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

March

[135] Salem Village March 19th 1706/7

The Inhabetance of This Village are Required in Her Majesties Name To meete Togeather at theire Usuall place of meateing on Monday next it being the 24th day of this Instant March at Ten of the Clocke in the fore noone : To Chews a Comite for the yeare Insueing and to give them Instructions and to Chews a man to keep our Booke of Records and To Chews men to make an Exchang of a small part of our ministry Land with mr Joseph Hutchinson senr and to Chews sum men to be a standing comite for the seateing of our meateing house from time to Time as theire may be ocation and to here the petetion of Decon putnam for Inlarging his pue and to here the petition of mr Daniell Rea To Inlarge his pue and to answer the Request of those that were Undertakers for the new meaten house for that mony that the old meatenhous was sould for to make up arearages for this meatenhouse also to answer the petetion of Natheniell putnam Sall Nurse Junr Daniell Rea Junr Samuell putnam & Rufuse Hericks for Leberty to build a seate in the north Galery from the fore seate to ye post at the pulpit staires and to Conseder what to do about sum former Grants that ware formerly made to som parsons for a pue and to build seates in the meatenhouse and they neelct to build them
by order of The Comite
Jonathan Putnam Clerk

The Inhabitants of this villedg are required in hir majestyes name to meet to geather att thear usall places of meeting on tusday next being the 20th day of this instant may att four of the Clock in the afternoon to consider wheather the womenes shorte front seet of our meeting House may not be inlarger soe wide as to make a double seete of it: by order of the comity
Daniell Rea Clardatt : ye 14th of May 1707

[136] At a meatening of The Inhabetance of This Village March 24:1706/7

Chosen for a Comite for the yeare Insuing are William Russell senr Daniell Rea John putnam Junr Thomas fuller senr and James Phillips:

2 The Instructions for the Comity this yeare Is to be the same Given to the Comite in the yeare 1703/4:

3 Mr Daniell Rea Was Chosen to Keep our Book of Records for the yeare Insueing:

4 Voted That the Comite for this yeare are Chosen and Impowered to Exchang som small part of our ministry Land With Mr Joseph Hutchinson senr

5 Chosen for a Comite to Reglate the seateing of the meaten-house are Decon putnam Leut Benjemin putnam Mr Joseph pope Joseph Houlton and John flint or the majiour part of Them

6: The Instructions they are to go by is age office & Rates

7 Voted that the Undertakers of the meatenhouse shall have That mony that the old meatenhouse was sould for to helpe pay for this meaten-house:

8 Voted that all that have had Grants or may have Grants to build seats in the meatenhouse shall be confined to build within on yeare or else Loose thire grants and Mr John Leach shall have Liberty for one yeare yett to bould his pue granted to him or else Loose his grante:

10 Voted that those men that have that mony in their hands that The old meatenhouse was sould for shall pay it to the Undertaker of the meatenhouse.

Salem Village february 10. 1707

These may certify whom it may concern that I have received of the Inhabitants of Salem Village for keeping the ministry housing in repair the full sum of six pounds. viz: 4 lb in ye year 1703. and 1 lb. in ye year 1704, and 1 lb in ye year 1705.
J. Green

May

Att a meeting of the Inhabitants of this villedg May ye 20th 1707

it was votted that wee make a double seet of the womanes short front seet

2ly Votted that it is leaft to the discreshon of the comity now chosen to Regulatt the seeting of our meeting House to order thatt matter

3ly votted that the plantation shall be att noe charg for the bulding of the sd seet

Daniell Andrews	1	8	6
William Alean	0	9	0
John Buxton sen	1	0	0
Willi Buckly	0	7	0
Samull Braybrak	00	7	0
Thomas Bayly sell	00	8	0
Thomas Bayly	00	0	0
Edward Bishope	00	15	0
Henery Browen	00	18	0
Ezekiell Chever	00	18	0
Joseph Carrill	00	7	0
David Judd	00	6	0
John Darlin	00	4	0
Thomas Darling	4	0	0
John Deall	00	8	0
Capt Thomas flint	01	12	0
Thomas flint Jur	00	12	0
Thomas fuller senr	00	12	0
Thomas fuller Jur	00	12	0
Jacoob fuller	00	14	0
Jonathan fuller	00	8	0
John fuller	00	8	0
Benjamen fuller	00	12	0
John flint	00	17	0
Zachariah Goodaill	00	18	0
Abraham Goodaill	00	7	0
Joseph Goodaill	00	9	0
Isaac Goodaill	00	14	0
Benjamen Gold	00	2	0
willam Good	00	2	0
Zachariah Goodaill Jun	00	11	0
John Gieles	00	8	0
Joseph Huchinson senr	00	12	0
Richard Huchinson	00	6	0
Samull Huchinson	00	6	0
Samuell Goodaill	00	12	0
Ambrose Huchinson	00	6	0
Joseph Huchinson Jur	00	16	0
Joseph Holten	00	16	0
John Holten	00	10	0
John Hadlock	00	6	0
Henery Holten	00	14	0
Joseph Herick and sones	01	6	0
John Huchinson	00	13	0
Benjamen Huchinson	00	13	0
nicholas Hayward	00	9	0
Decon Ingersoll	00	15	0
Henery Keney senr	00	5	0
Henery Keney Jur	00	5	0
Samuell Nurs ser	01	2	0
John martine	00	6	0
Isaac neadham	00	8	0
widow osborn	00	12	0
Samuell Nurse Jur	00	7	0
Lutt Benjamen Putnam	2	10	0
Capt John Putnam	00	18	0
Thomas Putnam	00	7	0
Joseph Putnam	1	14	0
Elyezar Putnam	00	18	0
Capt Jonathan Putnam	01	12	0
John Putnam tirs	01	4	0
James Putnam	01	4	0
Widow Preston & sones	01	00	0
Joseph Porter & sons	01	13	0
Samull Porter	00	9	0
Decon Putnam	01	6	6
Israll Porter	00	10	0
Joseph Pope	01	10	0
James Princes	00	18	0
Joseph Princes	00	12	0
John Putnam Jur	01	08	0
Capt Tho : Reament	00	12	0
Daniell Rea	01	14	0
Joshua Rea	00	14	0
John Ray	00	14	0
Samuell Ray	00	00	0
Widow Swinerton	00	15	0
Benjamen Swinerton	00	6	0
[138] Jasper Swinerton [138]	00	13	0
Joseph Swinerton	00	8	0
Abraham Smith	00	12	0
willam Small	00	12	0
John Sibly	00	4	0
John Tarboll	01	2	0
Willam Upton	00	10	0
Samuell Upton	00	10	0
widow walcott	00	10	0
John walcott	00	13	0
Joseph Whipell	00	12	0
Benjamen Willkenes sen	01	00	0
Henery Willkenes	00	14	0
John Willkenes	00	12	0
Zachariah whitt	00	6	0
Acquilla Willkenes	00	4	0
John Esty	00	4	0
John Wooden	00	3	0
Thom nicolles	00	5	0
John Leach	00	18	0
Samuell Leach	00	10	0
Samuell Cuttlar sen	00	6	0
James Holten	00	16	0
John Alean	00	10	0
James Ross	00	7	0
Thomas Keney	00	7	0
Humphry Case	00	4	0
Willam Russell senr	00	12	0
Daved Richinson	00	6	0
John Buxton Jur	00	4	0
Widow Smith	00	00	0
James Smith	00	6	0
Jonathan Wallcott	00	6	0
John Keney	00	6	0
Benjamen Willkenes Jur	00	6	0
John fellton	00	6	0
nathaniell fellton	00	8	0
Willam Russell Jur	00	4
Joseph Sibly	00	5	0
Joshua Swinerton	00	5	0
Thomas willkenes	00	14	0
Philipe mackentyre	00	4	0
Jonathan Keany	00	4	0
James Philipes	00	14	0
Benjamen Stacy	00	4	0
Joseph willkenes	00	4	0
John flint Jur	00	4	0
Thomas Preston	00	4	0
John Geffords	00	04	0
Joseph Buxton	00	4	0
Anthony Buxton	00	4	0
James Kittell	00	4	0
Samuell Trask	00	1	0
Capt willam Rayment	00	6	0
Capt willam Dogge	00	2	0
Henery Hirick	00	2	0
nathanell Rayment	00	1	6
Joseph Hooker	00	2	0
John Berry	00	2	0
John Ganson	00	6	0
Charles Gonson	00	4	0
Clem Larrenes	00	4	0
John Porter	00	2	0
Jonathan Rayment	00	6	0
Joseph fuler	00	4	0
Isaac Willkenes	00	4	0

Thomas FulerWillam RussellJohn putnamJames PhilipsDaniell Rea Clark