At 03:07 AM 12/14/1999 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Cynthia: I believe the story of Captive Johnson relates to FELCHville (not FLETCHville). Felchville is a village in the very southeast corner of the town of Reading, just up the river from the northwest corner of Weathersfield. I am descended from the Felch family, but not the branch after which Felchville is named. [snip other fascinating grave inscriptions] >------------------------------------------------ >This one is in Fletchville, Vermont---anyone know where that is ? > > on the 31st of August 1754 Capt James Johnson > had a daughter born on this spot of ground being > captivated with his whole family by Indians. > > This is near the spot that the Indians encamped the night >after they took Mr Johnson and family, Mr. Larabee, and Farnsworth >Aug 30, 1754. and Mrs Johnson was delivered of her child half a mile >up this brook. >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > More another time......... > >Cynthia >Moderator of : > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com > VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com Darrell Darrell A. Martin formerly of Springfield, Vermont currently in exile in Addison, Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com