February

Salem village 21 febeuary 1700/701

The Inhabetance of this village are desired to meate at their ordenary place of meateing on munday the third day of march next at nine of the Clocke in the morning to Chews a Comitye for the yeare Insueing and to Chews som men to petetion the towne for som monye towards buildeing our meaten house or what else may be neadefull in that case and to Chews some man or men to Receve what monye is given by our Neighbours towards buildeing our meatenhouse and to Chewes a man to keepe our Booke of Records for the yeare Insueing
by order of the Comitye
Jonathan putnam Clarke

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March

At a Generall meatening of the Inhabetances of Salem villag the third of march 1700:701 Chosen for a Comitye

1 voted for the yeare Insueing John putnam Junr Ensigne Buxton Samuell Nurse James putnam and Benjemin Willkins

2ly Chosen to petetion the Towne for helpe towards building our meaten house Capt Jno putnam and Capt flint Decon putnam Joseph putnam and Joseph Hericke

[104] 3ly voted that the Decons Shall Receve what mony is Contrebuted by our Neighbours toward buildeing our meaten house and to deliver it when the people Require it

4ly John putnam was Chosen to keep our Booke of Records for the yeare Ensueing

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April

Salem velage the: 19 Aprell 1701:

The Inhabetance of this village are hereby Required In his majesties name to meet together at there usiall place of meetting on tusday next being the 22th Day of this Instant Apprell at tow a Clock In the after noon to consider and determan what part of the watch house hill our meetting house shall stand upon also to make Choyse of Som men to procqure a Deed of the Land that our meeting house must stand upon also to make Choyse of som men to se the grownd leveled for our meeting house also to Consider provison Shall be made for the Raysing of our meetting house. also to Consider how our neighbares mony Shall be Improved which Is Contrubeted towards the bulding of our meetting house also to give this present Commity Instructsion:
by ord of the Commety
John putnam Ju

At a meeting of the Inhabetance of Salam velage the 22th Day of Aprell 1701

It was then voted by a generall concurance that the meetting house shall stand upon the watch house hill before Decon Ingrshall Dore: upon Condetion that Decon Ingrashall gives a Deed of a Convenent parcell of land for It to stand upon with a Convenent a Comadasion for It and Decon putnam and John buxton and John putnam and benj putnam be com bownd in a bond of a hundered pownd a peece to Defend the title of the sd land to the pople so long as they make us of It for that end and and al our neighbars that have there way shortned to meetting by the meetting house standing in that plase Dou levell the grownd Convenent to sett the meetting house upon this to be Don before the meetting house be Raysed

2 voted that Cap flint mr Danell Andrew John tarball Jonathen putnam and James putnam and John Flint are Chosen to se the grownd leveled to sett the meetting house upon and to take a Deed of sale of the Land of nathen Ingrashall for our meetting house to stands upon and take bonds of Decon putnam John buxton John putnam Ju and benj putnam to Defend the title of our meetting house land

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May

[105] Salam Vilage may 30 1701

The Inhabetance of this vilgge are Desired to meet Together at there usuall place of meeting on munday next It being the 2th Day of Jun next Insuing at three a Clock in the after noon to consider how our neighbars mony Shall be Improved which Is Conterubeted towards the building of our meeting house also to Consider of and agree about the providing of and the Setteling of a school master among us also to give this present Commety Instructions for the year Insuing
by order of the Commety
John putnam Cla

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June

Salam Vilage 2th June 1701:

at a generall meetting of the inhabetance of Salam vilage 2th June 1701 It was then voted by a Generall Concurance that the Commity now in being shall shortne our Rats of 110 pownd which is the second payment of our Carpanders towards the bulding of our meetting house so much as the tow thurds of the mony Is that Is Contrubeted by our neighbers toward the bulding our meeting house

2th voted that the Decons Shall Deliver the tow thurds of the mony which our neighbers Contrubeted toward the buld our meetting house to this present Commety now In being 3th vottet that the Instructsion for this Commety the year Insuing Is that they make the Revent my Joseph green Rat of seventy pownd for his soleray also they must make the Rate of a 110 pownd which Is the second payment of our Carpenders for there bulding the meetting hous the Commety Deducting the 2 therds of our neighbers mony out of that same Rate which they have contrubeted

[106] also the maner of the Raising of our Rats this year is the Instructsion given in the year 170:

3 voted that mr Joseph Hereck and mr joseph putnam and John putnam Ju are Chosen and Impowered to agree with som sutable preson to be a school master among us in som Conveniant time: and make Return thereof to: the popel.

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November

Salam vilage novmmber 15 1701.

The Inhabetance of this vilge are Desired to meet together at there usuasell place of meetting on munday next It being the 17 of this Instant Novmber at three a clock in the after noon to chuse and Impower our men: to Receve that which the town of Salam Is pleased to give to the Inhabetance of this vilage towards the bulding of our meetting house amonge us and to order how It shall be Improved also: to Consider where It Is not Reasnable that our neighbars subscription toward the bulding of our meetting house should be Recorded into our book of Records by order of the Comety John putnam Jun Clar

Aa a Generall meetting of the Inhabetance of Salum vilage novmber the 17 1701 It was voted by a generall concurance :--

1 voted that mr Joseph Hereck Mr Edward putnam left Jonathan Putnam and Benjamen putnam are Chosen and Impowered to Receve that which the town of Salam Is plesed to give to the Inhabetance of Salam vilage towards the bulding of the meetting house among them and Improve It towards the bulding of the meetting house among us to the best advantage they can and make there Returne of their Douing to the pople

2 voted: that our neighburs subcription toward the bulding of the meetting house amongst us shall be Recorded into our book of Records

The SubcriptionSalam Vilage Jeneuary-20th 1700

Mr Joseph Green	10 - 00 - 00
John leach	05 - 0 - 00
Samuell leach	2 - 00 - 00
James Kettell	2 - 00 - 00
Jonathan Hawyard	1 - 10 - 00
John Holten	1 - 04 - 00
James Holten	3 - 00 - 00
James phillips	2 - 00 - 00
Gorge Jacops	1 - 00 - 00
Nathinell Holten Jun	1 - 00 - 00
Joseph Flint	2 - 00 - 00
Humperey French	1 - 5 - 00
Willuam Curtys	0 - 12 - 0
Samuell Cuttler Sen	0 - 12 - 0
John Trask	3 - 00 - 0

[107]
In the frunt seat
James putnam
next seat
John putnam : tu e
Joseph Huchinson
Ezekiel Chevur
Joseph Holton
the sid frunt seat
Joseph Swinarton
Joseph Huchinson
Henery Holton
the long four seat
Jasper Swinarton
John huchinson
Benja huchinson
the short sid seat
henery keney
Samuell putnam
the 2 long seat
Richard huchinson
the short seat over ye sters
David Judd
Josiah Putnam
Joseph putnam
Isa burton

the short front saet galary
Benja holtons wife
Benja Fuller -- wife
John Walcutt --wife
abra Smith wife
the next sid saet
Daniel Rea -- wife
Benj Swinarton wife
henery Kenery -- wife
Jon putnam -- wife
Samll Nurse Jur -- wife

in the Dobel seat sid: pulpit
Joseph holtons wife
ye long fore seet below
James phillips wife
Joseph Swinartons wife
the front seat in galry
Benja Fuller
Joseph prince
Jon putnam
John holton
Abram Smith
the front sid seat
Benja holton
Thomas darling
John Fuler
Jon Fuller
John Giles
abram Goodel
Benja Swinarton
James Swinarton
Wm Fuller
the 2nd seet front Galary
John Sibly
Nathll Sibly
John Deal Juner
Isaac Burton
Walter Smith
Eliezer Brown
Josiah putnam
John Sampson
aquilla wilkins
Benja wilkins
the 2nd seet sid galry
John putnam Tirus
Timothy holton
Benja huchinson Jur
Joseph White
Josiah White
Uzzial Rea
the 3rd seet front garly
Jon preson
david preson
Jon Ray
Nathll prible Jur
Joseph huchinson
Ebenezer huchinson
Nathan Town
the 3rd seat afore ye pulpi
Jaccob Fuler
Benja Fuller
Isa Goodell
sid the short front seat
Jasper Swinatton
James prince
Thomas Flint
James Phillips
ye long fore seet below
Israel porter
John Walcutt
Thomas Fuller
Wm Upton
Samll Upton
in ye front seet galry
Thom putnam
Benja holton
Nicolis haward
Robart huchinson
daniel Rea
Samll porter
Isarel andrew
in ye long more sid seet
David Richinson
Joseph putnam
Tarrant putnam
James putnam
Jon putnam
Bega putnam
Richard huchinson
Jno Wilkins Jur
Jon Wilkins
Joseph Buxton

by order of
the commity
Chosen to Rega
late the seeting
of our meeting
house: Jno walcutt clark

Daniel Andrew	02	04	0
Willuam Alen	00	08	0
John buxton sen	01	06	0
John buxton Jun	00	04	0
Samuell brabook	00	08	0
Willuam buckley	00	06	0
Thomas bayley	00	04	8
Edward beshep sen	00	16	0
Edward beshep Jun	00	11	0
Samuell beshep	00	04	0
Daved beshep	00	04	0
Henerey brown	00	15	0
ekekel Chues	00	14	0
Nath Carrell	00	03	0
Joseph Carell	00	03	0
John Darlen	00	07	0
John Deall	00	06	0
Cap Thomas Flint	01	19	0
Thomas Fuller sen	00	12	0
Thomas Fuller Jun	00	11	0
Jacob fuller	00	18	0
Benj Fuller	00	09	0
Jonathen Fuller	00	06	0
John Flint	00	17	0
zachriah Goodeall	01	00	0
Abarham goodeall	00	04	0
Joseph goodeall	00	07	6
Isacc goodeall	00	10	0
zachriah goodeall Jun	00	10	0
Samuell goodeall	00	12	0
John giles	00	08	0
Joseph huchinsons	01	06	0
Joseph Holten sen	00	06	0
Joseph Holten Jun	00	16	0
Henery Holten	00	13	0
John Holten	00	09	0
John Hadlock	00	08	0
Joseph Hereck	01	06	0
Joseph Huchinson Ju	00	13	6
John Huchinson	00	13
Benj Huchinson	00	13	0
Widdow Holten	00	03	6
Nicklose Howard	00	08	0
Deck Nath. Ingershall	00	14	0
Henerey Kiney se	00	06	0
Henerey Keney Jun	00	07	0
James Kettell	00	06	0
Samuell Lane	00	06	0
John martan	00	07	0
Samuell Nurs	01	01	0
Isacc nedham	00	07	0
elexcander osbron	01	03	0
Benj putnam	03	00	0
Cap John putnam	01	04	0
Thomas putnam est	00	06	0
Joseph putnam	02	06	0
Walter philleps	00	06	0
Jonathen putnam	01	10	0
John putnam ters	01	03	0
James putnam	01	03	0
Eleazer putnam	00	14	0
Widdow presen	00	13	0
Samuell porter	00	09	0
Deck edward putnam	01	07	0
Joseph porter	02	06	0
Iserall porter	00	14	0
Joseph pope	01	15	0
James prence	00	18	0
John putnam Jun	01	06	0
Joseph prence	00	11	0
Thomas Ramant	00	15	0
Samuell Leach	00	06	0
Joshua Rea Danell Rea	01	12	0
Joshua Rea Jun	00	10	0
John Rea	00	13	0
Samuell Rea	00	04	0
Jehosaphat Rogers	00	04	0
Widdow Swinerton	00	15	0
Jasper Swintron	00	12	0
Joseph Swinorton	00	09	0
Benj Swenorton	00	06	0
Samuell Smith	00	05	0
Abraham Smith	00	09	0
Willuam Small [109]	00	12	0
John Tarball	01	01	0
Willuam Upton	00	09	0
Samuell upton	00	09	0
Widdow walcut	00	10	0
John walkcot	00	11	0
Joseph whiple	00	10	0
gorge wiat	00	05	0
Benj Wilkns	01	00	0
Thomas Wilkns	01	00	0
Henerey Wilkns	00	12	0
John Wilkns	00	08	0
Samuell Wilkns	00	02	0
Rechard Wiluams	00	00	0
zachriah White	00	06	0
John Wooden	00	04	0
John Leach	01	04	0
John Easty	00	06	0
John Fuller	00	08	0
Soloman Smeth	00	04	0
Thomas Neecklos	00	04	0
Daved Reachsion	00	04	0
Thomas Kiney	00	06	0
Samuell Cuttlers	00	10	0
James Holten	00	06	0
Thomas Darlen	00	06	0
Joseph Fuller	00	05	0
John osbron	00	04	0
John Sible	00	04	0
Thomas perce	00	03	0
Joseph Keney	00	04	0

John BuxtonBenjamen WelknsJames putnamSamuell NurseJohn putnam Jun

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