settlement – Thomas Turner

Thursday, March 31 1757

In the morning, Sarah and Mary Vinal breakfasted with us, and after breakfast the man and Sarah were married (I being the father to give her away) in the presence of a great many people. Mr French and myself signed the register book. After staying at Jones’s some time, Mr French, Mr John Vine Jr and Thomas Fuller came home with me and dined at our house off a piece of beef boiled, a piece of pork, a currant pond butter pudding and turnips. After dinner we went to Lewes with the man, for him to swear his parish. Mr John Vine Jr, John Watford, Thomas Fuller and Thomas Davy walked along with the man and I rode upon Mr Vine’s mare. We went to Luke Spence Esq, before whom he swore himself of the parish of Thatcham in the county of Berks. I accordingly took out an order to remove him and Sarah his wife to the said parish, Mr Spence sent to Lewes for Mr Fagg, who came and signed the said order, (while the order was a-making out, I rode up town, sending the foot people home). I called at Mr Spence’s as I came back and took the said order and examination. I came home to Jones’s about 6:45, where I stayed till about 12 o’clock. I paid and spent on the parish account today as under:

To Mr Porter’s fees	0.10.6
Do. the clerk’s	0.2.6
To Mr Spence and Fagg	0.5.0
Turnpike	0.0.2
Lewes	0.0.8
Martin’s	0.2.3
	1.1.1

Monday, January 31 1757

Rec’d by Elizabeth Day a note from the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Waldron wherein they acknowledge Elizabeth Day and Ann her daughter to be legally settled and to belong to their parish. It was signed Nicholas Attwood, Will Peters, John Jones and Josias Smith… At home all day, but cannot say busy. Mrs Chatfield drank tea with us, and her husband, coming to accompany her home, stayed and smoked a pipe or 2 with us. This day received advice from Mr John Crouch that Francis Smith has not paid him the £10 sent him the 18th instant. This day delivered to Mr John Vine Jr his bill, amounting to 18.15.11¾, and received his, amounting to 2.5.6. Thomas Davy spent the evening and supped with us.

Tuesday, January 25 1757

After breakfast Mr Jeremiah French came into our house, and we agreed to go and talk with Elizabeth Day and Thomas Lewer, which we set off in order to do. But as we were going alone, we heard that Elizabeth Day was not in the way, upon which Mr French asked me to go into Jones’s, which we accordingly did and spent 2d apiece. Just as we were coming out, we saw Dame Dan and her daughter Day pass by, whom we called into Jones’s and talked to. [We] informed her of our intentions to remove her if she does not go out of our parish before Tuesday next. We then went to Thomas Lewer’s, but he was not at home; so we left word of our intentions with his wife. We came back again to Jones’s (for it is, I think, impossible to get Mr French by a sign post). We had not sat long before we saw John Jones the overseer of Waldron ride by, whom we called to and talked with about Elizabeth Day. He says their parish no ways desires her to intrude on our parish, but had much rather she would come home. So it’s plain the fault of her living here is her own. We spent 12d on the parish account… When I came home again, I dined on some sausages and hog’s puddings. In the evening marked up 4 dozen hoses.