"He was an addresser of Gage, went to Halifax in 1776, was banished in 1778, and pardoned by the Legislature in 1787." He died Jan. 15, 1796, and his will is in the Suffolk Registry, Lib. 94, f. 182. His tomb is No. 2 in the Granary Burial-Ground.2 Jacob Hurd (1743), goldsmith, of Boston, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Tufts) Hurd, of Charlestown, was born Feb. 12, 1702-3, and married, May 20, 1725, Elizabeth Mason. He was elected a constable of Boston in 1731, but declined and paid the fine. Nov. 1, 1733, he resided in Pudding Lane (Devonshire Street, between State and Water), when he was allowed to dig up the pavement to lay a drain; also in June, 1734. May 25, 1735, he gave five pounds towards the erection of the workhouse. Having permitted John Bradshaw, with his family, from Medford, to move into his tenement, Mr. Hurd (1743) was ordered to appear before the selectmen, by whom he was fined forty shillings, "for not informing the selectmen according to law." He was prominent in the militia, and rose to the grade of captain of a Boston company. He was first sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1745, soon after which he removed, and became one of the first settlers at Halifax, N. S. He died there about 1773. Kenelm Winslow, Jr. (1743), merchant, of Boston, son of Kenelm and Abigail (Waterman) Winslow, was born in Marshfield, Nov. 5, 1717. He married, March 14, 1754, Abigail Bourne, of Barnstable, and died Aug. 13, 1780, aged sixty-three years. His wife, Abigail, died June 21, 1761, aged thirty-two years. He and his brother Joseph (born in October, 1724) became merchants in Boston. The latter became involved and failed, which ruined the financial prospects of Kenelm, Jr. (1743), and the ancestral estate was lost.3 Mr. Winslow (1743) was elected a constable of Boston, March 15, 1742-3, but refused to serve, and paid the usual fine. The record of the Artillery Company for 1743 is as follows: "April 4th, 1743. The Company being under arms, a motion was made by the Captain to reconsider a vote passed October, 1742 [1740], which obliged the Company to exercise according to Col. Blakeney's method, which passed in the affirmative; and then voted for the future to exercise according to Col. Bland. Voted, that the Rev. Mr. William Hooper, of Boston, be desired to preach the next Election sermon; and that the field officers of the Regiment of the town of Boston, with the present commission officers of this Company, be a committee to wait on him and desire the same. The evening being spent at Sergt Nathaniel Thayer's [1734], voted to receive the Treasurer's account; and that the Clerk copy the same. The Company proceeded to the choice of a committee, viz: Col. Jacob Wendell [1733], Lt.-Col. William Downe [1716], Major Daniel Henchman [1712], Capt. Samuel Watts [1733], and Mr. Samuel Holyoke [1714], for the following reasons: - To consider what allowance further shall be made to the commission officers of this Company, to ease them of the entertainment to be made next election; to settle the Clerk's account and to see what shall be proper to allow him for his trouble the past & future, and to any Clerk that shall be chosen hereafter; & to report what shall be done with the money now in the hands of the Treasurer, balance Jacob Hurd (1743). AUTHORITIES: Boston Records; New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg., 1865. 'William II. Whitmore, in "Brief Genealogy of the Gore Family." "He was buried from the house of Jonathan Hunnewell, on South Street, Monday, Jan. 18, 1796." ― Boston Newspaper. 3 See New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg., for genealogy of Winslow Family, 1863, p. 160. being £54. 3/: & what he shall have in his hands for the future; & to consult what shall be done, as to the raising of the fines for their not appearing, & to take into consideration what shall be further for the advantage of the Company, & make report next May meeting. "May 6th, 1743, Friday. The weather proving bad last Monday, we were obliged to appear this day as per Charter, and, being under arms, the Captain being one of the committee appointed to wait on the Rev. William Hooper to desire him to preach the Election sermon, informed the Company he had accepted the same. After reading the report of the committee chosen in April last, to consider of several things relating to the Company, they voted one by one, and ordered that the Clerk copy the same. Voted, that the Sergeants hereafter chosen shall be obliged to return the Halberts to those that shall be chosen in their room; or be accountable to the Company in case either of them loose their Halberts. "A motion being made by Maj. Daniel Henchman [1712], to have a duplicate of their book of Records and accounts,' and to encourage the same, he promised to give a handsome book for that purpose, that they might repair these in case of any accident happening to the original books; which was voted; & that Mr. Samuel Holyoke [1714], a former Clerk, be desired to transcribe the books, and when it's finished, the original is always to be in the possession of the Treasurer for the time being. Voted, that the time appointed hereafter, on the half days, shall be at three o'clock in the afternoon; & that the members not appearing at that time ready to march, shall be liable to a fine of six pence new tenour. "1743, May 6th. The report of the committee as follows: We the subscribers, being appointed by the Honorable Artillery Company, at their meeting on the fourth April instant, to consider of several things for the benefit of the Company, agreeable to their votes as recorded in their Book, report on the several articles as follows: 'As will be seen by the preceding record, Major Daniel Henchman (1712) introduced a motion to have a duplicate of the records of the Company made, and gave a book for that purpose. The transcript was not completed until 1750. Through a similar foresight, as Mr. Whitman (1810) in his history of the Company states, Major Thomas Savage (1637) in 1680 ordered Nathaniel Barnes (1676), clerk, to make "a list of all the officers' names of this Company, which have been since their first settlement, as far as any account is to be found thereof," etc., which list was completed in September, 1681. To the foresight of Major Savage (1637) the Company is indebted for the preservation of the roll of its members and officers during the first fifty years of the Company, and no less to Major Henchman (1712) for the preservation of the former lists, completed in 1750. The lists of officers and members of the Company as given, prior to 1750, in this work, are an exact copy of the Savage and Henchman lists and records. These two books are now in the possession of the Company. By the third article, adopted May 6, 1743, the sergeants were provided with halberds. This was their first appearance so armed. "Finally," it was proposed, for the greater convenience of the Company, that on training days the colors be displayed at Major Henchman's (1712) corner (south corner of State and Washington streets), "and that the place of parade hereafter be at the town-house." The lower floor of the "old town-house" served "for a covered walk for any of the inhabitants," implying there was considerable open area. The custom of placing the standard there in the morning, to be a notification for the training until the Company was formed, was long adhered to. After Faneuil Hall armory was established," which Boston was obliged to furnish for the Company, having received Capt. Robert Keayne's [1637] donation for that purpose," the Artillery Company met and formed there, though the colors were displayed at Henchman's (1712) corner. After the formation of the line, the lieutenant with the color-guard proceeded to bring the standard to its place in the line. This ceremony was annually repeated from 1743 to 1795, except during the Revolutionary War. Monday, June 2, 1795, was a stormy day, and the colors were then brought from Henchman's (1712) corner, for the last time, by Capt. Joseph Eaton (1773), then lieutenant of the Company. "Gen. Arnold Welles [1811], who, commanded the Artillery Company in 1811, when a boy served his time in the corner store, and had charge of the colors, and from him the account was received.” — Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, 2d Ed., p. 294. "Ist. That an allowance of ten pounds more than what was before voted, be granted to the commission officers towards defraying their charge on the day of Election, to make up in the whole the sum of forty pounds, old tenor, to be paid them by the Company's Treasurer. "2d. That there be allowed to Mr. William Taylor [1738], the present Clerk, the sum of six pounds, old tenor, for his extraordinary trouble in collecting the fines due to the Company from the lists of former Clerks, &c. to be deducted out of the fines. "3d. That there be provided for the use of the Company a Half-Pike for the Lieutenant, and also two Halberts for the Sergeants to compleat the Company's badges, the cost of which to be paid by the Treasurer. "4th. And whereas upon examining the Clerk's account, we find in his hand a balance of fourteen pounds six shillings & seven pence, and by a list of outstanding debts to be collected the sum of twenty-seven pounds, fifteen shillings and six pence; we therefore propose that the whole amount of what is at present in hand, and what he shall be able to collect, after the six pounds allowed him to be deducted, be paid towards the Dinner on the Election day, for the benefit and ease of the members of the Company. And that all the Clerks for the future pay their respective balances yearly towards the Election Dinner, as aforesaid, until the Company shall vote to the contrary. "5th. As to the Article of fines, we are of opinion, that as they were stated & determined upon, & subscribed unto from so long a date as the year 1700, therefore think it not convenient to make any other report than this, viz : — That the Company's Clerks for the time being do receive all the fines & forfeitures for the delinquents as they are fixed & recorded in the Company's book in lawful money of this Province; and if the Company concur with the foregoing Article of the Clerk's paying the yearly balance for the use and benefit of the members at the day of Election, we apprehend such fines can be no hardship upon us, considering also, that every man through the Province liable to train being a delinquent, must pay his fine as stated by the act in lawful money. Finally, we would propose for a greater conveniency to the Company, that their Colours for the future be hung out upon our Training Days, at Maj. Henchman's [1712] corner and that the place of parade hereafter be at the Town House. All which is submitted by "BOSTON, April 30th, 1743. "JACOB WENDELL, "June 6th, 1743. The Company, being under arms, voted, that the commission officers of this Company be a committee to wait on the Rev. Mr. William Hooper, & give the thanks of this Company for preaching the Election sermon. "September 5th. The Company, being under arms, and upon a motion made & consented to, the letters from the R't Hon. Lord Carteret to his Grace the Duke of New Castle, published in the Boston Evening Post, the same day, giving an account of His Majesty's success against the French on the river Main, was read at the head of the Company, which was followed by three huzzas and the discharge of three volleys." Rev. William Hooper, of Boston, delivered the Artillery election sermon of 1743. He was born in 1702 in Edenham, Scotland, and, having emigrated to America, married the daughter of Mr. John Dennie, a merchant of Boston. Their son William read law with James Otis, settled in North Carolina, was a member of the Congress of 1776, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The West Church, in Boston, was organized Jan. 3, 1737, and, on May 18 next following, Rev. Mr. Hooper was ordained over it. He preached his own ordination sermon. He continued in this relation for nine years, when he suddenly left the church and went to England. Mr. Sabine names him in his "Biographical Sketches of American Loyalists." He was reordained in England, and soon after returned to Boston and became minister of Trinity Church, the third Episcopal church in Boston. The house of worship stood on Summer Street, at the corner of Hawley. He held the office of minister to this church until his decease in 1767, at the age of sixty-five years. The officers elected were: William Downe (1716), captain; John 1744. Phillips (1725), lieutenant; Ebenezer Storer (1732), ensign. Thomas Savage (1739) was first sergeant; Thomas Edes (1739), second sergeant; Thomas Baxter (1740), third sergeant; Newman Greenough (1740), fourth sergeant, and John Dixwell (1741), clerk. March 12, 1743-4, the memorial of Moses Deshon (1737), "Setting forth, That he by the Encouragement of Several Gentlemen about Fourteen Months since began to Cut the Arms of their Late Generous Benefactor, Peter Faneuil, Esq., and soon after his Death the same was Compleatly Finished & Gilt," asked that it be accepted and placed in Faneuil Hall at the expense of the town. It was thereupon voted that the selectmen purchase the said arms at the expense of the town. This was done, Mr. Deshon (1737) being paid forty pounds, old tenor, for the same. The members of the Artillery Company recruited in 1744 were: Isaac Cazneau, John Comrin, Joseph Gale, Thomas Greenough, and Thomas Stoddard. Isaac Cazneau (1744), saddler, of Boston, was born in 1696. He married, Sept. 22, 1726, Hannah Johnson, who died April 8, 1784, aged seventy-eight years. She was buried from Mrs. Winslow's, on Hanover Street. His name is variously spelled in the town records, Casno, Casneau, and Cazneau. Isaac Cazneau (1744) was chosen a constable March 8, 1730, but was excused. Being re-chosen, March 14, 1736, he declined to serve and paid the fine. He was clerk of the market in 1746, 1753, 1754, and 1777, and sealer of leather in 1762. He belonged to the military, and rose to the grade of captain. Feb. 18, 1729, the selectmen executed a lease to "Isaac Casno, sadler," of a shop or tenement, No. 7, fronting on Dock Square, for twenty pounds per annum, and, Oct. 19, 1739, it was re-leased to him for five years at thirty pounds per annum. This lease was again renewed Sept. 1, 1744. He resided on Water Street in 1744, for at a meeting of the selectmen, April 4, 1744, "Mr. Isaac Casno [1744] appeared and desired liberty to erect a sign-post before his house in Water Street." His untenanted house "in the upper part of Water Street" was destroyed in the great fire of 1760. Isaac Cazneau (1744). AUTHORITY: Boston Records. Jan. 4, 1757, Mr. Cazneau (1744) was employed by the selectmen to "make a good serviceable sedan, at the charge of the town," for removing the sick at Rainsford Island. He was fourth sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1747, and third sergeant in 1755. He died in May, 1774, aged seventy-eight years. John Comrin (1744), trader, of Boston, married, Feb. 1, 1732, in Boston, "Sarah Lorthorn [Lawton]." He served as a constable of Boston in 1743, and, Dec. 8, 1749, was elected a collector of taxes, but was excused. July 2, 1742, liberty was granted to Capt. John Comrin (1744) to dig up the pavement in Shrimpton's Lane (Exchange Street) to repair his drain; and, Feb. 23, 1742-3, he was granted liberty to put down a post before his store door in Cornhill (Washington Street). April 20, 1748, the selectmen sold a piece of property at auction, on Water Street, to Capt. John Comrin (1744) for one thousand and seventy-five pounds, old tenor. He is mentioned in the records of the Old South Church as a member, July 16, 1744, and Oct. 31, 1757. He was first sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1750; was identified with the militia, and held the position of captain. He died in 1762. Joseph Gale (1744), upholsterer, of Boston, married, April 29, 1735, Mary Alden, of Boston. He was first sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1749, fourth sergeant in 1755, and ensign in 1758. His son, Ensign Joseph, Jr., joined the Artillery Company in 1759. Joseph Gale (1744) was clerk of the market in 1737, and a constable of Boston in 1738. His will was proved in 1774. Thomas Greenough (1744), mathematical instrument maker, of Boston, son of Capt. John (1712) and Elizabeth (Gross) Greenough, grandson of Capt. William Greenough (1675), and brother of Major Newman Greenough (1740), was born in Boston, May 6, 1710. He married, (1) May 9, 1734, Martha, daughter of William Clarke (1703), and (2) Sarah, daughter of David Stoddard, who, with her sisters, the wives of Rev. Charles Chauncy and William Hyslop (1755), were the devisees of Shute Shrimpton Yeamans, and thus the owners of Noddle's Island. His parents were members of the Second Church, but he was one of the founders of the New Brick Church, and a deacon from 1755 until its union with the Second Church in 1779, and was continued in the same office in the latter church until his decease, May 1, 1785. He was for several years treasurer of the New Brick Church, and was very prominent in church matters. His father and grandfather were ship-builders, having their ship-yard at the North End, near the present Chelsea Ferry. Mr. Greenough (1744) made the annual visitation to the families in the town of Boston, with its most prominent citizens, seven times, 1750-6. He was clerk of the market in 1735; was elected constable March 10, 1739, but declined to serve, and held other town offices as late as 1777. March 10 of the last-named year he was elected a selectman of Boston. John Comrin (1744). AUTHORITY: Boston Records. Thomas Greenough (1744). AUTHORITIES: Sumner's Hist. of East Boston; Boston Records. The famous Frankland House, on Garden Court Street and Bell Alley, at the North End, was |