David and Jonathan Ludington. LUDINGTON POTTER FAMILY. Moses Ludington settled near Caleb Humiston's present residence. He was a surgeon in the French and Indian war and was killed at Lake George in 1755. Of his children, David Ludington, born August 26, 1733, alone settled in Northbury. July 26, 1753 his father deeded, "For the consideration of the love and paternal afiection which I have and do bear toward my loving son, David Ludington, a certain piece of land bought of Dr. Jonas Weed;" the land has never been sold and is now a part of the farm of G. S. and S. F. Potter, his decendants. Dr. Weed was the first physician in Northbury. David Ludington was a powerful man, a skillful and per- sistent hunter; he shot the labt deer killed in the town, and was one of the fifteen who " bore lists" during the entire pastorate of Rev. Chauncey Prindle, in which the present edifice of St. Peter's church was built. He married Lois Basit, one of four sisters who came to Northbury. Their children were Susannah, Lois, Jotham and Patience. He died October 31, 1821. The daughters never married and always lived in the old place. Jotham Ludington, born July 11, 1763, married Abigal Anna Latin, April 27, 1794. They had one child, Polly, born March 9, 1795- His second marriage was with Beulah Fair- child, February 19, 1798; he died July 8, 1848. Polly Luding- ton married Sherman Potter, March 13, 1816. He was son of Zenas and Betsy Blakeslee Potter, born August 2, 1790, and a lineal decendant of Jacob Potter who settled in Northbury about 1738, and of Captain Thomas Blalteslee. He was a school teacher and surveyor,, and private secretary for Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison in the war of 1812. He di«d, September 5, 1831. Their children were Mary Ann, Sarah, Betsey, George Sherman, Jane Phinette and Shelden Fairchild. Each and all of the grandfathers and great grandfathers of these children were incorporators of the town of Plymouth. Mary Ann was born, June 30, 1819, married Samuel Forbes of New Haven, and died, April 23, 1893, leaving two children; Alfred W. Forbes, now serving his seventh term as selectman of New Haven ; and Mary Anne wife of Dr. Gustavus Eliott of New Haven. Sarah was born, July 31, 1821 and lives on the old place (now in Thomaston) with the brothers G. S. and S. F. Potter. Betsey, was born, May 31, 1823, married Geoige Gordon, a native of Scotland, and has two sons, George Luding- ton and Arthur Munroe Arthur M. married Mary S. Ailing. George Sherman was born, October 16, 1825. Jane Phinette was born October 16. 1827, married Lysander M. Burnell, and died July 11, 1877, at Jefferson, 111. Sheldon Fairchild was boin March 17, 1830, married Leora Andrus. They have two children, Mary Leora and George Andrus Potter. "History of the town of Plymouth, Connecticut : with an account of the centennial celebration May 14 and 15, 1895 : also a sketch of Plymouth, Ohio, settled by local families" THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH. 9 southwest of the west branch of said river, and the inhabitants within the said limits, shall retain the said name of Watertown, and shall have and retain all the books of records belonging to said towns, and shall have and retain all the privileges insistant to any other town in this State, except only that said town shall hereafter send but one Representative to the General Assembly ofthis State, and that the said town of Watertown shall hereafter support all the poor who resided within its limits on the 5th day of May, A. D., 1795, except one Mable Ludington, oi" said Watertown — and that all the lands lying within limits of the original town of Watertown, east of the river Naugatuck and northeast of the west branch of said river, and the inhabitants living within those limits, be incorporated into a distinct town by the name of Plymouth, with all the privileges and under the same regulations of any other in this State, except only that said town 1-ast mentioned shall hereafter send but one Representative to the General Assembly of this State, and that said town of Plymouth shall hereafter maintain all the poor who resided within its limits on the 5th of instant May and also maintain the said Mable Ludington, and the now town of Watertown shall maintain all the bridges within its limits, and also all bridges across the west branch of said river Naugatuck, and that the said town of Plymouth shall maintain all the bridges within its limits except the bridges across said west branch. And that the new town of Watertown shall pay to the said town of Plymouth, agreeable to stipulation by them heretofore made, the sum of eighty-seven pounds, ten shillings, lawful money, to be made in two equal payments, the one-half to be paid in four months from the rising of this Assembly, and the remainder to be paid in one year from the expiration of said four months, and the whole which remains unpaid at the end of said four months to be on interest from that time until paid, and that the said town of Ply- mouth shall have a town meeting on or before the loth day of July next, to choose town officers for the said town, which said town meeting shall be warned by a warrant signed by David Smith, Esq., posted on the public sign-post in said town, at least five days before holding said meeting, and the said David Smith, Esq., shall be moderator of said meeting, and said town shall then and there proceed to appoint a Town Clerk and other town officers for said town, who shall continue in office until the 14th day of December, or until others are chosen in their room, and that all the debts and credits of said original town of Water- town shall be equallv divided between the said new town of Watertown and Plymouth, according to their respective lists in the A. D., 1794; and whereas, Samuel Hickcox, Jr., and Boadice Williams, who now resides within the limi'ts of the present town of Watertown, were not taken into consideration in the division of the poor of the original town of Watertown, it is to be understood that if .'said Samuel Hickcox, or both the said Samuel and the said Boadice Williams shall necessarily become chargeable to the respective towns to which they belong, the expense of their support, while so chargeable, is to be paid by the HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH. said new towns in proportion to the respective lists of their polls and rateable estate, but if the said Boadice Williams shall become necessarily ciiargeable and the said Samuel shall not be so chargeable, then the new town of Watertown shall be at the whole expense of the support of the said Boadice Williams, while so chargeable. A true copy of records examined by George Wyllys, Secretary. PALMYRA: A post village of about 2,500 inhabitants, on the Canal and New York Central direct road. The seat of considerable mercantile, mechanical and commercial interests. Daily mail, east and west by railroad, and north by stage to Marion, Williamson and Pultneyville. 1867 -1868 Ludington, Myron W., farmer 75

Moses was a son of Henry, son of Wm, son of Wm of 1607. David, as mentioned, had only one son and he in turn left only one daughter, hence that Lud line died out.  Ron Ludington ________________________________ From: Barbara Campbell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 9:57:32 PM Subject: [LUDDINGTON] mixture David and Jonathan Ludington. LUDINGTON POTTER FAMILY. Moses Ludington settled near Caleb Humiston's present residence. He was a surgeon in the French and Indian war and was killed at Lake George in 1755. Of his children, David Ludington, born August 26, 1733, alone settled in Northbury. July 26, 1753 his father deeded, "For the consideration of the love and paternal afiection which I have and do bear toward my loving son, David Ludington, a certain piece of land bought of Dr. Jonas Weed;" the land has never been sold and is now a part of the farm of G. S. and S. F. Potter, his decendants. Dr. Weed was the first physician in Northbury. David Ludington was a powerful man, a skillful and per- sistent hunter; he shot the labt deer killed in the town, and was one of the fifteen who " bore lists" during the entire pastorate of Rev. Chauncey Prindle, in which the present edifice of St. Peter's church was built. He married Lois Basit, one of four sisters who came to Northbury. Their children were Susannah, Lois, Jotham and Patience. He died October 31, 1821. The daughters never married and always lived in the old place. Jotham Ludington, born July 11, 1763, married Abigal Anna Latin, April 27, 1794. They had one child, Polly, born March 9, 1795- His second marriage was with Beulah Fair- child, February 19, 1798; he died July 8, 1848. Polly Luding- ton married Sherman Potter, March 13, 1816. He was son of Zenas and Betsy Blakeslee Potter, born August 2, 1790, and a lineal decendant of Jacob Potter who settled in Northbury about 1738, and of Captain Thomas Blalteslee. He was a school teacher and surveyor,, and private secretary for Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison in the war of 1812. He di«d, September 5, 1831. Their children were Mary Ann, Sarah, Betsey, George Sherman, Jane Phinette and Shelden Fairchild. Each and all of the grandfathers and great grandfathers of these children were incorporators of the town of Plymouth. Mary Ann was born, June 30, 1819, married Samuel Forbes of New Haven, and died, April 23, 1893, leaving two children; Alfred W. Forbes, now serving his seventh term as selectman of New Haven ; and Mary Anne wife of Dr. Gustavus Eliott of New Haven. Sarah was born, July 31, 1821 and lives on the old place (now in Thomaston) with the brothers G. S. and S. F. Potter. Betsey, was born, May 31, 1823, married Geoige Gordon, a native of Scotland, and has two sons, George Luding- ton and Arthur Munroe Arthur M. married Mary S. Ailing. George Sherman was born, October 16, 1825. Jane Phinette was born October 16. 1827, married Lysander M. Burnell, and died July 11, 1877, at Jefferson, 111. Sheldon Fairchild was boin March 17, 1830, married Leora Andrus. They have two children, Mary Leora and George Andrus Potter. "History of the town of Plymouth, Connecticut : with an account of the centennial celebration May 14 and 15, 1895 : also a sketch of Plymouth, Ohio, settled by local families" THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH. 9 southwest of the west branch of said river, and the inhabitants within the said limits, shall retain the said name of Watertown, and shall have and retain all the books of records belonging to said towns, and shall have and retain all the privileges insistant to any other town in this State, except only that said town shall hereafter send but one Representative to the General Assembly ofthis State, and that the said town of Watertown shall hereafter support all the poor who resided within its limits on the 5th day of May, A. D., 1795, except one Mable Ludington, oi" said Watertown — and that all the lands lying within limits of the original town of Watertown, east of the river Naugatuck and northeast of the west branch of said river, and the inhabitants living within those limits, be incorporated into a distinct town by the name of Plymouth, with all the privileges and under the same regulations of any other in this State, except only that said town 1-ast mentioned shall hereafter send but one Representative to the General Assembly of this State, and that said town of Plymouth shall hereafter maintain all the poor who resided within its limits on the 5th of instant May and also maintain the said Mable Ludington, and the now town of Watertown shall maintain all the bridges within its limits, and also all bridges across the west branch of said river Naugatuck, and that the said town of Plymouth shall maintain all the bridges within its limits except the bridges across said west branch. And that the new town of Watertown shall pay to the said town of Plymouth, agreeable to stipulation by them heretofore made, the sum of eighty-seven pounds, ten shillings, lawful money, to be made in two equal payments, the one-half to be paid in four months from the rising of this Assembly, and the remainder to be paid in one year from the expiration of said four months, and the whole which remains unpaid at the end of said four months to be on interest from that time until paid, and that the said town of Ply- mouth shall have a town meeting on or before the loth day of July next, to choose town officers for the said town, which said town meeting shall be warned by a warrant signed by David Smith, Esq., posted on the public sign-post in said town, at least five days before holding said meeting, and the said David Smith, Esq., shall be moderator of said meeting, and said town shall then and there proceed to appoint a Town Clerk and other town officers for said town, who shall continue in office until the 14th day of December, or until others are chosen in their room, and that all the debts and credits of said original town of Water- town shall be equallv divided between the said new town of Watertown and Plymouth, according to their respective lists in the A. D., 1794; and whereas, Samuel Hickcox, Jr., and Boadice Williams, who now resides within the limi'ts of the present town of Watertown, were not taken into consideration in the division of the poor of the original town of Watertown, it is to be understood that if .'said Samuel Hickcox, or both the said Samuel and the said Boadice Williams shall necessarily become chargeable to the respective towns to which they belong, the expense of their support, while so chargeable, is to be paid by the HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH. said new towns in proportion to the respective lists of their polls and rateable estate, but if the said Boadice Williams shall become necessarily ciiargeable and the said Samuel shall not be so chargeable, then the new town of Watertown shall be at the whole expense of the support of the said Boadice Williams, while so chargeable. A true copy of records examined by George Wyllys, Secretary. PALMYRA: A post village of about 2,500 inhabitants, on the Canal and New York Central direct road. The seat of considerable mercantile, mechanical and commercial interests. Daily mail, east and west by railroad, and north by stage to Marion, Williamson and Pultneyville. 1867 -1868 Ludington, Myron W., farmer 75                         This list is adoptable. If you would like to volunteer to adminster this list, click here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message