Continuing excerpts from Clif Hinds New England HInds file. Regards, Nan [email protected] --------------------------------------- Town Records for Weston, Massachusetts 1771 showed Abigail Hinds from Newton warned and cautioned against in January 1771 simply because she was poor. The entry reads During the Continuance of a Late Temporary act made & passed in the Seventh year of his present Majesties in addition to Several Laws already made Relating to Removal of Poor Persons out of the towns whereof they are not inhabitants which persons have not made their application to the selectmen nor have had the approbation of the town at a general meeting for their dwelling here and were warned and cautioned against Jan 1771. That was interesting since their was also a Sam Hinds and a John Hinds in town that had served as soldiers and honored as such. Town record 1782 page 321. Town records from 1783 page 337 The Acct. of Isaac Hobbs War Treasurer for Money paid for the Support of the war from March 16th 1782 to March 15th 1783. Paid John Hinds in part of a note (Probably for military service.) March 1748 Cambridge records shows a warning against the settlement of Ambrose Hinds and family who had come from Waterton. Occasionally a mysterious stranger would appear from distant parts to tell tales of wonder and horror. Such strangers were welcomed with both curiosity and suspicion. Although their news was always welcome, these strangers were never fully trusted. Several communities developed a system to insure that newcomers did not over stay their welcome. Worcester, Massachusetts issued 'WARNINGS' to unsponsored strangers telling them to get out of town. These warnings did not indicate that the strangers were either dangerous or 'no goods' but rather that the community was not comfortable with their presence and wanted them to move on. As time passed, the 'Warning' system also indicated that a new resident had moved to the community. A book of Warnings 1737-1788 for Worcester County, Massachusetts lists several warning to members of Seth HINDS' family. The first entry (page 10) appears on August 20, 1765 indicating a warning to Seth's wife who was from Ware. Chronologically, entries are as follows: 1. August 1762 - Hinds, Seth, his wife Elizabeth, and children Seth, Jotham, Ruth, and Deborah, from Ware (page55). 2. May 10, 1763 - Hinds, Seth, wife Elizabeth, and children Ruth, Deborah, Jotham. Oct. 29, 1762. (page 68) 3. May 11, 1766 - Hinds, Ruth from Brookfield. May 6, 1766 (page 83). 4. August 20, 1767 - Hinds _________, wife of Seth, from Ware. (page 10) It appears that Seth and his family arrived in Worcester the first time around 1762. Perhaps to visit or to work. It appears that they established residence for a short time and then moved on. A later date his daughter Ruth moved back to Worcester from Brookfield. Ruth's mother, Elizabeth came back to Worcester in 1767, perhaps to visit her daughter. It is not currently known if Seth was still alive or not. Elizabeth may have been moving in with her daughter.