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Town of Harvard, Worchester County Massachusetts Warnings Out, 1737-1788

Transcribed by Matthew Tooley


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"Warnings Out" for the Town of Harvard, Worchester County, Massachusetts for the years of 1737-1788.

Abbreviations: w. for wife; ch. for child or children. The first date in each entry is that of the return of the warrant to the Court.


Harvard, Massachusetts Warnings Out, 1737-1788

Aug. 19, 1766ATKINSON, John, w. Mary, s. John, from Sudbury. Nov. 1765. Peter King from Western, May, 1766; Mary King from Sudbury, Nov. 1765, ch. of Mary Atkinson
Jan. 16, 1767ATHERTON, Abigail, from Lancaster. Feb. 3, 1766
Sept. 4, 1770ADAMS, Jonathan, Sarah, Edward, from Groton. June 9, 1770
June 1779AMSDEN, Abraham, w. Hannah, ch. Abel, Adam, Miriam
Sept. 1784AMSDEN, Benj., w. Lucy, s. William from Groton
Aug. 15, 1749BLACKMAN, Esther, Ephraim
May 13, 1755BARKER, Richard. Also Abiel, w. Jean, s. Elijah, from Dracut, Middlesex County
May 2, 1760BROWN, Silas and Betty, ch. of Aaron of Leominster, poor people. May 6?, 1759
Aug. 1760BROWN, Mary, dau. of Aaron, about 3 years old, very poor. Aug. 14, 1760
May 11, 1761BENNIT, Lemuel, s. of William of Lexington. Dec. 2, 1760
Aug. 16, 1763BROWN, Phineas, w. Anna, ch. Anna, Mary, Sarah, Oliver, Lois, Phineas, from Stow
May 14, 1765BARRELL, John, w. Judith, ch. Mary, Judith, and Simon Prouty, servant. From Bridgewater
May 14, 1765BUTLER, John, w. Abigail, ch. John, Smith, Jabez, Abel, Calvin, from Bolton. Nov. 1764
May 14, 1765BLAND, John, from Boston. Dec. 1764
Sept. 17--BLACKDEN, William, from Littleton. Dec. 1770
Mar. 28, 17-4BROWN, Aaron, w. Sarah, ch. Boaz, Elizabeth, from Chesterfield, N. H.
Mar. 28, 17-4BLANCHARD, Mary, from Littleton, May, 1773
Mar. 28, 17-4BIGELOW, William, w. Hannah, dau. Hannah, from Bolton, Mar. 1773
Dec. 6, 17-6BUCKLEY, Silence, from Littleton, Apr. 1775
Sept. 6, 17-5BRISTER, negro, from Leominster
Feb. 4, 17-0CRASFIELD, James, w. and children
Aug. 15, 17-9CURTICE, Esther
May 11, 1756CHAMBERLAIN, Hepzibeth, w. of Josiah, and her s. Thomas, from Shirley
May 11, 1761CRESEY, Jonathan, w. Ann, s. Henry, from Groton, Dec. 1760
Aug. 19, 1766CHURCH, Caleb, w. Elizabeth, dau. Hannah, from Bolton. June, 1766
Dec. 4, 1770COX, Ezekiel, w. Lucy, ch. Betty, Anna, from Weston. Mar. 1770
Mar. 6, 1771CARLTON, Abraham, from Lunenburg, May, 1770
Sept. 1771CONNANT, William. W. Huldah, ch. Huldah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Mary, Sarah, Lois, from Sudbury, May, 1771
Sept. 1777CHESTER, Prince, negro, w. Katy, ch. Ruth, Lucy, from Stow, May, 1777
Sept. 1784COLBURN, Abel, w. Abigail, ch. Jonathan, from Andover, Apr. 28, 1783
May 1747DAIN, Amos, w. Elizabeth, ch. Elizabeth, Amos, Jonas, Samuel, Rachel, Lois
May 13, 1755DAY, Isaac, from Malden, County of Essex, now at house of Moses Haskel
Nov. 5, 1764DARBY, John, w. Susanna, ch. John, Elizabeth, Anna, Elnathan, from Concord. May, 1764
May 14, 1765DAVIS, Abel, from Shirley District. Mar. 1765
Jan. 7, 1766DAVIS, Ezekiel, w. Jemima, dau. Susanna, from Shirley, Oct. 23, 1765
Sept. 1771DIVOT, Josiah, w. Jane, ch. Josiah, Levi, Asa, Mary, Sarah, from Bolton. Apr. 1771
Sept. 7, 1773DUDLEY, John, w. Sibyl, from Shirley. Sept. 29, 1772
Mar. 28, 1774DAVENPORT, Elizabeth, w. Benaiah, dau. Elizabeth. May, 1773
Sept. 3, 1776DAVIS, Jacob, w. Ruth, from Bolton, June and Dec. 1774
Dec. 1776DODGE, Hannah, from Littleton. Nov. 1775
June 1779DODGE, Elizabeth, w. of Isaac, ch. John, Lucy, David, Isaac, from Groton, May, 1778
Mar. 29, 1785DODGE, w. of Isaac, and child, from Groton
May 12, 1747FLOOD, Trifeny, w. Samuel, dau. Mary
May 8, 1750FOSTER, Jacob, w. and ch. Jacob and Lois
May 11, 1761FLOOD, Timothy, from Shirley. Dec. 2, 1760
May 18, 1764FARR, John, from Littleton. Feb. 14, 1764
Jan. 7, 1766FRY, John, poor boy, 12 years old, from Reading, May, 1765
Jan. 6, 1767FRY, Joseph, boy, from Reading, Feb. 9, 1766
Dec. 4, 1770FULLAM, Elisha, w. Sarah, ch. Elisha, Lucy, Mary, from Fitchburg, June, 1770
June 1779FITCH, John, w. Elizabeth, from Rindge, N. H.
Mar. 25, 1783FRIZZEL, Solomon
Nov. 5, 1764GARY, Davis, from Littleton, July, 1764
Jan. 7, 1766GREEN, Samuel, poor, about 13 years old, from Stow, Apr. 1765
Dec. 4, 1770GRAVES, Joseph, w. Rachel, ch. Mary, Joseph, from Shirley, Jan. 23, 1770
Sept. 1771GOULD, Thomas, and s. Phineas, from Lunenburg Mar. 1771
Mar. 25, 1783GOODRICH, Eleazer
May 13, 1755HOW, Mary, dau. Sarah Parker, at house of Richard Barker, from Andover, Essex County
May 13, 1755HOW, Moses, from Billerica, Middlesex County, now at house of Robert Holland. Sept. 22, 1755
May 11, 1761HAGER, Eunice and Abigail, poor children, from Framingham, Dec. 2, 1760
May 14, 1765HOEGG, Anna, from Tewksbury, Oct. or Nov. 1764
Jan. 7, 1766HARTWELL, Nathan, w. Mary, ch. Mary, Lois
Jan. 6, 1767HUFFER, Joseph, w. Abigail
Sept. 1777HALE, Ephraim, w. Hannah, ch. Molly, Betty, from Shirley
June 1779HOUGHTON, Abraham, w. Sarah, ch. Abraham, Sarah, Eunice, William, Betsey, Rachel, from Bolton
Aug. 16, 1763JOCK, Lyon, w. Hannah, dau. Elizabeth Hankess, negro family, from Billerica, June, 1763
Aug. 19, 1766JOHNSON, Abraham, w. Lydia, ch. Benjamin, Reuben, Solomon, Dorothy, from Stow, Apr. '66
Jan. 6, 1767JOHNSON, Merriam, from Marlborough, Jan. 1766
Aug. 16, 1763KNIGHT, Ebenezer, w. Prudence, ch. Prudence, Vashti, from Leominster, Mar. 1763
Sept. 1771KENDALL, Joshua, from Lancaster, Apr. 1771
Sept. 3, 1776KNEELAND, Edward, from Newbury, Aug. 1775
May 11, 1756LYON, Josiah, sons Josiah, Aaron, from Grafton
Feb. 1, 1757LYON, Deborah, w. of Josiah, ch. Ebenezer, John, Fisher, Lois, from Grafton, now at house of Isaac Willard. Poor people
May 10, 1763LAWRENCE, Jonathan, w. Martha, ch. John, Isaac, Jonathan, Martha, from Littleton, Apr. 7, 1763
Aug. 16, 1763LAWRENCE, Martha, dau. Jonathan and Martha, June, 1763
Nov. 5, 1764LAWRENCE, Charles, w. Naomi, dau. Sarah, from Groton, Apr. 1764
Jan. 7, 1766LAWRENCE, Benjamin, Jr. from Littleton, Apr. or May, 1765
Jan. 6, 1767LAITON, John, Dec. 3, 1766
Sept. 1784LARKIN, Edmund, from Shrewsbury, June, 1783
May 2, 17--McCOY, Mary, and s. John, from Stow, Middlesex County, May 5, 1759
May 11, 17--MARBLE, Nathaniel, wife Abigail, s. Arctas, also Mercy Marble, all from Stow, Dec. 2, 1760
May 11, 17--MARBLE, Sarah, poor ch. from Littleton. Jan. '61
Aug. 19, 1766MCCOY, John, from Stow, Apr. 1766
Aug. 19, 1766MERRIAM, Nathaniel, w. Esther, ch. Simon, Ebenezer, Abigail, Patience, Sarah, from Bolton, Apr. 1766
Sept. 3, 1776MUNJOY, Samuel, from Ashburnham, Nov. 1774
Sept. 1784MOORE, Jonathan, w. Deborah, ch. Betty, Dorcas, from Littleton, May, 1783
May 8, 1750NELAND, James, w. and ch. Timothy, Lydia
May 8, 1764NELAND, Abigail, w. of Joseph, and her ch. Sarah and Elizabeth Bigelow, from Stow, May 3, '64
Aug. 19, 1766NUTTING, Amos, from Pepperell, Nov. 1765
Sept. 1778NUTTING, Elizabeth, from Shirley, Nov. 1777
May 12, 1747POWERS, Jacob, w. Edey
May 8, 1753PERNUM, William, w. Lydia, ch. William, Lydia, residing in house owned by Lieut. Eleazer Robbins. Also Ebenezer Pernum
May 8, 1753PRATT, Abigail, single woman
Aug. 21, 1753PRATT, Benjamin, w. and four ch.
May 13, 1755PARKER, Sarah, w. Phineas
Feb. 1, 1757PIERCE, David, w. Sarah, ch. Sarah, David, Ephraim, Elsie, Martha, Ezekiel, poor people, from Stow, Middlesex County, now at house of widow Rachel Warners
Feb. 7, 1764PERRY, Obadiah, w. Katherine, ch. Timothy, Katharine, Elizabeth, Mary, Anna, from Shirley, Nov. 1763
May 14, 1765PROCTOR, Robert, Jr., w. Ruth, from Lancaster
May 14, 1765POWERS, Robert, w. Hannah, ch. Henry, John, Merriam, from Littleton, June, 1764
Aug. 19, 1766PERRY, James, w. Elizabeth, dau. Sarah, from Westford, May or June, 1766
Aug. 19, 1766PITT, James, from Nova Scotia, Feb. 1766
Sept. 1771PHELPS, Joseph, w. Ruth, from Tewksbury, June, 1771
Sept. 1777PARKER, Molly, from Groton, May or June, 1776
Aug. 21, 1753RUSSELL, Jonathan, w. and children
May 13, 1755RUSSELL, Jonathan, at house of Jonathan Russell, Jr. from Bolton
May 14, 1765RICHARDSON, Eunice, from Stoneham, Nov. 26, 1764
Jan. 7, 1766ROBBINS, Ephraim, Jr. from Petersham, May, '65
Aug. 19, 1766RUSSELL, Jonathan, from Northfield, Nov. 1765
Aug. 19, 1766ROSS, Elijah, w. Hannah, ch. Micah, Elijah, Submit, from Bolton, Apr. 7, 1766
Sept. 1771ROBBINS, Elizabeth, from Littleton, May or June, 1771
Mar. 28, 1774ROSS, Elijah, poor ch. from Groton, Apr. or May, 1773
Sept. 1784RUSSELL, Joseph, w. Sarah, ch. Mary, Sarah, Rufus, Reuben, Elizabeth, from Littleton, July, 1783
Feb. 4, 1750STEPHENS, John, w. and three ch.
May 12, 1752SAMPSON, ----, w. and child
Feb. 1, 1757SANDERSON, John, w. Submit, ch. Thomas, Susanna, poor people, from Littleton, Middlesex County, now at house of widow Mary Wooster
May 11, 1761SHATTUCK, Sumers, poor person, from Littleton, some time in April, 1760
Jan. 7, 1766SCOTT, Abraham, from Bolton
Jan. 6, 1767STONE, Nathaniel, age 2 months, from Milton, Sept. 21, 1766
Sept. 7, 1773SAWTELL, Michael, from Groton, Apr. 12, 1773
Dec. 1776SULLIVAN, Eleanor, widow, from Paxton
June 1779SPRAGUE, Thomas, w. Martha, ch. Sarah, Samuel, Nathan, from New Ipswich, N. H., Apr. '78
Mar. 25, 1783STERNS, Shadrach, Feb. 3, 1783
May 8, 1764TROWBRIDGE, Rebecca, from Groton, Apr. 29, '64
Sept. 1771TENNY, Samuel, from Littleton, Mar. 1771
May 8, 1753WHEELER, Ebenezer, son of Lydia Pernum, from Littleton or Grafton
May 11, 1756WHITNEY, Thomas, poor and aged, from Stow, Middlesex County
May 11, 1756WRIGHT, Thomas, w. Abigail, ch. Caleb, Abel, Sarah, from Lancaster
Nov. 5, 1764WHITCOMB, Thomas, w. Anna. Silas, brother to Thomas, from Littleton, July, 1764. Rebecca, and Anna, daughters of Thomas, from Stow, Feb. 1764
May 14, 1765WRIGHT, Thomas, w. Abigail, from Bolton, Sept. 1764
May 14, 1765WHITNEY, Mary, poor widow, from Stow, Jan. '65
Jan. 6, 1767WRIGHT, Rachel, from Sudbury, June, 1766
Jan. 6, 1767WHOLEGATE, John, from Topsfield, May, 1766
Jan. 6, 1767WITT, Lydia, from Leicester, Dec. 1766
Sept. 1771WHITNEY, Mary, widow, from Stow, May, 1771
Sept. 1771WENTWORTH, Moses, w. Mindwell, ch. Edmund, Oliver, Asa, Luther, Phebe, Susanna, from Shirley, Mar. 1771
Sept. 7, 1773WHITCOMB, Jotham, w. Deborah, ch. Leonard, Moses, Tryphena, from Littleton, May 4, 1773
Sept. 3, 1776WINTCH, Abigail, ch. Betsy, Eliot, from Shrewsbury, Aug. 1774
Mar. 1778WILLARD, Phebe, widow, ch. Sarah, Anne, from No. 4, in N. H.
Sept. 1778WHITNEY, Rebecca, from Stow, June, 1778
June 1779WILSON, Elijah, w. Sarah, dau. Lucy, from Bolton, Apr. 1779
Mar. 25, 1783WAIT, Hannah and child
Aug. 20, 1754VERNEY, Jerusha, a negro ch. at the house of Isaac Willard. From Woburn, May 24, 1754
Feb. 1, 1757ZIVIER, Daniel, w. Margaret, ch. Jacob, Margaret, Daniel, Barbara, from Lunenburg, Dec. 31, '56
Nov. 5, 1754A poor girl from Lexington, likely to become a town charge, now at house of Jonas Pierce, July 5, 1754

Source: Worchester County Massachusetts Warnings, 1737-1788, With An Introduction By Francis E. Blake, Worchester, Massachusetts: Published By Franklin P. Rice, Trustee of the Systematic History Fund, 1899.