Hi Bob Goodrich - you started at the right place. I have the bicentennial editon of A Gazzetteer of Vermont Heritage, published by National Survey, Chester Vt and it says this about Bridgewater: "Pioneers began to settle here in 1779. Deacon Asa Jones did the first surveying and moved his family into town on hand sleds the next winter." Gold was discovered in 1851, later discotinued.. Lead, soapstone and grren talc also were mined here. Zadock Thompson was born here, (he was a Vermont scholar), Hezekiah Smith also born here, founder of Smithville NJ, and Henry G. Smith a railroad owner and capitalist. According to F. W. Beers' 1869 maps of Windsor County, Bridgewater's second settler was Amos Mendall, he married Deacon Jones' daughter. First sawmill was erected by George Joseph Boyce in 1784. A Mr. Southgate started first gristmill in 1780, Joseph Boyce had the first framed house. The first town meeting was held and the town organized March 30th 1785, John Hawkins was chosen town clerk. Population of Bridgewater in 1860 was 1292. Are you looking for any special names, I have the F. W. Beers' maps of 1869 which include names of house owners. I am not sure whether there is History of Bridgewater published, I am sure someone out there will know. BECKY Tucker in Weathersfield and Ludlow.

Hi Rooters; I'm new to this list and would like to know about the origin of Bridgewater VT. Is there info on the founders of the area. Where should I start? Thanks, Bob Goodrich

List: in the future, all town histories/vital records will be sent bcc to keep down the non-essential clutter. Any questions,contact me. Reminder: the dates are mixed due to many pages missing in the book. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEVERETT FIRST BOOK OF RECORDS: by Walter Gunn,Town clerk; 1812 MARRIAGE--and -- INTENTIONS "an intention of marriage between mr.henry Brizzie,resident of Leverett and Miss Lucina Tilden of Montague hath been entered with me and public notification thereof given in the town of Leverett fourteen days prior to this date here of as the law directs" (signed) Samuel D.King,town clerk, dated Oct 15,1831" Henry Brizzie of Leverett int: Oct 15,1831 Lucina Tilden of Montague - --------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Graham of Sunderland int: Jan 2,1832 Sylvia D.Hemingway of ___? - -------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Montague of Leverett int: Jan 7,1832 Hannah Stevens of Townsend - ------------------------------------------------------------ Giles Hubbard of Leverett int: June 11,1832 MRS.Eunice Webster of Sullivan,N H - -------------------------------------------------------------- Ephraim Locke of Wendell int: Aug 18,1832 Mrs.Pamela Curtis of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------- ___Stillman of Leverett int: Dec 1,1832 Aurelia Field of Leverett - ---------------------------------------------------------------- John Briggs of New Salem int: Feb 9,1833 Anna Beaman of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Maxwell of Andover,Ma int: Sept 15,1833 Eliza H.Ball of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Roswell Hubbard of Leverett int: Sept 16,1833 Lucy W.Abbott of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Montague of Leverett int: Oct 15,1833 Lovina Newton of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Huron Hawley of ?? int: Oct 15,1833 Esther Sanderson of ?? - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ################################################## town clerk: Stillman Field Albert Newton of Leverett int: Dec 24, 1834 Lucinda Brown of Leverett - -------------------------------------------------------------- Luther H.Moor of Leverett int: Dec 24,1834 Polly F.Nutting of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Austin L.Marsh of Sunderland int: Feb 1,1835 Maryett Field of Leverett =----------------------------------------------------------------------- Easting S.Field of Leverett int: June __,1835 Edith Crocker of Sunderland - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis L.White of ?? int: Sept 28,1835 Lucy Woodbury of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ########################### town clerk: Butler Wilmarth Israel W.Knight of Ashburnham,Mass int: April 25,1836 Tryphosa M.Moore of Leverett - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Abner Leland of Wolliston,Mass int: April 25, 1836 Julia M.Graves of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ################ town clerk: Jefferson Moore Alden C.Field of Leverett int: Apr 25,1836 Lucina Adams of Shutesbury - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel H.Holden of Leverett int: June 13,1836 Nancy Hawley Cole of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Orville Sherwin of Buckland married: Mar 30,1839 Phebe Fellows of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiram Larned of Leverett married Mar 30,1839 Abby Penniman of Warwick - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zebina Hawley,jr of Amherst married: April 6,1839 Betsy M.Glazier of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ichabod Cole of Leverett married: May 17,1839 Chole Gardner of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salisbury Commings of Leverett married May 25,1839 Achsah S.E.Cole of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roderick Noble of Shutesbury married: Nov 4,1839 Harriet Beals of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Pike of Leverett married: OCt 30,1839 Mary Parmer of Prescott(under Quabbin) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Glazier of Leverett married:5-12-1839 Eliza Ball of Wendell - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elijah Wales of Leverett married: Dec 9,1839 Harriate Glazier of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Putnam of Leverett married: Jan 6,1840 Sarah F. Bangs of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josiah Rice,jr of Leverett married: Jan 27,1840 Mary Hemenway of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles A.Ball of Leverett married: Mar 9,1840 Naomi A.Ingraham of Leverett - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Gardner of Leverett married: Apr 7,1840 Lorana Brizzee of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Cummings of Leverett mar: May 18,1840 Nancy Mecolley - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeremiah W.Hobart of Amherst mar: May 25,1840 Nancy Macomber of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac W.Cole of Leverett mar: Sept 7,1840 Abigail Gardner of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frary Field of Leverett mar: Sept 14,1840 Julie A.Cumins same - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asa Pratt of Sunderland mar: Feb 12,1806 Susannah parker of Sunderland - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eliada Felt of Leverett mar: Oct 16,1806 Hannah Clary same - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Haskins of New Salem mar: Aug 31,1807 Electa Gunn of Montague - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Newton of Carzenovia,NY mar: Jan 12,1807 Absah Smith of Montague - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zenas Wright of Montague mar: Nov 3,1807 Nancy Willis of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orange Barlett of Montague mar: Jan 11,1813 Charlotte Courtis of Montague - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elijah Gardner of Leverett mar: Aug 5,1807 Nabby Holden of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eluna Martin of Leverett mar: Mar 28,1808 Persis Paine of Montague - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Clark of Belchertown mar: May 3,1808 Parmella Lee of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Jones of Leverett mar: Jan 15,1814 Patty More of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chester Ballard of Wendell mar; Jan 30,1815 Susan Pirce of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Puffer of Sunderland mar: Sept 4,1809 Eunice Osgood of Sunderland - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua Marsh of Montague mar: Jan 21,1809 Abigal Clary of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alpheus May of Conway mar: Nov 18,1810 Pheba Morse of Conway - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Torey of Leverett mar: Apr 4,1810 Submit Pratt of Leverett - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Butterfield of Leverett mar: Oct 31,1811 Patty Church of Sunderland - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Rice of Leverett mar: Nov 21,1811 Eunice gardner of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvin Sever Boutwell of Leverett mar: Nov 25,1811 Salley Pierce of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judah Wright of Montague mar: Apr 6,1812 Emeline Montague of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Courtis of Leverett mar: Jan 25,1812 Hannah Ripley of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Pratt of Leverett mar: Mar 6,1813 Relief Pratt of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Woodbury of Leverett mar: Jan 18,1813 Eunice Osgood of Sunderland - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Gunn of Sunderland mar: Mar 4,1813 Esther Hatch of Sunderland - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ############ town clerk: Freegrace Raynolds Lucius Gilbert of Leverett mar: Oct 21,1835 Eliza Comins of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Dudley of Leverett mar: Oct 22,1835 Emeline Maynard of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ransom Field of Leverett Nov 18,1835 Lovisa Stephens of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison Field of Leverett Dec 16,1835 Persis J.Moore of Leverett #################### no spelling has been altered...all exactly the same as in the book mar:= marriage int:=intentions (all towns in Mass unless specified otherwise) Cynthia cyndylou3@earthlink.net listowner: ct-river-valley-l cthartfo-l

List: This list of Leverett marriages will be mixed as far as dates go...I have only part of the town clerk's record book, many pages are missing. Again,this is sent to several list, if you get more than 1, delete rest. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM THE LEVERETT FIRST BOOK OF RECORDS by Walter Gunn,1812 *** Intentions *** Filed by E.S.Darling: town clerk Jeremiah F.Dickinson of Hadley Nov 24,1827*** Miss mary Stockwell of Leverett - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Lyman Woodbury of Leverett Jan 3,1830*** Maria Butler of Shutesbury - --------------------------------------------------------------- George Ely of West Springfield Jan 18,1830*** Anna M.Comins of Shutesbury - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Marsh of Leverett Feb 15,1830*** Malinda Severence of Leverett ################################################################### following filed by: Samuel D.King, town clerk Levi Gardner late of Leverett May 24,1830*** Nancy Wheeler Greenwich (greenwich now under Quabbin Reservoir) - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Josiah Rice Leverett May 26,1830*** Lydia Morton Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------- Nye G.Morse of Sunderland Aug 23,1830*** Lousia Glazier of Leverett - --------------------------------------------------------------- Lyman Keet/Keat of Leverett Nov 29,1830*** Hannah Wilder of Springfield - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jefferson Moore of Leverett Feb 7,1831 *** Abigail Hemingway of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Elisha Beaman,jr of Leverett Feb 7,1831*** Nancy Hobart - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ephraim Butler of Leverett Apr 5,1831 *** Elmira Hunting of Shutesbury - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jason C.Gardner of Leverett may 23,1831 *** Cynthia Pratt of Leverett - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- George W.Merchant of Leverett Aug 29,1831*** Achsah Leland of Montague - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Loring Briggs of Shutesbury Sept 12,1831*** Sarah Hawley of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Asa B.Strong of Springfield Sept 24,1831*** Caroline Broad of Leverett - ------------------------------------------------------------------ ##################### Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley CTHARTFO-L

As ususual you may get mulitple mailings of the town history OR vital records if you subscribe to 1 or more of the list shown, if so, just DELETE . - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taken from: Leverett First Book of Records by Walter Gunn,town clerk,1812 "Elijah Montague a native of the town of Leverett was on the 6th day of June 1798, ordained to the Pastoral care of the Baptist Church of Christ in Leverett and Montague and by him the following Persons have been visibly joined in the Bonds of mariage" Aug 8,1798: Andrew Gardner and Theodosia Kimbull Wesson(both of Templeton,Ma) Oct 8,1798: Darden Ashley of Shutesbury Susannah Turner of Leverett Jan 14,1799: George Fuller of Boyalston Lydia Winslow of Montague Oct 19,1799: Benjamin Brooks of Montague Experience Lathum of Montague Mar 20,1799: Jonathan Jones of Leverett Polly Miller of Leverett Mar 29,1801: Benjamin Glazier of Leverett Anna Ashley of Shutesbury Dec 14,1799: Lucius Gunn of Sunderland Marcy Jones of leverett May 30,1801: Ira Landfair of Deerfield Sally Graves of Leverett Jan 27,1802: Benjamin Gardner of Leverett Sarah Rand of Wendell - ------------------------------------------------------------ Levi Moore of Leverett intentions filed: Nov 20,1810 Lucy Saunderson of Whately Josiah Dudley,town clerk - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henry Rider both of Leverett: intentions filed Mar 7,1811 Patty Lothridge Josiah Dudley,town clerk - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noah Torrey of Leverett intentions filed: mar 30,1811 Lucy Stowell of Shutesbury Josiah Dudley,town clerk - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac H.Bangs of Leverett int. Apr 10,1811 Peggy Howard of Leverett certified: Apr 24,1811 Walter Gunn,town clerk - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaddeus Scott of Hatfield int. Apr.22,1811 Rachel Doty of Leverett certified: May 17,1811, Walter Gunn,town clerk - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luther Munsel late of E.Windsor,Ct. int: Apr 23, 1811 Lydia Smith of Leverett cert: May 13,1811 Walter Gunn,Town clerk - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luther Cole of Peru,Berkshire Co. int: Nov 7,1811 Sarah Aires of Leverett cert: Dec 1811 Walter Gunn,town clerk - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jermiah Morton of Hatfield int: Feb 8,1812 Phila Abbot of Leverett certif: Apr 8,1812 married by: Rufus Graves, J.P. Walter Gunn,town clerk - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asa Park of Winchester,Conn int: June 26,1825 Persis Wood of Leverett certif: July 11,1825 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nath'l Cole of Leverett int: July 1,1825 Elizabeth Gardner of Leverett certif: July __,1825 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Levi Pratt of Leverett int: 14 days before Thankful Fisk of New Salem certif: Sept 28,1828 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elijah P.Ober of Leverett intentions filed: 14 days before Susannah Richardson of Shutesbury certif: Jan 30,1826 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dickman Hubbard of ??? int: may 20,1826 Elizaabeth C.Field of ?? certif: June 4,1826 attest: Zebina M.Ball,town clerk - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simeon Montague of Leverett int: Monday,Oct 3,1826 Sybel Leland of Leverett certif: Oct 15,1826 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enos Graves of Leverett int: Friday,Oct 13,1826 Sophia Moreton of Leverett? certif: Oct 31,1826 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gideon Turner of Leverett int: Thursday, Nov 9,1826 Submit Taylor of Montague certif: Nov 24,1826 "on the same day, Nov 9,I caused public notice to be given of said intentions by posting up a notification on the dorr of the south Meeting house accord to law" attest: Zebina M.Ball, town clerk - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elijah Montague of Worcester,Mass int: 14 days before Theodosia Rowe of Leverett certif: Mar 19,1827 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Nutting of Leverett int: mar 5,1827 Nancy Matthews of Leverett certif: Mar 27,1827 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horatio Watson of Leverett int: 14 days before Sarah Leach of Shutesbury certif: Apr 8,1827 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard of Leverett int: 14 days before Lucy Turner of Leverett May 10,1827 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ all 1827 marriages igned by Eliphalet S.Darling,town clerk *************************************************************************** Silas Ball of Leverett int: 14 days before Miranda Bartlett Leverett May 15,1827 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russel Willson of Amherst int: 14 days before Mary Hare of Leverett June 25,1827 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse Hildreth of Leverett int: 14 days before Miss Rachel Fisk of Dana Oct 30,1827 (note: Dana today is under Quabbin Reservoir) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis M.Gardner of Leverett int: 14 days before Mary Holden of Wendell Nov 20,1827 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- all the above marriages signed by Eliphalet S.Darling,town clerk ######################################### Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley CTHARTFO-L

This is being sent to the mailing lists that may have ancestors from Leverett, Franklin Co., Mass. If you subscribe to 2 or more of the list above, you will get mulitiple postings...just hit delete. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Book of Records by Walter Gunn,town clerk, 1812 (spelling is just as written in the book no changes have been made) Leverett: incorporated: March 5, 1774 (was part of Sunderland) bounded: north by Montague and Wendell east by Shutesbury south by Shutesbury and Amherst west by Sunderland villages: Leverett, Hillsboro, North Leverett, Moore's Corner, East Leverett Settled: about 1750 Early settlers: Nathan Adams Joseph Hubard Elisha Clary Moses Graves Isaac Marshall Solomon Gould Jonathan Hubbard Richard Montague ____Wilde Joseph Clary Joel Smith Absalom Scott Jeremiah Woodbury Those in town during time of incorporation --1774 Jonathan Hubbard Joseph Clary Moses Graves Joseph Clary,jr Nathan Adams Elisha Clary John Keet Jonathan Graves Jonathan Field Absalom Scott Daniel Smith William Field Jonathan Field,jr Jeremiah Woodbury Jonathan Field,3rd Joel Smith Sephen Ashley Solomon Gould Josiah Cowls(Coles) Moses Keep Seth Field - ------------------------------------------------------------- births: WEEKS: Ammiel and Sarah Cynthia b. June 10,1785 Eunice b. Feb 1,1787 Susannah b. Feb 20, 1789 COLES (crossed over and changed to Cowles) Burden and Sarah(Gardner) Reuben b. Sept 26, 1798 Roxa(nna) b. May 30, 1800 Webster b. Sept 21,1801 Almira b. Feb 13,1803 Nathaniel b., b. Oct 26, 1802 Abigail b. ..no date Asa b. Oct 21,1808 Rebecca..no date Lorinda..no date Nancy H. Sept 9,1914 Ichabod b. Dec 26,1815 THAYER: Deacon Hoshua born Aug 15,1758 in Milford,Mass Sarah Courtis born May 3, 1758 in Holiston,Mass. married: June 15, 1780 had the following children: Bethia born Aug 8,1781 at Milford Chapin b. Nov 14,1783 at Milford Jacob b. Aug 9,1786 died Aug 2,1816 Sarah b. May 15,1789 Achsah b. April 9, 1792 died Dec 8,1843 Judith b. Aug 15,1794 Martha b. Dec 17,1796 died Sept 4,1798 Joshua,jr. b. April 6, 1799 Elizabeth Courtis b. Dec 5,1803 Deacon Joshua Thayer departed from this life Dec 2, 1812 Sarah,wife of Joshua died April 20, 1822 --------------------- GARDNER: Lewis M. and Mary Catherine b. Sept 30, 1828 Mary Ann b. May 11, 1830 Hannah H. b. June 27,1832 - ----------------------------------- GARDNER,ANDREW and (wife name not given) Nabby b. Feb 26, 1775 Andrew b. Sept 21, 1777 Benjamin b. Mar 30, 1779 died Jan 18,1808 Sarah b. July 30, 1780 Elizabeth b, July 18,1782 died Apr.19,__ John b. Apr 5, 1784 died July 18, 1791 Charles b. Feb 27,1786 Caty b. Oct 7,1787 died May 16,1815 Elijah b. Aug 4,1788 Henry b. Noc 30,1790 died Sept 18, 1791 Eunice b. Sept 20, 1791 - -------------------------------------------- GARDNER: Jason and Cynthia Joseph b. Jan 1, 1833 Julia--twin - ------------------------------------------ GARDNER: Elijah born Aug 4, 1788 Nabby Holden,wife, born July 4, 1788 married Aug 5,1807, by Elder Elijah Montague children: Lewis More born Oct 10, 1808 Jason Courtis b. Aug 18, 1810 Elizabeth b. Aug 3, 1812 Daniel White b. Sept 12, 1814 Clary b. Dec 24,1816 Elijah b. Aug 8, 1819 Lucy b. Oct 7, 1821 Nabby b. Feb 8,1824 Sophia b. July 5, 1826 Isaac Holden..b. Nov 2, 1828 Tryphosa M. b. Dec 1, 1832 - ------------------------------------------- BOUTWELL: Ebenezer and Mary William born and died: Oct 5, 1803 Mary b. Oct 15, 1804 Roxanna b. May 16, 1806 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WOODBURY: Isaac born Dec 11,1788 Eunice,wife, born Apr.1,1793 married: no information written in Atemas Osgood..born Aug 2, 1813 Isaac Ward..b. July 12, 1815 Lucy..b, May 30, 1817 John Elmer..b. Feb 28,1820 died June 7,1821 Samuel Stillman..b. Apr 20,1822 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOD: Alden and Pheby (difficult to read maiden name..looks like Fitts) Mary Lucy b. July 26, 1819 died Feb 13, 1820 Asa b. Apr 12, 1820 Lucy Abbot b. Nov 24, 1822 died Sept 25,1824 James Fitts b. July 11,1825 Ira Wood b. Feb 11,1828 Horace b. June 12,1830 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLOGG: Henry and Susan (looks like Broad/Proad) marriage intentions filed 1823..no further information written children: Olive Marilla: born July 2, 1824 Charles Henry: b. Nov 16,1826 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GARDNER: Jason and Cynthia (Pratt) marriage int.filed in 1831 Joseph Julia twins: Jan 1, 1833 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 2 .....marriages.......to be continued Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-l@rootsweb.com CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------EE6FB8D5F0912EAD04F428B2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FORWARDING from the Hartford County , Conn mailing list... if you subscribe to 2 or more of the above list, you will get mulitple postings...keep one and delete the rest. This is the list of settlers who were living in Windsor,Conn by 1640.....there are many surnames that you will recognize throughout the Conn-Mass-Vt-and western NH migrations that settled along the Connecticut River towns Windsor was actually settled in 1633-5,does anyone have the listing of the original settlers and where they came from ? Thanks Anne for contributing ! Cynthia listowner CTHARTFO-L Ct-River-Valley-L --------------EE6FB8D5F0912EAD04F428B2 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by toucan.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA23459; Sun, 22 Aug 1999 19:32:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id TAA10233; Sun, 22 Aug 1999 19:32:29 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 19:32:29 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: "afutch" <afutch@prodigy.net> From: "afutch" <AFUTCH@prodigy.net> Old-To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 22:30:45 -0400 Message-ID: <01beed0f$81185360$5ee39cd1@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Subject: [CTHARTFO] Windsor early settlers Resent-Message-ID: <n_QxxD.A.vfC.9KLw3@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/162 X-Loop: CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CTHARTFO-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Can't help with the Wethersfield early settlers but these were the settlers in Windsor, CT, 1640. First Settlers of Windsor, CT as recorded in Town Records of 1640. Henry Wolcott, Esq. Humphrey Pinney Thomas Dibble Richard Vore Bigot Egleston Edward Griswold Daniel Clark Roger Ludlow, Esq. John Porter John Taylor Aaron Cook Owen

List: I am repeating the early Springfield , Hampden Co.,Mass settlers due to the witches of Springfield that I put out on the lists last week. There have been numerous new subscribers that did not get the early town histories of settlers that I have been putting out since June. Also as usual...this is being sent out to several list...if you subscribe to two or more of the named list, you will get that many emails of the same.....just delete ( all subject headings will be the same) -------------------------- Settlers of Springfield, Mass by 1640 Many of these settlers became settlers of Hadley, Brimfield,Northampton,and other Connecticut River Valley(Mass) towns: 1635/6: from Roxbury,Mass: William Pynchon William Blake Thomas Woodford Thomas Ufford Henry Smith Jehu Burr John Cable John Reader Matthew Mitchell Samuel Butterfield Edmund Wood Jonas Wood Roger Ludlow John Searle Thomas Horton Thomas Mirack (Merrick?) Rowland Stebbins Rev.Samuel Chapin/Chapen John Matthews - ------------------------------------ after 1636/7 to 1640: John Leonard Robart Ashley John Woodcock Richard Everit John Alline(allin/Allen) Henry Burt Henry Gregory ___Chapman Samuell Hubbard Good: Bridgeman Samuel Wright Roger Pritchard William Warriner Rowl Stebbins Thomas Stebbins Will Warrner Rich: Sikes Widow Horton Eliz: Holyoke Elizur Holyoke Jon Dover Jno.Debble thomas Cooper Jno. Dober Rog.Ashley Alex. Edwards Jno.Clarke Katherine Johns Jno.Herman Nath. Bliss Wid.Haynes/Haines Tho. Thomson Rich: Exell Jos. Parsons Jno. Matthews Will. Branch Geo. Colton Grif. Jones Reice Bedortha Will. Vahan (Vaughan) Benj. Cooley Hugh Parsons Jno.Lumbard/Lombard Thomas Bridgeman Benjamin Munn James Osbourne(Osborne) Margaret Bliss Jonathan taylor Thomas Cooper Miles Morgan Francis Ball James Bridgeman John Hurmon George Langton Jonathan Burt First minister: Rev.George moxon first recorded marriage: 1640- Elizur Holyoke and Mary Pynchon Resources: Springfield 1636-1886: History of Town and City: Mason Green Cynthia listowner: Ct-River-Valley-L CTHARTFO-L

Carol: I am forwarding your email to my Conn River Valley list and the other "sister lists" so others can see your Smith who was excuted for witchcraft.......maybe there is another person on one of the lists that share your Smith name. Cynthia Listmanager Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com Carol Houghton wrote: Hello List My 8th Grandfather was Phillip Smith of Hadley and the following is a exerpt that I have in my files of his death "by witchcraft". Philip SMITH - b. Apr. 30, 1632; bap. Nov. 1632, Hadleigh, Suffolk, England; d. Jan. 10, 1684/5, Hadley, MA, being "murdered with a hideous witchcraft," in the words of Cotton Mather. Son of Samuel SMITH and Elizabeth SMITH. Married about 1657, Wethersfield, CT. The following extracts provide the story of the death of Philip SMITH. >From The Magnalia Christi Americana, by Cotton Mather - 1702. Mr. Philip Smith, aged about 50 years, a son of eminently virtuous parents, a deacon of a church in Hadley, a member of the General Court, a justice in the County Court, a selectman for the affairs of the town, a Lieutenant of the troop, and which crowns all, a man for devotion, sanctity, gravity, and all that was honest, exceeding exemplary. Such a man was in the winter of the year 1684, murdered with an hideous witchcraft, that filled all those parts of New England, with astonishment. He was, by his office concerned about relieving the indigences of a wretched woman in the town; who being > dissatisfied at some of his just cares about her, expressed herself unto him > in such a manner, that he declared himself thenceforth apprehensive of > receiving mischief at her hands. Early in January, he began to be very > valetudinarious. He shewed such weanedness from the weariness of the world, > etc.... While he remained yet of a sound mind, he solemnly charged his > brother to look well after him. Be sure (said he) to have a care for me.... > There shall be a wonder in Hadley.... In his distress he exclaimed much upon > the young woman aforesaid, and others, as being seen by him in the room. > Some of the young men in the town being out of their wits at the strange > calamities thus upon one of their most beloved neighbors, went three or four > times to give disturbance unto the woman thus complained of; and all the > while they were disturbing her, he was at ease, and slept as a weary man; > yea, these were the only times they perceived him to take any sleep in all > his illness. Gally pots of medicine provided for the sick man were > unaccountably emptied: audible scratchings were made about the bed, when his > hands and feet lay wholly still, and were held by others. They beheld fire > sometimes on the bed; and when the beholders began to discourse of it, it > vanished away. Divers people actually felt something often stir in the bed, > at a considerable distance from the man; it seemed as big as a cat, but they > could never grasp it. Several trying to lean on the bed's head, tho' the > sick man lay wholly still, the bed would shake so as to knock their heads > uncomfortably. Mr. Smith dies; the jury that viewed his corpse found a > swelling on one breast, his back full of bruises, and several holes that > seemed made with awls. After the opinion of all had pronounced him dead, his > countenance continued as lively as if he had been alive; his eyes closed as > in a slumber, and his nether jaw not falling down. Thus he remained from > Saturday morning about sunrise, till Sabbathday in the aftenoon. When those > who took him out of the bed, found him still warm, tho' the season was as > cold as had almost been known in any age; and a New England winter does not > want for cold. But on Monday morning they found the face extremely tumified > and discolored. It was black and blue, and fresh blood seemed running down > his cheek upon the hairs. Divers noises were also heard in the room where > the corpse lay; as the clattering of chairs and stools, whereof no account > could be given. This was the end of so good a man. > > >From History of Hadley, by Sylvester Judd - 1863. > > Mary Webster, the woman who disturbed Philip Smith, was sent to Boston, > tried for witchcraft, and acquitted. The young men of Hadley tried an > experiment upon her. They dragged her out of the house, hung her up until > she was near dead, let her down, rolled her some time in the snow, and at > last buried her in it, and there left her. But she survived, and died in > 1696. No inhabitant of Hampshire Co. was ever executed for witchcraft. > > Carol Sherman Houghton > > Researching: Sherman, Briggs, Smith, Dexter, Carpenter, Lovejoy, > Matthewson, Hall, Mosher in MA, RI and ME > Houghton, Franklin, Palmer, Moore, Jewell, Rickerson in Pa, WVa, Va and NY > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > ============================== > Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! > Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp

Connecticut River Valley and "sister list": As usual this is being sent to several list blind copy so you will only get what you subscribe to not all 12 lists. I list only names and dates of early settlers and up to the War of 1812...no later. Do not ask me to do look ups for Wilbraham as all the names are listed below. Spelling is exactly as shown in the book...no changes made - ---------------------------------------------------- HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY by Louis Everts; 1879 Wibraham: formerly part of Springfield First settler: Nathaniel Hitchcock, 1730 following settlers: Noah Alvord,1732 Moses Burt, 1733 Daniel Warner,1734 Prior to 1741: Samuel Warner, Samuel Stebbins, David Merrick, David Chapin, John Jones, Abel Bliss, daniel Lamb, Thomas Merrick,David Warriner,Isaac Brewer, Moses Bartlett,, Aaron Parsons, Daniel Parsons, Cornelius Webb, benjamin Warriner, Benjamin Wright, Henry Wright, Thomas Glover, Joseph Sikes. After 1741: Jonathan Ely, Caleb Stebbins,, Daniel Caldwell, Joseph Sikes, Philip Lyon, Benoni Atchinson, Ezra Barker First child born: Comfort Warner,15 March 1734 (father:Daniel) First death: David Jones, Aug 19,1736 (son of David and Hannah) Established as town of Wilbraham : Jan 6,1741 Miitary: 1754: French-Indian War Capt Samuel Day, Lieut. Thomas Merrick, Ensign, Abel Bliss, soldiers: John Langdon, Timothy Wright,Philip Lyon, William King(jr), Daniel Cadwell, Paul Langdon, isaac Colton, Aaron Bliss, Aaron Alvord, Benjamin Warriner, Samuel Warner, Aaron Parsons, Benoni Atchinsons, Moses Bartlett, Thomas Dunham, Paul Hitchcock, Samuel Warner(jr), Samuel Warner (sr), Moses Warriner. Revolution: Capt: James Warriner, Lieut.Wm King, John Hitchcock,Lieut; sargents: Enos stebbins,Thomas King,Aaron Alvord, soldiers: Eleazer Smith, Samuel Day, Joshua Chaffee, Samuel Merrick, Asa Chaffee, Isaac Morris, Moses Colton, Chileab Merrick, Jonathan Cooley, Isaac Dunham, Ezekiel Russell, Reuben Thayer, Benjamin Farnham, Comfort Chaffee, Jesse Warner, Jesse Carpenter, Joshua Jones, Rowland Crocker, Darius Chaffee, Ebenezer Cadwell, Joshua Eddy, Enos Clark, Ezekiel Wright, Calvin Stebbins,Thomas Coleman, Gideon Burt, Abel King, Charles Brewer, Benjamin Colton, John Stearns., Otherniel Hitchock, Charles Ferry, Jonathan Sikes, Seth Clark, Abner Chapin, Nathan Sikes, Moses Simons, Phanuel Warner, Daniel Somers, Daniel Simons, Simon Stacy, John Chaffee, Ephriam Wright, Josiah Somers, John Davis, Reuben Shayler, Nathaniel Mighets, Ephriam Dunham, Joseph Dunham, Benjamin Chubb, Moses Rood, Eli Beebe, Simon Bates, Daniel Parsons, Robert MCMaster, John McLean, Stephen Wright, Joseph Abbott, Medad Stebbins, Luther Bliss, Ebenezer Steward, Zadock Bebee, Jesse Carpenter, John and Jabez Hancock, Isaac Morris, Moses Stebbins, James Shaw, Daniel Chapin,Judah Chapin,Jesse Lamphere, John Stebbins, Perez Hancock, Joseph Sexton, Gad lamb, Gordon Percival, Jonathan Leech, Luther Hitchcock, Jonathan Merrick, Benjamin Howard, Solomon Loomis, George Cooley, Timothy Worthington, Daniel Swetland, Solomon Lothrop, Oliver King, Jabin Cooley, David Wood, John Chatterton, Lemuel Whitney, Elijah Parsons, Judah Ely, Edward Morris, Judah Willey, David White, Matthew Keep, Asa Simonds, Aaron Howard, Levi Bannister, Paul Newton, John Calkins, Moses Albert, John Huntley, Joseph Cutt(colored), Zadock Benton, David Allin, Daniel Mason, John J.Sikes, Ethan Smith, Seth Warner, Ebenezer Thomas, Titus Amidon, Henry Wright, John Orcutt, Joseph Bumpsted, Zenas Cone, Gaius Stebbins, Kitteridge Davis, Emmons Lillie, Jonas Banton, Samuel Lyon, John Raymont, Asa Woodworth, Peleg Burdick, Phineas mason, Nathan Ainsworth, Jotham Carpenter, Chester Morris, Johnson Richardson, James Richardson, Jesse Elwell, Elphilet Hodges, Francis West, Caesar Merrick(colored), Oliver Sexton, Asa Hill, John Twing, Israel Conant Shays Rebellion:: no names given, "only a few were engaged in it" War of 1812: Ralph Bennett, Stephen Caldwell, Josel Lyman, Eleazer Hitchcock, Robert Sessions, Phineas Burr, and Solomon Jones. --------------------------- Cynthia list manager Ct-River-Valley-L

A Book on Witchcraft The Devil in the Shape of a Woman By Carol E Karlson Copyright 1987 Published by Vintage Books Jane Hopkins was first brought before the magistrate March 1638. Massachusetts Bay executed its first witch in 1648. She was Margaret Jones. At least 344 persons were accused of witchcraft in New England between 1620-1725. Mary and Hugh Parsons is on page 22. Al Martin, with links to Hanna Martin (Martyn) step daughter of Susanna Martin. ---Original Message----- From: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> To: VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com <VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 19, 1999 12:08 AM Subject: Witchcraft in Springfield and Hadley, Mass: 1650/1--anyone here in your family ? >Connecticut River Valley List: (and sister lists) > > How many of you know that there was a witchcraft frenzy in >Springfield,Hampden County,Mass in 1650/1.......40 years before the >Salem >witchcraft trials ? > > "Ironically 2 women of the same name: Mary Parsons was involved. > One was Mary Lewis who married a Hugh Parsons > The other, Mary Bliss who married Joseph Parsons > > Mary(Lewis) was tried in 1651. She was a Catholic who had been >separated from a previous husband for 7 years and got permission to >remarry, and the 2nd husband was Hugh Parson who owned a sawmill and was >a brick mason. > Mary and Hugh had 2 children who died in infancy. It's suspected >that the 2nd death drove Mary out of her mind. She accused Hugh of >witchcraft and murder. Hugh was also accused by another woman in town >who was convienced that Hugh put a spell on her. Mary later broke >downand confessed to consorting with Satan and to killing her own baby, >and was sent to Boston for trial. > > At the time,according to Picard, a historian at the Storrowton >Village >in West Springfield, there had been several stories of mothers in >Connecticut smothering their babies and the courts took a hard line on >them. Mary Lewis Parsons was condemned to death, not for witchcraft >but for infanticide. When the jailers came to take Mary to the >scaffold, she was so ill she couldnt move, they came back the next day >and she was dead ( doesnt say how). > > In the meantime, Mary's husband Hugh had been in jail for a year and >the jury convicted him of witchcraft but the court in Boston acquitted >him in 1652. > > The other Mary(Bliss)and her husband Joseph Parsons, lived in the >area what is now Longmeadow. This Mary apparently was high handed and >haughty. Her speech was "forcible and she had domineering ways". When >they lived in Springfield, Mary had walked around at night, and >exhibiting other odd behavior. She would fall down, dead in her tracks >and wake up failing around and not know where she was. (today she >probably would be diagnosed as epilepsy or sleep walking but in those >days..) > Mary and Joseph moved to Northampton in 1656 and lived to regret it. >Stories began to circulate about Mary from a visitor from Springfield. >Before long, Mary was tried for witchcraft. after her acquittal, Joseph >sued for slander the woman most responsible for spreading the rumors >about his wife.....that woman was SARAH BRIDGEMAN, who was arrested, >fined 10 pounds, and ordered to retract her statments. > But the bitterness continued to simmer between the Parsons and >Bridgeman families, flared up again in 1672 when Sarah's daughter died >after only 2 years of marriage...Sarah had been dead for 2 years by then >but the bereaved bridegroom seized the chance to accuse >Mary(Bliss)Parsons >of witchcraft for a second time. Mary was in Boston prison for 3 years >before she was brought to trial, she spoke on her own behalf and was >acquitted. > > By the time Salem was swept up in the witchcraft horror of 1692, >Springfield had grown out of the witch scare. The 2 Marys are buried in >the old cemetery in Hadley , lie near the judge who acquitted them. > > Mary "Molly" Webster , of Hadley, whose sour disposition was >probably aggravated by the poverty that had befallen her and her >husband. She was accused in 1683. in 1685, a gang of boys in the >community decided to take matters in their own hands. They dragged >Webster out of her house in winter, hanged her until she was nearly >dead, rolled her around in the snow, buried her in it and left her for >dead. Incredibly, Molly Webster survived and lived another 11 >years...maybe out of sheer crankiness." > There is much more but due to copyright laws, I just took sections >of the story . If anyone wants to read the about it, the sources are >listed below. Many early settlers of Springfield are in the books. > >Resources: > Springfield Union-News: Aug 18,1999 (newspaper) > Meadow City Milestones by Alice Manning: no date given > A History of Springfield for the Young: 1923 > >Cynthia >listmanager >Ct-River-Valley > > > >============================== >Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at >MyFamily.com! >Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1 > >

Connecticut River Valley List: (and sister lists) How many of you know that there was a witchcraft frenzy in Springfield,Hampden County,Mass in 1650/1.......40 years before the Salem witchcraft trials ? "Ironically 2 women of the same name: Mary Parsons was involved. One was Mary Lewis who married a Hugh Parsons The other, Mary Bliss who married Joseph Parsons Mary(Lewis) was tried in 1651. She was a Catholic who had been separated from a previous husband for 7 years and got permission to remarry, and the 2nd husband was Hugh Parson who owned a sawmill and was a brick mason. Mary and Hugh had 2 children who died in infancy. It's suspected that the 2nd death drove Mary out of her mind. She accused Hugh of witchcraft and murder. Hugh was also accused by another woman in town who was convienced that Hugh put a spell on her. Mary later broke downand confessed to consorting with Satan and to killing her own baby, and was sent to Boston for trial. At the time,according to Picard, a historian at the Storrowton Village in West Springfield, there had been several stories of mothers in Connecticut smothering their babies and the courts took a hard line on them. Mary Lewis Parsons was condemned to death, not for witchcraft but for infanticide. When the jailers came to take Mary to the scaffold, she was so ill she couldnt move, they came back the next day and she was dead ( doesnt say how). In the meantime, Mary's husband Hugh had been in jail for a year and the jury convicted him of witchcraft but the court in Boston acquitted him in 1652. The other Mary(Bliss)and her husband Joseph Parsons, lived in the area what is now Longmeadow. This Mary apparently was high handed and haughty. Her speech was "forcible and she had domineering ways". When they lived in Springfield, Mary had walked around at night, and exhibiting other odd behavior. She would fall down, dead in her tracks and wake up failing around and not know where she was. (today she probably would be diagnosed as epilepsy or sleep walking but in those days..) Mary and Joseph moved to Northampton in 1656 and lived to regret it. Stories began to circulate about Mary from a visitor from Springfield. Before long, Mary was tried for witchcraft. after her acquittal, Joseph sued for slander the woman most responsible for spreading the rumors about his wife.....that woman was SARAH BRIDGEMAN, who was arrested, fined 10 pounds, and ordered to retract her statments. But the bitterness continued to simmer between the Parsons and Bridgeman families, flared up again in 1672 when Sarah's daughter died after only 2 years of marriage...Sarah had been dead for 2 years by then but the bereaved bridegroom seized the chance to accuse Mary(Bliss)Parsons of witchcraft for a second time. Mary was in Boston prison for 3 years before she was brought to trial, she spoke on her own behalf and was acquitted. By the time Salem was swept up in the witchcraft horror of 1692, Springfield had grown out of the witch scare. The 2 Marys are buried in the old cemetery in Hadley , lie near the judge who acquitted them. Mary "Molly" Webster , of Hadley, whose sour disposition was probably aggravated by the poverty that had befallen her and her husband. She was accused in 1683. in 1685, a gang of boys in the community decided to take matters in their own hands. They dragged Webster out of her house in winter, hanged her until she was nearly dead, rolled her around in the snow, buried her in it and left her for dead. Incredibly, Molly Webster survived and lived another 11 years...maybe out of sheer crankiness." There is much more but due to copyright laws, I just took sections of the story . If anyone wants to read the about it, the sources are listed below. Many early settlers of Springfield are in the books. Resources: Springfield Union-News: Aug 18,1999 (newspaper) Meadow City Milestones by Alice Manning: no date given A History of Springfield for the Young: 1923 Cynthia listmanager Ct-River-Valley

This is part 3 of 3 History of Amherst,Mass. For those who just signed up on the Ct-River-Valley list within the last 2 weeks may not have gotten part I and 2, please let me know. This is sent to 12 list as well as the Ct-River-Valley list..as all the list are "sister" list as we all are searching the early settlers of Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Then there's some who are searching for the settlers' children and grandchildren who later settled in Vermont and New Hampshire and then maybe, westward,and then some, stayed put and buried their roots deep. If you subscribe to more than 1 of these list, you will get multiple emails...sorry...unavoidable...the title (subject line) is the same for all 12...keep one and delete the rest. Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-L (mailing list) - ----------------------------------- HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY LOUIS EVERTS: 1879 American Revolutionary War: AMHERST, HAMPSHIRE CO., MASS. The following were actively involved in the "tea party" in Boston; corresondence committees, inspection/safety committees, and of course,some were soldiers: My Note: many of the names were repeated over and over thoughout the list of those involved...if I repeat..sorry..just so many of them. the dates are 1774-1779. Capt.Reuben Dickinson Joseph Williams Moses Dickinson Jacob McDaniel Nathaniel Dickinson,jr John Dickinson Noah Dickinson Nathan Dickinson Hezekiah Belding Isaac Hubbard Ebenezer Dickinson Gideon Dickinson John Billings Lieut.Simeon Smith Thomas Hastings Elijah Baker Simeon Forbes(Fobes) Ebenezer Mattoon Martin Kellogg James Merrick Joseph Dickinson Lieut Ebenezer Mattoon,jr Josiah Warner Maj. Nathaniel Peck Timothy Green Henry J.Franklin Gideon Henderson Erza Rood Ebenezer Eastman Corporal Adam Rice Clement Marshall Ebenezer Kellogg John Hodden John Ingram thomas Morton John Dickinson(Hadley) Waitstill Dickinson Eldad Moody Martin Smith William May Ambrose Williams Samuel Buckman Giles Church David Pettis Caesar Pruitt daniel Ralef James Shay Shelah dickinson Richard Wait Nodiah Leonard,Captain Moses Cook Samuel Field Moses Hastings Simeon Pomeroy Isaac Goodale(goodell) Ebenezer Field Samuel Church James Henderick,Capt. Joel Moody Joseph Petty Stephen Smith Joseph Nash Amariah Dana Samuel Ingram Aaron Dickinson Martin Smith Elisha Dickinson Levi Clark Ethan Billings Henry Dyer John Lee Jonathan Edwards Timothy Smith Elijah Elmer John Fox Isaac Gould Nathaniel Edwards David Adams Firman Woods Daniel Lane Hezekiah Cowls John Hodden Elihu Dickinson Amasa Allen Noah Hawley Eneas Ralef Noah Gould John Workman James Barnes Simeon Peck,jr Samuel Gould,jr Benjamin Ralef Luke Coffin David Stockbridge David Blodgett Benjamin Buckman Dickinsons: Simeon,Levi,Zimri,and Elijah Elihu Hubbard Erza Day Silas Matthews David Town Matthew Moody Timothy Stockwell Nathaniel Butterfield Moses Alvord Nathan Abbott Joshua Burt John Burchet John Bush Jonas Burnett Enos Cook Judah Clark Israel Cole Sylvannus Chapin Benjamin Clough Adonijah Cole Samuel Dean Jonas Elwell Daniel Gould Enos Goodman Eliphalet Gaylord Joseph Goodale(goodell) Oliver Hastings Timothy Hilyard Elijah Hannum John Kibbee Ebenezer Kentfield Silas Lee Amos Lamb Elisha Moody William Montague Lewis Morgan Simeon Peck Jeremiah Pike James Persifield Daniel Plumly Daniel Reed Daniel Smith Aaron Smith Caleb Smith Paul Smith Elisha____ Stephen Shumway Amasa Shumway Enoch Thayer Samuel Taylor William Town William Town,2nd Jonathan Warner David Worthington Enos Woodbridge Sewall Warner Joshua Whitney William Waite Jeremiah Ballard,Capt. David Lard,lieut. Daniel Benjamin Medad dickinson Medad Moody Thomas Williams Giles Church John Dickinson Enos Cowls Amos Ayres Henry Chandler Nathaniel White Isaiah Carrier Samuel Bacon Caleb Dodge Ebenezer Darwin John Elwell Nathaniel Harrington Thomas Judd Amos Kellogg Daniel Kimball Zenas Leech John Montague William montague Isaac Marshall Jonathan Selden Benjamin Whitney Samuel Packard Ebenezer Taylor Francis Trainor John White Henry Franklin Daniel Church Jeremiah Cady Zachariah Hawley Jonathan Allen/Allin John Canada Nahum Darby William Ewing Hugh Canada Daniel Darby Josiah Pierce Carmi Wright Thomas Adams Joshua Woodbridge Owen Briggs Bezaleel Bowen Edmund Gould Elliott Gray Samuel Root Gideon Moon Aaron Barlett Joseph Robbins Simeon Morton -------------------------- The following were at the surrender of Burgoyne Oct 17,1781: (and they all collected a bounty !) Willis Coy Samuel Gould(killed) Reuben dickinson John Fox David Pettis Joseph Young Noadiah Lewis James Trumble Samuel Brown John Johnson Jonathan Battis --------------------------- TORIES of Amherst: Rev.David Parsons Josiah Chauncey and Isaac Simeon Strong,Esq. Lieut. John Field Ensign John Nash Solomon, William,Ebenezer Boltwood Deacon Simeon Clark Isaac Goodale Moses Cook Charles Chauncey Lieut. Robert Boltwood It appears that nothing serious was done to these folks, they were not allowed to vote in any meetings and had to turn in their firearms(which were returned at the end of the war). The ministers received their commissions from the royal Gov. Hutchinson and required to report to him and hence not permitted to preach..... ***********************End of Amherst History********* My Note: Seeing the list of the names of "tories" , many are the same names as listed above in those who were involved in the Rev.War....it appears that some father-sons-grandsons did not see eye to eye on breaking away from England. Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------EDED449D26146552F23C7496 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Connecticut River Valley list: (and sister list....are being sent blind copy so folks will not get duplicates of same message) Michele has done a nice job with her Sullivan County , NH , towns on her website...if you have early NH ancestors........check it out. Cynthia listowner --------------EDED449D26146552F23C7496 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by grebe.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA28963; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:24:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA03862; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 15:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <009601bedad8$6b492760$f9d52581@default> From: "Michelle L. McKenzie" <MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net> Old-To: <NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:11:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Subject: [NHSULLIV-L] Rest of Sullivan Co Towns from Gazetteer posted Resent-Message-ID: <sdEmdB.A.F7.aXio3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/205 X-Loop: NHSULLIV-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: NHSULLIV-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Hi everyone, I have the rest of the Sullivan Co towns typed and posted in the NH GenWeb archives. View them at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nh/sullivan.htm Just a note, the Charlestown description is on the Charlestown General History Link. Michelle McKenzie MLMCKENZIE@prodigy.net http://www.geocities.com/~mlmckenzie/ --------------EDED449D26146552F23C7496--

This is being sent to 12 list.....if you get more than one of these, just delete the rest. If your ancestors lived in Connecticut and Mass under the jurdistion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.....and migrated northward via the Connecticut River Valley (to Vermont, NH and maybe NY) ......check for surnames....one or two may be the one you are seeking. the spelling is as is shown in the book, no changes made =========================================================== HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY BY LOUIS EVERTS, 1879 GREENFIELD: the history of Greenfield up to 1753 is identified with that of the mother-town of Deerfield. Greenfield was also known as: Green River The grant of 1673 : included what is now Greenfield-Gill-and part of Sherburne land grantors: ( some of the following were grantees only and others were grantees and settlers). If they were proprietor only , I will put (proprietor) if the person was proprietor and settler, I will put (both): if on record but not known if the grant was taken (?) 1687: Nathaniel Brooks(both) John and Edward Allyn (?) Joseph and Robert Goddard (proprietors) Ebenezer Wells (settler) David Hoyt of Deerfield (proprietor) Samuel Smead (settler) John Severence(settler) John Hall (?) ======== 1743: petition to set Green River off as a town 4-18-1753: the first town meeting of Greenfield Benjamin Hastings: moderator/town clerk Ebenezer Smead, Daniel Nash, Samuel Hinsdale: selectmen Ebenezer Arms: treasurer Benjamin Hastings: constable Nathaniel Brooks and Shuel Atherton: tithingmen James Corse, Jonathan Smead, Eleazer Wells: fence viewers Amos Allen, Ebenzer Wells, : surveyors of highways Aaron Denio should be dear-reaf James Corse and Amos Allen should be hog reafs Joshua Wells: sealer of weights and measures Benjamin Hastings : sealer of leather Thomas Nims and Gad Corse: field drivers Daniel Graves, Daniel Nash, Aaron Denio: committee to supply us with preaching for the present year ============================ Indian Wars: see Deerfield history which has been sent out ......the soldiers were from Deerfield which Greenfield was part of until 1753. ======================================= Revolutionary War: those from Greenfield as well as those from other towns which the town will be given in parenthese after the name. Agrippa Wells Sam Williams Ezekiel Foster( from Bernardston,Ma) Oliver Atherton Elijah kingsley Dan Corse Asaph Allen John Wells Eben Scott Samuel Turner Samuel Shattuck John Connabel Timothy Bascom Ezekiel Foster,jr John Coats Ezra Rennell Simeon Nash Olliver Hastings Nehemiah Andrews Frederick Denio John Burt Reuben Shattuck Daniel Chapin Thomas Hunt David Davis Eliphaz Childs Samuel Nichols Samuel Deane John Dewey Joseph Slate Joel Chapin Ariel Hinsdell Caleb Chapin William Kingsland Samuel Hastings Elijah Mitchell Hezekiah Chapin Jonathan Atherton Amos Smead Tubel Nash Daniel Picket Hophni Rider Daniel Wells Firman Wood Michael Frizzle John Severance Moses Arms Jacob Pole (Sherburne) Ezekiah Foster (Bernardston) Isaac Newton Hull Nims Benjamin Hastings James Lowe David Wicks David Field Ebenezer Graves David Risley David Gibbs Matthew Clark John Moody Samuel Stoughton Robert Biddle Thomas Dickinson Moses Newton Benjamin Kneeland Samson Horsley Thomas Horsley Eli Hamilton There were 101 more men but their names were not given. Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley-L

This is being sent to several list so you may get more than one ..... there is a new website ......Boston Family History...... http://www.BostonFamilyHistory.com .it answers to questions like , "where do I find information on " etc......sound familiar ? it covers from 1630 to ???? check it out and bookmark it ! Cynthia

This is sent to several list, if you get one, delete the rest. HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY Louis Everts: 1879 - --------------------------------------------------------- part 7: RESPONDED TO THE LEXINGTON ALARM: 19 April 1775 Capt. Lock Luieut.Bardwell Ensign Stebbins Sergets: Abel Parker, Joel Munn, Ariel Nims,Edward Rose Corp: Thomas Kinney,Isaac Smith, Abner Sheldon,Isaac parker Drummer: James Warren Fifer: Justin Hitchcock Privates: John Taylor Eliphalet Dickinson Daniel Fish John Wells Phillip Hick Silas Wright Jonathan Wells John Hinsdale Thomas Gates Ebenezer Fish Oliver Smead Elias Stone John Taylor,jr Libeous Jennings Eben Jones Reuben Childs Neverson Warren Eber Allis Jonathan Spafford Isaac Lewis Paul thayer Ceasar(Dickinson) Timothy Catlin Jeremiah Newton John Newton Isael Nims Asa Smith Samuel Smead Timothy Frary Oliver Shattuck James Gibson Rememberance Grandy Nathaniel parker John Lock Adonijah Taylor John Henry Henry Allen Jesse Corliss Elisha Nims - --------------------------------------- Sept 28 to Oct 18,1777, in the Burgoyne's campaign: Capt joseph Stebbins Lieut john Bardwell Sergents: Geo. Herbert, Abel Parker, Daniel Slate, Samuel Turner, Corps: David Hoyt, Ziba Phillips,Samuel Gladding,Jason Parmenter Drummer: James Warren FIfer: Justin Hitchcock privates: John Gault David Gray Cephus Sheldon Joseph Allen Anasa Sheldon Robert Gray Lemuel Childs Eliphalet Dickinson Timothy Catlin Levi Newton Elias Stone Tilson Miller Ithamar Burt Thomas wells William Joiner Stephen Webster William Orvis John Connable John Taylor Nicholas Andrews Jeremiah Newton Phillip Maxwell Thomas Faxon Thomas Billings Samuel Wheat John Beaman Daniel Bliss Nathan Frary Abel Harding Samuel Barker Eliphalet Taylor Edward Joiner Moses Tate Simeon Burt Joseph Sanderson - -------------------------------------------------------- others who served in the Revolutionary War are: Aaron Allis John Allis Samuel bardwell Frederick Barney Elisha Barnard Samuel Barnard Jesse Billings John Boyden William Bull Simeon Carey Sylvanus Cobb William Darby Barnabas Davidson Silas Dewey Consider Dickinson David Dickinson Thomas W.Dickinson Samuel Donnelly Joseph Fethergill Eleazer Frary Nathan Frary,jr Abel Gale Abner Goodenough Abijah Harding Samuel Hart James Hogan John Johnson Leonard lanfair Rosewell Lanfair Wm Loveridge Thomas Mighells Francis Munn Moses Newton Wm Negus Daniel Nims Ebenezer Nims Isaac Nims Seth Nims Samuel Pratt Moses Robbins Daniel Robbinson Stephen Rolf David Saxton Amasa Smith Elijah Smith Joel Smith Wm Starr Joseph Sweet Stephen taylor John Victory Joseph Wells Reuben Wells Charles Warren - -------------------------------- Cynthia listowner Ct-River-Valley

--part1_c3c6f0dc.24c91747_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_c3c6f0dc.24c91747_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Hatchase@aol.com From: Hatchase@aol.com Full-name: Hatchase Message-ID: <c3c6f0dc.24c91111@aol.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:28:01 EDT Subject: Correction RE: Norwich University To: CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_c3c6f0dc.24c91111_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 11 --part2_c3c6f0dc.24c91111_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thank you, Addison, for the correction: I thought Northfield and wrote Norwich. My apologies.( I had a "Senior" moment) (Growing up in Randolph,VT,know where Norwich U is and it came totally as a surprise to me to recently find it originated from my foremother's home town, Norwich, VT. Also thanks for the info as to what some of the old Norwich, CT buildings are now. Pax! Harriet Chase --part2_c3c6f0dc.24c91111_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <pulpitfm@sover.net> Received: from aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:11:16 -0400 Received: from garnet.sover.net (garnet.sover.net [209.198.87.53]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:11:11 -0400 Received: from sover.net (pm0a13.bratt.sover.net [207.136.199.77]) by garnet.sover.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA27860 for <Hatchase@aol.com>; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:11:10 -0400 (EDT) Comments: SoVerNet Verification (on garnet.sover.net) sover.net from pm0a13.bratt.sover.net [207.136.199.77] 207.136.199.77 Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:11:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3797B339.3D512E95@sover.net> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:11:37 -0400 From: addison minott <pulpitfm@sover.net> Reply-To: pulpitfm@sover.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD {TLC;RETAIL} (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hatchase@aol.com Subject: Norwich University Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Harriet, I believe your recent message on CT-RIVER list gave the impression that Norwich University is in Norwich, VT whereas it is in Northfield, VT. Also I believe some of the old Norwich Bldgs in Middletown, CT are now part of Wesleyan University. Addison Minott --part2_c3c6f0dc.24c91111_boundary-- --part1_c3c6f0dc.24c91747_boundary--

--part1_128e8dd8.24c8d9a0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_128e8dd8.24c8d9a0_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Hatchase@aol.com From: Hatchase@aol.com Full-name: Hatchase Message-ID: <128e8dd8.24c8a53a@aol.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:47:54 EDT Subject: Norwich University Partridge Hatch Chase To: CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 11 Allow me to give a brief summary of the history of Norwich University, based on the info from the book "A History of Norwich, Vermont, by Goddard & Partridge, available through the Norwich, Vermont Historical Society. ~~~~ first of all I grew up in Randolph, VT and our family delivered produce, including maple syrup products to the University, which now is at Norwich, VT. Little did I realize that it originated from Norwich, VT and I have a distance relationship to the founder Capt. Alden Partridge via my Norwich Hatch line. ~~~~~ It started out as the American Literary,Scientific,and Military Academy, founded by Capt. Alden Partridge, 1819. ....In 1825, the academy removed to Middletown,Conn. .......1830, Partridge returns to Norwich and erects a second school (I have to data as to if the one in CT remained there as a school; anybody know ?) ...... 1835, the Academy became "Norwich University" by an act of incorporation granted by the legislature of Vermont. ....... trained many officers for the service of the country. ........1863,"South Barracks' building burned removed to Northfield (Vermont) the following fall (and remains there as far as I know) ~~~Of further interest (to me) Several towns: Randolph, Brookfield, Orange, among others were founded by Grantees of Norwich, VT. ~~~~ My relationship: My grandfather, Myron Eugene Chase, married May Alice Hatch of Norwich, whose line goes back > Abel Partridge Hatch > Amos Partridge Hatch > Adrain Hatch > John Hatch. Elisha Partridge married Margaret Murdock , daughter of Hon. Thomas Murdock and Elizabeth Hatch (sister to John and Joseph Hatch, early settlers of Norwich, VT) I stretch I know but there are other connections which I can't put my finger on right now. ~~~~the above book on the History of Norwich is very informative not only to that town but to other connections. The Norwich Historical Society address PO Box 1680 Norwich, VT 05055 (they are opned only on Wednesdays) Hope the above info is of value/ interest to others. Pax! Harriet May Chase, now in the Soggy State --part1_128e8dd8.24c8d9a0_boundary--

This is a bit off-topic, and I apologize, in advance, to anyone who takes umbrage with this message. Please feel free to hit your "DELETE" button, now. If all the mail lists grow somber and quiet, in the face of highly publicized tragedies, such as this latest one of JFK, Jr., might the web be a barometer, of sorts, of our worldwide collective empathy? It unites us in our stunned grief, and reflects the horror we all feel, that such a thing could happen, yet again. Individually, and collectively, we understand that we are each touched, and diminished, in some small way, by this loss. The web helps us to enunciate what we feel. Julie Hesson <genpub@iolinc.net>