MM.kft^O^. ?>sv ^^'^-^^^'.-.uv. CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY THIS BOOK IS THE GIFT OF John P. Young CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 092 203 532 Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://archive.org/cletails/cu31924092203532 M Z^-'i-ci^^j l-T^i^''- ^"2!^*z^i2>^ HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY, CONNECTICUT, V FK M THE FIRST INDIAN DEED IN 1659 TO 1871, INCLUDING THE anil a prt «f fjeforlr anl) pM^Imrg. Bt WILLIAM COTHREN. "In the silent greenwood glade. In the dim old forest shade, By the gliding river. Are historic voices ringing, Mn^c on the soft breeze flinging. And they haunt me ever. I love them well, for they to me Ai^e as some pleasant memory/* VOL. I. WATERBURY, CONN.: PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM R. SEELET. 1871. Al^2HHi^ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by WILLIAM COTHREN, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress. F&ES8 OF THE 8TATP0BD PEINTIirG CO., NEW HAVBN, CT. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. EVEN'TEEN years[ have rolled their rapid, busy round, since the first edition of this work was given to the public. During that period some of the most important events in his- tory have occurred. This coun- try and the world have been filled with great excitements — have been stirred with the conflict of opinions, the clash of arms, and the solution of the greatest questions of any age. Perhaps no equal number of years can be found since the organi- zation of civil society, when so much of history has been crowded into so short a space of time. It is well, then, to pause for a brief space, and note the progress of events — to digest and receive in- struction from what has been so recently enacted, and to record the part we have borne, in so important a period. Woodbury has always been so identified with the important events in the history of the country, that a good account of the town, by necessity, furnishes a full epitome of the history of the State, and of the times. No town is better deserving of a faithful record. Impressed with this idea, I have, during all these hurried, bustling years, jotted down such items of interest as occurred, and now present them to a discriminating public. PKEFAOE. In a work, which contained such a multitude of dates and facts,, as the former edition, I have been gratified to see how few cor-" rections can be made, on a continued and careful inquiry, extend- ing through a period of seventeen years. I do not, therefore, f^el compelled to remark, as did my friend, the late Hon. Royal R, Hinman, in the preface to one of his valuable works, that I issue this edition " to correct some former mistakes, and to make more." It is issued to preserve additional facts of value that have come to hand, and to record the thrilling events that have occurred since the publication of the former work. These deserve the re- cognition of a new volume. A new feature will be found in this edition, in the way of illus- trations. The chapters in the second volume have been beauti- fully illustrated by initial illuminated letters, and by fourteen wood engravings of local scenes and objects in the town, executed by Mr. Henry C. Curtis, a special artist of high repute, residing in Hartford, from views taken by himself during the last summer. They add much to the permanent value and interest of the work. The paging of the two volumes has been made continuous for more ready reference. The Index in the second volume is a full one of the entire work, while the first volume contains an index of its own contents only. When the former edition was published, there were few works of the kind in the country, and none covering so wide a range of topics. At that time few appreciated the immense labor and re- search required to produce such a work. All this is now better understood. A very general interest has been created, and an author finds less trouble in collecting his materials than formerly. One has no need to " make excuses " for ofiering such a produc- tion to the public. If we could have a similar history of all the old towns in the State, they would furnish a vast storehouse of facts of inestimable value from which a most full and desirable history of the State could be written. It is to be hoped that public spirited and self-denying persons may yet be found to ac- complish so noble a work. A hope of aiding in keeping up an PREFACE. 5 interest, that may result in so useful an undertaking, is on^ motive for the publication of this work. The author hereby returns thanks to the large number of former friends and patrons, who cheered him on, during all the years of his laborious undertaking, and who greeted the appearance of his work with high encomiums, and flattering marks of appreciation. It is safe to say, that more ample eulogy from the best minds in the land has never been bestowed on any similar work. It has fur- nished consolation and reward for many a weary hour of painful examination and laborious research into the dim and dusty records of the long buried past, WoODBUET, March 1, 1871. PREFACE. ' To a casual conversation with a stranger, a few years since, the public is indebted for the following pages. They are not, the result of hasty examination, or crude investigation, but have consumed the hours that could be spared from the incessant demands of a most laborious profession, for nearly seven years ; and, during all that time, have greatly encroached on the hours that should have been devoted to sleep. The labor of compilation was not undertaken for the want of other occupation ; but because, after a little examination, the historical incidents of the town were found to be of so important and interesting a character, I felt unwilling to see them irretrievably lost to the world. Nor did I undertake it with the hope of acquir- ing " filthy lucre," being fully assured, that such labors are never suitably rewarded — ^not even appreciated, by the thoughtless many. Notwithstanding this, labors hot to be understood, except by those ^ho have been engaged in similar undertakings, have been cheer- fully borne. More than fifteen hvndred manuscript volumes of ec- clesiastical, ministerial, state, probate, town, and society records, and many thousands of old manuscripts, of all sorts, have been, carefully examined, and the facts contained therein relating to the history of the town, collated. Every source of information has been laid under contribution, from the archives of the state, to the forgotten files of old papers in the neglected garret of the private citizen. When this work was commenced, if one had asserted that twenty pages could be written concerning the history of the town, he would IV PEEPACE. have been greeted with the smile of incredulity. Yet the materials have grown on my hands, tUl a large work has been produced, and it would have been far easier to have written several additional volumes, than to have compressed the materials in hand within the present limits. It has been said by a worthy friend, that he, who can write a good town history, is well fitted to write an excellent book on any other subject. Whether this assertion be strictly cor- rect or not, it is certain that such an individual is well fitted for any kind of hard lahor ! The difficulty attending an enterprise of this nature, is greatly increased by the apathy and indifference manifested by many indi- viduals, of whom information is solicited. And the same persons, who neglect or refuse to give information, are the first to complain of the errors or incompleteness of a work, when published. But amid the many discouragements of this kind, it becomes a pleasant duty to mention, in this place, the names of a few of the numerous friends, whose kindly sympathies and intelligent aid have cheered me on*in these difficult and painful labors. But for these, it is probr able, that continued ill health, and the' pressure of other duties, would have caused the abandonment of the work, however much I might have regretted the stem necessity. To my fellow-townsman, and professiopal brother, Hon. Charles B. Phelps, who has been long a resident of the town, I have been indebted for many suggestions in the progress of the work, and for valuable assistance in the biographical part, in addition to his sketch of St. Paul's Church. Hon. Seth P. Beers, of Litchfield, Conn., and Dr. Avery J. Skil- ton, of Troy, N. Y., have very essentially aided me in the genealog- ical chapter. To Charles C. Thompson, Israel Minor, and Augustin Averill, Esqrs., of the city of New York, I am under great obligations for their active coBperation with me, in various ways, in accomphshing the objects of the publication. Gen. Daniel B. Brinsmade, of Washington, Conn., and Joseph A, PEEFAGE. V ScOTJll, Esq., of New York, have greatly assisted me by well-timed labors. In the genealogical and biographical portions of the work, I have received indispensable assistance from Mitchell S. Mitchell, Esq., William E. Curtis, Esq., Col. John Lorimer Graham, Eobert M. C. Grraham, Esq., and Alexander Eraser, Esq., of New York ; the venerable Roger Sherman, of New Haven, Conn.; Col. Henry Stod- dard, of Dayton, Ohio ; Hon, Amasa Parker, of Delhi, N. Y. ; Dr. E. T. Foote, of New Haven ; Rev, Samuel Fuller, D. p., of Ando- ver, Mass.; Rev. Wm. S. Porter, of New Haven, Conn.; Henry H. Martin, Esq., of Albany, N. Y-; Hon- Henry Dutton, of New Ha- ven ; Rev. Fosdick Harrison, Rev. A. B. Chapin, D. D., of Glas- tenbury. Conn.; William Moody, Esq., of Washington, Conn.; Rev. Grove L. Brownell, of Sharon, Conn,; Eliphalet Whittlesey, Esq-, of Salisbury, Conn.; Rev, WiUiam T, Bacon, Hon, Thomas Bull, and Garwood H. Atwood, M, D., of this town ; Dr. Laurens Hull, of Angelica, N. Y., and others, too numerous to mention. Many ladies, also, entered into the spirit of the work, and lent me their valuable assistance. To my friends, Philo M. Trowbridge, Willis A. Strong and David S. Bull, who have proved themselves " friends in need" to me, and true lovers of their native town, I am under more than ordinary obli- gations for the continued and indispensable aid they have afforded me, during the entire progrfts of the work. In regard to the spelling of Indian names, entire uniformity has not been attempted. As a general rule, however, the orthography of Capt. John Minor, the early settler and Indian interpreter, has been followed. Christian, names have been spelled in the mode adopted by those who bear them. Throughout the work, tradition has been discarded, and facts introduced in its stead. Where state- ments were well authenticated, they have been stated without quali- fication ; but where there has been any doubt, they have been intro- duced with some qualifying term. Whatever suited my purpose in any author, has been taken, without hesitation, giving crpdit where VI PREFACE. the amount appropriated seemed to warrant it. In discussing every question, entire impartiality has been the aim of the author. The utmost pains has been taken to have the work free from errors ; but in a book of this nature entire accuracy is not to be expected. Errors will doubtless be discovered by careful antiquari- ans, but it is believed that it will be found as free from such defects, as it is possible for painful solicitude and indomitable labor to make it. Many persons, Undoubtedly, will take up the work, and, glancing hastily and carelessly over its pages, pronounce this or that state- ment erroneous, without consideration or investigation. Such read- ers will invariably be wrong in their criticisms, while a careful reader may detect mistakes.' A town history gives an author very little scope for the display of any literary or artistic abihty he may possess. I have given myself still less opportunity than usual for any display of this sort. For although the collection of the facts has occupied my leisure time for nearly seven years, yet the composition of the work has occupied only seventy-flve days, with frequent interruptions from professional business. Notwithstanding this, in submitting the following pages to a candid and intelligent public, the author neither courts nor dep- recates criticism. He has only to say, that whoever will follow in his footsteps, and present to the public a work with fewer imperfec- tions than he has done, a feat which can probably be accomplished, will deserve and receive, not the criticisms, but the encomiums of the writer. WooDBUBT, January 2, 1854. 1 Persons discovering errors in this volume, are respeotfaUy requested to commu- cate them to the author. CONTENTS. Introduction, and map of Indian purchases, CHAPTER I.— PHYSICAL HISTOEY Situation, boundaries and rivers, . 11 Orenaug, iBethel and Castle Bocks, 12 Geology — Trap formation, . .12 Bacon's Pond; Quanopaug Falls, ., 13 Nonnewaug Falls; Steep, Epck, . U Mines and minerals, . . 14, 15 Mine HiU — Spathic iron ore, . lB-19 Chalybeate springs, . . . 19 ■ Squaw Bock; fruits; trees; wild ani- mals, . . • . . 19, 20 CHAPTER H.— HISTOEY OF THE INDIAN PUECHASEg. Tautannimo's deed, ... 21 First, or Pomperaug purchase, . . 22 Yohcomge's deed, .... 23 Cheabrooke's deed, . . . .24 Wesunck's deed, .... 25 Second, or Shepaug purchase, . . 25 Pootatuck purchase, ... 31 Third, or Quassapaug purchase, ' . 26 Fourth, of Nonhewaug purchase, . 27 Fifth, or Kettletown purchase, . .28 Sixthj or Confirmatory purchase, . 29 Promiseck purchase, . . . .31 South purchase, .... 31 CHAPTER m.— CIVIL HISTOEY. Church dissensions at Stratford, ' . Causes the settlement of Woodbury, Eev. Mr. Walker begins to preach, . Three h^urs allowed aim each Sabbath, Mr. Walker excluded the church, . ■ Main Street the old Indian trail. Division of lands, .... 41 Pomperaug granted, Mr. Walker's church removes. Good Hill prayer, . . ■ . The old " White Oak," Location of the settlers, . Fundamental articles, Eeflections, .... 35 35 37 89 42 CHAPTER IV.— CIVIL HISTOEY, CONTINUED. Woodbury incorporated, . . 44 Signification of its name, . . .44 Paugussett Ferry, .... 45 Emg Phihp's War, . . . . 46 The people driven to Stratford, . 47 Advice of the General Court, . . 48 Woodbury patent, . . . - 65 Parson Walker's letter, . . . 48 Inhabitants ordered back, . . .51 Eev. Z. Walker moves his family, . 61 General Court establishes town boun- daries, .... 62-54 Town first represented, ... 54 Representatives' salary, . . 54 North purchase granted, . . 56 CONTENTS. CHAPTER v.— CIVIL HISTOEY, CONTINUED. Character of Capt. John Minor, . 68 Character of Capt- William CurUss, 60 Life of Hon. Samuel Sherman, . 60 Life of Lt. Joseph Jndson, Senior, . 61 Life of John Jndson, ... 61 Character of Lt. Israel Curfes, . Character of Col. Joseph Minor, . Character of Haokaliali Preston, Character of Hon. William Preston, 61 62 62 62 CHAPTER VI. List of early settlers, 1682, Divisions of land. Home-lots of the early settlers, Palisaded houses. Old Parsonage house. First, second and third mills, First meeting-house. The drum for a churchbell. First marriage, birth and death, First wheelwright, First clothier, . Town brand ; roads, . First physicians, LocaUties, .... -CrVJL HISTORY, CONTINUED. Buckskin clothing, Wooden shoes, . • . Matters of etiquette. Advent of SirBdmund Andross, List of inhabitants of 1702, First blacksmith, First divorbe, .... Bachelors' accommodations, Fortifications, Parson Stoddard kills two Indians, Indians restrained, . List of mhabitants of 1712, Wood Creek expedition. Reflections, .... 75 75 76 76 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 CHAPTER Vn.— INDL4N HISTOEY. Formation of tribes. Oppression of the Mohawks, Pomperaug's burial-place, Succession of chiefs, . Nonnewaug's grave. Human sacrifices. Legend of Bethel Rock, Legend of Squaw Rock, . Legend of Nonnowaug FaBs, Numbers of the Pootatucks, List of principal Pootatucks, Watchibrok's disclosure, . The belt of wampum, Shepaug garrison, Caleb Martin's petitiSli, ■. Lt. Warner's petition, Indian treaty, Indian orchard at Pootatack, Petition of Hatchet Tousey, . Mowehu's petition, . Life of Weraumaug, Mr. Boardman's praying-match^ Scatacook clan, . t v Moravian missionarie*. Last sale at Footatnck, . Last Footatnck Indian, Remnants of th« fed men. Remarks, ..... 99 99 100 101 103 105 106. 108 107 107 108 108 110 CHAPTEB VHI.— ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Half-way covenant system, . . lis Church at Stratford divide on this question, .... 115 Chaunoey and Walker correspond- ence 115-180 Mr. Walker ordained, . . .131 Church covenant, . . . 132 Second church moves to Woodbury, 133 Walker and Reed story, . . 133 Life of Rev. Mr. Walker, Settlement of Rev. Mr. Stoddard, " Build him an house," Mr. Stoddard ordained, . Prosperity of the church. Second meeting-house. New Style, Life of Mr. Stoddard, Review of ninety years. 134 135 136 187 137 139 139 140 142 CHAPTEB IX.— CIVIL HISTOEY, CONTINUED FEOM CHAPTEE VL Land divisions, . . . 145-147 Education, 148 Apple-trees and cider miUs, . 148 Reasons of great mortality, . . 148 Northern Lights, .... 149 HubbeU's Ferry 150 Hinman's Ferry, .... 160 Bridge built by Washington, . . 150 Bnnal grounds sequestered, . 151 Ministerial lands, . . . .162 EflbrtB to form county of Woodbmr. 158 MineHiU, . .' . . /' i65 Wolves and wild-oats, . . .165 Town House" repaired, . . 156 Casualties, i^q Ancient icon kettle. . . im Model tea-party, Euloof Dntcher's estate, Umbrellas, calico, witolicraft, . List of original proprietors, . CONTENTS. / . 157 Expedition to Havanna, . . 158 The French Neutrals, . . 158 French and Indian Wars, . 161 IX . 163 163 . 166-irO CHAPTER X.— EEVOLUTIONABY HISTORY. Cause of the war. Convention of 1766, Town meeting of 1774, " Great Boston Alaim," . Town accepts AmericaVi league. Continental articles of association. Capture of Ticonderoga, Tories — Committee of Observation, Rev. Mr. Marshall suspected, Dr. Wheeler " must have saltj" Committee of inspection appointed. Copy of Tory complaint, Enlistment bounties. Council of safe^, Life of Daniel Sherman, Soldiers' wives provided for, . Supplies famished by the town. Events of 1775, ■ . . . List of companies. Events of 1776, . All the mUitia go to New York, The eight sailor prisoners, Bethlem volunteers. 172 178 174 175 176 177 182 184 184 186 187 188 189 190 190 191 192 194 195 195 196 197 197 Woodbury census, . . . 198 Sugar-house prissners, . . . 199 Cof. Ethan Allen taken prisoner, . 200 Alarm lists. 200 Events of 1777, f. . . . 201 Danbury alarm, .... 201 Draft of 1777, „ ... 203 " Three years' men," . . . 204 Capt. Nathan Stoddard killed, . 205 Appearance of Continental army, . 205 Events of 1778, , .... 206 Events of 1779, . . . .207 Events of 1780, .... 209 AbelWakeley, . . . .209 Volunteers to taJke New York, . 210 Bounty for enlistments, . . . 210 Events of 1781 212 La Fayette passes through Woodbury, 21S Events of 1782, ..*•.. 214 "The Johnsons," .... 215 Peace declared, .... 215 General review, .... 216 CHAPTER XL— HISTORY OF SOUTHBURY AND SOUTH BRITAIN SOCI- ETIES, AND THE TOWN OF SOUTHBURY. Sonthbury society incorporated, 219 Bemonstrance by sixty-three persons, 219 Society line changed, . . . 221 First meeting-house, . . . 221 Rev. John Graham settled, . . 222 Church " embodied," . . 224 Character of Mr. Graham, . 225 Mode of church singing, . . . 226 Bev. Benjamin WUdman settled, 227 Second meeting-house, . . . 227 Characterof Mr. Wildman, . . 228 Rev. Elijah Wood settled, . . 230 Rev. Daniel A. Clark settled, . 230 Bev. Thomas L. Shipman settled, . 231 Rev. Williams H. Whittemore settled. South Britain society incorporated. Ministerial " settlements," . Church organized, .... LifeofSev. Dr. Tyler, Rev. Matthias Cazier settled, . Rev. Bennet Tyler, D. D., settled, Bev. Noah Smith settled. Rev. Amos, E. Lawrence settled, . Rev. Oliver B. Butterfield settled, . List of deacons, .... Town of Sonthbury incorporated, . Present state of the town. 231 231 233 234 235 236 236 336 236 236 236 236 237 CHAPTER XII. -HISTORY OF BETHLEHEM SOCIETY, AND THE TOWN OF BETHLEM. North Purchase settled, . . 239 Bethlehem society incorporated, . 240 First meeting-house, ... 241 Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D. D., settled, 241 Rev. Dr. Bellamy's Church History, 242 Great sickness of 1750, . . 24S Half-way covenant practice abolished, 244 Old and New Lights, . . . 244 " Great Awakening," . . . 244 Characterof first settlers, . . 247 First currant bushes and elm trees, 248 Second meeting-house, . . . 248 2 Life of Rev. Dr. Bellamy, '. Rev. Azel Backus, D. D., settled. Origin of Sabbath schools, . Character of Rev. Dr. Backus, Rev. John Langdon settled. Rev. Benjamin F. Stanton settled Rev. Paul Couch settled, Bev. Aretus G. Loomis settled, Town of Bethlem incorporated, Third church built. Present state of the town, 249 253- 253 263 266 256 256 267, 257 257 268 X CONTENTS. CHAPTER Xin—HISTORY OF JUDEA AND' NEW PRESTON ECCLESIAS- TICAL SOCIETIES, AND THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON. Rev. Gordon Hayes settled, New Preston society incorporated. First meeting-house. Judea first settled, ... 259 Judea society incorporated, . . 260 Eev. Reuben Judd settled, . r . 261 Ctiurcli gathered, .... 261 Location of settlers, . . 261 First church built, . . . .261 Bev. Daniel Brinsmade settled, . 262 Rev. Noah Merwin settled, . . 262 Rev. Ebenezer Porter, D. D., settled, 263 Character of Rev. Dr. Porter, . 263 Second and third churches, . . 265 Great mortality, .... 266 Murder of Caleb Mallory's family, . 266 State of the church, . . 265,267 Rev. Stephen Mason settled, . 267 Incident at church, .... 267 Settlement of Bev. Cyrus W. Gray, 267 Eev. Noah Wadhams settled, . Location of school-houses, . Rev. Samuel Whittlesey settled. Church gathered. Rev. Jeremiah Day settled, Kov. Charles A. Boardman settled, Kev. Robert B. Campfleld, Rev. Benjamin B. Parsons, . List of deacons, . . . Town of Washington incorporated. Rev. Hollis Read settled, Revolutionaiy incident. Present state of the town. 267 268 269 269 269 270 270 270 271 271 271 271 271 271 272 272 CHAPTER XIV.— HISTORY OF ROXBURY ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY, AND THE TOWN OF ROXBURY. Shepaug settled, . . , . . 273 " Winter Privileges," . . .274 Roxbury society incorporated, . 275 First church built, . . . .276 Rev. Thomas Canfield settled, . 276 Church gathered, . . . .276 Ancient ordination, . . . 277 Mr. Canfield dies, . . . .280 Town of Roxbury inborpotated, . 281 Rev.^Zephaniah Swift settled, . 281 Rev.'Fosdick Harrison settled, . 281 Rev. Austin Isham settled, . .281 List of deacons, .... 281 Casualties, 282 Lt. Thomas Weller killed, . . 283 Present state of the town, . . 283 CHAPTER XV.— HISTORY OF THE OTHER CHURCHES BESIDE THE CONGREGATIONAL. Review of ecclesia'^tical law, " Signing-off" certificates, Zecharifih Beers' certificate. Episcopal church, Woodbury, Rev. John R. Marshall, first rector. Church edifice built, " Father Sherman," List of clergymen. 281 287 288 289 290 291 Episcopal church, Roxbury, . . 292 Episcopal church, Judea, . . 293 Episcopal church; New Preston, . 295 Episcopal church, Bethlem, . 297 Baptist church, Roxbury, . . 297 Methodist church, Woodbury, . 298 Methodist churches, Southbury, . 299 CHAPTER XVI.— ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, CONTINUED FROM CHAPTER VIII. Rev. Xoah Benedict settled, . 301 Half-way covenant practice abohshed, 302 Rev. Worthington Wright settled, 303 List of deacons, .... 303 Rev. Henry P. Strong settled, . 304 Life of Bev. Mr. Benedict, . . 304 Eev. Samuel R. Andrew settled, . 305 Character of Rev. Mr. Andrew, . 305 Hon. Noah B. Benedict's bequest, 306 Rev. Lucius Qurtis settled, . . 306 Ministerial fund, .... 306 CHAPTER XVII.— HISTORY OF THE STEICT CONGEEGATIONAL SOCIE- TY IN WOODBURY. Society controversies, Committee of 1795, . Committee of 1814, 308 Seventy-one sign off, ... 310 309 Meeting-house law, ... 310 310 I Prepare to build a church, . . 311 C ONT E NTS . Become a Baptist church, . . 312 Strict Congregational society incor- porated, .... 312 Eeuben Walker's certificate, . 312 Church organized, .... 318 Key. Grove L. Brownell settled, . 314 Rev. John Churchill settled, . . 316 State of the church, ... 316 Ministerial fiind, .... 317 CHAPTER XVm CIVIL HISTORY, CONTINUED FROM CHAPTER IX. Slavery in Woodbury, . . 318 " Redemptioners" — Matthew Lyon, 320 Small-pOx hospital, . . . 321 Town approves XJ. S. constitution, . 321 Ravages of canker worms, . . 322 Pubhc librqpes, .... 322 Guernsey town roljbery, i . . 323 Funeral of Washington, . . .324 New Milford fever, . ^ . 324 War of 1812, ' . . . . 325 " Hartford Convention," . 327 Constitution of 1819, . . .328 Daniel Bacon's town hall, . . 328 Influence of localism, . . . 329 New burial ground laid out, . 831 Mexican War, 331 South academy, .... 331 North academy 331 History of Masonry, . . . 331 Bethel Rock Lpdge,I. 0. 0. F., . 339 Pomperang Division S. of T., . 389 Woodbuiy Bank, . . . .340 Savings Bank and Building Associa- tion, 341 Present state of the town, . . 341 CHAPTER XIX.— BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NATIVES AND RESI- DENTS OF ANCIENT WOODBURY, WHO HAVE REMAINED IN THE TERRITORY. The names will be found in alphabetical order, 343 CHAPTER XX.— SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NATIVES OF WOODBURY, WHO HAVE EMIGRATED PROM THE ANCIENT TOWN, AND BECOME DISTINGUISHED m THE PLACES OF THEIR ADOPTION. The names will be found In alphabetical order, 412 Alphabetical list of distinguished persons, v 466 CHAPTER XXL— GENEALOGICAL HISTORY. The famihes, eighty-eight in number, are arranged in alphabetical order. 481 CHAPTER XXH.— STATISTICS. 1. Meiabers of Congress, 2. Judges of Superior and County Courts, .... 3. County Commissioners, 4. Roll of Assistants and Senators, 5. Justices of the Quorum, 6. Judges and Clerks of Probate, 7. Town Clerks, .... 8. Roll of Representatives, 9. List of Post Masters, . 10. Sovereigns of Englajid, . »11. Governors of Connecticut, P12. Census of Woodbury, 13. Tax Lists, 14. Justices of the Peace, 15. Members of the Constitutional Convention, 16. Members of the Convention for ratifying the .Constitution of the United States, 766 17. List of Soldiera in the Fort Wil- liam Henry Alarm, . 18, List of Revolutionary Soldiers, 19. List of Soldiers in the war of 766 766 766 766 767 768 768 774 774 774 775 775 776 777 777 I 1812, 20. Same list of statistics for the town of Washington, 21. Same for the town of Southbury, 22. Same for the town of Bethlem, 23. Same for the town of Roxbuiy, 24. Woodbury Chronology, 25. Great Freshet, . . . . 26. Listofthepresentinhabitantsof Woodbury, 27. Roll ofthe members of the First Congregational Church in Woodbury, 777 778 787 789 792 793 795 796 798 798 816 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. INTRODUCTION. Less than two hundred years_figo, these pleasant hills and sunny valleys, now teeming with life, intelligence and happiness, were one vast solitude, un visited by the cheering rays of civilization. Here roamed the savage wild beasts, and untutored men more savage still than* they. From Wyantenuck to Mattatuck, and from Pootatuck to Bantam, were heard the dismal howl of the wolf, and the war-cry of the red men of the forest. Amid these secluded wilds sported the timid deer, and coy doves built their lonely nests. Among these hills the red hunter pursued his game, and sauntered by our murmuring streams, drawing thence his daily food. Here desperate fights and deadly ambuscades were planned. Here did the prisoner of war suffer the extreme tortures of his enemies. Here the romantic lover " wooed his dusky mate" in primitive simplicity. Here too the pow- wow held his dread incantations, and if tradition is to be believed, offered human sacrifices to appease the anger of Hobbamocko, the spirit of evil, the author of all human plagues and calamities. Here too in the golden days of the Indian Summer, the poor savage mused of the Great Spirit, the benevolent Kiehtan, giver of his corn, beans and tobacco, who lived far away to the south-west, in whose blest do- minions he hoped, at deaths to find his happy hunting-grounds. Everything now is changed. The desert waste that met the first gaze of our pioneer forefathers, has" been made to bud and blossom as the rose. Where once were but scattered huts of the former race, are now enterprising and busy villages. The ceaseless hum of ma- chinery, giving employment, competence and happiness to hundreds of families, is now heard in our valleys, which, in those early days, but echoed ^he growl of the bear, or the cry of the panther. Instead 2 10 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. of the wretched orgies of the powwow, and the inhuman sacrifices of the midnight of barbarism, are churches dedicated to the service of the living God, where prayer and praise are wont to be made. Where once were cheiTshed the savage instincts of men, and a taste for war, now are cultivated the arts of peace, and schemes for the happiness and advancement of mankind. Intelligence and enterprise now take the place of ignorance and sloth. These hills and vales that groaned with scenes of violence and blood, have been made vocal with the praises of the Great Creator. Instead of a race groping in the shadow of dim imaginings, we find one filled with hopes of a rational and glorious immortality. Our fathers found a howling wilderness ; we behold to-day as the result of their labors, from which they long have rested, one of the most happy and beautiful of New England's many lovely villages. An upright and an honored race, they wrought well and their works^o follow them. The simple, unfortunate race of the early days has departed — faded from the view, and almost from the memory of men. In their lowly, unnoticed, and unknown graves, they sleep well. " The chiefs of other times are departed. They have gone without their fame. Another race has arisen. The people are like the waves of the ocean ; like the leaves of woody Morven ; they pass away in the rustling blast, and other green leaves lift their heads on high." CHAPTER I. PHYSICAL HISTOET. Location ; Boundaries ; Face of the Country ; Hills and Mountains ; Riv- EKS, Streams and Cascades ; Geoloot ; Minebalooy ; Forest Trees and Fruits ; Soil and Productions ; Climate ; Wild Animals ; Capabilities, tc. . The ancient town of Woodbury possessed very extended limits, and for many years after its settlement was one of the largest and most important of the towns in the western part of the Colony of Connecticut. It was about fifteen miles in length from north to south, and about ten miles in width. It was bounded on the north by Bantam, (Litchfield,) east by Mattatuck, (Waterbury,) south by the Footatuck (Housatonic) River, and west by Weantinogue, (New Mil- ford. It is watered on the south-east by the Eight Mile Brook, taking its rise in Quassapaug Lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying in its eastern limits. Through the center of the territory from north to south, runs the Pomperaug River, receiving as tributaries the East Sprain' from the north-east. North Sprain from the north. West Sprain from the north-west, and further on in its- course the Hesky Meadow and Transylvania miU streams. On the west, -through the whole length of the town, flows the Shepaug River, taking its rise in Bantam Lake, in Litchfield. The three principal streams mentioned above, empty into the Pootatuck River. This river is now called the Housatonic, but its earlier and more appropriate name was the Pootatuck, from the tribe or clan of Indians which had its principal village on the northern side of the river, about two miles above Bennett's Bridge. The present town of Woodbury is situated in Litchfield county, Connecticut, near the center of the ancient territory, in latitude 41" 33' N. and longitude 73° 14' W. It is on the southern border pf 1 Eironeously spelled /S^one in the accompanying map. 12 HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. the county, adjoining New Haven county, twenty-five miles from New Haven, thirty-sis from Hartford, and ninety from New York. The central village is pleasantly situated in a level and extended valley on the Pomperaug, near the confluence of the smaU streams which form that river. It is surrounded on every side by high hills, form- ing a kind of amphitheater. Beautiful walks and drives abound in every direction. The hill lying immediately east of the main street, known as the Orenaug' Books, is of considerable elevation, and On its southern descent, fronting the west, the rocks descend perpendicular- ly, presenting a front similar to those of the East and West Rocks, near New Haven, though upon a much smaller scale. The same is true of the eastern side of this range of rocks. They give the land- scape a bold outline as one enters the village, while from their sum- mit a most deUghtful view toward the west is obtained. On the eastern side of Orenaug is Bethel Rock, of which more will be said hereafter. South of the village, on the west of the Pomperaug, Castle Rock, said to have been the location of the fort of the chief from whom the river takes its name, rears its hoary head. These cliflFs are all of the trap formation, and are particularly de- scribed by Percival, in his Geological Account of Connecticut, as follows, viz. " The trap in this formation forms only a single range, presenting in its whole extent, k well marked curvature, and divided by cross valleys, into three distinct sections, succeeding each other in receding order. Of these the south- ern extends from the south-east point of the range, to a pass crossing the latter at the road from Southbury to Roxbury ; the middle extends from that pass to the Pomperaug, south of Woodbury village ; while the northern includes all the remaining portion of the range. The curve of this range is apparently formed, throughout a great part of its extent, by a series of parallel ridges, overlapping each other in a greater or less degree', and arranged, toward the opposite extremities in reverse order ; namely, in advancing order toward the southern, and in receding order toward the northern extremity. This arrange- ment is most remarkable at the two extremities of the range ; its middle por- tion, for some distance, presenting only a single line of elevations, nearly in continued order. Apparently, the small extent of the basin has, as it were, compressed the range, particularly at its extremities, and thus prevented its extension, into a long continued ridge, or the formation of a gradual curve. The range at its southern extremity, presents an abrupt front to the south, formed by the points of its parallel ridges, and recedes back, toward the north at its south-east point, where it approaches very near the eastern border of the basin. The larger ridges, at this southern extremity, toward its south-west 1 In the map Ortmug is a misprint for the above. HISTOET OF ANCIENT W O O D B U B T. 13 point, present each, two' distinct ranges, separated by a band of friable red shale, with beds of bituminous shale and limestone, containing fish impressions. The eastern and higher of these ranges, consists of compact, crystalline trap ; the lower western, of a porous amygdaloid. The latter, in the most western of these ridges, is underlaid by sandstone, and the same rock occurs, at the south points of the more posterior ridges, between the amygdaloidal range, and the trap range of the more anterior ridge., This arrangement in the different ridgej, corresponds very exactly with that along the west front of the eastern line of elevation, in the southern basin of the larger secondary formation. The main trap range, in its southern section, and the south part of its middle seo» tioh, is bordered on the east by an apparently distinct range of a very porous chloritio and decomposable amygdaloid, forming' a series of low, rounded swells, generally covered with the rock in small fragments. This latter range is accompanied, at least toward the south-east point, by a bituminous shale and limestone, recently excavated for coal. Similar excavations have been made in the bands of the shale at the south-west extremity of the main range. " The northern section rises, in strong receding order, east of the Pomperaug, in the south part of Woodbury village, and extends N. N. E . in a group of parallel ridges, east of that village, so arranged as to present at their northern extremity, a distinctly curved outline, convex to the north. These ridges rise in low points toward the south, and attain their greatest elevation toward the north. This group may be considered as divided into two parallel sections by a deep valley opening north and south ; the eastern being projected rather, further north than the western. Each of these sections presents a middle, higher ridge, composed of a more compact crystalline trap, and two lower lateral ridges, composed of a more amygdaloidal trap, abounding at different points in prehnite and agates. On the east this group approaches very near the primary, being separated oiily by a narrow valley, at one point of which, the primary and trap rocks are nearly in contact." Besid^ the Quassapaug Lake before mentioned, which is of con- siderable extent, is a small artificial pond, called Bacon's Fond, cov- ering some six or eight acres of land at the north end of the rocks above described, in a quiet, sequestered spot, where one, wearied with the cares of life, can well beguile a leisure hour. At the north end of East Meadow is a beautiful cascade, called the Quanopaug Falls, where a considerable stream of the same name falls some twenty feet over a projecting ledge of rocks. This stream is also known by the name of East Meadow Brook. It is a lovely, sylvan retreat, embosomed among the sturdy giants of the forest. Fair stream ! thou call'st me? from the busy cares With which I am surrounded, and bid'st me For the time forget this fleeting life is Full of evil. Thou makest me forget * That all is not 93 bright and beautiful ,A.s thine own fairy form, whilst thou in haste. Art pressing on to join old Ocean's tide. 2* 14 HISTOKY OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. On the East Sprain, near the north-east corner of the town, are the Nonnewaug Falls, which are a succession of cascades, three in number, in an exceedingly romantic and beautiful dell. The whole descent must be from forty to fifty feet. At a short distance below these falls, near an apple-tree, beneath his stately hillock, repose the remains of Nonnewaug. The murmurs of the falling waters, and the evergreens which surround the falls, whisper a perpetual retj^iem aver the sleeping chieftain, and the silent braves aroand him. A large part of the present town of "Washington is elevated and mountainous. There is in Judea Society, as it is called, about two miles south-west of the center, a place called " Steep Rock." The ascent to this eminence from the north is easy, and from its top, the spectator has one of the most interesting and lovely prospects in the State. The scene presents at the south, an area in the form of an amphitheater, the sides of which are covered with the primeval for- est. The Shepaug River is seen flowing in a beautiful circle at the base of the bluff, inclosing in its curve, cultivated fields, the whole scene furnishing to the admiring beholder, one of the finest land- scapes in nature. Nature has done much for this part of the old town. Iron ore has been found in several places. Ocher, fuller's earth, and white clay have also been found. Limestone abounds in many of its valleys, and several quarries are worked, from which large quantities have been raised. The greater part of the latter, however, are not inclu- ded within the limits of the ancient town. Percival gives the follow- ing description : * " The great limestone valley extends from the north of Bethel, along the course of Still River, through Brookfield, to the Housatonio, at New Milford. whence it is continued through New Preston, to its north-east termination, near the Shepaug. The rook in this valley consists chieay of white limestone, par- ticularly toward its northern extremity, alternating with a light grey, generally even, striped micaceous gneiss, with large beds, in some parts, of a very coarse white granite, and with occasional beds' of a light gray porphyritic rook, quite similar to that accompanying the limestone in the south section. The limestone in this valley is generally dolomitic, but beds of it occasionally occur of a purer carbonate of lime, one of which, in the north-east part of Danbury, has been lately wrought by Mr. L. S. Piatt, for purposes of agriculture. Usually the limestone is fine-grained, partly very decomposable, and in part, harder and of a pure white, forming an elegant marble. The marble quarries of New Pres- ton, near the north termination of the valley, have long been noted. A vein bf galena has been worked to a small extent, in the limestone west of Still Elver, in Brookfield." HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 15 A great variety of minerals is found in the ancient territory, but mostly in small quantities. In the present town of Woodbury, have been found in the trap range, agates of considerable beauty, though small in size ; an abundance of balls and veins of prehnite, epidote, ■ chalcedony, crystals of purple quartz, (amethyst,) and specimens of plumbago or black lead in small lumps, of a pure quality, in the Orenaug Rocks. In an excavation made some years ago, in search of gold, which proved fruitless, magnetic iron pyrites were found in a homblendic gneiss, traversed by seams of epidote. The only deposit in the State, of sand well suited to the manufacture of plate and flint glass, and porcelain ware, is found on the shores of the Quassapaug Lake. It consists, almost exclusively, of quartz, the grains of which are color- less, transparent, and of great purity. In Bethlem, albite and galena are found. "Washington is rich in its varieties. There have been discovered there, white copperas in Brown's Mountain, dyalogyte, triplite, gypsum, kyanite, mesotype, andalusite, spar, hornblende, botryoidal chalcedony, idocrase, garnet, magnetic iron, and large quantities of dolomite employed as, marble. Some sixteen mills for slitting this into slabs have been erected, but are not all kept in constant operation. The average yield of the quarries per annum, in rough blocks, is between seven and eight thousand dollars ; and nearly the same amount is derived to the mills and marble shops of the immediate vicinity, for preparing the marble for use.' In Southbury, are found bitumen, calcareous spar, grayish black bituminous limestone, compact limestone containing ichthyolites, clayey marl, hydraulic limestone, kilns of which are occasionally burnt, related chlorite, prehnite, lymonite, purple quartz, chalcedony, opal, chrichtonite, mispickel and yellow copper pyrites. Slight tra- ces of co^ have been discovered in bituminous shales, in the trap region, but the coaly matter is compact bitumen. It ignites slowly, and burns without flame or odor. In Eoxbury, are found mica, mica-slate, chrichtonite, blende, fine shestoze, gray granite, gneissoid flagging stone, galena and yellow copper pyrites. All these are found on and around Mine Hill. But far the most important and valuable mineral in the whole territory, which has hitherto been almost whoUy. unappreciated, is 1 Shepard's Geol. Survey of the State. 16 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT YTOODBUKT. the spathic or steel ore of Mine Hill in Koxburj. This has been overlooked as an iron ore in this State, nearly to the present time ; and still continues to be ahnost totally neglected, although it is by far the most remarkable mine of this ore in the United States. The mine was discovered at a very early period, and the abundance and peculiar properties of the ore excited a high degree of curiosity and expectation. Numerous attempts were made to work it as a silver mine, and immense sums expended, without exciting even a suspi- cion of its value for iron. Spathic iron ore is one of the most disguised of all the ores of iron possessed of economical value. Its high specific gravity, added to the development of iron-rust occasioned by exposure to the weather, are the only properties by which its ferruginous character is generally detected. Its name of spathic (or sparry) iron was bestowed in allusion to its brilliant and easily effected cleavages in three direc- tions, and which result in rhombic fragments of constant dimensions. Its hardness is greater than that of calcareous spar, and its color when freshly taken from its repositories is a light yellowish gray, which passes, however, by exposure to the air, to a reddish brown. It is composed of protoxide of iron from 57 to 60 per cent., carbonic acid 34 to 36 per cent., with a proportion of manganese from 0.5 to 1.5, and about the same quantity of lime and magnesia. The lime and magnesia, however, are liable to slight variations in their pro- portions. The spathic iron mine in question occurs in a mountain about three hundred and fifty feet in height, situated on the west bank of Shepaug River in Roxbury, about six miles above its junction with the Jlousatonic. The mountain is known in the vicinity by the name of Mine Hill. The rock of which it is composed is, for the most part, concealed by a soil supporting a fine growth of hard woodi Wherever the rock makes its appearance, however, it exhibits a remarkable uniformity in character and arrangement. The direction of the strata is nearly N. E. and S. "W., with a dip of 25 or 30o to the north-west. The ore occupies a perpendicular veiti from six to eight feet in width, cutting directly across the strata; and has been detected at numerous places, from the base of the hill, near the banks of the river, quite to its summit, a distance of above half a mile. The course and width of the vein, wherever exposed, appear uniform. The vein stone or gangue of the ore is white quartz, which frequently preponderates in bulk over the ore. No other substances deserve to be mentioned as entering into the composition of this very remarkable HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. .17 vein — ^minute portions of iron pyrites, yellow copper pyrites, galena and blende, being the only foreign substances pres'ent, and as these occur principally near the summit, where the most extensive explo- rations were made for silver, it is altogether likel|^ that blende was the principal object of search. Whoever examines this vein, must be convinced of the abundance of the ore, as well as struck with the facility of its situation for being wrought. The expense to be Lacurred in raising it from its reposi- tory, and its delivery upon the banks of the Shepaug, where the necessary water-power is a&brded for carrying. on extensive iron works, must be comparatively trifling ; while an abundant supply of hard wood is at hand for fuel, and a land carriage of four miles would connect the works with the navigable waters of the Housa- tonic. The spathic iron being an ore of such unusual appearance, and' nowhere wrought in the United States, it is not surprising that the remarkable deposit here alluded to, has been so • long treated with neglect. Public attention, however, can in no way perhaps be better excited toward so valuable a resource, than by making known its extensive use in other countries, and by pointing out a few of the leading facts connected with its conversion into steel. It furnishes almost exclusively the well known German steel, so largely manu- factured in the Austrian dominions. Thus in the Tyrol, the annual produce is two thousand quintals, and in Carinthia seventy thousand, and large, quantities are manufactured in several other countries of the Old World. Dr. Shepard, in his " Report on the Geological Survey of Con- necticut," from which the foregoing account is mostly extracted, also gives the history of this mine, as follows, with slight alterations : " The first digging at this place was made about the middle of the last cen- tury, by Hurlbut and Hawley, but the history of their operations is^iearly lost. The second company, organized by the Messrs. Bronsons (brothers) near the year 1764, prosecuted the enterprise with much spirit. " They sunk a shaft into the vein hear the top of the mountain, one hundred and twenty-five feet deep, besides carrying down another of considerable depth for the ventilation ofthp first. The working was conducted und^r the direction of a German goldsmith of the name of Feuchter, who carried on his processes of pretended separation and refining with great Secrecy. It is said that he ■produced occasionally small quantities of silver, which kept alive tte hopes of Ills employers. " Thus the undertaking went forward for several years, until the means of the company were wholly exhausted. The result of this experiment might, 4n 18» HISTOET OP ANCIENT TVOODBUBT. all probability, have put the working of the mine for silver completely at rest, except for a circumstance vrhich occurred, connected with the departure of the German. When he left, he was assisted by a slave in removing a number of very heavy boxes, one of which accidentally falling to the ground in the journey between Sonthbury and Derby, burst open and revealed to the eyes of the negro a quantity of bars, which he described as having the appearance of silver. The agent was now suspected to have carried on the working of the mine fraudulently, and to have caused its products to be surreptitiously conveyed out of the country for his private advantage ; consequently the mine again acquired the character of a valuable jdeposit of silver. " A new company was organized in the city of New York, who took a lease of the property for forty- two years. They commenced operations on a much wider scale, and have left behind them proofs of a very heavy expenditure. The excavations made by this company exhibit more skill in the working of mines. They descended the mountain toward the river, in the direction of the vein, removing at intervals the accumulations of soil and loose rocks which conceal it throughout its whole distance, until they reached half-way to the base of the mountain, when they commenced carrying in a level having the full width of the vein, and which was prosecuted seven rods to the vein, and two rods on the vein. The result of this enterprise was equally unpropitious with the former one, though not sufficiently discouraging to lead to the final abandonment of the project. Still another company was formed, consisting chiefly of persons living in Goshen, who recommenced the diggings at the top of the mountain, and persevered in the undertaking until the failure of several of the stockholders compelled them to relinquish it. " The last working of tjie mine was by Mr. Asahel Bacon, an extensive landholder in that neighborhood. It finally began to attract attention as an iron mine, and considerable quantities of the ore, raised by the difierent com- panies, were carried to Kent, and there reduced along with the hematite of that place, with which it is said to have formed a very tough and excellent iron. An unskillful attempt was afterward made to reduce the spathic iron by itself, in a furnace at no great distance from the mine, which proving unsuc- cessful, no farther notice has been taken of the ore. "The present proprietor of this mine, Mr. David J. Stiles, of Southbury, procured a sample of pig-iron, obtained during the last mentioned trial, and caused it to be forged into steel under his own inspection, by an experienced iron-master in Salisbury. The operation was attended with great facility; and a variety of cutting instruments were manufactured from the steel, all of which proved of excellent quality." Within the last three years, the "old shaft" and side drain have been cleaned out, and spathic ore has been raised in considerable quantities on various parts of the vein, by a company from New York, who had bought the old mining title. A powder-house, dwell- ing-house and furnace were erected by them, and they were pro- ceeding with their operations, when legal proceedings were com- menced against them by Mr. David J. Stiles, who holds the title of Mr. Bacon. Suits are still pending in the courts, for the purpose of HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 19 testing the title tcT the mine. But it is believed that the suits •will prove a richer mine to members of the legal profession, than the ore in question to the contending parties for years to come. The belief in the existence of an exceedingly rich vein of silver, some two feet in diameter, traversing the entire extent of the vein of spathic iron, about one hundred and twenty-five feet below the surface, has again become paramount in the minds of the litigants ; and it must be admitted that there are many facts tending to show that belief well founded. It is much to be regretted that the parties can not agree on a compromise of their claims, and turn their energies and resources to the working of the mine, acknowledged to be one of the richest in the world, for at least spathic iron ore. There are three chalybeate springs in the territory, of someeffl- caoy. One of these is situated in Woodbury, by the side of the road, not far from the house of Mr. James Morriss ; another in Washing- . ton, by the road-side, between the fUmace and the marble quarries ; and the other on Mine Hill, at no great distance from ^e " old shaft " of the mine. The village of South Britain is nearly surrounded by high hills and ledges, and the place, viewed from the south, has a very romantic appearance. The two principal bluffs are called Squaw Eock and Rattlesnake Rock — of which more will be said hereafter. The face of the country throughout the territory is of an undulating character, being pleasantly diversified with hill and dale. It is well watered with numerous streams besides those already described, fur- nishing an excellent water-power for numerous manufacturing estab- lishments. Upon the rivers and streams there are intervals of con- siderable extent, and other level tracts in the many valleys. The soil is generally a gravelly, and in some places a calcareous loam, warm and fertile, well adapted to the production of corn and the various kinds of grain. The lands are good for grazing purposes, and favorable for fruit of the various kinds. Valuable orchards of apples, pears, cherries, peaches and other fruit-trees abound. The natural growth of timber is oak of the different kinds, maple, elm, ash, birch, walnut, chesnut and other deciduous trees. Hem- lock, fir, pine, cedar and other evergreens appear in various places. The climate is mild and healthful, and, in the valleys particularly, many degrees warmer than in the neighborihg towns. The first settlers found here the bear, the wolf, the moose, the deer and the wild-cat, in considerable numbers. To these we owe at the present dav some of our local names : As Bear Hill. Moose Horn 20 HISTOBT X»F AirCIENT WOODBUET, Hill, Cat Swamp, Wolf Pit, near the junction of the North and West Sprains, at Hotchkissville, and White Deer Rocks, near the head of Qnassapaug Lake. Beavers were found on many streams ; otters were numerous many years after the settlement was com- menced, and some are now occasionally found. The Indians carried on quite an extensive commerce in the furs of these animals with our forefathers. Wild turkeys were also abundant. Shad and other choice fish were taken in the Pootatuck River. On the whole, Woodbury may be considered a good agricultural and manufacturing town, and our forefathers may well have con- gratulated themselves, that their " lines had fallen to them in pleas- ant places.'' In the quaint language of the Indian recommendation, when they were negotiating the sale of the First Purchase at Stratford, "it is a goodly place f^ many smokes of the white man." jS JiSTAlt _» AITTAM INDIAN PURCHASCS 165«. SAKONVt ttAjOR CHAPTER II. HI8TOET OP THE INDIAN PTIRCHASES. Deed feom the Paoassetts ; Six Purchases fkom the Pootatucks ; Fiest, OH. Pompeeauo Purchase ; Deed prom Avomockomoe ; Kettletown Pur- chase ; Second, ok Shbpauo Purchase ; Third, qk Quassapauo Purchase ; Fourth, or Nonnewauo Purchase ; Fifth Purchase ; Sixth, or Confiem- atort Purchase ; Reservation, or " Purchase ;" Promisick; 1659 to 175S. The descendants of the founders of 'Vyoodbury can look upon their landed possessions as having come to them by fair, honest and legit- imate titles. No violence, no conquest, no stain of blood, attaches to the hem of the garments of our forefathers. They not only pur- chased their lands of the Indians, but, in some instances, several times over from conflicting claimants and dishonest pretenders. They were very particular in this respect, and had the alienations executed in legal and solemn form. They were the more careful, that they might, in this manner, more vividly impress ' on the minds" of the Indians, the binding nature of their contracts. Some of the earlier purchases were made before there was atiy distinct idea, or perhaps any idea at all, of making here a new plantation. Some of these conveyances are lost. The earliest deed on record is given be- low. It is taken from the first book of Woodbury Land Records, to which it was transferred from the Stratford records. The first vol- ume of our records was copied, by vote of the town, about a hundred years after its settletaent, and the original has been lost. By this means, much of the ancient spelling is lost. A Record' of a parcell of Land to Lew. Wheeler, by Tautannimo, a Sachem at Pagasett, is as followeth : This present writing witnesseth, that I, Tautannimo, a Sadhem at Pagasett, considerations moveing me thereunto, do freely and fully make over, alienate and give from myself, and heirs, and all other Indians, and their heirs, a par- 1 Woodbury Land Records, Book L, p. 67. 22 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. cell of Land bonnded as followelh ; Potateuk River southwest ; Naugatunck River northeast ; and bounded on ye northwest with trees marked by me and other Indians ; ye said Land I do, with ye consent of all Pagasett Indians, freely give it to Lew. Thos. Wheeler, and his heirs forever. And I do fully give ye s^ Lew. Thomas Wheeler fall power to have it recorded to him, and his heirs, according to ye Laws and Customs of ye English. In witness hereunto I interchangeably set to my hand, this 20 of April, 1659, the names of ye Indians that subscribed. Subscribed in presence of > John Wells Tautannimo Richard Harvey Pnquaha Thomas Uffoot Pagasett James John Curtis Monsuck John Minor Sasaazo This is a true copy of the deed by me Joseph Hawiey. This deed, as will be seen, is signed by the Sachem of Pagasett, (Derby,) and four of his sagamores, or counselors, and comprises a territory in Litchfield and New Haven cbunties, nearly as large as Litchfield county itself. This seems to have been the last sale of lands made by the Derby Indians in this direction, and, no doubt, covered all the territory claimed by them at the north. Their right to sell the land at all, seems somewhat doubtful, as the most of the territory sold, was occupied by the Pootatuck' tribe of Indians. By a deed to Joseph Judson, of Stratford, of a tract of land lying on Pe- quonnuck River, dated 9th Sept., 1661, signed by Wompegan, Sachem of Paugassett, supposed to be the nephew of Tautannimo, by Ake- notch, his sagamore, and Ansantanay, his father, it appears that Aquiomp, then Sachem of Pootatuck, and his equal in rank, was his relative, and gave his consent to that alienatioa on the 18th day of May in the next year, by a separate indorsement on the deed, in presence of other witnesses. In this indorsement, it is stated, that he was related to "Wompegan. What the relationship was, whether by blood, or marriage, is not stated. It is certain that Aquiomp was independent of the Paugasett Sachem, and that his successors in the sachemdom, after that date, made numerous grants to the English. The record of the First Purchase from the Pootatucks, the Indians of our territory, marked 1 in the accompanying map of. Indian Pur- chases, is lost, and can not now be found. Its date, however was 26th April, 1673. It is referred to in five later deeds, is called the 1 This name was spelled m a great variety^ of ways, as Puttatuck, Potatnok, Pohta- tncfc, Potateuk, PutAtuke, Pootatuck, &o. 'The latter spelling is the one adopted by tiie anthoT, as it corresponds with the pronunciation of the word. HISTOET OP ANCIENT 'VrOODBUBT. 2S Pomperaug, or First Purchase; the title to it confirmed and the boundaries given : " Wh former purchase runs about foure miles North & South, and about two miles East ^ West, on both sides of y' riuer, and comp'hending y= whole Town platt of Woodbury ; Extending Northward to y* North end of y' East Meadow, and s6 running West to y« lowland, or meadow on West Spraine to M' Judsons Wolf-pitt, where y« West Sprayh & North Sprayn meet, and running South- ward nigh to, or facing upon y' place commonly called y' Bent of y» Riuer, taking in transiluania and rag-land, and so Easterly on homelots at known Boundaries."! It is curious to note, in the foregoing description, the inaccuracy, so common in early times, in giving distances and measurements. This grant is said to be about four miles in length, when, in reality, it is not far short of nine. The width of two miles, as stated, is doubtless, proportionably inaccurate. The north end of East Mead- ow is nearly a mile north of the North Meeting House, and the " Bent of y" Kiver" is the curve in the Pomperaug, not far from the village of South Britain. The Wolf-pit forms a good boundary, being loca- ted in the hill westerly of the new Shear factory, called Wolf-pit Hill. The pit is on the northerly side of the hiU, near Weekcepeemee, and is a.hole leading into the face of a rock, within which is quite a spa- cious chamber. This purchase was well chosen, comprising, as it does, much of the most fertile and desirable , land, in the whole terri- tory of the ancient town. - It is probable, though not certain, that some of those interested in the purchase, had been up to examine the lands, before the bargain was concluded. This deed was executed at Stratford. The next deed in point of time is that of Yohcomge and Avomock- omge. It makes mention of the Pomperaug Purchase, and is accom- panied by a rude map, showing the Pomperaug Purchase on both sides of the river, and the land by them granted, which was all the territory south and west of said First Purchase, between the Pom- peraug, Shepaug and Pootatuck Eivers. It is not known whom they represented, but It was probably one of the small clans, resident with- in the town, and dependent upon, or related to, the Pootatucks. This is rendered the more probable from the fact, that the deed is witnessed by Wecuppeme, who was, at a later day, sagamore of one of them. This grant seems never to have been regarded by the Pootatucks, or the settlers, as the tract conveyed was twice repur- 1 Woodbury Land Records, Book II., p. 137. 24 HIS TOBY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. chased afterward ; once ■within a few years. It comprehended even the Pootatuck village itseF, the chief seat of that tribe. A copy of this conveyance follows : " July 14th, 1673. " Yohcomge promiseth y* sarae Tract of land y' Avomoekorage doth below, and in part of pay> received fire shillings in powder. The very mark of > Yohcomge ) " Avomookomge y* proprietor of y° land.w"" in this square, doth hereby ingage to sell unto M'. Sherman, Lieu' Joseph Judson, & M'. John Minor y* above sii Land; viz., what is w''in the Comprehension of tliis square, both West & South of y" purchase at Pomperoge ; And hath allready received as earnest one grey coat at IP 10» price this i?* of May, 1673. " In consideration of y' uppermost purchase of Land upon y' West& South of Pomperaug purchase ; viz., y* first purchase, July y" 6 , 1673, Avomockomge received one hatchett 4" & in lead & powder 10'. Witness Kenonge Avomockomge C^>tc^ his G3j*^^ mark his / mark Weouppemee his /''\y\,y''^-''~'^'m,.^ mark English witnesses, Zechariah Walker, Samuell Galpin. From the consideration mentioned in this deed, it would seem, that the price of land was not very high in these Indians' estimation, how- ever doubtful may have been their title. A gray coat of homespun manufacture, a hatchet, a little powdel- and lead, seem very trivial payment, yet no doubt these untutored savages, who, as yet, considered their lands of little or no value, re- joiced greatly over the acquisition of such rare articles, and probably thought they had by far the best of the bargain. They knew not how soon they would be straightened for- land, and their tribe scattered like the leaves of the forests. At a very early period, a large tract of land had been purchased of the Indians for the consideration of a brass kettle, and received, from this circumstance, the name of Kettletown, which it has borne to the present time. On the 16th of April, 1679, this tract was again sold by " Cheabrooke, an Indian, together with the' consent and approbation of Coshusheougemy Sachesi, the sagamore of puttatuck," HISTOET OF ANCIENT TVOODBUET. 25 together with Quaker's Farms, in Derby, east of the Eight Mile Brook, to Ebenezer Johnson, of Derby;, and his associates, in consid- eration of " corn & other goods, as allso of our meer love and Good will ;" the former being described as " Sara's field, or Kitle Toiyji, Bounded on the west with puttatuck Riiier, that is to say, with the west side the Hand in the Riuer&,y» west Chanell of the Riuer & Bounded on the South East & North East with the Eight Mile Brook cfc Bounded on the North & >Jorth West with the Hill aboue the playn called araugaoutack, & so to go with a straight line frqm the upper end of the playne to the Eight Mile Brooke.'' The Kittletown part of this conveyance is represented on the map by the division marked 5, being thus numbered from the factj that it was the fifth of the subsequent regular purchases from the Poota- tucks. On the 10th of July, 1682, another irregular deed seems to have been received by the town, through its committee, from Wesuncksx and Wonnokekunkbom, for which the latter received " two pair of trading cloth breeches & one yard of trading cloth," and in consider- ation of which, they engaged that the inhabitants " shall have liberty to improve land anywhere west or south of their first purchase, where they shall see cause." What claim they set up to the. territory is not known. No notice seems to have been taken of it till nearly twenty- four years afterward, when it was confirmed in a deed ratifying .all former sales, and it was not even recorded till two years after tha^.' The second purchase of lands from the full board of regularly con- stituted authorities of the Pootatucks, was made on the 17th of March, 1685-6. This was the Shepaug purchase, comprising two-thirds of tjie present town of Eoxbury, and part of Southbury, and is marked " 2" on the accompanying map. This deed was granted to Lieut. Joseph Judson, Ensign John Wiatt, John Sherman, John Hurd and John Mitchell, in behalf of the town. It acknowledges and fuUy confirms the First Purchase, and then grants that " Tract of Land lying and situate nere to y" place Commonly called by ns Munnacommock running in length w^"" y' former purchase above exprest, about six Miles in length East ancj West foi about four miles and an halfe North and South. More p'tioularly Boundedon y' North East w"" y' former purchase, and a little part of it at y' North end w'^ Land not yet alienated ; Bounded on y' North w"" Land not yet sold ; The mark' trees or boundaries to bee made clere and ifayre and so to be kept between us, Bounded uppon y' West w''' Shee- 1 W. Land Beoords, Vol. 2, p. 1. 26 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. paug Riuer ; And Bounded on y" South w"" a part of a hill, called horse-hiU ; and so bending something South East from thence to w'Hn a small matter about fourscore rod of y place called y« bent of y» Riuer. More prticularly for y« Bounds wee refer to y' exact Bound Marks." It was signed by " Wimessed pr us & ''^^ , . , subscribedinorp'sence Waramaukeag ^^^.^^^^^ h>s marke Punnahun Interp'te' j, — .... ^ Womoqui f V~~, his raarke f\j his marke his a marke John Banks , ; his marke Nathaniel fferrand Sen' Nathaniel fferrand Junr Many othe' or more both English & Indians were p'esent at y" same time ' Keshooshamau g Chuhabaux Youngamoush Nuccaddamo K^ Papenau ( ^ Q Nemoumbam Poquanow ;2^ his marke his tnarke his marke his marke his marke his marke " This deed was acknowledged y' same day at y' same time of ye subscrip- tion, and delivery before Me. John Minor, Comiss'."' The Third, or Quassapaug Purchase, comprising a part of Wood- bury, Middlebury and Southbury, was acquired on the 30th of Octo- ber, 1687. This tract is marked 3 on the map, and was sold to the town for " Severall sums of Money In hand received. And good Assurance, to receive in the whole to y' value of fifty pounds, and a mortgage of a certain parcell of meadow Land lying to y' Southward of y° Road Northward or westjvard of ye Eight Mile Brook." This tract is described as a "Parcell of Land lying to y" East of y" first purchase, made by y" Inhabitants of Woodbury, extending Northwardly about halfe a mile north of y" first pur- chase, and so running due East, or Easterly to fourscore rod Eastward of 1 Woodbury Land Records, vol. 2, p. 186. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOO.DBUKY. 27 y» Easternmost of y pond called and commonly known by y» Name Quassa- pahg ; and so vunning Southward- between Waterbery and us and Darby and us till it comes to y» place where y» road between Wooabury and Darby cross- eth y« Eight Mile Brook ; and bounded West ■w'^'y' first purchase y' y" s'' Inhab- itants of Woodbury made." It was signed by Witnesses present Chevoramauge ^— ., ^^ Israel Curtis his marke C,," ^^ John Wiatt John Minor Sen' Kesoshamaug Sagamore his^^^^P^marke Punhone his marke Youngstockum his marke < Nunawauk his \marke Wonokequambomb his_ J marke Chohees his marke a Tantamohoh his Indian witnesses i ^"^ -», marke " Exactly recorded from y' originall y" 29"' of May 1699 as attest John Minor recorde'"' On the 18th of May, 1700, the inhabitants of the town, having become numerous for those days, made their fourth, or Nonnewaug Purchase. To this time, it seems that the sagamore of that name had retained his possessions in the valley of the Nonnewaug or East Sprain stream. But now it came his turn to make room, and it seems that he and his companions did it with a good grace, as the deed informs us, the sale was made " For valid considerations moveing thereto, besides y' y' desire y' is w'Mn us of a'fiiendly correspondency w"" y" English Inhabitants of s'' Woodbury." For these considerations and inducements they granted " All y' parcell of Land, bee it more or less, by estimation six square miles ; And bounded on y' East w"" y" stated Boundaries between y' inhabitants of s^ Woodbury and Waterbury, Bounded North w"" y= Bound granted by y' Gen'' Court to y' s'' Inhabitants of Woodbury ; Bounded West w" Land be- longing to Indians as yet not puirohased by y' s^ English at a Brook well known both by English and Indians, called y'North-Spraine, taking in y* s"" Brook, as it runs North and South, so that this o' Deed of sale oomp'hends all y' Land 1 W. L. K., vol. 2, p. 137. 28 HISTOET'OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. bounded West w't y' s-" North-Spraine, and Ealst w* Waterbury & Woodbury Bounds, taking in aU y« land, on botb sides of y" East Sprain. And bounded SoutU w'' y Land formerly purchased by y« English Inhabitants of s'' Wood- bury."i It was signed by "Witnessed by us Joseph Hurlbutt Robert Warner Worabummaug his squaw 2f her marks Wombummaug NuoquoUozomaug •O > Wunnuntoone Mashagasse ^^^ t_ his marke 'p<'Z^^ Cacapattanees Sonn , Umbouge C-^^ his marke his marke his marke his marke his marke Jo" Banks Momanohewaug alias Cush This Instrum' was ac- knowledged before me y« same day by all y' sub- scribed as their ffree act and deed. John Minor Justice In y behalf of himself and all potatuok Ijidians confirming this Bill of Sale Exactly recorded from y" original! this 16th day of May 1-701 P' John Minor recordr"* On the 25th of October, 1705, it became necessary to buy Kettle- town purchase for the third time. Something more than a quarter of a century had passed since the last sale, and by this time it is probable they felt the need of the " consideration." It is represented on the map by division 5, being the fifth regular purchase of the Pootatucks. Its description is obscure and defective, but it evidently means this division. It is described as being " Bounded northerly by our first and former purchases, bounded southerly by y" Heep of rocks or hill on y« south of a Brook called Transilvania, which rocks incompasse s^ brook, and all ye lowland rounding till it comes at our river ; on y= South-East part of it & bounded on y= West with sii rocks at an angle with -a. purchases formerly made running from Chepague Falls to this tract."! i Meanmg tUe First Purchase, or town plot 2 W. T. R., voL 2, p. 13r. 3 The Second Purchase. 4 W. Land Becords, vol. 2, p. 187. HI8T0ET OF ANCIENT ■VVOODBUEY. It was signed by 29 "Witnesses present John Minor sen' the indians y' Jo Judson Jun. subscribed & The Minor : In- sealed appeared terpretcr y= same day and acknowledged y° above written to be their free act and deed before rae John Minor Justice Tomseet ^ marke Chyiondge 3^^\. his marke Cotsure Wapumbom his marke On the 28tli of May, 1706, the inhabitants of the town made the sixth, or confirmatory Purchase. This covered all former grants and purchases,- and a considerable tract marked 6 on the map, to- gether with a piece of land eighty rods in width, from Steep Kock in Washington, to the mouth of the Shepaug, on the west side of that river. In this deed the Indians still retained a large tract of land called the Pootatuck Reservation. This reservation compre- hended the tract bounded on the north by a line drawn from Shepaug Falls to the " Bent " of the Pomperaug, east by that river, or by a line drawn parallel to and a few rods ea;st of it, from the " Bent" to its mouth, south by the Pootatuck, and west by the Shepaug river. This reservation, afterward called " The Purchase," contained their principal village on the Pootatuck River. The deed is as follows : " Know all men p' these presents, y' We hereunto subscribing, being y propri- eto's to all y Lands and Accommodations belonging to y» Township of Wood- bury, being and belonging to potatuck, together w"" all oth' fellow proprieto's, both fo' o'selves, Heires sucoesso", and all oth's, ypunge and Elde ; being desi- rous of neighbo'ly Correspondency, and Real friendship between us & o' Neigh- bo's, J' English Inhabitants of Woodberry, in y' county of ffayrfleld : in Her Majes" CoUony of Connecticott, fo' and in consideration of sufficient & valuable considerationsj from time to time, and at several times, bearing Date w* seve- rall Bills of sale pertiouler for several tracts of Land as Exprest in those Deeds ; And least any of those Instruments should be lost, or through Wy Mishap bee obliterated, or defaced. Wee hereto subscribing, this 28th May 1706 ; fully, absolutely, and to. all intents, Ends & purposes, confirm unto y' inhabitants of y« gd Woodberry, theire Associates, Heires, successo's and Assigns, all and every Deed & Instrumen', Bill of sale, or Deed of gift, obtayned, or procured by ys s^ Inhabitants from any Indian or Indians wtsoever ; Altho' in y» formation something differ- ent from y" usuall forming of Deeds of sale. And yet more p'ticula'ly, wee say wee confirm, not only y' fixst purchase, w"" was about five Miles North & South, y* very Town platt, and about two miles East & West, but also a Lat' pur- 30 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBCET. chase made by jr« ^ Inhabitants as an addition Eastward quite home to Water- bery Bounds. And also anotli' purchase Northward to y» extent of Woodbury then Bounds. And Also anoth' purchase West to Sheepaug River. All w"* were subscribed by y" major part of y" Indian proprieto's ; We do also Ratify and Confirm all oth' perticul' Bills of sale or Instrum" as p'ticul'ly y' Mile square by Keesooshamaug to m' hawly of Stratford, Souvenys sale, and Chuhees, Matehack, Wonnekequumbom and Wesunoko; Wee say, all and every of them are hereby confirmed, as fully as if every of them had bin formally written and acknowledged according to law . — All w"' Bills of sale, more Gen" or perticul', do conteyn, by estimation, seven Miles, at y" North end, between Waterberry and Milford late purchase about fourscore Rodd West of Sheepaug River at y» Steep Rock ; & so running on y' West side of s"" Riv', of y" same breadth westward to y* mouth of s^ River ; to y' great Riv', till wee come to known Bounds below kettle town, and uppon y' East w"" Dar- by and Waterberry Bounds ; onely we have as yet reserved to o'selves ; viz from y' falls uppon Sheepaug Riv' to y' great Rive', and from s^ falls Eastward to y8 Riv', y' runs through Woodbury Town at y^ Bent of y' River, or little southward, contayniog more or less as to y° quantity. English p'sent and at y" subscription ' John Minor Interp't' John Sherman Justice Elizabeth Minor Rebeckah Minor The Indians y' sub- scribed appeared p'son- ally y" same' day of y" date hereof and ac- knowledged y« above in- strument to be y' free act & Deed before me this Twenty-Eighth of May in y" y' one thousand seven hundred and six John Minor Justice 1706 May: 28u. Nunnawaoke Tumaseet Chesquaneag Mauquash Wussebucome Accommy Wirasquancot Wussockanunckqucen Kehore Noegoshemy his marke V^ C9- his marke his marke his marke his marke Recordeii originally ye date Above written as attests John Sherman Record' ' Munmenepoosqua ^^ his marke h er marke Muttanumace her marke" 1 W. T. R., Tol. 2, p. 138. HISTOEY OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. 31 A part of this reservation, at its south-west comer, west of the Shepaug River below the Falls, was sold to Doct. Ebenezer Warner, March 6th, 1728-9. This tract was called Promiseck by the In- dians. The conveyance was executed by Manquash, Cockshure and Conkararum, in presence of Chob, John Chob, Passacoran, ?ind three English witnesses. As the numbers of the tribe became reduced, and the wh^);e set- tlers cleared up the land all around them, so that there was no longer Hufficient game to support existence, they made further sales of their Reservation. On the 18th of June, 1733, the Indians conveyed to a committee of the town, about one-half of the Reservation, and on the 3d of January next year, about one-half of the remainder. These two sales constituted what has since been known as the South Pur- chase. The consideration of the first sale was £160, four shirts and a gun ; and that of the last, £40. Both conveyances were signed by Quiump, Cockshure, Maucheere and Naucathora. After these ' sales, there was left to the Indians only a remnant of their posses- sions at the south-east comer of their Reservation, in which was situated their last remaining village, called the Pootatuck "Wigwams. They retained their title to this last resting-place for the soles of their feet, for a quarter of a century, when, being reduced to a mere handful in point of numbers, in 1758, they parted with their cher- ished Pootatuck, and the remnant that remained took up their abode with other tribes. In aU their late sales, however, they had reserved to themselves the right to take game on the lands forever — a right which was always religiously respected by the whites, whenever a straggling Pootatuck revisited the graves of his ancestors, or wan- dered in his once wide dominions. Thus it is seen, that the early fathers fairly purchased every foot of this ancient town, and took conveyances with due and proper solemnities. From the known character of the men, it is to be presumed that these bargains were fairly conducted, and it does not appear that any disputes of any account ever arose in regard to them between the parties. In the order of Providence, one race had arisen, another had passed away. Sampson's locks were shorn — ^his glory and strength had departed. The red man, with a sad prodi- gality, had parted with his only wealth. CHAPTER III. CIVIL HISTOKT. Church Dissensions in Steatfokd the cause of the settlement of Wood- euby; Action op the General Court in 1667, 1669, 1670; Pompeeaug, GRANTED, AND SETTLEMENT COMMENCED IN 1672 ; FrESH ARRIVALS NEXT YEAR ; Appearance of the country ; Locations chosen by the settlers ; White Oak ; Main street laid out on an old Indian trail ; Fundamental arti- cles; Remarks. The settlement of Woodbury was the result of difference in reli- gious opinions, among the inhabitants of Stratford. It was ushpred in by " thunderings and lightnings, and earthquakes ecclesiastical." The first ministers in the colony being dead, and a new generation coming on the stage of action, alterations in respect to church mem- bership, baptism and the mode of church discipline were imperiously demanded. Great dissensions on these subjects accordingly arose in the churches at Hartford, Windsor, Wethersfield, and other places, • and continued in various parts of the colony, from 1656 to about 1670. The discord not only affected all the churches, but it "insin- uated itself into all the affairs of societies, towns and the whole com- monwealth." About 1664, while these contentions were going on at Hartford,, and other places, the people at Stratford fell into the same unhappy divisions and controversies in regard to the same subjects. During the administrations of Mr. Blackman,' their first pastor, the church and town enjoyed great peace, and conducted their ecclesiastical affairs with exemplary harmony. About 1663, being far advanced in years, he became very infirm, and unable to perform his minister rial labors. The church, therefore, applied to Mr. Israel Chauncy, son of President Charles Chauncy, of "Cambridge, to make them a visit, and preach among them. A majority of the church 1 TrumbuU's Hist, of Conn. HISTOET OF ANCIEN* WOODBUKT. 33 chose him for their pastor, and in 1665, he was ordained in the inde- pendent mode. But a large and respectable part of the church and town were opposed to his ordination. It was therefore agreed, that if, after hearing Mr. Chauncy a certain ^me, they should continue to be dissatisfied with his ministry, they should have liberty to call and settle another minister, and have the same privileges in the meeting- house, as the other party. Accordingly, after hearing Mr. Chauncy the time agreed upon, and continuing to be dissatisfied with his r&in- istrations, they invited Mr. Zechariah Walker to preach to them, and 'finally chose him for their pastor. Both ministers performed public worship in the same house. Mr. Chauncy performed his services at the usual hours, and Mr. Walker was allowed two hours in the mid- dle of the day. Biit after some time, it so happened that one day Mr. Walker continued his service longer than usual ; Mr. Chauncy and his people finding that Mr. Walker's exercises were not finished, re- tired to a private house, and there held their afternoon devotions. They were, however, so much displeased, that the next day they went .over to Fairfield, and made a complaint to Major Gold, one of the magistrates, against Mr. Walker. The Major, upon hearing the case, advised pacific measures, and that Mr.' Walker should be allowed three hours for the time of his public exercises. In May, 1669, these disputes came before the General Court, by petition of the parties, and " Upon the petition of the oliuroh of Stratford, this court doth declare that whereas y^ church kaue setled Mr. Chancey their officer and doe desire that they may peaceably injoy the full improuement of their minister and adminis- trations without hindreranse or disturbance, the court grants their petition therein, onely the court seriously aduiseth both parties to choose some indiffer- ent persons of piety and learning to compose their differences and setle an agreement among them, aAd that till October Court there may be liberty for Mr. Walker to preach once in the day, as they haue hitherto done by their agreement,' the church allowing him full three howers between the church two, meetings for the same."' Notwithstanding this advice of the General Court, all attempts at a reconciliation were unsuccessful. The parties became more fixed in their opposition to each other,' and their feelings and conduct more and more unbrotherly. At length Mr. Chauncy and the majority excluded Mr. Walker and his hearers from the meeting-house, and they convened and worshiped in a private dwelling. They were 1 Trumbull's Colonial Becords, p. 110. 84 HISTORY OF ANCIENT TVOODBUKT. expelled* in the face of the recommendation of the Court in October, 1669, advising them that " This Court therefore recommend it to the church of Stratford that Mr. Walker haue liberty the one partfe of the Sabboth, whether parte Mr. Chancy will, and that they would hold communion together in preaching & prayer. But in case Mr. Ghansey and the Brethren w"" him will not agree to that, it shall not be offensiue to this Court if Mr. Walker and his Company doe meet distinctly elsewhere ; prouided each of them prouide well for the comfortable supply of their ministers."! It seems to have been apparent to some of Mr. "Walker's party, at an early period in the controversy, that it would result in the settling of a new plantation. It is probable, that with this in view, some of them applied for liberty to purchase lands of the Indians, as we find it recorded as early as October, 1667, that " This Court grants Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fayrechild, L°' Curtice, Ens: Judson, Mr. Hawley & John Minor, liberty to purchase Potatuke and the lands adjoyne- ing, to be reserved for a village or plantation."' In May, 1670, this vote was referred to, and an additional power granted the committee to arrange for a new settlement. " Whereas seuerall inhabitants of Stratford haue, Octob"', '67, had liberty to purchase Potatuck for a village or towne, the afoarsayd Committee w"" Mr. Sherman of Stratford are hereby impowered to order the planting of the same, if it be judged fitt to make a plantation ; prouided if they doe not setle a plan- tation there within fower yeares it shall returne to the Courte's dispose agayne."3 Thes.e acts were rendered necessary, as a law had been framed at a very early date, that no person should "buy, hire, or receive as a gift or mortgage, any parcel of land of any Indians,'' except fo* the use of the colony, or the benefit of some town, with the sanction of the court. Pootattick was the Indian name of Newtown. The Pootaiucks owned the entire temtory of that town, besides their possessions in "Woodbury and other places. The territory of "Woodbury was called Pomperaug, from an early distinguished chief or sagamore of that tribe, who had his principal residence and fortress on or near Castle Bock. It wiU be seen by this, that our forefathers might have been 1 Tmmbull's Col. Bee, p. 124. . 2 Trumbull's Col.Eec, p. 75. 3 Trumbull's Col. Bee., p. 128. HISTOKT OF AKCIENT WOODBUEf. 35 the first settlers of Newtown instead of Woodbury, had they not chosen the latter for 'their residence. At length Governor Winthrop, affected with the unhappy contro- troversy and animosities subsisting in the town, advised'that Mr. Walker and his church and people should remove, and that a tract of land for the settlement of a new town, should be granted for their en- couragement and accommodation. Accordingly we find on record. May 9, 1 672, the following grant : " This Court grants Mr. Sam" Sherman, L"' Wm. Curtice, Ens: Joseph Jnd- son and John Minor, themselues and associates, liberty to errect a plaritatioti at Pomperoage, proulded it doth not prejudice any former grant to any othei; plan- tation or perticuler person ; prouided any other honest inhabitants of Stratford hau liberty to joyne with them in setleiBg there, and that they enterteine so many inhabitants as the place will oonneniently interteine, and that they setle there within the space of three yeares."' This is the initial point from which the existence of Woodbury is dated. This grant being made at the May session, it was too late for our forefathers to move their families into the wilderness that season, but the preliminary arrangements were immediately commenced, and it is related, a" few of the proprietors came up, and raised some corn, which they secured in log cribs, but when they returned the next spring they found that the bepts or Indians had rifled them of their contents. Early the next spring, fifteen of Mr. Walker's congregation started with their families for the wilderness of Pomperaug. They were directed to follow the Pootatuch, or Great Eiver, till they came to a large river flowing into it from the north. They were to follow up this stream about eight miles, when they would reach a large open plain on the river, which had been previously under the rude cultiva- tion of the Indians. They accordingly commenced their journey, and arriving at the Pomperaug, they thought it too small a stream to answer the description, and continued their journey till they came to the Shepaug Eiver. Although this was scarcely- larger than the one they had passed, they concluded to ascend it. After they had gone the prescribed distance on this stream, they found themselves near Mine Hill, in Roxbury. The country here was mountainous, and did not at all answer the description given them. They perceived, therefore, that they had passed the object of their search, and so jour- neyed in an easterly course over the hills, till arriving on Good Hill, — 1 -""■" 1 Col. Bee, p. irr. 36 HISTOET OP ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. they perceived the valley of the Pomperaug lying below in solitude and silence. Great was the gratitude of these pioneers of our town on this discovery, and it is related that Dea. John Minor fell on his knees, leading to prayer that little band of hardy adventurers, invo- king the blessing of Heaven upon their enterprise, and praying that their posterity might be an upright and godly people to the latest gen- eration. So far as his own posterity is concerned, his prayers seem to have been answered, for it has neyer since been without a Deacon to proffer the same petition.' They encamped on Good Hill that night. The next day they pro- ceeded to the valley to examine their possessions. Much of the in- tervals and plains on the river, throughout the whole extent of the first purchase, had been divested of trees and undergrowth, by the Indian custom of burning over the woods in the autumn, and the na- tives had for many years raised their slender crops of corn, bea,ns and tobacco, in these pleasant valleys, before the whites set foot in Connecticut. By this method, the forests were cleared of under-; brush, so that the hunters could better pursue their game, and could, have some open spots for their rude husbandry.^ The adventurers spent the day in ex^ining the capabilities of the valleys, and at its close found themselves in that part of the present town of Southhury, now called White Oak. Here they encamped beneath the spreading branches of a large oak,' and from this cir- 1 A story is told in several accounts, seen by the author, that one of the company of the name of Hinman, put up a different sort of a petition from that of the Deacon ; praying that his posterity might always be blessed with a plenty of " Bmn and Mili- tary Glory." It is believed, however, that this story is apocryphal. It is not in accord- ance with the puritanical character of those Christian men, thus to make light of re ligiouB things. 2 Dr. Hildrflth, of Ohio, in describing the new lands at the West, no doubt gives a good description of our primeval forests : " While the red men possessed the -country, and every autumn set fire to the fallen leaves, the forests presented a most noble and enchanting appearance. The annual firings prevented the growth of shrubs and underbrush, and destroying the lower branches of the trees, the eye roved with delight from ridge to ridge, and from hill to hill; which like the divisions of an immense temple, were crowded with innumerable pHlars, the branches of whose shafts interlocking, formed the arch-work of support to that leafy roof, which covered and crowned the whole. But since the white man took possession, the annual fires have been checked, and the woodlands are now filled with shrubs and young trees, obstructing the vision on every side, and converting these once beautiful forests into a rude and tasteless wilderness." 3 This oak has not been standing for many years, but some pieces are yet preserv- ed; one of them is in the possession of Mrs. Whitlock, of Southbury. This piece was taken from the tree by the late Shadrack Osbom, Esq., a very respectable inhabitant of the town, on wMch appears in his handwriting the following: HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOOBBURY. 37 <;umstance the locality has received its name; All of the first settlers that came that year, were not in this company. In a few days another company camej that encamped in Middle Quarter, and oth- ers followed. After fuUy examining localities, they' began to select their home-lots. The Stileses, Curtisses, Hinmans and some others, chose their lots in White Oak. . The Shermans pitched their tents in Middle Quarter, and it is re- lated that some of them spent the first night in a hollow walnut tree, .that stood below the Gideon Sherman place. The first Sherman house was near that now occupied by Deac. Eli Summers. The Hurds located in the HoUow, near Mr. D. Curtiss', the Minors, near Mr. Erastu's Minor's, the Walkers near Mr. Levi S. Douglass', and the Judsons on the street leading north-west from the first Congregational meeting-house, called from them, Judson Lane, to this day. The Roots, who came later, settled in West Side, and the Johnsons, near the ancient burying-ground in Southbury. Some of the land thus taken up by the first settlers, has never passed by deed, since the title was obtsiined of the Indians, but still remains in the original names, having passed from father to son, by devise, or distribution, for nearly two centuries. The homestead of Mr. Eras- tus Minor is one of these tracts, the house of Capt. John Minor, his first ancestor in this town, having stood, a little westerly from his res- idence, near the river. David J. Stiles, Esq., owns the home-lot of his first ancestor here. His house stood but a little east of that of his descendant, the present owner. Those who selected White Oak for their abodes, undertook to live on the intervals near the banks of the river, but a great freshet hap- pening soon after, drowned them out, and drove them up to the pres- ent street. The first framed house was built in Judson Lane, a; few rods west of the residence of Mr. Merrit Piatt. The cellar is not en- tirely filled up to the present day. " This is a piece of the ancient white oak tree, taken from the trunk after it fell down, Aug. 19th, 1808, by Shadraok Osbom. ' The sturdy oak, the boast of every clime, Must bow to the relentless hand of time.' ^' The tree of which this is a part, stood about eighty rods east of the river, by the old field road, iu the comer pf the Mitchell land. The settlers, of the ancient town of Woodbury encamped under it when they first explored the town. It gave the name of White Oak to the northern part of Southbury, and remained in a state of vegeta ' tion for a fiumber of years after the limbs were broken ofij and the body was part de . payed, and fell downin the year, 1808. This piece was taken from the trunk,. Aug. 19th, the same year, by me Shadraok Osbom." 38 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBTTET. The next was built near the residence of the late Hermon Stod- dard. Deac. John Minor's was built about the same time. These were covered with rent oak clapboards, in the old lean-to style. The most of the houses, in the early years of the settlement, were built of logs, and all of them in the first instance. These rude dwellings passed away with the first generation. That the intervals on the river were cleared up, to a considerable extent, before the arrival of the first settlers, and that this fact was well known, we have proof from the Colony Records. In May, 1671, in order to encourage a settlement at Derby, the General Court, after granting a tract of land extending from Milford to the Pootatuck River, and reaching to twelve miles to the north, further granted, " That they shall have liberty to improve all the meadow lyeing on Pompa- wraug River, allthough it be out of their bounds, till the Court shall see cause otherwise to dispose of it." It might well be said to be out of their bounds, for the Court in 1670, as already seen, had given authority to a committee to make a plantation at Pootatuck and lands adjoining, if they saw fit, and gave them four years to accomplish it in. But it does not appear that the Derby planters made any-use of the privilege, as no consid- erable progress was made in that plantation till May, >675, when we are informed that there were about " twelve famalyes setled there allreadey, and more to the number of eleven prepareing for a setle- ment forthwith ;" and King Philip's war breaking out that spring, drove even this small band back to the towns from which they came. The present .street, from the North Meeting-House in Woodbury to the Southbury Meeting-House, was laid out nearly upon the old Indian trail leading from the Nonnewaug wigwams to Pootatuck village, passing the grave of Pomperaug by the rock, near the car- riage house of N. B. Smith, Esq. It was a custom of the Indians to have their trails pass the graves of their buried chieftains, and as each warrior passed the grave in his various expeditions, he dropped a pebble stone upon it in honor of his memory. A large pile of these pebbles had accumulated upon this consecrated spot previous to the settlement of the town, which remains till the present time. Among other preparations which the early fathers made for their removal into the wilderness, was a code of laws, or articles of agree- HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. 39 ment, for their government after their arrival at the place of desti- nation. This model constitution, containing aU the elements of civilization, justice and religious liberty, has bfeen preserved entire. These pages can be no better occupied than by a copy of it, which follows. Fundamental Articles agreed upon in order to ^' settlement of a plantation at Pomparague. We the committee appointed by ye Honored General Court for ye erecting a plantation at Pomparague in ye behalf of ourselves & our Society being met together ye 14th of feb'' 1672 and having been serious & deliberate in ye con- sideration of ye benefit of ye s"' place, and ye prosperity of ye. same have consented & Agreed to ye following perticulers : 1. Imprimis : that y^e shall be so many admitted to interest in ye s^ plantation as ye place may comfortably Accomodate : Sly That These Inhabitants shall be accounted of these following Ranks or orders as to ye distribution of ye lands there to be distributed, viz : ye first Rank or order shall have 23 acres to their homelott : ye 2d order : 20 : ye 3d Rank 18= the fourth order 16-: ye next shall have 12 : ye last & least shall have ten acres to their homelott and each shall have ye same proportion of meadow/- ; or lowland to ye proportion of ye homelott that is to say one halfe joyning to their homelott where it falls it can be so and ye other halfe in ye next convenient place by ye order of ye Committee & in all other divisions of land to be proportional according to ye first proportion or order viz : ye homelotts ; a fift part of which first proportion shall be homelott proper, ye other homelott division. 3. Thirdly we agree & consent that all publike ohstrges as it relates to this plantation shall be borne proportionable by ye inhabitants according to y^ land each inhabitant shall Receive as below exprest : Which is agreed upon to be with y' in lieu & consideration of all Ratable estate thereby included. 41y We do further agree that y' shall be Accomodation Reserved for ye minis- try besides what shall be allotted to ye first removing minister ; as also a parsell of land for yg Incouriging a schoole y' learning may not be neglected . to children. 5 : We agree and consent that ye power of selling ye>homelotts to each inhab- itant as before exprest shall remaine with ye major part of y^ committee the w^hich we do promise and also purpose to be with our Greatest care for ye publiek good and greatest advantage to ye plantation and ye satisfaction & comfort of each inhabitant as shall more fully appeare in ye acting ye same. 61y We agree and consent that notwithstanding what is above exprest as to ye proportion of each inhabitants meadow or lowland it shall be considered in ye second division viz; the other halfe of their proportion of meadow according as ye meadow either holds out or falls short : It: The committee aforenamed at another meeting upon ye 20th of March 167|- amcfegst other perticulers by them apprehended for ye good & benefitt *0 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOOBBUEY. of ye said plantation did agree &: consent that all persons intending there to be inhabitants according to orders shall ingage to remove themselves & y' families tq ye s^ plantation before ye first of next may come two years from yo date hereof. It: They are also to make ye same their dwelling place four whole years after ye such y"^ removal before they shall have liberty to dispose of their Acoomo- dations yre granted them Granted to any other person in way of sale or alienation to prevent discouragement to ye s"" plantation & if any do sel after such time as he hath hereby liberty so to do he shall neither sell alienate nor Lett ye same Accomodations to any other person but such as ye town shall approve of, the town also promises either to purchase ye accomodations of ye removing person or to approve of such blameless man in his conversation with certificates according to law : that shall be presented to buy ye same. It: It is further agreed on that in ease of removal whereby any person con- tinues not ye whole above exprest viz : foure years they shall forfitt ye Ac- comodations to ye town only it is Granted & consented to that ye person so removing shall be allowed what he hath bettered the s'' Accomodatioiis by his Improvement, and it shall be paid by ye town within one twelvemonth after ye removing person so leaves ye s'' plantation : death is no wais intend- ed by yo s'' removal upon which ye s' Accomodations shall be forfit^ as aforesaid. It: It is further agreed on that in case of removal as above exprest the person removing shall be allowed whateuer money he hath layd out as to ye pur- chesses besides ye allowance for his irhprovementas aforesaid with ye prom- ise that if any man shall pay his proportion to ye purchess & then hold it in sufpence without removal thither and improvement yr of during ye aforesaid two years spoken of he shall without any allowance or consideration from ye town lose both his money so disbursed and ye accomodatipn also. It: It is further agreed on that every person reegiving land as before exprest and subscribing hereto shall ingage to pay soot & lott, viz : all publick charges to all ciuil and eccleseastical afiaires in such ways and in 'such order as shall' be judged most convenient for ye benifitt of y^ S* plantation & ye comfort >J(; advantage of each Inhabitant. It: It is further agreed on that ye purchess of ye said Pomparague together with ye charges expended about ye same be payd to ye committee or their order in Wheat pease & pork a third in each & in case of ye want of these sorts of pay then other ways to ye Committees satisfaction by each inhabitant hereto subscribing within ten months after his homelott be layd out upon forfiture of his land so layd out : and for as much as ye desire of y' remain- ing in theire peaceble injoyment of that way of chh disiplin which they are persuaded is according tp God we do hereby ingage each for himselfe not only that we will not any way disturb ye peace y' in but also that we will personally subject ourselves to that Ecclesiastical Gouerment that shall be there established or practised agreeable to ye Word of God. We whose names are hereunto subscribed bfeing desirous to be admitted In- habitants of ye new plantation that is to be erected at pomperogue do hereby ingage ourselues to ye strict obseuance and attendance of ye true interest of ye forgoing articles Acknowledging ye attendance thereof to be a condition HISTORY 01' ANCIENT -WOODBtTET. 41 upon which we shall injoy what land shall there be allotted & layd out unto us. Samuel Sherman Sen' Samuel Styles Joseph Judson Sen' Titus. Hinman John Minor David Jenkins Israel Curtiss Moses Johnson John Wheeler Samuel Munn John Wyatt Roger Terrill John Sherman Eleazer Knowles 'John Judson Thomas Fairohild ' Joshua Curtiss These articles, as it appears, were executed early in the year 1673, and the settlers probably arrived here in April or May the same year. . By them it was stipulated, that all were to enjoy equal privileges, both civil and religious. The Committee, or principal men, composed a Court to judge between man and man, doing justice accor- ding to the " written word " until a town was legally organized. The expense of the original purchases of the Indians, and of obtaining the grant from the General Court, the expenses of the removal, the building of roads, bridges, and all other expenses of a public nature, were to be ascertained. When this was accomplished, each one was to have an interest in the lands of the township, proportional to the amount of said expenses paid by him. But there was a restriction as to the quantity of land which a proprietor might have. No one could have more than twenty-five acres for his home-lot, and the poorest among them was entitled to ten ; so that a few rich men could not control the township. It was desirable, in those early days, for the inhabitants to live near together. So that thfeir entire home- lots were not then laid out on the street, one-fifth only being laid out as home-lots proper for their dwellings. The largest were there- fore only five acres in extent, and the smallest two. The remaining four-fifths weie " home-lot di-yision," and were laid in contiguous and convenient places. The remainder of the lands of the plantation were reserved for future divisions among the inhabitants, as exigen- cies should require, and to be laid out to sons arriving at majority, and to such newly admitted inhabitants as should be received. Ac- cordingly, as the settlers cleared their lands, other divisions became necessary ; such as meadow, or lowland, woodland, upland, and pas- ture divisions. They also, in the early years of the settlement, had 1 W. T. R., vol. 2, 175. 42 HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBTJET. common fields, to which all had a right. In all these divisions, each proprietor had his share in proportion to his home-lot. All taxes civil and ecclesiastical, were borne ratably according to the same rule. Adjustment books were kept, in which each planter was made debtor to the land he received, and was credited with what he sold for the equalization of taxes. From these articles we leam that here, as in all the other toiyns of New England, the settlers had a particular regard to the establish- ment of religious institutions. It was their design to erect churches in strict conformity to Scripture example ; and to transmit evangeli- cal purity, in doctrine, worship and discipline, with civil and religious liberty to their posterity. So great was the attention they paid to these interesting points, that they not only made ample provision for the minister, who was to remove with them, but they also sequestered lands for the future support of the ministry. Another truly New England feature is noticed, in this their first solemn agreement, in the ample provision made for a school, " that learning might not be neglected to children." Our fathers, though living under kingly rule, were republicans, rejecting with abhorrence the doctrines of the divine right of kings, passive obedience, and non-resistance. Upon these principles they formed their civil insti- tutions. This, like the other towns, in its constitution was a pure republic in embryo. They thought the church should be accompa- nied by the school-house, religiolis principle by an educated and ennobled understanding. In this way, they judged, intelligence and good morals could best be propagated. We notice also, the poverty of our ancestors at this time — the almost entire want of a currency. All the expenses growing out oj the purchase and settlement of the plantation, were to be paid in wheat, peas and pork, in equal proportions, as to value, if, these could be obtained, and if they could not, then in other articles to the satis- faction of the committee of the settlement. Under such severe difficulties were these pleasant dwelling-places and habitations, which we now enjoy, prepared. And yet our ances- tors were not the paupers nor the fortune hunters from the old wtirld. They were the sturdy yeomanry, the intelligent mechanics and farmers, the middle classes, whose independent spirits spurned the yoke of tyranny. Oppressed and harassed in the old country, our sainted sires sought in the wilds and fastnesses of this wilderness world, a place for that freedom of thought and of action, which they could not find in " Old and enlightened and self-satisfied Europe." HISTOKT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 43 Thoroughly impressed with the idea that time, faith and energy wUl aocotnplish all that can be done in this life, the most appalling diffi- culties were met and overcome. They did not for a moment doubt that " God would raise their state, and build up his church in that excellent clime to which they had come." To their enl^htened vision, there beamed from the distant west the light of liberty, which, like " another mom risen on mid-noon," would continue to shine till the " perfect day." CHAPTER IV. CIVIL HISTOKT CONTINUBP. POMPERAUO MADE A TOWN, AND CALLED "WooDBURY, IN 1674; SlONIFIOATION OP THE NAME ; KiNQ Philip's WAR IN 1575 ; Inhabitants of "Woodbury go BACK TO Stratford ; Orders of the General Court ; Watchino and AVaedino; Rev. Mr. Walker's Letter .in 1676'; Inhabitants return in 1677 ; Town released prom taxes for two years ; Action of General Court in relation to the Boundaries of the Town ; Town first rep- resented IN the Generax. Court in 16S'1 ; Patent oranted in ample form in 1686 ; General Court srants the North Purchase to the town IN 1703 ; Same purchased of the Indians in 1710. So numerous had the arrivals of our ancestors become in the new plantation of Pomperaug, during the year 1 673, that at "A Court of election held at Hartford, May 14th, 1674, " This Court grants that Paumperaug and the plantation there shall be called by the name of Woodbury, which town is by this Court freed from Country Rates fewer yeares from this date."' This was the only charter the town had till May, 1686, and was as formal as the charters or grants to the other towns of the colony to this date. In accordance with the usual gratuity to the new towns, it was freed from taxes for four years. The town contifiued to go on, in the full tide of " successful ex- periment," as we glean from the scanty means of information left us at this day. It had chosen a beautiful name, characteristic of its lo- cation and history. Our fathers, in a somewhat poetic vein of mind, as we may imagine, called their new town "Woodbury. The word lury is a different orthography for hurg, burh, borough. It signifies a house, castle, habitation, or a dwelling-place. Hence Woodbury is a dwelling-place in the wood. There was a cluster of " burys" in the vicinity of this town within its first century. Besides Woodbury, 1 Tmmbull's Col. Eec, p. 227. HISTORY OF ANCIENT TVOODBUET. 45 this part of the State gloried in the names of Southbury, Roxbury, Westbury, (Watertown,) Middlebury, Waterbury, Northbury, (Ply- mouth,) Farmingbury, ("Wolcott,) and Danbury. In May, 1675, the General Court appointed " Capt" John Nash, Capt" Wm. Curtice and L°' Tho: Munson to lay out the highway from Woodbury to Pawgasuck, (Derby,) to the most convenient place for a ferry, and aUso to lay out a convenient parcell of land for a ferry place, .^d the towne of Stratford are allso by this Court appoynted to lay out a country highway from their town to Pagasuck in the most convenient place where the ferry shall be settled." It would seem by this, that the inhabitants were becoiping numerous, and that they wished to establish a good route to their former homes in Stratford, and the present abode of their friends and relations. In fact, their minister had not yet removed his family to their new town, but while part of. his church had removed to Woodbury, a , part remained stUl in Stratford, and he ministered to them as occa- sion allowed, in both places. It was therefore an object, much to be desired, to open a good and direct communication between the two places. At the same session it was enacted, that " This Court doth grant that Wood- bury shall haue liberty to choose of what county they shall belong to, Whether Hartford, New Haven, Fayrefeild."' The first book of town acts is lost ; so that we find on record no action taken by the town upon this matter. Many of the interesting particulars of the settlement of the town are, for this reason, irrecov- erably lost. The people, probably, chose to belong to , Fairfield County, as we find it always mentioned in the list of towns belonging to that county, from this date to 1751, 'when it became a pa^t of the new county of Litchfield. The committee, mentioned above, to lay out a ferry and a road, re- ported to the General Court in May, 1677, two years from the date of their appointment. The reason of the delay will presently be obvi- ous. They say among other things, " And first concerning the ferry, they order and appoyntit to beat the lower end of the old Indian feild, and that litle peioe of land between the rooks and the guUy or creeko to be for a place to build any house or houses upon, and yardes for seoureing of goods or cattell that may be brought to the ferry from Woodbury, Mattatuok, &c. 1 Trumbull's Col. Kec, p. 253. 46 HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBURT. " Livetenant Joseph Judson declared that if the inhabitants of Derby would put in a ferry man in convenient time, they were content, or els upon notice giuen they of Woodbury would put in one whome the towne or Derby should approue for an inhabitant, and that without any charge to Derby or the coun- try."! These facts are noted, and extracts made, with a view to present to the mind the extreme difficulty and delay, which attended every effijrt to found this inland town. But far more serious evils awaited the adventurous pioneers, in this " dwelling-place" in the forest. In June, 1675, King Philip's war broke out, and filled this and neighboring colonies with the gloom and terror which always accompany Indian warfare. After the Pequot war, for neai-ly forty years, the whites had been at peace with their Indian neighbors. But now the news spread through the United Colonies, that a general combination of "Wampanoags, Narragansetts, and other tribes, had been formed, >vith the desperate design of utter- ly removing the white race from their land. Philip, with his fierce bands of relentless warriors, appeared suddenly on the scene of ac- tion, and blood and misery followed in his trail. This war affected all the eastern colonies. The eastern part of Connecticut was the most exposed part of that colony, but every portion of it suffered from the predatory excursions of the savages, and continual alarms. The frontier towns, like Woodbury, were particularly exposed to danger. In October, 1675, the General Court, deeply affected with the ap- parent danger, enacted military regulations of the most careful and vigorous kind. It was equivalent to putting the whole colony under martial law. Among their regulations were : " Sixty soldiers to be raised in every county ; places for defense and refuge to be immedi- ately fortified in every plantation; neglect of order in time of assault to be punished with death ; no provisions to be carried out of the col- ony without special license ; no male between the ages of fourteen and seventy suffered to leave the colony without special permission from the council, or from four, assistants, under penalty of £100." Each plantation was also to keep a sufficient watch, from the shutting in of the evening till the sunrise ; to have one-fourth part of the town in arms every day, by turns, and those who worked in the fields t6 go in companies, and when going half a mile from town, to be not less than six in number, with arms and ammunition well fixed and fitted* 1 Trambull's Col. Eec, p. 302. HISTORY OF ANCIEKT ■WOODBITEY. 47 for security." These orders were carried out hj the towns, with alacrity. Many were partially fortified, and in ad a constant guard was maintained. Guards were stationed in the belfry of meeting- houses, on high hills and blufis, and even in sentry-boxes erected for their accommodation, to watch for the enemy, and protect the inhab- itants. Every effort was made for the public safety. This ' war continued during the winter, and at a meeting of the council at Hartford, March 16, 1675-6, the following action was taken : « " In regard of the present troubles that are vpon vs, and the heathen still con- tinuing their hostility against the English, and assaulting the plantations, to pervent their designs against vs. It is by the Counoill ordered, that the watch in the sevetall plantations, about an hower at least before day, in each day, doe call up the severall inhabitants in each plantation within their respeotiue wards whoe are forthwith upon their call by the watch, to rise and arm them- selves, and forthwith to mdrch to their severall quarters they are appoynt- ed to in theire wards and elsewhere, there to stand upon their guard to defend the town against any assajilt of the enemie vntill sunn be halfe an hovirer high in the morning, and then the warders are to take their places ; and scouts in each end of every town are to be sent forth on horseback, to scout the vifoods and disoouer the approach of the enemie, and to continue on the scout goelng so far into the wods as they may return the same day to glue an acco' of what they shall discouer ; and the scouts are to take direction from the ohiefe millitary ofEoers resideing in their respective townes, how and which way they shall pass, to make their discovery. And whosoeuer shall neglect to giue attend- ance to this order in all and euery of the particulars thereof, shall forfeit fiue .shillings for euery defect. This to be attended till further order."' It is to, be particularly noted here, that the " watch" was to call up all the inhabitants an hour before day, and have them on duty till after sunrise. This precaution was taken from the fact, that men sleep soundest at this time, and as the Indians had knowledge of the fact, attacks were most frequently made at this hour.. It is difficult, at this distance- of time, to imagine the dangers, trials and alarms, that mast exipt in feeble communities, reminded as they were each morn- ing, of their desperate condition, by regulations such as these. This state of affairs drove the inhabitants of Woodbury back again to Stratford. How long they continued to maintain their position in the new town is not known ; but they no doubt returned during the . summer or autumn of 1675. A little light is thrown upon the ques- tion by the- advice given by the General Court to Derby, which was nearer the old towns and in a somewhat safer position. 1 Tmmbnll's CoL Bee, p. 416. 48 HISTORY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUET. " At a General Court held at Hartford, October 14, 1675. " The inhabitants of Derby having desired the advice of this Court, what is their best way to attend for their safety in this time of difficulty, the Court re- turn that they judg it the best and safest way to remoue their best goods and their corn, what they can of it, with their wives and children, to some bigger towne, who, in a way of Providence, may be in a better oapaoitie to defend it ; and that those that stay in the town doe well fortify themselves, and stand up- on their guarde, and hasten the removeall of their corn as afores"' what they may ; and all inhabitants belonging to the place may be compelled by warrant from any Assistant to reside there untill this may be done. The like advice is by this Court given to all small places find farraes thorow-out this Colony to be observed,"' "Woodbury was at this time farther inland than any other western town in the Colony, and it is highly probable, that the " wives, chil- dren and best goods of the planters had, even before this advice was given, been removed to Stratford, a place of " more hopeful security." It is equally probable, that the resolute men of the town had remain- ed to bring off their crops. But fortunatelywe are not left to con- jecture as to the entire removal of the inhabitants of the town, al- though the day and month can not be noted. There is on record, in the archives of the State,^ an original letter, in the handwriting of Eev. Zechariah "Walker, signed by himself and the first minister of Derby, asking to be protected if they should return with their people to their several plantations. It is a fine specimen of the style of the early ministers' reasoning, and is deemed worthy of being inserted, at full length, in this place. To ye Honoured Gen' Court convened at Hartford Octob' 12">' 1676— We whose names are hereunto subscribed do humbly propose as foUoweth. That whereas ye providence of God hath so ordered that by means of late troubles brought upon ye country, we the inhabitants of Woodbury and Derby have been necessitated to remove from o' dwellings. And -a. more favorable aspect of providence at ye present inviting us to a return, & ye necessity of many of o' families in part inforoing it; yet forasmuch as we cannot be assured but ye like danger may again arise ; we make bold before such o' return, to re- quest this honoured Court to resolve us in one important inquiry, viz : in case the war w'" ye Indians should be again reneiwed what we may expect & trust to, from ye authority of this Colony in order to o' protection & safety ? We humbly request that o' inquiry may neither be judged offensive, nor concluded irrational, till ye following grounds of it be considered. 1. First we cannot be insensible of o' former experience viz : that in a time when danger threatned ye loudest, & o' two plantations afores'' were probably 1 TrambuU's Col. Eec, p. 267. 2 'War, vol. 1, p. 115. HISTORY OP ANCIENT "WOODBUEY. 49 in greatest hazzard, we were not only without any otlier lielj) but o' own for ye guarding of or said places but o"' own also, wi> were indeed too few were taken from us, time after time, being pressed from ye sea-side towns when oc- casionally they- came thither about necessary business, whereby we had more proportionally to o' numbers from o' two plantations, imployed in yo publick service, then (we suppose) any other town of ye Colony ; And as by y' means we were forced to aremovall, so y'in we had not the least benefit of any guard for ys safety of o' persons or goods, 2. Neither can -vye be insensible how unable many persons will bee, after a second remove to those plantations without ruineto yo families, to return again* to these older plantations : partly by means of ye chargeableness of such re- moves & partly by means of what disapointments we have already met with. 3. Thirdly we desire ye.mutuall obligation betwixt rulers & subjects may be considered, viz : y' as ye latter owe subjection, respecting both ye persons & estates ; so ye former are obliged to protect both according to y* best ability providing that they may lead a quiet & peaceable life. 4. Let it be considered ; that though formerly the country had cause enough, because sin enough, to beget an expectation of affliction, yet y' was little or no expectation, y' it should arise from such means, before it did begin ; the expe- rience y'fore of so unexpected an af&iction atfords (notwithstanding a present seeming cessation) ye more cause to expect ye like again, sooner or later \ espe- cially so little of reformation any where appearing : If therefore new-begun & . remote plantations, tmay not in sitch hazzardshave any promise of just protec- tion ; ye rion-incouragm' of such, (as will endanger their desertion) so it will discourage any other persons from erecting any other, for ye inlargementnf ye Colony, & whether y'Vill not be much to ye disadvantage of y* Colony, we leave upon inqiiiry. -• 5. The secureing of those two plantations of Woodberry & Darby will ac- cording to second causes, be one of ye most considerable securities, in a time of such dangers, unto ye two western counties, viz : of New Haven, & Fairfield '■ for it can hardly be expected y' any strength of Indians will adventure to set upon any lower plantation, till they have attempted ours above & if they fail, they will be ye more shy of pounding themselves by coming lower. 6. TliQjjgh we cannot affirm, yet we are not without some reason to suspect (& y'fore only propound it as a conditionall argument) that ye charges expend- ed in other colonies, for garrisoning some of their out towns, & fetching offe ye parsons, & goods of some others, will come upoii account in ye publick charges of ye war, to be proportionably borne by ye three Colonies : which if it be, this Colony will be so much ye shorter in. ye bill of expenses because they have not done ye like, & vertually fined to ye other Colonies, because they had not as extensive & generall a care of y' out plantations y' were most exposed to danger as other Colonies had of theirs. We humbly r-equest yo' consideration of ye premises, & y? yo' worships will so far regard o' infant plantations, as to afi"ord us some intimation of yo' pleasure concerning this o' inquiry. Yours in all due observance, JOHN BOWER in ye behalfe of Derby !2Ji cUcvrio^A K^eJk^Ot- in ye behalfe of Woodberry 50 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOOD^TJET. From this letter it appears that our forefathers were not only obliged to meet and brave all the dangers of the wilderness, all the horrors 'of Indian warfare, but that some of their best men were forced into service, when they went into the older towns on their necessary business, which was frequently, as they were entirely des- titute of the conveniences and many of the necessaries of life. It seems, too, that these outrages, were the immediate cause of their removal ; and that, had it not been for these, they might have been able to stand their ground against the incursions of the enemy. The argument contained in this letter is a cogent one, and the case well put. "What action the General Court took in ' the premises does not appear. It is not probable, however, that any guard was furnished them, although one of the first settlers of Woodbury, John Minor, was sent to this session, as one of the Deputies from Stratford, prob- ably with a view of obtaining aid for the new town. He however might be said to be a resident of both places, having " large accom- modations " in both Woodbury and Stratford, and being for five or six consecutive years the only town-clerk for both towns. The plantation was by no means given up, as, at the same session, their lands were put in the list of the towns whose valuation for taxation was made by a committee, and the valuation of Woodbury home-lota was within 5s. per acre of that of the more favored towns in the Colony. This valuation was 20s. per acre for home-lots, and one- fourth of all other land improved for tillage, mowing and pasture, 10s. per acre for the remaining three-fourths used for those purposes, and Is. per acre for aU other land inclosed by fences. A part of the inhabitants went back to Woodbury in 1676, but not all, for at the same session we find it still further enacted that " The inhabitants of Woodbury haveing been much down at Stratford with their stocks tliis summer, and some are likely to winter there, all such persons ' and stocks, that shall so winter at Stratford are to pay rates in proportion as the rest there, but the others shall pay but a fourth part of those exterordinary rates to the country; which easement is as much priuiledg to them as other towns usually had at their beginning."' \ The list of Stratford, at the same time, was ordered to be increased to the amount of property brought there by the inhabitants of Wood-^ bury. 1 Trtunbull's CoL Eec, p. HISTORY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. 51 During the year 1677, the inhabitants slowly returned to the new settlement. As late as May 15, 1678, some were yet remaining in Stratford. Upon the application of those who had returned, the General Court at its May Session in 1678, ordered those who had taken up land at Woodbury, to inform the authorities of the town whether they would go there to reside, according to the regulations of the plantation, their answer to be sent within one month after notice, and their residence to take plsice by the first of November following. At the same session it was ordered " And in regard the progress of the planting of that plantation hath been retarded by the late warr & they have not reo^ the Benefitt in the grant of the General Court which exempted them from Rates for Three yeares. This Court sees meet to grant thetri, the Town of Woodbury viz the persons there Inhabiting, a further exemption from country rates for their estates of Wood- bury for the Space of Two yeares from October next."' Upon the passage of this order, the inhabitants of the town imme- diately held a meeting, and voted to avail themselves of the Court's action. A letter in Capt. Jdixn Minor's handwriting was accordingly addressed to those remaining in Stratford, informing them that the town had passed a vote, that if those who had taken up land in Woodbury, did not personally or by letter, within three weeks make known their intention of removing thither, they should allot their lands to others. They urge, " Ffriends it is farr from o"' desire y' any of you should be aboose'' by this act of o* : wee covett not yo' Lands, but yo' company. Wee desire not to displease any of you, but yett if wee cannot please you uppon lower termes y° by undoe- iug o'^selues, wee assure you, that wee cannott come to yt price ;"* Assuring them again at the close of the letter, that at the end of the three weeks, they should proceed to allot the lands to others-. This action of the Court and town probably brought up most of those who had lands. On the 27th of June, 1678, their minister, Mr. Walker, came with his family to reside permanently with his people- at Woodbury. Previous to this time, it seems, that his family had resided at Stratford, he having had liberal grants of land made him by the town of Stratford, while his church was the second church of Stratford, and before there was any decision to found a new town. 1 Trumbull's Col. Eec, p. S, vol. 94, 95. 2 Towns & Lands, vol. 1, p. 246. 52 HISTOEY OP ANCIENT "WOODBTJET. The controversy in Stratford had ended in dividing the ministerial lands between Mr. Chauncey and Mr. Walker, Mr. Chauncey having the first choice. A house had been built by Mr. Walker on his home-lot, and his family continued to reside there till the date above, after which he sold his land at intervals till nearly the close of his life. But as a further account of these transactions will be intro- duced in a subsequent chapter, nothing more in relation to them will be said in this place. It is introduced now, to show that the action of the town was so decided that even their minister could not be excepted from it. An additional reason for his remaining at Strat- ford was, that a part of his church remained there, and he carried on his ministrations in both places. In 1675, the Greneral Court first acted in relation to the bounda- ries of the new town. In various ways these gradually became settled, but had not been fuUy ratified till May, 1715, and the boun- daries of the North Purchase were not settled till 1724. The fol- lowing votes and reports explain themselves. "May 1675 This Court appoynts Lieut lo' Judson, Mr Jolin Banljes Ed- ward Worcester of July, 1681. " Woodbury, July S"", 1681. In answer toy' desires of our neighbors and good friends of y' town of Woodbury aforesaid to refer y^ answer and resolution where there procedure were regular in and about y= casting a lot for y" place of ye setting a Meeting House unto us Robert Treat and Nathan Gold, which after we had heard and considered what was on both hands said pro and con in the matter, we returned our answer in ye negative, and whereas ye whple settle- ment and determination of ye place of ye setting of ye meeting house was also then refered to us ye s'' Robert Treat and Nathan Gold with liberty of new choice of a third man in case we found need, and accordingly we made choice of Nicholas Camp to be ye man, and after we had heard what was said, and viewied ye several places propounded, we did jointly agree and determine ye place of ye setting up of their s^ meeting house is to be on ye right hand of a hollow where goes down ye Cart way from M' Wallcer's house to the corn mill about twenty rod below his house, where we pitched down a stake, and that this is our determination may appear by our Joint subscribing our names ye day and year above written. Robert Treat Sen', Nathan Gold, to the latter part Nicholas Camp Dilligently Recorded from ye original at ye same time 'Jz^ e>^tn(r± ..^CCOT-^ Z: The site here indicated, is that now occupied by the carriage house of 'Hon. N. B. Smith. This fixes the locatipn of the corn mill, and that of Parson "Vyalker's house, • where Mr. Levi S. Douglass now lives, as well as that of the meeting-house. The decision of the committee appears to have given satisfaction to the town, and the work of building immediately commenced. The dimensions of this house are not preserved, but it was of a large size for those times, and was used as a place of worship till the erection of the second meeting-house in 1747, a period of sixty-six years. The seats were raised one above the other, on either side of the center of the house, the pulpit being, as usual, at the end of the house opposite the entrance. The people were called to church on the Sabbath, by 72 HISTOKT OF ANCII>NT 'WOODBDBT. the beat of a drum upon the rock on which the Masonic Lodge now stands. The same instrument was used to call the people together on other days in the week, and for other purposes. It beat for meet- ings of the town, for the assembling of the train-band, and in cases of alarm in time of war. There was a particular beat for each of these occasions, but what was the difference in the roll of the drum ecclesi- astical, the drum military and the drum civil, is not known. During the perilous times of the French and Indian wars, guards were placed on Lodge Rock, and the rock the other side of the church, near Pom- peraug's grave, while the people, who also carried their arms, wor- shiped within. After the dedication of the second meeting-house, the old one was used as a town hall for many years, and also by the Episcopal Society for their service. Still later, it was used by Mr. Tallman for a slaughter-house. But it was many years ago taken down, and its place is now occupied as before stated. The first female bom in Woodbury, was Sarah, daughter of Sam- uel Sherman, Jun., and the first male, Thomas, son of John "Wheeler. They were both born in 1673, and baptized in Stratford. The first three children born and baptized in "Woodbury, after the war with the Indians, were Bezaleel, son of Edmond Sherman, and Emm and Sarah Fairchild, whose baptism took place 11th April, 1675-6. The first marriage appearing on the records is that of "Benj" Hinman and Elizabeth Lumra, both of Woodbury, ifl ye County of Fairefield, in his Majes'" CoUony of Conneotiooft were married ; Man and Wife ; ye twelveth day of July, one thousand six hundred eighty and foure as attested und' ye hand of Justice Rickbell, who married them." The first death on record is that of " Henry Castle, sen', after a long sickness above a twelve-moneth," 2 Feb., 1697-8. But there were, doubtless, both marriages and deaths in the town previous to this date. The first wheelwright who settled in the town was Samuel Munn, whose home-lot was laid out to him in 1681. In 1688, he contracted with Parson "Walker to make him a cart and cart-wheels for a piece of land, " only Mr. "Walker is to cart the timber to said Munn's, and find iron as hoops." Dr. Trumbull, in his History of Connecticut, says, that in 1713, " there was but one clothier in the colony. The most he could do was to full the cloth which was made. A great proportion of it was worn without shearing or pressing.'" 1 Hist, of Conn., vol. 1. n. 478. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 73 If this assertion is correct, and we see no reason to doubt it, "Wood- bury was the location of that first clothier, and Abraham Fulford was the man. In the month of January, 1700, we find the following record, signed by forty-four of the principal inhabitants of the town. " We whose names are hereunto subscribed do hereby Grant unto Abraham FuUford, a well aooomplished person both for combing wooll, weaving and fulling cloth : if he se cause to oohabitt in this town, and be benefioiall upon ye s^ accounts a tenn acre accommodations in Woodberry ; January 1700. "i He saw " cause" to accept the oiFer, and his home-lot was la,id out next to that of Ens. Samuel Stiles, the town miller. Other lands were laid out to him at Scuppo, Hull's Brook, Good Hill, and Grassy Hill. From a deed dated 3d April, 1712, it appears that his fulling mill was on the East Sprain, near the " East Meadow Rocks." At the October session of the General Court, 1665, it was enacted that every town in the colony should have a town brand, and on^ chosen in each town to brand all the horses owned therein, and make an entry in a book, kept for that purpose, of all horses so branded, " w"" their naturall and artificiall marks." For this service he had sixpence for each horse so branded and entered. The brand of Wood- bury was the letter P, and was identical with that of Stratford, the parent town. The original town brand was in existence a few years since, and was to be seen at John P. Marshall's hotel. In May, 1675, the General Court appointed a committee to lay out a highway from " Woodbury to Pawgasuck to the most convenient place for a ferry, and allso to lay out a convenient parcell of land for a ferry place." Stratford was also ordered to lay out a highway from that place to the ferry. This was the first action toward open- ing a communication between Woodbury and Stratford. At the May session, 1677, the committee reported that they had located the ferry "at the lower end of the old Indian field" in Derby, and. "for the incouragement of a ferryman" they laid out eight acres of land in said " old field," and twenty acres in other convenient places near the ferry, together with the right to the other divisions depending on these. " Livetenant Joseph Judson declared that if the inhabitants of Derby would put In a ferryman in convenient time, they were content, or els upon notice given they of Woodbury would put in one whonie the towne of Derby should approve for an inhabitant, and that without any charge to Derby or the coun- try."2 1 W. T. E., vol. 2, p. 29. 2 Col. Eec, p. 801. 6 74 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. It seems that this offer of Lieut. Judson was accepted, and that he either furnished a man, or acted himself as the first ferryman. In January, 1683, he conveyed these "ferry accommodations" to Henry Hill, of "Woodbury, upon condition that he would, " at his own charge and cost," keep " a suitable ferry-boat always in readiness, and ferry over travelers from "Woodbury, or elsewhere, seasonably and readily?^ and particularly those from "Woodbury, at sixpence for a horse and man."' This with the highway, furnished a very satisfactory com- munication with Stratford, and was their only communication with Stratford and with the world beyond them. Doct. Butler Bedient was the first physician who settled in the town, but at what exact date is not known. His name first appears in the North Purchase rate in 1712. He had evidently been here somewhat earlier than that. History is silent as to his merits and quahfications in the healing art, but it is fair to presume from the well- known intelligent character of the first settlers, that his acquirements must have been respectable, or he would not have been admitted an inhabitant. Nearly contemporary with the latter, was Doctor Ebenezer "War- ner, a man of more skill and greater note in his profession, and in the town. He left a large posterity, and his descendants, at the present time, are numerous. He often went abroad to practice in the neigh- boring plantations. To prevent this, and secure his valuable ser- vices, the town granted him sixty acres of land in the original town plot, " for his Incurigement to practice phissick in j' town ^d attend the sick in y^ town rather than strangers."^ He lived to a good old age, useful in his sphere, and respected by the people ; and died car- rying with him the commendations of all who knew him. The names of the various localities in the ancient town, were nearly all established within the first few years after its settlement. Among these were Good Hill, Grassy Hill, Chestnut Tree Hill, Ash Swamp, Alder Swamp, and Moose Horn Hill. Saw-pit Hill early received its name, from the manner of sawing trees or logs upon its sides. A hole or pit was dug in the ground, a log placed over it, and in the operation of sawing, one man stood in the pit, and the other on the log. Ram-pit Hill, which is near Robert Peck's house, received its name from a pit which was dug to entrap a wolf, that had been 1 W. T. E.,.Tol. 1, p. 92. 2 W. T. E., vol. 2, p. 121. HISTOHT OF ANCI.BlirT ■WOODBURY. 75 making great havoc among tte sheep. A ram was placed within it, as an inducement for the wolf to enter during the night. The lure .proved sufiBcient. In the morning the wolf was found in the pit, and the ram, instead of being devoured, had defended himself with so much spirit and bravery, that he had reduced the wolf to a state of great docility. The wolf was dispatched, and his companion re- leased. White Deer Eocks are situated westerly from Quasapaug Eond, and have retained their name from the first settlement, from the abundance of deer that were found in those wild solitudes, occasion- ally venturing with dainty tread to the borders of the lake, to drink its silvery waters. Many of these were white, and hence the name. The Lightning's Playground is east of the Orenaug Rocks. Ragland is the rough ridge of hills south-west of the village of "Woodbury. Scuppo is a place in the south-easterly part of the present town of Woodbury. Carmel Hill is in the western pan of Bethlem. Tophet Hollow is in the east part of Roxbury. Hooppole is south-west of Hotchkissville. Hazel Plain lies along th& West Sprain. Wee- keepeemee lies on the North Sprain, or Weekeepeemee River, so called from an Indian sagamore, who once had his hunting grounds in this place. Flanders is in the north part of the present town of Woodbury, and Transylvania lies on the brook of the same name, in the south part of the town. There are numerous other local names in the ancient limits, but the above must suffice for the present. During the period under consideration, much of the outer clothing of our fathers was made of the skins of deer and other animals. The former were in great demand. As early as 1677, the General Court made a law that no "skinns of bucks and dowes, which are so ser- uideable and vsefull for cloathing," should be transported out of the colony, on pain of forfeiture of the skins so shipped, an'd that they should not be sent for sale to any other place in the colony, till a suf- ficient bond to the value of the skins was given, that they should be delivered at the place proposed, and not be carried thence. Accord- ingly, we find in all the early inventories of estates, and even in those of a hundred years' later date, leather breeches, coats and other arti- cles of attire, prominent articles for appraisal. Another article used in those early days, strikes us of the present time with astonishment, and that is the enormous wooden shoes worn by our fathers. It is difficult for us to imagine, how they contrived to accomplish the process of locomotion with such ungainly contrivances 76 HISTORY 0-F ANCIENT ■WOODBUKT. for the feet. This subject also engaged the attention of the General Court in 1677, and it was ordered that " No shoemakex- shall take above five pence half-penny a size for all playne and wooden heejd shoes, for all sizes above mens seuens, three soled shoes well made and wrought, nor above seven pence half-penny a size for well wrought French falls." With such impediments, one would think it nO great credit to the Puritan Fathers, that they abstained from the "vain and sinful- amusement of dancing," for it would seem impossible to be conven- iently done, even with their best pair of " French falls." Our fathers were somewhat punctilious in matters of etiquette. Official station was held by them in high estimation, and the titles be- longing even to the lowest grades of public service, especially if that grade was military, were always scrupulously bestowed on the pos- sessor of them. In the early records, and in their intercourse with each other. Corporal Martin was as naturally addressed by his title, as Col. Minor. The title of Mr. was a title of honor, by which min- isters, deacons, constables,^ (very important officers at that date,) assistants, judicial functionaries, and other distinguished characters ' were addressed. Church members called each other brethren and sisters. Other individuals were characterized as Goodman, Good- wife or Neighbor. How greatly times are changed ! Little respect for titles of any kind now remains. Every man is called Mr. or Esq., and every woman " Mrs., Madam or Lady !" In 1687, the colony of Connecticut, with the rest of New England, was filled with anxiety and alarm, on account of the pretensions and proceedings of Sir Edmund Andross. Woodbury, secure in its re- tirement among the hills, in the interior of the colony, was not so much excited with apprehension as other towns. No allusion to the advent of that bad man appears on its records, nor was the usual action, in their town meetings, in any manner changed, except that no representatives were elected to the General Court. He dissolved the General Court at Hartford, wrote "Finis" on its records, and assumed the reins of government, October 31st, 1687. The colony bad always lived under governors elected by 1 The ancient towns chose their one Comtaile, who was to them the right arm of the king himself, a functionary treated with reverent awe, and obeye(f with implicit deference, ^hoever resisted his j)0wer^ resisted the ordinance of God. — Porter^s ffistory of Fmrmmgton, ■Omn. HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBtlKT. 77 themselves, wMle tlie other colonies were suffering the tyrannies of the' royal governors', appointed by the crown. This was the first, and only interruption to this right, which it had always maintained, and continued for eighteen months. After the imprisonment of 4^n- dross, by the citizens of Boston, in April, 1689, Connecticut resumed its government, and Woodbury was represented by Capt. John Minor and Lt. Israel Curtiss, in the General Court, which was immediately convened. In April, 1693, the town voted, that for the future each one who should be admitted as an inhabitant, should be received free from payments for past expenses, should subscribe the " fundamental ai"ti- cles," should build " a tenantable house," make " actual improvement" of his land six years,, and " clear and break up" at least six acres of land in said six years, before he should have a right to sell his land. The penalty for not conforming to this rule was forfeiture of his land and improvements to the town. In 1702, a division of the meadow on Shepaug River was made to the landholders of Woodbury, from which it appears that there were at this date seventy-eight householders, or heads of families, as no others would be entitled to a portion of the land. The families in those days were larger than at present, and this number would show, that Woodbury must have contained, at that date, five or six hundred inhabitants, perhaps more. The list follows. Eleazer Knowles, Ebenezer Warner, Elizabeth Walker, John Roots, John Skeel, Jun., Thomas Squire^Jun., Benjamin Hinman, Joseph Hicook, John Mitchell, Deacon Mitchell, Lieut. Stiles, Parsonage, John Curtiss, Thomas IMinor, Sergeant Johnson, Benjamin Stiles, Zeohariah Walker, Mr. Judson, Isaac Castle, Nathaniel Tuttle. John Huthwit, Mr. Stoddard, Samuel Jenuer, John Judson, Jun., Capt. Minor, Widow Preston, John Hurlbut, - Mr. Bryan, John. Nichols, James Beers, John Pierce, Josiah Nicljols, John Wheeter, Jonathan Attwood, • John Stratton, Caleb Nichols, John Bartlett, Samuel Blakely, Ephraim Minor, Ebenezer Hurd, John Hurlbut, Jun., Sergeant Galpin, Henry Castle, Jun., Samuel Castle, Roger TerriU, Cornelius Brownson, Joseph Wallet, Titus Hinman, Benjamin Hicook, Israel Curtiss, Lieut. Curtiss, Thomas Applebee, Joseph Minor, Abraham Fulford, John Davis, Henry Castle, William Marks, Samuel Munn, William Martin, John Thomas, Thomas Drakely, John Minor, Jun., John Faron, 78 HISTOET or ANCIENT WOODBUKr. ■VVilliarn Roberts, Robert Warner, Joseph Hicook, Jan., Thomas Bedient, William Frederick, David Jenkins, Joseph Hurd, Sergeant Squire, John Skeel, Jun., Joseph Hurlbut, Jun., John Wheeler, Jun., John Sherman, Samuel Hinman, Sergeant Hurd, William Preston. The first blacksmith in "Woodbury of whom the records give us any information, was Dea. Samuel Bull, who came here from Far- mington, and the inhabitants granted him May 13th, 1706, a " ten acre accommodation," provided he should " cohabit with us six years, and Carie on the trade of a Smith in the town." The first application for a divorce in the town was made by Jona- than Taylor, October 10th, 1708, to the General Court. He asked divorce from his wife, on the ground of her endeavoring to " take his life, by her violence, deserting him, and living with Joseph AUin, a negro, at Sackett's Farm, New York." The case was duly consid- ered and the divorce granted. For such causes it would seem that it was well granted. As has been stated, the home-lots on which all other divisions of land were grounded, and, in proportion to which, they were granted, differed in size from ten to twenty-five acres. Bachelors received the smallest number, as we learn from a grant made to Jehiel Preston. On the 13th of May, 1706, there was granted him a " five acre ac- commodation in all the divisions, that is the half of a Bachelor's ac- commodation." "Whether he was considered but half a bachelor, or what the reason was for granting him but half a home-lot, does not appear. It would seem from this fact, that bachelors were then con- sidered of little account, as has been the case in most communities, both before and since that day. In the beginning of 1707, reports of an expedition by the French and Indians against some part of New England, gave general alarm to the country. On the 6th of February of that year, a council of war convened at Hartford, consisting of the governor, most of the council, and many of the chief military officers of the colony. In- formation of various kinds was received ; among the rest, that suspi- cions were entertained, that the Pootatuck and "Wyantenuck Indians designed to join the French and Indians. The council determined that the western frontier towns, Simsbury, Waterbury, "Woodbury and Danbury, should be fortified with the ut- most expedition. It was resolved that each of these four towns should keep a scout of two faithful men, to be sent out every day, to discover the designs of the enemy, and give intelligence should they HISTOEY OF ANCIENT. WOODBTTET. 79 make their appearance near the frontier. The people of Woodbury, , with great alacrity, set about the work of preparing defenses. They repaired the fortified houses of Isaac Judson, in Judson Lane, Capt. John Minor and Rev. Anthony Stoddard. They also put in order the one that stood on the site now occupied by Mr. Horace Hurd's new house, the Bronson house in Transylvania, and others whose location are not known. So great was the zeal shown by this town, in common with others, that the General Court made them a liberal compensation. To prevent damage from the Pootatuck and Wyantenuck Indians, Capt. John Minor and Mr. John Sherman were appointed to remove them to Stratford and Fairfield. If by reason of sickness or any oth- er cause, they could not be removed, it was ordained that a number of their chief men should bB carried down to those towns, and kept as hostages to secure the fidelity of the rest. No difficulties, however, occurred between the whites and these Indians, but they continued at peace with them, while they exis'ted as distinct clans. At the October session of 1708, it was enacted, that garrisons should be kept at Woodbury, and the other towns mentioned above. During this year, a body of Indians appeared in West Side, and drove the people, by their sudden and formidable appearance, into the forti- fied houses. What their intention was in coming is not known. If their design was a hostile one, no doubt the watchfulness of the people, and the strength of their fortifications, warned them that it was better ' for them to depart, which they accordingly did, without attempting to do any damage. During the continuance of thi^ war, it is related, that one Sabbath evening, after the conclusion of the services at church, while the Kev. Mr. Stoddard was walking in his garden near the Cranberry Pond, he discovered an Indian skulking among the surrounding trees and bushes. Apparently without noticing the movements of the Indian, he contrived to reenter his house, and obtain his gun. After playing the same game of skulking with his adversary for a while, Mr. Stod- dard got a fair view of him, discharged his piece, and he feU among the bushes. He dared not investigate farther that night, but having quietly given the alarm, the inhabitants sought their palisaded houses for the night. Early in the morning, he discovered another red foe, in the vicinity of his companion, whom he also laid low with his musket. By this time the people had assembled, and after scouring the country, in all directions, for several hours, and no other savages being found, the alarm subsided. 80 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Beginning with King Philip's war, in which it furnished more than its just share of men, being then little more than two years old, Woodbury has always furnished her men liberally, for all the wars which have arisen in which our country has been interested. In that fruitless and fatal expedition to Wood Creek, under Gen. Nicholson, of the royal service, to assist in the reduction of Montreal and Que- bec, in 1709, Connecticut furnished her full quota of men, and Wood- bury her full share of that quota, which was nine. This undertaking was a serious loss and expense to the colonies. More than one-fourth of the troops died. Connecticut, however, more fortunate than the rest, sustained only the loss of ninety men. Of this number, two were of Woodbury, viz., Sergeant Thomas Skeel and John J. John- son, who di*d a few days after their return home, of disease con- tracted by exposure in the camp. In 1713, peace was made with France, the Indians buried the tomahawk, and peace once more glad- dened the colonies. Forty years had elapsed since the planting of the town, and it now held a very respectable rank among its ,sister towns of the colony. New inhabitants had been admitted besides those already given, but, from the imperfection of the records it has been deemed best not to attempt to give the dates of arrival. The purchase rate, or tax for paying the expense of obtaining the North Purchase, laid in 1712, is given below, as the most perfect list of householders that can be offered. It also gives the amount of their estates. The list contains a hundred and twenty-five names, showing a population of about a thousand at this date. " A Rate according to town order for the North Purchase, by those appoint- ed by the town to make the same, and hereto siibscribing, April, 1712." Capt. Sherman Capt. John Minor Mr. An th. Stoddard Mr. Judson dec'd ■William Martin John Nichols Valentine Prentice John Minor Samuel Minor Roger Terrell Stephen Terrell Jonathan Atwood John Judson Jr. Joseph Judson £ s.d. 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4-4 2 2 Samuel Bull Samuel Jenner Nathaniel Tuttle Ephraim Tuttle John Bartlif Samuel Sherman John Wheeler Sor. John Wheeler Jr. Joseph Hurd Adino Strong Thomas Wheeler William Gaylord William Preston Jehiel Preston £ s.d. 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2. 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 D 2 2 Noah Hinman Timothy Walker John Squire Joseph Martin Samuel Knowles Benj. Hurd Jun. Eliphalet Judson Samuel Hicock Thomas Mallory John Hurd Elnathan Strong Joseph Galpin Jno. Baker, Robert Warner s.d. 2 2 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 81 JTonathan Judson Thomas Minor Joseph Minor Ephraim Minor Josiah Minor Benja Galpin Doctr Warner Ensign Mitchel John Mitcliel, Jor. Thos. Squire, dd. Thos. Squire, Jor. Ebenezer Squire Josepli Booth Dea Mitchel Jonathan Mitchel John Root Josiah Root Henry Castle Jp. Hurlbut, Sor. Jo. Hurlbut, Jor. Jo. Wallar Cov'''=Hurbut • Jonathan Hurbut Jno Hurlbut Jno Thomas Cor'™' Brownson Will Marie Thomas Dralily £s d. 2 2 John Curtiss 2 2 Stephen Curtiss 2 2 Joseph Hicoclc 2 2 Francis Stile 2 2 Eleazer Knowles 2 2 Thomas Knowles ■0 2 2 Sergant Johnson 4 ,4 John Johnson 2 2 TVIoses Johnson 4 4 John Slceel, Sor. 2 2 John Skecl, Jor. 2 2 Thomas Skeel 4 4 Samuel Stiles 4 4 Eben. Brownson 2 2 Benjamin Hiooofe- 4 4 John Pierce, Sor. 2 2 John Pierce, Jor. 2 2 Jolm Huthwit • p 2 2 Benj Hinman 2 2 Adam Hinman 2 2 Titus Hinman 2 2 Samuel Hinman 2 2 Mr. Bryan 2 2 Lt. Curtiss 2 2 Israel Curtiss 2 2 Samiiel Squire 2 2 Thomas and John 2 2 Leavenworth 4 £s. d. 3 3 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 6 6 2 2 5 3 8 2 2 2 £s.d. Jeremiah Thomas 2 2 Jno Sherman 2 2 Nathaniel HurlbutO 2 2 Cor'ra Brownson 2 2 Roger Terrill, Jr. 2 2 John Thomas 2 2 Heriry Ca,stle 2 2 Isao Castile 2 2' Sam^'Blakly 2 2 Jonathaii Hough 2 2 Will Fradrick 2 2 Joshua Curtiss 2 2 Will Castle 2 2 Samuel Martin 2 2. Sam" Castle 2 2'' Josiah Niohol 2 Sergant Hurd 5 3 Ebenr Hurd 4 4 Robert Hurd 2 2 Dea. Walker 3 3 Daniel and Samuel Mun 6 6 •John Davis 2 2 Doctor Butler for ' Thomas Bedient 2 2 Hezekiah Tuttle 2 2 Andrew Hinman 2 2 ■^ It will have been noticed, that great minuteness has been observed, in tracing the history of the early fathers to this^ point, and not with- out reason. There is an interest lingering about the history, sayings and doings of those iron-hearted men, which belongs to no later race. The most trivial details, in regard to them, seem important, and we gather them up with ever increasing interest. It was they who sub- dued this wilderness land, and established here our happy homes, and the germ of our enduring liberties. It was they who laid here the foundations, deep and broad, of our religious institutions, and, when they themselves had no " temple made with hands," in which to wor- ship the God of their fathers, led their children to the secluded fast- ness of Bethel Rock, to pour forth their prayers and praise. In later years, when they, by the labor of their own hands, had been able to erect a house to worship in, they devoutly gathered, ,on the holy Sab- bath mom, themsel'S'es and their households, to thank the Great Cre- ator for the undeserved blessings which they enjoyed, while guards 82 HISTORT OP AKCIENT WOODBUKT. watched without against the dangers of sudden ambuscade. It was they who laid the first foundation of the educational institutions which we now enjoy. The few errors they had, were errors of the head and not of the heart. They labored amid difficulties, and we have entered into the results of those labors. They sleep well, in these religious vales, far from the land of their fathers. " The dark brown years" have passed over the sacred mounds which cover them, for many generations. Is it wonderful, then, that their posterity linger with a sad interest over the lightest trace of their doings ? Is it strange, that we notice, with approbation, acts which, at the present day, would be unworthy of remark? Who can contemplate the hard- ships, labors and dangers of our ancestors, their self-denial, magna- nimity, firmness, and perseverance in defending and transmitting to us the fairest inheritance, and not highly esteem and venerate their characters ? It must be, that a nroper estimate of the wisdorri, so- briety, industry, economy and integrity, which enabled our fathers to do so much, will induce us, their descendants, to emulate their ex- ample, and by constant vigilance, to hand down untarnished, our dis- tinguished liberties and happiness to the latest generation. CHAPTER VII. INDIAN HISTOET. 1639 TO 1774; Formation and Westeen tendency of the Teibes ; Succession OF Cr,ANS, Wepawaugs, Pacsussetts, Pootatucks, Wtantenuoks and Scat- .ACooKS ; The Mohawks oppress the Western Indians ; Pomperau(j, the First Pootatuck Sachem ; His Burial Place ; Character and Religjon OF THE Pootatucks; Great Powwow of 1720; Human Sacrifices; Le- gend of Bethel Rock ; Legend of Squaw Rock ; Legend of Nonnewauo Falls ; Their Numbers ; List of Pootatucks ; Watchibkok's Disclosure ; The Wampum Belt ; Restrictions upon the Indians ; Caleb Martin's Petition ; Lieut. Ebenezer Warner's Petition ; Treaty ; Cocksuure's Island and Tuhmasseete's Old Orchard ; Location of Pootatuck Vil- lage ; Romantic View ; Religious Efforts ; Atohetoset's Petition ; MowEHu's Petition; Sale of South Purchase in 1733 ; Weeaumaug; Mr. Boardman pkays three hours with him ; Gideon Mauwehu forms the Scatacook Clan; Moravian Missionaries; Sale of Pootatuck in 1 759 ; Indian Relics ; Burial Grounds ; Reflections. Before the advent of Columbus, geographical science was at a low ebb. The mind had not learned to expand in lofty speculations? to seek out the hidden resources and boundless extent of nature's do- mains. Its loftiest flights were limited ; its conclusions erroneous and absurd. Against the western shores of Europe dashed the majestic waves of the broad Atlantic, but all beyond was unknown, an un- fathomable abyss. " Darkness sat upon the face of the waters," and to the minds of men, " all was without form and void." They thought of what was beyond the western waters with superstitious dread. The earth in their view was an extended plain, from whose edges the incautious traveler must inevitably fall. The fearful mariner scarce- ly dared to trust his bark from sight of land, but, like the groping snail, took his slow course along the jutting coasts. With Columbus the scene changed. Darkness began to fly away, and the mists of the mind to be dispelled. That bold adventurer came forth the advocate of new and strange doctrines. In energetic language, he urged " there is land beyond the blue waves of the 84 HISTOET OP ANCIENT -WOODBURT.. mighty Atlantic. A new continent will be discovered in those un- known regions. After years of disappointment and diiHculty, he takes his course across those fearful waters, where never mariner vejitiired before. Storms were on the deep, and the " sea was con- trary." Dangers from the elements, and the groundless fears of his men beset him, but he persevered ; and as the reward of his labors and trials, a new world burst upon his sight. A beautiful scene was before him, and novelties of every kind continually met his delighted gaze. A singular race of men inhabited these new regions, not liv- ing in comfortable dwellings, surrounded by verdant fields, which they cultivated, but wandering in small clans, in the dense forests, among the lofty mountains, by the murmuring streams, and along the meandering rivers. This people were destitute of the arts of civili- zed life — had strange rites and unheard of customs. Notwithstand- ing this, in one part of their domains appeared mounds of curious con- struction, in another ruins as of cities and temples, pyramids inscribed with hieroglyphics, and specimens of rude statuary. In still another part, were found some of them enjoying a degree of civilization. All this appeared ; yet they had been hitherto unknown, and insulated from the rest of the world. This rude and barbarous race was scattered throughout the whole extent of the continent. The Indians were less numerous in Con- necticut and other northern territories, than in states farther south. Almost every early town in the State had more or less of these people within its borders, in the early part of its settlement. Woodbury was no exception to the rule in this respect. An important and numer- ous, though peaceful tribe, dwelt within its limits for nearly a century after its first settlement. De Forest, in his interesting work on the " History of the Indians of Connecticut," dismisses the Indians of "Woodbury in the following summary manner : "North-west of the Paugussetts, within the limits of Newtown, Southbuiy, Woodbiiry, and some other townships, resided a clan known as the Potatucks. Their insignificance is sufficieiitly proved by the -almost total silence of authors concerning them, and by their noiseless disappearance." It is believed, if the author had made a somewhat more careful ' inquiry, he would hardly have placed the Pootatucks so much below the other tribes of Connecticut. . If to live quietly and peaceably in imitation of their white neighbors,when well used by them, is a proof of " insignificance," then the Pootatucks richly deserved that epithet. HISTOKT OF ANCIEKT WOODBUBT. 85 If to make a " noiseless disappearance '' by death, at the time ap- pointed by Providence, constitutes a title to " insignificance," then the people of this tribe were verily guilty. The whites ever culti- vated friendship with these Indians, They purchased their lands, from time to time, in good faitli, and for considerations satisfactory to the parties. They allowed them to build wigwams, and live on ' the very lands which they had purchased of them, and cut their fire- wood on the tminclosed lands. They granted them the privilege of attending their schools and religious assemblies. These kind offers were by many of them accepted. Some of their children gained the rudiments of knowledge, many of them put themselves under the care of the ministers of the town, and some of them became apprpved members of the churches. Some of them cultivated thpir lands like the whites, and enjoyed the decencies of civilization. They, no doubt, were a race greatly inferior to the whites, and as such finally dwindled away, but in no manner different from the other tribes of the State. Such being the case, the " silence of authors " can prove very little one Way or the other. So far as can be learned, there were never any wars among the tribes of Indians in the western part of Connecticut, found there by the first settlers, or among those formed afterward. It was not un- usual among the small tribes of the State, for the son of a sachem to leave the " old home " with a few followers, and form a subordinate clan under the former ; or for two brothers of the " blood royal " to agree on a division of the hunting grounds ; and thus form, in time, distinct tribes, which always remained in strict alliance. The Poo- tatucks in this way had clans at Nonnewaug, Bantam, Wyantenuck, besides their principal seat on the Housatoriic. From a careful inspection of the scanty facts remaining in regard to these matters, there is little doubt that all the Connecticut clans, except the Pe- quots, were only fragments of one great tribe, of which the principal branches were the Nehantics and Narragansetts, dispersed and bro- ken by some such process as this, aided perhaps by incursions from outside foes. " The Nehantics of Lyme, for instance, were clearly related to the Nehantics of Rhode Island ; Sequassen, chief of the Farmington and Connecticut River countries, was a connection of the Narraga,nsett sachems ; and the Indians of "Windsor, subjects of Sequassen, were closely united to the Wepawaugs of Milford. Thus various connec- tions might be traced between the Narragansetts and the tribes of western Connecticut, while' both united in holding the Pequots in 86 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. abhorrence, and seldom bore any other relations to them than those of enemies or of unwilling subjects.'" The Paugussetts^ of Derby, Stratford and other townships, and the Wepawaugs of Milford, were hut one people divided into two clans. The names of the chiefs of both are appended to the various deeds of sale found on the records of both Milford and Stratford. As the Wepawaug clan waned, while a few joined the Six Nations, the larger part took up their abode with the Paugassetts, whose principal seat was in Derby, where they had a fortress on the Housatonic River, about half a mile above its junction with the Naugatuck. It is well established by record evi- dence, that there was a relationship between the sachems of the Paugassetts and those of the Pootatucks, and a close alliance between them, although the latter were entirely independent of the former. After parting with most of their lands, a part of the former removed to Golden Hill in Bridgeport, a part to Naugatuck Falls under Chuse, and the remainder joined the -Pootatucks, which was at the first settling of "Woodbury in 1672, by far the most powerful clan in the western "part of Connecticut. The names of their chiefs are appended to deeds of sale extending from " Pequonnock" in Bridge- port on the south, to Goshen and Torrington on the north, and from "Waterbury on the east to the New York line on the west ; compri- sing the territory of fifteen towns surrounding and including Wood- bury. After selling a large part of their lands in " Ancient "Wood- bury," many of the leading men of the tribe joined with others in forming the New Milford tribe, which had previously been but a clan under the former. Although other Ihdians joined with them, they constituted a leading element in that tribe, and later in the tribe at Kent. The Indians had then, as now, a tendency westward. It might in truth be said, that the "Wepawaugs melted into the Paugas- setts, the Paugassetts into the Pootatucks, the Pootatucks into the "Wyantenucks, and the "Wyantenucks into the Scatacooks. "While they maintained a separate existence as clans, they were in firm alliance in everything, offensive and defensive, and were closely linked by intermarriages. There was still another reason for their uninterrupted friendship and alliance. They were sorely harassed by the Pequots on the east, and the Mohawks on the west, especially before the coming of the whites. These oppressions continued in- deed till long after, those east of the Connecticut Eiver being tributary 1 De Forest's Hist, of the Indians of Connecticut. 2 The name of this tribe is always spelled on the Woodbury Records, Pagasett. HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 87 to the Pequots, and those west of it to the Mohawks. The Pequots, however, were soon broken np as a tribe by the whites. Two old Mohawks might be seen, once in every year or two,' issuing their orders and collecting their tribute, with as much authority and aus- terity as a Eoman dictator. Great was the fear of them in all western Connecticut. If they neglected to pay the tribute, the Mohawks would come against them, and plunder, destroy and carry them away captive. They would come down upon their pleasant valleys with the fearful cry, " We are come, we are come, to suck your blood." When they made their appearance, the Connecticut Indians would instantly raise a cry from hill to hill, " A Mohawk, a Mohawk," and fly, without attempting the least resistance, to their forts, and if they could not reach them, to the houses of the English for shelter. Sometimes their enemies would pursue them so closely, that they would enter the houses with them, and kill them in pres- ence of the family. If there was time to shut the doors, they never forced an entrance, nor did they on any occasion do the least harm to the English, always being on the most friendly terms with them. It is said that on these occasions, aU the tribes on the Housatonic for a distance of two hundred miles, could communicate the intelli- gence to each other within two hours, by a system of cries and sig- nals from the chain of " Guarding Hights," which they had estab- lished. One of these was Castle Rock in Woodbury, and Mount Tom in Litchfield was another. -There were others, both interme- diate and lateral to these. Bancroft, speaking of the Indians of New England, says : " The clans, that disappeared from the ancient hunting grounds, did not always become extinct ; they often migrated to the north and west. The coun- try between the banks of the Connecticut and the. Hudson was possessed by independent villages of the Mohegans, kindred with the Manhattans, whose few smokes once rose amidst the forests of York Island." The Indians of these villages spoke the same language, the Mohe- gan, which was, with some variation of dialect, the language common to all the aborigines of New England. The Pootatucks were known as a tribe from the date of the set- tlement of Milford and Stratford in 1639. At the date of the settling of these towns, Pomperaug was the sachem of this tribe. He was a chief of note among the westel-n clans, had a strong fortress on Cas- tle Rock, and gave his name to the river that runs through Wood- bury, which name it bears to the present day. Although the princi- 88 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. pal seat of this tribe was the Pootatuck village, on the north-east side of the Housatonic, about two miles above Bennett's Bridge, in the present town of Southbury, yet Pomperaug on his death-bed, for some cause, chose to be buried by a small rock near the carriage- house of Hon. N. B. Smith. There was another village of the tribe in Nonnewaug, and a trail led from that village to Pootatuck village, by this grave, nearly on the line of the present street, as has been before stated. This trail had existed some twenty-five years before the settlement of Woodbury. In accordance with an -Indian custom, each member of the tribe, as he passed that way, dropped a small stone upon the grave, in token of his respect for the fame of the departed. At the first settlement of the town, a large heap of stones had accumulated in this way, and a large quantity remain to this day. It is related that a brother of Pomperaug, who was a medi- cine-man, or Powwow, was also buried at first in this place, near his brother ; but was afterward disinterred, and buried in the Pootatuck burying-ground. / The next chief of whom we have any account, was Aquiomp, who ruled the tribe for a long period of years. His name appears in 1662, on a deed of some land at Pequonnock in Bridgeport, which had been previously executed by Wompegan, sachem of Paugussett, and to which he now gave his assent. In the same instrument it is stated that he is related to Wompegan. , It is impossible now to state the exact time of the accession to .office of each sachem, but we find from ancient documents Avomockomge sachem in 1673, Coshushe- ougemy in 1679, Waramaukeag in 1685, Kesooshamaug in 1687, Wombummaug in 1700, Nonnewaug in 1706, Chesqueneag in 1715, Quiump in 1733, and Mauquash in 1740. Mauquash was the last sachem, and died sfbout 1758. He was buried under an apple-tree • in the " old chimney lot," so called, now belonging to Amos Mitchell, a short distance east of the old " Eleazer Mitchell house." There was still quite a mound remaining over him a few years since. Nearly or quite all these had been sagamores, and several others held this station who did not arrive at the supreme dignity. Some of them became so attached to the villages they governed while saga- mores, that they gave orders to be buried there. Such was the case with Nonnewaug, who was buried under an apple-tree near Nonne- waug Falls. A large hillock or mound was raised over him, and remained, distinguishing his by its size from the other graves around him, till -within two or three years, when the present owner of the field committed the sacrilege of plowing it down, much to the regret HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■VTOODBUEY. 89 of every antiquarian. Weekeepeemee was a sagamore, and was buried somewhere near the village of that name in Woodbury ; but the locality is not now known. Shepaug, who gave his name to Shepaug River, Towecomis and Tummasseete, were sagamores among the Pootatucks before they joined the New Milford clan, and became so noted among them. Chesqueneag was for a time sachem before he removed to the Wyantenucks. Weraumang, or Raumaug, after- ward so distinguished a sachem at New Milford, was previously a counselor of note among the Pootatucks at their principal council- fire. In short, the Wyantenucks were but a clan of the Pootatucks, as has been before stated. All agree that at the coming of the English settlers, the Indians were a race of savages, eking out a subsistence by hunting and fish- ing, with small quantities of corn, beans and squashes, which they raised, and nuts which they gathered. They lived for the most part in rude huts, and their morals were of a very loose character. They believed in one great and invisible deity, who was benevolent in hi» nature, and had given them their corn and beans, and instructed them in their cultivation. He, however, in their estimation, troubled himself very little about the affairs of men. As they feared him not, they gave him very little of their veneration. But there was another powerful spirit, the author of all evil, to whom they paid the greatest respect. Fearing his power and supposed malignant disposition, they performed numerous dances in his honor, and made many sacri- fices to ward off his wrath. It is believed that they went so far sometimes, as to offer human sacrifices. President Stiles, in hi» Itinerary, preserves an account of a great powwowing, which todk place at the village of the Pootatucks, probably about 1720. An account of this is drawn from the president's manuscript by De Forest, which follows : " The scene was witnessed bjr a Mrs. Bennett, then a Uttle girl ; and after her death was related by one of her children to the president. The ceremonies lasted three days, and were attended, she said, by five or six hundred Indians, many of whom came from distant towns, as Hartford and Farmington. While- the Indians, excited by their wild rites and dark superstition, were standing in a dense mass, a little girl, gaily dressed and ornamented, was led in among them- by two squaws, her mother and aunt. As she entered the crowd, the Indians' set up their 'high pow-wows,' howling, yelling, throwing themselves inttf strange postures, and making hideous grimaces. Many white people stoodi around gazing at the scene ; but such was the excited state of the savagesj that,, although they feared for the child's safety, none of them dared to interfere, or to enter the crowd. After a while the two squaws emerged alone from the: 7 90 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUEY. press, stripped of all their ornaments, and walked away shedding tears and uttering mournful cries. The informant, deeply interested in the fate of one so near her own age, ran up to the two women, and asked thenl what they had done with the little girl. They would not tell her, and only replied that they should never see that little girl again. The other Indians likewise remained silent on the subject; but Mrs. Bennett believed, and she said all the English then present believed, that the Indians had saoriiioed her, and that they did at other times offer human sacrifices.'' Bethel Rock has been before mentioned in these pages as the place where the first settlers convened for' public ■worship, before the erec- tion of their first meeting-house. But " There is a tale about these grey old rocks, A story of unhappy love and sorrows. Borne and ended long ago," which will ever render this locality a most romantic spot. The legend has been variously related, both oraUy and in printed accounts, as is by no means uncommon in legendary matters. There are some historical facts, however, which go far toward rendering probable the version of the story which will follow. Waramaukeag, who figures as one of the characters in the affair, was a young Pootatuck, who became sachem of the tribe in 1685, and was succeeded in the sa- chemdom in 1687, the date of our story, by Kesooshamaug, so that he must have died about this date. The latter was the brother, and not the son of the former, who was never married. Sarah "Walker, the heroine of the story, was the niece of Mr. Walker, the first minister. She was at this date, in her seventeenth year, having been bom in 1670, and we have no other account, or further knowledge of her, except that given in the legend. From these and other considera- tions, he who believes the legend true, will doubtless be held excusa- We by charitable minds. Waramaukeag, as the story goes, was an Indian of manly propor- lions, of a graceful figure, and finely molded limbs. JBe was highly intelligent, virtuous, and a fast friend of the whites; He constructed for himself a cabin of uncommon elegance, adopted many of the cus- toms of civilization, and cultivated a close acquaintance with his white neighbors. Among his friends he numbered the venerable pastor, Mr. Walker ; was often at his house, and on terms of much intimacy with him ; while the latter embracing the opportunity thus flfiered, instructed him in matters of religious faith. In the early part of 1687, a niece of the old pastor, his brother's Mowohu John Coksure Job Pukin Sam John Sherman Peeney Cheery , Simon" Forty of these Indians resided at Woodbury, and thirty at New Milford. The committee to whom this petition was referred reported favorably, proposing that the thirty Indians on the borders of New Milford should be assisted to attend school and public worship at New Milfoi'd ; and the forty residing at Pootatuck, on the borders of Woodbury, be aided in attending school and preaching in Woodbury, or Newtbwn ; the ministers of New Milford, Woodbury and New- town being requested to take them under their care and instruction. The report of the committee was accepted, and £20 were appropriar ted to aid the Indians at New Milford in these matters, and £25 to assist those at Woodbury ; the money being placed in the hands of Mr. Anthony Stoddard and the minister at Newtown. In 1733 the Pootatucks sold about three-fourths of their " reser- vation " in the south-west part of the present town of Southbury, and the larger portion removed to New Milford, and joined the other clan of their tribe residing there, so that the Indians residing at New Milford at this time were quite numerous. Stragglers from other clans in Fairfield county also joined them. President Stiles states the number of warriors at about three hundred, and Rev. Stanley Griswold, in a century sermon preached at New Milford in 1801, estimates them at two hundred warriors. The latter estimate is doubtless nearer the truth than th& former, though it may be a pretty liberal one. The young and vigorous Indians of Pootatuck had for several years been moving to New Milford. About 1715, We- 1 Indians, vol. 1, p. 240. HI8TOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 105 raumaug, or Baumaug, an intelligent Pootatuck sagamore, joined the Wyantenuck clan, and soon became sachem. His residence was on a reservation at the falls on the Housatonic, about two miles below the village of NeW Milford, which the Indians long kept after they had sold the Indian field west of the river, opposite the village. Weraumaug also had a personal reservation of two thousand acres in the society of New Preston in the town of Washington. This re.ser- vation was called the " hdnting grounds of Kaumaug," and was after- ward sold by Cheere, son of the sachem. At the faMs, called by the natives Mitichawon, was an excellent fishing place, especially in the spring, when shad and great numbers of lamprey eels swarmed up the river, and attempted to ascend the rapid descent of waters. Shad and other valuable fish are still taken on this river quite up to this point. At this romantic spot, on the banks of the river, stood the palace, or " great wigwam" of Weraumaug. On the inner walls of the palace, which were made of bark with the smooth side inward, were pictured every known species of beast, bird, fish and insect, from .the largest down to the smallest. This was said to have been done by artists whom a friendly prince at a great distance sent to him for that purpose, in the same manner as Hiram sent artists to Solomon. He died about 1735, as near as can be ascertained, and was buried in an Indian burying-ground at no great distance from the place of his residence. His grave is distinguished from those sur- rounding him, out of many of which large trees are growing, by its more ample dimensions. Weraumaug was a man of uncommon powers of mind, sober and regular in his life, and took much pains to suppress the vices of his people. The first minister of New Milford, Rev. Daniel Boardman, ordained in 1,716, findkig this Indian sachem to be a discreet and friendly man, became much interested in him, and took great pains to instruct him in the Christian religion. From the account he gives of him, it appears he died penitent, and cheered by the Christian's hope. In a letter to a friend he calls him " That distinguished «achem, whose great abilities and eminent virtues, joined vnih his extensive dominion., rendered him the most potent prince of that or any other day in this Colony ; and isis name ought to be remembered by the faithful historian as much as that of any crowned head since his was laid in the dust." Although this statement of Mr. Boardman is the best evidence that meed be had of the power of this chief, and the extent of his 8 106 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. tribe, yet it is hardly accurate to Say that he was the most potent prince that had existed in the Colony. It will not do t6 overiook Zing Philip and other sachems. During Weraumaug's last illness, Mr. Boardman constantly attended him, and endeavored to confirm his mind in the vital truths of Christianity. It was si, sad place for the dying chieftain; for the larger part of his people, and even his wife, were greatly opposed to the religion of their white neighbors, and used all'their influence to keep him true to the dark and cheer- less faith of his forefathers. Their conduct was not only rude and abusive of the minister, but in other respects such as comported little with the solemnity of the occasion. One day when Mr. Boardman was by the sachem's bedside, the latter asked himi to pray, to which he assented. It happened that there was a sick child in the village, and a powwow was in attendance, who had undertaken to cure.it with his wild and superstitious rites. As soon as the clergyman commenced his prayer, "Weraumaug's wife sent for the medicine- man and ordered him to commence his exercises at the door of the lodge. The powwow at once set up a hideous shouting and howl- ing, and Mr. Boardman prayed louder, so that the sick man might hear him above the uproar. Each raised his voice louder and louder as he went on, while the Indians gathered around, solicitous for the success of their prophet. The powwow was determined to tire out the minister, and he, on his side, was quite as fully resolved not to be put to silence in the discharge of his duty by the blind worshiper of Satan. The invincible minister afterward, gave it as his belief that he prayed full three hours befofe he was permitted to come off con- queror. The powwow having completely exhausted himself with his efforts, gave one unearthly yell, and then, taking to his heels, never stopped till he was cooling himself up to his neck in the Hou- satonic. In 1736, a part of the Wyantenucks moved to Scatacook, one of their reservations, and located on the beautiful pla,in on the west side of the river. These Indians, in the years 1742 and 1,743, were visited by the Moravian missionaries, under Count Zinzendorf. They remained with them several years, and to appearance, were very religious and inoffensive men. They also visited the Indians still Jeft at the Great Falls and Pootatuck, but these having in the former year applied to the General Assembly for the means of instruction, which had been granted them, gave little heed to the strangers. The ' Scatacooks were at this time, perhaps, the largest tribe left in the Colony;. It was founded about 1728, by Gideon Mauwehu, a Pe- HISTORY OF ANCIENT WO.ODBUKY. 107 quot Indian, who was endowed with the same energy of character for which his nation wafe so distinguished. We first hear of him. among the Paugussetts, where he was the leader, of a small hand, and settled one of his sons over a small clan at the falls on the Nau- gatuck Eiver, near Humphreysville. He next appeared, for a time among the Pootatuckg, soon afterward at-New Milford, and in 1729' he,.with eleven others, signed a,deed of "all the unsold lands in New Fairfield," now Sherman. He afterward moved to Dover, N. Y., on Ten Mile River, some ten miles west of Kent. After living there awhile, in one of his hunting eacursions, from a mountain in Kent, west of the Housatonic, his eye fell upon that river, winding its way through the fertile and beautiful valley, shut in by mountains, and covered- with dense forests. The white man had not penetrated this beautiful sylvan retreat. It had only been used occasionally as their hunting and fishing ground by the Wyantenucks. He was enchanted with the capabilities of the place, and immediately moved thither with his family. Having invited his old friends among the Paugus- setts, Pootatucks, Wyantenucks, and others among the tribes with which he had lived, they flocked to him. in considerable numbers. In 1736, after the death of Weraumaug, a considerable number joined hjm from New Milford as above. It is" believe^ that at this date he had more than one hundred warriors. The Moravian missionaries began to preach to his tribe some time in 1742, and, although Mauwehu's name was among the signers of the petition to the Gfeneral Assembly in May of that year, for reli- gious instruction from the colonists, yet he received them with great favor, and their labors had a happy influence on the tribe. In 1743, he accepted their faith, and was baptized, with, about one hundred and fifty of his people. A church was built, and a large congrega- tion collected. Most of their conversation with the English was ou religion, and they spent much of their time in devotional exercises.. After a time, many of these Indians followed the missionaries tc Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. The change of climate proved fatal to them, and they returned to their old homes. Here in the absence of their religious teachers, they seemed tO' forget their religion, became- intemperate, and began to waste away. Such was the sad termina- tion of the most successful religious effort, perhaps, ever made among' the Indians of Connecticut. In May, 1759, the Pootatucks, or rather Tom Sherman, or Sho^ ran, one of their number, to whom- the rest had quit-claimed their 108 HISTOET OF ANCIBNT -WOODBUKT. right the year before, sold their last acre of land, including their .village of Pootatuck, and took up their abode at Scatacook, except a few that lingered in the neighborhood of their old abodes, by the sufferance of the purchasers. In 1761, these consisted of one man, and two or three broken families. In 1774, they were reduted to nine, and at this date there were none remaining at New Milford, and but sixty-two at Scatacook. In 1786, the latter were reduced to thirty-six males and thirty-five females, twenty of the number being children of suitable age for attending school. In 1801, they num- bered thirty-five idle and intemperate beings, who cultivated six acres of ground. In the fall of 1849, the number of Indians remain- ing was eight or ten of the full blood, and twenty or thirty half breeds. A few of them are sober and industrious, cultivating good gardens, and living comfortably ; but the majority are of the opposite character. Three or four of them attend church, and a few of the children go to school. They are under the care of an overseer, and their property ■consists of a considerable tract of land on the mountain too rough for cultivation, and about five thousand dollars kept at interest, which for the last forty years has more than paid the annual expenses of the tribe.' It will be seen that the Indians of 'Woodbury, New Milford and Kent, have been treated as though they were one people, which is strictly correct, except in regard to the Kent Indians. Although we find among the principal men in 1746, selling land, Samuel and Thomas Coksure, two of the sons of a sagamore of the name of Cock- ■shure at Pootatuck, and Cheere, son of Weraumaug, soon after, sell- ing his reservation in New Preston, yet Mauwehu, having resided in many other tribes, collected together many from them also. Be- yond this the dividing line between them is not discernable. Gideon Mauwehu, leader of the Kent clan, was present in Woodbury at the execution of two deeds next to the last, conveying lands at Pootatuck, giving his assent, and signing as witness, while two of his principal goaen, Jeremiah and Samuel Cokshure, were among the grantors. It is many years since the last remaining Pootatuck, an old squaw, fcame back to Pootatuck village to visit the graves of her ancestors. Looking up to the place where stood, and still stand the few remain- ing trees of " Tummasseete's old orchard," " There," she said, the 1 The major portion of the foregoing account »f the Wyantenucks and Scatacooks, -on the last three or four pages, has been collected from the works of Dr. TrurabnU, Sarber, and De Forest. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 10& tears streaming down her wrinkled cheeks, " there is Pootatuck." After lingering near the graves of her people a few days, she re- turned to the place whence she came. A few monuments of the existence of the fated race now remain to tell us that here a former race once flourished, scarce sufficient,, so fleeting is their nature, to arrest our attention. Arrow heads, stone chisels, hatchets, axes, gouges, knives and mortars are found in the " ancient territory." One of these localities is on Mr. Anthony Strong's land, opposite Mr. Fred. S. Atwood's dwelling-house, where they had a hunting village; and another on Mr. Frederick M. Minor's land, a few rods in rear of his dwelling-house. They are also found in Bethlem, near Seth Martin's dwelling-house, and at the locality of the village of Poota- tuck. Large deposits of clam and oyster shells are also found in the latter locality. This village was about two miles above Bennett's Bridge on the Housatonic, near where Pootatuck Brook, called by the Indians Cowams, enters into that river. In addition to the arti- cles mentioned above, some have been found which the natives evi- dently received from the English. Glass bottles,, brass kettles, rings and jugs have beeh found. In digging for some "purpose a few years ago, a brass kettle was found rimmed and bailed, and under it a piece of scarlet woolen cloth about the size of a dollar, in good preserva- tion. In this kettle were three rings and three thimbles. A finger bone with a ring on it, at another time, was found, the flesh under the ring being pretty well preserved. In " Hatchet meadow," on Cyrus Mitchell's land, the Indians left a spring protected by a tub made of a hollow tree. They had burying-grounds on the banks of the Housatonic near their village, where skeletons have been exhumed as late as the , present date, (1853,) which were found buried in a sitting posture, having various trinkets and implements buried with them. Many were buried so near the banks of the river, that a great freshet that happened several years ago laid bare many skeletons. Some eighty rods further up the river, bones have been plowed out in throwing up the highway. Near the school-house in this locality, are many mounds of a circular form, depressed in the center. Many skeletons have been at various times exhumed a fourth of a mile lower down^ on the opposite side of the river, near Cockshure's Island, below Fort Hill. There was another burying-ground on the banks of the brook near the residence of David J. Stiles, Esq., In Southburj^, now occu- pied by the ancient burying-ground of the first white settlers ; and 110 HI8TOET OFANCIENT -WOODBTTRT. another still, at the upper end of Nonnewaug, on the East Sprain, where rest the remains of the chief of that name. ' Such are the simple annals of the unfortunate and benighted race that once had possession of this fair heritage, and roamed in haughty independence through these sequestered vales. Not a Pootatuck remains in the territory of the " ancient town," to revisit, with Indian wail and lamentation, the forsaken and almost forgotten graves of bis ancestors. When the floods, or the excavations of the present inhabitants, exhume the bones of a long-burled brave, they are gath- ered up with eager interest, to grace a public museum or private collection of antique curiosities. Their sun has set in darkness and in gloom. Advancing civilization, so fortunate and happy for the white race, brought nothing to the red man but disaster and decay. With a sad infatuation, he embraced its vices instead of its virtues. Before the white man touched these shores, they enjoyed their wild and savage mode of life without molestation. This was their own land. Here were their council fires. On the beautiful rivers they paddled the light canoe, and pursued their game in the unbi-oken forests. They went up by their mountains; they came down by their valleys ; they followed their own desires for happiness in wild, reckless exuberance. The mossy cliffs, and the dells in the thick woods, echoed back their shrill songs and fearful cry of war. But the white man took up his abode in their ancient hunting grounds. The strength of civilization met the weakness of barbarism. From that inauspicious hour the poor natives waned, and retreated farther into the wild solitudes. The children of the forest have passed jaway. "Alas, for them, their day is o'er — 'Their fires are out from shore to shore ! No more fer them the wi Id deer bounds — The pkjw is on their hunting grounds." Their existence has become a matter of antiquarian research, and coft-told legend. Their brief history has been written in desolation. In the depth of the forest, in the silence of nature, away from the Busy haunts of men, the contemplative mind is sometimes led invol- .untarily to exclaim, " Where are they ?" and echo answers, " Where .are they ?" In siich solemn communion with nature and the spirits .of the past, one is startled by the very depth of the silence around Jiim. HISTOHT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBY. Ill " Where are they, the forest rangers. Children of this western land, Who, to greet the pa.le-faced strangers. Stretched an unsuspecting band ? " Were not these their own bright waters ? Were not these their natal skies ? Reared they not their red-browed daughters Where our stately mansions rise ? " From the val^s their homes are banished, From the streams their light canoe} Chieftains and their tribes have vanished, lake the forests where they grew/' CHAPTER Vm. ECCLES'IASTICAI. HISTOBT. 1666 TO nSO; 5'he Half-way Covenant Controversy at Stratford leads to THE Settlement of the Town of Woodbury; This Practice explained; Joseph Jitdson and others' Letters to Rev. Me. Chauncy ; Chiieoh An- swer to the Men; Town Proposition to Mr. Chauncy; The Parties divide the Ministerial Lands in 1666 ; Rev. Zechaeiah Walker begins to preach to the Minority in 16f68 ; Mr. Walker allowed the use of the Church two Hours each Sabbath ; Mr. Walher's Bill of particulars to THE General Court in 1669 ; Three Hours' use of the Church each Sab- bath allowed Mr. Walker ; Mr. Walker excluded from the Church ; Mr. Walker ordained over the Second Church of Stratford May 5, 1670; Covenant; Second Church removes to Woodbury in 1672-3; Mr. Walker's Death and Character; State of the Church; Rev. Anthony Stoddard settled in 1700, and ordained in 1702 ; He preaches sixty years ; Great prosperity of the Church under his Ministry ; Revivals ; His Death in 1760 ; Second Church built in 1747 ; 'Old and New Style ; Char- acter OF Mr. Stoddard ; Review of the last Ninety Years. Rich as the historical incideofa relating to Ancient "Woodbury have been from the very first, and endowed as it has ever been with men of mark — minds of the first order — ^it is remarkable that this town has never found its historiam. It has always occupied in deeds, if not in fame, a prominent place in all the historical events of the State. Wherever there has been labor to be performed, or deeds of valor to be done, the sons of Woodbury have ever been in the front rank. As in local position it is retired? and secluded amoogthe sweet valleys, surrounded by verdant hills ; so in historical position, her sons have allowed her to remain in the silent consciousness of unob- trusive worth, while later-bom and less gifted sisters have occupied the fields of fame before her. Even now, at the end of nearly two centuries, the work of gathering the memorials of its long-buried worthies, the work of gratitude and reverence, is left to one not a native of tike soil, nor bound by ties of consanguinity to the early HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 113 fathers. The first, and it might Ije said, the only history of the town, physical or biographical, if we except the brief paragraphs in Trum- bull's Histoiy of Connecticut, Pease & Niles' Gazetteer, and Barber's Collections, is comprised in the following extract : " Woodbury lies on the same river, (Osootonoc,) and resembles Kentish-Town. The township, twelve miles square, is divided into seven parishes, three of them Episcopal. In this town lives the Rev. Dr. Bellamy, who is a good scholar and a great preacher. He has attempted to shew a more excellent way to heaven than was known before. He may be called the Athenian of Con- necticut ; for he has published something new to the Christian world — Zuinglius may learn of him." ' This seems to be rather a brief history, for a town of which so much may justly be said. It would have been fortunate had the present labor fallen into better hands, but it is proposed to supply in some measure the desideratum of an accurate local history. It has been before stated in these pages, that the settlement of Woodbury was the result of religious dissensions among the people of Stratford. The principal cause of difference was in regard to church membership, baptism, and the discipline of church members. What the precise nature of the controversy was, could not be dis- tinctly understood by the most learned and pious even of that day. It was the same as that which existed at Hartford, Wethersfield, and other places. One would say, at this distance of time, that the question to be decided was, whether the " Half-way Covenant Prac- tice " should be introduced into the church or not. Upon this ques- tion there was the most grave difference of opinion among the best and most distinguished men in New England. By this plan, a per- son of good moral character might own or renew the covenant of baptism, confessing the same creed as members of churches in full communion, and affirming his intention of becoming truly pious in heart and in life, and have the privilege of presenting himself and children for baptism. Nor did the privilege stop here ; he might also present for baptism his grandchildren, children bound to him as apprentices, and even his slaves, by giving a pledge for their reli- gious education. Persons thus owning the covenant were considered church members to all intents and purposes, except that they might not come to the communion table. For conduct unbecoming church members, they could be and were dealt with and punished in the 1 Hist, of Conn., 1781, By a Gentleman of the Province. Printed at London. 114 HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. same manner as members in full communion. In this way a church could never run down in point of numbers, so long as unconverted persons enough to keep it up were willing to own the covenant of baptism. Abundant proof of the foregoing statements . is found in the first book of ministerial records of the Second Church of Strat- ford, now the First Church of Woodbury, happily in a fine state of preservation. Consequent upon this practice, baptisms followed close upon births ; very many instances may be found upon these records, where the child was but from one to eight days old at the time of the ceremony. If the child appeared to be in danger of " non-continuance," it was baptized on the day of its birth. The children of ministers, deacons, and other leading men in the church, were generally less than a week ©Id when presented for baptism. Young persons did not usually own the covenant till they became parents, and wished baptism for their children. Previous to 1650, great watchfulness had been exercised to admit only such as gave visible evidence of piety. The choice of pastors, also, had been confined exclusively to the church, and nearly all the honors and offices of the colony had been distributed to professors of religion, who in the New Haven colony were the only ones possessed of the right of suffrage, in meetings of a political character. In the colony of Connecticut, not only these, but also other orderly individ- uals, having a certain amount of property, were entitled to the privi- lege of being admitted freemen. During the lives of the early fathers, little trouble had arisen on these points, nearly all the first emigrants being professors of religion. But this generation had passed away, and a new one had succeeded, many of whom, on account of their not belonging to the church, were excluded from their proper influence in community. Most of them had been baptized, and by virtue of this, it was claimed, that they might own their covenant, have their children baptized, and thus perpetuate the church. All New Eng- land became interested in this controversy,, and in 1657, the matter in dispute was referred to a council of the principal ministers who met at Boston, and declared "That it was the duty of those come to years of discretion, baptized in in- fancy, to own the covenant; that it is the duty of the church to call them to this ; that if they refuse, or are scandalous in any other way, they may be cen- sured by the Church. If they understand the grounds of religion, are not scan- dalous, and solemnly own the covenant, giving up themselves and their children to the Lord, baptism may not be denied to their children." In consequence of this decision, many owhed their covenant, and HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 115 presented their children for baptism, but did not unite with the church in the celebration of the supper, nor in most other duties of members in fuU communion. Hence it was termed the half-way cov- enant. In process of time, the privilege here mentioned was en- larged in some of the churches. Many churches in Connecticut never adopted this practice, and toward the end of the eighteenth century, it was generally abandoned throughout New England. t The first chutch at Stratford would not adopt this practice, although a large and influential part of its members were in favor of it, togeth- er with.a majority of the town, who were not church members. Rev. Mr. Chauncy, who was not ih favor of the practice, was settled over the church in Stratford, in 1665, though there was strong opposition to him on this and other accounts. The efibrts of the dissenting party to settle their difficulties seem to have been smcere. Their communications to their brethren were couched in respectful and brotherly terms, and their arguments were not easily refuted. In fact, little pains seem to have been taken by the church proper dur- ing the whole controversy, to answer the reasoning of the dissatisfied party, but it seemed rather to throw itself back on its dignity, with an intention of allowing the malcontents to take their own course. The latter were in the majority in the town meetings, and John Mi- nor, one of their leaders, was town-clerk during the whole time of the controversy, and for several years after, with the exception of a year. This famous controversy, so far as the records show it, is deemed of sufiicielit interest to be inserted here, almost entire. It opens with a letter from eight of the dissatisfied party, who were the advocates of the half-way covenant system, and who state their wishes as follows : " To Mr. Chancy and the rest of the Church at Stratford. " Loving brethren and fjriends, God by his good providence having brought us hitlier, who are of his church and people, and separated us from the world' and of his free and abundant grace hath taken us and our seed into covenant with himself and with his church and people, and hath given us an interest in himself to bee our God, and taken us to bee his own, giving us his own disci- pline and ordinances for our spirituall and eternal good, and owning us hath given us equall right with yourselves in all his ordinances, his providence also having setled us together in this plantation that we might jointly together wor- shipp him in all his ordinances, and that we should be mutuall helpers of one another in our Christian race. These few lines are to informe you that wee whose names are underwritten doo declare to you our earnest desire to enjoy communion in all God's ordinances with you, that we may together worshipp him according to his holy will ; desiring also that wee and our posterity may be owned as immediate members of the Church of Christ by you ; as Christ own- eth us and ours by his own institution, taking us into covenant,, and solemnly 116 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUBT. setting his own seal upon us. We further declare, that owning it to be our duty, and hoping it to bee our desire to account you our best friends, who shall use meanes to convince us wherein we have sinned, and bring us to the sight of our evills: we desire that if any man being converted according to God's rules, and doo not hold forth repentance, then no such person so remaining may bee admitted to communion, till he hold forth repentance. And whereas there hath beene difference about the calling of Mr. Chancy, and severall of us have declared our objections against his setling amongst us till those objections were answered, and we judge they never were unto satisfaction ; yet if you shall see cause to answer our earnest and reall desires in the premises, as we hope you will, wee shall passe by what hath beene, and endeavor lovingly to close to- gether and to walke together according to the rules of God's holy word, hoping and desiring you will so farr respect us as to give us an answer hereunto in writing as soone as you conveniently can. "Yours in all due respects and de'sireous of unity according to the rules of Christ. "January 16,1665.' Joseph Judson, Richard Butler, David Mitchell, Henry Wakelyn, ' James Blakman, John Minor, Samuel Sherman, Daniel Titterton."'' This respectful and kind letter, offering to forget past grievances, and soliciting a union with the rest of the church in a truly fraternal and Christian feeling, received no attention, either from Mr. Chauncy, or the remainder of the church, who were of his way of thinking. Accordingly on the 9th of the following month, the dissentients ad- dressed them another letter in the same spirit, still further making known their wishes, and mildly reproaching them for their want of courtesy and kindness : " Whereas wee have formerly made known our mindes unto you in writing, as concerning our desire of communion in all God's ordinances with you ; hold- ing forth unto you by way of preface, our right unto them, from the free grace of God owning us and externally sealing the priviledges of y' Covenant unto us ; have also declared our mindes concerning such letts as may hinder us from proceeding unto such attaynments mentioned in some clauses thereof; and comeing together to know how you stood affected to our desires, hoped you might have seen good soe farr to have betrusted those y' were to declare 1 New Style, Jan. 27, 1666. 2 This and the other papers relating to this controversy are to be found in the Sec- retary of State's oflSoe!, in" Ecclesiastical," vol. 1, Nos. 18 to 37. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 117 yo' minde unto us as in conferring with usi to talie fartlier knowledge of our desire propounded ; and to putt us in a way of farther proceeding ; should have bin glad soe farr to have bin tender by you that they might have tools it into consideration. And if anything did on our part lye in y" way, have serioysly appointed us a time for examining of us in respect of our fayth and knowledge : Accounting it requisite y' y= Minister may take pertioular knowledge of all those y' are to have Comunion in the whole worshipp of God ; And herein (to deale plainely) y' nothing may. hereafter bee laid as a block in our way; we desire that in this examination by y« minister or Ministers and Elder wee may issue in their questioning and examining onely. And whereas we have openly, sol- lemnly, wholly and onely ingaged ourselves to be the Lord's, who hath gra- ciously taken us into Covenant w"' himself and his faithful people ; we desire, y' in the owning hereof, wee may not be' further troubled with any imposition of that nature. The exercise of yo"^ tenderness unto us wee cannot but ho,pe for, accofding as you are allowed. Mo, 14 : 1. " February, 9"", 1005. Joseph Judson, Richard Butler, . nS David Mitchell, Henry Wakelyn, John Minor, James Blackman, ' ' Samuel Sherman, Daniel Titterton." By this letter we learn that so great was their desire to be recon- ciled to the church, that they were willing to be again examined in regard to their "fayth and knowledge," that the church might be convinced, that their peculiar views had not, in any manner, under- mined their religious principles, or purity of character, More than two months elapsed before any - answer was vouchsafed them, and then we find the following " Chuech Answer to the Men :" " Neighbours, whereas wee received fro you 'two writings the sum of both which was to hold forth your earnest desire as to cornmunion in all the ordinan- ces of Christ with us, These are to give you to understand that our apprehen- sion concerning the order of discipline is the same that we have formerly man- ifested it to bee, both by our practice, and answer to your proposalls. ' And wbere'is you apprehend you have equall right with ourselves in all the ordinan- ces of Christ in this place. These may certifie you at present that we are of a different apprehension from you in that matter. And whereas you desire that your posterity may : etc : wee would put you in mind that as yet the matter is in controversie among the learned and godly. Likewise whereas you seeme to intimate in the close of your first page that you have taken offence at our late proceedings, but as you say upon the granting of the premises are willmg to pass it by ; we return no more at present but this ; viz. wee hope if you had 118 ' HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUEr. had sufEoieiit ground so to doo, the godly and learned -would have spied it out, , and have endeavored to convince us of our evills herein. Lastly, whereas in your latter page you prescribe the way wherein you desired to be attended : viz ; you account it requisite ; etc : To which we answer in the words of Paul in another case, wee have no such custome nor the churches of Christ with whom we hold communion, and moreover it is practised you know by those whose principles in discipline are farr different from ours. And truly neigh- bours, as it relates to your case, (notwithstanding wee gladly and heartily de- sire ye increase and enlargement of y« Church when it may bee attained in a rulable and satisfactory way yet,) wee must plainely tell you that we cannot at present see how it will stand with the glory of God the peace of ye Church ar.d our and your mutuall edification (which ought to bee deare unto us, and earnestly sought by us) for you to embody with us in this society: The Apostle Pauls exhorts the Corinthians, and so all that walk together in church fellow- ship : 1 Romans 10, to avoide divisions and to be perfectly joyned together in the same mind and in the same judgment, otherwise it is not likely we should keepe the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, to which we are exhorted, Eph. 4: 3. And notwithstanding wee give this answer in generall|o you all that were concerned in the yys presented to us ; yet you may easily imagine that we have particular exertions as it relates to particular persons whereof we find that we are thereunto called, wee shall manage and desire satisl'action in before they are admitted to communion in all the ordinances. "Apr. IC", 1666. This is a true Coppyeof y° answer given unto us as it was tryed by*both papers. Church Answer to the men." One would think this a rather snort and crispy reply to letters as humble and inoffensive as the two former had been. The " Church" begins with calling the dissenters " neighbors," and ends with char- acterizing them as " the men." They assume a very lofty, and some- what arrogant tone ; sufficiently so, one would think, to have pre- vented further efforts toward an accommodation of their differences. This was undoubtedly written by Mr. Chauncy, the former letters having been addressed to him, and it is probable that the remainder of the papers on the side of the church were written by him. Although by this communication they had been flatly refused ad- mittance to the church, even on a satisfactory examination, yet they persevered in their efforts to accomplish the desired end. It is to be recollected, that Stratford belonged to the Connecticut colony, and consequently had other freemen besides the members of the church. The freemen joined with the dissentients in their efforts. It is to be further noted, that Mr. Chauncy had been settled by a majority of the members of the church alone, the other freemen of the town hav- HISTOKT OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 119 ing no voice in the matter. As by the laws of the colony they were obliged to pay taxes for his support equally with the church mem- bers, they wished a voice in the selection of the minister. The dis- senting part of the church, "together with the other freemen of the town, as we have seen, constituted a majority in the meetings of the freemen. So that although the church, could choose and settle a min- ister, it took a majority of the voters of the town to provide for his support.^ Failing as individuals and members of his church to effect an arrangement with Mr. Chauncy,, they held a town meeting, and passed a vote embracing the conditions under which they would con. tribute to his support. The vote is a veiy interesting one, as it con- tains a lucid explanation of the half-way covenant, and is as follows : " Towne propositions to Mr. Chauncey, May 13, '69. " Mr. Clianoey, " We a Cliristian people by the providence of God settled together in this plantation of Strattford Judging it our duty as from the command of God soe for our own necessary spirituall & eternall good to indeavo' after maintain & uphould a minister orthodox in doctrine and practice y' y" word of life & salva- tion may be held forth unto us & all the ordinances of God disspenced amongst us. And wliereas you have been some time amongst us we accounting rea- , sonable, very necessary & equall y' some mutuall agreem' be made in a Chris- tian way between you & us ; We hereuppon think good to propound to you fo''yo' settling & continuing w"" us as foltoweth ; We desire y' you would per- form y= worU of a Minister of y' Gospel unto us in y« preaching of y' word, and administering of the sacraments. More particularly we desire y' all they y profess fayth & obedience to the rules of Christ not scandalous in life and doe present themselves in owning y" covenant wherein they have, given themselves unto the Lord in baptism may be admitted and accounted members of j' Church and under the care? and discipline thereof as other members and have their children baptized. Yet notwithstanding we desire not that any thus admitted may approach unto the Lord's table till in and by examination and due tryall they make testimony unto the Judgment of Charity of their fitness thereunto. Moreover as God owneth the Infant children of believers in y« Covenant of Grace neither doth exclude ye same children w" grown up from keeping their standing in y' covenant while they soe walk as they doe not reject it. God owneth y™ and would not have y' grace of his covenant shortned or straitened not put y™ from under the disspensations of his grace giving his ministers a sollemn charge to take care of & traine up such as a part of their flock : We desire alsoy'y' children of churchmembers may be accounted churchmembers -as well as their parents and y' they doe not cease to bee members by being o-rown up but that they doe still continue in y= church successively untill ac- cording to y' rules of Christ they bee oast out and y' they are still y« subjects of Church discipline even as other members, and y' they should have their chil- dren babtized notwithstanding their present unflttness for partaking of the Lord's supper. And farther wee assure you hopeing without the least suspi- cion you may creditt us y' uppon y' accepting o' propositions and granting them 120 HISTORY OF ancient; "WOODBUET. unto us wee shall according to o' abillity contribute fo' yo' comfortable subsist- ence amongst us. Expecting an answer from you hereunto in time convenient, subscribe iu they' name of y" Towne. " June 1 , 1606. Extracted from the originall ; ' Thomas Fayrechilde, being Recorded & therewith Joseph Judson, diligentlye compared y" aS'" : g™ : '6S.I Henry Wakelyn, p John Minor, Recorder. Thomas Uffoote." It does not appear that Mr. Chauncy made any reply to this propo- sition, though, as the matter had now assumed a serious aspect, it was doubtless discussed during the next few months with much fre- quency by the two parties. Efforts were also made by the minority of the church, together with others of the town, to procure another minister for themselves, probably with the tacit consent of the other party ; and it would seem that they applied to Mr. Peter Bulkley to preach to them. It does not appear, however, that they were suc- cessful in obtaining him. But later in the year the two parties were able to agree, that each party should have its own minister, and also agreed upon a division of the land sequestered for the use of the ministry between the two ministers, as appears by the following vote: " D-'cember 18th 1666. " Ati a lawfuil Towns-meeting it was voated and agreed on y' there should bee in case y' it be found in nowayes contradictory to a courte order to have another Minister here in Strattford. a laying out of the sequestered land reserved for the ministry: viz: A quarter part of it to Mr Chancey and a quarter part of it to Mr Peter Bulkley. or any other man by y' party obteyned y' now in- deavo' for Mr Bulkley And y' w"*' shall be laid out to Mr Chansey shall by him be improved as his own during his life or continuance in Strattford. And in case of removeall y" s"" land is to return to y town again : Provided al wayes y' y« town pay him for w' it is bettered by his improvement according as y' Town and Mr Chansey shall agree, in case of difference then ; as it shall be judged better byindifferent nien chosen by both parties: And incase of decease y' Town is to pay Mr Chansey his Heires w' y' whole accommodations together with y improvement shall be judged worth at his disease. It is further agreed on in case Mr Bulkley or any other Minister be obteyned hee shall have; hould and injoy his part in every respect as Mr. Chancey doth. It is furthemgreed on y' as respecting a house lott y" reserved land for y' purpose shall bee equally divided into two lotts and Mr Chancey is to have his choyce, w''' of y° two he will please to have. It is further agreed on and voated y« 18''' 10"' : 66, in case of decease or removal of either of y'e aforesaid ministers y' y" Town shall joynt- ly make y' payments y' will be due to y« deceased or removed minister. And y' party y' is destitute of a minister either by death or removall shall have free 1 The year at this date began with the 25tli of March; consequently 26"i: 9" was Nor. 26, 1668. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBCEY. 121 libbertjr to provide for themselves anqthrer. And shall have y. same intrest in y' accommodations and improvement y' formerly they had. " Exactly transscribed and diligently compared w"" the original! records the 24ihApr": 1669. Arz c^i^ you in y' afflicting senoe of y" soe predudiciall incon- veniences of former differences ; neither are wee willing without thankfullness to y« Supreatn dissposer to remind w' agreement his divine providenue hath directed us unto, which was (as wee hope) on all hands designed to bee atotall abolition of those uncomfortable contentions y' had bin too long amongst us, and a provision for each part, to injoy .their own persuasion without mutuall dis- turbance. But whereas you are pleased further to adde y' it was y" conclusion of y= generallitye of yourselves y' a seperate meeting was intended by all, and y' as a necessary meanes to o' mutuall and undisturbed injoyment of y" ordi- nances of God according to o' different persuasions, and thereuppon y' you have an incessant admiration at o' motion concerning meeting together, as be- ing disscrepant from y" expectations, ic also (as you judge) predudiciall to C own edification. To y' wee answer y' wee have much more cause of admi- ration, y' you should soe far forgett yourselves as to disown y' which hath bin soe plainely and fully concluded amongst us at least as wee have alwayes un- derstood it : viz : y' motion of o' joynt meeting,VhioU wee doe affirm had your- selves (if not for its first parents yet at least) for its most careful nurses, being (if not first started) yet at least strongly urged by yourselves, before it was con- sented to by some of us, soe much wee hope may be a sufficient reply to your preface. As for w'you are farther pleased in sundry pertieulers to declare unto us in your writing, wee further answer. First, as to your first perticular where- in you are pleased to intimate your desire not to deviate in the least from y" true sence of o' former agreement ; wee say no more but this, y' wee are as reall in these desires as yourselves Can bee. "As to y second wherein you affirm y' in your agreement you had still an ejre at meeting in distinct places wee have in part answered it already, wee shall onely adde this y' if your intentions were different from your expressions y' blame of any mistake thereby occassioned is yours, and not ours, on y' other hand if at 0' former agreement your expressions and intentions were agreed, wee cannott but declare ourselves much dissatisfyed with your present assertion having soe little affinity with truth according to our understanding of our agreement. And fo' your third perticular which is an expression of your re- spect to Mr. Walker, wee onely say thisj y' it will hardly bee thought by indif- ferent judges, y' hee truly respects any minister as such, y' is unwilling to hear him preach. " As for your 4"', viz : your professed ignorance how too (though Godly) es- pecially ministers can walk together except they are agreed; wee answer y'- if by walking together you understand mieeting or sitting together in y« same house or seat; (which is our present question) and if by agreement you intend thier conjunction In affection, wee hope thier neither is, nor will bee in y" persons intended in y' your proposition any such mutuall dissaffectlon as may prejudice such an accomplishment of our desires. If by agreement you intend y' concur- rent apprehensions of y" partys intended in all matters controversall, and then conclude y' persons in y' sence not agreed, cannott sitt or meet together wee doe declare y' wee cannott understand y« reason of any such conclusion, being mindefull of y' exhortation once given to Christians, (y' know but in part; & y' not in like measure but as God was pleased to distribute severally to each of 126 HISTOET OF AXCIENT WOODBUKY. thein according to his own will) y' tliey should not forsake y" assembling of themselves together. "5th. As to your S"" wherein you acquaint us with y' sence of an obligation uppon-you obleiging you to attend y' order and dispensation of y° wor.'ihip of God formerlye practised and attended in this and other Churches, & that there- fore you can doe nothing against the truth, but for the truth. Wee answer y' it is far from us to desire to disturb y' your order or hinder your most religious respect to any such obligation, as (in reason) you can intend, much less doe wee desire y' you should doe anything against the truth, but for the truth & y' (if God may incline your hearts) more y" hitherto you have done ; wee know nothing in our propositions or actions, y' hath any look or tendency to your prejudice in such respects ; but by the way wee think it but rationa!!! to desire y' wee may with likefreedorae from disturbance (at least in respect of you) an- swer these obligations of conscience y' are alike upon ourselvest " 6. As for the sixth, if ye oomeings in and goings forth of the Sanctuary in Ezek. 44, 5, intend as yourselves expound, not ye improvement of y" place of worship, but eccleslasticall adtninistrations y' attended wee cannott see y' this hath the least show of an argument : against w' wee desire ; w' is there in this y'can intimate any unsutableness or inconveniency in meeting in ye same' place uppon a joynt agreement, soe to doe (as yourselves propound itt) seeing y' yourselves say y' ye place alleadged speakes not of the place, but of the form } of worship. " 7. As to y' 711" perticular, viz : y' you desire to retayn and maintayn these dispensations, you have soe derely bought, and soe long injoyed without inter- ruption, wee say y' wee desire not y' prejudice herein, but withall wee adde y' wee also desire to attayne those gosspell priviledges, y' many of us have as derely bought and hitherto longed to injoy without opposition. As for your inquiry in yo words of Jeptha, should wee not possesse what the Lord our God hath given us to possess ? we answer y' wee neither desire to hinder you, nor are wee willing in y^ like respects to bee*hindred by you, to which wee may adde almost in your own words y' should wee therefore consent to, or bee iri- strumentall in, y^ parting with such gospell priviledges out of our hands, vi^ee feare it would bee a great dishonor and provocation to yt holy one of Israeli ; seeing y' for y^ peaceable injoyment of yo truth y' wee have professed & doe profess, and desire to practice ; some of us amongst many others whether of y^ same or different persuasions, have adventured upon as great hardships, dangers & difiioultyes as any or most in these parts, whose adventures and en- deavours in such respects have hitherto been more successfull than ours. " Lastly, you declare that there are many difficultyes in y^ way forbidding your consent unto our motion, to which wee say that wee know ngt auy difficul- ty attending you y' will justifye your diverting from your rationall agreement ; a righteous man ingageth sometimes to his hurt ; yet changeth not but your case is easier then soe And whereas you adde y' for us to force the attendance of our motion wUl (as you feare) bee a meane? to widen our difference, wee doe de? Clare y' we are assured & y' (as wee are persuaded) uppon far better grounds, y' for you to oppose y* attendance of our motion (being no other but ye accom- plishment of our ancient agreement) will evidence to all indifferent judges y' you were never reall in y' agreement ; and whereas fo' a conclusion you say HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 127 y'ye prosecution of bur motion will (as you judge) bee accounted no lessy" op- position and disturbance, we answer y' wee cannott see how either yourselves, or others y'are wise, uppon a serious perusal of ye former agreement, can soe judge, and for ye censures of those y' will judge a matter before they understand If; we see as little reason to vallew y". This (as we esteem) may suffice, for an answer to what you were pleased to present to our consideration. To which we shall farther adde this y' there being nothing therein by you proposed of any vallidity to dissuade us from proceeding according to our formerly declari d intention we doe purpose and resolve y' next Sabbath, (God willing) to begin with the execution of y sd intention viz : to hear our own minister viz. (Mr Walker) one part of day, and y' in y' place ordinarily used for such purposes and doe therefore desire y' wee may bee without disturbance in soe doeing, and for y part of ye day you may please to' intimate which you choose for your own performances and we shall take the other, (if not we doe ptirpbse to take the:ftitter part of the day.) No more at y' present but to desire the God of peace to guide both us', and you to what may bee for our mutuall peace and comfoirt, " Strattford ye 13th November 1668. " An answer to Mr Chanoy's particulars The Second." V .By this answer it seems that Mr. Wailker's party was becoming somewhat incensed at the disposition shown by the' other party. A question of veracity is raised between them, and we begin to see how really good men, as the individuals composing both these parties undoubtedly were, may forget themselves, and do things unworthy of their position and character. Some of the men of these two parties were among the leading men in the Colony, and none were more "frequently appointed by the General Court to act on committees for •composing similar differences elsewhere, than they. At the close of the communication, it will be seen that they gave notice of their intention of occupying their joint property, the meeting-house, on the next Sabbath. This design was not carried into execution, but the matter was compromised by.allowing Mr. Walker two hours in which to hold his services in the Aeetinig-house on the Sabbath, in the mid- dle of the day, between the two Services of Mr. Chauncy, till the meeting of the General Court in May, 1669. In May, 1669, both parties petitioned the General Court, and Mr. Walker's party were directed to furnish a bill of particulars, or list of their demands. In compliance with this order we find the fol- lowing : " This honoured court having required us to bring in the grounds of our desires in writing respecting our joint improvement of our meeting-house y is to hear our own minister one part of each Sabbath as well as Mr Chancythe 128 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. other part : we humbly request that the following particulars may be duely considered : — 1. That our agreement among ourselves did lead us to y» expectation of such an order in our proceed ing. 2. That such our agreement being presented to y« honoured Gen: Court, did receive y' approbation, & confirmation & wee y.. granted & allowed to pro- cure a minister upon such an account, which our agreement as the ground of such proceedings in y* court bath been proved by testimony given in upon oath before y honoured generall court. 3. That we have at least an equall interest in y' publick meeting house, with our present opposities & desire no other improvement of it than what religion, & law alloweth us. 4. That our above said agreement having been allowed, & our desires therein granted by y* highest authority in this colony, we shall not be so ungrateful! to authority as to relinquish y* said graut, — but do humbly conceive we may improve it as our own, and do request your countenance and protection therein. JOSEPH JUDSON, in y' name of tne rest concerned with him. " Hartford May 18, 1669." ■ ^ By this it appears that their principal diflSculty continued to be in regard to the manner in which they should " enjoy the meeting house." Without reflecting upon the ni'atter, one might say that the simplest way of arranging the difficulty would have been to have built another church. But it is to be borne in mind, that the country was new, and the inhabitants poor. It was a great undertaking to erect a suitable building, and heavy taxes for years were necessary to be laid to complete it. The petition of the first church, which follows, is indefinite, simply asking the General Court to take the case into consideration, and do iotnething : , " To the Hon'' Gen" Court assembled at Hartford May 14, 1669. "The petition of the clvurch of Christ at Stratford with many of the inhabit- ants, humbly sheweth. That uncomfortable' differences have too long bin, and yet remain amongst us in Stratford, to our no small affliction, and to the greife of many of our freinds, and that many of your Worships have bin ac- quainted with, and some of you (which we cannot but thankfully acknowledge) with great seriousnesse have travelled in, to your no small trouble; and seeing differences still remain notwithstanding some essayes for redresse, we cannot but account it our duty to be humbly and solicitously urgent with this Hon^ court at this time, that you will please to looke upon our condition and see our state and be pleased to hear us with patience, for to whom should we come but to your Worships, as such under Christ appointed for that end by him to releive the oppressed, and such we take ourselves to bee, and therefore again beseech you to hear and take our matters into your judicious consideration, and doe HI9T0BT OP ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 129 something for our settlement, and you will thereby (we hope) give us occasion to glorify God in you, and shall not cease to pray that the wonderful counsellour ( may be still with you, and the spirit of counsel upon you in the great and weighty affaires that are under your hands, had that you may be repairers of the breach, and restorers of paths to dwell in. " Stratford 7th (3'') 69. Your unworthy Petitioners ' Israel Chauncey John Curtis Phillip Graue John Birdseye Sen' Richard Boothe John Peatte Sen' WilliamCurtis Adam Hurd Joseph Hawley Henry Tomlinson Isaack NicboUs John Peaooke John Brinsmead Sen' Joseph Beardsly Moses Wheeler Nathaniel Porter Thomas Kymberlye Thomas Fayrechild Jun Francis Hill Samuell Beardsly John Willcockson Benjamin Beach John Pickitt Sen' Stephen Berritt John Beach Tho. Berritt John Hurd Ju» John Brinsmead Jun' James Blakman Jonas Tomlinson Jehjell Preston Daniell Beardsly Timothy Wilcockson Daniell Brendsmed James Clarke John Pickitt Jun' John Fuller James Pickitt Benjamin Peat Eliasaph Preston Jabez Hargar John Birdseye Jun' Israel Curtis John Bostick John Peat Jun' "Mr Chancy and the Church of Stratford's petition May 14, 69." The Court took the case into consideration, as desired, confirmed their choice of Mr. Chauncy, advised both parties to choose " some indifferent persons of piety and learning to compose their differences," and ga^e Mr. Walker liberty to ocoi(py the church three hours each Sabbath, in the middle of the day, between Mr. Chauncy's two! ser- vices, till the October session. Previous to this session, several attempts were made by the parties to carry out the advice of the Court to submit their differences to arbitration, and several extended and learned communications passed between them. They however resulted in no definite action, as they could not agree upon the points to be submitted to the arbitrators. At the October session the matter was again before the Court, •which passed a resolution advising the first church to comply with the desire of Mr. "Walker's party, td have union services, allowing 130 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBURY. Mr. Walker to preach one part of each Sabbath. Some communi- cations passed between ,the parties in relation to this advice, but the first church, instead of granting them this privilege, which they had so long sought, excluded them from the house entirely. After suffering this indignity, they only addressed a letter to the first church, complaining of the injustice done them, and proposed to divide the town into two parts, that they might go and live by them- selves, and have no more dissension. They further inform them that they shall ask the same of the General Court : " To the Elders of the church of Stratford with any others of our neighbours joyning with you. " Beloved neighbours, if the true intent of most solemn covenants and ingag- ments made betwixt you and us in the presence of him who must shortly be our judge and entered on, (at least on your part) with many serious pro- testations as we then esteemed you might have been accounted any obligation unto consciense and acordingly have been atended in practise we had not beene such causless sufferers, as now we are ; nor had we had such an ocasion of making propositions to yourselves, or had our sufferings beene such as had terminated in ourselves, had not the house of God and religion suffered as well as we ; we might have excused ourselves in a silent siifering • [An erasure] of our present injuries, but our case being as it is and that by your meanes we are nesesiated to present you with the following propositions 1. The first, and that which we chiefly desire is ; that you would so far be- thinke yourselves what injury you have done unto us in excluding us from the place of publick worship wherein you know our right to be as good as yours, and how unwillingly yourselves would have beene to be so dealt with as to suffer us without any molestation or disturbance to return to the injoy- ment of that our right in the meeting house therein to have the improvement of our minister one part of each Sabbath 2. Or Secondly, if you still wished to oppose and resist so rationall and just a proposition as this we then propose that for prevention of the continu- ance of seperate meetings in Stratford you would either allow to us that part of Stratford land contayned in the following limits: viz: from the, place where the river commonly caled the saw mill River falls into the great river, to the head of the westermost branch of the said river and straight from thence to the head of Stratford bounds, and soe all that land that is in Stratford bounds betwixt that line and the great river that then we may setle ourselves in a distinct village or Township or else that with the like allow- ance from us you will remove thither for the same end : that so by the removall of one party, there may at length be a cessation of those so long lasting troubles that have been amongst us. 3. Thirdly, that whether you ot we shall so injoy the said land as above sayd, that both parties joyntly shalle be at the chafge of clearing it from any other clayme, that may be made onto it. These propositions we desire you seri- ously to considei and seasonably to answer withall informing you that we HISTOKT OP ANCIENT 'WOODBUKT. 131 intend to present something to the same purpose to the General! court : now approaching, no more at present but to remayn. " Stratford September 29: 1670. Your loving neibours Joseph Judson, 4 ^ Jolxn Minor, In the name of the rest." According to the notice here given they did apply to the General Court at its session in Octoher, making the same proposal, and a com- mittee consisting of Captain Nathan Gold, Mr. James Bishop, Mr. Thomas Fitch, and Mr. John Holly, was appointed "To viewe the said lands desired, and to meet some time in November next to consider of the afoarsayd motion, and to labour to worlte a complyance be- tween those two parties in ' Stratford ; and if their endeauoures proue unsuc- cessful then they are desired and ordered to malce returne to the Court in May next what they judg expedient to be attended in the case." Nothing was effected by this committee, nor did they even report to the General Court, as directed. There is no record of any other action in the matter, on the part of the authorities of the colony, till May, 1672, when, as we have seen, on the advice of Gov. Witithrop, Mr. Walker and his church were allowed to found a uew town at Pomperaug. For two years after Mr. Walker was called to preach to the dissent- ing party in Stratford, he had done so without ordination. Amid the other difficulties under which' they labored, they had found no oppor- tunity to accomplish this desirable point. But now, being taunted by the first church on account of their .disorganized state, being excluded the meeting-house, and there being no longer any hope of arrange- ment with the other party, they took the necessary steps to " embody in church estate." But the following account of the event, by Mr. Wdker himself, in his quaint and beautiful style, more eloquently tells the story than any language the author can frame. , " May, 1670. "A record of yo proceedings, & affaires of y*2^chhat Stratford, from its first " After great indeavours for an union w"" ye former chh, & much patience therein, w° long experience had too plainly evidenced y irremoveable resolu- tion, to oppose an union •w'^ us, though nothing had appeared of any such great distance in o' apprehensions, as might be inconsistent y'wilh : All hopes of success in such indeavours being at length taken away, we thought ourselves bound to seek after y« injoynt of y" ordinances of God in a distinct society, find- ing ye door shut agst o, attaining it any other way : we did y'fore first more 132 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. privately, (by reason of ye great opposition wWih we were attended) set apart a day of solemn humiliation, w'in to seek unto God for guidance, & assistance, & (a considerable part y'of being spent in prayer, & preaching) in ye close of y* day we did publiokly read over ye confession of faith extracted out of ye scriptures by ye assembly of divines at Westminster, wch being publickly owned, & professedly assented unto by us, we did enter into a solemn cove- nant y'by giving up o'selves, & ours unto ye lord, & ingaging o'selves one to another to walk together in chh society .in attending ye ordinances, & institu- tions of cht. Afterwards o' way being more cleared we made o' application unto neighbouring churches for y' approbation of o' chh standing (ye consent of ye court being sufficiently implied in y' confirmation of ye ancient agreement betwixt party, & party in Stratford, & by other acts of y's relating to us.) And having attained jre approbation of ye chUes of Fairfield, Killingworth, & ye new chh at Windsor, we did solemnly renew o^ said covenant the first of May, 1670. The covenant thus entered into by us, & renewed a^ is aboves'' was as foUoweth. " The Covenant. " We whose names are hereunto subscribed, being (by ye all-disposing prov- idence of God, who determines ye bounds of mens habitations) cast into cohab- itation on w''' another, and being sensible of o' duty unto God, & one to anoth- er, & of o' liableness to be forgetfull, & neglective of ye one, & y" other, do hereby (for y* further incitentof oraelves unto duty in either respect) solemnly give up o'selves & ours unto ye lord, engaging o'selves by his assisting grace to walk before him, in ye religious observance of his revealed will, as far as it is or shall bee made known unto us. We do also in ye presence of God solemnly ingage o'selves each to other, to walk together in church-soCiety according to ye rules of ye gospell, jointly attending all ye holy ordinances of God, as far as it shall please him to make way thereunto, and give opportunity y'of: and walking on w"" another in brotherly love, & chtian watchfullness for o' mutual edi-fication, & furtherance in ye way to salvation. And jointly submitting o'selves, & ours toy' goverment of cht in his church, in ye hand of such church governours, or officers as shall be set'over us according to gospell institution. The good lord make us faithful! in covenant with him & one wih another, to walk as becomes a people near unto himself, accept of o' ofiering up of o'selves, & ours unto him, & establish both us and y'° to be a people unto himself in his abundant mercy through cht jesus, who is o' only mediate' in whom alone we expect acqeptance, justification and salvation : to him be glory & praise through all ages. Amen, " The names of ye persons y' subscribed this covenant, & again publickly owned it. May 5"", viz : ye day of ray ordination, were as foUuwetlf. Zechariah Walker, Hope Washborn, Samuel Sherman, sen', Hugh Griffin, Joseph Judson, sen', Ephraim Stiles, John Hurd, sen', John Thompson, jun', Nicholas Knell, Theophilus Sherma, Robert Clark, Matthew Sherman, John Minor, John Judson, Samuel Sherman, jun', Samuel Mils, John Wheeler, Benjamin Stiles, Samuel Stiles, Edmond Shecmond. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 133 " Persons since added. John Skeeles, liichard Butler, Israel Curtiss, Robert Lane, Thomas fFaireohilde, Moses Johnson. Richard Harvy, " On y« 3"" of May, 1670, I was ordained pasto' of ye 2'' chh : at Stratford. The'ministers present were m' Wakeman, m' Haines, m' John Woodbridge, m' Benjamin Woodbridge. m' Jpha Woodbridge was ye leading person., m' Benjamin Woodbridge was assistant in ye work of ordination." Thus it is seen, that at the ordination of Mr, Walker, his church consisted of twenty male members. This number was as large as that of the other churches, at their organization, up to this date, with the exception of those in four or'five of the larger towns. Seven more were added a few days after, and four males and six females were also added previous to the removal to "Woodbury, in 1672. More than one-third of these vieie members by the half-way cove- nant system, yet it is seen, that they subscribed and publicly owned the same covenant, as those in full communion. This practice went on, and this identical covenant was owned, during the ministry of Mr. Walker, and that of the Rev. Mr> Stoddard, the second minister, till the ordination of Rev. Noah Benedict, the third minister,, in 1760, ninety years from the first gathering of the church, when it was abolished. In 1672, by permission of the General Court, the Second church of Stratford made preparations for removing to Pomperaug, and early the next year a majority of its members emigrated thither. Mr. Walker ministered to his church in both places till June 27th, 1678, when he took up his abode permanently in Woodbury.' The settlers had now become so numerous that it was no longer problem- ' 1 A story has been related respecting the occasion of Mr. Walker's removing with his party to Woodbury, in substance as follows : " At the period of the first settlement of Woodbury, there were two licentiates preaching at Stratford, Mr. Walker and Mr. Reed. As there was some controversy who should leave and go with the Woodbury settlers, the two licentiates were re- quested to deliver a discourse on the day when it was to be decided, Mr. Walker in the forenoon, and Mr. Reed in the afternoon. Mr. Walker took for his text, " What went ye out into the wilderness for to see, a reed shaken with the wind?" He enlarged upon the circumstance and propriety of a reed being found in the wilderness, &c. Mr. Reed, in the afternoon, took for his text, "Your adversary, the devil, wfilkeih about," &c. In the course of his observations, he stated that the great adversary of men was a great walker, and instead of remaming with the brethren, ought to be kept waMng at a distance from them." ' This certainly is an amusing story, but it lacks one mgredient to make it entirely satisfactory, and that is truth. It is not histoiicaUy cor, eo . Mr. brael Chaunoy was 134 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. atical that the settlement would be pennanent. After the troubles in Stratford were settled by colonizing the new town, and the angry feelings that had been aroused had subsided, both Mr. Chauncy, who was an able and learned man, and Mr. "Walker, became sensible that their conduct toward each other, during the long controversy, had not, at all times, been brotherly, and, after some time, made conces- sions to each other, became perfectly reconciled, and conducted them- selves toward each other with commendable affection. The two churches were also on the roost friendly terms, and Mr. Chauncy, in 1702, after the death of Mr. Walker, assisted at the ordination of Mr. Stoddard, his successor in the ministry. The personal history of Mr. "Walker, which has reached us, is very brief. He was the son of Eobert "Walker, of Boston, where he was born in 1637. He was educated at Harvard College, but did not graduate. He preached as licentiate at Jamaica, Long Island, from 1663 to 1668, when he removed to Stratford, and preached in the same capacity to the members of the second church in Stratford, till its regular organization, and his own installation over it as pastor, May 5, 1670. After the troubles growing out of King Philip's war were ended, he removed with his family to "Woodbury, and there spent the remainder of his days, which terminated on the 20th day of January, 1699-1700,' in the sixty-third year of his age. He was a man of solid attainments, as indeed he must be, to pass the rigid exarainition given him and other candidates for the minis- try in those days. They w^sre examined not only in the "three learned languages," Latin, Greek and Hebrew, but in respect to doc- trinal points of theology, cases of conscience, and their ability to de- fend the tenets of Christianity against infidels and gainsayers, as well as their own experimental knowledge of religion. He was a pungent and powerful preacher, greatly beloved by the fieople of his charge. He conducted the affairs of his church with commendable discretion, and both it and the infant town flourished during his administration. . settled over the fii-st church in Stratford, in 1665, and remained there till his death in 1703, more than thirty-seven years after the settlement of Mr. Walker over the second church. No person of the name of Eeed ever preached, or offered to preach, at Strat- ford, before t' e sett'ement of Woodbury. Eev. Peter Bnlkley was solicited to preach by the dissenting party before Mr. Walker was engaged, but did not do so. The set- tlement of Woodbury became necessary in consequence of the disagreement of the parties of Messrs. Chauncy and Walker. The first mention of this trmMtion is made in Barber's Hist. Coll. of Conn., and it is suspected that a certain facetious fnend of the author, residing in Woodbury, should have the honor of its paternity. 1 This da e, acoOTding to new style, is Jan. 31, 1700. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOOIJBUBT. 135 The number of persons admitted to membership in his church during his ministry was oi;ie hundred ^d eight, a part of whom had been re- ceived on the half-way covenant plan in the first instance, but nearly all the living members at his death were such in full communion. Three hundred and seventy-six persons, infant and adult, were by him baptized. Dea. John Minor and Dea. Samuel Miles were ap- pointed deacons at the organization of the church, and two others were subsequently chosen, on the death or resignation of the former, viz., Matthew Sherman, in 1682, and John Sherman, in 1685. Thus the infant church had secured a firm foundation, notwithstanding all the trials and hardships that beset its earlier years. After a life of usefulness, the revered Walke^, '' y« faithfull, wor- thy, beloved Minister of the Gospell, and much lamented Pastor of y« Chh of Christ," " was gathered to his fathers," and his remains repose in the southern part of the ancient burying-ground. He lies amid the faithful flock to whom he ministered in life. A rude head- stone of native rook, containing only his name, and the date of his death, so worn and obliterated by the storms of more than a century and a half, that, the name pan scarcely be deciphered, is all that re- niains to mark the place of sepulture of this " early father." It might seem strange to the casual visitor within our limits, that the town he so much improved and benefited by his labors, and honored by his public and private virtues, had not long since erected a fitting monu- ment to the memory of its earliest and most faithful servant. It is to be hoped, that the time is not far distant, when this debt of gratitude shall have been paid. After Mr. Walker's death, the church was for a time without a pastor ; but the Rev. Anthony Stoddard, having become a licentiate in 1700, was engaged to supply the pulpit in this place. Being pleased with his labors, the church and town soon took the necessary steps toward his settlement in the ministry over them. Accordingly we find the following action on record : " At a lawful! Towns-meeting -f 13"" of August 1700 in ord' to y" settling of j' Reverend in' Anthony Stoddard amongst us, in y' work of y= ministry. And for his encouragera' so to do ; "It was Voted and agreed to allow him, as Mayntenance in y'Work of y° Ministry, seventy pounds per Annu, in provision pay, or to his Satisfaction, in Case of faylure of provision pay. By provision pay, is intended, wheat, pease, Indian Corn & pork, proportionally : as also fire wood : " (Wee do also promise, to build him an house here in Woodberry of known Demenslons; y' is to say, the Carpenters work & Masons work ; he& providing 136 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. nayles and glass; by building y' ^ house is intended, doors, floures, filling up iind playstering and pa'titions, finishing it as also a well. " (We do also promise to accommodate w''' a five and twenty Acre Accom- modations Round y' is to say five & twenty Acres of home lott & homelott division, five & twenty acres of Meadow or lowland ; five & twenty Acres of good hill Division, five and twenty of Woods Division. Twelve Acres and an halfe of pasture Division; Foure Acres and an halfe of white-oak-plaine divis- ion so Callud: And all as Conveniently as may bee: Vppon such Conditions as shall be hereafter Contracted for and agreed to between him and us, and all other future divisions, successively w"" other five and twenty Acre Accommo- dations. '' The Conditions of this engagement are; That in Case hee y' s"" m'-Stod- dard, accepts of these o' proposalls and engages to live and Continue w"" us in y» Work of y' Ministiy sjx years after y» Dale hereof; Then w' is promised as to house and Lands to bee a firm grant to him his Heires and Assigns forever to all intents iSc purposes w'soever, in Case of a Removal! from us y" building and lands to riturn to us againe, to y" Town againe. we say a Removal! w"'in y" s'' Tiaim. Death is noways intended by y" s"" Removal!, neither y' Towns enforcing him to a reraovall : In w=f> Covenant it is agreed on, y* in Case of a Removall : wVver y^ &^ house or Accommodations, shall bee really bettered by y's'' m' Stoddards own expence or improvem' y' Town shall pay him for that : " Since w"'' time at a LawfuU Towns-meeting y' -SS"" of Novemb' 1700 It was Voated and agreed y' y' aboves'' specices for m' Stoddard's yearly mayn- tenance bee levyed at y' prices following: wheat at 4' 6'' p'Bnsh; pork at 3<= p' lb: Indiar< Corn 2" 6 ' pr Bush: pease three shtliings p'Bush": And these prices fo' this yeare y' Town will not vary from for ye future Exterordi- nary providences interposing being Exceapted; " Recorded from ye originalls p' Jo" Minor Recorder, March 1700-1701."i By this it will be perceived that the town not only voted him a salary, but also a settlement in land. They granted him the "largest quantity of land allowed to any person, thus making him at once as rich as the most opulent farmer. His salary was to be paid entirely in provisions, a fact which again brings to our notice the almost entire want of a currency at this time. The contract of the town was carried into effect with all possible dispatch, and the house, still in existence, the oldest in the county, a cut of which appears on the opposite page, was the result. It is built in the old lean-to style. In front is the portico, on the second floor of which was the parson's study, where he prepared his sermons for the long period of fifty- eight years. On the first fioor of this projection, the probate courts for the district of Woodbury were held for more than forty years. It is located in the midst of this beautiful valley, with the hoary 1 W. T. K., vol. 2, p. 24. ■l:S HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 137 Castle Rock for a background. Iris a venerable relic of the early days of the town— one of the few links connecting us with a former generation. It is a thing of history in a historical locality. Long may it remain to remind us of the virtues of the departed, and all that is valuable in the past ! ■ Mr. Stoddard did not preach in Woodbury all the time during the two years succeeding Mr. Walker's death. The pulpit was supplied a part of the time by others, among whom was Eev. Mr. Shove, of Danbury. No entries of any kind for these two years appear on the church records, except the following in Mr. Stoddard's hand- writing : " 99, 1700, 1, 2: In ye Vacancy of a Pastor." In May, 1702, he was admitted to full communion with the church, a measure then considered necessary, and ordained pastor soon after, as he informs us by the following entry on the records : " On May 27, 1702, I was ordained Pastor of ye Ch'' of Woodbury. The ministers acting in y' affair were Mr. Chauncey, of Stratford, Mr. Webb, Mr. Janes, Mr. Charles Channoey." The church was thus again supplied with an ordained minister, and one, who, fortunately, was to remain long with his people. Un- der the contract with him, which was a very liberal one for those days, rates were each year laid upon aU the property in the territory, that the laborer might receive his " wages," the town taking receipts for the same, as appears by the following : " These may certifie w" it may concern y' I ye subscriber have received to satisfaction all former Rates granted as annual saleryes to this day & have nothing to demand of ye town as a town on those accounts. Witness my hand ye 14'1'day of December, 1719. OT^Y ^irv'^^ The ministry of Mr. Stoddard was remarkable for its duration and the peace and prosperity which attended it. From the date of his first sermon as a candidate, to that of his last, immediately prece- ding the brief illness that terminated his useful labors, he numbered sixty years in his holy calling. During all this time, the church was in a highly prosperous condition, notwithstanding the low state of the other churches in New England. There were but two years during the whole length of his ministry, in which there were not more or less 10 138 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. admissions to the church. Great peace and harmony ever prevailed under his administrations, amid the intense excitement which occa- sionally existed, in relation to various matters, among the ministers and people of other churches in the colony. The number of commu- nicants was always large, notwithstanding four important societies were taken from his limits during his""ministry. These were South- bury, in 1730, Bethlehem,' in 1739, Judea, in 1741, and Koxbury, in 1743, and they have since become towns. The good work seemed constantly to glow under his hands, with a steadiness rarely equaled. But there were several seasons of revi- val, when a special interest in religious matters engaged the attention and affections of his people. During the years 1726 and 1727, being the year preceding, and the year of the " Great Sickness," there was a special awakening. Forty-one were received to full communion in the former year, and thirty-four in the latter. For seven years pre- ceding 1740, the beginning of the " Great Awakening" in all New England, a good deal of religious interest prevailed, and ninety-seven were added to the church. With the rest of the colony it also parti cipated in the " great revival," and nineteen were received in full communion in 1740, forty-five in 1741, and forty in 1742, making two hundred and one additions to the church in ten years. The whole number admitted to full communion during his ministry was four hundred ' and seventy-four, and one hundred and forty-two were admitted by the half-way covenant system. The most of these, dur- ing or after his ministry, were admitted to full communion. The number of persons baptized by him was fifteen hundred, and forty. Five deacons were appointed during this period, — Zechariah "Walker, son of the first minister, date not noted, Samuel Sherman in 1736, Samuel Minor in 1741, Jehu Minor in 1751, and Daniel Sherman in 1756. The latter remained in this office thirty-seven years. Truly the labors of this " father in Israel" were highly blessed in in- ducing numbers to walk in the " paths of peace and the ways of pleasantness." On the 24th of April, 1744, the ancient society, now called the first society, four others having been formed out of its original limits, voted to build a church, and in May following, petitioned the General Assembly to appoint a " wise and faithful committee," to determine 1 The name- of the ecclesiastical society is Bethlehem. It was intended to have the town of the same name, but by an error of the transcriber of the bharter, the name of the town was spelled Bethlem. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBtJET, 139^ its location. On the 26th of September, 1744, the committee exam- ined the various locations, and reported at the October session of the Assembly, that they had located the house « On Broad street, 40 rods North of tlie old house, on the hill, at the Eead of a street running Westward." The report was approved, the location established, and the Building went forward. In May, 1745, the society's clerk reports that two rates had been laid to build the same, and the timber was procured j in May, 1746, that it was ready to raise,, and the materials for finish-^ ing it obtained ; and in October, l'Z47, that it was covered. The latter report, by the clerk. Col. Joseph Minor, is brief, to the point, and slightly grandiloquent, as will be seen : "To the HonWe Assembly at New Haven, Ostob', 1747. " These may Inform your Hon" that the Prime Society in Woodbury Have set up a Meeting House in the place where the Court's Comtee set the stake,. Have Covered & Inclosed it, & for its Bigness, Strength & Architecture it Does' appear Transcendantly Magnifioemt ! J^Qi^^-f^^i^rUyidir Society's Clerk. ^ " Woodbury, October, 1747.'" This house was located in the street, a little south of the hotel of Mr. John P. Marshall. This, was the second church edifice in. the- first society, was dedicated immediately after the date above, and con- tinued the place for public worship till the dedication of the present church, January 13th, 1819, a period of seventy-twa years. The- first churct had been used as such for more than seventy-five "yeaTs before the dedication of the second, and afterward as a town hall, till after the close of the Eevolutiopary War, and was pulled down, after it had attained the age of more than one hundred years. A word respecting the chronology of this work may as well be in- troduced here as elsewhere. It is well known that in September, 1752, a change in dates occurs, occasioned by a correction of the style. In Hempsteadi's Diary, we find the following remark, next after September 2d: " Sept. 1<1, 1752. — Fair : — and such a day as we never had before ! By act of Parliament to bring Old Style into New Style, eleven days is taken out of this month at this place, and then the time to go on as heretofore.'' In this work, all dates of the month previous to the 14th of Sep- tember, 1/752, are old style, and all after are new style. The year. 1 Ecclesiastical, vol. 1, index 28. 140 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. however, between the 1st of January aud the 25th of March, (before the adoption of new style,) is uniformly treated, where a double date is not given, as new style. As a brief explanation of the cause of the difference of style, we give the following; "When the computa-, tion by the Christian era was introduced, the commencement of the year was fixed on the day of the annunciation, or incarnation of Christ, which event (the nativity being fixed December 25th) was placed on the 25th of March. This continued the commencement of the year in England and her dominions, till the alteration of style in 1752, when by the act of Parliament, above referred to, it was enacted that eleven days should be struck out of the month of September, that the 3d should be dated the 14th, that one day should be added to the month of February every fourth year, to conform their chro- nology to that of the other nations of Europe, (which had introduced a similar alteration previously in order to correct the error arising from the precession of the equinoxes ;) and that the year should commence with the 1st of January instead of the 25th of March. , Before that time, to preserve a correspondency of dates with those of other nations, it had been usual to give a double date from the 1st of January to the 25th of March ; thus February 12th, 1721, was written "ffebruary -f 12"", 17|f ." The omission of the lower number would cause an error of a year.' After a life of arduous and successful labor, the second pastor, at a good old age, came down to the grave like a " shock of corn fully ripe for the harvest." He died September 6th, 1760, in the eighty-third year of his age, and the sixty-first of his ministry, after a severe ill- ness of " about two days' continuance." "We have contemplated him hitherto only as a minister of the gospel. But his labors ended not here. He was at the same time, minister, lawyer and physician. Like many of the early ministers of the colony, he prepared himself for the practice of physic, that he might administer to the wants of the body, as well as those of the mind. In this capacity he was often called. The only person the author has found who ever saw him, was Dea. Amos Squire, of Roxbury, who died two or three years ago, aged ninety-nine, and who recollected having seen him when a lad about eight years of age, while on a visit in this capacity to his father, who had received a severe wound from an ax. He had also done what other ministers did not, and that was to perfect himself in 1 Lambert's Hist, of New Haven. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 141 legal knowledge. This was the more necessary, as at the beginning of the eighteenth century there were few lawyers in the colony, and as late as 1730, an act was passed limiting the number of lawyers that might practice to three in Hartford county, and two in each of the other counties. He was clerk of probate for the district of Woodbury, then com- prising many towns, for a period of forty years. In this capacity he drew most of the wills for his parishioners, and did nearly all the business of the office, the judge, for the time being, approving his actk. All the records of the court during the time he was clerk, ap- pear in his handwriting. He was also one of the largest farmers in the town, the inventory of his estate at his decease, amounting to £900, besides his books and wearing apparel. But, as we have seen, amid all his varied and onerous duties, he neglected not the spiritual wants of his parish. He was in " deed and in truth" a father to them, and by them greatly beloved. He lived and died enshrined in the hearts of his people. He was the son of Rev. Solomon Stoddard, of Northampton, Mass., where he was born August 9th, 1678. He was educated at Har-' va;rd College, and graduated in 1697. He studied theology with his father in his native town, and with some of the able divines of Bos- ton, and, when fully prepared for his high calling, retired to this " dwelling-place of the wood," to spend his days in his Master's ser- vice. He was an able, earnest and experimental preacher. His in- tellect and acquirements were of a high order. As proof of this, he was app6inted to preach the " election sermon," at the May session of the General Court, in 1716, an appointment bestowed on the more prominent ministers only of the colony. The following action was taken in the premises : " Richard Christophers and Peter Burr, Esqrs, are appointed a Cora^e of this House to Joyn with a Comtee of the Lower House and Return the Thanks of this Assembly to the Rev'"'' Mr. Anthony Stoddard for his sermon preached Yesterday on Occasion of the Election, and desire a Copy of it for the press. "Hartf: May H"", 1716. " Past in the TTpper House, " Test. Hez: Wyllys, Sec'y." 1|he lower house joined, and the resolution went into eflFect. The aged pastor was buried in the central part of the old burial- ground, and there reposes, surrounded by a numerous congregation, slumbering in death, to whom in life he had ministered, and very many of whom he had himself, while living, followed to the grave. 142 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. As in life he was ever united to his people, so in death they are not divided. There let them rest together till the last " great trump" shall call them to a bright reunion around the throne of God. At this stand-point in the religious history of our town, ninety years having passed away, it is worth while to take a glance of retro- spection at the trials and difficulties that met the early fathers in the church. Many of them had good estates, and a comfortable position on the other side of the ocean, before coming to this wildern^ess land. But they came for " conscience' sake," and it was their design, in founding the several towns, to erect churches in strict accordance with Scripture example, and to transmit evangelicalpurity, with civil and religious liberty, to their posterity. All their acts and aU their aims tended to this one grand design. Accordingly, we find that all persons were obliged by law, to contribute to the support of the church. All rates for the support of ministers, or for defraying any ecclesiastical expenses, were laid and collected in the same manner as the rates of the respective towns. Great care was taken, that all should attend the means of public instruction. The law obliged them to be present at the public worship on the Sabbath, and upon ^11 days appointed by the civil authority for public fasts, or for thanksgiving.' The Congregational mode of worship was adopted and established by law, but it was provided that all sober, orthodox persons, dissenting from them, should, on representing it to the General Court, be allowed peaceably to worship in their own way. Such, however, were beheld with distrust. Our fathers, who desired religious freedom, and periled all for it in this wilderness, probably had not anticipated that they would speedily have an opportunity to extend that toleration to others, which, in the father-land, they had in vain sought for themselves. But while in their weakness, and with vivid recollections of the past, they viewed with alarm any deviations from their doctrines and order, they yet had the germ of toleration, and developed it with more rapidity, it is believed, than any other section of Christendom can show. The influence of the pastor in the early days was very great. Many of the clergy, who first came into the country, had property, :and assisted their poor brethren in the expenses and difficulties en- countered in making the new settlements. The people were far more dependent on their ministers for everything at that time, than .they have since been. The proportion of learned men was far smaller then, than at the present day. The clergy possessed a large jart of the literature of the colony. They fitted the young men for HISTORY OF ANCIENT WQODBURT. 143 college, and assisted them in their studies, and with their advice after- ward. By example, by counsel and by money, they encouraged the people in their difficult circumstances, and were ever active and abundant in their labors. They were also fellow-exiles and sufferers with them in this new and strange land. All these circumstances combined, gave them a remarkable influence over their hearers, of all ranks and dispositions. ' Perhaps in no government have the clergy had more influence, or been more rationally and sincerely re- spected and beloved, by the rulers and by the people, than in Con- necticut. All these influences exhibited their happy results in the actions and character of the people. The huge, old? meeting-house was always filled with the " great congregation," in summer's heat, or winter's cold. Although the idea~ of warming a meeting-hoiise with a stove or a fireplace never entered the mind of the boldest innova- tor upon ancient customs, yet the attendance at the house of God was scarcely less in winter than in summer. The meeting-house was almost always built on the top of the highest hill, at the intersection of roads leading to the various parts of the town, as near the geo- graphical center of the territory as possible. " But .the people " went up to the temple" to worship for many miles around, though storms were in the air, and the cutting wind howled fiercely over the bleak hni of " the tabernacle." By means of the " ride-and-tie system, frequently, they managed to get to the place of worship, where, by the aid of warm clothing, close sitting, and a glowing fire in their "Sabbath-day houses," or at the parsonage, at intermission, they seemed not to be aware of the cold weather. By the ride-and-tie system, it was a common thing for a farmer, who had a good horse, either to go alone, or take his wife behind him, on a piUion, and ride half the way to church ; then dismount, and walk the rest of the way, leaving the horse fastened by the wayside, for a neighbor and his wife, who were on the road behind, and who would come up and share the accommodation thus afforded. The Sabbath-day house, liberty to erect which on the common around the church, was grant- ed by the town to such individuals as applied, consisted of a small structure, divided into two rooms, for the accommodation of the two sexes, in which was built a good fire, where they could partake of their refreshments, and spend the hour of intermission in such a man- ner as was suitable to holy time. The hours of the Sabbath, after the return from church, were generally spent in employments appro- 144 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. pnate to the conclusion of the day of rest, and such as were calcula- ted to fit them for the everlasting Sabbath in heaven. But the early fathers have long since departed. Several genera- tions of their descendants sleep with them, and it is to be feared, that many of their valuable customs, and their strict purity of conduct, have departed with them. " Ancient Woodbury" has been greatly favored with able, learned and pious ministers. Within the period under contemplation, in 1750, and several years afterward, there were laboring, at the same time, within our limits, Rev. Anthony Stoddard, of the first society, Rev. John Graham, of Southbury, Rev- Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlem, Rev. Thomas panfield, of Roxbury, and Rev. Daniel BrinsQiade, of Judea societies ; a galaxy of talent, learning and piety, without its equal, perhaps, in a single town, at one time. The influence of those revered men has not entirely departed. It " still lives," and wiU go on blessing and improving those within its reaclj, till the latest " recorded syllable of time." CHAPTER IX. CIVIL HISTOKT CONTINUED FROM CHAPTEB VI. Miscellaneous events from 1712 to 1775; Land Divisions ; School-houses; CiDEE-MiLLS ; Great Sickness op 1727, 1749 and 1760; Geeat Earth- quake; Aurora Boeealis, 1719; Pootatuck Ferry, 1730; Hinman's Fer- ry, 1752; Br^doe built near Hinman's Ferry by Gen. Washinuton, 1778; Carlton's Bridge Lottery, 1780; Sequestration of Burial Grounds, 1741; Parsonage Lands located, 1741; Parsonage Lands SOLD, 1744; Efforts to form a hew County called Woodbury, in 1748, 1751, 1768 AND 1791; Mine Hill, 1724; Wolves and Wild-cats; Tovpn- BousE Repaired ; Casualties ; Relics ; Tea-party at Parson Stoddard's ; Ruloop Butchers' Estate ; Umbrellas and Calico first introduced ; Witchcraft — ^Moll Cramer; List of Original Proprietors in 1751; * War with Spain ; French Neutrals, 1756 ; Louisbukg taken, 1745 ; War with France — Expeditions of 1 755, 1 756 and 1 757 ; Alarm for the Relief OF Fort William Henry, 1757; Expeditions of 1758 and 1759; Louisburg, Forts Frontenac, Duquesne and Niagara, Crown Point, Ticonderoga and Quebec taken. Again we betake ourselves to the task of gathering up the frag- ments that remain of the civil history of the town, " that nothing may- be lost." The limits assigned this work give warning, that each sub- ject must be briefly touched, and it is proposed to take heed to it. It has been before stated that all divisions made in the public lands of the town to the original proprietors, or their representatives, were proportioned to the home-lot, which was from two to five acres in size. The former divisions of land having been brought sufficiently under cultivation, new allotments were occasionally made, as neces- sity required. Accordingly in 1720, " The town giants a Division of thirty acres to each ten acre accommodation, and so proportionably according to articles, in the, old township, hdlf a mile from the town." In February, 1729, the town voted to lay out seventy-five acres' to each "ten acre accommodation," making no allowance for waste land, and proportionally for the five acrej or "Bachelor's" accommodations* 146 HLISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. Previous to this date, in all the divisions of land, an account of waste or bad land had been taken, and more in quantity was given him to whom it fell, in the survey, or more land was given elsewhere to make his4)roportion equal to others. In 1734, the North Purchase, which had been granted to the town in 1703, purchased of the In- dians in 1710, and surveyed in 1724, was laid out into lots for the purpose of division among the original proprietors. Col. Joseph Minor, Rev. Anthony Stoddard and Dea. Noah Hinman were ap- pointed a committee to draw the lots for the proprietors, according to a scheme previously agreed upon, " To begin att Waterbury bounds in the first or South Tier, and number west, and when the Lotts in tiiat tier are finished, to begin in the second tier and so number West untill that be also finished, and so suoksessively untill the whole Six tiers be finished." The lots were drawn by the committee appointed for this purpose January 14th, 173J. In 1733, the South Purchase was acquired of the Indians by a committee of the town. In 1738, the town voted to lay out " The South Purchase in the Southwest part of Woodbury bounds into Equal lots, and as many lots as there are original proprietors in Woodbur" Records,'' leaving necessary highways and lands to be appropriated for com- mons. Mr. Noah Hinman, Capt. Thomas Knowles, Capt. Richard Brownson, Mr. Knell Mitchell and Mr. Cornelius BroWnson were appointed a committee to carry this vote into effect. They "Judged convenient" to lay out highways 200 rods apart, over hill and dale, without regard to " circumstances.'' This committee also established the north line of the South Purchase, or the line between the old proprietors and the land to be divided, there being no dispute between the whites and Indians with regard to the lines between them. This line was to " Run from New Milford bounds Eastward cross the falls att Shepoag River, and from thence Easterly up the brook that runs westerly into Shepoag River near the falls till we come against the head of Mine-Hill brook, and then East- erly down to the head of said brook, to a beaoh-tree marked, and down said brook to a Certain white oak tree marked, which tree stands on the South side of said brook." The committee reported that they had accomplished the object of their appointment in June, 1742, and their report was accepted. In November of the same year, the lots were drawn for the proprietors HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 147 by a committee appointed for the purpose, in proportion to the inter- est of each proprietor, who was also to pay his proportion of the ex- penses of the survey. In 1754, four acres were granted to each ac- commodation. In April, 1758, Joseph Pierce, Samuel Wheeler and David Boland were appointed a committee to purchase the Indians' land at Pootatuck. This they immediately accomplished, with the exception of a small tract of land where the " wigwams" stood, and even this narrow foothold was purchased of them the next year. In the early part of this year, a committee was appointed to lay out the Pootatuck purchase into lots, in the same manner as had been done in the case of the South Purchase, which comprehended the north and west three-fourths of the ancient Indian Eeservation. In March, 1760, this committee made a report of their doings, which was ac- cepted by the proprietors, and another committee appointed to pre- pare drafts for the drawing of lots, to be so contrived, that each original proprietor, or his legal representatives, should have a lot in the Purchase, and so that the representatives of two or more original proprietorships could have their lots in one body. In 1771, a new division of five acres to each original proprietor, or his representa- tives, was granted, and the next year all the sequestered lands in the old township were in like manner divided between them. In Decem- ber, 1782, the last division among the proprietors was granted in open meeting, and consisted of one acre to each " accommodation." Thus the original proprietors, had been over one hundred years in dividing their surplus land, and there were yet remaining considera- ble tracts sequestered for various purposes, besides land in the South and Pootatuck Purchases. This might well be considered getting rich by degrees from " mother earth." Great attention was paid to the education of youth, and the found- ing of Schools, from the very first settlement of the town. It is be- lieved that the people of this town were more particular in this te- spect than in many other towns in the Colony, or in New England generally, careful as they invariably were in these matters. Nearly all were educated in the first Budiments of knowledge. Few could be found who could not read and write. It is confidently asserted that an inspection of our early records will compare favorably with those of the present day, as evidencing the dissemination of common edu- cation among the people. Eare indeed was the instance of a person signing a deed, or other document with his mark. And yet there was but one school in the ancient territory for the first fifty years. The scholars had to come from all distances, from a fourth of a mile 148 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. to six or eight miles, and return daily. Previous to the division of the town into societies, which' commenced in 1730, a vote had been passed to build " Several School Houses," in various parts of the town, for the accommodation of the children. But in 1735, the for- mer vote not having been carried into effect, it was rescinded, and it was by " ye Town Commended to y° Several Societies, to proceed amongst themselves in j' best manner as may be for their Respective Conveniences." Accordingly, as each ecclesiastical society was incorporated, the first thing in order was to establish a school. One of the few luxuries of the early fathers, was the fruit of the orchard, and the beverage made from it. The apple-tree was the constant attendant of all the early founders of towns, and followed them in all their wanderings. If the early patriarchs could not, like their eastern prototypes, " sit under their own vine and flg-tree," they made haste that they might as soon as possible, -with equal satisfac- tion, sit under their own apple-trees. Nor does it appear that they had the fear of the " Maine Law" before their eyes, for they freely granted the privilege of erecting " Cyder Mills," to the inhabitants even in the highways, the place of greatest temptation. Accordingly, we find in the doings of a town meeting held May 31st, 1739, liberty granted to Matthew Minor " to set up a Cyder Mill in the Highway," and a like privilege granted to Ebenezer Strong. The same boon was granted to others in succeeding years. It seems, however, that they were in some sense " restrictionists," having the germ of " pro- hibition," as they did not aUow "unUmited free trade" in the article. There have been several seasons of remarkable and alarming mor- tality in the town, when men seemed to die as if fated, without the power of cure or restoration. One of these seasons was in the year 1727, when disease seemed to make the burial places of the town, gairner-houses for the dead. It is not now known what was the na- ture of this disease, which swept off the inhabitants of the npw town like chaff. The records show forty-four deaths, which is probably not more than half the actual number, taking into consideration the defective state of the records, and the unusual neglect in causing deaths to be recorded, in such a time of calamity and alarm. The number of deaths entered for several years previous to, and succeed- ing this date, had been only from four to six each year. This was a sad decimation for a community that had struggled for years with all the wants and deprivations of the wilderness, together with the con- tinual alarms and attacks in the Indian wars, growing out of their HISTORY OF AKCIENT WOOBBtJET. 149 frontier, exposed situation. The inhabitants, with the notions of that early day, had another cause of alarm in the mighty earthquake that shook the earth throughout this great continent, October 29th, 1727. In deed and in truth could the people of Woodbury cry out in terror, "The Lord is wroth ; He is swallowing up His people in His fierce anger." In 1749, the town was agaih visited by the devouring scourge, as was also Waterbury. It was a very malignant disease, a sort of a nervoustfever, called by some the yeUow fever, as the bodies of some of the patients turned yellow. The ctisis of the disease was the ninth day, and if the patient survived that day, he had a fair chance of re- covery. From the imperfection of the records, as before stated, the exact number of deaths can not be known. They show sixty-one, and there were doubtless many more in the extended limits of the town at this time. A similar disease had existed in Albany some three years before this date. The colony taxes were, for this reason, abated to the town of "Wfaterbury, but though Woodbury only applied for a postponement in the time of payment, for some reason, it was not granted. In 1760, another malignant fever severely afflicted Woodbury and some other places in this vicinity. The disease was extremely vio- lent, terminating on the third or fourth day. Medical aid seemed to be of little avail, but the disease finally disappeared with the appear- ance of frost. In the society of Bethlehem, thirty-four persons died, and at least as many more in the other parts of the ancient town must have perished. ,Mr. Canfield, in Roxbury parish, at the close of an entry of seven deaths, remarks in a note, " A very sickly, dying time in Bethlehem." There were not enough well persons to attend upon the sick, and great terror existed among the inhabitants. Almost every house wore the badges of mourning, and orphans walked about the streets. Notwithstanding these seasons of extraordinary calami- ty, the ancient territory justly enjoys the reputation of possessing a healthy climate. From its location, its latitude, its breezy hills, its numerous fountains of cool, sweet, gushing paters, and a multitude of other circumstances, it would be wonderful if it were otherwise. The first appearance of northern lights in this county, after its first settlement, was December 11th, 1719 ; " When they were remarkably bright, and as people in general had never heard of such a phenomenon, they were extremely alarmed with the apprehen- sion of the final judgment., All amusements, all business and even sleep was interrupted, for want of a little knowledge of history." 150 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBTJBT. The more superstitious in Woodburj, as in other places, were greatly alarmed at this new manifestation of " Divine Providence," and for many days the quiet of this rural community was disturbed by the unusual occurrence. But in due time the sagacity of Parson Stoddard and others, restored things to a state of tranquillity. A ferry from Newtown to Woodbury was gra.nted to Peter Hub- bell, at Pootatuck, May 13th, 1730.' This was about an eighth of a nule below Fort Hill, which is located on the west side of the Hou- satonic, directly opposite the Indian village of Pootatuck, on t^e east side of that river. At these two points within gunshot of the river, the Indians had forts to protect themselves against the Mohawks, and after the introduction of flre-arms among the natives, a fleet of Mo- hawk canoes on the river would afford a capital mark for the practice of gunnery. The ferry was at the north end of Cockshure's Isjand, previously to this, owned by a sachem of that name, but since inown as Hubbell's Island, from the ferryman above mentioned. In 1752, a ferry was granted to "Wait Hinman, three miles below Pootatuck ferry, and was located about a mile below Bennett's Bridge. In 1775, this ferry was, by the General Assembly, " re- newed" to Samuel Hinman, son of the original grantee. In 1778, we find, by documents now existing in the archives of the State at Hart- ford, that "Gen. Washington, on his march in 1778, built a. bridge at Hinman's fi;rry."2 A part of the bridge fell down during the next summer, and was rebuilt by Newtown and "Woodbury, at 'an expense of £7,656 6s. Gd., half of which was repaid by the quarter-master-general, by order of Gen. Green. The bridge was again impaired in 1780, and Wood- bury and Newtown petitioned the General Assembly for a lottery of £400, to enable them to rebuild it, which was granted. It was now called Carlton's Bridge, for. what reason does not appear. Col. In- crease Moseley, Shadrach Osborn and Nathan Preston were appoint- ed managers of the lottery, and Col. Benjamin Hinman and Edward Hinman, Esq., were appointed to take bonds of the managers. On receiving a letter from Gen. Parsons, promising that the town should be aided from the public purse, £100 in bills of credit of the State of Connecticut were voted in a town meeting in November for the im- 1 State Papers, Travel, vol. 1, p. 174. 2 Travel, vol. 3, p. 329. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 151 mediate repair of the bridge on account of the extreme urgency of the public service. By this it seems that our ancient territory has been trod by the feet of the sainted " father of his country," though it ■was secluded in the wilderness, far removed from most of the Revo- lutionary battle-fields. He probably made hje head-quarters during his brief stay, at Hon. Daniel Sherman's, who was that year, one' of the council of safety, or at the house of Shadrach Osborn, who was commissary, and actively engaged in meeting the wants of the conti- nental and other troops. How swiftly does the bare allusion to the fact of the long past presence of "Mm who was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," send a thrill to every patriotic heart. This was in the very heat of the contest, in the " days that tried men's souls." Previous to 1741, by far the larger portion of the burials had been made in the " ancient buryal ground," south of the iEpiscopal Church, and no action of the town in regard to places of sepulture appears on the records, till the early part of that year, ■when a vote passed directing " The committee for the Antient Society in- Woodbury, and also for South- bury, to call for the committee for laying out Land, and lay out the burying Place in Each Society, and when the same is Laid out, it is hereby Sequestered for that use, and also to be returned to the town Clerk to be Recorded, and also the Inhabitants in the Destrick of Shepoage have the^^same Liberty of two burying places, and the Inhabitants of the West End of the North Purchase have like Liberty, and the Inhabitants of Bethlehem have the same liberty of one burying place." At the time of this vote, it is probable that the " ancient" burying ground had been more than once buried over, and interments in it should undoubtedly have ceased at that time ; but it has continued to be used till the present day with more or less frequency, the space of a century and a quarter more. Scarcely a grave is now dug there without throwing up the remains of some former occupant of the " narrow house" appointed for all the living. No more interments in this locality should be allowed by the authorities of the town. The space of earth occupied by each lonely sleeper, after "life's fitful journey is over," is full small, and it should be " sequestered" to his use forever. The " city of the dead" should be guarded well by the living, free from intrusion — ^free from unhallowed tread. With the final resting places of those we loved in life, are many endearing associations and recollections. Besides, we should con- template it as our own home, for it is well to reflect that when 152 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. " A few short years have rolled along, With mingled joy and pain, We all have passed — a broken tone. An echo of a strain." There is to the contemplative mind a melancholy pleasure in visit- ing the home of the departed, and wandering among the couches of the lowly tJead. A grandeur, a sublimity of thought, comes over one at such an hour. A degree of. pensiveness, a holy chastening of feeling, is experienced, and the soul, filled with higher aspirations, is brought nearer the throne of the Eternal. Under the influence of such an hour, he is a better being, and resolves to continue su6h from that time forth. Man, for a brief space, forgets the scenes of vice and misery with which he is surrounded, and contemplates the scenes of that far-off, better land, where, after the toils of this life are over, he may rest in eternal repose. As he wanders from shaft to shaft, and from tomb to tomb, in imagination, he passes in review the joys and sorrows, the various events in the life of each lonely sleeper, and endeavors to look away into that distant l^nd, whither his spirit has winged its way; If some of his friends lie slumbering there, with what tender interest he recalls their familiar countenances ! ^ How vividly the recollection of each little act of kindness comes up before the mind. And as he muses thus all earnestly, he seems again to enjoy communion with them, and their spirits appear to hover around him, to encourage and cheer him on in the journey of life. He feels sure that they are near him as his guardian angels, and he joyfully exclaims, " They're with us yet, the holy dead ! , By a thousand signs we know ; They're keeping e'er a spirit-watch. O'er those they loved below.^" By a vote of the town June 8th, 1702, a " twenty acre accommo- dation round, both upland, meadow and pasture divisions," in addition to what had already been granted to Mr. Walker and Mr. Stoddard, was sequestered for the use of a " future minister, and the ministry forever, established according to the Constitution of the Churches in this Government Established by law, viz : the Presbyterian and Con- gregational, so Called." In 1741, this vote was referred to, and the various divisions, which had been granted on this basis, were again dedicated to the same use and described as " More particularly the Sixty acres of Land Laid out att the Bent of the River, Sed to be laid out to the Parsonage ; the 28 acres at horse pound ; the 50 acres niSTOBT OP ANCIENT -WOODBURY. 153 Laid out to the Westward (at Shepaug) Sed to he\ Laid out for a pious use ; also the ton acres at ye good hill, and the four acres near the North End of Bare hill ; also that piece of Land laid' out Near Bottle Swamp ; and the 34 Lott in the Second tier in the North Purchase, Drawn on the parsonage? Right ; and also the Divisions belonging to said twenty acre accomodation, not yet laid out."i In November, 1744, a committee of one in each ecclesiasticarsoci- ety was appointed by the town to sell these " Parsonage Accommo- dations." The committee consisted of Col. William Preston, Mr. Noah Hinman, Lt. Henry Castle, Capt. Hezekiah Hooker, and Sergt. Abraham Hurd. The land was sold at auction to the highest bidder. The funds were kept at interest by the selectmen for ten or twelve years, the interest being annually divided among the five so- cieties of the town, to be laid out for the support of the ministry, in accordance with the original intention of the proprietors. In 1759, the fund was divided among the several societies, and the amount belonging to the "ancient society" was £112 0«. 6d. In 1763, the last time the records speak about it, there was remaining in the treas- ury of the same society £88 lis. 6rf. of this fund. In May, 1748, previous to the formation of the county of Litoh- fieldj Woodbury took action in relation to a new county. Col. Wil- liam Preston was chosen an agent to attend the. General Assembly, and prefer a memorial for a new county to be called the county of Woodbury, having Woodbury for its county seat, and to consist of this town, Waterbury, Newtown, New Milford, Litchfield, New Fair- field, (now Sherman,) and as many of the new northern towns as should choose to join the new county. Col. Preston attended to the duties of his appointment, and Waterbury and Newtown gave their assent to the proposed arrangement, provided they were at no ex- pense for county buildings. The petition, however, was negatived by the Assembly." In May, 1751, the subject of a new county having been further agitated, Col. WilUam Preston was chosen special agent, and Deacon Samuel Minor and Deacon Benjamin Hicock were elected represent- atives to the May session of the Assembly at Hartford, that year, with full power to act for the town, to secure the new county, with Woodbury fcjr its shire town. The town also voted to furnish the county buildings free of charge^ The object was not attained at that 1 Woodbury Proprietors' Book, p. 39. 2 State Records, Civil Officers, vol. 3y p. 289. 11 154 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. session, and Capt. Increase Moseley and Deacon Samuel Minor were sent to the General Assembly in October following, when a new county was indeed made, but its name was Litchfield, and Woodbury was left quite in its south-east comer.* Great was the dissatisfaction in "Woodbury at the new aspect which affairs had taken. A town meeting was immediately called, and a vote passed to take measures to be released from the " New County of Litchfield, & be continued as heretofore to the County of Fairfield, unless the Upper Towns in Litchfield County will appoint an agent from Every Town dissatisfied, to meet at some proper time & place to Confer about the matter & come to some other Conclusion respecting a County than is yet Determined." " Mr. Benjamin Stiles & Capt. Elisha Stoddard are chosen agents to appear at the upper Towns, to Confer Respecting what measures may be thought Need- full Respecting the New County of Litchfield." In December following, " Mr. Noah Hinman was chosen an Agent for the Town "of Woodbury, to meet at Kent, with those Gent, from the other Towns, with full Power to act in behalf of the Town, to Endeavor to be Released from the County of Litchfield '' The representatives sent to the next session in May, 1752, were instructed to endeavor to have the town set off again to Fairfield county, and gave them power to act in conjunction with the repre- sentatives of other towns, as should be judged proper, in relation to a " New County or Counties." Nothing having been effected at this session, the same representatives were sent to New Haven, at the October session, and two others were sent as agents, or " lobby mem- bers," to accomplish the desired end. Nothing, however, resulted from all these efforts, and the county remained as at first constituted. In 1768, a period of twenty years after the first attempt, applica- tion was again made to the General Assembly to make a new coun- ty, consisting of Woodbury, Waterbury, Newtown, New Milford and 1 The tradition is, that the county, consisting of the towns desired by Woodbury , ■with itself for a county seat, was on the point of being established, a»a would have been, but for an nnaocoiuntable change of mind in Deacon Minor just before the vote was taken. He arose and informed the astonished Assembly, that he, on prayerful reflection, was opposed to making Woodbury into a shire town. If it were made such, a great many idle and profligate young men, and much " vain company," would flock to the center of the county, the morals of the youth would become corrupted, and in a short time there would be a sad departure from the " landmarks of the fathers." In consequence of this the vote failed, and at the same session Litchfield, which had before been faintly talked ot, was made the county seat. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 155 New Fairfield, to be called, as before requested, the county of Wood- bury, with that town for a county seat. "Woodbury laid a rate of a penny and a half on the pound, in addition to their regular propor- tion, to be applied toward defraying the expenses of the county buildings, and also granted the use of the town hall for a court house as long as the county should choose to occupy it for that purpose, with liberty to make such additions and alterations as should be judged necessary. This application was no more successful than the former, and all further efforts, on the part of Woodbury, were relinquished for a period of more than thirty years, when in 1791, another move was made for the formation of a new county, to consist of the towns of Woodbury, Bethlem, Southbury, Washington, Waterbury and the parishes of Westbury, Oxford and Farmingbury, with Woodbury for the county town. Hon. Nathaniel Smith, Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., and Nathan Preston, Esq., were appointed a committee to meet like committees from the other towns mentioned, at Washington. After ineffectual efforts, this atteHipt Uke both the others, ended in failure, and the county of Litchfield, now on its second century, remains en- tire, with the exception of a parish of Woodbury, now the town of Southbury, which has been set off to New Haven county. • The mine of spathic ore on Mine Hill, in Koxbury, which has been before described, was known as a mine thirty or forty years before Hurlbut and Hawley worked it, but what was the extent of the oper- ations there carried on, is not now known. It was owned by Hon. John Sherman, before 1724, and was by him leased to Thomas Cranne, of Stratford, and others. May 16th, 1724, for a term of years, reserving to himself one-sixteenth part of all the ore which should be there raised. John Crissey and his wife Mkry also had some rights in the hill. Still later, Thomas and John Wheeler, Doctor Jonathan Atwood, and Doctor Thomas Leavenworth, acquired rights, by lease or otherwise, to said mine. The mining tract at this date was sup- posed to consist of six acres, and that is the number of acres men- tioned in the various deeds and mining leases that were then execu- ted. It is thus seen that the most valuable mine of " steel-iron ore" in the United States has been»known about a hundred and fifty years, and has not yet been effectively worked for one of the most useful of metals. It is believed that the whole territory for several miles along the Shepaug River, is rich in this iron ore, and perhaps in copper also, and that at no distant day, this will become a prom- inent mining district. For nearly a hundred years after the first settlement of the town, 156 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. the inhabitants were much troubled with the depredations of wolves and wild-cats. Bounties for their destruction were at various peri- ods offered, both by the General Court, and hy the town authorities. As late as 1746, so great was the dread of the pubUc concerning these animals, that it was in open town meeting, solemnly " Voted, that he that finds a wolf, that by his track is gone into a swamp & there lodged, & brings Intelligence into the town by' two of the Clock afternoon on s"! Day, or any time before on s'* Day, shall ha«e twenty shillings allowed him out of the Town Treasury, provided he be found there, & five pounds to be allowed to the Company, If they shall kill siJ wolf,— out of the Town Treas- ury." A wolf hunt was a common sport for leisure days in the Indian summer during these early times. Sometimes large parties of men with dogs, went for several days in succession, and scoured all the swamps for miles around. On some of these occasions, they met with fierce encounters from the pursued and infuriated beasts. The wolves have long ago disappeared from the territory, but the bounty for killing a wild-cat as late as 1761, was six shillings. And even at the present session of the General Assembly, (1853,): a law has been passed offering a bounty of five dollars apiece for their destruc- tion. After the dedication of the second church, in 1747, the "aqcient Meeting House" had been used as a town hall till 1754, but the old building had seen many winters and vicissitudes, but no paint. It had, therefore, become considerably dilapidated, and it was voted to buUd a " House for the Town in the Place where the Old Meeting- House now stands." Afterward there were other opinions, and it was thought by some, that the old house should be repaired rather than a new one erected. As is common in such cases, this difference of opinion resulted in doing nothing for several years. Finally, after holding town meetings much of the time for several years, in the new church, in 1759, a committee was appointed to repair the old house so far as they should thuik proper, which being accomplished in about two years, it was called the " Town-House," and a regular town meeting held in it January 12th, 17§1. There were, during the period under contemplation, but few casu- alties worthy of notice. There was, however, one afflictive accident at Southbury, about the year 1745. The house of Solomon Johnson took fire in the night, was burned to the ground, and his wife, daugh- ter of Deacon Benjamin Hicock, perished in the flames. Eeimember Baker, just before the Revolution, lost his life on Mine HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 157 Hill, from the discharge of a gun in the hands of Abram Hurlbut. Baker had climbed a tree for some purpose, and Hurlbut, who was hunting, getting a glimpse of his head from a distance, and thinking it a wild-turkey, fired and killed him. Although there are no relics in town. So far as the author has been able to learn, that were brought over in the " Mayflower," that his- torical bark, which was so heavily freighted, if we are to believe that it actually brought over all the articles attributed to it, and which are stai preserved ; yet there is still in the possession of Treat Davidson, of Roxbury, an iron kettle, which was brought to this country some forty years later, in 1660, and has descended to the present owner from Nathan Botsford, one of his ancestors, who himself brought it from England. This, doubtless, is the oldest culinary utensil in the territory. When tea was first introduced into town, during the first half of the eighteenth century, a small quantity was obtained by Parson Stod- dard, for use in " case of sickness," or on occasions when company was invited ; but before either of those contingences had happened, the. parson's daughters took it into their heads to have a model tea party on a novel scale, and test the quality of the new article of lux- ury in advance of the " old folks." They accordingly invited their " sweethearts," and conducted the affair with great secrecy. On the evening of the proposed banquet, they admitted the young men whom they had invited, to the old parsonage, by means of a ladder placed' at a back window. But a new difficulty presented itself. They did not know how to prepare the " article" for use, and under the " cir- cumstances," they were precluded from seeking advice and enlight- enment, in their accustomed manner, from their parental advisers. After much perplexing thought, and great tribulation, they put a quantity of the tea in an iron kettle, kindled a large fire under it, and kept it boiling violently for a long time, till they thought it sufficiently cooked. They then emptied the entire contents into a large platter, and consumed it in the form of soup, the herb serving as thickening. A Mr. Mitchell, of Southbury society, was one of the "preferred gen- tlemen" on this interesting occasion, and when an old man, for many years before his death, used to tell the story with a keen relish. After its organization in October, 1719, the Woodbury probate dis- trict comprised ancient Woodbury, Waterbury, in New Haven coun- ty, and all the settled portions of the present county of Litchfield. Indeed its northern and western boundaries were not well ascertained, as will be seen by the following entries on its records : 158 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WO ODBURT. • " June 9th, 1737. Christopher Dutohers of Weatog, (Salisbury) presented to this Court the will of Ruloof Dutohers, of said Weatog, for approval, which will is hereby approved by said Court," By this will, among other things, hQ bequeathed his slaves to sev- eral devisees. In the latter part of the same year appears another entry: "Oct. 24, 1737 ye Executor of ye above will, viz: Christopher Butchers came and took ye will and yo business out of this office, his counsel leading him so to do, apprehending it not well consisting with Law to Settle ye Estate in and by this Probate." The doubt as to whether this was the right " Probate" or not, arose so far as can now be ascertained, from a doubt in relation to the boundaries between Connecticut and New York. Nothing further appears on our records in regard to the matter, and the estate was probably settled in the other colony. Umbrellas were introduced into town just before the Revolution, and were at first considered by the sturdy, rural population, as a very eiFeminate thing. Parasols were not used by the fair damsels till many years later. "When calico was first introduced, it was sold for five or six shil- lings sterling per yard, and the favored woman who was able to have a gown of that fabric, was dressed in the '■'first fashion." She was the " observed of all observers," and the envied object pf all "llinsey- woolseydom." The finest and richest fabrics which tjie perfection of manufactures now creates, could not produce a greater sensation among the bright-eyed damsels of a country village at the present day, than did the article in question, coarse and homely as it was, among the primitive dames of our town. It may appear doubtful to some whether the absurd belief in witches ever had place in this town. But just as well might one be incredulous whether such a man as Cotton Mather and other cele- brated divines of his day also believed in witchcraft, and pledged their reputation to the truth of many cases which they said came un- der their own view. That they honestly believed what they related, can not be doubted by one who carefully peruses the original. Be- sides they could gain no advantage by a pretended belief in the su- pernatural developments, as they were afflictive, and that only, to the sons of men, and never subserved any useful public or private pur- pose. The excited state of public feeling existing at that day, con- spired more to keep up this strange belief in supernatural events, than ignorance and all other causes combined. It was difficult for HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 159 the most pious and learned minds to give up the infatuated belief, even after prosecutions had ceased, and the blood of victims no longer drenched the thirsty earth. As proof of the assertion, witness the following extracts from one of the ablest believers: " Flashy people may burlesque these things, but when hundreds of the most sober people in a country where they have as much mother wit, certainly, as the rest of mankind, know them to be true, nothing but the absurd and froward spirit of Saducism can question them. I have not yet mentioned one thing, that will not be justified, if it be required, by the oaths of more considerate per- sons than can ridicule this od phenomena." " But the worst part of this astonishing tragedy is yet behind ; wherein Sir William Phips,i at last being dropt as it were, from the machine of Heaven, was an instrument of easitig the distresses of the land, now so darkned by the Lord of Hosts, There were very worthy men upon the Spot where the assault from hel was iirst made, who apprehended themselves called from the God of Heaven, to sift the business unto the bottom of it ; and indeed, the continual impressLveness which the outcries and the havocks of the afflicted people, that lived nigh unto them, caused on their minds, gave no little edge. They did take it for granted, that there are witches, or wicked children of men, who upon covenanting with and commissioning of evil spirits, are attended by their min- istry to accomplish the things desired of them." " In fine, the last Courts that sdte upon this thorny business, finding that it was impossible to penetrate into the whole meaning of the things that had hap- pened, and that so many unsearchable cheats were interwoven into the conclu- sion of a mysterious business, which perhaps had not crept thereinto at the beginning of it, they cleared the accused as fast as they tried them ; and within a. little while the afflicted were most of them delivered out of their troubles also ; and the land had peace restored unto it My the God of peace treading Satan under foot." Perhaps then, the people of Woodbury will be excused, if some of "their number believed, they, at one time, had a veritable witch within their borders. That this belief existed can not be doubted. The name of the notorious personage was Moll Cramer. She was the wife of the elder Adam Cramer, a blacksmith, who lived somewhere in West-Side, about the year 1753. As popular belief goes, he lived with Moll, his wife, and kept her in good temper and spirits as long as he could. He took especial pains not to offend her, for whenever he was so unlucky as to fall under her ire, everything went wrong with him. If he was shoeing a horse, and she came round in wrath- ful mood, no shoe, however well secured to the hoof, no strength of 1 Sir William Phips, at this time (1691) Governor of Massachusetts, -was the prin- cipal instrument in overthrowing the ridiculous notions concerning witchcraft. 160 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. nails, was able to withstand her influence. The shoe would begin to loosen, and immediately fell off. After a while her conduct became so offensive and unendurable, that her character as a witch became established, and it was then necessary for Adam, in order to maintain a good character among his neighbors, and not be suspected as also " holding familiarity with Satan,'' to dismiss her from his presence, and she was accordingly driven from his house. She took with her a little son, and went to Grood Hill, where she constructed a cabin of poles and boards to shel- ter herself and son from the storms of heaven. Here she lived and eked out a scanty subsistence by begging from the much annoyed neighborhood. Her son, who was believed to have been bewitched by her, and could not be separated from her, was her constant com- panion in ail her begging peregrinations, as well as in the filthy straw of her cabin. No one of the neighbors dared refuse her anything she ' asked for. If, for instance, she asked for a piece of pork, and it was denied her, a blight fell upon that man's swine, and like the "lean kine," it was impossible ever to fatten them sufficiently to render them a fit article of consumption. When Moll appeared abroad, she was an object of dread and apprehension. None dared to offend her. The school children on her approach, fled to the school-house, and when they came rushing with fearful countenances into the room, it was always a sufficient answer for the luckless little urchins, when inquired of by the teacher as to the cause of their mad haste, to say, " MoU's coming." If she visited a house where the process of spin- ning was going on, the band of the wheel would fly off, the thread would break, the flyers would become disengaged, or some unpleasant misfortune would continue to occur during her stay. One day she went into the house of a neighbor, who was churning cream. She conversed indifferently with the lady of the house about butter and other matters, and, after a time, retired. The churning went on during the afternoon and evening, but no butter was produced. Next morning the churning was resumed by the good dame and her husband, with no better success than before. After a long time, it occurred to them that Moll had been there the preceding day, and that she had doubtless bewitched the cream. The good man of the house, determining to bum the witch out of the cream, heated a horse- .shoe and dropped it into the chum. A few moments after, the pro- cess of churning ceased, and the object desired was attained. One day a party of girls, one of them now an aged lady still living in the ancient territory, and who attests to the facts above related* H13T0ET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 161 together with this occurrence, went to gather grapes near Moll's cabin. They picked their way to the spot with great caution and secrecy, for fear of being seen by Moll, who would undoubtedly be- witch their grapes, so that they could not be eaten. While gather- ing the grapes, they stationed a sentinel to give them warning if Moll appeared. After a while the sentinel observed her coming, and gave the alarm. They ran " across lots," kept out of her way, and, as they supposed, saved their fruit, but Upon trial it was found to be utterly unfit for use. Such,' in the language of Herodotus, are the " facts related tame in the neighborhood," and believed by many people, well informed on other subjects. They are to be classed and explained with similar events happening elsewhere in different ages and diverse climes. In October, 1751, as various divisions of land had been granted and were still to be granted, it was desirable to know, as accurately as possible, who were the original proprietors, and what was the ex- tent of their rights. Accordingly we find that at a town meeting of this date. Col. Joseph Minor and Capt. Thomas Knotvles were ap- pointed a committee to "Endeavor to find out what is the proportion of Each proprietor according to tlieir original grants." Two weeks later, October 21st, 1751, they reported a list of names according to requirement, and the town took the following action in the premises : " The list of the Names of the proprietors, as they are hereafter Recorded, being Drawn by Col. Joseph Minor, and Capt. Thomas Knowles, a coniraittee appointed for that purpose. In which meeting it was voted and Concluded aa follows, viz ; Forasmuch as Many of the Names of the original proprietors of the Lands in Woodbury are lost, or torn out of said Proprietors Records, which would hereafter be lilcely to breed many unhappy Contentions, which to pre- vent, it is voted and concluded as follows, viz ; " That the List of the Names of the proprietors of Lands in Woodbury, pre- sented to this meeting by Col. Joseph Minor and Capt. Thomas Knowles, a Committee appointed for that purpose. Shall be held good and valid, both as to the Number of proprietors, and the bigness of Each accommodation afBxed in Said list unto the Name of Each proprietor, unless any one proprietor can Shew Evidently to the contrary.' Jonathan Atwood 12 John Brooks, 10 Richard Brownson, 10 Thomas Applebee 10 Ebenezer Brownson 10 Samuel Blakelee 10 James Beers ,12 Thomas Bedient 12 Cornelius Bronson 12 Samuel Bull 10 John Baker 10 Henry Castle, Jr. 12 John Bartlet 12 Cornelius Brownson 10 Samuel Castle 12 1 Proprietors' Book, p. 43, et seq. 162 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -VVOOBBUKT. John Curtiss 12 Stephen Curtiss 10 Lt. Israel Curtiss 16 Israeli Curtiss, Jr. 12 Henry Castle 2 12 Isaac Castle 12 Joshua Curtiss 10 William Castle 10 Thomas Drakly 12 John Dairis grant 10 Thomas Drakly 2'' 10 Abraham Fulford 12 John Fern 10 Thomas Fairchlld 12 William Fredrick 10 Benjamin Galpin 12 William Gaylord 10 Joseph Galpin 10 Joseph Hurlbut, sen' 12 Joseph Hurlbnt 'i^ 12 Cornelius Hurlbut 10 Jonathan Hurlbut 10 John Hurlbut 12 Benjamin Hurd 10 Ebenezer Hurd 10 Robert Hurd 10 Joseph Hurd 10 Peter Hawley 10 Joseph Hicock 12 John Huthwit 12 Benjamin Hinman 10 Adam Hinman 10 Edward Hinman 18 Titus Hinman 12 Samuel Hinman 12 Andrew Hinman 10 Noah Hinman 10 Benjamin Hurd 2 10 Samuel Hicock 10 John Hurd 10 Samuel Hull 10 John Hurd first 25 Joseph Hicock first 10 Denis Hart 9 Henry Hill 10 Ephraim Hinman 10 Joseph, Benj° & Sam' Hicock 10 Joseph Hinman 1 Nathaniel Hurlbut 10 John Huthwit 2 grants 5 Thomas Hurlbut 16 Jonathan Hough 12 Benjamin Hicock 12 Lt. Joseph Judson 25 John Judson first 12 John Judson 2'" 10 Joseph Judson 10 Jonathan Judson 10, David Jenkings 10 Samuel Jenner 12 Moses Johnson first 12 John Johnson 10 Moses Johnson 2d 10 Eliphalet Judson \0 Joseph Judson 3^ 10 Horace Knowles 12 Thomas Knowles 10 Samuel Knowles 10 Thomas Levenwiorth 12 John Levenworth 12 Thomas Le 10 Capt. John Minor 20 William Martin 12 John Minor 2 12 Samuel Minor 10 Thomas Minor 12 Joseph Minor 12 Ephraim Minor 12 Josiak Minor 10 John Mitchd 1 12 John Mitchel 2 10 Mathew Mitchel 12 Jonathan Mitchel 10 Samuel Mun 1 12 Samuel Mun 2 10 Joseph Martin 10 Aaron Mallary 10 first Mill accommoda- tion 16 William Mack 12 Ditto for his sons 10 Samuel Martin 10 Daniel Mun . 10 Thomas Mallary 5 the 2 mill accomoda- tion 10 Caleb Nichols 18 John Nichols 10 Samuel Nichols 12 Andrew Nichols 10 Valentine Prentis 10 William Preston 5 Jehiel Preston S John Pierce 1 12 John Pierce 2 10 Hackaliah Preston 16 the parsonage right 20 the three Prestons 10 Mr. Samuel Sherman 25 Capt. Jphn Sherman 12 John Root 1 12 William Roberts 10 Josiah Root 10 Mr. Anthony Stoddard 25 Thomas Squire 1 16 Thomas Squire 2 12 Ebenezer Squire 10 Samuel Sherman 10 Adino Strong 10 Francis Stiles 10 Benjamin Stiles 12 JohnSkeell 12 JohnSkeel2 '12 Thomas Skeel 10 Lt. Samuel Stiles IS Samuel Squire 10 John Squire 10/ Elnathan Strong 10 Jonathan Squire 10 John Sherman 2 10 John Stratton 10 Joseph Seely 15 Roger Terrel 1 12 Stephen Terrel 10 Jeremiah Thomas 10 Nathaniel Tuttle 12 Ephraim Tuttle 10 Hezekiah Tuttle 10 Roger Terrel 2 10 John Thomas 2 10 Ezra Terrel 10 John T'homas 1 12 Ambrose Thompson 16 Ebenezer Warner 12 Robert Warner 12 Joseph Wallar 12 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBtTKY. ' 163 Zaehariah Walker 12 Thomas Wheeler 12 Mr. Zaohariah Walker 25 John Wheeler 1 16 John Wyat 10 Dr. Ebenezer Warner' 5" John Wheeler 2 10 Timothy Walker 10 This list is given entire, as it js probably an almost perfect list of the original proprietors to this time, and as such worthy of preserva- tion. In the expedition against the Spanish "West Indies, in 1740, "Wood- bury had some soldiers, but as most of the troops in that fatal cam- paign perished of pestilence, their names are lost. In , May, 1743, and during the same troubles, it appears that some suspicious men were lurking about on the frontiers of the colony, and the circum- stance was deemed of sufficient importance to be brought to the atten- tion of the General Assembly then in session. The matter was re- ferred to a committee, who immediately reported, " That we are well informed, that there are Several Strangers, and we sup- pose that they are not of our Kings Subjects, but forraigners, which are Strug- gling about the inland parts of Fairfield County, and the Western parts of Hartford & Sometimes in New-Haven County, and that in a more especiall manner, they are conversant w ith those Indians, that Inhabite at podetuck in Woodbury, and those that live West of the Housatonick River Westward of the Town of Kent, ...» , . and that the Indians are more and more estranged from his Majesty's Subjects by their means, and upon the whole we feare his Majesty's Interests may be greatly Indangered by Said Strangers."^ For which reasons they recommended the arrest of those " Stran- gers," and their examination. A resolution to that eflfect was ac- cordingly passed, but whether the men were arrested, or what the subsequent proceedings were, can not now be determined. The story of the unhappy inhabitants of Acadia, or the " French Neutrals," is well known — a story of wrong, oppression and outrage upon humanity without excuse. Acadia, or Nova Scotia, after re- peated conquests and ristorations, was at last, by the treaty of Utrecht, yielded to Great Britain. The old inhabitants remained on the soil they had subdued and cultivated, and for nearly forty years after the peace resulting from this treaty, they had been left to them- selves, and prospered in their seclusion from the great world. They had promised submission to England, but loving the language, usages and religion of their forefathers, they would not fight against the standard of France, or renounce its name. They had fertile and 1 Proprietors' Book, p. 43, et seq. 2 War, vol. 4, pp. 126, 127. 164 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. cultivated fields, which were covered with their flocks and herds. They constructed houses neatly built in clusters, which were well furnished, with the comforts and conveniences of civilized life. They were happy in the abundance their own hands provided, and formed as it were, one great family. They were of pure morals, and actua- ted by unaffected devotion to the faith of their fathers. When Eng- land began to send numerous colonists to Nova Scotia, their priests became alarmed for the security of their church, and fomented dis- affection. The arrogance of the British officers, and the cruelties inflicted on these unoffending people, greatly added to it. Their property was taken for the public service without their consent, and without Stipulation with them in regard to payment. Compelled to fetch fire-wood, even, for their oppressors, they were assured, that if there was any delay in bringing it, the soldiers would " absolutely take their houses for fuel." Under frivolous pretenses they were compelled to give up their boats and their fire-arms, leaving them without the means of flight or defense. The region east of the St. Croix was entirely under the power of England, and no resistance was to be feared from the Acadians. They bowed in meek submission before their masters, willing to take the oath of allegiance to England, but still refusing to bear arms against their beloved France. Their taskmasters could have exer- cised clemency without the slightest danger to themselves, but they had determined otherwise. The edict had gone forth, that tlie French Neutrals should be carried away captive to other parts of the British dominions. Their haughty oppressors lusted after their comely houses and fruitful lands. No warning of their purpose was given, tiU it was ready to be executed. As soon as they perceived the dangers that awaited them, they offered to swear unconditional allegiance to the government, but they were not allowed to do so, being told that having once refused the oaths, they could not now be administered; and. some of the principal men were imprisoned. It was unanimously determined in solemn council, to send the French inhabitants out of the province, and to distribute them among the several colonies of the continent, that they might not be able to re- turn and molest the intruders who should secure their beautiful homes and cultivated fields. They secured their persons by artifice. By proclamation all the males from ten years old and upward were peremptorily ordered to appear at their respective posts, on the 5th of September, 1755. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. 165 They obeyed, and at one of the places of assembling, which was a church, they were informed by the American commander " You are convened together, to manifest to you, his Majesty's fljial resolu- tion to the Frenot inhabitants of this, his province. Your lands and tenements, cattle of all kinds, and live stock of all sorts, are forfeited to the crown, and you yourselves are to be removed from this his province. I am through his Majes^ ty's goodness, directed to allow you liberty to carry off your money and house- hold goods, as many as you can, without discommoding the vessels you go in." They were then declared the king's prisoners, and their wives and families shared the same fate. " The blow was sudden ; they ' had' left their homes but for the morning, and they never were to return. Their cattle were to stay unfed in the stalls, their fires to die out on their htearths. They had for that first day, even, no food for them- selves or their children, and were compelled to beg for their bread !" The 10th of September was the day appointed for the first embark- ation of the exiles. One hundred and sixty-one constituted the first company ordered to march on board the vessel, which was to take them from their homes forever. It was possible for them to leave their homes, their lands, and their garners, but it severed a sensitive chord in the human bosom, when called upon to leave their parents, wives and children. Neither the pen nor the imagination can paint the scene that followed. Forced by the bayonet, the men were driv- en on board, and the women and children were left till other trans- ports should arrive. The miserable people left behind were kept near the sea, without proper food, or clothing, or shelter, till their turn came, but the fierce winds of December' " had struck the shivering, half-clad, broken-hearted sufferers, before the last of them were re- moved." Seven thousand of these exiles were forced on board ships, and scattered among the colonies, from New Hampshire to Georgia, according to previous determination. Four hundred were sent into Connecticut, by Gov. Lawrence, and were distributed among the towns of the colony, according to their lists, by the General Assem- bly, which convened January 21, 1756, for that purpose. The share that fell to Woodbury, was nine. The names of four only are now known, Petre Beaumont, Henrie.Scisceau, Alexandre Pettigree, and Philemon Cherevoy. The descendants of the latter are now resi- dents of the town. The selectmen of the several towns were desired to find accommodations for them, at some distance from the settle- ments, and take care to keep them at some suitable employment. 1 Bancroft. 166 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. Thus were these unhappy people scattered in small and sorrowful bands throughout the land. They were without resources, and the households to which they belonged were scattered they knew not where. The newspapers of the day were burdened with advertise- ments from members of families, seeking those they had lost. They, sighed for their native land, but, to prevent their return, it had been laid waste, and their much loved homes were but heaps of rtiins. " A beautiful and fertile tract of country was reduced to a solitude." Misfortune pursued them wherever they fled. " I know not," says Bancroft, " if the annals of the human race keep the record of sor- rows so wantonly inflicted, so bitter and so perennial as fell upon the French inhabitants of Acadia." " We have been true,'' said they of themselves, " to our religion, and true to ourselves ; yet nature ap- pears to consider us only as the objects of public vengeance." In 1744, war was proclaimed between France and England. In 1745, an expedition against Louisburg was planned and put in exe- cution, and its capture was consummated. Connecticut furnished more than one thousand men for this expedition, commanded by Eoger Wolcott, afterward governor of the colony. Woodbury furnished a portion of these, but how many is not now known. Zechariah Brins- made, to whom those now bearing the name in the ancient territory are related, was one of these soldiers. In 1755, this war was renewed, and during its continuance, there were four expeditions against Crown Pointy in each of which men and officers from Woodbury figured. In short, during all the wars between France and the mother country, which affected the colonies, Woodbury furnished not only men but field-officers. In the first year of this war, Connecticut raised one thousand men, under the com- mand of Col. Lyman and Elizur Goodrich, Esq. Woodbuiy fur- nished two captains, Capt. Benjamin Hinman, and Capt. Adam Hin- man, and a large number of soldiers. In the battle near Lake George, on the 8th of September, Capt. Adam Hinman was wounded in the shoulder by a grape-shot. In 1756, twenty-five hundred men were raised in Connecticut for the invasion of Canada, and the quota from Woodbury was increased, under the command of the same offi- cers from the town as before. Next year, Capt. Benjamin Hinman was again in the field by commission from Gov. Thomas Fitch. In this year there was an " alarm" for the relief of Fort William Henry, near Lake George. Two companies marched from Woodbury with all haste. One numbered eighty men, under the command of Capt. Ebenezer Downs, and' the other ninety-six, under the command of HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 167 Capt. Wait Hinman. Among the rank and file of the latter compa- ny, were Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., the first regular lawyer in the town, and Doctor Joseph Perry. These companies were absent from town about three weeks. A full list of the men engaged -will be found among the statistics at the close of the volume. Connecticut had already furnished fourteen hundred men for the campaign, and sent five thousand more in this " alarm." During this year, 1757, Adam Hinman was appointed captain of one of the companies that were raised iii Connecticut, and placed under the command of the Earl of Loudoun, for resisting the encroachments of the French at Crown Point." But hitherto colonial officers had had little standing among the " regulars." Every officer in the regular service, of whatever rank, took precedence of those in the colonial service. They were treated with the greatest hauteur, and even insolence, by the royal ofiicers sent here, swelling with pride, to domineer ovei; the provincials, caring more to show their superiority over the latter than to advance the king's interests. Although the colonists had answered the sum- mons of the king with the greatest alacrity, yet their burning ardor was unavailing, abused and frowned upon as they were. They were kept in close subjection to the regulars, and, remaining in idleness, as well as those who lorded it over them, they had no opportunity to exhibit the native courage which burned in their bosoms, and conse- quently had done nothing. Yet instances of courage and daring flashed up in every part of the colonies, disconnected with the royal service. During the year? 1756 and 1757, Abercrombie and- the Earl of Loudoun, though having large bodies of troops under their command, both regular and provincial, through indolence and imbe- cility, did absolutely nothing, while Montcalm and other French offi- cers were pressing their successes in every direction. The campaign of 1757, ended most ingloriously. To the incapacity and pusillanimi- ty of these commanders, are to be attributed the constantly recurring losses of that year. Had the colonies been left to themselves they would have done better. Indeed the ministry of England and the men employed by them were such that disaster and loss attended them in almost every part of the globe. Even a British historian, speaking of the campaign of 1757, saysi " That it ended to the eter- nal disgrace of those who then commanded the armies, an,d directed the councils of Great Britain." Yet these imbecile men contrived to 1 State Archives, War, vol. 6. 168 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. satisfy the home government, by complaints of America. It was nothing that the few successes which had been gained, had been prin- cipally the result of the efforts and bravery of the provincials. It was nothing that they had saved the remnants of Braddock's army ; noth- ing that they had conquered Acadia ; nothing that they had defeated Dieskau at Lake George; nothing, in their besotted imagination, could be done while there was no " viceroy or superintendent over all the provinces." "With such imbecile commanders to ruin everything, the patriotism and means of the provincials were worse than wasted. It was of no avail, that with a ready zeal they rushed at each alarm to the scene of attack. It was of no avail that each little town, Uke Woodbury, sent a hundred and seventy-six men for the defense of a single fort. It was of no avail that that fort was defended by the gallant Munro, with a small but faithful corps — naught can save it. " How peacefully rest the waters of Lake George between their ramparts of highlands ! In their pellucid depths, the cliffs and the hills and the trees leave their image, and the -beautiful region speaks to the heart, teaching affection for nature. As yet not a hamlet rose on its margin ; not a straggler had thatched a log hut in its neighborhood ; only at its head, near the center of a wider opening between its mountains. Fort William Henry stood on its bank almost on a level with the lake. Lofty hills overhung and commanded the wild scene, but heavy artil- lery had not as yet accompanied war-parties into the wilderness.'" Such was the scene on the first of August, 1757. A few days later the gallant commander, the patriotic band, the fort itself, had disap- peared, and nothing remained to tell that civilization had reposed upon its margin, but the charred remains of the fortification, and here and there among the hills a crucifix to mark a grave. But Pitt attaining power at this juncture, the Earl of Loudoun was recalled, while other and better officers took his place. Lord Howe, Wolfe and Amherst were leading officers under the new regime, though Abercrombie was still nominally commander-in-chief. Pitt rejected the policy of degrading the colonists, adopted by his predecessors, and relied on the spontaneous patriotism of the people. He accord- ingly obtained the king's order, that every provincial officer of no higher grade than colonel, should have equal rank with the British, according to the date of their respective commissions. He informed the colonists that he expected nothing of them but the " levying, 1 Baucroft. HI8TOET OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUEY. 169 clothing and pay of the men," and that for these expenses he would " strongly recommend to parliament to grant a proper compensation." Upon his summons more than twenty thousand men were, without difficulty, called into service. The new policy produced the most favorable results. In 1758, Connecticut raised five thousand men for the invasion of Canada,' which were divided into four regiments. Col. Benjamin Hinman, of Woodbury, was commissioned by Gov. Fitch, as lieutenant-colonel of the third regiment, and captain of the second company of foot, and Israel Putnam, major of the same regiment, and captain of the third company under him. The greatest enthusiasm everywhere pre- vailed. Louisburg fell before the well-directed efforts of Amherst and "Wolfe. Fort Frontenac yielded to Bradstreet, and Fort Du- quesne disappeared in smoke before the sagacity and perseverance of Washington under Forbes. The only misfortune of the year, the disgraceful and disastrous defeat at Ticonderoga, . came through the miserable inefficiency and cowardice of Abercrombie, who had been retained in command by the partiality of Bute, against the judgment of Pitt. In l!his expedition perished the gallant Howe. Most of the soldiers from Woodbury went north with Abercrombie, and a large proportion of them never again saw their homes in this pleasant val- ley. Nearly all. that the sword spared, disease swept away. After this disastrous defeat, Abercrombie was recalled in November, and Amherst was appointed commander-in-chief. In 1759, Connecticut, as in the preceding year, raised five thou- sand men. Col. Benjamin Hinman and the other surviving officers of the previous year, from Woodbury, entered again into the service, with the full quota of men from our town. Among the subordinate officers were Lieut. Phineas Castle, Lieut. Nathan Tuttle, and Gra- ham Hurd. This campaign was rich in victories, though destructive to the troops. Sir William Johnson captured Fort Niagara, and Amherst forced the French to retire from Ticonderoga and Crown Point; but by far the most glorious event of that campaign was the surrender of Quebec to the victorious army under Wolfe, who met death on the battle field, and whose " spirit escaped in the blaze of his glory." Of the soldiers from Woodbury who perished in this campaign, only three names are preserved, Amos Hurd, Benjamin Sanford and Lovewell Hurd. Great was the rejoicing in Woodbury, not unac- companied with sorrow for the loss of the slain, when the news of this victory arrived. Not here only was such the case, but everywhere. 12 170 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKX. In the eloquent words of Bancroft, " America rung with exultation ; the towns were bright with illuminations ; legislatures, the pulpit, the press, echoed the general joy ; province and families gave thanks to God. England too, which had shared the despondency of "Wolfe, tri- umphed at his victory, and wept for his death. Joy, grief, curiosity, amazement, were on every countenance." When the parliament as- sembled, Pitt modestly and gracefully put aside the praises that were showered upon him. " The more a man is versed in business," said he, " the more he finds the hand of Providence everywhere." CHAPTER X. EEVOLtTTIONAKT HISTOET. Cause of the War; Convention of 1765; Boston Port Bill, 1774; Town ACTION 1774; Boston Alarm, 1774; First Measures of Resistance by THE Town, November,. 1774; Association Articles; Capture of Ticon- DEROOA and Crown Point by Ethan Allen, 1775; Committees of Inspec- tion, AND Acts of the Town ; Toryism ; Jaeez Bacon's Salt sold by the Committee of Inspection ; Tory Complaint ; Levies of Troops and Boun- ties ; Council of Safety; Character op Hon. Daniel Sherman; Com- mittees to provide for Soldiers' Families; Supplies; Commissary Os- boen's Purchases ; $500,000 worth of Provisions furnished ; Salt $100 PER bushel; Events of 1775; Lexinoton Alarm; Northern Army; 150 ■^oodbury Men in the Field; Events of 1776; All the Militia West of Connecticut River go to New York ; 500 Men furnished by the Town ; Detachment to Stamford ; New York Prisoners of War ; Beth- LEM Volunteers ; Census and Militia ; Prisoners at New York ; Ethan Allen and others Prisoners- at Halifax; Events of 1777; Danbbry Alarm ; Soldiers at Peekseill ; Supplies furnished ; Battle of Still- water ; Appearance of Troops; Events of 1778; Small Pox in the Army ; Events of 1779 ; Affair at Norwalk ; Col. Moseley Resigns ; Arnold turns Traitor ; £45 Bounty offered for Enlistments ; Enlist- ments TILL New York should be taken; Events of 1780 and 1781 ; La Fayette and his Army pass throush "Woodbury ; Events of 1782 ; Bat- tle of Yoektown ; Surrender of Cornwallis ; Rejoicings op the Peo- ple ; Peace of 1783 ; Reflections. We have now arrived at one of the most thrilling and interesting periods of the history,not only of our own town, but of the North Amer- ican continent. Many long years have rolled their slow course away, since the stirring scenes of the Revolution were acted, but they live, engraved in a manner never to be effaced, on the memories of the few individuals who have " come down to us from a former generation," witnesses of the events in the " times that tried men's souls.'' The brilliant events of that important period shall hve, too, on the bright- est page of history, while thought shall endure, or the recollection of human greatness shall remain. Their fame shall be perennial with 172 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. that noble language in wbich they are recorded, now "spread more widely than any that has ever given expression to human thought," conveying, as it does, the strong tendency to individuality and free- dom, of the Teutonic race, its happy possessor. The representatives of that language have ever been famous for deeds of valor and high renown. In that most beautiful apostrophe of Bancroft, we would most fervently join : " Gro forth, then, language of Milton and Hamp- den, language of my country ; take possession of the North American continent ! Gladden the waste places with every tone that has been rightly struck on the English lyre, with every English word that has been spoken well for liberty and for man ! Give an echo to the now silent and solitary mountains ; gush out with the fountains that as yet sing their anthems all day long without response ; fill the valleys with the voices of love in its purity, the pledges of friendship in its faith- fulness ; and as the morning sun drinks the dew drops from the flow- ers all the way from the dreary Atlantic to the Peaceful Ocean, meet him with the joyous hum of the early industry of freemen ! Utter boldly and spread widely through the world the thoughts of the com- ing apostles of the people's liberty, tiU the sound that cheers the desert shall thrill through the heart of humanity, and the lips of the messen- ger of the people's power, as he stands in beauty upon the mountains, shall proclaim the renovating tidings of equal freedom for the race !" It became generally known, that at the end of the war with France, new regulations would be introduced into the governments of the American colonies. The purpose of taxing them, and raising a rev- enue out of them, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the colonial system, and for replenishing its needy exchequer, was now planned. The mother country wished also to punish some of the re- fractory colonies for their, insubordination, and to repress the rising sentiments of freedom. Connecticut was said to be " little more than a mere democracy, most of them being upon a level, and each man thinking Hmself an able divine and politician," and to make its in- habitants a " good sort of people," it was supposed, alL that was ne- cessary would be to take care that the " Church should be supported, and that the charters of that colony, and of its eastward neighbors, be demolished." It was therefore determined to tax the colonies, and human ingen- uity was brought under contribution to invent the most feasible way of doing it. The result of these efforts was the passage of the Stamp Act, a most odious and unjust measure, which it was further deter- mined should be executed among the colonists by men appointed from HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 173 among their own number. This act required all the business of the colonies to be carried on upon stamped paper, on which a duty had be& paid to the mother country, and rendered invalid all wUls, deeds of sale, and instruments of all kinds, unless they were written on stamped paper. This struck a fatal blow at every interest, and the very existence of the commonwealth, unless the arbitrary provisions of that act were complied with. The passage of this act aroused the most intense excitement, alarm and indignation throughout the colo- nies. Absolute resistance to the execution of this measure every- where appeared, and the men who, had been appointed by the crown as stajnp-masters, were everywhere compelled by the excited people to resign their offices, by menaces, and in some instances, by force. Associations of the " Sons of Liberty" were formed in various parts of the country, and measures taken to excite the people to resistance to such an arbitrary and unjust law. On the 11th of February, 1766, a convention of nearly all the towns in Litchfield county was held, in which the Reading men of Woodbury figured largely. By this body of men it was " resolved that the stamp act was unconstitutional, null and void, and that busi- ness of all kinds should go on as usual." Then, too, the hum of do- mestic industry was heard more and more ; young women would get together, and merrily and emulously drive the spinning wheel from sunrise till dark ; and every day the humor spread for being clad in homespun. Delegates of the " Sons of Liberty," from every town of Connecticut, met at Hartford, and were for establishing a union as the only security for liberty. No colony submitted to this law save Canada, Nova Scotia, and the Floridas, which were mere military governments. England be- gan t(j discover, that the law could not be executed, and sought a way to escape from the humiliating position. Pitt, true to the best interests of genuine liberty, took the side of the colonists in favor of the unconditional repeal of the hated and unfortunate law. It was repealed, and great rejoicing arose in all the colonies. But it soon became apparent to the colonists, that the mother country had by no means abandoned its darling purpose of bringing them under absolute and unconditional subjection. Discontent, jeal- ousies and contentions from various causes, followed till 1774, but the more prominent and immediate cause of the great and ever memora- ble struggle of the Revolution, was undoubtedly the passage of the Boston Port Bill. This outrageous and malicious act excited uni- versal sympathy for that town, throughout the colonies, but nowhere 174 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUET. was it manifested in a more lively or effective manner than in Con- necticut. The misery brought upon the great commercial emporium of New England, by this unnecessary act of the British parliament, raised a spirit of resistance never before witnessed in this sober " land of steady habits." The General Assembly, which was in session at Hartford, passed strong resolutions against the cruel and unjust act, and the several towns in the colony called large meetings, and passed resolutions expressing their disapprobation of the act, and their sym- pathy with the people of Boston. Donations were also sent from almost every town in the state, for the relief of the distressed inhab- itants of Boston and Charlestown. These consisted of money, live stock, and provisions of all sorts. The town meetings, during the year 1774, were conducted with the greatest propriety, and though the people continued to use loyal expressions in their resolutions, they breathed the utmost decision and firmness against oppression, and had a very great influence in arousing an almost universal spirit of resistance tp British oppression, and a full determination to make common cause with the people of Boston, in their afflictions. The people of Woodbury caught the prevailing spirit, and a town meeting was called September 20th, 1774, to take into consideration the " unhappy Differences and Difficulties," and the alarming cir- cumstances which threatened the people of the colonies, and espe- cially the sufferings of the inhabitants of Boston and Charlestown. The meeting was fuUy attended, and the following determination was the result of their assembling : " At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Woodbury on the Twen- ty"" Day of September, A. D. 1774, being Legally Warned, Increase Moseley, Esq' was chosen Moderator, this meeting takeing into consideration the unhapy Diferences and Disputes subsisting between G-reat Britain and her colonies, and Particularly the unhappy State of Boston and Charlestown and the many Greav- iences and Difioulties the poor People in Each of those Towns Labour under occationed by sundry Late acts of Parliment. Voated that Capt Matthew minor Lieut Increase moseley Capt Elias Duning Mr Jonathan Firrand Mr Samuel Hurd and Capt Ebenezer Dowii be a comtee to Receive, Such Gifts and Donations as shall be Delivered to them by the Inhabitants of the Town of Woodbury for the support of the poor of the sd Towns of Boston and Charles town and Shall Send such Donations as they so Receive to the Select men of the Several Towns of Boston and Charles Town to be laid out by them for the Purpose afore sd in Such manner as they jude Right. " 2* voated that Increase moseley Esqr Gideon Walker Esq' Daniel Everet Esqr. Col Benjamin Hinman Thomas Warner Esqr Increase raosely Jun' Dea John Pearse and Mr Hesekiah Thompson be a oomtee of correspondenop to Receive and Communicate Such Inteligence as may Find to maintain peace and union in this and the Neighbouring Colonies. The Right Rev** Jonathan HISTOKT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 175 Shipley Bishop of St Asaphs speech in the house of Lords being read to this meeting voted to Desire our Representatives to Recomend to the General As- sembly of this colony at their sessions in October Next that they return publick thanks to the sd Rev Doot Shipley for said Noble Patriotic speech in favour of British America! and to all other friends of. America! in Great Britain. We Postpone any Particular Resolves Relative to the afair of America! until the De- termination of the General Congress Shall be Known." It will be seen by this vote, that although there was sufficient loy- alty in expression, yet the committee of correspondence was expected to perform duties quite different from exciting loyalty to the king, while oppression continued on the part of his government. In ac- cordance with this vote, a respectable amount of " Gifts and Dona- tions" were collected and forwarded to Boston with all possible dis- patch. It is to be noted, that it was not forgotten by the meeting to take especial notice of the "noble, patriotic speech" delivered by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Shipley, of St. Asaph's, in the House of Lords, in favor of the American colonies. • Besides, this meeting took place just after the "■ Great Boston Alarm," which occurred Sept. 3, 1774. On this occasion quite a number of soldiers marched from Woodbury, and joined the companies from the other towns, as not enough to make a full company of their own volunteered in time to march together. The cause of this alarm was a report that the ships of war were cannonading Boston, and the regular troops slaying the inhabitants, without distinction of age or sex. The news spread with the great- est expedition, in all directions, and in I'ess than thirty-six hours, the country for nearly two hundred miles, was thoroughly rallied. " From the shores of Long Island Sound to the green hills of Berkshire, to arms, to arms, was the universal cry. Instantly, nothing was seen on all sides, but men of all ages cleansing and burnishing their arms, and furnishing themselves with provisions and warlike stores, and'^ preparing for an immediate march ; gentlemen of rank and fortune exhorting and encouraging others by their advice and example. The roads were soon crowded with armed men, marching for Boston with great rapidity, but without noise or tumult. By the most moderate computation, there were in the colony of Connecticut alone, not less than twenty thousand men completely armed, actually on their march for that town, with full speed, until counter intelligence was received on the road."' • As it had become apparent to thinking minds, that war with the 1 Hinman's War of the American Revolution. 176 HISTORY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUEY. motlier country was inevitable, their great object had been to form public opinion in favor of a contest with England. To do this, it be- came necessary to infuse into the people a proper appreciation of their just rights. This was best effected in that day of scarcity of newspapers, by holding town meetings, in which they could read publicly such papers as treated upon the subject of common interest, and discuss their rights and grievances. In this manner the people became highly excited and exasperated, and patriotism glowed with more or less intensity in the coldest breasts. " The Congregational clergy of New England were active in the cause of liberty during the Revolution, and taught the people from their pulpits, that the Christian religion was a stranger to mere despotic power, as the great Montesquieu declared." This was to be expected, as they were bound to no " Head of the Church," on the other side of the water, to whom they owed supremacy and allegiance, but were the representatives of a Christian democracy. Our fathers were fully up to the spirit of the times, and held fre- quent meetings to consult concerning the public weal. As soon as they had learned the action of the Continental Congress, and that of the October session of their own legislature, a town meeting was duly warned to take action in regard to the subjects to which the attention of the several towns had been invited. With entire unanimity and cor- diality, they indorsed the action of the two bodies mentioned, and took the necessary measures to carry it into effect. This meeting was held Nov. 17, 1774, and copies of its votes follow. " At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Woodbury Novemr the l?"", 1774 being Legally Warned Daniel Sherman Esqr Was chosen moderator. " Theassociationof the Deligates of the american Colonies in the Late General Congress held at Pheladelphia Was Read to this meeting, and also the Resolves Relative to it in House of Representatives at the Last Sessions of the General assembly of this Colony at New Haven, one of which was in these words Namely, Resolved that it be and itis hereby Recommended to the several Towns in this Colony to Chuse a Com''' of their own Body agreeable to the Eleventh article of Association for the purposes in s'' article Expressed, this meeting ap- prove and accept said association and proruiss to act agreeable to it, and that the plan therein proposed may be Effectually Carryed into Eccecution We Do appoint Daniel Sherman Esq Mr. Hezikiah Thompson Cap' Gideon Stoddard Gideon Walker Esq Edward Hinman Andrew Graham Major Increase Mose- •ley Daniel Everit Esq Capt. Elias Duning James Hannah Jonathan Farrand Increase Moseley Esq Capt Nathan Hiook Thomas Warner Esq Capt Thadeus Lacy Capt David Hurd Eleazer Mitchell, Joseph Pearse Esq and Justus Pearse a com"' Whose Business it shall be agreeable to the Eleventh article attentive- ly to observe the conduct of all persons Touching s'' association &o — and When HISTOKT or ANCIENT WOODBURY. 177 it Shall be made to appear to the majority of ye s* com''^ that any Person With- in the Limits of this Town have violated the s"! association, that s'' majority Do forthwith cause the truth of the case to be published in the Gazette to the End that all such foes to ye Rights of British amerioai may be publikly Icnown and universially Contemned as Enemies to amerioan Liberty, and thensforth we Do bind our selves to break off all Dealings With Such Persons and also with all Persons in other Towns and Citys who shall be found Guilty as above Ex- pressed, and that it shall, be ye Duty and Business of the s"" oom>"« to Receive and Communicate all Such intelligence as they shall judge to be conducive to ye Peace and Tranquility of this and the Neighbouring Colonies ; this meeting presents their most thankfujl acknowledgments to those truly Honourable and Worthy Gentleman members of j' Congress who have She"wn themselves able advocates of the civil and Religious liberty of the amerioan Colonys. " Voted that the doings of this meeting be Recorded by the Town Clerk and a Copy thereof be forthwith sent to one of the printers of the Conneticut Journal to be published accordingly. The Whole of the above Written as voated in said Meeting." The decisive step seemed now to be taken. Neither party could recede without betraying weakness or cowardice to the opposite party. The Rubicon seemed to have been passed, and all waited the next move with intense solicitude. Darkness and gloom had settled upon the moral vision, the vail of the future was drawn over the re- sult, and it was impossible for the man of greatest wisdom to raise that vail, and penetrate the mystery beyond. The articles of the " General Congress," referred to in the f®oing vote of the town, are of much interest, and were recorded by the town-clerk on the land records of the town. They are as follows : " Association of the Continental Congress held in the City of Philadelphia on the 5th day of September A. D. 1774 — "In the House of Representatives The Report of the Delegates of this Colony in the State Continental Congress held at Philadelphia being made, accepted and approved. Resolved that the Association entered into and signed by them in behalf of this Colony ought to be faithfully kept and observed, and that the Same may be fully known & understood Resolved that Said Association be printed together with this Resolve and Dispersed throughout this Colony ; and it is further Resolved that it be and if is hereby Recommended toi the Several Towns in this Colony to Chuse a Committee of their own Body agreeable to the Eleventh Article of s^ Association for the purposes in s'' article ExpressiJ. " Test Richard Law Clerk. " Association &o. " We his Majesty's most Loyal subjects the Delegates of the Several Colonys of New Hamshire, Massaohusets Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three lower Counties of New Castle Kent & Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, 178 HISTOET OF ANCIEXT WOODBURY. Deputed to Represent them in a Continental Congress held in the City of Phila- delphia on the 5"" Day of September 1774, avowing our allegiance to his Maj- esty, our affection and Regard for our fellow subjects in Great-Britain & Ells- where, affected with the Deepest anxiety and Most alarming apprehensions at those Grievances and Destresses with which his Majesty's American Subjects are oppressed, and having taken under our Most Serious Deliberation the State of the whole Coptinent, find that the present unhappy Situation of our affairs is occasioned by a Ruinous System of Colony administration adopted by the Brit- ish Ministry about the year 1763, Evidently Calculated for Enslaving these Col- onies and with them the British Empire, in prosecution of which System vari- ous acts of Parliament have been passed for Raising a Revenue in America, for Depriving the american Subjects in Many Instances of the Constitutional Tryal by Jury. Exposing their lives to Dangers by Directing a new and illegal Trya! beyond the Seas, for crimes alledged to have been Committed in amer- ioa and in prosecution of the Same System, several late Cruel and oppressive acts have been passed Respecting the Town of Boston and the Masechusets Bay, and also an act for Extending the province of Quebec So as to Border on the Western frontier of these Golonys, Establishing an arbitrary Government therein and Discouraging the Settlement of British Subjects in Extended Coun- try ; thus by the Influence of Civil principles and antient prejudices to dispose the Inhabitants to act, with hostility against the Free Protestant Colonies ; whenever a Wicked Ministry Shall ohuse so to direct them. " To obtain Redress of these grievances which Threatened Distraction to the Lives, Liberty and property of his Majesty's Subjects in North america. We are of opinion that a non Importation, non Consumpslon and non Exportation agree- ment faithfully adhered to Will prove the Most Speedy, Effectually and peace- able Messure and therefore we do for ourselves and the Inhabitants of the Sev- eral Colonies Whom we Represent firmly agree, and associate under the Sacred Ties of virtue and Honour & Love of our Country as foUoweth " First— " That from and after the first Day of December Nex we will not Transport into British america from Great Britain or Ireland any such goods wares or Mer- chandise as Shall have been Exported from Great Britain or Ireland, nor will We after that Day Import any East India Tea from any part of the world. Nor any Molasses, Syrups, paneIes,Coffee, or pemento from the British Plantations or from Dominica, nor Wines from Mederia or y^ Western Islands nor Foreign Indigo " Second " that we will neither Import nor purchase any Slave Imported after the firstDay of December Next . . after which time we'will Wholly Descontinue the Slave trade, and will neither be concerned in it ourselves nor will we hire our vessels nor Sell our Commodities or Mauufactuers to those who are Concerned jn it, " Third " as a non Consumption agreement Strictly adhered to will be an effectual Security for the observation of the non impor tation. We as above Solemnly agree and associate that from this day we will not purchase or use any Tea Imported on account of the East India Company or any on which a Duty hath been or Shall be paid, and from and after the first Day of March Next, we Will not pur- chase or use any East India Tea whatever, nor Shall any person for or under HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTJET. 179 us purchase or use any of those goods Wares or Merchandise We have agreed not to Import which we shall linow or have cause to Saspect were Imported after the first Day of December, Except Such as come under the Rules and Di- rections of the tenth article hereafter Mentioned — " Fourth " The Earnest Desire we have not to Injure our fellow Subjects in Great Britain, Ireland or the west Indees Induces us to Suspend a non Exportation nntill the tenth Day of September 1775 at which time if the s'> acts and part of acts of the British Parliament hereinafter mentioned are not Eepealed, we will not Directly or Indirectly, Export any Merchandise or Commodety Whatsoever to Great Britain, Ireland or the West Indies Except Rice to Europe — " Fifth " Such as are Merchants and use the British and Irish trade will give Orders as soon as possible to their factors, agents and Correspondents in Great Britain and Ireland, not to ship any goods to them on any pretence Whatsoever, as they Cannot be Received in america, and if any Merchant Resideing in Great Brit- ain or Ireland Shall Directly or indirectly Ship any goods Wares or Merchan- dise for america in order to Break the s'' non importation agreement or in any Manner Contravene the Same, on such unworthy Conduct being well attested it ought to be Made Publiek, and on the same being done we will not from henceforth have any Commercial Connexion With Such Merchant " Sixth " that such as are owners of vessels will give positive orders to their Cap- tains or Masters not ,to Receive on Board their vessels any goods prohibited by sd non importation agreement on pain of emediate Dismission from their Serviss — " Seventh " We will use our utmost endeavours to improve the' breed of Sheep and increase their number to the greatest Extent, and to that end we will use them as Sparringly as niay be. Especeally those of the most profitable kind nor will we Export any to the west Indies or Elswhere, and those of us who are or may be overstocked with or can Conveniently Snare any Sheep Will dispose of them to our Neighbours especeally the poorer sort on Moderate terms — " Eighth \ " That we will in our Several Stations Encourage frugallity, economy and Industry and promote agriculture arts ; and the Manufacturies of this Country Especially that of; Wool, and Will Discountenance and Discourage Every Spe- cies of Extravagance and Dissipation,-Especially all horse Raoeing and all kinds of Gameing, Cock fighting. Exhibitions of Shows, plays and other Expensive Diversions and Entertainments, and on the Death of any Relation or friend none of us or any of our famely Will go into any further mourning Dress, than a black Crape or Riband on the arm or hat for Gentlemen and black Riband and Neck- lace for Ladies,- and we Discontinue the giving of Gloves and ScaKs at funer- als — " Ninth " that Such as are venders of goods or Merchandize Will not take advan- tage of the Scarcity of goods that may be occasioned by this association, but will sell the same at the rates we have been Respectively accustomed to do for twelve months last past and if any vender of goods or Merchandise Shall sell 180 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. any Such goods on higher terras, or Shall in any manner or by any Divice Whatsoever violate or Depart from this agreement no person ought, nor will any of us Deal with any Such person or his or her factor or agent at any time there- after for any Commodity Whatsoever — " Tenth " in Case any Merchant, trader or other persons Shall Import any goods or merchandise afler the first day of December and before the first day of February next, the same ought forthwith at the Election of the owner to be Either Re- shiped or delivred up to the Committee of the County or Town Wherein they shall be imported to be stored at the Risque of the Importer until the non importation agreement shall Cease, or be Sold under the direction of the Comtee aforesd, and in the last mentioned Case the owner or owners of Such goods Shall be reimbursed (out of the Sales) the first Cost and Charges, the ' profit if any to be applied towards Relieveing and imployiug Such poor Inhab- itants of the Town of Boston as are Immediate Sufferes by the Boston port Bill, and a particular account of all goods so Returned, stored or sold to be inserted in the publick papers, and if any goods or merchandize shall be imported after the siJ first day of February the same ought forthwith to be sent back again Without breaking any of the packages thereof — " Eleventh " That a Committee be Chosen in every County, City, or Town by Those who are quallified to voate for Representatives in the Legislature Whose busi- ness it shall be attentively to observe the Conduct of all persons touching this association, and When it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of a major- ity of any such Committee that any person within the limits of their appoint- ment has violated this association that such majority Do forthwith Cause the truth of the Case to be published in the Gazette to the End that all Such foes to the Rights of British America may be publickly known and universally con- temned as the Enemies of American Liberty, and thenceforth we Respectively break ofi' all Dealings with him or her — " Twelfth " that the Committee of Correspondence in the Respective Colonies do fre- quently Inspect the Entries of their Custom Houses and Enform each^ther from time to time of the true State thereof, and of Every other material Circumstance that may occur Relative to this Association — " Thirteenth " That all manufactries of this Colony be Sold at Reasonable prices, so that no undue advantage betaken of a future scarcity of goods — " Fourteenth "And we do further agree and Resolve, that we will have no trade, Com- merce, Dealing, or lutercoure Whatsoever with any Colony or Province in North america which shall not acceed to, or Which shall hereafter violate this Asso- ciation, but will hold them as unworthy of the Rights of freemen and as Enemi- oal to the Liberties of their Country — and we do solemnly bind ourselves and our Constituents under the ties aforesd to adhear to this association until such of the several acts of Parliament passed since the Close of the last warr as Im- pose or Continue Duties on Tea, Wine, Molasses Syrup, paraeles Cofiee, Sugar, Pimento, Indigo, foreign paper, glass and painters colours Imported into Amer- ica, and Extend the powers of the admiralty Courts beyond antient Limits, De- HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 181 prive the American Subject of Tryal by Jury, authorize the Judges Certificate to Indemify the Prosecuter from Damages that he might otherwise be liable to, from a trial by his Peers, Require oppressive Securities from a Claimant of Ships of goods Seized before he Shall be allowed to defend his property, are Repealed, and until that part of the act of the 12 G. 3i Ch. 24 : Entitled, " an act for the better secureing his Majestys Dock yards, magazines, Ships, ammunition and Stores by which any persons charged "With Committing any of the offences therein Discribed in America may be tried in any Shive or Coun- ty within the Realm" Is Repealed, and until the four acts passed in the last ses- sion of Parliament (viz) that for sloping the port and blocking up the harbour of Boston, that for altering the Charter anjd Government of the Machusetts Bay, aud that Which is Entitled an act for the better administration of Justice &o. " And that for Extending the limits of Quebec &c are Repealed, and we Re- commend it to the provinoial'Convention and to the Comniittees in the Respect- ive Colonys to Establish such further Regulations as they may think proper for Carrying into Execution this association. The foregoing association being de- termined upon by the Congress Was ordered to be subscribed by the several Members thereof, and thereupon we have hereunto set our Respective names accordingly in Congress. Philadelphia October 20th 1774 Signed Peyton Randolph, President. < John Sullivan ( Nathaniel Folsom I Thomas Gushing Samuel Adams John Adams Robert Treat Pain C Stephen Hopkins ( Samuel Ward C Eliphalet Dyer < Roger Sherman (Silas Deane Isaac Low New Hampshire Massachusetts Bay Rhod Island Connecticut. New York New Jersey Pennsylvania New Castle &c Maryland John Alsop John Jay Jame^ Duane William t'loid Henry Wisner S: Boerum J ames Kinsey William Livingston Stephen Crane Richard Smith ' Joseph Galloway John Dickinson Charles Humphreys, EdwardBiddle John Morton 1_ George Ross C Cesar Rodney < Thomas MoKean ( George Read (Mathew Tiglhman Thomas Johnson William Paca Samuel Chase Mifflin 182 HISTOKY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUEY. ' Richard H. Lee George Washington Virginia .... < P. Henry Junr Richard Bland Harrison Edmund Pendleton • C William Hooper North Carolina . . < Joseph Hewes ( R. Caswell ' Henry Middleton South Carolina . Thomas Lynch Christopher Gadsden John Rutledge Edward Rutledge" These articles are a history in t^iemselves. They give us a bird's- eye view of the urgency of the danger that threatened the colonists, and of the extreme, stern measures judged necessary by the coolest and wisest intellects of the colonies. It shows us, too, the caliber of the men who settled this new world, and sought here the supreme blessing of freedom. The colonies had been kept in dependence on the moth- er country for nearly all manufactured goods, and were therefore illy prepared to meet the struggle which must ensue. But putting their trust in the God of battles, and in the justice of their cause, they dared every evil that might befall them, earnestly pledging "their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor" on the issue, and sacrificing all the dearest interests we know in life, on the altar of their country's good. In the exuberance of the materials in this part of our labor, circum- scribed as one must ever be in a work of local, history, he hardly knows where to begin, what to select, or in what manner to arrange the wealth of facts and incidents that come ready to his hand. It will be most perspicuous, however, to continue an account of the action of the town, in the various emergencies which arose in that most event- ful struggle, that resulted in our independence from " every foreign prince and potentate." In that great contest, Connecticut was one of the foremost, if not the very first in the confederacy, in resisting the tyranny of Great Britain, and was lavish of blood and treasure in sustaining the conflict against her oppressions. Her soldiers were applauded by the commander-in-chief of the American armies, for their bravery and fidelity. The honor of the first conquest made by the united colonies during the war of the Eevolution, belongs chiefly to Connecticut, and in a distinguishing manner, to the sons of Wood- bury. This was the capture of ^iconderoga. May 10th, 1775 — one of the most brilliant exploits of the war. The projectors of this expe- dition were some patriotic members of the General Assembly, which HISTOIi,T OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 183 convened at Hartford, in April of that year. They obtained the funds necessary (£810) to carry out the design, from the colony treas- ury^ as a loan, and gave their individual guarantee, with security for its repayment. The Assembly, in May, 1777, canceled the obliga- tion and charged the amount to the general government. Sixteen men were collected in Connecticut, who proceeded to Berkshire county, Massachusetts, where forty or fifty volunteers were added to their small force. The expedition continued its march to Benning- ton, Vermont, where it was joined by Ethan Allen, Seth Warner, and , nearly one hundred volunteers. This little force of about one hun- dred and fifty men, marched to Castleton, where Col. Ethan Allen, a native of Woodbury, Connecticut, was appointed commander ; Col. Seth Warner, of the same place, was chosen to be third in command, and Capt. Remember Baker, also of the same town, held a subor- dinate station in the expedition. A part of this small force was sent to Skeensborough, after having sent Capt. Phelps to examine the fort. The remainder of the troops, amounting to only eighty- three chosen men, having secured the assistance of Nathan Beeman, as guide, and awaited the return of Capt. Phelps, assaulted the fort of Ticonderoga, on the morning of May 10th, 1775, and on the demand of surrender by Ethan Allen, in the name of the " Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress," its capture was secured without the loss of a man. The result of this first military operation of the war was of great advantage to the colonies, supplying them with large quantities of arms and military stores, and opening to them an en- trance into Canada. Connecticut was also obliged to sustain the bur- den of maintaining the post acquired, although it was within the ju^S- diction of the colony of New York. One thousand men were sent from Connecticut, under the command of Col. Hinman, of Woodbury, in 1775, to garrison the forts of Ticonderoga and Crown Point. Eighty of these went from ancient Woodburyj a list of whose names is in the possession of the author, and will appear in a subsequent part of this volume. So in the war of 1812, va. the first naval battle, the first flag struck was to a native of Connecticut ; and on land, the first flag which was taken, was surrendered to a son of her soil. Our State has never had full justice done her Revolutionary career, in any published account. No State did' more according to her population than Connecticut, to carry on the war, or more to bring that war to a successful and glorious issue. Her troops ,were found in almost every battle of the United Colonies. Woodbury was noted for the vigilance with which it watched the 184 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBtrKT. movements of the enemies of the country, or tones within its borders, of which it had a few, as well as for its active cboperation in every- thing necessary to carry on the great struggle which had now begun in good earnest. A committee of inspection and observation of the conduct of the inhabitants of the town was appointed from its chief men and patriots. The duties which this committee felt themselves called upon to perform, were of the most delicate and difficult nature. In the struggle for freedom from the mother country, it seemed to them necessary to suppress all action, and every expression of thought, which did not run in the popular direction — the independ- ence of the country. A species of inspection and interference in men's private aifairs thus became necessary, which could only be jus- tified in such a case of emergency — a question of life and death — as was then existing. None in any station' escaped its exactions, from " priest to common people." Slight causes often attracted the atten- tion of this body — an unguarded word spoken, or a thoughtless act done, when the delinquent was forthwith brought before the " com- mittee," to be dealt with as thei " law directs." There is no doubt that the peculiar dangers and alarms of the period, justifjpd all this, and there is scarcely less reason to doubt that many innocent persons unjustly fell under the odium of suspicion of being enemies to their country. Certain it is, that some of the most respectable and prom- inent citizens fell tinder the suspicion of toryism, early in the contest. Rev. John R. Marshall, the first Episcopal clergyman of this town, together with a considerable number of his church, fell under the suspicion of " wishing well to the mother country." He was sum- iwned before the committee of inspection, and " put on the limits," or forbidden to go beyond certain prescribed bounds. During the war, he petitioned the General Assembly for liberty to go to New York, then occupied by the British army, to see his relatives. In this petition he states, that he lost his parents in New York, when he was four years of age, and was left to the care of three maiden aunts, who gave him a liberal education, and designed to make him their heir ; that the only survivor of these was eighty-two years old, and he wished to go, and return with the property of the deceased. This petition was granted, and he was allowed to go to New York.' Jan- uary 9th, 1783, he petitioned for liberty to go again to New York, to visit his surviving aunt, "whose estate is worth £16,000, and bring home clothing, plate and money." This he was allowed to do on 1 State Archives, Rev. War, vol. 2, p. 150. HISTOET OP ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 185 condition that he should only bring articles for the use of his own family. It would' seem by this, that the government of the state had fuU confidence in his word of honor. He was, however, subjected to many inconveniences in this town, in common with others, suspected of being in favor of the home government. One of the regulations of the committee of inspection was, that no grain should be ground for such persons at the gristmills, thus rendering a return to the samp mortars of the " early fathers" necessary. Consequently they were obliged to get this important service done in the names of their whig friends. The Episcopal church and its ministers, during this eventful strug- gle, fell under great suspicion on account of their subjection in church government to the English establishment. In many places their churches were closed " From the time when it became unlawful to pray for the king as our king, till the time when the recognition of our -independence made it canonical to omit praying for him. Some ministers of that denomination, like the late excel- lent Bishop White, of Pennsylvania, who was one of the chaplains to Congress, yielded to their patriotic sympathies, and felt that no vow of canonical obedi- ence could be of force to annihilate their duty to their country. Others, whose conscientiousness ought not to be questioned, while their hearts were on the side of the country, were perplexed by their ecclesiastical subjection to the church of England ; and in the absence of any ecclesiastical authority in this country, which they could recpgnize, they dared not to deviate from the forms and orders of the English liturgy. Nor are those to be judged harshly, whose sympathies in the conflict were altogether with the parent country. England was as their home ; thence they had long received their subsistence; thither they had been accustomed to look with grateful and humble veneration ; there were their patrons and spiritual superiors ; and there were all their hopes of prevailing against the dissenters, and of building up in this western world what they esteemed the only true church. No church has gained more than theirs by the very revolution which they so much dreaded.for that revolution gave to their church ecclesiastical independence, and the power of self-r^ormation."i In this view, could Rev. Mr. Marshall and his followers be ex- cused for any partialities they might possess. There were others who were also supposed to be "conservatives." On one occasion Gen. Arnold, before he turned traitor himself, ordered the deputy commissary general, Peter Colt, to seize certain provisions at Derby belonging to Jabez Bacon and Capt. Isaac Tomlinson, of Woodbury, as they were supposed to be unfriendly to the country, and intended them for the use of the enemy. They were afterward tried as ene- 1 Bacon's Historical Discourses, p. 256. 13 186 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -VVOODBUET. mies, but were acquitted.' Many others at intervals, during the progress of the war were tried, found guilty, and their estates were confiscated. Quite a file of the proceedings in the settlement of such estates is now in the probate office in the district of "Woodbury, but as it can serve no useful purpose to drag into the light the names of such as were tories in the Eevolution, and as many of their descendants are among the most respectable and useful of our citi- zens, and among the best lovers of their country, it has been deemed appropriate to omit tbe list. The number was insignificant when compared with that of the " Sons of Liberty," who rushed forth to fio-ht the battles of their country at every call. During almost the entire length of the war, the article of salt was one of prime importance, and most difficult to be obtained. As has been seen, it was one the "Articles" agreed upon, not to raise the price of the necessaries of life for a certain period. At the expira- tion of that time, traders, like the rest of the world in other times, demanded such prices as the exigencies of their pockets required, or their avarice deemed most convenient and consoling to its voracious appetite. At one period Mr. Jabez Bacon, the most opulent mer- chant of the town and vicinity, had on hand a large quantity of this article, for which, it was deemed, he asked an exhorbitant price. Accordingly the committee of inspection, in the "due exercise 'of their powers," as they judged, took possession of the store, estab- lished what they considered to be a sufficiently remunerative price to Mr. Bacon, and gave notice to the inhabitants that on a certain day named, salt in proper quantities, according to the necessities of the purchasers, would be for sale. On the day appointed, a crowd of hungry appUcants appeared at the rendezvous, the " Hollow Store" " to be salted." Among the rest, who were in pressing need of the culinary article, came Doct. Obadiah "Wheeler, who was understood to entertaiii affectionate feelings for the "mother country," and who frequently reprehended mohs, — with his measure for the reception of the " coveted necessary," which should fall to his lot to obtain. , On seeing him approach, an ardent whig cried out, " Ah Doctor, I thought you were a hater of mobs ; why do you show yourself here ?" The doctor replied, " It is time, I hate mobs like the d — 1, but necessity is the mother of many shifts — I must have salt !" The ready answer of the doctor saved him, perhaps, from inconvenience, and concUia- 1 State Archives, Eev. War, 15. vol., p. 66. HISTORY, OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. 187 ted the multitude in such a manner, that he was permitted to carry off his share of salt under the same regulations as the rest. The " Committees of Inspection," it will be seen, were of great consequence during the war, and had manifold duties to perform, which they executed without flinching : " At a Legal Meeting of the Freemen of the Town of Woodbury, September the 19th, 1775. " Abijah Mitchell was Chosen Moderator for said meeting. " Gideon "Walker was chosen Clert for s"! Meeting. "Capt. Gideon Stoddard, Daniel Sliermaa, Esq', Gideon Walker, Esq', Dea. Clement Minor, Capt. Thomas Bull, Doct. Andrew Graham, Co). Increase Mosely, Agur Curtiss, Edward Hiriman, Esqr, Timothy Osborn, Daniel Ev- erit Esqr, Capt. Elias Dunning, Amos Clark, James Hannah,. Timothy Strohg, Increase IVlosely Esqr, Jonathan Farrand, Capt Nathan Hicok, Doct. .John Calhoon, Elihu Smith, Thomas Warner Esqr, Samll Huid, Abraham Brown-* son, David Hurd, Ebenezer Hull, Elijah Hinman, Thomas Tousey, Capt. Down, Comfort Hubbell, and Robert Edmond, Were Chosen a Committee of Inspection or Observation." ' Here we have a committee of thirty of the principal men from all parts of the " ancient town," lawyers, doctors, deacons, farmers and military men. They were men upon whom dependence could be placed in times of difficulty and danger. Well did they play their parts in this and various other capacities during the war. They continued without change in their number, except by death, till the close of the war. They continued their " fatherly care" over the sentiments of the town even after peace was proclaimed and our in- dependence gained. To their influence, in part, though their oflice had become vacant, may be ascribed the following vote, though when once proposed it met the unanimous support of the town : " At a Lawful Town Meeting held April 12, 17S4. ' " Dqct. Andrew Graham was Chosen Moderator. " Voted, that those persons who joined the enemies of the United States in the course of the late civil war of what description soever are denyed a resi- dence in this Town from this date until the Gen" Assembly shall grant them full liberty for that purpose " ' This was the last action taken by the town in relation to this por- tion of its citizens. Provision was soon made that they might be restored to the rights of citizenship, and in some cases to their prop- erty on taking what was called the " Oath of Fidelity." According- 1 Town Journal. 188 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBtrRT. I7 we find them returning at intervals and taking that oath. The records show a number of such instances till some years afterward, when all fear had subsided, it fell into disuse. As a matter of curi- ous record a copy of an original complaint is subjoined which ex- plains itself: " To the Com" of Observation in & for the Town of Woodbury in Litchfield County I the subscriber hereunto Do hereby Informe Complain and Give you gentelmen to understand that Doctr Benjamin Hawley of s* Woodbury (in my opinion) has been Guilty of Violating the Association of the Late. Continental Congress Recomended by the General Assembly of this Colony by Kxpressly Disavowing the whole Doings of sd Congress & said Association & Declaring that he would Pay no Regard to the Same and Maintaining the acts of Parlia- ment Complained of as Grievances are Constitutional and that the Brittish Parliament have a Constitutional Authority to impose taxes on the Inhabitants of America & by his Boldly Declaring the Colonists to be in a State of actual Rebellion against the Crown of Great Brittian & by his Treating with open Con- tempt the Measures and Proceedings of the Americans for Obtaining Redress of theire Grievances and by Endeavouring in his Conversation to inspire oth- ers with his above Described Sentiments he Discovers himself to be obstinately fixed in the most Criminal opposition to the Rights and Liberties of ameraioa &c which Conduct of said Hawley (in my opion) Claimes the attention of sd Comit who are hereby Requested to take the matter into their Consideration and proceed there in according to the advice of sd Congress I am Gentelmen your most Obed' Hum" Ser.l Woodbury Augt 2d A. D. 1775. James Hannah. To Doctr Benjn Hawely of Woodbury in Litchfield County these are to noti- fie you to appear before the Com" of Observation for the Town of Woodbury at the Dwelling house of Gideon Walker Esqr in sd Woodbury on the third monday of Instant augt at Ten of the Clock in the fore noon (if you see cause) then and there to answer unto the foregoing Information and Shew Reasons if any you Can why you should not be proceeded against and dealt with accord- ing to the advio of the Continantal Congress Dated at Woodbury the 14"' Day of Augt A. D. 1775. , Daniel Everit. One of Said Comtt The within is a true Coppy of the origonal Complaint an Citation f Signer of the Complaint & one Test . . James Hannah < of the Committe of Observation (_ for the Town of Woodbury." During the first two years of the war, the larger part of the mili- tia, which comprised all the able bodied men from the age of sixteen to fifty, years old, had been called to serve at various posts, and on various expeditions a great part of the time. Early in 1777, enlist- ments for three years, or during the war, were called for, and the quota for each town established. It was a severe levy on the abeady HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 189 weakened strength of tJie town. But they met the call with a ready zeal, and an undaunted perseverance. Large bounties were offered to those who would enlist, and heavy taxes laid on the property of the inhabitants who were not liable to military duty, or did not en- list into the army. Immediately on the reception of the order for new levies of troops, the town was convened in lawful meeting and had the following action : " At u. Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Woodbury April 3d, 1777: "Daniel Sherman, Esq., was Chosen Moderator. Voted, that the Select men in this Town for the time being be a Com'se as is specified in the Resolve Issued by his Honour the Governour and Committee of Safety. Dated March the 18tl> 1777, to take Care of such Soldier's Famelys, as shall Inlist into the Continental Army, " Voated, that Each Able Bodied Efiective man, who hath or shall volunta- rily Inlist into the Continental Army in such way and Manner toward malceing the Quota of this Town for the space of Three years, or during the War, shall be Intitled to Receive out of the publick Treasury of this Town the sum of Twenty Shillings Lawful money, as an Addition to Each month's Wages he shall continue in the service, to be paid to him, or his order, at the End of Each six month's serviss." i This was in addition to the wages the soldier received from the authorities of the confederation, and a tax of eight pence on the pound was at the same meeting laid " on the Poles and Eateable Es- tate of the Inhabitants" to pay the bounty thus offered. It will be seen that this order was given by the governor,' with the advice and consent of the " Council of Safety." This council was appointed annually by the Assembly, and was composed of from nine to four- teen of the most distinguished men in the state, whose duty it was to assist the governor, when the assembly was not in session ; with authority to direct the militia and navy of the state, marches and stations of the troops, either in whole or in part, and give all neces- sary orders for furnishing said militia, troops and navy, in every re- spect, to render the defence of the state effectual ; to fulfil and exe- cute every trust already reposed by the assembly in the governor, with power and authority in the governor to notify and convene the whole of said council on all important occasions. But in cases where necessity and safety required immediate action, or on small matters, the governor, at his discretion, was authorized to convene a part of said council, not less than five, to act with him. The per diem al- 1 Town Journal. 190 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. lowanc'e to each of the council for this service, including their ex- penses, was settled at eight shillings per day. Woodbury was for four years from May, 1777, represented in this council' by Daniel Sherman.* His colleagues the first year were Hon. Matthew Gris- wold, William Pitkin, Roger Sherman, Abraham Davenport, Wil- liam Williams, Titus Hosmer, Benjamin Payne, Gen. James Wads- worth, Benj. Huntington, William Hillhouse, Thaddeus Burr, Na- thaniel Wales, Jr., and Andrew Adams. A more brilliant array of names, perhaps, could not have been selected. This committee were frequently in. session, and the most responsible, arduous and difficult details of the service were confided to their care. Perhaps no body of men of similar numbers contributed more by wise councils and vigorous action to the success of the general cause than this. For his attendance and services during the years 1777 and 1778, Daniel Sherman's bill was £56, 8s., showing an attendance of 141 days, at the established price. He was called to Hartford on public duties four times during 1779, and was in attendance forty-five days. . Daniel Sherman was perhaps the most distinguished man that had arisen in the town previous to his day. He was a descendant of Samuel Sherman, of Stratford, who emigrated to this country- from England, in company with his brother Rev. John Sherman, and his nephew, Capt. John Sherman, ancestor of Hon. Roger Sherman. He was a justice of the quorum for twenty-five years, and judge of the Litchfield County Court five years from 1786. For sixteen years he was probate clerk for the district of Woodbury, and judge of that district thirty-seven years. He represented his native town in the General Assembly sixty-five sessions,^ retaining the unbound- ed confidence of his fellow-citizens. This was by far the longest pe- riod of time any one has ever represented the town. He was a man 1 Hinman's Bevolution. 2 Mr. Sherman was a representative at the May Session of the General Assembly in 1791, and, it is related, desired to be elected to the October Session of the same year, in order to make the full number of thirty-three years that he would then have represented the towi. But at the time of the election for the October Session, the moderator of the meeting happened to think that he had had his share of honors, and in order to turn the tide of feeling in Mr. Sherman's favor against him, if possible, when he made proclamation that the ballot box was open for the reception of votes, remarked in a loud tone of voice, " Gentlemen, the box is now open ; you wiU please to bring in your ballots for him whom you mil have for your first representative — Hon. Daniel Sherman, of course .'" This simple incident gave a change to the popular cur- rent, and on counting the votes it was found that Hon. Nathaniel Smith was elected instead of Mr. Sherman. HISTOET OP ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 191 of commanding powers of mind, of sterling integrity, and every way qualified for the various public trusts confided to his care. He died at a good old age, full of honors, and was followed by the affection- ate recollections of the inhabitants of the town 9,mong whom he had so long lived. One inducement which the town held out to men to enlist into the army, besides increased wages, was a provision which required it to take care of and support their families during their absence in their country's service. Committees were annually appointed to carry this provision into effect. At the annual town meeting, Dec. 20, 1779, the committee thus appointed consisted of " .Tames Judson, John Minor, Elisha Atwood, Jehiel Preston, Alexander Kas- son, Moses Galpin, Amos Martin, Jonathan Mitchell, Eleazur Knowles, Gideon Hiook, Israel Minor <& Isaac Hunt." In March, 1780, Solomon Minor, Thaddeus Judson, Jonathan Jud- son and Daniel Tuttle were added to this committee. In December, the same year, the following persons were " Chosen a Committee to provide for the Soldiers' Wives :" " Elisha Stoddard, "WiU" Preston, Solomon Strong, Tho» Smith, Jonas Mar- tin, Dea. Stephen Cnrtiss, Alexander Kasson, Ja' Kasson, Jr., Tho" Roots and John Hunt." In March, 1782, Samuel Carr was appointed on this comnlittee in place of Thomas Smith, and Seth Stoddard, Jesse Eoots, Capt. Timothy Judson and Capt. Nathaniel Tuttle added to it. In December of the same year, Ebenezer Bird, Elisha Stoddard, David Mitchell, John Martin, and Amos Martin were appointed to take care of the families of the absent soldiers. March 3, 1783, Barzillai Hendee and Lee Terrill were added to this committee. From a return to the Gen- eral Assembly, Oct. 22, 1783, we learn that £2,718, 7s. 8d. worth of provisions had been furnished to soldiers' families by one man, John Sherman. Such was the care of the town to support and defend those nearest and dearest to the brave men, who were manfully fight- ing the battles, and consecrating with their blood every battle-field of their country. Those who went forth to war suffered extreme hardships, in common with their brethren from other parts of our country, and those who remained at home, suffered hardships scarcely less severe, in the heavy taxes to be paid for the soldiers' bounties, and the support of their families, wliile their own business was crip- pled and nearly ruined. 192 HISTORY or ANCIENT WOODBUET. No colony was more liberal in furnishing supplies than Connecti- cut, and Woodbury was a prominent point for their collection. The streets of the village, in those days, were piled high, on either side, with barrels and hogsheads of pork, beef, lard, flour, and other mili- tary stores for the use of the army. Nor was the supply of clothing of every kind, less profuse in quantity. In 1780, the selectmen were directed to give orders on the town treasury for all sums necessary for the purchase of clothing for all the soldiers in the Continental army from this town. Eleazur Eaiowles was appointed a committee to provide salt and other provisions for the soldiers. At this time it was difficult to obtain salt at any price, in sufficient quantities for the use of the army, and the inhabitants generally. On the 8th of Jan- uary, 1781, William Preston, Capt. Amos Hicock, Daniel Hinman, WaitstiU Goodrich, and Samuel Hurd were appointed a committee to " Provide Clothing for the Army.'' In July following, a tax of four pence on the pound was levied, to purchase " Beef Cattle" for the use of the soldiers, and Israel Stoddard was appointed to collect the tax, and buy the cattle. The exact amount of provisions, furnished by the town, is not now known, but it may be estimated, from isolated facts that remain. In July, 1775, the selectmen furnished £10 worth of powder, lead and flints, for the companies under the command of Col. Hinman and Capt. Tuttle, that'marched to Ticonderoga. In 1776, the town fur- nished £102, Is. Id. worth of arms, saltpetre and lead." Nov. 18, . 1777, blankets and military stores to the amount of £46, 13s. 5d. were sent to the army by Capt. Nathan Stoddard and Lieut. John Strong. March 12, 1778, the selectmen furnished for the use of the soldiers, 159 pairs of shoes, 165 pairs of stockings, 144 woolen shirts, 6 linen shirts, 117 fulled overalls, 29 linen 9veralls, 2 great-coats, 1 pair of leather breeches, 1 pair of breeches and 1 vest ; the whole being valued at £763, Is. Od. In 1779, the town petitioned the Gen- eral Assembly for liberty.to " forward the clothing furnished" by its citizens, '' directly to their own soldiers in camp," but whether the request was granted, and if so, what was the amount forwarded, is not known. Enough appears from the foregoing to assure us, that our revolutionary fathers were not wanting in labors and sacrifices in the cause of their country, even those of them exempt by disease or age,, from going into actual service. Besides the amount of provisions furnished for the army during the __^ / 1 State Archives, Eev. War, vol. 6. niSTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 193 war, large quantities were purchased of the inhabitants of this and neighboring, towns, by Shadrach Osbom, of Woodbury, who was assistant commissary of purcha,ses, and also an issuing commissary. His first service in this department was in 1775, when he purchased and furnished supplies to the army at Ticonderoga, in conjunction with Truman Hinman. He seems also to have acted, during that year, as a sutler to the army. The volume from which the following items are taken, is entitled " Truman Hinman & Shadrach Osborn's Book of Accounts Kept in Connecticut Courancy — began at Ticon- deroga, June 21st 1775." The reason why it is supposed they acted as sutlers, on this occasion, is, that there are frequent entries on the book like the following : " Col" Easton, Dr. To 1 Nip Brandy Toddy £0—0—9 Esq' palmer Dr. To 1 Bowl Brandy Toddy 0—1—6" They were with the army, and dealt out to the soldiers whatever they wanted. Shadrach Osborn's accounts, as regular assistant com- missary of purchases, begin with Nov. 17, 1777. He rendered his accounts to Col. Peter Colt, deputy commissary general of purchases, and by them we learn, that he expended in purchases as follows : " From Nov. 17, 1777 to March 1 , 1778 £2742-13-2 Ma;- 3, 1778 to Sept. 28, 1778 6079-13-7 Sept 23, 177a to Oct. 31, 1778 " 7620-00-0 Oct. 21 1788 to Apl. 30, 1779 21573-02-81 Apl 30 1779 to Oct. 31, 1779 15475-02-10 Oct. 31 1779 to Aug. 2, 1783 60823-06-4 £114313-1S-7J" This amount, at twenty shillings to the pound, would be more than $381,000. There were other expenditures and disbursements con- nected with his office, which were considerable, the exact amount of which cannot now be ascertained. Add to this the amount furnished by the authorities of the town, and we have more than half a million dollars worth of supplies, furnished by this town and vicinity towards the grand amount necessary to achieve our country's independence. This is indeed a showing of which any town may be proud. All this was accomplished under the pressure of most unparalleled financial difficulties. The continental money, by means of British counterfeiting, and the unavoidable loss of credit, arising from so long and sanguinary a struggle, constantly depreciated, and at last became nearly valueless. By Mr. Osborn's accounts we see, that on the 30th of January, 1780, the depreciation was so great, that one dollar 194 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. or pound in specie, was equal to tliirty-tltree and one third of conti- nental money ; and in 1783, the ratio was one for seventy-two. "We also find in these accounts, pork carried out at eight shillings per pound, tallow at twenty shillings, flour at eighteen pounds per cwt., and salt at one hundred dollars per bushel. Money had become an article in great demand, as early as 1774; so much so, that we find Elisha Steele, of Woodbury, petitioning the General Assembly in that year for a reimbursement of two twenty shilling bills, which he had lost the year before while plowing, and which his hired man had found moulded and destroyed in his pocket-book. It would seem a very trivial . loss, at the present day, but the matter engaged the at- tention of the legislature, and the prayer of the petition was granted. At the same session, a state certificate for £5, 10s. was reimbursed to Daniel Hinman, Jr., which had been burned with his house.i This depreciation went on from bad to worse, till, at last, when the soldiers of the continental army were discharged after the peace of 1783, many of them were forced to beg their way home, their wages being scarcely sufficient to buy them a dinner. 1775. But "Woodbury, in a far more important manner, contrib- uted towards a successful issue of the dispute with Great Britain. This was •accomplished by sending large numbers of her best sons to the field of battle. In the number and valor of her troops, it is be- lieved that few towns of similar territorial and numerical strength can vie with her. Their heroic deeds should grace a bright page of history. A list of nearly a thousand of her sons will be found in the succeeding pages of this volume, who " did battle for their country," and the list is by no means complete. It is believed that several hun- dred more names are irrecoverably lost, so that the pen of the histo- rian can not do them the justice they so hardly earned, and so richly merit. Their glorious achievements, their noble deeds, their peren- nial fame, survive ; but their names have perished. The sacred turf covers them, but the consecrated places may not be found to be wet with the grateful tears of a free and happy people. They sleep well ; let them rest in their glory, till the final consummation of all things, when they shall be raised to a bright reward. In April, 1775, after the battle of Lexington, there was an " alarm," called the " Lexington alarm," on which more than fifty towns sent companies of soldiers with aU haste to the point of attack. "Wood- ■ — — - __— — _— — - — ^ — 1 State AroMves, Miscellaneous, vol. Hi., p. 335, HIST OUT OF ANCIENT "WOODBtTET. 195 bury sent a full company on this occasion, but the roll is lost, and the names cannat be recorded. At the commencement of the war, Col. Hinman's, or the 13th regiment of militia, comprised only the three towns of Woodbury, Kent and New Milford. From this regiment in 1775, marched eight companies to garrison Ticonderoga and Crown Point, after it had been taken by the gallant conduct of Ethan Allen and the brave men under his command. The precise proportion of these companies furnished by Woodbury, cannot be stated ; but as it' contained two- thirds of the soldiers in the regiment, it is believed that its quota was in the same ratio.' Eighty names have been collected, and appear in the " Revolutionary list" of this volume. It is certain that the number of soldiers furnished for the continental army, exclusive of those in the Lexington alarm, was one hundred and fifty, as this was the number whose " Poll taxes" were abated that year by the Gen- eral Assembly, on account of their service.^ 1776. The sun of 1776, although our armies had been successful the preceding year, arose clouded and in gloom. The " note of prep- aration" was sounded throughout the land. There was a " hurrying to and fro" throughout the country on business of the most solemn import, affecting the dearest interests we know in life. The General Assembly was early in the field. Five sessions of that body, three 1 At this date the officers of the regiment were as follows : " March 21«i : 1775. The Dignifloation of the Several Companies in the 13"' Kegi ; in the Colony of Connecticut — The iH : Company. Cap'. Tim" : Judson 'Woodbury old Society 2"''. Co. Southbury — Capi. Truman Hinman S'J Co. N. Milford— N. Co. Epenetus Piatt 4. Co. Eoxbury . . . Da'vid Leavenworth Bit Co. Eethlem . . . Elias Dunning 6. Co. Kent 1'' C". . Abraham Trailer 1 C». Judea . . . David Judson 8 C''., N. Milford S. C'>. . Isaac Bostwick 9 C„. E. Greenwich . . Jos : Carter lOih. C». N. Preston . . . W". Cogswell 11 Co. S.bury N. Co. . . Jno. Hmman 12ih C».. S. Britton . . . Eleazar Mitohel _ By us ( Benj" Hmman ) ^ Field (Sa 2 State Archives, Eev. War, vol. ), Fi {Increase Moseley 3y > Officers of Samuel Canfield ) siEeg'"' 3 There were more commissioned officers during the war, of the name of Hinman, in Connecticut, than of any other name, being thirteen in number, all of whom were natives of 'Woodbury, viz : one colonel, , five captains, four Keutenants, two ensigns, one war-ship captam, (EJisha Hinman, of New London, captain of the Alfred,) and one quarter-master. 196 HISTOET OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBY. of which were special, were held during the year. Among the acts passed at the May session, was one requiring a draft, or enlistment, of one-third of the soldiers in the 2d, 3d,>4th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 20th regiments ; and one-fourth of all the rest. By an order dated June 10, 1776, Col. Benjamin Hinman commanded Capt. David Leaven- worth, and the other officers of his rank in the 13th regiment, to draft, or enlist, one-fourth of the men in their companies forthwith, and have them ready for service. Capt. Leavenworth's company was No. 4, in the regiment. It is not now known how large his company was at this time, consequently it cannot be determined how many were enlisted on this occasion. After the evacuation of Boston by the British, and Gen. Wash- ington had taken possession of this town, the British commander changed the plan of the campaign, and concentrated his forces near New York. At this time of danger and apprehension, Washington in like manner prepared to defend that post. In August, 1776, he sent a very urgent request to Gov. Trumbull, to order to his aid the whole of the militia west of Connecticut Eiver. Accordingly the whole militia was ordered to New York, and at this time there were not less than 20,000 men in the service from Connecticut. Col. Hin- man's order to Capt. Leavenworth is here given, and a like copy was sent to each of the other captains in the limits of the town : " To Cap' David Leavenworth, Cap' of the 4tl> Millitary Company in the 13th Regt in the Colony of Connecticut, Greeting, " Whereas I have received order from his Hon' Govr Trumbull to call forth (on notice given by Genl Washington, that Assistinoe is Necessary) and March the sA Reg' for the Defence of the Colonies to be under the Commander-in-chief of the American Army. And having this day Received a Request from Genl Washington to March s* Reg' immediately to New York, Armed &c. " These are therefore to order you without delay to call forth the company under your command, & see that they are Equip'* with Arms, Blankets, Amu- nition &c. and march them immediately to New York, at which place I expect to join you. " Dated at Woodbury the lO'li day of August A. D. 1770. "Benjn Hinman, Colo, 13th Regt. "N. B. You will make Necessary provision for the March of your Company, which expense will be paid as usual." By this it will be seen that this company was ordered out on the 10th of August. It was mustered on the 11th, marched on the 12th, and most of the men were gone till their discharge on the 25th of September following. How many were called out by this order does HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 197 not appear. It comprised all the able-bodied men between the ages of sixteen and fifty years. It was probably not far from 500 men. . The' soldiers had just arrived from this expedition at their homes, and greeted their wives and children, when they were again ordered into service by a resolve of the legislature, as wiU be seen by the fol- lowing : " To David Leavenworth, Cap'n of the 4th Military Company in the IS"" Regt in Connecticut ; Greeting — " In pursuance of a Late R.esolve of the General Assembly of this State, and an order from Major General Wooster, you are hereby ordered & directed to call forth the Company under your Command, Such of them as are fit for Ser- vice, and others, Householders &c. who are able bodied, Eifective Men, within the limits thereof; without Loss of time & have them well Armed & Equiped : and you are further directed to March them immediately to Stamford in Fair- field County, and there wait for further Orders. " Dated at Woodbury this 2dtl> day of October A. D. 1776. " Increase Moseley, Jr. Col" of s* Regt. " N. B. Usual Provision will be made for you on the March." Unfortunately the length of the service on this occasion, and the list of the men are lost. These excessive drafts had exceedingly in- jured the agricultural interests of the town, and it had scarcely suffi- cient to support the inhabitants during the winter. The crops had been neglected, and consequently there was little food to be garnered. The committee of safety of New York sent to "Woodbury, October 21st, 1776, eight sailor prisoners, and a child belonging to one of them, for safe keeping. Their names were James Wilson, John Murray, Samuel Coppin, Jeremiah Rierden, Henry Killigrove, Mi- chael Couney, Csssar Freeman, William Patterson, and his daughter, Mary Ann Patterson. The General Assembly ordered the committee of inspection of the town to give such assistance as was necessary till further orders, which was accordingly done. The Assembly next year reimbursed the expenses to Edward Hinman, Esq., chairman of the committee, to the amount of £22, 16*. 9, 1779. ' Sam' Whiting, Colol Commde." " To Colonel Increase Moseley." The number that marched from Capt. Leavenworth's company, on this occasion, was fifty-seven, being more than his quota. It was during these occurrences that Gen. Putnam made his famous " escape at Hors^neck," by spurring his horse, when hotly pursued, down a steep precipice, at full gallop. Late in November, 1779, the army was again in great need of supplies, being really in a suffering condi- tion. In this emergency, Gen. Stark looked to the Woodbury issu- ing and purchasing commissary. We learn this from the following very urgent letter from Gen. Stark : " Danbury, 26"» NoV, 1779. " Sir, Uppon my arrival here, find no flour for my Brigade, the Troops now are entirely out & very little expected except what comes from you — You wil^ therefore without loss of time purchase and send forward to this place all the flour & meal you can possibly collect. Gen. Poor's Brigade is expected in this day, which will be stationed here through the winter. If you have as much as twenty or 10 Barrels let it be sent immediately, give Orders for the Teams to Drive night & Day untiU they shall arrive here, & in the mean time do employ all the Mills in your Quarter to Grind for the Army until! a sufficient Quantity is procured for the present necessity of this army. I am Sir your most obedent Humble Ser " N. B. You will send me an John Stark, Bg. Answer by the bearer what supplies I am to expect from you. Wm Orsborn, Mp. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT, 209 1780. During the winter the troops had suffered greatly in their quarters from the want of food and clothing. They were paid off in continental money, as it was called, and with it they could buy neither food nor clothing. It was with the greatest difficulty that "Washing- ton, by the most solemn and urgent entreaties with Congress, and by the most patriotic appeals to the people in all parts of the country? saved his army from total destruction. In February, 1780, Col. Moseley reigned his commission as colonel, having filled the office for the space of nearly three years. He informed the General Assembly that he was " induced to accept the appointment out of Affection to my Country, and an Ardent de- sire to render my best services for promoting the Good of the same." He resigned the office, as he states, on account of infirm health, which unfitted him for long tours of service, and on account of his embar- rassed financial matters. The urgency of the public service, pre- vented his resignation being accepted at this time. ■ In the latter part of October, he resigned again, and this time the Assembly accepted his resignation. / At this period of the war, the prospects of the country were gloomy in the extreme. Only the most hopeful and persevering could see relief in the dark aspect of the forbidding future. Successive defeats and rampant toryism disheartened the American forces at the South, and the upinterrupfed drain of men and money had produced poverty and wretchedness at the North. The soldiers in their winter quar- ters, had suffered all the tortures of famine and nakedness. In this gloomy state of affairs, the treachery of the execrable Ar- nold came to light. He had previously been a brave and gallant officer, and had done his country gqpd service. But luxurious habits had induced him to embezzle government funds, and this had.brought a court-martial, and a reprimand. In revenge he proved traitor to his country. He became active, violent and cruel in his new rela- tions, and his name was branded with infamy. He has the sad pre- eminence of standing alone among all the officers of the Revolution, as a traitor to the country that gave him birth. Quite a number of _ "Woodbury soldiers were at "West Point at the time Arnold concerted with Andre to deliver that post to the enemy. Abel "Wakeley, who served during the whole war, having entered the service in his six- teenth year, was one of them. He died at Greenville, Greene coun- ty, New York, April 13th, 1850, in the ninetieth year of his age, and used frequently to relate the scene of the traitor's escape from "West Point, of which he was an eye witness. 210 HISTORY OP ANCIENT AYOODBUET. So worn down and exhausted had the people become with constant service, that the authorities of the town had the greatest difficulty in filling the required quota from this date till the close of -the war. Large bounties were offered for recruits, and heavy taxes laid to pay the expenses thus incurred. This will be seen by the following town action : " At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Woodbury, June the 26th , 17S0. "Daniel Sherman Esqr was Chosen Moderator for this Meeting. "Voated, that Each Able Budyed Effective Man, Who shall Mist into the Continental Array for three years shall Receive as A Bounty from this Town over and above the States' Bounty £45 Lawful Money in silver at 6/8 p ounce > or Currency Equivilent, to be paid on his Inlistment & being Mustered into service the sum of £20 : and on the Commencement of the second year £15 : more, and on the Commencement of ye Sd year the other £10 : provided he Continues in the serviss. And such Able Bodyd Men Who shall Inli^ During the War shall Receive the same Bounty, and Also £15 : on the Commence- ment of the 4th year. Provided they Continue in the service, provided also that such Inlisted Soldiers shall be accounted a part of the Quoto of this town ; Providd they be not Inlisted to the 20/ P Monlh heretofore Granted to Soldiers in this Town, the Comition OfBoers of Each Military Company for the time be- ing are Appointed a Committee for the time being." To meet the payment of these large bounties, a tax of four pence on the pound was laid on the property of the inhabitants. In No- vember, a tax of two pence on the pound was laid for the same pur- pose, and the selectmen were made a committee to "find out the De- fitionces in the Continental Army, and make report to the next meet- ing." In December, Aaron Hinman, William Preston, Sheldon Clark, Capt. Elijah Hinman, Lieut. Samuel Curtiss, and Capt. David Leavenworth were chosen a committee to hire soldiers. On the fif- teenth of January following, fifteen others were appointed a commit- tee to assist the former committee in the performance of their duties. The army this year were again in the greatest want of the necessa- ries of life, clothing in particular. In this emergency, Woodbury " Sent to the Connecticut Line by Mr. Hubbard, Nov"^ 7* 1780, 1788 p' stockings, 1582 p' Woolen Overalls, 379 Shirts, 570 vests, 1937 p' of Shoes, and 650 Blankets." This was a pretty liberal ainount to be sent by one exhausted town. In August, 1780, Washington conceived the plan of taking New York from the enemy, and consequently desired a force that would not be constantly leaving him by the expiration of the time of their enlistment. He therefore suggested to his general officers the policy of enlisting " volunteers till New York should be taken." General HISTORY OF ANCIENT -VTOODBUET. 211 V Parsons communicated the plan to the captains under his command, in the following letter : "Sii " His Excellency General Washington informs me, that in Case the States furnish their Quota of Money and Supplies, he designs New York for the object of his Operations this Campaign, and desires me to Encourage Volunteer Com- panies to Inlist on the following Terras, viz. That they sign their Names to A written Ingagement to abide with the Army, subject to the Orders & Kegula- tions by which they are Governil untill the City of New York is taken, or the seige Raisd, unless they are sooner discharg"!, and that the persons thus Inga- ging hold themselves in Readiness to march whenever the General calls for them ; for the express purpose of attacking New York, & for no other purpose. Every 56 Rank & File are entitled to have 1 Capt, 1 Lt, & 1 Ensign, & 3 Ser- jeants, to be Elected by themselves, and so in proportion for a less number. Under these Circumstances I have to request you to Confer with the Gentlemen in your Vicinity, & Endeavour to procure A Company to be engagd for this purpose. I would thank you to acquaint me as soon as you can of your pros- pects in this Matter. Pay and Rations Commence from the Time of their taking the Field 2lst August, 17S0. ' "I am, Sir, yr obedt Servt Sam' H. Parsons. " To Capt. David Leavenworth and Capt. Jon" Brown. " We whose Names are'hereuiito Subscribed do Voluntarily Inlist & Engage ourselves to serve in A Company of Volunteers to be rais^in pursuance of his Excellency General Washington's Requisition to General Parsons, and to abide by and Conform ourselves in every respect agreeable to the within Mention* plan exhibited for this purpose. " Adam Hurlbut, Lovewell Hurd, John C. Case, Ezra Lacey, Moses Hurd, Aaron Hall, David Leavenworth, Edward Lake, Wm. Torrance, Sam- uel Kurd, Ebenezer Lacey, Abijah Brunson, Issacher Norton, John Mal- lory, Ebenr Thomas, Curtis Hurd, David Booth, John Baker, Thomas Torrance, George Norton, Nathan Eumsey, Eldad Baker." Scarcely any thing could show the indomitable spirit of the people better than this inlistment out of a single company, under the circum- stances in which it was made. It was but a few days previous, that Col. Moseley had been ordered by Gen. Parsons to make a very heavy detachment, as will appear by Col. Moseley's letter to the general : " Woodbury August 260). 17S0. " Hon* Sir— I " I Received your Orders of the 20th, Instant, & have given out Orders ac- ,. [ . ,vith directions to the Detaching-OfRcers to deliver their draughted to such Officer & Lieu'. Col. Wells should appoint to receive them ; at Col. field's in New Milford on the 2Sth. Instant ; and have Wrote to Col. Wells, f roing bim of the time & place. This draught oompleats 440 Men that 212 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. have been call'd for from this Reg', since May last — The last Return of men fit for duty under fifty years of Age could not exceed 480 — There has been a con- siderable number who have mov'd awaysinoe last Return ; so that some of the OiEcers say that they can not find Enough to compleat tlieir Details vi'ithout taking such as have been out the last two Months : but]! hope they will nialce out some how. Capt. Hine of New Milford inform 'd me to day, that thire is a difiiculty attends getting the Men in that Town : which is, that in Consequence of an Order or E,ecommendation, sent by Gen'. Parsons to the Minister of that Town, to raise a Company of Volunteers, a great part of the Men there, have Inlisted for that purpose ; & have proceeded so far as to Nominate their Capt. &o. in full expectation of soon compleatmg a full Company in that Quarter : and that the Officers there could not make the last draught without taking the Men out of those Inlisted Volunteers; which they apprehend would frustrate the whole plan of raising such a Company ; It being a favourite plan among them, which they are Zealously pursuing ; they desired Capt. Hine to come to me & see if they could not be indulged the favour not to make the draught. I told Capt. Hine, that I Vas much in favcyir of having Volunteer Companies ; but as our Minister had not yet Received any orders on that subject, I was un- acquainted with the General Plan ; therefore could not relinquish any part of the draughting Orders ; but told him I would Represent the matter to your Honr. and if any allowance could be made on account of Volunteers, you would doubtless grant it. I understand that similar Orders are sent to the Miijisters of Kent & Litchfield ; and that it Originated from a Requisition from his Ex- celly Gen'. "Washington for that purpose : but have seen nothing of the kind in this Town and Hardly know what to depend on about it. " I am &o. " I. Moseley." By this letter it can be seen, in a vivid light, how much the regi- ment had become reduced in point of numbers, more than two yearS before the close of the war. 1781. In May of this year, the Assembly, upon the representa- tion of Gen. Washington, that there was a pressing necessity of hav- ing fifteen hundred men ready to march on the shortest notice, to be held in service three months after joining the army, and also of rais- ing a number of men equal to one-sixth part of this state's quota in the continental army, to supply deficiencies which had taken place from the various casualties incident to an army, resolved to raise by voluntary inlistment, 2,100 men, by the 1st of July following; and if the number was not filled by that time, to complete it by peremptory detachment from those towns which had not raised their full quota of men. The larger part of the men raised in this regiment was sent • to Horseneck. In the early part of January, a committee of seven- teen were appointed to hire soldiers for that post. In July, another town meeting was held, in which it was voted, " That the 18 Men to fill up our Quota of the Continental Army & Likewise HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTJBT. 213 the 11 Men for the State Guards at Horse Neck behir* bya Committee as here- tofore for that Purpose." The committee was appointed, and the desired number raised. In February, it had been voted, to give the State bounty of £30 given to the several towns for each recruit furnished, to eacli soldier who should enlist and muster into service. This vote materially lightened tlie labor of procuring enlistments. This will be seen from the fact, that twenty-two were obtained from one company, Capt. Thaddeus Kurd's. The quota for this year was one hundred and six. The number in service in May was eighty-one, and consequently the defi- ciency was twenty-five. These were hired by. the committee ap- pointed for that purpose. j During this year, the French army under Gen. La Fayette, passed through this town on their journey south to join Gen. "Washington, in his operations aga,inst Cornwallis. This was a pretty direct route from Boston, and it was the general's design to keep at a safe dis- tance from the coasts. They came through White Deer rocks, where they were obliged to cut away trees, and remove stones, in order to transport their heavy baggage through the defile. The army en- camped for the night in town, in such companies as suited their con- venience, and when they had pitched their tents, they extended all the way from Middle Quarter to White Oak, a distance of nearly three miles. That part which encamped near the house then occu- pied by David Sherman, and since by the late Gideon Sherman, eat for him, with his consent, twelve bushels of apples, as is related, and drank seven or eight barrels of new cider at his mill. During the evening they had a dance in which some of the Woodbury damsels joined with the polite French officers, in their gay uniforms, while others looked on. Multitudes of the inhabitants pressed about the tents of those patriotic foreigners, who had come so far to fight the battle of freedom for a suffering people, and destined to act so distin- guished a part in bringing the long and bloody contest to a close. La Fayette, with his chief officers, lodged at the house of Hon. Dan iel Sherman, and was waited on by all the principal men of the town. The late Mr. Ashbel Moody, and two or three other aged people, who recollected the scene, gave the writer a vivid description of the incidents of the occasion. Fii-ed anew with martial courage by the fine display of the French troops, a considerable number of soldiers volunteered on the spot, and marched with them on the following morning. Among these were Capt. Joseph Walker, Lieut. Nathan •Beers, Lieut. John Sherman, Ebenezer Hicock, Wait Hurlbut, and 214 HISTOHT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. Enoch Sperry. After the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the army passed through town agam on their return to take ship for their homes. The soldiers encamped on Breakneck Hill in Middlebury, , about a mile north of the meeting-house, it derives its name froih the circumstance of one of the cattle falling and breaking its neck in descending the hill, while employed in transporting the baggage of the troops. La Fayette and some of his oflScers lodged in a tavern, in a valley eastward, then kept by Mr. Isaac Bronson. A new house has since been erected on its site by a grandson of the former owner. 1782. The campaign opened early this year, and a meeting of the town was held, Feb. 25 th, at which it was " Voted that the 10 Classes that are already fixed hire, each of said Classes hire one Man to s6rve in the State Guard, & three soldiers be raised by the Town to Serve in stl State Guard." The burdens of the war fell very heavily on Connecticut, because that in addition to furnishing its full quota in the continental' army; it was obliged to keep many of its soldiers on duty at the several posts in the State for its defense. On the 18th of December, another- town-meeting was held, at which it was "Voted to fill up our Quota to the Number of 106 Men. " Voted that the Town Raise 12 Mt-n & that the Select Men Divide the Town into 12 Classes Each Class to Raise one Man on the List of 1781." This proved to be the last time the town was to be called upon to show its devotion to the interests of the country during the war of independence. It will be seen that the efforts of the town to sub- serve the good cause, in common with the whole country, had con- stantly grown weaker and weaker, as the strength of its soldiers wasted away before the pestilence, and the deadly struggle on the field of battle, and its wealth disappeared under the ever fresh levies of supplies for the army, and the support of the troops. It would seem, that overwhelmed with debt as the country then was, it could hardly have held out much longer. But, however that may have been, it seems that a kind Providence had designed, in his wisdom, to spare them the trial. To Him, " who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb," it seemed good to say to pride, power and oppression, " thus far shalt thou go and no farther." A part of these last levies were present at the ever memorable siege of Yorktown in October, and at the surrender of Cornwallis on the 19th of that month, which virtually closed the war. Abel "Wake- HISTOET OP ANCIENT "WOODBURY. 215 ley was one o^ these, and others who had inlisted during the war, to- gether with the most of those that went south with La Fayette. The eyes of these survivors of a ruthless warfare beheld a glad sigbt on the morn of the 19th of October, when in solemn silence — not amid the smoke and carnage of the battle-field — they saw the brave Gen. Lincoln receive the sword of Lord CornwaHis— the strength and glory of the British army on this side of the water, broken and de- stroyed. Well might the news of this auspicious event spread uni- versal joy, as it did, throughout the country. WeU might all hearts unite in praise and thanksgiving to God for this signal blessing, which was to terminate our struggle for independence. It was not inappropriate that Washington ordered divine service to be perform- ed throughout the army ; and that Congress proceeded in solemn procession to the house of God, to acknowledge their grateful sense of this special favor.' It was, indeed, the final blow, the immediate precursor of peace. The voice of the whole British people called in earnest tones for an immediate termination of the war ; so earnest indeed, that it penetrated even to an unrelenting throne. Early next year, just eight years after the battle of Lexington, Great Britain proposed peace, and hostilities terminated. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Henry Laurens, were appointed agents by the United States to conclude the terms of peace. Preliminary arti- cles were signed at Paris, Nov. 30, 1782, and on the 19th day of April, 1783, a formal proclamation of the cessation of hostilities an- nounced the glad tidings to a disenthralled nation. It would be a pleasing occupation to linger for a moment and gather up the personal incidents scattered thickly throughout the whole of this long and eventful period; but the limits of our work will not allow us that gratification. They will be found, however, in the biographical and genealogical history, which will occupy the ma- jor portion of the remainder of this volume, and also in the list of revolutionary soldiers from this town, among the statistics, at its close. 1 On the west side of the Pomperang Eiver, thr^e-foiirths of a mile from the main street in Southhury, liycd three brothers, sturdy young men. Their names were Jus- tus Amos and Moses Asa Johnson. When the news of the surrender of Comwallis reached town, the people assembled at the meeting-house, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The bell pealed forth in merry, violent tones, and every heart was full of joy. The Johnsons supposed the bell was ringing for an alarm, as it scarcely rung for any thing else except on Sundays. In an hour or two, two of them appeared at the alarm post, fully armed aJid equipped, their knapsacks filled with provisions for aa immediate march. Such was a specimen of the patriotism of those days. 216 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBTJET. " The colonies must be taxed !" What a world of interests was ' affected by that stern and unjust decision. Little dreamed he who spake it, that it would inflame a continent, and rend from Old Eng- land her fairest possession, her gem of greatest value. But the word was spoken — the decree gone forth ! " "Whom the gods wish to de- stroy they first make mad." "With a fated madness, an unaccounta- ble folly, the mother country took her furious course. Her children, driven by her cruelty into the savage wilds of a distant continent, were pursued with ruthless barbarity. She little knew and little cared, if far away over the mighty Atlantic, her arbitrary acts was creating the " laud of the free and the home of the brave." Then came the war of the Revolution to blast the dearest hopes of the people of the new world, yet from its gloomy shades gleamed forth the hght of liberty, which now shines with such dazzling splendor, But it was to be obtained by blood and toil and miseries with scarce- ly an equal in the annals of mankind. The blood of the dwellers in these fair vales, and in each town and hamlet of our land, was shed like water on every' glorious battle field of our country, from the skirmish at Lexington to the ever memorable seige of Yorktown — from the sad massacre of the fair and poetic vale of Wyoming to the field of honor on the heights of Saratoga ! Their hardly earned worldly goods were freely offered op the altar of their country's good. Hunger, cold and privation of every sort were cheerfully endured. Every tie which nature holds dear, and which binds the hearts of men in conjugal, paternal, or fraternal bands to the well-known hearthstone, were sundered at the call of our suffering country in her hour of need and of peril. They went forth with bounding hearts, and athletic, manly forms. Many of them found honored graves in various parts of our land, and many more returned with dire diseases, mutilated frames and shattered health — the merest wreck of what they were — to the firesides which had missed their presence for months and years. But the result of their labors was glorious beyond the expectation, or even the dreams of the most hopeful. They wrought well — a re- deemed and widely extended people now rejoices in the results of their toils and sufferings. If there be a " recompense of reward" for those that do well, surely our patriot sires have long since entered on a bright fruition. Great indeed have been the results of the Revo- lution, not only to our own favored land, but to the world. Since that hour of " deadly peril was overpast," our nation has gone pros- perously on, and we are almost miraculously increased from three to more than, twenty millions of freemen. Liberty and equality are in- HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. 217 terwoven with every fibre of our institutions. Freedom of thought an1722, Mr. John Graham, a candidate for ye ministry (from Ireland) in his travels from ye eastern parts of N. England (where he had'preached some years) into this Colony of Connecticut, was prov- identially cast into this town of Stafford, where he tarried that night, and next morning being Invited by Mr. Josiah Standish (one of the committee) he preached there the next Sabbath." His settlement over the church immediately followed. By the same minutes we learn, that he had preached at Exeter, N. H., " some years'' before removing to Stafford. By his tombstone we are informed that he died in the eighty-first year of his age, and the fifty-fourth of his ministry. ' He preached in Stafford and Southbury 1 The whole inscription reads — " In truth at best— here lies the Eev. John Graham, who departed this life, December 11th, A. D. 1774 in the 81st year of his age and 64th of his ministry." 226 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUET. forty-five years, and by his own entry it appears, that he had preach- ed " sonje years" before coming to the former place. For more than eight years before his death, he was unable to perform pastoral la- bors. Before entering the ministry he had been educated in Scot- land, as a physician, and entered on the practice of that profession, but was induced to relinquish it and become a clergyman. It is not known whether this change occurred before, or after he came to this country. Mr. Graham was a descendant of the Duke of Montrose, as appears by the grave-stone erected to the memory of his son, Doct. Andrew Graham, one of the first physicians in Southbury society, by John A. Graham, LL. D., a lawyer in the city of New York. Hon. John Lorimer Graham, a lawyer of the same city, is a son of Doctor John A. Graham, here mentioned, and conse- quently great-grandson of the minister. He was a man of medium size, an intelligent and earnest preacher, an affectionate pastor, and an excellent man, exemplary and faithful in all the relations and du- ties of life. He was learned in the various branches of knowledge, and frequently engaged with great prudence and power in the po- lemic discussions of the day. In 1737, Yale College conferred on him the honorary degree of Master of Arts. In these early days prevailed a custom, which has long since be- come obsolete in the Congregational churches, though it is still prac- ticed in the congregations of some bodies of professing Christians at the present day. The custom alluded to is the mode of singing, which was done in this manner. A person was appointed to act as chorister, or " to set the psalm," who selected and " pitched" the tunes ; then a line or two was read off, when the whole congregation joined in singing them, and thus proceeding alternately to read and sing the lines, in this manner, till the whole psalm had been sung. It seems, that soon after the formation of this society, it had been dis- cussed whether the church would adopt the new mode of having, the singing conducted by a choir for that purpose, or carry it on by the congregation as before. The action taken by the society on this oc- casion is somewhat interesting, and is here introduced : " At a genl Church meeting December 19t^ 1734, appointed in order to agree upon the mode of'Singing the praises of God in publick — and ye appointment of a Chorister, Voted and agreed, that we will continue to Sing the praises of God in the public worship on the Sabbath, in the common way wherein we have hitherto gone on, Leaving every one to their liberty of learning or not learning to Sing the Regular way, and that when persons have generally Learned to sing by Rule, yet that way of Singing shall not be introduced into the Congregation here, but upon farther agreement and in an orderly way. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 227 " 2 Voted and agreed that Captn Andrew Hinman (If he will accept it) be the person to set the psalm, and Lead us in the pnblick praises, of God, and that, if Captn Hinman do not accept, then Joseph Hintnan shall be the man. " 3 Voted and agreed that he who Setts the psalm shall be at his Liberty what tunes to Sing on Lecture days." On the 1st of July, 1765, and again on the 18th of August, 1766, the society voted to give Eev. Benjamin Wildman a call to settle over the church as " Colleague with the Eev* M"^. Graham," with a settlement of £350, to be paid in four equal yearly payments, and an annual salary of £50, together with his firewood ; and after the fourth year this salary was to be raised to £75 per tonum. The firewood judged necessary for his family was thirty cords, which might strike one, at first glance, as a liberal allowance for a single family, but a little reflection will show, that it was quite a different matter to pro- vide a year's fuel for a house in those days, not well finished, with its huge stone chimney, and all-devouring fire-place. Mr. Wildman's letter of acceptance of this call, is a model, brief, to the point, and covering the whole ground : I "To the Society of Southbury in Woodbury in Litchfield County, grace, peace, &c'. '• Whereas s* Society in Their Meeting on the IS'h of August 1776, by their vote called and invited me to Settle with them in the work of the gospel minis- try, I having weigh"! the Call and Votes of the Society for my Support Do agree to accept their offers, and hereby do accept^ and engage (Thro' Divine Assist- ance to serve them inthe great work unto which they have called me so far as my abilities admit. " Benj. Wildman." Although the first meeting-house had been so long " in building," yet in about twenty years after it was fully completed, another was thought necessary. Accordingly, the society voted to build a new one, Nov. 30th, 1760, during the latter part of Mr. Graham's active ministerial labors. But the great bane of religious and school socie- ties, the question of location, intervened at this point, and a vigorous and somewhat bitter contest was carried on for many years, so that it was more than twelve years before the house was completed. In November, 1760, the county court, which now had jurisdiction over this matter, appointed a committee to locate the new house, which vduty they performed in April, 1761, and placed a stake " on Benja- min Hinman's lot." A remonstrance followed, and another commit- tee was appointed, which located it three-fourths of a mile further north, at which place they could not get a vote of the society to 228 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. build. The Assembly was asked by the society's agent, May, 1762, for a new committee to locate, but the request was denied. The same request was renewed at the next May session, stating that the house was located within one mile and a fourth of the northern boundary of the society. The doings of the county court were set aside, and a committee appointed, who reported at the October ses- sion, the same year, that they had located it in the " Main Street, 40 rods South of the last location." The northern part of the soci- ety remonstrated, but the location was confirmed. In May, 1764, fifty-five of the southern inhabitants of the society represented to the General Assembly, that they " cannot get a vote to build in the last place fixed upon, and mountains separate the western inhabitants, some of whom go round South, and some go round North ;" and therefore pray that there may be a division into north and south so- cieties ; but this petition was not granted. Finding that no more committees would be appointed, the society, in some measure, acqui- esced in the stem necessity, as they thought it, and laid a land tax of one shilling in the pound to build the edifice. In 1770, a further tax of sixpence in the pound was laid to complete it. In December, 1767, a vote was passed to " get all ready to frame the meeting-house by the 1st of April next," and in December, 1770, another vote was passed, " to proceed to finish the meeting-house by the 1st of January, 1772." The church was finally finished, and a bell procured for its use in 1775. This was one of the largest, and most expensive churches in this region, and was an imitation, in its architecture, of one previously built in Litchfield. It was located, as will be seen, in the street near the lane that leads down to the new burying-ground, and was used as a church seventy-two years, till the dedication of the present church edifice in 1844. Mr. Wildman became pastor in the midst of these troubles, but soon after his accession, a better feeling began to prevail, and the re- sult was a fine church edifice, as we have seen. His ministry com- menced October 22d, 1766, and closed, with his death, in 1812. Dur- ing his ministry, the prosperity of his church was at first impeded by the meeting-house controversy, and immediately after by the events of the Revolutionary War ; yet one hundred and one persons were added to its members, and two hundred and twenty-one were bapti- zed by him. Under his ministry, Stephen Curtiss, Samuel Strong and Jonathan Mitchell, acted as deacons — perhaps others ; the rec- 'ords are very imperfect. Mr. Wildman was a native of Danbury, and was a man of noble HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 229 bearing, both in stature, manners and mind. He was easy of access, pleasing and instructive in his conversation, and warm in his friend- ship. He graduated at Yale College in 1753. It is not known how he spent the eight years between his graduation and his entrance on his ministerial duties. Perhaps he had not the moral qualities deem- ed necessary to fit him for that high calling, for in playful allusion to the name he bore, in former years, he frequently, remarked, that when in college, he was a wild-man ! Even after he had become a, minister, an humble, pious man, his forte was wit and humor. Not even se- vere and long protracted trials and afflictions, were sufficient to drive from his temperament this constitutional tendency to wit. In this department, he was always the equal of his Bethlehem neighbor, Dr. Bellamy, although the Dr. was his superior in some other things. He once consulted Dr. Bellamy as to the best means to be used to get his people to meeting. The specific recommended by the learned Doctor, was to place a barrel of rum under the pulpit. " Ah,'' said Mr. Wildman, " I am afraid to do this, for I should have the attend- ance of half of the church in Bethlehem every Sabbath." As a case of discipline for intemperance was then pending in the Doctor's church, the witticism cut close home. The people of his parish were accustomed to have, every year, what was termed a " wood bee," to furnish the pastor with the quantity of wood stipulated in their arti- cles of settlement. It was also in accordance with the customs of the times, for the pastor to invite his parishioners to " take something to drink," on arriving at his wood-yard, before unloading their wood. A certain poor, but jocose man, who had no team, but who liked well the customary " treat," on one occasion, took a large log on his shoul- der, and bore it. with much difficulty into the yard. His pastor was ready to wefcome him, and said, " come, come, good friend, come in and|drink^e/bre you unload!" Some one once spoke to Mr. "Wild- man about his pleasant relations with Mr. Benedict of Woodbury, and the remarkable coincidences in their lives. They were origin- ally townsmen ; settled unusually near together ; had lived long and harmoniously in the ministry ; had acted much in concert, and for their mutual accommodation and gratification. " Yes," said he, " it has been remarkable and pleasant ; but there has been one great con- trast ; brother Benedict was born a minister, but I was born a wild- ass' colt;" On all occasions, whenever wit was possible, he was ever ready with his joke. His afflictions were numerous, of great severity, and of long con- tinuance. The unfortunate habits of a son-in-law, made it necessary 230 HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBURY. for him to support a daughter with her large family of children. His wife was an invalid, and suffered gre&,t p^iin, which for many years she could only endure under the constant influence of opiates. None of these things bowed him down, for he had a constitution, and a grace to be buoyant to the last. " He was fitted not only to endure, but to be a submissive and exemplary Christian ; an active and faithful pastor ; a preacher orthodox, instructive, animated, able and popu- lar." His death, August 2, 1812, at the age of seventy-six, termina- ted a ministry of more than forty-five years. Kev. Dr. Backus, of Bethlehem, preached his funeral sermon, in which occurs an account of what Mr. Wildman said to one of his ministerial brethren a short time before the close of his life. It was on an occasion of a public meeting of ministers. " I feel," said he, " that this is the last time I shall ever meet you. I shall soon go the way of all the earth. I wish for no parade at my funeral. If, as usual, many good things are said of my character, they will not be truth. I was a gay, and alas a thoughtless youth — a Wildman by name, and a wild-man by nature ! If the Lord has ever made me to differ from others, it has been wholly an efibrt of divine power, and by a series of merciful and fatherly chastisements. I bless God for them, for I needed more chastisements than any two men I ever saw. Of all saved sinners, it will be most proper for me to cast my crown at my Saviour's feet."' In 1813, the year succeeding the death of Mr. Wildman, Rev. Elijah Wood was ordained pastor over the church and people of Southbury. During the year of his ordination a revival took place which added twenty members to the church. He was a good man and devoted Christian, but his ministry was short. He died in June, 1815. In January, 1816, Eev. Daniel A. Clark was called and ordPned' over the church, and dismissed September, 1819, after a ministry of a little less than four years. As a vigorous writer and an eloquent preacher, Mr. Clark was considered by good judges as having few equals in the county. Yet lie was regarded by some as unfortunately deficient in some important qualifications for usefulness in the sacred ofiBce. After leaving Southbury, he was successively settled in Am- herst, Mass., Bennington, Vt, and in a town 'in the state of New Tork. He was the author of a premium tract, " The Rich Believer 1 For the principal part of this sketch of Mr. 'Wildman, the author is indebted to Dr. McEwen's Discourse at Litchfield in 1852, and to'the minutes of Eev. Williams H. Whittemore. HISTORY OF ANCIENT •WOODBUET. SSl Bountiful ;" also a highly popular sermon, " The Church Safe," be- sides three volumes of sermons, and some posthumous works. He departed this life about 1842, and his remains were carried to New Haven for interment. After Mr. Clark's dismissal, there was no settled pastor over the church till June, 1826. Among the ministers who preached there for a longer or shorter time, during these years, the names of three occur to the writer. Rev. Levi Smith, the eloquent Carlos "Wilcox, and a brother of the Rev. Dr. Payson. In June, 1826, Rev. Thomas L. Shipman became pastor, and con- tinued in that relation till June, 1836. He graduated at Tale Col- lege in 1818. While here he proved an intelligent, faithful and suc- cessful minister. In 1821, during the great revival of that year throughout the country, twenty-five were added to this church, and in 1827, was another in which eight were received as members. On occasions like these, he was ardent and successful in his labors. On the 16th of November, 1836, Rev. Wilhams H. Whittemore was installed into the pastoral office over the church, and remained tin his dismissal in 1850. He graduated at Yale College in 1825, and preached three years each at Rye, N. Y. and Charlestown, Mass., before his settlement in Southbury. He is now Principal of a Youilg Ladies Seminary at New Haven. Since his removal, there has been no settled preacher over this church. The pulpit is at present sup- plied by the Rev. G-eorge P. Prudden, a graduate of Yale, who gives good satisfaction to the people. The state of his health does not allow him to make a permanent engagement anywhere. Among those who have held the office of deacon in this church since the days of Rev. Mr. Wildman, are Timothy Osbom, Adam Wheeler, Marcus D. Mallory, and Noah Kelsey, There have been others, but their names are unknown to the writer for reasons here- tofore given. , Thirty years after the incorporation of Southbury society, and a few years after the purchase of lands made of the Indians, called the South Purchase, had been settled, there was a desire to have reli- gious meetings during the winter months, in a place beyond the " mountains," now called South Britain. The high hills between the eastern and western parts of the present town of Sbuthbury had very soon after the settlement beyond them, made differences among the members of that society. Accordingly, we find twenty-nine persons, who, lived in " Southbury new purchase," petitioning the Assembly in October, 1761, for four months' "winter preaching" each year, on 232 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUEY. the ground of their "living -far from the place of worship," and the bad state of the roads. The prayer of their petition was granted at the same session, and they were allowed to " choose the necessary officers." Three years later, thirty-eight petitioners said- the society was nine miles in extent east and west, and seven miles north and south, and had a list of £12,000. On account of the mountains, no spot for a meeting-house could accommodate all the society, and they therefore prayed for another ecclesiastical society, the line to be run by the course of the mountains. Sixty-nine persons signed a remon- strance, alleging that this would leave the society in a bad .shape; that it was a time of heavy public taxes, that Mr. Graham was old, and they must proceed to settle another minister, that the memorialists are not able to pay the expenses of a new society, that those within the proposed limits were not united, and that those limits did not fol- low the natural boundary. Fourteen other persons, living within the proposed new society, remonstrated, asserting that the lines were not such as would accommodate a society, that the " winter parish" is now divided, and that the application was got up by a few, who wished to live in the center of a society. The application, in conse- quence of these objections, and somewhat numeroua''reasons, felled, At the May session of the Assembly, 1765, the petition for a new society was renewed by forty-five individuals. They urged that it would save them more than one-half of their travel to a place of pub- lic worship. "No one place can accommodate the whole society.'' A tax of " 12* in the pound" had been laid to build a meeting-house. They therefore prayed for a new society, or a release from taxes. The petition was signed by the following persons : "Wait Hinman, Ebenezer Down, James Edmonds, Samuel Wheeler, Ebenezer Hin- man, John Pearce, Samuel Hinman, Eleazer Mitchell, Ebenezer Squire, Benjamin Allen, John Garrit, Aaron Down, Zebulon Nor- ton, David Pearce, Robert Edmonds, John Mallory, Moses Johnson, Abraham Pearce, Gideon Curtiss, Michael Han, Samuel CurtisSf Joseph Darling, Ichabod Tuttle, John Park, Timothy Allen, Gideon Booth, Matthew Hubbell, Amos Brownson, Comfort Hubbell, Samuel' Hicock, Thomas Tousey, Moses Down, John Hobart, John Johnson, Solomon Johnson, James Edmonds, Jr., Silas Hubbell, Russell Franklin, James Stanclift, Joseph Baldwin, Joseph Baldwin, Jr., Elijah Hinman, Ebenezer Downs, Bethel Hinman, Samuel Pearce. The petition was continued to the October session of the Assembly, when a committee was appointed to inquire into the matter and re- port. The committee reported at the May session, 1766, that the HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 233 " mountain renders the meeting in one society impracticable," and recommended the incorporation of a new society. The report was accepted, the society incorporated, called South Britain, and released from the 12* tax, notwithstanding twenty-one persons remonstrated, preferring to remain with the old society, as they had joined with them in a contract for a new meeting-house. In October, 1770, they report to the General Assembly that they have settled a minister, have begun to build a meeting-house, that the list of the society w.as only £4,379, is. Qd., that a large land interest was owned by persons living in other parishes, which was increased in value by the incor- poration of the new society, and that they therefore asked a land tax. The request was granted, and a tax of 2* per acre allowed for three years. The society had previously voted a tax of 4" in the pound of the grand .list for 6ach of the two preceding years, toward building the house. In December, 1770, the building committee report it enclosed, and the society in debt £80 or £90 in consequence. From the foregoing, it will be perceived, that the people of South Britain had " winter privileges" for five years before their in- corporation into a distinct society. The particulars of the organiza^ tioh of the church can not now be ascertained, on account of the almost entire want of church records. A few entries, on loose sheets of paper, are all that remain to cast a glimpse of information on the benighted world. No minister was settled over the church till three ' years after the incorporation of the society. Rev. Jehu Minor, the first pastor, was settled early in 1769. The society gave him a set- tlement of £200, and a salary of £70 per annum. The settlement granted the ministers on their being installed over a church, in those early days, was a very convenient thing for a young man, who per- haps had spent his last penny in fitting himself to assume the respon- sible duties of his high calling. It enabled him to sustain himself with dignity and independence among his parishioners, and to dis- pense charities among the needy of his congregation, instead of being as now — in some sense a beggar — dependent upon niggardly salaries for a livelihood. Under the old regime, the ministers held a respect- able position among the wealthy familiesof their parishes, and their descendants could remain in the town of their birth, and become prominent in the various relations of life. For instance, we have to- day, in the ancient town, the descendants of a Bellamy, a Brinsmade, a Stoddard, and a Graham. One or two hundred years have not been able to scatter their descendants from the territories their an- cestors did so much to improve and bless. Heaven knows where the 16 234 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. children of later ministers are, or where those of the present will be after the lapse of a few years. Under the present system, the de- scendants of the ministers are doomed to be poor, and to be scattered from the place of their birth to seek a better fortune elsewhere. Change is the order of the day — nothing is stable. Howevei;' much men may regard the " higher calls of duty" to enter this holy em- ployment, yet many will feel themselves imperatively called to other fields of usefulness, when they behold in this, only a moderate sus- tenance for themselves, and pauperism for their children. Much of the best order of intellect is and will be engaged in other profes- sions and employments, which would be found in this, but for this ever-present spectacle of sadness. " The laborer is worthy of his hire," saith the " Book of Books." There is no reason why he who labors in " things spiritual," should be reduced to starvation in per- son, or in posterity, any more than he who labors in " things temporal." This is a matter which needs reformation. At the organization of the church in 1769, John Pearce and Eben- ezer Down were chosen deacons, and the church consisted of forty- two members. Their names were John Minor, Ebenezer Down, James Edmonds, John Pearce, Ebenazer Hinman, Ebenezer Squire, Silas Hubbell, John Parks, Timothy Allen, Justice Hicock, John Garret, Samuel Pearce, Nathan Pearce, David Pearce, Aaron Down, Matthew Hubbell, Eleazer Mitchell, Joseph Pearce, Stephen Brown- son, John Skeel, William Youngs, Gideon Booth, Abraham Pearce, Prudei;ice Johnson, Dinah Down, Mary Edmonds, Hannah Pearce, Elizabeth Hinman, Ann Squire, Ann Hinman, Rebecca Wheeler, Sarah Allen, Lois Hicock, Mary Edmonds, Jr., Eunice Pearce, Pru- dence Johnson, Jr., Olive Mitchell, Mary Pearce, Mary Brownson, Mary Youngs, Sarah Booth, Elizabeth Pearce. The church, during • Mr. Minor's ministrations, was prosperous. Twenty-two were added to his church in 1785, and 109 during the twenty-one years he resided with his people ; and" five were added during the five years' ministry of his successor. One hundred and thirty-eight persons were baptiz- ed by him. He was dismissed by the mutual consent of himself and his church, June, 1790. He was a native of Woodbmy, gradu- ated at Yale College, and was settled in the ministry over the church in South Britain, two years later. He was a good man, and served his people acceptably for many years. Toward the close of his min- istry he became much engrossed in farming, to the neglect of his pa- rochial duties, which was the ultimate cause of his asking a dismission from- ministerial labor. His successor in the pastoral office was Mat- HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBXJRT. 235 thias Cazier, who was settled in 1799, and dismissed in 1804 On his dismission, the church voted, "that they very cordially esteem their pastor, the 'Rev'^ 'Matthias Cazier, as of good moral characten and as an able and conscientious Minister of the New Testament, and sound in the faith." He was of French extraction. His father and mother were born in France, but he was bom in New Jersey, and married a Miss Crane, of Newark. Previous to his settlement in this place, he had preached in Vermont, and Pelham, Mass. After his dismission here, he removed to the State of New York. Previous to hi^ settlement, there had been an interregnum of nine years, after Mr. Minor's dismissal, during which time, the pulpit was sup-» plied by various ministers, and in which had occurred one revival, an^ eleven admissions to the church. The church was again with- out a settled pastor for four years, when Kev. Bennett Tyler, D. D.^ was ordained, June 1, 1808. He remained in this pastoral charge fourteen years, when he was dismissed at his own request, March 26th, 1822, having been elected President of Dartmouth' College. Under the ministration of Dr. Tyler, the church enjoyed great peace and prosperity. A hundred and eight persons were added to the number of its members. Dr. Tyler was bom in that part of Woodbury which now belongs to Middlebury, near Quassapaug Lake, July 6th, 1783. He gradua- ted at Yale College in 1804, and after graduation was for one year preceptor of the academy in "Weston, now Easton, in Fairfield county. He studied theology with the Eev. Asahel Hooker, of Go- shen, and was licensed to preach in the fall of 1806. He was or- dained pastor of this church two years later, and after a pleasant ministry of fourteen years, he was, in 1822, appointed President of Dartmouth College, as stated, soon after which the degree of doctor in divinity was conferred upon him by Middlebury College. He fiUed this office six years, during which time he had the satisfac- tion to witness the constantly increasing prosperity of the institution. In June, 1828, he unexpectedly received a call to take the pastoral charge of the second church in Portland, Maine, as successor of the Eev. Dr. Payson," in " the great congregation where he had long preached, and prayed so like an angeh" After much serious de- liberation he was induced to accept this call. Here he enjoyed the confidence and affection of a large and united church and society, till he was appointed President and Professor of Christian Theology in the Theological Institute ot Connecticut. He entered on the dis- charge of the duties of these offices in 1834, and continues to dis- 236 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. charge them still. Dr. Tyler " still lives," " his praise is in all the churches," and comment on his life and character is unnecessary. Immediately after the dismission of Df. Tyler, Kev. Noah Smith was invited to settle over the church and society, which call he ac- cepted, and his pastoral labors immediately commenced. His ministry was of considerable length, useful and happy. He died in the midst of his labors, among his people, October 10th, 1830, at an early age. During his ministry,eighteen members were added to the church. In the following seven years the church was without a settled pastor, but was supplied by various ministers. During this vacancy in the pas- torship, the church enjoyed unusual prosperity. No less than six revivals took place, and 162 persons were added to the church. Mr. Smith was born in Hanover, N. H., March 8th, 1794, made a profes- sion of religion at Albany, N. T., March 6th, 1813, began to prepare for college, March, 1813, graduated at Dartmouth College, August, 1818, studied theology at Andover Seminary, was licensed to preach June 6th, 1821, ordained " Evangelist," October, 1821, and installed pastor over this church, October 9th, 1822. On the 28th of June, 1837, Eev. Oliver B. Butterfield was ordained, and continued to dis- charge the duties of his pastoral relation to his church, with pleasure to himself, and profit to his people, till his death in 1849. Forty-five were admitted to the church during his administration. Mr. Butter- field was born in Montrose, Penn., June 18th, 1804. He entered Tale College, and pursued his studies there for three years, until iU health compelled him to desist. He traveled about two years for his health, when he returned, and entered the Yale College Theological School, where he graduated in 1836. He received the honorary de- gree of Master of Arts from Tale in 1845. In 1851, the present pas- tor, Rev. Amos E. Lawrence, was settled. As far as can be collected from records, the following persons have borne the office of deacon in the church : / John Pearce, 1769 ; Solomon Seward, Simeon Piatt, 1827 ; Ebenezer Down, " Joseph Bassett, Anson Bradley, 1835-; Eleazer Mitchell, , Isaac Curtiss, 1798 ; Elliot Beardsley, " Stephen Piatt, "Warren Mitchell, 1801. In April, 1786, a petition was served on the town of Woodbury, preliminary to sending it to the General Assembly, praying that the " societies of Southbury, South Britain, and that part of Oxford,' * 1 Seven families from the town of Woodbury ware included in the ' Society of Ox- ford at its incorporation in 1741 ; but how many families there were at this date, the author has no means of determining. HISTORY OP ANCIENT •WOODBUET. 237 which belongs to the town of Woodbury, may be incorporated into one town, and have all the privileges, which by Law the other towns in this State have." It stated its list at £14,000 or £15,000, and the number of its families at 400. Col. Benjamin Hinman was appointed an agent to attend the Assembly, to urge the petition at the May ses- sion, but the project failed. In October, 1786, the petitioners ob- tained the consent of Woodbury to their apphcation for a new town, as will appear by the following vote : " Oct. nth, 1786. " Voted not to oppose the grant of a petition from tlie Inhabitants of South- bnry. South Britain, and that part of the parish of Oxford which belongs to the town of Woodbury. " Voted to request the Gen' Assembly that in case they should incorporate the parish of South Britain, Southbury, and part of Oxford parish into a sepirate town, or the parish of Bethlehem, or the parish of Koxbury, that they would order and decree that each inhabitant, that has land lying in the bounds of Woodbury, as the bounds now are, shall put all his lands into the list In that town where the owner shall reside after such Incorporation.'' * This petition was granted at the May session of the General As- sembly, lj787 ; and the town incorporated by the name of South- bury. It is believed, though the proof is not now at hand, that the stipulation contained in the foregoing vote of the town, was inserted into this charter. The town now had all the rights and privileges, and has followed on, in the staid, beaten track of other Connecticut towns. The history of any town, since the Revolution, must be brief indeed. The actors in the various important events, are, for the most part, now alive, -and^t might seem the part of flattery to attempt to characterize them justly. Besides, in tracing the leading. historical events, the towns composing the " ancient town," have been treated as a unit. Such, it was deemed, was the more appropriate and satis- factory manner in which to treat the subjects/ coming undfer view. Southbury now constitutes a beautiful, fertile farming town, well watered by the Pomperaug River, its branches and other streams. Its average length from east to west is about eight miles, and its breadth about four. Like the parent town, it formerly belonged to Litchfield county, but was many years since annexed to New Haven county. There are two Congregational societies and two Methodist, each of which is furnished with a commodious house for public wor- ship. There are in the town, three taverns, four blacksmith shops, several shoe shops, one saddler's shop, four grist mills, ten saw mills, one paper mill, one manufactory for edge tools, &c., several wool- 238 HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. hat manufactories, one sattinet manufactory, one shear do., one tm ware do., and seven stores. Some eighty to one hundred thou- sand dollars are invested in these various mercantile and manufac- turing operations. There is also at South Britain a water-power company, which has laid out a large amount of money in bringing to a single point, the united water-power of the Pomperaug River and Transylvania stream. By this means they obtain a most excellent power, sufficient for an indefinite number of manufactories of the va- rious kinds. The population of the town, by the census of 1850, is 1484. There reside in the town one lawyer, three ministers, and three physicians. CHAPTE.R XII. HISTORY OF BETHLEHEM SOCIETY, AND THE TOWN OV BETHLEM. 1738 TO 1853 ; First Settleks ; " Wintek Priv^leses" seanted 1738 ; Society Incorporated Oct., 1739; First Meetino House, 1744; Dr. Joseph Belt.a- MY Beoims to Preach, 1738— Ordained in 1740 ; Church Gathered, 1740 ; Mr. Bellamy's Church History ;' Great Sickness op 1750; Halfway Covenant abolished in 1750 ; Ma. Bellamy Itinerates ; Sepeeates ; Old AND New Liohts ; Church and Pastor invite all Orthodox Ministers to the POlpit in Bethlehem, 1742; Early Times; First Currant Bushes ; . Second Church Edifice, 1768 ; Sinoers allowed to sit in the Gallery, - _ 1774; People of South Farms apply for Admission into the Society; Death and Character of Mr. Bellajhy ; First Sabbath School ; Dr. Azel Backus Settled in 1791 ; Revivals ; Life and Character of Dr. Backus ; ' E.EV. John Lanqdon Settled in 1816 ; Rev. Benjamin F. Stanton in 1825 ; Rev. Paul Couch, 1829 ; Rev. Fosdick Harrison, 1835 ; Rev. Aretus G. LooMis, 1850 ; List of Deacons ; Various Applications fob a new /town ; Bethlem made a Town, 1787 ; Third Church 1836 ; Present State of the Town. Foe more than sixty years after the settlement of Woodbury, that part of the town, known as the east part of the North Purchase, had remained an unbroken forest, visited only by the Indians, wild beasts of the thick woods, and now and then a pioneer of the white race. The North Purchase had been granted to the town in 1703, pur- chased of the Indians in 1710, and surveyed in 1723 ; but it was not divided among the proprietors of the town till 1734. As soon as this was done, and each proprietor had " drawn his lot," it was open for ^ale, and accordingly a few settlers moved there that year. Previous to this, the settled part of "Woodbury had extended northward but little farther than the north end of " East Meadow." The name of the first settler, and the place whence he .came, is now lost; but the first house built in the society, was located in a lot now owned by 'Joseph Hannah, where traces of the cellar still exist. The principal 240 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. location of the first few families was on the road running east and west, about half a mile north of the present center of the town. Among the first settlers were Capt. Hezekiah Hooker, of Kensing- ton, a parish of Farmington, now Berlin, a descendant of the celebra- ted Eev. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford ; and Jonathan Kelsey, of Waterbury, who afterward became deacons in the church in, this so- ciety. With Dea. Hooker, came two of his sons, Hezekiah, Jr. and James.' From the first society came Reuben and Josiah Avered, Francis and Joshua Guiteau, Caleb and Ebenezer Lewis, Isaac Hill, Jr., Isaac Hotchkiss, Nathaniel Porter, and Samuel Steele, formerly of Farmington. From Farmington came John Steele ; from Litch- field, Thomas and Ebenezer Thompson, and Ephraim Tyler from New Cheshire. Four yeai-s after the first settlement, the number of families amounted to only fourteen ; yet this handful of people felt able to support a minister a part of the time, and accordingly peti- tioned the General Assembly at its October session, 1738, for liberty to have " winter privileges," for five months, " in the most difficult season of the year, viz., November, December, January, February and March," as they lived so far from church, it was impossible to attend. They also asked to be exempted from taxes for repairing the old meeting-house in the first society. This was to be done till they could hire a minister all the time. These privileges were granted them on condition that they hired an " orthodox minister," ^nd re- frained from voting in the first society, in relation to the meeting- house. In May, 1739, they petitioned to be released from parish taxes as long as they should hire a minister, and from school taxes, on establishing a school of their own, " the school in the first society being so far off it was of no use to them." The request was granted, and they were permitted to hire a " minister and set up a school." At the October session of the same year, they petitioned that the '• east half of the North Purchase" might be set off as a distinct ec- clesiastical society. The petitioners alleged, that they are " near ten miles distant from the first society," that it is difficult to attend church there, and that " if we were set off in a Distinct Society we should be under better advani* tage to obtain the Preaching of the Gospel among us, and also the Ancient So- ciety, as we apprehend, are rather fori encouraging thaii hindering of us in our Proceeding." The signers to these several petitions were Hezekiah Hooker," John Steel, Nathaniel Porter, Francis Guiteau, Caleb Lewis, Joseph HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 241 Clark, Josiah Avered, Ebenezer Lewis, C. Gibbs, Jonathan Seley, Edmond Tompkins, Isaac Hill, John Parkis, Reuben Avered, Ephraim Tyler, Caleb Wheeler, Ebenezer Thompson, Beriah Dudley, Seth Avered.' The prayer of the petition was granted, the society was incorpo- rated and named Bethlehem. Having now become a society, they voted, May 1st, 1740, to build a meeting-house, and petitioned the Assembly that a part of Litchfield, running the length of the society, and one mUe in width, might be annexed to the society. On the 14th of the same month, an agent was appointed to advocate the measure, and ask for a committee to locate the house on a spot they themselves " ha^ fixed," " if s* part of Litchfield is annexed, and as lands will be benefitted," he was in- structed further to ask a land tax. Benjamin Hall, John Southmayd and Stephen Hopkins, were appointed a committee of location, who for some reason 'did not report till the May session of 1742, when they informed the Assembly, that they had " marked a black oak bush on y^ High Land of y* Run, that Runs on y^ East side of y* South End of y^ Bear Hill so calledi" This location is the spot, a few feet south of the dwelling-house erected some years since by Dr. North. A petition was preferred to the General Assembly, October, 1741, for a land tax, representing that " they are few in number, and there are 83 rights or allotments of land, which 6 years ago sold for £80 ; now since they have a settled, minister, these are worth £500." They asked for a tax of forty shillings on each right. A tax of thirty shil- r lings on each right was granted them at the next session. May, 1742, and Joseph Clark was appointed collector. This tax made non-resi- dent proprietors, who at this time held much the largest part of the land in the society, bear their equal proportion of its burdens. The clerk of the society in 1743, reported the house covered, and in May, 1744, that materials were provided for finishing the inside of the house. Such, in brief, is the history of the establishment of the so- ciety, and the preparation of a house of worship, which was a small structure, and was used for the purpose of its erection about twenty- five years. On the 2d of November, 1738, immediately after "winter privile- ges" were obtained, Rev. Joseph Bellamy, then about twenty-two years of age, was called by the people, and commenced his labors among them. He preached, as is believed, the first sermon ever 1 State Archives, Ecclesiastical, vol. vi. 242 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. delivered in this society. He held his first meeting in a barn, which stood near the north-east comer of the meadow immediately south of the present school-house, in the second school district. After la- boring with the people for fifteen months, he received a regular call to preach to them, who were now formed into a regular church. But there exists a little book of records of this church, in which is found an account of these transactions in Dr. Bellamy's hand-writing, which follows, and more vividly presents the transactions to the mind, than any language the author might invent : "A. D. 1738, Nov. 2, Came Joseph Bellamy A. M., upon the Desire of the people of the Eastern part of the North Purchase of Woodbury (afterwards called Belhlem,') to preach the gospel among them (they having obtained a tem- porary license to hold a meeting among themselves.)" "A. D. 1739, Oct. They obtain society privileges from the Gen' Assembly, and are called Bethl^m." "A. D. 1740 Feb. 20. The Society of Bethlem being thereto advised by the Eastern Association of Fairfield County, Do unanimously give to said J. Bella- my, who had been preaching the gospel among them for about one year and three months, a call to settle among them in the work of the Ministry. " March 12. He accepts the call. Mar. 27. A day of fasting and prayer previous to the ordination is attended, and the chh. is gathered. " April 2. The said J. B. was ordained to the work of the ministry and had the chh. and people of Bethlem committed to his care." The church, at its organization, contained forty-four members, twenty males and twenty-four females, and in the list is probably found nearly or quite all the names of the fourteen families, which Dr. Bellamy found there in 1738. There is also a brief history of the church for the first fifteen years, by Dr. Bellamy, in the ministerial records to which allusion has al- ready been made, which for the great interest attached to it is deemed worthy of a place in this volume. It explains itself. "A brief and faithful account of the success of the Gospel in Bethlem from the year 1738, and on — "In the year 1738, in the Beginning of Novembfer, the publick Worship of God was set up in (yt part of the North Purchase afterwards called) Bethlem ; & the first fruits of the gospel very soon appeared ; The place was new and small, of but four years standing, and consisting of but fourteen families, & yet within about half a year, there were nineteen added to the chh. and these 1 Dr. Bellamy always spelled this word, Bethlem, though in the act of incorpora- tion it is Bethlehem. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 243 chiefly young persons,"a number of whom to this day continue to give good evidence tliat they were savingly converted. Some of the first sermons preach- ed in this place had a visible effect upon many of y"= people, e^ecially upon youth — they soon became serious, left off spending their leisure hours in vanity, & gave themselves to reading, meditation & secret prayer — and not long after, some appeared to be under deep and thorough conviction of sin, & the concern was so great & general, that some weeks, altho' the people were so few, the place so small, yet almost every day, there were some going, to their spiritual guide for direction & some time after were enlightened and comforted. But the religious impressions began to wane off in the Spring and' Summer following, A. D. 1739, and some fell away to their former carelessness, and by a conten- tion that fell out in the Winter of 1639, 40, serious Godliness was almost ban- ished and hid in obscurity. It wasconflned to the closet Ifc maintained but by a very few there, and the preacht gospel seemed wholly unsuccessful — the gen- erality of people in a deep sleep of security. " In the fall of 1740, a little after Mr. Whitefield preacht tlirough the country & in the Winter & Spring & Summer following, religion was again greatly re- vived & flourisht wonderfully. EVery man, woman, and child, about 5 or 6 years old & upwards were under religious concern, more or less. Quarrels were ended, and frolicks flung up. Praying meetings began & matters of re- ligion were all the talk. The universal concern about religion in its height, many were seemingly converted, but there were false comfort & experiences among the rest which laid a foundation, (1) For false religion to rise & prevail (2) Many that were beat down, some fell into a melancholy, sour frame of spirit, bordering on despair, & others into carnal security ; and the truly Godly seemed to be but a very few ! And now very trying times follow, for (1) a number of the more elderly people being am- bitious & having a grudge at each other are continually fomenting contention, strife and division about society affairs, (2) A number of the middle aged stand up for false religion & plead for the seperatists, (3) A number of the younger sort set themselves so setup frolicking & serving the flesh — true piety & serious Godlines, are almost banished — this is a summary view of things from 1740 to 17.50, & much so has it been in other places." " 1750. In the spring the anger of the Lord began to burn hot against this people for all their abominations & he sent a destroying Angel among them, who slew about thirty of them & filled the place with great distress — The ner- vous fever, very malignant, spread & prevailed, 4 or 5 months. The well were not suflioient to tend the sick. Some died stupid, some in dreadful despair, some comfortably, & one in special dyed as she had lived like a shining Chris- tian. But for all this, the residue turned not to the Lord. 1753. However, in some things, a reformation followed ; for after the sickness, the contentious dis- positions, the seperate spirit & the rude frolicking temper did not appear as be- fore, & they became in a good measure a peaceable, orderly people." In October, 1750, a petition from the committee of the society in- formed the General Assembly that a " mortal distemper has carried off 30 persons, generally in the prime of life, to the grave, and people have been called off from their common business" to attend the sick. 244 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. They therefore' asked to be released from paying " County rates," which was granted. In a former chapter, the baptismal, or half-way covenant was ex- plained. It was not universally received in Connecticut. And in those places where it had prevailed, soon after the " Great Awaken- ing," it began to fall into general disuse. Dr. Bellamy was one of the first to set }iis face against it. Accordingly, we find upon the records of his church the following : • " Upon the publishing of Mr. Edward's J^oolc on the Sacrament (1750), this Practice was laid aside, as not warranted by the holy scriptures — there being no other scriptural owning of the covenant, but what implies a profession of Godliness." Thus was this practice removed from his own church, and he con- tinued to use his influence against it elsewhere, whenever occasion oflfered. He also published a pamphlet against it. The " Seperatists," referred to by Dr. Bellamy, in the preceding sketch, were a body of religionists that sprung out of the several established societies, in consequence of what is called by some the " Great Awakening," and by others the " Old and New Light" time, between the years 1740 and 1750. The " New Lights'' were active and zealous in the discharge of every thing which they conceived to be their religious duty, and were in favor of Mr. Whitefield and others, who were itinerating through the country, preaching and stir- ring up the people to repentance and reform. The " Old Lights" considered much of their zeal as wild-fire, and endeavored to suppress it. The contention between these two parties grew so bitter, that those who were of the " New Light" party, withdrew and formed imaraU churches from those of the standing order. Hence they were called " Separates," or " Separatists." In 1740 and 1741, was witnessed the greatest revival of religion that has ever been known in this country. Its influence was all- absorbing, and an earnest concern about the things of religion and the eternal world was prevalent throughout New England. All conver- sation, in all kinds of company, and on all occasions, except about religious matters, and the future welfare of the soul in another world, was thrown by. All hearts seemed to be actuated by one feeling, and no more attention was paid to their worldly affairs than was absolute- ly necessary., They crowded the houses of their ministers. They wished to have meetings held a large portion of the time. Scarcely a person in the towns affected by this revival, young or old, was left tmconcerned about this religious interests, and those who had been HISTORY OF ANCIENT -W^OODBUET. 245 previously scoffers at religion, were the first to become " believers." " In many places, people would cry out in time of public worship un- der a sense of the overbearing guilt and misery, and the all-consum-', ing wrath of God, due to them for their iniquities ; others would faint and swoon under the affecting views which they had of Christ ; some would weep and sob, and there would sometimes be so much noise among the people in particular places, that it was with difficulty that the preacher could be heard." In some few instances, it seems, *hat the minist«r was not allowed to finish his discourse, there was so much crying out and disturbance. There is no doubt that this revival was of great importance to the cause of true religion, and on the whole greatly advanced its interests. The state of society was very much benefited by its influence. But there were very great excesses and improprieties committed by heat- ed and over-zealous persons during its continuance, which were pro- ductive of very unhappy effects. Bodily agitations and outcries were encouraged by Davenport and others, and pronounced unmis- takeable signs of conversion. These men pretended to know by some divine perception communicated to them from above, who were true Christians and who were not ; and not unfrequently would pub- licly declare other ministers of the gospel unconverted, who to all ap- pearance, were men of as' much grace and piety, at least, as them- selves. These proceedings gave rise to many errors, which sprang up in the churches. They did not seem to follow truth, or reason, or indeed any fixed rules of conduct, but were wholly governed by in- ward impulses, pretending, as before mentioned, to know the state of men's hearts by some spiritual instinct, quicker and surer than the old common sense, Bible process of learning the state of the heart from a man's character and conduct in life. " Another phenomenon of the times," says Dr. Bacon in his " Historical Discourses," was the class of itinerating ministers, who either having no charge of their own, or without call, forsaking their proper fields of labor, went up and down in the land making their own arrangements and appointments, and operating in ways which tended more to disorganize than to build up the churches. I do not mean such men as Wheelock, Pomeroy, Bellamy and Edwards himself, who went where they were invited, and calculated to demean themselves everywhere with Christian courtesy and propriety, and whose preacHIng wherever they went — certainly the two latter — was much better than the preaching of Whitefield, for every purpose but popular excitement. I mean those men of far infe- rior qualifications, who, moved by an unbalanced excitement, or by 246 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. the ambition of making a noise, or by the irksomeness of regular and steady toil, " shot madly" from their appropriate spheres, if they had any, and went wherever they could find or force a way among the churches, spreading as they went, denunciation, calumny, contention, spiritual pride and confusion." Mr. Bellamy, and Mr. Graham, of Southbury society, favored the work then going on, and spent much time in preaching in all parts of the colony. They were very popular, and their labors were gener- ally acceptable to their brethren, and useful to the people. They were not noisy preachers, but grave, sentihiental, searching and pun- gent.' In 1741, a council of ministers from all parts of the colony met at Guilford, and passed various resolutions relating to the existing stat0 of affairs, one of which pronounced it disorderly "for a minister to enter into another minister's parish and preach, or administer the seals of the covenant, without the consent of, or in opposition to the settled minister of the parish." This was followed by an act on the part of the General Assembly, in May, 1742, prohibiting any ordained or licensed minister to preach or exhort, in any society not under his care, without the invitation of the settled minister, and a major part of the church and society, on pain of being excluded from the benefit of the law for the support of the ministry ; also to prohibit any one, not a settled or ordained minister, from going into any parish to teach and exhort the people, without like permission, on penalty of being bound to good behavior ; and there was a further clause, that if any foreigner, whether licensed to preach or not, should offend in this par-' ticular, he should be sent as a vagrant, by warrant, from constable to constable, out of the colony. This was entitled " an act for regula- ting abuses and correcting disorders in ecclesiastical affairs.'' This law was aimed at the whole movement, in order to discoun- tenance and overthrow it. Notwithstanding this, two associations bore witness to the " Awakening" as a glorious work of God. These were the association of Windham county, and the association of the eastern district of Fairfield country. In the latter district, were the four ministers from the four societies of Woodbury, viz : Anthony Stoddard, of the first, John Graham, of the second, Joseph Bellamy, of the third, and Eeuben Judd, of the fourth, who were present, and bore affirmative testimony. 1 Dr. TrumbuU. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 24:7 Dr. Bellamy's church also, in reference to this law, had a meeting, and passed the following vote : " June 18, 174-2. At a church meeting unanimously voted and agreed, that whereas an act prohibiting the ministers of Christ preacliing in another minis- ters parish without the consent of the major part of the church there, as well as of the minister has been passed by our Genl Assembly : " Voted by the Ch of Christ in Bethlehem A general and universal invitation to all approved, orthodox preachers and ministers of the gospel, that manifestly appear friends to the present religious concern in the land, that they would, as they have opportunity, come In to the help of the Lord among us. The same publicly concurred with by the pastor." We can gain a slight conception of the difficulties which surround- ed the first settlers of this society, by the prices paid for provisions, and other articles necessary for sustaining life, and later from the ex- treme difficulty which attended the building of a second meeting- house. In 1747, Mr. Bellamy's salary was £190, payable in wheat at 12s. per bushel, rye at 9s. and Indian corn at 7s. per bushel. In 1754, we learn by a vote of the society that " 27 shillings were paid for a Lock & Kee for the Meeting House." The settlers here, as in the " ancient society" were hardy, enterprising, self-denying men, and nearly all of them were of large stature, and athletic frames. Their traits of character are indicated by their readiness to encounter the labors, perils and privations to which they were subjected in the set- tlement of the wilderness. The men of the present day may smile at the idea of our fathers thinking so much of a journey from the sea- coast, or even from Woodbury to Bethlem, as we are told they did. But they forget the obstacles and dangers they had to encounter. They forget that there were then no public roads ; no vehicles which could be employed for the transportation of their goods. There were no Steamboats, nor railroads, running with the swiftness of the wind in aU directions. The first females, as well as the males, went on foot, or on horseback, through a trackless wilderness, guided by marks upon the trees, or feeling their way wherever they could find room to pass. In the midst of the first drear winter, their provisions gave out, and the inhabitants had to take their way through the pathless forests to the older settlements for food to sustain themselves during the' remaining winter months. Samuel and John Steele went to Farmington with a hand-sled, and returned loaded witii ears of corn for their pressing necessities. The men of the present day can not imagine the dangers and difficulties that surrounded those early pioneers, exposed to aU the perils and privations of the interior for- ests. But they were men fearing God, and putting their trust in His 248 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. promises. That fourteen families in the wilderness, before they had had tinje to provide for their own pressing wants, should undertake to support a preacher of the gospel, shows the enduring confidence, the lofty trust of those men of iron nerve. It is related that the first currant bushes ever planted in this society were brought from Guilford, by a Mrs. Parks, on horseback. So in the first society, the first elm tree ever set out was used as a whip to drive a horse from Stratford to Woodbury. It was employed by an ancestor of the late Reuben Walker, for the purpose indicated, and then stuck down in a wet place north of John Bacon's house. It be- came in time the enormous tree so' well known to the inhabitants of the town, which was struck by lightning about two years ago, and so much injured that it has since fallen down. That tree had watched over the town as a sentinel through all its varying interests — through prosperity and adversity — and it is a pity it could not have been pre- served as a matter of historical interest. The first house in the society after a time was deemed too small for its accommodation. Accordingly on the 4th of January, 1764, when there were about one hundred within its limits that paid taxes, they voted to build a second church. On the 28th of the next month, they voted again to build the house, " and to begin and go on moder- ately and Little by Little." At the same time it was voted that no tax higher than four pence on the pound should be paid at one time, till the house was completed. But this was soon violated, and more than once they laid a tax of more than 1*. on the pound. They then adjourned for the purpose of viewing a place of location, and set their stake " at the north-east corner of Mr. Daniel Thompson's lot, next to the Rev. Mr. Joseph Bellamy's House." This location, was on the common in front of the residence of the late Hon. Joseph H. Bellamy, grandson of the pastor. On the 24th of May following, Samuel Jack- son, Archibald Kasson and Lieut. John Steele, were chosen building committee, to take charge of building the house, on the spot thus selected, and approved by the county court ; the house to be " 60 by 43 feet, and just as high as ye Meeting House in ye old Society." Three years later, the society voted to "hire the Meeting House raised, and to give each man 4«. per day, that shall raise ye Meeting House, they find themselves all but Rhum, and their wages shall go towards their Meeting house Rates." By a vote of the society, Octo- ber 20th, 1768, directing the society's committee to "seat the new Meeting House," " and dignify the Pues" therein, we learn when it was finished and ready for worship. In December, 1793, a. tax' of HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 249 sixpence on the pound was laid to build a steeple, provided money enough to purchase a " good decent bell and a Lightning'rod" for the same should be raised by subscription. Eighty pounds were soon subscribed, and the bell was obtained. In September, 1774, the society " Voted that the singers may sit up Gallery all day, if they please, but to keep to their own seat, the men not to infringe on the women pues." From this it appears, that at this date the old method of performing this part of divine service by the congregation was not yet dispensed with in this society, but for what reason it was necessary to pass a solemn vote to keep the males from infringing on the ladies' rights, does not appear. On the 28th of February, 1764, " the people of Woodbury Farms' by their representatives, Barzillai Hendee, Oliver Atwood and Chris- topher Prentiss, petitioned to be admitted into Bethlehem society, and were admitted on condition that they would help build a Meeting House in Bethlehem center." This request was made as this society was the most convenient place at which to attend church. Perhaps the fame of the pastor had not a little to do in inducing them to make this application to their Bethlehem neighbors. As will have been seen by what has preceded, the church in Beth- lehem, under the ministrations of Mr. Bellamy, was generally pros- perous. There were several occasions of revival of religion, and a considerable number of members were added to his church. It is not possible now to relate the particulars concerning them, as the records of the church throw no light on the subject, and no accounts of them have ever been published. Rev. D^. Bellamy, who became so celebrated as a divine, and who was in very many respects extraordinary, not only as 6. minister but a& a man, was a native of Cheshire, in this state. He was educated at Yale College, and graduated at that institution in 1735, at the age of sixteen years. Soon after this he became a religious youth, and at the age of eighteen, a minister of the gospel. It was a spectacle not often to be met with, at the present day, to see a youth of eight- een years, traveling from place to place, and preaching to the ac- ceptance of his hearers, in the various Congregational pulpits of this state. In this manner he itinerated for about four years, as he was not settled in Bethlehem till he was about twenty-two years of age. 1 Litchfield South Farms probably. 250 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. For two of these years, however, he spent the larger part of the time in this society, as he was engaged to supply the pulpit during the season of the " winter privilege." In 1740, he was regularly settled over the church ; but at that time, the " ^reat Awakening" having attained its height, and iMr. Bellamy's heart and mental powers being enlisted in it, having procured a supply for his own pulpit, he went everywhere he was invited, preaching fespecially in places where there was a " revival." His labors were much blessed, wherever he went, especially to the people of the new and small parish of his usual abode. " When that revival began to be marred by wildness and disorder, the prudent young minister retired to his little church, and here, with few books, and with small opportunity for improve- ment by association with men, he bent himself to a course of study, which resulted in attainments in the science of theology, which gave him rank among the great divines of every country and every age. He never displayed, nor tried to display himself, as a general scholar. In theology, he read deeply, but more deeply thought. Vigilant to defeat error, he was sagacious and powerful to refute it. His two great companions in this country were Edwards and Burr. His principal foreign correspondent was Eev. John Erskine, D. D., of Edinburgh. Human nature — men in their varieties^ — he knew re- markably well. But the action of his mighty intellect in retirement, contributed mainly to his greatness." At the age of thirty, he pub- lished his greatest work, " True Religion Delineated." At forty- eight, in 1768, he was made doctor in divinity by the University of Aberdeen. In May, 1762, he preached the " Election Sermon" to the Assembly. When he was about twenty years of age, the Rev. Jon- athan Edwards, Jr., of Northampton, published an able and interest- ing work on the qualifications for church membership. The object of the book was to overthrow the practice of the half-way covenant in the churches, and to abolish the use of baptism and the Lord's Supper, as converting ordinances. Before the book appeared, Mr. Bellamy, though living in a region where the practice was prevalentj dissented from it, and had prepared and preached to his people a sermon agreeing in sentiment with the Northampton publication. As soon as the book came to hand, he was so much interested in it, that he immediately set out to find its author. Arriving at Mr. Ed- wards' house on Saturday, and acquainting him with the fact of his being a licentiate, he was invited to stay, and preach a part of the next day. In the forenoon he preached that sermon. During its delivery, Mr. Edwards was seen to be much interested and excited, HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBlTKr. 251 and constantly bending forward to get a full view of the young man's face. When the service closed, and the " great congregation" were retiring, the two ministers were seen in the midst of them, engaged and lost in earnest conversation. Indeed they had gone some dis- tance from the door, before either discovered that Mr. Edwards had forgotten to take his hat. Dr. Bellamy was a large and well built man, of a commanding ap- pearance. He had a voice of great power and compass. He could fill the largest house with the utmost ease, and without any forced elevation. He' possessed a truly great mind, generally preached without notes, and having some great point of doctrine of practice to establish, would' keep close to his point, till he had clearly and fully illustrated it, in the most clear, ingenious and pungent manner, care- fully making some striking application. So well was he accjjuainted with the various matters, things, and business of common life, that he had a vast storehouse of imagery to draw from, suitable to his hearers of every class. " Preaching once to farmers, the doctrine that, in man, sin is indigenous, but holiness is the product of grace, he said, ' Sin is bent-grass, holiness, herds-grass.'" " When he felt well, and was animated by a large and d,ttentive audienCe, he preached incomparably ; though he paid little attention to language, yet when he became warm with the subject, he would, from the native vigor of his soul, produce the most commanding strokes of eloquence, mak- ing his audience alive. There is nothing to be found in his writings, though a great and-able divine, to be compared with what was seen and heard in his preaching." His pulpit talents exceeded all his other gifts. It is difficult for us of the present day, who have never heard him, or perhaps any like him, by the description we have from those who did hear him, to form any just idea of the power and beauty of his preaching. The following extract from Dr. McEwen's Centennial Discourse at the Litchfield County XJonsociation anniversary, will illustrate a trait in Mr. Bellamy's character : " He became early in his ministerial life, a teacher in theology ; and at Beth- lera, for years, he kept the principal school in the United States, to prepare young men for the ministry. The great body of the living fathers in this pro- fession, who adorned the closing part of the eighteenth century, were his pu- pils. A volume of anecdotes, related by them concerning his teaching, and discipline, and his domestic habits, might be collected. He reigned as a sove- reign' in his school : still the members of it venerated and loved him. His crit- icisms were characterized by sarcasm and severity. Dr. Levi Hart — who ul- timately married his daughter— ^said that he observed that Dr. Bellamy allowed 252 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. himself great latitude in expressing the faults of the first sermon preached by a candidate. When Hart's turn came, be said, that he determined thiat his ser- mon should be faultless. A lecture was appointed for him, at a small house in a remote part of the parish, and the procession started on horseback ; the preacher at the doctor's right hand, and the sirs, two and two, in due order, following. The sermon, on delivery, seemed to Hart better than he expected, and raised hira above fear from remarks of his teacher. The troop remounted for their return. The whole body of rear riders pressed as closely as possible to the two leaders, to hear what might be said by the chief in wisdom and au- thority. The doctor talked on different subjects, and the orator of the day said that his fears of criticism diminished at every step, until he triumphed in the conviction that he had silenced the wily remarker. When near home, they passed a field of buckwheat. The stem was laige, reaching to the top of the fence, but there was no seed. ' Hart,' the doctor exclaimed loudly, ' you see that buckwheat .' There is your sermon.' One student in the school, had the tact to ask erotchical questions. In the midst of a favorite discussion of the teacher, he was brought up by one of these annoying interrogatories. ' Nat Niles,' said the speaker, ' I wish you was dead.' These pupils, long after they had entered the pastoral life, said that some of Mr. Bellamy's playful reproofs and commendations were true prophecy. In the presence of his family and school, on one occasion, he said, Some years hence I shall take a journey. Coming into a parish, where I shall be a stranger, I shall stop at a taverh. When the landlady is pouring the tea, I shall inquire, ' Who is your minister ?' 'Mr. Benedict,' her reply will be. 'Mr Benedict I What Benedict ." 'Mr. Joel Benedict,' she will answer. ' What sort of a man is he." I shall ask. 'Oh, he is a prudent, good minister; he gives great satisfaction to this people.' I shall, the doctor remarked, be glad to hear this, and shall journey home. " Some time after this, as we are sitting here by the fire, a man will come in, and say, ' Does Mr. Bellamy live here ?' ' Yes, sir, I am the man ' The stranger will proceed, ' I live away up the country— was coming down to Con- necticut, and the committeeof our parish told me, that I must get a candidate ; if I did not hear of one, I must call on Dr. Bellamy, for information.' I, said the doctor, shall inquire, ' Who, sir, was your last minister." 'Mr. Niles ' -What Mr. Niles.'' 'Mr, Nathaniel Niles.' I, said the doctor to hU wife flhall turn to you and say, ' Nat Niles is dead.' ' Oh no,' the man will reply! ' he has turned infidel.' "• He was married twice. The name of his first wife was Frances Sherman, of New Haven, whom he married about the year 1744 and who died in 1785, aged sixty-two years. In 1786, he married Mrs. Storrs, widow of Rev. Andrew Storrs, of Watertown. One year after this, he was prostrated by paralysis, and after languishing three years, he died March 6th, 1790, in the seventy-second year of 1 This sketch of Dr. Bellamy is taken principally from Dr. Trumbull's History of Connecticut, and Dr. McE wen's discourse at the Centennial Anniversary of the North and South ConsociatioDs, at Litchfield, 1852. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBCKY. 253 his age, and the fiftieth of his ministry, after his regular settlement in Bethlehem.' Two of his children died before him — Jonathan, a young lawyer, who was a soldier of the revolution, and Rebecca, the wife of Rev. Levi Hart, of Preston. David, his son, lived to a good old age in his native place. The late lamented Hon. Joseph H. Bel- lamy, was the son of the latter, and named after his distinguished grandfather. After Dr. Bellamy's death, his library was advertised for sale, and there was a large attendance of the clergy in the neigh- borhood at the auction, in order to secure some of his valuable books. But their disappointment may be imagined, when on examination, it was found to be made up, principally, of the publications of infidels and heretics. The good man sleeps among his people, and the cem- etery of Bethlem is honored with his sacred dust. . After the death of Mr. Bellamy, a Rev. Mr. Collins supplied the pulpit for a time, and received a call from the church and society to settle among them ; but although they offered him a settlement of $900, and an annual salary of $900 more, yet he did notj'for some reason, think proper to accept it. In 1791, Rev. Azel Backus received a call from this church, which he accepted, and was installed on the 6th of April in that year. He was dismissed in October, 1812, that he might accept the presidency of Hamilton College. He remained in this situation till December 9th, 1817, when he was removed from his useful labors, by the hand of death, aged fifty-three years. During his residence in Bethlem, in addition to his pastoral labors, he established and instructed a school, and acquired a distinguished reputation as a man of science, and an instructor of youth. This undoubtedly procured for him his appointment as president of the college. He was distinguished for remarkable vigor of mind. He was both respected and beloved by his pupils. He was not only an able divine, but also eminent for his social virtues, the mildness of his disposition and the complacency of his temper. The church under Dr. Backus' care was highly prosperous. In 1 The origin of Sabbath Schools, and the name of their founder, has always been a matter of interesting inquiry to the friends of those nurseries of morality and religion. It is deemed proper to state a fact here, which there is no reason to doubt, that Dr. Bellamy had .a Sabbath school in his church from the beginning. The school was composed of two classes, the eldest instructed by Dr. Bellamy himself in the Bible, from which they learned portions, and were questioned upon them, and the second class studied the " Assembly's Catechism," under the instruction of a deacon, or some other prominent member of the church. — Dr. Hooker' i Discourse at Litchfield, 1852. 254 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 1792, the second year of his ministry, eighteen were added to it ; in 1800, eighteen more, and in 1808, twenty. In 1815, while the church was without a pastor, seventeen were added, t During the la- bors of Mr. Langdon, the third minister, in the years 1821 and 1822, forty-two members were received, and twenty-three in 1824. Dur- ing the last year of Mr. Couch's ministry, in 1834, thirty-eight mem- bers were added to the church, and numbers more in other years. Perhaps the sketch of Dr. Backus could be closed in no better way, than by an extract from Dr. McEwen's Discourse, so frequently quoted in these pages. After having given a sketch of Dr. Bellamy, he goes on to say : " This unique pastor of the church in Bethlem was succeeded in office by a man quite as extraordinary, and of little less celebrity. The Rev. Azel Backus was ordained pastor in the year 1791. Comparisons are said to be odious ; but, odious or not, these two men, occupying in succession the same station, chal- lenging attention and admiration — and as unlike as two good and mighty men could be — have inevitably been compared with each other. A pious and aged negro in the church, was asked how he liked Mr. Backus, the pastor, and whether he thought him equal to Mr. Bellamy. His reply immortalized him- self, and his two ministers. ' Like Master Backus very much — great man, good minister, but not equal to Master Bellamy. Master Backus make God big ; but Master Bellamy make God bigger.' " " Soon after his settlement, Mr. Backus preached one of his poignant, awful sermons in a neighboring parish. A hearer, alarmed for the young preacher, asked him, ' Mr. Backus, dare you preach such sermons as this at home in Bethlem ?' ' Yes,' he replied, ' I am obliged to preach there in this style ; the people have been so long kicked and spurred by Dr. Bellamy, that they will not feel gentle preaching at all ; this sermon which you have heard is a mere hazel switch ; when I am at home I use a sled-stake.' Neither his wit, nor even his drollery, could he keep out of the pulpit. His preaching was of the most popular kind. The effect, however, of some of the most touching sermons which were ever delivered, was diminished by this contraband article, which he perhaps unconsciously smuggled in. He could weep whenever he pleased — in the pulpit or out of it — and make others weep more frequently than any man vfhom I ever saw. He could not refrain from tears ; his quickest and most profuse sensibility was religious. Almost every occurrence reminded him of human depravity, and the peril of the soul — of divine grace — its mercy and richness ; and lo, his head was waters, and his eyes a fountain of tears. He could laugh himself — a passion and power he had for making others laugh. He could take a joke, but woe to the HISTORY OF ANCIENT TVOODBUKT. 255 man who gave it If in any particulars he excelled Dr. Bellamy, he did in repartee, and in the delineation of character. When he preached his unrivaled election sermon, in which he portrayed the demagoguie from the words of Absalom, ' Oh, that I were made judge in the land,' &c., his classmate, Gideon Granger, said to him, as he came from the pulpit, ' Backus, had I known what was coming, I should have stood up.' Down to this day, the parish of Bethlem continued to he of moderate size ; his salary was not large, and was quite insufficient to meet the wants of a man of his generosity and hospitality. He instructed a few individual candidates for the minis- try in theology ; but his great expedient for feking out a livelihood, and for serving efficiently his generation, was that of fitting youth for college. In teaching Latin and Greek, and in disciplining toys of every grade and constitution, hie had unborrowed tact, and unrivaled success. In this employment, of so little pretension for a great man, he became renowned. From the north and the south, young candi- dates for public education flocked to his house ; and there many a twig was so bent that it is now a tree, stately and prolific. With whom the instructor was the most popular, it were difficult to say, the pu- pils, the parents, or the faculty of college. Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, placed his sons thei^e, visited them and saw the scanty resources, and the devices and labors ,of the great man for a living ; and the generg,l inquired of the doctor why he did not avail himself of owning and cultivating land. The reply was, ' Land can not be procured.' ' Whose lot is that ?' said Hampton, pointing to a fine mowing-field adjacent to the clergyman's garden. ' Mr. Bellamy's,' was the answer. ■ ' Is Mr. Bellamy fond of land ?' the inquirer added. * l^ot very,' said Backus ; ' he only wants that which joins him.' ^fter the visitor, had left and gone homeward, a letter came back, inclosing a deed of the mowing-field. Though David Bellamy was reluctant to let Ba,ckus have his land, even for money, still as neighbors, and as minister and parishionei;, they lived on excellent terms. Bellamy took the large newspapers — did not read them — but on their arrival, sent them over to Backus. His duty, delight and glory it was, to keep his patron well posted up in the news." "The personal appearance pf Dr, Backus was impressive and win- ning. Not tall, but of rotund and well-proportioned figure, a massive head, a face expressive of sensibility, benignity and intelligence. After Dr. John Mason had made his first circuit about New Eng- land, he was asked what-he thought of the clergy of that section of country. His answer was,* ' I did not see any men of great learning. 256 HISTORT OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. but I saw one man, who had half a bushel of brains.' That was Azel Backus. He was a native of Franklin, in this state ; the son of a widow, who married a man distinguished neither for industry, pru- dence nor probity. After Azel had become a man of note, some new acquaintances inquired of him, ' You are the son of Dr. Backus, of Somers ?' ' No,' he replied ; ' he was my uncle. I was the son of Bill ,' mentioning the name of his stepfather — 'he married my mother and lived on her farm.' ' How did he educate you ?* ' Took me with him to steal hoop-poles,' was the remainder of the colloquy. He was educated at Yale College — graduated 1737 — re- ceived the degree of D. D. from Nassau Hall — was removed from his charge in Bethlem to become President of Hamilton College, in 1813, where, three years afterward, of acute disease he died, not an old man. The warmth and humility of his piety appeared, as it pre- viously did, at the last moment of life. ' When told that he was dying, he could not be prevented from throwing himself from his bed upon his knees, that with his last breath he might commit to God his de- parting spirit." After the dismission of Dr. Backus in 1812, the church gave invi- tations successively to Rev. Messrs. Zephaniah Swift, Cyrus Yale and Caleb J. Tenney, who did not accept the call made. In Janua- ry, 1816, a call was tendered to Rev. John Langdon, who accepted it and was ordained June 16th, 1816. He was dismissed in June, 1825, at his own request, on account of ill health, and died February 28th, 1830, aged forty years. He graduated at Yale College, in 1809, and was a tutor in that institution from 1811 to 1815. He was characterized by a sound, well-disciplined and well-furnished mind — ^by love of study, great decision, and pious devotion to his work, amid many infirmities. A residence of five years with his former church, after he had ceased to be their pastor, was marked with many substantial tokens of their love and confidence. " Few churches, if any, ever received from Zion's King, three pastors in succession, so distinguished as Drs. Bellamy and Backus, and Mr. Langdon.'" Rev. Benjamin F. Stanton, the fourth pastor, was installed De- cember, 1825, and dismissed, at his own request, March 4th, 1829. Rev. Paul Couch, a graduate of Dartmouth College, in 1823, the fifth pastor, was installed October, 1829, and dismissed, at his own request, November, 1834. Rev. Fosdick Harrison was ordained sixth pas- 1 Rev. Mr. Tale's Bisconrse. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBTrRY. 257 tor, July 22d, 1835; closed his labors with the church March 1st, 1849, and was dismisged, June 4th, 1850. He is now preaching at North Guilford, in this state. In 1815, Yale College conferred on him the honorary degree of master of arts. In 1850, the present pastor, Aretus G. Loomis, was installed over the church and people. The following is as correct a list of those who have held the office of deacon in this church, as the records show: Jabez Whittlesey, 1740. Ebenezer Perkins, 25th April, 1799. Jonathaiv Kelsey, " Myar H. Bronson, 1S15. Hezekiah Hooker, Jonathan Smith, -^— Ens. Samuel Strong, 25th Dec., 1733. Nehemiah Lambert", 10th July, 1824. David Hawley, 4th November, 1756. Phineas Crane, 20th February, 1S25. Archibald Kasson, 31st March, 1775. Adam C. Kasson, 14th February, 1831. Oliver Parmelee, 1st March, 1784. Joshua Bird, 26th December, 1839. Richard Garnsey, 10th January, 1792. John N. Crane, 26th December, 1 839. Benjamin Frisbie, As early as September, 1781, the society voted their desire to be set off as a separate town, and appointed Daniel Everit, Esq., to pre- fer a memorial to the General Assembly for that purpose. At a town meeting, held April 18th, 1782, Woodbury voted to oppose this application, and appointed Col. Increase Moseley and Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., agents to attend the session of the Assembly, for the purpose of opposition. The application failed, and no further movement was made till the May session, 1786, when the society appointed Robert Crane and David Bird, agents for the purpose of pressing an application for a new town on the attention ofthe Assem- bly, ^he application, which stated the list to be £11,000, and the number of families 250, was continued to the October session, pre- vious to which, they obtained a vote in town meeting, 173 to 153, that the town should not oppose the application, on condition the petitioners should pay their proportion of the debts of the town. The application did not, however, for some reason, succeed at that session, but next year, May, 1787, the society at Bethlehem was duly incorporated into a town of the same name, but by an error in the transcriber, it was written Bethlem, and has been so written ever since. In 1836, the present Congregational church, the third since the organization ofthe society, was built, and the church met for the last time in the old edifice, April 10th, 1836, which had now reached the advanced age of sixty-eight years. 258 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. The other incidents connected with the new town having been con- sidered in connection with the history of the " ancient town" as a whole, will not be repeated here. Bethlem is a small town, its average length being four and a half miles, and its breadth four miles. Its population by the census of 1850, was 81.5. It is almost wholly an agricultural town, its soil be- ing fertile, with little waste land. It has, however, one woolen man- ufactory, two wagon shops, three saw-mills, one grist-mill, three cider distilleries, one blacksmith's shop, one shoemaker's shop, and three mercantile stores. It also has two churches, a town hall, a flourish- ing lyceum, two ministers and one physician. CHAPTER XIII. HISTORY OF JUDEA AND NEW PRESTON ECCLESIASTICAl. SOCIE- TIES, AND TOWN OF WASHINGTON. 1739 TO 1853; Society settled, 1734; Winter Pkivii.eges granted, 1739; Society incorporated, 1741 ; Rev. Keuben Judd settled, and the church GATHERED, 1742; LisT OF FiRST Church Meimbebs; Rev. Daniel Brins- MADE ORDAINED, 1749; ReV. NoAH MeRWIN INSTALLED, 1785; Rev. De. Ebenezeh Porter ordained, 1796; His Chaeactee ; JTiest Church, 1742; Second Church, 1751 — burked in 1800; Third Church, 1801 ; Admis- sions to the Church; Putrid Fever, 1753; Murders and Casualties; Rev. Cyrus W. Gray settled, 1813 ; Rev. Stephen Mason installed, 1S18 ; Rev. Gordon Hayes settled, 4829; Rev. Epheaim Lyman installed, 1852 ; Revivals ; List of Deacons ; Winter Privileges granted to New Preston, 1748; Society incorporated, 1753; First Church built, 1756; Second Church, 1769; Third Church, 1825; Raumaug Church, 1853; Church gathered and Rev. Noah Wadhams settled, 1757 ; Rev. Jeremiah Day settled, 1770 ; Rev. Samuel Whittlesey settled, 1807 ; Rev. Charles A. BoARDMAN settled, 1818 ; Rev. Robert B. Campfield, 1821 ; Rev. Ben- jamin B. Parsons settled, .1839 ; Rev. Hollis Read, 1845; Revivals; Deacons; Town of Washington incorporated, 1779; Casualties; Pres- ent State of the Town. The present town of Washington is made up of territory taken from the towns of Woodbury, New Milford, Keiit, and Litchfield, and is about six miles square. It contains two ecclesiastical societies, Judea and New Preston, though not the whole of the latter is in- cluded within the town. Judea society embraces all the territory taken from Woodbury and Litchfield, and constitutes about two-thirds of the extent of the town. ' But a small portion of this is contributed by Litchfield. New Preston embraces all the territory taken from Kent and New Milford. In both of these societies are Episcopal churches, having houses fpr religious worship. The first settlement in the town was made in Judea society, in 1734, the year this society and Bethlehem were divided among the proprietors of Woodbury. Joseph Hurlbut was the first settler, and the first framed house was built in 1736. The next settlers after Hurlbut were Increase Mose- 260 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUKT. ley, Nathaniel Durkee, John Baker, Friend "Weeks, Joseph Gillett and Samuel Pitcher. The first sermon preached in the society was by Isaac Baldwin, of Litchfield, who afterward relinquished his pro- fession, and became the first clerk of the county court for Litchfield county. Five years later, the inhabitants had become more numerous, and twenty persons preferred a memorial to the General Assembly, at its May session, 1739, representing that they lived " full eight miles from the Meeting House," and that their wives and children had " to tarry at home from the worship of God about half of the year," and therefore they pray for " liberty to have preaching six months in the winter," and to be released from paying taxes for a new school-house just built in the first society, and also from parish taxes, that they may build a school-house of their own. The privilege asked for was granted, to continue two years, and they were released from one-half of the parish taxes, and from taxes to build a new meeting-house, provided they were " in no ways Active in the Afiair of Building a new Meeting House in said first Society."' At the October session, 1741, twenty-six individuals petitioned to be incorporated into an ec- clesiastical society, and appointed " Our Trusty and well-beloved friend. Friend Weeks, agent and attorney to prosecute our Petition." The petition was signed by Nathaniel Durkee, John Baker, Joseph Gillett, Joseph Chittenden, Elisha Stone, Samuel Pitcher, Jr., James Pitcher, Increase Moseley, Lemuel Baker, Daniel Castle, Samuel Branton, Ezra Terrill, Jr., Ebenezer AJlen, Zadock Clark, Elijah Hurd, Joseph Hurd, Joseph Hurlbut, Benjamin Ingraham, Jr., Eob- ert Durkee, Samuel Bell, Jonah Tjtus, Benjamin Ingraham, John Royce, John Hurd, Jr., Jedediah Hurd, Benjamin Hinman. Col. Benjamin Hull, John Southmayd, Esq., and Mr. Stephen Hopkins, were at once appointed a committee, to inquire into the reasonableness of the request, who reported at the same session in favor of a new society, with the following boundaries : "Beginning att Col" Johnson's line at New Milford bounds, and from thence Running Eastward in s of Octobr afores* Mr Jno Lumm one of Oxford Societj' Came & gave me an Invi- tation to Preach yre on Probation. Accordingly I gave Some Encouragement of Coming. I also went & Preach* 3 Sabbaths ; viz : ye last in S* Oct' & ye 2 first in Novr — On ye 12tli of s* Ocf came Mr. JuO Baker one of ye Society Com- tee of Roxbury &c. I gave him some Encouragement. I went & Preachd yre on ye Sd Sabbath : Viz : on ye 20 Day of Nov' and on ye first Sabbath, i. e. 4 day of Deo'. Whereupon ye people of s*.Parish of Roxbury, being timely warned, Did meet on ye Sth of sd Dec'^ & in s* meeting unanimously Voted to Give me a Call on Probation in order to Settlement in ye work of ye Ministry. In sA iVIeeting were chosen Capt. Jn° Baker, Lieut. Henry Castle, Eb^er Thomas, Benj" Warner, Danll Castle as a Comtee to act in be- half of s'' Society for ye year ensuing, w* Comtee Conferring with me Con- cerning ye aforesd Vote, I Consented to Preach amongst them on Probation as afores*. Hut I having given Encouragethent of Preaching at Oxford 3 Sab- 278 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBtTRT. baths more, I returned thither until ye time was Expired & then Returned to s* Roxbury on Deer 29, on the_ terms proposed & Continued Preaching with them on s* terms untill April 16, 1744, when ya people of s* Parish Meeting voted to give me a Call for Settlement, in ye Work of ye Gospel Ministry among them ; I yielding to it Accordingly on May 30, ye People of sd Parish meeting again, made Proposals of Settlement & Salary wch were these (viz) to give me 75£ Lawful Money Equal to silver at 6s — isd pr ounce, paying in 3 years i. e. £25, pr annum. During w* time giving me £27, lOj. salary pr annum, & afterwards my Salary to rise £2, 9s pr annum till it amount to £40. On June 13, 1744, 1 returned answer to ye aboves* Proposals to ye acceptance of ye So- ciety, it being in a Regular Society Meeting, ye People then Preceded to ap- point by a Geull vote a Day for my ordination, viz. ye 3* Wednesday, i. c. ye 15tl> Day of ye next August ensuing, and also a Day of fasting & Prayer Previ- ous thereunto, on ye 8 day of s* August. The Ministers Pitch"* upon by ye Comtee for ye performance of ye Publik Duties of ye said fast, were y* Rev"* Messrs Stoddard & Graham. Accordingly on s*8"> Day of August, Revd Mr Graham appearing for s* busi- ness, (RevilM' Stoddard failing by reason of bodily indisposition,) he perform- ed ye Publik Service of y.e Day. And whereas there being a Publick Fast ap- pointed on ye Day prefixed for Ordination ; Therefore on this 8U> Day of August, (it being also a warned Society meeting,) there was a unanimous vote passed, y' ye Day of Ordination should be ye 22<1 i. e. ye fourth Wednesday of s* August. Acccordingly, Circular Letters were immediately issued out to all ye Ministers & messengers of ye Eastern Consociation of Fairfield County, signed by ye Comtee, ye form of weh is hereafter inserted. Accordingly on ye Evening before Ordination, viz ; 21st of August, Came Rev* Mes^urs Kent with his messenger. Case with his messenger, who was afterward dismissed, Judson with his messenger & Lewis. Next Morning Came Mr. Stoddard with his Messenr, and then they began to embody to Pro- ceed in ye form of an Ordaining Council. Mr. Judd Corning also with his messenr. Rev* Mr. Stoddard was chosen Mode'"' — Mr. Kent, Scribe. Then ye Council Proceeded to my examination by asking questions Concerning fund- amentals of Religion — then it was Concluded it might be Convenient, yt I should Relate my experiences in Religion, in W^h Season Came in Rev* Mr. Mills & his Messenr, Mr. Graham & IMr. Treat of Pennsylvania, & when ex- amination was ended, Came in Mr. Bellamy & his Mesen', who profess^ ha was free to act from former acquaintance with me, and all ye Council profess* Satisfaction as to ray Relation, Whereupon it was tho't convenient yt I shoitld read ye profession of Faith & Ceh Covt to so many C'' Members as were then present at Lieut. Henry Castle's, ye place where ye Venerable Council was Convened, w"l> accordingly I did. " Then ye Publick Worship & Solemnity was attended after this form. The Rev* Mr. Bellamy made ye first Prayer, Rev* Mr. Mills Preached on 1 Pet. 1. 13,16. The Rev* Mr. gathered the Church in this wise. First Read- ing ye Parish Grant, which is as followetli : "Atta Generall Assembly Holden at Hartford on ye 2* Thursday of May, A. D., 1743. " Upon ye Memorial of ye Inhabitants of that part of Woodbury called Shippauge, Praying this Assembly to be made a District Ecclesiastical Society, &c. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. ' 279 " Granted by this Assembly,, that ye s* Inhabitants within s* limits be and they are hereby made one Distinct Ecclesiastical Society, with the Powers and Privileges of other Ecclesiastical Societies in this Colony, & shall be called & known by ye Name of Roxbury. — A True Copy &c. " Test. George Wyllys, Secrety- " UMy was Read yc associations advise, viz; : *^ " At a Meeting of ye Association in Southbury, Oct. 5, 1743, the Society of Roxbury [asked] for advise for a suitable person to preach the Gospel among them for a season, & were advised to ye worthy Mr. Canfield, and in Case he should fail, to apply themselves to the ministers of Woodbury for further di- rection. " A true Copy — test John Graham, Scribe. " .3illy was Read ye Society's call and my answer as follows, "April ye 16tli Day A. D. 1744. At a meeting of ye Society of Roibury, it was voted to give Mr. Thomas Canfield a Call for Settlement in ye work of ye Ministry. " Agreeable Whereunto on ye 13 day of June, at a Society Meeting, ye s^Mr. Canfield Returned answer to ye acceptance of ye Society. "A true Copy, Test. Tilley Blakslee, Society Clark. " Next was read my Recommendation as follows : " Branford, July 29'h, 1744. " This may certify whom it may Concern, That on ye 29U> Day of Decemr A. D. 174^, Mr. Thomas Canfield was admitted a member in full communion ' with the first Church in Branford, & has behaved Regularly during his abode with us. And now upon his desire he is Dismissed from us, & Recommended as a person of a regular Conversation, & in good Standing to be incorporated, or have communion with any C* of Christ wherever Providence shall place him. " by Philemon Robins i Pastor of s* C"^ in Branford, with Consent of ye Brethren. " Then was Read ye Recommendations of Church members, w™ is as fol- loweth. , " Kev^ & Beloved — Whereas the Inhabitants of ye Parish of Roxbury in Woodbury have (thro ye orderance of Divine Providenc?.) a Prospeot.of hav- ing one set oVer them (speedily) in ye work of ye Lord & taking ye Pastoral Care of ihem, & many of s* Inhabitants Standing in Special Relation to them ye 1st crh of Christ in Woodbury. As &c. "These may certify, y' all ye abovenamed persons are members of ye Ist Crh of Christ in Woodbury in full Cotnmunion, & in good Standing, & upon their Desire, as matters stand, are Discharged from their Immediate Relation to s* Church. " Thus Certifieth Anthony Stoddard, Pastor of ye is' Ceh of X with ye Con- sent of s* Church. " Whereas they having before assented, & subscribed to ye Profession of faith, & Church Covt. They were now asked whether they now made Choice of me to take ye Pastoral Care of them, to we* yy assented. Then I being also asked whether I complied with their Desire & Invitation to take ye Pastoral 280 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. Care of them, to w David Baldwin preached his first sermon in this parish, probably in the old building once standing in the "Upper City." We find on the records, under date April 4th, 1785, that 296 HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUKT. " the committee reported that we can have Mr. Baldwin, if he can not form his mission nearer his home, &c., and that he will preach to to us for 2s. 6rf. per day as a candidate." The preaching was proba- bly a reading of printed sermons, and " a candidate" was probably a candidate for holy orders. The following is a transcript from the records, and is probably a note of the first organization of the parish. The " East Greenwich" spoken of, was a part of the present town of "Warren, near which the old and first church stood. "June ye 26 Ad. 1784. " the Inhabitants of New-preston and Eastgrinwitch of the Denomination of the church of England so cauled parishes, Having formed them Selves into a Lawful! Society acording to A late act of the gineral Assembly of this State of Connecticut, We the Snbscribors Whose Names are undor Written being Desir- ous for the promoting of Rellgon and good Ordor do acknoledg our Selves to be and beloung to aboue sd Body and do by these Presents Joine and incorporate into sd Society as witness our Hands,*' Below is another extract from the records : " These are to warn all the Professors of the Church of England^ so called, in the Parishes of New Preston & East Greenwich to meet at the church in New Preston upon Augt ye 23 ; 1784, at one o'clock in the afternoon : First to choose a Moderator; 2^ to hire preaching, or some candidate to read prayers ; 3d to raise money for the aforesaid purpose, and to purchase a Prayer Book and Bible, and in what way ; 4ti, to choose Collectors and all necessary officers for said Parishes ; 5th in what way the meetings fhall be warned for the future; 6* and to act any other business as shall be necessary for the aforesaid purpose. " By order of the committee, " July the 21 A. d 17S4. Test by me, " Stephen Morehouse, Clerk." The last report to the Rt. Eev. Bishop, for the year ending June, 1853, is as follows : " The Rev. James L. Scott, Rector. "Families, 75. Baptisms — infants, 4. Confirmations, 2. Communicants, added anew, 5 ; present number, 89. Marriage, 1. Burials, 7. Sunday School — Teachers, 8 ; Scholars, 45. Missionary and charitable contributions, exclusive of the communion offerings, $40 26." Of late years, these two parishes have united in engaging the same minister, and have divided the time according to their respective ability to contribute toward the salary. During the last four years, services have been held alternate Sundays in each parish, but St. Andrew's, New Preston, will probably soon have the entire service of a clergyman. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 297 The names of some of the clergymen who have officiated are Clark, Baldwin, Benham, Marsh, Jones, Andrews, Kellogg, Lucas, Atwater, Huntington, Gordon, Hitchcock, Sherman, Long and Scott. Episcopal Church, Bethlem. A few families from Newtown moved into this town in the early part of the present century, who were churchmen. These, joined by some of the former inhabitants, organized a parish, March 30th, 1807. The names of those belonging to the society, at its first organization, are as follows : Christopher Prentice, Benjamin Hawley, John Sperry, Michael Judd, Abel Hard, Glover Skidmore, Ebenezer L. Thompson, Robert Porter, Samuel Bloss, Eeuben Tinker, Sarauel Blackman, Daniel Skidmore, Henry Jackson, Amos Lake, David Pulford, and Benja- min T. Lake. No church edifice was erected for some time, but the society voted January, 1829, that " Robert Porter be a committee to circulate a subscription paper for the purpose of raising money to build a church." The church was accordingly erected, and occupied some' time before consecration. On the 23d of September, 1835, it was consecrated by the bishop, and named " Christ Church, Bethlem.'' The same cause prevents an extended histoiy of this as of other so- cieties, the want or defectiveness of the records. It has been a " plurality," having a minister to officiate all the time but a few years since its organization. The following is a Hst of ministers who have preached in this parish, as far as it has been possible to collect them, together with the date of the commencement of their labors. Rev, , Russel Wheeler, 1807, Rev . William Watson, 1835, u "Willard Welton, 1814, a T. W. Snow, 1837, ii Sturges Gilbert, 1816, £C Isaac H. Tuttle, 1839, u Isaac Jones, 1828, Ct Wm. Henry Frisbie, 1847, u Joseph Scott, 1832, u Joseph S. Covell, 1848, u John Dowdney, 1834, u J. D. Berry, D. D., 1852. 'Baptist Chfkch, RoxBtrRY. This church was constituted in South Britain, January 21st, 1790, at the house of Justus Pierce, by a meeting of delegates from, several churches of the " Baptist order." Elder Higbee, of Stratfield, was moderator, and Elder Hull, of Ridgefield, clerk. Elder Finch, of Danbury, preached on the occasion. The church thus organized, consisted often males, and twelve females, residing at South Britain, 20 298 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUKY. Roxbury and Zoar Bridge, in Newtown. In April, 1794, a portion of this church, with others, were organized into a new church, at Zoar Bridge. In January, 1803, the " Society agreed younanimous to have Mr, Fuller ordained as an Elder in said Society." He was accordingly ordained, May 18th, 1803, at the meeting- house in Roxbury, the churches represented in the ordaining council being those at Colebrook, Bristol, Newtown, Danbury, Winchester and "Warren. The records show seventy members admitted to the church before Mr. Fuller's ordination, and forty-one since. Mr. Fuller moved to Vermont, in 1821. December 30th, 1800, the society voted to build a meeting-house, « a little this side of Benjamin Rumsey's," to be thirty feet long, twenty-five wide, with ten feet posts. This building was finished and ready for use the next year. It was turned into a school-house in 1825, reserving the right to hold meetings in it. In 1809, a vote was passed by the society, " that the names of such persons as have" certified to our society, but have never attended our meetings, nor given any thing to support our ministers, be handed over to the presbuterian Society's Clerk, as the names of persons who do not belong to our society." From 1821 to 1833, there is no entry on the church records. At the latter date, there were twenty-one members of the church remaining. Since 1833, there is no entry on the records. The present number of members probably does not ex- ceed ten, although they have preaching once in four weeks, by Elder Biddle, of Brookfield. Methodist Church, Woodbuhy. In 1789, Connecticut was visited by Jesse Lee, a distinguished and devoted preacher of the Methodist denomination, who preached all over the state, laying here as in the rest of New England, the foun- dation of Methodism. This denomination rapidly increased, and it has continued to be prosperous, beyond precedent, till the present day. The church had gained some footing in New York as early as 1766. About the year 1790, before the general conference was formed in 1792, the first Methodist sermon in Woodbury was preached in the open air, in the street under the Rock, on which the Masonic Hall stands, by Rev.' Samuel Wigdon, who was sent to preach in Litchfield circuit. This town was added to that circuit, and HISTOKt OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 299 there was occasional preaching here after that to such as would " hear the word." The first class was formed some time between the date of the first sermon and the year 1800. The church continued in a feeble condition till 1812, when Elijah Sherman, senior, better ^ known to the people of this communion, and of the town, by the name of " Father Sherman," became dissatisfied with the Episcopal church, on account of some difference of opinion, as is understood, in relation to the adoption of the Episcopal church constitution, joined the Meth- odist denomination, and became very active and zealous in adyancing its interests. The exact date of this transaction is not now at hand, but he was appointed the first regular class leader in 1812. Previ- ous to this, the several ministers who had officiated here, had fulfilled the duties of that office. At this organization of the class, in 1812, the number of communicants was forty. From this time till 1824, " Father Sherman" threw open the doors of his house, and it became the place of pubhc worship for this church. Having increased in numbers and means, they erected the first meeting-house on thie site of the present church edifice, in 1824. But the class and social meetings of the society continued to be held at the house of Mr. Sherman, till the erection of the present commodious church, in 1839. This edifice is, furnished with a good basement, and from that date the social meetings of the church have been held in it. The society here continued to constitute a part of some other circuit till 1832, when the circuit of Woodbury was formed, and this became the place of residence for its ministers. Kev. Eaphael Gilbert was the first minister who statedly resided here. This has continued to be a cir- cuit or station, and the residence of th6 stated minister, ever since. It has for some years been a station, and enjoyed the undivided labors of a minister. From the first meetings in the dwelling of " Father Sherman," the church has enjoyed a continued prosperity till the present day, and now numbers within its folds 215 communicants. " The .Lord of the harvest" has smiled upon it, and it now occupies a useful and honorable position among "sister churches.'' Methodist Churches in Sodthbuey. The first society of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the present town of Southbury, was organized at the south part of the town, on "George's Hill," about the year 1803, and consisted of about six members. They met at that time in a building formerly occupied aa a school-house. But, in a few years, it was greatly enlarged, remod- eled, and made more convenient and ample in its accommodations. 300 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. The society continued to increase in numbers until the church was filled to its utmost capacity. It soon became quite too small to ac- commodate the worshiping congregation. In the year 1832, the society erected and dedicated a larger and more convenient house in South Britain. There they worshiped until the year 1851, when the edified was enlarged and made a neat and elegant house of worship. The society now (1853) numbers about sixty-five communicants, and the church is well filled with a devout worshiping congx'egation. The second society of the Methodist Episcopal church in the town was organized at Southbury several years ago, and'consisted of one small class. About the same time, another class, or small church, was organized at Southford. They worshiped for several years in a small church which is now completely out of repair. In the mean time the church at Southbury met in the brick school-house, and were under the pastoral care of the Eev. Sylvester Smith. In the year 1847, the two societies united, and the same year erected a neat and commodious church, in the village of Southbury. The church at Southbury now (1853) numbers sixty-five communi- cants, and their house of worship is well filled with a respectable and devoted congregation. Thus have we traced the various forms of church government and religious belief, as they have exhibited themselves in our town, and are full of the conviction, that not the form, not the particular creed, is of so much importance as a pure heart and a guileless life ; and that these may subsist, in full perfection, under all the various forms and ceremonies and creeds of the several evangelical churches. For this reason it will ever be a matter of astonishment to the lofty intel- lect, the mind of e?;tended and liberal views, when it sees bitter con- tentions among professing Christians, " about quips and quibbles and non-essential points." CHAPTER XVI. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTOBT CONTINUED FROM CHAPTER Till. 1760 TO 1853 ; E,ev. Noah Behedict settled, 1760 ; Half-way Covenant System abolished, 1760 ; State op the Church ; Rev. 'Woiithinotom "WmOHT settled Colleaoue with Me. Benedict, 1811, and dismissed, 1813; Death of Me. Benedict, 1813; His Chaeaotek ; Rev. Heney P, Steono settled, 1814 — dismissed, 1816; Rev. Samuel R. Andeew in- stalled Pastoe, 1817 — dismissed 1846 ; Third Church dedicated 1819 ; Sketch of Mr. Andrew's Life ; Rev. Lucius Curtis settled, 1846 ; Church Statistics ; Ministeeial Fund ; Hon. Noah B. Benedict's Devise to the Society ; Remarks. In a former chapter we traced the history of the " Second Church in Stratford," or first church in Woodbury, from, its commencement, its stormy origin, for ninety years, " down the stream of time." In the early part of 1760, Mr. Stoddard having become very aged, the church and society took the necessary measures to settle a colleague with him. The matter was all arranged. Rev. Noah Benedict had been called, and the day for his ordination had been appointed before Mr. Stoddard's death. He was, however, suddenly taken ill, and died after a sickness of two days, not long before the day of ordina- tion. . This event took place October 22d, 1760. It is thus recorded on the church records by Mr. Benedict : " October 22, 1760. This Day was ordained to the Worlc of the Ministry, in the first Society in Woodbury, on the call of the Church and Congregation : the Sermon vvas preaohcl by the Rev. Mr: Bellamy from 1 Tim. 5, 21, the ordaining Prayer and Charge by Rev. Mr: Graham, the right hand of fellowship by Rev. Mr. Brinsmade, the conclu- ding Prayer by Rev. Mr: Canfleld." It'is to be noted, that the church did not go out of town for minis- ters to assist in the ordination services. The four ministers men- 302 HISTOET OF ANCIKNX WOODBURY. tioned were all then settled within the limits of the ancient town, and remained with their people till the death of each separated them from all earthly friends. At the death of Mr. Stoddard, the half-way covenant system was not yet done away. He, as well as his father. Rev. Solomon Stod- dard, were advocates of the system, though Rev. Mr. Edwards, the grandson of the latter, taking a different view of the matter, had done so much to overthrow it, wherever it existed. As we have seen, it had been voted out of Mr. Bellamy's church nearly twenty years before. It existed here only in a mild, or rather a strict form. Many of the church had for some years been against the practice, yet from respect to their aged and beloved pastor, they had " held their peace." But Mr. Stoddard was now dead, and the system was not in accordance with Mr. Benedict's views. Within two weeks, therefore, after his settlement, we find the following action on the part of the church : " Nov. 6, 1760. At a meeting of the Members of the Chh. at the Meeting House, the following things were voted, (viz.) " let that Baptism and the Lord's Supper are seals of the Covenant of Grace. " 2ly, that the Covenant of Grace is but one Covenant. " S'y, that whosoever makes a credible Profession, that he believes and em- braces the covenant of Grace, and appears to walk accordingly, has a right to Sealing ordinances. " 41y, that he, that has a right to Sealing ordinances for himself, has also a right to Baptism for his children. "51y, that the Lord's Supper is not more holy than Baptism. "It was likewise voated, that those Persons, that had ownflthe Covenant, and yet had absented themselves from the Lord's Supper, had own church, remonstrating against these measures, as inconsistent with their religious obligations and duties. To avoid these penalties, and the formidable array of enemies to " their movement," it was necessary to take some other measures. They believed that Dr. Beecher, and the other surrounding clergy- men, were adverse to their interests, and, asserting the same right of 312 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. independency, that our Puritan fathers asserted in their conflict with ecclesiastical and political power in England, they determined to es- tablish a " church, free and independent." A committee, on which was Hon. Charles B. Phelps, was raised to frame a constitution for the government of the church and society. The first proposition of this constitution was, " This Church under God is free and independent of all Synods, Consisto- ries, Associations, Conventions, Classis, and all other Ecclesiastical authority, save that of the Lord Jesus." In its general tenor, it gave large authority to the church and so- ciety, in all matters relating to their interests ; but this power was modified by the appointment of ,a ruling elder, who was, ex officio, moderator of all church meetings, and possessed an unqualified veto upon aE votes of the church, which did not meet his approbation, Benjamin Judson was appointed ruling elder, the name of the " Bap- tist Church" was adopted, and a minister of that denomination em- ployed, for a time, to preach to the church. ' In May, 1816, an application was made to the General Assembly by this church, for incorporation into an ecclesiastical society, with the same privileges as other societies, but it failed. At the October session, the same year, a petition signed by 102 individuals renewed the application for society privileges, which were granted, and the ap- plicants were incorporated by the name of the " Strict'CongregationaJ Society" in Woodbury, with the same limits as the first society, leav- ing all persons within those limits to signify in the month of March annually, to what society they chose to belong, by leaving with the clerk of such society, a certificate to that effect, which is by him en- rolled on the records of the society.'' 1 The chairman of the committee that drafted this constitution, informed the au- thor, tBat the theological postttlata advanced in it " were gathered up and down the Scriptures, Confessions, Catechisms, Platforms, Articles, Theses and Creeds — where- ever a word of seasonable doctrine could be found. The precise amount of author- ity for it could not now he stated." He further remarked, that, in his opinion, not- withstanding this excellent constitution, the church had very soon after their regular incorporation into an ecclesiastical society, in 1816, by a process of " unconscious rrm- tation," relapsed into a close affinity with the " associated churches." 2 The late Eeuben Walker, availing himself of this privilege, lodged with the clerk of the Strict Congregational Society, the following certificate: " To Leman Sherman, Clerk of the North Society. Hear the words of Reuben with the strictest propriety. This may certify to all who gather tithes, That Reuben has done with the South Society till he dies. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 313 After the incorporation of the new society, the bitterness of feeling began to wear off. Even before the incorporation, a committee had been appointed by the south part of the first society, consisting of Stiles Curtiss, John Strong, Esq., Simeon Pearce, Jesse Minor, and Moses Clark, " To meet and confer with a committee from the northern part of the society, on the situation and affairs of the society, and to devise some method for the reconciliation of the existing differences in tlie same, and make report." > The " differences," hbwever, were not healed, as has appeared, and considerable feeling existed for many years — in short, some of it ha6 even reached the present day. But it is mentioned with profound gratitude, that the present generation meet each other on a more generous footing, laying aside,, in a good degree, the prejudices of the " fathers ;" and the ministers of the two societies meet and ex- change pulpits with each other, in the bonds of true Christian fellow- ship. It is gratifying to see this, for there is no need of contention, and surely there is no pleasure or profit in it. There is room enough for both societies, and both are in a very flourishing condition. Doubtless there are at present more professing Christians in the two churches than there would have been in one. Two laborers have effected more than could have been done by one. Let them continue on in this course and show the world " how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." The north church was organized December 25th, 1816. The per- sons who composed it were all of them members of the first church, and had been, at their own request, formally dismissed from that church, and recommended as in good and regular standing, for the purpose of being constituted into a separate church. The church was ibrmed by Eev. Dr. Tyler, then pastor of the church in South Britain. By special request, he came and preached a sermon, and after its delivery he read the articles, or confession of faith, that had been prepared, which were assented to by thirty-one persons, eleven males and twenty females, upon which he pronounced them a church. The sermon preached on this occasion was on Ephesiai^s iv. 3. " Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace." 'The church was constituted such, it seems, by a voluntary act, on their part, in assenting to certain articles of faith, and adopting a mu- Therefore wish to be considered not as one of the Theolo^calists, But as belon^ng to the Strict Congregationalists. Woodbnry, March 18th, 1818. Reuben Walker." 21 314 HISTOEr OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. tual covenant. The only ministers present, it is believed, were Rev. Dr. Tyler and Rev. Mi\ Dwight. The latter was at this time offi- ciating as minister to this people. Since this organization, though nominally not connected with the Litchfield South Conspciation, it has usually been represented in its deliberations. During the year previous, the pi-esent north meeting-house had been erected, and was at the time of the organization of the church, inclosed, but not fin- ished at all in the inside. A congregation had been for some time in the habit of meeting here for the purpose of religious worship, and the duties of the ministry had been discharged by Rev. Mr. "Weeks, afterward Rev. Dr. Weeks, of Newark, N. J. Thus was the church constituted and brought into a formal exist- ence. As yet, however, it was without pastor or deacon. Five days after its organization, Benjamin Judson was chosen deacon, Decem- ber 30th, 1816, and Deacon Nathaniel Minor, who still holds that office, was chosen the following year, 1817. He has consequently discharged the duties of that office about thirty-six years. It has already been stated tliat the church edifice, at the time of the organization of the church, was only inclosed. It was not Gn- ished till two years after this time. Plain benches formed the seats of the worshipers, and a few boards only, an elevation for the pulpit, during that time. It is believed that the first sermon ever preached in the house, was delivered on the last Sabbath in July, 1816, from these words : " Behold ye trust in lying wonders, that can not profit." Jeremiah vii. 8. ' In February, 1817, came Rev. Ci-rove L. Brownell, who com- menced preaching to this church, and continued to do so till the fol- lowing July, when he was ordained first pastor over the church and congregation. The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Catlin, of New Marlborough, Mass., from 1 ThessalonianS ii. 4. " But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.'' Shortly after the formation of the church, eight members were received into it, and in the following April, eleven more were added, so that at the ordination of the first pastor, the church consisted of fifty members, eighteen males and thirty-two females, eleven of whom had bee^^ added after he commenced his labors here. The church was dedi- cated Janu^y 7th, 1819. The sermon on the occasion was preached by Dr. Lyman Beecher. In 1821, there was, a revival of religion in the church, and about thirty members were added to it. In 1827, there was another revival, which, from the records of the church, HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 315 would seem to have continued some years. From 1827 to 1839, a period' of about eleven years, 167 persons were added to the church. The following is taken from a manuscript sermon of Eev. John Churchilly present pastor of the church, to which we are indebted for a statement of many of the facts in its history :* " There were no additions to the church subsequent to 1838, during the min- istry of the former pastor, (Mr. Brownell,) which continued for nearly twpnty- three years. During that period of time there were received into the church by ' profession, under the ministry of the former pastor, two hundred and thirty-six persons, wlio may be regarded as the proper fruits of his ministry. There can be no' better encomium passed upon the labors of your former pastor, than that during his ministry, he was tlie honored instrument of leading 236 of your number, your relations and friends, and many of yourselves, to the Lord Jesus Christ. No one can loolc at these fruits, without the conviction that his labors were not in vain in the Lord. X talce pleasure in testifying frorn the records of the church, and from living records, which are known arid read of many, that -his ministry was a highly useful ministry. It would be a matter of devout joy and thanksgiving, could his successor ever be permitted to look back upon such proof of the usefulness of his labors for the cause of Christ.'?'. " Besides those who were connected with this church by profession, there were added to it under the ministry of Mr. Brownell, by letters from other churches, flfty-six, making the whole number added, from the time he began liis ministry, 292. If weiadd to this number, thirty-nine, "who were connected with the church when he came, it will make the whole number of persons con- , nected with the church during his ministry, 331. The number of children bap- tized by him was 188." Two deacons were chosen during the ministrations of Mr. Brownell, Moses Clark, in 1821, and Elijah Shetman, Jr., to succeed him at his death, in 1831. Mr. Brownell graduated at the University of Ver- mont, in 1813, and received the degree of master of arts from Yale College, in 1816. He now resides in Sharon, Conn., and is the prin- cipal of a flourishing academy at that place. On the dismission of the first pastor, Kev. John Churchill received a unanimous call from the church and society, to settle with them, and was installed into the sacred office, April 22d, 1840. Mr. Churchill graduated at the theological department of Yale College, in 1839, the year preceding his installation here, and received the honorary de- gree of master of arts from the same college in 1844. Under the care of the present pastor, who has now accomplished his twelfth year in the duties of the ministry, the church has greatly prospered, steadily advancing in strength and numbers. At the ac- cession of Mr. Churchill, twelve years ago, there were living, 183 members of the church. Of these, thirty have died, and thirty-one 316 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTTRT. have been dismissed to other churches, leaving now 122 members, that were such before that date. During his ministry, 165 persons have been added to the church, thirteen of whom have died, and twenty-two have been dismissed to other churches, leaving 130 who still remain members of the church, of those who have joined it with- in twelve years. The whole number of members of the church, at the present moment, leaving out, as has been done in the foregoing estimates, absent members of whom little or nothing is known, is 250. Of absent members not included in the above statistics, there are some fifteen or twenty. There are but six persons of the thirty-one who formed this church, thirty-six years ago, now remaining among the living. Of the eight that next joined the church, not one re- mains, and two only are living of the eleven who joined next year. There are only thirty-three out of the whole number of 155 who united with the church up to 1830, now living. More than 125 members have been removed by death since the church was organ- ized, thirty-six years ago. From a sermon delivered by the present pastor, in April, 1853, the following extracts are taken to show the present state, and also the prosperity of the church, past and present : " It is due to the kind providence of God, my friends, to remember witli gratitude the fact, that for twelve years, and cveu ever since your organization as a. society, you have been uniformly prospered — not always equally, but still, more or less, prospered. Very little, perhaps I may say nothing has occurred, since you became a society for Christian purposes, to disturb, essentiajly, your unity, or the liarmony of your counsels and your operations. But from the first till now, during a period of thirty-six years, you have hfid a very steady and uniform prosperity. When this house was first erected, you were comparative- ly few, yet through tlie good resolution, firmness, and self-sacrificing spirit of the men of that day, most of whom have been gathered to their fathers, it was so far completed as to be a comfortable place for Christian worship, and at the expiration of two years, it was finished in a style to compare with the churches of that day. Under these favorable auspices, your numbers, as your popula- tion, increased, and during almost the entire ministry of my predecessor, to whom I have not a doubt, we are all of us indebted, for, at least, a considera- ble portion of the harmony and prosperity that we have enjoyed here, your course was onward. You were not broken up by divisions of sentiment, or by changes in the pastoral oflice ; and in consequence of frequent revivals of reli- gion during all that period, you were decidedly strengthened as a society. ******* " Our peace has been mostly uniform — never seriously broken — and, conse- quently, we have been able to go on in the ordinary use of the means of grace, without having to turn aside and rectify evils among ourselves. Our meetings as a church, have not been, except in a very few instances, meetings for the settlement of difficulties, but for spiritual edification. Tiiis haa been true of HI8TOET OF ANCIENT WOODB0KT. 317 us for the past twelve years, to an extent that is by no means common among the churches throughout the country, and it should be regarded as an occasion for gratitude and praise to God." " Such indeed has been the spiritual prosperity of this church during the past twelve years, that we now have nearly the whole adult portion of the con- gregation included in the church, or among those who entertain the hope of salvation. It is confidently believed, that there is not another congregation In the State, where so large a proportion of them are regarded as Christians — where there are so few irreligious persons in proportion to the whole number." One deacon has been appointed during the ministry of Mr. Church- ill, Reuben'H. Hotchkiss, November 4th, 1842, in place of of Dea. Sherman, who had resigned. In 1846, a commodious chapel was built for the use of the society near the church, and another in Hotchkissville, for the use of the people of that neighborhood. In 1821, a fund of $5,163 was raised by subscription among the members of the society, to " Be and remain a perpetual fund, and the interest arising thereon shall be . appropriated and applied exclusively for the support of a Minister to be ap- proved by the association of Ministers within the limits of which we live, and who shall preach the pure doctrines of the Gospel, generally called Calvinis- tick, or in conformity to the Shorter Catechism of the Westminster Assembly of Divines; and no Minister shall be entitled to receive support from this fund, unless he is approved by three-fourths of the male members of the church in the aforesaid Society. And it is explicitly stipulated, that the interest of this fund shall be applied for preaching the Gospel, in the present Meeting House of said Society, or in a house erected for public worship at the same place where'their said Meeting House is now standing, and that no part of such in- terest shall be applied for preaching the Gospel in a house of pnbliek worship at any other place."* On the failure of the Eagle Bank in New Haven, some years ago, $1,000 of this fund, which had been invested in the stock of that bank, was lost. Another loss of $95 has occurred. There still re- mains of the fund, the income of which is appropriated for the purposes for which it was originally raised, $4,068. Of this sum, $500 is in- vested in the stock of the Woodbury Bank, ^t will be seen, that here, as in the first society, the location of the present meeting-house is made perpetual, so far as the fund can do it. CH APTEE XVIII. CIVIL HISTORY CONTINUED FROM CHAPTEB IX. MiscELLANEOtis EvENTS FROM 1775 TO 1853 ; SLAVERY ; " Redemptioners" — HoK. Matthew Lyon ; Pest-Houses ; Approval of the CoNSTiTirriON of the United States, 17S7; Ravages op Canker Worms; Public Library, 1772, 1823 AND 1850 ; Robbery at Guernsey Town ; Obsequies of "Washinoton, 1800; New MiLFORD Fever ; War of 1812; Hartford Convention, 1814; State Constitution, 1818; Daniel Bacon's Town Hall, 1S23; New Town Hall, 1845; Sectional Feelins ; Burial Customs; New Burial Ground, 1826 ; North Academy, 1846 ; South Academy, 1851 ; Masonic 'Lodse FOUNDED, 1765 ; Masonic Hall, 1839; Fidelity Chapter, 1809; Pomperaus Division, S. of T., 1847 ; Bethel Rock Lodge, I. O. 0. F., 1847 ; Woodbury Bank, 1851 ; Woodbury Savings Bank and Building Association, 1853 ; Trade and Manufactures ; Remarks. Again we address ourselves to the task of collecting and treasur- ing up the isolated facts and incidents in the nistory of the town, and this time the last, in this our undertaking. Although the labor has been arduous in the extreme, as we have slowly traced our way through the long years gone by, yet we can scarcely leave these com- munings with the past without regret. We part from the actors and their deeds as from old friends, and join again the thronging, rushing tide of busy life. It will scarcely be believed by some, who have imbibed cer- tain notions so prevalent in the north, that Connecticut was ever a slave state, and that in this sequestered spot, in these re- ligious vales, in this Puritanic " dwelling-place in the wood," have been heard the " clanking chains of slavery." Yet it is but five years since that " institution" was unconditionally abolished in this state. Up to this time, slavery had existed in "Woodbury, although it has been for many years reduced to the person of one superannua- ted negro, who was and is supported on the estate of bis former owner.' 1 An act passed May, 1848, abolishing slavery. There had been for a long period of years but a few superannuated slaves in this state, supported by their topner masters, or their families, as was their duty to do by the statute. One such instance still ex- i sts in Woodbury. HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODB0ET. 319 It will be difficult for a portion of' our community to believe, that the sainted "Wallier, Stoddard and Marshall, those men of God, those lights to the people in this wilderness for so many years, were slave- holders ; and yet such is the fact. All the leading men and men of property, in the early days, owned slaves. The fact is attested by aU our records, town, probate and ecclesiastical. It is true that they were treated kindly, educated, presented in baptism, their reli- gious interests cared for, standing rather in the lighi of children of the household, than that of slaves ; yet were they such, bought and sold, and at the will -and pleasure of their masters. During the whole of the eighteenth century, the institution flourished here, though in a mild form. The various records show, that a considerable pro- portion of the personal estate of the more opulent of the inhabitants consisted of negro servants. They became attached, in many instan- ces, to the place where they had been brought up, and lingered around the " old homesteads," long after some of them were entitled to go free by virtue of law. • Although slavery was never directly established by statute in this state, yet it was introduced in the seventeenth century, has been in- directly sanctioned by several statutes, and frequently recognized by the courts, so that it may be said to have been established by law. Importation of slaves into the state was never large, and in 1771, their importation was prohibited altogether. In the war of the Revolution, freedom was granted to all slaves, who would enlist and serve during the war. To avJiil themselves of this provision, some twenty-five of their number in this town enlisted at various periods of th^ war, and made good soldiers, fighting valiantly for the liber- ties of the country. Several of these, having survived the perils of the war, returned and resided in Woodbury, and received pensions from the general government, in common with others, for their mili- tary services. After the close of the war, in 1784, the legislature to effect the gradual abolition of slavery, assuming that "Policy requires that the Abolition of Slavery should be effected as soon as may be consistent with the Eights of Individuals and the public Safety and Welfare " enacted that no negro or mulatto child born after the first day of March, 1784, should be held in servitude longer than till they arrived at the age of twenty-five years ; and also provided for the emancipa- tion of slaves by masters without being liable for their support on application to the civil authority of the town, if they were in good health, were desirous of emancipation, and were between the ages of 320 HISXOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. twenty-five and forty-five years. To prevent those entitled to free- dom at the age of twenty-five years from being held longer by unscru- pulous masters, a statute was passed in 1788, requiring all masters, within six months after the birth of each slave, to send in to the town-clerk their own names, and the names and ages of such children, under a penalty of seven dollars for each month's neglect. In 1797, children of slave mothers, born after August of that year, were to be free at the age of twenty-one years. All slaves, set free by their masters, in any other form, than is above expressed, and all who served for a time, were to be supported by theiP masters, if they ever came to want. Another regulation was made, that no one should carry slaves out of the state for sale. In consequence of these stat- utes, slavery gradually decreased, and had virtually disappeared, when in 1848, a statute was passed abolishing it 'pro forniA. By an act under the title of " Arrest" in the code of laws com- piled in 1650, and not repealed till more than one hundred and sixty- five years afterward, it was provided that if no other means could be found to pay a debt for which a debtor was imprisoned, if the creditor required it, and the court judged it reasonable, the debtor might be disposed of in service to satisfy the debt. It is asserted to have been a common practice, for poor foreigners, who were unable to pay their passage money, to engage their passage by stipulating with the captain of the vessel which brought them to this country, that he might assign them in service to raise the money which was his due, on arrival at the port of destination. Persons assigned in this manner, were called " Redemptioners,'' and more than one was so held in Ancient Woodbury. Among the number was Matthew Lyon, a native of Ireland, who was assigned on his arrival in New York, to Jabez Bacon of Woodbury, who brought him borne, and after enjoying his services for some time, he assigned him for the remainder of the time of service to Hugh Hannah of Litchfield, for a pair of stags, valued at £12. By dint of sterling native talent, under these most disheartening circumstances, he fought his way to fame and eminence, and was afterward a member of Congress from Vermont, and also from Kentucky. He was one of the number con- victed under the famous " Alien and Sedition" law, and fined, but the fine was subsequently remitted by Congress. Lyon's success furnish- es a striking example of the genius of the institutions of our favored country. About the time of the Revolution, the small-pox was the great courge of the colonies, and during that period, the soldiers were HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 321 constantly dying of this disease. , The returning soldiers frequently came home with it, and scattered it among their neighbors in this retired valley. So great was the affliction and alarm growing out of the prevalence of this disease, that scarcely any one dared to under- take a journey of any length without first being inoculated with the small-pox. During the Eevolution, upon the representation of Gen. Putnam that soldiers should be inoculated, liberty was granted to Dr. Isaac Foster to set up a house, or hospital for the inoculation of this disease in "Woodbury. It was located east of the Orenaug Bocks. In December, 1789,'it was voted that " Doot. Joseph Perry have liberty to set up the business of Inoculation in this town under such regulations as a comtee Judge proper which the town should appoint." He accordingly took charge of this business for many years. At the present day, the matter is much more easily managed by inocu- lation with the vaccine or kine pox. As the town had been true to the cause of independence, during the dark and gloomy night of the Revolution, and expended freely its blood and treasure in the acquisition of free institutions ; so after that event it was among the first to take advantage of the rights and privileges that had been gained, by a right direction of public opin- ion. Oh the 12th of November, 1787, after the formation of the Constitution of the United States, and its presentation for ratification, a special town meeting was called, at which Hon. Daniel Sherman ptesided as moderator, and" it was " Voted, tliat this meeting approve of the system of government recommend- ed by the Convention of the United States.'' At the same meeting Doct. Samuel Orton and Hon. Daniel Sher- man were chosen delegates^to the state convention, at Hartford, for the ratification of that instrument, fraught with so many interests of this widely extended country. By their active exertions they did much toward the consummation of this auspicibus event. Though impressed with the right views, and taking the right course of action, little did they dream of the vast importance of that action, and the glory that should dawn on their country by the adoption of that char- ter of our liberties. The convention met at Hartford, January 3rd, 1788. Woodbury at this date had parted with territory sufficient for three towns, Washington, Bethlem, and Southbliry. These children of the old town were also represented in the convention, and imitated the ex- 322 HISTORY OF ANCIEN-T VTOODBUKT. ample of the mother-town. Bethlem was represented by Moses Hawley, Esq. ; Washington by John Whittlesey and Daniel N. Brinsmade, Esqrs. ; and Southbury by Benjamin Stiles, Esq. The entire delegation of the ancient territory gave an affirmative vote on the question of ratification, showing themselves true to the best in- terests of the country, though the proposed constitution met much opposition in some quarters. In 1791, the canker-worms devoured the orchards, not only here, but all over the New England states ; and their ravages were re- peated the two following years. Orchards standing in stiff clay soil, and in low grounds, which are wet in the spring, escaped ; but on all kinds of light and dry soil, the trees were almost as dry on the first of June, as on the first of January. The same insect has this year (1853) attacked the orchards in the same manner, and with the same result. The trees on the fifteenth of June, were as brown as in autumn, and almost entu-ely stripped of foliage. The fruit has been entirely ruined, although at the present writing, (August,) the trees have again put on a fresh garment of foliage. The eye of man could not well behold a denser shower of vermin than these trees presented. In 1772, a public library for the use of those disposed to avail themselves of its advantages was established in the town. The best information that we have of it is contained in an extract from a let- ter written by Rev. Noah Benedict to Dr. Stiles, president of Yale College, dated December 17th, 1798 ; " There is one public library in the Town. It was set up in the year 1772. It contains about ISO volumes, consisting principally of Boolis upon Divinity and Ecclesiastical History. However, there are other histories, and some books of amusement." It is highly probable, that the " books of amusement" constituted no large proportion of the libtary, when we reflect what were the notions of that day, and even they might not be classed under the head of " amusement," we^e we of the present day called upon to make the classification. This library association was broken up some time after 1800, and there was nothing of the kind in town for some years after. In 1823, another circulating library was established by about forty of the principal inhabitants of the town, under the name of the Woodbury Union Library Company. This company also " ran well for a season," and acquired a respectable number of interesting and useful books. Like other human institutions it had its rise and fall. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBtJET. 323 It held its last meeting in 1836. Its books became scattered among those of its members who were probably the best readers, and finally went out in darkness. The town depended on the " light of nature," and the use of pri- vate libraries, from this date till the organization of the present library in January, 1850. This library was organized on a different principle from either of the others, and thus far has prospered be- yond any former experiment. By its rules every book is to be re- turned to the library on the first Thursday of each month under severe penalty, so that each member may know, that at each succeed- ing monthly meeting all the books will be in the library. The use of the books each succeeding month, is then put up at auction, and struck off to the highest bidder. A fund is thus raised without in- convenience to the members, sufficient without taxation, which for some reason is always odious, to make a fine addition of books to the library at each succeeding annual meeting. It has been incorporated as a body politic and corporate under a public statute of this state, enacted for such purpose, and is thus enabled to carry its regulations into effect. Its corporate name is the Woodbury Library Associa- tion, and it has about 300 volumes of well selected books on various subjecis of interest, civil, ecclesiastical and miscellaneous. Its officers are Eev. Lucius Curtiss, president, William Cothren, treasurer and librarian, and Lucius Curtiss, William Cothren, George * Drakeley, Garwood H. Atwood and John E. Strong, executive com- mittee. Its influence has been for good, and has induced an increas- ed desire for reading useful books. There is no reason to doubt, that if the present system is strictly followed, there will be, in a few years, a library of which the town may well be proud. In the spring of 1778 or 1779, an occurrence took place at Guern- sey Town, which is thus related by Barber in his Historical Collec- tions of Connecticut : " A robbery, which at the time caused considerable excitement in the com- munity, took place in the east part of the parish of Bethlem , called Guernsey Town, in the spring of the year 1778 or 1779, at the' house of Ebenezer Guern- sey, a wealthy farmer. Mr. Guernsey had sold his farm some time before, to Isaac Baldwin of "Woodbridge, who had moved in with Mr. Guernsey, and had paid him a large sum of money. Mr. Guernsey had a number of men in his employ In building a house.on an adjoining farm. All in the house had retired to rest, it being late at night, except Mr. Baldwin and wife, and two young men who were in anothpr room. Two of the robbers came in, their faces being ' blackened, one being armed with a gun, the other with a pistol', and ordered Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin into the room where the young men were, to be bound. 324 HISTORY or ANCIENT WOODBURY. threatening them with immediate death if they made any resistance. One of the young men made his esoai^e; they bound the other, and while attempting to bind Mr. Baldwin, who was a very active man, lie wrenched the pistol from one of the robbers, at whioii the other attempted to shoot him, but he managed to keep behind the other robjaer till another from without came in and knocked Mr. Baldwin down with tlie breech of a gun, and wounded him badly. Mr. Guernsey, although somewhat deaf, was awakened by the uncommon noise, and coming into the room was knocked down and had his skull fractured ; the rest of the family made their escape or hid themselves. 'The robbers rifled the house of many valuable things, but in retiring, dropped Mr. Guernsey's pocket book, which contained a large amount of continental money. One of the young men who escaped ran three miles to Betblem meeting-house, without stopping to give any alarm." Under the date of the 14th day of April, 1800, thpre appears on the town records the following interesting vote : "Voted that the town pay Major Cunningham 28/6, the expense of Musick at the time the death of Genl Washington was kept "i Thus it is seen, that "Woodbury, in common with the rest of our favored land, mourned with public rites the death of the " father of his country." Amid the tolling of bells, and the booming of minute guns, the participation of our quiet valley in the general grief was betokened. A public eulogy was pronounced in commemoration of the virtues of the nation's greatest benefactor, and of the public grief at the country's greatest loss. That was a sad day in the vale of Woodbury. No man in this country, if in the world, was ever mourned so widely and sincerely as Washington. In every part of the United States, the most distinguished men pronounced eulogies on his public and private character ; the pulpit spoke forth his praise ; and some mark of respect was offered in every little hamlet in the country. There is no extravagance in the assertion, that a nation was in tears at .his death. There have been other men, great and popular in their day and generation, and lamented with deep sorrow at their death, but their fame has soon passed away. Not so with that of Washington. His fame has continued to grow brighter with the lapse of years, and thus it shall go 6n as time glides by, till the last great day. In 1813, the town, which was then reduced to its present limits, was visited with another fatal scourge, or " Great Sickness." It was called the " New Milford fever," from the fact of its having first orig- a Town Book, vol. 1. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 325 mated there. The disease was very destructive of human life, ter- minating in death, apparently, without remedy. Medical aid, for a tiine, seemed to be of no avail. After a while, Doct. Josiah K. East- man, of Eoxbury parish, hit upon a mode of practice, which though not so scientific, perhaps, as that of his brethren in the profession, proved efficacious in this disease, and he was called to attend patients in all directions, and alw£lys with great success, till the disease finally disappeared late in the year. Forty-four deaths occurred in the present town of Woodbury during the year, while the number of deaths for many years preceding and succeeding this date, had only been from ten to twenty-five each year. The records show twenty- two deaths in Eoxbury, twenty-seven in Washington, and in the same ratio in Southbury. So that there were, undoubtedly, as many as one hundred and fifty deaths, in the " ancient territory," during this year. Surely this was a sad and trying time for the dwellers among these verdant hills and smiling valleys. On the 28th of June, 1812, war was declared between the United States and Great Britain. From the war message of President Mad- ison, we learn as causes for the declaration, that British cruisers had been in the continual practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and seizing and carrying ofi" persons sailing under it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. That so far from British subjects alone being affect- ed by this practice, under the pretext of searching for these, thousands of American citizens, under the safeguard of national law and of their national flag, ha,d been torn from their country and everything dear to them ; had been dragged on board the ships of war of a foreign nation, and exposed, under the severities of their discipline, to be ex- iled to the most distant and deadly climes, to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors, and to be. the melancholy instruments of taking away those of their own brethren. That British cruisers had been in the practice, also, of violating the rights and peace of our coasts, hovering over and harassing oui; entering and departing com- merce. To the most insulting pretensions, they had added the most lawless proceedings in our very harbors, and had wantonly spilt Amer- ican blood within the sanctuary of our territorial jurisdiction. That . although for a series of years our government had made every effort to induce England to discontinue these untenable pretensions, yet such was the spectacle of injuries and indignities, which had been heaped upon our country, and eueh the crisis which its unexampled 326 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. forbearance and conciliatory efforts had not been able to avert. Our moderation and forbearance had had no other effect than to encourage perseverance, and to enlarge pretensions. For these and other causes, was it deemed just by the administration of Madison, that war should be proclaimed, although there was a large and respectable party, which thought that war might yet be avoided by conciliation. During this conflict, in our naval warfare against Great Britain, our nation had a glorious beginning. Astonishment and mortification seized the British at the brilliant success of our little navy, which they had so much despised, and which added such glory to the Ameri- can name. In the laconic language of the gallant Perry, it " met the enemy and they were ours." Nor were the operations on land less successful than on the sea, after a little discipline and experience. During this war, the situation of Connecticut, and indeed of all the New England states, was in the highest degree critical and dangerous- The services of the militia, during its whole continuance, were ex- tremely severe. They were constantly taken from their farms and from their ordinary occupations, to defend the coasts; and in addition to all the numerous and severe losses which this state of things pro- duced, they were further subjected to the hardships and dangers of the camp, and the life of a soldier in the regular service. Sometimes whole companies were called to march, without delay, to New London and other exposed places. On one of these occasions, a whole com- pany, the artillery company of Washington, under Capt. Nathaniel Farrand, marched to the former place. Levies on the militia in the ancient territory were constantly made, which were as constantly an- swered by the required number of men. Although from the short terms of service and other causes, it is not now possible to determine how many from the territory sei-ved their country in this war, yet the number is believed to have been more than two hundred. A hun- dred and twelve names are still preserved, and a list of them may be found at the close of this volume. As on all former occasions both while under the colony, and under the government of the free and independent state, the sons of Woodbury were found at the post of duty. Notwithstanding the great services of Massachusetts and Connect- icut, Congress withheld all supplies for the maintenance of the militia for the year 1814, in both those states, and thus forced upon them the burden of supporting the troops employed in defending their coasts from invasion, and their towns from being destroyed. Meanwhile the taxes laid by the general goyemment for the prosecution of the HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 327 •war, were exacted from these states with the most rigorous prompt- ness. It became apparent that if the New England states were res- cued at all from these calamities, it must depend, as far as human means were concerned, upon their own exertions. The inhabitants on the sea-coast of Massachusetts spread the alarm, and early -in 1814, petitions and memorials frota a large number o^ towns were sent to the legislature, praying to be protected in their constitutional rights and privileges, and suggesting the expediency of appointing delegates, " To meet delegates from such other states as might think proper to appoint them, for the purpose of devising proper measures to procnre the united efforts of the commercial states to obtain such amendments and explanations of the constitution, as will secure them from further evils." The legislature referred the matter to a committee, who reported in favor of a convention of those st^s favoring the enterprise, by a vote of 226 to 67, in a convention of both houses. A circular was addressed to the several states, inviting them to meet in convention with them, stating the object of the convention to be, to deliberate upon dangers to which the eastern section was ex- posed by the course of the war, and to devise, if possible, means of security and defense, which might be consistent f^ith the preserva- tion of their resources from total ruin, and not repugnant to their ob- ligations as members of the union ; and also to dehberate on the ques- tion of amending the constitution of the United States. Accordingly a convention was agreed upon, to meet at Hartford, Dec. 15th, 1814, and Massachusetts sent twelve delegates, Connecticut seven, Khode Island four, all appointed by the several legislatures, and New Hamp- shire and Vermont three, appointed by local conventions. These were among the most distinguished men in the union. The conven- tion assembled at the time appointed, and their proceedings took place with closed doors, though their journal was afterward made public. The convention immediately published a report, containing their views, which was extensively circulated. News of peace soon after arrived, and the subjects mooted in the convention were no longer agitated. As all the delegates appointed to the convention belonged to the party opposed to the administra- tion, they were denounced by its friends, both before and after their meeting, in the bitterest terms, as treasonable to the general govern- ment, and the name of the " Hartford Convention" became, with the administration party, a term of reproach. .Woodbury was represent- ' ed in that convention, in the person of the late distinguished Judge 328 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUKT. Nathaniel Smith, to whose cool judgment, wise reasoning, and burn- ing eloquence, much may be attributed in bringing the detennina- tions of the convention to a rational conclusion, without detracting from the merits of others. To the hem of the garments of that pure patriot and upright statesman, no stain attaches. Previous to September 15th, 1818, the state had continued to live under the charter of 1662, granted by Charles II. For some time previous to this date, it had been thought by many, that it was unbe- cominf the spirit of progress, and the genius of our institutions, to re- main under a charter granted by a hing. Others thought the pro- visions of the charter eminently free, and having for a long period of years prospered under it, wished no change, or at least none at the risk of what an attempt at change might introduce. Parties were formed upon the question, and the spirit of party ran high. The re- sult of the discussion was a conSj'ention, and the subsequent adoption of our present state constitution. January 15, 1818, the town of Woodbury acted on the question, and, in a town-meeting held on that date, passed the following vote : " That the representatives of this town in the next General Assembly be and are hereby requested to use their influence and exertions tliat suitable measures be taken for forming a written constitution of civil government for the State of Connecticut."! It was further voted, that the town-clerk furnish a copy of this vote to each of the representatives to the May session of the General Assembly, and that Mr. Garry Bacon should procure and forward a like copy to the editor of the Columbian Register, at New Haven, for publication. The representatives to the May session were Nathan Preston and Philo Murrey, Esquires. At this session a convention was called to meet in August following, to form a constitution. Dan- iel Bacon, Esq., and Doct. Nathaniel Perry, were appointed dele- gates from Woodbury to the convention, which closed its labors Sept. 15 1818, having framed the constitution, under which we now live. Previous to 1823, there had been an effort to locate and build a new town hall for the use of the town, but as is usual in such cases, a great deal of bickering and bad feeling had arisen on the occasion, and no conclusion was arrived at. Finally, to end the difficulty ,.Mr. Daniel Bacon built a new two story building, near his dwelling-house, now owned by his son. Rev. William T. Bacon, and offered the use of the second story, rent free, to the town for its meetings. At a 1 Town JontBal, vol. 1. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT •VTOODBtrKT. 329 meeting of the town, Dec. 29, 1823, Dea. Elijah Sherman being moderator, it was t " Voted to adjourn this meeting to Mr. Daniel Bacon's new ^uilding, to meet in the Chamber of sd Building immediately.'' This continued to be used as the place for all meetings of the towrf till 1845, when the present commodious town-hall was built. At that date, it was thought that the old town-hall did not answer the necessities of the town, and that a new and more commodious building should be erected. In the conclusion that a new building should be erected, all agreed ; but the location ' was quite another matter. In this the " ends" of the town were widely at variance. It was an occasion which could not pass without an exhibition of the " old feeling," which began in Stratford, caused the settlement of the town, showed its' controlling power in the location of each successive church building that the increasing wants of the community demand- ed, and had finally rent the church of God in twain. A meeting was called in the " dead of winter," to determine the question of loca- tion, and after a spirited debate, a respectable majority voted to locate the building in the spot it now occupies. But there being a suspi- cion of unfairness in the vote, application was made to the select- men to appoint another meeting to try the question anew. The meeting was called, and though Providence, the evening before the appointed day, shed down some two feet of snow, enough one would think, to cool the feelings of the belligerent parties, yet the high piled drifts were penetrated in every direction,, and almost every legal voter appeared at the meeting for the decision of the momentous ques- tion of a difference in distance of one or two hundred rods ! The vote was taken by ballot, and the former location ratified by an in- creased majority. To the inhabitants bred and born in this goodly valley, this ques- tion of feet and' inches has an importance, a magnitude, totally un- appreciable by those bom in a diiferent latitude. On this question, the author, who is not to the " manor bom," speaks with a freedom and an impartiality, which, in the eyes of some of his readers, may amount to recklessness ; but he verily believes, that he speaks the words of " truth and soberness." The general prosperity and advan- tage of the whole town are greatly to be desired, and it is most can- didly conceived that this infatuated localism is the bane of every scheme for the town's best interest. Men of mind and exp'aAded''^ views ought to look beyond the insignificant toadstool which they 22 330 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. themselves occupy. Washington would never have achieved the in- dependence of the United States, if he had studied the interests, alone, of his own plantation, and the health and cpndition of his own ne- groes. It is by expanded views, by the banishment of self, that great objects are accomplished. "Woodbury possesses great natural advan- tages. Only the warring of localism could have prevented it from availing itself of the advantages which God and nature have furnished it with a lavish .hand. No locality in our country boasts of a fairer heritage, a more beautiful succession of hills and dales. Scarcely any in our state can excel us in agricultural or manufacturing facil- ities. No territory is richer in historical associations. None pos- sess advantages of all kinds, calculated to awaken a whole town pride, more numerous than ours ; and yet we linger behind sister towns, to whom nature has been less bountiful of her favors. In all natural advantages, Woodbury is the equal, perhaps the superior, of Water- bury. In wealth of intellect and wealth of purse, Woodbury was the equal of Waterbury, till within a limited number of years. And now Waterbury is a flourishing city, while Woodbury is traveling in the footsteps of its illustrious fathers. What has caused the difference ? Why has the one advanced, and the other remained almost station- ary ? It is because the one has had no localism, that did not em- brace the whole town ; no contention, except that " noble contention of who best can labor, best agree." The inhabitants of the one have had minds expanded enough to take in the whole town, and to labor for its advancement ; the other has had the mind fixed on minute tri- fles, light as air. The one has seen his own prosperity in that of every neighbor, while the other has seen the prosperity of every other antagonistic to his own. To this fell spirit of localism, in good part, may we attribute the financial disasters under which the whole town has " been in travail" for the last few months. A nice care for sectional interest enabled unscrupulous financiers to work the destruc- tion of our monetary interests. It is to be hoped for the honor of the town, and of the human race, that this disejased state of feeling will speedily pass away. It is believed, and mentioned with devout grat- itude to heaven, that the generation now coming on the stage of ac- tion, as has been before asserted, are beginning to be divested of these fatal prejudices. Happy the day, when not the ends of the earth, but the ends of the town, shall act together for the common interests. We do not say that the millennium wUl then have come, but peace will be within our borders, and " prosperity within our palaces." HISXOKT OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUBT. 331 For a long period of years it was the oustom of the people, when a death occurred, to have the coerals of the deceased attend the fu- neral, bear him to the place of interment, and in the presence of the mourners, take turns in filling the grave. In small rural communi- ties, the death and burial of an individual were a matter of general concern, and aU were accustomed to assemble to take a last look at the remains of an associate, and to pay them the last honors. In earlier years it was expected that the rites of hospitaUty would be dispensed at the house of the deceased, and, especially in the days when ardent spirits were freely used, sometimes scenes of convivial- ity usurped the place of real grief and sober lamentation. But the custom of friends filling the grave, after a time became burdensome, as the duty was left to be performed by a few, in all cases, who felt xalled upon to do that duty, as no others offered. Finally, at the an- nual town meeting in October, 1826, it was " voted that it shaU be the duty of the sexton to fill the graves at all burials in this town." Accordingly, since that date, this duty has been performed by that ofiBcer. At the same meeting a vote was passed to buy a new burying- ground, of Capt. Elijah Sherman; and John Strong, Jr., James Moody, Noah B. Benedict, Judson Blackman, Jeremiah Peck, Jesse Minor, Leman Sherman, Nathan Preston and Chauncey Crafts were appointed a committee to lay it out into lots. A majority of those who have died since that date, have been buried in that place, Thalia Judson being the first occupant, November 28th, 1826. True to her, military instincts, Woodbury furnished three soldiers for the war with Mexico, in 1847. As the nation was at that day careering in the fuUness of its power, it needed not the services of many of our citizens. But she furnished this small quota for the conquest of the '.' Halls of the Montezumas,".and the extension of the " area of freedom." In 1846, the North Congregational Society built a commodious building for a lecture room and academy, and a flourishing school has since been there sustained. In 1851, an academic association was formed by' the inhabitants in the south part of the town, with suffi- cient means, and made a body corporate and politic, under the statute for that purpose. The association erected a structure of convenient size and beautiful architecture, in the lower story of which a success- ful school has been maintained, the second story being used for the accommodation of the "Woodbury Bank. Masonry was established in this vicinity in 1765, and consequentlj 332 HISTOET OP ANCIENT -WOODBURY. the institution here has become time-honored, having reached the venerable age of nearly a hundred years, through all varying vicissi- tudes. The lodge which now exists in this town, seems in its organ- ization to have been constituted of brothers residing both here and in "Waterbury. It appears, however, to have been located in Wood- bury, though the means of information in regard to it are very scanty, all the records except the charter from its first organization till 1782, being no longer in existence. At this time it was reorganized under the most favorable auspices. The charter remains nearly entire, the venerable and sole relic of the e£^rly history of the Ipdge. By it we learn that application was made to the Provincial Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, sitting at Boston, by " Joel Clark, James Reynolds, and sundry other Brethren of the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons, now residing at or near Wa- terbury," for a charter, which was granted July 17th, 1765, and " Mr. John Hotchkiss our Right Worshipful and well Beloved Broth- er," was appointed the first master of the lodge, and empowered to " Congregate the Brethren together, and Form them into a Regular Lodge, he taking Especial Care in Choosing Two Wardens and Oth- er Officers necessary for the due Regulations thereof for One Year, at the End thereof the Lodge shall have full Power to Choose and Appoint their Master and other Officers, and so Annually." This charter was granted and delivered by the " Command of the Provin-- cial Grand Master, Jeremiah Gridley, Esq., and signed by J. Rowe, Dep. Grand Master, and Edmund Quincy, G. Sec'y." Of the pros- perity of the lodge during the first seventeen years, we have no re- liable information, from the fact herfetofore mentioned. The tradition is that it was highly prosperous, during a part of the time, though toward the latter "part of that period, for some cause, it was not so successful. It must have been prosperous in its former years, for at its revival, August 6th, 1782, flfty-six old members were present. After the organization of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut in 1791 this charter was registered in the records of the Grand Lodge of the State, by Elias Shipman, Esq., G. Secretary. It received a new charter from the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, and became King Sol- omon's Lodge, No. 7, of this jurisdiction. At the reorganization of the lodge in 1782, which took place at the house of Peter Gilchrist, now occupied by George B. Lewis, there were present P. M. Doctor Anthony Burritt, Joseph Perry, M. D., P. M. Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., Hon. Ephraim Kirby, Na- than Preston, Esq., and fifty-one other members. The records from HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 333 this date are in a good state of preservation. By them it appears, that at this meeting, John Clark was installed W. M., Josiah Beers, S. W., and Doctor Anthony Burritt, J. W. The lodge met once a month, at the same place as at first. The same officers continued to be annually re-elected till December, 1787, with the exception of the latter, whose place was filled by the election of Samuel Woodman. During this period, there had been eleven admissions, among thein Bartimeus Fabrique and Rev. John E. Marshall. In 1787, Nathan Preston was elected W. M., Samuel Woodman, S. W., and Adam Lum, J. W. The same officers were re-elected the next year. This year, two members were added. In 1789, the first two were again elected to the offices previously held by them, and Doctor Anthony Burritt chosen J. W. In December, 1790, Nathan Preston was again chosen W. M., Anthony Burritt, S. W., and Elijah Sherman, J. W. The latter and four others had been admitted as members during this year. The next year the same officers were re-elected, and Rutgers B. Marshall, Beiyamin Siiles, Esq.,. and three others were added to the Lodge. In 1792, Nathan Preston was W. M., Elijah Sherman S. W., and Garwood H. Cunningham J. W. Masonry this year, after the es- tablishing of the Grand Lodge of this state the preceding year, seems to have revived, and admissions were frequent. Twelve mem- bers were received, among whom was Col. Joel Hinman. About this time, the exact date not being known, the lodge established a library for the use of its members, and by additions, in a few years had collected between two and three hundred volumes of useful and valuable books. The library in its best state, was worth some $500. After a time its books became somewhat scattered, and the remaiH- der, by vote of the lodge, was collected and sold. In 1793, Garwood H.' Cunningham was chosen W. M., Benjamin Stiles, Jr., S. W., and N. Sherman Judson, J. W. The next year they were again elected. In the former year ten new members were added to the lodge, among whom was Capt. Timothy Hinman ; and in the latter year four were admitted. The funds of the lodge in December of the former year, were £100, 9s. 3d. At the festival of St. John the Baptist, in the latter year. Rev. Azel Backus, of Beth- lem, preached a sermon to the lodge. In 1795, nine members were received, and Benjamin Stiles, Jr., made W. M., R. B. Marshall, S. W. and William Moody, J. W. In 1796, Nathan Preston was chosen W. M., G. H. Cunningham, S. W. and Benjamin Stiles, Jr., J. W. Two members were re- 334 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. ceived. la October of this year, David Tallman agreed to prepare a room in Widow Gilchrist's house, and furnish the same for the lodge for twenty-five years, from the first of March, 1797, for £114. This was the house now occupied by Lucius H. Foote, as a hotel. Ac- cordingly the lodge convened in this place during the length of the time agreed on, when its meetings were held in Alvah Merriman's building, about fifteen years, from which place it removed to the old lodge room for some two years, till the dedication of the present hall in 1839. In 1797, the officers were G. H. Cunningham, W. M., Benjamin Stiles, S. W., and William Moody, J. W. This was a year of unu- sual prosperity in the lodge. Twenty-five of the principal citizens of the town were added to its numbers, being the largest number ever received by the lodge in one year. Among these were Daniel Ba- con, Esq., Doctor Nathaniel Perry, and Deacon Scovill Hinman, of New Haven. The latter is still living, and is the oldest initiated member of the lodge. In 1798, William Moseley was chosen W. M., Doctor Nathaniel Perry, S. W., and PhUo Murray, J. W. The same officers were re- felected the next year. Eight members were received in the former year, among whom was Jesse Minor, the second oldest living member of the lodge, and two were added in the latter year. In 1800, Doctor Nathaniel Perry was elected W. M., William Hawley, S. W., and B. Seward, J. W. The first two were re-elected next year, and Doctor Samuel Orton elected to the J. W's station. Three members were admitted in the former and four in the latter year. Two members were added in 1802, and Nathan Preston was made W. M., G. H. Cunningham, S. W., and WiUiam Hawley, J. W. ' G. H. Cunningham succeeded in 1803 as W. M., Noah Martin as S. W., and King William Sampson as J. W. Twelve brothers were initiated this year. In 1804, ten members were added, and Doctor Nathaniel Perry was chosen W. M., Noah Martin, S. W., and Benjamin Andrews, J. W. Three "Were admitted to membership in 1805, and Nathan Preston was elected W. M., Nathan S. Judson, S. W., and Benjamin An- drews, J. W. In 1806, Nathan S. Judson was selected as'W. M., Richard Smith, S. W., and Daniel Hurlbut, J. W. The next year Doctor Nathan- iel Perry filled the master's chair, and the other officers remained the niSTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 335 sam'e as before. Seven new members were added in each of these years. ^ In 1808, WiUiam Moseley was W. M., Daniel Hurlbut, S. W., and Ebenezer Weed, J. W. The next year Abraham Somers, now living, took the place of the latter, and the other two were re-elected. Three joined in the former and four in the latter year. In 1810, Doctor Nathaniel Perry was again elected W. M., Abra- ham Somers, S. W., and Samuel Frazier, J. W. Four additional members were received. In 1811, Richard Smith was W. M., Nathaniel Tuttle, S. W., and Abijah S. Hatch, J. W. Eight new members were added in 1812, among whom were Hon. Charles B. Phelps, now judge of the county court for Litchfield county, and Hon. Curtiss Hinman, afterward member of the senate of this state, when that body was elected by general ticket. The offi- cers this year were Nathaniel Tuttle, W. M., William A. Bronson, S. W., and Nathaniel Bacon 2d, J. W. The next year the same offi- cers were re-elected, except that Charles B. Phelps, Esq., took the junior warden's seat. Six new members were admitted this yejir. In 1814, five members were added to the lodge, among whom was Gen. Chauncey Crafts. Hon. Charles B. Phelps was elected W. M., Hon. Curtiss Hinman, S. W., and Erastus Osborn, J. W. In 1815, Nathaniel Tuttle was selected as W. M., William A. Bronson, S. W., and Reuben Fairchild, J. W. Three members were added. In 1816, William A. Bronson was chosen W. M., Reuben Fair- child, S. W., and Joel Scovill, J. W., and two persons join6d the lodge. In 1817, two persons joined the lodge, one of whom was Nehe- miah C. Sanford, Esq., and Doctor Nathaniel Perry was elected W. M., Reuben Fairchild, S. W., and Austin Lum, J. W. In 1818, Thomas S. Shelton was chosen W. M., Reuben Fair- child, S. W., and James Manvill, J. W. The next two years the same officers were re-elected, except that William Hicock took the place of junior warden. In the first of these years eight members were added, in the second, five, and in the last, one. In 1821, Phineas S. Bradley was elected W. M., William Hicock, S. W., and Garry H. Wheeler, J. W. Under this administration twelve members were admitted. In 1822, Wilham Hicock was chosen W. M., Garry H. Wheeler, S. W., and Benjamin Doolittle, J. W. Next year Benjamin Doo- 336 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. little was elected S. "W., and Charles Bronson took his place. In 1822; six new members were admitted, among whom was Rev. Stur- ges Gilbert, and the next year five, among whom was Hon. Edward Hinman, late judge of New Haven county court. On the 18th of September, the lodge moved to their room at Col. French's build- ing, now Mr. Merriam's. In 1824, E. B. Foote was elected W. M., Benjamin Doolittle, S. W., and Charles Ransom, J. W. Next year the latter held the same station, while Nehemiah C. Sanford, Esq., was W. M., and Phineas S. Bradley, S. W. In 1824, four persons were made masons, and three next year, among whom, was Doctor Samuel Steele. In 1826, Samuel Steele was chosen W. M., Charles Ransom, S. W., and Roderick C. Steele, J. W. Next year the latter was made W. M., and, Nathan Preston, J. W., the S. W. retaining his place. ' Nine members were added in 1826, and four in 1827. It will be seen by the above, that notwithstanding the anti-masonic storm which had swept over the land for several years, and lasted for ten years, that admissions to this lodge did not cease. In the years 1829 and 1835 one member each was admitted. For the six years intervening between these two dates the same causes were at work to hinder admission here, as elsewhere, and had their efifect. In 1836 and 1837, two members each year were admitted. Next year fifteen were added to the numbers of the lodge. In 1839, six were admitted; in 1840, two; in 1841, three ; and two in 1842. In 1847, one was initiated ; in 1849, three ; in 1851, seven ; and from that date to the present, eighteen. The lodge was very prosperous for several years previous to 1841. From that time for several years, on account of removals and other causes, it rapidly declined in point of numbers and efficiency, BO much so that its annual report to the Grand Lodge was not sent .in for three years. In consequence of this, in May, 1846, its charter was declared forfeited, and in October of that year a committee of the Grand Lodge waited upon the former officers, and requested the surrender of the charter. After satisfactory explanations, the charter was given up on a promise that the lodge should have a dispensa- tion tiU the next session of the Grand Lodge, and a return of the charter at that time upon payment of their dues. The last meeting before the forfeiture of the charter, was held January 10th, 1844. The dispensation was received in December, 1846, and a meeting was held January 6th, 1847, at which officers were elected, and the business of the lodge went on. The charter was also restored ac- HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 337 cording to stipulation. The present beautiful and commodious Lddge Hall, one of the best in the county, whose location on a bluff of trap, rock, some thirty feet above the main street of the village, makes it a prominent object of attention as the stranger enters our village, was built in 1839, and dedicated to the use of the lodge on the twen- ty-fifth of June, in that year. By the construction of this buildingj the lodge was burdened with a debt of some five hundred dollars, which contributed not a little to the misfortunes that subsequently fell upon it. About two years ago, the lodge again became prosperous ; the debt which proved such an incubus is removed, and the lodge goes on successfully. Since its reorganization in 1782, three hundred and sixty-two members have been admitted, ninety-eight of whom still survive. As we have now arrived at the time of the present actors in the lodge, it will hardly be expected that we should pro- nounce an eulogy on the living. We will only return and give a list of the officers till the present time, and close our sketch. In 1828, Roderick C. Steele was re-elected W. M., Ch^arles Ran- som, S. W., and Nathan treston, J. W. In 1829, Martin Moody was elected W. M., Garry Riggs, S. W., and Gad Hitchcock, J. "W. In 1830, Martin Moody was re-elected W. M., Nathan Preston, S. "W., and James Manville, J. W. In 1831, Nathan Preston was elected "W". M., James Manville, S. W., "W. H. At wood, J. W., and in 1832, these officers were re- elected. In 1833, Samuel Steele was elected W. M., James Manville, S. W., and "W. H. Atwood, J. W. In 1834, W. H. Atwood was W. M., James Manville, S. W., and Selick Galpin, J. W. In 1835, Garry Riggs was chosen "W". M., Benjamin Doolittle, S. W., and James Manville, J. W. In 1836, Benjamin Doolittle was elected "W. M., W. H. Atwood, S. W., and John M. Saffprd, J. W. In 1837, the W. M. and S. W. were re-elected, and James Manville made J. W. In 1838, Charles H. Webb was chosen W. M., Mitchell S. Mitch- ell, S. W., and Charles S. Peck, J. W. In 1839, Mitchell S. Mitchell was elected W. M., Charles S. Peck, S. W., and Edwin Hull, J. W. In 1840, Bethel S. Castle was elected W. M., W. H. Atwood, S. W., and Lucius Ives, J. W. 338 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. In 1841, Charles B. Phelps was chosen W. M., Mitchell S. Mitch- eU, & W., and Charles H. Webb, J. W. In 1842, Charles H. "Webb was chosen W. M., Benjamin Doolit- tle, S. W., and Wyllys Judd, J. "W. In. 1843, the same officers were re-elected, and were the officers when the charter was given up. In 1847, on the reception of the dispensation, Benjamin Doolittle was elected W. M., Wyllys Judd, S. W. and Albert Thompson, J. W., who served tUl December, the same year. In December, 1847, the same officers were re-elected for the succeeding year. In 1848, Wyllys Judd was elected W. M., Albert Thompson, S. W., and Eri Riggs, J. W. February 9th, 1849, on Mr. Judd's res- ignation, Benjamin Doolittle was elected to fill his place. Jn 1849, Benjamin Doolittle was reelected W. M., Eleazer Wel- ton, S. W., and Eri Riggs, J. W. In 1^5.0, the same officers were reelected. In 1851, Benjamin Doolittle was elected W. M., William Coth-. ren, S. W., and E. W. Atwood, J. W. In December, 1852, being the month of the annual election, Wil- ham Cothren was elected W. M., E. W. Atwood, S. W., and W. R. Galpin, J. W. \ Rising Sun Lodge, No. 27, of Washington, was founded by a col- ony from this lodge. That lodge was for many years in a very flour- ishing condition, had many valuable members, but has not been work- ing for some years ; consequently its charter has been revoked. Fidelity Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, was organized in Wood- bury, January 25th, 1809. It went along prosperously for about five years, Hon. Charles B. Phelps, being the last member received, January 31st, 1814. The whole number of admissions was thirty- two. The location of the chapter was changed to Washington about the year 1815, the last meeting at Woodbury being held that year. The first meeting held in Washington, of which the records speak, was in 1823. While located here, forty-five members were admit- ted. Its location was changed again to Woodbury in 1842, since which time no meetLug has been held. Zdst of High Priests. Benjamin Stiles, Esq., Hon. Daniel N. Brinsmade,' Doct. Nathaniel Perry, Hon. Daniel B. Brinsmade, Richard Smith, Esq., Doct. Manly Peters, William A. Bronson, Esq. HISTOKT OK ANCIENT -WOODBURY. 339 A division of the Sons of Temperance was organized in this town February 8th, 1847, and called Pomperaug Division, No. 27.- John W. Rogers, James E. Young, John J. Beecher, Sheldon T. All^n, John S. Bennet, Ezra Toucey, James E. Thomas, Edwin Eoberts, and George A. Capewell, were appointed the first officers, and the society went on prosperously for several years. One hundi'ed and five were received as members. Dissensions finally arose among the members of the society, the interest in it subsided, and early in the spring of 1853, it divided its funds among its remaining members, and " parted to meet no more.'' Zdst of Worthy Patriarchs. John Eoberts, Robert Peck, Edward W. Atwood, John W. Eogers, George De Forest, George L. Teeple," Benjamin Doolittle, John E. Blackman, Jerome Hubbell, James E. Thomas, Stephen B. Fairchild, Orley M. Parkfer, Monroe C. Sherman, Jo. T. Capewell, Philo J. Isbell, Leander Hodge, John H. Doolittle, George H. Hitchcock. "William "Way, John "Way, On the application of Silas Chapman, Charles G. Judson, "William E. "WoodruflT, Enos Benham and Clark Linsley, to the Grand Mas- ter of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ^br the State of Connecticut, the grand officers of said lodge convened at "Woodburyj^April 16, 1847, and formed the applicants into a lodge under the name of Bethel Rock Lodge, No. 44. The same day, "William Cothren, John P. De Forest, John A. Candee, Norman Parker, Noble Parker, EoUin Wooster, Aaron Mullings, Charles H. "Webb, and" Charles A. Somers, were received into the society by in- itiation. From that day to the present, the society has had a slow, but sure progress. In addition to those above named, it has received fifty-seven members, making seventy-one in the whole, and now has sixty-five acting members. Its object, like that of the two preceding societies, is the relief of the necessities and suflTerings of its members, and of the human race. It possesses a fund for these objects, which is constantly increasing, of about nine hundred dollars, which it keeps at interest, safely in- vested. To secure itself against loss, it has organized itself into a body corporate and politic, under a public statute of this state, enacted for such purposes. 340 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. Silas Chapin, Charles G. Judson, John P. De Forest, Charles H. Webb, Luke S. Putnam, Charles G. Judson, John P. De Forest, Charles H. Webb, Clark Linsley, Luke S. Putnam, List of Nohle Grands. William Cothren, Edward E. Bradley, Gilead H. Smith, Norman Parker, Benjamin S. Curtiss, Hiram ManviUe, Henry Minor, Isaac Smith. Norman Parker, List of Vice Grands. William Cothren, Gilead H. Smith, Charles A. Somers, Benjamin S. Curtiss, Henry Minor, Ed. E. Bradley, Wm. E. Woodruff, Hiram ManviUe, Isaac Smith, Phineas A. Judson. At the session of the General Assembly in 1851, a bank, to be lo- cated in Woodbury, Vas chartered, under the name of the " Wood- bury Bank." Its capital was $100,000. In taking up the stock of the bank, a small majority of it fell into the hands of one William E. Chittenden, a broker in the city of New York, who was heavily enga- ged in wild and daring railroad speculations in the west. Considera- ble opposition on the part of some of the home stockholders was man- ifested to this state of affairs at the beginning. Mr. Chittenden, how- ever, moved his family to Woodbury, made himself a director by means of his majority of the stock, and at once controlled the opera- tions of the bank. It commenced business in November, 1851, and continued till March, 1853, when Chittenden failed in business for a large amount, carrying down with him the Woodbury and Eastern Banks, and injuring the credit of the Bank of Litchfield County, being indebted to it in a sum greater than one-half of its capital. At the time of his failure, he owed the Woodbury Bank more than $175,000. To secure this, there were some $76,000, in collaterals of various kinds, most of which were not immediately available, leav- ing nearly $100,000, unprovided for and unsecured. The assets of the bank went into the hands of receivers, and after some time a com- promise was made with Chittenden, by which he assigned his stock and collaterals to the bank at their par value, and contracted to pay the remainder of his indebtedness in the bills of the bank. This agreement he has fulfilled in part, $30,000 having been paid by him. Besides this, there is an attachment on property sufficient, it is be- lieved, to secure his indebtedness to the bank within about $10,000. The friends of the KiHingly bank having procured a requisition on HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUHT. 341 the governor of New York for Ms person, on a criminal complaint, he found it not advisahle to remain longer in that state. Though thus disappointed in the promises of this man, the citizens of Wood- bury have come forward, taken said stock so assigned, and paid its par value into the bank. The result of this noble conduct on the part of the inhabitants, is, that the bank has been able to resume business on a firm footing, and its officers having learned " wisdom by experience," it will go on successfully. Its officers are Daniel Curtiss, president ; James M. Dickinson, cashier, and George B. Lewis, Lewis Judd, David C. Bacon, John Abemethy, Monroe C. Sherman, Philo H. Skidmore, George Smith and William Cothren,' directors. While these pages have been going through the press, a savings institution has been organized in the village, under the name of the Woodbury Savings Bank and Building Association. It is a corpo- ration under the general law authorizing such institutions. It can harjily be said to be fully organized, and yet it has already a capital of about fifty thousand dollars, and several thousand, dollars on de- posit. It bids fair to be a very successful institution, and with good management, it can not be otherwise than safe. Its officers are Nathaniel B. Smith, President. William Cothren, Vice President. Thomas Bull, Secretary and Treasurer. Benjamin Fabrique, Loren Forbes, Robert J. ToUes, Charles A. Somers, George Drakeley, Benjamin S. Curtiss, The manufactures and mechanical employments of the town, inde- pendent of those of a domestic character, consist of one tinner's fac- tory, three grain mills, one clover mill, seven saw-mills, two tanneries, two cider distilleries, four tailor shops, five blacksmith shops, one silver spoon shop, one spectacle shop, three shoe manufactories, two carriage shops, one button factory, one powder flask manufactory, two cigar shops, one felt cloth manufactory, two cassimere manu- factories, one shear manufactory, one thimble manufactory, one shawl manufactory, one establishment for "leathering carpet tacks," one 1 The latter has been elected since the financial difficulties of the bank ; all the oth- ers were its fonner officers. >■ Directors. 342 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. suspender buckle shop ; all together employing more than $200,000 capital. There are fifteen mercantile stores, and three hotels, employ- ing some $50,000 capital. There are also fourteen school district and primary schools, two academies, one social library, two attorneys, four clergymen, and four physicians. The amount of the last grand list was $39,653.83, and the valua- tion of the lands and buildings of the town, in 1815, for the levy of the direct tax of the United States, which comprised 19,528 acres, amounted to $604,175, being an average value of nearly $34 per acre. In 1799, the real estate of this town, together with Southbury, was appraised at $847,966. , Thus have we gathered up the fragments of information scattered by the wayside, however trivial, and deposited them in the great gar- ner-house of history, if happily they may engage the attention of the curious reader in some gliding year of the distant future, who may possibly take the same kindly interest in the items of information that concern us of this day, " simple annals of the poor," that we now be- stow on each recorded trace of the doings and sayings of our early fathers. However trivial these matters may appear to the careless observer, the man of thought, of wise forecast, will ever find instruc- tion and food for deepest contemplation in every such recital. CHAPTER XIX. BIQGEAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NATIVES AND RESIDENTS OP AN- CIENT WOODBUET, WHO HAVE REMAINED IN THE TEERITOKY. THE NAMES WILL BE FOUND IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Biography is that part of history which relates to the history of the life and character of men. It embraces the consideration of all that appertains to our moral, intellectual, social and professional char- acter. It is said that " history is philosophy teaching by example," and biography is ever one of the principal elements of history. Men and their acts are the great theme of the historian's pen. It is this element that furnishes most of the pleasure we enjoy in aU historical accounts. The life and progress of men, their virtues and vices, their successes and failures, their motives and their actions, not only affect their own position and happiness, but their influence extends to all within their reach, and descends influencing the character and des- tiny of unborn millions. The good deeds that men do live after them, and so do the bad. The influence of a ^ood or a bad action, once committed, can never be recalled. As one who, standing by the sea- side, casts a stone into the waters, as they lie calmly sleeping in the golden sunlight, will immediately see a small circular ripple extend- ing itself in all directions, gradually increasing the circle of its cir- cumference, till it is lost to his view in the ocean's depths ; so the influence of a good or a bad action, however insignificant we may es- teem it, never ceasefs, but goes on, extending the sphere of its influ- ence, in an ever increasing ratio, till the end o( time. Hence it is well, that the lives of the eminent should be written, that their good deeds and wise teachings may be extended, so that they may ulti- mately take in the human race. Example and competition form the character of nations. " To commemorate the virtues, wisdom and patriotism of their heroes and their statesmen, their philosophers and their poets, has ever been the noblest office of the noblest nations. 344 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. " The voice of eulogy, the page of history, monuments, mausoleum?, trophies and triumphs, were the proud testimonials to the splendor of their achievements, and the gratitude of their countrymen. Emula- tion blazed high in ^very bosom — worth became sympathetic and he- reditary — ^infancy caught the sacred flame of patriotism from the hon- ored and hallowed ashes of its ancestry, and in beholding the bright escutcheons of war and victory, the tottering and enfeebled limbs of hoary age itself glowed and strengthened into the ardor and energy of second youth. Thus all the diversified departments of their admi- rable systems of government, civil as well as military, contributed to inspirit, to support and dignify each other ; and while moving in their own respective orbits, like the inexhaustible luminaries of heaven, they reciprocally borrowed and reflected light, and shed their com- bined luster and glory upon an astonished world." The influence of great example difiiises itself over the world, and if we should strike out of histoiy its earlier annals, it would be like striking out the acquirements and experience of youth, in its evil consequences upon the hopes and happiness of mature age. It would be to expect the harvest without the seed-time, the genial influences of summer, or the ripening power of early autumn. But biography is important, not only as a record of the virtues of men, but also of their follies and vices. Even the records of these have their salutary uses. They serve to check us in a career which might otherwise be- come reckless and disastrous. They are like beacons set up to guard us against those evils into which others have fallen, and to direct, our attention to the acquisition of the opposite virtues, and the securing of those " temporal and eternal blessings, which are too often wantonly ' disregarded, and perhaps irretrievably lost." In a work like the present, there is not space sufficient for the in- troduction of biographies, properly so called. "We can only give such brief statistics as have come to hand, from which extended me- moirs can be made, when the requisite time, ability and encourage- ment shall call to the execution of that pleasant duty. Much diffi- culty has been experienced in collecting materials for the personal history of individuals, on account of the want of interest and slug- gishness of those who alone could give the infonnation, and if the following brief sketches shall be exceptionable to any, on account of their meagemess, it is hoped that it will be attributed by the intelli- gent reader, to the appropriate causes. Hi'STOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 345 EOSWELL ABERNETHY, M. D, Most of the readers of this volume will recollect the aged, yet noble form — so lately in our midst — of the subject of this sketch- For more than twenty -five years, he " went out and in" among us, approving himself in all the relations of life. To see him about among the people, dispensing the charities of his humane and useful profession, had become a sort of " second nature" — a thing of course. Unusually attentive to the calls of the arduous profession of which he was so conspicuous an ornament, he was ever found at the post of duty, " in the forefront of the battle," in the conflict with dire dis- ease. The high moral and religious traits of his character were " known and read of all men" — of which we all are witnesses. His gentlemanly and friendly deportment toward all whom he wa^ called to meet, in the various relations and duties of life, are known to the entire circle of hi^ acquaintance. To the author he particularly endeared himself by his wise counsels in the various emergencies of the early days in his professional labors, and by his unwavering friendship, when the " love of many had waxed cold," and that of most was lukewarm. He was a friend in need. Many were the happy hours spent with him in interesting and useful conversation on all the various topics of human thought. He can almost imagine at times of a pleasant afternoon, he sees that aged and revered form coming toward his office, and can almost hear those manly, kindly tones in which he was wont to hold intercourse with intimate friends. Anon the illusion vanishes, and he finds himself alone, with a sense of having experienced some great loss. To know the full worth of such a man as Dr. Abernethy, one must know him intimately — ^must hold communion with his very soul. We see few such men in our world. His death has created a void, that will not soon again be filled. He will Uve, while life remains, in the affectionate remem- brances of his numerous acquaintances and friends. For much of what follows, we are indebted to the sermon preach- ed at his funeral by Eev. Lucius Curtis, pastor of the church at which Dr. Abernethy attended. His character was, on that occa- sion so well drawn, that it seemed to the writer like a waste of .time to go over the ground again. Dr. Eoswell Abernethy was born in Harwinton, Conn., in the year 1774. He applied himself very early in life to the study of medi- cine under the instruction of his father, Dr. William Abernethy, who was at that time the principal physician in his native town. In 23 346 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 1795, while in Ms twenty-flrst year, he commenced the practice of his profession in New Hartford, an adjoining town, where he remain- ed six years. During this period, he formed the acquaintance of Dr. Griffin, the celebrated pulpit orator and divine, who had then just commenced his ministerial labors in that town. This acquaintance soon ripened into a friendship, which continued long after they were separated by removal. They were fitted by the character of their minds to sympathize, not only as friends, but as thinkers on impor- tant subjects. From New Hartford he removed to his native town, and continued the practice of his profession there till 1825. The reputation he had acquired as a physician and as a man, made him known abroad ; and a vacancy having occurred in this town, many desired to secure his settlement here. Accordingly the citizens of "Wbodbury, without distinction of party or sect, extended to him a formal " call," or invitation' to settle, which he accepted. He came here not only by this general invitation, but with the warmest testi- monials of confidence and regard from thfe citizens of his native town ; and for twenty-five years he continued here, enjoying the confidence and esteem of the community. The extent of his practice was such as to gain for him a generous competence, and during the last few years of his life, he often expressed a desire to retire from the active duties of his profession, which he followed without intermission for fifty-six years. It is remarkable, that just before his last sickness, and while in the midst of his professional labors, as soon as he had come, voluntarily, to the firm conclusion to retire from them, a higher summons came, calling him to close, at once, his professional labors and his life. As if by some presentiment anticipating the time of his departure, he had " set his house in order;" and none who knew him can doubt, that in all respects he was ready for the final sum- mons. After a sickness of little more than two weeks, during which he had but little acute suffering, he went at the age of seventy-seven, quietly and sweetly to his rest. With a mind completely balanced and harmonized, shaped in its very structure to the finest proportions, he had an uncommonly marked and strong . character. "With none of those eccentricities which give brilliancy and notoriety by their extravagance, there was a depth, and tone, and fullness, pervading the whole man, giving strength without contrast, and proportion without weakness ; consti- 1 This invitation was signed by some twenty-five or thirty of the principal inhab- itants of the town. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 347 tuting, in a word, one of the noblest characters, and one which is fit- ted to strengthen our conviction, that man was formed in the image of his Maker. A stranger would at once mark him in the crowd ; not merely from the upright position, the manly proportions, and the polite, dignified bearing of his form, but from the intellectual cast, and the earnest, benignant aspect of his countenance, and the elevated and commanding appearance of his whole person. It would be diffi- cult to tell which trait in him was most prominent ; and it would be quite as difficult to tell in which he was defective, according to human standard. The essential qualities which belong to native strength of mind, and true nobility of character, were found in him. His intellect fitted him especially for reasoning and reflection, though ^e was not wanting in the power of observation. By the natural gifts of his mind, together with his habits of assiduous appli- cation, he placed himself, without the advantages of a collegiate edu- cation, or even of a professional school, in a position far above that of multitudes who have enjoyed both. He loved and faithfully studied his profession. Well read in its theory, keeping up with the discoveries and improvements of progressive science, he was also skillful and patient in the details of practice. A characteristic pru- dence and caution ever kept him from trifling with the life of a pa- tient by rash experiment ; and a sense of responsibility, amd the gen- eral seriousness of his character, prompted a faithfulness and a pa- tient self-denial in the examination and treatment of bis cases, which a mere love of professional reputation would have failed to secure. With great delicacy and refinement of feeling, and habitual conscien- tiousness, he studied both the health and the feelings of his patient. His dignified, gentle and courteous bearing, was a part of the man. It was never put on for an object or an occasion ; and it was never put offi None, who intrusted him with'a secret, as a physician or as a man, ever had occasion to regret a confidence misplaced. But while he was faithful, and laborious in his profession,- his thoughts took a wider range. By his habit of general and well- selected reading, he took an intelligent survey of the topics discussed by the press, and of the general movements in society. Subjects especially of permanent interest to the citizen, to the philanthropist, to the Christian, he investigated with rare thoroughness and ability. /Questions of a theological and biblical nature, which are fundamental, engaged bis most earnest attention ; and the results of his inquiries upon these subjects he often committed to paper. Though he did not hold a ready or a prolific pen, his literary productions, notwithstand- 348 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. ing his want of early -discipline, exhibit a command of the best language, the power of fuU and accurate expression, method, ele- gance, precision, perspicuity, and force. The qualities of his mind were impressed upon his style, as well as upon his general demeanor and action. His judgment was sound and discriminating. He investigated with candor, and when he arrived at a satisfactory conclusion, he was neither fickle in abandoning it, nor obstinate in retaining it. But his mind was settled. He was clear and firm in his convictions. They took a strong hold upon his nature. He was decided. Once planted, you always knew where to find him ; because you knew that his opinions were above the reach of caprice, or favor, or interest. And yet, with all his firmness and decision, he was open to truth, liberal-minded, generous and kind, as an opponent. He accorded to others what he claimed for himself, an independent judgment. He loved agreement, but he loved truth more. He loved peace ; but he held fast to right and justice. Hence with all his gentleness, his amiable and courteous bearing, he was stable, conservative, inflex- ible. The delicacy of his feelings, and his wise sense of propriety, would have made him sensitive to ridicule, had not those qualities been joined to a kindness of. feeling, and a noble bearing, which never exposed him to its power. It is difficult to attack, with any weapons whatever, an unobtrusive rdodesty, or a manly dignity which commands respect. He possessed both ; and was thus doubly guarded, by both his inoffensiveness and his strength, against many social evils to which most men are exposed. Hence, in social life, he was fitted for enjoyment and usefulness. His habits of study and reflection did not disqualify him from ming- ling with lively and cheerful pleasure in the intercourse of social life. He loved the circle of friends ; and with all his dignity, every one felt at home in his presence. Never distant, nor overbearing ; easy of access, familiar ; interesting himself in the welfare of others, careful of their feelings, attentive to their wants, he was everywhere welcome. Uniting definite and varied information with good conver- sational powers ; and a peculiar blandness and urbanity of manner with genuine refinement and a high-toned moral sentiment, his socie- ty was always instructive, pleasing and elevating. In his attach- ments there were strength and constancy, and into all pure, social enjoyments he entered with a warm zest. Though not incapable of discerning the faults of others, he did not seem to think of them. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 349 At least, he was unsuspicious — he never delighted to search them out — and if they came in his way, he had no tongue to speak of them, and no heart to remember them. No malicious or unguarded word from him ever tarnished a' good name, or wounded the peace of a family. Though frank and judicious in giving counsel where it was asked, he never intruded. Unambitious of notoriety, or of pre- ferment, he seemed only to covet esteem and usefulness ; and there was such evident sincerity and truthfulness in his bearing, he was so conscientious, open and manly in all his conduct, so far above every species of artifice and management, that you knew him by in- tuition to be as incapable of a mean action, as he was of injustice and fraud. To the poor he was kind and generous. In his profes- sional practice he often gave them, not only an unrewarded service- as ■physician, but friendly assistance as , a neighbor and a man. Many a poor family, as well as the various objects of Christian be- nevolence at home aad abroad, could beatr testimony to the substan- tial tokens of his sympathy, and of his unostentatious, but liberal charity. In the family circle, as husband and father, with the ten- derness of an affectionate nature, the gentleness of a kind spirit, and the unclouded light of a cheerful disposition, reflected from his noble countenance in a smile so beaming and benignant, he threw a pleas- ant sunshine around his home, and made it ever attractive and genial. In his general intercourse with men, he was the Christian gentleman, uniting the high bearing and humble spirit of the school of, Wash- ington and the school of Christ. But his religioris character was as strongly marked as his intellect- ual and social. He made a profession of his faith in 1805, at the age of thirty-pne, by uniting with the Congregational church in his native town ; and when he removed to Woodbury, he transferred his relations to this church. Here for a quarter of a century, the con- sistency of his daily walk and the growing elevation of his Christian character were witnessed by all. The duties of an arduous profes- sion seldom furnished him an excuse for absence from the public worship of the Sabbath, or from the weekly meeting for prayer and conference. " He loved the house of God, and the place where His honor dwelleth." Devout and reverential in his piety, he loved all those doctrines, which exalt God as a righteous sovereign " upon the throne of his holiness.'' He had an enlarged and consistent view of the divine attributes, and he loved to contemplate the divine per- fections in their purity and majesty. Rehgious truth opened to him a field in which his mind and heart loved to range. His text-book 350 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. was" his Bible. Next to this, he loved those books, which unfolded its meaning with clearness,, and enforced its truth with an evangeli- cal and devout spirit. The pleasure which he found in Bible truth was superior to every other. Very few, who are not themselves religious teachers, become so thoroughly indoctrinated into the truths of the Scriptures as a system, or so deeply imbued with their spirit. He rested in them with unshaken convictions, with perfect satisfac- tion, and with that conscious security which reposes in immutable truth. Dr. Abemethy died September 24th, 1851, aged seventy-seven years. He left a widow and three children. John J., a surgeon in the U. S. Navy, Charles, a merchant in New York, and Anna, wife of Alvin Bradley, Esq., of Whitestown, N. Y. In 1825, the hono- rary degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred on him by the cor- poration of Yale College. DOCT. JONATHAN ATWOOD. The subject of this sketch came early to Woodbury. His name appears in the list of settlers as early as 1701. He is the father of all of the name in this part of the state, and many other places — a numerous and extended posterity. He was an emigrant from En- gland. His house stood not far from the old " Town House," and he owned land on both sides of the highway, so that the present Dsct. Atwood, his descendant in the fifth generation, has his home- stead on land that belonged to the first doctor of the name. We have no printed accounts of his standing as a physician or as a man. By the book of town acts it appears that he was frequently interest- ed with the management of the various interests of his fellow-towns- men. It seems also that they were satisfied with his services as a physician, as he remained for some years the only physician beside Parson Stoddard in that part of the ancient town, after the first Doc- tor Warner's removal to Roxbury. The state of medical science was, however, very low at this date, and men owed their recovery from disease more to the blessing of sound constitutions, than to any aid from the physician. We can gain some idea of the state of medical science as exemplified in Woodbury, from the inventory of Doctor Atwood's case of medicine and medical library, which fol- lows : HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 351 " A sett of lanoetts 4s. 6d., Physical Drugs 5s. Sd., 25 glass viols 4s. 6d., 5 vialg Os. lOd., 5 small glass bottles, Is. 8d., 2 glass bottles, 2s. Od., 5 gallypots. Is. 8d., quicksilver, S oz., lOd., aloes, 2oz. 2d., Salve, diaokylon, Sd., a Physiok book^ Salmon £1, 5s. Do.-Hartman, 6s." To US of the present day, who swallow whole drug stores as a matter of course, five shillings eight pence worth of " Physical Drugs," with two ounces of aloes, and eight pence worth of salve, would seem rather a limited allowance, for nearly a whole town, es- pecially, when we consider, that on account of bad roads and defec- tive modes of conveyance, the practitioner could not easily replenish his " stock'in trade," in an emergency. Doct. Atwood died January 1st, 1732-3, leaving a widow and four children, of whom informa- tion will be found in the genealogies. GARWOOD H. ATWOOD, M. D., Son of Harvey Atwood, was born in Woodbury, December 4th, 1818, graduated at Yale College in 1840, and in the medical depart- ment of the same college in 1844. He commenced the practice of his ■profession in his native town in 1842, where he has continued to re- side in full practice till the present.' On the 1st of May, 1848, he was united in marriage to Henrietta E. Judson of Woodbury. They have two children. JABEZ BACON, THE RICH MERCHANT. Persons of distinguished, useful characteristics have a right to be signally named for the benefit of posterity. One such was Jabez Bacon, Esq., without qualification the_ most eminent and successful merchant that this town oy portion - of the state had ever known, or has known, down to this day. Some of the facts, indeed, that exljibit his remarkable business characteristics, are almost beyond credence- He was bom at Middlefleld, a parish of Middletown, July 16, 1731. He was a direct descendant (a great-grandson) of Nathaniel Bacon who was evidently the ancestor of all, or nearly all, of the Bacons of this state. This Nathaniel was the son of William Bacon, of the town of Stretton, Rutland county, England, and the nephew of Andrew Bacon, who was one of the leading men of the colony 352 HI^TOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. that settled Haxtford. under Haynes and Hooker, but who died at Hadley without male issue. The subject of this notice was the son of Nathaniel, who was the third child of Andrew, who was the sixth chUd of Nathaniel. He seems to have been very poor, as was doubtless his father before him ; for that father came in later life to visit his son in his after- wards great prosperity at "Woodbury, where he died and was buried. A plain red sand-stone slab marks the place of his deposit. Jabez in early life exhibited the qualities that afterwards secured his great prosperity. He was first apprenticed to a tanner and cur- rier, — there is no evidence however, that he continued at this voca- tion beyond his apprenticeship, but he early betook himsplf to the business of selling needles, pins, tapes, &c., &c. — in short, all the paraphernalia of a pedlar's box ; from which, by his indomitable per- severance and business ability, he soon stepped into a lucrative posi- tion, and became the very first man in business, mercantile credit and wealth, in this section of the state. Rotal E. Hinman, Esq., in his valuable statistical work compiled from the colonial records at Hartford, says he died worth nine hundred thousand dollars. This is a mistake, his estate having been inventoried at about one-half that sum. As a man he was one to make an impression on every one that came near him. The energy of .the man was amazing, and, this directing all his powers to the single business of accumulation, wealth flowed into his coffers on every side. He was for years the sole merchant of this town and all the neighboring towns ; and so large at times was his stock in trade, that, it is credibly reported, merchants from New Haven sometimes visited Woodbury, and purchased from Jabez Bacon goods to retail afterwards in that city. His way of doing business was often rash, apparently, and seem- ingly no safe rule for others. An aged merchant of New York told the writer of this many years ago, that he (Mr. Bacon) would some- times visit his store, make him a bid for a whole tier of shelf goods from floor to ceiling, amounting in value to thousands of dollars, and have the whole boxed and shipped in an hour to the sloop at the foot of Peck Slip bound for Derby. His vast wealth also, together with his business skill, sometimes gave him the command of the New York market so that, to a degree moderns can hardly credit, he could, with a turn of his hand, "put the screws" on an article, and make HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 353 its price in the great metropolis rise and fall like a barometer. An anecdote, an unquestionable fact, illustrates this. He was a large dealer in pork, this being the " circulating medium," it -would seem, for this region, judging from the vast quantities of it that found their way to " the old red store in the hollow," as it was called, thence down to " Darby Narrors" where it was shipped to New York. The old gentleman had once shipped an exceedingly fine lot of this arti- cle for the city, but when he arrived there he found his purchasers indisposed to his price, as two immense ship loads were that day ex- pected from Maine. The old gentleman merely set his teeth firm, an ominous trick of his in a bargain, and left the store. He in- stantly took a horse, rode some six miles up the East Eiver shore, to about what is now BlackweU's Island, boarded the sloops as they came along, and purchased every pound of their cargoes, staking his whole fortune for it. This at that day put the whole New York market in his hands, and tradition says he cleared foTty thousand dollars by this single operation. He was kind-hearted, open and generous, though in a bargain close to a fault. His hospitality was unbounded. A long table was kept set forth in the west parlor of what is now the residence of Daniel Cubtiss, Esq., the whole year round. This might have been policy, but it was also a part of a large heart, that took pleas- ure in giving in this form. As a citizen he was public-spirited and useful for his day. As a husband and father his affections were en- dearing and indulgent, and he was the centre of a large circle of relatives and friends. But it was as a business man where he de- serves to be noted ; where he deserves signal mention for posterity. He was the centre of a great commotion ; the main-spring of a mighty watch, such as we in this day almost consider apocryphal ; and with him has passed away a business era, such as shall not soon be seen in this valley again. The old store, in which his vast wealth was accumulated, still stands. And if a man has nothing else to do, it may be instructive to pass into it, look up at its old beams, its huge, old-fashioned door, and wind through its passages up and down, thinking of the great past that once existed there, and feel it impressed on his whole na- ture — " what shadows we all be." He died September 10th, 1806. 364 HISXOKT OP ANCIENT •WOODBTJET. HON. DANIEL N. BEINSMADE Was the son of Eev. Daniel Brinsmade, second pastor of the church in Judea society, and graduated at Yale College, in 1772. He read law with Samuel Canfield, Esq., of Sharon, and settled in the practice of his profession in his native place, which had now become the town of Washington, where he continued to reside tUl his death in 1826, at the age of seventy-five. He was justice of the quorum, an assistant judge of the county court for sixteen years from 1802, ten of which he sat on the bench. He was longer in public life than any other man in that part of the ancient territory of Woodbury. Gen. Daniel B. Brinstnade of Washington is his son. KEY. WILLIAM THOMPSON BACON.' Wm. T. Bacon was born at Wpodbury, in Litchfield county, August 24th, 1814. At the age of twelve he was sent to the "Epis- copal Academy,'' at Cheshire, to be- fitted for college, but, after two years, he determined to engage in a mercantile life, and became a clerk in the city of New York. After three years, at the age of seventeen, he established himself in business in New Haven, Coim. In a short time, however, he withdrew from his mercantile connec- tion, and devoted himself to study. He entered Yale College, in 1833, where he was regularly graduated in 1837, and was appoipted by his class to deliver the valedictory poem, at the time of leaving the institution. During the following autumn, he entered the divin- ity school at New Haven, and, after the usual term of study, was licensed as a minister in the Congregational denoniination. On leav- ■ ing that institution, he was married to a daughter of Prof. Jonathan Knight, of the medical department of Yale College, and, in 1842, was settled over the Congregational church and society in the town of Trumbull, where he remained till 1845, when ill health compelled him to ask a dismission. He subsequently became one of the edit- ors of the " New Englander," a quarterly magazine of great ability. He was also for a few years the editor and proprietor of the New Haven daily and weekly " Journal and Courier," which he conducted with marked ability and success. He subsequently supplied the pul- 1 This sketch is taken principally from Kilbonme's Litchfield Biographies. HISTOET OV ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. 355 pit in South Britain for a time, and is now engaged in hig ministe- rial labors in his old church at Trumbull. But he is not settled there. He resides in the old " Bacon Homestead," in his native town, having repaired and greatly improved it. Soon after leaving college, Mr. Bacon published a volume of poems from a Boston press, which, in 1840, passed into a third edi- tion, revised and enlarged. In 1848, a new volume of poems from his pen, was published by Mr. Putnam of New York, containing two hundred and seventy-five pages. His lighter poems possess much, simplicity and grace. He has a fine perception of natural beauty, and his graver productions are pervaded by a current of deeply reflective, moral and religious sentiment. They have recei^jed the examination, and elicited the general commendation of severe critics. It would be pleasing to introduce son^e specimens of his poetry, but the limits of this work forbid. HON. JOSEPH H. BELLAMY. Joseph Hart Bellamy was the only child of David Bellamy, Esq., and grandson of Dr. Joseph Bellamy, the first pastor of the Congre- gational church in Bethlehem. He was bom in Bethlehem, graduated at Yale College in 1808, was admitted to the bar of Litchfield County about 1812, after which, in connection with the superintendence of a farm, he prac- ticed law in his native town till the time of his decease. Mr. Bellamy possessed qualities, and sustained a character, which secured the confidence and respect of all who knew him, and the warm affection of his chosen friends. Although his political princi- ples were often opposed to those of the majority in the town, yet such, in the view of all, was the integrity and uprightness of his character, that he was permitted uniformly to retain some of the most important and responsible offices in the gift of the town, and was repeatedly called to represent it in the legislature of the state. He was also ■ honored with a seat in the senate, in 1841, and had been county com- missioner for Litchfield county, two years earlier. In his profession he was esteemed a /wise, judicious counselor, and held a fair standing as an advocate. A distinguished member of the bar affirmed, that " had Bellamy been exclusively devoted to the law, he might have gained a position in the first class of lawyers." He possessed a fund of knowledge of men and things, and a strik- 356 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. ing originality in his illustrations and anecdotes, which rendered his society and conversation peculiarly interesting and instructive. His general 'character is briefly given in the following, extracted from an address at his funeral. " Much as I loved and respected Mr. Bellamy," said the speaker, " I am not about to claim for him perfection : he did not claim it for himself. No man knew his imperfections and infirmities better than himself. He made no pub- , lie profession of piety, and I suppose doubted whether he possessed and en- joyed it. " Notwithstanding his own views on the subject, we think those who Jtnew him best, might find some evidence of its existence. Favored from early life with the best literary and religious advantages, among other things he studied the Bible. He also read intelligently the works of the best theological writers, , and was an habitual, attentive and intelligent hearer of the gospel. He was a firm believer in what are distinctively known as the doctrines of grace. The great doctrine of the reformation, justiflsation by faith in the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ, was with him (as we well know) a favorite, a cardinal topic, and one of the last topics which in broken accents escaped his lips, while they were yet quivering in the agonies of death. That he was a man of strict moral hon- esty and integrity, has never, we believe, been for a moment doubted. Nay, it has been fully demonstrated in the unlimited confidence reposed in him by individuals and public bodies. '.' He was a firm friend of good morals; ' a terror to evil doers, and a praise to such as do well.' " He ever maintained a firm and unyielding adherence to that lyhich he was convinced was right; and no motives of personal or selfish interest, of party or political favor, could divert him from his course. " He was preeminently a patriot, a lover of his country, and ever manifested a deep, absorbing interest in her peace, purity and prosperity Arid we fear not to ask, were not the blessings of the peacermaker his .' When irritated and contending parties sought his aid, while he was ready to administer relief to the injured and oppressed, he was not willing to embark even as a professional man, in the unrighteous cause, for the sake of personal, party or pecuniary in- terest. Rather "would he strive to allay the unruly passions, to suggest and rec- ommend the ' things which make for peace,' which tend to secure harmony and right. " We have intimated, that like a true son of New England he was the firm friend of the Bible, the Sabbath, the public worship of God, and the ordinances and institutions of his house; this he manifested by his continued and untiring efforts to sustain these institutions. We fear no contradiction when we say, that his counsels, influence and exertions, were ever regarded by the members of the ecclesiastical society to which he belonged, as highly conducive to its best interests. Said a plain, unlettered man, lamenting his departure, ' when we have come together as a society, with different views and divided feelings, Bellamy would get up and tell us what was right, and make us see and feel that it was right, and straighten us out.' " A little before his death he remarked, ' This society, in its business meet- HISTORY OF AKCIENT WOODBUET. 357 ings, is never characterized by discord or unkind remarks.' We may add, if it ever should be thus characterized, it may be more apparent to whose influence its former harmony should be in part attributed. If we mistake not, its records , will show, that a single vote, which with much care and skill he prepared, vir- tually erected and completed the commodious house of worship which the so- ciety now enjoys. When its members came together to deliberate and decide upon a great subject, one which has divided and distracted many ecclesiastical communities, the vote, previously prepared, was presented and explained, and the members had only to raise their hands, which they did with entire unanim- ity, and the deed was done, or committed to hands in which all had confidence that it would be satisfactorily done. " Being' a direct descendant of one of the most able and useful ministers of the gospel with which this land was ever blessed, Mr. Bellamy loved and re- spected all accredited ministers of Christ. While he was an active member of the society, it had five "difierent individuals as its ministers — men differing as much in their general character, disposition and temperament, as it is possible * perhaps for five good men to diSer. Yet he manifestly loved and respected them all. They all recognized him as a valuable and faithful friend. Though there are many who have heard him speak freely in regard to them all, they do not recollect ever to have heard him utter an unkind, disrespectful, com- plaining word or insinuation in regard to any one of them. " He well understood that trials and embarrassments tended to hinder the minister of the gospel in the performance of his arduous work ; hence, instead of endeavoring, like some, to multiply and increase his burdens, it was his pleasure to do what he consistently could to relieve them. " He had confidence in God as a prayer-hearing God. Often and in differ- ent ways did he manifest his confidence in the efficacy of prayer. Even down to the last hour of life he expressed his desire to be interested in the prayers of God's people. His standard of piety was higher than that of many others. This was probably the ground of his doubts in regard to his own personal in- terest in the religion of the gospel. " It is an interesting fact that the day, and probably the hour on which Mr. Bellamy died, Nov. 2d, 1848, completed the exact terra of one hundred and ten years, since Dr. Joseph Bellamy, his grandfather, commenced his labors in the parish of Bethlehem. During that period the name of Bellamy has always been somewhat prominent in the place ; by the removal of the subject of this sketch, in the male line, it became extinot."t HON. NOAH B. BENEDICT. Noah B. Benedict was the son of Rev. Noah Benedict, and was bom at "Woodbury, April 2, 1771. He graduated at Yale College in 1788, and was admitted to the bar in Litchfield county in 1792. He was appointed judge of probate in 1805, and resigned in 1816, 1 This sketch is extracted from the minutes of Rev. Fosdick Harrison. 358 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. on being elected an assistant, or member of the council, which office he filled two years. He was elected a member of the House of Rep- resentatives in October, 1796, and was reelected to ten sessions sub- sequently, between this date and May, 1827. He was clerk of the House in 1809, and May, 1810. In the third week in June, 1831, Mr. Benedict came to Litchfield, to argue, among other cases, that of Fairman v. Bacon, 8 Conn. Rep., 418. Just before that case came on, he was taken ill at his lodgings, and could only send in the brief he had prepared. He was carried home, but survived only a few days. Judge Daggett, in giving the opinion of the court, in the case referred to, says, he made " great use of the brief furnished by ;Mr. B., because.he found it presented the argument in that dense, yet luminous view, for which that gen- tleman was so conspicuous, and ]jj which the court were so often in- structed and enlightened ; and rarely more so than in this, one of his last efforts.'" His death occurred July 2, 1831, at the age of sixty years. He was twice married, but died without issue. His last con- sort still survives, and resides in the " old homestead." " He was honorably distinguished in his profession, courteous, affectionate and kind in his feelings, and endeared to the circle of his relatives and friends by his numerous virtues." Such is the modest record on his tombstone. DOCT. ANTHONY BURRITT. • The subject of this notice was the son of Benjamin and Mary Bur- ritt, and born in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 4, 1752. He stiidied medi- cine with Doct. Joseph Perry, of Woodbury, and commenced the practice of the profession in Southbury society, a short time before the Revolution. During a part of that period, he acted as surgeon's mate in the service. He was taken prisoner, and carried to Long Island. Jabez Bacon, of Woodbury, a friend of his, happening to come where he was, and finding in what condition he was there held, interceded with the British authorities, and induced them to release him. He was of respectable attainments, and had good success in his practice. He died April 12, 1839. 1 In this sketch of Mr. Benedict, the author has restricted himself to a mere statist- ical account, at the request of the one most nearly interested in him. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 359 ANTHONY B. BURRITT, M. D., Son of the preceding, was born in Southbury, January 12, 1810 ; studied medicine with his father, and Docts. Abraham L. Smith and Joseph L. Tomlinson, and graduated at the medical department of Yale College, in 1832. Commenced practice in his native town im- mediately, and is now in practice there. ZACHERIAH BEERS. "Woodbury has not been prolific in poets. About the time of the Revolution, however, the subject of this sketch was in full life, and possessed a decided talent for versifying. He would with the great- est ease and fluency, turn an account of any or all the ordinary inci- dents of every-day life into rhyme. He never had the opportunity of improving his mind by culture, and therefore most of his productions were of an exceedingly crude nature, wanting all the finish of gram- matical construction, and true poetical polish. Accordingly, his rhymes were all of the Hudibrastic order, but there were frequent specimens of high poetic ability, which, if it had been preceded by proper culture, would have enabled him to rival the McFingal of John Trumbull. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and entered heartily into the spirit of the times. As a mediocre specimen of his powers, the following is given, entitled by its author, " THE INDEPENDENT BANK." " Come, freemen, come, assist to sing The blessings that surround us; 'Tis true we've lost a sapient king, But liberty has found us. Chorus. Then join your voices from the heart, A heavenly chorus lend us ; We never but with life will part With glorious Independence. Let Idiots talk of state and rank, And bend to those who care it ; Our freedom is a common Bank, > And equally we'll share it. 360 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUEf. In seventy-six, 'twas founded here, And has this wondrous tally ; The oflener divide our share, The greater is its value. God gave the charter iirst to Man, But Priest^ and Kings concealed it ; Columbia's sons regained the plan, - And with their blood they sealed it. Let us, who share her stock look in, And frequently inspect her ; 'Twill please the Cashier, G-allatin, And Jefferson, director." A Doct. Enos Weed, of Stamford, some fifty years ago, published a long advertisement, setting forth that he, as an itinerant physician, would travel through the country, and cure all diseases " that flesh is heir to," by a long list of patent medicines, of which he possessed the right. Mr. Beers paraphrased the whole of his long and bombastic notice, with inimitable sarcasm, too long, and too free in its details, to be admitted into these pages, but a few passages are given as a specimen of the style. It was printed in a Danbury paper. " Pandora long a pest to human ease, Mother of ills, and mistress of disease, Slipped, one'by one, from her envenomed chest, Till mortals all were near deprived of rest ; Until the namesake of old Jacob's son, Enters the list, and bids distress begone ; Lays in of antidotes so large a store. That De'il shall rage and reign no more ; And by a long detail their virtue shows, With patent right, just brought from Lee & Co's. Oh I happy land where remedies will cure, And, legal made, infallible and supe ! The exulting muse without Poetic fame Delights to call each Antidote by Name ; And as she sings their efficacy o'er. Without a Patent — blesses Baltimore, Whence Hamilton's Elixir must arrive To keep the people of these states ali^ve — From thence to here, consigned to Doct. Dar — Who dares infection to begin the war ! " After going through the whole advertisement, characterizing each aiSTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 361 antidote on his way, and giving by far the best description of a pill, extant, he closes as follows : "At last the Patent right is made so sure, It helps his purse — if it performs no cure. nit we believe — Oh ! Faith, what is thy power To help poor mortals in a dangerous hour ! An Antediluvian race will soon arrive, And people here for many centuries live ; And then, by patent rights, ail crimes forgiven. Wear out at last — and gently go to Heaven ! " WIELIAM COTHREN, Son of William and Hannah Cothren, was born at Farmington, Maine, November 28, 1819. He fitted for college at the Farmington Academy ; graduated at Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1843 ; received his second degree in course at the same institution in 1846, and the degree of Master of Arts, ad eundem, from Yale College, in 1847. He studied law under the direction of Hon. Robert Goodenough, of Farmington, Me., late member of Congress from his district, and with the Hon. Charles B. Phelps, of Woodbury. He came to Woodbury in 1844, taught school for a while, and was admitted to the Litchfield county bar, r845. He commenced the practice of his profession in Woodbury, immediately after, and has there continued in the per- formance of its duties till the present time. He was elected corres- ponding member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society at Boston, Mass.,^ May 5, 1847, and a member of the Connecticut Historical Society, November 23, 1852. He was also elected a county commissioner for Litchfield county, at the May session of the General Assembly, 1851. CONANT CATLIN, M. D., Was a practicing physician and surgeon in the tciwn of Bethlem nearly twenty years. He came there about 1813, when what was called the " New Milford fever," was extensively prevailing, and very fatal. He was the immediate successor of Dr. Fowler, who* had him- self fallen a victim to the epidemic. Seldom has a physician, a young man, an entire stranger, risen so rapidly in the esteem and confidence of the community, and obtained so permanent and exten- 24 362 ^ISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT.^ sive a practice as the subject of this notice. The immediate cause of this, was, doubtless, his success in the treatment of the prevailing epidemic, and the favorable influence of Dr. Perry, of "Woodbury, but the continuance and -increase of this confidence must have de- pended on something more. This may be found not only in his gen- eral skill and industry in the practice of his profession, but in his sterling worth as a man and a citizen. Few men ever possessed in a higher degree those rare virtues in their intercourse with others, which command respect, confidence and' esteem. Left penniless at the age of fourteen, by the death of his father, Daniel Catlin, of Harwinton, he succeeded by untiring zeal, in securing a fair academic education, and then paid his way through five vears' study of medicine, commencing practice at the age of twenty-one. During all this time, he -was one of three sons, who supported an in- firm and feeble mother. He commenced practice fifty dollars in debt, for his horse and saddle. Notwithstanding an expensive family, and a connection in mercantile business -nfliich met with frequent and heavy losses, his heirs received nearly $2,500 from his estate, while about the same amount in worthless debts was found upon his books. His practice was universal in the town of Bethlem, and extended largely into the adjoining towns. If he was successful in winning the confidence and esteem of lys patrons and the public, he was emi- nently so in securing that of his medical brethren in the county and state. The records of the Litchfield County Medical Society fully attest this. His mind seemed wholly absorbed in his profession, often " to the neglect of his pecuniary aflfairs ; and few men, it is believed, have contributed more largely than he, both by his pen, counsel and practice, to elevate the dignity of his profession in this county. Per- haps no paper has contributed more to this end, than his truthful yet sarcastic and scathing treatise on " Quacks and Quackery," read before the county society, about the year 1820. Its peculiar adapt- ation to the existing state/ of things at the time, as well as its correc- tive influence, is within the memory of all the older physicians now living in the county. The honorary degree of M. D. was conferred on him by Yale College, in 1828, and at the time of his death he was corresponding in regard to a professorship in that institution, which was about to be tendered to him. In private life, in the social circle, he was beloved by all. Unas- suming in manners, remarkable for the paucity of his words, calm, clear and dispassionate, jeXfirm in the expression of an opinion, his remarks were always instructive, and commanded a powerful though HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 363 often a quiet influence. Usually sedate, te was nevertheless apt to arouse the mirth of the company by an unexpected though opportune joke. Naturally quick in temper, he had succeeded in obtaining an almost perfect control over it, and scarcely an instance is remembered where his anger found vent in words. He was a consistent Chris- .tian, warmly attached to the Congregational church, of which he was a member, but liberal in his sentiments toward all denominations. At the , age of twenty-one he was seriously attacked, several times, with hemorrhage from the lungs, and during the reifiainder of his life he was troubled with consequent infirmities. He often remarked in his last years that "horseback riding had prolonged his life many years." He died in June, 1830, beloved and esteemed by all, and his memory is still cherished by his cotemporaries in Bethlem. They feel that his loss has never been supplied. His disease was called consumption, though not well defined. He wore himself out by years of laborious practice. His age was forty-one. DOCTOR JOHN CALHOUN, Was for many years a practitioner of medicine in "Washington. He was a very respectable man, and an approved physician. He was much engaged in the public business of the town, and died leav- ing a somewhat numerous posterity, many of whom have become noted in .the various professions of life. His children were, Daniel, Calvin, Jedediah, Joseph and Philo. DOCTOR AZAEIAH EASTMAN, Was the son of Azariah Eastman, and born at New Fairfield, now Sherman, Conn., August 5th, 1746. At the age of twenty, he com- menced the study of medicine with Doctor James Potter, of his na- tive place, and was licensed to practice the profession; October, 1768. He removed to Roxbury, a parish in Woodbury, and entered into practice, in which he continued for many years with great success, and obtained a high eminence not only in his profession, but as a firm supporter of those principles which elevate and ennoble man. He died May .27th, 1818, and wa^ buried in the old burial ground near the place where the first meeting-house stood. 364 HISTORT OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. DOCTOR JOSIAH R. EASTMAiq^, Son of the preceding, was bom in Roxbury society, February 14th, 1771, and in the nineteenth year of his age, he commenced the study of medicine and surgery, with Dr. Nathaniel Thayer, a physician of his native parish. He studied two years with him, and the rest of the time spent in preparatory studies, he passed under the tuition of Dr. James Potter, of Sherman. He was licensed to practice. May 2d, 1793, by the Medical Society of Fairfield county, at a meeting held in Danbury. Previous to his license, he had intended to settle in East Ha<|ien, but the scarlet fever being at this time very prevalent in his native place, he returned there, and immediately entered into the practice of his profession. The skill and judgment which he manifested in the management of the prevailing epidemic, laid the foundation for his permanent residence and future usefulness in Roxbury. He was the only permanently settled physician in his native society for nearly thirty-four years. During all this period he was called to practice extensively in the adjoining towns, and frequently to meet hjs pro- fessional brethren in council, in difficult cases. His success in his profession may not be traced directly to his early acquirements in medical science, but to an inherent, native genius. In 1813, when an epidemic fever prevailed in the southern part of Litchfield county, and nearly all who were attacked /ell before it, under the treatment of the most eminent physicians, he introduced a mode of treatment not recognized by any author, with such marked success, that he gained for himself an extended reputation. He became religious in early life, and connected himself with the Congregational church in Roxbury. He remained Suring his whole life one of its most efficient and useful members. He was also elected to various civil offices in his town, and in all his ministerial and judi- cial acts was traceable the divine precept, " Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you." DOCTOR SYLVANUS FANSHER. Dr. Fansher was a native of Plymouth, Conni, but resided for many years in Southbury. He devoted more than fifty years of his life to the extension of the vaccine or kine pock inoculation, as a rem- edy ag£dn»t that scourge of the human race, the smaU-pox. For his HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 365 discoveries in expediting the kine pock, he received a diploma from the " Royal Jenneri^n Society of London." About the year 1802, when the kine pock had become apparently extinct in this country, it was found that a number of persons in Danbury and Goshen had taken the infection, or virus, from milking cows. Dr. Fansher sta- ted that he took the virus from the pustule on the milkmaid's arm, and inoculated an infant with it, which proved to be the genuine kine pock. He also stated that he had known several instances where the infection was taken without any connection with the cow ; and it was his belief that the infection is taken from some shrub or plant, from which, when discovered, we shall know something-of the origin of the small pox, and have a sovereign remedy against it, at hand. Dr. Fansher died two or three years ago, after a long life devoted to the investigation of this subject.' PARLEMON B. FOWLER, M. D., Was the immediate successor, in the parish of Bethlem, of Doctors Z. Hull and John Meigs. He was a very skillful physician, and.a highly respectable man. WAREEN R. FOWLER, M. D., Studied the profession of medicine with Dr. Sheldon, and com- menced its practice in Judea society, in TJ'ashington, about the year 1810. He continued in the practice of his profession till his death in 1826. He was of excellent repute, both as a man and a physician. In 1818, he received from Yale College the honorary degree of doc- tor in medicine. He married Polly Hanford, and had two children, Henry, a respectable physician at South Bend, Indiana, and George, who died young. REMUS M. FOWLER, M. D., Is a brother of the preceding, and studied medicine with him. He also settled in Washington, and still continues there in full practice, respected as a man and a physician. , In 1834, Yale College confer- red on him the honorary degree of doctor in medicine. He has been twice married, and has had three children, Maria, who married Doc- 1 Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut. 366 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. tor Selh Porter Ford, and resides at the Sandwich Islands ; Jane, who married William W. Leavitt, and Harriet^' who also resides at the Sandwich Islands. DOCTOR STEPHEN B. FAIRCHILD, Is a native of Newtown, Conn. He studied medicine the usual length of time, and after taking a course of medical lectures, was licensed to practice. Immediately after this he removed to "Wood- bury, and is now engaged in the active duties of his profession. DOCTOR ANDREW GRAHAM, Was the son of Rev. John Graham, the first minister of Southbury society, and born at Stafford, Conn., in 1728. Having prepared him- self for the practice of medicine, he settled in that profession in South- bury parish, about 1750, and continued in its practice till his death, June 17th, 1785, at the age of fifty-seven years. He resided in the house next south of the White Oak school-house. He obtained a fair reputation as a physician, and an unsullied reputation as a man. He was much employed in the public business of the town, especially during the period of the Revolutionary War. He was for a time surgeon's mate in the army. He was a jovial, agreeable and com- panionable man, much endeared to his neighbors and friends. John A. Graham, LL. D., a la\^er of New York, was his son, and erected a plain monument over his grave some years ago, on which is the following inscription : "Andrew Graham, M. D., a descendant of ihe Duke of Montrose, departed this for another and better world, in June, 1785, aged 57 years. Out of respect to the memory of an honest man, this marble is placed by his son, John A. Graham, LL. D. " New York,1805. Ne oublie." DOCTOR ZEPHANIAH HULL, Was brail in Cheshire, Conn., in the year 1728 ; studied the pro- fession 01 medicine at an early age ; married Hannah Cook, March 28th, 1749, and soon removed to Bethlehem, in Woodbury, probably on account of the influence of Dr. Bellamy, who was a native of the same town, and a few years his senior. He died November 10th, 1760, the same day with his wife, in the " Great Sickness." They HISTOET OP ANCIENT -WOODBtTEY. 367 were buried in one grave, and two of his children, and a young man living in his house, died a few days later. Soon after these deaths, and while others were sick in the house, a Deacon Strong going by> raised a flock of eleven quails, which flew over the house and dropped in the garden. Immediately after three of them rose and flew into the bushes, but the other eight were found dead, and in an hour after putrefied, became offensive and were buried.' As a physician, and as a man, he ever sustained a high character in the place of his adoption. DOCTOR TITUS HULL, Son of the last, was bom in Bethlehem parish, March 25th, 1751 ; was the eldest of his surviving children, and lived with an uncle at Cheshire, some six years. After this he studied medicine with Doc- tor Seth Bird, an eminent physician of Litchfield ; settled on the farm owned by his father, now occupied by Benjamin T. Lake, and resided there till 1805. He then removed to Danbury, Conn., where he resided two years, when he removed to the state of New York. He was a respectable physician, and perhaps more celebrated in treating diseases of the bowels, particularly every variety of colic, than any other man in the state, in his day. SAMUEL EUGENE HARTWELL, ESQ., Is a native' of Strong, Maine. He prepared for college at Far- mington Academy, Maine ; entered Wesleyan University, at Middle- town, Conn., in 1837, for the purpose of taking , the "scientific course" in that institution, and graduated as bachelor of science, in 1841. He studied law with Hon. William W. Ellsworth, at Hart- ford, a judge of the superior court ; commenced the practice of his profession at Suffield, Conn., in 1843, whence he removed to Wood- bury, in 1843. In 1846, being engaged in the invention of a ma- chine for the making of cigars, he removed to the city of New York, where he has since continued to reside. He realized some $15,000 from his invention, and is now a land broker in New York. 1 This fact is taken from a letter written at the time, dated December 20th, 1760. 368 HI8T0KT OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. DOCTOR DANIEL HUNTINGTON, Studied medicine with Doctor Joseph Perry, and commenced the practice of his profession in Woodbury about the year 1767. He was the first postmaster of the town, from 1797 to 1814, when he re- signed his oflBce. For several years before the close of his life, he relinquished the active duties of his profession, and confined his at- tention to his drug store. He was a very celebrated chemical com- pounder. He died February 19th, 1819, aged seventy-four. ASAHEL M, HUXLEY, M: D., Came to Woodbury about the year 1834, and settled in the prac- tice of his profession. He was married to Mary L. Minor, daughter of the late Matthew Minor, Jr., Esq., July 14th, 1837. After some years spent in practice in this town, there being a vacancy in Go- shen, Conn., he removed there, where he has since remained in an extensive practice. DOCTOR BENJAMIN HAWLEY, Commenced the practice of the medical profession in the parish of Bethlehem, some time preceding the date of the Revolution. He was distinguished as a physician in his time. He died September llth, 1813, during the time of the "New Milford fever," at the age of seventy years. WILLIAM HAWLEY, ESQ., Was bom at Redding, Conn., and was a graduate of Yale College, class of 1789. He acquired his professional education under Thad- deus Benedict, Esq. ; was admitted to the bar in 1791 ; and soon after commenced the practice of law at Greenwich, Conn., and sub- sequently at Redding, where he continued until 1798, when he re- moved to Woodbury, and there continued in practice until 1803, which he then relinquished for other pursuits, chiefly of a mercantile character. He was a member of the House of Representatives, in 1802 and 1805. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT TVOODBtTRT. 369 GIDEON HIRAM HOLLISTEE, ESQ., "Was born in Washington, December 14:th, 1817, and graduated at Yale College in 1840. He immediately commenced the study of law under the direction of Hon. David Daggett, afterward pursued the same in the office of Hon. Origen S. Seymour, and was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county in April, 1842. He then opened an office in Woodbury,' and continued the practice of his profession with good success for about two years, when he was induced to remove to Litchfield, where he immediately entered into a highly successful and lucrative practice, in which he is at present engaged. Few men in the legal profession have been favored with a more steady and imvaryiug success. Within the last two years he has prepared two works for the press, one of which has already been given to the world, and elicited the warm commendation of critics as well as of friends. This is a historical novel entitled " Mount Hope," and the other about to be published is of a similar character. He is also engaged in writing a history of Connecticut, a work very much needed, and one which will be awaited with eager interest and curiosity by all. He is a writer of marked abUity, and in the opinion of his friends, he would do well for the world, and for his own fame, to de- vote himself entirely to this field of labor, notwithstanding his suc- cessful effiarts at the bar. EDWARD HINMAN, ESQ., Was the son of Dea. Noah Hinman, and was born in Woodbury, about 1740. He was one of the first two lawyers in th* town, and resided in White Oak. It is believed that he studied his-profession with Col. Walker of Stratford, though it is not now certainly known. Soon after his establishment in practice he became familiarly known to his fellow-townsmen by the appellation of "Lawyer Ned," an appellation which he retained during life, though he lived to a good old age. He was a man of clear and strong intellect. Nathan Pres- ton, Esq., once said of him, that " he was a greater man than Wash- ington." This was, of course, an exceedingly extravagant statement, but tends to show the estimation in which he was held by members of his own profession. In one particular, he was a much greater man than Washington, and that is in corpulency. He was one of the most corpulent men of his day. When he was seated his abdo- 370 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. men projected entirely over his knees. He was accustomed to use great brevity of speech, but always spoke to the point. His voice was not good — he spoke with a strong, nasal twang. He was much addicted to the use of hyperbolical expressions, li is said, that when in court his brevity of speech was as great as elsewhere, but a few words from him had more weight with the court and jury, than a multitude from his competitors.'' HON. EDWARD HINMAN, Is the son of Timothy Hinman, and the grandson of " Lawyer Ned" on the side of his mother, who was his daughter. He pre- pared himself for the practice of law, and took up his abode in his native town, where he has continued to practice his profession. He has borne various public offices in the town, and has been for two years judge of the county court for New Haven county. He is wealthy, and has passed on thus far to a respectable age in a " state of single blessedness." He was a member of the State Senate in 1843. HON. ROYAL R. HINMAN, "Was born in Southbury, and graduated at Yale College in 1804, in the class with Hon. John C. Calhoun and other distinguished men. He studied law with Hon. D. S. Boardman, Hon. Noah B. Benedict and Judge Reeve, practiced his profession in Roxbury about twenty years, and about two years at Southington in Hartford county. He represented the town of Roxbury, four years in the General Assem- bly, between 1814 and 1^31, was elected Secretary of State, as successor of Hon. Thomas Day, in 1835, and was annually re-elected for seven years after that date. While he was secretary in 1836, he published a volume of the correspondence of the kings and queens of England, which had remained on the shelves of the office for two hundred years, entitled " Antiquities of Connecticut." In 1842, he published a volume of six hundred and forty-three pages, large octavoj entitled " A Historical Collection, from Official Records, Files, &c., 1 For the facts in this and several other sketches, the author is indebted to George Hinman, Esq., of Sullivan, Maine, a native of the ancient territory. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 371 of the part sustained by Connecticut during the War of the Eevo- Intion," with an appendix containing very important matters, verified from the records. This is a very valuable book, and does both the state and the author great credit. In 1846, he published a cata- logue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut, extending to five numbers, and containing three hundred and thirty-six pages. He is at the present moment publishing under a similar title, a large and extended work of a similar character. In 1835, he was appointed chairman of a committee consisting of him- self, Leman Church, Esq., and Hon. Elisha Phelps, to revise the public statutes of Connecticut, which they accomplished in a book of about six hundred pages. In 1835 and '6, the same committee was appointed to compile and publish the private or special acts of the state, particularly those of a date later than 1789, up to the time of publication. This duty was performed, and a book of sixteen hun- dred and forty pages was published for the use of the people of the state. In 1838, Mr. Hinman and Thomas C. Perkins of Hartford were appointed lo make a revision of the statutes of the state, which duty was accomplished, and the " Revision of 1838," containing seven hundred and seventeen pages, was the result. It is said, that no .man in the state has prepared and published so large a number of pages for the state as Mr. Hinman. He was one of the original in- corporators of the revised charter of the " Connecticut Historical Society" in 1839, and is also an honorary member of the New Jer- sey Historical Society, and of the Massachusetts Historical Society. In his various antiquarian works, he has done a great work for pos- terity by rescuing a multitude of interesting facts from oblivion. On the 18th day of September, 1844, he was appointed collector of customs for the district of New Haven, which office he held until March 4th, 1845, and was also supervisor of the light-houses in the district of New Haven during the same period. He was admitted as a coun- selor in the supreme court of the state of New York, in Albany, at its February term, in 1827. He now resides in Harlem, N. Y. COL. BENJAMIN HINMAN, Was bom in the town of Woodbury, in this state, in the year 1720. His ancestors came from England, in the early settlement of this colony. He served against ^he French in Canada, as early as 1751, under a commission as quarter-master of the troop of horse in 372 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. the thirteenth regiment, in this colony, under the hand o& Roger Wolcott, then governor of the colony. On the 19th day of April, 1755, he was commissioned by Gov. Fitch, at Norwalk, a captain of the sixth company of foot, in Col. Elizur Goodrich's regiment, being a part of the forces raised in the colony for the defense and protection of His Majesty's territories from any further encroach- ments by the French, at Crown-Point, and upon Lake Iroquois, (call- ed at that time by the French, Lake Champlain,) and to remove en- croachments then made there ; of which forces William Johnson was commander-in-chief. During the French war in Canada, on the 1st of October, 1755, Col. Hinman being stationed near a lake, walked out alone about three-fourths of a mile from his men, and stopped near the lake in the woods. He heard a noise behind him, and turning briskly around, with his gun at rest, he found a French soldier with- in six yards of him. The soldier was as much surprised at his com- pany as was Col. Hinman. The soldier at once cried for quarter, and~held out to the colonel the helve of his hatchet in token of his submission, which Col. Hinmart took from him, and marched him into camp, as a prisoner. On the 30th day of May, 1751, he was commissioned major of said thirteenth regiment of foot and horse, by John Fitch, Esq., then governor of the colony. In the year 1758, he was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the third regiment of foot, in the forces raised in the colony for invading Canada, to proceed under the supreme command of His Majesty's commander-in-chief in North America ; and als'o a captain in the second company in said regiment; which commission was signed by Thomas Fitch, governor of this colony. On the 81st day of October, 1767, he was commissioned by "William Pitkin, governor of the colony, a lieutenant-colonel of the thirteenth regiment of horse and foot, " under and in the eighth year of the reign of Lord George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c." On the 1st of November, 1771, he was commissioned colonel of the thirteenth regiment of foot and horsey by J. Trumbull, governor. Early in the war of the Revolution, on the 1st day of May, 1775, he was appointed colonel of the fourth regiment of enlisted and assem- bled troops for the defense of the colony ; and was ordered, by Gov. Trumbull, on the 20th day of May, 1775, forthwith to march with five companies, to rendezvous at or ,near Greenwich, in this state, and to send three companies, to take post at Salisbury, under Major Elmore, to be in readiness to mardi with them under such orders as Maj. Elmore should receive from the General Assembly, or the HiaTOET OF ANCIBKT WOODBURT. 373 governor. During the same year he was ordered to Ticonderoga, TUfhere he remained in command of a regiment for some time. In the year 1776, he was ordered, with his regiment, to New York; and was at New York at its capture by the British ; after which he was stationed at Horse Neck, and other places on the Sound, but re- turned home in ill health, in January, 1777, and did not again join the army. He died at Southbury, on the 22d day of March, 1810, at the ripe old age of ninety years. ^ SIMEON HINMAN, ESQ. This gentleman was intimately and favorably known in " ancient Woodbury," as a shrewd and talented man. He was the son of Edward Hinman — "Lawyer Ned," as he was familiarly called. Simeon commenced his legal practice about 1793,. and continued it until about 1809, when he abandoned all business, and rusted out. Had he been goaded by necessity to exertion he would probably have attained a high character. Native talent of a high order he certainly poss,essed. He was never married, and died in 1825. He was a graduate of Yale, and lived and died at Southbury, in the mansion house occupied by Ms father. HON. EOBINSON S. HINMAN. Robinson S. Hinman was bom in South Britain, a parish of South- bury, in 1801. His father, Jonathan Hinman, was of the Southbury family of that name. His mother was a Jennings, who derived her descent remotely from an Englishman of the same name who migrated to Stratford, about the middle of the sixteenth century. Men of this name have within the last twenty years, entertained exalted hopes of the acqui- sition of wealth by inheritance of an estate in the English chancery standing in that name, but as has been uniformly the case were chill- ed by disappointment. Simeon Hinman, the elder brother of Robinson, about 1847, was sent to England as the family agent. He returned, having acquired neither money, knowledge or hope by the voyage. No particular opportunities were afforded Robinson for attaining 1 R. R. Hinman's War of the Eevolution. 374 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. an education beyond those found in a district school of that period, save a village library, and an earnest and inquiring spirit that rose with the opposing circumstances. Gen. Ephraim Hinman, of Roxbury, discovered mind and capacity in his kinsman of no ordinary grade. In 1821, at his request, he be- came a member of the family at Roxbury. " Gen. Ephraim" was in many respects, eminently beneficial to young men advancing to manhood ; his familiar intercourse with the affairs of the Revolution- ary War, his gentlemanly deportment, elevation above low objects, and his varied e?;perience with men and things, gave him a salutary influence over the young. In this year Robinson entered the office of Hon. Royal R. Hinman, then a practicing lawyer at Roxbury, and studied, not i-ead, law. In 1 824, he changed his domicil, and en- tered the office of Charles B. Phelps, Esq., of Woodbury, and was clerk in the probate office, then a large district. In February, 1825, he entered the office of Judge Chapman, who had established a law school in New Haven. In June of this year he offered himself for an examination, but was refused by the force of an obsolete rule of that court requiring a resi- dence in that county of six months next previous to the examination. This rule was brought to notice by Judge Bronson, then on the county court bench in that county. He returned to Woodbury and re-en- tered the office of Mr. Phelps. Mr. P. being thrown from a buggy in August of that year and greatly injured, Mr. Hinman conducted his business until September, 1825, when he was admitted at Litch- field. A partnership with Mr. P. immediately followed, which contin- ued nearly two years. During the year 1827, he removed to Utica, New York, and entered the office of John Jay Hinman, then high sheriff of Oneida. Among the Hinmans, there has always existed a clannish spirit. Robinson was the protege of Col. Hinman. He subsequently was admitted to practice in New York, removed to the city of New York, formed a partnership with a professional gentleman there, and held a tolerable practice in the marine court. Robinson felt he was made for higher objects than a practice in that jurisdiction then afforded, and in 1828 removed to Naugatuck in New Haven county. Here his habits of order, industry and punctual- ity soon secured to him an extensive practice, and he had the consola- tion of witnessing the advancement of his reputation, and the rapid growth of confidence in his integrity and intellectual pursuits. In 1830, he was appointed postmaster at that village, in 1831 he re- moved to New Haven, was appointed clerk of the county and HISTOHY OF ANCIENT WOOI^BUEY. 375 superior court, and continued his professional habits. In 1838, a change of political power occurred, and he retired to private life with a practice diminished by the interference of his official duties. In 1842, he was appointed judge of probate for New Haven district, ' the most lucrative office in the gift of the state authorities, and was reappointed in 1848. During the summer of that year, that insidious enemy of human life, the consumption, asserted its dominion over his constitution. Struggling against its progress, hope gave strength while life was sapped at its foundation. He died November, 1843, at New Haven. A monument to his memory may be found in the beautiful cemetery in that city erected by the society of Odd Fellows, of which association he was a prominent member. He was never married. In 1836, he entered military life a brigade major, and by gradation rose to the place of brigadier general. The prominent traits of his character were constitutional honesty, veracity, benevolence, order, industry and an untiring desire to do good. He possessed strong attachments to his friends and no hostil- ity to those who chose to make themselves his enemies. He scru- pulously avoided evil speaking and never imputed a bad motive, un- less compelled to do so by irrefragable evidence. He was prompt and accurate in all his dealings. With quick and rapid perceptions and'a retentive memory, he inves- tigated effectively, and followed the sequence in all its ramifications. . When at Naugatuck and New Haven, he evinced strong tendencies for public improvement. At the former place, he projected the estab- lishment of the public square, the erection of the houses of pub- lic worship thereon, and the survey of the public avenue passing by them. The Episcopal church of that parish was at Gun Town, some two miles west of its present location, but was taken down and re- erected in its present location. At New Haven he essentially aided in the erection of the Lan- casterian school there, and also in the grading of the streets. His love of order was evinced in many improvements in the clerk's office, which have remained to this day, and are gratefully remem- bered by the court and bar. He enjoyed the reputation of an experi- enced druaghtsman of legal papers. He was attached to the democrat- ic party in politics, and his effijrts were sometimes important. He worshiped in the Episcopal church, and was sincerely devoted to its advancement. Few men have deceased more lamented by all classes with whom he, had intercourse. There is something inexpressibly melancholy in witnessing the 376 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT •yVOODBUET. death of one gifted by nature, and trained to the capacity of accom- plishing ends beneficial to himself and his fellow-men. GEN. EPHEAIM HINMAN. Among the distinguished characters of Ancient Woodbury, the name of Gen. Ephraim Hinman claims a prominent place. The individual who undertakes to write the history of one so un- like all other men, must enter upon the work under the conviction that it is not an easy task. The pecuharities of his eccentric charac- ter can not be well delineated. Some of the outlines will be attempt- ed ; but to know him, one must have seen and heard him. He was born April 5th, 1753, in that part of the town now called Southbury. His ancestors were among the early emigrants from Stratford. Edward Hinman, the first of the name in New England, and the only one, settled in that town about 1650, and died there in 1681. Benjamin, his second son, was born in 1662, and married EUzabeth Lumm, of Woodbury, in 1684. He lived in the district now called Bullet Hill, in Southbury, where numbers of his descend- ants still remain. He had six sons and six daughters, one of whom,. Benjamin, born 1692, married Sarah Sherman in 1718. They resi- ded in Southbury until 1727, where they both died in the same month, leaving three children. The oldest son. Col. Benjamin, was of some eminence in the French war, and in the war of the Revolution. David, their second son, born 1722, married Sarah Hinman, a lin- eal descendant of the first Edward. These being the parents of the subject of this memoir, he was truly a Hinman of the Hinmans. He married Sylvania, daughter of William French, of Southbury, Feb. 3d, 1779, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. His eldest son died in infancy. His second son, E. E. Hinman, graduated at Yale College, and afterward pursued the practice of law in Eoxbury, Ct., until he became secretary of state, which office he retained for several years. Gen. Hinman removed to Eoxbury about the year 1784, and built a house in the center of the village, which for a country residence at that period, was regarded as belonging to the first class. For*about thirty years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. During this time he became an extensive landholder, having in his possession at one time, about one thousand acres. He was not a practical farmer. HISTORY OP ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 377 but his love of real estate induced him to retain it, until the interest he paid, connected with losses he sustained, greatly embarrassed him in his declining years, and thus operated disastrously on the pecun- iary interests of his son, who became involved in attempting to re- lieve his father. All who know the history of that period, " when Ephraim was a child," are aware that the means for the attainment of even a common education were very limited. In addition to this, the subject of this memoir, by the death of his father, at the early age of four years, was deprived of those restraints and instructions which a mind of his temperament peculiarly needed. Some^f the circumstances in which he was unfortunately placed in his youth, were most skillfully adapted to darken his mind, depress his energies, and corrupt his morals. To a mind of a different cast, they might have proved more disastrous. If he was not through life a sufferer in consequence of these things, it was apparent to those who knew him best, that he did not attain that distinction to which he might otherwise have arisen. Not hav- ing the advantages of an early education, he of course possessed but a limited knowledge of books ; but he was endowed with a vigorous, active' mind, a quick, discriminating perception of men and things. Few men could read the character of a stranger so readily and cor- rectly as he. A young lady, an intimate friend, called on him on her bridal tour, to show her husband. The general walked with him into his garden and fruit-yard, which were among the best in the vi- cinity. On his return to the house, the bride inquired privately, what he thought of her husband. He replied, « H., he will always cut off his pigs' tails, because it will require one ear of com extra to fat the tail." The young bride ultimately learned that his judgment was correct. He was also blessed with a retentive memory. Hence by obser- vation conversation, and constant intercourse with the world, (if not by intuition,) he acquired a fund of knowledge. Had he in addition to these endowments, been favored with a classical education, he would doubtless have been in many respects, one of the most distin- guished characters of his age. As it was, he was a man of rare qualities. In appearance, he was pecuharly dignified and imposing; above the medium height, of portly dimensions, a symmetrical form, fine countenance, and stately movements. Until a few of his last years, his dress was that of gentlemen of an earlier period, termed small clothes ; and he uniformly followed his early custom of wearing his 25 378 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. hair braided, turned up, fastened upon the top of his head and pow- dered. One had only to see him, to be impressed with the conviction that he was one of nature's noblemen, bom to command. In his deport- ment he was a gentleman. He appeared familiar with, and a careful observer of all the rules of etiquette common in his day ; nor did he regard advancing years as any apology for their neglect. He could readily accommodate himself to all classes, and render himself inter- esting to all, by an unusual amount of wit and humor, and by the originality of his anecdotes and illustrations. He was ardent in his attachment to his friends, and could long re- member an act of kindness ; hut was somewhat vindictive toward his enemies, and could not readily forget an injury. Concerning some by whom he felt himself sorely abused, he was heard to say, " If the Lord should see fit to take them away, he should be very much resigned to his will." He had a peculiar fondness for society, and was apparently restive when alone. The night to him was sometimes long. 'Few of his neighbors ever rose so early, but they might see him walking in the open air with uncovered head. * He felt a strong aversion to every offense against neatness, and in regard to food and drink, might have been called fastidious. It was annoying to him to see persons come to his well upon the Sabbath, and drink directly from the bucket, an act which he considered vul- gar and unkind. He therefore sunk a well on the opposite side of his house, for the use of those ill-bred people, and forbade their com- ing to his family well. • Not only his conversation, but many other things, exhibited marks of eccentricity and originality. Even the staff on which he leaned in his advanced years, indicated his taste and character, being a bam- boo, some five feet in length, and of Herculean size. Similar to this in strength and dimensions, were various implements abput his prem- ises, as also the stone wall which inclosed his dwelling. An unwieldy plow and crOw-bar are recollected, and in connection with the latter, an anecdote which maybe worth inserting. He applied to a careful neighbor for the loan of a flax-brake. The owner declined having it removed from his bam, but consented that the general should carry his flax there, and use the instmment. In process of time, this neigh- bor had occasion to move some heavy rocks, and applied to the gen- eral for the use of his crow-bar, as well adapted to the object. The gtoeral replied, that "he did not like to have the bar removed from HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 379 m his premises, but would be glad to have his neighbor bring to it all the rocks he pleased, and pry them up." In regard to his political character, he was originally a stanch federalist of the old school. Such he continued until Gen. Jackson became a candidate for the presidency. He had a character, pos- sessed qualities, and had performed services, which secured the ad- miration and hearty support of Gen. Hinman. From that period, it is believed his politics were what were then known as of the Jackson stamp. He held some offices in the gift of the town. He was one of the principal agents appomted by the parish of Roxbury, to secure its incorporation as a town. In 1798, and in subsequent years, he represented it in the 'state legislature. It was, however, apparent to all who< knew him, that military office, honors and services, were more congenial to his feelingSj and better adapted to his genius, than those of a civil character. Here he uniformly shone to the best ad- vantage, and found full scope for his commanding powers. While he was yet young, and the post of corporal in the militia of the state was regarded as more honorable than that of colonel at the present day ; when men who obtained office in the higher i-anks, ordinarily rose by a regular and protracted gradation ; the ascent of young Hin- man was more rapid and irregular. While he was yet a private in a military company in his native town, the captaincy became vacant. His father-in-law, by whom he was not very atdently beloved, was lieutenant. But instead of adhering to the ordinary routine of ele- vation, Hinman was taken from.the ranks, and placed in command of those who were his seniors in age and office. Although he was but thirty years of age when the war of the Rev- olution closed, for four or five previous years, he had sustained vari- ous important and responsible offices, principally connected with the commissary department. That he faithfully and satisfactorily dis- charged the duties assigned him, is manifest from numerous letters still in existence, designating the service required, written by vari- ous officers of distinction in the army. That, he enjoyed the confi- dence of the appointing power, is also manifest from the fact, that he was continued in office, with an occasional promotion, from the date of his appointment in 1778, untU the close of the war rendered fur- ther service unnecessary. After the war, he received the office of major in the thirteenth regiment of Connecticut militia, and was soon advanced to the rank of a colonel of the same regiment. In May, 1805 he received the appointment of brigadier-general of the eighth brigade of Connecticut infantry. His jurisdiction at that time, ex- 380 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. • tended from Southington, in Hartford county, on the east, to the line of the state on the west ; and most of the time he was in office, inclu- ded the cavalry in that section of the state. This office he held at a period when something more was required than merely to gain a militaiy title and retire.' He performed its duties annually, and we believe faithfully, for thirteen years. It may be truly said of him that he " magnified his office." The prosperity of the military cause under his long and successful administration, tells all that need be saiddn commendation of its presiding genius. It may be asked, what were his religious principles ? And some who saw and heard him only in particular circumstances, as with his military associates, or when his peculiarly ardent temperament was under strong excitement, might conclude that he had little re- gard for religion, and but little fear of a supreme power. And al- though men of this stamp, men adopting liberal principles, might have claimed him as one of their class, such was not the fact. He was a member of no church, nor is it known to the writer that he laid any claim to experimental piety ; yet he was a believer in the essen- tial doctrines of the gospel, as they were believed and taught by the orthodox clergy of that period, in the Congregational church of New England. He believed in the entire native depravity of the human heart, in the necessity of a radical change in the affections and life, in order to enter heaven. He had great confidence in the efficacy of prayer, and sought the prayers of God's people when himself or fam- ily were in circumstances of danger. At one period when there was some special religious interest in the town, a morning prayer-meeting was held in a little factory in the village. This at first drew from the general some remarks of disapproval. Ere long, as the pastor was on his way to the meeting, he saw the general approaching him, and was fearful that something unpleasant might ensue. Judge of his surprise when he saw the tears coursing down the cheeks of the im- agined opposer, and learned from a choked utterance, that he had come out to ask that a little grandchild, which he supposed to be at the point of death, might be remembered in the prayers to be offered that morning. He well understood the distinctive marks of Christian character, and abhorred hypocrisy in every form. At one time when alone with his pastor, he was speaking of some individuals in the vicinity, and in terms of high commendation as to their morality, uprightness, kindness, &c. But said he in a subdued tone, laying Ms hand upon the pastor, " After all they are down- HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 381 country Christians : the Holy Spirit never touched their hearts, any more than thunder has struck the birds of the air. What you can do I know not. It will not do to tell them what you know to be true. Oh ! I tell you it's a dreadful thing to be a minister." One who knew him well has said, " He made more practical, com- mon-sense remarks, than almost any man I ever knew." The follow- ing, illustrating an important principle in human conduct, are worthy of being preserved, and applied where they are needed. Being at one time in a neighboring town, where the people were in- volved in a bitter contention about their minister, and meeting a number of individuals who were talking upon the subject, after hear- ing their various complaints and criminations, he said to them, " Gen- tlemen, your conduct is unreasonable and ridiculous. How can you expect on% person to satisfy so many discordant minds ? In our town all is the reverse of thjs ; we are all united and harmonious. True we do not expect that everything our minister says and does will' please every individual. Sometimes we have the doctrine of elec- tioii, hot as we can bear it ; but Deacon T. wants all that and much more ; and Deacon T. has as good a right to his portion as I have to mine. If one sermon out of five suits my case, it is my portion ; I am bound to be satisfied." Who does pot see that this principle, car- ried Out, would prevent much evil speaking and unkind feeling ? Gen. Hinman considered it the duty of all men to attend upon the public worship of God in his house ; and was himself a regular at- tendant in the Congregational church until age and infirmity some- times prevented. He then kept an account with his pastor, admit- ting that among other motives, respect to him demanded his attend- ance. If at any time, any preacher failed of pleasing him, he charged one day, or half a day, according to his estimation, claiming for him- self leave of absence on this ground. So also, if the preaching rose above his standard, he was careful to give credit. He was quick-sighted to detect error in those who ministered at the altar, and ever abhorred the withholding, or letting down of truth from sinister motives. A Congregational clergyman in a neighboring parish had become heretical, and had inculcated the doctrine of universal salvation ; but so smoothly and guardedly as to be suspected but by few of his hear- ers. He spent a Sabbath in Roxbury, and preached his favorite sentiments. After the service, the general invited him to his house. He might have felt bound to administer some reproof, or at least, that his own reputation was involved in letting the man know that 382 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. he understood what he had heard. In his sarcastic, ironical style, he said to him, " Mr. G-., this is the kind of preaching that meets my case. Mr. A. and Dr. B. come here, and make the gate of heaven so narrow that a humble-bee could not enter, but you have opened it wide enough for one as large as I am to walk in without difficulty." This cutting reproof was felt by Mr. G., who was soon after deposed from the ministry for heresy. That Gen. H. was no friend to the doctrine of universal salvation) is farther shown by the following fact. When the " Grand Erie Ca- nal" was completed, he made a tour to the then far west. On his re- turn, a Universalist preacher was found on board the same boat, bois- terously advocating his doctrines. His boasting in regard to the prosperity of his cause in various places, became quite annoying to many of the passengers, and especially to some good old ladits, as the general regarded them. He therefore felt it incumbent on some one to endeavor to silence the intruder. Looking about he saw none much older than himself, and concluded that the duty might devolve upon him. Hence he entered into conversation with the individual, and soon secured his confidence as he had the power to do. He then remarked to him, that the facts he had stated in regard to the pros- perity of his cause were very cheering ; but added, that in his travels he had known of a place where a much greater number of its friends had been gathered in, within a very brief period. " Where ? where ?" said the man in apparent ecstacy. " In hell," responded the general. The poor wight was thus unexpectedly brought to a dead pause, and the company relieved from further annoyance. Gen. H. uniformly adhered to the denomination which he had chosen, while "he was willing that others should enjoy their appropri- ate rights. Still he believed that the multiplication of sects, as well as the propagation of error, might in a small community tend to weaken and destroy the whole. This he repeatedly took measures of his own devising to prevent. At one time a small number of unquiet spirits procured a Univer- sahst minister to preach in the public house, in the center of the town. The general, for a specific reason, felt himself impelled to attend the meeting. According to his own account, he stopped by the way and said to himself, " Gen. H., you are too much of a man to go there.'' But on he went and entered the meeting. " There," said he, naming certain Individuals, " were seven devils to begin with, to make up the congregation. And there was the preacher ridiculing the doctrine of eternal punishment, and those who taught it." " That, he said, "he HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 383 could not endure,"and soon retired from the audience chamber to the bar-room, where in little time he was followed by the preacher, and most of his hearers. " Then," said he, " I felt that my turn had come." With his most stern and imposing countenance, he stood before the preacher and said to him, " Sir, we can not endure such doctrine as you have been advocating. It might have answered forty years ago, when we were better men, but if as you teach, there is no place of future punishment, there will be hell upon earth ; hell everywhere. If this be so, old F. and old G. will come back, and H. will never go, and where can a good man live?" Thus by pouring upon him a shower of scathing sarcasm, sustained by unanswerable argument, the hearers were mortified, truth was triumphant, and the disconcerted preacher, mounting his horse, made good his retreat and never re- turned. On another occasion, the town was visited by two preachers be- longing to a denomination which had. no existence there, at the time. Gen. H. soon found them, invited them to his house, and treated them with marked politeness and attention, requesting them to make his house their home while they remained in the town. After a more intimate acquaintance, and the gentlemen began to feel at home, he remarked that he supposed they had some object in view in visit- ing the place, and if it was not impertinent he would beg leave to ask what this object was ? They replied, that they had in view what they regarded as a very important object, and that was, the salvation of souls. "True," said the general,, "a very important object; but allow me to say I think you have entirely mistaken it in coming here ; the people in Eoxbury have no souls." The preachers found them- selves in the wrong spot to prosecute their object, and soon left the town. , A year or two before his death. Gen. H. was brought low by pain- ful and protracted disease. Himself and his friends believed that the hour of his departure was at hand, During this sickness, his mind at times was strongly exercised in view of the prospect before him. It seemed for a time, that the prayers of a sainted mother, and a pious companion, were about to receive an answer in his saving conversion to Christ. He sought the daily counsels and prayers of his pastor, and sent a public request for the prayers of aU his Christian friends. "Bis pastor said to him, " I suppose that I have understood your views, although for certain reasons, I have said but little on this great sub- ject. I have supposed that your conscience was on the side of truth, though you have not told me so." " Yes," said he, " you are right, 384 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. perfectly right. I have known my Master's will, but have been such a hardened wretch, I would not do it." Some of the liberal and skeptical in the vicinity, were much troub- led that such a man as Gren. H. should manifest any solicitude in view of death. For if a man of his courage and fortitude trembled, why should not they ? At one time his pastor was absent a few days, and calling on his return, he found him much distressed both in body and mind. " Oh !" said he, " I have had a man here to com- fort me since you left, who supposed he could administer the consola- tion I needed. He told me he expected I must die, but this was the common lot of mortals, and it was of little consequence when the event took place. There was nothing to fear after death, nothing in all the blue-skin stuff about future and eternal punishment." " Oh," said he, " my very blood ran cold to think that any wretch could talk thus to a dying man.'' " But," added he, in his characteristic style, " I determined to give him old .shillelah, live or die. So when he had finished his discourse, I told him plainly, I had no expectation of being saved without a new heart. I had no hope of heaven, without obedience to that Great Being who made me ; and if there was no hell, there ought to be one made for such a wretch as he was." Here was testimony given in circumstances when all men are said to be honest. When his last sickness came, his vigorous mind failed with his body. Near the close of his life, his pastor was sitting by, preparing the way to ask some plain questions in regard to his views in that' trying hour. This he at once perceived, and to relieve him of aU embarrassment, began a dialogue with himself, asking such questions as he might suppose a faithful friend would wish to ask, commencing thus : Gen. Hinman, are you willing to die ? Sir, I am not. When he came to answer the question which related to his prospects after death, though he expressed some hope in the mercy of God, his voice faltered, and his mind seemed to wander. Shortly after his spirit departed to God who gave it. He died December 11th, 1829, aged seventy-six years and eight months. His remains, according to his own request, were interred in the north cemetery of his native parish, Southbury. Though he has long been buried, the remembrance of him is yet fresh in the vicinity where he^ lived. Many of his anecdotes and re- marks are stiU quoted, and will not be forgotten when the present ■generation has passed away. His manner of uttering them, which HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. 385 added much to their impression, can not be written. Yet only by inserting some of them, could we begin to show him as he was.' DOCTOR SETH HASTINGS, Came to Jufaa society in "Woodbury, from Hatfield, Mass. ; re- mained there many years, and then removed to Paris, near Roches- ter, N. Y. He was a respectable and approved physician. His children were Seth, M. D., distinguished in his profession, and father of sixteen children, Betsey, who married Dr. Judd, Thomas, professor of music in New York, Orlando, a distinguished lawyer in Rochester, N. Y., Eurotus, president of a bank in Detroit, Michigan, and Charles. JAMES D. KEESE, ESQ., "Was born in the city of New York ; entered Yale College, but did not finish his course of studies there ; studied law with Hon. Origen S. Seymour ; was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county, in April, 1852 ; immediately set up for practice in Woodbury, but the location not proving favorable, after a sojourn of a little less than a year, he removed to Birmingham, Conn. He has now gone to Europe. DOCTOR THOMAS KNOWLES, Was early a physician in the territory, certainly as early as 1730, and probably several years earlier than that date. Neither authen- tic records, nor tradition, inform us in regard to his excellence as a physician, nor his character in the various relations in life. The entire extent of his history, so far as we can glean it is, that here he lived and died, and was returned to the " clods of the valley." Such is the brief record that will be made of most of us, if indeed our names survive at all. HON. INCREASE MOSELEY, Was born in Norwich, Conn., May 18th, 1712, removed to Wood- bury, society of Judea, about 1740, cSrtainly after 1738, as his son 1 For the foregoing sketch the author is indebted to Eev. Fosdlck Harrison, of North Guilford, Conn., who was for many years pastor of the church Gen. Hinman attended. 386 HISXOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. Abner was born at Norwich, in May of that year. He removed to Clarendon, Vt., in 1781. He was one of the first representatives of the town of Washington, in 1779, and had previously been repre- sentative of Woodbury, thirty sessions. He was the first deacon, first justice, and first militia captain in Washington. ■ He was justice of the quorum from 1755 to 1780. After his removal to Vermont, he was a judge of the court in Rutland county. He died May 2d, 1795. COL. INCREASE MOSELEY, JR., Was son of the preceding, and born in Judea society, October 13th, 1740. About the year 1768, he removed to Southbury, and resided there till his death in 1810, at the age of seventy years. He was appointed colonel of the thirteenth regiment of militia; in the latter part of 1776, on Col. Hinman's joining the continental army. He remained in this responsible position, being often called into actual service, till October, 1780, when he resigned his office. He was obliged to resign on account of ill health, and the embarrassed state of his financial affairs. He was a useful, brave and laborious officer. In his letter of resignation he says he was induced to accept the office " Out of Affection to my Country, and an Ardent desire to render my best Services for promoting the Good of the Same ; wliich Office I have Sustained for about three years & a half, during whicli time, I have devoted the greatest part of my time tb the duties of said Office ; and have been often ordered out on Tours of duty, which I have Cheerfully Obeyed, being ever willing to Serve my Country to the utmost of my Power ; but being of an infirm Constitution ; not able to endure the Fatigues commonly incident to a Military Life : And my Worldly Circumstances far from being Opulent ; that attention to the duties of my said Office, and to those of my private affairs, which their several Exigen- cies require, is wholly incompatible." DOCTOR JOHN MEIGS, Was a physician in Bethlehem society, contemporary with Dr. Bellamy. He was a man of good reputation, skillful in his profes- sion, and was favored with an extensive practice. He died in 1770, leaving a widow, Rebecca, and children, Abner, Rebecca, Phineas, Jesse and Irene. In his will he gave his " medical and surgical books" to his son, Abner. ( HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 387 DOCT. PHINEAS MEIGS, Son of the above, was bom in Bethlehem society, July 11, 1760. He commenced the study of medicine with his father, but finished it at Norwalk. He settled in his native parish, and became much es- teemed as a physician of skill and judgment. REV. JOHN E. MARSHALL, Was born in the city of New York, June 13, 1743, prepared for college under the tuition of Rev. Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlem, and hav- ing engaged for a time in business at Stratford, Conn., entered King's (now Columbia) College, where he graduated in 1770. He had prob- ably intended to have entered the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church, but on account of a change in his religious sentiments, he joined the Church of England, and began to prepare for her ministry. He embarked for England, May 20, 1771 ; was ordained deacon, July 25, 1771, and priest, by the Rt. Rev. Richard Terrick, D. D., Bishop of London, on tlie 28 th of the same month. On his return from England, he came to Woodbury, as a missionary of the " Soci- ety for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts," and commenced the organization of the parish of St. Paul's Church. He went on quietly in his labors till the period of the Revolution, when, on ac- count of the excites state of feeling among the people toward all who did not heartily fall in with all the movements projected for ob- taining our country's independence, his position became one of diffi- culty and danger, and even of personal violence, which more than once was offered him. He however remained with his people, wliile many other pastors of his denomination left the country during that struggle. At the close of the Revolution, the customary allowance by the society to the Episcopal ministers was withheld, and Mr. Mar- shall was obliged to preach in more places than one, both on this ac- count, and also on account of the scarcity of ministers. Accordingly, we find him officiating a part of the time at the churches in Redding, Newtown, Milford and West Haven. Li this manner he continued to officiate in one or more of the surrounding parishes, in connection with his own, until the date of his death. He died January 21, 1789, and was buried near the Episcopal church in Woodbury. He was cut off in the full vigor of his manhood, and in the midst of his use- fulness, having attained only the forty-sixth year of his age, and the 388 HISTORY OP ANCIENT •WOODBUKT. eighteenth of his ministry, having lived during the whole of this pe- riod with his people, presenting a solitary instance in the history of his church, of a minister, who has lived and died with the people of his charge. His autograph follows : PHILO MUKRAY, ESQ., Was horn at Woodbury, in 1760, where he resided fifty-nine years. On his maternal side he was connected with the Orton family, his mother being the sister of Doct. Samuel Orton, of Woodbury. He was a man of a sound and sagacious mind, a great reader, and clear thinker. He was an active politician, being what was termed a re- publican, and identified as one of the first founders and promoters of that party in town. He is celebrated as the first man, who under the " stand-up law" of Connecticut, rose up as a vot6r on that side of the question, and in process of time, (1815,) was chosen a member of the General Assembly by his constituents, as the successful and dominant party. Thus had it increased from one to a majority. In 1819, Mr. Murray removed to the Western Eeserve, Ohio, where he soon died, honored and respected by all. His three sons, Jamieson, Philo and Abner, still reside there, and are respectable, thriving farmers. DOCT. SAMUEL S. MASTERS, Was educated as a physician, and practiced his profession in sev- eral places for a number of years, with good success. But the great blight and curse of society, the demon of intemperance, laid his with- ering hand upon him, and he . fell from his position of respectability and usefulness. He has for several years been the tenant of the poor-house in this town. His case furnishes a warning to others to take heed, that they do not, in like manner, offend against the laws of decency and their own good. It is a sad sight to behold any man, made in the image of his Maker, descend from a position of sobriety, respectability and usefulness, to a level beneath the brutes that per- ish ; but when we see those of superior education and abilities, stand- HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 389 ing in professional and responsible relations to their fellow-men, hav- ing their lives, character, or happiness in their keeping, walking in the wftys of drunkenness and folly, and perhaps giving themselves up to kindred vices, we see a spectacle that angels might shudder at. A thinking soul must ever be aifected with sympathy, not unmingled, perhaps, with reproachful feelings, toward one who thus debases the glorious image of God in his better nature, when he beholds him giv- ing himself up a willing captive to a diseased appetite for which him- self alone is responsible. God help such infatuated men — there is no aid in an earthly hand. DOCT. DANIEL MUNN, Was born in "Woodbury in 1684. His name does not appear in the tax lists as doctor, till 1738, but he was probably in practice some years earlier. No records remain to tell us of his standing as a phy- sician in this community, and none are living to give us even legefid- ary information in regard to him. He died June 11, 1761, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, and children, Daniel, John, Anna Allen, Mary Walker and Sarah Sherman. DOCT. NATHAN MUNN, Game to Woodbury about the same time with the preceding, and the same remarks will apply to him as to the former. He was a nephew of Doct. Daniel. He died, February, 17 65, leaving a widow, Mary, and children — all minors — Thomas, Abigail, Mary, Hannah, and Lois. 'HON. MATTHEW MINOR, JR., Was the son of Dea. Matthew Minor, and born at Woodbury ; was a graduate of Yale College in the class of 1801 ; studied law under the direction of Hon. Noah B. Benedict, and was admitted to the bar in 1804. He commenced practice in his native town, and continued in his profession until his death, Dec. 11, 1839, at the age of fifty- eiffht. He was a member of the House of Representatives, in 1830 and 1832. He was also a member of the Senate, in 1837. He was always much engaged .in the public business of the town, having a > 390 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. large share of the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He was a man of great uprightness of character, and discharged all the duties of life with scrupulous fidelity. SAMUEL MINOE, ESQ., Son of the preceding, was born at Woodbury, Mar. 27, 1823, gradua- ted at Yale College in 1844, studied law in the offices of two or three different practicing lawyers, and at the law school connected with Tale College, and was admitted to the bar of New Haven county, in March, 1847. He immediately commenced the practice of his profession in Woodbury, occupying the office formerly occupied by his father. He remained here six months, when not finding practice in this town cor- responding with his qualifications, he removed to Sandusky City, Ohio, where he continues to reside, engaged in an extensive and lu- crative practice. LOOMIS NORTH, M. D., Received his medical education at Cherrj"^ Valley, N. Y., and re- moved to Bethlem in 1836, on the death of Lyman Catlin, M. D.,and continued there in the practice of his profession till 1848, when he removed to Bristol, Conn., where he now resides. He is considered a skillful physician. Ho was born at Cornwall, Conn., where his father practiced as a physician. He has also two brothers, who arc physicians. SHADRACH OSBORN, ESQ., * Son of Timothy Osborn, was born in the parish of Southbury, April 14, 1747. Nothing of note beyond the ordinary occurnences in the life of other men, in a retired country place, is known of him till the period of the Revolution. His services during that eventful period were laborious in the extreme. He was engaged during most of the war in the purchasing and issuing commissary depaa-tments, one of the most important and useful posts during the war. In the early part of the year 1775, he went north with the army to Tioonde- roga, in a twofold capagity, as commissary and sutler. In November, 1776, he was in the service as a quarter-master of a regiment of mi- niSTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTJET. 391 litia, stationed at Eye, in the state of New York,'under the command of Major-Gen. Wooster. While there, Joseph Trumbull, then com- missary-general, and Jeremiah Wadsworth, afterward appointed to the same office, returning from the head-quarters of the army, visited the post at Rye, and employed him to act as purchasing commissary to provide provisions for the army, giving him orders to apply to Col. Peter Colt, of New Haven, for further directions. He accordingly obtained a discharge from the service, and continued" a purchaser un- der this and a subsequent appointment, till the spring of 1780, when the continental currency became so much depreciated, that many people would not take it for their provisions. At this critical junc- ture, the General Assembly held a special session, and resolved to emit a paper currency, redeemable in specie, and to take the purchas- ing of provisions for the army within the state, into its own hands. Most of the old commissaries were appointed state purchasers, among whom Mr. Osborn was one, and so continued during the war. Though he had thus become a state purchaser, his duties as an as- sistant commissary, under the authority of the United States, did not cease. He had provisions and other public property on hand, and large unsettled accounts remaining, some of which were not closed till the final termination of the war. Pie also served, as stated, as an issuing commissary within his district, by particular directions, from May, 1777, till February, 1781 ; and as the principal route from Boston to the western posts of the army, passed through his district, he was engaged in issuing provisions to many marching parties, to conductors of teams, to parties stationed in various places on partic- ular duties, and to other bodies of troops in winter quarters. Fre- quently, parties were stationed forthe protection of the supplies that had been purchased for the army. After the British forces burned Danbury, military stores were kept further inland for their protec- tion. A party of soldiers were thus stationed' in a hollow, south-east of Southbury meeting-house, for the protection of a large quantity of pork, which was there concealed. The locality has been known by the name of " Pork Hollow," ever since. Mr. Osborn died August 27, 1838, in the ninety-first year of his age. Besides his military offices, he had borne many others of a public character, and possessed to the day of his death, the unbounded confidence of his fellow- citizens. 392 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. DOCTOR SAMUEL OETON, Son of John Orton, was born in "Woodbury, December 8th, 1738. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Joseph Perry, at an early age, and having completed his education, settled in his native town, in the practice of his profession. He became a useful and skill- ful physician, and was also much employed in the public business of the town. He was a member of the state convention for the ratifi- cation of the constitution of the United States. A large number of medical students received their instruction from him. He had five sons and three daughters. All the sons were educated by him as physicians. John settled at Sherman, Conn. ; Samuel, at Bridgewa- ter, a society in New Milford; Henry T., in Washington, Duchess Co., N. Y. ; David J. resides in "Woodbury ; and James settled at Caldwell, N. J. Doctor Orton departed this life at "Woodbury, in 1819. • DOCTOR JOSEPH PERRY, Was bom about the year 1727, and died April 29th, 1793, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. He prepared himself for the practice of medicine, and settled in his native town for that purpose, about 1750. He built the house where Hon. N. B. Smith resides, which was his homestead for a number of years. His name first appears in the fax list as a landholder in 1755. For more than forty years he was the leading physician of the town and vicinity. He was frequently called into the neighboring towns in critical" cases. In this manner he was once called to visit Rev. Thomas Davies, at New Milford. He fitted many, during his long practice, for the practice of the profession he so much adorned. He also had much interest in the civil affairs of the town, and was frequently engaged in its pi^blic business. He died at a good old age, leaving a numerous and respectable posterity. NATHANIEL PERRY, M. D., Was the son of the preceding, born February 8th, 1761 ; studied medicine with his father, and commenced the practice of the profes- sion shortly after the Revolutionary War. Yale College conferred on him the honorary degree of doctor of medicine, in 1816. He con- tinued practice for about forty years, till his death, June 18th, 1820. He was a man of plain, sound, practical common-sense. He had no HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■VVOODBUKX. 393 concealments, but spoke plainly though kindly to his patients, and indeed to all. An instance of this is thus related. A Mr. Hitchcock once applied to him for advice, and after an examination of his symp- toms. Dr. Perry said to him, " You do not need that I should tell you how you have lived ; you know that yourself. But if you wish to know how you will die, I will tell you. "When you and I die, it will be instantaneously." Time proved the correctness of the prophecy in both cases. He was very much respected as a man and a physi- cian, and spent a useful life among his fellow-townsmen. HON. NATHANIEL PEREY, Was a son of Doctor Nathaniel, mentioned above, and bom at Woodbury. He read law with the late John Strong, Esq., of his na- tive place, for about eightee'n months, and completed his studies with Asa Chapman, Esq., then a practitioner of law at Newtown, Conn., and afterward a judge of the superior court. He was admitted to the bar in Fairfield county, in April, 1816. Soon after his admis- sion, he commenced the practice of law at Woodbury, and continued there until the year 1823, when he removed to New Milibrd, where he remained in practice till his death, a few years since. He was elected a member of the General Assembly in 1832, and was once clerk of the House of Representatives. He was appointed judge of. probate for the district of New Milford, in 1832, '33, '38 to '41, 'U and '45.' HON. NATHAN PRESTON, Was born at Woodbury, April 20th, 1756, and graduated at Yale College in 1776. Impelled by a patriotic desire to serve his country, he entered the army of the Revolution, and about 1780 was trans- ferred to the commissary department. He was admitted to the bar in Litchfield county, in 1782 ; opened an office in his native town, and there continued to practice his profession till about the year 1796. He was town-clerk thirty-nine years ; was elected a member of the House of Representatives in October, 1791, and for eleven sessions, at intervals, afterward. He was appointed judge of probate in 1795, and continued to discharge the duties of that office until 1805. In 1 13 Conueotiout Reports, Appendix, p. 11. 26 394 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. 1818, he was again appointed to that office, and performed its duties till his death, September, 1822. HON. CHARLES B. PHELPS, Was born at Chatham, now Portland, Conn., in May, 17!j8 ; pur- sued his professional studies under the direction of Judge Reeve and Hon. Noah B. Benedict, and was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county, in September, 1809. He entered into the practice of his profession soon after his admission, and has continued to reside here in an extended and lucrative practice till the present time, a period of more than forty years. He was appointed judge of probate, in May, 1823, and was annually reappointed until May, 1834. He was reappointed in 1835, '36, '37, '42, '43, '46, and has held the office from 1849 to the present time — a period of twenty-one years. He is celebrated as a probate judge, and is much consulted in that capacity. He was a member of the House of Representatives, in 1831, '37 and '52. In the latter year he was elected speaker of the house. He was also elected to the Senate of the state in 1843, acted as president pro tem. of that body most of the session, and was postmaster from 1831 to 1841. In 1850, he was appointed judge of the county court for Litchfield county, was reappointed in 1852, and still continues to perform the duties of that office. He was many years since admit- ted to the bar of the supreme court in the state of New York. He has been noted during his long and somewhat eventful career, as a keen and sagacious lawyer. He has a good knowledge of human na- ture, in its several varieties, and a quick perception of the character and intent of men. He is ardent in his temperament, strong in his attachments, kind as a neighbor, and ready to relieve the distressed, ■ when occasion offers. Possessing strong common-sense, and good mother-wit, he is noted for an unlimited fund of mirth, humor and withering sarcasm, when the occasion demands it. He has great command over his temper, and " keeps good-natured to the end of the chapter." He possesses striking and original traits of character, which distinguish him in a marked degree from every other man ; but as most readers of this volume are well acquainted with the original, portraiture would be useless. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBXJRT. 395 JOSEPH M. PALMER, ESQ., Was a native of New Milford, commenced the study of law in 1808, under D. S. Boardman, Esq., and subsequently under NoahB. Benedict, Esq., and Judge Chapman. He was admitted to the bar in Fairfield county, in 1809, and commenced practice at "Woodbury, where he continued till 1816, when he temoved to Fredericktown, Md., and now sustains a high character in his profession. He has been a member of the Maryland legislature, and was nominated as candidate for governor, in 1851, which he declined, choosing to ad- here to his professional labors. BENJAMIN STILES, ESQ., Was a native of that part of Woodbury now included in the town of Southbury, and was born February 11th, 1720. He graduated at Tale College, in 1740, studied law and settled in the practice of the profession in his native town immediately, where he continued to re- side and to enjoy an extended practice, for the times, till his death. He was frequently engaged in important and difficult causes, and attained a very respectable position at the bar. During the Revolu- tion, he was suspected of being somewhat conservative in his views in regard to the mother country, and some inconvenience to him arose from it. He was cited before the General Assembly on one occa- sion for "contempt of Government," the complaint charging him with having said thg.t the " three Colony representatives in the Con- tinental Congress were three good-for-nothing dogs, and no more fit for the place than his sick negro Jeff.'" BENJAMIN STILES, JR., ESQ., Son of the preceding, was bom in Southbury parish, August 28th, 1756, graduated at Tale College in 1776, studied law with his father aild commenced practice in his native town, where he continued to reside till his death, February 12th, 1817. He was much relied up- on in the preparation of cases, and did a large amount of office busi- ness. 1 State Archives, Eev. War, Vol. 1, p. 428. 396 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. DOCTOR DANIEL SHELDON, Son of Doctor Daniel Sheldon, of Litchfield, was a most excellent man and physician. He practiced his profession in Judea for many years, after which he was appointed secretary of legation, at France, where he died. DOCTOR HENRY SKILTON, Was bom in the parish of St. Michael's, Coventry, England, No- vember 19th, 1718, and baptized in the established church, Decem- ber 3d, 1718. He removed with his parents to Rumsey, Hampshire county, when eight years of age, with a younger brother and sister. At Rumsey another sister was born, and his mother died. His father having obtained a place in the British navy soon after, Henry left home March 31st, 1734, and England, April 1st, 1735, in a gunship. He left the ship the' same year at Boston, remained awhUe in Rox- bury, and is next heard of in Preston, Conn., where he married Tab- itha Avery, July 9th, 1741. He removed to Southington about the year 1749, or 1750, where he bought lands. Having procured some medical books, he commenced the study of medicine as early as 1748, and having fitted himself for the duties of the profession, he com- menced practice as the first physician in Southington. He sold lands to Samuel Smith, in Southington, but did not sell all he owned tiU several years after his removal to Woodbury, which took place about 1760, as his name first appears in the tax list of this town the next year. In Woodbury he practiced medicine many years. While here he took the place of his son Avery, who had been drafted into the service about the period of the battle of Bunker Hill. The de- , tachment which he joined, and in which he was a commissioned offi- cer, was stationed at Roxbury Neck, Mass. His purchases of land in Woodbury extend from 1761 to 1773. In old age he made his last change of residence by removing to Watertown, in 1788. He died at the latter place, June 7th, 1802, aged eighty-four. His resi- dence in Woodbury was near Rock House HiU, which is a round hill a little west of Hermon Judson's dwelling-house. Dr. Skilton's preferences in religion were for the Congregational or Calvinistic doctrines, but he did not approve some of the disci- plinary customs of his brethren, nor did he accept the form of church government in use among them. Hence he became a " Separate," HISTORY OF ANCIENT "VfOODBUEY. 397 and held meetings at various places, teaching his followers in the " things of religion." In Prospect, Conn., the remnanVof a church of his organizing existed as late as 1831, in the person of an aged lady who still revered her former pastor's name. HON. JOHN STRONG, Was a son of Lieut. John Strong, of Revolutionary memory, and was born at Woodbury. He graduated at Yale College, in 1806. read law with Hon. Noah B. Benedict, and was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county, in December, 1808. He opened an office in Woodbury, and continued in the active discharge of his professional duties tiU his death in November, 1834. He was a member of the House of Representatives, in May, 1813, in 1825 and 1826. He was judge of probate in 1816, 1817 and 1834. His death was an irreparable loss to his family and friends, to the society to which he belonged, to the profession of which he was an ornament, and to the pubUc at large. Few men have occupied a higher place in the confidence and affections of the community. He was a man of strict integrity and unsullied purity. He possessed a mind clear, acute, respectably imbued with legal science, fitted to grapple with any subject to which his attention might be called in the exigencies of his profession. His arguments were in many in- stances very successful, and received commendations from the bench of which any man might be justly proud. But in consequence of an innate modesty, and unobtrusiveness of manners, Mr. Strong was one of those men who did not do entire justice to himself in the eyes of the world, by seizing with a species of violence, upon that eminence which more daring but less able men often occupy. No man ever gave more disinterested advice to a client. The confidence that was reposed in him in this respect was unbounded. His head was cool, his heart pure, his hands clean, and his whole life regulated upon the principle of doing good.' THOMAS T. SEELYE, M. D., Came to Woodbury from Danbury, Conn., commenced the prac- tice of medicine about lihe year 1842, and closed his medical la- 1 Manuscript letter. 398 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. bors in 1848. Having changed his views of medical science, he removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and took charge of a water-cure estab- lishment, where he still remains. HAEMON "W. SHOVE, M. D., "Was bom in Warren, Conn. He commenced the study of medi- cine under the instruction of J. G. Beckwith, M. D., of Litchfield, continued it under Charles H. Webb, M. D., of Woodbury, and John J. Abemethy, M. D., United States Navy surgeon, at Brooklyn, N. T., heard two courses of medical lectures at one of the medical schools in New York, and one in the medical department of Yale College, where he received the degree of doctor of medicine, Janu- ary, 1853, and is now practicing his profession in Woodbury. DOCTOR ISRAEL STODDARD, Grandson of Rev. Anthony Stoddard, the second minister, was born in Woodbury, prepared himself for the practice of medicine, and set- tled in Judea. He was a jovial, good-natured man, somewhat ad- dicted to free living, and died young. HON. LEMAN B. SPRAGUE, Studied law under the direction of Hon. Truman Smith, of Litch- field, and was admitted to the bar in the year 1842. He immediate- ly opened an office in Litchfield, for the practice of his profession, where he remained a few months, when he removed to Woodbury. He continued to practice in this town till his death in August, 1845. In May, 1844, he was appointed judge of probate, which office he held till a short time before his death. HON. NATHANIEL SMITH. We come now to the consideration of the life and character of by far the most distinguished native of the territory of " Ancient Wood- HI8T0ET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 399 bury ;" an ornament and a glory to the town that gave him birth, to the profession which he adorned, to the bench on which he sat with unsullied purity, rectitude of purpose, and unbending devotion to the demands of justice, and to his friends who clustered thickly around him. Perhaps the history and character of no other man could be more profitably studied by the youth of ardent aspirations, feeling the fire of genius burning within him, and struggling under the frowns of adverse circumstances for an honorable position in society, than that of Mr. Smith. He furnishes a brilliant example of what the innate force of a mighty intellect can accomplish, though surrounded by diffi- culties and obstacles. The father of Mr. Smith was poor, and like other men of small means, he was frequently removing, and lived in several parts of the ancient town after his first emigration to it. Thus a part of his fam- ily was born in Judea, and a part in Roxbury society. Nathaniel, the subject of this sketch, was the son of Richard Smith, and born in Judea society, in what is called " Calhoun Street," January 6, 1762. For the reason stated above, his means of education were extremely limited, and he was left to seek, his fortune at an early age. He and a brother of his engaged in peddling and trading between Philadel- phia and the northern parts of New England. On one occasion they went from Philadelphia toward the north by different routes, agree- ing to meet at the «ourt house in Rutland, Vermont, on a day named. Nathaniel arrived at the place agreed on before his brother, and as court was in session, he went in to see what was going on. A cause was on trial, and it struck him that the case was not well managed by either of the opposing lawyers. On meeting his brother, he rela- ted the circumstance, and remarked to him that this "was the last time he should go to Philadelphia to sell new rum,"— his mind was decided and he should be a lawyer ; that if it took no more sagacity to practice that profession than had been displayed in the court-house, he had no doubt he should succeed, for he believed that uninformed as he then was, he could have managed the case better than either of them. This simple incident changed the whole plan of his life. During a part of the Revolution he had been engaged in the service as a teamster. After that period he had made some money, and he now applied to Judge Reeve, of Litchfield, for admission to his office as a student of law. Judge Reeve having entered into an examina- tion of his quaUfications, and perceiving the defectiveness of his edu- cation, endeavored to dissuade him from the undertaking. But he persisted with such decided energy in urging him to receive him as a 400 HISTOliy OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. Student, that the judge gave him a copy of some historical work, directing him to read that with care, and come again at the end of a week, when he would converse with him further on the subject. At the time appointed he returned, the judge gave him a careful exam- ination on what he had read, and discovering the native strength and vigor of his intellectual powers, he gave up his objections, and re- ceived him into his office. Here his progress was so rapid that with- in a period short of what was allowed by the rules of the bar, in con- sequence of the representations of his instructor, and the favorable opinion entertained of him by the members of the bar with whom he had become acquainted, he was admitted into the profession in 1787. He immediately after commenced the practice of his profession in Woodbury, where he continued to reside till his death, March 9th, 1822. He married Ruth, only daughter of Eev. Noah Benedict, third pastor of the first church in "Woodbury, and had one child, Hon. Na- thaniel B. Smith, now residing in this town. Almost immediately after entering upon the practice of his profes- sion, he rose to eminence in it. Some of his first arguments were masterly forensic efibrts. At that period the bar of Litchfield was second to none in the state. It was furnished with a large number of men of distinguished ability. Notwithstanding this competitionj he soon found himself favored with a large and* successful practice, and rose more rapidly to the highest grade of his profession than perhaps any other man before him. His powers of thought and elo- cution gave him almost unlimited dominion over his audience. Whenever he spoke, there was a breathless silence. All eyes were upon him, and all ears heard. In October, 1789, less than two years after his removal to this town, he was elected a member of the Gen- eral Assembly, and was re-elected four times previous to 1795. By this means an opportunity was affijrded him of becoming more gen- erally and widely known. In the house he was a distinguished member, and took a leading part in the deliberations. 'To him this state is indebted in no inconsiderable degree, for some of the leading measures of those times. Among these may be mentioned the grad- ual extinction of slavery, and the permanent system of common school education, connected with the disposal of the public lands be- longing to the state. In the year 1795, Yale College bestowed upon him the honorary degree of master of arts. In the same year he was elected a member of the congress of the United States, in which office he served four years, when he declined a second re-election. That HISTORY OF ANCIENT WO'CDBUET. 401 body then embraced the first talents in this country. Amid such a constellation of able and distinguished men, though his course was less brilliant than that of a few others, yet such were his strong com mon sense, and his clear and comprehensive views on every subject which he discussed, and such his precise and original mode of think- ing and of expression, that his speeches were always heard with marked attention, and his opinions highly regarded. He particularly distinguished himself in the discussions in the house, relating to the ratification of the British treaty. On his making known his intention to decline a third election to Congress, in the fall of 1798, he was placed in nomination for a seat in the council, or upper house of the legislature of this state, elected in 1799, and on his return from Philadelphia, in the spring of 1800, took his seat as a member of that body. He remained a member of this body till May, 1805. In October, 1806, he was elected a judge of the supreme court, and it is not too much to say, that though this state has frequently had more learned judges in her courts of justice, it is much to be doubted whether, on all accounts, she ever had a bet- ter one. Of the distinguished ability and impartiality with which he discharged his duties while on the bench of this court, too much can scarcely be said. It was while occupying this station that he first began to experi- ence the latent causes of that disease, which finally terminated his life. It did not, however, become very alarming till the fall of 1817. Then he began to feel the necessity of leaving the bench, and had come to the resolution to do so, but from some improvement in his health, in the course of the winter, and from the state of public affairs in relation to the court and other matters, he was induced to change his purpose, and consented to stand or fall with his brethren. This was the period called " toleration times," and much bitterness of party spirit existed. He accordingly remained in office till 1819, when the new organization took place under the present constitution of the state. This was the last year of his public services, and for him it was fortunate that it was so, as a longer continuance in them might have hastened the termination of his life. He left the bench with a high and unsullied reputation, followed by the regrets of his fellow- citizens, even of those whose political opinions did not accord with his own. Of the views of his sound, practical good sense, entertained by his contemporaries, a single instance only, among many, will be no- ticed. This was his appointment, in conjunction with Chancellor 402 HISTORY OF, ANCIENT WOODiBUKY. Kent, of New York, and a distinguished divine of New Hampshire, to establish a new site for Williams College. Perhaps it is proper to say a few words more of the intellectual and moral powers of one who so successfully concentrated the admi- ration and respect of his fellow-citizens. As we have seen, he owed little to education and the force of early training. He held his powers by a higher diploma than any university could furnish. Providence bestowed upon him original, native powers, rarely equaled, certainly not surpassed by any of his compeers, save perhaps Oliver Ellsworth. For keenness of discernment, accuracy of investigation, adroitness in argument, and energy in delivery, it was difficult to find his equal anywhere. His powers of elocution were more eflfective than those of any other public man of the state except Pierpont Edwards. His mind had an unusual power in penetrating every subject submit- ted to its analysis. He saw them at a glance in all their connections and ramifications. Such conclusions as subordinate minds attain by patient labor and reflection, he knew by intuition. He possessed the rare power of being equal to the emergency, whatever it might be. Like other strong minds, his powers were not enfeebled by diversion to a multiplicity of objects. He could, at any and all times, concen- trate his whole mental power upon the subject under examination ; and while seeing a thing clearly himself, he possessed the faculty of so vividly presenting the subject to the minds of others, that they could see it in the same clear light. He read human nature with great accuracy, and was rarely deceived in the estimates he made of men. To the exercise of judicial functions he was eminently adapted. He generally reasoned without much consulting authorities, and by a comparison of his reasoning with that in books he had never read, it often appeared that he had arrived at the same results, and by the same processes of reasoning, that Mansfield or Ellenborough had done before him. In fine, as a " man of mind — of exalted capabili- ties and pure aspirations, few of his generation might be compared with him." After his death, Judge Reeve remarked, " I will not say that Judge Smith has not left his equal, but I will say he has left no superior living." A distinguished ex-governor of the state, now liv- ing, lately said of him, " Connecticut never produced a greater intel- lect than Judge Smith possessed." It still remains to speak of a most interesting part of the history of Judge Smith. Reference is made to that part in which he appears as a Christian. He was never an infideL He possessed too much sense, candor and fairness of mind to allow of that. His conduct was HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBUBT. 403 SO far from this that he always entertained a high respect for the Christian religion. Yet he, at one period of his life, had doubts re- specting that important change which is wrought by the spirit of Qod in the hearts of men, as a necessary preparation for a better world. For many years he felt a strong desire to prove the reality of such a change in his own experience, if, indeed, such a change were a real- ity. At length, at the age of forty-six, in the full vigor of his under- standing, at a time of life when his imagination, never the controlling faculty of his mind, could not be supposed to have deceived him, and in the hour of calm, deliberate reflection, such a change was wrought upon him. Certainly some great and remarkable change took place in his experience. ^ Of it he was conscious, and frequently spoke to his Christian friends. Under its continued and prevailing influence, through many years, he afterward lived, and under the same influ- ence he appeared, at last, to die, fuU of those calm, steadfast, cheer- ing hopes beyond this life, to which such a change, and nothing else, is wont to give birth. The circumstances of this change were such as usually mark it in great and earnest minds. Of its reality, as the work of a divine agent, he appeared to entertain no doubt. These views and feelings were for some time kept concealed from his most intimate friends, from a perhaps mistaken regard to considerations of prudence, and even of duty. Placed as he was, in an office of high responsibility, and at that day, of some delicacy and difficulty, too, through the violence of party strife and animosity, and fearing that in this situation, a public avowal of his change might be attributed to unworthy motives, and made use of for improper purposes, he, for a time, retained the important secret within his own heart. His feelings on these subjects are alluded to in a letter to his son, then a student in Yale College, dated April 18th, 1813, as will be seen by the following extract : " You may well- suppose, that I have not formed a very high opinion of the outward forms of religion, and in that respect, perhaps, I may have erred. I have, indeed, latterly entertained doubts of the correctness of my conduct in that particular. But whatever importance may be attached to the outward forms of religion, I entertain no doubt of the high importance, and the absolute necessity of that internal principle, implanted by regeneration. The doctrine of spiritual birth, whatever ridicule and contempt the world may oast upon it, is, nevertheless, the life and soul of the Christian scheme, and whoever denies it altogether, or what is worse, because more insidious, denies its spirituality, and places the change in something in which it does not exist, may as well deny the whole Christian religion, and form one altogether of his own, better adapted to his natural disposition. Since I have begun, I should delight in 404 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. writing much on the subject, did not ray strength in some measure fail me, and did not I fear, that your patience would fail you. Perhaps, indeed, I have written enough unless you should wish to have more, in which case I have no objection to correspond further. Your present age is of all others best adapted to these inquiries and pursuits. And surely the solemn truths which all agree in— that the continuance of life is short and uncertain— that death and a never- ending eternity of happiness or woe, are awfully certain, are sufficient to call up the attention of any rational being to the subject, and at least lead him to search the Scriptures. Though I am willing you should keep this letter, I would not have youshow it, or mention its contents to any one. I have had my reasons, and still have, for not wishing to become the object of remark on this subject. Perhaps they are not sufficient— be that as it may, you must allow me to be the judge. From other sources, as well as from the above, we learn that he was not altogether satisfied that the course of conduct he had adopted on this subject was the correct one ; for upon the taking place of a settled state of things in the society and church, and when his situa- tion in regard to public affairs became such as to preclude any mis- construction of his motives, he hesitated no longer to speak freely of his change, and to make a public profession of his faith in the Ee- deemer, and of his high hopes of a glorious immortality growing out of that faith. His only and latest regrets seem to have been, that he had not before declared his attachment to his Lord and Saviour, and been more openly and actively engaged in his service. In his last sickness, from the nature of his disease he had many distressing hours, but his confidence in those great truths never forsook hiili. To an uncommon degree they alleviated his sufferings. By them his path through the valley of death seemed illumined. The day before his , death, as his brother Nathan, of New Haven, stood by his bedside, he remarked, " I have had a hard day's work, brother, but I hope it will end peacefully before morning." While resting on these bright hopes of immortality, so animating and comforting, he was enabled to commit his family as well as his own future and eternal destiny, to Him whom he believed to be the Author and Finisher of his faith. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 405 and his spirit took its peaceful departure for the land of rest, on the 9th of March, 1822.' HON. NATHANIEL B. SMITH, Son of the preceding, was born at Woodbury, Dec. 7, 1795, and graduated at Yale College in 1815. He read law in company with Hon. Truman Smith and Hon. John M. Clayton, in the office of Hon. Noah B. Benedict, and with them and others at the law school of Judge Reeve, at Litchfield. They were together admitted to the bar of Litchfield county in 1818. He immediately engaged and fitted up an office in the " Glebe Building," at New Haven ; but his father, be- ing at this time in infirm health, induced him to change his purpose, and open an office in "Woodbury. He continued the practice of his profession for two or three years, when the care of his father's estate, (he having a large landed property,) engrossed his time and atten- tion, and he has since remained in agricultural pursuits. He repre- sented the town in the General Assembly in 1828, and again in 1847. He was appointed judge of probate. May, 1838, and held the office by successive appointments till May, 1842. HEZEKIAH THOMPSON, ESQ., Was one of the first lawyers in Woodbury, having commenced practice about the year 1757. For a sketch of his life, the reader is referred to the genealogy of the " Thompson Family," near the close of the volume. DOCT. EBENEZER THOMPSON, Was a physician in Bethlehem society for a number of years. Tradition is silent in regard to his standing in community, and his attainments as a physician. He died in 1750, leaving a wife, Mary (Judd,) and three daughters, Lois, Esther and Mary. His widow died in 1752. 1 The author has derived valuable aid in the foregoing sketch, from minutes far- nished him by Bev. S. E. Andrew and Hon. Charles B. Phelps. 406 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. DOCT. ABRAHAM TOMLINSON, Resided in Judea society, and was there as early as 1758, his name appearing in the tax list as early as that year. He remained there some years, hut finally removed to Milford, Conn. DOCT. LEMUEL WHEELER, Settled^ early in Southbury society, in the practice of the medical profession. He was respectable in his profession, and stood well among his neighbors as a man and a citizen. He espoused the cause of his country, in the Revolution, and served for a time as surgeon's mate. He died in August, 1782, leaving a widow, Abiah, and one son, Obadiah, the same who has been mentioned in connection with' the applicants for salt at the " Hollow store," and a daughter Pru- dence, who married a Baldwin. CHARLES H. WEBB, M. D., Is the son of Charles L. Webb, Esq., of Litchfield, and was born in that town. He studied medicine under the direction of Dr. Abbe, of Litchfield, and took the degree of Doctor of Medicine, at the Uni- versity of New York. He settled in the practice of his profession in Woodbury soon after his graduation, remained here some years, when he removed to the state of New York, where he remained a few years, whence he returned to this place, and still resides here in the full prac- tice of his profession. He married Miss Jennette Moody, daughter of James Moody, of Sharon, and has three daughters. He had a son, a very promising lad of ten years, who was drowned while bathing in the Pomperaug River, Aug. 5, 1844. DOCT. EBENEZER WARNER. The subject of this sketch has been, perhaps, sufficiently noticed in a former chapter of this volume, but he is introduced here again to show an unbroken chain of physicians for four generations, aU bear- ing the Christian name of Ebenezer, and all practicing their profes- HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTJET. 407 sion and ending their lives in the place of their birth, except the first. The latter died in 1755, and left three sons, Ebenezer, Benjamin and Thomas, and six daughters, Martha, Margaret, Rebecca, Lydia, Fran- ces and Rachel. He had a daughter Tamah, who married Remem- ber Baker, and was the mother of Capt. Remember Baker, of Revo- lutionary memory. Benjamin was the father of Col. Seth Warner, of the Revolutionary army. Mary, the sister of Capt. Baker's father, married Joseph Allen, and became the mother of Col. Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga. Baker was therefore cousin to both AUen and "Warner, but they were not related to each other. Ebenezer, mentioned above, became the second Doct. "Warner, and father of the third Doct. Ebenezer, who was the father of Doct. Ebenezer War- ner the fourth. There were also a Doct. Reuben and a Doct. Ben- jamin Warner from these families. They were men of that stamp, ' who are said to " take up their profession in their own head," which means that they were not regularly bred physicians. They used, principally, combinations of roots, herbs and other domestic medicines in their practice, and several of them became distinguished for their success in treating disease. They are also said to have used freely the " gall of rattlesnakes." The descendants of these men are nu- merous in the original territory, and elsewhere, at the present day. COL. SETH WARNER. All readers of our country's history are familiar with the exploits of the Green Mountain Boys, and it is agreed on all hands, that Ethan Allen, Seth Warner and Remember Baker, mentioned in the pre- ' ceding sketch, were, to say the least, among their most efficient lead- ers, and among those who suffered most for their cause. The char- acter of Col. Warner has been ably drawn by Daniel Chipman, LL. D., of "Vermont, in a little book published by him in 1848, and all that is intended in this sketch is to give a brief statistical account, drawn principally from that memoir. It is not proposed to go over the same ground again, and give a full memoir, though it would be a pleasing task, did the limits of this volume allow it, to give a full his- tory of this so honorably distinguished son of ancient Woodbury. He was born in Roxbury parish, in the year 1743. Without any advantages for an education beyond those which were to be found in the common schools of those times, the nearest of which, at the date 408 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. of his birth, was in the present limits of "Woodbury, nearly six miles from his birthplace, he was early distinguished by his energy, sound judgment, and manly, noble bearing. In 1763, his father. Dr. Ben- jamin Warner, son of the first Dr. Ebenezer Warner, removed to Bennington, in the New Hampshire grants, the second year after the first settlement of the town. The game with which the woods abounded at once attracted the attention of young Warner, and he was soon distinguished as an indefatigable, expert and successful hunter. He was also a skillful botanist, and often alleviated the suiferings of the settlers, by the skillful applications of " roots and herbs." About this time a scene began- to open, which gave a new direction to the active and enterprising spirit of Warner ; the contro- versy between New York and the settlers upon the New Hampshire grants had commenced. New York claimed jurisdiction to the Con- necticut River, and New Hampshire also claimed jurisdiction to with- in twenty miles of the Hudson River. The crown decided in favor of the claim of New York, and established the western bank of the Con- necticut as its eastern boundary. All this would have been well enough if it had been a simple change of jurisdiction, but New York claimed that the decision in its favor invalidated the patents of the settlers' lands, granted to them by the government of New Hamp- shire, and proceeded to grant the lands to others. Hence arose the contest, the settlers refusing to leave the lands they Had bought and paid for in good faith. They therefore determined to resist the ex- ercise of the authority of New York within the grants. When a sheriff undertook to serve any process, he was resisted by force. This course was not adopted until after the trial of several suits at Albany, under the direction of Ethan Allen, it was found that no jus- tice could be obtained at court. During the whole contest with New York, Warner was the commander, or rather the leader, for all put themselves under his guidance, and in all their conventions and con- sultations, he was looked up to as the able, prudent and safe counsel- or. In 1771, the governor of New York issued a proclamation offering a reward of twenty pounds each, for the arrest of Ethan ^len, Seth Warner, Remember Baker, and some others. Under this proclamation, Baker was early next year seized in the night, and hurried with the greatest speed toward Albany, but was rescued by Warner and his party before reaching that place. Still later, the governor of New York offered a reward of fifty pounds each, for the arrest of Warner, Allen and Baker. Having been thus engaged as a prominent leader of the Green HISTOEY OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 409 Mountain Boys, in their contests with the authorities of New York the subject of this sketch was well fitted to engage in the arduous struggle of ^the Revolution. Accoi-dingly we find him in the very commencement of that contest, engaged in the enterprise against the enemy's posts on Lake Champlain. Allen commanded the party that took Ticonderoga, and Warner commanded that which took Crown Point. After Col. Hinman's regiment reached Ticonderoga, Allen and Warner set off on a journey to the Continental Congress, to procure pay for their men and liberty to raise a regiment on the New Hampshire grants. In both these objects they were successful. The regiment was raised, and Warner was appointed its lieutenant- colonel, by a vote of forty-one to five. In September, 1775, Warner was found at the head of his regiment, during the siege of St. John's, by Montgomery. Gen. Wooster wrote him a Ifetter in January, 1776, asking him to raise a body of men in the middle of winter, and march them into Canada. In an incredibly short time, Warner, in answer to the summons, appeared in Canada with the required num- ber of men. On the 5th of July, 1776, Congress again resolved to raise a regiment out of the troops that had served with so much rep- utation in Canada, and Warner was again appointed lieutenant- colonel. He raised his regiment, and repaired to Ticonderoga, where he remained till the close of the campaign. He was in service again in 1777, and was present at the battles of Hubbardston and Benning- ton. Soon after the battle of Bennington, Warner was advanced to the rank of colonel, but was unable to perform much active service after this. His constitution naturally strong and vigorous, gave way under the fatigues and hardships which he endured in the service, particu- larly in his winter campaign in Canada. In a return of his regiment, made November 10th, 1777, Col. Warner was returned "sick at Hoo- sick.'' He recovered from this sickness, but was never afterward able to perform any active service, and, of course, received no further promotion. He was, however, continued in the command of his regiment, residing with his family at Bennington, to the end of the year 1781. In 1782, Warner removed to his native parish, in hopes of obtaining relief from the painful disorders under which he was suffering, but his hopes proved fallacious, and he gradually wasted away till the 26th of December, 1784, when death put an end to his sufferings. He was rising six feet in height, erect and well-proportioned, his countenance, attitude and movements indicative of great strength and 27 410 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBDKT. vigor of body and mind, of resolution, firmness and self-possession. His commanding appearance, and known character, undoubtedly saved him from many an attack by the " Yorkers." In one instance only did any one attempt to arrest him single-handed. An officer from New York attempted to arrest him by force, and Warner con- sidering it an act of lawless violence, attacked, wounded and disarmed him, but with the spirit of a soldier, saved his life, and permitted him to return to New York. He pursued his public and private business among the settlers in the different towns, with apparent unconcern, and yet he was always prepared for defense. He seemed to be en- tirely unconscious of fear. He was distinguished for his cool cour- age, and perfect self-possession, on all occasions. He \Yas so much engaged in public affairs that he almost entirely neglected his own, and the moderate property which he inherited, he spent in the ser- vice of his country, and left his family destitute. The proprietors of several townships gave him tracts of land, of considerable value, as a reward for his services in defense of the New Hampshire grants, but the greater part, if not all of them, were sold for taxes, and his heirs never received any considerable benefit from them. In October, 1787, the legislature of Vermont generously granted to his heirs 2,000 acres of land, in the north-west part of the county of Essex. When that section of the state was explored, this land was found to be of little or no value, and it yet remains unsettled. From the following extract from an obituary notice published soon after'his decease, the reader may learn how he was estimated by his contemporaries : '' This gentleman, from an early period of his life, took a very decided part in the defence of the rights of man, and rendered essential services in the ex- alted command which he hfeld over the Green Mountain boys, in the defence of the New Hampshire grants. He also distinguished himself, and maintained the character of a brave officer, in his command of his regiment, during the late war. His ability in command, few exceeded. His dexterity and success were uncommon. His natural disposition was kind, generous and humane. His remains were interred with the honors of war, which were justly due to his merits. An immense concourse of people attended his funeral, and the whole was performed with uncommon decency and aifection. He has left an amia- ble consort, and three children, to mourn their irreparable loss." Col. Warner struggled long with complicated and distressing mal- adies, which he bore with uncommon resignation, until deprived of his reason, after which he was constantly fighting his battles over again, not in imagination only, but by the exertion of a preternatural physical strength, so that it required two or three persons to take II IS TORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 411 charge of him. There was a guard of about thirty men kept at his house, from the time of his decease, December 26th, to the 29th, when his funeral was attended, and a sermon preached by Rev. Thomas Canfield, from Samuel i. 27. " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished." The following iniscription is on the tablet placed over his grave : *' In memory of COL. SETH WARNER, ESQ., Who departed this life December 26tli, A. D. 1784, In the forty-second year of his age. Triumphant leader at our armies' head, Whose martial glory struck a panic dread, Thy warlike deeds engraven on this stone, Tell future ages what a hero's done. Full sixteen battles he did figlit. For to procure his country's right. Oh ! this brave hero, he did fall By death, who ever conquers all. When this you see, remember me." This epitaph is with some difficulty deciphered on a dilapidated stone, which lies sadly neglected by the inhabitants of his native parish. It is a crying reproach to the inhabitants of his native town, that they should allow the remains of one of its most distinguished sons to lie within its borders, with no suitable monument to mark the place of his sepulture. It is greatly to be hoped, that for their own honor, the citizens will allow the hero to sleep no longer without a monument suited to his fame. CHAPTER XX. Short BiooEArmcAL Sketches of Natives of Woodbury, who have Emi- grated FROM THE Ancient Town, and become distinguished is the places of their adoption. The n'ames will be found in alphabetical ohher. GEN. ETHAN ALLEN. In placing tlic name of Ethan Allen in the list of natives of Wood- bury, the author is well aware, that the honor of having been his birthplace has been claimed by several other towns. Litchfield, Cornwall and Salisbury, have been competitors in this contest. And now in renewing the claim of ancient Woodbury to this honor, no disrespect is intended toward other claimants, the design of thisarti- cle^being simply to state the evidence on which the claim is founded, the author having given much attention to the investigation of the question. It is certainly somewhat singular that there should be any question at all about the mattei-, Gen. Allen, and one or more of his brothers, having been the authors of several publications, a part of them of a historical and biographical nature. But no allusion to the subject in hand is made in either of these works, so far as the writer is informed. The first fact to be mentioned in support of the claim of Wood- bury, is the testimony of the aged people of the territory, all of whom (and the author has conversed with many on the subject) assert, so far as they pretend to have any knowledge or information on the subject, that Allen was born in the vicinity of Mine Hill, in the parish of Roxbury, then a part of Woodbury. The writer held a conversation with the late Deacon Amos Squire, at the age of ninety- seven, a very intelligent and well-informed old gentleman, and with the late Abiather Squire, a very aged man, who possessed the most remarkable memory of any man he has ever met, in reference to this question, and other matters of interest. The information from them, as from others, establishes the same fact. Gen. Allen's nativity in Koxbury parish. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBY. 413 As nearly as can be gleaned from the records, Mercy Allen, a widow, with one adult son, Nehemiah, and several sons and daugh- ters, who were minors, removed from Coventry to Litchfield, Conn., about the year 1720. The names of some of the other children were Daniel, Joseph, Ebenezer, Lydia, who married Benjamin Smalley, of Lebanon, Conn., and Lucy. Nehemiah moved a few years after to Guilford, Conn. Widow Mercy Allen, mother of these, died at Litchfield, February 5th, 1727-8, and her son Daniel was appointed executor on her estate. Joseph Allen, father of Gen. Ethan, received his first piece of land from Daniel, as executor on his mother's estate, March 1, 1728-9, which consisted of one-third of- her real estate. His age at this time is not known, but he had attained his majority in 1732, as he was grantor in a deed to his sister Lydia, in Novem- ber of that year, and to Paul Peck, Jr., in March of the next year. These deeds covered 100 acres of land each. By these tvfo deeds he had parted with all his cultivated lands in Litchfield, though he still retained his right to some wild lands as late as 1742, several years after he had removed to Cornwall, which he sold to Thomas Harri- son, describing them as " being the whole of my rights in lands in Litchfield." The Aliens formed a migratory family, and if the ac- counts we have are to be believed, Joseph shortly after the sale of his interest in the "old homestead," in 1733, removed, and took up his abode in the " Baker neighborhood," in the pai'ish of Roxbury. Here he became acquainted with Mary, daughter of Remember Ba- ker, to whom he was married March 11th, 1736-7. The entry on the repord is : " Joseph Allen and Mary Baker were joined together in Marriage by y^ Rev- erend Mr. Anthony Stoddor, March ye 11th 1730-7." Mr. Stoddard was the pastor of the first church in Woodbury, Roxbury not being at this time organized into a separate parish. It is to be noted here, that in the foregoing entry, no place of residence is given to either party. This was the customary entry, where both parties were residents of the town, while the recorder was particular to enter the fact, if either, or both parties belonged to another town. If therefore, Joseph Allen had not been a resident of Woodbury, as well as the other party, the fact would, in all probability, have been noted. Here he continued till about the year 1740, when he remov- ed to Cornwall, Conn., and purchased lands of " Samuel Robbards," as appears by his deed to Allen, dated April 28th, 1740. Mean- while, Ethan, son of Joseph and Mary Allen, had been born at 414 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Woodbury, January 10th, 1737-8. Heman the next son, was born at Cornwall, October 15th, 1740, Lydia, April 6th, 1742, Heber, October 4th, 1743, Levi, July I6th, 1745, Lucy, April 2d, 1747, Zimri, December lOtb, 1748; but the date of the birth of Ira, the youngest child, is not found on record. Joseph Allen, father of these, died at Cornwall, April 14th, 1755. Joseph Allen was not a rich man, and having, as is seen, a large family to support, his son Ethan from an early age resided with his mother's relatives in Roxbury parish, till after the early years of his •manhood, when he returned again to Cornwall, where he resided till the twenty-fourth year of his age, when, in January, 1762, he re- moved to Salisbury, Conn., and, in company with three others, en- tered into the iron business, and built a furnace. In June of this year, he returned to Roxbury, and was married to Mary, daughter of Cornelius Brownson, by Rev. Daniel Brinsmade of Judea parish, Woodbury, for which service he paid him a fee of four shillings. The entry on Mr. Brinsmade's record reads " Ethan Allen of Cornwall and Mary Brownson of Roxbury, were married June 23, 17C2, 4s. " Mr. Brinsmade kept a record of the fee paid, as well as of the date of the marriage. This entry also throws light on the entry in the case of his father's marriage. Here the place of residence of the parties is mentioned, they not being residents of the parish where the ceremony took place. So we may well infer, in the former entry, that both parties resided in Woodbury, from the silence of the record in that particular, especially as it is undisputed, that one party was a resident. Besides Allen had long before his marriage sold his place of residence in Litchfield. Confirmatory of the opinion, that Ethan Allen was a native of Woodbury, and resided there during the early years of his life, there is in possession of the author, an original letter from Ethan Allen to the first Benjamin Stiles, Esq., of Woodbury, which throws much light on this inquiry. He must have been more than twenty years the senior of Gen. Allen. A copy of this letter follows : " Bennington, 16th Novemr 1785. " Sir, I received your favour of the 9th instant, and thank you for your kind remembrance of me, am glad to hear you are in health, and with an opportu- nity of conversing with nie, the sociability that I have been honored with, from you, was always pleasing to me, and also edifying, whether on historical, phil- osophical, or political subjects. Am apprehensive, that in the succession cf the HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 415 next year, 1 shall do myself the honor to visit you, and other friends at Wood- bury, and in the mean time, let you know, I retain a grateful sense of your advice and friendship to me in the tender and early years of my manhood, and shall ever be happy, to continue that early friendship, and intercourse of good offices, and regret it, that our lospective local situations in life, must in great measure, deprive us of such happiness. " As to my Philosophy, that you mention, forty of the Boolis are bound, and vpill be sent to New York to-morrow, 1500 are printed, and contain 487 pages, in large octavo. The curiosity of the public is much excited, and there is a great demand for the books, they will in all probability reach Woodbury, in the course of the winter. In one of thera you read my very soul, for I have not concealed my opinion, nor disguised my sentiments in the least, and how* ever you may, as a severe critic, censer my performance, I presume you will not impeach me "with cowardise. I expect, that the clergy, and their devotees, will proclaim war with me, in the name of the Lord, his battles they effect to fight, having put on the armour of Faith, the sword of tlie Spirit and the Ar- tillery of Hell fire. But I am a hardy Mountaineer, and have been accustomed to the dangers and horrors of War, and captivity, and scorn to be intimidated by threats, if they flght me, they inust absolutely produce some of their tre- mendous fire, and give me a sensitive scorching. " Pray be so good as to write to me, and in the epistolary way maintain a correspondence with your Old Friend and Humb'^ Serv', " Benjamin Stiles, Esq." This does not seem to be such a letter as a man born in Litchfield, nurtured in Cornwall, and removed to Vermont, unconnected with Woodbury, would be likely to write. In 1764, while residing in Salisbury, he purchased two and a half acres of land on Mine Hill, or one-sixteenth part of the mining title m that locality, and in 1771, he still owned land in Judea society, near Capt. Gideon HoUister's. Before his removal to Vermont, by an execution in his favor against Abram Brownson and others, brothers of his wife, we learn that he was residing in Northampton, Mass.- This was probably a mere transition stage in his journey to Vermont, whither he removed about the year, 1772, having been for several years previous engaged in surveying lands in that territory in company with his brother Ira. After his removal to Vermont he resided at Bennington, Sunderland, Arlington, Tinmouth, Winoosld, ' and perhaps other places. "We come now to inquire what there is to raise a doubt whether 416 HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. Ethan Allen was a native of Woodbury, or not, It consists in the simple, unexplained fact, that the date of his birth appears also on the records of Litchfield. On the first page of the first volume of the Litchfield town records, appear four entries in the handwriting of John Bird, the first town-clerk of that town, viz., the dates of the marriages of Daniel Allen, and his brother Joseph, and the date of the birth of Ethan, Joseph's first-born, and that of Mary, Daniel's first-born. The face of the record bears unmistakable evidence, that these entries were made with the same pen, the same ink, and at the same time. They occur in the midst of other entries of the Allen name. There are only two entries, however, in the name, subse- quent to this — the dates of the birth of two other children of Daniel Allen. All the family had removed from Litchfield except the latter. Daniel's marriage in Litchfield, performed by Eev. Mr. Collins, and Joseph's marriage in "Woodbury, by Mr. Stoddard, oc- curred within forty-eight days of each other, and the births of their first children within fourteen days of each other. The names of both wives were Mary, and the children were of opposite sexes. The author's theory of these entries is, that they were all made at one time by the clerk, after the birth of Daniel's child, (which was latest in point of time,) at his solicitation, to commemorate these coin- cidences. As no further entries in the name were made except the date of birth of Daniel's two remaining children at a subsequent period, the opinion is strengthened. On the theory that Ethan Allen was a native of AYoodbury, his sympathies with the people of that town, his friendly acquaintance with Mr. Stiles, the maiTying of his wife there, his continuing to hold an interest in lands in that town, and numerous other circumstances, receive a satisfactory explanation. For all these reasons we have come to the firm conclusion, that " Ancient Woodbury" justly claims the honor of having been the birthplace of the " hero of Ticonderoga." As there are several good memoirs of Gen. Allen extant, it is not judged necessary to introduce an extended notice of his life and services in these pages. The brief account which follows, is extract- ed chiefiy from a memoir of his life, by Jared Sparks, LL. D., and another by De Puy, lately issued from the press. Ethan and three or four of his brothers emigrated to the territory west of the Green Mountains, among the first settlers, and were prominent members of the social and political compacts into which the inhabitants gradually formed themselves. Bold, active and en- terprising, they espoused with zeal and defended with energy, the niSTORT OF ANCIENT "WOODBUKY. 417 cause of the settlers against what were deemed the encroaching schemes of their neighbors, and, with a keen interest, sustained their share in all the border contests. Four of them were engaged in the military operations of the Revolution, and, by a hazardous and suc- cessful adventure at the breaking out of the war, in the capture of Ticonderoga, the name of Ethan Allen gained a renown, which spread widely at the time, and has been perpetuated in history. A brief account of the contest in relation to the New Hampshire grants, was introduced into the preceding sketch, and will not be repeated here. When the actions of ejectment came on at Albany to try the title of the settlers to their land, the management of the business was intrusted to Ethan Allen. Daring, ambitious, and having extreme confidence in his powers, both of body and mind, he entered zealously upon the task. His aid was rendered the more valuable, by reason of his extensive acquaintance in New England and New York. Although laboring under the disadvantages of a defective early education, he possessed considerable general informa- tion, and could write a letter or an argument in strong and intelligi- ble, if not accurate and polished language. He could also address a multitude, and, when occasion required, a court, with skill and effect. He immediately prepared the defense, employed Mr. Ingersol of Connecticut, an eminent counselor, to try the cases, but the result -was foreordained, and they were therefore lost. After Alien retired from the court, several gentlemen, interested in the New York grants — one of whom was the king's attorney for the colony — called upon him, and urged him to go home and advise his friends to make the best terms they could, with their new landlords ; intimating that their cause was now desperate, and reminding him of the proverb, that " Might often prevails against right." Neither admiring the delicacy of this sentiment, nor intimidated by the threat it held out, Allen coolly replied, " The gods of the valleys are not the gods of the hills." This laconic figure of speech he left to be interpreted by his visitors, adding only, when an explanation was asked by Kemp, the king's attorney, that if he would accompany him to the hill of Ben- nington the sense should " be made clear." Resistance to the execu- tion of process next followed. A military association was formed, Allen was appointed colonel, and Seth Warner, Remember Baker and others were made captaing. Proclamations were issued by the governor of New York offering at first £20, and soon after £50, each for the arrest of these persons. Allen and his friends sent out a counter-proclamation, offering a reward for the arrest of the attor- 418 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. ney-general and others. Allen, who was brave even to rashness, was in no degree intimidated by the rewards offered for his appre- hension, and this he designed that those who had advised that meas- ure should fully understand. He even *ent so far as to go to Albany and take a bowl of punch, in presence of his enemies, on a bet. The attorney-general happened to be present, and Allen, after drinking his punch, and giving a hearty " Huzza for the Green Mountains," departed unharmed. During these contests, the adherents of New York, among the settlers on the grants, on due conviction before a proper tribunal of Green Mountain Boys, were usually punished by whipping and banishment — the whipping was quaintly denominated, " the application of the beech-seal," or, as Allen sometimes expressed it, " a castigation with the twigs of the wilderness.'' The American Revolution called' forth the latent energies of many individuals, who would, in a more peaceable state of political affairs, have slumbered in obscurity, and gone down to the grave un- honored and unknown. True-hearted volunteers rallied at the calls of the brave and wise men of our country, imbued with a spirit wor- thy of the little band which defended the pass of Thermopyte. Perhaps no individual, of equal advantages, and in the station he occupied, contributed more toward establishing the, independence of our country, than Ethan AUen. The mass of the people among whom he resided, were rude and uncultivated, yet bold in spirit and zealous in action. It consequently followed that no one but a man of strong natural endowments — of much decision, energy and brave- ry — could control their prejudices and inclinations. Upon Allen, whose courage was undoubted, and whose zealous devotion to their interests was universally acknowledged, they implicitly relied. They had known him in adversity and prosperity. They had weighed him, and found nothing lacking. To friend or foe, he was ever the same unyielding advocate of the rights of man and universal liberty. From the commencement, tharefore, of that struggle until its final close, Ethan Allen proved a zealous and strenuous supporter of the cause, whether in the field, or council — whether at home, a freeman, or loaded with the chains of despotism in a foreign country. His spirit never quailed beneath the sneer of the tory, or the harsh threats of insolent authority. A stranger to fear, his opinions were ever given without disguise or hesitation ; and, an enemy to oppression, he sought every opportunity to redress the wrongs of the oppressed. It is not to be supposed that he was faultless. Like other men, he had his errors and his follies ; yet he was not willfully stubborn in either. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 419 When convinced of an erroneous position, he was ever willing to yield ; but in theory, as in practice, he contested every inch of ground, and only yielded, when he had no weapons left to meet his antagonist. This trait in his character serves, at least, to prove that he was honest in his conclusions, however erroneous the premises from which they were deduced. The period at which we have now arrived in the life of Gen. Allen places him in a more conspicuous and interesting position before the reader. Previous to this he has been seen only as the zealous friend of the section in which he resided — as the champion of the humble citizen, contending for the rights of individual property, and private justice. In these offices of friendship and duty, however, he had ever the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. He had evinced a love of freedom, and a spirit of patriotism, which warmly recommended him to the notice and the admiration of the most determined and able advocates of American liberty. That he should have been selected, therefore, as the leader in an enterprise of the highest moment to the cause of liberty, was alike due to his principles, his services, and his position. The battle of Lexington aroused the whole country, and patriots flocked from all quarters to Boston. The General Assembly of Con- necticut was then in session, and a plan was there concocted for sur- prising Ticonderoga, and seizing the cannon in that fortress for the use of the army then gathering in the vicinity of Boston. The whole plan and proceedings were of a private character, supported by a loan from the public treasury on the bond of private individuals, without the public sanction of the Assembly, but with its full knowledge and tacit approbation. A few men went from Connecticut to Benning- ton and were joined by Allen with about two hundred and thirty Green Mountain Boys. Allen was chosen commander of the expe- dition ; Col. Easton was appointed second in command, and Seth Warner, the thii'd. The enterprise was conducted with the most profound secrecy, and sjsntinels were posted upon all the roads, to prevent any rumor of their approach from reaching the menaced point. A lad of the name of Nathan Beman was engaged as a guide to lead the advancing party to the fort. At dawn of day, only the officers and eighty-three men had crossed the lake. Delay was haz- ardous and Allen resolved not to wait for the remainder of the troops to cross but immediately led his men quickly and stealthily up the height to the sally-port, and before the sun rose he had entered the gate and formed his men on the parade between the barracks. Here 420 HISTOET OP ANCIENT ArOODBUET. they gave three huzzas, which aroused the sleeping inmates. When Col. Allen passed the gate, a sentinel snapped his fusee at him, and then retreated under a covered way. Another sentinel made a thrust at an officer with a hayonet, which slightly wounded him. Col. Al- len returned the compliment with a cut on the soldier's head, at which he threw down his musket, and asked for quarter. No more resist- ance was made. Allen demanded to be shown to the apartment of Capt. Delaplace, the commandant of the garrison. It was pointed out, and Col. Allen, with Nathan Beman at his elbow, who knew the way, hastily ascended the stairs, which were attached to the outside of the barracks, and called out with a voice of thunder at the door, ordering the astonished captain instantly to appear, or the whole gar- rison should be sacrificed. Started at so strange and unexpected a summons, he sprang from his bed, and opened the door, when the first salutation of his boisterous and unseasonable visitor, was an order immediately to surrender the fort. Eubbing his eyes and trying to collect his scattered senses, the captain asked by what authority he presumed to make such a demand. " In the name of the Great Jeho- vah and the Continental Congress," replied Allen. Not accustomed to hear much of the Continental Congress in this remote cornei", nor to respect its authority when he did, the commandant began to speak ; but Allen cut short the thread of his discourse by lifting his sword over his head, and reiterating the demand for an immediate surren- der. Having neither permission to argue, nor power to resist. Cap- tain Delaplace submitted, ordering his men to parade without arms, and the garrison was given up to the victors. This surprise was ef- fected about four o'clock on the morning of the 10th of May, 1775. As soon as the prisoners were secured, and the bustle of the occasion had a little subsided, Col. Allen sent Col. Warner with a detachment of men to take Crown Point, which object he effected, and took pos- session of that post. Col. Allen was engaged in various public services till the 24th of September, 1775, when he and thirty-eight of his men were taken prisoners in a rash and hazardous attempt to take Montreal. He was carried to England, and afterward brought back again to New York, when after enduring a cheerless captivity of two years and seven months, he was finally exchanged for Lt. Col. Campbell, May 3, 1778. During much of the time he was retained as a prisoner, he, together with those with him, were treated with the greatest bar- barity. He was for eight months shut up in the provost jail, a con- HISTOKT OF ANCIEKT •WOODBURY. 421 finement of wMcli the prisoners were ever accustomed to speak with disgust and horror. While a prisoner in England, being somewhat anxious as to the disposition that might be made of him, especially as Gen. Prescott had threatened him " with a halter at Tyburn," he bethought himself of trying the effect of a stratagem. He asked permission to write a letter to the Continental Congress, which was granted. He depicted in vivid colors the treatment he had received from the beginning of his captivity, but advised Congress not to retaliate, till the fate that awaited him in England should be known, and then to execute the law of retaliation, not in proportion to the small influence of his char- acter in America, but to the extent demanded by the importance of the cause for which he had suffered. The dispatch was finished, and handed over for inspection to the officer who had permitted him to write. This officer went to him the next day, and reprimanded him for what he called the impudence of inditing such an epistle. " Do you think we are fools in England," said he, " and would send your letter to Congress with instructions to retaliate on our own people? I have sent your letter to Lord North." This was precisely the des- tination for which the writer intended it, and he felt a secret satisfac- tion that his artifice had succeeded. He wished the ministry to know his situation and his past sufferings, and to reflect that his country- men had it in their power to retaliate, in full measure, any acts of violence meditated against his person. A letter on these subjects, written directly to a minister by a prisoner in irons, would not have been forwarded. While Allen was on his parole in New York, a British officer of rank and importance sent for him to come to his lodgings, and told him that his fidelity, though in a wrong cause, had made an impres- sion upon Gen. Howe, who was disposed to show him a favor, and to advance him to the command of a regiment of loyalists, if he would join the service, holding out to him, at the same time, brilliant pros- pects of promotion and money during the war, and large tracts of land iij Connecticut, or Vermont, at its close. Allen replied, " that if by faithfulness he had recommended himself to Gen. Howe, he should be loth by unfaithfulness to lose the general's good opinion ;" and as to the lands, he regarded his offer of them as similar to Satan's offer of large landed possessions to the Saviour, when he did not own a single rood, as he was by no means satisfied that the king would possess a sufficient quantity of land in the United States, at the end of the war, to redeem any pledges on that score. The officer sent him away as an incorrigible and hopeless subject. 422 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. Upon his release from captivity, notwithstanding the strong asso- ciations and tender ties, which drew him toward his home and friends, the impulse of gratitude was the first to be obeyed. The lively inter- est taken in his condition by the commander-in-chief, and his eiforts to procure his release, were known to him, and he resolved to repair, without delay, to head-quai-ters, and express in person his sense of the obligation. The army was at Valley Forge, and as he advanced into the country, on his way to that place, he was everywhere greet- ed by the people with demonstrations of strong interest, not unmin- gled with curiosity at seeing a man, the incidents of whose life had given him renown, and whose fate, while in the hands of the enemy, had been a subject of public concern. .Gen. Washington received him cordially, and introduced him to the principal officers in camp, who showed him many civilities. This duty discharged, he turned his face toward his long-lost and much-loved home in the Green Mountains. In the evening of the last day of May, he arrived at Bennington, unexpected at that time by his friends, and a general sensation immediately spread through- out the neighborhood. The people gathered around him, and with a delight, which could be realized only under circumstances so pecul- iar, he witnessed the joy that beamed from every countenance, and heard the accents of a hearty welcome uttered by every voice. It was a season of festivity with the Green Mountain Boys, and the same evening three cannon were fired, as an audible expression of their gladness. Next day. Col. Herrick ordered fourteen dischai'ges of cannon, " thirteen for the United States, and one for young Ver- mont," as a renewed and more ample compliment to the early cham- pion and faithful associate of the Green Mountain Boys. Congress was equally mindful of the services and of the just claims of Col. Allen. As soon as he was released from captivity, a brevet commission of colonel in the Continental army was granted him, " in reward of his fortitude, firmness and zeal in the cause of his country, manifested during the course of his long and cruel captivity, as well as on former occasions.'' The pay and other emoluments of a lieu- tenant-colonel were awarded him during the time he was a prisoner- He was also to be allowed seventy-five dollars a month from the date of his present commission, till he should be called into actual service. How long this allowance was continued is not now known. It does not appear that he ever joined the Continental army. Ethan Allen arrived at home just in time to buckle on his armor, and enter with renewed vigor into a contest with the authorities of HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 423 New York, in which he had been so conspicuous and successful a combatant from its very beginning, and with all the tactics of which he was so perfectly familiar. He was very efficient in numerous ways in the contest with that state, and was greatly relied on to pros- ecute the affair to a successful Issue. Shortly after his return, he was appointed a general and command- er of the militia of the state. Pie was not however entirely occupied with the duties of his military station. ^ At the next election after his return, he was chosen a representative to the Assembly of his state. When peace was restored, he seems to have resumed his agricultural habits, and devoted himself to his private affairs. He was a practi- cal farmer, accustomed to labor with his own hands, and submit to the privations and hardships which necessarily attend the condition of the pioneers in a new country. In his retirement he published a work on a series of topics very different from those which had hereto- fore employed his pen. The work was entitled, " Reason the only Oracle of Man, or a Compendious System of Natural Religion." In its literary execution, it was much superior to any of his other writ- ings, and was evidently elaborated with great patience of thought, and care in the composition. It is nevertheless a crude and worth- less performance, in which truth and error, reason and sophistry, knowledge and ignorance, ingenuity and presumption, are mingled together in a chaos, which the author denominates a system. Some of the chapters on naturaT'religion, the being and attributes of a God, and the principles and obligations of morality, should perhaps be ex- cepted from this sweeping remark ; for although they contain little that is new, yet they are written in a tone, and express sentiments, which may screen them from so heavy a censure. From this publi- cation and other circumstances, principles of infidelity have been very generally attributed to him. That he mistook some of the errors of the Christian sects for the true doctrines of revealed religion, and that his views, as to the reality and nature of the system itself, were perverted by this misapprehension, is undoubtedly true. But no per- son could declare more explicitly his belief in a future state of re- wards and punishments, and a just retribution, than he has done in the following passages : " We should so far divest ourselves of the hicumbranoes of this world, which are too apt to engross our attention, as to acquire a consistent system of the knowledge of our duty, and make it our constant endeavor in life to act con- formably to it. The knowledge of the being, perfections, creation and provi- dence of God, and the immortality of our souls, is the foundation of our religion.'' 424 HISTOS^T OF ANCIENT •WOODBTJET. " As true as mankind now exist, and are endowed with reason and under- standing, "and have the power of agency and proficiency in moral good and evil, so true it is, that they must be ultimately rewarded or punished according to their respective merits or demerits ; and it is as true as this world exists, and rational and accountable beings inhabit it, jbat the distribution of justice there- in is partial, unequal and uncertain ; and it is consequently as true as that there is a God, that there must be a future state of existence, in which the dis- order, injustice, oppression and viciousness, which are acted and transacted by mankind in this life, shall be righteously adjusted, and the delinquents suitably punished." Only one edition of this work was ever published, and the greater part of that was destroyed by the burning of the office in wliich it was printed. It is now rarely to be met with, and the existence of the work upon which Ethan Allen confidently relied for enduring fame, is scarcely known to one in a thousand of those who remember with patriotic pride, the sturdy hero of Ticonderoga. Gen. Allen, who had at various times resided at Bennington, Ar- lington and Tinmouth, at last took up his residence at AVinooski. His first wife died during the war. His courtship of his second wife was characteristic. During a session of the court of Westminster, Allen appeared with a magnificent pair of horses, and a black driver. Chief Justice Robinson and Stephen K. Bradley, an eminent lawyer, were there, and as their breakfast was on the table, they asked Allen to join them. He replied that he had breakfasted, and while they were at table, he would go in and see Mrs. Buchanan, a handsome widow, who was at the house. He entered the sitting-room, and at once said to Mrs. Buchanan, " Well, Fanny, if we are to be married, let us be about it." " Very well," she promptly replied, " give me time to fix up." In a few moments she was ready, and Judge Rob- inson was at once called upon by them to perform the customary ceremony. We have thus sketched the principal events in the life of a man who holds a place of much notoriety in the history of Lis time. His character was strongly marked, both by its excellencies and its de- fects ; but it may safely be said, that the latter were attributable more to circumstances beyond his control, than to any original obliquity of his mind or heart. The want of early education, and the habits ac- quired by his pursuits, in a rude and uncultivated state of society, were obstacles to his attainment of some of the higher quahties, which were not to be overcome. A roughness of manners and coarseness of language, a presumptuous way of reasoning upon all subjects, and his religious skepticism, may be traced to these sources. Faults of this stamp, and others akin to them, admit of no defense, though when HISTOKY or ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 425 received in connection with their causes, they have claims to a chari- table judgment. Had his understanding been weak, his temperament less ardent, his disposition less inquisitive, and his desire of honora- ble distinction less eager, the world probably never would have heard of his faults ; the shield of insignificance would have covered them ; but it was his destiny to be conspicuous, without th^ art to conceal, or culture to soften his foibles. Yet there is much to admire in the character of Ethan Allen. He was brave, generous and frank, true to his friends, true to his country, .consistent and unyielding in his purposes, seeking at all times to pro- mote the best interests of mankind, a lover of social harmony, and a determined foe to the artifices of injustice and the encroachments of power. Few have suffered more in the cause of freedom — few have borne their sufferings with a firmer constancy, or a loftier spirit. His courage, even when apparently approaching to rashness, was calm and deliberate. No man probably ever possessed this attribute in a more remarkable degree. He was eccentric and ambitious, but these weaknesses, if such they were, never betrayed him into acts dis- honorable, unworthy or selfish. His enemies never had cause to question his magnanimity, nor his friends to regret confidence mis- placed, or expectations disappointed. He was kind and benevolent, humane and placable. In short, whatever may have been his pecu- liarities, or however these may have diminished the weight of his in- fluence and the value of his public services, it must be allowed, that he was a man of very considerable importance in the sphere of his activity, and that to no individual among her patriot founders is the state of Ven&ont more indebted for the basis of her free institutions, and the achievement of her independence, than to Ethan Allen. He died at Burlington, Vermont, February 12th, 1789, of apoplexy, while yet in the full vigor and maturity of manhood, and his remains rest in a beautiful valley near the Winooski, where his grave is sur- rounded by many of his kindred. A plain marble tablet marks the spot, upon which is the following inscription : THE CORPOHEAL PAET OF GEN. ETHAN ALLEN, RESTS BENEATH THIS STONE. HE DIED THE 12th day op FEBKUAEY, 1789, AOED 50 YEARS. HIS SPIRIT TRIED the MERCIES OP HIS GoD, IN WHOM HE BELIEVED AND STEONOLT TRUSTED. 28 426 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. HON. SETH P. BEERS, Was born at Woodbury, July 1st, 1781 ; commenced his profes- sional studies under the direction of N. B. Benedict, Esq., of Wood- bury, August 13th, 1800, where he remained till November, 1801, when he entered^the office of Hon. Ephraim Kirby, of Litchfield, supervisor of the internal revenues of the United States for this state ; continued there as a clerk till February, 1803. He then at- tended the law lectures of Judges Reeve and Gould, till March 20th, 1805, when he was admitted to the bar of this county, and settled in the practice of his profession in Litchfield, where he has since resided. September, 1807, he was married to Belinda, daughter of Reuben Webster. In November, 1803, he was appointed by President Mad- ison, collector of the direct taxes and internal revenues of the United States, for this county, which office he held until it was abolished in April, 1820. In September following, he was appointed state's at- torney for the county of Litchfield, and held that office five years. He was a representative in the General Assembly from the town of Litchfield, in 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1823. At the session of 1821, he was clerk of the House, and in May, 1822 and 1823, was chosen speaker. In 1824, he was elected a member of the Senate of the state, and while a member of that body, was appointed assistant com- missioner of the school fund, and upon the resignation of the Hon. James Hillhouse, he was appointed sole commissioner, June 1st, 1825, which office he resigned to take effect December 1st, 1849. On receiving his resignation, the legislature, at its session of 1849, passed the following resolves, viz. " Resolved, unanimously, that the thanks of the people of this state be, and they are hereby tendered to the Hon. Seth P. Beers, for his long, laborious and faithful labors as Commissioner of the School Fund." "Resolved, unanimously, that the resignation of Mr. Beers be accepted with the sincere desire on the part of this General Assembly, that the residue of his life nfty be as happy as the past has been useful to the people of this state." Mr. Beers was an ex-officio superintendent of common schools from May, 1845, to September, 1849, and was one of the presiden- tial electors in November, 1836. HisTOET OF Ancient woodbubt. 427 CAPT. REMEMBER BAKER, Was son of Remember Baker, and born in Woodbury, June, 1737. The life of Capt. Baker was one of peculiar usefulness. At the age of eighteen he served in an expedition against Canada. He became a resident of the New Hampshire grants in 1764, where he at once became one of the most influential and useful of the leaders of the Green Mountain Boys. On one occasion he was seized by the offi- cers of New York, and hastened toward Albany, but his comrades pursued them, and rescued him without oppositio^. In the com- mencement of the Revolution, he was found at tlie post of duty, but he was destined to fall in the very opening of the contest, at the early age of thirty -five. In Montgomery's operations against St. John's, Canada, he had been sent forward to reconnoiter the enemy's position. When within a few miles of St. John's, he secreted his boat, with the intention of marching through the woods. He had scarcely left the boat when a party of Indians took possession of it. He called to them to return it, and on their refusal to do so, attempt- ed to fire at them, but as he drew up his gun,' he received a shot through the head. His companions then fled, and made their way back to the army with the sad intelligence. As an ofiicer and soldier, , he was cool and temperate in council, but resolute and determined in the execution of his plans. As a neighbor he was distinguished for his kindness, and his memory was held dear by many families whose distresses he had generously relieved. DANIEL BACON, ESQ.' North Woodbury has been eminently prospered both as a religious and civil community, and it is well for those who now sit down in the " goodly land," to remember those who fought their battles and won their victories. Of these men Daniel Bacon was the acknowledged leader. It is not, however, as the leader, or man, of a section, that he is to be spoken of, if justice is done him, but' as one who was widely and well known throughout this section of the state. He was the son of Jabez Bacon, elsewhere mentioned in this his- tory and inherited a large share of his father's commanding energy. 1 The appropriate place for this sketch is in the preceding chapter, but having been inadvertently omitted there, it is inserted in this place. 428 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTJKT. He was a plain, strong man — strong in everj sense. Little polished in manner, educated at a common school, yet familiar with the world, he well filled the place by providence assigned him. In early life he was a merchant, as was his father before him, and in business added largely to his patrimony, already large ; but he subsequently relinquished this for a semi-public life of ease and inde- pendence, employing his leisure in the care of a large landed estate, on which he resided until his death. It was here providence assigned his place, and this place he filled. In the struggle whence originated the north church, he had a large share of responsibility and labor, which he cheerfully bore. In the community also, as an eminently useful citizen, he had his place, which he filled with credit to himself. Toward all ecclesiastical expenses he contributed a tenth of the sum to be raised, and said to others, " Come, fill the rest," and it was done. Such a man, one to take the lead, and mark out the way, occupies a position in community seldom appreciated till he is removed from it. He was the friend of every young man in the town. Did a boy, "just out of his time," in a trade, want a hundred dollars, Daniel Bacon gave it to him. Many of these, now first in society in point of wealth and character, leaned on Daniel Bacon's purse and counsel in their " trial day." Many in political life, had to assemble first, in Daniel Bacon's " old counting-room," in the old store now demolished, and take counsel of his foresight, and catch a little of his vigor, be- fore they felt they were well prepared for the fray ; and many, in different parts of the state, still remember him, pushed into the van and bearing the brunt of the fight in the legislature, at Hartford, in those somewhat Hudibrastic contests, for which our legislatures are making themselves every year more and more remarkable. When he died, it was found that men of moderate means, all over the town, were indebted to him, in small sums from fifty to two hundred dollars, for which he had their paper. Some of it, though regularly renewed, had been outstanding nearly a quarter of a centiiry. This was be- cause such persons found it inconvenient to pay, and he let the paper lie to accommodate them. Acts like this, in a man of large wealth) constantly dealing in public stocks elsewhere, where his money was worth double the legal interest,'show the usefulness of the individual, and the sort of character he chose to make. It should be added, that he was a sincere Christian, and his monument has no epitaph but that consoling one of " Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." In private Ufe he was beloved by a large circle of relatives and friends. His doors were always open, his house always full, his tables ever HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 429 groaning under the " old-fashioned profusion." His descendant, now occupying the " old homestead," said to the author the other day, " he could not but hear, almost every hour, as he walked about the grounds, the bustle, and almost roar of active life, that once swelled through the old mansion." Alas, these old-fashioned men of strength and girth, this ancient hospitality of country life, are they not passing from among us ? and do we not forget, in the hum and progress of the present, the old-fashioned, solid, country worth, that gave to such hospitality its greatest charm ? We live, indeed, in a progressive age. Society is hurrying on with great velocity to a state of the highest intelligence, and the most extended power. The author is not of those who fear this state of affairs. He would, however, look back ' occasionally, receive the light of the past, and never forget the foun- ders of that edifice that is so rapidly rearing its top in the sky. Daniel Bacon was born December 8th, 1772 ; he was married to Eebecca Thompson, daughter of Hezekiah Thomipson, Esq., else- where mentioned in this history, June 22d, 1793 ; he died July 1828. JEREMIAH DAY, D. D., LL. D.' Jeremiah Day, late President of Yale College, was born in New Preston, a parish of Washington, Conn., in 1773. His father, Eev. Jeremiah Day, who graduated at Yale College in 1756, was pastor of the Congregational church in New Preston, and lived to an ad- vanced age, much respected. President Day entered Yale College as a freshman, in 1789, but on account of infirm health, did not com- plete his collegiate course with the class to which he at first belong- ed. After an absence of several years, he rejoined college, and graduated in 1795. This was the year of Dr. Dwight's accession to the presidency of Yale. By the removal of Dr. Dwight from Greenfield, the school which he had established in that village, and which had flourished very greatly under his instruction, was destitute of a preceptor. Mr. Day was invited to take charge of this school, and continued in it a year when he was elected a tutor in Williams College, Mass. Here he remained two years. In Yale College, he commenced his 1 This sketch of President Day is taken from Kilboume's Litchfield Biography. 430 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUBY. tutorship in 1798. He had chosen theology as a profession, and while officiating as tutor, began to preach as a candidate for the min- istry. On the resignation of Professor Meigs, who had been called to the presidency of the University of Georgia, Mr. Day was elect- ed in 1801, to succeed him as professor of mathematics and natural philosophy. At this time Mr. Day was in feeble health, and was obliged to suspend the business of instruction. By the advice of his physician, he passed one winter in the island of Bermuda. In 1803, his health was so far restored, that he entered upon his professorship ; the duties of which he continued to discharge, till the death of Dr. Dwight, in 1817, when he was elected to the office of president. He was inaugurated in July of the same year. On the same day in which he was introduced into the presidency, he was ordained, by the clerical part of the fellows, a minister of the gospel. "While President Day was professor, he published several mathe- matical treatises for the use of students in that department, which are used in Yale College, and some, or all of them, are extensively used in other institutions. While he was president of the college, he published several occasional sermons, and " An Inquiry respect- ing the Self-determining Power of the Will, or Contingent Volition." In 1817, the college in Middlebury, Vermont, conferred on Presi- dent Day the degree of doctor of laws, and in 1818, Union College, in Schenectady, the degree of doctor of divinity. The degree of doctor of divinity was likewise conferred on him, in 1831, by Har- vard University. President Day occupied his station as president until 1846 — ^longer than any other head of the college. Yale College has been pecu- liarly fortunate in its presidents ; and it may be said with truth, that it at no time flourished more, than under the administration of Presi- dent Day. His learning and talent united to great kindness of heart, and urbanity of manner, have secured alike the respect and love of the thousands of pupils committed to his charge. ' . HON. THOMAS DAY, LL. D.,' Was the third son of Rev. Jeremiah Day, and brother of the sub- ject of the foregoing sketch. He was a descendant, in the sixth generation, of Robert Day, of Hartford; who was bom in England, 1 KUboum's Litchfield Biography. HISTOHT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUET. 431 came to America among the first settlers in Massachusetts, and joined the company of one hundred persons, who in 1638, removed from Newtown, Mass., to Hartford, Conn., with the Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first minister of Hartford. Thomas Day was bom in the parish of New Preston, July 6th, 1777. He passed his child- hood and youth under the parental roof, attending the common dis- trict school in winter, and laboring with his brothers on a farm in summer. His father and elder brother first instructed him in Latin and Greek ; afid he afterward spent some months under the tuition of Barzillai Slosson, Esq., in the neighboring town of Kent. The winter of 1793-4, he passed at an academy in New Milford. Thus fitted for college, he entered the freshman class in Yale College in the spring of 1794, and graduated in 1797, at the age of twenty. During his first year after graduation, he attended the law lectures of Judge Eeeve, at Litchfield. From September, 1798, to September, 1799, he was tutor in Williams College, and at the same time, read law under the direction of Daniel Dewey, Esq., of Williamstown, afterward a judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts. In Sep- tember, 1799, Mr. Day went to Hartford, read law with T. Dwight, Esq., about three months, was admitted to the bar in December, 1799, and immediately entered on the practice of law in Hartford, where he has resided ever since. In October, 1809, he was appoint- ed by the General Assembly, assistant secretary of state ; and in 1810, he was elected secretary of state by the people, and re-elected for twenty-five successive years, or until May, 1835. In May, 1815, he was appointed associate judge of the county court, for the county of Hartford, and annually afterward, except one year, until May, 1825, in which year he was made chief judge of that court, and was continued in that ofiice, by successive annual appdiiitments, until June, 1833. In March, 1818, as one of two senior aldermen of the city of Hartford, he became one of the judges of the city court, and continued such, by successive annual elections, until March, 1831. Mr. Day was one of the committee who prepared the edition of the statutes of Connecticut, published in 1808; and by him the notes were compiled, the index made, and the introduction written. He was also one of the committee, who revised the statutes in 1821, and likewise one of a committee to prepare and superintend a new edition in 1824. In June, 1805, he began to attend the supreme court of errors, for the purpose of taking notes, and reporting the decisions of that court; 332 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT 'WOODBUKT. and he has attended it every year since for the same purpose, till the present year. Provision being made by law for the appointment of a reporter, Mr. Day was appointed to that oflace, June, 1814, and was continued in it till his resignation in 1853. As a volunteer, he prepared and published reports of cases decided by the supreme court of errors, from 1802 to 1813, in five volumes, 8vo. ; and as official reporter, reports of cases decided by the same court, from 1814 to 1853, inclusive, in twenty-one volumes, royal 8vo. He has also edited several English law works, in all about forty volumes, in which he introduced notices of American decisions, and sometimes of the later English cases, either by incorporating them in the text, or by appending them as notes in the margin, together with other improvements. Mr. Day's name likewise stands connected with many literary and benevolent institutions. He is, or has been, one of the trustees of the Hartford Grammar School, and clerk of the board ; one of the trustees of the Hartford Female Seminary, and president of the board ; one of the vice-presidents of the American Asylum for the education of the deaf and dumb ; one of the trustees of the Ketreat for the Insane ; one of the directors of the Connecticut Bible Socie- ty ; president of the Hartford County Missionary Society, auxiliary to the Am. B. C. F. M. ; president of the Conn, branch of the American Education Society ; president of the Goodrich Associa- tion, &c., &c. He was an original member of the Connecticut His- torical Society, and aided in its organization, in 1825, being at that time its recording secretary. On the revival of the institution in 1839, he became its president, a position which he still retains. Mr. Day was married, March 18th, 1813, to Sarah Coit, daughter of Wheeler Coit of Preston, (now Griswold,) who was a grandson of the Rev. Joseph Coit, of Plainfield, one of the first class of Yalensian graduates. They have had eight children, two sons and six daughters. One of the sons died in infancy. The other son and all the daughters but one are living. They are Sarah Coit, born in 1814, residing with her father ; Elizabeth, born in 1816, is wife of Prof. N. P. Seymour, of Western Reserve College, and resides at Hudson, Ohio; Thomas Mills, born in 1817, graduated at Yale, in 1837, was admitted to the bar in Hartford, 1840, and is resident in Boston ; Catherine Augusta, born in 1819, married two or three years since ; Harriet, born in 1821, is the wife of John P. Putnam, LL. B., who graduated at Yale in 1837, and now resides in Boston HISTOBT OF ANCIENT "WOODBtTKT. 433 Robert, born in 1824, and died the same year; Mary Frances, born in 1826, and Ellen, born in 1829, and died in 1850. At the commencement of Yale College, in 1847, the corporation of that institution conferred on Mr. Day the honorary degree of doctor of laws. REV. THOMAS DAVIES, Was the son of John Davies, Jr., and was born in Herefordshire, England, December 21st, 1736, O. S., and removed to this country with his father in the year 1745. He graduated at Yale College in 1758. He was ords^ined deacon by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Thomas Seeker; in the Episcopal chapel at Lambeth, August 23d, 1761, and ordained priest by the same prelate the following day. Soon after this he returned to America, and entered upon his duties as a missionary of the Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, at the age of twenty-five, in several of the towns of Litchfield county. The Davies family located in that part of Washington, known as " Davies Hollow," but the subject of this sketch soon made New Milford his principal place of residence. He continued in the discharge of the laborious duties of his station, for about four years, when he died suddenly from a disease of the lungs. May 12th, 1766. His pulpit performances were of decidedly superior merit. His personal appearance was prepossessing, his delivery forcible, and the composition of his sermons exhibited marks of scholarship in advance of the generality of preachers of the time in which he lived. He also possessed considerable poetic talent. He was buried in New Milford, and the epitaph on the tablet which covers his remains is an epitome of the history of his short but useful career : " In memory of Kev. Thomas Davies, a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, an active, worthy missionary from the venerable Society in England, who depart- ed this life, May 12, 1766, in the thirtieth year of his age. He met death with the greatest Christian fortitude, being supported by the rational hope of a bless- ed immortality. " The sweet remembrance of the just, '' Does flourish, now he sleeps in dust. " Vita bene acta, jucundissima est recordatio." 434 HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. HON. DANIEL EVERIT, Was a native of the parish of Bethlehem, Woodbury. He read law with Andrew Adams, Esq., of Litchfield, afterward chief jus- tice of the superior court. He was the second member of the bar in New Milford, whither he removed in 1772, and the first who was regularly educated to the legal profession. He was chosen a mem- ber of the General Assembly four times, viz., in October, 1780, May, 1781, and in May and October, 1783. He was a delegate to the convention which ratified the Federal Constitution. In May, 1790, he was appointed judge of probate for the district of New Milford, which office he held until his death, in January, 1805, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. HON. WILLIAM EDMOND.' WUliam Edmond was born on the 28th of September, 1755, in Woodbury, in what is now called South Britain, adjoining the Hou- satonic River. His father, Robert Edmond, of Dublin, in Ireland, and his mother, Mary Marks, of Cork, removed to this country about the year 1750, and settled first in Pennsylvania. In conse- quence of difficulties with the Indians, he removed to Woodbury about the year 1753, and bought a tract of land of the Pootatuck tribe of Indians. Robert Edmond had ten children. William was one of the oldest of the family. The youngest son, David, graduated at Yale College in 1796, and became a distinguished lawyer at Ver- gennes, in the state of Vermont. One of the sons settled at Whites- town, N. Y. Very little is known of William until he entered Yale College in 1773. It is a tradition in the family, that he assisted his father in the cultivation of his farm, and at the same time, by the instruction and assistance of the minister of the parish, fitted himself to enter the freshman class, and that he actually was admitted before his father knew anything about it — that he then informed his father of what he had done, and he being highly gratified, consented to his continuing with the class. He graduated in 1777. While he was a member 1 The author is indebted to the Hon. Henry Dutton, of New Haven, for this sketch ; William E. Curtis, Esq., of the city of New York, a grandson of Judge Edmond, also sent to the author an excellent sketch of his life. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT AVOODBUET. 435 of college, in the spring of the year that he graduated, he went as a volunteer against the British, who, under Gen. Tiyon, had made an incursion to Danbury. The British, having set fire to that town, at- tempted to return by the way of Ridgefield. The Americans, under Gen. Arnold, overtook them at the north endof the village in Kidgefield, and a smart skirmish ensued. In this attack, Mr. Edmond took a part, and was severely wounded in the leg above the knee. Of the severity of this wound, some just conception may be formed, from the following memorandum in his own handwriting : " "Wounded at Ridge- field, 27th April, 1777. Boarded with Doct. Joseph Perry, of Wood- bury, from November 9, 1780, to January 17, 1781. During this time or about the latter part of it, my wound, which had continued painful by turns in the extreme, discharging daily large quantities of pus, and occasionally small fragments of bone, was laid open. The thigh-bone near the knee-joint, was found broken entirely off in two places, about three inches apart ; the intermediate bone divided or split lengthwise into three pieces. Three pieces were extracted, to- gether with about one-third of an ounce ball which was wedged in ' between them. These pieces the doctor retained as a trophy of his surgiqal skill. Scales of the bone followed, when the ulcer ceased." Tradition says, that soon after the engagement, a French surgeon undertook to examine the wound, and injured a tendon, which result- ed in a lameness from which Mr. Edmond never recovered — that afterward, at the time mentioned in the memorandum, a council of surgeons met and decided that the leg must be amputated — that they left the house to attend church, expecting to perform the operation the next morning— ^that during their absence, Mr. Edmond resolved, as he afterward said, not to have it done, as he thought life, after such a loss, would be a burden ; obtained possession of their surgical in- struments, scraped a large quantity of lint, and with a patience and determination which few men possess to an equal degree, cut with his own hand into the wound until he discovered the piece of ball lodged between the bones. Becoming faint, he applied the lintr bound up the wound, and awaited the return of the surgeons, when the lead and the pieces of bone were extracted. The wound healed up but he was always afterward lame to a considerable extent. When he was wounded he was in a field, probably near the north end of the village of Ridgefield, and was left upon the field. He in- formed me that he found himself unable to leave the ground or ob- tain any assistance. Night came on with a bleak, cold wind. To shelter himself from it, he crawled to a small ravine, which, had been 436 HISTOET OP ANCIENT -WOODBtTRT. formed by a current of water, but whicb was then dry, and lay down in its bed. Notwithstanding the pain of his wound, it was with the utmost diflScnlty, on account of the drowsiness produced by the cold, and the faintness caused by the loss of blood, that he could keep awake. He exerted himself to the utmost, knowing that sleep, un- der such circumstances, would be the certain precursor' of death. As soon as the light dawned in the morning, he discovered some per- son looking round for plunder. Mr. Edmond raised himeslf, and called to the man to come and help him. The man, alarmed by this unexpected appai'ition, started to run from the field. Mr. Edmond drew up his musket, and aiming it at him, ordered him to stop or he would shoot him dead. This produced the desired effect, and the man, who lived in the vicinity, assisted him to a neighboring house. After Mr. Edmond had remained in the house a short time, a ser- geant, with a file of soldiers, came into the room where he and sev- eral other wounded soldiers were, and informed them that he had di- rections to take them in a wagon to a different place, and, according to my impression, to Danbury. Judge Edmond, in relating this inci- dent, said that he was satisfied he never could survive such a journey, in such a vehicle, over a rough road, and he was determined not to go, and so informed the officer. The officer took the other wounded soldiers, and proceeded toward the bed on which he was lying, say- ing that he must obey his orders. He once more had recourse to his trusty musket, and ordered him to keep his distance, or he would be a dead man. No man that ever encountered the eye of Judge Ed- mond, even in old age, would, under such circumstances, be inclined to advance. The officer, muttering with an oath that he might stay and die, left the room. After he had somewhat recovered, but was still unable to go abroad, he said he was in a room with two men, who were making ball cartridges. Whether this was at Ridgefleld or not, I can not rec- ollect. As he was lying on his bed, he discovered that they were filling the cartridges from an open keg of powder, and that one of them was unconsciously smoking a pipe, on the tobacco of which was a live coal, which seemed every instant liable to drop into the pow- der. Mr. Edmond slipped silently from the bed, crawled behiijd the man, and without uttering a word, seized the bowl of the pipe in his hand, and thus sedured the coal. The man started and wished to know what he meant ; when he informed them of the danger to which they had been exposed. The men turned pale as death, and darted HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBTTET. 437 from the room, and it was a long time before he could persuade them to return to their occupation. After he had recovered sufficiently to be removed, he spent some time in reading chiefly theological and medical works, and resided for a while in Fairfield. Some of the members of the bar, regarding him with kindness and sympathy, suggested that he should offer him- self for admission to the bar, although he had read very little on the subject of law. He adopted this suggestion, and after a slight exam- ination, was admitted. He established himself in Newtown in May, 1782, and took an office in the dwelling-house of Gen. John Chand- ler, on the west side of the street, and a little north of the place where he afterward erected a dwelling-house and resided until his death. An incident occurred soon after, which illustrates clearly the charac- ter of the man. A company of soldiers had, for some purpose, been stationed in Newtown. They became insolent, and trampled on the rights of the citizens, but no one dared to bring them to justice. One of the inhabitants finally applied to Mr. Edmond, and obtained a writ against one of the soldiers, which was served upon him. In a short time, the captain, dressed in his regimentals, with his sword in his hand, walked into Mr. Edmond's office, which was a chamber, and deinanded haughtily what he meant by such conduct. He informed the captain that he had sued one of the soldiers, and should treat the others in the same way if they trespassed on the citizens. The cap- tain raised his sword, and swore that his soldiers should not be sued by a damned limping lawyer. Judge Edmond was over six feet in height, with large shoulders and limbs, and a Herculean frame. In relating to me what followed, he raised himself from his chair and took it in his hands, and the impression which his lofty figure and de- termined look made upon me, will never be effaced. He said he was sitting in an old-fashioned kitchen chair, with high round posts, which had become somewhat rickety by use. He took one of the posts in his hand, and with his foot, cleared it in an instant from the rest of the chair. Seizing the post in his right hand, he raised it over the captain's head and ordered him to quit his office without delay. The captain hesitated a moment, but concluded that the better part of valor was discretion, and commenced a retreat. Mr. Edmond fol- lowed him down stairs, and until he h^d passed through the gate into , the street. Here the soldiers, who had witnessed the conclusion of the enterprise, greeted the mortified captain with a loud shout. The people of the town had no difficulty afterward with the troops, but 438 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. the captain found it expedient to make his peace with Mr. Edmond, to prevent being dismissed from the service. At a town meeting held soon after he opened an office, some one, to put a joke or a slur upon him, nominated him as " hog-hay ward." One of the old inhabitants objected, upon the gi-ound that it would give him a settlement in the town. Whether the mover fared as bad as one who years afterward objected to a similar appointment of the late Hon. Roger M. Sherman, in Norwalk, has not been ascertained. On that occasion, Mr. Sherman hoped the objection would be with- drawn, and the question tried, that he might know who would be under his charge as hay ward. The course which Judge Edmond informed me he took, soon after he commenced practice, was always mentioned to his credit. An in- habitant of the town applied to him for a writ against a neighbor, who as he said, had carried away his hog-trough. Mr. Edmond suggested to him, that he had better wait a while, and see if his neighbor would not bring it back ; but the man insisted on a writ. Mr. Edmond then asked him what the trough was worth. lie said, half a dollar. He handed the client half a dollar, and told him the neighbor would now keep the trough. He married a daughter of Gen. Chandler, November 30th, 1784, and by her had a daughter, who married Col. Elias Starr, of Dan- bury. His wife soon afterward died. He married again February 14th, 1796, a daughter of Benjamin Payne, Esq., of Hartford. ,JBy her he had two sons, one of whom died when about twenty-one years of age, and the other is a practicing physician on Long Island, and three daughters, the eldest of whom is the wife of Hon. Holbrook Curtis, of Watertown, and the second of Dr. C. H. Booth, of New- town, f Mr. Edmond, soon after he commenced, was engaged in an exten- sive and lucrative practice. Wild speculations in lands, fraudulently represented as being finely located in Virginia, but afterward discov- ered to be situated on the Blue Ridge, or over some superior title, had just exploded, and numerous lawsuits were the consequence. Many of the inhabitants of Newtown had been engaged in the specu- lations, and Mr. Edmond was uniformly employed on one side or the other. In 1797, he was elected a member of Congress, and contin- ued in that office four years. He belonged to the old federal party, and never wavered for a moment in his allegiance to it, tUl it was dis- solved. He never forgave John Q. Adams for his alleged defection from it. HISTOKT OP AKCIENT 'WOODBUET. 439 He was in Congress at the great struggle between Jefferson and ^Burr. Report says that after the balloting had been continued dur- ing nearly the whole night, one of the friends of Jefferson came up to Mr. Edmond, and inquired how long they were to te kept balloting. " TiU the day of judgment," was the immediate reply. There is no doubt he would have been one of the last to yield in the struggle. After his return he was repeatedly a member of the council, which then acted as a court of errors, until 1805, when he was appointed a judge of the superior court. He retained this office until the change in politics in 1819, when he was left out with other distinguished men. From this time, he never would accept of an office, nor receive a fee for services or advice. He devoted his time to agriculture and gen- eral reading. No man in the town could swing a scythe or handle a pitchfork with greater skill and effect. When he was seventy years old, he fell down the chamber stairs of his house, and broke the neck of his thigh bone. He lay for weeks in great suffering, unable to turn himself in bed. His patience and fortitude during his trials were such as I never before witnessed. Sometimes he was quite playful in his remarks. On one occasion he told me his window gave him, while in bed, a good view of a shop where liquors were sold. He remarked that he could discover to what grade of drunkards the visitors belonged. The hardest set would be seen, groping their way to slake, or rather to stimulate their burning thirst, at the earliest dawn. At broad daylight the next in order would come, while the moderate drinkers would wait till sup- rise. After being confined to his bed for eight months, he was able to move about on crutches, and this he continued to do till his death. His sufferings, writes his attending physician, for several months be- fore his death, were excruciating, but he died in the full possession of his reason, August 1st, 1838, aged eighty-two years and ten months. His habits of industry were such that I have found him in his wood- yard, supporting himself with one crutch, while with the other he would draw small sticks within his reach, and then with an ax, cut them up. It is humiliating, in view of his services and sufferings, to add, that he was allowed as a pension only the miserable pittance of twenty shillings a month, that being the sum which, in the opinion of the judge of the county court, he was entitled to, as corresponding with the degree of his disability compared with that of one wholly disabled. Being, although not poor, in somewhat straitened circum- stances, in consequence of his inability to earn anything by labor, when he was seventy-eight years old, he applied to the secretary of 440 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. war, to ascertain whether the pension law would admit of such a con- struction as would allow his pension to be increased ; but he added, " that if the only possible mode of obtaining relief would be by an ap- plication to Congress, perhaps he should never trouble them, as the time occupied in the discussion might cost the United States more money than would suffice to render an invalid, old and infirm as he was, comfortable the remainder of his days." Judge Edmond was a remarkable man. It is rare that so many excellencies have been united in one individual. He was plain and unassuming in his man- ners, mild and amiable in his deportment, just and honest in his deal- ings, and honorable and magnanimous in his feelings. He was con- stant in his attendance on divine service, in the Congregational meeting-house, and always manifested the highest respect for reli- gious institutions. His family regarded him with an affection and respect, amounting almost to veneration. His talents were far above mediocrity. I have heard the older members of the bar speak of his eloquence when his feelings were excited, as greater than that of almost any other lawyer in the state. His reputation was high as an impartial and sound jSdge. The few written opinions of his which are to be found in the reports, make no display of learning, but are characterized by good sense and sound judgment. But it was as a patriot and a man that he was chiefly worthy of commemoration. It has never been my fortune to meet with any one for whom I entertained such profound and unmingled respect. He came nearer to the perfection of' character which raised Gen. Washington so much above other men, than any other person within my observation. He was the very embodiment of the spirit of '76. Nothing base or dishonorable would stand a moment in his presence. No man ever so forcibly called to my mind those words of Horace, " Justum et tenacem propositi virum, Non civium ardor prava jubentium, Non vultus instantis tyranni, Mente quatit solida." "The man of just and steadfast soul, Will scorn alike the mob's control, And tyrant's frowns." His independent spirit would never suffer him to stoop to beg a favor to save his life. He would rather have raked a support from the ground, with his fingers, than have owed it to charity or injustice. No wonder that when such men were to be found, liberty was secured. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBtTRr. 441 He was indeed a great and good man, and in all respects a model worthy of iinitation. The following is a fac-simile of his autograph : ISAAC GILBERT GRAHAM, M. D., Was the son of Dr. Andrew Graham, and born in Southbury par- ish, Woodbury, September 10th, 1760. He studied medicine under the direction of his father, and entered upon the active duties of his profession. He was an assistant surgeon in the army, under Gen. Washington, at West Point. He was present at several engage- ments, and when he retired from the army, he received from Gen. Washington and other ofBcers, the highest proof of their respect and esteem. At the close of the war, he commenced practice at Union- ville, N. T., where he lived for more than sixty years. His was a career of constant usefulness and benevolence. With the numerous excellences he exhibited as a patriot of the Revolution, a benevolent physician, a kind friend and adviser, in every domestic relation, he united the more important characteristics of a' sincere and humble be- liever in the Christian faith. He realized that the highest of human enjoyments is a faithful and persevering devotion, and that no rapture on earth can equal the rapture of piety. He died at Union- ville, Westchester county, N. Y., September 1st, 1848, aged eighty- eight years. HON. JOHN A. GRAHAM, LL. D., Was son of Dr. Andrew Graham, and brother of the above. He devoted himself to the practice of the law, and resided in the city of New York, engaged in the active duties of that profession for many years. He was an energetic and successful lawyer. The degree of doctor of laws was conferred on him by a foreign university. He •was a kind and hospitable man — a " gentleman of the old school," in 29 442 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. every sense of the word. For a further account of Dr. Graham, the reader is referred to the genealogy of the " Graham family," in the next chapter. HON. JOEL HINMAN, Is the son of Col. Joel Hinman, and was born January 27th, 1802. The colonel was a patriot of the Revolution, and received a musket ball in his thigh, which he carried for nearly thirty-three years. It finally became troublesome, and Dr. Anthony Burritt performed a surgical operation upon him and extracted it. It is now in the pos- session of his relict, Widow Sarah Hinman, of Southbury. He left with it, at his decease, a scrap of paper, on which is written the fol- lowing : "This ball I reo'd in my left thigh, near the groin, on the 17th day of April, 1777, at the time the British burnt Danbury, which struclc on a bayonet, "which hung on mythigh, and was taken out on the 30th day of March, 1810, by Doct. A. Burritt. Joel Hinman, a native of Southbury — ^A. D. 1510." The subject of this sketch devoted himself to the study of the pro- fession of law, and practiced it for a number of years, at "Waterbury, Conn. He married a Miss Scovill, of that town. He was appointed a judge of the superior court, in 1842, which office he now holds. He is at present a resident of New Haven. CAPT. ELISHA HINMAN, Of New London, Conn., was born in " ancient Woodbury," parish of Southbury. The date of his removal from his native town, with two of his brothers, was about the year 1760. He commanded the Gabot, a continental brig, in the first naval expedition under the au- thority of Congress, fitted out at New London, January, 1776, and commanded by Commodore Hopkins. He was a veteran of the sea before the commencement of the Revolution. He succeeded Paul Jones in the command of the ship Alfred, which he was unfortunately obliged to surrender to the Ariadne and Ceres, on a return voyage from France, March 9th, 1778. Being carried a prisoner to Eng- land, after a short confinement, he found friends who aided his escape HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUBY. 443 to France, whence he returned home, and engaged for a time in pri- vate adventures. In 1779, he went out in the privateer sloop, Han- cock, owned by Thomas Mumford, and had a run of brilliant, dashing success. In 1780, he took command of the armed ship Deane. In 1779, Captains Hinman and Havens took the Lady Ershine, a brig of ten guns, having cut her off with their sloops Hancock and Beaver, in sight of the harbor of New London, from a fleet of twenty-one sail, which was passing toward Rhode Island, under convoy of the Thames frigate of thirty-six guns. After the war, Capt. Hinman and other commanders, casting aside the apparel of war, entered into the mer- cantile /line. Hinman was afterward in the revenue service. He died in 1807, aged seventy-three.' LAURENS HULL, M. D., "Was the son of Dr. Titus Hull, and born in Bethlem, June 6th, 1779. He studied medicine with Doctor David Hull, of Fairfield, was licensed to practice physic and surgery by the Connecticut State Medical Society, May, 1802, removed and settled in Oneida county. New York, in November of that year, where he practiced his profes- sion until 1836, when he removed to Angelica, Allegany county, the place of his present residence. In the year 1813, he was elected a member of the Assembly, from the county of Oneida. In 1817, he was elected delegate to the State Medical Society, and was twice re- elected to the same office, each term bding four years in length. In 1824, he was elected a permanent member of the same society. In 1825, he was again elected to the Assembly. In 1826, he was elected F^low of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of the state of New York. In 1827, he received the honorary degree of doctor of medicine, from the regents of the same university. In 1828, he was elected a commissioner to the general assembly of the Presbyte- rian church, which met at Philadelphia. He was twice elected vice president of the New York State Medical Society, and twice presi- dent of the same. He was in 1837, elected a senator of the state of New York, foj- four years, from the 6th senate district, composed of the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Oheraungi Chenango, Livingston, Steuben, Tompkins and Tioga. In 1852, he was a mem- ber of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, which met at 1 Miss Caulkins' History of New London, Conn. 444 HisTOEr OF ancient woodbubt. Washington city, in May. He married in 1803, Dorcas, daughter of David Ambler, Esq., Bethlem, Conn. Her mother was sister of the Rev. Benjamin Wildman, of Southbury. EEV. LEVEEETT HULL, The fifth son of Dr. Titus HuU, was born at Bethlem, December 3d, 1796, graduated at Hamilton College, studied theology at Auburn Theological Seminary, was licensed to preach, and became an able and successful minister of the gospel. He died at Sandusky City, Ohio, of cholera, after an illness of only eleven hours, September 3d, 1852. HON. ANDREW C. HULL, Fourth son of Dr. Titus Hull, held the office of first judge of the court for Allegany county, New York, for five years. He has held other offices of honor and responsibility in the community where he has resided. He has held the office of postmaster under four differ- ent administrations. He is a man of intelligence and much ability. GEN. ELIAS HULL, Third son of Dr. Titus Hull, was born in Bethlehem society, April 3d, 1786 ; was a captain in the war of 1812, having volunteered with an independent company, which he raised for one year. He served with reputation as an officer, and afterward received a commission as a brigadier-general in the militia of New York. He now resides in Alabama, where he is a practicing attorney. He is a man of more than ordinary mental and acquired abilities. SAMUEL J. HITCHCOCK, LL. D., Was a native of Bethlem, a graduate and a tutor in Yale College. He was for many years an instructor of law in that institution before his death in 1845. He was mayor of the city of New Haven, judge of the county court, and a commissioner of bankruptcy under the na- tional bankrupt law. niSTOKT OP ANCIENT WOOUBtTRT. 445 REV. PHILO JUDSON, Is the son of Philo Judson, and was born in Woodbury at a house which formerly occupied the site of Horace Plurd's new house. He graduated at Yale College in 1809, and settled in the ministry at Ashford, Conn., in 1811. Here he continued to labor in his high calling for twenty-one years,* during which time the church was vis- ited with numerous revivals of religion. He was dismissed from this church on account of ill-health. He was again settled at Willimantic, having been previously settled for a short time, at another place. At the close of Dr. Chapin's ministry he was called to Eocky Hill, Conn. During a revival, which followed, he was again prostrated by a severe attack of bleeding from the lungs. Since that time he has preached very little, but has traveled about the country for his health, introducing standard books into the common and other schools, Mr. Judson was a classmate of Dr. Nettleton, and has labored much with him during seasons of revival of religion in various places. There are few ministers, whose labors have been so success- ful in adding members to the Christian church. More than 1600 individuals have been gathered by him within its portals. Surely the laborer has had his reward. KEV. SAMUEL JUDSON. Eev. Samuel Judson, son of Benjamin Judson, was born in "Wood- bury, in the year 1767. He received the honors of Yale College, in 1790, and was ordained and installed minister at Uxbridge, Mass., in 1792. He labored in this field of the gospel, faithfully and success- fully, forty years. Mr. Judson held a respectable standing among the ministers of his age. He was very familiar with the Scriptures, was sound in the faith, and plain in his exhibitions of gospel doc-^ trines in the pulpit. He was truly a godly man. He loved the work to which his divine Master had called him. The character of Christ, as displayed in the work of redemption, was the loved theme of his preaching and conversation. Mr. Judson possessed many amiable traits of character. His kind disposition and his benevolent heart endeared him, not only to his own family and people, but also to all with whom he held intercourse. He was beloved in life ; and, at his death, he was. universally lamented. 446 HISTOKY OF AKCIENT -WOODBURY. EEV. ALBERT JUDSON. Rev. Albert Judson, late of Pliiladelphia, was a native of Wood- bury. He was born in September, 1798. His father, Dea. Benja- min Judson, an eminently pious officer in the north church, made an early and formal consecration of this son to the work of the gospel ministry. While yet a child, he evinced an uncommon fondness for study ; and, at a suitable age, he was sent to Litchfield to be pre- pared for college. It was while here that his attention was arrested, and that he was led to give up his heart to God. Soon after, he made a public profession of his faith in Christ. He received the honors of Yale College at the age of twenty-three. He prosecuted his theological studies in the city of New York. There he com- menced his public labors as an agent for the Sunday School Union, and continued in its> employ several years. When he entered this interesting field of labor, the whole business of Sabbath school in- struction was in its infancy. No suitable text-books for the assist- ance of teachers were then published. To this beloved brother, the Christian church is indebted for the first systematic course of Scrip- ture questions, adapted to this purpose. He felt the necessity of such a work ; he meditated upon it ; he asked counsel of God in secret ; and the result was, the volumes entitled " Judson's Ques- tions," were thrown from the press into the hands of superintendents and their associates. The work was highly commeHded, and exten- sively used, in our country. It was repubhshed in England, and was the means of giving an impulse to the cause of Sabbath schools in that country, beyond any work which had then been published. The author has often been heard to express the opinion, that the season of his labors in the cause of Sabbath schools, was the most important and useful portion of his ministry. In J^ovember, 1832, he took the pastoral charge of a church in Philadelphia. Here his labors were attended with a signal blessing. Year after year, the reviving influences of God's spirit, in a greater or less degree, were shed down upon his people. There was a rare combination of excellencies, in this beloved man. He possessed, naturally, a good mind — he had a warm heart. His disposition was amiable and cheerful, to a high degree. As a scholar, and as a theologian, he stood in the higher class of ministers. As a Christian, few indeed, if any, have been more pious and devo- ted. As a preacher, he was plain, solemn, direct, impressive. The earnest manner, in which he presented and pressed home the truths HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 447 of the gospel, was eminently adapted to carry the conviction to the minds of his hearers, that his whole soul was intent on the glory of God in their salvation. As might naturally be expected of such a man, he loved revivals of- religion, and warmly engaged in all the benevolent enterprises of the day. His last sickness was protracted and painful ; and while others had no hope of his recovery, he could not believe that his divine master had no more work for him to do in his vineyard. But when told that his physicians had pronounced his case hopeless, he cheer- fully said, " Then I must set my house in order." To his oldest son he said, " Remember as you look down into your father's grave, the solemn charge which I now give you, to read the Bible daily on your knees." The last utterance of his dying lips to his distressed wife was, " Cast yourself at the door of God's providence — he will sus- tain you — Christ is precious — in his atonement, is all my hope." REV. EVERTON JUDSON. « The subject of this notice, was the son of Asa and Sarah Judson, and was born in Woodbury, December 8th, 1799. He was descended on both sides from pious ancestors. His paternal grandfather, Ben- jamin Judson, is represented to have been an eminently devoted Christian. His maternal grandfather, Matthew Minor, held the office of deacon in the Congregational church of Woodbury, for the space of forty-three years, and died at the advanced age of eighty- three years. Mr. Judson was the eldest of six children, and in his youth was prompt, decided, unyielding in his opinion, jocose and sarcastic. His moral character and conduct were always unexcep- tionable. He commenced his preparation for college in the spring of 1822, entered the sophomore class at Yale College, in the fall of 1823, and graduated at that institution in 1826. During his course of study at college and at the Theological Seminary, he was exceedingly diffi- dent, rarely, if ever, taking any part in public literary exercises. At the close of his second year at the seminary, he became an agent of the American Sunday School Union, to travel in the west. In the summer of 1829, having previously returned to Connecticut, he was ordained as a missionary to the Home Missionary Society in 448 HISTORY OP ANCIENT "WOODBUKT. Woodbury, by the Litchfield south consociation. He again went to Ohio, and commenced preaching at Milan toward the close of that year, and was connected in ministerial labor with the church in that place, till the close of his life. He was an active laborer in the field allotted to him, and spent his life in projecting and carrying into execution plans of usefulness. He died August 20th, 1848. He was a good preacher, holding a ready pen, and having an ability at the same time, to interest and instruct in extemporaneous efibrts. His temperament was ardent, and his conception of things strong and lively. His power of description was great, nor was his sarcas- tic power less remarkable. When he chose, he could assail vice with a merciless torrent of satire. He excelled in the discharge of pastoral duties. His whole soul was in his work, and he guarded with watchful care the people committed to his charge. He had great tact in approaching men of all classiss and conditions. He was impetuous in his feelings, and tenacious of his purpose. In fine, he was an excellent specimen of an energetic, practical man. It is not deemed necessary to extend this sketch, as an excellent memoir of Mr. Judson, by Rev. E. P. Barrows, Jr., has been published, to which the reader is referred. EEV. ADONIEAM JUDSON, Was bom in Woodbury, and baptized July 15th, 1750. He grad- uated at Yale College in 1775, received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Harvard, in 1782, and was pastor of the Con- gregational churches in Maiden, Wenham and Plymouth, Mass., un- til 1817, when he became a Baptist, resigned his charge, and died soon after. His son, Revi Dr. Adouiram, graduated at Brown Uni- versity, in 1807, and recently died, after having been a faithful and successful foreign missionary, in the Burman empire, for forty years.' REV. EPHRAIM JUDSON, The eldest child of Elnathan and Rebecca Judson, was born De- 1 Eev. i)r. Wayland, President of Brown University, is preparing tlie memoir of this eminent man. It will be,looked for with interest by the religious community. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 449 cember 5th, 1737, and according to primitive New England usage, was baptized the next Sabbath. He was brother of the preceding, and graduated at Yale College in 1763. His first settlement in the ministry was over the second church in Norwich, Conn., as the suc- cessor of Doctor Whittaker. He commenced his labors in Taunton, Mass., some time during the year 1780. These labors for the space of ten years, the period of his settlement, were of a veiy decided and positive character. In the pulpit, and out of it, Mr. Judson left the mark of a strong mind upon everything he touched. His peo- ple were never at a loss to know what he believed. He was the veiy man to make warm friends, and was just as sure to have impla- cable enemies. His eccentricities are remembered by those who have forgotten his excellencies. He was stern and apparently severe, but not without a good degree of moderation and mildness. He was very precise in all his pro- ceedings. Notwithstanding his marked peculiarities, and undesirable oddities, Mr. Judson had many redeeming qualities, which made him not only as a preacher, but as a citizen and a neighbor, a very desirable and useful man. One who knew him wellj says of him, " His temper was kind and hospitable, and his deportment courteous. Occasion- ally, he was exceedingly interesting in the pulpit, discovering great learning and logical acuteness. His manner, when he commenced, was slow and indolent, but always solemn ; as he proceeded, he be- came animated, and seldom failed before the close, to produce a deep interest in his hearers." Mr. Judson was dismissed from his pastoral charge in Taunton, December 28th, 1790. He was subsequently settled in Sheffield, Mass., where he continued in the ministry, until his death, February 23d, 1813, in the seventy-sixth year of his age, after a long service in the ministry of nearly fifty years. He was considered a learned divine, an acute logician, and an evangelical preacher. He was mild, courteous and hospitable. By his numerous friends he was deemed a wise counselor, an active peacemaker, and a sincere Christian.' 1 This sketch is extracted from a late able and interesting work by Eev. Samuel Hopkins Emery, entitled " The Ministry of Taunton," Mass. 450 HISXOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. HON. EPHRAIM KIRBY, Was born in Judea society, Woodbury, on a farm now owned by Andrew Hine, Esq. The cellar over which the house stood still ex- ists. It is situated about eighty rods from Gen. Daniel B. Brins- made's dwelling-house, and to this day goes by the name of the " Kirby Farm.'" His father was a farmer in moderate circumstan- ces, and Ephraim was employed on the farm during his boyhood. At the age of nineteen, fired with the patriotism which burst into a flame throughout the country, on the news of the battle of Lexing- ton, he shouldered his musket, and marched with the volunteers from Litchfield to the scene of conflict, in time to be present at the battle of Bunker Hill. He remained in the field until independence was achieved, with only a few intervals, when he was driven from it by severe wounds. He was in nineteen battles and skirmishes — among them, - Brandywine, Monmouth, Germantown, &c., and received thirteen wounds, seven of which were saber-cuts on the head, in- flicted by a British soldier at Germantown, where Kirby was left for dead upon the field. These " honorable scars," he carried with him through life. At the close of the Revolution, he rejected with indignation the offer of pecuniary assistance to speculate in soldiers' certificates, by which he might have amassed wealth withoht labor. He would not tarnish the glory of the cause of freedom, by thus taking advantage of the necessities of his comrades in arms — preferring, penniless as he was, but conscious of the fire within, to take a more congenial road to eminence. By the labor of his own hands, he earned the price of his education. He was for some time a member of Yale College, and in 1787, received the honorary degree of Master of Arts, from that institution. Mr. Kirby studied law in the office of Reynold Marvin, Esq., who had been king's attorney before the war, and who relinquished the office for the purpose of engaging with all tis might in the grjat struggle for independence. After he was ad- mitted to the bar, Mr. Kirby was married to Ruth Marvin, the excel- lent and accomplished daughter of his distinguished patron and pre- ceptor. 1 Mr. Kilbotime, in Ms " LitcMeld Biography," from wMcli most of this sketch is . taken, says Mi-. Kirby was a native of Litchfield, but the birthplace here given, la well attested by the best authority. HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 451 In 1791, Col. Kirby was for the first time elected a representative to the legislature — a post of honor and responsibility to which he Was subsequently re-chosen at thirteen semi-annual elections. As a legislator, he was always distinguished for the dignity of his de- portment, for his comprehensive and enlightened views, for the liber- ality of his sentiments, and for his ability, firmness and decision. On the election of Jefferson to the presidency, in 1801, Col. Kirby was appointed supervisor of the national revenue for the state of Connecticut. About this period, he was for several years a candi- date for the office of governor. Upon the acquisition of Louisiana, the president appointed him a judge of the then newly organized territory of Orleans. Having accepted the station, he set out for New Orleans ; but he was not destined to reach that place. Having proceeded as far as Fort Stoddard, in the Mississippi territory, he was taken sick, and died October 2d, 1804, aged forty-seven — at a period when a wide career of public usefulness seemed opening upon him. His remains were interred with the honors of war, and other demonstrations of respect. While in the practice of law in Litchfield, in 1789, he published a volume of reports of the decisions of the superior court and su- preme court of errors in this state. This was a novel undertaking, being the first volume of reports ever published in this country. It was executed with faithfulness, judgment and ability, and is still re- garded as authority in all our courts. Col. Kirby was a man of the highest moral as well as physical courage — devoted in his feelings and aspirations— warm, generous and constant in his attachments — and of indomitable energy. He was, withal, gentle and winning in his manners, kindly in his disposition, and naturally of an ardent and cheerful temperament, though the last few years of his life were saddened by heavy pecuniary misfortunes. As a lawyer, he was remarkable for. frankness and downright honesty to his clients, striving always to prevent litigation, uniformly allaying irritation and effecting compromises, and only prosecuting with energy the just and good cause, against the bad. He enjoyed the friendship of many sages of the Revolution, his correspondence with whom, would form interesting materials for the history of his time ; but, unfortunately, almost all of it was lost at sea, between New York and St. Augus- tine, some twenty-five years ago. A few letters to and from Presi- dent Jefferson are, however, still preserved by Col. Edmund Kirby, of Brownvilje, N. Y., which are interesting as showing the relations 452 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. of confldence existing between the subject of this notice, and that gi'eat statesman. Mrs. Kirby died at Litchfield, in October, 1817, aged fifty-three. NICHOLAS S. MASTEES, ESQ., Was born in the parish of Judea, Woodbury ; was educated at Yale College, where he graduated in 1779 ; read law with Daniel Everitt, Esq., and settled in New Milford in the practice of his pro- fession, immediately after his admission to the bar, about the year 1785. He continued to practice there until his death, Sept. 12, 1795, in the thirty-eighth year of his age. He was a member of the Gen- oral Assembly in May, 1792, and again in May, 1794. REV. ELISHA MITCHELL, D. D., Is a native of Judea society, Washington ; graduated at Yale Col- lege in 1813, and is now Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Uni- versity of North Carolina, residing at Chapel Hill. The materials for a sketch of Prof. Mitchell have not reached the author. REV. JUSTUS MITCHELL, V. D. M.,. Was a native of Woodbuiy, graduated at Yale College in 1776, married a sister of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, and was settled over the Congregational church of New Canaan in 1783, where he continued to reside till his death in 1806. He was a talented and useful man in the sphere of his labors. The following inscription, copied from his monument in the old graveyard in New Canaan, contains an epitome of the history of his life and character. "In memory of the Rev. Justus Mitchell, A. M., V. D. M., pastor of the Church of Christ in New Canaan, who died suddenly in the hour of sleep, 24th September, A. D. 1806, in the fifty-second year of his age, and twenty-fifth of his ministry. In death was lost to his consort, an aifectionate and beloved hus- band ; to his children a kind, revered parent, counsellor and guide ; to his flock a faithful, learned afld venerated pastor ; to the Church of Christ a bright or- HISTOBT Ol' ANCIENT WOODBtrRT. 453 nament and example; to the poor a libera! benefactor ; to the disconsolate a comforter and friend. " In doctrine uncorrupt, in language plain, And plain in ijlanner, decent, solemn, chaste, Aifectionate in look, and much impress'd. By him the violated law spoke out Its thunders ; and by him in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whisper'd peace." EEV. FREDERICK MUNSON, "Was born in Bethlem, graduated at Yale CoUegfe in 1843, studied theology at East Windsor and New Haven, was licensed to preach in 1845 by the Hampshire Association in Massachusetts, and was or- dained over the Congregational church in North Greenwich, Sept. 22, 1847. EEV. EUFUS MURRAY, Is the youngest son of Philo Murray, Esq., and was born at Wood- bury in 1796. His education was completed under the instruction of Rev. Dr. Branson, who was at the head of the institution at Chesh- ire, where most of the clergy of the Episcopal denomination at that day were educated, it being at that time the only institution in Con- necticut under the patronage of that church. He followed his fam- ily to Ohio, and was ordained deacon by Bishop chase, in 1822. He was soon after called to the rectorship at St. Paul's Church, Ma^ville, Chatauque Co., New York, where he received priest's or- ders from the Et. Rev. Bishop Hobart. He remained in western New York discharging his ministerial duties with pleasure to him- self and profit to his church, many years. He is now settled at Adrian City, Michigan, in a flourishing parish, much esteemed as a faithful and popular preacher, and much beloved by his parishioners. COL. AMASA PARKER, Was bom in 1784, in that part of Ancient Woodbury known as Judea society, in the neighborhood of the Hollisters, Hazens, Hines 454 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBtJKT. and Royces. He was named Amasa, after his father, and had a brother Daniel, a clergyman and teacher in Sharon, many years since. The latter left one son, Amasa J. Parker, who is one of the justi- ces of the supreme court, and resides at Albany, N. Y. He studied his profession with the subject of this sketch, and has distinguished him- self as a jurist. Thomas, grandfather of Col. Parker, removed from Wallingford in 1756, and lived in Judea till his death in 1788. He left six sons, Peter, Thomas, Amasa, Abner, Joseph and Daniel, all of whom were whigs of the Revolution. After the war, Peter moved to the state of New York. Col. Parker graduated at Yale College in 1808, read law princi- pally in the law school of Judges Gould and Reeve, at Litchfield, and was there admitted to the bar. He shortly afterward removed to Delhi, Delaware County, N. Y., and has ever since resided there, being a period of forty years. He has devoted himself wholly to the practice of his profession, in which he has become eminent, and en- joyed an extensive practice. He has never sought office, but has nevertheless held several offices, civil and military. He was for eight years, surrogate for Delaware county. In 1847, after the adop- tion of the present constitution of New York, he was offered the nom- ination for justice of the supreme court, on a ticket which was sure of an election ; but he declined the nomination, choosing rather the honors of a successful legal practice, and the quiet enjoyment of pri- vate life. COL. HENRY PERRY, A youthful and gallant hero, who was killed on the confines of Mexico in 1817, whilst bravely contending for the cause of civil lib- erty in that interesting section of America, was from his earliest youth a resident of "Woodbury. Col. Perry was one of those heroic and chivalrous youth, whose courage springs from the noblest impulse of nature, an enthusiastic love of liberty, and a generous sympathy for all who are the unfortunate subjects of despotic power. He was engaged as a volunteer in the glorious defense of New Orleans, and after the peace, joined the patriot army of Mexico. He had the command of a detachment of men under Mina, and was distinguished for his zeal, hi^courage, and his enterprise, during the short career of that unfortunate general, whose fate, and that of the gallant Perry's, HISTOKT OF ANCIENT "WOODBUBT. 455 were associated by that providence which governs the destinies of man.' REV. GEORGE E. PIERCE, D. D., Is a native of that part of Ancient Woodbury now included in the town of Southbury. He graduated at Yale College in 1816, studied theology, and settled in Harwinton ; preached there some years, when he was elected President of "Western Reserve College, Ohio, which office he still continues to hold. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him a few years ago by Middlebury College. REV. CHARLES PRENTICE.'' Was born in Bethlehem society, Woodbury, in 1778, and graduated at Yale College in 1802. Small and rather feeble, but symmetrical in form, he had a pleasant and honest countenance, suggestive qf Na- thaniel, whom our Saviour saw under the flg-tree. A man of uncom- mon gift in prayer, he had his " conversation in the world" by the grace of God, in simplicity and godly sincerity. With a sound mind, a warm heart, and devoted piety, it seemed to be his meat and drink to do the will of his Heavenly Father. In the pulpit and in the so- cial meeting, he spoke with great ease and earnestness. As his man- ner everywhere among his people was very affectionate, he could " reprove, rebuke and exhort," with little risk of giving offense. The poet has well described his pastoral course, in saying of " the good minister :" " Prompt at every call, He weeps and watches, prays and feels for all ; And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its unfledged offspring to the fkies. He tries each art, reproves each dull delay, Allures to brighter worlds, and leads the way." The last sickness of Mr. Prentice, long and painful, he bore with much Christian patience, and with assured hope and faith. His cov- 1 Niles and Pease's Gazetteer of Connecticut and Rhode Island, p. 267. 2 Kev. Mr. YaJe's Discourse at Litchfield, July, 1852. 45G HisTOitr or axcient woodbuky. enaut God was with him in the furnace to purify and not consume ; to brighten his graces, and complete his preparation for the faithful minister's home. After thirty-four years of arduous labor, themuch- loved and highly useful minister of South Canaan, passed to his rest, May 29, 1838, aged sixty years. MAJOR AMOS STODDARD. The subject of this sketch, while on a visit to England, gave con- siderable attention to the investigation of the history of his ancestry. He found tliat his English ancestors were Puritans, and traces them back to 1490, at which time one of them lived in the hamlet of Mot- tingham, in Kent, about seven miles from London Bridge, where he owned some three hundred or four hundred acres of land. One of the descendants of the lattei', Anthony Stoddard, emigrated to Bos- ton, Mass., where he died, about the year 1676. From that period to the present, a very full genealogy of the family was prepared by Elijah W. Stoddard, in 1849, in which year he graduated at Amherst College. The principal part of that publication will appear in the genealogies, which will be found in the next chapter of this volume. Major Stoddard was born at Woodbury, Oct. 26, 1762. His father was Anthony, third son of Eliakim, who was the second son of Rev. Anthony, the first of the name that settled in "Woodbury. His mother's name was Read, a half-sister of Richard Smith, of Rox- bury parish, father of Judge Nathaniel Smith. "When he was a few months old, his father removed to Lanesborough, Mass. In an auto- bjography of himself, he says, "that if in childhood he possessed any valuable qualities, they were a strong memory and an aptness at ac- quiring whatever he aimed at. That at eight years of age he was able to read the Scriptures with fluency, and with a passable pronun- ciation. His memory secured and retained whatever he read." As an illustration of the latter faculty he says, " The battles of the Jews made strong impressions on my mind, and I used to recite from mem- ory the whole of the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. The prayers I heard at school in the daytime, I frequently repeated to my mother in the evening. I was more than once called on to recite the sermon I had just heard, and always succeeded; — once indeed in the presence of the parson, who had his notes before him." But, he says, " If my mind was tenacious, I wanted ideas. If my ear was HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 457 pleased with hearing, or reading an eloquent sermon, or any other composition, my mind was too weak to profit by it ; and I remember to have read many poetic effusions, which filled me with warmth and animation, though I did not comprehend their meaning. Perhaps this is the case with all children ; but I mention these trifles to show that the lapse of forty years has not erased them from my mind." Notwithstanding Major Stoddard's low estimate of his intellectual powers, as indicated in these extracts, yet it is unquestionably true, that he possessed no ordinary mind, as his after life, and the estima- tion in which his literary and scientific attainments were held by oth- ers, abundantly show. He entered the army early in 1779, as a pri- vate soldier, before he was seventeen years of age, and was mustered into service at West Point by Baron Steuben. Illustrative of the spirit by which he and thousands of others were actuated at that eventful period, he states, that he was at the time small of his age and fearing that his small stature would induce the baron to reject him, he " gathered the dirt under his heels," to increase his height. He remained in service until the army was disbanded, when he re- turned home a non-commissioned officer, less than twenty years of age. During his service, in the army, he contracted no habits of dis- sipation ; and notwithstanding the vicissitudes of several arduous campaigns, the vigor of his constitution was much increased, so much so that he was six feet in height, and possessed of so much vigor of body, that a march of forty miles a day created little or no fatigue. In the sprin" of 1784, he removed to Boston, and obtained a clerk- ship in the, office of the supreme court, under Charles Gushing, a brother of the chief justice, and was a member of his family for two years, during which time he studied diUgently, and laid the foundation of an education which rendered him an able writer. During the same period, he wi-ote much for the newspapers, and so ardent was he in the acquisition of knowledge, that in one year he read one hun- dred and fifty volumes. In 1786, the Shays rebellion began to rear its head, and Congress authorized the raising of two regiments of infentry, to be commanded by Cols. Jackson and Humphrey. In one of these. Major Stoddard was commissioned as an ensign, and was actively engaged under Gen. Lincoln in suppressing it. After the suppression of that once cele- brated, but now almost forgotten outbreak of popular feeling, Mr. Stoddard returned to Boston, and went thence to England in 1791 and 1792. After his return from Europe, he resumed his studies, and in April 1793, he was admitted to the bar, and afterward in 1798, ■ ' 30 458 HISTORY OF ANCIEKT WOODBURY. he was commissioned, by the president, a captain in the second regi- ment of artillerists and engineers, and was promoted in 1806 or 1807, in the same regiment, to the rank which he held at the time of his death. On the 24th of January, 1804, Major (then Capt.) Stoddard, re- ceived a commission as first civil commandant of Upper Louisiana, from Gov. Clairbome, who, as " Governor of the Mississippi terri- tory," exercised the powers of " Governor-General and Intendant of the province of Louisiana," and under that authority, he repaired to St. Louis to receive the surrender from the French authorities of that portion of the newly ceded territory, together with the public ar- chives. Here, for a considerable time, he exercised all the powers of government, to the general acceptance of the inhabitants. He re- mained at St. Louia, and on the other side of the Mississippi, in coin- mand, and as " intendant," two or three years, and then returned to the seat of government. He was soon stationed at New York, and in the garrisons in the neighborhood, until the commencement of the war of 1812. While he resided in the west, he gathered materials, and afterward published a volume entitled " Sketches, historical and descriptive, of Louisiana, by Major Amos Stoddard, U. S., M. P. S., and New York Historical Society." This work was published at Philadelphia, and the preface bears date, " Fort Columbus, 1812." At the time of its publication, and for several years afterward, it was a standard au- thority on the subjects of which it treats, and is still regarded as a valuable addition to the history of the country, exhibiting its author in a favorable light as a writer. At the commencement of the war of 1812, Major Stoddard had be- come wholly unfit for active field service, and he was, at the time of his death, an exceedingly corpulent man. When the government had determined upon a prosecution of the war on the western frontier, and appointed Gen. Hull to the com- mand on that line of operations. Major Stoddard was selected from the engineer corps, and ordered to Pittsburg, to superintend and for- ward from that miUtary station, the ordnance, materials, &c., which should be judged necessary for the prosecution of the campaign, with the understanding, that he should not be required to go any farther west. But upon the surrender of Hull, the emergency was so press- ing, and Fort Meigs was so important as a military post for the pro- tection of all the settlements south of the lakes, in Ohio, that he was ordered to repair to that post, and prepare it for a defense against HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 459 the attack which' it was anticipated would be made upon it, by the combined British and Indian forces. It was doubtless owing greatly to Major Stoddard's judicious and scientific preparation of the fort for attack, that Gen. Harrison was enabled to make his successful de- fense. During this siege, in 1813, Major Stoddard received a woiind, of which he died. The foregoing sketch has been compiled from copious minutes kindly furnished the author by Col. Henry Stoddard, of Dayton, Ohio. He obtained them from the papers of Major Stoddard, which came into his possession after much inquiry for them for many years. His military chest, containing these papers, shamefully mutilated, and many of them partially destroyed, was found at the house of a nephew of his in Mahoning county, Ohio. Others have been found among the papers of the late Judge Lawless, of St. Louis, Mo. Many of them are of much historic value, and are to be sent to an appro- priate place for preservation, by Col. Stoddard. COL. HENRY STODDAED. This gentleman, now residing in Dayton, Ohio, is a descendant of the Eev. Anthony Stoddard, and was born at Woodbury, in 1786. In common with others he attended the district school. Necessity lent her aid in forming his character, his father, Capt. Asa Stoddardj be in" unable to afford any greater facilities of education than those at that period found in the district seliool-house. ' At about fifteen years , of age, he was put into a store at Roxbury, under the control of Isaac.E. Judson, then extensively engaged in commercial pursuits. He remained in this employment until about the year 1813, when Mr. Judson's failure in business changed his destiny. He had im- proved essentially in this occupation, and witli commendable perse- verance attained considerable progress under the teaching of the Eev. Mr. Swift, the Congregational minister at Eoxbury. About 1813 he commenced the study of the law in the office of Eoyal E. Hinman Esq., then a practitioner at Eoxbury. He was admitted to the bar at Litchfield, about the year 1815, and soon after opened an office at Kent, in Litchfield county, where, following his profession with tact and perseverance, he attained a fair practice ; but he felt he was formed for a larger theater than his native county afforded, and in 1818 he left Kent, to seek his fortune in the " far west." On 460 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT -VVOODBURT. horseback, in company with Hon. George B. HoU, he left Connecti- cut, pursuing his journey to wJiat was then deemed the " ultima thule." He reached Dayton, Ohio, then a village of some 600 in- habitants, and opened an office, as did Judge Holt. The usual re- wards awaiting industry, perseverance, tact, sagacity and prudence, followed, and he won confidence, employment and respect. Perhaps no man so well understood the potency of a single word, '■'■snug" in its best sense. He finished all he undertook, and finished it as early as it could be accomplished. Possessing shrewdness, a discriminating and reflecting mind, he attained wealth by his professional labors alone. He was distinguished for professional excellence in the large judicial circuit in which he practiced. About the year 1825, he was advised that Major Amos Stoddard had probably left a large landed estate at St. Louis, and was solicited by those entitled to inherit from Major Stoddard, to undertalce the agency of examining the title, and vindicating it. He repaired to St. Louis, and found that the estate of Major Stoddard would ulti- mately be of immense value. Before he buckled on his armor for the conflict, he laid aside from his own fortune fifty thousand dollars, that should remain a fund for his family, not jeopardized by the fate of this operation. After a stern collision of master minds in this ju- dicial combat, he was successful, and the Major Stoddard title was established by the supreme court of the United States. In 1851, the whole estate was sold under a decree in chancery for nearly nine hundred thousand dollars. This large fund, of course, afforded legiti- mate means of acquisition, and Mr. Stoddard found himself from a poor forlorn boy in 1810, able in 1850 to set himself down as a mil- lionaire. His fortune is estimated at eight hundred thousand dollars. His industry and perseverance have become habitual, and he enjoys this great possession with the consciousness that fortune has not accidentally bestowed it. An early friend who introduced him at Dayton, recently remarked to him, that he possessed all the elements of human happiness, the largest fortune, the handsomest wife, and the most intelligent family of any man in Ohio. Mr. Stoddard is preeminently a business man. He was a mem- ber of the Ohio legislature for a few sessions, but always looked to better things than political influence, and its "beggarly account of empty boxes." HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 461 HON. PERRY SMITH, Was a native of Judea, Woodbury, and settled in the practice of the profession of the law, in New Milford, Conn., soon after his ad- mission to the bar of Litchfield county, about the year 1807. He was elected a member of the General Assembly, in the years 1822 and 1823, and again in the years 1835 and 1836. During the latter session, he was appointed a Senator of the United States, for six years from the 4th of Mafch following. He was also appointed judge of probate for the year 1833, and again for the year 1835. On being elected Senator, he gave up the practice of the law, which he had pursued until that time. HON. NATHAN SMITH,' Of New Haven, was born in Roxbury parish, Woodbury, in an old house, which formerly stood nearly opposite the dwelling-house of Mr. Ezekiel Beardsley, in the year 1770. He was a son of Richard Smith, and brother of the late Hon. Nathaniel Smith, whose biogra- phy appears in this volume. His mother was a daughter of Benja- min Hurd, and grand-daughter of Benjamin Hinman, of this town. The parents of the subject of this sketch were poor, plain, unaspiring people, yet among their descendants have been some of the most em- inent lawyers and statesmen of the commonwealth. On arrivin" at a suitable age, Nathan was transferred from other pursuits to the office of his brother, and afterward to that of Judge Reeve, to learn the " art and mystery" of the law ; and in due time he was admitted to the bar of his native county. He commenced the practice of his profession at New Haven, where he continued to' reside till his death. Slowly but surely he won his way to the high- est professional eminence. Indeed, he was an enthusiast in the pro- fession he had chosen, ever regarding success therein, as the goal of his ambition. Consequently he studied the standard legal authors of England and America, thoroughly and systematically. No practi- tioner in the Connecticut courts better understood the law in all its intricacies, and no one could more effectually impress the minds of a jury with his own views and feelings on any case than he. The the- 1 This sketch of Mr. Smith is taken from Kilboume's Litchfield Biography. 462 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBTIRY. oretical and practical, the pi-ofound and witty, were so happily blended in his arguments, that while they attracted the admiration of the lis- tener, they were almost certain of securing the wished for verdict. His wonderful success at the bar, however, must not be attributed solely to his talents and ingenuity. His strict regard for justice and right, would not permit him to plead a case which he knew to be grossly unrighteous. Before enlisting his services in any cause, he was wont to examine minutely the main facts and circumstances con- nected with it, and if convinced of its justice, he entered upon the discharge of his duties to his client with his whole soul, and rarely failed of coming off victorious. It was his own manifest confidence in the goodness of the cause he advocated, united to a knowledge of his uniform integrity of purpose, which so surely won from every jury a favorable verdict. . Mr. Smith was not a politician, and had tlie utmost contempt of the office-seeking propensity of many of his legal brethren. And even if his own ambition had been turned into that channel, it is by no means certain he would have been successful. The political party with which he acted, was for a long series of years in the minority in the region in which he lived ; and where party lines are closely drawn, a zeal for place and power not unfrequently triumphs over merit. His name was sometimes, without his consent, used by his fellow-citizens, in the political struggles of the times. In 1825, he was a principal opponent of Oliver "Wolcott, for the office of governor of Connecticut. There were, however, some offices more directly in the line of his profession, which he did not dislike, though he was far from seeking them. He was for many years state's attorney for the county of New Haven, and subsequently United States attorney for the district of Connecticut. In these stations, his peculiar genius and learning were often rendered conspicuous. In May, 1832, Mr. Smith was elected a Senator in the Congress of the United States, to succeed the Hon. Samuel A. Foote, whose term of office would expire on the 3d of March following. He took his seat in that distinguished body, March 4th, 1833, and continued to discharge the duties of that station until December 6th, 1835, when he died suddenly in the city of Washington, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. In 1808, Mr. Smith received the honorary degree of master of arts from Yale College. HlgTOEY OP ANCIENT -WOODBDRT. 463 HON. TRUMAN SMITH, Is son of Phineas Smith, and was born in Eoxbury. He gradua- ted at Yale College, in 1815, read law in the office of Hon. N. B. Benedict, and at the law school of Judge Reeve, and was admitted to the bar of Litchfield county. He immediately settled in practice at Litchfield, where he became eminent in his profession, which he pursued with great success at that place, till his public duties caused him to relinquish it a few years ago. In 1 839, he was elected a member of Congress, which office he held four years. He was again elected a member of Congress in 1845, and served by re-election till 1849, when he was elected a Senator of the United States for the term of six years, which office he now holds. \ HON. WILLIAM A. THOMPSON, Was the son of Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., and born in Woodbury. After graduation at Yale College he removed to the state of New York, and became honorably distinguished in the place of his adop- tion. A further account of him will be found in the genealogy of the Thompson family, in the next chapter. HON. JAMES WATSON,' Was born in Judea society, Woodbury, fitted for college with Rev. A. R. Robbins, of Norfolk, and graduated at Yale College, in 1776, He was an officer of the Revolution, at the close of which he settled in New York city, and there became a wealthy merchant. He was appointed naval officer, and a director of the bank of the United States. In 1798, he was elected a Senator in Congress, and died in 1806. His parents are both buried in a little retired graveyard, about half a mile south-west of Bantam Lake, in Litchfield, under a red-stone tablet erected by their distinguished son. 1 Extracted from KUboume's Litchfield Biography. 464 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODCUKY. HON. FEEDERICK WHITTLESEY,' Was born in New Preston society, Wasiiington, June 12tli, 1799. When about ten years of age, Frederick commenced his preparation for college, and studied at first under the tuition of Rev. Dr. Backus, of Bethlem, and subsequently under the direction of Rev. Samuel Whittlesey, of his native parish, and Rev. Daniel Parker, of Ells- worth society, Sharon. He graduated at Yale College, in 1818, and soon after entered his name as a student of law in the office of Sleek- er & Sedgwick, in Albany, New York, and after remaining there about nine months, he became a member of the Litchfield Law School. At the end of one year he took up his abode with his kins- man, Robert Campbell, Esq., of Cooperstown, New York, with whom he finished his legal education, and was admitted to the bar at Utica, October, 1821. During the whole course of his professional studies, he was distinguished for his application, and profited by the advan- tages allowed him. He was not only well qualified for the bar, but in the mean time he had reviewed the classics, devoted much time to general literature, and had to a considerable extent practiced in the art of composition. After his admission to the bar, Mr. Whittlesey spent about thi-ee months in his father's house in Conpecticut, revolving in his mind where he should commence business. He finally opened an office in Cooperstown, and remained there about nine months. Not meeting with the desired success, he removed to Rochester, where he has ever since resided.' Mr. Whittlesey was elected a representative to Congress in 1830, from the district composed of the counties of Monroe and Livingston ; and was re-elected in 1832. Having served his constituents in this capacity for four years, with distinguished ability and general accept- ance, his congressional career terminated March 4, 1835. In 1839, the legislature of the state of New York passed a law cre- ating the office of Vice Chancellor of the eighth judicial circuit, and Mr. Whittlesey was appointed to that office by the governor and sen- ate. He continued to discharge the duties of this appointmfent eight years, when the office ceased under the provisions of the new consti- tution. Immediately upon ceasing to be vice chancellor, he was ap- pointed by the governor and senate a judge of the old supreme court, 1 Thia sketch is taken from KUboume's Litchfield Biography. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 465 which continued in existence till July, 1848. In January, 1850, Judge Whittlesey was appointed professor of law in Geneva college. HON. ELISHA WHITTLESEY, Is a native of New Preston society, Washington. While he was a child, his parents removed to Salisbury, Conn., where his boyhood was chiefly spent. He early qualified himself for admission to the bar, and commenced the practice of his profession on the Western Eeserve in Ohio. He rose rapidly in public estimation, and was soon universally esteemed, not only for his soundness and ability as a lawyer, but as a gentleman of singular uprightness and disinterest- edness of purpose. In 1823, Mr. Whittlesey was elected to Congress from the Ee- serve, and was continued a member of that body by successive re-elec- tions, for eighteen years. As a useful and indefatigable legislator, Mr. Whittlesey had no,superior in Congress — perhaps not his equal. ' His whole time and study were directed to the furtherance of the public good. Ever anxious to promote the best interests of the peo- ple, and expedite the true course of legislation, he never annoyed the house for mere purposes of declamation. Stern integrity, benevo- lence and morality are to be read in his features, and his whole life has been a commentary and an illustration of his physiognomy. Upon the election of Gen. Harrison to the presidency, Mr. Whit- tlesey was appointed auditor of the United States treasury for the post office department. He consequently declined a re-election to Congress, and March 19,1841, he entered upon the duties of his new office, and remained in their faithful and efficient discharge until near the close of President Tyler's administration, when he resigned. In 1845, he was appointed general agent and director of the Wash- ington National Monument Society. His energetic and systematic effijrts in behalf of this grand national enterprise, contributed in an eminent degi-ee to its success. In 1849, Mr. Whittlesey was ap- pointed first comptroller of the treasury of the United States, and he gtill continues to discharge the complicated and responsible duties of that important office.' 1 This sketch is extracted principally from Kilbourne's Litchfield Biography. 466 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. The following list of natives and residents of " Ancient Wood- bury," have borne the several offices, and been engaged in the vari- ous professions, at home or abroad, set against their names. The places to which those went who have emigrated from the town, or their present places of residence, are annexed when known. In the list, the following contractions are used. N. Native of Woodbury. N. S. " " ■ Southbury since its incorporation. N. B. " " Bethlem " " " N. J. " " Judea Society since town was incorporated. N. N. P. " " New Preston Society, " " N. R. " " Roxbury, " " R. Resident of Woodbury, present limits. R. S. " " Southbury since its incorporation. R. B. " " Bethlem, " " R. J. " " Judea Society " R. N. P. " " New Preston Society " R. R. " " Roxbury " N. Allen, Gen. Ethan, Col. in the Revolutionary army. N. Atwood, Anson S., Clergyman, Mansfield, Conn. R. " Jonathan, Physician. N. " Garwood H., M. D. N. " Henry C.^ Surveyor of the port of New York, and Inspector of Customs. R. Abernethy, Roswell, M. D. R. " John J., M. D., Surgeon in United States Navy. R. Andrew, Samuel R., Clergyman, New Haven, Conn. N. " Samuel W., Lawyer, " " " R. Andrews, Samuel A., Physician — went to North Carolina. N. Bacon, William T., Clergyman. R. Backus, Azel, D. D., Clergyman. R. S. Butterfield, Oliver B., Clergyman. Bull, Thomas, Major in the Revolutionary Army. R. Benedict, Noah, Clergyman. N. " Noah B., a distinguished Lawyer and Senator. N. " Thomas, Col. United States Army. N. Beers, Seth P., Lawyer : School Fund Commissionfer 25 years. N. " Zachariah, Poet. N. Botsford, Charles, M. D. N. R. Blakesley, Sammis, Lawyer. R. Bishop, Reuben, Physician. R. N, P. Boardman, Charles A., Clergyman. R. Bedient, Butler, Physician. HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBtTKY. 467 R. J. Brinsrnade, Daniel, Clergyman. N. J. " Daniel N., Lawyer and Judge. R. Bellamy, Joseph, D. D., Clergyman. N. " Jonathan, Lawyer, died Revolutionary war. N. B. " Joseph H., Lawyer. N. B. " David, Clergyman, New York City. R. S. Baldwin, Nathan C, M. D. N. J. " William, Clergyman. R. Burritt, Anthony, Physician. N. S. " Anthony B., M. D. N. B. Brown, Garret G., Clergyman. R. B. Bissell, George G.,M. D. N. R. Booth, Henry, Lawyer, Towanda, Penn. R. Brownell, Grove L.. Clergyman. R. Brownson, , Physician, Small Pox Inoculator. R.J. " Ira v.. Physician. R. N.P. Bushnell, Horace,' D. D., Clergyman, Hartford, Conn. N. N. P. " George, Clergyman, Worcester, Mass. N. Sostwick, Isaac W., Judge, Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y. N. R. Blakeman, William N., M. D., distinguished Physician, N. Y. City. R. Bronson, Tillotson.D. D., Clergyman. R. Burhans, Daniel, D. D., " R. Bull,, Edmund C, " N. " Thomas, Judge of Probate and a Magistrate for 25 years. R. Babbitt, P. Teller, Clergyman. R. B. Berry, J. D., R. S. Clark, Daniel A., Clergyman. N. " John, " Waterbury. N " Jehu , " Newtown and New Milford. N. " Heman, Physician. N. J. Calhoun, George A., Clergyman, Coventry, Conn. N. J. " Henry, " Ohio. jj. J. " John, Physician, Judea. R. B. Catlin, Conant, M. D. K.. B. " Lyman, M. D. N B. " William C, M. D., and Teacher in the West. N. Castle, Silas, Physician. R. B. Couch, Paul, Clergyman. N. B. Crane, Robert, M. D., Naugatuck, Conn. R. Canfield, Thomas, Clergyman. R. Churchill, John, " K,. Curtiss, Lucius, " R. S. Cazier, Matthias, " N. Camp, Joseph, " Norlhfield, Conn. R. B. Cheesbrough, R. M., M. D. N. N. P. Cogswell, William, Lawyer. j^ << Frederick W., Lawyer, Ohio. R. N. P. Chittenden, Frederick, IOCS HISTORT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBURr. R. Cothren, William, Lawyer. R. B. Crane, Joel, Physician. R. N. P. Carapfield, Robert B., Clergyman. R. Coxe, Richard, " R. B. Covell, Joseph S., R. N. P. Day, Jeremiah, Clergyman. N. N. P. " Jeremiah, D. D., LL. D., Ex-Prcsident of Yale College. N. N. P. "' Thomas, LL. D., Sec. of State 25 years, and Rep. of Decisions, N. N. P. " Mills, Tutor of Yale College. N. N. P. " Henry N., Tutor and Professor Western Reserve College. N. R. Dbwns, Myron, M. D. R. J, Davies, Thomas, Clergyman, New Milford. N. J. " Thomas J., went to Ogdensburgh, Sheriif. N. J. " Charles J., Prof. Mathematics at West Point, and author of fifteen or twenty scientific works. N.J. " John, Graduate of West Point. N. J. " Thomas, M. D., Redding, Conn. N. Deforest, Marcus, Jr., Physician, Blackwell's Island. N. R. Davidson, David B., Clergyman, Strectsborough, Ohio. R. Dowdney, John, " N. J. Easton, Rufus, Delegate in Congress for Missouri. R. Eastman, Azariah, Physician. N. " Josiah R. " N. R. •• John R., " Pawling, N. Y. N. R. " Richard H., " went to Pennsylvania. N. Edmond, William, Lawyer and Judge of Superior Court. N. " David, " Vergennes, Vt. N. Everitt, Daniel, " New Milford. R. Fuller, Samuel, D. D., Clergyman, Andover. N. J. Fenn, Frederick J., Lawyer, Harrisburgh, Pa. R. Fairchild, Stephen B., Physician. R. R. Foot, George L., Clergyman. R. " , Physician. R. Fansher, Sylvanus, " N. Fowler, ParlemonB., M. D. N. " Warren R., M. D. N. " Remus M., M. D. N. " Henry, M. D., South Bend, Indiana. N. J. Ford, Seth P., Physician, Sandwich Islands. N. N. P. Farrand, William P., A. M., extensive Bookseller, Philadelphia. R. R. Fenn, Aaron W.,' Physician. N. Fraser, William, Lawyer, Illinois. R. Flint, Seth, Clergyman. R. B. Frisbie, William Henry, Clergyman. R. Graham, John, Clergyman. R, " Andrew, Physician. HISTOKY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 469 N. Graham, John A., LL. D., Lawyer. R. " Chaunoey, Clergyman. R. Gilbert, Sturges, " ^ R. " Raphael, " N. Galpin, Samuel, " R. Gridley, Horatio, M. D., Berlin, Conn. , R. Garrow, John L., Physician. R. J. Gray, Cyrus W., Clergyman, died at Stafford. N. J. Goodsell, ThomaS, M. D., Professor in Hamilton College. N. J. " Isaac, M. D., Woodbridge, Conn. N. Galpin, Leman, M. D., Milan, Ohio. R. Glover, Bennett, Clergyman. N. Hinman, Noah, Justice of the quorum five years. N. " Edward, Lawyer. N. S. " Edward, Lawyer and Judge of N. Haven Coimty Court. N. " Timothy, Judge twenty years in Vermont. N, " Gen. Ephraim, Capt. in Revolution. N, " Royal R., Secretary of State, Author, and distinguished Antiquarian. N. " Joel, Superior Court Judge. N. " Elisha,' Capt. in Navy ; New London. ' N. " Curtis, Lawyer and State Senator. N. " William, Associate Judge N. H. County Court, from.lSSl to 1835. N. " . Benjamin, Colonel in Revolutionary "War. N. S. " Robinson S., Lawyer. N. S. " Simeon, " N. S. " Sherman, " died in Mississippi in 1832. N. Hull, Andrew C, Judge of the County Courts Allegany County, N. Y., for five years. N. " Leverett, Clergyman. N. " Gen. Elias, Captain in the war of 1812, now a Lawyer in Alabama. R. B. " Zephaniah, Physician. N. B. " Titus, " N. B. " Laurens, M. D., Angelica, N. Y. N. B. " Charles, at first M. D., and then Baptist Clergyman. N. R. Hurd, Curtis, Physician. N. R. " Nelson L., M, D. » N. R. " Theodore C, M. D. N. R. " Frederick W., Physician, Brooklyn, N. Y. N. R. " Munroe, Lawyer. N. B. Hard, David B. W., M. D. N. B. Hitchcock, Samuel J., Lawyer and Judge N. Haven County Court. E,. " Solomon G., Clergyman. R. J. Hayes, Gordon, Clergyman, now of Vermont. K,. Hastings, Seth, M. D. jf_ j_ " ■ Thomas, Professor Sacred Music, New York. 470 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT, N. J. Hastings, Seth, M. D., Paris, N. Y. N. J. " Orlando, distinguished Lawyer, Rochester, N. Y. N. J. " Eurotus, President Banls, Detroit, Michigan. R. Huntington, Daniel, Physician. R. Huxley, Asahel M., M. D., went to Goshen. N. J. Hollister, Gideon H., Lawyer and Author, Litchfield. N. J. David F., Lawyer, Salisbury. R. B. Hotchliiss, , Physician. R. B. Hawley, Benjamin, Surgeon. R. " William, Lawyer. R. B. Harrison, Fosdick, Clergyman, R. Hartwell, Samuel E., Lawyer and Broker, New York City. N. Hill, Charles J., Mayor of Rochester, N. Y. R. Harriman, Frederick D., Clergyman. R. R. Isham, Austin, Clergyman. R. B. Ingersol, David B., Lawyer. R. Judd, Bethel, D. D., Clergyman. n. .T. " Reuben, Clergyman. R. " William H., " N. Judson, Gen": David, Grad. Yale Coll., Capt. in Revolution. N. " Adoniram, Clergyman, Mass. N. " Philo, " Rocky Hill, Conn. N. , " Ephraim, " ShefEeld, Mass. N. " Samuel, " Uxbridge, Mass. N. " Albert, " Philadelphia. N. " Everton, " Milan, Ohio. N. " Benjamin B. " N. " Gould C., " Berlin, Ohio. N. " Frederick, M. D., Vermont. N. " Charles A., Sheriff of Litchfield County. N. " David, Jr.; went to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., President of Bank, and Sheriff of the County. N. " George H., Lawyer, Texas. N. S. Johnson, Amos M. " R. B. Jones, Isaac, Clergyman. N. Kirby, Ephraim, Lawyer ; U. S. Judge, Louisiana. N. Knowles, Thomas! Physician. R. Keese, James D., Lawyer. R. B. Langdon, John, Clergyman. N. B. " Timothy, M. D., Naugatuck, Conn. R. J. Lyman, Ephraim, Clergyman. N. J. Lemraon, Sheldon, M. D. N. R. Leavenworth, Isaac, Lawyer, New Haven. N. R. " Alston, Physician, State of New York, N. " Thomas, " HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 47l K" Leavenworth, Thaddeus, Clergyman. E.. Lyon, Matthew, Rep. in Congress from Vt. and Ky. R. B. Loomis, Aretus G., Clergyman. R. Lucas, William, " R. Marshall, John R., Clergyman. N. J. Mitchell, Elisha, p. D., Professor University of North Carolina. N. " John, Lawyer. N. " Justus, Clergyman, New Canaan. N. S. " John G., Lawyer, Salisbury. N. " Henry, M. D., Mernb. Congress, Chenango Co., N. Y. N. J. " Enos G., Grad. West Point, Capt. U. S. Army; died in Florida. i R. Moseley, Increase, Rep. Conn. Leg. thirty-six sessions ; moved to Vermont ; was Judge there many years. " John, Physician, Vermont. " Increase, Jr., Col. in Revolution. Meigs, John, Physician. " Phineas, " " Abner, " " Benjamin, Missionary at Ceylon. Mason, Stephen, Clergyman. " Ebenezer Porter ; distinguished Student, Author of a Prac- tical Treatise on Astronomy. Masters, Nicholas S., Lawyer, New Milford, Conn. Merwin, Noah, Clergyman. Minor, Jehu, " " Matthew, Jr., Lawyer. " Garry H., M. D., Litchfield SouthFarms, Conn. " Samuel, Lawyer, Sandusky City, Ohio. " Charles S., Lawyer, Honesdale, Penn. " Israel, extensive Druggist, New York City. Munson, Frederick E., Clergyman, Greenwich, Conn. " Harris B., Lawyer and Judge, N. H. County Court. Mallory, Garrick, Lawyer and Member of Congress, Philadelphia. Masters, Samuel S., Physician. Murray, Rufus, Clergyman, Adrian, Michigan. Munn, Daniel, Physician. " Nathan, do. Monell, Mary E, Poetess, Newburg, N. Y. Moody, Martin, Clergyman. R. B. North, Loomis, M. D., Bristol, Conn. N. Orton, Samuel, A. M., Physician. N. " John, " Sherman, Conn. N. " Samuel, " Bridgewater, Conn. N. N. R. N. N. N. B. R. J. N. J. N. R. J. N. N. N. N. N. R. N. N. B. R. S. N. N. N. N. N. N. R. 472 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. N'. Orton, Henry T., Physiolaa, Duchess county, New York. N. " David J., N. " James, " Caldwell, New Jersey. N. Osborn, Shadracli, Purchasing and Issuing Commissary in the Rev- olution. N. Preston, William, First Judge of Litchfield County Court. N. ** Nathan, Lawyer and Judge of Probate. N. " William, Clergyman, Columbus, Ohio. N. Perry, Joseph, Physician. N. " Nathaniel, " N. " Henry, Colonel in the army, died in Mexico. N. " Nathaniel, Lawyer, New Milford. N. " Philo, Clergyman, Newtown, Conn. N. " Phillips, " N. " Bennet, Physician at Newtown, afterward Clerg/man. R. Phelps, Charles B. , Lawyer and Judge of Litchfield County Court. N. Parker, Joseph, Physician, Litchfield, South Farms, Conn. N. Parker, Daniel, Clergyman and Teacher at Ellsworth, Conn. N. " Col. Amasa, Lawyer and Surrogate Judge, Delhi, N. Y. N. Prime, Benjamin, Clergyman. N. S. Pierce, George E., D D., President Western Reseri"fe College. N. B. Prentice, Charles, Clergyman, South Canaan. N. B. " Thomas, H. " Western New York. N. B. " David, Professor Geneva College, New York. N. B. " Curtiss, Physician. N. B. " Peet, Harvey P., LL. D., Deaf and Dumb Asylum, N. Y. R. J. Porter, Ebenezer, S. T. D., President Andover Theological Semitiary. N. J. Pond, Samuel W., Missionary to the Sioux Indians. N. J. " Gideon, " " " N. Pitcher, Nathaniel, Lt. Gov. and acting Governor of N. Y. after the death of Dewitt Clinton, also member of Congress. R. Palmer, Joseph M., Lawyer, Maryland. R. S. Prudden, George P., Clergyman. R. B. Parmely, Jonathan E., Lawyer. R. N. P. Parsons, Benjamin B., Clergyman. N. N. P. Powell, William, M. D. R. Peck, John, M. D., Burlington, Vermont. R. Powers, Peter, Physician. R. Putnam, Charles S., Clergyman. R. J. Richmond, Edmund, Lawyer, died at the South. N. B. Raymond, Moses, Clergyman, Springfield, Virginia. R. R. Read, , Physician. R.N. P. " Hollis, Clergyman. N. Root, Judson A., Clergyman, and Teacher, New Haven. R. Rogers, Robert C, Clergyman. R. Stoddard, Anthony, Clergyman. N. " Amos, Major U. S. Army. His estate sold at auction for ^730,000. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 473 N. Stoddard, Col. Henry, Lawyer, Dayton, Ohio. N. " Israel, M. D. N. Strong, N*han, Clergyman, Coventry, Conn. ■^- " J-• 14, 1770. SamueP (5) had issue hj his wife Sarah, in New Preston : j; I. Nathaniel Perry/ b. July 25, 1770, m. Mary, dau. of John "W^hittlesey, Esq., Sept. 25, 1792. She was born June 13, 1771. He settled in Washington, but removed about 1804 to Salisbury, Conn., where he and his wife now reside. 19 II. Roger,* m. Anne, dau. of Maj. "William Cogswell, of New Preston, Dec. 31, 1797. Perry^ (6) had issue by his wife Dorothy : 20 I. Perry,< b. Mar. 28, 1775, d. Dec. 29, 1780, a. 5^ years. ^ II. Eliphalet," b. Mar. 30, 1777, m. Mary, dau. of E. Root, Esq., of Hartford, Dec. 1, 1805. She was b. 1784, and d. Aug. 12, 1819, a. 35. He m. secondly, Eunice, dau. of Elihu White, Esq., of Bolton, Mar. 6, 1821. He became a distinguished merchant, and a promi- nent and respected citizen of Hartford, Conn., where he d. Mar. 8,, 1842, a. 65. 22 III. Heman,* b. March 23, 1779. He becam^a distinguished merchant in New York, where he took an active part in the forma- tion and operation of various benevolent and reforming institutions. He lived unmarried and died universally beloved, Dec. 30, 1834, a. 55. 23 IV. Chloe,* b. Jan. 21, 1781, m. Stephen Crane, of New Mil- ford, Aug., 1808. He d. March 21, 1843, a. about 70. They had issue, three sons and four daughters, viz. : Heman Averill,^ b. Oct. 1, 1809 ; m. Julia R. Underwood, Nov. 18, 1835. Henry Stephen,* b. June 16, 1811 ; m. Betsey Bishop, Oct. 14, 1833. Hannah Maria,' b. April 16, 1813 ; d. April 12, 1840, a. 27. George Elliott,' b. June 27, 1815 ; m. Emily Clark, Sept. 25, 1889. Mary Julia,'* b. July 11, 1818; m. Warner, April 10, 1850. Caroline M.,* b. Oct. 21, 1820 ; m. H. Snyder, June 2, 1844. Jennett D.,* b. March 24,. 1823 ; m. George M. Allen, April 26, 1849. 24 V. Dolly,*' b. Dec. 28, 1782; m. Wilmot Sperry, Dec. 9, 1803. She d. March 22, 1812, a. 30. They had issue, one son and three daughters. Horatio G.,* b. Sept. 5, 1806 ; m. Eliza Tomlinson, Oct. 20, 1834. AmyM.,' b. Jan. 13, 1808 ; m. John Angevine, Feb. 20, 1833. HISXOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 487 _ Flora,' b. Dec. 16, 1809 ; m. Harvey P. Turrell, Feb. 17, 1836. Dolly M.,*b. Feb. 10, 1812 ; m. Harvey Whittlesey. , ft VI. Perry,^ b. March 5, 1785 ; m. Eunice Ann, dau. of Phineas Barnes, of Southbury, Sept. 22, 1808 ; she was b. March 10, 1788. She d. July 12, 1852, a. 64. He settled in Southbury, Conn. S VII. Samuel," b. Feb. 17, 1787 ; m. Betsey, dan. of Amos John- son, Esq., of Southbury, May 30, 1815. She was b. May 5, 1787. He is a farmer upon the " Old Homestead," which he has materially improved.^ 27 VIII. Matilda Patience,^ b. Jan. 5, 1790 ; m. David Whittle- sey, Sept. 30, 1816. He was b. Aug. 18, 1787. She d. Dec. 31, 1845, a. 56. Th'cy had issue, two sons and four daughters, viz : Mary Averill,= b. March 31, 1818; m. A. B. Campbell, Oct. 3, 1835. Caroline M.,= b. July 5, 1820 ; m. Silvanus Stuart, April 17, 1839. Sarah D.,= b. Mdy 25, 1822 ; m. L. A. Warner, Nov. 7, 1847. Elisha A.,^ b. Dec. 25, 1824. Deming,= b. Aug. 25, 1827. Helen M.,= b. March 1, 1831. 28 IX. Elisha,* b. April 30, 1792 ; graduated at Yale Coliege, a classmate of Rev. President Wheaton, also of New Preston ; he com- menced practicing law in New York, very soon after which he died, June 7, 1824, a. 32. fi X. Augustin,* b. Aug. 30, 1795; m. Caroline Beach, July 12, 1825 ; her mother's maiden naihe was Polly, dau. of Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., of Woodbury; she was b. 1802, and d. April 9, 1837, a. 35. He m. 2, Margaret Eraser, at Woodbury, May 9, 1838 ; her mother was Amy, also a dau. of Hezekiah Thompson, Esq. He is a distinguished merchant in New York, and has occupied various offices connected with the public schools and charitable institutions of the city. U XI. Frederick Wm.,4 b. Feb. 14, 1798 ; m. Ann Keith, Dec. 21, 1819 ; she was b. 1797, and d. Jan. 19, 1839, a. 42. He m. 2. Wid. Julia Welton, Oct. 24, 1889. He ultimately removed to Bethany, Genessee co., N, Y., where he now resides. % XII. Horace," b. Nov. 14, 1801 ; m. Jennett Hungerford, of Harwinton, Conn., April 17, 1839 ; he commenced mercantile busi- ness in Hartford, Conn. ; removed to Albany, N. Y., a few years since, where he is now in active business. Nathaniel P." (18) had issue by his wife Mary: 32 I. Harriet,' b. Dec. 9, 1793 ; m. Lyman Brewster, of Salisbury, Conn. 488 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. 33 II. Garra,' b. March 15, 1796 ; mechanic and manufacturer. 34 III. John,* died in infancy. 35 IV. Sarah,' b. Feb. 2, 1801 ; m. Richard M. Hart, of Ohio. 36 V. Chester,' b. at New Preston, March 16, 1803; m. Miss Julia Pomeroy, of Stockbridge ; graduated and was subsequently a professor at Union College, N. Y. 37 VI. Mary B.,= b. at Salisbury, July 29, 1806. 38 VII. Roger,' b. Aug. 14, 1809 ; m. Miss Maria D. TVlite, of Danbury, Conn. ; he graduated at Union College, N. Y., and is an attorney and counselor at law in Danbury, Conn. 39 XJII. Matilda,' died in infancy. 40 IX. Matilda,' b. Oct. 24, 1814 ; m. David P. Nichols, of Dan- bury. Eliphalet" (21) had issue by his wife Mary, in Hartford, Conn : 41 I. Mary Jane,' b. Sept. 18, 18.06; m. Elisha Peck, Nov. 24, 1825 ; he is now a merchant in New York city ; she d. June 19, 1836, a. 30. 42 II. J|,mes Root,' b. Feb. 20, 1810 ; graduated at Yale College. 43 III. Henry Perry,' b. Oct. 16, 1813 ; m. Asenath Peck, April 24, 1^38. 44 IV. Augustin,' by his second wife, Eunice ; he died in infancy. Perry' (25) had issue by his wife, Eunice Ann, in Southbury, Ct. : 45 I. Phineas Barnes,' b. Aug. 31, 1809; m. Eliza E. dau. of Samuel Wheeler, and has four sons and one daughter. 46 II. Eliza Jane,' b. June 28, 1811 ; m. M. M. Canfield, and has two sons. 47 III. Eunice Maria,' b. May 30, 1820 ; m. Robert Crane, M. D., Feb. 17, 1847, and has one son. Samuel' (26) had issue by his wife, Betsey, in New Preston, Ct. : 48 I. Dolly Betsy,' b. Jan. 23, 1817 ; m. D. ^¥. Whittlesey, of Berlin, Conn., Sept. 4, 1839, and has two sons and two daughters. 49 II. Samuel Johnson,' b. Feb. 25, 1819 ; m. Laura P. Piatt, of Southbuiy, Dec. 4, 1844 ; she was b. June 9, 1824. They have issue, four daughters ; he is a farmer upon the old homestead. 50 III. Martha,' b. Oct. 4, 1820 ; d. March 9, 1822, a. 1 J years. 51 IV. Mary,' b. March 23, 1822 ; m. Walker S. Seeley, April 17, 1847 ; they have issue, two daughters ; he is a farmer in Wood- bury. 52 V. Sally J.,' b. Nov. 7, 1824. Augustin* (29) had issue by his wife, Caroline, in New York : 53 I. Lucy Caroline,' b. June 17, 1826 ; m. Wm. Churchill, Jr.. merchant of New York, July 28, 1847, and has two daughters. HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBURY. 489^ 54 n. Perry Beach/ b. Feb. 28, 1828 ; d. Oct. 7, 1829, a. 19 months. 55 ni. Joseph Otis,= b. Oct. 22, 1830 ; m. Sarah E., dau. of John H. Jones, Esq., of Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, May 12, 1852 ; she d. March 19, 1853; have one daughter; he is a merchant in New York city. 56 IV. Augustin Gurley,= b. Oct. 80, 1832 ; d. Dec. 17, 1833, a. 13 months. Augustin had issue by his second wife, Margaret, two sons and ■ three daughters, viz : 57 V. Mary Frances,^ b. Oct. 24, 1840. 58 VI. Margaret Fraser,= b. May 10, 1843. ■59 VII. Louisa Edelston,^ b. Nov. 22, 1844. 60 VIII. Heman Augustin,' b. Feb. 22, 1849 ; d. Feb. 23, 1852, a. 3 years. 61 IX. Augustin,* Feb. 24, 1852. Frederick William,' (30) had issue by his wife, Anne, in New Preston. 62 L Polly Ann,= b. Dec. 17, 1820 ; d. April 22, 1840, a. 20. 68 IL Betsey,* b. Oct. 14, 1822 ; m. L. C. Durgy, Feb. 26, 1845. 164 III. Cornelia,* b. Sept. 8, 1824 ; m. D. D. Wait^, of Ohio, -Aug. 26, 1849. 65 IV. Martha,* b. Feb. 17, 1828 ; m. C. G. Thomson, Nov. i, 1846. 66 V. Heman Perry,* b. Feb. 9, 1830 ; d. Sept. 8, 1831, a. 19 months. 67 VI. Heman Perry,* b. March 20, 1832 ; m. C. E. Stark- weather, May 24, 1861. 68 VII. Charles "William, b. April 23, 1834 ; d. March 8, 1836, a. 2 years. 69 VIII. Charles Augustin,* b. Oct. 31, 1836. Horace,', (31) had issue by his wife, Jennette. 70 I. Mary Jane,* b. Aug. 1, 1840. 71 IL William Huid,* b. Sept. 3, 1842. 72 III. Horace Perry*, b. Feb. 23, 1852. Henry Perry,* (43) had issue by his w. Asenath. 73 I. Henry Eliphalet.^ 74 II. James Perry." 75 IIL Elisha P." Phineas B.,* (45) has issue by his w. Eliza M., at South Britain. 76 I. Eliphalet H.," b. 17 July, 1833. 77 IL Perry," b. 24 May, 1838, 32 490 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 78 m. Eunice Eliza," b. 20 Sept. 1840. 79 IT. Samuel Phineas," b. 12 June, 1843. 80 V. Frank Wheeler," b. 12 Aug. 1848. Samuel J.,* (49) has issue by his w. Laura P., at New Pres- ton, Conn. 81 I. Ellen Maria," b. 17 Dec. 1846. 82 n. Mary Elizabeth," b. 30 Oct. 1848. 83 in. Betsey Caroline," b. 6 Aug. 1850. 84 IV. Edna Eliza," b. 20 Nov. 1852. Heman P.,° (68) has issue by his w. Clarissa. 85 I. Forester Wallace," b. 22 Sept. 1852. A few of the foregoing list were born in Ancient Woodbury ; the greater part, however, were born in New Preston. As a whole, they have been public spirited, — decided and energetic in the performance of business and duty. Nearly all have been members of Congrega- tional churches. ATWOOD FAMILY. This has been a name of some consequence on the other side of the water. Sixteen different families have entered their coats of arms in the herald's office. It has been a numerous family on both sides of the Atlantic. Ten of the name have graduated at different colleges prior to 1853. ^ The name of Atwood appeared in Massachusetts earlier than in Connecticut. John Atwood, Gent., from London, was made a free- man, 1636, and was assistant in the Plymouth colony in 1638. He brought over a large estate and died 1644. Phillip, aged 13, em- barked for New England in the Francis, of Ipswich, the last of April, 1 634. Harman was member of the artillery company, 1 644, freeman, 1645, in Mass. Capt. Thomas, of Wethersfield, Conn., tradition says, ■was for a time captain of a company under Oliver Cromwell. He was a physician of some note, and died 1682. Estate £148, 16s. 9d. He ■m. Abigail, and had Abigail b. Sept. 30, 1668. Andrew b. Sept. 1, 1671. Jonathan b. June 8, 1675. Josiah b. Oct. 4, 1678. 1 Dr. Jonathan' emigrated to Woodbury, and was among the early •settlers. He lived opposite to and owned the land constitufing the homestead of Dr. G. H. Atwood. He married Sarah Terrill, Thanks- giving day evening, Nov. 5, 1701, and d. Jan. 1, 1733. His estate, as valued by his distributors, March 16, 1733, amounted to £469 5s. Oliver had £235 5s. Jonathan £234. He had, HISTOKY OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 491 2 I. Nathan,^ b. Sept. 6, 1702, " early in the morning." He re- sided on the corner by Alex. Gordon's tannery, and was a very strong man. He d. a. about 24. 3 II. Mary^ b. Oct. 22, 1703 ; d. Dec. 22 following. 4 III. Mary,^ b. April 20, 1705, mother of Dr. Seth and Atwood Bird. I TV. Lieut. Jonathan,^ b. Sept. 9, 1710 ; d. 1783. I V. Oliver,^ b. March 11, 1717 ; d. Jan. 30, 1810. Nathan,^ (2) had I'g I. Elijah,' b. April 11, 1724; d. Nov. 29, 1804. 8 II. Sarah,' b. June 29, 1726. Lieut. Jonathan,^ (5) m. Hannah Sherman ; she d. May 4, 1790, and had 9 I. Mary,3 b. April 20, 1733 ; m. April 15, 1751, John Stoddard. 10 IL Lucy,' bap. May 11, 1735 ; m. Abel "Woodward, f. Dr. Sherman, David, &c. II III. Olive,' b. Jan. 15, 1738 ; m. 1. Timothy Strong, 2. Amo» Allen. 12 IV. David,' bap. Jan. 13, 1740 ; d. young. . 'i V. David,' b. Oct. 3, 1742 ; m. Martha Waller, Dec. 17, 1765. 14 VI. Jerusha,' b. March 23, 1745 ; m. David Minor, mother of Mrs. Reuben Martin and Mrs. Daniel Hill. 15 VII. Esther,' bap. Aug. 30, 1747 ; m. Asa Atwood. 16 VEIL S'arah,' b. April 27, 1750 ; m. 1. Thomas Orton ; had five children ; 2. Esq. Jackson, Mass. 17 IX. Jonathan,' bap. Aug. 30, 1752, (single) ; d. 1816. 18 X. Hannah,' b. March 27, 1755 ; m. 1. Benjamin Martin ; 2. Deodate SilUman, Esq., Stepney, Conn. 19 XL Phebe,' b. Oct. 9, 1759 ; d. same year. Elijah,' (7) m. Annah Jocelyn, of East Haven ; (she d. 1814) and had ^ I. Jesse,^ b. May 12, 1752 ; m. Rachel Minor ; went to Jeffer- son, N. Y. and d. about 1834. % IL Asa,' b. Dec. 31, 1753; m. 1. Esther A. ; 2. Hurd, and was shot by the British in N. Y. city, the day it was evacuated. 22 in. Molly,' b. Nov. 24, 1755 ; m. Elijah Weller, and had L Huldah, in. 1. Gersham Douglass ; 2. Clark Beard. II. Annis, m. went west. III. Benjamin, went into the army. IV. Orry, m. Arra Cady. V. Sally, m. 1. -^ Brown; 2. Benajah Edwards. f, IV. Noble,' b. Nov. 23, 1758 ; m. Margaret, dau. Stephen Judd. 24 v.- Sally,' bap. Jan. 31, 1762; m. Obadiah Monson ; had.L Barney. 492 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBTJKT. Is VI. Elijah/ b. March 15, 1765 ; m. Abigail Atwood. 26 Vn. Anna/ bap. May 15, 1768 ; m. Uri Bronson. David,' (13) had 27 I. Phebe,^ m. Sanford. 28 II. Abigail,' m. Elijah Atwood ; d. 1834, Jan. 29. 29 in. Esther,* bap. Oct. 2, 1774; m. Elijah Daley; had Garry, &c. 30 IV. Samuel,' bap. Dec. 29, 1776 ; m. Irene Orton, Jan. 11, 1798. 31 V. Thomas,' bap. June 25, 1760. Oliver,^ (6) m. 1. Lois Wheeler, Nov. 12, 1740 ; 2. Nancy WeUs; 3. Naomi Fairchild, and had by 1. S I. Deac. Nathan,^ b. 1741 ; m. Rhoda Warner, Jan. 4, 1763 ; d. 1803. 33 II. Gideon,' b. March 3, 1743 ; lived single, and d. in. Bethle- hem, Feb. 9, 1827, and gave his property to the town, two societies and Gen. Bird. J«„ in. Elisha,' b. April 27, 1745 ; d. May 24, 1825. 35 IV. Ann,' b. June 3, 1747 ; m. 1. Simeon Martin, 1767, and had I. Anna, m. Jonas Minor. II. Philena, m. Joseph Minor, and 2. Mr. Holt. Anna had I. Electa ; m. Minot Smith. II. Chloe, m. Burton Judson. III. Armilla, m. 1. Alpha Scott ; 2. F. S. Atwood, no issue. Philena had Simeon M. and Albert. Si V. John,' b. March 19, 1749. By 2d. 37 VI. Wells,' m. Lydia Atwood. 38 VII. Nancy,' m. 1 Allen Carrington, of Woodbridge ; 2. Elihu Sanford, N. H. Jesse," (20) had 39 I. Asa,' m. liyed at Locfiport, N. Y. ; d. about 1843. f^ II. William,' b. June, 1783 ; m. Clarissa Martin. 41 ni. Lydia,' m. Wells Atwood ; went west. 42 IV. Betsey,' m. Beecher ToUes ; went to N. Y. state ; had (Children. 43 V. Ally,' single. 44 VI. Anna,' m. Jacob Jones, N. Y. 45 vn. Jared.' Asa,' (21) had by 1 wife, and she died. 46 I. Ichabod,' m. lived in Ellsworth ; moved to Ohio. By 2d. 47. n. Asenath,' m. when aged, old Mr. Chapman. William,' (40) had 48 I. Jason." Noble,' (23) had HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBUET. 493 49 i. Dr. Curtis/ b. April 10, 1783 ; A. B. Y. C. ; m. had chil- dren, lived in S. C. fe 11.^ Stephen,* b. April 14, 1785 ; m. Ruth Eronson. g III. Warner,' b. Aug. 27, 1787 ; m. Zillah Drew, 52 IV. Nancy,' m. Channcey Dayton ; had Noble, Lewis and Curtis, &c. i V. Elijah,' m. Permelia Atwood. Elijah," (25) (nicknamed Hardhead,) had iM I. Washington H.,' m. Maria Stone. 55 II. Harriet,' m. Philo Atwood. iS III. David,' m. Huldah Manvill. , S IV. Henry C.,' b. March 13, 1801 ; m. Jane Lum, Oct. 6, 1822, of Oxford. 58 V. Annor,' m. George Ketchum; had I. Frederick. II. Mary, and III. Rollin. . Stephen,' (50) had 59 I. Chauncey," b. Jan. 13, 1816 ; m. Martha Atwood ; had Bernice. 60 II. 01ive,«b, June 25, 1817; m. Eussel Dayton, N. Y., in 1843; d. 1844. 5} III. George,' b. April 25,. 1819 ; m. 1. Nancy Porter; 2. Wid. Mary Dayton, dau. of Samuel Scovill. 62. IV. Maria,' b. Dec. 31, 1820 ; m. Chester Atwood, Mar., 1849. 63 V. Marciaf b. Sept. 18, 1823 ; -d. Dec. 22, 1825. 64 VI. Dotha,« b. Sept. 16, 1826; d. July 16, 1842. 65 VII. Henry N.,' b. Sept. 22, 1828 ; ,d. July 13, 1833'. 66 VIII. Eben," b. April 17, 1831. 67 IX. Margaret,' b. Jan. 27, 1837. Warner,' (51) had 68 I. Charles,' m. Eunice Andrews, Cheshire. 69 II. Jane,' m. Almon Mansfield; had one girl and died. 70 III. Nancy,' single, died. •71 IV. Hannah,' m. Frank Lewis, Bristol ; had Frank. 72 V. Noble,' m. Alma E. Hawley ; had girl. 73 VL Mary.' Elijah,' (53) had 74 I. Chloe,' m. ifelson Hayes ; no issue. 75 II. Belinda,' m. Morgan Morehouse ; had two boys. 76 III.' Harvey,' m. Semantha Holmes ; had a daughter. 77 IV. Eoderic' George,' (61) had by 1 w. 78 I. Curtis B.' 79 H. Henry P.' 80 HI. Herbert.' 494 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. ' Deac. Nathan,' (32) had 81 I. Mary,* b. June 1, 1765 ; m. Thomas Judson, and had I. Philo. II. Ehoda, m. Wm. Minor. IIJ. Sylvester, m. Lois King. g n. Nathan,* b. May 30, 1767 ; d. 1853 ; m. 1. Susanna Minor 2. Althea G-iUette. S3 m. Joseph,* b. Sept. 28, 1770 ; m. Polly Tuttle. H IV. Daniel,* b. July 8, 1772 ; m. 1. Polly Brown, May 15, 1794 ; 2. Maria Mansfield. 85 V. Abel,* b. Feb. 13, 1779 ; m. Clara Judson ; had ch. Nathan, Almon, Caroline, &c. Nathan,* (82) had by 1. 86 I. Salina,* bap. Feb. 8, 1789 ; m. Deac. B. M. Peck ; had Samuel. 87 II. Rev. Anson S.,= bap. Oct. 17, 1790 ; A, JB. Y. C. ; m. at Mansfield, Conn. if I III. Norman,' bap. 1792 ; m. Abigail Woodward. ins IV. Nathan W.' m. had children, I. Laura, m. &c. 90 V. Alma,' m. Lester Sutliff, had issue. Daniel,* (84) had by 1st w. 91 L Milo,' m. Sophia Lum ; had I. Emily." IL Mary.» III. Benjamin." 92 II. Eliza,' m. Elijah, son of Job Northrop; had Sarah, m.Mr. Cossett. P III. Hermon Garry,' m. Betsey Northrop, dau. Wid. Phebe Northrop. By 2d. 94 IV. Polly.' 95 V. Albert.' Hermon G.,' (93) had 96 1. Cornelia," m. Grandison Hamlin. 97 II. George," m. Elizabeth Smith. 98 in. Sarah." 99 IV. Edwin." 100 V. Hiram," b. Jan. 22, 1844. "Washington H.,' (54) had 101 I. Mary," m. Levi Crouch, Jr. ; had Ella Maria. 102 n. Edward W.," m. Eliza Pitt ; had John "Washington. 103 in. "Walter." 104 IV. Henry." David,' (56) had 105 L Henry," m. Hannah Thomas. 106 IL George." 107 III. Charles," m. dau. M. C. Eussell. 108 IV. Sarah," 109 V. Elizabeth." Henry Clinton,' (57), inspector of customs N. T. city from 1838 to '41 ; surveyor from '44 to '45; was guager from '45 to '49, and had HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTJKT. 495 110 I. Charles W., b. 1823 ; m. Henrietta A. Hammond, 1843 ; inspector of customs in the port of N. Y. from 1844 to '9. 111 II. Henrietta. Norman,= (88) had 112 I. Lucius,* m. in Bristol. 113 II. Lucinda,' \ . m. — '■ — West. 114 III. Belinda,* J *^'"^' m. Henry Daniels. 115 IV. Rebecca." 116 V. Frederick," m. in Cincinnati, Ohio. 117 VI. George.' 118 VII. Cornelia," m. Joshua Reed, R. I. 119 VIII. Lewis," m. Elizabeth Piatt ; bad girl. 120 IX. William," and deserted his wife. Elisha,' (34) m. Mary, dau. Dr. Henry Skilton, and had ,1 I. Oliver,* b. Sept. 15, 1768; m. 1. Susanna Monson; 2. Mary Handy. Ig II. Henry S.,* m. 1. Ruth Guernsey, dau. Amos ; 2. Charlotte Guernsey, dau. Bethel C. 1^ IIL Elisha," m. Lucy Carr, Sept. 6, 1798. 124 IV. Gideon,* d. young. ii V. Gideon,* m. Sally Strickland. 126 VI. Mary A.,* d. young. 127 VII. Mary A.", ni. Friend Guernsey ; had no issue. !g VIII. Wheeler,' m. 1. Susannah Stoddard ; 2. Harriet, dan. Daniel Riggs. ' 129 IX. Lucy," m. Wm. Hotchkiss, and had I. Nancy, m. Daniel Upson ; no issue. II. Robert, (m. 1. Rebecca Leavenworth ; had I. Catharine. 2. m. Caroline Fenn ; had II. James. III. John.) III. Henry, (m. Hannah Trowbridge, and had I. William, II. Franklin,) IV. Ann, m. Alva De Wolf, and had L Huldah, 11. Eliza, HI. Ma- ria, V. Harriet. ^ X. Reuben," m. Abia" Piatt, went to Pa. gj XI. Harvey," b. July 30, 1784 ; m. Betsey, dau. Bethel C. Guernsey. 132 XII. Betsey,* m. Joseph Bryan, and had I. Mary, m. Zerah Tousley, judge Orleans co. court, N. Y. and had children, II. Lucy, d. single. III. David S., A. B. Union College, studied law, went to N. 0., m. had a son, lost his 1. and has his 2. wife. IV. Joseph A. m. Rebecca Millard, Orleans co. N. Y. V. Betsey, d. single. 133 XIIL Sheldon," d. a. 18. Oliver," (121) had by 1 134 I. Permelia,' m. EUjah A. {5^ II. Holmes,^ m. Anna Lunden ; lived in Pa. ; moved to Wi»- consin. 496 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT "WOODBURT. 115 III. Hawkins,' m. Irene Judson. By 2d. 137 IV. John A.,= b. April 1810 ; m. Lydia A. Bingham, b. Dec. 1811, dau. Mary Force, and had I. Olive L., b. 1838, II. Eoxanna P., b. 1841, III. Emily S., b. 18-15, IV. Julia M., b. 1847. 138 V. Gilbert,' m. Jannet Wright ; had I. Alma. 139 VI. Eliza,' m. Lucius Foot; had two boys and was divorced. 140 VII. George,' m. Polly Spencer. 141 Vni. Olive.' 142 IX. Ephraim C.,' m. Ruth Ann A. ; had I. Jane. Holmes,' (135) had 143 I. Oliver H.' 144 U. Mary Ann." 145 III. Gifford.' 146 IV. "Wheeler." 147 V. Morriss." Hawkins,' (136) had 148 I. Susanna," m. Scovil Terrill. 149 II. Minot." 150 III. Josiah,* m. in Wallingford. 151 IV. Wealthy," m. 152 V. Sherman." Henry S.* (122) had by 1st wife, 153 I. Tabitha,' m. Asa Porter; had I. Henry. II. Ruth, m. Noah Judson, no issue. III. George, m., had two sons, wife d. IV. John. V. Nancy, m. George Atwood. Porter deserted her. 154 II. Buel,' m. Sally Waugh ; had Julia," m. George," John," &c. !g III. Charles,' m. Polly Andross. 156 2(59 IV. Henry,' m., lives in Ga., has children. 157 V. Joel,' m. Aug. 15, 1823, 1. Nancy, (dau., Peter Guern- sey, and had I. Marshall, d. II. Henry, m. Maria Wheeler.) 2. Polly Curtiss, Newtown, and had Marshall, &c. ;| VI. Hinman,' b. Feb. 27, 1799 ; m. 1. Maria Wooster, d. 2. Dotha, dau. Abijah, Guernsey divorced. 3. Alma Strickland, di- vorced. 4. Eliza De Forest, b. July 28, 1809. Charles,' (155,) had 159 I. Amelia," m. Lyman Beardslee and d. leaving two dau'rs. 160 II. Louisa," m.l. Wm. Hawkins; hadonedau'r. 2. Friend Eggleston ; had boy. 161 III. Delia, " m. Jonas Hungerford ; had one dau. one son. 162 IV. Emeline," m. Albert Case, Bristol; d. leaving two dau. 163 V. Edward," single; d. Aug., 1847. 164 VI. Sarah S." 165 VII. Mary B.," m. Bloodgood. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 497 166 yill. James M.,° m. 1. Helen Merrills, d. no issue. 2. Mary Sperry. 167 IX. David," m. Maria Spellman ; haddau.b. 1843. . 1 68 X. Grace," d. young. Hinman^' (158) had two dau's by 1st w. that d., and a,lso 169 I. Hobert A.," b. Aug. 4, 1822 ; m. in N. Hartford. By 4th, 170 II. Lovinia," b. Aug. 6, 1830. 171 III. ScoviU L.," b. Oct. 22, 1831; m. Augusta Smith, of Northfleld. 172 IV. Sarah B.," b. July 6, 1833. 173 V. Samuel E.," b. Oct. 30, 1835 ; drowned in Waterbury, 1853. 174 VI. Ann Eliza," b. March 20, 1836, 175 VII. Ealph H.," b. April 8, 1838 ; made deaf and mute by scarlatina, 1844. 176 VIII. Henry Walter,"") , . , . o ibqq 177 IX. Harry Wallace, " 1*^'°'' ^- ^"S" ^' ^^^^• 178 X. C. F. Cleveland," b. Aug. 6, 1843. 179 XI. Henry S.," b. May 23, 1845. 180 XII. Ellen Jane," b. Oct. -80, 1846. Elisha,* (123) had 1^ I. Collins,* m. 1. Emeline Scott ; moved to Ohio ; has his 2d wife. Ig n. Burr B.,* m. Charlotte Hawley, 1880. 183 III. Mary,= m. Henry Sandland. 184 IV. Merrit,' b. 1807 ; single; d. 1828. 185 V. Garner^ m. Charlotte Hyde; had I. Lucy; II. Franklin, and moved to N. Y. state. 186 VI. Ann,= m. Henry Smith. 187 VII. Ruth,' m. George Smith. Z VIII. Chester,* m. Maria A. Collins,* (181) had by 1st, 189 I. Lamira," m. 190 II. Martha," m. 191 III. Merrit, 192 IV. Birge," 198 V. JuUet." Burr B.,* (182) had 194 I. Ruth A.," b. 1831 ; m. E.,C. A., 1850. 195 II. Martin V. B.," b. 1834. 196 III. Elisha," b. 1837. ' 197 IV. Oliver," b. 1840. 198 V. Mary A.," b. 1842. 1 99 VI. Marian," b. 1845. 498 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 200 VII. Charlotte M." b. 1848; lived eight days. 201 VIII. Nancy,* b. 1851. Chester,* (188) had 202 I. Bennet C. 203 II. Benjamin D. Gideon," (125) had 189 I. Stiles,' single ; d. 1850, at Alabama, worth $450,000. ' 190 II. Hannah/ m. Bennet Wooster. 191 III. Sally,* m. Harson Northrop, "Wisconsin, and had I. Stiles ; II. Marshall ; III. Martha, twins ; IV. Dex- ter; V. Harson. 192 IV. Juliet,', d. single, at Ala. ■Wheeler,^ (128) had by 1st, 193 I. dau.,' d. young, 1798. 'X, J2b II- Horace S.,* b. 1800 ; m. Maria Morriss. yT^ ^„ Mr III- John N.,* m. Lois Strickland. 196 IV. Susan,* m. Bansford Foot ; went to N. Y. state ; had issue. J^ V. Wm. E.,* m. Roxy Morriss ; d. 1852, ae. 45. 198 VI. Samuel,* m. Clarinda L. Jones, New Milford, and had I. Zachery T.» 199 VII. Sarah,* m. 1. Gid Crane, and had I. Dwight; 2. Ed. Hannah, and had II. Juliet ; III. Euluff. 200 VIII. Martha,*^ m. Chauncey A.; had Bernice, b. > twins. Oct., 1849. 201 IX Mary,* } m. Julius Smith, and had issue. 202 X. Wheeler,* m. Louisa, dau. Lewis Judd, and had I. Lucy.° By 2d wife, 203 XI. Franklin,* d. young. 204 XIL Dwight Starr.* 205 XHL Lewis Hart,* b. May 19, 1843. 206 XIV. Amos Gridley.* Horace S.,* (194) had 207 I. Julia." 208 II. Margaret.' 209 III. Roger," d. March, 1844. 210 IV. Benjamin," d. March, 1844. 211 V. Roger H.," b. Dec. 25, 1847. John N.,* (195) had 212 I. Stephen C," m. wid. Ann Davis, dau. Nathan "Woodward, _ and had I. Joseph M.; II. John N. 213 II. William," m. Betsey French ; had I. Lois. 214 III. Susannah," m. Theodore Merwin. HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUKY. 499 215 IV. Sarali.° 216 V. John.» 217 VI. Harrison.' 218 Vn. Abigail," b. Dec. 5, 1844. William Il.,« (197) had 219 I. Ellen." 220 II. Stoddard," d. 1852. 221 III. Morrigs." 222 IV. Frank," b. May 15, 1844. 223 V. Arvesta." 224 VI. Vestina." 225 VII. Goodwin." 226 VIII. Wm R.,» b; 1853. Reuben,* (iSb) had 227 I. Silas,= m. 228 II. Caroline,' m. Eli Gibbs. 229 ni Mary Ann,* d. single. / 230 IV. Wheejer.' 231 V. George,* m. Henrietta Taylor. 232 VI. Julia,' d., ae. 18. Harvey,* (131) m. Betsey Guernsey, May 13, 1809, and had 233 I. Charlotte,' b. May 10, 1810 ; d. Sept. 19, 1814. 234 II. Charlotte Elizabeth,' b. Aug. 5, 1815 ; d. Oct. 10, 1819. g III. Garwood Harvey,' b. Dec. 5, 1818. A. B. M. D. Yale. ^ IV. Leman Guernsey,' b. April 28, 1821. 237 V. Preston,' b. May 5, 1825. Garwood H,' (235) m. Henrietta Eliza Judson, sole issue of Henry and Nancy Judson, May 1, 1848, and had 238 I. Henrietta Elizabeth," b. Oct. 18, 1849. 239 II. Eliza H.," b. Oct. 14, 1851. Leman G.,' (236) m. Delia Melinda, dau. Laurens Judson, and had 240. I. Helen Ophelia," b. March 20, 1842. 241 II. Howard Harvey," b. Feb. 10, 1852. John,' (36) m. 1. Concurrence Hurd. 2. Martha Brooks. 3. Phebe Northorp, and had by 1st, 242 I. Lucy,* m. 1. Joel Martin. 2. Col. Curtis Tomlinson. 1 IL Truman,* b. 1772 ; m. Matilda Picket, New Milford ; d. Sept. 12, 1834. 244 III. Anna,* died young. gi IV. .Tames,* b. 1775 ; m. 1. Prudence Stoddard ; 2. widow Abigail Lewis ; 3. Eosetta Cherevoy ; 4. Aurilla Hine, (divorced.) 246 V. Michael,* b. 1777 ; m. 1. Mabel Peat; 2. PoUyNorthorp. 247 VI. Concurrence,* b. 1779 ; d. young. By 2d wife, 500 HISTORY or ANCIENT TVOODBUET. 248 VI. Philo,' b. 1782 ; m. 1. Faircliild ; 2. Harriet Atwood. 249 Vni. Ruth Ann,* b. 1783 ; m. Chauncey Hall, Dec 5, 1803 ; had Fred'k and Chauncey. 250 IX. Polly,* b. 1785 ; m. Daniel Bellamy, Oct. 9, 1802. 251 X. Minerva,* b. 1787 ; m. Henry Oaks, N. H.; had issue. 252 XI. Martha,^ d. young. Truman,* (243) had 253 I. Currence,* m. Bethuel Foot. 254 II. Delia,' m. Norton, Berlin. 255 ni. Mills,* m.; had a son David Judson.' A. 256 IV. Hector,* James,* (245) had by 1st, 257 I. Olive,* m. Elmore Judson, and had I. Minerva, m. Elijah D. Judson. II. Thomas, m. Ann Millard. 111. Wesley. ^ II. Frederick S.,* m. 1. Maria Tuttle ; 2. Wid. Armilla Scott ; 3. Wid. Sarah Hurd. 259 in. Sylvia S.,* m. Niram Warner and had I. Sarah, m. Geo. Camp, of New Preston. II. George. ^ IV. John Bird,* m. Maria Lewis. Fred'k S.,* (258) had by 1st, 261 Abiram S.,° m. Cornelia North; had Eugene,'' b. March 14, 1847. 262 Chauncey H.," m. Abby Hamblin, of Bristol ; had a son. 263 Jannet," m. Nathan Warner, Jr.; had a dau. 264 George," m. Huldah Carrington, of Bristol, 1853. John B.,* (260) had by Maria, 265 I. Estella." 266 n. Victoria". 267 HI. Frances," 268 IV. James," 269 V. Helen Ada," and parted from her. Henry,* (156) m. Margaret Ann Mcintosh in 1825 and had 270 I. EuthAnn." 271 n. Jane M." 272 in. Sarah." 273 IV. WiUiam Henry," 274 V. James Alfred. • 275 VI. Matilda R.," and a pair of twins, (sons.) Nathan W.,* (89) m. Sarah Gillette, dau. Althea G., and had" 276 L Laura," m. Burwell. HISTOET OP ANCIEKT WOODBUET. 501 277 11. Minerva/ m. ■ Marsh. 278 in. Martha Jane," m. Richardson, and two sons, one 1844, and the other was drowned in Waterbury. AMBLER FAMILY. Abraham Ambler, of Stamford, Conn., m. Mary , Dec. 25, 1662. He was probably son of Richard Ambler, of "Watertown, Mass. ' Abraham and Mary had issue, 1. Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1663 ; 2. Abraham, b. Jan. 5, 1665 ; 3, John, b. Feb. 18, 1667 ; 4. Joshua, b. Sept. 8, 1670; 5. Saveas, (a dau,) b. Oct. 6, 1672; perhaps others. Abraham, Jun., of Stamford, had Sarah, b. Dec. 29, 172,1 ; Abra- ham, b. Feb. 2, 1724, and others. Stephen, of Stamford, had John, b. March 24, 1728 ; Joseph, b. Oct. 4, 1727, and others. David Ambler, Esq. was bom at Stamford, April 29, 1789, and came to Bethlehem society in 1773. His father, Stephen, then resi- ding at Stamford, afterward died there. David m. Nov. 3, 1761, Olive Wildman, sister of Rev. Benjamin Wildman, of Southbury. He had for a long period the supervision of the town affairs in the section where he resided ; was an efficient magistrate, and during the ■ Revolution rendered important services to the country, as committee of safety, and in procuring and forwarding supplies to the army. He d. Jan. 8, 1808. His wife survived him many years, and resided with her daughter at Bridgewater, Oneida Co., N. Y. Children as follows. 1. Betty, b. Nov. 8, 1762, m. Lebbius Camp ; 2. Billy, b. June 29, . 1764 ; 3. Olive, b. Feb. 7, 1766 ; 4. Dorcas, b. Oct. 14, 1768 ; 5. Polly, b. Dec. 4, 1772, m. 1. Horace Brace, 2. Ebenezer Frisbie ; 6. Sarah, b. Jan. 21, 1774 ; 7. Daniel, b. Jan. 8, 1776 ; 8. OHve, b, Jan. 3, 1779 ; 9. Dorcas, b. Nov. 1, 1780, m. Dr. LajJ^ens Hull, of Angelica, N. Y.; 10. Sarah, b. June 7, 1786, m. 1. "William Durand, 2. Luther Holbrook. Billy Ambler, son of David, Esq., m. Elizabeth Camp, and had, 1. Olive, b. Sept. 4, 1791, d. May 21, 1793 ; 2. Selina, b. May 29, 1794, d. Aug. 19, 1796 ; 8. Polljr, b. Nov. 29, 1795, d. March 9, 1820 ; 4. Joseph, b. Nov^ 6, 1797, m. Eunice Mason, and d. 18 , without fesue ; 5. Charles W., b. March 17, 1799, m. Melinda Tanner, and 502 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT -WOODBtrKT. has an only child, John T.; 6. Joljn C, b. Jan. 3, 1801 ; 7. Betsey, b. June 15, 1802, m. 1. Camp Hatch, 2. Jabez Whiting ; 8. Susan W., b. June 11, 1804, m. John R. Church ; 9. Cynthia A., b. May 19, 1806, m. Chester Hall ; 10. Olive Selina, b. Aug. 23, 1809, d. unmarried. David, Jr., m. Euth Thompson, of Goshen ; removed to Augusta, N. Y., both living. Their children are, Charles, Eliza, m. Rice, Caroline, Augusta, d. unm., Mary, Charlotte, Lucretia, David and Rhoda. BAKER FAMILY. Baker is an old name at Boston and other places in Massachusetts ; also at Dover, New Hampshire, at Hartford, and many other towns in Connecticut. Joshua Baker, son of Alexander Baker, of Boston, b. there in 1642, moved to New London about 1670, m. and had childl-en, among whom it is believed was John, b. Dec. 24, 1681, who came to Wood- bury from New London, and d. in 1750. The name of his first wife was Comfort, of the second Sarah ; children as follows. 1. John, bap. April, 1703 ; 2. Ephraim, bap. Feb., 1707 ; 3. Mary, bap. M 1735, and had: L Noah, bap. Mar. 21, 1736, m. Eliz'bth Wilson,Nov. 11, 1760, and had, 1. Mary, b. March 26, 1761 ; 2. Ehoda, bap. March 20, 1763, d. Oct. 24, 1776 ; 3. Aaron, bap. July 12, 1768, m. Anne "Ward, Nov. 80, 1794, had Harvey, b. Oct., 2, 1795, Abel W., b. 1798, Hannah, bap. Sept. 13, 1809, Betsey, bap. 1809, Augustus; 4. Jeremi^, b. Nov. 13, 1771, d. May 18, 1775 ; 5. Ehoda, b. April 7, 1777, d. Nov. 27, 1793 ; 6; Samuel, b. April 5, 1779. IL Abraham, b. July 1, 1739 ; m. Abigail , and had Joel, bap. May 17, 1772 ; Levi, bap. June 27, 1773. IIL Eunice, bapl Sept. 14, 1745, m. Jeremiah Johnson. Ebenezer, fourth son of Ebenezer, m. Deborah Sanford, June 25, 1739 ; had 1. Olive, b. Dec. 20, 1740, m. Joseph Drake, Aug. 16, 1775 ; 2. Sarah, b. Nov. 26, 1743 ; 3. Deborah, m. Elisha Judson ; 4. Mary, bap. March 29, 1747, d. young ; 5. Rachel, bap. Jan. 21, 1750, m. John Towner, May 9, 1774; 6. Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1754, m. Joseph Towner, May 17, 1775 ; 7. Ebenezer, bap. Jan. 5, 1758. Richard Bronson, an original settler at Farmington, had sons, and among them was Cornelius, b. 1648, and came to "Ancient Wood- bury," about 1690, d. May, 1732. His ch. were 1. Richard, bap. May, 1692; 2. Cornelius, bap. Dec, 1692-3; 3. Elisabeth, bap. March, 1693-4; 4. Abraham, bap. May, 1697, d. May 16,1727; 5. Ste- phen, b. May 12, 1699 ; 6. Timothy, b. June 14, 1701 ; 7. John, bap. April, 1704, d. Oct. 16, 1727 ; 8. Amos, b. Oct., 1707, d. Jan. 14, 1708. Richard, eldest son of Cornelitis, m. Mercy Bronsofi, of Water- bury, Nov. 17, 1714, and had an only child. Mercy, b. Dec. 26, 1715, m. Thomas Bennet, of Newtown, Nov. 18, 1736, nnd had two daughters, Rhoda and Ann; Rhoda ra. Rev. Noiih Benedict, of Woodbury, and became mother of the Hon. Noah B. Benedict, of Gen. Thomas B. Benedict, and Ruth, who m. Hon. Nathaniel Smith ; Ann, the other daughter of Thomas Bennet, m. Lieut. William French, of Sputhbury, and had nine chil- dren, among whom was Sylvania, the wife of Gen. E. Hinman, and mother of the Hon. R. R. Hinman, the distinguished antiquarian. 33 506 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. Richard, the father of Mercy, d. Aug. 21, 1769, and his relict d. June 8, 1786, aged 92. Cornelius, Jr., second son, m. Abigail Jackson, Nov. 6, 1717, who died Nov. 2, 1772. Their children were : ,IJj^ j "WsUJUV I. Stephen, b. June 20, 1718, m. Mary i^^i^::=^^sdl. Cornelius, b. June 11, 1749, m. Elizabeth Frisbie ; 2. Abijah, b. Dec. 31, 1750; m. Ann Hurd, Jan. 17, 1773 ; she d. Dec. 17, 1775 ; m. (2d) Ruth Hurd, Feb. 14, 1782 ; 3. Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1753, m. Ann Rumsey, Dec. 12, 1785 ; 4. Mercy, b. Jan. 23, 1754; 5. Luman, b. Nov. 15, 1756 ; 6. Aaron, b. May 27, 1758 ; 7. Hannah, b. Oct. 1, 1760, m. David Rumsey, 1782. II. Elijah, b. March 12, 1720, m. Damaris , and had 1. Marsh, bap. 1763, d. May 24, 1841 ; 2. Gideon, bap. April 17, 1763, d. March 11, 1841 ; 3. Hannah, b. 1766, d. 1843 ; ^. Aaron, b. 1769, d. 1811. III. Gideon, b. Feb., 1722, d. young. IV. Jedidiah, b. April 20, 1724, ra. Nathaniel Baldwin, Nov. 30, 1763. V. Anna, bap. Aug. 20, 1726, m. David Norton, Jan. 29, 1752. VI. Abraham, bap. Jan. 12, 1729, d. at Bethlem, 1802. VII. John, b. Feb. 7, 1730, d. 1758, "in the army of the north." Vni. Mary, bap. Sept. 1733, m. Col. Ethan Allen, June, 23, 1762. IX. Israel, bap. July, 1735, had a dau. Ann, bap. April 21, 1765, he d. 1785. X. Gideon, bap. June, 1737. XL Patience, bap. March 18, 1748. Timothy, son of Cornelius, Sen., m. Abigail Jenners, April 30, 1729, and had I. Huldah, b. May 22, 1730, m. Andrew Squire, March 22, 1755. II. Amos, b. June 9, 1732, m. Dorcas Strong, Dec. 14, 1757, and had 1. Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1758, m. Isaac Merwin, Dec. 22, 1795; 2. Bethuna, b. Aug. 10, 1760; 3. Joel, b. May 12, 1762. III. Timothy, bap. July 1, 1734. IV. Richard, bap. May 8, 1737. V. Gideon, bap. Oct. 4, 1739. VI. Nathan, b. May 14, 1742. VII. Elisabeth, b. May 17, 1744. VIII. Asa, bap. May 5, 1746. IX. Eli, bap. June 5, 1748. X. Abigail, bap. July 15, 1753. Moses Bronson, probably a descendant of John, of Farmington,- re- moved from Berlin, Conn., to Hillsdale, N. Y., and had a son Ephraim, who m. Bethia Virgil, of Hillsdale, and had 14 children. Ira v., the fourth ch. of Ephraim, was b. Oct. 18, 1778, went to Simsbury, Conn., when young, and studied medicine with Doctor Everest. In 1804, he settled in Washington as physician, and m. Sarah Ann Moseley, and had : I. Moseley V., b. Jan. 12, 1806. II. William V., b. Sept. 15, 1807, d. June 8, 1811. III. Desius C, b. Oct. 2, 1809, d. June 1, 1811. IV. William C, b. Dec. 12, 1811, m. Lucy A. Whittlesey, April 15, 1840, and has 1. Martha A., b. niSTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 507 April 3, 1841 ; 2. Mary A., b. April 3, 1845; 3. Walter W., b. Feb. 18, 1848 ; 4. Harriet A., b. Dec. 21, 1851. V. Susan M., b. May 19, 1814. VI. Harriet E., b. Sept. 16, 1816, m. John P. Andrews. BELLAMY FAMILY. Matthew Bellamy settled first at Fairfield, afterward at Killing- worth ; had a son, Matthew, who resided at Wallingford, m. Mary , and had Matthew, Samuel, Moses, Aaron, John, James, Joseph, D. D., and daughters, Sarah, Hannah and Mary. Joseph, D. D., was b. in 1719, settled in Bethlehem society, in 1740, m. Frances Sherman, of New Haven, April 27, 1744, who d. Aug. 80, 1785. He m. (2d) the widow of the Rev. Andrew Storrs, of Watertown, Conn. ; ch. 1. Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1745, m. Abijah Guernsey, Aug. 1772 ; 2. Kebecca, bap. Oct. 15, 1747, m. Rev. Mr. Hart, of Preston, Conn., Sept. 6, 1769, d. Dec. 24, 1788; S.David, b. Nov. 10, 1750, d. May, 1826; 4., Jonathan, b. Nov. 18, 1752, d. at Oxford, N. J., in 1777 ; 5. Samuel, b. March 13, 1766, d. Nov. 11, 1802 ; 6. Elisabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1759, m. Charles Sheldon, of Springfield, Mass. ; 7. "William, b. June 28, 1770 ; 8. Joseph Sher- man, b. 1773. Dr. Bellamy died March 6, 1760. David, Esq., m. Silence Leavitt, who d. July, 1814, a. 61 ; ch. Joseph Hart, bap. Jan., 1789 ; David, bap. Nov. 27, 1791. Joseph Hart, Esq., m. Sarah G. Hillhouse, of New Haven, and had: 1. David, bap. Nov. 10, 1816, d. unm. ; 2. Charlotte H., bap. Sept., 1819 ; 3. Elisabeth M., m. Rev. Aretas G. Loomis, June, 1853 ; Joseph H., Esq., d. Nov. 2, 1848. Samuel, son of Dr. Bellamy, m. Anna Steele, of Bethlem, and had Jonathan, Daniel, Joseph, Edward, and a dau. Charlotte, b. Jan. 30, 1779, d. Feb. 22, 1802. The children of Samuel are all deceased, but some of his descendants now reside in western New York. William, son of Dr. Joseph, m. in early life, and left one or more sons to perpetuate his name. After his decease, his widow removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., where she died about 1848. 508 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBTJRT. BATTELL FAMILY. John* Battell came to America from France, settled at Dedham, Mass., and d. Sept. 30, 1713, leaving a son, John,^ who was born in 1689, m. Abigail Draper, Jan. 17, 1710, d. Sept. 14, 1729, leaving a son John,' who was born April 30, 1716, m. Mehitabel Sherman, sister of the patriot Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration, and died Nov. 18, 1800. Among his children was a son named William, b. Aug. 12, 1748, emigrated from Dedham to Milford, Conn., and m. Sarah Buckingham, in 1753. His eh. were : I. "William, b. at Milford, March 25, 1773, and d. unm. at Tor- ringford, July 8, 1841. 11. Joseph, b. at Milford, July 21, 1774 ; settled at Norfolk, Conn., and m. Sarah, dau. of the Rev. Ammi Rob- bins, July 24, 1805. He was an estimable citizen, and an enterpri- sing and successful business man. He d. Nov. 30, 1841, leaving his wife E^d nine children, all living at the present time. III. Josiah Buckingham, b. at Woodbury, March 1, 1776, m. Sarah Gillett, of Torrington; had three daughters, all deceased. He d. May 7, 1848. IV. John Brinsmade, b. at Woodbury, July 21, 1779, d. in Virginia} Nov. 7, 1819, unm. V. Sally, b. at Woodbury, May 29, 1781, and m. the Rev. Abel McEwen, D. D., of New London. VI. Nancy, b. at Woodbury, Feb. 20, 1783, m. the Rev. Harvey Loomis, of Ban- gor, Maine, deceased, and has two sons. She now resides at Tor- ringford. Conn. VII. Harriet, b. at Torrington, June 7, 1785, d. Feb. 24, 1822, unm. VIII. Tirana P., b. at Torrington, May 15, 1787, d. Jan. 23, 1814, unm. IX. Charles Isaac, b. July 23, 1789; now resides in Evansville, Indiana, unm. X. Charlotte, b. Feb. 19, 1796, m. Austin. William, father of the above, m. a second time in 1807, Mrs. Mar- tha Mitchell, his cousin, and dau. of the Rev. Josiah Sherman, of Goshen and Woburn, Mass., and sister of the lion. Roger M. Sher- man, of Fairfield, Conn. Mr. Battell d. Feb. 29, 1832 ; his second wife d. Oct. 25, 1829. BOOTH FAMILY. Richard Booth was born in England, in 1607; emigrated to this country and settled at Stratford, in 1640. From him have descended the Booths of Trumbull, Bridgeport, " Ancient Woodbury," &c. He HISTORY OF ANCIENT -VTOODBURT. 609 m. a Miss Hawley, sister of Joseph Hawley, of Stratford, and had 1. Elisabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1641, m. John Minor, of Stratford; 2. Anna, b. Feb. 14, 1643 ; 3. Ephraim, b. Aug. 1648 ; 4. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 19, 1651 ; 5. John, b. Nov. 6, 1653 ; 6. Joseph, b. Feb. or March 8, 1^56 ; 7. Bethia, b. May 18, 1658 ; 8. Johannah, b. March 21, 1661. John, the son of Richard,, m. Dorothy Hawley, June 14, 1678 ; settled at Woodbury, and had 1. Thomas, b. March 13, 1679 ; 2. John. John, Jr., m. Elisabeth Mallory, of New Haven, June 9, 1717 ; ch. 1. Nathan, b. Oct. 25, 1718, m. Comfort , and had Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1743 ; 2. Gideon, b. April 9, 1721 ; 3. Bethia, b. May 28, 1724 ; 4. Abiah, b. Sept. 10, 1729, d. Nov. 4, 1785 ; 5. Mabel, b. Oct. 11, 1735, m. John Skeel, Dec. 13, 1758. Gideon, son of John, Jr., m. (1st) ; m. (2d) Sarah « Koy," (McKoy,) Dec. 4, 1764; ch. I. Gideon H., bap. Dec. 18, 1755; H. Elisha, bap. Dec. 18, 1755 ; III. Isaac,' bap. May 7, 1758 ; IV. Ann, bap. July 6, 1760 ; V. Rachel, bap. Jan. 23, 1762; VI. Martin Lu- ther, bap. Oct. 8, 1765, m. Sarah Simons, (fortaerly of Colebrook, Conn.,) in Albany co., N. Y., and had 1. Rachel, b. Nov. 1789, m. Bar- nard Eighmey; 2. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1791, m. Isaac Dymond; is now a widow and resides in New York ; 3. Susannah, b. 1793, m. Tompkins; 4. Mabel, b. 1795, m. "William Kerr; 5. Martin, b. 1797, m. Ede Babcock ; resides in Woodstock, N. Y. ; 6. Mary, b. 1799, m. Joseph Dymond; resides in Pa.; 7. James, b. 1801, m. Hannah Hubbell ; resides in Indiana; 8. EUzabeth, b. 1803, m. James McDaniels; resides in Ulster co., N. Y.; 9. Harriet, b. 1805, m. Charles Jones, of England; 10. Calvin, b. 1808, d. a. 16 ; VII. Moses, bap. Aug. 30, 1767 ; now living in Ohio; VIII. Sarah, bap. July 9, 1769 ; IX. John C, bap. June 6, 1773 ; X. Aaron, bap. June 1, 1777. The following are descended from Richard, of Stratford : Elijah Booth, son of Ebenezer, m. (1st) Anna Hinman, Oct. 14, 1772 ; she d. April 15, 1804 ; m. (2d) Anna Deming, Aug. 22, 1806. He d. Sept. 24, 1823 ; his 2d wife d. Aug. 4, 1243. Ch. I. Esther, b. Jan. 18, 1774; II. Polly, b. May 1, 1778; III. Anna, b. Oct. 3, 1779, m. Alanson Beecher, April 3, 1800 ; IV. Noah Hinman, b. May 4, 1781, d. young; V. Noah Hinman, b. June 31, 1783, m. (1st) Lucenah Pardee, who d. Nov. 17, 1832 ; m. (2d) Damans Fairchild ; she d. March, 1847 ; m. (3d) Cynthia Peck, June 22, 1847 ; his ch. were 1. George, "b. March 21, 1807 ; 2. Fer- net, b. Dec. 4, 1809, m. Nancy Smith, of Orange ; 3. Ellsworth, b. May 4, 1813, d. Nov. 13, 1825 ; 4. Erastus, b. Jan. 6, 1815 ; 5, M»- 510 HISTOET OP ANCIENT "WOODBURY. riett, b. March 27, 1818, m. Ephraim Shelton ; 6. Noah Horace, b. March 19, 1820, d. Dec, 1846 ; 7. Benjamin, b. Nov. 18, 1812, in- Caroline Andrew; 8. Ellery, b. June 16, 1826; 9. Ransom P., b. Nov. 15, 1827, m. Caroline Jones ; VI. Sally, b. Oct. 5, 1786, d. Oct. 26, 1798 ; VII. Lyman, b. June 22, 1788, d. July 22, 1811 ; VIII. Ebenezer, b. April 7, 1790, m. Sibilla Beecher, Nov. 30, 1812 ; ch. 1. Lyman, b. Jan. 16, 1814 ; 2. Sally, b. April 22, 1815; 3. Jerusha, b. Dec. 25, 1817, d. Feb. 28, 1834; 4. Milo, b. Oct. 12, 1829 ; m. Huldah Squire ; 5. Gratia, b. Aug. 4, 1821. Samuel Booth, son of Joseph, of Stratford, m. Sarah Walker, Dec, 1767 ; ch. I. Joseph, b. Dec 25, 1768, m. Betsey Edwards ; IL Sa- rah, b. Nov. 5, 1770 ; m. James Booth, of Newtown ; III. Ebenezer, b. March 7, 1773, m. Comfort Smith; IV. Ely, b. June 28, 1775, m. Abigail Minor, of Roxbury, and had 1. Lemira; 2. Richard, dec. ; 3. Jerusha, m. Charles Beardsley ; 4. Harvey M. ; 5. Henry, resides at Towanda, Pa; V. James, b. April 19, 1777, d. Oct. 13, 1778 ; YL Huldah, b. Oct. 15, 1779, m. Peter Castle; VIL Ruth, b. May, 1782 ; VIIL James Walker, b. Jan. 5, 1785, d. Feb., 1785 ; IX. Richard, b. Feb. 26, 1786, d. Dec 11, 1789. David Booth, d. April, 1753, leaving his wife, Mary, and ch. Ma- ry, Rebecca, Eunice, Mehetable, Joseph and Sarah. Mary m. Peter Castle. Sarah m. Doct. Azariah Eastman. Nathan Booth and his wife Comfort had Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1743. BURRITT FAMILY. Doct. Anthony Burritt, the first of the name in ancient Woodbury, was b. in Newtown, Conn. He m. 1st, Anna, dau. of Agur Curtiss, who was b. 20 July, 1759, and d. 30 Sept. 1808 ; m. 2d, Abigail, wid. of Justus Hinman, 26 March, 1809. Children : Mary Ann, b. 4 March, 1783 ; m. Bronson French. Josiah, b. 8 Oct., 1784 ; m. Urania Hawley, d. 1851. Nancy, b. 6 Feb., 1787 ; m. Truman Wheeler. Benjamin, b. 17 Oct., 1791 ; d. young. Selina,b. 29 May, 1789 ; m. William Hinman. Ransom, b. 18 Dec, 1792 ; m. Nancy Judson. Flora, b. 13 Sept., 1795 ; m. George Hinman. Harriet, b. 19 Nov., 1797 ; m. 1st, Daniel C. Bacon ; m. 2d, Ben- jamin Hinman. HISTOST OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. 511 Sally, b. 12 March, 1800 ; m. Nathan Hinman. Dr, Anthony B., b. 12 July, 1810 ; m. Mary Hawley, in 1830. His ch. are, Benjamin A., b. 1839 ; Susan, b. 30 Dec. 1848 ; Frances, b. 29 Jan., 1846. Doot. Anthony, Sen., d. 12 April, 1839. BRINSMADE FAMILY. Persons of Ihe Brinsmade name appeared early in the Massachu- setts colony; one at Charlestown, between 1630 and 1640. John Brinsmade was one of the early settlers of Stratford, Conn., and was elected May 13, 1669, a representative to the General Court, for that town. He was algo elected to the same office Oct., 1671 ; was enrolled among the freemen of Stratford, inl669, as John Brinsmade, elder. Lieut. Daniel Brinsmade, (probably son of John) d. March 27, 1757, aged 70. Mary, his wife, d. 1731, at the age of 85. They had two sons, Daniel and Abraham. Daniel was born in 1718 ; graduated at Yale College, in 1745'; settled as minister over the Congregational church in Judea society. He died April 23, 1793. Abraham lived at Stratford, in that part of the town now Trumbull, and d. Nov. 27, 1801. Daniel m. Bhoda Sherman, of New Haven, and had two sons, Daniel Nathaniel and Daniel Sherman. Daniel N. graduated at Yale College, in 1772 ; studied law and lived and died in his native place, Oct. 29, 1826, aged 75. He m. AbigaU Far- rand, Nov. 23, 1779, and had one son, Daniel B., born Oct. 15, 1782; Daniel S. m. Lydia Elliott, and died Jan. 31, 1813, aged 58 ; has one son, Daniel E., now living, and two daughters ; one m. John Mosely, of Southbury, and the other m. C. McMahon. Daniel B. m. Irene Merwin, for his first wife, and had one son. She d. May 2, 1812, aged 22 ; m. second, Mary W. Gold, of Cornwall, and had two sons and two daughters, Thomas F., William B., Abigail Irene and Mary M. CAPT. THOMAS BULL, From England, came to Hartford, Conn., with the first company which settled in that place, in'the year 1 635, from Newtown, now Cam- bridge, Mass. He was born in 1606, and died in 1684, aged seventy- 512 HISTOET OF ANCIENT W O O D B U B T . eight years. His wife, Susannah, died 1680, aged seventy. His tombstone says, that he was engaged in the fight at the Pequot fort in 1637. He received an arrow in a hard piece of cheese which he iad in his clothes, and by it was saved harmless. For his services on that occasion, the Legislature of Connecticut, granted to him and to four others, five hundred acres of land, as stated in the ancient records at Hartford. He was sent in 1675, with a body of militia, to Saybrook, to resist the oppressive demands of Sir Edmund An- dross, which duty he successfully performed, and was told by Sir Ed- mund, " that his horns ought to be tipped with sUver." Among his sons were: 2. Dea. Thomas Bull, one of the " first and principal settlers of Farmington." He m. Esther Cowles, who d. 1691, aged 42 ; after- ward, in 1692, m. Mary Lewis, who d. 1728. Among his children were John, Samuel and David. John, b. 1670, m. in 1698, Esther Royce, and died 1705, aged 35. He lived on the border of West Hartford. His youngest son, John,, m. Mercy Buck in 1734, and settled in Woodbury. He d. July 21, 1737, aged — , leaving one child, Elizabeth, two days old at her father's death. Dea. Samuel Bull, son of Thomas Bull, of Farmington, was the first settler of the name in Woodbury. He m. Elizabeth, only dau. of Rev. Zach. Walker, who d. Sept. 22, 1741, aged 67. He after- ward m. the widow of Thos. Hicox, of Westbury, (now Watertown,) who survived him, d. in 1756. He, Samuel Bull, d. Oct. 27, 1749, aged 72, leaving no children of his own, but adopted Major Thomas Bull, son of his brother David Bull. 3. David, son of Thomas Bull, (2) lived on his father's place in Farmington; b. 1687, d. 1762, aged 75. He m. Sarah Ashley, of Westfield,in 1717, who d. 1747, aged 54. 4. Major Thomas Bull, son of the above, and adopted son of Sam- uel Bull, of Woodbury, b. 1729, d. Feb. 24, 1804, aged 74 years; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Nathan Curtiss, Sen. She d. April 30, 1770, aged 32. He afterward m. Amaryllis Prindle, from Newtown, a widow, who d. Dec. 10, 1800, aged 61. He was an officer in the Rev- olutionary war ; was at the capture of Gen. Burgoyne. At the bat- tle on York Island, he served as captain of cavalry, and also during the campaign in New Jersey. His children were, Esther, (who m. Rev. Abner Smith, of Derby, arid d. about 1816, leaving one dau., Elizabeth, now wife of Rev. S. T. Babbitt, of Galesburg, Illinois,) and one son, viz., David S. Bull, b. March 30, 1763, and d. at Wood- bury, Oct. 10, 1810, aged 47. He m. Ruth E, Hinman, who d. Oct. HISTOKT OF ANCIJENT WOODBURY. 513 24, 1796, aged 29. Afterward m. Elizabeth Mitchell, who d. May 2, 1843, aged 63. Their children were Thomas, and David S., who d. Dec. 8, 1323, aged 18. He was educated as a shipping merchant at New London, and made many voyages to the West Indies. Thomas Bull, son of the above, now lives in Woodbury ; m. Susan Sherman. Their children are Elizabeth, David S., Julia E. and Susan J. Esther, sister of Major Thomas Bull, m. Isaiah Gilbert, and lived for many years in Middle Quarter, Woodbury ; afterward removed to Vermont. Two of the daughters m. Linsleys, a son of one of whom became afterward distinguished in public life. Ebenezer Bull, son of Moses and Mabel Bull, of Farmington, a sin- gle man, settled in Woodbury, and d. of fever at the house of Preserved Strong, Jan. 26, 1760. His brother, Moses Bull, a young physician, recently located at Sheffield, Mass., came to take care of him in his sickness, and afterward remained here to settle his estate, died at Woodbury, April 15, 1760, of the same disease as his brother. Their tombstones are still legible in the old cemetery in Woodbury. BEERS FAMILY. In 1637, the town of Fairfield was discovered by Roger Ludlow, Lieut. Gov. of Connecticut, in pursuing the Pequot Indians to the Great Sasco Swamp, where a battle Was fought, from which it ob- tained the name of the -Pequot Swamp. In 1639, Ludlow and oth- ers from Windsor, to the number of eight or ten families, commenced a plantation there. Shortly after, a company from Concord, and another from Watertown, Mass., joined them ; among whom were Anthony and James Beers, from the latter place, supposed to have been the sons of ' I. Capt. Richard Beers, of Watertown, who was killed near North- field, Mass., in Philip's Indian War. Anthony Beers had lands granted to him by the town of Fairfield in 1667, which he sold in 1669, and, as nothing further appears in relation to him, it was supposed that he was soon afterward drowned ; and such is the tradition. II. James Beers, purchased a house and land there in 1659-60, and, in 1661, the' town confirmed to him eight acres in Sasco Fields, 514 HISTORY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUKT. " which the Indians gave him." In 1 664, the General Assembly " accepted him to be made a freeman of Fairfield," and two men were designated to administer the oath of freedom to him at the next meet- ing, " if nothing fall as a just exception in the interim." Sept. 30, 1667, the town appointed a committee to view his lands, and report. They amounted to £194, 10s. In April, 1681, he purchased lands in "Woodbury, which he sold to John Thomas, of New Haven, in 1 693. He d. in Nov., 1 694. His widow (Martha) d. in Feb., 1 698. His children were, 1. James, who died before his father, in 1691 ; had five children, James, Sarah, Joseph, David and Mary. 2. Joseph ; see below. 3. Martha ; m. Joseph Bulkley. 4. Deborah ; m. Samuel Hull. 5. Elizabeth ; m. Joseph Darling. III. Joseph Beers, above named, lived in Fairfield ; d. there in 1696-7. The inventory of his estate was exhibited for probate, 6th March, 1696-7. The General Assembly, at May session, 1699, granted liberty to his administrators to sell lands to pay his debts. " As the distribution of his estate could not be found," his three chil- dren divided the real estate by deed of 6th of March, 1718-19. See Fairfield town records, B. 3, p. 292. He had three children : 1. Joseph ; see below. 2. James. 3. Abigail, who was b. 24th April, 1692, m. Jno. Blackman, of Newtown. IV. Joseph Beers, son of Joseph above, was born at Fairfield, 18th March, 1688; m. Sarah, daughter of John Clarke; removed to Stratford about 1722, where he purchased of Nathan Beers, of Mid- dletown, the 4th of Aug., 1722, a dwelling-house, shop and lot of land for £22. On the 13th March, 1725, John Clarke deeded his " daughter Sarah, wife of Joseph Beers," four acres of land in Strat- ford. He had nine children, viz. 1. Ephraim, b. June 25, 1722. 2. Daniel ; see below. 3. and 4. Joseph and John, b. Oct. 13, 1727. 5. Andrew, b. Feb. 3, 1729. 6. Abel, b. Sept. 27, 1732. 7. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1734. 8. Matthew, born Dec. 10, 1736, (died young.) 9. Matthew, 2d, b. Feb. 12, 1738-9. V. Daniel Beers, above named, was bom at Stratford, Oct. 17, HISTOHT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 515 1725. Removed to Woodbury, and purchased two acres of land there the 13th of Dec, 1749; m. Phebe "Walker, daughter of Jo- siah Walker, Aug. 9, 1750 ; d. March 9, 1789. His widow died Dec. 13, 1813. Her father was son of Deacon Zechariah Walker, and grandson of the Rev. Zechariah Walker, the first pastor of the Congregational church in Woodbury. Daniel Beers had seven chil- dren, viz. , 1. Josiah; see below. 2. Sarah ; b. Sept. 20, 1753 ; m. Dr. Bennet Perry, of New- town ; had eight children, viz., 1. Joseph, an Episcopal clergyman at Ballstown ; 2. Polly, m. Hon. Asa Chapman, of Newtown ; 3. Bet- sey, m. Marcus Botsford; 4. Herman, m. Orpha Shepard, he d., she m. Garry Bacon ; 5. Nathaniel Preston, an attorney at Kent ; 6. Sally, m. Curtis Hinman, Esq., of Southbury ; 7. Nancy, m. Eli- sha T. Mills, Esq., of Huntington ; 8. Sylvia, m. Benj'n F. Shelton, Esq., of Newtown. Polly Chapman had four children, viz., Charles, now a member of Congress ; Charlotte, m. A. A. Holley and d.; Wm., residing at Brooklyn, N. Y., and Henry, of Brooklyn, who m. the daughter of Lemuel Hurlbut. 3. Lewis, b. Feb. 12, 1766; m. Elizabeth Munn ; had one ch., Eliza, who m. James Preston. 4. Zechariah, b. June 3, 1758 ; had nine children ; 1. Orva, m. 1. to Thos. L Root, 2. to Benjamin B. Watson; 2. Edwin, m. N. Hutchinson, of Tully ; 3. Sabina, m. Wm. Drakeley ; 4. Sally, m. Milton Chapman ; 5. Daniel, in Blinois ; 6. Philo, in Illinois ; 7. Sally, 2d, d. young; 8. Harriet, d. young; 9. Arkas ; 10. Maria, m. Wilmot Lake. 5. Philo ; left home at about 21 ; never heard from. 6. Polly, b. Feb. 2, 1762 ; m. Cyrus Prindle, of Newtown, April 3, 1782 ; had four children ; 1. Lewis B., b. Feb. 2, 1762, m. Betsey Ferris ; 2. Maria, d. at 14; 3. Polly Ann, b. March 16, 1793 ; 4. Charles W., b. Sept. 17; 1801. 7. Phebe, m. Reuben Mallory, by whom she had two children, both d., he also. She then m. John B. Foote, had two children. Foote is dead ; she is living. VL Josiah Beers, (above named,) was b. April 12, 1751 ; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Seth Preston, Jan. 1, 1778 ; had five children. 1. Seth Preston ; see below. 2. Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1783 ; m. John N. Sherman ; had three chil- dren ; 1. Oeorge P., m. Harriet Brown, had five children, three dead ; 2. John N., m. Margaret Hotchkiss ; he is dead ; 3. Henry Beers, 516 HISTORY OP ANCIENT "WOODBUBT. an Episcopal clergyman at Belleville, N. J. Mary and her husband are dead. s 3. Frederick, b. July 23, 1785 ; d. single. 4. Betsey, b. March 7, 1789 ; d. Nov. 21, 1841. 5. Henry, b. Sept. 14, 1791, was a merchant in New York ; d. there Feb. 5, 1825. VII. Seth Preston Beers, (above named,) was born July 1, 1781 ; m. Belinda, dau. of Eeuben "Webster, Sept., 1807. They have had five children, viz., Horatio P., George W., Henry A., Julia M. and Alfred H. Horatio and Mary are not living. VIII. Horatio Preston Beers, was born March 24, 1811; d. at school in Derby, Dec. 11, 1824. BACON FAMILY. Nathaniel Bacon, Esq.,' was a nephew of Mr. Andrew Bacon, a magistrate of Hartford, in 1 637. He (Nathaniel) was for a time at Hartford, and became an early and important settler at Middletown. He acted as magistrate at New Haven, in 1761, as appears from the records of the Colony of New Haven, p. 297, where the affidavits of John Fletcher and some others of Milford, were taken Oct. 17, 1661, before Nathaniel Bacon, Esq., at New Haven, (though he was an in- habitant of Middletown,) in which the deponents stated their knowl- edge of Henry and "William Bacon, of Stretton, Rutland Co., Eng.; that Henry removed to Clipsam, in the same county ; that he had but one son, Thomas, who was reported to have died at Barbadoes, W. I.; and also stated that Nathaniel Bacon, Esq.; then present, was the eldest son of William Bacon, who must have been a brother of Andrew Bacon, Esq., of Hartford, in 1637, which renders it probable tliat Andrew and Nathaniel Bacon were from the same county in England. He m. Ann Miller, July 6, 1680, and d. Jan. 27, 1705-6. He had nine children, one of whom, Nathaniel, Jr., whose name was afterward changed to Thomas, was b. July 20 or 25, 1659. Ann d. July 6, 1680. He then m. Elizabeth Pierpont, April 17, 1682. This Nathaniel or Thomas, m. Hannah "Wetmore, Feb. 5, 1702, and had seven children. His wife Hannah, d. Sept. 7, 1722. He 1 Hinman's Catalogue of first Puritan Settlers. HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 517 m. 2. Anne, wid. of John Lane, Jan. 31, 1722-3. The latter d. Dec 26 or 22, 1751. He m. 3. Rebecca Doolittle, Nov. 28, 1762. He d. Jan. 6, 1759. Nathaniel, son of above and w. Hannah, m. Jane Bevin, July 30, 1724, and had nine children. This Nathaniel resided at Middlefleld, in the town of Middletown. Jabez, son of the last-mentioned Nathaniel, was by trade a tanner and currier, but afterward engaged in mercantile pursuits, as has been seen in the preceding chapter, and d. at "Woodbury, worth nearly half a million dollars. He was b. at Middlefleld, a parish in Middle- town, July 5 01? 16, 1731. He m. Lydia Hungerford, who was b. at Bristol, June 5, 1739, a descendant of Thomas Hungerford, first of Hartford, and afterward of Stonington. He d. Sept. 6, 1806, aged 75. She d. Nov. 25, 1812, aged 73. Their children were: Jabez, Jr., b. June 28, 1760 ; m. Sabra, dau. of John and Patty Betts, 1781, who was b. in 1765. Children, Lorena, b. Mai;ch 16, 1782, m. Matthew Minor, Jr., Esq., Oct. 22, 1802, d. May 30, 1848 ; John, b. June 30, 1784, d. May 19, 1807 ; Betsey, b. July 21, 1787, d. Sept. 21,.1787 ; Nathaniel, b. Oct., 1788, d. Dec. 5, 1828. Jemima, dau. of Jabez, Sen., b. May 1, 1762, m. Isaac Tomlinson, April, 1784. She d. at New Haven, April 16, 1787. Asahel, s. of Jabez, Sen., b. Dec. 3, 1764, m. Hannah, dau. of Wil- liam and Ann French, in 1786. He d. March 31, 1838, aged 73. Ch., Polly, now Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1787, m. Chauncey Whittlesey Nov. 15, 1815 ; Charles, b. March 14, 1789, m. Betsey Tomlinson about 1811. She was b. 1792, d. Dec. 2, 1821. , Lorena, dau. of Jabez, Sen., b. Dec. 29, 1766, m. Hon. David Tom- linson, 1784, d. Oct. 25, 1837, a. 71. JJad six sons and eight daus. Nathaniel, Esq., son of Jabez, Sen., b. Nov. 16, 1768, m. 1. Eebec- ca Strong, Jan. 10, 1796. She d. Sept. 16, 1837, aged 63. He m. 2. Mrs. Sophia Hull, of Derby, b. at Eden, Me., July 22, 1798, m. April 11, 1838. He d. more than eighty years of age, at New Ha- ven, and left a large estate. Ch., Albert Strong, b. Feb. 12, 1797 ; Nathaniel Almoran, b. Aug. 27, 1798 ; Harriet, b. March 8, 1804, m. John J. Barnard, Nov. 6, 1825 ; d. Dec. 18, 1828. Lydia, dau. of Jabez, Sen., b. Jan. 1, 1771, m. Hon. Noah B. Ben- edict, an eminent lawyer and senator of the state, June 27, 1793. Shed. July 5, 1808, aged 37. Daniel, Esq., son of Jabez, Sen., b. Dec. 8, 1772, m. Rebecca Thompson, June 22, 1793. He d. July 26, 1828, aged 56. His wid. survives. Ch., Maria, b. Sept. 3, 1794, m. Gen. Chauncey 518 HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBUBT. Crafts, Sept. 11, 1811 . Fanny,, b. Jan. 12, 1796, d. Jan. 28, 1829 ; Eebecca, b. March 10, 1798, d. Oct. 1, 1815 ; Julia, b. Sept. 8, 1800, m. John Marvin, Sept. 9, 1824, had nine children ; Lydia, b. April 27, 1805, m. Charles C. Thompson, Esq., of New York city, Oct. 11, 1826, d. Dec. 2, 1840, in that city; John, b. March 24, 1807, m. Augusta "Walker, March 17, 1830 ; they had one son, Wm. Thomp- son, b. May 18, 1832, d. Dec. 10, 1836; Daniel, b. July 11, 1809; William Thompson, b. Aug. 24, 1812. Mary, dau.of Jabez, Sen., b. Feb. 23, 1776, d. March 11, 1777. Garry, son of Jabez, Sen., b. April 5, 1778, m. 1, Sally Minor, April 4, 1798, and had a son George, b. March 21, 1804 ; m. 2. Mrs. Orphia Perry, dau. of Moses and Sarah Shepard, of Newtown, Ct., Jan. 17, 1813, and had three daus.: Sarah, b. Oct. 27, 1813, ra. John Derby Smith, March 17, 1838, d. May 11, 1848 ; Juliet, b. July 29, 1816, d. March 24, 1845 ; Orphia Jane, b. Aug. 2, 1819, m. Samuel Breese, July 12, 1845. Albert Strong, son of Nathaniel and Eebecca, m. Sarah, dau. of Walker and Martha Mallory, March 31, 1819. She was b. March 5, 1797. He d. May 6, 1828. Ch., Harriet Martha, b. 'July 9, 1821, m. Russell Smith, Sept. 10, 1844 ; Sarah Eebecca, b. Feb. 5, 1824, m. Charles P. Marks, Dec. 5, 1844, d. March 29, 1847 ; Elizabeth Strong, b. April 4, 1826, m. Edward C. Graham, June 5, 1849. Nathaniel Almoran, son of Nathaniel, m Almira, dau. of Calvin and Phebe Selden, May 28, 1826. She was b. Sept. 20, 1803. Ch., Ellen, b. Sept. 8, 1827 ; Mary, b. March 16, 1831, d. July 16, 1835 ; Eebecca, b. Aug. 21, 1833 ; Susan, b. Aug. 11, 1835 ; Alice, b. Sept. 5, 1838, d. Sept. 18, 1839. Daniel, son of Daniel, m. Jane, dau. of ./ames and Altha Green, Oct, 22, 1828. She was b. Oct. 12, 1808. Ch., Charles Augustus^ b. July 15, 1831, d. Nov. 28, 1831 ; George Horatio, b. Jan. 28,' 1833 ; Fanny Thompson, b. Sept. 4, 1835 ; Charles Bronson, b. July 3, 1837 ; Julia Lavinia, b. March 7, 1839 ; Eebecca Jane, b. May 17, 1841 ; Martha Green, b. Aug. 23, 1843 ; Mary,b. Oct. 10, 1847 ; Daniel Pearl, b. March 19, 1850. Eev. William T., son of Daniel, m. Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Doct. Jonathan and Elizabeth Knight, of New Haven, Aug. 7, 1839. She was b. Feb. 26, 1817. Ch., Jonathan Knight, b. Aug. 10, 1840 ; Eebecca Thompson, b. May 18, 1842 ; William Thompson, b. June 27, 1844 ; Elizabeth Lockwood, b. Feb. 28, 1846, d. Aug. 4, 1849 ; Annie Fitch, b. April 10, 1848; Frederick, b. May 20, 1849. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 519 George, son of Garry, m. Mary Ann, dau. of Charles and Frances Pumpelly, Nov. 16, 1826. She was b. Dec. 31, 1806. Ch., George Albert, b. March 6, 1832; Sarah Francis, b. Oct. 16, 1835. COCHEANE FAMILY. The ancient Dundonald arms recorded in the Lyon office at Edin- burgh, are : " Argent, a cheveron gules betwixt three boars' heads erased azure, armed and langued of the first. Crest, a horse passant argent. Sup- porters, two greyhounds argent, collared or., leashed gules. Motto abore the crest, Virtute et lahore. Date 1672. And by a later matriculation' of date, 7th December, 1774, the above arms are quartered with those of Blair of that Ilk, with the same Crest, Motto and Supporters. When surnames were first assumed by. men, they had a significa- tion, and represented some characteristic of the appropriator, or some circumstance in relation to his person or history. Thus from the occupation of individuals came the surnames. Cook, Farmer, &;c. From complexion came White, Brown, Black and others. Some were derived from names of places, as Thornton, Woodbury. Oth- ers again were intended to describe some mental or physical quality or personal incident of the first possessor. Of the latter class is the name " Cochrane.'' The name is derived from two Gaelic words, which together sig- nify " the roar of war," " the battle-cry," viz., Cog, v. n., to war, to fight, whence comes Cogach, or Cogaiche, adj., warlike, and Ran, genitive Rain, a roar, loud cry, a shriek. It was variously spelled by the Highland Scots, Cogachran, Cogaicheran, Cogachrain, Cog- 520 HISTORr OP ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. aicherain, Cogran, Cograin, the guttural sound in the first syllable of which being afterward represented by the proper letters of the mod- ern Gaelic, gives Cochran, Cochrane, Cochrain. The reason for taking this cognomen is not now known. The " Cochranes" belonged to the great and warlike clan or tribe of Camp- bell, and in the numerous military expeditions in which they were engaged, frequent occasions might occur and reasons arise, sufficient to warrant a brave warrior in assuming such a title with propriety. In the early history of the name, there is certainly sufficient proof to establish a just title to it. The Earl of Dundonald, the head of those who have borne the name of Cochrane, had much to do in the vary- ing fortunes of Mary, Queen of Scots. Sir John Cochrane, second son of the first earl, was a fugitive under the reign of Charles II., and engaged under the Earl of Argyle, in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion against James II. He was arrested and taken to London to be tried for treason, but was pardoned by King James, on a bribe of five thousiind pounds being olfered to the priests of the royal house- hold by his father. Lord Dundonald. It would seem, therefore that the name was well taken. The earldom of the Earl of Dundonald is at Dundonald, in Lan- arkshire. It was in close proximity to, or embraced in the lands and royal residence of the Stewart family for a long period of years down to the time of the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, who resided there with Damley. The " Cochranes" have been numerous. The principal families of the name resided in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire. Another fam- ily of note resided in Barbachlacke, in Linlithgowshire, and others at Rochsoills and Dumbreck. John, son of Sir John Cochrane, lived at Watersyde. Alexander Cochrane, resided at Balbarchan ; "Wil- liam, son of James 2d, brother of Alexander, at Eochsoills, in the Lordship of Newbottle and Baronry of Monkland, Lanarkshire ; and William, son of William, « heired the same lands." Others resided at Kilmaronock, Polskelly, BoUinshaw, Paisley and Ochiltree. Sev- eral of these families have ermine in their arms, showing their con- nection with the royal family. The present earl and head of the family name, (1853,) is The Eight Honorable Thomas (Cochrane,) [1669] Earl of Dundonald, co. of Ayr, [1647] Baron Cochrane of Dundonald, and Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree, in the Peerage of Scotland, &c. He is an Admiral of the Blue, and a highly distinguished officer in the naval service of his country. Born Dec. 14, 1775, and succeeded his HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBURY. 521 father as tenth earl, ia 1831. He is consequently about seventy- eight years old. When he was in New York some years ago, he be- came acquainted with some of the name residing there, and pointed out to them their relationship to him. From the first Earl of Dundonald are descended all of the name in this country. Some of the Cochranes of Paisley, emigrated into the north of Ireland, a long while ago, and thence a few removed to this country and settled in Pennsylvania. From these are descended Hon. John Cochran, of New York city, and those of the name resid- ing at "Cochransville," in Pennsylvania. The first of this branch were distinguished in the war of the Revolution. Others came over at a different period, and their descendants are now residing in Mas- sachusetts, New York, Ohio and Tennessee. S. "W.' Cochran, Esq., of Troy, Tenn., is one of these. But the " Cochrane," the genealogy of whose descendants, it is proposed at this time more particularly to trace, was WILLIAM, who emigrated from Paisley, in Scotland, to Plymouth, England, about the year 1740. He had previously married, and had one son, whom he also named William, from himself. He was a large man- ufacturer and ship owner, of great wealth. After his removal to Plymouth, his first wife died, and he was afterward married to a sec- ond. Soon after his second marriage, his son, being then about nine- teen years of age, disagreed (as is often the case in families) with his mother-in-law. Matters grew worse and worse, and one day when William had been out hunting, and returned after the regular hour for dining, having asked for his dinner, he was served, by his gjother- in-law's order, with food that remained from the servants' psc6le. This was too much for his "Scotch blood," and of course he declined eating. In the evening his father was made) acquainted with the " affair," who, taking his wife's side of the question, locked his son in " an up- per chamber," to reflect on the fruits of disobedience. The same night he let himself to the ground by means of a bedcord, and, going to the dock, he went on board a ship, just getting under way for North America. Leaving^^home so suddenly, he was entirely destitute of means, and agreed to work for his passage over. Before the next morning, he had left the shores of " merry England" forever. He landed at Wood's Hole, Falmouth, Mass. This was about 1756. His father, owning vessels that sailed to various parts of the world, made inquiries in all directions. He did not learn where he was tilj about 1775. This information he derived from a Falmouth sea-cap- tain, one day, after he had nearly ceased inquiring for his son. On 34 522 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. receiving a description of him from the captain, he burst into tears, and exclaimed, " He is my son." He sent by the captain on his re- turn voyage, a purse of gold for his son, containing also a letter for him, but the cabin-boy stole it on reaching the shore. He again sent word to him to come home immediately, as he had no other child to heir his property. The resentments of former years had subsided, and he commenced preparations for his return. Before this could be accomplished, the war of the Revolution broke out, and put a stop for a time to his preparations. He had married, had several chil- dren, and a " handsome property." Being a stern republican, he en- listed into the service of his country, and served a year as lieutenant. After this he made further preparations for a return to his father, expecting a close of the war, and had turned into money most of his estate. He was a pilot by occupation, and having gone one morning to pilot a ship out of Falmouth harbor, he did not return, and was found four days afterward floating on the water. The paper money he had been collecting, was reduced to a paste in his pocket by the action of the water. This event occurred in 1778, in the fortieth year of hie age. Previous to his marriage, he had resided at Chil- mark, on the island of Martha's Vineyard ; but after that event he resided at Falmouth, in a house since owned by the late Dea. Fish. After the war was over, William,' of Plymouth, Eng., was still liv- ing, and sent again for his son, or if he was not living, for his eldest son, to come to England immediately, but he never went. William, of Plymouth, died in 1785, aged about eighty years. His son (2) William,^ of Chilmark, Mass., m. Experience Weeks, of Falmouth, Mass., Nov. 1, 1758. She was admitted to the churcli Oct. 15, 1780, and her eight children were baptized at the same time. She d. at Chatham, Conn., in 1823. Ch., » I. David,' b. Nov., 1768. 4. n. Maria,' b. Nov., 1771 ; m. John Smith of New York, dead. 5. HI. Tamar,' b. Nov., 1771 ; m. Ilildreth, of New York ; both dead. 6. IV. Hannah,' b. April, 1773 ; m. Joseph Small, March 30, 1796. He d. at Eastport of small pox. 7. V. Jane,' b. July, 1774 ; m. Loudon Fish in 1793. He d. in 1812, and she survives. 8. VI. William,' b. Dec, 1775 ; was a sea-captain, and died with- out issue at Havanna in 1801. I Vn. Peter,' b. June 7, 1777. 10. Vni. Mary,' b. 1778 ; d. unmarried. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBl. 523 David' Cothrin, (3) b. Nov., 1768, at Falmouth, Mass., m. Eunice Backhouse,of the same place, March 15, 1788. He moved to Maine ■ in May, 1795, and settled in the " "Wild Woods" of Farmington, in that state. Not liking the Yankee pronunciation of his Scotch sur- name, he changed the spelling into Cothrin. He was a man of fee- ble health, and obliged to go south every winter. In Aug., 1801, his brother William having previously died at Havanna, he went to New York to settle his estate. The Winter following he repaired to the south, as usual, was taken sick in North Carolina, and died there in Feb., 1802. His wid. Eunice m. Stephen Dillingham, in 1808, and d. at Farmington, Me., April 1, 1841, aged 73. Children, 11 I. Keziah,* b. Oct. 14, 1789; m. Montgomery Morrison in 1808. He was b. April 14, 1783, and d. March 10, 1846, at Fay- ette, Me. g II. William,* b. Oct. 31, 1791. i III. Nathaniel,^ b. Oct. 6, 1793. 14 IV. Tamar,* b. Feb. ^2, 1797, in Farmington, Me., m. Eufua DreSser. He was b. in 1795. They live in Illinois. Peter' Cochran, (9) b. June 7, 1777. Lives at Feeding Hills, Springfield, Mass. He m. Eunice Sandford, of Fal- mouth, Mass., Jan. 24, 1804. Ch., i 15 I. Maria S.,* b. Oct. 28, 1804, m. James Bagg, d. June 24, 1835. 16 II. William,' b. Feb. 8, 1806, d. June 22, 1817. 17 III. Hiram,* b. Oct. 29, 1808, d. Nov. 23, 1823. 18 IV. Samuel,* b. Dec. 18, 1809, d. April 3, 1811. 19 V. Samuel,* b. March 9, 1812, d. Dec. 3l, 1812. 20 VI. Emily,* b. Oct. 16, 1813, m. Charles Baldwin, of New York, and lives at New Orleans. 21 VII. David,* b. May 16, 1815, m. . Lives at New- Bedford, Mass., and is captain of a whaling ship. • Capt. William Cothren,* (12) b. Oct. 31, 1791, at Falmouth, Mass, He and his brother, on account of the pronunciation, have always spelled the name Cothren. He resides in Farmington, Me., whither he removed with his father at four years of age. The town was then a wilderness. The little spot of land taken up by his father, is now owned by him, and constitutes part of his homestead. He served three months as a soldier in the war of 1812. Hem. 1. Hannah Cooper, Jan. 14, 1819. She was b. at Pittstown, Me., Feb. 19, 1798, and d. at Farmington, Me., Nov. 29, 1831 ; m. 2. Wid. Nancy Tit- 524 HIBTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. comb, of Farmington, Nov. 15, 1835. She d. at that place, April 19, 1840, aged 45. Children of Hannah : Z I. William,^ b. Nov. 28, 1819. Grad. Bowd. CoU. 1843. 23 n. Charles,* b. June 16, 1822. Grad. Bovfd. Coll., 1849, and resides at Eatontown, N. J. 24 II. Nathaniel,' b. June 21, 1825. Grad. Bowd. CoU., 1849, and resides at Eatontown, N. J. 25. IV. George Webber,' b. July 12, 1829. Child of Nancy : 26 V. "Wesley Rogers,' b. Dec. 15, 1837. Nathaniel Cothren,' (13) b. Oct. 6, 1793, at Falmouth, Barnstable county, Mass., and d. Sept. 18, 1845, at Byron, Ogle county, Illinois. While young he emigrated to the state of New York, and m. there Clarissa Weed, of Milton, Saratoga county, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1815. He afterward resided in Michigan and Illinois. Children, (g) I. James W.,' b. Oct. 19, 1817. (i) II. Montgomery Morrison,' b. iSept. 18, 1819. 29 III. Charles,' b. Oct. 21, 1821, d. Aug. 30, 1839, at Bloom- ingville, Illinois. 30 rV. Eunice Cordelia,' b. May 8, 1823, at Jerusalem, Yates county, N. Y.; m. Albert Brown, Dec, 1842 ; had one dau., Hen- rietta. 31 V. Francis,' b. Oct. 19, 1824; d. in infancy. 32 VI. William,' b. April 9, 1826 ; drowned in the Erie Canal, Lockport, N. Y., May 16, 1831. 33 Vn. George Henry,' b. Dec. 25, 1827, at Jerusalem, N. Y.; d. March 6, 1846, at Byron, Illinois. William Cothren,' (22) b. at Farmington, Me., Nov. 28, 1819, graduated at Bowdoin College in 1843, received his second degree there in 1846,- and master of arts, ad eundem, at Yale College in 1 847. Removed to Woodbury, Conn., in Nov., 1844, and commenced the ipractice of law at that place, Oct., 1845. Was elected corresponding imember of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, May 5, 1847, and a member of the Connecticut Historical Society, Nov. 23, 1852. Was elected county commissioner for Litchfield county, :at the May session of the General Assembly, 1851. Hem. Mary J. Steele of Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 3, 1849. James W. Cothren,' (27) b. Oct. 19, 1817, in Chatauque co., N. Y.; moved to Galesburgh, Michigan, where he now resides, having pre- viously lived in Detroit. He was there m. to Christiana Mackie, HISTOKT OF ANCIENT TVOODBURT. 525 Dec. 22, 1839. She was b. Nov. 22, 1818, at Aberdeen, Scotland. He has been for some years postmaster of the place where he re- sides. Children, 34 I. Charles Fernando," b. Sept. 25, 1840, at Galesburgh. 35 II. Mary Isabella," b. April 16, 1843, " " 86 III. Clara," b. July 12, 1847, " « Hon. Montgomery M. Cothren,* (28) b. Sept. 18, 1819, at Jerusa- lem, Yates CO., N. Y., moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and com- menced the practice of law several years ago. Was a member of the convention which formed the constitution of that state, and was a member of the upper or lower house of the Legislature of Wiscon- sin, from its organization as a state, till his election as judge of the court of common pleas, a year or two since. In 1852, he was one of the presidential electors of the state. He m, Esther Maria, dau. of Dr. Schuyler Pulford, Aug. 24, 1848. She was b. July 16, 1830, in Fayette ville, N. Y. Children: 37 I. CordeUa Maria," b. July 14, 1849 ; d. March 6, 1853. 38 II. George Pulford," b. April 23, 1851. Something more than a hundred years ago, there was a branch of the Cochrane family residing in " Ancient Woodbury." The author has not been able to discover the name of the place whence they came. Samuel Cochrane, the first of the name here, seems to have been quite a literary man. His library consisted of more than four hundred volumes, which was an exceedingly large one for a farmer in a country town in those early days, and would be a large library for a man in like condition, even at this day. It is believed that this was the largest collection of books that has ever been owned by a pri- vate, non-professional citizen of the territory, since the first settle- ment. His children were as follows : James, bap. May 30, 1747. • Martha, bap. May 19, 1749 ; m. Abel Brownson, Aug. 1, 1770. Euth, bap. May 12, 1751 ; m. David Perry, Nov. 3, 1789. Samuel, bap. March 3, 1754. Elizabeth, bap. June 29, 1756 ; m. Robert Jackson, Mar. 23, 1775. Sarah, bap. Nov. 30, 1758. Stephen Peet m. Hester Cochran, 1760. Benajah Strong m. Jean Cochran, Feb. 3, 1761. All of this family have passed into the female line, or gone out of the territory. 526 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. CRAFTS FAMILY. The first person of the name of Crafts, who settled in Connecticut, was Samuel, who located at Pomfret in 1686. Joseph, supposed to be the son of Samuel, m. Susannah , and d. Jan. 25, 1754. His w. d. aged 84. Joseph had nine sons and six daus. Samuel is the only one of the fifteen children whose descendants the author has the means of tracing in his possession. He was b. July 15, 1722 ; m. Judith . Ch., Griffin, b. July 18, 1748 ; Sarah, b. April 13, 1750 ; Edward, b. April 19, 1752, d. March 17, 1821 ; Samuel, b. May 19, 1754; Samuel, b.-Jan. 15, 1761. Edward, son of the above, m. 1. Abigail Clark, b. in 1759, d. Oct. 23, 1796 ; 2. Ann Baldwin, b. in 1757, d. June 8, 1813. CU by first w., Julia, b. 1781, d. Sept., 16, 1801 ; Samuel, b. 1783, d. June 5, 1810, at sea; Pearl, b. 1785, d. Dec. 29, 1821 ; Chauncey,b. June 1, 1787, d. Oct. 12, 1828; Laura, b. 1789, d. June 15, 1805; Edward, b. 1790, d. Feb. 20, 1792; Abba,b. 1796, d. Aug. 24, 1811. Pearl, s. of Edward, m. Sarah Blakeley. Ch., Edward B., b. Jan., 1814 ; Elizabeth M., b. 1816 ; Julia M., b. Dec. 31, 1817 ; d. Oct. 14, 1818 ; Samuel Pearl, b. 1820, d. July 31, 1822. Gen. Chauncey, son of Edward, m. Maria Bacon, Sept. 11, 1811. Ch., a dau. b. May 30, 1813, d. same day; Julia Maria, b. Aug. 20, 1814, m. Rev. B. Y. Messenger, Feb. 7, 1838, d. Aug. 25, 1839 ; twins, b. July 1, 1816, d. same dsfy ; Charles Bacon, b. July 18, 1817 ; Chauncey, b. March 20, 1820 ; d. June 18, 1841 ; Rebecca Bacon, b. May 7, 1822, m. Wm. B. Hotchkiss, June 6, 1843 ; Samuel Pearl, b. March 30, 1824; Fanny Augusta, b. June 4, 1826, m. Samuel W. Andrew, Esq., Jan. 4, 1848; Lydia Thompson, b. Dec. 2, 1828, d. July 25, 1846. I /■ CHURCH FAMILY. Richard Church emigrated from England, and settled at Plymouth, Mass. He came in one of the early companies to that place. As nearly as can now be traced, he was an uncle of Col. Benjamin Church, who commanded the party which killed King Philip, in 1676, and who was sent on an expedition against the eastern Indians of New England, in 1704, and did them and the French much damage. He removed to Hartford, Conn., with Mr. Hooker's congregatioD, in 1636. He had several sons and daughters. HIST^OET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 527 2. John Church was one of the sons of Richard, mentioned above. He resided in Hartford, and died there in 1691, leaving several chil- dren.^ 3. Sarduel Church was the second son of John, and died in Hart- ford about the year 1718. He had several children. 4. Samuel was one of the sons of the above named Samuel, and re- moved to Bethlehem society, Woodbury, about the year 1740, where he died during the « Great Sickness," which visited that parish in 1760. He married Mary Porter, of Farmington, and had a numerous family. His sons were Jbshua, Samuel, Ebenezer and Nathaniel. .5. Nathaniel, youngest son of Samuel, was but three years old when his father died. He was bound an apprentice to a wea-ser, to be taught the mysteries of his art. His master was a hard-hearted man, and at about the age of eighteen,' he left him and enlisted into the Rev- olutionary army. He was severely wounded at the battle of White Plains, by a grape-shot larger than a hickory nut, which is now in the possession of his son. Chief Justice Samuel Church, of Litchfield. He married Lois, second daughter of John Ensign, Esq., of Canaan, and settled in Salisbury, Conn. His sons were as follows, viz. 1. Ensign, whose only daughter Mary married Hon. EbenNewtonj member of Congress from Mahoning county, Ohio. 2. Hon. Samuel, LL. D., who was bom in 1785. He graduated at Yale College, in 1803, and settled in his native town as a lawyer. He was representative to the General Assembly at six sessions, senator three years, judge of probate eleven years, and a member of the con- stitutional convention, in 1818. In 1832, he was appointed a judge of the superior court and supreme court of errors, and in 1847, he was elected chief justice. In 1845, he removed to Litchfield, his present residence. His son, Albert E. Church, is professor of mathematics at West Point. Samuel P. Church, M. D., of Ansonia, is another son. 3. Leman, late one of the most eminent and successful lawyers at the Connecticut bar, died in 1849. 4. Hon. John R., judge of the court of common pleas for Trumbull county, Ohio. 5.- Nathaniel, a wealthy merchant of Troy, N. York, now deceased. 6. Frederick H., a wealthy merchant and iron manufacturer of Philadelphia. 7. William. 528 HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBURY. CASTLE FAMILY. Henry Castle came from Stratford to Woodbury, with the early settlers, and died in 1697-8. His children were Henry, Samuel, Isaac, Abigail, Mary and Mercy, all bap. Sept., 1686; William, bap. July, 1688; Mary m. Joseph Hurlbnt, Jr., May 17, 1698; Samuel had a dau. Susanna, bap. Sept., 1693. Henry, Jr., m. (1st) Hannah Squire, Aug. 12, 1699. She d. May 7, 1714; m. (2d) Ruth , who d. in 1725. His ch. were I. Henj-y, b. Feb. 2, 1700, m. Hannah Strong, Sept. 18, 1736; he d. in 1777; shed. 1783 ; ch. 1. Ann, b. Oct., 1736, d. Sept. 16, 1737 ; 2. Rachel, b. Nov. 10, 1737, m. Nathan Leavenworth ; 3. Ann, b. April 30, 1739. n. Hannah, b. May 22, 1702. IIL Ruth, b. Aug. 6, 1705. IV, Jemima, b. March 3, 1709. V. Luke, b. March 21, 1711, m. Mary Squire, Dec. 15, 1736 ; he d. 1797 ; his wife Sept. 13, 1777 ; ch. 1. Nathan, b. Dec. 25, 1739, d. 1760 ; 2. Ruth, b. 1741, d. 1746 ; 3. Mary,b. Oct., 1744, d. Sept., 1777 ; 4. Luke, bap. April 27, 1746, d. Dec. 11, 1769 ; 5. Hannah, b. Dec. 1, 1753, d. 1777 ; 6. Jemima, bap. April 23, 1758. VL Nathaniel, b. Nov. 7, 1716, d. Sept. 11, 1720. Isaac, son of Henry, m. (1st) Sarah , who d. Feb., 1708, m. (2d) Joanna , and had I. Isaac, bap. Aug. 9, 1707. II. Samuel, bap. Aug. 9, 1707, m. Martha , and d. 1781 ; ch. 1. David, b. Dec, 1725, m. Phebe Sanford, Sept., 1747, and had David, bap. Jan. 29, 1748; Jonathan, bap. Oct., 1751; 2. Isaac, bap. May 11, 1729, m. Anna Hurd, Jan. 24, 1750, from whom he was divorced ; she had a dau. Lucy, bap. in Aug., the same year of their marriage. This Lucy m. William Torrance, March 30, 1768. Isaac, after his di- vorce, m. a second time, and d. in 1775, leaving wife Grisel, and ch. Isaac, Jehiel, Andrew, Sarah, Chloe and Mary ; 3. Lucy, bap. Aug. 8, 1731 ; 4. Samuel, Jr., bap. March 31, 1734, m. Abigail , and had Huldah, bap. Dec. 24, 1758, Silas, Abigail, bap. Aug. 9, 1769 ; 5. Hannah, bap. Sept. 7, 1735 ; 6. Peter, bap. Aug. 8, 1736, m. Ma- ry Booth, and d. 1808; she d. 1830 ; 7. Reuben, b. Dec, 1738, m. Eunice , had Reuben, b. April 4, 1764 ; 8. Rebecca, bap. Jan. 11, 1744, m. Benjamin Warner, Nov. 2, 1761 ; 9. Esther, bap. March 17, 1746. III. Sarah, bap. March, 1708. IV. Daniel, bap. Oct. 13, 1717, m. and had 1. Samuel, b. Jan. 3, 1740, m. Abigail , had Joanna, bap. June 23, 1762 ; Esther, bap. Nov. 13, 1763 ; 2. Joanna, bap. March 6, 1743 ; 3. Gideon, bap. July 23, 1745 ; 4. Jerusha, bap. Nov., 1752 ; 5. Eunice, bap. Jan. 3, 1759. V. Israel, b. HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBTJRT. 529 Apiil 18, 1722, m. (1st) Eunice Terrill, 1746, who d. Nov., 1786, m. (2d) , and had Timothy, b. April 22, 1747 ; 2. Simeon, bap. May 20, 1750 ; 3. Sarah, bap. March 10, 1754, m. Daniel Booth, Jan. 28, 1773; 4. Eunice, d. March 18,1759 ; 5. Eunice, bap. July 27, 1760 ; 6. Israel, bap. April 29, 1764, m. Electa Dewey, 1787. Doct. Silas, son of Samuel, Jr., had ch. Harvey H., Chauncey N., Abigail E., who m. Heman Patterson. Chauncey N. m. Amanda Minor, and had Chauncey J. and Henrietta V. Willianj, son of Henry, had ch. £is follows, 1. Apn, bap. Jan, 1, 1721, m. BMiajah Hawley, in 1757 ; 2. Ruth, bap. June 2, 1723, m. Jonathan Lum, in 1746; 3. John, bap. May 29, 1726; 4. Mercy, b. May, 1727 ; 5. Seth, bap. June 29, 1729, had Hepzibah, bap. Dec, 1758 ; Tabitha, bap. Jan. 27, 1762 ; 6. Phineas, bap. May 2, 1731; 7. Tabitha, bap. Oct. 14, 1733. It is at present unknown to which branch of the family the follow- ing belong. Jabez Castle had 1. William, bap. April 1, 1739, m. Thankful Ba- ker, Feb. 23, 1758, and had Zuba, bap. Feb..l, 1762 ; Elijah, bap. Jan. 20, 1765 ; 2. Susanna, bap. Sept.. 13, 1740, m. Noah Hurd, 1759 ; 3. Mary, bap. Aug. 8, 1744 ; 4, Tabiatha, bap. April 28, 1751 ; 5. Selah, bap. Feb. 2, 1755 ; 6. Triel, bap. Jan. 2, 1757. Ebenezer Castle_had Ebenezer, bap. June 23, 1776 ; Jerusha, bap. Feb. 28, 1779. CANFIELD FAMILY. Thomas Canfleld, Sen., of Milford, Conn., was not one of the early settlers of the place, but probably was there as early as 1647 ; had a wife, Phebe, and ch. His son Jeremiah m. Judith Mallory, and among his ch. is found Jeremiah, Jr., who was an original purchaser of the town of New Milford, in 1706, and who had a son Zerobabel- This Zerobabel resided in the society of Bridgewater, New Milford ; he m. and had ch., one of which was Lemuel, who m. Sarah Burton, and had issue as follows : Daniel, Burton, Lemuel, Augustine, and Orlando, who d. young. Burton, Esq., settled at South Britain, in Southbui-y, about 1800, m. Polly Mitchell, and had I. Harriet, b. Dec. 27, 1802, m. Anson Badley, 1824, and had 1. Lemuel M., b. Dec. 1, 1826 ; 2. Burton C, b. Jan. 9, 1830 ; 3. PoUy A., b. Feb. 10, 1832 ; 4. Sarah, b. Dec. 6, 530 HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKy. 1835 ; 5. Eliza, b. Sept. 21, 1839. 11. Mitchell M., b. March 31, 1809, m. Eliza AveriU, Nov. 24, 1830, had 1. AveriU B., b. Nov. 6, 1831 ; 2. Henry M., b. Aug. 15, 1841. III. Lemuel M., b. April 19, 1820, m. Emeline Northrop, March 16, 1843, and had Harriet E., b. March 16, 1850 ; Sarah E., b. April 2-9, 1852. Lemuel, brother of Burton, m. Betsey Mitchell, and had Jerome, b. March 26, 1808, who m. Hannah Smiths ch. Lemuel, Cornelia and -Chandler. Eev. Thomas Canfield, of Roxbury society, was b. at Durham, Conn., m. Mary Bussell ; ch. I. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1749, m. Rev. Je- hu Minor. IL Thomas, b. July 21, 1751, m. Sarah Mallory, Aug. 3, 1776, and had 1. Polly, m. Ira Sanford; 2. Russell, d. in N. Y.; 3. Sally, m. Benjamin Wheeler, of Bridgeport ; 4. Philemon, who is the only survivor of the family, now residing in Hartford. III. Rus- sell, b. Aug. 5, 1754, d. 1769, IV. Mary, b. May 8, 1764, d. 1786. V. Elihu,b. July 12, 1759, m. Sarah Frisbie, Aug. 3, 1775; ch, 1. Betsey, b, March 11, 1784; 2. Augustine, b. May 15, 1786, d. Sept. 2, 1816 ; 3. Russel, b. Aug. 28, 1789 ; 4. Sally, b. Oct. 9, 1791 ; 5. Caroline, b. March 30, 1799 j 6. Polly, b. Feb. 15, 1801 ; 7. Thom- as, b. Jan., 1804. Rev. Thomas d. 1795,. a. 79; his estate inventoried £3,049, lOs. M. His wife d. Oct. 4, 1790, a, 70. It is believed that Rev. Thom- as was a descendant of Thomas, Sen., of Milford, though tradition in- forms us that his father came from England. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 531 CURTISS FAMILY. ^^yi^lij:,:^)ifq^ M-rJii>i' Az. a cliev. dancettcB betw. tliree mural coronets, or Crest — A lion st'jant ppr., supporting with his dexter foot a shield of'the arms. Motto — SsEpere aude. The arms of the London family are Az. a fesse dancetfie betw. three ducal coronet^, or; as borne by the name of Curtis, and was con- firmed to John Curtis, of London, Gent., son of "William Curtis, of Hatton, in the county of "Warwick, Gent., son of Eustace Curtis, of Malestack, of said county, Gent., son of "William Curtis, who was son and heir of John Curtis, of Malestack, Gent. This bearing was con- firmed the 9th of May, 1 632, in the 8th year of the reign of Charles I. William Curtiss' embarked in the ship Lion, June 22, 1632, and' landed Dec. 16, 1632, at Scituate, Mass. He bi'ought with him four children, Thomas,^ Mary,^ John^ and Philip.^ He removed with his . family to Eoxbury, Mass., whence they removed to Stratford, Conn. By the records of Stratford it appears that the father of these must have died before the removal of the family thither, and that previous to that event, a son "William had been born to him, as the first of the name that appears on those records, are John,^ "William,''' and their mother, Widow Elizabeth Curtis. It is stated that at the date of their removal to Stratford, John was about 28 years of age, and Wil- liam about 18. Thomas d. in Mass. " 7 month, 1 650." Widow Eliz- abeth d. in 1658. Will proved Nov. 4, 1658. Devisees were sons, 1. John' and 2. William,' and grandsons, John, son of John, and Jon- ' athan, son of William. This Jonathan d. in 1681, leaving two sons and two daughters, names not given in the will. 532 HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTJET. John' (1) m. 1st, Elizabeth , who d. in 1682, m. 2(1," Margaret , who d. in 1714. He d. Dec. 6, 1707, aged ninety-six years. His children were : 6 I. John,= b.l642. ■J, II. Israel,^ b. 1644. 8 m. Elizabeth,' b. 1647. 9 IV. Thomas,' b. 1648. 10 V. Joseph,' b. 1650. 11 VI. Benjamin,' b. 1652. 12 VII. Hannah,' b. 1654. Capt. "William^ Curtiss, (2) mentioned above,-^vas one of the original grantees of Woodbury, in 1672, though he never moved there, butd- in Stratford, Dec. 21, 1702. His will was dated Dec. 15, 1702, by which it appears he had children : 13 I. Daniel.' 14 II. Ebenezer.' 15 III. Zachariah.' 'i IV. Josiah.' 17 V. Joshua,' had a son, William, and daughters, Anna, Bulayah and Mary. 18 VI. Sarah,' m. Wells. 19 VII. Elizabeth,' m. Ross. 20 VIII. Jonathan,' deceased, leaving son Jonathan. Israel' (7) b. 1644, ni. Rebecca .. Hed. Oct., 1704, eh. ?{ I. Israel,' b. May 20, 1668. « II. John,' b. Oct., 1670. f. III. Stephen,' b. Aug. 24, 1673. 11 IV. Peter.' 25 V. Hannah,' m. Thomas Minor. 26 VI. Rebecca,' m. Ephraim Minor. Capt. Josiah'' (16) m. Mary , lived and d. in Stratford, in 1745 ; will proved in Jan. of that year. Children, 27 I. William.' 28 II. Josiah.' 29 III. Abraham.' g IV. Benjamin,' b. Dec. 25, 1704. 31 V. Peter.' 32 VI. Matthew.' ■ 33 VII. Charles.' 34 VIII. Abigail,' m. Capt. Hezekiah Hooker, of Woodbury. 35 IX. Eunice,' m. Lieut. Robert Wells, of Stratford. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 533 36 X. Mary,* m. John Patterson. , 37 XL Mehetable." Israel, Jr.,"* (21) m. Mary ; children. 38 I. SamueV b&p. Jan., 1694-5. 39 II. Josiah,' bap. April, 1697. 40 III. Stephen,5bap. April 22, 1699. 41 IV. Rebecca,* bap. July 22, 1701. Ens. John' (22) m. Johannah , who d. Sept. 1, 1749. He d. AprU 14, 1754. Children, 42 I. Elizabeth,* bap. Sept., 1697, m. John Mitchell, Jan. 17, 1716-17. ^ 43 II. Harriet,* b. Nov. 1, 1699. ^ III. J^athan,* b. Feb. 2, 1701-2. 45 IV. Abigail,' bap. March, 1704, m. David Hurd, Jan. 6, 1723-4. 46 V. Esther,* b. Sept. 5, 1706. 47 VI. Joanna,* b. Sept. 5, 1708, m. Eliakim Stoddard, Dec. 4, 1729. i VII. John,* b. Feb. 3, 1711. 49 VIII. Olive,* bap. May, 1713. 50 IX. Peter,* b. Jan. 1, 1716, and had ch. by wife Mercy, 1. Mabel, bap. 1747 ; 2. Mary, b. 1752. % X, David,^ b. Jan. 21, 1718. 52 XL Eunice,* b. March 20, 1720. •^ Stephen' (23) m. Sarah Minor, Nov. 2, 1699. He d. June 1, 1723. Children, S L Joseph,* b. Oct. 20, 1700. H II. Daniel,* b. Jan. 12, 1703. 55 in. Sarah,* ) m. Richard Peet, March 11, 1724-5. C (twins,) b. July 28, 1705. 56' IV. Rebecca,* ) m. Elisha Stoddard, Esq. 57 V. Ruth,* b. Jan. 14, 1707, m. Samuel Galpin. 58 VI. Dea.. Stephen,* b. Feb. 23, 1710, m. 1st, Lois Hicock ; m. 2d, Wid. Huldah Hicock. He d. in 1781. No issue, 59 VIL Mary,* b. Sept. 15', 1713, m Caulkins, and removed to Sharon, Conn., about 1733. They hafl nine sons, who settled com- pactly in that part of the town now known as Caulkinsville. ^ VHL Israel,* b. July 23, 1716. 61 IX. Elizabeth,* b. Sept. 19, 1718, d. aged about 18, unm. 62 X. Grace,* b. July 7, 1720, m. Eldad King, March 3, 1743. Peter,' (24) d. 1713. Child, 534 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 65 I. 01ive,= b. May 6, 1713, m. GMeon Stoddard, Jan. 24, 1733. Benjamin,* (30) b. Dec. 25, 1704, d. July 28, 1783. He and two of his brothers, Josiah and Matthew, removed from Stratford, and settled at Newtown, Conn. Children, ■y jjj i 64 I. Nehemiah,= b. Felb JO, mS^aiifl o^rs. H^iaSason Salmon,* b. Aug. 16, 175^^.Tm. ^AiittlMHM^^QS. father of the Hon. Holbrook Curtis,' of /I^^ipr'o''^ jCpnjg lately judge of the Litchfield county court./^^udge Curtis is the fatlier of "William E. Curtis. Esq., a lawyer of New York city.f »SA4i; l<\. 1 8 I'd ^^" '"mXAa.n' (44) m. Martha Preston, May, 1732. He d. Oct. 17, 1761, and Martha d. June 23, 17«4. Children, ' 65 I. Elizabeth," b. Oct., 1733, m. Thomas Bull, Oct. 19, 1754. 66 II. Martha," b. March, 1737, m. Doct. Andrew Graham, June 5, 1753. 67 III. Ann," b. March, 1740, m. Edward Hinman, July 18, 1764. ,"<^, IV. Nathan," bap. April 3, 1748. John* (48) was killed bylightning^n 1743, while standing in the door of his house. He had his dau. Abia in his arms, who was uninjured and afterward m. as specified below. His children by his wife Abia, were, 69 I. Joanna," b. June 26, 1730. 70 II. Abraham," b. Feb., 1732. 71 III. Amos," bap. Oct., 1733. ^l IV. Gideon," bap. June 8, 1735. 73 V. Joa;nna," bap. May 22, 1737; m. Henry Cramer, Dec..5, 1753. 74 VI. Abiah," bap. Jan. 21, 1730 ; m. Stephen Galpin. S VII. John,' bap. Oct. 12, 1740. 76 VIII. Eve," bap. May 16, 1742. 77 IX. Hester," bap. Dec. 11, 1743; m. Elijah Hinman, Jan. 3, 1771. 78 X. Hannah." David' (51) d. Sept. 15, 1782. Ch., ,™ I. David" bap. Jan. 30, 1743. ,™9 n. Asa," bap. Aug. 3, 1746. 81 III. Eunice," bap. Feb. 26, 1750, m. Ithiel Hicock. 82 IV. Olive," bap. April 5, 1752. 83 V. Love," bap. Aug. 31, 1755 ; m. Graham Hurd. Joseph* (53) m. Mary Walker, who d. May 27, 1727. He d. June 5, 1727. Ch., 84 I. Prudence," b. June, 1724. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT ■VTOODBUBT. 535 II II. Thaddeus, bap. April 24, 1726. Dea. DanieP (54) m. 1. Phebe Martin, June 3, 1730 ; 2. Wid. Sarah Hinman, Sept. 2, 1760. He d. Aug. 14, 1784 ; second wife d. Jan. 12, 1807. Ch., 86 I. Phebe,» b. Oct. .18, 1736 ; m. Amos Hicock, Jan. 15, 1759. 87 II. EUzabeth,* bap. June, 1738; d. young., 88 III. SaraVbap. Aug. 6, 1762; m. Col. Joel Hinman, April 10, 1778. • 89 IV. Mary," bap. June 7, 1767 ; m. Park Brown, May 2, 1785. _^ IsraeP (60) m. Martha Towner, Jan. 31, 1738. He died in 1796. Ch., ,?3 I. Joseph," b. March 22, 1740. ?s II. Israel,* b. April 24, 1742. 92 III. Stephen," b. Jan. 8, 1744. 93 IV. Daniel," b. May 18, 1746 ; m. and had two daus. 94 V. Eiinice," b. July 8, 1748 ; m. Stephen Batetnan, Sept. 26, 1768. '95 VI. Sarah," b. April 3, 1749; m. Thomas Strong, Dec. 16, 1767. i?4 VII. Benjamin," b. May 18, 1751. 97 VIII. Ruth," b. Aug. 24, 1753 ; m. Luther Bateman, Nov. 18, 1773. 98 IX. Keuben,".b. Feb. 25, 1755; m. Hannah Peck, who d. March 13, 1804. He d. March, 1804. 99 X. Abijah," b. Sept. 26, 1756 ; di Oct. 12, 1805. 100 XI. Olive," b. Nov. 24, 1759 ; m. Solomon, son of Gideon Johnson. She d. Oct. 18, 1797. Nathan" (68) m. 1. Esther , who d. April 5, 1803; 2. Martha Preston. She d. Feb. 16, 1845. He d. Nov. 29, 1845. Children, 101 I. Elizabeth,'' bap. July 5, 1772. 102 II. Martha,' bap. March 13, 1774. 103 III. Betty,' bap. June 9, 1776 ; m. Truman Hinman, Nov. 22, 1798. Gideon" (72) m. Mary Hicock, Sept. 28, 1756. He d. in 1793. Children, 104 I. Betterise,' bap. June 19, 1757. 105 IL Gideon.' 106 III. Aaron,' bap. Jan. 27, 1762. 107 IV. Susanna.' 108 V. Eldad King,' bap. Aug. 7, 1773. 536 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY, 109 VI. Mary Eve,' bap. Sept. 24, 1775. John« (75) d. 1803, leaving children, 110 I. Sherman,' m. Sarah Benham, June 2, 1796. 111 n. Levi.' 112 ni. John.' David» (79) m. Sarah Minor, Sept. 27, 1764. He. d. in 1819, and his widow d. in 1820. Children, 113 I. Phebe,' b. Feb. 14, 1765 ; m. Anthony Strong, Nov. 13, 1791. i;t II. David Stiles,' b. Jan. 14, 1767. 115 III. William Preston,' b. May 11, 1769. 116 IV. Anna,' b. Oct. 26, 1771 ; m. Aaron Sherman. 117 V. Sarah,' b. Jan. 23, 1774; m. Curtis Hicock. 118 VI. Elizabeth,' b. Oct. 26, 1776 ; m. Bennet French. 119 VII. Currence,' bap. Oct. 5, 1783 ; m. Eev. Philo Judson. Asa' (80) m. Eunice Woodward, Oct. 9, 1765. He d. 1794. Children, 120 I. Levina,' b. March 4, 1767 ; m. Gideon Munn, Jan. 6, 1785. ' 121 II. Curtiss.' 122 III. Russell,' b. March 1, 1769. 123 IV. Truman.' 124 V. . 125 VI. Olive.' 126 VII. Mary,' m. James Hinman. 127 VIII. Eunice,' m. David Hawley. Thaddeus" (85) m Stoddard, and removed to Rutland, Vt., about 1761. Children, 128 I. Mary,' bap. April 8, 1750. 129 II. Sarah,' bap. Sept. 24, 1752. 130 in. Thaddeus,' bap. Sept. 29, 1754. 131 IV. Mary,' bap. July 11, 1756. 132 V. Elizabeth,' bap. Feb. 19, 1758. 133 VI. Prudence,' bap. May 25, 1760. Joseph' (90) m. Ketura Hatch, July 11, 1763. He d. Jan. 9, 1798, and his widow d. April 19, 1797. Children, 134 I. Hannah,' b.'Aug. 29, 1764; m. David Mallory, Sept. 30, 1783. li II. Simeon,' b. Jan. 2, 1768. 136 in. Amos,' bap. May 19, 1771. IS ;V. Abel,' bap. May 10, 1776. HISTORT OP ANCIENT WOODBTJBT. 537 138 V. Eunice,'' bap. Aug. 6, 1781. IsraePi (91) m. Abigail MaUorj, March 9, 1769. Children, 139 I. Truman,'' bap. April 8, 1770. 140 11. Polly,' bap. Aug. 4, 1771. 141 III. Charlotte,'' bap. Oct. 30, 1773. 142 IV. Mary,'' bap. Feb. 24, 1776. 143 V. Martin Luther,'' bap. Oct. 19, 1778. 144 A?l..Alathea,'' bap. Aug. 23, 1785. i Benjamin" (96)' m. Esther Benham, who d. 1747. He d. July 28, 1798. Children, ]'£ I. Japhet,'' b. Dec. 12, 1779. 1?? II. Sherman,'' b. Jan. 26, 1781 ; d. in 1848. [% III. Cyrus,' b. Dec. 12, 1786. 148 IV. Anne,' b. Oct. 7, 1789 ; m. David Porter, of Middlebury. David Stiles'' (114) m. Sybi'lla Huntington, whod. Dec. 30, 1837, a. 68. He d. Jan. 22, 1846. Children : 149 I. Sybilla Cleora,« bap. Nov. 23, 1794 ; m. Koderick StUes, and d. Nov. 27, 1852. IS II. David H.,« bap. April 3, 1796. 151 in. Sarah,= bap. Feb. 11, 1798; m. Eufus Stiles, Nov. 9, 1822. 152 IV. Nathan,' bap. March 19, 1799 ; d. young. Ig V. Daniel,' bap. Nov. 8, 1801. 154 VI. Elvira,' d. unmarried, Dec. 24, 1837, a. 34. 155 VII. Mary Ann N.,' bap. June 16, 1805 ; m. Oliver S. Weller. 156 Vni. 'William,' bap. Sept. 24, 1809 ; m. Elizabeth Stoddard. He d. March 19, 1844 ; no issue. Simeon'' (135) m. Mary Bradley, Aug. 12, 1790. Children, 157 I. Erastus,' b. Nov. 26, 1792. 158 n. Jason,' b. July 11, 1794. 159 ni. Reuben,' b. Dec. 19, 1796. 160 IV. Billy,' b. April 25, 1798. AbeF (137) m. Hannah Atwater, Feb. 1, 1802. Children, 161 I. Alford,' bap. April 24, 1803. 162 n. Charles,' bap. Jan. 30, 1805. , Japhef (145) m. Lucy Strong, June 5, 1805. Children, 163 L Lucy,' d. Dec. 12, 1815. 164 11. Louisa.' 165 in. Maria.' 166 IV. Benjamin.' 167 V. Julia,' d. Dec. 12, 1814. 35 538 HISTOET OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 168 VI. Julia.' 169 VII. Japhet.' 170 VIII. Theron E.» 171 IX. Carlos B.* Sherman^ (146) m. Jerusha, daughter of Thaddeus Bronson. Children, 172 I. Chester.' 173 II. Esther.' 174 in. Mary Ann." 175 IV. Olive.'* Cyrus'' (147) m. Julia, daughter of Benjamin Strong. Ch., 176 I. Henry." 177 II. Ames.' 178 in. Benjamin.' 179 IV. Julia.' David H.« (150) m. 1. Maria Summers, in 1827, who d. Oct. 5, 1828 ; 2. Anna Gurnsey. Children, 180 I. Maria S.," b. 1831 ; d. April 16, 1836. 181 II. James G.," b. Aug. 8, 1835. 182 III. David," b. Sept. 25, 1837. Daniel' (153) m. Julia F. Strong, Jan. 27, 1835. Children, 183 I. "Walter." 184 II. Emily A.^ 185 III. Ellen C.» 186 IV. Horace D." 187 V. Cordelia." 188 VI. Edward J.° 189 VII. Frances." 190 VIII. EKzabeth." It is not found to which branch of the family the following belong. Agur Curtiss, m. Mercy Hinnjan, Jan. 30, 1755. He d. Feb. 8, 1784, and his widow d. June 20, 1785. Ch., I. Wait, bap. Jan. 18, 1756; m. Olive Strong, June 8, 1789, He d. Oct. 17, 1798., Ch., 1. Fanny, b. Nov. 1, 1790 ; 2. Phebe, b. Dec. 27, 1792 ; 3. William, b. Sept. 18, 1794, d. July 4, 1801 ; 4. Cyrus, b. Dec. 8, 1797. II. Ann, b. July 20, 1759 ; m. Doct. Anthony Burritt, April 7, 1782. III. Josiah, bap. .July 25, 1762 ; m. Olive Moseley, Dec. 13, 1787. Samuel Curtiss and wife Currence, had Olive, bap. May 18, 1760. David Curtiss came from Farmington, and settled in Judea soci- ety about 1736. He d. in 1768, leaving children, AUin, David, Ann, Abigail, Eunice and Sarah. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 539 Allin m. Ruth . Ch., Chloe, b. July 31, 1738 ; Medad, bap. May 18, 1740 ; Ebenezer, b. Nov. 6, 1741, d. March, 1742 ; John, b.. Nov. 30, 1742 ; Anna, b. March 24, 1748. David, Jr., m. Abigail . He d. in 1776. Ch., Huldah, b. Nov. 20, 1738 ; Elizur, b. Sept. 11, 1740 ; Axsa, b. Aug. 25, 1742 ; Abigail, b. June 10, 1744 ; David, b. March 14, 1746 ; Ashbel, b. Aug. 24, 1748 ; Joshua and Sarah, (twins,) b. Jan. 2, 1751 ; Joanna ; Caleb, b. Feb. 9, 1755, and HuU. DRAKELEY FAMILY. Ar. a chev. sa. betw. three drake's heads erased az. 1 Thomas Drakeley,' of London, Eng., came early to Woodbury via Stratford. The date of his home-lot is 1685. He was b. in 1657, and d. April 5, 1734. He m. Lydia Brooks, of New Haven, who d. Dec. 4, 1762. Children, 2 I. Anna,^ bap. May, 1697; m. Jonathan Jackson, Dec. 15, 1738. I IL Thomas,^ bap. May, 1704. 4 HL Robert,^ bap. July, 1709 ; m. Mary Warner, July 4, 1751. He d. July 1,1784. 5 rV. Maiy,^ bap. July, 1709 ; m. Jonathan Hurlbut, Dec. 11, 1728, and d. June 28, 1765. 6 V. William,^ bap. June, 1714; d. July 11, 1769, unma;rried. Thomas,^Jr., (3) m. Eunice Hicock. He4.inl789. Children, 7 L Lydia," b. Jan. 12, 1730; m. Rood, of Vt. 8 II. Mercy,' b. May 20, 1733 ; d. Dec. 29, 1816 ; unmarried. 9 in. Comfort,' b. A:pril 5, 1737. 10 IV. Eunice,' b. July 17, 1739; unmarried; d. Oct. 21, 1825. }J V. Samuel,' b. May 18, 1745. 12 VI. Betterus,' b. Nov. 18, 1749. Samuel' (11) m. OHve Wheeler, Oct. 2, 1777. He d. March 13, 1823. Children as follows : Jl L William,* b. A%. 9, 1779. 540 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 14 n. Anne,* b. Feb. 15, 1781 ; m. Hinman Hurd, Sept. 12, 1802 ; moved to Ohio. Mr. Hurd d. Sept. 16, 1836. 15 in. Martha,* b. Sept. 13, 1783 ; unmarried. 16 IV. Olive,* b. March 10, 1785 ; unmarried. S V. Abiram,* b. May 29, 1787 ; moved to Wisconsin. 18 VI. Mary,*b. Feb. 10, 1789 ; m. Asa Mitchell, Junft 15, 1819. He was b. 1787. She d. Oct. 24, 1842. 19 Vn. Thomas,* b. Oct. 6, 1791 ; unmarried ; now resides in Ohio. i VIII. Robert,* b. Sept. 15, 1793. 21 IX. Sherman,* b. March 22, 1795 ; d. March 12, 1805. 22 X. Samuel,* b. June 2, 1797 ; d. Sept. 26, 1814. 23 XI. Augusta,* b. Dec. 10, 1800 ; m. Orlin Rood, of Vt., Sept., 1831 ; now in "Wisconsin. William* (13) m. Anna Hinman, May 8, 1806. She was b. April 23, 1780. He d. June 19, 1825. Children, 24 I. Sherman* b. April 11, 1807 ; d. Oct. 6, 1833. 25 II. Maria,* b. Jan. 7, 1809 ; m. Orem Newcomb, of Derby, Vt., Feb. 12, 1835. Children, Henry W., Herbert, Albert, Luther. i ni. Henry W.,« b. July 21, 1811. 27 IV. Jane E.,* b. June 21, 1813 ; m. Lucius Kingsbury, of Derby, Vt., Sept. 5, 1833. 28 V. Herbert,* ) b. June 26, 1816; drowned in New Haven, y July 9, 1833. 29 VI. Albert,*) b. June 26, 1816; d. Oct. 26, 1834. SS vn. George,* b. Feb. 12, 1819. Abiram* (17) m. Selina Beers, April 1, 1807. % I. Charles,* b. Feb. 6, 1811. 32 n. Caroline,* b. Sept. 16, 1814; m.Ephraim Slauter, April 5, 1835. (Wis.) 33 in. Edwin,' b. April 15, 1816; d. May 22, 1817. 51 IV. WiUiam,* b. July 10, 1818. 35 V. Samuel,* b. May 3, 1820 ; m. Rhoda Stone, Nov. 4, 1846. She d. Sept. 22, 1849. M. 2. Louisa Smith Hyer, March 21, 1852. 36 VI. Robert,* b. March 30, 1822 ; m. Lucretia C. Rickey, June 6, 1850. Robert* (20) m. Louisa Van Hoezen, Jan. 28, 1841, and had children, 37 I. Augusta* Maria, b. April 22, 1842. 38 n. Robert* Irwin, b. March 21, 1846. HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBUEY. 541 Henry W.* (26) m. Mary E. Greenfield, (Baltimore,) Aug. 1, 1843. Children, 39 I. George,^ b. Aug. 8, 1844. 40 II. Thomas," b. June 10, 1846. 41 in. Henry,» b. Feb. 29, 1848. 42 IV. WiUiam," b. April 16, 1850. 43 V. Herbert," ) d. Feb. 18, 1853. ^b. March 21, 1852. 44 VI. Albert," ) d. Jan. 20, 1853. George= (30) m. Laura M. HoUister, Nov. 11, 1844. She was b. Jan. 2, 1822. Their children are, 45 I. Harriet Maria," b. June 18, 1846. 46 n. Lucius," b. May 23, 1849. Charles^ (31) m. Feb. 22, 1837, Betsey Ann Fuller. Ch., 47 I. Henry Charles," b. Oct. 13, 1838. 48 IL Paulina Elizabeth," b. Feb. 20, 1841. William' (34) m. Julia Eliza Barnes, Dec. 6, 1840. Shed. Sept. 22, 1849. 49 I. Abiram Thomas," b. June 8, 1844. 50 IL George," b. July 22, 1846; d. March 23, 1847. EASTMAN FAMILY. I am indebted for the account of this family, to one of the descend- ants of Azariah Eastman. The genealogy of the Eastman line of ancestry, has been so imper- fectly kept, that it can hardly be traced farther back than the year 1746, although it is certain, that Azariah Eastman and his wife Euth (Jenkins,) lived at New Fairfield, Conn., previous to the above date, as reliable records show they had the following children, viz., Aza- riah, Esther, Hannah, Benjamin, Ruth, Eli, Vespasian, Mary, Deliv- erance, Frederick, Alvin and Prudence, All these settled in the state of New York, except Prudence and Doct. Azariah. Prudence m. . Matoon, and settled in Massachusetts. Doct. Azariah was b. Aug. 5, 1746, at New Fairfield, Conn., (now Sherman,) and settled in Eoxbury society ; m., in 1770, Sarah, dau. of David Booth, of said society, and grand-dau. of Deao. Joseph Booth, of Stratford. He d. May 27, 1818, and was interred on the old burial-gltound, (so called,) near where the first meeting-house 542 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. stood. His wife, after his decease, m. Lemuel Leavenworth, of Whitestown, N. T., and d. there April 2, 1828, in the 77th year of her age. They had four children, one son and three daughters. Doct. Josiah R., the eldest ch. of Doct. Azariah, was b. Feb. 14, 1771 ; m. Amarilla Hurd, dau. of Dea. David Hurd, Jr., and had three sons and two daus. The eldest son, Richard H., was b. at Rox- bury, Nov. 27, 1800, studied medicine with his father, attended lec- tures, was licensed in 1821, at New Haven, and the same year com* menced practice in the town of Summit, Scoharie co., N. Y., where he was favored with an extensive practice for a number of years ; but at the solicitation of friends in Pennsylvania, he removed to Mount Pleasant, in that state, where, after a short period, he d. Oct. 12, 1831, leaving one child, Caroline S., now the wife of the Rev. Charles Fabrique. John Randolph, the second son, was b. April 14, 1805 ; also stud- ied with his father, and with Doct. Sherald, of Poughkeepsie ; at- tended lectures, was licensed in the city of New York, and after prac- ticing his profession about twenty years in Pawling, N. Y., he died Dec. 8, 1851, and was interred in the Pearce family burying-ground in Pawling. Harmon B., third son of Doct. Josiah, was b. July 17, 1807 ; m. Emily Painter, and has children. Amarilla, eldest dau. of Doct. Josiah R., is unm. Mary Ann, sec- ond dau., m. Grandison Beardsley, of Roxbury. ' EDMONDS FAMILY. Robert Edmonds, whose father was a native of^§cotland, was born in Dublin, Ireland, married Mary Marks, ini2«?^^migraned to this country in 1754, landed at Philadelphia the 23d of Dec, and re- mained at or near the last named place, about two years. From thence he went to New York, soon after which he removed to South- bury society, and settled in the district of South Purchase, where he resided several years. He then removed to Ridgefield, Conn., and died at the advanced age of 93. His children were, 1. John ; 2. William, b. Sept. 28, 1755 ; 3. George ; 4. Martha, who m. Samuel Pierce ; 5. Margaret, m. Elias Lee and went to Ballston, N. Y. ; 6. Esther, m. Jackson ; 7. Mary, bap. Aug. 21, 1761, d. Feb. 5, 1778; 8. Ann, bap. April 27, 1764, m. HISTORY OF ANCIEKT WOODBURT. 543 Jackson, of Danbury ; 9. Kobert Stiles, bap. Jan. 24, 1770 ; 10. Cy- rus, bap. Jan. 3, 1773 ; 11. BaiM. H-»^ >B-%^'i <<— • John, first son of Robert, m. Comfort Pierce, and had, 1. Eunice, b. Sept. 27, 1776, d. March 10, 1781 ; 2. David P., b. July 13, 1781, m. Clara Pierce, and had two children, Charles and Harriet; Charles m. and had Helen, Margaret and Augusta ; 3. John, b. June 4, 1783, m. Lucy Park, of Salisbury ; ch. Mary and William ; Mary m. Dun- ning Babbitt, Esq. ; William m. Sarah Hall, and had John, Mary and Webster; 4. Molly, b. March 15, 1787, d. Nov. 1, 1791. Judge William, second son of Robert, m. 1st, Elizabeth J. Chand- ler, dau. of Col. John and Mary Chandler, Nov. 30, 1784. She d. Feb. 17, 1795. He m. 2d, Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin Payne, of Hartford, Feb. 14,1796 ; ch. 1. Mary Elizabeth, b. in 1785, m. Col. Elias Starr, of Danbury, now of New York. She d. May, 1825, leaving six children ; 2. Elizabeth P., b. March 17, 1798, m. Hon. Holbrook Curtis, of Watertown, Conn., Oct. 7, 1822 ; 3. Sarah, b. June 24, 1800, m. Doct. Cyrenius H. Booth, Oct., 1820 ; 4. William P., b. July 4, 1802, d. Aug. 10, 1829 ; 5. Ann, b. April 5, 1804 ; 6. Robert, b. Sept. 12, 1805, m. Mary Delaplaine, Nov., 1833. George, third son of Robert, m. and had three sons and two daugh- ters. Robert Stiles, fourth son of Robert, m. Polly Lee, and had five sons and three daughters, who reside at Ridgefield and vicinity. Cyrus, fifth son of Robert, m. Esther Lee, of Ridgefield ; ch. William, David, Daniel, Esther, Eliza and Polly, who with their families now reside in Ridgefield. David,' the youngest son of Robert, went to Vergennes, Vt. He had six children. This David is said to be the ancestor of Judge J. W. Edmonds, of New York. This is found to be a mistake. It is said that Robert had a half-brother James, who came to this country with him, or soon after, and that he also settled near RoBert, in Southbury, but we find no record evidence to substantiate the fact. James Edmonds, Jr., settled as above stated. He m. Ruth Zasson, Nov. 1, 1768, and d. April 27, 1787. His children were, 1. James, b. Sept. 17, 1769, now resides at Windham, N. Y. and has ch. 2. Wil- liam, b. July 22, 1774, d. unm. ; 3. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1772", d. unm. ; 4. John Park, b. July 15, 1778. James, Jr., had two sisters, who came with him, Mary and Betsey; Mary m. John Pierce ; Betsey m. Samuel Tweedy. 544 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOOD.BIIET. FARRAND FAMILY. Jonathan Farrand m. Abigail Wooster, of Milford, and settled in Judea society, (Washington.) He had a son John, and daughters Abigail and Esther ; Johp m. Catherine Baldwin, of Milford ; Abi- gail m. Nov. 23, 1779, D. N. Brinsmade, of Washington ; Esther m. Simeon Mitchell, Nov. 16, 1780 ; Abigail, the wife of Jonathan, d. young, and he m, Rebecca Powell, of Washington. His ch. were Nathaniel, b. 1773, and m. Hetty Frisbie, May 18, 1800 ; Mary Ann, b. in 1775, m. Matthew Elliott, of Kent, in 1804 ; William P., b. 1778, and went to Philadelphia ; Daniel ; Charles, m. Polly Bald- win, of Washington, in 1819 ; Rebecca m. Doolittle, July 10, 1806. Mr. Farrand d. Sept., 1812, and his w. Rebecca in 1810. GALPIN FAMILY. Benjamin Galpin and wife Rebecca, came from Stratford to Woodbuiy, about 1680. Mr. Galpin d. in 1731, and his widow d. in 1743. Their children were Elizabeth, bap. March, 1683 ; Martha, bap. April, 1685, and m. Doct. Ebenezer Warner, in 1704 ; Benja- min, bap. May, 1687, d. Feb.' 3, 1705 ; Rebecca, bap. Nov., 1689; Joseph, bap. April, 1693; Sarah, bap. Feb., 1696-7, m. David Mitchell, in 1718; Rachel, bap. Sept., 1699; Samuel, b. April 6, 1703 ; Thankful, b. Oct 18, 1706, m. Timothy Terrill. ' Joseph, son of Benjamin, m. Joanna , and had Joanna, b. Nov. 20, 1740, m. Ebenezer Thomas, 1760 ; Rachel, bap. March 6, 1743 ; Joseph, bap. July 21, 1745. Samuel, son of Benjamin, m. Ruth . He d. 1789 ; his w. d. Nov. 13, 1745. His children were, 1. Benjamin, bap. Aug. 24, 1729, m. Esther Bronson, Sept. 5, 1757, and had Israel, b. Feb. 11, 1757 ; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 3, 1758 ; Benjamin, b. Nov. 7, 1759, d. Jan. 18, 1761; Esther, b. May 20, 1761. \\ 2. Samuel, b. July 8, 1732, d. young. y 3. Stephen, b. Oct., 1734, m. 1st, Esther Culver, Nov. 8, 1753, m. (2d, Ly dia , and had ch. Jerusha, b. Aug. 8, 1756 ; Stephen Cur- [tiss,b. Nov. 2, 1763 ; Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1767 ; Sarah, b. July 24, 1 1768 ; Neri, b. Aug. 8, 1771. 4. Samuel, b. Jan. 8, 1738, m. Abia Wheeler, and had Samuel (WaWttt. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 545 Asa, b. Nov. 2, 1757, d. young ; Ann, bap. Oct. 28, 1759 ; Samuel, b. May 3, 1761 ; Selleck, b. May 13, 1762, d. young; Abraham, b. Nov. 1, 1764; Curtiss, b. Nov. 1, 1767 ; Selleck, b. May 13, 1772 ; Nathan, b. June 29, 1773 ; Samuel Asa, bap. Nov. 30, 1777. 5. Moses, b. 1740, m. 1st, ; ni. 2d, Hannaji Gregory, Jan. 8, 1767 ; ch. Sarah, bap. Feb. 6, 1763 ; John, b. Oct. 6, 1765 ; Sarah, b. July 23, 1770 ; Hannah, b. Dec. 1, 1773. 6. Ruth, bap. Nov. 17, 1743. Stephen Curtiss, son of Stephen, m. 1st, Judson ; m. 2d. Treadwell ; m. 3d. Polly Sharp, went south and m. twice afterward ; ch. by 2d w. 1. Neri, now livingin Ohio ; ^t' Sabra ; 3. Warren ; 4. Judson; ch. by 3d wife, 1. Stephen* F. ; 2. Maria; 3. Curtiss; 4. Leman, who went west. ' ' Stephen F., son of Stephen Curtiss, m. Mary A. Roberts, April 10, 1819 ; ch. 1. Frederick S.) b. March 15, 1820, d. Feb. 22, 1851 2. Harriet M., b. Sept. 17, 1821'; 3; Chariies F., b. Dec. 12, 1823 4. Almon D., b. Feb. 13, 1826 ; 5. William R., b. March 11, 1828 6. Edgar, b. May 20, 1830 ; =7. Lenian G., b. Feb. 16, 1833 ; 8. Han- ford, b. Sept. 16, 1834 ; 9. John, b. March 23, 1837 ; 10. Sarah E., b. Dec. 10,»1839, d. Dec. 17, 1840; 11. Julia A., b.'Dec. 29, 1841, d. July 20, 1849 ; 12. Mary E.', b. July 20, 1844. GRAHAM FAMILY. ARMS. Quarterly, first and fourth, or, on a chief sa., three escalops of the field, for Graham ; second and third ar., three roses gu., barbed and seeded ppr., for the title of Montrose. Crest — ^An eagle, wings hovering, or, perched upon a heron :lying upon its back, ppr., beaked and membered gu. Motto — Ne Oubliez. An engraving of this coat appears on the opposite page. The Grahams boast great antiquity, and trace their descent from Sir David Graeme, who held a grant of land from King William, the Lion, who reigned from 1163 to 1214. His 'descendant, Paltick Graham, was made a Lord of Parliament about 1445, whose grand- son, William, Lord Graham, was by James IV. created Earl of Mon- trose in 1504. He died 1513. His son William, second earl, died 36 546 HISTCOKT OP ANCIEKT 'WOODBUKT. 1571, and was suceeeded by his grandson John, third earl, who died 1608, leaving John, fourth earl, who died 1626, leaving James, fifth earl, who made a very great figure in his day, as appeai-s in all the histories of those times. He was born 1612, and originally joined with the Covenanters against Charles I., but soon came over to the king, who, in 1644, created'him Marquis of Montrose. The remain- der of his illustrious career, may be read in the account of those times, as also that of his heroic death, which happened by the ax of the executioner. May 21, 1645. His son James, second Marquis of Montrose, led a quiet life, and died in 1669, being succeeded by his son, third marquis, who died in the prime of life, April 25, 1684, leaving James, fourth marquis, who, in 1705, was made Lord High Admiral of Scotland, and in 1707, was created Duke of Montrose. On the accession of the Hanover family, he held many high offices, and died January 7, 1742. His eldest son, David, Marquis of Gra- ham, who died during his life, was, on May 23d, 1722, created an English peer, by the titles of Earl Graham and Baron Graham, with remainder to his brother, Lord William, who, on his brother's death, unmarried, in 1731, became second Earl of Graham, and on his fa- ther's death, in 1742, became also second Duke of Montrosg, in Scot- land, who died September 23, 1790. He was succeeded by his son James, as third Earl of Graham of England, and third Duke of Mon- trose, in Scotland, who died in 1842, and his only son James, the pres- ent peer, succeeded to these titles, being the fourth Duke of Mon- trose. Li November, 1790, the late duke was appointed master of the horse, which he held tiU 1795. He was afterward a commission- er of India affairs, knight of the thistle, lord justice general of Scot- land, chancellor of Scotland, &c. The Rev. John Graham,' A. M., the second son of one of the Mar- quises of Montrose, was born in Edinburgh, in the year Queen Mary died, 1694. He received his education, and was a graduate at the University of Glasgow, in Scotland ; studied theology at Edinburgh, and there received orders for the ministry, la the year 1718, he em- igrated to Boston ill New England. He married Abigail, daugh- ter of the celebrated Doctor Chauncy. He settled in the ministry at Exeter, N. H., where he remained till Dec, 1722, when he removed and settled over the church in Stafford, Conn. After remaining at this place ten years,,lie again removed, and became the first minister in Southbury so.ciety, Woodbury, in 1732. In this field of labor, he remained till his death, Dec, 1774, in the 8lst year of his age. Dur- ing t'ie last eight or nine years, howevejr, through Ipodilj infim^ty, ^e HlSffOftT OB* ANCiENT I^OODBirilT. 547 was unable to minister to his people. He was a lea,med theologian, and a consistent, devoted and indefatigable pastor, universally re- vered for his piety, and exercised an extensive influence in all church aflTairs throughout the state. His original manuscript sermons, which contain a powerful elucidation of the whole Christian system, display- ing great' biblical and classical learning, were bequeathed to his grand- son, whom he christened himself with his own name, John A. Gra- ham, LL. D., of New York, who left them to his son, John Lorimer Graham, Esq., of New York, who now possesses them. This learned divine made, during his ministry, two visits to London and Scotland ; upon each occasion on a mission from Yale College, to procure aid in books, &c., for that institution, in the success of which he always felt a deep interest. In both these missions he was successful. Children, 2 I. John,^ admitted to the church, Jan., 1738-9. 3 n. Robert.^ * 4 III. Chauncey,'' admitted to the church, April, 1741. i' IV. Andrew,^ admitted to the church, 1741, d. June, 1785, aged 57. 6 V. Elizabeth,^ m. Daniel Bull in 1744. 7 VI. Love,^ bap. Oct. 5, 1732 ; m. John Brinkerhoff, May 19, 1755. 8 VII. Sarah,* b. March 18, 1735 ; m. Gideon Hurd, May 20, 1752. 9 VIII. Abigail,^ b. March 13, 1737 ; d. young. 10 IX. Richard Crouch,* b. March 11, 1739 ; m. and had child, William D., bap. March 21, 1762. 11 X. Abigail,^ b. Aug. 23, 1741 ; m. John Hinman, 1772. John, above, graduated at Yale College, 1740 ; Chauncey in 1747, and Richard Crouch in 1760. All three settled in the ministry. Andrew and Robert were educated as physicians, and practiced with success' and ability. All the sons walked in the steps of their noble and pious Scotch father, were men eminent in their day, and proved themselves worthy of the rock from which they were hewn. Andrew married and settled in Southbury, in "Woodbury, where he resided until his death in 1785. He was a worthy son of a worthy sire, and during a long life enjoyed the respect and esteem of the whole population of " Ancient Woodbury." His practice as a physi- cian, was extended to neighboring counties. His popularity arose equally from his active benevolence and admitted skill. Wherever he went, he was hailed as the " good Samaritan." 548 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. At an early day in our Kevolutionary struggle, Dr. Graham es- poused the cause of independence. By his generous hospitality and means, he encouraged and aided the friends of the Revolution. His devotion to the cause impoverished his family, for he would never al- low Continental money to be discredited in his presence ; and after his death, a large chest, filled with this worthless paper, issued by authority of an American Congress, was found in his possession. He was one of the " Committee of Safety," in the perilous period of 1775, and onward, when such committees held legislative, judicial and ex- ecutive powers. These were times which not only tried men's souls, but their understandings and generosity also ; for every one had to bring into a common stock, all the wealth, intellect and corporeal strength he had, and fear no sacrifice in the discharge of his duty. He performed, temporarily, the duty of a surgeon in the American army, and being taken prisoner by the British, was sent to the city of New York, and confined several months in the old Dutch church in Nassau Street, where he contracted disease from tainted provis- ions, (said to have been poisoned,) of which he died a few years after his release. It is worthy of note, that his grandson, sixty years after his Imprisonment, as postmaster of the city of New York, converted that chamel house, afterward the Middle Dutch Church, into a spa- cious post-office. He ■wis the devoted adherent of Gen. Washington, and the only time that illustrious man passed through Southbury, be spent the night under the roof of his friend. His children imbibed the political feelings of their sire, and imitated his self-sacrificing ex- ample in the cause of liberty. He died in 1785, leaving nine chil- dren. He m. Martha Curtiss, June 5, 1753. Children, 12 I. Curtis,' b. May 23, 1754 ; d. unmarried. 13 n. Martha,' b. Sept. 10, 1756 ; m. Matthew Mitchell, Sept, 10, 1782. 14 HI. Andrew,' b. Aug. 14, 1758 ; d. without issue. ^ IV. Isaac Gilbert,' b. Sept. 10, 1760. 16 V. Mary Ann,' bap. June 27, 1762 ; m. David Hinman, 1784. }], VI. John A.,' bap. June 10, 1764. g VII. Nathan B.,'bap. Dec. 20, 1767. i? Vin. WiUiam HackaUah Preston,' b. Sept. 30, 1770; m. Ma- ria Curtiss, July 23, 1804. 20 IX. Molly Matilda,' b. Oct. 1, 1775 ; m. John Moseley, Esq., Oct. 31, 1798. All these children are deceased. Isaac Gilbert' (15) married and settled in Westchester county, HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 549 N. Y., where he resided on the same spot over half a century. He was an assistant surgeon in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War, and served under Gen. Washington at West Point, whose warm regard he possessed for his medical knowledge, and patriotic devotion to the great, cause which engaged their united energies. He was present at several important engagements with the enemy. When he retired from the army, he received from his superior oflEicers the highest proofs of their respect and esteem, for his alacrity and fidelity in the performance of his military duties. Upon the close of the war, he commenced the practice of medicine, which he successfully prosecuted over half a century. He died on the 13th Sept., 1849, aged 88 years. His whole life was a display of useful- Hess and benevolence. He was always ready and prompt to visit, without reward, the dwellings of the poor and afflicted, however re- mote or desolate, as a humane and ministering brother. Those who knew him long and intimately, estimated his sterling qualities. With steadiness of purpose, and regularity of life, he combined an incor- ruptible integrity, which secured for him through life, unlimited con- fidence, and an unblemished fame. He died as he had lived, a sin- cere and humble believer in the Christian faith. He left seven children : 21 I. Andrew,* now deceased, leaving four children. 22 II. Frederick,* a physician ; settled in Ohio. 23 HI. Henry,* now deceased, leaving three children, one of them Curtis B. Graham, residing at Washingt«n City, D. C. 24 IV. Gilbert,* has two children, and resides upon the homestead at Unionville, Westchester co.. New York. 25 V. Betsey," married Benjamin Scofield, residing in Westchester CO., N. Y.; has no issue. 26 VI. Patty,* married. S. Newman ; has no issue. 27 VII. Harriet^* married A. Wordon, residing in Michigan. Has ten children ; one of her sons, John Lorimer Wordon is a lieu- tenant in the United States navy, and a very meritorious officer. He is married and has two children. John A. Graham' (17) was born June 10, 1764, at Southbury, in Woodbury. He was educated under the tuition of the Rev. Jehu Minor, until 1781, when he entered upon his judicial studies with Edward Hinman, Esq., of Southbury, a lawyer of eminence, ' and continued with him until the death of his father, in 1785. Being at that date only twenty-one years of age, and left dependent on his own exertions, with that ardor and promptitude vhich characterized 350 HISTOKT OF ANOIBNT WOODBUBT. hia aftCF life, he decided to emigrate to a new state. The calamities of war, long continued, and the depreciation of continental currency, had put nearly all the people upon a level. The agrarian law had virtually passed, and all men had to commence anew in this country. Enterprise was the order of the day, and the young lawyer started for Vermont, to commence practice, with scanty means, but with a stout heart, and a determination to succeed in spite of all obstacles. Soon after he reached Rutland, Vermont, then a wilderness, and de- ciding to locate there, he sent for his two younger brothers, Nathan B. and "William H. P., thus reclaiming his promise to his father, to educate and protect them in theii' youth. He practiced in the com- mon pleas court, where most of the litigated business was done, until 1790, when he was called to the bar of the supreme court of the state. In June, 1792, John Jay, chief justice of the United Stafes, held a circuit court for the district of Vermont at Benniugton. This was the first time the Vermonters had seen a United States Court, for they had come reluctantly into the Union. Judge Jay organized his court in due and solemn form, to lay its foundation deep in the respect and reverence of the people. He admitted to practice in his court as attorneys and counselors, such as had practiced with reputa- tion in the highest courts of the state. In 1794, he was appointed by Governor Chittenden his aid-de^camp with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1794, the Episcopal church in Vermont, appointed Col. Graham their special agent to the ecclesiastical courts of Canterbury and York at London, and tfi the Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the prominent object of the mission being to obtain the recognition and confirmation of the Eev. Samuel Peters, Bishop elect for the state of Vermont. The difficulties which attended his course of duty, and the ability and spirit with which they were met, although not surmounted, are exemplified in the correspondence be- tween CoL Graham and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and in the reports fifom the records of the mission, which were extensively pub- lished and noticed at the time. They displayed both tact and talent, and greatly aided to establish the reputation of the young diploma- tist, as an adroit and reliable negotiator. Col. Graham returned to Vermont in 1795, and shortly afterward revisited England. While in England, he received, unsolicited, the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the ancient ' and Royal College of Aberdeen, Scotland. The state of Vermont was scarcely known to the British nation, and Dr. Graham devoted some of his leisure hours to writing a history of the new state, as it was called by the other states of the HI8TOET OF ANCIENT WO0PBURT. 551 Union. The elements of the history ef Vermont were seantj in 1797, when " A Descriptive Sketch" of it was given by Dr. Gra- ham. The face of the country, its forests, its minerals, mountains and lakes, with its patches of cultivation, and its incipient forms of civil society, with a few pleasant anecdotes, were all he had from which to form his book. He adorned, it however, with brief and graphic sketches of biography, which will increase in interest with every passitig year. This work was dedicated to the Duke of Mont- rose, the head of the" Graham family, which was received very kind- ly by his grace. After residing in London a few years, he returned to the United States in the year 1800, and commenced his residence in the city of New York, where he remained until his death. He resumed the practice of his profession, and devoted a large share of his time and talents to the defense of those accused of crime. His warmth of heart, quick perception, and ready talents, peculiarly fitted him for this department of jurisprudence. Always seizing upon the strong points of the defense, and urging every favorable view with pathos and eloquence, he was one of the most popular advocates of the New York courts, and few were equally successful in their de- fenses. The argument which obtained for him the most celebrity, was delivered in a case involving the right of a magistrate to exam- ine in private, without the aid of counsel, a person brought before him charged with crime, and then making use of that examination as evidence against him on his trial. Upon the appearance of- the argument, it produced a great sensation, and for the first time direct- ed public attention to alarming abuses, then in practice, and the doc- trines he advanced in favor of human life and liberty, were responded to by the ablest jurists in every part of the country. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, Chief Justice Marshall, Andrew Jackson, Chief Justice Spencer, Cadwalader D. Golden, De Witt Clinton, Thomas Addis Emmett, Pierre C. Van Vyck, Chancellor Kent and many others in and Out of the profession, wrote to Dr. Graham on perusing the argument, in the most approving terms, commending its doctrine, ability and eloquence. This effort was followed by a legis- lative enactment, securing for the first time to every one accused the right of consulting counsel before examination by the committing magistrate ; and to Dr. Graham is to be awarded the high credit of having unalterably secured this inestimable privilege. In 1828, Dr. Graham wrote and published an elaborate essay on the subject of the letters of Junius, claiming for his friend, John Home Tooke the authorship of those celebrated productions. It is an interestiBg and 552 HIBTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. ingenious book. How far he has succeeded in his hypothesis, he has left the reader to decide. The work is dedicated to Chief Justice Ambrose Spencer, between whom and the author there had existed a long and close friendship. Dr. Graham died August 8, 1841, aged seventy-seven years. He had suffered for two years from the effects of a paralytic shock, but retained his faculties. He died full of the hope of a blessed immor- tality. He was a firm believer in the Christian religion, to which he had given deep investigation. All his hopes centered in the re- deeming power of the Son of God. He passed from life without a murmur or regret. His first wife was the daughter of Dr. Hodges of Clarendon, Vermont, by whom he had one son, 28 I. John Hodges Graham.* His second wife, Margaret, whom he married in England, was the daughter of James Lorimer of London, by whom he had one son, 29 H. John Lorimer Graham.' John H. Graham* (28) was born in Vermont, March 6, 1794. His life has been an eventful one. He was destined by his father for the bar, but after pursuing judicial studies for two years, he im- bibed a partiality for nautical pursuits, and sailed on a voyage to China. Upon his return he obtained a midshipman's warrant in the United States navy, and soon after sailed on a cruise with Commo- dore Bodgers, in the frigate Constitution. In a few months, he resigned and resumed his legal studies, but soon after the declaration of war with Great Britain, in 1812, he again returned to the navy, and within a few weeks after joining Commodore Chauncey on Lake Ontario, he was engaged in the first conflict of the war, on the Canada side, under the command of Capt. Argus. It was a gallant affair ; nine out of eleven naval officers were killed, or severely wounded. He lost his leg in the action,' and his life was almost miraculously preserved by a noble tar, who car- ried the young and wounded midshipman on his back to the last boat, which had just put off for the American side. He was then only nineteen years of age. Having sufficiently recovered to substitute an artificial for a real limb, he applied for orders, reported to Com- modore Perry on Lake Erie, and had command of the magazine on board of his flag-ship, in the memorable conflict on that lake, which won for all who partook in it, an imperishable fame. In this action. Midshipman Graham, had his organs .of hearing severely impaired, from the heavy cannonading, from which he has never been relieved. After this battle, he made a voyage to the Mediterranean Sea, since which he has been engaged on shore duty, HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 553 attached to the navy yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. He has now reached the grade of post-captain. He resides at Brooklyn city, is a promi- nent member of the Episcopal church, highly respected for his ex- emplary character and diffusive benevolence. He has married three times ; his first wife was the daughter of WilUam Inman of Utica, N. Y., and sister of Capt. Inman, U. S. N. His second wife was the daughter of Isaac Clason of New York, and his present wife is the daughter of the Eev. Philip Millidores, D. D., of New Bruns- wick College. He has no issue. Col. John Lorimer Graham* (29) was born in the city of London, England, March 20, 1797. He was educated in New York, where he has resided since 1800. He prosecuted part of his judicial studies with the venerable Judge Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Con- necticut, and terminated them in New York, in the office of John Anthon, Esq. He was admitted to the bar in 1821. Few lawyers in the state have h^d a more extensive business. In 1817, he was called into military service by Governor Tompkins. In 1819, he was selected by the then 'Governor De Witt Clinton, as one of his aids-de-camp with the rank of colonel. He continued in the staff of Gov. Clinton for several years. Although subsequently tendered the commission of a brigadier-general, he declined it and other mili- tary distinctions, preferring to terminate his military career with the life of the illustrious Clinton. Notwithstanding his incessant professional employments. Col. Gra- ham has been an active and liberal patron of scientific, literary, charitable and religious institutions. At an early day, he became a member of the Historical, the New England, the St. George's and the St. Andrew's Societies ; a life director of the American Bible Society, and an efficient member of the council of the University of the city of New York, in which he founded a free scholarship. In 1834, he was appointed by the legislature of the state of New York, and now continues, a regent of the State University ; the duties of which station, frequently require attendance at the capitol at Albany, and visitations to the colleges and academies throughout the state. In the year 1840, the President of the U. S., (confirmed by an unanimous vote of the Senate,) conferred upon Col. Graham the office of postmaster of New York. His administration of the office was marked with intelligence, industry and system. He reformed every department of that extensive and complicated establishment, and created order out of chaos. His efforts accomplished many use- ful reforms, and he signalized his administration by succeeding ii» 37 554 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. effecting, after a long struggle, the removal of the post-office to a location which enables the mercantile class to have their letters de- livered at the earliest moment after the arrival of the mails. The value of this arrangement to a large commercial community like New York can not be too highly estimated. The fitting up of the new post-office, (formerly the Middle Dutch Church,) was performed with an order, an adaptation, which received not only universal approbation in New York, and throughout the country, but obtained very liberal praise from the European press. Upon his retirement from office in 1843, he resumed his practice at the bar in New York, where he still resides. He married the young- est daughter of the late Isaac Clason, Esq., one of New York's oldest merchants, by whom he has had nine children, eight of whom are now living, viz. 30 I. John Lorimer.' 31 II. De Witt Clinton." 32 III. Ambrose Spencer.* 33 IV. Augustus Clason.' 34 V. James Varnum.' 35 VI. Malcolm.* 36 VII. Emily Matilda.* 37 VIU. Margaret.* The eldest son, J. Lorimer,* (30) after admission to the bar, and practicing two years in New York, received in 1845, a commission in the U. S. army, and immediately joined the first regiment of dragoons, then under the command of General Scott, in Mexico. He joined the army at Jalapa,and remained with his company, commanded by Capt. (now Major) Philip Kearney, until the termination of the campaign. He won great distinction for his good conduct at Chalco, where with sixteen men he gallantly resisted an attack of 150 guerrillas in am- bush, rescuing one of Gen. Scott's aids, who was severely wounded. For this daring deed the President and Senate of the United States awarded him an honorable brevet. He was also distinguished at the battle of Churubusco, being engaged in the memorable pursuit of the enemy, under the command of the gallant Capt. Keame}', to the :gates of the city of Mexico, where he was severely wounded in his left arm. For his conduct at that battle, he was also awarded another honorable brevet. He was subsequently appointed the aid of the late Gen. Kearney, and has been engaged on duty on the plains of New Mexico. Nathan B. Graham' (18) studied law with his brother, John A., HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 555 at Rutland, Vermont. For many years he filled with reputation the offices of district attorney and first judge of the county. He married in England, Jean, the daughter of James Lorimer, Esq., of London, March 27, 1797. He removed to New York in the year 1810, and pursued his profession. He died there in 1832. He was a sound lawyer, most estimahle in all the relations of life, an exemplary Chris- tian and truly an honest man. He died greatly lamented and be- loved. He left eight children, viz. 38 I. Louisa,* married John F. Gould, now deceased, had issue one daughter, Elizabeth Boyd, who married Alexander Kelsey, of Rochester, New York ; since married James McCall, of New York, and had issue : Louisa, who married James 0. Shddon, and died without issue. 39 IL Mary Ann,^ married Joseph B. Varnum, of New York. Has issue three daughters. 1. Mary Jane, parried Henry A. Mott, Esq., of New York, and has issue, three children. 2. Margaret Ann, and 3. Julia. 40 IIL James Lorimer Graham,* a member of the bar in New York, married Julia, the only daughter of Charles Graham, Esq., de- ceased. Has no issue. Had an extensive practice for many years, and is now the president of the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Com- pany. In 1833, he was appointed by his excellency E. T. Throop, then governor of the state of New York, one of his aids, with the rank of colonel, and he subseqpently received the commission of a brigadier-general in the militia of the state. 41 IV. Nathan B. Graham,* resides in New York, married March 2, 1829, Marie Anioinette McCoskay, of Scotland, who died June 8, 1850. Had issue: 1. Robert M. C.,= born Sept. 28, 1830. 2. James Lorimer,^ born Jan. 21, 1834. 3. Douglass,' born March 31, 1838. 4. Marie Antoinette,* born August 9, 1843. 5. Jean Louisa,' born Feb. 19, 1845. He married April, 1852, Catharine, daughter oT John W. Yates, of Albany, and widow of Francis Dwight, of the same city. He entered the state militia at an early age, and reached the rank of brigadier- general. 42 V. John A.,* married Helen, only daughter of Henry Beek- man, of New York ; now resides in Maryland ; has issue, three children, vizf., 1. Henry Beekman ; 2. Helen; 8. Wallace. 556 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUHT. 43 VI. Henry Montrose,* married Eebecca Porter, now deceased. He has since married Margaret Brower, by whom he has one son, James L. 44. VII. Edward Chauncey,* is a merchant, residing in New York ; married Elizabeth Bacon, of New Haven ; has issue, one daughter, Louisa. 45 Vni. Susan Matilda,' married Joseph B. Varnum, Jun., Esq., of Washington City, D. C, now a member of the bar in New York ; has issue, one son, James M. William Hackaliah Preston,' (19) married Maria Curtiss, of New Haven ; lived many years in Rutland, Vermont, where he officiated as sheriff of the county; removed to New York, in 1832, where he died in 1847, leaving two children : 1. Maria, since deceased. 2. William. HINMAN FAMILY. For the sketch of this family, I am indebted to Hon. R. R. Hin- man, of Harlem, N. Y. From recorded evidence and tradition, the following facts are col- lected. Sergeant Edward Hinman appears to have been the only one of the name who came from England to this country, either in the early settlement, or since. Edward located at Stamford, before 1650, (probably as early as 1645.) Being an unmarried man when he came to Stamford, he married Hannah, the daughter of Francis Stiles, of Windsor, who subsequently removed to Stratford. In 1651, he resided in the present Main street, at Stratford, upon the west side, a few rods below the Episcopal church. He had, before his emigrant tion, belonged to the body or life guard of King Charles I. He had not resided many years at Stratford, before he, with Stiles, became the principal purchaser of the south part of Pomperaug, (Wood- bury,) now Southbury. It does not appear that he removed to Woodbury with his wife and family, but some of his children, witli the Stiles family, located at Southbury, where many of their descend- ants yet reside. He died at Stratford, Nov. 26, 1681. His will was proved at Fairfield, in 1682. To his son Titus, he gave his lands at Woodbury ; he also noticed his son Benjamin and dayghter Sarah Roberts ; his son Samuel, and daughters Hannah, Mary and Pa- tience ; he also noticed his brother, Ephraim Stiles, of Stratford. Hannah, his wife, died before him, in 1677. Children, 1. Sarah, b. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 557 in 1653, m. William Roberts, of "Woodbury, and had Hannah, bap. Oct. 27, 1677 ; Zechary, in'May, 1682 ; Sarah, in 1685 ; Hannah, in May, 1686 ; Amos, in July, 1689, perhaps others ; 2. Titus, b. in 1656 ; 3. Benjamin, in 1662 ; 4 Hannah, b. in 1666 ; 5. Mary, b. in 1668 ; 6. Patience, b. in 1670 ; 7. Edward, b. in 1672. By his wiU he directed his youngest son to be placed as an apprentice to Jehiel Preston, of Stratford. That part of the family who removed to Woodbury, settled in the section of Southbury Main street, called White Oak, near where the dwelling-house of John Moseley, Esq., now stands. Capt. Titus, the eldest son of Sergeant Edward, m. for his. first wife, Hannah Coe, of Stamford. After her decease, he m. Mary Hawkins, of Woodbury, Jan., 1701-2 ; he d. April, 1786, aged 80 years. His children were, Ephraim, bap. July 26, 1685 ; Joseph, iit June, 1687 ; Andrew, b. April, 1690 ; Titus, June, 1695 ; Ebenezer, b. Jan. 4, 1702-3 ; Titus, in March, 1708-i ; Eleazer, in May; 1706 ; Timothy, bap. in March, 1708-9 ; Mary, b. in Feb., 1713-14, m. David Bostwick, July, 1739 ; Hannah, b. in March, 1720-21, m. Samuel Twitchell, Dec, 1739 ; Patience, in July, 1722. He was a member of the General Assembly in 1715, '16, '19 and '20. Samuel, second son of Sergeant Edward, lived on the place called the Doctor Graham place, in Southbury Main street, where Nathan Hinman now resides. He had a wife but no children. Sarah, his adopted child, was bap. Sept. 28, 1707. He died about 1720, and his place was purchased for a parsonage. Benjamin, third son of Sergeant Edward, m. Elizabeth Lamb, at Woodbury, July 12, 1684. He lived at Bullet Hill, in the Main street at Southbury, d. 1727. Children, Annis, bap. 1685, d. young ; Hannah, bap. Oct., 1686, m. Benjamin Hurd, Jr. ; Adam, bap. Jan., 1687; Noah, in July, 1689 ; Benjamin, in April, 1692; Elizabeth, Feb., 1693, m. John Hurd ; Eunice, in May, 1696, m. Nathan Hurd, supposed grandmother of the Hon. Judge. Smith, and Ho^. Nathan Smith, deceased, of New Haven ; Annis, in Sept., 1697, m. Samuel Martin; Rachel, b. Dec, 1700, m. Ephraim Baldwin; Edward, b- Oct., 1702 ; Samuel, in Dec, 1704 ; Wait, in Oct., 1706 ; and Mercy, in Dec, 1709. Edward, Jr., youngest son of Sergeant Edward, drew eighteen acres in the land division at Woodbury, in 1702, yet he appears to have uniformly lived in Stratford and vicinity. He was brought up, after his father's decease, by Jehiel Preston. The sons of Edward, Jr., were, Samuel, John aud Ebenezer. Samuel moved to Goshen, and 558 HisTOKr OP ancient woodbubt. ■was the father of Lemuel, of North Stratford, and ancestor of the Fair- field county Hinmans. He removed a short time to Southbury, and thence back to Fairfield county, perhaps Trumbull. He had five sons, viz., Ephraim, Edward, Jonathan, Michael and Bethuel. He left two daughtei-s, one m. Gideon Perry, the other m. Jonathan Hin- man, of Southbury, and became the mother of Gen. Robinson S. Hin- man, deceased, of New Haven, of Daniel, Simeon and John, of Betsey Canfleld, and Orra Wheeler, of South Britain. Ephraim, eldest son of Capt. Titus, left no family. Joseph, second son of Capt. Titus, m. Esther Dpwns, Nov., 1714, and had children, Ebenezer, b. Oct., 1715 ; Joseph, bap. June 1, 1718 ; Tabitha, in Feb., 1721, m. Joseph Richards, in 1746 ; Es- ther, b. June 23, 1723, m. David Munn, Nov., 1749 ; Eunice, Jan. ^, 1725 ; Mabel, Aug. 11, 1728, mother of Justus Hinman; Amos, Nov., 1730, d. young ; Elijah, April 8, 1733 ; Daniel, July 6, 1735 ; and Lois, b. Sept. 9, 1787, m. John King, Dec, 1784. Andrew, third son of Capt. Titus, m. Mary Noble, Aug., 1711. Their children were, Andrew, bap. Aug., 1712; .Hannah, Dec, 1714, m. Josiah Everest, March, 1739, ancestor of Dr. Solomon Everest, deceased, of Canton ; Coe, in Aug., 1718 ; Mary, March 8, 1720, m. Garwood Cunningham, of "Woodbury, Dec, 1751 ; Margaret, Aug. 11, 1723, d. unm. ; Aaronj Oct. 23, 1726, d. young; Nathan, Dec 14, 1729 ; Elisha, March 10, 1734 ; Noble, April 26, 1737 ; he went to Nine Partners, in the state of New York ; perhaps he afterward went to New London, with his brother Elisha, who was commander of a government ship, called the Alfred, during the war of the Revo- lution, which sailed out of New London. Elisha left no sons, but several daughters ; one m. Mr. Day, one Sheriff Dimond, of Fair- field, and one Mr. Kellogg, of Stamford ; perhaps others. Titus, Jr., fourth son of Capt. Titus, m. Sarah . Their chil- dren were: Titus, bap. May 2, 1725, d. young; Ephraim, Feb. 19, 1727; Sarah, (Gingle,) in Nov., 1728, m. Dea. David Hinman; Rachel, in Oct., 1731 ; Titus, in Nov., 1733 ; Amie, Feb. 15, 1736 ; Prudence, Sept. 3, 1738, m. David Hurlbut, Nov., 1757, and moved to Vermont ; Lucy, in May, 1740, m. a Hurlbut, and ailso removed to Vermont ; Enos, July 25, 1742,m. and went to Vermont ; he had a son Dea. Calvin, who m. Miss Wheeler; Annis, in March, 1747. Ebenezer, fifth son of Capt. Titus, m. Hannah Scovil, of Water- bury. Their children were : Jonas, bap. Feb., 1730 ; John, Sept. 3, 1732 ; Eleazer, Dec, 1734 ; Dorcas, Nov., 1736, m. Phineas Porter, Nov., 1757; Hannah, May 27, 1739, m. David Hinman, Dec, 1759; HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 559 Peter, Avig., 1742 ; Molly, in 1744, m. B. Basset, of Derby; Miri- am, May 22, 1748, m. Benjamin Richards, Timothy, sixth son of Capt. Titus, m. Emma Preston ; he d. Dec. II, 1769, and wife d. June 20, 1794. Their children were : Olive, bap. in Sept., 1739 ; she m. Capt. Truman Hinman ; Timothy, in 1741 ; Kuth, Nov. 20, 1748, m. Aaron Hinman, Oct., 1772 ; Pa- tience,, Dec, 1754, m. Col. Increase Moseley, of Southbury, 1769, father of Col. William Moseley, of New Haven ; Mary, Jan., 1757, m. Sherman Hinman, Feb., 1777., Adam, eldest son of Sergeant Benjamin, died single. Noah, second son of Benjamin, m. 1st, Anna Knowles, Feb., 1711 ; after her death, he m. Sarah Scovil, of Waterbury. ' For several years was judge of the court at Litchfield. Children by first wife were : Elizabeth, bap. May, 1713 ; Gideon, b. Jan., 1715, d. young ; Adam, named after Adam Winthrop, bap. July 13, 1718 ; Thankful, Jan., 1719; Gideon, Nov., 1725. By his second wife his children were : Edward, bap. April 5, 1730; Abigail, in 1733; Eeuben, Sept. 7, 1735 ; Simeon, Dec. 4, 1737, d. single, graduated at Yale Col- lege, in 1762 ; Noah, June 21, 1740 ; Sarah, Aug. 1, 1742 ; Jeru- sha, Oct. 7, 1744; Arnold, Sept. 14, 1746, m. Elijah Booth, Oct., 1772 ; Damaris, Dec. 18, 1848, m. Simeon Minor, Sept., 1669, (the ancestor of Simeon H. Minor, Esq., deceased, of Stamford, who was many years state attorney for Fairfield county.) Dea. Noah above, d. in 1766, (76.) For sixteen sessions he was member of the Gen- eral Assembly. Benjamin, third son of Sergeant Benjamin, m. Sarah Sherman, a relative of Roger Sherman, Dec, 1718, died in May, 1727, in the great sickness, and his wife died same month, aged 35 years. Their children were : Benjamin, bap. April 1, 1720 ; Jerusha, Feb. 11, 1721; d. single; David, March 8, 1722; Benjamin, his son, here spoken of, was a colonel, and served as quarter-master of the troop in the thirteenth regiment of the Connecticut colony, against the French in Canada, as early as 1751. He died at Southbury, March, 1809 or '10, over 90 years of age. There were more commissioned officers during the war of the Revolution, by this name, Ihan any other in Connecticut, being in all thirteen,, from the town of South- bury. Col. Benjamin's children were : Aaron, the father of Judge William ; Col. Joel, the father of Joel, judge of the superior court, and of Hon. Curtiss, who d. when a member of the state senate in 1820 ; Sherman, who d. young ; and another Sherman, who was bap. 660 HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Oct., 1752, and graduated at Yale College, in 1776. Col. Benjamin was a member of the General Assembly twenty-seven sessions. David, a brother of Col. Benjamin, m. Sarah Hinman, daughter of Titus, Jr. ; ch. Annis, who m.' Daniel Hinman, March 31, 1754, and moved to Vermont ; Gen. Ephraim, bap. 1753 ; David, Jr., who lived and died at Southbury ; and Capt. Benjamin, of Utica, the father of Col. John E. ; Lieut. Asa, who served during the war of the Revo- lution, was also a son of Dea. David. Samuel, fourth son of Sergeant Benjamin, died single. Wait, fifth son of Sergeant Benjamin, m. , ch. Samuel, bap. March 8, 1730; Truman, (Capt. Truman,) June 27, 1731; Wait, Dec, 1732 ; Mercy, Sept. 20, 1735 ; Ann, Dec. 12, 1737 ; Currence, April 12, 1740 ; and Bethuel, June 27, 1742'. Ebenezer, eldest son of Joseph, m. Hannah Mitchell, Jan., 1737 ; she soon d. and he m. second, Elizabeth Pierce, April, 1743 ; ch. Jonathan, bap. in 1738, d. young ; Bhoda, April 1, 1740, m. Seth Mitchell, Dec, 1762 ; Hannah, Feb. 12, 1744, m. Gideon Hicock, Jan., 1768; Betty, April 6, 1746, m. Seth Wheeler, Nov., 1767; Annis, d. young ; Comfort, Oct. 28, 1750 ; Daniel, Sept. 22, 1752, m. Annis, dau. of Dea. David, and removed to Vermont; Annis, Feb. 16, 1755, m. Lieut. Asa Hinman, Son of Dea. David; Esther, Oct. 23, 1757 ; Jonathan, Feb. ■ 22, 1761, d. young ; Jonathan, May 13, 1764, the father of Gen. Eobinson S., late deceased, of New HaVen. Joseph, second son of Joseph, m. and removed to Farmington ; ch. Justus, bap. Aug. 6, 1750 ; Joseph, Aug. 6, 1750 ; and Hester, March 17, 1754. Elijah, third son of Joseph, m.- and removed to Vermont ; ch. Eli- jah, bap. Aug. 22, 1763 ; Amos, and other children. Andrew, Jr., eldest son of Andrew, m. Mabel Stiles, Feb., 1734; ch. Betty, bap. Sept. 12, 1735; Daniel, Feb. 6, 1737 ; Margaret, Dec 17, 1738 ; Mabel, June 8, 1740, m. Shadrack Osborn, Esq. ; Francis, Oct. 5, 1742 ; David, in 1744, m. Hannah Hinman. He was a member of the General Assembly in 1725, '28, '29, '86, '39 and '40. Coe, second son of Andrew, m. and removed to the state of New York. Ch., Nathan, bap. June 19, 1751 ; Abner, July 2, 1754, and others. Noble, third son of Andrew, m. and had a family in Massachusetts or Vermont. Titus, fourth son of Andrew, m. Joanna Hurd, Nov., 1757. Their children were, Solomon, bap. Nov., 1758 ; Hester, Nov. 22, 1761 and HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 561 Titus. The latter removed to Wyoming, Pa., was an ensign in the regiment of Col. Zebulou Butler, and was killed July 3, 1778, in the bloody massacre at that place. Ephraim, son of Titus, m. Rebecca Lee, Aug., 1750. Ch., Andrew, bap. Feb. 3, 1751, d. young ; Patience, Feb. 17, 1753, m. Ebenezer Strong, Jan., 1771 ; one of her daughters m. Nathaniel Bacon, of New Haven. Enos, son of Titus, m. and removed to Vermont. Jonas, son of Eleazer, m. Sarah Downs, Feb., 1756. Children, Silas, bap. Jan., 1757 ; Agur, Jan. 14, 1759 ; Jonas, Feb. 16, 1762 ; Abner, Sarah, Mary, Reuben and Currence. John, second son of Eleazer, m. Abigail Graham in 1772. She d. and he m. a second wife and removed to Bethlem. Eleazer, third son of Eleazer, m. Rhoda Mitchell in 1769, and had Nathan, bap. Feb. 2, 1771 ; Patty, March 7, 1773 ; Eleazer Pres- ton, Jan., 1776 ; Mitchell, Sept. 3, 1778, and Livingston, July 1, 1784. This family removed to the state of New York. Peter, fourth son of Eleazer, m. and had ch., William, who m. Sa- rah Manning, March, 1790; Scovill, (Dea. Scovill Hinman, of New Haven ;) Nathaniel, John, Hannah and Mary. Dea. Scovill, while residing in Woodbury, had Erastus, Herbert, Jane, Charles W., all four bap. Aug. 12, 1810. Gideon, eldest son of Dea. Noah, m. Hannah Curtiss, Sept., 1745. Their ch. were Zipper, bap. March 9, 1747 ; Asahel, Nov. 14, 1749, d. young; Love, April 28, 1751; Asahel, April 22, 1753, Gideon, April 22, 1753,(twins ;) Moses, June 29, 1755, removed to the state of New York ; Love, Nov. 10, 1757 ; Curtiss, April 25, 1761 ; Sarah, July 1, 1764. Adam, son of Noah, m. and removed to Vermont. Ch., Isaac, bap. Dec. 29, 1754, supposed to be living; Mary, Dec, 1756; Martha, March 11, 1758, m. Frederick Hurd, Dec, 1783 ; Timothy, 1760, for many years a judge of the court in Derby, Vt.; Adam, Jan. 15, 1764; Sarah, Jan., 1764.' The two last were twins. Reuben, son of Dea. Noah, m. Mary Downs, Sept., 1756. Ch., Currence, bap. April, 1760 ; Abraham, Sept., 1762, and others. This family removed to Williamstown. Noah, Jun., son of Dea. Noah, m. and with ^is family removed to Vermont. Col. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, m. Molly Stiles. Ch., Aaron, b. 1746; Joel, bap. April 10, 1748; Sherman, June, 1750, d. young; Sherman, Oct. 26, 1752, graduated at Yale College in 1776, m. and had Ruth Emm, who m. William Forbes, of Derby, Vt., formerly 562 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT -WOODBURY. of New Haven, Conn., and Clara, who m. Jared Hawley, Esq. Sher- man, also, d. a young man, a few years after he was married. Aaron, son of Col. Benjamin, had Judge William ; Anna, b. April 23, 175o, m. William Drakeley, May 8, 1806 ; Benjamin, of Vt., George, of Sullivan, Me., and Harry, of Southbury. Col. Joel, son of Col. Benjamin, m. Sarah Curtiss, dau. of Dea. Daniel Curtiss. Ch., Daniel, dec'd ; Irene, m. Eli Hall ; Jason, Esq., in Vt.; Sally, m. Jedediah Hall ; Hon. Curtiss, d. Dec., 1820 ; Phebe, single; Nancy, single; Kobert, d. 1813 ; Albert, d. 1842; Sophia, m. Truman Mitchell ; Sherman, an attorney, d. in Mississippi in 1832 ; Hon. Joel, is the present judge of the supreme court ; he m. Miss Scovill, of Waterbury ; Marietta, m. Isaac Johnson, and Maria, m. Pulford. Hon. Edward, more familiarly known as Lawyer Ned, son of Dea. Noah, m. Ann Curtiss, July 18, 1764. Ch., Sarah Ann, bap. July, 1765, m. Timothy Hinman, son of Capt. Truman, July, 1792, he graduated at Yale ; Simeon, Esq., March, 1766, graduated at Yale College in 1784, was a lawyer, and d. single in 1830. Cyrus, also graduated at Yale in 1789, was a lawyer, and d. young, unm. He was twice a member of the General Court before the incorporation of Southbury. Abijah, son of Dea. Noah, m. and removed to Vt. Ch., Adoni- ram, bap. Dec. 11, 1757 ; Wait, in 1760, and Ruth Emm, Dec. 26, 1762 ; Abigail, 1764, and Rebecca, bap. Feb. 22, 1766. Dea. David, son of Benjamin, m. Sarah Hinman. He d. in 1756. Ch., Lieut. Asa, who served during the war 6f the Revolution ; he was bap. Aug., 1750 ; Annis, bap. Aug. 23, 1752, m. Daniel Hinman and moved to Bennington, Vt., where they both died ; Gen. Ephraim, in March, 1753 ; he acted as captain and quarter-master, and assist- ant commissary of forage in the war of the Revolution ; David, Jan. 18, 1756, and Benjamin, Esq., who moved to Little Falls, afterward to Utica. Samuel, son of Wait, m., and his children were, Ann, bap. July 8, 1759 ; Olive and Wait, bap. July 8, 1769. Capt. Truman, son of Wait, m. Olive Hinman, and had ch., Tim- othy, father of the present Edward, Esq., graduated at Yale College in 1784; Ruth Emm, m. David S. Bull, and d. Oct. 24, 1796, aged 29 years ; Olive, m. Nathan Judson, Dec, 1800 ; Col. Truman, m. Betty Curtiss, Nov. 22, 1798. Bethuel, son of Wait, m. Hannah Hicock, Nov., 1770, removed to Greenfield, N. Y., and had several sons, and one named Shadrack. HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. 563 Lieut. Asa, son of Dea. David, m. Annis Hinraan. Their eh. were David, who sailed for China in 1802, and never returned ; Ehoda, m. Elisha Pierce, and Sarah, m. Nathan Rumsey, of Southbury. An- nis, only dau. of Dea. David, m. Daniel Hinman, and moved to Ben- nington, Vt. They had but one child, (Betsey.) She m. Samuel Brown, and had one child, Samuel H. Brown, Esq., of Bennington. Samuel H. m. Sarah Brown, dau. of Park, of Southbury, and had several children. Gen. Ephraim, son of Dea. David, m. Sylvania French, dau. of William French, of Southbury, Feb. 3, 1779, and had four ch., viz., John, d. in infancy ; Laura, who m. and had a dau., (Henrietta,) both of whom soon after died ; Royal R., born at Southbury, and Mary, born at Roxbury. Royal R., son of Gen. Ephraim, on the 14th of Sept., 1814,m. Lydia Ashley, youngest daughter of Gen. John Ashley, of Sheffield, Mass. Children, Jane Ashley, Royal Ashley, Lydia Ann, Mary E. and Catherine E. Jane A. married John Bigelow, of Hartford, Oct. 18, 1838. Children, Jane Frances, b. Oct. 11, 1839 ; John H., b. Aug. 8, 1841, d. Sept. 22, 1844, at Hartford; William Henry, b. at Hartford, Aug. 19, 1845, and d. at Boston, June 9, 1846 ; George Ashley, b. Feb. 12, 1848, bap. by W. S. Potts, D. D., St. Louis, Mo. Lydia A., m. Charles E. Babcock, lof New York, Sept., 1845, and had ch., Charles H.,.b. Jufy 18, 1846, and Royal H., b. April 10, 1848, d. Sept. 15, 1849, and interred at Hartford. Lydia, the wife of Royal R., died at New York, Aug. 27, 1853. She was mild in her disposition, possessed a kind heart, and was lOved by all that knew her. She was directly descended, by lineal gradation, from the original Puritan fathers of New England, whose character she has sustained by a uniform life of piety, charitable deeds, and an exem- plary character, to its close. She was interred at the North Ceme- tery, in Hartford. David, son of Dea. David, m. Mary Ann Graham, daughter of Doct. Andrew Graham, of Southbury, and had Frederick, who m. Fanny Mitchell ; Nathan, m. Miss Burritt ; Benjamin, m. Miss Mi- nor, who d., he then m. Mrs. Bacon ; Polly, m. James W. Ward ; Patty, m. Dea. Nathan Mitchell. Benjamin, son of Dea. David, moved in early life to Little Falls, N. Y., m. Ann Keysor in 1779, a dau. of Capt. Keysor, of Mont- gomery CO., N. Y. She was born on the farm where Fort Keysor was built. Their ch. were Col. John E., of Utica, who m. Mary 564 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. Schroppel, of New York city. John E. was several years sheriff of the county of Oneida. Col. John Jay, attorney at law, son of Benjamin, m. a lady from Conn., and resides in or near Rushville, Illinois. Benjamin, Esq., son of Benjamin, d. unm, at HinmanviUe, Oswego CO., N. Y., Aug. 9, 1844. Maranda, dau. of Benjamin, d. at Utica' in July, 1806. Gen. William A., son of Benjamin, Sen., attorney at Kushville, Illinois, m. Miss Grace Kingsbury, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Annis, second dau. of Benjamin, m. Doct. Thomas Mnnroe, formerly of Baltimore, but now of Jacksonville, Illinois. Benjamin, the father of this family, resided at Utica, and d. in April, 1831, at Mount Pleasant, Pa., on a journey to N. J., where he was interred. HICOCK FAMILY. A part of this family, who emigrated from Hartford to Farming- ton, afterward settled at Waterbury. Joseph and Benjamin, sons of Samuel, of Waterbury, settled in Woodbury about 1685. (1) Joseph's Family. Joseph Hicock m. 1. ; 2. Euth Fairchild, Nov. 3, 1697. He d. 1723, and second wife, Ruth, d. May 28, 1728. Ch., Samuel, bap. Sept., 1687 ; Euth, b. July 31, 1700 ; m. John Eoot; Stephen, b. June 27, 1702; Susan; Eunice, b. July 11, 1706. Samuel, son of Joseph, d. June 5, 1727 ; had ch. by his wife Ellen, as follows: Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1714 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 6, 1716 ; Tab- itha, b. Feb. 19, 1719 ; Thaddeus, b. April 12, 1721 ; Nathaniel, Oct., 1723 ; Nathan, bap. April 24, 1726. Joseph, eldest son of Samuel and Ellen, m. 1. Sarah Wakeley; 2. Submit . He d. 1795. Second wife d. 1802. Ch., 1. Eunice, b. Nov. 11, 1745 ; m. Peter Minor, 1773. 2. Ithel, b. Nov. 18, 1747 ; m. Eunice Curtiss, 1770, and have children, I. Cunis3, b. Nov. 7, 1771, m. 1. Sarah (Jurtiss, Sept 15, 1796 ; she d. Aug. 7, 1797 ; 2. Sally Brown, May 22, 179S, and had onech., Ithel, b. June 9, 1799, m. Fanny Griswold Elliott, Deo. IS, 1S22, and had Frances Amelia, b. Nov. 3, 1823; George Augustus, b. June 11, 1S30. II. Lewis, b. April 21, 1778; m. Abigail Powell, and had 1. Eunice, b. 1803, d. Oct., 1822 ; 2. Powell, b. Nov. 25, 1806, m. Huldah P. Brinsmade, of Trumbull, Conn., Jan., 1830. Ch., Ab- HISTOKT 1" ANCIENT WOODBURT. 565 ii;ail, h. Aug. 25, 1S31 : Charles Lewis, b. June 1, 1833; Ellen, b. Sept. 2, ISIO. 3. Eleanor, m. "William DeForest. 4. Joseph, m. Currence Eichards, Feb. 26, 1784, and had, 1. Lyman.b. July 21,1785; graduated at Yale College; d. 1831. • 2. Russel, b. Nov. 16, 1788; m. Mary Ann Brown, Feb. 15, 1818, and had Mary Brown, b. Feb. 21, 1820, d. July 21, 1844 ; Ann Maria, b. Deo. 20, 1S21 ; Uenry William,' b. May 23, 1824, d. April 19, 1829; Sarah Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1S2G, d. Feb. 26, 1848 ; Jay William, b. Deo. 30, 1828; Plenry Park, b. March 22, 1837 ; George Sanford, b. Aug. 23, 1839. 3. Charles, b. May 31, 1796; m. Olive Hinman, 1822, who died 1839. Thaddeus, second son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Mehitable Porter, Oct. 21, 1745. Ch., 1. Currence, b. Aug. 8, 1746. II. Andrew, b. April 24, 1749 ; m. Mary Ingraham, 1776, and went to Cohoes, N. Y. III.. Thaddeus, b.May 31, 1751 ; went to Vermont. IV. Elijah, b. June 29, 1753 ; m. Hannah Keeler, 1776, and had two sons, Jona- than and Leman. V. Ruth, b. Jan. 6, 1755 ; m. Thomas Hooker, April 9, 1783. VI. Mehitable, b. Nov. 7, 1757 ; m. James Guthrie. VII. Simeon, b. April 13, 1761 ; went to Vermont. Nathaniel, third son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Sarah Johnson. He d. Aug. 7, 1773, and his widow d. 1820. Ch., I. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1748-9 ; went to Otsego, N. Y., and d. there in 1846. II. Ma- bel, m. Richard Bryan, and d. 1824. III. Phebe, b. Jan. 3, 1755 ; m. Brinsmade Gibson. IV. Sarah, bap. March 28, 1756 ; d. 1795. V. Nathaniel, b. March, 1758 ; resided at Otsego, N. Y.; d. Feb., 1848. VI. Johnson. VII. Olive, b.May, 1765; d. Dec. 23, 1845. Nathan, fourth son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Eunice Hurd. He d. Aug. 31, 180f His widow d. Feb. 29, 1825. Ch., I. Gideon, b. Feb. 20, 1751 ; d. 1753. II. Nathan, b. April 22, 1752 ; m. Anna Mitchell, of Washington, and had, 1. Elisha, m. Anna Baker, and had Anna, who m. 1. Cary ; 2. Baker ; Philo, m. Olive Stillson, of New Milford, where he d.; Polly, m. Schyler, of Sullivan co., N. Y. III. Reuben, b. June 22, 1753 ; m. Sily Easton. IV, Eunice,b. March 31, 1755; m. Philemon Trowbridge, 1773, and d. in Buffalo, N. Y. V. Rhoda, b. June 11, 1758 ; m. William Clark; went to Otsego, N. Y. VI. Anms, b. May 7, 1760; m. Thomas Armstrong. VII. Gideon, b. April 22, 1762. VIII. Tru- man, b. June 9, 1765; removed, to Canada. IX. Concurrence, b. Jan. 9, 1765 ; m. Gideon Hollister, Jr., Nov. 28, 1782. X. David, b. April 13, 1766. XI. Molly, b. Sept. 30, 1767 ;, m. Samuel Clark. Stephen, son of Joseph and Ruth, m. Bethia , and had, I. Daniel, b. June, 1724 ; m. Huldah Knowles, July 31, 1751. Ch., 1. 566 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. Huldah, m. Stephen Curtiss, 1772 ; 2. Eunice, bap. March 31, 1754 ; Abigail, bap. May 3, 1762. II. Ruth,b. Nov., 1727. III. Dorcas, b. April 10, 1730 ; m. Gideon Johnson, 1753. IV. Ann, b. March 22, 1782 ; m. Joseph Sanford, 1756. V. Samuel, b. Oct., 1733 ; m. Margaret Squire, Jan. 24, 1760, and had, 1. Azuba, bap. Dec. 3, 1760; 2. Samuel, b. June 30, 1764; 3. Azuba, b. Aug, 14, 1766. VI. Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1736 ; m. Gideon Curtiss, 1756. VII. Su- sanna, bap. April 2, 1738 ; m. Jeddidiah Hubbell, 1759. VIII. Je- rusha, bap. Aug. 17, 1740 ; m. Ros well Franklin, 1760. IX. Aaron, bap. Aug. 22, 1742. X. Ichabod, bap. Aug. 4, 1745. XL Pru- dence, bap. April 24, 1747. ' (2) Benjamin's Family. Dea. Benjamin Hicock m. Hannah Skeel, March 3, 1697. He d. 1745, and Hannah d. 1746. Their ch. were, Sarah, b. July 23, 1698, m. Prime; David, b. March 4, 1701, d. 1727; Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1703, m. Solomon Johnson; Hannah, b. June 25, 1705, d. unm., 1727 ; Lois, b. March 18, 1709, m. Stephen Curtiss, 1733 ; Benjamin, b. Nov. 21, 1711 ; Justus, b. Aug. 2, 1714; Amos, b. Oct. 11, 1717, d. 1720 ; Silas, b. March 9, 1721. Dea. Benjamin, Jr., son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Sarah Stiles, Feb. 28, 1734, d. 1774, and his wife, Oct., 1772. Issue, Olive, bap. Mar. 16, 1735, d. young; 01ive,bap. June 20, 1736, m. E. Mitchell, 1758; Amos, bap. April 2, 1758 ; Sarah, bap. Nov. 22, 1741 ; Benjamin, b. April 20, 1744; Patience, b. April 27, 1746, d.Oct., 1752 ; Simeon, b. Oct. 22, 1748, d. in 1749 ; Simeon, bap. Nov. 4, 1750, d. 1752. Amos, son of Dea. Benjamin, Jr., m. Phebe Curtiss, Jan. 15, 1758. Ch., Patience, bap. March 11,1759, m. Amos Johnson, 1784 ; Phebe, bap. March 1, 1761, m. Diodate Wildman, 1758 ; Olive, bap. July 17, 1763 ; Sarah, bap. Sept. 8, 1765, m. Joseph Pierce, 1786. Benjamin, son of Dea, Benjamin, Jr., m. Mary Pierce, Feb. 10, 1774. He d. 1829. His wife d. 1832. Ch., I. Benjamin, b. Feb. 13, 1775, d. 1831. H. Amos, b. Aug. 13, 1776, d. 1846. IIL Aa- ron, b. Jan. 18, 1779, d. young. IV. Simeon, b. Nov^l7, 1780; m Anna L. Wakeley, 1809, and d. 1849. His ch. are, 1. Charles, b. April 13, 1810 ; 2. Laura, b. Nov. 1, 1812 ; 3. David, b. April 12, 1815 ; 4. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1820. V. Aaron, b. July 19, 1785. VI. Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1788 ; m. Koswell Shelton, and became the mother of Gen. Shelton. Justus, third son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Lois Lum, Oct. 26, 1736 and d. 1800. His wife d. 1781. His ch. were, I. David, b. May 2' HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 567 1737; m. Abigail Johnson. He d. 1784, and his widow in 1833. They had a dau. Hannah, b. 1767, who m. Zephaniah H. Smith, Esq., who was a clergyman at Newtown, Conn., several years, after which he removed to Glastenbury, and settled there as a lawyer, where he d., leaving one of the most intellectual and learned families in the state, consisting of his wife and five danghters. His widow d. Dec. 27,1850. II. Gideon, bap. July 1, 1739; m. Hannah Hinman, Jan. 14, 1768 ; had, 1. Francis, b. Feb. 15, 1769,. went to Grapville, N. Y., is now living there ; 2. Gideon, b. Dec. 3, 1774, removed to Granville. III. Reuben, Dec. 25, 1741, removed to Vermont, and d. there in 1777. IV. Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1744, m. Francis Hinman. V. Justus, m. Amy Garritt, and removed to the state of N. Y. VI. Asa, m. Hester Hinman, Dec. 29, 1777, and removed to Pennsylva- nia. VII. Annis, bap. Oct. 31, 1756, m. Francis Garrit, in 1781. Silas, fourth son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Sarah Stiles, April 9, 1741 ; ch. 1. Hannah, bap. Feb. 10, 1743, m. Bethel Hinman, in 1770; 2. Silas, bap. March 23, 1746, m. Hannah Johnson, Feb. 20, 1782 ; re- moved to Vermont ; 3. Truman, bap. Jan. 24, 1748 ; 4. Joel. bap. Nov. 5, 1752, m. Anna Trowbridge, Nov. 16, 1772, and d. March 18, 1840. He had ch. Hepsa and Truman ; 5. Asa, bap. June 9, 1754. HILL FAMILY. "William Hill came to "Windsor, in 1639 ; was appointed the same year to view arms and military provisions, in each town ; was deputy in 1639, '41 and '44; in 1659, was assistant and collector of customs at Fairfield. The ancestors of the Hills of " Ancient "Woodbury" came from Stratford, but owing to imperfect records, it is found im- possible to connect the different branches of the family. Isaac Hill d. Feb. 7, 1775, leaving Ann, his wife, and ch. Isaac, Sarah, Ahirah, Jonathan, James, Submit and Huldah. Submit m. David Hotchkiss, Nov. 10, 1748. Isaac, Jr., m. Caroline Perry, Nov. 16, 1741, and had 1. Rousel, bap. Aug. 26, 1744, d. in 1802 ; 2. Abigail, bap. Sept. 25, 1749 ; 3. Ann, d. in 1755. Ahirah Hill, second son of Isaac, m. Mehitable Lewis, Jan. 29, 1754 who d. without issue ; he m. 2. Hannah , and had Josiah, 568 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. b. May 8, 1774 ; Rhoda, bap. June 18, 1775 ; Ahirali, the father, d. in 1777. Jonathan, third son of Isaac, m. Elizabeth Perry, April 19, 1758, and had Anne, b. April 19, 1759; Reuben, b. Feb. 26, 1761 ; Da- vid, b. Feb. 10, 1765 ; Daniel, March 22, 1767 ; Jonathan, b. March 25, 1769. Jonathan, the father, d. Feb. 10, 1793. Daniel, of the last family, m. Electa Minor, and had 1. Julia, who m. Harvey Perkins ; 2. Ann Maria, m. Cephas Beach ; 3. Emily, m. Giles Gaylord ; 4. RoUin R., m. Susan M. Kasson, and removed to Illinois ; 5. Gilman E., m. Nancy Crane, and now resides in Beth- lem ; has Sophia J. and Gilman. Daniel above d. March 2, 1849. His wife d. Feb. 7, 1840. David, son of Jonathan, d. in 1845, and his wife d. in 1843; has descendants in Bethlem. Henry Hill m. Sarah Bassit, of Stratford, Nov. 11, 1673, and had Sarah, b. 1675 ; Margaret, bap. April, 1679 ; Henry, bap. Feb., 1681 ; John and Amy, bap. April, 1685 ; James, bap. Feb., 1687. Abraham Hill had ch. as follows : Abraham, bap. July 23, 1758, and " d. in the army of the north, in 1776," Isaac, Jerusha, Susanna and Desire, all bap. July/28, 1758 ; Cyrus, bap. Feb. 11, 1759. Zenas Hill, and wife, Keziah, had Sarah, b. March 20, 1762; Ze- nas, b. Dec. 26, 1764; Jesse, b. Dec. 10, 1766. HUTHWITT FAMILY. Only one male of this surname has resided in the territory of "An- cient "Woodbuiy," but the descendants of this blood in the female line are still numerous in a large number of other family names. John Huthwitt came in one of the early companies from Stratford to "Woodbury. The legend is, that he and his sister Ann, were " of gentle blood," and left orphans at an early age, under the guardian- ship of an uncle. The latter being an avaricious man, and desirous of securing their fortune to himself, sent them to New England, under the pretense of giving them an education ; after which he squandered their property, and left them destitute. Having found their way^'to Stratford, they came to Woodbury with one of the removing parties. John had his home lot where Mrs. Whitlock, in Southbury, now resides. His sister became the wife of Dea. John Pearce. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 569 John married Judith , and had children : Elizabeth, bap. July, 1689, d. young. Anna, " Nov., 1690, m. Ebenezer Squire, 1714. Martha, " Nov., 1693, m. Hezekiah Tuttle, 1712. Mary, « May, 1696, m. Jehiel Preston, 1714. Elizabeth, " April, 1698, m. Josiah Root, 1717. HOOKER FAMILY. Hezekiah Hooker moved to Bethlehem society, from Farmington, among the first that went there, was many years one of the leading men of the town, and died very suddenly, Dec. 18, 1756. He was a descendant of the celebrated Rev. Thomas Hooker, of Hartford, "the light of the western churches." He married Abigail Curtiss, of Stratford, and had issue as follows : Hezekiah, b. Oct. 30, 1717 ; James, b. Jan. 30, 1720 ; Josiah, b. April 2, 1722 ; Abigail, b. Sept. 25, 1724, d. unm. Sept. 24, 1750 ; Mary, b. Jan. 8, 1727, m. Waitstill Goodrich, June 5, 1755 ; William, b. June 20, 1729 ; Jesse, b. April 27, 1732, d. unm. the same day with his sister Abigail, Sept. 24, 1750 ; Eunice, b. Oct. 30, 1734, d. Sept. 17, 1750 ; Asahel, b. Dec. 13, 1736 ; Sarah, b. May 30, 1739, m. Timothy, son of Isaac and Deborah Judson, Jan. 26, 1763. Of the above, Hezekiah m. Elizabeth Stone, Jan. 20, 1746, and their ch. were : Brainard, b. March 4, 1747 ; John, b. Feb. 4, 1749 ; Jesse, b. April 23, 1752 ; AbigaO, b. Nov. 30, 1753 ; Gilbert, b. May 14, 1758 ; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 27, 1761 ; Louisa, b. April 10, 1763. James m. Dorothy Parmeley, March 31, 1754, and had Thomas, b. Dec. 27, 1754 ; Josiah, b. Aug. 15, 1768 ; James, b. Dec. 25, 1760; Samuel, b. Aug. 2, 1762. William m. Rachel Waller, March 18, 1754 ; ch. Hezekiah, b. June 6, 1756 ; Eunice, b. Aug. 22, 1758, d. July 11, 1761 ; William, b. Feb. 4, 1762. His tWo d. Dec. 10, 1762. ^He m. 2. Mary Mose- ley, March 18, 1754, dau. of Increase Moseley : ch. by Mary, Increase Moseley, b. Nov. 2, 1765 ; Rachel, b. Dec. 9, 1767, d. Dec. 10, 1762. Asahel m. Feb. 15, 1759, Anne Parmeley. Their children were : Ira, b. March 12, 1760 ; Asahel, b. Aug. 29, 1762; Bryan, b. Aug. 5, 1763 ; Anne, b. Feb. K^ 1767 : Levi, b. Aug. 15, 1769. 570 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. HUKD FAMILY. 1. John Hurd settled at Stratford, as early as 1648 ; was one of the principal men of that town. 2. His son John^ m. Anna Judson, Dec. 16, 1662, and was among the first settlers at Woodbury. He d. 1681-2. His children were: 3 I. Sarah,= b. Dec. 10, 1664. 8 n. Joseph,' b. Feb. 9, 1665, ip. Jane ■. fs HI. Benjamin,^b. Feb. 16, 1666, d. 1754, leavingAis wife, Sa- rah, and children. I, IV. Ebenezer,' Nov. 7, 1668, had a wife, Sarah. 7 V. Ruth,' b. Feb. 12, 1670. I, VI. John,= b. Aug. 17, 1673, d. April 27, 1776, had a wife, Eliz- abeth. Joseph' (4) had 9 I. Mary,* bap. June, 1696-7, m. John Cressy, June 22, 1720. 10. II. Esther,* bap. 1702, d. young. JJ III. Joseph,* d. 1752, leaving wife, Ann, and children. 12 IV. Esther,* b. April 9, 1709. Sergeant Benjamin' (5) had 13 I. John," bap. Aug., 1691. \l II. Benjamin," b. March, 1693, d. 1783. Hannah, his wife, d. Feb. 29, 1756. 'i III. Nathan,* bap. July, 1694,m. Eunice Hinman, Nov. 7, 1718. He d. 1779. Shed. 1792. ]l IV. Abraham,* b. Jan. 12, 1797, m. Martha Mitchell, Feb. 11, 1720. g V. David,* b. July, 1701, m. Abigail Curtiss, Jan. 6, 1723, he d. 1758. J? VI. Zadoc,* bap. Jan., 1704. His wife, Esther, d. Feb. 15, 1743. 19 Vn. Thaddeus.* (Sergeant Benjamin calls him his son in his will.) 20 Vni. Ann,* b. Oct. 20, 1706, m. "Wait Hinman, June 11, 1729. % IX. Adam,* b. Sept. 26, 1708, m. Elizabeth Hinman, Feb. 28, 1732 ; he d. 1756. Ebenezer' (6) had 22 I. Eobert,*bap. Oct. 16, 1693. 23 n. Daniel,* bap. 1696. 24 in. Euth,* bap. Jan. 17, 1697. • 25 IV.Elnathan,* b. Oct. 12, 1699. 26 V. Josiah,* b. Nov. 5, 1701. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBtJKY. 571 \ 27 VI. Rebecca,^ b. Oct. 24, 1703, d. Dec. 26, 1770, unm. 28 'YII. Abigail,^ b. Oct. 5, 1705. 29 \TII. Hannah,* b. Sept. 20, 1707, d. young. 30 IX: Hannah,* b. Oct. 31, 1709. Johi>' (8) had 31 I. SaraL/ b. April 3, 1702, m. David Leavenworth, 1720. 32 II. Wait,* fc. Nov. 30, 1714, d. May 31, 1727. S in. John," b. March 16, 1717, m. Silence Warner, Jan., 1741 ; he d. July 27, 1766. 34 IV. Charity," b. Nov. 20, 1719. ^ V. Jedediah," b. Oct. 14, 1721, m. Abigail Baker, Aug. 12, 1741. 36 VI. Jehiel, b. Nov., 1723, d. Feb. 22, 1724. 37 VII. Joshua, b. Nov., 1724. 38 VIII. Josiah, b. Oct. 31, 1725. 39 IX. Wait, bap. 1728. 40 X. Elizabeth, bap. July 21, 1730, m. Ebenezer Leavenworth, 1754. 41 XL Rachel, b. April, 1732. S XII. Jehiel," b. July 8, 1734, m. and had three children. 43 XIII. Amos, b. July 25, 1736. Joseph" (11) had 44 I. Patience, b. Sept. 2, 1740, m. Gideon Hollister, Dec. 6, 1759. 45 n. Abel, b. Jan. 20, 1743, m. Hannah Hall, July 13, 1792. ifs III. Joseph, b. July 10, 1745, m. Prudence . 47 VI. Ann, b. April 5, 1749, m. Abijah Bronson, 1773. 48 V, Rebecca, b, April 14, 1751. Benjamin* (14) had 49 I. Jemima,' b. April 15, 1713, m. John Warner, Dec. 16, 1736. 50 II. Joseph,^ b. Sept. 16, 1714. 51 in. Silome,* bap. Dec. 29, 1715. 52 IV. Silence,* bap. Jan., 1716, m. Benjamin Warner, Dec. 16, 1736. S V. Elijah,' b. Aug. 24, 1717, m. 1. Abigail —r- ; m. 2, Ruth ; had. 1752. 54 VI. Benjamin,' bap. May 15, 1719, m. Ann Hopson-; he d. 1784. 55 Vn. Daniel,' b. July 22, 1720, d. Aug. 27, 1722. ^ VTIL Timothy,' b. March 16, 1722, m. Tabitha Foot, Dec. 21, 1741. ^ 1^ IX. Daniel,' b. Oct. 24, 1723, m. 1. Experience ; m. 2. Aner Castle, in 1766 ; m. 3. Dorcas Osbom. 572 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBtTBY. if, X. Simeon,' b. July 24, 1725, m. Ruth . xS XI. Samuel,* bap. Aug. 4, 1728. His first wife, Mary, d. 7752 ; m. 2. Ruth Hurd, 1754. / 60 XII. Abijah,* b. Dec. 9, 1730, m. Phebe Hawley, ISJ&rch 20, 1754. 61. XIII. Reuben,' b. April 2, 1733, d. Feb. 26, 1752. Nathan* (15) had 62 I. Experience,* bap. Sept. 20, 1719. 63 n. Nathan,* b. Dec. 21, 1720, d. Jan. 10, 1721. 64 III. Mary,* b. Dec. 6, 1721, m. Daniel Dudley, 1747. 65 IV. Nathan,^ b. Sept. 29, 1723, d. same year. ,??, V. Gideon,* b. Aug. 22, 1724, m. Sarah Graham, May 20, 1752. ,S VI. Amos,* b. 1726, m. Dorcas Judson, July 27, 1757, d. « in the campaign," Nov. 29, 1759. S Vri. Nathan,* b. Aug. 4, 1727, m. Anna Mitchell, April 20, 1748. 69 Vin. Eunice,* b. Aug. 9, 1731. 70. IX. Annis,* b. March 1, 1733, m. Richard Smith, and became mother of Judge Nathaniel, the Hon. Nathan Smith, &c. Abraham' (16) had 71 I. Kezia,* b. Feb. 20, 1721, d. Nov. 7, 1736. 72 II. Jerusha,*b. Sept. 5, 1723. 73 ni. Martha,* b. Oct. 14, 1725, d. April 20, 1727. 74 IV. Abraham,* b. April 11, 1728, d. Sept. 30, 1749. 75 V. Martha,* b. Aug. 2, 1730. 76 VT. Levi,* b. Sept. 20, 1732. 77 Vn. Jemima,* b. Nov. 29, 1734, m. Ebenezer Andrus, July 27, 1752. f 78 Vin. Elisha,* bap. Aug. 2, 1737. 79 IX. James,* bap. May 18, 1740. 80 X. Jerusha,* bap. Nov. 15, 1741, m. Isacher Norton, Dec. 31, 1781. David* (17) had 81 I. Peter,* b. Nov., 1724, d. 1771, leaving wife, Sarah, and ch. S n. David,* bap. March 17, 1728, m. Esther Hurlbut, Nov. 9, 1749 ; m. 2. Anna . 83 ni. Thaddeus,* b. March 20, 1731, d. young. 84 IV. OUve,* b. April 2, 1734. 85 V. Ruth,* bap. Oct. 30, 1737, m. Samuel Hurd, Dec. 24, 1754. ' 86 VI. Susanna,* b. May, 1741, m. Mallory. BISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 573 sr !01 Vn. Tliaddeus,^ bap. Dec. 12, 1743, m. Elizabeth Walker, 1780. , ■ Zadoc" (18) had 88 I. Ann,' bap. March 10, 1728, d. young. 89 n. Sarah,* b. May 9, 1730. 90 III. Ann,* b. March 5, 1781, m. Jonathan Smith, Oct. 3, 1753. j'i'o IV. Zadoc,* b. Oct. 31, 1732, in. Eunice Hinman, June 19, 1754. 92 V. Solomon,* b. April 21, 1736, d. Nov. 2, 1749. 93 VI. Esther,* bap. March 12, 1738, d. Oct. 12, 1743. 94 VII. Joanna,* bap. May 24, 1741, m. Titus Hinman, 1757. Adam* (21) had 95 I. Anna,* b. Aug. 14, 1732, m. Isaac Castle. 96 II. Noah,* b. 1734, d. Jan. 31, 1737. 97 in. Elizabeth,* b. Jan. 26, 1737, m. Thomas Love, 1754. 111 IV. Noah,* b. Dec, 1738, m. Susanna Castle, Dec. 10, 1759. 99 V. Lucy,* b. Oct., 1741, d. Oct. 4, 1749. , 100 VI. Kezia,* bap. June 24, 1744, d. Oct. 8, 1749. S vn. Adam,* bap. Sept. 11, 1748, m. Martha Judson, Nov. 17, 1775. 102 Vin. Kezia,* bap. Aug. 18, 1751. 103 IX. Annis,* bap. Sept. 16,1753. John* (33) had 104 I. John,* bap. Jan. 27, 1751, m. Lois Hurd, March 5, 1778. 105 IL Silence,* bap. July 13, 1755. Jedediah" (35) had 106 L Charity,* b. Jan. 20, 1743. 107 II. Israel,* b. July 31, 1744. 108 III. Amos,* b. June 11, 1746, m. Esther Hurd, 1780. 109 IV. Esther,5 b. June 15, 1748. 110 V. Eachel,* b. Aug. 10, 1750. 111. VI. Elizabeth,* b. Aug. 10, 1752. 112 VII. Lois,* b. Aug., 1754, m. John Hurd, March 5, 1778. 113 Vin. Abigail,* b. Sept. 26, 1756. Jehiel* (42) had 114 L Betty,* bap. Nov. 11, 1759, m. Elijah Peet, Oct. 3, 1787. •115 IL Amos,* bap. Dec. 2, 1759. 116 in. Sabra,*bap. Dec. 14, 1760. Joseph* (46) had 117 I. Abel," b. June 7, 1767. 118 IL Eeuben," b. Jan. 17, 1769. Elijah* (53) had 374 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 119 I. Lovewell," b. Jan. 24, 1740, d. " in the campaign," in 1758. 120 II. Jerusha,«b. 1742, m. Daniel Baker, Jan. 16,1763. 121 in. Amy," bap. Sept. 29, 1751, m. Richard Hine, Jan. 15, 1770. Benjamin* (54) had 122 I. Mary,« bap. Sept. 20, 1751, d. young. 123 n. Mary," b. March 15, 1755, m. Joshua Sweet, July 17, 1794. g) m. WiUiam," bap. May 8, 1756, m. Martha Smith, AprU, 1782. 125 IV. Sarah," b. April 11, 1759. 126 V. Rebecca,'' b. Aug. 24, 1761. 127 VI. Benjamin," b. Aug. 3, 1763. 128 Vn. Huldah," bap. Dec. 8, 1765. Timothy' (56) had 129 I. Isaac," b. Oct. 9, 1742, m. Emm. Hunt, Oct. 22, 1765. 130 II. Abner," b. Jan. 7, 1744, m. Rebecca Savage, Dec. 6, 1769- 131 III. Mary," b. April 9, 1746. 132 IV. Ned," b. Aug. 4, 1752. 133 V. Hannah," b. Feb. 13, 1755. 134 VI. Eleazer," b. Aug. 15, 1758. 135 yil. Beulah," b. Feb. 16, 1760. DanieP (57) had 136 I. Bethel," b. Nov. 27, 1750. 137 II. Experience," b. March 12, 1752, d. 1770. 138 III. Reuben," b. Dec. 12, 1753. 139 IV. Moses," b. Feb. 10, 1757. 140 V. Daniel," b. Aug. 22, 1758. 141 VI. Thomas, bap. April 12, 1767, d. young. 142 vn. Thomas, bap. Oct. 23, 1768. 143 Vni. Abraham, bap. AprU 28, 1771. 144 IX. Experience, bap. July 4, 1773. ' Simeon'^ (58) had 145 I. Richard," b. April 30, 1751, m. Mary Lacy, Nov. 21, 1771. 146 II. Rebecca," b. Dec. 31, 1752, m. Ephraim Hinman, 1778. 147 III. Elijah, b.AprillO, 1755, m.Buzina Leavenworth, 1779. 148 IV. Stephen," b. June 28, 1757, m. Betty Leavenworth, July 28, 1783. 149 V. Simeon," b. March 22, 1759. 150 VL Ruth," b. March 6, 1761. 151 vn. Jonathan," b. April 28, 1771. 152 Vm. Zacheus," b. July 14, 1773. HISIORT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 575 153 IX. ^ 154 X. Luxanna," b. Aug. 24, 1783. 155 XI. R4uben,= b. Aug. 24, 1783. SamueP (59) had 156 L'Phebe," b. Nov. 23, 1751, m. Amos Bennet, 1785. 157 II. Mary,« b. Oct. 5, 1755, m. Ebenezer Lacey, June 3, 1773. 158 III. Jemima," b. Nov. 25, 1757, m. Eldad Baker, 1774. 159 IV. LoveweU," b. April 13, 1760. 160 V. Silence," b. April 24, 1762. 161 VI. Lyman," b. Jan. 26,1766. ^ 162 VII. Abigail, bap. May 19, 1771. 163 VIIL Truman," bap. June 19, 1774. Nathan^ (68) had 164 I. Concurrence," bap. June 1, 1749, m. Sraedley, 1737. 165 II. Sarah," bap. Oct. 21, 1750 ; m. ■ 166 ni. Abijah," bap. May 17, 1752. 167 IV. Eunice," b: Feb. 18, 1754. 168 V. Annis," b. Feb. 18, 1754, m. Abel Wakelee, March 15, 1785. 169 VI. Ann," bap. Feb. 8, 1756. 170 Vn. Nathan," bap. Aug. 20, 1758. 171 VIIL Wait," bap. Feb. 24, 1760. 172 IX. Patience," bap. June 5, 1763. 178 X. Sylva," bap. March 5, 1769. 174 XL Electa," bap. Nov. 2, 1777. Gideon'' (66) had 175 I. Andrew," b. March 4, 1753, d. unm. 176 IL MoUy," bap. Oct. 20, 1754. 177 III. Graham," bap. March 27, 1757. 178 IV. Love," bap. Sept. 9, 1759, m. Phineas Chapin, of Salisbury. 179 V. Gideon," bap. June 14, 1761, was killed in the Eevolution, at the age of 17. 180 VI. Abigail," bap. Oct. 3, 1763, m. Joseph Root. 181 VIL Chauncey," bap. 1765, went west. 182 VIIL Sarah," bap. 1769, m. Evits Moody, of "Washington, Ct. ^- IX. Isaiah," bap. April 21, 1771, ra. Eunice Minor. 184 X. William," bap. June 20, 1773, m. Mabel Root. 185 XL Eunice," bap. Oct. 22, 1775, m. Dea. Gideon Smith, of Salisbury. 186 Xn. Ruth," bap. Nov. 30, 1773. Amos^ (67) had 576 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODB0ET. 187 I. Gideon,' bap. Not. 13, 1757, d. Nov. 29, 1759. 188 n. Zub< bap. Dec. 31, 1758. Peter= (81) had 1^ I. Asahel,*bap. Dec. 30, 1747, m. Rebecca Blakesley, 1776 ; he died 1807. 190 n. Solomon," b. Dec. 25, 1750. 191 in. Sarah," b. July 15, 1758. 192 IV. Abigail," b. Jan. 15, 1755. 193 V. Justice,^ b. March 25, 1757, d. 1780. 194 VI. Olive," b. Aug. 13, 1759. 195 VII. Lois." David' (82) had, 196 I. Curtis," b. Nov. 13, 1751, m. Capt. James Judson's daugh- ter Abigail, and had several sons and daughters, Judson Hurd, now living in Roxbury, being one of them. He died March 11, 1831, and his wife died Aug. 14, 1818. 197 II. Ann," b. April 2, 1754. 198 III. David," b. Jan. 17, 1758, d. 1793. 199 IV. Esther," b. Jan. 23, 1760, m. Moses Hurd, 1780. 200 V. Jonas," died 1766. 201 VI. James," b. April 25,1768. Thaddeus" (87) had 202 I. Mabel," bap. Jan. 1, 1764. 203 II. Annie," bap. July 20, 1766. 204 III. Russel," bap. May 12, 1771, m. Ruth Mitchell, May 30, 1792. 205 IV. Eunice," bap. May 12, 1771, m. Japhet Collins, Feb. 23, 1790. 206 V. Lydia," bap. Dec. 31, 1773, d. May 3, 1777. 207 VI. Thaddeus," bap. July 9, 1775. 208 VII. Lydia," bap. May 2, 1777. 209 Vin. Reuben," bap. Sept. 27, 1778, m. Clemence Camp, July 28, 1796. 210 IX. Justus," bap. June 15, 1788. Zadoc' (91) had 211 I. Esther," bap. March 9, 1755. 212 II. Lois," bap. April 23, 1757 ; m. Joel Linsley. 213 in. Olive," bap. April 23, 1757 ; m. Abial Linsley. 214 IV. Mary," bap. Jan. 11, 1761. 215 V. Nancy," bap. Jan. 8, 1763. 216 VI. Anna," bap. Sept. 16, 1764. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 677 217 Vn. Solomon,' bap, Sept. 25, 1768. 218 Vm. Zadoc'bap. Oct. 21, 1770. Noah='(98) had, 219 I. Currence," bap .June 8, 1760; m. John A, Norton, Sept. 15, 1778. 220 II. EUzabeth," bap. May 10, 1767. Adam* (101) had, 221 I. Sarah,^ bap. Oct. 20, 1776. 222 II. Mary," b. Jan. 18, 1778. Isaiah' (183) had, 223 I. Gideon H.,' bap. Nov. 11, 1798. 224 II. Marcus,' bap. March 4, 1800. 225 in. Horace,' bap. May 31, 1801 ; m. Roxa Minor, Nov. 9, 1827. 226 IV. Burr,' bap. May 22, 1803. 227 V. Diah,' bap. Feb. 17, 1805. William' (124) had, 228 I. Benjamin S.,' b. July 29, 1783. 229 II. David,' b. Dec. 26, 1784. 230 ni. Charity,' b. July 3, 1790. Asahel' (189) had, 231 I. Amos.' 232 11. Chloe.' 233 III. Rebecca.' 234 IV. Sarah.' HULL FAMILY. The name of Hull was an early name in Connecticut, as it is found that George Hull, of Windsor, surveyed Wethersfield in 1636, deputy in 1639, was magistrate, and often member of the General Court. John Hull, of Windsor, came from Dorchester ; was committee of the General Court in 1637-8-9. He married Elizabeth Loomis, of Windsor, in 1641. There was a Josiah Hull, at Hartford, in 1641. For the following account of this family, I am^indebted to Lauren f Hull, M. D., of Angelica, N. Y. From the best information that I have been able to obtain, the firs: 39 578 HI3T0ET OF ANCIBNT W O O IJlSi WR Ti persons of the name of Hull, who came to thi^ co«iitry, we^e from Derbyshire, England. One of the name 9rt» IIL Gideon,* b. Sept. 23, 1699. 40 586 HISTORY OF Al^IENT -WOODBtTET. 20 IV. Charles,* b. July 26, 1701 ; m. Prudence, daughter of John Francis, April 5, 1729. 21 V. Elizabeth,' b. Dec. 17, 1703 ; m. William Miller, Oct. 14. 1712. 22 VT. Hannah,* b. Dec. 26, 1705; d. Oct., 1712. ■23 VII. Thomas,' b. Jan. 13, 1707. 24 Vni. Ruth,' b. Oct. 13, 1710 ; m. Nehemiah Smith. 25 IX. Rachel,' b. July 27, 1712 ; m. Joshua TalCott. 26 X. Hannah,' b. Feb. 16, 1714, m. Wm. House. 27 VI. Elisha.' Gideon,' (19) b. Sept. 23, 1699, m. Rebecca Sherman, March 28, 1823, dau. of Jonathan Sherman, son of Joseph, who was the son of Gapt. John of Watertown, Mass., the latter being the cousin of Rev. John Sherman of the same place. This Rebecca was first cousin of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Gid- eon HoUister was drowned in a river in Stratford, May 10, 1725, before the birth of his second child. His widow removed to "Wood- bury, and m. Isaac Judson, Nov. 22, 1731. Children, 28 I. Sarah,* b. Nov. 10, 1723, m. Elgah Judson, April 28, 1740. 'i II. Gideon,' b. Sept. 21, 1725. Capt Gideon* (29) m. 1. Esther Preston, Dec. 3, 1750, who d. Sept. 14, 1751, nine days after the birth of her son Pres- ton; m. 2.1Patience Ilurd, Dec. 6, 1759. He d. Dec. 30, 1812, aged 87. His wid. d. Jan. 15, 1822, aged 81. 30 I. Preston," b. Sept. 5, 1751 ; m. Patience Mitchell, March 2, 1775; was killed in Canada, in an expedition at the commencement ■of the Revolution. Children, ^ II. Gideon,' b. Jan. 13, 1761. 32 in. Anne,« b. July 13, 1776 ; m. Sam'l Baker, Nov. 2, 1784. 33 IV. Abner," b. Jan. 16, 1769; m. Miriam Ward. She d. April, 1817, aged 47. 34 V. Esther," bap. May, 1770; m. Elijah Hazen, Jan. 25, 1781. M VI. Preston Sherman,"') , 17.1,11 1,7^,0 1 Vn. Sherman Preston;" r"^?- ^''^- ^^' "^8. Gideon" (31) m. Currence Hicock, Nov. 28, 1782. He d. Jan. 2, 1835, aged 74. She d. May 1, 1845, aged 80. Ch., •37 I. Marilla,' b. July 4, 1784 ; m. Andrew Hine, Esq., May 19, 1803. » II. Gideon,' b. Feb. 2, 1792. I HL Truman,' b. Dec. 5, 1803. HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT, 687 Dea. Preston Sherman" (35) m. Lois Ford, Dec. 27, 1803. He d. June 10, 1850, aged 72. 40 I. Mary Ann Esther, bap. 1818; m. Merit Beach, Nov. 6, 1844. Sherman Preston" (36). m. Sally Ford, Nov. 29, 1798. She d. Jan. 11, 1850, aged 72. Children, 41 I. Laura M.,' bap. 1803; m. Joseph C. Calhoun, May 15,1827. 42 IL Clarissa,'' bap. Jan. 2, 1806; m. Asahet HoUister, Dec. 4, 1817. 43 HL Preston S.,' bap. 1809. 44 IV. Samuel Ford,' bap. June, 1813. 45 V. Austin,' bap. 1816. Gideon' (38) m. 1. Harriet Jackson, Nov. 1815. She was b. Dec. 18^ 1795, d. Nov. 30, 1844; m. 2. wid. Lydia J. Minor,Nov. 4, 1846. Children, IE Gideon Hiram,' b. Dec. 14, 1817. 47 Laura Marilla,» b. Jan. 2, 1822 ; m. George Drakely, Nov., 1844. I? David F.," b. March 31, 1826. Truman' (39) m. Jeanette Smith, Jan. 4, 1827. Children, 49 Burr,' baip. 1838 ; Seth," bap. 1835 ; Sophia' and Lora.' Sherman Hollister, also, had 4 children ; Franklin, George, Abigail L. and Zeruiah, bap. 1832; Hubert and Lewis, bap., 1843; Preston Hollister, has had, Sarah Irene, bap. ^ 1834 ; Fitz Greene, bap. 1837 ; Walter, bap. Nov. 1, 1839, d. June 19, 1843 ; Clarence, bap. Nov. 4, 1842, and Arthur, bap. 1847. Gideon Hiram,' (46) a lawyer residing at Litchfield, m. Mary S. Brisbane of Charleston, S. C, June 3, 1847. She was b. at Charleston, June 14, 1828. Child, 50 Abbot Brisbane," b. Aug. 5, 1850. David F,' (48) a lawyer residing at Salisbury, Conn;, m. Mary E. Jackson, Sept. 23, 1852. She was b. May 2, 1830. Child, 51 Harriet Lydia," b. Aug. 13, 1853. JUDSON FAMILY. William Judson' came from Yorkshire, England, in 1634, with his family. He brought with him three sons, viz. (2) Joseph,^ (3) Jere- miah,' and (4) Joshua. He lived four years at Concord, Mass., and 588 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBDKT. removed thence to Stratford, Conn., at its first settlement in 1639, where he resided upon the south-west comer of a hill, calle^ " Meet- ing House Hill." He did not reside there long, but went to New Haven, where he died in 1660. "He probably had a daughter living there. ^ Lt. Joseph,^ (2) eldest son of William, was fifteen years of age when his father came to New England. He lived with him at Con- cord, Mass., four years, removed thence to Stratford, Conn., married in 1644, in his 25th year, Sarah, dau. of John Porter of Windsor, she being 18 years of age. He was a leading man in the early days of the colony, being frequently called to sustain the duties of public office. He d. Oct. 9, 1690, and was buried. in Stratford. His wid- ow d. March 16, 1696. Children, 5 I. Sarah,' b. March 2, 1645; m. Edward Hawel of South Hampton, L. I., in 1664. 4 II. John,' b. Dec. 2, 1647; d. Jan. 12, 1709, aged 62. 7 III. James,'b.April24, 1650 ;ip.Ilebecca Wells of Stratford. 8 IV. Grace,' b. Feb. 19, 1651 ; m. Samuel Prudden of Milford. 9 V. Joseph,' b. March 10, 1654; d. Feb., 1678. 10 VT. Hannah,' b. Dec. 13, 1657; m. Samuel Wads worth of Farmington. 11 VII. Joshua,' b. Dec. 3, 1658. 12 Vni. Esther,' b. Aug. 20, 1660; m. Benjamin Curtiss of Stratford. 18 IX. Joshua,' b. Oct. 27, 1664. -14 X. Euth,' b. Oct. 27, 1664; m. Samuel Wells of Hartford. 15 'XL Phebe,' b. Oct. 29, 1666 ; d. Nov. 1, 1676. 16 XII. Abigail,' b. Sept. 15, 1669 ; m. Josiah Curtiss of Stratford, and d. Nov. 21, 1697. Sergt. Jeremiah^ (3) m. 1. ; m. 2. wid. Catherine Fairchild, Nov. 8, 1675. Children by 1st marriage, 17 I. Isaac,' b. March 18, 1653. 18 II. Mary,' b.Dec. 31, 1655. 19 III. Elizabeth,' b. Feb. 24, 1658. 20 IV. Sarah,' b. April 7, 1662. 21 V. Martha,' b. June 15, 1665. 22 VI. Jeremiah,' b. March 1, 1670. Joshua" (4) lived in Stratford. Child, 23 I. Samuel,' b. Aug. 27, 1660. John' (6) was one of the original signers of the "Funda- mental Articles," for the settlement of Woodbury, in 1672, HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. 589 and went thither in the first company. He m. Elizabeth Chapman of Stamford, March 12, 1673-4. He m. 2. Han- nah , wlio d. July 23, 1698; m. 3. Mrs. Mary Orton of Farmington, July 5, 1699. He d. Jan. 12, 1709-10. Childre^ U I. John,* b. iParch 12, 1675. 25 II. Joshua,* b. July 23, 1677. f„ in. Joseph,* b. Oct. 24, 1679. 27 IV. Chapman,* bap. Dec, 1681 ; d. May 8, 1700. . 28 V. Jonathan,* bap. Dec, 1682. fi VI. Jonathan,* bap. Dec, 1684. 30 VII. Martha,* bap. Dec, 1686; m. Hon. William Preston, June, 1705. , 31 VIII. EHphalet,* bap. Feb., 1688-9, went to Stratford. 32 IX. Ephraim,* bap. Sept., 1694, went to Stratford- % X. Isaac,* b. June 3, 1700. ^ XL Daniel,* b. Feb. 6, 1701-2. 35 XII. Mary,* b. April 11, 1703-4; m. Curtiss. Sergt. John, Jr.,* (24) m. Sarah Beers of Fairfield, Sept. 28, 1698. He d. April 6, 1722. Children, 36 I. Sarah,= b. Sept. 10, 1699. 37 II. Elizabeth,' bap. June, 1704; m. Timothy Minor, June 11, 1729. 3^ IIL Jeremiah,' bap. Nov., 1705; d. young. 39 IV. Mary,' b. Feb. 16, 1708; m. Stephen Terrill, Dec 9, 1729. J2 V. John,' bap. May, 1714. Lt. Joseph,* (26) b. in Stratford, Oct. 24, 1679; m. Mary, dau. of Dea. Zechariah Walker. He d. March 22, 1758. Children, » 41 I. Joseph,' b. Nov. 25, 1708 ; d. Aug. 20, 1712. 42 II. Chapman,' b. Dec. 31, 1710 ; d. Aug. 26, 1712. 43 III. Mary,' b. April 19, 1713. g IV. Joseph,' bap. Feb., 1715. 45 V. Chapman,' b. Jan. ll, 1717. ' 46 VI. Susanna,' b. May 13, 1719 ; d. young. 47 VII. Elizabeth,' b. March 4, 1721 ; m. Seth Preston ; d. Aug. 16, 1814, aged 93. H Vni. David,' b. March 2, 1723. « IX. Nathan,' b. Feb., 1725. ff, X. Samuel,' bap. Nov. 9, 1727. 590 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 51 XL Susanna/ bap. Oct. 11, 1730 ; m. Enos Mitchell, June 4, 1750. Si XII. Joshua,= b. Dec. 14, 1732. Jonathan' (29) m. Mary, dau. of Dea. Matthew Mitchell, Aug. 22, 1711. She was bap. July 1687. He d. May 16, 1727, and she d. Feb. 9, 1743. Childilk, ,?5 I. Elnathan,' b. May 8, 1712. 54 II. Abigail,' b. Oct. 30, 1714; m. John Nichols, Nov. 6, 1735. g ni. Elijah,* b. Dec. 15, 1716. 56 IV. Martha,' b. Oct., 1718 ; d. unm. ^ V. Elisha,' b. July 12, 1721. ,?, VI. Peter,' b. Aug., 1723. 59 VII. Jerusha,' b. Nov., 1726 ; m. Joshua Gitteau. ■ 60 VIII. Jonathan,' b. 1728. Isaac< (38) m. Elizabeth Hawley, Nov. 29, 1727 ; who d. July 12, 1731, aged 25 ; m. 2. wid. Jlebecca Hollister, Nov. 22, 1731. He d. May 14, 1789. Children, Si I. James,' bap. Oct. 20, 1728. 62 II. Hannah,' b. Feb. 24, 1730 ; m. Reuben Sherman. ^ III. Isaac,' b. July 6, 1731. 64 IV. Elizabeth,' b. Sept. 13, 1732 ; m. Col. Samuel Canfieldof New Milford. ^ V. Benjamin,' b. Feb. 17, 1735. 66 VI. Timothy,' b. April 22, 1737; m. Sarah Hooker, who" was b. May 30, 1740, and d. July 26, 1815, aged 76. He went to Green- viUe, Green CO., N. Y. Ch., Noadiah, b. Oct. 18, 1763; William, b. May 23, 1770 ; Olive, b. Oct. 9. 1767, m. John ; Timothy, d. Sept. 10, 1821, aged 83. William m. a Miss Bushe, and had Ed- ward B., Russel, William, Sally, who m. a King, Esther, m. Her- mance, and Mary Ann, who m. Hawley ; Noadiah m. Clarinda Kirtland and had eh., Timothy, Charles, Sarah and Maryett, who m. Thomas Bebee. 66J VII. Rebecca,' m. Hezekiah Thompson, Esq., Oct. 1, 1761. 67 VIII. Olive,' b. Sept. 2, 1745; m. Benjamin Bostwiek of New Milford. Daniel' (34) m. Abigail . He d. Dec. 29, 1766. Ch., 68 I. Gideon,' b. July 31, 1734; d. April 8, 1745. ,69 II. Dorcaa,' b. Feb. 5, 1737; m. Beebe. 70'III. Mary,' b. May 5, 1739; m. AUen. 71 IV. Elisha,' b. May 28, 1741. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 591 72 V. David,' b. Oct. 3, 1744; m. Chloe Allen, Feb.- 13, 1771, had a son Gideon, b. Aug. 8, 1771. 73 VI. Elizabeth,' b. May 6, 1746; m. — — Hurlbut. 74 VII. Sarah,' b. March 6, 1751 ; m. Thomas. John' (40) m. Sarah . He d. in 1769. Children, 75 I. Sarah,«). Feb. 18, 1741 ; m. Gideon Martin. 76 II. Ann," bap. Dec. 5, 1742; In. James Minor, Dec. J2, 1776. S III. John," b. Oct.. 6, 1746.. 78 IV. Phebe," m. Noah Judson, son of Elnathan. • 79 V. Hannah," b. July, 1750. 80 VI. Susanna," b. March 13, 1753. ,?, VII. Seth," bap. June 15, 1755. Joseph' (44) m. 1. Jerusha Sherman, Nov. 26; 1741; m. 2. Lydia, dau. of Doct. Zephariiah Hull, Nov. 22, 1769. Ch., 82 I. Mary." t 83 II. Susanna," bap. Sept. 2, 1750 ; m. Mitchell. 84 III. Joseph," b. April 10, 1754 ; m. Perry. Ch., Samuel, Jerusha and Mary, who m. Eeuben Mitchell. 85 IV. Chapman," bap. May 29, 1757 ; m. Hunt. Ch., Sherman, Joseph, Chapman, Bufus and Thomas. Chapman m. and had William, Elizabeth, Anne and Hester. 86 V. Zephaniah," b. Dee. 13, 1770. David' (48) m. Patience Mitchell, Oct. 15, 1746, who d. Sept. 10, 1749, m. 2. Abigail . He d. Dec. 29, 1766. Ch., 87 I. Prudence," b. Feb. 29, 1748, m. Capt. Joseph Hurd, Oct. 15, 1766. • 88 II. Patience," b. Aug. 26, 1749. 89 III. Solomon," d. unm. in 1789. 1^ IV. David," b. March 9, 1755. 91 V. Abigail," b. March 24, 1757, m. Whittlesey. 92 VI. Daniel." 93 VII. Charlotte," m. Shelton. 94 VIII. Mary," m. Doctor James Stoddard, son of Israel. 95 IX. Esther, d, unm. Nathan' (49) m. Damaris Sherman, July 10, 1745. He d._ Oct. 11, 1803. She d. Feb. ] 8, 1760. He m. 2. Mary Or- ton, who d. Aug. 24, 1813, aged 72. 96 I. Emm,8 bap. Feb. 8, 1746, m. Thomas Prentice. ^ 97 II. Elizabeth," bap. Jan. 20, 1748, m. Daniel ManviU. 98 III. Esther," b. Jan. 21, 1750, m. Nathan Curtiss. 99 IV. Damaris," b. June 27, 1752, m. Peter Gilchrist. 5i92 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 100 v. Jerusba,' b. May 27, 1754, m. John Clark. 101 VI. MabeV b. July 31, 1756, d. Sept. 12, 1756. 102 VII. Mabel," b. April 12, 1757, m. Stephen Galpin. 10'3 Vin. Lucy,» b. Feb. 13, 1760, m. Bartimeus Fabriqufe, Dec. 11,1783. 104 IX. Sabra,« bap. July 15, 1764, m. Col. Elfectus Backus, of Greenville, N. Y. \fi X. Nathan Sherman," b. Nov. 1, 1765. 106 'XL PoUy or Keziah,« bap. Feb. 14, 1768, m. Basset; lived in Kettletown. 107 XII. Oliver," bap. Nov. 19, 1769. 108 XIII. Samuel,") , . „„ ,„a„ 109 XIV. Mary," J "**?• ^"S- ^", ^ ' ' /J, m. Solomon Stoddard. 110 XV. Oliver,") , _,' i ,77^ ni."Wid.Hunt,d.Jan.l,1823. 111 XVl^arahl" ] ^""P' ^^"^ ^' ^"5' SamueP (50) m. Elizabeth Baker, Nov. 12, 1755, and had ch. ' Elizabeth, Sarah, who m..Jeremiah Thomas, June 24, 1772, Susan, Mary and Uriel. The latter had sons, Benjamin, Henry, Samuel and Noah. Joshua' (52) m. Ann Walker ; m. 2. Deborah Leavenworth, He d. in 1776. His wife survived him, m. Capt. James Judson, and had two children, Isaac E. and Betsey. Ch., , 112 I. Joshua." 113 II. Mary." 114 III. Deborah Ann,"b. May 4, 1766, m. Phineas Smith, Esq., of Eoxbury, and became mother'of Hon. Truman Smith and others. 115 IV. Joshua," b. Nov. 2, 1772, removed to Vermont, had ch., Sheldon, Nathan, Edward, Harriet, Charlotte and Caroline. 116 V. Ruth," b. April 2, 1775, m. Nathan, son of Capt. Nathan Stoddard. Capt. Elnathan' (53) m. Rebecca, dau. of Ephraim and Re- ' becca Minor, and grand-dau. of Capt. John Minor, first set- tler of Woodbury, and Indian interpreter. She was b. Jan. 30, 1712. Capt. Elnathan d. Dec. 14, 1796, aged 84 years. Children, Ul I. Rev. Ephraim," b. Dec. 5, 1737. >^ II. Thaddeus," bap. Oct. 14, 1739. 119 in. TMary," bap. Oct. 18, 1741, m. Edward Pond, Nov. 7, 1765. 120 IV. Lt. Noah," bap. July 15, 1744, m. Phebe Judson, had one child, Sarah, bap. Sept. 23, 1792. He d. Nov. 22, 1827 ; his wife d. Dec. 28, 1799. HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. 593 121 V. Elisha," bap. July 20, 1746. 122 VI. Elisha," bap. Nov. 8, 1747, Had children,' Reuben and Ruth. II? VII. Rev. Adoniram,«b. July 15, 1750. Elijah* (55) m. Sarah Hollister, April 28, 1740, who died Sept. 28, 17.66. He d. Jan. 10, 1798. Children, 124 I. Martha," b. July 27, 1741, m. Adam Hurd, Nov. 17, 1775. 125 II. Siineon,»bap.July 17, 1743. ' , 126 III. Jonathan," b. Oct. 20, 1745, had sons, John and William, and a daughter, Mary, who m. Peck Leavenworth. m IV. Gideon," b. March 8, 1748. 128 V. Chapman," bap. March 11, 1750. 129 VI. Israel," b. Jan. 15, 1752, d. Jan. 18, 1785. 130 VII. Reuben," bap. Dec. 21, 1755, d. Jan. 8, 1784. S VIII. Philo," bap. April 25, 1756. 132 IX. Matthew," bap. Aug. 6, 1758, m Minor, d. leaving one child. 133 X. Abigail," bap. March 1, 1759. 134 XL Abel," b. Oct. 27, 1761. He was killed at Bridgeport. 135 XIL Isaiah," b. Oct. 24, 1763, d, Aug. 24, 1796, unm. 151 XIIL Hollister," b. Sept. 13, 1766. Elisha* (57) had children, ,37 I. Daniel." 138 IL John." 139 IIL David.^ 140 IV. Elisha." » 141 V. Anna." Peter' (58) lived in Farmington, had children, Elizabeth, Abia, Joshua and Ira. Abia m. Phiueas Pond ; Elizabeth m. Sherman. Capt. James' (61) m. 1. Mary Edwards, who d. Aug., 1778 ; m. 2. Deborah, the widow of Joshua Judson. She d. Dec. 26, 1796 ; m. 3. Ann Nichols, who d. March 29, 1803. He d. March 12, 1807. Children, 142 I. Sarah," b. Aug. 6, 1752, m. Jeremiah Thomas, of Salisbury. 143 II. Abigail," b. Feb. 18, 1754, m. Curtis Hurd, of Roxbury. ■JJ IIL Thomas," b. March 31*, 1755, 145 IV. Nehemiah,"b. Oct. 24, 1756, d. Oct. 11, 1757. J« V. Nehemiah,"b.May.l7, 1758. 447 VI. Abia," bap. April 18, 1762. 594 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT "WOODBUBT. 148 VII. Abigail," b. April 13, 1763, m. Capt. Walker; went to Vermont ; left children. 'il VIII. James," bap. Nov. 25, 1764. 150 IX. Samuel," b. Dee. 8, 1767, m. Judson, who d. Jan. 26, 1831. 151 X. Isaac Edward," bap. Sept. 16, 1781, unm. ; resides in Al- bany, N. Y. 152 XI. Elizabeth," bap. Aug. 17, 1783, m. William Judson, since deceased. She resides with her brother, in Albany. Isaac' (63) m. Mary, dau. of Elisha Stoddard. He d. Dec. 7, 1787. Children, 153 I. Solomon," bap. Dec. 15,1751; went to GreenviUe, N. Y. 154 II. Eunice," bap. Oct. 6, 1754. 155 III. Elizabeth," bap. Sept. 12, 1756, m. Ira Smith. 156 IV. Mehetable," bap. Jan. 21, 1759. . 157 V. Mary," bap. Nov. 9, 1760, m. Noah Basset. 158 VI. Sally," bap. Dec. 12, 1762, m. Ambrose Hine. 159 VII. Abner," bap. April 14, 1765 ; removed to Greenville, N. Y. 160 VIII. Kebecca," bap. Dec. 13, 1767. 161 IX. Agur,"bap.Jan. 3, 1770. 162 X. Matthew," bap. May 10, 1772 ; removed to Greenville. 163 XL Josiah." Benjamin' (65) m. 1. Mehetable ; m. 2. Anna Camp, May 4, 1763 ; m. 3. Lydia Murray, who d. Aug. 28, 1829, Hed. Sept. 11, 1811, aged 77.' Children, 164 I. Mehetable," b. May 22, 1762, m. Matthew Morris. 165 II. Ann," b. March 14, 1764, m. L. Bostwick, of Sharon, Ct. 166 III. Lucy," b. Aug. 5, 1765, m. Gould Camp. 167 IV. Rev. Samuel," b. Dec. 8, 1767, m. Sarah Bartlett,of S'a- lem, Mass. ; children, Bartlett, Elizabeth, Sarah, Samuel and Her- bert. Sarah m. Rev. Mr. Cole, of Maine. Herbert lives at Stafford Springs House. S V. Benjamin," bap. Oct. 21, 1770. ™ VL Asa,"b. June 21, 1774. ' John" (77) m. Martha Camp, of Milford, who d. June 10, 1884, aged 93. He died in 1808, aged 62. Children, ™ I. John.' 171 n. Phineas,'' m. Lucy Judd, and d. April 20» 1805, aged 24; no iaaue. mSTOET OF ANCIENT WOODB0KY. 695 Seth' (81) m. Mary Munn, who d. May 18, 1790. He d. Dec. 12, 1790. Children, 172 I. Amos,' went to Erie county, Penn. 173 II. Mary Ann.'' 174 III. Seth,' removed to Erie county, Penn. 175 IV. Timothy,' removed to Erie county, Penn. .176 V. Sarah,' m. Lyman Parmelee, of Bethlem. 177 VI. Ashbel.' Brigadier Gcn. David' (90) m. a niece of the Eev. Thomas Davies. Children, 178 I. Abigail,' m. Hermanus Marshall, brother of John P. 179 11. David,' resides at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 180 III. Daniel,' resides at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 181 IV. Charles A.,' m. Esther Mitchell ; had two daughters, both deceased ; resides at New Haven. Nathan Sherman" (105) m. 1. Hinman, and had a child that died young ; m. 2. Elizabeth Preston, Feb. 28, 1801, who was b. Aug. 10, 1773. Mr. Judson d. Aug. 3, 1824, and his widow, Elizabeth, d. Feb. 22, 1841. Children, as follows, were b. in "Woodbury. 182 I. Cornelia,' b. Dec. 26, 1801, d. Aug. 26, 1805. 183 II. Cornelius,' b. April 4, 1803, d. July 10, 1826, at the Quar- antine Groiind, Staten Island, N. Y., on his return from Alabama. ■ 184 III. Nathan William Hackaliah, b. Dec. 17, 1804, m. Eliza, eldest daughter of John Drury, of Rhinebeck, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1831. She was b. Sept. 14, 1807. Their children are, Jane Maria, b. Nov. 19, 1834, and John Drury, b. Feb. 3, 1837. This' family resides at Khinebeck. Eev. Ephraim" (117) son of Capt. Elnathan, m. Chloe, only daughter of Rev. Samuel Ellis, of Somers, Conn., July 23, 1771. He d. Feb. 23, 1813, aged 76. He was minister at Norwich, Conn., Taunton and Sheffield, Mass. ; was also chaplain in the Revolutionary army. He had an only (jhild, Ephraim Ellis,' b. in Norwich, Oct. 10, 1775, who graduated at "Williams College, in 1797, m. Ellen Phelps, of "Windsor, Febi '9, 1803 ; practiced law in Sandisfield, Mass., and d. March 6, 1807, leaving two children, 1. Ephraim,' b. Aug. 11, 1804; resides at "Windsor, unm. ; 2. Catherine Ellis,' m. Barnes. Thaddeus' (118) m. Ada, daughter of Phineas Camp. Ch., 18a I. Hannah,' m. James Judson, andd. Jan. 26, 1831. 596 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 186 n. Esther,'' d. aged 28. 187 III. Elihu.' 188 IV. Elnathan,' bap. Oct. 20, 1786, d. aged 30, unm. 189 V. Noah,' bap. Oct. 20, 1786, graduated at Williams College, d. aged 22. 190 VI. Thaddeus,' bap. Oct. 20, 1786, was a lawyer at Balti- more, Md., d. with small pox, aged 24. 191 VII. Parmelia,' bap. Oct. 20, 1786, m. Solomon Hurd, Sulli- van county, N. Y. Rev. Adoniram," (123) graduated at Yale College, m. Abigail Brown, of Tiverton, R. I., about 1784, when he was about forty years of age. After his son Adoniram became a Baptist, he also became one, and died in Scituate, Mass., Dec. 8, 1819. His children were : ' Adoniram, Elnathan, Mary and Abigail. The last Adonirain was the well known missionary in Burmah. He graduated at Brown University in 1807, and studied theology at Andover. He died April 12, 1850, on board the French bark L'Aristide, bound from Maulmain to the Isle of Bourbon. He was buried at sea, the eve- ning of the day of his death. His first wife was Ann Hasseltine ; second, Sarah Hall Boardman, widow of Rev. George Boardman, and his third, Emily E. Chubbuck, (Fanny Forester.) Children, by 'fijEst, second and third wives, survive him, as does the last wife, who was not with him when he died, "but remained at Maulmain. His sufferings in his last hours were very great, and among his last words were these : " Oh that I could die at once, and go immediately into paradise, where there is no pain." Perhaps no man was ever favored with three more amiable, lovely and intellectual wives in suc- cession, than Dr. Judson. The eldest daughter that survives him is Abby. His brother, Elnathan, was a physician, and settled in Baltimore, Md., where he died in 1829". He was, for a time, an infidel, but died a Christian. > ' His sister, Mary, died young. Gideons (127) d. June 25, 1821, aged 73. Children, i I. Elijah.' ^ II. Truman.' 194 III. Olive,' m. Ephraim Minor. 195 IV. Clara,' m. Abel Atwood. Philo" (181) m. Emm Minor, and d. Nov. 3, 1788. Ch., 196 I. Joseph Robinson,' b. 1778, m. Sally Pond, 1804. He d. in 1834, and his widow d. Aug. 19, 1839, aged 61. His ch. were, 1. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. ' 597 Burret, b. 1805, resides in "Waterburj; 2. Parmella, |b. 1807, m. Henry Peck, is dec'd; 3. Laura, b. 1809, m. Silas Clark, Oct. 27, 1836, and has Sarah P., b. 1838 ; "William J., b. 1831 ; Edward S., b. 1847 ; 4. William S., b. 1811, resides in Ansonia, Conn ; Julia E., b. 1819, m. Henry Peck, and has children. 197 II. Betsey,' bap. 1792. 198 III. Rev. PhiV bap. 1792; m. Currence, dau. of David Cur- tiss ; has ch., and now resides at Rocky Hill, Conn. 199 IV. Ruth Ann, bap. 1792. HoUister" (136) m. Esther Orton. He d,. July 25, 1823, aged 57. His widow died Dec. 18,1849. Children, 200 I Charles,' b. Dec. 16, 1790. 201 II. Esther Maria,' b. March 26, 1795 ; m. John Leaven- worth. DanieP (137) had, 202 L Annie,' bap. July 10, 1*57.. 203 IL Esther,' bap. March 29, 1761, 204 IIL Levi,' bap. Oct. 9, 1763. 205 IV. Emm,' b. Aug. 17, 1766. 206 V. Olive,' b. Sept. 18, 1768. Thomas" (144) m. 1. Mary Atwood, who d. Aug. 1, 1786, a. 31 ; 2. Elizabeth Judson. She d. March 9, 1 832, a. 72. He d. March 26, 1816. Ch. by first marriage, 207 I. Rhoda,' m. William Minor. 208 II. PhiJo,' lost at sea ; unmarried. 209 III. Sylvester,' m. widow Lois King. Ch., 1. Pierre, d. aged 24, unm.; 2. Darwin, m. in N. Y. Ch., Mary, McEwin and James. Children by second marriage, 210 IV. Henry,' died aged eleven months. 211 V. Maria,' m. Harvey Morris. 212 VI. Henry,' m. Nancy Hard, of Bethlem j had one childj Henrietta G., who m. Doct. G. H. Atwood. 213 VII. Hannah,' m. Marcus D. Peck. 214 VIII. Elmore,' m. Olive Atwood, and d. 215 IX. Eliza E,,' m. Charles Jones, of Litchfield. - Nehemiah" Q46'i m. 1. Anah Burton. Sihe d. March 10, 1813 ; 2f^-fi^<#; 3. -^i^a^ He d. Sept. 25, 1847, aged 90. Children. 216. I. Norman,' b. Oct. 15, 1780; lives in Sullivan co., N. Y. 217 IL Diana,' b. Jan. 28, 1781 ; m. Dea. Moses Clark. 218 III Burton,' b. Feb., 1783 ; has a family. 598 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 219 IV. Lauren,' b. Feb. 24, 1785 ; m. Sturtevant ; d. Oct., 1839. 220 V. Truman,'' b. April 2, 1787 ; m. Hepsaba Lewis, and both d. in month of Sept., 1845, leaving children. 221 VL Parthena,' b. Oct. 1, 1790 ; m. Abner Judson, of New- town. 222 Vn. James,' b. June 6, 1792 ; m. Cables ; resides in Augusta, N. T. 223 VIIL William,' b. July 12, 1795 ; m. Joanna Brinsmade ; lives in Schoolcraft, Mich. 224 IX. Vincent,' b. Jan. 26, 1798 ; m. Sally Daily. James" (149) n|. Hannah , who died Jan. 26, 1831. He d. April 10, 1852. Children, ' 225 I. Edward,' b. 1801; m. Delial Abernethy>; resides in Kala- mazoo CO., Michigan. 226 IL Noah,' m. Euth Porter, of Watertown, Conn. 227 III. Elnathan,' m.; lives in Eichland; has children. 228 IV. Mary,' m. ia Richland, Mich., April 4, 1858, to Isaac Judson, of Cleveland, Ohio. 229 V. James,' m. Jennette D., daughter of Josiah Hotchkiss ; residence, Norwalk, Conn. 230 VI. Herbert,' late Gen. in Texian army ; lives in Yalobusha CO., Miss. 231 VII. A. Bradford,' m. Smith, and now resides in Mich- awaka, Ind. Dea. Benjamin* (1 68) m. Esther, dau. of Dea. Seth Minor. He d. May, 1820, aged 50. Children, , 232 I. Isaac, ' bap. July 31, 1796 ; resides in Oberlin, Ohio. g? IL Rev. Albert,' b. Sept. 28, 1798 ; author of the first S. S. Union Question Book, &c.; d. April 4, 1839, aged 42. 234 IIL Lydia,' b. Sept. 13, 1801; m. 1. David S. Minor ; 2- Gideon HoUister. 235 IV. Anna,' b. Oct. 9, 1803. 236 V. Lucy,' b. June 9, 1805 ; m. Augustus W. Curtiss. 237 VL Achsa,' b. Aug. 22, 1810; m. Rev. John "W. Beecher; resides in Vernon, N. Y. 238 vn. Eunice,' b. May 31, 1812; m. H. M. Hart, of Cornwall, Conn. 239 Vni. Rev. Gould Camp,' b. May 18, 1815 ; residence, Ber- lin, Ohio. niSTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBDRT. 599 240 IX. Benjamin,' b. Oct. 27, 1819 ; now of :Wak9ma.n, Ohio. Asa' (169) m. 1. Sally Minor, who d. May 15, 1820, aged 42; 2. Keziah Walker. He d. April 16, 1847, aged 73. Children, 241 I. Rev. Everton,' b. 1799 ; d. in Milan, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1848. No issue. 242 II. Thalia,'' bap. July 2, 1808 ; d. Nov. 28, 1826. First per- son buried in the North Cemetery. 243 III. Eev. Benjamin Bartlett,' b. Jan. 12, 1807 ; d. in Ohio, March 1, 1846, aged 39 ; no issue. 244 IV. Samuel W.,' b. July 2, 1811 ; m. Almira Terrill, of New Milford ; d. Sept. 10, 1847 ; left a son Jeremi*h, b. in 1838. 245 V. Phebe,'' b. July 3, 1814 ; d. July 16, 1825. 246 VI. Lorana,' b. Sept. 3, 1816; m. B. H. Abbott; lives in Ohio. John' (170) m. 1. Elizabeth, daughter of John Mitchell. She d. Dec. 16, 1805, aged 26 ; 2. Jerusha, daughter of Abijah Mitchell, March 4, 1807. She was b. Aug. 4, 1785 ; d. May 20, 1845. He d. Aug. 14, 1849, aged 71. 247 I. Betsey Cornelia,' b. April 6, 1808 ; m. Morgan Thomas, Feb. 27, 1828 ; d. May 2, 1834. She had Ploretta E., b. Dec. 7, 1828, d, in Michigan; Theodore, b. Dec. 16, 1830; TVelton, b. Aug., 1833, d. Oct., 1833. 248 II. Antoinette,' b. April 27, 1810 ; m. "William Abernethy, May 5, 1841. She d. Jan. 12, 1844, leaving a son, William J., b. Sept. 17, 1842. ^ III. Phineas Alonzo,' b. Jan. 28, 1813. * 250 IV. John Abijah,» b. Feb. 17, 1815 ; d. Aug. 22, 1839. 251 V. .Theodore," b. March 25, 1818 ; m. Julia M. Colton, March 11,1852. 252 VI. Martha Emm,» b. May 4, 1822. 253 VII. Franklin Mitchell," b. Oct. 23, 1827; m. Louisa M. Sax- ton, Sept. 14, 1852. Elijah' (192.) Children, 254 I. Herman,' m. Olive Minor, who d. Sept. 30, 1846, aged 47. 255 II. Charles," m. Charlotte Minor. Ch., Charles Gideon and Harriet E. 256 III. George N.,' m. Caroline Northrop. 257 IV. Curtis," m. Alma Hill. She died of small pox, Jan. 11, 1847, aged 29. 258 V- Lucretia,' m. John Nichols. 600 HISXOKT OF ANCIBNT WOODBURT. Truman' (193) m. Widow Olive Wheeler, who d. June 11, 1840, aged 66. He d. Aug. 6, 1830, aged 57. Ch., 259 I. A son,' who died young. 260 n. Harriet.' 261 III. Nathan,' m. Flora Ann Vining. 262 IV. Truman," died young. 263 V. Nancy,' m. Obadiah P. Northrop; d.Nov. 2, 1838, a. 29. 264 VI. Truman,' m. Sarah Patterson, of Roxbury. 265 VII. Olive,' m. Robert Camp,of Middlebury. Rev. Albert,' (233) of Philadelphia, was b. Sept.- 28, 1799; He m. Mary, daughter of Oliver Burnham, Esq., of Corn- wall, Conn.,^ec., 1829. Children, 266 I. Oliver A., (M. D.,) b. Sept. 28, 1830 ; resides in Philadel- phia. 267 II. William F., b. May l"2, 1833. Graduated at the Univer- sity of Philadelphia, 1853. 268 III. Sarah Emily, b. Nov. 25, 1838. Phineas Alonzo' (249) m. Laura S., daughter of Herman ■ Stoddard, Oct. 18, 1837. Children, 269 I. Ellen Antoinette," b. July 21, 1838. 270 II. John B.,» b. July 1, 1842. JOHNSON FAMILY. Moses Johnson, of Stratford, had a son Moses, who was a signer of the original compact for the settlement of Woodbury, and came with the first company to the latter place. He d. Oct. 30, 1713, aged 62, and Mary, his " aged widow," d. Dec. 31, 1747. His ch. were, 1. Zeruiah, bap. April, 1681 ; 2. Rebecca, bap. July, 1684, d. Jan. 22,1710; 8. John, bap. April, 1685-6 ; 4. Sarah, bap. Aug., 1688, d.'Jan. 22, 1710 ; 5. Mary, bap. April, 1690, m. Francis Stiles, Sept. 21, 1709; 6. Elizabeth, bap. Oct., 1691 ; 7. Moses, bap. May, 1693; 8. Solomon, bap. Jan., 1694-5. Moses Johnson, son of Moses and Mary, ni. Prudence Jenner, Jnly 6,1715. He d. 1760; his wife d. Sept. '22, 1780. Ch., 1. Rebec- ca, b. June 26, 171.6, m. Samuel Wheeler ; 2. John, b. March 28, 1719 ; 3. Asa, bap. Feb. 24, 1723 ; 4. Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1724 ; 6. Sarah, bap, Oct. 30, 1726, m., Nathaniel Hicock; 6. Prudence, bap. Aug. 18, 1728; 7. Moses, bap. March 30, d. 1778, leaving wife. HISTOHT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 601 Molly, and daughters Ann and H&,nnah. The last m. Simeon Mitch- ell in 1733. John Johnson, first son of Moses and Prudence, m. Mary Judd, Jan. 20, 1741. Ch., 1. Solomon, b. Feb. 21, 1743, m. SarahPlum, 1774; 2. Esther, b. Jan. 4, if 46 ; 3. Jerusha, bap. Nov. 30, 1748 ; 4. Emm, bap. Jan. 6, 1751, m. Jehiel Franklin, Nov. 23, 1770 ; 5. Mary, bap. Dec. 9, 1753, m. Ebenezer Finney, 1772 ; 6. John, b. Deo. 6, 1775, m. Love Downs,. 1777 ; 7. Jehu, b. Dec. 14, 1757. Asa Johnson, second son of Moses and Prudence, m. Elizabeth Strong, Jan. 4, 1750 ; he d. Dec. 4, 1791. His children were, 1. Justus, b. Nov. 8, 1750 ; m. Judith Blagg, 1796. 2. Amos, b. Feb. 23, 1753 ; m. 1. PatiencekHicock, May 10,1784, who d. 1793 ; 2. A. Curtiss, May 6, 1795 ; and had, 1 ■William, b. Sept. 4, 1785, m. Anna Mitohel, Oct. 16, 1808. Uh., 1. Wil- liam, b. Nov. 6, 1809, d. April 8, 1810 : 2. William M., b. Aug. 9, 1811, went west; 3. Ann Maria, b. April 23, 1814, m. Elisha Wheeler, April 13, 1836 ; 4. Amos Minot, b. Oct. 21, 1816 ; 5. William Legrand, b. Jan. 31, 1819. 2. Eliz- abeth, b. May 5, 1787. 3. Sarah, b. Feb. IS, 1790. 4. Patience, b. Jan. 24, 1793. 5. Nancy, b. Aug. 28, 1796. 6. Walter, b. Jan. 14, 1799 ; d. 1801. 7- Charles, b. Dec. 15, 1800. 8. Patty, b. March 24, 1803 ; m. Elliot Beardslee, Feb. 23, 1S32, 9. Walter, b. April 10, 1805 ; m. Mary Ann Mosely, Aug. 3, 1827. Ch., Mosely, b. Aug. 26, 1828 ; Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1832 ; Ealph, b. May 7, 1835. 3. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 12, 1756. 4. OUve, b. Sept. 26, 1758 ; m. David Sanford, 1782. 5. Moses Asa, b. July 1, 1762 ; m. Lois Guthrie, Nov. 19, 1787. Children, 1. Ebenezer, b. March 3, 1791 ; m. Sally Mitchell, and had Henry, b. Nov.' 8, 1814, ra. Lucinda Clark ; Eliza A., b. JMarch 29, 1819, m. the Rev. George P. Prudden ; 2. Asa, b. March 29, 1793 ; 3. Hannah, b. March 28, 1794, in. William Fabrique ;' 4. Thomas, b. May 8, 1798, m. Maria P. Mosely, March 15, 1827 ; had Truman, March 30, 1S29. Solomon Johnson, son of Moses and Mary, m. l.Mary Hicock. His house was burnt on the night of the 13th of June, 1735, and his wife perished in the flames. He m. 2. Hannah Noble, June 30, 1736. His ch. were, Gideon, b. March 11, 1725 ; Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1727, m. Joseph Pierce ; David, b. Aug. 22, 1730 ; Eunice, b. May 24, 1733 ; Hannah, b. Sept. 2, 1736, m. Pierce ; Abigail, b. March 28, 1739, m. 1. David Hicock; 2. Ehzur Mitchell. 1. Gideon Johnson, son of Solomon and Mary, m^ Dorcas Hicock^ Jan. 6, 1753. Their children were, 1. Hiram, b. March 16, 1754; m. Mary Bronson, Oct. 24, 1782. 2. Solomon, b. Deo. 17, 1755 ; m. OUve Curtiss, Aug. 32, 1788 ; had ch., Laura, b. March X 41 602 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 7,1784; Curtiss, Aug. 13, 1786; "Warren, b. Feb. 21, 17S8. 3. Timothy, b. Sept. 22, 1757. 4. Hannah, b. April 21, lISQ ; m. Silas Hiciock, 1782. 2. David Johnson, son of Solomon and Mary, m. Sarah Trow- bridge, Feb. 19, 1755. Children, Isaiah, bap. April 11, 1756; Ruth, b. Aug. 2, 1757; Mary, bap. Oct. 30, 1762, m. Roger Cogswell, March 12, 1736 ; Amarillis, bap. Feb. 24, 1765 ; Da- vid, Aug. 2, 1767 ; Cyrus Milton, bap. Oct. IS, 1772. The connection between the following and the preceding family can not be clearly traced. Benjamin Johnson and wife, Mary, had Asa, b. May 27, 1753 ; Samuel, b. Aug. 10, 1755. Jeremiah Johnson m. Eunice Bronson, Nov. 5, 1769^ children, Polly, b. Aug. 1, 1771, m. Ely Camp, Nov. 25, 1794 ; Dorcas, b. Aug. 12, 1772 ; Lovina, b. Oct. 9, 1774 ; Clara, b. Nov. 30, 1776, d. April 1, 1779 ; Betsey Ann, b. April 13, 1779, m. Nathan Lake, May 25, 1803 ; Abel, b. Dec. 20, 1781 ; Adin, b. March 8, 1786 ; Eunice, b. July 15, 1788. Enoch Johnson m. Grace Leavenworth, Sept. 4, 1794; children, Seymour, b. May 11, 1795 ; Marshall, b. Dec. 20, 1797. JENNER FAMILY. Samuel Jenner d. 1738, and his wife Hannah, Feb. 2, 1743 ; their children were : 1. Hannah, bap. May, 1687-8, m. Jonathan Mitchell, 1705 ; 2. Patience, bap. Aug., 1692, m. Elnathan Strong, April 17, 1712 ; 3. Prudence, bap. Feb., 1693-4, m. Moses Johnson, July 6, 1715 ; 4. Comfort, b. April 11, 1698, m. John Pierce, March 21, 1716-17 ; 5. Samuel, b. April 20, 1703 ; 6. and 7. Nathan and Ab- igail, (twins,) b. April 20, 1703 ; Abigail m. Timothy Bronson, 1729. Samuel Jenner, Jr., and wife Hannah, had 1. Sarah, bap. Aug. 4, 1728, m. Wilkinson ; 2. Barbary, b. Jan. 1, 1730, m Hurlbut; 3. Hannah, b. Jan. 18, 1733; 4. Eichard, b. Nov. 25, 1734, d. Jan. 12, 1788 ; 5. Patience, b. Feb. 7, 1737, d. 1800 ; 6, Samuel, bap. Dec. 31, 1788 ; 7. John, bap. May 10, 1741, d. 1789; 8. Nathan, bap. Oct. 6, 1745 ; 9. Euth, bap. April 19, 1747 ; 10. Stephen, bap. March 26, 1749. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 60S KASSON FAMILY. James Kasson, •with his father and six brothers, came from Bel- fast, Ireland, in 1722, landed at Boston and settled in Voluntdwn, Conn. He removed to Woodbury, about 1742, settled near the pres- ent line of Southbuiy, built a house in Bethlehem society, in 1760, and removed his family there the same year, where he continued to reside until hii death, which occurred Jilly 5, 1791. From his man- uscripts, we learn that in religious principle he was strictly Puritani- cal. His descendants are numerous, and are found in almost every state in the Union. The old family residence is now occupied by one of them, George M. Kasson, Esq. He was bom in 1714, m. 1. Es- ther Duncan, Oct. 14, 1740, who d. Feb. 26, 1757. He m. 2. Mar- garet Dixon, June 8, 1758. She d. Feb. 23, 1811, aged 75. Their children were : * 1. Margaret, b. Sept. 3, 1741, m. Moses Knapp, Sept., 1760 ; 2. Jean, b. Aug. 7, 1743, d. young ; 3. Sarah, b. Aug. 20, 1745, m. Solomon G-umsey, Nov. 15, 1764 ; 4, James, b. June 19, 1748 ; 5. George, b. Feb. 21, 1750, d. young ; 6. Adam, b. April 20, 1752, d. young ; 7. Esther, b. May 20, 1755, m. Luke Steele ; 8. Jean, b. Jan. 10, 1759, m. Darius Butler; 9. Olive, b. Sept. 3, 1761, m. Eli- zur Wheeler; 10. Adam, b. Aug. 16, 1763, m. Honor Steele, went to Vermont,' 11. George Dixon, b. June 2, 1765; 12. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1768, m. Doct. Amzi Hull. James, Jr., m. Reliance Hatch, Jan. '16, 1771, and had I. Myron, b. Jan. 27, 1772, m. Betsey Hyde, went west. II. Clarissa, b. Feb. 11, 1775, d. young. III. Lydia Ann, b. Dec. 17, 1776, d. youngr IV. Clarissa, b. Jan. 29, 1778, m. Eev. Charles Prentice. V. Lydia, Dec. 8, 1779, m. Doct. Nathaniel Hall. VL Adam C, b. July 28, 1782, m. Sally Parmalee, Nov. 27, 1818, and had 1. James T., b. Jan.' 5, 1820 ; 2. Clarissa, b. June 1, 1823, m. Frederick L. Allen, Oct., 1845 ; 3. Susan L., b. Oct. 1, 1825, m. William R. Harrison, March 17,1846. VIL James, b. May 12, 1784, d. unm. VIIL Esther, b. May 26, 1786, m. Archibald Dixon, removed west. IX. Clarissa, b. April 25, 1788, d. aged 15. X. Joseph, b. June 4, 1790, m. Hannah Grey, removed to Onondaga county, N. Y. XI. Reli- ance, b. Jan. 11, 1793, m. Federal Brinsmade, of Trumbull, Conn. XIL Theoren, b. Nov. 6, 1795, d. young. George Dixon, youngest son of James, Sen., m. Selina Camp, Dec. 19, 1793, who d. Nov. 20, 1794." He m. 2. Lucy Steele, May 16, 604 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBtTBT. 1796 ; she d. May 19, 1808 ; m. 3. the "Widow Deborah McCaU. He d. June, 1828. Children, as follows : I. SeUna, b. Nov. 7, 1794, d. 1809. II. Emily Lucy, b. April 5, 1797, m. Samuel M. Logan, May, 1826. IH. Edgar N., b. Feb. 19, 1799, m. Martha P. Brown, 1832, and d. Nov., 1841 ; ch. 1. Harriet A., d. young; 2. Harriet Louisa, b. March 11, 1835 ; 3. Martha J., b. Nov. 17, 1836 ; 4. George Dixon, b. Oct. 19, 1838 ; 5. Edgar N., b. Feb. 19, 1841. IV. Samuel, b. April 26, 1801, m. Almira Gay- lord, removed to Illinois. V. George M., b. May 19, 1803, m. Lu- cretia M. Turner, Dec. 9, 1824 ; ch. 1. Lucy M., b. Feb. 24, 1832 ; 2. Eleanor M., b. Aug. 5, 1834; 3. George D., b. Sept. 18, 1836, d. young ; 4. Deborah M., b. June 10, 1838 ; 5. Gertrude P., b. Sept. 11, 1841; 6. Charlotte E.,b. Feb. 4, 1844 ; 7. Ealph W., b. Jan. 21, 1848 ; 8. Elizabeth H., b. July 4, 1850. VL Susan M.,b. April 15, 1805, m. RoUin R. Hill. . "William Kasson, a brother of James, also settled in Bethlehem so- ciety, but his descendants have all removed from the place. His ch. were, Elizabeth, Thomas, Jane, who m. Robert Gordon, "William, d. young, Sarah, who m. John Gordon, Ruth, who m. James Edmonds, Nov. 1, 1768, and Robert. Mr. Kasson m. Elizabeth McKay, and d. 1760. Dea. Archibald Kasson, another brother of James, also settled at Bethlehem, m. Jane Dixon. His descendants are found in that vicinr ity, but none of them bearing the name of Kasson. His ch. were, Alexander and Sarah. Alexander m. Comfort Thompson, Nov. 3, 1767, and had 1. Daniel, m. Ruth Ann Hurd ; ch. Leverett, now re- siding at New Orleans ; 2. Selina, m. Ichabod S. Prentice ; 3. "Wil- liam, m. Irene Steele, and had Charlotte, who m. Simeon Spalding ; John S., who m. Catherine Crane ; Mary, d. unm. ; "William and Al- exander ; 4. Polly. Sarah, the daughter of Dea. Archibald, died young. KNOWLES FAMILY. Eleazer Knowles, of, Stratford, was a signer of the original com- pact for the settlement of "Woodbury, and came early to the latter place. He d. Jan. 31, 1731. Mary, his widow, d. Oct. 24, 1732. Children, as follows : 1. Thomas, b. Dec. 26, 1683, d. without issue, Sept. 5, 1758 ; 2, HI8T0RT OF ANCIENT -WOODBTIRT. 605 Isaac, d. younrg; 3. Mary, b. March 22, 1686-7, m. Samuel Sherman, Dec. 22, 1709 ; 4. Anna, b. Jan. 5, 1688-9, m. Noah Hinman', Feb. 28, 1710 ; 5. Samuel, b. April 15, 1691 ; 6. Isaac, b. July 28, 16^6; 7. Elizabeth, b. March "30, 1697-8. Samuel, son pf Eleazer, m. 1. Huldah , who d. Feb. 1, 1727 ; m. 2. Elizabeth . He m. 3. "Widow Mary Wooster, Oct. 28, 1744. His children were : I. Eleazer, b. May 29, 1726, d. 1730. 11. Thomas, bap. July 28, 1728, m. Abigail Wooster, June 7, 1749, and had, 1. Mary, b. Sept. 20, 1751 ; 2. Sarah, bap. July 1, 1753 ; 3. Martha, bap. June 19, 1757. ni. Huldah, b. June, 1730, m. Daniel Hicock, July 81, 1751. IV. Ann, b. Aug. 5, 1732, m. John Demmon, Sept. 14, 1758. V. Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1784, d. Dec, 1747. VI. Eleazer, b. March 22, 1737, m^ Hannah Mitchell, in 1764, and had 1. Ellen, bap. Oct. 4, 1767 ; 2. Emma, bap. Feb. 18, 1770 ; 8. John, bap. June 28, 1772 ; 4. Liberty, bap. Sept. 25, 1774, d. young ; 5. Abigail, bap. Feb. 9, 1777 ; 6. Hannah, bap. July 2, 1780 ; 7. Esther, bap. June 16, 1782; 8. Liberty, bap. Nov. 14, 1784. VII. Betty, bap. Nov., 1739, d. Jan., 1821, unm. VIH. Mercy, bap. May 16, 1742, d. 1771, unm. LINSLET FAMILY. Sa. a lion ramp. betw. eight crosses patteS fitchee ar. The first persons of this name who settled in Branford, came to that place in 1640. The name does not appear on record, however, previous to 1646. Their names were John and Francis, who emi- grated from a place not far to the south-west of London. John re- mained at Branford, and Francis removed to Newark, New Jersey, with the followers of the Rev. Mr. Pierson, and is supposed to be the ancestor of those of the name in that state. John had a son Jonathan, who m. Dorcas Phipper, (Phippeny ?) of Milford, Sept. 24, 1706 ; Jonathan d. May 3, 1725. He had Jon- athan, Samuel, Israel, Daniel and Nabby. 606 HI8T0BT OF AKOIBKT WOOSBDRT. Israel Linsley m. Priscilla Wheaton, and had children^ Israel, Ru- fiiB, Stephen, Rebecca and Sarah. He died June 4, 1778, aged 66 years. Hia wife d. Nov. 5, 1775, aged 57 years. Israel, Jr., m. Hannah Moulthrop,.of East Haven ; ch. Amy, Abi- gaU, Daniel, Elihu and Eber. He d. at Branford, Oct. 19, 1808, aged 63. His wife died Feb. 7, 1807. Daniel, son of the above, m. Polly P. Jones, of Branford, in 1790. He d. Dec. 30, 1813, aged 48. She d. Sept., 1847, aged 74. Their children were, 1. Betsey, b. July 7, 1792, m. Samuel Page, of Bran- ford, in 1808, and d. Jan. 31, 1822, aged 30 ; 2. Benjamin D., b. July 7, 1793, m. Elvira Whiting, of Bridgeport, in 1819, and d. in that place in 1833 ; 3. Abigail, b. July 22, 1795, d. unm., Nov. 25, 1837, aged 42 ; 4. Harvey J., b. Aug. 24, 1797 ; 5. Jeremy, b. May 26, 1799, m. 1. Phebe Page, of Branford, and had Nelson and Mary ; m. 2. Sarah Beach, of Guilford; 6. Sylvia, b. June 10, 1801, d. unm. at Branford, March 25, 1831, aged 30 ; 7. Elias, b. Aug. 28, 1803, m. Mary Bradley ; ch. Grcorge and Atwood ; 8. Polly, b. Sept. 19, 1805, d. unm. at Branford, Dec. 18, 1829 ; 9. Pamel, b. Sept. 19, 1807 ; 10. Charles, b. April 11, 1809, d. at Branford, Dec. 24, 1829, aged 21 ; 11. Hezekiah, b. Oct. 4, 1811, m. 1. Maria Gillett, of "Winsted ; m. 2. Sarah Doolittle, of Bethany ; 12. Daniel, b. Feb. 8, 1814. Harvey J., of the above family, m. 1. Laura Clarke, of Southing- ton, May 10, 1820, who d. July 23, 1824, aged 27. He m. 2. Mary Summers, of Woodbury, May 4, 1825 ; she was b. June 20, 1803. He d. March 25, 1853 ; had children, as follows : 1. Mary, b. July 5, 1822, d. July 10, 1822. 2. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 18, 1823, m. George De Forest, Oct. 3, 1849. 3. James Harvey, b. April 18, 1827, m. Harriet M. Curtiss, Oct. 9 1849. The latter was b. in 1829. They have one child, Sarah M., b. Sept. 4,'l851. 4. Laura, b. Jan. 19, 1829, m. Edward F. Bassett, Oct. 3, 1849, who wash. Sept. 15, 1823. 5. Jane, b. Nov. 8, 1834. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 607 LAMBERT FAMILY.' The Lambert family can trace its descent from remote antiquity. They can go back with all the certainty of written records to the time of "William the Conqueror, in the eleventh century, and by history of undoubted credibility, to the kingdom of the Lombards in Italy. That such was the origin of the family can not be doubted, for were there no proofs of it in the records of heraldry, the name itself would indi- cate such to be the fact, (according to the ancient orthography,) aa it was formerly spelt Lombard. This orthography some members of the family still retain. The earliest account we have of the Lombards is, that they were a roving clan from Scandinavia, (Norway,) that they settled awhile in Vindili, (in Germany,) till attracted by the fair plains of Modena, they rushed from their mountain fastnesses, took possession of, and founded one of the most powerful states of Italy. The signification of the name in their language, was long heard, as history states " that this clan parted their hair and suffered it to grow to whatever length it might attain," from which circumstance the state where they estab- lished themselves, took its name. This clan was of a stern, independ- ent disposition, which would not brook restraint. They lived on the spoils of war, and from pasturage. Such were the ancestors of the family in question in ancient times. Upon the subversion of the king- dom, the descendants of the clan were dispersed into various parts of Europe; many of them settling in cities and large towns in that part of the world. This is the first we read of the name of Lombard as a family name. The family from which the "Woodbury .and Bethlem branches are descended, we find in history established itself in Normandy, in France. It appears from the records of heraldry, that they were of the highest respectability in that place, and on them were bestowed the various orders of knighthood. "When William the Conqueror invaded En- gland, he took with him Rodolph de Lambert, as his knight of arms. He is the first of- the name of which we have any account in En- gland. His name appears to indicate that his family was from Lom- bardy, as the particle rfe signifies /ro»», or of, which amounts to Ro- dolphus from Lombardy ; thus retaining in what has now become a 1 This sketch of the origin of the Lambert family, is taken from Lambert's History of New Haven. 608 HISTOEY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. family name, the memorial of the place from which he and his ances- tors emigrated. It appears from English heraldry, that he had a family in Nor- mandy, previous to 'his going to England, and that a branch of it set- tled in Bologna, Italy. Cardinal Lambertina, of this family, who was elected Bishop of Rome, Aug. 27, 1730, and took the title of Benedict XIV., always claimed relationship with the Earl of Cavan's family, who trace thei]!»descent from Sodolph de Lambert, who went to England with William the Conqueror. Rodolph de Lambert left one son, Hugh, and from him are descend- ed all of the name in England and North America. Hugh had by his wife Matilda, Sir "William, his heir, who married Gundred, daugh- ter of the Earl of "Warren and Surrey, by Gundred, the-fottcth-dftugh- ter «f William lliu Ounquwoi, and widow of Eoger de BeUamont, Earl of Warwick. By her he had a son, Henry, standard bearer to Henry 11. He married Alice, sister of William Mandeville, Earl of Essex. He had a son John, who settled in Skipton, in York, who had two sons. Sir Edmund and Thomas. Sir Edmund had three sons : Edmund, who settled in Skipton ; Kichard, the third son, set- tled in Lincolnshire ; Sir John, the second, had two sons : Edmund, who died unmarried, and Sir Thomas, who married Dorothy, daugh- ter of Thomas Cressey, and had Henry, his heir, who by Isabel, eldest daughter of John Lambert, of Preston, grandson of Edmund, of Skip- ton, had Sir Henry, who by Maudaunt, daughter of Baldwin de Yere, had Allayne, who had two sons. Sir Thomas, of Oldton, in Northum- berland, and Godfrey, who was seated in Long Preston, and married Ellen Fulthrop, cousin of Lord Clifford, and had John, his heir. He married Elizabeth Whitmore, and had six sons : William, whp died without issue ; Thomas, who lived in Skipton, from whom are de- scended a numerous issue ; particularly noted are John Lambert, who commanded the parliamentary forces against King Charles the First, and Richard, ancestor of the Earl of Cavan. John left a numer- ous issue. Christopher and Henry were slain, and left no children. Richard, the third son, left Walter, his heir, who resided in Carlshal- ton. He had by a daughter of Sir John Gaynesford, Thomas, who left no issue ; Roger, slain in the siege of BuUoine, unmarried ; Wal- ter, and Richard, an alderman of London in 1667, in which year he died. His son, Thomas, settled in Laverstock, Hants, from whom is descended a numerous issue ; Walter, the third son, had by Rose, daughter of Oliver Wallop, ancestor of the Earl of Portsmouth, Oli- ver, his heir, the first baron, who was created Lord Lambert and HISXOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 609 Earl of the County of Cavan, in 1617. He died Jane or July 9, 1718. His lordship married Hester, daughter of, William Fleetwood, Knight, by -whom he had two sons, Charles, his heir, and Carey, who died unmarried. Charles, on the 12th of May, 1642, was made gov- ernor of the city of Dublin. He married Jane, second daughter of Robert Eobaites, Baron of Truro, and sister of John Eobaites, Earl of Radnor, by whom he had Richard, his heii', Thomas, Charles, and "Walter, who left no children. Oliver, the third, settled in Paynes- ton, in the county of Meath, married four wives, and left a numerous issue. Richard, the second earl, married Rosa, daughter of Sir James Wade, and left one son, Charles, the third earl, who married in 1670, Castillina, daughter of Henry Gilbert, Esq., who had Charles. Lord Lambert died in 1689. Richard, the fourth earl ; Henry died Nov. 18, 1774 ; left three sons, Richard, the late earl, Thomas and Oliver. Richard, the fourth earl, w^as an officer in King William's anny, in Spain, Portugal apd the West Indies, and one of his majesty's privy counselors. He married in Barbadoes, W. I., Margaret, daughter of Capt. Trant. He died in 1741, aged 76. He had Gilbert, Lord, who died young, and Ford, the fifth and late earl, who married Eliz- abeth, daughter of James Wade, Esq., and left two daughters, Sophia and Gertrude. He died Nov. 29, 1782, aged 54. The sixth earl, Richard, was son of Henry, third son of Charles, the third earl. He 'married, first, Sophia, daughter and co-heir of Oliver Lambert, fourth SOD of the third Earl of Cavan, by whom he had no children ; second, Elizabeth, daughter of John Davis, Esq., Nov. 13, 1762, by whom he had Sophia and one son, his successor, Richard, the seventh earl. He succeeded on the death of his father, Nov. 13, 1762. Jesse, the great-grandfather of Nehemiah, and Jesse Peck Lam- bert, emigrated from England about 1680. He was from a collateral branch of the Earl of Cavan's family, settled in Wiltshire or Devon. Roger Lambert, his cQusin, about the same time emigrate~d, and set- tled in New Jersey, where his descendants are now numerous. Jesse Lambert, . (according to family tradition,) previous to his coming to New England, had been an officer in the British navy ; had been up the Mediterranean Sea against the Turks, and had a desper- ate engagement with a Turkish corvette, which he captured, and re- turning to England, landed amid the acclamation of the people. He first landed, on coming to America, at Boston, but in a few days he proceeded to New Haven, and soon after to Milford, where he settled. His residence wa son the west side of Wepowaug River, a few rods 42 610 HISTOBT or ANCIKNT WOODBUBT. north of the first Fresbyteiian Chureh, on lot No. 7, of the eaAj planters. He married Deborah Fowler, daughter of Capt. William Fowler, and granddaughter of William Fowler, magistrate, one of the first planters of Milford, May 10, 1688. He had three sons and six daughters, viz.: Rachel, m. Samuel Smith, Dec. 30, 1703. Martha, d. unmarried, aged 20. Richard, d. in childhood. Sarah , m. John Dunn ing ; settled in Norwalk. "Jesse, born April 20, 1693. De|3orah, d. unmarried. Elizabeth, m. Joseph Birehard, of Norwalk. David, b. in 1700. Jesse, father of the above-named, had a second wife, Joanna, and died in the autumn of 1718. Jesse Lambert, son of the above, and Mary Gillet, (born 1695,) daughter of Eliphaz and Mary (Wheeler) Gillet, were married Dec. 6, 1717, by Jonathan Law. He settled on land given him in East Farms, now North Milford, and the place where he lived has been the family residence for more than a century. He died Dec. 26, 1773. Mary, his wife, died June 26, 1776. They were buried near the middle of the burying-ground, (Milford,) and a low red stone marks the place of their interment. Their children were : Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1717 ; m. John Sandford, Sept. 14, 1743. Jesse, b. Oct. 28, 1719. Martha, b. Jan. 28, 1721 ; m. Benjamin Fritchard, a descendant of Roger Fritchard, from Springfield, Mass., 1652. Richard, b. June 8, 1725 ; he m. Ann Immanuel ; d. April 25, 1777, aged 52, and left no children. Rachel, b. Feb. 15, 1728 ; m. Henry Feck. David, b. Dec. 2, 1731. Hannah, b. Aug. 18, 1734 ; m. 'John Woodruff, and moved to Wa- tertown. Conn.; d. Feb. 22, 1813. Jesse Lambert, the eldest son of Jesse and Mary Lambert, married Anne Feck, daughter of Capt. Henry Feck, Oct. 28, 1745. He set- tled near his father's residence, but bought up a quantity of " ten acre accommodation rights," in Woodbury, which were afterward settled on by his son, Jesse Feck Lambert. He d. July 30, 1794, aged 76, and his wife d. July 3, 1809, aged 84 years. Children, Mary, b. Sept. 27, 1746 ; d. Dee. 31, 1765. Anne, b. Jan. 7, 1748 ; m. Nathan Bristol, of Milford. HISTOBT or AWOIBNT ■WOODBUKT. 611 . « Sarah, b. 1750 ; m. Stephen Treat, of Milfofd, Mehitable, b. Jan. 21, 1752 ; m. Samuel TibbaJls ; d. March 2, 1774. Lurania, b. March 9, 1754. Hannah, b. Aug. 22, 1756 ; m. Joseph Peck. AbigaU, b. March 22, 1759 ; m. John Smith, and was mother of Peny Smith, of New Milford, (late a United States Senator ;) d. Jan. 18, 1836. Nehemiah, b. May 2, 1763, and d. April 21, 1767. Jesse, b. May 2, and d. May 12, 1765. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 21, 1766 ; d. April, 1825. Jesse Peck,b. Sept. 5, 1769 ; d. Oct. 21, 1836. Nehemiah Lambert, went to Woodbury, (Bethlehem society,) in 1786, when twenty years old, and married Sarah, daughter of Moses Galpin, Esq. She was bom July 23, 1770. He was a man of high respectability, and filled many public offices. He died March 26, 1825. Children, Stephen freatj b^ July 8, 1791 i settled in Canton, and m. Char- lotte Barber. Frederick, b. Oct. 29, 1794 ; m. Sally Potter. Nancy, ) t t i ^n i -ydd i ^ Charles Bloss, of Bethleni. Sarah,, j °" ''^^^ "*"' ^'^^ ' Im. Noble Allen, of Bethlem. Clarissa, b. Aug. 25, 1801 ; m. Nicholas Morse. Jesse Peck Lambert, married Amy, daughter of Thomas Clarky of Milford ; moved to Woodbury, and settled on a tract of land, now owned by his son, Willis Lambert. His father had many years be- fore apiece o^land in Kettletown, but the son did not choose to settle on it, and sold it. He died in 1836. His widow d. July 30, 1852, aged 79. Children, 1. Nancy, b. 1797 ; m. Asahel Mitchell, of Woodbury. 2. Stephen Treat, b. 1798 ; m. Maria Jennet Minor, Feb. 23, 1841. 3. Julia, b. 1799 } m. Anthony C- Strong, Esq., of Woodbury. 4. WiUis^ b- 1801 ; m. Eliza, daughter of Dea. Matthew Minor. Ch., Elizabeth Jane, Willis Peck, Charlotte and Nathan. 5. Harvey, m. Jeanette Leavenworth ; lives in Ohio. Children, Frances, Julia, m. Datid Mead, Daniel Webster. *. Heaity, b. 1807 ; m. 1. Margaret, daughter of Philo De Forest ^. Himet Coltoii. She d. Nov. 20, 1852, aged 33. Ch., George Do Fortst, Heiriy A., Wilbur Colton, and Margaret. The first two hy th^ifiMt wife,! *&d-th« olbsrs by the last. 612 HISTOET OF ANCIENT "WOODBURY. 7. Harriet, b. 1809 ; m. Seth Strong. 8. EmUy Amy, b. 1811 ; m. Charles Curtiss ; d. in Ohio. LEAVENWORTH FAMILY. David, Edmond and Thomas Leavenworth, came from Germany, (so tradition informs us,) to this country, about 1690. David was drowned when young. Edmond settled at or near Huntington, Conn., and from him have descended all of the name at Waterbury, Wood- bury and Roxbury. His descendants are found also in Mass., N. Y., in other states of the Union, and in Canada. Of his six sons, David, Ebenezer, John, Zebulon and Thomas, settled in Woodbury. Mark settled at Waterbury. FiEST Family. John Leavenworth m. 1. Deborah ; she d. Jan. 1, 1746 ; he m. 2. Mary Bronson, Jan. 29, 1747 ; he d. in 1783, aged 77. Children, 1. John, bap. July 19, 1741 ; 2. Lemuel, bap. Oct. 9, 1743, went to Whitestown, had Lemuel and Reuben ; 3. Deborah, bap. May 8, 1745, m. Joshua Judson, Feb. 27, 1765 ; 4. Amos, bap. Aug. 9, 1753 j 5. Elihu, b. Oct. 5, 1756, d. Dec. 25, 1756 ; 6. David ; 7. Elisha, bap. July 3, 1763 ; 8. Elihu. John, Jr., m. Abigail Peck, and had John P., b. Nov. 23, 1762. Amos, son of John, m. Esther Warner, July 11, 1774. Joseph, b. July 19, 1776 ;' Sarah, Polly, Esther and Susanna, all four bap. Dec. 15,1784; Ralph, Aug. 13, 1786; Lorena, bap. March 29, 1789 ; Sybel, bap. July 10, 1791 ; Lovina, bap. April 7, 1793. David Leavenworth, son of John, m. 1. Olive Hunt, Feb. 8, 1759 ; m. 2. Mary Downs, Oct. 30, 1776 ; ch. 1. Gideon, bap. Oct. 26, 1764 ; 2. Morse, bap. July 1, 1764, m. Sarah Benedict, and had Mar- tin, Truman, Philo, Wait, Harriet Morse who m. Amarilla Beecher, and had John H., Jerome B., Bennet M. ; 3. Rosanna, bap. Nov. 15, 1767; 4. Whiteman, b. March 22, 1777; 5. Mary, b. March 16, 1780. Elihu, son of John, m. Oct. 6, 1772, Diantha Blackman, and had 1. Jehiel, b. Oct. 4, 1773, m. Laura Thompson, removed to Salis- bury, Conn. ; 2. John, m'. Maria, dau. 6f Hollister Judson, and has a daughter Margaret, who m. J. C. Booth, of New York city ; 3. Isaac, m. 1. Widow Clark, of Washington ; m, 2. Newton, of Wood- HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 613 bridge, no issue, now resides at New Haven ; 4. Doct. Alston, m. Canfield, removed to the state of New York. Second Family. David, son of Edmond, m. Sarah Hurd, June 3, 1730 ; he d. April , 10, 1735. Children, 1. Nathan and David, (twins,) bap. Aug. 4, 1731, d. same day ; 2. Nathan, b. Nov. 1, m. Rachel Castle, Dec. 12, 1759, and had Henry, b. Sept. 9, 1760, d. young ; Henry, bap. May 8, 1763 ; Nathan, b. Aug. 20, 17^4; 3. Ebenezer, bap. Dec. 29, 1734. Third Family. Thomas, son of Edmond, m. 1. Betty ; she d. April 24, 1758. He m. 2. Rhoda Olds, Oct. 10, 1758, and his children were : 1. Triphena, b. July 3, 1746; 2. Gideon, b. Feb. 21, 1748, went, to Waterbury ; 3. Jared, b. Feb. 1, 1756; 4. Betty, b. Oct. 28, 1760, m. Stephen Hurd, July 28, 1783 ; 5. Isaac, bap. March 7, 1762 ; 6. Abel, bap. Feb. 10, 1765, removed to Hinesburg ; 7. Thomas, bap. Dec. 28, 1766; 8. Samuel, went to Waterbury; 9. Dormond, bap. Oct. 28, 1770, went to Hinesburg ; 10. Asa, removed to Chenango, N. Y. Fourth Family. Zebulon Leavenworth, son of Edmond, d. May 2, 1778, and his wife, Esther, d. in 1793 ; his children were ; 1. Mary, bap. July 16, 1745, m. Simeon Hunt, April 11, 1769 ; 2. Esther, bap. June 21, 1747, d. in 1749 ; 3. Esther, bap. May 30, 1750, m. Benjamin Kim- berly, March 23, 1773 ; 4. Zebulon, b. Nov. 14, 1752, m. LydiaMar- shall, Jan. 21, 1778, and had Sarah B., b. Aug. 16, 1779 ; Seth Mar- shall, b. June 13, 1782 ; Rebecca, b. Aug. 31, 1784 ; Rachel, b. Oct. 27, 1786; 5. Eunice, b. March 2, 1755; 6. Anna, bap. Aug^ 22, 1757, m. Israel Beach, July 3, 1783 ; 7. Huldah,bap. May 30,1769; 8. Alice, bap. Aug. 13, 1761. Fifth Family. Ebenezer Leavenworth, son of Edmond, m. Elizabeth Hurd, March 27, 1754; he died 1778. His children were : Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1754, m. Lemuel Downs, March 2, 1778 ; David, b. Dec. 14, 1756; Buzina, b.. Sept. 10, 1758, m. Elijah Hurd, Jan. 22, 1779; Betty, b. Feb. 27, 1763. 614 HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. LEAVITT FAMILY. John Leavitt was b. in 1608, came to New England and settled at Dorchester, in 1628. In 1636, he removed to Hingham, where he was a deacon in the church, a magistrate and a representative. He died in 1691, aged 83. His children were, John, Hannah, Samuel, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Israel, Moses, Josiah, Nehemiah, Sarah, Mary, Hannah and Abigail. Josiah Leavitt, eighth child of John, lived at Hingham, and was b. 1653 ; children, Josiah, b. 1679, Joseph, b. 1^81, Margaret, Joshua, b. 1687, Asaph, David, b. 1691, Hezekiah and Mary. Joshua, fourth child of Josiah, lived at Suffield, Conn., b. 1687, d. 1732 ; children, 1. Hannah, 2. Joshua, 3. Freegrace, who graduated at Yale College, in 1745, settled in the ministry in Somers, Conn., 1747, m. Abiah, daughter of Capt. Abraham Burbank, of Suffield, and died Oct. 9, 1761, in his 43d year. His widow m. 1. Rev. An- drew Storrs, of "Watertown, Conn., and 2. Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D. D., of Bethlehem ; 4. John ; 5. Joshua, d. in Yale College, about 1732 ; 5. Ichabod ; 6. Jonathan, graduated at Yale College, in 1758. He was b. Jan. 32, 1731, ordained minister over the church in Wal- pole, N. H., May 27, 1761, m. Sarah Hooker, granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Hooker, of Farmington, settled at Charlemont, Mass., Oct. 1768. His wife d. Oct. 11, 1791 ; m. 2. Widow Tirza Ashley, Aug, 27, 1792, who d. Nov. 22, 1797 ; m. 3. Widow Mary Foot, March 28, 1798, who d. May 15, 1816. He d. Sept. 9, 1802 ; 7. Hannah. Jonathan, sixth child of Joshua, lived at Heath, Mass., b. 1731, graduated at Yale College, 1758, d. 1802 ; ch. Clarissa, b. 1762, Jonathan, b. 1764, graduated at Yale College, 1785, Hart, b. 1765, Joshua, b. 1767, David, b. 1769, Roger, b. 1771, Erastus, b. 1772, Roswell, b. 1775, Thomas, b. 1776, Samuel, b. 1779 > Horatio, b, 1781, and Hooker, b. 1785. Jonathan, second child of Jonathan, lived at Greenfield, Masa., b. 1764, d. 1831, and was for many years a circuit judge in Mass. He m. Amelia, daughter of President Stiles ; children, Sarah Hooker, b. 1797 ; Mary H., b. 1798 ; Amelia, b. 1799, who m. E. T. Foote, M. D. ; of New Haven, Conn. ; Jonathan, b. 1801 ; Jonathan, b. 1803, d. in Yale College, in 1821 ; Elizabeth Hubbard, b. 1807. Roger, sixth child of Jonathan, of Heath, lived at that plac6, and d. 1840, m. Chloe, daughter of Col. Hugh Maxwell, of the Revolu- tionary army ; children, Joshua, b. 1794, graduated 1814 ; Chloe, b. 1797 ; Clarissa, b. 1801 ; Chloe M., b. 1803 ; Roger Hooker, b. 1805 ; Hart, b. 1808. BISTORT OF ANOIBNT WOODBUBT- 616 Joshua, first ciild of Roger, b. Sept. 8, 1794, graduated 1814, or- dained at Stratford, Feb., 1825, dismissed Nov., 1828, m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Solomon Williams, of Northampton, Mass. ; ch. William Solomon, b. Jan. 26, 1822, graduated 1840 ; John Hooker, b. Sept. 26, 1824, d. 1828 ; Thomas Roger, b. July 9, 1828 ; James Taylof, b. July 30, 1833 ; Samuel Cox, b. Sept. 26, 1835, and Joshua, b. Nov. 12, 1839. David, sixth child of Josiah, of Hingham, lived at Meriden, Conn. ; children, Samuel, d. without issue, at Meriden, Dec. 29, 1808, aged 87, m. Adah Curtis ; David, moved to Bethlem. David, second child of David, lived at Bethlem, Conn., d. 1808, aged 86, m. 1. Griswold; m. 2. Camp ; ch. David; Sam- uel, settled and died in Washington ; Rebecca, who m. Thomp- son, of Bethlem ; Sarah, m. Bartholomew ; Irene, m. Hull, of Greenfield. ' David, first child of David, of Bethlem, lived at that place, m. Lucy Clark, d. of consumption, Jan. 16, 1807, aged 50 ; children, Sheldon Clark, graduated 1802, lives at Brooklyn, N. T. ; Elizabeth, m. Rev. Daniel Haskell, former president of Burlington College, Vt. ; Lucy, m. Rev. John Hough ; David, m. Maria Lewis, has children, Eliza- beth and Sheldon, graduated 1837, and lives in New York ; Andrew, m. Julia Miller, of Middlebury, Vt. ; Clarissa, m. Oliver Goodwin, then of Hartford, and Susan, m. Edward Goodwin, brother of the above. John, son of Joshua, of Suffield, m. Abia Kent, d. 1799 ; children, Thaddeus, Joshua, Amelia, Thaddeus, Joshua, Abia, John, Jemima, Freegraee, Hannah, Dorothy and Charlotte. Freegrace, ninth child of John, of Suffield, lived at Hartford, and m. Jerusha Loomis, of the former place ; children, Jerusha, Arabella and Harvey Freegraee, graduated 1816. The foregoing sketch was furnished me 'by Dr. E. T. Foote, of New Haven, to whose kindness I am indebted for copious miuutes in relation to several other family names. MALLORY FAMILY. Thomas Mallory, the first of the name in " Ancient Wopdfeury," died July 21, 1783, aged one hundred and one years ; his wife, Eliz- abeth, d. Nov. 5, 1719 ; their children were, Mary, b. Dee. 4, 1707, 616 HI8T0ET OP AKCIENT WOODBURY. died Dec. 30, 1715 ; Thomas ; Baxtlett, b. March 2*1710, d. March 11, 1711 ; Aaron, b. Feb. 16, 1712 ; John ; Jesse, b. April 5, 1717. Thomas Mallory, Jr., m. Hannah Minor, Aug. 10, 1720 ; he d. 1783 ; his wife d. Aug. 20, 1749 ; ch. Abner, b. July 28, 1723 ; Eu- nice, b. June 26, 1725, m. John Crissey ; Gideon, bap. June 9, 1728; Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1730 ; Jemima, b. May, 1733 ; Simeon, b. Feb. 18, 1737; Silas, adopted son, bap. March 29, 1778. Abner Mallory, son of Thomas, Jr., m. Susanna Walker, June 25, 1747, and had 1. Electa, b. April 19, 1748, m. Delucena Backus, April 12, 1765. 2. Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1749, d. 1751. 3. Hannah, b. Jan. 17, 1752. 4. Walker, b. Feb. 25, 1754, m. Martha Minor, Oct. 1776, and had 1. Peggy, b. Feb. 4, 177S, m. David Root; 2. Polly, b. June 8, 1780,'d. young; 3. Abner, b. March 2, 1782, m. Betsey Sherwood, and removed to the Btateof New York; children, Charles, William, Sarah, Emeline and Harriet: 4. Dea. Marcus D., b. Jan. 10, 17SS, m. Abigail Strong, Nov. 25, 1813; he d. Nov. 2, 1841 ; children, William S., m. Laura Burwell, of Barkhamsted ; Geo. B., hi. Olive Hoadley, Hartford ; Sarah S., m. A. T. Wood, New Orleans, La." ; she d, Jan. 7, 1851 ; Anna J. ; Betsie S. ; Fanny A. ; 5. Burke 11., m. Eunice Hotchkiss, of New Haven; ch. Albert, m. Grace Sherwood; Burton M., m. Mary Beeoher ; Sarah, m. Morris Smith ; 6. Polly, b. April 30, 1784 ; 7. Betsey S., m. Asahel Strong ; 8. Jeanette, m. Stoddard Strong ; 9. Sarah, jb. Albert 5. Bacon.' 5. Jemima, b. March 3, 1756. 6. Abner, b. Feb. 18, 1758. 7. Susanna, b. Sept. 25, 1760 ; m. Ebenezer Moody, Sept. 6, 1784. 8. Charlotte, b. Feb. 7, 1763; m. Israel Judson, Nov. 27, 1778. 9. John, b. Feb. 18, 1765; m. Harriet Dubois, June 14, 1789. Ch., Catharine D., b. March 16, 1790 ; Suky, b. Jan. 24, 1792 ; Gitty, b. Jan. 19, 1792; Abner and Susanna, b. April 15, 1796; Cornelius D., b. 1798. 10. Electa, b. Sept. 22, 1767. 11. Love, b. March 23, 1772. Gideon Mallory, son of Thomas, Jr., m. Olive , he d. 1782. Ch., Abigail, bap. April 5, 1752, m. Jared Curtiss, March 9, 1769 ; Amos, b. Sept. 22, 1755 ; Simeon, b. July 12, 1758; Jemima, b. Oct. 26, 1760, m. Nathan Dudley; Gideon, b. Sept. 17, 1763; Abigail, b. July 2, 1766, d. 1784; Thomas, bap. May 29, 1768; Molly, b. July 31, 1770, m. Job Wheeler, Feb. 11, 1789 ; Gideon, bap. April 30, 1775. Aaron Mallory, third son of Thomas, m. 1. Elizabeth Squire, Aug. 11,1739. Shed. Jan. 31, 1741. Hem.2. Joanna Mitchell, June, 1744. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 617 Mr. Mallory, d. Oct. 15, 1783 ; 2d wife d. 1790. Ch., Samuel, b. June 22, 1740, d. 1744; Samuel, b. April 24, 1745; Reuben, b. April 7, 1747 ; Elizabeth,, bap. April 30, 1749 ; Joanna, bap. July 14, 1751 ; Simeon, b. Dec. 6, 1753 ; Eunice, bap. March 28, 1756; Anna, bap. July 16, 1758 ; Aaron, bap. April 13, 1760. Eeuben MaUory, son of Aaron, m. Elizabeth Masters, July 11, 1769, and had Elizabeth, bap. March 17, 1771 ; James, bap. Dec. 6, 1772, and Samuel, who d. .1777. Aaron Mallory, Jr., m. Olive. Terrill, removed to Canada. Ch., Reuben, Simeon, Mitchell, Samuel and a daughter. Reuben (son of Aaron, Jr.) Mallory and wife Olive, had, Thomas D., b. Nov. 16, 1804; David A., b. Sept. 9, 1807; Aaron, b. Aug. 13, 1809; Jane, b. April 4, 1814; Augusta M., b. March 13, 1817, m. "Willis Judd, 1839 ; Samuel M., b. May 28, 1821. John Mallory, fourth son of Thomas, d. in. 1760. By his wife Mary, he had, 1. Mary, bap. June 25, 1749, m. Stephen Curtiss, Jt>ij 1772 ; 2, Nathan, b. Aug. 12, 1751 • 3. David, bap. May 5, 1754, m. Ruth Trowbridge, Sept. 3, 1778 ; 4. Josiah, bap. Dec. 26, 1756; 5. Samuel, bap. Aug. 26, 1759. John Mallory, Jr., m. Ann , who 'd. 1778 ; ch., 1. Mirriam, bap. Sept. 3, 1744, d. young; 2. Deborah, b. June 2, 1746, d. young ; 8. Hannah, b. April 5, 1748 ; 4. John, b. Oct. 16, 1750 ; 5. David, b. July 18, 1752, m. Lydia Frisbie, Dec. 28, 1773 ; ch., Slieldon, b. Dec. 26, 1774; Eli, b. June 27, 1779; Lydia, b. July 14, 1781; Sarah, b. Dec. 2, 1783 ; Ann, b. March 17, 1787 ; Margary, b. April 15, 1789 ;, David, b. May 6, 1791; Amarilla, b. April 3, 1793; 6. Sarah, b. May 4, 1754, d. young. The following for want of records, can not be connected with the preceding. John Mallory m. 1. Esther Barnes, m. 2. Harriet Moulthrop ; ch., 1. Anner,b. 1764; 2. Adna,'b. 1767; 3. Daniel, 4. John G., 5. Elizabeth, m. Abel Bronson ; 6. Sarah, d. 1849 ; 7. Ann, m. Ashur Ward ; Esther, d. young. Adna, eldest son of John, m. 1. Hauntal Ward, in 1764, who d. 1813 ; m. 2. Lois Beardsley of Warren, Conn. Ch., 1. Esther L.,b. Sept. 13, ,1790; m. Edmond Trowbridge, May 4, 1809; 2. Ira, b. Nov. 22, 1792, m. Laura Betts, June 10, 1815; ch., Nathan H., William M., Philo P. and Zenas ; 3. Philo, b. Jan. 24, 1795, d. Sept. 2, 1805; 4. Mary, b. March 9, 1797, m. Morgan Watrous in 1818; 5. Huldah, b. Feb. 9, 1800, m. Jessie Finch, 1820 ; 6. Amy, b. March 25, 1802, m. Winthrop Morris, 1840 ; 7. Adna, m. Angeline 43 618 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. Hanford, and has ch. ; 8. Fanny, b. Jan. 24, 1809, m. Butler How- land, 1828; 9. Lovina P., b. April 6, 1815, m. Knox, 1834; 10^ Julia Ann, b. July 11, 1817, m. ConkUn, 1843. Adna, father of the above, removed with most of his family in 1815, to Hamden, Delaware co., N. Y., and continued to reside there tiU his death, which occurred in 1848. Daniel, second son of John, m. Catharine Allen, and had a son Truman. John G., third son of John, m. Deborah Warner, removed to the state of N. Y.,tad ch., John A., who now resides at Delhi, N. Y., RusseU, Elenor, Samantha, Samuel and Aurelia. Caleb Mallory m. 1. Elizabeth, m. 2. Jane Wheeler, Sept. 12, 1755 ; ch. 1. Caleb, m. Mary Terry, March 17, 1774, and had Eliza- beth, b. Feb. 14, 1775 ; 2. Jonathan N., b. June 22, 1752 ; 3. Mir- riam, b. May 27, 1756. Elle Mallory m. Sarah Ward of Huntington, Feb. 23, 1776. Ch., Anfaa, b. July 24, 1778, d. June, 1778 ; Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1780 ; Ezra, b. Jan. 23, 1785 ; Bethia, b. Jan. 13, 1788, d. Feb. 14, 1790 ; Lucy, b. April 25, 1790; Sally, b. Aug. 3, 1792; Charles, b. Sept., 1794; Betsey, b. Jan. 3, 1797. " Eli Mallory m. Eunice Green, Feb. 11, 1795. Ch., Rilly Ann, b. Nov. 4, 1795 ; Betsey, b. June 4, 1799. MUNN FAMILY. Samuel Muim came from Milford, Conn., and settled in " Ancien Woodbury," previous to 1680. His ch. were, Jane and Amy, bap. Oct., 1680; Mary, bap. Nov., 1681, m. J^benezer Bronson, Aug. 13 1702 ; Daniel, bap. Feb., 1683-4; Samuel, bap. April, 1686-7. Samuel Munn, Jr., and wife Abigail, had, I. Abel, b. March 23, 1709, who had Sybil, bap. July 14, 1745 ; Daniel, bap. March 1, 1747. II. Mary, bap. Dec, 1711, m. John Lewis, Dec. 4, 1734. in. Lois, bap. June, 1715, m. Justus Hicock, Oct. 26, 1736. IV. David, b. Feb. 7, 1719, m. Hester Hinman, 1749 ; m. 2. Abi- gail Stiles, Aug. 1, 1751, ch., 1. David, bap. June 7, 1752, m. Lois Osborn, Feb. 18, 1773 ; 2. Samuel, m. Ruth , and had Daniel, b. Sept. 7, 1781, d. 1826; Sally, b. March 5, 1787; Lette, b. May 10, 1784 ; Benjamin, b. Sept. 15, 1786 ; Ruth Emm, b. May 13, 1788 ; HISTOET OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUBT. 619 Patty, b. June 26, 1790; Caroline, b. Oct. 31,1792; Betsey, b. Aug. 25, 1794; Maria, b. July 24, 1796; 3. Comfort, m. Abel Hin- man, 1794 ; 4. Mercy. v. Jedediah, b. 1727, m. Hester Squire, Dec. 8, 1743, and had, 1. Patience, bap. Sept. 14, 1746 ; 2. Ruth, bap. Jan. 29, 1749 ; 3. Jede- diah, bap. Feb. 12, 1751 ; 4. Asa, bap. March 3, 1754, m. Barnes, 1782 ; 5. Esther, b. July 7, 1757, m. Agur Hinman, Dec. 27, 1780 ; 6. Hannah, bap. Sept. 3, 1764. VI. Nathan, b., Dec, 1726, and had ch., Abel, bap. Feb. 22, 1756; Mary, bap. March 13, 1758 ; Jemima, bap. April 8, 1759 ; Hannah, bap. April 19, 1761 ; Lois, bap. Mai-ch 30, 1763. Doct. Daniel Munn, son of Samuel, d. June 11, 1761, leaving ch., 1. Daniel, who m. and had Gideon and Mary ; 2. John, m. Huldah , and had, Abel, b. Aug. 31, 1758 ; Gideon, bap. April 10, 1761, m. Love Curtiss, in 1785 ; Daniel, b. March 28, 1765 ; Mary, b. May 15, 1767 ; John, b. June 2, 1769 ; Aaron, bap. May 5, 1771 ; Huldah, bap. May 16, 1773 ; Allen, bap. July 30, 1775 ; Aaron Al- len, bap. April 5, 1778 ; Sherman, bap. Oct. 6, 1782 ; 3. Alma, m. Allen ; 4. Mary, m. Walker ; 5. Sarah, m. Sherman, Jedediah Munn, Jr., m. Agnes Nichols, Nov. 17, 1774, and had North South, b. Dec. 21, 1775. MOSELEY FAMILY. Increase Moseley, Esq., was born at Norwich, Conn., May 18, 1712, m. Deborah Tracy of Windham, May 7, 1735, removed to "Ancient Woodbury," about 1740, and afterward went to Vermont, His wife Deborah, died Sept. 6, 1777, and he died May 2, 1795. His ch. were, 1. Abisha, b. June 6, 1736 ; 2. Abner, b. May'l7, 1738. 3. Increase, b. Oct. 13, 1740 ; 4. Molly, m. William Hooker, March 18, 1754; 5. Deborah, b. Nov. 11, 1748, m. John Clark, of Middle- town ; 6. Susanna, b. June 11, 1751, d. young; 7. Prince, b. Oct. 9, 1753, m. Mary Newton, and removed to Vermont; 8. Triphena, b. July 12, 1758, m. Bronson, and went to Vt. j^bisha, eldest son of Increase, m. Lois Dutton, Dec. 14, 1757, and had, 1. Susanna, b. Dec. 23, 1758, d. young ; 2. Eunice, m. Eben- ezer Frisbie ; 3. John, b. July 5, 1762, m. Abigail Castle, and remov- ed to Vt. ; 4. Thomas, b. July, 1764; 5. Nathaniel T., b. July 27, 620 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 1766; 6. Lois, b. Aug. 4,1768; 7. Mary, bap. June 11, 1771; 8, AbigaU, hap. 1774; 9. Deborah, b. Feb. 16, 1777. Abner, second son of Increase, m. Ann Clark, Sept., 18, 1765. He d. Feb. 22, 1812, and his widow d. in 1839. Their eh. were, 1. Gideon, b. June 29, 1766, m. Anna Taylor, and had, ch., Edna, Sophia, Frederick, Horace and Frances ; 2. Edna, b. Aug. 14, 1769, m. Ashbel Moody, and d. Oct. 29, 1806; 3. Susanna, b. March 2, 1772, m. Samuel Sperry, April 28, 1804; 4. Sarah Ann, b. June 25, 1775, m. Doct. Ira V. Bronson. Col. Increase, third son of Increase, m. Patience Hinmap, Oct. 15, 1769. He d. in 1811, and his relict d. March, 1827. Ch., 1. Olive, b. Sept. 2, 1770, m. Josiah Curtiss; 2. William, b. March 26, 1772, m. 1. Susan Marshall, m. 2. Fanny Cowles, and now resides at New Haven; 3. Truman, b. Nov. 8, 1773, d. July 11, 1839 ; 4. John, b. Oct. 23, 1775, m. Molly Matilda Graham, Oct., 1798, who d. Jan. 30, 1810, m. 2. Eebecca E. Brinsmade, June 13, 1821. His ch. were, Wil- liam G., b. Aug. 6, 1799 ; Polly Maria, b. Jan. 30, 1805, m. Thomas Johnson in 1827 ; Mary Ann, b. March 26, 1809, m. Walter John- son, Aug. 9, 1827. William G., sqn of John, m. Maria Curtiss, Nov. 12, 1821. Ch., Maria, b. Oct. 4, 1822, m. George Hinman of Boston ; 2. Charles W., b. May 6, 1824, d. on shipboard, in consequence of a fall, which he received when returning from Liverpool ; John G., b. Feb. 14, 1833. MAETIN FAMILY. « Martin (Plymouth, Co. Devon,; originally from Kent. Capt. John Martin of this family went round the world with Drake in 1577.) Gules on a chevron or, three talboJ;s passant sable. Grest — on a globe or, a falcon rising argent gorged with a ducal coronet." HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 621 The ancient arms of the Martin family were, " Argent, two bars gules. Crest — out of a mural crown vert, a talbot's head, eared and langued gules collared of the first. Motto — Sure and Steadfast." The name of Martin was adopted as a surname, at a very early date, and few names have had greater numbers to bear them. The earliest record containing it, which has attracted the attention of the author, is the " Roll of Battle Abbey," on which the name of " Le- Sire de S. Martin," appears. Battle Abbey was dedicated to St. Martin, and the date of its " EoU" is A. D. 1066. The name was not only numerous on the other side of the water, but it has been the same in this country from its first settlement. There was a William Martin' at London, Eng., who assisted the Puritans in preparing for their voyage to Plymouth Bock, but it does not appear, that he him- self came to this country. John Martyn, afterward Capt. John Martyn, or Martin of Plymouth, and son of Martin of Bridge- town near Totness, who had male issue living at that place in 1620, sailed round the globe with Sir Francis Drake, leaving Plymouth, Nov. 15, 1577, and returning to the same port, Sept. 26, 1580. . Christopher Martin, his wife, son Christopher, and one other, whose name is not given, came over in the Mayflower in 1 620, but they all died during the first winter. Others of the name, however, came in almost every company for some years. They settled in various parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and other colonies. John, William and Samuel seem to have been favorite Christian names in the family. Two of the former name went to Virginia in 1635. John and wife Sarah were at Boston in 1643, another John at Dorchester in 1666, and still another at Chelmsford in 1665. William Martin of Eeading, Mass., was made a freeman. May 18, 1655. There was a William of Groton, Mass., who d. in 1672, a. 76. There was an Anthony Martin at Middletown, Conn, m. Mary Halle, had ch., Mary, John and Elizabeth, and d. in 1693. There was also a William Martin of the same place. It is proposed in this account to trace only the descendants of William Martin, 'or William Seaborn Martin, as 'he is familiarly known by his descendants, who was first of Stratford, and afterward of Woodbury. The tradition in the family is, that this William's father emigrated from, Plymouth, Eng., and that this son was born on the passage to this country. But every person, who has had any experience in genealogical investigation, well knows how little reli- ance can be placed on such legendary information. It may have been the case ; the story is thoroughly circulated among his descend- 622 HISTOET OF ANflENT WOODBTTET. ants, and as confidently believed. There was a Eobert, who lived some years in New Haven, and had ch., John and Stephen, baptized there before his removal from that place some time previous to 1655. It is possible, that this Robert had a son, William, bom as the story indicates, who at maturity found his way to the neighboring town of Stratford, and thence with the early settlers to Woodbury. There was a Samuel Martin of Wethersfield, who m. in England, wid. Phebe Brace, or Bracey, a dau. of William. Bisby, merchant of London, and came over with his wife and her ch., by her former husband, about 1650. It is not impossible, that this lady gave birth to a child on the voyage", whom she called William from the name of her father, and Seaborn from the circumstances of his birth. Another circumstance in favor of this supposition, is the fact of William's marriage in 1685, which would make him according to this theory, about twenty-five years of age" at that date, an age when he might be expected to form this connection. The records of Wethersfield show no bjrth of any child of Samuel, as might be expected, if Wil- iam was bom on the passage over, and the parties had no other chil- dren. This was a second marriage, and the parents were probably somewhat in years. Wethersfield furnished many inhabitants for Stratford, and this would account for his appearance there. William Martin' and his wife Abigail, were admitted to the first church in Woodbury, on their removal there, Aug. 30, 1685. She was the daughter of Jonathan Curtiss, of Stratford, and b. Oct. 17, 1671. They were m. June 25, 1685, when she was about fourteen years of age. Their first child was bom in the twentieth year of her age.' He died July 4, 1715. His widow survived him some twenty years, and died Jan. 4, 1735. He was buried near the center of the old burying-ground in Woodbury, and a coarse native stone, on which was chiseled, "W. M., July 4, I7l5," was set up at the head and foot of his grave. These stones have been removed in digging other graves, and now lie on the ground near the place of their original location. His children were, I I. Joseph,^ bap. Nov., 1691. fj il. Samuel,'' bap. March, 1603. 1 There have been many instances of earlier marriages than this. I am infonped by a, friend, that there has been an instance in Eoxbnry within a few years, where a mother and her child were both in the list of children entitled to draw school money at the same time. As none are entitled except children between the ages of four and sixteen years of age, it will be seen in this case, that the child must have been more than foni and the mother less than sixteen years of age. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 623 i m. Caleb,* b. March 26/l698. 5 IV. Phebe,^ bap. Jan., 1704 ; m. Daniel Curtiss, June 3, 1730. Joseph," (2) m. Sarah Harris, Aug. 18, 1718. He d. 1740. Children, , 6 I. Abigail,' bap. May 10, 1719. I, II. Abijah,' bap. Oct. 16, 1720. 8 III. Hannah' or Harriet,' bap. July 20, 1722. 4? IV. Asahel,' b. July 2, 1724. 10 V. Andrew,' b. Oct., 1726 ; m. Eunice Mitchell, Nov. 6, 1746. 11 VI. Amos,' bap. Oct. 8, 1728. 12 VII. Joseph,' bap. Aug. 9, 1729 ; m. Jerusha Webster. He d. 1755. U Vin. Gideon,' bap. July 28, 1736. SamueP (8) m. Annis Hinman, Jan. 15, 1716. This individual had seventeen children by one wife, three of them at d, single birth. These were daughters, all of whom married and had children. It was regarded as a remarkable occurrence, and as he was a man of moderate means, he petitioned the General Court for aid in the support of his family, but it was not granted. The petition is a curious document, and is given entire, as follows : '' To the Hon'''«Geni' Assembly of [his Majesties Colony of Connecticut in New England in their Session at Haitford in May, 1736. " The Humble memorial of Sam" Martin of "Woodbury May it please your honors " Whereas the Glorious and Supream Governour of the "World has Given me reason to Sing both of Mercy & of Judgement In that He. hath blessed me •with a numerous posterity & has particularly of Late increased the number in an uncommon manner, my Wife this Spring being delivered of three daughters at a birth , which made my number thirteen, and all living, healthy children ; And yet it hathe pleased the same Providence to lay me under some Considera- ble disadvantages to support my family ; for I have been by a sore "Wound in my hand considerably disenabled to labour ; My Eldest Son now in his seven- teenth year, by a double breach in his fhigh is like to be a Criple all his days. My wife since her lying in inclining much to a Dropsy, & unable to take the care of the family as formerly ; and having this Spring also lost two new Milch Cows, on which we had considerable dependence for the support of my family, & especially my infants, I am hereby reduced to considerable straits &: scarce know how to support the charges Providence hath laid upon me. And there having been but one Instance of this nature in the Colony heretofore, viz' of Squire Curtis in Stratford. And hearing what the Charitable Disposition of the Hon'"'' Assembly was in that case to that Gentleman, together with the many Instances the Hon"' Assembly have given of their readiness to help and relieve such as are in want, I have hereby been emboldened and encouraged to Lay my Case in the fores'" broken manner before you. And would Now Humbly Intreat 624 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. this Hon'"'' Assembly to take ray Case iuto their. Serious Consideration, and vouchsafe me some help and jelief in such measure as in their extensive char- ity and in such measure as in their profound Wisdom, they shall see meet whereby I may in some measure be inabled to bear the extraordinary charges Divine Sovereignty hath laid upon me amidst the disadvantages I labor under. And y« Memorialist as in duty bound shall ever pray. ""Woodbury, May H"-, 1736. " Samuel Martin." His children were, 14 I. Mary,' b. April 11, 1717 ; m. Ephraim Minor, Jr., Nov. 20, 1739. 15 n. Eunice,' b. April 15, 1718; d. 1788. i III. William,^ b. April 27, 1719. U IV. Samuel,*b. Feb. 10, 1722. 18 V. David,' bap. June 9, 1723 ; d. young. 19 VI. Prudence,' b. Oct. 9, 1724; m. Daniel Minor, Feb. 6, 1746. 20 VII. Mercy,' bap. Nov. 13, 1726; m. Amos Root, Sept. 16, 1747. 21 Vin. David,' bap. May 26, 1728. g IX. Jonas,' bap. Oct. 25, 1729. i X. Elisha,' b. Sept. 28, 1732. , §J XL Nathan,' b. July 30, 1734. 25 XII. Annis,' ) Cv tit t. ,o -.^o,- 26 XIII. Patience,' C at a birth, ] ^ ^^ I oi ?^q« 27 XIV. Concurrence,' ) ( *'*?• ^'^"^ ^1, 1736. 28 XV. Timothy,' bap. March 4, 1739. 29 XVI. Daniel,' b. April 23, 1741. 30 XVII. Deliverance,' b. 1744. Caleb^ (4) m. Elizabeth "Walker, June 3, 1729 ; m. 2. Sarah . He d. Sept. 14, 1776, aged 79. Children, fis I. Solomon,' b. April 17, 1731. 32 II. Phebe,' b. Dec. 26, 1733 ; m. Fairchild. • S3 III. EUzabeth,^ b. Feb. 27, i736 ; m. Walker. i^s IV. John,3 b. Jan. 15, 1739. 35 V. Caleb,' > , . „, .„.. ( 36 Vl. Esther,']" ''•'^"S- ^*. ^'^i- 1^. zimri Moody, March 21, 1761. Abijah' (7) m. Mary Terrill, July 13, 1741. Children, 5 I. Elijah,* bap. April 15, 1744. 38 II. Abijah,* bap. March 8, 1747. 39 ni. Andrew,* bap. Sept. 5, 1756. HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 625 40 IV. Jerusha/ bap. Oct. 8, 1758 ; m. Samuel Toxplinson, Jan. 17, 1783. 41 V. Ashbel,' bap. Nov. 27, 1760, 42 VI. David,* bap. Aug. 11, 1763. ■ 43 VII. Samuel," bap. May 11, 1766; m. Chloe Stoddard, Jan. 26, 1784. 44 VIII. Marsh,' bap. Aug. 27, 1769. 45 IX. Mary Ann,* bap. May 31, 1772. . AsaheP (9) m. Comfort Jackson, Nov. 5, 1746 ; d. June 17, 1759 ; m. 2. Ann Benbam, Nov. 20, 1759. Children, 46 I. Azeubah,' b. Dec. 3, 1746. 47 II. Job,' b. Jan. 13, 1749. 48 III. Enos," b. April 22, 1751. 49 IV. Sarah,* b. March 16, 1753. 50 V. Joseph," b. Sept. 3, 1755. 51 VI. Asahel," b. Nov. 21, 1757. 52 VII. Comfort,"), a -r u r ^ m i-ra-, 53 VIII. Ann,", | by second wife, b. July 27, 1761. Amos' (11) m. Prudence Tuttle, Jan. 16, 1755. He died April 7, 1800. Children, 54 I. Aaron," b. May 23, 1756. 65 II. Isaac," bap. Nov. 19, 1758. 56 III. Noah," bap. Nov. 9, 1760. 57 iv. Jessed bap. Feb. 27, 1763. 58 V. Eli," bap. Feb. 3, 1765. ' ^'i VI. Truman," bap. March 12, 1769. Gideon' (13.) He died 1785. Children, 60 I. Hannah," bap. Feb. 12, 1758. 61 II. Robert/ bap. Dec. 20, 1759. 62 III. Mercy Ann," bap. April 17, 1765* William' (16.) Children, 63 I. Simeon," b. March 25, 1744. 64 II. Joel," b. June 23, 1745 ; m. Lucy , and had ch., Joel. 65 III. Thaddeus," b. March 8, 1747. 66 IV. Mary," b. Nov. 5, 1749. 67 V. Damaris," b. Aug. 4, 1751 ; d. June 5, 1752. 68 VI. Damaris," b. Jan. 19, 1754. SamueP (17) m. Ann Hurd, July 24, 1744. Children, 69 I. Reuben," bap. June 22, 1746. 70 II. Esther," bap. June 1% 1748. 71 III. Annis," bap. May 20, 1750. 44 626 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 72 rV. Wait,' bap. July 5, 1752. 73 V. Solomon/ bap. July 28, 1754. 74 VI. Zadoc,' bap. Oct. 3, 1756. 75 VII. Samuel,' bap. Aug. 6, 1758. Jonas' (22.) Children, 76 I. Ebene^er Gold,' bap. May 24, 1767, m. and had 1. Thad- deus, 2. Faith, 3. Polly, 4. Samuel, 5. Sheldon. 77 II. Susanna,' bap. May 19, 1771, m Clifford, of yt. 78 III. Faith,' bap. Oct. 17, 1773, m. Dea. Joseph Hatch. ^ IV. Samuel,' bap. Sept. 24, 1775. 80 V. Sarah,* bap. Sept. 17, 1777, m. David Dinsmore. 81 VI. Rhoda,' bap. March 5, 1780. 82 VII. Mary Ann,' bap. March 24, 1782. 83 VIII. Bethiah,' bap. April 4, 1784. 84 IX. Jonas Sheldon,' bap. Sept. 3, 1786, m. Polly Preston, and 2. Widow Lucy Woodward ; has child, Harriet, lives in New York. 85 X. Daniel,' bap. Oct. 12, 1788, unm., lives in Woodbury. Elisha^ (23) m. Hannah Minor, March 8, 1757. Children, 86 I. Kachel,' bap. I^ec. 18, 1757. 87 II. David,' bap. April 13, 1759. 88 III. Jerusha,' bap. March 7, 1762. 89 IV. David Minor,' bap. July 15, 1764. 90 V. Concurrence,' bap. Oct. 5, 1766. 91 VI. Sylvia,' bap. March 5, 1769. 92 VII. Elisha,' bap. March 17, 1771. 93 VIII. Eunice,' bap. July 9, 1775. 94 IX. Eeuben,' bap. July 9, 1775. 95 X. Reuben Hinm'an, bap. Aug. 29, 1779. Nathan' (24) m. Ellen Bradley. He d. at Woodbury, in 1794. Children, 96 I. Samuel.' 97 n. Truman.' S, in. Nathan,' b. Aug. 7, 1768. 99 IV. Ellen,' m. Bildad Sherman, of Woodbury, and had chil^ dren, John, Lucy, Bradley, Nancy, Judson, and Emily. He died at Angelica, N. Y., in 1840, and his widow at the same place, in 1834. 100 V. Sybil,' m. Daniel Hurlbut. 101 VI. Jason.' 102 VII. Phineas.' }§5 Vm. Thaddeus.' 15! IX. Bradley,' b. May 6, 1782. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 627 105 X. Wait,* lives at Avon, N. Y. Solomon' (31) m. Esther Mitchell, who was b. 1725, and d. , Oct. 18, 1804. He d. July 24, 1805. Children, IS I. Benjamin,^ h. Nov. 26, 1754, d. April" 30, 1782. IS II. Isaac,* b. April 5, 1757, d. Nov. 6, 1882. 108 III. Eunice,* b. Sept. 24, 1759, d. June 27, 1761. li IV. Solomon,* b. June 15, 1762, d. 1816. \'S, V. Eeuben,* b. June 22, 1765, d, Feb. 14, 1836. 111 VI. Eunice,* b. June 27, 1771, d. April 29, 1782. Elijah* (37) m. Anne Smith, April 7, 1768. Children, 112 Marj,' b. Feb. 8, 1769. 113 Sarah Ann,' b. April 27, 1771. 114 Eliphalet,= b. Sept. 5, 1772. 115 Marsh,* b. Nov. 26, 1775. 116 Faith,'^ b. April 22, 1778. 117 Ashley,' b. March 16, 1781. 118 Elvira,' b. Oct. 3, 1792. Lieut. John' (34) m. Martha Judson, Jan. 27, 1763, who d. June 5, 1766. Children, 119 I. Olive,* b. Nov. 30, 1764. 120 II. Martha,* b. June 5, 1766. 121 III. Noah,* b. 1768. Truman* (59.) Children, 122 I. Charies,' bap, Aug. 23, 1796. 123 II. Ruth,' bap. Aug. 23, 1795. 124 III. Aaron,' bap. Aug. 23, 1795. 125 IV. Jennette,' bap. Aug. 28, 1795. Samuel* (79) m. Sally De Forest. He d. Feb. 7, 1849. She d. March, 1838. Children, , 126 I. Frederick,' m. Mary Ann Orton, July 11, 1839, and has children, Caroline E., b. Dec. 28, 1840; Mary 0.,b. April 12, 1843; Harriet E., b. July 26, 1846 ; John Orton, b. March 30, 1849, and Frederick Sheldon, b. Sept. 1, 1851, 127 n. John,' m. Mehala Carmer. Nathan* (98) m. Abiah Minor, Sept., 1794. She was b. Oct. 21, 1772, He moved from "Woodbury to Peacham, Vt., March, 1809, Here his wife died Aug, 12, 1816, 'He moved thence to Clarkson, N. Y., May, 1835, and thence to Avon, Livingston county, N. Y., where he now resides, at the age of 85, in the enjoyment of good health. Chil- dren, 628 HISTORT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBTJRT. 128 I. Nathaniel,' b. June 16, 1795, d. April 8, 1796. 129 II. Curtis,' b. Oct. 25, 1796, d. May 16, 1825. 130 in. Infant son,' b. May 3, 1798, d. May 12, 1798. 131 IV. Betsey M.,' b. Sept. 25, 1801, unm., lives at Avon. !§ V. Henry,' b. Nov. 14, 1802. 133 VI. Henrietta,' b. May 6, 1806, m. Truman Watrous, July 22, 1835, and d. without issue, July 20, 1886. 134 VII. Aaron Jason,' b. April 14, 1809, d. Feb. 7, 1834. ■ Thaddeus' (103) m. Mehetable Throop, sister of Gov. Throop, of N. y., Oct. 10, 1805. He resided at Avon, Livingston county, N. Y., where he d. April 23, 1826. Children, 134 I. Mortimer Bradley,' b. Oct. 18, 1806, and now resides in Kalamazoo county, Michigan, m. Mary Ann Beach, Feb. 16, 1841, and had two sons and one daughter. The wife and daughter are de- ceased. Jg II. Enos Thompson Throop,' b. Nov. 25, 1808. 136 III. George Bliss,' b. Sept. 12, 1811,- m. Hannah Townsend, Sept. 3, 1835. 137 IV. Harriet Byron,' b. April 24, 1814, m. John Williams, of Salem, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1835. 138 V. Thaddeus Osger,' b. April 15, 1816. 139 VI. Henry,' b. July 5, 1818, d. Oct. 10, 1818. 140 VII. Henry,' b. June 30, 1819, d. Dec. 5, 1819. 141 VIII. Henrietta,' b. June 30, 1819, d. April 16, 1822. gjl42 IX. Evelina Throop,' b. Feb. 11, 1822, m. James H. Roches- ter, May 14, 1846. Bradley,^ (104) b. at Woodbury, May 6, 1782, and d. at Avon, N. Y., April 23, 1825, m. Harriet B. Hull, who was b. at Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 20, 1785. 143 I. Eliza H.,' b. at Avon, N. Y., July 9, 1807, d. Feb. 23, 1829, about four months after her marriage to Alfred B. Field, of Canandaigua, N. Y. [« II. Henry Hull,' b. l^Tov. 27, 1809. 145 III. Harriet E.,' b. April 6, 1817, m. James S. Polhemus, of Astoria, N. Y., June 20, 1849. 146 IV. Jane Ann,' b. Nov. 9, 1819, m. Anthony Blanchard, of Albany, Aug. 11, 1841. Benjamin' (106) m. Hannah Atwood, who d. May 3, 1843, aged 88. Children, 147 I. Esther,' b. Jan. 1, 1777, d. Nov. 16, 1819, m. Gordon Huntington, of Unadilla, N. Y., had children, 1. Hannah A., b. May, HISTOKT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBUET. 629 1800, who m. 1. Calvin Balies, of New York; m. 2. Eev. E. H. "Wal- lace, of Coldenham, N. Y. ; 2. Anna M., b. March, 1802, m. David P. Brewster, of Oswego, N. Y., Oct., 1826 ; children, Lucius Hunt- ington, b. July 31, 1827, who m. Maria P. Baron, Oct. 9, 1851, a,nd had child, Anna H., b. Oct. 9, 1852. 148 II. Phebe,*b. June 22, 1779, d. Mayl, 1785. 149 III. Benjamin,^ b. May 11, 1781, d. Dec. 9, 1798. Isaac" (107) m. Mary Baldwin, Nov. 17, 1779 ; she was b. Nov. 6, 1760, andd. March 13, 1833. Children, [i; I. Isaac Mitchell,= b. Jan. 2, 1781, d. Aug. 1, 1847. , Ig II. Philo,= b. July 29, 1788. 1.52 III. Eunice,^ b. Sept. 27, 1786, d. Dec. 17, 1789. 153 IV. Anna,'' b. Feb. 9, 1791, d. March 4, 1795. S V. Jehiel P.,= b. Oct. 17, 1793. 155 VI. Aniia,' b. March 17, 1796, m. John Salisbury, of Jeffer- son, N. Y. ; children, Lucy, Mary, Philena C. and Cornelius J. Solomon* (109) m. Susan Scott, of Catskill, N. Y., 1796. Children, 156 L Benjamin F.,* b. March, 1802. 157 II. "William S.,* b. March, 1802, m. in 1842, and has a son and daughter. , 158 III. Edward,5b. 1804, m. in 1835, and has one child, Charles, b. in 1836. 159 IV. Robert H.,b. 1808, m. Lucy "Warner, of Hartford, Conn., May, 1836; children, Cornelia, b. 1838, and Kate, b. 1840. ' Reuben* (110) m. March 4,1799, Sally Minor, who was born Dec. 8, 1769. Children, 160 I. Altha,* b. Feb. 11, 1800, m. Dea. Nathaniel Minor, Aug. 18, J819 ; children, Antoinette, b. Nov. 25, 1821, d. March 24, 1843 ; \ Mary Root, b. March 25, 1826, m. Nathaniel L. Strong, Nov. 4, 1846 ; child, Nathaniel Minor, b. April 6, 1849. 161 in. 01ive,= b. March 15, 1802, d. June 15, 1846, m. Thomas Olcott, Jr., March 10, 1824. He d. Nov. 25, 1838 ; children, Sarah M., b. July 22, 1827, m. John E. Strong, June 8, 1852 ; Margaret T., b. Jan. 20, 1831. 162 III. Electa,^ b. April 9, 1804, d. Oct. 9, 1807. 163 IV. ElectaA.,= b. Oct.,4,'1807,unm. 164 V. Reuben B.,' b. Jan. 14, 1813, m. Susan "W. Cogswell, Oct. 25, 1843 ; she was b. Oct. 12, 1812 ; children, Reuben "Whittlesey, b. Jan. 26, 1845 ; Sally Cogswell, b. May 12, 1847; d. May 14, 1849 ; Esther Maria, b. Nov. 27, 1850 ; Susan "W., b. Jan. 1, 1853. 630 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Henry' (132) m. Tryphena Hawkins, of Alexandria, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1831. He resides at Buffalo, N. Y., and is largely engaged in railroad operations. Children, 165 I. Henry Hawkins,' b. Dec. 30, 1831. 166 II. Frank," b. Feb. 25, 1841. 167 III. Van Eansselear,' b. April 24, 1845. Enos Thompson Throop* (135) m. Cornelia Williams, of Utica, N. Y., June 1, 1837. He resides at "Willowbrook, on the Owasco Lake, near Auburn, N. Y. Children, 168 I. Mary Williams," b. May 14, 1838. 169 II. Cornelia Eliza," b. Feb. 10, 1840. 170 III. Harriet Byron," b. July 2; 1841, d. Feb. 6, 1845. 171 IV. Evelina Throop," b. Feb. 28, 1843. 172 V. Throop," b. Dec. 23^ 1844. 173 VI. Emily Norwood," b. Nov. 29, 1846. 174 VII. Eliza Williams," b. Dec. 17, 1848. 175 Vni. John Williams," b. Sept. 24, 1850. 176 IX. George Bliss," b. May 29, 1852. Henry HulP (144) m. Anna Townsend, Oct. 8, 1835. He studied law, and practiced the profession with ability, and good success, for some years. He now resides at Albany, N. Y., and is cashier of the Albany City Bank. Children, 177 I. Henry Townsend," b. at Albany, Jan. 2, 1837. 178 II Anna Lawrence," b. at Flushing, L. I., Sept. 3, 1838. 179 III. Harriet Byron," b. at Albany, Jan. 1, 1840 ; d. Jan. 29, 1844. 180 IV. Bradley, b. at Albany, Dec. 18, 1841. 181 V. Alice, " b. at Albany, Jan. 12, 1848. 182 VI» Frederick Townsend," b. at Albany, Dec. 6,1849. 183 VIL Howard Townsend," b. at Albany, Feb. 28, 1853. Isaac MitchelP (150) m. Philena Guernsey, Feb. 16, 1801. She was b. May 31, 1776 ; d. Sept. 24, 1824 ; m. 2. Lou- isa Baker, April, 1825 ; d. Aug. 7, 1832 ; m. 3. Betsey Swetlandj April 17, 1834. Children, 184 I. Emily," b. Dec. 30, 1801 ; d. June, 1828 ; m. Gushing Cunningham. Ch., two sons, d. young ; Marilla C, who m. Galpin, and has one son. 185 n. Bennet," b. Aug. 1, 180^ ; m. Asenath Smith, Nov. 28, 1832. 186 IIL Sarah," b. Jan. SO, 1810 ; m. Stephen Smith, June 26, 1831. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT TTOODBITBT. 631 187 IV. Catherine,' b. Nov. 3, 1813. 186 V. Hannon M., b. Aug. 29, 1815 ; d. Oct., 1847. Philo' (151) m. Fanna Hurd, Dec. 21, 1803. She was bom Dec. 6, 1780; d.Aug. 19, 1841. Children, 189 I. Homer,8 b. Sept. 12,. 1804 ; m. Sarah Dodge, of Albany, June 27, 1827, and has ch., 1. Edmund Philo, b. Oct. 8, 1829 ; 2. Frances H., b. July 10, 1831, d. June 18, 1837 ; 3. Sarah D., b. Sept. 27, 1833, d. July 27, 1836 ; 4. Homer Dodge, b. Oct. 28, 1836. 190 II. Laura,= b. Nov. 80, 1805. . 191 III. Garret,' b. Feb. 4, 1808 ; m. Lydia Warriner, April 16, 1835, and has ch., Altana, b. March, 1836, d. May, 1837 ; Jason H., b. April 16, 1839. 192 IV. Mary Ann," b. Sept. 10, 1809. 193 V. Betsey," b. Sept. 14, 1811, d. Aug. 13, 1847. 194 VI. Philo Lewis," b. July 30, 1813 ; m. Hannah 8. Giddings, Sept. 30, 1847. She was b. March 26, 1829, and has ch., Moses C. G., b. Jan.4, 1852. 195 VII. Fanna Adaline," b. Sept. 16, 1815. 196 VIII. A daughter," b. Oct. 17, 1817 ; d. 197 IX. Reuben," b. March 18, 1819 ; m. Charlotte S. Minor, Dec. 4, 1848, and had ch., Philo M., b. March 5, 1850; d. Dec. 30, 1851. 198 X. Joel," b. June 16, 1821. 199 XL Isaac MitcheU," b. Sept. 16, 1824. Jehiel P.* (154) m. Susan WatsOil, 1814. Chadren, 200 I. Isaac," d. at eight years of age. 201 IL PhebeAnn," 202 IIL Elizabeth," MARSHALL FAMILY. V Edward Marshall,' a merchant of New Tork city, who is supposed to have been the son of Jarvis Marshall, of the same city, was the first of the name to whom the Marshalls of Woodbury trace their de- scent. He m. Anna Maria , who after his decease, m. Rukard Burke, by whom she had ch., Anna and Mary. Her will is dated May 29, 1723. Children, 3' L John,2b. Feb. 8, 170L 3 IL Susanna.' 632 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBtJET. John° (2) was a shipping merchant at New York ; m. Elsie Rutgers, Jan. 27, 1709-10, and d. Aug. 21, 1750. Ch., 4 I. Anna Maria,' b. Sept. 29, 1731 ; m. Johannes Panet ; d. May 19, 1764. 5 n. Hermanus,'' b. March 8, 1739 ; d. July 24, 1745. 6 ni. Edward,'' b. April 5, 1741 ; d. at Derby, May 30, 1773. ; IV. John Eutgers," b. June 11, 1743. Rev. John Rutgers' (7) was b. in New York ; resided in Strat- ford as a merchant from 1766 to 1771. He finally became first rector of St. Paul's Church, Woodbury, and d. Jan. 21, 1789. He was interred in rear of St. Paul's Church. He m. Sarah Bryan, of Milford, Nov. 19, 1766. Ch., 8 I. Susanna Anna Maria,' b. Feb. 19, 1768, m. Rev. Reuben Ives, of Cheshire, Conn., Jan. 25, 1789, and d. Aug. 26, 1849. Their children were Anna Burke, Maria, Susan, Cornelia, and Edward John. 9 II. Rukard Burke,) b. Jan. 7, 1770 ; m. Ruth Preston, June 18, 1795. No children.. 10 ni. Sarah,* b. Dec. 24, 1771 ; m. "William Hawley, of Red- ding, Dec. 24, 1794 ; d. at Oswego, June 24, 1845. Ch., "William Marshall, b. Jan 12, 179,5; Sarah Lydia, b. March 10, 1797; "Wil- liam, b. May 23, 1799; Susanna Anna Maria, b. Nov. 19, 1801; John Panet, b. Feb. 23, 1804; Henry Rutgers, b. April 29, 1806, and Mary Sophia, b. Aug. 29, 1809. 11 IV. Anna Maria Susanna,' b. Feb. 24, 1774; m. "William Moseley, Feb. 24, 1799 ; d. at New Haven, March 2, 1837. Ch., Hermanns, John Rutgers, "William and John. ' 12 V. Hermanus,' b. April 22, 1776 ; m. Abigail Judson, of "Wash- ington, Conn., April, 1804 ; d. at Ogdensburgh, N. Y., Dec. 11, 1845. 13 "VI. John,' b. May 17, 1778. Supposed to be d.; no ch. \i VII. John Panet,' b. Aug. 29, 1781. 15 VIII. Anna Burke,' b. Aug. 23, 1782 ; d. at seven years of. age. 16 IX. Elsie,' b. June 18, 1784 ; m., in 1809, Hon. Charles B. Phelps, attorney at law, and judge of the Litchfield county court. She d. Dec. 21, 1825, and he m. 2. Amanda Parker. His ch. are, George Bartlett, b. Feb. 11, 1810 ; Charles Elisha, b.Oct. 29, 1811 ; Edward Marshall, b. Nov. 29, 1813 ; John Rutgers, b. March 20, 1816 ; Susan Moseley, b. March 23, 1818 ; Elisha Charles, b. Sept. 5 1821 ; and by the second marriage, Amanda and Maria. John ]?anet* (14) m. JuUa Perry, Dec. 10, 1812. Ch., niSTORr OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 633 17 I. Henry P./ b. Feb. 17, 1814; m. Cornelia Conrad. Ch., John Henry," d. Aug. 9, 1850 ; Anna Dewitt," Julia Perry," Blandi- na Tappan," Frederick Panet, and Henry. 18 11. Frederick A.,* b. Jan. 20, 1816. 19 III. Julia P.,^ b. Oct. 24, 1819. 20 IV. Walter P.,^ b. May 20, 1821. MITCHELL FAMILY. Persons of the name of Mitchell, were early in New England. According to Farmer, Experience Mitchell came over in the third ship, named the Ann, in 1623. He was one of the company of Pil- grims in Holland, one of the first proprietors of Plymouth, and died in 1689, aged nearly ninety. He had four sons, Thomas, Jacob, John and Edward. According to Mather's Magnalia, Rev. .Tonathan Mitchell, (son of Matthew,) was born at Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, in 1624 ; came to America at the age of ele^ven years, in the same ship with Richard Mather ; arrived at Charlestown, Mass., where they were sick the first winter. He went to Concord in the latter part of the winter, next summer to Saybrook, Conn., the following spring to Wethersfield, and at the close of that year to Stamford. He gradua- ted at Harvard College in 1647, preached his first sermon at Hart- ford, June 22, 1649, and began to occupy the pulpit at Cambridge, Aug. 12, 1649, which he continued to fill for eighteen years. He was, according to this authority, the third minister at this place. By Winslow's Journal, we are informed that the Mitchells came over in the ship James, of Bristol. According to information in the possession of Minot Mitchell, Esq., of White Plains, N. Y., the Mitchells were oi-iginally from Scotland, but removed to Halifax, in Yorkshire, where they resided for three generations. Matthew' Mitchell, who is the ancestor of the family in this country, was born in 1590. He was a dissenter and is repre- sented to have been not only a very pious man, but a man of very considerable fortune. The dissenters from the Church of England, being constantly persecuted and annoyed in their religious worship, he with many others of his persuasion, determined to leave England ; and on the twenty-third of May, 1635, they set sail from Bristol, and arrived at Boston, Aug. 17, the same year. On the 15th, two days 45 634 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. before they landed, there arose an exceedingly severe storm, -which carried away their sails, cables and anchors, and they narrowly es- caped being shipwrecked on the coast. He and his family spent the winter at Charlestown,and removed to Concord in the spring, where he lost considerable property by fire. The next summer he removed to Saybrook, Conn., and the next spring to Wethersfield. Here he lost still more of his property. Toward the close of that year, his son-in-law was murdered by the Pequot Indians, who also destroyed his cattle and injured his estate, as history informs us, to the extent of several hundred pounds. His situation finally became so uncom- fortable there, that he changed his residence once more, and located himself at Stamford, which was then in the colony of New Haven. Here his house, barn and goods were consumed by fire, and at length, after suffering for some time with the gravel or stone in the bladder, he died, in 1 645, aged 55. He had two sons, 2. Rev. Jonathan,^ (men- tioned above,) and 3. David.^ David^ (3) settled in Stratford ; had sons as follows : j I. Matthew,' settled in Southbury society, previous to 1682. f, II. John,' settled in "Woodbury about the same .time. 6 III. Nathan,' moved to Litchfield, and was one of the first grantees of the town. 7 IV. Abraham,' settled in Woodbury, had a dau. Hannah, bap. Aug., 1688, and nothing farther is at present known of him. Dea. Matthew,' (4) m. Mary , who d. Jan. 18, 1711. He d. in 1736. Children, 8 I. Mary,* bap.' Feb., 1678-9. ,1 II. Jonathan,^ bap. July, 1683. 10 III. Mary,'' bap. July, 1687, m. Jonathan Jndson, Aug. 22, 1711. ^ IV. David,' bap. Oct., 1692. John' (5) m. Elizabeth , d. Jan. 8, 1732. His wife d. in 1730. Children, 12 I. David,* bap. Nov., 1679 ; d. young. 13 II. David," bap. April, 1680-1. 14 III. Elizabeth,* bap. Nov., 1683; d. young. 15 IV. Elnathan,* bap. Oct., 1686. ^ V.' John,* bap. Feb., 1688-9. \l VI- Knell,* bap. April, 1690-1. 18 VII. Elizabeth,* bap. May, 1693, m. Squire. 19 VIII. Martha,* bap. March, 1696-7, m. Abraham Hurd, Feb. 11, 1720. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 635 Jonathan* (9) m. Hannah , who d. 1732. He m. 2. Elizabeth , and d. in 1744. His ch. were, 20 r. Huldah,* bap. April, 1707. ' S II. Matthew,' b. March 3, 1709. 22 III. Mary,' b. May 17, 1711 ; d. young. 23 IV. Mary,' b. Sept. 13, 1713, m.' Benjamin King, Aug. 19, 1733. g V. Nathan,' b. Sept. 8, 1715. 25 VI. Hannah,' b. Feb. 15, 1718, m. Ebenezer Hinman, Jan. 5, 1737. 26 VII. Ehoda,' b. April 4, 1720. 27 VIII. Susanna,' b. Nov. 11, 1722; d. March 1, 1723. II IX. Peter,' b. Dec, 1723. 29 X. Simeon,' b. May 17, 1725 ; d. young. 30 XL Susanna,' bap. Oct. 30, 1726; d. Jan. 16, 1727. 31 XII. Jonathan,' b. Dec. 20, 1730 ; d. March 13, 1735. f, XIII. Eieazer,' b. Nov. 27, 1732. David* (11) m. Sarah Galpin, Oct. 80, 1717; d. in 1757. Ch. as follows. fi I. Abijah,' b. Jan. 24, 1719. » ?? II. Enos,' b. May 7, 1721, settled in Judea society, g III. Timothy,' b. April 9, 1725. 36 IV. Patience,' b. July 15, 1727, .m. David, Judson, Oct. 15, 1746. 37 V. Ann,' m. Nathan Hurd, April 20, 1748. . ' • Lt. John" (16) m. 1. Elizabeth Curtiss, Jan. 17, 1717, who~ d. May 14, 1738 ; m. 2. Mary . She d. Jan. 4, 1745. He d. April 22, 1748, and " Sarah his widow," d. Sept. 3, 1749. Children, 38 I. Joanna,' b. Nov. 18, 1718, m. Aaron Mallory, June, 1744. 39 II. John,' b. Oct. 12, 1720 ; had ch., 1. Elisha," bap. Oct. 8, 1749 ; 2. Elizabeth," bap. April 26, 1752 ; 3. John,« bap. May, 1754, and had Doct. Henry,' who went to Coxsackie, N. Y. ,"„», III. Asahel,' b. Oct. 6, 1723, remained in Woodbury. ,^„'., IV. Elnathan,' b. Feb. 9, 1728, settled in Judea society. 42 V. Eeuben,' b. Sept. 1733; d. Jan., 1737. Knell" (17) d. in 1746 ; his wife Martha d. 1730. Ch., 43 I. Daniel,' b. July 2, 1721 ; d. March 28, 1739. 44 II. Eunice,' b. May 6, 1723, m.'Andrew Martin, Nov. 5, 1746. 45 III. Esther,' b. Aprir20, 1725. 46 IV. Betterus,' b. Nov., 1727, m. Jehiel Preston. 636 HISTORY OF ANCIENT 'WOODBXJKT. 47 V. Isaac,* b. Sept. 17, 1730, m. Jerusha Root, Dec. 5, 1753 ; d. Jan. 1755. He had a son Isaac, b. Sept. 20, 1754, also a posthu- mous ch., name not known. Isaac, Jr., d. in 1776, leaving a wife Sarah, no issue. Lt. Matthew' (21) was blind many years. He m. Hannah, dau. of Hon. William Preston, who d. in 1761 ; m. 2. Abi- gail Sanford. He d. Oct. 29, 1792; ch., 48 I. Damaris," b. Aug. 30, 1735, m. Elijah Bronson. 49 II. Jonathan,* b. Jan., 1739 ; d. March 29, 1739. ,™„ III. Jonathan,' b. Feb. 8, 1740. 51 IV. David,« b. Jan. 4, 1742. 52 V. Hannah,"bap. March 4, 1744, m.EleazerKnowles, in 1764. 53 VI. Rhoda,* bap. March 9, 1746, m. Hinman. a VII. David,* bap. Nov. 6, 1748. ,% VIII. Matthew,* bap. July 14, 1751. 56 IX. Mary," bap. June 8, 1753. S X. Simeon,* b. April 10, 1757. 58 XL Sarah,* ) , i? i, i itci m. Truman Richards,' Aug., 59 XII. Hester,* { ^^P" ^^^- ^'^^^^' [1787. Nathan' (2i) m. 1. Mary, dau. of Hon. William Preston, Dec. 11, 1739. She d. Dec. 6, 1751 ; he m. 2. Jerusha . He d. Nov. 20, 1769. Children, 60 I. Seth,* bap. April 5, 1742, m. Rhoda Hinman, Dec. 19, 1762, and had 2 ch., Nathan' and Seth.' The last had 2 daus. Mary," who d..Sept. 24, 1794, a. 16. Rhoda,* d. May, 1805, a. 33. 61 II. Jehiel,* bap. Sept. 28, 1746; d. young. 62 III. Jehiel,* bap. Feb. 12, 1749; d. Jan. 8, 1758. 63 IV. Beriah,* bap. De(v 23, 1753 ; lived in Roxbury soc, had 2 sons, Edward, b. in 1798, and James Preston, b. June 24, 1800. 64 V. Ichabod,* bap. Oct. 5, 1755 ; went to Vermont. 65 VI. Jerusha,* b. Aug. 21, 1757. 66 VII. Mary,* bap. June 3, 1759. 67 Vin. Esther,* bap. Sept. 7, 1761. 68 IX. Jehiel,* bap. Jan. 1, 1764. Peter' (28) m. Elizabeth of Stratford, who d. Feb. 18, 1780. Children, 69 I. Lampson,* b. Sept. 25, 1748. S II. Nathaniel,* Sept. 22, 1750. 71 III. John,* bap. Aug. 2, 1752, m. and had a son Lampson Preston. 72 IV. Mary,* ba^). Jan. 19, 1755. IIISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 637 73 V. Wimam," bap. Nov. 16, 1760, removed to Genessee, N. T., had sons James'' and Peter.'' 74 VI. Elizabeth,^ bap. April 22, 1764. Dea. Eleazer' (32) m. 1. Olive Hicock, Oct. 5, 1758 ; m. 2. Wid. Abigail Hicock, who after his death, resided with her dau., Mrs. Zephaniah H. Smith of Glastenbury, Conn., where she d. in 1831, a. 92. The eh. of Dea. Eleazer were as follows, .■"i I. Simeon,^ b. Sept. 5, 1759. 76 II. Eunice,^ bap. Jan. 20, 1762, ta. 'Wait Hinman, June 29, 1785, and had Josiah, b. May 23, 1786 ; Olive E., b. Sept. 28, 1797. S III. Warren,^ b. Jan. 15, 1766. S IV. Amos,' b. April 3D, 1768. 79 V. Benjamin,' b. June 30, 1770. 80 VI. Olive,' b. April 11, 1774, m. Joel Crane, Jan. 20, 1804, oh., Simeon, b. March 24, 1804; Anna, b. Oct. 21, 1807; William, b. April 30, 1810 ; William H., b. May 14, 1813 ; Charles E., b. Jan. 30, 1815. ' fis VII. Benjamin,' b. April 22, 1777. Abijah= (83) had, • * 82 I. Sarah,' b. March 20, 1760. 83 II. Eunice,' b. Feb. 6, 1762. 84 III. Ruth,' b. May 21, 1764. 85 IV. Eebecca,' b. Sept. 10, 1766. 86 V. Lucy,' bap. Oct., 1769. 87 VI. Benjamin,' b. July 23, 1773, went west. Enos^ (§4) m. Susannah, dau. of I>t. Joseph Judson, June 4, 1750, She was b. in 1730. Children, 88 I. Patience,' b. Dec. 24, 1751. 89 II. David,' b. Sept. 30, 1753 ; d. unm. 90 III. Ann,' b. March 21, 1755^ m. Nathan Hicock. 91 IV. Simeon,' b. March 10, 1757, m. Annis — — , no issue. 92 V. Susanna,' b. May 29, 1760. 93 VI. Samuel,' b. Aug. 4, 1763;' d. unm. 94 VII. Mary,' b. Aug. 21, 1765. 95 VIII. Philo,' b. May 14, 1767. 96 IX. Timothy,' b. May 5, 1769, m. Silence Baker. Ch., Eliza, Julia, Edna and Silence, all unm. He also had a son Garwood, who was educated at West Point, was Capt. in the army, and d. in Flori- da during th6 late war with the Indians in that state. 638 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT -HfOODBUBT. 97 X. Enos," b. Dec. 2, 1771, m. Lucretia Baker, both living in Washington, no issue. Timothy* (35) ni. Elizabeth Stoddard, May 1, 1760, d. 1768. Children, 98 I. Abijah,^ b. Feb. 24, 1761, d. same year. 99 II. Anna," b. May 22, 1762. 100 III. Capt. Abijah," b. March 20, 1764, m. Eoot;' Ch. Nathaniel,' bap. Sept. 5, 1795 ; Timothy"' and Lee,' Feb. 6, 1803, and others, names not known. A part of this family now reside in Delaware county, N. Y. 101. IV. Patience," b. Aug. 10, 1760. Capt. AsaheP (40") lived and d. in "West Side, "W"oodbury. He m. Olive Eoot, Jan. 21, 1747, d. May 1, 1797. She d. Oct. 1, 1813, aged 88. Children, \i I. Reuben," bap. Dec. 25, 1748. 103 II. Daniel," bap. Aug. 19, 1750, m. Root, and d. May 13, 1824; children, Asa' and 'Curtiss ;' Asa m. 1. Mary Drakeley, who d. Oct. 24, 1841 ; m. 2. "Widow Eunice Osborn; has children ; resides in "Woodbury. 104 III. Susanna," 'bap. Oct. 15, 1752, m. Sanford. IS I"V. Rev. Justus," bap. Sept. 8, 1754, settled in New Canaan. 106 V. Asahel," bap. Oct. 17, 1756, m. Lucy Judson, d. Sept. 21. 1819. Elnathan' (41) m. Sarah Tenny, of Norwich, Conn., settled in Judea society, about 1750, d. Feb. 28, 1818, aged 90- His children were, 107 L Elisha,"d. aged ^^,i:ipm. * 108 II. Eunice," m. Isaac Plum. Z ni. Simeon," b. Jan. 1, 1759. 11" IV. Abner," b. about 1764. Dea. Jonathan" (50) m. Elizabeth Boland, Dec. 7, 1764, who d. Aug. 2, 1814, aged 73. He d. in 1825. ' Children, 111 L Lucinda,' bap. Aug. 28, 1768, m. Abel Stiles, Jan. 6, 1790. 112 IL Preston,' b. 1771, d. 1774. 113 IIL Molly,' bap. Feb. 11,1776, d. Aug. 29, 1818. 114 IV. Elizabeth,' m. David S. Bull, Jan. 18,- 1801. David" (54) m. Sarah Pierce, April 27, 1775, d. Aug. 26, 1810. Children, 115 I. David,' b. July 2, 1776, removed to Meredith, N. Y. 116 II. Aaron,' b. Jan. 8, 1779, d. unm. 117 IIL Sarah.' HISTORT or ANCIENT WOODBURT. 639 118 IV. Pierce,' m. Nabby Burr, Nov. 14, 1806. 119 V. William,'' m. Lewis, and went west. 120 VI. Truman,' b. Jan. 2, 1790, m. Sophia Hinman, and had Juliette Sophia, b. July 16, 1817 ; Maria Louisa, b. June 21, 1819. Matthew* (55) m. Patty Graham, dau. of Doct. Andrew, d. Dec. 16, 1800. She d. Sept. 9, 1794. Children, 121 L Esther,' bap. Sept. 7, 1783, d.in 1785. 122 n. Preston,'b. 1786, d.in 1794. 123 III. John G.,' bap. June 5, 1791, settled in Salisbury, Conn., is an attorney, m. Julia Lotz, Nov., 1818, has children. 124 IV. Nathan,' b. Nov. 16, 1792. Simeon" (57) m. Anna, dau. of Joseph Pierce, Jan. 15,1788. He d. April 26, 1826, and his widow d. Feb. 17; 1833. Children, 125 I. Anna,' b. Oct. 22, 1789, m. William Johnson, Oct. 16, 1818. 126 IL Phanna,' b. Sept. 30, 1791, m. Frederick Hinman, May 8, 1814. 127 III.. Polly,' b. Oct. 25, 1797, d.aged eleven months. 128 IV. Mitchell Simeon,' Esq., b. Jan. 24, 1801, m. Fanny, dau. of Park Brown, Esq. He built the house in Southbury known as Mitchell's Mansion, now occupied by Mrs. Whitlock. He resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; children, as follows : I. Mary Frances," b. Aug. 13, 1831, d. April 1, 1839; IL Mordaunt Sebastian,' b. June 10, 1833, d. July 29, 1849, while a member of Yale College. He was a youth of rare promise, and in his grave were laid at once an only son, and all a parent's fondest hopes ; III. Mary Elizabeth," b. April 10, 1835, d. April 6, 1839. . Col. Nathaniel" (70) had 129 I. Mary,' bap. March 2, 1784. 130 IL Lampson,' b. March 2, 1784. 131 ni. Sarah,' bap. June 27, 1786. 132 IV. Nathaniel.' 133 V. David,' bap. July 20, 1788. 134 VL Annis,' bap. March 28, 1790. 135 VIL Almira,' bap. June 24, 1792. Simeon" (75.) m. April 16, 1783, Hannah Johnson, whd died Jan. 28, 1790. Children, 136 L Polly,' b. Dec. 7, 1783, m. Burton Canfield,Esq. 137 IL Olive,' b. Dec. 3, 1785, m. Seth Noble Wheeler. 138 III^ Betty,' b. Aug. 30, 1788, m. Lemuel Canfield. 640 HIST our or ancient woodburt. Dea. "Warren^ (77) m. Nov. 19, 1788, Milly Kimberly. Ch. 139 I. Cyrus,' b. July 11, 1790, m. Charlotte Pierce, Dec. 23, 1812, and had I. Ann J.,'= b. Dec. 26, 1814; II. Betsey," b. Sept. 22, 1817 ; III. Mary C.,' b. Feb. 17, 1820, m. Curtis A. Downs, Oct. 22, 1839 ; IV. Nelson U.,« m. Edna Piatt, Feb. 28, 1842; V. Cyrus L.,» b. Sept. 8, 1828. 140 II. Sally,' b. March 12, 1795, m. Ebenezer Johnson. 141 III. Anna,' b. May 11, 1799, m. Anson Bradley. 142 IV. Nancy P.,' b. March 26, 1803. Amos' (78) m. 1. Ruth Curtiss; m.* 2. Ruth Judson. He was killed by a fall. Children, 143 I. Eleazer S.,' b. June 10, 1798. 144 II. Harriet,' b. Aug. 10, 1800, died young. 145 III. Betsey H.,' b. Aug. 5, 1807. This last by second wife. Benjamin' (81) m. Hannah Pierce, in 1801. Children, 146 I. Erastus,' b. Sept. 11, 1802, m. Judith DownS, Jan. 6, 1829, and had Anna E.,= b. March 13, 1830 ; Laura A.,'b. April 12, 1835. 147 II. Eleazer,' b. Oct. 6, 1804, m. Cornelia M. Merwin, Jan. 18, 1829 ; his children were, 1. Lawrence, b. Feb. 27, 1832 ; 2. Da- vid M., b. Oct. 16, 1841 ; 3. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1844; 4. Benjamin B., b. Dec. 25, 1846. 148 in. Amos P.,' b. Aug. 3, 1807, m. 1. Thalia M. Painter; m. 2. Maria Tyler, May 30, 1850 ; children, 1. Josephine," b. April 23, 1839; 2. Henry P.,» b. Jan. 25, 1841 ; 3. George," b. March 12, 1846 ; 4. William," b. March 13, 1849 ; 5. Julia T.,» b. May 11, 1852. 149 IV. Phebe A.,' b. June 28, 1809. ' 150 V. Oliver,' b. Sept. 5, 1813, m. Mary H. Grifflng, Feb. 22, 1837, and had Benjamin G., b. Jan. 4, 1838. 151 VL Laura,' b. April 15, 1817. 152 VII. Julia H.,' b. Jan. 10, 1822, m. Merwin "Waller, Oct. 15, 18.45. 153 VIIL Bennet,' b. May 14, 1829. Reuben, Esq.,« (102) m. Judson, d. Nov. 9, 1822. His wife d. Feb. 23, 1817, aged 66. Children, as follows: (probably not all.) 154 I. Olive,' m. Justus Minor. 155 II. Asahel,' m. Nancy Lambert, and d. 1825, aged 36. Ch. 1. Julia ;" 2. Asahel W.,' now in California ; 3. Mary," m. Cornelius J. Minor. 156 in. Ruth.' 157 IV. Reuben,' m. Ruth M. Bloss, d. Nov., 1853, no issue. HI8T0KT OF ANCIENT WOODBTrKT. 641 158 V. Susanna,'' m. Abner Allen. 159 VI. Polly/ died unm. 160 VII. Bede,' died unm., Feb. 25, 1818, aged 30. Rev. Justus^ (105) m. Sept. 7, 1779, Martha, dau. of Rev. Josiah Sherman, of Woodbridge, Conn. She was sister of Hon. Roger M., niece of the Hon. Roger, signer of the Dec- laration, ,and was an exceedingly intellectual and beautiful woman. Rev. Justus settled at New Canaan, Conn., and d. in 1807. His wife survived him, and d. at White Plains, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1829. Children, 161 I. Elizabeth,' b. Aug. 28, 1780, d. June 10, 1825, m. Charles .Thompson, Esq., had one son, Charles C. Thompson, Esq., now of New York. • 162 II. Sherman,' b. July 2, 1782, d. in 1823. He m- Hannah Fitch, had one daughter, Martha, who m. Joseph Sullivan. 163 III. Minot,' b. Sept. 24, 1784, m. Eliza Leeds Silliman, re- sides at "White Plains, N. Y., is a prominent lawyer, and has accumu- lated a large estate. His children are, I. Joseph S.," b. Feb. 11, 1809 ; II. William Minot," b. May 29, 1811 ; III. Chauncey Leeds," b. Nov. 10, 1813 ; IV. Josiah Sherman,' b. Feb. 2, 1816; V. Ann Eliza," b, Oct. 28, 1818 ; VL Charles Halsey, b. Feb. 13, 1824 ; VII- and VIII. Caroline Minot and James Minot, b. May 12, 1829. 164 IV* Chauncey Root,' b. June 25, 1786, m. Anna, dau. of Hon. Robert Johnston, in 1807, settled as a lawyer at Delhi, N. Y. He possessed brilliant talents, and was highly gifted as an orator. He died at the early age of 25, at Delhi, N. Y., Feb., 1811. His children were, I. Elizabeth Thompson,' b. Oct. 19, 1807, m. William S; Stanley, M. D., May 10, 1832 ; IL Martha M.," b. May 2, 1810, m. Isaac Depeu, Esq., Dec. 26, 1832 ; III. William Ogden," b. June 6, 1812, d. June 6, 1831 ; IV. Lucia Johnston,^ d. Aug. 19, 1814, m. William Govan, M. D., July 6, 1844. Simeon" (109) lived in Judea socie'ty, m. Esther Farrand, d. Sept. 15, 1832. Children, 165 I. Sally,' m. Alanson Allen. 166 IL Daniel T.,' b. June 14, 1786, m. 1. Theodosia Hazen, who d. in 1813 ; m. 2. Lois Dudley, of Bethlem, March, 1815, had one child, Simeon W.," b. Oct. 22, 1810.. 167 III. Esther,' m. Charles A. Judson, now of New Haven. 168 IV. Abigail,' m. D. Elliot Brinsmade. Abner' (110) m. Phebe Elliott, of Kent, d. July 3, 1839, aged 75. Children, ifi(i' T T^.llslia ' n. n.. h. 179.► 42 II. Mary Ann,* b. July 23, 1768 ; m. Eli Smith ; settled in Orange, Conn. 43 III. Esther,^ b. Aug. 2, 1771 ; m. HoUister Judson. JJ IV. John,= b. Dec. 6, 1782. M V. Truman,* b. June 16, 1784. ^ Doct. SamueP (24) m. Ruth Judson, and d; in 1819. Ch. 46 I. Doct. John,* now resides in Sherman, Conn. 47 II. Doct. Samuel,* m., settled in Bridgewater, (New Milford,) and is dead. He left a son, Samuel D., who is a lawyer in New Milford. 48 III. Elizabeth,* unmarried. 49 IV. Doct. Henry T.,* resides in Washington, Dutchess co., N. Y. ■ 50 V. Doct. David J.,* unmarried. 51 VI. Mary,* m. Eben^zer Finch, Aug. 30, 1812, and is dec'd. She had, 1. Sarah, m. Rev. Jonathan Brace, of Milford ; 2. Mary 0., m. Dewell ; 3. Henry ; 4. Julia A., m. George P. Allen, in 1851. 52 VII. Doct. James,* resides at Caldwell, N. J. 53 VIII. Sarah,* is unmarried. Samuel^ (29) m. Ruth Mason, who d. Nov. 10, 1798. He d. M^rch 31, 1810. Ch., 54 I. Levi,*b. Nov. 6,1750; d. 1776. 55 II. Abigail,* b. April 14, 1752 ; d. May 6, 1771. 56 III. Gideon,* b. Aug. 26, 1753 ; d. Sept. 9, 1753. - 57 IV. Gideon,* b. July 9, 1754. 58 V. Huldah,* b. April 9, 1758. 59 VI. Samuel,^! b. Dec. 27, 1759. 60 VII. Meranda,* b. April 17, 1761. 61 VIII. Esther,* b. May 2, 1762. 62 IX. John,* b. March 24, 1764. 63 X. Hannah,* b. Oct. 17, 1765 ; d. 1766. 64 XL Damaris,*b. July 15, 1767. 65 XII. Hannah,* b. June 24, 1769» 66 XIII. AbigaU,* b. March 26, 1771. 67 XIV. Miles,* b. March 21, 1774; m. Lydia Gibbs, Jan. 22, 1795, and had four sons and three daughters. The Rev. Samuel G. Orton," of Ripley, N. T., being one of them. 68 XV. 0Uve,*b.Mayl2, 1777; d. in 1778. 662 HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBTTRT. John' (44) m. Eliza Carpenter, and d. May, 1838. His ch. were, Mary Ann and Betsey. Mary Ann m. Frederick Martin, July 9, 1839. Truman' (45) m. Patty Maria Curtiss. Ch., I. James S., m. Emily Stanly, and now resides at Genesee, Living- ston CO., N. Y.; is clerk of that county. II. Harriet Maria. III. Frederick C. IV. Henry B.; m. Margaret Huntley; resides in New York city. ' V. Cornelius T. VI. Walter J. PRESTON FAMILY. The name of Preston was of great antiquity in North Britain ; was assumed by the family from their territorial possessions in Mid-Lo- thian, in the time of Malcolm, King of the Scots. The first of this family upon record, is Leolphus De Preston, living in the time of William the Lion, about 1040, whose graridson, Sir William De Pres- ton, was one of the Scottish nobles, summoned to Berwick by Edward the First, in the competition for the crown of Scotland, between Bruce and BaHol,.it having been submitted to Edward for decision. After the death of King Alexander III., in 1291, this Sir William was succeeded by his son Nicol De Preston, one of the Scottish barons, who swore fealty to King Edward I. He died in the beginning of the reign of David U., of Scotland, son of Robert Bruce, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Lawrence De Preston, who was succeeded by Richard De Preston, who was seated at Preston Richard in West- moreland, in the time of Henry TL. Sir Richard De Preston, the fifth in descent from the above Richard, of Preston Richard, repre- sented the county of Westmoreland in Parliament, in seventeen Ed- ward III. His son. Sir Richard De Preston, had likewise the honor of being-knight of the shire for Westmoreland, in the same reign, (twenty-seven Edward III.,) and in the same year, (1368,) obtain- ed a license to impark five hundred acres. His successor was Sir John De Preston, of Preston Richard and Preston Patrick ; was a member of Parliament for Westmoreland, in the thirty-sixth, thirty- ninth, and forty-sixth years of Edward Til. He had issue, viz.: 1. Richard , who left a family of daughters only. 2. John , who was a judge of the court of common pleas in the reign of Henry IV. and VI., and retired from the bench in conse- quence of his great age, in 1427. He left, 1. John , a clergy- man ; 2. Richard, his heir ; 3. a daughter. HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 663 There -was, about the year 1593, a William Robert Preston, who was a relative of Sir Edward Coke. George Preston,* of Valley Field, was created a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1637 ; had two sons, viz,, 2 I. George,'' who had a son named William, a major in the army, who d. in 1637. 3 II. William,^ m. Anna, dan. of Sir James Saunders ; lived in the reign of Charles I. and II.; d. April 23, 1685, leaving a widow who d. Feb. 9, 1688. Left children, viz.: 4 I. William,' his heir, whose male issue became extinct. 5 II. Richard,^ had a son William, who m. a Miss Webster. He was the representative of the family and took the title. 6 m. Ellen.3 7 IV. Alice.' 8 V. John,' had issue as follows : fo I. William,^ emigrated to America in 1 635. 10 II. John,' who had a son William, who was the Right Rev. William Preston, D. D., Lord Bishop of Fernsborn in 1729, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Died without issue in 1729. WUliam'' (10) came in 1635, from , Yorkshire co., England, to Massachusetts, with Mary, his wife, and six ch.; removed to and settled in New Haven, Conn.; signed the fundamental agreement of the 4:th of Jan., 1639. He possessed at his death, real estate in Yorkshire, Eng., which he inherited from his father. His six ch., b. in England, were, I. Edward.^ 11. Daniel.^ III. Eliasaph.= IV. Sarah.' V. Mary.* VI. John.' The four bom in New Haven were, 11 VII. Jehiel,' b. 1640; removed to Stratford; had lands re- corded to him there, Sept. 21, 1668, and Dec. 2, 1673; had a son Joseph, b. July 10, 1666. 11 VIIL Hackaliah,' ] settled at Woodbury, in 1681. >• twins, bap. 1643. 13 IX. Eliasaph," ) settled in Stratford, and had by his wife Mary, 'one ch., named Mary Rowe,b. April 12, 1674; removed to Wallingford. 14 X. Joseph, bap. in 1646. Hackaliah' (12) m. Emm Fairchild, of Stratford, April 20, 1676. He d. Nov. 20, 1692, and his widow d. Feb., 1733. Children, J? I. IVilliam,' b. March 21, 1676-7. 16 II. Hannah,^ bap. Aug., 1680; m. Josiah Gregory, of Dan- bury, 1701. 664 HISTORY OP ANCIENX WOODBURT. 17 ni. Lydia,^ bap. Nov., 1682. 18 IV. Sarah,« bap. Nov., 1683 ; m. Joseph Wells, of Stratford. 19 V. Jehiel," bap. Oct., 1686 ; m. Mary Huthwitt, Dec. 27, 1714, and d. May 2, 1727. No issue. 20 VI. Emm,« bap. March, 1688 ; m. John Sherman, Esq., July 21, 1714, who d. Dec. 12, 1730. She d. Feb. 25, 1733. 21 VII. Remember," bap. Oct., 1691 ; d. Jan. 15, 1698. Hon. Wilham^ (15) m. Martha, dau. of John Judson, June, 1705 ; d. Sept. 5, 1754. 22 I. Samuel,' b. Feb. 25, 1706 ; d. March 10, 1706. 23 II. EUzabeth,' b. Feb. 21, 1707 ; m. John Nichols, Feb. 2, 1732. 24 ni. Martha,' b. AprU 23, 1709 ; m. Nathan Curtiss, May, 1732. 25 IV. Sarah,' b. Sept. 9, 1711 ; m. Matthew Minor, Oct. 9, 1734. 26 V. Hannah,' b. Dec. 18, 1713 ; m. Matthew Mitchell. . 27 VI. Emm,' b. Feb. 17, 1716; m. Capt. Timothy Hinman. =1 VII. Seth,' b. Nov. 24, 1718. 29 Vin. Mary,' b. Aug. 6, 1721 ; m. Nathan Mitchell, Dec. 11, 1739. 30 IX. Esther,' b. March 20, 1725 ; m. Gideon Hollister, Deo. 3, 1750. U X. Jehiel,' b. Nov. 8, 1727. 32 XL Ruth,' b. July 28, 1730 ; m. Doct. Joseph Perry, April 20, 1752. Seth' (28) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Lt. Joseph Judson. He d. April 26, 1777, of small-pox. His widow d. Aug. 16, 1814. Ch., ^^ I. William,' b. Feb. 24, 1749. 34 II. Elizabeth,' b. July 1, 1751 ; m. Josiah Beers, Jan. 1, 1778; d. Feb. 22, 1825. 35 III. Mary,' b. May 30, 1753 ; d. Dec. 26, 1781, unmarried. 36 rV. Esther,' b. Nov. 27, 1755 ; d. unrnfarried. JehieP (31) m. Betterus Mitchell, who d. Jan. 24, 1795, aged 68. He d. Dec. 18, 1807. Ch., 37 I. Jehiel,' b. Jan. 16, 1754 ; d. young. fs II. Nathan,' b. April 20, 1756 ; was judge of probate from May, 1795, to May, 1805. 39 III. Martha,' b. Aug. 29, 1758 ; m. Nathan Curtiss. *; IV. Jehiel,' b. Feb. 15, 1761. HISTORY OF ANCIENT ■WOODBUBT. 665 41 V. Sarah,' b. June 29, 1763 ; d. young. 42 VI. Esther,' b. April 17, 1766 ; m. Benjamin Stiles. 43 VII. Ruth,' b. Aug. 14, 1769 ; m. Burke Marshall, June 18, 1795. 44 VTII. Sarah," bap. Jan. 8, 1775 ; m. Jesse Minor. William' (33) m. Mary; , who d. Nov:. 19, 1836, aged 82. Ch., 45 I. James,° went west ; was drowned ; unmarried. 46 II. Anne,' b. Feb. 29, 1771 ; m. Doct. Nathaniel Perry. 47 III. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10, 1773 ; m. Nathan Sherman Judson, Feb. 28; 1801. 48 IV. Polly ; m. Sheldon Martin. Nathan,' Esq., (38) m. 1. CurrenlJe Prindle, Sept. 23, 1783. She d. June 24, 1797 ; 2. Sally, widow of Rev. Philo Perry, of Newtown,; Dec. 26, 1799. He d. Sept. 20,1822, and his widow died July 26, 1842, aged 81. Ch., 49 I. Polly,' b. Nov. 13, 1783 ; d. March 18, 1814. 50 II. Nancy," b. Jan. 16, 1785 ; d. April 8, 1819. 51 III. Sylvia,' b. Oct. 1, 1786 ; m. David Hitchcock, March 2, 1814. She d. May, 1827. 52 IV. Caroline," b. Feb. 27, 1788 ; m. Joseph Scovill, Oct. 10, 'l813. She d. Sept. 30, 1837, leaving a son, Joseph, who now resides in the city of New York, and is editor of " The Pick." 53 V. Nathan," b. Oct. 18, 1789 ; now living, unmarried. 54 VI. Rev. William," b. Aug. 16, 1801. Residence, Columbus, Ohio ; is an Episcopal clergyman. He m. 1. Maria, dau. of 'William K. Lamson, of Woodbury ; 2. Caroline, dau. of James Scovill, Wa- terbury. Ch., by first marriage, William and Sarah; by second marriage, Scovill. Jehiel' (40) m. Anna Terrill. He d. Oct. 29, 1847, aged 87. His widow d. July 12, 1851, aged 87. Ch., g I. Nathaniel," b. Nov. 25, 1785. 66 II Flora," b. July 17, 1786; m. John Strong,. Esq. 57 III. Julia," b. July 25, 1791 ; m. 1. Samuel Sherman ; 2. Dea. Judson Blackman. 58 IV. James," b. July 31, 1796. Nathaniel? (55) m. Maria Hammond. He d. July 26, 1847. Children, • 59 I. Bennet H.," d. young. 60 n. Bennet S.," m. C. Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Chauncey Whit- tlesey, of Rpxbury ; has a son, Henry. N. 666 HiSTOKT or anciknt woodburt. 61 m. Maria H.," m. Robert C. Lawson ; has two ch. 62 IV. Nathan H.,'° unmarried. James^ (58) m. Eliza, dau. of Lewis Beers, Dec. 11, 1820. Children, 63 I. EUzabeth A.," b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; m. Charles P. Strong,May 4, 1842. 64 II. Martha Jane," b. Sept. 17, 1825; d. young. PERRY FAMILY. Persons of the name oWerry, were comparatively early in Con- necticut, as we find that Richard Perry resided at Fairfield in 1649 ; also Francis Perry, at the same place, in 1663. Gideon Perry,' it is said, was a Scotchman by birth, and emigrated to this country from "Wales. Ch., f I. Joseph,^ b. 1728, at Derby, Conn.; settled in Woodbury. 3 n Gideon.^ 4 IIL Yelbertson.^ 5 IV. Betty.^ Doct. Joseph" (2) m. Ruth, dau. of Hon. William Preston, April 20, 1752. She d. Dec, 2, 1768. He m. 2. Bradley, and d. April 29, 1793. His ch. were, 14 I. Philo,' b. Dec. 22, 1752 ; became a physician, and practiced in Stratford till he was ordained an Episcopal clergyman. I, IL Bennett,' b. Dec. 28, 1755. 8 m. Ruth Ann,' b. Dec. 25, 1757 ; m. Doct. Curtiss, of Mon- roe, and had three sons and ten daughters, viz., Harmon, George, Henry, Ruth Ann, Betsey, m. Lewis ; Sylva, m. Bradley ; Abby, m. Atwell ; Sally, m. Beach ; Maria, m. Bald- win ; Julia, m. Shelton ; Eliza, m. Beardsley ; Delia, m. William Botsford, and Esther, unmarried. I IV. Nathaniel,' b. Feb. 8, 1761. 10 V. Herman,^ b. Sept. 24, 1765 ; d. Jan, 27, 1770. 11 VI. Thomas Phillips,' b. 1770 ; d. June, 1792. 12 VII. Sylvia,' d. unmarried. 13 VIII. Betsey,' m. Leman Birch, of Newtown. 14 IX. Alathea,' (only ch. by his second m.,) m. James Porter, who is dead. Sle resides in Bridgeport ; had four ch., Phillips Perry, Harriet A., James and Betsey. Rev. Philos (6) m. Sally Benjamin, of Stratford, Nov. 29, 1781; 'settled in Newtown, where he d. Oct. 26, 1793. HISTOKT OF ANCIKNT WOODBUKT. 667 Sally, his widow, m. Nathan Preston, Esq., Dec, 1799. Children, y I. Charles Benjamin," b. Sept. 25, 1782. 16 II. Doct. Henry,* b. Feb. 27, 1785. He was colonel in Mina's expedition in Mexico, and was killed by the Spaniards there, June 19, 18t7 ; unmarried. 17 m. Julia," b. Dec. 21, 1788; m. John P. Marshall, Dec. 10, 1812. For ch., see Marshall family. Doct. Bennet' (7) m. Sarah, dau. of Daniel Beers, and set^ tied in Newtown. He d. Nov. 26, 1821. Ch., 18 I. Joseph," b. Aug. 13, 1778, an Episcopal clergyman at Balls- ton, N. Y.; removed to New Haven, Conn., where he died. He m. , and had two children ; 1. Alfred J., m. Emily C, dau. of Hez- ekiah Pierpont, of Brooklyn, N. Y., where they reside ; 2. Maria, m. Doct. MoClellan, of Brooklyn, and resides there. 19 II. Polly," b. April 12, 1780 ; m. Asa Chapman, Esq., of New- town, afterward judge of the supreme court, who d. at Newtown. She d. 1851, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Their eh. were, ,1. Charles, an at- torney in Hartford, and late member of Congress. He m. a Miss Tomlinson ; 2. Charlotte, m. A. A. HoUey, of Geneva, N. Y., is d.; 3. WiUiam, resides at Brooklyn, num.; 4. Henry, m. Rebecca, dau. of Lemuel Hurlbut, of Winchester. Residence, Brooklyn,- N. Y. 20 m. Betsey," b. May 19, 1783 ; m. Marcus Botsford, of New- town ; is dead. 21 IV. Herman," b. Jan. 16, 1782 ; m. Orphia Shepherd, of New- town ; had one ch., Mariette, who m. 1. Loyd; 2. Rev. Mr. Bailey, of South Carolina. Herman d., and his widow m. Garry Bacon, of Woodbury. 22 V. Nathaniel P.," b. May 25, 1788 ; m. Polly Toucey, of New- town, who d. He m. 2. the widow of Doct. Raymond, of Kent ; practiced law there; d. in 1850. 23 VI. Sally," b. Sept. 3, 1790 ; m. Curtis Hinman, Esq., an at- torney, of Southbury. He d., leaving a dau., who^m. Barnabas W. Root, of Plymouth, Conn. ^ 24 Vn. Nancy," b- April 28,1792 ; m. Elisha T. Mills, an attor- ney ; had two ch., William and Charles. She is dec'd. He resides in Ohio. 25 Vni. Sylvia,* b. Nov. 20, 1794 ; m. Benjamin F. Shelton, ^ Esq., a lawyerjn Newtown, who d. She now resI^eSJa-New York ; had four ch., 1. Theodore, m. Harriet Emmons, and had six ch.; 2. 668 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. William, m. a Miss Browning, of Columbus, Miss., had two daus.; 3. Emily, m. Henry Butler, of New York, had two ch.; 4. Frances. Doct. NathanieP (9) m. Ann, dau. of William Preston. He d. June 13, 1820. Ch., 26 I. William,? m. Fanny Blackman ; resides in Florence, Ohio ; no issue. 27 n. Nathaniel,* m. Sarah, dau. of Aaron Hitchcock ; is dec'd ; was an attorney, and resided in New Milford. Ch., Nathaniel H., George and Aaron. 28 III. Ruth Ann,* d. unmarried. Charles Benjamin* (15) m. Frances Beers, Dec. 22, 1805. She was b. Oct. 12, 1788. Residence, Auburn, N. Y. Children, 29 I. Philo Henry,= b. Jan. 9, 1807 ; m. Jane Vredenburgh Dill, June 3, 1833 ; resides at San Francisco, Cal. Ch., Robert Charles, b. July 2, 1834; Alice Dill, b.Oct. 26, 1843; Frances EUza, d. Aug. 29, 1838 ; Mary Josephine, d. March 15, 1850. 30 II. Julia Sophia," b. Aug. 14, 1808; m. Roderick C. Steele, of Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 21, 1829 ; resided at Auburn, N. Y.; d. Feb. 13, 1832 ; had one ch., Frances Julia, b. May 24, 1831 ; d. Aug. 30, 1831. 31 m. Frances Jane,' b. July 8, 1810 ; m. Edward E. Marvin, April 5, 1830. Residence, Auburn. Ch., Ellen Augusta, b. Aug. 6, 1838 ; Edward Charles, b. Aug. 5, 1840 ; Archibald Robertson, b. Sept. 26, 1848; Julia Frances, d. Dec. 26, 1834. 32 IV. Charles Egbert," b. Feb. 18, 1812 ; m. Mariana Lang- don Roberts, July 10, 1837. He d. July 31, 1853. Ch., Charles Benjamin, b. Oct. 18, 1839 ; Emma Roberts, b. Aug. 3, 1847 ; Fran- ces, b. July 7, 1851 ; Mary, who d. April 4, 1845. 33 V. Delia Augusta, b. Sept. 5, 1814 ; m. Roderick C. Steele, June 10, 1833. He d. Jan. 1, 1846; had one child, Emma Sophia, b. Oct. 3, 1836. 34 VI. Rodericjf Beers, b. Jan. 4, 1823. PORTER FAMILY. *#• Nathaniel Pof^erj b. in 1692, brother of the great-grandfather of Rev. William S. Porter, of Farmington, was in Woodbury in 1735. He m. in 1713, Ruth Woodruff, who d. the same year with her histjo'rt op ancient woodburt. 669 infant son J^n, and he m. in 1715, Johanna Smith. Ch., Ruth, h.*i 1717; Abigail,;b. 1719; glfr^ TOTI^Sthf ^,i[f^Esther, * 1726 ; Thomas, 1730. = ^ ■ A^«^«<_ Of the above, Nathaniel m. Deborah Hurd, June 13, 1745 ; m. 2. Abigail Joslyn, of Branford, April 16, 1746. Ch. by second w. [was, Simeon, b. Nov. 26, 1747. He d. Sept., 1758, leaving, as appears by his will, a wife and a son, John. He lived in Bethlehem society, (Woodbury.) Thomas, brother of the above, m. Dec. 25,' 1752, Elizabeth, dau. of John Hurd. She was born July 21, 1730, and d. Oct. 10, 1753. July 24, 1754, he m. Beulah, dau. of John and Elizabeth Minor. She was b. Aug. 27, 1734. They lived in Bethlehem society, and their children were. Justice, b. June 6, 1755 ; Joanna, Oct. 29, 1756 ; Beulah, Dec. 30, 1758 ; Thomas, Nov. 30, 1761 ; Elijah, Feb. 6, 1763. Sarah, sister of the above, m. April 2, 1754, Lieut. Adam Hin- man, son of Noah and Anna. He was b. June 29, 1718. His father was one of the first settlers of Southbury. ' PIERCE FAMILY. Dea. John Pierce, probably son of John, of Wethersfield, settled in the main street of Southbury society ; built the " old plastered house," which stood on the east side of the street north of the White- oak school-house. , He m. Ann, (the orphan,) sister of John Huthwitt, and d. Nov. 19, 1731. His ch. were, John, bap. Sept., 1683 ; Eliza- beth, bap. Aug., 1685. Sergt. John, son of the above, m. Comfort Jenners, March 21, 1716-17, d. in 1758. Ch., I. John, b. April 4, 1718. IL Elizabeth, b. Aug. 19, 1720, m. Ebenezer Hinman, April 20, 1743. IIL Sam- uel, b. Jan. 5, 1723, d. March 17, 1788. IV. Joseph, b. April 26, 1725. V. David, b. Dec. 20, 1727. VL Ann, bap. March 15, 1730, m. Ebenezer Squire, April 2, 1754. VIL Nathan, b. May 19, 1732. Vin. Justus, b. May 29, 1734. IX. Abraham, b. March 14, 1737. X. Elijah, b. Jan. 13, 1740. Dea. J6hn, eldest son of Sergt. John, m. Hannah TWitchell, April 13, 1749, who d. July 16, 1770. He d. July 26, 1788. His chil- dren were, 1. John, b. March 5, 1760; m. Mary Edmonds, Jan. 28, 177S. 670 HISTOET OP ANCIENT TVOODBtJBT. p » 2. Samuel, b. Feb. 26, 1752 ; m. Martha Edmonds, 3^ri. 9, 1777. '" He d. Aug. 30, 1799. CMldren. I. Edmond, b. May 16, 177S, d. April 10, 1802. II. Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1780. III. 'William, b. July 13, 17S5, m. Botsford, js dec'd, left two oh., David, of Roxbury, and Mary, wife of Samuel L. Bloss, of Bethlehem. IV. John, b. Oct. 30, 1789, m. Olive Piatt. V. Rev. George, b. Sept. 9, 1794, is now Presi- dent of the Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio. VI. Molly, m. See- ley, had a dau. Patty, who m. 1. Garry French, 2. Henry B. Stiles, of South- bury. 3. Titus, b. March 21, 1755 ; m. 1. Mary Norton, June 21, 1770 ; 2. Abiah Piatt, Feb. 3, 1780. Children, I. Andrew, bap. Dec. 1, 1771. II. Hannah, b. Oct. 24, 1780. III. Amiel Piatt, b. April 19, 1783. IV. Abigail Betsey, b. July 25, 1788. V. Phebe, b. Aug. 4, 1790. VI. Titus, b. July 5, 1792, m. Ann, dau. of Leverett Judd, Esq., of Bethlem. VII. Amos, b. July 6, 1796. 4. Hannah, bap. Feb. 6, 1757. 5. Amos, b. Aug. 9, 1763. Joseph, son of Sergt. John, m. Mary Johnson, Feb. 22, 1750. Ch. as follows, 1. Mary, bap. Jan. 20, 1751, m, Benjamin Hicock, Feb. 10, 1774. 2. Sarah, bap. Jan. 21, 1753, m. David Mitchell, April 27, 1775. 3. Joel, bap. Sept. 29, 1755, m. Avis, dau. of Lieut. William French, had ch., names not known. Jeremiah, the father of Lt. 'William French, settled at Stratford, m. Edwards, removed to Dover, N. Y., had 4 sons and 4 daus., viz., 'WiUiam, Jeremiah, Cree, Gersliom, Dosia, Aner, Avis and Hannah. 'William m. Ann, dau. of Thomas Bennet, and had, 1. Mercy, m. Oliver Barrit, and both d. at "Williamstovra, Mass. ; 2. Avis, m. Joel Pierce; 3. Sylvania, m. Gen. E. Hin- man of Southbury ; 4. Hannah, m. Asahel Bacon of 'Woodbury ; 5. Ann, d. young ; 6. Bronson, m. Mary Ann Burritt, d. 1852 ; 7. Bennet, m. two wives, had issue by the first ; 8. Benjamin, d. while a member of 'Williams College j 9. Col. 'William, m. 1. Tomlinson ; m. 2. Miss "Woodhouse, from Wethers- field, has no issue, is living in Ohio, aged about 80 years. Of the above, Jeremiah m. Vinegar ; Cree m. at Dover ; Gershom m. £lse2 ; Dosia m. Stoddard Squire, and went to Little Falls, N. Y. ; Aner ja. Bryant, an Episcopal clergyman ; Hannah m. Marsh, and settled in Goshen. 4. Olive, bap. Feb. 26, 1758, m. David Stiles, Dec. 12, 1784. 5. Benjamin, m. Lucy Beers of Newtown, and had. Sterling, Ed- win and Chloe. 6. Aaron, d. April 5, 1777, of small-pox. 7. Joseph, bap. Aug. 15, 1762, m. Sarah Hicock, Feb. 27, 1786, and had Lovina, b. Sept. 2, 1786 ; SaUy, b. June 5, 1788 ; Joseph, b. April 8, 1790 ; Noble, b. May 11, 1792 ; PoUy, b. March 20, 1794; Joshua, b. July 22, 1798. 8. Kuth, b. Aug. 17, 1767, m. Newton Tuttle, Sept. 10, 1786. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT TVOODBUBT. 671 9. Hannah, bap. Sept. 1, 1769. David, son of Sergt. John, m. Eunice Strong, July 18, 1751. He d. Jan. 6, 1786. Ch., I. Eunice, b. June 1, 1752, m. Phineas Bames, April 8, 1776. 11. Comfort, b. Oct. 5, 1753, m. John Edmonds, Dec. 7, 1775. HI. Currence, b. March 22, 1755. IV. Mercy, bap. Nov. 18, 1756. V. Betty, bap. July 23, 1758, d. young. VI. Pa- tience, b. Jan. 28, 1762, m. Samuel Botsford, in 1784. VII. Mary, bap. April 15, 1770, d. in 1778. Nathan, son of Sergt. John, m. Mabel Wheeler, Dec, 1763. Children, _ 1. •Rebecca, bap. Sept. 1, 1764, m. Benjamin Shelton. 2. Nathan, bap. March 23, 1766, m. Rachel St. John, in 1796, who d. in 1816. He d. in 1820. Children, I. Sally, b. 1797, m. Alvin Hine of Middlebury. II. Anna, d, aged 21. III. Justus, b: 1801, m. Olive Mallory, April 21, 1831, had Reuben and Anna. IV. Polly, b. 1803, m. Thomas Root. V. Olive, b. 1805, m. Abel Holbiook. VI. Nathan, b. May 9, 1809, in. Sarah E. Bloss of Bethlem, Nov. 6, 1834. Ch., 1. Mary D., b. Dec. 9, 1835, d. Oct. 12, 1846 ; 2. Susan E., b. Nov. 1, 1838 ; 3. George E., b. April 22, 1840 ; 4. Lucy L., b. April 20, 1842; 5. Nathan F., b. Nov. 20, 1847, d. Nov. 21, 1848; 6. Mary D., b. Nov. 14, 1851. VII. Ely, b. 1809, m. Augusta Hurlbut, ch., Rachel and Lucy. VIII. Ellen, b. 1812, m. Anson Bray. IX. Louisa, b. 1817. 3. Simeon, m. Thankful Hunt. Ch., I. Philo, removed to Michigan. II. Cyrus, m. Jane Minor, removed to Ohio. III. Parnella, m. — '— Andrews, who is a missionary at the Sandwich Islands. IV. Nathaniel, m. Minerva Sanford, and resides in Ohio. V. Fanny, m. ^ Sturtevant. 4. Reuben, bap. Oct. 27, 1771 ; d. 1853, unm. 5. Asa, bap. Feb. 7, 1773 ; d. unm. 6. Truman, bap. Nov. 27, 1774; d. 1853, unm. 7. Elisha, bap. Oct. 20, 1776, m. Rhoda Hinman, April 28, 1799, and had, Russel, Betsey and Jane- 8. Cyrus, bap. April 11, 1782, graduated at Yale College, and d. Nov. 14, 1802. Justus, son of Sergt. John, m. Hannah Johnson, July 13, 1758. Ch., 1. Justus Johnson, b. May 9, 1759 ; 2. Andrew ; 3. Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1772, m. Benjamin Mitchell, March 1, 1801 ; 4. Mary,'b. Sept. 10, 1775 ; 5. David, b. Oct. 29, 1778 ; 6. Justus, b. April 11, 1782; 7. Mary Ann, b. June 8, 1783 ; 8. Shadraoh,b. July 2, 1786; 9. Abigail, b. Sept. 14, 1788. Abraham, son of Sergt. John, had ch., Calvin, Philo, Noble, bap. Sept. 3, 1769, d. 1775 ; Annis, bap. June 15, 1771 ; Sally, Nancy, Abraham N., bap. Oct. 2, 1778 ; Edwin, bap. July 3, 1785. 672 HISTORT OP ANCIENT WOODBUST. Elijah, son of Sergt. John, m. Esther Downs, Feb. 8, 1770. Ch., Currence, b. Feb. 16, 1775, m. Bennet French, May 18, 1793 ; Bet- sey, m. Israel Bradley, and had two ch., Noble and Esther. PRENTICE FAMILY. Valentine Prentise, or Prentice, came to New England, in 1631, with his wife Alice, and his son John, haying buried one child at sea. He settled in Boxbury, Mass., where he soon died, and his relict married, April 3, 1 634, John "Watson. John Prentise, the son of Valentin^ and Alice, became an inhabit- ant of New Loudon, in 1652, and probably brought his wife, Hester, with him from Eoxbury. Their children were, John, b. Aug. 6, 1652 ; Joseph, b. April 2, 1655, d. 1676 ; Jonathan, b. July 15, 1657 ; Esther, b. July 20, 1660 ; Peter, b. JulySl, 1663, d. 1670 ; Stephen, b. Dec. 26, 1666; Mercy, b. Dec, 1668, d. 1689; Hannah, b. June, 1672 ; Thomas and Elizabeth, twins, b. Nov. 6, 1675, and Valentine, date not noted. Valentine Prentise, last mentioned, removed to Woodbury, about the year 1700, as nearly as can be ascertained. He was there cer- tainly as early as 1706, as he is that year described as being of Wood- bury, in the distribution of his father John's estate, and gives a quit- claim deed to the executor, whom he calls "my loving brother, Capt. John Prentice.'" He married Abigail Walker, dau. of Dea. Zecha- riah Walker, and had ch., John, bap. Oct., 1710, d. April 4, 1716 > Esther, b. May 16, 1712, d. young; Joseph, b. Jan. 20, 1715; Esther, b. May 2, 1717 ; John, b. Nov. 1, 1719 ; Thomas, b. May 9, 1722, d. same year; Thomas, b. June 23, 1728, d. Nov. 1, 1744; Christopher, b. April 13, 1726 ; Abigail, bap. Nov. 17, 1728, m. Thomas Warner, 1749 ; Patience, b. July 7, 1731. John Prentice, son of Valentine, d. 1751, ch., by his wife Eliza- beth, were, Thomas, b. Jan. 11, 1746 ; Ichabod, bap. March 30, 1748 ; John, bap. Jan. 20, 1751. Joseph Prentice, had the following ch., Theophila, b. Oct. 1, 1744; Valentine, bap. March 16, 1746 ;• Ahiel, bap. Nov. 13, 1748 ; Ozias, bap. Aug. 1, 1756, d. 1792; Samuel Grant, bap. Sept. 10, 1758. Christopher Prentice, son of Valentine, m. Betsey, dau. of Roger 1 Miss Caulkics' Histoiy of New Lon^ss, p. 32S. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. 673 Terrill, Jr., May 18, 1748, Betsey, d. 1805, and Christopher in 1819, Their.ch. were, 1. Mary, b. Oct. 26,' 1748. 2. Amaziah, b. April 7, 1750, and by his wife Mercy, had. 1. Colonel, b. July 26, 1781 "; 2. Sliner, b. Feb. 8, 1783 ; 3. Walker, b. Dee. 14, 1784; 4. Olive, m. Joseph Root, April 22, 1802; 5. Susan. 3. Sabria, bap. April 5, 1752. 4. John, bi June '6, 1754, m. and had ch., Sally, d. Jan. 20, 1794, aged 7 years ; Betsey, d. Feb. 18, 1794, aged 1 1 years ; Drusilla, d. April 22, 1794, aged 14 years; John, had also, the Kev. Charle$ Prentice, who m. 1. Clarissa Kasson, June, 1804. She d. in 1805, he m. 2. Clariada Pamilee, Nov., 1808. Ch. of Rev. Charles, were, 1. Charles T., b. March 31, 1805, m. Harriet Ensign, April, 1835 ; 2. Ciarinda, b. Oct. 2, 1810, rn. Sidney Ensign, Jan., 1833; 3. Eliza Ann, b. Nov. 20, 1812, m. L. S. Adams, Jan., 1835; 4. Theodore P., b. June 23, 1815, m. Sarah Hoskins, Sept., 1841, and d. Oct., 1846; 5. INJaitha C, b. April 20, 1817, d. Dec. 6, 1834; 6. Henry H., b. Aug. 27, 1819, ra. Frances D. King, Oct., 1844; 7. Ed- win, b. Deo. 17, 1821, m. Clarissa Stoddard, June, 1851 ; 8. Mary K., b. Oct. 20, 1824, m Charles B. Sheldon, May, 1847. John, also had.'Rev. Thomas H., now of western N. Y. ; Virgil, who went west ; Lucy, who m. C. B. Munson ; Alma and Dother, both d. 1829. 5. Zachariah, b. Jan. 15, 1757, d. by a fall, when plastering the Episcopal Church in Woodbury. 6. Josiah, b. Nov. 8, 1758, d. Sept. 20, 1760. 7. Josiah, b. Oct. 4, 1761, had a wife, Sarah, and son, Curtiss, who became a physician, also two daughters. 8. Abigail, b. March 26, 1763. 9. Patience, bap. Dec. 2, 1765. 10. Sherman, b. June 26, 1767, m. Susan Richards, Jan. 18, 1786. He d. July 15, 1829, and his widow, March 19, 1837. Their chil- dren were, 1. David, b. Sept. 7, 1787, m. Cordelia Willis, and had, Susan, Jane and Emeline. He now resides at Geneva, N. Y., and is professor of mathematics in the college of that place. 2. Francis D., b. Oct. 5, 1789, m. Carolme Hib- bard, no children. 3. Lydia, b. Dec. 27, 1791, d. March U, 1793. 4. Lydia. b. April 28, 1794, d. May 21, 1845. 5. Sally, b. Feb. 19, 1798, m. Harlow Judson, 1825. 6. Amy, b. Jan. 5, 1800, d. same month. 7. Daniel S. and Diuner, (twins,) b. July 23, 1802 ; Diuner d. the same year ; Daniel S. ra. Aleo- ta Osborn, in 1827, and had Jane and Mary. 8. Edwin E., b. July 23, 1806. 11. Gideon, bap. July 2, 1769. 12. Sybil, bap. June, 1771, 49 674 HISTOET OF ANCIENT •VTOODBUET. PRIME FAMILY. John Prime, probably from Milford, settled in "Woodbury, and was as is supposed, the ancestor of the family in the latter place. Elizabeth, dau. of John Prime, and his wife, Ann, d. Oct. 3, 1704, The Deborah Prime that m. Adino Strong, Dec. 20, 1733, was prob- ably his daughter. Joseph Prime, probably son of John, m. Sarah Eoot, Jan. 8, 1728; he d. 1757 ; children, 1. Desire, b. Oct. 4, 1729, m. Azariah Root, 1750. 2. Sarah, b. June 6, 1731, m. June 27, 1751, Ichabod Tuttle. ■3. Betty, bap. Dec. 30, 1733. 4. Joseph, b. Oct. 13, 1736, m. Han- nah King, Oct. 30, 1765, had Sarah, bap. Dec. 13, 1767. 5. Benja- min, b. Aug, 19, 1739, graduated at Yale College, in 1761, and be- came a clergyman. His father bequeathed to him £160, to defray the expense attending his education. PERCY FAMILY. John Percy had John and Joseph, bap. June 30, 1754. Joseph Percy m. Love Reynolds, Aug. 14, 1774, and had, 1. John, b. Oct. 31, 1774, m. Polly Pond, Nov. 25, 1799. 2. Benjamin, b. July 7, 1776. 3. Ruth Amy, b. Nov. 29, 1778. 4. Sally, b. Dec. 24, 1780. 5. Truman, b. Sept. 13, 1782. 6. Rebecca, b. March IQ, 1794. 7. Eunice, b. Feb. 21, 1796. 8- Lovina, b. March 23, 1797. DothaAnn, b. Oct.25, 1801. He d. March 28, 1830. His wife d. Nov. 22, 1829. Nathan Percy and wife, Sarah, had Mitchell, bap. Dec. 14, 1777. John, b. July 23, 1779. Nathan, b. Oct. 31, 1791. EOOT FAMILY. The name of Eoot appears early at Hartford, and Farmington. Thomas Eoot, of Hartford, was in the land division, 1639. John, made free at Farmington, in 1663. John, Sen., of Farmington, died about 1685. Children, Joseph, Caleb, Mary, (wife of Isaac Bron- Eon,) and Stephen. John Eoot, probably son of John above, came to Woodbury, about HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTJET. 675 1685 ; his wife, Dorcas, d. May 15, 1720 ; he d. May 25, 1723 ; children, as follows : 1. John, bap. April, 1685. 2. Susanna, same date, m. Joseph Minor, July 12, 1710. 3. Mary, same date, m. Eobert Warner. 4. Sarah, same date, m. Joseph Prime, Jan. 8, 1728. 5. Josiah, bap. March, 1687-8. 6. Bethia, bap. Dec., 1691, d. July 23, 1700. 7. John, b. June 9, 1693. 8. Joseph, bap. June, 1698. 9. Bethia, b. Feb. 7. 1703. John, Jr., third son of John, m. 1. Ruth Hicock, Sept. 4, 1717 ; she d. April 23, 1741 ; m. 2. Elizabeth ; he d. Aug. 3, 1757. Ch., I. Dorcas, b. April 15, 1718. II. Sarah, b. June 25, 1722. III. Benajah, b. May, 1725. IV. Roger. V. Adonijah, b. Dec. 30, 1730, m. Ruth Lake, Sept. 25, 1754, and had, 1. Anna, b. May 29, 1755. 2. John, b. Oct. 9, 1757. 3. Ruth, b. July 24, 1759. 4. Adonijah, b. July 14, 1761. 5. Abia, b. Dec. 26, 1764. 6. Eunice, b. Dec. 27, 1765. 7. Naomi, b. June 29, 1768, m. Enos Collins, Feb. 11, 1789. 8. David, b. Jan. 11, 1773. Josiah, second son of John, m. Elizabeth Huthwitt, July 3, 1717 ; he d. 1727. Children, 1. Gideon, b. Feb. 15, 1718, d. May 5, 1718. 2. David, b. March 31, 1719, m. Deborah Royce, Oct, 3, 1739, and had, " 1. Joanna, bap. July 12, 1740, m. Samuel Button, 1759. 11. Josiah, b. March 12, 1742. III. Ruth, b. May 29, 1747. IV. David, bap. March 29, 1751. V. Deborah, b. 1754, m. Isaac Armstrong, Deo. 5, 1776. 3. Gideon, b. March 28, 1721. 4. Mary, b. June 14, 1723. 5. Jesse, b. Oct. 2, 1725, m. Phebe , and had, I. Mary, bap. March 15, 1747. II. Olive, bap. May 15, 1748. III. Solo- mon, bap. Jan. 21, 1750, d. at Crown Point, Aug. 29, 1776. IV. Mary, b. Aug. 25, 1752. V. Phebe, b. May 19, 1754. VI. Isaac, b. June 2, 1756, and had, 1. Curtiss, bap. Nov. 3, 1782. 2. Solomon, bap. same date. S.Susanna, same date. 4. Joseph H., bap. June 1, 1783. 5. Mehetable, bap. Jan. 5, 1785. VII. Jesse, b. Sept. 17, 1758, and had, 1. Betsey, bap. Sept. 2, 1784, m. Abel Stoddard, 2. Matthevi^, bap. Sept. 2, 1784, went west. 3. Eunice. 4. Seth S. 9. Phebe, bap. 1790. 6. Rhoda, bap. Sept. 4, 1794. 7. Adoni- ram, bap. July 8, 1798. a. Rev. Judson A. VIII. Joanna, b. Sept. 22, 1762. Joseph, fourth son of John, m. Susanna , and had the follow- ing children : 1. Gideon, b. April, 1721. 2. Olive, b. March 4, 1726, m. Asahel Mitchell. 3. Thomas, bap. June 23, 1728, m. Emma Minor, Dec. 29, 1757. He d. June 22, 1799. Children, 676 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. I. Jerusha, b. April 16, 1759, m. Lee Terrill. II. Joseph, b. May 12, 1761, m. Abigail Hurd, and had 1. Rosetta, m. Isaac Sherman, 2. Thomas, m. 1. Wealthy Allen, m. 2, Polly Pierce; children, Joseph H., Wealthy Ann, Thom- as B., Susan C, Homer A. S.Andrew. 4. Sally, m. Reuben H. Hotchkiss. III. Ruth, b. April 20, 1764. IV. Esther, b. Nov. 24, 1766. V. Sarah'Ann, b. Aug. 24, 1770. VI. Mabel.Jj. July 24, 1773. VII. Mary, b. July 1, 1774. VIII. Preston, b. Jan. 17, 1776, <1. young. 4. Susanna, bap. Sept. 30, 1729. 5. Mabel, b. April 18, 1733. 6. Jerusha, b. June 20, 1735, m. Minor. 7. Eunice, b. April 2, 1787, ra. Seth Minor, 1757. .8. Bulah, b. Aug. 7, 1739, m. Minor. 9. Joseph, b. Aug. 27, 1741, d. same month. 10. Joseph, bap. Oct. 24, 1742. II. Ruth, bap. April 22, 1744. 12. Justus, bap. Oct. 20, 1745, d. Oct. 20, 1753. The connection of the following with the preceding is not deter- mined. Thomas Root m. Sarah Hicock, and d. June 3, 1 727. Children, Amos, b. July, 1724. John, bap. Jan. 30, 1726. John m. Mabel Root, Aug. 22, 1754, and had, I. Betty, bap. Oct. 12, 1755. II. Bu-' lah, bap. Feb. 5, 1758. III. Justus, bap.. April 27, 1760, m. Mercy Tiff, Dec. 4, 1782. IV. David, bap. April 10, 1763. V. Ruth, bap. March 9, 1766. VI. John, bap. Sept. 11, 1768, d. young. VII. John, bap. April 15, 1770. VIII. Mabel, bap. Oct. 20, 1773. IX. Elizabeth, bap. Oct. 29, 1775. X. David, bap. March 1, 1778. XL Olive, bap. June 4, 1780. XII. Thomas, bap. March 9, 1783, m. Orry Beers, and had 1. Emeline, m. Thaddeus Crane. 2. Jar- vase, went west. Amos, brother of John and son of Thomas, m. Mercy Martin, Sept. 16, 1747, and d. March 7, 1798. Children, I. Susanna, bap. Sfept. 10, 1749, m. Samuel Carr, 1773. II. Pa- tience, bap. April 14, 17S1. III. Joseph, bap.March 17, 1754. IV. Colonel, bap. April 25, 1756. V. Amos, bap. Jan. 29, 1758, and had 1. Laura. 2. Electa. 3. Amos, all bap. Sept. 8, 1793. 4. Olive, bap. July, 1796. VI. Mary, bap. Feb. 25, 1759. VII. Jonas, tap. Nov. 23, 1760. Azariah Root and wife. Desire, had Ruth, b. June 5, 1751. Betty, b. Feb. 16, 1753. , Abijah Root and his wife, Ruth Emm, had Jerusha, b. Aug. 4, 1785. Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1788. Timothy, b. Oct. 4, 1790. Lee, b. Sept. 13, 1792. HISTOBT Op ANCIBNT ■WOODBUBf. 677 SMITH FAMILY. The name of Smith is the most numerous of any in New England. It had furnished two hundred and fourteen graduates in New England and New Jersey, previous to 1825, one-fourth of whom have been settled clergymen. Richard Smith, (probably of Lyme, Conn.,) settled in Judea soci- ety about 1750; m. Annis, dau. of Nathan Hurd. He removed to Eoxbury society after the birth of his first child, where he d. Jan. 20, 1807, aged 76. His widow d. April 18, 1808, aged 75. Ch., I. Daniel, bap. May 18, 1755. His descendants are found in Ver- mont, New York and Canada. One of his sons (Phineas) now re- sides in Woodbury ; has ch. II. Phineas, Esq., b. June 3, 1759; m. Deborah Ann, dau. of Joshua Judson, of Woodbury. He d. Nov. 7, 1839, and his widow d. May 30, 1850. Ch., 1. Hon. Truman, m. 1. a Miss Cook, of Litch- field, 2. a Miss Dickinson ; 2. Phineas, Esq., a lawyer in Vermont, is dec'd ; 3. Shelden D., d. Nov. 19, 1849, aged 53, unm.; 4. Nathan- iel, m. Miss Benton, of North Guilford, resides in New Haven ; 5. Catherine, m. Henry N. Painter,, of Eoxbury ; 6. Nathan R., m. a dau. of Dea. Judson Blackman, has ch., resides in Eoxbury. . III. Hon. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 6, 1762, settled in Woodbury ; ra. Ruth, dau. of Rev. Noah Benedict. She was b. Jan. 20, 1767. He d. March 9, 1822, in the 61st year of his age, and his relict (Mrs. Ruth,) d. June 30, 1845, in the 78th year of her ajge." lliey had one child, Hon. Nathaniel B., b. Dec. 7, 1795, m. Mary Ann W. Goodrich, Feb. 22, 1819, who was b. May 29, 1799. She was dau. of Rev. Mr. Goodrich, of Berlin. Their ch. are, 1. Mary E., b. July 2, 1820, m. John J. Monell, an attorney, who resides at Newburgh, N. Y.; 2. Caroline E., d. Oct. 25, 1835, aged 5 ; 3. Nathaniel, b. 1831. IV. Elizabeth, b. 1764, m. Capt. David Hammond, and d. Feb. 22, 1800, aged 36. V. Hon. Nathan, b. 1767, d. while a member of the Ij. S. Senate, at Washington, Dec. 6, 1835, in the 65th year, of his age. Ch., 1. Eliza ; 2. Rebecca, m. William H. Scovill, of Waterbury ; 3. Chas. ; 4. Sarah ; 5. Caroline ; 6. John Henry Hobert. VL Richard, b. in 1769 ; d. Sept. 29, 1805, unmarried. VII. Aimis, m. Bennet Bronson, of Waterbury, and d. in 1818. The following resided in Southbury, 678 HISTORY OP ANCIENT TVOODBUET. John Smith had ch., Rachel, bap. June 11, 1732 ; Samuel, bap. Sept. 24, 1734 ; Martha, bap. Sept. 2, 1737. ' Ebenezer Smith had Bethua, bap. Nov. 4, 1753 ; Ebenezer, bap. May 2, 1758 ; Ebenezer, bap. July 29, 1759 ; Samuel, bap. April 19> 1761 ; Mabel, bap. Nov. 18, 1764; Susannah, bap. May 16, 1774. Jared Smith. Ch., Thomas, bap. Nov. 1, 1767 ; Truman, bap. March 12, 1769 ; Thaddeus, bap. Oct. 17, 1773. James Smith had Sarah, bap. Dec. 16, 1770. Daniel Smith, and wife Anne, had ch., Anne, b. Nov. 12, 1788 ; Erastus,b. June 4, 1791 ; Thankful, b. Dec. 21, 1794. Richard Smith m. Lovina'^^MT^ Ch., Abraham Lewis, b. June 25, 1802 ; Ralph Dunning, b. Oct. 24, 1804, resides at Guilford, Conn. ; John Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1816, resides in Waterbury. Rev. Noah Smith, of South Britain society, had ch., Sarah Matilda, b. Aug. 14, 1823 ; Martha Miranda, b. April 29, 1825 ; Edward Par- melee, b. June 27, 1827 ; Mary Shipman, b. May 9, 1830. Samuel Smith m. Abigail . Ch., Samuel, b. March 18, 1766 ; Isaac, b. Feb. 12, 1771 ; Isaac, b. Jan. 4, 1788 ; Minerva, b. Sept. 22,1790. Samuel Smith m. Sarah Lewis. Ch., Betsey, b. June 3, 1785, m. Cyrus Tuttle ; Harriet, b. Sept. 20, 1786, m. Benjamin D. Booth ; Sally, b. April 15, 1791, m. Huthwitt Tuttle; Laura, b. Jkn. 14,, 1794, m. Lewis Hinman ; Ch|arIotte, b. Dec. 29, 1796, m. Benjamin Tuttle ; Lewis ; Samuel, who resides in South Britain, has a family ; George, m. Marietta Stiles, resides in South Britain. The following lived in the other societies of " Ancient Woodbury." Thomas Smith, and wife Patience, had I. Bethel, bap. March 2, 1755, m. Deliverance , and had, Sybil, b. Oct. 7, 1778 ; Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1784 ; Betsey, b. Aug. 4, 1787 ; Harry, b. Jan. 8, 1792. II. Anna, bap. May 18, 1755. III. Amos, bap. Aug. 1, 1756. IV. Andrew, bap. May 21, 1758. V. Reuben, bap. July 15, 1759. VL Simeon, bap. March 1, 1761. VIL Betty, bap. Aug. 26, 1764. VIII. Sybil, bap. Jan. 26, 1766. James Smith m. Damaris . Ch., Mary, Skinner, James, Stoddard, Annis and Abigail, all bap. June 12, 1771 ; Ashbel, bap. June 4, 1774 ; Damaris, bap. March 5, 1775. John Smith had ch.. Lent, bap. April 3, 1748 ; Elizabeth, bap. March 25, 1750 ; Mary, bap. July, 1751. Elihu Smith, and wife Aner, had ch., Chloe, b. Nov. 18, 1765 ; HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. 679 Elihu, b. Sept. 24, 1768 ; Esther, bap. May 12, 1771 ; Susanna, bap. June 26, 1774. ' , Jonathan Smith, m. Martha Porter, Feb. 17, 1748. Ch., Elisha, bap. July 7, 1754 ; Eunice", bap. May 9, 1756 ; Eunice, bap. March 4, 1759.' SHERMAN FAMILY. Arms. Sherman, (London and Devonshire; descended from the Shermans of Yoxley, co. Suffolk,) or, a lion ramp. sa. betW. three oak leaves vert ; on the shoulder an aniiulet for diff. Crest — A sea-lion sejant, per pale or and ar. guttee de poix, finned of the first ; on the shoulder a crescent for diffi Motto — Conquer death by virtue. An engraving of this coat appears on the opposite page. In 1634, Hon. Samuel Sherman, Rev. John, his brother, and Capt. John, his first cousin, came to this country from Dedham, Essex co., England. Samuel m. Sarah Mitchell, who came with him from En- gland, and settled at Stratford, Conn. The other two finally located at Watertown, Mass. Rev. John Sherman was b. Dec. 26, 1613, at Dedham, Eng.; grad- uated at Immanuel College, Cambridge ; left college a Puritan, and came ovet to America in 1634, as above stated. He preached his first sermon at Watertown, Mass., under a tree, soon after his arrival in this country. In a few weeks he went to New Haven, Conn., and preached in several places. He received a call to settle at Milford, but declined from modesty, and perhaps from other causes. He finally settled at Watertown, Mass., on the death of Mr. Phillips. By his first wife he had six ch. He m. Miss Mary Launce, for his second wife, and " had no less than twenty childrenv"^ Thirteen of these d. without issue, before their father. Five of the others were sons, viz., Bezaleel, Daniel, Samuel, John, b. March 17, 1659, and James ; and eight were daughters, viz., Abigail, b. 3d, 12th mo., 1647 ; Mercy Align ; Mary, b. March .5, 1656 ; Grace, b. March 10, 1658 ; 1 1 should have been glad to have carried out the later branches of the Smith fam-' ay, but was unable to induce those bearing the name, to give me the requisite infor- mation. 2 Mather's Hagnalia, pp. 465, 466, 46?. 680 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBTJET. Elizabeth; Abiah; Hester, d. Aug. 25, 1688, and Barren. Rev. John Sherman's will is dated Aug. 6, 1685, and in it are named these thirteen children ; Bezakel and Abigail, who m. Samuel Willard, having d. before their father, but left oh. He d. Aug. 8, 1685, aged 71. John, Abiah and Esther d. without ch., after their father. Mercy m. Samuel Barnard, of Watertown, Mass. James became a minister at Sudbury, and John Sherman, Esq., of Brimfield, was his son. Widow Mary Sherman, w. of Rev. John, d. March 9, 1709-10. Capt. John Sherman, cousin of Rev. John, and of about the same age, also settled in Watertown, Mass. He m. Martha Palmer and had ch., Martha, b. 21st of 12th mo., 1 640, m. Francis Bowman, 26th of 7th mo., 1661; Sarah, b. 17th of 11th mo., 1647, d. June 17, 1667 ; Joseph, b. 14th of 3d mo., 1650 ; Grace, b. 20th of 10th mo., 1655, and John, who was killed in the Narraganset fight, and left no issue. Capt. John d. Jan. 25, 1690. His widow Martha, d. Feb. 7, 1700. Joseph, son of Capt. John, m. Elizabeth Winship, No'fr. 18, 1673, and had ch., John, b. Jan. 11, 1674 ; Edward, b. Sept. 2, 1677 ; Jo- seph, b. Feb. 8, 1679 ; Samuel, b. Nov. 28, 1681 ; Samuel, b. Nov. 28,1682; Jonathan, b. Feb. 24, 1683-4; Ephraim, b. March 16, 1685; Ephraim, b. Sept.. 20, 1686; Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1687 ; William, b. June 28, 1692, (father of Roger, the signer of the dec- laration;) Sarah, b. June 2, 1694; Nathaniel, b. Sept. 19,1696. He d. Jan. 20, 1730-31. John, son of Joseph, m. Mary Bullen. He d. Oct. 31, 1756. His wife d. May 5, 1761. Ch., Mary, d. unm.; Joseph, Ephraim, John, Grace, Elizabeth and Samuel. Edward, son of Joseph, m. Sarah Parkhurst, Oct. 16, 1700, and had ch., Sarah, b. May 29, 1701, m. Andrew Wilson, June 7, 1722 ; Abigail,^. June 10, 1704 ; Joseph, b. Sept. 10, 1706 ; Edward, b. March 9, 1708-9 ; Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1711-12. William, son of Joseph, m. 1. Rebecca Cutler, of Charlestown, Mass. Ch., William, who d. aged about sixteen months ; 2. m. Mehita- ble Wellington, of Watertown, Mass., dau, of Benjamin, who was son of Roger Wellington, from England, Sept. 13, 1715. Ch., William, of New Milford, b. March 20, 1716-17, m. Sarah Terrill, lived in New Milford and d. without issue ; Mary, m. John Braitle, of Ded- ham, and had five ch.; Roger, signer of the declaration ; Elizabeth, m. James Buck, of New Milford, and had eight ch ; Rev. Nathaniel, minister at Bedford, Mass., and afterward. May, 1768, settled at Mt, Carmel ; Rev. Josiah, minister at Woburn, Mass., Goshen and Wood- HISTORY OF AN,OIENT WOODBUET. 681 bridge, Conn., father of Hon. Roger Minot Sherman,- and Rebecca, who m. Joseph Hartwell, of New Milford. Rev. Josiah, mentioned above, graduated at Nassau Hall, in 1754, received the honorary degree of M. A. at Harvard, 1758, and at Yale, 1765. After haying been settled at "Woburn, Mass., about fifteen years, he was installed at Milford, Aug. 23, 1775, dismissed June 21, 1781, settled next at Goshen, and remained there till 1788. He died at Woodbridge, Nov. 24, 1789. He m. Martha Minot, dau. of Hon. James Minot, of Concord, Mass., Jan. 24, 1757. She wash. Feb. 1, 1738. Her father, a very distinguished man, b. Oct. 17, 1694, was the son of James Minot, Esq., a graduate of Harvard, in 1675, b. Sept. 14, 1653, who was the son of Capt.- John Minot, of Dorchester, Mass., b. April 2, 1626, who was the son of Elder George Minot, who was b. Aug. 4, 1594. All of the name of Minot in this country are supposed to have descended from the latter. He was the son of Thomas Minot, Esq., of Saffron-Walden, Essex, England. He was among the first pilgrim emigrants to Mass., and the first settlers of Dorchester. " His death," say the records, " was much lamented by the town, whose weal he sought and liberties defended." Rev. Josiah studied divinity with Rev. Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlem, and Rev. John Graham, of Southbury. He was a very acceptable preacher. His elocution was distinct, though fluent and rapid. His voice was excellent — his mind discriminating. His eloquence was often pathetic, sometimes very powerful, and always such as to com- mand the respect and attention of his audience. His wife died in 1820, at Durham, N. Y. Their children were, 1. Hon. Roger Mi- not, LL. D., b. May 22, 1773, d. Dec. 30, 1844, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. "William Gould, of New Haven, and sister of Judge James Gould, of Litchfield. She was b. 1784, and d. 1848. He#as one of th6 most brilliant and successful lawyers that Connecticut has ever produced. As a man, a jurist, and a Christian, he was preeminent. 2. Martha, b. Dec. 8, 1758, who m. Rev. Justus Mitchell, had four children, and died at White Plains, N, Y, Oct 24, 1829 ; 3. Eliza- beth, b. March 26, 1761, m. John Mitchell, Esq., of Woodbury, and d. about 1816. Their only son, a physician, settled in Green county N. Y. 4. Mary, b. Feb. 3, 1763 ; 5. Susanna, b. April 7, 1765, m! ■ Baldwin, and 6. Josiah, of Albany, N. Y. By the foregoing account of Capt. John Sherman's descendants, it appears that Rev. Josiah, and consequently his son, Hon. Roger M., were descendants of Capt. John, of Watertown, and not of Rev. John, of the same place; This is as tbey themselves understood the ma>t- 60 682 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. ter. The aged Eoger Sherman, of New Haven, son of the " signer," also gaye the author the same information, and he is not likely to be mistaken. The records of "Watertown also attest the same fact, al- though Lambert, Allen, Trumbull and Mathei', make Rev. Josiah the great-grandson of Rev. John, of Watertown. Thus it will be seen that Roger Minot's father was the fourth in descent from Capt. John. Nathaniel, son of Joseph, m. Mary Livermore, of Watertown, May 31, 1726. Children, Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1726; Betsey, b. June 14,, 1728 ; Martha, b. Feb. 16, 1729-30. Roger, son of William, and " Signer of the Declaration," m. 1. a dau. of Dea. Joseph Hartwell, of Stoughton. ' Children, John, Wil- liam, Isaac and Chloe. His wife died Oct. 19, 1760, aged 34; m. 2. May 12, 1763, a dau. of Benjamin Prescott, Jr., son of Rev. Ben- jamin Prescott, formerly minister at Salem. Children, . Rebecca, Elizabeth, Roger, of New Haven, Oliver, Mehetable, Martha and Sarah. Oliver never married. All the others married and had issue. Three of these children were living July 25, 1850. Roger, of New Haven, Mehetable, widow of Jeremiah Evarts, and Sarah, the wife of Hon. Samuel Hoar, of Concord, Mass. Hon. Samuel Sherman,' brother of Rev. John, of Watertown, came from Dedham, England, when about 18 or 19 years of age. He afterward removed to Wethersfield, Conn., thence to Stamford, and thence to Stratford, where he died. An account of his life has already appeared in these pages. He m. Sarah Mitchell, sister of Rev. Jonathan Mitchell, of Cambridge, Mass. Nearly all of the name who have resided in " Anci6nt Woodbury," were descended from him. His children were, ' iQ I. Himuel,^ b. June 19, 1641, remained at Stratford. 3 II. Theophilus,' b. Oct. 28, 1643, remained at Stratford. 4. m. Matthew,^ b. Oct. 24, 1645, remained at Stratford, m. Han- nah , d. in 1698. = ly. Edmond,^ b. Dec. 4, 1647. Ii V. John,^b. Feb. 8, 1650-1, came early to Woodbury. 7 VI. Sarah,^ b. Feb. 8, 1653-4. 8 VII. Nathaniel,^ b. March 21, 1656-7, remained at Stratford, d. in 1712, leaving wife, Abigail. I VIII. Benjamin,^ b. March 29, 1662. 10 IX. Daniel,^ b. April 15, 1665. SamueP (2) m. Mary. Titterton, dau. of Daniel, June 19, 1665. Children, histoe't of ancient woodbuet. 683 11 I. Mary,' b. May 7, 1666. S II. Daniel,' b. Marcb 23, 1668-9. 13 III. Susanna,' b. July 22, 1670. , 14 IV. Sarah,' bap. May, 1673. 15 V. Grace,' b. July 8, 1676. , ' 16 VI. Elizabeth,' b. Jan. 1, 1678-9. Edmond^ (5) d. in 1683. Children by his wife S|Usannah, as follows : 17 I. Bezaleel,' b. April 11, 1675-6, d. in Stratford, 1717. Chil- dren mentioned in his will, Ebenezer, Edmond and Susannah. 18 II. Sarah,' bap. Aug., 1678. 19 III. Samuel,' b. Jan. 8, 1678-9. 20 IV. Edmond,' b. March 20, 1680,m. Jane Cornwall, March 6, 1706. 21. V. Matthew,' b. Jan. 8, 1683, had sons, Lemuel and David. Dea. John' (6) m. Elizabeth , d. Dec. 13, 1730. Shed. Oct. 1, 1744. He was a leading man both at Stratford and Woodbury, was town ^erk in the latter place. Children, 22 I. Ichabod,' d. in old age, unm. 23 II. Hannah,' bap. July, 1680, m. Chittenden. i HI. Samuel,' bap. Aug., 1682. 25 IV. Elizabeth,' bap. Oct., 1684, m. Eoger Terrill, July 23, 1713. fj V. John,' bap. June, 1687. 27 VI. Sarah,^ bap. Jan., 1689-90, m. Benjamin Hinman, Dec. 18,'i718. • 28 VII. Mary,' bap. March, 1691-2, m. Rev. Anthony Stoddard, " Jan. 15, 1715-16. 29 Vm. Susanna, bap. Nov., 1693, m. Daniel Noble/lBune 4, 1722. *5 Benjamin^ (9) remained at Stratford. Children, 30 I. Job,' who had John, Joel, Nathan and Ephraim. The last named had sons, Amos and Peter. Amos was fether of Homer B, Sherman, of Eoxbury. 31 II. Nathaniel.' 32 III. Enos.' 33 IV. Benjamin.' U V..Satauel.' 35 VI. Timothy.' 36 VII. James.' 684 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOOOBtTRT. DanieP (12) m. Rebecca Wheeler, of Stratford, Dec. 29, 1694. ChOdren, fe I. Samuel.' 38 II. Benonia." 39 in. Ebenezer." Dea. SamueP (24) m. Mary Knowles, Dec. 22, 1709, d. Feb". 25, 1757. Children, 40 I. Kezia,' b. Nov. 10, 1710, d. March 1, 1738. 41 II. Hannah,'' b. Dec. 25, 1712, m. Jonathan Atwood. 43 IV. Rhod? } *^>"«' ^- S^P'- 21' 1714. ^^ p^^,, ^^jk^r, 1740. 44 V. David,' b. Aug. 1, 1718, d. 1719. g VI. David," b. March 15, 1721. g VII. SamueV b. June 26, 1722. 47 VIII. John,' b. July 9, 1727. John' (26) m. Emm, dau. of Hachaliah Preston, July 22, 1714, d. 1727. Children, 48 I. Jerusha,' b. Sept. 15, 1716, m. Joseph Judson, Nov. 26, 1741. 49 II. Damaris,' b. Feb. 14, 1719, m. Nathap Judson, July 10, 1745. ^ III. Daniel,' b. Aug. 14, 1721. -, T^r ,T ..,, 4 ) d. Oct. 19, 1744. •^1 ^^- J^^"?«^' I twins, bap. Jan. 8, 1724. 52 V. Mary,' j ' "^ d. March 29, 1724. 53 VI. Mary,' b. July 7, 1726. SamueP (34) had children, 54 I. Lemuel.' g Il^lijah,' settled in Woodbury. 56 in: Isaac.' Samuel' (37) had sons, 57 I. Justin.* g n. Jotham,* of Newtown, Conn. Reuben' (42) m. Martha , who d. March 9, 1750. He d. May 3, 1792. Children, 59 I. Elizabeth,' bap. Nov. 28, 1742, m. John Curtiss. 60 n. Kezia,* bap. March 3, 1745, m. Joseph Keeler. 61 m. Esther,' bap. Feb. 1, 1747, m. Benjamin Rusco. fo 17- ^"TK ^"-^n^i %IV^'] adopted children. 63. V. Sarah,' bap. Oct. 8, 1775, ) *^ David' (45) m. Hannah , d. Nov. 10, 1799. Children, « I. Matthew,* b. 1753. HISTOKT X)V ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 685 65 n. Elizabeth/ b. March 2, 1755, m. Simeon Cole, removed to Canada. 66 III. Solomon,' b. Nov. 15, 1756, d. young. 67 IV. Susanna,' b. July 21, 1758, d. Dec. 23, 1776. 68 V. Lucy,' b. May 1, 1760, d. May, 1779. S VI. Solomon,' b. Jan. 13, 1763. ,'!!, VII. Aaron,' b. Sept. 12, 1764. 71 VIII. Eldad,'K . , . 07 i-rftfi 72 IX. Bildad,' 1*^^°"' ^- ^"S- 27, 1766. Eldad died March 12, 1813 ; his wife died April 4, 1811, no issue. Bildad m. and had John, Bradley, Judson W., who resides at Angeli- ca, N. ,Y., Lucy, Nancy and EmUy. 73 X. Gideon,' bap. April 23, 1769, m. Susanna Dorman. Chil- dren, 1. Erasmus,^ b. 1802, d. 1827 ; 2. Lucy," b. 1803 ; 3. GeorgV b. 1805, d. 1836, unm. ; 4. Edna," b. 1807, d. 1888, unm. ; 5. Mary Jane," b. 1811, d. 1819. SamueP (46) m. Sarah who d. April 16, 1803. Ch., 74 L Mary,' b. Aug. 11, 1751. 75 II. John,' b. Jan. 4, 1763, m. Abigail ; children, Sarah, b. April 11, 1774 ; Iqhabod, b. April 28, 1776. 76 UL Iqhabod,' b. April 15, 1755, d. April 27, 1775. 77 IV. Esther,' b. Feb. 6, 1763. Judge Daniel" (50) d. July 2, 1799. His wife, Mindwell, d. May 18, 1798. Children, 78 I. Hannah,' b. June 4, 1745. 79 n. Emm,' b. May 2, 1747, d. in 1749. 80 in. Sarah,' b. Sept. 17, 1749, d. in 1798, Bflm. 81 IV.' Emm,' b. March 23, 1753, m. Warner. 82 V. Daniel,' b. April 20, 1756, d. Feb. 13, 1809. Children, Clarissa, Louna, John, Polly, Peter and Lamson. 83 VI. Taylor,' had Charles, Daniel and Betsey. Hon. Charles lived and died in Ohio ; had children. • Elijah* (55) m. 1. Nanny Northrop, May 22, 1778, who died April 2, 1818. He m. 2. Betsey Turney, in 1819, and d. Jan. 5, 1844, aged 90. Children, 84 I. John N.,' b. Dec. 28, 1779. 85 II. Betsey,' b. Sept. 22, 1781, d. Oct. 8, 1798. S in. Elijah,' b. AprU 23, 1783. ' 1^ IV. Isaac,' b. May 28, 1787. 88 V. Anna,' b. Deo. 24, 1789, m. Joel Pierce, May 9, 1814, d. 686 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. March 13, 1846. She had ch., one of whom was Mariette, the wife of G. W. Bishop, now of Sharon, Conn. 89 VI. Samuel,* b. Oct. 23, 1792, m. Julia, dau. of Jehiel Pres- ton, d. Sept. 11, 1844, no issue. 90 Vn. George,* b. July 23, 1794; d. Oct. 22, 1798. 91 Vni. Rebecca,* b. Oct. 1, 1796, m. Chester Foot. 92 IX. Amy,* b. Oct. 29, 1798 ; d. Jan. 13, 1813. 93 X. Sally,* b. March 27, 1801, m. Daniel Abbot. 94 XI. Rev. Charles,* b. Oct. 22, 1803, m, Jerusha Rogers, Nov. 19, 1828, d. at Troy, N. Y., March 10, 1844. He had one ch., Hen- rietta J. Jotham,* (58) ch., 95 I. Beers,* settled in Newtown, Conn. 96 n. Rufus,* settled in Brookfield, Conn. 97 III. Samuel,^ settled in Brookfield, Conn. ,°^ IV. Lewis,* settled in Newtown, Conn. Matthew* (64) d. March 25, 1813. His wife Elizabeth d. the day previous. Children, 99 I. Judson," had Hiram,'' Albert' and Edward.' 100 II. Leman, Esq.,* b. Dec. 17, 1786, m. Nancy, dau. of Jesse Minor, Esq. He d. Oct 21, 1831, leaving his wife and 2 ch., Sarah and Fanny ; Sarah m. Meloy, and resides in Waterbury. 101 III. Susanna,* bap. March 30, 1789 ; d. young. 102 IV. Lucy,* bap. March 30, 1789 ; d. young. 108 V. Harvey,* bap. Aug. 29, 1790 ; d. March 30, 1813, unm. 104 VI. Diodema,* bap. Nov. 14, 1792, m. Nathan Bowers. Solomon* (69) m. 1. Cressey, who d. in 1802 ; m. 2. . F6rd. Children, 105 I. Eunice,* b. May 19, 1789, m. Samuel Bristol, resides in Wakeman, Ohio. 106 n. Cyrus,* b. Jan. 9, 1792, m. Mercy Peck. Ch., 1. Jennette, d. unm ; 2. Ruth Annj m. Porter of Waterbury ; 3. Julia, m. in 1853, Nelson Bristol of Wakeman, Ohio. 107 in. Hannah,* b. March 10, 1793 ; d. July 3, 1819. 108 IV. Sarah,* b. March 26, 1795, m "Whittlesey of Ohio. 109 V. David,* b. March 3, 1796, m. Julia Johnson of Plymouth, resides in Penn. 110 VI. ^uth,* b. Jan. 19, 1798, m, N. Hine of Bethlem, resides in Ohio. , 111 vn. Reuben,* b. March 5, 1799, d. in Virginia, unm. l I. Samuel,' b. Nov. 4, 1717. . 12 n. Elizabeth,^ b. Oct. 23, 1719, m. Daniel Averit, March 25, 1747, who d. Dec, 1793. 690 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBTJKT. 13 in. Mary,* b. Sept. 20, 1722, m. Samuel Slater, Sept. 24, 1747. Ch., John and Marj. ^ IV. John,* b. Nov. 15, 1724. M V. EUsha," b. Nov. 23, 1726. IS VI. Solomon,' b. Nov. 18, 1728. , Jl VII. DanieV b. March 8, 1730-1. J? Vin. Ezekiel,s b. Dec. 15, 1732. 19 IX. Eldad,= b. Oct. 1, 1736 ; d. Nov. 22, 1760, without issue. i? X. Luke,' b. June, 1739. Thomas* (10) m. Susanna Webster, May 10, 1709. He d. about 1757. He had 6 sons, among whom was, iJ Samuel,' b. 1712, and d. 1776. Samuel' (11) m. I. Mary ; m. 2. Honour . He d. June 16, 1801. His first 3 ch. were feorn at Southingtop, the others at Bethlem. Ch., 22 I. John,' b. May 19, 1753 ; d. same day. 23 n. John," b. June 24, 1757. 24 ni. Honor,' (said to be a son,) b. July 14, 1759. 25 IV. Honour,' b. Oct. 24, 1763; m. Adam Kasson, and went to Vermont. ii V. John, 2d.' 27 VI. Sarah,' m. Capt. Jonathan Smith, Jan. 6, 1794. 28 Vn. Mary,' m. Clark. , John' (14) m. Agnes , who d. July 3, 1798. He d. March 11, 1811, aged 85. Ch. 29 I. AbigaU,6 b. 1756. 30 II. John, 3d,' b. Nov. 3, 1761 ; d. Oct. 2, 1795, aged 34 ; m. Ruth , .anc[ had ch., Nancy, who m. Uriah Brown ; Althea, m. Curtiss, and Charles, d. aged 17. 31 in. David," b. March 27, 1766. g IV. Jonathan,' b. Sept. 13, 1769. Elisha' (15) m. Susanna Strong, March 10, 1763, who d. Jan. 1, 1813, aged 71. He d. Oct. 16, 1811, aged 85 years. Children, 33 I. Samuel,' b. Jan. 23, 1764. 34 n. William." 35 HI. Joseph,' m: Polly . 36 IV. Ehsha, m. Anna Brown, Feb. 18, 1792. 37 V. Ohve,' m Hawley. 38 VI. Polly,' m. McKean. 39 VII. Anna,' m. Sprague. HI3TOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 691 40 Vni. Betsey,°m.ABaliel Humphreys, May 4, 1810. 41 IX. Luey,^ m. George D. Kasson, May 18, 1796, and had a ch., Susan Margaret. * Solomon' (16) m. Mary Guernsey. He d. at Pawlet, Vt., in 1786, and she d. 1816. Ch., 42 I. Eldad," b. Feb. 22, 1763 ; d. in Ohio, 1839. Ch„ Daniel, David, and two daughters. 'i n. Solomon Gold,^b. March 6, 1768. 44 in. Bethel,^ d, in Steuben cc, N. Y., 1836 ; left four sons and two daughters. 45 IV. Minerva," m. Daniel Riggs ; live in Ohio. 46 V. Job" m. and had ch., Elisha, Solomon, and one dau. DanieF (17) m. Anna Guernsey, who d. Sept. 23, 1831, aged 93, He d. Nov. 22, 1791, aged 61. Ch., 47 I. Anna," m. Samuel Bellamy, d. Nov. 16, 1799, aged 38. 48 n. Olive," d. July 26, 1.774. 49 m. Charlotte," d. July 24, 1774. 50 IV. Olive," m. Leverett Judd, and has ch., Anna and Daniel Steele. EzekieP (18) m. Rosamond Dudley, 1755, and d. Nov. 9, 1760. She m. 2. Famum, Dec, 1762. Child of Ezekiel, 51 I. Ezekiel," d. without issue. Luke= (20) m. Esther and d. about 1789. Ch., 62 I. Henry," m. Phebe Camp, Jan., 1797. 53 n. Daniel." 64 in. Lorane." Samue? (21) m. Elizabeth Merry, 1739 ; had a large family, and d. Dec. 27, 1776. Their tenth ch. was t X. Allyn," b. July 21, 1757. John, 2d," (26) m. Rebecca Stoddard, Oct. 27, 1779, and d. April 2, 1804. She was b. Aug. 14, 1748. Ch., 56 I. Shelden,'' d. March 5, 1793. 57 n. Rene,' m. William Eiasson, Nov. 22, 1801. Lives, a wid., in Gettysburg, N. Y. 58 m. Wealthy,' m. Nathan Jackson. ' 59 IV. Altha.' Jonathan" (32) m. Fanny Warner, Nov. 14, 1792. Ch., 60 I. Harriet,' b. June 17, 1795. 61 II. David,' b. Feb. 27, 1798, 62 m. Sarah,' b. Nov. 1, 180?. 692 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBTJET. 63 rv. John H.,' b. July 3, 1805. 64 V. Ebenezer Warner,'' b. May 24, 1807 ; m. Laura Carpen- ter. 65 VI. Lucius,' b. April 12, 1811. 66 VII. Nancy E.,''b. April 19, 1817; m. Ransom Ferguson, Oct., 1839. Solomon Gold" (43) m. Fanny Guernsey, March 10, 1799, who was b. March 25, 1778, and d. April 25, 1802. He d. in 1844. Ch., 67 I. Lucy,' b. Jan. 11, 1800 ; m. James Donney. Allen" (55) m. Joanna CadweU, Jan. 12, 1778, who was b. Jan. 20, 1757, and d. May 3, 1835. He d. June 17, 1802. Children, 68 I. Allen,' b. Sept. 11, 1779 ; d. Oct. 9, 1789. 69 II. Joanna,' b. March 26, 1781 ; m. Ozias Griswold, March 12, 1801, who d. Oct. 12, 1815. She d. Feb. 17, 1844. Ch., 1. Sally, b. April 9, 1802, m. Solomon Dunham, May 10, 1827 ; 2. Chester, b. Jan. 5, 1805, m. Ermma Pahner, May 10, 1827 ; 3. Allen Steele, b. Oct. 13, 1808, m. Mary Jane Steele, Nov. 18, 1830 ; 4. Thomas Franklin, b. March 6, 1813 ; 5. Lucy Joanna, b. March 18, 1815, d. March 10, 1816. g in. Samuel,' b. Nov. 11, 1782. 71 IV, Lucy,' b. Dec. 13, 1785 ; d. Jan. 23, 1790. ?, V. Timothy C.,'b. Dec. 20,1787. 73 VI. Lucy,' b. Dec. 8, 1793 ; m. James Mix, Dec. 8, 1814. He was b. July 10, 1793. Ch., 1. Lucy Joanna, b. Feb. 22, 1816, m. Or- rin D. Andrew, Sept. 8, 1835. She d. July 24, 1839 ; 2. Mariette, b. Sept. 9, 1817, m. Aaron C. Andrew, Sept. 6, 1836, and d. Feb. 9, 1843 ; 3. Ehsha, b. Nov. 17, 1818, m. Amelia Edmonds, July 10, 1843 ; 4. Fanny, b. Dec. 13, 1821, and d. Aug. 31, 1826 ; 5. Jaines CadweU, b. Dec. 19, 1826, m. Miranda Johnson, Nov. 21, 1847 ; 6. William Butler, b. Jan. 21, 1829, d. Oct. 3, 1830 ; 7. William, b. Jan. II, 1831, d. March 4, 1834 ; 8. Francis William, b. Feb. VI,J^i; 9. Cornelia Elizabeth, b. Feb. 25, 1836 ; 10. Edward Henry, b. Dec 11, 1838. Doct. Samuel' (70) moved to Woodbury ; m. 1. Sophia Cad- well, May 10, 1804, who was b. Dec. 7, 1785, and d. Feb. 7, 1811; 2. Laura Colton, Nov. 6, 1811, who was b. Dec. 22, 1786. He d. Dec. 10, 1835. Ch., li I. Eoderick Cadwell,* b. Feb. 14, 1805. 75 n. Laura Sophia,' b. March 4, 1813 ; m. April 22, 1841, HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 693 William E. Woodruff, who was b. April 30, 1815, and has oh., Roder- ick Samuel, b. Sept. 11, -1843, and Catherine Maria, b. Jan. 17, 1848. 76 III. Esther Maria,' b. Oct. 9, 1815 ; d. June 5, 1824. 77 IV. Mary Joanna,' b. Nov. 7, 1820 ; m. William Cothren, attorney at law, Sept. 3, 1849. He was b. Nov." 28, 1819, at Farm- ing ton, Me. Timothy CadweU' (72) m. Hannah Sedgwick, Jan, Ij 1809. He d. Dec. 28, 1844. Ch., • 80 I. Henry,' b. Oct. 26, 1809 ; m. Harriet Sweet, Dec, 1832. Gh., Mary Elizabeth. 81 11. Dea. Thomas,' b. Sept. 18, 1812 ; m. Mary Hitter, Aug. 29, 1837. Ch., Mary Louesa, b. Oct. 24, 1840 ; Thomas Sedgwick, b. June 11, 1845. ' 82 in« Charles Andrew,' b. Oct." 19, 1814; m. Jane Parmely, Sept. 19, 1840. Ch., Lucy Joanna, and Frances Louesa. 83 IV. George Timothy,' b. Nov. 30, 1822 ; m. Mary Jane Claxk, Nov. 25, 1845. Ch., Julia. Roderick Cadwell' m. 1. Julia Sophia Perry, Sept. 21, 1829, who d. Feb. 15, 1832 ; m. 2. Delia Augusta Perry, June 10, 1888. He d. Jan. 1, 1846, at Auburn, K. Y. Ch., 84 L Frances Perry," b. May 24, 1831; d. Aug. 30, 1831. 85 IL Emma Sophia," b. Oct. 3, 1836. STILES FAMILY. Sa. a fesse or, fretty of the field, betw. three fleurs-de-lis of the sec- ond. Grest — A wolf's head erased sa. collared or, the neck below the collar, fretty of the last. From a collection of facts in relation to the subject, to be found in the "Itinerary" of the late President Stiles, of Yale College, it ap- 694 HISTORY OF ANCIENT TVOODBUET. pears that four persons, brothers, of the name of Stiles, came to this country at the same time, from Milbroke, Bedfordshire, England, about the year 1634, and settled at Windsor, Conn., in 1635. John remained at Windsor, and Francis removed to Stratford with the first settlers, about 1639. The latter was a carpenter by trade, and had engaged to build a park at the upper end of Windsor, for a gentleman in England, and employed some thirty men to complete the under- taking ; but from some misfortune, failed, was unable to accomplish it, and removed to Stratford. Gov. Wolcott informed President Stiles, that this Francis was the steward of Sir Richard Saltonstall, and President Stiles remarks, that he supposes Francis had charge of Sir Richard's thirty servants in building the park, before men- tioned. Henry, brother of the two preceding, according to the " Itinerary," was " accidentally killed by thefdischarge of a gun in a milil^y train- ing, waiting upon Gov. Winthrop, when he was embarking for En- gland, to get the charter. Died unmarried, Oct. 3, 1651." Many years ago, there were in the hands of Jonathan Stiles, Of Windsor, two indentures of apprenticeship on parchment, both dated March 6, 1634, in the tenth year of Charles I., in one of which, " Samuel Inkley, of Carlbec, in the county Lincoln, husbandman, doth put himself apprentice to Henry Stiles, citizen and carpenter, of London, and now (by the prov^ of God) outward bound in the good ship called the Christian, of London, for the plantations in New England, to learn the s* art of carpenter," &c. Term of apprentice- ship, six years from the 20th of March next. In the other indenture, Thomas Stiles, of Milbroke, in the county of Bedford, in like manner apprentices himself to said Henry Stiles. There was also in the hands of Jonathan Stiles, at Windsor, above- mentioned, a letter containing the baptisms of the family, as follows : Marie, bap. March 12, 1591. Henry Stiles, bap. Nov. 27, 1593. John Stiles, bap. Dec. 25, 1595. Christopher Stiles, bap. March 28, 1600. Francis Stiles, bap. Aug. 1, 1602. Jane Stiles, bap. Jan. 13, 1604. Elizabeth Stiles, bap. Dec. 28, 1607. Thomas Stiles, bap. Feb. 7, 1600, and xii. This letter was sent from " Old England to New England," and is signed by " Tour loving brother, Thomas Stiles," and is dated " xv HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUEf. 695 Ffeb. 1634." The Henry StUes, in this list, was admitted a citizen of London before he came to this country. President Stiles, in a letter to Sir Francis H. E. Stiles, Baronet, of London, written in 1764, observes, "that his great-grandfather, John Stiles, was married about 1660," and adds, " in the first century from his marriage, there have been among his offspring, 397 births, 107 deaths, 88 marriages, and 209 living at the end of the century. The offspring occurred one-third in the first seventy-five years, and two-thirds in the last twenty-five years. Of thirty-two births, twenty live to marry — not above one-quarter die in infancy. I judge there have sprung from the four brothers, (meaning Henry, John, Francis and Thomas, who came from England in 1634,) nearly 4,000 souls in 130 years since their accession to America." 1 L Henry,! a. Oct. 3, 1651. I n. John,' d. at Windsor, June 4, 1662. I in. Francis.' 4 IV. Thomas.' John' (2) and Francis' (3) brought wives with them from England. . All the Windsor Stiles's are descended from this John, as Henry d. a bachelor, and his other two brothers moved away. His will is dated May 30, 1662. His children were, il I. John.^ 1 fs n. Henry,^ b. 1629. ss in. Isaac.^ 8 IV. Sarah, m. 1. Stewart ; 2. John Sacket ; no issue. Francis' (3) settled in Stratford. Children, •I I. Ephraim.' 10 II. Samuel,^ ni. Elizabeth Sherwood, and d. childless. 3i III. Benjamin.^ 12 IV. Thomas," m. EHzabeth Clark, no issue ; gave his estate to Francis, No. 40, son of Benjaniin'' (11.) 13 V. Hannah," m. Edward Hinman. 13J VI. A daughter, who m. Washburn, of Derby." John" (5) m. Dorcas Burt, of Springfield. Her mother be- fore coming over was sick, died as was supposed,, and was laid in her coffin for burial. She, however, soon after revived, recovered her health, came to New England, and became mother of nineteen chil- dren. Their children were, 5* L John," b. Deo. 10, 1665, grandfather of Dr. Ezra Stiles, died about 1753, aged 88. y H. Ephraim." 696 HISTORY OT ANCIENT WOODBTJET. 16 m. Thomas/ m. Bethiah Hanmer, 4- without issue, about 1740, aged 67. 17 . rV. Sarah,^ m. Ephraim Bancroft, and had eight children. He d. 1727, aged 66. She m. 2. Thomas Phillips. 18 V. Hannah,' b. May 23, 1664-5, but 8J months before her brother John. She m. Samuel Bliss, of Springfield, and had four children; d. about 1705, aged 35. Henrys (6) d. Aug. 22, 1724, aged 95. JJ I. Henry,^ d. about 1735, aged about 70. ft II. Samuel,'m. Martha Elsworth. 21 ni. Joseph,^ d. unm. Aug. 28, 1756, aged circa 80. 22 IV. Benjamin,' d. unm. May, 1757, aged circa 72. 23 V. John," m. Elizabeth Taylor, had one son, who died in 1756, aged 25. He died about 1735, aged 46. 24 VI. Elizabeth,' m. Densly, d. Sept. 13, 1750, aged 90. 25 Vn. Mindwell,' d. aged about 12. 26 VIII. Margaret,' d. about 1690. 27 IX. Mary,' m. Isaac Eggleston, d. very aged. 28 X. Jonathan,' lived to be aged. Isaac^ (7) lived at Stratford. The family given at the close of the regular series are probably his descendants. His children were, 29 I. Isaac' . 30 II. John.' 31 ni. Joseph.' 32 IV. Jonathan,' called great Jonathan, went to New Jersey. 33 V. Hannah,' m. Tibbals, of Derby. 34 VI. Sarah,' m. Perry, of Derby. 35 vn. Deborah,' m. and lived at GnUford. Ephraim' (9) m. Bathsheba Tomlinson, of Derby, and left three daughters, Elizabeth, Sarah and thebe. Elizabeth m. Ephraim Curtiss, of Stratford, had issue. Sarah m. Thomas Wells, of Strat- ford ; issue, Ephraim, Bathsheba, Comfort, Sarah, Thomas, Gideon, Daniel, Gurdon and Hezekiah. Phebe m. David Judson, of Strat- ford. Benjamin' (11) m. Elizabeth Rogers, of Milford, who died June 3, 1719. He lived in Woodbury. Children, 36 I. Sarah,' bap. May, 1683, m. Thomas Wheeler, of Woodbury, Aug. 20, 1701. 37 n. Thomas,' bap. Nov., 1685. 38 ni. Ruth,' m. John Wheeler, of Woodbury, Nov. 14, 1704. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 697 39 IV. Abigail/ bap. April, 1689, m. Samuel Munn. ^ V. Lt. Francis.' John' (14) m. Ruth Bancroft. This John was an infant when his father came to this country. He m. 2. Widow Sarah Rumrill. The latter d. about 1742, without issue. Children, 41 I. Ruth," m. Nathaniel Taylor, and had ten children, died Dec. 11, 1760, aged 70 or 77. ?i 11. John,* b. Dec. 17, 1692, m. Mary Osbom. tl ni. Isaac,* b. July 30, 1697, in. 1. Kezia Taylor ; 2. Esther Hooker. 44 IV. Margaret," b. Feb. 23, 1694-5, m. Joseph Peck, d. 1726 or 1727. U V. Ebenezer,* m. 1. Ann Drake ; m. 2. Sarah Pinney. 46 VI. Noah,* b.' Jan. 31, 1703, m. Abigail Gaines, of Enfield, Jan., 1735, and had Noah, b. March 8,1736, whom. Martha Osbom, Nov. 1, 1761. 47 VII. Abel,* m. Alathea Robinson. 48 VIH. 'Hannah,* m. Isaac Hayden, Aug., 1751. 49 IX. Ruth,* b. 1691, m. Stephen Smith, of Goshen. 50 X. Benjamin,* b. 1641. 51 XI. Ezra,* b. 1644. 52 XII. Moses,* b. 1646. 53 XIII. Jerusha.* 54 XIV. David.* Ephraim' (15) settled in Springfield, Mass., m. Abigail Neal, of that place, d. about 1755, aged 75. Children, 65 I. Isaac,* lived at Westfi^ld, m. Mary Brooks. . 56 n. Ephraim,* lived at Westfield, m. 1. Fowler ; m. 2. Jemima Meacham. 57 III. Rachel.* 58 IV. Hannah,* m. PhUlip Jones. 59 V. Abigail.* Henry'' (19) had children, 60 I. Thomas,* d. unm. aged 70. 61 II. Henry,* d. unm. 62 ni. Jonah,* m. Widow Rachel Scott, of Windsor; children, I. Lucy,^ m. Gurdon Manvel, in 1752. II. Gideon,* m. Taylor. III. Eliakim.= IV. J6nah.= V. Shubael.= VI. Alice.' The four last named were killed by the Indians, in 1756. VII. Rachel,* m. — — Owen, about 1759. i52 698 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. 63 IV. Amos/ m. Lydia Cooley, of Springfield, about 172^ children, I. Henry,' m. ^ Wells. 11. Lydia.° lH. Margaret.' IV. Zuba.' V. Rachel,' m. and had three children. 64 V. Eachel,* m. 1. John Bancroft ; m. 2. Thomas Parsons. 65 VI. Sarah,* m. John Osbom, of Winds&, in 1730. SamueP (20) m. Martha Elsworth, d. Dec. 18, 1712, aged 30. Children, 66 I. Martha,* d. unm. 67 n. Samuel,* m. Mary Phelps ; children, I. Matha,' b. 1732, m. Elijah Parker, of Bolton, had five children. 11. Mary,' b. 1734. III. Hannah,' b. 1735, m. Ashbel Stiles, of North Haven, Feb., 1759. IV. Samuel,' b; 1737, d. Dec, 1757, aged 20. V. Elizabeth,' b. 1741. VI. Mary,' b. 1743, d. young. VH. Margaret,' b. 1744. Vm. Benjamin,' b. April 26, 1745. IX. AbigaU,' b. Oct. 15, 1749. 68 III. Elizabeth,' m. Daniel Spencei:, of SuAeld. Lieut. Francis' (40) m. Mary Johnson, of Stratford, Sept. 21, 1709, settled in Southbury society. A portion of his house is still s,tanding, and is used as a barn, by one of his descendants, David J. Stiles. When it was occupied by Lt. Francis, it stood just in the rear of the present dwelling of the above David J. , He died in 1748. Children, 68J I. Francis,* b. July 23, 1710. 69 II. Sarah,* b. Oct. 21, 1711, m. Dea. Benjamin Hicock, Feb. 28, 1734. 70. m. Mabel,* b. May 9, 1714, m. Andrew Hmman, Feb. 28, 1734, 71 IV. Eunice,* b. Aug. 18, 1717, m. David Curtiss, Sen. ™ V. Benjamin,* b. Feb. 11, 1720. 73 VI. David,* b. April 8, 1725, d. March 31, 1727. 74 Vn. Mary,* b. Jan. 7, 1728, m. Col. Benjamin Hinman. John* (42) m. Mary Osbom. Children, 75 I. John,' b. 1715. 76 II. Israel,' b. 1718, m. Martha Rockwell, in 1748 ; children, 1. Ann," d. young. II. Israel," b. 1752. HI. Azel.' IV. John.' V. Samuel." VI. Martha." 77 in. Martha,' b. 1717, m. Joseph Osbom. 78 IV. Benoni,' d. 1760, no issue. 79 V. Anna,' m. Moses Bissell, had six children. 80 VI. Elizabeth, unm. Rev. Isaac* (43) m. 1. Kezia Taylor ; m. 2. Esther Hooker. Children, 81 I. Ezra,' D. D.,LL. D., President of Yale College. HISTOKT OK- ANCIENT WOODBtJKY. 699 •82 n. Isaac' 83 ni. Ashbel.^ 84 IV. Kezia.= 85 V. Esther.^ Ebenezer* (45) had 86 I. Sarah,' m. Davis. 87 H. Ann,' m. 1. Hezekiah Henick ; m. 2. Phillip Smith. 88 m. Euth,° m. Amos Richardson. 89 IV. Hannah,' m. House. 90 V. Stephen,' d. unm. ? Benjamin, Esq.,* (72) m. Ruth Judson, of Stratford, his cous- in ; was the first lawyer that settled in "Woodbury. Ch., 91 I. Francis,' b. 1748, settled in Salisbury, had sons, Benjamin," Thomas,^ and Ransom." The last named resides in Argyle, N. Y, He also had a daughter, Sally, who m. Newman Holley, Esq., of Salisbury, where she now resides. Thomas, also, resides in Salis- bury, !has children. 92 II. Phebe,' b. Jan. 18, 1749, d. young. II in. David,' b. Sept. 10, 1751. J^ IV. Ephraim,''b. Jan. 15, 1753. 1=^ V. Benjamin, Esq.,' b. Aug. 25, 1756. ff, VI. Abel,' b. March 26, 1758. 97 VII. Judson,' went to Salisbury, d. unm. 98 VIII. Phebe,' b. July 22, 1764, d. unm. 99 IX. Nathan,' b. March 12, 1767, lived in Derby, that part' now the town of Seymour. He m. Phebe Dayton, and d. in Schenectady, about 1806, on his return from the western states ; children, I. Na- than Judson, m. Ann Maria Birch, of Salisbury. II. Phebe. HI. Minerva, m. James Roath, of Norwich. IV. JHannah Narrissa, is deceased. David'(93)m.OUve Pierce, Dec. 12,1784. Children, 100 I. David J.," m. Ann French ; children, I. Mary A.,' d. aged 22. II. Bennet F.' III. Ann F.'' IV. Augusta M.' V. Adelaide,' d. 1853. 102 in. Patty," d. young. 103 IV. Anna," m. Smith Downs. ' 104 V. Benjamin," reside^l in 1851, at Yorkville, S. C, unm. Ephraim' (94) m. May 7, 1780, Sarah, dau. of Joseph Trow- bridge, of Southbury. She d. Aug. 3, 1816 ; he d. Feb. 7, 1821. Children, 105 I. Phebe," b. Nov. 9, 1782, m. Mr. BeUamy, of Vermont, who oftoi-warrl rpsiHp.rl ITI tbp. RtiltA of Np.tir York, 700 HI3T0RT OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 104 n. EutV b. Feb. 18, 1786, m. Benjamin B. Osbom. • 105 HL Sally,' b. July 29, 1789, m. Benjamin B. .Osborn, is deceased. ' 106 IV. Erastus," b. Oct. 24, 1791, m. Sally Osborn, lives in Clyde, N. T., had childi-en, Nathan, Augusta, and a daughter, who is deceased. Benjamin,* Esq., (95) m. Esther, daughter of Jehiel Preston. Children, '' 106 I. Harriet," m. Harry Brown, of Southbury. 107 n. Jennet," m. Charles Eansom Curtiss, and had I. Harriet, m. Jasper Osborn. H. Mary. m. Benjamin S., m. Martha J. Strong. IV. Charles. V. Walter, m. Mary Hinman. VI. Hor- ace. VII. Theron. 107^ in. Benjamin, d. young. 108 IV. Francis B.,» d. Feb. 12, 1804. 109 V. Benjamin P.,° d. 1838, aged 41, unm. 110 VI. Henry B.," m. Patty Seeley; children, Jennette M., Ellen E. and Alice. 111 Vn. Marietta," m. George Smith. AbeP (96) m. Lucinda Mitchell, Jan. 6, 1790, d. Septus, 1839. Children, U2 I. Roderick," b. Dec. 4, 1790, d. young. 113 11. Roderick," -b. April 5, 1794, m. Cleora S. Curtiss, who d. Nov. 27, 1852. They had one child, Elizabeth A.' 114 m. Rufiis," b. Jan. 14, 1796, m. Sarah Curtiss, 1822. 115 IV. Eliza M.," b. May 27, 1798, m. Charles Hinman. 116 V. Jonathan," b. Oct. 10, 1800, m, Nancy Baldwin. Ch., Ransom'' and Frank Walter.' 117 VI. Nathan," b. Oct. 15, 1807; d. 1812. 118 vn. Francis A.," b. Nov. 4, 1809, m. 1. Elvira H. Gidney, Feb. 10, 1840. She d. Feb. 11, 1845 ; m. 2. Frances M. Shelton, March, 1846. Ch., Gidney A.,' b. Aug. 28, 1842 ; Eliza Maria, b. Aug. 13, 1851. Isaac Stiles, perhaps son of Isaac' (7,) lived in Southbury socie- ty, m. Sarah . Ch., I. William. 11. Isaac. IH. John. IV. David, bap. July 12, 1741. V. Sarah, m. Lt. Silas Hicock, April 9, 1741. VI. Abigail, m. David Munn, Aug. 1, 1751. VII. Mabel, m. Gid- eon Hotchkiss, Feb. 22, 1763. VTEI. Samuel, removed t» « Whites- town country." Isaac, Jr., had ch. by his w. Elizabeth, as follows, I. Eunice, bap. July 14, 1751, d. without issue, n. Annis, bap. July 1, 1753, m- HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT, 701 asrathaniel Bristol, Nov. 10, 1777. III. Gideon, bap. May 15, 1757. IV. Nathan, lived and d. in Oxford. Ch., Simeon, b. Sept. 1,1, 1783 ; Leman, b. Jan. 26, 1786 ; Eleanor, b. Feb. 14, 1789 ; Henry, b. Sept. 30, 1792 ; Cynthia, b. May 5, 1796 ; Garwood, b. Feb. 6, 1799. V. Truman, m. Levina Leavenworth, Sept., 1793, and had Sherman, Robert, Erastus, Hancey, d. unm ; Harriet, m. Abraham Basset, and Ann who is m. VI. Lewis, went to Minisink, N. T., had ch. VII. Simeon, d. April 1, 1777, aged 11. John, son of Isaac, Sen., m. Betty Olds, Aug. 13, 1760. Ch., Hannah, bap. Nov. 22, 1761 ; Daniel Olds, bap. July 22, 1764 ; Asa, bap. March 1, 1767; John, bap. May 20,- 1'770 ; Aaron, bap. July 4, 1773 ; Andrew, bap. May 22, 1776 ; Philo, bap. July 23, 1780. STRONG FAMILY. (Elder) John Strong was a native of Taunton, England. It is said, that his father Richard died while. young, but that his grand- father lived to be very aged. 1. Elder John, with his sister Eleanor, sailed from Plymouth, England, March 20, 1630, in the ship Mary and John, arrived at Nantucket, May 30; and settled at Dorchester, Mass. His sister m. Walter Deane. In 1635, he is spoken of as residing at Hingham. He was a proprietor and inhabitant of Tauur ton, Dec. 4, 1638, and was made that year a freeman of the Plym- outh colony. He was at Taunton in 1643. From thence he went to Windsor, Conn., and thence to Northampton, Mass., between 1661 and 1663 ; was the first ruling elder in the clfurch of the latter flace. He m. 1. , who is supposed to have died on the passage to this country, or soon after her arrival here. He m. 2. Abigail Ford at Dorchester, who d. July 6, 1688. He died April 11, 1699. Issue as follows, 2 I. John," m. Mary Clark of Windsor, Nov. 26, 1656, d. at Windsor, Feb. 20, 1698. 3 n. ^ d. 1630, two months after John's arrivaJ. ,^3 III. Thomas,^ Kved in Northampton. 5 IV. Jedediah,^ bap. April 14, 1639, removed in old age to Lebanon, or Coventry, Conn. 6 V. Josiah,^ d. young and unm. 7 VI. Return.^ He lived at Windsor, d. April 9, 1726. 8 VIL Ebenezer,^ lived in Northampton, d. Feb. 11, 1729. 702 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBTJKY. 9- Vin. Abigail/ m. 1. Ker. Nathaniel Chauncey, of Windsor ; m. 2. Dea. Medad Pomeroy, d. April 15, 1704. 10 IX. EHzabetV b. Feb. 24, 1648, m. Joseph Parsons, of North- ampton, d. May 12, 1736. 11 X. Experience,^ bap. Aug. 4, 1650, m. Zerubabel FUer, of Windsor. 12 XI. Samuel," bap. Aug. 5, 1652, lived at Northampton; d. Oct. 29, 1732. 13 XII. Joseph," bap. same date. 14 Xni. Mary," b.Oct. 26, 1 654, m. John Clark, of Northampton ; d. Dec. 8, 1738. «» 15 XTV. Sarah," m. 1. Joseph Barnard; m. 2. Capt. Jonathan Wells, of Deerfield. ii^^ 16 XV. Hannah," b. May 30, 1759, m. William Clark, and went to Lebanon. /£,/,' 17 XVI. Hester," b. June 7, 1761, m. Thomas Bissell, Jr., of Windsor. 18 XVn. Thankful," b. July 25, 1663, m. it is said a Baldwin, of Milford, Conn. 19 XVin. Jerijah," b. Dec. 12, 1665 ; d. April 24, 1754. Thomas" (4) m. 1. Mary, dau. of Rev. Ephraim Hewet, of Windsor, Dec. 5; 1660; she d. Feb. 20, 1670; he m. 2. Eachel Holton, dau. of Dea. William, of Northampton, Oct. 10, 1671. Thomas d. Oct. 3, 1689, and his widow Eachel, m. Nathan Bradley, of East Guilford, 1698. Thomas' ch. were, 20 I. Thomas,' b. Nov. 16, 1661, removed to Durham, Conn. 21 *II. Mariah,' b. Aug. 31, 1663, m. Samuel Judd, of Northampton. 22 III. John,' b. March 9, 1665 ; d. unm. as is supposed. 23 IV. Hewet,' b. Dec. 2, 1666; d. unm. Sept. 29, 1689. 24 V. Asahel,' b. Nov. 14, 1668. Settled in Farmington, Conn. 25 VI. Joseph,' b. Dec. 2, 1672, removed to Coventry, Conn. 26 VII. Benjamin,' b. 1674; lived to old age in East Guilford, unm. £ Vin. Adino,' b. Jan. 12, 1676 ; removed to Woodbury, Conn., about 1700, and had 8 ch. by his wife Eunice, who was b. Aug. 25, 1670. He d. Dec. 31, 1749, and his rehct, Eunice, d. Dec. 24, 1763. 28 IXl Waitstill,'b. 1677 or '8 ;d. in Northampton, Nov. 13, 1762. 29 X. Rachel,' b. July 15, 1679, m. Miles Dudley of Guilford. 30 XL Selah,' b. Dec. 22, 1680; Uved at Setauket, L. L 31 Xn. Benajah,' b. Sept, 24, 1682 ; lived at Fadifield, Conn, HISTORY OF ANCIEKT WOODBURY. 703 32 Xni. Ephraim,=' b. Jan. 4, 1685; removed to Milford, Conn. fi XIV. Elnathan,^ b. Aug. 20, 1686 ; removed to Woodbury, Conn., m. Patience Jenners, April 17, 1712. He d. May 22, 1727. His -widow m.' Jonathan Law, of Killingworth, Conn. 34 XV. EutV b. Feb. 4, 1688, m. "William Dudley, of N. Guilford. 35 XVI. Slubmit,' b. Feb. 23, 1690, (posthumous.) Adino^ (27) had, i§ I. Adino,* b. April 17, 1708, m. Deborah Prime, Dec. 20, 1733 ; he d. 1787. p II. Benjamin,' b. June 10, 1710, m. Rachel . i III. Preserved,' b. Sept. 8, 1712, m. Esther, dau. of Rev. An- thony Stoddard, July 26, 1749 ; he d. Nov. 3, 1777 ; his widow d. Sept. 13, 1800. 39 IV. Hannah,' b. Jan. 23, 1715, m. Henry Castle, Sept. 18, 1736. g V. Return,'b.Aug. 1,1717, m. Elizabeth Andrus, Jan. 8,1740. He d. April 5, 1794, and his relict d. March, 1797. 41 VT. Ann,' b. , d. 1721. ^? VII. Timothy,' b. Feb. 14, 1720, m. 1. Widow Anne Rogers i m. 2. Olive Atwood ; m. 3. Lucy Leet. He d. 1801. 43 Vin. Charles,' b. June 29, 1722; d. Feb. 16, 1725. Ehiathan^ (33) had, 44 L Rachel,' b. June 20, 1713. U^ 45 II. Patience,' b. Jan. 4, 1716 ; d. May 26, same year. 46 in. Nathan,', bap. April, 1717; settled at Coventry, Conn., was many years a clergyman there, was father of the Rev. Drs. Nathan of Hartford and Joseph of Norwich. 47 IV. Submit,' b. May 14, 1719. ^ V. Samuel,' b. Oct. 15, 1721; d. 1809; bis wife Eunice d. Aug., 1792, aged 67. 49 VI. Elnathan,' b. March 18, 1724 ; d. May 22, 1727. 50 Vn. Patience,' b. April 30, 1727. Adino' (36) had, U I. Selah,^ b. Sept., 1734, m. Esther Weed, Nov. 26, 1760. He d. 1807. 52 IL Hannah,^ b. Dec, 1737, m. David Tuttle, 1770. g III. Benajah,* bap. March 23, 1740, m. Jane Cochran, Feb. 3, 1761. 54 IV. Ann,' bap. April 24, 1743, m. Joseph Sanford, Dec. 23, 1786. 65 V. Sarah,= b. Dec. 24, 1744. 704 HISTORY OF ANCIBNT WOODBTJBT. 56 VI. Mabel/ b. Jan. 8, 1748 ; d. March 16, 1752. ^ VII. Adino,' b. April 5, 1750, m. Anna Scott, May 17, 1779. Benjamin* (37) had, 58 I. Benjamin, bap. Feb. 20, 1732. Preseryed* (38) had, 59 I. Solomon,' b. April 13, 1751; d. Dec. 4, 183\, unm. 1^ n. John,= b. Nov. 10, 1752, m. Sarah Walker, May 29, 1783. He d. April 19, 1843 ; his wife d. March 31, 1818. Se m. Uriel,= b. Sept. 10, 1754, m. Phebe Minor. He d. 1819 ; his relict d. Dec. 30, 1825. Si IV. Anthony,' b. Dec. 9, 1757, m. Phebe Curtiss. He d. Jan. 28, 1829. Phebe d. March 25, 1836. 63 V. Esther,' b. April 16, 1761, m. John Trowbridge, who d. May 5, 1826. She d. Sept. 13, 1807. Return* (40) had, ff, I. Thomas,' b. Nov. 5, 1740, m. Sarah Curtiss, Dec. 16, 1767. 65 n. Martha,' b. Aug. 14, 1742, m. Noah Cande, Jan. 28, 1767. So in. David,' b. May 1, 1744. 67 IV. Henry,' b. April 18, 1746. 68 V. Assah,' b. Aug. 23, 1748 ; d. 1749. 69 VI. Assah,' b. Sept. 19, 1750 ; d. 1752. S VII: Benjamin,' b. March 4, 1753, m. 1. Mary or Martha Beecher, (record indistinct,) Jan. 1, 1777 ; m. 2. Martha ^ , who d. in 1834. He d. Jan. 2, 1843. 71 Vni. EUzabeth,' b. March 20, 1756, m. John Fiffe, Feb. 1, 1786. Timothy* (42) had, 72 I. Lucy,' b. July 6, 1752 ; m. Ebenezer Bird, Nov. 28, 1771. ^ n. Daniel,« b. March 19, 1754; m. 1. Esther ; 2. Me- hetable Sanford. He d. in 1830. 74 m. Eunice,' b. Aug. 1, 1756. 75 IV. Avis,'b. Sept. 14, 1759 ; d. March,, 1760. 76 V. Avis,' b. Nov. 12, 1761 ; m. Youngs. 77 VT. Timothy,' b. Jan. 16, 1764 ; went to Vermont ; had a family, and d. there. 78 Vn. Abner,' b. June 28, 1766 ; d. young. Dea. Samuel* (48) had, 79 I. Ehiathan,' b. March 17, 1748 ; m. Elisabeth Jackson, Feb. 3, 1792 ;d. 1819, and gave his estate to his wife and Niram Bots- ford's son. 80 n. Elijah,' bap. May 1, 1752 ; d. same month. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 705 81 III. Mary,' b. Feb. 17, 1754 ; m. Sylvester Wooster, Jan. 4, 1770. 82 IV. Patience,' bap. Aug. 6, 1758 ; d. young. 83 V. Eunice,' bap. Aug. 6, 1758 ; m. Silas Hinman. 84 VI. Patience,' bap. Dec. 26, 1762 ; m. Niram Botsford, Nov. 3, 1793. Selab' (51) had, 85 I. 01ive,« bap. Sept. 11,. 1763; m. Wait Curtiss, June 18, 1789. 86 n. Phebe,^ bap. March.30, 1766 ; m. John Scott, ^ept. 20, 1798. I 87 III. Nathan,' bap. Feb. 9, 1768; m. Phebe Wakeley in 1790. 88 IV. Noah,«bap. Jan. 28, 1770 ; m. Sarah Lum, Aug. 21, 1795. 89 V. Majbel,' ni. Solomon Johnson. Benajah' (53) had, 90 I. Truman,« bap. Jan. 31, 1762. 91 II. Benajah,' bap. Oct. 9, 1763. 92 III. Ahnorena,' bap. Feb. 19, 1769. 93 IV. Amos,' bap. April 1, 1770 ; d. same year. 94' V. Amos,' bap. March 9, 1771. Adino' (57) had, 95 I. Nehemiah,' b. Feb. 27, 1780. 96 II. Annis,' b. Aug. 19, 1782. 97 in. Betsey,' b. July 7, 1784. 98 IV. Truman,' b. May 20, 1786. 99 V. Nancy,' bap. Oct. 7, 1788. 100 VE. Agnes,' b. Aug. 19, 1790. 101 VII. Shelden,' b. March 23, 1794; d. 1796. 102 VIII. Harriet,' b. Oct. 21, 1796. 103 IX. Cynthia,' b. March 7, 1799. 104 X. Shelden,' bap. Oct. 24, 1802. Lt.John' (60) had, 105 I. Fanny,' b. Nov. 11, 1784; m. Elijah Sherman, Oct. 14, 1805. 1J5 II. John,' b. Dec. 31, 1786; m. Flora Preston. He d. Nov. 1, 1834. UriaV (61) had, }S I. Stoddard,' bap. May 5, 1795 ; m. Jennette Mallory. l§ 11, Asahel,' bap. June 22, 1794; m. Betsey Mallory. He d. 1831. Betsey d. 1825. . }^ III. Cyrus,' bap. Nov. 13, 1796 ; m. 1. Mary BurriU ; she d. 53 706 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. April 27, 1820; m. 2. Susan Curtiss. He now resides in Wakeman, Ohio. 110 IV. Esther,' bap. Jan. 5, 1800 ; m. Leverett Hill ; has ch.; is a widow, and resides in Wakeman, Ohio. 111 V. Solomon," bap. May 13, 1802 ; m. Eliza Summers, April 14, 1836 ; no ch. 112 VI. Eunice,' bap. March 17, 1805; m. Abel Benedict, June 6, 1826, and has Henry S., b. Oct. 7, 1828 ; Charles P., b. Jan. 27, 1831 ; Sophia E., b. Aug. 7, 1835 ; Edward H., b. Jan. 20, 1840 ; Julia E., b. Sept. 27, 1844. 113 VII. Isaac,' bap. March 22, 1807 ; unm. IJI Vni. Seth,' bap. Sept. 24, 1809 ; m. Harriet Lambert, Mar. 28, 1832. Anthony' (62) had, 115 I. Phebe,' bap. Nov., 1792 ; d. young. }Jg II. Anthony C.,' b. Sept. 7, 1792 ; m. Julia Lambert, 1820. 117 in. Nathaniel,' b. 1794; d. at the age of 17. Thomas' (64) had, 118 L Axa,' bap. Dec. 4, 1768. 119 IL Asa,' bap. Sept. 2, 1770. 120 HL Sylva,' bap. July, 1780. David' (66) had, 121 L Return,' bap. Oct. 29, 1769. 122 n. David,' bap. Oct. 13, 1771. 123 in. Cynthia,' bap. Jan. 21, 1776. 124 IV. Lecta,' bap. Dec. 14, 1777. 125 V. Leverett,' bap. Oct., 1780. 126 VL Wyllys,' bap. Oct. 1, 1783. Benjamin' (69) had, 127 L Susanna,' b. Dec. 20, 1777 ; d. unm. 128 n. PoUy,' b. July 27, 1779. 129 in. Patty,' b. July 3, 1781 ; d. unm. 130 IV. Lucy,' b. March 27, 1783 ; m. Japhet Curtiss. 131 V. Sally,' b. Jan. 12, 1785 ; d. 1821. 132 VI. Anah,' b. Nov. 4, 1786; m. MaDory. 133 VIL Abigail,' b. Oct. 11, 1788; m. Dea. Marcus D. Mallory, Nov. 25, 1813. 134 Vni. Asa,'b. June 4, 1790; d. 1818. 135 IX. Ira,' b. Aug. 28, 1792 ; m. Susan De Forest, June 26, 1826. HIBTORT OP ANCIENT -WOODBUBT-. 707 136 X. EH,« b. March 5, 1794 ; m, Marjr Buckingham, Oct. 11, 1820 ; no ch. 137 XL Julia," b. March 11, 1796 ; m. Cyrus Curtiss. 138 XII. Uri,» b. Sept. 14, 1798; m. Betsey J. Lake. Daniel" (73) had, 139 I. Lucy ,8 m. Levi Jackson. 140 IL Abner," m. AbbyToUes. 141 HL Major,' d. Oct. 24, 1841, unm. 142 IV. Daniel,' m. Olive Jackson. 143 V. Lines," d. unm. 144 VI. Chauncey,° m. Mary Ann Xasson. Hon. John" (106) had, 145 L Julia,'' b. Feb., 1812 ; m. Daniel Curtiss, Jan. 27, 1835. 1^1 IL Charles P.,' b. April 16, 1814; m. Elisabeth A. Preston, May 4, 1842. 147 in. Horace W.,'' d. April l7, 1841, aged 24. 148 IV. EmilyM.,'b.Oct.l,1819;m.Bennet A. Sherman, 1852, 149 V. John E.,' b. ; m. Sarah Olcott, 1852. ■ 150 VI. William.^ 151 VIL Walter,' b. Aug., 1833 ; d. April 14, 1834. Stoddard" (107) had, 152 L Biennet U.,'' b. April 21, 1819 ; m. Mary H. Green, May 19, 1847. 153 II. Martha J.,''b. Nov. 13, 1821 ;m. Benjamin S. Curtiss. Asahel" (108) had, 154 I. Sophia, b. April 27, 1819 ; m. Rev. A. Isham, now of Eox- bury ; has a son and two daughters. Cyrus" (109) had, 155 L Mary A.,' b. 1824. 156 IL Susan J.,' b. 1825. 157 in. Frederick C.,' b. 1828. 158 IV. Thomas J.,'' b. 1830. 159 v. Frances S.,' b. 1832. 160 VL Harriet C.,' b. 1833. 161 VIL John O.,' b. 1835. . 162 VIII. Martha E.,'' b. 1838. 163 IX. Henry C.,'b. 1840. 164 X. Cornelia A.,' b. 1841. 165 XI. Benjamin T.,' b. 1843. • Seth" (114) had, 166 L Mary,' b. May 27, 1834. 708 AsTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUKX. 167 11. Margaret,' b. Feb. 1, 1843. 168 m. Harriet S.,'' b. March 18, 1845. Anthony C.» (116) had, S I. Nathaniel L.,'' b. March, 1821 ; m. Mary R. Minor, 1846. 1?? II. Henry P.,'' b. July 1, 1822 ; m. Sarah A. Bacon, 1847. 171 III. Willis A.,' b. 1827. 172 IV. Frederick T.,' b. 1833. Charles P.' (146) had, 173 I. Charles E.,' b. April 3, 1843. 174 n. James P.,»b. Feb. 3, 1846. NathanieF (169) had, 175 I. Nathaniel M.,« b. 1849. Henry P.'' (170) had, 176 I. Sarah M.,» b. 1850. The following, for want of record, are disconnected from the preceding : Ebenezer Strong, probably son of Adino, before hia removal to Woodbury, m. 1. Elizabeth , who d. Dec. 1, 1728 ; 2. Mary Smith, July 1, 1730. She d. April 29, 1775. ' Mr. Strong d. in 1785, aged 81. His ch. were, 1. Elizabeth, bap. Nov. 17, 1728 ; 2. Eunice, b. Aug. 14, 1731, m. David Pierce, July, 1751 ; 3. Dorcas, bap. Oct. 14, 1733, m. Amos Brownson, Dec. 11, 1757 ; 4. Charles, bap. July 6, 1735 ; 5. Josiah, b. Jan. 5, 1738 ; 6. MoUe, b. Oct. 14, 1740, d. Dec. 10, 1808, unm.; 7. Ebenezer, b. June 8, 1743 ; 8. Mercy, bap. Sept. 15, 1745. Ebenezer, Jun.,m. Patience Hinman,and had Ephraim, b. Dec. 20, 1772 ; Rebecca, b. Oct. 7, 1774, m. Nathaniel Bacon, Jan. 10, 1796. Charles, son of Ebenezer, m. Betty Hinman, Jan. 9, 1760, who d. Aug. 18, 1777, aged 48. Ch., 1. Benjamin, b. Nov. 2, 1760 ; 2. Lu- cretia, b. April 22, 1762, m. Oliver Chatfleld, Aug. 8, 1782 ; 3. Anna, b. Oct. 17, 1763, m. Simeon Mitchell, Dec. 25, 1791 ; 4. Betty, b. Oct. 1, 1764 ; 5. Andrew, b. Jan. 10, 1768. Josiah Strong d. Feb. 25, 1817, and his widow, Mary, d. May 26, 1826. Ch., David and Mercy. The last m. Frederick Perry. Dea. Samuel Strong,' of Bethlem, d. 1795. He had ch. by his wife Susanna, as follows : 1. Joel, bap. June 29, 1740, d. 1760 ; 2. Susanna, b. March 20, 1746, m. Benjamin Hawley ; 3. Abby, bap. May 22, 1748 ; 4. Abia, d. Sept. 22, 1751. 1. The records being imperfect, it is found impossible to determine definitely, -wMoh of the Dea. Samuels should be placed in the regular series. It is believed, howeverj that the one given after No. 78, has his appropriate place. HiaTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT'. 709 SKEEL FAMILY. John Skeel, with his wife, Hannah, came with one of the early companies to Woodbury, from Stratford. He d. Oct. 5, 1721 ; chil- dren, as follows : John, bap. Nov., 1678, d. young ; Hannah, bap. Nov. 10, '1678, m. Benjamin Hicock, Nov. 3, 1697 ; John, bap. Nov., 1679 ; Thomas, bap. April 23, 1681-2; Elizabeth, bap. April 20, 1683; Abigail, bap. May 9, 1686 ; Ephraim,.bap. July, 1689. John, Jr., d. May 25, 1727. He had by his wife, Sarah, the 'fol- lowing children: 1. Thomas, b. Deo. 27, 1711; 2. Meriam,b. Sept. 1, 1713, m. Bushnell Bostwick, Jan. 26, 1737 ; 3. John, bap. Nov., 1715, and had Benjamin, bap.' Jan. 15, 1744 ; David, bap. March 16, 1746 ; John, bap. Dec. 20, 1747 ; Amos, bap. April 29, 1750 ; 4. Ephraim, b. June 30, 1717, m*. Mary Marks, Feb. 5, 1742, and had Hannah, b. Oct. 21, 1747 ; Grace, bap. Feb. 26, 1749 ; Ephraim, bap. April 12, 1752; Silas, bap. Sept. 23, 1753; Mary, Ibap. June 29, 1755 ; Lois, bap. Feb. 12, 1758 ; Silas, bap. Jan. 20, 1761 ; Sa- rah, bap. May 13, 1764; 5. Abigail, bap. May 10, 1719 ; 6. Jona- than, b. March 10, 1721 ; 7. Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1723, and had by his wife Lydia, Belden, b. April 15, 1751 ; Truman, bap. Feb. 11, 1753, m. Chloe Hill, in 1779 ; Samuel, bap. June 8, 1755 ; Anna, b. Jan. 30, 1767 ; Simeon", (posthumous,) bap. Feb. 3, 1759 ; 8. Sarah, bap. Feb. U, 1725 ; 9. Hannah, b. Aug. 3, 1727. John, son of the third. John, m. Mabel Booth, Dec. 13, 1758 ; children, Brian, bap. March 1, 1761 ; Gideon, bap. April 10, 1763 ; Eliad, bap. April 19, 1767 ; Mabel, bap. Artg. 6, 1769, d. May 9, 1781 ; Betty, bap. Sept. 15, 1771, m. J. Downs, 1806. SQUIRE FAMILY. Sergeant Thomas Squire was an early settler at "Woodbury. He d. April 9, 1712 ; children, 1. Thomas ; 2. Samuel ; 3. Ebenezer 5 4. John ; 5. Hannah ; 6. Martha ; 7. Sarah ; 8. Elizabeth, all bap. Aug., 1697 ; 9. Joseph, b. Dec. 25, 1698. Thomas, Jr., m. 1. Mary ; m. 2. Hannah . His children were, Solomon, b. May 20, 1705 ; David, b. Dec, 1708 ; Thomas, b. May 9, 1710; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1712, m. Aaron Mallory, Aug. 1, 1739 ; Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1715» m. Luke Castle ; Hannah, b. Dec. 710 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 1, 1717, d. 1735 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 3, 1720, m, Peter Hurd; John, b. Sept. 16, 1722 ; Benjamin, bap. March 28, 1729. Solomon, son of Thomas, Jr., d. June 26, 1745, had by Martha, his wife, chUdren, Olive, bap. Sept. 22, 1728; James, b. June 25, ifSO, m. Ruth Baldwin, Jan. 2, 1755 ; Patience, bap. April 15, 1733, m. Zenas Ward, Feb. 1, 1761; Solomon, bap. Oct. 26, 1735; Ruth, bap. Aug. 27, 1738 ; Martha, bap. Aug. 26, 1744. David, son of Thomas, Jr., d. June 28, 1748 ; his children by his wife Margaret, were, 1. Jerusha, b. Jan., 1733, m. Daniel Wheeler, July 17, 1754 ; 2. Deliverance, b. Oct., 1734, m. Mary Robins, Sept. 8, 1765; 3.' David, b. Sept. 17, 1736, m. Rebecca Squire, Feb. 4, 1762, and had Joseph, b. Aug. 1, 1763 ; David, b. April 24, 1765 ; Eli, b. Nov. 19, 1767, m. Mary Bronson, 1787 ; Henry, b. Oct. 24, 1768; 4. Gideon, b. March 19, 1739, m. and had children, among which was Abiather, who lived to, an advanced age, leaving children, some of whom are now living in Roxbury; 5. Margaret, b. 1740, m. Samuel Hicock, in 1760 ; 6. Lydia, b. June 7, 1743. Thomas, son of Thomas, Jr., m. Rebecca Castle, July 9, 1735 ; childi-en, 1. Stephen, bap. May 23, 1735,, m. Ruth Robins, Aug. 21, 1760 ; 2. Hannah, bap. March 26, 1738, m. Ebenezer Booth, in 1782 ; 3. Rebecca, bap. Jan. 6, 1742, m. David Squire, Feb. 4, 1762 ; 4. William, bap. Jan. 4, 1745 ; 5. Mabel, bap. June 28, 1747. Benjamin, son of Thomas, Jr., had by wife Abigail, 1. Dea. Amos, b. April 15, 1752, d. Dec. 9, 1849, no issue; 2. Isaac, b. April 18^ 1756, m. Content Ward, 1777 ; 3. Mary, b. April 9, 1758 ; 4. Ben- jamin, b. May 1, 1760, m. Patience Ward, and removed to Ohio ; ?. Silas, bap. April, 1762. Samuel, second son of Sergeant Thomas, d. May 26, 1727. His children were, 1. Elizabeth, bap. June, 1715 ; 2. Joseph, bap. Sept., 1716; 3. Martha, b. July 2, 1718 ; 4. Grace, b, July 30, 1721 ; 5. Lois, b. Oct., 1723. Ebenezer, third son of Sergeant Thomas, m. 1. Anna Huthwitt, July 8, 1714, who d. Nov. 3, 1721. He m. 2. Patience ; she d. May 3, 1729 ; m. 3. Ellen . His children were, 1. Judith, b. April 19, 1716, m. Peter Minor, Oct. 1, 1734 ; 2. Esther, b. June, 1719 ; 3. Patience, b. Nov. 7, 1721 ; 4. Daniel, b. April, 1725, m. Sarah Tomlin, Nov. 9, 1752, and had Anna, b. June 8, 1753 ; Sarah, b. March 27, 1755, m. David Coe, 1776 ; Currence, b. May 3, 1758, m. Nathaniel Tuttle, July 22, 1779 ; Daniel, bap. Dec, 1761 ; Hes- ter, bap. July, 1765 ; Olive, bap. Dec. 27, 1767 ; Simeon Huthwitt, bap. Jan. 14, 1770, d. young ; Asa, b*p. Dec. 22, 1770 ; Aaron, bap. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. 711 June 5, 1772 1 Simeon Huthwitt, bap. Not. 23, 1777 ; 5. Samuel, b. bee, 1727 ; 6. Ebenezer, b. Oct., 1730, m. Ann Pierce, April 22, 1754, and had Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1755 ; Ann, b. March 5,' 1757 ; Lois, b. July 20, 1769 ; Ebenezer, bap. April 18, 1762 ; Mercy, bap. July 3, 1764 ; 7. Andrew, bap. Aug. 27, 1732, m. Huldah Bronson, March 22, 1755, and had Eleanor, bap. Dec. 11, 1757 ; Timothy, bap. Nov. 18, 1759. John, fourth son of Sergeant Thomas, m. Elizabeth "Wakel^e, Sept. 23, 1729 ; children, 1. Ann, bap. May 9, 1731 ; 2. Nathan, b. Feb. 16, 1732; 3. Reuben, b. May 1, 1734, and by wife, Joanna, had Stoddard, b. Nov. 8, 1758 ; Truman, bap. Jan. 24, 1764 ; Eunice Ann, bap. May 6, 1770, m. Phineas Kingsley, Feb. 9, 1^94; 4. Sam- uel, b. Dec. 9, 1736, and by his wife, Jemima, had Clark, b. Dec. 11, 1759; Ehoda, b. Aug. 2, 1762; Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 12, 1766; Molly, b. April 19, 1768 ; 5. Ichabod, b. Oct. 27, 1743. Joseph, fifth son of Sergeant Thomas, had by wife, Mary, 1. Jo- seph, bap. May 5, 1728 ; 2. Gurdon, b. Oct. 5, 1733 ; 3. Mary, b. May 9, 1737. Abijah Squire m. Charity Lattin, Jan. 4, 1795 ; children, Hiram Eussel, b. Feb. 13, 1795 ; Ruth Ann, b. Nov. 8, 1796. Bethuel Squire, and wife, Jemima, had Olive, b. Sept. 19, 1770. SKILTON FAMILY. Henry Skilton' son of John SkUton,' and Mary (Bennet,) was b. in the parish of ,St. Michael's, Coventry, England, Nov. 19, 1718. He removed with his parents to Eumsey, Hampshire county, when eight' years of age, with a younger brother and sister, where another sister was born. His mother died, and his father left for a place in the British navy. Henry left home March 31, 1734, sailed April 1, 1735, in a gun ship, and landed at Boston, Mass., the same year, boarded for some time in Roxbury, and is next heard of in Preston, Conn. He m. July 9, 1741, Tabitha, eldest child of Joseph Avery and Tabitha (Gardner,) of Norwich, Conn., the latter being origin- ally from South Kingston, R. L He removed to Southington, about 1749, became a physician, and practiced his profession in that town. From thence he went to Woodbury,, about 1760, continued in the practice of his profession, and in old age removed to Watertown, 712 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. Conn., where he died June 7, 1802, aged 82. His wife died in the same place, Oct. 25, 1797. Children, as follows : 3 I. Lucy,' b. Aprils, 1742, d. April 17, 1758. 4 n. Elizabeth,' b. Feb. 11, 1743-4, d. Sept. 1, 1749. 5 ni. Mary,' b. Feb. 12, 1746, m. Elisha Atwood, d. June, 1830. S, IV. Avery,' b. April 30, 1748. 7 V. James, b. June 1, 1750, d. Nov., 1755. 8 VI. Tabitha,b. Sept. 15, 1752, d. July, 1753. 9 VII. Tabitha, b. Dec. 12, 1754, d. Dec, 1755. 10 Vin. Sarah, b. April 11, 1757. Avery' (6) m. Parthena Judd, March 26, 1771, who was b. Aug. 6, 1754, and d. in Watertown, March 30, 1889. He d. Aug. 27, 1832. Children, 11 I. Melicent,* b. Oct. 5, 1772, m. Anthony Gumsey, who d. Dec. 30, 1848. She d. June 1, 1839. 1? II. James,^ b. April 10, 1777. 13 in. Lucy,* b. July 21, 1780, m. Jesse Hine, lives in Bethlem. )^ IV. Henry,* b. July 17, 1783. 15 V. Mary,* b. May 22, 1786, d. unm. Dec. 25, 1822. 16 VI. Parthenia,* b. Oct. 2, 1788, m. Cyrus Avery, d.in Lyons, N.Y.,Sept. 12, 1830. 17 VIL Tabitha,* b. May 2, 1797, unm. James* (12) m. Chloe Steel, June 30, 1799. She was b. in Bethlem. He d. April 9, 1848. Children, 18 I. Elijah Steel,' b. May 17, 1800, m. 1. Elizabeth Wilson, April 1, 1827, who d. Oct. 3, 1836 ; m. 2. Mrs. Sarah Remington, March 25, 1838. He had five children born between 1828 and 1836 ; residence, Ravenna, Ohio. 19 II. Doct. Avery Judd,' b. Feb. 1, 1802, m. March 2, 1828, Mary A. Candee; had nine children born between 1829 and 1849 ; resides at Troy, N. Y. 20 III. Julius J. Gardner,' b. June 24, 1804. 21 IV. Henry Bennet,' b. Aug. 29, 1806, m. Julia Clark, Nov. 19, 1832, who d. June 14, 1836 ; he m. 2. Emily Clark ; children by first marriage, two ; children by second marriage, six, born between 1840 and 1851. 22 V. John Chester,' b. April 30, 1809, m. Ann Heatonand had three children bom between 1835 and 1843. 23 VI. Hannah Maria,' b. Feb. 4, 1812, m. March 22, 1840, Gould S. Clark, of Middlebury, and had three children. 24 Vn. Samuel W. Southmayd,' b. June 20, 1814, m. Mary HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 713 White, Nov., 1846, and had three children ; resides at Litchfield, South Farms. 25 Vm. Melicent Parthenia,= b. Dec. 24, 1816, m. Dec. 27, 1842, to Kev. Ebenezer 0. Beers, who d. Feb. 10, 1847 ; m. 2,- Bouker ; children, three ; resides in Pennsylrania. 26 IX. George rrederick,^ b. Feb. 11, 1820, m. Wealthy M. Mann, May ,4, 1841. She d. Dec. 3, 1848; m. 2. Abigail Wilcox, had 2 ch. Eesides at Watertown. 27 X. Mary Augusta,' b. Nov. 14, 1822, m. Dec. 29, 1847 ; Mer- rit Clark, Jr., and has one oh., resides at Prospect. Henry' (14) m. Martha Baldwin, Sept. 27, 1807. She d. March 10, 1810 ; m. 2. Maria Marshall, Oct. 20, 1812 ; d. Aug. 5, 1847. Eesides at So. Farms. Children, 28 I. Martha B.,= b. Aug. 9, 1813, m. June 7, 1841. 29 II. Mary M.,' b. Dec. 6, 1814, m. Hubbell B. Cone, Nov. 17, 1836 ; lives in western N. Y. 80 III. Henry Marshall,' b- Oct. 20, 1816, m. at the south, and, d. in Arkansas, Aug. 5, 1846, aged 29. 31 IV. Timothy Judd,' b. Oct. 31, 181.9 ; unm. 32 V. Parthenia,' b. Nov. 29, 1821 ; d. Dec. 29, 1830. 33 VI. Philomela Y.,' b. Jan. 1, 1827, m. and resides in Portland, Conn. 34 VII. Raphael N.,' b. April 28, 1829 ; unm. 35 VIII. Otis -A., b. Sept. 6, 1834. , STODDARD FAMILY. Anthony Stoddard' emigrated from the west of JEftgland, and came to Boston about 1639. He m. first, Mary, daughter of Hon. Samuel Downing of Salem, and sister of Sir George, afterward Lord George Downing, by whom he had three sons, one of whom was 2. Solomon,^ b. Oct. 4, 1643. He m. 2. Barbara, wid. of Capt. Joseph Weld of Roxbury, by whom he had two ch. ; he m. 3. Chris- tian , by whom he had ten ch. He d.'March 16, 1686-7. Solomon,^ (2) graduated at Harvard, 1662, settled as minister in Northampton, Sept. 11, 1672, m. Mrs. Esther Mather, originally ' Esther Warham of Windsor, Conn., and wid. of Rev. Eleazer Ma- ther, his predecessor at Northampton. He d. Feb. 11, 1729, aged 86, and his relict d. Feb. 10, 1736, aged 92. He had 7 sons and 5 714 HISTORY OP ANCtBNT WOODBtJET. daus. 3. Anthony,' one of his sons, was b. Aug. 9, 1 67 8. Graduated at Harvard, 1697, settled as .minister in Woodbury, Conn.. He m. 1. March, 1701, Prudence VEells, who d. May, 1714; m. 2. Jan. 31, 1715, Mary Sherman, who d. Jan. 12, 1720. He d. Sept. 6, 1760. Children, 4 I. Mary,* b. June 19, 1702. 5 II. Solomon,* b. Oct. 12, 1703; d. May 23, 172S, "with the Great Fever." . ,'< III. Eliakim,* b. April 3, 1705; d. 1750. He m. Joanna Curtiss, in 1729. ^ IV. Elisha,* b. Nov. 24, 1706, m. Rebekah Sherman, and d. 1766. 8 V. Israel,* b. Aug. 7, 1708 ; d. May 30, 1727. 9 VI. John,* b. March 2, 1710. 10 Vn. Prudence,* b. Oct. 12, 1711. Jl Vin. Gideon,* b. May 27, 1714, m. Olive Curtiss, 1734. 12 IX. Esther,* b. Oct. 11, 1716, m. Preserved Strong. 'i X. Abijah,* b. Feb. 28, 1718, m. Eunice Curtiss, April 4, 1739. 14 XI. Elizabeth,* b. Nov. 15, 1719, m. Daniel Munn. Eliakim* (6) had, H I. John,= b. Jan. 26, 1730, m. April 15, 1751, Mary Atwood, who d. Jan. 16, 1802. He d. Jan. 2, 1795. 16 II. Israel,' b. Jan. 28, 1732 ;, d. Aug. 8, 1794. He m. Eliza- abeth Eeade, July 4, 1759, by whom he had Phebe, b. Nor. 25, 1760 ; Asa, father of Col. Henry Stoddai-d, Dayton, Ohio, b. Sept. 4, 1762.; James, b. May 14, 1765 ; Elizabeth, b. June 14, 1769. 17 HI. Anthony,' b. Oct. 21, l'^4, m. Phebe Eeade, by whom he had Major Amos, who went to England for the entailed property, returned and«d. near Cincinnati, Ohio. He also had Simeon and Anthony. ■ 18 IV. Joann^' b. July 16, 1738, m. Reuben Squire. 19 V. Prudence,' b. Sept. 24, 1740, m. John Marchant. 20 Vr. Eliakim,' b. July 25, 1742 ; d. young. 21 VII. Seth,' b. Dec. 2, 1744, m. Hannah Noyes, and had Calvin, Joaima, Shelden, William, Noyes, Hannah, Minerva and Miranda, who m. Jabez D. Hammond. 22 Vin. Abigail,' b. Aug. 21, 1747, m. Israel Woodward, of Watertown, Conn. 23 IX. Eliakim,' b. Dec. 11, 1749 ; d. in Canada. Elisha* (7) had, .24 I. Solomon,' b. Dec. 29, 1728, m. Mary Gumsey, and had, HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 715 Daniel, b. Dec, 9, 1753 ; Naome, b. Aug. 31, 1755 ; Cyrenius, b. Aug. 11, 1757 ; 'Philo, b. Sept. 29, 1759. 25 II. Mary,=^ b. March 29, 1733. 26 III. EUsha,* b. Nov. 4, 1735, m, Mary Ann Hunt, May 29, 1760, by whom he had, Simeon, b. Dec. 12, 1761 ; Thomas, b. June 21, i763, kUled in the Eevolution ; EKsha, b. April 22, 1765 ; Elihu, b. April 26, 1767; Esther, b. March 6, 1769; Samuel, b. 1761; Abel, b. 1773; Ann, b. 1775; Olive, b. 1777. The oh. of Ehhu were, Sally, Polly, Martin, David T., Nancy, Eliza and George. 27 IV. David,' b. Jan. 29, 1738. His ch. were Thaddeus, b. Nov. 6, 1757 ; Beeda, b. Dec. 31, 1758. 28 V. Damaris,5 b. June 21, 1741. 29 VI. Jotham,= b. July 24, 1743. 30 Vn. Daniel,' b. April 11, 1746. 31 Vm. Eebekah,' b. Aug. 14, 1748. Gideon^ (11) had, 32 I. Simeon,' b. March 1, 1735. 33 II, Maybel,' b. Sept. 25, 1737. 34 III. Gideon,' b. March 24, 1740. ^ IV. Nathan,' b. Aug. 8, 1742, m. Eunice Sanford, of Litchfield. 36 V. Elisha,' b. Nov. 11, 1744. 37 VI. Hannah,' b. April 5, 1747. 38 vn. Olive,' | . . k t i o i7,fQ 39 vm. Jerusha,' | *^"^' ^- ^"1^ ^' l^^^" 40 IX. Olive,' b. March 29, 1752. 41 X. Prudence,' b. Sept. 15, 1754. 42 XI. Anthony,' b. April 16, 1758. Abijah^ (13) had, 43 I. Elizabeth,' b. Sept. 21, 1740, m.Abijah Mitchell. 44 II. Ann,' b. Feb. 21, 1742, m. Daniel Warner." 45 III. Esther,' b. Dec. 11, 1743. 46 IV. Eunice,' b. March 21, 1746. ^' V. Eli,' b. June 17, 1748, m. Abigail Huribut. 48 VI. Ichabod,' b. Dec. 30, IT'SO, m. Mary Mitchell. 49 VII. Eunice,' b. April 5, 1753. 50 vm. Eunice,' b. Feb. 23, 1755, m. Joseph Walker. 51 IX. Esther,'b. May 22, 1757, m. John Mitchell. 52 X. Burr,' b. March 29, 1759. 53 XI. ]Jlary,' b. Aug. 17, 1760, John' (15) had, g I, Samson,' b. Oct. '25, 1752; d. Oct, 31, 1802, m, 1. Susan- 716 HISl/OEY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. nah Nettleton, by whom he had three ch. ; m. 2. Amy Groodwin, by whom he had five ch. He resided at Watertown, Conn. 55 II. Abiram/ b. Oct. 25, 1756 ; d. Oct. 25, 1776, in the RevD- lutionary Army. 56 in. Wells,= b. July 1, 1759 ; d. 1840, m. Sarah Hicock, no issue. 7 57 IV. Phebe," b. Feb. 19, 1760 ; d. Sept. 25, 1827. She m. Josiah Hicock, and had one ch.j Samuel. p V. John," b. in Watertown, July 1, 1763 ; d. Feb. 24, 1821. He m. Sarah Woodward, removed to Coventry, N. Y., 1802. 59 VI. Submit," b. March 17, 1766; d. Sept. 7, 1775. CO VII. Joanna," b. Feb. 19, 1767 ; d. June 5, 1847. She m. Eri Parker. Resides in Vienna, N. Y. 61 VIII. Mar>," b. June 11, 1771 ; d. 1845, m. Randall Judd, of Woodbury ; m. 2. Nathaniel Curtiss. 62 IX. Sarah," b. May 13, 1773, m. Andrew Williams. Resi- dence, Cherry Valley, N. Y. g X. Israel," b. Feb. 15, 1776, m. Polly Wilson, who was b. Sept. 27, 1799. Residence, Camden, N. Y. ,"„^7 XI. Eliakim," b. Aug. 10, 1779, m. April 26, 1801, Lois Mat- thews, b. April 23, 1781 ; d. Dec. 12, 1842. He m. 2. Nancy Adsit, July 13, 1843. He was a minister of the Methodist church, and re- sided in Camden, N. Y. Lt. Nathan' (35) had, 65 I. Clarissa," m. Timothy Terrill. ifs II. Nathan," m. Ruth Judson. 67 III. Sarah," m. Jabez Benham, removed to Vt. 68 IV. Phebe,' m. Judge Hinman, of Vt. 69 V. Olive," m. 1. Simeon Wheeler ; m. 2. Truman Judson. 70 VI. Hannah," m. Timothy Wheeler. 71 VII. Eunice," m. 1. Sprague ; m. 2. Col.Elkins, of Vt. Eh> (47) had, 72 I. Elizabeth," b. 1772 ; d. 1846 ; m, Abner Prindle, and had Daniel, Isaac, Francis, Abigail and Betsey. 73 n. Philena,"b. 1774; m. Abner Doming. Ch., Mary, Henry, George, Horace and Abner. 74 III. Sarah," b. 1776 ; m. Roswell Warner. Ch., Ruth, Mary, David, Sherman and Frederick. 75 IV. AbigaU," b. 1778 ; m. Reuben Hubbard, and had Sophia, Marcus, Aaron and Sarah. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 717 ,'4 V. Abijah,' b. Dec. 4, 1782 ; m. 1804, iEsther Mallory, b^ ' June 29, 1786. Residence, Waterbury. 77 VI. Anthony,' b. 1784 ; m. Betsey Lucas, and had, Cyrus. 78- VII. Sherman," b. 1786. ■ S VIIL-Herman,« b. [Sept. 28, 1790; d. Feb. 25, 1853; m. Ruth Ann Hughs, b. March 1, 1791. Samson" (54) had, 80 I. Prudence,' b. Aug. 11, 1775; m. James Atwood, Aug. 24, 1798. 1^ II. Abiram,' b. Jan. 27, 1777 ; graduated at Yale ; m. Eunice Clark, and settled in practice of medicine in Derby, Conn. 82 III. Susannah,' b. March 26, 1779 ; m. "Wheeler Atwood. 83 ly. Doct. WiUiam,'' b. Sept. 29, 1781 ; d. in MobUe, Alabama. He m. a Miss Stone, and had Juliaett and Hellen. Juliaett m. Doct. Tanner, of New York. 1^ V. Goodwin,' b. May 8, 1783 ; m. Ann Warner ; was presi- ding elder in Oiieida Conference. Removed to Dixboro', Mich. 85 VI. Harvey,' b. April 14, 1785 ; d. in Burton, Ohio, 1839. Ch., Charles, Sarah, William, Emeline, Nancy and Solomon. 86 VII. Ann,' b. Aug. 17, 1788 ; m. William Tolls ; resides in Burton, Ohio. Ch., Fanny, Abigail, Nehemiah, William and Good- win. 87 Vin. Samuel,' b. Aug. 6, 1791 ; d. Aug. 4, 1828 ; m. Phebe Minor, who d. Sept. 5. 1836. His ch. were, Lucy, John, Mary and Asa. John" (58) hadj ifi L Curtis,' b. July 14, 1786 ; d. Oct. 13, 1838 ; m. Hepsey Mar- tin, b. Nov. 23, 1786 ; d. ^ept. 11, 1834. He removed to Little St. Joseph's, Ohio. 89 IL Merit,' b. Jan. 1, 1789 ; d. Oct.' 12, 1820; m. Laura Par- ker, and had, Linus P., Sarah M-. and Roxy. 90 in. Polly,' b. Sept. 22, 1792 ; m. 1. Sylvester Stevens ; had one ch., Sylvester, b. July 4, 1812 ; m. 2. Daniel Benedict, and had one son, John Stoddard, b. Sept. 1, 1821. 91 IV. John,' b. July 15, 1794; m. Sept., 1817, Merab Parker, b. Sept. 3, 1796. Residence, Coventry, N. Y. 92 V. Sarah,' b. Jan. 26, 1796 ; m. William Abort Martin, and had, Hepsey, b. Feb., 1818, m. Henry Manwaring ; Sarah, b. 1820, d. 1834. 93 VI. Rev. Elijah Woodward,' b. May 28, 1799 ; d. Jan. 21, 1838. He m., April 27, 1825, Alathea Coye, and removed to Little 718 HISTORY OF AKCIENT WOODBURY. St. Joseph, Ohio, in 1836. Ch., Wolcott Dwight, b, July 13, 1828 ; Edward Dorcey, b. April 27, 1830 ; Sidney Deshon, b. Jan. 23, 1832 > EUen Coye, b. Nov. 20, 1836. 94 Vn. Abigail,' b. Sept. 1, 1802 ; d. Aug. 7, 1830 ; m. Miles Doolittle. Ch., Abel, b. July 7, 1825 ; Sarah Abigail, b. May 27, 1828; MaryMatUda, b.May 17, 1830. 95 Vin. WeUs,' b. April 10, 1806; m. Eunice Benedict, and in 1833, removed to Huron, Ohio. Ch., Mary, b. May 7, 1827 ; Elia- kim,b. Feb. 1, 1829 ; Andrew, b. Feb. 22, 1831 ; Sarah A., b. Mar. 10, 1833 ; Emily, b. Oct. 17, 1835 ; Eunice, b. Sept. 4, 1837 ; "Wells, b. Feb. 3, 1839 ; John, b. May 25, 1843 ; Myra, b. Feb. 14, 1848. 96 IX. Doct. Abiram,' b. March 12, 1809 ; d. Sept. 1, 1839 ; m. Dec. 14, 1834, Lavinia Smith, b. Sept. 2, 1802. Ch., WiUiam Abi- ram. Israel" (63) had, 97 I. Cyrus,' b. April 2, 1820 ; m. Charlotte S. Spring, by whom he had, Josiah, b. Aug. 10, 1844; Isaac Atwood, b. Oct. 24, 1846. 98 II. Samuel Hicock,' b. April 29, 1822 ; graduated at Hamil- ton 'College, 1844. 99 III. Huldah B.,' b. Dec. 4, 1823 ; m. Erastus Judson. 100 IV. Joanna P.,' b. May 1, 1825 ; m. Lansing McConneU. 102 V. Martha P.,' b. June 18, 1827 ; m. Lewis Baker. 103 VL WeUs A.,' b. May 10, 1829. 104 vn. Israel,' b. June 1, 1831. 105 Vin. Lucintha.' 106 IX. Mary.' 107 X. John.' Eliakim" (64) had, 108 L Philomela,' b. Dec. 13, 1802 ; m. Feb. 21, 1828, John W. Searles, and had Lois, Francis and John. 109 II. Cynthia,' b. Sept. 14, 1804 ; m. Sept. 15, 1827, Lorenzo Driggs. Ch., Stoddard, Flora, Lorenza, John and Cynthia. 110 III. Flora,' b. Dec. 28, 1806 ; d. Feb. 21, 1840 ; m. Feb. 1, 1833, Hiram Whedon, and had one ch., Albert Stoddard. 111 IV. Polly,' b. May 26, 1809 ; m. May 28, 1828, Elisha Morse. Ch., Mindwell, Eliakim and Cynthia. 112 V. Joanna P.,' b. June 6, 1811 ; m. Thomas D. Penfield, Sept. 6, 1837, and had, Samuel D. 113 VI. Israel,' b. July 1, 1813 ; m. Oct. 5, 1836, Maria P. Peck, and had, Lois M., b. Aug. 19, 1837 ; Joanna D., b. July 21, 1846. 114 vn. Mindwell,' b. April 21, 1816; d. in 1831. 115 VTTT. Eliakim J.,' b. Jan. 31, 1819. Lawyer, Utica, N, Y. 116 IX. George,' b. Sept. 6, 1823. HISTORY OF ANCIENT ATOODBUBT. 719 Nathan^ (66) hady 117 I. Rachel.'' 118 n. Rodman,'' resides in Detroit, Michigan. 119 in. Nathan,'' resides in Richland, N. Y. 120 IV. Catherine,' d., aged about 20. 121 V. EUzabeth,' d. young. 122 VI. Rev. Judson B., resides at Sherman, Conn. 123 VII. William.' Residence, Canada "West. 124 Vni. Joshua.'' Residence, Worcester, M^ss. 125 IX. Elizabeth,'' m. Simms ; resides in Mexico, N. Y. ' Abijah° (76) had, 126 I. Almina Ann,'' b. March 24, 1806. 127 I\. Jennette,'' b. April 25, 1808. 128 III. Esther,'' b. Dec. 16, 1809. 129 IV. Mary Ann,'' b. Sept. 27, 1811. 130 V. Abijah Curtis,' b. April 2, 1813. 131 VT. Horace WiUiam,'' b. Nov. 4, 1815. 132 VTI. HannahMariah,''b- Aug.27, 1818. 138 Vni. David Eli,^ b. March 30, 1821. 134 rX. Abijah Curtis, b. July 17, 1828. . 135 X. Jane E., b. May 26, 1826. 136 XL Ruth Ann, b. March 12, 1828. Herman^ (79) had, 187 I. Elizabeth Ann,'' b. June 19, 1814; m. William Curtiss, March 20, 1839 ; m. 2. Treat. 138 n. William,' b. Jan. 10, 1816 ; d. 1818. 139 in. Laura Sabrina,' b. July 1, 1817 ; m. Oct. 8, 1837, Phin- eas A. Judson. 140 IV. Sherman Bennet,' b. Aug. 11, 1821 ; m. Mary Ann Har- ger, 1848. 141 V. Herman Wheeler,'' b. July 6, 1823 ; m. 1845, Eliza Ann Roberts. 142 VI. Mary Maria,' b. April 6, 1825 ; m. Fred. P. Gorham, of New Haven. 143 "Vn. Sumuel Hughs,' b. Dec. 19, 1827 ; d. 1829. 144 Vni. Sarah Abigail,' b. July 15, 1829 ; m. 1846, Daniel C. Frost, 145 IX. Charlotte Amanda,' b. March 4, 1837, Abiram' (81) had, 146 L Theresa," b. Jan. 6,1806; d. 1814. 147 n Jonathan,' b. Oct. 9, 1807 ; graduated at Tale, 1831. A lawyer, New Haven, Conn. 720 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBtlBT. 148 m. Susan.H.,«b. Aug. 1,1809; m. Doct. Johnson, of Derby, Conn. 149 IV. Thomas,' b. March 11, 1813 ; graduated at Yale, 1836 ; m. April 9, 1839, Esther Ann Gilbert, b. July 31, 1819. Ch., Frances Eunice, b. Jan. 13, 1840 ; Sarah G., b. AprU 6, 1842 ; Ezekiel, b. Nov. 14, 1844. 150 V. Joseph,' b. Nov. 12, 1815 ; m. Dec. 10, 1838, Sophia Bud- dingtSn. Ch., WiUiam, b. Sept. 27, 1839 ; Henry, b. March 22, 1848 ; Sophia T., p. March 9, 1845 ; Goodwin, b. April 2, 1847. Kl v. William,' b. Jan. 6, 1818. Lawyer, New Haven, Conn. 152 VI. Theresa,' b. June 2, 1825. Goodwin' (84) had, 153 I. Samson,' b. Feb. 7, 1806. Physician in Michigan. 154 II. Amy,' b- April 21, 1808. 155 III. Moses,' b. Feb. 14, 1810. 156 IV. Aaron,' b. April 6, 1812 ; d. May 6, 1814. 157 V. Laura Ann,' h. 1814; d. young. 158 VI. Abigail,' b. Sept. 2, 1815. 159 Vn. William,' b. April 11, 1819. 160 Vni. Goodwin,' b. April 8, 1821. 161 IX. Anna,' b. May 25, 1824. Curtis'' (88) had, 162 I. Israel,' b. Feb. 15, 1808 ; m. Lois Horton; was judge of Williams co., Ohio, and d. Dec. 29, 1842. Ch., Dwight, Sarah, Is- rael and Phebe. 163' IL Samuel Augustus,' b. May 10, 1809 ; d. Dec. 10, 1834; m. Sarah Beeoher, Oct., 1830. 164 III. Curtis,' b. July 10, 1811 ; m. Jane E. Doughty, July 1, 1835. Ch., Charity R., b. Aug: 14, 1836, d. Aug. ?8, 1836 ; Phebe, b. Oct. 29, 1838 ; Catherine M., b. July 9, 1840 ; Austin C, b. April 25, 1842 ; Benjamin C, b. June 7, 1844 ; John C, b. May 6, 1846. 165 IV. William Ira,' b. Oct. 25, 1814; d. June 2, 1837. 166 V. John,' b. Dec. 22, 1820 ; d. Aug. 26, 1837. 167 VI. Zerah,' b. Jan. 7, 1823. 168 VII. Martin,' b. Oct. 24, 1824. 169 Vm. Hepsey,' b.Nov. 3, 1826. John'' (91) had, 170 I. Henry EKakim,' b. July 23, 1818 ; m. Jan. 3, 1843, Sabra Ann Davis, and had issue, John Henry, b. Jan. 30, 1847. HI5T0BT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 721 171 n. Elijah Woodwardj' b. April 23, 1820 ; graduated at Am- herst College, 1849. 172 in. JohVb. Oct. 15, 1823. 173 IV. William Albert,' b. Jan. 10, 1826. 174 V. Lewis Gaius," b. Nov. 14, 1828. 175 VI. Samuel Augustus,' b. April 20, 1835. 176 VII. Sarah Abigail,' b. April 15, 1839. TERRILL FAMILY. Roger Terrill, of Stratford, was a sigtter of the fundamental larti- cles for the settlement of Woodbury, and came with the first company of settlers to the latter place. He died April 17, 1722, and his wid. Sarah, died April 13, 1728. His children are found to have been, I. Abigail, bap. Jan., 1681-2. II. Sarah, bap. March, 1684, m. Doct. Jonathan Atwood, in 1701. III. Stephen, bap. Aug., 1686. IV. Roger, l?ap. July, 1691. V. Ezra, bap. April, 1693. VI. and VII. Timothy and Martha, b. Nov. 19, 1697. Stephen, eldest son of Roger, d. in 1728, leaving children, I. Abi- gail. II. Sarah. III. Stephen, m. Mary Judson, Dec. 9, 1729, d. in 1757, leaving an only child. Prudence, who m. Lieut. Gideon Stoddard. IV. Roger. V. Ezra. VL Timothy. VIL Martha. Roger, Jr., second son of Roger, m. Elizabeth Sherman, July 23, 1713, who d. in 1747. He d. in 1769 ; children, I. Mary, bap. Aug. 31, 1718, m. Abijah Martin, in 1741. II. Gideon, b. Sept. 14, 1720, d. Dec. same year. III. Gideon, b. Oct. 17, 1721. IV. Daniel, b. Nov. 25, 1728. V. Caleb, b. Feb. 12, 1726, d. young. VI. Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1726, m. Root. VIL Betsey, bap. June 23, 1728, m. Christopher Prentice, May 18, 1748. Ezra, third son of Roger, d. 1740. His children by wife, Marga- ret, were, I. Sarah, b. April 13, 1715, m. Camp. H. Ezra, b. Jan. 6, 1717. III. Peter, b. Jan. 19, 1719. IV. Paul, b. Feb. 1, 1721. V. Hannah, b. Sept. 25, 1722. Vl. Margaret, b. Nov., 1724. VII. Martha, m. John Brownson, in 1747. VIII. Roger, b. Nov. 11, 1731, d. same year. Timothy, fourth son of Roger, m. Thankful Galpin, and d. in 1727 ; children, Eunice, b. July, 1724 ; Olive, bap. Aug. 28, 1726 ; Timo- thy, (posthumous,) b. Oct., 1727. ^ 65 722 HISTORY OP ANCIENT ■WOODBTTBY. Timothy, Jr., son of Timothy, m. Hope Lee, Feb. 26, 1754, d. Aug. 29, 1785 ; children, Lee, b. Jan. 18, 1755 ; Timothy, b. Jan. 15, 1757; Olive, b. June 25, 1759, m. Aaron Mallory; Anna, bap. April 25, 1762, d. young; Anna, b. Jan. 7, 1765, m. Jehiel Preston, and d. July 12, 1851. Lee, eldest son of Timothy, Jr., m. Jerusha Eoot. He removed tq Canada with his family, after the birth of his children, where his de- scendants are somewhat numerous. His children were, I. Olive, bap. Sept. 4, 1788. II. Hazard, bap. Sept. 4, 1788, m. Betsey Bailey, and had 1. Hazard Bailey, who d. suddenly in the fall of 1852, while in the most active discharge of his duties as a member of the Cana- dian Parliament ; 2. T. Lee, was elected to fill the vacancy in said Parliament, occasioned by the death of his brother ; 3. Caroline ; 4. Preston ; 5. Eliza ; 6. Jerusha. III. Hope Emm, bap. Sept. 4, 1784. IV. Lee, bap. Oct., 1791, m. and had 1. Joseph Hazard ; 2. Samuel Lee ; 3. Ohve ; 4. Ann. V. Jerusha Ann, bap. Dec., 1794. Timothy, second son of Timothy, Jr., m. Clarissa Stoddard ; chil- dren, Timothy, b. Nov. 19, 1781 ; Eunice, (posthumous,) b. April 15, 1787 ; Timothy, m. 1. Huldah Dudley ; m. 2. Dolly M. Bacon. His children are, I. Clarissa, m. Charles J. Minor. II. Timothy, m. Laura Warner. III. George D., m. Nancy Booth. IV. William Lee, m. Eunice IngersoU, of Ohio, and resides at Medina, in that state. V. Nathan S., m. Emily Green. THOMAS FAMILY, No. I. John Thomas settled in Woodbury about 1690 ; children, 1. John, bap. Aug. 30, 1695 ; 2. Samuel, bap. Sept. 10, 1699, m. and had Reuben and Rhoda, (twins,) bap. Sept., 1714 ; 3. Thomas, bap. March 5, 1701. No. II. Jeremiah Thomas d. Dec. 10, 1752. His children were, I. John, bap. June, 1714, d. young. II. Elizabeth, bap. June, 1714, m. Obed Henries, Jan. 20,1737. III. John, bap. March, 1716, d. Sept., 1722. IV. Mary, b. Oct., 1722. V. Susanna, bap. June 22, 1718. VI. Charles, bap. July 3, 1720. VH. Phebe, bap. Jan. 17, 1725. VIIL David, b..l726. Dea. Charles, son of Jeremiah above, m. Mary Barges, Feb. 1, HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 723 1749, d. Oct. 3, 1794; children,!. Dea. John, bap. April 5, 1750, m. Parnel Weller, March 2, 1794, d. without issue. II. Mary, b. April 9, 1753, m. Noah Dudley, in 1775. III. David, bap. Nov. 15, 1754, d. same month. 'IV. David, b. April 16, 1756, m. Abigail Case, Sept. 4, 1777, and had Benajah C, b. Aug. 2, 1778. V. Charles, b. Jan. 30, 1758, m. Jerusha WeHer, who d. May 26, 1827. He d. Feb. 23, 1833. Children, Charles, Jerusha and Mary. Charles has a family, and resides on the old homestead in Roxbury. VI. Annis, b. Feb. 7, 1760, m. Abel Bronson. VII. Jeremiah, bap. Jan. 30, 1763. VIII. Sarah, b. Oct. 16, 1764, m. Thomas Warner, 1782. IX. Su- sanna, bap. April 9, 1769, m. Stephen Terrill. X. James, b. Jan. 25, 1763, d. July 4, 1767. No. III. Ebenezer Thomas m. Sarah Mitchell, Oct. 11, 1721 ; children, I. Phebe, bap. Dec. 2, 1722, m, Daniel Chilson, July 5, 1759.^ II. Abraham, bap. Feb. 15, 1725, m. Mary Baker, Jan. 31, 1751 ? chil- dren, 1. Ebenezer, bap. Jan. 2, 1751, m. Joanna Galpin, Aug. 14, 1760, and had Mary Ann, who d. June 5, 1784 ; 2. Bulah, bap. June 24, 1753, m. John Mallory, in 1769 ; 3. Lucy, bap. Oct. 5, 1755 ; 4. Isaac, bap. April 23, 1758 ; 5. Friend, bap. March 10, 1765 ; 6. Ira, bap. Aug. 27, 1769, m. Abigail Hurd, Aug. 28, 1788 ; 7. Sarah Ann, bap. May 31, 1772. III. Sarah, b. Nov. 14, 1731, m. Noah Huri- but, in 1761. . . Thomas Thomas had by wife Elizabeth, Aaron, b. March 20, 1759. TUTTLE FAMILY. Nathaniel Tuttle' settled in Woodbury, about 1680, and from him have descended most, if not all of tlie name now residing in its vicin- ity. He d. Aug. 20, 1721, leaving his wife Sarah, and children given below, except the first, who is supposed to have died previously, as she is not mentioned in his wiU. 2 I. Mary,^ bap. May, 1683, d. probably previous to 1721. ? n. Ephraim,^ m. Dinah Wheeler, Feb. 13, 1706. ,1j III. Hezekiah,^ m. Martha Huthwitt, April 11, 1711 ; he died 1753. ,|, IV. Isaac,^ b. Feb. 3, 1697-8, m. 1. Prudence Wheeler, Jan. 10, 1729, who d, in 1730 ; m. 2. Mary Warner, April U, 1731. She d. Oct, 28, 1746. He d. in 1772, leaving a wife, Ann. 724 HISTORY OF ANCIKNT -WOODBUKT. 6 V. Temperance,^ d. Nor., 1749. 7 VI. Ann," d. July 22, 1753. Ephraim^ (3) had 9n.'Jrepv}*''^°^''-^^'-'''''°'- Joseph d. in 1754, leaving wife Mary, and an only child, Sarah. 10 III. Sarah,= b. Oct. 15, 1 712, m. Hezekiah "Wright, June, 1732. i; IV. Ezekiel,'b, Jan. 5, 1718, m. Tabitha . i V. Caleb,= b. May 3, 1721, d. 1790. Mary, his widow, m. Na- than Hine. Hezekiah^ (4) lived in Main Street, Southbury, near the pres- ent dwelling of Sherman Tuttle, his great-grandson. Ch., 13 I. Lois,' bap. May, 1713, m. Thomas Kimberly, Jan. 23, 1742. 14 II. Agnes,^ b. Feb. 11, 1718, m. Obadiah Wheeler, in 1740. Is III. Nathaniel,' bap. Oct. 1, 1721, m. in his 58th year, Cur- rence|Squire, July 22, 1779, who d. in 1819 ; he d. in 1796. 16 IV. Gideon,' b. Feb., 1727, m. Mary Stiles, removed to Ver- mont ; children, Amos, Gideon, Nathaniel, Mary and Lois. 17 V. Ichabod,' bap. Jtine 1, 1729, m. Sarah Prime, June 27, 1761, went to Vermont ; children, David, Martha, Ilezekiah and Nathaniel. 18 VI. Huthwitt,' b. Aug., 1731, d. unm. about 1785. ^ VIL Noah,' bap. April 29, 1784, m. Susanna Smith. 20 VIII. Nathan,3 bap. Aug. 15, 1736, graduated at Tale College, in 1763, m. Lydia Skeel, went to Rutland, Vermont, disappeared mysteriously, supposed to have been murdered. Sergeant Isaac^ (5) had 21 I. David,' bap. May 21, 1732. 22 II. Prudence,' b. Jan., 1734, m. Moses Martin, Jan. 16, 1755., 23 in. Mary,' b. June 12, 1737, m. John Nichols, in 1756. ?J IV. Andrew,' bap. March 25, 1739. 25 V. Daniel,' bap. June 5, 1743 ; had sons, Truman and Garry. Truman m. Lovina Manvill ; children, I. Truman, resides in Middle- bury, and has a family. II. Harriet E., m. Ebenezer Wheeler, has one child, Truman E. HI. JennetteM. IV. Julia M., m. Madison Johnson, and has two children, Harriet L. and Jennette E. 26 VI. Aaron,' bap. May 15, 1748, m. Mary Smith. 27 VII. Ichabod,'d. young, in 1749. EzekieP (11) had children, 28 I.- SamueV b. Feb. 22, 1743, removed west. 29 n. Concurrence,* bap. March 15, 1747. HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 725 30 m. Truman,* bap. April 2, 1749, d. young. 31 IV. Ichabod,* bap. Oct. 25, 1750, went west. 32 V, Tabitha,* bap. Oct. 22, 1754. 33 yi. Truman,* bap. Feb. 22, 1756. g VII. Epliraim,'bap.NoT. 23, 1763. 35 VIII. Aaroii,' m. Rebecca Wooster; children, Olive, Cyrus, Anna, Daniel, Betsey, Aaron, WilUam, David, Harvey, Silas and Arad. 36 IX. Mabel,* bap. April 4, 1769. Caleb' (12) had 37 I. Amos,* b. Oct. 5, 1765. 38 II. Joseph,* b. March 1, 17671 89 m. Benjamin,* b. May 15, 1768. 40 IV. Abigail,* b. April 2, 1770. 41 V. Mary,* b. Nov. 26, 1771. 42 VI. Gaius,* b. April 15, 1773. Noah' (19) had children, 60 I. Newton,* m. Euth Pierce. 44 II. Ann,* bap. April 29, 1759, m. Agur "Wheeler. 45 m. Susanna,* bap. Nov. 13, 1763, m. Nathan Downs. 46 IV. Mary Ann,* d. young. Capt. NathanieP (15) was in the army during the Revolu- tionary "War. His children were, 47 I. Martha,* bap. Aug. 1780, m. David Dayton, Nov. 6, 1800. He d. Aug. 17, 1836, aged 64 ; children, I. Augusta, m. Burton French, resides in Ohio. II. Nathaniel, d. Jan. 6, 1833, aged 30, unm. HI. Charles, d. Jan. 2, 1816, aged 11 years. IV. Berkley, d. unm. on his return from the west. V. Tuttle, m. Caroline, dau. of Judson Hurd, of Roxbury, and d. Sept. 18, 1843, aged 35. VI. Currence A., m. Hall Gridley, removed to the state , of New York. VII. James Clark, removed to the state of New York, and d. Aug.- 28, 1851, aged 38. VIH. Charles, d. March 12, 1851, aged 34. IX. Benjamin, resides in Naugatuck, Conn. 48 II. Huthwitt,* bap. May 25, 1785, m. 1. Sally Smith, and had one child, Samuel; he m. 2. Olive Burr, and d. May 29, 1844 ; chil- dren by second marriage, were Sarah and Mary. 49 III. Nathaniel,* bap. July 31, 1785, m. Betsey Fabrique, May 9, 1808, d. May 5, 1850 ; chUdren, I. John H., b. "Feb. 16, 1809, d. Aug. 30, 1831. II. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 1, 1811, resides in New Haven. HI. Sherman, b. Jan. 18, 1813. IV. Benjamin Newton^ b. April 11, 1815, resides in New Haven. 726 HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBtTET. 50 IV. Anna, bap. March 21, 1793, d. while on a visit at Rutland, Vermont, aged 11 years. Andrew^ (24) had, it is said, fourteen children, among whom were the following : '51 I. Reuben.' 52 II. Ayers.* g ni. Noah." 54 IV. Nathan," went west. 55 V, Isaac," went west. 56 VI. Nabby." 57 VII. Reny." 58 Vni. Thaddeus." g IX. "William." 60 X. Russell," died young. Ephraim" (34) m. Sarah Stone, and d. Dec. 19, 1830, aged 68 ; being the first death in his family. He left 8 ch. and 14 grandch. Sarah his wid. d. July 28, 1847, aged 74. Ch., I. Harriet, m. Philo Scott. II. Alvin. III. Lydia, d. Jan., 1844, aged 48. IV. Sarah, m. Garry Scott ; is a widow. V. Lucy, m. Ransom Judson, now of Southbury.* Ch., Lucius, Charles, Robert, Albert, Jane, Clarissa and George. VI. Tabitha, m. David M. Fenn. VII. Clarissa, m. "Wil- liam Tucker, d. May 9, 1838. VIIL Eliza. Newton" (43) children, 61 I. Mary Ann,* bap. in 1787, m. "Walker Lyon. Ch., Smith, Jennette and Harriet. 62 n. Cyrus,' bap. Dec. 23, 1789, m. Betsey Smith. Ch., Har- riet E. and Samuel S. ' 63 ni. Benjamin,* bap. April 19, 1792, m. 1. Harriet Smith; m. 2. Charlotte Smith. Ch., Sally Jane, Noah B. and Caroline S. 64 IV. Smith,* bap. Aug. 23, 1794, m. Maria Shelton ; resides in Burlington, Conn. Ch., "William, d. aged 21 ; Lockwood, Mariette, d. young ; Smith and Theron. 65 V. Newton,* m. Eliza "Wilcoxson. Ch., Charlotte, m. Charles Munson ; Mary Jane and Nancy B. 66 VI. Johnson,* bap. Feb. 27, 1797, m. Esther Hinman, had one ch. Jennette. 1 Mr. Judson is a descendant of William Judson, who came from England in 1634. He has in his possession a Bible 250 years old, which has descended to him as an heir- loom. This Bible was printed in London by Christopher Barkers, deputy (qx th^ Qneen. HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 727 67 VII. Polly Ann,' m. WiUiam Guthrie, Aug. 25, 1842. 68 VIII. Harriet,' m. William Sanford, May 24, 1822. They had one ch. Martha T., wfio d. April 30, 1852, aged 19. 69 IX. Nathan,' d. young. 70 X. Jennette,' d. aged 9. Noah* (53) had children, 71 I. Harley,' b. Jan. 13, 1795. 72 II. Lydia,' b. July 12, 1798. 73 ni. Roxa,s b. AprU 26, 1801. William* (59) m. Mary Sanford. Ch., I. William R., b. 1808, m. Sarah E. Tuttle, ch., William 6., Altha and Marvin E. 11. John, m. Abigail ToUes ; resides in Ohio. III. Philo, m. 1. Stone ; m. 2. Martha Morriss. Ch., Mary H., John E., Emily J. and Mar- vin E. IV. Marinda, m. Burr Keeler. V. Albert, m. Harriet Sax- ton. Ch. Nathan A. VI. Charity, m. William Culver. VII. Na- than, resides in Ohio. VIII. Burritt, resides in Plymouth, Conn. IX. Marvin, m. Caroline Hubbell. X. Emery. THOMPSON FAMILY. Or, on a fesse dancettSe az. three estoiles ar. on a canton of the second, the sun in glory ppr. Crest, an arm erect, vested gu. cufiF ar. holding in the hand ppr. five ears of wheat or. Motto — In lu- mine luce. "There are few names more common among the early settlers of 728 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT •VTOODBURy. New England, than that of Thompson, most of whom came from London and Hertfordshire, and were probably related to each other. Of these, the principal individuals connected with the New England settlements were, David Thompson, who emigrated to Portsmouth, N. H., in 1622, where he established fisheries, and in 1623, removed to an island in Boston harbor, which still bears his name ; James Thompson, who was one of the first settlers of Woburn, Mass., in 1634; Major Eobert Thompson, who resided in Boston in 1639, and was a man of wealth and respectability ; Maurice Thompson, a merchant of London, governor of the East Lidia Co., who established fisheries at Cape Ann in 1639 ; Eev. "William Thompson, who came to York in Maine, 1637, and Anthony Thompson, of New Haven, Conn.'" Anthony Thompson, with his wife, two children, and two brothers, John and "William, embarked at London, on board the ship Hector and ship in company with Governor Eaton, Kev. Mr. Davenport, and others of Coventry, Eng., and arrived at Boston, June 26, 1637, according to "Winthrop's Journal,^ though Cotton Mather says it was on the 23d of July in that year. They were dissenters from the Church of England, and left home to enjoy quietly here the principles of their faith, as well as to avoid the constant persecutions, taxes and exactions, which were so frequent during the reign of Charles the First. In the spring of 1638, Messrs. Davenport and Eaton made diligent search for a desirable location for the settlement of their colony ; and, being perhaps the most energetic and wealthy party, which, up to that period, had emigrated to these shores, several towns made them tempting offers to join them. But as no site appeared to hold out as many advantages as Quinnipiac, or New Haven, they final- ly concluded to make that place their permanent abode. Anthony Thompson' signed the colony constitution of June 4, 1639. As the Thompson brothers had probably been more or less connected with agriculture at home, we find they soon secured lands here. John lived at East Haven, and died Dec. 11, 1674. It is asserted, that the farm, which he occupied is now in the possession of some of his descendants. "William and Anthony resided at New Haven during 1 Thompson's History of Long Island, 2 Winthrop's exact words are ! — " 28 : 4 ; 1687. There arrived two ships from Lon- don, the Hector and the — -— . In these came Mr. Davenport and another minister, and Mr. Eaton and Mr. Hopltins, two merchants of London, men of fair estates and of great esteem for religion and wisdom in outward affairs. " In the Hector came also the Lord Ley," &c. HISTORT OK' ANCIENT WOODEUKT. 729 their lives, and died there. Anthony died March 23, 1647, at which time he made a nuncupative will in presence of Rev. John Daven- port, and Robert Newman, who afterward committed his instructions to writing, and appeared before the proper officer to prove it, May 27, 1650. He bequeathed the lands, which were set off to him origi- nally, and the house which he had erected thereon, .to his son (2) John f other lands since purchased, to Anthony ; a certain sum to Bridget, (a daughter of his first wife,) provided she married in ac- cordance with the wishes of the deacons of the church ; and the re- mainder to his second wife, Catherine, and to his three daughters by her, her share to continue during her widowhood. But as it appears she married Nicholas Camp, July 14, 1652, the property probably reverted to the family. Anthony, Jr., made his will while on a visit at Milford, on the 26th, and died on the 29th of Dec, 1654, giving most of his property to his brother, John. William, who was prob- ably a bachelor, made his wiU Oct. 6, 1682, and died the same year. He bequeathed all his property to his relatives, particularly mention- ing his nephew John. (2) John^ seems to have been a sea-captain. He had three children, mentioned on the records of th#town, viz., (3) Mary,= b. Sept. 9, 1667 ; (4) Samuel,' b. May 12, 1669, and (5) Sarah,' b. Jan. 16, 1671; but he probably had two or three previous- ly, whose names they neglected to register. John died June 2, 1707, and an inventory of his estate is on record. His son SamueP was m. Nov. 14, 1695, to Rebecca Bishop, dau. of the Lieut. Governor. They lived at the Beaver Ponds, now called Westville, about two miles from New Haven. He was captain of the military company, in New Haven. He must have been a healthy, athletic man, as his grandson Hezekiah used to relate, that he rode behind him on horse- back from New Haven to Goshen, a distance of about 50 miles, when he was in his 82iid year, at which latter place he afte^-ward died. Children, 6 I. Samuel,' b. Dec. 2, 1696. J n. James,' b. June 5, 1699. 8 in. Amos,' b. March 3, 1702. 9 IV. Gideon,' b. Dec. 25, 1704. 10 V. Rebecca,' b. Feb. 23, 1708. 11 VI. Judah,' b. June 10, 1711 ; d. Aug. 1, 1712. 12 VII. Judah,' b. Oct. 5, 1713. 13 Vni. Enos,' b. Aug. 18, 1717. This family lived to an advanced age. Some of them settled in Amenia, Dutchess co., N. Y., and others in Goshen, Conn. Smith 66 730 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBXTRT. Thompson, judge of the supreme court of the United States, and , subsequently secretary of the navy, descended from the Amenia branch of the family. Enos Thompson Throop, grandson of Enos Thompson, was charge to Naples, and governor of the state of New York. James* (7) m. Hannah Wilmot, May 30, 1723, and lived nearly opposite the stone house subsequently built by his grandson Elijah, in WestviUe, Conn. His death, which occurred in 1737, was caused by a fall" from a cherry tree. He had previously made a will, be- queathing his property to his wife during her life, and directing it to be divided, at her death, into nine parts, giving to each of his sons a double share. Ch., 14 I. James,* b. in 1725, and lived ninety-three years. II n. Hezekiah,' b. in 1735. 16 III. Mary.* 17 IV. Hannah,' m. Baldwin. 18 V. Mabel,* m Bradley. 19 VI. Amy.* 20 VII. Rachel,* d. in infancy. 21 Vni. Kachel.* Hezekiah,* Esq., (15) was b. in New Haven in 1785. His father d. when he was about two years of age, and he resided for some years with his grandfather, Samuel Thompson. The records at New Ha- ven show that in 1749, when he was fourteen years of age, Enos Thompson, his uncle, was appointed his guardian, and gave a bond for £500 sterling, as security for the execution of the trust, and the preservation of the property. It would seem that his uncle shortly afterward bound him out to learn the trade of a saddler. Whether this was done contrary to the will, or in accordance with the wishes of his nephew, tradition does not inform us ; but it appears that soon after arriving at manhood, when he could control his actions, having a taste for reading, which he had for some years gratified, whenever he had a leisure hour, his ambition now led him to higher pursuits. He studied law under the direction of Col. Walker, of Stratford, and soon commenced the practice of his profession at Woodbury, although he passed a portion of the year 1757, in the army, as paymaster to a regiment, and went to the relief of Fort William Henry, near Lake George, during the French War. In 1760, he built a large house in the south part of the village of Woodbury, which is still in the pos- session of one of his descendants, a cut of which appears on the oppo- site page. HISTOBT or ANCIENT WOODBtrKT. 731 He was the first person who practiced the profession of law, ex- clusively, within the present limits of Woodbury. He was appointed a justice of the peace soon after commencing practice. He stood well as a lawyer and a magistrate. His integrity and nice discrimi- nation were so well established, that questions of difference were often brought before him by litigating parties, and left at once to his decision- He was a man of stern, though facetious character, and exercised a strong iafluence over his fellow-men. His wit was of the keenest quality, his humor universal ; yet he ever maintained his'personal dignity inviolate, and was, in the best sense of the term, " a gentle- man of the old school." His sayings and jocose remarks, which were never calculated to injure the feelings of others, are to this day remembered and repeated by the inhabitants of the town. As would be expected of such a man, he set the highest estimate on a thorough education ; and although his own was neglected in early life, yet he had the satisfaction of seeing three of his sons in possession of a col- legiate education. He represented the town of Woodbury in the General Assembly, May and October, 1782 ; May, 1784 ; October, 1784 ; October, 1788, and October, 1789. In all the varied affairs and offices of the town he acted a conspicuous -part, proving himself in all positions an up- right and useful citizen. In addition to these labors, he occupied the time which was allowed him from professional pursuits, in over- seeing and cultivating. a handsome landed property, of which he was the owner. A few years before his death, he had a paralytic shook, from which he partially recovered ; but two years subsequently he suffered anoth- er attack, from the effects of which he died in March, 1803. During his illness, a quality of his personal character was conspicuous. His disease had disabled his right arm, with nearly all the muscles of his right cheek. The consequence was, that he could neither con- verse, nor take food with looks and gestures, such as comported with his ideas of propriety. He therefore never ate' before strangers, and often wept in solitude over the departure of that dignified self-com- posure, which had been one of the ornaments of the man. He was buried in the rear of the Episcopal church, in the " old burial-ground," where a square, pyramidal stone has been erected, to mark the place '' where his ashes repose. He m. Eebecca, dau. of Isaac Judson, Oct. 1, 1761. Ch., i I. WilUam AbdiaV b. June 15, 1762 ; d. Dec. 9, 1847. 23 n. Polly,' b. Feb. 15, 1764; d. Aug., 1824; m. 1. Doct. 732 HI3TOET OF AN8IENT WOODBUKT. Charles A. Hall, in 1783. Ch. by this marriage, 1. Maria, b. at New Haven, in 1784, m. George Washington "Willis^ of Newark, N. J., who d. in the 37th year of his age. She d. in March, 1849, aged 62. They had three sons and three daughters. 2. Jason James, b. in New Haven about 1785, d. in New York, 1806 ; 3. and 4. Carlos and Fanny, d. in infancy ; 5. Sophia, b. Aug., 1791, m. John E. Lay- crafts, of the U. S. navy, in 1809. He d. Aug., 1819, and she d. Oct. 11, 1842 — no issue. 6. Carlos, who d. in infancy. Doct. Hall d. of consumption about 1795, and his widow, Polly, m. 2. Lazarus Beach, Aug. 19, 1797, at Bridgeport, Conn., where they afterward resided. They had ch., 1. a son, still-born, Nov. 29, 1798 ; 2. Fan- nie, b. March 30, 1800, m. James Ladd, of Devonshire, England, who d. April 13, 1852. They had six sons and seven daus. 3. Caroline, b. Dec. 20, 1801, m. Augustin AverUl, of New York, June, 1825. She d. April 9, 1837. He afterward m. Margaret FrasSr, who was also a grand-daughter of Hezekiah Thompson, Esq. For his ch., see " Averill Family." 4. Catherine, b. in New York, Oct. 12, 1805,' m. Thomas S. UnderhiU, April 21, 1825. He d. Feb. 17, 1852. They had three sons and three daughters. Of the descendants of Doct. Hall and Polly Thompson, but three grandchildren are left. Of her descendants by Lazarus Beach, two daughters and ten grand- children are left : two of Caroline, five of Fanny, and three of Cath- arine. Said Beach was b. Dec. 1, 1760, in Redding, Conn.; d. in New York, June 28, 1816. g in. James," b. March 4, 1767 ; d. 1844. g IV. Samuel," b. Nov. 15, 1770 ; d. 1800. 26 V. Hannah," b. Nov. 5, 1772 ; d. 1808 ; m. Rev. Tillotson Bronson, D. D., of Cheshire, Nov. 9, 1797. Had four ch., Rebecca, Lavina, Isaac and Charles. 27 VI. Rebecca," b. Jan. 23, 1775 ; m. Daniel Bacon, Esq. For further particulars, see " Bacon Family." 28 Vn. Amy," b. Feb. 3, 1777; d. Jan., 1849 ; m. Mr. Simon Fraser in 1808. Resided in Woodbury (where all her children were born) till 1888, when she removed to New York. Simon Fraser was born at Quebec in 1785. His father, Hugh Fraser, Esq., a na- tive of Inverness, Scotland, emigrated to and settled at Quebec. He was an extensive shipping merchant there, and carried on business with the merchants of England. He m. the daughter of Robert Jackson, a British officer, who was serving under Gen. Wolfe at the time he fell. Hugh Fraser d. in 1828, aged 82. Simon, husband of ^m jj above-mentioned, was lost at sea in the fall of 1812, on a voy- HISTORY OF ANCIBST ;WOODBUET. 733 age from New York to Wilmington, N. C, on the coast of the latter state, where he was going to establish business. They had ch., I. Alexander, b. Feb. 17, 1809 ; settled in business as a merchant in New York, in 1823 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph "Watkins, Esq., in 1837, and has had five ch.: 1. Watkins Alexander, b. Jan. 16, 1838, d. March 6, 1843 ; 2. Frederick Thompson, b. Dec. 2, 1839, d. Jan. 31, 1843 ; 3. Edward Clarence, b. Jan. 3, 1841 ; 4. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10, 1844, d. May 2, 1846; 5. Alexander Watkins, b. Feb. 15, 1846. n. Wilham Augustus, b. Sept. 21, 1810, studied law, and settled in that profession in Ilhnois, where he m. and has two children, William and Amy. III. Margaret, b. Sept. 21, 1812 ; m. Augustin Averill, Esq., a merchant of New York city, and has ch., 1. Mary Frances, b. Oct. 24, 1840 ; 2. Margaret Eraser, b. May 10, 1843 ; 3. Louisa Edelston, b. Nov. 22, 1844; 4. Augustin, b. Feb. 24, 1852. f, Vin. Charles'," b. Feb. 18, 1780, d. Dec. 9, 1817. Hon. William AbdieP (22) graduated at Yale CoUege, in 1782, and after studying law with Gov. Griswold, he settled at Green- wich, Conn., where he married in succession two daughters of Israel Knapp, viz., Frances, July 17, 1785, and Amy, Sept. 7, 1791. The former was born Feb. 25, 1769, ■ died June 11, 1788, and the latter was bom Nov. 17, 1771, and died Aug. 15, 1807. As the laws of Connecticut did not, at that time, allow a man to marry his wife's sis- ter, he was obliged to change his residence, and consequently settled in the city of New York, where he was employed in a large and lucra- tive practice, for many years. In 1795, he purchased several thou- sand acres of land in Sullivan county, N. Y., removed to what is now called Thompsonville, and erected, at the junction of two streams of water, a fine and spacious house. The county seat, in 1802, was named Thompson, in compliment to him. He was appointed first judge of the court of the counties of Ulster and Sullivan, which situ- ation he held many years, until his age by law disquahfled him. He married here a third wife, Mrs. Charity Eeed, March 3, 1809. She was born in 1789. By his three wives he had a numerous family. In 1811, he made a voyage to Europe, which was a far more rare occurrence at that date than at the present time. He spent a year in France and England, (the history of which to him was always a favorite study,) and often passed a leisure hour in recounting the attentions he received, and the scenes he witnessed during his ab- sence. He was a man of decidedly good literary taste, and frequent- • ly wrote scientific articles for the periodicals of the day. One of" 734 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. these attracted the notice of the Geological Society and the Royal Institute of France. He was elected an. honorary member of that body in 1833. A few years before his death, Dec. 9, 1847, he.fell from his horse, and partially paralyzed his right side ; children, 30 I. Charles Knapp,' b. May 12, 1786, d. March 8, 1814. 31 II. William Augustus,' b. Dec. 11, 1788, m. Maria, daughter of John Holdron, Esq. 32 in. Adeline Augusta,' b. Sept. 28, 1793, m. Joseph M. Palm- er, Esq. 33 IV. Julia Margretta,' b. June 11, 1795, m. Doct. Eoyce, died March 1, 1829. 34 V. Louisa,' b. Jan. 16, 1798, d. Oct. 20, 1807. 35 VI. Cornelia Ann,' b. Jan. 4, 1801, m. Jonathan Stratton. 36 Vn. Caroline Rebecca,' b. Jan. 28, 1802, m. Raymond, Esq. 37 Vni. Harriet Frances,' b. Feb. 11, 1804, m. Burr Bronson. 38 IX. James Knapp,'b. May 26, 1806, m. Adeline Cohen. 39 X. Francis Williami' b. Dec,- 25, 1809, m. Mary Frances Wood, of Kentucky. 40 XI. Helen Maria,' b. July 15, 1811, m. Edward Gale. 41 XII. Louisa Elizabeth,' h. Feb. 23, 1813. 42 Xin. Samuel Guire,' b. Sept. 14, 1814, m. Jane HiU. 43 XIV. Maria Antoinette,' b. Jan. 17, 1816, m. Rev. Mr. Louns- bury. 44 XV. Ann Augusta,' b. March 29, 1821, d. 1839. 45 XVI. Catherine Elizabeth,' b. Oct. 28, 1823, d. Oct., 1826. Rev. James' (24) b. March 4, 1767, graduated at Yale Col- lege, in 1789, studied law, and settled in the practice of his profession at New Durham, N. Y. When he was 35 years of age, he experi- enced a change in his religious opinions, and was induced to take orders in the Episcopal church. Though he owned two large farms within three or four miles of his residence, which required his daily oversight, he still found leisure to write one or two sermons weekly, and preached nearly every Sabbath for about forty years. He was an eminently pious and pure clergyman. He died at Durham, Aug. 18, 1844. He m. Anna, dau. of Capt. Elijah Humphreys, of Derby, Conn., Oct. 22, 1798. Children, 46 L Anna,' b. Aug. 16, 1800, d. Oct. 21, 1801. 47 II. Caroline,' b. Feb. 18, 1802, m. John Young, April 27, 1825. 48 ni. James Mansfield,' b. July 13, 1803, d. in New York, Aug. 21, 1822, of yellow fever. HISTOBT OP ANCIENT tVOODBtJET. 735 49 IV. Elijah Humphreys,'' b. Nov. 17, 1804, d. Aug. 10, 1811. 50 V. Hezekiah,' b. Aug. 22, 1808. 51 VI. Sarah Ann.'^b. Nov. 21, 1813, m. Capt. Edward B. Crafts, of Derby, Oct. 15, 1845. 52 Vn. Betsey Vose,' b. Aug. 19, 1816, m. Edward Hand, of Durham, April, 1837. Doot. Samuel," (25) b. in 1770, graduated at Yale College, in 1790, studied medicine, and practiced the profession for a time at New Milford. He is said to have possessed talents of the first order, and would undoubtedly have become a distinguished man, had he not been disappointed in an affair of the heart, which brought on intem- perance, and seriously clouded his prospects. "With a view of changr ing his associates, as well as his habits, he concluded to seek his for- tune in a foreign clime, and in 1800 he sailed for the island of St. Thomas, West Indies, where he shortly after died of the yellow fever. Charles, Esq.,= (29) was b. Feb. 18, 1780. As he w^s the youngest son, his father intended that he should remain with him, follow agricultural pursuits, and inherit the homestead and the farm connected with it ; but when he was about fifteen years of age,' cir- cumstances led him to make a visit to New York, where his brother (WiUiam A.)twas engaged in an extensive law business. Observing the facility with which money was made there, and being delighted and amused with the novelties of the city, he concluded to change the course which his father had marked out for him, and immediately turned his attention to ^he study of the classics. "When he was be- tween l7 and 18 years of age, we find him in the law office of Noah B. Benedict, Esq. He concluded his studies at the celebrated law school of Judge Reeve, at Litchfield. A.t the age of twenty-one he received a license to practice law, in the state of New York, and commenced his career at Spencertown, Columbia county, where he formed a partnership with Gov. Van Ness, who was subsequently minister to Spain. He soon became a warm admirer of Mr. Jeffer- son's administration, and ever after espoused the principles of the democratic party. Nov. 1, 1801, he m. EUzabeth, only daughter of Rev. Justus Mitchell, of New Canaan, Conn. In 1806, he removed to Mount Pleasant, "Westchester county, N. Y. Here he purchased the Durell property, where he lived ten years, in the enjoyment of a large and profitable business. At the expiration pf this period, he bought the residence of S. F. Jones, of Monticello, and many hundred acres of land in SuUivan county, with a view of erecting mills and other improvements upon them. When the first mill was completed, 736 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. he rode out to the place, caught cold, a fever followed, when erysip- elas on the brain attacked him, and after a fortnight's illness he died i)ec. 9, 1817. His stature was about five feet ten inches. He was well proportioned, having the usual characteristics of the Thomp- sons, dark hair and a light, florid complexion. He was a generous man, of popular manners, and having a fine voice and excellent mem- ory, he was enabled to occupy a very respectable position in his pro- fession. His wife, Elizabeth Mitchell, was born Aug. 28, 1780, and died at White Plains, N. Y., June 10, 1825. Child, 51 I. Charles Chauncey, Esq.,' b. Feb. 6, 1803. He was a mer- chant in the •city of New York, for more than twenty years. In 1845, he retired from commercial pursuits, with an ample fortune, and, having a predilection for the fine arts, antiquarian researches, and subjects of a like nature, he has indulged his taste for several years in traveling through most of the countries of Europe, as well as in the East. He married Lydia, daughter of Daniel Bacon, Esq., of Woodbury, Oct. 11, 1826. She was born April 27, 1805, and died Dec. 2, 1840. Her worth is recorded in the following epitaph engraved on her monument in Woodbury : " Here lies deposited the remains of Lydia, wife of Charles C. Thompson, and daughter of the late Daniel Bacon, Esq., who died at her residence in the city of New York, Dec. 2, 1840, aged 35 years. " She was formed by nature to conciliate and please, while her good sense, amiable disposition, and unexceptionable deportment, secured her the esteem and love of aU, who had a knowledge of her spotless character. In each of her varied relations of wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, she has not left a more faultless example behind her ; and the recollection of her many virtues should not fade, till memory loses its power, or affection ceases to be a feeling of the human heart. " 'Tis ever thus, 'tis ever thus, with all that'^est below ; The dearest, noblest, loveliest, are always first to go. A little while they dv/ell with us, blest ministers of love !' Then spread the wings we had not seen, and seek their home above." Children, 52 I. Charles B.,» b. Sept. 30, 1827 ; d. June 11, 1829. 53 II. Rebecca B.,' b. March 30, 1830, m. Charles D. Matthews, ■ a merchant of New York city, Jan. 31, 1849, and has a dau., Lydia, b. Nov. 20, 1850. 54 m. Chauncey Minot,' b. March 29, 1833. 55 rV. Charles Edward,' b. Nov. 21, 1834; d. Jan. 31, 1836. HI8TOKT OF ANCIKNT WOODBUBT. 737 56 V. Frederick Augustus,' b. Jan. 26, 1839 ; d. March 26, 1841. There have been other individuals of the name of Thompson re- siding in the " ancient territory," whose relationship with the fore- going can not now be traced. Ambrose Thompson, ch., John, bap. Oct., 1680 ; Ambrose, bap. Sept., 1686; Sarah, bap. same date. Doct. Ebenezer Thompson, of Bethlehem society, m. Mary Judd, Oct. 29, 1742. He d. June 11, 1750 ; his wid. d. in 1752. He is the ancestor of the Thompson families now residing in the east part of Bethlem. Ch., Levi, b. Dec. 13, 1743, m. Rebecca Leavitt, in 1772 ; Amos, bap. Oct. 13, 1745, d. May 8, 1750 ; Esther, b. Oct. 14, 1747 ; Mary, b. April 28, 1750. Daniel Thompson d. in 1776, leaving brothers and sisters, James, Paul, George, Henry, Mary, w. of Thaddeus Minor ; Hannah, w. of Bradley, and Comfort, w. of Kasson. Henry m. Prudence - Lucy, b. June 10, 1785. -, and had ch., Daniel, b. Jan. 12, 1783 j TROWBRIDGE FAMILY. 1 The account of this femily is reluctantly furnished by Philo M. Trowbridge, Esq., of this town, at my solicitation. He has collected much information concerning the family, and has, at a late moment, hastily written the following sketch, containing only a part of what he has in his possession. He is desirous that any person possess- ing information relating to the family, would communicate it to him at Woodbury, Coifn., with full dates of births, marriages, deaths, change of residence, &c., as Tie iqay at a fixture time present to the world an extended history of the name. 57 738 HISTOET OF ANCIENT •WOODBtTBT. " Or, over water, in base, on a bridge of three arches in fesse, embattled, a tower ppr., thereon hoisted a broad pendant, flying to- wards the sinister, a canton az. charged with two keys in saltier, ward upward, gold. Grest — A dexter arm, embowed, habited az., holding a flag staff erect, thereon a broad pendant of the last charged with two keys, in saltier, as in the arms." The name of Trowbridge is of high antiquity in England, as per- sons bearing this name are found to have lived during the reign of William the Conqueror. The first of the name are found in Trow- bridge, a market town and parish in Wiltshire co., England, which town received its name from that of one of the family, being their residence for many centuries, and the property of one of the name in the reign of Edward I. The name of Trowbridge first appears in " Doomsday Book." Trowbridge formerly had a castle, but no traces of it now remain. It was besieged by Stephen about A. D. 1135. ■ A younger branch of the Devonshire family of Trowbridge seems to have settled in Somersetshire, as early as 1541. They resided at Taunton in that county. From this branch sprang the Trowbridges of America. That the Taunton family descended from that of De- vonshire is sufficiently proved by their arms being precisely the same as those seen in the stained glass window in the chancel of St. James' Church, Devonshire. Thomas Trowbridge' the progenitor, probably, of all of the name in America, emigrated from Taunton, Somersetshire, England, to this country about 1636. He brought with him two sons, viz., 2. Thomas,^ and 3. William,2 settled at Dorchester, Mass., where another son (4. Dea. James^) was born in 1636. Thence he removed with his family in 1639, to New Haven, Conn., where he purchased lands, built houses, was a merchant, and after a few years, (in 1645,) return- ed to England, leaving his " Sons, Houses, Goods, Lots, estates and chattels in trust with his steward or servant, Henry Gibbons," but this man shamefully neglected them, and " a friend of Mr. Trow- bridge took these three sons to educate and bring up in the fear of the Lord, and when Mr. Trowbridge comes back, hi will leave it with the court to determine what is equal for it." Mr. Trowbridge did not return, but wrote often to his sons and the authorities of New Haven to bring Gibbons to account for his breach of trust. He ex- ecuted a power of attorney Jan. 19, 1662, to his sons "Thomas, Wil- liifn and James, [the last being described of Dorchester, Mass,] to receive of all persons, Claims, Houses, &c., to bring to account and pimish Gibbons." This instrument was brought to the governor and HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 739 court, and proved. Gibbons was also brought before them, when " he said he had rendered the account as well as he could, but it was many years since." The secretary was ordered to examine records, &c. In a short time Gibbons died, but he made over by will to Thomas the eldest son, all his possessions. Mr. Trowbridge died at Taunton, England, about Feb. 7, 1672. His sons, as soon as they attained their majority, became men of influence and possessed large estates. Thomas,'' (2) the eldest son, remained at New Haven, was a mer- chant. He was b. in 1632, m. Sarah, dau. of Mr. Henry Ruther- ford of New Haven, where many of his descendants are still found. He died in 1702, leaving a large estate. His son Thomas, b. in 1 668, d. 1711, m. Mary, dau. of Mr. John Winston, and had Daniel, b. 1703 ; d. 1752. Graduated at Yale CoUege, m. Mabel, dau. of Mr. Francis Brown, and had Rutherford, b. 1744 ; m. Dorcas Hitchcock, dau. of Mr. Amos Hitchcock, and had, Henry, b. July 30, 1781, m. Harriet, dau. of Ezekiel Hayes, and d. Oct. 7, 1849. He was a shipping mer- chant, and founded the hbuse of Henry Trowbridge and l^ons. Since his decease, the business is continued by his sons, (Thomas R., Hen- ry, Ezekiel H. and Winston J.,) under the firm of Henry Trow- bridge's Sons. They are more extensively engaged in the West India trade than any other house in the state. Of these, three reside at New Haven. The last named, Winston J., resides at Bar- badoes. Thomas R. has made quite extensive researches for informa- tion referring to the family, both in this country and England, and has procured very many valuable facts during his investigation. Dea. James^ (4) left New Haven and settled in Dorchester, Mass., about 1658. He removed thence to Newton, where he died May 22, 1717. In his will he speaks of his father-in-law, Maj. Humphrey Atherton, and refers to rights he (James) had in Dorchester by his father Thomas. The ch. of Dea. James, were, 1. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1660. 2. MindweU, b. June 20, 1662. 3. John, b. May 22, 1664. 4. Margaret, b. April 30, 1666. 5. Thankful, b. March 6,.1668. 6. Mary, b. June 11; 1670. 7. Hannah, b. June 15, 1672. , 8. Experience, b. Nov. 1, 1675. 9. Thomas, b. Dec. 9, 1677, was father of Judge Edmund, "of whom it has been asserted, that he was the most profound lawyer in 740 HiStOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTIET. New England prior to the Revolution.' He also was ancestor of Doct. Josiah Trowbridge of Buffalo, N. Y., of which city the latter has been mayor. 10. Deliverance, b. Dec. 31, 1679. 11. James, b. Sept. 20, 1682. 12. William, b. Nov. 19, 1684. He is the ancestor of Otis Trow- bridge, Esq., of Newton, Mass., who possesses much valuable infor- mation referring to this branch of the family. 13. Abigail, b. April 11, 1687. 14. Rev. Caleb, b. Nov. 7, 1692, settled at Groton, Mass., and died Sept. 9, 1760. William' (3) remained at New Haven, was a planter, afterward master and owner of a vessel trading to Fayal. He is the ancestor of those of the name residing in Danbury and vicinity, and of those at Litchfield and "Ancient Woodbury." His descendants also are found in many parts of the country. He m. 1. Mrs. or Miss Sullivant at Milford, June 9, 1656; m. 2. Elizabeth Lamberton, and d. in 1690. A grand-dau. of Mr. Trowbridge, m. Rev. Mr. Wood- bridge, who gave name to the present town of Woodbridge.^ 5 I. William,' b. Sept. 12, 1657. 6 n. Thomas,' b. Oct. 3, 1659. 7 III. Elizabeth,^ b. May 6, 1661. 1 See Blake's Biographical Dictionary; also Farmer. 2 Cotton Mather in his Magnalia, records the following interposition of DiviNii Fbovidenoe, which he says is " attested beyond all contradiction." " The Dolphins and the Lord's day. " On the 16th of October in this present year, 1697, there arrived at New Haven, s sloop of about 50 Tons, whereof Mr. William Trowbridge was master, the vessel be- longed unto New Haven, the persons pn board were 7, and 17 long weeks had they now spent since they came from their Port, which was Fayal.' By so unusual tediou* a passage, a terable famine unavoidably came upon them, and for the five last weeks of their voyage, they were so destitute of all food, that through faintness they would have chosen death rather than life. But they were a praying and pious company, and when these poor men cried unto the Lord, he heard and saved them. God sent his Dolphins to attend them, and of these they catch'd still one eveiy day which was enough to serve them, only Saturdays they still catch'd a couple, and on the Lord's Days they could catch none at all. With all possible skill and care, they could not supply themselves with the fish in any other number or order, and in deed with an Holy blush, at last they left off trying to do any thing on the Lord's Days, when they were so well supplied on the Saturdays. Thus the Lord kept feeding a company who put then: trust in him, as he did his Israel with his manna, and thus they contin- ued till the Dolphins came to that change of water where they used to leave the ves- sels, then they so strangely surrender' d themselves, that the company took 27 of them, •which not onl^ supplied them till they came ashore, but also some of them were brought ashore dry'd as a monument of the Divine benignity." HI8T0KT OF ASCIENT WOODBtJRt. 741 8 IV. James,= b. March 21, 1664. 9 V. Margaret,^ b. June 1, 1666. 10 VI. Hannah,^ b. July 6, 1668. 11 VII. Samuel,^ 12 Vin. AbigaU', (twins,) b. Oct. 7, 1670. This Samuel was father of the Samuel who d. in New Fairfield, GoaB., Nov. 24, 1782, and was the progenitor of most of the name now residing at Danbury and Bethel. ' The following was taken from Samuel Jr's family record, contained in his Bible, which is in posses- sion of his great-grandSon, Samuel Trowbridge, Esq., of Hamburg, S. C. " Samuel Trowbridge born was he, In seventeen Hundred you may see. The month of August he was born, The six and twentieth in ye morn." " Samuel Trowbridge, Jun., born Atigust ye 2d, 1700." 15 IX. Mary,^b. Oct. 12, 1672. 13^ X, Joseph,' b. 1676. James' (3) m. 1. Nov. 8, 1688, Lydia Alsopj m. 2. Hester Howe, Sept. 9, 1691. He had a son, 14. James,*'|b. Sept. 13, 1689, who d. in 1740, lea:ving a son, 15. Samuel,^ who chose Benjamin St. John of Norwalk for his guardian in 1640-1. This' Samuel m. a dau. of ReV. John Eells, of New Canaan, Conn., and settled in Bedford, West Chester co., N. Y. Children, 16 I. James,° m. and had, 1. Samuel, resides at Sing Sing, has ch. 2. John, had a family and d. in N. Y ; 3. George, d. unm. ; 4. Polly, m. — — Osser; 5. Hannah; 6. Betsey, m. Davis; 7. Cathe- rine, m. McCord. II n. John," b. in 17.52 ; came to Woodbury in 1778 or '9. 18 HI. Lydia,° m. Smith. Ch., 1. John; 2. Richard, had a grandson, Richard Trowbridge Smith, whose name was changed to Richard Smith Trowbridge, and resides in Philadelphia; 3. Anna, m. Potter; 4. Hannah, m. 1. Penier, 2. Joseph Tuthill, and resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. 19 IV. Samuel,^ m. Clarissa Reyihond ; lived in Bedford. Ch., 1. Stephen, m. and resides in Monticello, N. Y., has ch.; 2. James Harvey, m. Eliza Canfield, is dec'd. Ch., Doct. Israel L., James H. and Elizabeth, all m., reside in Bedford ; 3. Heniy, m. Charlbtte Purdy, resides in New York; 4. Jeremiah, m. Fountain, d. in 1 A tradition exists in this branch of the family, that then: ancestor came from Scotland. It is believed to be like most other traditions, without foundation. 742 HI3T0ET OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. Bedford, left ch.; 5. Alexander, lives in Peekskill, has a family ; 6- Abigail, m. Walter Keeler, has four ch.; 7. Clarissa, m. Whedon Fowler, and has four ch.; 8. Edwin, m. Mead, has one ch.; ~ 9. Anjaline, m. "Williams, is dec'd ; 10. Samuel, m., has ch., re- sides in New York. John" (17) settled in the south part of Woodbury ; m. Esther, dau. of Preserved Strong, and grand-daughter of Rev. Anthony Stod- dard. He remained a few years in Woodbury proper, removed thence to Roibury soc, in 1793. His wife, Esther, d. Sept. 13, 1807, aged 45. He m. 2. Widow Elizabeth Logan, of Washington, July 2, 1811, and d. May 5, 1826. His widow, Elizabeth, d. in 1848. Children, 20 I. James,' b. 1784 ; m. Sarah Wakeley, and was killed in- stantly by a fall, Oct. 9, 1838 ; no issue. His widow went to Mur- raysville, Ohio, and d. there June 9, 1840, aged 52. iJ n. Edmund,'' b. Dec. 4,1786. 22 III. Fanny,'' b. 1790 ; m. in 1817, Rev. F. Harrison.* Ch., 1. Harriet C; 2. Fanny S., d. Oct. 2, 1831 ; 3. William R.,m. Mar. 25, 1846, Susan L., dau. of Dea. Adam C. Kasson, and resides in Bethlem ; 4. E. Eliza, m. Theodore Bird ; 5. Caroline F., m. Sam- uel, brother of Theodore — sons of Dea. Joshua Bird, of Bethlem. g IV. John,'' b. Nov., 1788. 24 V. Anna,'' b. in 1792 ; d. Sept. 20, 1810. 25 VI. Mary,^ b. Nov. 14, 1796; m. Nov. 13, 1816, Samuel W. Baldwin.^ Ch., Samuel T., b. April, 1821, m. Emeline L. Castle in 1841 ; Charles, d. Oct. 4, 1830 ; Charles W., b. April, 1834. 3»? VII. Charles Strong,'' b.in 1798. 27 Vni. Caroline,'' b. April, 1802 ; m. Dec, 1820, Harmon Bald- win, of Washington, brother of Samuel W., above ; has one child, George R. T., b. 1822 ; m. Sarah Smith, of Northfield, in 1848. Edmund'' (21) m. Esther L., dau. of Adna Mallory, May 4, 1809. Ch., 28 I. Philo Mallory,' b. Aug. 4, 1810; m. Sept. 18, 1837, Sarah Earl, dau. of Lemuel Akin, dec'd, of Norfolk, Conn., she being great- grand-dau. of Henry Akin, who emigrated from Londonderry, Ire- 1 Mr. Harrison m. 1. Betsey Bunnell, of North Branford, who d. March 31, 1816, aged 34, leaving two daughters, Mary A. and Betsey B. Mary A. m. Kev. E. Manning Cliipman, now of Guilford, Conn. Betsey B. m. Robert Townsend, formerly of Mid- dlebury, now of New Haven. 2 He is son of Samuel, whose father, Enos Baldwin, came from Milford, Conn. ; set- tled on the hill west of the Shepaug Elver, near Ferry's bridge.in Washington. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 743 land, in 1710 ; landed at Boston, Mass?, where lie m. Isabel, dau. of Rev. Mr. Holmes. He afterward located at Middletown, Conn., and d. there in old age. She is also fourth in descent from Sarah Earl, (from whom she received her name,) who m. David Johnson, in En- gland. Johnson and his wife came to this country, settled in Dur- ham, Conn., where she was shot by an Indian, while standing in the door of their dwelling, and immediately expired. 29 II. Charles SamueV b. May 4, 1812 ; m. July 30, 1834, Ann Jennet, dau. of John Hurlbut, of Woodbury, who d. Oct. 15, 1835, aged 23. He m. 2. Sept. 5, 1836, Julia Ann, dau. of Dea. David Mills, of Auburn, N. T., where he now resides. Ch., Hellen Mills, b. Jan. 27, 1840 ; Charles Augustus, b. Jan. 30, 1843 ; JuHa Frances, Oct. 24, 1844 ; all three bom in Tecumseh, Mich.; David Henry, b. at Auburn, Aug. 29, 1851. 30 in. Fanny Caroline," b. June 18, 1817. ■ 31 IV. Francis Finch,' b. Aug. 14, 1830 ; d. Oct. 5, 1836. John' (28) m. Mahalah Thompson, and resides in Eoxbury. Children, 32 I. Mary Ann,' b. April 9, 1817 ; m. Enoch Ford ; has five ch.; resides in Bridgewater. 83 II. John,' b. Dec. 25, 1819 ; m. in 1846, Louisa J. Treat, of Milford ; has one ch., Henry Treat, b. March 8, 1852. , 34 HI. Eliza,' b. Feb. 5, 1823 ; m. Jay Gregory, and resides in Salem, "Westchester co., N. T. 35 IV. George,' b. Nov. 18, 1824. 86 V. Caroline,' b. Jan. 13, 1828 ; m. Samuel Thomas, of Eox- bury. 37 VI. William,' b.in 1830. Charles Strong'' (26) m. Eliza, dau. of David Clark, of New Milford. Ch., 38 I. Charles Edwin,' b. May 8, 1835. 39 II. Mary Marinda,' b. Nov. 20, 1836. ' 40 ni. Esther E.,' b. Oct., 1838 ; d. July 5, 1842. 41 IV^^^ E.,|4). Oct. 18, 1849; d. Feb. 15, 1841. 42 V. HeS^SJ^^ JT^*f4:M:M';^d. rt52. 43 VI. Job A.,' b. Aug. 14, 1843. 44 VII. Esther E.,' b. July 12, 1845. 45 VIII. William F.,' b. March 22, 1848. 46 IX. SarahH.,' b. June 25, 1850 ; d. Oct. 6, 1851. 47 X. Sarah,' b. Feb. 10, 1853. Joseph Trowbridge, of West Haven— probable descendant of Wil- 744 HISTOET OF ANCIEKT WOODBCRT. liam,' (3) — settled in Southbury society, about 1740, m. Trial More- house, April 15, 1741. He had a sister Sally, who m. David John- son, of Southbury, in 1755. Joseph, in his old age, resided with his son, Doct. Joseph Trowbridge, of Danbury, where he died. His ch. , were, 1 1. Lieut. Elihu, a Revolutionary soldier, who d. unm. 2. Lorana, m. David Woodin. 3. Euth, m. David Mallory, Sept. 3, 1778. 4. Anna, m. Nov. 16, 1772, Joel Hicock, of Washington. 5. PhUoman, m. Eunice Hicock. 6. Sarah, bap. Jan. 29, 1755, m. Ephraim Stiles, May 7, 1780. 7. Doct. Joseph, bap. Nov. 8, 1761 ; removed to Danbury ; d. leaving daughters. Of the above, Philoman removed to Clinton, N. Y., with his fam- ily, where some of his descendants now reside. Ch., 1. Elihu, bap. March 11, 1781 ; m. Lois Curtiss, Oct. 18, 1802. 2. Sally, bap. March 11, 1781 ; d. young. 3. Eli, bap. Nov. 3, 1782 ; now living in Clinton, N. Y., and has a family. 4. Pheba, bap. Jan. 28, 1784. 5. Cyrus. 6. Polly. WALKEE FAMILY. Richard, John and Eobert Walker, were admitted freemen in Bos- ton, in 1632. 1. Eobert Walker,' was born about 1606, and was living in Boston June 10, 1684. He had six sons, as follows : ' I. Zechariah,' b. in Boston, 1637. n, John,^ * in. Jacob,^ 10 5 IV. Joseph," 6 V. Eliakim,= 1639 i d. there June 6, 1663. 1646 ; d. in 1655. , 1652. VI. Joseph,'' « • Ck^duiu "T^^^it^** — Eev. Zechariah' (2) m. Susannah , who d. April 26, 1710. He was a Presbyterian clergyman at Jamaica, L. I., from 1663 to 1668 ; was ^ordained pastor over the second church in Stratford, May 6, 1670; removed his family to Woodbury, June 27, 1678. He d. Jan. 20, 1699-1700. Ch. ,1 J. Zechariab,' bap. May 22, 1670 ; settled in Woodbury. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 745 9. n. Abigail,^ bap. May 22, 1670. 10 III. Elizabeth,' b. Marob 1, 1674-5. Jacob" (4) m. Widow Elizabeth Blackman, Dec. 6, 1670, and settled at Stratford. Ch., 11 I. Samuel,' b. Nov. 7, 1671. 12 II. Moses,' bap. Dec, 1673. 13 III. John,' b. Oct. 29, 1674; m. Tabitha Wooster, Oct. 15, 1705. 14 IV. EUzabeth,' bap. July, 1676. 15 V. Mary,' b. Jan. 1, 1678-9. 16 VI. Mercy,' h,. March 11, 1681. -tp ^^^^^ Joseph'' (7) settled at Stratford ; m. Abigail^^— 7 Ch., 17 I. Eoberti' bap. May 22, 1670 ; m. Ruth Wilcockson, Aug. 1, 1695. 18 II. Sarah,' bap. May 22, 1670. 19 III. Abigail, Feb., 1671-2. Dea. Zechariah' (8) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Samuel Bull. He d. Dec. 21, 1753. She d. Dec. 19, 1749. Ch., 20 I. Mary,^ bap. Jan., 1689 ; m. Lieut. Joseph Judson, Feb. 13, 1706-7. 21 n. Abigail,* bap. Sept., 1691; m. Valentine Prentice. i in. Timothy,* bap. June, 1693. g IV. Josiah,* bap. Sept., 1694. 24 V. Joseph,* d. unm. in 1727. (See Probate Rec.) 25 VI. Zechariah,* b. May 14, 1702 ; m. Margaret . She d. June 16, 1782 ; had one ch., Joseph, who d. unm. ^ VII. Peter,* b. Oct. 24, 1706. 27 VIII. Elizabeth,* b. Dec. 16, 1708; m. Caleb Martin, June 26, 1729. 28 IX. Gideon,* b. Dec. 16, 1711 ; m. Mary Munn, Nov. 6, 1735, who d. April 6, 1793. He d. April 30, 1781 ; had no ch., but adopt- ed the following : I. Esther,' m. Zimri Moody. II. Zechariah.' Capt. Timothy* (22) m. Sarah ; d. June 15, 1786. Ch., 29 I. Elisha,= b. Feb. 7, 1724 ; m. Isabel Ward, Nov. 2, 1752 ; she d. Aug. 11, 1790. Ch., I. Anna,' b. Aug. 25, 1753. II. EUza- beth,» bap. July 9, 1758. III. Elisha,» bap. Dec. 16, 1764. 30 n. Sarah,' bap. Nov. 7, 1725. 31 III. Elizabeth,' b. Sept., 1728. 15 IV. Joseph,' b. Feb. 13, 1731. 38 V. Timothy,' b. Dec. 14, 1732. 58 746 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 34 VI. Samuel,' bap. April 11, 1736 ; had a son Asa, who d. in 1759. 35 Vn. Gideon,' b. April 27, 1789. 86 Vm. Mary,' bap. Aug. 23, 1741. 37 IX. Abigail,' bap. April 26, 1747. Josiah* (23) m. Dec. 24, 1719, Phebe Hurlbut, and removed to Litchfield. Ch., 38 I. David,' b. Sept. 18, 1720. 39 n. Josiah.' 40 m. Lucy.' 41 JtV^P^jebe,' b. Sept. 19, 1728; m. Daniel Beers, Aug. 9, 1750. "^ ^ 42 V. Zecheriah.' 43 VI. Susannah,' m. Abner Mallory. Peter* (26) m. 1. Mary , who died April 4, 1740 ; m. 2. Ehoda Sherman, Nov. 13, 1740. He died in 1788. Ch., 44 I. Elizabeth,' b. April 28, 1734, m. David Minor. 45 n. John,' b. Dec. 13, 1735, d. May, 1760. 46 IIL Joanna,' b. Sept. 25, 1737, m. 1. Richard Peet; m.2. Wilmot ; m. 3. Jehiel Preston. 47 IV. Peter,' bap. May 21, 1739. 48 V. Mary,' b. March, 1740, d. April 8, 1740. 49 VI. Mary,' b. Oct. 23, 1741, m. Jonathan Stoughton, Nov. 12, 1761. 50 vn, Kezia,' bap. Dec. 11, 1748, m. 1. Hungerford; m. 2. Sheldon Clark. 51 VHL Peter,' bap. Oct. 27, 1745, d. Oct. 6, 1749. 52 IX. Rhoda,' bap. Feb. 14, 1748. §4 VShoW } *™«' ^- ^^y 1^' 1750- ^. Jeremiah Burton. f. Xn. Samuel,' bap. April 1, 1753. 56 Xm. Susanna,' bap. July 27, 1755, m. Jacob Linley. Joseph' (32) had the following children : L Joseph," bap. Nov. 11, 1753. IT. Simeon," bap. Jan. 11, 1756. m. Caleb," bap. March 8, 1759. IV. Phebe," bap. Nov. 4, 1764. V. Caleb," bap. March 30, 1766. VT. Mary," bap. June 4, 1769. vn. Timothy," bap. Jan. 6, 1773. VHI. Reuben," b. 1777, m. Ar- milla, daughter of Dea. Matthew Minor, and died Oct. 20, 1851, aged 74; children, Theodore W., Joseph F., Augusta, m. John Bacon, John, went south, Nathaniel, resides in Oxford, and others. IX. Elizabeth, bap. Dec. 14, 1780. HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. 747 Peter' (S3) m. Annis Minor; children, I. Electa, m. Jonathan Spicer. II. Rhoda, m. John Root. HI. Betsey, m. Elijah Judson. IV. Keziah, m. Asa Judson, Dec. 6, 1820, V. Caroline, m. Gould Camp. VI. OKve, m. Pine, from the state of N. Y. VII. Gvif, m. Oct. 16, 1811, Nancy Lum, had one child, Harriet, who m. Loren Forbes, has children, Mary W. and William. VIII. Annis, m. Jonathan Baker. IX. Laura, m. Asahel Hurd. X. Rebecca, m. Asahel Hurd. Samuel' (55) m. Abia Judson, removed to Manchester, Vermont ; children, I. Mary, m. Nathan Warner. II. Laura, m. Walter Jen- nings, m. John, m. Anna Roberts. IV. Horatio, m. Rhoda Pur- dy, resides in Vt. V. Sally, m. Jabez Hawley. VI. Catherine, m. Cyrus Munson. VII. Hiram, m. Lucy Harris. WHEELER FAMILY. Farmer informs us that thirty distinct families of the name of Wheeler resided at Concord, Mass., between 1,650 and 1680. John, of Concord, went to Fairfield, Conn., in 1644. 1. John,' of Strat- ford, probably a son of John, of Fairfield, was a signer of the funda- mental articles for the settlement of Woodbury, removed early to the latter place, and d. May 12, 1704. His children by his wife Ruth, are found to have been, 2 L Sarah,^ b. Feb. 24, 1663-4. 3 IL Elizabeth,^ b. Feb., 1669, m. Burritt. 4 m. Mary," bap. Jan. 19, 1670, d. 1701, unm. I IV. Thomas,^ bap. May 25, 1673, m. Sarah Stiles, Aug. 20, 1701, who was dau. of Benjamin Stiles. He was killed by the fall of a tree, March 2, 1728. 6 V. Ruth,^ b. June 30, 1679, m. John Richardson, of Waterbury, April 23, 1701. 7 VI. Dinah," bap. 1681, m. Ephraim Tuttle, Feb. 13, 1706-7. 5 VII. John,^ bap. May, 1684, m. Ruth, dau. of Benjamin Stiles, Nov. 4, 1704, and d. May 19, 1727. Thomas^ (5) had 9 I. Prudence,^ b. Sept. 19, 1702, m. Isaac Tuttle, Jan. 10, 1729. U IL Benjamin,»b. July 21, 1706, m. Mary Waller, Oct. 3, 1729. JS m. Lemuel,' bap. Jan., 1711, m. Bethia Bronson, Aug. 14, 1729, d. 1782. 748 HISTOBT OF ANCIENT •WOODBTTRT. ^ IV. Thomas,' b. June 13, 1715, m. Eunice . 13 V. Obadiah,' b. Nov. 11, 1716, died young. 13J VI. Sarah,' b. Aug. 1, 1719. 14 Vn. Mar7,3b. Aug., 1725. John^ (8) had i§ I. Caleb,' b. March 21, 1704, m. Ruth . 16 n. Abigail,' b. Feb. 15, 1707. 17 in. Obadiah,' b. May 28, 1709, drowned Oct. 1, 1715. JS IV. Samuel,' b. June 24, 1712, m. Abigail , who d. 1792 ; he d. 1786. 19 V. Lois,' b. March 10, 1714, d. young. 20 Vr. Lois,' b. May 2, 1716, m. Olive Atwood, Nov. 12, 1740. S VII. Obadiah,' bap. April 27, 1718, m. Agnes Tuttle, May 12, 1740, d. 1806. ?o Vm. John,' b. March 5, 1720, m. Delilah Sanford, Jan. 3, 1752, who d. Feb. 6, 1802. He d. May 22, 1811. 23 IX. Jesse,' bip. April 22, 1722, m. and had adau. Sarah. 24 X. Seth,' b. 1724, Hved in Bethlem, d. 1746, unm. Benjamin' (10) had 25 L Joseph,* b. July 20, 1730. 26 n. Mercy,' b. Feb. 27, 1733, d. 1751. 27 m. Benjamin," bap. Oct. 26, 1735, d. young. 28 IV. Bathsheba,' b. Feb., 1739. 29 V. Caleb," bap. Dec. 19, 1740. 30 VI. Abigail," bap. Jan. 5, 1748. Lemuel' (11) had S L Obadiah," b. June 27, 1730, m. Mary ManviU, March 25, 1756. 32 n. Prudence," b. June 26, 1732, m. Nathan Baldwin, March 28, 1757. 33 in. Sarah," bap. Sept. 2, 1737, d. Oct., 1749. 34 IV. Amos," bap. May 3, 1741. 35 V. David," bap. May 11, 1746. 36 VI. Asa," bap. Sept. 10, 1749. 37 vn. Justus." Thomas' (12) had 38 L Noah," b. June 6, 1743. 39 n. Chloe," bap. Feb. 2, 1746. 40 in. Seth," bap. April 2, 1749. Ens. Caleb' (15) had 41 L Sarah," b. Sept., 1727. • 42 n. Euth," b. July, 1729, d. 1730. HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 749 43 III. Caleb,« bap. Oct. 17, 1731, d. June, 1737. 44 rV. Simeon,* b. Nov., 1733. 45 V. Preserved,* bap. March 28, 1736, m. Lucy Parks, May 1, 1757, d. 1769. 46 VI. Caleb,* b. Nov. 9, 1737, d. Feb., 1738. 47 VII. David,* b. Sept. 13, 1739. 48 VIII. John,* b. Oct. 14, 1741, m. Lois Dudley, in 1763, arid had a daughter Lydia. 49 IX. Peter,* b. April 16, 1744. 60 X. Gideon,* bap. March 13, 1745. 51 XL Martha,* bap. April 27, 1746. 62 XIL Abigail,* bap. June 30, 1748. 53 XIIL Ashbel,* bap. Nov. 12, 1749. 54 XIV. Ruth,* bap. April 5, 1712. SamueP (18) had 56 I. Justus,* bap. Oct. 8, 1733. 56 IL Mabel,* bap. Aug, 4, 1736, ra. Pierce. 57 m. Patience,* m. Ambrose Sperry. 58 IV. Ann,* bap. Sept. 14, 1743, m. Parmlee Allen, July 21, 1768. 59 V. Ruth,* bap. March 24, 1746, m. Nehemiah St. John. g VL Seth,* bap. July 26, 1747, m. and had a family. Obadiah' (21) had I'a L Truman,* b. Nov. 26, 1741. 62 IL Martha,* b, July 12, 1742. fi ni. Adin,* b. Nov. 20, 1743. 64 IV. Gideon,* b. July 27, 1745. 65 V. Betty,* b. May 16, 1747, d. Jan. 26, 1752. 66 Vi. Olive,* b. Sept. 21, 1749, d. Jan. 14,1752. 67 VII. Currence,* b. Jan. 20, 1752, d. same day. 68 VIIL Obadiah,* b. May 1, 1758. 69 IX. Betty,* b. Jan. 1, 1766, m. Jude Moulthrop, July 30,1777. 70 X. Olive,* bap. Jan. 5, 1757, m. Samuel Drakelesy, Oct.. 2, 1777. John' (22) had 71 L Amos,* b. Jan. 18, 1753. 72 II. Elizabeth,* b. Oct. 11, 1754, m. William Hues, 1781. 78 IIL Eachel,* b. Jan. 14, 1757, m, Stevens, 74 IV. Daniel,* b. Aug. 3, 1758. 75 V. Annis,* bap. May 4, 1760. 76 VT. Zaphar Sanford,< bap. May 6, 1764. 750 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOO'DBUBT. 77 Vn. Ruth,< bap. AprU 2, 1766. 78 Vin. Amarillis,< bap. Jan. 26, 1772, m. Hezekiah Gilbert, Feb. 10, 1793. CT IX. John,< m. Thankful Beecher. Obadiah* (31) had 80 I. Sarah,' bap. Feb. 13, 1757. 81 n. Mary,= b. Sept. 2, 1758. ^ ni. Asa,' b. Oct. 15, 1760, m. Abigail Tyler, 1781. 83 IV. Ebenezer,' b. Nov. 28, 1762, m. Love Curtiss, in 1789. ,^s V. Amos,' b. Dec. 12, 1764, m. Eeny Booth, Nov. 13, 1793. 85 VI. Job,' b. Feb. 12, 1767, m. Molly MaUory, 1789. 86 VII. Ruth,' b. March 17, 1769. 87 Vni. David,' b. June 22, 1771, d. Feb, 16, 1774. 88 IX. Aremynta,' b. March 10,1781. Seth' (60) had 89 I. Hinman,' b. April 21, 1768. ^ n. Seth Noble,' b.'jan. 28, 1772, m. OUve MitcheU, Feb. 19, 1795. Truman' (61) had ,','s I. Truman,' m. Nancy Burritt, Nov. 18, 1806, d. Oct. 3, 1843. Dea. Adin4 (63) had 92 I. Currence,' bap. Aug. 5, 1778, m. Joel F. Benedict. 93 II. Lois,' bap. Aug. 5, 1778. 94 in. Clarissa,' bap. Aug. 5, 1778. 95 IV. Agnes,' bap. Aug. 5, 1778, m. Sheldon Bristol, Feb. 17, 1811. - 96 V. Esther,' b. July 9, 1780, m. Benjamin Hard. 97 VL Adin,' b. Sept. 16, 1795. John« (79) had 98 L John L.,' b. July 31, 1805. 99 n. Francis,' b. Feb. 28, 1808. 100 nL Ransom B.,'b. Jan. 25, 1810. 101 IV. PhUander,' b. May 25, 1811. 102 Vi Mariette,' b. Dec. 2, 1812. 103 VI. WiUiam E.,'b. May 7, 1814. 104 vn. Mariette T.,' b. May 17, 1817, m. Doct. WiUiam C. Cat- lin, 1840. Asa' (82) had 105 I. Lemuel,' who d. June 11, 1789. Amos' (84) had 106 L SaUy," b. Oct. 17, 1793. HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBTTEY. 751 107 n. Minerva,' b. Aug. 13, 1795. 108 ni. Amos,» b. Nov. 30, 1797. 109 IV. Leorany," b. Sept. 20, 1799. Seth Noble' (89) had 110 I. Betsey, b. Oct. 22, 1798, m. Peter C. Oakley. 111 II. Eunice, b. May 15, 1805, m. Matthew E. Mitchell, 1823. 112 ni. Sarah, b. May 8, 1807. Truman' (91) had 113 I. Sarah Ann, b. May 30, 1808, m. Albert G. Ambler, Not. 23, 1829. 114 II. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 21, 1811, m. Ebenezer Hurd, Not. 18, 1834. 115 III. Burritt T., b, June 13, 1813. 116 IV. Truman B., b. Nov. 1, 1819. 117 V. Harriet M., b. April 4, 1820. 118 VI. Flora N., b. Nov. 24, 1822. lit. Samuel Wheeler, probably son of Samuel, of Stratford, settled in the south-east section of " Ancient Woodbury," about 1740. We are informed by his descendants, that he had ten children, all of whom died young, except two. The following is from record : Rob- ert, son of Lt. Samuel, b. 1746 ; Agnes, d. Aug. 2, 1764, aged 16; Abigail, wife of Lt. Samuel, d. June 15, 1792. He d. Dec. 24, 1799 aged 81. Robert above named m. Ruth , who d. May 15, 1788. He d. April 17, 1782. His children were, Samuel, b. July 2, 1769 ; Elisha, b. Jan. 29, 1771 ; Moses, b. March 4, 1773 ; Sarah, b. July lO, 1776, m. Isaac Riggs ; James, b. March 3, 1779, m. Hannah Booth, and d. April 3, 1805 ; Joseph, b. July 3, 1781, d. July 31, 1793. Samuel, eldest son of Robert, m. Phebe Glover, of Newtown, and had Maria, who m. Washburn ; Betsey, who m. Orlando Ca- bles, and Birdsey G., who d. Feb. 18, 1838, aged 30, unm. Elisha, second son of Robert, m. 1. Mehetable Smith, who d. Jan. 19, 1795 ; m. 2. Deborah Booth, Jan. 1, 1799 ; children, Elvira, b. April 19,1796, m. Eleazer Gidney,and d. Oct. 8, 1822. Moses, third son of Robert, m. Betsey Loveland, in 1795, and had I. Robert, b. Feb. 13, 1796^2. Joseph, b. Dec. 24, 1797; 3. David, who d. in Georgia, Aug. 25, 1822, aged 23 ; 4. James, d. Feb. 11, 1831, aged 31 ; 5. Henry S. ; 6. Harriet, d. March 9, 1842, aged 31 ; 7. Willis, d. July 6, 1805, aged 2 ; 8. Willis, d, Sept. 4, 1807, aged five months ; 9. Sally, d. July 8, 1813, young ; 10. Elisha, d. young ; II. Elisha, b. June 14, 1816. 752 HISTOET or AHCIENT WOODBURY. Robert, son of Moses, m. Julia Washburn, and had Betsey Ann, George, Smith, Robert, Elisha and Julia Ann. Joseph, son of Moses, m. Mary M. Candee. Ch., Sarah, Maria and David. Sarah d, unm. Henry S., son of Moses, m. Widow Polly Blagg, and had Harriet and Maria. Elisha, youngest son of Moses, m. 1. Ann Maria Johnson, April 13, 1836 ; shed. April, 1837 ; m. 2. Elizabeth Leavenworth, April 10, 1838. Ch., James, b. March 1, 1837 ; Francis E., b. Oct. 17^ 1840 ; Martha E., b. Aug. 12, 1842 ; Ralph E., b. May 17, 1844 ;' Mary S., b. April 26, 1846 ; Henry S., b. Aug. 5, 1848. WARNER FAMILY. John Warner, of Farmington, died in 1678-9, leaving ch., among whom was John, who settled at Waterbury, and had, John, Ephraim, Robert, Ebenezer and Lydia. The last married Samuel Bronson ; John, Jr., d. at Farmington, while on a visit, in 1707. Three of his sons settled in Woodbury, viz., Ephraim, Robert and Ebenezer. First Family. Ephraim Warner had, 1. Ephraim, bap. Nov., 1693 ; 2. Benjamin, bap. Aug., 1698. It is probable they emigrated from Woodbury, as the records of the territory show nothing more of them. Second Family. Robert Warner m. 1. Mary Hurlbut, who d. April 14, 1743 ; m. 2. Sarah Wheeler, April 14, 1744. She d. May 80, 1755. Mr. Warner d. 1759. Ch. as follows : 1. Sarah, bap. July, 1704; d. Jan. 28, 1721. 2. Mary, bap. July 24, 1707 ; m. Isaac Tuttle, April 15, 1731. 3. Margaret, b. April 22, 1709; d. Sept. 8, 1711. 4. John, b. Oct. 27, 1713 ; m. Jemima Hurd, June 11, 1735 ; d. Dec. 8, 1785. His ch. were, I. Daniel, b. July, 1736, d. same month. II. Sarah, b. Aug. 26, 1737, m. Ephraim Baldwin, 1757. III. Jemima, b. Oct. 2, 1739. IV. Mary, b. April 22, 1742. V. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1744, m. Ann Stoddard, Feb. 7, 1765. He was killed at the battle of Bennington, July, 1776. Ch., 1. Mary, b. March 27, 1766 ; 2. Eunice, bap. Sept. 12, 1768 ; 3. Daniel, bap. July 6, 1772 ; 4. John, bap. July 4, 1773 ; 5. Mary Ann, b. June 7, 1776. VI. Hannah, b. March 20, 1753. HISTORY OF ANCIENT "WOODBTJET. 753 5. Nathan, b. Feb. 14, 1717 ; m. Hannah ; he d. July 14, 1784. .He had, 1. Mary, b, June 23, 1743. 11. Rhoda, b. March 8, 1745. III. Nathan, b- Feb. 13, 1747, m. Lois Armstrong. IV. Robert, bap. June 4, 1749, m. Feb. 19, 1772, Emma Sherman, and had, 1. Jerusha, b. Feb. 11, 1778 ; 2. Rhoda, b. April 29, 1775 ; 3. Luoinda, b. May 7, 1781 ; 4. Robert Sherman, b. March 29, 1785. 6. Silence, bap. Sept. 11, 1720; m. John Hurd, Jan., 1741. Third Familt. Doct. Ebenezer Warner m. Martha Galpin, Dec. 19, 1704, who d. April 17, 1745. He d. April 23, 1755. Ch., 1. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 18, 1705, m. Elizabeth Hurlbut, Feb., 1729. He d. Aug. 23 1769. Ch., , ' I. Ebenezer, bap. Aug. 13, 1732, m. Patience Minor, July 6, 1757, who d. Sept. 23, 1774. He d. March 21, 1800. Ch., 1. David, b. Jan. 3, 1758, m. Ruth Baker, Nov. 28, 1784 ; both d. March, 1813— their son David d. April 3, 1813; 2. Ebenezer, b. July 19, 1760, m. Elizabeth Sweet, April 13, 1779, and had Ebenezer, Patience, m. David Judson, Stephen, Elizabeth, m. Barnet Haw- ley, Polly, m. Simeon Castle ; 3. Gideon, b. Aug. 19, 1762 ; 4. Elizabeth, bap. March 10, 1765, m. Solomon Squire ; 5. Susanna, m. Samuel Bristol. II. Eliz- abeth, b. Nov. 17, 1736, d. 1753. III. Martha, b. June 9, 1746, m. Gideon • Squire, Nov. 19, 1761. 2. Martha, b. July 23, 1707 ; m. Solomon Squire. 3. Doct. Benjamin, b. May 6, 1709 ; m. Silence Hurd, Deo. 16^ 1736. She d. Nov. 15, 1785. Their ch. were, I. Hannah, b. Aug. 4, 1737, m.Josiah Ha wley. II. Doct. Benjamin, b. May, 1739, m. 1. Rebecca Castle, Nov. 2, 1761 ; ra. 2. Jemima Chambers, of New- town, and had, 1. Benjamin, 2, AUyn, 3. Rebecca, m. Daggett, 4. Silena, m. Asaph Betts, 5. Rhoda, m. Maj. Abraham Bronson. IH. Daniel, b. April 12, 1741, m. Patience Norton in 1765. IV. Col. Seth, b. May 6, 1743, d. Dec. 26, 1784, m. Hester Hurd, 'and had, Seth, Asahel and Abigail. V. John, b. May 29, 1745, m. Hurlbut, went to Vermont. VI. Doct. Reuben, bap. March 4, 1750, m. 1. Eunice , who d. Feb. 7, 1785 ; ch., Reuben and two daughters. Vir. Elijah, bap. June 30, 1754. VIII. Asahel, m. Rhoda Bassett, and had, 1. Marvin, 2. Rhoda, m. Benjamin Rumsey, 3. Olive, m. Isaac Newton. IX. David, had Daniel, Lucy and Malcolm. X. Tamar, m. Asahel Hurd. 4. Margaret, b. Dec, 1712 ; m. David Squire, Dec. 20, 1732. 5. Kebecca, b. Dec. 12, 1715 ; m. Moses Hurlbut, Dec. 25, 1735. 6. Tamar, b. Feb. 26, 1718; m. Kemember Baker. 7. Lydia, b. Feb., 1720 ; m. Stephen Judd, March 13, 1751. 8. Thomas, b. Nov., 1722 ; m. Abigail«Prentice, July 4, 1749 ; he d. Dec. 17, 1778 ; his widow d. Nov., 1794. Ch., I. Deborah, b. July 31, 1751. II. Martha, b. Nov. 3, 1753, m. Gideon Hurl- but, Sept. 18, 1772. III. Esther, b. May 21, 1755, m. Amos Leavenworth, 1779. IV. Samuel, b. Sept. 24, 1756. V. Saul, b. March 12, 1758, m. Abi- 59 754 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. gail Keeler, Feb. 15, 1781, and had, James, Daniel, Sally, Jemima, William and Hannah. VI. Sarah, b. Sept. 19, 1759. VII. Thomas, b. April 28, 1761, m. Sarah Thomas, 1782, d. Jan. 26, 1836. Hi» widow died April 16, 1844. Ch., Mary, Sally, Thomas, Susan, Lucy, Zella, John, Silas, Moses and Irene. VIII. Lydia, bap. Sept. 19, 1762. IX. Dorcas, bap. May 12, 1765. X. Enos, b. May 5, 1767. 'XI. Abigail, bap. May 27, 1770. 9. Frances, b. Feb., 1726 ;' m. OviatU 10. Eachael, bap. March 23, 1729. WAKELEY FAMILY. Abner Wakeley and wife Sarah, had, Henry, b. April 9, 1750 ; Eunice, b. Sept. 19, 1752; Sarah, bap. July 14, 1754; Abel, bap. Oct. 7, 1759 ; Ann, bap. May 3, 1761 ; Sarah, bap. Aug. 20, 1763 ; Piatt, bap. April 6, 1766 ; Phebe, bap. Sept. 27, 1767. Abner, the father, died 1769. Joseph Wakeley, d. June, 1730, leaving his wife, Elizabeth, and ch., Daniel and Dinah. Elizabeth, after the death of Mr. Wakeley, m. John Squire. Daniel, d. 1748, leaving his wife, Joanna, and dau. Tabitha. WYATT FAMILY. Ensign John Wyatt, one of the signers of the original compact, came from Stratford, and settled in " Ancient Woodbury." His ch. were, Gershom, bap. Feb. 16,1679-80; Sarah, bap. Feb., 1781-2 ; Elizabeth, bap. Aug., 1785 ; Mercy, bap. April, 1787-8; WALLER FAMILY. Joseph Waller came early to Woodbury ; d. 1727, " in the great sickness ;" had a wife, Abigail, and ch., 1. Sarah ; 2. Lydia ; 3. Abi- gail—all three bap. Sept. 25, 1698 ; 4. Joseph, b. April 3, 1701 ; 5. Samuel, b. March 18, 1703, had w. Esther, who d. Oct. 6, 1749 ; he d. in 1745. Ch., Jane, bap. June 22, 1729 ; Lydia, bap. April 18, HISTOHT OP ANCIENT WOODBtJET. 755 1731 ; Joseph, b. June, 1733 ; Samuel, b. April 17, 1735 ; Elijah, bap. April 3, 1737; Esther, b. Dec., 1738; David, b. Dec, 1740; Martha, bap. July 7, 1745, m. David Atwood, Dec. 17, 1765 ; Peten bap. Aug. 3, 1747. 6. Martha,- b. Sept. 6, 1705 ; 7. Mar^ ^ bap- May, 1708, m. Benjamin Wheeler, Oct. 3, 1729 ; 8. Bathsheba, b. May 19, 1710 ; 9. Daniel, b. May 23, 1713, d. same month. Thomas "Waller had, Rose, bap. April, 1714 ; Elizabeth, bap. July, 1716 ; Mary, bap. Nov. 9, 1718. WARD FAMILY. Andrew Ward was admitted freeman in 1633, at Boston. In June, 1635, he was at Wethersfield, and with twenty others, pur- chased Stamford. He also with others, inade a purchase of Hemp- stead, L. I., but in consequence of some difficulty with the Dutch government, removed to Fairfield, Conn., and d. Oct., 1659, leaving his wife, -Esther, and ch. He was a man of great worth and conse- quence in the colony, was frequently united with the governors and ' other most important men on committees of the General Assembly, and was the ancestor of a respectable and wealthy family, who reside in Hartford. He was father of Andrew, who was father of William, who settled at Wallingford, who was father of Zenas, who came to " Ancient Woodbury," and m. 1. Mary Bates, 1743, who d. Sept. 25, 1760 ; m. 2. Patience Squire. Ch., Bethuel, b. April 8, 1744 ; Ma- cock, b. Nov. 6, 1745 ; Mary, b. Oct. 26, 1747, m. Ichabod Squire, and went to Vermont ; Amy, b. July 6, 1752, d. unm.; Anna, b. July 6, 1755, m. Thomas Squire ; Content, b. Oct. 20, 1757, m. Isaac Squire, Aug. 7, 1777 ; Patience, b. Dec. 27, 1761, m. Benjamin Squire, and removed to Ohio ; Hannibal, b. Sept. 30, 1764, m. Adna Mallory, Nov. 26, 1788 ; Zenas, b. July 17, 1770, m. Martha Parks. Bethuel, son of Zenas, m. Euth Squire, April 23, 1769. Ch., 1. Hannah ; 2. Chloe ; 3. Asher, m. Anna Mallory, and had, Bennet, Harriet, Charles ; 4. Amy ; 5. Rebecca ; 6. Eunice ; 7. Sally ; 8. Lucy. Macock, son of Zenas, m. Elizabeth Squire, Jan. 8, 1769. Ch., 1. Macock, d. unm.; 2. Arry, m. Ruth Kane ; 3. Mary, d. unm.; 4. Eli, m. Alice Brown, and had Laura, d. young ; Levi, m. Polly Cogswell ; Abiram, Sterling, Alvin and Calvin, (twins,) William Mary and Laura ; 5. Reuben ; 6. John, m. Sally Gilbert. Ch., Lem- 756 HISTOKTOF ANCIENT ■WOODBURY. uel and a daughter ; 7. Alvin, d. unm.; 8. Elizabeth, drowned young ; 9. Samuel, m. Olive Hurlbut ; 10. Ambrose. Zenas, son of Zenas 1st. Ch., Ruth, James, Ashbel, Sylvania, Zenas, Patience. WHITTLESEY FAMILY. 1. John Whittlesey' is believed to be the first person of the name who emigrated to the United States, and the ancestor of all the Whit- tleseys who have lived here. He came from England about 1650, and became a tanner and shoemaker at Saybrook, Ct. The town of Say brook," by authority of the General Court, gave to Mr. Whittle- sey and Wm. Dudley, the right to establish a ferry over Connecticut River, near which he lived in 1663. This still belongs to his de- scendants. He died, April 15, 1704 — his wife, Sept. 29, 1714. They were eminent Christians. Their descendants were, ,0 I* John,^ settled at Saybrook. a II. Stephen,? attorney at Saybrook. Js m. Joseph,^ settled at Saybrook. f, IV. Eliphalet,^ settled at Wethersfield ; m. Maty Pratt,, Dec. 1, 1702. 6 V. Ebenezer,^ settled at Saybrook. 7 VI. Jabez,^ settled at Bethlem ; deacon. fa VII. Samuel,'' settled at Wallingford ; minister. 9 Vin. Elizabeth." 10 IX. Euth.^ John° (2) had children, 111. John,^ settled in Saybrook, a 11. Hezekiah, settled in Saybrook ; deacon, justice of the peace. 13 in. David, settled in Saybrook ; died young. Stephen" (3) had children, 14 I. Samuel," d. young, y II. Ambrose,'' settled in Saybrook ; attorney. Joseph^ (4) had children, ^ I. Joseph," settled in Saybrook. Eliphalet" (5) had children, 17 L Mary," b. Oct. 1, 1703 ; m. Post. 18 n. Hannah," b. May 13, 1711 ; m. Smith. JJ in. Eliphalet," b. May 10, 1714 ; m. Dorothy Kellogg, Dec. HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBTTBT. 757 16j 1736 ; removed to New Preston, 1761 ; united with the church same year; chosen deacon soon after. His wife d." April 14, 177?, aged 55 years. He m. Widow Hannah Mallory,. June 23, 1774, who lived some years after his death. He d." July 12, 1786, aged 72. SamueP (8) had children, 20 I. Samuel,' settled in Milford ; minister. 21 n. Chauncey,^ settled in New Haven ; minister. Hezekiah' (12) had children, • 22 I. Hezekiah,^ settled in ^aybrook. 28 II. David,* settled in Saybrook.' Ambrose' (15) had children, 24 I. Ambrose,* settled in Saybrook. 25 II. Stephen," " 26 III. Samuel,' " 27 IV. Azariah,* « ■ 28 V. David," « Joseph' (16) had children, 29 I. Joseph." 32 IV. Duzen." 3.0 II. Stephen." 33 V. Aaron." 31 ni. Samuel." Eliphalet' (19) had children, l\ I. Martin," b. Oct. 5, 1737 ; m. Sarah Deming ; settled at New Preston ; farmer ; served a short time in the Revolutionary "War, where he was sick, from the effects of which he never fully recovered^ and received a pension the remainder of his life. Died May 29, 1800, aged 6,2 years ; wife d. March 29, 1829, aged 92. I II. Lemuel," b. May 16, 1740 ; m. Hannah Wells; settled at Newington; d. Aug. 30, 1823, aged 83 years. i III. John," b. Dec. 23, 1741 ; m. Mary Beal; settled in New "Preston ; farmer ; justice of the peace ; member of the legislature seventeen sessions, between 1781 and 1791 ; chosen deacon, June 30, 17&4, which appointment he declined; removed to Salisbury, 1792, where he died, March 22, 1812, aged 70 years ; wife died Sept. 30, 1802. 37 IV. Anna," b. Jan. 27, 1744 ; m. Wm. Cogswell, of New Pres- ton ; d. Jan. 10, 1810, aged 65 years, 11 months. II V. Abner," b. May 1, 1746; m. Euth Wadsworth ; settled in Farmington; farmer; died July 12, 1821, aged 75^ years. I? VI. EUphalet," b. July 2, 1748 ; m. Comfort Waller ; settled in Stockbridge, Mass.; farmer ; d. Jan. 25, 1823, aged 74. ^ VII. David," b. Aug. 18, 1750 ; m. for his first m£e, Abigail 758 HISTOET OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUET. Judson, Dec, 1779, who d. Oct. 1, 1782, aged about 25. She had one daughter,^ Abigail Laura, who died May, 1784, aged 3 years and 3 months ; also a son that lived but a few hours. He m. Martha Pomeroy, of Northampton, May 19, 1798 ; lived in New Preston, on the same farm occupied by his father; served a short time in the Rev- olutionary War ; sheriff's deputy 12 or 15 years ; justice of the peace, 1792; deacon, April 22, 1807; d. Jan. 81, 1825, aged 74 years; wife d. Sept. 8, 1827, aged 59^ears. £ VIII. Asaph,i b. May 12, 1753 ; m. Abigail Skeels ; settled at "Wyoming; killed in the battle at that place, July 3, 1778. 42 IX. Dorothy,* b. Sept. 5, 1755 ; m. Col. Perry AverUl, Sept. 22, 1774; d. July 12, 1824, aged 69. X. Elisha,*" b. Jan. 8, 1758 ; graduated at Yale College, 1779 ; studied law ; settled in Danbury ; m. Mary Tucker ; d. Nov. 9, 1802, aged 44 years and 10 months. 44 XI. Roger,' b. Oct. 6, 1760 ; d. June 23, 1761. Martin^ (34) had children, 45 I. Sally,' b.' March, 1762 ; m. Dea. Isaiah Johnson, Jan. 11, 1791 ; settled in .Russia, N. Y.; d. in 1836. II II. Joseph,f b. March 20, 1764 ; m. Mary Camp, Oct. 6, 1785 ; settled in New Preston ; farmer ; captain of the militia ; member of the Legislature; d. March 8, 1838,aged 74; wife d. April 4, 1853, aged 89. ■* 47 ni. Jemima;' b. Feb. 2, 1765, m. Hezekiah Ackley, Jan. 8, 1787, settled in New Preston, died Aug. 17, 1835. 48 IV. Mary,' b. Dec, 1767, m. Daniel Camp, d. Dec; 19, 1792. ,"1, V. Martin,' b. March 2, 1770, m. Lorana Dayton, Dec, 1797, settled at New Preston, as farmer on the homestead, d. May 28, 1837. 50 VT. Elizabeth,^ m. Dea. Cyrus Johnson, Sharon, Ohio. 51 VII. Dolly,' died young. 52 VIIL DoUy,' b. Dec, 1776, m. Dea. Gideon Smith, Salisbury. 63 IX. Sheldon,' b. 1780, d. June 17, 1800. 54 X. Abigail,' b. 1783, m. Eliada Peck, Litchfield, d. 1825. Lemuel' (35) had children, ^ I. Roger,' m. Smalley, settled in Southington. j^3 II. Asaph,' settled in Newington. 57 III. Hannah,' m. Gridley, settled in Farmington. 58 IV. Dolly,' m. Dr. Belden, settled in Newington. John' (36) had children, i^'I. Matthew Beal, m. Hannah White, settled in Danbury. HIBTOET OF ANCIENT WOODB0ET. 759 S John,5 m. Abigail Johnson and Rebecca Camp, settled in Salis- bury. lis III. Chester,^ m. Nancy Wadsworth, settled in SoutMngton, d. May 15, 1849, aged 76 years. ra IV. Eliphalet,^ m. Martha R., settled in Salisbury. fl, V. Asaph,^ m. Zesta Hart, settled in Tallmadge, Ohio. Si VI. Elisha,' m. Polly Mygatt, settled in Canfield, Ohio. 65 Vn. Polly,= m. N. P. AveriU, settled in Salisbury, Abner* (38) had children, 66 I. Ruth.^ 67 '11. Dolly,* m. Harvey Whittlesey, settled in Farmington, died March 19, 1841. Eliphalet* (39) had children, 68 I. Comfort,^ m. Joel Camp, of New Preston. ill II. David,* m. Rebecca Smalley, settled in New Britain, Conn. Z III. Eliphalet,* settled in Cayuga, N. Y. ,n IV. Asaph,'' m. Clarissa Richards, settled in Galon, N. Y. iTO V. Solomon,* settled in Brownhelm, Ohio. m VI. Heman,* m. Electa Kellogg, settled in Newington. "g vn. Charles,* settled in Brownhelm, Ohio. 'si VIII. Federal,* settled in Stockbridge, Mass. 76 IX. Mary.* 77 X. Sarah, m. Leavenworth, settled in Brownhelm, Ohio. 78 XI. , m. Curtiss, settled in Stockbridge and Ohio. David* (40) had children by Martha, his wife, ia' I. Frederick,* b. June 12, 1799, graduated at Yale College, 1818, studied law, settled in Cooperstown, N. Y., removed in 1823, to Rochester, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 12, 1825, to Ann Hinsdale, of Winsted; elected a member of Congress in 1830, re-elected in 1832, appointed vice-chancellor of the state of New York, professor of law at Geneva College ; died Sept. 19, 1851, aged 52. 80 II. Frances P., b. June 26, 1801, m. Wflliam C. Cogswell, Oct. 3, 1821, settled in Woodbury, d. Oct. 22, 1837. ,1', ni. David Chester, b. March 29, 1803, m. Mary Cogswell, Oct. 2, 1823, settled in New Preston, occupying the same farm that Eliphalet' (19) first settled on when he came to New Preston, mem- ber of the legislature, justice of the peace. 82 IV. William Sheldon,* b. Nov. 4, 1806, settled in Rochester, N. Y.,d. Sept. 11,1849. Asaph" (41) had children, 83 I. Anna,* m. Joel Camp, New Preston. 760 HI3T0ET OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. 84 11. Abigail/ m. William Camp, settled in Owego, N. Y. 85 m. Laura,' m. Eneas Camp, settled in New Milford. Elisha* (43) had children, 86 I. Elisha.= as H. Thomas,^ m. Holley, settled in Danbury and Michigan. 88 m. Harriet, m. Condit, settled in Owego, N. Y. Joseph* (46) had children, 89 I. Anna,«b. April 21, 1786, m. Wilmot SperHy, Sept. 22, 1812, settled in New Preston, d. Nov. 25, 1844. iS'n. David,« b. Aug. 18, 1787, m. Matilda P. Averill, Sept. 30, 1816, who died Dec. 31, 1845, aged 56 years ; m. Mrs. Anna Miranda Taylor, Nov. 12, 1848; settled in New Preston, farmer.' I,', in. Harvey,* b. Oct. 6, 1788, m. DoUy Whittlesey,' (67,) who died March 19, 1841 ; m. Dolly M. Sperry, Aug. 31, 1842 ; settled in Farmington, farmer. 92 ly. Deming," b. July 9, 1790, settled in Tallmadge, Ohio ; killed by the fall of a tree, Marcli 16, 1816. 93. V. Mary,* b. June 7, 1792, m. Dea. Calvin Hatch, March 2, 1813, settled in Farmington. ^ VI. Charles,* b. Oct. 5, 1793, m. Mary Ann Camp, Oct. 1,1816; settled in New Preston, fafmer, deacon; wife died Oct. 29, 1843, aged 47 ; m. S. Augusta Minor, of Woodbury, Sept. 27, 1848. ^ VII. Luman," b. March 15, 1795, graduated at Yale College, 1816, m. Sally J. Cogswell, Sept. 15, 1818 ; settled in Williamston, N. C, teacher ; m. for his second wife, EUza J. Peal, of WiUiamston ; removed to Alexandria, Va. S, VIII. Joseph,* b. Dec. 8, 1797, graduated at Yale College, 1825, m. Maria A. Chappell, of New London, who died Nov. 10, 1846 ; m. Maria Peck, of Litchfield, May, 1849 ; pastor at Stonington, Conn., Haverhill, Mass., and Berlin, Conn. 97 IX. Sheldon Camp,* b.Jan. 9, 1799, d. Oct. I9, 1809. ^ X. Ralph,* b. July 2, 1801, lived in various places in the south- ern states, m. Nancy Rowan ; wife died, and he then served in the Mexican Way ; afterward went to California, died at Stockton, Cal., July 21, 1850. 99 XL Sarah Maria,* b. April 21, 1803, d. April 3, 1828. Jii XII. Roger Newton,* b. Feb. 15, 1805, m. Esther Ann Hub- bell, Feb. 4, 1833 ; settled in New Preston, farmer ; wife died July 24, 1836, m. Mrs. Jane Lane ; removed to Farmington ; where he died July 15, 1841. HISTOKT OP ANCIKNT WOODBtTKT. 761 Martin^ (49) had children, 101 I. Garry," d. Dec. 24, 1799, aged one year. 102 II. Laura," d. Sept. 18, 1800, aged five months. 103 III. Harriet," d. Oct. 15, 1805, aged four years. 104 IV. Laura," d. March 25, 1807, aged three years. ^ V. Sheldon," b. Aug. 28, 1806, m. Eunice Smith, Dec. 13, 1837 ; settled in New Preston, farmer ; wife died May 19, 1843 ; m. Esther M. Hart, of CornwaU, March 13, 1844. 106 VI. Dolly," b. Nov. 2, 1808, m. Rev. A. Newton, Aug. 14, 1837, settled in Norwalk, Ohio. 107 VIL Martin Dayton," b. July 31, 1810, d. July 21, 1823. 108 VIII. Martha," b. Oct. 5, 1812, m. Albion ,C. Rouse, Jan. 17, 1844, settled in Cornwall, removed to Illinois. 109 IX. Hannah Maria," d. July 16, 1815, aged eight months. Roger' (55) had children, 110 I. Henry." 111 II. Chauncey." 112 in. Frederick." 113 IV. Dwight," m. Laura Barnes, settled in Southington. Asaph' (56) had children, 114 I. Delia," m. Homer Camp, settled in Newington. 115 IL Elizabeth." 116 in. Hannah." Matthew Beal" (59) had children, 117 I. WiUiam," settled in Marietta, Ohio. W.8 n. Eliza," m. Dr. Botsford, settled in Danbury. 119 III. John." 120 IV. Oliver." 121 V. Mary," m. Rev. Grove L. Brownell, settled in Sharon, Ct. 122 VI. Julia," m. Hawley, settled in Winsted. 123 Vn. Amelia," m. Brown, settled in Hartford. 124 VIII. Ebenezer," settled in Danbury. John' (60) had children, 125 I. Mary." Chester' (61) had children, 126 I. Elizabeth," m. Lowry, settled in Southington, died. 127 II. Mary." 128 III. Laura Ann." Eliphalet' (62) had children, 129 I. Martha," m. Norton. 130 n. Walter." 60 762 HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. « 131 m. CaroUne," m. Fish. 132 IV. Philander." 133 V. EUphalet.6 134 VI. Charles." 135 Vn. Elisha." 136 VIII. Lucy." 137 IX. George." Asaph^ (63) had children, 138 I. Charles." 139 II. Samuel.' 140 in. Hannah." 141 IV. Rosanna." 142 V. Mary." 143 VI. Asaph." 144 vn. Nancy." Elisha' (64) had children, 145 I. Frederick," m. Mary Smith. 146 II. John M.,» m. Seely. 147 ni. Harriet," m. Collins. 148 IV. Anna Maria." 149 V. George." 150 VI. Lucy." 151 vn. Elisha," m. 152 Vin. Waiiam." 153 IX. Comfort." 154 X. Granville." David= (69) had children, 155 I. "William," minister, lives in New Britain. T56 II. Nancy," m. Stanley, lives in New Britain. 157 m. Sarah." 158 IV. Mary." 159 V. John," minister, lives in New Britain. L60 VL Eehecca, m. 161 vn. David, m. Dolly B. Averill, settled in Berlin. 162 Vin.. Calista, m. settled in Illinois. 163 IX. Eliphalet, minister, settled in Bath, Maine. 164 X. Elizabeth,m.Eev. Charles W.Camp, settled in Wisconsin. Eliphalet' (70) had children, 165 I. William." 166 II. Austin." 167 in. Lewis." HISTOET OP ANCIENT WOODBURT. 763 168 IV. Emeliae.^ 169 V. Watson." 170 VI. Johnson." 171 VII. Henry.s 172 VIII. Mary." 173 IX. George." Asaph* (71) had children, ,174 I. Cornelia." 175 n. Melzar." 176 III. Franklin.-- 177 IV. Charles." 178 V. EmUy." Solomon* (72) had children, 179 I. Mary Ann." 180 il. Edmund." iSl ni. Eliphalet." 182 IV. Calista." 183 V. David." 184 VT. Sahnon." 185 VII. Pamelia." 186 VIII. Lorenzo." Heman* (73) had children, 187 I. Martin Kellogg," minister in Wisconsin. 188 n. Heman," m., settled in Newington. 189 III. Cornelia." Charles" (74) had children, 190 I. Mary." , 191 II. Charles." 192 III. Caroline." Federal* (75) had children, 193 I. Frederick." 194 n. Caroline." David Chester* (81) had children, 195 I. David Eliphalet," b. Sept. 18, 1824, d. April 1, 1826. . 196 II. Martha Pomeroy," b. Aug. 11, 1827. 197 in. John Eliphalet," b. May 22, 1830. 198 IV. Frederick," b. Sept. 25, 1833. 199 V. Fanny Pomeroy," b. Oct. 14, 1835. Frederick* (79) had children, 200 I. Edgar," b. June 11, 1826, d. June 24, 1826. 201 n. Frederick Augustus," b. Aug. 1, 1827, graduated at Ge- neva College, studied law at Cambridge. 764 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUBY. 202 m. Martha Ann/ b. Jan. 13, 1829, d. Sept. 8, 1834, of cholera. 203 tV. Mary Mattliews,^ b: July 4, 1831. 204 V. Theodore Hinsdale,^ b. Dec. 17, 1833. 205 VI. Thurlow "Weed,^ b. Dec. 16, 1835. 206 VII. Frances Cogswell," b. July 14, 1837. 207 VIII. WilUam Seward," b. July 3, 1840. 208 IX. Ann Louisa,' b. April 30, 1844. Thomas' (87) had c* ild, 209 I Elisha." David" (90) had children by wife Matilda, 210 I. Mary Averiiy b. March 31, 1818, m. A. B. Campbell, teacher, Oct. 3, 1835, settled in G-alena, Illinois, d. Dec. 29, 1849. 211 II. Caroline Maria,'' b. July 5, 1820, m. Dr. S. Stuart, April 17, 1737, settled in Milan, Ohio. 212 III. Sarah Deming,' b. May 25, 1822, m. Leman A. "Warner, Nov. 7, 1847- 213 IV. Elisha Averill,' b. Dec. 25, 1824. 214 V. Deming,'b. Aug. 25, 1827. 215 VI. Helen Matilda,' b. March 1, 1831, by his second wife, Miranda. 216 Vn. Chester Bed,'' b. Sept. 10, 1849. 217 Vni. Joseph Tryon, b. Aug. 6, 1853. Harvey" (91) had children by first wife, 218 I. Ann AmeKa,' b. May 23, 1815, m. Daniel Youngs, settled in Barkhamsted. 219 II. Harriet Deming,'' b. March 3, 1817, died 1840. 552 III. Abner Sheldon,' b. March 6, 1819, m. Harriet A. Newell, May 24, 1848, settled in New Preston. 221 IV. Lucius Wadsworth,'' b. April 16, 1821, d. Sept. 5, 1826. 222 V. Dolly,' b. Aug. 1, 1823, d. Feb. 4, 1825. 223 VI. Louisa Dolly,' b. June 14, 1825. 224 VIL Ellen Ruth,' b. Aug. 22, 1828, m. George S. Cogswell, May 21, 1851, settled in New Preston. 225 Vni. Emily Wadsworth,' b. Oct. 4, 1830. 226 IX. Frances Marion,' b. Nov. 10, 1832, d. March 18, 1834. 227 X. Frances Marion,' b. July 14, 1835. 228 XL Lucius Harvey,' b. March 11, 1841. Charles" (94) had children by his first wife, 229 L Gould Camp,' b. Dec. 21, 1818, m. Sarah A. Cogswell, Dec. 11, 1844. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. 765 230 II. Lucy Ann,' b. March 11, 1820, m. WaUam C. Bronson, April 16, 1840, settled in Washington. 231 III. Eebecca Jane,' b. Sept. 9, 1823, d. Sept. 9, 1833. 232 IV. Sally Amelia,' b. April 16, 1827, m. Nathan Hart, Jr., Sept. 8, 1847, settled in Cornwall. 283 V. Thalia Judson,' b. Aug. 16, 1829. Luman° (95) had children by his wife Sally. 234 I. Edgar Augustus,' b. July 1, 1819, settled at Silver Creek, Miss. ; m. Elizabeth BuUock, wife died ; removed to Texas, m. second vrife. ' 235 n. Joseph Adolphus,' b. Oct. 13, 1820, m. Ann Bullock, set- tled in Texas. By his wife Eliza, 236 in. Sarah, Johnson,' b. Aug. 24, 1824. 237 IV. Oscar Columbus,' b. Aug. 17, 1826, Joseph^ (96) had children by his first wife, 238 I. Ezra Chappell,' b. Aug. 7, 1832. 239 II. Charles Boardman,' b. Dec. 4, 1834. 240 ni. George William,' b. Aug. 18, 1836. 241 IV. Joseph Edward,' b. Jan. 28, 1846, d. March 13, 1847. By his second wife, 242 V. Mary Abigail,' b. April, 1850, d. June, 1851. Ealph« (98) had children, 243 I. John Eowan,' b. June 13, 1845. Roger Newton" (100) had children by Esther, 244 I. Susan Florinda,' b. Nov. 21, 1833. 245 II. Newton HubbeU,' b. May 4, 1836. By wife Jane, 246 ni. Harriet Esther,' b, Nov., 1839. Sheldon" (105) had children by Eunice, 247 I. Amelia Frances,' b.Nov. 26, 1838. 248 n. Timothy,' b. Aug. 4, 1840. 249 in. Alfred Newton,' b. April 21, 1843. By his wife Esther, 250 IV. Nathan Hart,' b. April 15, 1848. 251 V. Robert Clark,' b. Feb. 5, 1851. 252 VI. MiUs,' b. Nov. 26, 1852. Abner S.' (220) had children, 253 I. Sherman NeweU,' b. May 24, 1849. 254 n. Henry Hawley,' b. Jan. 9, 1853. CHAPTER 'XXII. STATISTICS. MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Nathaniel Smith, from 1795 to 1799. JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Nathaniel Smith, from 1806 to 1819. JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT. Col. William Preston, from 1751 to 1754. Daniel Sherman, from 1786 to 1791. Charles B. Phelps, from 1850 to 1861. " " " 1852 to . COUNTY COMMISSIONER. William Cothren, from 1851 to 1852. ROLL OF ASSISTANTS AND SENATORS. Assistants were ma^strates, who constituted the upper house of the Assem- bly, and, in early times, were the supreme court of the state. They were the leading men of their times. Nominated. Elected. Retired. John Sherman, 1711 1713 1723. Nathaniel Smith, 1798 1799 1805. Noah B. Benedict, 1810 1816 1818. SENATORS. Nehemiah C. Sanford, 1833, 1834. Matthew Minor, Jr., 1837. Charles B. Phelps, 1843. JUSTICES OF THE QUORUM. John Minor, from 1684 to 1719. John Sherman, from 1684 to 1728. Col. Joseph Minor, from 1725 to 1739. Col. William Preston, from 1 740 to 1 751. Noah Hinman, from 1754 to 1759. v^crease Moseley, from 1755 to 1780. Daniel Sherman, from 1761 to 1786. HISXOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 767 JUDGES AND CLERKS OF PROBATE FOR THE DISTRICT OF WOODBURY. From the first settlement of the colony of Connecticut, to 1666, probate business was done by the court of assistants and the General Court. In 1666, county courts were established, and probate business was done by them till October, 1698, when probate courts were first established. There were but four counties in the state, till 1726, viz. : Hartford, New Haven, New London and Fairfield. The probate districts corresponded in name and ex- tent to the counties, till Oct., 1719, when three new districts were constituted, viz. : Guilford, Windham and Woodbury. The probate districts, including the original four, now number one hundred. The first court in Woodbury district was held Feb. 2, 1719-20. It included aU of the settled part of the present county of Litchfield, and Waterbury in New Haven county. Litch- field district was set off in 1742. Waterbury, in 1779. New MUford, in 1787. Washington, in 1832, and Eoxbury in 1842. The district now in- cludes Woodbury, Southbury and Bethlem. Appointed. Ketired. Capt. John Sherman, Co . Joseph Minor, Daniel Sherman, Esq., Oct., 1719, Kesigned May, ,1 728. May, 1728, May, 1758. May, 1758, May, 1795. Nathan Preston, Esq., Noah B. Benedict, Esq., May, 1795, "May, 1805. May, 1805, Kesigned May, 1816. John Strong, Jr., Esq., May, 1816, May, 1818. Nathan Preston, Esq., Charles B. Phelps, Esq.. John Strong, Jr., Esq., May, 1818, died Sept. 20, 1822.' May, 1823, May, 1834. May, 1884, died Nov. 1, 1834.s Charles B. Phelps, Esq., Nathaniel B. Smith, Esq., May, 1835, May, 1838. May, 1838, May, 1842. Charles B. Phelps, Esq., May, 1842, May, 1844. Leman B. Sprague, Esq., Thomas Bull, Esq., May, 1844, May, 1845. May, 1845, May, 1846. Charles B. Phelps, Esq., May, 1846, May, 1847. Thomas Bull, Esq., May, 1847, May, 1849. Charles B. Phelps, Esq., May, 1849. CLERKS. Kev. Anthony Stoddard, Oct., 1719, Resigned May, 1759. Gideon Walker, Esq., June, 1759, 1778. Daniel Sherman, Jr., 1778, June, 1794. Nathan Preston, Esq., June 1(8, 1794, June, 1795. Noah B. Benedict, Esq., June, 1795, , May, 1805. Matthew Minor, Jr., Esq., June, 1805, May, 1816. Judson Blackman, June, 1816, May, 1818. Nathan Preston, Jr., May, 1818, Sept., 1833. Edward M. Phelps, Sept., 1833, June, 1834. Thomas Bull, Esq., June, 1834, April, 1845. William Cothren, April 17, 1845, June 22, 1846. David S. Bull, June 22, 1845. 1 The duties of probate judge were performed from this time till May, 1823, by John Kingsbury, Esq., of Waterbury district, by statutory provision. 2 Holbrook CnxtiflB, Esq., of Watertown district held jurisdibtiou tUl May, 1836. 768 HISTORY OP ANCIENT -WOODBUBT. REGISTERS, OR TOWN CLERKS OF WOODBURY. Capt. John Minor, John Sherman, Esq., Col. Joseph Minor, Gideon Walker, Esq., Peter Gilchrist, JNathan Preston, Leman Sherman, Matthew Minor, Jr., ^ Lewis Judd, Elijah Sherman, Lewis Judd, Elijah Sherman, Lewis Judd, Appointed. 1672, Dee., 1702, Dec, 1727, Dec., 1755, Dec, 1780, March 3, 1783, Oct., 18'22, Dec, 1831, Dec. 20, 1839, Oct., 1846, Oct., 1847, Oct., 1851, Oct., 1852. Betired. Dec, 1702. Dec, 1727. Dec, 1765. Dec, 1780. died Dec, 1782. Oct., 1822. died Oct. 24, 1831. died Dec, 1839. Oct., 1846. Oct., 1847. Oct., 1851. Oct., 1852. ROLL OF REPRESENTATIVES. Woodbury was settled in 1672, made a town in 1674, but was not repre- sented in the General Court till 1684. The following is a roll of the repre- sentatives to the present time. May Session. 1684 Capt. John Minor, Lt. Joseph Judson, 1685 No choice. No choice, 1686 Capt John Minor, Lt. Joseph Judson, 1687 Capt. John Minor, ( No choice, 1688 i Andross' usurpation, ( No choice, 1689 Capt. John Minor, Israel Curtis, 1690 No choice. No choice, 1691 Lt. Israel Curtis, Capt. John Minor, 1692 Lt. Israel Curtis, June, No choice, 1693' Lt. Israel Curtis, No choice, 1694 Capt. John Minor, Lt. Israel Curtis, 1695 Capt. John Minor, Lt. Israel Curtis, 1696 Capt. John Minor, Lt. Israel Curtis, 1697 Capt. John Minor, No choice, 1698 Thomas Minor, No choice, 1699 Israel Curtis, No choice, 1700 John Sherman, No choice, October Session. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Joseph Judson. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Joseph Judson. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Joseph Judson. Capt. John Minor, June. No choice. ') No choice. >- No choice. ) Capt. John Minor. Israel Curtis. No choice. No choice. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Israel Curtis. Lt. Israel Curtis. No choice. Lt. Israel Curtis, Oct. and Sept. No choice. No choice. No choice. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Israel Curtis. Capt. John Minor. Lt. Israel Curtis. No choice. No choice. John Minor. No choice. John Sherman. No choice. No choice. No choice. HISTORT OP ANCIENT -WOODBUET. May Session. October Session. 1701 No choice, No choice. No choice, No choice. 1702 Samuel Jenner, No choice. No choice. No choice. 1703 John Minor, , No choice. Israel Curtiss, No choice. 1704 John Sherman, John Sherman. Israel Curtiss, Israel Curtiss. 1705 John Sherman, John Minor. Israel Curtiss, John Sterman. 1706 John Minor, John Sherman. ' No choice. No choice. 1707 No choice. John Sherman. No choice, John Minor ,^ No choice. 1708 John Minor. John Sherman, John Sherman. 1709 John Mitchell, John Minor. No choice, John Sherman. 1710 John Sherman, John Sherman. No choice. No choice. 1711 John Sherman, (Speaker,) John Sherman, (Speaker.) Benjamin Hinman, Benjamin Hinman. 1712 John Sherman, (Speaker,) John Sherman, (Speaker.) Joseph Minor, Titus Hinman. 1713 Joseph Minor, Titus Hinman. No choice, Joseph Minor. 1714 Titus Hinman, Capt. Titus Hinman. William Preston, Joseph Minor. 1716 Joseph Minor, Thomas Judd. John Curtiss, John Hoskins. 1716 No choice. Capt. Titus Hinman. No choice, Joseph Minor. 1717 Joseph Minor, Joseph Minor. William Preston, Johii Curtiss. 1718 Joseph Minor, Capt. Thomas Judd. Stephen Curtiss,, Timothy Stanley. 1719 Capt. Titus Hinman, John Judson. / Joseph Minor, Benjamin Hickock. 1720 Joseph Minor, Capt. Titus Hinman. Zachariah Walker, Lt. Joseph Minor. 1721 William Preston, ■ Joseph Minor. John Judson, John Curtiss. 1722 Joseph Minor, William Preston. Thomas Knowles, Ebenezer Warner. 1723 Capt. Joseph Minor, Thomas Knowles, Capt. William Preston. Ebenezer Warner. 1724 Capt. William Preston, Capt. Joseph Minor. William Preston. Ephraim Minor, 1725 Joseph Judson, Capt. Joseph Minor. William'Preston. Andrew Hinman, 1726 Capt. Joseph Minor, Adino Strong, Capt. William Preston. Joseph Minor. 1727 Capt. Joseph Minor, William Preston. Henry Castle, Andrew Hinman. 1728 Capt. Joseph Minor, Capt. Wiluam Preston, 61 Capt. Joseph Minor. Andrew Hinman. 769 770 HISTOET OP ANCIENT trOODBXIBT. May Session. 1729 Joseph Minor, William Preston, 1730 Joseph Minor, William Preston, 1731 Joseph Minor, Noah Hinman, 1732 Joseph Minor, William Preston, 1733 Joseph Mingr, WiUiam Preston, 1734 John Curtiss, Ephraim Miridr, 1735 John Curtiss, Ephraim Minor, 1736 Joseph Judson, Andrew Hinman, 1737 William Preston, Koah Hinman, 1738 Capt. William Preston, Andrew Hinman, 1739 William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1740 Capt. William Preston, Capfc. Andrew Hinman, 1741 Noah Hinman, Knell Mitchell, 1742 Samuel Minor, Daniel Curdss, 1743 William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1744 William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1745 Col. Joseph Minor, Col. William Preston, 1746 Col. William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1747 Col. William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1748 Caleb Martin, Benjamin Hicox, 1749 William Preston, Noah Hinman, 1750 Noah Hinman, Samuel Minor, 1751 Samuel Minor, Benjamin Hicox, 1752 Noah Hinman, Samuel Minor, 1753 Samuel Minor, Increase Moseley, 1754 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley, 1755 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Stiles, 1756 Increase Moseley, Benjaintn Stiles, October Session. Henry Castle. Andrew Hinman. Joseph Minor. William Judd. Joseph Minor. William Preston. ~ Joseph Minor. William Preston. Joseph Minor. William Preston. John Curtiss. Ephraim Minor. William Preston. Noah Hinman. Joseph Minor. Noah Hinman. William Preston. Noah Hinman. Joseph Minor. Wilham Preston, Capt. Thomas Knowles. Andrew Hinman. Knell Mitchell. Richard Bronson. Noah Hinman. William Preston. Noah Hinman. Samuel Minor. William Preston. Noah Hinman. William Preston. Noah Hinman. No choice. No choice. Col. William Preston. Noah Hinman. Caleb Martin. Benjamin Hicox. William Preston. Noah Hinman. Samuel Minor. Eleazur Hinman. Samuel Minor. Benjamin Hicox. iSamuel Minor. ' Increase Moseley. Samuel Minor. Increase Moseley. Samuel Minor. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Mosoley. Samuel Minor. No choice. HISXOEX OE ANCIENT WOODB,V^r . 7,71 Majr, Session. October Session. 1757' Daniel,, Sherman, Daniel Sherman. EUsha Stoddard,.' Benjamin Hinman. 1758 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Hicox, Benjamin IJicox. 1759 Daniel Shermanr, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Hjcox, Col. Benjamin Hinman. 1760 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Col. Benjamin Hininan, Col, Benjamin Hinman. 1761 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Col. Benjamin Hinman, Col. Bemamin Hinman. Daniel German. 1762 Daniel Sherman, Col. Benjamin Hinman, Benjamin Stiles. 1763 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1764 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1765 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1766 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1767 Increase Moseley,, • Daniel Sherman. No choice, Benjamin Hinman. ITfiS Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Hinman, Benjamin Hinman. 1769' Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Stiles, Benjamin Stiles. 1770 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Stiles, Benjamin Stiles. 1771 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Stiles, Benjamin Stiles. 1772 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1773 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Edward Hinman, Increase Moseley. 1774 Daniel Sherma,n, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1775 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increjise Moseley, Increase Moseley. 1776 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Increase Moseley. Five sessions this year. 1777 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Benjamin Hinman. 1778 Daniel Sherman, Andrew Graham. Increase Moseley, Benjamin Hinman. 1779 Daniel Sherman, Daniel Shermjin. Increase Moseley, Benjamin Hinman. 1780 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman. Benjanun Hinman, No choice. Increase Moseley. 1781 Daniel Sherman. No choice. Increase Moseley. 1782 , Increase Moseley, Z Daniel Sherman. Hezefeiah Thompson, i Increase Moseley. 1783 Daniel' Sherman, ^ Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley, Z r Increase Moseley. 1784 Hezekiah Thompson, "" Increase Moseley. Increase Moseley, ^ ' Hezekiah Thompson. 772 HISTOET OF ANCIBNT -WOODBtrBT. May Session. 1785 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman, 1786 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman, 1787 Benjamin Hinman, David Ambler, 1 788 Daniel Sherman, Hezekiah Thompson, 1789 Daniel Sherman, David Hurd, 1790 Daniel Sherman, Nathaniel Smith, 1791 Daniel Sherman, Nathan Preston, 1792 Nathaniel Smith, Shadrach Osborne, 1793 Nathaniel Smith, Nathan Preston, 1794 Samuel Orton, Curtiss Hurd, 1795 Nathaniel Smith, Shadrach Osborne, 1796 David TaUman, Phineaa Smith, 1797 Nathan Preston, Elijah Sherman, 1798 Elijah Sherman, Noah B. Benedict, 1 799 Garwood H. Cunningham, Reuben Mitchell, 1800 Reuben Mitchell, John Clark, 1801 Nathan Preston, John Clark, 1802 Nathan Preston, John Clark, 1803 John Strong, Reuben Mitchell, 1804 Elijah Sherman, Reuben Mitchell, 1805 Nathaniel Perry, Samuel AValker, 1806 Nathan Preston, Elijah Sherman, 1807 Elijah Sherman, Nathan Preston, 1808 John Strong, Matthew Minor, 1809 John Strong, Noah B. Benedict, 1810 Noah B. Benedict, Matthew Minor, 1811 Nathaniel Lamson, Noah B. Benedict, 1812 John Strong, Nathaniel Bacon, October Session. Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Hinman. Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Hinman. Daniel Sherman. No choice. Daniel Sherman. David Hurd.. Daniel Sherman. Hezekiah Thompson. Daniel Sherman. Nathaniel Smith. Nathaniel Smith. Nathan Preston. Nathaniel Smith. Nathan Preston. Nathaniel Smith. Nathan Preston. Nathaniel Smith. Shadrach Osborne. Nathan Preston. Shadrach Osborne. David Tallman. Noah B. Benedict. Nathan Preston. Elijah Sherman. Elijah Sherman. Noah B. Benedict. Garwood H. Cunningham. Reuben Mitchell. John Clark. Noah B. Benedict. Garwood H. Cunningham. John Clark. William Hawley. Elijah Sherman. John Strong. Reuben Mitchell. -Noah B. Benedict. Reuben Mitchell. William Hawley. Nathaniel Perry. Reuben Mitchell. John Strong. Jphp. Strong. Noah B. Benedict. John Strong. Noah B. Benedict. John Strong. Noah B. Benedict. Nathaniel Bacon. Nathaniel Lamson. Nathaniel Perry. Daniel Bacon. John Strong. Nathaniel Bacon. HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. -773 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 May, 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 May Session. Nathaniel Bacon, John Strong, Jr., Daniel Bacon, Beuben Martin, Nathaniel Perry, Philo Murray, Nathan Preston, Reuben Martin, John P. Marshall, Elijah Sherman, Jr., Nathan Preston, Philo Murray, October Session. Nathan Preston. Nathaniel Perry. Daniel Bacon. Keuben Martin. Daniel Bacon. Elijah Daily. Daniel Bacon. Nathaniel Perry. Nathaniel Perry. Jesse Minor. John P. Marshall. Elijah Sherman, Jr. 1819. UNDEE THE CONSTITUTION. Reuben Martin, Nathaniel Perry, Daniel Bacon, Daniel Bacon, William Drakeley, William Drakeley, John Strong, Jr., John Strong, Jr., Noah B. Benedict, John Brush, Harvey Morriss, Nehemiah C. Sandford, Charles B. Phelps, Matthew Minor, Jr., Matthew Minor, Jr., Gideon B. Botsford, Harvey Morriss, Peter F. Peck, Charles B. Phelps, Harvey Morriss, Hermon Stoddard, John Judson, No choice, Phineas S. Bradley, Daniel Curtiss, Daniel Curtiss, Thomas Bull, Daniel Bacon, Nathaniel B. Smith, William B. Hotchkiss, Willys Lambert, Monroe C. Sherman, Bennet A. Sherman Reuben H. Hotchkiss, Solomon Strong, Nathan Preston. Daniel Bacon. Samuel Steele. William Drakeley. Chauncey Crafts. Samuel Steele.- Jeremiah Peck. Peter F. Peck. Daniel Bacon. Nathaniel B. Smith. Samuel Steele. Matthew Minor, Jr. Treat Camp. Gideon B. Botsford. Jeremiah Peck. Treat Camp. John Judson. William H. Bacon. Elmore Judson. Nathaniel Preston. Farnham Patchen. Charles Booth. No choice. Lewis B. Candee. Stephen Atwood. No choice. John Abernethy. Charles P. Strong. Beuben H- Hotchkiss. Barlow Russell, Silas Clark. Jason Parker. Josiah G. Minor. Charles B. Phelps. Alexander Gordon. 774 ms,TQRX OF A.lfCIE,NT -WOODBURT. In the year 1797„ the Post-Office was established. LIST OF POSTMASTERS. Entered. Eedred. 1797 May 28, 1814 1817 Besigned Besigned 1814 1817 1822 1822 Died 1831 1831 1841 1841 1844 1844 1849 1849 1850 March, 18,63 Besigned, Besigned, June, 1860 1853 1853 June, 1853 Doct. Daniel Huntington, John P. Marshall, William Perry, Leman Sherman, Charles B. Phelps, Andrew Boot, Charles H. Webb, John Marvin, Charles B. Crafts, Gilead H- Smith, George P. Allen, SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND, While Connecticut was a colony, after Woodbury was settled, 1672. Charles II., James II., Mary and William III., William lU.,, Anne, George 1, George II., George III., The last ceased to reign, Began to reign, 1660 t( 1685 (t 1689 (( 1694 K 1702 li 1714 tt 1727 a. il 1760 1811 LIST OF GOVBRNOKS 0/ Connecticut, since John Winthrop, William Leete, Bobert Treat, - Government interrupted from Bobert Treat, Fitz-John Winthrop, Gurdon Saltonstall, Joseph Talcott, Jonathan Law, Roger Wolcott, Thomas Pitch, - William Pitkin, - Jonathan Trumbull, Matthew Griswold, Samuel Huntington, Oliver Wolcott, - Jonathan Trumbull, John Treadwell, - Boger Griswold, John Cotton Smith, Oliver Wolcott, Gideon Tomlinson, t?ie settlement of Woodbury. - from 1659 to 1676 — died in office, from 1676 to 1683 " " - from 1683 to Oct. 31, 1687. Oct. 31, 1687, to May 9, 1689. ~ - from 1689 to 1698. from 1698 to 1707, died. - fromDec. 17, 1707, to 1724, died, from Oct., 1724, to 1741, died. - from Oct., 1741, to 1750, died, from Nov., 1750, to 1754. - from 1754 to 1766. from 1766 to 1769, died. - from Oct., 1769, to 1784. from 1784 to 1786. - from 1786 to 1796. from 1796 to 1798. - from 1798 to 1809, died, from Oct., 1809, to 1811. - from 1811 to Oct., 1812, died, from 1813 to 1817. - from 1817 to 1827. from 1827 to 1831. HISTOET OP ANCIENT 'WOODBUBT. 776 John S. Peters, Samuel A. Foot, - WiUiam W. Ellsworth, Chauncey F. Cleveland, ■ Roger S. Baldwin, -. Isaac Toucey, - V- Clark Bissell, - 1 Joseph Trumbull, Thomas H. Seymour, - from 1833 to 1834—1835 to 1838. from 1834 to 1835. from 1838 to 1842. from 1842 to 1844. from 1844 to 1846: from 1846 to 1847. from 1847 to 1849. from 1849 to 1850. from May, 1850 to Oct, 1853. Charles H. Pond, on resignation of Gov. Seymour, from Oct., 1853. CENSUS OF WOODBURY. Year. Whites. BlaclS, including Indians. 1766 2,880 31 1774 6,224 89 9 Indians. 1762 4,980 83 1790 2,662 1800 1,944 three of the number being slares, out of forty- seven in the state. 1810 1,963 one slave. 1820 1,885 one slave. 1830 2,045 one slave. , 1840 1,948 one slave. 1860 2,150 1853 2,201 WOODBURY LISTS. On the eleventh of October, 1683, the whole number of tax-payers in the colony was 2,735. The whole number of tax-payers in Woodbury at that date, was 62. The whole amount of the lists of the colony was £159,385. Of this amount, Woodbury had £2,552. Year. Persons. Estate. Year.' Persons i. Estate. 1683 62 £2,552 1698 72- £2,974 2». - 1684 62 2,580 1699 65 2,684 1685 74 3,152 1700 66 2,814 1686 64 2,947 1701 65 3,045 1687 91 2,912 1702 80 3,260 1689 53 2,700 1703 86 3,646 1690 / 1691 f 46 2,093 1704 80 3,807 52 2,487 1706 84 3,492 1693 61 2,639 1706 90 3,663 2s. 1694 61 3,049 1707 80 3,840 1695 62 2,767 1708 86 3,715 1696 63 2,970 1709 79 3,698 1697 64 2,989 Year. Estate. Year. Estate. Year. Estate. 1710 £4,284 I 1716 £5,019 7s. 1722 £6,892 19s. 1711 4,049 1717 6,500 19s. 1723 7,196 15s. 1712 3,635 1718 8,817 1724 7,317 12s. 1713 4,766 19*. 1719 5,980 1725 8,064 1714 4,434 1720 6,190 7s. 1726 7,988 13s. 1715 4,806 1721 6,636 9s. 1727 8,191 13s. 776 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT ■WOODBURT. Year. Estate. Year. Estate. Year. Estate. 1728 £8,359 lis. 1772 £57,931 2s. 9d. 1816 $44,245.67 1729 8,455 15s. 1773 67,882 3s. lOd. 1817 43,229.64 1731 9,648 Is. 1774 57,229 4s. 3d. 1818 43,348.37 1732 10,175 1775 56,435 14s. lOd. 1819 31,725.66 1733 10,262 3s. 1776 66,572 19s. 6d. 1820 29,390.14 1734 10,753 Os.Gd. 1777 56,699 4s. lid 1821 29,430.12 1735 12,197 19s. 1778 59,536 8s. 2d 1822 30,441.49 1736 12,885 lis. 1779 69,462 6s. 9d 1823 30,144.79 1739 14,474 4s. 9d. 1780 44,375 18s. lid 1824 30,450.82 1740 16,487 Os. 3d. 1781 45,149 7s. 2d 1825 30,329.90 1741 15,803 Os. 7d. 1782 49,125 12s. 9d 1826 28,200.88 1742 16,326 12s. 3d. yss 1784 47,600 4s. lid 1827 28,21848 1743 18,666 5s. 5d. 37,749 15s. 9d 1828 28,946-16 1744 18,674 16s. 9rf. 1785 39,274 14s. Id 1829 29,338-21 1745 20,949 9s. 1786 36,955 19s. lid 1830 29,650-93 1746 22,358 7s. 7c?. 1787 15,263 6s. 1831 30,216-02 1748 24,327 17s. 6d. 1788 15,325 14s. 6d 1832 28,118-02 1749 29,861 Is. 3d. 1789 16,835 6s. 6d 1833 29,436.81 1750 27,787 9s. lOi. 1790 17,046 19s. lid 1834 30,742.05 1751 28,703 12s. 1791 17,982 13s. 6d 1835 -31,417.45 1752 30,038 3s. 3d. 1792 19,451 4s. lOd 1836 32,671.26 17^3 29,781 5s. 3d. 1793 20,679 18s. 6d 1837 34,736.80 1754 33,165 10s. 3d. 1794 21,027 Is. 2d 1888 35,147.08 1755 30,298 7s. 10^.1795 22,165 5s. 4d 1839 34,419.80 1756 34,407 4s. Id. 1796 $74,616.27 , 1840 34,526.98 1757 37,17016s. 7d. 1797 46,260.23 1841 34,830.20 1758 38,813 ISs.id. 1798 48,456.39 1842 34,991.71 1760 41,832 13s.5d. 1800 46,393.83 1843 31,658.64 1762 40,486 17s.7rf. 1801 47,527.76 1844 31,596.39 1763 44,456 13s. 4d;. 1802 48,381.38 1845 32,170.21 1764 • 45,429 10s. lid. 1806 40,448.77 1846 33;217-89 1765 69,327 18s. lOd. 1808 39,906.23 ' 1847 34,178.35 1766 62,334 3s. Sd. 1811 42,894.40 1848 35,351.02 1767 49,425 8s. lid. 1812 44,327.54 1849 35,050.00 1768 53,799 19s. 6d. 1813 45,201.81 1860 32,861-00 1769 54,317 10s. 7d. 1814 45,347.38 1851 37,280-00 1770 64,996 4s. 7d. 1815 44,535.46 1852 39,663.83 1771 54,325 18s. LIST OF WOODBURY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Jobn Minor, Col. Joseph Minor, John Sherman, Noah Hinman, Col. William' Preston, Daniel Castle, Benjamin Hicock, H«zekiah Hooker, Increase Moseley, Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman, Gideon Walker, Thomas Warner, Joseph Fierce, Daniel Averitt, Elisha Stoddard, Henry Castle, Tilley Blakeley, Benjamin Stiles, Edward Hinman, 1776. David Hurd, 1780, Hez'h Thompson, 1782, Benjamin Spees, Olwil Parmeley, Justus Johnson, Nathan Preston, 1793, Curtis Hurd, Nathaniel Smith, 1796, NoahB. BeAdict, 1800, John Clark, 1801, John Strong, Reuben Mitchell, Matthew Minor, -Jun., Nathaniel Bacon, 1811, Joseph M. Palmer, 1811, Charles B. Phelps, 1818, Philo Murrey, Jesse Minor, Nathaniel Perry, Jun., Leman Sherman, Gideon B. Botsford, John Strong, Jun., HISTOEY OF AJICIENT WOODBUKT. 777 John Judson, Elijah Sherman, Jun.J*' Treat Camp, Daniel Bacon, Jopl Pierce, Samuel Steele, Samuel Hopkins, Lauren Juijson, Ashbel Moody, Isaac Peck, John Hurlbut, Thomas Bull, Daniel Martin, Elmore Judson, Harvey Morris, William De Forest, Samuel W. Gould, Ethan Walter, Jr., Keuben H. Hotchkiss, Hermon Judson, Phineas S. Bradley, Nathaniel B. Smith, Samuel Sherman, William K. Atwood, Loren Forbes, Edson Camp, George Peck, Lewis Judd, Horace S. Atwood, Norman Parker, Gideon H. Hollister, Nathaniel Minor, Barlow Russell, Leman B. Sprague, Charles P. Strong, John P. Marshall, Peter F. Peck, Levi S. Douglass, Garwood H. Atwood, Phineas A. Judson, Benjamin C. Peck, Philander Nichols, Calvin H. Downs, WiUiam Cothren, Samuel Minor, Leman G. Atwood, Silas ChMiin, Truman Minor, John W. Rogers, George Drakeley, Charfes H. Webb, David C. Somers, ■ Nathan Warner, Jr., William Way, Jason Parker, David C. Bacon, Grandison Beardsley, Willvs Lambert, David H. Curtiss. MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, August, 1818. Daniel Bacon, Esq., Nathaniel Perry, M. D. MEMBERS , Of the Convention of Connecticut, Jan. 3, 1788, for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Hon. Daniel Sherman, ) to-„„ ji,.„„ Doct. Samuel Orton, \ Woodbury, Benjamin Hinman, Esq., Southbury. John Whittlesey, Esq., \ WagHnaton Daniel N. Brinsmade, Esq., f WasJungton. Moses Hawley, Bethlem. All the above voted in favor of ratifying the Constitution. FORT WILLIAM HENRY ALARM. Capt. Ebenezer Downs' Company. In August, 1757, there was an alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry near Lake George. The persons named below marched for that fort on this occasion, and were gone about three weeks. Capt. Ebenezer Downs, Thaddeus Lacey, Lt. Gid. Stoddard, Gideon Hollister, Lt. Mat. Mitchell, Joseph Reny, Sgt. Jo. Hicock, Eldad King, Sgt. Return Strong, Obadiah Wheeler, Jedediah Hurd, Timothy Allen, Thomas Knowles, Benajah Hawley, Joseph Washburn, John Stoddard, Daniel King, Timothy Walker, Gideon Tuttle, Nathan Hine, Gideon Curtiss, Benjamin Warner, Robert Potter, Carpenter Sandford, John Calhoun, Sam. Hurd, Selah Strong, Samuel EJaowles, 62 Abner Mallory, Reuben Hurlbut, Benajah King, Nathan Hurd, ■r Tilley Blakesley, Nathaniel Minor, Bushnell Benedict, Timothy Turrell, Daniel Sherman, Thaddeus Curtiss, Gideon Hicock, Ben. Sandford, Reuben Castle, Reuben Hinman, 778 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. Samuel Minor, Daniel Hicock, Enos Hawley, Peter Castle, Ebenezer Hurlbut, Daniel Judson, James Durkee, Jesse Roots, Sainuel Hinman, Wm. Hopson, Peleg Stone, Thomas Boots, Ben. Prime, Seth Minor, James Morey, David Crissey, John Reynolds, Joseph Burch, Noan Frisbie, Ezekiel Baker, John Hunt, Josiah Bassett, Josiah Judson, I John Bassett, Samuel Galpin, Daniel Hurlbut, Gideon Bristol, Phineas Potter, Gideon Bronson, Edward Smith, Aner Bronson, David Hicock, David Johnson, Elisha Stoddard, Robert Edmond, Matthew Dutton, David Hurd, Gideon Squire. CAPT. WAIT HINMAN'S COMPANY. Capt. Wait Hinman, Lt. John Hinman, Lt. Ephraim Baker, David Martin, , Elijah Hurlbut, Joseph Perry, Benajah Hinman, David Pouter, Samuel Wheeler, Elizur Mitchell, Amos Hicock, Daniel Wheeler, Edward Lake, Edward Frisbie, John Hurlbut, Mitchell Horn, Lemuel Castle, Timothy Fuller, Ephraim Baldwin, Gideon Holley, John Jackson, Nathaniel Sandford, Timothy Judson, Zechanah Walker, Ben. Eastman, Gideon Munn, Israel Sumner, Noah Tuttle, Samuel Castle, Wm. Baldwin, Deliverance Koine, Wm. Black, In the same alarm. Samuel Judson, Amos Martin, Abiel Tomlinson, Daniel Minor, David Barnum, Abraham Brownson, Charles Smith, Daniel Gressey, Elihu Smith, Joseph Gilbert, Ben. Galpin, David Stues, Elijah Brownson, Graham Lake, John Atwell, Noah Hurlbut, Titus Beach, William Edmond, lehabod Tuttle, Gideon Walker, John Corday, Remember Baker, Timothy Case, Abisha Moseley, Isaac Bush, Jehial Post, Joseph Hurlbut, Robert Thomas, Thomas Minor, Zachariah Weller, Hezekiah Noble, Charles Strong, David Durkee, David Hinman, Daniel Wheeler, Hezekiah Thompson, Anthom^ Stoddard, David Foot, .Daniel Read, Abiel Mitchell, Judah Durkee; David Calhoun, David Leavenworth, Eliphalet Clark, John Walker, Joseph Guthrie, Richard Bouden, Thaddeus Judson, Philemon Way, Israel Canfield, Ebenezer Hurlbut, Jonathan Koyce, Samuel Logan, William Youngs, Samuel Koine, Nathan Martin, Justice Blakeley, Justice Gibbs, Samuel Curtiss, Thomas Durkee, James Nichols, Cole WeUer. LIST OF SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PROM WOODBURY. It maybe safely asserted that no town in Connecticut, or in New England, furnished a greater number of men in the war of the Revolution, in propor- tion to the number of its inhabitants, than the town of Woodbury. In 1 7 76, every able-bodied man in this and tbe other western towns of Connecticut, HISTORT OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. 779 between the ages of sixteen and sbsty years, was marched to New York, by- order of Gen. Washington, and Woodbury was during the entire war the head-quarters of the recruiting service in western Connecticut. No com- plete list of soldiers can be obtained. The following is the best that can now be had. It contains nearly 1,000 names. A few in this list may have come here from other towns to enlist. Probably not far from 1,500 men went from this town during the course of the war. Armstrong, Stephen " James Allen, Capt. Parmely " Nathaniel Arthur, James Avery, Benjamin " Nathaniel A. Arnold, Stephen Adge, Aner Atwood, Asa; shot in Austin, Caleb Avered, Eeuben Ayer, Peter New York. Atwood, Benjamin Abernethy, James Allien, Samuel B. Aspinw^l, Caleb Ambler, David Andrus, Lt. Benjamin " Thomas Baker, Phineas " Lovewell " Eldad " Edward " Nathan Thaddeus " John " John, Jr. " Capt. Remember ; killed at St. John's by the Indians, in 1775. His head was cut oflf", and set upon a pole, and our people gave them a guinea to take it down, that they midit bury it. Bull, Major Thomas Brace, Joseph Bond, WUUam Bassett, Samuel BeU, N. " Andrew " Benjamin Bacon, Josiah " Gould " Jabez, Jr. Blakesley, James " Capt. Tilley " Isaac " Jonathan " !Ezra " Samuel " Joseph Eedeau, William; rupt- ured in action, Oct., 1778. Brinsmade, Hon. Dan. N. Brinsmade, Zeohariah ; Brownson, Sgt. Abijah he was confined with " Thomas / others at Halifax in " Abraham 1776,inaroom"among Brewster, Jonas felons, thieves and ne- " Gideon groes," having been Burns, John taken prisoner with Bird,.Ebenezer Col. Ethan Allen, the Bearddey, Nathan preceding 25th Sept., " John 1775, and lodged for a " Henry time in Habfax jail, " Theodorus before transportation Beach, Curtiss to England. " John ; was at first Bellamy, Jonathan ; at- a tory, and enlisted in- torney, died of small- to the British service ; pox in 1777, in New was arrested an^ tried Jersey. at Derby, convicted, Beemont, Friend and pardoned on con- " WiUiam dition of enlisting to Booth, Capt. James serve during the war. " Abijah Beach, Ambrose " John Bunnell, Frederick " Amos Bailey, Jonathan " Joseph Brown, Asahel " Aaron ; taken " James prisoner, carried to " Elijah ; died at England and kept six New York, years and^eight months. Buel, Benjamin Banham, John Blois, Edward Barlow, John BuUard, Isaac " David Burton, Ens. Judson Bunce, John; sick at " Eobert Ticonderogainl775. " Ephraim Bunce, Isaiah " Jeremiah Prownson, Luman " Asahel « Abel '' Daniel " Capt. Gideon " David " Ens. Cornelius Bondy, William 780 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. Baldwin, Enos, Jr. " John; died in the northern army. Baldwin, Judah " Nathan " Asahel Barnes, Abraham; died in the army, 1781. Barnes, Samuel " Simeon " Frederick « John Beers, Lt. Nathan " Zachariah « Stephen " Abner Beers, Silas " Josiah « Philo " Lewis Belden, Asahel " Enos Bates, Elias " Ephralm Burritt, Samuel " Dr. Anthony Bristol, Nathaniel " Gideon, Jr. Bannister, George Balcomb, Nathaniel Butler, Abel Beeoher, Abraham Bradley, Zuar " Jehiel Benedict, William Bostwick, Andrews Blenney, Barnabas Botsford, Samuel Blaisdell, Boger Backus, Delucena; after- ward Colonel in U. S. Army. Brothwell, Joseph F. Bm-chard, Dan Bulford, John Bloom, Isaac Burr, William, Sergeant Coles, James " Amos Crammer, John Chitman, Thomas Cutler, Joseph Carter, John Chatfield, Tarmouth Churchill, Oliver " Moses Curtiss, Lt. Ephraim « EUhu " Edmund " Robert " Andrew " Jabez " Lewis, " Ebenezer " David " Isaac " Jeremiah " Henry " Beuben " Abner " Daniel " Phineas Davenport, Jonathan " John Dudley, George " Buel, " Benjamin " Elizur " Nathan Dimonds, John « David Davis, Amos Dally, Obadiah Curtiss, Aaron " Capt. Agur " Asa t" Wait " Israel, Jr. " Capt. Eleazur Crissey, Solomon " Truman Canfield, Thomas " EUsha CoUins, Ens. Edward Chittenden, Daniel Case, John C. Crosby, Cogswell, Capt. William Cash, Africa Corbran, Samuel Clark, Benjamin " Isaac " Amos " William " John " Phineas " Robert " Josiah Carpenter, William H. Couch, Capt. Ebenezer Chilson, Thomas Crowfoot, James Castle, John " Timothy " William Cole, Phineas " Simeon Church, Ebenezer " Moses " Nathaniel; wounded by a grape shot at White Plains, and disabled for life. Cofiin, Samuel Camp, Phineas " Ens. David Chapman, Capt. Nathan " Israel Chidson, John; wounded in left arm at White Plains, Oct. 28th, 17 76. Calechan, Thomas Crow, Elias D. Dixon, David' " Archibald " Jared Doolittle, Thomas Doel, Shem Dunning, Capt. Elias; Commissary. Dunning, Christopher « David " Phineas Davidson, John Durkee, Benjamin " Asa Durbey, Ephraim " John De Forest, Joseph Dunbar,"Joseph Downs, Eliphalet " Daniel; killed at White Plains. HI3T0HT OP ANCIENT •WOODBUET. 781 Eastman, Benjamin " Azariah Easton, Eliphalet " Normand " Julian " Elijah ; enlisted in 1777, for three years ; was taken sick at Mud Fort, Nov., 1777, and transferred to the hospital at Tren- ton, N.J. At the time the hospital was remo- Fiisbie, Jonatha,n " Asahel " Noah " Noah, Jr. " Abiel " David " James Foot, Joseph; lived to 98 years. E. ved seventy miles, the wagoners employed to transport the invi- lids, ran off with the wagons, leaving him to make his way on foot. He afterward petitioned the General Assembly for relief, and the sum of £30 was granted him. Elderkin, Jedediah Edmond, William ; after- F. Farrand, Capt. Jonathan Filets, Francis ward judge of the su- perior court. He was wounded in the right thigh, in the "Dan- bury Alarm,'' April 27th, 1777; was also at Ticonderoga. Edwards, Corp. John Elgur, Abner Eastbum, ^DeliTe^ance Elwood, Ellis, Jonas Fish, Nathan Flowers, Nathan " Nathaniel Fall, Patrick Field, Francis " George " Nathaniel Frost, Joseph Fales, Francis Fieldsley, Francis Franklin, Jehiel Fenn, Daniel Fisher, Darius G. Goodrich, Wait ; com- Graham, Kev. missary. Pay Table al- cey ; chaplain, lowed him £3,000 Dec. Gardin,John 18th, 1780,forpurcha- Gilchrist sing pork for the army. Giles, Timothy Goodrich, Timothy Garnse^, Joseph Galesley, Thomas Gideons, Joshua Grant, Elisha Gillis, Tint Goodsell, Isaac Gould, John " John W. Garnet, John Gilbert, Corp. Isaiah " Elnathan Graham, Isaac G., M. D. ; Gorham, Benjamin surgeon under Gen. Garret, Jolin Washington. " John Graham, Doct. Andrew j Green, Ezra surgeon. " Eleazer H. Hinman, Col. Benjamin Hinman, Jonas Chaun- Green, Samuel Galpin, Joseph " Stephen " Samuel ; died in N. Army. Gage, Thomas Guernsey, Kichard " Solomon Gillet, EUphalet " David Gridley, Asahel Griswold, Ebenezer Gear, Ezra Glazier, Jacob Capt. EUjah " Capt. Ephraim; Commissary. Hinman, Moses « Lt. Asa « Ens. Joel Wait << Silas Enos Michael Isaiah James Francis Capt. David Daniel Capt. Samuel Gordon, Robert E[inman, Lemuel " Capt. Truman ; Commissary. Hinman, Enos « Timothy " Benjamin, 3d; returned a deserter in 1780 by mistake, he having gone home on 782 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBTJET. account of sickness, by Hill, Keuben Hurlbat, Asaph advice of his captain. " Solomon; sick at " Capt. Samuel Hinman, Capt. Elisha; liconderoga, in 1775. " Abraham commander of a gov- Higley, Nehemiah Hine, Capt. Nathan ernment ship called the Hazen, William " Jonathan Elijah, Sergeant " Adam Hurd, Capt. Thaddeus " Lewis Lt. Asahel ; killed Hitchcock, Benjamin Alfred, which sailed out of New London. Hinman, Ens. Titus ; in Col. Zebulon Butler's regiment. He was killed in the bloody massacre of Wyoming, July 3d, 1778. Hicock, Asa " Silas " Keuben ; sick at Ticonderoga in 1775. Hicock, Thaddeus, Jr. " Ebenezer « David « Elijah " Ephraim " Benjamin " Johnson " Nathaniel Hull, Ebenezer " William " Doct. Titus; sur- geon. Hull, Stephen HaU, Ebenezer " Thomas " Thomas, Jr. " Aaron » L. Hawley, Capt. Enos " James n the war. Simeon Capt. David David, Jr. Daniel Capt. Adam Stephen Lovewell Samuel Isaac Solomon Noah Moses Calvin Curtiss Lewis Gideon Gideon, Jr. Simeon, Jr. Abner Abraham Graham Joseph David " James E. " Benjamin, Jr. Hunt, William " John, Jr. I " Isaac " Sin^eon " Isaac, Jr. Hooker, James " Thaddeus Hastings, Di;. Seth; sur- geon. Hand, Elias Hannah, Alexander " James " Robert Hawkins, Moses " Zadock " Zadock, Jr. Hayes, Hodge, Gulielmus " Philo Huntington, Ebenezer John ; sick at Ti- Hotchkiss, Keuben " David Hamsted, David Hows, Samuel " George Humphrey, Capt. Elijah Herrick, John Hilliard, William Hubbell, Ebenezer Hill , Abraham ; died in N. Army. conderoga, in 1775. Hurlbut, Truman " Robert « Joel " Noah « Wait " John " Amos " Elisha " Gideon " Gideon, Jr. " Thomas " Squire " Joel Capt. Adam Ingraham, Nathaniel " ' Henry " William I. '•Ingraham, Eleazer Indian, Tom Ives, Asahel Hobert, Elisha " John Hudson, John Hungerford, James " Lt. Benja- min ; sick at Ticonde- roga, in 1775, and died soon after. Haitians, Samuel Hannayed, William Holt, Nicholas ; had small pox in Canada, 1776. Henries, Zadock Ives, Abner " Daniel, Jun. Isbell, Seruda HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODB0ET. T83 Johnson, Isaac " Amos ; stood next to Daniel Downs, whose brains were spattered upon him at White Plains. Johnson, John " William " Isaiah " Hiram " , Justus ; wound- ed in the left arm in the action near Nor- walk. His arm was amputated. State al- lowed him $12 per month in consequence. Johnson, Peter Judd, Daniel J. Judd, Freeman Jackson, Samuel " Theophilus Jones, Benjamin Jewett, Isaac ' ' Caleb ; had small- pox, and was disabled • by it in his sight, in Canada, 1776. Jordan, John " William Judson, Gen. David, A. M.; was capt. in the Continental army. Judson, Capt. James " Ensign John " Joseph " Ensign Amos Judson, Elijah ; sick at Ticonderoga, 1775. Judson, Chapman, do. " Chapman, Jr. " Agur " Timothy, Capt. " Aaron " Joel " Elihu " William " James " Abel " Joshua Jenks, Thomas Jennings, Charles; had small-pox and fever in Canada. James, Thomas Kimberly, David " Thomas Kellogg, Samuel Ejiapp, Eleazar " Moses K. Keeney, Levi .KeUy, John Easson, James " Alexander Kasson, Archibald Keeler, Hezekiah Kellis, Peter King, David Lewis, Capt. Ezekiel " George " Asa " Abraham '' Nathaniel " James " Elihu Lacey, Capt. Thaddeus; died in service at CaS' tleton, Oct. 3, 1775. Lacey, Ebenezer " Ebenezer, Jun. " Ezra Leavenworth, Capt. Da- vid Martin, Joel " Joseph " Solomon " Ezekiel " David « Isaiah '' Capt. Andrew « William » Gideon L. Leavenworth, David, Jr. " Amos " Morse " Lt. Ebenezer " Gideon '' Capt. John Lake, Edward Leavitt, Samuel " Jonathan " David Ladd, Benajah " David Lee, Abner " Samuel Linsley, Abiel M. Martin, Amos Minor, Timothy ;, sick at " Samuel , Ticonderoga. Taken Minor, Adoniram prisoner at Danbury, " Simeon; taken and carried to N. York, prisoner at Daabury. Moseley, Increase, Esq.; Minor, Elisha Commissary. " Sergt. Israel Moseley, Col. Increase, « David Jr. " Daniel Moseley, Capt. Abner Linsley, Abiel, Jun. " Brainard Lines, Abraham London, Pomp Lamfear, Samuel Logan, Matthew " John Laslin, John- Lusk, Samuel Liberty, Jeff; formerly slave of Jonathan Far- rand; made free by ' enlisting.j Lyon, Isaac 784 HISTORY OF AKCIENT WOODBUBT. Manville, Simeon " Ira " John Mac Daniel, Tliomas Meigs, Jesse Mott, Lyman Mills, Curtiss " Samuel, Jr.; had the small-pox in Can- ada, 1776. Mills, Alexander Moody, Zimri Morgan, Lewis Mansfield, Clement Moltrope, Jude McKinney, John Mitchel, Beniah « Nathan " Daniel « David Mitchell, Thomas " Capt. John " Jehiel " Simeon " Seth « Capt. Nathan'l " Abijah " Capt. Eleazer " Brier Mallory, Aaron ; three years aid to General Washington. Mallory, Daniel " David « John . " John, Jr. " Simeon Eli " Capt. Abner Mallory, Walker Murray, Samuel " Noah " Hugh Meramble, John Mix, Joseph Masters, N. S. Morris, Matthew Munn, Doct. Ebenezer ; surgeon. Munn, Corp. Samuel " Justus Mclntire, Henry McGraw, John Merchant, Job My, Ebenezer Mulatto Michael " Job Munger, Jonathan Norton, Issachar " George " G«orge, Jun. " William " John Austin " David Newton, Ezekiel N. Nettleton, Josiah Northrop, Amos Nails, John Nichols, Ehsha ; killed at New York Nichols, James " Andrew ; died O. at Boston Negro Eobbin " James Titus Peter Toney Cumming Osborne, Shadrach ; Osborne, Nathan; New York ; was there purchasing and issuing wounded in several three months, commissary during the parts of the body at Olcott, John E. war. Horse Neck, June 8, Olds, Oliver Osborne, Samuel 1779, and carried to " Aaron Peck, Abijah " John " Josiah " Judson Piatt, John; takenpris- oner at Fort Wash- ington, June 5, 1777; was released on parole and came home with the small-pox. Pitcher, Ebenezer Pease, William Patterson, Sherman « Ens. William Pierce, David Post, Abraham Parks, James Pislie, Elijah Prindle, Enos Parker, Gamaliel " Peter ■ " Thomas " Amasa Prentice, Zachariah Peters, Galloway Peet, Daniel " Kichard Parry, Daniel Pollard, Isaac Palmer, Phineas Porter, Capt David « John Porter, Benjamin Pritchard, Nat. Potter, Sheldon " David " Daniel Phelps, Charles " Darius " Samuel Parmely, Thomas Perry, Elisha " EH Preston, Nathan; pay- master and issuing commissary of supplies. Pain, Justus HISTOET OP ANCIENT ■WOODBTJET. 785 Reynolds, Matthew " Sergt. James William " Jas. Blakesly " Justus " Hezekiah " Simeon « David " Solomon " Solomon,Jun. sick at Ticonderoga. Roots, Isaac " Solomon ; died at Crown Point. R. Robts, Joseph " Colonel ; sick Ticonderoga, 1775. Royce, Matthew Rill, Edward Rice, Edward Rumsey, David " Nathan Rumrill, Frederick Richards, Amos ; sick Ticonderoga. Rusco, Stephen " Benjamin Ranney, Solomon Ranney, Stephen at Rogers, Ebenezer Robinson, Solomon " David " William Robin, Michael Read, Jonathan " Matthew Rood, Simeon at " John; shot thro' the thigh with a mus- ket ball at White Pi's, Oct, 28, 1776. Stoddard, Anthony Eli " Amos Thomas; kill- ed in the war. Stoddard, Abiram; died of bloody flux in the army. Stoddard, Cap. James; d. in the service, 1777. Stoddard, Capt. Nathan ; killed at Mud Fort, on the Delaware, Nov. 15, 1777, by a cannon ball, which entirely severed his head from his body. Lt. John Strong related, that he w£is standing near him went out one day to view the position of the enemy. He found La Fayette on the ground before him for the same purpose. — When they wished to retire, they found themselves cut off from camp by some British soldiers. There was no escape except by fording a creek. Lt. Strong being larger and stronger than his companion, took him upon his shoulders, and crossed the creek in safety, when it occurred, and Strong, Adino that for a moment after, he was standing without a head before he fell. Stoddard, Curtiss " Abijah ; died at Crown Point. Stoddard, Cyrenius " Luther " Philo ; wound- ed in the arm in the Strong, Benjamin Germantown action. " Benjamin, Jun, Stoddard, Adjutant Smith, Daniel^ Uriel " Anthony " Daniel ; teamster " Charles '■ Josiah ; shot through the leg, in the Germantown action, and was oblig- ed to have it amputa- ted. Ichabod; sick at Ticonderoga. Strong, Samuel " Lieut. John ; while iu the service he Capt. Ebenezer Capt. Richard Hon. Nathaniel Samuel 63 Smith, Stephen; sick at Ticonderoga. " Phineas " Abraham " Jeremiah " Elisha " Robert; was a ser- geant under Col. Seth Warner ; was toma- hawked and scalped by the Indians on " Four Mile Island," in Lake George, a small party to which he belonged having been surprised in the night. He lay four days, when he was found and taken care of. He recovered and survived many years after. Sperry, Ambrose " Enoch Savage, Joseph " Seth; died in New York. Stiles, Joseph Sharp, James Sheldon, Charles " Doct. Daniel; surgeon's mate. Slauter, John Steele, Sergeant John " Luke " Sergeant Elisha Sanford, Capt. J. St. John, Adonijah Seymour, Capt. Moses 786 HISTOKT GF ANCIENT -WOODBTTBT. Squire, Capt. Gideon " Abiathar " Joseph " Thomas, 3d " Thomas, Jr. Skeels, Adoniram Stratton, Thomas Starr, Ellsha Stevens, Aaron " Daniel Sedgwick, Benjanun " Archer " Joseph Torrance, Thomas ; wounded in the " Dan- bury Alarm," April 27th, 1777, in the thigh. Torrance, Corp. Joseph " Capt. Samuel " Samuel, Jr. " Ezra " William " Joseph Tona, Jethro Twiss, Jonathan Turrill, John " Samuel Tollman, Ebenezer, Jr. " Peter Tomlinson, ; com- missary. " Timothy " Henry « William Thompson, John Sherman, David; com- missary. Sherman, Elijah " James " Lt. John " Taylor; ex- press man. Daniel; member of the Council of Safety four years. Southworth, William Summers, Asahel Simons, David T. Tomlinson, Thomas " David " Lieut. Tongue, Jonathan Tossel, John Thorp, David Taylor, Simeon " Josiah " John " Joel ; killed at New Yoi'k. Titus, Joel Touseley, Nathaniel Thomas, Lt. Ebenezer " John ; taken sick at Fort Ann ; came home by advice of his captain, lost his wages, and was re- turned a deserter in consequence. Thomas, Isaac ; wounded Simons, Cummey Stannard, Samuel Seeley, Ephraim Strickland, Moses Standclift, William Sturgess, Aquila Stewart, William Saxton, Jo. ; died at New York. Sears, John Sperry, Eli " Ambrose Skilton, Doct. Henry in the knee at White Plains, Oct. 31st, 1776, by a cannon ball ; was removed to Woodbury by Asahel Thomas and died Dec. 9th, 1776. Thomas, Jacob " Charles " Charles, Jr. " David S. " Jeremiah " Joseph " Enoch Tuttle, Aaron " Capt. Nathaniel " Ichabod " Andrew " Thomas Tucker, D|aniel Trowbridge, Lt. Elihu " Philemon Vandyke, Peter Warner, Col. Seth " Capt. John . « Daniel; killed at the battle of Ben- nington. Warner, Thomas « Saul " Samuel " Capt. Elizur " Iit.Ebenezer " Eliphaz Wakeley, Abiel " Henry W. Wakeley, Abel; was a soldier, through the whole length of the War of Independence, joining the army in his 16th year ; was with Washington at Valley Forge ; at West Point, under Arnold, and saw the traitor escape ; with La Fayette in his me- morable retreat before Comwallis, and with him stormed the re- doubt at Yorktown ; received an honorable discharge from Wash- ington ; died at Green- ville, Green county. New York, April 13th, 1850, in the 90th year of his age. Wheeler, Capt. Seth " Doct. Lemuel; surgeon. Wheeler, Capt. John HISTORT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. 787 Wheeler, Benjamin " Benjamin, Jr. Silas " Adam " Eln^than " Agur ; sick at Ticonderoga, in 1775. Wheeler, Archelaus " William ; com- missary at the nortli end of Lake George. Wheeler, Nathan Washburn, Edward " Edmond Wayland, John Whipple, Joseph Wilkinson, Abraham Wott, Adam Woodruff, Hawkins " John Weeks, John Wildman,. Rev. Benja- min; chaplain. Walker, Abel " Zechariah Elisha " Capt. Joseph " Isaiah " Samuel Walker, Peter " Joseph, Jr. " Josiah " David " Simeon Watson, Hon. James ; afterward senator in Congress. Watson, Capt. John ; wounded in the back at St. John's, Canada, in 1775, and the state granted him a pension of $18 per month. Whittlesey, Martin ; lost the use of his limbs by sickness at New York. Whittlesey, David " Asaph; killed at Wyoming, July 3d, 1778. Wallace, Thomas Waugh, Buel Wiscott, Joseph White, John " Joseph Woodward, Noah " Noah, Jr. Welch, Sergeant Luke Welch, Ithuel Welch, Michael Wagner, Daniel Wagner, David Wilson, Samuel Way, Ira Way, Isaac Wqoster, Hinman Woodman, Samuel Wells, David " John " Benjamin Wilcoxson, Ephraim Ward, Samuel Whitney, John Wheaton, Jonathan " Roswell Wright, Charles, Jr. " Freedom " David Waters, Joseph Wentworth, Gr. Warden, Joseph Waller, Thomas " Daniel Ward, Macock Wood, James Youngs, David LIST OP SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1812. B. denotes Bethlem. Wa. Washington. E. Eoxbury. S. Southbury. This list is not complete. Those without any letter are from Woodbury. Atwood, Washington H. Allen, James (B.) B. Burton, Oliver (B.) Barlow, Elisha (Wa.) Bates, Richard (RO Bishop, Miles Bryant, Samuel, (Wa.) Booth, Aaron Blackman, Beecher Brown, James (b.) Bunnell, Sheldon Barnum, EU (B.) Beebee, Isaac (B.) Castle, Bethel S. <' John Coe, Daniel (B.) Daniel (S. Baker, Henry (Wa.) Bishop, Amos c. Church, Samuel (B.) Canfield, Austin (B.) Curtiss, John Allen, Stephen Bassett, Nathaniel Bryant, Ira Baldwin, Amos (B.) Beecher, Lyman (B.) Botsford, Samuel Barto, Jonah Cunningham, Wm. (Wa.) 788 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUBT. E. Eastman, Daniel E. (K.) F. Fairchild, Da-rfd (B) Fowler, Robert B. (Wa.) Farrand, Capt. N. (Wa.) Frisbie, Benjamin (B) French, Ezra (B^ " Samuel (Wa.) Forbes, Robert (Wa.) G. Gordon, Jonathan Glazier, John Galpin, Pettit Griswold, Harvey Galpin, Stephen F. Glbos, Spencer (B.) " Asa S. " Sergt. Samuel H. Howe, WiUiam Hine, Elijah (BO Hubbell, Zalmqn (B.) Hannah, George (B.) Hyde, Abijah (B.) Hatch, Joseph Hine, Austin (B.) Judson, Henry Jackson, Levi Jackson, Levi (B.) Jackson, Joel " Samuel K. Knapp, Capt. Seymour Kasson, Lt. Adam C.(B.) Kimball, Horace (B.) (B.) Kimball, Horatio (B.) L. Luddington, Fred. (B.) Lewis, Elisha (R.) Lum, Austin (B.) Lewis, Jabez (B.) Leavenworth, Phjlo (B.) Lambert, Fred. " Geo. (R.) Murray, David ' Moody, Samuel Munger, Harmon (B.) " Alexander Morriss, Edward Masters, Doct. Samuel S. McCoy, Hugh Mitchell, Nathaniel (R.) N. Dichols, John 0. Olds, David Osborne, Daniel P. Parker, WilUs Parker, Philo (Wa.) Peet, Ashbel " James Patterson, Charles (R.) Price, Sheldon, (B.) « Lt. Thomas C. Peck, Capt. Joseph (Wa.) R. Reynolds, Joseph Ryan, Marcus HISTOBIf OP ANCIENT WOODBTIBT. 789 S. Sandford, Thomas (E.) Stevens, Jeremiah (B.) Strong, Daniel (B.) Stiles, Lyman Sperry, Moses Stone, Norman (B.) Spring, Isaac (B.) Smith, Ens. Theodore Seeley, Freeman H. (B.) Seymour, John H. (B.) (B.) Steel, Joseph (B.) Squire, John A. (R.) Smith, John (B.) Skidmore, James B. (B.) Tit™, Stiles (Wa.) Turrill, Asahel (R.) T. Turrill, KosweU (R.) Tuttle, Preston W. Tuttle, David Weller, Capt. Thomas ; drafted, -when he went Warner, Capt. Elizur killed by Warner to notify him. Williams, Wm. R. (B.) Ejiapp, who had been Webb, Joseph (R.) Wilcox, Linus (B.) Wakeley, Harry LIST OF EEPRESENTATIVES Of the Town of WasMngton, which May Session. 1779 Capt. IncreEise Moseley, Capt. William Cogswell, 1 780 Capt. William Cogswell, \ j^^ Capt. Ebenezer Clarke, j Capt. William Cogswell, Capt. Gideon HoUister, 1781 Capt. William Cogswell, Capt. Gideon Hoffister, 1782 Capt. Nathan Hicock, ) j Mr. John Whittlesey, f •'^°- Maj. William Cogswell^ Mr. John Calhoun, 1783 Mr. John Whittlesey, Capt. Nathan Hicock, 1784 Mr. John Whittlesey, 7 J Capt. Nathan Hicock, j ' Capt. John Whittlesey, Mr. Daniel N. Brinsmade, 1785 Mr. John Whittlesey, Mr. Matthew Logan, 1 786 Mr. John Whitdesey, Capt. Jonathan Farrand^ 1787 Mr. John Whittlesey, Rev. Daniel Brinsmade, 1788 Mr. John Whittlesey, No choice, 1 789 Capt. Jonathan Farrand, ) j^^. Mr. Peter Sherman, ^ Mr. John Whittlesey, Mr. Peter Sherman, 1790 Mr. John Whittlesey, Mr. David Judson, 1791 Mr. David Judson, Mr. John WBittlesey, was incorporated, Jan., 1779. October Session. Capt. William Cogswell. Capt. Ebenezer Clarke. Capt. William Cogswell. Capt. Gideon HoUister. Capt. Nathan Hicock. Mr. John Whittlesey. Maj. William Cogswell. No choice. Mr. John Whittlesey. Capt. Nathan Hicock. Capt. John Whittlesey. Mr. Daniel N. Brinsmade, Mr. John Whittlesey. Capt. Jonathan Farrand. Capt. Nathan Hicock. Mr. John Whittlesey. Mr. John Whittlesey. Capt. Nathan Hicock. Capt. Jonathan Farrand. Mr. Peter Sherman. Mr. John Whittlesey. Capt. David Judson. Mr. Jonathan Farrand. Mr. John Whittlesey. Mr. David Judson. Mr. Simeon Mitchell. 730 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. May Session. October Session. 1792 Mr. Peter Sherman, Mr. Daniel N. Brinsmade. Mr. David Judson, Mr. David Judson. 1793 Mr. Daniel N. Brinsmade, Mr. Daniel N. Brinsmade. Mr. David Whittlesey, ' Mr. David Whittlesey. 1794 David Judson, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Peter Sherman, Peter Sherman. 1795 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N^ Brinsmade. Peter Sherman, Mr. David Whittlesey. 1796 Daniel Brinsmade, Daniel Brinsmade. David Whittlesey, ' David Whittlesey. 1797 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Eljah Hazen, 1798 Daniel Brinsmade, Daniel Brinsmade. Elijfih Hazen, Elijah Hazen. 1799 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. William Cogswell, Elijah Hazen. 1800 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Elijah Hazen, Elijah Hazen. 1801 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. William Cogswell, Simeon Mitchell. 1802 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Simeon Mitchell, William Cogswell. 1803 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Elijah Hazen, William Cogswell. 1804 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Elijah Hazen, David Whittlesey. 1805 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. David Whittlesey, David Whittlesey. 1806 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. David Whittlesey, David Whittlesey. 1807 Elijah Hazen, Daniel N. Brinsmade. David Whittlesey, Elijah Hazen. 1808 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel iS. Brinsmade. Elijah Hazen, William Cogswell. 1809 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Noble Day, Joseph Whittlesey. 1810 Warren K. Fowler, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Noble Day, David Whittlesey. 1811 Evets Moody, Daniel N. Brinsmade. Noble Day, John Newton. 1812 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. John N. Gunn, Joseph Whittlesey. 1813 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. John N. Gunn, David Whittlesey. 1814 Daniel N. Brinsmade, Daniel N. Brinsmade. John N. Gunn, David Whittlesey. 1815 Samuel Leavitt, Samuel Leavitt. Noble Day, Noble Day. 1816 Samuel Leavitt, Daniel B. Brinsmade. Daniel B. Brinsmade, * Samuel Leavitt. 1817 Daniel B. Brinsmade, Daniel B. Brinsmade. William Cogswell, Constantine McMahon. 1818 Daniel B. Brinsmade, John N. Gunn. Joseph Whittlesey, Noble Day. HISTOKT 6f ancient 'WOODBUKT. 791 May, 1819 Samuel Leavitt, 1820 Daniel B. Brinsmade, 1821 Curtis Hioox, 1822 Timothy Mitchell, 1823 Evetts Moody, , 1824 Constantine McMahon, 1825 No choice, 1826 Samuel Leavitt, Jr., 1827 Constantine McMahon, 1828 Daniel B. Brinsmade, 1829 John Newton, 1830 Samuel Leavitt, Jr., 1831 ' Johnson G. Hatch, 1832 Youngs Elliot, 1833 David C. Whittlesey, 1834 Samuel Frisbie, 1835 Samuel Leavitt, 1836 Joseph Titus, Jr., 1837 Daniel B. Brinsmade, 1838 John Newton, 1839 John M. Ford, 1840 Chester Ackley,*^ 1841 No choice, 1842 Frederick Chittenden, 1843 George Steele, 1844 No choice, 1845 No choice, 1846 Ithiel Hicox, 1847 Piatt Bryan, 1848 Daniel B. Brinsmade, < 1849 Sheldon H. Calhoun, 1850 Abiel C. Lemon, 1851 Arvin Burnham, 1852 Russell W. Frisbie, 1853 Sheldon W. Meeker, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. Joseph Whittlesey. Joseph Whittlesey. Ensign Bushnell. Philo Clark. William Cogswell. Abijah TonSinson. No choice. Nathan Newton. Samuel Leavitt, Jr. Abijah Tomlinson^ Chester Ackley.-^ Daniel B. Brinsmade. Joseph Titus, Jr.' David C. Whittlesey. Youngs Elliot. George Lewis. Daniel Wheaton. Charles Lemon. Charles Vail. Truman Baldwin. William Pond. No choice. No choice. Daniel Frisbie. No choice. No choice. No choice. David Whittlesey. Nathan H. Carey. Abijah Tomlinson. Daniel Burnham. Johnson L. Tomlinson. Moseley V. Bronson. Leander Odell. Frederick Newton. ASSISTANT. Daniel N. Brinsmade, from 1802 to 1818. WASHINGTON PROBATE DISTRICT. Set off from Woodbury and Zitchfield districts in 1832. JUDGES. Daniel B. Brinsmade, 1832 to 1834, Ithiel Hicox, 1837, 1842, 1843 and 1838 to 1841, 1844 and 1845, 1847 1852. to 1849, 1851. William Moody, 1846. Frederick S. Fenn, 1835 to 1836. Daniel G. Piatt, 1850. STATE SENATOR. Alvin Brown, 1839. 792 BISTOBY or ANCIENT WOODBUEY. MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1818. Ensign Bnshnell, Hermanus Marshall. TOWN-CLERKS. Daniel N. Brinsmade, from 1779 to William Leavitt, from Oct., 1841, to 1813. Oct., 1846. Daniel B. Brinsmade, from Oct., 1813, Daniel B. Brinsmade, from Oct., 1846, to Oct., 1841. to . LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUTHBURY. Southbury was set off from Woodbury and incorporated in 1787. following is a list of Bepresentatives to the present time. The May Session. October Session. 1787 Col. Benjamin Hinman. Col. Benjamin Hinman. 1788 Col. Benjamin Hinman, Col. B. Hinman, Jan. and 1789 May, Mr. Shadrach Osborn. 1790 Mr. Shadrach Osborn, Mr. Benjamin Hinman. 1791 Mr. Benjamin Hinman, Mr. Benjamin Hinman, Mr. Benjamin Hinman. 1792 Mr. Benjamin Stiles, Jr. 1793 Mr. Justus Johnson, Mr. Increase Moseley. 1794 Mr. Benjamin Stiles, Jr., Mr. Joel Hinman. 1795 Mr. Joel Hinman, Mr. Benjamin Stiles, Jr. 1796 Mr. Shadrach Osborn, Mr. John Edmond. 1797 Mr. Benjamin Hecox, Mr. Benjamin Hecox. 1798 John Edmond, Benjamin Hinman. 1799 Mr. Joel Hinman, Warren Mitchell. 1800 Shadrach Osborn, Shadrach Osborn. 1801 Justus Johnson, Aaron Hinman. 1802 Aaron Hinman, Warren Mitchell. 1803 Shadrach Osborn, Simeon Hinman. 1804 Justus Johnson, Shadrach Osborn. 1805 Aaron Hinman, Justus Johnson. 1806 Aaron Hinman, Aaron Hinman. 1807 Burton Canfield, Shadrach Osborn. 1808 Truman Hinman, Justus Johnson. 1809 Shadrach Osborn, Shadrach Osborn. 1810 Titus Pearce, Truman Hinman. 1811 'Simeon Hinman, Simeon Mitchell. 1812 John Moseley, Park Brown. 1813 Joel Crane, Nathan Curtiss. 1814 Nathan Curtiss, Joel Crane. 1815 Curtiss Hinman, Joel Crane. 1816 Moses Wheeler, Warren Mitchell. 1817 Park Brown, Amos Johnson. 1818 Curtiss Hinman, Warren Mitchell. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. May> 1819 Curtiss Hinman. 1824 Newton Tuttle. 1820 Amos Johnson. 1825 Benjamin B. Osborn. 1821 Truman Moseley. 1826 John Pearce. 1822 Amos Johnson. 1827 Edward Hinman. 1823 Gideon Judson. 1828 Newton Tuttle. HISTORY OF ANCIENT TVOODBTJRT. 1829 John Moseley. 1842 Erastus Pierce. 1830 John Pearce. 1843 Charles B. Hicock. 1831 Edward Hinman. 1844 No choice. 1832 Henry Downs. 1845 Titus Pierce. 1833 Charles C, Hinman. 184S Walter Johnson. 1834 Henry Downs. 1847 George P. Shelton. 1835 Charles C. Hinman. 1848 George Smith. 1836 Daniel Hinman. 1849 Titus Pierce. 1837 John Peck. 1850 Oliver Mitchell. 1838 Elijah French. 1851 Henry D. Munson. 1839 John Peck. 1852 Edwin Pierce. 1840 William Guthrie. 1853 Truman B. Wheelj 1841 Samuel Candee. SENATORS. 793 Curtiss Hinman, 1820. John Pearce, 1832, 1833. Edward Hinman, 1843. Gen. George P. Shelton, 1850. TOWN-CLERKS. Increase Moseley, appointed 1787. Walter Johnson, appointed Dec, 1837. John Moseley, " Dec, 1805. Titus Pierce, " 1851. Charles C. Hinman, " Nov., 1834. JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT. William Hinman. Edward Hinman, from 1847 to 1849. LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM BETHLBM. Bethlem was incorporated in 1787. May Session. 1787 1 788 Mr. David Ambler, 1789 Mr. David Camp, January. Capt. Jonathan Smith, 1790 Mr. David Ambler, 1791 ■ Mr. David Ambler, 1792 Mr. David Ambler, 1793 David Ambler, 1794 David Bellamy, 1795 David Bellamy, 1796 David Bellamy, 1797 Oliver Parmelee, 1798 David Leavitt, Jr., 1799 David Leavitt, Jr., 1800 David Leavitt, Jr., 1801 David Leavitt, Jr., 1802 David Bellamy, 1803 David Bellamy, 1804 David Bellamy, 1805 David Bellamy, 1806 Nehemiah Lambert, 1807 David Bellamy, 1808 Nehemiah Lambert, 1809 David Bellamy, 64: October Session. Mr. David Ambler. Mr. David Camp. Capt. Jonathan Smith. Mr. David Ambler. Mr. David Ambler. Mr. Oliver Parmelee. David Ambler. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Leavitt, Jr. David Bellamy. Alexander Klasson. David Leavitt, Jr. Nehemiah Lambert. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. David Bellamy. 794 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUBT. May Session. October Session. 1810 Samuel Church, Jr., David Bellamy. 1811 George D. Kasson, Samuel Church, Jr. 1812 Nehemiah Lambert, Nehemiah Lambert. 1813 George D. Kasson, Leveritt Judd. 1814 Samuel Church, Jr., Leveritt Judd. 1815 Nehemiah Lambert, Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1816 Nathan Hawley, Nathan Hawley. 1817 Sheldon C. Leavitt, Nehemiah Lambert. 1818 Nehemiah Lambert, Joseph H. Bellamy. May, 1819 UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. Joseph H. Bellamy. 1837 Jeriel Hayes. 1820 Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1838 Noble Allen. 1821 Joseph H. Bellamy. 1839 Nathan Hawley. 1822 Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1840 No choice. 1823 Nathan Burton, Jr. 1841 Charles A. BIoss. •824 Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1842 Abraham Beecher. 1825 Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1843 Gideon Allen. 1826 Joseph H. Bellamy. 1844 Nicholas Moss. 1827 Joseph H. Bellamy. 1845 George T. Bloss. 1828 Sheldon C. Leavitt. 1846 Bennett Warner. 1829 Nathan Jackson. 1847 Nicholas Moss. 1830 Nathan Jackson. 1848 Marvin S. Todd. 1831 Nathan Jackson. 1849 Edwin L. Thompson, 1832 Minot Smith. 1850 Sidney Peck. 1833 Nathan Jackson. 1851 James Allen, Jr. 1834 Nathan Hawley. 1852 James AUen. 1835 Isaac S. Wadsworth. 1853 Henry W. Peck. 1836 James AUen. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Joseph H. Bellamy, appointed 1839, 1841. STATE SENATORS. Joseph H. Bellamy, 1841. John C. Ambler, 1847. Minot Smith, 1846. MEMBER OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1818. Nehemiah Lambert. TOWN-CLERKS. Moses Hawley, Doct. Titus Hull, Samuel Church, Isaac S. Wadsworth, Doct. Lyman Catlin, Joseph H. Bellamy, Benjamin T. Lake, Homer Skidmore, Joseph H. Bellamy, Norman Lake, Joseph H. Bellamy, Philo H. Skidmore, Homer Skidmore, from June 20th, from Dec., from Dec, from Dec., from Dec, from Dec. 23d, from Dec, from from from from from from 1787, to 1794, to 1803, to 1830, to 1836, to 1836, to 1837, to 1838, to 1842, to 1843, to 1846, to 1848, to 1853. Dec, 1794. Dec, 1803. Dec, 1830. Dec, 1836. Dec 23d, 1836. Dec, 1837. 1838. 1842. 1843. 1846. 1848. 1853. HISXOET OF ANCIENT TVOODBURT. 796 LIST OF KEPRESENTATIVES FROM ROXBURY. Eoxbury was incorporated in 1796. May Session. October Session. 1797 Mr. Phineas Smith, Elisha Canfield. 1798 Abraham Bronson, Ephraim Hinman. Elihu Canfield. 1799 Abraham Bronson, 1800 Ephraim Hinman, John Trowbridge. 1801 John Trowbridge, John Trowbridge. 1802 Elihu Canfield, John Trowbridge. 1803 Abner Wakelee, David Hammond. 1804 Wells Judson, Elihu Canfield. 1805 Abraham Bronson, Adna Maliory. 1806 Gideon Leavenworth, Elihu Canfield. 1807 Amos Squire, Samuel Weller. 1808 Elihu Canfield, Deliverance L. Painter. 1809 Ephraim Hinman, Elihu Canfield, Elihu Canfield. 1810 Elihu Canfield. 1811 John Trowbridge, Ebenezer Burritt. 1812 Asahel Bacon, Elihu Canfield. 1813 Elihu Canfield, Miles Bishop. 1814 Koyal R. Hinman, Eoyal R. Hinman. 1815 Silas Minor, Silas Minor. 1816 Silas Minor, Asahel Bacon. 1817 Silas Minor, Elisha Patterson. 1818 Josiah E. Eastman, Elisha Patterson. UNDEI4 THE CONSTITUTION. May, 1819 Eli M. Smith. 1837 Wait Leavenworth. 1820 Samuel Patterson. 1838 Henry L. Randall. 3821 Silas Minor. 1839 Charles Beardsley. 1822 StephSn Sanford. 1840 Daniel Botsford. 1823 Josiah E. Eastman. 1841 Abiram Ward. 1824 Isaac B. Hawley. 1842 Chauncey Hodge. 1825 Eoyal E. Hinman. 1843 John Trowbridge. 1826 Elisha Patterson. 1844 Isaac G. Botsford. 1827 Eli M. Smith. 1845 George Hurlbut. 1828 Zaccheus W. Weller. 1846 Elisha A. Weller. 1829 David Brothwell. 1847 Charles Thomas. 1830 David Brothwell. 1848 Everett Beardsley. 1831 Royal E. Hinman. 1849 Bennett S. Preston. 1832 William Pierce. 1850 Stephen Sanford. 1833 nosiah E. Eastman. 1861 Myron Downs. 1834 David Weller. 1852 T/a^ey Higmns. Albert S. Hodge. 1835 Stephen Sanford. 1853 1836 David Brothwell. • COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Henry L. Randall, 1850. Eoxbury Probate District set ofiFfrom Woodbury District in 1842. '' JUDGES. Harmon B. Eastman, from 1842 to 1845. Aaron W. Fenn, from 1845 to 1846. 796 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBTTRT, Henry L. Randall, from 1846 to 1847. Aaron W. Fenn, from 1847 to 1849. Harmon B. Eastman, from 1849 to 1851. Myron Downs, from 1851. SECRETARY OF STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Eoyal R. Hinman, from 1835 to 1842. MEMBER OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1818. John Trowbridge. TOWN-CLERKS. Elihu Canfield, Dec. 6, 1796. Zaocheus W. Weller, Oct. 27, 1827. Elisha Patterson, Dec. 14, 1818. David Brothwell, July 21, 1831. Silas Minor, Nov. 6, 1820. Myron Downs. WOODBURY CHRONOLOGY. Tautannimo's (Indian) deed, April 20, 1669. First, or Pomperaug Purchase, April 26, 1673. Second, or Shepaug " March 17, 1685-6. Third, or Quassapaug " Oct. 30, 1689. Fourth, or Nonnewaug " May 18, 1700. Fifth, or Kettletown « Oct. 25, 1705. Sixth, or Confirmatoiy " May 28, 1706. North " June 23, 1710. Promisick " by Dr. Eb'r Warner, March 6, 1728-9. South " June 18, 1733. Pootatuck, or Last " 1 756. Tom Sherman (Indian) sells last reservation. May, 1759. Half-way Covenant dispute begins at Stratford, 1664. Pomperaug granted by General Court, May 9, 1672. Pomperaug settled, 1678 Fundamental Articles agreed upon, Feb. 14, 1672. Pomperaug incorporated and called Woodbury, May 14, 1674. First ferry to Stratford, 1677. King Philip's War, June, 1675. InhSaitants of Woodbury retreat to Stratford, 1675. " return to Woodbury, 1676 and 1677. Rev. Zecheriah Walker moves his family to Woodbury, June 27, 1678. Woodbury first represented in General Court, May, 1684. Woodbury Patent in ample form. May 17, 1686. North Purchase granted the town by General Court, May, 1703. " " surveyed, 1723. First mill, 1674. Second mill, 1681. Third mill, 1692. First meeting-house, 1681. Parson Stoddard's house built, 1702. ' Rev. Zecheriah Walker ordained. May 5, 1670. " " " died, Jan. 20, 1699-1700. Rev. Anthony Stoddard ordained. May 27, 1702. " " " died, Sept. 6, 1760. Second Church built, 1747. Great Sickness, 1727, 1749 and 1760. HISTOET OI' ANCIENT WOODBtTKY. 797 Pootatiick Ferry established, 1730. Hinman's Ferry " 1752. Carlton's Bridge built by Gen. Washington, 1778. Mine Hill spathic ore known in 1724. Fort William Henry Alarm, 1757. First Kevolutionary Town Meeting, Sept. 20, 1774. Great Boston Alarm, Sept. 3, 1774. Continental Association Articles adopted by the town, Nov. 17, 1774. Southbury Society incorporated, May, 1731. South Britain " " May, 1766. Southbury incorporated as a town. May, 1787. Bethlehem Society incorporated, Oct., 1739. Great Sickness in that society, 1750. Bethlem incorporated as a town, May, 1787. Judea Society settled in 1734; incorporated Oct, 1741. New Preston Society incorporated, Oct., 1753. Washington incorporated as a town, Jan. 7, 1779. Roxbury Society settled in 1713 ; incorporated May, 1743. Roxbury incorporated as a town, Oct., 1796. Episcopal Parish, Woodbury, organized, 1 740. Episcopal Church erected by seventy persons, 1785. Episcopal Parish, Koxbury, organized, 1 740. " " Judea Society, organized, 1762. " " New Preston Soc, " 1764. " Bethlem " 1807. Baptist Church, Roxbury, " 1790. Methodist Church, Woodbury, " 1792. " « Southbury, " ,T803. Rev. Noah Benedict ordained, Oct. 22, 17|^0.. Rev. Worthington Wright ordained, Jan., 1*11. " " " dismissed, 1813. Rev. Noah Benedict died, April 20, 1813. Rev. Henry P. Strong ordained. May 25, 1814. " " " dismissed, Jan., 1816. Rev. Samuel R. Andrew ordained, Oct. 8, 1817. " " " " dismissed, 1846. Third Church erected, 1819. Rev. Lucius Curtis ordained, July 8, 1846. Northern Inhabitants " sign oflf," Nov. 29, 1814. Strict Congregational Society incorporated, Oct., 1816. " . " Church, dedicated, Jan, 7, 1819. Rev. Grove L. Brownell ordained, July, 1817. « " " " dismissed, 1840. Rev. John Churchill ordained, April 22, 1840. Public Libraries established, 1772, 1823 and 1850. Daniel Bacon's Town Hall erected, 1823. New Town Hall erected, 1845. New Burial-Ground laid out, 1826. North Academy built, 1846. South Academy built, 1851. Masonic Lodge founded, 1765. Masonic Hall built, 1839. Fidelity Chapter instituted, 1809. Pomperaug Division Sons of Temperance, organized, 1847. Bethel Rodt Lodge, I. O. O. F., " 1847. Woodbury Bank incorporated, 1851. Woodbury Savings Bank and Building Association organized, 1853, 798 HI8T0ET OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUBT. Great Freshet, Nov. 13, 1853. This was by far the largest and most destructive freshet that the town has suffered since its first settlement. , A continued torrent of water fell for several hours, raising the river and streams to a point three feet higher than was known by the " oldest inhabitant," and three feet higher than the " old Indian marks." The damage done was im- mense. Bridges, mills, dams, stacks of hay and other property, all disap- peared before the angry flood. Many roads and intervales were destroyed, and all within reach of danger were more or less injured. The loss of all kinds to the town of Woodbury, must have been from S15,000 to $20,000. To Koxbury, the loss was probably $8,000 or $10,000. The rise of the river at Shepaug Falls, was about twenty-five feet, or some four feet higher than had been known before. Similar damage in character and amount was done in Southbury, Washington, and other neighboring towns. All this happened in an incredibly short time, forming the most remarkable flood, in all respects, that ever visited these regions. LIST OF THE PRESENT INHABITANTS. This list includes the names of such persons as were inhabitants of the town between Nov. 1, 1852, and March 1, 1853 — the taking of the list having occu- pied this length of time. The whole number of inhabitants March 1, 1853, was 2,201, whose names app'ear in the following list, except those of about thirty transient persons. The " jo7«(es" number 2,130 and the "blacks" 71. Families are grouped together, the father and mother first, and the children in their order. The brace shows husband and wife. Allen , Stephen ■ Mary ' Atwood, James Atwood, Noble ) U (C AlmaE. j 11 Joseph 11 Edward W. ■ u Elmira u Eliza (I John A. ' ) Lydia A. | (( John W. t( 11 George P. ) Julia ) " Oliver L. 11 11 Garwood H. ■ tt Eoxana P. 11 Henrietta E, 11 Juliette 11 William H. Lovina A. 11 Henrietta E. 11 Emily 11 11 Elizabeth H. 11 George M. ib Henry It (I William E. ■} .Boxy S. ; 11 Susannah * 11 Ellen S. It Amos E. t( Abigail E. tt Morris 11 Abner " Frank tt Emily U. " Maria ft Arvesta R. (1 Mary J. tt Vestina N. 11 Chauncey F. (( Frederick S. } " William E. It Sarah 1( MinotM. I Catherine ) 1( Chauncey \ Martha J 11 tt Stephen ) Euth f tt 11 John H, u It Bernice It Laura A. 11 Eben J. 11 Harriet S. (1 Margaret 11 BurrB. ' 11 Henry M. K Mary C. j 11 Elijah > Permelia | tt M'n VanBuren 11 Reuben J. 11 (C Elisha It Koderick (1 Oliver (1 Chauncey Rebecca ti Marjr A. ,11 tt Warner " ManonB. HISTOBT OP ANCIENT WOODBtTRT. 799 Atwood, Nandy M. Atwood/Margaret S. Abernethy, John > " . Susan f It Roger H. it Charles S. ) Eunice A. | Willard ii II - Samuel _ Lucinda C. ' John T. 11 C( Wheeler 11 Zachery T. " Henry W. IC Dwight S. , William J. (( Lewis H. II Harvey 7 Betsey ; ti Betsey 11 Armstrong, Raphael C. \ « .Harriet ; t( Jennette II Preston (£ Wheeler, Jun. ) Louisa ) II Leman Gr. 7 Delia M. C " Jerome tl II U ' Lucy S. II II Hellen 0- Howard H. Atwater, Marshall D. (( Horaces. Maria H. Andrews, Reuben " Caroline J. ' It 11 James u Julia M. " Charles V. BuU, Thomas > B. Botsford, Gideon B. } Betts, Otis W. (( Susan, i Elizabeth u Polly B. ; u u William C. " Marinda i( David S. (( Julia A. u David \ Annette ) « Ralph N.> " Anna ' t K @usan J. " if Charles B. " Ralph N. Bacon, William T. } " James S. It Elizabeth L. ) u Samuel \ It J. Knight u Jane E. t " Alfred P. ) t( Rebecca T. u Charles H. « Julia S. \ (I William T. (( Jane E. " Sabrina F. (t Anna T. " Gilberts. II Frederick A. Betts, David } « Walter W. II Walter H. 11 Anna M. ( " Edwin It Cornelia " Perry ' 11 John Augusta tl Henry i( It Sarah M. Brothwel, Almira 11 John " WilUam G. II David C. I Sarah M.' " Joseph J. II It Charles, ' ; Jane ) It Booth, Charles " Timothy C. Catherine S. It Cornelia J. " Nelson (1 It William F. " Sarah It C. Edward II Simeon W. 7 Harriet M. J 11 Frederick W. " Hezekiah) « Flora I II II David C. 11 George '( . Lutheria C. | " Augusta^ If " Comedia II WilUam H. ) Suba f 11 George E. II It Emma F. Benedict, Harriet J. 11 Frank M. II Sylvester E. Zemira L. " Abel » II Marcus D. ) " Eunice it Elizabeth E. ; " Henrys. 800 HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. Benedict, Charles P. Sophia E. Edward H. JuUa E. Bradley, Phineas S. > Sarahs. C Robert P. " Harriet E. " Sarah- E. S. Edward E. Adaline Robert P, 0} " James W. ) " Abigail I " James M. " Albert H. " Edward B. " Frank P. " George Briggs, Bosamond " Margaret " Hannah " Daniel " Isaac Benham, Enos 7 " Emily J. | " Garwood B. 1 " Maria A. j " Willis M. " LockwoodP. ) " Mary E. ) " Hiram A. " James A. " Jane A. " George H. Bishop, Leman " Dotha D. " William F. " Edward N. " Deane " Luman « Mabel " Olive " Riley Bishop, Solomon) " Mafia J Noah I " Abigail ) Burton, Zeruiah " Mary Z. " Henrietta S. " Lyman Nathan " Elam B. > " Nancy E. j " Jesse B. > '' Sarah J. f " William B. " Daniel B. Joseph 7 Melissey j Sybil " John " Fanny " William " Lois Bodicut, Thomas ) '■ Elizabeth | " John T. Bristol, Thompson ) " Hannah M. I " George P. " Mary B. " Benjamin J. Burritt, Charles W. Banks, Lucinda " George " Mary A. " Daniel C. Boughton, John ) " Dotha A. )■ " John A. " Delia L. " Abbey M. Bunnell, Isaac A. > " Sabra i " Joseph " Wesley " Watson A. Bennett, John S. ) " Betsey J William H. " Flora H. Albert C. Buckingham, Nelson > " Hannah B. ^ " Louisa M. « Charles H. " Floretta J. " Levi H. Barnum, Samuel C. Burnham, Harriet A. Bunce, Leanora Beddall, Thomas Baldwin, Horace C. 7 " Elizabeth D. J « Lydia " Judah " Eunice " Andrew Bowas, Ann E. Boyle, Margaret Boyson, Rebecca Beardsley, Clarinda Grandison 7 " Mary A. ^ Stanley E. " Everitt " Willis Boulton, George 7 " Maria H.j " George A. '• Ellen M. " Arthur C. J. " Frederick 7 " Julia I Buell, Frederick ) " Sarah A. J " Charles S. " Amelia " Frederick A. aiSTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. $@1 Biell, Gteorge N. Amanda " Wells C. " Amanda E. Bell, John > " Ann; " Horace Bates, Isaac ) " Emeline t " Julia C. " Johnson E. " Charles E. " Emeline A. " Samuel J. " Franklin P. " George R. " Randolph J. Breen, Patrick 1 " Eliza 5 Curtis, Lucius > " Emily 5 Curtiss, David H. " Anna " James G. David " Daniel ) Julia F. 5 " Walter « Emily A. Ellen C. " Horace D. " Cordelia " Edward J. " Frances " Elizabeth " Sarah John Maria Henry S. 1 Elizabeth L. ) Henry B. Benjamin S. } MarAa J. § Carlos B. ) Rachel D. 5 Bronson, Samuel Bailey, William ) '^ Mary J. f " Henry B. Ella Brooks, Lemantha Blackman, Harriet B. " Mary E, " Albert S. " Beecher } ' " Mary J « Charles A.] " Lurinda J " George B. Jane C. 1. Curtiss, Walter H. " Mary " Lorena >" Elizabeth A. " Joseph Chapin, Silas , ) " ■ Julia S. 5 Churchill, John i " Caroline ) " Harriet C. " Nathan P. Cothren, William " Mary J. Chittenden, WiUiam E. ) Ann E. > " William F. " Julia M. " M. Adelia " John S. CUvis, Mary B. Cables, Almira Clark, Silas > Cogswell, William C. > " Laura J" " Catherine A. $ " Sarah P. " Martha P- " William J. > " Edward S, Blackman, Charlie F. " Sarah A. " Flora E. Brown, Benjamin " Diantha Barto, Chauncey > " Julia i " William P. " William H. " Willys L. " Emma J. Barnes, Andrew J. " Samantha Beck, Christian Ballantyne, Eate Cogswell, Frances S. " Maria J. " Mary A. " F. Isabella Castle, Bethel S. 7 « Fanny C.j » Elizabeth H. " Samuel " Chauncey N. 7 " Sarah A. \ " Chauncey J. " Henrietta V. » Reuben S. ) " PoUjr ; " Ferris A. " Mary J. " HEffriet A. *' Azuba " Samuel Cole, Cornelia Crafts, Charles B. 65 802 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBURY. Clark, Susan " Silah " Susan B. Mary Candee, Lewis B. ) " Betsey E. ) " Susan C. « Frank B. " John A. I " Abigail ) " Edward D. " Harry l « Eliza 0.5 " Henry G. Carpenter, Cyreny " Mary Capewell, Mark ) " Jane 5 " George J. " Eliza " George A. ? " Harriet A. 5 " George D. " Caroline E. " Mary Ann " Martha L. Capewell, Seymour L. " Joseph T. " Sarah " Sarah Ann " Julia " Emily " Ellen " Joseph Coudren, Thomas Couden, Eliza " Catherine Campbell, George Crane, Henry S. > " Betsey J. 5 " Horace B. " George P. " Stephen H. Camp, Eunice " Cai'oline " George 1st ) " Sarah W. ) Harriet A. George 2d Margaret child Cramer, John ) " Boxy 3 " Everton R. " Mary E. Chipman, Hiram } PhebeE.5 Surilla L. Benjamin P. Chauncey F. Elizabeth Carroll, Patrick > " Mary ) " Mary J. " Catherine « John Conrad, Henrj- Collerta, William Coger, Mary E. " Charles Callender, Henry " Charlotte " Levi " Caroline " Naomi " Josephine Carr, George Drakeley, Martha " Olive " Robert, ? '' Louisa 5 " Augusta M. " Robert J. " Anna " George > " Laura M. 5 " Harriet M. " Lucius De Forest, Marcus > « Laura C. 5 " Lucy A. D. De Forest, John P. " Mary J. EmUy " George > " Mary A. ) Alma " Edward ) " Ada 5 " Delia " James } " Mary ) " James De Castro, J. Fernandez De Forest, "William ) " Rana 5 " Martha Douglas, Levi S. " Sarah A. Dickerson, James M. " Louise Downs, Calvin H. ) " Minerva A. J " Catherine M. Julia E. Wyllys ) Melicent 5 HISXOET OF ANCIENT -VVOODBUEY. 803 Downs, Louisa M. " Henry W. DoolitUe, Benjamin Betsey Frances E. Mary J. George Thomas B. Merritt E. ' Henry Emeline George Dayton, Charles S. Dawson, William > " Emmelen 5 " Sarah J. « Ann E. " Diantha '• Martha 1 " Anna " Josephine De "Wolf, George W.l " Sarah 5 ■ ' Mary " Georgiana Dascum, David B. ) " Mary 5 Dewhurst, James Elizabeth 5 Mary A. Davis, Nelson ; " Sarah E. ( " Sarah J. kt Charles 1 Clarina 5 " George u (( infant " Frederick It Robert ) Almira 5 '• Clark " u Mary E. Diehl, Lewis u George H. ii Charles E. Dooley, John ) " Mary C. 5 t( Ann M. " Eliza Deming, Sarah J. Dolan, Conrad > " Bridget 5 Dewes George,! Ann ; a " Edmund " Sarah it Edwin " Bridget ti Thomas ' , Darnley, Mary Elliott, Mary A. " Clarina Elwell, Sherman > -" Harriet } E. Elwell, Isaac F. " Rebecca H. " Charlotte P. Eastman, Amarilla Elwood, Zadoc « Sarah A. Essig, Paul Forbes, Lorin ? " Harriet J " Mary W. " William Fairchild, Stephen B. Faibrique, Benjamin Fuller, Calvin W. " Marietta P. " Emma C. Fowler, William 2d " Amanda « John M. " Hiram D. " Lewis L. F. Fowler, Harmon } " Hannah ) " John Martha " Horace S. " Mary A. " George B. Farr, Sarah M. French, Andrew Fox, Harvey H. « Julia W. " Guy W. " Emily M. Fox, Mary J. « Ellen S. " Charles ? " Esther 5 " Charies B. •' Robert S. " Mary E. " Elizabeth J. " Mary F. " Martha M. " Sarah F. " Peleg ) " Sabra 5 ' " Philo > " Asenath J 804 Fox, Rossel " John " Lucy HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Ford, PhUoJ. « Waiiam ) " Roxy M. 5 " Andrew " Anna J. Foot, Lucius H. > " Clarissa T. S " Edward A. Foot, Roswelli " Harriet 5 " Sarali '• George " Elizabeth " Charles Ford, Harilet " John B. " Mary " Mary E. Fitzgibbens, Johanna Fairbrother, William > " Sarah j " Elizabeth FueU, John Flotto, William Gordon, Alexander > " Maria H. 5 " William A. •' Maria C. " Alexander " Susan L. Green, George ) " Althea 5 " Fannie Galpin, Samuel " Cyrus > " Martha S " Daniel B. " Thomas C. " Jane E. « Stephen F. \ " Mary A. j " Leman G. " Hanford J. « John " Mary E. " WiUiamR. > " Abigail E. ) Galpin, Almon B. } " Sarah E. ; «' Julian H. " infant Hotohkiss, Joaah7 " Betsey ) Galpin, Charles > " Susan A. 3 " George L. Galpin, Edgar R. ) " Lovina W. j " Julia E. " infant Gibson, Asahel R. > " Eliza ]■ " Asahel B. " Frederick W. " Charles J. " Julia M. Edgar E. " Henry Gardner, Mary E. Gillett, Sarah « Julia A. Gaylord, John Jay > « Charlotte A. J " . EUen L. '• Marion E. Glazier, John ) ", Hannah | " Thomas " Henry " Clarissa Gun, Lent Gun, Susannah Griswold, Harvey ) " Mary | '' Lucy A. Gleason, Michael 1st GleaSon, James > " Mary ^ " Margaret, WilUam Ellen " Mary " Michael 2d Gallovin, Bridget Goodman, Margaret Graham, Michael > " Elizabeth ; " Mary M. " Ellen B. " Winnafried M. " WUliam Caroline E. Guthrie, Evis Grant, Francis H. Hotohkiss, Reuben H. > Hotchkiss, Sally R. « Elizabeth M.; " Arvesta A. " Gerrase > Sarah E.; HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 806 Hotchkiss, Mary T. " Sarah H. Julia H. Hitchcock, George \ " Jane A. j " Margaret J. '* Emify E. " Sarah M. " George " Howard L. " Julia S. Hurlbut, Kebecca J. " Frances A. " Elizabeth M. " William Hurd, Horace ) " Roxy j " Marcua " Truman " Albert S. " Sarah A. " ^AsahelT. " Harriet C. " Willis R. " Dimis B. " Sally " Itlargaret H. " Sidney " Albert D. Benjamin Hayes, Louisa Hollister, Gideon \ " LydiaJ. 5 Huntington, Carina Hunt, Mitchell > " Mary | " Edward A. " Sylvester " Harvey D. " Truman > Sarah ) " Sarah M. " Hezekiah C. ) '' Susan I " Elizabeth " Hezekiah " John S. ) " Abia { " Nancy R. " Lydia " Ephraim J. | " Harriet ) Hull, Bradford J. 7 " Catherine | " Catherine A. Hull, William N. « Ammi F. " Susan E. Hatch, Faith Hyde, Nancy B. " Amelia Hubbell, Jerome B. Hodges, Leander) " Sarah | " Mary A. " George J. Hall, John ) " Harriet | " John « Josfeph Hill, John } " Emma j " Sarah " Charles Hiuman, Anthony B. Holmes, Frederick Hamer, Elizabeth Hartford, Henry Hawkins, Harriet R. Heylur, John Haragan, Margaret Isbell, Horace \ " Sally I " Julia A. " Sarah C. " Ellen L. Judson, Elijah ) " Betsey j George N. 7 Carolme f Margaret C.> Susan L. Sarah M. Isbell, Charles \ " Harriet J . j " George H. " Willard A. J. Judson, Herman \ " Minerva f Roderick B. " Andrew J. EUen S. Vincent, ) Sally ; Isbell, Jared S. ) " PoUyA.; " Mary E. " William S. " Betsey L. Judson, Anar S. " Statira D. " Ackerman E. " Mary " Silas " Frederick " Jante 806 HISTOET OF A.NCIENT WOODBTTET. Judson, Thomas F.) Ann B. f Judsoi 1, Abigail Judson, Albert N. " Harriet Wesley " Theodore Julia M. IL W.Le Grand) "' Ruths. : EUjah D. I " Minerva F. ) (1 Martha E. " Ehner F. Judd, Lewis > " Harriet S. J it Phineas A. > Laura S. C " Olive " " Ellen A. Johnson, Charles S. " Betsey : " Henry " Nancy it John B. " Charles B. <' Rhoda " BurnetteH. " Herman W.' " Elizur J. ii Marcus " Walter " William E. U Burton Polly ; Julia M. 4i " Harriet L. " Noah ) Ruth P. f (( Mariette M. " Jennet E. 11 Henry C. • ^ tt Harriet E. Jackson, Samuel " Jay R. " Ralph N. Wil iam W. " Emma B. it " Jerome B. " Rebecca " Franklin M. " Louisa M. it Nathan S.' Flora A. : " Ellen ft il MaryE. " Sarah " Keziah H Truman H. Joice, William ) " Jane J " Charlotte " Sarah P. " Harriet E. t( T. Franklin " Jennette Kelsey, Charles ) " Eliza J K. Kelsey, Sarah E. Kane, Friend F. il Charles " WiUiam Lambert, Willys L. Linslgy, James H. } Levris, George B. " Charlotte L.; " Eliza a Harriet M. f " Elizabeth J. u Sarah M. Charlotte " Ephraim " Caroline Lawson, Robert C. 7 Treat " Maria J. ' u Maria P. f J (1 William S. " Agur ■) " Lorina ) " Henry Le&on , Daniel S. > Eunice P. | " Antoinette " Harriett a " George D. a Harriet J. " Agur " Henry A. " Wilbur C. t( Edwin S. Lum, George " Nancy : " Margaret E. Leavenworth, Alma " William L, T-insley, Harvey J. > " Mary f " JaneE, David " Jane HISTOBT OF ANCIENT 'WOODBURT. 807 Lawton, George 7 Lounsbury, Franklin Lawler, Badelia (( Hannah ^ Edward (( Samuel Lathrop, George \ " John (1 James 11 Emily J. f " Mark a Hugh ti EUen C. ' (1 It Anna Mary . M. •' Daniel A. Minor, Wait J Minor , Betsey Mitchell, Charles C.: " Louisa M. '. tt Susanna C a Henry B. ti Noah B. Wallace , tt Ephraim Olive 3 » Judson ) Electa 5 tt (t " Reuben " RuthM.; tt Charles J.. > Clarissa T. 3 «'. Erastus '; Melinda ; It 1' tt David S. " Nancy >' Sarah E. it Charles D. " Julia 1' Mary Asahel W. (' Susan (t Anthony ) Olive \ i< Jane tt Martin, Daniel It Horace (( Charlotte tt Truman > Harriet > " Rhoda it Thomas " (( Maria ft Truman S. " Frederick ', " Mary Ann:' t( John H. i( William tt Harriet E. " Caroline E- (( Sarah « Mary 0. tt Nathaniel ? Althea 3 " Harriet E. (k Nathaniel D. > Frances > tt " John 0. (( " Frederick S. u George C. .■ tt Jesse * tt Fanny " Sally u Josiah G. > Esther C. 5 « Electa A. (( tt Solomon B. ; Frances A. ; tt " Reuben B.' " Susan W. 3 (t Henry? tt Fannie J. 11 Altha 3 « •' Reuben W- 11 James H. tt Cornelius J. ) Mary ) " Esther Maria 11 Mary J. tt " Susan W. 11 Emily L. (1, Julia B. a Albert " Augusta M. ,. Gilbert S. Mitchell, Kuth Marshall, Johii P. 1 " Julia ct Frederick M. > Amelia C. 3 tt Asa ■) Eunice 3 " Julia P. 11 " Merriam, Alva ) " Mary A. 3 11 Thomas B. tt Asahel F. tt Ellen F. tt John W. " Franklin M. 808 Merriam, Edward M, GUbert K. Charles A. HISTOKT OF .ANCIENT WOODBUKT McE[ay, Ann Eliza " Sarah A. Henry A. Moody, Ashbel > Sarah A. > Mansfield, David S. } Eliza 5 " Sireno " Walter McKenney, Marearet_S, melia " Henry S. Mallory, Abigail " Betsie " Fannie " Polly " Fanny " Reuben i Olive 5 " Samuel M. " Willis Manvill, James " Harriet E. " James H. " Theodore S. " Hiram 1 " Paulina j " Harvey W. " Ruth McCracken, Mary Morris, Harvey > " Maria J. ) " /Garry " Allathea " James " Matthew " Hobert H. " Sarah M. " George F. McKay, William C. ) " Rosamond ) " William H. Ophelia B. Amelia W. Millard, Charles ) Abigail 5 " Charles A. Morehouse, Joel > " Altha 5 Munson, Charles " Charlotte " Susan C. " infant " Jane " Ellen Munn, Kathaniel ) " PoUy 5 « Mary S. " Myron B. Markham, Sylvanus A. ) Alvira M. ) Mellor, Anna Miller, Allen Morrisson, Rachel McCumell, Margaret Maghur, Patrick ) "• Margaret } Mulhall, Mary Murphy, Bridget Minder, John B. » " Mary A. 5 " Charles A. " Emma E. " Josephiiie McDevit, John ) Abigail J Merwin, Joseph R. > " Emily P. 5 ", Parker J. " Mary E. Maramble, John Munroe, Admir H. } " Susan 5 " Sarah " Chauncey Moller, C. F. > " Julia i " Carl F. Mansfield, Charles > " Alma ) " Margaret S. George Carohne R. Marks, George L. ? Harriet A. " Emehne 5 Ellen C. " George S. Sylvanus W. " Josephene E. " Hellen S. McGloughlin, Thomas Nichols, Edward ) " Sally 5 " Philander J " Harriet 5 " Loyd P. " JohnW. . " Lucretia " John Northrop, Obediah P. " Harriet M. " George J. John t" HISTOKT Olf ANCIENT WOODBURY. 809 Nettleton, Samuel " Saiah " Mary J.' " Augusta E. " Sarah B. " Jehi'el l " Jerusha ) " Jackson J. " Henry B. ; « Elizabeth A. ] " Frederick B. " Josephine E. Frank H. N. Nettleton, Joseph > " Elizabeth 5 " MaryE. " Stiles ) " Nancy > " Lamson " John " Scovill " George i Norton, Talcott ) " Belinda ) " Amelia " Ann Newey, William ^ " Phebe 5 " Emma J. '■ Arthur B. " Anna E. Noyes, Hezekiah ) " Harriet ) " Sarah M. " Mary " Charles J. Nooney, Thomas ) " Mary 5 Orton, Truman " Martha M. " Harriet M. " Walter J. « Eliza E. " Betsey " David J. " Sarah " Elizabeth Olcott, Lucy " Margaret I Preston, Nathan " James > " Eliza 5 " Maria Phelps, Charles B. t " Amanda 5 " Amanda E. " S. Maria Peck, Peter F. " Frederick D. J " Lucjr D. 5 » William " Frederick O. Olcott, Mary " Amanda " Mary D. Osborn, Henry A. " EUen " Almon J " Salina 5 " Juliette " Newell " Daniel " Elizabeth C. P. Peck, Lucy S. " Samuel F. " Isaac ) " Anna > " Susan A. " Jane A. " Jeremiah 5 " Polly 5 " Nancy M. " Henry H. " Julia " John J. " Frank B. " Eunice Osborn, Simeon D. ) " Margaret A. ) " Lusella A. " William W. " Alsora A. " Lorinda Olmsted, Curtis > " Lois 5 " Emily " Mary J. " Sarah A. Peck, Ephraim B. ) " Betsey 5 " George H. « Robert " Catherine M. " Benjamin C. ) " Hannah ) " David C. " Enoch > " Martha ) • Pratt, George > " Martha 5 Piatt, Merrit ) " Mary 5 810 HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. Piatt, Edward B. " Mary E. Porter, George Parker, Truman > « Ehoda 5 " Jarvis " Daniel S. i « Olive J. 5 " Mary Jane " Eliza A. " Susan M. " Norman > " Eunice j " Hellen " Jason 1 " Harriet L. \ Bufus i Selina { John M. MaryE, Orley M. Marcia Sally ■■I " James L. Fanguian, Susan Paretree, Kobert C. ) " , Sarah J. ) " Mary J. Pierce, Nathan > " Susan E.i " Susan Esther " George E. Lucy L. •' Mary D. " Laura Prentice, Daniel S. } . " Electa ) " Mary S. Percy, Clement ) " Louisa ) « Seth W. " Harriet J. " Sarah M. " James F. " Charles H. Juha E. " Samuel B. " George W. Potter, Bela " Rhoda " Alice Potter, Edward i " Mary A. \ Peete, Eli S. ) " Abigail L. S ''" Harriet E. " Andrew W. Palmer, Charles Proctor, Alza " Nathaniel L. i " Elizabeth \ " George N. Parmlee, Mahalah " Cornelia " Eidelia Pitt, John 1 " Ann \ " Georgiana Fearlea, Jacob Fickhardt, Christian I " Louisa ^ Charles " Henry " William Quick, Michael i " Mary A. ( Rogers, Ned J " Betsey J " John W. " Susan « Charles E. " John J. " Henry C. " George W. " Harvey N. " Warren S. " Kobert C. 1 " Anna P. ] " Anna Florence Boot, Andrew Q. Quick, William E. Boot, Thomas i " Polly \ " Joseph W. " Wealthy A. " Thomas B. " Susan C. " Homer A. Eussell, Barlow ) " Caroline j " Edna Eliza " Benjamin S. ) " Sarah H. \ " John B. " DwightB. " Stiles C. Bussell, Martin C. ) " Sebela S " Adelia " Dwight C. 1 " Lucy A. ] Bichards, Levi William G. > " Celestia M. \ " Sylvester P. " Tomlinson W. " Henry W. l " Minerva A. \ " Emma HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 811 Richards, Marcena " George P. John T. Sarah M. " Fanny E. Juliette Franklin Charles. Roberts, John i " Elizabeth ( " Mary A. Amelia E. " George A. « Charles G. " Robert N. " Edwin 1 " Jane A. J " Abraham j " Ann \ " James ) " Maria A. ) " William Randall, Columbus W. Race, Andrew B. ) " Esther E. \ " Delbert A. " Hellen L. Riley, James " Thomas i " Catherine ) " Mary J. " James " Margaret Reynolds, Solomon ) " Alvina S " Henrietta " Ireda " Noah S. I " Eliza A. \ " Henry " James Mary A. " John " Emily Reynolds, Julia E. " Catherine A. " Roderick " Harriet " Betsey Riggs, Jane E. « Eri Roswell, John ) " Emeline ] " Mary " George " Charles i " Mary J Rockwell, David S. " Emily A. Sarah M. Ragan, Mary Ragiu, Joanna Sherman, Elijah 5 " Polly i " Isaac Jerusha Henrietta J. George P. Harriet E. Henry E. Cyrus ) Mercy 5 Julia Lucy Munroe C. Ruth E. Anna M. R. Hotchkiss Bennet A. Emily M. Sherman, Lewis G. > " Jennet E. 3 , " Margaret A, Sylvester J. " Julia Strong, Stoddard ) " Jennet ) " Bennet U.) " MaryH. -5 " Solomon \ " Eliza y Seth ) Harriet A. | Mary E. Margaret L. Harriet E. Anthony C Julia Willys A. Frederick T, Strong, Nathaniel L. " Mary E. " Nathaniel M, " Flora Charles P. > " Elizabeth A. 5 " Charles E. " James P. " John E. I " Sarah O. ) William Eli I " Mary ) Stoddard, Harmon ) " Kuth Ann 5 " Charlotte " Harmon W. Eliza N. Hellen S. 812 HISTORY OP ANCIENT WOODBUET. Stoddard, Cyras Maria H. Wealthy A. " George A. " Louisa M. \ Charles H. 5 Edward C- " Martin l " ElizA B. 5 " Betsey Smith, Nathaniel B. ) " Mary Ann W. ) " Nathaniel " Phineas ) " Cornelia ) " Truman " Cornelia M. " Catherine P. " William P. " Charles K. " Catherine " Guy " Gilead H. } " Anna M. 3 " Niles C. " Leslie P. " Legrand B. " Mary A. " Robert Smith, Frances " Worthington B. " Henry C. Elijah F. Martha Ann M. '' George F. > " Elizabeth R. 5 " Stephen B. > " Ruth A. 5 " Cornelia " Henry " Josephene " Lucy A. " George > " Maria 3 " Hannah " Mary " Sarah A. " Emma " George G. " Betsey A. " Chariotte C. " Emily C. " Martha A. " Mary E. " infant " Susan E. Sarah A. 5 Alonzo A. Stiles, Roderick > Fanny L. " Cleora S. > Frank B. " Elizabeth A. " Isaac } " Hannah 5 " Mark ) « Rhoda 5 " Marcus D. " Charlotte " Herbert B, " George ? " Osha ) " Dwight " Mary Seeley, Walker S. " Mary A. MaryE. " infant Sperry, Susan Summers, William ) '' Joanna 3 Summers, Eli \ " Amelia J Henry "• Summers, Dayid > " Sarah 3 " Mary Jane Sarah M. " Eliza A. Sheldon Mary " Greorge M. " Parthena E. " Abby G. " John E. Charlotte " Abraham " Nancy " Cornelia Somers, Charles A. > " Cecelia F. 3 " Eugene A. " David C. ) " Minerva B. 5 " Marion D. Shelton, William N. ) " Henrietta 3 " William M. Stone, Aoernethy B. > " Julia A. 3 •' Mary D. " EmmaB. " Ursula " James StUson, John B. Juha H. Daniel Spring, John 1 " Eliza 3 Sanford, Nathan W. ? " JuHa F. 3 " Hellen B. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 813 Saxton, Sireno } Scott, Mary E. Shea, Thomas : ■" Margaret' a Julia A. 5 (t Mariette Simps son, Robert > ' Mary J " George 11 Ellen S. t a Lawrence " John Squires, Joseph W. ) u George } ft Elizabeth P. 5 Stevens, George W. u Caroline 5 it Wesley J. Jane L. (( Josephine it Sweeney, Miles Stienmetz, Daniel Scovill, Sidney j Stowe, Benjamin M. It Lucretia M. 5 Schnider, Christian tt Willys Stewart, William- ) Margaret 5 Mary it Sheldon II Scott, James S. } it a Angeline M. ) Shea, Virginia II John U Thomas L. It Jemima (( Samuel B. 11 George ft William u. Harriet L. it infant Terrill. Timothy 7 T. Tuttle, Charles Thomas, , David M. ti Dolly M. ; tt Edward it Benjamin B. it James R. Mary A. ' u Timothy, Jr. ) Laura W. ) it Frances A. tt (( it Charles L. it Huldah M. tt Rebecca It HeHen R. (( Margaret E. >• Catherine u Catherine C. It William E. Sarah E. ' » Ellen A. it Tomlinson, Samuel > 1( infant It WiUiam G. it Jennette ) it Altha M. it Betsey J. (C George D. 5 Nancy B. ) It Lucy J. (I Elisha P. it " Homer S. (( Charles T. It Philo I Martha P. C It Ellen A. it it Nathan S. ) it MaryH. " Joseph It Emily ^ it John E. tt John D. " James G. it it Emily J. Marvin E. (t George (t Eli B. ) Esther J. 5 Thompson, Thomas M. ) (( " Albert 7 Harriet j it Sarah < it II Ellen II Lauren 1 " Nathan A. t( Martha J. 5 tt Augusta 1( Henry it Caroline tt Harriet l( Elmore " Thomas, Ira ^ it Betsey M. 5 tt Sheldon (t Orrin ii Hortensia M. " Horatio S. It Francis l Elizabeth 5 Tuttle, Lovina it Senna B. tt it Jennette A. it Clementine S. ti it Launcelot Margaret Sarah A. .. Henry ) Esther j tk Isaac } " it " EUzabeth A. ; 814 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBURT. Thompson, Charles ? " Laura 5 " Hobert Trowbridge, Edmund Esther L. " Fanny C. Philo M. Sarah E. A. Turney, Abel ) " Sarah A. J " WiUiam E. " Sarah E. Tolles, Sheldon) " Abb^' J, " Harriet A. Elizabeth H. " Lewis N. " Eansley ) " Lucretia ) Frederick Tolles, Kobert 1 } " Emeline S Hellen E. ) Teeple, George L. Tim, Henry K. ) Tyler, Asahel J " Mehetable M. " William M. " Sophronia " Almira " ■ Mary Town, Mary T. " Eli " John Taylor, Henry L. " Delia A. William H^ Taylor, Roswell \ " Minerva | " Abby F. " George \ " Anna J Charles '' Baniel " Francis " Henrietta " JamQS AdaKne Thornton, Thomas ? " Celia A. 5 " Mary A. William " Celia E. " Joshua J " Mary D. 5 " Robert Umberfield, Jarius U. V. VollmuUer, George J Vail, Anna " Margretha 3 Walker, Armilla " Theodore W. " Ahnira T. " ^ Josephine " Margaret A. " Theodore W. " Leodore W. " Joseph F. ) " Esther K. 5 •' Frederick A. Wiffiam B. " Maria B. Harriet C. " Nancy Webb, Charles H. > " Jennette M. 3 " Catherine L- " Mary E. " Caroline L. W. Webster, Guy ( Woodward, John Warner, Nathan j " Mary 3 "■ Maria " Niram « Sylvia S. " George Nathan, Jr. > Jennette M. ^ Antoinette H. Truman ) PoUy 3 Morgan F. Harley E. Elijah ) Betsey 3 Samuel N. Warner, John ) Martha N. 3 " George B. « Frank P. Wellman, David, Jr. " Amanda " Joseph " Benjamin Ward, Asher ) " Ann 3 " Charles N. Mary " Wallace " James i " Eliza 3 " Anson J. " Julia P. " Ann E. " James M. " George S. HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 815 Ward, Wealthy J. Wheeler, Justus Wiekwire, Mary Way, Isaac J " Matilda j " Luthena Wooster, James B. " Nancy « Walter Welch, William ) " Margaret ) " Joseph ) " Polly A. 5 " John ) " Phebe 5 " Mary Jane " Emily " Angeline M. " Caroline Margaret L. " William D. '' Mary " Charles " George White, WiUiam H. 5 " Sarah E. 5 Wolpeirt, Frederick ) " Maria ) " John T. " Edward C. « Clara Wheeler, Ebenezer ) " Harriet E. 5 " Maria Westerfield, Levi > Eliza 5 " Truman E. " Frances A. " Emma J " Laura Harriet M. Julia E. " Mary J. Y. Young, Avis BroadwjU, Cesar > « Charlotte j " Harry Chatfield, Oliver >- " Kosanna ^ " Benjamin \ " CaroUne L. ) " Susan C. " Harriet' E. » Timothy " George " Charles Cam, Keziah « Hiram ) " Maria J " Hiram " Keuben Freeman, John " Bachel " Elizabeth " Aaron " Roderick " Crosby " Alice COLORED PERSONS. Graham, Charles > " Mary | " George " Charies Hawley, Orrin ) " Mary A. j " John " Aaron ) wife {■ Jackson, Julia " Henry " Lot " Henry ^ " Eliza J " George Mary A. " George Johnson, Andrew } " Eliza j " Nancy Low, Charles Mallory, Alice Nettleton, Clarissa Nichols, Edward ) " Kuba i " Clarissa Osborn, Benjamin \ " Maria ^ Phillips, Leveritt ) " Elizabeth J " Edward } Betsey | " Leman > " Harriet ; " George " Charles " Henry " Ruth A. Peterson, Arnold > " Mary A. J Randolph, Isaac > v " Mary J " Ellen " William " Roy WiUiams, WiUiam H. ] " Eliza J. I 816 HISTOET OF ANCIENT •WOODBUBY. ROLL OF MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN WOODBURY. This church was organized as the second church of Stratford, under the ministry of Rev. Zechariah Walker, May 5, 1670. In 1G72-3, the larger portion of its members removed, and setued the town of Woodbury. The following is a complete list of its members from its first organization. It is given because it contains the names of all the church members in the terri- tory of " Ancient Woodbury," for nearly sixty years, and because all the other early churches in the territory, of •whatever name, were founded,, in the first instance, by men who had been nurtured in its bosom. The admis- sions only are given. Deaths, excommunications and regular dismissions are not noted. 1670. 1673. Zechariah Walker, May 5. Richard Beech, March 8. Samuel Sherman, Sen., " Joseph Judson, Sen., " 1675. John Hurd, Sen., '; Sarah Hill, July 4. Nicholas Knell, " Susanna,w.ofRev. Z.Walker, July 8. Robert Clark, " 1676 John Minor, " t l n -x -kt ^ = ' Samuel Sherman, Jr., " J""^" Haggit, NoY. 5. John Wheeler, " Igyg l^op^wSm, " Ro,erTerrill,Dec.3i. Hugh Griffin, " 1679. Ephraim Stiles,' " Hannah Skeeles, March 4. John Thompson, Jr., " Theophilus Sherman, " 1680. Matthew Sherman, " John Wyatt, Feb. 8. John Judson, " ,„„, Samuel Mils, " . „ , . " Benjamin Stiles, " Benjamm Galpm, May 1. Edmond Sherman, " jgg2 John Skeeles, ) The following ^ , ^- , - . „ " Israel Curtis, ^ were added im- Jo'^'i Hough, May 3. Thomas Fairchild, j mediately. Margaret,Tiis wife,I^y 3 Richard Harvey, ilay 6. Sfra\ '\l^f J^'or' "^""^ *• Mary Harvey, "8. ^"'^^7^ Mitchell, Dec. 2 7. Richard Butler, " 9. Mary, his wife, Robert Lane, " 9. 1683. Moses Johnson, "24. John Sherman, Nov. 25. ' Samuel Galpm, June 8. Elizabeth, his wife, " John Bartram, Oct. 20. ' Goodwife Harvey, Nov. 3. 1685. Goodwife Hurd, w. of John Hurd, William Martin, Aug. 30. Sen., Dec. 27. Abigail, his wife, " Abigail, w. of Joseph Walker, Dec. Rebecca Galpin, , " 27. . Emma Preston, " 1671. Dorcas 'Roots, " Sarah Nichols, Feb. 22. John Judson, Nov. 26. Susanna Hardy, Dec. 1 7. Ehzabeth, his wife, Nov. 26. John MitoheU, " 1672- Elizabeth, his wife, '■ Samuel Beecher, March 25. Hannah Judson, " Thomas Dickinson, June 30. Hackaliah Preston, » HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOO'DBUKl. 817 Susanna Fairchild, Nov. 26. 1686. Joseph Hicock, May 2. 1687. Mary Nichols, Jan. 30. 1688. Samuel Nichols, Feb. 26. Abigail Judson, " Caleb Nichols, April 29. And his wife, " John Hurd, "^ And his wife, "' Mrs. Sarah Judson, " Mrs. Elizabeth Minor, April 29. Bebecea Curtiss, " 1691. Mary, w. of Moses Johnson, Jan. 4. Hannah, w. of Titus Hinman, " Elizabeth, w. of Zec^ariah Walker, Jan. 4. Eleazur Knowles, March 1. Mary, his wife, " Benjamin Stiles, " Abigail, his wife, " Samuel Hinman, " Sarah Roberts, " Judith Huthwitt, " Anna Nichols, " Elizabeth, w. of Benjamin Hinman, June 14. Israel Curtiss, Jr., Oct. 18. 1692. Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Stiles, March 20. 1695. Nathaniel Tattle, May 12. John Minor, Jr., " 1697. Titus Hinman, May 26. Moses Johnson, " Ebenezer Hurd, " Sarah, bis wife, " John Judson, Jr., '_' Sarah, w. of Benjamia Hurd, '26. John Curtiss, May 26. Joanna, his wife, '' Thomas Minor, " Samuel Jenner, " Hannah, his wife, May 26. Elizabeth Walker, " 67 Hannah, w. of Thomas Minor, June 27. Sarah, w. of Samuel Blakely, June 27. Anne, w. of John Pierce, Oct. 3. Jonathan Atwood, " Mary Wheeler, " 1698. Abigail Minor, May 1. End of admissions under Kev. Z. Walker, who d. Jan. 20, 1699- 1700. 1702. Rev. Anthony Stoddard, May. John Boots, Sept. 6. Abigail, w. of Joseph Waller, Sept. 6. 1703. Jane, w. of Joseph Hurd, June 20. Abraham Fulford, Oct. 3. 1704. Mr. Zechariah Walker, April 2. Ephraim Minor, June 18. Kebecca, his wife, " Henry Castle, Dec. 31. 1705. Abigail Castle, June 10. 1706. William Gaylord, Jan. 13. Benjamin Hicock, Feb. 24. Hannah, his wife, " Sarah, w. of Jonathan Atwood, June 30. , Hannah, w. of Henry Castle, June 30. Mr. Samuel Bull, Nov. 3. 1707. Isaac Castle, Jan. 5. Stephen Curtiss, June 29. Sarah, his wife, " JoSeph Hicock, " Buth, his wife, " Ephraim Hinman, " Mary, w. of Titus Hinman, June 29. Sarah, W. of John Judson, " 1708. John Pierce, Sen., May 9. Joseph Hurlbut, Jr., " Mary, his wife, " Sarah Hurd, Aug. 29. 1709. Adino Strong, Jan. 2. 818 HISTOKY OF ANCIENT ■WrOODBUKY. John Wheeler, Sen., July 3. Eoger Brownson, of New Milford, Hannah, w. of Thomas Squire, Aug. Nov. H. 28- Cornelius Brownson, Sen., Nov. 25. 1110 John Sherman, Nov. 25. Mr. John Noble, of New Milford, Jan. ^'^' ^ '^®' " 29. 1717. 27J2. Helenah, w. of Samuel Hicock, June Joseph Judson, Oct^l2. Jq^^ iji^holg^ g^pj g Mp,r7, Jus wile, Jane, his wife, " Joanna, w. of Wm. Gaylord, Dec. 7. ' 1718. ^''l^- Stephen TerriU, April 6. Valentine Prentice, April 12. Ephraim Tuttle, Dec. 7. Sarah, w. of Nathaniel Hurlbut, July 26. '■'^^■ Sergt Benjamin Hinman, Nov. 29. Anna, w. of Ebenezer Squire, Jan. ^'^^'^- Richard Brownson, July 5. Samuel Hitchcock, of New Milford, Mary, his wife, " Jan. 3. Noah Hinman, Aug. 23. Mary Sherman, Feb. 7. Prudence, w." of Moses Johnson, Sarah, w. of Thomas Wheeler, May 7. Sept. 27. Mary, w. of Samuel Sherman, " .„ , Elizabeth, w. of Thomas Mallory," ^'''"• Hannah Minor, May 7. Ihomas Mallory, Jan. 3. John Huthwitt, May 30. Ebenezer Squire, " Kuth, w. of John Wheeler, Sept. 26. Doct. Warner, July 17. Patience, w. of Elnathan Strong, John Mitchell, July 24. Dec. 12. Lydia, w. of Thomas Drakeley, July 31. 1^1^- Sarah, w. of David Mitchell, Aug. 14. Samuel Sherman, Jan. 30. Jonathan Mitchell, Dec. 18. Elizabeth Minor, " „. Ezra Terrill, March 6. ^'^'■■ Joseph Minor, May 1. Hannah, w. of Benjamin Hurd, Jr., Susanna, his wife. May 1. • J*''- ^• William Preston, May 8. , Elizabeth, w. of John Mitchell, Jr., Martha his wife " Feb. 19. Mary, w. of Jonathan Judson, July Mary, w. of Jehiel Preston, March, 5. 17, Susanna Sherman, March 5. Hannah, w. of Jonathan Mitchell, Hannah Curtiss, April 2. Oct. 23. Samuel Minor, Jr., April 30. Sarah, w. of John Baker, Oct. 23. ' Josiah Minor, June 4. Mary, his wife, " 1716. Abraham Hurd, Oct. 8. Kuth, w. of Henry Castle, May 21. Martha, his wife» " Abigail, w. of Valentine Prentice, Mary Stoddard, Oct. 22. lilay 21. Abigail, w. of Samuel Munn, Dec. Abigail, w. of Cornelius Brownson, 10. Sept. 2. , nqo Thomas WeUar, Sept. 30. Sarah, w. of Cornehns Hurlbut, Sept. Martha Warner, Feb. 25. 30. Sarah Thomas, " Anna, w. of Noah Hinman, Nov. 4. Isaac Knowles, May 6. Andrew Hinman, Nov. 4. Margaret, w. of Ezra Terrill, May Mary, his wife, " 20. HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUET. 819 1723. Sergt. Benjamin Hurd, Jan. 6. Jonathan Hurlbut, Feb. 3. Mary, his wife, " Nathan Hurd, Dec. 15. Eunice, his -wife, ■ " 1724. Ktiell Mitchell, July 26. Martha, his wife, " Sarah, w. of Noah Hinman, March 7. 1725. Bethiah, w. of Nath'l Sanford, May 6, Martha Waller, May 6. Jehu Minor, " 23. 1726. Elizabeth Brownson, Feb. 20. John Ortou, April 3. Abigail, w. of Cornelius Brownson, Jr., April 3. Hezekiah Culver, May 15. Thomas Drakeley, Jr., May 15. Isaac Judson, June 26. Ebenezer Thomas, July 10. Sarah, w. of Joseph Martin, July 10. John Pierce, July 17. Comfort, his wife, July 17. Hannah, w. of Samuel Jenner, Jr., July 17. Joseph Walker, July 24. Daniel Curtiss, " Timothy Brownson, Caleb Wheeler, Esther Curtiss, " Eunice Hicock, " Bethiah Hicock, " Ruth Curtiss, " Bathsheba Waller, July 31. John Cressey, August 20. Mary, his wife, " John Minor, Jr., " David Hicock,' " Elisha Stoddard, " Elizabeth Knowles, " Mary Atwood, " Samuel Galpin, August 28. Rebecca Curtiss, " Elizabeth Preston, " John Skeeles, September 4. Sarah, his wife, " Ann Drakeley, " Ruth, w. of John Roots, Sept. 11. Ann Hurd, , Joanna Curtiss, " ' Thomas Minor, Sept. 18. Sarah, w. of Hezekiah Porter, Sept. 18. David Mitchell, Oct. 30. Abigail, w. of David Hurd, Nov. 6. Ebenezer Strong, Dec. 18. 1727. Rachel Galpin, Jan. 8. Mary Drakeley, " Timothy Terrill, Jan. 29. Thankful, his wife, " Feda, w. of Thomas Minor, Jan. 29. Samuel Martin, March 5. Annice, his wife, " Joseph Galpin, " Susanna, w. of Joseph Roots, Mar. 12. Mary, w. of Solomon Johnson, Apr. 1 9. Solomon Johnson, June 4. Sarah Peet, ^ " Roger Terrill, June 18. Joseph Hinman, " Ahd his wife, " Joseph Roots, June 25. Ephraim Baldwin, " John Baker, Jr., " David Leavenworth, " Lois Hicock, " Robert Warner, July 2. Mary, his wife, " John Roots, " Elizabeth Squire, Jr., July 2. Abigail Jenner, " Hannah Hicock, July 30. Sarah, w. of Titus Hinman, Aug. 6. Mary Judson, Sen., Aug. 6, Stephen Hicock, Aug. 13. Matthew Mitchell, " Elizabeth Roots, 7 • j » , o Sarah Roots, '[ widows, Aug. 13. Samuel Blakeley, Aug. 20. Mary, w. of John Orton, Aug. 20. 1728. Mary, w. of Joseph Squire, May 26. Nathaniel Sanford, Jr., July 14. Sarah, w. of Timothy Walker, Sept. 1. Ebenezer Down, Sept. 8. Dinah Down, " Titus Hinman, Sept. 15. Elizabeth, w. of John Hurd, Nov. 17. 1729. Martha, wife of Hezekiah Tuttle, March 9. John Hurd, March 16. Samuel Waller, May 18. Esther, his wife, " Roger Karby, August 3. 820 HISTOBY OF ANCIENT -WOODBURT. 1730. Timothy Minor, February 8. Elizabeth, his wife, " Isaac Tuttle, . April 12. Prudence, his wife, " Abel Holebrook, April 19. Hezekiah Tuttle, Aug. 9. Eliakim Stoddard, Sept. 27. 1731. David Bumham, March 28. Mercy, his wife, " Bethiah, wife of Lemuel Wheeler, April 4. Benjamin Hurd, Jr., Aug. 8. 1732. Mary, w. of Isaac Tuttle, April 2. Matthew Minor, Dec. 24. 1733. Lydia Hurlbut, March 18. Jonathan Atwood, April 29. Nathan Hurlbut, Sept. 23. Elizabeth, w. of Adam Hurd, Sept. 30, Sarah, w. of Hezekiah Wright, Oct. 7. Susanna, w. of Jeremiah Ilomas, " 1734. John Hunt, Jan. 27. Joseph Martin, March 31. Peter Walker, , « Hannah, w. of Jonathan Atwood, March 31. Sarah, w. of David Leavenworth, April 7. Patience, w. of John Baker, Mar. 12 Sahnon Hurlbut, May 26. Abigail, his wife, " 1735. Martha, w. of Samuel Castle, Feb. 2. Caleb Martin, Feb. 2. Elizabeth, his wife, " Joshua Hurlbut, March 23. Comfort, his wife, " Edmund Tompkins, April 6. Mary, w. of Peter Walker, April 6. Sarah Baker, April 6. Peter Minor, June 1. Hannah, w. of Edmund Tompkins, June 1. Mary, w. of John Minor, Sept. 14. "Sarah, w. of Nathan Hurlbut, " 1736. John Warner, May 23. Jemima, his wife, " Hellenah, w. of Ebenezer Allen, May 30. Sarah, w. of Matthew Mnor, Aug. 1. John Bedcer, y' aged, Sept. 5. Marah, w. of Nicholas Manvill, Sept. 5. Peter Terrill, Sept.. 12. Henry Castle, 2d, Sept; 19. Hannah, his wife, " Abigail, w. of John Nichols, Oct 8. Mary, w. of Gideon Walker, " 1737. Mercy, w. of John Bull, of West Hartford, Jan. 16. Gideon Walker, Feb. 6. Rebecca, w. of Elnathan Judson, June 5. Phebe, w. of Daniel Curtiss, Aug. 6. Olive, w. of Gideon Stoddard, Sept. 4. Rhodah Sherman, Sept. 25. *i, Joanna Porter, " John Royce, Oct. 2. Dorcas, his wife, " Hannah, w. of Matthew Mitchell, Oct. 16. Esther Prentice, Oct. 30. Elnathan Judson, T^o\. 13. John Barrit, Nov. 28. 1788. John Ashmun, Feb. 12. Ephraim Smedley, June 25. Concurrence, his wife, " Susanna Minor, " Mary, w. of Jabez Castle, July 2. David Roots, July 16. Elizabeth Squire, " Deborah Royce, July 30. . Joanna Mitchell, " John Judson, Nov. 12. Sarah, his wife, " Luke Castle, " Mary, his wife, " Miriam,,' w. of David Foot, Dec. 8. . 1739. Abigail Porter, Jan. 21. Ruth Porter, Feb. 11. Sarah Porter, " Isaac Hill, Jr., April 8, Hezekiah Hooker, Jr., " Ann Clark, April 9. Mary Steel, " Adino Strong, Jr., May 27. Deborah, his wife, June 10. Isaac Hotohkiss, " Reuben Avered, " H.ISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 821 James Hooker, June 10. Joshua Guitteau, " Ebenezer Lewis, " Sarah, his wife, " Widow Tamar Baker, " Joseph Chiddenden, July 1. Sarah HoUister, July 22. Mary Boots, " Phebe Smith, " ' Martha Squire, Aug. 5. Grrace Squire, " Eunice Mitchell, " Josiah Avered, Aug. 12. Samuel Steele, " Sarah Hill, '> Experience Hurlbut, Sept. 16. Submit Hill, Oct. 14. Lydia Warner, " Elijah Hurd, Dec. 9. Abigail, his wife, " 1740. Olive Roots, Jan. 13. Silence Warner, Jan. 27. Peter Mitchell, Feb. 3. Jesse Roots, " Benajah Roots, March 23. Timothy Mitchell, " Daniel Munn, Sen., April 6. Gideon Roots, April 27. Ephraim Minor, May 4. Mary, his wife, " Aaron Mallory, June 8. Hannah Martin, June 26. Mary Terrill, July 6. Joseph Hurd, July 13. Ann, his wife, " Reuben Sherman, Aug. 3. Abijah Stoddard, " Eunice, his wife, " Esther Mitchell, Aug. 24. 1741. Matthew Millard, of Cornwall, Jan. Joseph Nichols, Jan. 25. Abigail Barker, March 8. Nathan Mitchell, April 5. Mary, his wife, •" Thankful, wi of Jonathan Rumrill, ' April 19. Elijah Judson, April 26. Enos Mitchell, " WiUiam Martin, May 3. John Prentice, " Elijah Baker, May 10. Thankful, his wife, " Jerusha Sherman, May 31. Elizabeth Stoddard, " Mary Barnham, June 7. Ephraim Baker, June 14. Rebecca, wife of Moses Hurlbut, June 14. Adam Hurd, July 9. Preserved Strong, " Gideon Stoddard, " John RumriU, " Joseph Minor, Jr., " Joseph Judson, Jr., " . Jesse Baker, " Ahijah Mitchell, Clement Minor, " Samuel Broiighton, " Samuel Blakeley, " Benjamin Hinman, 3d, July 9. Elizabeth, wife of Aaron Hurlbut, July ?. Elizabeth, w. of Daniel Curtiss, July 9. Rebecca, w. of Thomas Squire, Jr., July 9. Phebe Thomas, July 9. Benjamin Hurd, 8d, '• Elizabeth MaUory, Aug. 9. William Harris, Aug. 23. Charles Thomas, " David Curtiss, Sept.' 6. Esther Preston, " Sarah Crissey, " Elnathan Baker, Sept. 20. Mary Wheeler, " Elizabeth, w. of Capt. Masters, Nov. 1. Sarah, w. of Ephraim Baker, " Jerusha, w. of Abraham Hurd, " 1742. Eunice Mallory, Jan. 10. Daniel Wakeley, " Friend Weeks, Jan. 24. Rachel, his wife, " Mary, wife of Nathaniel Hurlbut,. Jan. 24. Mary Wellar, Jan. 24. ■ Timothy Hurd, March 28. Tabitha, his wife, " Ruth Cattle,. " Moses Matthews, June 6. Nathaniel Hurd, Jr., " James Judson, " Mercy Martin, " Zebulon Leavenworth, June 27. Nathan Osborn, July 4. Timothy Terrill, " Amos Roots, July 11. Joshua Hurd, " Francis "Warner, July 11. Mary Baker, " Moses Hurlbut, July 18. 822 HISTOEY OF ANCIENT WOODBUKY. Daniel Huribut, July 18. Elizabeth Warner, '' Prudence Curtiss, " Samuel Jenner, July 25. Simeon Hurd, " Zadoc Huribut, " Sarah Castle, " Barbary Jenner, " Ann, w. of Timothy Culver, Aug. 1. Tilley Blakeley, Aug. 8. Mary, his wife, " Samuel BeU, " Samuel, y= servant of Samuel Blake- ley, Aug. 8. Eunice TerriU, Aug. 29. Christopher Prentice, Oct. 3. Sarah Atwood, " Andrew, Cooley, Oct. 17. Consider Huribut, Nov. 21. Gideon Huribut, Dec. 19. 1743. Jerusha Judson, Jan. 30. Betty Terrill, " Sarah, w. of Hatchetousy, an Indian, April 17. Nathan Warner, May 15. Daniel Hurd, July 1 7. Abraham Thomas, " Daniel Sherman, Nov. 6. Kezia Rice, Dec. 11. 1744. Daniel Castle, Jan. 8. Joseph Prentice, Sept. 9. Samuel Martin, Jr., " Ann, his wife, " 1745. Nathan Judson, Feb. 2. Mary, his wife, " 1747. Mr. Peter Curtiss, March. ' Mary, his wife, " Elizaljeth, w. of John Boots, April 5. 1748. Abner Mallory, Jan. 1 7. Susanna, his wife, " Betterus Mitchell, June o. Seth Preston, Dec. 4. Elizabeth, his wife, " Asahel Mitchell, Dec. 18. 1749. Mary, w. of John Mallory, April 30. John Mitchell, Oct. 8. 1750. Sarah, w. of John Mitchell, Feb. 18. Dorcas, negro woman of Deacon Samuel Minor, Sept. 16. 1752. Esther, w. of Eldad Spencer, Feb. 2. Solomon Martin, April 12. John Stoddard, Dec. 10. Mary, his wife, " 1753. Gideon Hurd, March 4. Sarah, his wife, April 8. David Carr, July. David Sherman, Aug. 5, Hannah, his wife, " 1754. Tabitha, wife of Thomas Minor, , March 31. James Minor, June 23. Jerusha, w. of Isaaic Mitchell, Oct. 13. 1755. Nathan Minor, Feb. 23. 1756. Abia, w. of John Edwards, May 16. Mary, w. of James Minor, Aug. 1. Hezekiah Culver, Jr., Aug. 8. Simeon Stoddard, Sept. 26. 1757. Thomas Bull, Feb. 27. 1758. Sarah, w. of William Adee, Jan. 8. Josiah Minor, Feb. 12. Seth Minor, " Eunice, his wife, " 1759. Thomas Boots, April 8, Prudence, wife of Amos Martin, April 22. 1760. Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Walker, Jan. 27. Hannah, wife of Daniel Judson, March 23. HISTOKY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. 823 LIST OF PEKSONS- Who " owned the baptismal" or half-way " covenant," during Kev. Mr. Stoddard's ministry, most of whose names have appeared in the foregoing list of members in full communion, having been subsequently received as such. Richard Brownson, Dec. 3. 1716. Moses Johnson, June 17.. Prudence, his wife, " 1717. Samuel Martin, May 19. And his wife, " Jeremiah Thomas, Deo. 1. 1720. Josiah Walker, July 24. Phebe, his wife, " , 1724. Mary Harriss, Aug. 30. 1726. Thomas Drakeley, March 27. Richard Peet, June 26. Sarah, his wife, " Daniel Judson, July 3. 1727. Matthew Mitchell, April 16. Samuel Munn, July 2. 1728. Soloinon'Squire, June 23. Martha, his wife, " Thomas Pierson, Dec. 8. Ruth, his wife, Dec. 8. 1729. John Curtiss, Feb. 2. Abia Curtiss, Feb. 2. Sarah Terrill, June 29. Lydia Hurlbut, July 6. 1730. Sarah Minor, Sen., March 1. Wait'Hinman, March 8. Lemuel Wheeler, June 7. Benjamin Wheeler, Aug. 2. i731. Eleazer Hinman, Feb. 21. John Squire, May 9. 1732. Adam Hurd, June 25. Elizabeth, his wife, June 25. 1708. Francis Stiles, July 11. John Pierce, ' H John Skeeles, a Thomas Skeeles, it Valentine Prentice, " Samuel Sherman, " John Sherman, a Jonathan Judson, a Thomas Knowles, it Joseph Hinman, " Samuel Minor, " Stephen Terrill, tt Daniel Munn, u Jehiel Preston, " John Johnson, July 25. Ebenezer Squire, a Hannah Mitchell, Cl Mary Mitchell, ct Sarah, wife of Nathaniel Hurlbut, July 25. Patience Jenner, July 25. Andrew Hinman, li And his wife, ii John Hurd, il 1712. John Burr, of Newtown, Sept. 21. 1713. Hellenah Bostwick, March 1. Hagar, negro maid of Rev. Anthony Stoddard, July 5. Hannah Minor, March 22. Benjamin Hurd, May 10. Abigail Prentice, May 24. Noah Hinman, " Hezekiah Tuttle, 1714. Thomas Wellar, April 4. Elizabeth Mincff, April 11. Anna Huthwitt, May 30. Hannah, w. of Benjamin Hurd, Jr., May 30. Susanna, w. of Jeremiah Thomas, May 30. Samuel Hicock, Dec. 3 . 1715. Sarah, w. of John Skeeles, March 6. Emma, w. of John Sherman, June 19. Ebenezer Warner, July 23. 824 HISTORY OF ANCIENT -WOODBUKT. Mary, wife of Jehu Minor, July 30. Salmon Hurlbut, Nov. 12. Sarah Baker, Jun., Dec. 24. 1733. John Ashmun, Nov. 4. 1734. David Squire, Feb. 4. Mary Munn; June 16. Nathan Curtiss, Aug. 26. Martha, his mfe, Aug. 26. Adino Strong, Sept. 8. Deborah, his -wife, Sept. 8. Ephraim Baker, Nov. 3. Sarah, his wife, Nov. 3. 1735. Bemember Baker, Jan. 26. Tamar, his wife, Jan. 26. Gideon Stoddard, Feb. 2.' Olive, his wife, " John Koyce, " Dorcas, his wife, " David Foot, May 4. 1736. Thomas Squire, Jr., May 9. Moses Hurlbut, July 25. Rebecca, his wife, July 25. 1738. Jabez Castle, Feb. 26. Mary, his wife, Feb. 26. 1739. Daniel Castle, Dec. 2. Elizabeth, his wife, Dec. 2. 1740. Elijah Baker, Jan. 6. 1741. Samuel Broughton, March 22. Oliver Atwood, March 22. Zadoc Clark, July 19. Mercy, his wife, July 19. 1747. Peter Hurd, Dec. 20. 1748. Enos Beech, July 10. 1749. John Masters, July 16. 1751. Daniel Beers, May 5. Samuel Sherman, Aug. 18. David Hunt, Jr., Oct. 27. Isaac Judson, Jr., Dec. 15. 1752. Gideon Mallory, March 8. William Adee, April 26. Benjamin Squire, May 24. Abigail, his wife, May 24. 1753. Elijah Atwood, Jan. 28. Solomon Stoddard, Oct. 28. Elisha Walker, Sept. 9. Joseph AValker, Nov. 4; 1755. EUsha Judsou, March 2. Thomas Smith, March 2. Zadoc Hurd, March 9. Adonijah Roots, May 18. Richard Smith, May 18. John Edwards, Nov. 30. Abia, his wife, Nov. 30. Daniel Judson,, Dec. 21. 1756. Daniel Fairchild, April 25. Amos Martin, June 6. 1757. Nathan Jackson, Jan. 16. Benjamin Galpin, May 8. Sarah, wife of Wm. Adee, Oct. 30. David Stoddard, Nov. 6. Nathan Baldwin, Nov. 13. Elisha Martin, Dec. 18. 1758. Gideon Martin, Jan. 22. Ephraim Baldwin, Jan." 22. Samuel Galpin, Jr., March 26. Benjamin Minor, April 2. Margaret, wife of Abraham Hill, July 23. John Munn, Aug. 6. Sarah, w. of John Wilkinson, Aug. 6. Isaiah Gilbert, Dec. 21. 1759. Isaac Minor, June 3. Mary, his wife, June 3. John Marchant, June 10. Widow Lucy Baldwin, Sept. 30, Samuel Squire, Oct. 14. Jemima, his wife, Oct. 14. John Manvill, Dec. 23. Elizabeth, his wife, Dec. 23, HISTOKT OP ANCIENT ■WOODBUHT. 825 1760. Joanna Peet, Aprils. ■Daniel Perry, Jr.j^AprU 27. Bethel Lyon, May 20. End of admissions under Rev. Mr. i^"^' ''V/^' i," q;, a Stoddard, who died Sept. 6, 1760, in S^''^^'/- °^ ^^"^^'^ S'^^'^'"*"' ^"S- Ik ml^;,^.T °^ "' '^^' ^""^ ^^" °^ Mabel, w. of John Roots, Sept. 2. his ministry, 1760. David Minor, Nov. 9. Benjamin Minor, " Isaac Judson, Jr., " Amos Martin, Nov. 30. Gideon Mallory, ■' Thomas Leavenworth, Dec. 7. 1761. Zadoe Hurd, Jun., Jan. 11. David Stoddard, Feb. 8. Isaiah' Gilbert, Feb. 15. Elisha Judson, March 7. Thomas Smith, " Daniel Beers, March 8. Elisha Martin, " John Munn, April 19. Reuben Minor, May 10. Rachel, wife of Matthew Minor, May 10. Adonijah Roots, May 16. Samuel Galpin, Jr., " Lydia, wife of Benj. Minor, July 5. Abiel Linsley, July 26. Thankful, his wife, " Elizabeth, wife of John Manville, Aug. 9. Asahel Martin, Aug. 23. Mary, wife of John Stoddard, Nov. 1. Ann, wife of Asahel Martin, " Elisha Walker, Dec. 2. 1765. Gideon Martin, April 1 7. Gideon Stoddard, Jr., Nov. 10. 1766. Gideon Minor, March 9. Ruth, w. of Jonathan Franklin, Aug. 31. 1767. Jonas Martin, April 12. lifdia, w. of James Burgess, Aug. 9. Charles Taylor, Aug. 23. 1768. Mary, w. of Caleb Tuttle, Feb. 14. Gilbert Minor, Feb. 21. Dr. Henry Skilton, from Southington, July 31. Mary, w. of Samuel Martin, Nov. 6. 1769. Martha, w. of Wm. Cressey, May 28. James Tyler, Oct. 22. And his wife, " Widow Elizabeth Mitchell, Nov. 19. Mary, w. of Dea. Jehu Minor, Dec. 3. 1770. Nathan Mallory, Dec. 2. 1771. Nathan Pierce, March 3. Martha Judson, John Minor, Timothy Minor, Chapman Judson, Eli Stoddard, 1762. Elijah Atwood, Jan. 24. Ephraim Baldwin, April 8. Ebenezer Thomas, May 2. Daniel Culver, June 6. Anna, wife of John Demmon, June 6. ^^^ „„„„„„,„ Ann, w. of Hezekiah Culver, July 18. j^es"SmTth,' Samuel Squire, Aug. 15. Lampson Mitchell, " Moses Galpin, " Reuben Mallory. " . 1763. Rhoda, w. of Rev. Noah Benedict, Mille,w. of Elisha Walker, Jan. 23. .. . ^a^ S- Phebe, w. of Daniel Fairchild, May 29. Abia, w. of Sam. G^in, Jr., June 2. Anne^. of Dea. Jehu Minor, June Lu^, w. of Jo^h T^hed^^^ Sept. 1. Benjamin Judson, Nov. 20. tSsS"'"' 1764. Mary, w. of David Stoddard, Solomon Stoddard, Feb. 26. PhilUp Pond, Jr. 68 826 HISTOET OF ANCIENT -VTOODBUBT. Natiian Atwood, Sept. 1. Rebecca, w. of Gideon Stoddard, Dec. Oliver Sanford, " 10. Jeremiah Burton, " 1781^ Sr^'.w.rffcrd'C'd!'-' " Sarah,^-ofDavidCurtiss,Jr.,Feb. few "^P^"^^ f r^-'^"'<,o.t "i K Dea. Daniel Huntington, June 10. K5ci?r%t''r^'''^'''- Solomon Minor, ^' " Levi, negro servant of Peter Walker. 1 782. J772. Abigjul, w. of Asahel Martin, June 16. A i.-rv • I Ttr T ■■« Isaiah Eoots, Aug. 18. iSr^wSrlr"' -"'" ''■ «--^. - °f ^-- Sanford. Sept DeUverancew.of Andrew BlackmaB, prudence Minor, Oct. 27. H Bmfjune 7 ^^^^' "*^" °^ Samuel Minor, Dec. 1. And his wife, June 7. 1783. Huldah Hotchfciss, Sept. 6. ^ner, w. of James Minor, June 22. Ann, w. of Capt. Nathan Hurd, Nov. 8. Annis, w. of Capt. Nathaniel MitcheU, Eunice, wife of Nathan Stoddard, Oct. 5. Dec. 6. Lydia, wife of Capt. Nathan Hurd, 1"3. Oct. 26. Ann, w. of Elisha Stoddard, Feb. 14. Phebe, w. of Matthew Minor, Nov. 23. Matthew Minor, March 7. . „^t 1 7 ^^4. Elizabeth, w. of Jesse Roots, May 30. Elijah Martin, Feb. 27. Richard Bradley, Aug. 22. Patience Jenner, March 6. OUve, his wife, " Abigail, w. of John De Forest, May Susanna Minor, " 29. Mehetabel Turner, " Martha, w. of David Atwood, Aug. 28. Esther, wife of Amos Leavenworth, Eliphalet Easton, Dec. 4. Sept 12. Wife of Thaddeus Minor, Dec. 4. Benjamin Eastman, Oct 17. jyyg Ellzabcth, Ws wlfc, " Wife of Thomas Mali;ry, Sept 24. ^'^: ^^ "^ SimeonMinor, Dec. 6. 1776. ■^^^^• Experience, w. of PhiUip Pond, Feb. Hope, w. of Timothy TerriU, Aug. 14. 25. Widow Deborah Judson, Dec. 29. 1777. Jacob Cleaveland, Nov. 16. 1^8^- j^yg Thomas Andrus, Jan. 21. /.-r T , »«■ .. . „„ Lois, his wife, " Mary, w. of Lt John Martin, Apr. 22. Esther Minor, Sept 27. 1788. Lydia, w. of Abiel Linsley, Dec. 6. Widow Charlotte Judson, Feb. 24. j^yyg Lee Terrill, June 1. M. Jus^s MtcheU, M^ 30. ^:^t£T.^-S.'^:''''''^- '■ 1780. ■ 1789. Mary, w. of Solomon Minor, April 9. Caleb Abernethy, March 1. Aziiba, w. of Jeremiah Chapman, Asenah, wife of 'Jeremiah Burton, June 18. Sept 6. 1786. Widow Huldah Malby, March 26. HISTOBT OS' ANCIENT WOODBUKY. 827 1790. Phebe, w. of Stephen Hull, May 30. Hannah, w. of Benj. Andrus, " 179?. John Prudden, March 6. Mary, hia -wife, " Lydia, w. of Benj. Judson, Sept. 11 1792. Widow Emm Judson, June 3. Love MaUory, " Sybil Huntington, " Edward Pond, Aug. 19. Adoniram Minor, " Patience, his mfe, " Benjamin Minor, Nov. 11. Seth Minor, Jr., " Eunice Minor, " Esther Minor, " Phebe, w. of Capt. Anthony Strong, Nov. 12. Benjamin Judson, Jr., Nov. 25. 1793. David Atwood, Feb. 24. Capt. -Joseph Peck, April 21. Hannah, his wife, " Hollister Judson, June 2. Isaac Bunce, " Thankful, wife of Keuben HotohMss, June 2. Anna, wife of Jehiel Preston, Jr., June 2. Widow Buth Curtiss, July 1. Lt. John Strong, July 21. Sarah, his wife, " Jemima, w. of Amos Roots, Jr., July 21. Noah Pond, Oct. 27. 1794. Mulford Coan, June .29. Mary, his wife, " Noah Minor, (Dea. in Norfolk, oldest living admission to this church,) Oct. 6. Concurrence, w. of Truman Martin, Nov. 9. Anna Castle, Nov. 9. 1795. Mercy Tyler, Jan. 4. Sarah, w. of Daniel Cogshall, May 10. Daniel Tuttle, Sept. 6. Abigail, w. of James Hall, Dec. 6. 1796. Betty Hurlbut, Nov. 27. 1797. Nabby, wife of Rev. Noah Benedict, March 5. Mary Hurd, March 5. Elizabeth, w. of Jehiel Preston, Mar. 5. 1798. Solomon Sherman, Dec. 30. 1799. Robert Crow, Jr., May 5. 1800. Thomas Olcott, March 2. And his wife, " Lydia, w. of Noah B. Benedict, Esq., June 1. Faith Martin, (now livingj) June 1. 1801. Daniel Bacon, March 1. Rebecca, his w., (now living,) Mar. 1. Samuel Dean, Oct. 6. 1802. Gideon Judson, Feb. 21. Susanna, wife of Ebenezer Moody, Pfeb. 21. Rhoda, w. of William Minor, Feb. 21. Mary, w. of Wm. Preston, May 9. Rebecca, w. of Nath'l Bacon, " Jonathan Judson, June 6. Ruth, his wifei " ' Ruth Emm, w. of Capt. Abijah Mitch- ell, June 6. Polly, w. of John D. Leavenworth, June 6. Anna, w. of William Lord, June 6. Asa Cogshall, June 27. And his wife, " Elizabeth, w. of John Mtchell, Jr., Aug. 1. Anna, w. of SeUeck Galpln, Sept. 5. Eunice, formerly the wife of Joseph Walker, Jr., Nov. 7. 1803. Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Jabez Bacon, Feb. 27. 1804. Mercy Drakeley, Sept. 30. 1805. Anthony Minor, (now living,) June 2. Mercy Ann Warner, Aug. 4. Hannah, w. of Capt. James JudsOn, Aug. 4. Sally, w. of Asa Minor, Sept. 22. 828 HISTOKT OP ANCIENT WOODBUKT. 1806. Judson Minor, June 2. Joanna, w. of Jehiel Preston, Feb. 2. Electa Minor, « SalIy,w.ofCapt. Jesse Minor, Feb. 23. Juliana Franklin, (Mrs. Sherman Chloe, w. of Reuben Judson, Mar. 2. Warner,) Jijpe 2. Peter Mitchell, June 1. Rosanna Frankim, (Mrs. Jlistus Mi- Phebe, his wife, « "or, Ohio,) June 2. Widow Mary Hobson, July 27. Phebe, wife of Wheeler Kirtland, / (Mrs. Upson,) June 2. l^''^- Susan Minor, (Mrs. Wm. P. Curtiss,) Olive, wife of Ephraiiu Minor, (now Sept. 10. living,) Aug. 30. Abraham Tuttle, (out west,) Nov. 3. ■I ana Anna, his wife, Nov. 3. . , . ,,. ^ ' Mary Bunce, (Mrs. B. H. Andrews, Adoniram Minor, July 3. Waterbur>,) Nov. 3. Jr2ltl6nCGj DIS Wil6j 1809. ^^^2- ThaddeusMinor, Feb.26. ^""j^i/gS ^*^°'" Camden,) Uriel Strong, " o.-.i, Thomks Auct 2S Samuel Franklin, May 28. ^^'^ J-homas, Aug. Zd. Mabel; his wife, " - 1813. Asa Judson, " olive, w. of Anthony Minor, Jan. 3. Sarah, his wife, " Huldah Warner, (Mrs. Aaron Mallo- Stiles Curtiss, " ry, Canada,) Jan. 3. Sarah, his wife, (oldest living member _,,„,.. , „ ^^ , of this church,) May 28T End of admissions under Rev. Noah. Justus Minor " Benedict, who died April 20, 1813, Aden Maltby, " aged ^5 years. Ruth, w. of John Manville, (now Uv- 1813. ing,)July23. Wait Minor, July 18. 1810. Susan, his wife, " Capt Jesse Minor, Feb. 11. ^^^^' ^^o^ Reuben Walker, " Dea. ScoviUe Hinman, (now living,) 0"ve, w. of Reuben MaUory, " Peb 11. Marcus D. Mallory, " Isaac Martin, June 3. Betsey Mallory, (Mrs. Asahel Strong,) Mary his wife, " Juha Preston, (Mrs. Judson Black- Sylva, w. of Elisha Crane, Aug. 26. „ man,) July 18. Sheldon Minor, Aug, 26. Susan De Forest, (Mrs. Ira Strong,) William P. Curtiss, (afterward Epis- J"ly 18. copal clergyman at Staten Isl- Percy, wife of Judson Sherman, Oct. and,) Aug. 26. ^, .25. _ Abijah M. Mmor, Aug. 26. Eunice Vining, Aug. 30. Diana, w. of Moses Clark, " ^g^. Asahel Strong, " ,» ■ ^ ,- ^, r^ ^ Beniamin H. Andrews, (Waterbury,) ^^^ Curtiss, (Mrs. Truman Orton,) Ang. 26. ^.^ J"ly 3- ^ , Nancy Minor, July 3. 1811. Esther Strong, (Mrs. Hill, Ohio,) Anna, wife of Isaac Bunce, (Ohio,) July 3. March 3. Eliza Beers, (Mrs. James Preston,) Wheeler Kirtland, June 2. July 3. Abigail Huntington, " Jennet Mallory, (Mrs. Stoddard Concurrence Curtiss, (wife of Rev. Strong,) July 3. Philo Judson,) June 2. Horace Minor, " Eeziah Walker, (wid. Asa Judson,) Laura, w. of Rev. Henry P. Strong, June 2. July 3. HISTORY OF A-NCIENT WOODBURY. 829 AbigaU, w. of Marcus D. Mallory, July 3. Sally Pollard, Sept. Anna Phillips, (colored,) Sept. Dea. Judson Blackman, " Patience, his wife, " Betsey, w. of Ezra Beecher, Sept. Anna, w. of Peter Hibbard, Nov. 6. Wife of David Minor, " Melissa, w. of Sheldon Minor, " Timothy Csesar, (colored,) " And his wife, (colored,) " 1815. Elizabeth, wife of Truman Root, (Southington,) July 2. Alice, wife of Daniel Mallory, (col- ored,) July 2. Samuel Steele, Sept. 17. 1816. Phebe, w. of Capt. Anthony Strong, July 6. Sheldon Minor, Oct. 20. And his wife, " - 1817. Phineas Smith, July 13. Dr. Hiram Bunce, (Ohio,) July 13. Mary, w. of Jacob Bunce, " Thankful, w. of Simeon Pierce, " Nathaniel Smith, (Judga Sup. Ct.,) Nov. 2. 1818. Ruth, his wife, Jan. 4. Sally Chidsey, (Mrs. Elisha Minor,) Jan. 4. Clarlnda Root, (Mrs. Towner of Ox- ford,) Jan. 4. Sally Root, " Mabel Munn, " Charity Tuttle, (Mrs. White, South- bury,) Jan. 4. ' Wife of Levi Richards, July 5. Ruth Ann, w. of Hermon Stoddard, July 5. Julia Lambert, (Mrs. Anthony C. Strong,) July 5. Wife of David Gilbert, (Kent,) Sept. 27. 1819. Betsey Beers, July 3. Samuel Robbins, (N. Y.) Sept. 5. Fanny, his wife, • " 1820. Margaret, w. Stephen TopUff, (Mass.,) Jan. 2. Jonathan Lumm, (Oxford,) July 1. And his wife, July 1. ' 1821. Wid. Zillah Nettleton, June 10. • Wid. Lucy Mitchell, (Mrs. Olcott, June 10. Elisha Minor, Aug. 6. Louiza, w. of Enoch Hayes, Aug. 26. Wid. EstheifMuun, Aug. 26. Reuben Mallory, Oct. 7. Stoddard Strong, " Polly jMay, (Mrs. Tyler,) Oct. 14. Yarmouth Chatfield, (colored,) Oct. 28. Elizabeth, his wife, (colored,) Oct. 28. Mary, w. of Rev. Samuel R. An- drew, Nov. 2. 1822. / Gilbert Somers Minor, Jan. 6. Sabrina, his wife, " John Curtiss, " Maria, his wife, " Rufus J. Bunce, (Ohio,) " Eli Summers, " Amasa Curtiss, (Maine,) " Willys Lambert, " William Heaton, '' Cyrus Pierce, (Ohio,) Bennet Minor, " Philena, w. of Joseph Minor, Jan. 6. Susan, w. of Dr. Sam. J. Andrews, (North Carolina,) Jan. 6. Flora, w. of Hezekiah Booth, Jan. 6. Maria, w. of William G. Moseley, (Maine,) Jan. 6. Mary Knapp, " Mary Northrop, (N. Y.,) Jan. 6. Irene Northrop, (N. Y.,) " Sabra Manville, " Lorena Manville, (New Haven,) Jan. 6. Ann Sherman, Jan. 6. Amelia Nichols, (Mrs. Eli Siimmers,) Jan. 6. Lura Minor, (Mrs. Philo Pierce,) Jan. 6. Harriet Minor, (Mrs.Benj. Hinman,) Jan. 6. Mary Summers, (Wid. H. J. Lins- ley,) Jan. 6. Pamella Pierce, (Mrs. Dr. Andrews, missionary at Sandwich Islands,) Jan.'e. Wife of Nathaniel^Gray, Jan. 6. George Miller, (went to Hartford,) July 7. 830 HISTOKT OF ANCIENT WOODBURY. George H. Cable, (went west,) July 7. Wid. Martha Mallory, " Joanna, w. of Wm. Summers, " Charlotte Minor, (Wid. Charles Jud- son,) July 7. Susan Sherman, (Mrs. Thomas Bull,) July 7. Clarissa Chatfield, (colored,) [July 7. 1823. Wid. Betsey Dudley, Jan. 19. Mary Ann W., w. of N. B. Smith, July 6. Laura, w. of H. J. Linsley, July 6. 1824. Kuth May, (Mrs. James Mamdlle,) July 11. Abigail Huntington, Oct. 10. 1825. Aaron Mallory, (Canad!a,) Sept. 11. 1826. Dr. Koswell Abernethy, Nov. 4. Anna, his wife, " 1827. Harvy J. Linsley, May 6. Eliza, w. of Willys Lambert, May 6. Terrissa Ray, (Mrs. Charles Peck, out west,) May 6. Benjamin D. Beecher, (Prospect,) May 6. Aurelia, his wife. May 6. Anthony Strong, Sen., Nov. 4. Benjamin Andrews, " Jehiel Preston, " Jesse P. Lambert, " Stephen Allen, " Mary, his- wife, " Wid. Anna Sherman, " Sally, w. of Solomon Sherman, Nov. 4. Laura, w. of Samuel Steele, " PoUy, w. of Asa Mitchell, " 1828. Charles Judson, Jan. 6. Abel Benedict, " Thomas D. Mallory, (Bridgeport,) Jan. 6. Albert Mallory, Jan. 6. Henry Lambert, " Seth Strong, Shelden Summers, " Alma, w. of John DeForest, Jan. 6. Olive Drakeley, Jan. 6. Cornelia. DeForest, (Mrs. S. M. En- sign,) Jan. 6. Maria Manville, Jan. 6. Jane Minor, (Mrs. Sackett, Ohio,) Jan. 6. Margaret DeForest, (Mrs. Henry Lambert,) Jan. 6. SaUy J. Bunce, " Fani^ _ Pierce, (Mrs. Sturtevant, Ohio,) Jan. 6. Andrew Minor, March 8. Hermon Stoddard, " David Summers, " Laura P., w. of Marcus DeForest, March 3. Sally, w. of Geo. W. DeWolf, Mar. 3. Amy, w. of Jesse P. Lambert, May 3. Mrs. Tompkins, " Susan,w. of Dea. Judson Blackman, May 3. Ada, w. of Edward DeForest, May 3. Harriet, w. of Truman Minor, " Betsey, w. of Stephen Koswell, " Temperance, w. of Daniel Warner, July 6. Abigail Harrison, (Waterbury,) Dec. Si. 1829. Mary, w. of James DeForest, Aug. 9. 1830. Timothy C. Steele, Feb. 21. Hannah, his wife, " 1831. Charlotte Minor, July. 2. Jane Mallory, July 2. John Strong, Jr., Sept. 4. Nathaniel Benedict Smith, Sept. 4. Thomas Bull, " Loren Forbes, " William Johnson, (out west,) " Dilazon L. Buggies, (Bridgewater,) Sept. 4. Pinet P. Manville, Sept. 4. Charles J. Blackman, (Ohio,) Sept. 4. Widow Esther Perkins, " Sally Miles, Sept. 4. Rhoda Dean, " Polly Ann Prindle, Sept. 4. Fanny, w. of William Perry, (Ohio,) Sept. 4. Augusta Drakeley, (Mrs. Orlin Rood, of Wisconsin,) Sept. 4. Augusta Sherman, (Mrs. Fairchild, Oasford, Sept. 4. Susan Allen, (Mrs. Silas Tuttle, of Middlebury, Sept. 4. Eliza Stoddard, (Mrs. Treat,) Sept. 4. HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBUET. 831 Laura Stoddard, Qlba. P. A. Judaon,) Sylvia Chatfield, (colored,) Sept 6. Sept. 4. Widow Elizabeth BuU, Nov. 1. Mrs. Lucretia Woodruff, Oct. 16. Eliza Curtiss, Nov. 1. Nancy Peters, (colored,) " Jared S. Baldwin, Nov. 22. Truman Parker, Nov. 6. Amelia, his wife, " Samuel Nettleton, " ,oqc Stephen Allen, Jr., « ,^ . ,_, t^^' „ , ,^ Leman Phillips, (colored,) Nov. 6. I^^na, w. of David Summerg,Feb. 15. EUza,w. of Solomon Strong, Jr., « f °'',*°\?"'^' ^'"'^^ ^\ s t^^ „„ Harriet A. Lambert, (Mrs. Seth ^urke Minor, (Plymouth,) May 29. _ Strong, Nov. 6. Eliza, his wife, « Emily A_. Lambert, (Mrs. Charles 1837. Elizabea'LeaTCirworth, (wife of ^™. Elizabeth Nettleton, Feb. Hon. C. Delano, NeV York Taloott Norton, March. city, Nov. 6. ^^°- ^ ^H^' , NancyKeynolds,Nov.6. Truman ^mor, -Aug. 3^ Sally, w. of Elisha Minor, (Fair ^f y,'™i°.::°^^^°JM^^°^f ?r Haven) Dec. 11. Charles Kirtland, (Cahfomia,) Nov. 1832. 1838. Thaddeus Crammer, March 4. Hannah Chappel, (Mrs. Isaac Smith,) And his wife, " Jan. 7. Piuet Thomas, (Ohio,) " Erastus Minor, March 4. 1833 Melinda, his wife, " Mrs. Betsey Mather, '(Mrs. Curtiss,) £tTronr^' " "^"^fltfe s^"^- ^^^^°"'' Krs'curir"'^"^'^'- ''^ ' ' Caroline, wife of Drake Prentice, 1835. March 4. Widow Susan Sperry, July 6. Eunice, w. of Abel Benedict, March 4. Sophia Sperry, " Laura S. Steele, (Mrs. William E. Widow Clara Leavenworth, (Ohio,) Woodruff,) March 4. July 5. Caroline Sherman, (Mrs. Smith, of Mrs. Alza Proctor, July 5. Oxford,) March 4. .Jennet, wife of Harvey Lambert, Eliza Kirtland, (Mrs. Piatt, Water- (Ohio,) July 5. bury,) March 4. Eunice, w. of Norman Pa,rker, July 5. Martha J. Strong, (Mrs. Benjamin Fanny Dudley, (Mrs. Gillet, Box- S. Curtiss,) March 4. bury, July 5. Joseph Nettleton, March 14. Cornelia Dudley, (Mrs. Jeremiah Abraham Smith, March 18. Peck,) July 5. Mrs. Nancy Lum, April 25. Mary E. Smith, (Mi's. John J. Marcus D. Mallory, returned by Monell, Newburg, N. Y.) July 5. letter, May 6. Harriet M. Orton, July 5. Abigail, his wife, returned by letter, Sophia Strong, (w. of Rev. Austin May 6. Isham, Eoxbury,) , July 5. Samuel Sherman, May 6. Augusta Mallory, (Mrs. Willys George W. De Wolf, " Judd, of Danbury, July 5. Andrew P. Potter, " Sybil Chatfield, (colored,) " Bennett U. Strong, (Wisconsin,) Betsey M. Morriss, (colored,) July 5. George Hitchcock, July 19. Myron Hitchcock, May 6. And his wife, " Hiram Manville, " B,hoda,w. of Truman Parker, Sept. 6. Benjamin Kirtland, . " Peggy Boot, Sept. G. Sarah Mallory, (Mrs. Wood, New Polly Mallory, " Orleans,) May 6. 832 HISTOET OF ANCIENT WOODBUK*. Harriet Morriss, ^Mrs. Thomas Up- son,) May 6. Elijah Judson, July 1. Phineas A. Judson, July 1. Sarah Curtiss, (Mrs. Benjamin S. Russell,) July 1. Mary, w. of Stephen Allen, July 1. 1839. William Peck, May 5. Samuel Minor, (Ohio,) May 5. Abner Muuson, May 19. And his wife, " Widow Abigail Hurlbut, May 19. Mrs. Eunice Camp, June 22. Wife of William Peck, Sept. 1,» Amanda, w. of Chauncey N. Castle, Sept 15. 1840. Julia, w. of Silas Chapin, Feb. 23. EUza, w. of Albert Man viQe, May 3. Mary, w. of Merrit Piatt, " James S. Orton, (Geneseo, N. Y.,) Sept. 5. Widow Flora Strong, Sept. 5. Harriet Hurlbut, " 1842. Aurelia Beebe, Jan. 23. Mary Elizabeth Andrew, (wife of Eev. Mr. Aitchison,) May 1. Charlotte Kosers Andrew, " Charles C. Mitchell, JuTy 3. Samuel M. Mallory, " Henry P. Strong, (Bridgeport,) Julys. Marcus DeForest, Jr., July 3. Mary, w. of Sheldon Summers, July 3. Mary J. Steele, (Mrs. William Coth- ren,) July 3. Augusta Thompson, July 3. Abigail DeForest, (Mrs. John A. Candee,) July 3. Elsie Ann Chappel, July 3. Augusta Booth, " Fanny Mallory, " Mary A. Hull, (Mrs. James R. 'Thomas,) Sept. 11. Clarissa Glazier, " 1843. Eli B. Sperry, March 19. Emily S., w. of James S. Orton, Aug. Elizabeth, wife of Henry S. Curtiss, December. 1844. Emeline Perkins, Jan. Sydney B. Whitlock, July 7. Mary, his wife, " Eliza F. Whitlock, 1845. Joseph B. Beadle, July 6. Daniel S. Lemon, " Eunice P., his wife, " Eunice, w. of Asa Mitchell, July IS. Caroline, wife of- Barlow Russell, Aug. 17. Catherine E. Russell, (Mrs. A. P. Lyon,) Aug. 17. Olive J. Parker, Sept. 21. 1846. Amelia C, w. of F. M. Minor, Jan. 4. Eli Strong, And his wife. End of admissions under Rev. Mr. Andrew, y^ho resides in New Haven, Conn. 1847. Mrs. Rebecca Jackson, Jan. 1. Mrs. Clarissa Nettleton, (colored, returned by letter,) March 1. Emily M. Strong, (Mrs. Bennet A. Sherman,) Sept. 5. Harriet M. Curtiss, (Mrs. James H. Linsley,) Sept. 5. Susan F. DeWolf, " Sarah E.De Wolf, " 1848. Harriet, w. of Henry Lambert, Jan. 2. Harriet Manville, " Henry T. Mygatt, Feb. 27. Fidelia Chatfield, Nov. 5. Betsey A., wife of Enos Benham, Nov. 26. 1849. Mrs. Emily C, w. of Rev. Lucius Curtis," Jan. 6. Mrs. Lutheria C. wife of George Betts,Feb.4. Mrs. Maria Finley, Feb. 11. Charles H. Bradway, March 25. Eunice, his wife, " Elizabeth, w. of Horace C. Baldwin, April 29. Edmund Trowbridge, Sept. 16. Esther L., his wife, " HISTOBT OF ANCIENT WOODBtSKT. 833 Philo M.Trowl3ridge, Sept. 16. Ellen Osborn, Sept. 1. Sarah E., his wife, " Kansom S. Reynolds, " Fanny C. Trowbridge, " Elizabeth, wife- of Charles P. Mary Root, wife of Nathaniel L. Strong, Sept. 1. Strong, Nov. 25. Mary E. Strong, " Waiya A. Strong, ™-. X, o , , Nathaniel L. Strong, " Widow Fanny Summers, July 7. Truman Smith, Cornelia Booth, " Cornelia Smith, " Emily J. Minor, (Mrs. Enos Ben- Catherine Smith, " ^.„^'). , ^^y ''■ Charles A. Summers, Wilham Cothren, « Cecelia F., his wife, Benjamm Fabrique, " Duncan P. Whitlock, '' John E. Strong, " ComeUa Summers, Nov. 3. David S. Bull, " Catharine A. Hull, " Mernt Piatt, " Auguslj^, E. Nettleton, " Frederick P. Pond, « Sarah B. Nettleton, George DeForest, " Mary J. Nettleton, George Drakeley, " Charlotte M. Lambert, Laura M., his wife, " juUa E. Bull, George H. Bacon, Sept. 1. Henry P. Summers, " EnosBenham, " Wilham E. Towner, " Sophia E. Benedict, " Truman S. Minor, " Mary A., w. of George Del^est, " EUzabeth M. Hurlbut, * « 1851. Frances A. Hurlbut, « Edwin S. Lemon, Feb. 26. Martha Hinman, (Mrs. F. P. Pond,) Charlotte, wife of George B. Lewis, Sept.l. June 29. ■A^illjrs R. Hurd, Sept. 1. ^ggj Harriet E. Judson, " James H. Linsley, " Maria J. Lambert, May 1. Loiza M., w. of Charles C. Mitchell, Lucinda Banks, IVIay 16. Sept. 1. Eoxy Hurd, ' Sept. 4. Betsie S. Mallory,- " Juha W. Fox, " Paulina, w. of I£ram Manville, " EUza Beynolds, " 69 INDEX OF NAMES, Abemethy, Doct. Eoswell, 316, 466, 479. Abemethy, J. J., 466, 477. AUen, Gen. j:than, 183,273, 412, S06. Allen, Ool. Ira, 476. Ahbleb Fautlt, SOI. Andrew, Eev. Samuel K., 306, 466, 478. Andrew, Samuel W., Esq., 466, 478. Andrews, Dr. Sam. A., 466. Andross, Sir Edmond, 76, Atwood Familt, 490. " Dr. Jonathan, 66, 36, 466, 490. Atwood, Bev. Anson S., 466, 477, 496. Atwood, Dr. Garwood H., 323, 361, 466, 477, 499, 697. Atwood, D. S., Esq., 496. " Curtiss, 477. " Henry C, 466. AVBEILL FAMII.T, 484. " Augustm,EBq.,487. B. Bacon Family, 516. " Jabez, 361. " Daniel, Esq., 328, 427. Bacon, Eev. Wm. T., 864, 466,477,618. Backus, Eev. Azel, 253, 478, 466. Backus, Fred. P., 477. Babbitt, Eev. P. T., 292, 467, 478. Bakbb Famut, 502. " Eemember, 156. " Oapt. Eemember, 183, 273, 427. Battbll'Famii.t, 608. Baldwin, Dr. N. C, 467. " Eev. Wm., 467, 478. Bellamt Family, 607. " Eev. Joseph, 241, 245, 249, 467, 478. Bellamy, Jonathan, Esq., 467, 474. Bellamy, Hon. Joseph H., 865, 487, 477. Bellamy, Eev. David, 467. Benedict, Eev. Noah, 301, 303,466. Benedict, Hon. Noah B., 306 367, 466, 478, 476. Benedict, Col. Thos., 466. " , Bonnet, M. D.,475. Beaumont, Petre, 166. Bebbs Family, 513. . " Hon. S. P., 426, 466. Beers, Zechariah, 286, 369, 466. Bedieut, Dr. Butler, 74„466. ^Beeoher, Eev. J. W., 698. Berry, Eev. J. D., 297, 467. Bishop, Dr. Eeuben, 466. Biss'eU, Dr. G. G., 467, 479. Blakbley Family, 604. Blakesley, Sammis, Esq., 466. Blakeman, Dr. W. N., 467. Botsford, Chas., M. D., 466. Boardman, Bev. Dan., 106. " Bev. Charles A., 270, 466. Booth Family, 508. " Henry, Esq., 467, 477. " Harvey M., 468. Bostwick, Hon. Isaac W., 467. Bbinsmadk Family, 511. " Eev, Daniel, 262, 467, 478. Brinsmade, Zechariah, 166. " Hon. Daniel N., 322, 364, 4£7, 476. Brinsmade, Wm. B., 477. Beonson Family, 604. " Dr. Abraham, 137. " Bev. Tillotson, 291, 467, 478, 732. Brownson, Dr. Ira V., 467. " Dr. ,467. Brown, (Bev. Garret G., 467, 477. Brownell, Eev. Grove L., 314, 467, 478. Bull Family, 611. " Dea. Samuel, 78. " Maj. Thomas, 187, 204, 207, 466. Bull, Hon. Thomas, 467. " Eev, Edmond C, 292, 467. Burhans, Eev, Daniel, 292, 467. . BuBRiTT Family, 610. " Dr. Anthony, 358, 467. Burritt, Dr. Anthony B., 359, 467. Bulkley, Bev. Peter, 180. Butterfield, Eev. 0. B., 236, 466. Bushnell, Eev. Horace, 467, 478. Bushnell, Bev. George, 467 . C. Calhoun, Eev. Geo. A., 467. " Eev. Henry, 467. " Dr. John, 187, 368, 467. Campfield, Bev. Eobt. B., 271, 468. Camp, Eev. Joseph, 467, 476. Canfield Family, [629. " Eev. Thomas, 276, 280, 467, 476, 478. Canfield, Orlando, 477. Castle Family, 528. " Dr. Silas, 467. Catlin, Dr. Conant, 361, 467, 479. Catlin, Dr. Lyman, 467, 479. " Dr.Wm. C.,467,429. Cazier, Bev. Matthias, 467. Chittenden, Fredy Esq.,467. Churchill, Eev. John, 315, 467, 479. Chubch Family, 626. " Hon. Samuel, 476, 527. Church, Hon. John B., 476. " Leman, Esq., 475. " Nathaniel, 527. Clark, Eev. Daniel A., 230, 467. Clark, Bev, John, 467, " Bev, Jehu, 467, " Amos, 187, " Dr, Heman, 467, Chaunoey, Eev, Israel, 32, 33, 129, 124, 133, Cheravoy, Philemon, 165, Cheesbrough, Dr, E. M,, 467, ' INDEX OP NAMES. CocHKAKE Family, 619. " William, Sen., 521. " William, Jr., 521. " Samuel, 525. Cothren, David, 523. " Capt. William, 523. " William, Esq., 323, 338, 339, 340, 341, 361, 478, 479, 524. Cothren, Hon. M. M., 525. Coach, Kev. Paul, 256, 467, 478. Cogswell, Wm., Esq., 467. " Fred. W., 467, 478. Covell, Rev. J. S., 297, 468. Cotton, Rev. Josiah, 478. Coxe, Rev. Rich'd, 292, 468. Crane, Dr. Kob't, 467, 479. " Dr. Joel, 468. Cbafts Family, 526. " Gen. Chauncey, 527. CuKTiss Family, 531. " Capt. Wm., 35, 60. " Agur, 187. " Lt. Israel, 61, 77, 119. " Rev. Lucius, 306, 323, 467, 479. Curtiss, Hon. Holbrook, 534, 643. Curtis, Wm. E., Esq., 534. Chapman, Hon. Asa, 515, 667. Chapman, Hon. Charles, 515, 667. Cramer, Moll, 159. D. Davies, Rev. Thomas, 293, 295, 433, 468, 475. Davies, Thomas J., 468. " Prof. Chas. J., 468. " John, 468. " Dr. Thomas, 468. Day, Rev. Jeremiah, 270, 468, 478. V Day, Rev. Jeremiah, D. D., 270, 429, 466, 468. Day, Thomas, LL. D., 270, 430, 468, 476. Day, Tut. Mills, 468 476. " Prof. Henry N., 468, 477. Day, Charles, 477. Downs, Dr. Myron, 468. " David, 282. " Captain Ebenezer, 174, 187. Dowdney, Rev. John, 292, 297, 468. Davidson, Rev. David B., 468, 478. DeForest, Dr. Marcus, Jr., 468. Dundonald, Earl of, 520. DuDning, Capt. Elias, 176. Drakeley Family, 539. Dntchers, Ruloof, 158. E. Easiman Family, 541. Eastman, Dr. Azariah, 863, 364, 468. Eastman, Dr. Josiah B., 325, 365 468 642. Eastman, Dr. John B., 468. " Richard H., 468. Easton, Hon. Rufus, 468. Edmonds Family, 542. " Robert, 187. " Hou. Wm., 201, 434, 468, 476. Edmonds, David, Esq., 468, 476. Everitt, Hon. Daniel, 174, 176, 187, 434, 468. F. Fakkand Family, 544. " Capt. Nathaniel, 326. Farrand, Jonath'u, 176,187. " Wm. P., 46, 476. Fairchild, Dr. S. B., 366, 468. Fansher, Dr. Sylvanus, 364, 468. Feun, Dr. Aaron W., 468. " Fred. J., Esq., 468. Fhnt, Rev. Seth, 291, 468. Foote, Rev. George L., 298,. 468. Footo, Dr. , 468. " Dr. E. T., 614. Foster, Dr. Isaac, 321. Ford, Dr. Seth P., 468. Fowler, Dr. Parlemon B., 365, 468. Fowler, Dr. Warren R., 365, 468, 479. Fowler, Dr. Remus M., 365, 468, 479. Fowler, Dr. Henry, 468. Fraser, William A., Esq., 468, 733. Fraser, Hugh, 732. " Simon, 732. Frisbie, Rev. Wm. Henry,' 297, 468. Fuller, Rev. Samuel, 292, 468. Fulford, Abraham, 73. ' Galpin Family, 644. " Rev. Samuel, 469. " Dr. Leman, 469. Gilbert, Rev. Sturges, 291, 297, 469. Gilbert, Rev. Raphael, 299, 469. Glover, Rev. Bennet, 291, 469. Goodsell, Dr. Thomas, 469, 479. Goodsell, Dr. Isaac, 469, 479. Graham Family, 545. " Rev. John, 222, 223, 488, 479, 546. Graham, Kev. J.j Jr., 478. Graham, Dr. Andrew, 176, 187,226,366,468,647. Graham, Hon. John A.,j226, 441, 469, 549. Graham, Rev. Chauncey, 469, 476. Graham, Dr. Isaac Gilbert, 441, 548. Graham, Col. John L.,226, 558 475. Graham, Capt. John Hodg- es, 552. Graham, John Lorimer, Jr., 654. Graham, Nathan B., Esq., 564. Graham, James Lorimer, Esq., 655. Gray, Rev. Cyrus W., 267, 469. Gunn, Fred. W., 272, 477. Garrow, Dr. John L., 469. Gridley, Dr. Horatio, 469. Hannah, James, 176, 187. Hall, -Dr. Charles A., 732. Harriman, Rev. Fred. D., 292, 470. Harrison, Rev. Fosdick, 256, 281, 470, 478. Hastings, Dr. Seth, 885 , 469. " Prof. Thomas, 469. " Dr. Seth, Jr., 470. " Orlando, Esq., 470. " Eurotus, Esq., 470. HartweU, Sam. E., Esq., 367,470. , Hart, Rev. Se\h, 478. Hawley, Dr. Benjamin, 188,368^470. Hawley, William,Esq.,',368, 470, 476. Hawley, Moses, Esq., 322. Hard, Dr. David B. W., 469, 479. Hayes, Rev. Gordon, 267, 469, 478. Hayes, Charles G., 478. HicocK Family, 564. " Lyman, 477. " Capt. Nathan, 176, 187. Hicook, Simeon, 476. HiNMAK Family, 666. " Noah, Esq., 469. " Sergt. Edw'd, 566. " Edward, Esq., 176, 187,369,469. Hinman, Hon. Edward,'370, - 469. Hinman, Hou. Timothy, 476, 469. Hinman, Gen. Ephraim, 367, 469. Hinman, Hon. Royal R., t 370, 469,476. Hinman, Col. Joel, 442. ■" Hon. Joel, 442, 469. " Capt. E., 442, 469. INDEX OF NAMES. Ul Hinman, Hon. Curtis, 469. " Hon. William, 469. " Col. Benjamin, 166, 169, 174, 183, 237, 871, 469. Hinman, Geu. Robinson S., 373, 469. Hinman, Simeon, Esq., 373, 476, 479. Hinman, Simeon, 476. " Shenuan, Esq., 476, 479. Hinman, Capt. Wait, 150. " Capt. Adam, 166. " Elijah, 187. " Titus, 561. " Cyrus, 476. Hitchcock, Hon. Sam. J., 444, 469, 477. Hitchcock, Eev. Solomon G., 287, 291, 292, 469, 478. Hooker Family, 569. " Asahel, 476. Hdx Family, 567. " Hon. Charles J., 470. ,Hollistek Family, 583. " Lt. John, 583. " Gideon H., Esq., 369, 470, 477. Hollister, David F., 470, 478. HoTCHKiss Family, 579. " Dr. , 470. " John, 332. Hubbell, Peter, 150, 167. " Comfort, 187. Hull Family, 577. " Ebenezer, 187. " Hon. Andrew C, 444, 469. HuU, Bev. Leverett, 444, 469. Hull, Gen. Elias, 444, 469. " Dr. Zeph., 366,469. " Dr. Titus, 367, 469. " Dr. Laurens, 443, 469. " Eev. Charles, 469. HuKD Family, 570. " John, 66. " Capt. Dayid, 176. " Samuel, 187. " David, 187. " Dr. Curtis, 469. " Dr. Nelson L., 469. " Dr. Theodora C, 469. " Dr. Fred. W., 469. " Monroe, Esq., 469. Hdrlbut Family, 680. " Joseph, 259. HuTHWiTT Family, 568. Huntington, ,Dr. Daniel, 368, Sro. Huxley, Dr. Asahel M., 368, 470. I. Isham, Eev. Austin, 281, 470. Ingersol, David B., Esq., 47. Ives, Bev. Beuben, 291, 478. Jehnee Family, 602. JoHHSON Family, 600. " John J., 80. " Amos M., Esq., 470. Jones, Eev. Isaac, 297, 470, 478. Judd, Eev. Beuben, 261, '470, 478. Judd, Bethel, D. D., 291, 470, 478. Judd, Eev. Wm. H., 292, 470. JuDSOK Family, 587. " Lt. Joseph, i35, 54, 61, 74, 116, 128, 588. Judson, John, 61. ■ " - Wilham, 587. " Gen. David, 470, 476, 595. Judson, Eev. Adoniram, 448, 470, 476, 596. Judson, Eev. Adoniram, D. D., 575, 696. Judson, Eev. Ephraim, 448, ■ 470,476,695. Judson, Eev. Philo, 445, 470, 478, 597. Judson, Eev. Albert, 446, 470,477,598. Judson, Eev. Gould C, 470, 598. Judson, Eev. Everton, 447, 470, 477, 599. Judson, Bev. Samuel, 445, 470. Judson, Eev. Ben. B., 470, 599. Judson, Philo M., Esq., 475. • " Dr. Elnathan, 596. " Isaac E., 476. " Gen. Herbert, 598. " Dr. QUver A., 600. " Wilham F., 600. " Dr. Frederick J., 470, 477. Judson, Charles A., 470. " David, Jr., 470. " Curtiss, 476. " George H., 470. " Israel, 476. K. Kasson Family, 603. Keese, James D.,Esq., 385, 470. • Kirby, Hon. Ephraun, 332, 450, 470, 479. Knowles Family, 604. " Dr. Thomas, 385, 470. L. Laoey, Capt. Thaddeus, 176. LaFayette, Gen., 213. Lambbet Family, 607. Laoigdon, Bev. John, 256, 470, 478. Langdon, Dr. Timothy, 470. LaTvrence, Eev. Amos E., 236. . Leavenworth Family, 612. Leavenworth, Capt. David , 196. Leavenworth, Isaac, Esq., 470. Leavenworth, Dr. Alston, 470. Leavenworth, Dr. Thomas, 470. Leavenworth, Eev. Thad- deus, 292, 471. Leavitt Family, 614. " Eev. Freegrace, 614. " Eev. Jonathan, 614. " Sheldon, 615. " Harvey F., 615. " Sheldon C, 476, 615. Lemmon, Dr. Sheldon, 470, 477. LiNSLEY Family, 605. Logan, Ehoda, 272. Loomis, Eev. Aretus G., 257, 471. Lyman, Eev. Ephraim, 267, 470. Lyon, Hon. Matthew, 320, 471. Lucas, Eev. Wilham, 292, 471. M. Makshall Family, 631. " Eev. John E., 184, 288, 289, 291, 387, 471, 478. Maktin Family, 620. " Wm. Seaborn, 621, 622. ' Martin, Samuel, 623. " E. T. Throop, 630. " Henry, Esq., 630. " Henry HuU, 475, 630. Martin, Capt. Andrew, 198. " Caleb, 99. Malloby Family, 615. " Hon. Garnok, 471, 477. Mason, Eev. Stephen, 267, 471. Mason, Ebenezer P., 471, 477. Masters, Nicholas S., Esq., 452, 471. Masters, Dr. Samuel S., 388, 471, Meigs, Dr. John, 386, 471. " Dr. Phmeas, 387, 471. " Dr. Abner^ 471. " Bev. Beniamin C, 471; 477. Merwm, Eev. Noah, 262, 471, 478. • Minor Family, 642. " Capt. John, 36, 36, 37, 50, 61, 64, 68, 71, 77, 79,643, ' IV INDEX OP NAMES. Minor, Col. Joseph, 98, 139, 644. Minor, Dea. Samuel, 153, 154. Minor, Capt. Matthew, 174. " Dea. Clement, 187. " Kev. Jehu, 233, 234, 471, 476, 651. Minor, Hon. Matthew, Jr., 389, 471, 476, 655. Minor, Dr. Gany H., 471, 479, 652. Minor, Samuel, Esq., 390, 471, 478. Minor, Charles S., Esq., 471, 478, 652. Minor, Israel, Esq., 471, 657. Minor, H. J., Esq., 475, 665. " Kev. Sherman, 645. " Hon. Joel, 648. " Bev. Lamson, 648. " Josiah H., Esq., 477, 649. Minor, Eev. Timothy, 650. " William, Esq., 653. " Wm. Tj Esq., 475. " Rev. Thomas, 476, 653. Minor, Dr. Thomas, 475, 653. Mitchell Famelt, 633 " Eev. Jonathan, 633. Mitchell, Abijah, 187. " Eleaznr, 94, 176. " Eev. Elisha, 462, 471, 477, 641. Mitchell, John, Esq., 471, 476. Mitchell, Kev. Justus, 452, 471, 476, 641. Mitchell, John G., Esq., 471. " Hon. Henry, 471. " EnosG.,471. " Dr. Henry, 636. " Capt. Garwood, 637. " MitcheUS..639. " Mordaunt S., 639. " Minot, Esq., 641. " Chaunoey K., Esq., 641. MOSBLET FAMILT, 619. " Hon. Increase, " 174, 176, 187. Moseley, Col. Increase, Jr., 174,176,187, 209. Moseley, pr. John, 471. Montrose, Duke of, 545. Monell, John J., Esq., 677. " Mary E., 471. Moody, Kev. Martm, 292, 471. Morris, Dr. John E., 479.,, MunnFamilt, 618. " Dr. SSmuel, 72. " Dr. Daniei; 889, 471. » Dr. Nathan, 389, 471. Murray, Eev. E;ufus, 292, 463, 471. Murray, Philo, Esq., 388. Mumson, Eev. Fred. E., 453, 471. Munson, Hon. Harris B., 471. McEwen, Rev. Abel, 677. N. Nichols Family, 657. North, Dr. Loomis, 390,471. Orton Family, 668. " Dr. Samuel, 821, 392, 471, 476, 660. Orton, Hon. Philo, 660. » Dr. John, 392, 471, 661. Orton, Dr. Samuel, Jr., 392, 471, 661. Orton, Dr. Henry T., 392, 472, 661. Orton, Dr. David J., 392, 472, 661. Orton, Dr. James, 392, 472, 661. Orton, Kev. Sam. G., 661. " Samuel D., Esq., 661. OsBOKH Family, 658. " Shadrach, 36, 193, 390, 472. Osbom, Timothy, 187. P. Palmer, Jo. M., Esq., 395, 472. Parker, Eev. Daniel, 472, 478. Parker, Dr. Joseph, 472. " Col. Amasa, 468, 472, 477. Parker, Hon. Amasa J., 475. Parsons, Eev. Benjamin, 271, 472. Parmely, J. E., Esq., 472. Peestok Family, 662. " Hon. John, 662. " Bev.Wm.,D.D., 662. Preston, Hon. William, 62, 292, 472 662. Preston, Hackaliah, 62. " Hon. Nathan, 166, 332, 393, 472, 476, 664. Preston, Jehiel, 78. " Eev. William, 472, 477, 665. Pekcy Family, 674. Pbbby Family, 666. " Eev. Joseph, 475, 667. " Dr. Joseph, 321,332, 392, 472, 478, 666. Perry, Dr. Nathaniel, 392, %72, 479, 668. Perry, Nathaniel P., 475. " Col. Henry, 454, 472, 667. Perry, Hon. Nathaniel, 393, 472, 668. Perry, Eev. Philo, 292, 472, 666. Perry, Kev. Phillips, 292, 472. Perry, Eev. Bennet, 472, 667. Pettigree, Alexandre, 165, Phelps, Hon. Charles B., 286, 312, 394, 472, 632. Peet, Harvey P., LL. D., 472, 477. Peck, Dr. John, 472. , , n PiEKCB Family, -«9». v «" " " Joseph, 176. " Justus, 176. " Amos, 476. " Dea. John, 174. " John, 476. " Eev. George E., 455, 477, 472, 670. Pierce, Cyrus, 476. Pitcher, Hon. Nathaniel, 472. PoBTEB Family, 668. " Eev. Ebenezer, 263, 478. Prindle, Eev. Chauncey, 472, 478. Pond, Eev. Sam. W., 472. " Eev. Gideon, 472. Powell, Dr. William, 472. Powers, Dr. Peter, 472. Peime Family, 674. " Eev. Benjamin, 472, 476, 674. PftBHTiCE Family, 672. " Dr. Curtiss, 472, 673. Prentice, Eev. Thomas H., 472, 673. Prentice, Eev. Charles, 455, 472, 476, 673. Prentice, Eev. Charles T., 476. Prentice, Prof. David, 472, 477, 673. Prudden,Eev. Geo. P., 231, 472, 479. Putnam, Eev. Charles S., 292, 472. E. Eaymond, Kev. Moses, 472, 477. Bead, Dr. ■. 472. " Bev. HoIEs,271,472, Eichmond, Edmund, Esq., 472. Eogers, Eev. Bobt. C, 292, 472. Boot Family, 674. " Eev. JudBon A., 472, 477. Sanford, Hon. John, 473. " Henry Sheltan, 473, 479. Sanford, Bev. David P., 292. INDEX OF NAMES. Sayre, Rev. James, 289, 291, 478. Saokett, Dr , 473. Scott, Bev. Joseph, 292, 297, 473, 478. Scott, Rev. James L., 293, 473. Scoville, Joseph A., 478, 665. Scisceau, Henrie, 165. Seelye, Dr. Thomas T., 397. Shove, Dr. Harmon W., 398, 473, 479. Shelton, Gen. Geo. P., 478. Sheldon, Dr. Daniel, 396, 472, 475. Sherman Familt, 679. " Hon. Samuel, 35, 60, 679, 68i. Sherman, Hon. John, 61, 79, 155, 688. Sherman, Matthew, 61. " Hon. Daniel, 151, 176, 187, 190, 213, 321, 473,685. Sherman, " Father" Elijah, 290, 299. Sherman, Rev.. Henry B., 291, 292, 478, 687. Sherman, Taylor, Esq., 473. " Rev. Charles, '473, 686. Sherman, Hon^ Charles, 475, 686. Sherman, Bev. Josiah, 680, 681. Sherman, Hon. Boger, 680, 682. Sherman, Hon. Boger M., 681. Sherman^ Bev. John, 679. " ' Capt. John, 680, 681. Shipman, Bev. Thomas L., 231, 473, 478. Skeel Family, 709. " Sergt. Thomas, 80. Skllton I^milt, 711. " Dr. Henry, 396, 478, 711. Skilton, Dr. Avery J., 473, 712. Smith Family, 677. " Hon. Nathaniel, 156, 327, 398, 478, 477, 479, 677. Smith, Hon. Nathaniel B., 405, 478, 677. Smith, Hon. Nathan, 461, 478, 479, 677. Smith, Hon. Truman, 468, 473, 477, 692. 'Smith, Hon. Perry, 461, 473. Smith, Phineas, Esq., 473, 477, 677. Smith, Hon. Balph D., 473. " Dr. Abraham L., 478. " Bev. Deliverance, 478, 476. Smith, Rev. Noah, 236, 473, 678. Smith, Rev. Sylvester, 300. Smith, Rev. Levi, 478. " Rev. Zephaniah H., 567. Smith, Ebenezer C, 477. " Elihu, 187. " Walter, Esfl., 475. Snow, Rev. T. W., 297. 473. Spragfne, Hon. LemanlB., 898, 473. Sqtjikb Family, 709. Stanton, Bev. Ben. F., 256, 473. Stanton, Bev. Thomas, 69. Steele Family, 688. " Hon. John, 688. " Doot. Samuel, 692. " Bev. Julius, 478, 477. Steele, Bev. Nathaniel, 478, 476. Stephens, Ann S., 473. Stewart, Bev. Philander, 473. Stiles Family, 693. " Bev. Ezra, D. D., 693, 695, 698. Stiles, Benjamin, Esq., 322, 896, 473, 475j 699. Stiles, Benjamm, Jr., Esq., 395, 473, 476^ 699. Stiles, David J., 18, 37. • " Nathan^ 476. Stoddard Family, 713. . " Bev. Anthony, 66, 79, 103, 136, 137, 140, 157, 472, 478, 714. Stoddard, Maj. Amos, 456, 472, 714. Stoddard, Col. Henry, 469, 478, 714. Stoddard, Dr. Israel, 459, 473, 476. Stoddard, Jonathan, Esq., 719. Stoddard, Capt. Gideon, 176, 187. Stoddard, Bev. JudsonB., 719. Stoddard, Capt. Nathan, 206. Stoddard, Thomas, 720. " William, 720. Bev. Elijah W., 717. Stoddard, Dr. Abiram, 717. " Dr. William, 717. " Bev. Goodwin, 717. Stoddard, Rev. Eliakim, 716. Stoddard, Rev. Solomon, 713. Strohg Family, 701. " Elder John, 701. " Bev. Nathan, 473, 476, 703. Strong, Rev. Joseph, 475, 708. Strong, Hon. John, Jr., 397, 473, 477, 707. Strong, Bev. Nathan, Jr., 475, 703. Strong, Bev. Henry P., 304, 478, 478. Strong. Tunothy, 187, " Hon. Henry, 475. Swift, Bev. Zephaniah, 281, 478. Slade, Hon. William, 475. T. Taylor, Jonathan, 78. Terrill Family, 721. " Hon. Hazard Bailey, 475, 722. Terrill, Hon. T. Lee, 476, 722. Thompson Family, 727. " Hezefciah, Esq., 155, 174, 176, 232, 405, 473, 730, Thompson, Hon. William A., 463, 473, 476, 733. Thompson, Charles, Esq., 478, 735. Thompson, Bftv. James, 292, 474, 476, 734. Thompson, Dr. Samuel, 474, 476, 735. Thompson, Dr. Ebenezer, 405, 474, 737. Thompson, Charles C, 518, 736. Thompson, Egbert A., 478. " Thomas M., 478. " Hon. Smith, 780. " Anthony, 728. " Bev. Caleb, 740. Thayer, Dr. Nathaniel, 474. Thomas Family, 722. Throop, Enos T., 730. Touchy, Thomas, 178. Tomlinson, Dr. Abraham, 406, 474, 476. Tomhnson, Dr. Jos., 474. " Rev. George, 474, 477. Trowbridge Family, 737. Trowbridge, Dr. Joseph, 474, 744. TJrowbridge, Dr. Thomas, 739. Trowbridge, Dr. Josiah, 740. Trowbridge, Otis, Esq., 740. " l)r. Israel £., 741. " Samuel, Esq., 741. TuTTLE Family, 723. " Nathan, 724. " Bev. Isaac H., 297, 474. Tyler, Bev. Bennet, 285, 474, 476. IND EX OF NAMES. W. Walkee Family, 744. " Rev. Zechaxiah, 33, 48, 51, 66, 121, 124, 130, 131, 133. 134, 474, 744. WaJker, Sarah, 90. " Gideon, Esq., 174, 176, 187. Walker, Reuben, 312. Wakelev Family, 754. " Abel, 209. Wadhams, Rev. Noah, 269, 270, 475. Wateon, Rev. Wm., 297, 475. Watson, Hon. James, 463, 475, 476. Washington, Gen. Geo., 150, 324. Warner Family, 752. " Dr. Ebenezer, 1st, 74, 294, 406; 474, 753. Warner, Dr. Ebenezer, 2nd, 474. Warner, Dr. Ebenezer, 3d, 474. Warner, Dr. Ebenezer, 4th, 474. Warner, Dr. Benjamin, 474, 753. Warner, Dr. Benjamin, Jr., 753. Warner, Lt. Ebenezer, 99. " Dr. Reuben, 474, 753. " Dr. Abner, 474. " Dr. John, 474. " Col. Seth, 183,201, 273, 287, 407, 474, 753. Warner, Dr. Ephraim, 474. " Curtiss, 476. Warner, George W., Esq., 474, 478. Warner, Lyman, Esq., 474. " Thomas, Esq., 174. 176, 187. Ward Family, 755. " Hon. Levi, 474. Waller Family, 754. Weeks, Rev. Dr., 314. Webb, Dr. Chas. H., 406, 474, 479. Weller, Lt. Thos., 283. Welton, Rev. Jo. D., 291, 474. Welton, Rev. WiUard, 297, 474. Wheeler Family, 747. " Benjamin, Esq., 474. Wheeler, Rev. Ulysses M., 292, 474. Wheeler, Dr. Lemuel, 406, 474. Wheeler, Rev. Russel, 297, 474. Wheeler, Lt. Thomas, 22. " Dr. Qfbadiah, 186. Whittlesey Family, 756. " Rev. Samuel, 270, 474. Whittlesey, Hon. Elisha, 465, 474, 476. Whittlesey, Elisha, Esq., 474, 758. Whittlesey, Hon. Freder- ick, 474, 477, 759. . Whittiesey, Charles C, Esq., 474, 477. Whittlesey, Dr. Henry N., 474. Whittlesey, Rev. William, 762. Whittlesey, Rev. John, 762. " Frederick A., Esq., 763. Whittlesey, Stephen, Esq.; 756. Whittlesey, Rev. Samuel, 756. Whittlesey, Ambrose, Esq., 756. Whittlesey, Eev. Chaun- cey, 757. , Whittlesey, Rev. Samuel, 767. Whittlesey, Rev. Joseph, 474, 477. Whittlesey, Luman, 477. " John, Esq., 322. " Luman, 760. Whittemore, Rev. Williams H., 231, 474, 479. Wildman, Rev. Benjamin, 199, 227, 228, 474, 478. Williams, Dr. WiUiam C, 474. . Wigdon, Rev. Samuel, 298, 475. Wyatt Family, 754. Woodward, Rev. Fred. B., 474. Wood, Rev. Elijah, 230, 474. Wright, Rev. Worthingtou, 308, 474. Woodbury, definition of,45. Wheaton, Rev. Nathaniel S., 474, 477. Wheaton, Eev. Salmon, 474, 477. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. VU ADDITIONS AND OOREKCTIONS. > A few errors which escaped attention while the work was passing through the press, are here corrected, and a few additional facts presented, which have just been brought to the notice of the author. Some errors in orthography, -fee, the reader will easily correct for himself. Page 81, fourth line from top, for Mamquash read Mauguash. " 38, twelfth line from top, omit the first particle to. " 62. The account of Hackaliah Preston is erroneous in the statement concern- ing the place of his nativity. A correct account will be found in Chap- ter XXI., in the history of the " Preston Family," page 663. " 101, seventeenth line from top, for farefalhers read forefathers. " 185, fourteenth line from top, after the word closed, occurs a period, which should be omitted, so as to make a single sentence with the first of the quotation. " 19B, ninth line of the first note, for TrtMer read Fuller. " 225, eighth line from top, for twenty-one read twelve. " 226, first line from top, for forty-five read fifty-two. This includes the whole time from his ordination at Stafford, till his death, though he was unable to preach much during the last eight or nme years previous to his 239, eleventh line from top, for Bachus read Backus. 306, fourth line from bottom, {at fifteen, acres vahable of land reai fifteen acres of valuable land. 339, nineteenth line from top, for Chapman read Chapm. 341, thirteenth line from bottom, for Robert J. ToUes read Bobert 7. Tollei. 345, twentieth line from top, omit'the word altnost. 430, second line from bottom, for was read is. 452, thirteenth line from bottom, for sJs«er.read niece. 461, fifteenth line from top, for Benjamin Hurd read Nathan Hurd. 4?4, fourth line from bottom, for Samuel le&d Lemuel. 478, seventeenth line from top, for 1737 read 1740. He was the son ot.'Rev. Johfi Graham, of Southbury parish. 498, fifteenth line from top, for 271 read 211. The side numbers, as will be seen, are erroneous from the third to the twenty-eighth line. 501, eighth line from bottom, for Lawrens read La/wrens. 508, seventh line from bottom, after Goshen introduce Conn. 555, fourteenth line from bottom, for McKoska/y read McKoshry. 592, tenth line from bottom, after the words " Indian interpreter" introduce Jme 30, 1736. 596, twenty-second line from top, omit the word first. 657, first line from top, for Samanika read Amelia C. 657, twenty-second line from top, for Famwy Dolson, April 1th, read Famny J. Dolsen, April 8th. 657, twenty-fourth line from top, for Zoms,^'- b. March, read Levns D., b. March Sd. 663, twentieth line from top, for William* (10) read William* (9.) The reader is requested to take a pencU and make the foregoing corrections on the appropriate pages. ^m^