52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS #11: WILLIAM PINSON PT1

Fellow geneablogger Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued the 52
Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. Basically, we have to post something every week
on a different ancestor, whether a story, picture, or research problem. For Week
11 my subject is William Pinson, my 8x great grandfather. All I knew about William
was what I found in researching  his granddaughter Sarah Bickford: his wife Rebecca
had been the niece and sole heir of Thomas Robbins, and that her mother had been
Thomas Robbins' sister and was also named Rebecca. I also knew he'd died in 1695.

I started looking for more information by using Google Search, and found some very
interesting information. . First, in the Salem marriage records at the  Early Massachusetts
Vital Record site, I found an entry for  "Pinsent (Pinson), William, and Rebecka Greene,
27: 12m, 167(5. TC)CTR".  TC stands for "Town Copy" and CTR for "Court Records".  

Then I found more in the Essex County Quarterly Court Records, a place where I've
found many interesting  stories over the years. There were several incidents where
William Pinson appeared in the court. This is the earliest I've found so far:

"Summons, dated 2:9: 1678, to Benjamin Keaser, Moses Vowden and
John Mansfeild, as witnesses in the action between William Pinson and Elizer
Keaser, signed by Hilliard Veren.t

Benjamin Keyser, aged about twenty years, deposed that when Wm. Pin-
son came into his father's house, his brother Eleazer Keysor shut the door
and quarrelled with him and would not let him out. Sworn, 2:9: 1678, before
Edm. Batter,t commissioner.

William Pinson's bill of cost, 10s.

Due to Mrs. Mold from William Pencens,t for three sear cloaths and a
pott of ointment, 8s., for use on a hurt received by Eliezar Kezar.

John Mansfield, aged twenty years, and Moses Vouden, aged about thir-
ty years, deposed that they heard a great noise in Mr. Keysor's house and
going in heard Keysor say to Wm. Pinson that if he did not pay him two
shillings he would have his skin, etc. Sworn, 4:9: 1678, before Edm. Bat-
ter t commissioner.

William Pinson, aged thirty years, deposed that Keysor struck him a
violent blow on the breast and madly tearing him by the coat said "I will have
your heart Blood you Dogg," etc. Sworn, 2:9: 1678, before Edm. Batter,t
commissioner.  -RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS 
OF ESSEX COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME VII 1678-1680 SALEM,
MASS. PUBLISHED BY THE ESSEX INSTITUTE 1919  p114

The  boldfaced t next to names denotes a signature. And 'sear cloths" were old
fashioned "plasters" or bandages used on injuries. Also, notice all the variations
on the spelling of "Pinson."

So now I know that William Pinson's wife was Rebecca Greene, and that they were
married in Salem on 27Feb.1674/1675. Also, if he was 30 years old at the time of
this case, that would put his birth year around 1648.

But there are still two more court cases to discuss.

To be continued.