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Samuel Bliss 3d

 
Citations are from the First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736 with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders by Henry M. Burt.  Original spelling has not been changed.
Topic Citations from Volume 1 Page Number
Killing a wolf March 17 1687: "The Constable Joseph Stebbein Informes of a wolfe killed by mr. Samuel Glover & Samll Bliss the Third" 439
Selectman "1707: Samuel Bliss 3d; 1710: Samuel Bliss 3d; 1712: Samuel Bliss 3d;1715: Samuel Bliss 3d;1717:  Samuel Bliss 3d; 1718  Samuel Bliss 3d" 30
Selectman "1720:  Samuel Bliss 3d; 1721:  Samuel Bliss 3d" 31
Topic Citations from Volume 2 Page Number
Haywards May 21, 1689: "Haywards were chosen viz: Samll Bliss 3d for the homelots (and others)" 198
Constable August 21 1689: Samll Blisse the 3d was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing" 198
Concerning Longmeadow March the 10th 1712-13: "It was voted allso to mak the Affair of Longmedow for the Granting of Land according to a former voate of the Town in that Affaire & it is voted that Leut John Mirrick & Samuell Bliss 3d should be ye Persons to act as a part of a Comitie in that Affaire" 333
Viewer of fences march 13 1693-4: "The follow persons were chosen veiwers of fences to ye drivers feilds viz: Samll Bliss 3d & Samll Ely were chosen veiwers for the homelots. Jonathan Burt Junr & Sam Bliss Junr for the Long medow, (and others) & were all Sworne" 333
Dissented

ffebr: 17: 1706-7. At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Springfeild, Which meeting the Selectmen ordered to acquaint the Town that the Assessors had raised the school Rate on the Poles & Estates only, without Laying any thing of payment on the Scholars that come to schoole

It was questioned whether it was a Legal meeting, & Two Constables prsent affirmed that had taken an effectual course to warn the Inhabitants: It was farther debated or demurred whether to act because so many of the Inhabitants were called of to go to the upper Towns, because of tidings of the army of the enemy. Then it was put to vote whether the persons present would allow this to be a meeting & the vote was for the affirmative. & further it was voted whether to pay the schoolmaster according to the former manner, & there the vote was for the affirmative: but divers persons dissenting did enter yr dissent, viz mr John Pynchon 2d Jam. warriner Senr  Jam: Warmer Junr, William Wariner Luke Hitchcocke Senr & Luke Hitchcocke Junr Samil Bliss 3d Joseph Parsons Junr Henry Burt Ebenezer Warmer Nathanll Burt Junr Tho. Miricke Increase Sikes Junr, Gershom ffere Nathaneel Sikes Jonathan Burt Junr Josiah Beaman John Holyoke.

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