Lists: "Upper Ashuelot " today is- Keene, Cheshire Co.,NH. It's important to keep in mind that the southern towns of NH were actually in Mass until 1740/1. 26 June 1734: General Court [Mass.] met in Concord,Mass at the Ball tavern, the members of this committee were: William Dudley,Esq. Col.Charles Church Ebenezer Burrill,Esq Samuel Chandler Daniel Epps, Esq. John Hobson Edward Goddard,Esq. Israel Williams John Chandler,Esq. The committee received as proprietors of the upper township on Asheulot River, the persons named: [no spelling has been altered] 1. Samuel Sadley 2. Jeremiah Hall 3. Samuel Heywood 4. John Witt 5. Joseph Wright 6. Samuel Flood 7. Solomon Kees 8. Jonathan Morton 9. Thomas Weeks 10. Isaac Power 11. William Hoaton 12. Eleazur Allen 13. ministers lot 14. Daniel Haws 15. John Hawks 16. Philemon Chandler 17. Robert Moor 18. Irael How 19. Willliam Witt 20. Jonathan Whitney 21. Joseph Hill 22. William Puffer 23. Bartholomew Jones 24. Joseph Priest 25.Jonas Kees 26. William Smeed 27. Joseph Hill 28. school lot 29. ministry lot 30. David Moss 31. Edward Hall 32. Isaac Heaton 33. David Chandler 34. Benjamin Whitney 35. Joseph Allen 36. Nicholas Sprake,jr 37. Abraham Master 38. Nathan Fairbanks 39. Nathaniel Rockwood 40. John Corbitt 41. John Guild 42. Joseph Ellis 43. John Nims 44. Jonathan Southwick 45. Robert Grey 46. Thomas Abbott 47. Josiah Fisher 48. Jabez Ward 49. Isaac Tomberlin 50. Jonas Wilson 51. Ebenezer Witt 52. Amos Foster 53. David Harwood 54. Edward Twist 55. John Burge 56. Ebenezer Mason 57. Daniel Hoar 58. Elisha Root 59. Mark Ferry 60. Josiah Fisher 61. Elias Witt 62. Samuel Witt 63. Stephen Blake SOURCE: Massachusetts Archives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- CHURCH members: Oct 18,1738] Jeremiah Hall Joseph Fisher David Nims David Foster John Bullard Benjamin Guild William Smeed Joseph Ellis Edward Dale Seth Heaton Joseph Richardson Solomon Richardson Nathan Blake Ebenezer Nims Abner Ellis Ebenezer Day Josiah Fisher Joseph Guild Obadiah Blake These were from the Church records ..delegates from the churches of Wrentham, Northfield, Sunderland, Medway.....Deerfield.....[all of Massachusetts] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- later settlers:[ by 1740] John Bacon John Andrews[Boxford,Ma] Jacob Bacon Amos Foster Ebenezer Daniels Ephriam Dorman Timothy Sparhawk Jona Underwood Samuel Smith Samuel Daniels Isaac Clark - ---------------------------------------------------------- Militia of Keene : 1747-48 Capt: Josiah Willard Jeremiah Hall, clerk Benoni Right [Wright] William Syms, Lieut. William Smeed,corp. Hezekiah Elmer Elis Alexander, sergt Asahel Graves James Jewel Jethro Wheeler David Nyms James Johnson Samuel Hills Benjamin Melvin Nathan Fairbanks Jeremiah Hall,jr Thomas Cresson Ebenezer Day Thomas Cresson,jr Thomas Taylor James Heaton William Grimes Samuel Heaton Titus Belding William Heaton SOURCE: Massachusetts Archives - ----------------------------------------------------- Militia of 1748:[Feb-Oct] Josiah Willard Jos.Richardson William Syms William Hunt Thomas Taylor Thomas Thoyets John Evans Jeremiah Hall James Burt thomas Crisson Jeremiah Butler Benoni Wright Robert Tyler Timothy Fletcher Samuel Hall John Ellis William Hill Wm Bickford James Billing Ruben Walker Jona.French Nathaniel Hills Daniel How,jr Asahel Graves Ebenezer Fletcher Benjamin Nichols Robert Ewers Thomas Robbins John Edgehill Josiah Crosby John Robert Joseph Barron Aaron Ward Wm. Livingston John Frost Benj.Hoagg Benj.Barrett Henry Stevens Sam Haslington Joel Johnson Henry Chandler Elijah Holton Thomas Crisson,jr James Holton Nathaniel Fairbanks Isaac Rice Jethro Wheeler James Eaton [Heaton??] James Jewell [Jewel] John Scott Hezekiah Elmer Andrew Allard Samuel Hill Eliph.Corbin David Nims John Henry David Bacon Benj.Osgood Wm Blanchard Jona.Lawrence,jr Mathew Wyman John Pullard SOURCE: Massachusetts Archives Book: History of Keene,NH: Griffin; 1904 Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com NHCheshi-L@rootsweb.com to research posted information on towns and counties in the mailing list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl (put name of mailing list in the first box and in the 2nd box put what you are looking for) http://archiver.rootsweb.com/Ct-River-Valley-L/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWindso-L/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHartfo-L/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/NHCheshi-L/