Windham County CT Archives History .....Town Poor, Etc., In Ashford Selectmen's Records, 1795-1802 ************************************************ 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 13, 2009, 7:48 pm Ashford, Selectmen's Records, 1795-1810: Jan. 13, 1795 pd Silas Snow for digging Sparks' grave pd Ezekiel Sibley for keeping Susannah Smith, a transient person pd Nabby Snow for nursing Older Burley 4 weeks pd Bridget Sumner for boarding Older Burley & nurses 6 weeks pd Smith Holt for boarding Older Burley Feb. 10, 1795 pd Miss Sarah Bugbee for dressing Mrs. Baker's arm in 1794 Mar. 10, 1795 pd David Kindal full settlement for keeping his sister Ellis (Alice?) pd Uzziel Royce for keeping Jerusha Baker pd Dr. Bolles for nursing Older Burley May 1, 1795 pd Willard Davis for making 3 coffins for Parrish family July 14, 1795 pd Willard Davis for making coffin for Fanny Parrish pd Joshua Farnam for keeping widow Mary Lee Feb. 11-May 13, 1795 pd Samuel Perry for nursing Parrish family; keeping Parrish's child 5 weeks pd Nathan Wright for keeping Alice Kindall 34 weeks to Aug. 1 Oct. 13, 1795 pd Joshua Farnam for keeping widow Mary Lee to Sept. 16, 1795 Nov. 10, 1795 pd Shubael Snow for digging grace for Lydia Thrift pd Mrs. Bethiah Walker for taking care of Lydia Thrift 14 days pd Deacon Paine for keeping John Smith 6 weeks Jan. 12, 1796 pd Jame Booth (?) for keeping Alice Kendall 8 weeks Jan. 5, 1796 pd Josiah Chaffee for keeping Mary Hall 2 weeks Feb. 9, 1796 pd Josiah Spalding for taking care of John Brown Apr. 11, 1796 pd Thomas Main for keeping Alice Kendall to date May 10, 1796 pd Benjamin Palmer for carrying a woman to Dudley June 14, 1796 pd Thomas Main for keeping Alice Kendall to June 13 pd Ebenezer Owen for keeping John Sibley pd Thomas Chapman for wood for Mrs. Shepard Sept. 13, 1796 pd Ebenezer Owen for taking care of John Sibley Sept. 21, 1796 pd Clark Robbins for keeping Moll Hall Nov. 8, 1796 pd Parker for keeping Alice Kendall 12 weeks pd Thomas Main for keeping Alice Kendall to Nov. 1 pd Elias Dimmock for keeping Sally Winchester and child pd Jacob Chapman for keeping Mary Hall to Oct. 13 Jan. 2, 1797 pd Stephen Chapman for coffin for Mrs. Hall pd Luke Coy for keeping Mrs. Hall Dec. 5, 1796 pd Stephen Chapman for keeping Mrs. Hall to Nov. 17. 1796 Feb. 27, 1797 pd Isaac Abbe for keeping Alice Kendall to date Mar. 20, 1797 pd Lieut. Janes for keepong Jo__ Baker May 9, 1797 pd William Perkins concerning cause of Olive Baker pd Isaac Abbe for keeping Alice Kendall to Sept. 18 Nov. 27, 1797 pd Capt. Morey concerning poor squaw Mar. 30, 1798 pd Esq. Johnson for services as arbitrator in cause of Olive Baker v. W. Snow pd Isaac Abbe for keeping Alice Kendall to Apr. 9 Mar. 13, 1798 pd Joseph Snow for attending as a witness in cause of Oliver Baker v. William Snow pd Charles Lord for cloth for Isaiah Smith pd Samuel Walker Jr. for wood for Phinehas Watkins May 8, 1798 pd David Kyes for removing John Brown & family to Montville Aug. 14, 1798 pd Joseph Snow for coffin for Jacklin's wife Sept. 7, 1798 pd Isaac Abbe for taking care of Alice Kendall Oct. 11, 1798 pd Capt. Daniel Knowlton for wood for Phinehas Watkins Oct. 13, 1798 pd Eli Kendall for rum for B. Fowler, a transient person pd Samson Keyes Jr. for carrying Abigail Tinker to New London pd William Perkins for attending Betsey Chandler court Nov. 24, 1798 pd Capt. Marcy for flannel for Jesse Trescot pd Col. Simmons for shoes for Jesse Trescot pd Isaac Kendall for supporting Indian girl Dec. 3, 1798 pd Amos Kendall for supplies for widow Crum Feb. 12, 1799 pd Lieut. Janes for taking care of Oliver Douset Mar. 12, 1799 pd Capt. Marcy for Jacklin family pd Town of Ellington for keeping Lavel Snow's children Mar. 13, 1799 pd Dr. Palmer for Hazen Crocker's children May 14, 1799 pd Willard Trowbridge for removing Cato Brown from Eastford to Westford pd Phinehas Watkins for nursing Cato Brown, a transient Negro pd John Sibley for digging grave for Cato Brown, a transient Negro June 11, 1799 pd Abiel Cheney for John Knox's family pd Samson Keyes for removing William Munsell and family Sept. 10, 1799 pd Abiel Cheney for taking care of John Knox's wife & 3 children Oct. 8, 1799 pd John Bowen for boarding & nursing Polly Bowen 18 weeks Nov. 11, 1799 pd Josiah Chaffee for keeping John Knox's wife Nov. 19, 1799 pd Frederick Chaffee for keeping Knox's children Jan. 6, 1800 pd Frederick Chaffee for keeping Knox's children to Jan. 7 pd Eli Hawes for taking Sarah Winchester's girl Mar. 11, 1800 pd Town of Wallingford for expenses of Moses Tufts pd William Snow for taking care of Jesse Trescott when sick Apr. 7, 1800 pd Frederick Chaffee for the Knox children pd Dr. Palmer for doctoring Luther Munsell's family May 13, 1800 pd Frederick Chaffee for keeping Knox's children June 10, 1800 pd Frederick Chaffee for keeping Knox children pd Ebenezer Eaton for keeping Sally Pitts Aug. 15, 1800 pd Willard Davis for coffin for Dr. Baker pd Asaph Smith Jr. for grave for Dr. Baker pd Thomas Young for wood for widow Barney Sept. 9, 1800 pd Ebenezer Eaton for nursing Sally Pitts Sept. 15, 1800 pd Benjamin Eastman for keeping Polly Bowen pd Aaron Tufts Jr. for keeping Polly Bowen Nov. 11, 1800 pd John Russell for 2 coffins for Peter Walker's family pd Dr. Palmer for doctoring Sarah Pitts pd Dr. Palmer for doctoring Jesse Trescott, Polly Bowen Jan. 13, 1801 pd Willard Davis for making coffin for Nehemiah Smith pd John Hendee for removing Ephraim Brown's family Feb. 10, 1801 pd John N. Sumner for wood & provisions for Thaddeus Watkins Apr. 13, 1801 pd Samuel Sumner for supplies for Thaddeus Watkins May 12, 1801 pd Philip Turner for wood for Phinehas Watkins June 9, 1801 pd Josias Byles for supplies for Jacob Wilson pd Robert Snow for keeping Betsey Snow, daughter of Lovel Snow June 29, 1801 pd Stephen Pitts for supplies for Sally Brown pd Aaron Tufts for keeping & nursing Polly Bowen Sept. 9, 2801 pd Asaph Smith Jr. for clothing for Isaiah Smith pd Joel Ward for supplies for Peter Walker Oct. 8, 1801 pd Asa Smith for wood for Phinehas Watkins pd Dr. Palmer for doctoring Jacob Wilson. Polly Cowen, Ephraim Brown's child, Phinehas Watkins, John Squam (an Indian) pd Willard Davis for coffin for widow Anne Smith Nov. 13, 1801 pd Benjamin Palmer for supplies & house rent for Sally Brown Dec. 12, 1801 pd Benjamin James for keeping Baker family for year ending Dec. 12, 1801 Jan. 16, 1802 pd Benjamin James for keeping widow Baker's cow pd Philip Turner for wood for Solomon Wickwire; wood for Jacob Wilson Feb. 9, 1809 pd Josiah Hall for keeping Sarah Miller part of the present year to Feb. 10, 1802 Feb. 25, 1802 pd John Bowen for keeping Polly Bowen 3 weeks Mar. 9, 1802 pd Asaph Smith for keeping Isaiah Smith 3 months Feb. 17, 1802 pd Eliakim H. Williams of Tolland for keeping & nursing Nancy Fay when sick Apr. 3, 1802 pd John Butler for house rent for Jacob Wilson 11 months Apr. 7, 1802 pd Benjamin Hanks for wood for Phinehas Watkins May 12, 1802 pd Asa Smith for keeping Isaiah Smith 2 months to May 12, 1802 Apr. 1802 pd Samuel Sumner for wood for Thaddeus Watkins, Oct. 1801-Apr. 1802 Aug. 10, 1802 pd Asaph Smith for keeping Isaiah Smith 3 months to Aug. 12 Feb. 1, 1802 pd Samuel Spring for keeping Polly Bowen 3 weeks Sept. 20, 1802 pd David Sears for wood for Phinehas Watkins Mar. 27, 1802 pd Joseph Hall for extraordinary expense in nursing & taking care of Sarah Millard when sick; keeping same Feb. 10-Aug. 14, 1802 pd Dr. Nehemiah House for doctoring Polly Bowen in Feb. 1801 Sept. 14, 1802 pd Gurdon Thompson for medicine & attendance on Nancy Fay at Tolland, Sept. 13, 1801-Nov. 19, 1801 Sept. 12, 1802 pd Aaron Tufts for keeping Polly Bowen 14 weeks Nov. 2, 1802 pd Abel Simmons for keeping Jacob Wilson's cow; moving Jacob Wilson Mar. 1, 1802; shoes for Wilson Oct. 28, 1802 Nov. 2, 1802 pd John Palmer for keeping Zuba Winchester 1 week & carrying her to Jonathan Winchester's in Dec. 1800 pd Thomas Chapman of Tolland for flannel for Nancy Fay in Dec. 1801 pd Benjamin James for keeping the Baker family Dec. 12, 1801- Oct. 27, 1802 pd Josiah Baker of Tolland for articles for Nancy Fay pd Abner Chaffee for articles delivered to Elizabeth Millard & Rebecca Millard pd Perkins R. Woodward for articles delivered to Peter Walker pd Abel Dow for articles for Isaiah Smith (Aug. 1802); Peter Walker (Sept. 1802); Jacob Wilson (Oct. 1802); Solomon wickwire (Nov. 1802) Nov. 8, 1802 pd David Sears for wood for Phinehas Watkins pd Asaph Smith for funeral of widow Smith (1801) Dec. 9, 1802 pd Benjamin James for keeping the Baker family to Dec. 12 pd Asaph Smith for keeping Isaiah Smith to Dec. 12 pd Caleb Walker for clothing, feeding & nursing Sarah Millard Additional Comments: This record is located at the office of the Ashford Town Clerk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/windham/history/other/townpoor18nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ctfiles/ File size: 10.6 Kb