Thurmon, There is still a lot to learn about the movements of these folks. We know generally know there whereabouts but they did do some bouncing around. When is the drinking season? I would have thought in the fall when hard cider would have been available but then Sept. was when they were in court so there goes that idea. Could be the meaning of unseasonable was something different then we understand now. Tom Tom: > > This account seems to support a suspicion I've had concerning Simon, jr > and John Sackett. They migrated from Hartford to Springfield which was > founded as a trading post rather than being founded based upon religious > convictions. And from the Pynchon Papers I got the impression that John > had a tendency to "skirt the law" a wee bit ... Like illegal trading with > the Indians and selling liquor to them. > > But it does appear that Simon was the only one of the four who took care > of his own fine. > > BTW: My wife wonders what was considered as a "seasonable" time for > drinking? > > Thurmon > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:39:25 -0500 "Tom Smith" <tsmith26@comcast.net> > writes: > > Under the category of "some things never change," found in the above > > mentioned court records; > > Published by the Ct Historical Society and the Society of Colonial > > Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford 1928, > > A particuler Courte in Hartford the 7th of Sept: 1652, pg 36 > > > > "Symon Sackutt John Masters Abigaill Marven Sarah Spenser for theire > > missdeamenors in keeping Company, drinking excessiuely and > > vnseasonably are fyned 40s a peece > > And they are to pay or secure theire fynes within a fortnight, or > > such as faile are to suffer Imprisonment: > > William Waller vndertakes to pay his Sisters fyne > > Thomas Spenser vndertakes the payment of Sarah Spensers fyne. > > Symon Sackutt Byndeth his heifer for the securing of his fyne. > > Edward Stebbing vndertakes for John Masters his fyne. > > Thomas Seamer is to pay the penalty of the order for drinking > > excessiuely and vnseasonably: wch is for excessiue drinking 3s 4p, > > and for drinking vuseasonably 5s 0. > > Thus far the fynes are dd in to the Marshall" > > > > Also found in the same record on pg 116: > > > > " A perticuler Court June 3rd: 58 > > > > William Blumfield is released from his recognisanc to ye Countrey > > for his son Daniels peaceable behaviour" > > > > Note: The Particular Court was a tribunal for the settlement of > > differences and the establishment of just rights between particular > > persons, and operated in Hartford between 1638 and 1664. It was > > distinct from the General Court. > > > > Tom Smith > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > > RootsWeb WorldConnect Project and is located at: > > <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/press/worldconnect.html>. > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. Be sure to set your > email software to text only before posting a message to the list. > > ============================== > 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 >