book ii: 1727–1762

fig. 5: Page nine of the records of the Apponegansett Friends Monthly Meeting Records, 1727. Courtesy of the Dartmouth at Smith’s Neck Monthly Meeting.

The Records of The

Discipline of Friends,

In The Monthly Meeting of Dartmouth

Containing a Register of the Several

Transactions, In the Affairs of the

Church;

From the Tenth Month A D 1727, Old

Stile, To the Ninth Month A D 1762 New

Stile, Inclusive;

10:mo:

1727

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 10th month 1727

 

The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John

 

Lapham present for Rochester Elisha Wing

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use

 

of friends –  –  –  –  –  –  – 0 – 11=01

 

John Tucker and Henry Tucker are chose to oversee

 

the meeting the Ensuing year: and James Barker

 

is Chosen in the room [place] of Nicholas Davis to have the

 

deed of the land made to that was bought of Stephen

 

West Junr at Acushonet to build a meeting house

 

Upon: And this meeting orders Deliverance Smith

 

to Pay fifteen Shillings towards ye aforesd Land

 

And this meeting orders Deliverance Smith to pay

 

John Tucker and Henry Tucker forty Shillings for

 

keeping the meeting House: and Elisha Wing and

 

John Lapham are Chose to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

And John Tucker is appointed to draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

11:mo:

1727

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth ye 15 of ye 11 month 1727

 

The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and Josiah Merihw [Merihew]

 

Present - For Rochester none appeared

 

Elisha Wing and John Lapham hath attended the

 

Quarterly meeting as appointed and John Tucker and

 

Elisha Wing hath drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting we read at

 

This meeting and well accepted: And Jonathan

 

Tabers Condemnation is Refered for further Consideration

 

12 mo

1727/28

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth ye 19 day of ye 12 month 1727/8

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging called

 

upon: for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John

 

Lapham present: for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

And Jonathan Tabers Condemnation is referred until the

 

next monthly meeting. And Abraham Tucker Deliver

 

a certificate from this meeting in relation to his

 

Clearness as to marriage and conversation and

 

Josiah Merrihew and Elishib Smith are appointed

 

to see into it and make report to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Ebenezer Slocum also delivers another

 

upon the same account Which John Russell and

 

John Lapham are appointed to see into and make return

 

to ye next monthly meeting And Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed to

 

assist the women in drawing up Hester Taber now

 

wife of William Palmer her condemnation for her

 

outgoing in marrying Contrary to ye good order

 

Established among friends

 

No business from Rochester and the next monthly

 

meeting is adjourned until ye third fourth day in the

 

next month and Judah Smith and Abraham Tucker is

 

appointed to make up the meetings accounts with

 

Deliverance Smith

 

1:mo:

1728

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth ye 20 day of ye 1 month 1728 – –

 

The several meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John Lapham

 

present for Rochester none present

 

The friends that were appointed to see into the Abraham

 

Tuckers Clearness as to any intanglement in marriage

 

find none enet to Hannah Hull of Rhode Island

 

and to his conversati[‘on’ is inserted above the line] pretty orderly

 

As also the friends appointed to see into Ebenezer

 

Slocums Clearness they report that they find nothing

 

of any intanglement with any person Except with

 

Bathsheba Hull of Rhoad Island: and as to his Conver

 

- sation not so orderly as could desire but for time to

 

come he promises to reform

 

And John Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed to draw

 

up each of them a certificate and sign them in behalfe

 

of ye monthly meeting: And John Tucker and Judah Smith

 

hath made up the monthly meetings accounts with

 

Deliverance Smith and the remains in ye Stock 3=07=0 [6?]

 

And it is referred to ye Quarterly meetings judgment

 

whither the monthly meeting ought not to sign a

 

Condemnation against Jonathan Tabers proceeding

 

in marriage Contrary to ye order of friends

 

or to take his own Condemnation which is here also presented

 

Our visitors being called upon gives their account

 

that they have done nothing in that service

 

And John Tucker and John Lapham are appointed to

 

attend the Quarterly Meeting and to Draft an

 

Epistle to ye same and sign it. And our Collection

 

is referred to the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter concerning Hester Tabor refered

 

to the Next monthly meeting

 

2:mo:

1728

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

Meeting house in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 2 m 1728

 

the several meetings thereunto belonging called

 

upon. For Dartmouth William Wood and Deliver[‘ance’ squeezed below the line]

 

Smith present for Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

John Tucker and john Lapham hath drawn up

 

Abraham Tucker and Ebenezer Slocums Certificates

 

and John Tucker hath signed them in behalf of

 

the monthly meeting as appointed: and John Tucker

 

and John Lapham hath drawn up an Epistle to the

 

Quarterly meeting and attended the same as appointed

 

Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1-11=07

 

And the matter concerning Hester taber not being

 

done Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are still continued

 

to draw up her condemnation: And John Tucker and

 

Delivrance Smith are appointed to view the

 

monthly meeting minutes in order that they may be

 

put upon record

 

And Isaac Smith is appointed to Record them And

 

this meeting orders Deliverance Smith to pay

 

John Tucker 10 shillings and Adam Mott 2 shillings

 

And John Whitely and Abigail Allen hath laid their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and are desired to wait until the next

 

Monthly meeting for their answer and to settle

 

their estates so that their children may not be dam

 

nifyed by their marrying and Deliverance Smith

 

and John Lapham are appointed to assist them

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted

 

No business from Rochester

 

3:mo:

1728

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

meeting house in Dartmouth the: 20 day of ye 3 mo:1728

 

The several meetings thereunto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and

 

John Lapham present for Rochester Stephen Wing

 

present Deliverance Smith according to order hath

 

paid John Tucker -10 shillings and Adam Mott 2S

 

as appointed: And Deliverance Smith and John Lapham

 

are still continued to assist John Whitely and

 

Abigall Allen in setling their estates before they

 

have their answer and whereas Deborah Read

 

hath in time past gone out of ye unity of friends in

 

marry [sic] Contrary to the advise of friends doth now

 

give in a paper of acknowledgment Condemning of

 

her outgoings and Deliverance Smith is appointed

 

to read it on a first day between this and the next

 

monthly meeting. And this meeting orders Deliverance

 

Smith to pay to John Tucker and Henry Tucker forty

 

shillings for keeping the meeting house which is done

 

according to order and Jonathan Tabers acknowledg

 

-ment of his outgoings is referred until the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Taber is appointed to Read Hester Palmers

 

Condemnation which is as followeth – – – – –

 

[the rest of the page is blank]

 
 

The business of Rochester called and none presented

 

and this meeting adjourns the next monthly meeting

 

until the fourth second day in the next month

 

4:mo:

1728

At a monthly meeting of friends held in our

meeting house the 24 day of the 4 month 1728 – –

 

The seaveral meeting thereto belong[ing] called upon for

 

Dartmouth William Wood and Deliverance Smith

 

present for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

And there was collected for the use of friends: 2=05=08

 

and Deliverance Smith is still continued to read

 

Deborah Reads acknowledgment and Jonathan

 

Tabers acknowledgment for his outgoings in marriage

 

was read and accepted: and Joseph Taber hath read

 

Hester Palmers Condemnation as appointed

 

and Elisha Wing and William Wood are appointed to attend

 

the Quarterly meeting and Elisha Wing and John Tucker is

 

appointed to draft an Epistle to the same

 

and John Whitely and Abigail Allen having settled their

 

estates this meeting gives them their answer that

 

they are permitted to take each other in marriage in

 

some convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting and Deliverance Smith and John

 

Lapham are appointed to see their marriage Solemnized

 

in the Good order of truth and make return to ye next

 

monthly meeting. And this meeting makes a new choice of

 

visitors for Dartmouth John Howland James Barker and

 

Adam Mott[;] for Rochester Elisha Wing and Stephen Wing

 

and at this meeting John Russell Jun: John Howland James

 

Barker Adam Mott and John Tucker jun ^ was chose to have ye deed

 

of the meeting house land made to [left blank]

 

5:mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 5 month 1728

 

the seaveral meeting thereto belonging called upon for

 

Dartmouth John Lapham and Eliashib Smith present

 

for Rochester none appeared – – –

 

And Deliverance Smith is still continued to read Deborah

 

Reads acknowledgment and William Wood attended the

 

Quarterly meeting as appointed and John Tucker and

 

Elisha Wing hath drawn an account to ye same as

 

appointed and John Lapham makes report to this meeting

 

that he was at ye marriage of John Whitely and Abigall

 

Allen and found nothing but that it was accomplished

 

in good order. And this meeting agrees to come to a

 

subscription of: 10: pounds for Richard Patridg for

 

service which he hath done for friends in England

 

6: mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth ye 19 Day of 6 month 1728

 

the seaveral meetings thereunto belonging called upon for

 

Dartmouth Deliverance Smith and John Lapham present

 

Rochester Elisha Wing present and Deliverance

 

Smith hath read Deborah Reads acknowledgment

 

as appointed and John Lapham and Isaac Howland is

 

appointed to make enquiry into Benjamin Smith clearance

 

as to marriage and conversation and draw up a Certficate

 

according as they shall find it

 

And William Wood Junr hath a mind to travil Westward

 

and requires a certificate and John Tucker is appointed to

 

draw one up and sign it in ye behalf of this meeting

 

Rochester meeting Called and no business presented

 

7:mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 16: day of the 7 month. . 1728:

 

Dartmouth meeting called none appeared by appointment

 

Rochester meeting Called none appeared

 

There was collected for the use of friends – – 1 08=00

 

John Tucker and Deliverance Smith are appointed to

 

attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw up an account

 

to ye same: There hath happened some Difference between

 

Jonathan Merrihoo and his brother Josiah which John

 

Russell Isaac Howland Henry Tucker Adam Mott and

 

John Howland are appointed to hear and determine

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

This meeting is adjourned until the first [sixt?] day in

 

the next month.

 

This mee[t]ing being meet according to adjournment

 

the visiters brings in their account that they have

 

visited the most of friends families of friends in Apo

 

naganset vilage and their visits were accepted in

 

love but where things were amiss they were in

 

hopes they might be better

 

8 mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 8 month 1728

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Joseph

 

Russell Junr present for Rochester Nicholas Davis

 

present John Tucker and Deliverance Smith hath

 

Drawn an Epistle to the Quarterly meeting as appointed

 

but it hap[pe]ned that they could not well attend it

 

Abraham Russell and Dinah Allen having laid their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage: They are

 

to wait until the next monthly meeting for their answ[er]

 

and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] and John Russell are appointed to

 

make inquiry into the young mans clearness and make

 

Return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The differance between Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] and his brother

 

Jonathan not being ended the Same friends are still

 

Continued to end ye Same and bring in their account

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Dorothy Wing of Rochester being about to Remove

 

to Sandwich to Live Disires a certificate of this meeting

 

which Elisha Wing and Nicholas Davis is appointed

 

to draw up in order to be Signed at our next month

 

-ly meeting and this meeting orders Deliverance Smith

 

to pay Henry Tucker 11 Shillings for mending the

 

meeting House glass and the House where it was burnt

 

And Joseph Taber ^John Walker and Elisha Wing are appointed to

 

Labour with Samuel Wing of Rochester to Show him

 

the Evil of his inclinations to take a young woman to

 

wife that is not a believer in the principles of truth

 

Friends the people Called Quakers: and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting of their doings therein

 

9:mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet

ing House in Dartmouth ye 18 day of the 9 month 1728—

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Wm Wood and Eliashib

 

Smith present Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing

 

and Nicholas Davis appeared

 

Whereas Abraham Russell and Dinah Allen laid their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

the last monthly meeting now they Came

 

for their answer and friends finding nothing to

 

hinder their intention their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting and John Russell and Josiah Merrihoo [Merihew]

 

are appointed to see their marriage S[c]onsummated

 

ind the gooder of truth

 

And Edward Wing and Patience Ellis having laid their

 

intention of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting they are Desired to wait until the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Henry Tucker

 

and Eliashib Smith are appointed to Enquire into

 

their Clearness and make report to the next monthly

 

Meeting. And James Russell and Mary Howland having laid

 

their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before this

 

Last monthly meeting they are desired to wait until

 

our next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

John Howland and James Barker is appointed to make

 

Enquiry into their Clearness and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Deliverance Smith unto Henry Tucker 11 Shillings

 

as ordered The friends that were appointed to Speak

 

with Samuel Wing are Still Continued to Labour with

 

him and bring in an account their Doings to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

and John Tucker is appointed to assist the women in

 

Drawing up a Condemnation against Hannah now

 

wife of William Wood Juner for proceeding Contrary to

 

the advise of friends in her marriage

 

10:mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 10 month 1728

 

The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

fo[r] Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott presen[t]

 

for Rochester none appeared by appointment

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye: use of friend[s]

 

one pound and 2 pence

 

John Russell and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] being Called upon to

 

give in their account Concerning Abraham Russell

 

and Dinah Allens marriage Signify that they Saw nothing

 

but that it was S[c]onsumated in the good order of Truth

 

Edward Wing and Patience Elliss [Ellis] Came to this meeting

 

for their answer in Referance to their taking each

 

other in marriage and they had their answer that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next month=

 

ly meeting and Henry Tucker and Eliashib Smith are

 

appointed to See their marriage Consumated in the

 

good order of truth and make Return to ye next

 

monthly meeting. and James Russell and Mary Howland

 

Came to this meeting for their answer and their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting.

 

And John Howland and James Barker is appointed to

 

See their marriage Selemnized in the good order establish-

 

ed among friends and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting: Receivd of the women in mon[e]y 2 : 14 : 00

 

which was paid to John Tucker for keeping ye meeting House

 

This meeting agreas [agrees] to Come to a Subscribtion build a

 

Meeting House at Acushnot near the bizness of friends

 

meeting House at Pembrook And Thomas Hathaway Joseph

 

Taber Jacob Taber and Henry Tucker are appointed to See

 

it done as Soon as Can be with Conveniency

 

And Nicholas Davis Henry Tucker and Joseph Russell

 

Junr: are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and to draw up an Epistle to the Same and John Tucker

 

to assist them and John Tucker and James Barker are

 

appointed to oversee the meeting House the Ensuing year

 

And Hannah Woods Condemnation was Signed at this

 

meeting and is as followeth. and                   

 

20 d.

11 mo:

1728:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 11 month 1728:

The Seavral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Adam Mott and James Barker present

 

for Rochester none appeared by appointment

 

Henry Tucker and Eliashib Smith make Report to this meeting

 

That they were at the marriage of Edward Wing and Patince [Patience]

 

Ellis and Saw nothing but that it was Carried on in the good

 

order of truth: And John Howland and James Barker also

 

Signifies to this meeting that James Russell and Mary Howlands

 

marriage was Consumated in the Good order of truth

 

John Tucker and Henry Tucker hath drawn up an Epistle

 

to ye Quarterly Meeting and Henry Tucker and Nicholas Davis

 

hath attended the Quarterly meeting as appointed

 

This meeting orders Deliverance Smith to pay John Lapham

 

Six Shillings for keeping the meeting House

 

And John Tucker and Henry Tucker are appointed to assist

 

the women in Drawing up Hope Smiths Condemnation

 

for her out goings and Hannah Woods Condemnation is

 

Read according to order The Epistle from the Quarterly

 

meet was read and kindly accepted

 

12:mo:

1728/9

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 12 month 1728/29

 

The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for

 

Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

Deliverance Smith hath paid John Lapham 6 Shillings as

 

appointed John Tucker and Henry Tucker hath Drawn up

 

Hope Smiths Condemnation and ye 2[?] Signing of it is Refered

 

until the next monthly meeting and Henry Tucker and

 

Adam Mott are Chose to Purge the Monthly meetings of

 

Such persons that is not under the Care of friends

 

And this meeting doth agrea [agree] and are Come to a Subscribtion

 

for the building of Acushonet meeting House

 

1 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 1 month 1729

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

For Dartmouth Willim Wood and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1:05s:02d

 

Hope Smiths Condemnation is Signed as appointed and

 

Jabez Barker is appointed to Read it in Some Conve

 

nient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

after our meeting of worship and is as followeth

 

Whereas Hope the Daughter of Deliverance Smith

 

and Mary his Wife of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol

 

in New England having been educated among friends

 

Not Regarding the fear of God the honour of her parents

 

Nor of friends, hath by giving way to the evil one and

 

her own wicked inclinations Committed that great Sin

 

of fornication which wicked action we the people ^ of God Called

 

Quakers do deny all Such wicked actions and do give this

 

forth as a publick Testimony against the abovesd Hope Smith

 

her ungodly and wicked action yet Si[n]cerely Desireing

 

and truly Desireing that if it be the will of God Shee

 

May Come to a Sight and Sence of her out goings and

 

by an unfeigned Repentence and amendment of life

 

To walk as to find mercy with the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

the 17 day of the 1 month 1729:

 

John Tucker

 

William Wood

 

Henry Tucker

    Ruth Tucker

 

John Lapham

    Hannah Tucker

 

James Barker

    Mehetabel Burril [?]

 

Deliverance Smith

    Phebe Tucker

 

Adam Mott

    Mary Lapham

 

Elisha Wing

    Elisabeth Barker

 

Isaac Howland

    Rose Howland

 

Nicholas Lapham

    Mary Howland

 

John Howland

I acknowledg the above written

 

Nicholas Davis

to be Equal and Just

 

Jabez Barker

        Hope Smith

 

The business of Dartmouth meeting Called the visiters

 

being Called upon to give in their accounts of their

 

Care in visiting friends families and their account

 

is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting that is to be held in Dartmouth

 

the 17 day of the first month 1729

 

We the Subscribers Give the monthly meeting the

 

following account that we have visited most of the

 

families of friends in Dartmouth and in most families

 

we were kindly accepted Received and they Expressed a

 

Great deal of Sattisfaction in our visits and when we

 

gave them our advice in Love and tenderness they

 

owned that it was the truth and hoped that it would

 

be of good Service to them and their Children and

 

hoped they Should be more Careful for the time to Come

 

So that we believe that truth gaines ground in Some

 

families: but in other Some we received but

 

a Cool reception and hard Reflections to our great Sorrow

 

and trouble: but where things were amiss and out of

 

order we did not Spare to Labour and Pains in true love

 

that things to have them Mended, but we Must leave

 

the Effect to ye Only Wise God who has all power in his

 

hand So we have no more to Communicate to your Conside-

 

ration but remain your friends

 

John Howland

Phebe Tucker

 

Nicholas Davis

Mary Howland

 

James Barker           

 

John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott are Chosen

 

to attend the Quarterly meeting and John Tucker and

 

Elisha Wing are appointed to draw an Epistle to the

 

Same: The business of Rochester meeting Called and

 

whereas Samuel Wing hath refused to take friends

 

advise: this meeting makes Choice of Elisha Wing

 

Joseph Taber and John Tucker to Draw up a Condemnation

 

against him and bring it to our next monthly meeting

 

in order to be Signed

 

2:mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 2 month 1729

 

The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

For Dartmouth William Wood and Deliverance Smith

 

present for Rochester none appeared

 

Jabez Barker hath read Hope Smiths Condemnation

 

as appointed John Tucker and Elisha Wing hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and drawn up an Epistle to the

 

Same as appointed The Epistle from the Quarterly

 

was read at this meeting and kindly accepted – – – – –

 

3: mo:

1729

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth the 19 day of ye 3 month 1729

 

The Seaveral meeting thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth John Howland and Jabez Barker presen[t]

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present

 

Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tucker did lay their Inten-

 

tions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

Meeting and Savory Clifton and Jabez Barker are

 

appointed to inquire into their Clearness as to marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting how they find things

 

John Tucker and Elisha Wing hath drawn up Samuel

 

Wings Condemnation as appointed and it is approved and

 

Signed and Elisha Wing and is appointed to Read the

 

Same in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting on a first day after the meet-

 

ing of worship at Rochester meeting house

 

or Cause it to be done

 

And the next monthly meeting is adjourned until the 4

 

Second day in the 4 month next

 

4 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 23 day of the 4 month 1729

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth none appeared by appointment

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

Collected for the Use of friends – – £1 -11s = 08d

 

Whereas Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tucker Laid their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before the

 

Last monthly meeting Now they Came for their Answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in marriage in the good order of truth in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and John Howland and James Barker are appointed to

 

See their marriage Consumated and make return to the

 

Next monthly meeting; and Elisha Wing is Still Conti-

 

nued to read Samuel Wings Condemnation

 

And John Tucker and Isaac Howland are appointed to

 

make up the meetings accounts with the Treasurer – –

 

John Tucker and Nicholas Davis is appointed to take

 

Some Method to procure a friend School Master

 

And this meeting makes a new Choice of visiters

 

(viz) John Tucker and Adam Mott for Aponaganset

 

and Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell Junr for Cushnot

 

For Coakset William Wood and Eliashib Smith

 

For Rocheste[r] Savory Clifton and Elisha Wing

 

John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott are

 

appointed to atte[n]d ye Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same: and this meeting ords [orders] Deliverance

 

Smith to pay to John Tucker and James Barker for

 

keeping the meeting House – – £2- 10s- 00d

 

And Mary Traffords acknowledgment was read at this

 

Meeting and accepted and is as followeth

 

Dartmouth the 15 day of the 2 month 1729

 

to the monthly meeting of friends to be held at Dartmouth

 

the third Second day of this instant

 

Friends whereas in time past I proceeded in marriage

 

Contrary to the Advice of frie^nds and the good order practiced

 

among them, which disorderly proceedings brought trouble to

 

friends and proved a great grief to my parents.

 

Now Friends I Condemn the abovesd Disorderly proceedings

 

as wrong and a breach of Good order; for which disorderly

 

proceeding I am heartily Sorry and pray that you would

 

Remitt mine Offence So far as pertains to you,

 

with Sincere Desires that you would Receive me under

 

your Care and for the time to Come have an Eye

 

over me for Good which is the hearty Desire of

 

Your friend – – Mary Trafford

 

5 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 5 month 1729

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Wm Wood and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Nicholas Davis present

 

John Howland and James Barker makes report to

 

this meeting that Nicholas Davis and Ruth Tuckers

 

marriage was Consumated in the Good order of truth

 

John Tuck [Tucker] and Isaac Howland is appointed to make

 

up accounts with the Executor of our treasurer

 

Deliverance Smith deceased:

 

John Tucker hath attended the Quarterly meeting

 

and Drawn up an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

And this meeting makes Ch[o]ice of Adam Mott to be our

 

Treasurer in the Room of our friend Deliverance

 

Smith deceased: The Epistle from the Quarterly

 

meeting was read at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

And this meeting agrees to Come to a Subscribtion of

 

four pounds to renew the yearly meeting Stock

 

6 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 18 day of the 6 month 1729

 

The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth William Wood and Henry Tucker present

 

for Rochester none appeared by appointment

 

John Tucker and Isaac Howland are Still Continued

 

to make up the accounts with the Executor of ye treasur[er]

 

There is a deed drawn up and Signed according to appointment

 

for the meeting House Land at Cushnot:

 

7 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held [at] our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 7 Month 1729:

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present

 

for Rochester Nicholas Davis present

 

Whereas the Last Quarterly meeting Sent for fower [four]

 

pounds to renew the yearly meeting Stock which this

 

meeting hath Gathered and John Howland ^is appointo to Carry the

 

Same to ye next Quarterly meeting

 

Rochester meeting Called and no business presented

 

John Tucker William Wood John Howland and Nicholas

 

Davis are appo[i]nted to attend the Quarter the Quarterly

 

meeting next and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

and this meeting is adjourned til ye first Sixth day

 

in the next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

third day of the 8 month 1729: the visiters being Called

 

upon to give in their account of how they find things.

 

under their Care in friends fam[i]lies they give the

 

following account that they have visited in a pretty

 

Generall way the families of friends that are

 

under their Care and things pretty well for the most

 

part so far as they Saw but in Some families not

 

So well as they desire and this meeting agreas [agrees] that

 

when the ^books (viz) Robert Barclays apollegies that are

 

near ready to Come out of the press that when they

 

are ready then they Shall have the remainder of the

 

Mony for printing them1

 

8 mo:

1729

. . . . . .

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

In Dartmouth the 20 day of the 8 month 1729:

The Seaverall meetings ther[e]to belonging Called upon

 

For Dartmouth Eliashib Smith present

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present

 

The 4 pounds that was gathered the Last monthly meeting

 

for Renewing the yearly meeting Stock was Carried and

 

Delivered to the Quarterly meeting as appointed

 

John Tucker Wm Wood and Nicholas Davis hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an account to ye Same

 

according to appointment And this meeting doth Still

 

Continue those friends that was to git a friend School mas-

 

ter and that he Shall be a Grammer according to former

 

Advice and this meeting to be at the Charge thereof

 

No business from Rochester presented

 

The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was Read at this

 

Meeting and kindly accepted

 

9 mo:

1729

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 9 month 1729

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell Junr presen[t]

 

for Rochester Nicholas Davis present

 

Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewis desires this meeting[s?]

 

approbation in taking each other in marriage

 

and they are desired to wait until our next monthly

 

meeting for their answer And Nicholas Davis and

 

Adam Mott are appointed to make Enquiry into

 

their Clearness with respect to marriage and Con-

 

versation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Wm Wood Junr: Desires a Certificate from this

 

Meeting of his Clearness in marriage and Conversation

 

And Jabez Barker and Adam Mott are appointed to enquire

 

into the Same and make re report to the next monthly

 

Meeting how they find things Relating to that Affair

 

and Elisabeth Willcox [Wilcox] daughter of Stephen Willcox [Wilcox]

 

having gone out of the Order of friends in having a

 

Child and She being not married This meeting doth

 

appoint John Tucker and William Wood to assist the

 

women in Drawing up her Condemnation

 

No business presented from Rochester

 

10 mo:

1729:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 10 month 1729

 

The Seaverall meetings therto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester John Wing present

 

Ebenezer Shearman and Wait Barker having laid

 

their Intentions of taking each other in Marriage before

 

this meeting they are desired to wait until our next

 

for their answer and Joseph Russell junr and Henry

 

Tucker are appointed to Enquire into their Clearness and

 

Conversation and make Report to the next monthly

 

meeting: and Thomas Lapham and Abigall Wilber [Wilbur] laid

 

their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is appoin-

 

ted to make inquiry into their Clearness and Conversation

 

and make report to our next monthly meeting

 

Nicholas Davis and Adam Mott having made Enquiry into

 

Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewises Clearness and Conver-

 

Sation make report to this meeting that they find nothing to

 

hinder their proceedings: and this meeting Receiv’d forty

 

Shillings of the women: and there was Collected by this

 

meeting for the use of friends – – – – 01 - 05 = 00

 

John Tucker and Isaac Howland hath made up this meetings

 

accounts with the Executor of the Treasurer and there

 

Remains in the Stock Seaven pounds and Six Shilling: 7 = 06 = 00

 

and this mony is all Disposed of Except one pound ten Shillings

 

and Six pence which is put in to the Treasurers hands

 

Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is appointed to take Care of

 

the meeting House: Joseph Taber Jacob Taber and Thos Hathaway

 

is appointed to oversee the burying Ground at Cushnot. John Tucker

 

Joseph Russell Junr and Henry Tucker are appointed to attend -

 

the Quarterly meeting and Draw up an Epistle to ye Same

 

and Adam Mott and Isaac Smith is appointed to peruse the

 

monthly meeting munits with John Tucker in order that

 

they may be put on Record and Isaac Wood is appointed to

 

Read Elisabeth Willcox [Wilcox] her Condemnation which is as

 

Followeth:

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11 mo:

1729/30

And this meeting orders those friends that are appointed

to attend the Quarterly meeting to pay the remainder part

 

of the mony for Robert Barclays appollegies and bring

 

them to our next monthly meeting and ye meeting to pay

 

them the mony again

 

Rochester meeting Called and no business presented

 

11 mo:

1729/30

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth the 19 day of the 11 month 1729/30

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Nicholas Devis [Davis] present

 

Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath

 

made Enquiry into Ebenezer Shearmans Clearness as

 

to marriage and Conversation and finds nothing to hinder

 

his proceedings: Ebenezer Shearman and Wait Barker

 

Came to this meeting for their answer

 

And there answer was that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in the good order of truth

 

and Adam Mott and Eliashib Smith is appointed to See it

 

done and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

And likewise Benjamin Taber and Susanna Lewis Came

 

to this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they may proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in the good order of truth in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting and

 

Nicholas Davis and John Walker is appointed to See

 

their marriage Consumated and in the Good order of

 

truth and make Return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Thos Lapham and Abigal Wilber [Wilbur] Came to this meeting

 

for their answer Enquiry being made into their

 

Clearness and Conversation and nothing appearing

 

to hiender their proceedings their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

the good order of truth and John Russell and Nicholas

 

Lapham is appointed to See the Same Consumated in the

 

abovesd order and make report to our next monthly meet-

 

ing: Joseph Russell junr hath attended ye Quarterly

 

meeting as appointed and John and Henry Tucker

 

hath drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

12 mo:

1729/30

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 12 month 1729/30

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Wm Wood present for Rochester Nicholas Davis

 

Nicholas Davis and John Walker that they attended Benjan

 

Tabers marriage and that it was Carried on in good order

 

as far as they Saw. And likewise Adam Mott and Eliashib

 

Smith makes report to this meeting that they attended

 

Ebenezer Shearmans marriage and that it was Consu-

 

mated in good order. and John Russell and Nicholas Lapham

 

makes report to this meeting that they attended Thos Lapham

 

Marriage and they Saw nothing but that it was Carried

 

on in Good order: David Joy and Mary Taber Laid their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and they are desired to wait until our

 

next for their answer and Joseph Taber and Joseph

 

Russell junr: are appointed to make Enquiry into

 

Their Clearness and Conversation and bring in their account

 

to the next monthly meeting. Rochester business Called & none present[ed]

 

1 mo:

1730:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

In Dartmouth the 16 day of the 1 month 1730

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmou[th]

 

William Wood and Adam Mott present for Rochester none appeared

 

Moses Shearman and Meribah Wood laid their Intentions of taking

 

each other in marriage before this meeting and are desired to wait

 

til the next monthly meeting for their answer and Jabez Barker

 

and John Lapham are appointed to make Enquiry into their

 

Clearness and Conversation and make return to our next

 

Monthly meeting how they find things

 

and Likewise Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allen laid their inten-

 

tions of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and are desired to wait until our next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Adam Mott and Eliashib Smith are

 

appointed to make Enquiry into their th Clearness and Conver-

 

Sation and make return to our next how they find things

 

And our friends Mary [R?]ennal and Mary Lewis from

 

Pensalvania was here and their Certificates was read

 

to this meetings Sattisfaction

 

And there was Collected at this meeting – – 2 – 10 = 06

 

William Wood Junr desireing a Certificate this meeting doth

 

grant him one: and this meeting is adjourned until the

 

first Sixth day in next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this first

 

Sixth day in the 2d month 1730

 

The Visiters brings in their account of their visits which

 

is as followeth: We have visited the famlies of friends in a

 

pretty Generall way that is under our Care and in Some

 

families things pretty well as far as we Saw and in other

 

Some not well where we gave advice which did seam to

 

be well taken: John Tucker Joseph Russell junr Henry Tucker

 

and Adam Mott are Chose to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and draw an Epistle to the Same

 

2 mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 20 day of ye: 2 month 1730

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Joseph Taber and Adam Mott present for

 

Rochester none appeared by appointment

 

John Tucker Henry Tucker Joseph Russell junr and Adam

 

Mott attended the Quarterly meeting as appointed and

 

drew an Epistle to ye. Same as ordered

 

and David Joy and Mary Taber Came to this meeting for

 

their answer in relation to their taking each other in mar-

 

riage and Enquiry being made into their Clearness and

 

nothing appearing to hinder their proceedings in that affair

 

they had their answer that they might proceed to take

 

Each other in marriage in the Good order of truth

 

in some Convenient time between this and ye. next month

 

ly meeting and Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell junr is ap-

 

pointed to see their marriage Consummated and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

and Likewise Moses Shearman [Sherman] and Meribah Wood Came

 

for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might take each other in marriage in the Good order

 

of truth in some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting and Jabez Barker and John

 

Lapham are appointed to see their marriage Solemnized

 

in the aforesd order and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting and: Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allen

 

Came for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might take each other in marriage in the good order

 

of truth in some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott is

 

appointed to see it Consummated in the aforesd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting: and Jonathan

 

Smith and his wife their Certificate was read at this

 

meeting and is as followeth

 

From our monthly meeting held at Providence the 8 day

 

of the 2 month 1730.

 

To friends at Dartmouth Greeting: &C

 

Dear friends after the Sallutation of our Love these are to

 

Ceartify you that whereas Jonathan Smith and his wife

 

desired a few lines from this meeting for your Sattisfaction

 

of what station they stood in when they went from us these

 

therefore are to inform you tho they had sayt it in

 

Some things in time past yet since their Conversation has been

 

such as demonstrated a reformation and a Return towards friends

 

so that they were received and under the Care of this meeting when

 

they went from us and we recommend them as such to you desireing

 

your Care over them for their preservation in the truth

 

Signed by

Benjamin Pain

 

Josiah Owen

Seth Aldrich

Nathaniel Gibson

 

Samuel Aldrich

Moses Aldrich

Benjamin Taste [Tabre?]

 

Thomas Smith

Joseph Arnold

Stephen Swett

 

And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

Meeting and kindly accepted

 

3 mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the 18 day of the 3 month 1730

 

the Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

William Wood and Adam Mott present for Rochester none appeared

 

Joseph Taber gives this meeting an account that David Joy

 

and Mary Tabers marriage is Consummated in the good order of

 

truth; and Likewise John Lapham gives an account that

 

Moses Shearman and Meribah Woods marriage was

 

Consummated in in the good order of truth

 

and likewise Eliashib Smith gives this meeting an account

 

that Gideon Gifford and Elisabeth Allens marriage was

 

Consummated in the good order of truth – –

 

Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox [Wilcox] Laid their intentions of taking

 

Each other in marriage before this meeting and weare desired to

 

wait until our next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

John Lapham and Henry Tucker are Chosen to enquire into

 

their Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation and

 

bring in an account to ye. next monthly meeting have they find things

 

and whereas Amoz [Amos] Taber hath hath married Contrary to the

 

advise of friends this meeting makes Choice of John Tucker and

 

Jabez Barker to draw up his Condemnation and bring it to our

 

next monthly meeting in order to be Signed

 

and Adam Mott is appointed to get a new book to Record the

 

monthly meeting munits [minutes] in and this meeting orders Adam Mott

 

to pay Isaac Smith 2£: 15s for Recording the monthly meeting munits

 

4 mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

the: in Dartmouth the 22 day of ye 4 month 1730 – – .

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present for

 

Rochester none appeared by appointment

 

Isaac Smith is appointed to be assisting to John Tucker in

 

the place and Stead of John Tucker Juner late deceased

 

John Lapham and Henry Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that they find nothing to hinder Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox [Wilcox]

 

in Respect to marriage

 

Isaac Smith and Mary Willcox Came for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might take each other in

 

marriage in some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting and John Lapham and Henry Tucker are

 

appointed to see the same Consumated and in the good order

 

of truth and to bring in their account to our next

 

Joseph Borden of Tiverton and Abigil [Abigail] Russell of Dartmouth

 

laid their intentions of marriage before this meeting and are

 

desired to wait for their answer until our next

 

W: Visiters nominated for Rochester Elisha Wing and

 

John Wing, for Cushnet Nicholas Davis and Joseph Taber

 

For Dartmouth Ponaganset John Tucker John Howland

 

James Barker and Adam Mott. For A Coakset William

 

Wood and any one of the above named for Ponaganset

 

John Tucker Adam Mott Elisha Wing and Henry Tucker

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw

 

up an account to ye. Same

 

The Suffering of friends at Rochester whereof an account

 

was presented to this meeting which is accepted

 

This meeting orders that Adam Mott take 50 Shillings

 

out of the Stock for halfe a year keeping the meeting house

 

5 mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 5 month 1730:

 

Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Henry

 

Tucker present: Rochester meeting Called none appeared

 

John Lapham and Henry Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that they was at the marriage of Isaac Smith and

 

Mary Willcox

 

And Said nothing but that it was Carried on in the good order

 

of truth; John Tucker and Elisha Wing have attended the Quarter-

 

ly meeting; and Drawn up an account to ye. Same: according

 

to the order of the Last monthly meeting.

 

The Epistle from ye. Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted:

 

And Joseph Borden and Abigail Russell appeared at this meet-

 

ing for their answer in relation to their taking each other

 

in marriage: and things appearing Clear they had their

 

answer that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in the good order of truth in some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting and

 

John Howland and Adam Mott are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consumated in abovesd [abovesaid] order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 3£=00s=6d

 

Adam Mott hath paid 2£=15s=0d: to Isaac Smith for the Recording

 

the monthly meeting munits: [minutes]

 

And Amos Tabers Condemnation was Signed at this meet-

 

ing and Jabez Barker is ordered to read it at Cushnet

 

meeting on a first day at thend of the meeting of worship

 

6 mo:

1730:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 6 month 1730

 

Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam

 

Mott present: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing and

 

Stephen Wing present:

 

John Howland and Adam Mott gives this meeting an

 

account that they was at the marriage of Joseph Borden

 

and Abigail Russell and Saw nothing but that it was Con-

 

sumated in the Good order of truth

 

Jabez Barker hath read Amos Tabers Condemnation

 

according to ye. order of the last monthly meeting

 

and is as followeth – –

 

Whereas Amos Taber Son of Joseph Taber of Dartmouth

 

in the County of Bristol in ye. Province of ye Massachusets

 

bay in New England hath from his Childhood been Educated

 

among friends; his father and mother both of them the

 

people Called Quakers – –

 

yet he in disregard to friends and the Good advice given him

 

to the Contrary (who Laboured with him in love)

 

Gone Contrary to their advice and proceeded in marriage

 

with a woman of an unclear Conversation having had a

 

bastard Child some time before

 

which proceedings hath been to the great greif of his father

 

and the trouble of friends: for which Disorderly proceedings

 

we are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a

 

publick Testimony against such disorderly proceedings: and

 

do deny the sd Amos Taber to be one of us the people Called

 

Quakers: Truly Desireing that he may return and find

 

Mercy with the Lord

 

Tenderly advising all friends Children to beware of keeping

 

bad and vain company least they are drawn into things

 

that are evil and Dishonour the blessed truth we profess

 

and Disgrace themselves

 

Signed by order of sd meeting

Joseph Russell Jur

 

John Tucker

Henry Tucker

Jedediah Wood

 

William Wood

Judah Smith

Peter Allen

 

Joseph Taber

Adam Moot

Eliashib Smith

 

Joseph Russell

William Wood Jur

Joseph Tucker

 

John Lapham

Jonathan Wood       

 
 

And whereas there was a paper presented to the Prepa=

 

ritive meeting Signed by one Thomas Cesar an Indian

 

signifying his Desire to be under the Care and in unity With

 

friends. This meeting makes Choise of John Tucker and

 

William Wood to make Enquiry into his Life and Conver=

 

sation to know whither it be agreable to our principle

 

and bring in their account to ye next monthly meeting

 

and Adam Mott hath paid Jabez Barker 2=10=0:

 

out of the meetings Stock for halfe a year keepin the

 

Meeting House

 

Rochester meeting business Called and no business presented

 

and whereas Adam Mott was one of the overseers

 

of our monthly meeting and Desireing to be Excused from

 

that Servise: this meeting makes Choice of John Howland

 

to Serve in his room – – – – –

 

7 mo:

1730:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 7 month 1730

 

The Seaveral meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

For Dartmouth Joseph Russell junr present

 

for Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

And John Tucker and William Wood gives this meeting an

 

account that they have mad [made] Enquiry into the life and

 

Conversation of Thomas Case and find nothing but that

 

it hath been Orderly and this meeting thinks fit to receive

 

him under their Care

 

And whereas Friends of Cushnet hat[h] Signified to our

 

preparitive meeting of their desire to have a meeting of

 

worship setled there on every first day as well the first day

 

preceeding our monthly meeting as other first days

 

which is Granted

 

And whereas the Stable that was built to put Travilars

 

Horces in being very much out of Repare this meeting

 

appoints Jabez Barker to repare it and bring in his account

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting agreaeth to Come to a Subscribtion towards

 

the finnishing of Cushnot meeting House

 

And whereas Eliashib Smith having Signified to our prepa=

 

ritive meeting of his desire of Laying his intentions of

 

Marriage with Adry Gifford and the matter appearing

 

Something Diffecult by reason of his not having her fathers

 

Consent which matter this meeting thinks propper to refer

 

to the Consideration of ye Quarterly meeting next for their

 

Judgment And Elisha Wing Joseph Russell junr and John Tucker

 

to attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw an account to

 

the Same – –

 

And Keziah Wood Wife of William Wood junr her Certificate

 

was read at this meeting and accepted and she to be

 

under the Care of this meeting.

 

And the visiters of Rochester gives this meeting an account

 

that they have visited the families of friends belonging to their

 

Care and ye acct: is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting to be held in Dartmouth the 21 day of

 

the 7 month 1730: These may inform that we have visited

 

the families of friends belonging to our meeting at Rochester

 

and we were received in love and things for the most part

 

was pretty well Excepting some few things not so well as

 

we Could Desire but upon Reproof there was promise of

 

Reformation

John Wing

     

Elisha Wing

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the first sixth day in ye 8th month next

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 2 day of

 

of the 8th month 1730: The visiters of Aponaganset and Coakset

 

weekly meetings gives this meeting an account That they

 

have visited ye families of friends for the most part under

 

their Care and things for ye: most part pretty well as far as

 

they Saw but not all together well

 

8: 1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held in Dartmouth the 11 Day of

 

the 8 month 1730: Dartmouth meeting Called John Lapham and

 

Adam Mott present: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing

 

present: Jebez Barker gives this meeting an account

 

that he has worked about the Stable that he was appointed

 

to Repaire and his wor and the nailes that used about it

 

Comes to 13 Shillings and Adam Mott is ordered to pay it out

 

of the meetings Stock

 

Butler Wing Son of Elisha Wing of Rochester and Bethsheba

 

Clifton daughter of Lavery Clifton of sd town have Laid their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage: before this meet

 

=ing and are desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer: and Stephen Wing and John Wing are appoin=

 

ted to Enquire into their Clearness respecting marriage

 

and Conversation and make report to the next monthly

 

meeting: And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was

 

read at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

And the matter Concerning Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford

 

that was refered to the Quarterly meeting the Judgment of

 

the Quarterly meeting is that whereas her father Christopher

 

Gifford his reason against their proceeding in marriage is of

 

no weight or vallue that friends may admit of their pro=

 

ceeding in marriage to each other

 

Joseph Russell junr: hath attended the Quarterly meeting

 

as appointed and John Tucker hath drawn an account

 

to the Same according to the Order of the Last monthly

 

meeting: And whereas it was proposed to the Consideration

 

of this meeting whither th it might not be proppor for

 

The monthly meeting to be at the Charge of housing Travilers

 

Horces that Comes to Labour in the Gospel among us

 

which this meeting thinks to be very well and agreas to

 

And whereas there was a Complaint to the visiters from Jacob Soule (which was

 

presented to this meeting) Concerning Nathan Soules Son George

 

that he hath begotten his daughter with Child absented himselfe

 

and it is the mind of this meeting that Nathan Soule should do his

 

Endeaver to git his Son home and that he and the young woman

 

should have a hearing face to face before Som Sollid friends both

 

men and women that may be unconcerned and the sd Nathan

 

Soule to give an account to the next monthly meeting

 

of what he hath done in the matter

 

9 mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the: 16 day of the 9 month 1730

 

Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott present

 

Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present:

 

The friends that were appointed to See into Butler Wing and

 

Bethsheba Cliftons Clearness have sent an account to this meet

 

=ing in writing that they have mad inquirey and find nothing to

 

the Contrary but that he may proceed in marriage with

 

Bethsheba Clifton

 

And Butler Wing and Bethsheba Clifton appeared at this meet=

 

ing for their answer in relation to ther taking Each other in

 

marriage and things appearing Clear they had their answer

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting, and Stephen Wing and John Wing are appointed to see

 

their marriag Consumated in the good order of truth and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott hath paid Jabez Barker 13 Shillings out of

 

the monthly meetings Stock as appointed

 

And Nathan Soule gives this meeting an account that he hath

 

Spoken with his Son George and that he is willing to have a hear=

 

ing with the young woman provided that Jacob Soule would

 

become bound not to take that advantage to prosecute him in ye Law

 

And Jacob Soule hath Complained to ye Visiters that Nathan

 

Soule was instrumental or Some Ways Incouraging in his

 

absenting him selfe so as not to be brought to Justice in the

 

matter relating to his daughter

 

This meeting makes Choice of Henry Tucker Eliashib Smith

 

John Howland Thomas Smith and Isaac Howland

 

To talk with Nathan Soule and Jacob Soule face to face to

 

see how things are and to bring in their account to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And there was a paper Signed at this meeting and in behalf of

 

the meeting in order to send to our present Governor Jonathan

 

Belcher Signifying our willingness to Comply with giving him

 

his Sallery according to the Kings Instructions and Henry Tucker

 

is appointed to Carry and to make return to the next monthly

 

meeting

 

10: mo:

1730

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 10 month 1730

 

Dartmouth meeting Called upon Henry Tucker and John Howland

 

present Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present

 

The friends that were appointed to See Butler Wing and

 

Bethsheba Cliftons marriage Solemnized not being present

 

it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath not

 

been to Carry the Letter to the Governor: he is still Continu=

 

=ed to do it and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Stephen Wing and Margrate Clifton both of Rochester

 

did lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait for their an=

 

swer until the next monthly meeting and Elisha Wing

 

and Joseph Tabor are appointed to see into their Clearness

 

and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

And Stephen Willcox Son of Stephen Willcox and

 

Mary Thomas both of Dartmouth Laid their Intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait for their answer til the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And the friends that were appointed to talk with Nathan

 

and Jacob Soule have given in an account in writing to this

 

meeting of their doings therein

 

And this meeting Chooseth Henry Tucker and James Barker

 

to overse the meeting House for the year Insuing

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1= 06 =04

 

and there was 1- 15= 0 given by the womens meeting

 

Towards keeping the meeting House

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay Jabez Barker 2£=10s=00d

 

out of the meetings Stock for halfe a years kepping the meeting

 

house: And this meeting appoints John Tucker Henry Tucker

 

Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

next and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting agreas to come to a Subscribtion for Joshua

 

a friend belonging to Yarmauth the being in a Low Condition

 

as to his worldly affaires

 

And it was proposed whither it might not be propper to do

 

Something towards Giting a School master to teach friends

 

Children which is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

11 mo:

1730/31

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth ye 18 day of the 11 month 1731/30

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Isaac Howland

 

present: Rochester meeting Called John Wing appeared

 

John Wing and Stephen Wing Give this meeting an account

 

that they were at the marriag of Butler Wing and Bethsheba

 

Clifton and Saw nothing but that it was Carried on in the Good

 

order of friends.

 

And Elisha Wing hath Sent an account to this meeting that

 

he hath made Inquiry into ye Clearness and Conversation

 

of Stephen Wing and finds nothing to hinder his proceedings

 

in Respecting marriage

 

And William Wood and Adam Mott makes report to this

 

meeting that they have enquired into the life and Conver-

 

sation of Stephen Willcox and find nothing to hinder his

 

proceedings.

 

And Stephen Wing and Margrate Clifton appeared at this

 

desireing an answer in relation to their taking each other

 

in marriage and had their answer that they might proceed

 

to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

Monthly meeting and Joseph Taber and John Walker are appoited

 

to See their marriage Consumated in the above sd order and

 

Make return to the next monthly meeting.

 

And Stephen Willcox and Mary Thomas Came to this meeting

 

Came to this meeting for their answer as to their takin each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in the Good order of

 

friends in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

Monthly meeting and William Wood and Adam Mott are appoin-

 

=ted to see their marriage Solemnized in the above Good order

 

and make report to the next monthly meeting.

 

And Richard Smith Son of Judah Smith and Dorothy Potter daughter

 

of Stoakes Potter deceased both of Dartmouth, laid their intentions

 

of taking each other in Marriage before this meeting

 

And were desired to wait until the next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Isaac Howland and John Russell are appointed to

 

inquire into his Clearness and Conversation and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting how they find things

 

And Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that he hath Sent

 

the Letter which the Monthly Meeting ordered to be sent to the

 

Governour; by Samuel There a Mendon friend

 

the friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting have attended it and drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

According to Order

 

The Epistle at from the Quarterly Meeting was read at

 

this meeting and well accepted

 

And William Wood Junr and his wives Marriage Certificate

 

was read at this meeting to friends Satisfaction

 

Stephen Willcox desires Leave of this meeting of Worship

 

which this meeting allowes of

 

And whereas the Comtee: that was Chose to hear Nathan Soule

 

and Jacob Soule Concerning the Difference between them

 

not having made a final Issue of the Same John Tucker

 

John Tucker Jabez Barker and John Russell are aded to them

 

to Judg and Determine the matter and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting: no business from Rochester

 

12

month:

1730/1

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 12 month 1730/31

Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott

 

present: Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present

 

Joseph Taber and John Walker gives this meeting an account

 

that they Was at the marriage of Stephen Wing and Margrat

 

Clifton and that it was Carried on in Good order as far as they saw

 

And Adam Mott Gives this meeting an account that he was at

 

the marriage of Stephen Willcox and Mary Thomas and Saw

 

nothing but that it was performed in good order

 

John Russell and Isaac Howland Give this meeting an account

 

that they have made Enquiry into the Clearness and Conversation

 

of Richard Smith and find nothing to hinder his proceeding

 

in marriag with Dorothy Potter according to their Intentions

 

and Richard Smith and Dorothy Potter Came to this meeting

 

for their answer in relation to their taking each other

 

in marriage and had their answer that they might proceed

 

to take each other in Marriage in the Good order of friends

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting and John Russell and Isaac Howland are

 

appointed to See their Marriage accomplished in the aforesd

 

order and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford did lay their inten

 

=tions of taking each other in marriage before this Meeting

 

and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer

 

And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker to See into his Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make return to the next

 

Monthly Meeting

 

And Humphry Smith Son of Deliverance Smith deceased and

 

Mary Willcox Daughter of Jeremiah Willcox both of Dartmouth

 

did Lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Isaac Howland and Nicholas Lapham are

 

appointed to Enquire into the young mans Clearness and make

 

Report to the next monthly meeting

 

and Nathaniel Curby Son of Robert Curby and Abigall Russell

 

Daughter of James Russell both of Dartmouth did lay their inten-

 

tions of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

Were desired to wait for their answer until ye next monthly

 

Meeting and Wm Wood and Jedidiah Allen are appointed to make

 

Enquiry into his Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

and Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith are appointed to mak up

 

the monthly meeting accompts with ye treasurer and bring in

 

their account to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas the Comtee: nominated at the Last monthly meeting

 

to Judg upon Nathan and Jacob Soules difference, not all agreing

 

in Judgment this meetings Judgment is that the Majority of sd

 

Comtee: Shall determine the matter

 

Which they Quickly did and brought in their Judgment which

 

was that he the sd Nathan Soule Should Come to the next

 

monthly meeting and acknowledg to the meeting that he

 

was to blame in the above mentioned promised

 

and Richard Smith Desires Leave of this meeting that he

 

may Solemnize his marriage on a fourth Day after the meeting

 

of worship

 

1 mo:

1730/31

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 15 day of ye 1 month 1730/31

 

Dartmouth meeting Called William Wood and Adam Mott

 

present Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present

 

John Russell and Isaac Howland give this meeting an account

 

that they were at Richard Smith and Dorothy Potters marriage

 

and Saw nothing but that it was performed in good order

 

Adam Mott and and Joseph Tucker Signifies to this meeting that

 

they enquired into the Conversation and Clearness of Eliashib

 

Smith in relation to marriage and find nothing to hinder his

 

proceedings in that affair

 

Nicholas Lapham and Isaac Howland gives an account

 

that they have made Inquiry into the Clearness and Conver-

 

sation of Humphry Smith and find nothing to hinder his proceed=

 

ing in marriage according to their inte his intentions.

 

And William Wood hath made inquiry into ye Clearness and

 

Conversation of Nathaniel Curby and finds nothing to hinder his

 

proceedings in relation to marriage

 

Eliashib Smith and Audry Gifford appeared at this meeting

 

and desired the meetings answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in the good

 

order of truth in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting and John Howland and John Russell

 

are appointed to see their marriage Consumated and mak re=

 

turn to the next monthly meeting

 

Humphry Smith and Mary Willcox Came to this meeting

 

for their answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in the good order

 

of truth and William Wood and Henry Tucker are appointed

 

See their marriage Sollemnized in the above sd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Nathaniel Curby and Abigail Russell Came to this meet

 

ing for their answer in Relation to their taking Each other

 

in marriage and their answer was that they might proceed

 

to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly Meeting in the good order

 

of truth: and and Thomas Smith and John Russell are appointed

 

to See their marriage Consumated in ye aforesd order and

 

make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have made up the monthly

 

meetings accompts with Adam Mott and there remains

 

in the Stock – – :2 -15 =01

 

The matter Concerning Nathan Soule is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And John Tucker James Barker and Adam Mott are

 

appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and to draw

 

up an account to ye Same

 

There was Collected at this meeting – – :2£ -01s =05d

 

and Rochester visiters gives this meeting an account

 

that they have visited the families of friends belonging to

 

their Care and find things indifferent well

 

and Cushnot visiters gives an account that they have visited

 

the families of friends that belong to their Care and find

 

things pretty well Considering their Circumstances

 

and this meeting is adjourned until the youths meeting next

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

2:d day of the 2:d month 1731

 

The visiters being Called upon belonging to Ponaganset

 

and Coaxet they give no account of visiting the families

 

of friends under their Care

 

And it is ordered that Adam Mott Should take twenty

 

Shillings out of the Stock for Service done for friends

 

2 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the 18 day of the 2 month 1731

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Henry Tucker and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

John Russell and John Howland gives this meeting an account

 

that they were at Eliashib Smith and Audrey Giffords marriage

 

and Saw nothing but that it was orderly performed

 

Henry Tucker makes report to this meeting that Humphrey Smith

 

and Mary Willcoxes marriage was Solemnized in the Good order

 

of truth. And John Russell and Thomas Smith makes report to

 

this meeting that Nathanael Curby and Abigal Russells marriage

 

was Solemnized in the Good order of Truth

 

And the matter Concerning Nathan Soule is refered to ye next

 

Monthly meeting

 

And John Tucker Adam Mott and James Barker hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and Drawn up an Epistle to ye Same

 

as appointed

 

The business of Dartmouth meeting Called and ye friends that

 

was appointed to See after Robert Barclays apollegies are ordered

 

to bring in their accounts to ye next monthly meeting how things

 

are respecting that matter

 

And the Epistl from ye Qurterly meeting was read at this

 

Meeting and well accepted

 

3 mo:

1731:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the 17 day of ye 3 month 1731

 

the Seaverall meetings therunto belong Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Adam Mott present: for Rochester none present:

 

and the matter Concerning the account of Robert Barclays

 

appollegies is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And Nathan Soule appeared at this meeting and Refuseth to

 

take up with friends advice and Judgment which is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the 2:d fourth day in the

 

next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 9th day

 

of ye 4 month 1731 but no business was presented in order to be

 

done

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth the 21 day of the 4 month 1731

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Henry Tucker and Adam Mott present

 

Rochester meeting Called and Stephen Wing appeared

 

and Concerning the account of Robert Barclays appollegies

 

is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

and Nathan Soule appeared at this meeting and Still refuseth

 

to take up with friends judgment, it is therefore the

 

judgment of this meeting that Nathan Soule ought not to sit

 

in monthly meetings as a member thereof until he hath

 

made acknowledgment to friends Sattisfaction

 

Our Dear friend Ruth Jones from Pensilvania was at this meet

 

ing and her Certificate was read to friends Sattisfaction

 

and Adam Mott hath paid Henry Tucker and James Barker

 

3 pounds of the meetings Stock towards keeping ye meeting House

 

And our former Visiters for the year past are Still Continued

 

for the Service of visiting friends families for ye year Ensuing

 

And John Tucker is added to them

 

and John Tucker and William Wood are appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting next and to draw an Epistle to the Same

 

The yearly meeting from London baring date ye 18 of the 5 month

 

:1730 was read at this meeting to friends Sattisfaction

 

5 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the 19 day of the 5 month 1731

 

The Seaverall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Adam Mott and Jabez Barker present

 

And Savery Clifton for Rochester

 

and the account of Rober Barclays appollegies not being ready

 

it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

John Tucker and William Wood have attended ye Quarterly

 

Meeting: and Drawn an account to the Same

 

The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this meeting

 

to friends Sattisfaction: and friends of this meeting agreas to Come

 

to a Subscribtion of 6 pounds for the Quarterly meeting Stock

 

as it was requested by the Quarterly Meeting and to bring it in

 

at the next monthly meeting

 

and whereas there was an account Sent from Rochester

 

preparitive meeting to this meeting that the widow Sarah

 

Clifton now wife of John Rose hath gone out of the good

 

order Established among friends and married one that is no

 

friend, for which disorderly proceedings this meeting is Concer=

 

=ned for the Clearing of truth to draw up a Condemnation

 

against her and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are apponted

 

to draw one and present it to the next monthly meeting

 

in Order to be Signed

 

and there was a Condemnation Signed at this meeting against

 

Hannah Chace daughter of Nathaniel Chace for Commiting

 

fornication and Henry Tucker is appointed to read it between

 

This and the next monthly meeting on a first day at the end

 

of the meeting of worship on a first day at Aponaganset

 

Meeting House

 

6 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 6 month 1731

 

The Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

and nothing being done toward the account of Robert Barclays

 

appollegies it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

The Subscribtion mentioned at the last monthly meeting

 

for the yearly meeting Stock was paid in at this meeting and

 

delivered into John Tuckers hands in order for Thos Leach

 

And John Tucker and Isaac Smith have drawn up Sarah Clifton

 

now wife of John Rose her Condemnation and presented to this

 

meeting which is allowed and Signed and Elisha Wing is ordered

 

to read it at Rochester meeting House on a first day after the

 

Meeting of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and make return to the Same

 

And Henry Tucker hath read Hannah Chaces Condemnation

 

according to order which is as followeth

 

Whereas Hannah Chace Daughter of Nathaniel Chace of

 

Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in New England having been

 

Educated among friends (yet to the Dishonour of God reproach

 

of the blessed truth professed amongst us and to the grief of friends)

 

hath by giving way to the Temtations of Satan and her own

 

Wicked inclination fallen into that Wicked and Scandalus Sin

 

of fornication as appears by her being delivered of Late of a

 

bastard Child

 

We do therefore give this forth as a publick testimony against

 

sd wicked and unclean action Denying the sd Hannah Chace

 

to be one of us the people Called Qukers heartily desireing

 

that if it be the Will of God she may by taking Shame to her

 

selfe through Godly Sorrow and Sincere Repentance find

 

Mercy with the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting of men and women

 

friends held in Dartmouth the 19:th day of the 5:th month 1731

 

and Signed by

 

John Tucker

Joseph Tucker

Elisabeth Barker

 

W:m Wood

Adam Mott

Rebecca Russell

 

Tho:s Hathaway

Nicholas Lapham

Rebecca Barker

 

Savorie Clifton

Mehetabel Burril

Jean Smith

 

Joseph Russell

Ruth Tucker

Rebecca Slocum

 

Henry Tucker

Mary Russell

Abigal Whitely

 

Joseph Russell junr

Phebe Tucker

Grisel Sherman

 

Eliashib Smith

Mary Lapham

 
 

Tho:s Smith

Sarah Taber

 
 

7 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends held in Dartmouth at friends

Meeting Huse on the 20 day of ye: 7 month 1731

 

Dartmouth Meeting Called Henry Tucker and Adam Mott

 

present Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present

 

and the account of R. B: appollegies is refered to ye next monthly

 

Meeting and Elisha Wing not having read Sarah Rose as

 

Condemnation he is Still Continued to do it and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

Anthony Arnold Son of John Arnold of Providence in the

 

Colony of Rhoad Island in New England and Sarah Fish Daughter

 

of John Fish of Dartmouth in New England did lay their intenti-

 

=ons of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

And were desired to wait for their answer until the next

 

monthly meeting: and Henry Tucker and Adam Mott are

 

appointed to Make enquiry into the young mans Clearness

 

and make return to ye next Monthly Meeting

 

and Friends of Acushnot proposed at this meeting that they

 

have a mind to build a stable upon the meeting house land

 

at Acushnot to put friends horses in which this meeting

 

agreas to

 

There was Collected at this meeting House for the use of

 

friends – – £02 05s 08d

 

and this meeting is adjourned until ye first fourth day in the

 

eighth month next

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

6 day of the 8 month 1731

 

Adam Mott Joseph Russell junr and Henry Tucker are appoin-

 

=ted to attend the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw up an

 

Epistle to the Same and John Tucker to assist them

 

8 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 18 day of the 8 month 1731:

 

The Seaveral meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Adam Mott present: for Rochester

 

John Wing present

 

and the matter Concerning the appollegies is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to draw up an account

 

to ye Quarterly meeting have done it but could not attend it

 

by reason of the Weather being So Stormy that they Could

 

not git over the ferry

 

And Anthony Arnold and Sarah Fish Came for their

 

answer to this meeting and nothing appearing to hinder

 

their Intentions they had their answer that they might

 

proceed to take Each other in marriage in the order of

 

truth and Adam Mott and Thomas Smith are appointed

 

to se it performed in the above sd order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

and Seth Hilliar and Dorcas Davis boath of Rochester did

 

lay their Intentions of taking Each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and are desired to wait until the next

 

Monthly meeting for their answer and John Wing and

 

Stephen Wing are appointed to see into their Clearness

 

and make return to the next Monthly Meeting

 

And Elisha Wing hath read Sarah Rose her condemnation

 

which is as followeth.

 

Whereas Sarah Clifton Widow of Benjamin Clifton

 

Late of Rochester in the County of Plymouth in New England

 

and now Wife of John Rose hath of Late gone out of the good

 

order established among friends us the people of God Called

 

Qukers and was married by a Presbyterian Minister So Called

 

to one that is not in unity with us

 

Notwithstanding she was once before Condemned by Friends for

 

Commiting an offence of the same nature tho not of so high a

 

degree for which afterwards she did make Some Shew of

 

repentance and sent in a paper to our monthly meeting

 

Signifying her sorrow for the same and desiring that friends

 

would pass it by and that she might Come under friends Care and

 

in unity with them again which was Granted: yet now through

 

Willful Disobedience and slight of ye Good order Established among

 

us as plainly appears by her keeping Company in an hidden and

 

unadvisable manner with one whose principles is avers to

 

ours and friends having discharged their duty in advising her

 

to the Contrary as Soon as they had oppertunity after they

 

heard of it and yet she hath proceeded to marry out of the

 

good order of friends. Therefore we are Concerned to give this

 

forth as a publick Testimony against her Obstinate and

 

Willful proceedings denying the sd Sarah Clifton now Rose to be

 

one of us the people Called Qukers

 

Desireing if it be the Will of God she may Come to a sight

 

and sence of her out goings and so Come to unfeigned repentance

 

And find mercy with the Lord and Com into unity with

 

his people

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

the 16 day of the 6 month 1731: and signed by order and in

 

behalfe of sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

     

of sd meeting

 

And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at

 

this meeting and well accepted

 

And the meeting hath signed a Certificate for Thomas Lapham

 

and his wife Recommending them to the monthly meeting held

 

at Smithfield in the Colony of Rhoad Island and Providence

 

plantations in New England

 

9 mo:

1731

At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth the 15 day of the 9 month 1731

 

Dartmouth Meeting Called Tho:s Smith and Adam Mott present

 

Rochester meeting Called Savory Clifton appeared

 

and nothing being towards the account of ye appollegies it is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

and Seth Hilliar and Dorcas Davis appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer in relation to their taking each other in

 

marriage and nothing appearing to hinder their proceeding

 

in that affair they had their answer that they might proceed

 

to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth

 

in same Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And William Wood and Adam Mott are appointed to

 

see their marriage Consumated in the afores’d order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and John Russell jun:r of Dartmouth son of John Russell

 

and Patience Tucker the Daughter of Henry Tucker of

 

sd Dartmouth have Laid their Intentions of taking each

 

other in marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait until ye next monthly meeting for their answer

 

and Eliashib Smith and George Soule are appointed to see

 

into the young mans Clearness in referance to mar:

 

=riage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Tho:s Smith and Adam Mott makes report to this

 

Meeting that they was at the Solemnizing of Anthony

 

Arnold and Sarah Fishes marriage and Saw nothing

 

but that it was accomplished in ye Good order Established

 

among friends

 

And it was thought propper at this meeting that Some

 

friend Should be Chosen to Git the meeting House Glas mend

 

=ed and John Russell is appointed to git it done and make

 

return to the ye next monthly meeting

 

Rochester meeting and no business presented

 

10: mo:

1731:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 10 month 1731

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Jabez Barker and James

 

Barker present: Rochester meeting Called and none appear.d

 

The friends that were appointed to inspect into

 

John Russell junr: Clearness makes report that they have

 

Made Enquiry and find nothing to Hinder their proceedings

 

and John Russell and Patience Tucker appeared at this

 

meeting desireing their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and nothing appearing

 

to hinder they had their answer that they might proceed

 

to take each other in marriage in the good order of truth

 

and James Barker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

to see their marriage Consumated and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

and Adam Mott makes report to this meeting that he was

 

at the marriage of Seth Hillier and Dorcas Davis and saw

 

nothing but that it was Carried on in the good order of truth – –

 

And Timothy Ricketson the Son of Jonathan Ricketson

 

and Bethsheba Willbor Daughter of Benjamin Willbor

 

both of Dartmouth did Lay their intentions of taking

 

Each other in marriage before this meeting – –

 

And are desired to wait until the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer: and John Howland and Eliashib Smith

 

are appointed to see into the young mans Clearness respecting

 

Marriage and Conversation and make return to the next

 

Monthly Meeting

 

and nothing being done towards ye amount of ye Appollegies

 

it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

and Abraham Tucker and Joseph Tucker are appointed to

 

oversee the Meeting House for the year Ensuing

 

And John Howland and Adam Mott are appointed to attend

 

the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw an Epistle to ye same

 

and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay one pound sixteen

 

Shillings to Henry Tucker and James Barker for Keeping the

 

Meeting House th year past

 

and there was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1=19s =8d

 

And Adam Mott paid H:T: and J. B one pound sixteen

 

Shillings as ordered

 

11 mo:

1731:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 17 day of 11 month 1731

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Nicholas Lapham present

 

Rochester meeting Called John Wing present

 

and Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account that

 

the marriag between John Russell and Patience Tucker

 

was performed in the Good order of truth as far as he saw

 

and there was an account of Rober Barclays appollegies

 

brought in at this meeting and there remains yet to

 

Ten of sd books belonging to this Meeting

 

the business of Rochester Called and it was proposed that

 

Whereas John Walker of Rochester being in a low helpless

 

Condition and having thoughts of selling his farm to put him

 

selfe in a way to sustain his family and Desires the advise

 

and Counsel of friends in that affair and this meeting

 

makes Choice of John Tucker Benjamin Allen and

 

Nicholas Davis to go and enquire into his affairs and make

 

Return to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the next fourth day Come Week

 

day of the 11 month 1731/32 Timothy Ricketson and Bethsheba

 

Willbor appeared at this meeting and Desired their answer in

 

relation to their taking each other in marriage and things

 

appearing Clear they had their answer that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in the good order

 

Established among friends in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting

 

And John Howland and Jabez Barker are appointed to see

 

their marriage Consumated in the good order of truth and

 

Make return to the next monthly meeting

 

John Howland and Adam Mott hath drawn up a Epistle to the

 

Quarterly Meeting and Adam Mott hath attended ye same

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted

 

12 mo:

1731/32:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

In Dartmouth the 25 day of the 12 month of 1731\\32

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present: Rochester Meeting Called Stephen Wing present

 

Thomas Yenin the son of Benoni Yenin of Rochester

 

and Abigail Wood daughter of William Wood of Darmouth

 

Signified to this meeting their intentions of taking each other

 

In marriage and they were desired to wait until the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Elisha Wing Stephen

 

Wing and Jedediah Allen are appointed to enquire into the

 

young mans Clearness as to Marriage and Conservation

 

and make return to ye: next monthly meeting

 

And the friends that were appointed to John Walkers

 

Circumstances makes report that they have been down

 

to Rochester and their judgment is that it would be well

 

for friends to extend their Charity and help him a little

 

as they find fredom which this meeting agreas to

 

And John Howland and Jabez Bearker makes report to

 

this meeting that they were at the Solemnizeing of

 

Timothy Ricketson and Bethsheba Willbor marriage and

 

that things wer Carried on in Good order as far as they saw

 

and this meeting adjourne the next Preparitive and month

 

=ly meeting one week Longer than the usual Corse by reason

 

of Sandwich yearly meeting

 

And Adam Mott gives this meeting an account that he

 

hath bought a book to record the minits of ye monthly

 

Meeting in and it Cost £1-08s=08d and this meeting orders

 

him to take one pound and ten shillings out of ye stock

 

for the cost of ye Book and trouble in procureing of it

 

and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay one pound sixteen

 

shillings out of the stock for meending the meeting House glass

 

1 mo:

1732:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our Meeting House

in Dartmouth ye: 27 day of the first month 1732

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and John Russell

 

prent: Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present

 

The friends that were appointed to Enquire into Thomas

 

Yenins Clearness makes report that they have made Enquiry

 

And Thomas Yenin [Youen] and Abigail Wood appeared at this

 

meeting and Desired their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and they had their answer

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in the good order of truth in some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting and Jedediah Allen

 

and Robert Tripp are appointed to see their Marriage

 

accomplished in the above sd order and make return to

 

the next Monthly Meeting

 

And John Borden the son of Richard Borden of Tiverton

 

in the County of Bristol in New England and Hannah

 

Russell widow of Seth Russell Late of Dartmouth deceasd

 

have laid their intentions of taking Each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait til the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer and he to

 

produce a Certificate from the monthly meeting where

 

he belongs of his Clearness respecting marriage and

 

Conversation and this meeting appoints John Tucker

 

Benjamin Allen and James Barker to see how matters

 

are like to be setled among the widows Children that

 

they be not wronged nor injured (of what Propperly belongs

 

to them) by their mothers second Marriage

 

And Adam Mott hath taken one pound ten shillings

 

out of the Stock and hath paid one pound sixteen shillings

 

out of the Stock to John Russell as ordered

 

and John Russell gives this meeting an account that he

 

hath made as many Tools for the meetings use as Comes

 

to £2-05s=00d and Adam Mott is ordered to pay it out of

 

the meetings Stock

 

And there was Collected at this meeting for the use of

 

friends

1-17=06

 

John Tucker Joseph Russell junr and Elisha Wing are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting next and Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the last fourth day

 

before the Quarterly meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 12

 

day of the 2 month 1732

 

The visiters of this meeting being Called upon gives this

 

meeting an account that they have done nothing towards

 

the visiting of friends families

 

And the visiters of Rochester sent an account in

 

writeing to this meeting which is as followeth

 

To the Monthly meeting to be holden at Dartmouth the 27 day

 

of ye first month 1732 These may inform that we have

 

visited the families of friends in a Generall Way and we

 

find for past things among friends are pretty well

 

Excepting some few things not so well as we desired but

 

we laboured for amendment and we are not without

 

hopes and they received us in love and learned to receive

 

our visits kindly

John Wing

     

Elisha Wing

 

And the visiters of Acushnot gives this meeting an

 

account that they have visited some of the families of

 

friends belonging to their Care and that their visits were

 

well accepted according to their judgment

 

2 mo:

1732:

At a monthly Meeting of friends Held at our meeting

House In Dartmouth ye: 17 day of the 2 month 1732:

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker

 

present. Rochester meeting Called none appeared

 

Robert Tripp gives this meeting an account that he was

 

at the solemnizeing of the marriage between Thos: Yenin

 

and Abigal Wood and saw nothing but that it was Carried

 

on in Good order

 

The friends that were Chose to take Care Concerning

 

Hannah Russells Children that they might not be wronged

 

by their mothers second marriage have taken Care about

 

it and gives this meeting an account that that things

 

are like to be Carried on Well and Well setled

 

And at this meeting John Borden and Hannah Russell

 

Came for their answer and things appearing Clear-

 

he the sd Borden producing a Certificate from the monthly

 

meeting where he belongs of his Clearness as to marriage

 

and Conversation: This meeting Gives them their answer

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

In the Good order of truth in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell junr: are appointed

 

to see their Marriage Solemnized in the above sd order

 

and make Return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott and Gives this meeting and account

 

that he hath paid John Russell     2-05=00

 

according to the order of the last monthly meeting

 

The friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting have attended it and also Drawn an account

 

to the same according to order

 

And where as the friends of Acushnot vilage have

 

Signified that they have a desire to have a weekeday

 

meeting setled in their vilage one or two days in a

 

Month and this meeting having taken it into Conside=

 

=ration have granted that they may have two week day

 

Meetings in a month setled among them and it is left

 

their judgement to se the days and also the time of

 

day when to meet

 

And whereas ther was a Differance prsented to this meeting

 

between John Whitely and his wives Children this meeting

 

therefore makes Choice of Eliashib Smith James Barker John

 

Howland and George Soule to judge and determine the matter

 

between them and make return to the next monthly

 

Meeting

 

And the Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and kindly accepted

 

3 mo

1732:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 15 day of the 3 month 1732

 

the Seaverall meetings thereunto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth John Tucker present for Rochester

 

Stephen Wing present

 

The friends that wer appointed to see John Borden and

 

Hannah Russells marriage Consumated Gives this meeting

 

an account that it was Carried on pretty orderly

 

And Acushnot friends having met and Considered

 

the matter Concerning what two days in a month

 

might be most suitable to establish in their vilage

 

for meetings of worship they Conclude upon the first

 

and the last fourth days in every month Which this

 

Meeting agreas to

 

and the friends that were appointed to determine

 

the differance between John Whitely and his wives

 

Children have agreed and brought in their judgment

 

Which is as followeth

 

We whose names are underwritten being appointed by the

 

Monthly meeting to hear and Determine ye: Differance

 

between John Whitely and his sons in Law2 relating to the

 

Goods or moveable Estate that of right appears to be the

 

Childrens: Which sd Whitely and his wife took without

 

consent of sd Children: and of his Complaint of their

 

not paying him according to former agreement.

 

We have heard them, and it is our Judgment that the

 

said John Whitely shall shall Return them Goods

 

or moveable Estate: or the vallue of them to her

 

Daughters which she gave them to:

 

Likewise it is our Judgment that ye: Thirty pounds

 

Mentioned in the articles shall be void; and that all

 

His sons in Law that are under the care of our

 

Monthly meeting Shall pay the mony to John Whitely

 

yearly and every year which is due by bond to his

 

wife    Given under our hands this fifteenth

 

day of the third month 1732

Eliashib Smith

     

James Barker

     

John Howland

     

Georg Soule

 

4 Mo:

1732:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth the 19 day of the 4 month 1732.

 

Dartmouth meeting called Eliashib Smith and Nicholas

 

Lapham present---

 

Rochester meeting Called and John Wing present.

 

—There was collected at this meeting – – £ -17 = 00

 

John Tucker Adam Mott James Barker and

 

John Howland are chosen visitors for the year

 

Ensuing for Aponaganset vilage – –

 

—and Nicholas Davis and Joseph Taber for Acushnet

 

and William Wood for Acoaxet – –

 

—and Stephen Wing and John Wing for Rochester.

 

—And whereas there was a complaint brought

 

in to this meeting Concerning William Soule his

 

walking disorderly in abusing his wife revelling

 

and drunk[en]ness in an ungodly manner notwith=

 

=standing the good advise and godly care that friends

 

Have taken with him from time to time he

 

Doth still persist in his perntious [pernicious] ways therefore

 

it is the judgement of this meeting for the Clearing

 

of truth to give forth a publick testimony against

 

him the sd William Soule – –

 

—and also there is a Complaint from Rochester

 

that Rest Summers widow of John Summers junr

 

hath gone out of the order of friends and married

 

to one that is no friend Notwithstanding friends

 

have taken care and advised her to the Contrary

 

Therefore this meeting is concerned to give forth

 

a testimony against her and John Tucker and

 

Jabez Barker are appointed to draw up both

 

their Condemnations and this meeting is adjourned

 

until the next fourth day come week. – –

 

—This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 28 day of the 4th month 1732. – –

 

William Soules Condemnation is drawn up

 

and brought to this meeting and approved and

 

John Tucker hath signed it in ye behalfe of

 

this Meeting and Isaac Wood is ordered to read

 

it or Cause to be read at Accoaxet Meeting

 

House on a first day at the end of the meeting

 

of worship and make return to the next

 

Monthly meeting – –

 

And also Rest Summers now Randal her Condemnation is

 

Signed at this meeting by John Tucker by order and in behalfe

 

of sd meeting and Elisha Wing is appointed to read it or cause

 

it to be read at Rochester Meeting House on a first day at

 

the end of the meeting of worship and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting – –

 

—and John Tucker[,] Thomas Smith and Adam Mott are appointed

 

to attend the quarterly meeting next and Draw an Epistle

 

to the same – –

 

—and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay John Shepherd

 

three pounds out of the meetings stock for halfe a years

 

keeping the Meeting House – –

 

—And whereas there was a paper of acknowledgment read

 

at this meeting signed by Humphrey Smith and his wife

 

Signifying their sorrow for falling into that which is con-

 

=trary to and also a skandal to our holy profession it is

 

the mind of this meeting that they both should be present

 

and be to read the same or cause it to be read at the

 

End of the meeting of worship on a first day at aponagan

 

=set meeting house – –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth the 17 day of the 5 month 1732. Dartmouth

 

meeting called Joseph Russell jnr and Eliashib Smith present

 

Rochester meeting called Stephen Wing present

 

And we not knowing whether William Soules Condemnation

 

is read it is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Elisha Wing hath read Rest Randals Condemnation

 

which is as followeth

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John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended ye Quarterly

 

Meeting And Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And Adam Mott hath paid John Shepherd three pounds out

 

of ye Stock as ordered – – – –

 

6 mo: 1732:

At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth the 21d of ye 6 month 1732

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Isaac Howland and George Soule

 

present Rochester meeting called and none appeard

 

Isaac Wood hath read William Soules Condemnation

 

which is as followeth – –

 

Whereas William Soule Son of William Soule late of

 

Dartmouth deceased in the County of Bristol in the

 

Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England hath

 

had his Education among friends the people Called Quakers

 

And Was married among them yet hath in slight friends

 

and good advice and counsel given to him by them he being

 

Under the Care of our monthly meeting friends hath

 

visited him from time to time to perswade him to

 

leave of keeping bad Company and his bad Conversation

 

but he hath neglected their advice and slighted their

 

Counsel and hath given Way to the temptation of

 

the Wicked one to that degree that he hath been

 

often times So much overcome With Strong drink

 

So that he hath abused and beat his wif Seaverall times

 

as hath been Credibly reported and threatned her with hard

 

Speeches to that degree that it is thought it not Safe for her

 

to live with him

 

We are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a publick

 

Testimony against Such disorderly actions and do Deny the said

 

William Soule to be one of us the people Called Quakers

 

Truly Desiring that he may return and find mercy With God

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held by adjournment

 

the 28th of ye 4 month 1732 Signed by order and in behalfe

 

of said meeting by – – John Tucker: Clerk

 

The Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and kindly accepted

 

7m:1732

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth ye 18 day of ye 7th month 1732 – –

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Isaac

 

Howland present: Rochester meeting Called none present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 05£-50s=06d

 

And this meeting appoints John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur

 

to see after ye deed of Acushnot meeting House Land

 

And it was advised at this meeting that all friends that

 

are heads of families be Careful that their Children

 

and Servants beheave them selves sober and orderly

 

at meetings of Worship for there hath been notice taken

 

that Some of our young people are to much out of

 

order in their behaviour in meetings in whispering

 

and laughing and runing out of meetings which makes

 

disturbance and very disagreable in a people professing

 

Godlyness

 

And this meeting is adjourned until ye first sixth day in

 

the eighth month next

 

This meeting being meet according to adjournment this

 

sixth day of the eighth month 1732

 

The visiters of Aponagansett Village gives this meeting an

 

account that they have visited the families of friends

 

under their care in some degree but not all by reason

 

of Disappointment but so far as they went their visits

 

did seem to be well accepted and for the most part

 

things pretty weel accord^ing to their observation

 

And the visiters of Accushnot Vilage gives an account that

 

they have visited ye families of friends for ye most part belong

 

ing to their Care: and had good Sattifaction in their visits and

 

have good Grounds to believe that Truth gains ground in some

 

families

 

And John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur are appointed to

 

attend ye Quarterly Meeting and to draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

8 mo:

1732

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth ye 16th of ye 8th month 1732

 

The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Thomas Smith present – –

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

And ye matter Concerning Hump[h]ry Smith and his Wife

 

is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

And the matter concerning the deed of ye land that belongs

 

to Accushnot meeting House is refered to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And John Tucker and Josep[h] Russell jur have attended the

 

Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to ye same

 

And William Sanford of Dartmouth son of William

 

Sanford of Portsmouth on Rhoad Island and Rebeckah

 

Howland of Dartmouth aforesd have laid their intention

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and are desired to wait until ye next monthly meeting

 

for ther answer And John Howland and Jabez Barker

 

are appointed to inquire Concerning the young

 

mans Clearness respecting marriage and conver

 

sation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was

 

read at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

And whereas Peter Allen is accused of commit

 

ting fornication with Content Smith which he doth

 

deny therefore this meeting doth appoint Joh[n] Howland

 

and James Barker to go with the Women friends and

 

hear the sd Allen and Content Smith discourse together

 

to see what they can find out concerning ye matter

 

and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

9 m

1732

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 20th day of ye 9th month 1732

 

Dartmouth Meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

John Howland and Jabez Barker makes report to the meeting

 

that they have made Inquiry into ye Clearness and Conversation

 

of Wm Sanford and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his

 

Intended Marriag wth Rebekah Howland

 

And William Sanford and Rebeckah Howland appeared at

 

this meeting and desired their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

observing the good order of truth in ye performance thereof

 

and Jabez Barker and John Howland are appointed to

 

See their marriage Solemnized in the abovesd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Humphry Smith and his wife doth refuse

 

or neglect to take up with friends judgment in readin their

 

acknowledgment it is the mind of this meeting that judgment

 

must go forth against them if the will persist in it and

 

John Howland and Joseph Tucker are appointed to [let]

 

them know the mind of ye meeting and bring in their

 

account to the next monthly meeting

 

and Concerning ye deed of Accushnot meeting House land

 

it is refered to ye next monthly Meeting

 

And ye Matter Concerning Peter Allen is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting appoints Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith

 

to make up accompts with wi the Tresurer in ye

 

Meetings behalf

 

And John Whitely not taking up with friends judgment

 

between him and his wives children this meeting appo[i]n[t]

 

John Russell and George Soule to let him know that if

 

he doth persist in it friends must proceed to deny him

 

and bring in their account to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott is appointed to pay to Isaac Smith £2=25s=00[d]

 

for Recording the Monthly Meeting Munits [minutes]

 

And Whereas William Russell the son of Joseph Russell Jur

 

hath gone out of the way and Married (one that is not a believer

 

in friends Principles) out of the good order of truth for

 

which disorderly proceedings friends are concerned to give

 

forth a Testimony against him and Joh[n] Tucker and

 

Isaac Smith are appointed to draw up his Condemnation

 

And present it to ye next Monthly Meeting

 

10 m: }

1732:

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 10th Month 1732

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Joseph

 

Tucker present

 

Rochester meeting called Elisha Wing present

 

Jabez Barker and Joh[n] Howland gives this meeting

 

an account that ye marriage of William Sanford and

 

Rebeckah Howland Was Solemnized in ye Good order

 

of truth according to the best of their observation

 

Richard Craw and Joanna Shearman did Signify

 

to this meeting that they have an intention of

 

taking each other in marriage and are desired to wait

 

until the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And William Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were desired to wait til ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Thomas Smith and

 

George Soule ar[e] appointed to inquire into ye young

 

mans Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Jabez Barker and John Russell are appointed

 

to se into Richard Craws Clearness on ye Same account

 

and accordingly to make return

 

Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have made up this meetings

 

accompts wth ye Tresurer and we find by their account

 

that he hath disbu[r]sted £2=11s=1d of his own mony upon the

 

ye meetings accounts and no mony in ye Stock

 

And Joseph Russell Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that he hath let Humphry Smith know the mind of the

 

Meeting and the Sd Humphry Smith doth Condecend to take

 

up with the Meetings advice in reading his acknowledgment

 

or to git Some body to do it according to ye meetings Judgment

 

and desires ye meeting to allow him two months’ time to do it in

 

which this meeting agreas to

 

There was Collected at this meeting 3 pounds 5 Shillings and 6d

 

And whereas Peter Allen hath owned before Severall

 

Witnesses that he was falce in denying that which he was

 

Charged wth by Content Smith it is ye Judgment Mind of this

 

meeting that Judgment should go forth against boath him

 

and ye sd Content Smith and Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith

 

are appointed to draw up their Condemnation and bring

 

it to ye next monthly meeting in order to be signed

 

And the friends that was chose to Speak wth John Whitely

 

gives this meeting an account that they have let

 

him know ye meetings mind and he doth Still refuse to

 

take up with friends Judgment. Therefore it is ye mind

 

of this Meeti[ng] that the Sd JOHN WHITELy should

 

not be reckned as one under ye care of this meeting.

 

until he Shall make Sattisfaction to ye monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott hath paid two pounds five Shillings

 

to Isaac Smith according to ye ord^er of ye last monthly meeting

 

John Tucker Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith are appointed

 

to attend^ed the Quarterly meeting next and to draw

 

an Epistle to ye Same

 

John Tucker and Isaac Smith hath drawn up Wm Russells

 

Condemnation which this meeting doth approve of

 

and John Tucker hath Signed it by order of this meeting

 

and John Tucker is appointed to read the Same or cause it

 

to be read at Aponaganset meeting House on a first day at

 

the end of ye meeting for worship between this and the next

 

Monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

to overse ye meeting House for the year Ensuing

 

And Adam Mott hath taken 2 pounds Eleven Shillings

 

and a penny by the meetings order out of ye Collection being

 

What was due to him for mony that he had disbu[r]sted of his

 

own upon the meetings account

 

And Benjamin Shearman hath lent this meeting the

 

Sum of two pounds and ten Shillings

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay 3 pounds

 

to Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker for halfe a

 

keeping ye meeting house halfe a year wch is done

 

No business from Rochester

 

11 Mo }

1732/3

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

in Dartmouth the 15th day of ye 11 month 1732/3

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Isaac

 

Howland present

 

Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

John Russell and Jabez Barker gives this meeting

 

an account that they have made Inquiry into Richard

 

Craws Clearness respecting marriage and conversation

 

and find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And Thomas Smith and George Soule also gives this meet

 

ing an account that they have made inquiry into

 

William Willcox [Wilcox]es Clearness and find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage

 

And Richard Craw and Joanna Shearman appeared

 

at this meeting desireing their answer in relation

 

to their taking each other in marriage and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing ye Good order of

 

Truth in the performance thereof and Jabez Barker

 

and John Russell are appointed to see their marriage

 

Sollemnized and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And William Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen appeared at

 

this meeting desiring their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Truth in that affair and Joseph Russell Jur and John

 

Howland are appointed to See their marriage Consu

 

mated and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Ichabod Kirby Son of Robert Kirby and Rachel Allen

 

daughter of Joseph Allen did lay their intentions of taking each

 

other in marriage before this meeting and are desired to

 

wait til ye next monthly meeting for their answer

 

and John Russell and George Soule are appointed

 

to inquire into ye young mans clearness respecting

 

marrige and Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And William Russells Condemnation hath been read

 

according to ye order of ye last monthly meeting

 

and is as followeth

 

Whereas William Russell the Son of Joseph Russell Jur

 

of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol in the Province

 

of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England – –

 

hath ^from his childhood been Educated amongst friends his father and mother

 

being both of the people called Quakers yet hath in Slight

 

of friends and the good advice and Counsel by them

 

given to him and also contrary to his father and

 

mothers consent proceeded in marriage out of the good

 

order Established among Friends with one that is of another

 

perswation which disorderly proceeding is not only

 

Contrary to our orders but contrary to ye Scriptures

 

of Truth wher the Apostle adviseth the Believers

 

not to be unequally yoaked with unbelievers

 

which disorderly proceeding hath been a great grief

 

and trouble to his parents and to all sincere friends

 

that are Concerned for his good

 

And for the clear of Truth and that all may know

 

that we have no unity with Such Obstinate disorder

 

and mixt marriages we can do no less than give

 

this forth as a publick Testimony against him the sd

 

William Russell Denying him to be one of us ye people

 

Called Quakers truly desiring that he may return

 

and find mercy with God Tenderly advising all young

 

peple (viz) Friends Children to beware of giving

 

way to ye inducements of Satan lest they be led forth to scorn

 

friends and the Testimony of ye blessed truth as it hath been

 

delivered through great tribulations

 

Even to the sealing of ye it with the Blood of many faithful

 

Witnesses: Surely we will be the portion of those can so

 

Slightily trample upon it and ^to those by whome the Testimony

 

of ye Blessed Truth may fall in the Streets by any perticular

 

Unless by true and unfeigned repentance to God

 

which that every disorderly and disobedient one may do

 

is our Sincere desire

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting of friends held

 

at our meeting House in Dartmouth the 18th of the

 

10th month 1732

 

And Signe by order and in behalfe of sd Meeting by

     

John Tucker Clerk

 

And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith hath drawn up

 

Peter Allen and Content Smiths Condemnation which is approved

 

and John Tucker hath Signed it in behalf of ye meeting

 

and is also appointed to read it or cause it to be read at

 

Ap[p]onaganset meeting house at the end of ye meeting

 

for worship on a first day between this and ye next monthly meeting

 

And the friends that were appointed to attend.

 

the Quarterly meeting have done it and drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as ordered and the Epistle

 

from the Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

Meeting and well accepted

 

And this meeting hath received forty Shillings of the

 

women and paid it to Benjamin Shearman for

 

a part of what the monthly meeting borrowed of him

 

12 m }

1732/3

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 19th day of ye 12th month 1732/3

 

Dartmouth meeting called John Howland present

 

Rochester meeting Called John Wing present

 

John Russell and Jabez Barker makes report to this

 

meeting that Richard Craw and Joanna Shearmans

 

marriage was consumated in good order as according to

 

their observation

 

Joseph Russell jur and John Howland gives this meeting

 

an account that they was at the marriag of William

 

Willcox [Wilcox] and Dorothy Allen and Saw nothing but that

 

it was performed in good order

 

John Russell and George Soule makes report to this

 

meeting that they have made inquiry into the Clearness

 

and Conversation of Ichabod Kirby and find nothing to

 

hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage wth Rachel Allen

 

And Ichabod Kirby and Rachel Allen appeared at this

 

Meeting desiring their answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take eacher [sic] in marriage in the good

 

order of Truth in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting and John Russell and

 

George Soule are appointed to See their marriage

 

Solemnized as aforesd and make re[t]urn to ye next monthly

 

Meeting.

 

And Peter Allen and Content Smiths Condemnation

 

hath been read and is as followeth.

 

Whereas Peter Allen of Dartmouth Son of Zechariah [Zachariah]

 

Allen deceased and Content Smith Daughter of Judah Smith

 

of Dartmouth aforesd having given way to the Temptations

 

of Satan and have fallen into ye Sin of fornication

 

as appears by the sd Content Smith having a bastard

 

Child and he the sd Peter Allen owning the child to

 

be his he the sd Peter Allen having for Some time

 

made Pr[o]fession of the Truth with us the people called

 

Quakers and She ye Sd Content Smith having been

 

Educated amongst us her father and mother being

 

both of us ye People called Quakers: which

 

Wicked action is to ye dishonour of God and a reproach

 

of the blessed Truth they made profession off.

 

We are Concerned therefore to give this forth as

 

a publick Testimony against Such Scandelus

 

practices and do disown the sd Peter Allen and

 

Content Smith to be in unity with us the people

 

Called Quakers truly desiring that if it be ye will of

 

God that they may come to unfeigned Repentance

 

and find mercy.

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting of friends

 

held in Dartmouth the 15th day ye 11th month 1732/3

 

And Signed by order and in the behalfe of

 

sd Meeting by

     

John Tucker Clerk

 

John Lapham jnr hath Signified to this meeting that

 

he hath a mind to Remove with his family to Smith

 

field in Rhoad Island Colony to Live and Desires a few

 

lines by way of Certificate Friends Concurrance

 

in that affair and John Russell Jabez Barker and

 

George Soule are appointed to See into his surcumstances

 

in the matter and make return to ye next monthly

 

Meeting: and the next preparitive and monthly Meeting

 

are adjourned one week longer than the usual Course

 

by reason of Sandwich yearly meeting

 

1 mo }

1733

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 26th Day of ye

 

first month 1733 Dartmouth meeting called Adam

 

Mott and Isaac Howland present

 

Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

There was Collected at this Meeting for ye use of

 

Friends – – £01 - 08s - 00[d]

 

Edward Wing Son of John Wing deceasd and Rebekah

 

Slocum did lay their intentions of taking each other

 

in marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait until ye next monthly meeting for their answer;

 

And John Tucker Adam Mott and John Russell are

 

appointed to See how things are like to be Setled

 

and whither the widows children are like to be

 

wronged by their mothers marrying.

 

John Russell and George Soule makes report to this

 

meeting that they were at the Marriage of Ichabod

 

Kirby and Rachel Allen and Saw nothing but that

 

it was decently Carried on

 

The friends that wer appointed to See into John Laphams

 

Sircumstances relating to his removing to Smith

 

field to live gives this meeting an account that

 

they find nothing but things are Clear and that he is

 

like to remove in good order. and this meeting

 

appoints ye Same friends to draw up a few lines by

 

way of Certificate to ye monthly meeting at Smithfield

 

of him and his wifes unity with friends here

 

And this meeting hath paid Benjamin Shearman

 

the mony that they borrowed of him

 

The Visiters of Ap[p]onagansett Village have given this meeting

 

an account of their Service in the visiting the families of friends

 

John Tucker Adam Mott John Howland and Joseph Tucker

 

are appointed to attend ye Quarterly Meeting next and

 

to Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

And Humphry Smith hath Complied with ye meetings judgmen[t]

 

in reading his paper of acknowledgment of his and his wifes

 

outgoings

 

And Jabez Barker and James Shearman are Chosen to

 

assist ye Women in drawing up Mary Smith Condem

 

nation for her disorderly marriage and present it to the

 

next monthly meeting in order to be Signed

 

2 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 2d month1733

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Russell and Thomas Smith

 

present: Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocum not appearin for

 

their answer it is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

Joh[n] Tucker Adam Mott and John Howland have attended the

 

Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

Jabez Barker is appointed to read Mary Goddards Condem

 

nation at a monthly meeting befor ye men and women part[?]

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

Meeting an[d] kindly accepted

 

3 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 21 day of the 3 month 1733

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present Rochester meeting Called and none apeared

 

and Edward Wing not appearing at this meeting for his answer

 

it is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

and Jabez Barker is appointed to read Mary Goddards Condem

 

nation at the next monthly meeting befor ye men and

 

Wom[en] part

 

4 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 18th day of the 4th month 1733

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon

 

for Dartmouth Adam Mott and Thomas Smith present

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present

 

There was Collected this meeting for ye use of friends :1-17-04

 

Jabez Barker hath read Mary Goddards Condemnation

 

as appointed and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Smith daughter of D[e]liverance Smith

 

Late of Dartmouth deceased and Mary his wife hath had

 

her Education amongst the people Called Quakers her

 

father and mother were both of sd people notwithstand

 

ing she hath of late gone and married out of ye order of

 

sd people though She hath been advised to ye Contrary

 

by her mother and other friends Concerned therefore

 

this meeting is concerned to give this forth as a Testimony

 

against such disorderly proceedings and do deny the sd

 

Mary now Wife of John Goddard to be one in unity with

 

us the people Called Quakers desireing that if it be the

 

Will of ye Lord she may Come to a Sight of her outgoings

 

And find mercy with the Lord

 

Signed by order and in behalfe of the monthly meeting

 

held at Dartmouth on the 15th of ye 2d month 1733

 

by

John Tucker Clerk

 

Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocum appeared at this

 

Meeting desiring their answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and things being enquired

 

into and nothing appearing to hinder they had their

 

answer that they might proceed to take each other

 

in marriage in ye Good order of Truth in Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

And Henry Tucker and Adam Mott were appointed to

 

See their marriage Consumated in the abovesd order

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

the visiters Chose for this year are for Acushnot

 

Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell jur and for

 

Ap[p]onagansett John Tucker John Howland and

 

James Barker and for Acoaksett Wm Wood Joseph Tripp [carryover line]

 

and Jonathan Wood

 

Nicholas Davis John Tucker and Adam Mott are appoin

 

ted to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and to draw

 

an Epistle to ye Same

 

Our Dear Friends Mungo Benley [Beuley?] and Samuel Stephens

 

from Ireland were here and ther Certificates was

 

read to ye good Sattifaction of this meeting

 

and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers of

 

ye Meeting House the Sum 3 pounds for halfe a years

 

keeping ye meeting House

 

5 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 16th day of the 5th 1733

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and James Barker

 

present Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

Henry Tucker and Adam Mott makes report to this meeting

 

that they was at Edward Wing and Rebeckah Slocums marriage

 

and saw nothing but that it was performed in good order

 

The friends that were appointed to attend ye Quarterly

 

meeting have attended it and drawn an account to the

 

Same according to order

 

And ye Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted

 

6 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 20th day of ye 6th month 1733

 

The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present

 

Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

The visiters of Acoakset have given in an account to

 

this meeting that they have in a generall way visited the

 

families of friends under their care and that they had

 

Good Sattisfaction in their visits and that Truth prevales

 

with some to a good degree

 

and this meeting is adjourned until this day 2 weeks

 

This meeting being meet according to adjournment

 

this 3d day of the 7th month 1733 and no business presented

 

7 mo }

1733

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 7th month 1733:

 

The several meetings thereto belonging called upon

 

for Dartmouth Adam Mott and Joseph Russell jur present

 

For Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

There was Collected at this meeting 11 pounds two shillings

 

and 8 pence whereof 10 pounds to pay the doctor for

 

what he hath done for Thomas Cezer and the rest to

 

be disbu[r]sted to Supply the necesity of ye: sd Cezar the

 

mony being put into James Barkers Abraham Tuckers

 

hands who with James Barker are chose to se into his and

 

his families affairs and to Supply their necesity as need

 

Shall require and to bring their accounts to ye monthly meeting

 

Joseph Benson the son of Joseph Benson of Rochester

 

and Experience Barlow daughter of Shubal Barlow

 

of Rochester aforesd did lay their intentions of taking

 

each other in marriage before this meeting and were

 

desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing are appointed

 

to inspect into ye young mans Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Josep[h] Lapham hath Signified to this meeting that

 

he desires a few lines by way of Certificate to the monthly

 

meeting in Smithfield and this and meeting appoints

 

John Russell and George Soul [Soule] to draw up one Relating to

 

his Clearness Respecting Marriage and Conversation

 

and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And James Barker and Joseph Tucker are chose to

 

be assistants with John Tucker to have the oversight

 

of Testimonies

 

And John Tucker Joseph Russell jur and James Barker

 

are Chose to attend ye Quarterly meeting next

 

and to draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

and our Collection for to Supply ye Stock is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned until ye first 6 day in ye next ^month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 5th day of the 8 month 1733

 

The visiters of Aponganset hath given in their account

 

that they have visited the most part of ye families

 

of friends under their care and that for as far as

 

they went they found things pretty well

 

and the visiters of Acuchnot have done nothing this

 

Quarter as to that service

 

And from Rochester we have receiv,d no account

 

8 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 8th month 1733

 

Dartmouth meeting called Adam Mott present

 

Rochester Meeting Called Savory Clifton present

 

Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing makes report to this

 

meeting that they have made inquiry into Joseph Bensons

 

Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

And find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his inte[n]ded marriage

 

and Joseph Benson and Experience Barlow appeared at this

 

meeting desireing their answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and they had their answer that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in the

 

good order of truth in Some convenient time between this

 

and ye next monthly meeting and Savory Clifton and

 

Stephen Wing are appointed to See their marriage

 

Sollemnized and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

There was a Certificate drawn up and presented to this

 

meeting for Joseph Lapham and John Tucker hath Signed

 

it by order and in the behalfe of this meeting

 

And John Tucker and Joseph Russell jur hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And Whereas Henry Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker

 

Having been out of order in divers respects and much

 

Labour hath been bestowed upon him in love to Endeavour

 

to a Sight of his outgoings but he doth still seem to persist

 

and make no acknowledgment to friends Sattisfaction

 

This meetings Therefore thinks best to draw a Condemnation

 

against him and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed to draw it up and bring it to the next month-

 

ly meeting in order to be signed

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends £1-14s-11d

 

And Whereas Mary Merihew [Merrihew] daughter of Josiah Merihew [Merrihew]

 

hath gone out of ye order established amongst friends and

 

married one that is not a friend Contrary to the abovesd

 

good order and to ye advice of friends that laboured with

 

her to perswade her to ye contrary this meeting

 

therefore thinks fit to draw up a Condemnation

 

against her and John Tucker and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed to draw it and bring it to the next month

 

ly meeting in order to be signed

 

9 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 19th of ye 9th month1733:

 

Dartmouth meeting called James Barker and John Howland

 

present: Rochester meeting called Stephen Wing present

 

Stephen Wing gives this meeting an account that Joseph

 

Benson and Experience Barlows marriage was performed

 

in good order.

 

The friends that were appointed to draw up Henry Tucker

 

jur his Condemnation have done it and this meeting doth

 

approve of it and John Tucker hath signed it by order and

 

in behalfe of this meeting

 

And Jabez Barker is appointed to read it on a first day at

 

the end of ye meeting for Worship between this and the next

 

monthly meeting at Aponaganset meeting House

 

And Mary Merihew [Merrihew] ^now Kirbys Condemnation was presented to this

 

meeting and is approved by the meeting and Jabez Barker

 

hath read it in this meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Merihew [Merrihew] Daughter of Josiah Merihew [Merrihew]

 

of Dartmouth in ye County of Bristol in the province of

 

the Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England hath had her Education

 

among friends the People called Quakers but for want of

 

keeping to ye Spirit of Truth and her Education hath joyned

 

her Selfe in marriage with one that is not under our

 

Care and is also under a Skandalus report of being

 

father to a Bastard Child:

 

Although She hath been Laboured with in order to per-

 

swade her to the Contrary by friends that wished her well

 

but She hath still Slighted their advice and Counsel

 

to the trouble of Honest friends we are therefore Concer

 

ned to give this forth as a Testimony against Such disorder

 

ly proceedings and do denie the sd Mary now wife ^of Richard

 

Kirby to be one in Unity with us ye people Called Quakers

 

Desireing that if it be ye will of God She may through

 

unfeigned Repentance Come to See her outgoings

 

and find Mercy. Given for[th] at our monthly Meeting

 

held at our meeting House in Dartmouth the 19th day

 

of the 9th month 1733 and Signed by order and in

 

behalfe of Sd meeting by – – John Tucker Clerk

 

And Holder Slocum desires a Certificate of his

 

Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and John Russell and Jabez Barker are appointed

 

to inquire into ye matter and draw up one if think

 

fit and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

10 m }

1733

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

meeting House in Dartmouth the 17th day of ye 10th m: 1733

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon

 

for Dartmouth Thomas Smith and Adam Mott present

 

For Rochester none appeared

 

There was Collecte[d] at this meeting for ye use of friends £2-00s-00d

 

and Jabez Barker hath read Henry Tucker Condenation

 

Which is as followeth

 

Whereas Henry Tucker ^Son of Henry Tucker and Phebe his wife of Dartmouth

 

in the County of Bristol in ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay

 

in New England hath had his Education among Friends but for

 

want of keeping to the Spirit of Truth and ye Good order

 

Established among friends hath gone from his Education and

 

let him selfe into a Liberty that is not agreable to our

 

Holy Profession in wearing divers sorts of Perriwiggs and

 

his hat set up on three sides like the vain Custom of ye World

 

and also Speaking of words not agreable to our profession

 

And for these his outgoings he hath been laboured with and

 

Advised to Condemn and forsake the Same but he hath not

 

done it to ye Sattisfaction of ye monthly meeting but Still

 

goes on in his vain Conversation to the grief of the

 

Sincere hearted among us Therefore for the Clearing of

 

Truth of Such Reproachful things we are Concerned to

 

give this forth as a publick Testimony Condemnation

 

against him ye sd Henry Tucker denying him to be one

 

in Unity with us the People called Quakers Sincerely

 

desiring that if it may be ye will of God that he may Come

 

to a Sence of his outgoings and by unfeigned Repentance

 

find mercy with the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting Held in Dartmouth

 

the 19th day of ye 9th month 1733

 

And Signed in the behalfe of Said meeti[ng] by

     

John Tucker Clerk

 

Henry Hedly [Hedley] son of John Hedly [Hedley] deceasd and Rachel Shearman

 

daughte[r] of Daniel Shearman deceasd did lay their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait until the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Thomas Smith and Joseph Russell jur

 

are appointed to make inquiry into his clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas ye Roof of the meeting House being grown Leaky

 

it is concluded by this meeting that John Howland

 

And John Shepherd should be the undertakers to procure the

 

Shingles and to Do ye Work so as to have it finished by the

 

Latter end of ye next summer

 

The friends that were appointed to draw up a Certificate

 

for Holder Slocum have done it and John Tucker hath

 

Signed it by order of this meeting

 

John Tucker Nicholas Davis and Thomas Smith are appointed

 

to attend ye Quarterly Meeting next and draw an Epistle

 

to the Same

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

to oversee ye meeting House for the year insuing

 

and Adam Mott hath paid three pounds to ye overseers

 

for keeping ye meeting house halfe a year.

 

11 m }

1733/4

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

house in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 11 month 1733/4

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Jabez Barker and Adam

 

Mott present. Rochester meeting Called John Wing present

 

Thomas Smith and Joseph Russell jur makes report to

 

this meeting that they have mad[e] inquiry into Henry

 

Hedlys [Hedleys] Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended

 

marriage with Rachel Shearman.

 

And Henry Hedly [Hedley] and Rachel Shearman appeared at

 

this meeting desiring their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and they had their answer

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in the Good order of Truth in Some Convenient time

 

between this and ye next monthly meeting and Thomas Smith

 

and Joseph Russell Jur are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consumated and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Thomas Smith hath attended ye Quarterly meeting and

 

drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And ye Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and kindly accepted     No business from Rochester

 

12 m }

1733/4

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 18th day of ye 12th month 1733/4

 

Dartmouth meeting called Adam Mott and John Howland

 

Rochester meeting called Savory Clifton and John Wing present

 

Joseph Russell Jur and Thomas Smith gives this meeting an account

 

that the marriage of Henry Hedly [Hedley] and Rachel Shearman was

 

performed in ye Good order of truth as far the [they?] Saw

 

Benjamin Wing the Son of John Wing and Mary Hilliar [Hiller?] daughter

 

of Jabez Hilliar [Hiller?] both of Rochester have laid their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Savory Clifton and Stephen Wing are appointed

 

to Inquire into ye young mans Clearness respecting marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Caleb Russell son of Joseph Russell jur hath

 

Signified that he intends marriage with Rebekah Borden

 

of Tiverton and desires a Certificate of his Clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and Nicholas Davis

 

and Benjamin Allen are appointed to make inquiry and

 

and to draw one if they find things clear and present it

 

to ye next monthly meeting in order to be Signed

 

And John Tucker and James Barker are appointed

 

by this meeting to take Care and do their endeaver as

 

far as may be Consistunt with Truth that no disorderly

 

person or any that may come with an evil eye do not

 

sit in our meetings of Discipline

 

And Whereas Peleg Slocum deceasd hath as we understand

 

Given ten pounds to the use of our monthly meeting

 

this meeting appoints John Tucker to git the mony and

 

bring it to the monthly meeting and this meeting adjourns

 

the monthly meeting next to the fourth day of ye week

 

following the second day as it used to be on by Course

 

1 m }

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 20th day of the first month 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Thomas Smith and James Barker present

 

For Rochester John Wing present

 

The friend that were to see into Benjamin Wings Clearness

 

have Signified that they have done it and find nothing to

 

hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

And Benjamin Wing and Mary Hillier appeard at this

 

meeting desireing an answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and their answer was that

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting in the good order of truth and

 

Joseph Taber and Savory Clifton are appointed to see

 

their marriage Solemnized in ye above sd order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

The friends that were appointed to draw up a Certificate

 

for Caleb Russell have done it and John Tucker hath

 

signed it in behalfe of ye meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 2£-09s=06d

 

The friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Elisha Wing and Adam Mott

 

The Visiters of Accoakset hath given in their account

 

to this meeting that they have visited the families of

 

friends belonging to their care and that their visits

 

was taken kindly and in Some families where things

 

was out of order they Laboured with them in Love

 

that they might do better

 

And the visiters of of Rochester have given in

 

their account to this meeting of their visiting friends

 

families belonging to their care

 

and this meeting is adjourned until the 4th day of

 

the week that the Quarterly meeting is on

 

The visitors of Cushnot vilage hav

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment

 

this 10th day of ye 2d month 1734

 

The visiters of Acushnot village have given in their

 

account of their Service in that affair

 

And the visiters of Aponaganset gives no account

 

2 m:

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 15:th day of ye 2d month 1734

 

Dartmouth meeting called William Wood and Jabez Barker

 

present from Rochester none appeared

 

There was an account sent from Rochester that the

 

marriage between Benjamin Wing and Mary Hilliar was

 

accomplished in the Good order of Truth

 

John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended ye Quarterly

 

Meeting and drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

and ye Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

Meeting and kindly accepted

 

3m:

1734

At a Monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 20:th day of ye 3:d month 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon for

 

Dartmouth William Wood and Adam Mott present

 

From Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

Our Friend Zachariah Nikson of North Carolina was at

 

this meeting and his Certificate was read to friends Satisfaction3

 

And the next preparitive and monthly meeting are

 

adjourned one week longer than they are by Cource by

 

reason of ye yearly meeting

 

4 m:

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends hed at our meeting House

in Dartmouth the 24:th day of ye 4:th month 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott preesent

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

There was Collected at this meeting £1-15s =06d

 

and this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers

 

of ye meeting house 2 pounds out of ye Stock which with

 

twenty Shillings that was paid in by the wome makes

 

3 pounds that was owe for halfe a years keeping ye meeting

 

House Which is done

 

And whereas Ellen Taber Daughter of Joseph Taber

 

hath gone out of ye good order Established among friends

 

and married to one that is not a friend this meeting

 

having Considered the matter it is refered to ye next

 

monthly meeting for further Consideration

 

The visiters chosen for this year are for Aponaganset

 

John Tucker James Barker John Howlan and Adam Mott

 

and for Accushnot Benjamin Allen and Joseph Russell Ju

 

and for Accoakset Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood

 

and ye choice of visiters for Rochester is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And we have an account that Susanna Smith is

 

gone out of the good order of friends and married to

 

one that is her near kinsman which is refered to

 

the Consideration of the next monthly meeting

 

And John Tucker Adam Mott and Joseph Russell Jur

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting next

 

and to Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

And the matter Concerning Ellen Taber is refered

 

to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas there was no Friends from Rochester

 

at this meeting this meeting orders John Tucker

 

and Adam Mott to write to Rochester preparitive

 

meeting that they attend the next monthly meeting4

 

5th mo:

1734

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our

meeting House in Dartmouth ye 15:th day of ye 5th m: 1734

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Joseph

 

Tucker present Rochester Meeting Called and none present

 

James Green the Son of Jabez Green of Warwick

 

in the Colony of Rhoad Island and Hannah Tucker

 

the Daughter of Abraham Tucker deceased did lay

 

their intentions of taking each other in Marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait til the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And William Lake and Joanna Butler Did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait til the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and John Howland

 

and Jabez Barker are appointed to make Enquiry into

 

the young mans Clearness respecting marriage and

 

Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

Meeting

 

And the matter Concerning Ellen Taber is refered

 

to ye next monthly meeting and whereas there was

 

no friends from Rochester at this meeting this meeting

 

orders John Tucker and Adam Mott to write to

 

Rochester Preparitive meeting that they attend

 

the next monthly meeting

 

In order to give an account who it may be propper to Chuse

 

visiters for Rochester

 

And the Matter Concerning Susanna Smith is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And John Tucker and Joseph Russell hath attended the

 

Quarterly Meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting hath received of Holder Slocum the

 

Sum of 10 pounds Which Was Given to the meeting by his

 

father Peleg Slocum in his Last Will and Testament

 

Which Was paid by order of the meeting to Joseph Taber

 

for Shingles

 

6 mo

1734

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 19th day of the 6th mouth 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Tho: Smith and Joseph Tucker present

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present

 

The friends that were appointed to Enquire into William

 

Lakes Clearness make report that they have inspect

 

=ed into the matter and find nothing to hinder his

 

intended marriage

 

and James Green and Hannah Tucker appeared

 

at this meeting Desiring an answer in relation to

 

their taking each other in marriage and nothing

 

appearing to hinder they had their answer that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

Monthly meeting observing the good order of truth in

 

the performance thereof and John Russell and Adam

 

Mott are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

into Good order and make return to ye next Monthly meeting

 

And Wm Lake and Joanna Butler appeared at this

 

Meeting Desiring their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and their answer

 

was that they might proced to take each other in

 

Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting in the Good order of truth

 

and John Howland are appointed to to See their marriage

 

Solemnized in Sd order and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And William Ricketson was at this meeting and the

 

Meeting having agetated matters with him Concerning

 

his Sons wearing a periwig and the Disorderly marriage

 

of his Daughter he desires some further time to Consider

 

of it and so it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And there was a condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

by John Tucker in the behalfe of ye meeting against

 

Alice Smith for commiting fornication

 

and John Tucker is appointed to read it or git Some

 

body to read it on a first day at the end of ye meeting of

 

Worship between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and John Tucker is appointed to Draw up a Condem=

 

nation against Susanna Smith for her Disorderly

 

marriage and also another against Ellen Taber for

 

the like offence and bring them to ye monthly meeting

 

next in order to be Signed

 

And the Quarterly Meeting Epistle was read and

 

kindly accepted by this meeting

 

7 mo

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of ye 7th

 

Month 1734 Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland

 

and James Barker present Rochester Meeting Called

 

Elisha Wing present John Russell gives this meeting

 

an account that James Green and Hannah Tucker

 

marriage was Carried on and accomplished in good

 

order as far as he saw

 

and Jabez Barker and John Howland gives this

 

Meeting an account that they was at the marriage

 

of William Lake and Joanna Butler and Saw nothing

 

but that it was carried on Decently and in good order

 

And William Ricketson appeared at this meeting

 

and hath made the meeting Satisfaction as to his

 

Daughters disorderly marriage and as for his sons

 

wearing a perriwig he doth Signifie that he will do

 

his Endeaver to persuade him to Desist

 

And Alice Smiths condemnation hath been

 

read according to order and is as followeth

 

Whereas Alice Smith the Daughter of Deliverance Smith

 

late of Dartmouth deceased in the County of Bristol in the

 

Province of the Massachustes Bay in New England and Mary his

 

widow the afore metioned Alice Smith having been Educated

 

among Friends the people Called Quakers but for want

 

of keeping to Education and to the Spirit of Truth hath by

 

giving way to ye evil one fallen into the unclean sin

 

of fornication (being delivered of a bastard child) to the

 

Dishonour of God the reproach of the blessed Truth

 

and grief of all those amongst us that sincerely

 

desires the prosperity of Zion: we are therefore

 

Concerned to give this forth as a publick Testimony

 

against that wicked and detestable action and Do Denie

 

the Sd Alice Smith to be one of us the people of God called

 

Quakers Desiring that if it be ye will of God She may

 

through unfeigned repentance obtain pardon for

 

this her great wickedness and all other her outgoings

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

the 19th day of ye 6th month 1734: and Signed by order and

 

in behalfe of sd meeting by

John Tucker

     

Clerk of sd Meeting

 

And Susanna Smith and Ellen Tabers Condemnations

 

were not brought to this meeting therefore it is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

John Tucker Elisha Wing and Nicholas Davis are

 

appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and

 

to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And Whereas Benjamin Powers hath Signified that

 

hath a mind to travil westward ad Desires a few

 

lines of Recommendation Concerning how his life

 

and Conversation hath been Since he hath been

 

among us therefore Joseph Russell jur and Joseph Tucker

 

are appointed to inspect into the matter and if they

 

find things clear to Draw up Something and bring it

 

to the next monthly meeting in order to be signed

 

8 mo

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth the 21 day of ye 8th month 1734

 

Dartmouth meeting called James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present

 

Rochester Meeting Called Elisha Wing present

 

Beriah Goddard and Unice West laid their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Joseph Tripp and William Wood

 

are appointed to See into Beriah Goddards Clearness Concerning

 

Marriage and Conversation and to bring in their account

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And James Cornell and Abigail Tripp appeared and

 

Laid their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait until the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer and Robert

 

Tripp and Jonathan Wood are Chose to make inquiry into

 

James Cornells Clearness and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Merihoo and Edith Whitely did Lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

Meeting and were Desired to wait till the Next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and

 

Adam Mott are appointed to mak inquiry into Joseph

 

Merrihoos Clearness relating to marriage and Conver-

 

sation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed

 

to make inquiry into John Perrys Clearness concerning

 

Marriage and Conversation and to draw up how they

 

find things and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jedidiah Wing of Rochester hath Signified to this meeting

 

that he desires a Certificate and this meeting hath

 

Chosen Savory Clifton and John Wing to make inquiry into

 

his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and to draw

 

up how they find things and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting And there was Collected at this meeting for the

 

use of Friends one pound twelve Shillings and three pence

 

And Susanna Smith Condemnation was read in this

 

meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas Susanna Smith daughter of Judah Smith Late

 

of Dartmouth deceasd in the County of Bristol in the Province

 

of the Massachusets Bay in New England having had her Education

 

among friends her parents being friends but for want

 

of keeping to the Spirit of truth and the good order Established

 

among friends hath of Late given way to her own

 

inclination and hath married out of the Good order of

 

Friends and married her mothers Sisters Son though

 

advised to the Contrary by Friends

 

We are therefore concerned to give this forth as a

 

Testimony against disorderly walkers and in particular

 

against the above Susanna nw wife of Stephen

 

Colvin Denying her to be one in unity with us the people

 

Called Quakers yer Desiring that she may Come to a sight and ^her Sence of

 

her out goings and to a true and unfeigned repentance so

 

as to find mercy with the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

the 21 day of the 8th month 1734: and Signed by order and

 

in behalfe of Said meeting by John Tucker – Clerk

 

And Jabez Barker is appointed to read Ellen Tabers Condem-

 

nation at Cushnet meeting house on a first day after meeting.

 

9 mo

1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at out meeting House

in Dartmouth on the 18th of the 9th month 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

William Wood and Joseph Tripp gives this meeting an account

 

that they have have inquired into the Clearness and

 

Conversation of Beriah Goddard and find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage and the friends that were appointed

 

to See into the Clearness and Conversation of Joseph Merihoo

 

gives an account that they find nothing to hinder his

 

intended marriage also Robert Tripp and Jonathan Wood give

 

this meeting an account that they have made inquiry into

 

James Cornells Clearness and find nothing to hinder his

 

intended marriage

 

And Beriah Goddard and Unice West appeared at this meeting

 

Desiring an answer as to their taking each other in marriage

 

and their answer was that that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in the good order of truth in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next month

 

ly meeting and Joseph Russell jur and Joseph Taber are

 

appointed to See their marriage Consummated in the

 

above order and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And James Cornell and Abigail Tripp appeared at this

 

Meeting Desiring their answer as to their taking each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in the

 

Good order of Truth in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting and Robert Tripp

 

and Jonathan Wood are appointed to See their marriage

 

Solemnized in the Good order and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Merrihoo and Edith Whitely appeared at this

 

meeting Desiring their answer and their answer was

 

that that they might proceed to take each other in

 

Marriage observing of Good order of truth in the perfor-

 

mance thereof and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are

 

appointed to See Solemnizing thereof and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Henry Chase Son of Abraham Chase of Tiverton

 

and Mary Tripp Daughter of Abiel Tripp of Dartmouth

 

Did lay their intentions of taking each other in marri-

 

age before this meeting and were Desired to wait for

 

their answer till the next monthly meeting

 

And ther was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for Jedediah Wing and this meeting appoints Eliashib

 

Smith and Isaac Smith to make up accounts with the

 

Treasurer; and this meeting hath Cleared the accounts

 

with Joseph Taber Concerning the Shingles,

 

and Jabez Barker not having read Ellen Tabers

 

Condemnation he is still continued to do it between this

 

and the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Pave Russell and Rebekah Ricketson being

 

Friends Children and yet have gone out of the Good order

 

Established among friends in marriage therefore this

 

meeting appoints Jabez Barker ^and James Barker to Labour with him

 

to See if he is willing to Condemn his outgoings and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

John Perry

 

10 mo 1734

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 10 month 1734

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called uppon

 

for Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

Joseph Taber and Joseph Russell jur Gives this meeting an

 

account that the marriage of Beriah Goddard and

 

Unice West was Carried on in good order as far as they saw

 

and the Friends that were appointed to See James Cornells

 

Marriage Consumated gives an account that is

 

perforformed in Gooder as far as they saw

 

And also the friends that was to See Josep Merrihoo

 

Marriage Solemnized in Good order according to their judgment

 

And Henry Chase and Abigail Tripp appeared at this

 

meeting Desiring their answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage and their answer saw

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the Good order of Truth in the

 

performance thereof and Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood

 

are appointed to see the their marriage Solemnized and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Rufus Greene and of Warwick son of Jabez Greene

 

and Martha Russell Daughter of Joseph Russell jur

 

Did Lay their Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait until the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And there was Collected at this meeting for the use

 

of friends two pounds Eight Shillings and ten pence

 

And Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have made up the

 

accounts with the Treasurer and find there is due to

 

him

£1-07-07–

 

And Jabez Barker hath read Ellen Tabers Condem

 

nation which is as followeth

 

Whereas Ellen Taber Daughter of Joseph Taber of Dartmouth

 

in the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets

 

Bay in New England Having been Educated among Friends

 

the People Called Quakers but not regarding the Spirit

 

of Truth in her heart nor the advice of her Father nor

 

the advice of friends hath Stubbornly and Willfully kept

 

Company with one that is no soit a man that is of a

 

not of our Society and hath joined with him in marriage

 

Contrary to the practice and Good order of friends

 

as also Contrary to the advice of the Apostle Paul given

 

to the Corinthians 2 Corinth. 6 Chapter and 14th verse

 

where it is said be ye not unequally yoaked together

 

with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness

 

with unrighteousness and what communion hath

 

hath light with Darkness: We are therefore Concerned

 

to for the Clearing of the Truth and Friends to give this

 

forth as a Publick Testimony against all Disorderly walk-

 

ing and perticularly against the above s[ai]d Elen now

 

Wife of Peter Craper [Crapo] Denying her to be one of us

 

the people Called Quakers yet Sicerely Desiring that

 

if it be the will of God she may come to a sight and sence

 

of her outgoings and by unfeigned Repentance found

 

and amendment of Life to walk or to find mercy with

 

the Lord.

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting ^of friends held in Dartmouth

 

the 21st day of the 8th month 1734

 

and Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting

 

by

John Tucker: Clerk5

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at out meeting House in Dart

 

mouth the 20th Day of the 11th month 1734/5

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott present

 

Rochester meeting Called and none appeared. Henry Chase

 

and Mary Tripps marriage hath been orderly accomplished

 

according to information

 

And Rufus Greene and Martha Russell appeared at this meeting

 

and had their answer in relation to their taking Each other

 

In marriage which was that they might proceed to take

 

Each other in marriage in some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting according to the Good

 

order of truth and John Lapham and Jabez Barker are

 

appointed to see their marriage Consummated in the

 

above sd order and mak return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same have done it

 

according to order.

 

Ther was a paper presented to this meeting by Peleg

 

Huddleston Signifying his desire of Coming under the Care

 

of Friends Which this meeting find freedom to accept

 

and he to be under our Care

 

Ther was aCondemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Mary Hathhan [Hathaway] for her out goings and Joseph

 

Russell jur is appointed to read it or cause it to be read

 

at Cushnet meeting House on a first day after the meeting

 

of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting

 

There was also a Condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Paul Russell and Rebecca Ricketson now wife

 

of sd Paul Russell for their Disorderly marriage

 

which is as followeth

 

Whereas Paul Russell son of James Russell of Dartmouth

 

in the County of Bristol in the Province of Massachusets

 

Bay in New England and Rebecca Ricketson daughter of

 

Jonathan Ricketson of the Town and County above sd the

 

sd Paul Russell and Rebecca Ricketson having been Educated

 

amongst the people of God called Quakers and now having

 

gone out of the good order Established amongst the sd people

 

in marriage then advised to the Contrary and now for

 

the Clearing of the Truth from such disorderly proceedings

 

We Do disown the sd Paul Russell and Rebecca now Wife

 

of sd Paul Russell to be in unity with us the people

 

Called Quakers

 
 

At a Monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 12th moth

 

1734/5 The Severall meeting therein to belonging

 

Called upon for Dartmouth James Barker and

 

Adam Mott present for Rochester none Elisha Wing appeared

 

John Lapham and Jabez Barker hath Signified

 

to this meeting that they was at the marriage of

 

Rufus Green and Martha Russell and that it was

 

Sollemnized in the Good order of truth as far as they

 

Saw. And Mary Hathaways Condemnation hath

 

been read according to the order of the last monthly

 

meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Hathaway Daughter of Thomas Hathaway

 

of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the province

 

of the Massachusets Bay in New England having had

 

her Education among friends the people Called

 

Quakers but for want of keeping to her Education

 

and to the Spirit of Truth in her own heart hath

 

given way to the Temptations of the Wicked one that

 

She hath kept Company with one that is an unbe

 

liever as to our principles to that Degree that she

 

hath Committed the sin of fornication and also

 

married to him all which is Contrary to the Scripture

 

of Truth and to our holy profession to the Dishonour

 

of God and grief of the Honest hearted amongst us

 

we are therefore Concerned to give this forth as a

 

publick Testimony against that wicked action and

 

do deny her the Said Mary now wife of Thomas Kempton

 

to be one in unity with us the People Called Quakers

 

Desireing if it be the will of God she may through unfeigned

 

Repentance obtain Pardon for this her wickedness

 

and all her other outgoings Given forth at our monthly

 

meeting held in Dartmouth the 20 day of the 11th month 1734/5

 

and Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting by

     

John Tucker – Clerk

 

(1735)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house in

 

Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 1 month 1735 the Severall

 

meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

John Howland and James Barker present for Rochester

 

Elisha Wing present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends £2 05s 3d

 

And Whereas William Lake and his wife hath sent in a

 

paper to this meeting Condemning their outgoings

 

Friends having considered the matter it is the mind of

 

this meeting that it may be accepted if he the Sd Lake

 

will read it or git Some body to do it publickly on a first

 

Day at the End of the meeting of Worship at Ponagansett

 

meeting House between this and the next monthly

 

meeting. And this meeting is adjourned til the first Sixth

 

day in the 2d month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

4 day of the 2d month 1735 There was Some Sufferings

 

of Friends of Coakset Vilage for their refusing to praize[?]

 

presented to this meeting which this meeting doth

 

accept in order that they may be sent to the next

 

Quarterly meeting The visiters belonging to our

 

monthly meeting have given in their accounts that

 

they have in a generall way visited the Families of

 

Friends and for the most part find things pretty well and

 

where they found things not well they Laboured for

 

a reformation that Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting are John Tucker Elisha Wing

 

John Howland and James Barker and to Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2 month 1735

 

the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

And William Lake hath read his paper of acknowledge

 

ment according to the order of the Last monthly meeting

 

which was followeth6

[the next page is blank]

 

The friends that were apponted to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered

 

The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted

 
 

At the monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 3 month 1735

 

the meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

John Howland and James Barker present for Rochester

 

Elisha Wing present

 

And whereas there was a Complaint brought to this

 

meeting against Thomas Hathaway Concerning his

 

keeping Company at divers unseasonable times with

 

Woman of a Disgraceful Character this meeting having

 

Discoursed and Laboured with him Concerning the

 

matter and he not giving any resonable Satisfaction

 

it is the mind of this meeting for the Clearing of the

 

Truth that a Condemnation Should go forth against him

 

and John Tucker Elisa Wing and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed to draw one and present it to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Nicholas Davis hath preseted an account

 

of his Suffering upon the account of his sons not

 

training which is accepted in order to go to Quar

 

terly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 4 month

 

1735 the Severall meetings therto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Jabez

 

Barker present for Rochester none appered

 

and it was Concluded this meeting being adjourned till

 

the 23 day of this instant

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 23 day of the 4 month 1735 The friend that

 

were appointed to Draw up Thomas Hathaways

 

Condemnation have done and this meeting doth

 

approve it and have ordered Jacob Taber to read

 

or Cause it to be read at Cushnet meeting house

 

on a first day at the end of the meetin for worship

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1-16-09

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker and

 

also to draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the over

 

seers of the meeting house 30 Shillings towards keeping

 

the meeting House the halfe year past which is done

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 5 month

 

1735 The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker

 

present for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

And Thomas Hathaways Condemnation hath been

 

read and is as followeth

 

Whereas Thomas Hathaway of Dartmouth in the Coun

 

ty of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets Bay

 

in New England hath made profession with us the people

 

Called Quakers for some time past nevertheless for

 

want of a Watchful Care hath of Late fallen into

 

Severall Scandalous and reproachful things which

 

we have Carefully and Diligently inquired into

 

and maturely Considered the matter and his difence

 

therein and he not Clearing himselfe to our Satis

 

faction we therefor do Deniy him to be one of our

 

Communion Sincerely desireing that if it be the

 

Will of God he may Come to a Sight and Sence of his

 

out goings and to an unfeigned repentance

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in

 

Dartmouth the 23 of ye 4 month 1735

 

and Signed by order and in behalfe of Sd meeting

 

by

John Tucker Clerk

 

And John Tucker and Adam Mott hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to

 

the same. And the Epistle from the Quarterly

 

meeting was read at this meeting and kindly

 

accepted There was Collected and brought into

 

this meeting by the women the Sum of 20 Shillings

 

Which was delivered to the Treasurer for the meetings use

 

it was Concluded at this meeting to come to a Subscription

 

to raise the Sum of 20 pounds to supply the yearly meeting stock

 

and other necesary Churges arising among ourselves

 

of which Subscription there is nine pounds 3 shilling & 6 pence

 

paid in and Delivered to Adam Mott

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the overseers

 

of the meeting house £1 -10s-00d which which is done

 

and also this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to Jonathan

 

Wood the Sum of 40 shillings towards the support of Deborah

 

Landers and also to pay to John Shepherd 4 pounds for

 

Work done towards repairing the meeting House which he

 

hath done and there remains yet due to sd Shepherd the

 

Sum of 3 pounds 5 shillings and 6 pence

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on ye 18 day of the 6 month 1735

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present for

 

Rochester none appeared

 

The Visiters Chosen for Coakset village are William

 

Wood and Joseph Tripp and for Ponagansett John

 

Tucker Adam Mott Joseph Tucker and Barnabus

 

Howland and for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and Joseph

 

Russell jur. And whereas William Russell ye Son of Joseph

 

Russell jur hath Signifyed that he desires a Certificate of

 

his Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation this

 

meeting appoints Benjamin Allen and John Howland

 

to inquire into ye matter and if they find things Clear to

 

draw one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting

 

and whereas this meeting hath received a paper Signed

 

by Meribah Shearman Signifying her Sorrow for her

 

outgoings which this meeting having Considered it is

 

their mind that she shoul take the paper and read it

 

or cause it to be read at the end of the meeting of worship

 

on a first day between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and she to be present

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to pay John

 

Shepherd four pounds nineteen Shillings and Six pence

 

it being the sum in full of what the meeting ows him upon

 

his own account and the glaziere which is done

 

and this meeting is adjourned till the next forth day

 

come week

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment the

 

27 day of the 6 month 1735 there was a certificate brought

 

to this meeting for Michael Smith of his Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation directed to the monthly meeting

 

at Swansey and Signed by John Tucker in behalfe of ye meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 7th month 1735

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester John Wing present

 

Ther was a Certificate presented at this meeting for

 

William Russell and John Tucker hath Signed it in behalfe

 

of this meeting

 

Elisha Wing and John Wing are appointed visiters for

 

Rochester the visiters of Coaksett have given in an

 

account to this meeting of their Service in visiting friends

 

families and Signify that they find thing as well as Could be

 

Expected for the most part

 

Ther was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends £2-12s=9d

 

This meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to Jonathan Wood

 

3 pounds 13 Shillings and nine pence for ye Support of

 

Deborah Landers which is done

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the first fourth day

 

in the 8th month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 3d

 

day of the 8 month 1735: the visiters of Ponagansett village

 

have given in their account that they have visited the

 

families of friends under their care in a General Way

 

and also the visiters of Rochester have sent in their account

 

to this meeting of their service in that affair

 

The friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker William Wood Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker

 

and to draw an Epistle to ye Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 8 month 1735 the Severall

 

meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth non [none]

 

appeared by appointment Rochester meeting Called and none

 

appeared Meribah Shearmans acknowledgment hath been

 

read as appointed

 

The friend appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have done

 

it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

and the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends Held at our Meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 9th month 1735 the

 

Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

John Howland and Isaac Howland present for Rochester

 

Elisha Wing present Adam Mott hath paid in the mony

 

that was raised to Supply the yearly meeting Stock which was

 

3 pounds and 10 Shillings according to the request of ye Quarterly

 

Meeting and Whereas thee hath been a report Concerning

 

David Akin that he hath acted that which is reproachful

 

in abusing John Whitely Which after having Discoused with

 

Sd Akin he doth acknowledge and Signifies that he Will

 

draw up something in order to make Sattisfaction against

 

the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15 day of ye 10th month 1735

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth James Baker and John Howland

 

present for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends

 

one pound eighteen shillings

 

Luke Hart and Mary Huddlestone Did lay their inten

 

tions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and Adam

 

Mott are appointed to inquire into the young mans

 

Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

David Akin hath given a paper of acknowledgment to

 

this meeting which at present are not free to take up

 

with for full Sattisfaction so ye matter is refered

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Adam Mott Elisha Wing and Thomas Smith and to Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same The Friends appointed to oversee the

 

Meeting House for the year insuing are Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker and there was 40 Shillings brought

 

in by the women toward the support of Deborah Landers

 

which was delivered to Joseph Tripp

 

and it was Conclud that the next monthly meeting

 

Should Come to a further Collection upon the same account

 

and this meeting hath ordered that Adam Mott should

 

pay three pounds to the overseers for halfe a year

 

keeping the meeting house which is Done

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 11

 

month 1735/6 the Severall meetings thereto belonging

 

Called upon for Dartmouth James Barker and Adam

 

Mott present for Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott makes report to

 

this meeting that they have mad [made] inquiry into Luke

 

Harts Clearness and find nothing to to hinder him

 

in his intended marriage

 

Luke Hart and Mary Huddlestone appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer relating to their

 

taking Each other in marriage and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good

 

order of truth in the performance thereof

 

and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are appointed

 

to see their Marriage Consumated in the aforesd

 

order and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Adam Mott hath attended the Quarterly Meeting

 

and there was an Epistle drawn and sent as ordered

 

Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith are appointed

 

to make up accompts with the Tresurer and bring

 

in their accounts to ye next monthly meeting

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted

 

And it was desired in the Epistle that our monthly

 

meeting Should Collect the Sum of 17 pounds which is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 10 day of the 12 month 1735/6 the Severall

 

Meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Adam Mott and and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Rochester Eliashib Wing present

 

Nicholas Howland and Zerniah Russell did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and John Lapham and

 

Joseph Russell Jur: are appointed inquire into the

 

young mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conver

 

sation and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

Eliashib Smith makes report to this meeting that he

 

was at the marriage of Luke Hart and Mary Huddleston

 

and that it was Carried on in good order according to

 

his observation

 

and Whereas Isaac Chase hath been Disorderly in

 

his Conversation this meeting appoints James Barker

 

and George Soule to Labour with him in order to bring

 

him to a sight of his out goings and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

Eliashib Smith and Isaac Smith have reckoned

 

with the treasurer and find that after accts: ballanced

 

there remains in the Stock 11 Shillings

 

(1736)

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth the 15th day of the first month 1736

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker

 

present for Rochester John Wing Present

 

The Friends that were to inquire into Nicholas Howland

 

Clearness makes report that they find nothing to

 

to hinder his intended marriage

 

and Nicholas Howland and Zeruiah Russell appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer as to taking each other

 

in marriage and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in some Conve

 

nient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

Observing the good ord of Truth in the performance thereof

 

and John Lapham and Joseph Russell are apponted to see

 

their marriag Consummated in the aforesd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

David Akin hath sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for the abuse offered to John

 

Whitely and it is the mind of this meeting that sd Akin

 

shall Read sd paper or Cause it to be read he being present

 

and at the end of the meeting of Worship one a first day

 

at Ponagansett meeting House between this and the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The visiters of Rochester and Coaksett have given in

 

their accounts of their visiting the families of friends

 

in a generall way under their Care

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1-06-03

 

There was 2 papers presented to this meeting one from

 

William Rand and another from Rest Randal his

 

Wife Signifying their desire of to Come into unity with

 

friends and it is the mind of this meeting that Friends

 

should wait some for further proof of their Sincerity

 

and this meeting is adjorned til the first 6 day in

 

the second month next

 

This meeting being mett according to adjornment this

 

second day of ye 2d month 1736

 

The visiters of Cushnot have given in their account

 

that they have visited friends families in under

 

their Care The visiters of Ponagansett have done

 

nothing this Qurter towards visiting friends families

 

The friends that were Chosen to speak with Isaac Chase

 

have done it and signify to this meeting that they Cannot

 

find that he hath any inclination to make Sattisfaction

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and

 

Isaac Smith to draw up something against him and

 

bring it to the next monthly meeting and this meeting

 

and this meeting appoints John Tucker John Howland

 

And Joseph Tucker are appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 2d month 1736

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott John Howland present

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present none appeared

 

The Friends that were appointed to attended the Quarterly

 

meeting have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

as ordered and David Akins paper was read as ordered

 

and is as followeth

 

To the monthly monthly meeting of friends to be holden

 

in Dartmouth on the 15th of the first month 1736

 

Friends I being of my Watch have abused John Whitley

 

for which I have been very sorry and Deeply bowed

 

in my spirit many times and have been since with

 

John Whitely and made him Sattisfaction for the

 

wrong done him and Desire that Friends would

 

pass it by and God to forgive me my trespass against

 

the truth

David Akin

 

Joseph Brownell and Leah Lawton did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait til the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and William Wood

 

and Joseph Tripp are appointed to inquire into their

 

Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and Isaac Chase his Condemnation was Drawn up

 

and brough to this meeting and accepted and John

 

Tucker hath Signed it in behalfe this meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker is appointed to read it on a first day at

 

the end of the meeting of Worship between this and the next

 

monthly meeting

 

and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted and Amos Taber hath sent

 

in a paper to this meeting Signifying his Sorrow for his

 

outgoings desiring that friends would receive him

 

under their Care Which this meeting accepts of

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

 

in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 3d month 1736

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Calloneing Called

 

upon for Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present Rochester meeting Called Savory Clifton present

 

The Friends appointed to inquire into Joseph Brownels

 

Clearness makes report to this meeting that they have

 

made inquiry into the matter and find nothing to hinder

 

his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

and Joseph Tucker hath read Isaac Chases Condem

 

=nation which is as followeth

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And Joseph Brownel and Leah Lawton apeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting and William Wood and Joseph Tripp are appointed

 

to See their marriage Consummated and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

and John Lapham and Joseph Russell gives this meeting

 

an account that Nicholas Howland and Zruiah Russells

 

marriage was performed in the good order of Truth

 

and Joseph Brownel hath Desired leave of this meeting

 

that he may accomplish his marriage on a meeting

 

day which this meeting doth Consent to

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21d: of the 4th month 1736

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth William Wood and James Barker present

 

for Rochester Savory Clifton present

 

William Wood and Joseph Tripp gives this meeting an account

 

that Joseph Brownel and Leah Lawtons marriage was Solemniz,d

 

in good order

 

and William Bowd the Son of William Bowdish and Mary Hart

 

the Daughter of William Hart hath laid their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and John Howland and Abraham Tucker are

 

appointed to See into the young mans Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The visiters Chosen for this year are for Coaksett William

 

Wood Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood and for Cushnot

 

Joseph Russell jur and and Benjamin Allen and for

 

Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 1-19=4

 

and this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to the over

 

seers thirty shillings out of the Stock which with mony

 

that the women gave in was due for halfe a years keeping

 

the meeting House which mony was forthwith paid

 

and Samuel Howland hath sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoings in taking an Oath which is refered

 

to the Consideration of the next monthly meeting

 

An wheas Barnabas Chase hath gon out of the good

 

ord Established amongst us in marriage and Friends

 

have Laboured with him but he hath not regarded

 

it therefore this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and

 

Isaac Smith to Draw up a Condemnation against him

 

and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

and whereas there was a Complaint brought to this

 

meeting against William Wood the son of William Wood

 

Concerning his mannagement abou a parcel of goats

 

that he sold to David Stafford which is refered

 

John Tucker James Barker Adam Mott Elisha Wing

 

and Isaac Smith are appointed to attend ye Quarterly

 

meeting next and to Draw an Epistle to the same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 5th mo 1736

 

The severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker

 

present for Rochester none appeared

 

John Howland and Abraham Tucker makes report to

 

this meeting that they have made inquiry into William

 

Bowdishes Clearness respecting marriage and Conversa

 

tion and find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

William Bowdish and Mary Hart appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer in relation to their taking

 

each other in marriage and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth

 

in the accomplishment thereof and John Howland

 

and Abraham Tucker are appointed to see their

 

marriage Consummated and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

and the paper that Samuel Howland sent in to the

 

last monthly meeting hath been read in this meet=

 

ing and Friends find fredom to accept of it for

 

for sattisfaction

 

And Barnabas Chase his Condemnation was brought to

 

this meeting and it is refered to the Quarterly meeting

 

Whither such Condemnations ought to be read publickly

 

or only in the monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to ye same

 

and the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at

 

this meeting and well accepted

 

and it: [sic]

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of ye 6 month

 

1736 the Severall meetings thereto belonging called upon

 

for Dartmouth Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

present for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

John Howland and Abraham Tucker makes report to

 

this meeting that William Bowdish and Mary Harts

 

marriage was Consummated in the good order of truth

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 7th month 1736

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use Friends

 

2:00=06 The mony which Friends have subscribed toward

 

building of Tiverton meeting House was brought in to

 

this meeting in order to be sent by the represetitives

 

to ye Quarterly meeting

 

and this meeting agreas to take an hundred books

 

so [?] written originally by Moses West whither Quar

 

terly meeting are about to git reprinted7

 

And John Tucker Adam Mott and James Barker and

 

John Howland are appointed to attend the Quarterly meet-

 

ing went and to draw an Epistle to the same

 

and this meeting is adjourned til the first sixth day in the

 

next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

first day of ye 8 month 1736 we received accounts

 

from the visiters of Ponagansett and Coakset] that they

 

have visited the families of friends in a pretty general way

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 8th month 1736

 

The severall meetings therto belonging Called for

 

Dartmouth John Howland and Abraham Tucker

 

present for Rochester none appeared

 

The Friend that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to ye same

 

Recompense Kirby and Rebecca Cornell hath laid

 

their intention of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait for

 

their answer til the next monthly meeting and

 

Jedidiah Allen and John Russell are appointed to

 

make inspection into the young mans Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

Barnabas Chase his Condemnation was read at this

 

meeting and and the meeting John Tucker hath signed it in the

 

behalfe of this meeting and John Tucker is ordered

 

to read it or cause it to be read at the end of ye meet

 

ing for worshsip on a first day between this and the next

 

monthly meeting

 

The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read at

 

this meeting and kindly accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1736

 

The severall meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1736

 

The severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

John Russell makes report to this meeting that he

 

hath mad inquiry into the Clearness and Conversation

 

of Recompence Kirby and finds nothing to hinder his

 

his intended marriage and Barnabas Chase his Con

 

demnation hath not been read according to the order

 

of the last monthly meeting John Tucker is still

 

Continued to see it done between this and the next

 

monthly meeting

 

Recompence Kirby and Rebecca Cornell appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answer was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in marriage in Some convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting Observing the Good

 

order of truth in the prosecution thereof and John Russell

 

and Holder Slocum are appointed to see their marriage

 

Consummated in the sd good order and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 10th month 1736 the

 

severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

John Russell and Holder Slocum gives this meeting an account

 

That Recompence Kirby and Rebecca Cornells marriage

 

was sollemnized in the good order of Truth according to the

 

Good order of truth according to their judgment

 

Job Howland and Naomy Chase Did lay their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait til the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Jabez Barker and Isaac

 

Smith are appointed to inspect into the young mans

 

Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting 1 pound 9 Shillings and 6d

 

And Barnabas Chse his Condemnation hath been read

 

according to order and is as followeth

 

Whereas Barnabas Chase the Son of Nathanael

 

Chase and Abigail his wife of Dartmouth in the

 

County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets

 

Bay in New England being one that hath been under

 

the Care of frinds yet hath for severall years past

 

gone Contrary to the good orders Established amongst

 

us the people Called Quakers both in habit and con

 

versation and hath been Laboured with in love in

 

order to bring him to Something of a Conformity

 

but instead of taking up with such Wholesom Counsel

 

that hath from time to time been given him he

 

hath rather grown more Obstinate and hath of

 

Late fallen into the reprochful sin of fornication

 

For which Scandalous action with the rest of his outgoings we

 

Can done less for the Clearing of the Blessed Truth and the

 

Tes[t]imony thereof buth give forth this as a publick Tesimomony

 

against Such things and them that are found in the practi[ce?]

 

thereof and Do deny him the Sd Barnabas Chase to be one in

 

unity with us yet truly desireing that he may come to

 

a Sight of this with all other his outgoing and find mercy

 

with the Lord. Given forth at our monthly meeting

 

held in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 8th month 1736

 

and Signed by order of sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk

 

The business of Rochester is refered to the next monthly

 

meeting and this meeting orders the tresurer to pay one

 

pound eleven Shillings to Isaac Smith for recording

 

the monthly meeting munits

 

And also to pay to the overseers 3 pounds for keeping

 

the meeting House the halfe year past which be forth

 

with paid: And we received twenty Shillings of ye Women

 

which was delivered to the Tresurer

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker Thomas

 

Smith and Joseph Tucker

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 11

 

Month 1736/7 The Severall meetings therto belonging

 

Called upon for Dartmouth Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present for Rochester none appeard

 

The Friends that were appointed to inquire into

 

Job Howlands Clearness respecting marriage and

 

Conversation gives an account to this meeting that

 

they find nothing to hind[er] his inte[n]ded marriage

 

and Job Howland and Naomy Chase appeared at

 

this meeting desireing an answer in relation to their

 

taking each other in marriage And their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take eac[h] other in mar

 

riage in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

of Truth as in the accomplishment thereof

 

And John Howland and John Lupham [Lapham] are appointed to see

 

their marriage Sollemnized in the abovsd order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

Joseph Tripp and Abigal [Abigail] Wait appeared at this meeting Signify

 

ing their Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

and Were desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and William Wood and Robert Tripp are

 

appointed to inquire into Joseph Tripps clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Nicholas Davis is appointed to advise the Elders

 

of Rochester meeting that they render an account of mat

 

ters to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have all attended it but Thomas Smith and there was an

 

Epistle drawn and Sent and we received an Epistle from

 

the Quarterly meeting which was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted

 

And John Tucker Jabez Barker and James Barker

 

are appointed to assist the Women in their orderly

 

proceeding against Meribah Shearman now wife of

 

John Roan and Elisabeth Mosher daughter of Joseph

 

Mosher for their Disorderly marrying

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 12th month

 

1736/7 The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth John Howland and present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing present

 

John Lapham and John Howland gives this meeting

 

an account that Job Howland and Naomy Chase[es?]

 

marriage was Consummated in good order

 

The Friends appointed to inquire into Joseph Tripps

 

Clearness makes report to this meeting that they

 

find nothing to hinder his proceeding in his intended

 

marriage And Joseph Tripp and Abigail Wait appeared

 

at this meeting desireing their answer in relation

 

to their taking each other in marriage and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

Observing the good order of Truth in the performance

 

Thereof and William Wood and Robert Tripp are appointed

 

to See their marriage Sollemnized and make repor[t] to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tripp hath desired leave of this meeting to

 

accomplish his marriage week day meeting appointed

 

for worship which is granted

 

(1737)

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting ho[u]se

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the first month 1737

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present Rochester mee[t]ing Called John

 

Wing present William Wood gives this meeting an

 

account that the marriage of Joseph Tripp and

 

Abigail Wait was Consummated in the good

 

order of truth

 

This meeting hath received an account from

 

Rochester which is refered to the next monthly

 

meeting and there Was Collected at this meeting 2=06=06

 

There was Considerable of agetation at this meeting

 

Concerning Thomas Smiths asserting that Henry Tucker

 

was a false man and sd Tucker was at this meeting

 

doth assert that he is Clear of sd Charge therefor

 

it is the judgment of this meeting that sd Smith

 

Should make out his Charge or else to Condemn

 

his asserting of it

 

And this meeting is adjournd til the youths meeting.

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment

 

this first day of the 2 month 1737

 

it was Concluded at this meeting in Consideration

 

of the papers that William Randall and his Wife sent

 

in to the monthly meeting in the 12 month 1735

 

And of the good report that Concerning them Since

 

that they Should be received under our Care

 

according their request

 

The visitters of Ponagansett and Coaksett have

 

given in their accounts of their Service in that

 

affair John Tucker Elisha Wing and James Barker

 

are appointe to attend ye Quarterly meeting and

 

Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And ther was an account brought this meeting by John

 

Lapham that he hath done Severall Services for the

 

meeting by order of ye Overseers as much as Comes to two and

 

twenty Shillings and this meeting orders the Treasurer to

 

pay it out of the Stock

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting house

 

in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 2d month 1737 the Several

 

meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Isaac Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Rochester Nicholas Davis present,

 

and Meribah Shearman now wife of John Roan her

 

Condemnation was read at this meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas the Widow Meribah Shearman having had

 

her Education among friends and formerly having

 

been married amongst them having of late Contrary

 

to the good advice of Friends gone and married out of

 

the Good order Established amongst the people Called Qua

 

kers for which with her other outgoings we the sd

 

people do deny the sd Meribah now the wife of John

 

Roan to be one in unity with us the people Called

 

Quakers Desiring that she may Come to a sence of

 

her outgoings and find mercy with the Lord

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quar

 

terly meeting have attended it and drawn an Epistle

 

to the Same as appointed and the Quarterly meeting

 

Epistle was read at this meeting and well accepted

 

and the matter concerning Thomas Smith and Henry

 

Tucker is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

and Adam Mott hath paid one pound two shillings

 

to John Lapham as appointed

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the

 

3d month 1737 the severall meetings thereto belong

 

ing Called upon for Dartmouth Adam Mott and

 

John Howland present Rochester meeting Called

 

Elisha Wing present

 

David Stafford Son of Josiah Stafford of Tiverton ^ and Lydia Davel [Davol] did

 

lay their intentions taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait til

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

There was two papers from Rochester presented to

 

this meeting one from Aaron Griffith and his wife ane [and]

 

One from Simon Hathaway and his wife acknowledg

 

ing their outgoings which are refered for further

 

Consideration.

 

And whereas there hath been Considrable of agita

 

=tion in this meeting Concerning William Wood the son

 

of William Wood his Cace and it was unanimously

 

Concluded at this meeting to Refer the Whole matter

 

to a Committe to Judge and Determine the matter

 

The Committe agreed upon are Samuel Aldrich

 

William Anthony and John Earle

 

And Barnabas Howland Peleg Smith and Isaac

 

Smith are appointed to represent the monthly meeting

 

to give the Comtee a right information how things

 

have been Carried on in the matter

 

And the friends appointed to See into the matter

 

relating to Thomas Smith and Henry Tucker have

 

brought in their Judgment which is as followeth

 

We the Subscribers have taken the matter Left to us

 

into Due Consideration and we do not find the Charge

 

that Thomas Smith Expressed against Henry Tucker

 

to be fully proved but it evidently appears that

 

Henry Tucker did greatly Equivocate in his answer

 

to John Akin at thee Town meeting

 

Benjamin Allen James Shearman George Soule

 

Peleg Huddlestone Robert Tripp

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of

 

the 4 month 1737 the Severall meetings thereto

 

belonging Called upon for Dartmouth John Howland

 

and and Abraham Tucker present for Rochester

 

David Stafford not coming for his answer at this

 

meeting it is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

and Joseph Tripp and Robert Tripp are appointed

 

to make inspection into his Clearness and make re

 

turn to the next monthly meeting

 

The Comtte appointed to Judge and Determine

 

the matter between the monthly meeting and William Wood

 

have sent in their Judgment which is as followeth

 

We the Committe in pursuance to Dartmouth monthly meetings

 

request have mett on the account and heard the allegations

 

on both Sides Respecting a parcel of Goats that he William Wood

 

sold to David Stafford and Timothy Ricketson And Waitily Considered

 

the matter and pressing the Case very Close upon Sd Wood

 

that so he Seemed to be Smitten in his own Conscience

 

and therefore he has given a paper of Condemnation

 

which we here Inclose for your meeting And also we

 

appoint the Bearer hereof Isaac Smith to read Sd

 

paper at the next first day meeting after your monthly

 

meeting And this is what we thee Sd Comtte have Determined

 

for Friends Sattisfaction in that Case as Aforesd

 

Newport Rhode Island the 11th of ye 4 month 1737

 

Samuel Aldrich

William Anthony

John Earll [Earle]

 

The visiters that Served the last year for aponagansett

 

are appointed to stand for that Service the Insuing year

 

and also the Same for Coaksett^Cushnot that Served the last year

 

And Joseph Tripp Jonathan Wood and Peleg Huddlestone

 

are appointed visitters for Coaksett and for Rochester

 

Elisha Wing and Joh[n] Wing

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Elisha Wing and John Howland

 

The Epistle from the yearly meeting held in London in the

 

year 1736 was read at this meeting and it is the mind

 

of this meeting that Sd Epistle should be read on a first

 

day meeting between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting There was Collected at this meeting 2=09=05

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th Day of the 5th month 1737

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

John Howland and Adam Mott present for Rochester none

 

appeared The Friends that wer appointed to inspect

 

into David Staffords Clearness have done it

 

And find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended

 

marriage and also Sd Stafford producing a Certificate

 

from Rode Island monthly meeting

 

And David Stafford and Lydia Davel [Davol] appeared at this

 

meeting desireing an answer in relation to their taking

 

Each other in marriage and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth

 

in the performance thereof and Joseph Tripp and

 

Robert Tripp ar appointed to See their marriage Sollem

 

nized and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

annd Isaac Smith hath read William Woods paper

 

according to order: which is as followeth

 

Whereas I William Wood of Dartmouth son of William

 

Wood for want of a watchful Care have brought

 

a Scandalous reproach upon my selfe the Holy Truth

 

and Friends that is in not keeping fully to my Words

 

and Contracts with David Stafford and Timothy

 

Ricketson in Looting of a parcel of Goats with the

 

Sd Stafford and Ricketson as aforesd which I am

 

Sorry for and Desire my well wishing friends may

 

find freedom to pass at ^this my offence to them by and that I may be more

 

Careful for the time to Come to give the like occation

 

pr me William Wood jur

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

Have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the same

 

And this meeting hath ordered that a Letter to be

 

Sent down to the Governor in order to let him

 

know the Diffecult Sircumstance that we ly

 

under by reason of our Justices not giving us our

 

ingagements according to the Indulgannce as in

 

times past and John Tucker is ordered to do it and

 

Sign it in behalfe of the monthly meeting

 

The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at

 

this meeting and well accepted

 

And Thomas Smith has Signified to this meeting that

 

he is Sorry that there has been So much discource

 

in the matter relating to Henry Tucker and him selfe

 

and hopes he shall be more Careful for the time to Come

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth the 15th day of the 6th month 1737

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

John Lapham and Isaac Howland present for Rochester

 

Elisha Wing present The friends appointed to see David

 

S[t]afford and Lydia Davels [Davol] marriage Consummated gives

 

this meeting an account that it was accomplished in

 

good order according to their judgments

 

There was a Condemnation brought to this meeting

 

and Signed by order of sd meeting by John Tucker against

 

Elisabeth Mosher Daughter of Joseph Mosher and John

 

Tucker is appointed to read it or Cause it to be read

 

on a first day at the end of the meeting of Worship at

 

Ponagansett meeting House between this and the next

 

Monthly meeting

 

And Henry Tucker hath Sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Condemning his unwarrantable Discource at a Town

 

Meeting Expressing his Sorrow for the Same and it is

 

the mind of this meeting that he Should read it or

 

git Some body to do it at the end of the meeting of wor

 

ship on a first day between this and the next monthly

 

meeting. And Adam Mott is ordered to pay 3 pounds

 

and ten Shillings to the Overseers for halfe a years

 

keeping the meeting House which he forthwith paid

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 7th month 1737

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called uppon

 

for Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland

 

present for Rochester John Wing present

 

And Elisabeth Mosher now the wife of Josiah Allen

 

her Condemnation hath been read according to the

 

order of the Last monthly meeting and is as

 

followeth

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And there was Collected at this meetin for the use of

 

Friends 1=19–00

 

and the paper that Henry Tucker sent in hath been

 

read accord to order

 

The visiters of Ponagansett and Coaksett have given

 

in their accounts to this meeting of their proceed

 

ings on the account of visiting

 

And Benjamin Wing and Experience Benson of Rochester

 

have laid their intention of takinge each other in

 

marriage before this meeting and were desired to

 

Wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Elisha Wing and Stephen Wing are appointed to

 

inquire into their Clearness as to marriage and

 

Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

Meeting And also to see that things are Clear Concer

 

ning the widows Child that it be not wronged by her

 

Second marriage

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet

 

ing are

 

John Tucker James Barker and John Howland and to draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

The visiters of Rochester and Cushnot have not done any

 

anything in referance to visiting Friends families and they

 

are advised to perform their Service upon that account

 

and bring in the account soon as may be with Conveniency

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 8th month 1737

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Joseph Russell and James Barker present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing present

 

And Benjamin Wing and Experience Benson appered

 

at this meeting for their answer in relation to their

 

taking Each other in marriage and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth in the

 

performance thereof and Elisha Wing and Savory Cliffton

 

And Are appointed to See their marriage Consumma

 

ted and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Davis layd their

 

intentions of taking Each other in marriag before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Joseph Tucker

 

and John Howland are appointed to inquire into

 

the young mans Clearness respecting marriag and Conver

 

sation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

John Tucker and John Howland hath attended the

 

Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

The Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read

 

and kindly accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 9 month

 

1737 The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon

 

For Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

We have received an account from Rochester that

 

Benjamin Wing and Experience Bensons marriag was

 

Consummated in the good order of truth John Howland

 

and Joseph Tucker gives this meeting an account that

 

they have mad[e] inspection into Joseph Smiths Clearness

 

as to marriage and Conversation and find nothing to hin

 

der his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

And Joseph Smith and Elisabeth Davis appeared at this

 

meeting desireing their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

riage in Some convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting and Joseph Taber and Isaac Smith

 

Are appointed to see their marriage Consummated

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Barker and Rebecca Smith did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait til the next month

 

ly meeting for their answer and James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker are appointed to See into the young

 

mans Clearness and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of ye 10 month 1737

 

The Severall meetings thereto belong Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Abraham Tucker present

 

Rochester meeting Called Stephen Wing present Joseph

 

Taber and Isaac Smith gives this meeting an account

 

that Joseph Smith and Elisabeth Davises marriag was

 

Orderly performed

 

And Joseph Barker and Rebecca Smith appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting observing the

 

good order of truth in the performance thereof –

 

And James Barker and Abraham Tucker are

 

appointed to see their marriag Consummated in sd good order

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Seth Shearman and RebeccaRuth Lapham did lay their Inten

 

tions of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and John Russell and Isaac Howland are

 

appointed to See into ye young mans Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketson did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

Meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly

 

Meeting for their Answer and John Russell and Robert

 

Tripp are appointed [to] see into the young mans

 

Clearness respecting marriag and Conversation and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And the visiters of Rochester and Cushnot have given in

 

their accounts of their visiting friends families to this

 

meeting. There was Collected at this meeting 3:00:09

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the over

 

seers five pounds and four shillings for halfe a years

 

keeping the meeting House and for Some worke done —

 

about the House

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

overseers to the meeting House for the year insuing

 

We received of the women twenty shillings which

 

went into the Stock and Adam Mott hath paid the £5=1s=00d

 

according to order

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker John Howland

 

and Joseph Tucker and To Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 11th month 1737/8

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Lapham present for

 

Rochester none appeared

 

The Friend that were appointed to inquire into Seth Shearmans Clearness

 

They give this meeting an account that find nothing

 

to hinder his proceeding in his intended marriage

 

And also the friend appointed to inspect into Ruben

 

Davels [Davol] Clearness gives this meeting an account that

 

they find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intend

 

ed marriage And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketson

 

appeared at this meeting Desireing their answer in re

 

lation to their taking Each other in marriage and

 

their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

of truth in the performance thereof and John Russell

 

and John Lapham are appointed to see their marriage

 

Sollemnized in the abovesd order and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And Seth Shearman and Ruth Lapham appeared at this

 

meeting Desireing their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the Good order of Truth

 

in the accomplishing of it and Jabez Barker and Isaac

 

Smith are appointed to see their marriage Consumma

 

ted in the sd good order and make return to ye next month

 

ly meeting And Benjamin Russell the Son of Jonathan

 

Russell and Hannah Allen the Daughter of John Allen

 

did Lay their intention of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait till the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to

 

See into the young mans Clearness as to marriag and

 

Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an

 

account that the marriage of Joseph Barker and

 

Rebecca Smith was performed in the good order

 

of truth as far as he Saw

 

The friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting have attended it all except John Tucker and

 

Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And wherea[s] James Russell hath signifyed to this meeting

 

that his Son James has set up his publishment against

 

his Consent and Contrary to the order Established amongst

 

Friends Therefor Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed to talk with his Son to know the reason of his

 

disorder and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

And Ruben Davel [Davol] and Seth Shearman hath desired

 

leave to Sollemnize their marriag on a weekday meeting

 

for worship which is granted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 12th month 1737/8

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Rochester none appeared Adam Mott and Joseph

 

Tucker makes report to this meeting that they have

 

made inquiry into Benjamin Russells Clearness and

 

find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

The Quarterly meetings Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted And Benjamin Russell and Hannah

 

Allen appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answer was that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting and

 

Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to See

 

their marriage Consummated in the good order of

 

truth and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith gives this

 

meeting an account that they wer at Seth Shearman

 

and Ruth Laphams marriage and Saw nothing but

 

that it was Sollemnized in the good order of Truth

 

And John Russell and John Lapham also Signifies

 

that Ruben Davel [Davol] and Mary Ricketsons marriage

 

was accomplished in good order

 

And whereas there is a report that Abraham Tucker the

 

Son of Henry Tucker is guilty of being the father of Ruth

 

Slocums Child and he not Clearing him selfe to Friend Satis

 

faction it is the mind of this meeting that he [remain?] under

 

Dealing

 

(1738)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the first month 1738

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Isaac Howland and Georg[e] Soule

 

present The Friends that were appointed to see Benjan

 

Russell and Hannah Allens marriag Sollemnized makes

 

report to this meeting that it was accomplished in good

 

order according to their Judgments

 

And Jacob Shearman and Margrate Prance [Prince] was

 

at this meeting and laid their intention of taking

 

Each other in marriage and were desired to wait till

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer And John

 

Lapham and Isaac Howland are appointed to inspect

 

into the young mans Clearness and make return to

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the first day in the next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

first day of the 2d month 1738

 

An account of visiting Friends families both of Coaksett

 

and Ponaganset was presented to this meeting

 

John Tucker William Wood and James Barker are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth the 17th day of the 2d month 1738

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Joseph Tucker present

 

Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis present

 

The Friends that were appointed to enquire into

 

Jacob Shearmans Clearness makes repor to this

 

meeting that they find nothing to hinder his intended mar

 

riage And Jacob She[a]rman and Margrate Prance [Prince]

 

appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good order of

 

Truth in the performance thereof and John Lapham and

 

Isaac Howland are appointed to see their marriage Consummated

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have attended it all except James Barker

 

and Drawn an Epistle to the Same according to order

 

And Jacob Shearman hath desired leave to Solemnize

 

his marriage on a week day meeting for worship

 

which is granted

 

And Whereas She that was the widow of Edward Wing hath

 

brought a Scandal upon her selfe and the blessed Truth

 

by having a Child So soon after her second marriage

 

Therfore Eliashib Smith and Joseph Tucker are appoin

 

ted to go with the women to See what She Can do towards

 

making Sattisfaction

 

And there was Collected at this meeting – – £2=02s=09d

 

and John Howland is appointed git the books written

 

originally by Moses West

 

And whereas there is a Scandalous report of Abraham

 

Thomas Concerning his being the Father of a bastard

 

Child therefore John Russell and George Soule are

 

appointed to inquire into sd report and they are Sen[s]ible

 

that it is true to give advice as they may think most

 

propper in that case and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 3d month 1738

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and John Howland present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

John Allen the Son of Ebenezer Allen and Margrate

 

Soule did lay their intentions of taking each other in

 

marriag before this meeting and were desired to wait

 

till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

and Robert Kerby [Kirby] and

 

John Russell are appointed to inquire into the young

 

mans Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Havens and Rebecca Russell did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage befor this

 

meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker are appointed to make inspection into

 

the young mans Clearness and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

John Lapham and Isaac Howland gives this meeting an account

 

that Jacob Shearmans marriage was Consummated in

 

the Good order of Truth according to their judgments

 

and Patience Wood formerly Widow of Edward Wing

 

hath Sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying her

 

Sorrow for her outgoings and it is the mind of this meet

 

ing that She should take it and git somebody to read it

 

She being present at the end of the meeting of worship on

 

a first day between this and the next monthly meeting

 

And the friends that were appointed to Speak with

 

Abraham Thomas are Still Continued to Speake with

 

him and make return to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 4th month 1738

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and James Barker

 

present for Rochester meeting Called Nicholas Davis

 

present Robert Kirby gives this meeting an account

 

that he hath not herd any thing but that John Allen

 

is Clear in relation to marriag and Conversation

 

and James Barker and Abraham Tucker gives this

 

meeting an account that they have inquired into

 

Joseph Havens Clearness and find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage fo

 

And John Allen and Margrate Soule appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer in relation to their taking Each other in

 

marriage and their answer was that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting observing the

 

good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof and

 

John Russell and Robert Kirby are appointed to see their

 

marriage Consummated in the sd good order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Havens and Rebecca Russell appeared at this

 

meeting Desireing their answer in relation to their taking

 

Each other in marriag and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order of Truth in the accomplish

 

ment thereof and James Barker and Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to See their marriage Consummated in

 

the aforesd good order and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

the Epistle from the yearly meeting at London baring —

 

date 1737 Was read at this meeting to our good Sattisfaction

 

And the Widow Elisabeth Tripp being about to remove to

 

Rhod Island to live desire a few lines by way of Certificate

 

from our monthly meeting therefore this meeting appoints

 

Jabez Baker to draw one and bring it to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

The visiters Chose for this year are for Coaksett William

 

Wood and Christopher Gifford and for Ponagansett Jedidiah

 

Allen Abraham Tucker Peleg Huddelstone [Huddlestone] and Peleg Smith

 

And for Cushnott Jacob Taber and Jonathan Taber

 

and for Rochester Elisha Wing and John Wing

 

The Friend appointed to atte[n]d the Quarterly Meeting

 

are John Tucker Elisha Wing James Barker and

 

Joseph Tucker And to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

There was Collected at this meeting for friends use 1-17-09

 

And this meeting orders the tresurer to ^pay the Overseers

 

9 pounds, and 10 Shillings for the Last halfe years keeping the

 

Meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 5th month 1738

 

The Severall meetings thereof Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Eliashib Smith and John Lapham present

 

for Rochester John Wing present

 

And John Russell gives this meeting an account that

 

the marriag of John Allen and Margrate Soule was

 

Sollemnized in good order according to his judgment

 

And Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that Joseph Havens his marriage was Carried on and

 

accomplished in the good order of Truth according to

 

his Judgment

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have attened it all but Joseph Tucker and drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

And Joseph Taber hath Signified to this meeting that he

 

Desires a Certificate of his Clearness relating to marriag

 

and Conversation And Joseph Russell jur and Benjamin

 

Allen are appointed to inquire into the matter and

 

if they find things Clear to draw one and present it

 

to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Patience Woods paper hath been read as ordered

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Elisabeth Tripp And Jabez Barker is appointed to draw

 

a Certificate for William Lake

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 6 month

 

1738 The Severall meetings thereunto belonging Called

 

upon for Dartmouth John Howland and John Lapham

 

present for Rochester Nicholas Davis present

 

Benjamin Allend and Joseph Russell doth Signify to this

 

Meeting that they have inquired into Joseph Tabers

 

Clearness as appointed and Find nothing but that he

 

is Clear and there was a Certificate Signed at this

 

Meeting for him

 

And ther was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for William Lake

 

and his Wife And Jonathan Taber hath Signifyed to this meeting

 

that he is not free to Serve as a visiter therefore this meeting

 

appoints Nicholas Davis in his room

 

And Benjamin Wing hath Signified to this meeting that he desires

 

a certificate of his Clearness respecting marriage and Conver

 

Sation and this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and Jedidiah

 

Allen to make inquiry into the matter and if they find things

 

Clear to Draw one and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 7th month 1738 the Severall

 

Meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth James

 

Barker and Abraham Tucker present for Rochester

 

none appeared

 

William Ricketson the Son of William Ricketson and Hannah

 

Russell the Daughter of Benjamin Russell did lay their in

 

tentions of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and Jedidiah Allend [Allen] and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed to make inquiry into the young mans Clearness

 

as to marriage and Conversation and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Benjamin Wing And there was Collected at this meeting

 

for the use of Friends 2 pound one Shilling and 3 pence

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the first 6 day in the 8th mo:

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

6 day of the 8th month 1738 the visitters belonging

 

to this meeting have in a generall way given in their

 

accounts of their Service in visiting Friends families

 

and Signify that they met with pretty good Sattisfaction

 

for the most part

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are John Tucker Eliashib Smith and James Barker

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

8At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 8 month 1738

 

the Severall meetings therein to belonging Called upon

 

for Dartmouth James Barker and Joseph Tucker present

 

for Rochester Gideon Gifford present

 

The Friends that were appointed to enquire into William

 

Ricketsons Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

gives this meeting an account that they find nothing to hinder

 

his Intend marriage

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

have attended it and Drawn an Epistle of the Same

 

as ordered and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read

 

at this meeting and well accepted

 

William Ricketson and Hanna Russell appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth

 

In the performance thereof and Adam Mott and Jedidiah

 

Allen are appointed to see their marriage Consumated

 

in the above sd good order and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th of ye 9th month 1738

 

the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Adam Mott and Jame[s] Barker present

 

for Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

And whereas Jacob Shearman and his wife are about to move to

 

the BeechWoods to live he desires a few lines by way of

 

Certificate to the monthly meeting where he is like to

 

belong and Abraham Barker the Son of James Barker

 

being a Seafaring man also desires a Certificate and

 

Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed to

 

Draw up Certificates for them both And bring them

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the visiters have brought an account to this meeting

 

that John Slocum being about to marry out of the order

 

Established amongst us and that he doth Signify them that

 

he intends to proceed and Doth not Seem to incline

 

to Come orderly And Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to Labour further with him and bring

 

in their account to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 10th month 1738

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth James Barker and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of friends 1:16:3

 

the Friend that were appointed to Discourse with

 

John Slocum have done it and do not find that he

 

gives any incouragement to marry amongst us

 

And the matter is refered till the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are Elisha Wing Adam Mott John Howland and

 

Abraham Tucker and to draw an Epistle to ye Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th of ye 11th month 1738

 

this meeting being Called John Howland and Isaac Howland

 

present Rochester meeting Called Elisha Wing present

 

There was 20 Shillings given by their women towards

 

keeping the meeting House

 

And Stephen Peckom [Peckham] and Keturah Arthur did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly meet

 

ing for their answer and Joseph Russell jur and Benjamin Allen

 

are appointed to mak[e] inspection into his Clearness as to

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

At the request of James Barker the matter Concerning

 

John Slocum is refered to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 12 month 1738/9

 

the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for

 

Rochester none appeared and there hath been inquiry made

 

Concerning Stephen Peckoms [Peckham] Clearness and the report is

 

that they find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended

 

marriage

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted and agreable to the Directions of the

 

Quarterly meeting we have Concluded to come to a Subscrip

 

tion of 7 pounds towards the building of Lecester [Leicester?] meeting

 

House: Stephen Peckom [Peckham] and Keturah Arthur appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer in relation to their taking

 

Each other in marriage And their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

the Good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof

 

And Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen are appointed to

 

See their marriage Consummated and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

and there was a paper presented to this meeting from John

 

Slocum but friends are of the mind that it doth not

 

reach the matter in full there^fore John Tucker and James

 

Barker are appointed to Discource further with him

 

The matter Concerning John Russells allowing his daughter

 

in his house out of the order of friends is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

(1739)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 19 day of the 1 month 1739

 

The Severall meeting thereto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Henry Tucker present for Rochester none appeard

 

Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends 1:16:09

 

Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen gives this meeting

 

an account that that Stephen Peckom and Keturah

 

Arthurs Marriage was Consummated in good order according to their

 

Judgment John Cornell hath Signified to this meeting

 

that he desires that he and his Children maybe under

 

the care of Friends for the time to Come

 

There hath been some discourse at this meeting Conserning

 

his Suffering his Daughter to married out of the order

 

of Friends and he seems to Justify the matter

 

Therefore this meeting appoints John Howland and

 

John Tucker to discourse further with him

 

And whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker

 

Having been under dealing for some time and hath

 

done nothing to make Friends Sattisfaction it is the

 

mind of this meeting that John Howland Should acquaint

 

him that if he doth not do something in order to make

 

Sattisfaction that a Condemnation must go forth against

 

him and this meeting as adjourned till the 28th day of

 

this Instant

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

28 day of the first month 1739 the visiter of Coaksett

 

and Ponagansett have given in their account that

 

they have visited friends Friends families under their

 

Care and find things pretty well for ye most part

 

and this meeting is adjourned till the 6 day of the 2 month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment

 

this 6 day of the 2d month 1739

 

The matter Concerning John Slocum and Abigail

 

Willbore is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

and whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry

 

Tucker hath for some time past been unde a scandalus

 

report of being the father of a Bastard Child and been

 

under dealing Some Considerable time;

 

and he no ways Clearing himselfe to Friends Sattisfaction it is

 

the mind of this meeting that John Tucker – should Draw up a

 

Condemnation against him and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting; And Abraham Thomas not having made Sattisfaction

 

Concerning the Scandalus report that was about him this meet

 

ing appoints George Soule and Peleg Huddlestone to desire him

 

to appear at the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and

 

draw an Epistle to the Same are John Tucker William Wood

 

and John Howland

 
 

Aat a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 2 month 1739

 

the Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

Joseph Russell and Isaac Howland present for Rochester

 

none appeared Robert Hall of North Kingston and Isabel

 

Shearman the Daughter of Daniel Shearman deceasd Did

 

lay their intentions of Taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were Desired to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and John Potter of Providence

 

and Hannah Barker did lay their intentions of taking each

 

other in marriage before this meeting and were desired to

 

wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

The matter concerning John Slocum is referd to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

Abigail Willbore hath sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Condemning her outgoings which this meeting accepts and

 

orders that she should read it or get some body to read it

 

at the end of the meeting of Worship on a first day between

 

this and the next monthly meeting she being present

 

And was a Condemnation presented to this meeting against

 

Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker which this meeting

 

hath Considered and John Tucker hath Signed it by order of this

 

meeting and John Tucker is ordered to read it or Cause it to

 

be read on first day after the meeting of worship between

 

this and the next monthly meeting

 

And Abraham Thomas was at this meeting and Desires

 

that Friends would wait a month longer and sinifies that

 

he hopes he shall Draw up something that may make Sattisfaction

 

And John Tucker and John Howland hath attended the Quarterly

 

Meeting and Drawn a Epistle to the Same

 

And we received an Epistle from the Quarterly meeting which

 

was read to the good Sattisfaction

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 3 month 1739

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and John Howland present

 

for Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

Robert Hall and Isabel Shearman appeared at this meeting

 

Desireing their answer in relation to their taking each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

the good order of truth in the in the performance thereof

 

and Joseph Russell and Adam Mott are appointed to See their

 

Marriage Sollemnized in Sd good order and make return

 

to ye next monthly meeting

 

And John Potter and Hannah Barker appeared at this

 

meeting Desireing their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order of truth in the accomplishment

 

thereof and Eliashib Smith and John Howland are appoin

 

ted to see their marriag Consummated in the abovesd order

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Abigail Willbors paper not having been read it

 

is Desired that it might be done between this and

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter Concerning John Slocum is refered till

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter Concerning Abraham Thomas is refered

 

And whereas Benjamin Tucker hath desired a Certificate

 

of his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation this

 

meeting appoints Benjamin Allen and John Howland

 

to make inquiry into his Clearness and to Draw one

 

and bring to the next monthly meeting if they think

 

propper

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 4 month 1739

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

John Howland and Joseph Tucker present for Rochester none appeared

 

by appointment Abraham Stafford the Son of Joseph Stafford

 

of Tiverton and Ruth Wood the Daughter of William Wood of Dartmouth

 

did lay their intentions of taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer

 

Joseph Russell and Adam Mott gives this meeting an account

 

that Robert Hall and Isabel Shearmans marriage was

 

Consummated in the good order of Truth as far as they Saw

 

Eliashib Smith and John Howland gives this meeting an

 

account that John Potter and Hannah Barkers marriage

 

was Consummated in the good order of Truth according to

 

their Judgment

 

And Abram Tuckers Condemnation hath been read

 

and is as Followeth

 

Whereas Abraham Tucker the Son of Henry Tucker

 

of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the Province

 

of the Massachusets Bay in New England hath been brought

 

up among Friends the People Called Quakers out of late

 

hath been accused to be the Father of a bastard Child

 

and not Clearing himselfe of sd accusation to the Sattisfaction

 

of Friends Therefore this meeting is Concerned to give

 

this forth as a Testimony against him the sd Abraham

 

Tucker Denying him the to be one in unity with

 

us the people called Quakers; yet Desiring that he

 

may Come to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings and to

 

a true and unfeigned Repentance

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

the 16:th day of the 2 month 1739

 

Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting by

     

John Tucker Clerk

 

The matter Concerning Abigail Willbor and John

 

Slocum is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

The Epistle from the yearly meeting in London bearing

 

date 1738 was read at his meeting to good Sattisfaction

 

The Visiters Chose for this year are for Ponagansett

 

Peleg Smith Abraham Tucker John Howland and James

 

Barker and for Coaksett Jonathan Wood and

 

Christopher Gifford jur:

 

For Rochester Elisha Wing and Savory Clifton and for

 

Cushnet Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen

 

and this meeting hath given Benjamin Tucker a Certificate

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 5 month 1739

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present

 

for Rochester Elish Wing present

 

And Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood not appearing

 

at this meeting for their answer it is refered till the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And the paper that Abigail Willbore Sent in not being

 

read it is Still refered

 

And Whereas John Wing the Son of John Wing and Hannah

 

Gifford the Daughter of Gideon Gifford of Rochester

 

being near in relation one to the other have proceeded

 

in marriage Contrary to the good order Established among

 

us and also to the wholesome advice of their parents

 

and Friends given them in that affair it is the Con

 

clusion of this meeting that a Condemnation should go

 

forth against them and Isaac Smith is ordered to draw

 

up one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting

 

and John Wing is aded to Elisha Wing and Savory Clifton

 

to Serve as a visiter for ye year Insuing

 

And Whereas our Friends Robert Mosher and John

 

Mosher and Joseph Brownell being now under Con

 

finement upon Truth account this meeting appoints

 

Joseph Tripp and Nathanael Potter to See Concerning them

 

and their Families Sircumstance that they do not

 

Suffer too much and to be assisting in that affair and

 

bring in their accounts to the monthly meeting

 

and there was 1-04-0 overplus Concerning Some Subscrip

 

tion that hath been made which is ordered to into

 

the Stock

 

And this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay the overseers

 

the Sum of 3 pounds and 10 Shillings for halfe a year

 

keeping the meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20 day of the 6 month 1739

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott present for

 

Rochester Elisha Wing present

 

Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer in relation to their taking each other

 

in marriage and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

tim between this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

the good order of Truth in the performance thereof and Joseph

 

Tripp and Christopher Gifford are appointed to see their

 

marriage Consummated in the abovesd order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

The paper that Abigail Willbore Sent in hath been

 

read and is a followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Dartmouth I am Sorry for

 

my outgoings in Breaking the good orders of Friends I hope

 

the Lord will pass it forgive me and that Friends would

 

pass it by and receive me under their Care it was not

 

the little Esteam that I had of friends that Caused me to to Leave

 

Them

Abigail Willbore

 

and the matter Concerning Abraham Thomas is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The matter Concerning John Russells Suffering his daughter

 

to married out of the order of friends is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting^Consideration of ye Quarterly meeting

 

And Adam Mott hath paid 3 pound and ten Shillings

 

to the overseers as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 7th month 1739

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called uppon for

 

Dartmouth Benjamin Allen and Abraham Tucker

 

present For Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

Joseph Tripp and Christopher Gifford gives this meeting

 

an account that that they was at the Sollemnizing of

 

the marriag of Abraham Stafford and Ruth Wood and

 

Saw nothing but that it was performed in good order

 

William Russell and Elisabeth Willbore did lay their

 

intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting for their answer

 

And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed are

 

appointed to inquire into William Russells Clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Taber the Son of Joseph Taber and Mary

 

Tinkham the Daughter of John Tinkham did lay

 

their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Benjamin

 

Allen and Joseph Russell are appointed to See into

 

the young mans Clearness respecting marriage and

 

Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting There was Collected at this meeting 1-15:03

 

The visiters of of Rochester and Coaksett have given

 

in their accounts of their Service in visiting friends

 

families and this meeting is adjourned till the first

 

6 day in the next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment

 

this 5th day of the 8th month 1739 the visiters of Cushnet

 

have given in their account that they have in a

 

generall way visited the families of friends under

 

their Care and find things in a generall way pretty well

 

And the visiters of Ponagansett have given in their

 

account that they have been in the Service of visit

 

ing friends families and find things for the most

 

part pretty well as far as they Saw

 

There was a condemnation signed at this against

 

Abraham Thomas and John Tucker is appointed

 

to see that it be read at the End of the meeting

 

for worship on a first day between this and the

 

next monthly meeting

 

Joseph Brownell Robert Mosher and John Mosher

 

have given in an account in writing of their discharge

 

from prison

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 8th month 1739

 

the Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Benjamin Allen and Isaac Howland present

 

for Rochester John Wing present Isaac Howland and

 

Peleg Smith gives this meeting an account that they

 

find nothing to hind his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

And Joseph Russell and Benjamin Allen makes report

 

to this meeting that they have made inquiry into the

 

Clearness of Joseph Taber jur: and find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage

 

And William Russell and Elisabeth Willbore appeared at

 

this meeting for their their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

riage in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting Observing the good order of Truth in the

 

accomplishment thereof and Jedidiah Allen and Holder

 

Slocum are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

and make Return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Taber and Mary Tinkham appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting and observing the good order of truth in the

 

performance thereof and Benjamin Allen and Joseph

 

Russell are appointed to See their marriage Sollemnized

 

in the good order of truth and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarter

 

ly meeting have attended it according to the order of

 

the last monthly meeting

 

And Abraham Thomases Condemnation hath been

 

read as ordered and is as followeth

 

Whereas Abraham Thomas of Dartmouth in the County

 

of Bristol in the province of the massachusets Bay in

 

New England being one that hath had his Education

 

Amongst us The People Called Quakers yet for want

 

of an upright and sircumspect walking hath gone from

 

his Education into many things which are not Consistant

 

with our holy profession and also hath been accused

 

with Comitting the Scandalus Sin of Fornication which

 

which he no ways Clearing him Selfe from and Friends

 

have long waited and laboured with him in order to

 

bring him to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings but as

 

yet nothing doth appear as Effectual in that respect

 

therefore it is thought best for the Clearing of the Truth

 

from Such Enormities and those that are found in

 

them to to give this forth as a publick testimony against

 

it Denying him the Sd Abraham Thomas to be one in

 

unity with us the aforeSd people yet truly desiring

 

that he may Come to a Sight and Sence of his outgoings

 

and to unfeigned Repentance

 

Given for that our monthly meeting Held in Dartmouth by adjournment

 

on the 5th day of the 8th month 1739 and Signed by order

 

And in behalfe of Sd meeting John Tucker: Clerk

 

And John Wing and his wives Condemnation hath

 

been read as appointed

 

Whereas John Wing the Son of John Wing and Hannah

 

Gifford Daughter of Gideon Gifford of both of Rochester

 

in the County of Plymouth ine Province of the Mas

 

sachusets Bay in New England being Educated in

 

the way of Truth their Parents professing to be of us

 

the people Called Quakers yet for want of keeping

 

to their Education and a true Sircumspect walking

 

have gone out of unity with us and taken each other in

 

marriage in the common way of other people they being

 

also nearer in relation to each other than is allowed

 

to marry amongst us For which disorderly proceeding

 

Contrary to the advice of their Parents and other friends

 

that were Concerned for their their good

 

We can do no less than give this forth as a Publick

 

Testimony against them Denying the the Sd John Wing

 

and Hannah his wife to be now in unity with us

 

the people Called Quakers yet truly desiring that they may

 

Come to a Sight of all their outgoings and to unfeigned

 

Repentance Given forth at our monthly meeting held in

 

Dartmouth on the 20th: day of the 6 month 1739 - - -

 

and Signed by order Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk-

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

as ordered and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read

 

at this meeting and well accepted

 

and the matter between this meeting and John Russell

 

was made up at the Quarterly meeting to this meetings

 

Sattisfaction

 

and whereas James Russell the Son of James Russell

 

hath gon out of the way of friends in his marriag Contrary

 

to his Fathers Consent this meeting appoints Isaac Howland

 

and Peleg Smith to discourse with him to see Whither

 

he hath any mind to make Sattisfation

 

and John Slocum not having done any thing to friends

 

Sattisfaction for the Disorders that he hath been in

 

Holder Slocum is ordered to let him know that if he

 

doth not do something further Judgment must go forth

 

against him

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 9th month 1739

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth none appeared by appointment

 

for Rochester Nicholas Davis present

 

Jedidiah Allen and and Holder Slocum gives this meeting

 

an account that William Russell and Elisabeth Willbores

 

marriage was Consummated in the good order of

 

Truth according to their Judgments

 

Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are Continued to

 

labour with James Russell jur: for his outgoings Holder

 

Slocum is Still Continued labour further with John

 

Slocum

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 10 month 1739 the Severall

 

meetings therto belonging Called upon for Dartmouth

 

for Dartmouth John Howland and Adam Mott present

 

none appeared for Rochester

 

John Slocum hath given in a paper to this meeting Condemn

 

ing his outgoing which hath been read and this meeting

 

takes up with it for Sattisfaction and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting to be held in Dartmouth on the

 

on the 17th day of the 10th month 1739

 

Dear I have gone out of the good order Established in marri

 

age and going to training which things I am Sorry for

 

and all the other my Conversation which the Testimony of truth is

 

against that I am Come to a Sight of and I do Desire

 

that you would pass it by as far as belongs to you and

 

that I might Still remain under your Care

     

John Slocum

 

And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are ordered to

 

Draw up James Russell jur, Condemnation if he doth

 

nothing him selfe and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the first 6 day in the next month

 

This meeting bein mett according to adjournment

 

This 4th day of the 11th month 1739/40 Abraham Tucker and

 

Joseph Tucker are appointed to Oversee the meeting

 

House the year insuing

 

and Adam Mott hath paid 3 pound ten Shillings

 

as ordered to the overseers

 

Elisha Wing Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith are appoin

 

ted to at attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

There hath bee considerable of Discourse at this

 

at this Concernin the differance between the

 

visiters of this meeting and Phebe Tucker which

 

is refered to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of ye 11th m 1739/40

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Thomas Smith and John

 

Shepherd present Rochester meeting Called and

 

none appeared Peleg Cornell the Son of Thomas

 

Cornell and Mary Russell daughter of Joseph

 

Russell did lay their intentions of taking each

 

other in marriage before this meeting

 

And were Desired to wait for their answer ill the next monthly

 

meeting and George Soule and Benjamin Wing were appointed

 

to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith not having Drawn

 

up James Russells Condemnation are Still Continued to do it

 

against the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have attended it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read at this

 

Meeting And well accepted There was 20 Shillings given by

 

the Women towards keeping the meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 12th month 1739/40

 

The Severall meetings thereto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth John Howland and James Barker present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

George Soule gives this meeting an account that he

 

hath mad Inquiry into Peleg Cornells Clearness and

 

finds nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

Peleg Cornell and Mary Russell appeared at this meet

 

ing Desiring their Answer in relation to their taking

 

Each other in marriage and were answered that

 

the might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting Observing the good order of truth in the

 

accomplishment thereof and John Howland Benjamin

 

Allen are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

in the above Sd good order and make return to the next

 

and David Smith and Jane Brown appeared at this

 

meeting and did lay their intentions taking each other

 

in marriage before this meeting and were desired to

 

wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

and James Barker and John Shepherd are appointed

 

to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting mar

 

riage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And James Russell Juner hath hath given in a

 

Paper Condemning his outgoings in respect to his mar

 

riage and going to Training which this meeting accepts of

 

and he to remain under our Care

 

And this meeting hath received a paper Signed by Eunice

 

Akin Condemning her outgoings Which this meeting orders

 

that She Should git Some body to read at the end of the meet

 

ing of Worship on a first day She being present

 

(1740)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the first

 

Month 1740 The Severall meetings thereunto belonging

 

Called upon for Dartmouth John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present For Rochester Stephen Wing present

 

James Barker and John Shepherd makes report to this meeting

 

that that they have made inquiry into David Smiths Clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and find nothing to

 

hinder his proceeding in his intended marriage

 

And the Friends appointed to inquire into^see Peleg Cornells

 

marriage Consummated gives this meeting an account

 

that it was orderly Carried on

 

David Smith and Jane Brown appeared at this meeting for

 

their answer in relation to their taking each other in marriage

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting Observing ye good order

 

of Truth in the performance thereof And John Howland and

 

Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriage Consumma

 

ted and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And George Allen and Rachel Smith did lay their Intentions

 

of taking Each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

were desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for their

 

Answer and Joseph Russell and Joseph Taber are appointed to

 

to See into the young mans Clearness respecting marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends 2£:00s:07d

 

And whereas there hath been a differance between this

 

meeting and Phebe Tucker this meeting appoints Nicholas Davis

 

John Howland Jonathan Wood Barnabas Howland and Isaac Smith

 

a Comtee with the women to hear and and Determine the matter

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the youths meeting

 

On the 4th day of ye 2d month 1740 Friends mett according to

 

adjournment Benjamin Tripp Son of Joseph Tripp hath Signified to

 

this meeting that he hath an intention of marriage with Martha

 

Luther of Swansy And desires a Certificate thefore this meeting

 

appoints Christopher Gifford and Peleg Huddelstone to enquire into

 

his Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and ma

 

draw a Certificate if they find nothing to hinder

 

And this meeting appoints John Tucker John Howland John Lapham

 

And James Barker to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same

 

The Visiters belonging to Coaksett and Ponagansett have

 

brought in their accounts of visiting to pretty good Satisfaction

 

for the most part

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2d month 1740

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Adam Mott

 

present for Rochester John Wing present

 

Friends Having enquired into George Allen Clearness find

 

nothing to hinder his intended marriag with Rachel Smith

 

and George Allen and Rachel Smith appeared at this meeting

 

for their Answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this And the next monthly meeting and

 

Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting. The Friends that were appointed to

 

attend ye Quarterly meeting and Draw the Epistle have

 

done it according to order

 

And and hereas Benjamin Tripp desired a Certificate and

 

Friends Having made Enquiry and find nothing to Hinder

 

have granted the Same

 

And William Hart and Mary Shepherd did lay their Intention

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait til the next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are

 

appointed to Make Enquiry into his Clearness as to marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to the next monthly

 

Meeting And this meeting appoints John Tucker and

 

Isaac Howland to Labour with Eleazer Smith for his disorder

 

John Howland and Isaac Smith makes report to this meeting

 

that David Smith and Jane Browns marriag was orderly

 

Carried on

 

The Com:tte nominated to hear and Determine Phebe Tuckers

 

Case have taken up for Sattisfaction a Paper of Acknowledg

 

ment Signed by the Sd Phebe Tucker and hath appointed Joseph

 

Tucker to read it it publickly on a First day after the meeting

 

of Worship between this and the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 3d month 1740

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Adam Mott

 

present, Rochester meeting Called and none appeared

 

Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker makes report to this

 

Meeting that George Allens Marriage was Carried on in

 

good order the Friends that were appointed to Enquire into

 

William Harts Clearness makes report to this meeting

 

that they find nothing to Hinder his intended marriage

 

William Hart and Mary Shepherd appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer relating to their taking each other in

 

marriage And they had their Answer that they might proceed

 

to take Each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting Observing the

 

good order of Truth in the accomplishment thereof

 

And Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are appointed to See

 

their marriage Sollemnized and make return to the next

 

Monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tripp and Judeth Mosher did lay their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman are appointed

 

to enquire into the young mans Clearness respecting mar

 

riage and Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting. The matter Concerning Eleazer Smith

 

is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Phebe Tuckers paper of acknowledgement hath been read

 

according to order and is a followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends in Dartmouth

 

Well Esteamed Friends Whereas my mannagement in

 

that affair of Ruth Slocums as it hath been resented hath

 

Caused a great uneasiness amongst Friends too acknowledge

 

that it was not so propper as it ought to have been

 

and in particular that of offoring her forty pounds.

 

more than her Lagacy which hath proved of a bad Consequence

 

and I Do acknowledge that my Conduct in the affair hath

 

brought a dishonour to the Truth which I do hereby Condemn

 

and am Sorry for it and hope to be more Careful for

 

the time to Come

 

Dated in Dartmouth the 4th day of 2 month 1740

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held

{Phebe Tucker

 

at our meeting House in Dartmouth on the 23d Day of

 

the 4th month 1740 this meeting being Called Eliashib Smith

 

and Adam Mott appeared for Dartmouth for Rochester

 

none appeared

 

Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott gives this meeting an

 

account that William Harts marriag was accomplished

 

in good order And Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman

 

makes report to this meeting that they have made enquiry

 

into Joseph Tripps Clearness respecting marriage and Con

 

versation And find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

Joseph Tucker and Simeon Gifford are appointed to enquire

 

into Lot Tripps Clearness respecting marriage and

 

Conversation and if they find things Clear to Draw up

 

Some thing for him and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

Joseph Tripp and Judeth Mosher appeared at this meeting

 

Desiring an answer as to their taking Each other

 

in marriage and their Answer was that they might

 

proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some Con

 

venient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order of Truth in the

 

performance thereof and James Shearman and

 

Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriage

 

Sollemnized and make return to the next month

 

ly meeting

 

The Epistle from the yearly meeting held in London

 

in the year 1739 was read at this meeting to good

 

Sattisfaction And Eleazer Smith and his wife have

 

given in a paper to this meeting Condemning their

 

outgoings which this meeting accepts and orders that

 

they read it or git some body to do it on a first day at the

 

end of the meeting of Worship between this and the next

 

monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting £1:10s=00d

 

The matter Concerning Chusing an Elder for Coakset

 

meeting to assist William Wood is refered to the

 

Consideration of ye next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting orders Isaac Smith to make up

 

the meetings accompts with Adam Mott

 

And John Tucker Eliashib Smith John Howland and

 

James Barker ar appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw and Epistle to ye Same

 

The Choice of visiters is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the over

 

seers five pounds one Shilling for keeping the meeting

 

House halfe a year and Some [otherges?]

 

5 mo:

1740

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 5th month 1740

 

The Severall meetings therto belonging Called upon for

 

Dartmouth Isaac Howland and Adam Mott present

 

for Rochester none appeared

 

The Friends appointed to Draw up Lot Tripps Certificate

 

have done it and John Tucker hath signed it by order

 

of this meeting the Friends that were appointed to See

 

Joseph Tripps marriage Consummated gives an account

 

that it was accomplished in good order according to their

 

Judgment

 

Daniel Russell and Edith Howland appeared at this meeting

 

and Lay,d their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

and were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer And Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott

 

are appointed to See into the young mans Clearness

 

and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

Eleazar Smith and his wives acknowledgement hath

 

been read according to order and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends in Dartmouth

 

Well Respected Friends Whereas we through the Subtile

 

Insinuations of the Evil Spirit Which Worketh in the

 

Children of Disobedience have given Way to a dishonest

 

conversation as is manifest – by our having a child in a

 

short time after marriag which we do acknowledge

 

to be a Skandal to the blessed Truth and a reproach to the pro

 

fessors thereof aknowledging our outgoings and Condemning

 

ourselves hoping that god will forgive us in this respect

 

and all others wherein we have been amiss

 

And we Desire that you our Friends would have a Watchful

 

Care over us for the time to come

     

Eleazar Smith

     

Meribah Smith

 

Isaac Smith is Still Continued to make up the accompts

 

With the Treasurer

 

The Friend that wer appointed to make up accom

 

attend the Quarterly meeting have most of them attended

 

it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle Was read out this meeting and

 

Well accepted the Choice of visiters is refered til ye

 

next monthly meeting

 

6 mo:

1740

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 6th month 1740

 

Dartmouth meeting Called Adam Mott and Thomas Smith

 

present Rochester meeting Called none appeared

 

the friend that were appointed to see into Daniel

 

Russells Clearness gives this meeting an account that

 

they find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

And Isaac Smith hath made up this meetings accompts

 

With Adam Mott and there remains in the Stock 3:09:06

 

Daniel Russell and Edith Howland appeared at this

 

Meeting for the answer relating to their taking each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take Each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting observing the good order of truth in the perfor

 

mance thereof and Jedidiah Allen and George Soule

 

are appointed to see their marriage Consummated

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Daniel Russell desired leave of this meeting to

 

Sollemnize his marriage on a fourth day Which is

 

granted

 

The visiters Chose for this year ar for Coaksett are

 

Joseph Tripp and Nathanael Potter

 

And for Ponansett Joseph Tucker Jedidiah Allen Abraham

 

Tucker Eliashib Smith Adam Mott and Peleg Smith

 

And for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and Jacob Taber

 

7 mo:

1740

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 7th month 1740

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Adam Mott

 

present George Soule and Jedidiah Allen gives this meet

 

ing an account that Daniel Russells marriage was

 

mannaged in good order as far as they Saw

 

Nathanal Bowdish and Frances Lapham did Lay

 

their intention of marriage before this meeting and

 

were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their Answer and John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker are appointed to enquire into Nathanael

 

Bowdishes Clearness respecting marriage and Conver

 

sation and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

and this meeting is adjourned till the first sixeth day in

 

the eighth month next

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

3d day of the 8th month 1740

 

The visiters of our Severall Weekly meetings have

 

given in their accounts of their service in in that

 

affair and they find things for the most part pretty well

 

John Tucker James Barker Adam Mott and William

 

Wood are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 8th month 1740

 

this meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present

 

The Friends that were appointed to attend the Quar

 

terly meeting have attended it Some of them and

 

Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

The Friends that were to inspect into Nathanael

 

Bowdishes Clearness makes report to this meeting

 

that they find nothing to hind his proceedings in his

 

Intended Marriage.

 

Nathanael Bowdish and Frances Lapham appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer in relation to their taking each

 

other in marriage And their answer was that they they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order Established amongst

 

friends in the accomplishing thereof

 

And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed

 

to See their marriage Consummated and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

Meeting and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of ye 9th month 1740

 

Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker present

 

Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith gives this meeting an

 

account that Nathanael Bowdish and Frances

 

Laphams marriage was Consummated in good

 

Order

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 10th month

 

1740 This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker

 

and Joseph Tucker present

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of

 

Friends with mony that the women gave in £2:11s=02d

 

This meeting appoints Adam Mott Thomas Smith

 

Joseph Tucker and James Barker to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

Our ancient Friend John Tucker hath requested of

 

this meeting that Isaac Smith should be appointed in

 

his room to record the Deaths and births of Friends

 

which this meeting hath Consented to an Isaac Smith

 

is appointed for that purpos

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the glazier

 

for glazing done about the meeting House £2 – 12 – 00

 

and also to pay the overseers ~~~~~~~~~~ 3 – 10 – 00

 

for halfe a years keeping the meeting House

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appoint

 

=ed overseers for ye meeting House the year insuing

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends Held at our meet

 

=ing House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 11th month

 

1740: this meeting being Called John Howland and

 

Adam Mott present

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

were none of them there by reason of the Difficulty

 

of the Season

 

Adam Mott hath paid to the glazier £2:12s as ordered

 

and £3:10s:00 to the overseers

 

There was Collected at this meeting — £0:19s=06d

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 12th month 1740

 

This meeting being Called Thomas Smith present

 

This meeting appoints Abraham Tucker Adam Mott

 

and Peleg Smith to Labour with Daniel Howland

 

to Endeavour that he may Conform so as to be married

 

among friends.

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the 25th day

 

of this Instant

 

This meeting being meet according to adjournment

 

this 25th day of the 12th month 1740

 

Daniel Howland and Mary Slocum did lay their

 

Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith are app

 

ointed to See into ye young mans Clearness respect

 

ing marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

(1741)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the first month

 

1741 Dartmouth meeting Called James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker present

 

The Friend that were appointed to See into Daniel

 

Howlands Clearness

 

makes report to this meeting that they find nothing to

 

hinder his intended marriage

 

Daniel Howland and Mary Slocum appeared at this meet

 

ing for their answer in relation to their taking each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order of Truth in the

 

accomplishment thereof and Adam Mott and Jedediah

 

Allen are appointed to See thir marriage Consummated

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting £1:06s:00d

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and kindly accepted

 

And James Tripp hath Sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his Disorderly marriage

 

and Desires to Come under the Care of Friends which

 

this meeting takes up with

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the first day in

 

the next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 3d day of the 2d month 1741

 

The visiters of Coakset meeting have given in a Com

 

fortable account of their Service in that affair

 

Adam Mott John Howland and James Barker are

 

appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting next and

 

to Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of ye 2d month 1741

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present

 

The Friends appointed to see Daniel Howlands marriage

 

Consummated makes report to this meeting that it

 

Was performed but not so well in all respects as they

 

Desired. William Gifford and Elisabeth Tripp did lay their

 

Intentions of takeing each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait til the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Eliashib Smith and Jedidiah Allen are appointed

 

to inquire into the young mans Clearness respecting

 

marriage and conversation and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 3d month

 

1741 This meeting is adjourned til the 27d of this instant

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 27 day of the 3d month 1741 this meeting being Called

 

John Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

The friends appointed to See into William Giffords

 

Clearness makes report to this meeting that they have

 

made inquiry into William Giffords Clearness and find

 

nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

William Gifford and Elisabeth Tripp appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer in relation to their taking

 

Each other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Con

 

venient time between this and the next monthly meet

 

ing observing the good order of truth in the performance

 

thereof and Jonathan Wood and Nathanael Potter are

 

appointed to See their marriag Sollemnized and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 22d Day of the 4th month 1741

 

This meeting being Called Jabez Barker and Peleg Smith

 

present The yearly meeting Epistle from London was read

 

at this meeting to good Sattisfaction

 

The Friends appointed to See William Giffords marriage

 

Consummated makes report to this meeting that it

 

was orderly accomplished

 

John Tucker John Howland and James Barker are

 

Appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting and draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed

 

to draw a Certificate for William Russell and his wife

 

they being removed to Oblong9 to live and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott is appointed to pay to the overseers £3: 10s: 00

 

for halfe a years keeping the meeting House which he hath done

 

There was a paper presented this meeting Signed by Elisabeth

 

Howland wife of James Howland jur which this meeting

 

accepts and orders that she should read the Same or git

 

Some body to do it publickly on a first day at the end of the

 

Meeting for worship she being present

 

And whereas Thomas Akin hath as we understand taken

 

the oath in common form which being Contrary to our

 

principles This meeting therfore appoints John Tucker

 

and Adam Mott to Discource with sd Akin in order

 

to bring him to a Sight of his out goings

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 5th month 1741

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Adam Mott

 

present The Friends appointed have Drawn an Epistle

 

to the Quarterly meeting and John Howland hath

 

attended it The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read

 

at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

The visiters Chose for this year are for Ponagansett

 

ar Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker Jedidiah Allen

 

and Peleg Smith for Coaksett Jonathan Wood and

 

Nathanael Potter

 

And For Cushnot Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen

 

This meeting hath received a Certificate Signed by

 

Friends of Sandwich Concerning their unity with Eliphal Harper[?] her

 

and her good Conversation whilst she abode wth them

 

Recommending her to our care which was red to the

 

good Sattisfaction of this meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 17 day of ye 6 month 1741

 

This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker and John Howland

 

present And it is referred to the Consideration of the Quarter

 

ly meeting whither if any of our young Friends should go out and

 

marry in the Common way of other people that the visiters

 

dealing with them Should be Sufficient or whither the monthly

 

meeting proceed further in dealing with them before Denial

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 7 month 1741

 

This meeting being Called James Barker and Adam Mott

 

present Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith are appointed

 

to Inspect into the Circumstances of George Soules removal

 

and to Draw a certificate if they think propper

 

And John Russell and Thomas Smith is added to them for

 

that purpose And make report to the next monthly meeting

 

Eliashib Smith and Josiah Merihoo [Merihew] is chosen to inspect into

 

the Circumstance of Richard Smiths removal and to

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this Second

 

day of the 8th month 1741 John Tucker Joseph Russell and

 

Adam Mott are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting

 

Next and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

The visiters of Coaksett have given in their account

 

of what they have done as to visiting Friends families

 

and that they had Generally pretty good Sattisfaction

 

There was Collected at this meeting — — - 0:16=03

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19 day of ye 8 month

 

1741 This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present The Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting have done it and drawn an Epistle

 

to the Same as appointed

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for George

 

Soule and his wife and another for Richard Smith and

 

his wife in order to go to the monthly meeting at Mama

 

roneck in the Government of New york

 
 

At a Monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 9 month 1741

 

This meeting being called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present

 

John Gifford and Bathsheba Lapham did lay their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait til the next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and John Russell and Jedidiah Allen are

 

appointed to Enquire into ye young mans Clearness respect

 

ing marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

There was an Epistle read in this meeting from the year

 

ly meeting in Pensilvania baring 1723 and there was

 

one Paragraf recommended therein which Friends are

 

desired Duly to Consider for the future the thing was that

 

if any Friend or any under the Care of friends should apply

 

themselves to any that under Culler [color] of any art shal pre

 

tend to find things lost or stolen that they should be speedily

 

dealt with10

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 10th month 1741

 

This meeting being Called Eliashib Smith and John Howland

 

present The Friends appointed to Inspect into John Giffords

 

Clearness gives this meeting an account that they have

 

Mad Enquiry and find nothing to hinder his proceedings in

 

his Intended marriage

 

And John Gifford and Bathsheba Lapham appeared at this

 

meeting for their [answer] relating to their taking Each other in mar

 

riage And their Answer was that they might proceed to take

 

Each other in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting observing the good

 

order of Truth in the accomplishing thereof

 

And John Russell and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

to See their marriage Consummated and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends

 

The Sum of £4:11:02 with what ye women gave in

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay £3:10s:00d for the

 

Last halfe years keeping the meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

James Barker Joseph Tucker and Adam Mott and to

 

Draw an Epistle to the Same The visiters of Cushnot

 

have given in their account of their service

 

and this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

first day of the 11th month 1741

 

Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed to

 

oversee the meeting House the year Insuing

 

And Adam Mott hath paid the 3:10 as ordered

 

The visiters of Apongansett have given in their account

 

that they have done something relating to visiting friends

 

families

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 11th month 1741

 

This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker and Adam

 

Mott present John Russell gives this meeting an account

 

that John Giffords marriage was Consummated in the

 

good order of Truth as far as [he?] Could understand

 

the Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have all attended it but Adam Mott And Drawn an

 

Epistle to the Same

 

And Silas Kerby [Kirby] and Elisabeth Russell did lay their

 

Intentions of taking Each other in marriage befor

 

this meeting and wer desired to wait til the next

 

Monthly Meeting for their answer and John Russell

 

And Jedidiah Allen are appointed to Enquire into the

 

young mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conversa

 

tion and make return to the next Monthly Meeting

 

and the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 12th month 1741

 

this meeting being Called James Barker present Francis

 

Allen and Rebeckah Tucker did lay their intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were desired to wait til the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and James Barker

 

and John Howland are appointed to See into the young

 

mans Clearness as to marriage and Conversation and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Isaac Howlands Daughter Meribah

 

hath gone out of the good order Established amongst us in

 

Contracting marriage with one that is not under the Care

 

of friends and her first Cousin the[re]fore this meeting appoints

 

Peleg Smith and George Smith to assist the Women in Labor

 

ing with her to see if they bring her to a Sight of her out

 

goings. And this meeting is adjourned til the 24th of this instant

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 24th

 

of the first 12th month 1741

 

We understand that Seth Allen hath gone out of the

 

good order Established amongst friends in marriage

 

therefore this meeting appoints John Russell and

 

Abraham Tucker to Speak with him to See if he doth

 

Any ways incline to make Sattisfaction and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And also Abraham Wing having Committed the like

 

offence Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott to Speak With

 

him and bring their account to the next monthly

 

Meeting

 

(1742)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 1st month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Thomas

 

Smith present The Friends appointed to see into Silas

 

Kerbys [Kirby] Clearness makes report to this meeting that

 

they find nothing to Hinder his proceedings in his intend

 

ed marriage

 

And James Barker gives this meeting an account

 

that he hath made Inquiry into Fra[n]cis Allens Clearness

 

and finds nothing to Hinder his intended marriage

 

Silas Kerby [Kirby] and Elisabeth Russell appeared at this

 

meeting for their Answer relating to their taking Each

 

other in marriage and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of Truth in the

 

accomplishment thereof

 

And Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith are appointed to

 

See their marriage Consummated in the abovesd order

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Francis Allen and Rebeckah Russell Tucker appeared

 

at this meeting for their Answer in Respect to their taking

 

Each other in marriage And their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

In Some Convenient time betwe this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of truth

 

in the performance thereof And John Howland and

 

Joseph Tucker are appointed in the performance

 

thereof to see it accomplished orderly and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting are Eliashib Smith James Barker and Joseph

 

Tucker and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

there was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends

 

one pound eight Shillings and nine pence

 

Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that they have ^not discoursed with Seth Allen therefore

 

they are Still Continued to do it and bring in their account

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath received a paper from

 

Abraham Wing Signifying his Sorrow for this disorder

 

ly marriage which this meeting thinke best to Con

 

sider further of therefore the matter is refered

 

And whereas David Akin being about to remove

 

with his family to Oblong to live he Desires a Certi

 

ficate therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Howland

 

Peleg Smith and George Smith to make inquiry into

 

his Circumstances and Draw one accordingly if they

 

think propper

 

And whereas William Ricketson hath of Late Enter

 

tained Certain Eronious notions Contrary to our

 

principles this meeting appoints Benjamin Allen

 

Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith to Labour with

 

him in order to reclaim his Judgment in the premi

 

=ses And to let him know that if he will persist

 

in the Same Friends must proceed to Deny him

 

The Vis[i]ters of Coakset have give in an account that they have

 

in writing of their Service in visiting friends families

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the youths meeting

 

This meeting being meet according to adjournment this 2d Day

 

of the 2d month 1742

 

John Howland ^and Adam Mott are appointed with the rest that was

 

Chosen to attend the Quarterly Meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the Second month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Thomas Smith presin[t]

 

Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith gives this meeting an account

 

that Silas Kerbys [Kirby] marriage was Consummated in

 

the good order of truth according to their Judgment

 

And John Howland gives this meeting an account that

 

he was at Frances [Francis] Allens marriage and Saw nothing

 

but that it was carried on in good order

 

And Adam Mott hath attended the Quarterly meeting

 

and there was an Epistle Drawn and sent

 

the Friends appointed to Discource with Seth Allen

 

not having done it they ar Still Continued to do it and

 

bring in their account to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to draw David Akins Certificate

 

not having done are Still continued to do it and bring

 

it to the next monthly meeting

 

the Matter Concerning William Ricketson is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this meeting

 

and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 3d m[o]

 

1742 this meeting being Called John Howland present

 

There was a Condemnation drawn up and Signed at

 

this meeting against Seth Allen and Jabez Barker

 

is appointed to read it at the end of the meeting of

 

Worship on a first day between this and the next monthly

 

meeting: And there was a Certificate Signed at this

 

meeting for David Akin and Directed to Friends

 

Mamaronak

 

And Whereas there hath been a great deal of Labour bestow

 

ed upon William Ricketson in order to bring him to

 

a right Sence of his out goings but altogether

 

Seemingly to no Effect therefore this meeting appoints

 

John Tucker and Isaac Smith to Draw up a Condem

 

nation against him and bring it to the next monthly

 

Meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of ye 4 m 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Russell and Thomas Smith

 

present Jabez Barker hath read Seth Allens Con

 

demnation as appointed and is as followeth

 

Whereas, Seth Allen of Dartmouth in the County

 

of Bristol in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay

 

in New England hath of late married out of the

 

good order Established amongst us the people Called

 

Quakers and taken one that was not in unity

 

with us And also Seems to Justify fidling and Dancing

 

in his House which practice has always been Contrary

 

to our profession and Friends Have laboured with

 

him in love to reform him but he refused to hear them

 

therefore this meeting gives this forth as a Testimony

 

against Such practices Denying him the sd Seth Allen

 

to be one in unity with us the people Called Quakers

 

Sincerely desireing he may Come to a Sight of his out

 

goings and find mercy with the Lord

 

Signed by order and in the behalfe of sd meeting this 17th d

 

of the 4th month 1742 by John Tucker Clerk

 

And Thomas Akin was at this meeting And hath

 

made Something of acknowledgment as to his taking

 

the oath as mentioned Some time past and he desires

 

Still to remain under our Care which is granted

 

and William Ricketsons Condemnation was drawn

 

up and brought to this meeting and John Tucker

 

hath signed it by order and in the behalfe of this

 

meeting and is ordered to read it or git Some by [body?] to do it

 

on a first day after the meeting of Worship

 

between this and the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the first sixth day in the next

 

Month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

2d Day of the 5th month 1742

 

This meeting received an Epistle from the yearly Meeting

 

at London and it was kindly accepted

 

And Joseph Russell and Jabez Barker was Chosen to

 

attend the Quarterly meeting and to draw an Epistle

 

to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th of the 5th month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland Adam Mott

 

present and William Ricketsons Condemnation hath

 

been read according to the order of the last monthly

 

meeting And is as followeth

 

Whereas William Ricketson of Dartmouth in

 

the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachuset[t]s

 

Bay in New England being one that hath for many

 

years made profession with us the People Called

 

Quakers yet for want of keeping to the Spirit of truth

 

hath let in and given Way to strange and wrong notions

 

Contrary to our profession two of which articles

 

are as followeth firstly that Adam was in a better

 

State after he had transgressed against the Command

 

of God than he was in before Secondly that from Adam

 

to the Coming of Christ in the flesh the wickedest of

 

Men brought as much honour to God as the Righteous

 

these with many more Such like notions he doth Stand

 

to Justify though much labour hath been bestowed

 

upon him from time to time in order to bring him of

 

from his errors but he still rejects our Counsel

 

for which for the Clearing of our Holy profession

 

We give this forth as a publick Testimony against it

 

denying him the Sd William Ricketson to be one in unity

 

With us the people called Quakers truly desireing that

 

sight wherin hath mist the Way and that Good may Shew him

 

Mercy Given forth at our monthly meeting held in dartmouth on the

 

21 day of the 4 month 1742 and Signed by order and read

 

in behalfe of Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk

 

This meeting hath Collected with forty Shillings that the women

 

gave in the Sum of £4:12:0

 

Our friend Hannah Jenkinson was at this meetin and

 

her Certificate was read to good Sattisfaction

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting to good Sattisfaction

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott to pay to the

 

Overseers of the meeting House the sum of £5:10s:00d

 

for keeping the meeting House and for gutters to ye windows

 

And whereas Hannah Wing Daughter of Edward Wing

 

deceased and Meribah Howland daughter of Isaac

 

Howland have both of them gone out of the good order

 

Established among Friends and married those

 

that were not under our Care therefor this meeting

 

appoints Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith to draw up

 

Something in order to Clear the truth of them and

 

bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jabez Barker hath attended the Quarterly Meet

 

ing and drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

and this meeting hath received the Quarterly meeting

 

Epistle which was read and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends of Held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 6th

 

month 1742 This meeting being Called John Howland

 

and Adam Mott present

 

The visiters Chosen for this year are for Coakset

 

Joseph Tripp and John Mosher for Ponagansett

 

Adam Mott Abraham Tucker Jedidiah Allen and

 

Peleg Smith And for Cushnot Benjamin Allen and

 

Joseph Russell

 

There was a Condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Hannah Mosher

 

And whereas Meribah Briggs hath Sent in a paper

 

Signifying her sorrow for her outgoings this meeting

 

appoints Peleg Smith and George Smith to go once more

 

with the women that advised with her before to

 

Endevor to know her Sincerity

 

And whereas Eliphal Harper being about to remove

 

to Pensilvania to live She desires a Certificate

 

And Joseph Tucker and Isaac Smith are appointed to assist

 

the women in making inquiry whither things are clear and

 

Draw up a Certificate for her if nothing be found to hinder

 

And Benjamin Lapham being removed to a place Called

 

Situate to live in Rhoad Island Government he desires

 

a Certificate therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Howland

 

and Peleg Smith to make inspection into the matter and if

 

they find things Clear to Draw one and bring it to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

Adam Mott hath paid £5:10s:00d to ye overseers as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 7 month 1742

 

This meeting being Called Adam Mott and John Howland

 

present

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Benjamin Lapham

 

There was Collected at this meeting £1: 03s: 03d

 

And this meeting is adjorned til the first 6th day in ye next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

first day of the 8th month 1742

 

The visiters of Ponaganset and Coakset have given in

 

their account of the Service

 

And whereas Francis Tripp hath through ignorance

 

as he Saith taken the oath in Some time past he hath

 

Sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying his sorrow

 

for the trouble of Friends in that affair and his own

 

unwatchfulness which this meeting accepts of

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are John Howland Thomas Smith and Joseph Tucker

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting hath Signed a Certificate for Eliphal

 

Harper

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 8th month

 

1742 This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker present

 

Hannah Moshers Condemnation was read at this

 

and is as followeth

 

Whereas Hannah Mosher wife of George Mosher

 

and Daughter of Edward Wing and Sarah his wife

 

Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the Province

 

of the Massachuset[t]s Bay in New England deseaced [deceased]

 

being one that was Educated in the way of Truth her

 

Father and Mother both professing with us the peo

 

ple Called Quakers yet for want of keeping to

 

her Education hath gone and married one that

 

under our Care in the Common way of other people

 

although advised to the Contrary for which her

 

Disorderly proceedings we can do no less than give

 

this forth as a Testimony against her denying her

 

the Sd Hannah Mosher to be one in unity with us

 

the aforesd People yet Sincerely desiring that She

 

may Come to a Sight and Sence of her out goings

 

and find mercy with the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

on the 18th day of the 8th month 1742

 

And Signed by order of the Sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting have done it and Drawn an Epistle to

 

the Same The Quarterly meeting Epistle was read

 

at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

And whereas Timothy Russell the Son of John Russell

 

hath desired a Certificate of this meeting of his Clearness

 

relating to marriage and Conversation to the monthly

 

meeting at Greenwich he being about to marry a young

 

woman belonging to them parts and Isaac Smith and

 

Isaac Howland are appointed to inquire into the

 

Matter and Draw one if they find things Clear and bring

 

it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 9th month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present The Friends appointed to Draw up

 

a Certificate for Timothy Russell have done it

 

and it was Signed at this meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 10th month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Adam Mott

 

Present: There was Collected at this meeting 2:18=06

 

and this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the overseers

 

the Sum of 3 pound ten Shillings for half a years keeping

 

the meeting House And this meeting hath received forty

 

Shillings of the Women towards keeping the meeting House

 

and Adam Mott hath paid the £3:10s as above ordered

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

are Benjamin Allen John Howland and Peleg Smith

 

and to draw an Epistle to ye same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 11th month 1742

 

this meeting being Called James Barker and Isaac Howland

 

present John Howland and Peleg Smith hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 12th month 1742

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present the Quarterly meeting Epistle was

 

read at this meeting and well accepted

 

And Whereas Holder Slocums daughte Alice is gone

 

and Married out of the good order Established amongst

 

friends this meeting therefore appoints James Barker

 

Abraham Tucker and Jedidiah Allen to talk with

 

Sd Slocum to See how clear he hath kept him Selfe

 

and to give Suitable advice as they may think propper

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and whereas John Allen hath Signifyed that he

 

hath a mind to move with his family into the

 

Western parts to live this meeting therefore

 

appoints John Russell and Isaac Smith with the

 

visiters to mak enquiry into his Circumstances

 

and if they think Suitable draw up a certificat for

 

him and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

(1743)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 21st day of

 

the first month 1743

 

This meeting being Called Adam Mott and Abraham

 

Tucker present : Peleg Gifford and Abigail Shepherd

 

Did lay their intentions of taking each other

 

in marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait til the next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and

 

There was Collected att this meeting for the

 

use of Friends two pounds nine Shillings and two pence

 

The Friends appointed to discource with Holder Slocum

 

have done it but not being fully Sattisfied the

 

matter is refered til the next monthly meeting

 

The visiters have given in their account in

 

Writing to this meeting

 

This meeting hath Signed a Certificate for John Allen

 

There was a paper read at this meeting Signed

 

by Meribah Briggs Signifying her Sorrow for

 

her out goings which this meeting accepts of and

 

She to remain under our Care

 

And whereas the Widow Mary Davel [Davol] hath a mind

 

to remove into the Western parts to live with

 

her Son in Law and desires a Certificate this meeting

 

therefore this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood and

 

John Mosher to inquire into her Circumstances

 

And Draw one if they think fit and bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And James Barker Peleg Smith and Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same – – – – –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting in Dartmouth

 

on the 18 day of the 2d month 1743 This meeting being Called

 

James Barker and Peleg Smith present Peleg Gifford and

 

Abigail Shepherd appeared at this meeting Desiring their answer

 

in relation to their taking each other in marriage and their an=

 

swer was that they might proceed to take each other in mar-

 

riage observing the good order Established amongst friends

 

In the performance thereof and John Howland and Henry

 

Hedly are appointed to see their marriag Consummated in

 

Sd order and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Peleg Smith hath attended the Quarterly meeting and

 

there was an Epistle drawn and Sent

 

And Thomas Smith being Lately come home from Pensilvania

 

hath brought a certificate with him from the monthly meeting

 

In New Garden which Was read to our Sattisfaction And there

 

Was a Certificate brought to this meeting and Signed for the

 

Widow Davel [Davol] & this meeting hath had a Consideration upon

 

the paper that Was sent to the Last monthly meeting by Thomas

 

Taber And It is ye Conclution of this meeting that It should be

 

accepted And he to remain under our Care

 

The Friends appointed to Speak with Nathaniel Kerby [Kirby] and his

 

Wife have done it but have not received full Sattisfaction

 

but are not without hopes therefore ye matter is refered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on ye 16th Day of the 3d month 1743 John Howland

 

present John Howland and Henry Hedly gives this meeting an

 

account that Peleg Gifford and Abigail Shepherds marriage

 

Was Consummated In good order as far as they Saw

 

Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are chose to draw up a paper of

 

Condemnation against Mary Wood Widow of Isaac Wood Late decesed

 

for marrying out of ye order Established amongst Friends

 
 

At a monthly meeting of [Friends] held at our meeting House In Dartmouth

 

on ye 20 day of the 4 month 1743 This meeting being Called John

 

Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

And whereas the Friends appointed to draw up Mary Woods Condem

 

nation not having done it ar Still Continued to do it against ye

 

next monthly meeting: Collected at this meeting – – – 2 – 06 – 00

 

And the Tresurer is ordered to pay to the overseers £5- 09s- 08d for

 

ye Last halfe years keeping ye meeting House And for Some other

 

business done about sd House

 

And the Tresurer hath paid the abovesd mony to ye overseers

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly Meeting are James

 

Barker Thomas Smith & Joseph Tucker and Draw an Epistle to

 

the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on ye 18th of ye 5th month 1743 Isaac Howland

 

And Peleg Smith present Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith have drawn

 

up Mary Woods Condemnation and it was read in this meeting

 

and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Wood Late wife of Isaac Wood deceas’d of Dart

 

=mouth In the County of Bristol In ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay In

 

New England And now wife of Charles Brownell being One that

 

in her first Husbands days made profession with us the

 

People Called Quakers but for want of having a due regard there-

 

-unto hath of Late married to one that is not in profession with

 

us Contrary to ye good advice of Friends that hath from time to time

 

been Given for which disorderly proceeding we Can do no less but give

 

this forth as a Condemnation against her denying her ye sd Mary

 

Wood to Now the Wife of Charles Brownell aforesd to be one in

 

unity with us but truly desiring if it be the will of God She may

 

Come to a sence of her out goings And find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth on

 

the 18th day of the 5th month And 1743 and Signed by order of sd

 

Meeting by – – –

John Tucker Clerk.

 

And also Alice Slocums Condemnation for the lik[e] offence was

 

drawn up and brought this meeting and Is as followeth

 

Whereas Alice Slocum daughter of Holder Slocum of Dartmouth in

 

ye County of Bristol In ye Province of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay In New England

 

being one that hath had her Education among us the people Called

 

Quakers but for want of keeping to the Spirit of Truth In her Selfe

 

and taking the wholesom advice of Friends that hath been duely

 

given her hath let her mind out and married to one that is not in

 

Unity with us for which disorderly proceedings we Can do less but

 

give forth this as a Testimony against it denying her the sd Alice

 

now wife of Job Almy to be one in unity with us yet we do

 

Sincerely desire that she Come to unfeigned Repentance and

 

find mercy Given forth at our monthly meeting held in

 

Dartmouth on the 18 day of ye 5th month 1743 and Signed by order=

 

of sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same have done it as appointed

 

This meeting hath received an Epistle from the yearly meeting

 

in London which was read to good Sattisfaction baring date 1742

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle was read to good Sattisfaction

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house In

 

Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 6 ^month 1743

 

This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker & Joseph Tucker present

 

The Visiters Chose for Coakset for this year are William Wood Jonathan

 

Wood & John Mosher And for Ponaganset the Sam[e] that

 

Served the Last year And the Same friend that Served the Last

 

year for Cushnot are Continued And Whereas Robert Tripp as we

 

understand hath been Guilty of Some Defraud toward the High Sheriff

 

of ye County of Bristol And hath been Cited Several times to this Meet

 

ing but Refuses or Neglects to Come therefore this meeting appoints

 

Christopher Gifford Nathll Potter & Joseph Tripp to talk wth him and

 

desire him to Come to ye Next monthly meeting in order to make

 

the Meeting Sattisfaction or else he may Expect Judgment to go

 

forth against him. And Robert mosher and Sarah Lawton did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other In marriage before this

 

Meeting and were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer & Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood are appointed

 

to make Enquiry Into ye young mans Clearness and

 

make return to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 22 day of ye 7th month 1743 This meeting being

 

Called Adam Mott & Abraham Lawton present

 

Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawton did Lay their Intentions of

 

taking Each other In marriage before this meeting and were

 

desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood are appointed

 

to make Enquiry into the young mans Clearness and make return

 

to ye next monthly meeting11

 

And ye visitters of Coakset have given In their account in

 

Writing. There was Collected at this meeting – – £1-09-00

 

And Whereas Robert Tripp hath not appeared but hath Sent

 

Some Excuce to this meeting Joseph Tripp is appointed to

 

Let him know that We Expect Some Sattisfaction at the

 

Next monthly meeting or else Judgment must go forth against

 

him And this meeting is adjourned till ye first sixth day in next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

7th day of ye 8m 1743 the Coakset visiter signifies that they

 

have visited the families of Friends for the most part under their

 

Care and find things for the most part as Well as they Could Expect

 

And we received no account from Cushnot

 

John Tucker John Howland Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 8th month 1743

 

This meeting being Called Jedidiah Allen & Isaac Smith

 

present there was a Certificate read at this meeting Signed

 

by our friends at Nantucket Concerning their unity with

 

Jonathan Hussey & his wives removal from thence to

 

dwell amongst us which was well accepted

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have

 

done all Except John Tucker and Drawn an Epistle

 

to the Same as appointed

 

and the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and

 

Well accepted

 

Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawton appeared at this meet

 

-ing for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other In marriage In some

 

Convenient time between this & the next monthly meet

 

ing observing the good ord established amongst us In the

 

accomplishing thereof and Jonathan Wood and Nathaniel

 

Potter are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

annd make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Robert Tripp hath appeared at this meeting and Some

 

Sattisfaction & Signifies that he hopes that he Shall do

 

Something further at the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas we understand that the books that the month

 

ly meeting Subscribed for are printed and the mony is

 

Wanting to pay for it therefore John Howland is appoin

 

ted to git the mony and procure the books for the monthly

 

meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 9 month 1743

 

This meeting being Called Thomas Smith and Abraham

 

Tucker present Nathll Potter makes report to this meet

 

ing that Robert Mosher and Sarah Lawtons marriage

 

Consummated In the good order of Truth

 

And Daniel Wood Jur. and Mary Wady laid their Intention

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting and were

 

desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

John Howland and James Barker are appointed to See Into the

 

young mans Clearness Concerning marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and Robert Tripp hath made Sattisfaction to this meeting Concer

 

ning the matter about the high sheriff

 

The matter about the book is refered till next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Joseph Jennings & his wife hath desired that they

 

and their famly might be taken under the Care of this meeting

 

this meeting agree to take them under their Care

 

And there hath been Some Conference about reparing the

 

meeting House Which is refered to next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friend held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 19 day of the 10th month 1743

 

This meeting is adjourned till the first sixth day Ju the next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 6th day

 

Day of the 11 month 1743 Daniel Wood & Mary Wady appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer & their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage In Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the Good order Established among Friends

 

In the accomplishment thereof & James Barker and John

 

Howland are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

in the abovesd order and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And the matter Concerning the books is refered till next

 

monthly meeting There was Collected at this meeting 2£-03-04

 

also the Women gave forty Shillings – – – 2 -00-00

 

The Tresurer is ordered to pay to the overseers 4£-05-00

 

for halfe a years keeping the meeting house

 

And Adam Mott Stephen Willcock and James Barker

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and

 

Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Tresurer hath paid the 4£-5s as ordered

 

And this meeting appoints John Howland James Barker

 

Thomas Smith Isaac Howland and Joseph Tucker a Comtte

 

to Consider after what manner to repair or add to the meeting

 

house and to go forward with it as they think propper

 

Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed to

 

to oversee the meeting House the year Insuing

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

on in Dartmouth the 16 day of the 11th month 1743

 

This meeting being Called Thomas Smith and Isaac Howland

 

present John Howland and James Barker gives this

 

meeting an account that Daniel Wood and Mary Wadys

 

Marriage was was Consummated In good order according

 

to their Judgment Adam Mott and Stephen Willcock hath

 

attended the Quarterly meeting & Drawn an Epistle to

 

the Same as appointed And the Quarterly meeting Epistle

 

Was read at this meeting & well accepted

 

And this meeting hath received the books Called George Foxes

 

primmers In number 150 and it is Concluded that they

 

may be Sold for 3 shilling a piece12

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 12 month 1743

 

This meeting being Called John Howland & Abraham Tucker

 

present Daniel Gifford son of Timothy Gifford and Ann How

 

land Daughther of Isaac Howland Did lay their Intentions of

 

taking Each other in marriage before this meeting and

 

Were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and Jedidiah Allen & John Russell are ap

 

pointed to make Enquiry Into the young mans Clearness

 

as to marriag and Conversation and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Abigail Kirby doth proceed at times to

 

appear in publick Testimony Contrary to the advice of

 

of the monthly meeting Therefore John Howland and Adam

 

Mott are appointed to Labour further with her to

 

persuade to be silent

 

And Whereas Sarah Brownell daughter of Joseph Brownell

 

hath of late gone out of order and married with one that

 

is not under our care therefore this meeting orders

 

Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith to draw her Condemnation

 

And bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

(1744)

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House In

 

Dartmouth on the 19 day of the first month 1743/44 this meeting being

 

Called John Howland & Adam Mott present

 

Thomas Smith and Experience Chase did Lay their Intentions of

 

taking each other in marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

James Barker & John Shephard are appointed to Inspect into his

 

Clearness and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and John Park of Grotton in the Colony of Connecticut and

 

Sarah Gifford Daughter did lay their intention of marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Eliashib Smith and Stephen

 

Willcock are appointed to see that things are Clear and bring

 

in their account to the next monthly meeting

 

The visitters of Coakset and Cushnot have goven in their

 

accounts In writing to this meeting of their Service

 

The Friends apointed to See Into Daniel Giffords Clearness gives

 

this meeting an account that they find nothing to hinder

 

his proceedings

 

And Daniel Gifford and Ann Howland appeared at this meet

 

ing for their and their answer was that they might proceed

 

to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting observing the

 

good order Established amongst us In the accomplishing thereof

 

And Peleg Smith and George Smith are appointed to See their

 

Marriage Consummated and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting. And the matter Concerning Abigail Kerby is refered

 

till the next monthly meeting

 

There was a paper of Condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Sarah Brownell and is as followeth – –

 

Whereas Sarah Peckham now Brown Daughter of Joseph

 

Brownell and now the wife of Stephen Peckhan jur of Dartmouth

 

In the County of Bristol in the Province of the Massachussets Bay

 

in New England being one that was Esteamed under the Care

 

of Friends yet for want of keeping to the principles of truth

 

as it is held and mainted amongst us the People Called Quaker

 

hath gone and married one that is not under our Care

 

out of the order Established amongst us although Duly advises

 

to the Contrary for which Disorderly Proceeding we find it

 

our Duty to give this forth as a Testimony against denying

 

The sd Sarah Peckham to be one in unity with us the aforesd

 

People Truly Desiring that she may Come to a Sence of her

 

Outgoing and find mercy Given forth at our monthly meet

 

ing held In Dartmouth on the 19 day of the first month 1743/4

 

Signed by order of sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

 

And this meeting Is adjournd till the months meeting

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

this 6th day of the 2d month 1744

 

The visiters the on In a Generall Way belonging to this

 

meeting have given in their accounts that they have

 

visited the families of Friends excepting that part between

 

the mill River and Coakset River

 

John Tucker Joseph Tucker & John Howland are appoited

 

to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to the same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 16 day of 2d month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland & Jedidiah Allen

 

present The Friend appointed to See into Thomas Smith Clearness

 

makes report to this meeting that they find nothing to hinder

 

his Intended marriage & we understand that things are clear

 

relating to John Park

 

And Thomas Smith and Experience Chase appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other In marriage In some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the Good order Established amongst Friend

 

In the accomplishment thereof

 

And John Park and Sarah Gifford likewise appeared at

 

this meeting desiring their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed as abov/d

 

And Peleg & George Smith gives this meeting an account

 

that Daniel Gifford and Ann Howlands Marriage Was Consum

 

mated in good order

 

And Johnson Tucker hath attended the Quarterly meeting

 

and there was an Epistle drawn and Sent as ordered

 

This meeting hath received an Epistle from the Quarterly

 

meetin which was read and well accepted

 

And the was Collected at this meeting – – 1£ – 16s – 08d

 

And there a Complant brought to this meeting against Robert

 

Rebert Tripp that he is Indebted to William Davels blacksmith and

 

doth neglect to pay it Therefore this meeting doth appoint

 

Jedidiah Wood and Christopher Gifford to see into the matter

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Meribah Slocum is about to remove to Newport

 

to Live and Desires a Certificate

 

Therefore this meeting appoints John Howland & Adam Mott

 

to prepare one and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Russell and John Howland are appointed to see

 

Thomas Smith and Experience Chases marriage Consumma

 

ted In the good order Established amongst friends

 

And John Shepherd & Stephen Willcock and appointed see

 

John Park and Sarah Giffords marriage Consumated

 

as abovesd

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 3 month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland & Abraham Tucker

 

present. John Howland gives this meeting an account

 

that he was at the Solemnizing of Thomas Smith and

 

Experience Chases marriage And Saw nothing but

 

that it was Carried on in Good order

 

And also Stephen Willcock Signifies that Joseph Park and

 

Sarah Giffords marriage was Carried on in good order

 

And Robert Tripp hath made up wth Wm Davel

 

And there was a Certificat Signed at this meeting for

 

Meriber Slocum

 

And this meeting hath received a Certificate from friends

 

at Pembrook Concerning Bethia Walker recommend

 

ing her to our Care which is accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 4 month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Peleg Smith

 

present The Epistle from London yearly meeting baring

 

date 1743 was read at this meeting and well accepted

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Eliashib Smith John Howland & Stephen Willcock

 

There was Collected at this meeting – – 2£ – 13s – 02d

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the monthly meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 6 day

 

of the 5th month 1744 This meeting orders the treasurer to pay

 

the overseers the Sum of 4 pounds & five Shillings old Tenor

 

for the Last halfe years keeping the meeting house

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 5th 1744

 

This meeting being Called Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker

 

present - The Treasurer hath paid the 4 pound 5 shillings

 

as ordered Eliashib Smith and Stephen Willcock hath attend

 

ed the Quarterly meeting as appointed The Epistle from the

 

Quarterly meeting was read at this meeting & well accepted

 

And Whereas Joseph Russell jur; is about to marry out of the

 

Good order Established amongst us therefore this meeting

 

appoints Adam Mott and George Smith to advise with the

 

In order that he may refrain proceeding in that matter

 

And whereas Abraham Wing being removed to the Oblong

 

to live he desires a Certificate from this meeting therefore

 

this meeting appoints Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott to to make

 

Enquiry into the matter and Draw one if they think propper

 

and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 6 month 1744 this meeting

 

being Called John Howland and Adam Mott present

 

Barnabas Mosher and Bethiah Walker did lay their Inten

 

tions of taking each other In marriage before this meeting

 

And were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Eliashib Smith & Josiah Merihew

 

are appointed to enquire into the young mans Clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and make re

 

turn to the next monthly meeting

 

The matter Concerning Abraham Wings Certificate

 

is refered till the Next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 7th month 1744

 

This meeting being Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker present Barnabas Mosher and Bethiah

 

Walker appeared at this meeting for their ^answer and their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take each other

 

in marriag in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the Next monthly meeting Observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends in the performance thereof

 

and Eliashib Smith and Adam Mott are appointed to see their

 

marriage Sollemnized In the abovesd order

 

The visitters of that part of Ponaganset to the westward of

 

the Mill River have given in their accounts to this meeting

 

that they Find that Several Friends have been out of order

 

in paying money towards upholding Warring & Fighting therefore

 

this meeting appoints Isaac Howland Joseph Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith to Labour with them to see if they can make

 

Sattisfaction for what they have done Contrary to our

 

principles in that Care and bring In their account to

 

the next monthly meeting. The Friends appointed to attend

 

the Quarterly meeting are James Barker John Howland

 

and Adam Mott and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Collection is refered to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 15 day of the 8th month 1744 This meeting

 

being Called John Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

Eliashib Smith makes report to this meeting that Barna

 

bus Mosher and Bethiah Walkers marriage was Consum

 

mated In Decent order

 

And Robert Kirby jur and Abigail Allen did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage and

 

were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and John Russell & Jedidiah Allen

 

are appointed to see Into the young mans Clearness

 

And John Macumber and Desire Potter did lay their

 

Intentions of taking Each other In Marriage before

 

this meeting & were Desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Joseph Tripp and

 

Jonatha^n Wood are appointed to Enquire Concerning the

 

young mans Clearness respecting marriag & Con

 

versation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas the Friends that were appointed to Labour

 

With those that having been out of order towards Propa

 

gating Warring and fighting not having done it it is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the monthly meeting have

 

done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read at this

 

meeting and kindly accepted

 

And this meeting hath Concluded to come to a Subscription

 

towards paying the charg of the new addition to the

 

meeting house

 

And this meeting appoints John Howland and Joseph

 

Tucker to take the Charge of Gitting the Subscription and

 

paying of it out

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 9th month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Lydia Soule Signifying our kind reception of her visit

 

amongst us there was also another Signed at this

 

meeting for Abraham Wing

 

And Robert Kerby and Abigail Allen appered at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

amongst Friends in the performance thereof

 

And John Russell and Jedidiah Allen are appointed

 

to See their Marriage Consummated and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And John Macumber & Desire Potter appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer And their answer

 

Was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in some Convenient time betwee this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the abovesd good

 

order in the performance thereof and Joseph Tripp

 

and Jonathan Wood are appointed to see their marriage

 

Consummated and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting 2£--01s--02d

 

The matter Concerning Some Friends not keeping

 

to their Testimony against fighting is refered

 

till the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas John Ricketson and Phebe Russell having

 

Set up their Publishment of marriage out of the good

 

order Established amongst Friends This meeting appoints

 

Adam Mott & Jedidiah Allen to Endeavour to persuade

 

them to desist

 
     

10 mo 1744

 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 10th month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland & Abraham Tucker

 

present John Russell & Jedidiah Allen gives this meeting

 

an account that Robert Kerby and Abigail Allens

 

marriage hath been orderly Consummated

 

And John Wood and Hannah Wing did lay their Intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Christopher Gifford & Nathaniel

 

are appointed to enquire into the young mans Clearness

 

Respecting marriage and Conversation and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Samuel Lawry and Pernel Mott did lay their Intenti

 

ons of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer And John Howland and Joseph Tucker

 

are appointed to see Into the young mans Clearness

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tripp & Jonathan Wood gives this meeting an

 

account that John Macumber and Desire Potters marriage

 

was Consummated in good order

 

And Ebenezer Slocum hath made Sattisfaction to this

 

meeting Respecting his giving money for the propagation

 

of Waring and Fighting and as for the rest that have been

 

out of order in that affair the matter is refered till

 

the next monthly meeting and the Com.tt to Labour

 

further with them

 

There was Collected at this meeting – – – 2£ – 02s – 06d

 

and this meeting is adjourned until the first 6 day in next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 4th day of the 11th month 1744

 

Stephen Willcock Thomas Smith and Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting next

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

overseers for the meeting House the year Insuing

 

John Tucker John Howland James Barker Joseph Tucker

 

and Isaac Smith are appointed to view the minutes in

 

order that all that are necessary may be put to record

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 22 day of the 11th month 1744

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present. The Friends appointed to attend the Quar

 

terly meeting have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Friends appointed to Enquire into Samuel Sawdy

 

Clearness makes report that they find nothing to hinder

 

his Intended marriage

 

And our Friend Benjamin Farris from the Oblong was

 

at this meeting Whose Labour in the Ministry among

 

us was very acceptable And his Certificate was

 

read to good Sattisfaction

 

And Samuel Sawdy and Pernel Mott appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

And the next monthly meeting observing good order

 

Established amongst Friends In the performance thereof

 

The matter Concerning those that have been out

 

of order In Propagating Waring and fighting is refered

 

till the next monthly meeting

 

And John Howland & Joseph Tucker are appointed to

 

See Samuel Sawdys marriage Consummated

 

We have received the Quarterly meeting ^Epistle which was

 

read wherein it was desired that we should raise

 

a Sum on money for the defraying the Charge of

 

building of Westerly and Taunton meeting Houses

 

And whereas there hath been Several Friends children

 

married of Late out of the order Established among

 

Friends The matter is refered to the next monthly

 

Meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 18th of the 12 m

 

1744 This meeting being Called Abraham Tucker present

 

The friends that were appointed to Enquire Into John

 

Woods Clearness makes report that they find nothing

 

to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And John Wood and Hannah Wing appeared at this

 

meeting for their ^answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the Good order Established

 

amongst friends In the Performance thereof and

 

Nathaniel Potter and Christopher Gifford are appointed

 

to See their marriag Consummated and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The making up the monthly meetings accompts

 

with the Tresurer is refered

 

A Joseph Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

that he was at Samuel Sawdys marriage and

 

Saw nothing but that it was orderly accomplished

 

And Nicholas Howland hath sent In a paper

 

to this meeting Signifying his Sorrow for paying

 

mony toward the upholding Warring and fighting

 

which is accepted

 

And there was a Complaint brought against

 

Nicholas Lapham to this meeting that he doth refuse

 

to pay to Timothy Potter the mony that the Arbitra

 

tors awarded him Therefore this meeting appoints

 

John Russell George Smith and Jonathan Smith

 

to go to sd Lapham to know the reasons that he doth

 

not pay it and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Brice Shepherd son of John Shepherd hath

 

requested a Certificate of this meeting to the

 

monthly meeting at Swansey of his clearness

 

as to marriage and Conversation Therefore

 

this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker and Henry

 

Hedly to to make Enquiry Into the affair to draw

 

one accordingly

 

The matter Concerning those that have been

 

out of order in upholding Warring and Fighting

 

not being throughly finished is refered

 

And Holder Slocum hath been at this meeting and

 

made some acknowledgement as to his paying

 

money to uphold the sevv

 

And whereas Abigail Kerby hath not made

 

Sattisfaction Therefore this meeting appoints

 

Jonathan Wood to take Some Friend or friends

 

to go with to advise her and see what she can do

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to perue the munites have

 

gone through the greatest part of the business

 

And Isaac Smith is ordered to Record them

 

And Whereas John Ricketson and Phebe Russell

 

and Joseph Russell jur and Judith Howland have

 

gone out of the order Established amongst Friends

 

and married In the Common way of other People

 

Therefore this meeting appoints John Tucker and

 

Isaac Smith to Draw their Condemnations and

 

bring them to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 1st month 1745

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Howland and

 

Adam Mott present

 

The Friends appointed to See John Wood and Hannah

 

Wings marriag accomplished gives this meeting an

 

account that it was Consummated according

 

to good order in their Judgment

 

And we have had the report of the Com.tee that

 

was appointed to Discource with Nicholas Lapham

 

And it is this meetings Judgment that he the Sd Lapham

 

Should pay the money to Timothy Potter according

 

to the award of the Arbitrators without he can come

 

In with Sd Potter to have another hearing

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for Brice Shepherd

 

And whereas James Tripp is about to remove

 

to the Oblong to Settle desires a Certificate therefore

 

This meeting appoints Christopher Gifford and

 

Jedidiah Wood to Enquire Into his Sircumstances

 

and Draw one if they find things Clear and bring

 

it to the next monthly meeting

 

And James Tucker Benjamin Howland and Jonathan

 

Ricketson have made Some Sattisfaction as to their

 

being out of order in Propating Waring and fighting

 

and whereas Daniel Howland hath been dealt

 

with in that affair yet still doth remain obstinate

 

this meeting thinks best not only for that but

 

for many other disorders to set him aside and

 

do deny him to beine in unity with us or under

 

our care

 

And Othniel Tripp hath been at this meeting and Desire

 

to be under the Care of Friends and this meeting hath granted

 

his Request

 

And there was Collected at this meeting 2£-14s-00

 

and this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the

 

overseers 4 pounds five shillings for the last halfe year

 

keeping the meeting House

 

The Coakset Visitters have given in their accounts

 

In writing to this meeting The Friends appointed to

 

Draw up Joseph Russell ju.r and his wives and John Ricketson

 

and his wives Condemnations have done it and it is

 

refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the first 6 day in next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

5th day of the 2d month 1745 John Howland Joseph Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith are appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same – –

 

And Thomas Smith and Isaac Smith hath made up

 

the monthly meetings accompts with aDam Mott and

 

there remains in the Stock 3 pounds 14 Shillings

 

And this meeting hath Chosen Abraham Tucker

 

Tresurer In the room of Adam Mott

 

And as to what was requested in the Quarterly meet

 

ing Epistle Concerning Raising money to building meeting

 

Houses we are not in a way now to Comply with

 

15 - 2 mo

1745

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 2d month 1745

 

This meeting being Called Stephen Willcock and Abraham

 

Tucker present We received a Certificate from

 

the monthly ^meeting at South Kingston recommending John

 

Park to our Care which is accepted

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have done

 

it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read

 

and agreable to the advice set forth in sd Epistle this

 

this meeting doth Conclude to Come to a Subscriptin

 

of 26 pounds for defraying the charge of Westerly

 

and Taunton meeting Houses The business refered

 

from last monthly meeting to this is refered to

 

the next

 

And Timothy Ricketson hath requested of this

 

meeting a few lines by Way of Certificate to the

 

monthly meeting at the Nine Partners13 he being

 

about to remove there live with his wife and

 

famly And Jonathan Wood and Ebenezer Slocum

 

are appointed to make enquiry into his Sircumstances

 

and Draw one accordingly if they think propper

 

There was a certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

James Tripp

 

3 mo

1745

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House In Dartmouth on the 20 day of ye 3d month 1745

 

This meeting being Called John Howland and James

 

Barker present Jonathan Smith makes report

 

to this meeting that according to the appointment

 

of the monthly meeting he hath acquainted Nicholas

 

Lapham with the mind of the meeting and he refuses

 

to take up with the meetings judgment therefore

 

the matter is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

and James Barker and Abraham Tucker to Labour

 

further with him and let him know that if he

 

Will not Comply with the meeting judgment must go

 

forth against him

 

William Anthony and his Wife Lately removing here

 

from Swansey brought a Certificaate from Swansey

 

monthly meeting of Friends which was read and accepted

 

too And Joseph Russell ju.r and his wives Condemnation

 

Was read at this meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas Joseph Russell son of Joseph Russell of Dartmmoth

 

and Mary his wife and Judith Howland now Russell daughter

 

of Barnabas Howland and Rebeckah his wife of of

 

Dartmouth aforesd being Educated in the way of

 

Friends the people Called Quakers their parents

 

making profession with us the aforesd People

 

and being nearer in relation one to another than

 

are allowed to marry amongst us yet they have

 

kept Company and married out of ye good order

 

Established amongst us to the grief of the honest hearted

 

And Contrary to the Wholesom advice and Counsel that

 

hath from time to time been given them Therefor for

 

the Clearing of our profession of Such disorders we find it

 

our Duty to give forth a Testimony against them denying

 

the sd Joseph Russell and Judith his wife to be in unity

 

the People Called Quakers Signed by order and in

 

behalf of sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

 

And John Ricketson and his wives Condemnation

 

was read at this meeting and is as followeth

 

Whereas John Ricketson son of Jonathn Ricketson

 

and Abigail his wif of Dartmouth in the County of

 

Bristol in the Province of ye Massachussets Bay in New

 

England and Phebe Russell now Ricketson Daughter of

 

John Russell and Rebekah his wife of Dartmouth aforesd

 

being Eduacated amongst us the People Called Quakers their

 

Parents being of that denomination yet have let out

 

their affections so far as to be married in ye Common

 

Way of other People they being nearer of him than is

 

allowed to marry amongst us they having been advised

 

and persuaded in Love to desist for which disorderly

 

proceedings we can do for the Clearing the Truth

 

which we profess but give forth a Testimony against

 

them denying them the sd John Ricketson and Phebe

 

his wife to be in unity withus the People Called Quakers

 

Signed by order and in behalfe of sd meeting by

 

John Tucker Clerk

 

And Timothy Ricketsons Certific=

 

ate is refered to next monthly meeting

 

And Abraham Tucker and Barnabus Howland are

 

added to the Com.tte that was appointed to make up

 

accounts for building And reparin the meeting House

 

And whereas there hath been many that are

 

under the care of Friends that have been Lately

 

impressed to have armes this meeting appoints Peleg

 

Smith Abraham Tucker Isaac Howland and Jonathan Wood

 

Christopher Gifford and John Mosher to assist and

 

advise as the many be occation

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 4th m. 1745

 

This meeting is adjourned til the 24 day of this instant

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 24th day of the 4th month 1745 Eliashib Smith

 

present The yearly meeting Epistle from London

 

baring Date 1744 was read in this meeting to good

 

Sattisfaction; Beriah Goddard and Susanna Sisson

 

did lay their Intentions of taking each other In marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait til the

 

next meet monthly meeting for their answer and

 

Joseph Tripp and Benjamin Shearman are appointed

 

to Inspect into Sd Goddards Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

Our Quarterly Collection is refered til next monthly meeting

 

John Howland Stephen Willcock and Peleg Smith are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting next and

 

to Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Nicholas

 

Lapham not having done it are still Continued to do

 

it as soon as may be And this meeting is adjourned

 

till the first 6 day in the next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 5 day of ye 5 month 1745

 

And Whereas Nicholas Lapham hath been much

 

Laboured with in order to reclam him wherein

 

hath been amiss refering to a cace depending be-

 

tween himselfe and Timothy Potters yet doth take

 

no notice so as to do anything to Friends Sattisfaction

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Smith ^doing something to Clear

 

the Truth of Such reproaches and bring it to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Wheres the meeting hath been at a great

 

Charge about the addition to the meeting house and

 

other necessary things We think propper tp apply

 

our Selves to the Quarterly meeting for Some relief

 

The Chusing visiters is refered to ye next monthly

 

meeting

 

And Isaac Smith brings in an account of 5 pounds

 

and 16 Shillings due to him for Recording the monthly

 

meeting munites

 
 

5 mo 1745

 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 15 day of the 5 month 1745

 

This meeting being Called John Russell and James Barker

 

present. And Beriah Goddard and Susannan Sisson appeard

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other In marriage

 

In Som Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

amongst Friends In the performance thereof And Joseph Tripp

 

and John Mosher are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting There was Collected at this meeting – – 3£ - 05s - 02d

 

This meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to the overse

 

ers 4 pounds and 5 Shillings for halfe a years keeping the

 

Meeting House John Howland and Stephen Willcock hath

 

attended ye Quarterly meeting and Drawn an Epistle to

 

the Same as ordered

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 

And Isaac Smith hath received to his Sattisfaction

 

For recording the munites

 

And Adam Gifford hath Signified to this meeting that

 

he desires a Certificate of his Clearness as to marriage

 

and Conversation to the monthly meeting at RodeIsland

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Eliashib Smith

 

and Adam Mott to make enquiry and Draw one if they

 

find things Clear and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting There was a paper presented to this meeting

 

from Susanna Shearman wife of William Shearman

 

Signifying her sorrow for her outgoings which

 

this meeting accepts and Isaac Smith is ordered ^to read

 

it at the end of a first day meeting

 

And whereas John Lawton hath as we understand

 

paid money toward the uphold in the Millitary

 

This meeting appoints Jonathan Wood and Christopher

 

Gifford to Labour with him to a sight

 

of what he that done amiss. The visitters chose for this

 

year for Ponaganset are Abraham Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith and the rest is refered til the

 

next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meetinghouse

 

In Dartmouth on the 19 day of 6 month 1745

 

This meeting being called John Howland & Abraham

 

Tucker present The Treasurer 4 L 6 S to the over

 

seers as ordered And Joseph Tripp gives this meeting an

 

account that the marriage of Beriah Goddard and Susanna

 

Sisson and that it was accomplished in good order

 

Philip Allen & Susanna Allen Did Lay their Intentions

 

of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to

 

wait til ye next monthly meeting for their answer.

 

And John Russell and Ebenezer Slocum are appointed

 

to see into ye young mans Clearness respecting marriage

 

and conversation and make return to ye next monthly

 

Meeting. And whereas Stephen Willcock and Peace Wood

 

being about to travail into the Western parts upon

 

the account of ye ministry had each of them Certificates

 

Signed at the meeting

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for Adam Gifford and Directed to ye monthly meeting at

 

Rhode Island: And the ^ former sojourner Adam Mott hath paid

 

3 pound 14 Shillings to our present Treasurer Abraham

 

Tucker being what remained in the Stock when account

 

was made up with A Mott

 

And this meeting hath received from South Kingston Concer

 

ning Sarah Park of her good Conversation whilst she was

 

there Recommending her to us which is accepted

 

And whereas John Lawton hath not made Satisfaction

 

to this meeting the matter is referred til the next monthly

 

meeting. The visitors chose for Coakset for this year

 

are Jonathan Wood and John Mosher and the chusing visi

 

tors for Cushnot is referred til next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas there is considerable of mony due upon

 

account of ye Charge of the meeting House this meeting

 

agrees to pay use from this day to John Howland and he

 

to Disburse it where it is due

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 7th month 1745

 

This meeting being called John Howland and Abraham Tucker

 

present. The Friends appointed to enquire into Philip

 

Allens Clearness make report that they find nothing to

 

obstruct his proceeding in his intended marriage

 

And Philip Allen and Susanna Allen appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in some convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

the Good order Established amongst Friends in ye performance

 

thereof and John Russell and Ebenezer Slocum are appointed

 

to see their marriage Solemnized in sd good order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting.

 

And this meeting orders ye Treasurer to pay to Isaac Smith

 

the sum of 4l-08s-10d old tenor being the remainder of

 

the sum of his demand for recording the monthly

 

meeting minits

 

And Paul Russell hath sent a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for the Disorder that he hath been

 

in times past Desiring to be under the Care of Friends

 

Which this meeting accepts & he to be under this meetings

 

care for the time to come.

 

And Benjamin Allen and Jacob Taber are chosen

 

visitors for Cushnot for the ensuing year.

 

And the meeting concludes to let the matter rest concern

 

ing John Lawton.

 

And whereas Adam Mott paid the mony for Nicholas

 

Lapham to Timothy Potter through a mistake which sd

 

Lapham refuses to make up to Mott which is referred

 

to next monthly meeting.

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the first 6th day in next month.

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 4th day

 

of ye sd month 1745.

 

The visitors of Ponaganset make report to this meeting

 

that they have made some progress in visiting Friends famil

 

ies and in the General things pretty well but in some

 

places not so well and there they labored for an amend[ment written above]

 

Thomas Smith Peleg Smith Barnabas Howland and

 

Joseph Tucker are appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting next and Draw an Epistle to the Same.

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

In Dartmouth on the 21st day of ye 8 month 1745

 

This meeting being called John Howland and James Barker

 

present John Russell gives this meeting an account that

 

he was at Philip Allens marriage and saw nothing but

 

that it was consummated in good order

 

And Othniel Tripp and Abigail Jenkins Did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were Desired to wait till our next month

 

-ly meeti[ng] for their answer And Jonathan Wood and

 

John Mosher are appointed to see into Othniel

 

Tripps Clearness and make return to the next month

 

-ly meeting. And Lemuel Sisson and Deborah Wing

 

Did also lay their Intentions of marriage before

 

this meeting and were Desired to wait till the next

 

for their answer And John Howland and James Barker

 

are appointed to see into the young mans Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Treasurer hath paid 4£–08s=10d to Isaac Smith

 

according to the order of ye last monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath had some discource relating

 

to Nicholas Laphams Case and it is the Judgment of

 

this meeting tha a Condemnation ought to go forth

 

against him and Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw one

 

and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done all Excepting Barnabas Howland and

 

Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

Meeting and Well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 9th month

 

1745 This meeting being present James Barker

 

And Adam Mott the Friend appointed to Enquire

 

into Othniel Tripp and Lemuel Sissons Clearness

 

makes report that they find nothing to hinder their

 

Intended Marriages And Othniel Tripp and Abigail

 

Jenkins and Lemuel Sisson and Deborah Wing Came

 

to this meeting Desiring their answers and

 

answer was that they might proceed to marry

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

among Friends in the performance thereof And Jonathan

 

Wood and John Mosher are appointed to see Othniel Tripp

 

and Abigail Jenkens their marriag Consummated

 

Insd[in said?] good order and John Howland and James Barker

 

are appointed [to] See Lemuel Sisson and Deborah Wings

 

marriage Consummated as abovesd and all to make

 

return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And there was a condemnation Signed at this

 

meeting against Nicholas Lapham and Isaac Smith is

 

appointed to read it the End of a meeting on a first

 

day between this and ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas it was proposed at this meeting whither

 

it might not be propper to settle a meeting at

 

Adam Motts or thereabouts this winter which hath

 

been considered and this meeting comes to a conclution

 

that there should be a meeting Settled there on Every

 

First Day of ye Week for this winter excepting that first

 

preceeding the monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 10th month 1745

 

Present James Barker and Abraham Tucker

 

Jonathan Wood and John Mosher give an account

 

that Othniel Tripp and Abigail Jenkins their marriage

 

Was Consummated In good order

 

And John Howland and James Barker gives an account

 

In the like manner Concerning Lemuel Sisson and

 

Deborah Wings marriage: And John Howland jnr and

 

Deborah Shepherd did lay their intentins of marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait till

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

and James Barker and Abraham Tucker – –

 

are appointed to make enquiry Into the young mans

 

Clearness and make return to the next monthly meet-

 

ing. Nicholas Laphams Condemnation hath been read

 

as ordered and Is as followeth

 

Whereas Nicholas Lapham of Dartmouth in the County

 

of Bristol In the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in

 

New England being one that hath for many years made

 

profession with us the People Called Quakers being

 

accused and Complained of to our monthly meeting by

 

Timothy Potter of Dartmouth aforesd of Fraudelent

 

Dealing with him the sd Potter therefore through Friends

 

Assistance the matter was Left to an Arbitration Each

 

party promising to stand too and fulfil the award which

 

Said Lapham Contrary to his Promise Doth refuse or

 

neglect to Do: Although much Labour hath been

 

bestowed to perswade to it but all to no purpos

 

Therefor for the Clear^ing of the blessed truth which we

 

Profess and that all may know that we have no unity

 

with such fallacious and Fraudelent Dealing we

 

can do no less but give forth this as a publick Testimo

 

ny against it and Do Deny him the sd Nicholas Lapham

 

to be one in unity with us the aforesd People

 

Yet truly desiring that he may Come to a sence of

 

his outgoings and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dart

 

mouth on the 18th Day of the 9th month 1745

 

And Signed In and by order of sd meeting by

     

John Tucker, Clerk

 

And there was collected at this meeting – – 1[?]£–12s–00d

 

And whereas Abraham Barker hath Desired a Certi

 

ficate of this meeting to the monthly meeting of Rhoad

 

Island of his clearness as to marriage and Conversation

 

therefor Jabez Barker and Henry Hedly [Hedley] ar[e] appoin

 

ted to make Enquiry and Draw one if they think fit

 

and bring it to the next monthly meeting – –

 

And whereas Friends of Coakset have requested of this

 

meeting that there might be a Preparitive meeting

 

settled amongst them which this meeting think reasonable

 

and their request Is granted

 

The Friends appointed to attend the monthly Quarterly meeting are

 

Jonathan Wood and John Mosher and to draw an

 

Epistle to the Same: The former overseers for the

 

Meeting House are continued for one year longer – – – – –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 20th Day of ye 11th month 1745

 

James Barker and Abraham Tucker present

 

The Friends appointed to make enquiry into John Howlands

 

Clearness makes report that they find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage

 

John Howland and Deborah Shepherd appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other In marriage in

 

Some convenient time between this and the next month

 

ly meeting observing the good order Established amongst

 

Friends In the performance thereof and James Barker

 

and Abraham Tucker are appointed to see their

 

marriage Sollemnized In ye abovesd order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And William Gifford and Patience Russell Did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other In marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wait till our

 

next monthly meeting for their answer and Jedediah

 

Wood and John Mosher are appointed [to] enquire Into the

 

young mans Clearness respecting marriage and Con

 

versation and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Natha[n]iel Mosher and Ruth Mott did lay their Inten

 

tions of marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Eliashib Smith and Joseph Tucker are appointed to

 

Enquire Into the young mans Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have

 

done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and

 

well accepted

 

We have received an account and also seen the Discharge

 

from and the hand of the High Sherrif of Bristol County

 

Concerning Philip Tripp who hath suffered six months

 

Imprisonmen[t] for refusing to be concerned in warring

 

and fighting. There was forty shillings sent in to this

 

meeting by the women toward keeping the meeting house

 

And whereas we understand that John Slocum hath

 

been much out of order in keeping company and gaming

 

and Drinking to the Dishonour of our holy profession

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and

 

Stephen Willcock to talk with sd Slocum to see what

 

he can do for Satisfaction

 

And there hath been a report Concerning Timothy

 

Ricketson that hath put a bond into an Attorneys

 

hand in order to give it out when ye sd bond hath been

 

already answered Therefor this meeting appoints

 

Christopher Gifford and Ebenezer Slocum to endeavour

 

to find out the Truth of the matter and let the monthly

 

meeting know how they find it

 

And Increase Allen hath sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoing in his Disorderly

 

marriage and Desires to come into unity again which

 

this meeting accepts and he to be under our Care

 

And this meeting ^orders the Treasurer to pay to the overseers the

 

Sum of 4£–05s–00d old Tenor for halfe a years keeping the

 

meeting House

 

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At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 1 month 1745/46

 

Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker present for Ponaganset

 

and Jonathan Wood & Benjamin Shearman for Coakset

 

There was collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends 2£–00s–0d

 

and Abram Tucker hath paid the 4£–5s–0d as ordered

 

And Jedidiah Wood gives this meeting an account that the

 

marriage of William Gifford and Patience Russell was con

 

summated in good order

 

And whereas we have received no Sattisfaction from

 

This John Slocum this meeting appoints Ebenezer Slocum

 

to let him know that if he doth not do something to

 

Friends Sattisfaction we must proceed to set him aside

 

and he to make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with John Chase have

 

done and the matter is refered to the next monthly

 

meeting. And Whereas this meeting hath considered the

 

SCircumstance of Abigail Kerby [Kirby] and it is the mind of

 

this meeting that she ought to condemn her appearing

 

in publick before she had made acknowledgment for

 

her outgoings and also to be silent in that respect till

 

Friend are further Sattisfied and Benjamin Shearman

 

Is ordered to let her know the mind of this meeting

 

And Whereas John Lawtons two Daughters have both

 

gone out of our good order and married in the Common

 

Way of other People Therefore this meeting orders Isaac

 

Smith to Draw both their Condemnations and bring

 

them to the next monthly meeting

 

and the visiters of Coakset have given in their account

 

In writing to this meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned til the first 6 day in ye 2d mo.

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 4 day of ye 2d month 1746: Eliashib Smith and Joseph

 

Tucker gives this meeting an account that the Nathanael

 

Mosher and Ruth Motts marriage was consummated

 

In good order. The visiters of Ponaganset vilage gives

 

this meeting an account that they have made some

 

Progress in visiting Friends famlyes and that where they have

 

been they find things for the most part pretty well and where

 

things were amiss they laboured that there might be an amend

 

ment: Josiah Akin and Judith Huddlestone did lay their Inten

 

tions of marriage before this meeting and were desired to wait

 

until next monthly meeting for their answer and Jabez

 

Barker and John Russell are appointed to make Enquiry

 

In to the young mans Clearness and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And whereas our yearly meetings are generally very

 

large and full it is thought Propper that the meeting

 

that doth use to be held at Coakset on the fifth day of the

 

week be omitted and that the yearly meeting be held at

 

Coakset the three following Days as well as at Ponaganset

 

James Barker[,] John Howland and Abraham Tucker are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2d month 1746

 

John Howland and James Barker present for Ponaganset

 

for Coakset] Benjamin Shearman present

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire into Josiah Akins

 

Clearness make report that they find nothing to hinder

 

his Intended marriage And the Friends appointed to see into

 

Meribeh Slocums sircumstances gives account that

 

affairs are settled to Sattisfaction

 

And John Wanton and Meribeh Slocum appeared at

 

this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other In marriage

 

observing the good order Established amongst Friends in the

 

accomplishing thereof and Jabez Barker and Joseph

 

Tucker are appointed to see their marriage Sollemnized

 

In the abovesd order and make return to ye monthly

 

meeting next

 

And Josiah Akin and Judith Huddlestone apeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good od [order] Established

 

among Friends in the consummating thereof and

 

Jabez Barker and John Russell are appointed to

 

see their marriage Sollemnized and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Isaac Gifford and Mary Cornell Did lay their In

 

tentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and weve desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer And Joseph Mosher

 

and William Sanford are appointed to make Enqui

 

ry into Isaac Giffords Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter concerning John Slocum is sus

 

pended and John Russell and Holder Slocum are

 

appointed to advise further with him to see if

 

they can bring him to Condemn his bad practices

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed [to] attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at

 

the meeting and well accepted.

 

And whereas there was a report brought to

 

this meeting that William Wood the son of Willam Wood

 

had spread a scandalous report of Stephen Willcock

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker

 

and Henry Hedly[Hedley] & Isaac Smith to make enquiry in

 

to the matter and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at

 

our meeting House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of

 

the 3d month 1746 Ponaganset meeting called John

 

Howland present Coakset meeting Called Christo

 

pher Gifford and James Cornell present

 

John Russell and Jabez Barker gives this meeting an

 

account that Josiah Akin and Judith Huddlestones mar

 

riage was orderly consummated. The Friends appointed

 

to enquire into Isaac Giffords clearness gives account

 

that they find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And Isaac Gifford and Mary Cornell appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

riage In Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the good or

 

der Established amongst Friends in the performance

 

thereof and Joseph Mosher & William Sanford are

 

appointed to see their marriage Consummated in the

 

above to order and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker gives this meeting an account that

 

Joseph Wanton and Meribeth Slocums marriage was

 

Consummated In good order and the matter concer

 

ning John Slocum is referred till the next monthly meeting

 

And Rebeckah Lawton now wife of David Milk

 

her Condenation was read at this meeting and

 

Signed and John Mosher Is as followeth

 

Whereas Rebekah Lawton daughter of John Lawton

 

of Dartmouth In the County of Bristol In the Province of

 

the Massachusetts Bay In New England being one that

 

has been Educated amongst us the People Called Quakers

 

yet for want of keeping to her Education hath gone

 

into a liberty so as to keep company and marry with

 

a man that is not of our Communion out of the good

 

order Established among friends and contrary to the

 

advice of her Father and Friends Therefore for the

 

leaving of the blessed Truth of such obstinate

 

and Disorderly proceedings we can do no less than to

 

give this forth as a condemnation against her

 

Denying her sd Rebekah now the wife of David

 

Milk to be one in unity with us the above People

 

yet sincerely desiring that she may come to a sence of

 

her outgoing and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held at Dartmouth

 

on the 19th day of 3 month 1746 and signed in and by order

 

of sd meeting by – – – – – John Tucker Clerk

 

And Mary Lawton now wife of Jonathan Davol her

 

condemnation was brought to this meeting and appro

 

ved and John Mosher is appointed to read it or see that

 

it is done between this and the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter between William Wood and Stephen Willcock

 

is made up and the matter between William Wood and Adam

 

Mott is referred til next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Christopher Gifford and Ebenezer Slocum

 

were chose to make Enquiry into a skandalous report

 

of Timothy Ricketson Thomas Smith and George Smith

 

are appointed [illegible] sd Slocum a commtte to Enquire further

 

and give in their Judgement in the matter

 

And whereas Sarah Park being gone to Westerly to

 

live desires a Certificate of this meeting This meeting

 

appoints Isaac Smith to Draw one and bring it the

 

the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on the 16th day of ye 4 month 1746

 

Tho. Smith and James Shearman present and this

 

meeting is adjourned until the 23 of the 4 month 1746

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this 28 of the 4 month 1746

 

And John Mosher signifies to this meeting that Mary

 

Davel[Davol] Condemnation hath been read as ordered

 

And William Sanford gives this meeting an account that

 

Issac Giffords marriage was consummated in good order

 

And as to the matter between Adam Mott and William

 

Wood it is by the Parties agreed and approved by this

 

meeting that Jabez Barker Peleg Smith and Ebenezer

 

Slocum be a comtee to hear and Determine the matter

 

the matter concerning Timothy Ricketson is referred

 

and the comtte to make further inspection into ye matter

 

And this meeting hath received a certificate from

 

the monthly meeting at Portsmouth on Rhode Island

 

concerning Ann Gifford wife of Adam Gifford recom

 

mending her to our care which we accept with

 

Satisfaction: And Edward Cornell hath signified

 

his desire of coming under the care of friends

 

Which this meeting accepts and he to be under our care

 

Collected at this meeting 1–17–00

 

And this meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to ye overseers

 

a pound ten shillings for ye last halfe year keeping ye meeting house

 

And whereas we cannot find that John Slocum is

 

any ways reformed in his life and conversation this

 

meeting appoints Isaac Smith to Draw up his condemnati

 

on and bring it to the next monthly meeting And as

 

to the request of the Quarterly meeting towards our

 

coming to subscription for building Swansey meeting

 

House we donot find that we are in a way to do any

 

thing at present

 

And the yearly meeting Epistle from London was read to good

 

Satisfaction And Thomas Smith Stephen Willcock and

 

Peleg Smith are appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw and Epistle to the same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 of the 5 month 1746

 

Ponaganset meeting called James Barker and John

 

Howland present Coakset meeting called Joseph Tripp

 

and Jonathan Wood present

 

The matter concerning Timothy Ricketson is referred

 

to ye next monthly meeting And ye Treasurer hath

 

paid the 4 pounds ten shillings as ordered

 

Thomas Smith and Stephen Willcock give an account

 

that they have attended the Quarterly meeting and

 

Drawn an Epistle to ye same as appointed

 

We received an Epistle from the Quarterly meeting

 

Which was read and well accepted

 

The matter Concerning Adam Mott and William Wood

 

is referred til next monthly meeting

 

And Isaac Smith hath Drawn John Slocums condem

 

nation as appointed which is signed and Jabez Barker

 

is ordered to read it on a first day after meeting

 

and Lemuel Sisson and his wife hath sent in a paper

 

concerning their outgoing and Benjamin Shearman

 

is to see that it revised publickly after a first day meet

 

ing and Eleazer Smith hath sent in a paper to this

 

meeting condemning his going to tra[in]i[n]g which is accep

 

ted and this meeting approves of a meeting of Friends

 

to be held at Josiah Merihews for 4 months from this

 

time on the first day of the week

 

And Jonathan Wood hath Signified to this meeting that

 

hath a Concern to Travil as far as Long Island In the

 

Service of Truth and Desires a Certificate therefore

 

Christopher Gifford John Mosher and Isaac Smith are

 

are appointed to See Into his Sircumstances and Draw

 

one if they find things Clear things Clear and bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And the Chusing of visiters is refered to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18 Day of ye 6 month 1746

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Jedidiah Wood and

 

Benjamin Shearman The matter Concerning Timothy

 

Ricketson is refered to next monthlymeeting

 

And Jabez Barker hath read John Slocums Con

 

demnation according to order and is as followeth

 

Whereas John Slocum the son of Eleazer Slocum

 

late of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the

 

Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England being

 

one that was Educated amongst the People Called Quakers

 

But for want of keeping to his Education and the

 

Spirit of Truth In his own Concience hath gone

 

into many things which are Contrary to our holy pro

 

fession in keeping Company and Drinking Strong drink to

 

Excess and gaming and Such like evil Practices and though

 

he hath been much Laboured with in order for a refor

 

mation yet nothing doth seem to work any Effect

 

upon him but he Still Doth persist in the abovsd prac

 

:tices therefore for the Clearing of our holy profession

 

from Such Enormities we can do no less but give

 

forth this as a Publick Testimony against it Denying

 

him the Sd John Slocum to be one in unity with us

 

the aboveSd People yet truly Desiring that he may

 

Come to unfeigned repentance of all his out goings

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth

 

on the 21 day of the 5 month 1746 And Signed by order

 

of Sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

 

And Lemuel Sisson and his wives Paper Condemning

 

their outgoings hath been read according to order and

 

Is as followeth

 

To the Monthly meeting of Friends to be held In Dartmouth

 

on the 21st of ye 5th month 1746. Loving Friends Whereas

 

we have to our own Shame brought Dishonour

 

upon Friends and that holy Profession which we

 

Profess by having a Child born too soon after mar

 

riage for which we are Sorry and Desire Friends

 

Would pass by our outgoings: Lemuel Sisson Deborah Sisson

 

And Nahanael Howland the Son of John Howland

 

And Joanna Howland Widow of William Howland

 

And Daughter of William Ricketson Did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait

 

until our next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Abraham Tucker and James Barker

 

are appointed to Enquire into the young mans

 

Clearness and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting: And Elisha Coggeshal of Newport and

 

Elisabeth Russell Daughter of Benjamin Russell

 

Did lay their Intentions of marriage before this

 

meeting and were Desired to wait til the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer

 

The Friends appointed to make up the matter

 

between William Wood and Adam Mott have

 

done it and William Wood hath Sent in a Paper

 

Condemning his Spreading Some Skandalous

 

Reports of Adam Mott

 

7-1746

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 7th mo: 1746

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present: for Coakset Christopher Gifford and

 

Othniel Tripp: The Friends appointed to see into

 

Nathaniel Howlands Clearness makes report that they

 

find nothing to hinder his proceeding In his intended

 

marriage: And Nathanael Howland and Joanna

 

Howland appeared at this meeting for their an

 

swer as did Elisha Coggeshal and Elisabeth Russell

 

And they had their answer that they might proceed

 

to marry observing the Good order Established among

 

Friends in the accomplishing thereof In Some Conve-

 

-nient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting And James Barker and Abraham are

 

appointed to See Nathanael Howlands marriage

 

Orderly accomplished and Stephen Willcock and

 

Isaac Howland are Chose upon the like account

 

for Elisha Coggeshal

 

And John Lawton and and Rebekah Allen Did lay

 

Lay their Intentions of taking each other In mar

 

riage before this meeting and were desired to wait

 

til the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Christopher Gifford and John Mosher are

 

appointed to Enquire into John Lawtons Clear

 

-ness and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting The visiters Chose for this year for Pona

 

ganset are Abraham Tucker James Barker

 

Stephen Willcock and and Peleg Smith and for

 

Coakset Jonathan Wood and John Mosher and

 

for Cushnot Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen

 

And we understand that William Macumber Jur

 

hath a Desire to Come under the Care of Friends

 

Therefore this meeting Othnil Tripp and

 

John Cornell to make Enquiry Into his Sircumstances

 

Whither it is as becomes the Truth and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting. And visiters of Coakset

 

Have given in their account in Writing of their

 

Service in visiting Friends famlies

 

The Friends appointed to attend the monthly m

 

Quarterly meeting are Stephen Willcock James

 

Barker Joseph Tucker and John Mosher And to

 

Draw an Epistle to the Same And this meeting hath

 

agreed to come to a Subscription for Swansey meeting

 

House the Collection in refere to next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 8th month 1746

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Christopher Gifford

 

And John Cornell present The Friends appointed to

 

See Into John Lawtons Clearness gives this meeting an

 

account that they find nothing to hinder his intended

 

Marriage with Rebekah Allen

 

And John Lawton appeared at this meeting for

 

their answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient Time between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting Observing the good order Established among

 

Friends In the accomplishment thereof and Christopher

 

Gifford and Joseph Russell are appointed to See that

 

the matter is accomplished in the order abovesd and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting and

 

James Barker and Abraham Tucker gives this meeting

 

an account that Nathanael Howlands marriage was

 

Sollemnized orderly

 

And Isaac Howland and Stephen Willcock gives this meet

 

in an account that Elisha Coggeshal and Elisabeth

 

Russells marriage was orderly Consummated

 

The Friends appointed to enquire into William Macum

 

-bers Sircumstances makes report that they find nothing

 

but that he is of an orderly Conversation therefore

 

this meeting Doth Conclude that both he and his wife

 

be under the Care of this meeting for the time to Come

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet

 

ing have all Excepting Stephen Willcock and the

 

Epistle was Drawn and Carried

 

The Collection for Swansy meeting House is refered

 

to next monthly meeting And whereas there hath

 

been a report brought in to this meeting that

 

William Wood Son of William Wood hath been

 

very unjust in relation to a Piece of Gold that

 

received of a Friend In Pensilvania in order to

 

be Delivered to Nathanael Starbuck of Nantucket

 

Therefore this meeting appoints John Howland

 

Joseph Tucker and Barnabus Howland to en

 

-quire into the matter and talk with Sd Wood

 

to See what they can bring him to do

 

9/1746

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 9th

 

month 1746 Ponaganset meeting Called James

 

Barker and Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset Benjamin Shearman and John Mosher

 

Joseph Russell gives this meeting an account

 

that John Lawton and Rebekah Allens marriage

 

Was Consummated orderly

 

And William Barker and Hannah Wood Did

 

lay their intentions of taking each other in

 

marriage before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait til the next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and John Howland and Stephen Willcock

 

are appointed to See into the young mans Clear

 

ness and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting and as there hath been nothing done

 

relating to William Woods cace it is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Abraham Tucker is appointed With John Howland

 

and Joseph Tucker in that Service in the room of Barna

 

-bus Howland. And this meeting hath allowed that there

 

be a meeting kept at Josiah Merihews for the Six Insuing

 

months. Jonathan Wood being returned from his

 

Journy in the Service of Truth hath brought Certifi

 

cates with him one from Long Island and another

 

from the Oblong to good Sattisfaction

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on the 15 day of the 10m 1746

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and Abra

 

-ham Tucker present for Coakset Jonathan Wood

 

and John Mosher present The Friends appointed to

 

Enquire Into William Barkers Clearness gives

 

this meeting an account that find nothing to

 

hinder his proceedings in his intended marriage

 

William Barker and Hannah Wood appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer and their an-

 

swer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting obser

 

ving the good order Established amongst Friends

 

In the performance thereof and Benjamin Wing Christopher Gifford

 

and Peleg Huddlestone Nathaniel Potters are appointed to see their

 

marriage Consummated and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Jonathan Sisson jur: and Hannah Howland

 

Did lay their intentions of taking each other in

 

marriage before this meeting and were Desired

 

to wait til the next monthly meeting for their

 

Answer and Benjamin Wing and Peleg Huddlestone

 

are appointed to See into the young mans Clear

 

-ness and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Earl Son of John Earle of Swansey and

 

Eunice Hathaway Daughter of Richard Hathaway did

 

Lay their intention of marriage before this meeting

 

And were Desired to wait til the next monthly meet

 

ing for their answer

 

And we understand that William Wood hath given

 

The Com.tte encouragement that he will make

 

Sattisfaction to the Friend In Pensilvanis

 

There was Collected at this meetin for the use friends

 

of Forty Shillings which with forty Shillings that

 

the women brought in makes 4 pounds

 

Joseph Tucker and Nathaniel Potter are appointed

 

to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle

 

to the Same. And this meeting orders the Tresurer

 

to pay to the overseers the Sum of 4-10-0 for the

 

Last halfe years keeping the meeting House

 

11

1746

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the

 

11 month 1740 Ponaganset meeting Called James

 

Barker and Peleg Smith present for Coakset

 

Christopher Gifford and Jonathan Wood present

 

Benjamin Wing and Peleg Huddlestone gives this

 

meeting an account that they find nothing to

 

hinder Jonathan Sissons intended marriage

 

Jonathan Sisson and Hannah Howland Did lay

 

their Inte appear at this meeting for their

 

answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order of

 

Friends in the accomplishment thereof and

 

Peleg Huddlestone and Benjamin Wing are appoin

 

-ted to see the marriage Consummated in the abovesd

 

order and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Earle and Eunice Hathaway had their answer in

 

like manner and John Howland and Henry Hedly are appoin

 

-ted to see their marriage Consummated in good order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker have attended the

 

Quarterly meeting and and Drawn an Epistle to the

 

Same as appointed And the Quarterly meeting Epistle

 

hath been read and well accepted

 

Thomas Smith and Stephen Willcock and James Barker

 

are appointed to make up the monthly meetings accounts

 

With the Tresurer The Friends appointed to See William

 

Barkers marriage Consummated Signify that it was

 

performed in good order

 

12

1746/7

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 12 month 1746/7

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Edward Cornell present

 

The Friends appointed to See Jonathan Sisson and Hannah

 

Howland And Joseph Earle and Eunice Hathaways marriages

 

Consummated Signify that they was orderly accomplished

 

And Richard Gifford and Elisabeth Cornell Did Lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting as did also Joshua Lapham and Hannah Shearman

 

and were Desired to wait til the next monthly meeting

 

for their answers. And Nathaniel Potter and Edward Cornell

 

And John Russell and Peleg Smith are appointed to Enquire

 

Concerning the young mens clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to make up accompts with the

 

Tresurer not having done it it is refered to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 16th day of the first month 1746/7

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and James

 

Barker prent for Coakset Jonathan Wood and Benja Shearman

 

And Whereas we have had no account of the marriage

 

of Jonathan Sisson and Hannah Howland it is refered

 

to next monthly meeting14

 

And Richard Gifford and Elisabeth Cornell and Joshua

 

Lapham and Hannah Shearman appeared at this meet

 

-ing for their answers And their answer was that they

 

might proceed to marry in Some Convenient time be

 

tween this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

our good order in the Consummation thereof and

 

Nathanael Potter and Edward Cornell and John Russell

 

and Peleg Smith are appointed to See their marriages

 

Sollemnized and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And the matter Concerning a Settlement with

 

the Tresurer not being finnished it is Refered until

 

next monthly meeting

 

There was Collected at this meeting for ye use of friends 2-08-00

 

And whereas there hath been a Scandalous report of

 

Timothy Ricketson which he hath never Cleared him

 

selfe of tho often requested by Friends to Do it therefore

 

for the Clearing the Truth which we Profess it is the

 

mind of this meeting that a Condemnation Should go

 

forth against him and this meeting appoints

 

Isaac Smith and Thomas Smith to draw it up and bring

 

It to the next monthly meeting And also to Draw up

 

another against Joseph Havens

 

And this meeting appoints James Barker and Joseph

 

Tucker with John Russell to be overseers of the bury

 

-ing Ground. And Joseph Tripp Jonathan Wood and

 

Christopher Gifford to be overseers of ye burying Grounds

 

at Coakset and for Cushnot Benjamin Allen Joseph

 

Russell and Jacob Taber

 

It was Discoused at this meeting whether it might

 

not be propper that there be another Day added to

 

our yearly meeting for the ministers and Elders to

 

meet together both for Ponaganset and Coakset which

 

is refered to the Consideration of ye monthly meeting

 

next. The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting are James Barker Adam Mott Joseph Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith. And whereas Benjamin Ricketson

 

hath gone out of the way and married out of our

 

good order therefore this meeting appoints John Russell

 

and Ebenezer Slocum to talk with him to see whither

 

he Can Do any thing to make Sattisfaction

 

2

1747

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House In Dartmouth

on the 20th Day of the 2 month 1747 Ponaganset meeting Called

 

John Howland present for Coakset Christopher Gifford and

 

Edward Cornell. James Tucker and Ruth Tucker and Job Anthony

 

and Sarah Wing And John Walker and Margrate Mosher Did

 

all Lay their Intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

Were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for

 

answers. And Josiah Merihew and Adam Mott are appointed

 

to Enquire into James Tucker and John Walkers Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make return to

 

The next monthly meeting and John Russell and Peleg Hud

 

-dlestone are appointed to Enquire Concerning Job Anthonys

 

Clearness and make return accordingly

 

And Benjamin Wing and Peleg Huddlestone have given

 

this meeting an account that that Jonathan Sisson and

 

Hannah Howlands marriage was Consummated In Good

 

order And John Russell and Peleg Smith gives the like account

 

Concerning Joshua Lapham and Hannah Shearmans marriage

 

the matter about making up with the tresurer is Still Continued

 

There was a Condemnation signed at this meeting against

 

Joseph Havens and it is ordered that Isaac Smith should read

 

It at the end of a first Day meeting between this and the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have all attended Except Joseph Tucker and Drawn an

 

to it as appointed. And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was

 

read at this meeting and Well accepted

 

There was also Condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Timothy Ricketson and Isaac Smith is ordered it at

 

the End of a first Day meeting And whereas Thomas Hathaway

 

hath Sent In a paper to this meeting Desiring to Come under

 

the Care of Friends This meeting appoints John Howland

 

and Stephen Willcock to go to Sd Hathaway to See what Sence

 

they Can have of his Condition

 

And Whereas Peace Wood hath been in this our meeting

 

And uttered things which which we can no ways Joyn With

 

Therefore this meeting appoints James Barke Peleg Smith

 

John Howland Joseph Tucker Jos Abraham Tucker and Isaac

 

Howland and Ebenezer Slocum to talk with her and

 

bring their report to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18 day of ye 3 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Robert Mosher and James

 

Cornell present the Friends appointed to See Into John

 

Walkers and James Tuckers Clearness gives this meeting an account that

 

they find nothing to hinder their Intened marriages

 

And the friends appointed to See into Job Anthonys

 

Clearness Signify they find nothing to hinder his Intended

 

marriage. James Tucker and Ruth Tucker Job Anthony

 

and Sarah Wing John Walker and Margrate Mosher

 

appeared at this meeting for their Answer and their

 

answer was that they might proceed to marry In

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing our good order in the

 

accomplishment thereof and Josiah Merihew and Adam

 

Mott are appointed to Se John Walkers marriage Solem

 

-nized in sd order and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And James Barker and John Howland are

 

appointed to See James Tucker marriage Sollemnized

 

In like manner and John Russell and Peleg Huddlestone

 

are appointed to See Job Anthonys marriage Consumma

 

-ted as abovesd and make return to the monthly meet

 

-ing next. The friends appointed to make up accompts

 

With the Tresurer have done it and there remains in

 

the Stock 4 pounds thirteen Shillings old tenor 4-13-0

 

And Isaac Smith hath read Joseph Havens and Timothy

 

Ricketsons Condemnations which is as followeth

 

Whereas Joseph Havens of Dartmouth in the County of

 

Bristol in the Province of the Massachusets Bay In New

 

England being one under the Care of Friends the people

 

Called Quakers yet for want of keeping to the Spirit of

 

Truth hath given Way to his own lustful inclinations

 

So far as to be guilty of the Sin of Fornication as appears

 

by an Indian Woman that was Delivered of a bastard

 

Child in the house where he resided and laying it to

 

him and he no ways clearing him selfe from sd Scan

 

dal but immediately absconded So that Friends had

 

not oppertunity to Deal with him Nevertheless for the

 

Clearing the blessed Truth and that all may know that we

 

have no fellowship With Such Wicked and Detestable Practices

 

We can do no less but give this forth as a publick Testimony

 

Against it Denying him the Sd Joseph Havens to be one in unity

 

With us the abovesd People yet truly Desiring that if it be

 

the Will of God he may come to a Sight and Sence of this

 

his great evil and all other his outgoings and by unfeigned

 

repentance find mercy With the Lord

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth

 

on the 20th Day of the 2d month 1747 and Signed In and by order

 

of Sd meeting by

John Tucker Clerk

 

Whereas Timothy Ricketson son of Jonathan Ricketson

 

of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol In ye Province of the

 

Massachusets Bay In New England being one that was

 

under the Care of Friends yet as we apprehend through

 

a worldly and covetous Disposition he hath fallen

 

under a Scandalous report of Endeavouring to recover

 

mony that was Due upon a bond which was before

 

answered and although Friend have taken great pains

 

to git the matter Cleared up he Denying the fact yet

 

doth nothing to Clear him selfe any ways Sattisfactory as

 

he hath often promised and Friends have sent to him and

 

wated a long tim till we see no likelyhood that ever will

 

do anything to Clear the Truth of sd reproach We there-

 

fore can do no less for the Clearing the Same from Such

 

and such like fallacious Practice but give forth a publick

 

Testimony against it Denying him the Sd Timothy Ricketson

 

to be one in unty with us the People Called Quakers yet

 

Sincerely Desiring that he may Come to a sight of his

 

out goings and find mercy Given forth at our monthly

 

meeting held In Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 2d month

 

1747 And Signed In and by ord of sd meeting by

     

John Tucker Clerk

 

The matter Concerning Benjamin Ricketson is refered

 

to next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Thomas Hathaway

 

have brought in their report and also another paper

 

Signed by Sd Hathaway which this meeting accepts and

 

be to be under our Care and Jacob Taber is appointed

 

read sd Paper on a first Day at the end of the meeting for

 

worship at Cushnot meeting House

 

And this meeting hath Condecended that there should

 

be a meeting held at Josiah Merihews or thereabouts

 

As In time past for the Six ensuing months

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Peace Wood

 

have Done it but can have no Sattisfaction therefore

 

they are Still Continued to Labour further With her

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 15 day of ye 4 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset John Cornell and Benjamin Shearman

 

The Friends appointed to Se the orderly accomplishing

 

of Job Anthonys and John Walkers marriages gives

 

an account that they were orderly Consummated

 

And the matter Concerning Benjamin Ricketson

 

is refer,d to next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting appoints Adam Mott Thomas Smith

 

And Joseph Russell to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

And Draw an Epistle to the Same and this meeting

 

is adjourned till next for this Day week

 

At a monthly meeting held by adjournment on the

 

22d Day of the 4 month1747 John Howland and James

 

Barker gives this meeting an account that James

 

Tucker and Ruth Tuckers marriage was Consuma

 

-ted in order and Jacob Taber gives an account

 

that he hath read Thomas Hathaways acknowledg

 

-ment as ordered

 

And this matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered until the

 

next monthly meeting The certificates of our travaling

 

Friends John Griffith and David Farris was read to good

 

Sattisfaction

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 20 day of the 5 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Christopher Gifford present

 

The matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting And the matter Concerning

 

Benjamin Ricketson is refered til next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it and Drawn an Epistle to it as appointed

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle hath been read

 

and well accepted. And Adam Mot Abraham Tucker

 

Peleg Huddlestone and Peleg Smith are Chosen visitters

 

for the year Ensuing for Ponaganset for Cushnot

 

Jacob Taber and Benjamin Allen and the Chusing vi

 

-sitters for Coakset is refer to next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting orders the tresurer to pay to the over

 

-seers the sum of 4-10-0 old tenor for the last halfe

 

years keeping the meeting House

 

There was Collected at this meeting 1p-18s-04d old tenor

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

-ing house in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 6 mo: 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called present James Barker

 

and John Howland: and Othniel Tripp and Benjamin

 

Shearman for Coakset The matter Concerning Peace

 

Wood is refered to next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Benjamin Ricketson hath done nothing

 

to Friends Sattisfaction

 

Therefore this meeting orders Isaac Smith to Draw

 

up a Condenation against him and bring it to the next

 

Monthly meeting And the Tresurer hath paid to the

 

Overseers 4l-10s-0d as ordered the visiters chose for

 

Coakset for this year are Jonathan Wood Othniel

 

Tripp and Benjamin Shearman

 

Collected at this meeting for ye use of Friends 1-00-06

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 7 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland & James

 

Barker present for Coakset Benjamin Shearman present

 

And Francis Barker and Sarah Howland Did lay

 

their Intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

And Were Desired to Wat til the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer And James Shearman and Isaac

 

Smith are appointed to enquire into Francis

 

Barkers Clearness and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting And David Gifford and Deborah

 

Hart Did likewise Lay their Intentions and were desi

 

red to wait accordingly and Eliashib Smith and

 

Joseph Mosher are appointed to enquire into David

 

Giffords Clearness and make return accordingly

 

There was Collected at this meeting for Friends use 2l-07s=10d

 

And Whereas Peace Wood hath made no Sattisfaction

 

Therefore this meeting Concludes to let the matter

 

rest for some time

 

And there was a Condemnatition Signed at this meet

 

ing against Benjamin Ricketson and is as followeth

 

Whereas Benjamin Ricketson Son of Jonathan Rick

 

etson and Abigail his Wife of Dartmouth in the County

 

of Bristol in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New

 

England being one that was under the Care of Friends

 

The People Called Quakers his Father and Mother both

 

professing to be of our Society

 

yet for the want of a Due regard to his Education and the princi-

 

-ple of truth In himselfe hath gone out and married in

 

the Common Way of other people for which breach of

 

Our Good order after all propper Endeavor In Love

 

to reclaim him which hitherto hath seemed to prove

 

Ineffectual we can Do no less according to our ancient good

 

Custom but give forth a Condemnation against him

 

Denying him the sd Benjamin Ricketson to be one in

 

unity with us the aforesd People yet truly Desiring that

 

he may Come to a sence of his out goings and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

on the 21 day of the 7 month 1747 and Signed in and

 

by order of sd meeting by John Tucker Clerk

 

And the visiters of Coakset have brought in their

 

accounts In writing to this meeting of their Service

 

In visiting Friends famlies

 

And whereas this meeting is Considerably in debt

 

for building an reparing the meeting House therefore

 

This meeting Desires the parties Concerned to bring

 

their accompts of the Whole in order that it may

 

be adjusted and this meeting is adjourned until the first

 

Sixth day in the 8 month next

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth by adjournment on the 2 day of ye 8m: 1747

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet

 

ing are James Barker Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

And they to Draw the Epistle to the Quarterly meeting

 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 13 day of the 8 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and John

 

Howland present for Coakset Jonathan Wood and

 

Benjamin Tripp present. The Friends appointed to

 

Enquire into Francis Barker and David Giffords

 

makes report that they find nothing to hinder

 

their intended marriages

 

Francis Barker and Sarah Howland and David Gifford

 

and Deborah Hart appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed marry

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

among Friends in the accomplishment thereof

 

And Elashib Smith and Joseph Mosher and James Shearman

 

and Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriages

 

Sonsummated in the abovesd order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 

And this meeting hath at the request of the Quarterly

 

meeting Collected the Sum of 5 pounds 12 Shillings for a

 

poor woman at Situate and the mony was Delivered to Thomas Smith

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 9th month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and James Barker

 

present Coakset meeting Called Othniel Tripp and

 

Benjamin Shearman present We have an account

 

that Francis Barker and Sarah Howland and David

 

Gifford and Deborah Hart their marriages were

 

Consummated In good order The Friend belonging to Coakset

 

have Collected and Sent into this meeting £1-01s-6d

 

for the poor woman at Situate which in all makes

 

£6-13s-6d old tenor and it is refered to ye next monthly

 

meeting to see if we can Do Something more in that respect

 

And it is Concluded at this meeting that the meeting of

 

Worship should be kept at Josiah Merihews for 6 months

 

longer as heretofore

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

house In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 10 month 1747

 

Ponaganset meeting Called present Stephen Willcock

 

And Daniel Russell for Coakset Edward Cornell

 

And Benjamin Howland and Anne Briggs Did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other In marriage before

 

this meeting and were Desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and William

 

Anthony and John Russell of Mishoam15 are appointed

 

to Enquire into the young mans Clearness and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

Adam Mott Jonathan Wood and Stephe Willcock are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same. Ther was Collecd at this meeting £2-01s-04d

 

And Jabez Barker and James B Shearman are appointed

 

to make up accompts with the Tresurer

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are Continued

 

Overseers for the meeting House for ye Insuing year

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay £4-10s-0d old tenor

 

to John Shepherd for the Last halfe years keeping ye Meeting House

 

And as to the Request of the Quarterly meeting Concer

 

-ning our Collecting for Swansey meeting House since

 

things are so Chargeable and Difficult among our selves

 

not to Do anything as yet

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 11 month 1747/8

 

Benjamin Howland and Anne Briggs appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and nothing appearing to hinder

 

they had ther answer that might proceed to take each other

 

in marriage In Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting Observing the good order Established

 

amongst Friends in the accomplishment thereof

 

And James Barker and Stephen Willcock are appointed to

 

See their marriage Consummated in good order

 

And Joseph Brownell and Hannah Bowdish and Paul Russell and Elisabeth Bowdish

 

and William Sisson and Lydia Potter Did lay their Intentions

 

of Marriage before this meeting And were Desired to wait

 

till the next monthly meeting for an answer

 

And Jedidiah Wood an Nathanael Potter and Peleg Huddlestone

 

and Benjamin Wing and Jabez Barker and James Sherman

 

are appointed to mak Enquiry into the young mens Clear

 

-ness as to marriage and conversation and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

Jonathan Wood and Stephen Willcock hath attend the

 

Quarterly meeting and Drawn an epistle to ye same

 

We received the Quarterly meetin Epistle which was

 

read and well accepted: Jabez Barker and James Shearman

 

hath made up accompts with the tresurer and they find

 

3 pound one shilling in the Stock

 

And Nathanael Potter appears for Coakset –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15 day of ye 12 mo: 1747/8

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and

 

Barnabus Howland present for Coakset Robert

 

Mosher and Edward Cornell

 

There hath been Enquiry made according to order

 

Concerning the three Coupples that laid their Inten

 

tions of marriag befor ye last monthly meeting

 

and we Dont understand that there is any thing appears

 

to hinder their proceeding in their Intended marriages

 

And they appearing for their answer they had their

 

answers that they might proceed to marry in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting Observing the good order established among

 

Friends in the accomplishing thereof And James Barker

 

and John Howland And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

And Jonathan Wood and Edward Cornell are appointed to

 

to see their marriages Consummated in the abovesd order

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jacob Mott and Anne West Did lay their Intenti

 

ons of taking Each other In marriag before this meeting

 

And were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer And Josiah Merihew and James Shear

 

man are appointed to make Enquiry into the young

 

mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

James Barker and Stephen Willcock gives this meeting

 

an account that Benjamin Howland and Anne Briggs

 

their marriage was Consummated In good order

 

And whereas Anne Shaw being a person that hath

 

had her Conversation among Friends and being grown

 

Into years and not capable of helping her selfe as need

 

Requires She Doth therefore make her application to Friends

 

to take the oversight of her. Therefore this meeting

 

appoints John Howland Peleg Smith and Stephen Willcock [Wilcox]

 

to take some account of what she has to help her

 

selfe withal and to see that she has a suitable place

 

to Resid at and to have the oversight of all things neces

 

sary In the affair and Render an account to the month

 

ly meeting from time to time as the Sircumstances of

 

things may alter And we understand that the Chore

 

of the new building to the meeting House as to what

 

belonged to John Howland is made up

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the first month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and Stephen Willcock [Wilcox]

 

present for Coakset and Othniel Tripp and Jonathan Wood

 

And Josiah Merihew and James Shearman gives this meeting

 

an account that they find nothing to hinder Jacob Motts

 

proceedings in his Intended marriage. Jacob Mott and

 

Anne West appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answer was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

our Good Order In the performance thereof And John

 

Howland and Joseph Tucker are appointed to se their

 

marriage Consummated in Sd order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting. And Samuel Howland

 

and Ruth Davel Did lay their Intentions of marriage before

 

this meeting as Did also Benjamin Allen and Eliphal

 

Slocum and Jonathan Smith and Silvia Howland

 

And were Desired to wait for their answer till next

 

monthly meeting And James Shearman and Isaac Smith

 

and Joseph Russell and John Howland and John Russell

 

and William Anthony are appointed to See Into their

 

Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to see Joseph Brownell and Paul

 

Russell and William Sissons marriages Consumated give

 

account to this meeting that they were Decently accomplished

 

Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends 2=10-00

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay 2-17-00

 

old Tenor to Stephen Willcock for brick that he pro-

 

cured about the meeting House

 

And John Howland James Barker Jonathan Wood

 

and Nathanael Potter are appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeing

 

House in Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 2 month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Jonathan Wood and Oth

 

-niel Tripp present The Friends apponted to Inspect Into

 

the Clearness of the three Cupples that laid their Inten

 

tions Last monthly meeting gives this meeting an

 

account that they find nothing to hinder their intended marriages

 

And they appearing for their answers they had

 

their answers that they might Proceed to marry

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

amongst Friends in the performance thereof

 

and Isaac Smith and James Shearman are appointed

 

to See Samuel Howland and Ruth Davels [Davol] marriage

 

accomplished in good order and John Russell and Jabez

 

Barker are appointed upon the Same account for

 

Benjamin Allen and Eliphal Slocum. And Peleg Smith

 

and George Smith for Jonathan Smith & Silvia Howland

 

and all to make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The Friends Appointed to see Jacob Mott and Anne

 

Wests marriag Sollemnized makes report that

 

It was orderly performed

 

And three of ye Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting have done it and Drawn Epistle

 

to the Same. And the Quarterly meeting Epistle

 

was read at this meeting and well accepted

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to John

 

Shepherd 2 pound 8 shillings & Six pence old Tenor for some

 

thing done about the meeting House, which is paid

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends, held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 16 Day of the ye 3 month

 

1748 Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker present for Coakeset Joseph Tripp

 

and Edward Cornell The Friend appointed to see

 

the three marriages Sollemnized gives this meeting

 

an account that they were orderly Consummated

 

And this meeting doth Consent that the [there?] be a meet

 

-ing held at Josiah Merihews or Adam Motts or some

 

where thereabouts on the first Day of the Week

 

for the six ensuing month Excep on the first day

 

preceeding the monthly meeting.

 

And whereas Jonathan Ricketson jur. and Jabez

 

Barker Jur. have married out of the good order

 

Establishe[d] among us therefor this meeting orders

 

Adam Mott and Isaac Smith to talk with Sd

 

Barker to See whither he will Condemn his disorder

 

And James Barker and Henry Hedly are appointed

 

to talk with Jonathan Ricketson upon ye Same account

 

And whereas there hath been Several Friends impressed

 

to go to Warr Therefore this meeting appoints Abraham Tucker

 

Peleg Smith Isaac Howland James Barker and Jedidiah Wood

 

a Comtee [committee] to act for the meeting in Way as me [may?] be Re-

 

=quisite until the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 4 month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present. For Coakset Benjamin Shearman

 

and Edward Cornell present

 

And Whereas there is Several of our Friends now

 

under Confinement In Taunton Goal [gaol; jail] for refusing

 

to be Concerned In Warring and fighting Thomas Smith

 

and Peleg Smith are appointed to take the oversight of

 

Barnabas Howland and Seth Shearmans families

 

and See that thing Dont Suffer too much by reason

 

of their Confinement And Edward Cornell is appoin-

 

=ted upon the Like account for Othniel Tripp

 

The matter Concerning Jabez Barker jur and Jona=

 

than Ricketson jur is refered until ye next monthly

 

meeting: Ou[r] Friends Zechariah Farris and Robert

 

Lewis and Nathanael Lewis from Pensilvania

 

was at this meeting and their Certificates were

 

read to good Sattisfaction

 

And the yearly meeting Epistle from London was

 

read at this meeting and kindly accepted

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to ye Same are

 

Jonathan Wood and Stephen Willcock [Wilcox]

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use

 

of Friend 4£ – 08s = 00d old tenor

 

And the Tresurer is ordered to pay to John Shepherd

 

5 pound old tenor for for the last half years keep=

 

ing the meeting House which is Done

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 5 month

 

1748 Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker

 

and Abraham Tucker present for Coakset

 

Benjamin Shearman and Jonathan Wood

 

There was a paper Read at this meeting Signed by

 

Jonathan Ricketson jur which this meeting doth

 

not accept for full Sattisfaction, therefor the

 

matter is Continued for some time

 

And also Jabez Barker Jur hath Sent in a paper

 

to this meeting Concerning his Disorderly marriage

 

Which this meeting accepts for Sattisfaction

 

and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends to be held in Dart-

 

mouth on ye 18th of the 5th month 1748

 

Loving Friends Whereas I have gone out of ye good

 

order Established among Friends in marriage and

 

also Contrary to my Parents advice which upon

 

Due Consideration if it was to Do again I think I

 

should not Do it and Do hereby acknowledge it to

 

be Disorderly and Desire that Friends would pass

 

by my offence against them And desire thir [their] Care

 

over me for the time to Come Jabez Barker jur

 

And Jonathan Wood and Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] have

 

attended the Quarterly meeting and Drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

The Epistle from the Quarterly meeting was read

 

at this meeting and well accepted

 

And whereas there is nine pounds old tenor Due

 

to Friends at Boston for Charge and trouble in

 

Sending a letter tending to the releif of Friends

 

Therefore Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith are

 

appointed to See that the mony is paid as Soon

 

as may be with Conveniency

 

And this meeting is Complyance to ye advice of the

 

Quarterly meeting have agreed to Come to a Sub=

 

Scription towards the upper meeting House in Westerly

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the

 

6 month 1748 Ponaganset meeting Called

 

John Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset Joseph Tripp and Jonathan Wood

 

Giles Slocum and Silvia Russell and Peleg Slocum

 

and Elisabeth Brown Did lay their intentions

 

Of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait til the next monthly me[e]ting for their

 

answers: And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appoin-

 

ted to Enquire Into ye young mens Clearness respecting mar-

 

riage and Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And there was a Condemnation Signed at this meeting

 

against Elisabeth Russell Daughter of James Russell and

 

Isaac Smith is ordered to read it at the end of a first day

 

meeting The visitters Chose for this year are for Coakset

 

Joseph Tripp and John Mosher And for Ponaganset Abraham

 

Tucker and Peleg Smith

 

And Whereas this meeting thinks it propper to Choose

 

Some Friends to have an Inspection into the Sircumstances

 

of our Friends that are prisoners at Taunton and to

 

let this meeting know how it is and to provide such things

 

for them as necescity Shall require Therefore Joseph

 

Mosher is appointed to See Into that affair

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on ye 19th Day of the 7th month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland & James Barker

 

present for Coakset Joseph Tripp and John Mosher

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire Into Giles and

 

Peleg Slocums Clearness gives this meeting an account

 

that they have done it and find nothing to hinder

 

their Intended marriages

 

And Giles Slocum and Silvia Russell and Peleg

 

Slocum and Elisabeth Brown appeared at this meet

 

ing for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to marry in Some Convenient time between [this]

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends In the accomplishment

 

thereof and Abraham Tucker and Stephen Willcock

 

are appointed to See their marriage Sollemnized

 

And Robert Barker and Joanna Russell and Walter

 

Easton an Meribeh Ricketson and William Howland

 

and Rebeckah Peckham and William Bennit [Bennet] and

 

Hannah Taber Did lay their intentions of marriage

 

before this meeting and were desired to wat [wait] til the

 

next monthly [meeting?] And Adam Mott and Nathan Davis

 

are appointed to See Into William Bennits Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to the next meeting

 

And Hannah Peckham Wife of William Peckham

 

hath Signified to this meeting that She Desires to

 

Come and under our Care which is granted

 

And Isaac Smith hath read Elisabeth Russells

 

Condemnation as appointed

 

And the Widow Joanna Russell being about to

 

marry this meeting appoints Humphry Smith

 

Ebenezer Slocum and Abraham Tucker to Inspect

 

Into the matter Concerning the Estate that belonged

 

to her first Husband that things may be Settled so

 

that no Damage may occur upon the account of

 

her Second marriage to her Children

 

There was a Certificate read at this meeting

 

Directed from the monthly meeting at Swansey

 

Recommending John Davis and his Wife to our

 

Care which is accepted And Whereas Humphry

 

Wady Desires a Certificate to the monthly meeting

 

at Shrewsbury This meeting appoints Thomas

 

Smith and Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] to make Enquiry and

 

Draw one if they think propper and bring it to the

 

Next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting are Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker and to

 

Draw an Epistle to the Same There was Collected

 

at this meeting 2 pound three shillings and two pence

 

And there was Collected by this meeting toward

 

the meeting House at Westerly 12 pound old tenor

 

And the visiters of Coakset have given in their

 

account in writing of their Service in visiting

 

Friends families

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House In Dart-

 

mouth on the 17th Day of the 8th month 1748 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called John Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset Joseph Tripp and Edward Cornell present

 

Robert Barker and Joanna Russell And Walter Easton

 

and Meribeh Ricketson and William Howland and

 

Rebeckah Peckham and William Bennit and Hannah

 

Taber Came for their answer and they had their

 

answers that they might proceed to marry in the good

 

order Established amongst Friends In Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

observing the good order Established among Friend in

 

the accomplishment thereof And John Howland and

 

Abraham Tucker are appointed to See William Bennit

 

and Hannah Tabers marriage Consummated as also

 

William Howlands and Rebeckah Peckhams In the aforesd

 

good order and make return to the next monthly

 

Meeting: And Stephen Willcock and Isaac Smith

 

are appointed to see Robert Barker and Joann [Joanna] Russells

 

And Walter Easton and Meribeh Ricketsons mar-

 

riages Consummated in like manner and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to See Giles and Peleg Slocums

 

marriages Consummated gives this meeting an account

 

that the[y] were orderly accomplished

 

Tho the young people that were married not so orderly

 

In their Apparel as they ought to be

 

The friends appointed to Draw a Certificate for

 

Humphry Wady Signify that they find Somany [sic]

 

things In the Way that they Could not do it therefore

 

This meeting orders the Same Friends to write to

 

Sd Wady to Let him know the reason

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same as

 

appointed And the Quarterly meeting Epistle was read

 

at this meeting and well accepted

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Peace Wood have

 

done it and She hath made no Sattisfaction therefore

 

the matter is refered to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 9 month

 

1748: Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and

 

Abraham Tucker present Coakset meeting Called

 

Nathaniel Potter and Jedidiah Wood present

 

John Howland and Abraham Tucker gives this

 

meeting an account that William Bennit and

 

Hannah Tabers marriage hath been orderly

 

Consummated. And Stephen Willcock and

 

Isaac Smith gives the Same account Concerning

 

Robert Barker and Joanna Russell and Walter Easton

 

and Meribeh Ricketson

 

And this meeting hath agreed that there be a meet

 

ing kept at Josiah Merihews or Adam Motts on the

 

first Days of the Week fir this Winter Season

 

And the matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting And Jonathan Wood

 

and Nathanael Potter are Chosen Visiters, for Coakset

 

And Adam Mott and Henry Hedly are Chosen Visitter

 

for that part of Ponaganset lying to the EastWestward

 

of the meeting House River and to the Eastward of

 

Coakset River

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet [sic]

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 19 day of the

 

10 month 1748 Ponaganset meeting Called James

 

Barker and Abraham Tucker present for Coakset

 

Benjamin Shearman and Joseph Jennings present

 

There was Collected at this meeting 2£ –11s–4d old tenor

 

And the matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered

 

until the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath received of the Women

 

3 pounds old Tenor to go towards keeping the meet

 

ing House. And this meeting orders the Tresurer

 

to pay to the overseers five pounds old tenor

 

for the last halfe years keeping the meeting House

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Thomas Smith Adam Mott Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] and Nathanael Potter

 

and to Draw an Epistle to the Same And it is reported at

 

this meeting that William Howland and Rebeckah Peckham[s]

 

marriage hath been Consummated at Cushnot meeting Hous]

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

overseers of the meeting House for ye Insuing year

 

And the Tresurer hath paid the five pounds as ordered

 

to the overseers

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 11 month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and Stephen

 

Willcock present Coakset meeting Called Edward

 

Cornell and Jedidiah Wood present

 

Adam Mott and Nathanael Potter hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting as appointed and there was

 

an Epistle Drawn and Sent and the Quarterly meetings

 

Epistle was read at this meeting and well accepted

 

The matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20 Day of the 12 month 1748

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Nathanael Potter

 

And Increas [Increase] Allen and Hannah Springer Did lay

 

their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and wer[e] Desired [to wait?] until the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Holder Slocum

 

and Simeon Gifford are appointed to See into the young

 

mans Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Thomas Yeuin[?] and his Wife hath Sig

 

nified to this meeting that they are about to remove

 

to the Nine partners in the Goverment of New York

 

And Desire a Certificate and Friends assistance

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Nathaniel Potter

 

And Isaac Smith to Enquire into the matter and

 

Do what is propper in that affair

 

And Joseph Tucker hath Signified that he hath 24

 

Shillings and 5 pence in his hands mony belonging

 

to the monthly meeting which he is ordered to

 

pay to the Tresurer And the matter Concerning Peace

 

Wood is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on the 20 Day of ye 1 mo 1748/9

 

Pon[a]ganset meeting Called John Howland and James

 

Barker present for Coakset Benjamin Shearman

 

and Jonathan Wood. And Simeon Gifford makes

 

report to this meeting that there hath been Enquir[y?]

 

made into Increas [Increase] Allens Clearness and nothing hath

 

been found to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And Increas Allen and Hannah Springer appear

 

ed at this meeting for their answer and their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in marriage In Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly meeting obser

 

ving the good order established amongst Friends

 

In the accomplishment thereof And John Russell

 

and Stephen Willcock are appointed to See their mar

 

riage Consummated and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Benjamin Shaw and Elisabeth Potter did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait till

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman are

 

appointed to enquire into the young mans Clearness

 

respecting marriage and Conversation and make

 

return to the next meeting

 

and Joseph Tucker hath paid the 24s and 5 pence as ordered

 

And there was Collected at this meeting 3£–1s–6d old Tenor

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same are James Barker

 

Stephen Willcock and Adam Mott: And this meeting

 

is adjourned til the youths meeting

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

7th Day of the 2d month 1749 the visitters of Aponaganset vilage

 

have given in their account in writing to this meeting of their

 

Service in visiting friends families the substance whereof is

 

that they found things for the most part pretty well but in

 

Some places not so well and that a separating dividing Spirit

 

Doth Seem to much to predominate which they Endeavored

 

to Suppress and Discourage

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 2d month 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland Joseph Tucker

 

present Coakset meeting Called John Cornell & Jonathan Wood

 

present. Jonathan Wood and Benjamin Shearman makes

 

report to this meeting that they have made enquiry into

 

Benjamin Shaws Clearness and Do not find nothing but

 

that he is Clear Excepting apparell in that not so

 

orderly as they Could Desire. And Benjamin Shaw and

 

Elisabeth Potter appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

In marriage In Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the good order Establish

 

-ed among Friends in the performance thereof and Jona-

 

than Wood and John Cornell are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting. And John Russell makes report to

 

this meeting that Increas [Increase] Allen and Hannah Springers

 

marriage was Consummated In good order

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting hath been

 

read at this meeting and Well accepted

 

And Whereas Benjamin Howland Desires a Certificate

 

from this meeting to the monthly meeting at Swansy

 

of his Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

this meeting appoints James Shearman and Isaac Smith

 

to make enquiry and Draw one if ^they think propper and

 

bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

There was an account brought to this meeting from

 

Thomas Hathaway that he hath Received the Sum of 4 pound

 

14 Shillings and 5 pence of Abraham Tucker for mending

 

the Glass belonging to the meeting House

 

And whereas Abigail Kerby [Kirby] Doth persist Contrary

 

to the advice of Friends in way of publick Testimony it

 

Is refered to the Consideration of ye next monthly

 

meeting And also the matter Concerning Peace Wood

 

is refered to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 3d month 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Peleg Smith present Coakset

 

meeting Called Jonathan Wood and John Cornell present

 

The Friends appointed to See Benjamin Shaw and Elisabeth

 

Potters marriage Consummated gives this meeting an

 

account that It was accomplished in reasonable

 

good order There was a Certificate Signed at this

 

meeting for Humphry Wady and his Wife and famly

 

they being about to remove to Shrewsbury

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for Benjamin Howland

 

And John Howland Joseph Tucker and Nathanael

 

Potter are appointed to go in the meetings behalf to

 

Abigail Kerby and let her know that Friends are

 

Grieved that She goes on Contrary to their advice

 

In bearing a publick Testimony And that if She doth

 

persist therein She must be Set aside

 

And whereas this meeting hath been informed that

 

Peace Wood hath publickly Declared at a meeting

 

at Coakset that which tends much to breakin the

 

unity and Concord among Friends therefore this

 

meeting appoints John Tucker John Howland Peleg

 

Smith and Abraham Tucker to Discource with

 

Sd Peace Wood and endevour to Shew her wherein

 

She hath been out of the way and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting. And this meeting hath

 

granted there Should be a meeting kept for 6 months

 

Longer at Josiah Merihews or Adam Motts

 

Our Worthy Friends Abraham Farrington and John Sykes

 

was at this meeting from WestSerley [Westerly] whole Labour of love

 

we had good unity with and their Certificate were read to

 

good Sattisfaction The Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting are James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker and they to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 5th month 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and James Barker

 

present. Coakset meeting Called Othniel Tripp present

 

There was Collected at this meeting 6 pound 16 Shilling & 2d

 

And the matter Concerning Peace Wood is refered until

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting orders the tresurer to pay 30 Shillings

 

old tenor to John Russell jur for the use of mony that

 

he lent to the monthly meeting the Principle being paid

 

by the yearly meeting. And this meeting order the Tre

 

-surer to pay to the overseers five pound old Tenor for

 

the Last halfe yers [years] keeping the meeting House

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are And Draw the Epistle have not Done it they not

 

being well The Quarterly meetings Epistle was

 

read at this meeting and well accepted

 

And the Tresurer hath paid the 5 pounds as ordered

 

and also the 30 Shillings to John Russell jur

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

Meeting House in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 6 m:

 

1749 Ponaganset meeting Called John Howland and

 

Joseph Tucker present Coakset meeting Called

 

Christopher Gifford and Nathanael Potter present

 

And whereas the[ere] hath been much Labour and pains

 

bestowed upon Peace Wood to bring her to a Sence of her

 

outgoings but all Seems to work no Effect with her

 

Therefore it is the Judgment of this meeting that

 

She ought to be Set aside and Isaac Smith and Peleg

 

Smith are appointed to Draw up a Condemnation

 

against her and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting

 

And this meeting appoints Abraham Tucker

 

And Peleg Smith to See that no Disorderly persons or

 

Such that are not under the Care of Friends Do

 

Sit in our meetings of Disapline [Discipline]

 

  6 

1749

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

-ing House in Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 7m: 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker and Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called Edward

 

Cornell present

 

The yearly meeting Epistle from London baring

 

Date the 4th month 1748 was read In this meet

 

=ing and well approved

 

Charles Slocum and Sarah Allen Did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting as also Did Philip Davel [Davol]

 

and Elisabeth Shearman and were Desired to

 

wait until ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Holder Slocum and John Russell are

 

appointed to Enquire Concerning Charles Slocums

 

Clearness as to marriage and Conversation

 

and Nathanael Potter and Isaac Smith are

 

appointed in that affair for Philip Davel – –

 

and all to make ma Return to ye monthly meeting

 

And Peace Woods Condemnation was brought

 

to this meeting and John Tucker hath Signed

 

it by order of ye meeting

 

And Edward Cornell is ordered to Carry the Sd

 

Condemnation and let her have the perusal of

 

it and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting are Joseph Tucker Peleg Smith and

 

Abraham Tucker and they to Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same And this meeting is adjour

 

-ned till the youths meeting

 

This meeting being meet according to adjourn

 

ment this 6 day of the 8 month 1749 – – – – –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 16 Day of the 8 month 1749 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Isaac Howland and Stephen Willcock present

 

Coakset metting Called Jonathan Wood & Edwd Cornell present

 

Nathanael Potter and Isaac Smith gives this meeting an ac-

 

count that they have made Enquiry into Philip Davels

 

Clearness and find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

And John Russell gives this meeting an account that

 

he finds nothing to hinder Charles Slocums intended

 

marriage: And Charles Slocum and Sarah Allen

 

And Philip Davel [Davol] and Elizabeth Shearman appeared

 

at this meeting for their ansewer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to marry in Some

 

Convenien[t] time between this and the next month

 

-ly meeting observing the Good order established among

 

Friends In the Consummation thereof

 

And John Russell and Stephen Willcock are appointed [to?]

 

See Charles Slocum and Sarah Allens marriage Con

 

summated in Sd good order And James Shearman

 

and Isaac Smith are appointed to See Philip Davel

 

And Elisabeth Shearmans marriag Consummated in

 

Sd good order and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting: And Peace Woods Condemnation hath been

 

read at this meeting & is as followeth

 

Whereas Peace Wood wife of Jonathan Wood of Dartmouth

 

In the County of Bristol In the Province of the Massachu-

 

set[t]s Bay In New England Having been one that for

 

many years hath made profession with us the People

 

Called Quakers and hath born a publick Testimony

 

amongst us which hath been well approved of yet

 

In Some time past through a misled zeal She Delivered

 

many things at a monthly meeting in Ponanset which

 

Friends Could not Join with for which She was Seasonably

 

and tenderly dealt with time after time but She always

 

Justified it for which Friends proceeded to deny her

 

Publick Testimony. And Since that at a marriage at

 

Coakset She uttered publickly many thing Contrary to good order

 

both against the monthly meeting and against perticular

 

friends by name Declaring the marriage Certificate

 

to be Such that no Friend in the Order of God Could

 

Sign it which things doth Tend very much to Distur-

 

=bance and Seperation And She having been

 

Tenderly and lovingly dealt with by Sollid Friends

 

in order to bring her to a Sence of her outgoings

 

but She Still to the great Grief of the Honest hearted

 

amongst us Doth Justify her Selfe We Do think it

 

Propper to give forth this as a Testimony against

 

Denying the Sd Peace Wood to be one In unity with

 

us The abovesd People yet truly Desiring that She

 

may Come to a Sight of her ourtgoings [sic] and find mer

 

-cy with the Lord Signed In and by order of our

 

monthly meeting held in Dartmouth on the 18th day

 

of the 7th month 1749 by

     

John Tucker Clerk – –

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have done it all but Peleg Smith and

 

Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

And whereas it was Signified in the Epistle that

 

8 pound ten Shillings was our proportion towards

 

the yearly meeting Stock which is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting as is also the request of

 

the monthly meeting at Pembrook towards the Sup

 

-port of an Ancient Woman there

 

Adam Mott Henry Hedly Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith are Continued visitters for Ponagan-

 

set and for that part of Coakset to the eastward

 

of Coakset river. And Jonathan Wood and Nathaniel

 

Potter are Still Continued visitters for Coakset

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20 Day of the 9 month 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Barker present

 

for Coakset Edward Cornell and Joseph Tripp jur

 

John Russell gives this meeting an account

 

that he was at Charles Slocum and Sarah

 

Allens marriage and Saw nothing but that

 

It was performed in good order And James Shearman and

 

Isaac Smith gives this meeting an account that Philip Davel [Davol]

 

and Elisabeth Shearmans marriage was Consummated in good

 

order. And Francis Allen and Mary Ridington Did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were Desired to wait until the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Henry Hedly

 

and Adam Mott are appointed to Enquire into Francis

 

Allens Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The 8 pound 10 Shillings for the yearly meeting Stock is re

 

-fered to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath given Consent that ther Should

 

be a meeting kept for 6 months longer at Josiah

 

Merihews. And Friends have agreed to come to a Sub

 

scription for the ancient Woman at Pembrook – – – – –

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 10th month 1749

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Joseph Tucker present for Coakset Joseph Tripp and

 

Jedidiah Wood present

 

And Francis Allen and Mary Ridington appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer: And nothing

 

appearing to hinder they had their answer that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next month

 

-ly meeting Observing the good order Established amongst

 

Friends in the accomplishment thereof And Adam

 

Mott and Henry Hedly are appointed to See their mar

 

-riage Consummated in Sd good order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the 8 pounds 10 Shillings towards the yearly meeting

 

Stock is refered till the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same are

 

Henry Tucker Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker

 

And there was Collec[te]d at this meeting 3 pounds for the use

 

of Friends. And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay

 

5 pounds old Tenor to the overseers for keeping the

 

meeting House the last halfe year

 

And this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker overseers of the meeting House for the year

 

Insuing. And the tresurer hath paid ye 5 pounds as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 15 day of ye 11m 1749

 

Dartmouth meeting Called John Lapham and

 

Abraham Tucker present Coakset meeting Called

 

Jonathan Wood and Endward [Edward?] Cornell present

 

And Adam Mott makes report to this meeting

 

that Francis Allen and Mary Ridingtons marriage

 

was Consummated in good order accord to his Judgment

 

And Joshua Cornell and Lusanna Gifford Did lay

 

their intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait until our next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Benjamin Wing and

 

Jedidiah Wood are appointed to make Enquiry into

 

The young mans Clearness respe[c]ting marriage and

 

Conversation and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting and the 8 pound ten Shillings toward

 

the yearly meeting Stock is refered to next monthly

 

meeting The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly

 

meeti[ng] and Draw the Epistle have ^not done it by

 

reason of the hardness of ye Season

 

and the Quarterly meetings Epistle was read at

 

this meeting and well accepted

 

And Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith hath Settled

 

accounts with the Tresurer and find in the Stock 0£-1S-4d

 

And whereas David Shepherd Desires a Certificate

 

from this meeting to the monthly meeting at Sandwich

 

of his Clearness Respecting marriage and Conversation

 

This meeting therefore appoints Adam Mott and

 

Joseph Tucker to make Enquiry and Draw one if

 

they find things Clear and bring it to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 19 day of the 12 month 1749 Ponaganset meet

 

ing Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker present

 

Coakset meeting Called Jedidiah Wood present

 

The Friends appointed to see into Joshua Cornells Clearness

 

makes report that they find nothing to hinder his Intend

 

-ed marriage And Joshua Cornell and Lusanna Gifford

 

appeared at this meeting for their answer and their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take each other

 

in marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends in the Sollemnizing thereof

 

And Nathanael Potter and Jedidiah Wood are appointed

 

to see their marriage Consummated and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Job Gifford and Martha Willcock [Wilcox] Did lay their Inten

 

-tions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were Desired to wait until the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Daniel Russell John Russell

 

and Isaac Smith and Jonathan Ricketson are appointed to see Concerning Job

 

Giffords Clearness and make return to the next month

 

-ly meeting And Isaac Kelly and Judith Shearman

 

Did also lay their intentions before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wait for their answer till ye next

 

monthly meeting And there was a certificate Signed

 

at this meeting for David Shepherd

 

And Josiah Akin hath Signified to this meeting that

 

he is about to remove with his famly to the Oblong

 

to live and Desires a Certificate to the monthly meet

 

ing where he is like to belong And Isaac Smith and

 

Daniel Russell are appointed to make Enquiry and Draw

 

one if they think propper and bring it to the next

 

meeting And this meeting hath mad[e] a beginning

 

towards a Subscription for the yearly meeting Stock

 

And Henry Tucker hath taken it and to bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting And whereas there

 

hath been Something mentioned Concerning Friends

 

Suffering it is refered to next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 1 month 1749/50

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present Coakset meeting Called

 

Jonathan Wood and Joseph Tripp Jur present Nathanael

 

Potter and Jedidiah Wood gives this meeting an ac

 

-count that Joshua Cornell and Lusanna Giffords

 

marriage hath been Consummated in good order

 

as far as they Saw. And Job Gifford and Martha

 

Willcock [Wilcox] appeared at this meeting for their an

 

swer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next month

 

-ly meeting observing the good order Established

 

amongst Friends in the performance thereof

 

And James Barker and Abraham Tucker are ap

 

-pointed to see their marriage Consummated in Sd

 

Good order and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And Barnabas Howland and Penelope

 

Allen Did lay their intentions of taking each other

 

in marriag before this meeting and were desired

 

to wait until ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Joseph Tucker Humphry Smith and

 

Ebenezer Slocum are appointed to see into

 

Barnabas Howlands Clearness and also to endevor

 

to Settle things that the[re] be no wrong Done to the

 

Widows Children by her Second marriage

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meet

 

ing for Josiah Akin

 

The visitters of Ponaganset have given in their

 

account to this meeting in writing

 

And the Subscription for the yearly meeting Stock

 

is finnished and Henry Tucker is ordered to Carry

 

it ^to the Quarterly meeting

 

And there was Collected at this meeting 3£ –17s -00d

 

old tenor which was delivered to the Tresurer

 

And whereas Barnabas Howland Othniel Tripp

 

Seth Shearman and William Mosher have16

 

Suffered 12 months Imprisonment for refusing to go to War

 

an account thereof is ordered to be sent to the Quarterly meet

 

-ing and that the Sheriff of the County was very kind to them

 

in the time of their Confinement

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Henry Tucker Joseph Tucker and Jonathan Wood and to Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17 Day of the Second month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Isaac Howland and Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called Othniel Tripp

 

and Joseph Brownell present The Friends appointed to

 

See Into Barnabas Howlands Clearness on Settling the

 

Widows affairs brings in an account that it is Done

 

And they find nothing to hinder their Intended marriage

 

And Barnabas Howland and Penelope Allen appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer as Did Isaac Kelly and

 

Judith Shearman and they had their answers that they

 

might proceed to marry In Some Convenient time

 

betw[een] this and the next monthly meeting observing

 

our Good order in th[e] accomplishing of them

 

And the Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have done it and Drawn the Epistle as appointed

 

And Whereas Richard Gifford being about to marry

 

out of the good order Established amongst Friends

 

this meeting appoints Jedidiah Wood and Edward

 

Cornell to Speak with Sd Gifford in order to perswade

 

him to Desist in that affair

 

And John Russell and John Shepherd are appointed

 

to See the marriages accomplished in good order

 

And George Smith hath brought a paper to this meet

 

-ing Signifying his Sorrow for allowing a disorderly

 

marriage which is refered

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting house in

 

Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 3 month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present

 

Coakset meeting Called Edward Cornell and Jedidiah

 

Wood present And whereas Richard Gifford hath

 

gone and married with his former wives sister

 

Contrary to our good order and also Contrary to the

 

Law of this Province although he hath been from time

 

to time Laboured with not to proceed in that manner

 

Therefore Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw up a

 

Condemnation against him and bring it to the next

 

monthly meeting. And John Russell gives an ac

 

-count to this meeting that Barnabas Howland

 

and Penelope Allen and Isaac Kelly and Judith

 

Shearmans marriages was Consummated in good

 

order according to his Judgment

 

Our Worthy Friends John Scarborough and James

 

Daniel from Salem in West Jersey were at this

 

meeting and the Labour of Love well accepted

 

And their Certificates were read to good Sattisfaction

 

George Smith and his wife have given in a paper

 

Signifying their Sorrow for allowing a marriage

 

In their House Contrary to the order among Friends

 

Which this meeting accepts for Sattisfaction

 

And this meeting appoints Abraham Tucker an

 

Elder in the room of James Barker Deceased

 

And whereas Caleb Hathaway son of Richard

 

Hathaway hath Signified his Desire of coming under

 

Our care this meeting appoints Adam Mott and

 

Henry Hedly to Discource with him Concerning his

 

Complyance with Friends orders and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath Concluded that there be a

 

meeting kept at Josiah Merihews for 6 months

 

longer after the former manner

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 10 day of the

 

4 month 1750 Ponaganset meeting Called Isaac

 

Howland and Abraham Tucker present Coakset

 

meeting Called present Robert Mosher and

 

Othniel Tripp

 

Ther was a Condemnation against Richard Gifford brought

 

to this meeting which is refered to next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Caleb Hathaway

 

have Done it and they Signify that he hath given them

 

good Sattisfaction Therefore it is the Conclution of this

 

meeting he should be under our care for the time to come

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it And Draw an Epistle to the Same are

 

Henry Tucker Nathanael Potter and Adam Mott and

 

there was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends £2-16s-06d

 

And whereas Stephen Willcock hath Signified to this meet

 

-ing that he lies under a Difficult Sircumstance by

 

reason of Some Debts that lyeth against him he not

 

being in a Capacity to Sattisfy the Same Therefor he

 

Doth Desire that Friends Would Contribute Something

 

to his necessity Therefore this meeting appoints

 

Humphry Smith Ebenezer Slocum and Barnabus

 

Howland to make enquiry into his affairs and bring

 

an account to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas there there hath been some debate in

 

this meeting Whither if first Cousins marry together

 

it being Contrary to our orders that their Condemning

 

their offence may ever be received so as for them to

 

Come into unity again which is refered to the

 

Quarterly meeting

 

and this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay five

 

pounds old tenor to the overseers for the last halfe

 

years keeping the meeting House and the Epistle

 

from London baring Date 1749 Was read at this

 

to good Sattisfaction

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 Day of the 5 month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called Joseph Tripp and

 

Benjamin Tripp present

 

Our Friends Ann Schoolfield and Lydia Mendinghall

 

Was at this meeting and from Pensilvania and their

 

Labour In the Truth Well accepted and their Certifi

 

-cates read to good Sattisfaction and there was a

 

Condemnation Signed at this meeting against

 

Richard Gifford and Jedidiah Wood is appointed

 

to read it at the end of a First day meeting at Coakset

 

between this and the next monthly meeting

 

And Henry Tucker and Nathanal Potter hath attend

 

-ed the Quarterly meeting as appointed and Drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting hath

 

been read at this meeting and well accepted

 

It was Concluded at the Quarterly meeting that Frie[n]ds

 

might receive into unity again such first cousins that

 

have broken our good order in marriage upon true

 

Repentance and Suitable acknowledgment

 

The Friends appointed to See Into Stephen Willcoxes affairs

 

have brought in their account and it is the advice

 

of this meeting that he should put himself in order

 

to pay his Just Debts by Selling his place or Some other

 

Suitable method and the former Com:tte to be helpful

 

In assisting him by advice

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth onth 20 day of ye 6 month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker present

 

Coakset meeting Called and none appeared and this

 

meeting is adjourned until ye next 4th Day Come Week

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment rhis

 

29th Day of the 6 month 1750 Samuel Howland Son

 

of Isaac Howland And Elisabeth Butler did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait until the

 

next monthly meeting for their answer and Caleb

 

Russell and Henry Hedly are appointed to Enquire

 

into the young mans Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath received a Certificate from

 

the monthly meeting at PembrookConcerning Prince

 

Barker and his wife recommending the to our Care

 

And Jedidiah Wood hath read Richard Giffords Condemnation

 

as appointed which is as followeth

 

Whereas Richard Gifford there Son of Christopher Gifford

 

and Mary his his Wife of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in

 

the Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England being one

 

being one that had his Education among Friends the people

 

Called Quakers yet for want of keeping to his education

 

and not regarding the wholesom orders Established amongst

 

Friends hath gone and married his former wives Sister

 

although much pains hath been taken by Friends to per-

 

suade him to Desist but yet Contrary to all the good ad-

 

-vice that hath been from time to time Duly given him

 

he hath willfully proceeded to accomplish his Desire in that

 

affair for which Willful and Publick offence we can

 

do no less but give forth this as a publick Condemnation

 

against him the Sd Richard Gifford Denying him to be one

 

in unity with us the abovesd People yet truly desiring

 

if it be the Lords Will that he may Come to a Sence of his

 

outgoings and to unfeigned

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting Held in Dartmouth

 

on the 15th Day of the 5th month 1750: and Signed in and

 

by order of sd meeting by

Isaac Smith

 

And whereas John Wing and Hannah his Wife hath

 

made acknowledgment to this meeting Signifying their

 

Sorrow for for their going out of order Established

 

amongst sd Friends in marriage which is accepted

 

And whereas Luke Hart hath made application to this

 

meeting he being under Difficult Sircumstance, and

 

Desires Some help of Friends which is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott and Henry Hedly Abraham Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith are Continued visitters for the ensuing

 

year and Jonathan Wood and Nathanael Potter

 

for Coakset

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth the 17th of the 7th month 1750-

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Isaac Howland and Isaac

 

Smith present Coakset meeting Called Othniel Tripp

 

and and Jedidiah Wood present

 

The Friends appointed to See Into Samuel Howland

 

Clearness make report to this meeting they find nothing

 

to hinder his intended marriage

 

And Samuel Howland and Elisabeth Butler appeard

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer

 

Was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good

 

order Established amongst Friends in the accomplish

 

-ment thereof And Jabez Barker and Stephen

 

Willcock are appointed to See their marriag Consum

 

-mated and make return to the next monthly meet

 

-ing And Philip Anthony and Mary Goddard Did lay

 

their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to lay wait for their

 

answer until the next monthly meeting

 

John Wing and Jemima Shepherd and John Sisson

 

and Sibil Huddleston Did lay their Intentions of

 

marriag and were desired to wait accordingly

 

And John Russell and Benjamin Wing are appointed

 

to make Enquiry into John Sisson and John Wings

 

Clearness respecting marriage and Conversation

 

and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Samuel Chase hath Sent in a Paper to this

 

meeting Desiring that Friends might receive him

 

Into unity Therefore this meeting appoints Jabez

 

Barker Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker and Peleg

 

Smith to and Ebenezer Slocum to talk with sd

 

Chase and Enquire into his Conversation and bring

 

In their Judgment and Sence of the matter to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet

 

-ing and Draw an Epistle to the Same are Joseph

 

Tucker Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith

 

There hath been Considerable agetation at this meet

 

-ing refering to Stephen Willcoxes Cace and it is the

 

Judgment of this meeting that as Speedily as may be

 

he put himselfe in away with the advice of the Com:tte to pay his

 

Just Debts and to take their advice in all matters of Consequence

 

relating to that affair. And as there was a motion made

 

Concerning the meeting coming to a Subscription for sd Willcock

 

It was the sence of this meeting that it is not propper

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at this our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 15 Day of the 8 month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott and Isaac Howland

 

present and for Coakset meeting Jonathan Wood

 

And Jonathan John Russell and Benjamin Wing reports

 

to this meeting that they have enquired into John Wing and

 

John Sisson Clearness as to marriage and Conversation

 

And find nothing to hinder their proceeding In their intended

 

marriage. And John Wing and Jemima Shepherd John Sisson

 

and Sibil Huddleston Philip Anthony and Mary Godard all

 

appeared at this meeting for their answers and their answers

 

was that they might proceed to marry in the good order of

 

Friends in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting. And Philip William Anthony and Peleg Smith

 

are appointed to see Philip Antony and Mary Goddards marriage

 

Consummated in the Sd Good order and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And John Russell and Benjamin Wing are appointed to see

 

John Sisson and Sibil Huddlestones marriage Consummated

 

as aforesd and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Abraham Tucker and Stephen Willcox are

 

appointed to see John Wing and Ste Jemima Shepherds marriage

 

Consummated as aforesd and to make return as aforesd

 

And Jabez Barker and Stephen Willcock reports to this

 

meeting that they Saw Samuel Howland and Elisabeth

 

Butlers marriage Consummated as appointed

 

The matter Concerng Samuel Chase is refere to the

 

next monthly meeting and Eliashib Smith Jossiah Merihew

 

Joseph Mosher and Henry Hedly is added to the former

 

Com:tte in the affair of Samuel Chases

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same have Done it

 

And this meeting has received An Epistle from the

 

Quarterly meeting which was read and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of ye 9 month 1750

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called Jedidiah Wood

 

and Nathanael Potter present

 

The Friends appointed to See the three Cupples mar-

 

-riages Consummated gives an account that they

 

Were all Consummated in good order

 

And Nicholas Howland and Mary Sisson Did lay their

 

Intention of taking each other in marriag before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Jonathan Wood

 

and Edward Cornell are appointed to make Enquiry

 

Into the young mans Clearness respecting marriage

 

and Conversation and make return to the next month

 

-ly meeting There was Collected at this meeting 2 pound

 

12 Shillings and 6 pence

 

The matter Concerning Samuel Chase is refered till

 

the next monthly meeting And this meeting orders

 

the Tresurer to pay to James Mitchel of Rode Island

 

two and twenty Shillings old tenor for some charge that

 

he was at Concerning Friends passage to Nantucket

 

and this meeting Doth agree that there should be a meeting

 

kept as heretofore at Josiah Merihews or thereabouts

 

for 6 months longer And whereas Alice Smith

 

hath sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying her

 

sorrow for her outgoings which is refered to the

 

Consideration of the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Peleg Smith hath Signified to this

 

meeting that he hath been at Considerable Charge

 

and trouble refering to his trust Concerning Ann

 

Shaw therefore he is Desired to bring in his account

 

To the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 10th mon 1750 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present

 

Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford and Jonathan Wood

 

present The Friends appointed See Into Nicholas Howlands Clear

 

-ness makes report to this meeting that they find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage

 

And Nicholas Howland and Mary Sisson appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established a-

 

mongst Friends in the Performance thereof and John

 

Russell and Benjamin Wing are appointed to see their

 

marriage Consummated in sd order and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And there was Collected at this meeting for the use of

 

Friends six pound one shilling old Tenor

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the youth meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

4 day of the 11 month 1750 The matter Concerning Samuel

 

Chase is refered till the next monthly meeting And the

 

matter Concerning Alice Smith is also refered

 

And there was two papers sent in to this meeting one

 

by Abraham Slocum and his wife the other by Lusanna

 

Russell Which are refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

Overseers of the meeting House for the year Ensuing

 

And Abraham Tucker hath paid ten pounds old tenor

 

to William Wood for keeping the meeting House

 

Henry Tucker Adam Mott Joseph Tucker and Nathanael

 

Potter are appointed to at attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

Peleg Smith hath brought in his account to this

 

meeting of his trouble relating to Anne Shaw

 

Which is refered for Consideration to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 Day of ye 11 month 1750

 

Ponoganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset Edward Cornell and

 

Jedidiah Wood present Benjamin Wing gives this

 

meeting an account that Nicholas Howlands mar-

 

-riage was Consummated In good order

 

And James Haden of Newport and Deborah Brown

 

Did lay their Intentions of taking each other in

 

marriage before this meeting as Did also John Russell

 

and Catharine Williams and were Desired to wait

 

for their answers until the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed

 

to Enquire Into John Russells Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same have Done it as

 

appointed And the Paper that Susanna Russell

 

Sent in hath been read in this meeting and is

 

accepted And she is ordered to read it or git some

 

body to read it at the end of a first Day meeting

 

And Abraham Slocum and Alice Smiths papers

 

are refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And the matter Concerning Samuel Chase

 

is refered till next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

-ing House in Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 12 month

 

1750 Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott and

 

Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Jonathan

 

Wood and Othniel Tripp James Hayden and

 

Deborah Brown appeared at this meeting for their

 

answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other In marriage In some

 

Convenient time between this and the next month

 

ly meeting. And Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to See their marriag Consummated in the

 

good order of Friends

 

And the Com:tte hath brought in their result concerning Sam:l

 

Chase in Writing and it is the Conclution of this meeting that he be

 

under our Care. And Where Caleb Russell Desires Some lines

 

by Waw [Way] of Certificate of his Clearness in relation to marriage

 

and Conversation to the monthly meeting at Nantucket

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker and Abraham

 

Tucker to Inspect into the matter and Draw one if they

 

find things Clear and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

Abraham Slocum and Alice Smiths papers a refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle hath been read

 

at this meetin and well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18th Day of ye 1 month 1750/51

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Barnabas Howland

 

and Joseph Tucker present for Coakset Nathanel

 

Potter and Othniel Tripp present. Adam Mott and

 

Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account that

 

James Hayden and Deborah Browns marriage hath been

 

Consummated in good order according to their observation

 

And whereas John Chase hath had a Scandalous accusation

 

of being Father to a bastard Child and the visitters have

 

Dealt with him from time to time but he hath not ta

 

-ken any Care as we Can learn to make any Sattisfaction

 

by Clearing himselfe or otherwise Therefore Jabez

 

Barker and Isaac Smith are appointed to take With sd Chase

 

to see whither he will do any thing in that affair and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

There was a Certificate brought to for Caleb Russell

 

And Joseph Tucker is ordered to Sign it in behalfe

 

of the monthly meeting

 

There was three papers read at this meeting one from

 

Alice Smith and one from Abram Slocum an his Wife

 

and one from William Smith and hos Wife Which are

 

accepted and they ordered to be read they being present

 

on a first day at at the end of the meeting of Worship

 

And whereas Joseph Jenning hath requested a

 

Certificate of this meeting to the monthly meeting

 

at the Oblong for himselfe and famly Therefore

 

this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood and

 

Nathanael Potter to make Enquiry into their

 

Sircumstances And Draw one if they find things

 

Clear and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And this monthly meeting hath Concluded to take

 

an Hundred of Robert Barclays Catechisms

 

And Whereas Weston Kerby as as we understand hath

 

married or is about to marry out of the good order

 

Established among friends Therefore this meeting

 

appoints Othniel Tripp and Jedidiah are appointed

 

to Speak With sd Kerby And give such advice as they think

 

propper and make return to ye next monthly

 

meeting And whereas Stoaks Potter Son of Nathaniel

 

Potter hath Set up his Publishement out of ye order of

 

Friends this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood and

 

Othniel Tripp to talk With him and bring their

 

account to ye next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned until ye youths meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

this fifth Day of ye 2d: month 1751

 

This meeting appoints Jonathan Wood Joseph Tucker

 

And Stephen Willcock to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And our Collection is refered till the next month

 

ly meeting And whereas Stephen Willcock hath

 

mad application to this meeting about Stting [Setting] a

 

House upon Barnabas Earls land therefore this

 

meeting appoints John Shepherd in the room of

 

Ebenezer Slocum with other two that were

 

of the former Com:tte to give Such advice and

 

Instruction as they think propper in the affair

 

The visitters being Called upon The Visitters

 

for Ponaganset have given in their account

 

in Writing and we have received no account

 

from Coakset. This meeting hath raised by way

 

of Subscription 18 pounds one shilling

 
 

At a monthly meting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 15 Day of the 2d: month 1751

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset Jedidiah Wood present And Lusanna Russells

 

paper hath been read as ordered and Is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends &c

 

These few lines may let you know the Exercise that I

 

have been under on my own account for by not

 

keeping to my Education I and the advice of Friends and

 

the Testimony of Testimony of Truth in my own heart

 

have given way so far to ye temptations of ye Enemy

 

as to fall into the henious Sin of fornication as is

 

made publick to the World for which offence I am

 

Sorry and Do Condemn it with all my heart

 

Hoping God will forgive me and Desire Friends

 

would pass by my offences and let me remain under

 

Dartmouth ye 19 of ye 9 month 1750

     

Susanna Russell

 

The Friends appointed to see into John Russell respecting

 

marriage and conversation signify that they find no-

 

thing to hinder his intended marriage and there

 

was a Certificate brought to this meeting Directed

 

to us from ye monthly meeting at Shrewsbury

 

Signifying Katharine Williams her Clearness and

 

Orderly Conversation

 

And John Russell and Katharine Williams came

 

to this meeting for their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good

 

order Established amongst Friends in ye performance

 

thereof And Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker are

 

appointed to see their marriage consummated in

 

sd order and make return to ye next monthly

 

meeting And Stoaks Potter and Rebeckah Shaw

 

Did lay their Intentions of taking each other in

 

marriage before this meeting and were Desired to

 

wait til ye next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Jedidiah Wood & Othniel Tripp are appointed to

 

See Into the young mans Clearness and make

 

Return to the next monthly meeting

 

Ther was Collected at this meeting £2-14s=09d old tenor

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Weston Kerby

 

have done and Signify that he Doth Justify his

 

himselfe Therefor Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw

 

a Condemnation against him and bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas the Friends appointed to talk with

 

John Chase not having done it this meeting

 

appoints Adam Mott and Henry Hedly to talk with

 

him to See if he hath any mind to make Sattisfaction

 

Stephen Willcock hath attended ye Quarterly

 

meeting and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And ye Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read

 

And well accepted

 

And Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith are appointed

 

to make up accounts with ye Tresurer

 

And whereas Ebenezer Slocum being about

 

to remove to New Port on Rhode Island to live

 

Doth request a Certificate to the monthly

 

meeting there therefore this meeting appoints

 

Peleg Smith and Daniel Russell to make En-

 

quiry into the affair and Drawn one if they

 

think propper and bring it to ye next monthly

 

Meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 20 day of

 

the 3 month 1751 for Ponaganset Peleg Smith

 

and Abraham Tucker present for Coakset

 

Jedidiah Wood and Othniel Tripp present

 

And Stockes Potter and Rebeckah Shaw came

 

to this meeting for their answer and their

 

answer was was that that they might proceed

 

to to take each other in mariage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established amongst us in ye performance thereof

 

And Jedidiah Wood and Othniel Tripp are appointed to

 

See their marriage Consummated In sd order and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Job Cornell and Mary Davis did Lay their inten-

 

tions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting and were Desired wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Othniel Tripp and

 

Nathaniel Potter are appointed to See into ye young

 

mans Clearness and make return to ye next month

 

ly meeting & Joseph Tucker hath Signifyed to this meet

 

ing that John Russel and Katharine Williams their

 

marriage was Consummated In good order

 

And whereas the Widow Elizabeth Hammond hath

 

Writ to this meeting Disiring to Come under the Care

 

of Friends Therefore this meeting appoints Adam

 

Mott and Henry Hedly [Hedley] to go with some women Friends

 

to visit her and bring in their account to ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Whereas John Chase hath been Dealt with from

 

time to time and we can find no inclination in him

 

to Clear him selfe to friends Sattisfaction this meet

 

ing therefore appoints Jabez Barker & Isaac Smith

 

to Draw up a Condemnation against him and bring

 

it to ye next monthly meeting

 

The matter Concerning Ebenezer Slocums Certificate

 

Is refered until ye next monthly meeting

 

And Weston Kerbies Condemnation hath been read

 

at this meeting And Joseph Tucker and Isaac Smith

 

hath Signed it by order of the meeting

 

and is as followeth

 

Whereas Weston Kerby Son of Nathaniel Kerby

 

deceased and Abigail his wife of Dartmouth in the

 

County of Bristol in the Province of Massachusets

 

Bay In New England being one that hath been

 

Educated among Friends his Father and mother

 

being boath professors with us the People Called

 

Quakers yet for want of keeping to his education

 

hath of late gone and married and In the Common

 

Way of other People

 

Out of the good order Established amongst us altho

 

he hath been Seasonably and Lovingly dealt with

 

yet doth give no Encouragement of making any

 

Sattisfaction Therefore this meeting thinks prop

 

-per to give forth this as a Testimony against him

 

Denying him the Sd Weston Kerby to be one in unity

 

with us the abovesd People yet Truly Desiring that

 

he may Come to a Sight of his outgoings & find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in

 

Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 3 month 1751

 

And Signed In & by order of sd meeting by

     

Joseph Tucker

     

Isaac Smith

 

And whereas the Friends appointed to make up

 

accompts With ye Tresurer not having Done it

 

They are Continued to do it and bring in their ac

 

count to ye next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting gives Leave that there be a

 

meeting kept as heretofore at Isiah Merihews

 

or thereabouts for one year Longer

 

And this meeting hath appointed Nathaniel

 

Potte & Benjamin Tripp Son of Joseph Tripp

 

Trustees to take a new Deed of ye Land belong

 

ing to Coakset meeting House17

 

And Whereas Joseph Brownell hath gone out

 

and married out of ye good order of Friends

 

therefore this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood

 

And Edward Cornell to talk with him to See

 

Whither he will make any acknowledgmen

 

At the monthly meeting the 24 day of the

 

4 month 1751 Henry Tucker Adam Mott and

 

Henry Hedly & Nathaniel Potter are appointed

 

to atten ye Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same

 

4

1751

At a monthly meeting held by adjournment on the

24th Day of 4th month 1751 The Friends appointed to See

 

into Job Cornells clearness makes report that they

 

find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

And Job Cornell and Mary Davis appeared at this meet

 

ing for their answer & their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other In marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends in the performance

 

thereof And Nathaniel Potter and Othniel Tripp are

 

appointed to See their marriage Consummated in sd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to See Stokes Potter and Rebekah

 

Shaws marriag Consummated Signifies that it was

 

Done in good order the matter Concerning the Widw

 

Hammond is refered until ye next monthly meeting

 

And Jseph Tucker hath mad up accompts with the Tre

 

-surer and there remains In ye Stock Seven pound

 

one Shilling & three pence

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Joseph Jennings and his famly they being remvd

 

to ye Oblong to live our Worthy Friends Rebekah Harvey and Jane Ellis

 

from Pensilvania were at this meeting and their

 

Certificats were read to good Sattisfaction and the

 

yearly meeting Epistle was read In this meeting to

 

good Sattisfaction And William Sanford jur hath

 

Sent in Some lines to this meeting Signifying his

 

Sorrow for marrying out of the meeting which

 

this meeting accepts for Sattisfaction And the matter

 

Concerning Ebenezer Slocums Certificate is refered

 

until ye next monthly meeting as is also the mat=

 

-ter Concerning Joseph Brownel and John Chase

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

-ing House In Dartmouth on ye 15th Day of ye 5 mo: 1751

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present Coakset meeting Called

 

Othniel Tripp and Nathaniel Potter present

 

The Friends appointed to See Job Cornell and Mary

 

Davises marriag Consummated gives this meeting

 

an account that that It was orderly accomplished

 

And Thomas Hicks and Elisabeth Hamond Did lay

 

Their intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait

 

until ye Next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Benjamin Slocum & Phebe Wing Did lay their

 

Intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wait till ye next monthly meet

 

-ing for their answer And Abraham Tucker and

 

Adam Mott are appointed to Enquire Into the

 

young mans Clearness And make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Henry Tucker hath attended the Quarterly

 

meeting and there was an Epistle Drawn and

 

Sent And the Quarterly meeting epistle was read

 

at this meeting and kindly accepted And whereas

 

Joseph Brownell hath not as yet made Sattisfac

 

tion for his Disorder the matter is refered till

 

the next monthly meeting And the matter

 

Concerning John Chase is also refered

 

And Whereas Samuel Chase hath been at this

 

meeting Desiring to Come under the Care and

 

In unity With Friends which this meeting agreas to

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of ye

 

6 month 1751 Ponaganset meeting Called Adam

 

Mott and Peleg Smith present for Coakset

 

Jedidiah Wood and Edward Cornell present

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire into Benjamin

 

Slocums Clearness gives this meeting an account

 

that they find nothing to hinder his intended

 

marriage the matter Concerning Joseph Brownell

 

is refered until the next monthly meeting

 

And Thomas Hicks and Elisabeth Hammond appear

 

-ed at this meeting for their answer

 

As Did also Benjamin Slocum and Phebe Wing and they

 

had their answers that they might proceed to marry in

 

the good order Established amongst Friends in Some Con

 

venient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order established amongst

 

In ye accomplishment thereof And Adam Mott and John

 

Shepherd are appointed to See Benjamin Slocum and Phebe

 

Wings marriage Sollemnized in sd good order and make

 

return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Mosher and Joanna Mott Did lay their

 

Intentions of taking Each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were Desired to wait till our next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Eliashib

 

Smith & Abraham Tucker are appointed to make

 

Enquiry Into Joseph Moshers Clearness and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting Concludes to renew the Deeds of ye

 

meeting House lands for Coakset and Ponaganset

 

and Cushnot The Friends appointed to take ye Deeds

Deeds

of trust

are for Coakset William Gifford And Benjamin

Tripp & Joseph Tripp Sons of Joseph Tripp

 

And for Ponaganset Nicholas Howland Daniel

 

Russell David Smith & William Barker and for

 

Cushnot Caleb Russell Bartholome Taber and

 

Francis Allen & Benjamin Allen jur:

 

And John Chases Condemnation hath been read and

 

Signed by order of ye meeting by Isaac Smith and is

 

as followeth

 

Whereas John Chase the Son of Nathaniel Chase and

 

Abigail his wife of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol

 

In the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New England

 

Having been under the Care of Friends the People

 

Called Quakers and having fallen under Some Disa-

 

-greable reports and been under Dealing upon that

 

account and not Clearing him self to Friends Sattis

 

faction and also as a further aggrevation hath

 

of late married out of the good order Established

 

among Friends for all which his Disorderly

 

Proceedings we can Do no less than Set him aside

 

Denying him the Sd John Chase to be in unity with us

 

the abovesd People yet Sincerely desiring that he may

 

Come to a Sight of his outgoings and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth

 

on the 19th Day of ye 6 month 1751 And Signed In &

 

by order of Sd meeting by

Isaac Smith

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on ye 16 Day of ye 7th mo 1751

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Henry Tucker and William

 

Barker present and for Coakset Christopher Gifford

 

and Othniel Tripp present

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire into Joseph Moshers

 

Clearness make report that they find nothing to hin-

 

der his Intended Marriage & Joseph Mosher & Joanna

 

Mott appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answer was that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

observing the good order Established amongst Friends

 

In ye performance thereof and Eliashib Smith and

 

Abraham Tucker are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated in ye abovesd good order and make

 

return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And the Friends appointed to (Enquire Concerning

 

Benjamin Slocums Clearness makes report that they

 

find nothing to hinder his proceedings in his intended

 

marriage) See Benjamin Slocum and Phebe Wings

 

marriage Consummated in good order gives this

 

meeting an account that it was according to their

 

observation And Jonathan Barney and Hannah

 

Russell Did lay their intentions of taking each other

 

in marriage in marriage before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting

 

for their answer

 

There was Collected at this meeting 4£-12s 0d old tenor

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Abraham Tucker Peleg Smith and William Barker and

 

to Draw an Epistle to ye Same And ye matter Concerning

 

Joseph Brownell is refered till ye next monthly meeting

 

And Isaac Smith is Chosen Clerk to ye monthly meeting

 

for this year. And Anne Almy hath Sent in a paper

 

to this meeting Condemning her outgoings which is re

 

fered to ye next monthly meeting And there was Collec

 

ted Eeight pounds fourteen Shillings old tenor towards

 

the yearly meeting Stock at London

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 21 day of ye 8 month 1751

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker present Coakset

 

meeting Called Jonathan Wood & Jedidiah Wood present

 

and Abraham Tucker gives this meeting an account

 

That Joseph Mosher and Joanna Motts marriage was

 

Consumated in good order

 

And Jonathan Barney and Hannah Russell appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

-riage In Some Convenient time between this and ye

 

next monthly meeting observing ye good order Established

 

amongst Friends In ye performance thereof And Stephen

 

Willcock and Abraham Tucker are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated In sd order and make return to ye

 

next monthly meeting The Friends appointed to attend

 

the Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

have Done it And ye Quarterly meeting Epistle hat been

 

read and weell accepted and ye matter Concerning

 

Joseph Brownell is refered till nxt month meeting

 

And our Friend Lydia Soule from ye Nine Partners

 

In ye Government of the New Yourk was at this meeting

 

And her Certificate was read to good Sattisfaction

 

There was Collected at this meeting 3 pounds 8 Shillings OT

 

And Stephen Willcox And David Smith are appointed to

 

Draw up a Certificate for Lydia Soule

 

And there hath been Some Discource in this meeting

 

Concerning Chusing Chusing visittors which is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting And Abraham Tucker hath

 

paid 6 pound 10 Shillings old Tenor for ye last ½ yers keeping ye

 

meeting house

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the fourth Day

 

After ye yearly meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

30th Day of ye 8 month 1751 There was a Certificate

 

Signed at this meeting for Lydia Soule

 
 

And At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 18th Day of the

 

9th month 1751 Ponaganset meeting Called Barnabas

 

Howland & William Barker present And for Coakset

 

Nathll [Nathaniel] Potter and Edwd Cornell present

 

And Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] gives this meeting an account

 

that Jonathan Barney and Hannah Russells marriage

 

Was Consummated in good order

 

And Benjamin Smith and Susannah Wood Did

 

Lay their Intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

and Were Desired to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting for their answer And John Russell juner

 

And Daniel Russell are appointed to See into the

 

young mans Clearness and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Joseph Brownell hath been dealt

 

with from time to time but we can find no encli

 

nation in him to make up the matter Therefor

 

this meeting appointed to Draw up a Condemnation

 

Against him and bring it to ye next monthly meetin

 

And Rebekah Kerlyes [Kirby] Condemnation was brought

 

to this meeting & Isaac Smith hath Signed it by order

 

of ye meeting And Edwd Cornell is appointed to read

 

it or git Some body to Do it on a first day at the

 

end of ye meeting for worship at Coakset meeting House

 

And make return to ye next monthly

 

The visitters Chose for this year for Ponaganset Abraham

 

Tucker and Peleg Smith and for Coakset Jonathan Wood

 

and Nathaniel Potter And Holder Slocum is appointed

 

to Let Increase Allen junr know that it is the mind

 

of this meeting that he that Comply with the Judgment

 

of the Comtte in the Cace relating between himselfe &

 

Barnabas Howland And Whereas Robert Tripp Desires

 

a few lines by way of Certificate for him selfe and his

 

famly to the monthly meeting at Smithfield therefore

 

this meeting appoints Edward Cornell and Jedidiah

 

Wood to Do it

 

And Ann Almys paper is refered until the

 

next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 10 month 1751

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

present for Coakset James Cornell and Benjamin Tripp

 

present The Friends to See into Benjamin Smiths Clearness

 

gives this meeting an account that they find nothing to hinder

 

his intended marriage And Benjamin Smith and Susannah

 

Wood appeared at this meeting for their answer and they

 

had their answer that they might proceed to take each

 

other In marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting observing our good

 

Order In ye acco[m]plishment thereof And James Shearman

 

and Isaac Smith are appointed See their marriage Con-

 

summated in Sd good order & make return to ye next

 

monthly meeting And Rebekah Kerbyes [Kirby] Condemnati

 

on hath been read according to order & is as followeth

 

Whereas Rebekah Kerby [Kirby] Daughter of Nathaniel Kerby [Kirby]

 

Late of Dartmouth in ye County of Bristol In the Province

 

of ye Massachuset[t]s Bay In New England Deceased & Abigail his

 

Wife being one that hath had her Education amongst us

 

the People Called Quakers her Father & Mother being

 

both Friends but yet for want of keeping to

 

her Education & ye Spirit of truth in her Selfe hath

 

given way to the Insinuations of ye Enemy So as to fall

 

Into the Scandalous Sin of fornication And although

 

timely Care hath been taken to bring her to a Sence

 

of her outgoings yet th[e]re appears no Sign of Repentance

 

Therefore for ye Clearing of ye Blessed Truth from Such

 

Enormities we Cand Do no less but give forth this as

 

a Publick Testimony against her Denying her the Sd

 

Rebekah Kerby [Kirby] to be one in unity with us the abovesd

 

People yet truly Desiring that if it be the will of God

 

She may Come to a Sight and Sence of her out

 

goings and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting of men and Women

 

held In Dartmouth on the 18 day of ye 9 month 1751

 

And Signed by order of Sd meeting by Isaac Smith Clerk

 

The matter Concerning Increase Allen jur is refered

 

till ye next monthly meeting

 

And Edward Cornell and Daniel Russell are appointed

 

to git ye Deeds of the Lands belonging to ye meeting

 

Housee finished And Adam Mott and Henry are appoin[ted]

 

visitters with ye other two for Ponaganset

 

There was Collected at this meeting 4 pound 3 Shillings OT18

 

And This meeting accepts of Ann Almyes acknowledg

 

ment for Sattisfaction and Isaac Smith is ordered read

 

it at Some Convenient time She being present

 

Adam Mott Abraham Tucker and Jonathan [sic] are

 

appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting and Draw

 

an Epistle to ye Same And Joseph Brownells Condem

 

nation hath been read And Isaac Smith hath Sidned [signed]

 

it by order of ye monthly meeting And is as followeth

 

Whereas Joseph Brownell of Dartmouth in the County

 

of Bristol in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New

 

England being one that hath made Profession for these

 

many years with us the People Called Quake[r]s yet for

 

Want of Steady to his profession hath of Late Contrary

 

to our good order married in the Common Way of other

 

People for which breach of our wholesom order we

 

Cand Do no other for the Clearing of ye blessed Truth

 

but give forth this as a Testimony against him having

 

Cleared our Selves in Advice and Counsel in that

 

affair And Do Deny him the Sd Joseph Brownell

 

to be one in unity with us yet truly Desiring that he

 

may Come to a Sence of his out going and find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth

 

on the 16 Day of the 10 month 1751 And Signed by

 

order & in behalfe of Sd meeting by Isaac Smith Clerk

 

And this meeting hath Signed a Certificate for Robert

 

Tripp And the Tresurer hath paid Wm Wood ye Sum of

 

6 pounds & 10 Shillings for the Last ½ years keeping

 

the meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friend held at our meet

 

ing House In Dartmouth on ye 20th Day of the 1th month

 

1752 ^new stile [style] Ponaganset meeting Called John Russell present

 

Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford and Joseph

 

Tripp present the Friends held at our appointed to

 

See into Benjamin Smiths Clearness & Susanna

 

Woods marriage Consummated gives this meeting

 

an account that it was orderly performed

 

Increas[e] Allen jur was at this meeting and Signifies that

 

he takes up with the Comttes Judgment relating to a cace

 

between himselfe and Barnabas Howland

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And the Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting was read

 

at this meeting and well accepted And whereas it is

 

reckoned propper that there Should be three over

 

seers to ye burying ground belonging to ye meeting

 

of Friends at Ponaganset this meeting appoints

 

Abraham Tucker in ye room of James Barker

 

Decesed with John Russell & Joseph Tucker for that

 

Service And James Shearman is Chosen Tresurer

 

In the room of Abraham Tucker

 

And Joseph Tucker is appointed to make up accounts

 

With the former Tresurer

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on ye 17th Day of ye 2d

 

month 1752 Ponaganset meeting Called Adam

 

Mott and Abraham Tucker present Coakset

 

meeting Called Nathaniel Potter and William

 

Gifford present And William Tripp and Lydia

 

Shearman Did lay their intentions of taking each

 

other in marriage before this meeting and were

 

Desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer And Nathaniel Potter and Jedidiah

 

Wood are appointed to make Enquiry Into the young

 

mans Clearness And make return to ye next mon

 

thly meeting And whereas Joshua Lapham is re-

 

moved with his fam[i]ly to Smithfield in Rod [Rhode] Island

 

Goverment to Live Doth desire a Certificate

 

from this meeting to the monthly meeting there

 

and this meeting appoints Jabez Barker and Isaac

 

Smith to make Enquiry and Draw one accordingly

 

and bring it to ye next monthly meeting And John

 

Shepherd & David Smith are Chosen to Settle

 

with ye former Comtte relating to Ann Shaw

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

-ing House in Dartmouth on ye 16 Day of ye 3 month

 

1752 Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker

 

and Joseph Tuc[k]er present Coakset meetin Called

 

Nathaniel Potter and Jonathan Wood present

 

The Friends appointed to See into William Tripps

 

Clearness makes report that they find nothing to

 

hinder his intended marriage And William Tripp

 

and Lydia Shearman appeared at this meeting for

 

their answer and thir answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Esta

 

blished among Sd Friends in the performance therof

 

and Isaac Smith and Henry Hedly are appointed to

 

Se their marriage Sollemnized In ye abovsd order

 

and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Isaac Cornell & Priscilla Mosher Did lay

 

their Intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

and were desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Jonathan Wood and

 

Jedidiah Wood are appointed to Enquire Concer

 

-ning the young mans Clearness And make re

 

-turn to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker hath made up accounts with

 

the former Tresurer and ther remains in the

 

Stock 5 pound one Shilling & three pence

 

And Joshua Lapham had a Certificate Signed at

 

this meeting — And Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] Jonathan Wood

 

Nathaniel Potter Henry Tucker & Jedidiah Wood

 

are appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

Collected at this meeting 3-8-10 old tenor

 

and the Tresurer is ordered to pay to Thomas

 

Hathaway for glazing £8-15s -0d old tenor

 

And this meeting Concludes to Come to a Subscrip

 

-tion for the yearly meeting Stock in London

 

and this meeting is adjourned until the

 

youths meeting next

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 3d

 

Day of ye 4 month 1752 and no business presented

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 4 month

 

1752 Ponaganset meeting House in Dartmouth on the

 

Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset meeting Called John Cornell and Edwd Cornell present

 

The Friends appointed to See into Isaac Cornells Clear

 

ness gives this meeting an account that they find

 

nothing to hinder his intended marriage and Isaac

 

Cornell gives and Priscilla Mosher appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marri-

 

age in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting observing ye Good order Esta

 

blished amongst Friends in ye performance thereof

 

And Abraham Tucker and Joseph Tucker are appoin-

 

ted to See their marriage Sollemnized in sd order and

 

make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to See William Tripp and Lydia

 

Shearmans marriage Consummated gives this meet

 

ing an account that it was orderly accomplished

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly mee[t]ing

 

and Draw an Epistle to ye Same have done it all but

 

on The Tresurerer not having paid ye mony orderd

 

to Thomas Hathaway he is Desired to Do it between

 

this and ye next monthly meeting

 

And ye Epistle from ye Quarterly meeting hath been

 

read in this meeting & well accepted

 

The matter Concerning Ann Shaw not being finnish

 

ed is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

this meeting hath Come to a further Subscription

 

towards the London yearly meeting Stock and the Sum

 

Subscribed is 12 pound old tenor

 

And Whereas Samuel Tripp hath Spoken for a Certi

 

ficate from this meeting to ye monthly meeting at

 

Sandwich therefore this meeting appoints Joseph and

 

Abraham Tucker are appointed to Draw one if they find

 

things Clear and bring it to ye adjournment of this meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the next fourth

 

Day Come week

 

At a monthly meeting held by adjournment on the

 

29 of ye 4th month 1752 There Was a Certificate Signed

 

at this meeting for Samuel Tripp

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 18 day of the 5 month

 

1752 Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker

 

present Coakset meeting Called Jedidiah Wood and

 

Robert mosher present The Friends appointed to

 

See Isaac Cornell and Priscilla Moshers marriage

 

Consummated gives this meeting an account that

 

it was orderly performed according their judgment

 

and the matter Concerning Ann Shaw is refered

 

till ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Daniel Wood Son of Jonathan Wood

 

Desires a few lines by way of Certificate of his

 

Clearness as to marriage and Conversation from

 

this meeting to ye monthly meeting

 

at Swanzey therefore this meeting ap

 

points Christopher Gifford and Edward Cornell to

 

make Enquiry and if they find things Clear to Draw

 

one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting

 

And there was a paper presented to this meeting

 

Signed by William Wood jur and Mary his Wife

 

Signifying their Sorrow for their outgoings wich

 

is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

in Dartmouth on the 22d Day of the 6 month 1752

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Shearman and

 

Jonathan Ricketson present Coakset meeting Called

 

James Shearman none appeared; our friend

 

William Horne of Darby in Pensilvania was at

 

this meeting and his Certificate was read to good

 

Sattisfaction there was a Certificate Signed at this

 

meeting for Daniel Wood & William Wood and his

 

Wives ^ paper is refered till the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the monthly Quarterly meeting

 

are Henry Tucker Nathaniel Potter Abraham Tucker

 

Abraham Tucker Russell and they to draw an Epistle

 

to the Same There was Collected at this meeting for the

 

use of Friends 2£–19s–08d old Tenor

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 20 Day of the 7 month 1752 Pona

 

ganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Adam

 

Mott for Coakset Christopher Gifford and Nathaniel Potter

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

Have Done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as appoin

 

ted and the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read at

 

this meeting and well accepted and we have received

 

an Epistle from ye yearly meeting in London baring

 

Date ye 3 month 1752 1751 which was read and kindly

 

accepted And William Wood and his wives paper hath

 

Considered and this meeting accepts of it for Sattisfaction

 

And Desire that he would git Some Friend to read it they

 

being present at the end of ye meeting for worship on

 

a first Day And the matter Concerning Ann Shaw is

 

refered till ye next monthly meeting And there

 

Was Collected at this meeting 5£ - 03s - 08d old tenor

 

And whereas the Common Stable being out of repair

 

This meeting appoints George Smith to take Care and

 

Repair the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 8 month 1752

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott & Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called Nathaniel

 

Potter and Othniel Tripp present

 

And John Wood of Little Compton and Jerusha Taber

 

Did lay their intentions of taking each other in mar

 

riage before this meeting and were desired to wait

 

till ye next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And Jonathan Wood and Nathaniel Potter are appointed

 

to Enquir Concerning the young John Woods Clearness

 

as to marriage and Conversation and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Tresurer hath paid 7 pound old tenor to

 

John Shepherd for the Last halfe years keeping the

 

meeting House And whereas Abraham Slocum hath

 

requeste a few lines by way of Certificate to ye monthly

 

meeting at Rhode Island this meeting appoints Isaac

 

Howland and William Anthony to make Enquiry and

 

Draw one if they think propper and bring it to ye

fig. 6: The Long Plain Meeting House in Acushnet is the original structure first built in 1759.

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next monthly meeting & ye matter Concerning Ann

 

Shaw not being Compleated is refered till ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker Peleg Smith and Daniel Russell

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

next and Draw a Epistle to ye Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House in Dartmouth on the 16 Day of the

 

10 month 1752 Ponaganset meeting Called Jabez

 

Barker and Smith [sic] present for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford and Edward Cornell present The Friends appoin

 

ted to See into John Woods Clearness makes report

 

they find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And John Wood and Jerusha Taber appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

-riage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends in ye performance there

 

-of and Caleb Russell and Isaac Smith are appointed

 

to See their marriage Convenient Consummated

 

in sd order and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Philip Tripp and Sarah Wood Did lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Christopher

 

Gifford and Edward Cornell are appointed to Enquire

 

Into ye young mans Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The Signing of Abraham Slocums Certificate is

 

refere till the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker and Daniel Russell hath attended the Quar-

 

terly meeting and Drawn Epistle to ye Same as appointed

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read at this

 

meeting and well accepted

 

Our Friend Samuel Spencer of Abington in Pensilva-

 

-nia was at this meeting Whose Testimony and Labour

 

of Love ^was well accepted & his Certificate was read to good

 

Sattisfaction And Whereas John Lapham being about

 

to remove to Providence to live and Desires a Certi-

 

-ficate therefor this meeting appoints Peleg Smith and

 

George Smith to make Enquiry into his Circumstances

 

And Draw one accordingly

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on ye 20th day of ye 11th mo: 1752

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Russell present

 

Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford and Joseph

 

Tripp jur present & Caleb Russell gives this meeting an

 

account that John Wood and Jerusha Tabers marriage

 

was Consummated in good order The Friends appointed

 

to See into Philip Tripps Clearnes[s] makes report that

 

they find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

And Philip Tripp and Sarah Wood appeared at this meet

 

ing for thir answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer observing ye Good order Established

 

among Friends In the performance thereof

 

And Prince Howland and Deborah Slocum did lay their Inten

 

tions of taking each other in marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker

 

are appointed to make Enquiry into ye young mans

 

Clearness And make return to ye next monthly meet

 

-ing And Christophe Gifford and Edward Cornell are appoin-

 

-ted to Enquire [see] into Philip Tripp and Sarah Woods marriage

 

Consammated in ye abovesd good order and make return

 

to ye next monthly meeting And this meeting hath

 

received two Certificates one for John Wing And another

 

for his Wife Signed by the monthly meeting of Rhode

 

Island Recommending them to our Care

 

James Shearman hath paid to Thomas Hathaway £8-15s-00d

 

old tenor as ordered – –

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for our Travailing Friend Samuel Spencer and

 

another for John Lapham

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meet

 

-ing House In Dartmouth on ye 18th Day of ye 12 month

 

1752 Ponaganset meeting Called John Shepherd

 

and Caleb Russell present Coakset meeting Called

 

Jonathan Wood and Christopher Gifford present the

 

Friends appointed to See Philip Tripp and Sarah Woods

 

marriag Sollemnized makes report that it was

 

orderly accomplished: And Abraham Tucker and

 

Joseph Tucker gives this meeting an account that

 

they find nothing to hinder ^ Prince Howland his Intended marriage

 

And Prince Howland and Deborah Slocum appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer

 

Was that they might proceed to take each other in

 

marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting And Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated In the Good order Established

 

amongst Friends And make return to ye next month

 

-ly meeting And John Russell and Deborah Hunt did lay

 

their Intentions of taking each other in marriage

 

before this meeting And were Disired to wait till

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith are appointed to

 

Enquire Into John Russells Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

And Thomas Hathaway and Lois Taber Did lay their in-

 

-tentions of taking each other in marriage before this

 

meeting And were Desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer and Jonathan Hussey and

 

Caleb Russell are appointed to make Enquiry Concern

 

-ing the young mans Clearness and make return

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

Have done it and Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read

 

at this meeting and well accepted And the Tresurer

 

hath paid 7 pound old Tenor to the overseers19

 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 19th Day of ye 2d mo20

 

Jonathan Wood Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker and to Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same And this meeting orders the Tresurer21

 

to pay to the overseers 7 pound old Tenor for ye Last halfe years

 

keeping ye meeting House in Dartmouth

 

And there was Collected at this meeting £6 -05s -04d old Tenor

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 15th Day of ye 1st month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Shepherd and Daniel Russell

 

present for Coakset Jedidiah Wood and William Gifford

 

present The Friends appointed to enquire Concerning Thomas

 

Hathaways Clearness makes report that they find nothing

 

to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And the Friend appointed uppon ye Same account

 

For John Russell give an account that they find things

 

Clear And Jonathan John Russell and Deborah Hunt

 

And Thomas Hathaway and Lois Taber appeared at this

 

meeting for their answers ^ and their answers Was that they might proceed

 

to marry in the gooder [sic] Established among Friends

 

In Some Convenient time between this and ye next

 

monthly meeting and Isaac Howland and Peleg Smith

 

are appointed to See John Russell and Deborah Hunts

 

marriage Consummated In sd order & make return to ye

 

next monthly meeting And Caleb Russell and Jonathan

 

Hussey are appointed upon ye Same account for Thomas

 

Hathaway and Lois Taber & to mak return as abovesd

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to ye Same have done it as ordered

 

And the Tresurer hath paid 7 pound old Tenor to ye overseers

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of ye 2d month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present for Coakset Othniel Tripp and

 

Christopher Gifford Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

gives this meeting an account that Prince Howland

 

and Deborah Slocums marriage was orderly Consummated

 

The Friends appointed to See John Russell and Deborah

 

Hunts marriage Solle[m]nized makes report that it was

 

Done in good order And Jonathan Huss [Hussey] gives this meet-

 

ing an account that Thomas Hathaway and Lois Tabers

 

marriage was Consummated in good order

 

And whereas it is thought necessary that our

 

burying yard Should be Enlarged This meeting appoints

 

Henry Tucker Abraham Tucker James Shearman

 

Joseph Tucker and George Smith a Comtte to conc__tnd[?]

 

how it Shall be Done and to See that it is Done

 

And this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker Abraham ^Tucker

 

Adam Mott and Isaac Smith to view ye monthly

 

meeting munites in order that they may go on record

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 3d month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Shepherd & Abraham

 

Tucker present for Coakset John Cornell & Edward

 

Cornell present · And Isaac Smith is Chose Clerk for

 

To the monthly meethly meeting for this year or till

 

Another be Chosen in his room

 

And Jabez Barker and Isaac Smith are ordered to make

 

up the meetings accounts with the Treasurer

 

The Friends appointed to view the munits have Done it

 

And Isaac Smith is ordered to put them upon Record

 

And whereas John Shepherd Jur hath made application

 

to this meeting for a Certificate to ye monthly at

 

Sandwich of his Clearness in relation to marriage and

 

Conversation therefore this meeting appoints David Smith

 

And Jonathan Hussey to make Inquiry and Draw one

 

accordingly and ye Treasurer is ordered to pay to George

 

Smith Eleven pound old tenor for reparing the Common

 

Stable there was Collected at this meeting ten pound four

 

and Six pence old tenor The Friends appointed to attend

 

the Quarterly meeting are Peleg Smith Joseph Tucker and

 

Abraham Tucker and Abraham to Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

and this meeting agreas that the meeting be held as usual

 

at Isiah [Isaiah] Merihews or thereabouts for one year longer

 

And the Treasurer hath paid the 11 pounds as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 4th month 1753 Ponaganse[t] meeting

 

Called John Shepherd present for Coakset none appeard

 

Benjamin Russell son of John Russell and Ann Smith Did lay their

 

Intentions of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to wait

 

till ye next monthly meeting for their answer and Isaac Howland

 

And William Anthony are appointed to make Inquiry into the

 

young mans Clearness and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to make up accounts with the Treasurer

 

have done it and find that he hath Disbusted [Disbursed] 12 Shillings & 1 peny

 

upon the meetings account & nothing In ye Stock

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Qurterly meeting hav done

 

it & Drawn an Epistle to ye Same as appointed the Friends

 

appointed to Draw John Shepherds Certificate have Done it

 

and it is Signed by order of this meeting The visitters Chose

 

for this year are Abraham Tucker Peleg Smith Adam Mott

 

& Henry Hedly And Whereas Ebenezer Shearman and his

 

famly are about to remove to ye Oblong or nine partners

 

to Dwell and Desires a Certificate This meeting appoints

 

David Smith & Jonathan Hussey to make Inquiry and Se whither

 

matters are Clear and Draw one accordingly the Choosing

 

Visitters for Coakset is refered till ye next monthly

 

meeting And whereas there hath been a Scandalous report

 

Spread abroad Concerning John Wing and his wife this

 

Meeting appoints Isaac Howland James Shearman

 

Abraham Tucker Peleg Smith Daniel Russell & Caleb Russell

 

to Inquire into ye matter & make report to ye next

 

monthly meeting meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 5th month 1753 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Adam Mott and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset Christopher Gifford and Jedidiah Wood

 

And Benjamin Russell & Ann Smith appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer and things appearing Clear they had their

 

answer that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

riage in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established among

 

Friends in the accomplishing thereof And William Anthony

 

and Barnabas Howland are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated and mak return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Josiah Wood and Hannah Tucker did Lay their

 

Intentions of marriage before this meeting and were

 

Desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and Jabez Barke [Barker] & John Russell are appointed

 

to make Inquiry into the young mans Clearness respecting

 

marriage and Conversation & make return to next

 

monthly meeting There was a Certificate brought and Signed

 

Att this meeting for Ebenezer Shearman

 

The Choosing Vistters for Accoakst is refered till ye next

 

monthly meeting And Abraham Howland hath sent a

 

Paper to this Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoing in marriage

 

and Apparel which is refered for further Consideration

 

And this meeting ^is adjourned till ye next fourth Day Come Week

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment

 

this 30th Day of ye 5 month 1753

 

The Comtte appointed to bring their report Concerning

 

Joh^n Wing and his wife have done it and it is the judg

 

meent of this meeting that there ought to go forth a publick

 

Condemnation against him & Mary Wing wife of sd

 

John Wing and Jabez Barker James Shearman are ordered

 

to Do it and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 18th day of ye 6 month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Peleg Smith & Stephen Willcock [Wilcox]

 

present for Coakset none appeared by appointment

 

Josiah Wood & Hannah Tucker appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage In Some Convenient

 

time between this and the next monthly meeting obser

 

ving the good order Established amongst Friends in the

 

performance thereof

 

And Jabez Barker & John Russell are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And John Taber and Sarah Walker Did lay thir intentions

 

of taking each other in marriage before this meeting And

 

were Desired to wait till ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer And Abraham Russell & Caleb Russell are

 

appointed to mak Inquiry into John Tabers Clearness And

 

make return to the next monthly meeting The Friends

 

appointed to See Benjamin Russell & Ann Smiths marriage

 

Consummated gives this meeting an account that it was

 

done according to good order And ye Choosing visitters for

 

Coakset is refered till next monthly meeting

 

Ther was Collected at this meeting 4£ -02s -4d old tenor

 

The prossecution of Friends Judgment against Mary Wing

 

is Suspended by reason of a paper she Sent which Friends

 

not thinking ful enough this meeting appoints Jonathan Wood

 

Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] & George Smith to go to sd Mary Wing to

 

See if she Can Sincerely ack[n]owledge according to the tenor

 

of ye Judgment of ye Committee and also to Endeavour that

 

John Wing do Something to Sattisfy Friends accord to the

 

Tenor of ye aforesd Judgment

 

And this meeting orders ^the Tresurer to pay to Daniel Russell 1£ -10s -0d old Tenor

 

And this meeting is adjourned till ye youths meeting

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this

 

6 day of ye 7th month 1753

 

Peleg Smith Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] John Russell & Abraham

 

Russell are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same and Mary Wing hath

 

Sent in a Paper to this meeting which we think full

 

enoug[h] to answer ye Judgment of ye Comtee

 

but is thought propper that She Should Condemn

 

her endeavouring to & cover the things which She has

 

now Confessed And the matter Concerning John Wing

 

is refered till the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

In Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 7 month 1753 Pon[ag]anset

 

meeting Called Josep[h] Tucker and Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset & Nathaniel Potter present & Jedidiah Wood

 

John Russell gives this meeting an account that Josiah

 

Wood & Hannah Tuckers marriage was Consummated in

 

good order the Choosing visitters for Coakset is refered

 

till the next monthly meeting The Friends appointed to

 

attend the Quarterly meeting have done it all except

 

Stephen Willcock [Wilcox] and Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ord

 

ered And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read in

 

this meeting and well accepted and as to the matter mentioned

 

in the Epistle Concerning Kingston meeting House it is referd

 

to the monthly meeting and the yearly meeting Epistle from

 

London Dated 1752 was read in this meeting and Kindly accep

 

ted And John Ricketson and his wife hath sent in a paper

 

to this meeting Signifying their Sorrow for their Disorderly

 

proceeding in marriage which is refered for further

 

Consideration And Mary Wing hath Sent in a paper to

 

this meeting Confessing her out goings which this

 

meeting orders to be read publickly at ye end of first Day

 

meeting for worship and it is Concluded that friends do not

 

receive her in full unity but to Suspend the matter till we

 

have Som further proof of her Sincerity

 

And the matter Concerning John Wing is refed to ye next

 

monthly meeting And John Taber & Sarah Walker appeared

 

at this meeting for their answer and their answer was

 

that they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next month

 

ly meeting observing good order established among friends

 

in the accomplishment thereof And Abraham Tucker

 

and Caleb Russell are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated And Humphry Smith is ordered to let

 

Jonathan Nickols [Nichols] Know the proc[blot]dings of our monthly

 

meeting with Mary Wing

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

in Dartmouth on the 20 Day of ye 8 month 1753 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Isaac Howland and George Smith present

 

for Coakset Jedidiah Wood and Othniel Tripp

 

And Othniel Tripp and Nathaniel Potter are Chosen Visitters

 

for Coakset and as to the matter Concerning a Subscription

 

for Kingston meeting House it is refer to next monthly meeting

 

and Mary Wings Paper hath been read as ordered

 

And is a[s] followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends to be held In Dartmouth on the 16 Day

 

of the 7 month 1753 Respected Friends and others whome it may Concern

 

these are to inform that although I have had my Education among Friends yet by

 

giving way to a Craving mind have been too far misled so as to be guilty

 

of altering a Receipt given by Jonathan Nickols [Nichols] from Sixteen to Sixty

 

pounds and altering ye book to make it agrea wth ye Receipt: & have Endea

 

vou[r]ed to Evade and Cover ye Same which has brought a Scandal upon

 

my selfe and my Friends for which unwise management I am heartily

 

Sorry and Do Condemn it hoping God may forgive me and Friends pass it by

 

and I Still to remain under their Care     Mary Wing

 

It was Concluded by the Sd moonthly meeting that altho she hath given

 

In the foregoing paper that we do not Receive her as yet

 

as a friend In unity that is full unity as yet

 

but Suspend the matter till we have Some further

 

Proof of her Sincerity

 

And Ann Almyes paper of acknowledgment hath been Read

 

Caleb Russel[l] gives this meeting an account that John Tabers

 

marriage was Consummated in good order

 

And whereas John Ricketson and his wife and Abraham

 

Howland and William Mosher have Sent in papers Condemning

 

their outgoings in marry out of the order of Friends which have

 

been read and and this meeting accepts them and they to be under

 

the Care of this meeting

 

And the matter Concerning John Wing is refered to the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 9 month 1753 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Adam Mott present for Coakset Jonathan Wood

 

and Nathaniel Potter And Daniel Wing and Lydia Shepherd

 

Did lay their intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wait til ye next monthly meeting for their

 

answer and John Russell and Jabez Barker are appointed to in

 

quire into the young mans Clearness and make return to the next

 

monthly meeting There was Collected at this meeting 5£ -6s -6d old tenor

 

There was 10£ -13s -0d old tenor Subscribed at this meeting towards

 

charge of Kingston meeting House And ye tresurer is ^ordered to pay 7 pound old

 

tenor to John Shepherd for the last halfe ye[a]r keeping the meeting

 

House

 

And Whereas John Wing hath been under Dealing and friends

 

have taken great pains with him & he Doth not make

 

Sattisfaction therefore this meeting orders Isaac Smith

 

to Draw up a paper of Denyal against him & bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker & Jonathan Wood

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and to Draw

 

Epistle to ye Same

 

And the Visitters were Called upon but no account ready

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on ye 15 Day of ye 10 month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called John Shepherd and Isaac Smith

 

present Coakset meeting Called & none appeared by

 

appointment Daniel Wing & Lydia Shepherd Came to this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this And the next monthly

 

meeting ob[s]erving ye good order among Friends in the

 

performance thereof

 

And Solomon Hoxie of Sandwich and Jemima Shearm[an]

 

Did Lay their intentions of marriag befor this meeting

 

And were Desire to wait til ye monthly meeting

 

for their anser And John Russell and Jabez Barker

 

are appointed to Se Daniel Wings Clear marriage Consum

 

mated and make report to ye monthly meeting next

 

And ye Treasurer hath paid 7 pounds old tenor to John

 

Shepherd as ordered

 

And Humphry Smith Signifies that he hath read

 

the paper that Mary Wing Sent in to Jonathan Nickols [Nichols]

 

and Sd Nickols [Nichols] Desires a Coppy of it which is left to ye

 

Consideration of ye next monthly meeting

 

And ye matter Concerning John Wing is refered to ye

 

next monthly meeting

 

And ye Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same have done it

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and

 

Well accepted and as to their request concerning our

 

doing Something towards repairing Warwick [Rhode Island?] meeting House

 

It is Left to the Consideration of ye next monthly meeting

 

And the matter Concerning John Wing is refered to ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

And whereas Benjamin Tripp Son of Joseph Tripp being removed

 

to Rhode Island to Dwell with his famly Desires a Certificate

 

from this meeting Therefor this meeting appoints Jedidiah

 

Wood & Christopher Gifford to Draw one and bring it to ye next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 11th month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott and & Abraham Tucker

 

present for Coakset Christopher Gifford & Jedidiah Wood

 

And John Russell gives this meeting an account that he

 

Was at Daniel Wing and Lydia Shepherds marriage and

 

Saw nothing but that it was orderly Consummated

 

And it is the mind of this meeting that it is not propper

 

that Jonathan Nickols [Nichols] Should have a Coppy of Mary Wings

 

paper as yet

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Benjamin Tripp And whereas John Wing Desires an

 

Appeal to ye Quarterly meeting which is Granted

 

And as to the Subscription for Warwick [Rhode Island?] meeting house

 

it is refered till ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 17th Day of ye 12 month 1753

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

present for Coakset Christopher Gifford & James Cornell

 

Solomon Hoxie and Jemima Shearman Came to this

 

meeting for their answer and their answar was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this & ye next mon

 

thly meeting observing the Good order Established among

 

Friends In the performance thereof

 

And Thomas Davis of Freetown and Hannah Wood widow

 

of John Wood Late of Dartmouth deceased And Isaac Wood

 

and Ruth Barker Did lay their intentions of marriage before

 

this meeting and were desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answers

 

And Christopher Gifford and Nathaniel Potter are appointed

 

to See Into Isaac Woods Clearness and make report to the next

 

monthly meeting And the Treasurer is ordered to pay to

 

John Shepherd 13 pound 12 Shillings old tenor

 

And Humphry Smith Edward Cornell & Nathanil Potter

 

are appoint^ted to See into the widow Hannah Wood/ Sircum

 

stances whether ther be likely to happen any Damage

 

to her Children by her Second marriage

 

There was Collected at this meeting 13£ old Tenor

 

And Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

to See Solomon Hoxie & Jemima Shearmans marriage

 

Consumated and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the youths meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

4th Day of the 1st month 1754 Abraham Tucker Peleg

 

Smith Jonathan Wood James Shearman & Caleb Russell

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting & Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21st Day of the first month 1754

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

for Coakset Jedidiah ^Wood & Edward Cornell

 

The Friends appointed to Inquire into Isaac Woods Clearness

 

Signify that they find nothing to hinder his intended

 

marriage The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting have most of them attended it and Drawn an

 

Epistle to the Same And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting

 

was recid and kindly accepted

 

Isaac Wood and Ruth Barker appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer & their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some conve

 

nient time between this and the next monthly meet

 

ing observing the good order Established among friend

 

In the accomplishing thereof And Adam Mott and

 

Joseph Tucker are appointed to See their marriage Consum

 

mated and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Thomas Davis and Hannah Wood not coming for their answer

 

it is refered til the next monthly meeting And the Friends appointed

 

to See Solomon Hoxies marriage Sollemnized Signify that it was

 

accomplished according to order

 

The Visitters chose for Ponaganset for this year are Abraham Tucker

 

And Peleg Smith And the Treasurer hath paid 13£–12s as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting held at our meeting house in Dartmouth

 

on the 18 day of the 2d month 1754 Ponaganset meeting called

 

Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith present for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford and Edward Cornell Joseph Tucker gives this meeting

 

an account that Isaac Wood & Ruth Barkers marriage was

 

Consumated in good order

 

And Philip Trafford & Naomy Allen Did lay their Intentions

 

of marriage before this meeting as Did also John Gidley and

 

Susannah Tripp and were desired to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting for their answer And Nicolas Howland and Daniel

 

Russell are appointed to See into the young mans Clearness

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

and Thomas Davis and Hannah Wood not coming for their

 

answer it is refered to next monthly meeting

 

And whereas there was a Complaint brought in to this

 

meeting by the visitters Concerning John Wings Charge against

 

Thomas Briggs that sd Briggs had Spoken falsely and he could

 

Prove it which the visitters have laboured with him the sd

 

Wing to make out his Charge or suitable acknowledgment

 

which he Doth refuse or neglect to Do Therefore this meeting

 

appoints Holder Slocum Benjamin Howland William Barker

 

Nathaniel Howland & Paul Russell to Discource with sd

 

Wing to Se what he will do in the affair

 

And they also to Labour with him in order to bring him to

 

a Sence and acknowledgment of his harsh Rough and Disor

 

derly Speeche & behaviour in the monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House In Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 3d month 1754

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker

 

present for Coakset Robert Mosher & Philip Tripp present

 

The Friends appointed to See into Philip Trafford & John Gidleys

 

Clearness Signify that they find nothing to hinder their

 

Intended marriages And Philip Trafford and Naomy Allen

 

and John Gidley and Susannah Tripp appeared at this

 

meeting Desiring their answer

 

And their answer was that thy might proceed to marry

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order Established amongst

 

Friends In the performance thereof

 

And Nicolas Howland and Daniel Russell are appointed

 

to See their marriage Consummated in sd order and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jacob Taber jur and Lydia Howland Did lay

 

their intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Abraham Russell and Caleb

 

Russell are appointed to Inquire into the young mans

 

Clearness & make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Thomas Davis and Hann Wood not coming for their answer

 

it is refered to next monthly meeting

 

There was Raised and brought into this meeting a

 

Subscription of 22 pounds 3 Shillings for reparing War

 

Wick meeting House and Joseph Tucker hath Recev,d it

 

and ordered to Carry it to the Quarterly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are Adam Mott Joseph Tucker and William Barker

 

And they to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

and this meeting is adjourned to the youths meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting held by adjournment on the

 

5th Day of the 4 month 1754 And whereas John Wing

 

having appealed from the Judgment of this meeting

 

to the Quarterly meeting this meeting appoints Abraham

 

Tucker and Peleg Smith to go to the Quarterly meeting to

 

answer to Sd appeal and the Comtte appointed to Labour

 

with John Wing have Done it and brought their account

 

that he hath no ways made out his Charge against

 

Thomas Briggs Therefore this meeting orders Isaac Smith

 

to Draw up his Denyal and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 15 Day of the 4th month 1754

 

Ponaganst meeting Called Daniel Russell & Caleb Russell present

 

for Coakset Christopher Gifford & Edward Cornell present the

 

Friends appointed to See Philip Trafford & Naomy Allen and John Gidley

 

and Susannah Tripps marriage Sollemnized Signify that it was

 

done in good order

 

And the Friends appointed to See into Jacob Tabers Clearness

 

Signify that they find nothing to hinder his intent marriage

 

And Jacob Taber & Lydia Howland appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer & their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in some Convenient

 

time between this & the next meeting observing the

 

good order Established among Friends In the performance thereof

 

And Abraham & Caleb Russell are apointed to See their mar

 

riage Consummated in Sd order & make rturn to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker hath Carried the Subscription as

 

appointed & Delivered it at the Quarterly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have

 

done it as ordered and the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath

 

been read and well accepted And Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith have attended the Quarterly meeting on the

 

account of John Wings appeal have done it but nothing

 

is Done in that affair by reason that John Wing Could

 

not attend it by reason of the indisposition of his famly therefore

 

the Same friends are still Continued for that Service to

 

the next Quarterly meeting

 

The Friends of Coakset have requested leave of this meeting

 

to Repair their meeting House which is granted and this

 

meeting is adjourned until the next 4th day Come week

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this

 

24th of the 4th mon 1754

 

Thomas Davis & Hannah Wood appeared at this meeting

 

for their answer and their answer was that they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Con

 

venient time between this and the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order Established amongst

 

Friends in the performance thereof and Abraham Tucker

 

and John Russell are appointed to See their marriage Consum

 

mated and make return to the monthly meeting next -

 

And the matter Concerning John Wing is Refered to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

5/1754

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the 5th month 1754

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg

 

Smith present and for Coakset Jonathan Wood

 

And Caleb Russell gives this meeting an account that

 

Jacob Taber & Lydia Howlands marriage was Consumma

 

ted In good order

 

And Abraham Tucker & John Russell gives this meeting

 

an account that that Thomas Davis and Hannah Wood

 

marriage hath been Sollemnised according to order

 

And whereas Some Friends thinks it necessary that

 

a meeting House be built near Josiah Merihews this meeting

 

appoints Jonathan Wood John Russell Benjamin Wing

 

Peleg Smith and Caleb Russell a Comtte to go and have

 

a right understanding of the matter and if they think it

 

propper that one should be built to Conclude upon the

 

place and Dimentions of the House and bring in their

 

account to the next monthly meeting

 

And Adam Mott and Henry Hedly are Chosen Visitters

 

for the year Insuing for that part of this village lying

 

to the Westward of Pascamanst River

 

And whereas John Wing hath Desired an appeal from

 

this meetings Judgment in the Cace between sd Wing

 

Thomas Briggs which is granted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 6 month 1754

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Thomas Smith & Jabez Barker

 

present And this meeting is adjourned until the Second

 

4th Day of this Instant

 

At a monthly meeting held In Dartmouth by adjourment

 

on the 24 Day the 6 month 1754 Coakset meeting Called

 

Christopher Gifford present

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and D the Epistle are Abraham Tucker Peleg Smith

 

Christopher Gifford & Nathaniel Potter

 

And whereas this meeting thinks it propper that there

 

that ther be an addition to the Comtte that were

 

Appointed to see about build a meeting House near Josiah Merihews

 

This meeting appoints Holder Slocum Nathaniel Potter David Smith

 

and Benjamin Wing upon that account and bring in their

 

Judgment to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 7th month 1754 Ponaganse[t] meeting

 

Called Wm Barker & Job Russell present for Coakset none appear-ed

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have

 

Don it & Drawn the Epistle as ordered

 

The Comtte appointed about the meeting House at New Town

 

Signify that they have picked upon a place near sd Merihews

 

and bounded it out in Josiah Merihews Land Supposed to be about

 

an acre which sd Merihew doth Promice that he will give

 

to Friends for that use And David Smith John Russ the 3d and

 

Joseph Smith Nathaniel Howland Barnabas Mosher and

 

Bartholomew Taber are appointed to take sd Deed of the

 

Land and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and well

 

accepted And this meeting Concludes to come to a further

 

Subscription for Warwick meeting House

 

And we understand that the Quarterly meeting hath Con

 

firmed our Judgment against John Wing

 

And the yearly meetings Epistle from London was read

 

in this meeting to good Sattisfaction

 

There was Collected at this meeting 4£ -10s old tenor

 

And whereas we understand that Josep[h] Merihew in mar

 

rying one not under the Care of Friends and also having

 

Child soon after marriage therefore this meeting appoints

 

Joseph Mosher & Joseph Tucker to talk with him and

 

bring in their account to the next monthly meeting

 

And this meeting hath receive 14 small Books which

 

are to go about and returne to this monthly meeting

 

every month

 

And Isaac Smith is Still Continued to Draw up John

 

Wing Denyal & bring it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19 Day of the 8 month 1754

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker

 

present for Coackset Jonathan Wood and Ichabod Kerby

 

And whereas Joseph Merihew hath her Sent in a paper to

 

This meeting Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoings

 

which this meeeting orders Sd Merrihew to Read or git

 

Somebody to read it he being present at the End of the

 

meeting for worship on a first Day between this and the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And Isaac Smith hath Drawn up John Wing Denyal

 

And whereas he hath Sent in a paper to this meeting

 

In Consideration of which the matter is refered to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Ichabod Eady [Eddy] hath Signified that he

 

hath a Desire to Come under the Care of Friends this

 

meeting Jonathan Wood & Christopher Gifford to

 

Talk with sd Eady and See if he is willing to Conform to

 

Friends principles and make report to the next monthly meeting

 

And there was Collected at this meeting 1£ -4s -7d old tenor

 

The Comtte appointed to take the Deed of the Land to build a

 

meeting House on near Josiah Merihews have Done it

 
 

At a monthly meeting meeting of Friends held at our

 

meeting House In Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 9 month

 

1754 Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker and

 

Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford & Jonathan Wood and Joseph Merihews paper

 

hath been read as ordered and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends to be held in

 

Dartmouth on the 19th Day of the 9 month 1754

 

well Esteamed Friends the are to inform you that

 

of my msconduct it being much out of Good order

 

for although I have had my Education among Friends

 

yet through unwatchfulness have given way Se far

 

to the Lust of the flesh as to Commit fornication and

 

Have married out of the order of Friends all which hath

 

brought a great Scandal upon the blessed truth that

 

I hav made profession of which great Disorder I do

 

heartily Condemn and am Sorry for and Desir God

 

may forgive me and friends to pass it by So far as to

 

Remain under their Care

     

Joseph Merihew

 

And whereas this meeting hath Considered the matter Concerning

 

The Paper that John Wing Sent in this meeting thinks propper

 

That Joseph Tucker & Jonathan Wood & Abraham Tucker should

 

go to sd Wing to See if the Can have a Sence that he is Sincere

 

and also to See if he will add to sd paper what they think propper

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Ichabod Eady have done

 

it and had pretty good Sattisfaction and this meeting Conclud

 

That be under our Care, for the time to come

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Joseph Tucker Peleg Smith Jonathan Wood & John Russell the 2d

 

There was Collected this meeting 3 pound one Shilling old tenor

 

And whereas Benjamin Howland Desire a Certificate of

 

his Clearness as to marriage & Conversation to the monthly

 

meeting at Rode Island therefore this meeting appoints

 

George Smith and William Anthony to make Inquiry & Draw

 

one if they think propper & bring on it to the next monthly

 

meeting Ther was 17£-18 Shillings paid in it bein the Subscription

 

for Richmond & Warwick meeting Houses and it was Delivered

 

to John Russell In ord to go to the Quarterly meeting

 

And this meeting orders the Tresurer to pay to to John Shepherd

 

2 pounds & 10 Shillings old tenor

 

And Whereas we understand that Obadiah Mosher hath

 

Set up his publishment in ordder to marry out of the

 

good order Established among Friends therefore this meet

 

ing orders Jonathan Wood Christopher Gifford and Othniel Tripp

 

to talk with sd Obadiah and give him Such advice as they think

 

propper in the affair And the Tresurer hath paid the 2 pound

 

ten Shillings as ordered

 

And this meeting is adjourned until the youth meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 4th day

 

of the 10th month 1754 There was Subscribed for the building of

 

a meeting House at Newtown four hundred & one pound ten

 

Shillings old tenor it is Supposed that the Sd House will Cost 1000 pound

 

In Rhoad Island Currency the house is to be thirty foot scuare

 

And nine foot post

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 10 month 1754 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker presen -

 

For Coakset Jonathan Wood and Christopher Gifford

 

And John Wing hath Sent in a paper to this meeting and

 

it is the Judgment of this meeting not to accept it for full

 

Sattisfaction at present but let the matter rest a while

 

Three of the Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meet

 

ing have Done it and drawn an Epistle to the Same and

 

the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and well

 

accepted And Hannah Briggs hath Sent in a paper to

 

this meeting Condemning her Disorderly marriage which

 

is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And Jonathan Wood and Othniel Tripp are Chosen visitters

 

for Coakset for this year The Friends appointed to talk with

 

Obadiah Mosher have Done it but he hath gone on and

 

married out of our order Therefore Othniel Tripp is ordered

 

to let him know that if he Doth not do Something to Sattisfy

 

Friends at the nect monthly meeting that Judgment must

 

go forth against him And there was a Certificate Signed

 

at this meeting for Benjamin Howland Son of Isaac Howland

 

And this meeting appoints Joseph Smith & Barnabas Mosher

 

to take the Care of Doing Something towards building the meeting

 

at Coakset Newtown and go on with it as they think propper

 

according to the Subscriptions

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmou[th] on the 18 Day of the 11 month 1754 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called John Russell & Nathaniel Bowith present

 

for Coakset John Mosher & Othniel Tripp The matter

 

Concerning Hannah Briggs is refered until the next month

 

ly meeting And Othniel Tripp Signifies that he hath let

 

Obadiah Mosher know the mind of of the meeting and he Doth

 

not Seem to Incline to make Sattisfaction therefore this

 

meeting appoints Isaac Smith to Draw up a Paper of Denyal

 

against him and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

there was two Certificates Signed at this meeting one for

 

Mary More ^and Mary Weeks[?] and the other for Henry Chase Directed to

 

the monthly meeting at Oblong or Nine Partners in the

 

Government of New York

 

And this meeting hath agread to Come to a further further

 

Subscription towards Richmond meeting House

 

And there hath been Considerable of agetation at this meeting

 

Concerning John Wing

 

And it is the result of this meeting that Isaac Smith Should Draw a

 

paper of Denyal against him and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 16 Day of the 12 month 1754 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called Adam Mott and Joseph Tucker present for Coakset

 

Christopher Gifford present And Benjamin Wing jur & Bathsheba

 

Potter Did lay their intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait until the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Joseph Tripp Jur and James Cornell

 

are appointed to See into the young mans Clearness and

 

make return to the next monthly meeting

 

There wa[s] paper of Denial brought to this meeting against

 

Obadiah Mosher which was read and Isaac Smith hath Signed

 

it by order of this meeting And there was Collected at this

 

meeting Seven pound and Shillings old Rhoad Island tenor

 

The matter Concerning Hannah Briggs is refered until the

 

next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting ar[e]

 

Jonathan Wood Joseph Tucker William Sanford & Caleb Russell

 

And to Draw an Epistle to the Same

 

And whereas Adam Mott hath Signified that he hath thoughts

 

of travailing with Nicholas Davis into the Jersies therefore

 

this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker

 

and Isaac Smith to Inquire Into his Sircumstance and

 

prepare a Certificate for him if they find things Clear

 

And Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker ar Chosen over

 

seers for the year Insuing

 

And this meeting orders the Tresure to pay John Shepherd

 

the Sum of eight pound ten Shillings Rhoad Island money

 

for the Last halfe years keeping the meeting House and Some

 

Work which he Did about it

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20th Day of the first month 1755

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

present Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford and James

 

Cornell present and this meeting hath accepted of Hannah

 

Briggses paper & She to remain under our Care

 

And Benjamin Wing and Bathsheba Potter appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Con

 

venient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

observing the good order Established among Friends in the

 

accomplishment thereof And James Cornell and Joseph

 

Tripp are appointed to See their marriage Consummated

 

In sd Good order And Walter Cornell & Ruth Wood Did lay

 

their intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

were Desired to wate until the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer and Christopher Gifford and Ichabod

 

Kerby are appointed to inquire Concerning the young mans

 

Clearness & make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Jonathan Wood and Caleb Russell hath attended the

 

Quarterly meeting as appointed and Drawn an Epistle to

 

the same And the Quarterly meeting Epistle to the Same

 

hath been read and well accepted

 

And Isaac Smith is is appointed to make up accounts with

 

The Treasurer And we understand that Abner Ricketson

 

hath gone out of the way in several Respects enticing a

 

young woman Contrary to her Parents so as to take her

 

away without their Consent and marry her before a

 

Justice of Peace and not only So but had a child Soon after

 

marriage And we also understand that John Ricketson

 

was assisting in the affair and went with him to the justice

 

when he went to be married and was one that gave bond

 

to Indemnify the Justice

 

And Gideon Howland Son of Barnabas Howland hath

 

sent in a paper to this meeting Signifying ^his Sorrow for his outgoing

 

and having a Child Soon after marriage which is refered

 

for Consideration And James Shearman Isaac Smith

 

and George Smith are appointed to Discou[r]ce with Abner

 

Ricketson and John concerning their Disorde above sd

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Joseph Potter son of Nathaniel Potter

 

Deceased hath Set up his publishment in order marry

 

out of the order of Friends this meeting appoints Joseph Tripp

 

and James Cornell to talk with him to see if he will Do any thing

 

in order to Reform and Come amongst friends

 

And Isaac Smith hath received the Sum in full of his Demands

 

for Recording the monthly meeting munites it being 14£–13s–00d

 

Rhodd Island old tenor

 

And William Barker and Jonathan Hussey ^are appointed to in

 

quire into the Conversation of John Wing of late Since he

 

hath Sent in his last paper

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 2d month 175[5] Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present

 

for Coakset Francis Tripp & Joseph Tripp present

 

the Friends appointed to see into Walter Cornells Clearness

 

Signify they find nothing to hinder his intended marriage

 

And Isaac Smith hath mad up the meetings accounts with

 

the Treasurer and there remains in the Stock –7s–4d

 

and James Cornell and Joseph Tripp Signifies that Benjan

 

Wing and Bathsheba Potters marriag was Consummated

 

in preetty good order

 

And Walter Cornell and Ruth Wood appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient tim between this & the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good order Established amongst

 

Friends in the performance thereof and Christopher

 

Gifford and Joseph Tripp are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consummated & make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And John Ricketson hath sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his breach ^of order which is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting And whereas we Cannot

 

find any Reformation in Abner Ricketson we Judge it to

 

be our Duty to give forth a Denyal against him and Isaac

 

Smith is appointed to draw it and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting and also sd Abners wife being under the Same Sircum

 

stance Friends thinks proper to the Denyal should go out

 

against them both

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Joseph Potter have Done it

 

yet he hath gone on and married out of our good order there

 

for Isaac Smith is ordered to clear our professioion of him

 

And whereas the Friends appointed to Inquire into John

 

Wings into Conversation gives an account to this meeting

 

that it is such that Cannot be Justified therefore this meeting

 

thinks propper that a Judgment should go forth against him

 

And appoints Isaac Smith to Draw up something upon that

 

account and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Stephen Willcock being under Diffecult Sir

 

cumstances in relation to Land that he sold to John Wing

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Humphry Smith to take Such

 

Suitable measured as he may think propper in the Cace

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas John Kerby Son of Ichabod Kerby hath Set up

 

his publishment in order to marry out of the good order esta

 

blished among Friends thefore this meeting orders Christopher

 

Gifford & Jedidiah Wood to Labour further with him the visitter

 

having already Done their Duty in that affair

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 3 month 1755

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Adam Mott present for Coakset

 

John Mosher present The Friends appointed to see Walter Cornells

 

and Ruth Woods marriage Consummated Signify that it was

 

performed in good order and this meeting hath further Considred

 

John Ricketsons paper and have accepted it for Sattisfaction

 

And Abner Ricketson & his wives paper of Denyal and Joseph

 

Potters paper were read at this meeting and Joseph Tucker is

 

appointed to read Abner Ricketson and his wives Denyal

 

at the end of a meeting for worship on a fir[s]t Day between this

 

and the next monthly meeting

 

The visitters of Ponaganset village have given in an account

 

of their Service in visitting Friends famlies which Seameth

 

to be to pretty good Sattisfaction And Ruth Anthony wife

 

of John Anthony hath Sent in a paper Signifying her Sorrow

 

for her Disorderly proceedings Desiring to remain under our

 

Care which this meeting accepts and Humphry Smith Signifies

 

that the Care is gone against Stephen Willcock relating to

 

John Wings affair

 

And Humphry Smith is Still Continued to Do what he thinks propper

 

In the Cace The Friends appointed to Labour further with John Kerby

 

not having Done it are Continued & to bring their account to the

 

next monthly meeting And Gideon Howlands paper hath been

 

Considered at this meeting friends Do accept and he to read it or

 

git Some body to Do it at the end of a meeting for worship on a

 

first Day between this and the next monthly meeting he being

 

present And Philip Trafford and his wife have sent in a paper

 

to this meeting Condemning their outgoings which is refered

 

And whereas John Wing hath Sent in a paper which Doth seem

 

to be pretty well worded therefor the meeting hath Suspended

 

the Condemnations going forth against him one month longer

 

to See whither his Conversation Shall prove agreable

 

And our Collection is refered until the next monthly and

 

And this meeting hath Signed a Certificate for Adam Mott

 

And this meeting is adjourned untill the youth meeting

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment the 4 day of

 

the 4th month 1755 The Choosing of Visitters is refer to the

 

next monthly meeting The Friends appointe to attend the month

 

ly meeting are Joseph Tucke Jonathan Wood Abraham Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith and they to Draw the Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 21 Day of the 4 month 1755

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

present and for Coakset Jedidiah Wood present

 

And Abner Ricketson & his wives Denyal hath been read as

 

as ordered And is as followeth

 

And the Friends appointed to Discouce with Joh Kerb[y] Signify

 

That they have Done it and Doth not Seem to have any in

 

Clination to Condemn it therefore is is the mind of this meet

 

ing that a Condemnation Should go forth against him and

 

Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw up one and bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting

 

And Gideon Howlands Paper hath been read accord

 

ing to order And there was Collected at this meeting

 

4 pound five Shillings & 3 Pence old Tenor

 

And whereas Lydia Kerby Daughter of Nathaniel Kerby

 

Deceased hath been guilty of having a bastard Child for

 

which She hath been under Dealing and She no ways incli

 

ning to to Condem it it is the judgment of this meeting

 

that a paper of Denial Should go forth against her and

 

Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw up one and bring it to the

 

next monthly meeting And the matte Concerning John

 

Wing is refered to the next monthly meeting and Daniel

 

Russell and Isaac Smith are appointed to talk with Philip

 

Trafford and See whether they Can have any Sence that

 

he is Sincere in Condemning his outgoings

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

have Done it all except Peleg Smith and Drawn the

 

Epistle as ordered And the Quarterly meetings Epistle

 

hath been read as orde And well accepted

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19 Day of the 5 month 1755

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker & Peleg Smith

 

present for Coakset Jedidiah Wood present

 

And Thomas Cornell and Mary Russell Did lay their inten

 

tions of marriage before this meeting and were Desired

 

to wait until the next monthly meeting and Jonathan

 

Wood and and Daniel Russell are appointed to Se into see

 

Into Thomas Cornells Clearness and make returns to the

 

next next monthly meeting And Isaac Smith not

 

Having Drawn John Kerbyes Denyal he is Continued to

 

Do it against next monthly meeting

 

And there was a Condemnation brought to this meeting against

 

Lydia Kerby and Isaac Smith hath Sig^ned it by order of this meeting

 

And John Mosher is appointed to read it on a first day at the end of

 

the meeting for worship at Coakset meeting House and we under

 

stand that Peter Davel hath a mind to Come under the Care of

 

Friends therefore Jonathan Wood & Othniel Tripp are appointed

 

to go to his House and See further Concerning him & his famly

 

And Friends have accepted of Philip Trafford & his wives acknow

 

ledgment And he is ordered to read it or git Some body to read it

 

he being present at the end of a meeting for worship on a first

 

day And the matter Concerning John Wing is Suspend a while

 

Longer Att a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 16 day of the 6 month 1755 James

 

Shearman & Jonathan Hussey present and this meeting

 

is adjourned till Day Week

 
 

This meeting being meett according to adjournment this 23 day

 

of the 6 month 1755 the Friends appointe to Inquire Into

 

Thomas Cornells Clearness makes report to this meeting that they

 

find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage And John Mosher

 

hath Read Lydia Kerbyes Denial as apponted and is as followeth

 

And Thomas Cornell and Mary Russell appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that

 

they might proceed to take each other in marriage in

 

Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order established

 

among friends in the accomplishment thereof and

 

Peleg Smith & Daniel Russell are appointed to See their

 

marriag Consumated in sd order and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

This meeting orders the Treasurer to pay to pay to the over

 

seers nine pound Rhoad Island Currancy for the last halfe

 

years keeping the meeting House

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

are Abraham Tucker Abraham Russell William Barker

 

and Daniel Russell and to Draw an Epistle to the Same and

 

Isaac Smith hath Drawn an John Kerbys Denyal which

 

This meeting accepts and Isaac Smith hath Signed it by

 

order of the meeting The matter Concerning Peter Davol

 

is refered until the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 Day of the 7 month 1755 Ponganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present for

 

Coakset Jonathan Wood & Ichabod Eady present

 

And Danel Russell gives this meting an account that

 

Thomas Cornell and Mary Russells marriage was Consuma

 

ted In Good order and the Treasurer hath paid the 9 pound

 

to the overseers as ordered three of the Friends appointed

 

to attend the Quarterly meeting have Done it and Drawn

 

the Epistle as appointed and Philip Trafford and his wives

 

paper hath been read as ordered

 

And friends having further Considred the matter concerning

 

Peter Davel find fredom to accept him under our Care

 

And the yearly meeting Epistle from London hath bee read

 

in this meeting to good Sattisfaction And the Quarterly

 

meetings Epistle hath been read to this meetings Sattisfaction

 

And Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith are appointed visitters

 

for Ponaganset for this year And William Barker and

 

Nathaniel Howland are appointe to assist them

 

And Jonathan Wood Othniel Tripp & Joseph Tripp are

 

appointed visitters for Coakset and Paul Russell and Nathl

 

Howland are appointed to See into the affair of Newtown meeting

 

House and what Charges have arisen and bring in thei account

 

to the next monthly meeting

 

8/1755

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in Dartmouth

 

on the 18 day of the 8 month 1755 Ponganset meeting Called Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Christopher Giffor[d] & Joseph

 

Tripp Timothy Gifford & Martha Tucker Did Lay their intentions of

 

marriage before this meeting & were Desired to wait till the next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Holder Slocum & Daniel Russell

 

are appointed to make Inquiry into the young mans Clearness & make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And we understand that there is 155 pound 11 Shillings Due upon

 

account of the Charge of NewTown meeting House and Humphry Smith

 

Is appointed to git in the Subscriptions for the Same and pay out

 

whre it is Due

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

In Dartmouth on the 5th Day of the 9 month 1755 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Isaac Howland and Abraham Tucker present

 

And for Coakset Othniel Tripp & Jonthan Wood The Friends appoin

 

ted to See into Timothy Giffords Clearness Signify they find nothing

 

to hinder his Intended marriage And Timothy Gifford and Martha

 

Tucker appeared at this meeting for their answer & their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take each other in mar

 

riage In Some Convenient time between this & the next

 

monthly meeting observing our gooder in the accomplishing thereof

 

And Holder Slocum Daniel Russell are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated in sd order and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting

 

And there was a paper of Denyal Signed at this meeting against

 

John Wing and Isaac Smith is ordered to to Read it on a first day

 

at the end of the ^end of meeting for worship at Ponaganset meeting House

 

between this and the next meeting house monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Jonathan Wood. Peleg Smith & William Barker and they Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

And the visitters have been Called upon to give answer to

 

Some Queries Recommended to us by the Quarterly meeting

 

but were not able to give Distinct & Sattisfactory answers

 

and they was likewise Called upon to give an account of their

 

Service in visits friends families but they Signfy that they have

 

no formal account

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20 Day of the 10 month 1755 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Peleg Smith present for Coakset none appeared

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the first day in the 11 month 1755

 

This meeting being meet according to adjournment this 5 day

 

of the 11 month 1755 The Frends apponted to See into Timothy

 

Gifford & Martha Tuckers marriage that it Should be Carried

 

on in good order not being here it is refered to the next

 

monthly meeting And Isaac Smith hath read John Wings

 

paper of Denial and is as followeth

 

Whereas John Wing of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol

 

In the Province of the Massachusets Bay In New England and

 

Now Resident In Rhoad Island being one that hath made

 

Profession with us the People Called Quakers yet for want

 

of a wathful Care over him Selfe hath let him Selfe into

 

an undue Liberty in his Discource in particular in his

 

Saying that Samuel Look was an old Rogue and he would

 

Indite him and also in Saying that he give his attest that

 

he receive a Receip Signed by Jonathan Nickols for Sixty

 

pounds which hath proved to be falce which Things being

 

of a fraudulous Nature and much Labour hath been bestowed

 

upon him to bring to a sight of his outgoings but nothing

 

Effectual hath been Done by him to make Sattisfaction

 

Therefore the ^ monthly meetings Judgment was that a paper of Denial

 

ought to go forth against him but upon his Sending in Some

 

papers the matter hath been Suspended for some time for

 

proof of his S^incerity but nothing to us appearing in that

 

nature it is the Judgment of this meeting that he ought

 

to be Set aside and Do give this forth as a Publick Testimony

 

against him Denying the Sd John Wing to be one to be one in

 

unity with us the abovesd people yet truly Desiring that

 

he may Come to a Sence of his out goings & find mercy

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth

 

on the 15 of the 9th month 1755 And Signed by order and in sd

 

meeting by

     

Isaac Smith Clerk

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly and Draw an

 

Epistle to the Same have Done it as ordered and the

 

Quarterly Epistle hath been read in this meeting and

 

well accepted And our Collection is refered till next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting month of Friend held at our meet

 

ing House in Dartmouth on the 17th Day of the 11 month 1755

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith pre-

 

sent for Coakset] meeting Called Ichabod Eady and Jedidiah Wood

 

Daniel Russell Signifies that Timothy Gifford & Martha Tuckers

 

marriage was orderly Consummated

 

At whereas The Friends of Newtown meeting Desires leave of

 

this meeting to have week Day ^Day meeting Settled amongst them

 

which this meeting agres and that it be on each fifth Day in

 

Every week except the fifth preceeding the monthly meeting

 

for the three Winter months Insuing Our Friend Adam

 

Mott having Returned from his Religeous visit to the West

 

wood and returned our Certificate and also produced Several

 

Certificates from where his Service hath been to our good

 

Sattisfaction there was Collected at this meeting for the

 

use of Friends two pound nineteen Shillings Rhoad Island money

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In dartmouth on the 15th Day of the 12 month 1755 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith present for Coakset

 

Jonathan Wood & Christopher Gifford present

 

And whereas Peleg Gifford is removed with his famly to

 

Wareham to Dwell and Desire a Certificate to the monthly

 

meeting at Sandwich Therefore this meeting appoints

 

Joseph Tucker & Nathaiel Howland to Enquire into his Sircum

 

stances & Draw one and bring it to the next meeting if

 

they think Propper And whereas William Barker Desires

 

a Certificate to the monthly meeting at Rhoad Island in relation

 

to marriage & Conversation therefore this meeting appoints the

 

abovesd two Frinds to make Inquiry and Draw one if they

 

think propper and bring it to the next monthly meeting

 

The of Ponaganset Visitters being Called upon they give an

 

account that they have visitted the greatest part of Friends

 

famlies under their Care and find things pretty well in

 

Some places & where they found things amiss they gave such

 

advice as they thought Suitable And also they have mad answer

 

to the Queries according to order which are reccommended

 

to the Quarterly meeting And the visitters for Coakset have

 

been Called upon but their answer was that they had not done

 

any thing The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting and Draw an Epistle to the Same are Joseph Tucker

 

Adam Mott & John Russell Junr

 

There was Collected at this meeting for the use of Friends

 

Six pounds Rhoad Island money And this meeting orders

 

The Tresurer to pay to the overseers nine pounds Rhoad ]

 

Island money for the Last halfe years keeping the meet

 

ing house And this meeting orders it being their mind that

 

on monthly meeting Days it might be better to meet at

 

eleven of ye Clock that for the time to Come that Friends

 

obseve & meet that time on monthly meeting Days

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 19th Day of ye 1 month 1756

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tucker and

 

Peleg Smith present for Coakset John Mosher and Joseph

 

Tripp present The friends appointed have Drawn a

 

Certificate for Peleg Gifford and brought it to this meet

 

ing which is Signed as also another for Wm Barker

 

and Joseph Tucker & Adam Mott hath attend the Quarterly

 

meeting & Drawn an Epistle as ordered and the Quarterly

 

meeting Epistle hath been read at this meeting and well

 

accepted And the Tresurer has paid the nine pounds to the

 

Overseers as ordered and Benjamin Russell Son of John ye 2d

 

hath Sent a paper to this meeting Concerning his paying mony

 

towars the wars which is accepted

 

And whereas Mary Slocum Daughter of Holder Slocum

 

hath gone out of the way & married out of our Good order

 

Therefor this meeting orders Isaac Smith to Draw ore

 

ore assist ye Women Frinds In Drawing up a paper of

 

Denial against her and bring it to ye monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 2 month 1756

 

Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham Tuck & Peleg Smith

 

present For Coakset Jonathan Wood & Peter Davel present

 

And whereas Jethro Hathaway hath Sent a paper in to this

 

meeting Signifying his Desire to be under ye Care of Friends

 

Which we have Considred and and Concluded that he be

 

under our Care for the time to Come

 

There was a paper of Denial brought to this meeting

 

agaist Mary Slocum and Isaac Smith hath Signed it by

 

order of this meeting and is ordered to read it at the

 

End of a meeting for worship on a first Day between this

 

and the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house In Dartmouth

 

on the 15 Day of ye 3 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham

 

Tucker & Peleg Smith present for Coakset Jonathan Wood and Ichabod

 

Eady present and Isaac Smith hath read Mary Slocum now Tuckers

 

Denial as appointed and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Slocum now wife of William Duker and Daughter

 

of Holder Slocum & Rebekah his Wife of Dartmouth in the County of

 

Bristol In the Province of ye Massachusets Bay In New England being

 

One that had her education amongst Friends the People Called Qukers

 

yet by giving way to her own Evil inclinations hath kept Company

 

and married one very Contrary to her Father & mothers Consent

 

and not only So but hath had a Child in a short time after marriage

 

And Friends having Cleared them Selves as to their Duty in advising

 

and Dealing with her & no sign of Repentance apearing We Can

 

do no less for the Clearing the Blessed Truth of from such obstinate

 

and Scandalous Proceedings but give forth this a publick Testimony

 

against it Denying the sd Mary Tucker to be one in unity with us

 

the abovesd People but Truly Desiring if it be the Will of God she

 

may Come to a Sense of her out goings and unfeigned Repentance

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held in Dartmouth on

 

the 16 Day of ye 2d month 1756 And Signed in and by order of

 

Sd meeting by

Isaac Smith Clerk

 

And Gershom Smith & Phebe White Did Lay their Intention

 

of taking Each other In marriage before this meeting and

 

Wer Desired to wait until ye next monthly meeting for

 

their answer And James Shearman & Daniel Russell are

 

are appointed to Inquire into ye young mans Clearness

 

and make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

The visitters both of Ponaganset & Coakset have given in

 

Their accounts of their Service in visitting Friends families

 

and Signify that where they found things not well they

 

gave Such advice as they thought most propper

 

And the Queries have been read and answers Given by

 

the Visitters which is ordered to be Carried to the Quarterly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are

 

Adam Mott Abraham Tucker Jonathan Wood & Peleg Smith

 

and to Draw the Epistle to the Same

 

There was Collected at this meeting five pound ten Shilling

 

four Rhoad Island money

 

And this meeting thinks proper to grant that there be still Con

 

tinued a week Day meeting at New Town as heretofore as long

 

as the monthly meeting shall think propper And we understand

 

That Christopher Gifford Juner hath made an attempt to

 

Lay his intentions of marriage before the monthly prepari

 

tive meeting at Coakset & was not admitted by reason of

 

his wearing fashonabl Cloaths therefore we understand

 

that he is about to marry from among Friends this meeting

 

appoints Daniel Russell Ichabod Eady & Joseph Tripp to Speak

 

With the young man and See if there be any hopes of reclam

 

ing him

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 19 Day of ye 4 month 1756 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Jonathan

 

Wood And Jonathan Mosher present And Gershom Smith and

 

Phebe White Did lay their Intentions of marriage

 

Came to this meeting for their answer and nothing appearing

 

to hinder they had their answer that they might proceed to take

 

Each other in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting Observing ye Good ord Esta

 

-blishe among Friends In ye performance thereof and

 

Daniel Russell & Joseph Tripp are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated in sd order & make return to the

 

monthly meeting next

 

And Samuel Wing & Elizabeth Barker and Deliverance

 

Smith and Hannah Smith Did Lay their Intentions

 

of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to Wait

 

until ye next monthly meeting for their answers

 

and Barnabas Howland and John Russell are appointed

 

to inquire into Deliverance Smiths Clearness and Jonathan

 

Hussey and David Smith are appointed to Inquire into

 

Samuel Wings Clearness and make report to ye next

 

monthly meeting The Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting have Done it all Except Abraham

 

Tuker and Drawn a Epistle to ye Same as appointed

 

And Abiel Macomber and Rest Davel Did Lay their inten

 

-tions of marriage befor this meeting and were Desired to

 

wait until the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And John Mosher and Othniel Tripp are appointed to Inquire into

 

the young mans Clearness and make return to the next monthly

 

meeting And Samuel Wing and Elisabeth Barker and Deliverance

 

Smith & Hannah Smith appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

And their answers was that they might proceed to marry In Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

Observing the good order Established amongst Friends in the perfor

 

-mance thereof and Barnabas Howland & John Russell are appoin

 

-ted to See their marriage Consumated22

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Christopher Gifford jur not having

 

oppertunity to Do it except Ichabod Eady to whom he signified that

 

he was off the mind of marrying among Friends and we understand

 

that he is married out of ye unity of Friends And Peleg Huddlestone

 

and Daniel Russell are appointed to Discource with Sd Gifford to See if

 

he is willing to to make any Sattisfaction for his Disorder

 

And whereas John Tucker hath Signified to this meeting that he

 

Desires a Certificate to the monthly meeting at Rhoad Island of

 

his Clearness as to marriage & Conversation therefore this meet

 

-ing appoints James Shearman & Isaac Smith to make Inquiry

 

and Draw one if they think fit

 

And whereas Francis Tripp hath had a Desire to lay his Inten

 

tions but this meeting but Friends thinks it is too much hurrying to be Decent

 

Therefore it refered to ye next monthly meeting for Consideration

 

And Jabez Barker & Isaac Smith are ordered to make up this

 

meetings accompts with the Tresurer

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held our meeting House in Dart

 

-mouth on the 17 Day of the 5 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called James Shearman & George Smith present for Coakset

 

Othniel Tripp & Joseph Tripp present The Friends appointed to

 

the three young mens Clearness that laid their Intentions

 

before the last monthly meeting Signify they find nothing to

 

hinder their proceedings in marrage and Daniel Russell and

 

Joseph Tripp gives this meeting that Gershom Smith and Phebe

 

Whites marriage was Consummated in good order

 

and Deliverance Smith and Hanna Smith and Samuel Wing

 

and Elzabeth Barker and Abiel Macumber and Rest Davel

 

Came to this meeting for their answers and each Coupple had

 

their answers that they might proceed to marry

 

in marriage in the good order Establi

 

-shed among Friends In Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting And the Same Friends that

 

were appointed to See into their Clearness to See their

 

marriages Consummated In sd order and make return to

 

the next monthly meeting And there was a Certificate Signed

 

at this meeting for John Tucker Jabez Barker and Isaac

 

Smith hath made up the monthly meetings accompts with

 

the Tresurer and there remains in the Stock Six Shillings

 

and eleven pence Rhoad Island old tenor And the Quarterly

 

meeting Epistle hath been read at this meeting and well

 

accepted The Friends appointed to attended the Quarterly

 

meeting have Done it according to order

 

The Friends appointed to talk with Christopher Gifford Jur

 

not having Done it are Still Continued to Do it and make

 

return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Francis Tripp & Content Griffeth Did lay their intentions

 

of marriage before this meeting & were Desired to wait till

 

the next monthly meeting for their answer and Jedidiah

 

Wood & John Mosher are appointed to inquire Into Francis

 

Tripps Clearness & make return to ye next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting house

 

In Dartmouth on the 22 Day of the 6 month 1756 Ponan

 

-set meeting Called James Shearman & Peleg Smith present

 

for Coakset Othniel Tripp & Jonathan Wood present

 

The Friends appointed to See into Francis Tripps Clearness

 

Signify they find nothing to hinder his Intended marriage

 

And Francis Tripp & Content Griffeth appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer & their answer was they might

 

proceed to take each other in marriage in Some Convenient

 

time between this & the next monthly meeting observing the

 

Good order Established amongst friends in the accomplishing

 

thereof And Peleg Smith & Barnabas Howland ar appointed

 

to See their marriage Consummated and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting And Christopher Davel & Mehetabel

 

Allen Did lay their Intentions of marriage fore this meeting

 

and wer Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting for

 

their answer and the Friends appointed at the last monthly

 

to See the marriages Solemnized Signify that they were Con

 

-summated in good order

 

And whereas Christopher Davel Spent the greatest part of his time last

 

Winter hereaways Othniel Tripp & Joseph Tripp are appointed to make

 

Inquiry into his Clearness and bring in their account to the next monthly

 

meeting The Friends appointed to Discource With Christopher Gifford jur

 

Signify that they have Dan it and he Seems to have no Inclination

 

to make Sattisfaction Therefore this meeting orders Isaac Smith to

 

Draw up a paper of Denial against him and being it to the next

 

monthly meeting Joseph Tucker Jonathan Wood & Peleg Smith are

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw ye Epistle are

 

Joseph Tucker Jonathan Wood & Peleg Smith And whereas Prince

 

Barker Desires a Certificate for him Selfe & family to the monthly

 

meeting at Pembrooke Therefor this meeting appoints Isaac How

 

-land and Peleg Smith to Draw one if they find it propper and bring

 

It to the next monly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at out meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 9 Day of ye 7 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called William Barker & John Russell present for Coakset Othniel

 

Tripp & Jonathan Wood the Friends appointed to See into Francis

 

Tripp & Content Griffiths marriage that it was Consummated

 

In Good ord Signify that it was orderly performed

 

And Christopher Davel & Mehetabel Allen appeared at this

 

meeting for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take Each other In marriage In Some Con

 

-venient time between this & the next monthly meeting

 

observing the good orde Established among friends in the

 

performance thereof and John Russell and Daniel Russell

 

are appointed to See their marriage Solemnized in sd

 

order & make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And the yearly meetins Epistle from London was read at this

 

meeting to Good Sattisfaction And Peleg Smith hath attended

 

the Quarterly meeting & Drawn the Epistle as ordered

 

And the Epistle from the Quarterly meeting hath bee read

 

and well accepted And Christopher Gifford Jur paper of Denyal

 

hath been read in this meeting and accepted and Isaac

 

Smith hath Signed it by order of this meeting

 

and there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for

 

Prince Barker and the Choosing of visitters is refered

 

till the next monthly meeting

 

And Barnabas Howland Caleb Russell and John Russel the 3d are

 

appointed and added to the visitters of Ponaganset to give Such

 

propper advice & Counsel as may be Necisary to Such Friends as

 

are brought into Troubl upon the account of military affairs

 

And Peleg Huddlestone are appointed upon the Same account

 

for Coakset There was Collected at this meeting 6£–10s–02d

 

Rhoad Island old tenor And the Treasurer is ordered to pay

 

to the keeper of our meeting House 9 pound Rhoad Island tenor

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

on the 16 Day of ye 8 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting Called

 

Abraham Tucker & James Shearman present for Coakset

 

Jonathan Wood and John Mosher present Daniel Russell makes

 

Report to this meeting this meeting that that Christopher Davel

 

and Mehetabel Allens marriag hath been Consumated orderly

 

the visitters appointed for this year are Abraham Tucker

 

Peleg Smith Nathanael Howland William Barker and for

 

Coakset Jonathan Wood Othniel Tripp John Mosher & Joseph

 

Tripp and Adam Mott & Barnabas Howland are added & appointed

 

as visitters with the other Ponaganset visitters

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 20 Day of ye 9 month 1756 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Adam Mott & John Russell present for Coakset

 

John Mosher & Peter Davel And Jedidiah Allen & Eunice Wood

 

Did lay their intentions of marriage before this meeting and

 

wer Desired to wait until the next monthly meeting for their

 

Answer the 9 pounds Rhoad Island Currancy that was ordered

 

to be paid to Jonathan Hussey is paid as ordered

 

And Nicholas Howland Daniel Russell are appointed to see

 

Into Jedediah Allens Clearness & make report to the next

 

monthly meeting The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

meeting are Jonathan Wood Joseph Tucker & Joh Mosher and

 

They to Draw an Epistle to Same Collected at this meeting

 

2 pound 16 Shillings & 10 pence Rhoad Island Currancy and this

 

meeting is adhourned until ye first Sixth day in ye next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this first

 

day of the 10 month 1756 The visiters of Ponaganset being Called

 

upon Signify that they have not mad any progress in visitting

 

friends families this Last Quarter

 

Neighther made answer to the Qeries Coakset visitters Signify that they have

 

visitted Frinds famlies under their Care and mad answer to ye Queries

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House In Dartmouth

 

on ye 18 Day of ye 10 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting Called William Sanford

 

and Henry Hedly present Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford & Ichabod

 

Eady present The Friends appointed to See Into Jedidiah Allens Clearness

 

Signify that things are not Clear therefore the matter is refered to

 

To the next monthly meeting the Friends appointed to attend the Quar

 

-terly meeting and Draw the Epistle Signify they have Done it

 

And Whereas Jedidiah Allen hath sent two papers to this meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his Disorders In the first place for his being

 

In a Quarrel and wounding a man Secondly for his paying money

 

towards maintaining war which this meeting accepts and the first

 

to be read publickly on a first Day at the end of the meeting for

 

Worship on a first Day he being present

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 15 Day of the 11 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called Abraham Tucker & John Russell present Coakset

 

meeting Called Peter Davel & John Macumber present

 

The Friends appointed to See into Jedidiah Allens Clearness

 

Signify they know nothing but that things are Clear

 

and Jedidiah Allens paper hath been read as ordered

 

And Jedidiah Allen & Eunice Wood appeared at this meet

 

ing Desiring their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed in marriage in Some Convenient time between

 

this and the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established among Friends In the performance thereof

 

And Daniel Russell & Philip Tripp are appointed to see

 

their marriage Consummated In the order abovesd and

 

make rturn to the next monthly meeting and Edward Wing

 

jur of Sandwich & Mehetabel Russell D And William Anthony

 

jur & Sarah Shearman & Jacob Russell and Phebe Willcock

 

Did lay their Intentions of marriage before this meeting

 

and were Desired to wait until ye next monthly meeting

 

for their answers and William Sanford and William Barker

 

are appointed to Inquire into Jacob Russells Clearness and

 

Isaac Howland & George Smith are appointed to See into

 

Wm Anthonyes Clearness & make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Whereras Abraham Thomas of Oblong hath Sent a

 

Paper to this meeting Signifying his Sorrow for his outgoing

 

when amongst us Which this meeting accepts for Sattisfaction

 

And Isaac Smith is ordered to read it at the end of a meet

 

ing on a first Day between this & the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas we understand that Benjamin Farrest and

 

William Russell & Phebe Farrest & Mary Chase having been

 

upon a Religeous visit amongst us they being Oblong Friend

 

and Desire Certificates from this meeting to the meeting where

 

they belong Therefore this meeting appoints Abraham Tucker

 

and Peleg Smith to Draw Certificates for them & bring them

 

to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth the 20 Day of ye 12 month 1756

 

And this meeting adjournd until the 29 Day of this instant

 

At a monthly meeting held by adjourment on the 29 day

 

of ye 12 month 1756 Ponaganset meeting Called Abraham

 

Tucker & John Russell present for Coakset Ichabod Eady

 

And Edward Wing and Mehetabel Russell & Jacob Russell and

 

Phebe Willcock & William Anthony and Sarah Shearman

 

appeared at this meeting for their answers and nothing

 

appearing to hinder they had their answers that they might

 

might proceed to marry in the good order Established

 

among Friends in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting And Niolas Howland

 

and Daniel Russell are appointed to See their marriage

 

that is Jacob Russell & Phebe Willcocks consummated

 

And William Sanford & William Barker are appointe

 

upon the Same account for Edward Wing and Mehetabel

 

Russell and George Smith and Barnabas Howland for

 

William Anthony and Sarah Shearman and all make

 

returns to the next monthly meeting

 

And Daniel Russell gives this meeting an account that

 

Jedidiah Allen and Eunice Woods marriage was Consum

 

-mated in good order and Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith

 

hath Drawn the Certificates for our Oblong Friends

 

Which this meeting approves and orders they should be Signed

 

There was Collected at this meeting and paid to Jonathan Hussey for the

 

Last halfe years keeping the meeting House and Some other small business

 

about ye meeting House 11 pound 3 shillings Rhoad Island money

 

And whereas the women Desires assistance of this meeting upon that account

 

account of Peleg Huddlestones Daughter and William Sanfords Daughter

 

Therefore Adam Mott & Joseph Tucker are apointed upon that account

 

And this meeting is adjourned until ye next Sixth Day come week

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 7th Day of

 

the first month 1757 The Paper that Abraham Tuck Thomas

 

Sent in hath been read as ordered and is as followeth

 

Oblong the 9th of ye 10th month 1756 To the monthly meeting

 

of Friends In Dartmouth Whereas I have through unwatch

 

-fulness violated my own Consience & Dishonoured the

 

Profession Which I have made by falling Into that Grie

 

-vous Sin of fornication also in keeping Loos Company

 

Where I have been much Exposed to Temptations Espe

 

-cially in the excessive use of Stron Licquor for which

 

above named Evils or Transgressions I have hope of for

 

-giveness from the Lord And Desire you my Friends to pass

 

by my offences against the Church and receive me into

 

your Christian Care and Charity again which is much

 

Desired by me your Friend

Abraham Thomas

 

and here follows Jedidiah Allens paper

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends In Dartmouth on the

 

18 Day Day of the 10 month 1756 These are to inform Friends

 

of my misfortune in not keeping to Truth & my Education in

 

Days past in my youth I Strayed away with the People of the

 

World in the Customs & fashions thereof and further at

 

Certain time I hapned to fall in with bad Company & had a

 

Shameful Quarrel with one of them and in sd Quarrel

 

I wounded him much tho not mortal which Cace was Lament

 

-able to me when past and to my Friends Which Evils I Can

 

Truly Say I am Sorry for and I Desire I may never fall into

 

the like again And I Desire Friends to allow me to remain under

 

their Care While found in they way of well Doing as witness

 

my hand

Jedidiah Allen

 

And the visitters have been Called upon to make answer to the

 

Queries which they have Done in Wrighting and this meeting orders

 

that they Should be sent to ye Quarterly meeting

 

Ichabod Eady Adam Mott Nicolas Howland and Caleb Russell

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an

 

Epistle to ye Same and this meeting thinks propper that this

 

munite of the monthly meeting be perused in order that they

 

may go on Record And Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

With Isaac Smith are appointe upon that account

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 17 Day of the first month 1757 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker & John Russ ye 3d present

 

Coakset meeting Called Joseph Tripp & Jshua Cornell present

 

The Friends appointed see the three mariages Consummated

 

Signify that they were accomplished in good order and nothing

 

being Done as to assisting ye women mentioned at the last

 

monthly meeting it is refered to ye next

 

The friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting have

 

Done it all except Caleb Russell and Drawn ye Epistle as ordered

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 2 month 1757 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called James Shearman & Abraham Tucker present

 

for Coakset William Gifford present and Whereas Benjamin

 

Howland the Son of Isaac Howland hath Sent in a paper

 

to this meeting Signifying his Sorrows for paying money upon

 

The account of his being impressed but this meeting thinks

 

thinks it not full enough therefore Paul Russell and

 

Daniel Russell are to advise with him & bring in their judg

 

meent in the matter to ye next monthly meeting

 

And it is thought proper by this meeting that we have an

 

accoun of the Suffering of friends upon the account of mile

 

tary Servises therefore all friends who have been Sufferers

 

belong to this meeting ar Desired to bring in their accounts

 

to Peleg Smith John Shepherd & David Smith of Ponaganse

 

or to Thomas Hathaway and Bartholomew Taber of Cushnot

 

or to John Mosher and Peter Davel of Coakset

 

3

1757

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House In Dartmouth

on the 21 Day of the 3 month 1757 Ponanset meeting Called Caleb

 

Russell present for Coakset John Mosher and & Joseph Tripp

 

The matter Concerning Benjamin Howland is Refered to next

 

Monthly Meeting And this meeting hath Received a Paper Signed

 

by John Davis jur Signifying his Sorrow for his Disorderly marriage

 

Which this meeting accepts Ther was a Certificate Signed athis

 

meeting for Adam Mot he being about to visit Friends at

 

Sandwich And William Macumber jur hath Sent in a pa

 

-per to this meeting Condemning his breach of order In paying

 

money towards military affairs Collected at this meeting 3£–2s–6d

 

Rhoad Island old Tenor The Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting and Draw ye Epistle are Joseph Tucker Peleg

 

Smith Adam Mott & Caleb Russell and to Draw an Epistle to

 

the Same And ye visitters of Coakset have given in their

 

account of their Service in visitting Friends families

 

And this meeting is adjourned till ye first Sixth Day in ye next month

 

at a monthly meeting of Friends held by adjournment

 

on the first Day of ye 4th month 1757 we have an account

 

at this meeting that there hath been 12£–15shillings Province

 

old tenor gathered and Sent to Pembook according the advice

 

of ye Quarterly meeting Ther was an account of the

 

Sufferings of friends upon account of ye Malitia Which

 

amounts to 1982£-18s-0d Province money

 

and there hath been a Paper presented to this meeting Signed

 

by Christopher Slocum Condemning his paying money towards military

 

affairs the Quries have been read and answers made to them

 

Which are ordered to be sent to ye Quarterly meeting

 

and Christopher Slocums Paper is refered to ye next monthly

 

meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 18th Day of the 4 month 1757 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker & Peleg Smith present

 

for Coakset Ichabod Eady and & John Macumber The Friends

 

appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting are Have Done

 

it and Drawn the Epistle as ordered and this meeting hath

 

Received the Quarterly meetings Epistle which was read and

 

well accepted

 

And Christopher Slocums Paper hath been read in this meet

 

-ing & Considered and accepted The Friends appointed to take

 

The accounts of Friends Sufferings are Still Continued upon

 

the Same account there was a Paper brought into this

 

meeting Signed by Abigail White Condemning her outgoings

 

Which is refered to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Friends of Cushnot have Desired to have a Week Day meet

 

-ing Settled among them therefore this meeting agreas there

 

may be a meeting kept there on the first and fourth fourth

 

Day In each month from this time till our next Fall meeting

 

And this meeting orders Adam Mott & Joseph Tucker to

 

assist the women in Drawing up Mary Huddlestones Denyal

 

the Friends appointed to Discourc With Benjamin Howland

 

ar Still Continued to Do it

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meetin House

 

In Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 5 month 1757 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Caleb Russell & John Russell ye 3d present

 

Coakset meeting Called Jonathan Wood & Joseph Tripp present

 

And Abigail Whites Paper hath been read at this meeting and

 

accepted and Jonathan Wood is ordered to take it and let her

 

know it that She may be present Whe tis read and to be

 

read at Coakset meeting House on a first Day at the end of a

 

meeting for worship between this and the next monthly meet

 

-ing & there was a Certificate read at this meeting Directed

 

from the monthly meeting at Portsmouth on Rhoad Island

 

Concerning Benjamin Tripp & his wife & famly of their

 

orderly Conversation whilest among them recommending

 

them to our Care which this meeting accepts

 

Daniel Russell are Still Continued to Discource with Benjamin

 

Howland there was a paper of Denyal read at this meeting

 

against Mary Huddlestone which is approved and Isaac Smith

 

hath Signed it by order of this meeting and is ordered to

 

read it on a first Day at the end of the meeting for Worship

 

between this and the next monthly meeting

 

There was an account of Friends sufferings by reason of their

 

fines that was taken upon the account of their being impres

 

-sed and Isaac Howland Peleg Smith & William Anthony are

 

appointe to view them and where there is need to Correct

 

them and bring them to the adjornment of this meeting

 

And this meeting is adjourned till ye first fourth Day in ye next month

 

At a monthly meeting of friends held by adjournment on the first

 

Day of ye 6 month 1757 There was an account of Friends Sufferings

 

by Reason of their fines taken from upon the account of their being

 

impressed In the years 1755 and 1756 and 1757 which amounts three

 

hundredred and eighty pound and four pence Lawful money

 

Which this meeting hath Considred and allowed

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 20 Day of the 6 month 1757 Ponaganset meet

 

-ing Call James Shearman & George Smith present for Coakset

 

Jonathan Wood & Abiagail Whites Paper hath been read as

 

ordered We received a Certificate at this meeting from the

 

monthly meeting at Sandwich Concerning Joseph Wing and his

 

Wife of their orderly Conversation amongst them Recommend

 

-ing them to our Care Which this meeting accepts and whereas

 

Mary Huddlestones Paper hath not been read Isaac Smith is

 

Still Continued to Do it between this & ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas John Macumber Son of William Macumber jur

 

hath Desired a Certificate from this meeting to the monthly

 

meeting at the Oblong therefore John Mosher and Othniel Tripp

 

are appointed to Inquire into his sircumstances & Draw one

 

if they find things clear and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw the Epistle are Jonathan Wood Caleb Russell

 

William Barker & Benjamin Tripp and whereas we under

 

-stand that Abraham Thomas Desires a Certificate from this

 

monthly meeting to the monthly meeting at the Oblong or

 

Nine Partners therefore this meeting appoints Isaac Smith

 

to Draw one and bring it to ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas it is thought Propper at this meeting that

 

there might be a Comtte Chosen to take an account of

 

Frinds Sufferings upon the account of miletary affairs

 

if they think propper and Consider whither it may be

 

Propper to Exhibit a Petition to ye Generl Cort or to the

 

Superior Cort and to Do as they think propper in the affair

 

Therefore this meeting appoints Peleg Smith Thomas Hathaway

 

Bartholonew Taber Jethro Hathaway Jabez Barker Joseph

 

Tucker Joseph Gifford David Smith Daniel Russell and Giles Slocum

 

A comtte in that affair At a monthly meeting of Friends held at

 

our meeting House In Dartmouth on the 18 Day of the 7 month 1757

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Shearman & John Russell present

 

And for Coakset Ischabod Eady & Joseph Tripp and Mary Huddlestones

 

Denyal hath been read as ordered and is as followeth

 

Whereas Mary Huddlestone Daughter of Peleg Huddlestone and Mary

 

his wife of Dartmouth In the County of Bristol In the Province of the

 

Massachusets Bay In New England hath had her Education among us

 

the People Called Quakers yet for want of keeping to that pure

 

Principle the Spirit of Truth to be her Director hath fallen into

 

that foul Sin of fornication as is Evident by her being Delivered

 

of a bastard Child & Consealing who is the father of it so that wee

 

Can Do no less than give this forth as a publick Testimony against

 

her Denying her the sd Mary Huddlestone to be one in unity Desiring

 

that if it be the Will of ye Lord that she may Come to a sight & Sence

 

of her outgoings and through unfeined repentance find mercy with

 

The Lord and So come into unity with us his peopla again

 

Given forth at our monthly meeting held In Dartmouth on the 16

 

Day of the 5 month 1757 And Signed by order and In sd meeting

     

by Isaac Smith Clerk

 

And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting for John

 

Macumber The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw the Epistle have Done it all Except Caleb Russell

 

there was two Epistles from London yearly meeting read at this

 

meeting to good Sattisfaction And the Epistle from ye Quarterly

 

meeting hath been read to good Sattisfaction

 

And this meeting hath Signed a Certificate for Abraham Thomas

 

We understand that the Comtte hath Drawn a Petition to the

 

General Cort at Boston & the Same Comtte are Still Continued to

 

Proceed in the affair as occation may require

 

And whereas Seth Allen Lies under a Scandalous report of being

 

father to a bastard Child This meeting appoints Nicolas Howland

 

and Daniel Russell to Discouce with him to See if he Can Clear him

 

selfe or Condemn What he has Don amiss

 

And whereas we understand that John Lawton hath paid money

 

towards military Services This meeting appoints Christopher

 

Giffor and Peter Davel to Show him how that he had gone Con

 

-trary to our profession and ought to Condemn ye Same

 

and there was Collected at this meeting 3 pond 9 Shillings and 4 pence

 

And this meeting orders ye treasur to pay to ye overseer two

 

Dollars for ye last halfe years keepin the meeting House

 

And Isaac Smith is ordered to Settle their the accounts of the

 

monthly meeting with James Shearman and James Shearman hath

 

paid ye two Dollars

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House In Dartmouth

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1757

on the 15th Day of the 8 month 1757 Ponaganset meeting Called Nicholas Howland

and Daniel Russell present for Coakset John Mosher and Ichabod Eady

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Seth Allen not having had opper

 

-tunity to Do it ar still Continued to Do it & make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And the matter Concerning John Lawton is refered to ye next

 

monthly meeting And Isaac Smith hath made up this meetings accounts

 

With the Tresurer and there remains In ye Stock 7 Shillings & 11 pence

 

Province old Tenor the Chosing Visitters is refefer until the next

 

monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 19 Day of ye 9 month 1757 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called Jonathan Hussey & Daniel Russell present for Coakset

 

Christopher Gifford & Peter Davel present The Friends appointed

 

to Discource With John Lawton have Done it and Signify that

 

he Doth no ways Condemn what has done in paying money towards

 

Waring and fighting Therefor John Mosher is ordered to let Sd

 

Lawton know that if he Doth persist in the thing it being Con

 

-trary to our Principles that friends must proceed to Denye

 

him And William Anthony ju and his Wife have sent a paper in to

 

this meeting Signifying their Sorrow for their outgoings In particular

 

their having a Child Soon after marriage which is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting And Peace Wood hath sent a paper to this

 

Meeting Signifying her Sorrow for her breaking unity with

 

Friends Which is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

And the Choosing of vissiters is refered till ye next monthly

 

Meeting And this meeting is adjourned till the next monthly youths Meeting

 

This meeting being mett according to adjourment this 7th

 

of the 10 month 1757 Abraham Tucker Ichabod Eddy and

 

Job Russell are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

and Draw an Epistle to the Same and there hath been

 

Some answer made to the Queries which are ordered to be

 

Sent to the Quarterly meeting

 
 

And At a monthly meeting held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 17 Day of the 10 month 1757 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called Calep Russell and William Barker present for Coakset

 

John Macumber and Benjamin Tripp and Henry Howland

 

and Abigail Goddard Did lay their their intentions of marriage

 

before this meeting and were Desired to wait till ye next

 

monthly meeting for their answer and Barnabas Howland &

 

Willium Anthony are appointed to inquire into the young mans

 

Clearness and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Peace Woods papper hath been read again at this meeting

 

and Considered which this meeting accepts for Sattisfaction

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have

 

Done it and Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle hath been read in this

 

meeting and Well accepted And Abraham Tucker Adam Mott

 

William Barker and Job Russell are Chosen visitters for

 

Ponaganset And John Mosher & John Macumber for Coakset

 

and for Cushnot it is refered until ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas John Lawton doth no ways incline to make any

 

acknowledgment for what he hath been under Dealing that

 

is the upholding Warring and fighting this meeting therfore

 

Doth Deny him to be a Friend in unity with us till he make

 

Sattisfaction And William Anthony & his wives paper is refered

 

until the next monthly meeting and Isaac Howland and George

 

Smith are appointed to talk with William Anthony jur to know

 

his Sincerity and make return to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

in Dartmouth on the 21 Day of the 11 month 1757 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker & John Russell present for

 

Coakset Christopher Gifford present And Choosing visitters for

 

Cushnot is refer till next monthly meeting the Friends appointed

 

to Discource with William Anthony jur Signify that they have Done it

 

and he hath given them good Sattisfactions therfor this meeting

 

accepted of him and his wives papar for Sattisfactions Provided that

 

he will read it or git Some friend to read it at the end of a meet

 

-ing for worship on a first Day he being present between this and

 

the next monthly meeting The Friends appointed to make Inspection

 

what Friends have been out of the way in military affairs are

 

Still Continued for the Same Service

 

There was Collected at this meeting 6 pound 9 Shillings & four pence

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 19 Day of ye 12 month 1757 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called William Barker & John Russell the 3d present

 

Coakset meeting Called Icahabod Eddy and Joseph Tripp present

 

Henry Howland and Abigail Goodard came to this meeting for

 

their answer and their answer was that they might proceed to

 

take each other in marriage in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good order Establishe

 

among Friends in the accomplishing thereof and Abraham

 

Tucker and Isaac Smith are appointed to See their marriage

 

Consumated in sd order and make return to the next monthly meeting

 

And Benjamin Shearman and Elisabeth Lapham Did lay their Intentions

 

of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to wait till ye next month

 

-ly meeting for their answer and George Smith & Jonathan Smith are

 

appointed to to make Inquiry into the young mans Clearnedd & make

 

return to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker John Mosher and Abraham Russell

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw an Epistle to

 

the Same And whereas Othniel Allen Desires a Certificate of his Clearness

 

as to marriage & Conversation to the monthly meeting at Rhoad Island

 

Therefor this meeting appoints Nicholas Howland and Daniel Russell

 

to make Inquiry and Draw one if they think propper and bring it to

 

the next monthly meeting There was Collected at this meeting

 

three pound five Shillings old Tenor and this meeting orders

 

The Tresurer to pay to Antipas Hathaway 2£=11s–10d old tenor for mend

 

-ing Glass about the meeting house and 4 pound ten Shillings to

 

Jonathan Hussey for ye last halfe years keeping ye meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 1 month 1758 Ponaganset meeting

 

Caleb Russell present for Coakset none appeard

 

The Friends appointed to See Henry Howlands marriage Consummated

 

Signify that it was orderly accomplished and the Quarterly meeting

 

Epistle hath been read at this meeting and well accepted

 

Joseph Tucker & John Mosher have attended the Quarterly meeting

 

And Drawn an Epistle to ye Same

 

And Thomas Hix Son of Samuel Hix of Tiverton and Deborah Smith

 

Daughter of Benjamin Smith Did lay their Intentions of taking

 

Each other In marriage before this meeting and were Desired

 

to wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer and

 

this meeting is adjourned till the next fourth Day come Week

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment this 25 Day of the

 

first month 1758 And William Anthony & his wives paper hath

 

been read and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends held In Dartmouth on th 19 Day

 

of the 9 month 1757 These are to inform the meeting that for

 

Want Watchfulness we have given way to the Enemy as to Commit

 

the Sin of fornication as appears by our having a Child born so

 

Soon after marriage which hath brought Grief to our Parents and

 

And a Scandal to the Profession we make which Sin we Condemn

 

and are heartily Sorry for Desireing Friends would pass it by so as

 

Suffer us to remain under their care and hope by repentance

 

to find forgiveness with God given under our hands by us

     

William Anthony

     

Sarah Anthony

 

And the Tresure hath paid 2£–11s–10d old Tenor to Antipas Hathaway

 

for mending Glass about the meeting House and also 2 Dollers to Jonathan

 

Hussey for keeping the meeting House and Benjamin Shearman

 

and Elizabeth Lapham appeared at this meeting for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take each other

 

In marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly meeting opserving the good order Established among

 

Friends in the good order Good order In the Performance thereof

 

And George Smith and Jonathan Smith and are appointed to see

 

Their marriage Consummated and make return to the next month-

 

-ly meeting And there was a Certificate Signed at this meeting

 

for Othniel Allen Directed to the monthly meeting at Rhoad Island

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 2 month 1758 Ponaganset meet

 

-ing called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present & for Coak

 

-set John Macumber and Philip Tripp The Friends appointed to

 

See Benjamin Shearman & Elizabeth Laphams marriag Consumma

 

-ted Signify that it was orderly accomplished and Thomas Hix and

 

Deborah Smith appeared at this meeting Desiring their answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other In marriage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting observing the good order established

 

In the among Friends in the Performance thereof and William

 

Anthony and John Russell the 2d are appointed to see their marriage

 

Sollemnized in sd order & make return to the next monthy meeting

 

And Abraham Shearman and Mary Howland Widow of

 

Benjamin Howland Late of Dartmouth Deces,d Did lay their inten

 

-tions of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to

 

wait till the next monthly meeting for their answer

 

And also Benjamin Butler & Esther Kempton and Israel Wood

 

and Hannah Tripp Did lay their Intentions of marriage before this

 

meeting and were Desired to wait for their answers till the

 

next monthly meeting and William Anthony and Humphry

 

Smith and James Shearman are appointed to see into Mary

 

Howlands Sircumstances and endeaver to have things Settled

 

that the Children may not be liable to be wronged by her second

 

marriage and Caleb Russell & Job Russell are appointed to Inquire

 

Into Abraham Shearmans Clearness and make return to the

 

next monthly meeting and Ichabod Eddy and Christopher Gifford

 

are appointed to inquire into Israel Woods Clearness and Abraham

 

Russell & Caleb ssell [Russell] for Benjamin Butler and make return to

 

the monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Daniel Shepherd and John Merihew being about to go to the

 

Oblong or Nine Partners to stay some time and Desire Certificates this meeting

 

Therefore appoints Nathanil Howland & Nathaniel Bowdish to mak inquiry

 

and Draw their Certificates if they find things Clear

 

And Whereas Peace Wood being about visit Friends at Sandwich at their

 

annual meeting and Desires a few lines by way of Certificate from this

 

meeting to Friends there Therefore Joseph Tucker & Adam Mott are

 

appointed to Draw one and bring it ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas The General Cort hath made anact as we Suppose Intend

 

-ed to favour frinds upon account of miletary Services Therefore

 

this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker Caleb Russell Thomas Hathaway

 

Humphry Smith Daniel Russell Jethro Hathaway & Bartholomew Taber

 

to Consult about the matter & Consider the thing and bring in their

 

Result to ye next Preparitive meeting and thi meeting is adjourned

 

until the next Preparitive meeting

 
 

This me[eti]ng mett according to adjournment on the 15th Day of the

 

3 month 1758 The Comtte appointed to Consider the act of the

 

General Cort have mad return that they have Done it and find

 

the Consequence of the affair to be So imprortant that think propper

 

that it might be Communicated to the yearly meeting at Rhoad

 

Island to have the mind of Friends in General about it

 

They have also Drawn an address to ye General Cort a Coppy Where

 

-of was read at this meeting and approved23

 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the 20th Day of ye 3 month 1758 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Daniel Russell present

 

for Coakset John Mosher & Peter Davel the Friends appointed

 

to Inquir into ye Clearness of Abraham Shearman Benjamin

 

Butler and Israel Wood Signify that they find nothing to hin

 

-der their Intended marriages and they all appearing for their

 

answers they had their answers that they might proceed to

 

marry in the good order Established amongst the Friends in Some Con

 

-venient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and Abraham Russ & Caleb Russell & Isaac Smith & Paul Russell

 

and Ichabod Eddy & Christopher Gifford are appointed to See

 

Their marriages Consummated in sd order & make return to the

 

next monthly meeting The Friends appointed to See Thomas

 

Hix and Deborah Smiths marriae Consumated Signify that

 

it was performed In Good order Certificates were Drawn

 

and brought to this meeting for Daniel Shepherd and John

 

Merihew which is refered as to Signing till ye next monthly meeting

 

There was a Paper presented to this meeting Signed by Humphry

 

Son of Peleg Smith and his wife Condemning their outgoings which

 

is Refered to the next monthly meeting and there was Some

 

account of Friends Sufferings brought to this meeting which is

 

ordered to be Sent to the Quarterly meeting And we understand

 

from Coakset that Stoakes Potter and Benjamin Shaw are

 

Listed Troopers and that John Wood hath paid Money to Save

 

his Son from being Impressed and that Isaac Tripp and

 

Cornelius Potter are married out of our Good order therefore

 

Christopher Gifford and Joseph Tripp are appointed to Deal fur

 

-ther with them and make returns to the next monthly meeting

 

And whereas there are Some Frends belonging to Coakset

 

That Live to the eastward of Coakset River that we understand

 

have paid money towards military Services this meeting

 

appoints Peleg Huddlestone & Nicholas Howland to Labour

 

with them to See if they Incline to Condemn it

 

Nicholas Howland & Daniel Russell have Discourced With

 

Seth Allen And he Desires Friends to wait till the next monthly

 

meeting And the Queries were Read and answers given

 

In wrighting which is ordered to be sent to the Quarterly

 

meeting and Concerning the act of the General Cort as to taking

 

Lists and the like it is refered to the Quarterly meeting for advice

 

And wheras we have been a greate Expence upon account

 

of Petitiong to ye General Cort and also being behind hand as

 

to the Charg of our new meeting House at Newton this

 

meetings propper to address the Quarterly meeting for Relief

 

upon that account and this meeting appoints Joseph Tucker

 

Peleg Smith Christopher Gifford & John Mosher to attend

 

The Quarterly meeting & Draw an Epistle to the Same

 
 

At a monthly meeting meeting of friends held at our meet

 

-ing House In Dartmouth on the 17 Day of ye 4 month 1758

 

Ponaganset meeting Called William Barker & John Russell

 

the 3d present for Coakset Benjamin and Philip Tripp

 

Caleb Russell Signifies that Benjamin Butler and Esther

 

Kamptons marriage wa[s] Consumated in good order in Degree

 

And Isaac Signifies that he was at the Consummation

 

of Abraham Shearman & Mary Howlands marriage

 

and that it was orderly accomplished And the Friends

 

appointed to See Israel Wood and Hannah Tripps marriage

 

Sollemnized Reports that it was orderly performed

 

And Seth Allen hath Sent in a Paper to this meeting Signifyin his Sorrow

 

Which is refered to the next monthly meeting The Friends appointed to

 

Discource with Stokes Potter & Benjamin Shaw John Wood & Isaac

 

Tripp not having throgh Done it are Continued to Do it and bring in their

 

account to the next monthly meeting Humphry Smith & his Wives paper

 

is refered till ye next monthly meeting And wheras Benjamin Russell

 

Carpenter William Ricketson jur Jonathan Slocum and Job Gifford have

 

paid mony upon miletary affairs not having Done anything towards

 

making Sattisfaction the matter is refer till ye next monthly meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting have Done it

 

as appointed And the Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read

 

and Well accepted one thing was omitted at the Last monthly meet

 

-ing that is the Coakset visitters gave in their account in wright

 

-ing of their Service in visitting friends families Daniel Shepherd

 

and John Merihew had Certificates Signed at this meeting Directed to

 

the monthly meetig at the Oblong or Nine Partners

 

And whereas we understd that the Charge upon ye account Newton

 

meeting House is not Completed Joseph Tucker James Shearman

 

andPaul Russell are appointed to See into ye matter what money there

 

is Due and bring in their account to ye next monthly meeting

 

And Whereas Edward Wing Son of Edward Wing Deceased hath request

 

-ed a few Lines by way of Certificate from this meeting to ye monthly

 

meeting at the Oblong Therefore this meetig appoints Humphry

 

Smith to Draw on and bring it tomorrow in the afternoon to

 

Which Time this meeting is adjourned

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 18th of

 

the 11 month 1758 And Edward Wing had a Certificate Signed

 

at this meeting in behalfe of the meeting The visitters report

 

to this meeting that they have Laboured with Humphry Slocum

 

but Recive no Sattisfaction therefore this meeting appoints

 

Paul Russell & Daniel Russell to talk further with him and make

 

report to the next monthly meeting

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in Dart

 

-mouth on the 15 Day of the 5 month 1758 D Ponaganset meeting Called

 

Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present for Coakset Peleg Smith

 

and Ichabod Eddy & Christopher Gifford present

 

And Edward Thirston of Freetown jur & Pernel Sawdry Did lay their

 

Intentions of marriage before this meeting and were Desired to

 

wait till ye next monthly meeting for their answer

 

as also Did Joseph Soule & Dinah Tripp who were Desire to wait

 

as abovsd And Christopher Gifford & John Macumber are appoin

 

-ted to See into Joseph Soales Clearness & make retur accordingly

 

And Seth Allens Paper hath been Read and Considered at this

 

meeting and it is Concluded not to be Sufficient without know

 

-ing Whither he hath took propper measures to make the

 

young Womans Sattisfaction and Eleazer Smith & William Rickesons

 

Paper are accepted for Sattisfaction

 

And William Sisson Jonath Sisson & Benjamin Slocum have sent

 

In Papers Condemning their paying money towards the Militia

 

which are refered And Daniel Russell & Paule Russell are Still

 

Continued to Deal further With Humphry Slocum

 

The Friends appointed to Discource with Stokes Potter John

 

Wood Benjamin Shaw Cornelius Potter & Isaac Tripp

 

have Done it & they don’t find John Wood to be Guilty and Con

 

-cerng Benjamin Shaw the matter Is refered to the next month

 

-ly meeting and Isaac Tripp Stokes Potter & Cornelius Potter

 

not Inclining to Do any thing towards making Sattisfacti this

 

meeting Concludes them not under our Care for the time

 

to come without Reformation And Whereas Benjamin Russell

 

Carpente being under the Same Sircumstance are making

 

not Sattisfaction this meeting Doth also set him aside from

 

under our Care till there be some Reformation

 

And Whereas Prince Howland & his family being Removed to

 

Oblong or Nine Partnersto Dwell Desire a Certificate from

 

This meeting Therefore Joseph Tucker & Adam Mott are

 

appointed to Draw one and bring it to the next monthly

 

meeting if they think Propper

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 19 Day of ye 6 month 1758 Ponaganset meet

 

ing Called Caleb Russell & John Russell & Joh the 3d present

 

Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford & John Macumber

 

present Joseph Soule and Dinah Tripp appeared at this meet

 

-ing for their answer and it was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in marriage in Some Convenient time between now

 

and the next monthly meeting observing the good order

 

Established among friends in the performance therereof

 

and Christopher Gifford & John Macumber are appointed

 

to see their marriage Consummated in sd order & make return

 

to the next monthly meeting And Edward Thirston & Pernel

 

Sawdy came to this meeting for their answer which was that they

 

might preceed to take each other in marriage in Some

 

convenient time between this and the next monthly meeting

 

and Isaac Smith & Joseph Smith are appointed to See their

 

marriage Consummated in sd order and make return to the next month

 

-ly meeting And whereas the abovesd Edward Thirston not prducing any Cer

 

-tificate that he was under the Care of any monthly meeting yet had a

 

good Character from Swansey monthly meeting Concerning him we have

 

permitted him to have his answer and marry amongst us yet it is

 

the mind of this meeting ought not to be allowed and so not to be made

 

a president fo the Time to Come And Friends not having an opportunity

 

to go through with that affar od Seth Allens it is refered till ye next

 

monthly meeting And Benjamin Slocum & William Sisson & Jonathan

 

Sissons papers have been Considered & accepted by this meeting and

 

Job Gifford hath Sent in a paper to this meeting which is refered

 

to the next monthly meeting The Friend that was to talk with Hum

 

-phry Slocum Signify that he Desires that Friends would not be hasty

 

abou Denying him therefore the matter is refered till ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the And we understand that Peleg Cornell Silas Kerby

 

and Robert Kerby have paid money towards Supporting military

 

Services and have been Laboured With and they no ways Inclining

 

to Condemn it yet this meeting hath refered it to ye next

 

monthly meeting and there was a Certificate Signed at this meet

 

-ing for Prince Howland and his famly and this meeting is adjourned

 

untill the first fourth Day In ye next month

 

This meeting being mett according to adjournment this 7th Day

 

of ye 7th month 1758 The matter Concerning Humphry Smith

 

and his wife is refered till next monthly meeting And Joseph

 

Tucker Stephen Willcock & Henry Hedly are appointed to

 

attend the Quarterly meeting & Draw an Epistle to ye Same

 

and this meeting hath agread to Come to a Subscription of ten

 

Dollars to finnish the Charge of New Town meeting House

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House In Dart

 

-mouth on ye 17 Day of the 7 month 1758 Ponaganset meeting House in

 

Dartmouth on the Called William Barker & Caleb Russell present

 

Coakset meeting Called Christopher Gifford & John Macumber present

 

The Friends appointed to See Joseph Soule & Dinah Tripps marriage

 

Consummated Signify And also The Friends that was appointed to See

 

Edward Thirston and Pernel Sawdys marriage Consummated Signify

 

That they wer accomplished in good order And ye matter Concer

 

-ning Seth Allen And the matter Concerning Humphry Slocum Smith

 

is refered until ye next meeting

 

The matter Concerning Peleg Cornell Silas Cirby and Robert

 

Kerby is refered to ye next monthly meeting as is also ye matter

 

Concerning Jonathan Slocum The Friends appointed to attend the

 

Quarterly meeting have Done it & Drawn an Epistle to the Same

 

And the Quarterly meetings Epistle hath been read & well accep

 

-ted And whereas we are Desired by the Quarterly meeting to

 

Come to a Subscription towards Providence meeting House the

 

matter is refered till ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas Bejamin Shaw not making any Sattisfaction

 

uppon account of his paying mony upon ye account of military

 

Services nor Inclining to Do any thing as we Can Learn this

 

meeting thinks Propper to Set him aside And Conclude him

 

not in unity nor under our Care for the time to Come

 

Without Reformation And whereas Peace Wood and Keziah

 

Wood have Signified that they have a Concern to visit Friends at

 

the Oblong & thereaway & Desire Some lines by way of Certi

 

-ficate Therefore Abraham Tucker & Joseph Tucker are appoin

 

-ted to Draw them if think Propper & bring them to the next

 

monthly meeting

 

There Was Collected at this meeting three pound Sixteen Shil

 

-lings & four pence Province old Tenor

 

The matter Concerning Humphry Smith Son of Peleg Smith

 

And his wives paper is refered until ye next monthly meeting

 

And whereas there is a great Charge arisen upon Samuel

 

Craw by reason of his Lameness & Docters Charge And we

 

think it our Duty to See into the affair and order Abraham

 

Tucker Isaac Smith & Paul Russell to See What ye Charge is

 

and What way he is in to pay it

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting

 

House in Dartmouth on the 21 Day of ye 8th month 1758

 

Ponaganset meeting Called James Shearman & Abraham

 

Tucker present Coakset meeting Called present Joseph Tripp

 

Thomas Cook of Tiverton And Susannah Cornell widow of

 

Edward Cornell of Did lay their Intentions of marriage before

 

This meeting & were desired to wait till ye next monthly

 

meeting for their answer And Joseph Tripp & Philip Tripp

 

are appointed to Inquire into the widows Sircumstances

 

And make report to the next monthly meeting

 

This meeting orders the Tresurer to pay 2 Doller & ½

 

to Jonathan Hussey for the Last halfe year keeping the

 

Meeting House

 

The matter Concerning Seth Allan & Humphry Slocum is

 

Refered until the next monthly meeting as is also the matter

 

Concerning Robert Kerby

 

And Whereas Silas Kerby not Doing any thing towards making

 

Sattisfaction and also Peleg Cornell being under ye Same Sircumstance

 

This meetink propper to Set them aside & Do denie them both

 

To be in unity with us until Some Reformations

 

There was Certificates Signed at this meeting for Peace & Heziah Wood

 

Humphry Smith jur & his & Stephen Russell have sent in Papers to

 

to this meeting which are refered till ye next monthly meeting

 

We Cannot Learn that Samuel Craw can Do any thing

 

valuable towards paying the Docters for Curing his Legg

 

Which Charge is 15 -14 Shillings Lawful money which this

 

meeting hath Concluded to pay

 

This meeting Concludes to Come to a Subscription towards

 

Providence Meeting House

 

also this meeting orders David Smith to take in the Subscrip

 

-tions to pay the Charge of ye Docters upon account of ye abovsd

 

Samuel Craw & to pay it out as he hath oppertunity

 

Daniel Russell is appointed take Care of ye burying Ground (viz) to

 

to Cut all ye Trees & brush and keep them Down and keep the

 

fence in repair

 
 

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House

 

In Dartmouth on the 18 Day of ye 9 month 1758 Ponaganset

 

meeting Called Caleb Russell & Paul Russell present Coakset

 

meeting Called Christopher Gifford & John Macumber present

 

The Tresurer hath paid the 2 Dollers & ½ as ordered

 

William Tripp & Mariah Hammond Did lay their Intentions of

 

marriage before this meeting as also Did David Russell &

 

Susannah Soule & Levi Smith and Silvester Allen and

 

were Desired to wait until the next monthly meeting

 

for their answers and Barnabas Mosher and Nathll Mosher

 

are appointed to Inquire into Wm Tripp & David Russells Clear

 

-ness & and Nicholas Howland & Daniel Russell are appointed

 

to See into Levi Smiths Clearness & make returns to ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

Seth Allen not Doing any thing so as to Sattisfy Friends it is

 

Thought proppe that a Paper of Denyal should go forth against

 

And Isaac Smith is ordered to Draw one & bring it to ye next

 

monthly meeting

 

The matter Concerning Robert Kerby is refered

 

And Joseph Tucker is Still Continued to Labour With him

 

Stephen Russells paper hath been read at this meeting

 

Which is accepted for Sattisfaction

 

And Humphry Smith & his Wives Paper is to be Returned

 

to them and & they to git Some body to read it at the end

 

of a meeting on a first Day they being present between

 

this & ye next monthly meeting

 

Isaac Smith & Paul Russell are appointed to mak up

 

accounts with the Tresurer

 

Abraham Tucker Peleg Smith and Humphry Smith

 

are appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and Draw

 

an Epistle to the Same

 

And this meeting is adjourned till the first 5th day in ye next month

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

This fifth Day of ye 10 month 1758

 

Abraham Tucker is appointed to See what mony is Raised

 

toward ye Charge of Providence Meeting House and to

 

See that it be Carried to ye Quarterly meeting

 

And this meeting hath an account that there is

 

Subscribed and paid toward the Charge of Petetioning to

 

the General Cort 4l -18s -6d lawful money

 

Thomas Cook & Susannah Cornell appeared at this meet

 

-ing for their answer and their answer was that they

 

might proceed to take each other in marriag in Some

 

Convenient time between this & the next monthly

 

meeting observing the good ord Established among Friends

 

In the performance thereof and Christopher Gifford

 

and Philip Tripp are appointed to See their marriage Con

 

-summated & make return to ye next monthly meeting

 

mo

16:10:

1758

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 16 Day of ye 10 month 1758

Ponaganset meeting Called Caleb Russell & Job Russell

 

present Coakset meeting Called John Cornell & Philip

 

Tripp present

 

The three Cupples that Laid their Intentions of mar

 

-riage before the Last monthly meeting Came to this

 

for their answers that they might proceed to marry

 

In Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly meeting observing the good order Established

 

among Friends in the performance thereof

 

and Isaac Smith & Paul Russell are appointed to See

 

William Tripp & Mariah Harmonds marriage Consummated

 

And Barnabas Mosher & Nathaniel Mosher are appointed upon the

 

Same account for David Russell & Susannah Soule

 

And Holder Slocum & Nicholas Howland for Levi Smith &

 

Silvester Allen There was a paper of Denyal Signed at this

 

meeting against Seth Allen & Isaac Smith is ordered to

 

read it at the end of a first Day meeting at Ponaganset

 

meeting House

 

Philip Shearman & Mary Russell Did Lay their Intentions

 

of Taking each other in marriage before this meeting &

 

Were Desired to wait till the next monthly meeting

 

for their answer And William Sanford & Nathaniel

 

Bowdish are appointed to see into ye young mans Clearness

 

And make return to the next monthly meeting

 

Jonathan Slocum hath Sent in a paper to this meeting

 

Condemning th his paying money toward military affairs

 

Which this meeting accepts

 

Obadiah Gifford hath Sent in a paper which is refered to the

 

next monthly meeting Humphry Smith & his wives paper

 

hath been read as ordered and is as followeth

 

To the monthly meeting of Friends at Dartmouth

 

Esteamed Friends These Lines may inform that whereas we by

 

not keeping to our Education & the Testimony of Truth in

 

our own hearts have given way to our Inclinations and

 

the Temptaion So far as to fall into the Sin of fornication

 

and had a Child before marriage all which we are now

 

very Sorry for and Do Condemn all our above mentioned

 

out goings Hoping God will forgive us our Sins and Desire

 

friends to pass by our offences and let us remain under

 

their Care which we have a great value foe

 

Dartmouth ye 14 of ye 8 month 1758

Humphry Smith

     

Edith Smith

 

The Friends appointed to attend ye Quarterly meeting

 

Have Done it & Drawn an Epistle to the Same as ordered

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read & well accepted

 

The Sum that been Subscribed and paid towards Providence

 

Meeting House is 36l -11s -6d Rhad Iland old Tenor

 

Peace Wood & Keziah Wood was at this meeting and Returned

 

their Certificates. Peace Wood and Elizabeth Gidley being

 

about to visit Rochester Quarterly meeting Desired a few lines

 

of friends Concurrance in the affair which was granted

 

The Friends appointed to See Thomas Cook & Susannah Cornells

 

marriage Consummated Signify that it was orderly Compleated

 

And this meeting appoints Job Russell to assist the Clerk

 

in wrighting for the meeting as there may be occation

 

This meeting hath Chosen Abraham Russell & Thomas

 

Hathaway visitters for Cushnot

 

20-11mo

1758

At a monthly meeting of Friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 20th Day of ye 11 mo 1758 Ponganset meeting

 

Called Joseph Tucker & Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford and John Macumber The friends appointed to Enquire

 

into Phillip Shermans Clearness Signifie they find nothing to

 

hinder his Intended marriage The friends appointed to See

 

the three marrages Consomated Signifie that they were

 

present at the Sollomising thereof and Saw nothing but

 

they performed in good order – Phillip Sherman and Mary

 

Russel appeared at this meeting for their answer & their

 

answer was that they might proceed to take Each other in

 

marrage in Sum Convenient time between this & the next

 

monthly meeting observing ye good order Established a

 

mong friends In the proformance thereof and William Sanford

 

& Nathaniel Bowdish are appointed to See their marriage –

 

Consomated in good order & make Return to ye next monthly

 

meeting – And where as Seth Allens paper of Denial hath not

 

ben Read and his Father haveing Sent a paper to Peleg Smith

 

which was Read in this meeting Signifying that he think

 

Friends have delt hardly by his Son the matter as to

 

Reading his Denial is Refered to ye Consideration of ye next

 

monthly meeting – and Christopher Gifford and Daniel

 

Rusel are appointed to Discourse With Increas Allen upon

 

the affare – And whereas Robert Kerby hath been Dealt

 

with in Love and waited Long upon to See if he Could

 

Do any thing to make Satisfaction upon ye account of

 

his paying money to military affares but nothing to

 

Satisfaction hath been Done by him therefore this meeting

 

thinks proper to Let him aside & Do Deny him the sd

 

Robert to be one in Unity with us

 

Isaac Smith & Paul Rusel hath maid up the meeting

 

accounts with treasurer & there Remains in Stock

 

£1-4 & 3-3/4 old tener – And where as Friends Liveing

 

near the head of Noquechuck River24 have Signefied to

 

They Desired Leave to have a meeting Set up there

 

aboughts which this meeting agrees to and that it

 

Should be held at John Cornells on every first Day

 

the three winter mos Insuing – –

 

And where as the friends in Allens Neck Signifie that

 

thay Desier to have a meeting Settled at Susannah

 

Giffords or at Some Convenient House near there a

 

boughts for this winter Season

 

And where as John Merethew Desired a Certificate

 

of his Clearness as to marriage & Conversation to the

 

To the monthly meeting at ye Oblong or Nine Parteners and

 

Nathaniel Bowdish & Nathaniel Howland are appointed to Draw

 

one and Bring it to the next monthly meeting or to ye adjourn

 

ment of this meeting – And Joseph Tucker Isaac Smith &

 

Paul Russel are appointed to See into the Sircomstances of

 

Samuel Craw Decesed & See Whither there be any thing

 

Left to Defray the Charge arisen upon his account – –

 

And Humphry Slocum Hath made Satisfaction upon the

 

account of his paying money towards military affaires and

 

also for his Disorderly marrage – – – – –

 

18: 12mo

1758

At a monthly meeting of friends Held at Dartmouth on the

18 Day of ye 12 mo 1758 Ponaganset Called Willm Barker &

 

Job Russel present Coxet] meeting Called and none present

 

by appointment the Friends appointed to See Phillip Shermins

 

and Mary Russels marrage Consummated Signifies that it was

 

orderly performed – –

 

The Visitters Chose for Aponaganset are Abraham Tucker &

 

Adam Mott and Willm Barker and Job Russel & for Coxet

 

the matter is Refared till the next monthly meeting Peace

 

Wood & Keziah Wood haveing performed their Service at

 

the Oblong and there aways there Certificates from the

 

Oblong were Read at this meeting to good Satisfaction – –

 

The friends appointed to See into ye Sircumstances of Saml

 

Craw Deeased have Done it and thay find that in apparell

 

and other things the value of £29-12:11 old tener

 

There was Collected at this meeting £7-1-11 province money

 

And this meeting is adjurned till the next 4th Day

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment this 27 day

 

of the 12th month 1758, There was a Certificate Signed at this

 

Meeting for John Merihew to the Oblong, and ^this Meeting is

 

adjourned to the first sixth day in the next month25

 
 

This meeting being mett acording to adjurnment this 5th

 

Day of of ye first mo 1759 the Representitive of A-

 

ponaganset and Coakset being present at this meeting the

 

Queries were Read and and answered in wrighting which

 

are ordered to be Sent up to the Quarterly meeting the

 

friend appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and

 

Josph Tucker Abrahan Tucker & Willm Barker &

 

Draw an Epistle of the things needfull to the Same

 

and Sign it in behalf of Sd meeting

 

The matter Conserning Seth Eden is Refered to the

 

next monthly meeting – there was £9-9-9 ½ province

 

money Subcribed and paid in towards the Charge of Provi

 

dence meeting House and William Barker is ordered to

 

Carrie it to the Quarterly meeting – – – – –

 

15: of

12 mo

1759

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meet

ing House in Dartmouth on the 15 Day of the 1:st mo

1759 Ponaganset meeting Called Caleb Russel & John

 

Rusel ye 3rd present for Coakset Jehabud Edey & John

 

Macumber present

 

Barnabas Earl and Pernal Chase did lay their intention of Mar

 

=riage before this meeting and was desird to wait til the next monthly

 

Meeting for their Answer and William Sanford and Job Russell are appointed

 

to See into Barnabas Earls clearness and make Return to the next month-

 

-ly meeting, and Isaac Smith and Paul Russell are appointed to See into the

 

Circumstances of things that they may be Settle that the widows Children be

 

not hurt by her Second Marriage, The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly

 

Meeting have done it and drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed, and

 

the Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read at this Meeting and well accepted

 

we understand that there was 7 Shillings Province mony lacking towards

 

paying for keeping the Meeting House which our Treasurer is ordered pay and

 

hath paid it And there was a paper of Denial Signed at this meeting against

 

Mary Wood Widow of Daniel Wood jur and Isaac Smith is order.d to Read it

 

and the Matter Concerning Seth Allen is Refered

 

19th of

2nd mo:

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting House in Dart=

=mouth on the 19th day of the 2.d month 1759 Ponigasett meeting called

 

Abraham Tucker present, Coakset Meeting Called and none Present

 

The friends appointed to See into Barnabas Earls Clearness Signifie

 

that they find nothing to hinder his intended Marriage and also the friends

 

that was to See into the affair Concerning the widows Children Signify

 

that matters are well Settled according to their Judgment, And Barnabas

 

Earl and Pernal Chase Came to this meeting for their Answer and their Answer

 

was that they might proceed to take each other in Marriage in Some Conveni=

 

=ent time between now and the next Monthly Meeting Observing the good

 

order Established amongst friends in the performance thereof, and William

 

Sanford and Job Russell are appointed to See it performd accordingly

 

And Seth Russel and Mary Mosher did Lay their intentions of taking

 

each other in Marriage before this Meeting, and was desir,d to wait til

 

the Next Monthly Meeting for their Anser and Paul Russell and Joseph

 

Smith are appointed to See into Seth Russells Clearness and make

 

Return to the next Monthly Meeting, Mary Woods paper of denial

 

hath been Read as ordered, And Seth Allen hath Sent a paper into

 

this Meeting which is Refer,d to the Next Monthly Meeting

E Bowen

Requests

to Come

under our

Care

Elisha Bowen hath Signified to this Meeting that he desires to Come under

our Care therefore this Meeting appointed Abraham Tucker and Caleb Russel

to discourse with him and make Return to the Next monthly Meeting

Nicholas Howland and his wife hath Sent in a paper to this Meeting Condemning

their Making Provision and inviting Some to a dinner after the Marriage

 

of their Daughter who was Married out of the order of friends, which this

 

Meeting accepts.

 

The friends on Allens Neck desires to have the meeting Continued there

 

one month longer which is Granted, the friends appointed to view the

 

Minutes not having done it are desired to do it between this and the

 

Next Monthly Meeting and David Smith and Job Russell are added to

 

the Comittee on that account

 

19: 3d mo

1759

At a Monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 3,d month 1759 Poniganset Meeting

 

Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker present for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford, The friends appointed to See into Seth Russells Clearness

 

Signify that they find nother to hinder his intended Marriage, William

 

Sanford makes Report to this Meeting that he was at Barnabas Earl

 

and Pernal Chases Marriage and Saw nothing but that it was orderly

 

Consumated, And Seth Russell and Mary Mosher appered at this Meeting for

 

their answer, and their answer was that they might Proceed to take each

 

other in Marriage in Some Conveniant time Between this and the Next

 

monthly Meeting Observing the good Order established amongst Friends in the

 

performance thereof, And Paul Russell and Joseph Smith are appointed to

 

See their Marriage Consumated in Said order and Make Return to the Next

 

monthly Meeting, and Seth Allens paper is refered to the next monthly meeting

 

Elihu Bowens paper hath been read and Considered at this Meeting and

 

the matter is Refered to the next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas the Set time being up for the holding a meeting at the upper part

 

of Coakset, they desire that it may be held there Some time Longer

 

therefore this meeting agreas that there be a meeting held there as

 

heretofore for 2 months Longer

 

The friends appointed to view the Minutes have done it as ordered

 

And Isaac Smith and Paul Russell have Sold the things that was

 

Samuel Craws Deceased to his Brother John who has Given a note

 

for the Mony, And Isaac Smith is orderd to Record the Minutes

 

And whereas Deborah Wilbour wife of George Wilbour Signifies

 

that She hath a mind to visit her friends and Relations at the Oblong

 

and Nine Partners and Desires a Certificate, therefore this meeting

 

appoints Gideon Gifford and Phillip Allen to Enqure of the woman

 

into her Circumstances and draw one if they think proper

 

And this meeting hath Considered the Matter Concerning Elihu Bowen

 

and find freedom to Receive him and Concludes him under our Care

 

for the time to come

 

And whereas James Macumber Son of William Macumber Ju.r doth

 

desire a Certificate from this Meeting to the monthly Meeting at

 

Oblong or Nine Partners, this Meeting appoints Joseph and

 

Philip Tripp to make Enquiry and draw one if they think proper

 

and Bring it to the Next monthly Meeting

 

Joseph Tucker hath brought in an account that he hath had 25

 

Sheep taken from him for 6£16S demand. It was done in the month

 

Called January 1758 by Seth Williams, and David Ball Ebenezer

 

Willisses Clark of Dartmouth, Said Sheep valued at 8£. it was taken

 

upon account of a fine for his Sons not appearing at the General Muster

 

And Peleg Smith William Sanford and Paul Russell are appointed

 

to attend the Quarterly Meeting and draw an Epistle to the Same

 

Collected at this Meeting 3£4S10d Province tenor and this Meeting

 

is adjourned to Youths meeting

 

This Meeting being mett according to adjournment this 6th day of

 

the 4th month 1759 the Queries was read and Answers Given by Ponigan=

 

-set visitors at this Meeting which is ordered to be Sent to the Quarter

 

-ly Meeting, but no answer from Coakset

 

16th of 4th mo

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting in Dartmouth

on the 16.th day of the 4th month 1759 Poniganset meeting Called James

 

Shearman Caleb Russell for Coakset Othniel Tripp and Philip Tripp

 

The friends appointed to See Seth Russell, and Mary Moshers Marriage

 

Consumated Signify that it was performed in Good order

E. Bowen

Received

And this Meeting hath Consider.d the matter Concerning Elihu Bowen

and find freedom to Receive him and he to be under our Care for the time to Come

 

And the matter Concerning Seth Allen is Refered till the next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas we understand that there has a Practice been of late

Advice

not to

make

Lotteries

amogst our younger Sort of People of making Lotteries which we think to

be of a very hurtful Consequence, Therefore it is the advice of this Meeting

for all under our Care to be Careful not to be in Said Practice, and

that all friends Belonging to this Meeting Endeavour to Suppress the Same

 

Peleg Smith and Paul Russel hath attended the Quarterly Meeting and

 

drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed, and we have Received an

 

Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting which hath been Read and well accepted

 

And there hath been two Certificates Signed in and by order of this Meeting

 

one for James Macumber and the other for Deborah Wilbour [Wilbur] directed to

 

the Oblong or Nine Partners

F. Trip

denied

And we understand that Francis Tripp hath been disorderly in Mar-

-rying out of the order of friends, therefore this Meeting orders Othniel

 

Tripp and Philip Tripp to Labour with Said Francis to See if he doth any

 

way incline to make Satisfaction

 

And Abraham Tucker and Adam Mott are appointed to Enquire into

 

the Conversation of Seth Allen and make Report to the Next monthly Meeting

 

5th mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 21.st day of the 5.th Month 1759 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset Petter Davil and Christopher Gifford, The friends that

 

was appointed to Enquire Concerning Seth Allens Conversation

 

not having throughly Gone through the matter are Continued to do it and

 

make Report to the Next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas Francis Tripp hath Married out of the Good order

F. Tripp

Denied

Eshablished amongst us, we Cannot find that he doth incline to

make Satisfaction, Therefore Isaac Smith is ordered to draw up

 

a paper of Denial against him and bring it to the next

 

monthly Meeting

 

And whereas Some friends Seem not to be So Careful about keep-

 

-ing the time of day in Meeting together for worship, it is the mind

 

of this Meeting that friends be Careful for the time to Come and

 

meet togather by 12 a Clock on first days and fourth days and

 

by Eleven on monthly meeting days

 

And Samuel Howland Ju.r hath sent in a paper Signifying his Sorrow for

 

his disorderly Marriage therefore the visitors are desires to talk with him

 

and make Report to the Next monthly meeting

 

Benjamin Butlar and his wifes paper Concerning their having a Child So

 

Soon after Marriage hath been Read in this meeting and ordered to be

 

read at the End of a meeting on a first day

 

And Peter Davil and Joseph Tripp are Chosen visitors for Coakset

 

And whereas it is thought of Service that the meeting be Settled at the

 

head of Noquechuck River for Some time Longer, therefore this meeting

 

agrees that it be held there as in time past till our fall meeting next

 

6th mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 18.th day of the 6.th month 1759 Poniganset meeting Called

 

Caleb Russel present and John Russel the 3.d, for Coakset Christopher Gifford

 

and Othniel Tripp

 

The matter Concerning Seth Allen is Refered to the next monthly Meeting

 

Francis Tripps paper of denial was Read in this meeting and Isaac Smith

 

hath Signed it by order of this Meeting

 

the visitors not having had oppertunity to discourse with Samuel Howland ju.r

 

it is refered to the next monthly Meeting and they Continued for the Service

 

Benjamin Butlar and his wives paper not being read as ordered it is

 

ordered to be done accordingly Between this and the next monthly meeting

John

Storer

from

O.E

Our worthy Friends John Storer from Nottingham in Old England and Benajah

Andrews from Berlinton [Burlington] in West Jersey was at this Meeting and their Labour

of Love and Religious visit was kindly accepted and their Certificates was

Read to good Satisfaction

 

And this Meeting agrees to Come to farther Subscription towards the Charge of

 

Providence Meeting House

 

And Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker John Russell ye 3.d Humphry Smith

 

John Mosher Jethro Hathaway are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting

 

and draw an Epistle to the Same, And Caleb Russel and Paul Russell are

 

added to attend the Quarterly meeting

 

It is the mind of this Meeting that all the Books belonging to the Meeting be brought

 

to the Next monthly Meeting, And this meeting is adjourn.d til the youths

 

Meeting

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment this 6.th day of the 7 mo 1759

 

the Queries have been Read and Answers Given at this Meeting which is

 

order,d to go to the Quarterly Meeting

 

There hath been Subscribed and brought into this Meeting £22=17s=7d

 

province old tenor towards the Charge of Providence Meeting House

 

7 mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in Dartmouth

on the 16.th day of the 7.th month 1759 Poniganset meeting Called Nathaniel

 

Bowdish, and William Barker present Coakset meeting Called Peter Davil

 

and Philip Tripp present

 

Benjamin Butlar and his wives paper hath been read as ordered

 

This meeting hath accepted of Seth Allens paper provided that he read it or

 

get Some [person?] body to Read it he being present at the end of a meeting for

 

worship on a first day between this and the next monthly meeting

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly meeting and draw the Epistle

 

have done it as ordered

 

There were five yearly Meetings Epistles read at this Meeting which

 

was to Good Satisfaction

 

The Quarterly meeting Epistle hath been read and well accepted

 

we have an account that George Lawton Son of John Lawton hath

 

Married out of our Good order and hath been dealt with by the

 

visitors and Seems not to Incline to make any Satisfaction Therefore

 

this meeting appoints Benjamin and Philip Tripp to Labour farther

 

with him

 

John Craw hath Answered the note that he Gave to this meeting which

 

hath defrayed the Remaining Charge of the Doctors upon the account of

 

his Brothers Lameness, and Six pounds Nine Shillings and eleven pence old tenor

 

over which is put in with the Colection which is £4=14s=11d old tenor

 

There are Several papers that have been given in, one from Solomon

 

Lapham one from Samuel Howland ju.r one from Obadiah Gifford which are

 

Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

James Shearman is ordered to pay Six pounds three Shillings and nine

 

pence to Jonathan Hussey for the Last half years keeping the meeting House

 

8 mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in Dartmouth

on the 20th day of the 8th month 1759, Poniganset Called Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker present, for Coakset Peter Devol and Joseph Tripp, present

 

Whereas George Lawton hath Married out of the Order of friends and

 

he hath been dealt with, and Refuses to make any Satisfaction, this

 

Meeting Concludes him not to be under the Care of friends

 

James Shearman hath paid £6=3s=9d old Tenor as ordered to Jonathan Hussey

 

This Meeting accepts of Samuel Howland Ju,r his paper for Satisfation

 

for his Marrying Contrary to the order of friends

I Andrews

& W Fosters

Visit

Isaac Andrews and William Fosters Certificates were Read at this

Meeting and well accepted

This Meeting accepts of Solomon Laphams paper for Satisfaction for his

 

out=goings in Marrying Contrary to the order of friends, and in paying

 

his fine when Impressed to go to war

 

Obediah Giffords paper is Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

There was a Complaint Brought to this Meeting by Jonathan Sisson

 

against his Brother William Sisson, This Meeting appoints

 

Peleg Huddlestone John Gifford and Phillip Tripp to Labour with

 

him and hear and determine the Contrversy between them, any two

 

agreeing make a Judgment and make Return to the next monthly

 

Meeting, Solomon Lapham hath Requested a Certificate from this meeting

 

Therefore this Meeting appoints Daniel Russell and Humphry Smith

 

to make Enquiry and draw one and Bring to the next monthly Meeting

 

if they think fit

 

9 mo:

1759

At a monthly meeting of friends held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 9th month 1759 Poniganset meeting Called

 

Caleb Russell present, for Coakset Philip Tripp present

 

Timothy Davis and Hiphzibah Hathaway did Lay their Intention of Marrige

 

before this Meeting, and were desir,d to wait for their Answer til the

 

next monthly Meeting

S. Allen

Set aside

And whereas Seth Allen having neglected or Refused Reading his paper

according to the order of the monthly Meeting, and there hath another

 

Scandulous Report happened of the Like tenor as the former, and we have good

 

Grounds to believe it to be true, Therefore this Meeting Concludes Said paper

 

Shall not be read Seeing things are So, And this Meeting Concludes it propper

 

to Set him aside, and Isaac Smith is ordered to draw up a paper of

 

Denial against him and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

The Committee appointed to determine the Contraversy between William

 

Sisson and his Brother Jonathan have done it and brought in their Judgment

 

to this Meeting which is accepted and is as followeth

 

we the Subscribers being a Committee appointed by the Last monthly meeting to hear and

 

determine the difference between Jonathan Sisson and his Brother William,

 

after hearing their pleas and duly Considering the affair, and having Reference to the

 

last will and Testament of their deceased father, Conclude that William Sisson

 

pay to his Brother Jonathan the Sum of one pound fourteen Shillings two

 

pence one farthing Lawfull mony per annum, for and toward the Support

 

of their Sister Hannah Sisson, until by Law they are acquitted from

 

that Charge

     

Philipp Tripp

     

Peleg Huddelstone

     

John Gifford

 

Othniel Allen being Removed to the Oblong or Nine partners to dwell

 

Desires a Certificate from this Meeting to the monthly Meeting there

 

Therefore this Meeting appoints Phillip Allen and John Gifford to make

 

Inquiry, and draw one if they think propper and bring it to the next monthly

 

Meeting, Job Russell hath desir,d a Certificate from this Meeting to the

 

monthly meeting at Salem of his Clearness as to Marriage and Conversation

 

This meeting appoints William Sanford and David Smith to make Inquiry and

 

draw one if they think propper

 

And whereas it is thought propper that Some Friends be appointed to See that good order

 

be Observed in the Galleries in full Meetings, and to place themselves where it may

 

be most Convenent for that Service, Therefore this Meeting appoints Caleb

 

Russel, William Sanford, and John Russell the 2,d for that Service

 

There was Collected at this Meeting five Pounds four Shillings and 2 pence province

 

money, The treasurer is Ordered to pay to David Smith one Shilling and

 

four pence Lawful Money which makes up the Sum in full of the Doctors

 

Charge upon the account of Samuel Craws Lameness

 

And this Meeting is adjourn’d till the Youths Meeting

 

This Meeting being mett according to adjournment this 5th day of the

 

10th month 1759, Adam Mott, Stephen Wilcox, Abraham Tucker Caleb

 

Russell and Philip Tripp are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting

 

and draw an Epistle to the Same and Sign it in behalf of this Meeting

 

The visitors of Coakset Signifie that they have visited the families of

 

friends under their Care and find things for the most part Midling well

 

and they have also made Answers to the Queries which are ordered to be

 

Sent by the Representatives to the Quarterly Meeting

 

10 mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 10th month 1759, Poniganset

 

Meeting Called Peleg Smith and John Russell the 3d present, for Coakset

 

Joseph Tripp,

 

Timothy Davis and Hephzibah Hathway appeared at this Meeting desiring

 

their answer, and their answer was that they might proceed to take Each

 

other in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly Meeting Observing the Good order Established amongst friends

 

in the accomplishment thereof, And Adam Mott and Abraham

 

Tucker are appointed to See it accomplished accordingly

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting, have done it and

 

drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

There was a paper of denial Read at this Meeting against Seth Allen

 

which this Meeting approves, and Isaac Smith hath Signed it by order of

 

the Meeting and is Ordered to Read it on a first day at the End of the meeting

 

of worship Between this and the next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas there was a Complaint brought into this Meeting by

 

William Woddel against Christopher Gifford that he is about to wrong

 

him in Several things, Therefore this Meeting appoints Humphry Smith

 

Abraham Shearman and Paul Russell a Committee in that afair to

 

hear and determine the matter and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for Othniel Allen

 

There was also another signed for Job Russell

 

And the Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read and well accepted

 

And whereas the Friends near the head of Noquechuk River desires

 

the Meeting might be Continued as it hath been which is Granted

 

11 mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 11th month 1759

 

Poniganset Meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

present for Coakset Othniel Tripp and Ichabod Kerby

 

The friends appointed to See Timothy Davis and Hiphzibah Hathways

 

Marriage Solemnized Signify that it was done in good order

 

Seth Allens Denial hath been Read as Ordered

 

The Committee not having fully determin’d the affair between William Woddel

 

and Christopher Gifford the matter is Refered to the next monthly Meeting and

 

Said Com-tt Still Continued

 

Friends have accepted of Ruth Hathways paper for having a Child So Soon after

 

Marriage, provided that She read it or get Some friend to do it She being present

 

at the End of a first day Meeting for worship on a first day between this and the

 

next monthly Meeting

 

12 mo:

1759

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at Our Meeting House in Dart=

-mouth on the 17th day of the 12th month 1759 Poniganset Meeting Called

 

William Sanford present for Coakset Ichabod Eddy

 

Ruth Hathways paper hath not been Read as ordered, therefore this Meeting

 

orders that it be done between this and the next monthly Meeting

 

The Committee apointed to Judge between on the Case Between William Woddel

 

and Christopher Gifford have done it and their Judgment hath been Read in

 

this Meeting and accepted, But Said Woddel doth not accept, but desires

 

an apeal to the Quarterly Meeting which is Granted, and also Said Christopher

 

Gifford being dissatisfied Concerning the Judgment doth desire an apeal like=

 

=wise which is Granted

 

The visitors Chosen this year for Poniganset are Abraham Tucker William Barker

 

and Caleb Russell, and for Quitionut [Cushnet] Thomas Hathway Abraham Russell

 

and Bartholomew Taber

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are Joseph Tucker Abraham

 

Tucker Humphry Smith and William Barker, and they to draw an Epistle to the

 

Same and Sign it; There was Collected at this Meeting 4£=14s=10d province mony

 

The Treasurer is ordered to pay to Jonathan Hussey £6=3=9d for the Last half

 

years keeping the Meeting House

 

And Isaac Smith and Joseph Barker are appointed to make up accouts with

 

the Treasurer and make Return to next monthly Meeting

 

And as to doing anything towards Providence Meeting House, we do not find

 

Ourselves in a way for it, being in debt here upon the account of petitioning to

 

the General Court and other things

 

1 mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmoth on the 21st day of the first month 1760, Poniganset Meeting Called

 

Job Russell and William Barker present, for Coakset James Cornel and

 

Joshua Cornel

 

Ruth Hathways paper hath been Read as ordered

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting have done it and drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

The Treasurer hath paid to Jonathan Hussey £6:3s:9d as order,d

 

The Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read and well accepted

 

the friends appointed to make up accounts with the Treasurer not having done

 

it are Still Continued to do it between this and the next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas Stephen Potter hath Gone Contrary to our Profession in

 

takeing up arms and going to war, and also hath of Late been published

 

out of our Good order, Therefore James Cornell and Benjamin Tripp

 

are appointed to discourse with Said Potter to See if he would make

 

make any Satisfaction and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

2,d mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 2.d month 1760, Poniganset

 

meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker present, for

 

Coakset Benjamin Tripp

 

The friends appointed have made up accompts with the Treasurer and

 

there Remains 9s=2d old tenor in the Stock

S. Potter

disown’d

The friends appointed to discourse with Stephen Potter Signify they

have done it and he Gives no Satisfaction therefore this Meeting thinks

 

propper to Set him aside, And doth deny him the Said Stephen Potter

 

to be one in Unity with us till Satisfaction be made

 

This Meeting appoints James Shearman and Daniel Russell to See about

 

the Charge that hath arisen about petitioning to the General Court, and

 

bring in an account to the next monthly Meeting

 

William Taber Son of Joseph Taber hath Sent a paper to this Meeting

 

Signifying his Sorrow for his Marrying out of Our Good order which is

 

Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

And whereas Adam Mott Signifies that he hath thoughts of going to Sandwich

 

upon a Religious visit, and desires a few lines from this Meeting, Therefore

 

this Meeting orders Joseph and Abraham to draw up Something if

J. Russell

Chosen

Treasurer

they think propper and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

And whereas James Shearman doth decline being Treasurer to this

Meeting, This Meeting doth Chuse Job Russell to Supply in that office

 

3 mo=

1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at out Meeting House

in Dartmouth on the 17 day of the 3.d month 1760, Poniganset meeting

 

Called William Barker and Job Russell present, for Coakset Philip Tripp

 

and Peter Davel

 

James Shearman and Daniel Russell not having done any thing in the

 

affair that the Last monthly Meeting ordered are Still Continued to do it

 

between this and the next monthly Meeting

C. Huddle=

=stone Set

Aside

And we understand that Catharine Huddlestone hath Married out of our

Good order, and also had a Child Soon after Marriage, and She hath

been Laboured with in order to bring her to a Sight of her outgoings but

 

nothing to Satisfaction hath been by her, Therefore this Meeting thinks

 

propper to Set her aside, and appoints Isaac Smith to draw up a paper

 

of Denial against her and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

Williams Tabers paper is Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for Adam Mott and

 

another for Samuel Chase

 

The friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting and draw the Epistle

 

are Joseph Tucker, Peleg Smith, Caleb Russell, and Peter Davel and they

 

to Sign the Epistle

 

The Coakset visitors have Given in an account in writing of their Service

 

in visiting friends families and also their Answer to the Queries

 

there was Collected at this Meeting £3=2s=2d old tenor

 

And this Meeting is adjourn,d til the youths Meeting

 

This Meeting being met by adjournment the 4th day of the 4th month 1760, none

 

of the Representatives present but Job Russell

 

The Queries was Read and Answered by the visiters

 

Whereas Christopher Gifford & William Woddel did not prosecute their apeal

 

as intended, Do Still Desire an appeal to the next Quarterly Meeting which

 

is Granted,

 

This Meeting is adjourned again to the 14th day of the 4th month 1760

 

This Meeting being mett according to adjournment this 14th day of the 4 mo: 1760

 

There was 79 Dollars with what hath been Delivered to Benjamin Akin Contri=

 

=buted at this Meeting, and Delivered to Humphry Smith in order for the

 

Distressed people at Boston who have met with a Great Loss by fire, and

 

to be Delivered to the Select men or overseers of the Town of Boston26

 

4th mo:

1760

At a Monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 4 month 1760, Poniganset Meeting Called

 

Daniel Russell and Caleb Russell present, for Coakset Icabud Eddy

 

Isaac Smith not having drawn any thing as ordered against Catharine

 

Huddlestone, is Still Continued to do it and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting have all attended it

 

Except Peleg Smith and drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

This Meeting hath accepted of William Tabers paper for Satisfaction

 

Humphry Smith makes Report that he hath Delivered the Mony that

 

was Contributed for the poor people at Boston, to Benjamin Akin to be

 

Deliverd at Boston for the use of the above Said

 

And Luke Hart Joseph Smith William Mosher and Joseph Mosher ju.r

 

are appointed to take the whole oversight of the Burying Ground at Newtown

 

and Daniel Russell Son of James Russell having gone out of the way in

 

his Marriage and other things, Therefore this Meeting orders Stephen

 

Willcocks and Daniel Russel to talk with him and bring in their account

 

to the next monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting orders Daniel Russell to pay to Peleg Smith 6s=4d Lawfull

 

Mony which Compleats the Charge of Petitioning to the General Court

 

And also to pay to Isaac Smith two Dollars and a half for Recording the

 

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting, and to pay the Remainder of the money

 

into the Treasurers hands

 

The Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read at this Meeting and

 

Well accepted

 

Whereas it was Signified in the Epistle that there was Considerable mony

 

Wanting toward Defraying the Charge of Providence Meeting House

 

This Meeting therefore appoints Humphry Smith, Christopher Gifford

 

and Adam Mott and Bartholomew Taber, to draw up Something

 

in order for Friends to Subscribe to as they find freedom – –

 

John Russell 3d hath Signified that he and his wife are about

 

to put out their Son John Williams to a friend at Sandwich, and

 

Desires Some lines to the monthly Meeting there of his being under

 

our Care, and Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker are appointed

 

in that affair – – – – –

 

5th mo:

1760

At a Monthly^ Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 5th month 1760, Poniganset meeting

 

Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker presend, for Coakset

 

Joshua Cornell

 

Samuel Shove and Abigail Anthony did Lay their Intentions of

 

taking each other in Marriage before this Meeting and were desird

 

to wait till the next monthly Meeting for their answer – –

 

Daniel Russell hath Answered the Mony that he was to pay to Peleg

 

Smith and Isaac Smith

 

This Meeting hath Received a Receipt form [from] Boston Signed John

 

Phillips of 24 pounds Lawful Mony that we have Sent for the use of

 

the Sufferers in the Late fire – –

 

we understand that Daniel Russell Son of James Desires that friends would

 

wait til the next monthly Meeting therefore the matter is Refer’d

 

There was a paper of Denial against Catharine Huddlestone brought

 

to this Meeting and Isaac Smith hath Signed it by order of the Meeting

 

and is also appointed to Read it on a first day at end of the Meeting

 

of Worship between this and the next monthly Meeting – –

 

Daniel Russell hath the Remainder part of the mony that was

 

in his hands to the Treasurer as ordered, which is 7£=7s=10d old tenor

 

We understand that Benjamin Wing jur being Removed with his family

 

to Smithfield to dwell, Desires a Certificate, therefore this Meeting

 

appoints Peleg Huddlestone and Ichabud [Ichabod] Eddy to draw one if thy find

 

things Clear and bring it to the next monthly Meeting – – – – –

 

6th month

1760

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth on the 16th day

of the 6th month 1760, Benjamin Shearman and Jonathan Hussey

 

present, And this Meeting is adjourned till this day week

 

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting house

 

in Dartmouth by adjournment on the 23d day of the 6th month 1760,

 

Poniganset Meeting Called Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker

 

present, for Coakset James Cornel[l] and Peter Davel [Davol] – –

 

Samuel Shove and Abigail Anthony appeared at this Meeting

 

for their Answer, and their Answer was that they Might proceed to

 

take each other in Marriage in the Good order Established among

 

Friends, in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting, And Peleg Smith and Humphry Smith are appointed to

 

See their Marriage Consumated and make Return the next monthly Meeting

 

Benjamin Russell Son of Benjamin Russell and Elisabeth Slocum Daughter

 

of Holder Slocum Deceased, have laid their Intentions of Marriage before this

 

Meeting, and were desired to wait till the next monthly Meeting for their Answer

 

and Jonathan Hussey and Stephen Willcocks [Wilcox] are appointed to Enquire into the

 

young mans Clearness and make Return to the next monthly Meeting – –

[quarter page of blank space]

 

Whereas Daniel Russell Son of James Russell having Signified or Given

 

Ecouriagement of making Satisfaction but not having done anything in

 

that nature this Meeting thinks proper that Stephen Willcocks and Daniel

 

Russell talk further with him and if he make no Satisfaction as they may

 

Judge Reasonable then they to draw a paper of denial against him and

 

bring it to the next monthly Meeting – –

 

Catharine Huddlestones paper of denial hath been read as ordered

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for Benjamin Wing jur and

 

Wife and Child directed to the monthly Meeting in Smithfield – –

 

This Meeting is Adjourned to the youths Meeting

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment this 4th day of the 7th month 1760

 

The Representatives have been Called upon and all present but Peter Davel [Davol]

 

Poniganset visitors have made Answers to the Queries in writing which is

 

ordered to be Sent to the Quarterly Meeting – –

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are Adam Mott

 

Humphry Smith and Caleb Russell, and they to draw an Epistle to the

 

Same and Sign it in behalf of this Meeting – –

 

There was one hundred Sixty & three pounds Eleven Shillings in Rhod Island

 

Mony Subscribed toward the Charge of Providence Meeting House which

 

this Meeting orders to be Sent to the Quarterly Meeting – – – – –

 

7 mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 21 day of the 7th 1760, Poniganset Meeting Called Caleb

 

Russell and John Russell the 3d present, for Coakset Ichabud [Ichabod] Eddy and

 

John Mosher present

 

Benjamin Russell jur and Elisabeth Slocum did appear for their answer

 

and their Answer was that they might pr[o]ceed to take each other in Marriage

 

in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly Meeting

 

observing the good order Established amongst us in the performance

 

thereof, and Humphry Smith and Jonathan Hussey are appointed to See

 

their Marriage Consumated in Good order and make Return to the next

 

monthly Meeting – –

 

The Friends appointed to See Samuel Shoves and Abigail Anthonys

 

Marriage Consumated Make Return that it was accomplished in good order

 

Whereas Stephen Willcocks [Wilcox] and Daniel Russell Were appointed

 

last monthly Meeting to draw a paper of deniel against Daniel Russel[l]

 

Son of James Russell, if they thought proper, accordingly they have

 

drawn a paper of deniel against him and brought it to this Meeting

D: Russel

disown

and it was Signed by of order of this Meeting and Daniel Russell

is appointed to Read it or get it Read between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting, The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting and

 

draw an Epistle the Same make Report that they have attended the

 

Said Meeting and drawn an Epistle as ordered

 

There was a paper Sent to this Meeting Signed by Nicholas Lapham

 

Signifying his Sorrow for Marrying out of the Good order Established

 

amongst us which is Refer’d to the next monthly meeting – –

 

It hath been agitated whether or no it is warrantable for friends to take

 

up land lately Improved by the French near Noviscocia [Nova Scotia] which is Refer’d

 

to the next monthly Meeting

 

It is the mind of this Meeting that it is Inconsistant with our Principles to pay

 

the tax Said to be Laid upon friends in Lieu of Personal Service in Carry=

 

=ing on the present war – – This Meeting Received two Printed Epistles

 

and Three Written Epistles, One printed and one written from London

 

one printed and one written one from Philadelphia, and one written

 

Epistle from Flushing, And this Meeting Received an Epistle from the

 

last Quarterly Meeting and it was Read and the Contents thereof

 

Recomended to friends Observation

 

This Meeting orders the Treasurer to pay Jonathan Hussey 3 Dollars – – – – –

 

8th mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our meeting house in

Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 8th month 1760, Poniganset Meeting

 

Called Joseph and Abraham Tucker present, for Coakset Peleg Huddle=

 

=stone and Joseph Tripp – – present

 

Humphry Smith and Jonathan Hussey Signifies to this Meeting that

 

they was at the Solomnising of Benjamin Russell and Elisabeth

 

Slocums Marriage and Saw nothing but that it was done in Good Order

 

Daniel Russell Son of James his paper hath of Denial hath been Read

 

as ordered – –

 

Mary Akin wife of Benjamin Akin jur hath Sent in a paper

 

Signifying her Sorrow for her outgoings, in paticular her having a Child So

 

Soon after Marriage, which this Meeting accepts, provided She read it or

 

get Some friend to do it at the End of a first day Meeting between this and

 

the next monthly Meeting

 

Nicholas Laphams paper hath been Read in this Meeting and accepted, and

 

he Still to Remain under our Care

 

And as to the matter Referd to this Meeting Concerning whether it might

 

be warrantable for Friends to take up Land near Noviscocia [Nova Scotia] lately

 

Inhabited by the French, This Meeting thinks proper to Refer it to the

 

Quarterly Meeting for Advice – –

 

The Treasurer hath paid Jonathan Hussey 3 Dollars as ordered – –

J: Case

Requests

to Come

under

our Care

And wheras Job Case hath made application to Come under our Care,

which is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting, and Peleg Smith and

Philip Allen are Appointed to talk with Said Case upon that account

and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

And whereas we understand that Jedidiah Wood hath made a purchase

 

near NovaScotia, and also Sold a Couple of Servants to a man in them

 

parts, which is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting hath Agreed to Come to a Subscription toward the Building

 

a Meeting House for Friends at Boston – –

 

And we understand that Peleg Slocum jur is under Scandulous Report

 

of Committing fornication, therefore this Meeting appoints Joseph Tucker

 

and John Russell the 3d to talk with him and make Return to the next

 

monthly Meeting

 

Othniel Tripp is Chosen visitor for Coakset in the room of Joseph Tripp

 

who hath Desired to be Excused – – – – –

 

9 mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting held at our Meeting House in Dartmouth

on the 15th day of the 9th month 1760 Poniganset Meeting Called Peleg

 

Smith and Joseph Tucker present for Coakset John Mosher and Ichabud [Ichabod]

 

Eddy present – –

 

Joseph Slade and Deborah Howland have Laid their Intentions of

 

Marriage before this Meeting and were desired to wait for their

 

Answer till the next monthly Meeting

 

Mary Akins paper hath been Read as ordered

 

The matter Concerning Job Case is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Peleg Slocum jur is Referd to the next monthly Meeting

 

and Joseph Tucker and John Russel the 3d are Still Continued to talk with

 

him and make Report the next monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting appoints Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker to See things Settled

 

with Deborah Howland, So that her Children be not hurt by her

 

Marriage, and make Report the next monthly Meeting

 

10th mo:

- 1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 10th month 1760: Poniganset Meeting

 

Called John Russell the 3d and William Barker present, for Coakset John

 

Mackumber [Macomber] and Peter Davil [Davol]

 

The friends Appointed to See into the affairs of the Widow Deborah

 

Howlands Estate, Signify that they have made Enquiry, and find

 

nothing as they apprehend but that She may Marry without danger

 

of wronging her Children

 

Joseph Slade and Deborah Howland appear’d at this Meeting for

 

their Answer, and their Answer was that they might proceed to take

 

each other in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and

 

the next monthly meeting, Observing the Good order Established

 

amongst Friends in the performance thereof, and Joseph Smith and

 

Barnabas Mosher are appointed to attend See their Marriage

 

Consumated and make Return to the next monthly Meeting ~ ~ ~

 

The matter Concerning Job Case is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Peleg Slocum jur is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

 

Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith hath attended the Quarterly Meeting

 

and drawn an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

The Quarterly Meetings Epistle hath been Read in this Meeting

 

and well accepted

 

Whereas we that is the monthly Meeting hath accepted mony of

 

Jedidiah Wood, which we Cannot be easy to keep by Reason that he

 

hath not made Satisfaction in Relation to his Exposing to Sail two

 

Indian Children to NovaScotia, which action we Can have no

 

unity with, nor with him till done, and Peter Davil [Davol] is appointed to

 

deliver the Mony to him again and let him know upon what Account,

 

Whereas Mary Potter hath Signified that She is about makeing a visit

 

to the Oblong to her friends and Relations there and desires a few lines

 

by way of Certificate to the monthly Meeting there and Peter Davil

 

and Philip Tripp are appointed to Enquire into the affair and draw

 

one as they Shall think proper and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

And this Meeting ap[p]oints Daniel Russell, Joseph Smith, William Sanford,

 

and Jos Paul Russell to Endeavour to keep the people Orderly in

 

the Galleries and Else where at this fall Meeting Coming on at

 

Poniganset and Peter Davel [Davol], Ph[i]lip Tripp and Joshua Cornel[l] are appointed for

 

the Same business at Coakset – –

 

Job Russell hath brought a Receipt to this Meeting Signed by Ebenezer

 

Pope of Boston that he hath Received £10=1s=8d Lawful Mony toward the

 

Charge of Building Friends Meeting House at Boston, Said Mony being

 

Contributed by our monthly Meeting

 

11 mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 17th day of the 11th month 1760 Poniganset Meeting Called

 

William Barker and Caleb Russell present, for Coakset Philip Tripp and

 

Israel Wood ~

 

The Friends appointed to See Joseph Slade and Deborah Howlands Marriage

 

Consumated, Signify, that they being there, Saw nothing but that it was performed

 

in good order

J: Case

Received

Whereas it hath been Some time Since Job Case hath made application to Come

under our Care, and Still Continuing S^teady in his mind upon that account,

 

we find freedom to accept of him and he to be under our Care for the time to Come

P.

Slocum

Set aside

And whereas Peleg Slocum jur not having done any thing to make Satisfaction

this Meeting thinks proper to Set him aside, and Isaac Smith is Order’d to

draw up a paper of denial against me him and bring it to the next monthly

 

Meeting; There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for Mary Potter

 

The matter Concerning Jedediah Wood is Refered to the next Monthly Meeting

 

And whereas Benjamin Rider Son of William Rider, hath Signified his desire

 

of Coming under our Care Therefore this Meeting Appoints Adam Mott and Joseph

 

Smith to talk furder [sic] with him and make Enquiry into his Conversation

 

and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

12 mo:

1760

At a monthly Meeting of friends held at our Meeting House in Dartmouth

on the 19th day of the 12th month 1760, Poniganset Meeting Called Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker present, for Coakset John Mosher & Joseph Tripp ~ ~

 

There was a paper of denial Read in this Meeting Against Peleg Slocum Son

 

of Holder Slocum deceased, which this Meeting Orders Isaac Smith to Read

 

publickly at the End of a first day Meeting between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting,

J. Potter

& wife

Requests

to Come

under

our Care

B. Rider

Receid

John Potter Son of Aaron Potter hath made Application to Come this Meeting

both he and his Wife to Come under Our Care which is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

The matter Concerning Jedidiah Wood is Refered to the next monthly Meeting

And this Meeting having Received the Committees account Concerning Benjamin

Rider (which was very Satistisfactory) therefore this Meeting accepts and he

to be under Our Care for time to Come

Whereas friends and friendly people27 dwelling near Gideon Allens being at

a great distance from any Settled Meeting of friends, they desire to have

 

have a Meeting Settled at Gideon Allens for this winter Season, Therefore

 

this Meeting agrees that there be a Meeting Settled there for the three months

 

to Come, that is two days in a month the first first days in Each month and

 

the Sixth day following Our Preparative Meeting, which is the Second Sixth

 

day; The Friends Appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are Joseph

 

Tucker, John Mosher, Abraham Tucker, and John Russell 3d, and William

 

Barker, and they to draw an Epistle to the Same, and Sign it in Behalf

 

of this Meeting

 

There was Collected at this Meeting £6:15s old tenor, And this Meeting

 

Orders the Treasurer to pay 3 dollars to Jonathan Hussey for keeping the meeting

 

House

 

1 mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at Our Meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 19th day of the first month 1761, Poniganset meeting

 

Called Caleb Russell and John Russell the 3d, present, for Coakset none present

 

Peleg Slocums paper of denial hath been Read as Ordered

 

The Matter Concerning John Potter and wife is Refer’d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Matter Concerning Jedidiah Wood is Refered to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed have attended the Quarterly Meeting and drawn

 

an Epistle to the Same as appointed

 

The Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read in this Meeting and

 

well accepted

 

The Chusing of Visitors is Refered to the next monthly Meeting

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for Benjamin Rider

 

to the monthly Meeting at RhodeIsland

Books

Given

to the

Meeting

There was 23 Books brought into this Meeting, 14 of William Dells works

and nine of John Rutlys, which was Bestowed upon us by the yearly

Meeting of Pensylvania, and we have also Received an Epistle from the

Same which was Read to Good Satisfaction ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

2d mo:

1761

At at a monthly Meeting of Friends held at Our Meeting House

in Dartmouth on the 15th day of the 2d month 1761, Ponaganset Meeting

 

Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present, for Coakset Peleg

 

Huddlestone & Philip Tripp ~

 

Wesson [Weston] Briggs and Phebe Russell did lay their Intentions of taking

 

each other in Marriage before this Meeting, and were desired to

 

wait till the next monthly Meeting for their Answer and Peleg Smith

 

and Stephen Wilcox are appointed to Enquire into the young mans Clearness

 

and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

W: Wood

Requests

to Come

under

our Care

J: Potter

& wife

Received

William Wood, Glaiser, hath Signified to this Meeting that he hath a

desire to be under Our Care, Therefore Thomas Hathway [Hathaway] and

Bartholomew Taber are appointed to talk with him and make Enquiry

Concerning his Conversation and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

John Potter Son of Aaron, and his Wife having in time past declared their

desire of Coming under Our Care, and due Enquiry hath been Made and

nothing Appearing to hinder, we find freedom to accept, and they to be under

our Care for the time to Come

 

Adam Mott, Abraham Tucker, Caleb Russell, and William Barker,

 

are Chosen visitors for Poniganset, and Thomas Hath[a]way and Bartholomew Taber

 

for Quitionet28

M. Kerby

disownd

Whereas Mary Kerby [Kirby] now Wilbour [Wilbur] Daughter of Nathaniel Kerby deceased

hath Married Out of Our Good order, and doth nothing to make Satisfaction

 

altho friends have done their duty in advising her, Therefore this Meeting

 

doth Conclude to Set her aside and doth deny her to be in unity with us

 

Whereas Friends near the head of Noquechuck River have petitioned this

 

Meeting that they may Build a Meeting House near thereabouts, Therefore

 

this Meeting appoints Joseph Tucker, Abraham Tucker, John Mosher,

 

Caleb Russell, Philip Tripp and Paul Russell, a Committee to go and

 

See where it may be most Convenient, and Consider all Necessary Circum=

 

=stances, and to allow or disallow as they may think proper in that affair

 

and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

Whereas it hath been advised by Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting

 

that there be some meet persons or persons Appointed to take an account

 

of things Remarkable Occuring among Friends from time to time, as

 

[dying?] Sayings, or other things as may be for the promotion of Truth

 

3 mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at Our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 3d month 1761, Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present, for Coakset

 

Peter Davil [Davol] and Philip Tripp – –

 

The Friends appointed to See into Wesson [Weston] Briggss Clearness Signifie

 

they find nothing to hinder his proceeding in his Intended Marriage

 

Wossen [Weston] Briggs and Ph[e]be Russell Appeared at this meeting for their

 

Answer, and their Answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly Meeting, Observing the good order Established amongst friends

 

and Peleg Smith and Stephen Willcox are appointed to See their

 

Marriage Solemnized in Sd order, and make Return to the next monthly Meeting,

W: Wood

Received

in Unity

This Meeting having Received a good Report of William Wood Glaiser

do Conclude to Receive him, and he to be under our Care for the time to Come

The Committee appointed to See about the Building a Meeting House

 

near the head of Noquechuck River have Signified that they think

 

John Cornells Ground upon the West Side of the highway against Philip

 

Howlandes is the most Suitable place to Build it, all Circomstances

 

Considered, And the Com.tt thinks it proper that the petitioners have

 

Liberty to Build one agreable to their Request, and think a House 28

 

feet wide and 30 feet Long and one Story high Should be the Dimentions

 

of Said House

 

And this Meeting appoints Philip Tripp, Lemuel Sisson, John

 

Davis ju.r Daniel Wood and And Abiel Macumber, to take a Deed

 

of the Land that Said House is to be Set upon – –

 

And whereas the Limitted time is up Concerning the keeping a Meeting

 

at Gideon Allens, It is thought proper that it may be kept there

 

for two months longer as heretofore

 

The Treasurer is Ordered to pay to Jonathan Hussey for work and

 

Nails, and a gate for the Grave yard One pound fifteen Shilligs Old tenor;

 

Collected at this Meeting £3:15:5 Old tenor

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are Peleg

 

Smith, Paul Russel, Peter Davil and Philip Tripp, and they to draw

 

an Epistle to the Same and Sign it in behalf of this Meeting

 

Thomas Hathway, Daniel Russells and Philip Tripp are appointed

 

to Get all the accounts of Friends Sufferings upon the account of

 

the militia, and Exhibit them to the adjournment in order to go to

 

the Quarterly Meeting – –

 

And this meeting is adjourned to the first Sixth day in the next monthly

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment this 3.d day of

 

the 4th month 1761 the Representatives being present

 

The visitors of Poniganset and Coakset have Signified, that they

 

have make a pretty thorough visit throughout friends families under

 

their Care – –

 

And the Queries have been Read and Answer’d and the Representatives

 

are ordered to Carry them to the Quarterly Meeting

 

The accounts of friends Sufferings upon the account of the Military

 

affairs were br^ought to this Meeting, which was allowed, and order’d

 

to go to the Quarterly Meeting

 

Mary Akin wife of William Akin, hath Sent in a paper to this Meeting

 

which is Refer’d to the next monthly Meeting

 

The Treasurer hath paid £1=15s Old tenor to Jonathan Hussey as order’d

 

4th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting House

in Dartmouth on the 20th day of the 4th month 1761 Ponaganset meeting

 

Called William Barker, and Caleb Russell present, for Coakset Icabod

 

Eddy, The Friends appointed to See Wesson Briggs and Phebe Russells

 

Marriage Consumated Signify that it was done in good order

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting have done it Except

 

Paul Russell, and drawn an Epistle to the Same as Appointed

 

The Quarterly Meeting Epistle hath been Read in this Meeting and well accepted

 

Almy Russells paper Concerning her Sorrow for her outgoings hath been Read

 

as Ordered

287£

Paid

Prov

Meetg

House

And the Quarterly Meeting hath Desired in their Epistle that this Meeting

Raise the Sum of 278£ Rhode Island old tenor to defray the Charge

of Providence Meeting House and yard which this Meeting agrees to

and this Meeting appoints David Smith and Jonathan Hussey to get in

the Subscriptions, and Joseph Mosher and Joseph Merihew for New=

 

=town and Philip Tripp for Coakset upon the Same account and make

 

Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

and this Meeting hath accepted of Mary Akins paper and She to

 

Remain under our Care

 

And whereas it is Ordered that each monthly Meeting be Supplyed

 

with a Book of Disipline Transcribed, Therefore this Meeting

 

appoints Joseph Tucker Peleg and Humphry Smith to procure

 

a Blank Book and agree with Some Suitable person to Transcribe

 

them it

 

5th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 18th day of the 5th month 1761 Poniganset

 

Meeting Called Peleg Smith and Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset John Mosher -

 

Daniel Russell and Mary Russell and Joseph Gifford and Hannah

 

Howland and Samuel Smith and Mary Anthony Did all Lay their

 

Intentions of Marriage before this Meeting, and were Desired to

 

wait till the next monthly Meeting for their Answers and

 

Abraham Tucker and Joseph Tucker are apointed to see

 

into Joseph Giffords Clearness, and James Shearman and Isaac

 

Smith are appointed upon the Same account with Daniel Russel

 

and Peleg Smith and Barnabas Howland for Samuel Smith and

 

all to make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

we understand that a blank Book is procured according to the

 

order of Last monthly Meeting, and the Same Comittee are Still

 

Continued to agree with Some Suitable person to Transcribe the

P.Gifford

and wife

Requests

to Come

under

our Care

Book of disipline

Whereas Peleg Gifford and his wife hath Signified that they

desire to Come under the Care of Friends, Therefore this

meeting appoints James Shearman and Paul Russell to talk

with him and make Enquiry Concerning his Conversation, and

make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

6th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held by

on the 22 day of the 6th month 1761 Poniganset Meeting Called

 

Paul Russell and Caleb Russell present, for Coakset William

 

Macumber and Peter Davil

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire into the three Couples

 

Clearness, Signify they find nothing to hinder their intended

 

Marriages, And they all had their Answers that they might

 

Proceed to Marry in Some Convenient time between this

 

and the next monthly Meeting, Observing the good order

 

Established amongst Friends in the performance thereof,

 

And James Shearman and Isaac Smith are appointed to See Daniel

 

Russell & Mary Russells Marriage Consumated in Said order, and

 

Joseph Tucker and Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith & Barnabas

 

Howland are appointed to upon the Same account for the other

 

two couples, And all to make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

And we understand that the Committee have Employed a friend to

 

Transcribe the Book of disipline

P. Gifford

and wife

Received

The Friends appointed to Enquire Concerning Peleg Gifford and his

wife Signify that they find nothing but that we may accept, and this

Meeting doth accept them and they to be under our care for the time to Come

J.Gifford

Requests

to Come

under

our care

Jonathan Gifford Signifies that he desires to be under the Care of Friends

and Jonathan Hussey and David Smith are appointed to talk with him

And whereas Job Anthony and his family being Removed to Rhode Island

to dwell and desires a Certificate, Therefore this Meeting appoints

Humphry Smith and Daniel Russell to make Enquiry and draw one if

 

they think proper and make Return to the next monthly Meeting, and

 

likewise they to make Enquiry Concerning Frances Barker and draw one

 

if they think proper for him – –

H Stanton

fomN.Car:

Our Friend Henry Stanton from N. Carolinia was at this Meeting and

his Labour in the Truth well accepted and his Certificate Read and well

 

accepted;29 And whereas Susannah Gifford doth desire some assistance being

 

in difficulty Therefore this Meeting appoints Nicholas Howland and his wife

 

to take Care and assist her in what they think Necessary

[sideways, in pencil]

£287 0 0 46 4 1

paid. £240 15 11

Peleg Smith, Joseph Tucker, Abraham Tucker, Thomas Hathway, Philip

 

Tripp are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting, and draw an Epistle

 

to the Same and sign it in behalf of the monthly Meeting

 

And this Meeting is Adjourned to the youths Meeting – –

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment the 3,d dy of the 7th month 1761

 

This meeting hath Raised the money to defray the Charge of Providence

 

Meeting House all but £46=4s=1d Rhode Island old tenor and Joseph Tucker

 

is ordered to Cary it and pay it to the Quarterly Meeting – – – – –

 

7th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting held at Dartmouth the 20th day of the 7th

month 1761 Ponaganset Meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Joseph

 

Tucker present, for Coakset John Mosher and Peleg Huddlestone present

 

The Friends appointed to see Daniel Russells and Mary Russells

 

Marriage and Joseph Giffords and Hannah Howlands Marriage, and

 

Samuel Smiths and Mary Anthonys Marriage Consumated, make

 

Report that the Said Marriages was accomplished in Good order;

 

The matter Concerning Jonathan Gifford is Refered the next monthly

 

Meeting, and Jonathan Hussey and David Smith Still Continued to

 

make furder Enquiry into his conversation and make Report

 

to the next monthly Meeting,

 

Joseph Tucker and Peleg Smith make Report that they attended

 

the Quarterly Meeting and drawn an Epistle to the Same and

 

Signed it in behalf of the monthly Meeting as appointed,

 

This Meeting Received an Epistle from the Quarterly ^Meeting of Rhod Island

 

which was Read and the Contents Recommended to friends obser:

 

=vation; Whereas Humphry Smith and Daniel Russell was

 

appointed last monthly Meeting to Enquire into Job Anthonys

 

and his wives Life and Conversation, and they to draw a Certificate

 

for them to the monthly Meeting of Rhode Island and also to Enquire

 

into Frances Barker and his wives Life and Conversation and

 

draw a Certificate for them if they thought proper, which hath

 

been Neglected, therefore they are still continued to proceed as

 

above said, and make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

The visitors have Informed this meeting that Jonathan Smith ju.r

 

hath been overtaken by Spirituous Liquors, therefore this

 

Meeting appoints Daniel Russell and William Sanford to Labour

 

with him and make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

David Smith and Jonathan Hussey are appointed to make up

 

accompts with the Treasurer and make Report to the next

 

monthly Meeting

 

There was Collected at this Meeting £6=18s=3d old tenor, and the

 

Treasurer is ordered to pay three Dollars to David Smith for

 

keeping the Meeting House half a year

 

8th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 17th of the 8th month 1761 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Peleg Smith and Abraham Tucker present for

 

Coakset Peter Davel – –

 

The matter Concerning Jonathan Gifford is Refer,d to the next

 

monthly Meeting

 

Job Anthony, and Frances Barkers Certificates were brought to

 

this Meeting and the Signing of them is Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

Christopher Gifford we understand hath fulfiled the yearly Meeting,

 

Judgment in the Case between hm and William Woddel – –

 

William Sanford and Daniel Russell not having talked with Jonathan

 

Smith ju.r are still Continued to do it and make Return to the

 

next monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to make up accompts with the Treasurer

 

have done it and find that there Remains in the Stock £6=9s=8d old tenor

 

Whereas Daniel Russell Signifies to this Meeting that Stephen Willcock

 

hath Liv,d in one of his Houses for Some Considerable time, and

 

Willcocks Circomstaces is Such that he cannot well pay the Rent

 

Therefore Said Russell is desir,d to bring in his account Regular to

 

the next monthly Meeting

 

9th mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting

House on the 21 day of the 9th month 1761 Poniganset Meeting Called

 

Daniel Russell present, for Coakset James Cornel and Philip Tripp

J.Gifford

Receiv,d

The Friends appointed to discourse with Jonathan Gifford son of

Benjamin Gifford Concerning his Coming under the Care of friends

 

Signify, they have done it and find nothing to hinder therefore this

 

Meeting finds freedom to accept, and he to be under our care for

 

the time to Come

 

This Meeting hath Received a Certificate from the Monthly Meeting

 

at Rhode Island Concerning Thomas Hicks son of Samuel Hicks his

 

orderly Conversation whilst with them, Recommending him to

 

our Care which this Meeting doth accept

 

And this Meeting hath Received two Certificates from the monthly

 

Meeting at Nantucket one for Benjamin Taber and the other for

 

his wife which were Read and accepted by this Meeting

[sideways, in pencil

Benja Taber House]

Frances Barker and Job Anthonys Certificates were read and

 

Approved in this Meeting, and Signed in and by order of this Meeting

 

This Meeting hath Received a Certificate from the monthly Meeting

 

at Sandwich Concerning Abigail Shepherd wife of John Shepherd

 

Recommending her to our care which is accepted

 

Whereas Elnathan Eldridge and Lathan Wood having Signified

 

their desire of coming under the Care of Friends, Therefore this

 

Meeting appoints Humphry Smith and Peleg Huddlestone to talk

 

with Lathan Wood to understand his Sincerity and make Report

 

to the next monthly Meeting, and Jonathan Taber and John Russell

 

the 3,d are appointed upon the Same account for Elnathan

 

Eldridge;

 

Joshua Davil hath Signified to this Meeting that he hath a desire

 

to come under our Care. Therefore Joseph Tripp & Icabod Eddy

 

are appointed to talk with Said Joshua Davil, and bring in their

 

account to the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Jonathan Smith ju.r is Continued till the next

 

monthly Meeting and Daniel Russell and William Sanford are Continued

 

to watch over and advise him as they may think proper – –

 

James Shearman and Joseph Smith are appointed Overseers of the

 

Poor among Friends of Ponaganset and to Give advice as they think

 

Proper, and for Cushnet Jonahan Taber and Thomas Hathway, and

 

for Coakset Peleg Huddlestone and Philip Tripp – –

E. Bowen

We understand that Elihu Bowen hath took a distaste Against Friends

 

Principles and is Joined to the Baptists, or is about to Join with them

 

Therefore James Shearman and Paul Russell are appointed to talk

 

with Said Bowen, if they think proper to know his Reasons for Leaving

 

Friends, and make Return to the next monthly Meeting – –

 

and this Meeting is Adjourn,d till the youths Meeting day

 

At a Monthly Meeting held by adjournment in Dartmouth on the 2,d

 

day of the 10th month 1761 Ichabod Eddy, Humphry Smith and Cabe

 

Caleb Russell are appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting, and

 

draw an Epistle to the Same, and Sign it in behalf of the monthly Meeting

 

The Queries have been Read and Answers Given by the Visitors

 

of Coakset and Ponaganset, and ordered to be Sent to the Quarterly Meeting

 

This Meeting orders Daniel Russell to pay the mony that this

 

Meeting was order,d to Send to the Quarterly Meeting upon account of

 

the Charge of Providence Meeting House, which sum is 45 pounds

 

with Interest till paid

Business

of the

overseers

of the

poor

The overseers of the poor among Friends are to Inform themselves

into the Circumstances of things among them and make Return how

they find things to each monthly Meeting for the time to Come

Whereas Daniel Russell hath brought an account to the monthly

Meeting that Stephen Willcock is Considrably in debt to him for

 

Houserent, Therefore this Meeting appoints Peleg Huddlestone

 

William Barker and John Potter to Enquire into the matter, and

 

See that things are done Regular and See whether Said Willcock

 

Cannot do Something himself, and to Consider Whether it may be

 

proper that wood may be Sold off of the Meeting House Lot

 

to pay that Debt, and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

10 mo:

1761

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth on the 19th day

of the 10th month 1761 Ponaganset Meeting Called Daniel Russell – –

 

and Joseph Smith present, for Coakset Israel Wood present – –

L.Wood

Received

The Friends appointed to Enquire into Lathan Woods Life and Conver=

=sation make a Satisfactory Report, Therefore this Meeting Concludes to accept

 

of him to be under our Care for the time to come

 

The Matter Concerning Elnathan Eldredge is Refered to the next monthly

 

Meeting, and the Friends are Contnued to take Care to talk with him

 

and make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

Lathan Wood and Sarah Tucker did Lay their Intentions of Marriage

 

Before this Meeting and was desir,d to wait till the next Monthly

 

Meeting for their Answer, and Humphry Smith and Peleg Huddlestone

 

are appointed to Enquire into the young mans Clearness, and make

 

Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Joshua Davil is Refer,d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Matter Concerning Jonathan Smith ju.r is Refered to the next Monthly Meeting

 

and the Friends appointed to talk with Said Smith are still Continued on

 

the Same account – –

E - Bowen

The matter Concerning Elihu Bowen is Refer,d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting Signified they

 

have done it and drew an Epistle and Signed it in behalf of the Meeting

 

as Appointed

 

We Received an Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting which was Read

 

and well accepted

Money

Paid

Providence

Mg

House

Humphry Smith has paid the mony for the Charge of Repairing Providence

Meeting House and yard, and brought a Receipt for the same, and

Likewise Said Smith has paid 2 ½ Dollars for to be put in the yearly Meeting Stock

The Friends appointed to talk with Stephen Willcox and to see if he

Can not pay Daniel Russell his demand; and also to see of it is proper

 

to sell wood off the meeting House Lot, Signified they had done nothing

 

therefore the matter is Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting, and they

 

Continued upon the Same account

 

And this Meeting appoints Job Russell to draw two Certificates

 

one for Peace Wood and Elisabeth Gidley and bring them

 

to the adjournment – –

 

Whereas David Merihew desires a few lines by way of Certificate

 

therefore this Meeting appoints Joseph Smith and Barnabas Mosher

 

to Enquire into his Life and Conversation, and draw a Certificate

 

for him if they think proper and bring it to the next monthly Meeting,

 

The Meeting Appoints. Peleg Smith and Humphry Smith to draw

 

a paper of Denial agaist Lusannah Russell for her outgoings and

 

bring it to the next monthly Meeting – –

 

The Meeting appoints William Sanford John Potter William Barker

 

and Jonathan Hussey, Overseers to take notice that the people in

 

the Galleries behave orderly, or other where at our fall Meeting,

 

And this Meeting appoints Joseph Tripp and Philip Tripp and William

 

Gifford to oversee they yearly Meeting at Coakset that the people

 

behave orderly

 

And this Meeting is adjourn,d to the 2,d day after our yearly Meeting

 

at the 12th hour of the day

 

At a Monthly Meeting of Friends held by adjournment in Dartmouth

 

on the 26th day of the 10th month 1761 The Representatives being present

 

Our Esteemed Friends Robert Willis from Woodbridge in New Jersey

 

and Lot Tripp from the Oblong were at this Meeting, and their

 

visits well accepted, and their Certificates read to Good Satisfaction

 

There was two Certificates Signed at this Meeting, one for Peace

 

Wood, and another for Elizabeth Gidley directed to the Quarterly

 

Meeting next to be held at the Long Plane30

 

Our worthy Friends Susanna Hatton from Waterford in Ireland

 

and Susanna Brown from Pensylvania were at this Meeting

 

and their Labour and Service in the Truth well accepted, and

 

Their Certificate have been Read in this Meeting to Good Satisfaction31

 

This Meeting hath Received a Certificate from Friends of the Oblong

 

Concerning Deborah Wilboour of her Good Conversation whilst

 

among them in her late visit which was to our Satisfaction

 

11 mo=

1761

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held at our Meeting

House in Dartmouth on the 16th day of the 11th month 1761 Ponaganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present, for

 

Coakset Ichabod Eddy – –

E. El=

=dridge

Received

The Friends appointed to talk with Elnathan Eldridge Signify

that he hath Given them Good Satisfaction, And this Meeting finds

freedom to accept of him and he to be under our Care for the time to Come

 

The Matter Concerning Elihu Bowen is Refer,d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire and talk with Jonathan Smith ju,r

J.Davil

Received

Joshua Davil have Given in a Good Report Concerning him,

therefore this Meeting accepts, and he to be under our care;

 

The matter Concerning Stephen Willcox is Refer,d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to Enquire into Luthan Woods Clearness, Signify

 

they find nothing to hinder his Intended Marriage

 

Luthan Wood and Sarah Tucker come to this Meeting for their Answer

 

and their Answer was, that they might proceed to take Each other in

 

Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the next monthly

 

Meeting, Observing our Good order in the performance thereof, and Joseph

 

Smith and Daniel Russell are appointed to See their Marriage Consumated,

 

and make Return to the next monthly Meeting

 

Whereas we have heard Something of John Merihews misconduct at the

 

Oblong, this Meeting thinks it proper to Send a letter to Friends there -

 

to acquaint them in what Circumstance he was under here in

 

Relation to Truth, which this Meeting orders to be sent there.

 

There was a Certificate Signed at this Meeting for David Merihew

 

This Meeting is adjourned till next fourth day come week

 

At a monthly Meeting held by adjournment on the 25th day of the 11th

 

month 1761 the Representatives being present;

 

There was a paper of deniel Signed at this Meeting against

 

Lusannah Russell, and Isaac Smith is ordered to Read it on a first

 

day at proper Season

 

Whereas we understand that the widow Rebecah Slocum doth

 

Refuse to Give her Consent that her Daughter Rebecah should Marry

 

with Humphry Smith ju,r. Therefore Joseph Tucker and Daniel Russell

 

are appointed to talk with her to know her Reasons, and also with

 

with the young man as they think proper, and make Report to our

 

next monthly Meeting

J.Akin

Requests

to come

under

our Care

We understand that John Akin son of James Akin hath a desire

to Come under the care of Friends, Therefore this Meeting

appoints Nathaniel Bowdish Henry Hedly and William

Barker to talk with him and make Enquiry Concernig his Conversation

and Bring in their account to the next Monthly Meeting

 

It was also Signified to this Meeting that Henry Russell and Mary

 

Brayton hath a desire to Lay their intentions of Marriage

 

before the monthly Meeting which this Meeting allows if nothing

 

appears to hinder

 

12th month

1761

At a monthly Meeting held at our meeting House in

Dartmouth on the 21st day of the 12th month 1761, Poniganset

 

Meeting Called Abraham Tucker and William Barker present

 

for Coakset Joseph Tripp and John Mosher Present

 

Nicholas Davis and Sarah Williams did appear for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might Proceed to take each other

 

in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the next

 

monthly Meeting observing the Good order Established among us

 

in the performance thereof, and Caleb Russell and Thomas Hathway

 

are appointed to See their Marriage Consumated and make Report

 

to the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Elihu Bowen is Refered to the next monthly

 

Meeting, The matter Concerning Stephen Willcox is Refer,d to

 

the next monthly Meeting and James Shearman Joseph Tucker

 

and Abraham Tucker are appointed to talk with him and make

 

Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

The Friends appointed to See into Luthan Wood and Sarah Tuckers

 

Marriage make Report that it was accomplished in Good order

 

The Friends appointed to talk with John Akin Concerning his Desire

 

desire of coming under the Care of friends make Report that he

 

Gave them Satisfaction, therefore the mattere is Refer,d to the

 

next monthly Meeting – –

 

This Meeting appoints Abraham Tucker Isaac Smith David

 

Smith and Joseph Tucker to Peruse the monthly Meeting minutes

 

to see what part of them they think Proper to be put on Record

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are

 

Caleb Russell John Mosher Jonathan Hussey and Ichabod Eddy

 

and they to draw an Epistle to the Same and Sign it in behalf

 

of this Meeting, There was Collected at this Meeting 7£:6s:7d old

 

tenor, and the Treasurer is ordered to pay David Smith three Dollars

 

for keeping the Meeting House – – – – –

 

1st mo

1762

At a monthly Meeting held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth the 18th of the first month 1762, Ponaganset Called Joseph

 

Tucker and Abraham Tucker present, for Coakset Peleg Huddlestone

 

and Christopher Gifford present

 

Elnathan Eldridge and Ann Allen did appear to Lay their

 

Intentions of Marriage and were desired to wait till the next monthly

 

Meeting for their answer, and Caleb Russell and Thomas Hathway

 

are appointed to make Enquiry into his Clearness of Marriage, and

 

make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

The friends appointed to see Nicholas Davis and Sarah Williams’s

 

Marriage Consumated, make Report that it was accomplished in Good order

 

whereas Elihu Bowen hath Gone out from among us and joyned

 

himself to Baptists, and a Great d much Labour hath been bestowed

 

on him and there appearing no hopes of his Return, therefore this

 

Meeting doth Conclude to set him aside, and do Disown him to be

 

one in unity with us

 

Lusanna Russells paper of Denial hath been Read as order,d

 

This Meeting Received a Certificate from Nantucket Concerning

 

our friend Silvanus Allen Recomending him to be one in

 

unity while among them which this Meeting accepts

 

The matter Concerning Stephen Willcox is Refer,d to next monthly Meeting

 

and Joseph Tucker Abraham Tucker and James Shearman are Still

 

Continued to talk with him and Enquire into his Circumstances

 

Relating to his debts and Procure as Just account as they can and

 

make Report to the next Monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting doth Conclude to accept of John Akin to be one under

 

our Care and in unity with us – –

 

whereas Susanna Davil hath Requested to Come under the Care of

 

friends and the friends appointed to treat with her make Report

 

that She Gave them Good Satisfaction, therefore this Meeting

 

doth Conclude to accept of her to be one in unity with us and

 

under our Care;

 

We understand Elizabeth Russell Daughter of Joseph Tripp

 

hath Gone Contrary to Good order in Marrying the worlds way

 

and She hath been timely Laboured with, but She Continuing Obsti=

 

=nate, this Meeting doth Conclude to deny her the Sd Elizabeth, and

 

do set her aside as one not in unity with use – –

 

The friend, appointed to peruse the Minutes to see what

 

part they should think proper to put on Record make

 

Report that they have done it as appointed;

 

The Friend, appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting, and

 

draw an Epistle, Signify that they have done it as appointed

 

we Received an Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting of Rhod Island

 

which was Read and well accepted.

 

This Meeting appoints Daniel Russell overseer of the Burying

 

yard in.stead of his father John Russell

 

The Treasurer hath paid David Smith 3 Dollars for half a years

 

keeping the Meeting House

 

This Meeting appoints Peter Davil and Philip Tripp Visitors

 

for Coakset for the year Ensuing

 

This Meeting appoints Adam Mott Abraham Tucker Caleb

 

Russell and William Barker Visitors for the year Ensuing

 

This Meeting appoints William Sanford and Henry Hedly to

 

Enquire into David Barkers clearness as to Conversation and

 

Marriage and to draw a Certificate for him to the Monthly

 

Meeting of Swanzey if they think proper and bring it to the

 

next monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting appoints Thomas Hathway and Bartholomew

 

Taber Visitors for the year Ensuing; – – – – –

 

2 mo: 1762

At a monthly Meeting held at Dartmouth the 15th of

 

the 2 month 1762, Ponaganset Meeting Called Peleg Smith

 

and Abraham Tucker present, for Coakset William Macumber

 

and Israel Wood present,

 

Elnathan Eldridge and Ann Allen did appear for their answer

 

and their answer was that they might proceed to take each

 

other in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly Meeting Observing the Good order Established

 

amongst us in the performance thereof, and Caleb Russell and

 

John Russell the 3,d are appointed to see their Marriage Consumated

 

in Said order and make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

Humphry Smith ju.r and Rebekah Slocum ju.r and John Akin

 

and Peace Russell and Ignatius Dillingham and Deborah

 

Gifford did all apear ^and Laid their Intentions of Marriage

 

and were desired to wait for ther answers till the next

 

monthly Meeting and William Anthony and Benjamin

 

Howland the 2d are appointed to see their M into Humphry Smith j.r

 

Clearness as to Marriage and Conversation and make Report to

 

the next monthly Meeting, and Henry Hedly and William Barker

 

are appointed to see into John Akins Clearness as to Marriage and

 

Conversation and make Report to the next monthly Meeting – –

 

The Friends appointed to make Enquiry into Stephen Willcox’s

 

affairs make Report that he Cant pay Daniel Russell his demand

 

for House Rent, Therefore this Meeting doth Conclude to pay it

 

for him this present year out. and Daniel Russell is desired to

 

bring his account to the next monthly Meeting;

 

There was a Certificate Signed for David Barker to ^the monthly

 

Meeting of Swanzey Certifying his Clearness as to Marriage & Conversation

 

Whereas we understand that Going to Horse Raceing is a prevail=

 

=ing Practice, therefore this Meeting doth Conclude to make a

 

minute against all Such Practices; And if any Friends are

 

found Guilty of any Such practice they are liable to be dealt with

 

as offenders

 

David Smith is appointed to take Charge of the Books

 

belonging to this Meeting, and to take them home with him

 

and distribute them out as he shall think proper – –

 

And this Meeting is adjourned to next Second day at the

 

House of John Russell the 2,d at Meshoam at ^Eleven ten o clock in the morning

 

At a monthly Meeting held by adjournment at the

 

House of John Russells the 2,d at Meshoam in Dartmouth

 

the 22’d day of the 2,d month 1762, the Representatives for Pona=

 

=ganset were Abraham Tucker and Peleg Smith present

 

for Coakset none present – –

 

Henry Russell and Mary Brayton did Lay their

 

Intentions of taking each other in Marriage, and were

 

Desired to wait till the next monthly Meeting for their

 

answer; And Peleg Smith and Humphry Smith are

 

appointed to make Enquiry into the young mans Clearness

 

as to Marriage and Conversation and make Report thereof

 

to the next monthly Meeting.

 

3d mo:

1762

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth

the 15th of the 3d month 1762, Ponaganset Called William

 

Barker and Nathaniel Bowdish present; for Coakset Christopher

 

Gifford and Peleg Huddlestones present; The Friend, appointed to

 

Enquire into Humphrey Smith ju.rs Clearness as to Marriage and

 

Conversation make Report that they don’t find anything to

 

hi^nder his Proceeding in Marrige and also the friend, appointed

 

to make Enquiry into John Akins Clearness make Report that

 

they don’t find anything to hender his Proceeding in Marriage

 

This Meeting Received a Certificate from the Monthly Meeting of

 

Sandwich, Concerning Ignatuis Dillingham, Certifying his Clearness

 

as to Marriage and Conversation and also that he has his parents

 

Consent in taking in Marriage Deborah Gifford; – –

 

Humphry Smith j,r and Rebeckah Slocum j,r, and John Akin and

 

Peace Russell And Ignatuis Dillingham and Deborah Gifford did

 

appear for their answers was that they and their answer was that

 

they might Proceed to take each other in Marriage in Some

 

Convenient time between this and the next monthly Meeting,

 

observing the Good order Established amongst us in the performance

 

thereof; The friend, appointed to make Enquiry into Henry Russells

 

Clearness make Report that they find nothing to hender his

 

Proceeding in Marriage;

 

Henry Russell and Mary Brayton did appear for th^eir answer and

 

their answer was that they might Proceed to take each other

 

in Marriage in Some Convenient time between this and the

 

next monthly Meeteing observing the Good order Established

 

amongst us in the performance thereof and Peleg Smith and

 

Humphry Smith are appointed to see their Marriage Consumated

 

and make Report to the next monthly Meeting; and William

 

Anthony and Benjan Howland 2,d are appointed to see Humphry

 

Smiths and Rebeckah Slocums Marriage Consumated and make

 

Report to the next monthly meeting; And Henry Hedley and

 

William Barker are appointed to see John Akin and

 

Peace Russells Marriage Consumated and make Report to

 

the next monthly Meeting, And Joseph Tucker and Joseph

 

Smith are appointed to ^see Ignatius Dillingham and Deborah

 

Giffords Marriage Consumated and make Report to the

 

next monthly Meeting, George Sanford and Rachel

 

Gifford did Lay their Intentions of Marriage and were

 

desired to wait till the next monthly Meeting for their answer

 

and William Barker and David Smith are appointed to make

 

Enquiry into George Sanfords Clearness as to Marriage and

 

Conversation and make report to the next Monthly Meeting;

 

the friend, appointed to see Elnathan Eldridge and Ann Allens

 

Marriage Consumated make Report that it was Consumated

 

in Good order; Caleb Russell is appointed to desire Doctor

 

Tobey to Send his accompt to the next Monthly Meeting

 

of Doctering of Samuel Craw; – –

 

whereas Samuel Howland desires a Certificate to the

 

Oblong therefore this Meeting appoints Joseph Gifford and

 

Nathaniel Howland to make Enquiry into his Conversation

 

and affairs and draw one if they think proper and bring it to

 

the next monthly Meeting

 

whereas Increas Allen ^j,r hath Married out of the Good order

 

of Friend, and having been timely Laboured with by the Visitors

 

and neglecting to make Satisfaction therefore this Meeting

 

doth appoint Christopher Gifford and Benjamin Tripp to

 

treat furder with him and make Report to the next Monthly Meeting

 

There was Collected at this Meeting £3=15s=8d old tenor.

 

This Meeting is adjourned to the 2,d day of next month

 

This Meeting being met according to adjournment this 2,d day

 

of the 4th month 1762 Ponaganset Called William Barker present

 

for Coakset] none present by appointment

 

The Queries have been re^ad and answered and the answers are to

 

be sent up to the Quarterly Meeting by the Representatives

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting are

 

Joseph Tucker Humphry Smith and Caleb Russell and they

 

to draw an Epistle to the Same and Sign it in behalf of this Meeting

 

Henry Hedley signified to this meeting that he is about to remove

 

with his family to live at Rhode Island and desires a Certificate

 

for himself and family therefore this Meeting appoints Abraham

 

Tucker and Joseph Tucker to make Enquiry into his affairs and

 

Desires Draw one for himself and famaly if they think

 

proper and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

We understand that Jonathan Smith j.r still continues

 

to take too much Spirituous Liquor, Therefore this

 

Meeting appoints William Sanford and William Barker

 

to discourse with him and make Report to the next

 

monthly Meeting – –

 

4th mo:

1762

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth the 19

of the 4th month 1762, Ponaganset Called Joseph Smith and

 

William Barker present, for Coakset Joseph Tripp and

 

Peter Devil present;

 

George Sanford and Rachel Gifford appeared for their

 

Answer, and their Answer was, that they might proceed

 

to take each other in Marriage in Some Convenient time

 

between this and the next monthly Meeting, observing

 

the Good order Establish,d among us in the performance

 

thereof, and Joseph Smith and William Mosher are Appointed

 

to see their Marriage Consumated in Said order and make

 

Report to the next Monthly Meeting;

 

The friend, Appointed to see Humphry Smith j,r, and Rebeckah

 

Slocums Marriage Consumated make Report that is was

 

accomplished in Good order, and also the Friend, Appointed

 

to see John Akin and Peace Russells and Ignatius Dillingham

 

and Deborah Giffords Henry Russell and Mary Braytons

 

Marriages Consumated make Report that the Said Marriages

 

was accomplished in Good order;

 

Caleb Russell is appointed to desire Doctor Tobey to send his

 

accompt to the next Monthly Meeting for Doctering Sam’ll Craw

 

Whereas the Friend, appointed to make Enquiry into Sam’ll

 

Howlands Conversation make Report that they think it not

 

proper to Grant him a Certificate untill Some Reports be

 

Cleared up; Therefore this Meeting doth appoint Joseph Tucker

 

and Joseph Gifford and Abraham Tucker to make Enquiry into

 

his Conversation and Affairs and draw a Certificate for him if

 

they think proper and bring it to the next monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting Concludes to accept of Phebe Husseys paper of Condemna=

 

=tion for Satisfaction She to Read it or Get Some Friends to read it

 

on a first day of the week after Worship, and She to be present

 

between this and the next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Increas Allen j,r is Refer,d to the next Monthly

 

Meeting; The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting

 

make Report that they have attended the above s,d Meeting

 

and drawn an Epistle as appointed; This Meeting Received an ^Epistle

 

from our Quarterly Meeting which was read and well accepted

 

The Friends appointed to make Enquiry into Henry Hedleys

 

Conversation and Affairs, and to draw a Certificate for him

 

and his Family makes Report that they have ^not done it, Therefore

 

they are still Continued to do as appointed and make Report

 

to the next monthly Meeting;

 

The matter concerning Jonathan Smith junor if Refer,d to the

 

next monthly Meeting

 

The matter Concerning Samuel Howlands Desire for Certificate

 

is Refer,d to the next monthly Meeting

 

We understand that Daniel Cornel hath gone Contrary to Good

 

order in Marriage, and he hath been dealt with by the Visitors

 

and neglects to make Satisfaction; therefore this Meeting

 

appoints John Mosher and Joseph Tripp to discourse further

 

with him and make Report to the next monthly Meeting

 

Daniel Russell doth acquit the monthly Meeting from any

 

further Rent for Stephen Wilcox living in his House

 

We Received a few lines of Recommendation from the Monthly

 

Meeting of women held at Portsmouth Concerning Kaziah

 

Allen wife of Othniel Allen, Concerning her being under their

 

Care when She Came here to live which this Meeting accepts;

 

Whereas Tily Wilcox hath trangressed the Good orders of

 

Friends in Marriage, and also in having a child soon after

 

Marriage, and the visitors hath Laboured with him, and he

 

doth not incline to make any Satisfaction, this Meeting doth

 

appoint Daniel Russell and Nicholas Howland to discourse furder

 

with him and make Repport to the next Monthly Meeting; – –

 

5 mo:

1762

At a Monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth the 18th of the

5th month 1762; Ponaganset Meeting Called Humphry Smith &

 

Joseph Smith present, for Coakset Philip Tripp and Israel Wood present

 

The Friends appointed to See George Sanford and Rachel Giffords Marriage

 

Consumated make Report that it was accomplished in Good Order,

 

Caleb Russell hath desired Doctor Tobey to send his accompt as app=

 

=ointed and accordingly he hath sent it, which this Meeting accepts

 

which is Eighteen Shillings Lawfull Money, for Doctering Samuel Craw

 

in his Last Illness;

 

The matter Concerning Samuel Howland is Refer,d ^to the next Monthly Meeting

 

Phebe Husseys Paper of Condemnation hath been Read as Ordered

 

The matter Concerning Increas Allen is Refer,d to the next Monthly Meeting

 

This Meeting hath Given Henry Hedly and his family a Certificate

 

to the Monthly Meeting of RhodIsland;

 

The matter Concerning Jonathan Smith j,r is Refer,d to the next monthly

 

Meeting; and this Meeting appoints Job Russell to Enform Said

 

Smith that this Meeting desires him to draw a paper of Condem=

 

=nation and bring it to the next monthly meeting, and the

 

Paper must be Read Publickly at the Close of a first day Meeting;

 

Whereas Nathaniel Howland desires a Certificate for himself

 

and Family, therefore this Meeting doth appoint Joseph Smith

 

and Barnabas Mosher to make Enquiry into his Conversation

 

and affairs, and draw a Certificate for him and his Family if they

 

think proper, and bring it to the Monthly Meeting;

 

The Matter Concerning Daniel Cornel is Refer,d to the next

 

Monthly Meeting, and John Mosher and Joseph Tripp are still

 

Continued to treat with him if they have an oppertunity and

 

make Report to the next monthly Meeting;

 

The matter Concerning Tiley Willcox is Refered to the next

 

Monthly Meeting, and Daniel Russell & Nicholas Howland are

 

still Continued to discours with him if they have an oppertu=

 

nity and make Report to the Monthly Meeting;

 

This Meeting appoints Isaac Smith to draw up a Paper of denial

 

against Deborah Willcox, and bring it to the next Monthly Meeting

 

6 mo:

1762

At a monthly Meeting of Friends held in Dartmouth on

the 21 of the 6 month 1762, Ponaganset Called James Shearman

 

and Peleg Smith present, for Coak[set] Othniel Tripp and Philip

 

Tripp present; The matter Concerning Samuel Howland is

 

Refered to the next Monthly Meeting;

 

Whereas Increas Allen junor hath Married out of the order

 

Established among us, and also in marrying his first Cousen, and

 

he hath been timely Laboured with, and he not Regarding the

 

Care of Friends, therefore this Meeting doth appoint Isaac Smith

 

to draw a paper of Denial against him and bring it to the

 

next monthly Meeting;

 

Whereas Jonathan Smith juner hath for some Considerable time

 

been in the practice of takeing too much Spiritous Liquor, and

 

he hath been admonished from time to time, and there appear

 

=ing no hopes of his amendment, therefore this Meeting, for the

 

Clearing of our Testimony doth appoint Joseph Tucker and

 

Abraham Tucker to draw up a paper of Denial against him

 

and bring it to the next monthly Meeting;

 

The matter Concerning Daniel Cornel is Refered to the next

 

monthly Meeting, and John Mosher and Joseph Tripp are Still

 

Continued to discourse with him if they have an oppertunity

 

and make Report to the next Monthly Meeting;

 

Whereas Tiley Willcox and his wife hath trasgressed and

 

gone contrary to the order established amongst us in Marry=

 

=ing out from among us, and they have been sufficiently Laboured

 

with, and there appearing no signs of sorrow for their outgo=

 

=ings, therefore this Meeting doth appoint Isaac Smith to

 

draw up a paper of denial against them and bring it to

 

the next monthly Meeting; Peleg Smith and Humphry Smith

 

are appointed to draw an Epistle to the Quarterly Meeting

 

next to be held at Rhode = Island and bring it to the Adjourn=

 

=ment, and this Meeting is adjourned to the first sixth day

 

in next month;

 

This Meeting being mett according to to adjornment the 2,d

 

day of the 7th month 1762; The Representatives are Called, for

 

Ponaganset Peleg Smith present, Coakset Phiplip Tripp present.

 

The Visitors of Coakset have made Answers to the Queries;

 

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meetings are

 

Peleg Smith, Philip Tripp & Ichabod Eddy,

 

This Meeting hath sent an Epistle to the Quarterly Meeting

 

signed in this Meeting

 

7th mo

1762

At a monthly Meeting held at our Meeting House in

Dartmouth the 19th day of the 7th month 1762; Ponaganset Cl

 

called Paul Russell and William Barker present, for Coakset

 

John Mosher and Philip Tripp present,

 

whereas Samuel Howland hath transgressed and Gone Contrary

 

to Good order in a Scandalous manner in uttering Several

 

unbecoming Speeches, and he hath been Laboured with, and he

 

Denied the fact proved against him, and neglected to make

 

Satisfaction; Therefore this Meeting (for the Clearing of ^our Testimony)

 

doth appoint Isaac Smith to draw a Paper of denial against

 

him and bring it to the next monthly Meeting;

Increase

Allen

Disowned

There hath been a Paper of Denial read and Signed against

Increase Allen j,r for Marrying his first Cousens and also in Marry=

=ing out of the order established amongst us;

 

This Meeting hath drawn up a Paper of denial against Jonathan

 

Smith j,r for his outgoings, Job Russell is appointed to read it at

 

the end of a first day Meeting for worship,

 

The matter Concerning Daniel Cornel is Refer,d to the next monthly

 

Meeting, and John Mosher and Joseph Tripp are still Continued

 

to discourse with him and make Report to the next Monthly Meeting

T.Wilcox

Disown,d

and his

wife

This meeting hath Read and Signed a Paper of Denial against

Tiley Willcox and wife for their outgoings, and William Anthony

is appointed to Read it at the End of a first day Meeting of worship,

The Friends appointed to attend the Quarterly Meeting Signify

 

that they have attended it as appointed;

 

The Treasurer has paid Doctor Tobey for doctering Sam,ll Craw

 

in his Last Illness, which is Three dollars;

 

Whereas Isaac Howland j,r hath married out of the order of

 

Friend., and never hath been Dealt with, by the monthly

 

Meeting, therefore this Meeting doth appoint Peleg Smith and

 

Humphry Smith to treat with him, and make Report to the

 

next monthly Meeting;

 

This Meeting Received an Epistle from the Quarterly Meeting of

 

Rhode Island, which was Read in this Meeting and well accepted;

 

This Meeting Likewise Received two Epistles from London, one Printed

 

and the other written; We also Received two more ^written Epistles, one from

 

the yearly Meeting of Philadelphia, and the other from the yearly

 

Meeting of Flushing and Long Island; and Likwise one Epistle from

 

the yearly Meeting of Rhode - Island, which was all Read in this

 

Meeting to Good Satisfaction;32

 

Whereas Peleg Smith j,r hath Married out of the order Establish

 

=ed among us, and also Married without his Parents Consent

 

and the Visitors hath dealt with him and he neglects to mak

 

Satisfaction, therefore this Meeting appoints Joseph Tucker

 

and Isaac Howland to discourse with him and make Report

 

to the next monthly Meeting;

Jacob

Chase

Whereas Jacob Chase hath married out of the order of Friend;

and he hath been timely dealt with by the Visitors, and hes

 

not Regarding the Care of Friends. Therefore this Meeting doth

 

appoint Paul Russell and Joseph Smith to discourse with him

 

and make Report to the next Monthly Meeting;

 

There was Collected at this Meeting £ 3-15s-9d old tenor, the

 

Treasurer is ordered to pay Jonathan Hussey thirty Shillings

 

for Shoeing a traveling Friends Horse – –

 

8th mo:

1762

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth on the 16th

of the 8th month 1762, Ponagamset Called Joseph Tucker present

 

for Coakset Peter Devil and Israel Wood present;

Sam,ll

Howland

disowned

Samuel Howland paper of denial hath been Signed in this

Meeting; and Isaac Smith is appointed to Read it at the end of a

first day Meeting for worship, and make Report to the next

 

monthly Meeting;

 

Whereas Jonathan Smith j,ur hath had his Education among

 

friends Nevertheless through unwatchfullness by not keeping

 

to that unerring Guide the Spirit of truth hath fallen into that

 

Scandalous Practice of taking too much Spirtuous Liquor to

 

the Grief and trouble of friends, and although much Labour

 

hath been taken with him in order to bring him off from so

 

evil a practice, yet all seems to be of little or no Effect,

 

therefore for the Clearing of truth we think we can do no less than

 

Give this forth as a Publick Testimony against him the the said

 

Jonathan Smith Denying him to be one in unity with use the

 

People Called Quakers, Yet sincerely Desiring that if it

 

be the will of God that he may Come to a sight & Sense of his

 

outgoing, and through unfeigned Repentence find Mercy;

 

Given forth at our Monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth the 19th

 

day of the 7th month 1762,

 

Whereas Tyley Wilcock son of Stephen Wilcock & Mary his

 

wife of and Deborah the wife of the s.d Wilcock & Daughter of Benj,a Russell

 

all of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the Province of the

 

Massachusetts Bay in New England, the s,d Wilcock and wife being

 

both under the Care of Friends (the People Called Quakers) yet for

 

want of keeping to the Spirit of Truth in themselves have Given

 

way to a lo^ose & vain Conversation as Plainly appears by her

 

having a child so soon after Marriage, they being married

 

out of the Good order Established amongst us, and they having been

 

duly dealt with in order to bring them to a sight of their outgoings

 

but nothing appearing to friends Satisfaction of their Repentence

 

Therefore for the Clearing of the Blessed Truth of such Scandulous

 

Practices, we can do no less but Give forth this as a Publick de=

 

=nial against them the s,d Tyley Wilcock and deborah his Wife, denying

 

them to be in Unity with us the above s,d People. Yet Truly desiring

 

if it be the will of God, they may Come to a sight of their outgoings &

 

unfeigned Repentance, Given forth at out Monthly Meeting held

 

in Dartmouth on the 19th day of the 7th month 1762 and signed in &

 

by order of sd meeting by – –

Isaac Smith Clerk33

 

Jonathan Smith ju,r his Paper of denial hath been Read as

 

Appointed; and Likewise Tiley Willcox and his wifes Paper of

 

denial hath been Read as appointed;

D Cornel

Disowned

Whereas Daniel Cornel hath Gone Contrary to Good order

Established amongst us in Marriage and he hath been dealt

 

with by the Visitors and Refuses to make Satisfaction, therefore

 

this Meeting doth Deny the Said Daniel Cornel to be one in unity

 

with us;

P Smith

jun,r

Disownd

Whereas Peleg Smith ju.r hath Gone Contrary to the Good order

Established among us in Marring out the worlds way, and also in

Marrying without his Parents Consent, and he hath been

 

Sufficiently dealt with, and Refuses to make Satisfaction;

 

therefore this Meeting doth deny the S,d Peleg to be one in Unity

Jacob

Chase

with us; The Matter Concerning Jacob Chase is Refered

to the next Monthly Meeting, and Joseph Smith and Paul

 

Russell are still Continued to discourse with him and make

 

Report to the next monthly Meeting;

 

The Treasurer has paid Jonathan Hussey 30 Shillings as ordered

 

whereas Ruth Soul daughter of Benj.n Tripp has Married out of

 

the Good order Established among us, and she hath been dealt with

 

Sufficiently and Refuses to make Satisfaction, therefore this

R.Soule

Disowned

Meeting doth deny the Said Ruth Soule to be one in Unity with us;

Whereas Joseph Tucker ju,r desires a few lines by way of

 

Certificate, to the Monthly Meeting of Sandwich, Certifying

 

his Clearness as to Marriage and Conversation, therefore this

 

Meeting doth appoint Joseph Smith and Barnabas Mosher

 

to make Inquiry and draw one if they think proper and bring

 

it to the next Monthly Meeting;

E Mosher

Requests to to

Come under

our Care

Whereas Ebenezar Mosher Requests to Come under the Care

of Friends, therefore this Meeting doth appoint Joseph Smith

and Barnabas Mosher to discource with the Said Mosher

and make Report to the next monthly Meeting;

 

there was Collected at this Meeting £3=16s old tener

 

The Treasurer is ordered to pay to Jonathan Hussey three

 

Dollars for half a year, keeping the Meeting House:

 

9 mo:

1762

At a monthly Meeting held in Dartmouth on the 19th

of the 0 9th month 1762, Ponaganset Called Thomas Smith and

 

Joseph Tucker present, for Coakset Philip Tripp and Peter Devil

 

present, Samuel Shove and Rebeckah Tucker ju,r did Lay their

 

Intentions of Marriage, and were desired to wait till the

 

next monthly Meeting for their answer,

S.Howland disowned

J. Chase →

Samuel Howlands paper of Denial hath been Read is appoint[ed]

The matter Concerning Jacob Chase is Refer,d ^to the next Monthly Meeting

 

There was a Certificate Signed for Joseph Tucker ju,r Certifying his

 

Clearness as to Marriage and Conversation to the Monthly Meeting

 

of Sandwich; The matter Concerning Ebenezer Mosher is

 

Refered. to the next monthly Meeting,

 

The Treasurer hath paid Jonathan Hussey 3 Dollars as ordered

J.

Russell

Clerk

This Meeting appoints Job Russell Clerk instead of Isaac Smith

according to Isaac Smiths Request – –

Whereas it hath been the practice of Friend, to Record the

Children,

Births

& Deaths

to be

Recorded

Births and Deaths of their Children, we understand the Said practice

hath been very much neglected, therefore it is the advice

of this Meeting that all Friends be Carefull to Get the Births

and Deaths of their Children Recorded in the Friends Book

of Records;34 The the Queries have been Read and answered in this

L.Trip

disownd

Meeting; Whereas, Lydia Tripp Daughter of John Lawton

has Married out of Unity of Friends, and she hath been

 

Sufficiently dealt with, and Refuses to Make Satisfaction,

 

therefore this Meeting doth Deny the s,d Lydia Tripp to be one

 

in unity with us and not under our care;

 

Whereas Archapas Hart hath for some time past neglected to

 

attend Meeting, for Worship and Discipline, and hath been

 

dealt with by visitors, and he Refuses to Comply to order

 

and Good advice, therefore this Meeting doth appoint

 

Joseph Smith and Barnabas Mosher to deal furder with

 

him and make Report to the next Monthly Meetg;

 

This Meeting doth appoint T Joseph Tucker Abraham

 

Tucker, Humphry Smith and Peter Davil to attend the

 

Quarterly Meeting, and draw an Epistle to the same, and

 

Compile the Queries into a General answer for this Meeting

 

and bring the Epistle and answers to the adjournment;

 

This Meeting is adjourned to the youths meeting next

 

This meeting being met according to adjournment

 

the first day of the 10 month 1762, the Representatives for

 

Ponaganset both present, for Coakset none present;

 

The Friends appointed to draw an Epistle to the Quarterly Meeting

 

and Compile the ^ answers to the Queries, have done it as appointed, and the Epistle

 

was Signed by the Clerk in this Meeting, and is Sent up to the

 

Quarterly Meeting by the Representatives

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