Hello Hessians; I consider this to be a very interesting posting made to this Rootsweb mailing list, and I want to preserve it for our list archives. He was one of Burgoyne's army who was captured either at the Battle of Bennington or at the surrender at Saratoga in 1777. John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: <Coastkid917@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:56 PM > ======================================== > Source: MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Hessian Cemetery, Leyden, MA, EUDY & MELLIS > > Hi! > Here is a little work I did on "Eudy' & Mellis'--they are in the Hessian > Cemetery in Leyden, MA 9-in fact, are the only ones in the cemetery-a small plot > off the road-New Eden Rd, going north from Bernardston into Leyden, the plot > is on the right side, well before you reach the center of Leyden. ). Louise > Briggs > Hesssian Cemetery, New Eden Road, Leyden, MA > John H. Eudy, died 29 Aug 1828, Age 71 > Col. David Eudy, died 27 July 1829, Age 43 > Mary, relict of John H. Eudy, died Aug 15, 1848, Age 88 > Lorra, dau of Mr. John & Abigail Mellis, died N 18?? > Miss Sally, dau of Mr. John & Mrs. Hannah Melis died June 3, 1815 > Administration for John H. Eudy > Son David Eudy of Leyden appointed Administrator Oct. 14, 1828 by the > Franklin Probate Court, Greenfield, MA, upon the request of Polly Euda, widow, on > Oct. 11, 1828 ( who is also referred to as â?oMary Eudyâ? in another notice). > Petition by Richard Newcomb is included which states that David Eudy was in > the habit of â?oselling property and loaning money which were in the whole or > part the property of the said John and receiving notes.â? On Feb. 8, 1831, Judge > orders interrogatories to be issued to Elijah Chapin of Leyden regarding the > nature of any outstanding notes due to John Eudy (none). Estate valued at > $492.78, and distributed on Dec 20, 1831 as follows: > Mary Eudy, widow of deceased, $109.25 > Mary Ball, daughter, $24.27 8/9 > Nancy Haskel, daughter $24.27 8/9 > Elizabeth Wright, daughter, $24.27 8/9 > John Eudy, son, $24.27 8/9 > Sally Stanhope, daughter, $24.27 8/9 > William Eudy, son, $24.27 8/9 > Phebe Davis, daughter, $24.27 8/9 > Lemuel (Samuel?) Eudy, son, $24.27 8/9 > Admin of David Eudy, late, son, $24.27 8/9 > [David Eudy son died during the administration of his fatherâ?Ts estate, and > his mother petitioned the court on Aug. 7, 1839 to appoint Hezekial Newcomb > as administrator]. > Fron: Franklin Cty Probate Ct., Franklin, MA > The IGI contains marriage notices for John Eudyâ?Ts children, which correspond > somewhat to the administration distribution: > Nancy Eudy married 5 Jul 1813, Leyden, to Luin Haskel > Rosanna M. Eudy married 22 Mar 1845, Leyden, to Lemuel M. Woodard > Betsy Eudy married 3 Jan 1811, Leyden, to Joel Munn > Achsah Eudy married 18 Jan 1834, Leyden, to Elisha Wells > David Eudy married 14 April, Leyden, to Achsah Field > Sarah Eudy married 19 Jun 1815, Leyden, to Samuel Stanhope > Birth of David Eudy to John Henry Eudy & Mary R. Turner, 1794 > [Note, there is a Mary Ann Eudy in the 1880 census for Greenfield, MA who is > listed as a prisoner, age 48, born MA, and both parents born MA!] > In the Town of Leyden Town Records 1807-1828, Town Hall, Leyden, the > following marriages are noted for the Eudy family: > Eudy, Briggs Richmond p. 19 & 56 > Eudy, Rosanna, p. 35 > Eudy, Katie, p. 18 > Eudy, Polly, p. 46 > John Millis (Millish) is listed as a neighbor to Eudy, and the IGI contains > the following entires for that name: > Isaac Millis & Elizabeth Walker, m. 22 June 1816, Leyden/Gill > John Millis & Abigail Farnsworth, m. 2 Oct 1798, Leyden > John H. Millis & Hannah Turner, m. 29 Oct 1786, Leyden