Natick

                                                                                                                                                              
Tribes

Henry, Jeffery

While little is known of the early life of Jeffery Henry, he was married to Sarah Rumneymarsh, daughter of Israel, and the couple received 20 acres from him at Natick.  By 1739 this marriage had ended and Jeffery Henry married again, this time to Mary Ompetowin Toss and the couple resided at Natick.

To His Excellency William Shirley, Esq., Captain General and Governor in Chief in-and-over His Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, to the Honorable, His Majesty’s Council and House of Repres
Tribes
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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request to the Court for recovery of funds expended in the care of Sarah Wamsquam
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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request to the Court for liberty to sell her share of a ten acre parcel of land so as to mitigate the cost of her support
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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request to the Court for a grant to relieve her from her debt and support her poor health
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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for liberty to sell as much of her land at Natick as is necessary to pay her debts and support her in her sickness
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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request seeking confirmation of their ownership in various pieces of land, through the right of Mary Ompetowin Henry, at Natick and elsewhere and authorization to sell it for their support