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Nathaniel Bliss |
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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. | |
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| Topic | Citations from Volume 1 | Page Number |
| Appraiser | December ye 7th 1681: "Prizers made choyce off this present year (viz) Samll Ball, Obadiah Cooly & Nath. Bliss" | 437 |
| Defective fence, fined | Sept 4th 1680: "The veiwers
of fenses making presentments to the Selectmen of several defects of
fenses in the feild on west side of the great ryver and the Select men
have hard the cause and doe fine persons as followeth: Samuell
& nathanell Bliss 0 3 0 Widow Bliss 0 2 0" |
431 |
| Deputy | "Springfield's deputies for the General Court: In 1694, the Governor objected to Benjamin Davis, who appeared as Deputy for Springfield, on the ground of his being a non-resident. Nathaniel Bliss served in his place." | 35 |
| Deputy | "Springfield's deputies for the General Court:1694: Benjamin Davis of Boston. Objected to by Gov. Phipps, on the ground of being a non-resident. Succeeded by Nathaniel Bliss." | 38 |
| Fence viewer | Novembr 7th 1648:"Overseers for ye fences in Long meddow, Geo. Colton, Alex. Edwards; for ye home lotts & ye Plaine, Nath. Bliss, Tho. Stebbin." | 196 |
| Fence viewer | ffeb'y 11th 1677: "At this meeting of ye Select men Veiwers of fenses for Genll feilds were chosen: for ye long medow: Charles Ferry, Nathll Bliss" | 418 |
| Fence viewer | ffeb 7th 1680:"ffence viewers made choice of: for ye Long Meddow Eliakim Cooley, nathaniell Bliss" | 434 |
| Granted land | jan ye 22th 1651:"On ye Mill River beginning lowermost on ye South east branch & so going up he little brooke & then upward to ye 16 acres & so over to ye North branch at ye upper end & then Come downeward & lastly to ye lake or pond: Nath. Bliss, 2 acres" | 221 |
| Highway surveyor |
Nov 4th 1651: "Robert Ashly & Nathaniell Bliss were chosen surveyors of the high wayes for ye yeare ensuinge." |
219 |
| Killing a wolf |
Jan the 17th 1675:<payment to> by one wolf to nathaniel bliss 10 s" |
412 |
| Minister's maintenance | ffebr 10th 1647: "At a towne meetinge It is agreed by ye generall vote of ye towne yt | 192 |
| Rate for purchase of lands | March 6th 1646: " A rate for ye raysinge of £30 for the purchase of the lands of the Plantation 1646: Nat. Bliss 51 1/2 acres, 7 s, 09 d" | 190-191 |
| Selectman | "1694: Pelatiah Glover, John Dorchester, Joseph Stebbins, Nathaniel Bliss, David Morgan" | 29 |
| When settled | "1646, Nathaniel Bliss, son of Margaret. Died here in 1654." | 43 |
| Topic | Citations from Volume 2 | Page Number |
| Assessor | 21st July 1696: "Voted that Colonel Jno Pynchon Jno Barber & Nathanael Bliss bee the Assessors for this prsent Country Tax of 80£ according to an act of the Genll Assembly begun & held 27th May 1696" | 345 |
| Boundary between Springfield and Enfield | April 6 1685: "the same day the other part of sd Comittee viz: Jno PYnchon Esq & Nathanll Blisse Went to or Long Medow Bridge to meet wth Enfeild Men, where we met with ym viz: Isaac Morgan, Jonathan Bush, Robert Pease, Benja. Parsons & Samuel Terrey Junr, And agreed upon a faire white Oake neer the great River to be marked for Bounds or Line between Srpingfeild & Enfeild wch white oake is about forty five Rods or more South from the Long medow Bridge." | 177 |
| Boundary between Springfield and Enfield | Novembr 2, 1685: "John Pynchon Esq & Nathaneel Blisse met with Isaac Morgan Robert Pease Jonathan Bush & Samuel Terrey of Enfeild to finish ye worke of Running the Line between Springfeild & Enfeild wch was not finished last April." | 180 |
| Collector | Novembr 10th 1692:"the Town have made choice of the said Benja. Stebbins & Nathanll Blisse to be collectors to gather in & pay to the Treasurer the Towns proportion as aforesd." | 209 |
| Collector | April 3 1692: "There being much difficulty to gain the Constable Ben. Stebbins to collect the Towns proportion of the £24,000 Country Rate, & it being Laid before the Sessions March 14 1692-3 the Justices then considered & weighed the matter & determined that ye sd Constable Benja. Stebbins do collect the sd Proportion & that the Town should chuse a Collector to joyn with him & Assist him in sd Collection, accordingly the Town made choice of Nathaneel Blisse to be said Collector." | 212 |
| Constable | August 26, 1685: "Nathaneel Blisse was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing" | 186 |
| Desires corn mill | January 23 1695: "Jonathan Burt Senr Henry Chapin Danll Cooley Abel Wright Senr Samll Bliss Junior & Nathanll Bliss do move that the Town would grant to them the Stream at the foot bridge going to Long Medow & the Comon Land adjoining to set up a Corn mil there & they promise to grind for the Sixteenth part of the Bushel." | 287 |
| 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 |
| Fence viewer | March 10 1695-96: "Fence Veiwers were chosen, viz for the Long medow Nathaneel Bliss & Samuel Keep" | 342 |
| Fence viewer | March 11 1706-7: "Nathaneel Bliss Jun (and others) were chosen veiwers of fences" | 374 |
| Fined for disorderliness | March 13 1710-11: "Nathaneel Bliss Senr was fined 6d for disorderlyness at sd Meeting as also Gershom Sen James Tailor Junr & Henry Rogers Junr were fined 6d for Disoerderlynes." | 387 |
| Granted land | march 11 1700: "Nathaniell Bliss possessed by grant of the plantation of 20 acres of land ajoyning to endfeild bounds to him his heires and asignes for ever it being propounded at a former Towne meeting lying behind at this meeting Eliahim Cooley moved for land se page 118." | 295 |
| Juryman | may 4th 1697: "Nathaniell Bliss and Benjamin Stebbins were Chosen Jury men for the Court of please to be holden at northamton the first Tuesday in June 1697, Jonathan Burt Clerk" | 348 |
| Rates | febr 2 1685: "At this Meeting It was voted & concluded that Samll Blisse Junr (the Constable for the gathering the Country Rate Anno 1684) should set his hand to the Countrey Treasurers Bil for the money Rate put into his hand to gather & that ye Town wil save him harmles from the Country Treasurer upon his signing sd Bill, also that ye Town will pay said Money Rate in Corne as they Pay Nath. Bliss viz wth Abatemt of a Third of the Country price & that such as Pay sd Rate in Money shal be free from this vote, also that the town will Transport the Corne for ye satisfying of this Money rate to the Bay & further save the sd Constable harmles if the sd Corne doe not satisfy the Treasurers sum, he said Constable being to repay to the Town, yt is to said Persons as make the Corne Paymt of ye money Rate, in case they overdoe the sd Treasurers sum." | 188 |
| Refused to serve as Constable | March 10 1701-2: "Nathaneel Bliss Senr, Samuel Day & Joseph Willeston were chosen Constables for the yeer Ensuing, & being called to take the Constables oath ye sd Nathaneel Bliss refused to Serve in the office, whereupon the Towne proceeded to the choice of another man for a Constable, who is Nathaneel Burt Junr & then they all, except the sed Nathaneel Bliss tooke the Constables oath. But said Nathanll Bliss who was Legally chosen, refused both to take the said oath, or to pay down the fine." | 358 |
| Selectman | march 13 1693-4:"mr Pelatiah Glover John Dorchester Joseph Stebbins Nathll Blisse & David Morgan were chosen Select men to manage & act in al prudential affaires of the Town." | 332 |
| To repair Longmeadow bridge | April 24 1685: "It was further Voted & Concluded to allow Obadiah Cooley Samll Blisse Junr & Nathaneel Blisse Three Poundes to Repaire the Long Medow Bridge In the Country Rhode. they speedily attending the said Worke, Laying five New Sleepers of Good Sound Timber, & Planking them wth half Trees, & Pinning them down wth Croose Peices, & putting up Poles by the sides of said Bridge." | 173 |