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Samuel Bliss 2d |
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| 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 |
| Selectman | "1724: Samuel Bliss 2d; 1725: Samuel Bliss 2d; 1727: Samuel Bliss 2d" | 31 |
| To measure upland fence | May 28th 1679: "It was further voted & concluded that ye Upland fence belonging to the sd long medow should be a new measured & laid out to each proprietor, as neer as may be, in the particular places, where they have al along made & maintained ye portions of fence there. And that Isaac Colton Samll Bliss Jun & Samll Stebbin shal be to measure this upland Fence." | 426 |
| Wood for minister's salary | "1 load" | 388 |
| Topic | Citations from Volume 2 | Page Number |
| Constable | March 11th 1734-5: "Tuesday the Eleventh day of March Anno. Dom. 1734-35: Japhat Chapin Saml Bliss Junr Joshua Field Nathal Ely & Josiah Day Chosen Constables in said Town the year ensuinge" | 500 |
| Excused as Constable | March 11th 1734-5: "Tuesday the Eleventh day of March Anno. Dom. 1734-35:"Voted that Japhet Chapin and Saml Bliss Junr be Excused from serving as Constables this year they having hired a Man to Serve in there Room" | 501 |
| Desires Land | March 10 1701-2: "Samuel Bliss the Second desires the Town to grant him Twenty acres of Land upon the second hil agt his own Land Lying in Long medow" | 300 |
| Desires to build on hill at Longmeadow | Jan 29 1702-03: Request to the town to "move out of the general feild & build on the hil against Long medow & we have been at the paines to measure what Lands we thought might be Convenient to build on & we do find Land indifferently Convenient to build on for threescore or fourscore lots, & to be Twenty Rod in breadth, & about Eighty Rod in length. We therefore do desire the Town to grant us said Lands, as homelots to build on, also that the Town would order those Lands to be Layed out & modeled in Such way & manner as may be most comfortable for setling thereon. We desire not this, that ye Town, by granting this or desire should be brought into any snare or inconvenience hereafter but for or own beenfite & Comfort & our Posteritys after us. We subscribe: Nathaneel Burt Senr Thomas Colton, Eliakim Cooley Samuel Stebbins Samuel Bliss 2d Nathaneel Bliss John Colton Nathanll Burt Junr George Colton Samuel Keep Daniel Cooley Benja. Cooley Joseph Cooley. Thereupon the Town did vote major John Pynchon Japhet Chapin & Leiut John Hitchcocke to be a Comittee to go upon the Place & veiw the Lands, who are to make return of what they find to the Town." | 361 |
| Moderator | December 2d 1726: "At a Lawfull Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Springfield, Samuell Bliss 2d was Chosen Moderator at this meeting" | 431 |
| Moderator | March 14th 1726-7: At the General Town meeting for Election of Town officers in Springfield Samuel Bliss 2d was Chosen Moderator." | 432 |
| Selectman | March 14th 1720-21 At the General Town meeting for the Election of Town Officers for the town of Springfield Pelatiah Bliss was Chosen Town Clerk & Leutt Joseph Stebbins & Leutt Joseph Cooley & Samuell Bliss 2d and Thomas Bliss Senr & Increase Sikes were Chosen Select men" | 414 |
| Selectman | March 12th, 1722-3 at the General Town meeting for Election of Town officers for the Town of Springfield Pelatiah Bliss was Chosen Town Clerk & Sworen Samuel Bliss 2d Leutt Joseph Stebbins Leutt Ephraim Colton Samuel Day & Leutt John Day were Chosen Select men" | 423 |
| Selectman | January 6th 1723-4 At the General Town meeting for the Election of Town Officers for the town of Springfield Pelatiah Bliss was Chosen Town Clerk & Sworen. Leut John Fere & Leut James Warriner Samuel Bliss 2d Ensign Nathanel Sikes & Increase Sikes were Chosen Selectmen" | 425 |
| Selectman | March 9th 1724-25 At a General Town meeting for Election of Town officers Pelatiah Bliss was Chosen Town Clerk and was sworen to sd office. Capt Luke Hitchcock & Leutt John Fere Leuitt Ephriam Colton Samuel Bliss 2d and Joseph Williston were Chosen Select men" | 428 |
| Selectman | March 14th 1726-7: At the General Town meeting for Election of Town officers in Springfield Samuel Bliss 2d was Chosen Moderator. Samuel Bliss 2d Lieutt John Fere Lieut Ephraim Colton & Lieutt John Day and Ensign John Worthinton were Chosen Selectmen" | 432 |
| To make up accounts | May 4th 1727 At a Lawful town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Springfield quallifeid according to Law: it is voted that Samuel Bliss 2d Lieutt John Fere and Lieutt James Warriner and Samuel Ely be a Committe to make up accounts with mr Joseph Dwight the former Town Treasurer and also to make up accounts with the Executors of Capt Luke Hitchcock Deceased who hath Bin Town Treasurer" | 433 |
| To set price on the growth, product and manufacture of the town | November 10th 1727: "At at Lawfull Town meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Springfield quallified as the Law Directs: Lieutt Ephraim Colton was Chosen Moderator: Mr Samuel Day was chosen Representative: it is voted that Joseph Williston & Samuel Bliss 2d & Ensign John Worthington be a Committe to Set a Price upon the Groath Product & manufacture of the Town how the Constables Shall Give the Inhabitants for Every Species in their payeing the Province Tax and they the sd Committe are to make Reports thereof to the next Town meeting" | 434 |
| To examine accounts | Jan 6th 1723-4 at a Lawfull Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Springfield voted that Lieutt John Fere & Samuel Bliss 2d Joyne with the fomer Committe (viz Samuell Day Thomas Horton & Leutt Ephraim Colton) to Examine the Town Treasurer accounts & make Report thereof to the Town." | 425 |
| Tithing man | "At the generall Twon Meeting March 9th 1696-7": "David Morgan John Mirick John Petty Henry Burt & Samll Bliss 2d were chosen Tithing men for the year ensueing" | 346 |