Al Nl^- r.i 111 lAH 1 3 9002 07223 9768 YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 1943 HISTOEICAL SKETCH TROY, AND HER INHABITANTS, FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OP THE TOWN. 1764, TO 1855. BY A. M. CAVERLY, M. D. ' Vade, age, et ingentem faotis fer ad sethera Trojam." Vibo. KEBNE: PKINTED AT THE N. H. SENTINEL OFFICE. 1859. The citizens of Troy, at a public meeting held in the evening of the first day of February, 1859, expressed a desire to have the History of the town, as written by Dk. Caverly, published, and chose a committee, con sisting of Brown Nurse, David W. Farrar, and Isaac Aldrich, Jr., Esq's., to make the necessary arrangements for its publication. Under the direction of this committee, this little volume has been issued from the press. PREFACE. The following sketch was commenced at the request of a few individuals who wished to have a knowledge of many incidents connected with the early history of the town, collected in some permanent form, before the gen eration who were the sole possessors of it should have entirely passed from the stage of .life. The compiler only intended to write one lecture, but he found when he had collected materials sufficient for that, he had but just entered upon the subject, and that a large amount of matter was left untouched, and such as ought to be pre served for the benefit of future generations. He there fore decided to pursue the subject, and the result Avill appear in the following pages. In copying from the early records, he has strictly adhered to the phraseology and orthography of the originals, so far as was consistent, 1* VI PREFACE. He would acknowledge his obligations to the following individuals, for much valuable assistance in collecting the materials for this little volume, viz : Daniel W. Farrar, Daniel Farrar, Abel Baker, John Law rence, Brown Nurse, and Easman Alexander, of Troy; William Tenney and William Farrar of Marlboro'; Abraham GtArfield of Jafirey; and John Kimball, Esq., of Concord, has his thanks for copying for his use several documents in the office of the Secre tary of the State, also the town clerks of Marlboro' and Fitzwilliam, for granting him free access to their records. This has been written under various circumstances, and in such fragments of time as could be spared from professional engagements, and this will account for many repetitions which would otherwise have been avoided?. Errors will undoubtedly be noticed, but the writer has attempted to make as faithful a record as possible, and such as it is, he would submit it to the calm judgment of his fellow-citizens, and if they shall take half the pleas ure in reading, that he has in compiling it, he will feel amply rewarded for his labors. Troy, July 1, 1859. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. INTKODUCTION ; MASON'S CLAIM ; GRANT OP THE TOWNSHIP ; CONDI TIONS OP THE CHARTER ; MEETINGS OF THE PEOPEIETOES ; TOWN SHIPS DiriDED INTO LOTS. ... . 13—29 CHAPTER II. SOME ACCOUNT OP THE EARLY SETTLERS PEOM 1764 TO 1768. 30—38 CHAPTER III. THE EARLY SEITLEES CONTINUED, PEOM 1768 10 1780. 39—66 CHAPTER IV. SOME ACCOUNT OP THOSE PROM THIS TOWN WHO TOOK PAKT IN THE EEVOLUTIONAEY WAR 66—68 CHAPTER V. THE FAMILIES OP SOME OP THE EARLY SETTLERS. . 69—78 VlU CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI. THE SEITLBES CONTINUED, PKOM 1780 TO 1800. . 79—103 CHAPTER VII. ARRIVAL OP NEW SETTLERS; PROM 1800, TO THE INCORPORATION OP TROY IN 1816. . . . 103—127 CHA.PTER VIII. THE PEOPLE DESIRE A NEW TOWN; EEASONS POE THE SEPARATION; THEY PETITION TO BE VOTED OPP; THEIR REQUEST DENIED ; BUILD A MEETING-HOUSE-, SUBJECT BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE; ENCOUN TER OPPOSITION; COMMITTEE OP INVESTIGATION; HEARING BEFOllE THE COMMITTEB; CHAETER OBTAINED; TOWN ORGANIZED. 128—141 CHAPTER IX. TOWN OPPICEES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OP RESIDENTS, &c.; FROM 1815 TO 1830. . . 142—176 CHAPTER X. TOWN OPPICEES; BIOGEAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EESIDENTS, &c,, CONTINUED; PROM 1830 TO 1355. . . 176—216 CHAPTER XI. PHYSICIANS AND LAWYERS OF TROY. 217—226 CHAPTER XII. TOPOGRAPHY; WILD ANIMALS; WOLF AND BEAR HUNTS. . 226—238 CONTENTS. IX CHAPTER XIII. DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OP EDUCATION; INTEREST OP SCHOOL LOTS EX PENDED FOE SCHOOLS; THE FIEST SCHOOL; FIRST TEACHER ; TOWN DIVIDED INTO SQUADRONS; SCHOOL-HOUSES; NEW DIVISION OP THE TOWN INTO DISTEICTS; AMOUNT OF SCHOOL MONEY. 239—262 CHAPTER XIV. RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES; CHUECHES; OLERGYMBN. 263—271 APPENDIX. LETTER PROM 0. E. POTTER, ESQ., RESPECTING THE WESTERN BOUN^ DAEY OF THE STATE ; THE SUPPOSED MURDER ; BUEYINQ GEOUND; THE ROBBERY. . . . . 272—298 HISTORY OF TROY. HISTORY OF TROY. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ; MASON'S CLAIM ; GEANT OF THE TOWNSHIP ; CONDI TIONS OF THE CHAETER ; MEETINGS OP THE PEOPRIETOKS ; TOWN SHIPS DIVIDED INTO LOTS. The arrival of the Mayflower, on the shores of Mas sachusetts in 1620, was no ordinary event. The Old World, in which society had existed under constitutions as varied as its political divisions, had failed to produce a civil polity, upon a basis sufficiently broad, to meet the approbation of enlightened and liberal men. The strong disposition to embrace hereditary sentiments, with the fear of innovations upon established customs, render ed the attempt at the formation there of a new order of things, embracing important reforms, a hopeless task. In the mean time light was gradually breaking in, and a few there were who were enabled thereby to see the imperfections in the prevailing social system, and its in ability to raise man to that dignity, intellectually and morally, that answered the exalted end of his being. These few, so called fanatics, yet truly the nobility of the earth, were impressed with the importance of a great national reform; but with the tide of public opinion against them what could they hope? Institutions con genial to their feelings, and such as in their opinion would promote the highest interest of man, could only be formed by a united and devoteS people, and that even 2 14 history OF TROY. upon foreign soil. Such being the case they resolved to forego the comforts of home, and to brave the harhships incident to distant colonial life, in order to inaugurate a form of government that should be the admiration of the world, and diffiise its blessings upon countless millions. That was a noble resolve, a resolve that has converted a gloomy wilderness into a fruitful field, and rendered im mortal such consecrated places as Plymouth, Lexington, Bunker Hill and Yorktown, and brought into being one of the most intelligent and powerful nations. And the spirit of the Puritans did not expend itself upon the lim ited territory a few miles around the point upon which they first set foot upon American soil, but accompanied with a strong Saxon energy it has lived on, cumulative in its power, till it has permeated to a greater or less extent, nearly all the free states of this Union. In its progress it has levelled mountains, filled up valleys, turned the current of rivers, and covered arid Wastes with flourishing towns and cities. -The history of New- England is, in the main, but'the record of the workings of that spirit which animated the breasts of such men as Robinson, Carver, Davenport and Brewster, men whose hearts were overflowing with love to God and good will to men. The general outline of this history is familiar to almost every school boy, and it is found in nearly all our standard works upon this subject; but there are in cidents of a local nature that escape the observation of the general historian, and such as are full of interest, especially to those living in the places, where such in cidents have occurred. An examination of the surface of this little spot of earth called Troy, although settled at a comparatively recent period, shows unmistakable evidences of the existence of a race of men, that have long since gone to that bourn, from which no traveller returns. And as we gaze upon those excavations which abound in difierent parts of the town, and which once, HISTORY OP TROY. 15 no doubt, constituted cellars of residences which echoed with the busy footsteps of those within whose breasts "the smiles of joy and the tears of woe alternate tri umphed," as we look down into those neglected wells that once yielded the sparkling element to slake the thirst of the weary laborer, now only a retreat for the lizard and serpent; and as the eye runs along those old thoroughfares, now overgrown with bushes and almost obliterated, but where nearly a century ago might have been seen the panting steed, moving slowly along be neath the ponderous load of perhaps a husband and wife, how forcibly are we reminded of the changeableness of all earthly things. It is in vain to attempt to give a connected and accurate history of any locality, a long series of years after the events to be recorded have tak en place, and especially is this the case when no authen tic records have been kept from actual observation. This is emphatically true of Troy, the early settle ment of which was effected beyond the recollection of living men ; and the records are either entirely wanting, or at best exceedingly meagre, so that in penning the following pages, we have been obliged, too often, to rely upon uncertain tradition. In this sketch it has been necessary to go back some years previous to the exis tence of Troy as an incorporated town; consequently we have been obliged to encroach somewhat, upon the his tory of those towns, at the expense of whose territory Troy sprang into being. In the year 1620, a corporation composed of forty "nobles, knights, and gentlemen," was instituted in England and called "The council established at Ply mouth, in the County of Devon, for the planting, ruling and governing of New-England in America." To this company was granted by King James I. all the territo ry between the 40th and 48th degree of north latitude, and extending through the main, land from sea to sea. 16 HISTORY OF TROY. In 1622, Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Ma son, two of the most active members of this council, ob tained from their associates a grant of the territory ex tending from the Merrimack to the Sagadahock and back to the great lakes and river of Canada — the St. Lawrence. In the spring of the following year, two small companies of emigrants were sent over, and settlements commenced on the Piscataqua, one at its mouth, called Little Harbor, the other higher up the river, at Cocheco, afterwards called Dover. For some years these settlements prog ressed but slowly, and but very little worthy of notice is recorded of them. In May, 1629, Rev. John Wheel- right and others of the Massachusetts Bay colony pur chased of the Indians all the country between the Mer rimack and the Piscataqua. In the month of Novem ber of the same year. Mason alone obtained a new grant from the Council of Plymouth of this very same territo ry which, from a county in England in which he had formerly resided, he called New-Hampshire. Hence quarrels frequently arose about this territory, one party claiming it by virtue of a grant from a foreign monarch who held it by the right of discovery, the other by pur chase of the original owners and occupants. It was thought that New-Hampshire, being a mountainous re gion, must abound in the precious metals ; and this was one reason, why Mason was so untiring in his effijrts, to hasten the settlement of his newly acquired possession. He was hoping to realize a princely fortune; but after years of toil and the expenditure of large sums of mon ey, his death, (which occurred in 1635,) put an end to all his projects. "After this his widow and executrix sent over an agent to manage her interests at the Ports mouth plantation ; but finding the expenses far exceed ing the income, he abandoned the whole and gave up the improvements to the tenants." The first heir named in Mason's will died in infancy ; history op troy. 17 and Robert Tufton, grandson of Captain John Mason, succeeded to the inheritance. But as the family had always been attached to the royal cause, no favors were to be expected during the protectorate of Cromwell. But no sooner was Charles II. restored to thei throne than Tufton, who now took the surname of Mason, pe titioned the crown for redress. The king referred the matter to his attorney general who decided that Mason had a legal title to New-Hampshire. For several years the country had been divided among numerous proprie tors, and the various settlements had been governed sep arately by agents of the different proprietors, or by mag istrates elected by the people. But in 1641, the people of New-Hampshire placed themselves under the protec tion of Massachusetts, in which situation they remained till 1680, when by a royal commission, New-Hampshire was separated from Massachusfetts, and made a royal province. The new government was to consist of a president and council, to be appointed by the king, and a house of representatives to be chosen by the people. Early in the following year Mason came from England, empowered by the king to take a seat in the council. He soon endeavored to compel the people to take leases of him, but his claims being resisted, both by the people and officers of the government, he left the council and returned to England. After this Mason made several unsuccessful attempts to compel the inhabitants to take their leases of him, and even commenced suits against several prominent men for holding lands and selling tim- bef, and although judgement was obtained against the defendants, Mason could find no purchaser of the lands, so they were permitted to enjoy them as before. In 1688, Mason died, leaving two sons, John and Robert, heirs to the claim. They soon sold their claim for seven hundred and fifty pounds to Samuel Allen, of London, who in attempting to enforce it,, met with no better success 2* 18 history of troy. than his predecessors. After the death of Allen his son re newed the suit; but the court rendered a verdict against him, and he too died without realizing his anticipations. "After the sale of the Province of New-Hampshire to Allen by John and Robert Mason, they returned to America. John died childless, but Robert married and had issue, of which was John Tufton Mason. He had hopes of invalidating the claim of Allen on account of some informality attending the purchase, but died at Havana in 1718, leaving two sons, John Tufton Mason and Thomas Tufton Mason. The title to New-Hamp shire was supposed to be in their children. According ly the eldest coming of age about the time of the con troversy about the lines, the politicians of Massachu setts brought him forward to lay claim to his inheritance of New-Hampshire. Mr. Thomlinson, then the agent of New-Hampshire, being informed of the nature of these transactions, entered into negotiation with Mason which resulted in a promise that he would release his interest to the assembly of New-Hampshire, upon the payment of one thousand pounds New-England curren cy. In 1744, the subject was laid before the Assembly by Governor Wentworth, but being engaged in what were considered weightier matters but little attention was paid to it. Here the subject rested for some two years, when the assembly thinking it would be for their interests to ratify the agreement made by Thomlinson. appointed a committee to complete the purchase with Mason. But they were too late, for on the same day, the 30th day of January, 1746, Mason sold his interest to a company consisting of twelve gentlemen, to wit: Theodore Atkinson, Richard Wibird, John Moffat, Mark Hunking Wentworth, Samuel Moore, Jothani Odiorne, Jr. and Joshua Pierce, Esqrs.; Nathaniel Mes- erve, George Jaffrey, Jr. and John Wentworth, Jr., gentlemen, all of Portsmouth; Thomas Wallingford, of history of troy. 19 Somersworth, in said Province, Esq.; and Thomas Pack er, of Greenland, in the Province aforesaid, Esq. Thus Mason's claim, instead of being purchased by the Assembly as would doubtless have been for the interest of the Province, passed into the hands of private individu als to the no small regret of the people." * The grantees of Mason aware of the prejudices against them took measures for concilitating the public mind. They re linquished all claim except to the unoccupied portions of the territory, a course which was highly satisfactory to the people; and thus terminated the Masonic controver sy, which for twenty-five years, had disturbed the peace of the Province. At this time the western boundary of New-Hampshire was held to extend as far as the Con necticut, and several townships had already been grant ed upon that river; but the territory in the vicinity of the Monadnock, being still uninhabited except by wan dering parties of Indians, was included in the claim of Mason's proprietors. But they soon found purchasers for the whole of this territory, and it was accordingly divided into townships, to each of which was given the common name of Monadnock, but distinguished by dif ferent numbers. These townships were granted to dif ferent parties on the condition that they fulfilled certain stipulations. Monadnock No. V. (now Marlboro') and Monadnock No. IV. (now Fitzwilliam) were granted on similar conditions, the former April 29, 1751, to Timo thy Dwight and 61 others, the latter January 15, 1752, to Roland Cotton and 41 others. Both charters were forfeited, by the non-fulfilment of the conditions, but, at a later period, these townships were re-granted and meas ures taken to carry forward the settlement. Monad nock No. V. was re-granted "the 20th day of May, in the 25th year of his Majesty's reign, Annoque Domini 1752," to the following gentlemen, to wit: "James *HiBtory of Manchester, — 0. E. Potter, Esq. 20 history of troy. Morrison Jr., Archibald Dunlap, Robert Clark, James Lyons, Robert Allen, Andrew Armer, Halbert Morrison, David Morrison, Samuel Morrison, John Morrison, Thomas Morrison, William Gilmer, Samuel Allison, Samuel Allison, Jr., James Willson, Jr., John Will- son, Robert Willson, Thomas Willson, Samuel Willson, Samuel Steel, James Moore, John Warson, John Coch ran, Isaac Cochran, Thomas Cochran, . Samuel Cochran, Hugh Montgomery, Henry Neal, John Moore, Robert Moore, Samuel Mitchell, Thomas McClary, three shares each, and to James Willson, Sen., one share." This grant comprised by estimation twenty thousand acres, and the following are the terms, conditions and limita tions, that is to say: "That within Nine Months from this Date there be One hundred & Twenty three fifty acre Lotts Lay'd out as Near the middle the Township In the best part of the Upland as Conveniency Will ad mit & Drawn for, and that the Remainder of the Town ship be Divided into One hundred and Twenty three shares, not Exceeding two Lotts to a Share, In such Quantity as the Grantees agree upon Each Lett & Drawn for within two Years from this Date. That three of the aiforesaid Shares be Granted and appropri ated free of all Charge, One for the first settled minis ter. One for the Ministry, & One for the School there forever; One Lett for Each said Share to be Laid out Near the Middle of the Town & Lotts Coupled to them, so as to make them Equal with the Best. That Twen ty more of said Shares be Reserved for the Grantors, their heirs and assigns forever and acquitted from all Duty & Charge, until Improved by the Owner or Own ers or Some holding under them Respectively. That the Owners of the Other Rights make settlement at their own Expense in the following manner, viz : all the Lotts to be Lay'd out at the Grantees Expense. That all the Lotts in said Town be subject to have all Neces- history of troy. 21 sary Roads Lay'd out thro' them as there shall be Occa sion free from Charge for the Land. That at or Before the Last Day of December 1754, there be three acres Clered, Enclosed and fitted for mowing or Tillage on thirty of the aforementioned Grantees Shares, viz: on one Share of Each of the aforementioned Grantees, Ex cepting Hugh Montgomery, James Moore and Samuel Steel & from thence annually one acre more in Like Manner for five Years, and that Each of the Grantees have a house built on Some One Lett in said Township of a Room sixteen feet Square at the Least Besides the Chimney Way with a Chimney & Cellar fit for Com fortable Dwelling therein in Six Years from the Date hereof and some Person Inhabiting and Resident In Each house and To Continue Inhabitancy there for four years then Next Coming ; and that within the Term of twelve Years from this Date there be Seventeen Lotts more, viz : One of the Rights of James Morrison, Rob ert Clark, James Lyons, Robert Allen, Andrew Armer, Halbert Morrison, David Morrison, Samuel Morrison, John Morrison, Thomas Momson, William Gilmore, John Gilmore, Samuel Allison, James Willson, John Willson, Robert Willson, James Willson Junr. have in Like manner five acres of Land Cler'd, Enclosed and fit ted as aforesaid, over and above what they are to Do as aforesaid, and Each a house in manner aforesaid, and some Person Inhabiting therein, and Continuing Inhabi tancy for three years afterwards there. That a Conven ient Meeting house be Built In said Township within ten Years from this Date, and finished as near the Center of the Township as Conveniency will admit of, to be deter mined by a Major vote of the Grantors & Grantees, & Ten acres of Land Reserved there for Public Use. That the aforesaid Grantees or their assigns Grant and assess any Sum or Sums of money as they shall think Necessary, for Carrying forward & Compleating 22 history of troy. the settlement aforesaid, & any of the Grantees, Exclu sive of the three Public Lotts aforesaid, who shall neg lect for the Space of three months Next after such as sessment shall be granted and made to pay the same So much of such Delinquents Rights Respectively Shall and may be sold as will pay the Tax and all the Charg es arising thereon by a Committee of the Grantees ap pointed for that Purpose. That all White pine Trees, fit for masting his majesty's Royal Navy, be and hereby are Granted to his majesty, his heirs & Successors for ever.- And in Case any of the Grantees shall neglect & refuse to Perform any of the Articles aforementioned by him Respectively to be Done, he shall forfeit his Share & Right in said Township and Every part & parcel thereof to those of the Grantees who are not delinquent in the Conditions on their part Respectively to be done, and it shall & may be Lawful for them, or any person by their authority to Enter into & upon Such Delin quent's Right, and him or them Utterly- to amove. Oust and Expel for the use of them their heirs & assigns; Provided they settle or Cause to be settled Such De linquent's Right, within the term of one Year at the furthest from the Period that is by this Grant Stipu lated as the Condition thereof, and fully Comply with the Conditions such Delinquent ought to have Done within One year from the time after the Respective Periods thereof, and in case the said Grantees fulfilling their parts as aforesaid, shall Neglect fiilfiUing as afore said of any Delinquent Owner, nor he himself Perform it,that then such Share or Shares be forfeit. Revert & Belong to the Grantors, their heirs & assigns and to be wholly at their Disposal, alway Provided there be no Indian Wars in any of the Terms Limited as aforesaid, for Domg the Duty Conditioned in this Grant to be Done, & in Case that should happen, the same time to be allowed after such Impediment shall be Removed. history op troy. 28 Lastly the Grantors Do hereby Promise to feaid Gran tees their heirs & assigns to Defend thro' the Law To King & Council, if Need be, one action that shall & may be Bro't against them or any Number of them by any Person or Persons whatsoever Claiming the said Land or any Part thereof, by any other Title than that of the said Grantors, or that by which they hold and Derive theirs from. Provided the said Grantors are avouched In to defend the same and in Case on final Tryal the same shall be Recovered over against the Grantors, the said Grantees shall Recover Nothing over against the Grantors for the said Lands, Improvements or Expenses in Bringing forward the Settlement." Whether an effort was immediately made by the gran tees, to bring forward the settlement of the township does not now appear ; but certain it is that the French and Indian war which broke out soon after caused a sus pension of whatever effort had been commenced. And before the close of that war the grantees transferred their interest in the township to the following gentle men,, viz: DAVID CHUECH, JONATHAN BLANCHARD, WILLIAM EAGER, ADDONIJAH HOW, RICHARD TOZEE, ELBAZER HOW, CHAELES BIGLO, NOAH CHURCH, JACOB PELTON, ISAAC MgALLESTBE, . ABEAHAM HOW, Jb. SILAS WHEELER, WILLIAM BARKER, JOSEPH BIGLO, JONATHAN GREEN, DANIEL HARRINGTON, JONATHAN BOND, JOHN WOODS, JOHN TAYLOE, STEPHEN HOW, WILLIAM BADCOW, JESSE RICE, SILAS GATES, MANING SAWIN, EBENEZEE DBXTEE, DANIEL GOODENOW, BENJAMIN HOW, EBENEZER JOSLIN. The first meeting of these proprietors of which there is any record, was held at the house of Abraham Wil liams, Esq., "Inholder in Marlboro, in the county of 24 history op troy. Middlesex," on the 10th day of December, 1761, and the following is copied from the records of that meeting : "1st Made choice of Noah Church, Moderator. 2d Ebenezer Dexter, Proprietors' Clerk. 3d Jesse Rice, Proprietors' Treasurer. 4th Noah Church, j Jacob Felton, V Assessors. Ebenezer Dexter, ) 5th Stephen How, Proprietors' Collector. Then the Proprietors voted to adjourn this meeting, to the 30th day of April next, at 12 o'clock, to meet again at the house of John Warren, Inholder in Marl boro', in order to act upon the remainder of the articles mentioned in the notification aforesaid. Attest, Noah Church, Moderator. April 30th 1762. At a meeting held at the house of John Warren, Inholder in Marlboro' by adjournment; voted to allot out. the whole of said township in one hun dred acre lotts. Voted to allot out the whole on or be fore the 20th day of June next. Voted that Dr. Bond, Capt. Joseph Biglo, Mr. Dan iel Harrington & Lieut. Silas Gates be a committee by themselves, and proper persons to be employed by them, to lay out the above said tract of land into 100 acre lotts, and return a plan thereof to the proprietors, at their next meeting, the expense to be paid by this pro priety. Voted to raise 5 dollars on each proprietor's right to be converted to the proprietors' use. Voted to adjourn this meeting to the 30th day of June next, to meet again at the house of Capt. Bezalel Eager, Inholder in Westboro' to hear the report of the committee & to draw the lotts. Attest, Noah Church, Moderator. history of troy. 25 Westborough, June 30th 1762. At a meeting held at Capt. Bezalel Eager' s in West- borough by adjournment. Heard the report of the com mittee, and were not ready for drawing the lotts, by reason of the whole of the above said tract of land not being allotted out. Voted that this meeting be adjourn ed to the second Wednesday of October next, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon to meet again at the house of Col. Williams, Inholder in Marlborough. Attest Noah Church, Moderator. Marlborough, October 13, 1762. At a meeting held at Col. Williams, by adjournment, voted that Dr. Bond, Daniel Harrington, Capt. Rice, Capt. Joseph Biglo & Noah Church be a committee to couple the lotts in order for drawing. Attest, Noah Church, Moderator.," At the next meeting, held at the house of Abraham Williams of Marlboro', the lots were drawn, and each proprietor had a particular part of the township assigned to him. But who were all the proprietors of that por tion of the territory which now comes within the limits of Troy, does not readily appear, but it is known that among the number were William Barker, Jacob Felton, Silas Wheeler and Daniel Harrington. Monadnock No. IV. was re-granted early in 1765 tu the following gentlemen, viz : SAMPSON STODDARD, WILLIAM EARL TIIEADWELL, BENJAMIN EDWARDS, PAUL MARCH, JACOB TKEADWELL, Jr., CUARLES TREADWELL, MATTHEW THORNTON, EDMUND GBOUAIID, NATHANIEL TREADWELL, JONATHAN BLANCHARD, THOMAS SPAULDING, SAMPSON STODDARD, Jn., NATHANIEL BROOKS, ABEL LAWRENCE, DANIEL MILLEN, JAMES EEED, JONATHAN LOVEWELL, BENJAMIN BELLOWS. JOHN HONEY, GEORGE LIBBEY., JOHN STEVENS, JONATHAN WILLSON, JOHN WOODS, JBllEMIAII LIBBEY. 26 HISTORY OF troy. The Charter being lost the writer has no means of knowing, precisely, what the conditions o'f the grant were, but from some allusions to them in existing rec ords, it is evident that they did not differ materially from those of the grant of Monadnock No. V. It is not now known when or where the first meeting of the pro prietors was held, or when the township was surveyed and divided into lots; but the preliminary arrangements were made at an early period after the reception of the charter, and the lots drawn according to the common custom. And the following will show the proprietors of that part of the township, now within the limits of Troy, as settled by the draught, with the number and range of the lot of each : pnoPHiEToriS' Nj*mf.s. Range 1 N... Rmge No. R.nsE No. R»neii. No Range. No. SAMPSON STODDAKD, 6 21 6 21 18 S 18 9 20 4& tt 10 20 6 22 19 8 20 9 21 (( .. 10 21 6 23 20 8 22 12 16 (1 (» 10 22 11 17 21 8 23 12 19 (I (( 10 23 11 21 22 12 22 tl U 11 22 HEIRS OF J. LIBBEY, 4 21 MATTHEW THORNTON, 4 22 S 23 ABEL LAWRENCE, 4 23 12 18 11 20 JOHN MOFFAT, S i2 JOHN woors. 7 23 JONATHAN ODIORNE, 8 19 10 19 JONATHAN WILLSON, 8 21 JOHN STEVENS, 9 IS JAMES REED, 9 19 12 21 DANIEL MILLEN, 9 22 9 23 NOAII EMERY, 10 17 THOMLINSON & MASON, 10 18 11 13 CHARLES TREADWELL, 11 16 RICHARD WlSlRD, 11 19 PEINE & MOORE, 11 23 12 23 NATHANIEL TREADWELL, , 12 17 PAUL & MARCH, 12 SO The first meeting of the grantees of which a record exists, after the lots had been drawn, was held at the HISTORY OF TROY. 27 house of Thomas Harwood in Dunstable, on Monday, the 20th day of May, 1765. At this meeting "Sampson Stoddard, Esq. was unan imously chosen Moderator. 2d. Chose Sampson Stoddard, Jr., Clerk for the Grantees. 3d. Then the following method for Calling Meetings for the future was agreed upon, & voted that upon ap plication of the Owners of Ten Original Shares made in Writing to the Clerk (for the time being) Inserting therein the several matters and things Desired to be act ed upon, he shall and is hereby authorized and Impow- ered to callsuch Meeting or Meetings, Posting up Prop er Notifications, at some place in Dunstable in New- Hampshire, and at some public place in Chelmsford at Least fourteen Days Before hand & all meetings so post ed up & held accordingly shall be Good & Valid. Then this Meeting was Dismissed. Attest, Sampson Stoddard, Mod'r." The next meeting was held at the house of Capt, Ol iver Barron in Chelmsford, on Monday, the 19th day of August 1765, and the followiiig is from the records of that meeting: "Whereas the Grantees are Injoyned by Grant of said Township to Build fifty houses and make them Comfortable habitations, on said Tract of Land, such shares to build as the Grantees shall Determine, & also to have Twelve acres of Land cleared and fitted for Tillage, Pasturing and Mowing, & to add an acre more ' annually (till an incorporation) on Each share, subject to the Duty of Settlement: Therefore voted that the said settlements be Done and Performed by the following Grantees & in the Propor tion hereafter Declared, Namely, Col. Stoddard Eigh teen, Edmund Grauard two, Jacob Treadwell Jr. one. 28 history of troy. Jonathan Lovewell one, Benjamin Bellows two, Mat thew Thornton three, Nathaniel Brooks one, Thomas Spaulding one, John Honey one, Nathaniel Trea,dwell one, Abel Lawrence three, Paul March one, Sampson Stoddard Jr. one, James Reed four, heirs of George Libbey one, Charles Treadwell one, John Stevens one, Daniel Millen one, Jonathan Blanchard one, Jonathan Willson two, John Woods one, Benjamin Edwards one & the heirs of Jeremiah Libbey one by Building & Clearing in such Way & Manner as to fulfil the Grant. And whereas the speedy settlement of said Township Depends much upon having a Good saw-mill Built there as soon as may be. Voted that in Consideration of Col. Stoddard's Conveying to Mr. Daniel Millen two Lots of Land there, haidng a mill place on em, for Encourage ment of his Undertaking the arduous Task of Building and keeping a saw mill in Repair, to be fit to go within fourteen months, that said Stoddard be Intitled to Draw out of the Treasury Twenty pounds. Lawful money, & that sum be in full for the said Two Lots of Land. * * Voted that Messrs. Daniel Millen, James Reed & Benjamin Bigelpw be a Committee, or the Major Part of them to Mark, Lay out and Clear all Necessary Roads in said Township, Rendering their account to ac ceptance, until the Proprietors order the Contrary. Then this meeting was dismissed. Attest, Sampson Stoddard, Moderator." It will be perceived as we proceed with the history of the settlement of these townships, or that part of them which comes within the present limits of Troy, that but few of the grantees became actual settlers in either of them. A majority of them were men who lived either in the easterly part of New-Hampshire or in Massachu setts, and probably never intended to establish their res- history of troy. 29 idence upon land here, of which they obtained a grant. They doubtless expected to realize an adequate return for their outlay, and they appear to have well under stood what would most inhance the value of their posses sions. They sought to make them comfortable and agree able homes, and as these could not become such without the influence of religious institutions, they took, at a very early period, the initiatory steps towards support ing a permanent christian ministry. But as there may be an occasion for alluding to this matter again, we will leave it for the present, and proceed to speak of some of the early settlers. 3* CHAPTER II. SOME ACCOUNT OP THE EAELY SETTLEES FROM 1764 TO 1768. It is impossible, in the absence of authentic history, to fix with much accuracy the date of the first settle ment of these townships. But according to the best in formation we have, both were settled the same year. Monadnock No. IV. was first settled by James Reed, John Fassett, Benjamin Bigelow and others ; and the first settlement in Monadnock No. V. was made by Isaac McAlister, William Barker, Abel Woodward, Benjamin Tucker and Daniel Goodenough. But only one of these individuals settled within the limits of what is now Troy. William Barker, a native of Westborough, Massachu setts, came to Monadnock' No. V. as is supposed some time in the year 1761, and selected a location* with the view of making it his future residence. He made but little st(5p, but the following year he returned, bringing with him provisions sufficient ' to last him for a limited time, and commenced a small clearing, but neither in this nor the following year, did' he make but little im pression upon the hitherto unbroken, wilderness. In 1764, he again returned, and spent several weeks, dur ing which time he enlarged his clearing, constructed a log-house, and made the necessary arrangements for re moving his fe,mily. Early in the fall he made prepara- *TliiB was the lot now owned by Joel Holt. history of troy. 31 tions for his final departure from Westborough, taking with him a supply of domestic utensils and stores of provisions, with his wife and five children he set out on his journey with an ox team. The roads being in a poor condition their progress was necessarily slow, but they Qasily reached Winchendon, from which place there was no road, and they had to follow the direction of marked trees ; and with their load and method of travelling, this part of their journey was extremely difficult, but after much toil and many slight accidents, they arrived at their new home the 17th day of Sept., 1764, being says the record "the first family that moved into Monadnock No. V." During the first year he was dependent for the most of his provisions, upon the neighboring towns ; consequently he had to make several journeys to North- field and Westborough to obtain the requisite supplies; but after that, his lands being tolerably productive, he was obliged to obtain but little from those towns except groceries, and these being expensive luxuries, were used with strict regard to economy. For the first few years, he must have felt some of the privations incident to a pioneer life; but he may have been one of those individ uals, to whom solitude imparts her most delightful charms. Be this as it may, we have no evidence that he was not contented with his lot, and that he did not take as much comfort with his family in his quiet retreat, as he could have taken, amidst the busy scenes of a pop ulous town. For one year or more, this was the only family in the westerly part of the township, their nearest neighbors McAlister, Woodward, Tucker and Goode nough witb their little families, being at a distance of from three to four miles; so that the influence of society beyond the limits of the domestic circle could have been but little felt. In 1770, after a road had been built by his residence, he opened a public house which he kept some eight or ten years. This was the first public house 82 history op troy. in the township. His sign was an upright post with an arm projecting from the top, upon the end of which was the picture of a heart. But in 1765, a small beginning was made towards a settlement in the easterly part of the township. This year Silas Fife, a young man from Bolton, Mass. came to Monadnock No. V. and purchased a lot of land in cluding the most of the farm now owned by Dea. Abel Baker. Here he constructed a rude hut, or perhaps more truly a cave, near the entrance of which over a temporary fire he cooked his scanty supply of food, while within, upon a couch of gathered boughs, the livelong night he slept, gun in hand, ready at a moment's warn ing to send bruin howling from his presence. Young Fife appears to have possessed a sort of Boon-like spirit to which the wild region of his choice was well adapted. Being an experienced marksman and fond of the chase, the abundance of game in the vicinity of the mountain afforded him ample scope for the exercise of his sporting propensities. And as his supply of bread was exceed ingly limited, he was obliged to depend upon his favorite amusement for his daily sustenance; and whenever he felt the pangs of hunger the sharp crack of his musket was pretty certain to bring him relief. For several summers he toiled on mostly alone, clearing his ground and bringing it into a state of cultivation; and in the mean time he constructed a more commodious cabin, and then thinking like many others, that he had experienced fully his share of the sweets of single blessedness, he married a young lady by the name of Holton, from his native town, and took her to his wilderness home. Mrs. Fife was probably but little accustomed to the rude life she had here chosen to live; consequently it is no won der that in her first effort to bake pies on pewter plates in a stone oven, she should look in shortly after and find her plates a liquid mass running about in dif- history of troy. 33 ferent directions. But a few such lessons probably served to correct her judgment, and led her to avoid such perplexing casualties. In 1767, a large number of individuals came to these townships, — Monadnock No. IV. and Monadnock No. v., — purchased land, and made preparations for taking' up their abode here. The following year no less than eleven individuals and some of them with their families, settled on territory now included in Troy. Among these may be mentioned: THOMAS TOLMAN, CALEB WINCH, PHINEIIAS farrar, JONATHAN SHAW, RICHARD ROBERTS, JONAH HARRINGTON, JAMES BREWER, DAVID WUEBLER, JOHN FARRAR, - JOSEPH TIFFANY, AND EZEKIEL MIXER. Thomas Tolman came from Dorchester, Mass. and was the son of Henry* and Mary Tolman whose ances tors came from England, and were among the first set tlers of that town. He purchased a large tract of land, in the north-westerly part of Monadnock No. IV. most probably of Sampson Stoddard,f who was the proprietor of the most of the land in this part of the township. He moved with his family into a log-house, which he had previously built, on land now owned by Elisha H. Tol man, and the marks of the cellar and the well may still be seen in the south-east corner of the field in front of Mr. Tolman's house. After clearing a few acres of *Henry Tolman was born at Dorchester, Feb. 23, 1709, and was the only son of Henry- Tolman who was the son of John Tolman ; and John was the son of Thomas Tolman who came oyer with an organized church from Dorchester, in England, and lauded on Nantucket beach and made their way across the bay to Dorchester shore, in Indian canoes, where they arrived June 17, 1630, and commenced a settlement, and called it Dor chester, after the place they had left in England. fSinoe writing the above the compiler has found a copy of the original deed which was from the heirs of Stoddard. 84 history op troy. ground he commenced building a grist-mill which he completed near the close of the year 1769. This mill stood near the factory now occupied by Thomas Goodall; and a few years later he built a saw-mill on the same stream about where the highway now is, and a few feet "only from the grist-mill. After he had got his saw-mill in operation, and he had had time to prepare his lumber and make the necessary arrangements, he built a new and more commodious house which, as we shall hereafter see, was opened to the public as a tavern. This was the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Joseph Haskell, and is the oldest house now standing in the town. A few years since it underwent extensive repairs ; and its position was changed, as it formerly stood fartber back, with the end towards the Common. Mr. Tolman was an active, athletic man, and capable of prosecuting great plans, and, in the forest which then covered the ground now occupied by the village, he cut with his own hands the first tree that ever bowed to the woodman's axe; he built the first house, and was himself the first settler. And he lived to see settled around him many neighbors, whose society he appreciated, and to whom he ever ex hibited himself as an upright man and faithful friend. Phinehas Farrar was a descendant of Jacob Farrar who immigrated to this country in 1658, and settled in Lancaster, Mass. He was the 6th generation, and the eldest son of Josiah and Hannah Farrar and born at Sudbury, August 20, 1747. In 1768, he came to Mo nadnock No. V. purchased several lots of land, and built a small house near the spot where Jonas Bemis's house now stands. And either in the same, or early in the following year he married Lovina Warren of Marlbor ough, Mass., and immediately removed to his new home, where he addressed himself to the work of converting a dense forest into a productive farm. In 1773 or '74, he went to Newfane, Vermont, where he resided about two history of troy. 85 years, at the expiration of which time, he returned to Monadnock, and purchased a lot of land, comprising the most of the farm now owned by Elisha H. Tolman, and built a house near the turn in the road a little west of Mr. Tolman's house. Here he lived till 1778, when he sold this place to Duncan Cameron, as will hereafter be noticed, and returned to the location he first purchased. Here he built a new and more capacious house, and was soon joined by his venerable father and mother from Sudbury, who came to spend the remainder of their days with their son. He obtained possession of nearly all the land now comprising the farms owned by Joseph M. Forristall, Farwell Cobb and Gregory Lawrence, and monuments of his industry may still be seen in many parts of this territory. ' Richard Roberts was a man of whose early life the writer can obtain no information. The first knowledge we have of him was in 1768, when he came to Monad nock and purchased the land and built a house where Hamilton Parker now lives. About the same time one Thompson settled on land now owned by Edmund Bem- is, but he soon sold his interest there to Daniel Goode nough and removed to Keene. Goodenough became in volved in debt and was soon obliged to sell ; and Roberts considering it a desirable location for a tavern, was anx ious to obtain possession of it, but he could only do this by selling the farm he then owned. Consequently he sold this to Reuben Ward, an acquaintance of his, and then bought Goodenough's place and opened a public house which he kept through the time of the Revolution ary war. Col. Roberts was a person of ordinary height, but very corpulent, and had a ruddy countenance, and what he lacked in education, he made up, in part at least, in an untiring energy. James Brewer came from East Sudbury, now Way- land, Mass. and built a log-house a short distance below 86 - HISTORY OP TROY. where Abel Garfield now lives, to which he removed his family in 1768 or '69. His time like that of the other settlers was principally eniployed in clearing and til ling the ground, for it was from this source that he obtained his daily bread. He possessed naturally a strong mind which was considerably improved by edu cation; and in his intercourse with his fellow men he was upright and affable, and readily securred their con fidence and esteem ; consequently he was often promoted to stations of honor and responsibility. In that early period there was no school in the neighborhood, and he took delight in teaching the children, who would gather around him to have him "set them copies and give them sums." At the commencement of hostilities with Great Britain he enlisted in the patriot cause, and became an efficient officer in a company of men raised in this vicin ity, and marched to the seige of Boston. John Farrar was a native of Framingham, Mass., where he spent a large proportion of his life. Oct. 13, 1740, he married Martha, daughter of the Rev. John Swift of that place, by whom he had four children. His wife died in 1749, and the following year he married Deborah Winch, by whom he had nine children. Major Farrar was an active man, and appears to have possessed more than an ordinary mind. He was ten years Select man of Framingham, and eight years town Treasurer, and held other important offices. About the year 1768, he came to Monadnock No. IV., bought the land and built a house near the present residence of Alvah S. Clark. Previous to this time two of his children had died, and several had married and settled in different places; but with the remainder of his family he removed to Monadnock, as is supposed, in 1768 or '69. A few years later his son, William, removed hither into a house which he had previously built, a little south-east of his father's, where he died May 4, 1837. HISTORY OP TROY. 37 The fii'st account we have of Caleb Winch is of his settlement in 1768, on the place now owned by Levi Whittemore. He came from Framingham, the former residence of many of the early settlers in this county, and built a log-house near the spot upon which Mr. Whittemore's house now stands. He was an intelligent and useful citizen, and took a deep interest in all those enterprises which had for their object the improvement of his fellowmen. In nearly all the public business of the town, he acted a conspicuous part, thus showing the estimation in which he was held, by those who had the best means of knowing his real merits. Although not blessed with a liberal education, he appears to have pos sessed talents of a high order, and he has certainly left conspicuous "foot-prints upon the sands of time." Of the early life or place of residence of Jonathan Shaw, or Jonah. Harrington we can give no account. The former built a house on what is now called the Hunt Hill, a little west of George Farrar's, on an old road which formerly commenced near the foot of the hill this side of Joseph Alexander's, and terminated in the present travelled road a little west of Timothy Fife's. The latter was the first settler on the farm now owned by Lemuel Brown. It is quite probable that he was the son of Daniel Harrington, one of the grantees of the township, and he might have come in possession of his land by his honored fether. Be that as it might, he owned the most of the land extending eastward from the road by his house, to lots owned by Silas Fife and Rich ard Roberts. Both Shaw and Harrington lived on their respective places, some ten or fifteen years, and then re moved to Vermont, Harrington selling his place to Dan iel Cutting as will hereafter be mentioned. David Wheeler came from Marlborough, Mass. and purchased the land comprising the farms now owned by Daniel Buttrick, Amasa Fuller, Artemas Bemis, Asa 4 d8 HISTORY OP TROY. and Luther Bemis and George Levering. The low ground in the vicinity of Mr. Buttrick's house was at that time covered with a heavy growth of ash trees; and from these trees young Wheeler split out the timber, with which he built quite a substantial house, on a. small swell of ground a little south of Mr. Buttrick's bam. Some of the timber of which this house was built may. still be seen in Mr. Buttrick's barn. Here -he lived alone four or five years, then married a Miss Hoar, the daughter of a man by that name who had ju^t. removed into the neighborhood. From what we can learn of Mr. Wheeler, we should judge that he was an honest, hard working man, and a good farmer ; and that he was high ly esteemed is fully attested by the numerous offices which he held within the gift of his fellow-citizens. Of Joseph Tiffany and Ezekiel Mixer we can say but little as there is but little recorded of them, and there are none living who remember anything more than tra ditionary -reports of them. Tiffany came from Attle- borough, Mass. and settled on the place now owned by Abel Garfield where he lived till 1772, then sold his lot with its improvements to Moses Kenney. and farther than this we cannot trace him. Mixer* made the first improvements on the farmf now owned by Daniel Far rar. He built a small house on the west side of the road a few rods north of Mr. Farrar's, barn. Here he lived till 1775, and in the mean time he cleared quite a quantity of land near the road, (or more properly path) and brought it into a condition for yielding considerable of a supply of the indispensables of life. But as we shall have an occasion to allude to him again in a differ ent connection we will leave him here for the present. *The son of John Mixer of Framingham. jHe purchased his lot of Ebenezor Tiffany of A ttleborough . CHAPTER III. THE EARLY SETTLERS CONTINUED, FROM 1768 TO 1780. From this time to 1780, a period of twelve years, but very few immigrated to these townships, owing without doubt to the controversey with Great Britain, and the unsettled affairs of the country, the people thinking more of throwing off the British yoke and establishing their independence, than of seeking for themselves homes in the wilderness. Nevertheless the population gradually increased, and the following, it is believed, were the most of the immigrants who settled here during the period under consideration: BENJAMIN TOLMAN, JOSHUA HARRINGTON, JACOB NEWELL, DUNCAN OAMBEON, MOSES KENNEY, JOHN BRUCE, HENRY MORSE, THOMAS CLARK, DANIEL LAWRENCE, AGABUS BISHOP. DANIEL CUTTING, ABNBB HASKELL, JOSEPH CUTTING, , JOSEPH FORRISTALL, REUBEN WARD, JOHN GODDING, ICHABOD SHAW, ALEXANDER PARKMAN, 'PETER STARKEY, JOSEPH NURSE, JONATHAN LAWRENCE, DANIEL FARRAR. Benjamin Tolman, a brother of Thomas, before men tioned, was probably born in Dorchester, but resided some years in Attleborough, from which place he re moved to Monadnock No. IV. about the year 1770, and built a log-house on the farm recently owned by Levi 40 history of TROY. Daggett. He married Hepzibeth, daughter of Jacob Newell, and resided here till 1780, when he removed to a new house which he had built on the north side of the road 75 or 100 rods west of Timothy Fife's. A brush fence now occupies the place of the cellar, and the old well may still be seen beneath, a large stone in the wall by the side of the road. At the time he commenced on the Daggett farm there was no road in that part of the township, so that he had to clear and make one for him self, and this he did without following the direction of stake and stone, set with exquisite care by a court's committee, and if it was not in every respect what is re quired by fast men at the present day, we have no knowledge that it was ever complained of, or that the town had to pay damages for injury to horse or carriage. It was considered in keeping with all other conveniences of life, in the day when men seemed to understand the true import of "getting their living in the sweat of the brow," and before many of that class of animals, prop erly denominated drones, had found their way into this region, to thrive upon the product of honest industry. Mr. Tolman appears to have possessed no very strong attachment to any particular locality, for in 1790, we find him selling his last place of residence to one Sweet- land, and removing to the lot composing the farm now owned by his son Stephen, where he built another log- house, and commenced anew to clear the land. Here, with the exception of one short interval, he spent the re mainder of his days. Jacob Newell* was the second settler in what is now the village. He came from Attleborough in 1769 or '70, and purchased, most probably of William Barker, the land comprising the farms now owned by William Harris, William Whitcomb, Stilman Newell, Bemis and *He was the son of Jacob Newell who settled in Attlebo rough in 1715. HISTORY OF TROY. 41 Clark and Stephen Wheeler; and he also obtained pos session of another lot, or a part of a lot, embracing what is now occupied by that part of the village, north of the line between the two townships. He built a log-house, near the spot now occupied by the residence of Calvin Bemis, where he lived several years and cleared the most of the land in the vicinity of his dwelling. And in the mean time he purchased of Thomas Tolman an in terest in the new grist-mill, how large an interest wo are unable to learn, but very likely, one fourth part, as we find a deed of such a part from Jacob Newell to Joshua Harrington, and dated the "27th day of May, 1776, and in the 16th year of the reign of George the 3d." A few years later he sold his house* with sever al acres of land to Ebenezer Tolman and built another house on the lot comprising the farm now owned by • William Whitcomb, and here he resided the most of the time till the close of his life. Moses Keimey came from Marlborough, Mass. about the year 1772, and purchased the farm tben owned by Joseph Tiffany, where he resided till 1778, and then sold to Moses Cutting and moved to Vermont. His res idence here was so short, and he had so little to do with public affairs, that his name seldom appears upon the records, and we know nothing of him after he left the township. Henry Morse came from Charlestown, Mass. in the year 1773, and settled, in Swanzey, on a lotf of land which has since been severed from that township and joined to Troy, and is known as the Jonathan Clark farm. We are informed that he had been an inn-keeper some time before he came to Swanzey ; .and undoubtedly *The log-house at this time had been displaced by a framed one. fHe bought his lot of one Jonathan Willard ; the deed was dated 1766, but it was not acknowledged till 1773. 4* 42 HISTORY OP TROY. selected his location with the view of engaging in his fa vorite occupation. And for the time the selection was regarded as very judicious, for it was on the main thor- ' oughfare from Swanzey to Boston, and as there was no public house in the vicinity, with proper management he must necessarily do a lucrative business. And the re sult for a few years, showed the wisdom of his calcula tions ; and the house first built, being found too small to accommodate his increased business, in 1778, was dis placed by one larger and more commodious, and the same that now stands on the farm. Mr. Morse kept the house till the time of his death in 1786. ^ Daniel Lawrence was a native of Weston, Mass. where he passed his minority with his parents on a farm. In 1773, he married Elizabeth Graves of Sudbury, and the following year leaving his wife in Weston he came to Monadnock No. V. and purchased of Jonah Harrington lot No. 6, in the 6th range, which included the most of the farm now owned by his son John. He built a log- house near the site of the present buildings, and doubt less intended to remove *there with his family the follow ing year; but the Revolutionary war breaking out, he changed his plans and entered the army. Arriving at Cambridge about the middle, of June, he was among the number detached from the main army to fortify Bunker Hill, and he fought under Prescott in that memorable battle. At the expiration of eight months he received an honorable discharge, returned to Weston, and made preparations for removing to the place he had selected for his future residence. In the spring of 1776, after a toilsome journey* with his wife and one child he took possession of his log-house. He cleared the most of the land composing that farm, and erected a part of the pres ent buildings; but from tbe fact that his name seldom *He came as did the most of the other settlers, with an ox team. HISTORY OF TROY. 43 appears upon the records of the town, we infer that he had but little to do with public business; but we are in formed that he was an industrious farmer, and, at the time of his death which occurred in 1832, was possessed of considerable property. Daniel Cutting came from Framingham and settled in Monadnock No. V. sometime in the year 1773, but we have not learned in what part of the township. Li 1779, he purchased the farm then owned by Jona;h Harrington, and built a saw-mill where Capt. Silsby's peg-mill now stands. He resided here about sixteen years, the most of his time being divided between his farm and mill; and possessing more than an ordinary business capacity, it is said that he managed both to good advantage. Judging from traditionary reports and from what little is recorded of him, we should suppose him to have been a man of considerable energy and pub lic spirit, and deserving the confidence of his fellow-men. He took an active part in the business transactions of the tovm, and it appears that his services were very accep table to the people. But having been called to experi ence severe affliction in the loss of his wife, and his fam ily circle being broken up, in 1795, he removed back Framingham. Joseph Cutting, brother of the preceding, came here in 1775. And we should suppose from the manner in which he left Framingham that he had no idea of devot ing his life to the service of his country, and that he possessed but little of the spirit of the Revolution. On receiving intelligence that he had been drafted to enter the army, he fled from his native town, and, after wan dering about incognito for some time, directed his steps towards Monadnock. When he had advanced so far as to be relieved from the fear of being recognized, he pur sued a more open course, and, on one occasion observing a group of men in the distance, he ventured among them 44 HISTORY OF TROY. to learn the subject of their deliberations. But what was his surprise to see posted upon the walls of a build ing a large bill offering $20 reward for the arrest of Jo seph Cutting. His self possession did not however de sert him, but he simply remarked that as he was nearly destitute of money he would like to capture the fugitive and obtain the proffered reward. As he did not excite suspicion he was permitted to pursue his journey, and he soon reached the place of his destination, where he felt that he was beyond the reach of his pursuers. He let himself to the settlers as he had opportunity and soon accumulated a little property, and built a house on the lot now owned by William Whitcomb, and a few rods west of the present buildings. After the war he emerg ed from his retreat, engaged himself to a young lady in Bolton, and the time was set for the marriage. Phine has Farrar was employed to move them up, and it being mid- winter and excellent sleighing, he easily reached Bolton, but the marriage ceremony was not to come ofi' till the next day ; and being detained longer than he an ticipated Mr. Farrar decided to visit his kindred at Sud bury. I'hat night commenced one of the most remark able snow storms of which we have any account in New- England. The roads became impassible and remained so for weeks, and Mr. Farrar had to leave his team and come home on snow-shoes ; and it was not till April that he was able to release the bride and bridegroom from their snow-bound position. Mr. Cuttiug lived in the house he first built a short time, then purchased the lot comprising the farm now owned by Jotham H. Holt, and built a house on a swell of land about 30 rods west of the house now standing on the farm. In 1795, he built the house in which Mr. Holt now lives, and resided there till his death in 1828. Moses Cutting, another brother, came here at an ear ly period, but the precise date we have not been able to HISTORY OF TROY. 45 fix, although it must have been prior to the year 1775. In 1778, he purchased of Moses Kenney the Abel Gar field farm as before mentioned, and moved there with his family. After living there about twelve years, he sold that farm .to John Colburn of Lincoln, and bought the lot since known as the Samuel Farrar farm, and built the house now owned by Lovell Rugg. He lived here in his usual quiet way, seldom taking any part in pub lic affairs, but his time was mostly improved in cultivat ing his farm, although he is said to have possessed great mechanical ingenuity, aiid could make almost any thing that had ever been accomplished by human skill. He died iiji 1834, and, being a member of the order of Ma sons, was buried with Masonic honors. Reuben Ward came here in 1774, and purchased the farm then owned by Richard Roberts, as before noticed. It is said that he came from Marlborough, Mass. and that both he and his wife inherited a large property from their ancestors, so that he had ample means for paying for his farm, and for making any desirable addi tions or improvements. He bought the most of the land lying between the Ward brook — as it was afterwards called — and the lot* owned by Daniel Lawrence, also the land composing the farm now owned by Henry A. Porter, and a part of the farm since owned by Daniel Cutting, Jr. His whole attention was given to the management of his farm, and every thing about him was conducted with strict regard to economy ; and it is said ¦ that he had but little to do with his neighbors, would seldom borrow or lend, but would contrive to satisfy all his wants from his own resources. His plans were laid after mature deliberation, and he was usually successful in carrying them out, and at the time of his death which * We have since learned that the "Ward farm extended some distance west of the brook and included land now owned by E. J. Spaulding, A. Starkey and Charles Carpenter. 46 HISTORY OF TROY. occurred about the year 1795, he was considered the most wealthy man in Marlboro'. Ichabod Shaw, brother of Jonathan before mentioned, came to Monadnock in 1774, and bought the lot com prising' the farm now owned by George Farrar and A. B. Harrmgton. His history, like that of most of the settlers at that time, is involved in much obscurity. We learn that the first clearing on that farm was the result of his labor, and that he built a small house near the site of the present buildings. Here he resided with his family till 1797, when he sold his farm to Kenney and moved to Vermont. Peter Starkey was a grand-son of Andrew, who set tled in Attleborough in 1708. Andrew had three sons, John, Andrew and Thomas, and it is supposed that Pe ter descended from the latter, whether so or not, he was born in Attleborough in 1754, and spent the most of the early part of his life in that town. Early in 1776, with his wife and four younger brothers, John, Benjamin, Enoch and Joseph, he came to Monadnock No. V. and purchased of Joseph Tiffany a lot of land upon which he built a house not far from where Abel Garfield now lives. He resided there until 1787, when he exchanged locations with John Wright, who had a few years before purchased the farm upon which Benjamin Tolman first settled. This has long been known as the Starkey farm, and the most of the improvements upon it, including all the present buildings, were the result of his industry. He lived here until his death which occurred in Feb., 1821. John Starkey, Peter's brother, married Mary Godding. Benjamin was never married but he lived with his brother Joseph, who married a Morse and set tled in Richmond, on the farm recently owned by Luke Harris. Enoch settled in what is now called the "Crocker pasture," not far from where Luther Whitte more now lives, but the only relic of the residence now HISTORY OF TROY. 47 to be seen is an excavation once constituting the cellar, Jonathan Lawrence came to Marlboro',* in 1777, and bought of his brother Daniel, the lot constituting the farm now owned by his grandson, Joseph E. Lawrence. He married a Miss Moore of Sudbury, and lived several years in a log-house near where the present house now stands. After he had cleared a considerable part of his land, and brought it into a cultivated state, he built a more convenient house, and the same that now stands upon the premises. As we cannot find his name in the record of any public meeting, wo suppose he was strictly a private man, and never took part in the business of public assemblies. Joshua Harrington was a native of Framingham, where he spent his early life. In 1776, he married Elizabeth Brigham of Shrewsbury, and came to Fitzwill- iamf and lived, a few years, in the house with Thomas Tolman. About the same time he bought the saw-mill, and a part or the whole of the grist-mill built by Mr. Tolman, and one or the other of these claimed and re ceived the most of his time and attention. In a few years, however, the saw-mill was converted to other pur poses, but the grist-mill was kept in operation by him or one of his sons till 1834, when the location was sold to Luke Harris and the mill was removed. In 1787, he bought of Thomas Tolman 53 acres of land, which in cluded the most of the farm now owned by his son Eli jah, as well as the most of the building lots in that part of the village east of Nurse and Wheeler's mill-pond. He then built the house now constituting the low part of that owned by the aforesaid Elijah Harrington, and in this he resided till the time of his death, Sept. 20, 1834. *Marlboro' was incorporated Dec. 13, 1776. fWe find that Mr. Harrington made his first purchase in Monadnock No. V. and it consisted of lot No. 6 in the 6th range and the deed was dated 1774. 48 HISTORY OF TROY. He is represented as being a very industrious man, a good citizen, about the medium height, but quite corpu lent, and towards the close of life he was so infirm that he could perform but little labor. Duncan Cameron was by birth a Scotchman, but in early life he enlisted in the British army, and, at the commencement of hostilities with the colonies in Ameri ca, was sent to this country and attached to that divis ion of the British army cammanded by the unfortunate Gen. Burgoyne. In 1777, he accompanied the expedi tion of that officer from Quebec to the Hudson, and took an active part in the battles of Bennington and Stillwater, and was among the number surrendered to General Gates on the 19th of October. This closed his military career; but instead of returning to England he chose to remain in this country and share the fortunes of the people whose liberties he had been hired to crush. The next year he came to Fitzwilliam, purchased the land upon which Phinehas Farrar had made some im provements, and commenced in earnest the business of farming. And we have reason to suppose that he was quite as successful as a farmer, as he had been as a sol dier. Of Mrs. Cameron we have but little positive in formation. That she was living with him soon after he made his purchase in Fitzwilliam there is no doubt, but whether she was a native of this country or of foreign birth cannot now be known. They resided here till about the year 1798, when they removed to Vermont. After they left the town, the house in which they had resided remained vacant a few years, and was then set on fire and consumed. John Bruce was born in Sudbury where, after passing- his minority, he married a Mary Joslin and resided till about the year 1775, when with his wife and eight chil dren he came to Fitzwilliam, and settled on the premises which had been before occupied by Mixer, to whom al- HISTORY OF TROY. 49 lusion has already been made. He lived here till 1782, when in felling trees he was accidentally struck by a limb and killed. Some of his children, as will hereafter be seen, became worthy citizens of the town. Thomas Clark came from Wrentham, Mass. in 1779, and purchased of Thomas Tolman a lot of land situated in a valley in the north-west part of Fitzwilliam, or what is now the south-west part of Troy. He built a log-house near the brook which passes through the val ley, married and at once took possession of his rudely constructed dwelling. In some respects this was a little different from the most of the log-houses at that time. Instead of a stone fire-place and chimney at one side, or in one corner of the room, there was simply a stone fire-place in the centre, without a chimney or any thing else to conduct away the smoke, but this was allowed to escape through an opening for that purpose in the roof His time was mostly eipployed in clearing and cultivat ing the land, but his income from this source not being sufficient for his support, he improved such fragments of time as could be spared from his farm, in the manufac ture of wooden ware, such as mortars, spools, plates, bowls and trays; and these he carried away and ex changed for articles of food and clothing. Being pros pered in most of his undertakings he soon acquired the means for building a more convenient house, and of liv ing in more comfortable circumstances. He died in 1818, quite advanced in years; and few men have left a better example, or been more generally beloved. Agabus Bishop is said to have come from Wrentham, Rhode Island, but we have no certain knowledge of him till 1778, when he purchased of Thomas Tolman the lot of land a little west of that upon which Benjamin Tol man first settled. Here he commenced, as did nearly all the first settlers, by clearing and building a log- house. And when he moved his family he came in a 4 50 HISTORY OP TROY. very unusual manner. Instead of coming with an ox team as had nearly all who preceded him, he came with a horse and wagon; and for some years this was the on ly horse in that part of the township. An animal so rare was in great demand, and it probably carried to the mill the most of the grain raised in that neighborhood for some years. Mr. Bishop built a framed house about the same time that his neighbor Clark built his, and in this he resided till his death which took place about the year 1798. Abner Haskell was a native of Harvard, Mass., but came to Fitzwilliam in 1778, purchased the lot of land and built a log-house near where Howard T. Clark now lives. The log-house stood four or five rods south-east of the site of the present house. Mrs. Haskell was a sister of Reuben Ward. In a few years Mr. Haskell built a more commodious house* and other buildings to correspond, and after raising up two sons and as many daughters, he died quite advanced in years, and his son Joseph, succeeded to his inheritance. Joseph Forristall was born in 1758, at Holliston, Mass., where he spent his early years on a farm. At the commencement of the war with England he entered the army, and was stationed at Ticonderoga, but at the expiration of three month he received his discharge and returned to Holliston. In 1778, he married Hannah Millen who was born in 1764. Soon after their mar riage his father-in-law, Millen, came to Fitzwilliam and bought 120 acres of land, and gave his son-in-law a deed of one-half of it, with the understanding that he should jjay for the other half, whenever he should acqufre the means. This land was situated in what is now the south part of Troy, and includes the farm now owned by John Kelley. In the fall of the same year Mr. Forristall and * Phis house was burned in 1830, and his grandson William, built the present house. HISTORY OF TROY. 51 his father-in-law came here, made a small clearing, put up the frame of a house and boarded the outside, and made such an arrangement as enabled him (Forristall) to remove here with his wife early the next spring, and they resided in the house as first built till fall before laying the fioor. Having been reared in comfortable circumstances, the rude manner of life to which they were here subjected was doubtless somewhat trying to their sensibilities, but possessing strength, courage and energy, they soon smoothed the roughness of their lot and made themselves a comfortable home. A neat and commodious house took the place of the dingy hut, and fields of grain that of the "deep tangled wild wood." By industry and economy they soon acquired a compe tence, and — as we shall see when we come to speak of the descendants of the first settlers — they brought up a large family of children, and lived to an advanced age. Mr. Forristall built two houses on that farm; the first being the small house already mentioned, and which was occupied till 1809, when he built the house now on the premises. Few men with equal means have accom plished more than did Mr. Forristall. True, he did not amass great wealth, as have many who have been engag ed in the mercantile business, but every dollar he pos sessed was the result of honest industry. He rendered to the world an equivalent for all his demands; fraud and speculation had no place in his code of life. Such a man does not live in vain; though he make no noise or ostentatious display, yet he is sure to make his mark both upon the world of matter and of mind. Mr. For ristall died April 12, 1848. Mrs. Forristall died May 2, 1849. The Godding family about the year 1779, removed from Attleborough, Mass. to Fitzwilliam, N. H. and set tled on land now constituting the farm recently owned by Albert Pratt. The family at that time consisted of 52 HISTORY OF TROY. nine persons — the mother, the widow of John Godding, and eight children — four sons and four daughliprs. John was the oldest of the sons, he purchased the farm and moved his mother and the rest of the family. The old est child was a daughter and was twice married; her fii'st husband's name was John Starkey; her second, Jacob Newell, who has already been mentioned. She and both her husbands lived and died in what is now Troy. Another daughter married Bethuel Bishop and removed to Shrewsbury, Vermont, where they died. The third married Isaac Jackson, who built a house on land now owned by Amos Knowlton, and is known by the name of the "Samuel Farrar hill pasture." They lived there several yearS' and then moved to Wallingford, Vermont, where they died. The fourth married Jesse Bishop, and they settled near the corner of the road north of Thomas Clark's. Asa, the , youngest child, never married, he died at an early age. William, the next youngest, went while a single man .to Burke, Vt., where he resided till his death which was "several years since. John before mentioned, married Polly 'Robbins of Warwick, Mass. and lived on the farm he first pur chased till'the year 1795, when he sold and purchased another lot, lying about one- fourth of a mile south-east from the house now owned by Franklin Woodward. There he built a house and resided some fourteen years ; he then moved to Wallingford, Vt., where he remained between twenty and thirty years, and from there he re moved to the western part of New- York, wh^rp some of his children still reside. Timothy in 1790, married Ruth Robbins, sister of his brother John's wife,-''and lived with his brother, on the farm first purchased, un til it was sold, as already stated. He then purchased the farm and built the house now owned by Amos Knowlton, where he lived until 1850. He then moved to Winchendon and lived with his son Alvahj- -until his HISTORY OF TROY. 53 death which occurred March 7, 1856. Mrs. Godding died November 7, 1854. Mr. Godding lived in Troy over 70 years and few men have left a better impression upon the minds of the people. 'Alexander Parlanan is another of the many individu als of whose early life the writer can obtain no infonna- tion'. He was by trade a clothier, and must have settled as early as 1777 or '78 on the plat of ground a little east of Mr. Carpenter's saw-mill, and now owned by -Col. Wright. His house stood near an apple tree which may be distinctly seen from the road; and he had a ful ling-mill a short distance below the saw-mill. He work ed here at his trade several years, and it being a time when families manufactured their own cloth, he found a plenty of the material to occupy his time in the usual season for dressing. A share of the public business wiw also entrusted to his care. He was town clerk of Marl boro' in 1784 and '85 and occupied other important po sitions; and there is nothing upon the record to show! that he di(feot discharge his duties to the satisfactiori'Of the people, -m 1788, he made arrangements for remov ing to Ch^ry Valley, N. Y. and employed William Tenney, Sen.j who with an ox team conveyed his family and goods as far as Bennington, where they were over taken by a severe storm and obliged to halt. Finding it impossible at that time to proceed fartherwith his loa 4, 1850. Sylvenda, " 1809, " 1st, Hannah Knights, who died March 5, 1837 ; 2d, Harriet Gorham, lives in Chelsea, Mass. Jacob Newell Jr. had six children: Nathan, born Nov. 4, 1783, married Adelia Wheeler. Pearson, " June 29, 1785. Urana, " Aug. 28, 1786, " John Lawrence. Martha, " Aug. 18, 1788. Prudence," July 29, 1790, " Elijah Harrington. Holton, " Joseph Nurse had six children : Hannah, married Sanders and moved to Leverett. Prudence, " Moseman, " " Ohio. Joseph, " , settled in Dumister. Jonathan, " -. , " " Putney. Reuben, " Jerusha Bruoe, settled on home farm. Ebenezer-, " Priscilla Poor, settled on home farm. Timothy Godding had seven children : AVilliam, born Nov. 1, 1790, lives in Hector, New- York. Rebecca, " April 21, 1793, died at the homestead. [cian. Alvah, " Nov. 5, 1796, lives at Winchendon, a physi- Rufus, " Aug. 8, 1799, resides at Burke, Vermont. Ira, " March 5, 1802, died at Troy, Dec. 10, 1849. Loney, " Aug. 29, 1804, died at the homestead. .Philinda, " Feb. 15, 1807, died at the homestead. HISTORY OF TROY. 77 Rebecca, married Dolly, it Hannah, tt Abigail, (( Betsey, TU..e^ HISTORY OF TROY. 109 on the Bai'ker farm, two on the "Amasa Fuller place," two where George Farrar lives, and three where Joseph Alexander, Jr., now lives, and then moved to Fitzwil liam, where he died in 1855.* His children were : 1, Asenath, married John Simons of Brattleboro, Vt.; 2, Nelson, married fia'st, Sweetser, who died : second, Angeline Platts, is now living in Boston; 3, Sally, married Sweetser of Fitzwilliam, both now dead ; 4, Mary, married Harvey Blanding, lives in Troy ; 5, Martha, married Asa Clark of Swanzey; 6, Harriet, married Gideon G. Willis of Swanzey ; 7, Joel, married Richardson, resides in Fitzwilliam. In 1805, John Lawrence, son of Daniel, married Irena, daughter of Jacob Newell Jr., and settled on the homestead, where he is now living at the age of seventy- four, and retains iriuch of his youthful vigor. Children : 1, Louisa, born in 1806, died at an early age; 2, Anna. born in 1807, lives in Attleborough; 3, Clarissa, born in 1809, diedat the age of thirteen months; 4, Irena, born in 1810, died in 1842; 5, Simon, born in 1812, married Eliza Buffum, lives in Fitchburg; 6, Betsey, born in 1814, married A. B. Harrington, lives in Troy; 7, John, born in 1816, married, lives in Troy; 8, Houghton, born in 1818, lives in Troy; 9, Cynthia, born in 1820, died in 1840; 10, Sarah, born in 1822, died in 1849; 11, Harvey, born in 1823, lives ui Ilhnois; 12, Almira, born in 1826, lives in Indiana. Mrs. Lawrence died in 1749, and he married second, Mrs. Eliza Hayden, with whom he is now living. November 28, 1805, Henry Tolman, son of Benjamin of whom mention has been made, married Polly, daugh ter of Christopher Harris, and formed a co-partnership with his father-in-law in the business of the tavern. He lived there one and one-half years, then moved to Derry, Vt., where he resided three years, after which he re- • Mrs. Howe is now (1859) living in Fitzwilliam. 10 110 HISTORY OF TROY. turned, and lived some time where William Whitcomb now lives. After this he kept a public house two years where Amasa Fuller now lives, and again returned to the Whitcomb place. He worked at brick-making three years in the yard now owned by Thomas Wright, then moved into the house now'occupied by Sampson Wheel er, and: resided there sixteen years; and after moving (mce or twice more he settled in Stirling, Mass., where he resided until' his death March 6, 1851. Mrs. Tol man died Aug. 5, 1857. Their children were: 1, Charles M., born Jan. 21, 1807, married Lydia Love- joy; 2, Nancy, born June 17, 1808, married Luther Towns, lives in Amherst; 3, Henry, Jr., born Aug. 13, 1809, married Harriet Rhodes, lives in Wisconsin; 4, Elisha 11., bom June 17, 1811, married Rusina Bay- iiid of Fitzwilliam, lives in Troy; 5, Daniel, born Nov. 7, 1812, mairied Almira Davis, lives in Wisconsin; G, Mary, born May 5, 1814, married Isaac Jackson, lives in WiscoiJi^iii; 7. Jacob N., born Jan. 2, 1816, married first. Eliza Ann Osborne, who died: second, Abby Mo ses, lives in Worcester; 8, James, born May 6, 1817, died Jan. 28, 1X21 ; 9, Philander, born June 13, 1819, married Laura Kelton, lives in Maine; 10, Sarah Ann, born Dec. 31, 1824, died Nov. 2, 1844; 11, Amanda, l)orn May 11, 1828, married Augustus Leach, lives in [Stirling, Massachusetts. Joseph Butler, a native of Bolton, came here this year, (1805), and bought of Rufus Russell the faim south- cast of Simon Butler's, and now at some distance from the public highway, but formerly on an old road leading irom Silas Fife's to Hugh Thompson's. His wife's maiden name was Temple, and they had lived in Bol ton about eighteen years after their marriage. They resided here about thirty years, then moved to Marl boro', where they died. Their children were : 1, Betsey, born Sept. 28, 1791, married Elias Mann, who died in HISTORY OF TROY. Ill 1857, and she is now living in Jaffrey, a widow; 2. Amos, born Dec. 13, 1793, married Polly Sargent of Lancaster, lives in Plymouth, Vt.; 3, Joseph, born March 10, 1794, married Polly Mason, lives in Boyls- ton, Mass.; 4, Olive, born Oct. 11, 1795, married Si mon Butler, lives in Troy; 5, Abigail, born June 3, 1798, married Levi Daggett, is now living in Rindgc; 6, Lucy, born June 3, 1800, married Elijah BemiS, who died Nov. 5, 1852, and she is now living in Troy; -7, Asa, born June 15, 1802, married Julia Butler, is now living m Avon, 111.; 8, Jabez, born Nov. 14, 1803, married Betsey Boyden, lives in Plymouth, Vt.; 9, Le vi, born July 7, 1809, married Sophia Sargent, lives in Worcester. In the fall of 1806, Aaron Holt bought of Daniel Lawrence Jr. the farm upon which Hugh Thompson first settled, (since called the Brooks place), the deed being dated the 12th of September of that year. Mr. Holt was born Oct. 27, 1776, at Holden, where his father, from Andover, settled at an early period. In the spring of 1807, he came to Marlboro', with his fam ily, and settled on the farm above mentioned, where he resided ten years. After this he lived one year on each of the farms now owned by Alvah S. Clark and William Whitcomb; he then bought the farm now owned by Hamilton Parker, and resided there three years. In 1822, he -lived on the farm now owned by Levi L. Pierce, and in 1823, on that owned by Sidney A. But ler, but in 1824, he moved on to the Gove place, (so called), south of the Jonathan Clark place. In the fall of 1826, while passing down the hill, near the present residence of Lyman Harrington, he met a young mau ridiJig one horse and leading another. The horse which was being led was a vicious animal, and refused to go, and Mr. Holt, in attempting to assist the stranger in conquering his unruly beast, was kicked in the region of 112 HISTORY OF TROY. the stomach, in consequence of which he died the next day. His children were: 1, Aaron, born Jan. 25, 1801, died Jan. 6, 1818 ; 2, Joel, born March 30, 1803, mar ried Thirza Baker Nov. 20,' 1828, is now living on the farm formerly owned by William Barker; 3, Jotham Howe, born Feb. 22, 1805, married Miriam Bartlett, lives on the farm formerly owned by Joseph Cutting ; 4, Dorothy, born Sept. 8, 1807, died m 1612 ; 5, Moses Wheeler, born July 6, 1810, died Sept.;©!, 181 3 ;• 6, William,' born Oct. 13, 1812, married, Ijves at the West; 7, Amos, b6rn--Dec. 20, 1814; 8, Dorothy,* born Feb. 28, 1816, marrfed John Pool of Jaffrey ,,i^ied April 18, 1840; 9, Betsey, born March 16, 1819,xmarried Eri J. Spaulding of Troy, died' Aug. 8, 1847; 10, Aaron, born July 15, 1821; 11, Lydia, born Nov. 16, 1825, married Maynard of Holden. This year Daniel Farrar, Jr., second son of Daniel before mentioned, married Lucena, daughter of Daniel Millin of Fitzwilliam, and located where Jonathan Cap ron formerly lived. He occupied, the old house till after the death of his father, but eventually built the brick- house now on the premises. He lias been a very indus trious man, and is much esteemed by the people of the town. His children are : 1, Hannah, born Oct. 11, 1807, died Sept. 14, 1824; 2, Lucena, born May 15, 1810, died Dec. 12, 1855; 3, Betsey, born April 22, 1813,-' lives with her parents; -4, Daniel M., bom Oct. 6, 1815, married' — — Keith, lives in Fitpwilliam; 5, Leonard,' bom|S^pt. 20, 1817, is now liraig with his parents ; ' 6, Jaa| Selectmen. Timothy Kendall, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year, Charles Tolman, son of Benjamin, returned to Troy, and took up his abode with his parents, who lived at that time, where Stephen Tolman now resides. At the commencement of the last war with Great Brit ain in 1812, Mr. Tolman was at Hudson, N. Y., and on the 9th of July of that year, he enlisted as a soldier and joined the American army at Plattsburg. The next, spring he was A^ith a detachment of the army sent to Sacket's Harbor. On the 25th of April, he accompan ied Gen. Dearborn, who embarked with seventeen hun dred men, on board a fiotilla, under command of Com modore Chauncey, from Sacket's Harbor, for the pur pose of attacking York, the capital of Upper Canada. On arriving at the place of debarkation, about two miles from the enemy's works, an attempt was made to oppose their landing; but the British were thrown into disorder, and fled to their garrison. Mr. Tolman was one of the number selected by Gen. Pike to attack the enemy's fortifications, and he stood but a few feet from that offi cer at the time he was killed, by an explosion of a mag azine. After the capture of York, Mr. Tolman was sent to Fort Niagara, where he remained about one month; he assisted in the reduction of Fort George, af ter which he came down the St. Lawrence with the force history of troy. 155 under Wilkinson, and retired into wmter quarters at French Mills. Early the next spring he returned to Plattsburg, and on the 11th of March, received the com mission of Ensign in a company commanded by Capt. Humphrey, and took an active part in the battle there on the llth of September following. After the battle he was appointed Provost-Marshall and sent to Crabb Island, about three miles from Plattsburg, to assist in taking charge of the prisoners. The 22d of November he was promoted to the rank of third Lieutenant, in which capacity he served to the close of the war. Jan. 1, 1817, he married Alta Anderson of Albany, N. Y., and resided there till 1819, when he returned to Troy. In 1820, he removed to Richmond, where he stopped two years; after this he lived in Fitchburg three years, then again returned to Troy, where he has ever since resided. Children: 1, Chester, born Nov. 13, 1817, married Lucinda Felton of Shelburne Falls, Mass., Nov. 29, 1844; 2, Cornelia, born June 8, 1820, married, Dec. 26, 1842, died April 25, 1845; 3, Mary Ann, born April 27, 1822, died Dec. 26, 18.26; 4, Orville, born Jan. 4, 1825, married Louisa Bowers, Dec. 20, 1851, lives at Shelburne Falls; 5, Angeline, born Sept. 2, 1827, died Feb. 8, 1849; ¦ 6, Albert, born Oct. 24, 1829, married Sarah Briggs, Oct. 23, 1856, lives at Shelburne Falls. In April, Stephen Harris came to Troy, and resided one year with his father-in-law, Daniel Ball. Mr. Har ris was the son of Stephen Harris, and was born at Richmond 1791, and in March, 1816, he married Patty, daughter of Daniel Ball, and located in Richmond, where he resided three years. He moved from Troy to Swan zey in 1820, and resided there till 1838, when he bought the farm on which he now resides and returned to Troy. , Mrs. Harris died in 1852, and smce then, Mr. Harris has resided in Richmond, till recently he has married 156 history of troy. Sally Whitcomb, and now occupies the Ball farm. Children: 1, Elisha, born Sept. 29, 1817, died in 1846; 2, Stephen, bom Oct. 24, 1820, married Almira Fuller, July 16, 1846; 3, Willard, born June 3, 1823; 4, WiUiam A., born Aug. 29, 1826, married Sarah E. Fife, Oct. 25, 1849; 5, Lucy, born Feb. 16, 1829, married Welcome Ballou, June 2, 1852; 6, Lydia, bom Sept. 9, 1832, married Luther Alexander, Sept. 7, 1848. Charles Davis, a native of Hancock, came here this year, and purchased an old house which had stood some years on the farm now occupied by John Flagg, and re moved it to the west side of the road, near where the rail-road bridge now is, and but a few rods from the Newell house. Mr. Davis was a hatter, and a part of his house was finished for a hat-shop; and it was the first establishment of the kind in Troy. He work here some ten years, then moved to Holden. Timothy Kendall, who had resided here since 1814, built, this year, the house now occupied by Stephen B. Farrar, and resided there till 1831, when he exchanged farms with Stephen Farrar. In this trade he reserved the house lots now owned by Mrs. John Lawrence, and built the house now occupied by Earle Clark, and lived there two years. In 1833, he built the house in which A. W. Baker now resides, and lived there till 1845, when he moved to Fitzwilliam. history of troy. 157 18SO- Danibl Cutting, Representative. Daniel W. Farrar, ) Salmon Whittemore, > Selectmen. Timothy Kendall, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. Simon Butler came here this year, and bought the farm formerly owned by Stephen Russell. He was a na tive of Lancaster, Mass., and married Olive, daughter of Joseph Butler, March 5, 1817, and settled in Marlboro'. In 1820, he came here and resided six years, then re turned to Marlboro', where he remained ten years; but in 1837, he came to Troy again, and located on the farm first purchased, and where he now resides. Children: 1, Lovell P., born Nov. 14, 1817; 2, Simon 0., born March 30, 1819, married Ruth E. Haskell, April 12, 1854; 3, Algenon S., born Sept. 23, 1822, married Harriet Goddard of Rindge, March 4, 1847; 4, Charles, born Jan. 5, 1826, married first, Sarah P. Haskell, who died Sept. 13, 1856 : second, Maria L. Haskell, Nov. 19, 1857; 5, Ira M., born Dec. 5, 1829, married Eliza J. White, resides in Marlboro'; 6, Mary Jane, born Nov. 9, 1835, married Edward F. Starkey. In June, Asa Brewer, son of Asa before mentioned, married Rachel Knights of Sudbury, Mass., and located on the Morse farm, — now the Jonathan Clark place, — where he resided three years, then bought the farm now OAvned by William Whitcomb, but in a few months he sold his possession in Troy and removed to Fitzwilliam, where he now resides. Children: 1, Joel K., born Jan. 14 158 history of trot. 27, 1822, resides in CharlestOAvn, Mass. ; 2, James, bom Jan. 25, 1825, resides in Topeka, K. T. ; 3, Harriet, born March 20, 1827, deceased; 4, George S., born Nov. 18, 1828, resides in Rindge; 5, Gardiner S., born Oct. 11, 1829, resides in Boston; 6, Rachel, born April 10, 1833, deceased; 7, Harriet R., born June 3, 1835, resides in Springfield, Vt.; 8, Elizabeth A., born June 21, 1837; 9, Henry H., born March 19, 1841; 10, Calvin B., born Sept. 17, 1844; 11, Emarancy H., born Dec. 29, 1846. November 15th, Moses S. Perkins, son ef Moses, married Cosby, daughter of Abraham Coolidge, and lo cated on the farm now owned by Edmund Bemis, where he resided till 1850, then moved to Jaffrey, where he is now living. Children: 1, Sarah, born Sept. 7, 1822, married Merrill P. Farrar of Romeo, Mich., Sept. 12, 1848, died Jan. 19, 1854; 2, Phebe, born Nov. 17, 1824, married James L. Bolster, Nov. 2, li^47; 3, Hart, born Sept. 26, 1828, married Phebe P. Flowers, July 25, 1854; 4, Charles, born Oct. 27, 1833; 5, Dorcas, born June 24, 1835, married James S. Lacy, July 24, 1855; 6, Cosby, born June 28, 1838, married John V. Tenney, Jan. 1, 1859; 7, Mary, born May 21, 1840. history of trot. 159 18S1- Daniel Cutting, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Timothy Godding, > Selectmen. Amos Sibley, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year, Timothy Fife, seventh son of Silas, mar ried Mary Jones of Framingham, and located on the farm with his father, and resided there till the death of the latter, when he came in possession of the farm. In 1848, he sold this farm to William A. Harris, and pur chased of George Bemis the farm on which he now re sides. Children: 1, Daniel J., bom Aug. 11, 1823, married Loney A. Garfield, Sept. 23, 1851 ; 2, Betsey T., bom Dec. 24, 1824, married Jacob Harrington, Oct. 25, 1849; 3, Sarah E., born May 23, 1826, married William A. Harris, Oct. 25, 1849; 4, Mary M., born Aug. 18, 1827, died Aug. 19, 1847; 5, Rachel, bom Oct. 30, 1828. Mrs. Fife died Feb. 10, 1856. April 18th, Abel Baker, from Marlboro', married CordeKa, daughter of Caleb Perry, and located on the Whitcomb farm, now owned by Amasa Aldrich. Mr. Baker is of English descent. His great grand-father, John Baker, came from England about the year 1738, and with a large family of children settled in Waltham, Mass., where he resided five or six years ; then with a part of his children he removed to Killingsley, Conn., but three sons and two daughters remained in Massachu setts. Richard, the youngest son, was ten years of age when he arrived in this country. At twenty-nine years of age he purchased a tract of wild land in Westminster, 160 history of trot. Mass., and intended to take up his abode there, but in 1757, he was pressed into the British service in the French and Indian war for one year. The whole com pany in which Mr. Baker served were from the same town. At the expiration of the year, the English offi cers refused to give them their discharge from service, and retained them|against their consent. They prepared themselves with snow-shoes, and the whole company, consisting of about seventy men, left the camp at Albany about midnight, intending to cross the Green Mountains to Massachusetts. But they got lost, wandered several days among the mountains, but finally found Deerfield River, and followed it to Coleraine, where they found in habitants, after having been out nine days without pro- A^isions, except a small dog which they killed the fifth day, and having the snow, which was some four feet deep, for their bed. Mr. Baker reached home in safety, and soon married Mary Sawyer of Lancaster, raised up a numerous family (rf children, and lived to a good old age. Mrs. Baker's grand-father, Thomas Sawyer, was one of the first settlers of Lancaster. He built him a house surrounded by a fort, and a saw-mill, to which the in habitants of his village resorted in case of Indian hostili ties, which were very common from 1670 to 1710. At oRe time, supposed to be between 1675 and 1680, his garrison was attacked by the Indians, and all were killed except Mr. Sawyer and two women. Night came on, the women loaded the guns and Mr. Sawyer continued to fire from the port-holes till nearly mid-night, at which time the Indians withdrew from the place. Mr. Saw yer went and caught his horse, and after setting fire to his house, which contained shocks of grain, the women mounted the horse, and he walked by their side until they rea;ched a place of safety. On the 15th of October, 1705, Mr. Sawyer, with his son Elias, and John Bige- loAV were taken captive by the Indians, at his saw-mill, B' bistort of trot. 161 a little after day light, whither he had gone to commence the labors of the day, and the savages immediately set out with their prisoners for Canada. On their journey they treated Mr. Sawyer with great cruelty, but on ar riving at Montreal, he observed to the governor, whose residence was at that place, that there Avas a good site for mills on the river Chamblee, and that he would build him a saw-mill, on condition that he would procure his. his son's, and Bigelow's redemption. "The governor readily closed in Avith the proposal, as at that time there was not a saAV-mill in all Canada, nor artificers capable of building one. He accordingly applied to the Indians. and very readily procured the ransom of young Sawyer and Bigelow, but no sum would procure Mr. Sawyer's redemption; him — being distinguished for his braveiy. which had proved fatal to a number of their brethren — they were determined to immolate. The victim was ac cordingly led forth and fastened to the stake, environed with materials so disposed as to produce a lingering death. The savages surrouhding the unfortunate prison er, began to anticipate the horrid pleasure of beholding their victim writhing in tortures amidst the rising flames: and of rending the air with their dismal yells. Sudden ly a Friar appeared, and with great solemnity, held forth what he declared to be the key to the gate of Purgatory. and told them that unless they released their prisoner. he would instantly unlock that gate and send them headlong thereinto. Superstition prevailed and wrought the deliverance of Mr. Sawyer; for they at once un bound him and gave him up to the governor. In one year from that time he completed the mill, when he and Bigelow were discharged. They detained his son Elias, one year longer, to instruct them in the art of saAv- ing, and keeping the mill in order. He was then amply rewarded and sent home to his friends; and both he and his father lived to an advanced age, and were gathered 14* 162 HISTORT OF TROT. to their graves in peace. Bezeleel Baker was the fourth ion of Richard and Mary Baker, and was bom at West minster, Mass., in 1768. He came to Marlboro' in 1 787, purchased a tract of land, and in 1793, after he had made the necessary arrangements, married Abigail, daughter of Dea. Nathan Wood of Westminster. Dea. Wood, a descendant of William Wood, who came to America in 1638, and settled in Concord, Mass., mar ried Rebecca Haynes of Sudbury, May 2, 1750, and removed to Westminster in 1756. He was active in opposing those measures of the British government which led tx) the Revolution, and the struggle for independence; Avas a member of the first congress, which met at Cam bridge, and encouraged resistance to the arbitrary acts of the English Crown; but he died June 19, 1777, and his fifteen children followed his remains to the grave. His posterity have since settled in almost every State in the Union, and among them have been many clergymen. '.rhus it will be seen that Dea. Abel Baker has descend ed from an honorable ancestry; and no one acquainted Avith him, will suppose that the blood has been in the least contaminated, by passing through his veins. Dea. Ba ker resided on the Whitcomb farm — before mentioned — eight years, then bought the Perry farm, formerly owned hj Dea. Silas Fife, and to this he removed his family, .i.nd has resided there to the present time. Children ; 1 , Orissa, born Aug. 28, 1822, died Sept. 6, 1823; 2, Cor delia, born Dec. 27, 1823, married John F. Humphreys of Athol, Mass., Dec. 1, 1845: 3, Abel W., born April 1^8, 1825, married Mary Haskell, April 8, 1847; 4, Caroline B., born Jan. 5, 1827, married F. S. Parmen ter of Athol, June 6, 1848; 5, Myra A., born Feb. 24, 1832, married John U. Beers, Dec. 10, 1856; 6, Mary \V., born May 21, 1836. Mrs. Baker died Aug. 4, 1839, and Dea. Baker married Mrs. Sarah C. Bush, ilaughter of Alpheus Crosby of Jaffrey, Noa^ 16, 1840. history of troy. 163 July 18th, William Whitcomb, son of Zopher, mar ried Clarissa, daughter of Edmund Bemis, and resided one year on the farm OAvned by Josiah, son of David Wheeler. In . 1822, he moved to the farm now owned by Simon Butler, and lived there till 1824, then rented the farm now owned by Jotham H. Holt. In 1826, he moved to Londonderry, Vt, where he resided till 1829, then returned to Troy, and bought the Newell farm of Russell Waters, and here he has since resided. Chil dren: 1, Elliott, born Aug. 19, 1822, married Eliza beth P. Darling of Jaffrey, April, 1851; 2, Luther, bom July 21, 1824, married first, Lucy Ann May of Winchendon, February, 1849, who died Jan. 25, 1851 : second, Caroline Wright, January, 1853, he died Oct. 24, 1854; 3, Elsina, born Dec. 25, 1830, died Oct. 18, 1839; 4, Charles, born July 7, 1833, died Nov. 17, 1855; 5, Franklin, born Dec. 19, 1836. December 30th, Aaron Hodgkins married Rhoda Per kins, and located in the house near Stanley's mill. Af ter residing there some years, he bought the farm now owned by Lee Rosebrook, where he resided till his death, April 30, 1856. Children: 1, Harriet A., bom July 10, 1825; 2, Christopher, born Jan. 6, 1829, married, resides in Marlboro'; 3, Ambrose, born Jan. 20, 1831 ; 4, Mary, bom Dec. 25, 1832; 5, Frederick, bom March 4, 1835; 6, Cyrus, born'Jan. 24, 1837; 7, Ermina B., born March 19, 1839. Mrs. Rhoda Hodgkins died in 1851; and Mr. Hodgkins married Mrs. Alfreda T. BroAvn, Jan. 15, 1852, who is now a widow again. Alpheus Crosby, a' blacksmith, located in Troy this year. He is a descendant of Josiah Crosby, who immi grated from England and settled in Billerica, Mass., previous to the breaking out of the French and Indian Avar. In that war he joined a company of volunteers and marched to Swanzey, to assist the inhabitants of that town in repelling the Indians. Their route lay 164 history of troy. through a wilderness, and on arriving at the border of the town, the company discovered an Indian in the top of a tree. They proceeded cautiously till within shooing distance, when several guns were levelled at him, but in an instant, the whole company were fired upon by a large party of savages who lay in ambush, and were completely routed. Mr. Crosby, with a few others who escaped, swam the Ashuelot, and took shelter in a fort at Hinsdale. Probably about the year 1768, he moved from Billerica to Amherst, N. H., then a wilderness. Here he drove a few stakes into the ground and con structed a sort of Indian wigwam, in which he resided two or three years, then built what was more common — a log-house. He was in the American army in the Revolutionary war, and during a part of that time, had command of a company. He had ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Alpheus, the fourth son, was in the army several years with his father; but about the year 1786, he came to Jaffrey, where, after residing about tAvo years, he married Elizabeth Gilmore and set tled for life. He also had ten children: Betsey, Esther, Mary, Nancy Ann, Sarah, Alpheus, Asa, Franklin, Porter, and Josiah. Alpheus, learned his trade of John Stone of Jaffrey, married Mary Fox and settled in Troy as before mentioned. He resided a short time in the house now owned by E. P. Kimball, and worked in the shop formerly occupied by Nathan Wheeler. After- Avards he resided in the tenement under the Congrega tional Meeting-House. But in 1837, he built the stone- house now owned by Mrs. Dodge, and in this he resided till just before he removed to the West in 1854. The brick-shop now owned by Isaac Aldrich, Jr., and the stone-shop 'near the Meeting-House, were built by Mr. Crosby. Children: Mary Louisa and Emily, who died in childhood; Joseph, George, Mary, Emma Caroline, Frederick Lowe, Abby Crocker. HISTORT OF TROT. 165 18SS3- Daniel Cutting, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Timotht Godding, > Selectmen. Amos Sibley, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Tovm Clerk. April 7th, Ashei^ Coolidge, son of Abraham, married Olive Starkey, and resided about one year in the house with his father-in-law, William Starkey. After chang ing his residence several times, he died in the Ward house — now (1859) occupied by Joseph Vannesa — in November, 1834. Mrs. Coolidge died at Keene, Septem ber, 1848. Children: 1, William, born November, 1824, died May 11, 1826; 2, Elbridge, born May 15, 1826, married Sarah M. Whittemore, May 25, 1854, who died Feb. 7, 1859; 3, Olive Ann, born 1828, died 1841; 4, William E., born June 17, 1830; 5, George, born Feb. 6, 1833; 6, Sarah, born January, 1835, married George W. Billings, October, 1855, died 1858. Abel Garfield, the seventh son of John, married Mar tha Fuller, and located on the home farm with his father, and has resided there to the present time. Children: 1, George Washington, born 1825, married Augusta L. Harvey of Marlboro', Oct. 31, 1852; 2, Chancy N., born 1828, married Maria Brown, Sept. 6, 1853; 3, Sarah, born 1832, married Andrew Aldrich; 4, Hep zibah, bom 1835, married Isaac Fuller of Marlboro'; 5, Martha L., bom 1839, married Delano H. Sibley, Dec. 23, 1857; 6, Mary Ann, born 1842. 166 history of troy. 18SS. Daniel W. Farrar, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) George Farrar, \ Selectmen. Timothy Kendall, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. January 9th, Enoch Garfield, ninth son of John, mar ried Lucy, daughter of Hezekiah Hodgkins, and located on the farm which he had purchased of Enoch Metealf, and the same that was formerly owned by William Nurse. He resided there till the death of Mrs. Garfield, Dec. 29, 1854. Children: 1, Elizabeth Ann, who mar ried Charles Scholley of Gardner, Oct. 10, 1843; 2, Sally H., born Nov. 22, 1823, died Jan. 10, 1828; 3, Amos, born July 22, 1825, died Feb. 19, 1845; 4, Sarah H., born May 11, 1828, married Lorenzo Dex ter, Feb. 16, 1854; 5, Loney A., born July 8, 1823, married Daniel J. Fife, Sept. 23, 1851. May 22d, Leonard Cobb, who was born July 21, 1800, married Nancy Osborne, who was born Nov. 12, 1798. They located on the farm which had long been OAvned by Talmon Knights. Mr. Cobb resided there till his death, April 18, 1856. Mrs. Cobb is still living on the farm. Children: 1, Farwell 0., born March 10, 1824, married Louisa M. Woodward, March 14, 1850; 2, Sybil, born May 23, 1826, married Theodore J. Dyer, Jan. 1, 1849; 3 and 4, Albert and Alvin, — twins, — born Aug 11, 1829; 6, Leonard D., born May 14, 1832, married Mary Ann Chase, Oct. 11, 1853. December 1st, Moses Ballou removed with his family )<;;^l^''^-)X-^Ct^-^-2^ HISTORY OF TROT. 167 from Smithfield, R. I., to Troy, and located in the Max cy house. He was the son of Moses Ballou, and was born in Smithfield, June 2, 1781, and married Martha, daughter of John Randall of North Providence, Dec. 28, 1818. He died at Troy Oct. 3, 1888. Mrs. Ballou in now living in Swanzey. Children: 1, Deziah C, born March 20, 1821, married Benjamin Read of Swan zey, Dec. 20, 1842; 2, Moses D., born Dec. 2, 1822, married Eunice L. Lane; 3, Albert R., born Dec. 8, 1824, married Mary M. Mason of Swanzey. Lemuel Brown, a native of Sudbury, came here this year, and purchased the Daniel Cutting farm of Levi Daggett. He was accompanied by his father, Abel Brown, and a younger brother, George W. Mr. BroAvn resided a short time in the old house which stood a little south-west of the present buildings; but it had become BO dilapidated that it was found necessary to build a new one, and the house in which Mr. Brown now resides was built by him in 1832. Children: 1, Almira, born Oct. 6, 1818, married Lyman Spooner, March 27, 1842; 2, Emily, born April 3, 1820, married Gregory Lawrence, June 15, 1843 ; 3, Harriet, born Jan. 9, 1831, married Warren McClenathon. Nov. 5, 1850, died Nov. 19, 1864; 4, Caroline, born Oct. 4, 1832, died Oct. 24, 1839; 5, Lemuel Warren, born October, 1835; 6, Charles W., born Jan. 30, 1839. 168 HISTORY OF TROT. 18S4. Daniel Cutting, Representative. Daniel W. Farrar, ) Amos Siblet, > Selectmen. Caleb Perrt, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year, Moses Bush, a tanner, built the house north of E. P. Kimball's, and now occupied by Mrs. Sarah Haskell. Mx. Bush was a native of Templeton, where he spent his minority, and learned his trade, but came to Troy in 1816, and formed a co-partnership with Col. Lyman Wright. April 26, 1825, he married Sarah Crosby of Jaffrey, and moved into the house he had just completed, and died there the following year. March llth, Elijah Bemis married Lucy Butler, and located on the farm formerly OAmed by Hugh Thompson, but afterwards by Jonathan Lawrence, Jr. Mr. Bemis resided on that farm till his death, Nov. 1. 1852. Chil dren : 1, Edmund, bom 1824, married Mary M. Kim ball of Rindge, Aug. 13, 1846 ; 2, Caroline, born Jan. 13, 1826, married David Robbins of Winchendon, died May 17, 1849 ; 8, Loring, bom April 6, 1827, married Ellen Hall of Plymouth, Vt., March 2, 1854 ; 4, Elijah, born March 2, 1829, married Susan H. Kimball of Rindge, June 2, 1852; 5, Gilbert C, born June 23, 1830, married Ellen Metealf of Rindge, Oct. 19, 1854; 6, Susannah, born March 30, 1832, married Simeon Merrifield of Fitzwilliam, April 1, 1850, died Oct. 1, 1853; 7, Lucy Ann, born Sept. 22, 1835, married Derby of Fitzwilliam, July 4, 1859. history of troy. 169 Jonathan Clark, son of Thomas, was bom June 3, 1788, married Mary Brewer in 1812, and resided in Keene till near the close of the year 1824, Avhen he re turned to Troy and purchased the farm* upon which his father-in-law, Asa Brewer, had lived some years. He resided there till his death, Aug. 20, 1850. Children: 1, Asa, born Sept. 4, 1814, married Martha Howe of Fitzwilliam, in 1837, is living in Swanzey; 2, Jona than, born April 10, 1816, married Lovina Starkev, 1841, died Oct. 14, 1852; 3, Betsey, born Sept. 20, 1820, married Bailey Starkey, 1840; 4, William, born June 8, 1825, married Martha Bolles, 1851, resides in Swanzey; 5, Daniel W., born Feb. 25, 1831, married Maria Whitcomb of Swanzey; 6, Henry C, born March 8, 1838. 18S5. Daniel W. Farrar, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Amos Sibley, > Selectmen. Calvin Starkey, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. June 30th, Stephen Tolman, the seventh son of Ben jamin, married Hannah Martin of Worcester; but the union being an unhappy one, they were divorced; and Mr. Tolman married Lorentha Fisher of Vermont, June 5, 1837, and she died Sept. 27, 1843. Mr. Tolman married Susan Fisher, sister of his second wife, April 13, 1844, with whom he is now livmg on the farm for- * This was the tavern stand once owned by Henry Morse. 15 170 HISTORY OF TROT. merly owned by his venerable fiither. Children: 1, Arvilla Ann, born Oct. 16, 1828, died May 13, 1849; 2, Alvah, bom Aug. 13, 1840; 3, Lorenzo, born Sept. 19, 1843; 4, George Andrew, born Dec. 2, 1844; 5, Emily Lorenza, born June 5, 1849, died Sept. 22, same year; 6, Henry Emerson, bom Jan. 15, 1850; 7, Laura Marilla, bom Aug. 2, 1853; 8, Ella Rosina, born April 18, 1855. i8se. Rev. EzEKipL Rich, Representative. Amos Sibley, ) Salmon Whittemore, V Selectmen. Calvin Starkey, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year, Asahel Wise, blacksm,ith, bought the house and lot which had long been occupied by Thomas Tol man. He was a native of Winchester, where he learned his trade, but worked several years in Fitzwilliam, and at this time he married Hannah, daughter of David White, and located in the Tolman house. "In 1838, he removed the house to its present location, and thoroughly repaired it. He was a man of considerable energy and perseverance, and took great delight in training vicious horses; and possessing great strength of muscle, he could hold the foot of the most powerful horse, and shoe him with apparent ease. He died in 1840. Children : 1, Mary Ann, married George Boutelle of Bellows Falls; 2, Lydia, died at an early age. In September, Oliver Hawkins became a citizen of HISTORY OF TROY. 171 Troy. He was born at Winchester, Feb. 6, 1801, mar ried Johannah H. Foster, Sept. 1, 1824, and resided two years in his native town. Soon after coming here, he bought the location now owned by Calvin Bemis, and resided there till March, 1851, when he removed to Rindge. The last few years of his residence here, he was one of the firm of Goddard, Buttrick & Co., in the manufacture of tubs and pails. He now resides in Fitz william. -Children: 1, Lucy F., born July 3, 1826; 2, Johannah, born April 15, 1828,^arried first, Willard Holt, August, 1847, who died : second, Jesse Pike, June, 1857; 3, Ann Lany, born Oct. 18, 1830, married Al fred R. Harris, November, 1852 ; 4, Fanny, bom Sept. 9, 1832, married Alfred T.. Colony, May, 1854; 5, Nancy E., born June 10, 1834, married Nathan B. Bout- well, November, 1858; 6, Oliver P.f born July 21, 1836; 7, Marshall P., born March 8, 1839; 8, Susan A., born Feb. 22, 1845 ; 9, John H., borii July 14, 1846. 18S'7- Danibl Cutting, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) ' Calvin Starkey, > Selectmen. LYman Wright, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year the toAm, by vote, instructed the Selectmen to lay out a road from Silas Wheeler's house, westerly to the Turnpike, and to contract for the' .building of the bridge. 172 HISTORY OF TROT, In March, Stephen Wheeler bought the Hotel built by Josiah Morse, and about seventy acres of land ad joining, and commenced keeping a public house. Mr, Wheeler was born in Boxborough, Mass., Sept. 5, 1786; and in 1808, he married Polly Wright of FitzArilliam, who was born Jan. 30, 1788. He resided in his native toAvn, with the exception of two years, during which he Avas in Troy, N. Y., until he came to Troy, N. H. Soon after opening the nublic house, he commenced trade in the northern part orxhe Chapman house, and engaged in the staging business, also, carrying on at the same time, the public house, trade in the store, staging, an(^ farming. He built the house and store south and ad joining the Hotel, the house now owned by Jacob Boyce^ and the house and other buildings near the Town Hall. In January, 1855, he removed to Illinois, and now re sides in Momence in that State. Children: 1, Stephen, born Sept. 1, 1809, married Harriet Gorham, Dec. 10, 1829, didf in Richmond, July 19, 1837; 2, Mary, born Feb. 26, 1812, married Brown Nurse, Dec. 15, 1831; 3. Lucy, born Jan. 22, 1814, married David Wilder, December, 1835, died at Manchester, July 14, 1842; 4, Catharine, born June 22, 1816, married Timothy Kendall, May 10, 1839; 5, Hannah, born March 17, 1819j married David W. Farrar, June 29, 1841; 6, Harriet, born July 3, 1821, died March 26, 1823; 7, Abby T., born Jan. 22, 1824, married David Frost, August, 1843; 8, Ephraim, bom April 23, 1826, mar ried Louisa A. Nutting, Aug. 29, 1842; 9, Nancy, born March 7, 1829, married George P. Makinstry, June 1, 1848, lives at the West; 10, David, born July 24, 1832, married Maria, daughter of Joseph Haskell, Oct. 12, 1856, lives at Momence, HI. This year, Joseph Kendall, the sixth son of Nathaniel, married Mary Ann Thurston of Marlboro', and located on the Rahn farm which had before been occupied by HISTORT OF TROT. 173 his father. Mr. Kendall resided there a few years, then moved to the farm formerly owned by Daniel Farrar, sen., but now owned by Col. D. W. Farrar, and situated south of S. B. Farrar's. In 1852, he bought the farm on which he now lives, of Mrs. Sarah Haskell. Chil dren: 1, John, born Dec. 7, 1827, died June, 1842; 2, Rebecca, born Sept. 12, 1829, married Hayward Bigelow of Princeton, Mass.; 3, Mary Ann, born Dec, 23, 1831, married Moses Cudworth of Rindge; 4, Helen M., born Jan. 7, 1834, married John Hosley of Spruig- field, Mass.; 5, Joseph W., bom Aug. 4, 1839; 6, Cornelia J., born Oct. 31, 1840; 7, Lucy A., born March 5, 1843; 8, John A., born Aug. 13, 1845; 9, Carolme E., born Oct. 30, 1848; 10 and 11, Edwin and Edwina, — twins, — born April 20, 1851. 18S8. Daniel Cutting, Representative. Daniel W. Farrar, ¦") Lyman Wright, > Selectmen. Timothy Kendall, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town' Clerk. Thomas Wright came here this year, and moved into the house built by Calvin Davis. He was the son of Joel Wright, and was born at Fitzwilliam, Aug. 28, 1796, married Sarah Coan of Wrentham, April 8, 1824, and settled in Jaffrey. In 1826, he bought the Davis house in Troy, but did not move here with his family until two years after. In 1833, he sold this house 15* 174 history of trot. to Stephen Wheeler, and with his cousin. Col. Lyman Wright, bought the Barret farm and divided it between them, he taking the westerly and his cousin the easterly half Soon after this, he built the brick-house in which he now resides. Levi Whittemore came to Troy about this time, and located on the farm formerly ovmed by John Godding, and afterwards by Samuel Starkey. He was born at Templeton, June 12, 1787, and married Mary Blodgett, and settled in Dublin in 1810. From Dublin he moved to Marlboro', and resided there a short time, then came to Troy, and after changing locations several times, he purchased the farm upon which his son, Luther, now resides, and died there Feb. 8, 1847. Mrs. Whittemore died Jan. 31, 1858. Children: 1, Mary A., bom Nov. 12, 1811, married Brockway, April 10, 1832, died April 7, 1846; 2, Maria, bom Aug. 20, 1813; 3, Levi, born Nov. 19, 1815, married firit, Lucy Alexan der, April' 12, 1841, who died Aug. 10, same year: second, Mary Roekwood; 4, Luther, born Sept. 17, 1817, married Abby Alexander, Dec. 31, 1846; 5, Roancy, born Feb. 6, 1820, married Sylvester Drury, Jan. 13, 1854; 6, John, born Nov. 13, 1822, married, Nov. 18, 1845, lives in Templeton; 7, Susan, born Sept. 27, 1829, married Thomas Perry, Sept. 27, 1848; 8, Martha, born March 27, 1826, died Dec. 8, 1832; 9, Caroline M., born Feb. 25, 1828; 10, Sarah M., born May 30, 1832, married Elbridge Coolidge, May 24, 1855, died Feb. 7, 1859; 11, Cyrus, born Aug. 20, 1832, married Lawrence, Oct. 20, 1853; 12, Lucy A., born March 30, 1835, died the next day. This year, also, Amasa Aldrich of Richmond, bought the Whitcomb farm of Abel Baker, and located here Avith his family. He was bom in 1799, and married Ann, daughter of Benjamin Tolman, April 24, 1825, anid settled in Richmond, where he resided three years. HISTORT OF TROT. 175 Children: 1, Angeline, born Feb. 26, 1827, died April 11, 1851; 2, Andrew J., born Nov. 13, 1829, married Sarah W., daughter of Abel Garfield, Oct. 15, 1851. November 20th, Joel Holt, second son of Aaron, mar ried Thirza Baker of Marlboro', and located in Troy. In 1835, he moved to Princeton, Mass., and resided there till 1858, when he bought the Barker farm, and again located in Troy. Children: 1, Mary B., bom Sept. 8, 1829, died July 8, 1833; 2, Thirza Maria, born March 8, 1832, died Jan. 16, 1851; 3, Eunice Abigail, bom Nov. 11, 1834, married Alvin S. White of Shirley, Mass.; 4, Mary Jane, born Oct. 16, 1839. 18SS. Daniel W. Farrar, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Calvin Starkey, > Selectmen. Luke Harris, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. • CHAPTER X. lOWN OrFICERSi BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EESIDENTS, &c., CONTINUED i FROM 1830 TO 1865. 1830. Daniel W. Farrar, Representative. Daniel Putting, ) Luke Harris, > Selectmen. Abel Baker, 3 Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk, It appears that up to this time no provision had been made for warming the Meeting-House, but this year the town "voted that a stove might be placed in it, if indi viduals should see fit to put one in at their own expense." This year, Isaac Aldrich came to Troy, and settled on the farm south of the Morse tavern, the same that has been mentioned as the residence of Peter Starkey, Jr. He was the son of Ananias Aldrich, who was a native of Mendon Mass., but settled in Richmond at an early period, where the most of his children were born. Isaac was born in 1777, and married Abigail, daughter of Levi Aldrich, March 12, 1802, and resided a short time in Richmond, then moved to New-York, and from thence to Pennsylvania, in each of which places he stop- history of troy. 177 ped one or two years, then returned to Richmond, from which town he came to Troy as above mentioned. Af ter residing on five or six different farms in Troy, he came to the village in 1844, and has lived the most of the time since with his son Isaac. Mrs. Abigail Aldrich died Aug. 21, 1858. Children: 1, David, born Aug. 10, 1801, married Phebe Decker, lives in Pennsylvania; 2, Ananias, born April 2, 1803, married Mary Davis, was killed in Pennsylvania by blasting stone; 3, Joel, born Jan. 9, 1805, married Julia King, died in New- York; 4, Louisa, born Feb. 1, 1807, married William Marshall; 5, Levi, born Feb. 23, 1809, married Mary McCarty; 6, Sophronia, bom Feb. 25, 1811, married James Capron; 7, Abigail, born Jan. 30, 1814, died March 25, 1838; 8, Isaac, born March 11, 1817, mar ried Abby M. Everett of Fitzwilliam; 9, Judith E., bom May 22, 1819, married Benjamm F. Perry; 10, Julius C, bom June 6, 1822, married Catharine Wood, died July 21, 1855; 11, Joseph E., born Jan. 29, 1828, married Mary T. Hitchcock, resides in Boston. Charles M. Tolman, eldest son of Henry, was bom Jan. 21, . 1807, and married Lydia Lovejoy, May 29, 1828, and resided in Fitehburg till 1830, when he re turned to Troy, purchased the old school-house which stood near the Marshall barn, moved it to the westerly side of the village, and converted it into a dwelling- house. He died Dec. 27, 1830. 178 HISTORY OF TROY. 1831. Daniel W. Farrar, Representative, Abel Baker, ) Calvin Starkey, > Selectmen. John Lawrence, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. Benjamin F. Grosvenor — a hatter — came here about this time, and commenced hat-making in what is now the red house over the mill-pond. He was a native of Pel- ham, married Mary J. Titcomb of that town, and on coming here, formed a co-partnership with Edward Tol man, and they built the house now owned by Thomas Goodall, in 1832. The following year Grosvenor sold his interest here to Tolman and moved to New-Boston, where he resided one year, and then went to Hillsborough Bridge, but returned to Troy in 1836, and resumed the business of hat-making. In 1837, he built the shop* which stood some years near what is now Mr. Goodall's stable. In 1842, he removed from Troy to Dracut, Mass., and a few years since he moved to Methuen, where he now resides. He had three children : Mary Jane, Hannah A. S. D., and Josephine. April 19th, Jotham H. Holt married Miriam Bartlett of Berlin, Mass., who was born Nov. 26, 1804. Mr. Holt resided about two and a half years on the farm now owned by Luther Whittemore, but in 1834, he purchas ed of Zopher Whitcomb and heirs, the farm upon which Joseph Cutting had long resided, and he still owns and * This was removed in 1856, and converted into a dwelling- house, the same that is now owned by John U. Beers. ffz/^^t^^t^ history of trot. 179 cultivates this early-settled farm. He is one of the most prominent men of the town, has the confidence of his fellow-citizens, and has been promoted to numerous offi ces of trust and responsibility. Children: 1, Ellen P., born March 8, 1832, married Charles Lewis of Cincin nati, Ohio, June 22, 1853; 2, Milton J., born April 7, 1834, went to Cincinnati in August, 1851; 3, Levi B., born Nov. 9, 1835, went to Cincinnati in 1857; 4, Sarah D., born Oct. 7, 1888, went to Cincinnati in 1857; 5, Frederick A., born June 23, 1841, died March 19, 1842; 6, Joel, born Oct. 27, 1843; 7, Frederick, born Oct. 29, 1845, died Aug. 10, 1846; 8, Edwin T., born July 27, 1848. Daniel Buttrick became a citizen of Troy this spring. He is a descendant of Samuel Buttrick* of Concord, Mass., who was one of the early settlers of that town, and late in life, gave to each of his six sons a farm with in one mile of the centre of the town; and some of their posterity occupy four of these farms at the present time. Daniel,! one of the grand-sons, who was born May 13, 1748, married and had eight children, five sons and three daughters. Daniel, Jr., was born in Winchendon, Mass., Jan. 23, 1783, and married Mary, daughter of William KnightJ of Fitzwilliam, Dec. 23, 1810, and resided some years in Marlboro'. In 1825, he bought the farm on which he now resides, of the administrator of the estate of Josiah, son of David Wheeler, but did not remove there with his family till six years after. Children: 1, Eunice, born Sept. 26, 1811, married Still man Woodward of Marlboro'; 2, Edwin, born June 18, 1818, married Lucy Wetherbee of Swanzey, March 31, * Samuel Buttrick of Concord came from England. f Died May 17, 1848, aged one hundred years, four days. X William Knight was in the battles of White Plains, Still; water, and Stony Point. 180 HISTORT OP TROT. 1835; 8, Daniel, born Oct. 4, 1814, died March 25, 1815; 4, Mary Ann, born Jan. 11, 1816, married Al ton Blodgett of Gardner, Nov. 9, 1887; 5, Martha C, born Jan. 18, 1818, married Osgood Collister, Feb. 15, 1887; 6, Maria K., (twin), born Jan. 18, 1818, married Harrington Sibley, Feb. 16, 1887; 7, Lydia R., born Feb. 4, 1820. August 25th, Jonas Bemis, son of Edmund, married Fanny, daughter of William Lawrence, and resided a few years on the farm now owned by Levi L. Pierce, but eventually sold that farm and went to reside with his father, and is now one of the most successful farmers in the westerly part of the town. Children : 1, William L., bom Nov. 2, 1834; 2, Warren B., born March 12, 1839; 8, Mary E., born Oct. 20, 1840; 4, Frederick W., born April 28, 1852; 5, Frank H., born May 3, 1857. ^ ' ' ' ^ > 18SS. Lyman Wright, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Abel Baker, > Selectmen. Daniel Butirick, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year, Asa Porter located in Troy, and purchased the mills formerly owned by Silas Wheeler. He was a native of Marlboro', married Sybel Osborne of Troy, and settled in Weathersfield, where he resided till he came to Troy. In 1883, he sold his real estate here to Joseph M. Forristall, and moved to Marlboro'. Afterwards he HISTORY OF TROY. 181 returned and resided one year on the Flint place, and two years on the farm now OAvned by Daniel Starkey, then moved to Waltham, Mass., where he resided ten years; but in 1855, he went to Oregon, where he soon died. Children: 1, Henry A., born Oct. 12, 1817, married Czarina Forristall, April 7, 1842; 2, Leonard W., born Sept. 14, 1820, married Mary Howard of Hopkinton, Mass., resides in Boston; 3, Almira, born Jan. 1, 1823, married Luke Bemis of Waltham; 4, lio- renda, born Dec. 25, 1828, married Amos W. Buttrick of Winchendon ; 5, Louisa, born March 14, 1831, mar ried Oliver Smith of Waltham. James Capron — shoemaker — was bom at Winche."?- ter, March 16, 1808, and learned-his trade of James L. Sanborn of Concord. Nov. 1, 1832, he married So phronia, daughter of Isaac Aldrich and located in Jaf frey. Afterwards he resided a short time in Troy, Keene, Marlboro', and Swanzey, in succession, but in 1846, he returned to Troy, where he has since resid ed; and he is one of the most industrious men in the town. Children: 1, Foster, born Sept. 29, 1833, die Selectmen. Jonathan Clark, Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. December 5th, Ira Godding, son of Timothy, married Eliza White of FitzAvilliam, and resided on the home stead farm with his parents until his death, Dec. 10, 1849. Mrs. Godding died the same year. They left but one son, Rufus, who is a machinist, and resides in Winchendon. 1834. Chester Lymon, Representative. Daniel Buttrick, ) Daniel W. Farrar, > Selectmen. Calvin Starkey, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. September 23d, William Marshall — shoemaker — married Louisa, daughter of Isaac Aldrich, and located on the premises before occupied by his father. He resid ed there, working at his trade, till his death, April 11, ^f2 t^ history of troy. 183 1855. Children: 1, Emeline Louisa, born June 19, 1837, married Milton Putney; 2, Abby Ann, born March 29, 1840, married Lyman Putney. November 27th, Nathaniel Parker married Eliza, daughter of Zopher Whitcomb, and located on the Ward farm, which he purchased of Col. D. W. Farrar. Chil dren: 1, Hamilton, born Feb. 2, 1836, married Eunice Sweetzer, December, 1857; 2, Minerva, born Aug. 4, 1838, died June 4, 1854; 3, Ellen, born Dec. 24, 1846. Mrs. Eliza Parker died June 28, 1848, and Mr. Parker married Nancy Whiteomb, sister of his former wife, in 1849; and he died Oct. 30, 1857, aged fifty-one years. He was an honest, upright man, and an excellent citizen. Mrs. Nancy Parker is now residing in Jaffrey. 1835. Chester Lymon, Representative. Daniel Cutting, 1 Jonathan Clark, ^ Selectmen. Daniel Farrar, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Town Clerk. This year it was found necessary to rebuild the bridge near Harrington's mill, and at a special meeting on the 18th of June, the toAvn chose Joseph M. Forristall, ' Daniel W. Farrar, and Lyman Wright, a committee to superintend the bujlding of the bridge. This committee caused an arched, stone bridge to be built: and at a meet ing in January following, the toATO "voted to accept the doings of the committee in building a stone bridge," also 184 history of troy. voted to raise |450, by special tax, to defray town charges. March 31st, Edwin Buttrick, only son of Daniel, married Lucy Wetherbee of Swanzey, and resided on the Wheeler farm with his father two years; afterwards he bought the Flint farm, to which he removed and re mained there two years. In 1845, he and Capt. S. Goddard built the pail-shop now owned by the former. In 1846, Mr. Buttrick bought the house- he now occu pies, of John Whittemore, and continued the business of pail-making in company with Capt. S. Goddard, until the death of the latter, Jan. 8, 1854 ; he then bought the share of the shop formerly owned by his partner, and has since carried on the same business alone. Chil dren: 1, Warren W., born Sept. 27, 1840, died Jan. 5, 1843; 2, Ellen Ann, born April 12, 1844. November 5th, Brovm Nurse came to Troy and es tablished himself as a merchant. He is a descendant of Dea. David Nurse, who married Rachel Barrett of Con cord, Mass., and who was a recruiting officer for the American army in the Revolutionary war, and the Cap tain of a company of minute men which he called out on the alarm being given, that the British were at Concord; but having some twelve or fourteen miles to march, he arrived too late for action, the British having retired. David Nurse — a farmer — and eldest son of Dea. DaAdd, Avas born Oct. 1, 1762, married Lois BroAvn, Dec. 14, 1793, and located in Harvard. He was called out in the Shays' insurrection, and was offered the post of Aid to the commanding officer, which he declined, preferring that of the soldier. He endured some hardships on ac count of the severe cold, while in pursuit of Capt. Shays and his party, but came to no engagement. Brown Nurse, the fourth son of David, was born at Harvard, June 24, 1804, came to Troy in August, 1829, stopped about ten months, taught school in District No. three, 2/^- '^^p-^r--^ eJ^—il_^ history op TROT. 185 went to Richmond in June, 1830, and there commenced trade. He married Mary, daughter of Stephen Wheel er, Dec. 15, 1831, and resided in Richmond till Novem ber, 1835, when he came to Troy, purchased a stock of goods of his father-in-law, and resumed trade. He hiis held the office of Post Master nearly fourteen years, and represented the toAvn in the Legislature of the State in the years 1850 and 1851. He is a man of ability, and takes a deep interest m whatever relates to the prosperi ty of the town. He has but one child, a daughter, Ma ry Jane, born Aug. 2, 1838. Dr. Amos Nourse of Maine, has made some investigations far back in English History, and his impression is, that the race of Nourses is of Welch origin; and the name in England is, and alAvays has been, spelled Nourse; the o was for a time gei!£-:r*lly dropped from the name in this country, but is ii&Tr as generally resumed. iJ^-iieEiber 3d, Harvey Blanding married Mary, daugh ter «f Zalmon Howe, and located in Troy. He was bom in Bidunoad, ]SIay 1, 1809, and after coming to Troy he worked for Chaides Coolidge in the pail-shop some time, and just before his marriage, built the house in which his family now reside. In 1849, he built the pail-shop near the depot, and manufactured pails there till his death, ]March 22, 1859. Children: 1, Mary Jane, born April 3, 1837, married James Robb, April 20, 1853; 2, Joel Oscar, born Feb. 26, 1842; 3, Jan. ette Adeline born Nov. 11. 1846. 16* 186 history of trot. 1836. Daniel Cutting, Representative. Daniel Cutting, ) Jonathan Clark, v Selectmen. Daniel Farrar, ) Daniel W. Farrar, Toton Clerk. October 26th, Daniel Starkey, son of Luna, married Sarah 0. Holbrook and resided a fcAV years in the Bush house, and worked at shoe-making. Afterwards he re sided on the Whitney farm, but a few years since he bought the Nurse farm, on which he now resides. Chil dren: 1, Daniel Alden, born July 10, 1838, married .Elizabeth L. Ward, April 20, 1859; 2, Sarah Diana, born March 20, 1841, died July 25, 1842; 3, Laura l^iana, born Feb. 27, 1844, died Sept. 7, 1845; 4, Vienna 0., born April 19, 1848. In November, Edward P. Kimball came to Troy and commenced hat-making Avith Benjamin Grosvenor. He is the son of Col. Retyre Kimball, who was born at Hillsborough, Feb. 4, 1789, and married Mary Bell of Tewksbury, March 28, 1818, and died at Hillsborough, Dec. It), 1830; his widow now resides with her son at Troy. Edward P. was born at Hillsborough, Feb. 23, 1820, and married Mary Ann, daughter of Cyrus Fair banks, July 9, 1844. In 1848, he bought of David W. Farrar, the store which had been built a few years before by S. G. Whitney, and there he commenced trade, and has continued in the same business to the present time. In 1853, he bought the house in which he now resides, and about two years since, he opened a livery /^ history of troy. 187 stable near the house, and he is now actively engaged in the store, livery stable, and farming. Children: 1, Charies E.. born July 10, 1847; 2, George F., bom April 1, 1851; 3, Warren W., born March 1, 1857. 1837'. Daniel Cutting, Rqvesentative. Jonathan Clark, ) Abel Baker, ^ Selectmen. John Colburn, ) Brown Nurse, Town Clerk. Jedediah Putney came to Troy about this time, and bought the Calvin Starkey farm,* to which he removed his family; and he resided there seven years. He was a native of Ashfield, Mass., where he was born in 1777, and he married Abigail Knights of Fitzwilliam, in 1805, located in Fitzwilliam ia 1810, and his wife died there in 1832. The foUdwing year he married Mrs. Hannah Roekwood of Fitzwilliam, with whom he is now living. In 1844, he bought the place upon which he now lives, of Horatio Lawrence, but since he came to the village, on account of his advanced years and feeble health, he has been able to perform but little labor. Children: 1, Jonas, married Phebe Flagg; 2, Joseph, married Mary Winch; 3, Leonard, married — ^ Woodworth; 4, Ma- nasseh, died in early life; 5, Nathan; 6, Moses, married Pratt; 7, Nahum, married Chase; 8, Sew- ell; 9, Charles. * This was the farm on which John Godding first located. 188 HISTORY OF TROY. June 28th, George W. Brown, son of Abel, married Mary, daughter of Edmund Bemis, and moved into the house he had built the year previous, and the same he now occupies. Soon after this, he built the shop near the house, in which he turned bed-posts, mortars, and fancy dishes; and more recently he has manufactured wash-boards, mop-handles, and clothes-pins. Children: 1, George, born April 21, 1839; 2, Mary E., born Oct. 17, 1843. November 16th, Charles Carpenter married Elvira Wadsworth of Roxbury, and located in the house now owned by Bailey Starkey. He is a descendant of Wil liam Carpenter, who came over from England and set tled in Rehoboth in 1640, and a few years later removed to Woodstock, Conn. William's grand-son, Eliphalet, married, settled in Woodstock, and had children, one of whom, Ebenezer, settled in Keene, N. H., and his son, Ebenezer, was father of Charles, who was born May 19, 1808. On coming to Troy, Charles worked for Mr. Coolidge in the pail-shop till 1849, when he bought his present house and mill of Horatio Lawrence. A few years since he enlarged the mill and commenced the manufacture of rakes, a business in which he has been A^ery successful. Children: 1, a daughter, born Jan. 16 and died Jan. 18, 1839; 2, Mary Elizabeth, born Feb. 7, 1841; 3, Maria Louisa, born Sept. 3, 1843, died May 4, 1853; 4, Charles Wadsworth, born June 9, 1845, died May 9, 1850; 5, Sarah Elvira, born May 2, 1850; 6, Susan Pamelia, born June 14, 1858; 7, Esther Maria, bom April 14, 1857. November 30th, Elisha H. Tolman, son of Henry, married Rusina Beard of Fitzwilliam and located in Ster ling, Mass., where he resided till 1841, when he moved to Fitzwilliam; but in the spring of 1843, he bought the Cameron farm of Rev. Ezekiel Rich, and returned to Troy, where he now resides. Children: 1, Ellen R., ¦L^iA-^i Xo (>tyi^^^^^'LJ^-^z^^' HISTORY OF TROT. 189 bom Sept. 14, 1838; 2, Sidney E., born Nov. 14, 1844; 8, Sarah Ann, born March 4, 1847; 4, Mary A., born Feb. 10, 1849; 5, Minnie P., born Nov. 25, 1852; 6, Charles Henry, born July 10, 1855. 1838. Jonathan Clark, Representative. Abel Baker, ^ Thomas Wright, > Selectmen. John W. Bellows, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. In November, Bailey Starkey, son of Luna, married Betsey, daughter of Jonathan Clark. They resided a short time in the Bush house, afterwards removed to the Luke Whitney place; but in 1845, Mr. Starkey bought the house he now occupies, of Charles Coolidge, and from that time he has been a resident of the village, and worked in the pail-shop. Children: 1, Mary Jane, bom Feb. 12, 1840, married Joseph Haskell, Jr., Sept. 25, 1858; 2, Ellen, born March 13, 1842, married George Ripley; 3, Maria, born Nov. 21, 1845, died Feb. 17, 1847; 4, Anna M., bom May 21, 1849; 5, Vienna, born Dec. 14, 1851; 6, Warren, born Oct. 8, 1853; 7, Walter, born Dec. 23, 1858. 190 history of troy. 1839. Jonathan Clark, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Thomas Wright, \ Selectmen. John W. Bellows, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. February 21st, Luke C. Clark, son of Thomas, mar ried Abigail Lowe of Fitzwilliam, who was born July 20, 1814. Mr. Clark located on the farm with his father, and resided there about one year, then bought the farm he now occupies, of Nathan Winch. Children: 1, Lyman T., bom Oct. 22, 1889; 2, George W., bom Jan. 16, 1841; 3, Francis L., born April 16, 1843; 4, Charles D., born Dec. 29, 1845; 5, Abbie E., bom Aug. 8, 1851; 6, Warren N., born May 7, 1858. Ll March, Ira Boyden came to Troy and built a house near the line between Marlboro' and Troy. He is the son of Eli Boyden, and was born at Chesterfield, April 18, 1801, married Thirza Coburn, Jan. 1, 1826, and resided in Chesterfield and Winchester till 1839. In 1845, he removed to the village, into a house he pur chased of Nathan Putney. Mr. Boyden is a carpenter, and one of the most useful citizens of the town. Chil dren: 1, Sarah A., born Feb. 9, 1827, died March 14, 1847; 2, Persis H., bom Jan. 21, 1829, married David E., Cutler of Newark, N. J.; 3, Alfonzo W., born Dec. 2, 1831, died Aug. 12, 1883; 4, William Judson, bom June 7, 1886; 5, Chariotte A., born July 29, 1838. August 29th, Isaac Aldrich, Jr., son of Isaac, mar ried Abby M. Everett of Fitzwilliam, and resided in that HISTORY OF TROY. 191 town a few years, and worked at carriage-making. Af terwards he returned to Troy and occupied the Bush house a short time; then in company with his brother, Julius C, he built the brick-house he now occupies. Children: 1, George E., bom June 11, 1840; 2, Abby Maria, born April 24, 1843, died Jan. 26, 1844. Mr. Aldrich is a blacksmith and carriage maker, and at the present time holds the office of Deputy Sheriff. October 2d, Joseph Alexander, Jr., married Prudence Bowen, and located on the farm formerly owned by Stephen Farrar, and resides there at the present time. Children: 1, Caroline L., born May 26, 1840; 2, Louisa A., born March 24, 1842; 3, Mary E., bom Jan. 20, 1847; 4, Emma M., born April 28, 1849; 5, Ellen E., bom Nov. 18, died Nov. 26, 1852; 6, Viola A., born Nov. 26, died Nov. 29, 1853. Joseph M. Forristall, \ Selectmen. 1840. Abel Baker, Representative. John W. Bellows, Joseph M. Forbistji Charles Coolidge, Brown Nurse, Tovm Clerk. Up to this time, the only approach to the saAA'-mill, then owned by Col. Lyman Wright,* was by a narrow path on private ground; but in the fall of this year, the Selectmen, on petition of Charles Carpenter and others, laid out a new highway from the Meeting-House to the mill. * Now (1859) owned by Charles Carpenter. 192 history op trot. 1841. Abel Baker, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Charles CoolidgS, > Selectmen, Solomon Goddard, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. February 18th, Sampson Wheeler, brother of Stephen, married Mirenda, daughter of Reuben Newell, and com menced keeping the public house in the village. After wards he resided on the Flint place, but at the present time he occupies the house which was recently the resi dence of Stillman Newell. In March, Eri J. Spaulding became a citizen of Troy. He was born in Jaffrey, Oct. 19, 1821, and on coming to Troy, commenced working in the pail-shop for Charles Coolidge, and labored there two years, then bought the pottery of Capt. S. Goddard, and was engaged in the manufacture of earthen ware five years. He married first, Betsey F. Holt, Sept. 3, 1844, who died Aug. 8, 1847 : second, Lucy A. Jones, May 28, 1848, who was born Nov. 30, 1821. He resided in the house with his brother, Erastus, a short time, afterwards occupied the Winch house, but in 1850, he built his present residence. He is a carpenter, although a part of his time is em ployed in tilling the soil. Children: 1, Diantha R., born Sept. 1, 1845; 2, Medora T., born April 19, 1847; 3, Lucy A., bom March 19, 1849; 4, Lorenzo C., born Sept. 25, died Sept. 30, 1850; 5, Ellen C, born Aug. 16, 1851; 6, Albert E., bom May 7, 1853; 7, Abbie C, born Aug. 24, 1857. history of troy. 193 Erastus Brown, a blacksmith, also located in Troy this year, and made edge tools in the shop now occupied by A. W. Baker. He AVas a native of Winchendon, but had resided in Rindge some time previous to his mar riage, Sept. 29, 1832, after this he lived in, Fitzwilliam till 1841. He died Sept. 17, 1845, and the following is taken from an obituary notice published at that time : "The death of Mr. BroAvn was occasioned by an injury which he received at his mill on the Monday previous. Owing to a defect in the floor, he fell, his arm became entangled in the machinery and was crushed in a shock ing manner; amputation at the shoulder joint became necessary. But this did not avail to save his life. Af ter some forty-eight hours of intense suffering, which was borne with patience and christian fortitude, he died. Mr; Brown was an honest man and a christian. His fife Avas above reproach." Children: 1, Maria, born Nov. 4, 1833, married Chancy N., son of Abel Garfield, Sept. 6, 1853; 2, Martha J., born Sept. 1, 1837, died Nov. 4, 1838; 3, Henry J., born Feb. 25, 1840; 4, Helen J., (twin), born Feb. 25, 1840; 5, Martha A., born Sept. 11, 1844. Howard Clark, eldest son of Thomas, came here about this time and bought the Abner Haskell farm. He Avas born Jan. 14, 1803, and Dec. 28, 1827, married Dolly Bemis, who was born June 13, 1805. They first lo cated in Bethlehem, but in March, 1830, they removed to Swanzey, where they resided till 1841. In 1856, Mr. Clark sold the Haskell farm to his son, Howard T., and bought the house in the village, where he now re sides. Children: 1, Jonathan B., born Aug. 22, 1828, married Amanda Derby, March 23, 1855, resides on the Dea. Lyon farm; 2, Betsey L., bom Sept. 19, 1830, married A. B. Hubbard, Sept. 19, 1854; 3, Howard T., born Jan. 12, 1834, married Sarah E. Nott, of Bar nard, Vt., Oct. 20, 1855; 4, Harvey A.j born Aug. 7, 17 194 HISTORY OF TROT. 1838; 5, Harriet A., (twin), born Aug. 7, 1838; 6, Mary, born Dec. 25, 1841. June 6th, John Lawrence, Jr., married Adeline Good- now of Winchendon, and resided a short time on the farm with his father; afterwards he moved to Fitzwilham, where he remained till 1857, when he returned to Troy. Children: 1, Clara Jane, born, Nov. 28, 1848; 2, Em ma Frances, born Aug. 7, 1846; 3, John Henry, born July 31, 1849; 4, Amos Oscei, born Feb. 21, 1855. June 29th, David W. Farrar, eldest son of Daniel W., married Hannah, daughter of Stephen Wheeler, and resided one year in the Winch house and five years in the Maxcy house, but in 1.848, he built the house in which he now resides. The most of his time has been spent in the store, where in his early years he was un der the instruction of his father, than whom no one knew better how to manage business there to advantage. He is, now in the prime of life, has amassed a large property, and does much to support the religious, and other public enterpi^ges of the town. Children: 1, Henry Warren, born April 21, 1842; 2, Hannah Maria, born Sept. 27, died Oct. 8, 1843; 3, Charles David, born Oct. 8, 1847; 4, Helen Maria, born Aug. 18, 1854. In August, John Wheeler married Roxana Clark of Clarendon, Vt., and located in the Bush house. He is a son of Preston Wheeler, and was born in Westmore land in 1812, came to Troy in 1838, since which time he has worked in the pail-shop. In 1847, he bought the house he now occupies, of Benjamin Rogers. They have a son, John Harris, born July 1, 1851. HISTORY OF TROY. 195 184S. Abel Baker, Representative. John W. Bellows, ) Charles Coolidge, > Selectmen. Joseph M. Forristall, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. April 7th, Hemy A. Porter, son of Asa, married Czarina, daughter of Joseph M. Forristall, and located in Waltham, but soon moved to Boston, where he resided till 1853, then purchased of Isaac Stowell the farm on which he now resides. Mr. Porter is one of the best farmers in Troy, and has served several years as one of the selectmen. Children: 1, Henrietta J., born Nov. 2, 1850; 2, Charles Henry, born Oct. 17, 1855. April 15th, Levi Whittemore, Jr., married Lucy, daughter of Easman Alexander, and located on the Wil liam Farrar farm. Mrs. Whittemore died the 10th of August following; and Mr. Whittemore married Mary M. Roekwood, Feb. 23, 1844. In 1846, he bought the Caleb Winch farm, upon which he resided till 1857, since which time he has resided in the village, where he has worked as a stone mason. Children: 1, Emma M., born Dec. 11, 1846; 2, Henry Martin, born May 30, 1849. April 27th, Lyman Spooner of Brooklyn, married Almira, daughter of Lemuel Brown, and located in Brooklyn, where he remained a few weeks only; after wards he resided a short time in Barre and Sudbury, Mass. In the fall of 1842, however, he returned to Troy, where he has since resided, and devoted the most 196 history of trot. of his time to house-painting. In 1853, he bought the Cutting saw-mill of Warren McClenathon, but sold it the following year to EdAvin Mann. They have one daughter, — Caroline A., — born Sept. 9, 1843. May 24th, Samuel G. Whitney, e(ldest son of Dr. Charles, married Abigail N., daughter of Salmon Whit temore, and located in the house now owned by Mrs. Lydia Whittemore. He traded a short time in com pany with David Frost, afterwards built the store now owned by E. P. Kimball; and he traded in this till 1846, when he became a clerk in the store of David W. Farrar, and remained there till. 1858. He now resides in Bowen's Prarie, Iowa. Children: 1, Sarah Antoin ette, born April 17, 1843, died April 11, 1858; 2, Charles Henry, bom Sept. 30, 1845; 3, George Sal mon, born Oct. 16, 1847; 4, William Hutchins, born Jan. 9, 1850; 5, Lemuel Page, born April 23, 1851; 6, Edward Griffin, born Aug. 17, 1856, died Aug. 31, 1857. ? 1843. John W. Bellows, Repi^esentative. Abel Baker, ) Leonard Farrar, \ Selectmen. Edavin Buttrick, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. In the early part of this year, Francis Foster became a citizen of Troy, and resided some time in the house now owned by Edwin Buttrick. The Foster family is HISTORT OF TROY. 197 said to have descended from the renoAvned Miles Stan- dish, but we cannot trace them back farther than three generations. Calvin Foster, the father of Francis, was born in Dudley, Mass., in the year 1782, married and resided some time in Worcester, but died in Colebrook in 1830. His AvidoAv is now living, at the age of seven ty-seven. Calvin Foster's father was a native of Har vard, and died there in 1782. Francis, the subject of this notice, was born in Worcester in the year 1812, and married Susan W. Packard, March 11, 1835. Mrs. Foster's father, Jonathan Packard, was born in Oakham in 1790 and died in 1856. Her paternal grand-father, Caleb Packard, was born in Oakham in 1764, and died in 1847. Her great-grand-father, Ichabod Packard, was a native of Bridge water; her mother is a native of Oak ham, where she still resides, at the age of sixty-seven. Her maiden name was Susan Crawford, and her maternal grand-father was born in Oakham, her great-grand-fath er, in Rutland, Mass., her §reat-great-grand-father, in Ireland. Her great-great-great-grand-father was a na tive of Scotland, where he remained till he married; he then set out for America, but the laws were such at that time as to prevent his coming, and consequently he went to Ireland, where his son, the ancestor of Mrs. Foster, was born. Mr. Foster is a tanner and currier, and since re siding in Troy, has had the principal management of the business which has been carried on by the firm of Wright & Foster. In 1852, he built the house in which he now resides; and since then, he has made great improvements upon the grounds about his residence. Children: 1, Susan Maria, born Aug. 8, 1836 ; 2, Lucy Jane, born Sept. 27, 1838; 3, Martha Allamanzas, bom Dec. 27, 1841 ; 4, Mary Caroline, born Aug. 15, 1844 ; 5, Frank Eugene, born June 30, 1848; 6, Addie Isabell, born July 12, 1853; 7, Julia Gertrude, born June 21, 1856. April 6th, Winthrop Knights, a mechanic, married 17* 198 HISTORY OP TROT. Lydia, daughter of Isaac Fuller, and settled on the place formerly owned by Jabez Butler. He is the youngest son of Joel and Betsey Knights of Sudbury, who had fourteen children, eight sons and six daughters. The mother is still living, in the eighty-fourth year of her age, and has been permitted to see eighty grand-children and thirty-seven great-grand-children. Upon the stream near his house, Mr. Knights erected a shop a few years since, and in this he manufactures sashes, blinds, &c., partially by the aid of machinery propelled by water. Children: 1, a daughter, died in in infancy; 2, a son, died; 3, Arthur Pearl, born Sept. 1, 1858. June 15th, Gregory Lawrence, son of Jonathan, Jr., married Emily, daughter of Capt. Lemuel BroAvn, and located on the Silas Wheeler farm. He is a very indus trious man, a model farmer, and meddles wjth no one's business but his own. Children: 1, Alfred G., born April 24, 1849; 2, Harriet R., born April 6, 1855. August 29th, David Frost married Abigail T., daugh ter of Capt. Stephen Wheeler, and commenced house- ' keeping where Jacob Boyce now lives. He is the son of Sylvester Frost of Marlboro', and was born Aug. 11, 1818, and removed with his father to Troy, March'28, 1827. He was employed in Dexter Whittemore's store in Fitzwilliam about three years, but commenced trade in Troy in April, 1841, and continued in the store here till 1851. He moved from Troy to Fitchburg in 1853. They have had one daughter, Abby Ann, born Nov. 15, 1846, difd Dec. 15, 1851. HISTORT OF TROT. 199 1844. John W. Bellows, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Leonard Farrar, > Selectmen. Edwin Buttrick, ) David W. Farrar, Town Clerk. ¦"¦> Several ToAm Meetings were held this year, and we take the following from the records of these meetings : " Voted, That the Taxes be collected by the first of March next, or the collector receive no pay for collect ing. Voted, To discontinue the old Turnpike road, run ning from near Amos Stearns' house toAvards Elijah Bowker's, to the boundary line of the town. Voted, That the Bell be cast over and made into a noAV one. Voted, That an agent be appointed to get the Bell repaired, and that seventy-five dollars be appropriated for that purpose. , Voted, That Daniel W. Farrar be the said agent." Calvin Alexander, son of Joseph, married Abby Ann Murphy of New-Ipswich, and located where his brother Charles now lives; the house he built the year previous. He resided there eight or nine years, then moved to Marlboro', but early in 1858, he returned to Troy and built the house in which he now resides. He is a shoe maker, carpenter, and farmer, and in one of these occu- 200 HISTORT OF TROT. pations always finds employment. Children : 1, George D., born July 3, 1847; 2, Abby Frances, born Nov. 27, 1854. September 19th, Austin B. Gates married Samira, daughter of Joseph M. Forristall, and commenced house keeping where L. Warren Brown now Ha'cs. He is the son of Levi and Permelia Gates, and was bom in Marl boro', March 8, 1821. Since residing in Troy he has been engaged some part of the time in the manufacture of clothes-pins. Children : 1, A. Maria, born Sept. 10, 1846; 2, Isabell Victorin, born Dec. 2, 1850. December 1st, Rev. Luther Townsend became a resi dent of Troy — bom in Fitzwilliam, Aug. 12, 1813. He is the eldest son of Aaron Townsend, who was born in Fitzwilliam, April 1, 1779, and deceased Avith his son Luther, in Troy, — with whom he had liA'^ed nearly four years, — Dec. 26, 1854. Aaron was the sixth son of Nathan Townsend, a blacksmith, probably a native of Hopkinton, Mass., and removed to Fitzwilliam about the year 1778. He deceased Nov. 8, 1809, aged sixty- seven years. His wife, and the mother of Aaron, was, be fore marriage, Sarah Putnam. Aaron ToAvnsend married Sylvene, the third daughter of Benjamin and Mary Da vison, — before marriage, Mary Brigham, — Feb. 19, 1811. Sylvene Townsend, the mother of Luther, died at Fitzwilliam, March 8, 1851. Luther Jownsend mar ried Laura Maria, eldest daughter of Matthew and Lucy Nims of Roxbury, Sept. 4, 1845. They have an adopt ed daughter, Marianna, who was born June 12, 1854. 1:y--z-'tT^ <:^^^^c HISTORT OF TROT. 201 1845. Jeremiah Pomeroy, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Lyman Wright, > Selecimeti. Jonathan Clark, ) Brown Nurse, Town Clerk. In April, Joseph Jones became a citizen of Troy. His father, Benjamin Jones, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 18, 1751. His mother, Elizabeth Cleaves, was bom in Beverly, Oct. 20, 1752. They were married in May, 1773, and removed to Lyndeborough, where he settled as a physician, and gained considerable celebrity in his profession. They had ten children, and all but one grew to manhood and became professedly pious. The grand-father of Benjamin was a native of Wales. Joseph married Ann Richardson, Sept. 11, 1811, who Avas born at Billerica, Mass., Aug. 19, 1788. She died in Lyndeborough, May 19, 1827 ; and Mr. Jones mar ried Mrs. Clarissa Page of Burhngton, Vt., daughter of Dr. Isaiah Whitney of Rindge. Mrs. Clarissa Jones died Feb. 16, 1844; and Mr. Jones married Sophronia, daughter of the aforesaid Dr. Whitney of Rindge, Sept. 28, 1844, and resided in Lyndeborough one year, then came to Troy, where they have since resided in the house built by Lucius Bryant. Children: 1, John, born Sept. 12, 1812, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1833, studied Theology at Andover, and was settled over a Congregational church at Chittenden, Vt., but in a few years was dismissed at his own request, after which he was employed two years by the Home Missionary 202 history of troy. Society to preach as a missionary in Indiana, at the ex piration of which time he removed to Sandusky, Ohio, and from thence to Earlvill, Illinois. He is now labor ing as an Evangelist; 2, Joseph, born Sept. 2, 1818, entered the College Institute at Oberlin, Ohio; but after about two years' study, he was obliged to leave on account of ill health, and he is now a commission merchant at Chicago; 3, Benjamin Cleaves, bom March 30, 1824, has for four years past been freight clerk at a rail-road station in Chicago; 4, Clarissa Ann, bom Nov. 9, 1828, married William R. Hurlbut, 1849, lives at Cambridge Port, Mass. ; 5, Isaiah Whitman, born Nov. 12, 1829, is a mechanic in Northfield, Vt. Lovell Rugg came to Troy about this time, and pur chased a part of the Samuel Farrar farm of Mr. Howard. He had resided several years at Royalston, from which place he remoA'ed to Fitzwilliam about the year 1842. He married Mary Bradley, by whom he has had the fol lowing children: 1, Albert Williams, born June 22, 1837; 2, Jane Adelia, born Aug. 1, 1841; '3, Laura Maria, born May 19, 1843; 4, Martha Eliza, born Feb. 22, 1845; 5, George N., born July 29, 1846; 6, Mar garet B., born May 19, 1848; 7, Mary Ann, bora March 11, 1854; 8, Wright L., born Aug. 3, 1855; 9, Chloe Augusta, born July 25, died Oct. 21, 1857. September 23d, Edwin Mann of Jaffrey, married Car oline M., daughter of Capt. Amos Sibley, and resided some years in Jaffrey, but in 1855, he bought the saw mill which had been owned by Lyman Spooner, and re moved to Troy. He was drowned in the flume at his mill, April 29, 1856, at the age of thirty-five years, seven months. Children: 1, Melissa E., born July 18, 1846; 2, Lewis M., born Dec. 6, 1848; 3, Ella C, born May 1, 1852; 4, Walter E., born April 24, 1855. ^r. >^. HISTORY OF TROY. 203 i84e. Thomas Wright, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Lyman Wright, > Selectmen. Jonathan Clark, ) Broavn Nurse, Town Clerk. This year, the following Regulations were established by the fircAvards: "By virtue of the authority in us vested by law, we the subscribers, a majority of the firewards in the town of Troy, in the county of Cheshire, do establish the fol lowing Regulations respecting the kindling, guarding and safe keeping, and for the prevention and extinguish ment of fires to be in force in said town : 1 St. All persons are requested to furnish themselves Avith Ladders and Buckets according to the State law, as adopted by said town. 2d. No person shall place and keep any dry ash^s in any wooden vessel under the penalty of five dolors for each offence. 3d. No person shall keep a wooden door at any fire place under the penalty of five dollars for each offence. 4th. No person shall carry any lighted pipe or cigar into any barn stable or shed, or into any building while finishing, or into any cabinet or house joiner or Avheel- wright's shop, nor shall any person carry any lighted candle or lamp into any barn, unless the same be in closed in a lantern, under the penalty of three dollars for each offence. Board of Firewards." 204 history of troy. 5th. The foregoing regulations shall take effect and be in force on and after the 15th of May, A. D. 1846. Charles Coolidge, Oliver Hawkins, Joseph Jones, Thomas Wright, \ of Salmon Wright, David W. Farrar, Edwin Buttrick, January 1st, George Fairbanks, son of Cyrus, marr ied Abigail Wright, and located in Troy, as a shoemak er, and resided here till the death of his wife, Abigail, Aug. 27, 1848. He married Nancy Watkins of Wal pole, October, 1849, who died July 27, 1858. From 1849 to 1857, he resided at Bellows Falls. Children: 1) Charles Henry, born March, 1847, died Nov. 29, 1848; 2, Charles Henry, 2d, born May 17, 1851. June 2d, Stephen B. Farrar, son of Stephen, married Persis Twitchell of Northfield, Mass., who was born Sept. 16, 1827. Mr. Farrar located on the home farm, where he has ever since resided, and is an active, enter prising farmer. Children: 1, John S., born May 23, 1848; 2, Charles, born Aug. 10, 1850. September 1st, John Grimes became a citizen of Troy. He AVas born in Keene, Jan. 1, 1819, and resided there the most of the time until the spring of 1846. He is the son of Alexander Grimes, who when a boy, left his native town — -Pelham, N. H. — with his father, — John Grimes, — and located in Keene, near where he now re sides. He was a grand-son of Alexander Graham, who is supposed to have been a Scotch immigrant, and came to this country about the year 1740; he died about twenty-five years since, in the town of New- Boston, at the advanced age of one hundred years. Mary Louisa Grimes was born in Tyre, N. Y., March 10, 1820, and history of troy. 205 at the age of four years, came to Keene Avith her mother, and resided there the most of the time till March 12, 1846, when she was married, and since September fol lowing has resided in Troy.* Mr. Grimes is Station Agent at Troy, for the Cheshire Railroad Company. September 15th, Franklin B. Forristall, son of Joseph M., married Martha A., daughter of William Lawrence, and located where he now resides. Children: 1, Mari etta M., bom Dec. 12, 1847; 2, Hannah E., born Jan. 20, died April 8, 1851; 3, Sarah Jane, born April 13, 1852; 4, George Henry, born Sept. 17, 1853. December 3) st. Luther Whittemore, son of Levi, mar ried Abby, daughter of Easman Alexander, and settled on the farm Avhich had been owned by his father, and the same upon which he now resides. He is a stone mason, and his time is divided between his farm and trade. They have an adopted son, Curtis A., Avho Avas born Nov. 6, 1844. * Mrs. Grimes died at Troy, July 9, 18.59. 18 206 HISTORY OF TKOT, 1847'- Thomas Wright, Representative, John W. Bellows, Moses S. Perkins, Nathan Winch, Thomas Wright, *JoNAS Bemis, Selectmen. Brown Nurse, Town Clerk. March 4th, Algernon S-. Butler, son of Simon, mar- i'ied Harriet Goddard of Rindge, who was born in Athol, Jan. 30, 1820. For some time after their marriage, they resided in Troy, but moved to Rindge, where they remained till 1855, when they returned to Troy, and now reside on the farm reeently OAmed by EKjah Bemis. Children: 1, Lysander S., born Jan. 21, 1848; 2, Ella H., born June 9, 1854; 3, Marietta J., born Dec. 18^ 1358. April 8th, Abel W. Baker, son of Abel, married Mary W., daughter «f Joseph Haskell, and after resid ing one year in Marlboro' and about as long in Jaffrey, Troy, South Orange, and Fitehburg, he returned to Troy, where he still resides. Children: 1, George Washington, born July 4, 1848; 2, Abel Warren, born July 14, 1851; 3, Fred Henry, bom June 11, 1855; 4, Ida Mary, born Dec. 10, 1857. August llth, Elliott Goddard, sOn of Capt. Solomon, faiarried Mary Norcross of Royalston, Mass., and located in Troy, where he remained till 1852, when he moved * This is the only year in which the board of Selectmen has consisted of more than three persons. history of troy. 207 to Boston, The following year he returned to Troy, but in 1854, he removed to Keene, where he now resides. Children: 1, Edwin M., born May 2, 1849; 2, Mary Elizabeth, bom April 24, 1858. 1848. John W. Bellows, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Leonard Farrar, > Selectmen. George W. Brown, ) Brown Nurse, Toron Clerk. June 1st, George P. McKinstry married Nancy, daughter of Capt. Stephen Wheeler, and located on the Barker farm. He was bom in Hyde Park, Vt., and came to Troy about the year 1846, and after purchasing the farm above mentioned, he removed the old house, and built the one now on the premises. He removed to McHenry County, Illinois, in the autumn of 1858, and the following spring to Sumner, Kankakee County, where he now resides. Children: 1, George Webster, born 1853; 2, Electa, bom 1857. Franklin Woodward became a citizen of Troy this year. He was born in Marlboro', May 7, 1809, mar ried Louisa Dyer, May 26, 1830, and settled in Marl boro'; afterwards he removed to Rindge, from which toAvn he came to Troy. March 31, 1852, he located on the Bruce farm, where he now. resides. Children: 1, Louisa Maria, bom Feb. 4, 1881, married Farwell Cobb, March 19, 1850; 2, Charles Franklin, bom Jan. 14, 208 history of troy. 1833; 3, Mary Sophia, born July 29, 1837, married Ambrose S., Wilder, Oct. 28, 1857; 4, Sarah Abigail, born Sept. 29, 1838; 5, James Warren, born Dec. 17, 1849. 1843- JoHN W. Bellows, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Thomas Wright, > Selectmen. Jonas Bemis, \ Luke Miller, Town Clerk. January 9th, Stephen Starkey, son of Luna, married Polly Sweetser of Fitzwilliam, and located in the Tol man house, but in a few months he removed to Fitzwil liam, where he remained one year, then moved to Swan zey, but eventually returned to Troy, where he died, March 27, 1853. Mrs. Starkey is now residing in Troy. They ha^ one son, Charles Stephen, born June 13, 1853. October 25th, William A. Harris, son of Stephen, married Sarah E., daughter of Timothy Fife, and resid ed a short time in the house of S. B. Farrar. After wards he resided two years on his father's farm, but in the spring of 1852, he bought the farm he now owns. Children: 1, William F. born Sept. 11, 1852, died same day; 2, Alfred A., born May 13, 1856; 3, William H., born Sept. 18, 1857; 4, Aurilla Maria, born Oct. 2, 1859. HISTORY OF TROY. 209 1850. Brown Nurse, Rejiresentative. Abel Baker, j Thomas Wright, V Selectmen. Jonas Bemis, ) Luke Miller, Town Clerk. The Ward Hill was one of the most difficult in the tOAvn, and had long been a subject of complaint. Many efforts had been made to avoid this, by constructing a road on different ground, but it was found impossible to lay out a road on any ground which should be satisfac tory to all parties interested. But in the fall of 1849, the selectmen, after a careful examination of the whole matter, laid out the present road, on the petition of John Lawrence and others. This was completed and opened to the public the present year. The selectmen, also, jn accordance with a vote of the town, laid out the road ex tending from Mr. Carpenter's saw-mill to the bridge, near the foot of the Ward Hill. This Avas laid out on the petition of Mr. Carpenter and others. March 14th, Farwell 0. Cobb, son of Leonard, mar- _ried Louisa M., daughter of Franklin Woodward, and located with his father on the Knights farm, where he now lives. Children: 1, Henry A., born Jan. 2, 1851 ; 2, Charles F., born Nov. 9, 1852; 3, George W., born Nov. 10, 1854. March 19th, Alvah S. Clark, sixth son of Thomas, married Serepta A. Brooks, who was born at Framing ham, Mass., Jan. 4, 1829. Mr. Clark located with his father on the John Farrar farm, where he now resides. 18* 210 HISTORY OF TROY. Children: 1, Louisa J., bom April 23, 1851; 2, Har riet M., born May 15, 1852; 3, Mary E., born June 26, 1855; 4, Clara A., born Sept. 16, 1856. April 28th, Alanson Starkey, son of Luna, married Mary Rice, and located in the house now owned by Ja cob Boyce. In 1855, he built the house in which he now resides, and his time is mostly occupied in the pail- shop. Children: 1, Ann Maria, born Jan. 27, and died June 7, 1851; 2, George A., bom Sept. 23, 1852; 3, Thomas W., born Dec. 7, 1858. This year, Porter White came to Troy and located on the Flint place, which he bought Of Stephen Wheeler. -Mr. White was born in Warren, Mass., Jan. 21, 1795, and at the age of twelve years moved to 'Petersham Avith his parents, where he resided seven years, then removed to Alstead. He married Betsey Pratt, June 8, 1813, who died Dec. 3, 1831. He married Lois Goodale in 1850, and removed to his present location in 1853. John Clement, a blacksm,ith, became a citizen of Troy this year. He is a grand-son of John Clement, who Ayas born in 1775, married and settled in Centre Har bor, and had seven children. William, the third son, married Sally Beetle of that town, and had three chil dren: George, John, and Sally Ann. John was born Aug. 7, 1821, married Mary W., daughter of John Cutter, formerly of Jaffrey, May 1, 1844, and resided in Campton two years, in Charlestown, Mass., one year, but in 1847, returned to Campton, from which place he came to Troy. He worked at his trade till 1858, when he leased the tavern, and has since kept the public house. They have one son, Lucius Howe, born March 14, 1845. HISTORY OF TROY. 211 1851. Broavn Nurse, Representative. Abel Baker, ) Thomas Wright, > Selectmen. Jonas Bemis, ) Luke Miller, Town Clerk. This year, Calvin Bemis bought the location he now occupies, and became a citizen of Troy. He is the son of Jonathan Bemis, and was born in Marlboro', Jan. 27, 1798, and married Deborah Brewer of Troy, March 14, 1822, who was born April 10, 1799. They resided in Swanzey eight years, in Marlboro' one year, and in Rindge twenty years. He is a man of sound judgment, and is universally respected. Children: 1, Eliza, born Oct. 10, 1823, married Calvin Hastings, May 8, 1845; 2, Maria, bom Jan. 24, 1826, married Charles Perry of Fitzwilliam, March 81, 1847; 8, Mary Jane, born April 9, 1835, married Leonard Wright, Oct. 23, 1855. In March, Erastus Tupper located on the farm now owned by Levi L. Pierce. He was born in Tolland, Conn., July 5, 1806, married Mehitable Waittof New- Salem, Mass., where he resided some years, afterwards removed to Athol, but came to Troy in 1851, and resid ed here three years, then moved to Jaffrey, but returned to Troy in 1857, and bought the house built by Sylves ter Frost, in which he now resides. Mrs. Mehitable Tupper died Sept. 10, 1839, and Mr. Tupper married Lois H. Merrifield, July 4, 1842. Children: 1, Nan cy, bom February, 1834, married Simeon Merrifield; 2, Joseph A., born June 5, 1836; 8, Alonzo W., born 212 HISTORY OF TROY. Sept. 7, 1838; 4, George W., born May 14, 1843; 5, Almena R., born Feb. 2, 1845; 6, A. Eugene, born Nov. 14, 1851. In April, Benjamin Moore Stanley located in Troy. He is a son of Jonathan and Betsey Stanley, and was born in Jaffrey, June 12, 1806, and married Abigail, daughter of Amos Sibley, Feb. 7, 1839. He resided in Jaffrey till 1851, when he came to Troy, but returned to Jaffrey in 1855, and the following year came to Troy again, where he is still residing, and is esteemed as a valuable citizen. Children: 1, Benjamin Bradley, born May 1, 1843, was killed in the house of Elijah Harring ton, Nov. 5, 1856, by the discharge of a gun in the hands of a young lad, who playfully pointed the fatal weapon at him, not knowing it to have been loaded: 2, Betsey Ross, born Feb. 26, 1845; 3, Eva Henrietta. born July 20, 1847. October l5th, Andrew J. Aldrich, son of Amasa, married Sarah W., daughter of Abel Garfield. He bought the Barker farm in 1855, and resided there about two years, then removed to Marlboro', but within a few months he has returned to Troy, and now works in the pail-shop. Children: 1, Frank A., born Jan. 31, 1853; 2, Herbert D., born March 4, 1857. Thomas Goodall settled in Troy this year. He Avas born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire County, England, Sept. 1, 1828, served an apprenticeship in a large manufac turing establishment in his' native town, eleven years. came to New-England in 1846, married Ruth, daughter of Jeremiah Waterhouse, April 29, 1849, and located in South Hadley. Since coming to Troy he has been engaged in the manufacture of woollen cloth, and at the present time is doing an extensive busmess. Children : 1 and 2, Louis and George, (twins), born Sept. 23, 1851; 3, Earnest, born Aug. 15, 1853; 4, Ida Mary, born Aug. 15, 1858. -p ^^ -^^-^--^c^ Jambs R. Stanley, > Selectmen. HISTORY OF TROY. 213 185S. Jotham H. Holt, Representative. John W. Bellows, Jambs R. Stanley, Augustus Hodgkins, Luke Miller, Town Clerk. June 2d, Welcome Ballou married Lucy, daughter of Stephen Harris, and settled where A. B. Harrington now resides. He was a painter and has the reputation of having been a skilful workman. His health failing, he sold his farm in 1856, and went to the West, but soon returned to Troy, where he died Nov. 3, 1857. Mrs. Ballou is still residing in Troy. They had one child, Frank W., born July 22, 1856. September 6th, George Damon iparried Lucy, daugh ter of Capt. Elijah Bowker, and located in the southern part of Troy. He was born Sept. 6, 1821, son of George Damon, who was born in Fitzwilliam, Sept. 20, 1796. George Damon, Sen., was the son of Oliver Damon of East Sudbury. Capt. Elijah Bowker was the son of Bartlet Bowker, and was bom in Fitzwilliam, Jan. 8, 1803. Bartlet Bowker was bom in Scituate, Mass., Feb. 2, 1749, and married Jemima Wright, Feb. 1, 1798. The said Elijah Bowker married Dorothy Crom- bie, Nov. 18, 1830, and their daughter, Lucy, was born Dec. 24, 1831. Since residing in Troy, Mr. Damon has had the principal care of the grist-mill near his resi dence. They have one daughter, Marcia Cleaves, born Jan. 22, 1854. 214 HISTORY OF TROY. 1853. Jotham H. Holt, Representative. John W. Bellows, ) Jotham H. Holt, s Selectmen. James R. Stanley, ) Luke Miller, Town Clerk. August 1 0th, John U. Beers settled in Troy. His father, John Spencer Beers, was born in Providence, R. I., in 1797, and moved to Orwell, Bradford County, Pa., about the year 1820, but married Sally Howe, Aug. 25, 1822, and returned to Providence, where he resided eight years, then moved back to Orwell, where he is now living. John U. was bom April 8, 1829, and re sided Avith his parents till 1843, when he went to Brook lyn as an apprentice at the tanning business, and re mained there till Nov. 27, 1847. The next year he worked at his trade in Ashby, Mass. He went to Rindge in 1849, and married Marcia A. Woods, a native of that town, in 1850. He came to Troy in 1853, and has since worked at his trade for Wright and Foster. Mrs. Marcia A. Beers died Oct. 27, 1854, and Mr. Beers married Myra A., daughter of Dea. Abel Baker, Dec. 10, 1856. He has one son, John Addison, bom Dec. 5, 1851. HISTORY OF TROY. 215 1854. Aldin EgLeston, Representative, Jotham H. Holt, ) Augustus Hodgkins, > Selectmen, Lyman Harrington, ) William Marshall, Town Clerk, February 16th, Lorenzo Dexter married Sarah W., daughter of Enoch Garfield, and located on the farm Avhich had long been occupied by his father-in-law, but in 1858 he removed to the George Farrar farm. May 25th, Elbridge Coolidge, son of Asher, married Sarah M. Whittemore, and resided in the Winch house till 1866, when he bought the house he now occupies, of George Bemis. Mrs. Coolidge died Feb. 7, 1859. They had one daughter, Ella, born April 8, 1857. August 9th, William C. Mason became a citizen of Troy. He is a descendant of Nehemiah Mason, who was born in WatertoAm, Mass., June 14, 1721, and married first, Elizabeth Stone, in 1754, who died April 24, 1755: second, Martha Clark, in 1756. The said Nehemiah and Martha Mason had born to them a son, Hugh,' Dec. 28, 1758, who became a soldier in the Rev olutionary war, after which he married Elizabeth Clark and settled in Watertown, where he resided till 1794, when he removed to Marlboro', N. H. His wife, Eliz abeth, died Feb. 26, 1819, and he married second, Lydia Moore, Jan. 19, 1820, and resided in Marlboro' till his death, Aug. 25, 1838. Clark Mason, son of Hugh, Avas born April 16, 1794, and married Eunice Adams, Jan. ,1, 1817, and moved to Richmond, Oswego County, 216 history of troy. N. Y., where William C. was born, Dec. 8, 1817. The said William C. came to Marlboro' in 1827, married Susan W. Page, Oct. 19, 1841, and resided in Marl boro' till 1854, when he came to Troy, and has since been employed in a pail-shop. They have one son, Warren W., born July 5, 1845. September 4th, Charles N. Chase married Augusta B. Sweetser of Fitzwilliam and located in Troy. For a few years he was in the service of Turner and Goodall, but recently he has been employed in a pail-shop. They have one son, Alson Eugene, born Aug. 16, 1856. October 81st, Charles B. Wright married Rozilla D. Perham of Fitzwilliam and located in Troy. He was a clerk in the store of E. P. Kimball till 1857, when in company with his father-in-law, Sylvanus Perham, he bought the public house, which he kept a little more than one year, but in the autumn of 1858, he sold the tavern, and has since been in the service of Mr. Kimball. Children: 1, Estella Rose, born Feb. 23, 1856; 2, Lynda Frances, born Jan. 6, 1858, died Feb. 8, same year. CHAPTER XI. PHYSICIANS AND LAWYERS OF TROY. For some years the inhabitants of what is now Troy, residing upon the borders of the townships of Marlboro' and Fitzwilliam, were dependent for medical assistance upon the physicians located near the centre of these towns. The population was too small to support a resi dent physician. But after the formation of the new town was seriously contemplated, efforts were made to obtain one; and Dr. Justus Perry of Marlboro', was the person selected. Dr. Perry was born in Barre, Mass., in the year 1760, studied medicine with Dr. Stephen Batcheller, Sen., of Royalston, and settled in Marlboro' about the year 1790, where he soon gained the reputa tion of a skilful physician, and did an extensive business. But unfortunately he soon acquired the habit of using intoxicating drinks, a habit which so increased as to dis qualify him for the practice of his profession. But pos sessing rare native and acquired ability, it was thought that an effort should be made to reclaim him, so that his usefnlness should not be lost to his fellow-men. Ac cordingly, in 1796, after he had decided to locate* in this village, he was persuaded to sign a temperance pledge, probably the first ever signed in the town. By this he obligated himself to abstain from the use of all intoxicating drinks for one year, and in consideration of which the citizens bound themselves to furnish him with * Dr. Perry resided in the Capron house, (afterwards the Maxcy.) 19 218 history of trot, a horse and all his medicines free of charge during the year. The conditions were faithfully fulfilled by both parties, but no sooner . had the year expired than the Doctor relapsed into his former dissipated habits, lost the confidence of the people, and the following year returned to the centre of Marlboro', where he died in 1799. His wife's maiden name was Patty Frost, and was the daugh ter of Capt. Frost, and sister of Col. Joseph Frost. They had four children: 1, Justus, afterwards Gen. -Perry of Keene; 2, Sylvia, married Dea. Adolphus Wright of Keene; 3, Patty, married Joseph Lamson of Keene; 4, Lucretia, married John V. Wood of Keene, now a widow in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. .Perry, after the death of her husband, married Capt. David Wheeler. The next physician who located here was Dr. Ebene zer Wright. He was the son of Capt. Ebenezer Wright and was born at Templeton, Mass., Nov. 3, 1761. Af ter acquiring a pretty thorough English education, he entered upon the study of medicine, under the tutilage of Dr. Frink of Rutland, Vt. Having gone through his preparatory course of study, he settled in Fitzwilliam about the year 1785. He is said to have possessed the rudiments of a great mind, was noted for sound judge ment, close application to business, and readily secured the confidence of the people. He resided in Fitzwilliam till 1811, when, in compliance with the request of a few individuals, he removed to this village, and occupied, a short time, the Tolman house, but afterwards located in the Capron house. He was here during the excitement attending the efforts to obtain the charter of Troy, and took an active part in those measures which resulted in the organization of the new town. But in 1814, he re moved to the village, near the centre of Fitzwilliam, and continued to practice his profession till his death, March 16, 1829. He had tAvo children who grew to maturi ty: Betsey,, married Col. Daniel W. Farrar, May 24, "J^: ¦^^^ / '^^ (^/f, g HISTORT OF TROT. 219 1812, died April 15, 1814; Phinehas, married Miss May, and resided on his father's farm some years, after wards removed to Connecticut, where he died. Dr. Wright was succeeded in Troy by Dr. Charles W. Whitney, who located here in 1815. Dr. Whitney was born in Rindge, Nov. 15, 1791, the son of Dr. Isaiah Whitney, who was born at Harvard, Mass., Dec. 18, 1765, married Dorcas, a daughter of Dr. Charles Whitman of Stowe, in August, 1787. The Whitman family are descendants of the first settlers of New-Eng land. Dr. Charles Whitman was the son of a man of the same name Avho also was a physician, and whose grand-father — a physician — came from England, and was one of the immortal passengers of the Mayflower, in 1620. Dr. Whitman of Stowe, was surgeon in the ar my during the Revolutionary war, and his wife was a Stevens, and it is asserted, with how much truth we cannot say, that she was a descendant of the celebrated Indian Princess, Pocahontas. Dr. Isaiah Whitney, soon after his marriage in 1787, settled in Rindge and con tinued in the practice of medicine till his death, Nov. 30, 1839. Dorcas, his Avife, died in Rindge, July 11, 1844. ¦ They had ten children, five sons and five daugh ters. Charles W., the subject of this notice, was the second son, and he says of himself: "My youth Avas spent like that of most children at that time; I was very fond of fishing; nothing suited me better than to be ang ling for the spotted trout, in the various streams of my native town, and this was a great detriment to my fu ture knowledge. In the fall and winter of 1809, I roomed with Philip Payson and recited to his father, Seth Payson, D. D. In 1810, I was sent to New-Ips wich Academy, and in the spring of 1811, commenced the study of medicine, under the tutilage of my father. In the sprmg of 1818, I was sent to Boston to study and practice with John Randall, M. D., six months, and 220 HISTORT OP TROT. in December the same year, I commenced the practice of my profession in Marlboro', Mass. It was thought by many at that time, that experimental knowledge formed the most important part of a young medical stu dent's education." He left Marlboro' in the spring of 1815, and assisted his father in Rindge, a few months, "but in October," he says, "I started for Vermont to look me up a place to practice my profession, got up among the Green Mountains where the sun would shine a few minutes, and then there would be a snow squall, and above all, I did not like the looks of the land nor the people; I be came homesick and thought I would much rather winter among my native hills, so made tracks back much faster than I went on, and on arriving at Capt. Gorham's Ho tel in Troy, the Captain invited me to locate here. I told him I would take the matter into consideration and decide in a few days. My father advised me not to come on account of the smallness of the place; but having no place in view, I concluded to make the trial. I came, engaged board at D. W. Farrar's, boarded there three years, built my house in 1818, married Mary, daughter of Dea. Samuel Griffin of Fitzwilliam, in November the same year." He has been a member of the Western New-Hampshire Medical Association and of the State Medical Society; by the latter he was received as a member and licensed May 8, 1828. He has been a A'cry excellent citizen, and a judicious, careful practition er; and although advanced in years and in feeble health, and having lost the faculty of hearing, he retains his in tellect and enjoys the society of his friends. He says : ' ' I can truly say what few of my age can : I never called for a glass of spirit of any kind for myself, at either of the taverns or stores, since I established myself in town." Children: 1, Samuel G., born Sept. 20, 1819, married Abigail Whittemore; 2, Charles, born July 27, 1824, HISTORT OF TROT. 221 died Jan. 10, 1827; 3. Henry N., born Oct. 8, 1825, died Feb. 17, 1827; 4, Charles W.;born Nov. 26, 1827, married Frances Taylor; 5, Mary Jane, born Aug. 13, 1830, married S. Richardson, M. D., of Marlboro'; 6, Sarah Ann, born Aug. 1, died Aug. 7, 1838. Dr. Whitney, in consequence of impaired health and partial deafness, found it difficult to perform all the labor required of the physician of the town, and it was thought advisable to obtain a younger man to take a part of the ¦ professional business. Consequently, Dr. Luke Miller located here in 1847. We know but little of Dr. Mil ler's early life, only that he was born in Peterborough, and practiced dentistry some years in his native town. Afterwards he studied medicine with Dr. Albert Smith of Peterborough, and after practising his new profession, a few months, with Dr. Hitchcock of Ashby, Mass., came to Troy, where he did a fair amount of business. In the fall of 1858, he removed to Winchendon, Mass., and af ter residing there a little more than one year, he came to Fitzwilliam . and practised medicine in company with Dr. Silas Cummings till the summer of 1857, Avhen he removed to Chatfield, Minn. His wife's maiden name was Abby Ann Lovell. They have two children: Luke and Abby Jane. The writer located in Troy, Sept. 1, 1853. He is a descendant of Moses Caverly, who was born about the year 1715, in Croydon,* a town which lies about ten miles south of London Bridge, England, and who, in company with two younger brothers, Nathaniel and Thomas, immigrated, to this country about the year 1740, and settled in Portsmouth. Moses married a Johnson of Portsmouth, about the year 1743, and resid ed there till about 1770, when with his brother Thomas, he removed to that part of Barrington now included in * It is understood that some of the family still reside in Croydon. 19* 222 HISTORY OF TROT. Strafford. Nathaniel afterwards resided in Barrington a short time, but eventually moved to Township No. IV., (now Charlestown,) where he died. Moses had five sons : Philip, Charles 1st,* John, William, and Charles 2d; and one daughter, Abigail, all of whom were born in Ports mouth. Philip, the eldest, was born March 28, 1745, re moved with his father and the rest of the family to Bar rington, married Bridget Pendergast, who was bom Feb. 24, 1745, and resided in Barrington till his death, April 1, 1818. During the time of the Revolutionary war he- took an active part in opposing the arbitrary acts of the British, his name occurs upon the "Test Papers" from his adopted town, as one who joined the "American As sociation," and in 1777, he entered the army, and was on duty several months in the State of Rhode Island. Af ter the war his time was devoted to farming, and he owned one of the best farms in Barrington, and had con siderable property invested in wild lands in different parts of the State. He had nine children, eight sons and one daughter. Moses, the eldest son, was born April 3, 1771, married Judith, daughter of John Caverno,t Aug. 4, 1798, and the following year removed to Lou don and located on a lot of land given to him by his * Charles, Sen., joined the American army in the early part of the war, and his name is borne upon the Roll of one Capt. Herrick, whose company was enlisted in York County, Maine, in the immediate neighborhood of Portsmouth. He was one of the number selected for the invasion of Canada, and in ad vancing from Crown Point towards St. John's, the first British post in Canada, one of thehorses in the boat jumped into the water, and in order to secure the animal, he plunged into the water after him, and it was supposed that he was wounded in his struggles with the beast, as he sunk and was droAvned. f John Cavemo was the eldest son of Arthur, who was of Scotch Irish descent, and was bom in the north of Ireland in the year 1718, immigrated to this country about the year 1738, and married Fanny Potts of Boston, in 1741. Their eldest son, John, was born on the island of NeAffoundland, in 1742. ^2yiA-^^^ HISTORY OF TROY. 223 father, and situated about two miles north of the cen tre of the town. He died June 25, 1821. Mrs. Judith Caverly died Feb. 1, 1824, aged forty-nine years. They had two sons, Solomon and Moses, the former was born Feb. 21, 1795, the latter, April 13, 1797. Solomon married Sarah, daughter of John Moore of Canterbury, Nov. 14, 1816, and settled on a farm given to him by his father, and adjoining the homestead. Mrs. Sarah Caverly died March 21, 1850, aged fifty-three years. They had two children: Abiel Moore, born Nov. 28, 1817, and Judith, born October, 1825. The former, ui 1843, after having pursued a preparatory course of study, became the pupil of R. P. J. Tenney, M. D., of Loudon, (now of Pittsfield,) under whose instruction he remained one year. The last two years of his medical course were spent under the tutilage of William W. Brown, M. D., of Manchester. He attended his first course of public lectures at the Medical Institution of Dartmouth College, and his second, at the Philadelphia College of Medicine, which conferred upon him the de gree of M. D.; he also spent several months in the Pennsylvania Hospital. He married Caroline, daugh ter of Thomas Ames, Esq., of Canterbury, March 25, 1845, and the following year was elected principal of the South Grammar School in Manchester. The posi tion was accepted and he entered upon its duties early in the spring. Mrs. Caroline Caverly died Feb. 2, 1851, and the following year he resigned his position as teacher, and again resumed the study and practice of medicine with Dr. BroAvn. On coming to Troy, he pur chased the location owned by Dr. Miller, and resided there till the 30th of November, 1854, when he married Sarah L., daughter of Solomon Goddard late of Troy, and has since resided on the Goddard place. Children: 1, Charles Solomon, bom Sept. 30, 1856; 2, Caroline Ames, born May 29, 1858. 224 HISTORY OF TROY. Among the physicians of Troy, Ave ought to mention Dr. Ah'ah Godding; although he was never a resident physician of the toAvn, yet this is his native place, and he has often been called here to prescribe for the sick. As has already been stated, he is the second son of Tim othy Godding, and was born in Fitzwilliam, (now Troy,) Nov. 5, 1796, commenced the study of medicine in the spring of 1820, with Dr. Ebenezer Wright of FitzAvil- liam, and closed his term of pupilage Avith Dr. Amos Twitchell of Keene, in June, 1823. He located in Burke, Vt., where he practised his profession about two years, then went to Royalston, where he AA^as in com pany with Dr. Stephen Batcheller one year, and in June, 1826, he removed to Winchendon, where he now resides. He married Mary Whitney of Winchendon, Jan. 22, 1828. They have one son, William W., born May 5, 1831, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1854, studied medicine with his father, and received the degree of M. D. from the Castleton Medical College in 1857. The legal profession has never been very fully repre sented in Troy. Whether this is to be attributed to the peaceful disposition of the citizens, or to some other- cause, we will not stop to inquire. Only one lawyer has ever resided in Troy. Luther Chapman, Esq., was born in Keene, Dec. 28, 1778, and was the son of Sam uel Chapman, a farmer of that tOAm. He was graduat ed at Dartmouth College in 1803, studied law with John C. Chamberlain, Esq., of Charlestown, and commenced the practice of his profession in Swanzey in 1806. Feb. 9, 1808, he married Sally, daughter of Samuel King of Chesterfield, and removed to Fitzwilliam, where he re sided till 1836, then came to Troy and located in the house built by Charles Davis. In 1855, he returned to Fitzwilliam, where he died Aug. 15, 1856. Mrs. Chap man still resides in Fitzwilliam. Edward Farrar, Esq., is a native of this toATO, al- HISTORY OF TROY. 225 though he has not resided here since he commenced the practice of law. He is the second son of Daniel Warren Farrar, and was born Nov. 14, 1822. After pursuing a preparatory course of study, he entered Dartmouth College, but on account of physical inability, he did not pursue the usual college course, but left without his de gree. Soon after this he commenced the study of law vnth Levi Chamberlain, Esq., of Keene, and graduated at Harvard Law School in 1847. He commenced the practice of his profession in Keene, where he now re sides. Aug. 28, 1858, he married Caroline, daughter of Charles H. Brainard of Keene. Mr. Farrar is now clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Cheshire County. CHAPTER XII. TOPOGRAPHY; AVILD ANIMALS; WOLF AND BEAU HL'NTS. Troy comprises an area of twelve miles, four hundred eighty-five aeries, thirty-five rods,* and is bounded on the north by Marlboro', on the east by Jaffrey, on the south by Fitzwilliam, and on the west by Swanzey and Richmond. The surface is very uneven and hilly; the highest point is Gap Mountain, situated in the easterly part, and separated from the Monadnock by a deep ra- A'ine. The surface, so broken, affords almost every va riety of soil, but the best is in the easterly portion, where there are some well cultivated, and productive farms. There are some extensive meadows, both in the easterly and westerly parts, while in the central, are some excellent interval lands. The South Branch of the Ashuel6t passes through the centre of the town. This rises from Roekwood Pond in Fitzwilliam, flows north, and in its course through Troy, receives several tributaries, the first being the Keith Brook, near the south line of the toAro, the second, the Jackson Brook, -Avhich rises in Richmond, flows east and discharges its Avaters into the pond above the factory. The Ward Brook, in the easterly part, drains the Avesterly slopes of the Monadnock and Gap Mountains, and in its course * The writer acknowledges his obligations for this to Capt. J. S. Adams of Fitzwilliam, who has very kindly taken the plan of the tOAra and computed the area. HISTORY OF TROY. 227 towards the west, receives the Bowker Brook, and turn ing north, enters the Branch just above Mr. Carpenter's dam. Brandy Brook — so called from the color of its watei- — rises in the south-east part of Marlboro' and flowing south-west enters the Branch near Whitcomb and Forristall's dam. Marlboro' Brook, formed of two branches, one from Stone Pond, the other from Meeting- House Pond in Marlboro', flows south and enters the Branch near the residence of Winthrop Knights. On these streams are many falls, affording excellent mill privileges, a part of which are already improved. The first mill on the Branch is the woollen manufactory owned by Nurse and Wheeler, and just below this is the bark-mill owned by Col. Wright; still lower down the stream is Mr. Goodall's shoddy-mill; and Mr. Carpen ter's saw-mill and rake manufactory are situated just above the site of the old Root saAV-mill. About half a mile farther on is Capt. Sibley's saw-mill, in a part of Avhich is the chair manufactory under the superinten dence of A. P. Perley. E. Whitcomb's pail-shop and J. M. Forristall's saw-mill are still further north,- both drawing their water from the same pond. The last mill on the Branch within the hmits of the town is the clothes-pin manufactory, recently purchased by Jonas Bemis and son. On the Jackson Brook are the saw and stave-mill owned by D. J. Fife, and the Blanding pail- shop. On the Ward Brook are the saw and grist-mill owned by Col. James R. and Alvah Stanley, also near its confluence with the Branch, the pail-shop owned by E. Buttrick. At the south part of the town, on the* Bowker Brook, is a grist-mill owned by George Damon. Besides the mills already mentioned, there is a stave-mill on a small branch of the Jackson Brook and owned by Charles Alexander; and C. N. Garfield has a saw-mill and pail-handle manufactory on a small stream in the north-west part of the town. There is also a clothes-pin 228 HISTORY OF TROY. manufactory on this latter stream, near the boundary line between Troy and Marlboro'. The greatest natural curiosity is probably the Falls in the Ward Brook. Within about one half a mile from the village the waters of this stream descend, within a few rods, from one hundred and fifty to two hundred feet; so that in the time of high water the foaming cat aract presents a spectacle truly sublime. Near the Falls is the granite quarry owned by Mr. Whittemore. This consists of fine, beautiful granite, well adapted to build ing purposes ; and large quantities of it have been quar ried, and transported to different parts of the county, ' and into the State of Massachusetts. The east part of the town was originally covered with a heavy growth of maple, hemlock, and beech, while the intervals in the central part were covered with a heavy growth of Elm, yellow and white pine, hemlock, and "birch. The high lands in the west part were covered with maple, red oak, and beech, while the swampa and low grounds were covered with alders, spruce, hemlock, and brown ash. In studying the history of any locality, in which changes have been gradually taking place for a series of years, we naturally feel an interest in every thing relat ing to its primitive state. The first settlers on their ar rival here, found the- territory a solitary wilderness, the haunt of various species of birds* and ferocious wild beasts. And it is not surprising that the latter, feeling a natural pride in their inherited possession, should be jealous of their intruders, and if they did not make per sonal attacks that they should institute a sort of guerrilla Wairfare upon property, especially when it stood in the way of a craving appetite, for they had never learned to exercise self-denial, except in the presence of superior * Wild turkeys abounded here in the early period, and large numbers of them were annually killed by the settlers. HISTORY Oi' TROY. 229 power. The most troublesome of these animals were the wolf, bear, and catamount. Of the former of these, the settlers stood in no particular fear, as it is well known that a wolf will seldom attack a man unless severely goaded with hunger; but his great love of mutton was frequently betraying him into acts of petty larceny upon the flocks which Avere grazing in the pastures. And he was often exceedingly greedy in his plunder, not content with what might seem an ordinary meal, but appropri ating to himself a large proportion of the flock; and he carried his depredations to such an extent, that the set tlers commenced against him a warfare Avhich has result ed in his total extermination. This warfare was some times carried on by regular organized companies, and Avhenever a neighbor's flock suffered, the citizens turned out en masse, and hunted down the common enemy. The usual method of conducting these Avolf hunts Avas for the party to surround the woods which were the haunt of the animal, and while a few experienced marksmen were stationed on one side, those upon the opposite marched directly through, driving before them the ob ject of their search, which on emerging from the woods wag very likely to fall by a sentinel's shot.* Three of these wolf hunts have occurred within the recollection of men now living. The first of these was in 1795, when it was known that a? number of these an imals infested the woods which at that time covered the territory between "Cobb's road" and William Whit- coinb's.-f A large number of individuals from this and the adjoining towns assembled and completely swept this forest, and they succeeded in driving from her retreat * Sometimes after surrounding the woods, the hunters, at a given signal, marched directly towards the centre, thus gradu ally closing up, and the wolf being soon enclosed in a small circle, was easily killed. ¦f- Then Jacob Newell's. 20 230 HISTORY OF TROY. one old wolf, which on attempting to escape from her pursuers, was killed just as she was crossing "Cobb's road," by Andrew Sherman, who had been stationed at that point. The signal was immediately given, and all assembled and marched dovro to the Warren store, where they expended the bounty, ($20), for liquor and re freshments, and so large was the number that each re ceived only one glass of rum and two crackers. The second wolf hunt was in 1797. One night in the fall of this year they killed ten sheep from the flock of Elijah Alexander, and a few nights after, they killed tAventy belonging to Levi Randall. Intelligence of this slaughter rapidly spread and a general wolf hunt was agreed upon. At this time it was known that these ani mals had retreated to the low ground west of Mr. Alex ander's, since known as the " Clark swamp." At the time appointed the citizens assembled to the number — as Avas estimated — of about two hundred, and after a pretty thorough search- they succeeded in starting up two Avolves, one of which was killed and the other wounded. The remains of the wounded wolf Avere found, a few months after, on the side of the hill near the- present residence of Joseph Alexander, Jr. But the huntsmen re-assembled, and with the wolf which had been killed, took up their line of march for the house of John SAveet- land. And in the mean time a messenger was dispatched to Jonas Robinson with orders for him to meet them with an abundant snpply of crackers, rum, and sugar. Rob inson promptly obeyed the, summons, and was soon on ¦the road with a wagon load of the specified articles. When all had arrived at the place of rendezvous, a cir cle was formed and the toddy and crackers, to the value of the bounty, were passed around, and a more jolly time was probably never witnessed. But the power of the enemy was not yet crushed, al though it was greatly weakened. Sheep were continu- HISTORY OF TROY. 231 ally being missed from the flocks of the farmers, and ui many instances, the theft was traced to an old wily ani mal, knoATO as the "three legged Avolf " This was a wolf that had been caught in a trap and lost a part of her foot; and although repeated attempts had been made to kill her, she had always eluded the hunter, and she had established for herself such a reputation for shrewd ness that to destroy her was thought to require the ex ercise of consummate skill. To this animal the atten tion of the sportsmen was earnestly directed; she was carefully sought, both by day and night, and whenever surprised, she was found to retreat to the swamp which had been the scene of the recent search. Her location having been determined, another and more thorough search was resolved upon by the inhabitants. At the time appointed a large number assembled with guns and dogs, and invested the swamp in which the animal was secreted, and, having carefully guarded every point of escape, a searching party entered and commenced a thorough examination of every part. The old wolf, thinking that a certain class of animals were getting a little too neighborly, attempted to change her location, and in doing so, received a charge from the gun of Jon athan Capron and fell. But she was only Avounded, and, on an attempt being made to dispateh her by a bloAV with the end of a musket, she seized and severely shat tered the stock, consequently she was killed by lodging in her head the contents of the barrel. The signal of victory was given as en former occasions, and the hunt ers re-assembled, and with the trophy of their victory, marched to the village, and partook of refreshments which were served to them, in the form of crackers and rum, by Jonas Robinson, upon the Common, where by the combined operation of the jubilant and ardent spirits, a comical scene was exhibited. The bounty having been exhausted, the company dispersed, but whether all reach- 232 HISTORY OF TROT. ed their homes that night or not, we have never learne(J, This was the last general wolf hunt of which we can ob tain any knowledge; other wolves were occasionally killed, but usually by small parties and without much ceremony. Bears were less numerous than wolves, though much more dreaded by the inhabitants. This dread arose not so much from real danger, when the animal was treated Avith due respect, as from the fact that when wounded or insulted he was known to be a formidable foe. He, too, Avas exceedingly fond of' mutton, and was very par ticular in his selection, for a sheep of ordinary quality he would never molest so long as there was a better in the flock. But his carniverous propensities were not limited to sheep alone, but they were directed to a gr«at variety of animals. Hence, calves, swine, and other do mestic animals, occasionally became the victims of his rapacity. In his predatory excursions he often exhibited a singular boldness, entering the barn yards, barns, and in some instances, even the dwellings of the inhabitants. To destroy him required the exercise of courage, caution, and the most efficient weapons ; for if wounded merely, the hunter's only safety was in maintaining a respect ful distance. His great tenacity of life^nd the danger attending a contest Avith him, were enough to deter most men from engaging in it single-handed. Consequently, he was seldom molested except by strong parties, well armed, and prepared for almost any emergency. In many instances these animals were taken in a trap, the most of which were made of wood, although steel traps were occasionally used. The wooden or "log- traps" — as they were called — were constructed in the form of a modern mink trap : that is, stakes were driven into the ground in a semicircular form and in close prox imity to each other, and the whole forming a sort of tent-like recess, with an opening for ingress. At this HISTORY OF TROY. 233 opening were placed two small logs or poles, one on the ground, and the other directly over it and so arranged that when elevated it would fall upon the lower one, and be held there by upright stakes on either side. When prepared for use, the upper pole was raised to a proper height and held there by a small brace, from which a spindle projected inward. To the end of this spindle was attached the bait, and the bear, to obtain this, had to pass in between the poles; and a small motion of the spindle displaced the brace and the elevated pole de scended upon his body. This was a condition from Avhich he had not power to extricate himself, and conse quently was easily dispatched by the hunter. Many anecdotes of these animals have come down to us from the early settlers, some showing their peculiar habits, others the terror inspired by their presence. One morning in the spring of 1777, Mrs. Daniel Law rence left home, with the intention of visiting Mrs. Thomas Tolman. At that time the only bridge, near the site of the present Ward bridge, was a sort of foot bridge made of logs. Just as Mrs. Lawrence stepped upon one end of this, a bear jumped upon the opposite end, and was advancing to meet her. Mrs. Lawrence, on beholding the monster, turned and fled as for her life, directing her steps to the nearest house, Mr. Ward's. On reaching the door she was so exhausted that she fainted and fell. When she had so far recovered as to be able to give uttertince, she explained the cause of her fright, upon which several men, well armed, went in pursuit of the bear, but never found him. A story from the lips of Jacob NcAvell is remembered by a few of our citizens. One afternoon shortly after he settled here, he went into the woods in pursuit of gaine. Going beyond his intended limits he lost bis way, became bewildered, and darkness coming on, he found it impossible to reach home that night. Conse- 20* 234 HISTORY OF TROY. quently, when he could no longer see to travel, he lay down under a large log for the night. But his rest was continually disturbed by the screeching of the owl, and the hideous noise of the wolf and other wild beasts, the very tramping of whose feet he could distinctly hear. As soon as daylight appeared he rose from his leafy couch, when, to his great terror, up rose a huge bear from the opposite side of the same log. The surprise was mutual, but neither party was disposed to commence a quarrel, and after gazing upon each other awhile, the bear Avalked slowly away, and towards noon that day, Mr. Newell, fortunately, reached his little clearing in safety. Bears sometimes made sad work in the corn-fields, breaking down and devouring large quantities of the corn. In 1799, a large bear commenced his depreda tions in the corn-field of Dea. Silas Fife. The deacon thinking that the carcass of the bear might compensate him for the loss of his corn, made a log trap, and after baiting it so that it should appear as desirable as possible, he left the field that bruin might not be disturbed in his operations. The next time the bear appeared in the field, thinking that he smelt sheep, and being somewhat anxious to change his diet, immediately hunted up the log trap. But his meal was only in the anticipation, for he had but just reached it, Avhen down came the log upon him; and the Fife family all feasted upon his flesh. On one occasion, Dea. Timothy^Godding and Benja min Tolman were at work together clearing a piece of land. In the morning, before going out to their work, they put their meat and beans into a kettle — which, by the way, had no bail, but this was readily supplied by a Avith — and by this the whole was suspended upon a stick over a small fire in a stone fire-place, and it was sup posed that the pork and beans would be nicely cooked for their dinner. But on their return at noon, to their HISTORY OF TROT. 235 gi-eat surprise, they could find neither the kettle nor its contents. On a careful examination, the tracks of a bear Avere found in and about their little cabin. So it was evident that he was attracted there by the smell of the meat, and being somewhat hungry, he put his head in to the kettle to obtain it, and burning his nose, attempt ed to dodge backwards, and the Avooden bail caught upon his neck and he walked deliberately aAvay with the ket tle, pork, and beans. Sometime after this, the kettle was found in the swamp, a little back of the house noAV OAvned by Amos Knowlton, Avhere bruin had probably left it to cool. One afternoon shortly after Thomas Tolman settled here, Mrs. Tolman sent a young lad, who was living in the family, to the well, a few rods only from the house, to get a pail of Avater. He had been absent but a fcAv moments, Avhen hearing a scream, Mrs. Tolman stepped to the door to learn the cause, and to her amazement she saw a bear rapidly approaching the boy. In an instant she seized the broom, the only weapon at hand, and rushed to his as^stance. The bear, not fancying so formidable a weapon, turned and fled into the woods, and thus the boy, fortunately, was saved. In the fall of the year 1773, the corn-field of Daniel Goodenough, (who was at that time a neighbor of Dea. Fife,) Avas severely ravaged by bears. Being somewhat provoked at the loss of his corn, Mr. Goodenough deter mined on bruin's destruction. He was an experienced hunter, but would never use the trap, so one moon-light evening he put on his overcoat, took his gun, and went into the woods to watch for his game. He walked cau tiously about for a little time, when feeling chilly he crept under a large log, and lay down to listen. Pretty soon he heard a little noise near, and thinking he would ascertain the cause, he very carefully raised his head to look over the log. Just at that moment a bear placed 236 HISTORY OF TROY. both fore paws upon the opposite side of the log, and was peeping over to see what was behind it. Quick as thought, on seeing the monster's head, Goodenough aimed his gun and fired. No sooner had he discharged his gun, than knowing the peril of encountering a wounded bear, he jumped upon his feet and fled for home. Not daring to venture back that night to learn the result of his shot, he waited until morning, and then in com pany with some of his neighbors he returned to the scene of his evening's operations ; and at a little distance from the log, found the lifeless' body of the bear. But probably one of the most remarkable encounters Avith a bear, especially when we take into consideration the almost miraculous escape of the individual concerned, took place a few years later. One oT the early settlers in the toAro went to a neighbor's house about a mile dis tant to get some potatoes. On his return in the edge of the evening, with his bag of potatoes on his shoulder, he saw in the path just before him what he took to be an enormous bear, just in the attitude of making upon him the fatal spring. Instantly hi^hair stood erect, and he trembled in every joint. He was unarmed, and what to do he kncAV not. Flight seemed the only al ternative, but this was impossible for the animal was close upon him, and even at the very thoughts of flight, he seemed almost to feel his relentless fangs in his back. Considering his days numbered, he paused a moment, and then resolved to die manfully, and, like the brave Spartans at Thermopyloe, sell his life as dearly as pos sible. So dropping his potatoes, he seized a large lever Avhich, fortunately, was at hand, and raising it, advanced Avith trembling steps towards his deadly foe. He moved a step, then paused — took another step, paused again — the poor man saw clearly his doom in the monster's teeth and in the fire of Ms eye. It was an aAvful condition, death seemed inevitable". But he resolved that the sav- HISTORY OF TROY. 287 age beast should feel the weight of his uplifted club, so straining every muscle, he brought it with herculean power upon the head of his unflinching foe. His weapon dropped from his hand, and he stood a pale, trembling, helpless victim, completely in the power of his mighty antagonist ! Be not alarmed, it was only a stump. The catamount was the most ferocious of all the wild beasts of New-Hampshire. His great size, strength, and agility of movement, together with his formidable weapons, rendered him the terror both of man and beast; and when provoked, no animal could stand before him. But fortunately, but a few such monsters have ever ex isted in this vicinity, and it is not now known that more than three or four have ever been seen within the limits of Troy. One of the most remarkable of this class of animals was once killed by Dea. Fife, near the pond a little east of his house. Soon after Dea. Fife settled here, his father came to make him a visit, and as the custom was in those days, he brought his axe to assist his son in clearing the forest. One day as they were chopping a little west of the pond, they discovered a deer that had just been killed by some unknown monster of the wilder ness. Being somewhat alarmed, they immediately de cided to take measures to rid the forest of so dangerous a visitor. Without delay, young Fife took his father's horse and went to Rindge and procured of Dea. Love- joy of that town, a large steel trap. As the sun was setting, with trap, gun, and axe, in hand, the father and son sought the carcass of the deer. But, to their sur prise, it had been drawn several rods, and finally taken up and carried away, so that they could track it no far- ¦ ther. But finding the heart and liver, they felled a tree, from which they cut a log and hitched the same to the trap, which they placed in a position to take- the fatal grip whenever the animal should return to obtain the 238 HISTORY OF TROY. fragments of his slaughtered victim. The next morning the deacon took his musket and in company with his father, was soon on the ground, and to their astonish ment, the trap, log, and all, were gone. With much . caution they followed the track of the log in the direc tion towards the pond, near which they perceived the animal with his appendages permanently entangled among the rocks. When they had arrived within a few rods, the monster reared on his hind legs, and as he took a survey of his enemy, gnashed his teeth and seemed to bid defiance to them. But as young Fife raised his gun to his eye, his father pleaded with him not to fire, fear ing that the catamount would kill them both. But crack went the musket, and at first it seemed to make no im pression upon him, but it was soon reloaded and brought to his eye a second, time, but seeing his fury abating and that he was trembling, he waited a moment and the ani mal fell. On approaching him it was found that he was dead, the ball having pierced his heart. His measure ment was thirteen feet and four inches, from his nose to the end of his tail. His skin was afterwards stuffed and sold to the proprietors of the Boston Museum for forty- five dollars. CHAPTER Xni. DH'FEKENT SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION; INTEREST OV SCHOOL LOTS EX. PENDED FOR SCHOOLS) THE FIKBT SCHOOL; FIRST TEACHBBj TOWN DIVIDED INTO SQUADRONS; SCHOOL-HOUSES- NEW DIVISION OF THE TOWN INTO DISTRICTS; AMOUNT OF SCHOOL MONEY. Intelligence lies at the foundation of true greatness. It places man at the head of the animal kingdom, and properly exercised, imparts a grandeur to his whole be ing. This makes the man, and we judge of him, not so much from his external form, as from the lustre of that "spark ethereal" that shines through its clayey Avails. This spark is an emanation from the Eternal Source of life, but receives its lustre from contact with the things of earth. It is itself indistructible and must continue to exist co-eternal with God, and it will forever bear upon its disk the various tints it has received in its gradual development from an embryotic state. With its original structure man has nothing to do, much less has he the ability to make in it the slightest change, but its devel opment is the great work of life, and for this he alone is responsible. This is a work that reaches to the very depths of man's nature, and its effects stretch on, even beyond the bounds of his mortal existence. That a work of such magnitude should be treated with indifference, or receive so small a share of public attention is enough to fill every reflecting mind with the deepest sorrow. That the mind will be developed is as certain as that mind 240 HISTORY OF TROY. exists, but whether for good or evil must depend upon the influences brought to bear upon it. The education of children has, at different periods of time, been considered of sufficient importance to be taken under the fostering care of the State. But the true end of education was never attained, for the reason- that Avrong means were employed, and this arose from a mis apprehension of the great Object of life. The Spartans regarded war as the great business of life, hence their system of education inculcated the heroic virtues merely, such as patriotism, public spirit, courage, fortitude, and contempt of danger, suffering, and death. The Cretans haA'ing similar views of life, adopted a like course of in struction, merely adding thereto a slight smattering of poetry and music. The Persian system was somewhat in advance of this, and being prescribed by law, every thing about it was made subservient to the interests of the State, and in one of its features it has probably not been surpassed by more modern systems. The Persians regarded the education of the youth as the most impor tant duty, and essential part of their government. They believed that the most of the evils that had disturbed the tranquillity of the surrounding nations, arose from defects in the education of the children. Hence, they arranged their system with a special view to the prevention of crime. Here boys were sent to school to learn justice and virtue, and it is said that the crime most severely punished amongst them was ingratitude. And instead of building prisons and alms houses for the punishment of criminals and the maintenance of the vagrant, they endeavored so to order it as to have no criminals nor vagrants amongst them. The Grecian system, while it was less calculated to prevent crime, was, nevertheless, better adapted to the development of national resources ; for here the arts and the sciences were esteemed and cultivated, and industry HISTORY OF TROY. 241 ahd economy enforced. This system, too, was well can- culated to produce eminent men, and no city can boast of so many persons who have excelled in the arts of war and government, in philosophy, eloquence, poesy, paint ing, sculpture, and architecture, as Athens, unless, per haps, we except her later rival, the "Eternal City." But there was running through all these systems of educa tion one vital defect, a defect growing out of a corrupt religion. But when we take into consideration the times when they existed, when we remember that the light of revelation had then scarcely dawned upon the world, the wonder is not they were defective but that they ap proached so near the most approved modern systems. Those nations have certainly set us a noble example of zeal and energy, temperance and frugality, chastity and self-sacrificing devotion to country, and such as is rarely met with upon the scroll of modem history. And had they possessed a sound religion they might have wrought out for the world the problem, of which the last eighteen hundred years have only disclosed the first principles. But the formation of a system of education that shall give a right direction, and develop in harmonious pro-^ portions all the faculties of the soul, a system that shall inculcate truth and patriotism, and cultivate the social and domestic affections, love to God and good will to men, has been reserved to mojjern time. Such a system we may well conceive to have had its birth in the minds of those illustrious subjects of whom the sovereigns of Europe were not worthy, and who fol lowing the guidance of the star of hope were directed to this western wilderness, where they laid the foundation of institutions, such as the world before had never seen. These men appear to have been raised up for the express purpose of demonstrating to the world man's capacity for self-government. Their plans were laid after mature deliberation, and every step in their development exhib- 242 HISTORY OF TROT. ited almost superhuman wisdom and foresight. And in no one thing is their sagacity more clearly seen than in the establishment of the free schools of New-England. Without these the best constitution and laws that man or even angels could form, would be but a dead letter upon the statute books of the State. Laws, to be effec tual in a republican form of government, must be under stood and appreciated by the mass of the people. And this pre-supposes a certain amount of intelligence, of in tellectual and moral culture, such as the free schools of our land are well calculated to promote. A government like ours could not be sustained a single day Avere it not for the influence of our schools. This our fathers saw, and while they have given us the best government on the earth, they have at the same time given us the means for perpetuating and perfecting it. The history of our common school system is interest ing, from the fact, that by this we have a certain clue to the intelligence of the people, at every period, from the early settlement of the country. But to enter up on this and give a detailed account of its rise and grad ual development, would be entirely foreign to our pur pose. But we shall merely notice the progress of edu cation and the means employed for its promotion within the limits of Troy. It will be remembered that in the grant of these town ships, one lot, or one hundred acres of land, was reserved in each for the benefit of the schools. These lots were disposed of at an early period and the interest expended for schools. At what time Monadnock No. V. sold her lot, we have not learned, but at a meeting of the propri etors as early as 1770, "It was voted that William Bar ker, Isaac McAllester, and Richard Robberts, be a com mittee to expend the interest of the school lot in school ing the children." Fitzwilliam sold her lot in 177^ for eighty-five pounds, the interest of which, five pounds HISTORT OF TROT. 248 two shillings, was laid out for the support of schools. As, at that time, no school-houses had been built in ei ther of these townships, the schools had to be kept in private rooms. One of the first three schools in Monad nock No. V. was kept in the house of Phinehas Farrar, in the winter of 1770-71, under the direction of Wil liam Barker, as committee. Who the teacher was it is not easy to determine, but is is supposed to have been James Brewer. Another school was kept the same win ter in the neighborhood of Dea. Fife, but it is not now knoATO in whose house. From that time to 1789, the income of the school lot was committed to the care of the selectmen, and although we can find no record of the manner in which it was disposed of, yet it is supposed to have been expended for schools under their direction, in different parts of the township, as fast as it accumu lated. Of course these schools must have been very short, not more than four or six weeks, and even this small luxury could not have been enjoyed more than once in two or three years. At a meeting of the proprietors, April 10, 1777, it was "voted to divide the town into four equal squadrons for schooling." Jedediah Taintor, Silas Fife, David Wheeler, and Theodore Mann, were chosen a committee to make the division and to report at a future meeting. On the 23d of June following, this committee made their report, which was accepted and adopted, and was as fol lows: "Beginning at the Centre Line at the East Side of the toAvn thence running through the town; then Be ginning on said Line Between the Sixth and Seventh Lots; thence Running on said Line to Fitzwilliam; for the North End Beginning at the South East Corner of Lot No. Sixty nine, therice Running Westerly to the North East Corner of Lot No. 53; thence turning South to the South East Corner of Lot 53, thence Running West to the town Line." There is nothing upon the 244 HISTORT OP TROT. record to show that any money in addition to the inter est of the school lot was appropriated for schools until 1778, when one hundred pounds were raised, by tax, for this purpose. But this sum was dealt out very sparing ly, for it appears by the report of the treasurer, James Brewer, two years after, that only twenty-five pounds of it had, even at that time, been, expended. At that early period, the war, the building of a Meeting-House, the support of the ministry, and the making and repairing of highAvays were subjects which principally engrossed the public mind, consequently, but little provision was made for the support of schools. And it would seem that the town hardly came up to the requirements of the laAv, for in the warrant for a town meeting in April, 1781, an article was inserted, "To see if the town will provide a school or schools the present year, and raise money for that purpose, in order to keep the toAm from being presented." This article being called up in the meeting, the town voted not to make any provision for -schools that year. But twelve pounds in 1782, twenty pounds in 1785, and fifteen pounds in 1787, were raised for schooling, and probably expended under the direction of the selectmen. At a meeting in 1788, a vote was passed "to squadron out the town anew for schooling," and Oliver Wright, Reuben Ward, Phinehas Farrar, Ebenezer Temple, and Moses Tucker, were chosen a committee to make the di vision. It is evident that this committee attended to the duty assigned to them, and that their report was adopted by the town, but as this cannot now be found, we have no means of knowing the limits of the new squadrons. On the 15th of December following, the town "Voted, that Each Squadron should build thereon School-houses as near the Centre as possibly could be convenient; Voted, that the Selectmen shall appoint the Place to build in case of Disagreement in any Squadron in Town; HISTORY OF TROY. 245 Voted, that the Selectmen shall make the Rate for each Squadron; Voted, that every School House shall be built by the first of December next." Whether these votes were complied with does not readily appear, but it is very certain that no school-house was built within the present limits of Troy during this period. At the an nual meeting in March, 1789, the town voted to raise thirty pounds for schooling, and at a meeting in May ^following, a vote prevailed that "each squadron should draw their proportion of the school money, and lay it out as they think proper for schooling." About this time an effort was made by a few of the friends of edu cation to establish a Grammar School. Accordingly, they got an article inserted in the warrant for the meet ing last mentioned, "To see if the town will have a Grammar School for one year, and raise money for that purpose in addition to what is raised." But the article was not favorably received, and was therefore "passed over." As the toAvn became more thickly settled, many fami lies, especially in the outskirts, could receive but little benefit from the schools by the former arrangement, and it was found necessary to re-district the town. There fore, at a meeting April 21, 1794, it was "voted, to re- squadron the town for schooling," and the following committee were chosen for this purpose, viz. : "Lt. Oli ver Wright, Lt. Reuben Ward, Dea. Stone, Gideon Newton, Robert Worsley, Hugh Mason, Theophilus Howard, Moses Tucker, and David Wheeler." At a special meeting on the 10th of May following, this com mittee made their report, which was adopted by the town. And the following is that part of the report which relates to territory, the most of which is now in Troy: 21* 246 HISTORY OF TROT. "Southwest District: JOSEPH TOLMAN, BENJAMIN TOLMAN, JOSEPH CUTTING, WARREN WARNER, JOHN GARFIELD, BENONI ROBINS, TALMON KNIGHTS, ISAAC ROBINS, WILLIAM BARKER, Mb. ALEXANDER, JOHN BARKER, JAMES DEAN, GIDEON ALEXANDER, iNB DAVID WHEELER, Foe the Coumitiee. Southeast District: Lt. REUBEN WARD, DANIEL LAWRENCE, JONATHAN LAAVRENCE, HUGH THOMPSON, DILLINGTON PHELPS, SIMON PIPER, GEORGE FARRAR, South Districts HEZEKIAH COOLIDGE; ABRAHAM COOLIDGE, JONATHAN WHIPPLE, Capt. JOSEPH FROST, JOSEPH FRENCH, AND SILAS FIFE, Fob the Committee. ICHABOD SHAW, Esq BOOT, EBENEZER BACON, ¦JONATHAN BALL, JOHN ROGERS, LAWSON MORE, ISAAC GOULD, DANIEL CUTTING, DANIEL GOULD, DANIEL GOULD, Jbhb., JOSEPH GOULD, JACOB NEWELL, REUBEN NEWELL, HUGH MASON, JAMES NEWELL, THEODORE MANN, JOHN PARKHURST, CALVIN GOODENOUGH, WILLIAM BRUCE, and ELI GOULD, FOB THE Committee." The Southwest District immediately made prepara tions for building a school-house. A meeting was called, and an appropriation made, and Warren Warner, who at that time lived in the district, was employed to build the house; and by the first of January, it was so nearly completed that it was occupied for the winter school. history of troy. 247 This was a small building only about eighteen feet square, and the walls of the room were wainscoted with pine boards; and there was no ceiling, consequently, the tim bers in the upper part were left bare. There were two long benches on one side of the room for the large schol ars, with low seats in front for the smaller ones. About two years after this, the house was clapboarded, but it was never painted. It stood in the northwest corner of the orchard now owned by Jonas Bemis, and, as will soon be seen, was the second school-house built within the limits of Troy. In March, 1796, the South District voted to build a school-house, and raised f46.66 for this purpose. Whether this small sum covered the whole expense, does not appear from the records, but it is certain that a house was soon built, and its location was on the west side of the road nearly opposite to the residence of Lem uel BroAvn. This was never clapboarded nor painted, but the inside was finished similar to the house last des cribed, only in addition to the two long benches at the end of the room opposite the fire-place, there was one on either side, and a common table took the place of the teacher's desk. This was used for a school-house till 1806, when the district sold it and united with a contig uous district in the north part of Fitzwilliam, and sent their children to the school-house which stood several years a few rods west of the Marshall barn. This dis trict raised ^143 towards building the new school-house, and this sum is supposed to have been about one-half of the cost of the building. The house first built, after ex changing owners several times, was purchased by Jabez Butler, who converted it into a dwelling-house, and it now constitutes a part of that owned and occupied by Winthrop Knights. A school-house was built in the Southeast District the same year, but we have no means of knowing the cost of 248 history of troy. it. It was located near where there is now a watering trough, between the present school-house in District No. 3, and the late residence of Daniel Cutting, Esq. This house was burnt in the winter of 1806, and the follow ing spring the district commenced to build a new one, and raised $100 for this purpose; but the cost exceeded the appropriation, and in 1808, $57 more were raised to complete the work which had been commenced. This house was built on the north side of the road only a few rods west of the residence of Henry A. Porter. A short time before this, the school districts in Marlboro' had been numbered, and they were afterwards distinguished by their number instead of their locality. In the order, the Southwest District was No. 4; the South, No. 5, and the Southeast, No. 6, and these numbers were re tained until the new arrangement under the jurisdiction of the town of Troy. In consequence of many of the early records of the tOAm of Fitzwilliam having been destroyed, especially that part of them which related to the schools, we are left very much in doubt respecting the nature of the first efforts of the people to establish schools in that town. The town was divided into squadrons at an early period, but the precise date, or liniits of the divisions, we are unable to fix, but from some allusions to them in exist ing records, it is evident that there were nine squadrons, and that three of these were wholly or in part upon ter ritory now in Troy. The North, Northwest, and North east Squadrons comprised, severally, the most that is now included in School Districts Nos. 2, 5, and 6. The first school-houses in Fitzwilliam were built by the toATO, for the use of several squadrons, in 1784. How many were built we are not informed, but probably not more than three or four, and these in the larger squadrons. The amount of money expended for schools at this time we cannot determine, but quite likely con- HISTORT OF TROT. 249 siderable more than the interest of the school lot. In 1789, the Legislature passed an "Act for regulating Schools in this State," and by this, each town was re quired to raise five pounds on every twenty shillings, in the Proportion Act, to be expended for the support of schools. And two years after, an Act was passed in ad dition to this, which made it obligatory upon the tOATO to raise seven pounds ten shillings on every twenty shillings, in the Proportion Act, instead oi five pounds, and this was to be appropriated in the same way and manner. Fitzwilliam probably raised fully the amount required by these Acts, for in later years, from 1794, up to the time of the incorporation of Troy, it appears by her records, which are nearly entire through this pe riod, that she was liberal in her appropriations for the support of schools, and raised annually from four to six hundred dollars for this purpose. The first school-house on land now in Troy, was built by the town of Fitzwilliam, in the year 1790, in the North Squadron, and it stood on the east side of the road between Daniel Farrar's and Moses Cutting's.* This was a small house with a hipped roof, and was never clapboarded. The chimney and fire-place were built of stone; and there was a large stone hearth which formed nearly half of the fiooring. There was a long bench at one end of the room, and one on each of the two sides, for the use of the large scholars, and there were smaller seats in front for the younger portion of the school. In the year 1800, by a vote of the tOATO, this squadron was divided "at the Brook between Mr. David White's and Mr. Jonathan Capron's House." The house just des cribed, then remained unoccupied until 1806, when it was sold to David White, who removed and attached it to the west end of his house, and it now forms a part of the old buildings on the White farm. Soon after the * Now Lovell Rugg's. 250 HISTORT OF TROT. district was divided, the house near the Marshall bam was commenced, but not being completed in season for the winter school, this was kept in the house of Walter Capron. The new school-house was built by Elijah and Isaac Fuller, and was finished early in 1808, and cost about $250. Another school-house was built very soon after by the south division, and this was located on a road which at that time led from Joseph Forristall's to Aaron Wright's. The floor of this house was elevated at one end of the room, and upon this inclined plane were placed the benches, of which there were four tiers, separated by isles. The benches, which were only of sufficient length to accommodate two scholars, were quite an improvement upon the long benches of the school- houses first built. The &cst school-house m the Northeast Squadron was built as early as 1790 ; and it stood in the valley a lit tle south of the residence of Samuel Griffin, and the site is now within the limits of Fitzwilliam. This house was burnt in the winter of 1806, and at a district meet ing on the 19th of June following, $175 were voted to be raised for building a new school-house. This was built on the south side of the road between the present residence of Jonathan B. Clark and the Griffin farm. After the first house was burnt and before the new one was built, two terms of school were kept in the dwelling- house noAv OATOcd by Ivors Emerson. The new house was completed in 1807, and from that time the district was considered well accommodated, until after the divis ion of the toATO in 1815. The schools in the Northwest Squadron, for some years, were taught in a log-house which stood a few rods east of the Bishop house. The house was built by Aga^ bus Bishop, and was occupied by him until he built the framed house, in which he afterwards lived and died. At the annual town meeting in 1804, a vote was passed HISTORT OF TROT. 251 "to district the town anew," and the selectmen, consist ing of Oliver Damon, Arunah Allen, and John White, were chosen a committee for that purpose. At a special meeting the 17th of May following, this committee made their report, which was accepted and adopted. In the new arrangement, what had been known as the North Squadron, was called District No. 10; the Northeast, District No. 6 ; the Northwest, District No. 13 ; and the Squadron near Forristall's, District No. 9, and these numbers were retained until the most of the territory comprising these districts passed from the jurisdiction of Fitzwilliam. At the first annual meeting after the incorporation of Troy, the town "voted to choose a committee of seven to regulate school districts." "Voted and chase Caleb Perry, D. W. Farrar, David White, William Farrar, Samuel Starkey, Elijah Fuller, and Thomas Clark, Jr., a committee for this purpose." At an adjourned meet ing on the 25th of the same month, this committee re ported as follows, viz. : "District No. 1, to Contain: Ret. Mr. RICH, GEORGE FARRAR, Jb., MOSES ALDRICH, HENRY TOLMAN (Faem,) SILAS WHEELER, CURTIS COOLIDGE, JOAB DAGGETT (Fakm,) ROSWELL CROSSFIELD, SYLVESTER P. FLINT, JOSEPH FORRISTALL, JOSEPH BARRETT (Faem,) JOHN WHITNEY, LUKE HARRIS, LUTHER NOURSE, ARNOLD & THOMPSON, JOHN WHITNEY, Jb., LYMAN WRIGHT, EBENEZER NOURSE, NATHAN NEWELL, JOSIAH AMADON, SALMON AVHITTEMORE, DAVID ATOITB, JOSHUA HARRINGTON, DANIEL FARRAR, ELIJAH HARRINGTON, DANIEL FARRAR, Jb., JOHN BRUCE, SAMUEL FARRAR, 252 HISTORT OP troy. WIDOW BRUCE, TIMOTHY GODDING, ASA BREWER, THOMAS TOLMAN, ANDREW SHERMAN, DANIEL W. FARRAR, TIMOTHY KENDALL, PRESTON BISHOP, JOSHUA HARRINGTON, Ja. District No. 2, to Contain: CYRUS FAIRBANKS, CYRUS FAIRBANKS, Jb., MOSES PERKINS, CALEB PERRY, PELBTIAH HODGKINS, LEVI WARD, ABRAHAM COOLIDGE, DANIEL CUTTING, WILLIAM BARNARD, JOHN LAWRENCE, WILLIAM LAATRENCE, JOSEPH BUTLER, JOSIAH LAWRENCE, JONATHAN LAWRENCE, JACOB OSBORN. District No. 3, to Contain: 6ENJAMIN TOLMAN, JOSIAH WHEELER, ISAAC GARFIELD, ELIJAH FULLER, EDMUND BEMIS, GEORGE FAERAR, SILAS FIFE, ZOPHER WHITCOMB, JOSEPH CUTTING, EASMAN ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, TALMON KNIGHTS, AARON HOLT, ISAAC FULLER, STEPHEN FARRAK. District No. 4, to Contain: HENRY JACKSON, BENJAMIN STARKEY, PETER STARKEY, Jb., AAILLIAM CHASE, WILLIAM BISHOP, WIDOW STAREBY, (Fabm,) CALVIN STARKEY, NATHAN STARKEY, PETER STARKEY, LUNA STARKEY, JOHN STARKEY, THOMAS CLARK. Jb. histort of trot. 253 District No. 5, to Contain: DAVID SANDERS, NATHAN WINCII, JOSEPH HASKELL (Farm,) CALEB WINCH, Jb., JOHN SAUQENT, WILLIAM FARRAR, CALEB WINCH, ELIAS EVANS. District No. 6, to Contain; ELIJAH BUXTON, DANIEL BALL, DAVID WILEY, LEVI STARKEY, SAMUEL STARKEY, THOMAS FRENCH, ENOCH STARKEY, JOSEPH TILDEN. All the property taxed for the support of schools, to be paid into the district where the owner resides, if re siding within the limits of said town; all polls and non resident lands to pay their school tax to the district where they are contained, reference being had to boun daries, to the real estate of individuals Avhose names are set to their respective districts." Soon after this division. District No. 6, being desti tute of a school-house, took measures for building one, and raised about $100 for this purpose. It was built and located near the northwest corner of the blueberry lot now owned by Stephen Harris. But the district was so small that a school could be sustained only a fcAV Aveeks in a year, consequently, but little benefit could be derived from it. At length it was thought to be for the interest of the district to unite with No. 3, and the union was sanctioned by a vote of the town, in March, 1831. Having no more use for the school-house, the district sold it to Jonathan Clark, who removed it to a spot near his barn, where it may still be seen. The school-house in District No. 1 was soon found too - small to accommodate the large number of pupils that resorted to it; and in 1828, the district voted to build 22 254 HISTORT OF TROT. a larger house, and raised $500 for that purpose. The old school-house was sold to Charles M. Tolman, who removed it to the west side of the mill-pond and con verted it into a dwelling-house; and it is now the house which is undergoing extensive repairs, under the super vision of Mr. Ira Boyden. The contract for building the new school-house was given to Joseph M. Forristall, and the work was completed in 1828, in season for the Avinter school. This was used until the division of the district in 1838, when it was sold for $375. The pur chasers formed a stock company, and the par value of the shares was $25. The proprietors were : Daniel W. Farrar, - - who had 4 shares. Stephen Wheeler, " " 2 shares, Solomon Goddard, " " 2 shares, Alpheus Orosba-, " " 2 shares, Nathan Winch, " " 2 shares. Lyman Wright, - " " 1 share, Luke Harris, - " " 1 share. Joseph M. Forristall, " " 1 share, Charles W. Whitney,- " " 1 share, D. Farrar & E. Harrington, " " 1 share. The house was thoroughly repaired, and towards this, about $92 were subscribed by individuals. This, in addition to the excess of the stock funds above the cost of the building, made the expense of the repairs $234. The object of the proprietors in this outlay, was to re tain the building for the use of a High-School, and it was occupied, a part of the time, for this purpose for ' several years, but recently, David W. Farrar has bought it of the proprietors and converted it into a dwelling- house. District No. 2, expended but little on her school-house for several years. The first account we can find of any repairs, was in 1833, Avhen $25 were raised for this object. District No 3, at the time of the incorporation of the HISTORT OF TROT. 255 toAvn, was destitute of a school-house, the old one hav ing been burnt in 1814. For two winters the school was kept in the house formerly owned by William Bar ker, but in 1817, the district voted to build a new school-house, and raised $100 towards the expense. Isaac and Elijah Fuller built the house, but whether the $100 was the whole cost does not appear from the rec ords. In 1834, $44 were raised by a vote of the dis trict and expended in repairing the house, but we are not informed of the nature of the repairs. District No. 4, came to the sage conclusion in 1823, that their children were deserving more confortable quarters than were afforded by a log-house, and voted to build a school-house that should better accord with the improvements of that period. The site selected for this was near the junction of the two roads between the residence of Peter Starkey and William Bishop. The house was finished in 1824, and cost $120. The school-house in District No. 5, being located at some distance from the centre, was removed to its pres ent" position, and repaired in 1823, at a cost of $45. In 1834, it was again repaired, at a cost of $30. At the annual meeting in March, 18§8, the toAni voted to make some alterations in the school districts, and chose a committee to make investigations and report at an adjourned meeting what alterations they consider ed necessary. The committee consisted of the following persons, viz.: C Stephen Wheeler, District No. 1, < Amos Sibley, ( Daniel Farrar. ¦n- X • X -v o ^ Daniel Cuttincj, District No. 2, y^^^^^^^ Lawrence. 256 history of troy. -n- X • A TS.T o ^ John W. Belloavs, ^^^t™*^°-^' .J Amasa Aldrich. District No. 4, Joseph Putney. District No. 5, Chester Lyman. At the adjourned meeting on the 19th of the same month, the committee made their report, whereupon, the town "voted, that the alterations be made as reported by the committee." But this division only included the in habitants of the town; there was no reference made to a division of real estate; consequently, it was found not to answer the purpose intended. A meeting was called on tlie 9th day of April following, at which the town "voted to re-consider the vote of accepting the report of the com mittee; and voted that the committee be authorized to amend their report so as to include all the real estate in the same district, except such as is by law taxable in other districts. The committee reported the following amendment, viz.: "Every person liA'ing in the several school districts in the town of Troy shall be taxed in the district in which he lives, for all the real estate he holds in the town of' Troy under his OAvn actual improvement, and all other of his real estate in the town of Troy shall be taxed in the district, in which it is included; and all real estate owned by persons living out of the town shall be taxed in such district or districts as the Selectmen shall determine." The town voted to accept the report of the committee, made on the 19th of March, with this amendment. But it Avas soon discovered that even the report as amended Avas defective and did not meet the requirements of the law, for the boundaries of the dis tricts were liable to be changed with every change in the ownership of real estate. .Consequently, another meet ing was called on the 2d of June following, and at this history of troy. 257 meeting it was "voted to divide the town into School Districts according to law." And in order to make it legal, this time a lawyer was placed at the head of the committee, which were as folloAVS, viz. : LUTHER CHAPMAN, CHESTER LYMAN, J. M. FORRISTALL, CALVIN STARKEY, ABEL BAKER, DANIEL FARRAR. JOHN W. BELLOWS, At an adjourned meeting in one week from that day, this committee submitted their report,* Avhich was adopt ed by the toATO. The districts, by the new arrangement, Avere the same as they are now constituted, with some slight alterations, and it may be seen that the numbers were entirely changed from the former arrangement. District No. 1, was divided, the northern half being called No. 1 ; the southern. No. 2; No. 2, was changed to No. 3; No. 3, to No. 4; No. 4, to No. 5; and No. 5, to No. 6. At this time. Districts No. 1 and 2, were each destitute of a school-house, and at a meeting warned by the select men and held on the 1st of June, 1839, District No. 1 voted to raise $300 for building a school-house. The house, the same that is now owned by the district, was built by Mr. Forristall, and finished in season for the school the following winter. In 1853, $200 were raised and expended in repairing the house; and at this time it was newly painted, and the lot upon which it stands was well fenced ' and ornamented with small trees ; but at the present time the house and trees appear to be in a decline, and a few stone posts only, remind us of the existence of the fence. District No. 2 made preparations for building a house,. but not agreeing upon a location, an application was made to the selectmen, who appointed a committee to fix * See Town Records. 22* 258 HISTORY OF TROY. the location, agreeably to the proA'isions of the Statute at that time. The committee consisted of Daniel Cut ting, Brown Nurse, Daniel Buttrick, Luke Harris, Thomas Wright, and John Lawrence. The committee reported "that the site for the school-house should be on land of Elijah Harrington, at the southeast corner, ad joining land of Moses Ballou's heirs." This report Avas dated the 8th of June, 1840, and the contract .for build ing the school house was given to Mr. Forristall, who receiA^ed $280 for the job. In 1847, it was found nec essary to repair the house, and $147 were raised for this purpose, and in two years from that time, about $50 more Avere expended in improvements upon it; but after all the patching, it was an old house still, and did not meet the wants of the district. Consequently, in 1854, the district voted to build a new school-house,^ and made a liberal appropriation for this purpose. The work was let out in portions to different individuals, but the most of it Avas done by Ira Boyden, and it Avas finished in January, 1855. This is now the best school-house in Troy, and reflects credit upon the individuals through Avhose liberality it was built. Its cost was $1800. The school-house in District No. 3, was burnt in the Avinter of 1838, and preparations were made early the next spring for building a new one, but a contention arising about its site, the work was somewhat delayed. At length the Selectmen, on petition, appointed a com mittee to' settle the vexed question. This committee consisted of Luther Chapman, Joseph M. Forristall, Chester Lyman, Brown Nurse, and Alpheus Crosby; and in their report they say that "the site for the school- house shall be on land, called and knovm by the name •of the Boyden pasture, a few rods east of an old cellar, on the road leading from Nathaniel Parker's, to Daniel Cutting's, at a stake and stones in the centre erected by your committee." This question being settled, the ncAv HISTORY OF TROY. 259 school-house was finished in a few months from this time, at the cost of about $250. We can find a record of but one assessment for repairs since the house was built, and that was a small assessment, in 1849, of about $10. The inhabitants of District No. 4, haA'e expended about $75 in repairs on their school-house since 1838; $30 of this sum was in 1846; $20 in 1851; $25 in 1858. The first school-house built in what is now District No. 5, Avas located nearly a third of a mile from the centre of the inhabited part of the district, and in 1840, it was removed, in accordance with a vote of the district, to a spot a few rods north of the barn recently owned by Albert Pratt, and repaired; and the expense of these improvements was about $60. In 1841, this house was burnt, and the following year the present school-house was built, at an expense, as appears from the tax list, of $117. About two years since, about $25 were expend ed in repairing it. The school-house in District No. 6, becoming consid erably dilapidated, was enlarged in 1849, and thorough ly repaired, at an expense of $180. In the few preceding pages we have attempted to give a brief sketch of the efforts of the people that have lived here at different times, to promote the cause of popular education. And Ave have found that this, like all other great enterprises, had a small beginning; but by the ef forts of a few individuals, it has been gradually carried forward, and at the present time we can number with its friends, as aa'C hope, all our citizens. And it is hoped that those who haA'e recently been engaged in promoting this cause, will not tire, but persevere, and by united effort we may expect to make our schools productive of blessings yet untold. The town has thus far done all, by way of appropriations, that could reasonably have been expected. For several years after its incorpora- 260 HISTORY OF TROY. tion, $250 were annually raised for the support of schools in addition to the interest of the literary fund, and this sum has been gradually increased, until at the present time it amounts to $479. During the whole of this period, there have been raised for the support of schools, including the interest of the literary fund, abaut $16,439. Of this sum District No. 1, has* received $5,982.38; No. 2, $5,065.33; No. 3, $2,969.88; No. 4, $2,751; No. 5, 1,659.33; No. 6, $1,484.66. Dur ing the same period, there, have been expended for build ing and repairing school-houses, $3,478. This sum has been raised and expended by districts, as follows : No. 1 has expended for this purpose, $500; No. 2, $1,777; No. 8, $260; No. 4, $219; No. 5, $312; No. 6, $255. Thus it will be seen that the aggregate of all that has been expended for schools within the town since its in corporation, is $19,912. But this does not include what has been paid for the support of Select Schools, nor the amount contributed by individuals to lengthen out the terms of the public schools. These items, al though we have no means of knowing their amount, must swell the sum we have mentioned several thousand dollars. But the question Avill probably arise, has this great expenditure yielded an adequate return? We trust it has, and that it has proved one of the most prof itable investments the town has ever made. We see its effects in every walk of life; in CA^ery thing that makes life pleasant and desirable. We find that there is expended for the support of schools now, nearly twice as much as there was at the time of the incorporation of the town. And to see the result of this avc have only to compare the schools now, with those of that period. Then the government of a school was but little better than brute force ; the management and mode of disci pline partook of the darkness of the middle ages. Then the most essential qualification of a teacher was bone and HISTORY OF TROY. • 261 muscle to wield the rod. How different the schools and teachers at the present day ! Then teachers could be hired for eight or ten dollars a month. Now we pay twenty or thirty, and in most instances have reason to feel that the money has been well expended. We feel that the services of a good, faithful teacher cannot be too highly appreciated. It is said that Jupiter on one occa sion made a proclamation that he would crown the per son with immortality, who had done the most good, and been the greatest blessing to his fellow-men. The com petitors were numerous; the warrior, the statesman, the sculptor and painter, the musician, and benevolent, all pressed their claims. But Jupiter seeing an old grey headed, sage-looking man standing far behind the rest, and apparently taking no active part in the matter, asked him what made him look so smiling? The old man re plied that all these competitors were once his pupils. Crown him, says Jupiter, and seat him at my right hand. But the efforts of the people to promote the cause of education were not limited to schools alone. As early as 1825, a few individuals conceived the idea of estab lishing a toAvn library. In the month of June, that year, they petitioned the Legislature for an Act of In corporation. The petition was favorably received, and Timothy Kendall, Lyman Wright, Salmon Whittemore, and Daniel W. Farrar, their associates and successors, were incorporated and made a body politic by the name of "The Troy Library Association." On the 16th of January following, a meeting of the Association was held at "Forristall's Inn," in conformity to a notice signed by Lyman Wright, Salmon Whittemore, and Timothy Kendall, who were authorized to call the first meeting. At this meeting, Capt. Ainos Sibley was chosen Moderator, and Lyman Wright, Librarian. Daniel W. Farrar, Salmon Whittemore, and Abel Ba ker, were cTiosen a committee to examine and prepare 262 HISTORY OF TROY. the library books for distribution. The shares were fixed by the By-Laws at two dollars each, and it appears that fifty-four shares were soon taken by the citizens. Books were purchased to the amount of about one hun dred, and eighty volumes; and being a very choice se lection, the library was a source of much profit to its OAvners. But after a few years it was neglected, the books were stored away in a secluded room, and the meetings of the Association were discontinued. Recent ly, however, measures have been taken to revive the Association, and at a legal meeting on the 23d of July, 1859, it was re-organized, by the choice of Lyman Wright, Chairman; David W. Farrar, Clerk and. Li brarian; and A. M. Caverly, BroAvn Nurse, and Abel Baker, Commtitee. Valuable additions have just been made to the library, and it is now, by a vote of the As sociation, made free .to all the inhabitants of the town, "subject to the By-Laws and restrictions of the Library Association." CHAPTER XIV. RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES! CHURCHES; CLERGYMEN. It appears that the early settlers of the town were men who placed a high estimate upon the institutions of religion, and their efforts to estabUsh and sustain such institutions were worthy of praise. They show that the spirit which actuated the Puritan fathers was possessed by their children, and as the result of this, as soon as these were established in their new homes, they set about making preparations for the support of a christian minis try. The most, if not all of these men, had been relig iously educated, 'and even those who made no pretensions to personal piety, showed great deference to the outward forms of religion, and never thought of living without some one to officiate for them in the sacred office. Their first places of worship partook of the rudeness of the patriarchial age, but they had a soul in the work, and their zeal, energy, and personal sacrifices, in maintaining the stated ministration of the gospel, might be studied with profit by many of their descendants. Rev. Luther ToArasend, present pastor of the Congre gational Church has very kindly furnished the writer with the following, upon The Institutions of the Gospel : The grant to the proprietors of the tovmship Monad nock No. IV., now Fitzwilliam, was on condition that within five years, a convenient Meeting-House should be 264 HISTORY OF TROY. built, as a place of public worship; and after the term of six years, should maintain preaching. A failure to fulfil these, with other conditions, should forfeit the grant. A Meeting-House was erected, and dedicated in 1771 or 1772. There was some preaching in the town ship previous — Mr. Nehemiah Parker preached in the autumn and winter of 1768, who was afterwards settled in Hubbardston, Mass. In November, 1770, Mr. Benjamin Brigham, from Marlboro', Mass., a graduate of Harvard University, 1764, received an invitation to settle in the gospel min istry. He accepted this, and March 27, 1771, was ordained, and on the same occasion, a Congregational Church, of six members, was organized. These services were at the public Inn, the Meeting-House not in a suit able condition for them. Mr. Brigham deceased June 15, 1799. Rev. Stephen Williams, the second pastor, was or dained Nov. 5, 1800, was dismissed December, 1802. Rev. John Sabin, a graduate of Brown University, 1797, was ordained as the third pastor, March 6, 1805, and continued such till his decease, Oct. 14, 1845. Monadnock No. V., — one condition of the grant to the proprietors of this township, now Marlboro', was that a "convenient Meeting-House shall be built within ten years from its date." In 1767, William Barker, with two others, was cho sen a committee to fix a location for a Meeting-House. In 1770, the frame of the Meeting-House was put up by S. Church. Benjamin Tucker's account for eight gallons of rum on the occasion; was three shillings, two pence, and two farthings, per gallon. The first meeting was held in the house in 1771, when the roof only, was covered. In 1774, provision was made to board the outside, by a tax of one and one-half pence per acre. History of troy. 265 In 1779, voted to hang the doors, lay the lower floor, build the body pews, and get one box of glass to glaze the house in partite meet this, expense, a tax of eight pence per acre was assessed. In 1784, pew grounds on lower floor sold to get mon ey to finish the building. In 1771, a tax of one farthing an acre was assessed to hire preaching; in 1774, a committee was appointed to hire a minister. A Congregational Church was or ganized Nov. 11, 1778, consisting of eight members* and Mr. Joseph Cummings, from Topsfield, Mass., Avas or dained pastor at the same time. Mr. Cummings Avas dismissed Dec. 26, 1780. After this, the church was without a pastor for nearly thirteen years, during which was preaching only a portion of the time. Sept. 25, 1793, Mr. Holloway Fish was ordained pas tor, with a salary of seventy pounds, and a settlement of one hundred and seventy pounds. He AA'as from Upton, Mass., and a graduate of Harvard College. Mr. Fish died Sept. 1, 1824, having been pastor nearly thirty- one years. During the pastorates of the Rev. Messrs. Sabin of Fitzwilliam and Fish of Marlboro', the town of Troy was incorporated, in which a Congregational Church was or ganized, Sept. 14, 1815, by an Ecclesiastical Council, consisting of Rev. H. Fish of Marlboro', Rev. John Sa bin of Fitzwilliam, and Rev. Ezekiel Rich, an Evange list. Ten men and their wives, in the presence of this council, subscribed to an agreement of fellowship, adopt ed articles of faith and a covenant, and assented to them. Rev. E. Rich, a graduate of Brown University, 1808, and of Andover Theological Seminary, was the first pas tor of the church. He was installed Dec. 20, 1815. The toAm was a party in the contract with Mr. Rich. His pastoral relation was sustained till July 18, 1818. 23 266 history of troy. The residence of Mr. Rich was in Troy till about 1845. He occasionally supplied the pulpit after his dismission, and also performed some missionary labor in this and other States. He died at Deep River, Conn., some few years since. November, 1819, a religious society Avas formed by the name of the First Congregational Society of Troy, which Avas a party Avith the church in supplying the 13ulpit till 1824, when a new Constitution was adopted — the society taking the name of The Congregational Society of Troy. The last meeting of this society re corded, was in 1846. Rev. Seth E. Winslow was employed as a stated sup ply three years from 1820. Rev. 0. C. Whiton, from September, 1824, to December, 1827. He was invited to become pastor, but declined. After he closed his la bors in Troy, he preached in different places till April 18, 1841, when he began to preach at Harrisville, and Avas installed Aug. 11, 1842, and remained pastor till his decease, Oct. 17, 1845, aged fifty-one years. After Mr. Whiton, Rev. Messrs. Peabody, Pittman, and Er- Avin, were employed for short periods, to supply the pulpit in Troy, when Rev. Stephen Morse — a graduate of Dartmouth College, 1821 — commenced preaching, and was installed as the second pastor of the church, Aug. 26, 1829. This relation he sustained till Jan. 31, 1833. Mr. Morse had a short but successful min istry. There were some thirty additions to the church, nineteen joined by profession on one occasion. For various reasons, there was some falling off in the support of Mr. Morse, and he was dismissed. There Avere some in town, who Avere in favor of preaching, Avhich the church could not sanction as hearers or in any Avay support; and as the Meeting-house was desired and occupied a portion of the time by others, the church ne gotiated supplies for a time — and when they could not history of troy. 267 have the Meeting-House, Avorshipped at private dwel lings or the centre school-house. Dec. 16, 1833, a new religious society was formed, by the name'of the Trinitarian Congregational Society of Troy, composed mostly of members of the church. During the years 1884 and '35, a ncAV Meeting-House was erected by the new society in connection with the church. Rev. Messrs. Ainsworth, Crosby, Famsworth, Spaulding, and Holman, supplied the pulpit after Mr. Morse was dismissed, till the autumn of 1835, Avhen Rev. Jeremiah Pomeroy commenced his labors, and Avas installed the third pastor of the church, and the first of the Trinitarian Coegregational Society, Jan. 6, 1836. There were several seasons of unusual religious interest during his ministry, which continued till Feb. 27, 1844, when he was dismissed. Mr. Pomeroy was a graduate of Amherst College and Auburn Theological Seminary. He went to Harrisville on leaving Troy, where he la bored successfully for four years. Mr. Pomeroy is noA\- in Massachusetts. The present pastor. Rev. Luther ToATOsend, was or dained and installed March 5, 1845. He graduated at Dartmouth College, A. D. 1839, and at Andover Theo logical Seminary, September, 1842. The following has been prepared by Rev., C. D! Ful ler, present pastor of the Baptist Church in Troy : A Brief Sketch of the Baptist Church in Troy. This Church was organized November, 1789, at the house of Agabus Bishop, in the south-western part of the (now) town of Troy; with a membership of twenty^ 268 HISTORY OF TROY. five. It was known at that time by the name of the Fitzwilliam Baptist Church. For a number of years after the constitution of the Church, or down to 1791, they were destitute of regular preaching, "but were fa vored occasionally with the labors of the pastors of sev eral Baptist Churches in the immediate vipinity. At this time, (1791,) the Church licensed Mr. Rufus Freeman to preach the Gospel, and for a length of time, not definitely known, he furnished them with regular preaching. From the organization of the Church in 1789, down to 1836, they were obliged, (for want of a better place,) to meet in school and dwelling-houses Avithin the limits of the Church. In 1886, under the pastoral labors of Rev. Obed Sperry, they united in Avorshiping, with the First Congregational Society, and met with them in the Town House, in the village of I'roy. Here they continued to meet and worship regu larly until 1849, when they entered a house of worship of their own. In 1848, the incipient steps towards the erection of their house, Avere taken. A site Avas obtained, the Avork (commenced, and in 1849, a convenient house was com- ]>leted, dedicated to God and opened for His worship. Here, from that time down to the present, they have been enabled to maintain the regular ministration of the Sanctuary. Here God (from time to time) has mani fested His saving power, — souls have been converted to Christ and added to their number; to the other Evan gelical Society in the place and to other churches in other places. From the first of this church's history, down to the present time, they have had to contend against adverse infiuences, growing out of a variety of circumstances, which have, in a great measure, hindered her prosperity. In the first place : that, provision of the law of this State (as well as some other of the New-England States) HISTORY OF TROY. 269 making it necessary that every man should pay a spe cific tax for the support of the "Standing Order," ope rated very seriously against the members of the Baptist Church; for they were, almost without an exception, in indigent circumstances, and every dollar they were com pelled to pay to another Society, took just that amount from their means of supporting their own Society. Another cause has been, their pecuniary resources; which have never been sufficient to meet all the demands made upon them and necessary to be met, in order to promote the rapid and vigorous growth of the Church. Another and perhaps not the least formidable obstacle in the Avay of their prosperity, has been, the frequent pastoral changes that have taken place. These changes have principally been the result of two causes. First, the established polity of the denomination, has ahvays been opposed to the practice of settling their ministers for life. Tliis Church, following the prevailing prac tice of the denomination, has been in the habit (except in a siagle instance) of frequent changes in the pastoral relation. In this one case, the minister (Rev. Darius Fisher) was licensed by the Church, ordained as her pastor, and held that relation for sixteen years, or until his death, which took place in 3834. A second cause for these frequent changes has been (as stated above) the pecuniary condition of the Church. This has often ren dered or seemed to render these removals necessary, and, therefore, they have been made. But, notwithstanding all these adverse circumstances, the Church has enjoyed some prosperity. Ncav members have, from time to time, been received to her fellowship, and in turn she has di.?- missed from her membership, those Avho have gone to swell the ranks of Zion in other parts of the country. In 1815, some twelve or fourteen members Avere dis missed from this Church and went to constitute a Church in Fitzwilliam, which became the nucleus of the noAv 23* 270 HISTORY OF TROY. flourishing 3aptist Church in that town. Besides this, five young men have been licensed by this Church to preach the everlasting gospel, and have gone forth to labor in the great Vineyard of the Lord. Five, also, have been ordained at different times, as pastors of the Church, some of which are still living, while others have closed their labors on earth and gone to their reward in HeaA'en. The Church now numbers sixty-one members. The following named ministers have served as pastors of the Church for terms varying from one to sixteen years, viz : Rufus Freeman, Aruna Allen, Darius Fish er, (who served in this capacity for sixteen years), D. S. Jackson, Obed Sperry, John Woodbury, P. P. Sander son, Phinehas Howe, A. M. Piper, A. B. Egleston, J. B. Mitchell, T. P. Briggs, John Fairman, and C. D. Fuller. HISTORY OF TROY. 271 A few of the citizens of Troy holding more liberal views than either of the existing religious societies, as sembled at the ToAvn Hall to consider the expediency of forming a new society. At this meeting, of which Isaac Aldrich, Jr., Avas Moderator, and Leonard Farrar, Clerk, it was voted to form a religious society; and Leonard Farrar, Charles Carpenter, and Isaac Aldrich, Jr., were chosen a committee to prepare a constitution. At an adjourned meeting Sept. 25, 1858, this committee re ported a constitution, which Avas adopted, and the society took the name of "The First Liberal Union Society OF Troy. At an adjourned meeting two days after, this society elected its officers as follows, viz. : Isaac Aldrich Jr., President. Charles Carpenter, ) Francis Foster, V Directors. Stephen B. Farrar, ) John Clement, Secretary. The s(5ciety has so far had no settled minister, but has hired different persons for limited periods, and being destitute of a church edifice, its meetings have been held in the Town Hall, and are quite well attended. APPENDIX. LETTER FROM C. E. POTTEK, ESQ., RESPECTING THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE STATE. It has been stated in the former part of this work, that Sir Ferdinando Georges and Capt. John Mason obtained from the Council of Plymouth, in 1622, a grant of the territory extending from the Merrimack to the Sagadahock and back to the great lakes and river of Canada — the St. Lawrence; also, that Rev. John Wheelwright and others, in 1629, purchased of the In dians a considerable tract of land between the Piscataqua and Merrimack ; and further, that Mason alone, shortly after, obtained a new grant of this very same territory. Some account was given of the efforts of Mason and his heirs to maintain their title to the territoryr' It was also stated that on the 30th day of January, 1746, John Tufton Mason, who was then considered the legal heir to the soil, sold his interest to a company of twelve men, in Portsmouth, denominated the "Masonian Proprietors." We have shown that the townships in the vicinity of the Monadnock were granted by these Masonian Proprietors. Now, it may not be well understood how the original grant to Mason could be made to include the territory so far west as the Monadnock. To explain this, we will insert the following communication from C. E. Potter, Esq., author of the "History of Manchester."* * This subject not being perfectly clear to the writer's mind. history of troy. 273 Hillsborough,. Sept. 5, 1859. My Dear Sir: On page 235 of the History of Manchester (Ante & Post) you will find a history of the sale to the Masonian Proprietors. The purchase by them was a bit of sharp practice on the part of speculators and huckstering poli ticians, that would not be tolerated at the present day, as corrupt as the croakers say we have become. Their western and northern line was claimed to be a curve or arc parallel to the seacoast of New-Hampshire, lying betwixt the Piscataqua and a point three miles north of the Merrimack. This claim was undoubtedly an after thought made for the purpose of taking in a much larger amount of land than was intended in the original grant. This line, which was called the "Masonian curve" and the "Masonian Curve Line," was surveyed and run out at various times, — and down to the time of the Revolu tion, was a fruitful source of vexation. The bounds of New-Hanpshire as granted to Mason, on- the south and south-west were a line three miles north of the Merri mack and parallel to that river to the "fartherest head thereof" till sixty nules were made, and then the head line extended east till it reached a point sixty miles from the mouth of the Piscataqua and on a line running up that river. This grant was made by the Council of Plymouth, supposing that the Merrimack river had its source in the West, as placed down on Smith's and the maps of that time. After the Massachusetts people dis covered that the Merrimack made an elbow at Dracut and thefe came from the north, they claimed that the "Croteh of the River" at Franklin was the "fartherest head of the Merrimack," and that a large Pine three he addressed a letter of inquiry to Judge Potter of Hillsborough , — than whom there is probably no better historian in the State, —who very kindly furnished this paper, with permission to publish it. 274 HISTORY OF TROY. miles north of there (and called the "Endicott tree," because marked as the line tree, under Endicott' s ad ministration) was a bound or line tree on their northern line, which passed east and west through the tree from the coast of Maine to the "South Sea." In 1652, they placed the fartherest head of the Merrimack still farther north, at the "Endicott Rock" at the outlet of the Lake Winnepesaukee, and thence running three miles north, established a point, through which their north line ex tended east and west. This claim covered Mason's grant and was in controversy down to 1740. In that year the board of "The Lords of Trade" decided "that the northern boundary of the province of Massachusetts be a similar curve pursuing the course of the Merrimack river, at three miles distance, on the north side thereof, beginning at the Atlantic ocean and ending at a point due north of Pawtucket Falls, and a straight line drawn from thence due west till it meets with his Majesty's other government." This determination was made on the ground that when Massachusetts and New-Hamp shire were granted, the Merrimack was supposed and laid down as coming from the West. As Mason's grant ran upon the Merrimack parallel, at three miles north of the river, which was the north line of Massachusetts— when the Lords of Trade deter mined the north line of Massachusetts in 1740, to be as above described, and where it is at present — the heirs of Mason and afterwards the Masonian Proprietors claimed that their line on the south should conform to that line, and the State Legislature acquiesced in that claim. It commenced on the line of Massachusetts, at a point sixty miles north from the sea shore (three miles north of the mouth of the Merrimack) at the south-west corner of Fitzwilliam. Fitzwilliam was granted by the Maso nian Proprietors as "Number Four" of the townships granted in the Monadnock country. There were eight HISTORY OF TROY. 275 of these townships. Of these, Nos. IV, V, VI, VH, and VIII, Avere bounded westerly by the "Masonian Curve." No. IV included what is now Fitzwilliam and a part of Troy. No. V included what was formerly Oxford, but now Marlborough and Roxbury. No. VI was Packersfield, now Nelson and Sullivan, in part. No. VII was Limerick, now Stoddard. No. VIII Avas first New Concord, then Camden, noAV Washington. These towns were all originally bounded on the west by the "Masonian Curve." No. I of the Monadnock grants was what is now Rindge, No. II is now Jaffrey ,*No. Ill is now Dublin. These were called Monadnock No. I, II, HI, &c., to distinguish them from certain grants made by Massa chusetts and known as Narraganset No. I, II, &c., and Canada No. I, II, &c. Canada No. I, is now Mason, No. II was what is now Wilton, and No. Ill Avas what is now Lyndeborough. These townships were granted by Massachusetts to the soldiers in the expedition against Canada and their heirs — but the real object was to give to people of Massachusetts the soil, as the government Avas about to pass out of their hands. So of the Narra ganset Townships, No. Ill was what is now Amherst, No. IV was what is now Goffstown, mainly. No. V was what is now Bedford, and No. VI was what is now Dun- barton and Hopkinton, or nearly so. Nos. I and II were located in Maine and Massachusetts. These were granted to soldiers and their descendants, that had been in the Narraganset war. Charlestown was also called No. IV, being the fourth of a number of frontier towns granted as security against the incursions of the Indians. These townships are laid down and named and num bered, as I have mentioned above, in Blanchard & Lang- don's Map, of 1761, and in Holland's Map, of 1784. Thus, you will see that Troy was within the grant of Mason as claimed by the Masonian Proprietors. This 276 HISTORY OP TROY. Curve Line of the Masonian Proprietors was surveyed soon after the settlement of your town by Robert Fletcher in 1768, and again in 1769. The two surveys differed, but the difference did not effect the line in Cheshire County. This line of 1768, crossed the Pemigewasset betwixt the toAvns of Plymouth and Bridgewater, (then a part of Alexandria,) passed through Holderness and the north part of Squam Lake and intersected the State line betwixt Freedom and Eaton, that now are, but at the north angle of what was then " Leavittstown." This line ofll'769, commenced to divide from that of 1768, at the south corner of Grafton and on the line of what Avas then called Alexandria, overplus now Danbury, and passing a little north, crossed the Pemigewasset at the bend of the river above the Livermore Farm in Holder ness, and intersected the State line where the Saco crosses the same in Conway. After the Revolution the controversy as to the Maso nian Curve was settled by the Legislature. Jan. 6, 1787, they appointed John McDuffie, Josiah Bartlett, and Archibald McMurphy, a committee to run and de- termine the line. They determined upon a straight line as the head line of Mason's Patent. Their report was accepted by the Legislature. This cut off a large seg ment from their claim, and the Masonian Proprietors then came forward and purchased it of the State, for forty thousand dollars in State securities, and eight hun dred dollars in specie. The State's title Avas passed to them June 18, 1788, by a Committee consisting of Thomas Bartlett. Dudley Odlin, and Archibald McMur phy. Thus ended the Masonian controversey, and leav ing Troy still within the Masonian claim. [See History of Manchester, pages 520 and 521.] Yours, respectfully, C. E Potter. history of troy. The Supposed Murder. 277 In the winter of 1818, there Avas great excitement in Troy, in consequence of the discovery of what were sup posed to be human bones, under a barn formerly owned by Levi Haskell. The circumstances were substantially as follows : A son of Aaron Holt, Avho at that time lived on the Haskell farm, was sick, and Dea. Griffin rode down to Mr. Holt's in the evening of the 3d of January, for the purpose of watching with the sick lad during the night. On arriving there, another son of Mr. Holt, (Joel,) took a lantern and accompanied Mr. Griffin to the barn to put up his horse. While there, the lantern was accidentally held too near some combustible material, which took fire, and the whole building was quickly en veloped in flames. After the barn had been burnt, a small mound of earth was observed, immediately under where the floor of the hay-mow Avas; and upon digging into this, there were discovered what were supposed to be human bones. It appeared as though a small excavation had been made, into Avhich a human body had been de posited upon a board, and the whole covered with earth. • But time and the fire had so affected the few bones re maining, that their real character was not easily made out. It Avas the public opinion, however, that a murder had been committed, and that these bones were the re mains of a man who had mysteriously disappeared from the town some years before. Suspicion was fixed upon various individuals; and the excitement run so high thsit the Selectmen of the town published the following ad- .vertisement: "A Supposed Murder. We the undersigned Selectmen of the town of Troy, county of Cheshire, State of New-Hampshire, hereby certify, that on the 3d of January 1818, a barn in this town was accidentally burnt; — that a few days after 24 278 history of troy.- there was discovered the evident appearance of the re mains of a full grown human body, laying on a board, slightly covered with sand, under the place of the fioor of the hay- mow. This appearance was examined, and bones found, which were, by those present, judged to be human; though they were so affected by time, and the intense heat of the fire, that their original form was not entire, nor were they capable of being arranged in due order by the anatomist. It is the current opinion of people in this town and vicinity, that these are the remains of a man, whose death was occasioned by unlawful means, and whose body was concealed in that place; and many circumstances are called to mind, which go far towards strengthening this opinion. About fourteen years ago, it is very generally recollected that inquiry was made after a stranger of whom it was said, that the last which was seen or heard of him Avas in this town ; but his name and place of residence, and those of his friends, who were in search of him, are not recollected. The undersigned request that printers of newspapers, throughout the United States would be so good as to publish this, as soon as convenient; and also "that any people who can give any information respecting "a person, Avho was missing, or supposed to be murdered, ih'or near this town, previous to the time said barn was burnt, would, without delay, forward to us such informa tion, that all possible' means to detect, and bring to justice the perpetrators of the supposed horrid deed may be speedily employed. ^ Sylvester P. Flint, Daniel W. Farrar, George Farrar. N. B. — Troy is a ncAvly incorporated town, taken principally from Marlboro' and Fitzwilliam, nine miles southwardly from Keene (N. H.) through which passes a great road from Keene to Boston, (Mass.) Troy, March 18, 1818." history of troy. 279 Early the following winter, Joseph Nimblet of Wood stock, Vt., appeared and stated, that fourteen years be fore, his brother-in-law, Seth Lucus, started from Prov- incetown, Mass., to go to Woodstock, with a large sum of money; and that he was traced as far as the Hotel of Christopher Harris in Troy, (then Marlboro',) and that nothing farther was ever heard of him. It was stated that he was in pursuit of a farm; and the report was that a stranger, answering the description of Lucus, was seen to leave the Hotel, in company with Levi Haskell and Jonathan Lawrence Jr., for the purpose of exanin- ing the farm which Haskell proposed to sell to him. This was the farm upon which the barn was burnt, the same that is now (1859) owned by Alvah S. Clark. It appears that the opinion had long prevailed, to some ex tent, that human blood had been shed upon those prem ises; and it had been currently reported that there had been seen, in and about the barn, many marvellous phe nomena which were considered indicative of the commis sion of a horrid crime. Many of these phenomena were substantiated by men whose veracity we should hardly dare question ; but we have a very imperfect idea of the various phantoms to which the imagination under certaifi circumstances will give birth. ' In this case, the evidence was such, and the excitement ran so high, that it seemed necessary that soiqething should be done to satisfy the public mind. Consequent ly, the persons suspected, Levi Haskell and Jonathan Lawrence, Jr., were arrested, and, on the llth of Jan uary, 1819, were examined in the Town House, before Elijah Dunbar, Esq., of Keene. James Willson, Sen., was employed as counsel for the State and Joel Parker for the prisoner. It appeared in the evidence that Lucus was missed some fourteen or fifteen years before, that search was made for him, that he was traced as far as the Harris tavern, and that nothing farther could be 280 history of troy. heard of him. It also appeared that Haskell, about that time, had in his possession more money than he could reasonably account for; and there were other cir cumstances which led some people to suppose that he had something to do with the disappearance of Lucus. In the result of the examination, Haskell was committed, and Lawrence was ordered to recognize for his appear ance at the next Superior Court, to give his testimony ' in behalf of the State. Haskell had to lay in jail until the next May, when his case was brought before the grand jury, at Charlestown; and upon an examination of the testimony, the Attorney General thought it was not sufficient to convict the prisoner of the crime with which he Avas charged, and as the jury did not find a bill against him, he was discharged, and, of course, in the eyes of the law, judged innocent. Burying Grounds. The first interments within the limits of the toAvn were made in ground which was held as private property; although when a small lot had been set apa,rt by a fami ly for burial purposes, other neighboring families often deposited there their dead. We have no means of know ing when the first death in the town occurred, but it was, probably, about the year 1772, when a child of Jonathan Shaw died, and was buried on the swell of ground a lit tle north of the paternal residence. In a few years other persons in the neighborhood died and Avere interred in the same ground, so that this became the Burying Ground for the use of this part of the town at that early period, although it was never really public property. HISTORy OF TROT. 281 Since the last interment there, some seventy years since, the soil has repeatedly changed owners, and it is humili ating to record the fact, that the sacred domain of the dead has been wantonly invaded, in as much as the plough in the hands of some thoughtless proprietor, long since, levelled the mounds, so that not a vestige of them can now be seen. Such sacrilege should be severely censured. Although we are not an advocate for the erection of extravagant "monumental piles" to perpet ual the memory of departed humanity, yet we do say that every individual should possess sufficient respect for the dead to prevent his disturbing the sods, beneath which repose the ashes of human beings of a former generation. In 1797, another burying ground of family origin was commenced in the extreme westerly part of the town. That year, William Starkey lost a child, and selected a location for its burial, on the east side of the road a few rods north of his house. This, although owned by Mr. Starkey, was soon used as common ground, and for some years was the receptacle for the most of the dead in that vicinity. As the number of graves multiplied, the ground was enclosed by a wall, but this has mostly fal len down, and a thrifty growth of bushes now covers the ground, and ere long it will be difficult to find the slight est trace of a grave. But the first truly public burying ground was a donation to the town of Marlboro' in 1785, by William Barker, the first settler. Mr. Barker for merly owned several lots near where the village has been built' up, and in his disposition of them he reserved about one acre, Avhich he deeded to the town for a burying ground. This was fenced, and soon after, several inter ments Avere made, the first being Mrs. Sally Kendall. Mrs. Kendall was the eldest daughter of Jacob Newell, and married Nathan Kendall, but died at her father's house soon after her marriage. As no monument has 24* 282 HISTORT OF. TROT. ever been erected to her memory, we have no means of knowing the exact date of her death, but from some col lateral circumstances which tradition has preserved, it would ap.pear to have been some time in the fall of 1785. Two children of William Barker were probably the next interred there, the first being Olive, w-ho died Jan. 7th, 1786 : the second, Luke, who died March 5th, the same year. Nancy, another . daughter of Jacob Newell, was also buried there about this time. Many of -the earlier graves are destitute of stones, so that we have no clue to the names of the person whose remains they contain. . The yard has been gradually filling up, and it contains the remains of some member or members of the most of the families that have resided in the central portion of the town. The fence by which the ground was enclosed being of a temporary nature, the town has repeatedly found it necessary tcf repair or re-build ; and even at the present time, nothing more substantial than a common post an4 rail fence protects the original yard. In ac cordance with a vote of the town in 1839, the yard was enlarged by the addition of about three-fourths of an acre at the west end, and this new ground is enclosed with an ordinary stone wall. The care of the yard is committed to a sexton, who is chosen annually by the town. Since the incorporation of the town, the following I)ersons have served as sextons : 1815, Luke Harris. 182G, Daniel W. Farrar. 1816, " " 1827, Charles .Davis. 1817, Preston Bishop. 1828, Oliver Hawkins. 1818, " " 1829, " " 1819, Jonathan B. French. 1830, " " 1820, ' 1831, Thomas Wright. 1821, " " " 1832, Oliver Hawkins. 1822, Moses Bush. 1833, " " 1823, Elijah Fuller. 1834, Thomas Wright, who 1824, Moses Bush. has held the office from that 1825, time to the present (1859). HISTORT OP TROT. 283 The following table will show the name, time of de cease, and age of every person whose remains have been interred there, so far as can be learned from the monu ments. The compiler would acknowledge his obligations for this table to Mr. George E. Aldrich of this village, who has very kindly furnished him with a copy of the inscriptions, carefully taken from every stone: FAMrLT CONNECTION. TIMR OF DECEASE. AOE. Alexander, KlIiDor daughter of Easman and Lucy, 1838 Feb. 21 28 Alexander, Hannah 1832 Dec. 20 18 Alexander, Annis 1834 March 12 22 Alexander, Elizabeth 1836 March 18 27 Alexander, Elijah son of Joseph and Lncretia, 18321 March 20 8 Alexender, Elijah Jr. H U It 1826Sept. 29 3 Alexander, Louisa (( « it 18261 Oct. 13 6 Aldrich, Olive wife of Capt. David, 1840 .June 17 28 Aldrich, Abljiail A. daughter of Isaac and Abagail, 1839 March 25 iS Aldrich, Julius 0. son (if *' *^ 1856 July 22 33 Aldrich, Abba M. (laughter of Isaac, Jr., 1844 Jan. 26 9ro. Aldrich, Abi^-ail A. wife of Isaac, 1868 Aug. 21 77 Amadon, Josiah 1847 July 6 59 Amadon, Lvdia wife of Josiah, 1827 Jan. 16 37 Barker, William 1798 October 6 62 Barker, William Jr. son of William and Jane, 1790 April 12 28 Barker, Kuth daughter of " " 1790 April 7 24 Barker, Luke s.in of " " 1786 March 3 14 Barker, Olive daughter of " ** 1786 Jan. 7 2 Ball, Daniel 1830 Feb. 23 74 Ball, Lydia wife of Daniel, 1840 Oct. 13 86 Ballou, Mosea 1838 Oct. 3 67 Ballou, Welcome 1867 .Nov. 3 34 Bemis. Edmund 1867 Feb. 12 90 Bemis, Susannah wife ot Edmund, 1848 Jan. 6 93 Bemis, Luther 184 Sept. e 46 Bemis, Sarah wife of Luther, 1846 March 24 48 Bemis, Elijah 1852 Nov. 1 43 Bemis, Martin L. son of fleorge F., 1852 July 3 Bent. Sarah wife of Levi, 1849 March 23 23 Bishop, William 1831 I'eb. 6 67 Bishop, Betsey wife of William, 1830 Aug. 21 57 Bishop, George 1 28 July 10 23. Bellows, Ann E. daughter of John and Melissa, 1838 Sept. 17 4 Bell,iws, Alfred A. S'ln of " " 1848 Sept. 9 2 Bellows, Frederick A. son of '• *' 1848 Sept. 20 7m. Blanchard, Melissa, wile of Hosea, 1866 May 6 63 Blanding, Harvey 1869 March 23 50 Bolster, Betsey wife of Aaron, lc61 AlJril 3 61 Boyden, Sarah A. daughter of Ira and Thirza, 1S47 March 1 20 Boynton, Clementine daughler of David and Bethiali, 1830 July 10 25 Bruce, tarah wife of Cyrus, 1851 Feb. 10 51 Bruce, Helen M. daughter of Cyrus and Sarah,. 1848 Aug. 24 22 Bruce, Byron C. son of " " 1838 May 6 22 Bruce, Sarah A. daughter of " *' 1833 Oct. 7 1 1-2 Bruce, Mary M. daughter of Eli and Sarah, 1342 March 5 5 Buttrick, Daniel 1848 May 17 100 284 HISTORY OF TEOY. HAKIS. FAMILY CONNECTION. TIUE OP SBCBASE. AQ8. Buttrick, Warren W. Bush, Moses Butler, Joseph Butler Viola Butler, Jason Carpenter, Charles W Carpenter, Maria L. Capron, James F. Clark, Jonathan Clark, Martha Clark, Hannah V. Clark, Jonathan, Esq. Clark, Louisa Clark, Lyman Coolidge, Abraham Coolidge, Sarah Coolidge, Asher Coolidge, William Coolidge, Clarissa Coolidge, Sarah Coolidge, Kamazo Coolidge, Edwin Coolidge, Sarah Coolidge, Sarah P. Crosby, Emily Crosby, Louisa Cummings, Sarah Cutting, Daniel, Esq. Cutting, Sarah Cutting, Albert Cutting, Sarah Davia, Harriet Dodge, Josiah Fairbanks, Abigail Fairbanks, Charles Henry Fairbanks, Nancy Fairbanks, Silas Farrar, Lucena Farrar, Naomi E. Farrar, (ieorge E. Farrar, Kancy Farrar, Harriet N. Farrar, Naomi Farrar, George Farrar, Beth! ah Farrar, Daniel, Capt. Farrar, Lucy Farrar, Daniel Farrar, William, Col. Farrar, Irena Farrar, John Farrar, Charles Farrar, Stephen B. Farrar, Delila Farrar, Stephen Farrar, Sarah Farrar, Betsey O. Farrar. Hannah Maria Fassett, Jo^&ph Vaasett, Frank P, son of Edwin and Lucy, daughter of Aaron and Fanny son of Jabez and Betsey, son of Charles and Elvira, daughter of " " son cf James and Sophronia, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah son of Thomas and Rowena, wife of Abraham, son of Asher, wife of Orlando, daughter of Orlando and Clarisa, son of Barak and Nancy, wife of Elbridge, daughter of Charles and Sarah, daughter of Alpheus and Mary, wife of Daniel, son of Daniel and Sarah, daughter of " " daughter of Charles and Mary, wife of George, snn of George and Abigail, wife of Qenrge, daughter of Daniel and Lucena, daughter of George adQ Naomi, son of *' " daughter of *' " (( (( a wife of George, wife of George, wife of Daniel, son of Maj. John, son of Stephen, wife of " daughter of Daniel W. wife of *' daughter of David W. son of John W. 1843 Jan. 5 2 182§ May 4 34 1844 March 28 77 1853 Aug. 15 1 1837 May 16 6 1850 May 9 6 1853 May 4 9 1837 April 23 3 1852 Oct. 13 36 1849 April 15 10 m. 1843 Jane 19 1 1850 Aug. 20 62 1832 Dec. 2 25 1834 Deo. 4 17 1843 July 26 79 1836 Oct. 13 71 1834 Niv. 15 43 1826 May 11 18 m. 1822 March 13 24 1822 March 28 10 m. 1826 May 2 4 m. 1832 March 20 1 1869 Feb. 7 28 1345 Sept. 5 2 1823 Nov. 17 13 m. 1825 Oct. 22 1 1824 Jan. 16 53 1855 Nov. 15 80 1847 April 30 59 1828 Oct. 30 26 1815 Sept. 29 1 1826 Jan. 8 4 1865 Mai-ch 20 65 1848 Aug. 27 27 1848 Nov. 29 1 1858 July 29 27 18,'^8 Oct. 24 39 1865 Doc. 12 45 1829 March. 3 10 1829 March 10 2 1825 March 8 8 m. 1825 June 1 2 1842 Sept. 2 48 1824 tiov. 1 65 1825 March 26 67 1837 Nov. 13 71 1838 Aug. 20 76 1832 Sept. 5 69 1837 May 4 77 1835 May 15 76 1841 Juno 19 22 1839 Oct. 24 22 1825 April 29 3 1838 July 31 46 1841 March 2 41 1838 March 27 13 1868 Nor. 6 64 184:j Oct. 10 Inf't. 1853 Sept. 17 63 1853 Oct. 24 8 m. HISTORY OF TROT. 285 KAMB. FAMILY OONSECTIOS. TIME OF DECEASE. AQB. Fisher, Susannah Fisher, Ira Fishei*, Sally Fisher, Darius Rev. Fife, Benjamin Fife, Mary J. Folly, Bariholomew Forbs, Benjamin Forristall, Josejih Forristall, Hannah Forristall, Belinda Forristall, Kesiah Forristall, Alexatider Forristall, Thuiuas J. Forristall, .*arah J. French, George Frost, Abby Ann Frost, Perley Foskett, Corbitt A. FuUe'r, Isaac Capt. Fuller, Patty Fuller, Anna Fuller, William Fuller, Isaac Fuller, Hannah Garfield, Angeline Garfield, Lucy Garfield, Amos Garfield, Sarah H. Gilmore, Leonard Goddard, Solomon Goddard, Edwin Godding, Ira Gcdding, Eliza Godding, Lon'.jy Godding, Philinda Griffin, Hannah Hager, Etlward Hager, Lucy B. Hayward, Irena Harris, AVilliam F. Harris, William Harris, Palty Hawkins, Sylvia Harrington, Joshuti, Esq. Harrinpton, Elibabeth Harrington, Mary Harrington, Prudence Harrington, Frances E. Harrington, Ariee Read Harrington, Edward Harrington, Charles B. Haskell, Kliza Ann Haskell. Henry Haskell, Mary Ann Haskell, Simon Haskell, Martha Ann Haskell, Henry George Hayden, Moses Hodgkins, Hezekiah wife of Darius, 1836 Jan. 13 63 1841 Sept. 24 38 wife of Ira, 1838 May 7 34 1834 Sept. 2 63 1863 Keb. 12 21 wife of Timothy, 185B Feb. 10 59 son of John and Mary, 1848 .May 16 6 1857 Aug. 3 74 1848 April 12 90 wife of Joseph, 1849 May 2 85 daughter of Joseph and Hannah, 1808 Jan. 7 6 ti it it 1844 May 11 62 son of " " 1847 June 25 42 it (( u 186U Feb. 4 43 daughter of Joseph M. 1864 March 30 12 son of Jonathan and Betsey, 1818 Aug. 24 1 daughter of David and Abby. 1861, Dec. 16 5 1844 Oct. 10 23 1831 July 9 24 1819 Feb. 26 44 1336 Aug. 16 57 wife of Amasa, 1828 June 19 25 son of Isaac and Temperance, 18i6 1 1,S33 Dec. 14 39 wife of Amasa, 1846 April 6 41 wife of Oeorge, 1851 April 11 24 wife cf Enoch, ^ 1851 Dec. 29 61 son of Enoch and Lucy, 1845 Feb. 19 19 daughter ot " " 182H Jan. 10 1841 May 30 25 1864 ¦Ian. 8 69 son of Solomon and Sarah, 1846 July 18 21 1849 Dtc. 10 43 wife of Ira, 1849 Oct. 28 daughter of Timothy and Ruth, 1833 ? eb. 24 23 a a a 1852 Sept. 11 Inf't. 1854 April 3 63 1844 April 3 45 daughter of Edward and Mary, I860 July 24 16 wile of Thomas P. 1842 June 22 32 . son of William and Sarah, 185 i S'pt. 11 Inf't; 1852 Auj. 15 29 wife of William, 1852 Srpt. 4 59 wife of Larned, 1827 Dtc. 14 22 1832 Sept. 20 79 wife of Joshua, Esq., 1823 Feb. 15 66 daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth 1S33 May 7 42 wife of Elijah, 1827 June 3 37 daughter of Elijah, 1837 June 22 5 it 1833 Aug. 20 3 son of A. B. and Betsey, 1856 March 27 23 l( (i Ll 1859 April 19 22 daughter of Abner and Laura, 1845 Oct. 23 2 son of " " 1843 June 21 9 daughter of Joseph and Ruth, 1822 Aug. 27 2 son of , " '• IS29 .March 27 6nu daughter of Henry and Martha', 1843 Aug. 17 2 son of " 1840 Jan. 28 Im. 1351 Oct. 4 io 1821 Oct. 4 64 ^286 HISTORY OF TROY. FAMILY CONNECTION. TIKE OP DECEASE. AGS. Hodgkins, Lydia Hodgkins, Lydia Hodgkins, Aaron Hodgkins, Khoda Hodgkins, Christopher Holbrook, Diana Hutchins, George W. Ingalls, i?.liza Ingalls, George W. Jenkins, Helen Maria Kendall, George Kendall. Timothy Kendal', Timothy, Capt. Kendall, Charles Kendall, Caroline Kendall. Lyman Kendall, Parkm§rn Knights, Frances Estella Lawrence, Irena Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, William Lawrence, Joseph Lawrence, Patty Lawrence, Jonathan, Jr. Lawrence, Alfred Lampson, Sarah Lyman, Chester Lym^p, Lucy Lyman, Leonard Lyman, Harriet Mann, Edwin Marshall, William Marshall, Anna Mjirshall, William, Jr. Marshall, Daniel Merrifield. Susannah B. Merrifield, Francis Newell, llepzibath Newell- Nathan Newell, Rachel Newell, Veranus Newell, Reuben Newman, Joseph S. Nurse, Ebenezer Nurse, Priscilla Nurse, Maria Nurse, Mary J. Nurse, Edward G. Nurse. Charles Osborne. Jacob Osborne, Sibel Parker, Nathaniel Parkar, Eliza Parker, Minerva Partridge, Edward Partridge, Edith Perry, Caleb Piper, William J. Putney, Susan M. wife of Hezekiah, d aughter of Pelatiah and Mehitable wife of Aaron, son of Aaron and Rhoda, wife of Elkauah, S'm of William and Lydia, wife of Ransom, son of Ransom and Eliza, wife of Rev. Abraham, son of Timothy and Anna, daughter of " " daughter of Winthrop and Lydia, wife of John, wife o f Daniel, son cf William and Patty, wife of William, wife of Jonathan, wife of Chester, son of Chester and Lucy, daughter of T. L. son of Elias, wife of William, wife of Simeon B. son of S. Bi and Susannah, wife of Jacob, wife of Ebenezer, daughter of Joseph and Nancy, son of *' " wife of Nathaniel, daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza, wife of Edward, son of Rev. A. M. daughter of Joseph and Mary, 1843 April 3 83 1845 June 20 2T 1866 April 11 69 1861 April 10 52 1826 Aug. 3 3 1867 A.|nil 6 69 1342 Feb. 18 3 1857 Aug. 15 39 1858 March 19 9 1851 May 22 31 1854 Sept. 14 29 1866 Dec. 16 42 1861 Feb. 14 68 1837 Feb. 9 18 1836 Aug. 24 1828 Vlay 6 22 1860 March 22 21 184? Sept. 20 % 1849 Feb. 28 63 1832 July 13 84 1840 Oct. 29 101 1817 Jan. 10 1 1820 Dec. 5 u 1840 Jan. 6 61 1841 Oct. 14 67 1848 April 27 49 1827 July 29 96 1828 Feb. 26 43 1849 Sept. 19 51 1836 Aug. 6 4 1849 Sept. 27 16 1856 April 29 36 1835 May 17 S" 1857 Feb. 17 76 1865 April 11 45 1844 Sept. 19 27 1853 Oct. 1 21 1853 April 16 1 1801 Oct. 2 73 1836 May 2 62 1831 Oct. 1 20 m. 1819 July 25 Inft 1842 Jan. 5 75 1847 May 13 74 1824 Dec. .10 62 1844 April 26 78 1832 Feb. 10 24 1837 May 17 1 1834 Sept. 4 1 1834 Aug. 30 8 1346 April 25 79 1346 May 12 80 1867 Oct. 30 51 1848 June 28 42 1856 June 4 17 1861 Oct. 21 65 1845 Dec. 14 67 1S33 Gel. 18 26 1850 Jan. e 6 m. 1851 Feb. 24 4 HISTORY OF TKOT. 287 FAMILY COSSRCTION. TIMB OF DKCRASE. AQU. Uice, Lucy Rice, Fanny Rich, Kat'hel Crane Sanders, David Sanders, Polly Sibley, Amos Sibley, Ajnos Whiton E^paulding, Mahal a Spaulding, Belsey E. Starkey, Luther Starkey, Betsey Starkey, Luna Starkey, Yiana Starkey, Sarah D. Starkey, L. Diana Starkey, Maria Starkey, Ann M. Starkey, Caleb L. Starkey, Stephen Stanley, Benjamin E. Stearns, Sarah Ann Stearns, Jemime Stowell, Isaac, Dea. Stowell, Betsey Stowell, Levina Stowell, Harvey I. Stevens, Eliza W. Stickney, Abiel Tolman, Benjamin Tolman, Hepzibaih Tolman^ Edward Ttilman, Henry Tolman, Sarah A. Tolman, James T. Tenney, Melinda Wetherbee, Maria Wetherbee, Edmund H. Ward, David Whitcomb, Elzina Whitcomb, Charles Whitcomb, Luther Whitcomb, Lucy Ann M hitcomb, Abigail Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Louisa A. Wheeler, Sfcephen, Jr. Wheeler, Aaron V. Wheeler, Nathan Wheeler, Clarissa ^Vheeler, Timothy,' Wheeler, David B. Wilbur, Catherine Wilbur, Jonathan White, David White, Esther White, David ¦\>'hittemore, Levi Whittemore, Mary Whittemore, Salmon Whittemore, Sarah wife of Cutler, daughter of Cutler and Mary wife of Rev. Ezekiel, wife of David, son of Amoa, wife of Erastus, wife of Eri J. Avn of Peter and Mary, wife of Enoch, son of Luna and Hannah, daughter of Luna and Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Sarah, daughter of Bailey and Betsey, daughter of Alanson and Mary, son of Stephen and Polly, son ot B. M. and Abigail, daughter of Amos, wife of Jonathan, wife of Isaac, (I 41 son of " wife of Rev. Alfrcil, wife of Benjamin, daughter of Henry and Mary, son of " " wife of Moses, daughter of Daniel and Lucy, son of Calvin and Clarissa, son of Nahum and Mary^ daujrhtcr of William and Clarissa, ton of " " ti (i t( wife of Luther, wife of Hezekiah, wife of Ephraim, son of Aaron, son of Timothy and Ruhannah, wife of David, son- of David and Esther, wife of Levi, daughter of Salmon B^d Lydia, 1832 20 1829 May ]8|2 m. J837 March 20;53 18.'3 June 19 77 1822 June 25 71 l84y|Sept. 22 18 1826 Jan. 8 14 m 1847 Not. 18 37 1S47 Aug. 8 28 1827 Nov. 8 24 1821 June 18 70 1833 VI arch 30^20 1849 June 30 19 1842July 25 16 m l346Sept. 7 17 m 1347 Feb. 17 14 m 1851 June 7 4 m. 1862 Feb. 13 10 m 1853 March 27 29 1860 Nov. 5 13 1837 Aug. 8 16 1843 July 16 90 1866 January. 63 1862 April 27 66 1846 July 25 25 1844 Dec. 3 26 1865 Feb. 4 85 1840, .March 9 85 1842!july 2077 1862 Oct. 26-41 1861 March 6 68 1844 Nov. 2 19 1821 June 28 4 1823 May 24 30 1837 Dec. 8 24 1847 Aug. 16 7 m. 1845 April 18 6 1839 October. 9 18W:Nov. 17 22 1351 Oct. 24 30 1361 Jan. 2521 1827 Nov. 20130 1882 June 31 88 186l|Nov. 14 -.^6 1837 July 19 28 1830 Jan. 30 3 m. 1836;March 17 80 1832 .March 2i 34 1846 Aug. 14 60 1839 Nov. 6 22 1866 Dec. 26 m 1«67 May 14 61 1314 Jan. 3 81 1839 Sept. 27 75 1825 Nov. 12 32 1347 Feb. 8 61 1858 Jan. 31 66 1826 May 61*7 1832 Jan. 21 23 288 HISTORY OF TKOY. KAMB. FAMILY CONSECTION. TIMK OF SECEASB. AGS. Whittemore, Mary W. Whittemore, Elijah Whittemore, Salmon Whittemore, Wh'ttemore, Lucy Ann Whitney, Edivard Whitney, Antinette Wilder, David Wilder, Lucy Wilder, Stephen W. Winch, Nathan Winch, folly Winch, Asepath Winch, Adaline C. Winch, Franklin B. Winch, George B. Wise, Lydia Wright, Joel Wright, Tabitha Wright, Kesiah Wright, Thomas Wright, Sally daughter of Salmon and Lydia, Sitn of " " wife of Levi, son of S. G. and A. N. daughter of S. Q. and A. N. „ wife of David, son of David and Lucy, wife of Nathan, (I i( daughter of Nathan J. and Abigail son of " " (t (( It daughter of Asahel and Hannah, wife of Joel, son of Almon and Sally, wife of Almon, 18311820 182411161341 1857 lb68 1848 1S42 July 1841 Aug. 1861 Aug. 1834'jan.iBSSJl'eb. 1812'Aug. 1349 Sept. 1849 Sept. 1831 1 Aug. 1838 Dec. 1838 Aug. 18.35 Sept. 1861 .May lS4l|May Oct. 14 25 iWarch 6!i Nov. ^6 6 m. March 13| ¦-- 10 24 31 1 1,1115 9 40 Aug. Aug Apr July 24I28.2r3m. 28 70 153 11:7219 6 17|'l625 6 21 jl 29'7S13 70 9,70 212315{41 The Robbery. On the 3d of March, 1811, a robbery was committed in what is now Troy, and this occasioned no little ex citement at the time. The circumstances were substan tially as follows : Luke Harris and a young lad by the name of Charles Tolman, were travelling in a sleigh from Marlboro' to Fitzwilliam, on the Turnpike road that leads from Keene to that place. Just before sunset they passed Carter's tavern, where Harris saw a stran ger mounting his horse, and soon after observed that he was following him. The pursuit was continued about one hundred rods to a wood, where the stranger rode on and passed Harris and kept a little forward of him some distance, then halted and let Harris pass him. Harris rode on and stranger followed him almost to the falls, then passed him again. As they came to a curve in the road, Harris s^ the stranger take out a pistol and prime HISTORY OF TROY. 289 it. Near the road that led to Talmon Knights, the stranger stopped and Harris passed him. Stranger fol lowed Harris a few rods then passed him and kept for ward till he arrived at a wood path, into which he turned and stopped, "^hen Harris came up, stranger rode out, presented a pistol to him, and said, "deliver up your money." Harris replied that "he had none of conse quence." Stranger said, "damn you, deliver up your money or you are a dead man." Harris then gave him his pocket-book. Stranger ordered him to go back to Keene or he would blow him through. Harris turned back and stranger rode off towards Fitzwilliam. Harris intended to go back and turn up the road to Talmon Knights's; rode fast, and his horse-got a little past the road, and'in attempting to turn him, the sleigh struck a log and was almost upset, and Harris fell out. When he had got up he saw stranger coming back. He came up and told Harris he was a rascal, and had deceived him, that he had more money, held his dirk at Harris's breast and searched his pockets, then told him to go on to Keene and if he turned back that night, he would be the death of him. Stranger then rode off, and Harris rode back towards Keene, and when the stranger was out of sight, Harris turned back and went up the road to Knights's, and told Knights of the robbery, and re quested him to turn out in pursuit of the robber. The robber went towards Fitzwilliam, and when he had got to a dry bridge about a mile south of the place where he robbed Harris, he met a man by the name of Willard driving a team, and a Mr. Powers near him. The robber demanded Willard' s monisy. Willard told him he had none. Robber dismounted and came up to him with a pistol in his hand, and said, "dtimn you, why do you dally, deliver up your money or you are a dead man." Willard took out all he had, only a few cents, and robber said, "inarch on, damn you, march on 25 290 HISTORY OF TROY. or I will be the death of you." Willard took Powers's horse and rode on to Harris's tavern — called to the peo ple to turn out and pursue the robber. He then turned back and stopped at Morse's, called to them to turn out and catch the robber; rode on to Osgood's, called to the people in the house — asked if they had seen any person ride by upon the run. Just at that time the robber stepped out and said yes, he has just gone by. But Willard saw him and knew him, sprung off his hor^e, robber presented his pistol. Willard seized the pistol and clenched the robber, who drew his dirk Willard slipped and prisoner got off, lost off his hat, mounted his horse and rode off without his hat. Willard mounted his horse and pursued the robber, who took the Turn pike road, but when he had got within about a mile of Fitzwilliam village, being closely pursued, he dismount ed and ran into the woods. Intelligence of the robbery rapidly spread, and several individuals were soon on the ground. The first to dis cover the robber after he entered the woods, was Dr. Samuel Lane of Fitzwilliam. He saw him about twenty rods distant, coming out of the woods, galloped his horse after him. When he came within four or five rods of the robber, he called to him and asked who he was? Robber turned and came towards Lane and said, "I am the man," or "I am the man pursued." Lane came up, and robber said, "you are a rascal and are in my power," and snapped a pistol at him. The pistol missed fire. Lane struck the robber with his whip and dismounted the off side (the robber being on the other side.) Lane's foot held in the stirrup, horse started and dragged him two or three rods, then got loose — saw robber persuing him with a dirk in his right hand and a pistol in his left. Lane struck off the pistol and closed in with the robber, who attempted to stab him with the dirk, first in the side and then in the shoulder. Larue HISTORY OF TROY. 291 called out murder, threw the robber, but robber imme diately turned him under, and made repeated attempts to stab him, but had bent the point of his dirk against his shoulder bone and could not penetrate his clothes after. Lane held robber down by his foretop and cried murder. Mr. Starkey and Jonas Robeson soon came up and the robber was secured. The robber was ex amined before E. Wright, Esq. of Fitzwilliam, and duly committed for trial. The prisoner's name was found to be George Ryan, and was from St. Johns, in the province of .Lower Canada. Oh the 10th of May following, the prisoner was arraigned before the Superior Court then in session at Charlestown, and the Indictment being read, the defendant pleaded NOT Guilty, and Thursday, the 16th inst., was assigned for the trial. Accordingly, on Thursday morning, the day assigned, the Court opened at nine o'clock. The prisoner being set to the bar, the trial commenced. There were present — Hon. Arthur Livermore, Chief Justice; Hon. John Steel, Justice; William K. Atkin son, Esq., Attorney General for the State; J. C. Cham berlain, J. H. Hubbard, and Roger Vose, Esq's., for the prisoner. The case was ably conducted on both sides, and the following abridgment of the charge of the Chief Justice to the Jury will show the ground of defence and the principal points brought to bear upon the case : " Gentlemen of the Jury: By a Statute of this State, the crime of robbery is made a capital offence. The words of the act are : ' That if any person shall feloniously assault, rob, and take from another person, any money, goods, chattels, or other property, that may be the subject, of theft, such person being thereof convicted, shall be adjudged guilty of felony, and suffer death.' George Ryan is indicted for a breach of this law. To this indictment the defendant 292 HISTORY OF TROY. has pleaded not guilty, and you are to determine this important issue. The extreme severity of the law re quires the fullest evidence before you should convict. It is your duty to try this issue on the evidence in the case. An awfiil responsibility rests on you. You will first consider, gentlemen, whether the prisoner did the deed. If you believe he did it, you will then consider whether he had his reason at the time, and you are to presume he had unless the contrary is shown. If you believe the prisoner deranged 'at the time, you will then determine whether this proceeded from intoxication or from the visitation of Prividence. Intemperance is itself a crime and one crime cannot excuse another. [His Honor then stated the evidence on the part of the government, and also the evidence of Bingham, Ho- gan, and Capt. Dunham, in favor of the prisoner, and then proceeded :] It may be important in this case to consider whether the defendant, previous to the 3d of March last, was a person of good character; whether it does not appear from the evidence that he has been engaged in the north west company's service; and if so whether this may not account for his being armed in the manner he was. It may be important also to consider whether the prisoner bought back the dirk for the purpose of using it, or whether it was merely accidental. [His Honor then noticed the testimony of the other witnesses, on the part of the prisoner, and proceeded :] Your first inquiry is, whether the prisoner did rob Luke Harris. If yon believe Harris,' and his testimony is confirmed by other evidence, you must believe that the defendant did that deed. You will then inquire whether he did it feloniously. To determine this, you must also determine whether he had at that time the use of his reason. Stiles and Shaw testify, that in their opinion he had not the use of his reason. If you are of HISTORY OF TROY. 298 this opinion, the sin of his transgression is not to be laid on him, imless he was the voluntary cause of his own de rangement. Intoxication is no excuse for the commission of a crime. This is true as a general rule. But all general rules are subject to exceptions. Suppose a man unacquainted with the effects of spirituous liquor should be presented with it and should, by drinking it, be thrown into a fit of madness ; he would not be accounta ble for his actions during his delirium ; and the reason is because his intoxication is involuntary and unintended. The effects of ardent spirits are very different upon dif ferent persons. A large quantity will have no effect upon some men, while a small quantity will intoxicate others. In this case you know nothing of the prisoner before this time. He might have been unaccustomed to the use of ardent spirits. You will therefore consider whether he was probably intoxicated; and if so whether he might not have drunk more than he was aware of. It will be your duty to examine all the evidence in the case. I repeat, gentlemen, the whole responsibility of this trial rests upon the jury. You must not convict until all reasonable doubts are removed. If they are not, you will acquit the prisoner; if they are, whatever may be the consequences to him, it is your duty to find him guilty." The jury, after being out about half an hour, returned with the verdict of Not Guilty. 25* INDEX. A. PAGE. PAGE. Beers, John W. 214 Aldrich, Isaac 176 Berby, 81 Aldrich, Isaac Jr. 190. Bears, 232 Aldrich, Amasa 174 Binney, Thomas 104 Aldrich, Andrew J. 212 Bishop, Agabus 49 Alexander, Easman 115 do. Family of 77 Alexander, Elijah 90 Blanding, Harvey 185 Alexander, Calvin 199 Boyden, Ira 190 Alexander, Joseph Jr. 191 Bounties paid by Towns, 67 Alexander, Joseph 118 Brewer, James 35—61 Allen, Samuel purchases do. Family of 72 Mason's Claim, 17 Brewer, Asa 99 Amadon, Josiah 116 Brewer, Asa Jr. 157 Animals, Wild 228 Brown, Lemuel 167 Anecdotes, respecting wild Brown, John and William 103 Animals, 233 Brown, George W. 188 Brown, Erastus 193 B. Bruce, John 48 do. Family of 75 Baker, Abel 159 Bucklin, Nathaniel 97 Baker, Abel W. 206 Buttrick, Daniel 179 Barker, WiUiam 30 Buttrick, Edwin 184 do. Family of 69 Butler, Simon 157 Ball, Daniel 122 Butler, Joseph 110 Ball, Janathan 88 Butler, A. S. 206 Barnard, WiUiam 104 Bush, Moses 168 Bacon, Ebenezer & Samuel 85 Burying Grounds, 280 Ballou, Welcome 213 Ballou, Moses 166 C. Benjis, Jonas 180 Bemis, Edmund 107 Capron, James 181 Bemis Calvin 211 Capron, Jonathan 97 Bemis Elijah 168 Cameron, Duncan 48 296 INDEX. Carpenter, Charles 188 Caverly, A. M. 221 Chapman, Luther 224 Chase, Charles N. 216 Charter, conditions of 20 Clark, Thomas 49 do. Family of 75 Clark, Thomas Jr. 104 Clark, Howard, 193 Clark, Luke C. 190 Clark, Alvah S. 209 Clark, Jonathan 169 Clement, John 210 Cobb, Leonard 166 Cobb, FarweU 0. 209 Committee of Safety Circu lar from 65 Coolidge, Hezekiah and Abraham 83 Coolidge, Asher 165 Cook, Sylvanus 92 Crosby, Alpheus 163 Cutting, Daniel 43 do. Family of 74 Cutting, Joseph 43 Cutting, Moses 44 do. FamUy of 75 Cutting, Daniel Jr. D. Daggett, Levi 114 145 Damon, George 213 Davis, Calvin 127 Davis, Charles 156 Dean, James 86 Dexter, Lorenzo E. Education, 215 239 Farrar, Phinehas 34 do. Family 70 Farrar, John 36 do. Family of 72 Farrar, Daniel 54 do. Family of 77 Farrar, John Jr. 63 Farrar, George 80 Farrar, Daniel Jr. 112 Farrar, Daniel W. 119 Farrar, Stephen 126 Farrar, George Jr. 148 Farrar, David W. 194 Farrar, Stephen B. 204 Farrar, Edward 224 Fairbanks, Cyrus 146 Fairbanks, George 204 Fife, Site's 32 do. Family of 70 Fife, Timothy 159 Fitts; Robert 116 Flint, Sylvester P. 124 Forristall, Joseph 50 do. Family of 76 Forristall, Franklin B. 205 Forristall, Joseph M. 152 Foster, Francis 196 French, Joseph 101 Frost, David 198 FuUer, Elijah 98 FuUer, Isaac 99 Fuller, Isaac Jr. 151 G. Garfield, John 90 Garfield, Abel 165 Garfield, Enoch 166 Garey, John and David 101 Gates, A. B. 200 Goddard, Solomon 148 INDEX. 297 PAGE. Goddard, EUiott 206 Godding, John 51 do. Family of 77 Godding, Timothy 76 Godding, Ira 182 Godding, Alvah 224 Godfrey, James 121 GoodaU, Thomas 212 Gorham, Elnathan 124 Gould, Daniel 82 Grosvenor, Benj. F. 178 Grimes, John 204 H. Harrington, Jonah 37 Harrington, Joshua 47 do. Family of 75 Harrington, Joshua Jr. 112 Harrington, Elijah 117 Harrington, A. B. 181 Harris, Christopher 98 Harris, Luke 122 Harris, Stephen 155 Harris, WiUiam A. 208 Haskell, Abner 50 do. Family of 74 Haskell, Joseph 153 Ha«keU, William 153 Hawkins, Oliver, 170 Hodgkins, Aaron 163 Hodgkins, Hezekiah 105 Hodgkins, Pelatiah 125 Holt, Aaron 111 Holt, Joel 175 Holt, J^.tfe^ H. 178 Howe^'.Zijlmon 108 Introduction, 13 PAGE. Jackson, Isaac 92 Jones, Joseph 201 Joy, Nathaniel 100 K. Kenney, Moses 41 Kendall, Nathaniel 82 KendaU, Joseph 172 Kendall, Timothy 156 KimbaU, E. P. 186 Knights, Talman 89 Lawrence, Daniel 42 do. Family of 73 Lawrence, Jonathan 47 do. Family of 74 Lawrence, Jonathan Jr. 107 Lawrence, William 108 Lawrence, John 109 Lawrence, Samuel 113 Lawrence, Isaac 121 Lawrence, John Jr. 194 Lawrence, Gregory 198 Lawyers, 224 Library, 261 M. Mason & Gorges, grant to 16 Mason, obtains new grant 16 Mason, John Tufton, sells his interest 18 Mason, WiUiam C. 215 Mann, Elias 118 MarshaU, WiUiam 182 Maxcy, Levi 115 McKinstry, George P. 207 Meetings, how called 27 298 INDEX. PAGE. Meeting House, how built 131 Meeting House, when ded icated 132 Mixer, Ezekiel 38-58 Miller, LukeJ , 221 Morse, Henry 41 Morse, Josiah 105 Murder, the supposed 277 N. Newell, Jacob 40 . do. Family of 72 Newell, Jacob Jr. " 58 do. Family of 76 NeweU, Pearson 60 Newell, Eeuben 106 NeweU, Nathan 125 Nurse, Joseph 53 do. Family of 76 Nurse, Ebenezer 54 do. Family of 78 Nurse, Brown 184 P. Papers, Test 66 Parker, Joseph 81 Parker, Nathaniel 183 Parkman, Alexander 53 Perry, Caleb 118 Perry, Justus 217 Perkins, Moses S. 158 Pews, Meeting House sold 143 Physicians, 217 Platts, Nathan 88 Plymouth, Council of 15 Porter, Asa 180 Porter, Henry A. 195 Potter, C. E. letter from 273 Proprietors, first meeting of 23 Putney, Jedediah 187 E. PAGE. Randall, Abraham 92 Roberts, Richard 35 do. Family of . 72 Root, Ephraim 85 Robbins, Benoni 86 Robeson, Jonas 94 Rogers, John 96 Robbery, 288 Russell, Stephen 92 Sanders, Ebenezer & David 96 Schools, 242 Shaw, Jonathan 37 Shaw, Ichabod 46 do. Family of 71 Sibley, Amos 147 Societies, Religious 263 Spooner, Lyman " 195 Spaulding, Eri J. 192 Starkey, Peter 46—64 do. Family of 73 Starkey, Joseph 71 Starkey, Enoch 71 Starkey, WiUiam 93 Starkey, Luna 120 Starkey, Daniel 186 Starkey, Bailey 189 Starkey, Stephen 208 Starkey, Alanson 210 Stanley, Benjamin M. 212 Sweetland, John 89 T. Tifiiiny, Joseph Thompson, Hugh Tolman, Thomas Tolman, Benjamin do. Family of X: ' 38 101 33 39—57 73 INDEX. 299 Tolman, Henry Tolman, Charles Tolman, Stephen Tolman, Charles M. Tolman, Elisha H. Townsend, Luther Town, organized Topography, Townships, grant of Troy, efforts to obtain Charter of Tufton, Robert Tupper, Erastus W. War, Revolutionary Ward, Reuben do. Family of Warren, Jonas Weaver, Constant Wesson, Wheeler, David do. Family of Wheeler, Silas Wheeler, Nathan PAGE. 109154 169177 188 200 140226 19 128 17 211 56 45 7481 123 8137 7195 103 Wheeler, Stephen Wheeler, Sampson Wheeler, John Whipple, Jonathan Whitcomb, Zophar Whitcomb, William White, Porter White, Ezekiel Whittemore, Salmon Whittemore, Levi Whittemore, Levi Jr. Whittemore, Luther Whitney, John & Jona Whitney, S. G. Whitney, Charles W, Winch, Caleb do. Family of Winch, Jason Wise, Asahel Wolves, Woodward, Ichabod Woodward, Franklin Wright, Lyman Wright, Thomas Wright, Charles B. 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