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The Rev. David Smith is pastor of the church in Durham at the present time.
A few Methodists arose in this town in 1802. In 1803, a por- tion of the people were formed into an Episcopal society, and
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some have declared themselves by certificates to be strict or re- formed Congregationalists. But no denomination beside the Congregational, holds meetings constantly on the sabbath, ex- cept the Methodist.
There is only one school district in this town, though schools are taught in five different places. But one school appears to have been kept until Dec. 1737, when the people on the west side of Coginchaug swamp were allowed to have a school. One was set up soon after.at the north end of the town.
Mr. Ebenezer Robinson, who died Oct. 10, 1789, gave a lega- cy for the benefit of a school in the center of Durham, provided it should be kept 11 months annually. This consists partly of money and partly of land, and amounts to about 400 dollars.
The following distinguished characters must be noticed.
Col. James Wadsworth, one of the first settlers, was bred a lawyer, and though it is not likely that he was ever extensively employed in that capacity, yet he was called to various public services. The people of Durham gave him almost all the offices at their disposal ; and when his abilities and worth came to be generally known, he was honoured repeatedly by appointments from the Colony. He was the first justice of the peace in the town, and had the command of the first military company at its formation. Upon the organization of the militia in 1739, he was constituted colonel of the 10th regiment. For a time he was justice of the quorum for the county of New-Haven. From 1718 until 1751, he was an assistant. In May 1724, he was ap- pointed with several other gentlemen, to hear and determine all matters of error and equity, brought on petition to the General Assembly, and from 1725 until he left the Council, was one of the judges of the Superior Court. In fulfilling the public duties assigned him, ability and integrity were alike conspicuous ; while an exemplary attendance upon the worship and ordinances of the Lord, gave a peculiar dignity to his character. He died in Jan. 1756, aged 78.
Col. Elihu Chauncey, son of the Rev. Mr. Chauncey, was an upright, useful and worthy man. For a very long period he was connected with the county court in New-Haven county, either as a justice of the quorum or as judge ; and for forty years, with scarcely an exception, he represented the town in the General Assembly, He died in April 1791, aged 81.
Gen. Phinehas Lyman, an officer in the second French war, was born in Durham, but I am not sufficiently acquainted with his history to give his character; and as he removed from the town after completing his education, it does not so properly be- long to this work.
The late Gen. James Wadsworth, was son of James Wads-
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worth Esq., and grandson of Col. Wadsworth, whose character has just been related. He was graduated at Yale-College in 1748 ; and settling in his native town, was soon advanced in milita- ry life ; and afterwards was constituted by the Assembly the commander of a brigade. For two or three years, in the course of the revolutionary war, he was a member of Congress. For some time he was justice of the quorum, and then judge of the Court of common pleas in New-Haven county. In 1786 and 87, he was controller of public accounts in the State ; and from 1785 until 1789, a member of the Council. At the latter period, some objections in his mind against taking the oath of fidelity to the constitution of the United States, induced him to retire from public business. He died in Sept. 1816, aged 87.
Gen. Wadsworth was a gentleman of dignified manners, of sound understanding, and of the strictest morals.
A revival of religion of considerable extent, prevailed in Dur- ham about 1736 and 7. Revivals also prevailed here in 1803, in 1808 and in 1815; by the first of which, 63, by the second 60 or 70, and by the third, 32 persons, were brought into the com- munion of the Congregational church.
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ILLUSTRATING THE PRECEDING ACCOUNT.
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Note A, referred to, page 3.
As Middlesex county was not formed until the spring of 1785, the inhabitants of the several towns must have repaired to the courts, in the counties to which they previously belonged, in civil and criminal suits, (from the time of the organization of those counties,) up to this period. This was true of Durham still later, as that town did not become a part of Middlesex till the autumn of 1799. Several gentlemen in these towns appear, from the records of the Colony and State of Connecticut, to have held seats in the courts of Hartford, New-London and New-Haven counties.
The Hon. JOHN HAMLIN Of Middletown was Judge of the county court for Hartford county, from May 1715 to 1716
The Hon. JABEZ HAMLIN
do.
"
,, 1754 , 1784
The following gentlemen were justices of the quorum for the same county, viz.
Hon. JABEZ HAMLIN of Middletown, from May 1745 to 1754
SETH WETMORE Esq. do.
1761
1778
Hon. HEZEKIAH BRAINERD of Haddam,
1722
1723
Hon. JOSEPH SPENCER of East-Haddam, 1778 ,, „, 1779
The Hon. SAMUEL LYNDE of Saybrook was Judge of the county court for New-London county, from 1729 to 1752
The following gentlemen were justices of the quorum, viz.
NATHANIEL LYNDE Esq. of Saybrook, (generally if not uniform- ly,) from May 1689 to 1721
DANIEL TAYLOR Esq. do.
1701 1722 Hon., SAMUEL LYNDE do.
1724 1729
JOHN MURDOCK Esq. do.
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ELIHU CHAUNCEY Esq. of Durham was Judge of the county court for New-Haven county, from May 1773 to 1778
Hon. JAMES WADSWORTH do. „, 1778 “ 1789
The following gentlemen were justices of the quorum, viz.
Hon. JAMES WADSWORTH of Durham, from May 1716 to 1718
ELIHU CHAUNCEY Esq. do.
" 1752 , 1773
Hon. JAMES WADSWORTH do.
"
1773 ,, 1778
Middlesex county court has been constituted as follows.
JUDGES.
Gen. DYAR THROOP of E. Haddam, from May 1785 to May 1789 Col. MAT. TALCOTT of Middletown, ,, Oct. 1789 „, 1790
Gen. WILLIAM HART of Saybrook, May 1790 ,,
1796
Dr. JOHN DICKINSON Of Middletown,
1796
1807
Hon. ASHER MILLER do.
1807
JUSTICES OF THE QUORUM.
Col. MAT. TALCOTT of Middletown, from May 1785 to Oct. 1789 Dr. JOHN DICKINSON do.
May 1796
Col. WM. WORTHINGTON of Saybrook, ,,
"
1786
Dr. HEZEKIAH BRAINERD of Haddam, ,
1795
EBENEZER WHITE Esq. of Chatham,
" 1786
1796
Gen. WILLIAM HART of Saybrook,
Oct. 1789
" 1790
HEZ. LANE Esq. of Killingworth, "
May 1790
1802
JABEZ CHAPMAN Esq. of E. Haddam,
1795
1802
JONATHAN LAY Esq. of Saybrook,
"
1796
1806
ABRA'M PIERSON Esq.of Killingworth, ,,
1797
" 1802
ELIJ. HUBBARD Esq. of Middletown,
1802
1808
Col. ELIPH. HOLMES of E. Haddam,
WM. MORGAN Esq. of Killingworth,
1806
1818
Col. LEMUEL STORRS of Middletown, ,,
Oct. 1808
,, Dec. 1816
Col. JOSIAH GRIFFIN of E. Haddam,
May 1817
,, May 1818
JOSHUA STOW Esq. of Middletown,
"
1818
JOEL PRATT Esq. of Saybrook,
"
STATE'S ATTORNIES.
Hon. ASHER MILLER of Middletown, from 1785 to 1794
Hon. SAMUEL W. DANA, do.
1794
- 1797
Hon. J. O. MOSELY of E. Haddam,
1797 Mar. 1805
Hon. S. T. HOSMER of Middletown,
,, March 1805
1815
MATTHEW T. RUSSEL Esq. do.
,, June 1815
„, Sept. 1818
MAJOR ANDRE ANDREWS Esq. do.
„, Sept. 1818
,,
"
"
1817
"
"
Gen. SETH OVERTON of Chatham,
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CLERKS.
Hon. S. T. HOSMER of Middletown, from - 1785 to Dec. 1800 JOHN FISK Esq. do. „, Dec. 1800
SHERIFFS.
WM. W. PARSONS of Middletown, from -1785 to Oct. 1791 ENOCH PARSONS Esq. do. " Oct. 1791 ,, May 1818
J. LAWRENCE LEWIS Esq. do. May 1818
Until May 1666, the " probation of wills and other testamen- tary matters" in Connecticut, were transacted in what was then called the " Court of Magistrates." After this for 30 or 40 years they were transacted in the county courts, and then distinct pro- bate courts were established in the several counties. These were succeeded by the district probate courts which exist at the present time.
In Oct. 1741, the towns of Haddam, East-Haddam, Colchester, Hebron and that part of Middletown [now Chatham] lying south of Salmon river, were formed into a probate district, called the district of East-Haddam. . Haddam was taken from this and united to a new district in May 1752, and Hebron in May 1789. The following gentlemen have been judges of this court ; viz.
Hon. JOHN BULKLEY of Colchester from Oct. 1741 to-1753 Hon. J. SPENCER of E. Haddam 1753 ,, Jan. 1789 ISAAC SPENCER Esq. do. Jan. 1789 „, May 1818 B. TRUMBULL Jr. Esq. of Colchester ,, May 1818
N. B. In May 1776, DANIEL BRAINERD, Esq. of East-Haddam, was appointed to act as judge of this court while the Hon. Joseph Spencer should be out of the State in the army of the United States.
In May 1752, Middletown, including Chatham, except the part lying south of Salmon river, that part of Berlin, formerly taken from Middletown, Haddam and Durham, were formed into a probate district, called the district of Middletown. Haddam, as noticed above, previously belonged to the district of East- Haddam, and Durham to the district of Guilford. The judges of this court have been :
Hon. JABEZ HAMLIN of Middletown from May 1752 to May 1789 Hon. ASHER MILLER do.
1789 ,, 1793 Dr. JOHN DICKINSON do.
1793 „ 1807
Hon. A. MILLER do. (re-appointed)
1807
Saybrook and Killingworth, which had belonged to the dis- trict of Guilford from Oct. 1719, were formed into a new district in May 1780, called the district of Saybrook. The judges of this district have been :
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Col. A. ELLIOTT of Killingworth
from May 1780 to Dec. 1785
HEZEKIAH LANE Esq. do.
" 1786 „ Nov. 1809
JONATHAN LAY Esq. of Saybrook
1810 ,, May 1818
WILLIAM LYNDE Esq. do.
"
1818
The following lists contain the names of those who have been justices, or as they were formerly called commissioners, in the towns belonging to Middlesex. The lists for Middletown and Saybrook may not be complete, and perhaps the names are not arranged in any case, exactly according to the order of appoint- ment. Those whose names are printed in italics were appointed justices at the time Middlesex county was formed, most of whom doubtless had been in the commission of the peace years before. Those whose names have an asterisk annexed to them, remov- ed from the county.
MIDDLETOWN.
Deaths.
\Ages
MIDDLETOWN.
Deaths.
|Ages.
Robert Webster, Hon. Giles Hamlin, Nathaniel White, U. H. Thomas Ward,
Sept. 1, 1689 67 Aug. 27, 1711 82
Hon. John Hamlin, Israhiah Wetmore, Giles Hall,
Feb. 11, 1750 69
June 8, -72 75
Joseph Southmaid, Seth Wetmore, George Phillips, Joseph Clark, Hon. Titus Hosmer, Thomas Johnson, U. H. Hon. Jabez Hamlin, Matthew Talcott, Samuel H. Parsons, Dr. John Dickinson,
April 12, -78 78 Feb. - - 78 67 April 21, -78 58
Chauncey Whittlesey,
April 4, -80 43 Dec. 26, -74 56 April 25, -91 82 Aug. 29, 1802 89
Levi H. Clark,* Samuel Gill, Daniel J. Griswold, W.
Nov. 17, 1789 52 Alexander Wolcott,
Oct. 3, 1811 82
Elisha Coe, M.
Nathan'l Chauncey, U.H. Sept. 3, 1798 77
Seth Paddock,
Mar. 15, 1794 84
Arthur W. Magill,
Major A. Andrews,
July 20, 1817 80 Mar. 14, 1799 67
CHATHAM. Joseph White,
June 15, 1812 45
Mar. 14, -12 65
Nathaniel Freeman, David Sage, Ebeneser White, Joseph Dart, M. H. John Clark, E. H. Jonathan Penfield,
Dec. 14, 1770 82 Sept. 6, -91 78 Nov. 25, 1803 86 July 29, -17 90 May 5, 1791 53 Aug. 8, 1809 94 July 23, 1794 69
May 30, -08 62
Bryant Parmelee, E. H. Jan. 6, 1817 84 James Bill, E. H. Hezekiah Goodrich, April - 1817|72 Chauncey Bulkley, M.H. May 10, -18 75 Daniel Shepherd, David White,
Nov. 29. - 16 63| Gen. Seth Overton,
Sept. 14, 1815 41 Aug. 20, -15 55
Philip Mortimer, Elijah Treadway, Isaac Miller, M. Gen. Comfort Sage, Hon. Asher Miller, Benjamin Williams, Nathaniel Gilbert,* W. Chauncey Whittlesey, Hon. Samuel W. Dana, Hon. S. Titus Hosmer, Matthew T. Russel, Elijah Hubbard, Nehemiah Hubbard, Ebenezer Sage, Isaac Gridley, U. H. Amos Sage, Amos Churchel,* W. Lemuel Storrs,
Jan. 2, 1733 74
Ebenezer Roberts 2d W. John Pratt, William Plumbe, Elijah Hubbard, Alexander Collins, Richard Alsop, Samuel Eells, Eli Coe, M. Samuel Wetmore,* Jozeb Stocking, U. H. Josiah Sage, U. H.
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Notes.
CHATHAM.
Deaths.
|Ages.
David Clark, E. H. Stephen Griffith, M. H. John Parmelee, E. H. Nathaniel Cornwell, William Dixon, Cyrus Bill,* M. H. Asahel H. Strong, M.H. Jan. 7, 1818 41 Hon. Jon. O. Moseley, Joseph Dart, M. H. Ralph Smith, M. H. George White, A masa Daniels, Jr.M.H. Sparrow Smith. E. H.
HADDAM.
George Gates, Daniel Brainerd, James Wells, Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd, Col. Hezekiah Brainerd, Joseph Wells, Jabez Brainerd, Joseph Brooks, Nehemiah Brainerd, Hezekiah Brainerd, Cornelius Higgins, Ezra Brainerd, M. H. Col. Daniel Brainerd, Edward Selden,* Smith Clark, Stephen Tibbals, Oliver Wells, Levi Ward,* Jonathan Huntington, Reuben R. Chapman, M. H. . Linus Parmelee, jr. Timothy Chapman, Gen. John Brainerd, John Brainerd, Joseph Arnold, Joseph Scovil,
EAST-HADDAM. John Chapman, Thomas Gates, Samuel Olmsted, Jabez Chapman, Stephen Hosmer, Daniel Cone, Thomas Adams, Hon. Joseph Spencer,M. Jan. 13, - -89 75 Jan. 9, -77|54 June 4, -89 51
Daniel Brainerd, Gen. Dyer Throop, Col. Jabez Chapman, Samuel Estabrook, M. Israel Spencer, H. Timothy Gates,
About 1725 90
April 1, -- 15 74
Dec. 21, -44 77 May 24, -27 46 Dec. 14, -74 67 July -- 77 170 Aug. 20, -78.62
Dec. 14, -97 79 Nov. 8, 1807 66 July 6, -05 62
Oct. 14, -03 81 Hon. George Fenwick,*
Dec. 2, -09 58
June 9, -13 47
EAST-HADDAM.
Deaths.
Ages.
Mar. 20, 1797 74
Samuel Huntington, John Chapman, M. John Percival, Jan. 22, 1813 80 Isaac Spencer, M. Col. Eliph. Holmes, H. Thomas Moseley, M. D. Aug. 13, -11.80
April 4, -14,49
Timothy Gates, jr. Ebenezer Holmes, H. Abner Hall,* Jared Spencer, M. John Brainerd, Col. Josiah Griffin, M. Israel Cone, M. William Cone, M. Sylvester Chapman, Isaac Chapman, William Palmer, Samuel P. Lord, Diodate Jones, Isaac Chester, H. William Hungerford, H.
SAYBROOK.
Matthew Griswold, Hon. John Mason, - 1672 or 3 7% Hon. Robert Chapman, Oct. 13, 1687 70 William Pratt, John Chapman, moved toE.H. Daniel Taylor, Daniel Buckingham, Nathaniel Lynde, Joseph Blague, Hon. Samuel Lynde, Nathaniel Clark, P.
Oct. 5, 1729 70 Sept. 28, -42 48 Sept. 19, -54 65 Aug. 21, -72 77 Maj. Jedh. Chapman, M. Feb. 10, -64 60 John Tully, Oct. 29, -76 74 Dec. 24, -79 86 April 17, -56 Jan. 21, 168 May 16, -85 77 Nov. 21, -86.68 44 Col. Samuel Willard, Ambrose Whittlesey, Samuel Field,* Maj. John Murdock, W. Hezekiah Whittlesey, John Shipman, Justice Bucke, C.
Timothy Starkey, P. Jedediah Chapman, W. William Lynde, Samuel Tully,
Col. Wm. Worthing- ton,* W.
Gen. William Hart, Benjamin Williams, P. Dec. 7, -00 73 Jonathan Lay, W. Thomas Silliman, C. Henry Hill, W. Samuel Hart,
Aug. 29, 1817
Oct. 7, 1799 46
Nov. 1, 1817/78 Feb. 29, -16 89 June 2, 1787 47
April 20, 1734 70 July 27, -47 71 Sept. 2, -59 69| Dec. 20, -21 40 May 27, -76 83 April - - 58 38
Oct. 26, -76 25 Nov. 18, 1813 81
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SAYBROOK.
Deaths.
1.Ages.
KILLINGWORTH.
Deaths.
LAges.
John Bull, P.
George Elliott,
Samuel Williams, P.
Job Wright,
Jonathan Warner, C.
Abraham Pierson, N. K. Martin Lord, N. K.
John Platts, P.
William Morgan,
Clark Nott, P.
Bezaliel Bristol, N. K. Gen. Joseph Willcox,
Col. Joseph Hill, P.
Jan. 18, -17 62
Col. George W. Jew- it,* P.
Dan Lane, N. K.
Dr. Richard Ely, C.
April 27, 1816 50
Nathaniel Hull, N. K.
Col. Elisha Sill,
Joel Griswold, N. K.
Joseph Platts, P.
Amaziah Bray,
Samuel Colt, C.
William Carter,
William Lynde,
David Kelsey, N. K.
Augustus Bushnel,
Austin Olcott,
Rufus Clark,
Benjamin Hurd,
Joel Pratt, P.
Jedediah Harris, N. K.
DURHAM.
Hon. James Wadsworth, Jan. 10, 1756 78
Henry Crane,
April 11,-41 64
KILLINGWORTH.
Edward Griswold,
Henry Crane,
About 1711
Daniel Hall,
Dec. 17, 1790 73
Abraham Pierson,
Jan. 8, -52|71
Simeon Parsons,
Maj. David Buel, John Lane,
Oct. 2, -59 85
Charles Coe,
Jonathan Lane,
Nov. 7, -50 75
Guernsey Bates,
Benjamin Gale,
May 6,
-90 75
Worthington G. Chaun- cey,
Isaac Kelsey, N. K.
Oct. 10, -51|52
Isaac Newton,
Joseph Willcox, N. K.
May 3, -74 79
Job Merwin,
Col. Aaron Elliot,
Dec. 27, -85 68
Bridgman Guernsey,
John Pierson, N. K.
Aug. 25, -94 77
James Robinson,
Theophilus Morgan, Hezekiah Lane, N. K.
Feb. 7, -78 57|Lemuel Camp,
|Nov. 6, 1809 70
Note B. referred to, page 4.
Agreeably to an enumeration made in the years 1756, 1774, and 1810, there were in the towns in Middlesex the following number of inhabitants : it being remembered that in the first men- tioned year, Chatham was included in Middletown ; viz.
In Middletown, in 1756, 5,664, in 1774, 4,878, in 1810, 5,382
Chatham,
2,397
3,258
Haddam,
1,241
1,726
2,205
East-Haddam,
1,978
2,818
2,537
Saybrook,
1,931
2,687
3,996
Killingworth,
1,458
1,990
2,244
Durham,
799
1,076
1,101
Total,
13,071
17,572
20,723
Stephen Utter,
James P. Redfield, W. Benjamin Holt, C.
Col. Elihu Chauncey,
April 10, -91 81
James Wadsworth,
July 21, -77 -
Hon. James Wadsworth, Sept. 22, 1817 87
Samuel Buel,
Feb. 25, -49|72
Dan Parmelee,
Elnathan Stevens,
Dec. 21, -76 74
May 1, 1810 74
Maj. John Stannard, W.
George Elliott,
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Notes.
Note C, referred to, page 8.
In Dec. 1815, the towns in Middlesex owned the vessels fol- lowing ; viz.
Ships.
Tons.
95ths.
Brigs.
Tons.
95ths.
Schoon's.
Tons.
95ths.
Sloops.
Tons.
95ths.
Total Tons.
Middletown,
3
876
1 10 1,932 86
4
395 67
7
332 76 3,537 40
Chatham,
1
324 66
1
204 45
1
162 45
2
125
5
816 66
Haddam,
1
318 62
4
738 48
3
288 65
5
394 15 1,740
E. Haddam,
1
228 22
2
303 29
4
231 49
763
5
Saybrook,
1
3 30
1
204 73
7
793 82
16
846 30 2,128 25
Killingworth,
4
251 71
4
138 67
390 43
Total of the County, -
7 2,030 86 18
3,383 91 19 1,892 45 38 2,068 52
9,375 84
The amount of shipping owned in Middletown District, in- cluding Middlesex and Hartford counties, at that time was 22,580 tons. It is however to be noticed that some of the vessels enter- ed at the custom-house, were built for market. This was true of a considerable number which were owned in Middlesex; and of course the quantity of shipping actually employed in commerce was less than is here stated.
The articles exported from Middletown District in 1815, amounted to $ 93,141 32. The duties on imports for the same year, amounted to $ 43,394 14.
Note D, referred to, page 13.
The parishes in the county have the following number of grist- mills, saw-mills, and fulling-mills ; to which the number of tan- neries is added.
Grist- mills.
Saw- mills.
! Fulling- mills.
Tanne- ries.
Middletown parish, -
-
5
5
4
4
Upper Houses,
2
1
0
3
Middlefield,
1
2
1
1
Westfield,
1
1
0
0
Chatham parish,
2
3
1
2
Middle-Haddam,
6
10
1
3
East-Hampton, -
3
3
1
1
Haddam parish, -
5
8
2
7
-
-
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Note D, continued.
Grist- mills.
Saw- mills.
Fulling- mills.
Tanne- ries.
E. Haddam parish, -
-
3
10
1
7
Millington, -
3
9
1
3
Hadlyme, in E. Haddam, -
1
4
1
3
Saybrook parish,
2
1
1
0
Pautapoug,
4
7
3
3
Westbrook,
1
4
1
1
Chester,
3
3
1
1
Killingworth parish,
4
2
1
1
North-Killingworth,
5
5
1
9
Durham,
2
4
2
6
Total,
-
53
82
23
55
Note E, referred to, page 17.
Pleasure carriages were introduced into the several towns in the county, at the following periods ; viz.
Into Middletown,
about 1750, which owned in 1814, 246
Chatham,
in. 1768
54
Haddam,
1785
17
E. Haddam,
1769
31
Saybrook,
about 1755
113
Killingworth,
1748
39
Durham,
1755
49
Total,
549
-
Note F, referred to, page 17,
Stating the number of vessels launched from yards in different parts of the county in the year 1815.
Ships.
Tons.
Brigs.
Tons.
Schoon's.
Tons.
Sloops.
Tons.
Total tons.
Middletown city,
1
360
1
147| 1
551
1
240
1
44 57
297
.
3
990
1 163
1153
Upper-Houses, Chatham parish,
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Notes.
Note F, continued.
Ships.
Tons.
Brigs.
Tons.
Schoon's.
Tons.
Sloops.
Tons.
Total tons.
Middle-Haddam,
2
675
2
440
1
120
1235
Haddam,
4
745
1
110
855
E. Haddam,
2
395
3
219
614
Saybrook parish,
1
196
196
Pautapoug, -
2
620
1
200
3
370
4
245
1435
Westbrook, -
2
245
4
178
423
Chester,
1
104
104
Killingworth parish,
-
3
360
4
280
640
Total,
.
8 2645 11
2216 13 1619
17
1023
7503
Note G, referred to, page 18.
The names of the turnpike roads, partly or wholly in Mid- dlesex, their length, the time when they were granted, and capital stock.
Granted.
Capital Stock.
MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, extending from Say- brook through Haddam and Middletown to Goffe's brook in Weathersfield, 32 miles, HEBRON AND MIDDLE-HADDAM TURNPIKE, extending from Hebron meeting-house through Marlborough to Middle-Haddam Landing, 13 1-2 miles, -
May 1802 $ 18,088
do.
8,232
MIDDLETOWN AND BERLIN TURNPIKE, CX- tending from Middletown through Berlin into Farmington, 20 miles, COLCHESTER AND CHATHAM TURNPIKE, ex- tending from Colchester through Chatham to Middletown Ferry, 18 miles,
May 1808
14,950
Oct. 1808
9,086
CHATHAM AND MARLBOROUGH TURNPIKE, ex- tending from Middletown Ferry by Pistol Point to Marlborough, 10 1-2 miles, - EAST-HADDAM AND COLCHESTER TURNPIKE, extending from East-Haddam Landing to Colchester meeting-house, 10 1-2 miles,
Oct. 1809
9,086
do. 6,288
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Granted.
Capital Stock.
MIDDLETOWN AND MERIDEN TURNPIKE, ex- tending from Middletown to Meriden meet- ing-house, 7 miles, -
Oct. 1809 $ 7,364
DURHAM AND EAST-GUILFORD TURNPIKE, ex- tending from Durham street through North- Bristol to East-Guilford green, 14 miles, MIDDLETOWN, DURHAM AND NEW-HAVEN TURNPIKE, extending from Middletown through Durham and parts of Branford and North-Haven to New-Haven, 23 1-2 miles, KILLINGWORTH AND HADDAM TURNPIKE, ex- tending from Killingworth street to Higga- num in Haddam, 15 1-2 miles, -
May 1811
10,000
do.
40,000
Oct. 1813
10,973
A BRANCH OF THE ABOVE, called BEAVER- MEADOW TURNPIKE, running to Haddam street, 4 miles and 101 rods, - - HADDAM AND DURHAM TURNPIKE, extending from Higganum in Haddam to Durham street, 7 3-4 miles, - -
Oct. 1815
2,465
CHESTER AND NORTH-KILLINGWORTH TURN- PIKE, extending from the bridge over Ches- ter-Cove to North-Killingworth, 7 miles and 53 rods, -
May 1816
3,000
143,632
N. B. Chatham and Marlborough Turnpike was at first laid out from Pistol- Point to Marlborough. The addition from Middletown Ferry to Pistol-Point was granted in May 1811. Besides the above, a turnpike from Norwich to New-Ha- ven, through East-Haddam and Haddam, was granted in Oct. 1817, and another from Pautapoug Point, to East-river bridge, in Guilford, in Oct. 1818; which are not yet wrought.
The mail has long been carried on the road from Hartford to New-Haven, through Middletown and Durham in this county ; and for a considerable time on the road from New-Haven to New-London and Providence, through Killingworth and Say- brook. On the first of these a line of stages was established in 1785, and on the second in 1794, and the mail has been general- ly carried in the stage since those periods. About the year 1800, a post road was established from Middletown, through Chatham, to East-Haddam Landing, and thence to New-London; and in 1802, another, from Middletown, through Haddam, to Saybrook :
May 1815
4,100
Total,
1
Notes. 131
butin 1810 these were given up ; and a rout was established from Middletown to Middle-Haddam, Haddam, East-Haddam Land- ing, and thence to Saybrook. The post road from Middletown, through Chatham and Hebron, to Windham, was established in 1814 ; that from Middletown, through Chatham, to Colchester, in 1817; and that from Middletown, through the west part of Had- dam, to Killingworth, the same year.
There are eleven post-offices in the county ; viz.
Middletown Post-Office, established in
1775
Upper-Houses,
do. -
1809
Chatham or Knowles's Landing, do.
1804
Westchester,
do.
1817
Haddam,
do.
1802
East-Haddam,
do.
I
1800
Chester,
do.
1810
Saybrook,
do.
1793
Killingworth,
do.
1794
N. Killingworth,
do.
1817
Durham,
do.
1800
Note H, referred to, page 18. The Ferries in Middlesex are as follows; viz.
Saybrook Ferry, between Saybrook and Lyme, granted or established in 1662
Brockway's,
Pautapoug and N. Lyme,
1724
Warner's,
Chester and Hadlyme,
1769
Chapman's,
Haddam and East-Haddam,
1694
East-Haddam,
do.
do.
1811*
Haddam,
do. and M. Haddam,
1814
Higganum,
do. do.
1763
Knowles's Landing,
Middletown and do.
1806+
Middletown,
do. and Chatham,
1726
Upper-Houses,
do.
do.
1759
AII these ferries are private property excepting Higganum Ferry, which belongs to the town of Haddam, and Middletown Ferry, which belongs to the town of Mid- dletown.
-O+
Note I, referred to, page 19.
Showing when the houses for public worship, belonging to dif- ferent religious denominations, in Middlesex, were erected, and their dimensions.
The two first houses in Middletown were built near the north end of what is now Main-street in the city, to accommodate people
* A ferry had been kept occasionally at this place for 70 years ; but being aban- doned a new grant was made.
+ A ferry was granted at Knowles's Landing in 1735, but being abandoned, a grant was made at this time.
17
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Statistical Account of Middlesex County ;
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