Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKN8TABLE FAMILIES. 477
ion of the land was in the West Field, and he soon after sold it
to Robert Dennis. He was of Plymouth Sept. 1, 1640, and of
Yarmouth June 17, 1641, showing that heand his son Andrew became
permanent residents of Yarmouth about the same time.
Sept. 8, 1641, Mr. Hallett mortgaged to Mr. William Paddy,
to secure a debt of £5, 4s, and to William Hanbury to secure a
debt of 29sh, "all that his farm in Barnstable, with all and singular
the appertenances thei-eunto belonging, and all his right,
title and interest of and into the same, and every part and parcel
thereof." The mortgage was for one year, and the reason he
gives for making it is, "that hee is now going into England, and
is not able to pay them," and therefore freely assigns the property
. for their security.
After his return from England he resided certainly three
years in Yarmouth, and perhaps till his decease in 1647. The
mortgaging of his farm for so small a sum indicates that he was
not a man of wealth ; but the following generous act proves that
he was a man of property, or he would not have given a cow to
the poor of Yarmouth. The following is extracted from the
Plymouth Colony records, vol. 2, page 70
March 5, 1643-4. "Whereas information is given to the
Court that there is a cowe or a heiffer in calve given or disposed
by Mr. Andrew Hallett, Sen., of Yarmouth, for the benefltt of
the poore of the said towne of Yarmouth, which for the ordering
thereof was referred to the Court by the said Mr. Hellot, by his
letter under his hand, bearing date the first day of March, 1643
the Court doth therefore order that the said cowe or heiffer in
calve shal be on Mayday next delivered to Thomas Payne, of Yarmouth,
who shall have her three years next ensuing, and the milk
and the one-half of the increase during that tyme, and after the
said three years are expired, the poore of Yarmouth shall have
her and the encrease, to be disposed of by the townsmen of Yarmouth
from tyme to tyme to other ppr persons dwelling in the
said town, as they shall think fitt, and for such town, reserving
the benefltt of the said stock for the benefltt of their poore, and
not to be allienated to any other use."
At the March term of the Court in 1642, Mr. William Hanbury
recovered in an action of debt on a note for £6 9s, 9d, judgment
against Mr. Hallett for the amount of the debt, 2 pence
damage, and the cost of the suit. At the July term in 1646,
Samuel Harvey, "in action of trespass upon the ease," £6 5s,
debt, 15 shillings damages and costs of suit.
This is the last entry of his name on the records, in connection
with any business transaction. May 14, 1648, Mr. Thomas
Howes "laid down seven and one-half acres of meadow at the
lower end of Kock (Lone?) Tree furlong late Mr. Hallelt's."