Source: Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Vol. 5, ed. by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, M.D., Boston, Mass., 1856.

Some spelling has been modernized. Pagination refers to published records, not to the original records.

p. 18.
1 June 1669
“The Names of the Grand Enquest.”
Samuell Dunham [et al.]

p. 18.
1 June 1669
“Constable of the seuerall Townes.”
Eastham, . . . Benajah Dunham, sworne.

p. 22.
1 June 1669
“Letters of adminnestration graunted vnto Abigall Dunham, Seni^r, widdow, to adminnester on the estate of John Dunham, Seni^r, deceased.”

p. 25.
5 July 1669
“Att this Court, John Dunham Seni^r, came into the Court and complained against John Dotey, that hee mett him in the high way, and did crewelly beate him, and affeirmeth that hee goeth in danger of his life because of the said John Dotey, and hath taken an oath before the said Court for the truth of the premises, and prayeth a warrant of the peace against him.
John Dotey ackowlidgeth to owe vnto our [sovereign] lord the Kinge the summe of . . . 20:00:00
John Soule the summe of . . . 10:00:00
Samuell Smith the summe of . . . 10:00:00
The condition that if said John Dotey shall and doe keep the peace towards our [sovereign] lord the Kinge and all his leich people, and in speciall in reference to the said John Dunham, and appeer att the Court of his ma^tie to be holden in Plymouth the last Tusday in October next, and not depart the said Court without lycence; that then, &c.”

p. 40.
7 June 1670
“John Dunham, Seni^r, being bound ouer to this Court to answare for his abusive speeches and carriages towards Sarah, the wife of Benjamine Eaton, and being conuict therof, was centanced to be bound to his good behauior.
John Dunham acknowlidgeth to owe vnto our [sovereign] lord the Kinge the summe of . . . 40 [pounds]
The condition, that if the said John Dunham be of good behauior towards our [sovereign] lord the Kinge and all his leich people, and in speciall towards Sarah, the wife of Benjamin Eaton, and appeer att the Court of his ma^tie to be holden att Plymouth aforsaid the last Tusday in October next, and not depart the said Court without lycence; that then, &c.”

pp. 47-8.
“The bounds of the land graunted formerly by the Court vnto John Morton, Seni^r, [videlicet]: a parsell of land lying in that which is commonly called the Majors Purchase, att Namassakett, ranging vpon the easterly syde with Jonathan Dunhams land, and soe running north and south nearest with the said land, and soe extending from the old Indian path on the south end, and soe to the country road on the north end [. . . .]  Further, the Court haue graunted vnto the said John Morton another parsell of land within the said Majors Purchase att Namassakett, lying on the southwesterly syde of the said Jonathan Dunhams land, and to range with the said Jonathan Dunhams land still on the southwesterly syde vnto a great rocke well knowne which stands neare vnto the said country road [. . . .]”

p. 56.
5 June 1671
The Grand Enquest.
Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

p. 57.
5 June 1671
“Surveyors of Highwaies.”
Plymouth, . . . Daniell Dunham [et al.]

pp. 59-60.
5 June 1671
“For the prevention of great abuse by the excessiue drinking of liquors in ordinaryes [. . . .]  It is further ordered by this Court, y^t some two or three men be appointed in euery towne of this jurisdiction to haue the inspection of the ordinaries, or in any other places suspected, to take notice of such abuses as may arise in reference to the premises or otherwise, and make report therof to the Court.

The mens names appointed heerinto in each towne are as followeth:—”
Middlebery, . . . Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

p. 61.
5 June 1671
[In the case of John Cowin, who was indicted for “speaking contemptable words against the royal dignity of England [in saying that] there was neuer any Kinge in England that was an English man but one crooked backed Richard, a crooked rogue, just like such an one as hee named, [videlicet], a crooked man well known in the towne of Scituate [. . . .]”]
The Names of the Jury.
Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

pp. 65-6.
“The bounds of Jonathan Dunhams land at Namassakett, layed out by William Nelson and William Crow, appointed by the Court, as followeth:—
New Plymouth.  Haueing read an order of ye Court of this jurisdiction, bearing date June the 7^th, 1665, to lay out vnto Jonathan Dunham thirty acrees of land in that tract of land called Majors Purchase, which is on the eastwardsyde of Namassakett River; haueing accordingly layed out, measured, and bounded the said thirty acrees, att the east end, next a brooke, with a great white oake, and att the west end, next the said brooke, with a great white oake, which brooke is on the southsyde of the said land, and the said land is layed out to butt home to the brooke, att the west end; one the northsyde it is bounded with a red oake tree, that hath a red oake bush att the roote of it; and att the northsyde and east end is marked a great white oak, for the bounds therof.  October 30^th, 1665. [Signed by William Crowe and William Nelson]

Besides an adition joyning to the said land att the northeasterly end of it, between the said land and the old path adjoyning to both, bounded by the said path att the northwesterly corner, between John Mortons land and it, layed out by the order and inspection of Captaine Southworth, whoe procured the said land of the Court for the said Jonathan Dunham.”

p. 82.
29 Oct. 1671
[In the adultery case of John Buck and Mary Attkinson]
“The Names of the Jury that tryed the abouenamed.”
Samuell Dunham, sworne. [et al.]

p. 88.
5 Mar. 1671/2.
“Wee, whose names are vnderwritten, being summoned together by order from the [Governor] to view the corpes of M^r John Barnes, and to giue in a verdict how wee judge hee came by his death [. . . .]  Vnto the truth wherof wee haue subscribed our hands.”
Samuell Dunham [et al.]

p. 91.
5 June 1672
The Grand Enquest.
Samuell Dunham [et al.]

p. 115.
3 June 1673
“The Constables of the seuerall Townes of this Jurisdiction are as followeth.”
Middlebery, . . . John Dunham [et al.]

p. 135.
15 Sept. 1673
“The Names of the Deputies that serued att this Court.”
Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

p. 144.
3 June 1674
“The names of the Celect Men in each towne are as followeth:—”
Middlebery, . . . Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

p. 145.
3 June 1674
“The Constables of the seuerall Townes.”
Plymouth, . . . Samuell Dunham, sworne.

p. 149.
7 July 1674
“Samuell Dunham, Seni^r, of Plymouth, standeth bound vnto the Court of his ma^tie held this day att Plymouth, in New England, in the penall summe of ten pounds sterling, on condition, that wheras M^r Isaacke Waldron, of Boston, phisition, hath commenced suite against William Browne, of Charlestowne, chyrurgion, in an action of the case to th edamage of twenty six pounds of currant mony, for that said Browne hath neglected to pay a debt of thirteen pounds, due vpon bill sometime in Aprill last past, vnto the said Waldron; if, therfore, the said Isacke Waldron shall appeer att the Court of his ma^tie to be holden att Plymouth aforsaid the last Tusday in October next, then and there to prosecute his said suite to effect, that then the aboue written obligation to be voyde and of none effect, or otherwise to remaine in full force, strength, and vertue.”

p. 150.
7 July 1674
“In reference vnto the first propriators of the lands in the Majors Purchase, soe called, which is in the township of Middleberry, between the two pathes, that wheras the record of theire graunte expresseth onely thirty acrees a peece and proportionable commonage, the Court heerby declares, that theire intent was, that all the lands within that tract called the Majors Purchase is settled and doth appertaine vnto them and theire heires and assignes for euer, excepting such smalle parsells as haue since bin graunted vnto seuerall persons within the said tract, wherof a parsell was thirty acrees in the said tracte graunted to John Dunham, Juni^r, as followeth:—

Thirty acrees of land is graunted by the Court, with the consent and concurrance of such as are the propriators in the said Majors Purchase, vnto John Dunham Juni^r, being layed out & bounded by William Nelson by order from Captaine Southworth, is as followeth, [videlicet]:  it lyeth on the easterensyde of the head of Rauen Brooke, marked with a stake att the northwest corner, and att the northeast corner with a smalle red oake, and on the southeast corner it is bounded with a rocke, and att the southwest corner it is bounded with a smalle red oake.”

p. 152.
7 July 1674
“John Rickard, the son of John Rickard, and Samuell Dunham, the son of Samuell Dunham, for abuseing an Indian, and therin breaking the Kings peace, was fined, each of them, three shillings and four pence.”

p. 165.
1 June 1675
“The Names of the Celect Men in each Towne of this Government.”
Middleberry, . . . Jonathan Dunham [et al.]

p. 166.
1 June 1675
“The Surveyors of the Highwayes.”
Plymouth, . . . Samuell Dunham [et al.]

p. 182.
“New Plymouth, the 20^th of October, 1675
Wee, whose names are vnderwritten, being sworne to view the dead body of John Fallowell, doe find that hee was accessary to his owne death, by wilfull goeing into a deep pond, called Loutt Pond, and drowned himselfe.
sworne, Joseph Dunham [et al.]”

p. 188.
7 Mar. 1675/6
“Samuell Dunham and Sarah Fallowell, widdow, are allowed by the court to adminnester on the estate of John Fallowell, deceased.”

pp. 221-2.
6 Mar. 1677
“Samuell Dunham, Seni^r, aged fifty yeers or therabouts, and John Rickard, Seni^r, aged 50 yeers or therabouts, being deposed, doe testify, that vpon an agreement between Grigory Williams and Richard Willis, the said Grigory Williams did agree, that the said Richard Willis should haue deliuered to him three pounds siluer mony, attached in M^r Edward Grayes hand, and a hyde and a barrell of mackerell, which likewise the estate of the said Williams, attached, should haue deliuered to the said Richard Willis, to end all accompts and differences between them from the beginning of the world to February last past before the date heerof; vpon the deposition of the parties aboue mensioned the action commenced by the said Willis sgainst the said Williams was withdrawne.”

p. 253.
5 Mar. 1677/8
“Joseph Dunham, for laciuiouse carriages vsed toward Elizabeth Ringe, fined twenty shillings, to the vse of the collonie.”

pp. 262-3.
“Wee, the vnderwritten, being sworne to view the corpes of Samuell Drew, deceased, the 21 day of May, 1678, doe judge, according to our best judgment, as followeth:  that goeing on board of a shallopp, finding there a bottle of liquor, and drinking soe much of itt, as hee went to gett out of the boate, hee fell from the boate into the water and sand, which wee judge was the cause of his death.
[Signed]
Joseph Dunham [et al.]”

p. 272.
30 Oct. 1678
“Samuell Dunham, of Middlebery, appeered att the latter end of this Court to demand charges for two witnesses in a case depending betwixt John Doten, plaintiffe, against the said Samuell Dunham, defendant, but could not haue them, the plaintiffe not being in the Court; therfor it resteth vntill the next Court.”

p. 274.
“An exact List of all the Names of the Freemen of the Jurisdiction of New Plymouth, transcribed by Nathaniel Morton, Secretary to the Court for the said Jurisdiction, the 29^th of May, Anno Dom[ini] 1670.”
Plymouth.
John Dunham,
Samuell Dunham,
Joseph Dunham,
Daniel Dunham [et al.]

p. 278.
[List of Freemen continued]
Eastham.
Benajah Dunham [et al.]

p. 279.
[List of Freemen continued]
Middleberry.
Jonathan Dunham