This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------048767247D9A872DA72CBD94 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarding the Springfield history to Sullivan County(NH) and Windham County (VT)mail list as many ancestors from these areas too settled Springfield,Vermont area.......I have done 4 parts, you have received # 4 already......forwarding 1-2-3- Hope this helps someone tracing their ancestors in early Vermont.......... Cynthia :: --------------048767247D9A872DA72CBD94 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from earthlink.net (ip192.springfield2.ma.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.175.192]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA04675; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:52:32 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <37DFD05D.6EF5298@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:59:09 -0400 From: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> Organization: Searching ancestors in :MA-NH-VT-ME-CT-RI & N.B.,Canada List owner of Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com AND Cthartfo-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Conn River Valley <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com>, "CTHARTFO-L@ROOTSWEB.COM" <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com>, MAHAMPSH-L <MAHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com>, FRANKLIN COUNTY MASS LIST <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com>, Hampden County Mass <MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com>, vermont-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Town history: Springfield,VERMONT : part 1 Grantees-1761 and Town reps. 1778-1823 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 List: I have come across the settlement of Springfield,Vermont....please note that many of the surnames names are descendants of the settlers of : Springfield,Mass Northampton,Mass Deerfield,Ma Northfield,Ma Vernon,Vermont(formerly part of Northfield,Mass) Hatfield,Ma Deerfield,Ma Brimfield/Monson, Mass Hartford County, Conn Middlesex County,Conn (possible) The following information came from Book 1..."during the reign of King George III" 1761: Northampton,Mass. BOOK OF PROPRIETERS OF SPRINGFIELD VERMONT, Dom.1761 Name of Grantees: LOTS laid out for- Gideon Lyman Simon Parsons Phinehas Lyman Gideon Lyman,jr John Phelps,chaplin Phinehas Lyman,Esq Caleb Lyman Simeon Parsons Ebenezer Sheldon Aaron Wright oliver Lyman Nathaniel Fellows Samuel Parsons Naomi Lyman Medad Alvord Reuben Coats Seth Clarke Oliver Thomas Stephen Pomeroy Eleazar Roote Thomas Turner/Luiner(hard to read) John Burk, jun Selah Wright Jonathan Strong Selah Wright,G.L Elijah Lyman William Kenner_ay Israel Lyman Daniel Graves Gideon Lyman,Esq Elijah Lyman Josiah Peirce Elias Lyman Ephraim Wright Benjamin Parsons Elias Lyman,junr Gad/Cad Lyman John Lyman,junr Brigadier,Timothy Ruggles Joseph Little Capt James Lyman John Lyman,junr Stephen Roote Nathaniel Day Gideon Lyman,esq Richard Cutt, esq Capt John Lyman Nathaniel Phelps Samuel Marshall Elijah Lyman Deac. Samuel Mather John Nelson Theodore Atkinson,esq Joseph Newmarch,esq Bening Wentworth John Wentworth John Wentworth,esq Hunking Wentworth James Apthorp John Gouts,junr Henry Hilton Samuel Wentworth(Boston) __corporate Society __ebe Church of England __settled minister of Gospel benefit of the school - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Town representatives of Springfield,Vermont: ( History of the Town of Springfield) 1778: John Barrett and Samuel Scott 1779 and 1780 : no record 1781: Abner Bisbee and John Barrett 1782: no record 1783: Simon Stevens and George Hubbard 1784: Nathaniel Weston and Daniel Gill 1785: Nathaniel Weston 1786: Abner Bisbee 1787: Jotham White 1788: Abner Bisbee 1789 and 1790: Jothan White 1791: nathaniel Weston 1792: Daniel Gill 1793: Samuel Cobb 1794: Simon Stevens 1796-6: Lewis R.Morris 1797: Jotham White 1799-1802: Samuel Cobb 1803: Lewis Morris 1804: no record 1805-6: Lewis Morris 1809: James Davis 1810: Joseph Seldon 1811-12: Asahel Powers 1813-14: John Holton 1815-16: Leonard Walker 1819-20: Bezaleel Wood 1821-22: Jonathan Whipple 1823-4: Phineas T.Wales - -------------------------------------------------- Note: none of the spelling was changed....only one difference is the "s" looks like an "f" in the old writing...so if there is an "s" in the name, it was spelled with an "f". Note: Springfield,Vermont at this time was under the jurisdiction of New Hampshire ! (the records I found are in the town clerk's office in Springfield,Vermont) Hope this helps some of you. Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-L CTharfo-L --------------048767247D9A872DA72CBD94--