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

October

Sallem Village october the 12th 1700

The Inhabetance of this Village are desired to meate togather at theire ordenary place of meateing on munday next at 12 a Clocke it being the 14th day of this present october to grante mony for the building of the meatenhouse and apointe a time when it shall be payed and to Conseder and agree whather it be not best to make som additions to the dementiones of the meateinhouse that was formerly Grainted and to Conseder whather theire shall be a space Left in in the meatenhouse to build pewes and to Conseder whather the olde pulpitt shall do for the new meatenhouse and to Impower the Comitye in being to make and Colect such parte of the mony that may be granted for the meatenhouse as may be neadefull at present
by oredr of the Comitye
Jonathan putnam Clarke

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Daniell Andrew	2	4	0
William Allin	0	8	0
John Buxton	1	6	0
John Buxton Junr.	0	4	0
Samuell Brabrook	0	8	0
William Buckly Junr.	0	6	0
Thomas Bayley	0	4	8
Edward Bishop senr	0	14	0
Edward Bishop Junr	0	10	0
Samuell Bishop	0	4	0
David Bishop	0	4	0
Henery Brown	0	15	0
Ezekell Chever	0	13	0
Nath Carrell	0	4	0
Joseph Carrell	0	4	0
John Darlin	0	6	0
Thomas Darlin	0	4	0
John Dale	0	6	0
Capt Thomas Flint	1	18	0
Thomas Fuller senr	0	12	0
Thomas Fuller Junr	0	10	0
Jacob Fuller	0	18	0
Benjemin fuller	0	9	0
Jonathan fuller	0	6	0
John Flint	0	16	0
Zacriah Goodales	1	0	0
Abraham Goodale	0	4	0
Joseph Goodale	0	7	6
Isaac Goodale	0	10	0
Zachriah Goodale Junr	0	10	0
John Gilles	0	8	0
Joseph Hutchinson s	1	6	0
Joseph Houlton s	0	8	0
Joseph Houlton Junr	0	16	0
Henery Houlton	0	13	0
John Houlton	0	9	0
John Hadlock	0	8	0
Joseph Herick	1	6	0
Joseph Hutchinson Junr	0	11	0
John Hutchinson	0	12	-
Benjemin Hutchinson	0	12	-
widdow Houlton	0	3	6
Nickloas Hayward	0	4	-
Decon Nath Ingersall	0	12	-
Henery Kenyes	0	6	-
Henery Kenye Junr	0	7	-
James Kittle	0	6	-
Samull Lane	0	6	-
Phillip mackintyere	0	5	-
John martin	0	7	-
Samuell Nurse s	1	1	-
Samuell Nurse Junr	0	4	-
Isaac Nehadam	0	7	-
Alexander Osburn	1	3	-
Nath putnam & Benjemin	3	0	-
Cap John putnam	1	9	-
Thomas putnam estate	0	6	-
Joseph putnam	2	6	-
Walter phillips	0	6	-
Jonathan putnam	1	10	-
James putnam	1	3	-
John putnam tartus	1	2	-
Eleazer Putnam	0	14	-
Widow preston	0	14	-
Samuell porter	0	9	-
Decon putnam	1	4	-
Joseph porter	2	6	-
Israel porter	0	14	-
Joseph pope	1	15	-
James prince	0	18	-
John putnam Junr	1	6	-
Joseph prince	0	11	-
Thomas Rayment	0	15	-
Samuell Leach	0	6	-
Joshua Rea senr	0	8	-
Daniell Rea	1	6	-
Joshua Rea Junr	0	13	-
John Rea [100]	0	13	-
Samuell Ray	0	4	0
Jehosaphat Rogers	0	4	0
widow swineton	1	0	0
Jesper sweneton	0	12	0
Joseph Sweneton	0	9	0
Benjemin Sweneton	0	4	0
Samuell Smith	0	5	0
Abraham Smith	0	9	0
William Small	0	12	0
John Tarbell	1	1	0
william upton	0	9	0
Samuell Upton	0	9	0
widow Wallcott	0	12	0
John Wallcott	0	11	0
Joseph Whipple	0	13	0
George Wyett	0	5	0
Bray willkins & Benj	1	0	0
Thomas willkins	0	19	0
Henery willkins	0	12	0
John willkins	0	9	0
Samuell willkins	0	4	0
Richard williams	0	3	0
Zacriah White	0	6	0
John wooden	0	4	0
John Leach	1	4	0
John Estye	0	6	0
John Fuller	0	5	0
Benjemin Smith	0	4	0
Solomen Smith	0	4	0
Thomas Nickols	0	5	6
David Richerson	0	4	0
Thomas Kenye	0	4	0
Samuell Cuttler s	0	10	0
James Houlton	0	6	0

Jonathan PutnamJohn TarbellBenjemin putnamBenjemin HutchinsonThomas fuller Junrof the Comitye

[101] At a Generall meateing of the Inhabetance of Salem Village the 14th of October 1700

first it was Voted that we will adde 2 foots to the Length and 2 foots to the breadth of the meatenhouse

2 Voted that we will give three hundred and thirty pounds in mony for the buildeing the meatenhouse

3 Voted that the: 330: pounds Shall be payed at three times that Is to Say: 110: pounds the first day of march next and: 110: pounds the first of September following and the Last: 110: pounds when the meatenhouse is finished

4 Voted that the Comitye in being Shall make a Rate upon our Inbabetance for the first: 110: pounds and Colect it acordeing to the time when it should be payed

5 Voted that this: 330: pounds shall be Colected and payed to the Comitye we have Chosen to agree with a Carpenter to build us a meatenhouse and they or the major part of them are heareby Impowered to Improve the afore sd : 330: pounds for the building the meatenhouse

Salem village 17th of October: 1700:

The Inhabetance of this Village are desired to meate togather at thaire ordenary place of meatening this day at 4 a Clock afternoone to Chews som men to Joyne with the Comitye that are Chosen to agree with a Carpenter to build us a meaten house
by order of the Comitye
Jonathan putnam Clark

At the abov sd meatening 17th of October 1700 ware Chosen to Joyne with the Comitye afore sd Decon Edward Putnam and Allexander osburn