Christiantown

The Committee appointed to consider the petition of Samuel Ompany and Zerviah, his wife, have considered the same and beg leave to report in the following manner, viz, that the trustees mentioned in said Petition be directed to pay out the sum of fifteen pounds lawful money to the petitioners for the purpose in the said petition mentioned and to take care that it be applied for that use and no other.
 

To His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England and the Honorable His Majesty's Council and House of Representatives

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In the House of Representatives, February [1]12, 1767, [2] viz., resolved that the prayer of the petition of John Jones, attorney to Samuel Ompany and Zerviah Ompany, be granted and that the said John Jones, be and he is hereby empowered t

Abraham, Zerviah

Born into a prominent tribal family, Zerviah Abraham was the daughter of Samuel Abraham and Hannah Nehemiah of Natick, Massachusetts.  She married Samuel Ompany, Jr., of Christiantown sometime around 1760.  They had three children: Samuel, Desire/Zerviah, and Hosea.

To His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief, Etc., the Honorable His Majesty's Council and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled

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Province of the Massachusetts Bay

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This Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq., Captain General and Commander in Chief, to the Honorable His Majesty's Council, and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled

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Province of Massachusetts Bay

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To His Honour Spencer Phips, Esq., Lieutenant Governor and Present Commander in Chief for said Province, the Honorable His Majesty's Council, and the Honorable House of Representatives in General Court Assembled at Boston, This Seventh Day of June A.D. 1756

To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq., Captain General, Governour, Etc., and to the Honourable His Majesty's Council, and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled

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Whitten (Toby), Benjamin

Benjamin Whitten alias Toby (c. 1700-)  was the son of John and Jerusha Whitten/Toby of Christiantown on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and the husband of Jedidiah Abel.    He had two daughters Hannah and Hepzibah.  He and his wife sold parcels of land in 1728, 1731, and 1744 when they lived in Tisbury.