Windham County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Canterbury Town Treasurer's Records 1737-1772 ************************************************ 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 23, 2008, 8:45 am Canterbury, Town Treasurer's Records, 1722-1786: Dec. 27, 1737 Town pd Stephen Frost for services done by his father, Stephen Frost, in carrying the chain on the ine between Canterbury and Windham Sept. 15, 1740 pd Samuel Adams for keeping the child of Mehitable Buswell Oct. 6, 1740 pd Samuel Adams for same Nov. 12, 1742 pd Edward Cleveland of Pomfret for support of William, son of Elizabeth (surname omitted) of Canterbury Jan. 3, 1742/3 pd for transporting Robert Coborn to Windham and Benjamin Rude to Norwich Nov. 17, 1742 pd Samuel Butt Jr. for boarding Elizabeth Cleveland & her child 20 weeks May 3, 1743 pd agents in a case against Windham concerning Robert Coborn Aug. 22, 1743 pd expenses of an action brought against Canterbury by town of Windham concerning maintenance of Robert Coborn June 25, 1744 pd Henry Adams for keeping & nursing Joanna Adams 2 months Sept. 10, 1745 pd Hannah Coborn for providing for her husband, Robert Coborn, part of the last year Jan. 1, 1746 pd Hannah Coborn for keeping her husband, Robert Coborn July 9, 1747 pd Hannah Coborn for same Mar. 7, 1748 pd Hannah Coborn for same May 9, 1748 pd Hannah Coborn for same Sept. 30, 1748 pd Hannah Coborn for same Mar. 8, 1748/9 pd Hannah Coborn for same Jan. 1, 1749/50 pd Hannah Coborn for same Jan. 6, 1751/2 pd Stephen Frost for keeping Robert Coborn 2 weeks Apr. 13, 1752 pd Stephen Frost for keeping widow Davis 2 months pd Daniel Davis for keeping his mother Davis 11 weeks Apr. 21, 1752 pd Daniel Davis for keeping his mother Davis 6 weeks Apr. 27, 1752 pd Robert Coborn Jr. towards maintenance of his father, Robert Coborn Nov. 18, 1752 pd Robert Coborn Jr. for same Jan. 20, 1752/3 pd Robert Coborn Jr. for same Feb. 6, 1753 pd Stephen Frost for keeping the wife of Peterson 5 weeks and her boy 16 weeks Mar. 23, 1753 pd Samuel Huntington for boarding Petrson's wife & children 11 weeks Mar. 12, 1750/1 pd Hannah Coborn for keeping her husband Mar. 14, 1750/1 pd Hannah Coborn for same Apr. 17, 1751 pd Hannah Coborn for same June 14, 1751 pd Hannah Coborn for same Sept. 8, 1751 pd Robert Coborn Jr. for keeping his father Nov. 13, 1751 pd Robert Coborn Jr, for same May 20, 1754 pd Samuel Huntington for supplies for Betty Dixon pd expenses for case v. Samuel Coborn June 14, 1753 pd Capt. Obadiah Johnson for keeping Jabez Green's wife & children & for paying for apprizing his goods pd Nathaniel Phillips for keeping Robert Coborn 14 weeks, 6 days Sept. 9, 1755 pd Mr. Nevins for taking care of Betty Suncimon in her sickness pd Capt. John Fish for boarding widow Davis 40 weeks Dec. 2, 1754 pd Dr. Timothy Winter for boarding & doctoring Andrew Peterson May 20, 1754 pd Thomas Krapen for keeping Betty Dix(on) 6 weeks Dec. 2, 1754 pd Ezra Ensworth for use of his house for Elisha Bennett's wife 9 months Mar. 12, 1756 pd Stephen Frost for keeping the French family 4 weeks Dec. 2, 1754 pd Samuel Huntington for support of Robert Coborn and Betty Indian pd Capt. John Fish for boarding widow Davis the 4th instant Feb. 4, 1755 supplies for Elisha Bennett's wife Apr. 11, 1756 doctoring widow Davis & Betty Suncimon June 9, 1756 pd Stephen Frost for boarding the French family July 3, 1756 clothing for widow Davis Nov. 19, 1768 rec'd fine from Joseph Ensworth, he having neglected public worship 3 days some time ago Jan. 14, 1768 pd Gershom Mott Jr. for keeping Jo: Austin & family Apr. 24, 1777 fines paid for not joining army when drafted: Jacob Geer, Capt. John Johnson's Co. Ebenezer Chaffee, Capt. Andrew Murdock's Co. Jeremiah Mott Jr., Capt. Raynsford's Co. Benjamin Raynsford, Capt. Raynsford's Co. David Safford, Capt. William Hebbard's Co. Joseph Williamson, Capt. William Hebbard's Co. William Carew, Capt. Joseph Raynsford's Co. Amos Meach, ditto Eliphalet Farnam, ditto Peter Park, ditto Uriah Cady Jr., Capt. Andrew Murdock's Co. Lee Woodard, Capt. William Hebbard's Co. Jacob Preston, ditto Eliashib Adams Esq., Capt. Joseph Raynsford's Co. May 6, 1777 same: Thomas Merritt, Capt. William Smith's Co. June 2, 1777 same: Samuel Harris, Capt. William Hebbard's Co. Zachariah Waldo, Capt. Raynsford's Co. Aug. 19, 1777 same: Eleazar Park, Capt. Asa Bacon's Co. Aug. 21, 1777 refunded Park's fine, he having hired a man to take his place Sept. 30, 1786 pd Capt. James Dyer for keeping Sarah Jordan Nov. 18, 1785 - July 22, 1786; clothing, etc. July 1777 pd Joseph Safford as refund of his son's fine, as his son has enlisted into the Continental Army Jan. 12, 1778 received fine from Asa Smith for not marching to Providence when detached Sept. 20, 1779 received fine from Nathan Abbot of Stafford for breaking of Sabbath Dec. 20, 1779 received fine from Anthony Morse for his not joining the army in 1777 Mar. 10, 1780 warrant for Sarah Green no date received fine for Thomas Stanton & _____ (name omitted) Staples for fighting Lieut. Fobes' fine for drinking fines from Samuel Cleveland & Timothy Adams for breach of the peace Sept. 1772 widow Mott & Anna Herrington fined for fighting Job Wheeler fined for breach of Sabbath no date Thomas Bradford Jr. fined for breaking the Sabbath Hannah Staples fined for same John Lester fined for same William Farnam fined for fighting William Woodard & Phinehas Lester fined for fighting Additional Comments: This record is located at the office of the Canterbury Town Clerk. File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/windham/history/other/townpoor199gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb