January
Salem village the: 8th January 1697-8
The Inhabitants of This village are Hereby Requiered in His majesties name to meet together att
Their usiall place of meeting on fryday next: being the: 14th Day of this Instant January att one of
the clock in the afternoon to Receive the Returne of the men chosen at our Last publick meeting to
treate with The Reverend mr. Green: and also to Consider of and agree how: The Reverend mr. Greens
maintainnance shall be Raised by a Rate: and that we will also tainnance shall be Raised: By
ordor of Thee Committe Thomas putnam clerk
Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the: 14th Day of January 1697-8
it was agreed and voted that mr. Greens maintainnace shall be Raised by a Rate: and that we will
also keep up our contribution and that our Inhabitants shall put Their money in papers which they
contribute with their names writen in the same
[82] The Rate which was made In salem village for to pay to mr. samuell parris our Late minister:
the sume of seventy nine pounds nine shillings: and six pence: in money: for the Right and entrest
he had gotten in our ministry house and Land: made according to Thee award Decree and determination:
of Thee Honourable Wait Wintrop Elisha Cooke and samuell sewall esqrs : Arbitrators Between mr.
samuell parris : and the Inhabitants of this village and also according to the ordor and vote of the
Inhabitants of salem village the: 14th of september : 1697: made by us whoses names are hereunto
subscribed the 24th Day of september 1697
| lb | s | d |
| Daniell Andrew & sons | 2 | - | - |
| William Allin | - | 10 | 6 |
| John Buxton & son | 1 | 12 | - |
| John Buxton Junr | - | 5 | - |
| samuell Braybrook | - | 10 | - |
| william Buckly senr | - | 3 | - |
| william Buckly junr | - | 5 | - |
| Thomas Bayley | - | 5 | - |
| Edward Bishop and son | - | 13 | - |
| Edward Bishop junr | - | 10 | - |
| Henry Brown | - | 15 | 6 |
| Ezekill Chever | - | 12 | - |
| Nathaniell Carrell | - | 7 | - |
| Joseph Carrell | - | 8 | - |
| Thomas Cummings | - | 8 | - |
| John Darling & son | - | 9 | - |
| John Deall | - | 7 | - |
| Capt Thomas Flint & son | 1 | 19 | - |
| Thomas Fuller senr & man | - | 12 | - |
| Thomas Fuller junr. | - | 18 | - |
| Thomas Fuller Tirtius | - | 11 | - |
| Jacob Fuller | - | 15 | - |
| Benjamin Fuller | - | 12 | - |
| Jonathan Fuller | - | 6 | - |
| John Flint | - | 16 | - |
| Joseph Flint | - | 10 | 6 |
| Zach : Goodell & son | 1 | 8 | - |
| Zach: Goodell junr | - | 11 | - |
| Joseph Goodell | - | 6 | - |
| __ | __ | __ |
| 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Isaac Goodell | - | 11 | - |
| samuell Goodell | - | 9 | - |
| John Gilles | - | 10 | - |
| Joseph Holton senr | - | 7 | - |
| Joseph Holton junr & son | - | 18 | - |
| Henry Holton | - | 15 | - |
| John Holton | - | 10 | - |
| John Hadlock | - | 12 | - |
| Thomas Haines & sons | - | 15 | - |
| Joseph Herrick & son | 1 | 10 | - |
| Joseph Hutchinson senr | 1 | 11 | - |
| Joseph Hutchinson junr | - | 12 | - |
| John Hutchinson | - | 10 | - |
| Benjamin Hutchinson | - | 12 | - |
| Sarah Holton Widdow | - | 3 | - |
| Liut. Nath : Ingersoll & man | 1 | - | - |
| Henry Kenny senr. | - | 8 | - |
| Henry Kenny junr. | - | 8 | - |
| samuell Lane | - | 6 | - |
| John martin | - | 10 | - |
| samuell Nurs & son | 1 | 2 | - |
| Isaac Neadom | - | 6 | - |
| Thomas Nickolls | - | 6 | - |
| Ellexander osburn & son | 1 | - | - |
| Liut Nathaniell putnam | 2 | 14 | - |
| Capt John putnam | 2 | - | - |
| Thomas putnam | 1 | 4 | - |
| Joseph putnam | 2 | 10 | - |
| __ | __ | __ |
| 23 | 19 | - |
| [83] Walter phillips | - | 14 | - |
| Jonathan putnam | 1 | 13 | - |
| James putnam | 1 | 4 | - |
| Benja Putnam | 1 | 4 | - |
| John putuam Tirtius | 1 | 2 | - |
| Eliazer putnam | - | 14 | - |
| Widdow preston & son | - | 12 | - |
| Edward putnam | 1 | 8 | - |
| Joseph portor & sons | 3 | 15 | - |
| samuell porter | - | 8 | - |
| mr: Isarell porter | - | 19 | - |
| Joseph pope | 2 | 10 | - |
| James prince | - | 16 | - |
| John putnam Junr | 1 | 8 | - |
| Joseph prince | - | 10 | - |
| Thomas Rayment | 1 | 2 | - |
| Joshua Rea senr | - | 16 | - |
| Joshua Rea junr. | - | 14 | - |
| Daniell Rea | 1 | 12 | - |
| John Rea | - | 12 | - |
| Samuel Ray | - | 6 | - |
| Jehoshaphat Rogers | - | 3 | - |
| Job Swinerton & Son | 1 | 12 | - |
| Jasper swinerton | - | 12 | - |
| Joseph swinerton | - | 10 | - |
| __ | __ | __ |
| 26 | 14 | - |
| Abraham Smith | - | 9 | - |
| Ephraim Sheldon | - | 4 | - |
| William smale | - | 17 | - |
| samuel smith & farm | - | 10 | - |
| John Tarbill & son | 1 | 4 | - |
| John Tree | - | 5 | - |
| william upton | - | 12 | - |
| samuell upton | - | 12 | - |
| Capt Jonathan walcott | - | 15 | - |
| John Walcott | - | 11 | - |
| Joseph Whiple | - | 16 | - |
| George wiet | - | 5 | - |
| Bray wilkins | - | 8 | - |
| Benjamin wilkins | - | 16 | - |
| samuell wilkins | - | 5 | - |
| Thomas wilkins & sons | 1 | - | - |
| Henry wilkins | - | 12 | - |
| John wilkins | - | 12 | - |
| Richard williams | - | 5 | - |
| __ | __ | __ |
| 10 | 18 | - |
| __ | __ | __ |
| sume Totall | 80 | 11 | 6 |
errores exceepted
abated in this Rate
| to Richard w illiam | -0-5- |
| to Henary Holton | -0-3- |
| to John Tarbil | -0-1- |
The: Committe
Nathaniel putnam
John Buxton
Jonathan
putnam
Thomas putnam
March
[84] Salem village the: 5th of march 1697-8
Thee Inhabitants of This village are Hereby Requiered in His Majesties Name to meet together att
Their usiall place of meeting on fryday next: being the: 11th Day of this Instant march: att tenn a
clock in the forenoon to chouse A committee for the year ensewing: and to give Instrucktions to
them: and to agree how to Fence in our ministry paster: and to agree to present a petition to the
Town of Salem: that they would Grant us a Township or elce ease us of severall Taxations which they
Lay upon us: And also to give answer to a petition of severall persons which desire Liberty to build
a seat in the meeting house: By ordor of Thee Committee Thomas putnam
clerk
Att a Generall meeting of Thee Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th Day of march 1697-8:
There was chosen for a Committe for the year ensewing : viz : Daniell Andrew. Thomas Rayment Zach:
Goodell senr Thomas putnam and Henry wilkins
2ly voted the Instrucktions for the Committe are as Followeth that Thee Committe shall make a
Rate of sixty pounds in money for mr Greens maintainance for this year begining the fift Day of
January 1697-8 : and ending the fift Day of January 1698-9: which Rate the committe shall Raise as
equally as they can upon the heads and estates of the wholle Inhabitants
Att a Generall meeting of The Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th Day of march 1697-8:
it was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants that we will Fence in our ministry paster
with agood sufficient dry stone wall fouer foot High by the 15th Day of June next ensewing the date
hereof: and those persons that will not fence their proportion thereof with a stone wall shall sett
up a good sufficient five Rail fence and maintaine it good for ever --
2ly It was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants by a unanimous consent that wee make
choice of Liut Nathl Ingersoll Capt. Thomas Flint Corporall Joseph Herrick and Joseph putnam or the
major part of them: to proportion and sett out every mans share of fence that every man shall make
about our ministry pastar by the fifteen Day of April next: that so every man may Know his part:
proportioning every mans part as near as they can: according to the Rate that shall be made for mr
Greens maintainance for this yeare
[85] Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the 11th of march 1697-8: there
was granted Liberty to: Abigaill Holton the wife of Henry Holton: and mary Hutchinson the wife of
John Hutchinson and mary walcott the wife of John walcott and Mary Goodell the wife of samuell
Goodell and mary Flint the Daughter of Capt Flint: to make up the hindermost seat below att the east
end of the meeting house for ym selves to sitt in:
Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th of march: 1697-8:
there was granted Liberty to Abigail Hutchinson margeritt Case Ruth sibley martha: preston sarah
Buxton mary Tarbill and margeritt Nurs to build up the hindermost seate in the northeast corner of
the gallary in the meeting house for themselves to sitt in:
September
Salem village the: 17th of september 1698
The Inhabitants of this village are Hereby Requiered In His majesties name to meet together a
Their usiall place of meeting on fryday next being the: 23d Day of this Instant September: att Tenn
a clock in the fore noon To here The Reverend mr. Joseph Greens answer: Relateing to his ordination
in this village: and to consider of and agree upon what wee shall do in that matter also to consider
how our meeting house and ministry house shall be Repaired: and to agree to petition Thee select men
or Towne of salem to Run and settle the west Line Between The Towne of Salem and this village
By ordore of Thee Committe
Thomas putnam cler.
At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the : 23d day of september 1698:
it was agreed and voted that wee make choice of Deacon Ingersoll and Allexander osburne and Deacon
putnam and John putnam Junr to carry about the superscription which was drawn up this Day in our
publick meeting To all our Inhabitants and to our neighbors near adjoying to us: to see what every
person will freely subscrib: to give to mr: Joseph Green our present minister for His settlement and
Incoridgment to take office in the church of Christ in this village:
At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village ye 23d Day of september 1698:
it was agreed and voted yt those persons yt shall forth with and as soon as may be Repair our
meeting & ministry house shal be paid for the same in the next Rate yt shal be made to pay our
Inhabitances Debts
[86] At a Generall meeting of Thee Inhabitants of Salem village the: 23d Day of september
1698:
It was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants that wee make choice of: Mr. Joseph
Hutchinson senr. Capt. Thomas flint and ensign Jonathan putnam or the major part of them: to
petition The selectmen: or Town of Salem in the name and behalf of our Inhabitants: to Run and
settle the west Line between the Town of salem and this village Hereby Impowering them or the major
part of them to Run and settle the affore said Line with the selectmen: or Town of salem. If they
will chouse and Impower men to do the same.
December
salem village the: 30th of December 1698
The Inhabitants of This village are Hereby Requiered In His majesties name to meet together att
their usiall place of meeting: on fryday next being the: 6th of January next att tenn of the clock
in the morning: to agree what you will pay Thomas putnam for Keeping our Book of Records ever sence
he was chosen to do it: and to Receive the acct of our Agents and Attorneys: that have managed our
Late differances with mr : parris : and the accounts of such as entertained ministers for us: sence
mr : parris : Left preaching here: or any other accounts that are due to any other person or persons
from our Inhabitants: and to consider and agree what shall be don about Repairing our ministry house
and to conclude and agree what summ of mone shall be Raised on our Inhabitants to pay our
Inhabitants debts: and to give answer to the petitions of severall aboute seats in our meeting
house: By ordor of Thee Committee
Thomas putnam Clerk
