FREEMEN OF COVENTRY, CT IN 1738 Submitter: Jan Wilson Ramos Date Submitted: 6 Dec 2003 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** April ye 28 1738 --- Which was Freeman's Meeting day Then all such persons as are already Admitted freemen of this Corporation in Coventry and that now are made so whose Names are Inrolled In Coventry Book of Records as foloeth--- illegible Joseph Meacham Jus Joseph Strong Jus Peter Buell Cap Samuel Parker Cap Jeremiah Fitch Dec Thomas Root Natha Rust [Nathaniel Rust Sr] David Fuller Georg Hockins [Hawkins] Sar Samuel Hearick William Davenport Mattha Grover Daniell Badcock Daniell Edwards Jeames Badcock Benjamen Carpenter Silus Long Presarved Strong Humphry Davenport Sar Donis Meraugh[?] Richard Meraugh[?] Lazarus Manley John Hutson[?] Samuell Damman Daniell Robeson Samuell Lues [Lewis] Ebenezer Edwards Ebenezer Sarls [Searles] Abner Fitch Jeremiah Fitch William Edwards Amos Carpenter Joseph Edwards Zachariah Boynton Benjamen Palmer Ebenezer Badcock Joseph Strong Jun Eliakim Root John Crane Isach Bridgman [Isaac Bridgeman] Ebenezer Root Thomas Root Jun Banony Barnard Natha Rust Jun Mathias Marsh Amus Richardson Jonathon Fowler Nathaill Nichols Frances West Samuell Parker Jun Phenies Strong Daniell Badger Ser John Bisell Benjamen Jones Nathall Gilbart [Nathaniel Gilbert] Samuell Rust Ser Jeams Smith Judah Colman Ephiam Colman John Roberson Thomas Daus [Dawes] Thomas Porter William Long John Liman [Lyman] Joseph Clark Daniell Edwards Jun Nathall Lad [Nathaniel Ladd] Joseph Long Juner Ezekell Hearick Noah Rust Aron Cady Jeams Hockins [James Hawkins] Jedidiah Carpenter Samuel Root Ephram Brown Samuell Garner Daved Lee Jun Noah Strong Jeams Parker Benjamen Badcock Samuell Daman Jun [Damman] Ebenezer Carpenter John Scripture Jedidiah Carpenter Moses Strong Daniel Rust John Kingsbury Ebenezer Brown Benjamen Scoot [Benjamin Scott?] Aaron Strong Noah Carpenter George Holckins [Hawkins Jr] Matthew Belding [Belden?] Lazarus Manly George Manly Joseph Grover Elipht Carpenter James White Samuell Woodworth Joseph Daves [Davis] Seth Clark This list was transcribed from "Miscellaneous Town Records, Volume 1", Coventry, CT, page 56. This is a large bound volume of copies of the original documents. It is located in the Coventry Town Clerk's office. Per the label, the volume contains the following, but is obviously not all-inclusive: Town Meetings 1713-1782; Freemen 1730-1775; Vital Records 1692-1840 (includes birth dates of some of the founders of Coventry). The original restored documents are held in the Connecticut State Archives at Hartford. IMPORTANT NOTE: Although the pages within "Miscellaneous Town Records, Volume 1" are quite interesting and contain many documents of genealogical value, the copies are not in chronological order and dates are not noted on each page. Adding to the difficulty in using this book, the pages were re-numbered when restored, but old page numbers are sometimes still visible AND the book has no index. Due to these problems, please do not ask the nice folks in the Coventry Town Clerk's office to look up information in this volume. They will not be able to fulfill your request. The vital records information within this book was the town source for Susan Whitney Dimock's, Births, Marriages, Baptisms, and Deaths From the Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut 1711-1844, Baker & Taylor Company, New York, 1897. If you need vital records information for your Coventry, CT ancestors, this is the best source at this time. Transcribed by Janette (Wilson) Ramos 3 Aug 1999 preserving original spelling. When known, I have inserted the contemporary spelling of surnames within brackets [ ] to facilitate searching with your FIND feature. I have also done this with the full name when the original doesn' t resemble the current spelling at all. Illegible or hard to read letters and names are indicated with [?]. Copyright © 1999 Janette (Wilson) Ramos. RamosGang@Worldnet.att.net