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Bond signed by Joseph Parsons

Bond written by Cornet Joseph Parsons

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Court case against Joseph Willistone regarding Parsons Estate

Case against Joseph Willistone regarding Parsons land

Tags: brass kettle, clandestine, complain, deceased, deed of sale, feather pillow, frying pan, hatchet, joseph parsons, Joseph parsons jr, Joseph Willistone, judge of probate, looking glass, Mary Parsons, money, pillow, Samuell partridge, silver bowl, silver cup

A widowed Mary Parsons disputes over the title of Springfield home

The widowed Mary Parsons and the dispute over the Springfield Home

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Joseph Parsons takes an oath of fidelity

Joseph Parsons (among others) takes an oath of fidelity.

Joseph Parsons presented for contemptuous behavior

Joseph Parsons cited for contemptuous behavior

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Joseph Parsons charged with lascivious carriage

Joseph Parsons is charged with inappropriate behavior toward Hannah Roote and Goodwife Salmon. He is being charged with lewd, demeaning behavior towards them.

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Joseph Parsons licensed to keep an ordinary

Joseph Parsons is granted a license to run an ordinary (tavern).

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Inventory of James Bridgeman

Inventory of the Estate of James Bridgeman taken by John Lyman and Medad Pomeroy

Tags: copper kettle, cups, deceased, estate of James Bridgeman, house, inventory, iron tools, James Bridgeman, john bridgeman, John Lyman, Land, Medad pomeroy, spoons, sword

The Case of Mary Parsons at the Court of Assistants at Boston

The following are transcripts copied from Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay 1630 - 1692 on Mary Parsons case.

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Decision of the court in the slander suit against Mary Parsons

The courts final verdict in the slander suit against Mary Parson is given.

Tags: 1656, court costs, court decision, defendant, holyoke, James Bridgeman, John Pynchon, joseph parsons, Mary Parsons, northampton, one shilling and eight pence, pay damages, plaintiff, Springfield, ten pounds sterling, verdict

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