Month: October 1738

1738 October 1 (Sunday).  Very Stormy.  On Heb. 10.39.  P.M. repeated on Mat. 26.41.  Mr. Townsend[1] din’d, and by reason of the Storm continuing lodg’d here.

[1]Joshua Townsend, the first schoolmaster of Westborough.

1738 October 2 (Monday).  Rainy morning, but when it slack’d Mr. Townsend return’d home.  Eleazer Rice call’d me to visit Mr. James Maynard and his Children who were sick.  I went and found Mr. Maynard very bad.  P.M. I was at the Funeral of Mr. Nathaniel Oakes young Child(vid. supr.)

1738 October 3 (Tuesday).  Expecting Moss for his Money, I rode to Mr. Joslins to provide it for him.  When I return’d home Colonel Richard Saltonstall[1] was at my House upon his Journey from Springfield Court.  N.B. Mrs. Eager, Mrs. Holloway, and Mrs. Wheeler to visit my wife.  At Evening having rode with Judge Saltonstall to See him well out of Town, I visited Mr. James Maynard again and those Two of his Children which were Still very Bad.  N.B. John Rogers carted me 500 Bricks from Pelatiah Rice’s.

[1](Harvard 1722).  Sibley, VII, 117-121.

1738 October 4 (Wednesday).  [No entry.]

1738 October 5 (Thursday).  Old Mr. Maynard Winnow’d 12 Bushels and nigh 3 Pecks of Rice [sic] for me.  N.B. Mr. Pannel had winnow’d 2 Bushels before.  Susan Cutting rode to Shrewsbury.  At Eve rode to Mr. Grouts[1] where I Supp’d.  Mr. Tainter and his wife, etc. there.  N.B. Mrs. Tainters high Disgust at our Dining the Sabbath before last in the Kitchen — She surmizing that it was done with design to keep People from coming to warm themselves, which had not entered into our Thoughts, but was done because the House was Cold by the Storm and we had no fire in the Dining Room.  At Winchesters[2] and at old Mr. Samuel Fays.[3]

[1]Joseph Grout, selectman of Westborough.

[2]Benjamin Winchester of Westborough.

[3]An original settler of Westborough.

1738 October 6 (Friday).  Visited Mr. James Maynard in the Morning, who grows Somewhat better.  Thomas Winchester gather’d in our Beans, pick’d winter Apples, etc.  Susan return’d from Shrewsbury at Night.

1738 October 7 (Saturday).  Children picking Apples.

1738 October 8 (Sunday).  On Eph. 6.5.6.7.8.

1738 October 9 (Monday).  All the officers met together at Ensign Maynards upon the Affair of a Regemental Muster.  Mr. Prentice[1] of Grafton, Mr. Cook,[2] preacher at Marlborough, Dr. Gott, etc., were here.  Town Meeting by adjournment to See what Should be done about a Meeting House.  Dissolv’d.  Divers Neighbours kindly help’d David Baverick (who wrought for me to Day) in Cutting up my Corn and carting it into the Barn.  N.B. Noah How help’d David a.m. in carting in stalks, and Noah and his Brother Daniel[3] carted my Apples to their Mill.  At Night 10 or a Dozen young men and Lads Husk’d part of my Corn.

[1]Reverend Solomon Prentice.

[2]Samuel Cooke (Harvard 1735), later minister of the First Congregational Church of Arlington, Mass.  Sibley, IX, 500-508.

[3]Sons of Parkman’s neighbor, Hezekiah How.

1738 October 10 (Tuesday).  Rain’d hard in the morning.  P.M. it ceas’d and then I rode to the Southermost Houses towards Hopkinton.  Supp’d at old Mr. Graves’s.[1]  N.B. Colonel Ward,[2] Captain Williams and Captain Eager, Arbitrators upon Mr. Maynards and Hicks’s Difference.  They brought in to Hicks’s Dissatisfaction.

[1]John Graves of Westborough.

[2]Nahum Ward of Shrewsbury.

1738 October 11 (Wednesday).  David Baverick wrought for me carrying up Corn, making a Partition Fence.  Susanna Cutting[1] left us.  She rode to Waterton upon my Horse.

[1]Mrs. Parkman’s helper.

1738 October 12 (Thursday).  Receiv’d Three Barrells of My own Cyder from Mr. How’s Mill, and 4 More of Mr. Whitney[1] which I bought for 11 shillings per Barrell.  Mr. Prentice of Grafton and Mr. Samuel Cook came and din’d with me.  Mr. Cook preach’d on 1 Cor. 6, ult.  Church meeting after Lecture on the Affairs of Mr. Samuel Fay, etc., and Concerning the Fragments after the Lords Supper, and concerning Vessels of the Table and a Baptizing on.  Adjourn’d to this Day sennight.  Ebenezer Maynard brought 2 1/2 Barrells more of my Cyder from Mr. How’s.

[1]Nathaniel Whitney, a selectman of Westborough.

1738 October 13 (Friday).  We boyl’d Cyder this Forenoon.

1738 October 14 (Saturday).  [No entry.]

1738 October 15 (Sunday).  The Lords Supper was administered.  Preach’d on Matt. 22.12, Eph. 6.8.  At Eve I visited Mrs. James Maynard who lay in an extremely Dangerous state.  When I return’d from Mr. Maynards I found Mr. James Pierpont at my House, who this Evening came up from Marlborough, and was upon his Journey to New Haven.

1738 October 15 (Sunday).  The Lords Supper was administered.  Preach’d on Matt. 22.12, Eph. 6.8.  At Eve I visited Mrs. James Maynard who lay in an extremely Dangerous state.  When I return’d from Mr. Maynards I found Mr. James Pierpont at my House, who this Evening came up from Marlborough, and was upon his Journey to New Haven.

1738 October 16 (Monday).  I Catechiz’d at the Meeting House a. and p.m. Rain a.m.  Did not clear off p.m.  Yet Mr. Pierpont was intent upon his Journey home.  Mr. David Buys[1] of New Glascow being here and going upwards, Mr. Pierpont was not to be persuaded to stay.  He design’d for Worcester tonight.

[1]Probably one of the Boies family of New Glasgow (Blandford), Mass.

1738 October 17 (Tuesday).  Mr. Stone and I rode up to Shrewsbury to Ministers Meeting.  See Association Records.  Mr. Aaron Whitney[1] offer’d himself voluntarily to Examination.  Mr. Tainter here at Eve with Lads who Husk’d more of my Corn but did not finish it.

[1](Harvard 1737), later the first minister of the First Congregational Society of Petersham, Mass., 1738-1777.  Sibley, X, 260-263.

1738 October 18 (Wednesday).  Mr. Stone preach’d a very useful Sermon on Col. 1.27.  N.B. Mr. Loring absent, ‘tis Thought on the Affair of Woburn, where there was a large Council last Week.  Mr. Stone return’d home with me.

1738 October 19 (Thursday).  Deacon Forbush[1] somewhat after noon.  Church Meeting was not duely attended either by any Number of Members or Seasonably by those who did come.  See Church Records.  Mr. Whipple[2] and Mr. Bradish[3] here at Eve.

[1]Thomas Forbush, an original settler of Westborough.

[2]Francis Whipple.

[3]James Bradish, an original settler of Westborough.

1738 October 20 (Friday).  Neighbour Hezekiah How brought 500 more of Bricks home for me.

1738 October 21 (Saturday).  Mr. Williams here.  P.M. Ensign Maynard[1] brought a Kegg of Rhum from Boston.

[1]Stephen Maynard.

1738 October 22 (Sunday).  On Matt. 9.9.  P.M. on Ex. 10.11.  Mr. Chamberlain[1] din’d with us.

[1]Ebenezer Chamberlin.

1738 October 23 (Monday).  At Deacon Tomlins,[1] Seth Rice’s, Jedediah How’s.  P.M. getting up Corn from the Barn.

[1]Isaac Tomlin or Tomblin.

1738 October 24 (Tuesday).  Captain Forbush came and invited me to Dinner to Day at Ensign Maynards. Trooping and Training.  I pray’d with the Company, din’d with the Officers and pray’d with the whole Body at Night and we sung part of Ps. 144.

1738 October 25 (Wednesday).  Very Rainy Day.  At Eve I rode to Ensign Forbush, Master Townsend’s, etc.

1738 October 26 (Thursday).  Mr. Hezekiah How and Mr. Francis Whipple accompany’d me to Grafton Lecture.  I preach’d on Jude 10.21, 1st Clause. We return’d at Eve.

1738 October 27, 28 (Thursday, Friday).  I desire to take some serious Notice of the Longsuffering of God towards me and his Church in this place in continuing under the precious advantage of the Gospel these fourteen Years.  I see great Reason to humble myself for my unfaithfulness, Negligence and Unprofitableness and I would penitently repair to God in Christ for forgiveness.

1738 October 29 (Sunday).  We meditated upon What it is to be in Christ, what Benefits there are thereof, the Great Advantages of having been in Christ some years, and the great Privilege, advantage and Comfort of Knowing and being Sure of this; with Reflections adapted to the present Time and our present Circumstances.  From 2 Cor. 12.2.

1738 October 30 (Monday).  Very rainy and exceeding high Winds.

1738 October 31 (Tuesday).  Meeting of proprietors of Houssantunnoc No. 3 at Ensign Maynards.  My admission (on Condition of my paying 15£ and 6£ more towards Meeting House, etc.) Confirm’d.  Mr. Palmer, Mr. William Manning and Mr. Thomas Hastings came up.