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Thomas Bliss, Sr. |
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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 | "1721: Thomas Bliss, Sr." | 31 |
| Topic | Citations from Volume 2 | Page Number |
| Fence viewer | March 14th 1698-9: " Joseph Parsons Thomas Bliss veiwers of ffences for the home lots" | 352 |
| Constable | March 11th 1700: "Joseph Cooly Thomas Bliss John Day Constables" | 356 |
| Granted land | August the 1st 1699: "At a Town meeting August the 1st 1699 voted and granted by the plantation it being propounded at a former Towne meeting viz may 9th 99 to these persons whose names are under written al that land at a medow Commonly Called great Wachchoge or wachchuet that is undisposed of in that place to them theire heires and Assignes for ever to each man an equal proportion which they are to decide amonge or between them selves the persons to whom this grant is given is as ffolloweth: Thomas Bliss Senyr (and others)" | 292 |
| Keeping Sarah Harman | November 24th 1730: "Granted to Thomas Bliss Senr for Keeping Sarah Harman from ye 28th December Last to the 25th Currant Twelve pound two shillings" | 460 |
| Hayward | May 5th 1690: "Haywards were chosen also for the several feilds: viz: for the homelots Thomas Blisse for the Long medow Saml Bliss Junr." | 199 |
| Selectman | March 14th 1720-21: "Thomas Bliss Senr (and others) were Chosen Select men" | 414 |
| Surveyor | March 9th 1696-7: "Benjamin Stebbin & Thomas Bliss 1st Surveyor for the East side and James Taylor Senr Surveyor for the west side of the great River" | 346 |
| Surveyor | March 12th 1699-1700: "Thomas Lamb Thomas mirick Junry Thomas Bliss Serveiwers of high ways" | 353 |
| Surveyor | March 14 1703-4: "Thomas Bliss Senr Jonathan Day Tho. Lamb Danll Cooley & James Miricke were chosen Surveiors of the high wayes" | 366 |
| Tithingman | March 13th 1704-5: "Thomas Bliss Senr Samuel Hitchcocke & Joseph Stebbin Junr John Petty & ephraim Colton were chosen Tithing men & the first Three tooke ye oath of office" | 368 |
| Tithingman | March 8 1708-9: "Joseph Williston Thomas Bliss Senr James Wariner Junr Thomas Bliss Junr & Joseph Bodurtha were chosen Titing men" | 382 |
| Tithingman | March 13th 1715-16: "Thomas Bliss William Bliss (and others) were chosen Tythingmen." | 398 |
| Tithingman | March ye 8th 1719-20:"Thomas Bliss sr (and others) were Chosen Tything men" | 412 |
| Use of bull | Twenty Sixty of December 1718: "<payment to> Thomas Bliss for a Bull 25 shillings" | 407 |