The town history of Southampton was requested by several list subscribers. This information is going out to several list "bcc" so that there is less html and other "junk" that we dont need. The next town history will be Westfield/Montgomery within 2 weeks. Cynthia - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY by Louis Everts,1879 SOUTHAMPTON:petition of settlers for incorportation, July 8,1741. (the proprietors of Northampton actually owned what is now Southampton and their heirs,in 1730 proceeded to divide up and settle the "new precinct".) proprietors in 1730: Judah Hutchinson Ebenezer Miller Thomas Porter Nathaniel Searle Noah Sheldon Jonathan Bascom Josiah or Nathaniel Strong Noah Strong Nathan Lyman Stephen Root Elias Root Noah Clark Eleazer Hannum Gideon Parsons Ebenezer Kingsley John Alvord Phineas King David Barlett Jonathan Strong Joseph Wright Stephen Wright Robert Danks Deacon Clark Ebenezer Sheldon Waitstill Strong Jonathan Parsons Preserved Wright Aaron Clark Jonathan Strong Jonathan Miller - ------------------------------------------------------ SETTERS: names (dates and where origins, if known) 1733: Ebenezer Kingsley Porter and Hutchinson, may have been there earlier Jonathan Bascom Judah Hutchinson,tailor Thomas Porter Deacon Samuel Edwards, 1753 Eldad Pomeroy, 1732 Samuel Coleman, Rev.War soldier Nathaniel Searle, Rev.War Soldier Israel Sheldon from Northampton Noah Sheldon, brother of Israel Ezra Strong of Northampton (died 1748) Ichabod Strong of Northampton Deacon Waitstill Strong, of Northampton(grandson of Elder John Strong) Nathan Lyman from Northampton John Lyman from Northfield,Mass Samuel Burt from Northampton Roger clapp of Northampton Aaron Clark from Northampton Elisha Clark from Northampton Deacon John Clark, Northampton Jonathan Clark, of Northampton Joseph Clark,Northampton Samuell Pinch of Northampton(returned to Northampton) Selah Clark, Northampton Samuel Danks of Northampton Ebenezer French from Northampton Eleazer Hannum from Northampton Phineas King from Northampton Ebenezer Kingsley from Northampton Elias lyman from Northampton John Miller of Northampton John Wait from Northampton Moses Wright of Northampton (died unmarried in 1748) Rev.Jonathan Judd - -------------------------------------------- 1755: Church of Christ...members Samuel Pomeroy Noah Pixley Priscilla Searle Esther Wait Mary Kingsley Anna King Esther Strong Sarah Lyman Mindwell Bascom Sarah Porter Miriam Strong rachel Pomeroy Mary Searle Eunice CLark Abigail Pixley Submit Clark Mary Strong Ann Lyman Mary Sheldon Thankful Sheldon Mary French Thankful Clark Hannah Burt Eunice Wait Naomi Sheldon Hannah Clark Elizabeth Clarkq Priscilla Searle(jr) Mary Searle Mary Kentfield1 Ann Clapp Dorothy Hannum Dianah Corse Elizabeth Corse Reuben Corse Eliphaz Searl Joshua Pomeroy Abigail Searle Silence Judd Lois Pomeroy John Hannum Amos Loomis Hannah Loomis Timothy Clark Freedom Clark Elisha Pomeroy Aaron Searle Moses Searle Samuel Pomeroy,jr Ebenezer Kingsley(jr) Eleazer Hannum,jr Joseph Torrey Ebenezer French(jr) John Hannum,jr John Lyman Gideon Searle Thomas Pixley Mary French Hannah pomeroy Sarah Barker Silence Torrey Chole Kingsley Abigail Pomeroy Dea.Stephen Wright Esther Wright Obidah Frary Eunice Frary Stephen Wright,jr Samuel Clapp Mindwell Clapp Zebediah Miller Rebecca Miller mary Strong Ichabod Strong Eunice Strong Elizabeth Searl Elijah Wright Elijah Pomeroy Douglas King Noah Burt Nathaniel loomis Abner Pomeroy Ebenezer Sheldon Catherine Wright Chole Clark Sarah King Miriam strong Submit Clark,jr Sarah Strong Mary Barker Mindwell Porter Clarinda King Mary Hannum Sarah Porter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- early baptisms: Sarah,dau of Gaius Burt, July 10,1743 Naomi, dau of Israel Sheldon, Sept 9,1743 Levi, son of Nathaniel Searl, Nov 6,1743 Preserved,son of Elisha Clark, Feb 5,1744 Elisha,son of Waitstill Strong,Aug 12,1744 rachel,dau of Ebenezer Pomeroy, Aug 26,1744 Dorothy, dau of Eleazer Hannum,Aug 19,1744 Jonathan, son of Jonathan Judd, Oct 7,1744 Experience,dau of Aaron Clark, Dec 2,1744 Tamar,dau of Ezra Strong, Dec 16,1744 Next: part 2 will be the military record of French Indian war and Rev.War Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-L Cthartfo-L