At the General Court held at Boston, May 14, 1634: It was agreed and ordered, that the former oath of freemen shall be revoked, so far as it is dissonant from the oath of freemen hereunder written; and that those that received the former oath shall stand bound no further thereby, to any intent or purpose, than this new oath ties those that now take the same.

Freeman’s New Oath

I (A.B.) being by God’s providence, an Inhabitant, and Freeman, within the Jurisdiction of this Commonwealth; do freely acknowledge my self to be subject to the Government thereof: And do therefore do here swear by the great and dreadful Name of the Ever-living God, that I will be true and faithfull to the same, and will accordingly yield assistance & support thereunto, with my person and estate, as in equity I am bound; and will also truly endeavor to maintain and preserve all the liberties and priveliges thereof, submitting my self to the wholesome Lawes and Orders made and established by the same. And further, that I will not plot or practice any evill against it, or consent to any that shall so do; but will timely discover and reveal the same to lawful Authority now here established, for the speedy prevention thereof.

Moreover, I doe solemnly bind my self in the sight of God, that when I shall be called to give my voyce touching any such matter to this State, in which Freemen are to deal, I will give my vote and suffrage as I shall judge in mine own conscience may best conduce and tend to the public weal of the body, So help me God in the Lord Jesus Christ.

This oath was printed at Cambridge by Stephen Daye, in 1639. It is said to have been the first paper printed in New England. The names of freemen given in the following list are spelled as found in the Colonial records, so far as they can be deciphered and transcribed. They are not the autographs of the persons who bore these names, but are as written in the record by the secretary, who probably spelled them as pronounced to him and evidently made some errors. People did not spell so accurately then as now. We know that the persons named, in many instances, spelled their names differently from the forms given in the records.

These records are important to those engaged in historical and genealogical pursuits. A large per cent of the native population of New England as well as their descendants elsewhere descend from the persons named in this list.

Wody Richrd May 18 1642

Woode Edward May 13 1640
John May 10 1643
Nicho. June 02 1641

Wooddey Hen. May 14 1656

Ed.’s Note: the material below was excerpted from the above referenced work, in 5 volumes: Vol. 1 (1630-1642); Vol. 2 (1642-1649); Vol. 3 (1644-1657); Vol. 4, Pt. 1 (1650-1660); Vol. 4, Pt. 2 (1661-1674); and Vol. 5 (1674-1686). These designations appear to match the Volume designations of the original records. For each entry below, the first volume and page reference is to the original records; the second (italicized) volume and page reference is to the reprinted copy (referenced above). There is some apparent duplication of material between volumes.

18 May 1642 [Volume 2, page 18] Volume 2: 1642-1649; page 291
"Made free the 18: 3 M^o, 1642. ... Rich^rd Wody ..."

29 May 1644 [Volume 2, page 53] Volume 2: 1642-1649; page 293
"Made free the 29^th 3^th m^o, 1644. ... Rich^rd Wooddy ..."

14 May 1645 [Volume 2, page 77] – Volume 2: 1642-1649; page 98

"Rich^rd Woody, Senior, is granted to drawe wine in Roxberry, provided hee take y^e wine y^t Capt Welds wife hath bought, & pay her for it so much as shee hath sould y^e rest of it for to him, in such pay as was made for y^e wine to y^e merchant."

23 May 1650 [Volume 3, page 261] – Volume 3: 1644-1657; page 191

"In answer to the petition of Mary Woody, the wife of John Woody, of Roxbury, deceased, for to be impowred by this Court to act as an executrix, in regard of present nessessity requireinge the same, this Court thinkes meete to graunt her request, & doe hereby enable her with full power so to doe, wittnesses havinge deposed to the truth of the will, & M^r Coggan & William Parkes havinge vndertooke to produce a true inventory of his estate at the next County Court. p Curiam."

30 May 1650 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 8] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 9

"In ans^r to the petition of Mary Woody, of Roxbury, widdow, for power to act as an executrix to the last will of John Woodey, hir late husband, the Court graunts hir request."

14 October 1651 [Volume 3, page 325] – Volume 3: 1644-1657; page 255

"In answer to the petition of Dorothie Lamb, Elder Isaake Heath, & John Johnson, who haue sould a certayn parcell of land, contayning three quarters of an acor, part meddow, part vpland, vnto William Parkes, William Cheyney, Thomas Baker, & Mary Wooddy, this Court doth ratifie & confirme the said sale, according to theire desires exprest in their petition."

14 October 1651 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 64] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 66

"In answer to the petitjon of Dorothy Lambe, of Roxbury, elder Isacke Heath, and John Johnson, craving the confirmatjon of the sale of a smalle parcell of vpland and meadow, contajning three quarters of an acre, more or lesse, sometjme belonging to Thomas Lambe, deceased, by whom made vnto W^m Parkes, W^m Cheny, Thomas Bakre, and Mary Woodey, wife of John Woodey, late deceased, the Courte graunts their request, & confirmes the sajd sale accordingly."

27 May 1652 [Volume 3, page 344] – Volume 3: 1644-1657; page 271

"Mary Woody, of Roxbury, profering a petition to this Court for the alteration of the last will & testament of her late husband, John Woody, that more of his estate might be conferd on her, receiued this answer : that the Court saw no reason to grant the petition, the petitiono^r hauing such a proportion of the estate of her husband, deceased, allowed to her, as the estate will beare & the law provides, & therefore would not alter the said will, but that there be an agreement of all partyes concerned therein, among themselues, to improue the estate for the benefitt of the widdow & child."

1 June 1652 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 93] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 98

"In answer to the petition of Mary Wooddy, late wife to John Woody, of Roxbury, deceased, the Courte conceaues, for any thing yet appeares to them to the contrary, that the petitioner hath such a proportion out of the estate of her late husband as the estate will beare or the lawe provided; and that there should be no alteration of the will, as is desired in the petition, but that there be an agreem^t among^st all parties concerned therein, to improve the estate for the benefitt of the wife & childe."

23 October 1652 [Volume 3, page 370] – Volume 3: 1644-1657; page 295

"Mary Woody, late the wife of John Woody, deceased, desireinge the helpe and advise of this Court in the ordringe & mannaginge of the estate of her said late husband, receiued this answer : that the petitioner should make vpp the acc^o, & produce the same w^th the will & the inventory, to the next Quarter Court at Boston, who haue the power herein to determine the case."

26 October 1652 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 106] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 112-3

"In ans^r to the petition of Mary Woodey, widdow, craving hir accompt of hir late husbands estate maybe examined & taken, and a certajne distribution thereof made to hir & hir child, itt is ordered, that the petitioner make vp the accompt and produce the same, with the will and inventory, at the next Quarter Courte at Boston, who have power heerein to determine the case."

"In answer to the request of M^r John Coggan & William Parkes, ouerseeres of the will of John Woodey, the Court doth graunt liberty to M^r John Coggan, William Parkes, & Richard Woody, Senio^r, or any two of them, to make sale of all the whole estate, viz^t, of howsinge & part of the mill, together with all goodes belonginge to the estate of John Woody, or any debts belonginge to the estate, for the benefitt of the mother & child, provided that securitie be giuen by M^r Coggan, or any other that will take the estate for the childes proportion at twenty fower yeares of age, & that due education & mayntenance be giuen out of the proceede of the estate so sould from time to time, till he come to age as afforesaid, & that the securitie be giuen in at the next County Court, & then ratified to the party that receiues the childes portion."

6 May 1657 [Volume 3, page 203] – Volume 3: 1644-1657; page 433

"This Court being informed that there is about �17 witholden by Richard Woodey from this jurisdiction, by occasion of some transactions about the Indians, concerning which there hath passed some accounts w^th the comissio^rs of the colonyes, for the recouery whereof this Court hath empowred M^r Edward Rawson, sec, to be auturney, in the behalfe of this jurisdiction, & to prosecut the suit to effect."

23 October 1657 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 263] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 313

"In the case of Edward Rawson, attourney for the Massachusetts jurisdiction, plaintiffe, against Richard Woodde, defendant, the Court, on hearing of all evidences in y^e case y^t was produced by both partjes at the County Court and Courte of Asistants, doe finde for the plaintiffe seventeene pounds nine shillings & six pence, & thirty shillings costs, & ordered the sajd seventeen pounds to be paid in peage, at 6 a penny, as he receaved it."

23 October 1657 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 268] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 318

"In answer to the petitions of M^r John Coggan and Richard Wooddey, referring to the seventy pounds as the estate of John Wooddey, child of Jn^o Woodey deceased, after a full hearing of what both partjes could say, the whole Court mett together voted, that the seventy pounds belong to Mary, the mother."

28 May 1659 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 310] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 378

"In ans^r to the petition of M^rs Martha Coggan, humbly craving the establishment of the agreement in all respects betweene hir late husband, M^r John Coggan, & hirself before hir intermarriage w^th him, as it is signed by M^r Nowell, M^r Hibbins, & M^r Ting, as it is to the petition annexed, and that shee might be impowred, as execcutrixe only to y^e last will of hir late husband, Coggan, out of the remainder of his estate to sell some housing for payment of his just debts, and for the estate y^t remajnes, it may, by order of this Court, be setled as neere as may be according to his will, the Court, on pervsall of the committees retourne, that gaue opertunity to such as were concerned to appeare & make there due objections, judge meete to graunt hir requests in the sajd petition in the seuerall parts thereof, provided that the house w^ch Richard Wooddey alleadgeth is mortgaged be not sold before cleared, if it be not already donne, but other houses or lands that is convenient to be sould may be sold according to the discretion of the execcutrixe."

12 November 1659 [Volume 4, Part 1, page 323] – Volume 4, Part 1: 1650-1660; page 396

"In ans^r to the petition of Martha Coggan, it is ordered, the sajd M^rs Martha Coggan haue liberty to sell the house mentioned in the petition, for the pajment of debts, as is desired, provided y^t M^rs Coggan giue bond, w^th security, to pay the heires of the sajd John Wooddey, i.e., his brothers or heires, y^e somme of thirty five pounds after y^e death of M^rs Robbinson, formerly y^e relict of Jn^o Wooddey, Mr Jn^o Coggan in his will hauing given M^rs Robbinson full sattisfaction for what she might clajme to the other parts of the seuenty pounds."

7 May 1662 [Volume 4, Part 2, page 398] – Volume 4, Part 2: 1661-1674; page 46

"In ans^r to the petition of Richard & Isack Wooddee, the Court, on hearing the case, and on pervsall of an order of this Gen^rll Court, dated October, 59, for securing thirty fiue pounds vnto the petitioners, w^ch, for ought appeares, is not performed, doe therefore order, that the administrato^rs of M^rs Martha Coggan be responsall for the same, as also to make good all just damages for non performance of sajd order."

23 May 1666 [Volume 4, Part 2, page 563] – Volume 4, Part 2: 1661-1674; page 296

"Whereas there is a necessity of having supply of gunpouder in this jurisdiction, and forasmuch as Sejeant Richard Wooddey, of Boston, in the county of Suffolke, & M^r Henry Russell, of Ipswitch, in the county of Essex, haue been & are vppon the worke, & in preparation for salt peeter, for their future encouragement, or any other that shall appeare to attend the promoting thereof, –

This Court doeth declare & order, that the sajd Richard Wooddey & Henry Russell are impouered to goe on & proceed in the sajd worke; & for their encouragement, it is ordered by this Court & the authority thereof, that the sajd Richard Wooddey & Henry Russell, or such as are imployed by them, haue power from time to time to digge earth & take water fitt for to make salt peeter licquo^r in any outhouses at seasonable times, so that the ouno^rs of the places where such earth is to be had be not damnified thereby, but that they leaue the places in as good condition as they finde them; and in case they, the sajd persons, shall stand in neede of carts for the carriage of licquors, tubbs, or other materialls for the carrying an end of this worke, it shall be lawfull for any one magistrate to grant warrant to the constable of that toune (where the occasion ariseth, vppon the persons desire) for to presse teames & carts for their vse, they paying the ordinary prize vnto such so impressed accordinge to the price of these places.

It is further ordered by this Court, that the sajd persons haue liberty to sett vp vessells in so many places as they please (not being of publique annoyance) for the making of their licquor; & they haue liberty in any common ground in a convenient place to digg earth & make banks for to make peeter, provided they doe it w^th the knowledge of the select tounesmen, who are hereby ordered to be asisting & encouraging of them in this worke, and that the sajd Richard Wooddey & partners haue this liberty in Suffolke & Midlesex, & Henry Russell in Essex, vntill the Generall Court see cause to allow any other; & then there shallbe a divission made as may give encouragement to all. It is also hereby ordered, that the lawes passed many yeares since, for the saving of vrine in the severall tounes, be revived & put in execution."

6 January 1673-4 [Volume 4, Part 2, page 735] – Volume 4, Part 2: 1661-1674; page 575-6

"The company vnder the command of Capt W^m Hudson, in Boston, being destitute of a leiftennant, the Court, judging it necessary that a supply be made, haue appointed John Hull to be leftennant vnder the sajd capt to that company, and Sarjant Richard Woody to be ensigne to the aforsajd company in the roome of the sajd John Hull, and that commissions be granted them accordingly."

27 May 1674 [Volume 5, page 8] – Volume 5: 1674-1686; page 8

"In ans^r to the petition of Richard Woody & Isaac Woody, of Boston, the Court judgeth it meet to grant the petitioners a hearing of their case on the second day of the next session of this Court, at two of the clocke in the afternoone, they giving in sufficient caution to sattisfy the charge of the Court for the hearing y^ere of, and giving seasonable notice thereof to all partjes concerned accordingly, to attend their concernes at the tjme."

7 October 1674 [Volume 5, page 21] – Volume 5: 1674-1686; page 23

"In ans^r to the petition of Richard & Isaac Wooddey, the Court judgeth it necessary, in order to a fynall issue of the case, and that there be no further after hearings, doe finde for the plantiffes sixty pounds damage mony, & costs of this Court three pounds fiueteen shillings & one penny, w^th ten pounds mony for the Courts hearing of the case, all to be payd by Joseph Rocke, administrator of the estate of the late M^rs Martha Coggan."

12 October 1676 [Volume 5, page 116] – Volume 5: 1674-1686; page 121-2

"In the case depending betweene John Harrison, plaintiffe, by petition, against Richard Wooddey, deffendant, touching a pretended highway by the sajd Harrisons house, & leading towards the Fort Hill, the Court, on a full hearing of the case & pervsall of the euidences therein, doe finde for the plaintiff the land in controuersy & costs of Court, seven pounds fiue shillings & six penc."

27 May 1685 [Volume 5, page 477] – Volume 5: 1674-1686; page 475

By the Gouno^r & Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, at a Generall Court for Elections, held at Boston, 27^th of May, 1685.

Symon Bradstreet, Esq, was chosen Gouernor for y^e yeare ensuing, & tooke his oath.

...

The names of the deputjes returned to serve at this Court were, –

1675/6, 7 March page 60 [40]
Richard wooddy plaintiff in an action of Appeale Ag^t John Harrison sen deffend^t from the Courts Judgment in January last in Boston. After the Courts Judgment Reasons of Appeale & euidences in the Case produced were Read Comitted to the Jury and are Remayning on file with the Reccords of this Cour^t the Jury brought in their virdict they found for the plaintiff A reuersall of the forme^r Judgment w^th two shillings damage and Costs of Courts fiue pounds & three pence and the Highway sued for to be as formerly.

1675, 19 November page 56 [38]
persons Returnd to serve on y^e Grand Jury & sworne were " ... Richd woody ... "

1676/7, 6 March page 81 [?]
Isaack wooddey plaintiffe ag^t George Speere deffendant in an action of Appeale from the Judgment of the Comissione^rs Court in Boston After the Attachment Courts Judgment Reasons of Appeale & euidences in the Case produced were Read Comitted to the Jury & are on file w^th the Reccords of this Court the Jury brought in their virdict they found for the deffend^t Confirmation of the forme^r Judgment & Costs of Courts thirty three shillings & 4d -- --.

1677, 4 September page 94 [67]
persons Returnd to serve on y^e Grand Jury & sworne are " ... Ric^d wooddey ... "

1679, 2 September page 139 [99]
persons Returnd to serve on y^e Grand Jury & sworne were " ... Rich^rd wooddy ... "

1679, 2 March page 153 [108]
Cap^t Daniel Henchman in behalf of himself & Left Richard woody Guardians to the 5 children of Anne Hitt plaintiff ag^t the sentence or setlement of the County Court last in Novembe^r of y^t estate after y^e County Courts Judgment er was Read w^th the euidences in the Case produced This Court Confirmes the setlement of the County Court.

1674. Constable Greenwood. List of Names. [names not on tax list]

33 Sam^ll Woody

Tax List – 1676; Sheet No. 2

Richard Wooddy – Houses & Wharfes: 50; Horses: 1; Cowes: 1; Estates: 30

Tax List – 1676; Sheet No. 4

Isack Woody – Houses: 10

Tax List for 1681 (imperfect)

1681 – Division No. 4; Maior Sauag his Company

W. ... Isaac Woodie ...

Almshouse Rate of 1685

The Original draught of the Rates in Capt. Hutchinsons and Capt Townsends Comp^a. An^o. 1685.

For y^e Worke House �50 . . 11: Capt. Pen Townsends Comp^a

W. Mrs Woody in sope pro.; Richard Woody promised; ...

1686 Tax List for One Division

A Coppie of A Towne rate Committed to Henery Emes Countstable to Collect 1686.

W. ... Jno. Woody ...

Tax List and Schedules – 1687

Sheet No. 4 John Woodie & man – Heads: 2; Housing: 8; �- s4 d-

Sheet No. 7 Widd Wooddy – Houses, Mills, & Wharfes: 6; �- s- d6

Boston Valuation – 27 Aug 1688

[36.] *14. Mr Daniell Weld: A dwelling house, with a barne, yard, orchyard and garden, with a parcell of land conteining three quarters of an acre more or lesse, adioyning to the sayd house and barne, upon the high streete west, upon the training place east, upon Richard Woody Junior south, and upon Mr Thomas Weld North, all of the said parcells of housing and land being bought of Mr Richard Peacocke.

[45.] *23. Abraham Newell his house, barne, and lott, nine accres and a halfe more or lesse abutting upon Edward Porter west, and south, upon Edward Bugby east, and upon Isaack Morrill north, and ten accres upon Richard Peppers asignes north and upon Mr Joshua Foote south, and so betweene two highwayes east and west, and foureteene accres one end their of upon the great pond, and so betweene John Burwell and a highway to Quenetticot; and three accres (to be three accres more or lesse as it is now bounded and staked out) at beare marsh betweene Isaack Johnson west, and John Ruggles east, and stoney riuer south, and in the first and third allottment in the last diuision being the eleventh lott lying betweene Ralph Hemmingway and Giles Pason forty-two accres three quarters and twenty rodd, and in the thousand accres at Deddam twenty and two accres, and two accres of salt marsh more or lesse lying below the salt pan, sometimes the land of Nickolas Parker; and six accres of salt marsh more or lesse, lately the land of Edward Pason, being halfe the marsh giuen to Edward Pason by the towne, lying next to the creeke that leads to pine Hand, and compassed with creekes, all but a ditch made betweene the former meadow and this meadow, and twenty six accres of woodland and broken up more or lesse lately the land of Richard Woody senior, and Richard Woddy Junior, adioyning south of Edward Porter, Mr John Alcocke west, John Watsons land north east, and six accres of land lately the land of Edward Porter, adioyning upon the land of the said Porter westward and upon a highway leading to the towne great lotts eastward.

[58.] *36. John Burwell his dwelling house barne yard, and orchyard, and two accres and a halfe of land more or lesse, upon a highway west, and upon the land of Isaack Morrill south, east, and North, and one accre in the calues pasture upon the highway towards the north, betweene the assignes of John Wooddy and the heires of Thomas Pigge, and one end upon John Stow his assignes, and foure accres and a halfe upon the highway to the great lotts west, and upon William Parke or his assignes North, and two accres and a halfe upon Daniell Brewer his house lott west, and upon a highway east, and fiue accres more or lesse with two rodds wide leading from the highway into it betweene Robert Pepper and the assignes of Thomas Baker and so leading to the pond betweene Christopher peake and Abraham Newell at which end the way to the pond is foure rodds wide, and nine accres of salt marsh, butting upon the marsh of the heires of Mr Samuell Hagborne, and so with a creeke, and in the second alottment in the last diuission being the one and twentyeth lott, lying betweene Thomas Piggs heires and the heires of Joseph Weld twenty accres and one quarter.

John Woody his heires, one house, and a garden plott at the east side their of one quarter of an accre more or lesse upon Mr John Elliott south, and upon Richard Woody north.

[68.] *47. Richard Woody senior, one house and barne adioyning to the house and barne of Richard Peacocke upon the north; and errable land one accre and a halfe more or lesse at the east side theire of, upon Mr Elliott south, upon Mr Daniell Weld North and upon the training place east and in the middle deuision next Dorchester forty accres and one roode.

Church Members ...

Richard Woddy

Boston Town Records, 1673.

Septemb^r. 16^th. At a meetinge of Capt James Olliuer, Cap^t Thomas Lake, John Joyliffe, Mr. Hezechiah Usher &
Mr Thomas Brattle – Upon a motion & desire of L^t Richard Wooddy to viewe & determine a difference betweene him & Steephen Butler about a highway lyinge through the marsh on the south side of Jonathan Shrimptons warehouse towards the Sea which the said Butler claymes as a highway formerlie layd out by the selectmen of this towne and upon view & examination of deeds & witnesses doth apeare to be a highway formerly layd out as aboue but noe record made thereof It is now ord^rd that y^e said highway be continued, which is now staked out & Confirmed to be 12 foote in breadth from the highwaye leadinge from Thomas Rawlins Corner towards the bridge ouer against the Corner of the blew bell, downe on the s^d south side of Jonathan Shrimptons warehouse & land of Samuell Procters to a Corner post of a fence of Richard Wooddy now set downe on the south side of the s^d highway leauinge the said 12 foote or way northerlie, & from the s^d Corner post of Rich^d Wooddie fence to run somethinge wheelinge toward the north to the northermost p^te of the outward wharfe formerlie Benjamine Wards lyinge next the sea & thence upon the flatts, w^ch way is to be Kept cleere & free from any anoyance by layinge of timber or stones, buildinge of Vessells or any other incombrance whatsoeuer longer then y^e usuall Costime of other wharfes or ways next the sea.

Boston Town Records, 1675.

[91.] 1675, 24 Aprill. Whereas there was an action comenced by William Hollaway and Steephen Butler against John Dafforne accordinge to attachment dated the 20^th of January 1674 and the Plaintiffes withdrew theire action vpon agreement of a reference of the case to The Honorable John Leveret, Edward Tynge and Major Thomas Clarke Esq^rs, and the Selectmen of Bostone bindinge themselves each to other in the penaltie of �200 to stand to and to abide the award and determination of the foresaid parties or the major parte of them, Upon the hearinge of the pleas and allegations of both parties in the case by vs whose names are underwritten. Wee doe award that William Holloway and Steephen Butler shall be at the charge to set up the fence which they plucked downe alonge M^r Daffornes land in the same place where it was accordinge to theire agreement before the Selectmen with Richard Wooddy and the said John Dafforne to enjoy that line as the boundary betweene the said parties, and this wee award as our finall determination of this case. Witnesse our hands the 24^th of April, 1675.

James Olliver

John Leveret

Hezechiah Usher

Edward Tynge

Thomas Brattle

Tho. Clarke

John Joyliffe

William Davis

John Lake

Thomas Lake

Boston Town Records, 1676.

The Names of such persons who tooke the Oath of Allegiance in Boston: 11^th Novemb^r 1678. Administred by the Hono^oble. John Leverett Esq^r. Governo^r. ... Jn[^o] Woodde ...

11 (11) 1648. Know all men by these p^rsents that we John Turner merch^t & Benjamin Gellom Shipwright both of Boston in the County of Suffolke in the Massachusetts bay in America doe acknowledge o^rselves to be indebted to owe unto John Woody of Roxbury in the County & bay aforesaid Bisket maker the summe of twenty nine pound of good & lawfull money of England to be paid unto M^r W^m Peake at the signe of the Goulden Key in Canon streete in London woollen Drap in & uppon the 20^th day of June next ensueing the date hereof for the use & behalfe of the s^d John Woodie or his Assignes, to w^ch payment well & truly to be made as aforesaid wee the s^d John Turner & Benjamin Gillom doe bind o^rselves & either of us o^r heires Execute^rs & Administrato^rs jointly & severally firmly by these presents in witnes whereof we have caused this Bill to be made & have hereunto sett our hands. Dat the 29^th of Decemb^r 1648 in letters. John Turner; Benjamin Gillom. Read subscribed & delivered in presence of: Jolliff Ruddock; William Milles.

WOODDY Mary, and Edmund Sheffield, Apr. 17, 1644.

Boston Tax List of 1687: Major Savage’s Division, Number 4, Towne Rate [Made June Y^e] 6^th 1687