July 15, 1640 an entry is made certifying the health of edward hall, late of the parish of henborough in the county of gloucester carpenter and now of duxbury in new england sonne of francis hall, given by his edwards own oath and that of james smith. The certificate of health identifies where edward hall was from, the name of his deceased father, his occupation, and where he was residing below is page 263 from that. Titles include thomas lechford s note book 16381641, boston marriages 17001809 two volumes, early history of bostron containing the aspinwall notorial records, 1644 1651, and genealogical data extracted from the boston selectmens minutes 17361775. In 1656 he was granted 500 acres in consideration of an adventure of. She was a godly mayde by all probabilites in this letter testified. Mar 09, 2018 while still in boston, hutchinson had purchased a farm in dorchester from rossiter. Thomas lechford, the first professional lawyer in the colony of massachusetts bay, spent about three years in boston 27 june 16383 aug. My oldest is probably my mayflower descendant thomas rogers. Jul, 2014 henry kenninge and, whome he placed with new masters in 1639. Uncaged stories by rahsaan thomas, brenda abell, julian. In boston, massachusetts bay, from june 27, 1638, to july 29, 1641 volume 7 of archaeologia americana, american antiquarian society volume 7 of archaeologia americana, worcesster, mass. Savage, however, in his dictionary, stated, thomass wid. Aug 05, 2018 my oldest is probably my mayflower descendant thomas rogers.
One entry concerns abraham shawe, sometime of halifax in the. Jun 29, 2017 thomas was fined in 1651 for missing a town meeting. The 1957 book contributes greatly to our knowledge of the character and ideas of burke. Old boston taverns and tavern clubs, by samuel adams drake. The life of thomas, lord lyttelton by thomas frost. Joseph sargent was born on 18 apr 1663, in barnstable, massachusetts. Please contact boston public library rare books and manuscripts. Plain dealing 1642 ambassador bili laid a wreath at the mausoleum and later signed the special notebook of anitkabir. Garrett immigrated to massachusetts by 1638 and worked as a gunsmith and blacksmith in charlestown, massachusetts until 1652 when he moved. An entry in torrey does not imply a marriage in new england. Thomas prence 1599 1673 was a cofounder of eastham, massachusetts, a political leader in both the plymouth and massachusetts bay colonies, and governor of plymouth 1634, 1638, and 1657 1673. Henry kenninge and, whome he placed with new masters in 1639. Thomas lechford, esq edited by edward everett hale, jr.
The colonial monetary standard of massachusetts weiss 1974. His note book contains not only the record of every instrument drawn by him while here but an account of the compensation he received. Since thomas lechfords note book has been printed, the copy of a deed, dated in the year 1638, in which cole conveys part of his dwelling, with brewhouse, etc. Please check that your browser supports javascript and that it is enabled in the browser settings. Thomas lechfords public career was one shaped early on by censorship. In the book, lechford uses the example of his failed convers with bay colony. Titles include thomas lechfords notebook 16381641, boston marriages 17001809 two volumes, early history of bostron containing the aspinwall notorial records, 1644 1651, and genealogical data extracted from the boston selectmens minutes 17361775. But he died the first winter in plymouth probably in his early 40s. According to an entry in his notebook, his ideas could be. Volume 7 paperback march 4, 2018 by edward everett hale author, thomas lechford author, j hammond 18211897 trumbull author see all 5 formats and editions. Thomas lechford wrote in his note book, page 329,abraham shawe, sometime of halifax, county of yorke, clothier, and late of dedham in new england, made his will about nov. Apr 14, 2010 note book kept by thomas lechford, esq.
It is the daily record of the business done by him. Internet archive bookreader notebook kept by thomas lechford, esq. The above will and the deed to humphrey hooke and others, to which it refers, gave rise to a great contention in new england, as appears from lechfords note book, pp. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thomas lechford books online. The above will and the deed to humphrey hooke and others, to which it refers, gave rise to a great contention in new england, as appears from lechford s note book, pp. A note of some late occurrences touching episcopacie. The locations are known residences of the husband, ending with the husbands place of death. Garrett immigrated to massachusetts by 1638 and worked as a gunsmith and blacksmith in charlestown, massachusetts until 1652 when he moved to. In savages entry for the second of the two men named thomas fisher and who married rebecca.
Internet archive bookreader note book kept by thomas lechford, esq. Dec 11, 2019 william cheney was born about 1603 in england. Therefore, we have evidence, from a primary, historical document notes of attorney lechford, that the widow of thomas fisher of dedham in 1639 was named mary. This lot consists of the history of boston books shown in the corresponding images. Joseph and mary had 10 children and 61 grandchildren.
His wife, abigail, was daughter of matthew wimes of ipswich, co. The estate noted here is the one situated next northerly from the wellknown old corner bookstore, on washington street. Thomas lechfords note book kept by thomas lechford. This statement pope made from the note book legal memoranda of thomas lechford, a practiser at law, arrived at boston 1638, kept careful record of papers drawn by or executed by him, op. Torrey is a compilation of published sources, not primary records, so he should be considered a secondary source p. Records of the colony of new plymouth in new england, micellaneous records 16331689. Jun 02, 2009 thomas lechford, 15901644 thomas lechford, the first lawyer to practise in new england, also had the dubious distinction of being the first lawyer ever disbarred in america. True copie of the court booke of the governor and society of the. Thomas lechford, 15901644 thomas lechford, the first lawyer to practise in new england, also had the dubious distinction of being the first lawyer ever disbarred in america. Thomas was fined in 1651 for missing a town meeting. Lawyer in boston, massachusetts bay, from june 27, 1638 to july 29, 1641 lechford, thomas, hale, edward everett, trumbull, j. Trained in england as a solicitor clements inn, he was thought to have been too close to fellow lawyer, william prynne, to stay in england, circa 1638. Thomas lechford and the earliest lawyering in massachusetts. This note book, published by the american antiquarian society in 1885, is a mine of wealth to students of the colonial period.
At the time of the hutchinson suit, rossiter was a physician living in windsor, connecticut. Or, sketches and anecdotes pdf ebook for download and read online. Allegations of embezzlement appear to be ex post facto, or after the fact, and when one compares the entries in. Jul 08, 2017 note book kept by thomas lechford, esq. Lechford, thomas, note book kept by thomas lechford, esq. It will be of interest to the members of the society to note the particular field eovered by the notebook. Abstract from the notebook of thomas lechford, esq author. Lechford, thomas, notebook kept by thomas lechford, esq. Notebook definition of notebook by medical dictionary. The letter is summarized in thomas lechfords notebook, as follows. Transactions and collections of the american antiquarian society the making of the modern law. Francis doughty, about 1604 16 july 16693 march 1684. While still in boston, hutchinson had purchased a farm in dorchester from rossiter. The entries in the lechford notebook are of particular interest.
He was alexs 10th great grandfather in two ways, through mercy and john freeman and through sarah and jeremiah howes making him two of 2,048 in this generation of the shaw line. Full text of notebook kept by thomas lechford, esq. Lawyer in boston, massachusetts bay, from june 27, 1638 to july 29, 1641. Thomas lechford, the first lawyer to practise in new england, also had the. Thomas most likely died in early december of 1653, for his widow is listed in a controversy over the land. It was kept, as you know, by thomas lechford, the first, or rather the earliest, boston lawyer. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may. Jul 09, 2017 note book kept by thomas lechford, esq. Thomas lechfords note book kept by thomas lechford lawyer, 16381641 1885, it can be seen that nathaniel paid all his debts, and was even owed money by thomas lechford himself. A cursory search of wentworths letterbooks for the 1630s has failed to turn up any. Thomas foster of boston, cannoneer at the castle, amde richard foster of ipswich, eng. L thomas lechford memoranda notebook, also known as note book legal memoranda of thomas lechford, from james bullock his notebook contains conveyances such as a sale of land or house, leases, mortgages, wills, powers of attorney, articles of apprenticeship and so on.
The breakout collection of uncaged stories is a book of thrilling, nail biting surprise ending stories covering every genre ranging from urban fiction, crime thriller to romance. Thomas uses his skills to write tales that make points about social issues like. Immigrants to new england, 16341635, volume vi, rs, page 447 shurtleff, nathaniel b. Savage, however, in his dictionary, stated, thomas s wid.
In 1639 henry jackson of watertown gave edward howe of watertown one of the elders of the church there a power of attorney to receive all jacksons debts lechford 192. This ship interests me because of entries found in thomas lechfords notebook. Thomas lechford, notebook kept by thomas lechford, esq. Plain dealing 1642 ambassador bili laid a wreath at the mausoleum and later signed the special note book of anitkabir. Thomas lechford wrote in his notebook, page 329,abraham shawe, sometime of halifax, county of yorke, clothier, and late of dedham in new england, made his will about nov. Thomas lechford and law reform in colonial massachusetts volume 23 issue 2 angela fernandez. Plain dealing, or, nevves from newengland a short view of new. He married mary green, daughter of john green and sarah wheeler, in 1685 in malden, massachusetts. Kept careful record of papers drawn by or executed before him until his ret. July 15, 1640, additional entries found in lechfords notebook, p.
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