The New England Job Market

Here are some early New England families and their occupations for the next few posts.....

SINGLETARY:

Richard Singletary: planter in Essex Co., MA [1639-1687].

Nathaniel Singletary: farmer in Essex Co., MA [c1662-1689].

John Singletary: cooper in Essex Co., MA [c1695-1720]; farmer and grist miller in Worcester Co., MA [c1720-1747].

Amos Singletary: farmer and grist miller in Essex and Worcester Co., MA [c1741-1806]. Served with the provincial congress during the Revolution and opposed the ratification of the Constitution as an Anti-Federalist.

GREELEY:

Andrew Greeley: grist and saw miller in New Hampshire and Massachusetts [1640-1697].

Andrew Greeley, Jr.: unsure, but probably farmed in Essex Co., MA [c1666-1736].

CURTIS:

Zacheus Curtis: farm laborer in Esex Co., MA [c1635-1682].

John Curtis: farmer in Essex Co., MA [c1669-1718].

Samuel Curtis: farmer [c1718-death] and innkeeper [1749-1751] in Essex Co., MA.

DODGE:

Richard Dodge: farmer in Essex Co., MA [1638-1671].

Edward Dodge: farmer in Essex Co., MA [c1670-1727].