-One of the Original Proprietors of Salisbury, Massachusetts
-Fined at Hampton, 13: 8: 1668 for "miscarraiges before marriage" with his wife to be, but stayed out of legal trouble subsequent.
-Was a house carpenter and built his house on a 4 acre lot purchased from Robert Ring.
-Freeman in 1675.
-Selectman, Representative, Town Clerk, Deacon of the Church.
-1678 recorded as Seargent Henry True
-1689 as Liutentant Henry True
-1696-1722 was Captain of the Militia of Salisbury
-Served as Sole Executor of the will of his Mother-in-law Mary (Perkins) Bradbury. She was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. She escaped before her death sentence was enacted. Henry successfully petitioned the court to remove the conviction from her record. Later, the heirs were awarded twenty pounds in compensation.
-Letter to Henry True:

"Sr about one of the clock the Indians killd matt wees (Weed's) wife and 3 children one of them dead to other 2 mortalley wounded att the same time Robb. Hoyts wife killd a child missing and a boy of thomas hoyts killd John Ash killed, barnes prouce (Barnes Prowse) missing we fear killd all att one time as neer as we Judg." And as a postscript, "Sr pray send a party of men I think It a good way to go out this knight wee think to be 30 Indians." In Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, p. 26, we find a list of Salisbury soldiers with this note:

"To Sergnt Tho Braadbury this is to desier & Impower you to take the Care & Conduct of ye men above named & forthwith according to order to march them to Exeter to Reli... the distressed who are at this time in danger by ye Enimy & be very kerfull of your self & men in your march given under my hand in Salisbury this fifth day of July in ye Eight yere of her maiesstes reign Annoque Domini 1710. Henry True, Cap."