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Plympton became a town in
1707 from part of Plymouth. Presently, the town is
surrounded by Kingston, Carver, Middleborough, Halifax,
and Pembroke. Of the 26 volumes in this collection, 18
books cover the period before 1841. From 1841-1900, four
registers and four index books complete the set.
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Plympton Parish and Town
Records 1701-1734. Book I.
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Much of this volume is
the original "First book of the western precinct of
Plymouth." Besides vital data and typical town
business, these records tell of wild cats; e.g., page
91. For the table of contents, see pages 104-105. Vital
records include births and deaths 1679-1732, generally
listed by family and scattered on pages from 101-158.
Additional deaths (1711-1762) are found on pages 111-114
and 130-132. Marriages from 1708-1731 are sprinkled on
pages between 86 and 160. Eligible voters of 1708 are
listed on page 111. Indexes (very likely incomplete) and
their location include: births in the preface, ear marks
on page 87, "warnings out" and families on
page 106, marriages on pages 107-109, and deaths on page
110.
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The volume is annotated
liberally by Lewis Bradford, who served as Town Clerk
from 1812 until his death in 1851. Among the notes of
Mr. Bradford are an early town history (at the beginning
of the volume) and transcripts of some of the early
pages; e.g., pages 1, 2 and 6 on pages 95-99. Also, he
provides histories and obituaries (with births as early
as 1648) for various families and individuals; e.g.,
pages 88 and 113.
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Births Index for Book 1
& Book 2, about 1649-1854
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FICHE 1
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Town Records 1695,
1701-1719; pp 1-29
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FICHE 1
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Town Records 1712-1733;
pp 30-85, 89
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FICHE 2
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Marriages 1730-1731, p 86
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FICHE 2
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Index of Ear Marks, p 87;
Family Histories, p 88
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FICHE 2
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Town Records 1695, 1707,
1732-1737; pp 90-101, 103, 112
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FICHE 3
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Births & Deaths
1722-1731, pp 101-102
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FICHE 3
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Various Indexes, pp
104-110
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FICHE 3
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Deaths 1711-1762; pp
111-114, 130-132
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FICHE 3
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Births & Deaths
1707-1732; pp 115-119, 122-126, 137-142
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FICHE 3
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Marriages 1709-1729; pp
117-118, 128-129, 133-136
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FICHE 3
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Ear Marks 1711-1712,
1722-1732; pp 120-121, 127, 143
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FICHE 3
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Births & Deaths
1679-1736, pp 144-158
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FICHE 4
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Marriages 1708-1709,
1728-1730; pp 147, 159-160
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FICHE 4
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Town Records 1702,
1733-1736, 1747, 1754, pp 161-164
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FICHE 4
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Plympton Town Records
1732-1815. Book II.
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Vital records in this
volume range from about 1649-1854, with births and
deaths usually arranged by family. One of the town
clerks, Lewis Bradford, often adds supplementary data,
that he documents to other sources; e.g., probate
records, old colony records, and church records.
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Historical Index, pp
i-xii
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FICHE 5
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Town Records 1731-1743,
Taxes 1807-1815; pp 1-43
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FICHE 5
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Town Records 1744-1770,
pp 44-103
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FICHE 6
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Town Records 1770-1781,
pp 104-161
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FICHE 7
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Town Records 1781-1790,
pp 162-223
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FICHE 8
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Town Records 1790-1798,
pp 224-283
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FICHE 9
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Town Records 1798-1807,
pp 284-344
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FICHE 10
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Town Records 1739-1755,
1812-1815; pp 345-349
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FICHE 11
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Marriages 1774,
1792-1796, 1804-1807; pp 350, 356
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FICHE 11
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Town Accounts 1729-1762,
pp 351-392
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FICHE 11
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Town Records 1807-1808,
pp 393-404
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FICHE 11
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Town Records 1808-1815,
pp 405-463
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FICHE 12
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Town Records 1775, 1802,
1813-1815; pp 464-499
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FICHE 13
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Vital Records 1697-1854,
pp 473-511
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FICHE 13
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Vital Records 1649-1850,
pp 510-551
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FICHE 14
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Vital Records 1711-1847,
pp 552-583
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FICHE 15
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Vital Records 1732-1850,
pp 582-621
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FICHE 16
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Vital Records 1718-1851,
pp 622-635
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FICHE 17
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Marriages 1766-1815; pp
634-649
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FICHE 17
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Town Records 1752-1778,
1794-1815; pp 650-677
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FICHE 17
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Marriage Intentions
1804-1814, pp 666-669, 674
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FICHE 17
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Town Records 1723-1826;
pp 678-737
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FICHE 18
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Marriages &
Intentions 1732-1815, pp 680-723
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FICHE 18
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Deaths 1732-1739, p 736
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FICHE 18
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Town Records 1747-1778;
pp 738-750
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FICHE 19
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Table of Town
Perambulations, ca p 753
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FICHE 19
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First Index to the Second
Book of the Records of the Town of Plympton,
Massachusetts 1731-1790. Also
known as the Old Index, most entries reference births
and deaths. See pages after "Y" for references
not included in the main index, especially for
marriages. Probably many of the vital records in Book II
are not indexed here.
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Index to Vital Records
1731-1790
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FICHE 20
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Second Index to the
Second Book of the Records of the Town of Plympton,
Massachusetts 1731-1815. Both
vital records (from A-S) and town business are partially
indexed here and combined on the same fiche with the
index above.
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Index to Town and Vital
Records 1731-1815
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FICHE 20
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Index to Publishments in
the 2nd Book of the Records of the Town of Plympton,
Mass. Marriage intentions
recorded at the end of this index may not be found
elsewhere in the town records.
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Index to Publishments
1732-1738, 1795-1815; pp 1-14
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FICHE 21
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Marriage Intentions
1739-1748, 1765-1779; pp 16-20
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FICHE 21
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Index to Marriages in the
2nd Book of the Records of the Town of Plympton
1731-1790. "N.B. There
are Marriages in the last part of this Book, which had
not before been recorded in the Town Records." Note
also that this index and the one above are combined on
one fiche. Additionally, compare this index with the
marriage indexing at the end of Book VI.
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Notes about the Records,
pp 1-4, 32-35
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FICHE 21
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Index to Marriages
1731-1818; pp 5-32
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FICHE 21
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Marriages 1732-1753,
1780-1790; pp 35-37
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FICHE 21
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Plympton Town Records
1814-1825. Book III.
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For a partial inventory
(catalogue) of the town's books & papers, see pages
113-117 and 253. The project is continued in Book VI.
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Introduction, Indexes
& Tables, pp 1-13
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FICHE 22
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Town Records 1813-1817,
pp 14-55
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FICHE 22
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Town Records 1817-1819,
pp 56-115
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FICHE 23
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Town Records 1813,
1820-1821; pp 116-169
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FICHE 24
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Town Records 1821-1823,
pp 170-229
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FICHE 25
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Town Records 1824-1825,
pp 230-281
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FICHE 26
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Plympton Parish Records
1827-1863. Book III.
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Especially interesting
are pages (1-350) written by Lewis Bradford, who served
simultaneously as parish clerk and town clerk. His
"brief historical sketches" personalize names.
Especially poignant are Bradford's comments on the cause
and effect of the law passed in 1834 allowing persons to
withdraw their memberships from the parishes; e.g.,
pages 83, 207, 219, 349.
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Introduction &
Indexes, pp 1-11
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FICHE 27
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Parish Records 1695-1846;
pp 13-47
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FICHE 27
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Parish Records 1698-1846;
pp 48-107
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FICHE 28
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Parish Records 1827-1846;
pp 108-175
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FICHE 29
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Parish Records 1695-1846;
pp 176-231
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FICHE 30
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Parish Records 1695-1846,
pp 232-289
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FICHE 31
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Parish Records 1695-1851,
pp 290-347
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FICHE 32
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Parish Records 1695-1865,
pp 348-390
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FICHE 33
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Plympton Town Records:
Mortgages of Personal Property 1832-1872.
Book V.
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For additional mortgages,
see Book IX.
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Introduction & Index,
pp 1-9
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FICHE 34
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Personal Property
Mortgages 1832-1838, pp 1-36
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FICHE 34
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Dog Licenses 1858-1860,
1863-1871; pp 37-43+
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FICHE 34
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Dog Licenses 1871-1872
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FICHE 35
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Personal Property
Mortgages & Tax Sales 1870-1886
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FICHE 35
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Plympton Town Records
1825-1835. Book VI.
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Sometimes notes of
another date are inserted into these records. Also, on
loose pages at the end of the book is indexing to
marriages from Book II, pages 350, 356, 600 and 708-738.
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Indexes, pp 4-13; Town
Records 1822-1826, pp 15-57
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FICHE 36
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Town Records 1827-1828,
pp 58-117
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FICHE 37
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Town Records 1828-1830,
pp 118-177
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FICHE 38
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Town Records 1830-1831,
pp 178-235
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FICHE 39
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Town Records 1831-1833,
pp 236-295
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FICHE 40
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Town Records 1833-1835,
pp 296-351
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FICHE 41
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Town Records 1835-1838,
1809-1834; pp 352-357+
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FICHE 42
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Plympton Town Records
1835-1850. Book VII.
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Militia lists are
included as part of these records.
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Introduction &
Indexes, pp 1-15
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FICHE 43
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Town Records 1835-1836,
pp 16-51
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FICHE 43
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Town Records 1836-1838,
pp 52-107
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FICHE 44
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Town Records 1838-1840,
pp 108-167
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FICHE 45
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Town Records 1840-1842,
pp 168-227
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FICHE 46
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Town Records 1842-1844,
pp 228-286
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FICHE 47
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Town Records 1844-1845,
pp 287-346
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FICHE 48
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Town Records 1845-1847,
pp 347-406
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FICHE 49
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Town Records 1847-1850,
pp 407-459
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FICHE 50
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Plympton Town Records
1836-1914. Book VIII.
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These town records
include land divisions and boundaries, pew deeds, ear
marks, private agreements, and at least one marriage
separation (page 35).
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Introduction & Index,
pp 1-13
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FICHE 51
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Town Records 1746, 1793,
1830-1869; pp 19-58
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FICHE 51
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Town 1871, 1884-1885,
1895-1897, 1909-1916; pp 59-88
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FICHE 52
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Plympton Town Records:
Mortgages of Personal Property & Entries of
Attachments of Personal Property 1838-1924.
Book IX. 324+ pages. For earlier mortgages, see Book V.
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Introduction &
Indexes, pp 1-15
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FICHE 53
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1838-1850, pp 19-53
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FICHE 53
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1850-1873, pp 54-113
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FICHE 54
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1874-1886, pp 114-172
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FICHE 55
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1887-1903, pp 173-232
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FICHE 56
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1905-1918, pp 233-292
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FICHE 57
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Mortgages of Personal
Property 1918-1924, pp 293-324
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FICHE 58
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Mortgages &
Miscellaneous 1839-1918
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FICHES 58-59
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Plympton Town Records:
Publishments, Marriages, Births, & Deaths 1840-1901.
Book X. 274+ pages. Found in this book are births and
deaths 1766-1860, as well as marriages and/or intentions
1709-1901. Note the death of Lewis Bradford on page 187.
While still serving as town clerk, he died instantly at
age 83 from a fall off a wagon onto the church steps.
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Preface & Indexes, pp
1-21
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FICHE 60
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Marriages &
Intentions 1839-1843, pp 22-53
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FICHE 60
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Births & Deaths
1774-1857, pp 28-57
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FICHE 60
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Births & Deaths
1766-1860, pp 58-114
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FICHE 61
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Intentions, Marriages
& Deaths 1843-1851, pp 62-123
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FICHE 61
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Intentions &
Marriages 1846-1851, 1857-1858; pp 124-189
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FICHE 62
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Births & Deaths
1793-1860, pp 126-188
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FICHE 62
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Intentions 1851-1883; pp
190-205, 217-251
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FICHE 63
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Marriages 1851-1852,
1859, 1862; pp 193, 219
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FICHE 63
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Out-of-Town Marriages
1709-1799, pp 206-216
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FICHE 63
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Marriage Intentions
1883-1901, pp 252-274
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FICHE 64
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Marriage Certificates
1876, 1883-1884
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FICHE 64
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Plympton Town Records:
Town Meetings 1850-1862. Book
XI.
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Four town clerks served
during this time period. Their records included militia
lists. Noted as prominent school "evils" in
1856 were absence and tardiness. For other school
problems, see pages 7-8 of fiche 69.
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Title & Indexes, pp
2-13
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FICHE 65
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Town Records 1855-1861,
1850-1851; pp 14-67
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FICHE 65
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Town Records 1851-1855,
pp 68-137
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FICHE 66
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Town Records 1855-1858,
pp 138-207
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FICHE 67
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Town Records 1858-1860,
pp 208-277
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FICHE 68
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Town Records 1860-1862,
pp 278-326+
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FICHE 69
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Reports of Town Clerk
& School Committee 1856, pp 1-8
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FICHE 69
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Plympton Treasurer's
Account Book 1788-1830.
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A newspaper of about 1785
provides the cover for this book. The book is unpaged
until about 1807. For tax valuations of 1827, see fiche
#91.
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Town Accounts 1785-1797
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FICHE 70
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Town Accounts 1797-1804
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FICHE 71
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Town Accounts 1804-1806;
1807-1812, pp 1-42
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FICHE 72
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Town Accounts 1812-1821,
pp 43-102
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FICHE 73
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Town Accounts 1820-1831,
pp 103-149
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FICHE 74
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Town Accounts 1810-1811,
1798-1799; unpaged
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FICHE 74
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Plympton Valuation Lists
1783-1809. About 200 pages.
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Valuations are missing
for the years 1786, 1787, 1790, 1792, 1795, 1800 and
1802. The town clerk attributes the loss of some records
to embezzlers.
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Introduction; Tax
Valuations 1783-1785, 1788
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FICHE 75
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Tax Valuations 1788-1789
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FICHE 76
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Tax Valuations 1789,
1791, 1793-1794
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FICHE 77
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Tax Valuations 1794,
1796-1798
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FICHE 78
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Tax Valuations 1798-1799,
1801, 1803
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FICHE 79
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Tax Valuations 1803-1807
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FICHE 80
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Tax Valuations 1807-1809
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FICHE 81
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Tax Valuations 1809
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FICHE 82
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Plympton Valuation Lists
1810-1831. About 300 pages.
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Some pages are pullouts;
others are arranged sideways. Valuations for residents
are separate from those for non-residents.
"Embezzlers" may be responsible for the
missing records of 1820, 1822 and 1824. Missing records
of 1827 were located for this filming.
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Introduction & Tax
Valuations 1810-1811
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FICHE 83
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Tax Valuations 1811-1814
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FICHE 84
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Tax Valuations 1814-1817
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FICHE 85
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Tax Valuations 1817-1819
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FICHE 86
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Tax Valuations 1819,
1821, 1823
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FICHE 87
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Tax Valuations 1823,
1825-1826
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FICHE 88
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Tax Valuations 1826,
1828-1830
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FICHE 89
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Tax Valuations 1830-1831
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FICHE 90
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Tax Valuations 1827
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FICHE 91
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Plympton Index to First
Book of Register of Births, Marriages, & Deaths
1841-1851+. Indexed are
births, marriages, and deaths found in Book 1 below.
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Remarks & Index to
Vital Records 1841-1851+
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