To Sackett Family Discussion List >From Chris Sackett Transcript from Newtown records: pp50-54. 12 Sep 1665. Frances Kidfield, John Moore, & Caleb Leveredge v William Bloomfield re trespass with hogs. Mentions also Goodwife Bloomfield (i.e. Isabel Pearce Sackett Bloomfield). 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, pp50-54. Repository: Family History Library, Salt Lake City. (Note: "[Long Island]" is not part of title of book). ------------------ [p50] Newtowne Auger ["Auger" deleted] september 12: 1665 A Court holden by the cunstable & overseers of the place above said ffrances kidfield plantive enters an action against william Blumfield defend- ant an action of trespas the damage was prised at 10 bushells of pease The deposition of daniell estall is that william blomfield & my self & caleb leveredg did agre to drive our hogs to the south sea in regard our fences ware defective for the preservation of our corne & I daniell went to goodman Blomfield that morning we drove them but his ware not to be found as he tould me The deposition of Caleb leveredg is that there was an agrement betwene william Blomfielld & daniell estall & eleaser levereg & my self to drive our hogs to the south sea in regard of the insuffissiencie of our fences to save our corne where upon we all drove our hogs except william Blomfield The deposision of nathanill Bayly is the time that good man Blomfielld drove ["drove" deleted] awas with robart Jamse to show him the way to the south to drive his hogs was a- bout the begining of harvist - 51 - The deposision of John stevens is that the fence that was about frances kitfields corne and mine som of it was good but the most of it was bad so fare as I saw it yet I Judg that it might have kept out such swine that had not a tast of the corne Thomas Stevens testifieth the same The deposission of John lorison is that being caled to vew the fence where ffranc.. kitfields corn had bin that we vewed the out sid there was neither stake nor other so that I saw it was no fence but boughes & rotten sticks this vewing was on the 7th Septer.... John Laiton testefieth the same the court fines for the plantive the defendant shall pay five bushells of pease & the charg of the court & the other half shall be paied by the fence which is 5 bushells of pease which the owner of the fenc shall pay to ffrances John More plantive enter an action against william Blomfield deffendant an action of trespass The deposision of Ralph hunt is that John more desired me to go vew his corne & was stried what we vewed at the time was seven bushel. & he asked what we thought might be of the pece & we iudged there might be five and twentie bushells of corne there was som swine in but I knew none of them but lamberds sow but as they told me The deposision of ffrances kitfield is that John more desired me to vew his corne that was stried & we iudged seven bushells stried & he asked what might be of the pece & we iudged five and twentie bushels there ware hogs in then they ware good man blumfields hogs all but one - 52 - The deposision of Richard owin is that as I was going in the street I saw goodman blumf= ields short bars downe i went in to lit apipe of tobaco & I se a hog shote in the field I said to Good wif blumfield what do this hog in the field she said they put him in to eat up our shack and afterward I saw goodm= an blumfields hogs in John Mores corne I saw those bars down twise The deposision of Caleb Leveredg is that I turned a sow out of my corne & told good man blumfield & he said he thought her back was broke & therefore he put her into field but that was the first time that he knew she was in my corne but he would yoke her. The sentanc of the court is they fine for the plaintiv the defendant must pay to the plaintiv 7 busheles of indian corn and the charges of the court and further that Caleb leveredg roberd James and daniell estall shall pay each of them four busheles of indian corne to John more for their defectes in ther fences likwayes John reeder richard owine John more each of them 2 busheles of indiane to bee payd to John mor The deposision of Robart Jams is that I se good man Blumfields hogs in Caleb Leveriches corne & I saw them goe in at the bars before goodman blumfields dore & I se goodman Blumfield & his wif stand at the dore & the swine going by & they did not turne them out & further saith not - 53 - Caleb Leverch plantive enters an action against william Blumfield defendant an action of trespas to the valu of thirtie bush- els of indian Corne The deposision of frances kitfield is that I went with caleb leverich and william blom fields hogs was in calebs corne & caleb put them out & went and gave him warning of his hogs & good man blomfield said he wold not put them out of the field - 54 - octobr. the 23th Anno Do 1665 There is a reve entred in the actions depending betwene willam Blomfield & ffrances kidfield & John more who saith he hath more evedence to bring in: where as the eforesaid blomfield was cast the last Court in both actions; now he hath libertie upon his revew to bringe in his evedence Daniell whithead being implyed by william blumfield an atorney acknowledgeth himself satisfied with the former Judgment being don. by reson of an agrement made & acknowledged by william blomfield & not performed further the court finding no further eved= ence apperes but the man proving troublesom the court fines him five shillings to the use of the towne ------------------------- Notes: p52 "Good wif blumfield said they put him (the hog) in to eat up our shack" - shack = stubble or fallen ears of corn. p54 "There is a reve entred in the actions..." - reeve = could mean a magistrate, but more likely in this context means a person supervising the estate. -------------------------