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

Transcribed by Matthew Tooley


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"Warnings Out" for the Town of Rutland, 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.


Rutland, Massachusetts Warnings Out, 1737-1788

May 9, 1759AMES, Sarah, from Pepperell, Aug. 6, 1758
May 13, 1755AMES, Samuel, from Groton, Middlesex Co., June, 1754
May 11, 1756AMES, Sarah, from Groton, Middlesex Co.
May 10, 1763AMSDEN, Isaac, w. Eunice, ch. Isaac, Thankful, Elizabeth, Submit, Sarah, and Olive, his mother
May 10, 1763AMSDEN, Hannah, ch. Eunice, Elizabeth, from Southboro, May 27, 1762
Aug. 15, 1758AMAS, Elizabeth, servant
May 8, 1764ARBUTHNOT, Col. William, w. Betty, from Marlborough; his servants, Olive Graves from Sudbury; Henry Groyer, from Bolton
May 8, 1764AMES, James, w. Elizabeth, son Winslow, from Conn. Jan. 27, 1764
Nov. 5, 1764AMES, Jacob, from Groton. Oct. 31, 1764
Jan. 6, 1767AMSDEN, Kimball, w. Mary, ch. Mary, Lucy, from Rutland District
June 1782ANDREWS, Daniel, w. Dinah, from Shrewsbury
Mar. 25, 1783ADAMS, Asa, w. Abigail, ch. Elijah, Asa, Henry, from Medway
Nov. 5, 1751BUTLER, Joanna
Aug. 21, 1753BATHEICK, Lucy, from Charlestown
Aug. 15, 1758BOYDEN, Darius, from Worcester, Aug. 11, 1758. Servant to Absalom Cutting
Feb. 7, 1758BADGER, Ezra, w. and child, from Ashford, Conn.
May 9, 1759BOWERS, Sarah, widow, ch. Elizabeth
May 11, 1761BRINDLEY, James, w. Sarah, ch. Henry, Betty, from Leicester, May 23, 1760
May 11, 1762BOGLE, Isabel, from Sudbury, Mar. 2, 1762
May 21, 1765BOWEN, Timothy, from Hadley
May 21, 1765BEATH, Jeremiah, w. Elizabeth, and 6 daughters, from Worcester
May 21, 1765BURNET, Elizabeth, from Oxford
May 21, 1765BOYNTON, Ebenezer; David, w. Elizabeth, son Daniel, all from Sudbury
May 21, 1765BUTTRICK, Sarah, from Ashford, Conn.
June 1782BANE, Anna, servant, from Barre
Nov. 7, 1752COOK, Robert, w. and 2 ch.
May 11, 1756CHAMBERLIN, Benjamin, from Sutton
Aug. 15, 1758CUTTING, Absalom, w. Kezia
Jan. 6, 1767CONVERSE, Robert, w. Sarah, ch. Dinah, Jonas, from Leicester
Aug. 20, 1765CLARK, George, from Worcester, June 11, 1765
May 8, 1764CLAFLIN, Micah, w. Lois, dau. Mary, from Sudbury, Apr. 3, 1764
May 11, 1762CLARK, Anthony, w. Jane, dau. Olive, from Holden, Apr. 1761; same again Jan. 8, 1763, with dau. Ann, from Rutland District
May 10, 1763CLARK, Robert, w. Mary, Apr. 26, 1763
June 1782CHICKERY, Oliver, w. Tabitha, ch. Oliver, Nathan, Calvin, Betsy, from Sherborn, May, 1782
June 1782CUTLER, Jesse, w. Mehitable, from Brookfield
Mar. 25, 1783CRAWFORD, John, minor, from Fulham, Vt.
Mar. 25, 1783CONNOR, Edward, minor, from Worcester
Feb. 1739DIKE, Nathaniel, w. Mary, 6 ch.
May 14, 1751DUN, Andrew, from Uxbridge
Jan. 6, 1767DUNCAN, Jonas, from Worcester
Jan. 6, 1767DINAH, negro, from Newton, Dec. 26, 1766
Jan. 6, 1767DAMON, Elijah, w. Lucy, ch. Israel Howe, Daniel, from Paxton
Aug. 16, 1763DUNCAN, Samuel, w. Hannah, ch. Samuel, John, Seth, Mehitable, and Dido, a negro girl, from Worcester, Aug. 16, 1763
Feb. 7, 1758ELDER, Samuel, w. and children, from Stoneham, Middlesex County
May 21, 1765EAGER, Nathan, w. Sarah, 8 ch. From Leicester
May 21, 1765ELLIS, Aaron, w. Elizabeth, ch. Elizabeth, Abigail, Lucy, Sally, from Dedham
May 21, 1765EVERET, Lois, from Dedham
Nov. 5, 1764EVERET, David, Lois, and Sarah, May 8, from Dedham
May 11, 1762ENGLISH, William, w. Jane, children, from Spencer
Feb. 26, 1745FARNSWORTH, Reuben, w. 5 ch.
May 13, 1755FLETCHER, Eliza, 3 ch. from Upper Achuelot, N. H., Aug. 1754. Ebenezer, from same, Mar. 2, 1757
Aug. 15, 1758FARMER, Mary, from Concord
Aug. 1762FASSET, John, from Bedford
May 8, 1764FELTON, Daniel, w. Sarah, ch. Ruth, Thomas, Sarah, Hannah, Daniel, from Marblehead, Jan. 27, 1764
May 8, 1764FISHER, Gideon, w. Sarah, dau. Margaret, from Princeton
Nov. 5, 1764FLETCHER, John, from Concord
May 21, 1765FOLLET, William, w. Rebecca, ch. William, Rebecca, and female mulatto ch. from Attleboro
May 21, 1765FOSTER, Ebenezer, w. Lydia, ch. Stephen, Rachel, John, Benjamin, Daniel, from Oakham
Jan. 6, 1767FULLER, James and Ann, from Newton
June 1782FRINK, Willard, from Keene
Aug. 21, 1753GARDNER, Elizabeth, from Worcester
Feb. 7, 1758GIBBS, Jacob, w. and children
May 2, 1760GOLT, Thomas, w. Mary, son Matthew, from Stoneham
Aug. 1760GOODENOW, Edmund, w. Grace, ch. Nahum, Mary, Catharine, Tamar, from Sudbury, Aug. 11, 1760
May 11, 1761GROUT, Keziah, from Rutland District, Jan. 28, '62
May 8, 1764GROVER, Henry and servant, from Bolton
Aug. 1762GOULD, Samuel, from Shrewsbury
May 8, 1764GRAVES, Olive and servant, from Sudbury
Aug. 21, 1764GARDINER, Andrew, w. Sarah, ch. Jonathan, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Rebecca. Also Susanna and child, all from Natick
Aug. 21, 1764GOODALE, John and w. from Marlborough
Nov. 5, 1764GROUT, John, w. Ruth, ch. John, Lucy, Ruth, from Oakham
May 21, 1765GARDINER, Andrew, Jr. from Needham
May 21, 1765GARY, Ammittee, widow, from Lancaster, Apr. 22, 1765
June 1782GASCHET, John, w. Sarah, from Marlborough
Mar. 25, 1783GRAHAM, Hannah, from Ware
May 2, 1760HADEN, Abigail, from Sudbury, Jan. 16, 1759
Nov. 1760HARRINGTON, Caleb, w. Hepzibeth, ch. Asa, Abell, Mary, Jason, May 23, 1759
May 11, 1762HARRINGTON, Dorcas, ch. Ahab, ----, from Smithfield, R. I.
Aug. 1762HARVEY, Simeon, w. Violet, ch. Hannah, Peter, Reuben, from Holden
Aug. 1762HINDS, Seth, w. Elizabeth, ch. Seth, Jotham, Ruth, Deborah, from Ware
Aug. 16, 1763HASTINGS, Abigail, from Concord
Aug. 21, 1764HEYDEN, Ephraim, from Sudbury
Aug. 20, 1765HARTWELL, William
June 1782HILL, Sarah, from Smithfield
June 1782HOUGHTON, Margaret, from Spencer
June 1782HOOKER, Philip, from Medfield
June 1782HEMMINGWAY, Sarah and Micajah, from Framingham
Mar. 25, 1783HEACOCK, John, w. Huldah, ch. Clary, John, Damaris, from New Braintree
May 8, 1764JILLSON, Jonathan, w. Chloe, ch. Naomi, Lydia, Ruth, Lucy, Orpah, David, Mary
Jan. 6, 1767JONES, Samuel, w. Esther, ch. Rhoda, Samuel, Ebenezer, from Brookfield, Dec. 26, 1766
Mar. 25, 1783KELLY, Jerusha, from Barre
Feb. 7, 1758LOCKHART, Andrew and w. from Leicester
Aug. 15, 1758LARRABEE, Timothy, w. Mary, ch. Mary, Abigail, from Lunenburg
May 9, 1759LARRABEE, Abigail, from Lunenburg
Aug. 1762LAUGHTON, Ann, from Concord, Again in 1764
May 8, 1764LEARNED, Nehemiah, from Oxford
Aug. 18, 1752MCFARLAND, William, w. and children, from Volluntown, Conn.
Aug. 20, 1754MEAD, Mary, from Concord, Aug. 16.
Feb. 7, 1758MELVIN, Deborah, from Concord, Oct. 29, '57
May 11, 1762MUZZY, Nathaniel, w. Jane, and children, from Sudbury
Aug. 1762MUZZY, Benjamin, w. Betty, from Sudbury
Aug. 1762MOORE, Luke, w. Lucy, ch. Lucy, from Sudbury
Aug. 1762MEAD, Jabez, w. Abigail, ch. Beulah, John, Levi, Anna, Rebecca, from Princeton
May 10, 1763MCFUGEING, Sarah, from Bolton, Apr. 16
Aug. 21, 1764MITCHEL, Timothy, w. Hannah, ch. Timothy, Reuben, John Dun, servant, from Dedham
May 21, 1765MAYNARD, Jonathan, from Sudbury, Mar. 13, '65
Aug. 18, 1767MOOR, Jeduthan, w. Ruth, ch. Silas, from Sudbury, Nov. 1766
June 1782MAY, Judah, w. Sarah, ch. Anna, Mercy, Rebecca, Mary, Ruth, Rachel, from Holden
June 1782MAHONEY, Timothy, w. Huldah, ch. Florence, Sarah, Huldah, from Spencer
Mar. 25, 1783MILES, Elizabeth, ch. Relief, from Barre
Nov. 5, 1751NEWTON, Sarah, son John
Feb. 7, 1758NEWTON, Peter, from Holden, Nov. 29, 1757
May 11, 1762NEWTON, Christian, widow, from Leicester
May 11, 1762NICHOLS, George, w. Martha, ch. George, Samuel, John, Paul, Sarah, Martha, from Billerica, June, 1761
May 21, 1765NURSE, Joseph, minor, from Hopkinton, Apr. 29, 1765
May 11, 1766NEWTON, Ezekiel, w., ch. Ezekiel, Edmund, Persis
Jan. 6, 1767NEWTON, Timothy, w. Huldah, ch. Relief, from Shrewsbury
Jan. 6, 1767NEWTON, Jeremiah, from Southborough
June 1782NEWTON, David and Lemuel, from Paxton
June 1782NYE, Sylvanus, w. Molly, ch. Francis, Zeeb, Anna, Bank, servant, from Barre
Aug. 21, 1753OLIPHANT, Andrew, from Dedham
Aug. 18, 1767OBRIAN, Patrick, from Brookfield, Aug. 17, '67
Feb. 26, 1745PARMENTER, Joseph, w. and negro girl, Joseph, Jr., w., 2 ch. Also Clark
Nov. 6, 1750PARMENTER, Charles, w. 3 ch.
May 10, 1763PATRICK, Robert, w. Margaret, dau. Dinah, grandson Abraham, from Rutland (?), May 16, 1762
Aug. 16, 1763PHELPS, Mary, from Reading
Aug. 16, 1763PARMENTER, Josiah, from Sudbury
Aug. 21, 1764PAINE, William, w. Sarah, ch. Levinah, John, Martha, servant David Sprague, from Smithfield, R. I., Aug. 10, 1764
May 21, 1765PIERCE, Benjamin, w. Mary, 2 ch., from Charlestown, Jan. 14, 1765
May 11, 1766PHILLIPS, Joshua, w. Freelove, ch. Joshua, Richard, Gideon, Paine, Freelove, Joanna, Patience, from Smithfield, R. I.
May 11, 1766PAINE, Joseph Ruggles, w. ch. Samuel, Sarah, Mehitable, Susanna
Jan. 6, 1767PARKER, Benjamin, w. Jemima, son Benjamin
Jan. 6, 1767PARKER, Daniel, from Newton
Jan. 6, 1767PARKER, John, w. Mary, ch. Mary, Susanna, Deborah, Anna
June 1782PAINE, Clemmon, from Boston, Apr. 1782
June 1782PUTNAM, Col. Rufus, w. Persis, ch. Elizabeth, Persis, Abigail, Susanna, William, Rufus, Edwin, Katy, Patty, from Brookfield
Mar. 25, 1783PARTRIDGE, Amos, minor, from Barre, Feb. 20, '83
May 8, 1764ROBBINS, Samuel, w. Sarah, ch. Sarah, Abigail, Samuel, Philemon, Mary, Thankful, John, from Marlborough
Aug. 21, 1764RICE, Ephraim, w. Mary, Jonathan, Dolly
Aug. 21, 1764RICE, Josiah, w. Sibila, ch. Josiah, Sibila, from Sudbury
Aug. 21, 1764RICE, Nathaniel, his maid, Lucy, Gardiner, from Sudbury
June 1782RANDALL, Joshua, w. Patty, ch. Green, Mary, Patty, Huldah, Hannah, Mehitable, Joshua
June 1782RICE, Samuel, w. Molly, ch. Sophia, Molly, Samuel, Permitte, Abraham
June 1782RICE, Luther, w. Elizabeth, infant, from Sterling
Mar. 25, 1783RICE, Mary, widow, son Timothy, from Hubbardston
Feb. 7, 1758SHAW, Jacob, w. and child, from Leicester
Aug. 15, 1758SELTON, John, w. 4 ch., servant Elizabeth Amas
May 2, 1760SHAW, Bethia, from Leicester
May 2, 1760STONE, Hannah, widow, ch. Nathaniel, Daniel, from Hopkinton
Aug. 21, 1750SMITH, Mary
May 11, 1762SIMONS, Daniel, Mary, Abigail, poor, May 4, '62
May 10, 1763SIMONS, Joseph, Apr. 29, 1763
May 10, 1763SMITH, Antipas, Feb. 28, 1763
May 11, 1766STEVENS, Samuel Pason, from Dunstable
May 11, 1766SEAVER, Eunice, from Sudbury, Mar. 24, 1766
Jan. 6, 1767STACEY, Margaret, Nov. 6, 1766
Aug. 18, 1767SMITH, Nathan, w. Susanna, ch. Lydia, Nathan, from Marlborough
Aug. 18, 1767STEVENS, Mercy, from New Ipswich
Mar. 28, 1780SMITH, Sarah and Theophilus, w. and son of Joshua, absentee, from Townsend
Feb. 4, 1752TOMLIN, Mary, widow, from Westborough, now at Waits
Sept. 21, 1762TOWER, Joseph, w. Hepzibeth, ch. Joseph, Isaac, Jeduthan, Jonathan, Thankful, Mary, now at house of Jotham Bast (?) in part of the town called Legg, Aug. 24, 1762
Feb. 4, 1752URIAH, infant, from James Heywoods, Westboro, now with Thankful Newton, widow
May 11, 1766VINEM, Martha, from Worcester
Feb. 6, 1753WALKER, Hezekiah, w. and 4 ch.
Aug. 20, 1754WEEKS, Hannah, w. of Thomas, from Western, Obadiah Allen has been warned not to entertain them
May 13, 1755WEEKS, Thomas, at house of John Potter, Apr. 9, 1755
Aug. 19, 1755WEEKS, Samuel, at house of John Potter, Aug. 1, 1755
Aug. 16, 1757WOODBURY, Nathan, ch. Nathan, Daniel, John, James, William, Mary, Hannah, May 2, 1757
Feb. 7, 1758WHITTEMORE, Mary, poor, at house of Benjamin Temple, Oct. 7, 1757
Nov. 7, 1758WHITMORE, Joseph, w. Sarah, ch. Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, Sarah, now at house of Captain Joseph Moor of Lancaster, May 8, 1758
May 10, 1763WILSON, Henry
May 10, 1763WILLARD, Jonathan, from Grafton, Feb. 22, '63
Aug. 16, 1763WALKER, alias Snelling, Lois, Mar. 16, 1763
Aug. 18, 1767WALKER, Vashti, from Bedford
May 11, 1766WRIGHT, Mrs. Jane, Apr. 21, 1766

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.