Part 2: pages 20-21 No spelling changed ------------------ "November 2,1638 , leave is granted to Richard Rawlings, a plasterer, to buy Peter Johnson, the Dutchman's house, and to become an inhabitant of this town" ------------------------ the term townsman seems to have been used interchangeably with that of inhabitant. ----------------------------------------------------------New Date.......................... November 19,1638, records show that: "George Barrill, cooper, hath for him and his heirs and assigns for 28 pounds, bought of the said Thomas Painter, his dewelling house, with the appurtenances and the grounds under it, in this town, and whereto he had the consent of the townsmen upon the condition of Infoffensive carryage." ----------------------------------------------------- "In December, on William Teffe, a taylor, is this day allowed to bee an inhabitant,and hath this day fully agreed with Jacob Wilson of his house and the ground under it, in this town" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- " Also Esdras Reade, a taylor, is this day allowed to bee an inhabitant, and to have a great lot at Muddy River for 4 heads" [note: Muddy River is now Brookline] [note: 4 heads.....4 cattle] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --New Date-------- January 1638, appears the first record with regard to the liability of the town for support of a person admitted to it. The record of the selectmen is as follows.- ----- " Richard Tuttell, our brother, hath undertaken for one Dorothie Bill, a widow, a soiourner in his house to discharge the town of any charge that may befall the towne for any thing about her" --------- "Richard Wright hath sold 130 acrs of land at Mount Woollystone to a Mr. Pane of Concord, without the consent of the towne's allotters,contrary to a former order, and he is therefore to pay for a fyne to the towne's stocke, to be paid at the next towne's meeting in the sum of 6 pounds" [note: Woollystone....could be Mount Wallaston ?....if so, then it's in the area of Quincy and Braintree, Mass] ----------------------------------------------------------NEW Date......................... On August 12,1639, the record shows that, "John Seaborne, a tailor having served for the space of three years within this towne, is granted to be an inhabitant" ------- "Mr. Richard Parker, merchant, was allowed to be an inhabitant and Mr Thomas Foule [Fowle], is also allowed to be an inhabitant" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------New date....... The church relations of early settlers is shown by the form of the following entries: November 25,1639: "John Seaberry, a seaman, hath with leave bought our brother, Walter Merrye's house, and half an acre under it in the Myline feild, and is allowed to be an inhabitant" [anyone know where miline/Myline field was?] ------- "Also Richard Storere, the sonne of Elizabeth Hull, the wife of our brother, Roberte Hull, is allowed to be an inhabitant and to have a great lott at the Mount for three heads" "Arthur Perry hath leave to sell his houese and garding to Silvester Saunders who (hath) long beene a servant in this towne'" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- The enteries of permission or allowance to become an inhabitant occur with increasing frequency in 1639-1640 and there after for few years. One of them shows that the town regarded it as important that everybody should own his home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ March 16,1640: " John Palmer, carpenter, now dewelling here i s allowed to be an inhabitant. if he can gett a house or land to sett a house." [author note- it wasnt proper to allowe a man an inhabitant without habitation] ------------------------------------ Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com MANorfol-L@rootsweb.com Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com Rootsweb sponsor