Hi, Just a little information here: >From Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer Worcester, Vermont Vol. 4 pg. 912 (Francis Wooster, with E.L. Hall, an old California miner, commenced gold mining in Worcester in 1875, on a small stream called Minister Brook, and took about $700 worth of gold from this mine, enough to pay their expenses, besides building a 1000 feet of sluice-boxes and in other ways preparing for 1876. During the past winter they have formed a company for carrying on their work more extensively, and will employ a large number of hands. They have leased nine farms lying on the same stream, for ten years. (Granby, Vermont Vol. 1 pg. 987 This town was named, tradition says, in honor of Lord or Earl Granby, and was chartered Oct. 10th, 1761, by King George 111 to Elihu Hall and 63 others.* (Francis Wooster jr.;) (Bloomfield, Vermont) Vol. 1 pg. 950 This town is situated on the Connecticut, River; and is bounded W. by the unorganized township of Lewis, N. by Lemington and S. by Brunswick. It was chartered by Gov. Wentworth, June 1762, under the name of Minnehead. The grantees were 63 in number* (Thomas Wooster) (Essex County) Extracts from Eben Judd's Journal (Sept. 6th, 1786) we are indebted to the Editor, who copied them from the original journal now in possession of Henry Stevens, the veteran antiquarian of the State: (Excerpt) Oct. 5th . This day had a meeting at Wooster's. Maj. Wildermad, Joseph Holdbrook confused the whole meeting and conducted in a scandalous manner; was for having Whitelaw's survey or location all broken up, and all our allotments, and said he was ashamed of such conduct. The meeting was adjourned until the next day, and the settlers of Maidstone sent for." (Oct. 6th) Another meeting at Wooster's--Holbrook continues to abuse the meeting and comes near breaking up the allotment." (Oct. 9th) Surveyed on side of the river in Maidstone. Just at sunset met a company of men on a piece of land that Mr. Shoff lived on. They held our cain-men, and said if we went on they would break our heads. We returned to Thomas Wooster's (We went on with our work until the 13th.") (Maidstone, Vermont) Vol. 1 pg. 1027(By Hon. Moody Rich The proprietors were zealous in their endeavors to promote the settlement of their lands. From the record of their meeting held March 18, 1779, I take the following. Excerpt: and they also appointed Joseph Holbrook and Arthur Wooster a committee to locate the corner boundaries of the township upon the river; and it was also voted to give them $10.00 each, besides a reasonable reward for their services, as an encouragement to their going up to the Great Coos the ensuring summer with a design to accomplish this work. And in the May following they were directed to take the advice of Col. Bailey, and if he thought proper and necessary, in order to obtain a new grant, they were empowered and directed to survey the whole township. This committee never accomplished the business for which, they were appointed. Mr. Holbrook fell in disgrace, was a source of much vexation to the proprietors, who, after years of forbearance, Voted, never thereafter to trouble him with their money or any place of trust.* In December 1774, the proprietors allowed to Arthur and Thomas Wooster each 100 acres of land. as a reward for beginning a settlement in Maidstone in 1772, agreeable to the before-mentioned vote. (Maidstone, Vermont) pg. 1028 Polly Pmanosh@pwshift.com > Looking for information on Frank WOOSTER-his wife: Angie DEMAS, they ran > a boarding house, in Lower Websterville, Barre Town, at one time. There > children I believe are as follows: Harry James WOOSTER, m. Ella SANDERS: > John Castro ALEXANDER. m.Eva WOOSTER: Carrol James JIMMO. m. Iris Belle > WOOSTER: Fredrick FORANT m. Doris Eva WOOSTER: Phillip GEORGE m. Harriet > Irma WOOSTER: Norris L l.LeCLAIR m.Arlene Angie WOOSTER. Marshall > WOOSTER. If any of these names are familiar to you please contact me. > Elaine > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >