Taken from Easton Town Records, Vol. 2, (1789 - 1816) (pages 32
- 33, 34 - 35, 35
- 37, 45, 46,
70 - 71, 92
- 93, 93, 105
- 106) Transcribed by Barbara Tourtillott on August 10, 2001 Words
surrounded by brackets [ ] are the transcriber's interpretation of what
the word is most likely trying to say. The information is typed letter
for letter from the original document. Great care has been taken to
leave the spellings of each word as they appeared in the original document.
Pg 35 - 37
Bristol ss. To either of the constables of the town of Easton, in
said County, Greeting:
You are in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required to
warn and give notice unto Benjamin Bates, blacksmith, and family;
of Abington, in the County of Plymouth; Seth Burr, cooper,
and family; Charity Burr, single woman; Huldah Burr, and
family; David Dunbar, yeoman, and family; Samuel Packard,
yeoman, and family; David Wade, housewright, and family; David
Wade Ju'r, housewright, and family; James Dickerman, yeoman,
and family; Barnabas Packard, labourer, and family; Calvin
Snow, yeoman, and family; Oliver Howard, yeoman, and family;
Hugh Washburn, labour, and family; all of Bridgewater in the
County of Plymouth, the Rev'd Joseph Croswill; Benjamin
Croswill, yeoman; Betty Croswill, single woman, of Plymouth
in the County of Plymouth, Frederick Farington, labourer,
and family; Joseph Smith, Gent. , and family; Simon Starnes,
labour, and family; Samuel Bisbe, labour, and family; all of
Stoughton in the County of Suffolk; Doctor Samuel Guild and
family of Walepole in the County of Suffolk; Liman Wheelock,
yeoman, and family; of Mendon in the County of Worcester; Elisha
Harvey, Gent. , and family; Jonathan Harvey, yeoman, and
family; Paul Lincoln; yeoman, and family; all of Taunton in
the County of Bristol; James Fillebrown, blacksmith, and
family; of Mansfield in the County of Bristol; John Simmons,
labourer, and family; of the town known by the name of Little Compton
in the State of Rhodeiland [Rhode Island]; Ebenezer Austin,
blacksmith, and family; of Norton in the County of Bristol; William
Guineth [?], labourer, and family; a transient person; William
Badger, and family; transient person; William Garbet, and
family; William Mabury; Isaac Stokes, nailer, and family;
transient person; Job Lewis, labourer, a Negro, and family; of
Lancaster in the County of Worcester; who have lately come into
this town of Easton for the purpose of abideing therein not having obtained
the towns' consent therefore, that they depart the limmits thereof,
with their children and others under their care, within fifteen days.
And of this precept with your doings thereon you are to make return
unto the office of the clerk of this town of Easton, within twenty days
next doming that such further proceedings may be had in the premises
as the law directs.
Given under
our hands and seals at Easton aforesaid this eleventh day of February,
A.D. 1790 |
Abial Mitchel
Seth Pratt
|
Selectmen
of Easton
|
Bristol
ss. By virtue of this within warrant I have warned and gave notice
to all the within named persons to leave the limmits of this town
of Easton, agreeable to this within warrant. Easton, February ye
27th 1790 |
|
|
|
Recorded
by Elijah Howard, Town Clerk. |
Back to Town of Easton
This page has been visited
times since August 11, 2001
Copyright © 2001 Barbara Tourtillott
This Home Page was created on Saturday, August 11, 2001
Most recent revision Saturday, August 11, 2001