New London County CT Archives History .....Soldiers & Town Poor In Colchester Treasurer's Records 1781 ************************************************ 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 November 24, 2008, 8:57 am Colchester, Town Treasurer's Records, 1781-1797: no date Memorandum: Mercy Burgain's daughter, Abigail Church, was warned no date Memorandum: Nathan Williams' Negro boy, Russell Freeman, belonging to John Blish's class perhaps. A mulatto boy named Wright from Lyme, belonging to Capt. James Ransom's class perhaps. Jan. 1, 1781 Account of orders drawn for soldiers in ye 6 month service: Japhet Hammond 4 mo. 25 days Nathan Roberts 5 months Erastus Worthington 5 1/2 months 2 days William Bulkeley 4 1/2 mo. 5 days (order given to Amos Gustin, who served in his stead) Arunah Randall 5 1/2 mo. (order given to William Garner who served in his stead) Comfort Goff 5 mo. 5 days (order given to Squire Goff who served in his stead) Ephraim Little Jr. 4 mo. (order given to John Lynes who served in his stead) William Loveridge 5 mo. 8 days David Chapman 5 mo. 11 days Humphrey Palmer 5 mo. 13 days Oliver Kellogg 5 1/2 mo. Israel Foot 4 mo. 2 days (Thomas Fox served in his stead) Amos Wells Jr. 5 mo. 10 days Asa Blish 5 mo. 8 days Isaac Isham Jr. 6 mo. Aaron Chamberlain 3 mo. 20 days Miles Wright 4 mo. 3 days Reuben Taylor 5 mo. 17 days Zephaniah Mitchell Jr. 4 mo. 27 days Josiah Gates Jr. 6 mo. Zephaniah Mitchell 4 mo. 28 days Jan. 30, 1781 Roger Case serving in the Continental 5 mo. 5 days by Thomas _____ Adin Palmer 5 mo. 17 days Mar. 20, 1781 Epaphroditus Champion 5 mo. by Thomas Brown Simeon Crocker 5 1/2 mo. by Peter Stephens Jan. 16, 1781 Monies due from ye town for ye 3 year service according to ye vote Mar. 1777 Ep[hraim Dethick for the third year Frederick Bowman for the third year Jan. 29, 1781 Joseph McWood for the third year Jonathan Isham for the 2nd & 3rd years Feb. 5, 1781 Joseph Thompson for the 3rd year Ebenezer Isham for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd years Apr. 9, 1781 Abijah Pratt for the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd years Sept. 3, 1781 Robert Denison for the third year Jan. 1781 for serving in ye militia according to a vote July 1780 Jacob Loomis 2 mo. 4 days Feb. 1781 Henry Horton 2 mo. 4 days Ephraim Judd 2 mo. 6 days Mar. 5, 1781 Ebenezer Drinkwater 2 mo. 4 days Amasa Wells 2 mo. 6 days Elihu Niles 2 mo. 4 days May 7, 1781 Jirah Isham 2 mo. 4 days Joshua Goff 2 mo. May 17, 1781 Reuben Wells 2 mo. 6 days June 18, 1781 William Welch Jr. 2 mo. 7 days Jonathan Sabin 2 mo. 6 days Jan. 1, 1781 pd William Whiting for boarding widow Collet Oct. 1-Jan. 1 pd Nathaniel Foot for supplying Israel Bill with clothing & 54 days board pd Pierpoint Bacon for supplying man sick with small pox Jan. 15, 1781 pd John Riley for keeping James Tozer 14 weeks pd Samuel Church for keeping widow Wise 31 weeks 2 days Jan. 16, 1781 pd James Hamilton for supplies for Williams family Jan. 22, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller 8 weeks to 25th instant pd John Loomis for supplies for Peter Graves pd John Henry for pasturing John Williams' cow 19 weeks Feb. 5, 1781 pd for doctoring Stephen Webster Feb. 9, 1781 pd John Wells for mending James Tozer's shoes Feb. 26, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller 4 weeks ended 22nd instant pd Samuel Kellogg Jr. for supplying & nursing Dennis Garner 5 days when it was supposed he had ye small pox pd Joseph Skinner for keeping James Tozer & other town poor 8 weeks Jan. 30, 1781 pd Lazarus Waters for boarding Jacob Martin 17 weeks Apr. 2, 1781 pd Medad Hunt for taking Jacob Martin pd widow Wells for assisting Susanna Taylor pd for transporting Olive Seely & child Apr. 16, 1781 pd William Whiting for keeping widow Collet Jan. 1 - Apr. 1 Apr. 17, 1781 pd Deliverance Waters for keeping Susanna Taylor 5 weeks 4 days, besides her work Apr. 25, 1781 pd Eliphaz Kilborn for enlisting into ye public service as a light horseman; L81 State Money May 4, 1781 pd Betty Coleman for keeping her daughter pd Israel Kellogg for keeping widow Bill May 31, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller June 18, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller to 21st instant & clothing for her Apr. 16, 1781 pd Ezra Purple for blanket for Squire Goff pd Ephraim Lord for knapsack for Squire Goff Apr. 17, 1781 pd Capt. Worthington for blanket for Peter Megira Apr. 16, 1781 pd William Whiting for keeping widow Collet Jan. 1 - Apr. 1 Apr. 25, 1781 pd Arunah Kilborn for enlisting into ye public service as a light horseman July 1, 1781 pd William Whiting for keeping widow Collett Apr. 1 to date Sept. 3, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller pd Betty Coleman on account of her daughter June 18, 1781 pd Joseph Isham Jr. for articles delivered to soldiers' families in May & June Champlin Harris' wife Caesar Beman's wife Josiah Rogers' wife John Fox's wife John Lines' wife Nathaniel Farnsworth's wife Nathan Roberts' wife Bristow Johnson Sue Blanchard James Shoat Paul Freeman's wife Sim Shon James Shote's wife Tarble's wife Ned Carter Benjamin Dodge's wife July 1, 1781 Articles delivered to soldier's families in June John Lines' wife James Shoat Champlin Harris' wife Caesar Beman Bristo Johnson Paul Freeman's wife Ned Carter Nathan Roberts Josiah Rogers Benjamin Dodge's wife Sue Blanchard John Fox's wife William Gibbs hired James Morgan & "fixed him off" August 1781 supplies for soldier's families James Shoat John Lines Champlin Harris Robin Blanchard Nathan Roberts Ned Paul Peter John Fox Josiah Rogers Paul's wife Bristo Benjamin Dodge Molly Bettis James Shon Oct. 1781 supplies for soldiers' families Josiah Rogers James Shoat Benjamin Dodge Robin Blanchard Bristo Sim Shon John Lines Nov. 1781 pd for transporting Olive Seely to Glastonbury Nov. & Dec. 1781 soldiers' supplies Sim Shon Robin Blanchard James Shoat Cynthis Paul Bristo Jesse Rowley Paul's wife Champlin Harris John Lines Elihu Dodge's wife Nathan Roberts Aug. 16, 1781 town paid for 1 blanket delivered to Samuel D. Goff, 3 years soldier Sept. 3, 1781 pd Cate Burnham for keeping the widow Fuller June 21 - Aug. 19 pd Jonathan Sabin for 2 mo. 6 days militia service pd Thomas Harding for 2 1/2 months militia tour pd Oliver Dodge for 2 months 6 days militia tour Aug. 3, 1781 pd Joseph Skinner for keeping Mrs. Niles 14 weeks to this time; keeping widow Bill 2 weeks; meals for Olive Seely & horse to Glastonbury; keeping Bill boy 1 week; also keeping Mrs. Niles to Oct. 1 Sept. 3, 1781 pd Elizabeth Coleman for keeping her daughter Bette 17 weeks to this time pd Robert Douglas his 3 years bounty pd Joseph Skinner for keeping Mrs. Niles to Nov. 26, 1781 Oct. 1, 1781 pd Col. William Whiting for boarding Mrs. Collet to this time Oct. 27, 1781 pd Cate Burnjam for keeping widow Fuller Aug. 28 to this time Nov. 5, 1781 pd Samuel Tozer for keeping James Tozer 19 weeks 3 days to Aug. 9 & 12 weeks 4 days to this date pd Elizabeth Coleman for taking care of her daughter from Sept. 3 to this time pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller to this time pd for 1 blanket for Continental soldier; Note: Abner Chapman had blanket Dec. 1, 1781 pd Joseph Skinner for boarding Israel Bill 4 weeks pd Ebenezer Rogers for serving summonses on Silas Stark & Jedediah Lathrop pd for cheese delivered to Eunice Farnsworth pd Joseph Skinner for boarding Israel Bill Dec. 7, 1781 pd Dudley Wright for keeping Patience Roberts' cow pd for 1 blanket delivered to Gideon Quas Dec. 11, 1781 supplies for Elihu Dodge's wife Dec. 18, 1781 pd Kate Burnham for keeping widow Fuller to this day Dec. 21, 1781 supplies for Champlin Harris' wife supplies for Sue Blanchard Dec. 31, 1781 pd Hugh Stephens, militia soldier serving 2 mo. 4 days in the summer of 1780 pd John Dethick for keeping widow Bill & child 2 weeks pd Reuben Hall for 2 mo. 4 days militia service Aug. 1, 1781 pd Daniel Judd for load of hay for Mrs. Roberts Additional Comments: This record is located at the office of the Colchester Town Clerk. 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