Abstracts - Poor Records 1769-1779

Morris County, New Jersey

Taken from Pequanock Town Book I. [I have left the spelling as I found them.~BKB]

1769

6 April	Nathan Howel to take Abraham Mee quen till he is of age	Ł1.6.0
	Isaac van duyn to keep Samuel Jon Son till near Townd Meeting	Ł7.10.0
28 Apr	Paid to Humphre Engrim for keeping Abraham Mequeen	14s
20 May	John Dreemus to keep Frederik Mowers till next Town meeting Day	Ł4.6.8
23 Oct	Paid to Doctor Campfield for doctoring Joshua Lewis in full to Adam Miller overseer of the poor	Ł2.6.8
28 Nov	Paid to Doctor Campfield for doctoring Joshua Lewis in full to Adam Miller overseer of the poor	Ł2.6.8
30 Dec	Paid to George Bowlbay Jr. for tak an of Aaron Stiles	Ł2
	Paid to John Dreemus for keeping of Fradrik Mowers	Ł4 York Ł4.6.8

1770
6 Jan Paid to the widow Demout for money hiered [for the poor] Ł19.0.10
York Ł22.4.4
11 Jan Paid to John Solter for keeping Mary Wessel York Ł31.3.2
Ł1.5.2
22 Feb Justice Gould to keep Joshua Lewis 2/11 per week
Paid to Nathan Howel for taken Abraham Mequen in full 6s.6d
Likewise paid to said Howel by Hendrik Mandervil to Abraham Ogden for the poor 19s.6d
12 Mar Paid Adam Miller for Keeping Joshua Lewis Ł1.16.11
13 Mar Peter Young to keep Fradrik Mowers till next Town meeting Ł7.0.0
11 Apr Paid Corline Dreemus for Isaac van Duyn for keeping Saml Jonson Ł6.5.10
18 Apr Abraham Mowers to keep his brother Fradrick till next Town Meeting Ł9.15.0
19 Apr Tunis Peer to keep Fradrick Mowers till next Town Meeting Ł8.0.0
28 Apr Paid to John Dreemus for keeping Fradrick Mowers Ł1.1.8
Paid Clas Freland for gooing to move Saml Jonson to his house 8s.8d
7 May Seth Mehurin to keep his sister Betty the ensuing year Ł10
Paid Seth Mehurin for keeping his sister Betty in full for the year 1769 Ł6.8.5
9 May Left money in Justice Gould hand for Adam Miller York Ł1.12.3
Ł1.14.3
14 May Paid Justice Gould by the hand of Adam Miller for Saml Jonson Ł2.1.4
9 Jul Paid Abraham Gould for moving Anne Swaney Ł1.12.6
4 Sep Paid to Richard & Perkin for 1/2 gallon Molasses for Wessel 1s.6d
20 Oct Paid to Justice Gould in part of the account of Wessel 7s
22 Dec Paid to Jeames Jenens for making a Coffin for Wessel and Sundries 17s.1d
To John Gould for sundries don for Wessel Ł1.3.4
To Jacob Gould for Wessel Ł1.5.2
To Abraham Gould for Wessel Ł1.4.9
To Justice Gould 17s.1d
25 Dec To Nicholas Hiler for 1 shirt and Sheet and 1 pound of Candles for Wessel 8s.8d
To John Hiler for 1 Bushel of Ry for Wessel 4s

1771

7 Jan	Paid to Justice Bowers for examing John Divine and John Blomfield by order of Justice Cooper	9s.4d
9 Jan	Paid to Seth Mehurin for keeping his sister Betty	Ł5.12
15 Jan	Paid to Richard perkin for 1 yd and 3 quarters of cloth @ 10/ to Buttons and mohair 1/ for Saml Jonson
	To 3 gallons and 3 quarts of Rum @ 3/6 and 1/2 pound of Tea @ 8/ for Wessel York 17/2	18s
18 Jan	Paid to Jacob Miller for 2 Eels of tow linen @ 2/ for Wessel 4/0 York	4s
23 Feb	Paid to Garret Freeland for sarvis don for Wessel	8s
	Paid to Lambertus & Lenore for his wifes making a vest and Trowsers for John Robbards, Jr.	2s
	Paid to Robert Gould Junr for sarvis don for Wessel	13s
12 Mar	Sold Samuel Jonson to Isaac van duyn till next Town Meeting for	Ł7.9.0
	Sold Fradrik Mowers to John Sharmerhorn till next Town Meeting for	Ł8.0.0
	Sold Margret Polmstrom to Jacob Corrows for 2/10 per week till further orders
	Sold the widow Crow to Jacob Gould for three weeks for her Lying in for Ł1.9.0 to give necessary tendance
27 Mar	To Saml Ogden 1 bottle wine 4/4, 1/2 nut milk 3d for widow Crow	4s.7d
	Hat for John Robbards Jr.	5s
15 Apr	Tunes Peer for keeping Freadrik Mowers	Ł8.6.10
19 Apr	Mary Wessels for taken care of her husband	Ł1.12.6
	John Dreemus for sarvis don Wessel	7s
	Abraham Mowers for watching with Wessel	2s.2d
22 Apr	Joseph Hopler for keeping Margreat Polmstrom and 1 pr. shoes 6/6 12/6	13s.61/2
26 Apr	For sundries for widow Crow	Ł5.12.10
22 May	Doctor Haulenbeck for doctoring Wessel Wessels	Ł3.3.4
23 May	Jacob Gould for shoes for Samuel Jonson	11s.11d
	for keeping Ann Swane 2 days	10/
26 Jun	To Isaac Gould for 1 Shift, gooing Mr. Derbeys and keeping widow Crow	14s.1
1 July	Paid cost on Tryal with Jacob Guld about Widow Crow	Ł1.14.10
15 July	To Justice Bowers for examing Margrate Polmstrom	5s.5d
15 Oct	To Dirk Dy and John Nephi for cloth for grate coat for Fradrik Mowers	Ł2.2.3
17 Oct	To Isaac Gould for 1 Shift, gooing Mr. Derbeys and keeping widow Crow	14s.1
21 Oct	Paid John Hiler money hiered and intress for 17 months	Ł3.17.0
	Paid John Gould for keeping widow Crow	Ł3.13.3
5 Nov	To Isaac Gould on acct. of doctoring Widow Crow	10s.10d
7 Nov	To John Devenports wife for her being Granney with the widow Crow	8s.8
29 Nov	To Peter Hiler, Constable, for moving Joshuaway Lewis, etc	Ł1.0.1/2
	To Jeams Jennens for making a Coffin for the widow Crows child	3s.d

No entries in Poor Accounts for 1772

1773

9 Mar	Christeyen Lowieer to keep John Row till next Town Meeting	Ł22
	Marten Fradrea to keep fradrick Mowrisson until next Town Meeting	Ł8
	Dirick Vreland to keep Owen McQuin	Ł7.17
	Doctor Haulenbeck to keep widow Reed
25 Mar	freadrick Mowrisson shirt and makings	12s
	pair Trowsers and making	7s
15 July	For indenter for Cloe Stiles	1s.9d
	John Milledge for taking Cloe Stiles	12s.5d
4 Nov	John Mitchel for care of widow Wessels	19s.7d
	Payd. Christ Lowreer for keeping John Row the year before Last	Ł6.11.4

1774

7 Feb	To John Bowers for doctoring the widow Wessels	Ł6.6.7
10 Feb	To Wm. Jennings for 1 yd coating for fread mowrisson; a pair trowsers 11/6 and making 2/	13s
9 Mar	Payed Martin freadrik for keeping freadrick Mowrisson	Ł8
14 Mar	Payd Lowreed for keeping John Row in par	Ł11.4.2 3/4

[No entries in 1775, 1776, 1777 regarding individual poor]

1778

11 Mar

Dirck Vreland to keep Oen McQueen and the Widow Van Zile

Ł57

1779

9 Mar	To Samll Fordice for keeping Henry Vanduin child	Ł14
	To George Ferver for keeping francis Labaws child	Ł11.5
	To Aaron Headden for taking a poor child of Rosswell Sherrards	Ł20
	To Richd Vreeland for keeping Owen McQueen and widdow Van Zile	Ł57
	To Joshua Winget for provisions let Adam Showers Wife a sum not ascertained
	To the Widdow Carl for keeping Old Vanduins grand child	Ł6

[No entries regarding individual poor until 1790]

1790

26 Apr	Sold Thomas Stewart to Adam Miller till next town meeting	Ł6.2
	Abraham Mowerson* to John Francisco	Ł7.16
	Owing Mc Queen to Hendrick Vreeland	Ł4.19

The agreement is made that before the above Poor was sold that the Purchaser of said Poor are to provide them Lodging Vitteling washing and mending and if the said poor or any of them should Die before the Expiration of the year the above Purchasers are to be paid in Propotion for the time.

* Abraham Mowrisson Departed this Life 13 December 1793.