SALEM VILLAGE RECORD BOOK [For Years 1672 - 1713] Transcription published in installments in The Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society, 1924-1931

SALEM VILLAGE RECORD BOOK [For Years 1672 - 1713] Transcription published in installments in The Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society, 1924-1931 Danvers Historical Society

Title Page: Volume

Year: 1672
- March: March
  - Entry: At a General Town Meeting held at Salem, the 22 [of] March 1671/2
- October: October
  - Entry: [6] At a General Court held at Boston 8th of October 1672.
- November: November
  - Entry: The Company being mett together the 11 of Novr 1672,
- December: December
  - Entry: [7] 26 of the 10 m:1672.
Year: 1673
- March: March
  - Entry: The 6th of March 1672/3
- May: May
  - Entry: The 6th of May 1673
- June: June
  - Entry: The 23 of June 1673
- October: October
  - Entry: The 2d of October:1673
- November: November
  - Entry: The 7 of November 1673
  - Entry: The 14 of November 1673
  - Entry: The 21 of November 1673
Year: 1674
- January: January
  - Entry: The 15: of January 1673
Year: 1680
- November: November
  - Entry: [10] [9th] November: 1680:
  - Entry: The: 25th of November: 1680
- December: December
  - Entry: The: 31th day of December: 1680:
Year: 1681
- February: February
  - Entry: The: 16th of Feberary: 1680
- December: December
  - Entry: [13] The: 27th of December 1681
Year: 1682
- January: January
  - Entry: At A Meeting of the Inhabitants the: 26: of Genewary: 1681:
- December: December
  - Entry: [15] The 21th: of December: 1682
Year: 1683
- January: January
  - Entry: The: 11th of Genewary: 1682:
  - Entry: The: 25 of: Genewary:1682
- March: March
  - Entry: The 15th Day of March: 1682/3
- May: May
  - Entry: [16] The 24th Day of May: 1683:
- June: June
  - Entry: The fift Day of June: 1683
- August: August
  - Entry: The: 16th Day of August 1683:
- October: October
  - Entry: The 19th Day of October: 1683
- November: November
  - Entry: The: 9th: Day of November: 1683
- December: December
  - Entry: The: sixt Day of December: 1683
  - Entry: The: 25th Day of December 1683
Year: 1684
- January: January
  - Entry: [18] The: 17th: Day of Genewary 1683:
  - Entry: The: 22 Day of Jenewary: 1683
- February: February
  - Entry: The: 22 Day of feberary: 1683
- April: April
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: The: 17th Day of April 1684
- September: September
  - Entry: [20] The fist of September: 1684
  - Entry: The: 11th Day of September: 1684
- December: December
  - Entry: [21] The: 17th: Day of December: 1684:
  - Entry: The: 18th Day of December: 1684:
  - Entry: [No title]
Year: 1685
- February: February
  - Entry: The 2th Day: of Feberary 1684
  - Entry: At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village: ye 2th: 12 moth: 1684
  - Entry: The: 28th: of feberary 1684:
- March: March
  - Entry: [24) The sixt Day of March 1684/5
  - Entry: The: 20th: of March 1684/5:
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: Salem village this: 20th of March: 1684/5
  - Entry: The 26th Day of March: 1685
- June: June
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: The third Day of June 1685
- November: November
  - Entry: Salem village this: 14th of November 1685
  - Entry: The: 18th Day of November 1685
Year: 1686
- March: March
  - Entry: [28] Salem village this; 6th of March 168 5/6
  - Entry: The: tenth Day of March: 1685/6
  - Entry: The twelfth of March: 168 5/6
  - Entry: [No title]
- April: April
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: [30] Salem village this second Day of Aprill 1686
  - Entry: Thee ninth Day of April 1686
- May: May
- August: August
  - Entry: [32] Salem village this: 27th of August: 1686:
- September: September
- October: October
  - Entry: Thee First Day of october 1686
  - Entry: [34] The first Day of october 1686
  - Entry: The first Day of october 1686
- December: December
  - Entry: salem villag this tenth of December 1686
  - Entry: Thee: sixtenth Day of December 1686
Year: 1687
- January: January
  - Entry: Salem village this: 14th of Genewary: 1686/7
  - Entry: Thee: 17th Day of Genewary: 1686/7
- February: February
  - Entry: Salem village this: 16th: of Feberary 1686/7
  - Entry: [37] Thee eighteenth: Day of Feberary: 1686/7
  - Entry: To Capt John putnam: Mr Joseph Hutchinson &ct
- March: March
  - Entry: [42] Salem village this: 11th of March 1686/7
  - Entry: The: 16th Day of March: 1686/7
- April: April
  - Entry: [No title]
Year: 1688
- January: January
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: This: 25th of January: 1687:
- May: May
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: At a meetinge of the Inhabitants of Salam Velidge on munday the 21 of may: 1688:-
Year: 1689
- June: June
  - Entry: At a Generall meateing of the Inhabitance of Salem Vilage the 18th of June 1689
  - Entry: at the Same meeting the 18 of June 1689
- August: August
  - Entry: Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitance of Salem vilage the: 23d of August 1689:
- October: October
  - Entry: Att a Generall meateing of the Inhabitance of Salem vilage the 10th of octobor: 1689:
  - Entry: At a meeting of the inhabitants of Salem vilage the 22 day of octobor 1689
- December: December
  - Entry: at a meeting of the inhabatantel of Salam viliag one the 17 day of desambor 1689:
Year: 1690
- September: September
  - Entry: To Edward Bishop Constable
  - Entry: [49] At a meateing of the Inhabetance of this vilage 30 September 1690
- October: October
  - Entry: Salem vilag 24th october 1690
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabetance of this vilage 28th october 1690
- December: December
Year: 1691
- January: January
  - Entry: At a generall Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the: 6th of January 169 0/92
- April: April
  - Entry: [54] At a Generall meatein of the Inhabetance of Salem velage 3 Aprell 1691
- October: October
  - Entry: At a Generall meateing of the Inhabetance of Salem velage the 16 of october 1691
  - Entry: The 16th of this instant Ocktober 1691
Year: 1692
- January: January
- March: March
  - Entry: At A Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem Vilage the furst day of march 1691- 92
- December: December
  - Entry: [58] Salem Village the 7 of Desember 1692
  - Entry: Att agenerall meting of the inhabitants of salem vilage the 13 desember 1692
Year: 1693
- January: January
  - Entry: At agenerall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem Village the 15 of January 1692-3
- February: February
  - Entry: [59] Salem village the 3 of February 1692/3
- March: March
  - Entry: Att A Generall Sessions of ye peace holden at Ipswich March ye 28th: 1693:
Year: 1694
- March: March
  - Entry: [60] Salem village: 9th March 1693/4
  - Entry: Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the: 20th Day of march 1693/4:
- April: April
- June: June
  - Entry: Salem village the 29th of June 1694
- July: July
  - Entry: Att a Generall meeting of Thee Inhabitants of Salem village the third Day of July 1694:
- September: September
  - Entry: [62] salem village the 15th sept 1694
- November: November
Year: 1695
- March: March
  - Entry: [64] salem village the 16th of march 1694-5
  - Entry: Att A Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village The 21th of march 1694-5:
- December: December
  - Entry: [66] Salem Village the 13th: of December 1695
Year: 1696
- March: March
- June: June
  - Entry: Salem village the 25th of June 1696
- July: July
  - Entry: The 7th Day of July 1696:
  - Entry: The: 7th Day of July 1696:
- August: August
  - Entry: Salem village the first of August 1696
  - Entry: [70] The fift Day of August 1696:
  - Entry: The fift Day of August 1696:
  - Entry: The fift Day of August 1696
  - Entry: Salem village the: 28th of August 1696
- September: September
  - Entry: [71] The first Day of September 1696
  - Entry: The first Day of september 1696:
  - Entry: Salem village the: 11th: of September: 1696:
  - Entry: the: 14th of september 1696:
  - Entry: [72] Salem village the 26: of September 1696:
  - Entry: Salem village the 28th of september 1696:
- October: October
  - Entry: Salem village the: 10th of October 1696:
  - Entry: The: 12th Day of October 1696
  - Entry: salem village the 23 of october 1696:
  - Entry: [73] The: 27th of october 1696
  - Entry: The 27th: of october 1696
- November: November
  - Entry: Salem village the 13th of November 1696:
  - Entry: The: 17th of November 1696
- December: December
  - Entry: Salem village the: 3d: of December: 1696:
  - Entry: [74] The: 7th of December 1696:
Year: 1697
- February: February
- March: March
- April: April
  - Entry: [77] Salem village the: 23: April 1697
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the 27 of April:
- August: August
  - Entry: [78] salem village the 27th of August 1697
- September: September
- October: October
- November: November
  - Entry: [80] salem village the 19th of November 1697
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the 22th of November: 1697:
- December: December
Year: 1698
- January: January
  - Entry: Salem village the: 8th January 1697-8
  - Entry: Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the: 14th Day of January 1697-8
- March: March
- September: September
- December: December
  - Entry: salem village the: 30th of December 1698
Year: 1699
- January: January
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the: sixt day of January: 1698/9:
  - Entry: [87] At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the sixt Day of January 1698/9:
- February: February
- March: March
- May: May
Year: 1700
- March: March
  - Entry: [96] Salem Villadge 15th of march 1700
  - Entry: At a Generall meatening of the Inhabetance of Salem Villadge the 19th march: 1700
- May: May
  - Entry: Salem villadge may: 11th 1700
  - Entry: At a Generall meatening of the Inhabetance of Salem Villadge on the 13th of may 1700
- June: June
  - Entry: [97] Salem Villadge 22 of June 1700
- July: July
  - Entry: At a Generall meateing of the Inhabetance of Salem Village the first of July 1700
- August: August
  - Entry: Salem villadge August 24th: 1700
- September: September
  - Entry: At a Generall meateing of the Inhabetance of Salem village the third of September 1700
- October: October
- December: December
  - Entry: [102] Salem village December the second 1700
Year: 1701
- February: February
  - Entry: Salem village 21 febeuary 1700/701
- March: March
  - Entry: At a Generall meatening of the Inhabetances of Salem villag the third of march 1700:701 Chosen for a Comitye
- April: April
  - Entry: Salem velage the: 19 Aprell 1701:
  - Entry: At a meeting of the Inhabetance of Salam velage the 22th Day of Aprell 1701
- May: May
  - Entry: [105] Salam Vilage may 30 1701
- June: June
  - Entry: Salam Vilage 2th June 1701:
- November: November
  - Entry: Salam vilage novmmber 15 1701.
  - Entry: Aa a Generall meetting of the Inhabetance of Salum vilage novmber the 17 1701 It was voted by a generall concurance :--
Year: 1702
- January: January
  - Entry: Salem Vilage 17 Jene : 1701
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabetance of Salam vilage the 17 Jeneuery 1701
- March: March
  - Entry: Salam Vilage march 20th 1702
  - Entry: At A Generall meeting of The Inhabetance of Salam Vilage the 23th of march: 1702
- April: April
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: Att A meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem viledg Aprell ye 20th: 1702:
- May: May
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: Att a meeting of the Inhabytants of our villedge the Twenty fifth of may 1702
- June: June
  - Entry: June 16th 1702
  - Entry: Att a meeting of our Inhabytants June 15th 1702
- August: August
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: [115] Att a meeting of our Inhabitants of Salem villedge August ye 24th 1702
- November: November
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: Att a meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem villedge novembar the 12th 1702
Year: 1703
- March: March
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: att a meeting of our Inhabitants of salem villedg march the 11th 1702:3
- July: July
  - Entry: [120) Salem Villidge The 14th of July 1703
  - Entry: At a meeting of The Inhabitants of Salem Villidge July 14th: 1703:
Year: 1704
- February: February
  - Entry: Salem Villidge fefbrewary the: 23 : 1703 / 4
- March: March
  - Entry: at a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Villidge the: 7 march 1703/4
Year: 1705
- March: March
  - Entry: [124] Salem Villedge ye. 21th of March 1704/5
  - Entry: At a meeting of The Inhabitants of Salem Vilidg The 26th day of March 1704/5
- May: May
  - Entry: Salem Vilage the 16 of - 1705
  - Entry: [125] At a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Vilage May 24 1705
Year: 1706
- March: March
  - Entry: Salem Village the 19 of march 1706
  - Entry: [129] Att a generall meting of the Inhabitants of Salem Village the 26 day of march 1706
- October: October
  - Entry: Att a meateing of The Inhabetance of Salem Village october:2:1706
Year: 1707
- March: March
  - Entry: [135] Salem Village March 19th 1706/7
  - Entry: [136] At a meatening of The Inhabetance of This Village March 24:1706/7
- May: May
  - Entry: Att a meeting of the Inhabitants of this villedg May ye 20th 1707
Year: 1708
- March: March
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: Datt ye 16th of march 1707-8
- May: May
  - Entry: [No title]
Year: 1709
- January: January
  - Entry: The first of Janawary 1708 /9
  - Entry: At a Jenarall meeting of the Inhabatants of of Salam vilage the forth day of Januwary 1708/9
- March: March
  - Entry: [No title]
  - Entry: At a meeting of the Inhabatants of This vilag the 28 of march 1709
- April: April
  - Entry: [143] Salem Vilage Aprill the 16th 1709
  - Entry: At a Meting of the Inhabetans of Salem Vilage April 22nd 1709
Year: 1710
- February: February
  - Entry: [144] Salem Village Fegruary.14.1709/10
- March: March
  - Entry: Salem Village march 1 1709-10
  - Entry: At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitans of Salem Vilage march the first 1709 /10
Year: 1711
- March: March
  - Entry: Salem Village March the sixth 1710/11
  - Entry: [149] Salem Village march = 17-11/10
  - Entry: At a Gneral meeting In Salem Village march ye sixt 1711
  - Entry: [150] Salem Village march ye 20 1711
  - Entry: Att ameting of the Inhabitants of salem Village the 27 of march 1711
Year: 1712
- March: March
- May: May
  - Entry: Salem Villidge May ye 30th 1712
- June: June
  - Entry: Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem Villidge this 4lth of Jun 1712 - -
- October: October
  - Entry: Salem Village october the 11th 1712
- December: December
  - Entry: Salem village December the 101th 1712
  - Entry: Att a meetting of the Inhabitants of Salem village December the 16th 1712:
Year: 1713
- March: March
  - Entry: Salem Village march ye 11lth 1713
  - Entry: Att a Generall Meetting of the Inhabitants of Salem Village march the 16th 1713

September

Salem village the: 17th of september 1698

The Inhabitants of this village are Hereby Requiered In His majesties name to meet together a Their usiall place of meeting on fryday next being the: 23d Day of this Instant September: att Tenn a clock in the fore noon To here The Reverend mr. Joseph Greens answer: Relateing to his ordination in this village: and to consider of and agree upon what wee shall do in that matter also to consider how our meeting house and ministry house shall be Repaired: and to agree to petition Thee select men or Towne of salem to Run and settle the west Line Between The Towne of Salem and this village
By ordore of Thee Committe
Thomas putnam cler.

At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem village the : 23d day of september 1698:

it was agreed and voted that wee make choice of Deacon Ingersoll and Allexander osburne and Deacon putnam and John putnam Junr to carry about the superscription which was drawn up this Day in our publick meeting To all our Inhabitants and to our neighbors near adjoying to us: to see what every person will freely subscrib: to give to mr: Joseph Green our present minister for His settlement and Incoridgment to take office in the church of Christ in this village:

At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village ye 23d Day of september 1698:

it was agreed and voted yt those persons yt shall forth with and as soon as may be Repair our meeting & ministry house shal be paid for the same in the next Rate yt shal be made to pay our Inhabitances Debts

[86] At a Generall meeting of Thee Inhabitants of Salem village the: 23d Day of september 1698:

It was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants that wee make choice of: Mr. Joseph Hutchinson senr. Capt. Thomas flint and ensign Jonathan putnam or the major part of them: to petition The selectmen: or Town of Salem in the name and behalf of our Inhabitants: to Run and settle the west Line between the Town of salem and this village Hereby Impowering them or the major part of them to Run and settle the affore said Line with the selectmen: or Town of salem. If they will chouse and Impower men to do the same.