Josiah Speen Type: Person Identifier: 214542 Title: Josiah Speen Unique ID: Josiah Speen Standard Name: Speen Manuscript Name: Josiah Speen Josiah Speen, Judge Ethnicity: Natick Place Event: Natick, MA Place Vital: Natick, MA Date: 1712-03-10 1715-03 1715-04-18 1716-03-12 1719-05-04 1728-08-30 1729-07-01 1729-11-26 1730-12-31 1731-12-15 1734-05-20 1737-06-12 1741-09-26 1742-03-27 1742-04-09 1742-04-19 1743-06-13 1745-06-29 1746-12-04 1748-02-17 1748-03-28 1748-11-22 1749-06-16 1749-07-16 1752-02-10 1758-01-28 Events that this Person attendedItem 128275 With other Indians "distinguished to me the only and true proprietors of Natick."Item 129088 Chosen selectman.Item 129090 Chosen surveyor.Item 129099 Ordered no wood to be sold to the English.Item 129104 Chosen juryman.Item 132151 Petitioned with others that their sale of lands to Peabody be confirmed.Item 132440 Petitioned re: meeting house site dispute.Item 132577 A request of Josiah Speen asking permission to sell land to reimburse Deacon Jonathan Rice for items stolen from Rice by Speen's son Daniel, who was one of Rice's servants.Item 102071 Petitioned to stop Felch and others from fishing in their ponds.Item 106954 Signed a deed with others to O. Peabody.Item 107390 Signed a deed with others to J. Lealand.Item 107396 Signed a deed to J. BabesuckItem 102070 Signed a deed to O. Death.Item 135538 Signed a deed with others to J. Ephriam.Mentions of this PersonItem 51871 Massachusetts granted permission for him to sell land there.Item 51872 Massachusetts granted permission for him to sell land there. Old and feeble.Item 51867 With other Indians "distinguished to me the only and true proprietors of Natick."Item 51865 Chosen selectman.Item 51866 Chosen surveyor.Item 51864 Ordered no wood to be sold to the English.Item 51863 Chosen juryman.Item 51868 Petitioned with others that their sale of lands to Peabody be confirmed.Item 51869 Petitioned to sell land to pay for building a house.Item 51870 Petitioned for distribution of proceeds of Samuel Umpetowin's land to his relatives.Item 51860 Petitioned re: meeting house site dispute.Item 51861 A request of Josiah Speen asking permission to sell land to reimburse Deacon Jonathan Rice for items stolen from Rice by Speen's son Daniel, who was one of Rice's servants.Item 51862 An order by Massachusetts General Court granting Josiah Speen the liberty to sell enough land to pay the debts incurred by his son Daniel's stealing of Reverend Rice's propertyItem 51885 Petitioned to stop Felch and others from fishing in their ponds.Item 51874 Listed on census with his wife, 1 child and 1 grandchild. West of Sawpit Hill.Item 51873 Lived there with his wife and 1 child and 1 grandchild.Item 51876 Signed a deed with others to O. Peabody.Item 51877 Signed a deed with others to J. Lealand.Item 51878 Signed a deed to J. Lealand.Item 51879 Signed a deed to J. Travis.Item 51881 Signed a deed to B. Wyser.Item 51880 Signed a deed to H. Rice.Item 51882 Signed a deed to J. BabesuckItem 51883 Signed a deed to O. Death.Item 51884 Signed a deed from adminstrator to H. Hos.Item 51875 Signed a deed with others to J. Ephriam.Show 20 moreSource Manuscripts for this PersonItem 300003 Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of ...Item 300026 Bacon, Oliver N. A History of Natick, from ...Item 300218 Goddard, Ives, and Kathleen Bragdon. Native ...Item 300271 Journals of the House of Representatives ...Item 300315 Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass.Item 300318 Massachusetts Historic Society Collections ...Item 300537 Southern Middlesex County Registry of Deeds ... Relationships Enlarge Citation “Josiah Speen,” HRI-FNE, accessed December 8, 2025, https://hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/57769.Item214542 Save this item as a PDF file
