10 Apr 1732
Thomas Kinyon of South Kingstown informs Town Council that his father-in-law Joseph Lad of South Kingstown is an aged, poor, blind man and hath no estate to maintain himself & that he now lives with ye sd Kinyon and that it is too great a burden for him to bear as a son-in-law and considering his circumstances and the old man having several sons in sd town that are able to assist in ye maintaining of ye sd old man, therefore the sd Kinyon prays that the TC would make an order upon him & upon the sons of the sd Joseph Lad in order for his maintenance. Wherefor TC of South Kingstown orders that they each of them shall pay as it is hereafter expressed in order for his maintainance, viz: That Benjamin Lad shall pay £5 10s. Jonathan Lad shall pay £5. Joseph Lad shall pay £9. Thomas Kinyon [shall pay] £5. Sarah Lad [shall pay] £1 10s. And that all the abovesaid sums to be paid by the persons abovesd shall be for the support & maintainance of the sd Joseph Lad for one hole year from the day of the date hereof next ensuing and every of them except the sd Kinyon shall pay the fourth part of the abovesaid sums quarterly to the sd Kinyon & that he shall do his part also as is above set forth and it the old man shall dye before the year end then each of them shall pay proportionally according to the above sums for the time he lives. ...
11:355
14 Oct 1734
Thomas Kinyon to have £5 out of town treasury for keeping his father-in-law Joseph Lad from the 10 May last past for 3 months to 10 Aug last past.
11:357
14 Apr 1735
Thomas Kinyon to have £10 for keeping his father-in-law Joseph Lad from the 10 Aug last past paid by town treasury.
11:360
8 Mar 1735/36
Thomas Kinyon to have £8 out of town treasury ... keeping his father-in-law Joseph Lad.
13:269
14 Feb 1736/7
Thomas Kinyon to have £5 for keeping his father-in-law Jos Ladd from 11 Oct last to 11 of Jan past.
13:270
9 May 1737
Voted that Clement Reynolds of South Kingstown take Joseph Ladd (who is now with Thomas Kinyon) & ye sd Reynolds keep said Ladd after ye same manner & at the same rate as said Kinyon hath done heretofore & that sd Reynolds go with him a fortnight hence.
13:274
10 Apr 1738
Benjamin Ladd of South Kingstown to have £5 of the treasury of South Kingstown for keeping his father Joseph Ladd from the 11th day of Jan last to the present time.
13:281
12 Feb 1738[/9]
Benjamin Ladd to have £5 for keeping & looking after his Father Joseph Ladd from 10 Oct to 11 Jan last past.
17:256
14 Jan 1739[/40]
Benjamin Ladd's account for £20 for looking after is Father Joseph Ladd 12 months to be paid.
