Culture of Colonial Massachusetts

Biography

This is a list of occupations and what colonists simply did during the days of colonial Massachusetts.

Salem Village (now Danvers in Danvers County)

Clergy

• Rev. George Burroughs (c.1652 - 1692), Minister of Salem Village, Massachusetts

Constables

• Dea. Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715)
• Eleazer Putnam (1759-1836)
• Col. Enoch Putnam (1731/32-1796)
• Capt. Hon. Jonathan Putnam (1657-1739)
• Jonathan Putnam (1715-1762)
• Joseph Putam (1724-1811)
• Nathaniel Putnam (1746-1788)

Farmers

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England

Freemen

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England

Church Memberships

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England​​​​​​​

Politicians

Deputies to the General Court of Massachusetts

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England​​​​​​

Proprietors

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England​​​​​​​

Selectman

• Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England

Essex County

Clergy

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658), immigrant

Freemen

• Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681)

Justices

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658)
• Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant
• Judge John Hathorn, (1641-1717)
• Edmund Needham (1606-1677), juryman in 1649, 1655 and 1676 in Salem

Church Memberships

• Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681)

Merchants

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658), sold wine

Military

• Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant, commissioned captain of the Salem military company on 1 May 1646 and let troops to victory in King Philip's War, commissioned major in 1656
• Judge John Hathorne, (1641-1717), commissioned colonial of Salem militia in 1711
• Sgt. John Perkins, Jr. (1609-1686), he held the rank of sergeant

Politicians

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine

Commissioners

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine

Committees

• Hon. John Newgate (1588 - 1665), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable, on a committee to receive funds for Harvard, Hatter, Feltmaker, Haberdasher

Deputies

• Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine
• Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant, admitted a freeman in 1634, judge, Assistant Governor 1662-1679, proprietor of 640 acres, commissioned captain of the Salem military company on 1 May 1646 and let troops to victory in King Philip's War, commissioned major in 1656, served as Deputy representing Salem to the House of Deputies, 1st Speaker of the House of Deputies

Printers

• Sgt. John Perkins, Jr. (1609 - 1686), opened the first publishing house in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Proprietors

• William Warner (1594 - ), original proprietor of Ipswich, Massachusetts

Middlesex County

Constables

• Dea. Israel Putnam (1699-1760), 1st Constable of Bedford in 1729
• Isaac Stearns (1597-1671)

Petitioners

• Peter Bent (1629 -1678)

Politicians

Committees

• Isaac Stearns (1597-1671)

Deputies

• Hon. William Patten (1605 -1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor

Representatives

• Capt. Hon. William French (1603-1681), Co Founder and Proprietor of Billerica, 1st Representative of Billerica, Massachusetts

Proprietors

• Capt. Hon. William French (1603 - 1681), Co Founder and Proprietor of Billerica, 1st Representative of Billerica, Massachusetts
• Isaac Stearns (1597 - 1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge

Highway Surveyors

• Hon. William Patten (1605 - 1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor

Fence Viewers

• Hon. William Patten (1605 - 1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
• Isaac Stearns (1597 - 1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge

Plymouth County

Constables

• Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village

Justices

Magistrates

• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor

Politicians

Committees

Councilors

• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor

Commissioners

• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor

Deputies

• Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village

Representatives

• Hon. Thomas Clarke (1599 - 1697), Representatives of the town of Plymouth
• Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
• Lt. Hon. Ephraim Morton (1623 - 1693), Rep. of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Selectmen, Justice of the Peace

Proprietors

• Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village,

Suffolk County

Constables

• John Phillips (1605 - 1682), Constable of Dorchester

Politicians

Treasurers

• Capt. Hon. Hopsetill Foster (1620 - 1676), Treasurer of Dorchester