Rusty, I have found this in In the "Long Meadow Centennial" by the Centennial Committee, 1884. Hermon Newell, of Longmeadow, son of Deacon Abijah Newell, of Monson. and Hepsibah his wife, was married Nov 13, 1801, to Loice Burt, daughter of Jonathon and Hannah Burt [page 30]*. Their children -- Edwin, born Nov 10, 1802, died August 16, 1826. Polly, born July 1, 1804, died at South Hadley. Simeon, born Sept. 8 1807, died Aug. 28, 1808. Simeon, born Feb. 15, 1810. Nathaniel Prior, born Feb. 25,1817. Harriet, born, Sept. 28,1820. Hermon Newell, died Sept 19, 1833, age 59. Lois Newell died April 30, 1836. Additionally listed right after Hermon, there is a Benjamin Newell, of Pittsfield, was married Nov. 2, 1800 to Mary Colton of Capt. Ebenezer and Mirriam Colton. Their children -- Mary Colton, born Mar. 29, 1803. Hiram, born July 28. 1805. *Page references in the family history correspond with the manuscript record book in the Longmeadow archives. It is stated to help to add corrections and or additions later found and submitted to the town clerk. Regards, Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott John (IT)" <jscott@HanoverDirect.com> To: <MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:31 AM Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Springfield Ancestors > > Twas wondering if any stones exist for: > John Ferr(e)y and his wife Keziah(Clark) d. ca. 1780's LONGMEADOW or > Sheffield. > John's father Samuel Ferr(e)y and his wife Margaret Huggins > Or Joseph Clark and his wife Rebecca Loomis. Very early stones ca. 1750's > 60's > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com > [mailto:MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rusty Clark > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:55 AM > To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAHAMPDEN] Longmeadow Land Grant Map of 1645 > > Hi Sandy! > > Anything in your book about Ezra Stebbins 1731-1796 or Herman Newell d. > 1833? > > Or any discussion of the locations of the sandstone quarries that drew so > many settlers to the (east) Longmeadow area? I'm interested in the 1775 - > 1825 period. > > (You know why... gravestones!) > > Nearly all of the redstone or sandstone gravestones erected around the > greater Springfield area during that period were cut from the high-quality > Longmeadow stone. > > Thanks for anything you can share with us. > > Rusty > > > Gravestone Photo of the Day > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gravestones > > Old Bones Tombstone Gallery... > http://www.oldbones.net/cpg/index.php?cat=10014 > > West Springfield, Massachusetts ~Stories Carved In Stone~ > http://www.dogpondpress.net/stone.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandy DiNanni > To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:07 PM > Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Longmeadow Land Grant Map of 1645 > > > Todd and Friends, > I have a book titled "1783-1983 Reflections of Longmeadow" that has in it a > map of the "Land Grants of 1645, Longmeadow, MA" with the names of those > first settlers attached to their properties. The map was drawn in 1940 by > Harry Andrew Wright. The book is published by the Longmeadow Historical > Society. In the book are 1880s photos of the Keep Family farmhouse and > Colton's General Store. > It features Longmeadow personalities Samuel Colton, John Chapman, Eleazer > Williams, Stephen Williams, and Mary Ann Booth. > If I can be of any help, please ask. > Sandy Di Nanni > >