Connecticut River Valley list (and sister list): I have put several town histories on the list in the last few weeks, if there is a certain town you would like to see on the CRV list, let me know. Only the towns of Hampden Co,Hampshire Co.,and Franklin Co.,MASS. This is sent to 10 "sister" lists blind copies so everyone will not get 10 of the same message. We have had quite a number of new subscribers in the last couple weeks and if those folks would like to see a certain town, that I or another person, may have already done, email me and I just may have the town you are looking for. The histories of the towns are mainly the settlements and names of first settlers, and those who served in early wars up to the Revolutionary War, no later. For those not familiar with the migrations of the early settlers...you will find the names in the town histories from Connecticut and Massachusetts who settled later in Vermont,and New Hampshire. =============================================== HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY by Louis Everts: 1879 The town of Amherst was formerly part of Hadley and the earliest settlers were from Hadley, Hatfield, and Northampton. ( Hadley and Hatfield were settled by settlers from Windsor,Wethersfield,and Hartford,Conn., which were settled by settlers from Dorchester, Watertown, and Cambridge ) The following list consist of lots that were given to the settlers. The Hatfield and Hadley settlers are marked with * and who were the earliest setters. the rest were the "outsiders" are not marked: 1730 and later: Jonathan Marsh Samuel Nash Ebenezer Nash Samuel Marsh * Ephraim Nash Samuel Crow Thomas Selden John Selden William Rooker Joseph Smith Widow Craft Samuel Dickinson* William Williams* John Cole* John Graves* Stephen Belding* Ebenezer Billings* Samuel Belding* Daniel Warner* Widow Warner* Joseph Smith* Ebenezer Wells* Nathaniel White John Smith(tailor) John Preston Nathaniel Warner Daniel Hubbard Col.Samuel Partrigg* Samuel Partrigg,jr Samuel and Ebenezer Moody John Ingram,sr John Ingram,jr Samuel Ingram Nathaniel Ingram Jonathan Ingram Thomas Goodman John Smith(orphan) Samuel Barnard Samuel Church Josiah Church Joseph Church John Taylor,sr John Taylor,jr Eleazar Warner John Hilyard(Hillard?) William Brown Nathaniel Dickinson* Edward Church* Samuel Smith,sr James Smith Preserved Smith Samuel Gaylord William gaylord Wid.Hannah Porter Samuel Porter Hezekiah Porter John Porter Experience Porter Ichabod Porter Peter Montague John Goodman Aaron Cook,esq Thomas Hovey Westwood Cook Samuel Cook Moses Cook Samuel Boltwood Daniel Marsh Thomas Dickinson Dea.Samuel Smith John Montague Isaac Warner Daniel Warner Widow Cooke Ensign Chileab Smith Samuel Smith(son of Ch) Luke Smith Ebenezer Smith John Smith Isaac Chauncey town lot: 60 acres George Stillman Ichabod Smith Jacob Warner Coleman John Kellogg Edward Kellogg Lieut. Joseph Kellogg Nathaniel Kellogg Samuel Russell Jonathan Russell John Nash Joseph Nash Thomas Nash* Neh'h Dickinson Timothy Eastman Peter Tilton - ----------------------------- Part II within a week... Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley