Middlesex County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Middletown Selectmen's Records 1760 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Brown buwbrown@comcast.net September 2, 2008, 2:40 pm Middletown Selectmen's Records, 1759-1776: Feb. 4, 1760 paid George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson to this Feb. 5 Nathaniel Montgomery keeping Joseph Dailey & William Stancliff to this Feb. 5 William Andrews keeping widow Gill & children to date Stephen Bow keeping William Butler's child Aaron Hurd, wife & family warned to depart town widow of Jonathan Hill, an inhabitant of a place called No. 3, warned to depart town Hannah Croswell alias Guins alias Rogers has been sent by the selectmen of Wethersfield with her child to this town Nov. last; also her mother, aged & infirm, is at Edward or Joseph Bopardman's; sd Hannah and her mother, widow of Ephraim Croswell, warned to depart town. Feb. 18, 1760 Phinehas Pelton keeping widow Elizabeth Gill Mar. 3, 1760 bound out Elizabeth Gill, town poor, to Noah Smith let the ferry to John Fox for 1 teare from date Apr. 10, 1760 Joseph Hale grave for Ezekiel Leete Elizabeth Goodwin boarding Fosdick & Mrs. Pelton May 6, 1760 George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson Feb. 5 to date Samuel Badcock keeping Elizabeth Ranney Feb. 25-May 5 June 14, 1760 nursing John Fosdick & family when sick of small pox; N.B. execution v. Fosdick nursing John Rockwell Jr., minor apprentice of John Fosdick, when sick with small pox; he being gone into country service as a soldier & his mother not being able to pay, the town paid bill July 7, 1760 Thomas Bliss keeping Sarah Gill, a poor child, 5 years old, to July 1 Josiah Strickland keeping Sarah Gill Nov. 7, 1759-Feb. 6, 1760 Nathaniel Montgomery keeping William Stancliff & Joseph Dailey Feb. 2-July 5 Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill Oct. 30, 1759-June 10, 1760 Aug. 4, 1760 Dr. John Dickerson medical attendance on Lizzy Ranney, French Peter's wife, Burke's daughter, Thomas Johnson Moses Bartlett boarding Barsh. Rich John Diggins boarding Bathsheba Rich Ebenezer White boarding Bathsheba Rich William Andrews boarding widow Gill's child Stephen Bow boarding William Butler's child 26 weeks George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson to July 30 Sept. 1, 1760 Nathaniel Mongomery keeping William Stancliff & Joseph Dailey George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson Benjamin Bacon keeping William Davis' child Isaac Lee curing the seal head (sic) of William Butler's child Nov. 28, 1760 Mary Roberts keeping Bersheba Rich Dec. 8, 1760 David Coe supplies for Jeremiah Dowd in the small pox 1759 Zac. Canday keeping Eunice Miller's child Eleanor Goodale warned out of town. Mar. 2, 1761 transporting Nathaniel Niles & Rebecca Rich (out of town) Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill Stephen Bow keeping william Butler's child John Clark supplies for Nathaniel Barnes furnished in 1755 Zach. Canday keeping Lucy Miller Israel Abbott keeping Mr. Davis' child Apr. 10, 1761 Dr. John Dickerson medicine, etc. for John Fosdick & family, Mrs. Pelton & child when sick of small pox; medicine for William Davis' child Martha Ranney keeping widow Gill & child when sick June 8, 1761 Nathaniel Montgomery keeping William Stancliff & Joseph Dailey George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson to June 9 Joseph Slate keeping Joseph Almsby Mar. 16- June 8 medicine for John Cason July 6, 1761 Daniel Young boarding Mary Bly's child Mar. 12-July 1 Thomas Bliss keeping Sarah Gill's child Aaron Parsons keeping Hannah Whitmore Aug. 3, 1761 Stephen Bow keeping William Butler's child, Davis, 21 weeks let the ferry to John Stow for 1 month warned Sarah Atwell,transient, to depart town warned Walton & his family to depart town Sept. 7, 1761 clothing for Hannah Whitmore Aaron Parsons boarding Hannah Whitmore in sickness Jan. 4, 1761 Josiah Pelton keeping Joseph Dailey & widow Gill Joseph Slate keeping Joseph Amsby 30 weeks Thomas Bliss keeping widow Gill's child Frances Whitmore clothing & selling Sarah Gill for an apprentice Nov. 30, 1761 George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson Jan. 8, 1762 Moses Parsons keeping Hannah Whitmore Feb. 1, 1762 Daniel Young keeping Mary Bly's child July 1 1760-Feb. 1, 1762 Aaron Parsons keeping Elizabeth Whitmore in sickness Capt. Caleb Whitmore supplies for Thomas Whitmore Ebenezer White keeping Hannah Cotton Jabez Hamlin house rent, etc. for old Mr. Burke & family George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson to Mar. 1 May __, 1762 branding a colt which Ebenezer Hubbard bought of his sister Margaret Allen Hannah Spencer keeping Hannah Whitmore to Apr. 5 last Joseph Slate keeping Joseph Amsberry Jan. 9 to date Samuel Pensly keeping Hannah Cotton 18 weeks Martha Ranney keeping the widow Gill's child 9 weeks Aug. 2, 1762 George Stocking boarding Thomas Tillotson John Gilbert boarding & nursing Hannah Whitmore John Cooper supplies for Nathaniel Barnes Josiah Pelton boarding Joseph Dailey Jan. 4- Mar. 22 & funeral charges Josiah Pelton boarding Elizabeth Gill Jan. 4- Mar. 22 Daniel Young keeping Mary Bly's child Sept. 6, 1762 Dr. John Dickinson doctoring Hannah Gill Martha Ranny keeping Hannah Gill's child 18 weeks Rev. Moses Bartlett doctoring Hannah Cotton warned Joseph Slate & his wife to leave town Nov. 1, 1762 Joseph Slate boarding Joseph Amsbury May 3- Nov. 1 Daniel Young boarding Mary Bly's child Aug. 2-Nov. 1 Robert Cogswell boarding Simeon DeWolf's child Jan. 5-Nov. 1 Dec. 3, 1762 Martha Ranny boarding widow Hannah Gill's child Sept. 7-Nov. 15 widow Lucy Montgomery boarding Hannah Cotton Aug. 4- Dec. 3 Capt. Caleb Whitmore supplies for Thomas Whitmore Dr. James Hurlbut doctoring Hannah Whitmore Feb. 7, 1763 Ebenezer Shelden boarding Joshua Gill, child of widow Gill, 78 weeks Daniel Bacon supplies for Thomas Wetmore's child John Gilbert keeping Hannah Whitmore Hannah Baker keeping Simon Wolf's child Dr. John Dickerson doctoring Solomon Stow & family in 1759 Joseph Slate keeping Joseph Amsby John Edwards nursing Hannah Gill Daniel Young keeping Mary Bly's child George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson Robert Cogswell keeping Simon Wolf's daughter to this day Benjamin Hinshaw bill dated 1760 for supplies for Mrs. Sybil Pelton & family when sick with small pox Mar. 7, 1763 Daniel Brewer keeping Elizabeth Ranny Tabitha Cornell keeping Mary Gill's child expenses of laying in of Olive Stancliff David Miller supplies for Thomas Wetmore & Hannah Whitmore Mar. 14, 1763 Lucy Montgomery boarding Hannah Cotton to date Jabez Hamlin house rent for old Mr. Burk Apr. 4, 1763 John Gilbert boarding Hannah Whitmore David Sage transporting Hannah Whitmore to the east side of the river Joseph Slate boarding Joseph Amsbury June 6, 1763 Samuel Hall coffin for Hannah Whitmore Tabitha Cornwell keeping widow Hannah Gill's child Dr. Jeremiah Bradford doctoring old Mr. Dailey & Tillotson transporting sundry persons from Kensington widow Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah Whitmore & Hannah Cotton Daniel Young keeping Mary Bly's child Feb. 7 to date George Stocking keeping old Mr. Tillotson Feb. 7 to date Joel Adkins supplies for Mr. Burk's family July 4, 1763 Dr. John Dickinson doctoring Peter Dousett widow Hannah Baker keeping Simon dealph's (DeWolf) child Aug. 1, 1763 John Welton and family & Eunice Crow warned to depart town Sept. 5, 1763 Jesse Higgins boarding Sarah Niles & child Daniel Young boarding Mary Bly's child to date George Stocking boarding old Mr. Tillotson 13 weeks to date Dr. John Osborn doctoring Simon Wolf's child at Robert Cogswell's George Cooper keeping old Mr. Armsbury May 2 to date John Loveland sundries done for Thomas Brigden when sick eith small pox, 1759 Sept. 3, 1763 widow Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah Cotton June 6 to date Capt. John Diggins keeping Reuben Merrill's youngest child to date John Duncan rent for widow Dousett Nov. 7, 1763 widow Tabitha Cornwell keeping Hannah Gill's child Zaccheus Candee keeping Ebenezer Cotton's children Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill Capt. Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Feb. 6, 1764 Daniel Young keeping Mary Bly's child Sept. 5, 1763 to date Dr. Jeremiah Bradford doctoring Saeah Niles Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah Cotton Oct. 2, 1763 to date est. of Dr. John Moseley doctoring Thomas Kason; one of town's poor sent to Barbadoes George Cooper keeping old Mr. Amsbury Sept. 5 1763 to Jan. 2, 1764 Josiah Pelton keeping Sarah Niles & child Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller 7 weeks to date Tabitha Cornwell keeping one of H. Gill's children to date Robert Cogswell keeping one of Simon DeWolf's children 1 year George Spooner clothes for Roderick Pelton, son of Samuel Pelton George Stocking keeping old Mr. Tillotson Sept. 5, 1763 to date; keeping Niles child Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert 1 year Joseph Johnson sundries for Mrs. Davis Caleb Wetmore sundries for Thomas Wetmore Thomas Ward & William Cotton represented that Ward's sister was crazy; had spent all her estate; burdensome to them; town agreed to help with her support Mar. 4, 1764 Margaret Allen support of her daughter for 8 weeks as per town vote Dr. John Dickinson doctoring old Mr. Burke in Aug. 1761 supported Sarah Ward, Thomas Ward's crazy sister, for 1 month fron Feb. 6 last Mason Cogswell keeping one of Simon DeWolf's children; nursing broken bones; Apr. 4 to date Joseph Ranny keeping & nursing Moll Tom & expenses of her laying in with a child est. of Dr. John Mackey doctoring one of Thomas Wetmore's children Apr. 2, 1764 George Cooper keeping old Mr. Amsbury Jan. 2- Mar. 22; funeral expenses Hannah Bly nursing Mary Davis in Dec. & Jan. last Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot, 4 weeks to date Margaret Allen keeping her daughter Sarah, an idiot, Mar. 4 to date George Adkins keeping Mary Davis & her children Jan. 26 to date Dr. John Rhodes & doctoring & boarding Hannah Dr. Isaac Hall Whitmore in 1761 June 4, 1764 Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller to date Margaret Allen keeping her daughter to date Josiah Pelton keeping Elizabeth Gill Nov. 7, 1763 to date Mason Cogswell keeping one of Simon Wolf's children to Apr. 16, 1764 Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah Cotton Feb. 6- June 4 Tabitha Cornwell keeping one of Hannah Gill's children to date George Stocking keeping old Mr. Tillotson 17 weeks to date July 2, 1764 Dr. John Osborn doctoring one of the widow Wolf's children Sylvanus Higgins boarding Gains Niles child James? Stevenson keeping Tyke, an old blind squaw Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward to date Daniel Young boarding Mary Bly's child Sept. 3, 1764 Hannah Cornwell keeping one of Simon Wolf's children Apr. 16 to date Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot, to date Ebenezer Guilds making clothes for Thomas Wetmore Abner Ely keeping Barshaba Rich in 1759 when she was distracted Margaret Allen Keeping her daughter Sarah June 4 to date Robert Johnson keeping one of widow Davis' children to date Oct. 1, 1764 George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson June 4 to date _____ (torn) Smith keeping widow Davis & 2 infants 13 weeks Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah Cotton George Adkins keeping widow Davis & 2 infant children Apr. 2-June 4 Nov. 5, 1764 Hannah Cornwell keeping Sarah DeWolf Hannah Spellman keeping Sarah Ward Silvanus Higgins keeping Gains Niles Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller James Stevenson keeping Cussoy's squaw July 2- Nov. 1 Tabitha Cornwell keeping one of widow H. Gill's children June 4-Nov. 5 Dec. 4, 1764 Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore End of Part II Additional Comments: This record is located at the office of the Middletown Town Clerk. File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/middlesex/history/other/townpoor129gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 25.8 Kb