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WILTON.<br />

. , ;<br />

101 ; certificate <strong>of</strong> military appo<strong>in</strong>tment<br />

granted, ih<br />

founder <strong>of</strong> the church, 105<br />

signs church covenant, 107<br />

biographicul sketch, 109-111<br />

autograph, 109 ; one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

seven pillars <strong>of</strong> the church,<br />

ib. ; committee to build second<br />

meet<strong>in</strong>g house, 120 ; on<br />

seat<strong>in</strong>g committee, 122 ; committee<br />

for nam <strong>in</strong> g the county,<br />

127; county commissioner, 128;<br />

committee t o n o t if y Mr.<br />

Eliot, 184; signs order for<br />

referred to, 284, 385, 416, 538,<br />

531, 571, 574.<br />

_<br />

"Wilton, Kathern,<br />

covenant, 107.<br />

signs church<br />

Wilton's Meadow, <strong>its</strong> location, 494,<br />

note 2.<br />

W<strong>in</strong>dsor, when settled, 2 ; Indians<br />

send provisions to, 3<br />

settlers <strong>from</strong>, 6 ; road to, 16 ;<br />

order for county road to, 163 ;<br />

<strong>Northampton</strong> and Hadley to<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> highway to, 164<br />

cost <strong>of</strong> cart<strong>in</strong>g gra<strong>in</strong> to, 196 ;<br />

first m<strong>in</strong>ister <strong>of</strong>, 205 ; church<br />

represented at ord<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong><br />

Mr. Stoddard, 213 ; attacked,<br />

315 ; Lt. Leffiugwell ordered<br />

to, 342 ; to be part <strong>of</strong> Randolph's<br />

proposed district, 895 ;<br />

first moderator for town meet<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

chosen <strong>in</strong>. 460, note ; num-<br />

ber <strong>of</strong> houses <strong>in</strong>, <strong>in</strong> 1675. 574.<br />

INDEX. 627<br />

WOODWARD.<br />

W<strong>in</strong> slow, Gov., commander <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Narragansett expedition, 294.<br />

W<strong>in</strong>throp, Gov., describes method<br />

<strong>of</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g tar, 463, note 1.<br />

W<strong>in</strong>throp, John Jr.. letter quoted,<br />

175.<br />

W<strong>in</strong>throp, Wait, commands militia,<br />

899.<br />

Witchcraft, trial for slander, 42-<br />

52 ; trial <strong>of</strong> Mary Parsons,<br />

226-233 ; <strong>its</strong> prevalence, 226 ;<br />

excitements <strong>in</strong> <strong>Massachusetts</strong>,<br />

227 : victims <strong>of</strong> the delusion,<br />

ih.. note.<br />

.<br />

conduct<strong>in</strong>g town meeti n g s<br />

136 ; Lieut, <strong>of</strong> Ham p s h i r e<br />

Troop, 143 ; statistics, 146 _ ;<br />

deputy <strong>in</strong> 1665, 156 ; selectmaii,<br />

161 ; commissioner to make<br />

peace between the Indians,<br />

175 ; appo<strong>in</strong>ted to confer with<br />

<strong>Northampton</strong> Indians. 17 6;<br />

Wolcott -— , at Brookfield, 435.<br />

Wolcott, John, captured. 508.<br />

Wolcott, Samuel, owns negro<br />

Jack, 376.<br />

Wolves, method <strong>of</strong> capture, price<br />

on their ears, 129 ; bounty for<br />

kill<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>creased, 566, 567.<br />

Y/onopequen, sachem <strong>of</strong> the Po-<br />

agent to the Indian tribes, 179 ;<br />

engages <strong>in</strong> a sheep venture,<br />

cumtucks, 176.<br />

Wood Creek, army mastered at.<br />

186 ; account witli constable.<br />

187 ; committee to settle Mr.<br />

Stoddard, 211 gr;<strong>in</strong>t for ;<br />

a saw<br />

mill, 221 : member <strong>of</strong> the court<br />

511. 512.<br />

Wood, E. E., referred to. 467.<br />

Woodford, Thomas [*1655-1667],<br />

petitions for a court. 32 ; home<br />

<strong>in</strong> witchcraft case. 230 : <strong>of</strong>ficers<br />

quartered upon him. 253 ;<br />

appo<strong>in</strong>ted a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

lot, 36 ; referred to, 56 ; ferry<br />

regulations. 61 ; juryman, 66 ;<br />

contributes land, 78 ; signs<br />

council <strong>of</strong> war, 273 ; selectman<br />

<strong>in</strong> 1675, 278 ; account book and<br />

extracts <strong>from</strong>, 279-283 ; signs<br />

letter to council, 319'; buys<br />

church covenant, 107 ; statistics,<br />

146.<br />

Woods, burn<strong>in</strong>g the, 105, 166, n.<br />

Woodward, Eliz abeth, signs<br />

trad<strong>in</strong>g rights <strong>of</strong> Pynchon,<br />

467 ; subscription to Harvard<br />

College, 572 ; death <strong>of</strong>, 527 ;<br />

church covenant, 107.<br />

Woodward. Experience. 556.<br />

Woodward, Henry [*1659-1685].<br />

home lot, 38 ; one <strong>of</strong> the Dorchester<br />

men, 80 ; his arrival<br />

benef<strong>its</strong> the town, ib. ; townsman,<br />

94 ; commissioner, ih. ;<br />

juryman. 98 ; a founder <strong>of</strong> the<br />

church, dismissed <strong>from</strong> Dorchester<br />

chiirch, 105; signs<br />

church covenant, 107 ; children<br />

admitted to baptism. 108;<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the seven pillars <strong>of</strong> the<br />

h i c a 1<br />

church, 109 ; biograp<br />

sketch, 117, 118 ; appo<strong>in</strong>ted to<br />

keep tavern, 141 quartermas-<br />

;<br />

ter <strong>of</strong> Hampshire Troop, 143 ;<br />

statistics, 146 ; committee to<br />

siirvey count}' road, 164 ; account<br />

with constable, 187 ;<br />

tith<strong>in</strong>gman, 373, 374 ; constable<br />

<strong>in</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> Hendricks and<br />

Jack, 377 ; first road to grist<br />

mill through his lot, 379;<br />

granted land <strong>in</strong> Manhan Mead-

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