Middlesex County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Middletown Selectmen's Records 1765 ************************************************ 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, 6:34 pm Jan. 7, 1765 transported a mustee to Northampton widow Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill to date Margaret Allen supporting her daughter to date Feb. 1, 1765 Daniel Young keeping Moll Bly's child Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot, 4 weeks widow Lucy Montgomery keeping Hannah (surname omitted) Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert 52 weeks to date Caleb Wetmore weaving done by Mary Wetmore for Thomas Wetmore George Stocking keeping Thomas Tillotson Robert Cogswell keeping one of Simon DeWolf's children for the year past Apr. 8, 1765 Elias Camp sundries for Reuben Merrill's wife in childbed sickness May 6, 1765 John Sheppard contracted to keep old Mr. Tillotson for 1 year Caleb Wetmore sundries for Thomas Wetmore Mar. 4 to date Joseph Washburn keeping & nursing Peter Mille; funeral expenses Thomas Bliss supplies for Nathaniel Barnes Abijah Gillett keeping & nursing Eunice Miller Jonathan Thayer keeping widow Phebe Thayer's son (being distracted or delirious) Dr. John Dickerson doctoring widow Davis & children, Mrs. Merrill's family June 3, 1765 John Churchill boarding Thomas Tillotson Lucy Montgomery boarding Hannah Cotton Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill Hannah Cornwell boarding one of Sarah DeWolf's children Stephen Hubbard keeping his brother as per town vote Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot June 10, 1765 Silvanus Higgins keeping one of Niles' children Josiah Strong keeping Phebe Thayer, a distracted person Elias Camp keeping Reuben Merrill's wife & children Sept. 2, 1765 William Clark contracted to keep Mary Wood & her child Lucy Montgomery keeping widow Thayer & Hannah Cotton widow Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot Margaret Allen keeping her daughter to date James Stevenson keeping old blind squaw Apr. 1 to date Thomas Walker doctoring Peter Milley; setting arm of Thain (?) Johnson's (one of the neutrals) daughters Oct. 7, 1765 John Churchill keeping Thomas Tillotson George Adkins digging grave for Peter Milley Benjamin Bacon keeping Ebenezer Cotton 2d Tabitha Wolf boarding Ebenezer Cotton 2d John Wetmore boarding Ebenezer Cotton Jr. Lucy Montgomery keeping widow Thayer & Hannah Cotton Dr. Thomas Walker doctoring old Mr. Burke Dr. John Osborn doctoring Ebenezer Cotton Jr. & widow Davis' children Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert to date Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore widow Amy Hewlett assistance in supporting her aged mother Nov. 4, 1765 indenture of Elisha Thayer, son of widow Phebe Thayer, a dis- tracted woman, to Samuel Clark Jr. of Milford; aged c 7 years Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller May 6 to date William Clark keeping Mary Wood & child July 5 to date Mary Spellman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot, 9 weeks to date Clothier Prior tending widow Phebe Thayer, a distracted person Margaret Allen keeping her daughter John Loveland appointed overseer to John Blake in business, etc. Feb. 3, 1766 Isaac Solomon billed for work done by his Negro Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert to date Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill to date Margaret Allen keeping her daughter to date Joseph Williams keeping Sarah Ward Nov. 4 to date coffin for Ebenezer Cotton Jr. Amy Hewlitt assistance for herself & aged mother Mar. 3, 1766 Benjamin Smith keeping widow Davis & her children Aug. 3 to date Timothy Bigelow sundries for son of widow Thayer, bound out to Samuel Clark of New Haven Lucy Montgomery keeping widow Thayer & Hannah Mar. 13, 1766 warned Jonathan Woodward & Ebenezer Wood and families to depart town Apr. 14, 1766 Daniel Stow and supplies for Nathaniel Barnes & Thomas Bliss wife John Loveland and supplies for Moses Squire & wife, Martin Cole sick with pox May 5, 1766 Gideon Hale supplies for Nathaniel Barnes Nathaniel Bacon Jr. boarding Abigail Thomas Abijah Gillett boarding Eunice Miller June 2, 1766 Amos Galpin boarding Abigail Thomas Daniel Wetmore boarding & nursing Rebecca Lewis (Lues) & her child Joseph Ranney transporting Peter Mille Samuel Macky boarding Sarah Ward 7 weeks 4 day Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore & family John Earl Hubbard and keeping Benjamin Hubbard June 7 Stephen Hubbard to date Amy Hewlett assistance for self & mother July 7, 1766 William Clark keeping Mary Wood's child, one of the town poor Dr. John Dickerson caring for Moses Squire & wife; venereal distemper Rev. Moses Bartlett doctoring Mrs. Thayer & the old squaw John Churchill keeping Thomas Tillotson Oct. 7, 1765 to date Giles Miller keeping idiot daughter of Margaret Allen Feb. 3 to date Aug. 4, 1766 James Stancliff Jr. digging grave for Nathaniel Barnes widow Montgomery agreed to keep Sarah Ward, an idiot, & Hannah Cotton June 13 last to June 13 next Oct. 6, 1766 Joseph Williams Jr. keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot _____ (torn) Cooper supplies for widow Barry James Stevenson keeping old blind squaw, widow of Cusoy, Mar. 3 to date Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward & Hannah Cotton Elihu Cotton agreed to keep his wife's sister until she has lain in & gets well Nov. 6, 1766 Susannah Dewey keeping Ruth Dewey 17 weeks Abijah Gillett boarding Eunice Miller Josiah Pelton boarding widow Elizabeth Gill to date widow Davis keeping herself & two children Mar. 3-Nov. 3 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert Feb. 3- Nov. 3 John Earl Hubbard keeping his brother Benjamin June 1 to date John Loveland supplies for Phebe Thayer Abigail Shaylor keeping Peter Mittey and Moses Squire & wife Amy Hewlett support of herself, her mother & her children Dec. 15, 1766 Stephen Blake appointed as overseer of affairs of Benjamin Andrews, replacing Benjamin Bevins Feb. 2, 1767 G. Miller keeping Margaret Allen's daughter an idiot Noadiah Russell wood for John Edwards John Cooper supplies for widow Barnes Capt. Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore & family Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert Daniel Miller keeping his mother, Phebe Thayer Samuel McKye keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot, before the widow Montgomery took her Jedediah White agreed to find house for the widow Davis & children Joel Adkins supplies for John Codner & his family Jedediah Hubbard coffin for Rebecca Lewis' child Abraham Turner keeping Rebecca Lewis & child widow Davis keeping her children Nov. 3 to date Apr. 6, 1767 Joel Adkins supplies for John Codner's family Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward & Hannah Cotton Josiah Pelton keeping widow Gill Nov. 3, 1766 to date James Stevenson keeping old blind squaw & a lame man Susannah Dewey keeping her grandchild Nov. 3, 1766 to date Joseph Hale grave for Rebecca Lewis' child Hezekiah Hale warning Isaac (?) Brown to leave town Daniel Bidwell keeping one of widow Gill's children June 1, 1767 Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller John Churchill keeping Thomas Tillotson Ann Hewlett keeping her mother July 6, 1767 Susannah Dewey keeping her daughter James Stevenson keeping the old blind squaw, widow Cusoy, from Apr. 6 last Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward & Hannah Cotton from Apr. 6 last Giles Miller keeping Margaret Allen's idiot daughter from Feb. 3 last Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert from Feb. 3 last Aug. 3, 1767 Nehemiah Hubbard appointed overseer of affairs of Jonathan Hubbard Silas Dunham transporting a vagrant person & her children to Glastonbury in 1762 Capt. Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore & family Amos Galpin keeping & nursing Hannah Crow Amy Hewlett keeping her aged mother Aaron Stephens keeping his sister Josiah Savage clothing for one of daughters of Simon DeWolf, dec'd, who is put an apprentice to him John Stow keeping the ferry Oct. 5, 1797 Capt. Caleb Wetmore supporting Thomas Wetmore family from first Monday of June last to date Benjamin Galpin expenses for Ruth Crow in her sickness laying in & paying the granny, etc. Nov. 2, 1767 John Churchill keeping Thomas Tillotson Dr. John Osborn doctoring Abigail Stephens Josiah Pelton boarding widow Gill Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller Susannah Dewey keeping her child Dec. 7, 1767 Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter Deacon Hubbard keeping his idiot brother Jedediah White house rent for widow Davis James Stevenson keeping old squaw Dr. John Dickerson doctoring John Codner's daughter Mrs. Hewlett supplies for her mother, widow Blake Dec. 10, 1767 Hannah Story (east of the keeping her mother, the widow of river) Nathaniel Barnes Apr. 6, to date James Rogers medicine for Lucy Lane Stephen Hubbard supplies for Rebecca Lewis; sub- mitted bill of his brother, Dr. Amos Hubbard dec'd, for attending same Nathan Nichols keeping & nursing Lucy Lane Aaron Stephens keeping his sister Abigail Feb. 1, 1768 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter Capt. Caleb Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore Mar. 7, 1768 Abijah Park sundries done for Ruth Crow Daniel Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family James Stevenson keeping old blind squaw to date Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward & Hannah John Churchill keeping Thomas Tillotson Hannah Bishop supplying a girl of Thomas Wetmore's, bound out as apprentice Deac. John Earl Hubbard keeping his idiot brother to Mar. 7 last Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter Feb. 1 to date Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller to date Aug. 1, 1768 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert, Feb. 1- Mar. 7 Dec. 3, 1770 Dr. Ezekiel Porter doctoring one of Simon DeWolf's children in 1764 Apr. 4, 1768 Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller Mar. 7 to date John Kirby supplies for widow Thomas June 6, 1768 Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward & Hannah Cotton Daniel Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter to date July 4, 1768 Benjamin Galpin supplies for widow Thomas Aug. 1, 1768 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert Mar. 7 to date Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller Apr. 4- Aug. 1 Sept. 5, 1768 Joseph Coe supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Daniel Wetmore same as preceding Nov. 11, 1768 Abijah Gillett keeping Eunice Miller to Nov. 6, 1768 & funeral expenses Dec. 2, 1768 Allen Gilbert keeping his uncle Jonathan to date John Earl Hubbard keeping Benjamin Hubbard Mar. 7- Dec. 15 Allen Gilbert agreed to keep Jonathan Gilbert Dec. 19, 1768 Phebe Alvord keeping child (about 3 years old) of Stephen Blake dec'd. Jan. 2, 1769 Samuel Boardman keeping Sarah Ward to date Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter to date Mar. 6, 1769 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert to date John Loveland supplies for William Cleaver's family Daniel Wetmore supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Joel Adkins keeping Abigail Adkins Apr. 3, 1769 Samuel Warner keeping Lucy Cotton Hezekiah Hale supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Samuel Boardman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot Lucy Winchell submitted Dr. Winchell's bill for doctoring Abigail Thomas Margaret Allen keeping her daughter to date Daniel Churchill keeping Hannah Cotton June 5, 1769 Samuel Starr house rent for William Cleaver's family, when in jail Samuel Boardman keeping Sarah Ward, an idiot Cors. Sheffield keeping Elizabeth Dresser Hezekiah Hale sundries for Thomas Wetmore's family Phebe Alvord keeping Molly Blake, an infant aged c 3 1/2 years, daughter of Stephen Blake dec'd., to May 1 last, being the time agreed on Dr. John Osborn doctoring widow Marks July 3,1769 Daniel Churchhill keeping Hannah Cotton to date John Loveland appointed overseer over Andrew Bacon Aug. 7, 1769 Hezekiah Hale supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Abraham Doolittle keeping Lucy Cotton to July 12 last John Loveland supplies for Martin Cole & for a coffin for same Sept. 4, 1769 widow Margaret Allen keeping her idiot daughter John Earl Hubbard keeping his distracted brother Benjamin from Dec. 5 last Jared Shepard keeping widow Thomas Oct. 2, 1769 Allen Gilbert keeping Jonathan Gilbert Mar. 5, last to date Hezekiah Hale supplies for Thomas Wetmore's family Lucy Montgomery keeping Sarah Ward, Hannah & Lucy Cotton Daniel Churchill keeping Hannah & Lucy Cotton Nov. 6, 1769 Joseph Coe supporting & paying nurses for Sarah Harris Jabez Wetmore supporting Sarah Harris while lying in End of Part III Additional Comments: This record is located at the office of the Middletown Town Clerk. 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