PAUL POND, son of Samuel and Hannah (Johnson) Pond, was born 17 May 1760 at Wrentham MA (Wrentham VR:268) and was baptized 15 Jun 1760. He died 11 Mar 1843 at Richmond OH. Paul married, first, 9 Jan 1784, Medway MA, CALLEY DEXTER, daughter of John Dexter. He married, second, 7 Sep 1786 at Medway MA, MEHETABEL JONES, daughter of Samuel Jones, who died 29 May 1841 at Richmond OH. Paul is said to have been present at the battle of Bunker Hill, although barely sixteen years of age. He served as a drafted man for two months in Samuel Fishers company that marched to Rhode Island, May 3, 1777, having previously served in Rhode Island for a period of twenty days in the same company of Col. Ephraim Wheelock, from April 21, 1777. He was afterwards a private with Capt. Asa Fairbanks, Col. Benjamin Hawes, in Rhode Island, from Sep. 30 to Oct. 31, 1777. He served as a six months man from Franklin and marched July 3, 1780. (Pond:37,66). He moved from Massachusetts to Sudbury VT and from there to New Hampshire, and finally to Ohio. He is listed in the 1791 and 1800 U.S. Censuses, Sudbury VT. Identified children: 1. PAUL-DEXTER, b 20 May 1784, Franklin MA; d 19 Aug 1843, Franklin MA; m 4 Feb 1808, HULDAH HILL, d 24 Dec 1855, Medway MA. Eight children. (Pond:116). 2. SIMEON, b 4 Apr 1787, Holliston MA; d 1832, Burke, Franklin Co NY; m SUSANNA EDGERLY, d 1863, Burke NY. Nine children. (Pond:116-7). 3. LEVI, b 9 Feb 1789, Sudbury VT (VR:3); d 1868 or 9; m Wdo ABIA (SHUTE) SIMPSON; moved to Stanstead CAN. Three children. (Pond:117). 4. SAMUEL, b 4 Nov 1790, Sudbury VT (VR:3); d 21 Dec 1866, Burke NY; m(1) BETSEY WALKER of Lisbon NH; m(2) LOUISA ADAMS of Whiting VT, d 1822; m(3) 18 Aug 1822, SALLY-MARIA MORSE, d 1872, Burke NY. Thirteen children born Burke NY. (Pond:117). 3. CALLA-DEXTER, b 19 May 1798, Sudbury VR (VR:16); bp 26 Jun 1808 (as Kelly, Ch:40); m 4 Jan 1816, HENRY SELLINGHAM of Woodstock VT; res 1872, Whiting VT. (Pond:66). 4. HENERY, b 8 Aug 1800, Sudbury VT (VR:16); bp 26 Jun 1808 (Ch:40); d Sep 1869, Richmond OH; m PHOEBE ABBEE, d Nov 1869. Four children. (Pond:117-8). 5. CLARISSA JONES, b 7 Dec 1803, Sudbury VT (VR:16); d in infancy. Regards, Mary Anne Z. Wheeler -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Morris [mailto:camorris@mars.ark.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:46 AM To: VTRUTLAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VTRUTLAN] Paul Pond - Sudbury c. 1790 Does anyone have information on Paul Pond in Sudbury in 1790? Was he related to the Pond's of Poultney? ==== VTRUTLAN Mailing List ==== Do you have a resource you could share with the list members? Would you be willing to do some "lookups" for a limited time period? If you would, please let the members know. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237