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