Selected Entries From
Hopkinton Town Council Records


Hopkinton Town Council, vol. 2


May 6, 1771

p. 6

Voted that Amos BABCOCK have an order to the town treasury for £3:3 Lawful money for keeping his father John BABCOCK one of the Poor of this town 17 weeks up to this time

May 3, 1772

p. 16

Voted the Hezekiah COLLINS have an order to the treasury for 6/0 for corn and for his Horse to Ride for a Doctor for John BABCOCK. Order given.

Voted that Lawton PALMER have an order to the treasury 11/0 for fetching Doctors Medicines etc for John BABCOCK Senior

Voted that John LARKIN Esq. be Administrator to all & singular goods Chattel & Credits of John BABCOCK Late deceased with his giving bond according to Law for his faithfully administering on said Estate etc

p. 17

Voted that Thomas WILLBUR have an order to the treasury for 2/6 for Doctoring John BABCOCK in his last sickness

Voted that George THURSTON jr have an order to the treasury for 2/10 for 1 gallon of Molasses ___ for John BABCOCK's family be given

Voted that Timothy LARKIN have an order to the treasury for 0/9 for half a cord of wood found for John BABCOCK's family

June 10, 1772

p. 18

Voted that William THURSTON have an order to the treasury for 3/1 3/4 for sugar found for John BABCOCK's family in their sickness

July 6, 1772

p. 18

Voted that Joseph WITTER jr have an order to the town treasury 2/0 for a coffin for the widow BABCOCK's child

Voted that Samuel CHAMPLIN have an order to the treasury for the sum of 2/0 for work done on John BABCOCK's coffin etc

p. 19

Voted that Capt. Edward WELLS have an order to the treasury for 11/9 Lawful Money for his service as overseer of the poor & for keeping the widow Abigail BABCOCK one week in her sickness

Voted that Josiah WITTER have an order to the treasury for 2/0 Lawful Money for work done of John BABCOCK's coffin

Voted that John WILBUR have an order to the treasury for 15/ for keeping one of John BABCOCK's children 7 1/2 weeks etc

September 7, 1772

p. 21

Voted John WILBUR ... for keeping ____ BABCOCK's child 5 weeks at 2/0 per week    10/0

Voted Amos BABCOCK ... for keeping Abigail BABCOCK jr 2 weeks

February 1, 1773

p. 26

Voted that Abigial BABCOCK have a certificate for to go to Charlestown

p. 27

small pox out break and what they do about it

March 4, 1773

p. 28

That Thomas CLARK ... 55/0 for keeping & clothing Clark BABCOCK from 14 Jan - 1 May next

October 4, 1773

p. 35

Voted Capt Edward WELLS ... in the affair of Abigail BABCOCK & Harvey ___ ....

Voted John MAXSON jr ... in the affair of Abigail BABCOCK

December 5, 1774

p. 53

Voted that Wm COON 3d have certificate for self & family to Stonington

June 8, 1775

p. 63

Nathaniel POTTER & wife Elizabeth are in a suffering condition -- removed to Richmond judged to be their legal place of residence

January 8, 1778

p. 90

Council grant Certificate for Patience BARBER & her child or children that she is now pregnant with to go to or remain in the town of Richmond etc

Voted that the widow Deborah BABCOCK have a Letter of Administration on the Estate of her son John KNOWLES late of Hopkinton decd after her complying with the law etc

Asa BABCOCK a parrish? child indentured to Arnold CLARKE

May 4, 1778

p. 99

Asa COON to have Letter of Administration on the Estate of his father Elisha COON




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