March
[153]
Salem Village March 27.1712.
These May Certify whom it may concern that I have Received the full sum of seventy and eight pounds
being my full Salary in Salem Village for the year 1711. I say Received
Per me
Joseph Green.
Salem Village the 22 of march 1712
The Inhabitants of this village are heare by Reqwired In hur magisties name to meet to gather att
there Usiall Place of metting one thurds day next being the 27 of this Instant att one of the Clocke
In the after noone to Chuse acommity for the yeare Insewing & to give them Instructions: and to
Chuse asutabell Parson for to keep our booke of Records: and to desire ye Reasons of the Commity
that was Chosen to Repaire the ministry house why they have nedglected itt and to Impower them or
sum others spedily to see that it be dun: all soe to Reseve the Returne of the Commity that was
Chosen to see that the fencs of the ministry Pastur was finished acording to the votte of the
people: and to Consider and agree what Is needful farder to be ackted In that matter
By
order of the Committy
Joseph Putnam Clark
att a general meeting of the Inhabitants of salem Village this 27
of march 1712
Chosen for a committy for ye yeare Inseuing Benjamen Willkins sen John Tarball Eliezur Putnam Henry
Holton & Daniell Rea Jun - - 1 votted that the Committy shall have the same In structions that
they had in 1711 == 2ly votted thatt Daniell Rea Junr Is Chosen to keep our booke of Records this
yeare 3ly Chosen for a Committy to agree with Carpendors to Clabord and shingell our ministry house
soe far as they see nesesary and Convenient Capt Jonathan Putnam and Liue Benjamen Putnam [154] 4ly
Votted that wee doe maacke Choyse of mr Joseph Holton Joseph swinerton and John wallcutt to be a
Commity for to Inspect In to our ministry to see If our plantatione have dun there proporsions of
fence about our ministry Pastur and all soe to see that the naightbors that border one our ministry
pastur have dun there shars of fence and all such as Ither Refuse or nedglect to doe there
Proportions shall be prosecuted by this Committy According to Law
May
Salem Villidge May ye 30th 1712
The Inhabitants of this villidge are hearby Required in her majesties name to meet togeather at
their usuall place of meeting on Wednesday next it being the forth day of this Instant Jun at four
of the Clock in the after noon to Consider which way may be best for to Raise money for the
Repairing of our ministry house &c and also to Answer the petetion of mr Joseph herick &
Capt Thomas Raiment in their own behalfe & the behalfe of severall of their neighbours who
petetions to be discharged from being at any further charge with us as concerning our minestry &
meeting house: that so they may joyn with their neighbours of Royall side & some of Beverly to
Erect a new meetting house for the publick worship of God
By order of the Committee
Daniell Rea Ju Clark
June
Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem Villidge this 4lth of Jun 1712 - -
1 voted that When Captt Jonathan Putnam & Liuett Benjemin Putnam shall have Repaired our
minestry house that then they shall bring in their account to our present committee Who shall Receve
their account & shall forth with Raise so much money by way of Rate on our Inhabitants and to
pay it to Captt putnam & to Liuet Putnam: by the Last of November next for the Repairing of our
ministry house
[155] 2ly Votted that When those that petition shall have Built a meeting house & setled a
minester amongs them & maintain an authordoxt minister amongst them To witt Capt Thomas Rayment
& mr Joseph herick Jonathan Rayment & William Porter that is all his Land that Lyeth to the
Eastward side of frosfish River that then We dismis them from any further Charge to the ministry
amongst us in the Village
October
Salem Village october the 11th 1712
The Inhabitants of this village are hearby Required in her Majesties name to bring in a true account
of their Estats unto the present Committee on tuesday next it being the 14lth of this Instant at or
before 10: of the clock in the forenoon at the house of Decon Ingersolls in order to making of Rates
for the minestry and also for the minestry house
By order of The Committee
Daniell Rea jur Clark
December
Salem village December the 101th 1712
The Inhabitants of this village are hearby Required in her majestes name to meett Togeather at their
usuall place of meetteing on Tuseday next at one of the Clock in the after noon it being the 16lth
of this Instant to Consider of the petetion of our neighbours that desire to be set of from us Which
came from the Generall Court & to Chuse some sutable person & to Impower him to make
objection against the same at sd court on the first fryday at the next sesions & also to
Consider what shall be done about the mony that was Granted by the Town of Salem to the village for
a Chool
By order of The Committee
Daniell Rea Ju Clark
Att a meetting of the Inhabitants of Salem village December the
16th 1712:
1 votted that we make Choys of 3 men for to go to the Generall Court at ye next sesions for to make
objections against ye petetion that came from ye Generall Court of our neighbours
2ly votted that we make Choice of Capt Jonathan putnam Decon Edward putnam & mr Joseph putnam
for to go to the Generall Court at ye next sesions to make Answer to ye sd petition 3ly votted yt we
make Choice of Liet Benja putnam mr James putnam for to go to ye select men of our Town for that
mony that was Granted by the Town of Salem to our village for a Chooll & Receve it
4ly votted that those men shall pay to ye widow dealland five pounds which is her due for keeping
schooll in ye village formerly that is of ye mony which they Receve of the Town & also to invite
her for to come & keep chooll in ye village again & to Ingage her five pounds a year for 2
year of that mony that is granted to us by the Town for a chool &
| [156] This Rate maid for ye re- | This Rate maid for ye Rev- |
| pairing of our minestry | erend Mr Joseph Green in |
| house in ye year 1712 | ye year 1712 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Widow
Andrew | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 14 | 06 | Daniell
Andrew | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 00 | Israell
Andrew | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | John
Allin | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 00 | William
Buckley | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 06 | Thomas Bayley
sr | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Samuell
Braybrook | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 04 | Edward
Bishope | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Widow
Brown | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 18 | 00 | John Buxton
sr | 01 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | John Buxton
jr | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Joseph
Buxton | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 05 | Anthony
Buxton | 00 | 05 | 06 |
| 00 | 00 | 11 | John Bery
Land | 00 | 01 | 06 |
| 00 | 05 | 00 | John
Brown | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Isaac
Burton | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Nicholis
Bayley | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Thomas Bayley
ju | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Humphry
Case | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 18 | 00 | Ezekiell
Cheever | 01 | 03 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Thomas Comins
Land | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 01 | Thomas Caves
Land | 00 | 01 | 06 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | John
Darling | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 00 | George
Cloys | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | John Deall
sr | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 04 | John Deall
ju | 00 | 04 | 06 |
| 00 | 04 | 01 | Benja
Dealland | 00 | 05 | 06 |
| 00 | 00 | 09 | Capt william Dodg
land | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 06 | John
Esty | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 08 | 00 | Thomas Fuller
sr | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 06 | Jacob
Fuller | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Jno
Fuller | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 01 | 07 | 00 | Capt Thomas
flint | 01 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | John
Fuller | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 00 | Thomas flint
jr | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 06 | John
Felton | 00 | 2 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Nathaniell
felton | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Joseph
Fuller | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 06 | Thomas Fuller
ju | 00 | 13 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | Benja
Fuller | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Samuell
Fuler | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | John
flint | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 02 | Stephen
flint | 00 | 04 | 06 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | William
fuller | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 06 | Zachry Goodall
sr | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Zachry Goodall
jr | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| __ | __ | __ |
| 16 | 3 | 8 |
| [157] |
| The minestry house Rate 1712 | | The minesteys salery Rate
1712 |
| 00 | 11 | 03 | Isaac Goodall | 00 | 15
| 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | John Gilles | 00 | 09
| 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | John Ganson | 00 | 06
| 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 00 | Samuell
Goodalle | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Abraham
Goodalle | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Joseph
Goodall | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Robert
Huchinson | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | Richard
Huchinson | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | Ambrose
Huchinson | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 16 | 00 | Joseph
Huchinson | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 11 | 03 | Joseph
Holton | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 00 | Henery
Holton | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 09 | John
Herick | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| 00 | 18 | 00 | Joseph
Herick | 01 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | John
Holton | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | John
Huchinson | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Benja
Holton | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | Benja
Huchinson | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Jno
Heyward | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | Nicholis
Heyward | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 00 | James
Holton | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 06 | Henery
Herick | 00 | 02 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 00 | David
Judd | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 00 | Decon
Ingersoll | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 00 | Henery
Keny | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 00 | Thomas
Kiny | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | John
Kiny | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 02 | 03 | Phillip
Knight | 00 | 03 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | John
Leach | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 00 | Samuell
Leach | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Phillip
makintire | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 15 | 09 | Samuell Nurse
sr | 01 | 01 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Samuell Nurse
jr | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Isaac
Needham | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Thomas
Nickols | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Widow
osborn | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | John
osborn | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 01 | 19 | 00 | Lieutt Benja
Putnam | 02 | 12 | 00 |
| 01 | 07 | 00 | Captt Jno
Putnam | 01 | 15 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | Thomas
Putnam | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 00 | Eliazar
Putnam | 00 | 17 | 00 |
| 00 | 15 | 00 | Widow Preston &
sons | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| 01 | 05 | 06 | Joseph
Porter | 01 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 00 | Samuell
Porter | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 01 | 04 | 00 | Decon Edward
Putnam | 01 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | Israell
Porter | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 19 | 06 | Joseph
Pope | 01 | 06 | 00 |
| [158] |
| The minestry house Rate 1712 | The minesters Rate 1712 |
| 01 | 04 | 00 | James
Putnam | 01 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 15 | 00 | James
Prince | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | Joseph
Prince | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 01 | 03 | 00 | John Putnam
sr | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 18 | 00 | John Putnam
jr | 01 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 13 | 06 | James
Phillips | 00 | 18 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | Samuell
Putnam | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 01 | 04 | 09 | Joseph
Putnam | 01 | 13 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 00 | Nathaniell
Putnam | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | William
Porter | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Benja
Pernall | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 01 | 04 | 00 | Daniell Rea
sr | 01 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 07 | 06 | Daniell Rea
jr | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Joshua Reas
Estate | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | John
Rea | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | James
Rose | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | William Rusell
sr | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | David
Richinson | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 02 | Ebenezar Rayment
Land | 00 | 01 | 06 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | James
Smith | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 09 | Nathaniell
Rayment | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 06 | Jno
Rayment | 00 | 07 | 06 |
| 00 | 01 | 02 | Edward
Rayment | 00 | 01 | 06 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | Capt Thomas
Rayment | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 04 | Widow Smith & son
Hazad | 00 | 04 | 06 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | Benja
Swinarton | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 09 | Joseph
Swinarton | 00 | 09 | 00 |
| 00 | 10 | 06 | Jasper
Swinarton | 00 | 14 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 09 | Abraham
Smith | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 09 | William
Small | 00 | 13 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | Widow
Swinarton | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | James
Swinarton | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 18 | 00 | John
Tarball | 01 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 01 | Samuell
Trask | 00 | 01 | 06 |
| 00 | 04 | 06 | John
Trask | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | John
Seavery | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 08 | 00 | William
Upton | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 08 | 00 | Samuell
Upton | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 06 | 00 | Widow
Walcutt | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| 00 | 04 | 00 | Jno
Walcutt | 00 | 06 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | John
Walcutt | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| 00 | 11 | 00 | Joseph
Whipple | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| 00 | 15 | 00 | Benja Wilkins
sr | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | William
Walcutt | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 05 | 03 | Zachry
White | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Aqilla
wilkins | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Joseph
wilkins | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| [159] |
| The minestry house Rate 1712 | The minesters Rate 1712 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Benja wilkins
jr | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Thomas
wilkins | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Isaac
wilkins | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Josiah
white | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 09 | 00 | Henery
wilkins | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| 00 | 12 | 00 | John
wilkins | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | John wilkins
ju | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Edward
Nichols | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Thomas
nelson | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | nathaniell
Preble | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Joshua
Preble | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Benja
Rusell | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 00 | william Rusell
jr | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 00 | 00 | Joseph
white | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Gabrill
Wood | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 09 | Thomas
Darling | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | John
Sibley | 00 | 04 | 00 |
| 00 | 01 | 06 | nathall felton
ju | 00 | 02 | 00 |
| 00 | 03 | 00 | Walter
Smith | 00 | 04 | 06 |
| 0 | 00 | 11 | Joseph
Hooker | 0 | 01 | 06 |
Committee Benja Wilkins sr
John Tarball
Eliazar Putnam
Henery
Holton
Daniell Rea jun
Salem Village march 1714
These may certify whom it may concern that I have received the full sum of seventy & eight
pounds being my full salary in Salem Village for ye year 1712. I say Received
Per me
J : Green.
