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Samuel Sewal's Diary

Memoranda extracted from Judge Samuel Sewal's Diary. He graduated at Harvard College.

Page 72 of the NEHGS Register Volume 6 published January 1852

March 25, 1685	Major Bordman ob. He had been college cook a long time.
March 26, 1685	Church gathered at Sherburn, and Daniel Goodking, ordained.
April 20, 1685	Father Sweet buried.
May 1, 1685	Father Town buried at Cambridge
May 11, 1685	Deacon Parks ob. and Goodman Woodward of Dedham, father to the minister.
May 13, 1685	Rev. Cooton Mather ordained.
June 8, 1685	Rev. Thomas Sheppard of Charleston, ob. He was ordained May 5, 1680.
June 13, 1685	Captain Benjamin Gillum buried.
July 4, 1685	Isaac Woode dies suddenly.
July 5, 1685	Mr. Sherman the father taken delirous in Sudbury pulpit. Mr. Samuel Epps died in London in April 1685.
August 8, 1685	Rev. Mr. John Sherman dies, suddenly.
August 14, 1685	Funeral of Mr. Daniel Allen's young son.
August 17, 1685	Rev. William Adams of Dedham died.
August 26, 1685	Captain Condy died.
August 27, 1685	Rev. Thomas Bayley, preached for Mr. Mather.
September 3, 1685	Ensign Asaph Eliot died age 34.
September 3, 1685	Mr. John Bayley preached the lecture.
September 18, 1685	Part of Cambridge bridge carried away by a raft; high tides.
September 22, 1685	Mrs. Shove dies. Mr. Henry Higginson dies in West Indies of small pox.
September 28, 1685	Mrs. Stanbury buried.
October 16, 1685	Rev. Michael Wigglesworth chosen to preach the next election sermon.
October 15, 1685	Captain Henchman died at Worcester.
October 22, 1685	Mr. Nowell chosen province treasurer.
October 31, 1685	Mrs. Prout the mother is buried.
November 3, 1685	James Bigelow and Stebbins of Watertown fined for insulting Lt. Gov. Stoughton and Dudley.
November 3, 1685	Rev. Nathl. Chauncy of Hatfield died.
November 5, 1685	Rev. Thomas Cobbet of _____ died. Captain Berry for Jamaica, died at sea. Lady Alicia Lisle, Mr. Hezekiah Usher's mother beheaded at Winchester, September 2, 1685.
November 30, 1685	Total eclipse of the moon.
December 9, 1685	Gamaliel Wait died suddenly, age 87. Lately had several new teeth. Neighbour to Judge Sewal.
December 16, 1685	Church gathered at Dunstable and Rev. Thomas Weld, ordained.
December 18, 1685	Father John Odlin dies; one of the first inhabitants of Boston. The oldest save the Governour.

January 22, 1686	Joseph Redknap died at Lynn aged about 110.
February 3, 1686	Ensign Henry Phillips buried.
March 11, 1686	James Morgan executed for murder of Joseph Johnson.
March 28, 1686	Letter received from Malden, directed to the church in Boston, desiring counsel respecting their pastor (Mr. Thomas Cheever) who is charged with scandalous immoralities for which he hath not given satisfaction.

Page 73 of the NEHGS Register Volume 6 published January 1852

April 2, 1686	Mr. Thomas Thatcher dies.
April 7, 1686	Council at Malden held.
April 19, 1686	Mr. Seaborn Cotton Dies. There was a Stephen Jaques lived at Newbury.
May 4, 1686	Rev. Cotton Mather married Mrs. Margaret Phillips.
May 14, 1686	Elder Humphreys of Dorchester, buried.
July 2, 1686	Widow Chauncy dies, and buried at Roxbury.
July 12, 1686	Mr. Thomas Kellond dies.
July 25, 1686	Mr. John Bayley preaches his farewell sermon and goes, the 28th, to Watertown.
August 22, 1686	Mr. Lee the minister arrives from England.
September 15, 1686	Mr. David Jeffries marries Miss Betty Usher, by Mr. Ratclif, Epis.
September 24, 1686	Capt. (Adam) Winthrop and Lieut. Thomas Savage, appointed officers of Castle William.
September 28, 1686	Mr. Edward Grove dies.
October 6, 1686	Mr. Bayley ordained at Watertown, 7th Deacon Bright, hurt by his cart, dies. He was the only officer in Watertown church. Mr. Bayley not ordained as congregational men are.
October 19, 1686	John Hunt marries Ruth Quincy at Braintree.
November 5, 1686	Mr. (Charles) Morton, ordained at Charlestown.
November 23, 1686	Mr. James Whetcomb dies.
December 12, 1686	Clutterbuck arrives (from England) and brings news of Capt. Jenner's death, widow Winsley's son.
December 20, 1686	Governor Sir Edmond Andross arrives at Boston.
February 1, 1687	Mrs. Luscomb dies.
February 25, 1687	Mr. Elijah Corlet, schoolmaster at Cambridge dies.
March 10, 1687	Mrs. Margery Flint dies at Brantree.
March 14, 1687	Capt. Thaxter of Hingham sinks down and dies.
March 15, 1687	Mrs. Ballard, Mr. Lee's sister, dies suddenly.
March 16, 1687	Mr. Anthony Stoddard dies, was the ancientest shopkeeper in town.
March 17, 1687	Father East dies, age 94.
March 18, 1687	Dr. William Avery dies.
March 19, 1687	Major General Daniel Gookin dies. "A right good man."
March 20, 1687	Dr. Stone and Abram Bushby die.
March 22, 1687	Mrs. Eliot of Roxbury dies. Now about, Goodman Francis, an ancient and goodman indeed, of Cambridge dies.
March 25, 1687	Mrs. Nowell, widow of Increase Nowell, a patentee, Saml. Nowell Esqr's mother dies, age 84.
March 26, 1687	Eliz^a Scot, a good ancient virgin, is buried at Boston.
April 21, 1687	Mr. George Shove dies; father of Seth Shove, perhaps of Taunton.
May 16, 1687	Capt. Walker, a very aged planter, buried at Lynn.
May 23, 1687	Mrs. Bowls died.
May 29, 1687	Robert Walker dies, a very good man. Miss Long buried at Charlestown.
June 8, 1687	Court sessions held at Boston; Thomas Dudley, clerk.
July 13, 1687	Mrs. Eyre, Jno. Eyre's mother dies; and John Davis, a hopeful young man.
July 15, 1687	Andrew Bordman, steward and cook of H. Coll. buried.
August 9, 1687	Capt. Gerrish, of Boston, dies at Salem.
August 16, 1687	Elder Wiswall dies, age 86. Woburn church under much disquiet.

Page 74 of the NEHGS Register Volume 6 published January 1852

September 12, 1687	Mr. John Alden, the antient magistrate, of Plymouth died.
September 30, 1687	Mrs. Rawlings buried
October 15, 1867	Mr. Benjamin Eliot (apostle's son) died.
November 21, 1687	Simon Lynde, Esq. justice, &c.dies.
December 2, 1687	Mr. John Hayward dies.
February __, 1688	Aunt Gerrish dies (i. e. Judge Sewall's aunt.)
February 29, 1688	Miss Foster is buried and Mr. Giles Masters, the king's attorney, dies. Mr. West's only child buried.
March 14, 1688	Mrs. Downs (Mr. Eliot's sister) dies of convulsions.
April 1, 1688	Father Beal, of Hingham, dies, age 100.
April 4, 1688	Saml. Marion's wife hangs herself in the garret.
May 25, 1688	Mrs. Eliz. Greenough, Elder Rainsford's daughter buried.
May 25, 1688	Col. Peter Bulkley, of Concord, dies. A councillor and judge.
June 11, 1688	Major Luscomb dies.
June 13, 1688	Goodw. Moss of Newbury, dead and buried.
June 19, 1688	Rev. Mr. Brock, of reading, buried.
July 4, 1688	Rev. W. Hubbard, presided at commerce.
July 11, 1688	Mast. no batch.
October 5, 1688	Mrs. Angier of Cambridge, buried. She was sister to Miss Toppan of Newbury.
October 17, 1688	Mr. Nehemiah Walter, ordained at Roxbury.
	Mr Nathl. Mather, dies at Salem
	Church gathered and Mr. John Williams ordained at Deerfield.
October 19, 1688	Mr. Isaac Walker dies.
October 31, 1688	Mrs. Gookin buried at Cambridge.
November 8, 1688	Capt. Thomas Smith, dies.
November 16, 1688	Widow Glover is hanged.
November 22, 1688	Sailed from Boston and landed at Dover.
January 13, 1689	Sailed from Plimo. (Eng.)
October 10, 1689	Landed at Piscataqua.
November 29, 1689	at Great Island
April 2, 1690	Father Dana falls from his scaffold and dies.
April 4, 1690	One Pond, of Dorchester, died suddenly.
May 5, 1690	John Alcock of Roxbury dies.
May 21, 1690	Mr. Eliot of Roxbury dies.
June 14, 1690	Mrs. Winthrop, dies of the small pox, (Mary.)
June 24, 1690	Joseph Parsons, only child William, dies of small pox.
July 4, 1690	Mr. Edward Tyng's wife buried. Mrs. Parsons dies.
July 14, 1690	Mrs. Rebecca Taylor dies.
July 16, 1690	Mrs. Green y^e printer's ux. dies.
August 25, 1690	Nathl. Clarke, of Newbury dies.
September 9, 1690	Widow Jane Pole, died at River house, in Boston.
October 7, 1690	Mrs. Cooke died, age 75.
October 19, 1690	Mrs. Goose dies. Mrs. Judith Winthrop conveyed the land for the old South church.
November 22, 1690	Major Samuel Ward, buried.
December 2, 1690	Lieut. Ephraim Sales, dies.
December 3, 1690	Church gathered at Lancaster and Mr. John Whiting, ordained.
December 17, 1690	Doctor John Clarke, physician dies.
December 23, 1690	Mr. Pain, of old South church, dies age 68.
January 2, 1691	Eliezer Russell, buried. Josiah Grice, died. Mrs. Ruck buried.
January 24, 1691	Mr. Dudley and Mr. Brenton arrive from England; the latter appointed collector, surveyor and searcher.
February 2, 1691	Capt. Roger Clap, dies, age 86.
February 3, 1691	Capt. Johnson dies, age between 86 and 90.
August 23, 1691	Rev. John Wilson, of Medfield, dies, age 70.
August 25, 1691	Saml. Toppan, of Newbury, dies of small pox. Mr. Shove schoolmaster at Newbury, prayed with him.
September 1, 1691	Goodwife Luxford (Cambridge) buried, and deacon Cooper.

Page 75 of the NEHGS Register Volume 6 published January 1852

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