'Yi^LIl«¥]M]I¥llI^SIIir¥" Presented by the Author NAMES OF TAX PAYERS OF HINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS 17il FROM THE ORIGINAI, MANUSGRIPT Priviately printed . VINELAND, NEW JERSEY Nineteen Hundred and Thiirtiien NAMES OF TAX PAYERS OF HINGHAM MASSACHUSETTS -.1711 PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IN THE POSSESSION OF FRANK D. ANDREWS Privately printed VINELAND, NEW JERSEY Nineteen Hundred and Thirteen i th^S". -211^1 PREFACE. Among a number of early deeds and other papers re lating to Plymouth County, Massachusetts, long in the possession of the writer, is the original manuscript of the list of names appearing in the following pages. The list is headed by Major Samuel Thaxter, Sergeant Thomas Andrews a-nd Cornet Samuel Lincoln, followed by others bearing the names of the first settlers of Hing- ham in 1636-1639. The names are evidently in the handwriting of Joshua Tucker, one of the Selectmen, the warrant written by James Hawke, Town Clerk, they are printed as they appear in the manuscript.* As the fate of old records is more or less uncertain it has been thought advisable to preserve this list of names in printed form for the use of genealogists and others who may be interested in the inhabitants of Hingham in the year 17 11. Frank D. Andrews, ViNELAND, N. J. For Joshua Hersey Constable To Jo.shua Hearsay Constable of the town of Hingham in the County of Suffolk greeting In Her maiesties name you are required forthwith to Levy and collect of the person.s named in the List here with committed unto you Each one his severall propor tion as therein set down of the sum total of sutti L,isc being part of a tax or Assessment granted and agreed upon by the Inhabitants of the said Town of Hingham Regularly Assembled for defreying of the necessary charges ariseing within the same And to deliver and pay in the sum and sums whith you shall so Levy and collect unto Beniatnin Lintoln Tresurer of the said Town at on or before the first mun- day of January next Insuing the date hereof. And if any person or persons shall neglect or refuse to make payment of the sum or sums whereof he or they are ke- spectively Assessed and set in the said List to distrain the goods or chattels of such person or persons to the valu thereof at an Equall and Indifferent Apprizement returning the overplus (If any be) unto the owner or owners And for want of goods or chattel whereon to make distre.ss you are to seiz the Body or Bodies of the person or persons so refusing and him or them to commit u'nto the common Goal of the said County there to remain untill he or they pay and satisfie the severall sum or sums Assessed upon him or them as aforesaid unless the same or any part thereof upon application made unto the quarter or Generall sessions of the pease shall be a bated: Dated at Hingham the: 27th. day of decembr 171 1: by: James Hawke Town Clerk A List of ;^2i — s 15 — d 10 : Being Part of A Tax of one : ;^ioo : granted By ye Towne of Hingham the 8th day of October 1711 To defrey Towne Charges made By us the Subscribers the loth day of December 1 7 11 — £ S d Majr Samuell Thaxter 00 17 09 Sar. Thomas Andrews 00 II GI Cornt Samuell Lincolne 00 13 II Jedediah Beal 00 or 05 Ms. Sarah Eells GO 05 G2 Benjemine Lincolne 00 07 03 Ephraim Jones 00 02 g6 Thomas Chubbucke 00 04 TG Joshua Tucker 00 09 g6 Corp Samuel Gill 00 07 GO David Lincolne 00 07 05 John fearing senr 00 05 " 06 Israel fearing GO G2 03 John fearing 00 g8 04 Nathanill fearing OG 02 01 John fearing Junr CG GI 05 Gorge Bramhall GO 02 g6 Wid Patience Hobart GO GI 05 Soloman Hobart GO 01 05 Samuell Hobart OG g6 II Leut Thomas Gill GO 07 02 A List of ;^2i— s 15—d 10 : Being Part of A Tax of one : ;^igg : granted By ye Towne of Hingham the 8th day of October 17 11 To defrey Towne Charges made By us the Subscribers the loth day of December 1711 — £ s d Corp: Nathanill Gill 00 04 II Josiah Lane GO 05 03 Josiah Lane Junr GO 05 GI Thomas Marsh GO g6 04 Ephraim Marsh OG 06 09 Jacob Beal 00 05 03 Jacob Beal Junr OG G2 07 James Beal GO 01 g8 Ephriam Lane 00 05 03 John Lane GO 04 ¦06 Joseph Lincolne GO 06 09 out Joseph Lincolne Junr GO 01 05 Israeli Lincolne OG 01 07 Ebenezer Lane GO II g8 Nathaniell Hobart GO 04 05 John Stowel 00 G2 10 Joshua Beal Junr OG 04 05 Sar John Lincolne GO 04 G2 Caleb Lincolne Junr GG 04 02 John Colson GO 03 GI Peter Lincolne GO 04 07 Caleb Lincolne GO 04 05 Ephriam Lincolne CG 04 G2 Thomas Marsh Junr GO 03 GO Daniel Lincolne GO 04 07 Moses Lincolne 03 GI 05 Ephriam Nickols GO 04 g6 Ms. Ledia Lincolne ' OG 04 g6 Hanry Ward 00 03 1 1 A List of ^21 — s 15 — d IG : Being Part of A Tr-x of one : ;^iog : granted By ye Towne of Hingham the 8th day of October 17 11 To defrey Towne Charges made By us the Subscribers the loth day of December 1711 — £ s d Sar Robert Watenian GO IG "5 Benjemin Stowel GO 01 IG wid Rachel Stowel GO 03 09 Samuel Stowel GO 01 06 Corp Joshua Beal GO 03 01 David Cane GG 01 05 Joseph Beal GO 03 08 Lant David Hobart GG 09 08 Goreg Humfre 00 05 g8 Thomas Humfre 00 01 05 Goreg Lane GO 03 02 Thomas Heal GO 05 00 Jacob Lincolne OG 04 02 Edward Ward 00 03 04 Benjemine Ward GO 01 OG Jo.siph Humfre OG 02 08 Increas Beat OG 00 02 Stephen french GO GO 03 Nicolas Shaw GO GO 03 Thomas Robart 00 03 05 Corp Caleb Beal OG 03 06 Josiah Beal GO 04 08 Nathanill Nicols GO 05 04 James Hearsey Junr GO 07 02 Joshua Hearsey GO 07 02 James Hearsey 00 09 00 Jo.-.eph Lewes GO 04 10 James Lincolne 00 03 05 Corp Calib Beal Junr GO 04 05 ¦tv* > C T > j\ ' 'Sik,^; 1 >j't:t'' 'i''.