Kit, I am sharing your reply with the roots web New London County ,Connecticut;discussion group and Mary Ann. Thanks! Scott --- Kit Foster <kit@kitfoster.com> wrote: > As it happens, we do, but we don't know much > about him. Roger > Gale was not the first ferryman and his tenure > was brief, so it's > curious that his name stuck and the others > didn't. > > _Historic Ledyard Volume I_ (Ledyard Historic > District Commission, > 1976) tells the story. The ferry was started by > Ralph Stoddard, Jr., > and John Hurlbut in 1740. After Stoddard's > death, his son sold his > interest to Hurlbut. Roger Gale, who had > accumulated much land > and built a mansion in Norwich, purchased the > ferry rights from > Hurlbut in 1759 and proceeded to build a grand > house at the > landing. He sold the ferry rights and house in > 1764 to Merchants > Company of New York and left town. When last > heard from he was > in the Bay of Honduras. It is believed that he > was a speculator, for > the courts later sold off much of his remaining > land to satisfy debts > he had left behind. We don't know of any family > connection to > Vermont. > > More than a dozen ferrypeople followed him, the > last being Gertrude > Bolles Latimer, who as late as the 1940s would > row across to fetch > passengers when called. Originally Gale's > Ferry, the village lost its > hyphen many years ago. > > Kit Foster > > On 16 Aug 2006 at 9:24, Scott Bill Hirst wrote: > > > Hi! > > Through "Bcc" I am sharing this with Kit > Foster > > Past President of the Ledyard Historical > > Society.He may know the answer! > > Regards, > > Scott > > > > --- redsandrock@gmavt.net wrote: > > > > > Does anyone happen to know who Gales Ferry > is > > > named for?...OK , > > > I understand the Gales part ! but wondered > if > > > anyone knew a first name.. > > > or family names. I live in a house once > owned > > > by Gen. Somers ( Summers ) > > > Gale > > > in Vermont and have always wondered if > there > > > was a connection. > > > This town was settled by people from CT as > > > many VT towns were at least in > > > this area. > > > Thanks, Mary Ann > > > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWLON Mailing List ==== > > > New London Co GenWeb: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/ > > > Archived List Messages: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTNEWLON-L/ > > > Create yourself a user name and password, > and > > > search! > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott Bill Hirst > > 20 Maple Court > > Ashaway,RI 02804-1301 USA > > (401)377-4643 > > Note:Telephone if you need quick reply.Use > <scottbillhirst@lycos.com> as alternate e-mail. > > > > > > Scott Bill Hirst 20 Maple Court Ashaway,RI 02804-1301 USA (401)377-4643 Note:Telephone if you need quick reply.Use <scottbillhirst@lycos.com> as alternate e-mail.