Dr. Joseph Warren’s Patients – Alphabetical A thru D

in by Warren

Dates: 1763 – 1775

Descriptor Title First Name Surname Occupation or Address Initial Visit
  Abbot Mr. Abbot maid Mar 2, 1775
Mrs. Abbot Mar 8, 1775
Negro Woman Mr Samuel Abbott Merchant Jan 09, 1765
Negro      Mr Samuel Abbott Merchant Jan 10, 1765
self Mr Samuel Abbott Merchant Jan 02, 1766
Samuel Adames Speaker of Honle house of representtatives Jun 27, 1768
John  Adams Newton Feb 15, 1768
[His] Lady Mr. (Abigail) Adams May 14, 1774
Child Akley Oct 11, 1774
wife   Alexander Socking Weaver May 19, 1774
Mr Alexander May 27, 1774
Child Alexander Jul 16, 1774
Mrs. Alexander Sign of General Wolf Feb 17, 1775
Child Alexander   Mar 27, 1775
Negro Mrs Allen Widow Dec 19, 1763
Mrs Allen Widow Dec 30, 1763
Mr James Allen Merchant May 25, 1764
(Mrs.) Allman Allman’s wife Oct 21, 1774
Dr Nathaniel Ames Dedham Apr 30, 1766
Mr. Ames Blacksmith Jul 31, 1774
Self Rebecca Amory Widow Mar 07, 1766
Andrew Mrs. Andrewes woman below(?) Apr 7, 1775
Mr James Apthorp Dec 10, 1763
Ash near Mason’s Hall Jul 01, 1766
Ashley May 3, 1774
John Ayers Jun 09, 1768
Miss Ayers Sep 5, 1774
Ayres Ayres in wings Lane Sep 2, 1774
Wife John Bacon Carpenter N. Boston Jan 09, 1766
Bacon Temple Street May 26, 1774
Mrs. Bacon Sep 7, 1774
Bacons Girl Bacon Oct 27, 1774
Bailey Oct 22, 1774
Bailey’s Girl Bailey Oct 22, 1774
Sister Bailey   Nov 7, 1774
Child   James Bailey Carpenter Mar 7, 1775
Child Bailey   Mar 8, 1775
Sister Mr. Bailey   Mar 12, 1775
Baker N. Boston Jul 25, 1766
John Baker Sugar Baker Nov 09, 1768
wife (Mrs.) Baker Sugarbaker May 22, 1774
Her Negro Woman (Mrs.) Baker Aug 20, 1774
Negro Baker Sugar Baker Feb 9, 1775
Balch in Barretts Lane Mar 01, 1768
Mr. Ball Jul 26, 1774
Maid Mr Ballard Tavern Keeper Nov 20, 1763
Ballard Ship Joiner Jun 14, 1767
himself Mr Nathaniel Balston Feb 28, 1765
Negro Mr Nathaniel Balston Apr 25, 1767
Lad Mr. To: Banell Jul 15, 1774
Child Mr Barber Taylor next Coffee House Jun 13, 1764
Barnard Watertown Nov 13, 1766
Child Mr Barreett at N. Boston Dec 28, 1764
Wife Mr Barreett at N. Boston Jan 02, 1765
Mr Barreett at N. Boston Jan 11, 1765
Mr. Barret Mar 14, 1775
Mr Nathaniel Barrett Aug 24, 1764
Josiah Barrett Jun 03, 1768
Mrs. Barrett Oct 15, 1774
Child Barrett   Nov 1, 1774
Barrett Barrett South End Nov 2, 1774
Wife’s Brothers Daughter named [  ]uder Mr Baxter Jun 13, 1765
Maid Mr Baxter Jun 23, 1765
Miss Mary March Mr Baxter Jun 26, 1765
Mr Baxter Oct 01, 1765
Negro Baxter   May 19, 1774
Baxter’s Girl Baxter May 21, 1774
[Her] Negro Child Mrs. Baxter Aug 21, 1774
Apprentice Mr Larson Belcher Hatter Feb 08, 1765
Son  Capt (William) Bennet Apr 21, 1765
Daughter Capt (William) Bennet Jan 10, 1766
Negro Captn (William) Bennett Apr 25, 1764
Captn (William) Bennett Apr 27, 1764
Wife Captn (William) Bennett N. End Nov 30, 1764
Mother Captn (William) Bennett N. End Jan 24, 1765
Child Berrey Nov 8, 1774
Child Berry   Jan 17, 1775
Daughter Berry   Jan 19, 1775
Mrs. Billings Aug 1, 1774
Mr. Billings Sep 3, 1774
Mr Black May 18, 1774
Child Mr. Blake   Aug 26, 1774
Child Mr Joshua Blanchard Nov 02, 1764
Mr Joshua Blanchard Nov 04, 1764
Son Caleb Blanchard Nov 13, 1765
Maid Caleb Blanchard Nov 14, 1765
Maid Joshua Blanchard Jan 20, 1766
Miss Betsy Blanchard Dec 24, 1774
Daughter (Sally) Blanchard   Feb 15, 1775
[His] Maid   Blanchard Feb 18, 1775
Lad     Blanchard Mar 3, 1775
Mr Samuel Blodgett Shopkeeper Aug 08, 1763
Child Booth   Jul 20, 1774
Negro Boston N. Boston Jun 20, 1767
Wife Meletiah Bourne Esqr Apr 03, 1766
Lady James Bouteneau Esqr Mar 13, 1765
Mr. Peter Boyer Jan 18, 1775
Negro Boyes   Jul 25, 1774
Mrs. Brace Jul 5, 1774
Child Mr. Brace   Jul 27, 1774
Daughter Mr. Brace   Sep 28, 1774
Child Captn John Bradford Mar 29, 1765
Captn John Bradford Jun 04, 1767
[His] Negro Captn Bradford Jan 26, 1775
[His] Child Bray May 9, 1774
Margaret Breck Mar 20, 1766
child Breck May 19, 1774
himself Captn Brendin Nov 03, 1764
Young woman, sister Brewer   Dec 10, 1774
Brewer Backstreet Feb 20, 1775
Wife (Mrs.) Brewer Cross Street Lane Feb 28, 1775
Mr Brimsdell Aug 17, 1763
Wife George Brinley Apr 12, 1766
Child George Brinley Apr 12, 1766
George Brinley Apr 15, 1766
Britchford May 4, 1774
Mrs. Britchford May 10, 1774
Negro Henry Bromfield May 26, 1766
Brown at Capn. Bradford Oct 03, 1768
Brown at Duglasses Nov 11, 1768
Mr. Brown Mr. Brown’s Daughter Jan 28, 1775
Child Brown Mr. Brown’s Child Feb 8, 1775
Mrs. Brown Tattle Street Feb 24, 1775
Daughter Mr. Gowen Brown   Mar 5, 1775
Brown(e) Jan 20, 1775
Browne Oposite Duncans Jun 21, 1767
Miss Phebe Browne Jun 10, 1774
Child Browne   Jul 23, 1774
Mrs. Bryant by Taylors Shop Yard May 16, 1774
Buckman May 3, 1774
Buckman Buckman’s Daughter Aug 29, 1774
son Ridgway Buckman Buckman’s Son Ridgway Dec 20, 1774
Children Bulfinch   Apr 2, 1775
Child Bullfinch   May 28, 1774
Mrs. Bullfinch May 30, 1774
Captn Bullfinch Sep 11, 1774
Bumstead Sadler Apr 27, 1766
Michael Burk May 11, 1768
Wife Mr Benjamin Burt Feb 07, 1765
Mr Benjamin Burt Jun 17, 1766
James Burton Chairmaker Jun 28, 1766
Mr. Burton Oct 16, 1774
(James Burton at Putnam’s Jan 27, 1775
Nicholas Butler Barber Jul 11, 1766
Wife John Butler Nov 25, 1766
John Butler Jun 26, 1767
Child Butler   Oct 22, 1774
Mrs. Butler Dec 18, 1774
Butler Barber Dec 23, 1774
Woman Butler in House with Callihon Jan 18, 1775
Mr. Butler Damnation Alley Jan 23, 1775
Edward Caho Apr 03, 1768
for himself Captn James Calhoun Apr 19, 1765
Callahan in Damnation Alley Oct 24, 1774
him Joseph  Callender Baker Feb 14, 1766
daughr Joseph  Callender Baker Feb 17, 1766
Negro Joseph  Callender Baker Apr 27, 1766
Maid Joseph  Callender Baker Jun 14, 1766
Widow Callender Jun 28, 1766
son Capt  Callender May 4, 1774
Mrs. Callihan up the Alley Oct 20, 1774
Nurse Thomas Carnes Dec 16, 1765
Edward Carnes Sep 17, 1767
Mr. Jon Carnes May 11, 1774
Miss Joanna Carnes May 11, 1774
Betsy Carnes Jul 24, 1774
Negro Jenny Carnes   Oct 25, 1774
Carnes N End Nov 28, 1774
son Carnes Feb 10, 1775
Child Carr   Sep 14, 1774
Mrs. Carrill head Long Lane Oct 30, 1774
Carryl Lemmon Seller Sep 14, 1774
Mrs. Carryl Dec 23, 1774
Mr. Castle Aug 26, 1774
Channell May 14, 1774
    Channing May 20, 1774
wife (Mrs.) Channing   Aug 16, 1774
Child Mr Thomas Chase Distiller May 26, 1764
Mr Thomas Chase Distiller Aug 25, 1767
wife Cheesman Feb 4, 1775
Mrs. Chukley at Mrs. Marum’s Apr 1, 1775
Chusman Blacksmith May 23, 1774
Child Chusman Feb 1, 1775
Lydia Mary Clapham Oct 19, 1765
Negro Mary Clapham Nov 13, 1765
Mary Clapham May 01, 1766
Son Mr Richard Clarke Merchant Apr 01, 1764
Mr Richard Clarke Merchant Jun 18, 1764
Negro Woman Mr Richard Clarke Merchant Nov 24, 1764
Wife Mr Richard Clarke Merchant Sep 02, 1765
Child Barnabas Clarke Sep 07, 1765
Suckey Mr Richard Clarke Merchant Mar 23, 1766
Mrs Clarke mother to Stanton May 3, 1774
her son Clarke mother to Stanton May 22, 1774
Mrs. Clarke in Bromfield’s Lane Jun 22, 1774
Widow Clarke Jan 21, 1775
Mr. Clarke at Mr. Dana’s [in] Bromfield Lane Jan 25, 1775
Mr. Saml Clarke Feb 6, 1775
Child Clough   Oct 2, 1774
himself Mr John Coates Jul 05, 1764
(Child) Coats   Oct 22, 1774
Mr. Coats Nov 14, 1774
Mr. Coats Man Coats Nov 17, 1774
oldest child Mrs Coats   Dec 5, 1774
Youngest Child Coats   Dec 5, 1774
Mr William Codman Jul 15, 1763
Child Mr William Coffin Feb 10, 1764
Mr Coffin Nantucket Apr 07, 1764
Negro Mr William Coffin Nov 02, 1765
Cogswell Aug 28, 1774
Child Mr. Cogswill   Jun 14, 1774
Mr. Coiner Jul 14, 1774
Mr: John Coleman Innkeeper May 05, 1768
Mrs Mary Collins School Mistress Jun 15, 1763
himself Captn Collins Jun 11, 1764
Miss  Jude Colman Jul 08, 1763
Mrs Hannah Colman Widow of Benja Jun 17, 1766
daught: Mrs Hannah Colman Widow of Benja Mar 20, 1767
Colson Oct 02, 1768
Conner   Jan 26, 1775
Conner Conner of Wob Jan 27, 1775
Mrs. Conner Mar 6, 1775
Mrs Cook Aug 23, 1767
Cook Soldier’s Wife Jul 4, 1774
Boy Cook Baker Jul 22, 1774
Capt Cook Oct 20, 1774
Mrs. Cook Oct 27, 1774
Mrs. Cook Temple street Jan 26, 1775
sister Cook   Jan 30, 1775
Woman Cook   Feb 2, 1775
Child Cook   Mar 10, 1775
Son William Cooper Feb 02, 1768
Ephraim Copeland Oct 19, 1765
Negro Mr Corbet Merchant near Fort Hill May 03, 1764
Mr Corbet Merchant near Fort Hill May 04, 1764
Mr. Edward Corsan Jun 21, 1763
Roland Cotton Esq Feb 12, 1767
Mr Coulson May 15, 1774
Mrs.   Courtney May 7, 1774
Child Coverly at N End Apr 12, 1775
Child Cowan May 20, 1774
Cox Carpenter Jan 06, 1766
Child Mr. Tho: Craft(s) May 7, 1774
Thomas Crafts Jul 22, 1767
Mrs. Crafts Jun 28, 1774
son Mrs. Eben Crafts   Oct 23, 1774
Crafts Girl Crafts Oct 24, 1774
Mr. Wm Crafts Jan 16, 1775
Richard Cranch Aug 27, 1768
Cranch’s man Cranch May 4, 1774
Cranch’s Nurse’s sister Cranch Aug 11, 1774
Mr. Cranch’s maid Mr. Cranch Aug 13, 1774
Young woman at Cranchs Cranch Aug 19, 1774
Wife (Mrs.) Cranch Sadler Dec 13, 1774
wife sister Cranch Sadler Feb 11, 1775
Wife Crane near Mason’s Hall Jul 06, 1766
Child Crane the Taylor Aug 29, 1774
(Mrs.) Crane Jan 15, 1775
Mrs Crosby at the Corner turning to Mr Minots Aug 16, 1765
maid Croswell Nov 07, 1768
[His] Boy Speaker Cushing May 25, 1774
Dall Oct 07, 1768
Richard Dana Esqr: Jul 01, 1768
Capn. Malcomb Daniel Jul 09, 1768
Mr. Dannie May 10, 1774
Datoboses belonging to Capt Homer Sep 22, 1765
Mr Benjamin Davis Merchant Jan 26, 1764
Child Capt Solomon Davis Jun 12, 1766
Mrs Davis in Mr Hancocks Building Jan 14, 1768
Mary Davis Feb 16, 1768
Child Davis at Caine’s College Dec 21, 1774
Child Mr William  Dawes Carpenter Dec 29, 1764
Mr William  Dawes Carpenter Oct 19, 1765
Woman Dawes at Dawe’s the Taylors Feb 12, 1775
Deane Oct 8, 1774
Wife Mr Lewis Deblois Mar 22, 1765
Son Mr Lewis Deblois May 06, 1765
Negro Mr Lewis Deblois Sep 03, 1765
Mr Lewis Deblois Jun 18, 1766
Mr. DeLisle Jul 13, 1774
Captn Deming Jul 16, 1764
herself Miss Abigail Dennie Dec 28, 1764
Mrs. Dennie May 24, 1774
William Dennie Feb 5, 1775
Negro Mr Henry Dering Feb 13, 1765
Daughter Mrs. Dinsdell   Oct 23, 1774
Dr. Dix Jun 5, 1774
Mrs. Doan this side Hoskins Feb 20, 1775
Mrs. Doane Sep 13, 1774
Mr. Doane Mr. Doane’s Child Sep 24, 1774
Child Mr. Dolbeane   Jul 3, 1774
  Dolbeane Feb 28, 1775
Joseph Domett Apr 13, 1767
Domett widow Jan 19, 1768
Maid Joseph Domett Jul 10, 1768
Wife Joseph Domett Jul 22, 1768
Son Domett widow Sep 03, 1768
Woman Domett widow Nov 15, 1768
Doring Doring’s wife Jan 29, 1775
Doring Jan 30, 1775
Mrs. Dorr Sep 28, 1774
Margerett Dorrington Jan 22, 1766
Child Dossen (Dawson?)   Jun 2, 1774
Douglass Jun 16, 1768
Dowdle Sailor at Gardners May 9, 1774
Nathl Downe Dec 22, 1765
Downe of Cape Cod Mar 19, 1768
Mr. Downe Aug 27, 1774
Captn Downe Apr 8, 1775
himself Mr Drew of Plymouth May 30, 1764
herself Miss Esther Duncan Sep 02, 1765
Captn Dymock Aug 27, 1765

 

Source: Derived from Joseph Warren Account Books, 1763-1788. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, Vols. I and II.  As in all documents published on this website, I closely follow spelling, punctuation, and syntax of the original.  Some handwriting is difficult to read.  A few errors and duplications may have crept into this listing.  (?) denotes uncertainty in the transcription.

Commentary:  This alphabetic listing of Dr. Joseph Warren’s patients is one of many outputs from my comprehensive transcription of Warren’s accounts into an electronic database, as prepared in the course of writing his biography.  It is among the most comprehensive analyses ever made of a late Colonial physician’s practice.  Observations based on it included clues to the web of Dr. Warren’s professional and personal associations, quantification of practice statistics, and hints of an informant network operating on the eve of the Revolutionary War.  I hope that this initial listing will assist researchers whose subjects touch on Dr. Warren.  It may variously focus or obviate a visit to Boston to work with the source material, thereby sparing the fragile original manuscripts of avoidable wear and tear.

There are 1,095 individually identified patients listed by the date of their first visit in surviving account books.   Not included are patients who would have appeared only in the lost account books covering the period December 1768 through March 1774.  This posting contains 312 individuals whose surnames of the account payers begin with the letters A through D.  The remainder of the list will appear in coming days.

Here are examples demonstrating how to interpret this list.  Eight names down is Mr. Adams, who is the person responsible for paying the account for his household.  The patient, his “Lady,” first appears in surviving accounts for patient care on May 14, 1774. Yes, that is Abigail Adams! Only the date of the first visit by that patient is listed here, and without associated prescriptions or other notations.

Numerous clinical interactions hint at further interrelationships, which may or may not have occurred.  We note “Suckey” Clarke, merchant’s daughter, who first presented for clinical care on March 23, 1766.  She is most probably Susannah Clarke, the future Mrs. John Singleton Copley.  Mr. Clarke became a key actor culminating in the Destruction of the Tea Crisis in December of 1773.

Across the social spectrum, slaves appear both with and without their first names.  My favorite presumed slave name is “Databoses,” whose melodious moniker begs understanding of its derivation.  Warren’s medical practice was notably blind to race.  There were no Jim Crow or “back of the bus” in Joseph Warren’s clinical practice.  Whether one was loyalist merchant Richard Clarke, Daughter of Liberty Abigail Adams, or Databoses, Joseph Warren attended them in the order of their appearance, with an intensity dictated by clinical need, and with the same treatments for all.  This simple humanitarian practice style, evident in Joseph Warren’s actions if not his words, and unrecorded by contemporaries, may have contributed to his popularity with all kinds of people.

Publication on Dr. Joseph Warren-on-the-Web/www.drjosephwarren.com of an on-line, searchable database  including all patient visits, prescriptions, and surgical procedures, must await funding for editing, programming, and permission of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Email, RSS Follow

Tagged as: Abigail Adams, Accounts, Databoses, John Adams, Mrs. Susannah Copley, Patients

Previous post:

Next post: