This Bloomfield bunch sound like a pretty raucous group!:) Tom Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Sackett" <chris@sackett.org.uk> To: <SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:55 PM Subject: [SACKETT-L] Newtown LI Court Record pp203-204, 206, 214 > To Sackett Family Discussion List > >From Chris Sackett > > Transcript from Newtown records: pp203-204, 206, 214. Midlbourg febry 2d & > 3d 1668/9. John Lareson v Samuel Bloomfield for pound breach. Thomas Davis > v Daniel Samuel Bloomfield. Thomas Robinson v Daniel Samuel Bloomfield. > (Note 'Daniel' is crossed out & 'Samuel' entered in both these records). > Elias Doughty v Daniel Bloomfield. Refs. in testimony to Samuel & Daniel > being brothers. Also ref. to Daniel aged 30 years. [2 Feb 1668/69]. Samuel > Bloomfield fined five shillings for disorder in Court. [2 Feb 1668/69]. > Daniel Bloomfield acknowledges fault. > > Source: Minutes of Town Courts of Newtown [Long Island] 1656-1690: > Transcriptions of Early Town Records of New York. Historical Records Survey, > NY 1941. Vol 1, pp203-204, 206, 214. Repository: Family History Library, > Salt Lake City. (Note: "[Long Island]" is not part of title of book). > ------------------ > > [p203] > ..... Midlbourg febry 2d & 3d 1668/9 > > ..... < 9 actions omitted > ..... > > 10 John Lareson jr Enters an action of ye case against Samewell > Blomfild defent for pound breach/ > > samuell > 11 Thomas Davis enters An action against daniel Blomsfield deffent > [daniel is deleted & samuell written above] > > 12 Thomas Robinson plaintif Enters an action of ye Case against > Samuell > Daniel ^ Blomfield deffendt > [Daniel is deleted & Samuell written above] > > 13 Elias Doughty plaintif Enters an Action of debt against Daniel Blom > field deffendent. > > ..... < action 14 omitted > ..... > ..... < paragraph omitted > ..... > > Richard owen testyfieth that Daniell Blom > =field tould him his Brother samuell had > taken his calves out of the pound & further > he sayth that samuell Blomfield told him the same > > - 204 - > > The Testimony of Caleb Leveridg aged 31. Testifieth yt > Being at ye Pounde with Samewell Bllomfilde Thomas Davise and > Thomas Robinson when thos said Men had pounded ye Cattl of Samewell Blo > mfield ye said Sam: Blomfield tendered to pay ye dammages yt ye the > Calfes had done & thay towlde him if he woulde pay poundege and ye > damag he might have ym and goe to Richard Owen for ym upon this did > I goe my way > > He ye said Caleb Leveredg doe further Testifie yt at night coming hoam > with Richard Owen & danill Blomfield ye said Owen asked Dannel Blomfi > =lde how ye Calfe cam oute. ye said Blomfilde Replied yt his Brother Same > =well tooke ym out of ye pounde, but I saw ye Greate cattle still in ye > pounde > > The Testimony of Dannel Bloofield aged 30 years Testifeth yt I heard > all ye above written discourse betwixt my Brother but Thomas Davies > & Thomas Robinson, only I did not hear them tell him he must goe to > Richard Owen for his calfes > > The Testimony of Jon Reder aged 24 Testif yt he saw Ralph > Hunte set open ye Great Gate by his Mothers lott and did leave it open > untill he > went doune to Jon Smith or that way and I Josiph Reeder aged about 22 year > doe Testifie yt I did see Cattle in my mothers lott Close by about ye > same time to ye best of my remembran & this was aboute friday last > to ye best of my remembrenc Anno 1668 January 29th > I do Testifi yt thos cattl was not Samwell nor danel Blomfieldes > > ..... < 2 paragraphs omitted > ..... > > - 206 - > > ..... < 1 paragraph omitted > ..... > > Thomas Davis testyfieth that samuell > Blomfield tould him that he tooke his > calves out of the pound. David Thomas > & Isaack Greay testyfieth the same > > John Kotcham John Burrowghs & John > Lawresson testyfieth that they being > desyered by Thomas Robiss to take a > veiwe what damage he had in his > corne wch he attributed to samuell > Blomfields Cattle/& likewise what > damage Thomas davis had the same > time > > Thomas Robisson doth testyfieth that > those Cattle which Thomas Davis > pounded of samuell Blomfields was > upon Thomas Davis his Rye wch is > in his lott > > Samuell Blomfield finde is five shill-s > for disorder in the Court > > ..... < paragraph omitted > ..... > > - 214 - > > Daniell Blomfield hath made an acknow > =ledgment for ye fault he Comitted last Court > & It is the Courts pleasure to remitt It > > ------------------ > Note: > pp 206 & 214 not dated but appear to be record of same court > as pp203-204 (i.e. 2 & 3 Feb 1668/69). > ------------------ > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > GEN-NEWBIE-L: No question is too elementary and the atmosphere is relaxed & friendly. GEN-NEWBIE-D: This list is the digest mode for GEN-NEWBIE-L. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >