 133-143 Records of Births - . 144-174 Deaths . ... 175.I8O Treasurers' Accounts 181-201 HoPLAND School District Charter and Explanatory Acts - - - 202-204 Records . - 205-227 Leases - - - 228-246 Congregational Church Records Organization and Members - - - 247-251 Members, Baptisms, Votes, etc. from May 25, 1780 to May 6, 1792 - - - 247-259 Ordination of Mr. Parmele .... 259-260 Ordination of Mr. Hyde ... - 261 Votes from June 6, 1792 to 1801 261-272 Admissions from June 6, 1792 to 1801 - - - 373-276 Baptisms - .... . . . 276-283 Ecclebiastical Councils .... . 283 Marriages by Mr. Hyde from June 6, 1792 to 1801 . 283-384 Deaths recorded by Mr. Hyde from June 6, 1792 to 1801 285-388 Inscriptions from the Cemetries 289-303 Appendix 305-327 Indexes Baptisms • - 331-335 Church Members - - - 336-338 Publishments and Marriages • 339-341 Deaths - - -342-344 General Index of Names - - 345-358 General Index - 359-372 Errata 373 Additional Notes 374 Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® MEETING-HOUSE BUILT IN 1780. Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® INTRODUeTORY J^OTES. The pxirpose of this volume is to present a faithful reproduction of all the early records of the town known to be in existence, to the close of the last century. It includes the records of the town clerks and treasurers; of the Hoplaud school district, with the unrecorded manuscripts of that or- ganization; those of the Congregational church, and the mortuary records of the cemeteries. They are not all strictly limited to the last century, however. Under 'Records of Births," those of each family are given as fully as recorded, many being later than the year 1800. Under "Creature Marks," the transfers are given, several of which were later than that year, and the treasury accounts of the town and Hopland school district extend several months into the year 1801. In the appendix is a brief history of the town's incorporation; a tabulation of the state and county taxes apportioned on the town, and the marriage records of some residents of Lee found elsewhere. The facsimiles on pp. 319-339, the plate opposite page 10 and that oppo- site p. 79, are from originals in the department of Archives at the State House. The volume thus contains for the period covered, all the public records discovered relating to the town's business, educational, and religious his- tory, as well as its vital records. It was in contemplation also, to include a brief military record of the men who served in the Revolutionary war, from the town, or previous to its organization, from the grants or parts of grants now in its limits, but the design was abandoned, as it was found that scarcely any reliable in- formation of this kind exists except in the state archives, and all such matter in possession of the state is being published iu ' 'Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Mainly the object in undertaking this work has been to collect and col- late the early vital records of the town. These records are often consulted by persons in search of their ancestry, and frequent inquiries are made by persons at a distance regarding births, marriages and deaths among the early residents here. The information sought for, if iu the records, is not always readily found, and is sometimes overlooked unless many pages are carefully scrutinized. Unfortunately the vital records of that period are not complete, the clerks preceding Daniel Wilcox, whose service commenced in 1793, having neglected to enter a considerable part of them. Less then a page of birth records were entered before 1791. Most of those in this volume were recorded by Daniel Wilcox, and of course many of them some years after that of birth. The method of arrangement was that followed in this and many other towns until the present uniform system was adopted by the State in 1844. It is believed nearly all the births in town before 1801 Digitized by Microsoft® were finally recorded, but it is known some were not. There is also rea- son to believe the record of marriages is incomplete, and few deaths are noted before Dr. Hyde's records commence. The town clerks for the period over which the birth records in this vol- ume extend, were as below, with the term of service of each:— Prince "West was chosen at the first town meeting and served to March 18, 1783, but according to the first two publishments recorded (see p. ]33), he acted as such before he was chosen Dec. 26, 1777; Thomas Beecher served from March 18, 1782 to April 7, 1788; Nathan Dillingham from April 7, 1783 to March 4, to 1793, and also from March 7, 1814 to March 4, 1816; Daniel Wilcox from March 4. 1793 to March 3, 1806; Nathaniel Thayer from March 3, 1806 to March 9, 1807; Cornelius T. Fesseudeu from March 9, 1807 to March 7, 1814; Bansom Hinman from March 4, 1816 to March 8, 1824. West's and Beecher's records entire, and Dillingham's before 1791, exist only in copy. The book in which they were first entered was prob- ably improvised, like the first book of Hopland, and the first and second books of church records, by stitching a few sheets of paper together. It was not until nearly thirteen years had passed from the first town meet- ing, that a more durable book was procui'ed and the entries in the first book transcribed into it. March 7, 1785, the town "Voted to raise six pounds'as soon as be conveniently for procuring a Standard of Weights and Measures and a Town Book for Records" Perhaps at that period of onerous taxation just preceding the Shays rebellion, a tax of $20 for the purpose specified could not be conveniently raised; at all events it was not soon raised, for May 11,1789, the town again voted to raise "six. pounds to pm-chase a standard of Weights & Measures and u Town Book", and Capt. Josiah Yale was appointed to procure them. At the annual meeting March 1. 1790, he was requested to "procure a Standard of Weights & Measures as Cheap as may be and answer the Law" The records thenceforth are silent as to the weights and measures, and it would seem that the book was not procured until some mouths after the last date, for all the records of that year were entered iu the original first book. In the minutes of a meeting, Dec. 20, 1790, is the entry: "Voted to give Mi; Johu' Powers, Eighteen Shillings on his transcribing the Whole Contained in this Book into a new Book of Records". The transcript occupies about 70 pages of the first volume of town records. It is in a fairly legible hand (see plate opposite p. 13o), but abounds in rare spelling and construction, and a wealth of capitals. Many words, also, commence with a letter which may be considered either large or small, and as the writer followed no rule, it is uncer- tain which he intended. In printing this part of the records the aim has been in cases of doubt, to follow the customary usage of educated wri- ters of the period. The literary qualifications of the copyist were evident- ly Blight. As the original is not in evidence, it can not positively be proved Digitized by Microsoft® that the transcript is not a true copy; but comparing the copy of West's records with matter penned by him, and the copy of Dillingham's, with those in his own liaud, it is fair to conclude that the copyist not only pre- served their grammatical errors, but added many of his own. For the characteristics ofWest's writing see the petitions on pp. 323-327. None of Beeoher's writing has been found, except hissignature(see p. 327); judging from it, and the crudities in the transcript of his records (pp. 32-27), he did not weild a ready pen. Some of Dillingham's writing is reproduced on the plate opposite p. 135. Major Dillingham was a versatile man, and served the town and community in many capacities. His fame as a wit and a poet has been handed down to this day. He settled here soon after the town's incor- poration and at once became prominent in its affairs. For many years he was host of the "Red Lion" and also carried on a successful merchan- tile business. Besides his records as town clerk and treasurer, two of the Hopland leases printed in this book (pp. 228-233), and the item about the arrangements for observing the day appointed for mourning on account of the death of Gen. Washington, were written by him. There is also in possession of the town a map of that part of Hartwood included in the town's limits, which he delineated. His reports of town meetings seem to have been entered in the book while the business was in progress, and though they show marks of haste, are clearly and well expressed. In the transcribed portion of his records are some jumbles, which, without doubt, he was not responsible for; — as that about the school districts, pp. 30, 31; the regulations of the inoculating committee, p. 34, and that about abatement of taxes, on the upper part of p. 46. He was from Sandwich, and served several short enlistments — about a year in all — in the militia, in the early part of the Revolutionary war. The copied part of the records are indicated ander the various headings, except under "Birth Records." Less than a page of these were tran- scribed and are: — Joseph Freeman Austin, p. 144; Sarah, Abigail and Rebecca Dillingham, p. 153; Children of Asahel Dodge, except Samuel p. 153; Percival record to Hannah, p. 165; Walker record, excepting death of Caleb, p. 170; Mary. Prudence, and John Brewster West, p. 171; Christian and Azuba Wood, p. 174. The dates of most of the above mentioned births, prove that they were originally recorded by Dillingham, and judging from the peculiar form of entry, it is probable the others were recorded by West. The only death noted is that of Huldah Walker, in the above mentioned Walker record. A reproduction of some of Wilcox's writing may be seen on the map facing p. 70. His minutes of town meetings, also, appear to have been Digitized by Microsoft® entered in the records during the transaction of the business. His records are not very plain; evidently he drove a rapid, and careless quill. In his manuscript small e and i are generally indistinguishable, and the same character often stands for small a, o and u. Altogether his writing is very peculiar. Numerous words are not fully written out, — the most frequent fault in this respect being the omission of a letter or syllable from the end of words. Some date-errors also appear; as for instance, he records that his brother Oziel was killed at Sheffield, March 37, 1787. Oziel was an adherent of Daniel Shays, and was killed in the skirmish which took place between the insurgents and state forces at Sheffield Feb. 37, J 787. Other errors of date have been noticed, and where considerable are noted. His record of the death of his brother Peter (p. 178), and of his sister Electa (p. 180), are circumstantial to an extent seldom attempted by town clerks. It is much to be regretted that the town meeting reports during the Revolutionary war and Shays's rebellion periods are not more full and explicit. Meager as they are. however, they show how enormous woe the burden laid upon this new and struggling community in furnishing its quota of men and means to carry on the war, and the restiveuess under the excessive taxation for several years following it. What the state and county taxes were may be seen by reference to the tabulation in the appendix. No town meeting warrants were recorded until 1816. It is supposed they and many other town manuscripts; — such as assessors' lists, tax bills, voting lists, etc. , prior to 1836, were stored iu the town hall in the basement of the Congregational church, and were destroyed in the great fire of 1857. Some of the business transacted in the town meetings cannot be un- derstood without the warrants, and all that which was presented in the numerous articles passed over is lost entirely; and by the loss of the other material much valuable local history has been blotted out. As above stated Dillingham's and Wilcox's minutes of town meetings, bear evidence of having been permanently recorded while the business was in progress. Probably the preceding clerks did the same, and the haste necessary may account for some of the peculiar abbreviations and frequent omission of letters and words. When the note on page 61 was printed it liad not been noticed that the records of the two elections on page 71 are in Joseph Whiton's writing. The Hopland records, except where noted otherwise, are in his hand, as also several of the leases. Joseph Whiton settled here in or about 1790, and from that time until liis death in 1828, was active iu the management of the town's business, and was honored with many offices He was a native of Middletown, Oonn., and at a very early age, served a short time in an organization of that state in the Revolutionary army. In the militia of Massachusetts, he rose through various grades, until as Maj. General he commanded part of the forces at Boston iu 1814. His hastily written records indicate his familiarity with routine clerical work. The treasurer's accounts, and the warrants and other unrecorded Hop- Digitized by Microsoft® land manuscripts were found after the printing of the volume was begun. The leaves containing these accouuts had become separated from the treasurer's book and were supposed to be lost, but were opportunely found, though in a fragmentary condition. The' Hopland papers were found with a mass of other documents which had been lost sight of, belonging to that corporation, in the office of the late Harrison Garfield, long treasurer of the district. There are doubtless some gaps in the continuity of the church records be- fore Dr. Hyde's pastorate, but the names of all members of the church are mentioned therein, which appear for that period in the first published list (supposed date 1818), except David Baker, and Stephen Tobey, received in 1792. Whether all the baptisms are mentioned, cannot be determined. The records kept by Dr. Hyde contain a list of all baptisms, admissions to the church, marriages solemnized by him, and deaths in town from June 6, 1793 to the time of his death in 1833. His records herein printed are limited to the close of the year 1800. On the first fly leaf of the first book of Town Records is written, "Rec- ords of the Town of Lee". The first matter recorded is the Act of Incor- poration. No heading is used, the commencement being, "State of Mass- achusetts Bay — " On account of numerous errors of orthography in the transcript, the act in this volume has been printed from a copy of the original in the State House. The words "In the House of Representa- tives Octr 18th" (p. 10), "A true Copy" and "Attest" are obliterated in the document, and are given fromi the copy in the town book. The dates at the top of the pages on which are printed the minutes of town and Hop- land school district meetings are not in the original. The headings also in this volume to the several subject-matters into which the records of the town clerks are divided, except "Town Lines -" (p. 123), are not therein given. The free edges of several of the first pages of the first book of town records are so worn away by long usage that a little of the writing is lost. The same is true of the first page of publishments and marriages. Such obliterations in this volume are indicated by stars. The minutes of the first meeting closely follow the Act of Incorporation, and being on a left hand page, the stars indicating the obliteration are at the left margin. In the minutes of several of the next meetings, however, the manuscript lines sometimes contain more matter than the printed ones, so that the stars must be placed at a distance from the margins. In printing the records and other matter, great pains have been taken to preserve the exact spelling, abbreviations, and punctuation of the orig- inals, and since the volume has been printed the whole matter has been carefully collated, and all typographical and other errors which have been found, have been corrected or noted in the errata, pp. 373. Most of the departures from the original spelling, are in the pages printed from the manuscript by Powers, where the same words, especially proper names, are Digitized by Microsoft® often spelled differeutly, — taxing the attention of compositor and proof reader to an unusual degree. Doubtless more explanatory notes and bracketed words sbould have beeii used in printing the town meeting minutes, but the meaning is gen- erally obvious, despite omitted words and faulty construction. Some things, however, cannot be understood or explained. Several notes are here given which have been prepared since the minutes were printed. P. 14, second line: The word "time" is uncertain; in the manuscript it seems to be "same". The Centennial History of Lee, p. 161, quoting this vote, has "sum", and Amory Gale's pamphlet history of the town, p. 13, has "term". Miss Jones in her History of Stockbridge, p. 180, says: "In March 1779, the town unanimously voted themselves bound by the doings of the Great and General Court. ' ' P. 16, third and fourth lines, minutes of June 15: The fanciful surmise is given in the Centennial History, pp. 58, 147, that the adjournment from Peter Wilcox's house to his barn, indicated "probably an increase of pop- ulation which made the one room of a log house inconveniently small" That such an event did not then happen in Peter's family is certain from the birth record of his children, — see p. 178. P. 19, lines eight and nine, minutes of June 10: The word "sum" probably here signifies the quantity of beef. The assessment was "in kind" — 6818 lbs. of beef,— see p. 315. The Centennial History states the town voted to raise £6818 to purchase beef. This might have been so, for at that time £6818, Continental money, possibly would have purchased 6818 lbs. of beef. The difficulty and amount of work involved in producing this volume was greatly underestimated when the first type w.as set for its pages nearly three years ago. It was then supposed that a few months would suffice for its completion, and that all records pertaining to the town for the period covered, could be gathered into a book of at least a hundred pages less than this. The delays have been many and for various reasons. It is the product of intervals between more necessary or more profitable work. The size is greater than was estimated because diligent search has brought to light considerable more material than was supposed to exist. All the records and other matter the volunie contains, have been so ar- ranged, and so fully indexed that it is believed any name, or subject men- tioned therein may be readily found. Lee, Mass., Feb. 15, 1900. Digitized by Microsoft® C^atUx. From tlie Manuscr%j)t in the Archives in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. State op Massachusetts Bay — In the Year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and SEVENTY SEVEN AN ACT to incorporate the Southwesterly Part of Washington, the Northeasterly part of Great Barrington, or Hoplands so called, the Glass works Grant, and part of William's Grant, in the County of Berkshire, into a Town by the name of LEE — Whereas it has been made to appear to this Court that the In- corporating the Southwesterly Part of Washington, the Northeaster- ly Part of Great Barrington, or Hoplands, so called, the Glass works Grant, and part of William's Grant into a Town, will greatly contribute to the Benefit of the Inhabitants of the sd. Lands: — Be IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Council, and House of Represent- atives, in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same, that the sd. Southwesterly part of Washington, the Northeasterly part of Great Barrington, or Hoplands, so called, the Glass works Grant, and Part of William's Grant, beginning at the Southeast Corner of Stockbridge, thence runing East, seven Degrees South, six hundred and thirty two Rods; Thence running North, thirty seven Degrees East, six hundred and seventeen Rods; thence running East one thousand two hundred and four Rods, on Tyringham Line; Thence running North, seven Degrees East, three hundred and seventy nine Rods; thence running North, thirty De- grees west, five hundred and forty Rods; thence running South thirty De- grees west, two hundred Rods; thence running North, thirty Degrees Digitized by Microsoft® 10 west, twelve hundred and thirty six Rods, to Lenox Line; thence running- South, seven Degrees East, eight hundred, and eight Rods; thence run- ning west, seven Degrees North, Six hundred and eighty six Rods to Stockbridge Line; thence running South, seven Degrees West, on Stock-, bridge Line, One thousand, four hundred and fifty Rods to tlie first mentioned Bounds; containing in the whole fourteen thousand, two hun- dred and thirty seven Acres, be, and they hereby are incorporated into a Town by the name of LEE—. And that the Inhabitants be, and hereby are invested with all the Powers, Privileges, and Immunities which the Inhabitants of other Towns within this State do enjoy. And be it fctrther Enacted tliat Charles Goodrich, Esq. be, and he hereby is impowered and directed to issue his Wan-ant directed to some Principal Inhabitant within the said Town, requiring him to warn the Inhabitants of the said Town, having a Freehold therein to the Value of forty Shillings per Annum, or other Estate to the Value of Forty Pounds, to meet at such Time and Place in the said Town as shall be therein direct- ed, to choose all such Ofiicers as are required by Law to manage the Af- fairs of the said Town; And the Officers that may be chosen in Conse- quence thereof, shall have, hold and exercise the Powers to their respect- ive Offices belonging, untill the Time that shall be appointed for the said Town's annual Meeting in March next. AND BE IT FURTHER EXACTED, that the Inhabitants of the said Lands be, and they hereby are held and eu.joined to pay a Proportionable Part of the State & County Taxes of each of the Towns to which they have hitherto^ been annexed, belonged, or by which they liave been taxed, till -^ a n e w Valuation shall be made throughout this State, by B Order of this Court. — In Council Octf 17th 1777. This Bill having had two several readings passed to be engrossed Sent down for Concurrence. Jno Avery Dpy Secy. In the House of Representatives Ocf 18th 1777. This Bill having been Read in the House three several times ^passed a Concurrence to be engrossed with the following amendment viz : delo from A to B and insert "the fm-ther"- Sent up for Concurrence. J Waerex Spkr In Council Octr 18th 1777 . Read and Concurred A true Cony Attest Jno Avert Dpy Secy. 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By a Warrant I served Out By Charles Goodrich a Esqf of Pittsfield By Order of the genaril Court Beariug Date November 17 AD 1777 to Call a town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Lee ngreeable to said Warrant the Town Meet on Wednesday the 26 Day of December Currant at the house of Peter Willcock in said Town the Warrant Lys in file Open- ed the Meetting 1 Chose sir William Ingersoll Modorator for sd Meeting 2 Chose Mr William IngeisoU and Capt Jesse Bradley Oliver West Amos Porter and Prince West for Select Men for the year Insuiug { and swore =them 81y Chose Prince West for Town Clark •( And swore him 4 Chose M'" William [IngersoUJ for Town Treashurey 5 Chose Ruben Pixley and James Peuoyer for Constables for the said Town { and Swore them * Chose Daniel Church and Jobe hamblin John Nye and William Ingersoll for Surveyors of high ways * ***** Abijah Tombirlain and Samuel Standley for Tytheing men *** swore them * ***** Mr William Ingersoll and Cap* Jesse Bradley and Mr Oliver ***t as a Committy of Corresponds — • * **ose Samuel Standley for Leather Sealor And swore him. this Meeting Desolved At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee Met and held at ***** Willoocks house in sd Lee on thursday the 8 Day of January 1778 Agre***** to a Warrant on file 1 Chose Capt Jesse Bradley Modrator for sd Meeting 2 the Minds of the Town Ware tried to see if the[y] Would Chose a County Regist** the[y] Voted the[y] Would Not Choose any Sly Voted to Rais the sum of thirty Pounds Lawful Money to be Laid out in preaching the Gospil — 4 Voted to chose three Men for a Commity to Imploy a Preacher and to pay him the above Money that is Voted Namely Capt Jesse Bradley Oliver West Job hamblin this Meeting is Desolved Digitized by Microsoft® 12 1778. At annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee beguned And held At Ensn Peter Willoocks house in sd Town on Monday the 80 Day of March A. D: 1778 1 Ohose Oliver West Modrator for si Meeting 2 Chose Prince West Town Clark for the year Ensuing Swore him Sly Voted to Ohose 3 Selectmen Namly Arther Perry Samuel Standley Amos Porter 41y for Town Treasurer Ohose Oliver West 5 for a Committee of Correspond Ohose Abijah Tomberlin and Rubin Pixley imd Theophilus Mansfield 61y Ohose for Constables for the year Ensuing ,- Chose Elijah West and Isaac Davis Juner and J Swore them 7 for Tytheing Men the year insuing Thomas Nor- j throp and Elisha freman and William Ingersoll v 8 for Surveyors of high ways Chosen Epriham holester and Seth Beekus And Andraw West and Daniel Church and Theophilus Mansfield And John Nye and Rubin Pixley and Wait Hatch 91y for Sealors of Waits and Measures James Penoyer 10 for Leather Sealor David Killogg Illy for fence Vewers Mathew Vandewsor Levi Nye Peter Willcocks ISly for hogreaves for the year Insuing Elisha Grant & Aaron Ingerso** And Jonathan foot 13 Voted to Let hogs Run at Large Under the Regalation of the Law this Meeting Desolved At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee held at Ensn Peter Willcocks on Monday the 34 Day of August A D 1778 1 Ohose Oapt Jesse Bradley Modarator for sd Meeting 2 Voted to Send 2 Men to a Convension to Be held at Pitsfield on the Last Wednesday of this Instant August in Order to Petition the Genaral Court to form a New Constitution the Men Chosen are Cap* Jesse Brad- ley and Mr William Ingersoll * Voted to Agorn the Meeting until the first Wednesday in September to this Place at Two a Clock in After Noon ** Peter Willcocks house the first Wednesday in September 2 Clock After Noon Met the people and Opened the Meeting According to the Above Agormeut 41y Voted to Rais the Sum of Sixty pounds Lawful Money to Defray the Charges of sd Town since the Incorspond [incorporation] of the Town this Meeting Desolved Digitized by Microsoft® 1778-1779. 13 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee held at En Peter Willcks house in sd Town of Lee on Monday the Sixteenth Day of No- Yember AD: 1778 to Act on the following Articles 1 Chose Oapt Jesse Bradley Modarator for the sd Meeting 2 Voted to send 2 Men to Pitsfield to Meet a Commity sent their By the Genaral Court to Look into the Greavenes of this County Chose Mr William Ingersoll and Cap* Jesse Bradley to Represent the Town in Convension 31y Voted to Build a Meeting house in sd Town of forty Eight feet Long and Thirty six feet "Wide 41y Voted to raise the sum of seven hundred Pounds Lawful Money to Defray the Charges of Building the sd house — — Sly Chose a Commity of five Men to Carry on Building of the Meeting house Naml?" Prince West Capt Jesse Bradley Samuel Porter and hope Davis and Amos Mansfield 61y Voted to Chose a Commity of three Men for Laying a Bureiug yard in sd Town and Purchising the Land for that Purpose this Meeting De- solved At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee Met and held at Ensn Peter Willcks on friday the fifth Day of february at 1 a clock in After Noon A D 1779 1 Chose Cape Jesse Bradley Modarator for sd Meeting 21y a vote Put to see if the Town Would send a Del agate to a County Convension to be held on Thursday the 11 Day of february Vote at Pitsfield passed in the Negative— 31y Voted to Apply to Mr fowler to Preach with us— this Meeting Desolved. At a Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee held at Peter Willcocks house on Monday the 1 Day of March at 1 a Clock After Noon A D: 1779 1 Chose Oapt Jesse Bradley Modarator for sd Meeting 21y Chose Lent Amos Porter to Represent the Town in a County Conven- sion to be held at Pitsfield on the second Day of March Instant this Meeting is Desolved At Annual Town J^leeting held at Ens" Peter Willcocks in Lee on Mon- day the Ninth Day of March A D. 1779 By the Inhabitants of sd Town of Lee 1 Chose Oaptp Jesse Bradley Modarator for sd Meeting— Digitized by Microsoft® " 1779. 21y Voted that we hold our selves Bound to suport the sivil Athority of this State for the time of one year and Bound to Obay the Laws of this State 31y Chose Prince West Town Clark <; Swore him. 41y for Selectmen Chose Mr William IngersoU and Oapt" Jesse Bradley and hope Davis 51y for Constables Joseph Crocker and Eleazer West { Swore them 61y for Committy of Corisponds Chose Nathan Bawl and Oliver West & Pr**** **** 71y for a Town Treasurer Chose Oliver West Sly for Tytheing Men Chose Thomas Beaoher and Job Hamblina; ,' swore them 61y for Surveyors of high ways Chose Capt" Bradley Thomas Beacher Amos Mansfield & Samuel Standley Josiah Hatch Amos Porter Peter Willcocks Simon Calkins Abither Chadwick & Moses IngersoU Sworn 71y Chose Hope Davis & Daniel Church Tytheing Men the year Sly for fence Vewers Mv Eleazer West Levi Nye & David Kellogg 91y Made Choice of Ichobud Beckus & Joseph Crocker & Nathan Davis All for hogreafs the year Insiiing <;' swore them lOly Chose Mr Standley a sealor of Leather 11 Chose James Penoyer & Stephen Lee & Daniel Church for a Commit- tee of Corespond for the year Insuing — 121y Voted to give Mr Abraham fowler a Call for their Minester to Preach the Gospel a mougs us Voted to Adgorn the Meeting to Wednesday 29 Day of March at 1 a Clock Digitized by Microsoft® le 1780. in the after Noon to this place March 39 Acording to the above Ad- gornment the people Met the Meeting Was Opened Voted to Warn the Town Meetings by setting up Notifications at four Def erant Places Near at Peter Willcooks house & Amos Mansfield Mill & Ashbel Lee Grismill & John Winegai Grismill Voted to Except of a Road from Washintou Line Down River towards Capt Bradley Voted to Except of a Road Laid out from the County JRoad near Cap* porter house Down Pettis West so on to Houck Boricis Voted to Except of a Road to Samuel Standleys to Washinton Line Voted to Let hogs Run at Large Under the Regalation of the Law — Voted to Repair Over high ways by Days Work Voted to give Aaron Wormer half the Land Lost for a Road at the East **d his Lot if Any there be for a Consideration for a Road Laid through **** Wormers Lot this Meeting Desolved At a Publick Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee Begun and held at Ens" Peter Willcooks house in Lee on friday the 7 Day of April A D: 1780 1 a Clock in the after Noon the Meeting Was Opened 1 Made Choice of Mr William IngersoU Modarator for sd Meeting 8 Voted to Except all the Churchmen & Babtist and quackers from Set- tleing [and] Seporting a Prispeartering Minester in the Town 3 to Settle Mr Abraham fowler as a Minester in this Town 4 to Give Mr fowler one hundred & Eighty Pounds for a settlement to[be as] Good as Money was in the year 1774 41y Voted to Give Mr fowler fifty Pounds yearly for a sallery 51y Voted to Chose a Committee of 3 Men to Let Mr fowler Know What the Town had Don at this Meeting vz Prince West & William Inger- soU And Capt Jesse Bradley this Meeting is Desolved — At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee June IStn 1780 ac- cording to the Warrant after Opening the Meeting Made Choice of Mr Oliver West Moderator for sd Meeting 3 Voted to adjourn the Meeting ; for 8 Minutes then to Meet at Peter Willcox's Barn 3d Voted to choose a Committee to hire preaching for 3 Months & to raise Money to pay charges for that purpose and if any Man refuses to be assessed he is to apply to the assessors and they are not to assess him 4th Voted to raise the sum of twenty four Pounds Silvar Money or the equal Value thereof in Continental Money to be assessed in and paid by the first August next for a Committee to hire Preaching-Nam. Pelatiah West Prince West and Ashbel Leo. this Meeting is Desolved Digitized by Microsoft® 1780. 17 At a public Town Meeting begun and held at Peter Willcox's on the 19tl» Day of June 1780 — first choose Mr Hope Davis Moderator. 2 Voted that the Town Would come into a Way to raise the Men now Cal- led for 3d Voted to give each Man twelve Pounds Bounty in hard Money — 4th Voted that they Would raise one hundred and eight Pounds in hard money 5th Voted that this Money shall be assessed by the first Day of August — 6th Voted that this Money shall be paid in the Town Treasury by the first of January Tth Voted to chase a Committee for raising these Men gth Voted that the three Commissioned Officers be the committee for hiring these Men. — 9th Voted that this Meeting be adjourned to the 31 Day of June-12 OClock at Noon Test Hope Davis Moderator — — Wednesday twelve OClock Met and adjourned to 4 in the afternoon at Which time the Town Met and dissolved the Meeting At a public Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee at the house of Peter Willcox on the llth Day of July 1780 — 1 Chose Cap* Jesse Bradley Moderator 2"^ Voted to give the two men the Same Bounty that the other six Months men had 3<^ Voted that the Money be assessed at the Same time 4t;h Voted to adjourn the Meeting half an hour Said Meeting Opened and 5th Voted that the three Months men Shall have forty shillings a Month in Addition — hard Money or Grain Equiv- alin thereto. 6th Voted the Money to be assessed the first of August. — 7th Voted that this Meeting be Adjourned till the 14th Day of July at 5 OClock P M July 14th according to Adjournment Met and Opened the Meeting — 8th Voted that the Men Who are raised or to be raised at present time are to have forty shillings ^T Month as before Mentioned to be raised by May [way] of Fines and What the fines fall short the Town is to make up Meeting Dissolved Digitized by Microsoft® 18 1780. [ FIRST STATE ELECTION. ] At a public Town Meeting beguued and held at the House [of] Peter Willcox in Lee on Monday the 4th Day of September 1780 Currant at one OClook PW[M] Voted for aGovernor Votes 5 22 3 John Hanook Esq"; James Bordewine Votes 24 6 Lt Governor John Hancock Artemus Ward James Bordewine For Senators or Council John Bacon Votes 15 Jael Woodbridge William Whiting 14 10 Dissolved At a publiok Town Meeting of the Town of Lee begun and held at the house of Peter Willcox on the 2d of November 1780-1 Choose Oliver West Moderator for sd Meeting 2ii Voted to buy the beef for the use of the Army 3d Choose a Committee of 3 Men to buy the beef viz. Cap* Bradly Peter Willcox and joslali Yale 4th Voted to adjourn this Meeting to tharsday 2 O Clock P M. 9th currant — At Peter Willcox's according to adjournment the Meeting opened and Voted Sthiyto raise the Sum of fifty five Pounds Silvar Money to be assess immediately to Purchase Beef for the use of the Army — 6th Voted to pass over the 3d Article in the Warrant — 7thVoted to pass over the 4thArticle iu the Warrant Meeting Dissolved Lee December the 22d 1780 this Day the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee met at Peter Willcox's House 1 Chose Eleazer West Moderator 2 Voted to raise 7 Men to serve in the Continental Army for 3 years or during tbe War according to a Resolve of Court 3d Voted to raise the above 7 Men on the Town Cost 4th Choose a Committee for raising the 6 Men 5th that the Committee Consist of 5 Men 6th for a Committee Capt Bradley Lieut. Calkins Peter Willcox and Joshiah Wells to assist the Offioeres in raising the Men 7th to adjourn the Meeting to the 2d Monday iu January at 3 o Clock P M. January the 8th Met according to adjournment And ad- joui-ned till the 15th Instant at this place Meeting opened Accordingly and adjom-ned to the 25th at this place Met accordingly and Dissolved. Digitized by Microsoft® 1780-1781. '9 At a publick Town Meeting begun and held at Peter Willcox's House Lee on Wednesday the 27th of December 1780 — 1 Choose Oliver West Moder- ator — 2d Voted Not to do any thing about the Meeting House d^ Voted that the Money Which Was rais'd to hire preaching should be Paid to M;; Catling for his preaching — this Meeting is Dissolved At a public Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Lee held at Peter Willcox's on Monday the Sth of January 10 Oclock in the Morning Opened 1 Chose capt Jesse Bradley Moderator 3 Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the 15*.'-' of January lust at this place Monday January the 15tli Meeting opeu'd according to adjournment — Voted to Comply With the Requisition of Genr Court and to provide the beef Called for the use of the Army SA Voted to raise the sum of six thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pounds to be assess'd Immediately 6t;ii Voted that Grain shall be received for pay — viz Wheat at 72 Dollars pf Bushel Rye at 48 Dol- lars pr Bushel Indian Corn at 26 Dollars pr Do Oats at 27 Dollars i r Bushel Committee to receive Grain Peter Willcox Amos Mansfield Simon Calkins this Meeting is Dissolved At a publick Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Lee As- sembled at the house of Peter Willcox on friday the 20 Day of Janry 1781 10 Oclock in forenoon 1 Chose Amos Mansfield Moderator Sf a Moution made to raise a sum of Money to pay the Soldiers Which are to be rais- ed Voted in the Nagative — — 3 Voted that the Select[Men1give orders to the six and three Months Men on the Treasurer for their Bounty the Town should give them for their Service 4iii Voted to petition to the General Court for Redress 5th Voted to choose a Committee to forward a Petition to General Court for Releif Voted to Choos 5 Men for a Comuiittee 7th Made choice of William Ingersoll Jesse Bradley Job Hamblin Abijah Tombler & John Coffey for the above Committee Meeting Dissolved. At a publick Town Meeting begun and held at Peter Willcox, s house in Lee on 6th of february 1781 Meeting Opeu'd — — 1 Choose Capt Bradley Moderator Meeting Dissolved. At a publick Town Meeting begun and held at the house of Peter Will- cox in Lee on the 13t.h Day of March AD 1781 Meeting Opened Digitized by Microsoft® 20 1781. 1 Chose Mr William Ingersol Moderator — — 2 Selectmen Capt Jesse Bradley Amos Mansfield Josiah Yale { sworn for assessors— Ashbel Lee Ephriam Hollester John Coffey Town Treasurer Oliver West — gth Voted to raise 200£. for repairing high Ways to be paid in Labour at 5/pr Day till the 1st Day of October then 3/ a Day till all be Work'dout 9th Tythingmen David Ingersol Daniel Churck — lOth Hogreaves Cornelius Bassett John Davis Benja Smith — llth Sealer of Leather Samuel Stanley— 12th Sealer of Weights and Measures Charles Avery — 13th Fence Vewers Lemuel Crocker Simon Calkins Elisha Freeman 14th Wood Corder Seth Gibbs — 15th Voted to adjourn to Monday the 25 th Inst Monday March 2oth 1782 — The Town Met according to adjournment 16th Wardeens. Ozias Strong, Amos Porter-17th Voted to accept of a Road from beginning on the River Bank the North line of Bartholomy's Land to the Road that Leads North & South through the Town 18th Voted to Except of a Road from Seth Gibbs to Seth Barlows house And then to Lemuel Crockers so on down to Becket Road — 19th Voted to accept a Road from Near the Furnace [to] bans Winegars Old House-20th Voted to accept a road or exchange a Road from John Stevens to Ebenezer West's and to give the Land Where the Road now goes to the Rivers [givers] of the Land — — 21st Voted to Accept a Road from the Widow Davis's to Mansfield's Mill 22ii Vote passed to act on the 6 th Article in the Warrant — — 33d Voted to take Care of the School Laud-24th Vote put to see if the Town will take Care of the School Land-25th Vote put to see if the Town Will grant the School Laud — passed in Negative — 26th Chose Wm lugersol-Captn Jesse Bradley-Oliver West and Amos Mans- field as a Committee to Look into the School Laud [and] take Care of the Same-27th Voted to except Jonathan foot from Serveiug as Constable 28th Chose Jonathan foot Juv Constable-refused-29th Voted the Select Men to procure a town Stock of Amuuitiou — 33th Voted to raise 30£. to pay Town Debts all ready Coutracted-3lst Voted to raise 40£. to pay out for Amuuitiou friday March 28th Town Met by Adjom-nmeut 32ii Voted to choose 2 Constables-33d -Voted That george Beuuet shall serve as Constable — Refused — 34th Voted to accept a Road through Capt" Crocker's Land to Levi Nye 35th Voted Nut to accept of that Road beginning at Becket Road from George Bennets to S Backus's— 36th Chose James Tuttle Constable 37th Voted to reconsider all the Votes passed on the 25th of Instant on ac- count of the Hoplands called School land Digitized by Microsoft® 1782-1783. 35 38tli Voted that the above Land is voted to that part of the luhabitahts Belonging to the said Hopland— 39th Voted to choose a Committee of 3 40th Voted that Eleazer West Amos Mansfield Thomas Crocker be a Com.mittee to take Care of said land Dissolved At a town Meeting in Lee the 28th 1782- 1st Chose Ohver West Moderator 2ii Voted to Except of a ward done by that Committee Concerning the School Lands 3d Voted to pay Mr Catling the Sum of Money which was 48£. 16s together with 24£. that was assesst Desolved ■ Berkshire SS at a town Meeting Legally Warned and held at the Meeting house Lee the 16th Day of April 1782 and three of the Men that were Voted for Governor L eut governor and Senators for a Governor John Hancock 13 James Boardwine 4 for L eut. Governor thomas Quesin [Gushing] 18 Votes go 4 for Senators Nathaniel Kingsly 16 Jonathan Smith 11 James Harris 8 John Bacon 5 Yail Woodbridge 6 William Ingersol 2 deacond Judg's 2 Ebeuezer Jinkins 1 Desolved— At a Legal Town Meeting November the 29th 1782 1st Chose a Moderator Captn Bradley 2i Voted to apply for preaching 3d Voted to hire preaching till the first of March 4tli Chose a Commit- tee of three and they Chose L eut. Wells Ebenezer Jiukens Esqr Seth Backus a Committee — 5th Voted to give the Instructions — 6th Voted to apply to Mr Catling if not obtain to use there Dischression 7th Meeting was adjourn to Mr Dillingham's house for four Minutes 8th The Meeting was opened — 9th Voted to rais 20 pounds in Money lOth Voted to rais this Money by the first of february Next 11th Voted that L eut. Crocker be a Collector for this [his] Class — 12th Voted that Captn Bradley be a Collector for his Class — 13th Voted that Captn Yale be a Collector for his Class 14th Voted to Make those Men that was Heads of Classes for raising of beef Collectors For sd Classes Namely Isaac Davis Jam.es Penoyer Daniel Church L eut Nye George Bennit Elijah West Desolved At a Legal annual Town Meeting, March 8d 1783— 1st Chose Amos Mansfield Moderator. — 2d Thomas Becher Town Clerk. 3d Capt Thomas Crocker Ebenezer Jinkeus Esqr Capt. Josiah Yale •( Select Men Digitized by Microsoft® * 1785. 4th Voted to Chose a Constable by bidding down wards. 5th Voted to chose assessors Viz Daniel Church L eut Joshua Wells & Prince "West — eth Voted to Chose nine Surveyors of high ways viz. Prince West Esqr Jenkins Leut Crocker Jered Bradley Abiathar Chadwick, Cap* Yale Manoah Ellis, Oziel Willcox. Simon Calkins— 7th Chose David Kellogg- Tyething Man also Daniel West Sth Nathan Ball, Prince West & Nathan Dillingham Pence Viewers 9tli Sylvenus Dimuck George Bennet, Jered Ingersol Hogreavs also John Davis— 10th Seth Gibbs Corder of Wood. 11th David Kellogg sealor of Leather and Weights and Measures — 13th Seth Backus Oliver West Wardens 13th Peter Willcox undertook to serve as Constable for the OonsideratioiL of 8i£ 14th Voted to raise 250£. for repairing Highways & Bridges — to be work't out at 5/ ^r Day till the first of Sepr and then at 3/ till the loth of Octr 15th Voted that warning of Town Meetings Shall be given by setting Notifications 2 Sabaths proceeding the Meeting — 16th Voted to raise 7£. to Purchase Land round the Meeting house — 17th adjourned to the first Monday in April Next April 7th the Town met according to ad- journment at 3 OClock P M. 1st Votes brought in for County Rigester were for Moses Hopkins 81 Votes — 2ii Voted to reconsider the 14th Vote in Last Meeting for raising Money to repair Roads — 3d Voted to Raise 150£. to repair Highways to be wrought out a 4/ fir Day till The last of Sepr after that 3/ a Day — 4th Voted to excuse Simon Calkins as Surveyor Chose Rufus Stanton in his Room — 5th Voted to accept the following Roads viz — One from the- S. W. corner of Glass Work grant to Daniel West's; One from Aaron Ingersol to Eleazer West's and one from Pelatiah West's to Nathan Ball's Road to Furnace 6th Voted to discontinue the Road from Noah Crocker's to Jonathan foot Juf Road — 7th Voted that the Surveyors of Roads be Collectors for gathering Money raised for highways— 8th Voted to discontinue the Road from John Davis's to Wm Ingersol Esqr — gtli Chose the following Committee to Vew and assist the Select Men in laying out a Road to Winegar's Mill Viz-Wm Ingersol Esqv Capt" Jesse Bradley & Leut Joshua Wells Adjourned to friday the 11th Instant at 3 OClock P. M. Chose Archelaus Chadwick Tything Man { Oths Friday, March llth 1753 Town Met According to Adjournment— 1st Voted to accept a Road from George Chanters to Winegars Mill— 2^ Voted to choose a Surveyor to Repair the Roaa between Reuben Pixley's & Levi Nye's & 3 Surveyors of Lumber 20th Voted to Chuse a Committee of seven Men to take care of the small pox Accordingly, Chose Prince West, Amos Mansfield, Wm IngersolL Esqr James penoyer Capt Jos^ Yale, Job Hamblin, Capt David Porter, for the above Committee Digitized by Microsoft® 34 1785. Slst Voted that on discoutinuing the Road by Joh Hambliu's & D? Wests to allow to Dn Oliver West What Damages that an indifferent Oommic- tee, hereafter to be agreed on shall Judge sufficient the s^ D.i VV'est sustains by Discontinuing si Road 32 Backus, Capt.i Yale, and Capt Brad- ley for the said Committee — 10;h to give three Shillings ^r Day for Labour at repairing the Bridge — 11th Dissolved the Meeting At a Town Meeting on Monday the 30th of October 1785 1 Question put to see if the town would have the Committee apply to Mv Lord to preach with us a certain tirm of time longer. Passed in the Affirmative. — 3i Motioned to choose a Committeee to Look Tnto the affair in dispute between Mv James Peuover & Mr Burghart of Bar- rington Concerning sd Burghart's being over taxed (as he says in this Town, and to Submit the Matter to indifferent men, or settle it other ways as the Committee may think best-Passed in the afRrmative-3d Chose Capt Josiah Yale & Lt Wells a Committee for the purpose last men- tioned. 4tli Drew for a Petit Juror Capt Phinehas Fish to serve at the next inferior Court Thnrsday Novr 17th 1785 — At Legal Town Meeting Chose Deacon Jesse Bradley Moderator — 2d Motioned to see Whether the Committee for pro- curing preaching Shall apply to Mr Lord to preach with us any longer- on Which the House was equally Divided — 3 1 Voted to choose a Com- mittee to look into, and adjust Matter with regard to a former forrage Rate see What Job Hamblin and John Nye former Constables, have iu their hands collected of the Town's or individuals Money or Property — 4tli chose Seth Backus and Joshua Wells for the above Committee Digitized by Microsoft® 88 1785-1786. Monday Deer 26*1^1785 at a Legal Town Meeting, made Choice of Lt Joshua Wells Moderator— Voted to pass over the second article in the Warrant, concerning Eleazer West,— Voted the article concerning the Widow Handy be refered to the Select Men for them to provide for her as they shall think best Tuesdav Jan. 24th 1786 Drew Lemi Crocker for Petit Juror. Monday March 13tii 1786— At a Legal Annual Town Meeting, Chose L* Joshua Wells-Moderator — (refused) Seth Backus, , Lt Joshua Wells, { Select Captn David Porter, T Men Captn Jesse Bradley,-^ Chose Nathan Dillingham Town Clerk Motioned to cliuse Assessors — Vote passed in the Negative Seth Backus refusing to serve as Select Man, the Town made choice of Capt'> Jesse Bradley for Select Man, in Backus's stead. Chose Captn Josiali Yale — Constable- who undertook to serve as Con- stable for the Consideration of five pounds on the Hundred, on the taxes he shall collect; — and Caleb Walker and Sylveuus Dimmuck became sureties for the payment of all Taxes into the Treasuries Which the said Yale shall Collect, Chose John Nye — Grand Juror Elisha Freeman, Hope Davis, [wardens ? ] J David IngersoU, Job Hamblin, Tythingmen-J Sworn ;j (' David IngersoU, Abiathar Chad wick, Cornelius BassettSeur \ Survey- o J Sami Porter, Amos Mansfield, Levi Nye, Ebenezer West, f , 9-''® ^^ ^ \ Calab Walker, James Tuttle, Phinehas Fish. J ^^^ayg Voted that tho Surveyors of Highways be Collectors of Money raised to repair Roads Nathan Dillingham Sealor of Weights & measures Sami Standley, Sealor of Leather Wm IngersoU Esqr Lt Jos Crocker, Seth Backus, Fence Viewers ■{ Sworn — Hogreaves Abithar Chadwick, Elisha Martindale, Timo Burden, Amos Mansfield, Eleazer West, Job Hamblin, •{ Sworn Nathi Bassett Pound Keeper, i Sworn Sami Porter, Esqr Jngersoll, & Lem' Crocker, Surveyors of Lumber { Sworn Hope Davis Wood Corder { Sworn Voted to raise two hundred Pounds to repair High ways Voted that those who work on Tie Roads Shall be allowed four [shillings] ^r Day till the first of September then 3/ till the first of October, and I/6^r Day after wards. Digitized by Microsoft® 1786. 3» Vote put to see if the Town will Supply the Pulpit— passed in affirmative Voted to apply to Mr Warren to preach to us Voted to raise fifty Pounds to hire Preaching — Voted to choose a Committee to Supply the Pulpit— and Chose Capt" Jos- iah Yale, Lt Joshua Wells, & Oliver West For &d Committee— Vote call to see if tlie Town will purchase the Land that was bought for Mr Par- melee-passed in the Negative — Voted to accept a Road from Winegar's Mill to the County Road— Voted that The Select Men be a Committee to Look into and adjust the affair of John frise & John Hoxie concerning their being over rated Voted that The Select Men be a Committee to view the circumstances of Oliver West and Job Hambliu with regard to Roads through their farms, and to act Thereon according to the best of their Judgment — and re- port to the Next Town Meeting— Dissolved At a Legal Town Meeting— Monday, April 3d 1786 Votes brought in for a Governor were for James Bodwine 13 Votes John Hancock 4 Votes — Lieu* Governor, for Thomas Cushing Esq^ 16 Votes — Senators-for Jahaleel Woodbridge Esqr 13 Votes, John Bacon 3 Votes, Nathi Kingsley Esqr 4 Votes Esqr Skinner 9 Votes — Ebenr Jenkena Esqr 1 Vote At a Legal Town Meeting Monday April H<^ 17S6 Chose Lt Joshua Wells Moderator — Vote put to see if the Town will raise Money for Schooling — passed in the Negative — Voted that Daniel Will- cux shall Sweep tlie floor and shut the Doors of the Meeting House one year, and be paid ten Shillings There for, — Voted that Deacon Oliver West shall be paid ten Pounds provided that he agrees that the Road Westward of his land to a Cross-Road leading to Jonathan foot Jur'» shall be Discontinued Voted that the road last above said — be & hereby is discontinued. Voted — that the Select Men shall lay a Road from Deacon West's across Job Hamlin's Land, and allow said Hamlin What Money The Select Men shall Judge s Nathan Ball, Surveyor of Lumber. — Samuel Standley Ju Wood Corder, Nathan Dillingham, Sealor Wts & Measures -; Sworn } Chose Oapt Joshua Wells & Eb7 Jenkens Esqr as a Committee to settle with the Town Treasurer & report to the next Meeting Voted to adjourn this Meeting to Monday the 2ii Day of April to Meet at the Meeting House at 3 o' Clock afternoon Monday Api 2^ the Town met according to adjournment — and Voted to accept of a Road by Samuel Standley's and a Road by the Widow Gibbs's House, fo^J^particulars of see the Survey Bills — Voted to excuse Df Gidn Thompson from serving as the Surveyor of Roads, — and Chose Peter Will- cox to serve as Surveyor of highways — Voted to Excuse Elisha Martin- dale from Serveing as Constable-and Chose Caleb Walker to serve as Constable the year ensuing-and Elisha Martindale & Ephriam Hollist- er became sureties to the Town in behalf of sd Walker for the faithful Discharge of his trust as Constable for the Town of Lee the ensuing year Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal Town Meeting April 2i 1787— Votes brought in for Governor —Were as follows viz— For John Hancock Esqr 36 Votes— For James Bowdwiue Esqr 2 Votes Votes for Lt Govr were as follows Thomas Cushing Esqr 24 Votes— Benja Lincoln Esqr 13 Votes for Senators— Thomas Skinner EsqT 38 Votes~Wm Walker Esqr 39 Votes— Wm IngersoU Esqr l Vote— Cap* Joshua Wells 1 Vote— Wm Whiting Esqr 1 Vote Digitized by Microsoft® " 1787. Chose Ebeuezer Jenkens Esqr Moderator. Voted to leave the Care and supporting of this Town at the Discression of the Select Men— Voted that Town Meetings Shall be warned in future By setting up Notifications in the same manner as was Practised in the year 1786 — Dissolved Account of Persons belonging to the Town of Lee that took the Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts previous to the Sl-jt of March 1787 coram Eli Root EsqV at Pittsfield; his retm-ii Dated Api 14th 1787— Nathaniel Blasdet, or Blazedel. Gun given up, David Tyler — Gun given up, Solomon foot, Gun given up, Joseph Crocker, Elisha Herrick, Horatio Strong, Daniel Church, David foot. — At a Legal Town Meeting Monday May 14th 17S7 Chose Wni IngeisoU Esq^ Moderator — Chose Capt .Tosiah Yale to repre- sent the Town the present year in the Genral Court Voted that the Town will raise fifty pounds for Supplying the Pulpit the present year — Chose Capt Josiah Yale, Deacon Jesse Bradley, & L^ Daniel Church, a Committee to procure preaching for the Town the present year — Voted that the Select Men be and they hereby are Desired to make a Settlement in behalf of the Town with Cap^ Crocker Mr Willcox and Capt Yale as Constables; and to Settle With Cap;' Josiah Yale as Town Treasurer, and to report to the next Town Meeting — Made Choice of Cap* Joshua Wells, Samuel Stanley & Nathan Dillingham as a Committee to examine accounts brought against the Town, and make report of their Doing at the next Town ileeting. — Voted that the Town will and do Hereby refer to indifferent Men the Matter in dispute Con- cerning two Roads leading from D'l Oliver West's into the Coanty Road Voted and agreed mutualy with Mf JobHamblin,rhatCap';' Joshua Wells, Dn Jesse Bradley, and Mr Samuel Stanley be the Men to attend to the Business last above said Which Men are to apprize or assess the Dam- age Mr Hamlin may sustain by those two Roads being laid through his land. — Voted that D'l West, Di.' Bradley, Capt Wells, Wm Ingersoll Esqr & Mr Stanley be a Committee to select out (in behalf of the Town) such Men from the List returned this Day by the Select Men, as they Shall think best qualified for Jurymen, and leport to the Next Town Meet- ing — Voted Mv Hope Davis be, and he hereby is appointed to take care of, and sweep, the Meeting House one year from this Date and that he shall be paid therefor twenty four Shillings. Dissolved the Meeting At a Town Meeting August 21st 1787— Drew Eli Bradley to s;rve as Petit Juror at the next inferior Court. Digitized by Microsoft® 17S7. '' At a Legal Town Meeting Sepr 1787 — 1st Chose Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr Moderator — 2ii Clioss Joshua Wells Clerk for the Day — Si Question put to see whether the Town will direct the Committee to send for Mr Mills — passed in the affirmative 4th Voted the Committee te, and they hereby are directed to use their endeavors that the Pulpit be Supply'd 5th Past over the third Article in the Warrant — 6ih Voted to give Mr Job Hamlin three pounds seven shillings as a Consideration for Damage he sustains by Roads runing thro' bis Land. 7th Voted to adjourn this Meeting to tuesday the 2oth of Sepr Ins* at one O'clock afternoon — — SepT 25th of Sep^ 1787 — The Town met according to adjournment. 8'h Voted to accept of a Report of a Committee appointed to examine ac- counts brought against the Town — — 9t_h Voted to give Joshua Wells two pounds for his Cost in Carrying on the Case with Ebenezer West to secure his Taxes ■ — 10th Voted to direct the Committee, and they hereby are directed to apply to Mr White to Supply the Pulpit as long as they can Obtain him — 11th Voted to raise twenty pounds in addition to a Sum formerly raised to pay a Forrage Rate and which was put into Capt Crocker's hands to Collect — 12th Voted to adjourn this Meeting to the 16th of Octr next at two o'clock afternoon Octr 16th 1787. The Town Met according to adjournment Voted unanimously that the Committee be and they hereby are directed to apply to Mr White to Supply the Pulpit as long as he can be obtained — Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal Town Meeting November 30th 1787— Voted to send a Delagate to attend the Convention to sit in Boston on the second Wednesday of January next, to consider of the New Constitution, Made Choice of Dean Jesse Bradley as a Delegate to attend the Convention as above. — Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator — Voted that the Town will unite with the Church in giving Mr Cilvin White a Call to S3ttle in the work of the Ministry in this Town — Voted that the Select Men be and they here- by are directed to examine what are Called Desperate Rates and lay a List of them before the Town at the next Town Meeting for Consider- ation—Voted accept a Road leading from Eli Bradley's to Benja Smith's as ^ Minutes— Voted to Except a Road leading by John Percival's and Elisha Crocker's, as "^ Minutes.— Chose Dn Jesse Bradley, Lt Joshua Wells, Lt Levi Nye as a Committee to agree with Mr Peter Willcox Concerning the Land on Which the Meeting House Stands and to report to the Next Meeting Dissolved the Meeting Digitized by Microsoft® m 1788 January 2ii 1788 — At a Legal Town Meeting Chose Dn Jesse Bradley Moderaior — Voted to give our Delagate Chosen to attend the State Convention to take into consideration the New Con- stitution no Written Instructions— Sd Voted to bate or remit the follow- ing Taxes— In State Tax No 2 in Peter Willcox's Hands to Collect-David Dimmuck Jur —0-9-0 — In Continental tax N9 2 in same Hands — Wido King— 0-15-9— Solo Revnolds— 1-14-9 £ s d Ebr Swift— 1-0-10 all the Taxes against Nathan Campbel— 1-14-9— in Willcox's Bills— 5-17-11 Sami Hilliard— 0-16-10— RoswellHubbart— 0-16-1 £3-9-0 4th Voted to adjourn till to Morrow — to meet at Noon at the Meeting House January Sd 1788 — The Town met according to adjournment and remitted the following Taxes-viz- In State Tax No 8 in Willcox's Hands — £ s d Roswell Hubbart 0-2-5 Minister Tax in same Hands David Stevens — — 0- -7-3 Elisha Martindale 1- 10-1 Josenh Jones — — 0- -3-4 School Rates of Do Charles Avery — — 0- -3-6 William Bowers — — 0- -1-9 £. 2—8-3 In Thos. Crocker's Bills for Glazing Meeting House Charles Avery — — — 0-1-0 Noah Burden— — — 0-2-0 Timv Burden — — — 0-1-0 Jn? Hoose — — — — 0-8-2 Jno frieze — 0-6-0 Jno Howk — 0-9-0 Jos Mansfield— — — 0-1-0 David Stevens— — — 0-7-3 1-15-4 Mistake in Levi Chase and others — — — 0-18—0 On Parish Tax for Preaching — :in Thos Crockers Hands Charles Avery — — 0—5—4 Noah Crocker — — — 0—7—7 Moses Northrop — — 0-3-10 £. 1-14-9 On Taxes for Work Meeting House — in Crocker's Hands Charles Avery — David Dimmuck Jur Justus Burden — On State Tax No 5 in Capt Yales Hands Charles Avery — Charles Avery Juv — George Chanter — Eleazer Hayward Joseph Mausfleld Joseph Strong — David Thayler ■ — Davis Williams — Frederick Avery — - 0-1-10 0-1-1 — 0-0-6 £. 0-3-5 1-10-8 1-6-8 1-5-0 1-14-8 1-5-0 1—5-0 1-5-0 1—5-0 1—6-8 £. 13-3-8 Town Tax in same Hands Charles Avery 0-3 — 4 Charles Avery Jur 0-1-11 Jno Clark — ' 0-1—9 David Dimmuck — — — 0-1—9 Sylvs Gifford — — 0-4—8 Eleazer Howard— 0-2—8 Jo^ Jones — 0-1—9 Jot Mansfield — — 0-1—9 Jo^ Strong — — 0-1—9 David Thavler — — 0-1—9 Dani Webster — — 0-1—9 Frederick Avery — 0-1-11 David Stevens — 0-9—4 £. 1-15-1 Digitized by Microsoft® 1788. TAXES REMITTED IN 1788 County Tax Charles Avery — Charles Avery Jui- — Jno Clark — ' Eleazer Howard — Jo^ Mansfield — James finney — Jo3 Strong — Dan\ Webster — Davis Williams — — — 0-1-3 — 0-1-1 — C-1-0 — 0-1-6 — 0-1-1 — 0-1-1 0-1-0 _ 0-1-0 — 0-1-0 — 0-1-1 On Capt Crocker's Bill for Glazing the Meeting House Charles Avery— — — 0-2-8 Ge ' Chanter — — 0-5-7 William Chanter 0-5-S Sylvs Gifford — — 0-3-0 John Stevens— — 0-4-6 Matt V Duzer — — 1-1-9 Jre Vallet — — O-g-O Frederick Averv 2-10-9 0-11-6 January 28*;ii 1788 — Drew Fenner Next Court of Common Pleas &o foot to serve as Petit Juror at the Monday February lltb 1788 Chose Wm Ingersoll Esqr Moderator— Question put to see whether the Town Would chose to have Mv Collins preach with us a Number of Sabbaths next Coming with a view of Settling him with us — Passed in the affirmative. "Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit be, and they hereby are dii'eoted to apply to Mv Collins for the above purpose Dissolved the Meeting At an annual March Meeting Thursday the 20th of March 1788 1st Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr Moderator — 2d. Voted to pass over the first Article in the Warrant fur the Present. — 3d Chose Seth Backus, Nathan Ball, and Prince West Select Men. — 4tii Chose Nathan Dillingham Town Clerk — oV^ Chose Capt Josiah Yale Town Treasurer 6tli Question put to see if the Town will chuse assessors exfcjlusiveof The Select Men passed in the Negative — 7;h Question put to see if the Town will unite with the Church in giving Mv Collins a Call to settle with tis — passed in the affirmative — 8rtiOhose Cap; Josiah Yale, Elisha Free- man, & Dn Oliver West a Committee to Draw up proposals to make Mr Collins — which proposals are to be Laid before the Town at the Next Town Meeting for Consideration 9tli Chose Samuel Porter Constable, who undertook to Collect Taxes for the ensuing year for five pound five Shillings on the Hundred of Sworn I Mathew Vanduser, John Nye, ) Roads 13th Voted to raise one Hundred and fiftv Pounds to repair High Ways the present year — to be wrought out at the Rate of four Shillings a Day from the first of May to the First Day of October — and at 2/3 a Day after that time 14th Voted that the above Surveyors be Collectors of the above Money 15th Samuel Stanley Scalor of Leather «; 16th Asahal Dodge Benj^ Stevens Thomas Crocker Ashbel Lee ■; Fence Viewers } 17th Nathan Ball Surveyor of Lumber J Sworn — 18^11 Seth Backus Wood Corder ■( Sworn J- 19th Nathan Dillingham [Sealer] of Weights & Measures SOth Chose Capt Jesse Bradley, Capt Joshua Wells & Capt David Porter as a Committee to settle with the Town Treasurer — and report to the Town at next March Meeting 21st Theophilus Mansfield, Lewis Hatch Oliver Collins, Sylveuus Dim- muck, Elisha Martiudale, ■{ Hogreeves >22d Voted to remit The follow- Rates as Desperate viz-on John Nye's Bills Abner West - £. 0-1-6 Silver Money Do — — 0-4-1 Do Do 0-5-7 Do — — 5-3-0 Continental Money Ebenezer Swift £. 32-3-0 Continental Money on Job Hamlin's Bills Continental Money Moses Hopkins — 34-0-7 ?4 William Carpenter — 30-9-8 i Ebenezer Handy — 10-0-0 £. 74-10-4 The above Brought into Silver at 6/ for 20 £. is 1-2-6 Sil.a-I-ney ^.^ ^_^_^ Culver 0-4-3 Eb^ Handy 0-5— old Howaid 0-5 — Total of Hamlin's — — £.2-0-10 23d Chose Dn Jesse Brddley, Prince West and Levi Nye a Committee to attend to Mnthew Vanduser's Tax on Capt Yale's Bill and to report to the Town What part of said Tax should be remitted — 24th Voted to Digitized by Microsoft® 1788. « raise thirty pounds to Defray town Charges— 2jth Voted to discontinue- the old former Road From Ebeuezer Swift's to Daniel West's and the Land given up to those Who formerly owned it— 26;hVoted that the- Town Meetings be Warned in r-hey manner they were Warned the Last- year Chose Levi Nye Grand Juror for the year ensuing Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal annual April Meeting on Monday April 7* 1788 The Town brought in Votes for Governor as follows — viz — for John Hancock Esqr 40 Votes— Elbridge Gerry Esqr 25 Votes- Votes for Lieut Governor for Elbridge Gerry E?qr 34 Votes— Nathani Gor- ham Esqr 14 Votes Benja Lincoln Esqi; 10 Votes Samuel Adams Esqr 1 For Senators Total William Whiting Esqr 51—2 53 Elijah Dwight EsqV 6—4 10 Thomas J Skinner Esq^ 5-12 17 William Walker Esqr 1 1 John Bacon Esqv 7 — 7 William Williams Esqr 42 42 Voted to pass over the third article in the Warrant for the present Voted to pass over the fourth article in the Warrant — Voted to give up to- Dn Jesse Bradley, Jon> foot JuY Levi Nye & George Beunet the Cost? that was made against them (being 54/ to each) on a suit Commenced to CoUect their fines for not serving as Constables in the year 1782 Voted that the Town Treasurer be, and hereby is directed to Collect all Monies due to the Town within one Month from this Day (excepting- What is in Caleb Walker's hands to Collect — Voted to pass over the- Sixth Article in the Warrant — Voted to accept a Road leading from the Road [which] runs from Esqr IngersoU's to Stockbridge — Voted to ac- cfgpt a Road from Abiathar Chadwick's Land thro' Randal's Land to Lenox Line. Voted to accept a Road leading from Enoch Garfield's to Eleazer West's and to the County Road — Voted to discontinue a piece of old Road laid some years ago leading from John Percival's by Elisha Crocker's Voted allow the Assessors for the year 1787-four Shillings f) Day for their Service— 3 Men, 5 Days at 4/— is — £. 3-0-0 Voted to grant to Mathew Vanduser fifty Shillings on account of Cost; made against him Collecting a fine from him. Voted to raise twenty pounds to Defray Town Charges ■ Voted to remit two Taxes against Elisha Cole now in Caleb Walker's Hand's to Collect Digitized by Microsoft® so 1788. .At the Annual May Meeting— May 7th 1788 Chose Ebenczer Jeukeus Moderator — Chose Ebeuezer Jenkens Esqv to re- present the Town in the General Court the ensuing year Voted that it is the Desire of the Town that the aforesaid Jenken's attend the General Court the Next session so long as he shall th.n'i: Necessary- 'Voted to pass over the third Article in the "Warrant — Voted to raise fifty Pounds to hire preaching the Present year. — Chose Cap* Josiah Yale, Lt Daniel Churcli and Mr Nathan Ball a Committee to dispose of the above Mentioned fifty Pounds in Supplying the Pulpit. Voted that Peter Willcox be, and he hereby is directed to apply to thej Town Treasurer for the Allowance of an Order Drawn on a former Town Treasurer in favor Said Willcox — Voted to remit the following Taxes as desperate in the Hands of Caleb Walker to Collect-viz against Jolm Clark £. 0—5—2 John Ellis £. 0—5—2 Justus Burden 3 — 9 Joua West 5 — 6 Jonathan Church 16 — 6 Cornel Gifford 5 — 2 Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal Town Meeting June Si 1788 •Chose Prince West Moderator — Chose Capt Joshua Wells Capt Josiah Yale, John Nye, Ashbel Lee & Ephraim Holiester a Committee to look into the Matter of Simon Calkin's & Moses IngersoU's Kate Bills, Which said Oalkius's Bills were afterwards put into the Hands of Peter Willcox to Collect Said Committee after Considering the matter are to report to the Next Town Meeting Chose William IngersoU Esqr Deacon Oliver West & Levi Nye a Committee to attend to a proposal Made for laying a Road from Samuel Cliadwick's to Jos Nickols and to report to our next adjourned Meeting And then Voted that the Select Men be, and they hereby are directed to attend to Cap* Wells's accourtts which he has against the Town, and see what Interest and Cost ought to be al- lowed him — and report to our next adjourned Meeting — Voted to ad- journ this Meeting to Monday June 16;,ii at two o'clock afternoon — then to meet at this place 'Monday, June 16th 17S8 The town met according to adjournment Voted that the Select Men be and they hereby are desired to lay a road from Sami Chadwick's to Jo'^ Nickol's, Voted to Chose an Agent to prosscut the Matter Depending between this Town & Simon Calkins a defective Collector — which agent is to use his utmost Endeavours to se- cure this Town with regard to the Tax- Bills formerly put into said j:Gave Peter Willcox an order tor three Pounds on this Vote. Nov. 13, 1795. £Above note in writing of Nathan Dillingham, Treasurer in 1795.] Digitized by Microsoft® 1788. M Calkius's hands to collect; the agent chosen shall at the Expence of the Town, atteach the Body or Goods of said Calkins or use any other Law- ful means he may think proper. Chose Capt Josiah Yale, Agent as above Accepted a Road leading from Reuben Pixleys Northward. Dissolved the Meeting Friday August 1st 1788— At a Legal Town Meeting Chose William IngersoU Esqr Moderator— Chose William Ingersoll Bsqr Lt Levi Nye, Dn Oliver West — as a Committee to View the Bridges on the great River in Town, and Make computation of what they shall judge ought to be done on said Bridges, together with the Cost that may arise thereon — and report to the Town as soon as they conveniently can Ijissolved the Meeting Monday Sepr 8thi788— 1st Chose Capt Joshua Wells Moderator 2d Voted to pass over the first Articl in the Warrant for the present 3d The Committee chosen on the first of August last to view certain Bridges in this Town— Reported that the middle Bridge between Esqr IngersoU's & Reuben Pixleys ought to be built New, and the Cost there- of would be thirty Pounds — Voted not to coucm- with the above report — 4thly Voted to pass over the fourth Article in the Warrant 5iy Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit be, & they are directed to apply to Mr Holt to preach with us two or three Sabbaths after his present Engagement are up. ethiy Chose Capt Josiah Yale, Ebenezer Jenkeus Esqr & Nathan Dilling- ham a Committee to examine what Rate Bills shall be Laid before them and see What Taxes on Said Bills ought to be remitted 7th Question put to se if the Assessors be directed to go to Each ratable Person to take in List passed in the Negative Dissolved the Meeting. Monday Sepr 39 th 1788 At a Legal Town Meeting, made choice of Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr Moder- ator •Question put to see if the Town will unite with the Church in giving Mr Holt a Call to settle in the Work of the Ministry in this place passed in the affirmative, by a Majority of fifty against one Yoted to offer Mr Holt 80 £, a yearly Sallary and iiOO £. Settlement or in Lieu thereof 100 £. Salary ^ Annum if the first mentioned Salary & Settlement be accepted by JMr Holt the 300 £. for settlement is to be Digitized by Microsoft® 53 1788-1789. paid Within four years after his settling — paying 50 £. each year — and if he accepts in Lieu thereof the 100 £. Salary it is to be paid iu the fol- lowing manner — viz — for the first year 50 £. at the end of six mouths and 50 £. at the end of the year, and for every year following 100 £. at the end of the year, Chose William IngersoU Esqi; , Oapv Josiah Yale and ; Ebenezer Jenkens Esq>; a Committee to present the above proposals to Mr Holt, in behalf of the Town Chose Cap* Joshua Wells Grand Juror Elisha [name omitted] petit Juror, to serve at tiie Next Supreme Court Meeting Dissolved At a Legal Town Meeting Jan. 29th 1789 Chose William IngersoU Esqr Moderator — Voted that the Pulpit-Com- mittee be and they hereby are directed to apply to M"; Miller to preach with us a number of Sabbaths, with a View of Settling — Chose Eben- ezer Jenkens, Cap* Yale and Nathan Dillingham a Committee to attend to Moses Ingersolls desperate Rates — Voted to remit Elisha Cole his Rate— f 0—12—10 Dissolved Annual March Meeting 1, 1789. At a Legal Town Meeting March l-;t A D. 1789 Chose James Penoyer Grand Juror for the ensuing year 1 Chose Ebenezer Jnkens Esqr Moderator— 2 1 Enoch Garfield Cap* Joshua Wells, Cap* Jess Bradley, Hogreves Sworn Enoch Garfield I Sworn Levi Chase I Sworn Aaron Benedict J Voted to excuse William IngersoU Esqr from serving as Constable the present year — Chose Sylveuus Dimmuck Constable, Who undertook to Collect taxes at the Rate of £. 3 — 12 — 6-on the hundred. Sworn 1- Nathi Bassett — Pound keeper Jedediah Crocker, Stephen Tobey, John Starns, Sami Porter, — Survey Lumber -I Sworn 1- Seth Backus, Jared Bradley, Jonathan West, — Wood Corders^ Sworn }- Henry Donnely — Sealer of Leather Nathan Dillingham — Sealer of Weights & Measures Voted that Nathaniel Bassett be allowed twenty Shillings for Sweeping the Meeting House last year Voted that the Meeting House shall be swept Once a fortnight in the Sum- mer Season — Six Months — and Once a Month in the Winter Season — Six Months — the House to be kept lock'd except on Public Days, when it Shall be Opened and Shut in Season, The Windows to be kept Shut When the People are out Cbose Solomon Cole to Sweep & take Care of the Meeting House as Men- tioned above — and he agreed to do the Service for twelve Shillings the ensuing year Chose Capt Joshua Wells, Ebenezer Jenkeus Esqv Seth Backus a Com- mittee to Settle with the Town Treasurer and report to the Town — alsso to report What Money they may think Will be necessary to raise the present year to defray Town Charges, Voted to choose a Committee to View the great Bridge near the Meeting House and report to the next meeting what they may think necessary to do to said Bridge Chose Esqr IngersoU Levi Nye and Mathew Vanduser for the above Pxirpose Voted to raise £. 150 for repairing Roads— to be worked out at 4/ a Day to the fli-st of October — and 3/6 a Day after that time Adjourned this Meeting to the first Monday in April next — then to meet at this place. Monday Api oth 1790 — The Town met according to adjournment Chose Seth Backus, Prince West, & Nathan Ball as a Committee to Settle with amos Mansfield in behalf of the Town Voted to excuse Levi Porter & D[r.] Gideone Thompson from serving as Select Men Chose Capt Josiah Yale & Nathan Dillingham Select men Sworn Digitized by Microsoft® B8 1790. Voted that Capt Josiah yale be & he is hereby requested to procure a Standard of Weights & Measures for this Town as Cheap as may be & answer the Law Chose Esqr IngersoU, Levi Nye & Esqr Jeukens as a Committee to give directions What is necessary to be done to the great Bridge and to Van- due the Job of doing it Voted that Ebenezer Handy a poor Child be Supported by Hope Davis, Who agreed to undertake it 26 Weecks to find him Victuals & Cloaths for four pounds The Town to pay What Doctoring he may want Adjourned this Meeting to Next May Meeting Monday April 5th 1790 — At a legal Town Meeting Votes for Governor &c. the present year — were brought in as follows — viz for his Excly John Hancock Esqv 50 I for Senators James Bowdoin Esqr ' 1 Elijah Dwight Esqr 13 for Lieut Govr | Thomas J. Skinner Esqr 30 Sami Adams Esqr — 40 j John Bacon Esqr 43 John Bacon Esqr 6 I William Williams of Dolton 3 Same Day as above Chose Cap* Joshua Wells Moderator. ■ Voted to Chose a Committee to fiunish uuderpiniug and glazing, and Making Door Steps to the Meeting House; which Commictee are to Do the Work and be allowed their Cost for the same Chose Samuel Porter, Ebenezer Jenkeus Esqr and Cap* Josiah Yale for The above Committee. At a Legal Town Meeting, May 4tii 1790 — Chose Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr Representative for the ensuing year Chose Mr John Nye Moderator Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit be and they hereby are directed to apply to Mr Mead to preach With us after his Journey to Boston Dissolved the Meeting March Meeting Continued Voted to Vendue the keeping of old Mr Howard — and Samuel Porter un- dertook to Keep him four Weecks at nine Shillings ^ Weeck Exclusive the expence of Doctors Set up the repairing the great Bridge Near the Meeting House at Vendue Which bridge is to be done in the following manner — viz — one good pair ot Trusties to be put at the West end— and Well breaced The bridge to be covered with good plank, three Inches thick. Two New String Pieces to be put on the out side of the top of the bridg — well keyed to the lower string pieces— The Westerly Abutment to be raised with timber & gravel, so as to make it good passing onto the Bridge — one Cross Tim- Digitized by Microsoft® 1790. ^ ber to go underneath the middle of the bridge — to be Well Keyed to the upper String Pieces — Prince West bid of the above mentioned Job at Eleven pounds eight Shillings he is to finish the Bridge by the Last of July — appointed the Select Men to settle \?ith Mr Willcox for the Land that the Meeting House Stands on Voted to raise one hundred pounds by Tax to defray Town Charges the present year. — Cap* Joshua Welle agreed to give up the building a house on Ebr Swift's Land — and Nathan Ball undertook to Build the same for 28 £. But the house is Now to be 20 feet Wide and 22 feet long — and two fireplaces At a Legal Town Meeting, Monday May 31st 1790 — Chose Cap* Josiah Yale Moderator Chose Levi Nye, Nathan Ball & D" Oliver West as a Committee to Supply the Pulpit the present year — Voted tnat the Town has no Objection to the granting of the Prayer of a Petition of the inhabitants of that part of the Town living on the Hoplands — setting for[th] their Desire of be- ing incorporated into a Society for Supporting Schools Voted that Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr be and he hereby is directed to apply to the Select Men or overseers of the poor for the Town of Stoughton — and inform that there is one of their poor in this Town whome they are desired to provide foj-: and that in case of their Neglect the said Jenkens is hereby directed to prosecute the matter to final Judgment Voted that James Penoyer, Cap* Joshua Wells, Wm Ingersoll Esqr be & they are hereby appointed a Committee to enquire into an old Class Tax for which Lambert Howk calls on the Town — and to report to the Next Meeting. Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal Town Meeting Augt 31st 1790 Chose Mr John Nye Moderator Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit, be and they Hereby are directed to Apply to Mr Mead to com and preach with us iu order for a Settlement. — Chose Ebenezer Jenkens Esqr as an Agent to attend to the Demand Which Mr Watson of Becket Brings against the Town, for Keeping the Wido Handy's Child Dissolved the Meeting At a Legal Town Meeting, Sepr 23ii 1790 Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit be and they hereby are requested to apply to Mr Mede to come and preach with us on pro- bation Digitized by Microsoft® 60 1790. Chose EbenezerJeiikeusEs^ir Capt Joshua Wells, John Keep, Oapt Abijah Merrills, Cap* Seth Backus & Edmond Hiackley a Committee to treat With ther regard to making some alterations in the Church's Covenant — Chose Capt Joshua Wells Grand Juror. Dissolved At a legal Tovs^n Meeting Octr 4tii 1790 — Votes brought in for Representative to Congress were as follows — viz, for Theodore Sedgwick Esqr 23 John Bacon Esctv - 22 Saml Lyman Esqr _ 2 Thompson J. Skinner Esqi; 1 On the same Day Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator — Voted to Vendue the keeping of Ebenezer Handy a poor Child for six Months to come, on the following Conditions — viz The Child to be victualed, Cloathed & Schooled as much as he can attend during the Said term of six Months, The Child to be sufficiently cloathed for Winter, and retm-ued with his cloaths in as good repair as they now are— The Town to pay the Schooling viz The teaching over and above What he is veudued at Hope Davis bid off the keeping of said Child at five pounds 3s/ for the six Months Dissolved the Meeting Expences on Eleazer Howard Stockbridge Expences & transporting — 12 — Dr Thompsons Acct — — 15 — 6 Joshua Wells's Acct — — 4 — 6 Samuel Porter's Acct — 9 — 2 — 9 10—14—9 More Addition — 9—6 £. 11 4—3 At a legal Town Meeting ]\[onday Deer SOth 1790 Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator Voted to pass over the Third Article in the Warrant Voted to leave the care of John Davis's f amilcyWith the Select Men for the Present. Voted to raise twenty pounds to Supply the Pulpit Voted that the Committee for Supplying the Pulpit be, and they hereby are directed to employ such Candidate or Candidates to preach in Town as will board in Town during each Weeck he or they may preach With us- Voted that the Town does not choose that Our Representative Should at- tend the General Court the Next session Digitized by Microsoft® 1790-1791. 81 Voted to uive Mr John Powers Eighteen Shillings on his transcribing the Whole Contained in this Book into a new Book of Records Said Pow- ers to complate the Work before the next Annual, March Meeting Voted that the Rate Bill for an old Class Tax now in dispute With Howk & Vanduser be Committed to Sylvenus Dimmuck With a Warrant to Collect the said Tax Dissolved the Meeting [The copy of the original book of records, made in accordance with the vote of the last meeting, contains the only extant records of the town. preTious to January 24th, 1791; since that time they appear in the writing of the clerke.] At a legal Town Meeting, Monday Jany 34th 1791.. Chose John Nye Moderator. Question put to see whether Esqr Jenkens be desired to attend the General Court the next Session: — passed in the affirmative. Voted that the Committee for supplying the Pulpit be and they hereby are requested to apply to Mr Jones to preach with us six Sabbaths after the first six he agreed for shall have expired. Voted to raise ten pounds in addition to twenty pounds already granted to procure preaching Dissolved the Meeting. At a legal Town Meeting— Monday, March 7th 1791. Chose Cap* Josiah Yale Moderator. Capt Josiah Yale) g^j^^^ John Nye — ,- -^^^ Enoch Garfield ) Nathan Dillingham Town Clerk Capt Josiah Yale Town Treasurer. L* Joseph Crocker Grand Juror. tJedediah Crocker Constable, who undertook to collect Taxes for thirty nine Shillings on the Hund- red Pound, ■ and Lt Jo-s Crocker, and Abraham Perry became his Sureties for the faithful discharge of his Duty. tStephen Leonard") tLt Dani Church - Wardens. tLt Levi Nye ) tNathan Ball ] tWm Ingersoll Esqf | tPrince West J- Tythingmen. tAbijah Merrills | tWilliam Whitney J tCapt Jared Bradley Thomas Becher tLewis Hatch tThos Crocker tisaac Davis tMatty Vandnsen tjohn Percival Elijah West tJesse Clark tRufus Stanton Saml Chadwick tJob Hamblin ( Surveyors Highways. tJohn Starnes t Jared Bradley)" - Pence Viewers f John Starnes 1 fSami Chadwick ! Hoereeves tCaleb West [ iiogreeves tJo= Bradley j tWm Ingersoll Jr ~] Co7Ll^u?Bassett[^-ld Drivers tJos Nichols J Digitized by Microsoft® 1791. March Meeting 1791. Voted that Hogs in Town may run at large under the restrictions of the Law. Chose Nathaniel Bassett Pound Keeper tSami Porter tStephen Tobey •fArchelaus Ohadwick t John Crosby Surveyors > of I Lumber tSolomon Cole ) ^ ^ Corders. tSami Stanley ) tHenry Donnellv Sealer of Leather Nathan DiUingham Sealr Wt* & Mears Fenner Foot Grave Digger Peter Willcox to Sweep the Meeting House the same as the last year, for the Sum of 11 V- — Ebenezer Jenkeus Esqr Cap* Joshua Wells & Seth Backus, a Committee to settle with the Town Treasur- er of the last year. Voted to raise forty pounds to sup- port Schools iu Town, to be dis- tributed amoug the inhabitants according to the number of Chil- dren aged from four to fourteen years. Chose Eli Bradley, Joseph Whiting Levi Nye, & Levi Porter, a Committee to take the number of Children in Town, of the above discription. Chose Jedediah Crocker in addition to this Committee. Voted to raise one hundred and fifty pounds to repair high Ways — to be paid in Work by those who choose it, at the rate that Work was estimated in the year 1790. — Voted to give Mv Abiel Jones a Call to settle with us in the Work of the ministry. Voted that the Committee for sup- plying the pulpit be and they here- by are requested to acquaint Mr Jones with the doings of the Town respecting him. Voted to allow D" Jesse Bradley twenty ShilUngs for printing the doings of a County Convention, of which he was a Member. Vote called to see whether the Town will allow the accounts of Prince West & Wait Hatch for cloathing furnished to the Soldiers some years since passed in the nega- tive. Adjourned this meeting to the first Monday in April next. NB. Those Names of Men in Of- fice with this mark t are swoi'n. Monday April 4fli 1791 The Town met according to ad- journment Question put to see if the Town will raise money to defray town char ges; passed in the negative. Question put to see if the Town will raise any Sum of Money as a Sal- lary, or encouragement for Mr Abiel Jones to settle with us; pas- sed in the afiflrmative. Reconsidered the Vote of March 7th respecting giving Mr Jones a Call. Voted to give Mr Jones a Call to settle with us iu the Work of the ministry — and to give him 80£ ^r annum Sallary on his settling as aforesaid Chose Dn Oliver West, Wm luger- soU Esqr & Cap* Josiah Yale a committee to treat with Mr Jones on the above mentionert Business of giving him a Call &c. Digitized by Microsoft® 1791. «3 Voted that the minister Taxes that have been laid on Ensign John Burg- hardt's property in this Town be refunded to said Burghardt Voted that the Taxes against James Mansfield in the hands of Sami Por- ter shall lie two Months at the risque of the Town Voted to allow John Powers two Dollars in addition to the three Dollars before allow'd him for transcribing the town's records. Dissolved the Meeting Be it remembered that Joseph Moon, his Wife & Children were warned to depart from this Town — March 1st 1791 At a legal Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Lee Monday Ap\ 4th 1791 — Votes brought in for Governor, Lieu* Governor & Senat- ors were as follows — viz — for Governor- John Hancock Esqi; — 39 Lt Govr Sami Adams E.-iqr — 36 — — Natti Gorliam Esqr — 10 Senators-John Bacon Esqr — — 41 — Thomson J. Skinner Esqr — 40 — Elijah D wight Esqv — — 1 At the same Meeting chose Bbenr Jenkeus Esqr Moderator Votes brought in for County Treasurer were as follows — viz — Barna Bidwell Esqr — 12 Moses Ashley Esq^ — 15 Cap! Josiah Yale — 22 John Stoughtou — 3 Ebr Jenkens Esqr — — 1 Wm Walker Esqr _ 1 Chose the following Persons overseers of the poor — viz William IngersoU Esqr I Seth Backus | & Ebeuezer Jenkeus Esqr Voted that the overseers of the poor be and they hereby are directed to vendue such poor Persons as are or may become chargeable to the Town, or all such poor Persons as the overseers shall judge most expedient to vendue. Chose Thomas Crocker overseer of the Poor in lieu of Seth Backufi excused. Dissolved the Meeting Digitized by Microsoft® «♦ 1791. May Meeting — 1791. — At a legal Town Meeting— thursday the 5th Day of May A. D. 1791. Question put to see whether the Town will choose a Representative the present year — passed in the Negative Chose Cap* Josiah Yale ^Moderator. Voted to raise fifty pounds to defray Town Charges the present year. Voted that the Select Men be, and they hereby are directed to use their endeavours to prevent the spreading of the small pox in Town — and to proceed on the matter as the Law directs. Dissolved the Meeting At a legal Town Meeting, Monday, June 6th 1791. Chose Cap* Josiah Yale Moderator. Voted to raise sixty pounds to supply the pulpit. appointed Deacon Oliver West, Nathan Ball and Levi Nye a Committee to procure preaching, & dispose of the above Money. Voted that those Persons who did not work out their high Way Rates the last year have Liberty to work to the amount of said rates the present year, at the usual wages; provided they do *be said Work before the first of July next. Voted to remit the high Way Taxes of Abiathar Chadwick, Lem\ Bar- low, & Nathan Davis, which they were assessed the last year, also James Penoyer's last year high Way Tax remitpri. Dissolved the Meeting At a legal Town Meeting — Monday the SSth of July, 1791 Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator. Chose Peter Willcox & James Peuoyer agents to defend an action brought against the Town of Lee by Caleb Chadwick, which action he com- menced on account of his loosing a Horse in Town. Voted that said agents be and they hereby are directed to act discretion- arily on the above Business Voted to pass over the fourth article in the Warrant. Voted to pass over the fifth article in the Warrant. Voted the Pulpit-Committee be, and they hereby are directed to apply to Mr Sterhea Williams to preach witii us three or four Sabbaths on pro- bation. Dissolved the Meeting Digitized by Microsoft® 1791. 6^ At a legal Town Meeting, Monday August Stt 1791. Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator. Voted to discontinue the Road leading from William Goodspeed's Land on "Washington Town-Line, as far South as to come abreast with Jesse Ward's House, and said part of a Road is hereby discontinued. Question put to see if the Town will unite with the Church in giving Mr Stephen Williams a call to settle with us in the Work of the Ministry — passed in the affirmative— Yeas 72, Nays 5. Do 4 added. Voted to make Mr Williams the following proposals— viz— To give him 200 £ Settlement, to be paid in the term of four years — 50 £ a year; and 60 £ Salary yearly, the tirst four years; afterwards 80 £ Salary. The aforesaid Settlement to be paid in Grain, Cattle & Bar Iron Or to give him 100 £ Salary and no Settlement: Or the improvement of a Parsonage, worth 200 £, containing convenient Lands & Buildings, within a suitable Distance from the Meeting House, so long as he shall continue to be our minister, and 90 £ Salary. Chose Mes^i" Prince West, Abijah Merrils, Joshua Wells, Josiah Yale and John Nye a Committee to wait on Mr Williams with the above pro- posals and request an answer. At a legal Town Meeting— Nov. 14th 1791 Chose Capt Josiah Yale Moderator Voted that 50 £ be raised to discharge an Execution in f av of Caleb Chad- wick Voted to finish the Meeting House Appointed James Peuoyer, Josiah Yale & Seth Backus a Committee ta compute the cost of finishing the Meeting House and report to our next March Meeting Voted that Samuel Porter be, and he hereby is appointed an agent in be- half of the Town to collect a Demand on the Town of Stoughton, for the support of Eleazer Howard, one of the poor of the said Town of Stough- ton — Voted that the Town is hereby directed to drive the old Constables to » Settlement. Dissolved the Meeting Digitized by Microsoft® es 1791-1792. At a Legal Town Meeting, Monday Deer 19th 1791. Chose Cap* Josiah Yale Moderator. Question pat — Whether the Town will give the Pulpit-Committee direct- ions to apply to Mr Hyde to preach with us any longer or not ? passed in th e affirmative — Yeas 82 — Nays 3. Voted that the Overseers of the Poor be, and they hereby are directed to take such care of Ebenezer Swift & his Family as they shall think proper. Voted to give John Green twelve pounds on condition of his taking Eben- ezer Handy a poor Child and keeping him till he shall be 21 years of age, and learn him the Taylors trade, also reading writing and arith- metick. — Said Sum to be paid at three payments — viz 4 pounds a year till the whole be paid Annual March Meeting— 1792— Monday, March Stt Chose Capt Josiah Yale — Moderator- tNathan Dillingham Town Clerk — fJosiah Yale ) -(■John Nye ^ Select Men tBuooh Garfield ) Josiah Yale — Town Treasurer fEbenezer Jeukens Jr — Constable, who undertook to collect Taxes the ensuing year for six Shillings on the hundred pound; and Ed- mund Hinckley & L* Jo';; Crock- er became his Sureties for the faithful Discharge of his Trust. tStephen Tobey > -f William lugersoU Jr | Wardens. t Joseph Wyllys tSolomon Cole Matthew Vanduser Tythingmen tEbenezer West ] tSylveuus Dimmuck jjob Hamlin tOliver Hatch t William IngersollEsqr Surveyors fStephen Couch ^ of tDauiel Willcox ' liigh jjosiah Yale Ways. JLevi Chase tAaron Wormer JBenja Hinckley -j-John Ci'osby j tThomas Becher fjouathau Graves tOornelius Bassett tJared lugersoU lElijah West tThomas Shaw tJosiah Crocker tjabez Bradley tLewis Hatch tReubeu Marsh TJacob Puller lElisha Freeman Fence Viewers ■ Hogreeves. Field Drivers TNathi Bassett Pound keeper, and to take care of, & sweep the Meeting House. TJohn Hewlet TJedediah Crocker Sami Porter ' Surveyors of i" Lumber y Wood Corders. I John Howk tJohu Starues Lemi Barlow +Thomas Shaw J TSylveuus Dimmuck Sealr Leather Nathan Dillingham Sear W'ts & Measures Feuner Foot — Grave-Digger 1 Oliver West Ebeur Jenkens Esqr David Stevens Committee to settle ao- counts.on be- half of the Town, with the Town j Treas^lrer. — Digitized by Microsoft® 1792. «^ Voted to raise fifty pounds to defray Town Charges Voted to raise Forty pounds to support Schools. Voted to raise 150 £ to repair high Ways to be wrought out at 4/ a Day till the first of October, and 2/6 after that time. Voted to pass over the article in the Warrant, respecting finishing the Meeting- House. Proposals to Mr H5^de Question put to see if the Town will unite with the Church iu giving Mr Alvin Hyde a Call to settle with us iu the work of the ministry, passed iu the affirmative; 85 in favour; and 29 Neuter & against, including other persuasions. Voted to offer Mr Hyde on condition of his settling as above 203 £ as a Settlement, viz 50 £ a year till the whole be paid. Voted to offer him, as above, 60 £ Sallary the first year, which Sum is to be enlarged by the Town 5 £ a year immediately after the first year, till the Sallary shall be 80 £ a year, which last mentioned Sum is to be a permanent Salary. Chose William lugersoU Esqr Cap* Yale Capt Garfield, Deacon West and Nathan Ball a Committee to wait on Mr Hyde with the above proposals, and request an answer. NB Those names of Town Officers with this t mark are sworn — or rather, the men are sworn Voted to discontinue the Road leading from Hope Davis's to Sylvenus Gifford's, as far as from Sami Davis's Land whereon Hope Davis lives, to the road leading by Gep Chanter's & Jedediah Crocker's Houses. Voted to discontinue the old North Eoad leading to Becket, from the County road near William Perry's, to Becket Line. Voted to discontinue the Town Road leading across Sylvenus Dimmuck's Land, in the east part of the Town, begining and ending at the County Road. Adjourned this Meeting to the first Monday iu April, to meet at the usual place Digitized by Microsoft® 68 1792. April Meeting — 1792 — At a legal Town Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Lee on Mon- day the 2 Wardeens tAsael Foot 1 ISam'^WhftLyiT^'^-^™ |Da-,.i;l Bakel- J tNathan Ball -tSeth Abbot tDaniel West lEbenr West jReuben Barlow JEbenv Jenkins Jun f Abraham Perry Levi Nye t Jesse Gifford tJohu Freese tJared lugersoU tJonatban Graves jAbiathar Chadwick Aron Wormer TArou Benedict TJohn Nye tJohn Starnes tCornelius Bassett Sen j tJacob Winegar "] Fence Viewers Hogreeves tJacob Penoyer tEbenezer Squire tThomas Shaw Hogs to run under the restrictions of the Law fSamuel Stanley) tt,. , -, , . TJohn Howk ■"; Field drivers Sylvanus Halett tStepheu Tobey tSfimuel Porter ) Surveyor of Lumber Danie l Willcox Pound keeper TNathan Dillingham Sealer of Wts & measures Surveyors of Highways TSylvanus Dimmuck Sealr of Leath- er 1 Wood 1 Corders TDavid Stevens fSamuel'- Stanley fCapt Abijah Merrill ■fStephen Leonard J _reuner Foot— Grave Digger '■ Major Jared Bradley ] Committee Esqr Ebeup Jenkins I to settle Nathan Ball J^^^^ tlie J Treasurers NB Those names of Person of town officers with this T mark are sworn Voted to raise £ 65 as a Sallary for Mr Hyde the eusueing year Voted to raise £ 150 to repair highways } "Saml" in MS. || "flis^fr" in ms. Digitized by Microsoft® 1793. ^3 Voted to accept of the report of a Committee Chosen 1790 to settle with the Town treasm-er found due to the town £ 69—5 — 7 Voted to accept the report of a Committee Chosen 1791 to settle with the T. Treasurer And found due to the town £ 48—17—10 Voted to accept the report of a committee Chosen 1793 to settle with the town Treasurer Found due to the town £ 179—5—9— Voted to remit sis shillings of Matthew Vandusens Tax in Sylvanus Dim- mucks hands Voted that James Peuoyer have tne privilege of working out his highway Tax for 1791 Voted to remit six shillings of Benjamin Backus's tax in Sami Porters hands and the whole in Ebeur Jenkins hands Voted to Discontinue the road by Job Hamlins & to B. Backuses Chose Nath\ Bassett to keep the Meeting house the year ensueing Pass'd over the 4th and 6 articles to Api meeting Adjourned to the first monday of Api at the usual place at 11 o clock P. m. [A. M.] April l3t 1793 At a legal Town meeting on monday the first day of April 1793 Votes brought in for Representatives to Congress as follows (viz) For the Destrict the Hond Dwight Foster Esqr 43 Votes For the County of Hampshire the Honi Sami Lyman Esqr 43 Votes Votes brought in for Governor of the Commonwealth For John Hancock Esq"; 50 Votes Lt Governor Hon'd Samuel Adams Esqr 41 Senators Hon'd John Bacon Esqr 38 Elijah Dwight Esqr 30 Hon'd Thompson J. Skinner Esqr n Desolved the meeting Adjourned March meeting. The Town met according to adjournment Chose David Ingersoll Grand Juror. Voted to raise £ 15 in addition to Mr Hydes Sallary or for Support of preaching Digitized by Microsoft® « 1793. Voted to raise £40 for support of Schooling Voted to accept and Establish the old road by Dami Churches through John Freeses land & Baruam & others to James Andersons according to a survey bil Aug. 31—1798 Laid out by Jo^ Yale^ John Nye & Enoch Garfield. Dissolved the Meeting. April 1 1793 Drew Daniel Willcos Petit Juror. At a legal Town meeting on thursday the 16tii day of May 1793 Question put will the Town Chose a Representative for the Ensueing Year ? — passed in the Negative Ohose^Capt Josiah Yale Moderator Adjourn'd this meeting to raonday the third day of June next at three OClock P. M. June 3 {John Hulett ) _r James GifCord Sexton Peter Willcox Pound keeper Nathi Bassett to take Care of the Meeting house N.B Those with this t mark are sworn to of&ce Voted to Choose a Committee of three men to settle with the Treasurers Chose Edmund Hinkley, John Nye, and Ebenr Jenkins Esq Voted to raise 300 Dollars for the support of the Gospel the ensueing year Voted to raise 300 Dollars to defray Town debts Voted to raise 300XDollars to support Schools the ensueing year Voted to reconsider the last vote and in the room thereof to raise 150 Dollars Voted to raise 500 Dollars to repair highways Digitized by Microsoft® 1797. 8« Voted to allow an account of Dr Sergeant of £ 3—11 for visits & medicine administered to Jonathan West in his Last sickness Voted to allow Natlian Ball Jr 5 Dollars for Collecting a Minister tax for 1795 Voted to allow Josiah Yale 5 Dollars for horse hire and expences and time in attending Court at Northampton t Voted to Choose Esq Jenkins an Ageaut to attend Court in consequence of an Indictment against the Town by James Penoyer Voted that the above Ageant be directed to Petition the Court to discon- tinue a County road from Edward "Willcox's to Gt Barriugton line — Voted to vendue ]Marcy Backus a Towns poor by the week, if sick to be allowed in proportion by the Town— bid off by Sami Porter for the Term of One Year at 5/9(1 Per week Lois West Daughter of Jonathan West Deceas d a Towns Poor bid off by Sami Jones at 1/J Per week to be Cloth d at the expence of the Town Lydia another of the same poor bid off by Wm Sturges at 1/3 the Con- sideration Alvan brother to the two last bid of at V3 pr week bid of by Sami. Porter Voted to Reconsider the Vote in Choosing Abm Howk Constable and Choose Ephm Williams in his room at 12 Dollars on the £ 100 Elisha Crocker & Nathan Ball became surety for the faithful disciiarge of his duty Adjourned this meeting to the first monday of Api at 9 o clock A M. Adjourn, d March Meeting Monday April Sd 1797 The Town met according to Adjournment Voted that the price of highway labour be 4/6 1780 Accepted [Seep. 16.] this Road is Marked the south side A Survey of a Rode from Washington 4 Division Line North of Corner of Lot No 4 as stands on the Plan then Runs West 8 Degrs South in Mr Sami Standley North Line. 109 Rod to sd Standley North west Corner to a Stake theu Runs West 2 Degrs South 24 Rod to a Stake theu We.^t 45 Degrs South 34 Rods then West 31 South 30 Rods to A Hemlock Tree Marked then South 33 West 32 Rods to a Stake theu South 12 Degrs East 26 Rods then West 8 Deg. North 37 Rods this Last 37 Rod the Road is to be 6 Rods Wide then Runs West 10 Degrs South 60 Rods to a Beach Tree Mark'd then West 27 Rods [Degrs ?] South 20 Rods then west 36 Rods then West 3 Deg. North 44 Rod then West 4 Degrs North 64 Rods to a Maple Stump Mark H then West 12 Deg North 24 Rods then West 28 Degrs South 27 [Rods] then West 20 Degrs South 18 Rods then West 4 Degrs North 10 Rods theu West 4 Deg. North 24 Rod. then West 9 Deg. North 38 Rods then South 3 Deg. East 52 Rods to Seth Backus's Land then Between sd Westward Backs and Elisha Freeman's Land taking the Roads half Each man Land to the Road that Leads from Cap* Bradley to the Meeting House this Road Laid Out by Capt Jesse Bradley & Mr William Ingersoll Select men Surveyed by Prince West Excepted by the Town [See p. 16.] Digitized by Microsoft® Road by the Meeting House BeRiniug at a Hemlock marked H on the south side of said Road By the Corner turning to Prince West's then runing West 6 Deg S. 90 Rods to a Stake on the River Bank on the South side of the great Bridge 14 feet down stream from said Bridge — said Road four Rods wide on the North of said Line Accepted by the Town [See p. 20.) The Stake Mrs Davis's Door— W. 39 Deg. S. 10 Rods to Stake Mark'd H. then W. 34 Deg. S. 38 Rods to a Stake marked H. then S. 25 Deg. E. 54 Rods to Stake marked H. then S. 1 Deg E. to a Stake 24 Rods marked H. then S. 34 Deg. E. 36 Rods to a Beach tree marked H. then S. 44 Deg. E. 52 Rods to a hemlock Marked H. then E. 30 Deg. S. 120 Rods to a Beich on Tyringham Line in tlie N. side of the Mountain and south of Hop brook said Road on W. and S. side of said Line Accepted [»ee p. 20. i Road begining on the Line between Mr Chad wick's and Jone's Lot at a stake marked H. then W. 9 Deg. S. 30 Rods to a Stump marked H. then W. 40 Rods to a Stake marked H then S. 15 Deg W. 60 Rods to a tree marked H. then S. 19 Deg. E. 26 Rods to Hemlock Marked H. then S. 13 Deg. E. 20 Rods to a Stake & Stones H. then W. 30 Deg. S. 40 Rods to a Stake marked H. then S. 17 Deg E. 108 Rods to a Hemlock marked H. then S. 10 Deg. 32 Rods to River Bank Said Road lying on the N. & W. of the Line, thence by the River East 8 Deg. S. 40 Rods to Hemlock marked H. then S. 17 Deg E. 133 Rods to a Stake and Stones West of the Meeting House Said Road is on the E. side of said Line Accepted [oee p. 20.: Road from Pelatiah West by Sami Porter to tlie River begining from Mr West towards Mr Howk's at a Stake and Stones then S. 30 Deg. E 46 Rods to a Beach Stump— then S. 33 Deg E. ao Rids to a Stake— then S. 43 Deg. E. 52 Rods to a Hemlock Mark'd H. then S. 34 Deg E. 40 Rods to R Laid on S. side of saide Line [See p. 20.] Road from below Jona Foots to Elisha Freeman's &c. Begining at a stake and stones standing the N. side of the Road leading towards Becket thence N. 5 Deg. W. 46 Rods to a stake mark'd H. then N. 17 Deg. W. 36 Rods to a stake mark'd H. then N. 7 Deg. E. 18 Rods to Digitized by Microsoft® 113 a Hemlock stump standing in Jona Foots N. Line then N. 19 Deg. W. 34 Rods to a stake mark'd H. then N. 43 Deg. W. 20 Rods to a stake mark'd H. then W. 7 Deg. N. 20 Rods to a stump then N. 25 Deg. W. 48 Rod to a Stake marked H. then W. 7 Deg. N. 20 Rods to the Road leading from Mr Freemans house to Mr Kelloggs-the Road lying on the E. side of sd Line Accepted [See p. 20.] A Road from ■Wid9 Charity Davis's to Eleazer West Begining at a Pine stump and 12 Rods W. of the Widow Davis's House standing on the North side of the Highvray — thence E. 30 Deg. North 16 Rods to a pine stump by the Corner of the Widows Barn Yard thence N. 30 Deg. East 86 Rods to a Stake and stones near the foot of the Bridge Over hop Brook on the meadow side — thence E. 16 Deg. N. 39 R. to an Elm mark'd H. thence E. 6 Rods to a stake Within 1 Rod of the Division Fence between the said Widow and Wm lugersoU thence Northerly one Rod West of Said Line 30 Rods to a Bass staddle Mark'd H. thence E. 25 Deg N. 28 Rods to stake mark'd H. thence N. 40 Deg. East 7 Rod to a Orotched Butternut on the Line between W™ IngersoU and John Wil- liams deceased thence North on the Line 26 Rods to a stake near the River thence E. 1 Deg South 33 Rod to a Witch Hazel mark'd H. Supposed to be on the Road from Win Ingersoll's to Mr Reuben Pixley's near the Bridge &c -&c thence Begining easterly on sd Road on the Line between sd Pixley's meadow and his Burghot Lot — runing North 18 Deg. E. 24 Rods to stake Mark'd H. thence N. 33 Deg. east 38 Rods to a Beach mark'd No XVII thence North 18 D. E. 40 Rd to a Beach staddle mark'd H thence North 7 D. E. 80 Rods to stake near Carpenters House thence N. 4 D. E. 63 Rod to a hemlock mark'd H. near the River and a Large Spring- thence N. 7 D. E. on the Bank 112 Rod to a Hemlock mark'd H. on the Bank of a brook in the Line of Eleazer West's meadow Lot Accepted Eleazer West said Road through the Meadow to be 5 Rods on the E. side of said Line and the West 4 Rods [See p. 20.] Siirvey of a Road begining at the Bank of the River at an Elm Stump at the Bridge Made on M^ Lee's Land — thence North 34 Deg. E. to a stake and stones 20 Rods thence N. 34 Deg. W. 12 Rods to a stake and stones thence Westwardly on the Line between Mr Lee & Mr Penoyer to a stake on Jos Niokols Corner thence on the Line between Nickols and Chadwick— to a stake 140 Rods thence N. 15 Deg. E. to a stake Marked H. 64 Rods thence N. 9 D. E. to a Beach marked H. 52 Rods to Lenox Line thence E. by Lenox Line 14 Rods Accepted From the River to a Stake standing in the Line Between Mr Lee and Mr Penoyer — Said Road Lying on the W. side, thence on the Line one Rod each side the Line [See pp. 20, 09.] Digitized by Microsoft® 113 Road begining at the River below Mr Lee's Mill at a Stake and Stone thence E. 3 Deg. S. 13 Rod to a Hemlock Stake and Stone thence S 37 Deg- E. 6 Rods to a Stump thence B. 8 Deg N. 13 Rods to a Hemlock Mark'd H. then E. 10 Deg S. 38 Rods to a Hemlock the W. side of Capt Bradley's Road leading to the Meeting House said Road lying on the South of Said Line. Accepted [Eec r. :r.] Road from the Furnace. Begins at a Beach mark'd H the S. side of the Road that's west- wardly to the Furnace then S. 3 ° E. 7 Rods to a Beach mark H then S. 45= W. 5 Rods to a Hemlock marked H thence S. 11= E. 30 Rods to a Beach Staddle marked H. in the West side of highway that runs south- wardly, said Road is laid 4 Rods wide-the Bounds are on the West Side- Don by Elias Willard Junr Ebeu Jenkins,) r, , i. ^^ Oliver West, ;S^^«°*^^'i Road from Charity Davis's to the Bridge above Mansfield's Mill Begins at Stake & Stones E. side John Davis Lot then W. 6 = N. across sii Davis's Land to Reuben Pixleys Line then across the Lot to a stake on E. Bank of Isaac Davis meadow 133 Rods, then West 38 f N. to a Maple 60 Rods marked H. then West 45 N 31 Rods Then West 34° N. 116 Rod to a Stake at the E. end of Bridge above the Mill, said Road 4 Rod Wide 3 Rod North of side line Jesse Bradley, Amos Mansfield > Josiah Yale — Select Men/ [See p. 24.] Sepr gth 1781 Survey of a Road begining at a great Hemlock tree the S. side of Spring Brook in Thomas Orockers Land bought of Eleazer West and others at the end of a Road Laid out before. Thence N. 5f E. 3 Rods then W. 30° N. 13 Rods, then North 43 Rods to John Coffeys Land, then North 13? West 33 Rods then N. 15? E. 36 Rods 13 Link, then N. 1 = E. 33 Rods to a Hemlock marked H on Levi Nye's Land then N. 4? W. 40 Rods then N. 3 ? 30 minits W. 40 Rods to the N. E. corner of Levi Nyes Barn then N. 8° 30 min. W. 18 Rods to a Large Hemlock stump 10 feet easterly of Mr Nye's Shop on the Road lead g to Becket — ^r Phins Brown Sur — 29th March 1784 [1783] { Ebenr Jenkens, Oliver West ^ Select men [See p. 24— Tne error in date, probably made by copyist ; see p. 61.] Digitized by Microsoft® 114 East Road from the Furnace to Mr Lee's— Begins at Lenox Line in Mr Lee's Corner on the Bank of the River, then run'g on said River 23 Rods to a Cherry Mark'd H— road on the B. side, then E. 3 f North, 14 Rods to a Hemlock Marked H then E. 9= S. 44 Rods to a Stake Marked H on the Road leading by Cap* Bradleys said Road from the River to be the south [side] of the Line-And to be 3 Rods Wide — Survey d by Mv Crocker, Jesse Bradlev, Amos Mansfield. Road from Becket Line Begins at a Black Oak in Becket line then W. 10? N. 84 Rd to a Birch tree md H. then W. 18= S. 10 Rd to a tiirch Staddle— H then W. 34 f N. 10 Rd to a Birch md H— then W. 46 - S. 16 Rd to a Stake & Stones in Fence then W. 20 Rd to Stake & Stones, then West 23d N. 36 Rd to maple md H. then W 3d N. 18 Rd to Wm Perrys N. E. corner then W. 6 = S. 33 Rod to Wm Perrys Log House then W. If N. 56 Rd to Black Oak md H then W. 10= N. 23 Rod to Justus Borden's N. W. corner then W. 30= N. 22 Rd to Stake & Stones then W. 17= N. 40 Rd to Stump & Stones at Tobeys then W. 5= N. 18 Rd to Stake & Stones in Tobeys then W 4 = N. 46 Rd to Hemlock H N. Line W. 1.5= N. 22 Rd to Stake & Stones W. 1= N". 38 Rd to Stake And Stones N. 45= W. 58. Rd to D? , Do on Bank of Gutter then W. 15° N 39 Rd Stake & Stones W. 18= N. 44 Rd D? Do Do W. 4= N. 34 Rd Birch Tree— H W. 25= N. 55 Rd Stake & Stones W. 5= N. 63 Rd to N. E. Corner of Cornelius Bassetts Lot W. 15= N. to Stake in Hopland S. E. Line W. 18= N. 39 Rod Hemlock H W. 3= N. 23 Rd Stake & Stones in a. Perrys Land— then N. 36° W. 10 Rd Stake & Stones on Bank of Brook W. 48= N. 25 Rd Stake & Stones W. 22= N. 20 Rd Stake & Stones W. 34= N. 58 Rd D9 Do Job Hamlins line W. 7 = N. 13 Rd Do in Hamlins W. Line W. 3 ° N. 78 Rd Do in Jona foots E. Line W. 25 = N. 22 Rd Stake & Stones in foots Land W. 11= N. 20 Rd Do Do W. 18= S86. Rd Jona foots SW. Corner stump W. 2= S. 21 Rd Hemlock H W. 7= N. 48 Rd Hemlock stump and stones W. 3° N. in Levi Nyes fence 38 Rd stake & Stones W. 5= N. 16 Rd to Hemlock near Glass Ws Corner N. 43° W. 38 Rd to Stake near Brook W. 13 N. 30 to Do Do N. 41 W. 18 D. Do in P. West Line N. 25= W. 30 Rd Do Do in Corner of Road leading to Meeting House then W. 60 S. 1 Rod The Road being North of the aforesaid Line, and four Rods Wide N. Dillingham Sur Ebenr Jenkins, [ Select Amos Mansfield \ Men Road from the S. W. corner of Glass Works grant E. 6 f to John Per- cival's thence E. 20 f N. 38 Rdto a Stake & Stones in the Line between Luke fisher and said John then E. 11 f N. 33 Rd to Stake & Stones in Digitized by Microsoft® 115 W. Line of Dr Sergeants Lot. tlieu E. 13 f N. 60 Rods to Hemlock marked H theu E. 1= S. 24 Rods to a Maple Mark'd H. then E. 4= S. 33 Rods to [Stake] & Stones then E. 18° S. 66 Rods to Stake & Stones before Elisha Orockers Door, then S. 35° E 96 Rods to Stake & Stones about 6 Rods N. of Daniel Wests House in Road from Lee to Stookbridge. Road to lie South of the Line, and is three Rods wide. IS Dillingham Suv April 7th 1788 Josiah Yale) Select [See p. 26.] Thomas Crocker)" Men — Road from Aaron Ingersolls to Eleazer Wests, Begins at S. W. Corner of Capt Porters Lot thence N. 30° E. 63 Rod to David IngersoU's S. Line, theu N. 6° E 50 Rod to N. W. Corner of David IngersoUs.improvemeuts then N. 34° E. 30 Rod to a Maple then N. 31 E 70 Rod to a Maple by the Brook, then N. 58° E. 10 Rod to a Maple then N. 85 = E 13 Rod to Eleazer Wests Corner then N. 7 ° E 156 Rod to a Stake & Stones tlie Road lead- ing to Stookbridge N Dillingham Sur 7th Api. 1^3 Tho^ Crocker) Select [See p. 26] Josiah Yale—/ Men " Road from Peiatiah West's by Elisha Grants — Begining at the S. E. Corner of Palatiah West's Hcu -e thence E. 20° N. 58 Rods, thence E. 6f S. 40 Rods to a Hemlock, therce B. 3° S. 88 Rods to Hemlock in the Road leading from N. Balls to the Furnace — Road to be on S. side of the Line — N Dillingham Surveyor — Api 7tii 1783 Thos Crocker) Select [Seep. 28] Josiah Yale )' Men Road from the IST. E Corner of Geo Chanter's Lot Begins at Stake & Stones then Runing W. 4° N, 60 Rd to Stake and Stones then W. 28° S. 31 Rd to Hemlock. Then begining at an Ash N. E. of Saw Mill running W. N. 28° W. to last mentioned Hemlock thenN. 40° W. 33 Rdto Stump & Stones, then W. 11 f N. 40 Rd to Stake & Stones, then W. 33° N. 16 Rd to Maple mark'd H. then W. 11° N. 28 Rd to Hemlock mark'd H then N. 36° W. 14 Rod to Hemlock H then W. 33° N. 49 Rd to Hemlock in the Edge of Winegars Brook & side of the Road April 11th 1788 Survey' d by N Dillingham Thomas Crocker Wm IngersoU Said Road is south of the Line, and is three Rods wide [See p. 26] Digitized by Microsoft® 116 Road by Sami Stanley's Altered: Begins at a Stump opposite the S. B Corner of sd Stanley's house, then South 19° W. to a Rock & Stones 10 Rods: then S. 5° E. 10 R^Js to a Rock & Stones, then West 9° S. 36 Rds t& a Stump & Stones in the Crotch of Roads Said Road lies West & north of the Line and is 4 Rods Wide iSee p. 43.] Road by Wid? Gibb's Altered: Begins near the N. E. Corner of Mrs Gibb's House in the Old Road, thence runiug West 14f N. on the line Between sd Gibbs & Sarui Stanley's Lots, to said Gibbs's N. W. Corner, then W. 34 Degrs N. 14 Rd to a Stump & Stones in the Crotch of Roads. Said [Road] lies North of the [line] and is two Rods Wide. The last above said Road laid Out by Nathan Ball & Seth Backus Select Men •{ Sui-veyed by Nathan Dillingham March 3Sth 1787 [See p. 43.] Road by John Percival's & Elisha Crocker's Begins the South East Corner of a Lot belonging to Cap* Daniel Williams near Ebenezer Swift's House thence ruuing East 7° S. 30 Rods to a Stake & Stones E. 4° N. 10 Rods to Do by John Percival's— E. 20 N. 60 Rods-Do Opposit Dr Sergeant's House— E. 3 S. 50 Rods Do in Dr Sergeant's East line— E. 13 N. 57-Do E. 31 S. 38 Rods-Do iu West Hue of E Crocker's E. 15 S. 38 Rods-to a stone near Crocker's House S. 42 E. 89 Rods to Abraham Howk's South West Corner iu the Old Road leading to Stockbridg. The Road in the South side of the Line and is three Rods Wide — Laid out by- { Nathan Ball, Prince West )- Select Men-^ Novr 1787— Survey'dby N. Dillingham N. B. The above road is just a Mile in Length [See p. 45] Road from Eli Bradley's to Benja Smith's The Road lying North of the following Line, begins at a Stake & Stones about four Rods South of Eli Bradley's House— East 3 ° South 30 Rd to Stake & Stones East 11 ° S. -80 Rd Do to D? -E. 1°N. 24 Rd Do to Do E. 12° S. 38Do toD^ S 38°E. 18 Do to a Hemlock E. 33= S. 33 Do to Do_E 33. S. 14 Rd Do E. 35 S. 10 Rd D?E 15 S. 13 RdDoEast-73 RdDoE 9*° N. 43 Rd Beach E. 30' N. 14 Rd hemlock E. 8. S. 30 Rd Basswood in D" Bradley's East line— S. 50 E. 14 Rd ash-East-20 Rd Hemlock by a brook— E. 16 S. 8 Rd Hemlock— E. 13 N 44 Rd Beach— E. 36 S. 44 Rd Ben Smith's Potatoe-Hole E. S9 S. 34 Rd to the Old Road leading thro' Doge Town The Road two Rods wide from the Begining till it comes to hilly ground then three rods wide to the end Don by — Nathan Ball, Prince West, { Select Men } Novr 1787 N Dillingham Surveyor [See p. 45.] Digitized by Microsoft® 117 Piece of a Road from Lenox Line by Jesse Handle's Begins in the South Line of Lenox Near Elisha Percival's House, then runing South 2ai° West 55 Rods to Stake & Stones in the South Line of the aforesaid Handle's Land hitherto the Road is three Rods Wide, thence forward the same Course before, six Rods, to the Line of an Old Road, and but two Rods Wide — And all lies West the aforesaid Line — Laid Out By Prince West, Nathan Ball -J Select Men } Nathan Dillingham Surveys [Seep. 49.] Road from Enoch Garfield's to Eleazer Wests, Begins at the South West Corner of Capt David Porter's Lot Opposite the aforesaid Garfields House — then runing North 20=" East 6U Rods to Cap* Porters North Line N. 11° E. 19 Rdto Stake & Stones N. 19= E. 64 Rod, to Do D? N. 33i° E. 29 Rd to Stump & Stones N. 46= E. 37 Rdto Stake & Stones N. 397- 178 Rd to Do Do in Line of the County Ro&.d leading to Stockbridge — Said Road is 3 Rods wide, & lies west of the aforesaide Line. Laid out by Prince West, Nathan Ball ]■ Select Men N Dillingham Suryr [Seep. 49.] Road from Reuben Pixley's Northward Begins at a Stake & Stones South East of said Pixley's in the Line of the Road leading to Tyriugham, by a Certain Brook, thence runing North 6= East 24 Rods to a Stake & Stones. N. 8= W. 28 Rods to a Hemlock tree. N. 22- W. 42 Rods to Stake & Stones in the West Line of the Old Road Said Road is four Rods Wide, and lies East of the above Said Line Laid Out by, Nathan Ball) Select June 14. 1788 Prince West/ Men Nathan Dillingham Surveys [See p. 51.] Road from Jonathan foot Jrs to Jonathan Foot Senrs Begins at a Stake & Stones in the West Line of the Old Road leading from Jonathan foot Jr= to Andrew West's about 10 feet from said foot's Barn— thence runing South 20 = West to the County Road Oppisite Jon- athan foot Senrs Barn. Said Road is three Rods Wide and lies East of the aforesaid Line. Laid out by — Seth Backus ) Select Prince Westj" Men Nathan Dillingham Surveyr Feb. 28, 1789 [See p. 53.] Digitized by Microsoft® 118 Road from the Furnace to Washington Line Begins at a Stake & Stones in the North Line of a Road from the Furnace in Lenox, and on the top of a Hill east of the Furnace, and in the line betwixt the Town of Lee & Lenox— thence runing East 23^ = N. 50 Rods to a Stake & Stones— then E. 36° N. 42 Rd to a Stake & Stones then N. 34° 10 Rd to a Stake & Stones- then N. 52 ° E, 10 Rd to a Stake & Stones in the Line of an Old road- then in said Old Road, Entirly to a Stake & Stones a few Rods South of Ebeazer West's Barn, thence East 7° N, 33d to a Stake & Stones— then East 21° N". 14 Rdto a Stake & Stones— then E. 7° N. 13 Rdto a Stake & Stones— then South 34° E, 10 Rdto a tree marked South 7? E. 19 Rd to a heap of Stones— E. 16° S. 13 Rdto a tree— E. 5° S. 24 Rd to a Hem- lock Stump— N. 8° E 68 Rdto a tree marked— N. 58° W. 5 RdN. 10° E. 13 Rd— N. 64° E. 26 Rd N. 82° E 8 Rd North 18 Rd— N. 16° E. 12EciN. 30= E 10 RdN. 30° W. 20 RdN. 5° E. 30 Rd —East 8 Rods— N. 45 °E. 32 Rd thence by a Line of Trees marked H Northerly & Easterly till it meets a road Laid by the Town of Washington to the North East Line of this Town The above Road is laid three Rods Wide and lies southerly & east- erly of the above Mentioned line — Done by Joshua Wells (Select)^ Jesse Bradleytt Men ) SepT3dl789 Nathan Dillingham Surveyor [Seep. 55.] [The preceding surveys are in the writing of John Powers, copyist (see p. 61,} — the next four in N. Dillingham's writing, and the remaining in Daniel Wilcox's.] Road from William Ingersoll J^s Northward to Elijah Ingersoll's Begins at a Stake near Wm Ingersoll's Jr Barn on the Road leading to Stockbridge, tbence N. 30° E. 23 Rd 9 Links to a Stake & Stones— N. 27 ° E. 54 Rd to a Stake & Stones— Same course 36 Rd to an Elm Stump by the River — thence across the River to a Hemlock Tree mark'd H — N. 19° E. 78 Rd to Stake & Stones in the Road leading from Stockbridge to the House of William Ingersoll Esqr Said Road is laid 3 Rods wide and lies East of the aforesaid Line Done by Josiah Yale) N. Dillingham Surveyor. Jno Nye > Select Men accepted. May 22-1792— Enoch Garfield) [See p. 70.] March 6-1797 Voted to discontinue the first part of sd road to the river [Last line written by D. Wilcox, Clerk in 1797,] Road from Freeman Mosier's Northward, Begins at a Maple Tree a little South of Mosier's House in the East Line of the old Road; thence N. 72^ W. 20 Rd to a Stake & Stones; thence N. 55 ° W. 58 Rd to a Bass Wood Tree— t "Braddley" in MS. Digitized by Microsoft® 119 N.-41° West to a Hemlock Tree & N. 33= W. 43 rods to the old Road; thence from a Hemlock near a Spring, N. 38= W. 43 Rd— N. 19° E. 34 Rd— N. 35° W. 30 Rd— N. 13° E. 19 Rd— N. 1° E. 38 Rd to the old Road by Isaac Davis's House. Laid by Josiah Yale, John Nye Enoch Garfleld-Select-Men — N. Dillingham Siirveyorl|Augt 31-1792.11 The above Road is 8 Rods wide, and lies West of the above described lane. [Seep. 71.] Road by Thomas Crocker's, altered. Begins at an Apple Tree, east side of the Road, opposite said Crocker's- House— thence S. 7° E. SORdto an Apple Tree— S. 38° E. 30 Rd to an Elm Staddle in the East Line of the old Road. Same Road alter' d across the Toad Farm so called. Begining at a Stake & Stones in the East Line of the old Road at the Foot of a Hill; thence Southward, runing by the River about three or four Rods from said River to the North Line of the Toad Farm — thence South 4^- Degr West, in all, 100 Rods to a Stake & Stones in the East Line of the aforesaid old Road. The Road from Thomas Crocker's to Reuben Pixley's laid 3 Rods Wide. The above mentioned Lines are on the East Side of the Road. — Accepted Sepr 6—1793 — Josiah Yale, ) N". Dillingham Surveyor. John Nye - Select Men — Enoch Garfield — ) [Seep. 7J.] Road from Washington by Jesse Ward's. Begins at a Hemlock Tree on Washington Line, at the end of a Road laid in said Washington — thence runing South 10° West 37 Rods to a Beach Tree — Thence South 6° East 19 Rods to a Beach Tree — thence South 1 ° East 45 Rods to a Beach Tree by the Bridge that leads to Lien- tenant Newel's in Lenox, and in the line of the old Road laid out in Lee — Said Road is three rods wide, and lies East of the aforesaid line. N. Dillingham Survevor- Dor.^. 35. ^^^^^^yjo^^^jll select Men Becket old road new laid Road from Becket line to the County road Beginning at Becket line at an oak Tree thence West 10° N. 35 Rods to a Beach marked H W 17 S. 32 Rods to a Beach marked H S-10 rods to a Digitized by Microsoft® 120 Hemlock Staddle S 32 W 18 Rods to a Beach mark'd H in County road ' The above Line is South & East of the road which is 3 Rods wide. mthan Dillingham Josiah Yale I g^^^^j ^^^^^ Surveyor John Nyej [See p. 74.] ' Road from the Northerly Corner of 3d Division Hopland Lots No 10 & 11 To A Merrills— Thence South 6° W. 38 R S. 25° E 51 R to a large pine tree Same Course 12 Rods South 5° West 11 R to a Swamp maple— South 14° W. 38R to a Stake South 6° E 68[?] R— South 5° West 20 R & 18 L to the County road leading by the Forge— Said road is 3 Rods wide & on the left hand of the line— Done Octr 1794 by the Selectmen. Api 1795 Accepted by the Town Road from the N line of Gt Barrington (on Bear Town so Calld) North- erly to the County road — Begining at a Stake & Stones on^^said line — Thence N. 23 E. 8 R N. 14 E. 30 R N. 20 W. 9 R N 57 W 10 R.W. 13 N 18 R. W. 10 S. 23 R W 6 S. 34* R W. 36 R W 46 N. 8 R— N. 16 W 14 R to a Chesnut tree mark d on the sly line of the County road — Said road is 3 Rods wide & on the right hand of sd line Done Ootr 33d 1795 by the Selectmen March 7th 1796 Accepted by the Town — Road from James Penoyers easterly across the river to the County road- Begiu a bar post at the corner of the old road near Penoyer's house — Thence North 45 ° E. to the west bank of the river Said road is 2 Rods wide and on the left hand — Thence across the river at right angles with the river — Thence on the line between Eli Bradley & Seth Backus one rod •each side 29 R. 16 L. to the County road— Done Decv 9th 1795 by the Select men — May 3d 1796 Accepted by the Town — [Seep. 94.1 Road from William IngersoU's Jum's Altered to the river Begining at a stake West of IngersoUs house and on the line between lugersoll and John Couch Thence N. 30° E 80 Rods Thence N. 36° E SOJ Rods to the river where the former road Crosses — Accepted by the Town March 6tli 1797 and the Old road so far discon- tinued Laid out by Daniel Willcox Feb. 26th 1797 _ Sd road is 3 Rods wide and the line on the Centre Digitized by Microsoft® Road from Sami Chadwicks to Sami Jones^Begin at a bar post East of Chadwicks Orchard— Thence W. 35 S. 33 R 6 L— W. 35 S. 19 R West 4° S. 15 R to the road leading to L Robinsons Done March 1798 by the Selectmen Api 3,.. ' y,../^/ M)./,^y.z. .^/^/..^. ^A */t s~^ c- -? Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® 135 Lee 1782 Solomon Davis fand] Martha Mansfield Both of Lee are Pub- lished According to the Custom of the Town Pr me T B TO Lee 1782 Jedediah Crocker and Sarah Gifford both of Lee are published According to the Custom of the Town pr me T B Town Clark Lee 1782 OzialWillcox [and] Lois goodricli both of Lee are Published According to the Custom of the Town Pr me T B Town Clark [See below for marriage.] Lee jSTovember the lS[b 1782 Jared IngersoU of Lee Elizarbeth Nibelow of Sharron are Published According to the Custom of the town pr me T B Town Clark Lee November the 24 AD: 1782 Ely Bradley and Phebe Bartiline Both of Lee Are Published According to the Custom of the Town ^r me T B — Town Clark Sunday April 13th 1783 Wm IngersoU Jur and Marcy Crocker were Published by N Dillingham Published the following, Isral Smith & Mehettabel Howard Walter Tiffany & Sally Avery Levi West & Bathshua Rider David Baker & Vina Crocker Peter Willcox Jr & Polly Mansfield Jesse Bartholomew & Mamry Bradley Married May 26tii 1784 — Isaac Grant & Hanah Tracey [The foregoing PulDlishments and Marriages are in the writing of John Powers, copyist: see p. 61. The following list of Marriages is in Nathan Dillingham's writin;,': J Marriages. Capt Josiah Yale married to Ruth Tracey Septemr 26* 1776. Nehemiah Smith & Fanny Mansfield, May 28th 1789. David Foot & Betsey Hamlin Jany — 12th i789. Rufus Stanton Jv & Rachel Eddey - Octr 18th 1789. John Green & Martha Hamlin Deer lot 1789 Calvin IngersoU & Lydia Barlow Octr 8th 1789 John Sutherland & Jerusha Stanley Feb— 1790 Lemuel Barlow & Thankful Bassett Dec. 28'i 1785 Oziel Willcox & Lois Goodrich Octr 10th 1782 — Sylvenus Giflford & Tabitha Dexter DecY 2d 1790 Duncan Shaw & Abigail Giflford- Jan. 6th 1791 . Benj'i Clark & Sarah Cole both of Lenox Sepr -1-1790 Seth Barden & Bethiah Dimmuck Deer 19th 1790 Digitized by Microsoft® 136 IThe records of the following Publishments and Marriages are in Daniel Wilcox's "writing.] The intention of Marriage between Jonathan Walley of Richmond and Mary Winslow of Lee was made public July IS'li 1793 by Nathn Dilling- iam And married by Revd Alvan Hyde July 19th 1793 The intention of marriage between Ebenr Jenkins Jr & Lydia Smith 'both of Lee was made public August 9* 1792 by Nathan Dillingham T. Clerk And married by Revd Alvan Hyde Aug* 33d 1793 The intention of marriage between Heman Bradley & Anne West both ■of Lee was made publick August 28tli 1792 by Nathn Dillingham T. Clerk And married by Rev'd Alvan Hyde Novr 39tt 1792 The intention of marriage between Josiah Willoughby & Sally Backus both of Lee was made public October 16* 1792 by Nathan Dillingham T. Clerk And married by Rev^ Alvan Hyde Octr 18 1792 — The intention of marriage between Joshua Nye & Charta Parker both of Lee was made public Novr jgth 1792 by Nathan Dillingham T. Clerk And married by Revd Alvan Hyde Novr 20tl' 1792 The intention of marriage between Walley Backus & Grace Yandusen both of Lee was made public Jany 17th 1793 by Nathan Dillingham T. Clerk And married by Revd Alvan Hyde Jany 17th 1793 The intention of marriage between Ichabod L[a]throp of Anodaque & Esther Pixley of Lee was mace public Jan.y 31 — 1793 by Nathan Dilling- ham T. Clerk And married by Rev.d Alvan Hyde Jany 81 — 1793 The intention of marriage between Ancel Bassett & Hannah Dimmuck -was made public March 1st 1793 by Nathan Dillingham T. Clerk and mar- ried by the Revd Alvan Hyde Api Uth ]793 The intention of marriage between Rev'd Alvan Hyde of Lee and Lucy Fessenden of Sandwich were made public April 4th 1793 by D Willcox T. C And married by Rev'd Stephen West Ap'. 2oth 1793 The intention of Marriage between Asael Foot & Anne Abbot was made public Aug.20th 1793 by Dani Willcox T. Clerk. And married by the Rev'd Alvan Hyde Aug.21st 1793. The intention between Jabez Bursley & Abigail Perry both of Lee were made public June 30 1793 by Dani Willcox T. C. A[nd] married by the Revd Alvan Hyde Octr 17th 1793 The intention of marriage between Joseph Whiton & Amanda Garfield were made public Octr 11th 1793 by Dan' Willcox T. O. And married by the Revd Alvan Hyde Octr 17th 1793 The intention of marriage between Pardon Austin of Tyijingham and Rhoda Stanton of Lee was made public Novr 28tli 1793 by Dani Willcox T. C. and married the same evening by the Revd Alvan Hyde Digitized by Microsoft® 137 The intention of Marriage between Crispus Shaw & Levina Shaw both of Lee was made public Feby 34 th 1794 by Daniel Willcox T. Clerk and married by Ebenr Jenkins Esq May Sti 1794 The intention of marriage between Jacob Penoyer & Alice Hoyt Crocker both of Lee was made public March 21 1794 by Dani Willcox T Clerk and married March ST'ii 1794 by the Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage between Ephm Sheldon of Stockbridge and Lydia Gifford of Lee was made public May 25th 1794 by Dani Willcox T. C. and married the Same Evening by tlie Revd Alvan Hyde, f The intention of Marriage between Silas Easton of East Hartford and Rachel Nye of Lee was made public June Soth 1794 by Dani. Willcox T. C. and married by the Revd Alvan Hyde June 30tt 1794 The intention of Marriage between Daniel Willcox & Lydia Ball both of Lee was made public June — 1794 and married on the Sabbath October 19tii 1794 by the Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage between Isaac Barlow and Sally Casey both of Lee was made public July 6tli 1794 and married July 8th 1794 by the, Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage was made public July 20tii 1794 between Joseph Hinkley and Polly Stewart both of Lee by Dani Willcox T. C. and Married Novr l9cli 1794 by A. Hyde The intention of marriage between Stephen Dexter & Lydia Backus both of Lee was made public July 21st 1794 by D. Willcox T. Clerk and married by the Revd Alvau Hyde OctT 24th 1794 _ The intention of marriage between David Hamlin and Sally Backus both of Lee was made public July 28fh 1794 by D. Willcox T. C & manied October 8th 1794 by Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage between John Read of Stockbridge & Eliza- beth Crocker of Lee was made Public Aug. 18th 1794 by D. Willcox T. Clerk and married Aug. 24th 1794 by the Revd Alvan Hyde — J The intention of marriage between Abraham Finney and & Huldah Gifford both of Lee was made public Septr 17th 1794 by Dani. Willcox T. Clerk and married by the Revd Alvan Hyde Novr 20th 1794 The intention of man-iage between Israel Thompson of Goshen & Sally Foot of Lee was made public as the Law directs October — 1794 by Dani. Willcox T. Cler t In the Record of Marriages, Stockbridge, for 1794 is the following entry : "Ephraira Sheldon and Lydia Gifford of Lee were married May 25th." t "John Bead and Elizabeth Crocker of Lee were married August 24th." Ibid.- Digitized by Microsoft® 138- The intention of marriage between Josiah Crocker and Hannah Crosby both of Lee was made public October 27tii 1794 by Dan' Willcox T. Clerk and married Jany 15tii 1795 by Revi Stui-ges and Salome Dimuck both of Lee was made public Aug. 31 -1795 by D. willcox T C — and mar- ried by Revd Alvan Hyde Septr Uth 1795 The intention of marriage between Stephen Johnston of Tyriugham & Rebecca Clark of Lee was made public Aug. 31st 1795 by Daui Willcox T. Clerk The intention of marriage between Hope Davis and Lucy Bullard both of Lee was made public Septr 7th 1795 by Dani Willcox T. Clerk and married the same day by the Revd Alvan Hyde [On the next page of the Records i-f the f olL iwing entt y :] This may Certify that the intention of mai-riage between Hope Davis & Lucy Bullard both of Lee was made public Sepf; 7th 179(3 by D. Willcox T- C — and married the same day by Revd Alvan Hvde -^ — The intention of Marriage between Ichabod Sherman of Woodbuiy (Connecticut) and Avice Collins of Lee was made public Jany 3d 1796 I y D. Willcox T. Clerk t "1795, Feb. 4. Lemi Bradley of Lee and Ruth Newel of Lenox." Prom LieuoK T. R., Book 1 (original), page o63- under luteutions. ^ , Digitized by Microsoft® 136 The intention of Marriage between Lewis Gifford of Lee and Betsy Backus of Lee was made public Jany 1796 by D. W. T Cler and mar- ried Jany 23 1^97 by Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of Marriage between Nathi Hudson of Grenville and Nabby Hinkley of Lee was made public Feb. 1796 by Dani Willcox T Clerk and married June 28tli 1796 by the Revd. Alvan Hyde [On the next page of the Records is the following entry of the same :] The intention of marriage between Nathi Hudson of Grenville and Nabby Hinkley was made public Feb. 4tli 1796 by D W. T Clerk and mar- ried June 28 1796 by Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage between Reuben Penoyer & Polly Gifford both of Lee was made public Feb. 9tii 1796 by D. Willcox T. C — and married March 19th 1796 by Revd Alvan Hyde The intention of marriage between Paul Ewer & Susannall Hamblin both of [Lee] was made public Feb. 16tii 1796 by D. Willcox T. Clerk and Married by Revd Alvan Hyde Feb. 18th 1796 The intention of marriage between Benjn Adams & Sarah Parker both of Lee was made Public March 10th 1796 by D. Willcox T. C — and mar- ried by Revd Alvan Hyde on the same Evening The intention of marriage between Jacob Winegar & Anne Parker both of Lee was made public June— 1796 by Dani. Willcox T. Clerk Married by Revd Alvan Hyde Nov' 1796 The intention of marriage between Moses IngersoU of Lee & Prudence Taylor of Tyringham was made public July 8th 1796 by Daniel Willcox T. Clerk The intention of marriage between Simn Wright of Rutland & Susanna Abbot of Lee, made public Novr 8th 1796— married Nov. 8th 1795 The intention of marriage between Ozias Jodd & Lncena Halett both of Lee was made public Nov^ 37th 1796 by D. Willcox T. Clerk and mar- ried by Revd Alvan Hyde Dec; 15 — 1796 The intention of marriage between Ephm Williams & Jemima Wormer both of Lee was made public Deer 4^1796 by D. W. T. Oler and mar- ried by Revd Alvan HYDE Jany 36-1797 The intention of marriage between Sami Winegar & Tabitha Crocker both of Lee was made public Deer nth 1796 by D. Willcox T. Clerk and married by Rev.d Alvan Hyde Jany 13ih 1797 The intention of marriage between Harvey Osborn of Royal- Grant and Caty Giflford of Lee was made public Deer 15th 1796 by D. W. T. Clerk — Married by Revd Alvan Hyde Deer 25th 1796 Digitized by Microsoft® The iuteution of marriage between Nathn Bassett & Azuba Jones both of Lee was made public Deo^ 35th 179s by D. Wiiloox T. Clerk and mar- ried by Revi Alvan Hyde Jany 12—1797 The intention of Marriage between Peleg Barlow & Esther Griffin both of Lee was made public Jany Ist 1797 by D. Willcos T. Clerk and married by Revf Alvan Hyde Jany 19tii 1797 The intention of marriage between Nathan Ball Jr and Fear Chadwick both of Lee was made public Jany 8tli 1797 by Daui Willcox T. Clerk and married by Revd Alvan Hyde June 29tli 1797 The intention of marriage between Benjn Bassett of Tyringham and Molly Wiuslow of Lee was made public Jany 8"! 1797 by D. Willcox T. Oler and Married Jany 2'i'^ 1797 by Jo; Avery The intention of Marriage between Zina Hinkley and Betsey Ball both of Leo was made public Feb. 36—1797 by D. Willcox T Cler Married June 29tii 1797 by Revl Alvan Hyde The intention of Marriage between Job Northrup of Lenox & Sally Beunet of Lee was made Public Septr lOth 1797 by D. Willcox T. C. Married Octv 19th 1797 by Revd A Hyde | The intention of Marriage between Jer.h Vallet & Abiah Mott both of Lee was made Public Septv 10th 1797 by D. Willcox T. Cler Married Octr 4th 1797 by Rev 1788 Job, Feby 10—1784 David' March 31 - 1T91 Dehvereuce his wife died Nov 13th 1793 Digitized by Microsoft® 145 Children of Walley Backus, & Grace his wife. Alma Gager, boru Octr 25th 1794. Azel Huntington, Jany 26tli 1797. Remember Toby, July Sth 1799. WaUey, Augt 4tii isoi. ] Mathew Vandusen.Janj: 15* 1804 A Sou, born May 6tii 1806, & died May t^ii Elizabnth born Octr 24 — 1807 Walley — Dec 23 - 1809 Leander — June 10, 1812 Died Jane E March 19, 1814 George Allen Feby 27 1817. d May T^i^ Children of Thomas Bailey, & Estlier his wife. Smith boru in Haddam, Connecticat Novr .3.1 1789. Wealthy May 1.3th 1792. David April 2-1 1801. Orreu July 21st 1794. Oliver Octr 30th 1803. Thomas born May 28th 1797. Children of David Baker & Silvina his wife Sally born Septr 10th 1784 Lydia — March 5th 1786 Lemuel — July 8th 1788 Silvina — Octr 30th 1790 David — Septr 1st 1793 Samuel Crocker born May 9th 1796 John — Feb. 16 1799 Avis born Septr 2 1804. Betsey born March 3d 1801. Thomas born March 23ii 1805. born Jany 12th 1803 An infant died Teby 4 1804 f Children of Abijah Crosby. & Caty his wife. Abner, born ISTof^ 4th 1795. Charles, born Deer nth I8OI. Lyman, — April 16th 1798. Thomas — Deer 14* 1804. Children of John Crosby Jr and Salome his wife An infant born March 24 1793 Died Apl 21—1793 An infant born Apl 21— 1795 Died May 1st 1795 Salome born July 23-1796. Joseph born July 13, 1805 Horace born Aug. 12, 1799 Josiah — June 28, 1809 John, Jan 31, 1801 — Charles — July 4, 1811 Anna, March 23, 1803 Children of Calvin Davis & Hannah his Wife Joseph born Feb. 25:h 1779. Isaac born Septr 8th I8OI. Calvin Davis, Son of Isaac Davis, born March 5th 1778. Reuben Davis Son to John Davis born June 8th 1783 Children of Nathan Davis and Lucy his wife Jedediah born May 2—1779 Died May 16—1779 Sarah March 21— 1780 Died Novr 1780 Lucy born Septr 11—1781 Isaac Deer 30—1791 Hannah OctT 30—1783 Bathsheba August 26—1794 Nathan Feb. 16 1786 Hope July 17—1796 Charita August 18—1789 — Marcy July 1799 Children of Sami Davis & Priscilla his wife Sally born August 16 — 1782 — Sami born June 1790 Hope March 1783 — Priscilla Api. 1792 Parmele Jany 1785 Wait Novr 26—1794 Rebeca May 15—1787 Lewis March 1797 tFeb. 7,inohh. rff. Digitized by Microsoft® 153 Children of Solomon Davis and Martha his Wife Sally Davis born May '2ifh 1783 Luciuda born Sepr 21 1791 Patty — Api 26 1785 Betsey Feb. 19—1794 Bathsheba — June 27— 1787 Solomon born Aug. 23—1796 Oziel — Api 2ii 1789 Children of Timothy Davis and Tabitha his wife born March 2 twins Sepr 22(1 18O6 Children of Simeon Reynolds, & Zeruah his wife Cyrus Almond, born June ll'.h 1786. Polly Asenath, born March 23 Apl. 18 Child of Abraham and Temperance Perry, le. 15 d. P. 166. May 23 Child of Joseph and Eunice Bradley— "Died immediately." P. 148. July 5 Marcy, d. of Samuel and Hannah Tilley, se. 1 y., 15 d. P. 170. 1790. -Rhoda, d. of Joseph and Elizabeth Wyllys, «. 2 m. P. 174. -Marah, w. of Aaron Benedict. P. 147. [ — "in the B4th year of her age."— Inscr ption in cemetery. ] July 37 Mary, d. of William and Sarah Whitney, se. 1 m. P. 172. July 31 Charity, w. of Col. Jared Bradley. P. 148. [ — "in the 32d year oL' lier a^je." — lascription in cemetery.] Aug. 13 Desire, w. of Abiathar Chadwick. P. 149. [ — "in the 3.3th year of her age." — Inscription in cemetery.] Caleb Walker Died at Genesee in the Summer of 1790. P. 170. Sep. 8 Betsey, d. of George and Betsey Bennett, fe. 5 m. P. 147. Dec. 14 Lydia, d. of Jonathan and Elizabeth West, ae. about 2 y. P. 171. Dec. 23 John, s. of Jonathan and Anne Graves, se. 1 d. P. 158. 1791. Jan. 27 Child of Jesse Jr. and Lucy Bradley. P. 148. Mar. 4 Zacheus, s. of John and Betsey Wiuegar. P. 174. t— "in the :i3d year of his age." — Inscription in cemetery.] Apl. Patty, d. of Levi andBathsheba West, se. about 3 y., 8 m, P. 172. July Child of Cornelius and Remember Bassett. P. 146. July 27 Tabitha, d. of Levi and Tempereuce Chase, se. 20 d. P. 150. Oct. 25 John, s. of Jonathan and Deliveience Foot, ee. 5 m. P. 156. [Date given in inscription in cemetery is Oot. 9, 1791. J Nov. 1 Polly, d. of Jonathan and Sarah Finney, fe. 3 y., 12 d. P. 155. 1792. Jan. 5 Erastus, s. of John and Jehannah Gifford, se. 1 w. P. 157. May 8 Elizabeth, d. of Joseph and Elizabeth Wyllys, ae. 4 w. P. 174. Hannah Crocker Died June 18 — 1792 in the 60tii year of her age. Oct. 13 David, s. of David and Betsey Foot, 86. 3 m. P. 155 Nov. 2 Thomas, s. of Levi and Sarah Nye. P. 165. -[-'m the lath year of his age."— Date of death and age talien from inscription in cemetery.]; Dec. 17 Child of James and Lucretia Stevens— died day of birth. P. 168. 1793- -Child of Reuben and Nabby Barlow. P. 146. -Child of John and Salome Crosby, ae. 4 w. P. 152. -Sally, d. of John and Sarah Hulett, se. 4 m., 1 w. P. 161. -Zafne, s. of James and Achsah Austin, ae. 18 m. P. 144. -William, s. of Jonathan Jr. and Deliverence Foot. P. 156. ["William died Oct 1st 1792, aged 5 weeks."— Inscription in cemetery.} -Deliverence, w. of Ichabud Backus. P. 144. -Isaac, s. of Laurence and Christeen Vandusen, ae. 9 m. P. 170. Digitized by Microsoft® Mar. 16 ( Apl. 21 June 28 ! Aug. 26 : Nov. Dec. 13 ] 4 ] 178 1794- Peb. 8 Wealihy, d. of Johu aud Sarah Hulett. P. 161. Mar. 13 Huldah, d. of Levi G. Porter, ae. 8 y., 13 d. P. 166. Mar. 19 Eunice, d. of Blishaand Marah Grant, se. 2 y., 11 m., 2 d. P.157. June 29 Jesse, s. of John aud Jehauuah Gilford, se. ly., 4 m., lOd. P.157. Peter Willcox Jr born at Richmond July 12t;i 1765 and died in Granville of 48 hours illness of the billious Cholic July 16th AD 1794 in the thirtieth year of his age. 1795- Feb. 1.5 Polly, d. of Silas and Rachel Easton, se. 16 d. P. 154. Mar. 28 Marcy, w. of Paul Ewer. P. 154. .[Date and age from inscription in cemetery :— "March 18th, 1795"— "in the 39th year of her age."] Widow Abigail Orocker died Api 10—1795 in the 90 Year of her age. Apl. 11 Lewis, s. of John and Jehannah Gifford, ae. 4 d. P. 157. Apl. 17 Barnabas, s. of Nathaniel aud Deborah Tobey, ae. 1 m. P. 155. Anj?. 20 Rebeca, d. of Jonathan and Anne Graves, se. 2 y. P. 158. May 1 Child of Johu and Salome Crosby, ae. 11 d. P. 152. Molly Casey Died May 1795. -[May 5, aged 24 y. Dr.Hyde'a record.] June 5 Rhoda, d. of Levi G. Porter — in her 4th year. P. 166. Sep. 7 Marcy Hamlin, d. of Joseph Jr. and Polly Crocker — in her 4th year. P. 151. Jonathan West Died Septr 1795. P. 171. i^ov. 10 Polly, d. of Elisha and Marah Grant, je. 2 y., 17 d. P. 157. 1796. Joseph Crocker Jr died Jany 8—1796 in the 30th Year of his age. P. 151. Feb. 20 Elizabeth, w. of John Keep. P. 163 — [-"in the 40th year of her age." — Dr. Hyde's record.] Mar. 6 Charles, s. of John and Lois Nye, ae. 2 m. P. 164. Mar. 7 Kimbal, s. of Samuel and Prudence Porter. P. 166. [The inscription in cemetery and Dr. Hyde give 15 months as the age, which does not correspond with the record on page 168. Probably he was born in 1794 instead of 1795, as there given.) Apl. 23 Richard, s. of William and Sarah Whitney, se. 1 y., 2 m., 13 d. P. 172. Capt. Thomas Crocker died July 5—1796 in the 62 Year of his age — Ju'.y 24 Joseph, s. of Joseph and Polly Crocker, se. 7 m., 1 w. P. 151. Si p. 17 Child of Reuben and Nabby Barlow — died day of birth. P. 146. Cct. 15 John, s. of Johu and Sarah Hulett, se. 8 y., 1 m., 20 d. P. 161 Digitized by Microsoft® 179 1797- Jan. 2— Betsey, d. of Seth and Bethiah Burden, ae. 5 y., 1 m. P. 149. Jan. 17— Child of Abraham and Huldah Finney— died day of birth. P. 154. Jan. 21— Sarah, W. of John Hulet. P. 161. [—"aged 33 yrs."— Dr. Hyde's reo.] Pegg Casey died Feb. 16 — 1797 — ["-in the 16th year of her age."— Dr. Hyde's record.] Ebeuezer Chadwiok Jr Died Feb,y 35th 1797- [ — "in the '25th year of his age."— Dr. Hyde's record.] Mar. 7— Betsey, d. of William and Jerusha Freeman, se. 13 d. P. 156. Apl. 6 — Thomas, s. of Josiah and Hannah Crocker, ae. 3. w. P. 153. May 26— Child of Ancel and Hannah Bassett, ge. 30 d. P. 146. Eleazer Turner Died at Lee July 39th 1797.— [ — "in the 30th year of his age." — Dr. Hyde's record.] Died at Lee Aug. 30 Widow Silence Chase. [ — "in the 76th year of her age." — Dr. Hyde's record.] Sep. 33— Child of Eleazer Turner Died Septr 33d 1797 aged 6 months. Oct. 23 — William Finney, s. of Cornelius and Mercy Hamlin, eb. 1 y., 4 m. P. 158. Mr David Perrys -wife died Deer 19th 1797 [See pp. 287, an?.] Mr Nathan Ball Died Deer 39th 1797 in the 61st Year of his age. 1798. Jan. 19 — Harriet, d. of Cornelius and Abigail Bassett, se. 3 y. , 9 d. P. 147. Mr John Winegar died March 14th ] 798— [—"Aged 55 years & 3 M"— See p. 301.] Mr Benjamin Hamlin Died May 2 Men's Return— Sepr isth 1798. J Jan. 5tli To Select Men's Return ) wco e o of Tax to Collect f ■""'' ^' '^ 622, 92, To Mistake in filing & crediting \ - Order No 2; brot in Aug* 24-1798 ) ' To the Overlaying of School Tax 1798— which ) the Select Men Mentioned to the Treasurer after ,- 6, 36, — their Return ) 634, 28, 8 See a new Statement of this Acct page 7. t Corner of original witii date wanting.— Grosker was eleotsd Cjuatable March 7, 1791. *'Book No. 2" in first item, a clerical error. Digitized by Microsoft® 185 1795. Api 6 By his taking up an Order in favour of N. Dillingham, from Select Men 1798 3— Augt 24. By Sundry Town Orders — " School Orders — 9-14- -7 D. 0. 898, 1, 157, 29, M. 9 $555, 30, 9 1799 March 26 June 27. 1800. Feb. 20th 193, 83, 13, By 41 Select Men's Orders bro* in this Day for $ 3 65, 33, 8 is By 10 Select Men's Orders bro* in this Day By 3 Do — Do — brot in this Day — By wrong Charge of Select Men's Return of Jan. 5, 1798, which was for a Tax made in 1797— and was charged to E. Williams above — — 35, 97, 166, 5, 8 659, 48, 6 See p. 7. Digitized by Microsoft® (3) Ebenezer Jenkens Jr o?coulct'or D' To Ballance of his Account in Book N? 1, p. 13 — 4—5 Mai™' To Cash £4-10-11 t Corner with date wanting.— Jeuliins was elected Constable March 5, 1792.— See p.' 66. Digitized by Microsoft® 1793 Apl 6. 1796 Jan. 18. 187 2—17-3 1—18—8 By Select Men's Order iu favr of N. Dillingham By an Order from Select Men. in his favour- — ' }" l" £4—10—11 Digitized by Microsoft® 18S (4) Cap^ Jesse Clark (. onstable D^ To the Assessment to defray town charges ) ^ qq_i2—9A for the year 1794 i _ School Tax for the same year— viz— 1794 — £ 43—5—10 ^ To the Assessment to defray Town Charges ] for the year 1795 in your hands to collect I . ,o ic as/ including Town Tax, School Tax, and i Ballauce of State Tax J 1797 — Feb. 15. To Cash on Settlement — 4^-11^ £ 144— 3— U t Cornor with date wan tiiiK.— Jesse Clark was elected Constable March 3, 1794, and also March ~, ir9o. — See pp. 75, 80. Digitized by Microsoft® 189 1794 t C^ School Money Eecr 24 By Treasurer's Order on him in fav^ of A. Benedict^ 4—10—0. 1795. Feb. lO.By Treasurer's Order on him in fav Archi (Chadwick X 24. By — Do — Do — — Capt yale — X March —By — Do — Do — — Silas Clark X 11. By — Do — Do — — Dani West - X By his Commissions on the State, County,) Town and School Taxes, amounting to ■- £ 318-4—9 at £ 2-17-0 pr Cent ) Api 6. By Order in favr Jno Nye By Sundry Orders bro* in, not before credited By indorsement on Rect he had from yale June 22 <» oq so now in the Treasury ) * ^^' °" Digitized by Microsoft® 1796 March. By Cash paid for recording the Town's Deeds March 7ih By Cash pd Ebr Jenkens Jr in Ball'-e of his Ace* 1797 — Feb. 15. By Cash paid Jesse Clark in Bailee of his Acct Sepr 9 — By Cash paid Archelaus Chadwick in part of an Order he has on the Treasr 191 —6—8 —5— a -4-1 U 0-16— 2| 5, 10 £ 1— 2— Oi 1798. Feb. 20. ] March o Apl 2'i 25. By Cash delivi Jcsiah Yale Esq' by Select Men's verbal Order f By paid Archelaus Chadwick, on Select Men's order " " paid N. Dillingham's Ace* allow'd by Select Men " By paid Select Men's Order in fav'' Eb^ Squire ( presented by Calvin lugersoll f March 27. By paid Select Mens' Order in favr Ephm Williams [ presented by Arohs Chadwick j Pd Jos Bradley 4 Dolr.s & Sami Chadwick 3 Dollars Paid Capt J. Nye Paid Select Men Change in the Treasury 1799 Apl lOtt By Cash paid Capt Joseph Whiton I by Select Men's Order three Dollars f May 6th By Cash paid Jarei Bradley & Others) Committee — as pr Acct aUow $ agreeable to Select Men's return of this Date ) 480,46 00 To Tax Bills committed to him to Collect agreeable to Select Mens return of this date to a Trx to defray Town Charges .. 441.33 to a Tax fcr the Sepor; of Schools 152,03 I .'93.E6 [Only the heading an J first debit item of this account were written by Dillingham. The rest Is in Nathaniel Ea.-i.se[t'3 hand. J t Part of margin, and date missing.— Porter was elected Constable March 4, 1799, also March 3 ISOJ.-See pp. 97, 105. Digitized by Microsoft® 197 By Orders & Acounts for which I give a April 6 By Orders Sc Acounts for which I gave a Reciet 449,32 1801 May 4 By Orders from Selectmen for which I gave Reciet 090,31 January 13 By Orders from Selectmen for which I gave reciet 058,73 1802 $593,36 t Corner wanting. Digitized by Microsoft® 198 (9) wn of Lee D"" to town orders & accounts Town alowed DollarsCents No No No No No No 10 No 11 No 12 N6 13 No 14 No 15 No 16 No 17 No 18 No 19 No 20 No 21 No 23 No 33 No 34 Ni35 No 26 No 27 No 38 No 29 No 30 No 31 No 32 No 33 N634 No 35 No 36 Ni37 No 88 No er in favour of David IngersoU — — — 006 ■ der in favour of Hope Davis — — — — 005 order in favour of John Couch — — — — 005 order in favour of Enock Garfield — — — — 032 jrder in favour of Calvin IngersoU — — — 018 order in favour of Calvin IngersoU — — — — 003 order in favour of Calvin IngersoU — — — 001 order in favour of Cp* Porter & Opt Whiton — — 093 order in favour of John Ball — — — 000 jrder iu favour of Heman Hinkley — — — — 001 order in favour of John Nye — - — — 001 jrder in favour of Joshua West — — — — 004 order in favour of Elisha Grant — — — — 006 Major Nyes account allovyed By the Town — — — 013 order in favour of John Stearns — — — — 003 order in favour of Abijah Crosbey — — — — 004 Nathaniel Thares account alowed By Town — — order in favour of Erastus Sergeant Jr — — — 001 order in favour of Samuel Chadwick — — — Oil order in favour of Daniel Willoox — — — — 006 order in favour of Jenkins & Foot — — — 014 Cpt Joseph Whitons Acount Alowed By Town ■ — — 018 Dotr T[h]aeres Acount allowed for doctoring T North, p t 020 order in favour of Stephen Dexter — — — 003 order in favour of Elijah West & J Austin school C — 038 order in favour of Jeams Austin — — — — 007 order in favour of Seth Barden — — — — 005 order in favour of Elisha Grant — — — — 030 order in favour of Nathaniel Bassett — — — — 004 order in f avoiir of Jeams Penoyr school Men — — 037 order in favour of Jeams GifEord — — — — OOI John Keeps Acount alowed By the Town — — Oil order in favour of Jeams Penoyr — — — 001 order in favour of N. Dillingham & Dr Thare School C 032 order in favour of Stephen Bradley — — — 004 Jared Bi-adleys Acount alowed By the Town — 006 Josiah Yales Acount alowed By the Town — 026 Josiah Yales Acount alowed By the Town — — 013 order in favour of David Baker — — — 032 10 35 39 86 45 80 83 66 06 90 50 — M 83-3 41 36 55 44 50 7 33 50 50 95 76 30 50 35 t Corner missing. t See pp. 100. 107, 180. 497 84 Digitized by Microsoft® I9J Town of Lee Credet By Selectmens return Dollars Cents of a Tax Bil Comited to Samuel Porter to Collect for the year 1799 the sum of — — — Recieved in Cash of the Selectmen — ^ Recieved of Esqr Jenkins for Seth Handeys fine for a Breach of Sabbath — — - T Lee Dr 480 46 55 — 002 — 537 46 By order in favour of J & Foot — By oraer m favour of Samuel Porter — — Bv order in favour of Josiah Yale — — — B 7 order iu favour of John Nye — — — By Account Es^r Jenkins Col Bradley * Bassett t B/ Dr John Rathburns Acount — — — oil- Ct-11 019 — 010,52 01545 004J— 008 — oosj— ^54 97 1 Ai-.diting Committee.— See pase OT. Digitized by Microsoft® ■200 Town of Lee D' (10) to Orders & Accounts Dollars Cents 2Sfo 40 to No 41, to No 43 to No 43 to N'J44 No 45 No 46 No 47 No 48 No 49 No 50 N. 51 N052 N" 53 No 54 No 55 No 56 No 57 No No 59 order iu favour of Samuel UhadwicJi — — order in favour of Livi Chase — — order in favour of Elisha Grant — — order in favour of Erastus Sergeant — order in favour of Ephrani Williams — order in favour of Samuel Porter — order in favour of Isaac Davis — — order iu favour of Nat? Ball, School agent order in favour of Nathi Bassett — — order iu favour of Peter Willcox — — order in favour of Nath" Dillingham — — order iu favour of Daniel Willcox — order in favour of Daniel Willcox — — order in favour of David Hamlin — — order in favour of Josiah Yale — — — order in favour of C Bassett School agent order iu favour of Nathan Dillingham — order in favour of Nathan Bassett — order in favour of Eli Bradley — — — order in favour of Col Bradley School agent 00b — 012'— 036 — [The fo itmg should be 4 8,94 A 4 seems to have been made over the second 3, alth'.ugh it is uncertain which figure was made last The Auditing Uommittee must have considered the footiuK $434 94 or the balance would have been If 144.07.] 004 003 063 033 047 009 051 001 037 J06 003 J39 D38 019 006 003 346 434 87 58 13 87 70 09 73 06 66 76 35 25 94 Digitized by Microsoft® 201 Town of Lee Credet By Selectmens returns Dollars Cents of Tax bils Commited to Samuel Porter to Collect for the year 1800 Tax to defray tou Charges a Tax for the Seport of Schools — "We the Subscribers Being a Committee to Settle with Nathi Bassett Town Treasurer have attended that Serves, & find his acounts Right Cast and well avought, and find there is Due from him to the town one hundred and forty three Dollars & Seven Cents. Lee May 1st Day 1801 Josiah Yale ^ John Nye .- Commit? Nathan Bassett) 441 152 593 33 03 36 Digitized by Microsoft® 202 ^opfanb ^cf oof ®isttict. Note:— This district wag incorporated to more effectually manage the school lands reserved for the inhabitants of the Hoplands, and the fund arising from the sale of those lands. "IT-ig, July 18, the Hoplands were laid out and the meadows divided, one right being set apart for schools. 17^0, April 12, there was another division, and as before, land was set apart for school purposes. 1771, Feb. 1, the school lands in this particular district were set apart for the benefit of people residing in the district. There were six different allotments of land, ranging from ten to forty acres at a time. The school rights reserved amounted in all to about 170 acres." (Centennial Hist, of Lee, p. 125.) The district was abolished April 6, 1389. Besides the acts of incorporation and abol- ishment, there were three others passed by the legislature regarding it:— one March II, 1797, forbidding town assessments on Hopland property for school purposes; one June 19, 1798, giving authority to the district to levy taxes, should its fund prove in- sufficient, and one Feb, 12, 1830 permitting the district to divide into subdistricts. The first three acts are here given. For the action of the town regarding these lands, and the incorporation of the district, see pp. 24, 59. AN ACT FOE INCOEPOEATING A CBKTAIN PAET OP THE TOWN OF LEE INTO A SCHOOL DISTEICT, BY THE NAME OP THE HOPLAND SCHOOL DISTEICT. Whebeas it appears to this Court, that certain lauds lying in that part o f the town of Lee, which formerly bel onged to the town of Gbeat Baekinqton in the County of Bebks hibe, were appropriated for the use & support of Schools, which lands by the Act of incorporation of the said Town of L ee are reserved to the said Town of Lee; And whereas it also appears That the said To wn of Lee have since their being incorporate d as aforesaid, relinquished their ri ght in said lands (so far a s respects the support of Schools in the said town of Lee) to those persons who do now, an d who may hereafter reside on the same lands; And whereas, in order to carry the good design of the appropriation aforesaid into effect, it is found necessary, that t he persons residing on the said lands should be incorporated into a School District as aforesaid; Be it therfore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled & by the authority of the same, that all the in- habitants now living on the aforesaid lands, or that may hereafter live on the same, with all their estates be an 1 they hereby are incorporated into- a School District by the name of The Hopland School District, in the Town of Lee as aforesaid — And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the inhabitants of the said Hopland School District be acd th< y hereby are vested with all the privileges, powers and immunities necessary for enabling them to use & improve all the monies that have or may arise in consequence of the aforesaid appropriations, for the support of a School or Schools in the said Hopland School District; but the said inhabit- Digitized by Microsoft® 203 ants are still to be considered as belonging to the said town of Lee, in every respect, saving their being subject to be taxed to the support of Schools in the other parts of said town. And be it further enacted by the au thority aforesaid, that Ebenezer Jenkins Esqr. be & he hereby is impowered to issue his war- rant directed to some one principal inhabitant of the District aforesaid, requiring him to warn a meeting of the inhabitants of the District afore- said, qualified by law to vote in District affairs, to assemble at some time & place within the said Hopland School District, to be mentioned in the same warrant, for the purpose of chusing such Officers as may be necessary for transacting the affairs of the District aforesaid, so far as respects Schools only, according to the power and authority given by this Act; and the said inhabitants qualified as aforesaid, being so assembled, shall be & they hereby are impowered to chuse such officers as may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid. Provided always that the inhabitants of the aforesaid Hopland School District, shall keep maintain and support within the said Dis- trict, their proportionable part of all Schools by law hereafter required to be kept, maintained and supported within the aforesaid Town of Lee. March 7, 1791. AN ACT, IN EXPLANATION OP & IN ADDITION TO AN ACT, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOE INCOEPORATINQ A CERTAIN PAET OF THE TOWN OF LEE INTO A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BY THE NAME OF THE HOPLAND SCHOOL DISTEICT." Wheeeas doubts and difficulties have arisen upon the construction and operation of the said Act: Sect. 1. Be it Enacted by the Senate & House of Representatives in General Court assembled aud by the authority of the same That the said Hopland School District shall be understood and construed to include all the Land situated in that part of the Town of Lee which formerly be- longed to the Town of Great Barrington, together with all the inhabit- ants & residents thereon, but not to include any Land or real estate situ- ate without the said Limits, though owned by a Resident or Residents within said District. Sect. 2. Be it further Enacted, that the Assessors of said District for the time being, or the Treasurer or the Clerks of said District, when there are no such Assessors, be and they hereby are respectrroly authorized & required to call District meetings for the purposes mentioned or intended in this and the former Act, in the same manner aud under the same reg- ulations & penalties as Selectmen of Towns by Law are. Sect. 3. And be it further Enacted, that the polls & estates belonging to the said District are & shall be exempted from being subject to be tax- ed by the said Town of Lee, to the maintenance and support of Schools, and from being liable to be prosecuted and punished, or subject to the payment of any fines or costs with the rest of said Town, for any neglect Digitized by Microsoft® 204 of said Town in maintaining and supporting Schools. Sect. 4. Provided always, & be it further Enacted, that the said Dis- trict shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished as a District, for neglecting to maintain and support their proportionable part of all schools by Law required to be kept, maintained or supported by or within said Town, in the sume manner as a Town is by Law liable to be prosecuted and punished for neglect of Schools. Approved March 11, 1797. AN ACT IX FTJKTHEE EXPLANATION OP AND ADDITION TO AN ACT, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOE INCOEPORATING A CERTAIN PART OF THE TOWN OF LEE INTO A SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE NAME OF THE HOPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT." Sect. 1. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled and by the authority of the same. That when- ever the Rents and Incomes of the School Lands and other property be- longing to the said District shall be insufficient for the purpose, the said District may, at any District Meeting, regularly called and warned there- for, from time to time, grant such School Taxes as may be necessary and sufficient, together with such Rents & Incomes to build & repair a suit- able School- House or School- Houses for said District, and to provide and support a suitable School or Schools within and for said District; which Taxes shall be assessed by the Assessors of said District or by the Asses- sors of said Town of Lee for the time being, upon application of said Dis- trict, upon the Polls and Estates belonging to said District, and shall be collected by the Collectors of the said District, or by the Collectors of said Town of Lee, for the time being, upon application of said District, in the same manner and under the same regulations and penalties, as Town- School Taxes by Law are assessed and collected. Sect. a. Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the said District shall be understood and construed to be capable of suing and being sued, and of appearing in Court to prosecute or defend, and of pos- sessing, improving and leasing from time to time, the School- Lands be- longing to said District by a Committee or Agents thereto duly appointed, at any Meeting regularly called and warned therefor. Sect. 3. Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid , that the said District shall have power to exchange any parts or parcels of the School-Lands belonging to said District for other Lands lying within said District, to be holden in the same manner and to the same uses as the lands so exchanged. Sect. 4. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the said District shall be capable of taking any Estate Real or Personal to the amount of Five thousand Dollars, which may hereafter voluntarily be bequeathed, granted or given to said District, for the use and support of a School or Schools and of holding the same for the use of Schools within said District. Approved June 19, 1798. Digitized by Microsoft® 205 HOPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT; RECORDS. Began, April 12*"^— 1791. At a Legal School Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee, on Tuesday the 12tn Day of April 1791, at the school house in sd District Ebener Jenkins Esqr Moderator. 1* Choose Joseph Whiton Clerk T 2nd Chose Capt Enoch GarfieldT Cap* David PorterT & Lieu* Levi Nye as Committee to take care of the Public School Land 3rd Voted that Sd- Committee shall act as Assessors 4th Chose Archelus Chadwick Treasurer T 5 Chose Edmund Hinckley Collector 6 Voted that the Committee Determine what part of the Public money shall go to the Propriators living on the East side of the River. 7 Voted that those Propriators who live on the East side of the River down said River to the south Line of Lot Ns 14 be set off by themselves which said Line and the River is the boundary Line 8 Chose Job Hamlin Collector for the East side of the River. 9 Voted that All those persons holding public school lands in the Hop- land School District shall hold their Lands according to the Tenure of their Leases. 10 Voted that all future Meetings be Warned by setting up three Noti- fications, one at Winegar's Mill, one at the school house, and one at the Grist Mill Near the Forge in sd District, said Notifications to stand Two Public Days. Desolvd the Meeting Those officers with this mark T set over or after their Names are sworn. Lee May the 30*'^— 1791.— At a Legal School Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee at the Senter School house in said District, Wm Ingersoll Esqr Moderator Voted to Continue the School. Voted to finish the School house. Voted to Complete the School house by Vendue To the Lowest Bidder John Keep bid it Down to Eight pounds ten shillings and was the Low- est Bidder. Voted to raise the Sum of Fifty five pounds L M9 for the Building and Completing the school house. f : Chose a Committee Consisting of Archelus Chadwick Esqv Ingersoll and John Hulet to Inspect the work Mr Keep does on the school house to Digitized by Microsoft® 206 see if it is workmanlike. 1791. Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the first Monday in July next then to Meet at this place. 4 O' Clock P. M. Monday 4"^ July 1791. Meeting opened according to adjournment Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the Second Monday in August next then to Meet at this place Second Monday in August 1791 Meeting opened according to adjournment Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the iirst Monday in Septr at 3 O' Clock P. M. then to meet at this place. Monday 5 Sepf: 1791. Meeting opened according to adjournment Voted to adjourn the Meeting to Monday the 19tii Day of Septr Instant at 3 O'clock afternoon then to Meet at this place. Monday 19*^^ SeptT 1791. Meeting opened According to Adjournment Voted to Adjourn the Meeting to Tuesday the 27tli Day of Instant Septr at 3 O'clock afternoon then to meet at this place. Tuesday 27*'^ Sept^ 1791 Meeting opened according to Adjournment. It Voted that the Assessors proceed to Assess the Money Voted to he raised. 2nd Desolvd the Meeting. At a Legal School meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee, at the Senter school house in said District, on Monday the Thirty first Day of October 1791. Cap* John Starns Moderator. Voted to Excuse Edmund Hiackley from serving as Collector Voted to Vendue the Collection of the Money assess* to the Lowest Bidder Cap* John Starns bid it Down to seven pence on the pound and was the Lowest Bidder Chose Oapt Starns Collector T Voted that each Scholar that attends School shall furnish half a Cord of wood for the School house, or the Parent or Master of Such Scholar shall be assessd and pay three shillings to pay for the Getting said wood Desolvd the Meeting. Digitized by Microsoft® 1792. ^ At a legal School Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee, at the Red School house iu said District on Monday the 25tli Day of June 1792.— William Ingersoll Esqr Moderator. It Choose Capt Enoch Garfield Cap* David Porter and Lieut Levi Nye a Committee to take care of the School Lands. 2nd Choose Joseph Whitou Clerk. T 3rd Voted that said Committee shall act as Assessors. 4. Voted to Continue the School. 5. Choose David Ingersoll Collector and Archelus Chadwick Treasr Desolvfl the Meeting [L. S.] Beekshire ss t To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School-District in Lee Greet- ing In the name of the Commonwealth [of] Massachusetts you are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee, to Meet at the red School house in said District on Monday the seven- teenth Day of Decer Instant at 5 O'Clock P. M. To act on the following Articles (viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting. 2nd To see what method the District will come into to supply the School with wood the present Winter. ■ 3ly To transact any other Business that may be thought necessary • Fail not of tliis Warrant but make return with your Doings thereon at or before said Day. Given under our hands and Seal this sixth Day of December in the year of our Lord 1792 Enoch Garfield)^ School David Porter | Committee In pursuance of the within Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned Joseph Whiton Clerk Deer 10th 1793. At a Legal School Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee at the red School-house, in said District on Monday the seventeenth Day of December 1792. Capt Abijah Merrill Moderator. 1st Voted, that for each Scholar who attends School the Parent or Mas- ter of such Scholar shall provide half a Cord of wood Cut up suitable for the fire — • t The warrants for the early Hopland meetings were not recorded. This, and the others given in this volume have been preserved among the MSS.of the district. Those for the preceding meetings have not been found. Digitized by Microsoft® ^ 1792-1793. nd Voted that said wood shall be Delivered at the school house by the first Day of Feby next Voted that the Committee be Directed to give John Keep an order of one pound sixteen shilling on the Treasr for service Done in Completing the School house Desolvd the Meeting [L. S.] Berkshire ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School-District in Lee Greet- ing. In the name of the Common-wealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee to Meet at At red School-House in Said District on Monday The fourth Day of February next at 5 O'Glock P. M. to act on the following Articles (viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting 2tii To Se if the Destriok will Give any Derections To the Commitee Re- t spicting the Sail of the publick School Land 3 To transact any Other business That may be thout proper hear of fail not but make return of this Warrant to serve us att or be fore Said Day Givin under Our hands and Seal this 25 Day of January 1793 Enoch Garfield^ School David Porter ) Oomite In pm-suance of the with in Warrant I have notified The Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the Time and place and for the purposes within mentioned Lee Pebry 1st 1793. Joseph Whiton Clerk At a Legal School Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee, at the red School house in said District on Monday the fourth Day of Febry ,1793. M' Archelus Chadwiok Moderator. 1st Voted that the Committee be Directed to give Aaron Wormer a Lease of the School Lot he has in his Possession. Desolvd the Meeting [The warrant for this meeting not found.] .« _^ _ At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee on Monday the fifteenth Day of April 1793. Capt John Starns Moderator. lat Voted that the Committee Procure a School Master to Teach School one year. t To the second article, written by the Clerk, Joseph Whiton. The second and third articles were written by Enoch G-arfleld. Digitized by Microsoft® 1793. 209 2nd Voted that the Committee pay Joseph Whiton What is Due him^ from a former Subscription Committee, for what was Due them; from Eleazar "West for his Children's Schooling one Summer. 3rd Voted to raise the Sum of eighteen pounds for the Support of School the year ensuing 4 Voted to add an addition of one to the present Committee 5 Chose Joseph Whiton Committee man. 6 Voted to remit Freeman Moshier's and Edward Willcox's taxes in Capt Starn's Bill. 7 Voted that Enoch Garfield get the opinion of an Attorney whither a District Collector has Lawful authority to Collect any Tax Commit- ted to him Desolvd the Meeting [L. S.] Berkshire ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greeting — In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of said District to meet at the red School house in said District on Tuesday the seventh Day of May next at 4 O'clock P. M. to act on the following Articles (viz) Ist To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting 2 To see if the District will reconsider the Doings of the last School meeting 3rii To transact any Business that may be thought necessary respecting Schooling aif airs the insuing Summer. Fail net of this Warrant but make return with jour doings thereon to one of us at or before said Day Given under our hands and seal this 37th Day of April 1793. Enoch Garfield [ School David Porter j Committee In obeciance to this with in Warant I have warned The inhabiants of the Hopland School Destrick to Meet at time and pleace as the with in. Warant Dereots Attest Joseph Whiton Clerk Lee May 4th 1793. [This return, although signed by the clerk, was written by Enoch Garfield. The following memorandum, in an unknown hand, is also on the back of the warrant :] First Voted that the Committee be directed to take back the forme[r] bill in Cap jStairns hands to Collect and to make an other according to Law.- Voted that Capt Stearns be a Collector for the Same At a Legal School Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee on Tuesday the seventh Day of May (at the Red School house in said District)- 1793. Enoch Garfield Moderator. Voted To reconsider The first and Third Votes passed at the Last; School Meeting. Digitized by Microsoft® 210 1793. By the first of which Votes the Committee were Directed to procure a Teacher for one year. By the second The snm of Eighteen pounds was Voted to be raised for the support of School the year insuing. ,[L. S.J Berkshire ss To Joseph Whiten Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of said District qualified to act in District meet- ings to meet at the Bed School house in said [Lee] on Friday 18 day of Octr Instant at 4 O'Clock P. M. to act on the following Articles (viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting 2nd To Choose District Officers. Sr*! To see if the District will continue the School 4 To see if the District will raise money to support Schooling. 5 To Transact any other Business that may be thought necessary Fail not of this Warrant But make return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon to one of us at or Before said day Lee Octr 5 1793 Ench Garfield) School David Porter (" Committee In pursuance of the with in Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of with in mentioned District to meet at the time and place and for the pur- poses within mentioned Joseph Whiton Clerk. [The following mem., by Enoch Garfield, is also on the back of the warrant:] Met according to ajornment and Voted that the School Comitys be Directted to potisian the Select men of Said Town to Call a town Meeting for the purpose of rais- ing Money for the purjjose of Schooling Voted to Excuse Capt Poter from Sering as a Comity Voted that David Ingersooll be a School Comity At a Legal School meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee on Friday the 18th day of Octr 1793. at the red School house in said District. Enoch Garfield Moderator Voted to adjourn the meeting to friday the 2oth of this Instant. Met according to ajornment Voted Lieut Joseph Whiton was Chosen Clark for the year insuing Enoch Garfield David Porter & Edmond Hinkley & Livi Nye was Chosen Oommitte Archelus Chadwiok was Chosen Treasurrer David In- gersoU Chosen CoUecter Voted to Excuse Capt Enoch Garfield from Be- ing one ot the aforesaid Commite and Chose Mr Archelus Chadvsdck to Serve in his Room ■ Voted to Continue the School Voted that the Commite be Directed to Employ Mr Samuel Allen To Teach a School in this District for the Term of Six months from the time Digitized by Microsoft® 1793-1794. 211 he the Said Began to Teach School in this District Voted to Excuse Mr archelus Chadwick from Serving as one of the aforesaid Commite — and Choose Mr John freese to Serve in his Sted Voted to adjorn this Meeting to friday the 1* Day of Novr next Friday Novr 1st Met according to Adjournment 1st Voted that the School Committee be Directed to petition the Select- men of the Town of Lee to Call a Town meeting for the purpose of raising money for the purpose of Schooling. 2nd Voted to Excuse Capt Porter from Serving as Committee-man. 3rd Chose David Ingersoll Committee man. Desolved the Meeting. [L. S.] Berkshike ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greet- ing. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massaohusett you are hereby re- quired to warn the Inhabitants of the said District to meet at the red School house in said District on Tuesday the fourth Day of March next at 5 O'clock P. M: to act on the follo\Ying Articles (Viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said meeting 3nd To see if the District will continue the School '•"-' 3rd To see if the District will give the Committee any Instructions who to apply to for a Teacher. 41^1 To Transact any other Business that may be thought necessary. Fail not of this Warrant but make return hereof with your Doings thereon to one of us at or before said day Given under our hands and seal this 22iid Day of Peb^y, 1794. t Edmund Hinckley) ri -ii David Ingersoll ^ Committee In pursuance of the Within Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the within mentioned District to meet at the Time and place and for the purposes with in mentioned. Joseph Whiton Clerk At a Legal School meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee, on Tuesday the fourth day of March, at the red School house in said District 1794. Capt John Starnes Moderator. Voted, to Continue the School. Voted That the Committee be directed to apply to a School Master to Teach School for the Term of six Months from the first of May next as near as Oonsistantly may be. Desolved the Meeting. — ■ t These names were written by the Clerk. Mr. Hinckley spelled his christian name, Edmond. Digitized by Microsoft® 213 1794 [L. S. 1 Berkshire ss. To Joseph Whitou Olerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greet- ing. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to warn the Inhabitants of said District to meet at the red School- house in said District on Monday the Thirtieth Day of June Instant at 4 O'clock in the afternoon to act on the following Articles (Viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said meeting. 3nd To see if the District will Divide the District into Two Schools. 3rd To Transact any other Business that may be thought necessary Fail not of this Warrant but make return witii your Doings thereon to one of us at or before said Day. Given under our hands and seal This Thirteenth Day of June— 1794 Edmond Hinckley) committee David Ingersoll ) In pursuance of the within warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the Time and place and for the purposes within mentioned Joseph Whiton Clerk At a Legal School-Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee on Monday the Thirtieth day of June at the red School house in said District 1794. Cap* Abijah Merrill Moderator. Voted to Divide the District into Two Schools. — — — Voted That the District be Divided as follows (Viz) The River shall be the Line from Mr Pixleys Down said River to the Bridge near the Forge from thence up the Road north to the Road Leading from Esqr IngersoU's to Stockbridge thence on sd Road to Stock bridge Line including the In- habitants on said Road and all south of Said Road and the River as above Described is to be one District. Desolved the Meeting. [L. S.] Beekshiee ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in [Lee] Greet- in[g.] In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Commanded to warn the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee to meet at the Red School house in said District on Monday the fifteenth Day of Deer Current at 4 O'Clock P. M. to act on the fol- lowing Articles (Viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting and To see if the District will Do any thing respecting a Division of the School house, and likewise of the Public Money Belonging to the District Digitized by Microsoft® 1794. ■■^13 3iy To see whether District will Give the Committee any instructions as to Employing the present Teacher any longer 4th To Transact any other Business that may be thought Necessary fail not of this Warrant but make return with your doings thereon to one of us at or before said day Given under our hands and Seal this 4 Day of December 1794. Da.'id IngersolD committee John Freese ) In pursuance of the within Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the Time and place and for the purposes within mentioned Lee Deer 15th 1794 Joseph Whitou Clerk At a Legal School Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee at the Red School house in s"! District on Monday the fifteenth day of Deer 1794. Capt Abijah Merrill Moderator. Voted Not to Divide the School house Voted Not to Divide the Public Money. Voted the Committee Apply to a Teacher to Continue the School ■ Voted to Reconsider the Vote passed at a former meeting Respecting the Division of the District Voted That the Committee be Directed to warn a Meeting as soon as may be Desolvd the Meeting [L. S.] Berkshire ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greet- ing. In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby Commanded to warn the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee (qualiiied By Law to Vote in District affairs) to meet at the red School house in said District on Monday the fifth Day of January next at 4 O'clock P. M. To act on the following Articles (viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting 2nd To see if the District will Choose an Additional Committee-man in the Northeast part of the District. 3iy To see if the District will do any thing respecting a Division of the District or setting up Schools in various parts of the District 4iy If the District shoud not vote to have schools in various parts of the District nor in any way Divide the District To see if the District will Build an Addition to the present School house suitable for the Accommodation of Two Schools the whole or part of the Time as the District shall think proper Digitized by Microsoft® 21* 1794-1795-1796. 5th To Transact any other Business that may be thought necessary Fail not of this Warrant But make return of this Warrant with your Doings thereon to one of us at or Before said Day Given under our hands and Seal this Twenty fifth Day of Deer 1794. EdmondHinckleyl Committee David Ingersoll ) In pursuance of the within Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee to meet at the Time and place and for the purposes therein mentioned Lee, Jany 5tii 1795. Joseph Whiton Clerk At a legal School Meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee on Monday the 5tli day of Jany , 1795 at the red School house in said District. Cap* Abijah Merrill Moderator. Choose Jedediah Crocker Committeeman in Addition to the present Committee. — Voted to Build an Addition to the present School house so as to accom- modate Two Schools with the present house Voted that the Committee be Directed to procure a Chair for the School reconsidered the Last Vote • Desolved the Meeting [L. S.l Berkshire ss — To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School-District in Lee Greet- ing In the Name of the Common wealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to warn the Inhabitants of the said District to Meet at the red School house in sd District on Monday the 4tii Day of Jan.y next at 5 O'clock P. M. to act on the following Articles (Viz) 1 To Choose a Moderator for sd Meeting 2 To See what method the District will come into to provide wood for the School the present winter 3 To see what the District will Do aboat boarding the present Teacher. — 4 To Transact any other Business that may be thought Necessary — — Fail not of this warrant But make return with your Doings to one of us By said Day Given under Our hands and Seal this 3otli Day of Decemr 1795 John Freese ) ^ .. , Edmond Hinckley} Committee In Pursuance of the with in Wai-rant I have warned the Inhabitants of tlie Hopland School District to meet at the Time & place & for the pur- poses within mentioned. Lee Jan.y , 2na i7qq Joseph Whiton Clerk Digitized by Microsoft® 1796. ''' At a Legal School Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District in Lee on Monday the 4tii Day of Jau.y , 1796 at the red School house in sd District. Capt David Porter Moderator Voted that all Scholars who attend the School shall be turned out provid- ed the Parents or Masters Do not provide Their Quota of wood By the 30tli Day of Jany Current, untill the wood is provided. — — — Voted That for each Schollar who attends School there shall Be one Quarter of a Cord of Good wood provided and Cut ready for the fire Voted that Enoch Garfield, Cap* Starues and Edmond Hinckley be a Committee to turn those Scholars out of School who shall not have wood provided for them as above mentioned. Desolvd the Meeting [L. S.] Berkshire ss To Joseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greet- ing In the Name of the Common Wealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of Said District to m.eet at the red School house in said District on Monday the Fifteenth Day of Feb.ry Cur- rent at .5 O'clock P. M. To act on the following articles (Viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting. 2nd To see if the District will reconsider a former Vote respecting Build- ing an addition to our present school house and if s""=^ In pursuance of the with in Warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the Time and place a.nd for the purposes within mentioned Lee Febry, 13th 1796 Joseph Whiton Clerk At a Legal School meeting of the Hopland School District in Lee at the Red School house in said District on Monday the fifteenth Day of Feb- ruary 1796. at 5 O'clock in the afternoon Capt Enoch Garfield Moderator. Voted to adjourn the meeting to Monday the 32nd Day of this Instant at 5 O'clock P. M. Digitized by Microsoft® 216 1796. Monday 22nd Febry. Meeting opened according to Adjournment. — — — Voted to reconsider a former Vote respecting Building an Addition to ■our present School house Voted to Divide the District into Three Schools Voted to Divide the District as follows (viz) That the River Be the Boundary Line Beginning at where Hopbrook Enters into it so Down the River to the Bridge near the Forge thence up the street so as to Include Mr Squier thence the Line is to Run Due North to the Road Leading from our present school house to Stockbridge thence on sd Road to Stockbridge including the Inhabitants on sd Road, and from the mouth of Hopbrook up sd Brook to Tyringham Line all south of said Lines is to Constitute one School — — — — — And the remaining part of the District Be Divided as follows (viz) That the Road Leading By Mr Edmund Hinckleys Be the Division as far as our present school house and from thence a Due south Line to the River ^11 East of the above Described Line is to be one school and ail West is to Be the other Desolvd the Meeting [MS., not recorded.] A Memorandum of the proceedings of the Inhabitants of the South School in the Hopland School District in Lee on the 29tii Day of March 1796 sd meeting being at Mr John Couches 1st Choose Capt Merrill Moderator .3nd Chose J. Whiton Clerk for the meeting 3th Voted to Build a School house within Twelve Rods from Bridge over J. Couches Mill Brook and Where in sd Limits Three Men to be ap- poi[n]ted shall say - — ,jjj (Choose Capt Starnes, Isaac Davis, and Cap* Merrill,[to] be the Men ( to say where the house shall Be Built — — — — 6th Voted to Build a School house Twenty six feet By Twenty ^ Voted to Choose a Committee to report to sd meeting what sort of a 6th . house it is Best to Build whether a Wood house or a Brick one which ( Committee are to Assertaiu as near as may be the Cost of Each 7th Choose Joseph Whiton John Couch and Cap* Starnes Oonimittee Adjourned the Meeting to Tuesday the fifth Day of Api. next at six O'clock in the afternoon then to meet at this place — — — Tuesday Stt of Api Meeting opened according to Adjournment Voted to Build the School house near the Culver house so Called on the East side of sd house the front of the house to stand on the Line of the Road ■ Voted that Sami Davis may send his Children to this School on Oon- Digitized by Microsoft® 1796. 217 dition that he pay Ave Dollars towards Building the house and pay his proportion of Schooling Voted to Build a School house of Wood and not of Brick — Voted that those persons who attend Preaching in this Quarter may make au addition to the house of four feet each way at their own Expense provided they Do not interrupt the School. ■ Adjourned the meeting to Tuesday the Twe[l]fth Day of Api. Current at 6 O'clock P M. then to meet at this place fL. S.] Berkshire ss To J oseph Whiton Clerk of the Hopland School District in Lee Greet- ing. In the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are herehy required to warn the Inhabitants of the Hopland School District to meet at the red School house in said District on Monday the Eleventh Day of April Current at 2 O'Clock P. M. to Act on the following articles (Viz) 1st To Choose a Moderator for said Meeting. 2u(i To Choose a Committee to Take care of the School Lands and employ School Teachers Sfii To see if the District will reconsider a Vote passed at the Last meet- ing respecting a Division of the District and if s David Porter (L. S.) April 26tii — 1790 Reed Interest up to the First of April Instant. Api It — 1793 Reed Rent up to this Day April th 1 — 1794 Recvd on this Leas Six pound Rec'd Interest of the Within Lease up to April 1794 Hopland Committee's Lease to Jacob Fuller [Drawn by Joseph "Whiton.] This Indenture made this fifteenth Day of November in the year of oui- Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven by and Be- tween David Porter Gentleman Enoch Garfield & Reuben Pixley yeomen all of Lee in the County of Berkshire within the Common- Wealth of Massachusetts in their Capacity of a Committee Chosen and appointed by the Propriators of a certain Tract of Land Called the Hopland Division formerly Belonging to Great Barrington in the said County now lying in Lee aforesaid to Dispose of and improve certain Lauds Belonging to sd Division appropriated By the Propriators of the sd Division for the Sup- port of a School for the Benefit of those Persons who have and shall settle in the sd Hopland Division of the one part And Jacob Fuller of Lee afore- said of the other part Witnesseth. That the sd David Enoch and Reuben in their said Capacity in Behalf of themselves and their Successors in their sd Capacity and the propria- tors of the Hopland Division aforesaid in Consideration of the Covenants and Rents hereinafter Expressd mentioned and Containd have Demised granted and to farm letten & by these Presents Do Demise grant and to farm lett unto the sd J aoob Fuller his Heirs and Assigns one certain Tract of Land lying in Lee aforesaid Being the Second and third part of Lot N9 thirty seven in the first Division of the Hopland Division afore- said appropriated by the sd propriators for the Support of a School for the Benefit of those Persons who have & shall Settle in the Hopland Division aforesaid which sd Second and third part of Said Lot has been known and commonly called by the name of the Island and Tongue con- Digitized by Microsoft® 234 taining by estimation four Acres and forty nine Rods & half a Rod. T[o] have and to hold the s'l Demised and granted Premises, together with their appurtenances to him the said Jacob Fuller his Heirs Executors Ad- ministrators and Assigns from and after the said fifteenth Day of Novem- ber for and During the Term of nine hundred ninety and nine years the[noe] next ensuing and fully to be Complete and ended he the si Jacoh his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns yielding and paying unto the sd David Enoch and Reuben their Successors in their sA Capacity or the propriators yearly and at the end and expiration of every year During the sd Term therefor as Rent the Sum of one pound twelve shillings and eight pence one farthing being the Lawful Interest of Twenty seven pounds five shillings Lawful Money and one Indian Corn if Demanded and if at any Time During the said Term the said Jacob his heirs Execu- tors Administrators or Assigns Shall pay or cause to be paid unto the sf David Enoch and Reuben their Successors in their said Capacity or the propriators aforesaid the s in Presence of us Edmond Hinckley (L. S.) The interlining was done before signing David Ingersoll (L. S. ) David Porter (L. S. > Content Hinckley Abigil Hinckley [Edmond Hinckley's lease, — drawn by Joseph Whiten.] This Indenture of Lease, in two parts, made this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Ninety Nine be- tween The Hopland School District, in the Town of Lee, in the County of Berkshire of the one part, and Edmond Hinckley of the said Lee of the other part, Witnesseth. That the said District, in Consideration of the rents and covenants herein after mentioned hath Demised, granted and to farm let, & by these presents doth demise, grant and to farm Let, to the said Edmond Hinckley one certain tract of Land de- scribed as follows (viz) Lying in the said Hopland School district and is the southerly half of the School Lot No 24 in the Third Division of the Hopland Division of the said Town of Lee which is divided from the northerly half by a Line pro;eeding from the Southwest Corner of Lot N9 27 in the same Division being School Land Lying within and belong- ing to said District which said southerly half Contains Twentv Two Acres and one half Acre of Land by Estimation To have and to hold the same, with the appurtenances thereof, to him the said Edmond Hinck - ley his Heirs executors, administrators and assigns for and during the Term of Nine hundred Eighty and four years to be computed from the sixth Day of November Last inclusive Yielding and paying therefor to the said District the yearly sum of Thirteen Dollars and Twenty Cents to be paid annually on the aforesaid sixth day of the Month of November ■ in each and every year during said Term, the payments to be made to the Committee of the said District for the Time being — And if the aforesaid yearly rent of Thirteen Dollars and Twenty Cents or any part thereof shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of three Kalender months, ex- clusive, from the day when the same shall become payable, as aforesaid, it shall be Lawful for the said District by their Committee for the Time being into the above Demised premises, or any parcel thereof in the Name of the whole, to re-enter, and the same demised premises, and every part and parcell thereof to re-possess have and enjoy, in the same right, Title and Estate, as the said District had therein before and untill the Execution of this Lease and the said Edmond Hinckley his heirs Execu- tors, Administrators and Assigns, to expel and Exclude therefrom any Digitized by Microsoft® 'M2 thing herein before to the Contrary Notwithstanding — and the said Edmond Hinckley, for himself his heirs executors, Administrators and Assigns, Covenants with the said District that he the said Edmond Hinck- ley, his heirs executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will well and Truly pay the aforesaid yearly Sums of rent at the several times when the same shall become payable as aforesaid; and will also pay and Dis- charge all Taxes, Rates and Assessments whatever which shall be levied Assessed or charged upon the said Demised premises or any part thereof, during said Term; and will Use and improve said Demised premises in a proper and reasonable manner keep the same in good state and repaii" and at the Expiration of said Term will deliver peacable possession thereof to the said District, without strip or waste In witness whereof the said District by David Porter, Joseph Whiton & Jedediah Crocker a Commit- tee thereto duly appointed and authorized by Law and the said Edmond Hinckley in his own person hereto set their Signatures and Seals the day and year first above written -r> J TD i. ) Committee ^avid Porter / ^j ^j^^ Hoplaud ( L. S. ) Signed Sealed and Josepn w niton ^ ggi^ooi District Delivered in presence of Enoch Garfield Jared Ingersoll Edmond Hinckley (L. S. ) December th 4 have Paid the rent of this Leas for the year 1800 {On the duplicate, is also the endorsement :] February 4tii 1800 Recivd tour pounds toward the rent of this Lease Hopland School District Iiittenture with Jacob Russell. Rent payable Ocf 25*1^ annually This Indenture of Lease, in Two parts, made this Twenty Third day of Ocir in the year of our Lord one Thousand and Eight hundred Between the Hopland School District in the Town of Lee in the County of Berk- shire of the one part, and Jacob Russell of Tyriugham in the County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth. That the Said District in Consid- eration of the Rents and Covenants hereinafter mentioned, hath demised granted and to farm lett and by these presents doth Demise, grant and to farm let, to the said Jacob Russell, one Certain tract of Land described as follows (viz) Lying in said Hopland School District and is the first part of Lot No Thirty seven lying the South Side of the River in the first Divis- ion of the Hoplands, Being School Land within and belonging to said District, Containing by Estimation five Acres f To have and to hold the same with the appurtenances thereof to him the said Jacob Russell his heirs executors Administrators and Assigns for and During the Term of Nine hundred and Ninety Two years yielding and paying therefor to the t The words, "Containing by Estimation five Acrezs," interlined. Digitized by Microsoft® said District the yearly Sum of Three Dollar Thirty Three Ceut Three Mills To be paid annually on the aforesaid Twenty Third day of October in each and every year during said Term the payment to be made to the Committee of the District for the Time being. And if the aforesaid yearly rent of Three Dollars Thirty three Cents & Tlireo Mills or any part thereof shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of Three Kellender Months exclusive, from the day when the same shall become payable as aforesaid it shall be Lawful for the said District by their Committee for the time being into the above Demised premises or any parcell thereof in the Name of the whole to re-enter and thej same demised premises and every part and parcel thereof to repossess have and enjoy in the same right Title and estate as the Said District had therein before and untill the Execution of this Lease and the Said Jacob Russell his heirs, Execu- tors, Administrators and assigns to expell and exclude therefrom any thing herein before to the Contrary notwithstanding. But if at any Time hereafter during Said Term the Said Jacob Russell shall well and truly pay unto the Committee of the Said Hopland School-District for the time being, the Sum of Fifty Five Dollars and Fifty Six Cents together with the rents which may i-emaiu unpaid at the Time of the payment of the Sum last aforesaid, then the yearly rent aforesaid shall cease and be ex- tinguished and be considered as wholly paid during the remainder of Said Term — And the Said Jacob Russell for himself his heirs Executors Ad- ministrators and assigns Covenant with the Said District that he the Said Jacob Russell his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns shall and will well and truly pay the afoi-esaid yearly sums of Rent at the several times when the same Shall become payable as aforesaid and will also pay and Discharge all taxes. Rate and assessments whatsoever which shall be levied assessed or charged upon the Said demised premises or any part thereof during S J T> ^ ) Committee ^ ^ wl^'J" - of the Hopland ( L, S. ) Signed Sealed and {^''^''P^' ^^'^°'^ \ School -Distviot Delivered in presence of us John Freese Jr Jacob Russell ( L. S. ) Note the words "Containing by Estimation five Acres" was Interlined before Signing. John Winegar t The part preceding the t, writtfii by JoBeph Whiton; the part attur, written bjr John Freeze, Jr. Digitized by Microsoft® Job Hamlin Lease [Drawn by Joseph Whiton.] This Indenture of Lease, in two parts, made This sixth day of Novem- ber, in the vear of our Lord one Thousand and Eight hundred. Between ye Hopland School District, in the Town of Lee in the County of Berk- shire of the one part, and Job Hamlin of Lee aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth. — That the said District t in Consideration of the Rents and Covenants hereinafter mentioned, hath Demised granted and to farm Lett and by these presents doth Demise, grant and to farm let, to the said Job Hamlin one certain tract of Land Described as follows (viz) Ly- ing in said Hopland School District and is part of Lot N9 Two in the fourth Division beginning at ye North West Corner of said Lot thence South five Degrees West Thirty one and an half Rods thence East Forty two Rods — Theuce East fifteen Degrees South four Rods — Thence North fifteen Degrees East Thirty Two Rods To a Stake — Thence West five Degrees North fifty Two and an half Rods to the bounds begun at. Containing by estimation Six Acres and sixty Square Rods Being School Laud lying within and belonging to said District. — To have and to hold the same, with the Appurtenances thereof to him the said Job Hamlin his Heirs executors Administrators and Assigns, for and During the Term of Nine hundred Eighty and Two Years, Yielding and paying therefor to the said District the yearly sum of Three Dollars Thirty Eight Cents and four Mills to be paid Annually, on the aforesaid sixth day of November, in each and every year during said Term the payment to be made to the Committee of the District for tlie Time being, and if the aforesaid yearly Rent of Three Dollars Thirty Eight Cents & four Mills-or any pprt thereof shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of Three Kelendar Months, exclusive, from the day when the same shall Become payable as aforesaid it shall be Lawful for the said District by their Committee for the time being into the above Demised premises or any parcell thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and the same Demised premises and every part and parcell thereof to repossess have and enjoy in the same right title and estate as the said District had therein before and un- til the Execution of this Lease and the said Job Hamliii his Heirs Ex- ecutors Administrators and Assigns to expel and exclude therefrom any thing hereinbefore to the Contrary notwithstanding. But if, at any time, hereafter during said term the said Job Hamlin his Heirs Executors Ad- ministrators or Assigns shall well and truly pay unto ye Committee of the said District for the time being the sum, of which the yearly rent afore- said is the Lawful Interest, together with the Rents, which may remain unpaid at the time of the payment of ye Sum Last aforesaid then the yearly rent aforesaid shall cease and be extinguished, and be consider- ed as wholly paid, during the remainder of said Term. And the said Job t The word "District," interlined. Digitized by Microsoft® 245 Hamliu for hi.nself his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, Covenants with the said District, that he the said Job Hamlin his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns shall and will well and Truly pay the aforesaid yearly Sums of Rent at the several times, when the same shall become payable, as aforesaid; and will also pay & Discharge all Taxes, Rates and Assessments whatever, which shall be levied, assessed or Charged upon the said Demised premises, or any part thereof during said Term, aud will use and improve said Demised premises in a proper and rea- sonable Manner, keep the same in good* State aud Repair and at the expi- ration of said Term will Deliver peaceable possession thereof to the said Dis- trict, without strip or waste. In witness whereof the said District by David Porter, Joseph Whiton, and Jedediah Crocker a Committee thereto duly appointed & Authorized by Law and the said Job Hamlin in his own person hereto Set their Signatures aud Seals the day & year above written Signed Sealed & Delivered David Porter ) [inj preseuce of Joseph Whiton - (L. S.) Note the Words "District" & "Good" Jedediah Crocker) were interlined before Signing — Christopher Hurlburt Job hamblin (L. S.) John Moshier t The word "good," interlined. [Da\'id Hanibliii'3 lease, — iravvn by Jo-seph Whiton.] This Indenture of Lease, in two parts made this sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord one Thousand and Eight hundred, Between the Hopland School District in the Town of Lee in the County of Berk,shire of the one part, and David Hamlin of Lee aforesaid of the other part wit- nesseth. — That the said District in Consideration of the Rents and Cov- enants hereinafter mentioned, hath Demised Granted and to farm let, and by these presents doth Demise grant and to farm Let, to the said David Hamliu one Certaiu tract of Land Described as follows (viz) Lying in said Hopland School District and is part of Lot N? Two in the fourth Division beginning at the South west Corner of said Lot Thence north five Degrees East fifty five rods to the South Line of the highway Thence East forty Two rods, Theuce East fifteen Degrees South Twenty lour and an half rods Thence South five Degrees West forty one rods to a Stake Thence west Twenty Seven Degrees South Twenty Rods Thence West five Degrees North forty Nine and an half rods to the first men- tioned Bounds Containing by Estimation Nineteen Acres and seventy Square rods be the same more or less. Being School Land lyiug within and belonging to said District. — To have and to hold the same, with the appurtenances thereof to him the said David Hamlin his Heirs Executors Administrators aud Assigns, for aud During the Term of Nine hundred Eighty and Two Years, Yielding aud paying therefor to the said District the yearly Sum of Ten Dollars to be paid auually, on the aforesaid sixth day of November, in each aud every year during said Digitized by Microsoft® 246 Term the payment to be made to the Committee of the District for the time being, and if tlie aforesaid Yearly Rent of Ten Dollars or any part thereof shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of three Kel- lendar Months, exclusive, from the Day when the same shall become payable as aforesaid it shall be Lawful for the said District by their Com- mittee for the Time being into the above Demised premises or any paroell thereof in the Name of the whole to re-enter and the same Demised prem- ises and every part and parcell thereof to repossess have and injoy in the same right Title and Estate as the said District had therein Before and until the Execution of this Lease and the Said David Hamlin his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns to expel & exclude therefrom any thing hereinbefore to the Contrary Notwithstanding. — But if, at any time hereafter During said Term the said David Hamlin his Heirs Ex- ecutors Administrators or Assigns shall well and Truly pay unto the Com- mittee of the said District for the time being the sum, of which the yearly rent aforesaid in the Lawful Interest together with the Rents which may remain unuaid at the time of the payment of the sum last aforesaid then the pearly rent aforesaid shall Cease and be extinguished and be Consid- sidered as wholly paid, during the remainder of sJ Term. And the said David Hamlin for himself his Heirs, Executors, Administrators and As- signs shall and will well and truly pay the aforesaid yearly sums of Rent at the several times when the same shall . ecome payable, as aforesaid; and will also pay and Discharge all Taxes, Rates and Assessments what- ever, which shall Be levied. Assessed or Charged upon the said Demised premises, or any part thereof during said term, and will use and improve said Demised premises in a proper and reasonable manner, keep the same in Good State and Repair and at the expiration of said Term will Deliver peacable possession thereof to the said District without strip or waste. — In witness whereof the said District by David Porter, Joseph "Whiton, & Jedediah Crocker a Committee thereto Duly appointed and Authorized by Law and tlie said David Hamlin in his own person hereto set their Signatures and Seals the Day and year above written. Signed Sealed & Delivered David Porter ) in presence of Joseph Whiton '- (L. S.) Christopher Hurlburt Jedediah Crocker) John Mo.shier David Hamblin (L. S.) Reed (Lee SOtii Sep. 1799. ) of Joseph Whiton one of the Hopland School District's Committee Fifteen Dollars in full for Teaching School one Month & an half in s'l District in Months of February and March Last Moses Rice Rec- Levi Nye Sarah Nye James Penoyer Sarah Penoyer their Children David-lovel Penoyer Reuben Penoyer Jacob Penoyer trunian Penoyer Zina Penoyer Daniel Church Hannah Church Their Children JRachel Church Levi Church Eli Church Daniel Church David Kellogg Elenor Kellogg their Children ~1 Lydia Kellogg baptized | Rhoda Kellogg in the y Russell Kellogg half way | Adosha Kellogg J David Kellogg Welthy Kellogg Hannah Kellogg Ira Kellogg Otis Kellogg David IngersoU , .Sarah Ingers oU Children Erastus IngersoU James Youngs Hanna h youngs their Children James Youngs Rebekah Youngs Hannah Youngs Lydia Youngs Elizebeth Youngs Benjamin Youngs David Youngs Anna Youngs Thomas Ewer Mary Ewer their Children Thomas Ewer Ebeuezer Ewer Ansel Ewer Lydia Ewer Seth Ewer Elisha Ewer Sarah Foot Wife of Jonathan Foot Phinehas Fish Marcy Fis h Their Children Joseph Fish — born Dec" 20, 1767. Job Fish — born Deer 2, 1769. Phinehas Fish- born July 9, 1771. Samuel Fish — born Sepr 9, 1773. Elizebeth Fish- born Novr 1, 1776. Bethia Fish — born Apri 5, 1779. Susannah Fish- born Febr 17, 1781. Caty Perry Wife of Arthur Perry. her Children Ruth Perry Cloe Perry Mary Perry Johannah Perry Abraham Perry Abigail Perry Thankful Fish- bora Febr 11, 1783. Digitized by Microsoft® 3S0 Elizebeth Winegar Wife of John Thankfnll Goodspeed Wife of John Winegar. her Children Catharinah Winegar Samoel Winegar Zacbariah Winegar Jacob Winegar Hnldah Winegar Elizebeth Winegar John Winegar Jesse Winegar David Winegar Stephen Winegar Elizebeth Chadwick her Children Rose Chadwick Abiathar Chadwick Archelns Chadwick Samnel Chadwick HannahCoUins Wife of OliverCollins. her Children Elisha Collins Archebal Collins Oliver Collins Avis Collins Elias Collins John Collins Isaac Collins Tryphena Marsh Wife of Reuben Marsh, her Children Jndith Marsh Goodspeed. her Children Obed Goodspeed Eonice IngersoU Wife of Moses In- gersoU. her Children Elenor IngersoU Anna IngersoU Luther IngersoU John-Calvin IngersoU Billy IngersoU Betcy IngersoU Moriah Backus her Children Hannah Ba«ku8 Sarah Backus Nathaniel Backus Anson Backus Benjamin Backus Sarah Chadwick Wife of Archelusi Chadwick. her Children Thomas Chadwick Jabez Chadwick Elizebeth Chadwick John Chadwick Lydia IngersoU Wife of Aaron In- gersoU. her Children Jonathan IngersoU Stephen IngersoU Deliverance Foot Wife of Jonathan Tabitha Willcocks Wife of Peter ^o"*- Willcocks. her Children Mary Davis Thomas Davis Anna Davis Rowland Davis Epraim Davis Timothy Davis Phebe Willcocks Electa Willcocks ber Children EUsha Foot Alvin Foot Jerusba Foot Desire Chadwick Wife of Abiathar Chadwick. her Children Fear Chadwick Heman Chadwick Joseph Chadwick Thankf nU Dimmnck Wife of Sylva- nus Dimmuck. her Children Hannah Dimmuck Lydia Gifford Wife of Thomas. Gifford her children Abigail Gifford Isaac Gifford Huldah Gifford Sarah Gifford Cornelius Gifford Digitized by Microsoft® 251 Catherina Winegfar Seth & Amy Nye their Children Elisha Nye Naomi Goodspeed Wife of David Goodspeed. her children Lois Handy Wife of Joseph Handy Naomi Goodspeed thei77:)hildren Antony Goodspeed j^^^pj^ H^„^y Nathaniel Handy Mary Hatch Wife of Wate Hatch her children Rebekkah Hatch Seth Handy Aaron Benedic Lewes Hatch Children Priscilla Hatch Clarissa Benedic Edward Hatch Stephen- Thomas Benedic Mary the Wife of Elisha Grant Elizebeth West the Wife of Daniel Their Children West, her Children E^gha Grant Elizebeth West Ruth Grant Saviah West Prudence Grant Thomas- Tracy West Jared Grant Daniel West Lucy West. Elizebeth Wife [of] Seth Barlow her Children Experience Coffey Wife of John Samuel Barlow Coflfey her children Nathan Barlow Mary Coifey Betcy Coffey Lydia the Wife of Stephen Toby Rachel Coffey Jerusha Standly Phebe the Wife of Thomas Beecher Olliver Hatch & Rebekah Hatch her Children Their Children. Hopestill Beecher Submit Beecher Thomas Crocker Mercy Crocker. [Several pages in the original, are blank after the above list, on which evidently, it "was designed that the names of persons taken into the chnrch from time to time should be entered. The list, however, remains as left by 1!i.' Sv'^f T^rb ; the clerks following him, making no additions to it.] Digitized by Microsoft® Lee July 18, 1783. The Church agreed to choose two Deacons: and chosa Mr David iugersoU Ohoirester. July 13. Thankful Fish daughter of Phinehas and Marcy Fish was baptized. July 20, H aiuah Backus, Sarah Backus, Nathaniel Backus, Anson Backus, Benjamin Backus, Children of Moriah Backus: John Ohadwick Son of Arohelas and Sarah Chad wick: and fear Chadwiok, Heman Chad- wick, and Joseph Chadwick, Children of Abiathar and Desire Chadwick were all baptized. July 34, Maiy the Wife of Thomas Yure, and Amy the Wife of Seth Nye were examined by this Church: aud propounded with a view to join this Church in full communion on the 26, of July. t July 27, Crecia daughter of John and Experience Coffey was baptized. August 3, Otis the sou of David and Eleuor Cellogg, Samuel the son of Lemuel and Sarah Crocker, aud Elizebeth,Saviah, Thomas- Tracy, Daniel, and Lucy the Children of Daniel and Elizebeth West, were all baptised. August 10. Mary the Wife of Thomas Ewer aud Amey the Wife of Seth Nye were both received into full communion with this Church: and Mrs Ewer was baptized the same time being not certain that she was baptized in her infancy. Augast 29, The Church met and passed the following votes: 1. That no complaint shall be brought before the Church of any member except by the desire of one or two members exclusive of the offended Brother, 2. That no member of another Church shall be allowed to pertake of the Lords sapper oocationaliy more than nine months from the time of his becoming an Inhabitant of the Town unless circumstances shall be such as the Church shall judge it proper to vary from this term of time, making the time of Ordination that from which they begin to reckon. 3. That at all Church meetings any Brother being absent or not being there by the time appointed shall be deemed censurable unless he has such reasons as shall by the Church be judged sufficient for his excuse. August 31. Elislia son of Seth aud Amy Nye was baptised. September 4. The Church choeo Mr Oliver West and Mr Jesse Bradley to the Office of Deaconship. Septr 7. Samuel sou of Nathan and S. Ruhamah Ball was baptised. Septr21. Lydia Wife of William IugersoU, Phebe the Wife of Josiah Bartholomew, Aaron Benedic, Mary Wife of Elisha Grant, Lydia Wife of Stephen Toby, and Jerusha Staudly were received into full communion with this Church: aud Mrs Toby with Thomas, Ebenezer, Ansel, Lydia, Seth and Elisha Children of Thomas and Mary Ewer, were all baptized. September 28. Nathan son of Seth and Elizabeth Barlow was bapiiied. October 5. Clarissa aud Stephen-Thomas children of Aaron Benedic ■were baptised. October 12. Elisha, Ruth, Prudence, Jared Children of Elisha and Mary Digitized by Microsoft® 253 Grant were baptized. November 3. Olliver Hatch and Rebekah his Wife were received into full Communion with this Church. November 23. Thomas Crocker and Marcy his Wife and also Sarah the Wife of David IngersoU were received into full communion with this Church. January 15, AD. 1784. Daniel sou of Daniel and Hannah Church was baptized, being sick and not likely to live he was baptized at his Fathers house. Jan. 18. Stephen son of John and Elizebethe Winegar was baptized. February 6. The Church met and passed the following Votes: 1. That when any matter is to be decided by the Church, no Person ex- clusive of the Church shall be present while they are deciding the matter 2. That it is their opinion, that there is an absolufe and certain connexion between the faithfulness of believing Parents in training up their chil- dren and the Salvation of the Children thus trained up: That this their opinion arises from their supposing that this connexion is graciously made in the Covanent of Grace. [The preceding church records are entirely in the sam^ hand; who the writer was has not been ascertained. The matter following next and the minutes of the trial are supposed to be in Deacon Jesse Bradley's writing.] May 13. The Church met and passed the following Vote: viz Takeing into consideration the circamstances of Mr Parmele as to his low and de- clineiug state of health Voted that we are willing he should take a journey to Virginia with a view to recover health. May ye 18. At a church meetting; after consulting with Mr Parmele and takeing into view his state of health and his desire to journey into the southez'n states — We ao mutually agree and vote that he shall be at lib- erty to settle amongst any people (should he ever recover such a measure of health as to be able): likewise we on our part are at liberty to call and settle a nother Minister. At a meeting of the Church of Lee met to attend to a complaint brought by Mv Hope Davis Brother of Sd Church against Maria Backus Now + Aiaria Porter accnseing her of a breach of Covenant by uniteing in mar- riage to a person of an openly wicked & immoral charecter 1 Voted the Revd Mf Munson Moderator of S<1 meeting 2 Opend the meeting by prayer Motioned that the evidences Should be under the Solemnity of an Oath 3 Voted in the affirmative — — Then proseed.d to attend to evidences— after being Sworn John Nye Sais, That Mr Porter when he lived at his house used im- propper Language viz — I sware Such as was not propper to be used in a family for which he often reproved him t Marria in the Ms. Digitized by Microsoft® 254 Lois Nye Sais that She often heard M7 Porter Say Damn-it Dovii I James Tuttle Sais that Mv Porter in a despute with one Dowe used very impropper language got very high & was reproved by two Strangers for his bad conduct & useing bad language — Thankful West Says at a Sertiug evening She was at My Hamblins tavern by the Furnace & Mr Porter got into a despute with one Mungom- ery he got very High doubled his fist— tried to fight for which conduct Mr Hamblin turnd him out of doors — She heard liim use bad lan[gua]ge the expression God damn, it— She Sais She told MyCs] Backus of it before She united in marriage with Porter & advised her not to marry him Ebenezer West Sais Mr Porter commonly used bad language: at a Sert- iug time heard him use "the expression God damn, it — I sware — Devil & other words not propper to be used ; & he had often reproved him — he further Sais he has Seen him raised with Liquor — Mehitebel West Sais that at their house Mr Porter used bad langu[a ;ge not propper to be used in a family for which She reproved him Job Hamblin Sais that by the Widow Backus, s he heard Mr Porter use bad Language Hannah Backus Sais, at a Sorting time Mr Porter came to Mis Backus, s now Mis Porter & he Spewd on the flore & She asked him what was the matter - He told her that he was Sick — She told him that She thought he was in liquor — He Said I sware I never was So drunk in my life — Mis Backus came home Soon & enquired what aild the flore (it being wet) her little daughter told her that Mr Porter had been vomiting — She en- quired what was the matter with him. Hannah Sais She told her She thought he was in liquor for he Smelt of Rum Susannah Strong Sais that She was one night at the Widow Backus, s & Mv Porter came there in a great rage haveing had a quarrel with Mr Good- win — & used Some bad language in the presence of the Widow before marriage • Hannah Strong Sais She had heard Mr [Porter] use bad language Adjourud Si Meeting by the consent of both parties for one hour & a half Met according to adjournment & proseede to attend to further evidence Mr [?] Porter brings an evidence against Hannah Backus, es Miss Pratt Sais She heard Hannah Backus Say that She never Said that Mr Porter was drunk Rebekah Dillingham Sais on Lection day night Mr Porter was at their house acted as though he was in Liquor he dipt his words — Talked very loud & quarreld with one Avery — Digitized by Microsoft® 255 Doct. Thomsou Sais last March when Mr Porter was tending the Small Pox at Mr Dimncks he heard him use vile & prophane language & on Lection day night at Mv Dillinghams — He quarreld with one Avery — tried to fight — used bad language & appeared to be in Liquor Sylvenus Dimuck Sais that last March when Mr Porter was tending the Small pox at his house one day when gitting in a lorg in to the house & hurt his finger he Said God damn it, to hell Ely Bradley gives evidence to the Same Da^-id Stephens Sais that on Lection day night Mr Porter quarrelld with one Avery — endeavored to fight— used impropper language Mr Holmns Sais lie heard Mv Porter Say Damn him — I hope he is dead — referiug to his OoUier — he Sais it is commou for him to use bad Laugnage & thinks he has Seen him in Liquor Hope Davis & Nathan Ball Say they both visited the Widow Backus before marriage & told her that it was reported that Mr Porter was an immoral man & told her where She might obtain the truth of the report - & they further Say that they iutreated her to pat off uniteing in mar- riage untill She might understand the truth of the asertiou — — Mr Ball & Mr Pernoyer Say that they both visited Mis Baokus-the next day after it was made pablick that Mis Backus vs'as determin d to unite in marriage with My Porter — & they told he)' that if She proseeded She would brake her covenant engagements with the Church & iutreated her not to proseede but delay the matter — Motioned whether there has been Sufficient evidence produced to prove the crime alledged in the complaint 4 Voted in the affirmative Motioned whether Mis Porter had Sufficient opportunity to obtain a kuo\vledge of Mr Porters character previous to uniteing with him in Marriage 5 Voted in the affirmative Motioned whether the crime alledged in the complaint & Supported by evidence ought to be prosecuted (or whether it is a matter of discipline according to the 18 of Math — 6 Voted in the affirmative Motioned whether the present meeting Shall be dissolved 7 Voted in the aflirmative [Here the Records commence in a different hand, supposed to be Deacon Oliver "West's. Except when otherwise noted, the remainder of the 1st book is in this hand. The first entr^ below is not the next in order in the ori^rinal, but is from a page con- taining only this item, which is here inserted, as it plainly refers to the above case. The year, as the year of the trial, is uncertain. Perhaps this vote was passed the same time action was taken regarding Mr. Parmele, May IS, 1784.] May yf 13ti' the Church met and voted that it is a Breach of coven- ant for a member to marry to one that lives an openly Wicked life Digitized by Microsoft® 866 Lee August ye 8th 1784 Mr Monson Preachd and Adminnestred the Sacrament here Seth Nye was Receved into f ul communion with this Church and was baptized Ezekiel Son of Prince and Hannah West Salle daughter of Daniel-and Elizabeth west and Esther and David Children of Elisha and Mary Grant and Remembrance Celah and Stephen Children of Stephen and Lidia Toby ware all baptized December ye Sth Mr Monson Adminnestred the Sacrament and Bap- tized of Thomas and Phebe Beaclier and Mary daughter of Abiather [and] Desire Ohadwick and John Son of Achelus and Sarah Chadwick January the 9tii 1785 Mr West Adminnestred the Sacrament Jesse Gif- ford and Ruth his Wife Samuel Davis and Priscilla his Wife Josiah Yale and Rutb bis Wife Sarah the Wife of Roswel Habbort Cornelus Basset; and Aichelus Chadwick all were recvd into the Church and Jesse Gif- ford and Samuel Davis Mary and Hopestil, Cbiidren of Samuel and Pris- cilla Davis all were baptized. August the 14tii 1785 Mr Kirkland Preached here and baptized Isaac- Son of Nathan and Ruhamah Ball and Lucina daughter of Aaron Ben- edic and E)i Son of Oliver Hatch and Elisha and John Sons of Cornelius Basset Lee September 3 1793. — The church voted to give Mrs Lydia Ingersol a Letter expressive of her regular standing in this Chnrch, & also to re- commend her to the charity & fellowship of the church in Christ in Clin- ton; — which Letter shall be her dismission from ns, whenever a door is opened for her union with that, or any other regular Church. October 28th 1793 — The church voted to give Mr Prince West a Letter of recommendation to the Church of Christ in South- Granville; which Letter is to be his dismission from us, whenever he unites with that, or any other regular Church. — November 17tli" 1793; — The church voted to -give Mfs Eunice Fuller a Letter of recommendation to the Church of Christ in South-Granville; which Letter is to be her dismission from us, whenever she nidtes with that, or any other regular Church. December 8*h 1793. Josiah Crocker publicly confessed his wickedness in committing the sin of fornication; on which the chnrch voted to re- store him to their christian charity & fellowship. Jan-y 19Ui 1794. — The church voted to give JMr Lewis Hatch a Letter of recommendation to the Church of Christ in South-Granville; which Letter is to be his dismission from us, whenever he unites with that, or " any other regular Church. January 26th 1794. — The church voted to give Miss Abigail Barns a Letter of recommendation to the Church of Christ in Litchfield- South- Farms, which Letter is to be her dismission from us, whenever she unites with that, or any other regular church. Feb-y 2<} 1794. The church voted to give M™ Elizabeth Crocker, & Miss Deborah Taylor certificates of their regular standing in this church & also to recommend them to the charity & fellowship of churches wher- ever they may be called, in God's providence. March 6th 1794. — The church voted to give Mr Oliver Hatch, a recom- mendation to the church of Christ in South-Granville, which is to be his dismission from us, whenever he unites with that church. March 20'.h 1794. The (thurch voted to give M's Sarah Lee a certificate of her regular standing in this church, & also to recommend her to the charity & fellowship of those churches, wherever she may be called in providence. March 33'J 1794 — Jonathan Foot Junr publicly confessed his wicked- ness, in directing M' Andrew West's boy to make a wrong representat- ion of facts, & in neglecting M' West's family, during his absence, who were under distressed, & embarrass d circumstances, & who had reason to expect aid & relief from him; on which the church voted to forgive him — March 80th The church voted to give Mr Daniel Church, Senr , Mrs Sarah Tyler, & Molly Stanley, (now Molly Barns) certificates expressive of their regular standing in this church, & also to recommend them to the fellowship of the churches in the places to which they are gone. Digitized by Microsoft® 264 June 12tii The church met ,& attended to the case of Oapt Jesse Brad- ley, who hpd previously requested a dismission from them, & a recom- mendation to the church of England, & who had withdrawn from com-' munion, & really united with the Episcopal church at Lenox. There-' quest & conduct of Oapt Bradley being of such a nature, as made it dif- ficult' for the church to determine concerning duty, on their part, it was thought prudent to ask the advice of sister churches. Accordingly it was uui^mously agreed, & voted, to call a council to consist of five churches, viz. the church of Christ in Lauesborough, the church of Christ in Rich- mond, the church of Christ in Pittsfield, the church of Chi-ist in Stock- Taridge, & the church of Christ in Tyringham. Voted also that the council should be requested to convene in this place ■on Wednesday the 25th dav of June Instant. Voted finally, that the particular qviestious which we would propose to the council for their opinion & advice to be the following — viz — 1. Whether it be consistent with the rules of the Gospel, for a church of the Edwardian jirinciples respecting doctrines & discipline, to grant a dismission & recommendation to a member, who says, that he requests them with a view to unite with a church, with which they are not in fel- lowship ? 2. Whether a church ought to look upon a brother, as walking irregu- larly, & as giving real occasion of offence, who leaves their communion, & unites himself with the church of England in another town, & with which they are not in fellowship ? June 25th 1794. — The council convened agreeably to appointment & attended to the questions, mentioned above, & were unanimous in an- swering them both in the negative. Vide Copy of this result on file. July S'} The church met & voted to take the result of said Council into candid & serious consideration. July 6th Mehitabel West, a sister of this Church, publicly confessed her wickedness, in conversing passionately & unadvisedly about Mr Jon- athan Foot Junr her neighbor, & brother in the church, between whom there had been a difficulty of long standing; on which the church voted to forgive her. • Augt 15th The church voted to accept the result of the Council which met on the 25th day of June 1794 — - October 29th The church met & voted, that a committee of three be appointed to see that Mr Hyde be supplied with wood, & that Messrs Nathan Ball, Edmund Hinckley & Elisha Freeman be this comttee Novr 2d 1794 — Lydia Hodges publicly confessed her wickedness in committing the sin of fornication, on wo the church voted to forgive her, & to restore her to their charity & fellowship. Novr 36fh 1794. The church met, & appointed a Committcie to visit Mr Benjamin Backus.who being confined to his house by sickness, & who wish- ed to unite himself with the church. — It was voted that this Committee Digitized by Microsoft® 265 should consist of five brethren with the Da«tnr. & that Deav West, Hope Davis, Nathan Ball, Stephen Toby & Dea'i iNj-e should be the Committee. Novr 2Ttii This Committee, with a number of the brethren of the church attended with Mr Backus at his house, & after free conversation & inquiry into his religious views & exercises, voted, that he should be propounded for admission into the church. December 24th The church had a meeting & attended to a circular let- ter from the Rev. Messr^ Austin & King, on the subject of a concert of prayer among churches of all denominations, to be entered upon the first Tuesday of January 1795. After some conversation on the subject of the Letter, the church passed, unanimously, the following votes. ;■ 1. That this church will be in the proposed concert. 2. That they will enter upon it the first Tuesday of January 1795 a. That this church subscribe for one of the Magazines, which is to be printed, as an aid, to the proposed concert. February ISth 1795. The church voted to give Mr Lemuol Crocker and his wife, & Mi's Sally Foot (now Sally Thompson) Letters expressive of their regular standing in this church, & also to recommend them to the fellowship of christians in the places in which they are called to reside, which Letters are to be their dismissions from us, as soon as they unite with regular churches. Feby 26th 1795. The church voted to give Mrs Mamre Bartholomew, a letter expressive of her regular standing in this church, & also to recom- mend her to the fellowship of christians in the place to which she is gone. March 6th 179,5 — The church met, and appointed Deacon Oliver West to visit Capt Jesse Bradley, and if he found that his ideas of regeneration were in his view erroneous, & amounting to a denial of that important doctrine, to bring forward a complaint to the church. April 16th 1795 — The church met, and attended to a complaint ex- hibited by William Ingersol Esqv against Jonathan Foot Junr ; but, on the request of Mr Foot, voted to put off deciding on the complaint, until another meeting. Voted also, at this meeting, that Deacon Oliver West on his request, be released from attending with Capt Bradley, and that Capt Josiah Yale be requested to deal with him, in his room. April 24th — The church met and attended further and more particu- larly to the complaint against Mr Jonathan Foot, and finally the votes be- ing called for, a majority of the church, determined that the complaint was not supported. At this meeting, voted also, to give Mr Solomon Foot, on his request, a letter of recommendation to professing christians, wherever he may be called. Jnne 11th 1795 — The church met and voted to have monthly confer- ences in the church, and that the usual day of meeting for this purpose should be the first Tuesday in every month. Novr 6th 1795. The church met & voted, that they will receive per- Digitized by Microsoft® 266 sons, who brin^ letters of recommendation from regular churche.=, & who give this church opportunity for free inquiry into their religious views &r «xercises, without publicly reading to them our confession of faith & covenant, as has heretofore been practised. Novr 14tii 1795 — The church met, & attended to a complaint brought against Cap* Jesse Bradley, by Josiah Yale, for neglecting to walk with this church, and for representing baptism to be regeneration, after some conversation, the church voted to accept the complaint, & to prepare themselves at some suitable time, to act upon it. Voted also, at this meeting, that Mrs Hambleton, & her daughter, the ■wife of Benjamin Bassett, who are recommended to this Church from the church of Christ at Eastham, shall have occasional communion 9 months longer than the usual time, on the account of their not having sufficient opportunity to become acquainted with the sentiments & practices of this church to become members. Novr 36th 1795 — The church met, & attended to the complaint brought by Josiah Yale against Cap* Jesse Bradley, & after some conversation! upon it, & upon Capt Bradley's answer, the church voted, 1st That his plea in answer to the first part of the complaint, w^hich accused him of a bre.ich of cov-euant-engagements, was insufficient. 2'/ That the matter shoul 1 be deferred until the church could have opportunity to have Capt Bradley before them, & to inquire of him re- specting his views of regeneration, as different opinions were entertain- ed by the members, in regard to his real sentiments. December 4th 1795 — On the request of the church. Cap* Bradley came before them, & gave them opportunity to hear his sentiments explained, from his own mouth, after which nothing more was done, than to ad- journ the meeting. December Uth 1795. The church, agreeably to adjournment, met and attended further to the complaint exhibited against Capt Jesse Bradley, and after some conversation, the following questions were put. 1st Whether it be the opinion of the brethren of this Church, that Capt Jesse Bradley, in that he has, for considerable time, neglected to walk with this church, and has united to another church with which we profess not to be in fellowship, particularly viewing all the circumstances under which he hath done this, has deviated from his covenant-engage- ments ? Voted in the affirmative. 2nd Whether it be the opinion of the brethren of this Church, that to hold sentiments which exclude the necessity of a chanse of heart, by the special and supernatural operations of the Holy Spirit, in which men are born of God, is heresy ? Voted in the affirmative. 3rd Whether it be the opinion of the brethren of this Church, that Capt Jesse Bradley holds to sentiments, which really exclude the neces- sity of a change of heart,by the special and supernatural operations of the Holy Spirit, in which men are born of God ? Yeas 14. Nays 12- Digitized by Microsoft® 267 At this meeting another question was proposed, which immediately re- spected the rejection of Cap* Bradley, but, on the account of the great embarassment in the minds of many brethren, it was thought best to ad- journ, accordingly the meeting was adjourned for a fortnight. Dec7 24th 1795 — The church, agreeably to adjournment, met and on being informed that Oapt Bradley requested the advice of a Council, be- fore any further steps were taken in his case, they passed the following votes 1. That they will join with Cap* Bradley in calling a council for ad- vice, in the matter ot difficulty sifsisting between them. 2. That the proposed council should consist of three churches to be chosen in the following manner, (viz) One to be chosen by the church, another by Oapt Bradley, and the third to be agreed on, by the church & Capt Bradley. Accordingly the church made choice of the church in Norfolk, of which the Rev. Mr Bobbins is Pastor, and Capt Bradley made choice of the church ih West- Springfield of which the Rev. Dp Lathrop is Pastor, — and the church in Westfield of which the Rev. Mr Atwater is Pastor was agreed on for the third, by the church & Capt Bradley. Voted, also that this Council be requested to convene the second Wed- nesday in Febr-y next at Mr Hyde's. Tebr-y 3ii 1796 — The church voted to give Mr William Bradley, and his sister, Mrs Lydia Hodges, Letters expressive of their good and regu- lar standing, and to recommend them to the fellowship and watch of professing christians, wherever they may be called. Febr-y IQth 1796 — The church met a id passed the following Votes — 1. That Mr Dani. Church Junr shall have a Letter of recommenda- tion from us to the Church of Christ in South-Granville, State of New- York 2. The Council which was called by the Church and Capt Bradley having disappointed us, by not coming, it was voted that the matter should be post-poued, until the season might be convenient to call a sec- ond Council, if it should appear to be expedient. May oth 1796. The church met and appointed a Committee to visit Mrs Lydia Barlow, the wife of Mr Peleg Barlow, who being confined to her house, by sickness, & who wished to unite herself with this Church. It was voted that this Committee should consist of four brethren with the pastor, and that Dean West, Dean Nye, Mr John Crosby, and Mr Stephen Toby, should be this Committee. May 17tli This Committee, attended with Mri Barlow, at her house, find, after free conversation, and inquiry into her religious views, and ex- ercises, voted that she should be propoundea for admission into the church . May 19th — The church met & voted to give Mr Joshua Nye and Charity his wife a Letter expressive of their regular standing in this Church, and also to recommend them to the church of Christ in Snows- bush. Digitized by Microsoft® •dm July 5tli 1706 — The CliTiroh m?t and atteuded farther to the case of Oapt Bradley, aul, after mach oouversatiou in regard to his seutimeats, and the duty of the churoii, the following votes wel'e passed. Voted First. That as circumstances now are, it is not expedient for the Clmrch to unite with Oapt Bradley in calling a second Council. Secondly. That the votes passed at a church- meeting, on the 11 tt of Eevem.ber I'iQo, relative to the coiiiplaiutbrought'by Cap'; Josiah Yale agt -Cap* Braciley, be reconsidered; and that the two articles of charge in yf complaint, be compiised in one general question. The question then put was the following — Whether it be the opinion of the brethren of this church, that the complaint brought against Capt Jesse Bradley, by Oapt Josiah Yule, is so far supported, as that it is duty to reject him ? Voted in the affirmative. ^ Nov; lOth 1796 — The church met and chose a Committee of five, ex- clusive of the Pastor, to attend with Ebeuezer Jenkins Esqf ,who had ex- hibited a Letter of Recommendation from the Church of Christ in Barn- stable, and with whom some difficulty had arisen — the names of the Com- mittee are the following — Hope Davis, Levi Nye, Edmund Hinckley, David Ingersol and John Parcival. — Novv 13th David Giffordaud Daniel Wilcox made a public acknowledg- ment and confession of their wickedness in some transactions with Mr Elisha Foot, particularly in evading the truth, and using deception; on hearing their confession and seeing their appearance, the church voted to forgive them. Jau-y 8th 1797 — The church' voted to give Mr Lemuel Hatch and his wife a Letter expressive of their Tegular standing in this church, and to recommend them to the communion and fellowship of professing Christ- ians, wherever they may be called in God's providence. March Sth 1797 — The church voted, that it is altogether expedient there should be uniformity of practice with respect to the position of per- sons, who make public confessions, and that the place of standing shall be in the broad ile. April 4tii 1797. — The Widow Hambleton, who was recommended to us from the church at Mai-shpee, was examined by the church, who expres- sed themselves so far satisflfed with her relation, as that they were willing she should be propounded, in the usual way. At the same meeting, the church voted that it would be expedient to do everything in their power to encourage and forward the design of the New- York missionary Society, and that a contribution should be proposed the next Sabbath. — April 16tii 1797 — Was the day appointed for contribution, and the sum, collected was 33 Dollars & 50 Cents, which was committed to the care of the Deacons to be forwarded to the New- York Missionary-Society. July 4tii 1797 — The church voted to give a Letter of dismission and recommendation to the wife of Dr Thompson, who was about to remove to Charlton, in the State of New- York. At the same meeting, Messrs Digitized by Microsoft® 269 Jjemuel Barlow, and Josiah Willoughby were examiued for admission into the church; on hearing tliem, the cliurch voted that they should be pro- pounded. — July 6th 1797 — Xlae church had a meeting, and attended further to the difficulty which had arisen respecting Ebenr Jenkins Esqr , and after some conversation, a new committee of sis members were chosen to con- fer with him, & to labour for a settlement — the names of ye committee were ye following— William Ingersol Esqr Nathan Ball, Elisha Freeman, John Crosby, Josiah Yale & John Nye. ■ July 28th 1797. — The church had a meeting, at which ye Committee, appointed to confer with Esqr Jenkins, reported, that they had a long con- ference without approaching any nearer to a union, than what appeared at former meetings. As many of the brethren were absent, ye church then voted to defer ye final decision of his case until a future meeting. — Voted 2iy That the wife of Mr Moses Ingersol, who was examined at this meeting, should be propounded for admission into the church. Voted 31.5' That JSIatta Dunn, a member of the church at Barnstable, should have occasional communion with this church, during the time she might reside in the town; — the peculiar state of her mind rendering it un- suitable that her relation should be removed. Augt 24th 1797. — The church had a meeting and passed the following votes Voted 1st — that the "Widow Sarah Parsons, who brought a Letter from the church in Stockbridge — M^s Grace Wormer, and Mv^ Chloe Wansey be propounded for admission into the church. — 2iy — That the wife of Mr Andrew West have a Letter of dismission and recommendation, she having removed from us to Paris, where a church is gathered. Septr 8th — The church had a meeting and passed the following vote — That it is not consistent to receive to our communion Ebenr .Tenkins Esqr on account of a want of union in sentiments, and on account of his unwillingness to acknowledge his former opposition to the church. — — Novr 9th The church voted to give widow Levite occasional commun- ion for the present, it being not certain that this will be the place of her future residence. At a meeting of the church on the 11th Jan-y 1798 — Deacon Oliver West exhibited a regular complaint against Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, a sis- ter of this church, for neglecting the sacrament of the Lord's supper for more than a year. After hearing the complaint read, the chh voted to accept it, & adjourned for a fortnight. Jan-y 2.5th 1798. The church met according to adjournment, and at- tended further to the complaint, exhibited against Mrs Bennett. She being present, the church labored to convince her of her irregular conduct, and not without some apparent good effect, for she manifested suspicions of her being wrong. — She being desired & exhorted to attend Digitized by Microsoft® 270 further to her conduct, it was proposed to do nothing more relative to her, at this meeting Jan-y 28^^ 1798 — The church voted to give a Letter of recommendat- ion to Mrs Tabitha Bradley, the wife of Mr William Bradley. May 11 til The case of Mrs Bennett was again called up in the church, and the brethren who had visited her represented that her appearance was not so agreeable as it had been, and that she justified iicr conduct in neglecting communion. On account of her not being present, it was pro- posed to adjourn the meeting till next week on Thursday. May ITtii The church, agreeably to adjournment, met and conversed further on the complaint against Mrs Bennett, but as a number of the church were necessarily detained from meeting, it was judged best to de- fer the final decision of her case to a future meeting, when the brethren might be more generally present. June 8t;li The church met and passed the following votes, in which they were unanimous. 1. That the complaint exhibited against Mrs Bennett is supported 2. That since all the labours and endeavours, both of private brethren and of the members of the church unitedly, to reclaim her, and bring her to a sense of her duty are ineffectual, voted that she be excluded from the communion of tins church. July 22ii 1798 — Mr Samuel Porter, a member of this church, publicly confessed his wickedness for playing cards at a public house, on Fast-day, and for travelling with his team on the same day, and also on the Sabbath; on hearing which, the church voted to forgive him. Sepr 7tii — The church voted to give Mr David Perry, and his daughter Deidama Perry, Letters expressive of their regular standing in the church, and recommending them to the communion, and watch of the church at Ashfield. Jan-y lOtli 1799 — The church had a meeting & passed the following Votes Voted, 1st That Dean Thatcher and his wife, members of the church in Wareham, have occasional communion for the present, it being not cer- tain that they will finally settle in this town ; though they have already been with us our usual time of granting occasional communion. Voted 21,3' That Dr Nathi Thayer and his wife, who have communed with this church 9 months, be allowed to commune twice more, as they wish for further opportunity to be acquainted with the church. March 20tii 1799 — The church had a meeting and attended to the ex- amination of Mr Abraham Hall, after which voted unanimously that he be propounded. At this meeting Mr Hope Davis exhibited a complaint against Mr Aaron Benedict for leaving the public worship of God in this place, and attend- ing with the Episcopalians in Lenox— also for using unnecessary famil- iarity with an excommunicated person— also for saying that a man had a Digitized by Microsoft® Tight to g«t a bill from his wife and marry anothpr, though he had no evidence that his wife had been guilty of iiicontiueucy. — After convers- ing some time with Mr Benedict on these articles of charge, the meeting was adjourned till next Week on Friday, 2 oClock P. M. March 29th 1799 — The church met according to adjournment, and in the first place, attended to the examination of Rachel Hall, the wife of Abra- ham Hall, and voted that she be propounded; — after which the church la- bored farther with Mi; Benedict. He having acknowledged his wicked- ness, as pointed out in some part of the complaint, the church voted to adjourn the meeting until next Tuesday, the day of concert in prayer. Tuesday, April gd 179y — The church met according to adjournment, ■& attended further to Mv Benedict, who now voluntarily said he was ready to confess his wickedness, as specified in the complaint, and offered Si written confession, which the cliurch voted would be satisfactory, on its being made public. — April 4tii 1799 — The above confession of M^ Benedict was publicly read in the meeting-house. April 14th The church voted to give Aaron Benedict, a letter of dis- mission, and to recomm.end him to the watch of tlie church in Sangers- field. June 7th 1799. The church liad a meeting and attended to the examin- .ation of My= Esther Bailey, wife of Mr Thoma? Bailev. and voted that •slie be propounded. Five of the brethren were then appointed as a Com- mittee, with the Pastor, to visit Miss Anne Parcival, wlio was desirous of uniting with the church, but was unable to attend a church-meeting by reason of sickness. Deaii West, Dean Nye, Mr Hope Davis, Mr Peuoyer, and Josiah Yale Esqr were -appointed. These brethren were unanimous in their opinion, that she be propounded; and she was accordingly pro- pounded. August 9th 1799. The church had a meeting, and passed the following Totes. — 1. — That Mr Rowland Thatcher and his wife Elizabeth Thatcher, re- commended from the church of Christ, at Wareham, be propounded by having their Letter publicly read. 2. That M™ Hannah Collins, wife of Oliver Collins, have a Letter of dismission, and be recommended to the watch of the chm'oh of Christ in Lenox. Augt 2.5th 1799 — The church voted that Mr Seth Abbot and Martha bis wife be recommended to the Communion and watch of the church of Christ in Cornwall. Novr 7th 1799 — The church voted that Mr Daniel West and his wife he recommended to the communion & watch of the church of Christ in Xienox. — Digitized by Microsoft® 273 Deer 4th 1799 — The church had a meeting and attended to the exam- ination of Mrs Prudence Couch, the wife of M^ John Couch Junr — Mrs Lucy Crocker the wife of Elisha Crocker, Mrs Thankful Humphrey, the wife of My Elias Humphrey & Miss Sally Squire, and voted that they all be propounded. January 5\^ 1800 — Samuel Tilley publicly confessed his wrong in ab- senting himself from communion, on account of some difficulties, — on hearing which the church voted to forgive & restore him. Feb-y 14tii 1800. — The church had a meeting and attended to the ex- amination of Mrs Lydia Bradley, wife of Mr Stephen Bradley, Miss Sally Stewart, & Miss Patience Dexter, & voted that they all be pvopouuded. Feb-y 18tii 1800 — The church met and attended to the examination of the following persons — viz — John Couch Junr — Dr Nathaniel Thayer and Anne his wife, Hannah Davis, wife of Calvin Davis, Sophia Crocker, Mira Crocker, and Laura Crocker — and voted that they all be propounded. April 1st The church voted to give Mrs Abigail Bradley, the wife of Mr Asahel Bradley a Letter of dismission and recommendation to the church of Christ in Stockbridge. April ITtii The church met to attend to the examination of John Win- egar and Lydia Stanton, and voted that they be propoimded. August 13th The church met & attended to the examination of Adria Squire, the wife of Ebenezer Squire, and Rhoda Hatch, and voted that they be propounded — a committee was also appointed to attend to the- examination of Elizabeth Robinson, who wished to make a profession of religion, but was so unwell as to be unable to attend at the meeting- house. — The committee chosen for this purpose were Dea" West, Dean Nye, Mr John Crosby and Mv Nathi Bassett, with the Pastor. Augt 15tii They attended, and voted that she be propounded. Sepr 14'.h Seth Nye made a public confession of his wickedness, for manifestations of anger before the world, and for accusing Samuel Porter of telling that which is false, on hearing which, the church voted to for- give him. Octor 3 The church voted to give Jabez Chadwick and Samuel Prince Robbins, letters expressive of their regular standing in this church, and recommending them to the communion and fellowship of other churches, wherever God in his providence may call them. December 26t- 1800 — The church met & attended to the examina- tion of Mv John Nye & his wife, recommended from the church in Tol- land, & voted that their letter be read in public — at the same time, at- tended to the examination of Mv« Desire Clark, the wife of Mr Jonathan Clark, and Hannah Parker, & voted that they be propounded. Digitized by Microsoft® 273 An account of persons taken into the church of Christ in Lee^ since June 6**^ 1792, the time M'' Alvan Hj'de was ordained. June irth 1793 _ Elisha Freeman, & Elizabeth, his wife, Cornelius Bassett & Abigail his wife, Anne the wife of Daniel Church, & Mehitabel , the wife of Andrew West, were all received into this church in full com- munion. August l-3tii 1793 — David Perry, & Desire his wife, Thomas Beecher, Samuel Winegar, Elizabe'h West. Temperance Chase the wife of Levi Chase, Abigail Parcival the wife of Elisha Parcival, were all taken into this church in full communion. Sept f,tli 179S. Lewis Hatch, Sarah Dodse the wife of Asel Dodge. & Mercy lugersol the wife of William lugersol Junr , were taken into this church. Oct 14th 1792. — Seth Abbott and Martha his wife, Joseph Bradley and Eunice his wife, Mehitabel Northrop the wife of Thomas Northrop, Eliza- beth Crocker the wife of Job Crocker,Nabby Barns, and Miriam Dickinson were received into this Church. November 11th 1792. Elisha Parcival, Peter Willcox, Nathan- iel Hamlin and Abigail his wife, James Austin and Achsah his wife, — Daniel West, Nathaniel Bassett. Daniel Willcox, Asahel Foot, Widow Silence Chase, Phebe Bradley the wife of Eli Bradley, Anne Abbott, and Daniel Santie, and Betsey his wife, were all taken into this Church. December 9tii 1703 Edmund Hinckley and Content his wife, Nathan Davis and Lucy his wife, Paul Ewer and Mercy his wife, Daniel Church, Jared Ingersol, Ebenezer Jenkins Jaur , Elizabeth Jenkins the wife of Ebenv Jenkins Esq. , Sarah Tuttle ye wife of James Tuttle, & Martha Crocker ye wife of Lt Joseph Crocker were all taken into this church. December 33.1 1793. Widow Thankful Dimick was taken into this chh. January 13tti 1793. Jonathan Foot, David Goodspeed, Levi Chase, Solomon Foot, Mehitabel West, the wife of Ebenezer West, Anne Brad- ley the wife of Heman Bradley, Nabby Barlow the wife of Reuben Bar- low, Molly Stanley, Louis Nye, the wife of John Nye, and Joshua and Charity Nye, were all received into the communion and fellowship of this church. March 10th 1793. Jedidiah Crocker and Sarah his wife, James Tuttle,, Samuel Tilley and Hannah his wife Josiah Crocker, Jabez Chadwick, Salvina Baker the wife of David Baker, Deborah Taylor, Sarah- Ann Foot, — Hannah Barlow, and Huldah Wiuegar, were all received into this Church. May .oth Nathaniel Toby & Deborah his wife, John Parcival & Ruth his wife, John Nye, Samuel Porter, Ebenezer West, Tabitha Giiford, Zurviah Wells, Euth Tyler, Joanna Giffiord, Thankful Barlow, Olive- Thompson, Lucy Hyde, Mary Casey, Lydia Ball, Huldah Gifford & Han- Digitized by Microsoft® mail Dodge, were all received into this church. July 14tii Daniel Church, Thomas Fuller Remember Bassett, Sarah Tyler, Tempe Perry, & Lydia Bradley were received into this Church. — Sept 8th Jeremiah Wormer, Joseph Crocker Senv , Eli Bradley, Eliza- beth Bennett, & Eunice Fuller, were all received into this Church. November 17th _ John Gifford, Jesse Bradley Juuv —William Brad- ley, Dorcas Crocker, & Zina Peuoyer were received to the communion & fellowship of this Church. 1794^ Jany 13t.li Sarah Lee, the wife of Ashbel Lee, was received into the ■communion & fellowship of this church. — — March 2} Enoch Garfield was received to the communion & fellow- ship of this Church. May 18ft John Couch Senv & his wife, James Gilford & Sarah his wife, — Mamre Bartholomew, the wife of Jesse Bartholomew, Lydia Hins- dale, & Tabitha Crocker were all received by this church to their fellow- •ship & communion. July 13th Tabitha Hamblin was received by this church to their com- munion & fellowship. Decemr 23i Benjamin Backus was received by this church to their •communion & fellowship, at his own house, where the church convened, on the account of his being sick. 1795- July 12t'h Ephraim Sheldon, & Mrs Sarah Blackman, wife of Mr .Jonth Blackman, were received by this church to their communion & fellowship. Novr 8tii My Levi Robinson and his wife were received by this church to their communion & fellowship, being recommended by ■.the church of Christ at Meriden in Connecticut. 1796. Januy 10th Mrs Prudence Porter, wife of Mr Samuel Porter, was receiv- ■ ed by this church to their communion & fellowship. June 7th Mi;s Lydia Barlow, wife of Mr Peleg Barlow, was received by this Church to their communion & fellowship, at her own house, 'Where the Church convened on account of her being sick. Novr 13th Widow Thankful Bassett, and Martha, the wife of Mr .Nathi Howland, were received by this Church to their communion and Fellowship, being recommended from the West Church in Barnstable. — 1797. Samuel Leonard Junr was received by this church to their communion and fellowship, on the 12th day of March — also at the same time widow Digitized by Microsoft® 276 Experience Childs was received, by thi< church, to their communion and fellowship, being recommended from the West Church in Barnstable. April SSA Mrs Hambletoii was received, by this church, to their communion and fellowship, being recommended by the Revd Gideon Hawley, Pastor of the church at Marshpee. July 30tii Lemuel Barlow and Josiah Willoughby were received, by this church, to their communion & fellowship. Sept lot.li Widow Sarah Parsons, recommended from the church in Stockbridge, and Mrs Prudence Ingersol, recommended from the church in Willington, were recommended to communion also Grace Wor- mer, the wife of Jeremiah Wormer — and Chloe Wansey, the >vife of Henry Wansey, were received into the church. 1798. April 22d 1798 Squire Stone and his wife, recommended from the church at West Stockbridge, were received as members of this church. Sepr 2d Deidama Perry was received by this church to their commun- ion & fellowship. 1799. Jan-y 13th Abigail Bradley, the wife of Mr Asahel Bradley, was re- ceived to the communion and watch of this chh, being recommended from the church at Cornwall, in Connecticut. March lOtii Hannah Crocker, wife Mr Josiah Crocker, was received by this church to their communion, watch and fellowship. April 14tli Abraham Hall, and Rachel, his wife, were received to the communion, watch & fellowship of this Church. June 30tii Esther Bailey, wife of My Thomas Bailey, was received to the communion and fellowship of this Church. July 28tii Anne Parcival, daughter of Mr Elisha Parcival, was received to the communion and fellowship of this Church. Sepr 8tii Dean Rowland Thatcher and his wife were received to the communion and fellowship of this church. Novr .3 Josiah Willoughby and Sally Backus were married. Novr 20tti Joshua Nye and Charity Parker were married. Novr 39* Heman Bradley and Anne West were married. 1793- Jany ITth Wally Backus and Grace Vaudusen were married. Jany Sift Ichabod Lathrop & Esther Pixley were married. April nth Ancel Bassett and Hannah Dimmuok were married. Augt 21st Asael Foot and Anne Abbot were married. October ITth Joseph Whiton to Amanda Garfield. October 17th Jabez Bursley to Abigail Perry. November aSth Pardon Austin to Rhoda Stanton. 1794- March 27th Jacob Penoyer to Alice Hoyt Crocker. May 25th Ephraim Sheldon to Lydia Giflford. — Jtme 30th Silas Easton to Rachel Nye. July 8* Isaac Barlow to Sally Casey. August 24th John Read to Elizabeth Crocker. October 8th JJavid Hamlin to Sally Backus. October 12th Samuel Hodges to Lydia Bradley. — October 19th Daniel Wilcox to Lydia Ball. October 24th Stephen Dexter to Lydia Backus, October 30th Ebenezer Hawes to Electa Northrop. November 19th Joseph Hinckley to Polly Stewart. November 20th Abraham Finney to Huldah Gifford. 1795- Abijah Crosby to Caty Olds, Jany 15th Jany 15th Josiah Crocker to Hannah Cro.sby. Feby 19th Benjamin Hamblin to Thankful Barlow. Feby 19th Lemi Bradley to Ruth Newel of Lenox. June 3d; Reuben Pixley Junr to Polly Chase. Sept 7th Hope Davis to M" Lucy BuUard. Sept loth William Sturges to Sallome Dimmuck. Jany 20th Sherman to Avis Collins. Feby 18th Mr Paul Ewer to Miss Susannah Hamblin. March 10th Benjamin Adams to Sarah Parker. ■ March 29th Reuben Penoyer to Polly Giflford. April 19th John Remele to Hannah Barlow. June 29th Nathaniel Hudson to Nabby Hinkley. Digitized by Microsoft® 284 Qctor letii Jacob Wiuegar to Anne Parker, — - Novr 8tii Simeon Wright to Sukey Abbott. • Deer 15th Ozias Judd to Luceua Hewlet. Deer 25tii Harvey Osboru to C^ty Gififord. — 1797- Jany IS*!! Samuel Winegar to Tabitha Crocker. Jany 13tii Nathan Bassett to Azubah Jones. Jany 14tii Joshua Howe to Urania Stevens. Jany IStii Peleg Barlow to Esther Griffin. Jany 22d Lewis Gififord to Betsy Backus. Jany 2(i\^ Ephraim Williams to Jemima Wormer. June 29t*i Nathan Ball Junr to Fear Chadwick. June 29tt Ziua Hinkley to Betsey Ball. Octor 4th Jeremiah Vallet and Abiah Moot. Octr 19tt Job Northrop to Sally Benuet. Novr 9t;h William Foot of Stockbridge to Abia Vollet. Novr 23 1780 aged 3 yeavs. The God that * * * [3tone broken.! Nanfey Dauf of Mr Mofes & Mrs Relie Hall who th Died February 19 1797 aged 16 days Digitized by Microsoft® 29S William Phinney Hamblin Son to Mr Cornelius &M" Marcy Hamblin died October 23d 1797 aged I year 4 Months & 15 days Rochana Dauf of Mr Abraham & Mrs Easther Howk who died January 3*^ 1799 in the 4*'' year of her age In Memory of Mrs Mariam Hatch wife to Mr Jofiah Hatch who died Nov™ 9th 1800 aged 83 years In Memory of Charles son to Mr Benjamin & Mrs Puella Hinckley who died Jan^ 5th 1795 aged 16 months & 20 days Lena, Daut^ to M'' Samuel, & MT« I.y- dia Hodges, died April 14, 1795 aged 2 months. Sacred to the memory of Mrs Eunice Ingerfoll Confort of M^ Mofes In- gerfoU who departed thi life Nov 19 1795 in the 51ft year of her age. Surviving friends altho yon mo Let this confole I fhall return ■word The righteous Judge can by his Bring me triumphing with * the Lord In memory of M''^ Elifa-- beth Jenkins Conlort of e M'' Ebenzer Jenkins (late of Barnftable deceafed)who died Ocf 28*^^ 1788 aged 91 years by Behold my friends while pafing This ftone informs you where I lie" Tho I have lived to ninty one Yet you may die while you are young Digitized by Microsoft® Here lies Worthy to be lamented M""" Sibyl Hurd Wife of Stephen Leonard who departed this life July 19*" 1787 in the 24'" Year of her Age. My glafs ia run my Grave you see, ftepare for Death and follow me. Stephen Leon ard junr died May 1787 In memory of Thomas Nye fon to Deacon Levy & Mrs Sarah Nye who Died Nov 2nd jyg2 in the jg^iiyearof hisage In memory of an Infant, dauV of Mr. Joshua & Mrs, Charity Nye. who died July 23? 1793 aged 5 days. Hulda the dau- ghter of Mr. Le- e vi & Mrs Catharin h Porter, died Marc 13 1794 aged 8 r yeas & 1 3 days. Rhoda dauf to Mr e Levi & M-l^ Catharin Porter died June 5*'' 1795 in the 4*^ year of her age. In memory of M''=* Lydia Tobey confort to M"" Ste phen Tobey who died April 3d 1799 in the 43d year of her age. Gods people are made willing in the day of his Power Digitized by Microsoft® In memory of Mils Re- member Tobey: Daufto Mr Stephen, &Mrs Ivydia Tobey; who died Feb. 6th 1799. in the 22 year of her age. arms The blooming cheeks the lovely oh a Lie olasp'd in Deths cold icy arms A This ftone was Erected by Seth Backus jun"" 296 la Memory of Mra Lucy, wife of Mr. John Williams, wiio Departed this Life, Aug. 28, ^D. 1786: M. 24. Tarewell my loving wife, We bid a short Adieu, Yo'a can not come to me again But I must come to you. Mary Dau*'^ of M'' William & M-"^ Sarah th Whitney Died July 27 1790 aged I Month Inscriptions indistinct in the photo-engravings, pp. 297 — 303. In Memory of Mr. Arthur Perry who died May 7, 1794 in the 73d year of his age. Adieu my fpoufe my children dear pain I leave this world of Let virtue be your Practice here ,' ive do jneet air Page tm. oh M RS Rebecca, wife of M'' Oliver Hat died May I '^ 1788 in the 33^ year of her age. J^a re li 'ell my fr lends dry ufiyjur tears, My duft lies here Till Christ appears. Page 299. Digitized by Microsoft® On stone to the memory of JEsther and Lydia Bradley ;— see p. -iHS : Decayin,^ mortals here s the place The houje deftiri d for Adams race Be ready then to meet the Lamb Of God. the Judge. the Great I AM. This ftone erected by Row land THATCHER jun'- to perpetu'ate the memory of Mils Electa WILCOX who departed this Life May i6th s 1800 Aged 1 9 years 2 month & 14 days. All you that Ttop my tomb to Tee As I am here so you rnuft be, Repent, repent now you have time, Por I was taken iu my prime. Page 299. On stone erected to the children of Jon- athan Foot Jr. ;— see p. 2J9: Thofe guiltlefs charmes, those marks of genius are surprest. Which nurst the fondeft hopes in tender parents breasts. In memory of Mr JOHN WIEGAR who Departed this Life the 14th pf March 1798 Agsd 55 years & 2 Mo In folemn Cilenoe here I lie Pray from me learn that you must die All youthful f cenes of pleaf ure bright Mult end as watches of the night O may this be your happy case That he who gives you length of days May raise you to His corts above There to pertake of boundleXs love Page 301. b Two infants of Jaco & Anna Winegars One died March 3 1797 The oth- er died June 16 1802 Page 3D1. In Memory of My^ Mary Bafsett the late Conlort of Mr Nathan Bafsett who Died May 4th 1796 in the 44th year of her Age. Death is a debt to Nature due, Which I have paid & so muf t you, Here let me reft my wearv head, Till Chrilt my Lord fhall rais the Dead. Page 303. Digitized by Microsoft® ■^:'7 Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® :;99 Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® 301 m memory f Mr Panic-1 Cljurth pji pe (lied Api 1 1 c) itkM, iin tjn- A').(, y,.,i, of " My f.', ,!' , r|„ pit-par ti Jn. '<^ Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® 'i ilijt you. Jkojamiii HamblirH p'ii.) d\r_-<\ K4ay,2d J; 1708 in tlx? 67yeai'' '■■I hi? ,V/'; \v kift U dilno'woni vviif /Oil niuft all I fcJ low n le ick Inaerlc'll. DaurtoVVi, ram mgei'ibll Fj';; \ '■■Ir- Lydii lii .crfcii ' 'F'b, 22i*rt8oL :i. ■:'''. -Months •■H -i_l_r„,iaf Purser, -'-^ ■^' ^'^^ -f r"^ In mtmoi^ (i( Ijiilli'i "■(-Ct clitil' ( .^ Mr nil jal, &Mi l.VacyR.'' wlio df ] oit: d tliislir junf /rp'li 1790 Rged Bypi"'. 10 M J. ?d*ays : T!ie blooniiii^ .liffks itv Ifiveiy clv,!-nT5 be ciapO '] Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® 305 (Hppmbix* A brief history of the town's incorporation may be found in vol. V, pp. 717-719, 826- 9'28, A. & R. of the Province of Mass. Bay, (ed. 1886), where are printed tlie petitions on pp. 319-327, of this vol. : together with the rival petitions from some of the proprietors and inhabitants of Hartwood, and a succinct statement of the action of the General Court on the subject. Most of the matter is reprinted below, with the quotation marlj - unchanged. The proprietors of Great Barrington having passed tli ; following vote: — "At a Meeting of the Freeholders, & other Inhabicauts of the town of Great Barrington, Legualy qualified to vote in Town affairs, regularly as- sembled at the Court-house in said town, on tha ^9th. of Dec- 1773 — To see if the Town will agree, that that pare of this Town called the Hoplands, be set off into a seperate Town, or District, Thereupon voted, that this Town ha v-e not any objection against that part of this Town called the Hoplands, being set off into a seperate Town, or District whenever the Great & General Court or assembly of this prov- ince, shall see fit — A True Copy of Records Att W: King, Town Clerk."— (^ass- Archives, vol. 118. p- 745.)— — the following petition was presented to the House on the 28th of January, 1774, and referred to Capt. White, Capt. Brown of Abingtoa and Col. Whetcomb: — [Seepp. 819,321.: On the 16th of February, this committee reported leave to William In- gersoU to bring in a bill. Meanwhile, the proprietors of Hartwood pre- sented their petition for incorporation, which was read in the House, on the first of February, 1774, and referred to Mr. Gardner of Stow, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Ellis of Dedham. The original of this petition has not been discovered, but the substance of it, and the action of the Legislature thereon, appear in the following entry: — "Feb. 17, 1774. A Petition of Moses Ashley and others a number of the Proprietors and Inhabitants of the plantation of Hartwood in the County of Berkshire and of the Inhabitants of the adjacent Grants— Setting forth. That they labour under many disadvantages by reason of their not being invested with Town privileges. And praying that the said plantation, together with Hills & Jones's Grants and the Westerly part of Prescots Grant so far to the East as Partridgefleld South corner, may be Incorporated into a Town. In the House of Representatives. Resolved that the further consider- ation of this Petition be referred to the next Session of the General Court and that the Petitioners notify the proprietors or owners of Hills Grant, Jones's Grant and Prescot's Grant within referred to of the contents of the within Petition and this Order by serving them with a Copy thereof Digitized by Microsoft® 308 that they. shew cause, if any they have, on the second Wednesday of the next Session of the General Court why the prayer of the within mention- ed (so for as it respects their interest therein) should not be granted. In Council, Read and Concurred." — Oounoll Records, vol XXX., p. 190. The consideration of the IngersoU petition was likewise put off to the same time, with similar notice to the proprietors of Hartwood. The next Legislature, again took these petitions into consideration, to- gether with the following new petition from the inhabitants of Hart- wood: — "To His Exellency Thomas Hutchenson Esqr Captn General and Com- mander in Chiaf in and over his Majestys Province of the Massachusets Bay, to the Honbie his Majestys Council and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled May the 2.5tii 1774 The patition of the Inhabitants of the Township of Hartwood So Colled in the County of Berkshire Humbly Sheweth — That they Labour under Great Incouveuiency in their Preasent Scitua- tiou Having No Power to Call and Settle a Minister Lay out and Estab- lish Roads & Build Bridges in sd Township and Many Other Deficultys your Petitioners Labour under By Reason of their Not Being Incorperated Wee therefore Most Humbly Pray your Exellency and Hours to Incor- perate Si Township into a Town, Invested with all the Powers Privi- ledges and Immunitys that Towns in this Province by Law Injoy, and Whereas the Proprietors of Si Township at Several Meetings from the year 1771 Including to the year 1774 Voted Texes at Diferant times the Amount of which is £5:7: Lawful! money on Each Origenal Right in Sd Township to Defray the Expence of Preaching and Other Expences in Si Township, But finds they have No Power to Inforce the payment of the Same Wherefore your Said Petitioners Humbly prays your Exellancy and Hours to Inable them to Collect Si Texes in Such a Way and Manner as your Exellancy and Hours Shall See Meet, and your Humble Petition- ers as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray Amos Beard Gideon Messenger Andeow Momphoed Eliphoet Spencee Moses Ashley Jun Geoege Sloan Sims Lewis Azariah Ashley James mknight Thos Lewis John Mc knight Moses Ashley John Lewis jun Jeames Mc knight Jr Geoege Sloan Jb Joseph Chapell William Sloan William Millikin Wm Chapell William Bill John Phelps Benjh Slack Noemand Sloan Dani-l Foot William Slack Zenas Noble Elijah Ceane Benjamin Kilboen Wm Scott Gideon Bush."— Mass. Archives, vol. 118, p. 747. The Council now passed an order that "the petitioners" have leave to bring in a bill, &c. This was June 10, 1774; and, on the same day, the House, upon consideration of the following answer to IngersoU's petition, nonconcurred with the Council, and referred the same to a joint commit- Digitized by Microsoft® 807 tee, of which Messrs. Jones, Bridges and Denny were appointed mem- bers on the part of the House:— "To His Exelancy Thomas Hutchenson Esqr Oaptn General and Com- mander in Chief, in and Over his Majestyes province of the Massachusets Bay, to the Honbie his Majestyes Counsel and House of Representatives, in the General Court — Gentlemen, as we have Patitioned to your Honours, at two of your Last Sessions, to be Incorporated into a Town, and be Indowed with Town Previlidges, (but have Been prevented by a petition. Sent in by William Ingersoll and Others; to be set of into a Town or Destrick which Petition was Not Made Known to The Proprietors nor Inhabitants, of the Town, and as the Town is New and the Inhabitants few in number, wee Desire your Exelancy and Honours, would Incorperate Said Town or Plantation, as the Grant of Said plantation was Granted by your Exelancy and Hon- ours as follows, Viz Bigining at Housotonack River on the South Line of Pitsiield, thence rnning East 19grs South Nine Miles and a half, tnence South 19ts west Seven Hundred and Twenty Rods to the North Line of Number four Township; Thence West on Said Line, Four Miles and three Quarters, to the North West Corner of Said township; thence on the West Line of Said township, South 9dg 25m West two Miles, and three Quarters, to the North Line, of the township of Number one; thence on Said Line West Sdg 30m South three Miles, to the North Easterly Line of Great Barington; Thence North 40d.g 40m East one Mile, and tHree Quarters to the North East Cornor of sd. Great Barington, thence Bound- ing on the North Line of Said Great Barington, West 7 18 10 83 r Pay for 3 hor- \ ses deducted. Total. 1 * S. d. £ s. d. (41 3 9 267 3 7 Kep '■ pay. £ s. Oct. 31, 1781, 303634 6 401 5 1 15 416 5 Mar. 5, 1782, 200000 267 10 267 10 Mar.22, 1783, 200000 267 10 267 10 July 9, 1784, 1510.85 16 6 187 5 26 5 2]8 10 t Mar.23, 1786, 311440 19 3 580 12 6 51 9 632 1 6§ Mar.28, 1788, 78262 5 125 16 1 57 1 182 17 1 Feb. 14, 1789, 37445 17 1 61 8 6 y 18 71 6 6 Mar. 3, 1790, 29515 15 5 47 15 6 12 18 60 18 6 Mar. 5, 1791, 29476 16 7 47 15 6 5 14 53 9 6 June21, 1793, 33276 13 40 11 3 32 n 72 12 9 June21, 1794, 45068 1 81 2 6 Not: rep'd 81 3 6 Jnhe22, 1795, 1149759.73 1270.42 1105 $375.42 JunelS, 1796, 154294.36 270.42 Not rep'd 270.42 Feb. 22, 1797, 143749.53 270.42 58 328.42 Feb. 24, 1798, 151941.53 2^ ro.42 44 814.42 Feb. 28, 1799, 154873.13 2', ro.42 50 330.43 Feb. 24, 1800, 153989.13 2: ?0.42 58 328.43 t "Tax No. 4, J irmy Notes, 1784,1785, " 5"Tax No, ! )." The taxes were nui nbere d to that Cf June 14, 1766, which was "Tax No. 13." Digitized by Microsoft® 315 Specific Taxes — Army Supplies. — Beef — Date of Resolve. State. Lee. Dec. 4, 1780, 4626178 lbs. 6818 lbs. In lieu of beef 15D0O bush, grain allowed In Berkshire and Hampshire counties. June 22, 1781, 1900497 " 2813 " — Clothing — June 22, 1781. SOOO shirts, prs. sho»s and stockings, and 40D0 blankets were called for from th.i State; of which Lee was to furnish 12 shirts, prs. shoes and stockings, and 6 blankets. County Taxes Apportioned to Lee. From the outbreak of the Revolutionary war to Sep. 1782, no taxes for county expenses were levied in Berkshire county. By a resolve of the General Court, June 3, 1782, the Court of Sessions was empowered to assess £345; — of this sum £400 was ap- portioned Sep. 1782, and £2Jo Sep. 1783. County Tax. Apport'd to Lee. County Tax. Apnort'd to Lee, Sep. 1783, £400 £10 9s. 7d. April 1792, £600 £20 Os. 8d Sep. 1783, 24.5 6 7 10 Sep. 1793, 800 31 3 7 Feb. 1786, 800 27 6 Sep. 1794, 600 33 15 9 May 1787, 1500 50 14 April 1796, $4000 $141.50 Feb. 1789, IbOO 43 5 3 April 1798, 5000 194.43 Sep. 1790, 800 26 18 11 April 1800, 1730 67.18 Except in relation to the taxes, there are few references to this town in the "Laws and Resolves of Massachusetts," from the adoption of the Constitution to the close of the year 18oJ. The two principal are here given. The first is in the act of June 18. 1788, by which. Berkshire county was divided into three registry districts. The middle district was composed of "Lenox, Pittsfleld, Richmond, Stockbridge, Lee, Tyringham, Becket, Washington and Partridgefield, and such goies or tracts of land unincorporated as may lie between any of the said Towns." In the "Laws and Resolves" for 1795, under the heading "Espences of maintaining the Poor of the Commonwealth," is the item; "To the Town of Lee for supporting Alexr. Rioha Including Doers, bills— up to Octr. loth 17t/5, $13.ao." Survey of the Line between Lee and Great Barrington. The following was not foimd until after page 122 was printed. There is no way to determine in what year it was entered on the Records, but it could not have been before 1816 as the recorder was not Town Clerk until that year. Qt Barrington ") Be it remembered; that on the fifteenth day of No- & y vember in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven Lee ) hundred & ninety nine — We the Subscribers a major part of the Selectmen of the towns of Great-Barrington & Lee respec- tively, did perambulate the line of division between the sd Towns and did make & renew the Monuments therein as follows (viz) Beginning at a heap of Stones near a rock being the South east corner of Stockbridge & South West corner of Lee, thence South eighty five degrees East to a Stake & Stones, by the road, thence across the Stream to a Hemlock tree marked, thence to a Black Birch tree marked, thence to a Beach Staddle marked, thence to a Stone set in the ground by the road near Samuel Davis' house, thence to a Beach tree marked, thence to a heap of Stones near a dry Chesnut tree, thence to a Chesnut tree marked, thence to a Beach Staddle marked, thence to a Hemlock Staddle marked, standing about ten rods East of the Brook, thence to a Black Oak marked, thence to a large Hemlock tree marked, thence, to a Black Oak tree marked, thence to a Hard Maple tree marked, thence to a Hemlock tree marked thence to a hard maple tree marked thence to an Ash tree marked, thence Digitized by Microsoft® 316 to a Beach tree marked thence to a Maple tree marked, thence to a Hem- lock tree marked, near the North "West corner of John Websters cleared field, thence to a Black Birch tree marked, by the road near John Web- ster's house, thence to a Maple Tree marked, thence to a hemlock tree marked, thence to an old dry Birch Stump, with a Stake & Stones in it at the Northeast corner of Great Barrington. Giyen under our hands at Great barrington the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Whiting)^ Selectmen of ; Lucius King )' G. Barrington Josiah Yale) Selectmen of John Nye f Lee True Copy Attest Ransom Hinman Town Clerk Marriages of Residents of Lee recorded in otlier Towns. In a volume in the oustodv of the Town Clerk of Monterey eont.liuinff a transcript of the records of Marriases by Rfv. AAouijah Bid\vell and Rer. Joseph Avery, Ihi first two pastors of the church in Tyringhanl, are the following:— Solemnized by Rev. A. Bidwell. 1778 June 4th Capt Abijah Merrill & Hannah Chadwick 1779 June 30th John Sterns & Luce Merrill 1782 Jany 10 Freeman Mosier & Hepzibah Orton 1783 Oct 17th Jonathan Graves & Anna Taylor Solemnized by Rev. Jo=:eph Averv, 1790 May 26th Reuben Davis of Lee & Polly Abbott of Tyriugham 1790 Nov 11th Timothy Aldin of Tyriugham & Lowis Wilcocks of Lee 1791 Jany 27tii Stephen Markham of Tyringham & Dolly Jackslin of Lee 1791 July 7th Reuben Marsh of Lee & Lydia Rathbun, of Tyringham. 1791 October 12tli Artemas Rogers of Lee, & Phebe Cross, do [LeeJ 1792 June 21st Jonathan Foot of Lee, & Temperance Holly, of G Barrington Prom the Lenox Records; — By William Walker, J. P. , Ephraim HoUister of Lee to Laurana Canfleld of Lenox, 15th Dec'" 1785 — T. B. lOriir.l p. 337, John Briggs to Martha Gibbs both of Lee on the 1st of Jany 1789. Do. p. 337. Bv Eldad Lewis, J. P., David Hay^vard of Lee & Mercy Howland of Lenox, Febv 10th 1795. Do, p. 339. Also the following "Intentions'" : 1790, May 31, Intentions of Marriage Legally published and certified be- tween Jonathan Keith of Lenox & Polly Backous of Lee Do. p. 3fil. From the Stockbridge Records:— David Ingersoll and Sarah Parsons were married Dec 13th nsi by Rev. Stephen West. From 1st Book of Records, Cong, church, Pittsfield: Bv Rev. Thomas Allen, 1795, bee. 24. Mv Silas Stephens of Lee & Miss Irene Tracy of Pittsd were married Under "Marriage^" in a published vol. of vital records of Sharon, Ct,, by Law- rence Van Alstine : Elisha Collins of Lee and Lovina Gates of Sharon, Mar. 20, 1785. m. by Ebenezer Knibloe, 1st Pastor of S. Amenia [N. Y.] Church. Abraham Perry of Lee and Temperance Hatch of Sharon, m. Feb. 24, 1788. Digitized by Microsoft® 3ir First Publishment on page 133. The following from Holland's History of Western Mass. vol. 2, p. 516, completes the mutilated record on p. 133 of this vol. ; "The first 'publishment' of intentions of marriage, recorded on the town books, perpetuates the names of Noah Burdin of Lee and Avis Their of Chesterfield." Birtlis omitted from the Records pp. 144-174. Children of David Ingersoll & Sarah his Wife (See p. 162.) William & Alvan — born Dec 23d. 1801 (Twins) Elihu Parens " Sepr. 20. 1804. Children of W'y Perry and Content his wife Pear born Feb. 20 - 1777 — Euth Novr 14th 1783 — Hannah — 21 - 1778 Sarah July 28 — 1784 Phebe March 23 1780 John August 1 — 1768 — Lucy July 28 1781 Children of Joel Putnam & Elizabeth Sarah Maria Johnson (Becket) Jany 80. 1803 — Sally Putman (Becket) March 10. 1800 Lorinna " " March 33 HOB Abner do — do June 18 1803 Caroline " " Feb 14. ISiO Joel do do Nov )0. 1804 James Allen Lee Sep 14 1817 Eansom Nathan do June 18 1805 Orson B " Apr 14. 1819 Sardis Barns do Jany ;3. 1808 Julia Tryphena " July 37 183J Lucy Anne do [?] oct 14. 1813 The explanation of the above peculiar record is: Joel Putnam, a widower with five (or six) children, married Mrs. Elizabeth Jounson, with three children, ana three children were born to them. The births, except two, are recorded as below in Becket, but there is no record there of the death of James Johnson, or of marriage between any of the parties. Sally Putnam dau. Joel & Sally born Mar. 10, 1799 Abner " son " " " June 18, 1801 Joel • " ■' Deo. 10, 18U3 Ransom " " " '' " June 15, 1805 Sardis " " " " " Jan. 23, 18j7 Sally wife of Joel Putnam died June 10, 1813. James AUin Putnam son of Joel es Elizabeth born Sept. 14, 1815 Orson Eesallion '■ " " " " Oct. 14, lsl9 Sally Maria Johnson dau. James & Elizabeth born .Jan. 30, 1804 Lorana Eliza " " " " " Mar. 33, 18U7 Caroline Content " " Feb. 14, 1810 Besides the Eecords of the Congregational church printed in this vol., there is in the archives of the church a book of accounts entitled: RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE proprietors For Buildestg a Meeti^tg House in Lee Began May io*^ 1799. In it is a debit and credit account with those who contributed to the erection of the church finished in 1801. Many of the accounts, however, were not finally settled until several years later. 'The book relates entirely to the accounts, except the following in the writing of Nathan Dillingham, the proprietors' clerk:— January 24th 1800 At a Meeting of a number of the inhabitants of the Town of Lee to make arrangements for the observance of the Day appointed by Congress Digitized by Microsoft® 318 for Mourning on account of the Death of General George Washington; Chose Josiah YaleEsqr Moderator — N. Dillingham Olerk. — Appointed Doctor Thayer N. Dillingham Lt Jenkins a Committee to attend to the above Business. Voted that the above Committee confer with Mr Hyde and request him to address the people on the above occasion, likewise to apply to Mr Rob- bins to prepare an Oration to be delivered on the same Day — and to make such other arrangements as the Committee shall think most expedient. — Signatures to petition, Wm Ingersoll Isaac Davis Isaac Davis Jur Peletiah West Amos Stantton Eldad Kebbe Jonathan West Peter Willcoks Samuel Wright Elisha West Elijah West Daniel West Daniel Church Oliver West Eleazer West page 319. Elisha Freeman Levi Nye Abner West David Kellogg Ozias Strong Seth Backos Joshua Backous Benjamin Baokous Thomas Ewer hope Davis Ebenezer Swift Asahell Dodge Elijah Dodge Samii Hatch John Nye Signatiires to petition George Bennet Nathan Bennet Isaac Davis Theoa Mansfield John Davis Isaac Davis Jur William Benjamin Esuben Pixley reaben Cary Amos Stanton Theophilus Mansfield Signatures to petition, Jesse Bradley Noah Crocker Hope Davis David Dimmick John Winegar Oliver West Phinehas Pish. Simon Calkin Ebnr Swift Nathaniel Backus Seth Barlow Lemuel Crocker Jonathan Foot Job hamlin William perry page 32:1 Ozias Stronge Elisha Grant Eleazer West Peter Willcoks Daniell West Richer Houck Matthew Vaudusen Aaron Wormer Wm Ingersoll Aaron Ingersoll Jr Wm Carpenter pages 32D,.33r. Joseph Nickles Jur Levi Nye Prince West Wait Hatcb Cornelius Gifford Thomas Gifford Jesse Gifford Timothy Goodspeed John Bilker thomas Ewer Jonathan Foot Jur Nathaniel Tobe Ichabod Backus thomas Adkins Benjamin Backus Zenas Goodrich Aaron Ingersoll Elisha Grant Jonathan foot Jonathan foot Junr Simon Calkin Joseph Handay John Winegar Theophilus Mansfield George Bennet Nathan Bennet Ephraim HoUister Matthew Vaudusen Jaremiah Wormer Moses Ingersoll Malatiah hatch Moses Ingersoll Pelatiah West Elisha West Daniel Church Nathan Ball Justis Yale Josiah Yale Ephraim Hollister Elisha Martindale Richard Larrabe Amos Porter Elijah West John Nye Elisha Freeman Seth Backous David Kellogg Samll Stanly Jeremiah Wormer Asahel Dodge John Davis Thomas Becher Jonathan West Aaron Smith Abijah Tambling Seth Gibbs Silas Perry James Penoyer Hans Winegar Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® 319 iTi'ri'^' ■Jrfn-\.CY^7^-{ -^-u^C^J-^Y or^>Ly-e^^<<. ! ^t^C^ 'f'l-'U^-tt'Cu.^ ^ y ■^ ^^Wv^ i-^ ' 1/ . ^^,/ // j.wy /•■ ^'/^. 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John, 280. Stephen, 253. Yale, Electa, 278. John, 258. Josiah, 279. Lucy Tracy, 276. Sirus, 356. Youngs, Alvin, 258. Benjamin, 247. Ezra, 357. Y7-i?;o.v,c,, r,ii^y, 3"7, Digitized by Microsoft® 336 CHURCH MEMBERS. Abbott, Anne, 373. Martha, 371, 273. Seth, 371, 373. Austin, Achsah, 273. James, 373. Backus, Benjamin, 264,365,374. Maria, Mr.s., 247. 250, 353, 254, 355, 256. Bailey, Esther, 271, 375. Baker, Salvina, 373. Ball, Lydia, 273. Nathan, 248. Ruhamah, 248. Barlow, Elizabeth, 247, 351. Hannah. 273. Lemuel, 269, 375. Lydia, 267, 274. ISIabby, 273. Sally, 372, 376. Thankful, 273. Barns, Nabby. 263, 273. Bartholomew, Josiah, 347, 348. Mamre, 265, 274. Phebe, 248. 253. Bassett, AbiRail, 373. Mrs. Benjamin, 266. t Cornelius, 356. Cornelius, 273. Nathaniel, 273. Remember, 274. Thankful, 274. Beecher, Phebe, 347, 251. Thomas, 273. Benedict, Aaron, 351, 253, 263, 270, 371. Bennett, Elizabeth, 269, 270, 274. Blackman. Sarah, 374. Bradlev. Abigail, 372, 275. Anne, 262, 373. Eli, 274. 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Penoyer, James, 247, 249, 359, 261. Sarah, 249. Zina, 347. Percival, Abigail, 273. Anne, 271,275. Elisha, 373. John, 373. Ruth, 373. Perry, Caty, 349. David, 370, 373. Deidama, 370, 375. Desire, 373. Tempe, 374. Porter, Prudence, 274. Samuel, 270, 273. Putnam, Rebecca, 375. Robbins, Samuel Prince, 372, 276. Robinson Elizabeth, 274. Elizabetli, 273, 276. Levi, 274. t Occasional communicant,— member of Barnstable oh. Digitized by Microsoft® eilUROH MEMBERS. Santie, Betsey, 273. Daniel, 362, 273. Sheldon, Ephraim, 274. Stanley, Jerusha, 251, 253. Molly, 363, 373. Stanton, Lydia, 372, 276. Stevvart, Sarah, 372, 276. Stone, Rebecca, 375. Squire, 375. Squier, Adria, 272, 276. Sally, 372, 275. Taylor, Deborah, 363, 373. Thatcher, Elizabeth, 370, 371, 275. Rowland, 370, 271, 275. Thayer, Anne, 270, 273, £:75. Nathaniel, 370, 272, 275 Thompson, Olive, 268, 273. Sally, 265. Tilley, Hannah, 273. Samuel, 373, 273. Tobey, Deborah, 373. Lydia, 251, 252. Nathaniel, 373. Totman, Joseph, 248. ■Tuttle, James, 373. Sarah, 373. Tyler, Ruth, 373. Sarah, 363, 374. Wansey, Chloe, 369, 275. Wells, Zurviah, 363, 373. West, Daniel, 271, 273. Ebeuezer, 273. Elizabeth, 351, 271. Elizabeth, 273. Mehitabel, 264, 369, 373 Mehitabel, 373. Oliver, 348, 352, 265. Prince, 247, 348, 263. Thankful, 348. Wilcox, Daniel, 268, 373. Peter, 273. Tabitha, 247. 350. Willoughby, Josiah, 369, 375. Wiuegar, Elizabeth, 350. Huldah, 273. John, 272, 376. Katharina, 351. Samuel, 273. Wormer, Grace, 269, 375. Jei-emiah, 274. Yale, Josiah, 256, 365, 266. Ruth, 256. Youngs, Hannah, 249. James, 249. Digitized by Microsoft® PUBLISHMENTS AND MARRIAGES. iJ39 Abbott. Anne, 136. 3S3. PollT, 316. Susanna, 130. 284. Adams. Benjamin, 139, 283. AWin. Timothy. 316. Atkins, George, 133. Austin, Pardon, 136, 2S3. AverT, Sallv, 135. Backus, Betsev, 130, 284. Ichatod, 133. Lucv, 142, 284. Lydia, 137. 283. Mrs. Maria, 255. Polly, 316. Sallr, 136, 2P3. SallT, 137, 283. Thomas, 142, 284. Walley. 136, 283. Baker, David, 135. Ball, Betsey, 140. 284. " Lydia, 137, 283. NauPT, 142, 284. Nathan, Jr., 140, 284. Patty, 142, 284. Barden, Seth, 135. Barlow, Hannah, 143, 283. Isaac, 137, 283. Lemuel, 185. Lydia, 135. Pelefr. 140, 284. Samuel. 142. 284. Thankful, 138, 283. Bartholomew. Jesse. 135. Bartiline, Phebe. 135. Bassett, Ansel, 136, 283. Benjamin, 140. DeVorah Webb. 143,284. Nathan. 140, 284. Thankful, 135. Bates, Anne, 1.50. Benedict, Aaron, 147. Bennett. Sally, 140, 284. Bosworth, Constant, 133. BradleT, Eli, 135. Col. Jared 148. Hemau, 136, 383. Lemi, 13X. 283. Lydia, 2S3. Mamvy, 13.'. William. 140. 284. Brayman, Betsey. 143. Bripps, John, 316. Bullard, Mrs. Luoy, 138, 283. Burden,, Noah, 133, 317. Seth, see Barden. Bursley, Jabe?;, 136, 288. Calkins, Sybil, 134. Canfield, Laurana. 816. Casey, Sally, 137, 28e. Chadwick, Abiathar, 140. Elizabeth. 142, •ZH-i. Fear, 140, 284. Hannah, 316. Jabez, 143. Thomas, 142,''84. Chanter, Georpe, 133. Meribah, 133. Chase, Polly, 188, 288, Silence, 141. Childs, Delia, 141. 284. Job, 142, 143, 284 Church, Daniel. 150. Eli, 143. 384. Levi, 141. Clark, Benjamin. 185. Je,=se, 138. Rebecca, 1.38. Simeon, 142, 284 Cole, Sarah. 185. Collins, Avis, 138, 288. Ehsha, 316. Conch, Rebecca, 143,284. Crocker. Alice Hoyt. 187. 38 Elizabeth. 137. 283. Hannah, 141, 284. jedediah, 135. Josiah, 188, 288. Mercv, 135. Tabitha, 139, 284. Thankful, 143. Vina, 185. Crosbv, Abijah, 138, 28?. Betsey, 141, 2S-1. Hannah, 188, 288. Cross, Phebe. 316. Davis, Benjamin, 142. Caivin, 141, 284. Horie 138, S83. Mary, 134. Reuben. 316. Solomon, 13.1. Mrs. Tabithn, 178. Dav, Luther. 141, 284. Dexter, Stephen, 137, 283. Tabitha, 135. Dimick Betbiah. 135. Hannah, 136. 283. Salome. 188. 288. Sarah, 133. Dodge, Elisha, 141, 384. Miriam, 184. Doten, Amasiah, 134. Digitized by Microsoft® 340 PUBLISHMENTS AND MARRIAGES. Easton, Silas, 137, 283. Eddey, Rachel, 135. Ewer, Paul, 139, 283. Fessenden, Cornelius, 142, 384. Lucy, 136. Finney, Abraham, 187, 283. Deborah, 134. Foot, Alvan, 141. Asahel, 136, 283. David, 135. Fenuer, 134. Jonathan, 316. Sally, 137. Sarah, 133. William, 140, 284 Fowler, Levi, 141. Frarv, Joseph, 140, 284. Fuller, Amos, 133. Gardner, Betsey, 141. Hannah, 141. John, 141, 284. Lodowick, 141. Garfield, Amanda, 136, 283. Gates, Lovina, 316. Gibbs, Martha, 316. Gifford, Abigail, 135. Caty, 139, 284. Huidah, 137, 283 Lewis, 189, 284. Lydia, 137, 283. Polly, 139, 283. Rachel, 142, 284. Sally, 140, 284. Sarah, 135. Sylvanus, 135. Gillet, Nathaniel, 134. Gleason, Nathaniel, 138. Goodrich, Lois, 135. Grant, Isaac, 135. Martha, 141, 384. Graves, Jonathan, 816. Green, John, 135. Griffin, Esther, 140, 384. Haas. [Hoose], John, 1.34. Hamblin, Bathiah, 134. Benjamin. 138, 383. Betsey, 185. David, 137. 283. Deliverance, 133. Martha, 185. Nabby, 143. Su.sanna, 139, 283. Tabitha, 140, 284. Thankful, 143. Hancock, Jemima, 183. Handy, Axiue, 140, 284. Hatch, Edward, 143. Lewis, 134. Rhoda, 148, 284. Temperance, 816. Hawes, Ebenezer, 388. Hayward, David, 316. Hinckley, Joseph, 137, 283. Nabby, 139, 283. Zina, 140, 284. Hodges, Samuel, 283. Hollister, Ephraim, 316. Holly, Temperance, 316. Howard, Mehitabel, 135. Howe, Joshua, 384. Howk, Andrew, 141, 384. Ficha, 134. Howland, Mercy, 316. Hudson, Nathaniel, 189, 283. Huggins, Anne, 133. Hulet, John, 140. Lucena, 139, 284. Huntington, Azel, 140. Hyde, Alvan, 186. Ingersoll. Calvin, 135. David, 316. Jared, 135. Lucinda, 142, 284. Luther, 141. Mo.«es, 139. William, Jr., 135. Jackslin, Dolly, 316. Jenkins, Ebenezer, Jr., 136,283. Johnston, Stephen, 138. Jones, Azuba, 140, 284. Judd, Ozias, 189, 284. Keep, John, 163. Keith, Jonathan. 316. Kilborn, Elijah, 141,284. Lathrop, Ichabod, 136, 283. Lenester. Abigail, 163. Mansfield. Betsev, 141, 284. Fanny, i35. Martha, 135. Polly, 135. Markham, Stephen, 316. Marsh, Reuben, 316. Merrill, Capt. Abijah, 316 Lucy, 816. Mosier, Freeman, 316. Mott, Abia. 140, 384. Munson. Phebe, 148. Newel, Mary, 141. Ruth, 138, 383. Niblow, Elizabeth, 135. Northrop, Electa, 283. ' Job, 140, 284. Digitized by Microsoft® PUBLISHMENTS Nye, Francis, 134. James, 143. John, 134. Joshua, 136, 283. Mehitabel, 134, Rachel, 137, 283, Seth, 134 Olds, Caty, 138, 283. Orton, Hepzibah, 316. Osborn, Harvey, 139, 284. Ovveu, Martha, 133. Packard, Philip, 142, 284. Parker, Anne, 139, 284. Charta, 136, 283. Daniel, 140, 284. Sarah, 139, 283. Parsons, Sarah, 310. Penoyer, Jacob, 137, 283. Reuben, 139, 283. Percival, Sally, 141. Perry, Abigail, 136, 383. Abraham, 316. Fear, 241, 284. Phelps, Dorothy, 142. Pixley, Esther, 136, 283. Reuben, 138, 283. Porter, Amasa, 143, 984. Ebenezer, 142. Pratt, Jacob, 133. Putnam, Polly, 138. Randal, Betsey, 147. Rathburn, John, 143, 384. LiVdia, 316. Read, John, 137, 283. Remele, John, 143, 283. Rider, Bathshna , 13.'j. Robinson, Hannah, 140. Rogers, Artemas, 316. Shaw, Crispus, 137. Duncan, 13.5. Levina, 137. Sheldon, Ephraim, 137, 283. Sherman, Ichabod, 138, 283. Smith, Isrp^l, 13.5, N( h 'miah, 135. Lyiiia, 136, 383. Meribah, 141. 384. Stanley, Jerusha, 135. Stanton, Asahel, 142, 284. Rhoda, 136, 383. Rufus, Jr,, 135. Stearns, John. 316. Stevens, Patience, 134 Silas, 316. Urania, 284. Stewart, Bathsheha, 149. Polly, 137, 283. Sally, 143. Strong, Bulah, 134. AND MARRIAGES. 3^1 Strong, Horatio, 134. Sturge.s, William, 138, 283, Sutherland, John, 135. Tu3'lor, Anna, 316. Lucy, 143. Prudence, 139. Thatcher, Timothy, 142. Thompson, Israel, 137. Their, Avis, 133, HI 7. Tiff.iiiy, Walter, i:\r,. Tobey, Uelia, 145, 28 j. Kathaniel, ]o4. Tooley, Lydia, 141, 284. Tracy, Hannah, 135. Irene, 316. Ruth, 135. Treat, Timothy, 131. Vallet, Abia, 140, 284. Hannah, 141. Jeremiah, 140, 284. Phebe, 134. VanDeusen, (Jrace, 136, 283. Matthew, 143. Walker, Hannah, 140. Walley, Jonatlian, 136, 283. Wedge, Oliver, 141, 284. West, Anne, 136, 283. Amy, 134. Ebenezer, ]'d4. Jeduthan, 142, 284. Joshua, 141. Levi, 135. Lois, 134. Mercy, 133. White, John, 141, 284. Whiton, Jame.s, 143, 284. Joseph, 136, 283. Wilcox, Daniel, 137, 283. Lois, 316. Oziel, 135. Peter, Sr., 173. Peter, Jr., 135. Phebe, 142, 284. Sarah, 134. Sena , 142. 284. Williams, Ephraim, 13si, 284. Willoughby, Josiah, 136, 283. Wiuegar, Betsey, 143, 284. Jacob, i39, 284. Samuel, 139, 284. Winslow, Mary, 136, 283. Molly, 140. Wormer, Aaioii, 134. Jemima, 13i), 284. Wright, Samuel, 133. Simeon, 139, 284 Yale, Eunice, 142. Josiah, 185. Digitized by Microsoft® 343 DEATHS. Atkins, Henry, 286. Austin, Joseph Freemm, 289. Margaret, 2Mi. Zafna, 144, 285, 289. Z;ifiia, 289. Childof James, 285,289 " , 287,289 Backus, Benjamin, 280, 297. Deliverance, 144, 285. Nathaniel, 299. Walley, s. of Wallev, 145. Son of Walley, 145. Baker, Avis, 145. Elienezer, 145. Child of David, 145. Ball, Nathan, 287. B0:3. Sarah, 145, 289. Barden, see Bui-den. Barlow, Cornelius, 285. Lydia, 28G. Child of Reuben, 14fi, 28,''). " 146, 287. Bassett, Anner, 286. f Annah, 287, 290. Harriet, 147, 287, 290. John Smith, 147. Joseph, 147, 288, 290. Mary, 296. 303. Nancv, 147, 290. Child of Ansel, 146. Child of Cornelius, 146 Beecher, Parmelia, 285, 200. Phebe, 290. Thomas, 290. Benedict, Esther, 147. Eunice, 147. Mary, 147, 899. Nathan, 147. Bennett, Betsey, 147, 290. Child of George, 285. Blackmau, Orra, 286. Bradley, Charitv, 148, 299. Esther, 296, 299. Lydia, 296, 299. Child of Jesse Jr., 148. Child of Joseph, 148. Burden, Betsey. 149, 287. Meribiih, 180, 288. Casey, Dennis, 179, 287. Mollv, 178, 286. Peggy, 179, 287. Chadwick, Cynthia, 179, 287. Desire, 149, 291. Ebenezer, 179, S87. t Anner in Dr. Hyde's record, but Mary on Chadwick, John, 149. Samuel, 149. Samuel, 397. Child of Caleb, 285. Chase, Mercy, 150. Seth, 150. Silence, 179, 287. Tabitha, 150. Church, Daniel, 1.50. Daniel, 150. Daniel. 180, 288, 301. Daniel, 288, 301. Hannah, 150, 301. Clark, son of Jabez, 285. Sou of Silas, 286. Couch, Samuel, 180, 288. Sarah, 180, 288. Child of John, 180, 288 Crocker, Abigail, 178, 286, 301. Betsey Crosby, 152, 287 Content, 385, 391; Dorcas, 287. Hannah, 177, 28-=i. Joseph, son of Jcseph Jr., 151, 286, 391. Joseph Jr., 151,286,391 Mercv Hamblin, 151, 386, 391. Thomas, 152, 387. Capt. Thomas, 178, 286, 301. Zeruiah, 179, 387, 391. Child of Josiah, 153. Crosby, child of Johu, 152, 285. Child f^f John, 162,286. Davis, Hannah, 285, 291. Isaac. 303. Jedediah, 152. Sarah, 152. Easton, Polly, 154, 285, 391. Ewer, Lydia, 387. Mercy, 154, 285, 292. Child of Paul, 285. Farrar, child, 385. Finney, Barnabas, 1,55. Benjamin Franklin, 154. Polly, 1,55. Child of Abraham,154. Foot, David, 155, 292. Jerusha, 156, 239. Johu, 156, 299. Sarah, 297. William. 156, 285, 299. Child of Alvan, 155, 388, 392. gravestone. Digitized by Microsoft® DEATHS. 343 Freeman, Betsey, 150. 2'^~. Thomas, l.n6, 292. Gardner, Christene, 287. Child of Lodo\vick,38ti Gilford, Erastus. 167. Jesse, 1.j7, 2S,5. Lewis. 157, '28G. Thomas, 299. Child of James, 285. " " ■• 28ti. Graham, child of Aaron, 28ti. Grant, Eunice, 157. 285. 292. Jared, l.J7, 293. Polly, 1.57. 28(i. Graves, John, l.jS. Kebecca. 158, 286. Samuel, 285. Sarah, 179, 288. Hall, Nancy, 293. Hamblin, Benjamin, 179, 287, 303. William Phinney, 158, 287, 393. Handy, Matty, 289, 297. Hatch, Rebecca, 159. Rebecca, 295, 299. Mariam, 180, 288, 293. Hinckley, Charie.^, 285, 293. Eliza, 160. Hodges, Leua. 286, 293. Ho.vk, Isaac, IfO. Roxana, 160, 388. 393. Child of Andrew, 160, 288. Hulet, John, 101, 287. Sallv, 101, 285. Sarah, 161, 287. Wealthy, 161, 285. Ingersoll, Eunice, 163, 176, 286, 293. Lucinda, 288, 303. Jenkins, Elizabeth, 393. Jones, Joseph, 286. Keep, Elizabeth. 163, 286. Son of John, 286. Lamphier, Moses, 164. Leonard, Sibyl Hard, 294. Stephen, Jr., 294. Northrop, Thomas, 180, 388. Nye, Charles, 164, 386. Esther. 164. Ira, 164. Stephen, 164. Thomas, 165, 285, 294. Dau.of Joshua,38o,394. Peet, Bulah, 180, 388, 303. Perry, Arthur, 385, 395. Desire, 387, 297. Lyman, 166. Child of Abraham, 166. Poller. Jerusha. 189, 288, 397. Abigail, 180, 388, 297. Porter, Huldah, 160, 285, 294. Kimball. 100, 280. 303. Rhoda, 166, 286, 294. Samuel, 166, 303. Putnam, Sally, 317. Ramsdel, Moses, 388. Roberts, Dorse, 1G7. Shaw, child, 285. Smith, child of Jesse, 285. Stanley, Samuel, 297. Stearus, Abijah, 108, 289, 303. Betsey, 16«. 288. Thomas, 168. Stevens, child of James, 168. Swirt, Abigail, 280. Taylor, Aohsah, 388. Tilley, Mercy, 170. Tobey, Barnabas, 155, 286. Lydia. 180, 288, 294. Nathaniel, 170. Remember, 179, 288, 295. Child of Stephen, 170, 288. Turner, Eleazer, 179. 287. Elizabeth, 179, 288. Child of Eleazer, 179, 387. VanDeusen, Isaac, 289, 299. Isaac, 170, 385. Laurence, 180, 388,397. Walker, Caleb, 170. Huldah, 170. West, David. 171. Elizabeth, 171. Ehzabeth, 180, 388. Jonathan, 171, 286. Lydia, 171. Lydia, 171. Patty, 172. Parmelia, 171. Child of Ebenezer, 285. Child of Elijah, 388. Two children of Jon- athan, 171. Pelati. h,17C. Digitized by Microsoft® 3W DEATHS. Whitney, Mary, 172, 295. Wiuegar, Oatr, 179, 287, 301. Richard, 172, 2.S6. John, 179, 287, 296, 301. Wilcox, Electa, 180, 288, 296, Zach, 174, 301. 299. Child of Jacob, 287, Harlsou, 172. 296, 301. Jerusha. 173. Child of Jacob, 296, 301 Oziel, 173. Wormer, Mary Aim. 288. Peter, Jr., 178. Wyllys, Elizal.eth, 174. Williams, Lucy, 295. Rhoda, 174. Youngs, sou of James, 285. Digitized by Microsoft® GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. 345 N. B. Names of women nrd children, except those mentioned in connection with some town business, are not here given. Ayer, Rev. Oliver, West Stock- bridge, 283. Backiis & Bassett, 183, Backus, Eenjamiu, 14, 8fi(2), 7.3(2), 12.5, 22.3, 228(2), 229, 230, 264, 26.5, 274. 286, 297, 318(2), 32), 327. Rev., Charles, of Somers, Conn., 261(2). Ichabod, 15, 20, 29. 43, 104, 126, 133, 144, 177, 285, 318, 327. Joshua, 126, 318, .321. Mercy, 87(2), 89(2), 100(2) Nathaniel, 14, .54, 299, 318, .327. Capt. Seth, 12, 20, 24, 25, 2fi, 27, 29, .33, .34, .37(2), 38(3), 41,47, 48(2), 57(4), 60, 63(2), 65, 72, 7.5, 76, 82, 86, 94. 102, 104(2), 109, 110, 116, 117, 120, 123(2), 124, 318(2), 321, 327. Seth, Jr., 126. 131. Thomas, 142, 284. Walley, 129, lb6, 145,283, Bacon, John, of Stockbridge, 18, 21, 25, 27(2), .30, 35(2) 39, 40, 54, .55, 56, 58(2)- 60, 63, 68, 71(3), 73. 77. 82, 84, 87, 90, 93, 107, 108, 218, 219. Badger, Rev. Mr., of Blandford, 283. Bailey, Thomas, 145, 271, 275, 281(2). Baker, David, 57, 72, 78, 92(2), 104, 106, 127, 1.35, 145, 198, 273, 276, 277, 278, 279, 381. John, 318, 327. Baldwin, Samuel, 124, 127(2). Ball, John, 106, 198. Nathan, 14(2). 15(2), 26, 33, 36. 42, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53(2), 56, .57, 59(3), 61, 64, 67. 70, 71, 72(2), 81(3), 87, 88, 89, 115, 116(3), 117(3), 125, 145, 176, 179, 247, 248, 252, 255, 256, 257, 258, 264, 365, 269, 287, 289, 818, 383,.'^0?. Abbott, Capt. Seth, 71, 72, 75, 77, 78. X0(3),S3, 87, 91, 271, 273. Seth, Jr., 144. Adams, Barnabas, 131. Benjamin, 139, 144, 283. (jov. Samuel, 49, 54, 58, 63, (i8. 73, 77, 81. Adkins. see Atkins. Aldiu, Timothy, of Tyringham, 316. Allen. Samuel, 210. Rev. Thomas, of Pitts- field, 259, 261, 316. Major, 218. Widow. 56. Ammidovi'n, Caleb, of Charlton, 313 Anderson, James, 74. Arthington, 56, probably Ather- tou, see below. Ashley, Capt. Azariah, of Wash- ington, 306. Moses, of Washington, 63, 305, .306. Moses, .Jr., of Washing- ton, 306. Atherton, Asa, 54. Atkius, George, 133. John, 138. Henry, 286. Thomas. 125, 318, 327. Atwater, Rev. Mr., of Westfield, 267. Austin, Benjamin, Boston, plate opp. D. 10. Jame.s, 100, 129. 144, 177, 179, 191, 198, 273, 277, 279, 281, 285(3), 287, 289(3). Pardon, of Tyringham, 136, 283. Rev. Mr.. 265. Avery, Charles, 20, 24, 46(5), 47(2), 56. Charles, .Jr., 46(2), 47. Prederirk, Jf^CZ). 47. John, Di'p. See. State of Mass. Bav, 10, plate opp. p. 10, .309(3).. 31 0(3), 311, .31.'.., Rev. .Tdsfiph, of Tyring- ham. ]40, 257, 258(2), 261(2\ "16. Mr., 254, 255. Digitized by Microsoft® S46 GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. Ball, Nathan, Jr.. 75, 80.88,89, 92(2), 97, 104, 105(3), 140, 146, 200, 284. Barden, Lot, 146. • Seth, 76, 92, 135, 149, 179, 198, 287. Timothy, see Burden. Barlow, Isaac, 137, 383. Lemuel, 64, 66, 78, 84, 88, 135, 369, 275, 281, 385. Peleg, 75. 132, 140, 146, 274. 279, 284, 286. Reubeu, 73, 131, 146, 177, 178, 373, 277, 380, 285. 387. Samuel, 143, 279, 284. Seth, 24, 38, 56, 78, 347, 251, 352, 376, 318, 337. Barnam,' 74. Bartholomew, Jesse, 78, ISS.?:!, 278, 281. Josiah, 24, 347, 248, 252, :SWi,^n*,-e6-l . Bartlett, Hubbard, 128, 180. Bassett, Aucel, 97, 104, 130, 136, 146, 179, 383, 287. Beujamiu, of Tyr. , 140. Cornelius, 24, 29, 33, 88, 43, 61, 66, 72, 80, 104, 114,137, 146,177,356(2), 257, 281. Cornelius, Jr., 35, 56. 104, 106, 1M1(3), 147,176,179, 200, 273, 276, 277, 379, 281, 287, 290. Gershom. 126, 131. Nathan, 87, 88, 91, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103. 104, 105, lOli, 108(3). 180 140, 199,201, 233, 234, 325, 384, 286, 296, 308. Nathaniel, 38, 52, 58, 54, 57,(2), 63, 66, 73, 76(3), 84. 88(3), 93(3), 97(2), 104,105(2), 106, 1"8, 147, 181, 196, 198, 200, 301, 373, 273, 277, 278, 280, 381 . 288, 290. Bayley, William, Gen. Court, 313. Beard, Amos. Hartwood, 306. Beebe, Rev. Dr., 40, 41, 43. Bell, Rev. Mr., 357. Beecher, Thomas. 14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29, 43, 53, 61, 66, 74, 75, 81 (3), 83, 124, 135(5), 247, 2'il, 2.56, 258. 273, 378, 285, 2go, 318, 327, Bement, Asa, selectman, Stock- bridKe, 311. Benedict, Aaron, 28, 43, 57, 70, 72, 125, 147, 175, 177, 180, 189, 252, 256. 358, 262, 270, 271(5), 376, 378, 279, 399. Benjamin, William, 318, 333. Beunet, George, 24(2), 35, 36, 33, 43, 80, 82, 129, 147, 177, 370(3), 378, 379, 385, 390, 318(3), 331, 333. Nathan, 318(3), 331, 833. Bidwell, Cnpt. Adonijah, Tyr- ingham, 318, 319. Rev. Adonijah, Tyring- hani, 816. Barnabas, of Stookbridge, 63, 86, 87(3), 93, 96. Bill, William, of Hurtwood, 306. Blackmau, James, '-'ad. Jonathan, 274. Blazdet.or Blazedel. Nathaniel,44. Bliss, Joshua S. , 1 :12. Boughton, Hezekiah, selectman, Stookbridge, '311. Bowdoin, Gov. James, 18(2), 21, 35, 35(2), 89. 43, 58. Bowers, William, 46. Bozworth, Constant, of Sandis- field, 133. Brace, Joseph, 147. Bradlev, Asahel, 97, 148, 373, 275, 281. Eli, 43, 44, 63, 97(3), 116, 120, l')6, 128, 135, 148, 200, 255, 274, 277, 278, 279, 381. Heman, 136, 278, 283. Jabez, 66. Jared, Col., 26, 48, .57, 61(3), 72, 75(2), 76, 77, 79(4), fJ0(2), 82, 83(3), 84, 85, H8, Hl(3), 92(2), 98, 95, 97(3), 99(3), 100, 103(2), 180,148,177,191, 198, 199. 200, 299. Capt. Jesse, 11(4), 12(2), 13(6), 14, 15. 16(2), 17. 18(2), 19(8), 21, 33, 23(2), 24(3), 3.^(2). 26, 38(3), 29, 30, 81(3, 32(3), 38, 86(2), 87(2), 38(2), 40, 41(2), 42C,'), 44(3), 45('), 46, 48(2). 52(3), 53, 63, 74, 75, 77, 83, fea, 106, Digitized by Microsoft® GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES'. 847 Bradley, Capt. Jesse, continued- 109, llO, 113, 114, 116, 118, 136, 247, 248, 253,:;;^ 356, 357(3), 261, 264, 265(2), 266(7), 367(8), 268(3), 399, 309, 318, 337. Jesse, Jr. 73, 148, 177, 374, 378(3), 280, 281. Joseph, 61, 72, 83, 90, 101, 104(3), 105, 148, 177, 191, 273, 376, 279, 281. Josiah, 130. Lemi, 138(2), 283. Philo, 125, 132. Stephen, 131, 198, 272, 375(2), 281. William, 140, 267, 370, 274, 384. Bridges, Moody, of Gen. Court 1774,307. Briggs. John, 316. Bright, Josiah, of Pittsfield, 259. Brown, Ebenezer, 257. Elijah, of Stockbridge, 259 Phineas, 113. Capt. Woodbridge, of Ab- ington, 305. BuUard, Asa, 233. Burden, Justus, 46, 50, 114. Noah, 46, 133, 317. Timothy, 38, 46, 180, 388. Seth, see Barden. Burghardt. John, Gt. Bar 37.63. Bush, Gideon, of Hartwood, 306. Bushnell, Elijah, 29. Bursley, Jabez, 13f , 283. Calkin, Simon, 15, 18, 19, 30, 24, 26(3), 29, 31(3), 32, 33, 40, 50(3), 51, 53, 54, 308(2), 309(3), 318(3), 321, 327. Camp, Rev. Mr., 257. Campbel, Nathan, 46. Carpenter, Darius, 276. William, 48. 318. 323. Carr, William, 33. Cary, Oliver, 54. Reuben, 136, 318, 323. Reuben, 133, 144, 149. Casey, Dennis, 179, 287. Edmund, 130. Catlin, Rev. Jacob, New Marl- boro', 19. 25(3). Ohadwick, Abiathar, 14(3), 15, 30, 36„ 33, 38(3), 43, 49, 57, 64, 73, 105, 149, 177, 247, 2,50, 253, 356, 391. Archelus, 26, 29, 53, 56, 02, 73, 75, 83, 85, 88, 91, 92(3), 94, 99, 104, 105, 106(2), 149, 176, 189, 191(2). 305(2), 207, 208, 310(2), 211,323,334,350, 253. 356(3), 357, 359, 378, 379. Caleb, 64, 65, 385. Ebenezer, 179, 287. Jabez, Rev., 143, 273, 373. Samuel, 397. Samuel, 50, 53, 54, 61(2), 80, 88, 92, 100, 104, 108, 131(3), 123, 130, 191, 198, 300. Thomas, 142, 325, 238, 284. Chanter, George, 30, 36, 46, 53, 68, 115, 133, 149. William, 47, 68. Chapell, Joseph, Hartwood, 806. William, " 306. Chase, Levi, 57, 61, 66, 76, 81(3), 150, 176, 177, 300, 373(3). Childs, Job, 131, 143, 384. Church, Daniel, Sr., 84, 180, 263, 374, 388, 301. Lt. Daniel, 11, 12, 14(3), 15, 35, 5;6, 30, 44, 50, 56, 61, 74, 78, 88, 134, 150, 176(2), 247, 249, 253, 2.56, 257, 258, 273, 388, 301, 318,(3), 321, 323. Daniel, 44, 129, 267, 273, 277, 278. Eli, Lanesboro', 142, 284. EUas, 56. Jonathan, 50. Levi, 141. Clark, Benjamin, Lenox, 135. .Jabez, 285. Capt. Jesse, 61, 69, 75(2), 79(3), 80, 82, 88, 92, 93, 101, 105, 129, 130, 131, 133, 150, 188, 189, 191. John, 46, 47, 50. Jonathan, 150. 273. Silas, 189, 296. Simeon, 143, 284. Cobb, Hon. David, Attleboro', 71. Coffey, John, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 113, 251, 353. Digitized by Microsoft® GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. Cole, Elisha, 49, 53. Solomon, 53, 57, 62, 66. Collins, Archibald, 150. Rev. Daniel, Lanesboro', 47(3), 359(2), 260, 361(2),247 Elisha, 316. Oliver, 20, 48, 250, 371, 277. Widow, 56. Couch, John, 80, 91, 130, 180, 198, 216(8), 274, 388. John, Jr., 83, 85, 104, 180, 373(2), 275(2), 283, 388. Samuel, 83, 97, 139, 151, 221, 275, 288. Stephen, 66. 128, 151, 33?. Crane, Elijah, Hartwood, 306. Crocker, Elisha, 38, 39, 30, 49. 56, 89, 92, 115, 116, 151,273, 275, 281(2). Jedediah, 48, 53, 57, 61, 62,66, 73,76, 86(2),87(2), 88, 92, 98, 99, 100, 105, 139, 135, 151, 184, 814, 223(2), 225, 242, 245(2), 346(2), 273, 277, 378, 279, 281. Job, 276(2). Lt. Joseph, 14, 15, 25, 26, 36, 38, 43, 53, 61, 66, 75, 98, 104, 121, 123(2). 126, 151, 273, 374, 277. 278, 280. Joseph 2nd, or Jr., 44, 75, 151, 178(8), 286(8), 391, 301. Josiah, 66, 80, 92, 105, 106, 1.S8, 152, 179, 263, 273, 275, 279, 280(2), 981, 283, 287. Lemuel, 15, 24(2), 29, 38, 78, 114, 127, 349, 252, 265, 318, 327. Noah, 14, 26, 46, 385, 391, 318, 837. Noah, Jr., 128. Capt. Thomas, 34, 35, 30, 88, 35, 40, 44, 45, 46(3), 47, 48, 55, 61, 68, 70, 74, 76,77,80,83,113,115(4), 119, 188, 178, 251, 353, 386(3), 301. Rev. Mr., New Haven, Ot., 55. Crosby, Abijah, 78, 138, 152, 198, 283. John, 24, 43, 62, 66, 78(2), 80, 104, 105, 131, 347, 249, 367, 369, 272, 386. John, Jr., 80(3), 82, 84,88, 90, 92, 97, 104, 106, 153, 177, 178, 285. Crowel, Jonathan, 56. Culver, , 48, 216. Gushing, John, Gen. Court, 313. Lt. Gov. Thomas, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35(2), 39. 48. Hon. William, Scituate, 77, 81. Davis, Benjamin, 142. Calvin, 141, 152, 373, 276, 284. Charity, Widow, 20(2), 24, 111, 112, 113. Hope, 14(2), 15(3), 17(3), 39, 33(2), 44, 54, 58, 60, 121, 138(2), 198, 248, 255, 258, 365, 368, 370, 371, 388, 385,291, 318(2), 321, 827 Isaaoi 110, 289, 303, 318(2), 319, 328. Isaac, Jr.,t 12, 14, 20. 25, 37, 39, 33(3), 47, 58, 61, 75, 76, 77, 93, 97, 105, 113. 119, 152, 200, 216, 318(2), 319, 323. John, 20(3), 34, 36(2), 60, ;,:: 69, 113, 153, 318(3), 333, 337. Nathan, 15, 33, 64, 153, 175, 373, 277(2), 278, 279, 281. Reuben, 316. Samuel. 24, 38, 97, 104, 152, 316, 328, 356(3), 358, 376, 279, 280, 315. Solomon, 185, 153. Timothy, 153, 173. S50. Day, Luther, 141 , 384. Deen, Martha, 87. Denny, Thomas, 307. Dexter, Stephen, 88, 93, 128, 130, 131, 137, 153, 198, 283. Dibal, Silas, 33. Dillingham, Nathan, 35, 36, 37, 28(2), 80, 33, 88(2), 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, t The Jr. dropped after the death of the senior Isaac in 1780. Digitized by Microsoft® GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. 34 J Dillingham, Nathan, nniit'd: 52(2),53,56,61,63, 60(2), 69(2), 71, 72(2), 74, 75, 76(2).79,«0(3),83,83(2), 84, 85, 86, 88(3), 92(3), 96, 97(3), 98, 102, 104(2), 108, 114, 115(4), 116(3), 117(4), 113(2), 119(8), 120, 132, 124(2), 137, 138(3), 131, 132, 135(2), 136(8), 153, 181,183, 185, 187, 191, 196, 198. 300(3), 228,230,331,355,317,318. William, 37. Dimmick, David. 46, 318. 327. David, Jr., 46. Sylvanus, 14, 30(3), 26, 33(3), 38, 48, 56, 57, 61, 66(2), 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 79, 84, 97, 104, 106, 131, 330, 350, 255. Dodge, Asahel, 27, 48, 137. 128, 158, 273, 376. 318(3,, 331, 337. Elijah, 126, 137, 318, 331. Elisha, 154. Donnelly, Henry, 57, 62, 154. Dorr, Samuel, 137. Dowe, [Dove?], 354. Doten or Doty, Amasiah, 33, 134, 331, 233, 233. Durham, Samuel, Luue.sboro,' 259. Dwight, Col. Elijah, Gt. Bar., 49, 58, 63, 68, 73, 77. Elisha, 40, 54, — intended for Elijah. Easton, Silas, 137, 154, 178, 883, 285, 391. Edwards, Timothy, Stockbridge, plate opp. p. 10. Zephauiah, 246. Ellis, Hon. Abner, Dedham, 305. John, 50. Manoah, 36. Ewer, Paul, l:-<9, 154, 178, 378. 277(3), 379, 380, 381,283, 385(2), 393. Thomas, 86(2j,349, 252(2), 257. 258, 378, 379, 318' 8), 3n, 327. Fessenden, Cornelius T., 135, 136, 137, 128, 139, 130, 131(3), 133, 142, 284. Finney, Abraham, 86, 137, 154, 179. 279, 380, 382, 383. Ancel, 154. Barnabas. 155, 180. Benjamin, 133. Finney, Calvin, 139. James, 47, 78, 83. Jonathan, 80, 82, 180, 1.55, 177. Fish, Capt. Phineas, 37, 38, 249, 252, 318, 327. Fisher, Jabez, piate opp. p. 10. Lilly, 135, 127. Luke, 36, 114, 134, 135, 137. Foot, Dea. Aaron, Sheffield, 361. Alvan, 134, 131, 141, 155, 180, 288, 292. Asahel, 72, 104, 105, 136, 155, 273, 277, 278. 279, 280, 282, 383. Daniel, Hartwood, 306. David, 44, 75, 105, 139, 135, 155, 177, 293. Elisha, 104, 130(2), 156, 368. Fenner, 47, 57, 63, 66, 73, 104, 134, 134, 156, 184. Jonathan, 13, 30''33, 34(3), 53, 111, 114, 117, 124, 249, 373, 297, 316, 318(3), 321, 327. Jonathan, Jr., 24, 36, 27, 33, 33, 39, 47, 53, 101, 104, 117, 134, 156, 175, 177(2), 250, 257, 258, 263, :^(i4, 265(2), 276, 285, 296, 299, 318(2), 321, 337,49. Maishall, 134, 131.. Solomon, 44, 265, 378, 377. Thomas. 180. "William, Stockbridge, 140(3), 384. Foster, Hon. Dwighc, Brookfield, 73. Fowler, Abraham, 18, 15, 16(4), 247. Levi, Stockbridge, 141(3). Frary, Joseph, Becket, 140, 284. Freeman, Elisha, 13, 20'2), 24, 27, 81(2\ 84, 37, 38, 47, 66, 75, 80, 83, 87(2), 92, 104, 108, 110, 111, 113, 185, 156, 175, 364, 269, 273, 276(2;, 277, 292, 309(3), 3 1 8(3), 381, 337. Hon. Samuel, 309. William, 131, 156, 179, 387. Digitized by Microsoft® ■S50 GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. Freese, John, 39, 46, 72, 74, 80, 82, 128, 2il, 213, 217, 238, 239, 240. John, Jr., 238, 243(2). William, 138. Puller, Abraham, plate opp. p. 10. Amos, Skeenesboro', N. ¥., 133. Jacob, 66, 233, 334, 335. Thomas, 274. Gardner, Henry, of Stow, 305. James, 27, 30(2;, 235. John, Tvringham, 141 , 284. Lodowick, 88, 141, 286, 287. Varnum, 157. Garfield, Capt. Enoch, 49, 52, 53, 56(2), 57, 61, 66, 67, 69, 71,73,74,75,83,87,90(3), 101(2), 105, 108, 117, 118, 119(3), 122, 183, 198, 305, 307(3), 208(2 , 209(4), 210(5), 215(2), 218, 219, 220, 321(3), 233(2), 223;5), 325, 331, 232, 233r3), 234, 285, 386, 237, 238, 243, 374, 378. Gates, Elijah, Lenox, 34, 85. James, Richmond, 361. Gerry, Gov. Elbridge, 49(2). Gibbs, Seth, 20, 24(3), 36, 39, 33(3), 318, 327. Widow, 43, 84, 116. Gifford, Cornelius, 50, 126, S57, 318, 327. David, 268. James, 84, 88, 93, 97, 106, 157, 198, 374, 378(2), 280, 282, 285, 386. Jesse, 43, 72, 75. 80, 81, 104, 125, 157, 356, 259, 277, 378, 318, 337. John, 56, 68, 80, 97, 101, 104, 105, 106, 157, 177, 178(2), 374, 378, 380, 283, 285. 286. Lewis, 139, 284. Thomas, 38, 126, 250, 299, 318, 327. Sylvauus, 46, 47, 68, 185. Gilbert, Elias, Stockbridge, 311. Gill, Hon. Moses, plate opp. p. 10, 81, 82, 84, 90, 93, 99, 107(2). Gillet, Nathaniel, New Lebanon, N. Y., 184. Gleason, Nathaniel, Becket, 188. Goodwin, Josenh, Lenox, 55, 93, 254.' Goodrich, Uharles,Pittsfleld, 10,11. Zenos, 109, 126, 318, 837. Goodspeed, David, 351, 373. Elisha,-56, 247. John, 54, 347, 350. Timothy, 318, 327. Vt'^illiam, 65. Gorham, Benj., Charlestowu, 35. Hon. Nathaniel, Charles- town, 49, 63, 81, 83. Graham, Aaron, 84, 86(3), 386. Grant, Elisha, 13, 30, 88, 53, 104, 106, ll.'i, 126, 157, 176, 178, 198(3), 200, 251, 252, 256(2), 258, 378, 280, 285, 286, 292, 318(2), 321, 323. Isaac, 135. Graves, Jonathan, 66, 72. 75, 158, 177, 178, 386, 316, Phineas, 99, 179, 388. Samuel, 385. Grace, John, 79. Green, John, 180, 131, 135, 158. Griffis, James, 137. Grout, Jonathan, Worcester, 71. Haas, John, Kinderhook, N. Y., 134, — seeHoose. Hale, William, Tyriugham, 361. Hall, Abraham, 97, 158, 370, 271, 275, 281. Auan , 233. Moses, 97, 104, 132, 158, 292. Hamblin, Benjamin, 138, 179, 283, 287, 303. Cornelius, 104, 158, 179. 287, 393. David, 88, 130, 137, 159, 300, 345, 346, 388. Job, 1U2), 14(3), 15, 19, 28, 33(4), 34(2), 87,88r2), 39(3), 44(3), 45, 47, 48, 53, 61, 66, 73, 75(2), 81, 83, 86(3 , 105, 114, 1>(\, 305, 338, 344, 345, 354, 318, 337. Nathaniel, 100, 278, 377. Hancock, Gov. John, 18(2), 21, 25, 27, 30, 39, 43, 49, 54, 58, 63, 68, 73, 311, 313. Digitized by Microsoft® GENERAL INDEX OF NAMES. 351 Handy, Anne, 38, 140, 159. Ebenezer, 48. Ebenezer, child, 55, 58, 60. Joseph, 347, 351, 289, 397, 318, 331. Seth, 199. Harris, James, 35. Haskel, Rev. Mr., 40, 41, 43. Hatch, Edward, 143(2). Josiah, 15, 30, 56, 130, 180, 288, 393. Lemuel, 348, 268. Lewis, 48, 61, 66, 125, 137, 134, 363, 376, 377. Malatiah, 318, 331. Oliver, 66, 126, 137, 139, 351, 356, :;57, 258, 363. 276, 278. 280, 295, 299. Samuel, 310, 311, 318, 321, Wait, 12, 33, 63, 125, 159, 251, 318, 327. Rev. Mr., 34, 35. Hawes, Ebenezer, 283. Hawley, Rev. Gideon, Marshpee, 375. Hayward, Eleazer, 46, see How- ard. David, 316. Heath, Bartholomew, Egremont, 261. Herrick, Elisha, 44. Hill, Moses, 159. Hilliard, Samuel, 46, 54. Hinckley, Abigail, 241. Bennamiu, 66, 71, 88, 93, 104, 130, 159, 285, 293. Content, 341. Edmoud, 33, fO, 66, 76, 77, 81(3), 87, 88, 105, 138, 205,206,210,211(2), 313, 314(2), 215(2), 316, 317,333.336,338 2), 339, 240, 341(3), 242, 264, 368, 373, 377. Hemau, 53, 104, 135, 159, 198. Joseph, 93, 104, 137, 160, 283 Ziua,' 140, 160, 284. Hinman, Ransom. 134(3), 13l, 144, 160, 316. Hodges, Samuel, 379, 383, 286, 293. Hollister, Ephraim, 12,