CONSTABLE JABEZ OF BROOKFIELD

Jabez Olmsted was a Constable in Brookfield in 1720.  In May of that year, Benj. Walker and Hopskill Hinds of Brookfield killed a wolf, and brought its head to the Constable, who cut off its ears in the presence of the selectman, who then ordered the bounty be paid.

One of the selectman was Jabez’s father-in-law, Thomas Barnes, and one of the others was his brother-in-law, Samuel Barnes.

Reference: Roy, Louis E. , “History of East Brookfield, Massachusetts 1680-1970”, The Heffernan Press, Worcester, MA,  1970.