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

March

Salem Village March the sixth 1710/11

These may certify whom it may concern that I have received my full salary In Salem Village for the year 1710 and 20 shillings for keeping the ministry houseing in repair I say Recd
Per me Joseph Green

Salam village desember the 3 1716

This may sertifi whom it may consarn that I have reseved my full salary in Salam vilage for the year 1715
Eliza Green

[149] Salem Village march = 17-11/10

The Inhabitanse of this Village are hereby Required In her magesty nam to meete together at there Ui-usall plase of meeting one tusday next it being the sixth of This Instant march at teene of ye Clock In the fore nune to Chouse a comity for the yeare Insuing and to give Them Instructions and also to make Chouse of sume meete person to keepe our book of Record and also what shall be don about the ministry house for mr Greene time being out Which we agread for the Reparing of it and also to Chouse sume meete persons to sea whether the propriters Joying unto our ministry pastor have don ther prepotion of fense and also to Chuse sume meete persons to petision to the towne of Salem for sume money for a scule amungst us and also to consider whether We shall have agramer scule amungst us and also to Consider whether it wount be a good thing for us to gite abeell for our meeting house
By order of ye Comity
Israell Porter Clark

At a Gneral meeting In Salem Village march ye sixt 1711

Chosen for the Comity for ye yere In-suing Joseph putnam Jonathan fuller John Browne Samuell Nurse Juner Joseph Swinnetorn Thomas Putnam The Instructons for this present yeare is to make a rate of 78 pounds a pond our Inhabitanse and gether It by the sixt of march next Insuing and gite a resaate Enterd on oue book Voted that we made Chouse of Joseph putnam to keepe our book of record for the yere Insuing

Voted that we made Choyse of Joseph Hereck mr Danell Rea sener Insi John Tarbell mr Joseph Holtone or ye mager part to to descorse With mr Greene about the ministry house and allso to Consider a bout the Fense that men Joyning Should daw ther propotion about the ministry paster

Voted that we made Chouse of Capt Jonathan Putnam Left Benjamen Putnam Joseph Putnam or the maged parte of them to potision to the Towne of Salem For to Relese ous from aney furder Chardg for The reparing of ther meting house and aney former Arerse of ther ministers and also to potision for sum money for a Sculle

[150] Salem Village march ye 20 1711

The Inhabitants of this Village are heare by Requeired In hur magesties names to meet to gather at there usiall place of meeting one tusday next it being the 27th of this Instant march att 12 of the Clock to Consider & agree who shall have the money that Is granted to us by the town for a scolle : all soe to Resev the Return of the Committy that was Chosen to vew our ministry house and fence & to Consider and agree what shall be farder Ackted In that matter
By order of ye Committy Joseph Putnam Clark

Att ameting of the Inhabitants of salem Village the 27 of march 1711

I Votted that we macke Choyse of Capt Jonathan Putnam Liue Benj Putnam Eliezur Putnam & daniell Andrew to procure us agood Scolle master to bee Improved for the good and benefett of our plantatione: & all soe to Reseve the money granted to us by the towne for that end

2ly Votted yt wee macke Choyse of John Tarball John Wallcutt & John Preson to see yt the ministry fence be all soefesiantly dun up with good sofesiant dry stone wall att or Before the furst of may next Insuing

3ly Votted that wee will alow Benjanen Hutchinson Leberty to handg a gate att the sought end of that strip of land that Lyeth betwene Benjamen Hutchinson & Deacon Ingersolls Land

4ly votted that wee will Clabbord our ministry house this yeare with good oacke Clabords & all soe shingell the gutters & all soe to doe whatt the Commity or mager part Chosen for that end shall see needfull about bought *bought the house: and the Commity Chosen to Repaire ye ministry house Is Joseph Holton Eleazer Putnam Daniell Andrew & Jonathan fuller and our Inhabitants to pay for the doing of itt

* As it appears in original.

Widdow Andew	0	7	0
Daniell Andrew	0	16	0
Israell Andrew	0	04	6
John Alling	0	09	0
William Buckly	0	09	0
Thomas Bailey	0	06	0
samuell Braybrock	0	06	0
Edward Bishop	0	18	0
widdow Brown	0	10	0
John Buxton sen	1	04	0
John Buxton Jun	0	04	0
Joseph Buxton	0	06	0
Anthony Buxton	0	05	0
John Bereys Land	0	01	6
John Brown	0	07	0
Isaac Burton	0	05	0
nicklass Baley	0	04	0
Thomas Bailey Jun	0	04	0
Humphry Case	0	04	0
Ezekell Chever	1	06	0
Tho Cumminse Land	0	04	0
Tho Cave for Land	0	01	6
Gorge Cloyse	0	04	0
John Darling	0	09	0
John Deale sen	0	10	0
John Dale Jun	0	04	6
Benj Dealand	0	04	6
Capt william Dodge	0	01	0
John Easty	0	05	0
Tho fuller sen	0	14	0
Jacob fuller	0	18	0
Jonathan fuller	0	09	0
Capt Thomas flint	1	16	0
John fuller	0	09	0
Thomas flint Jur	0	14	0
John felton	0	06	0
nathaniell felton	0	08	0
Joseph fuller	0	05	0
Thomas fuller Jun	0	13	0
Benj fuller	0	10	0
Samuell fuller	0	05	0
John flint	0	13	0
Stephen flint	0	05	0
Zackriah Goodale sen	0	18	0
Zackriah Goodale	0	09	0
Isaac Goodale	0	15	0
John Gillse	0	08	0
Joseph Goodale	0	09	0
John Gansen	0	07	0
Samuell Goodale	0	13	0
Abraham Goodale	0	09	0
Robord Hutchinson	0	12	0
Richard Hutchinson	0	07	0
Ambros Hutcherson	0	07	0
Joseph Hutchinson	0	18	0
Joseph Holton	0	15	0
Henry Holton	0	16	0
John Herrick	0	01	0
Joseph Herrick	1	04	0
John Holton	0	10	0
John Hutchinson	0	14	0
Benj Holton	0	08	0
Ben Hutchinson	0	15	0
Jonathan Howard	0	05	0
nickless Howard	0	11	0
James Holton [152]	0	14	0
Henry Herrick	0	02	0
Daved Jud	0	08	0
Deacon Ingersoll	0	07	0
Henry Keney	0	08	0
Tho Keney	0	08	0
John Kenny	0	05	0
Phelip Knight	0	03	0
John Leach	0	16	0
Samuell Leach	0	10	0
Phelip maackintir	0	04	0
Samuell nurs sen	1	01	0
Sam nurs Jun	0	09	0
Isaac Nedham	0	09	0
widdow orsburn	0	14	0
Thomas nickalls	0	06	0
John orsburn	0	04	0
Liue Benj Putnam	2	12	0
Capt Jonath Putnam	1	15	0
Tho putnam	0	11	0
Elizur Putnam	0	17	0
widdow preson & sons	1	00	0
Joseph portter	1	14	0
samuell Porter	0	09	0
Deacon putnam	1	12	0
Israell porter	0	14	0
Joseph Pope	1	10	0
James putnam	1	12	0
James Princs	1	00	0
Joseph prins	0	14	0
John Putnam sen	1	12	6
John Putnam Jun	1	04	0
James Philips	0	18	0
Samuell Putnam	0	07	6
Joseph Putnam	1	13	0
natha Putnam	0	09	0
will porter	0	09	0
Benja Parnall	0	04	0
Daniell Rea	1	12	0
Joshua Reas Istate	0	12	0
John Rea	0	12	0
Daniell Rea Jun	0	11	0
James Rose	0	06	0
william Rusell sen	0	16	0
Daved Richinson	0	06	0
widdow Rayment	0	01	6
James Smith	0	07	0
nathaniell Rayment	0	01	0
Jonathan Rayment	0	07	6
Edward Rayment	0	01	6
Capt Tho Rayment	0	14	0
widow smith	0
Benj Swinerton	0	09	0
Jaspar Swinerton	0	14	0
Abraham Smith	0	13	0
william Small	0	12	0
widow swinerton	0	06	0
James swinerton	0	07	0
John tarball	1	04	0
Sam Trask	0	01	0
John Trask	0	06	0
will Upton	0	11	0
Samuell Upton	0	11	0
widdow wallcutt	0	12	0
Jonathan wallcutt	0	06	0
John Wallcutt	0	15	0
Joseph whepell	0	15	0
Benj Willkins	1	00	0
Zackriah whight	0	07	0
Aqwila willkins	0	05	0
Joseph willkens	0	05(?)	0
Benj willkins Jun	0	06	0
Tho willkins	0	14	0
Isaac willkins	0	05	0
Josiah whight	0	04	0
Henry willkins	0	15	0
John willkins	0	16	0
Asidiah smith	0	04	0

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