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500
Harwinton,
250
1015
3
1018
Kent,
1000
1922
74
1996
Litehfield,
1366
1509
45
1554
New Hartford,
260
985
16
1001
New Milford,
1127
2742
34
2776
Blacks in 1756, 16.
Norfolk,
84
966
3
969
Salisbury,
1100
1936
44
1980
Sharon,
1205
1986
26
2012
7 Blacks in 1756.
Torrington,
250
843
02
845
Winchester,
24
327
12
339
Woodbury,
2911
5224
89
5313
31 Blacks in 1756.
Westmoreland,t
1922
1775.
In annual town meeting for 1775, the approaching revolutionary struggle was foreshadowed by the following votes :
" That the troopers be freed from paying any thing for their colors." "To raise two-pence half-penny on the List of 1775, to purchase a town Stock of powder and lead, and also to pay other necessary charges aris- ing in the town."
* To be found in the Comptroller's office.
t Westmoreland, then one of the towns of Litchfield County, comprised the whole of the beautiful valley of Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
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FAMILY RECORDS.
In Society Meeting, besides the routine business, it was " Voted, to come into Mr. Bronon's mode of singing." Levi and Ozias Bronson were chosen choristers ; - Beriah Hills to read the Psalms, and Jesse Wilkinson to sweep the meeting house for 5s. 6d. per year.
The new comers of this year in Winchester Society, were Lemuel Bassett, Daniel Loomis, James Sweet, Jonathan Sweet, Reuben Sweet, Hezekiah Elmer, John Miner, and Elisha Wilcoxson.
LEMUEL BASSETT, a crippled tailor, from New Haven, first owned seventy-three acres of land, embracing a considerable portion of Winches- ter center village, which he sold in 1777, and afterwards bought and lived on a small lot near Colonel Ozias Bronson's. He had wife, Patience, and
CHILDREN.
I. EZRA, b. in Goshen, March 23, 1774.
II. MIRAM, b. May 12, 1776.
III. LYDIA, b. April 7, 1778.
IV. ERASTUS, b. July 5, 1780.
V. HARVEY, b. Feb. 20, 1783.
VI. BEDE, b. Jan. 20, 1786.
DANIEL LOOMIS, son of Ichabod,4 of Torrington, lived on the old Country Road, immediately north of his brother, Ichabod,5 and south of Widow Everitt's. He removed to Delhi, New York. Ile married, April 30, 1783, Anna Phelps.
CHILDREN.
I. MILO, b. Sept. 26, 1783.
II. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 30, 1786.
III. TRYPHENA, b. Oet. 23, 1788.
JAMES SWEET, supposed from Goshen, owned a lot on Blue Street, north of the Stone School House. In 1780, he conveyed away this lot by a deed, in which he is named of Norfolk.
REUBEN SWEET owned the lot next south of James Sweet's, which he conveyed to Jonathan Sweet, in 1777, and moved to Wallen's Hill in Barkhamsted, near the first Winsted meeting house.
JONATHAN SWEET is named of Goshen in a deed of 1774, and of Winchester in 1775. He owned lands adjoining those of James and Reuben, and also a part of the B. B. Rockwell farm. between the two Lakes, all of which he disposed of in 1771, or earlier. He probably lived on the Blue Street land. He married, August 29, 1773, Esther Lewis.
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CHILDREN.
I. SARAH, b. May 16, 1774.
II. LORRIN, b. Feb. 16, 1776 ; d. March 24, 1778.
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III. JONATHAN LEWIS, b. June 26, 1778.
IV. LUCY, b. June 30, 1780.
HEZEKIAH ELMER married, August 11, 1775, Elizabeth Benedict.
CHILDREN.
I. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 7, 1776.
II. DANIEL, b. Oct. 14, 1778.
Nothing is to be learned from the records of the place of Mr. Elmer's residence, or the time of his removal from the town.
JOHN MINER, from New London, brother of Reuben of Winchester, came from Torrington, and settled and died on the farm lately owned by Emory Coe, now deceased, and now owned by George Cramer and wife. He was a man of pleasing address, and social in his habits. He married, in Torrington, April 9, 1775, Hannah Strong, born in Torrington, No- vember 30, 1753, daughter of Asahel. He died March 23, 1813, aged 61; she died November 23, 1835, aged 80.
CHILDREN.
I. JOHN STRONG, b. in Tor. Aug. 15, 1775; tradition says he never lived in this town.
II PHINEAS, b. Nov. 27, 1777.
III. FLORINDA, b. “ 9, 1780 ; m. March 26, 1807, Roger Root.
IV. WILLIAM, b. March 17, 1783.
V. SARAH, b. Jan. 16, 1786 ; d. unmarried.
VI. PAMELIA, b. June 3, 1791 ; d. unmarried.
HON. PHINEAS MINER,2 second son of John,1 lived in the old parson- age of Mr. Booge, (lately owned by Dr. T. S. Wetmore) until his remo- val to Litchfield, in 1816. He died in Litchfield in 1839.
Mr. Miner, with only a common school education, studied law under Judge Reeve, of Litchfield, and entered on the practice in Winchester, in 1798. By close study and faithful preparation of his cases, - as well as by his ardor in trying them, he early attained a good standing at the bar; and eventually ranked among the ablest advocates in the County. He was by nature unfitted for legal trickery, or for any dishonorable act. He repeatedly represented Winchester, and afterward Litchfield, in the Legislature, having served in this capacity during eleven sessions. He was chosen to the State Senate in 1830 and 1831; was elected a Repre-
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sentative in Congress during the sessions of 1832 and 1833, and was Judge of Probate for Litchfield District at the time of his death. He m. May -, 1801, Zerviah W. Butler; she died April 24, 1811, aged 32. He m. (2d) - Parsons, of Granville, late the wife of Tertius Wads- worth.
CHILDREN.
I. HENRY BUTLER, b. June 1, 1803 ; he m. and died childless.
II. ZERVIAH RUTH, b. March 18, 1811 ; died unmarried.
WILLIAM MINER,2 third son of John,1 owned and lived in the Daniel Murray house, on the Dugway road, until his removal to Ohio, in 1816. He m. Feb. 23, 1809, Lucy Denison Sandiforth.
CHILDREN.
I. EMELINE ADELIA,
II. WILLIAM SANDIFORTH,
III. DANIEL,
IV. LUCY,
b. Feb. 23, 1811.
b. Sept. 22, 1812.
b. Nov. 22, 1815.
CAPTAIN ELISHA WILCOXSON, from Stratford, owned the farm and built the house on the Dugway road, now owned and occupied by William Johnson, which he sold to Augustus Humphrey in 1800, and removed to Vernon, New York. He was a surveyor, - an extensive dealer in lands, and largely employed in the business of the town. He married in Strat- ford, May 1, 1771, Mary Clark.
CHILDREN.
I. SARAH ANNA, b. in Stratford, Nov. 2, 1772.
II. CHARITY, b. June 17, 1775.
III. MARTHA, b. May 4, 1777.
IV. MARY, b. Feb. 25, 1779.
V. GIDEON, b. April 25, 1781.
VI. RUTH, b. Aug. 8, 1783.
1776.
At the annual town meeting, 1776, in addition to the routine business, the Selectmen were instructed to provide the camp equipage ordered by the Assembly, viz : Three tents, six pots, and nine bottles, or canteens for the town.
It was also voted, "that Swine be free commoners this year."
In Society meeting, as a result of the half-way covenant troubles, be- fore referred to, Lemuel Stannard, Jonathan Coe, John Bradley, and Samuel Hurlbut, were excused from paying taxes this year, for Mr.
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Knapps' salary. If this was done with a view of quieting the disaffection toward the minister, it appears from subsequent action of the Society to have failed to effect the object.
The new comers of the year were Philip Priest, Daniel Forbes, Mar- tin North and his sons, Martin, Jr., and Rufus, Truman Gibbs, Joseph Agard, and Gershom Fay.
PHILIP PRIEST, from Barkhamsted, purchased of Daniel Platt, his lot near the Danbury school-house, and sold the same in 1779. He probably then left the town. He had wife, Trube, and
CHILDREN.
I. TRUBE, b. Feb. 4, 1764.
II. NOAH,
b. April 1, 1766.
III. ABI, . " 15, 1768.
IV. ZADOC, b. " 19, 1770.
V. CHARITY,
b. July 18, 1772.
VI. DINAH,
b. Jan. 3, 1775.
VII. ELIZABETH,
b. March 25, 1777.
VIII. MERRIT,
b. June 11, 1779.
DANIEL FORBES, from Wethersfield, bought of Noah Gleason his homestead, bordering southerly on Torrington line and the Ebenezer and Joe Preston lot, and northerly on Amasa Wade. He died, as ap- pears by the Norfolk Probate Records, in 1779, leaving a wife, Lydia, who, with Ozias Hurlbut, of Wethersfield, administered his estate.
MARTIN NORTH, with his sons, Martin, Jr., and Rufus, came from Danbury, and bought of Elisha Smith the Noble J. Everitt place, im- mediately south of Winchester center village. He built the lean-to house standing thereon, and occupied it until 1791. He afterwards lived with his son, Martin, Jr., in the house next west of the Doctor Wetmore house, on the north side of the Norfolk road, until he removed to Colebrook, in 1797. He married in Torrington, April 2, 1760, Abigail Eno; she died, January 5, 1782; and he married (2d), June 27, 1782, Mary Coe ; he died in 1806.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE.
I. MARTIN, bap. in Tor., Sep. 13, 1761 ; named in his father's will.
II. ABIGAIL, bap. June 17, 1764.
III. LUCINA, bap. Aug. 2, 1767 ; named in her father's will.
IV. RUFUS, birth record not found ; named in his father's will.
CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE.
V. NOAH, b. May 25, 1783 ; d. June 13, 1783.
VI. NOAH, b. July 22, 1785 ; named in his father's will.
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MARTIN NORTH, Jr., built, and lived in, the house next west of the Doctor Wetmore house, on the north side of the Norfolk road, until 1802, and afterwards owned and lived in a house, lately torn down, on the west side of the Dugway road a little north of Joel G. Griswold's, until about 1805, when he removed to Colebrook. He was Town Clerk during the year 1802. He married, September 24, 1781, Mary Fay.
CHILDREN.
I. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 13, 1783; d. Oct. 5, 1783.
II. MARY,
b. Aug. 16, 1785.
III. SYLVESTER ENO, b. Dec. 6, 1792.
RUFUS NORTHI, son of Martin, Senior, owned a twelve acre lot, - prob- ably the one on which Luman Munsill now resides, - immediately north of his father's first homestead, which he sold in 1791, soon after which he removed to Colebrook. He married, August 27, 1789, Esther Roberts, and had by her a son, Ebenezer, born March 2, 1790.
TRUMAN GIBBS, "of Litchfield," bought of Hannah Everett, and probably lived until 1778, on the lot now owned and occupied by Asaph Brooks, on the old Country Road.
1777.
In town meeting, April 10th, of this year, it was voted, " that we adopt the late acts passed by the General Assembly, holden at Midd'etown on the 18th day of April, 1777 ; and that we will firmly abide thereby." This vote probably refers to the " Abstract and Declaration of the Rights and Privileges of the people of the State," adopted by the General As- sembly, after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, in these words :
" The People of this state being by the Providence of God free and independent, have the sole and exclusive Right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign, and independent state; and having from their ances- tors derived a free and excellent Constitution [Charter ] of Government, whereby the Legislature depends on the free annual election of the Peo- ple, they have the best security for the Preservation of their civil and re- ligious Rights and Liberties. And forasmuch as the free fruition of such Liberties and Privileges as Humanity, Civility and Christianity call for, as is due to every Man in his Place and Proportion without Impeach- ment and Infringement, hath ever been, and will be the Tranquility and Stability of Churches and Commonwealths ; and the denial thereof, the Disturbance, if not the Ruin, of both.
" Be it enacted and declared by the Governor, Council and Repre- sentatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
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that the ancient Form of Civil Government, contained in the charter from Charles the Second, King of England, and adopted by the People of this state, shall be and remain the Civil Constitution of this state, under the Sole authority of the People thereof, independent of any King or Prince, whatever. And that this Republic is, and shall forever remain, a free, Sovereign and independent State, by the name of the state of Con- necticut."
" And be it further enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid, That no man's Life shall be taken away ; No Man's Honor or good Name shall be stained ; No Man's Person shall be arrested, restrained, banished, dismembered, nor any ways punished: No Man shall be de- prived of his Wife or Children ; No man's Goods or Estate shall be taken away from him, nor in any ways indamaged under the Color of Law, or Countenance of Authority; unless Clearly warranted by the Laws of this State."
" That all the free Inhabitants of this or any other of the United States of America, and Foreigners in Amity with this state, shall enjoy the same Justice and Law within this State, which is general for the State, in all Cases proper for the cognizance of the civil Authority and Courts of Judicature within the same, and that without Partiality or Delay.
" And that no Man's Person shall be restrained, or imprisoned, by any Authority whatsoever, before the Law hath sentenced him thereto, if he can and will give sufficient Security, Bail or Mainprize for Appearance and good behavior in the mean Time, unless it be for capital Crimes, con- tempt in open Court, or in such Cases wherein some express Law doth allow or order the same."
By this act the Governor and company formally severed their connec- tion with the Crown of Great Britain; and retained the Charter of Charles the Second, so strenuously and successfully defended and pre- served amid repeated attempts of the Crown to wrest it from them, - as the fundamental law or constitution of an independent State.
Those who have but casually examined this charter are little aware of its thoroughly republican features and its delegation of powers which made the Colony, save in name, a free and independent Commonwealth. The " declaration of Rights and Privileges " above quoted, which is the introductory statute in the revised code of 1784, was all that was needed to put the charter in perfect working order as a republican form of gov- ernment.
It was claimed by the advocates of the new Constitution adopted in 1818, that the State was and had been without a constitutional form of government; and that the retention of the charter as a basis of law, was
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a remnant of kingly rule unworthy of freemen, and dishonorable to the State. If, as is probable, the other towns of the State formally recog- nized the Declaration of the Legislature, in manner similar to the action of this town, it had all the sanction of other written constitutions since adopted by other States of the Union. It had moreover a ring of pure democracy, more clear and distinct than was probably ever found elsewhere in a modern republic. It restored the whole Legislative and Judicial power to the people twice in each year. The lower house of the General Assemby came, by election, fresh from the people to the May and October Sessions, and elected the Judges annually. The "Steady habits." of the people prevented au abuse of this power by arbitrary changes of the incumbents. The same men were re-elected from year to year, until incompetent through age. The Constitution of 1818 pro- vided only for an annual election of Representatives, one regular session a year, and a choice of Judges to hold their office until seventy years old, unless removed for incapacity or crime. The working of this provision has led to a recent amendment of the Constitution linnting the term of a Judge to eight years.
Before returning from this digression to the distinctive annals of our town, we would urge upon every lover of his Connecticut forefathers, to study carefully the early history of our State, and find therein a record of prudent and wise legislation, - of firm and undeviating patriotism, and of devoted service in establishing and defending our republican institutions, of which the most imperial State in the Union mnight well be proud.
Sept. 25th, 1777. - " Voted to provide the articles mentioned in the Governor's Proclamation, for the Soldiers, at the town's cost, aud to give them to them, viz : to the Soldiers," and " that Deacon Samnel Wetmore and Sergt. David Austin be a committee to procure the above mentioned articles, and to take care of them."
It was also voted that Gershom McCune, Jonathan Alvord, and Martin North, be a committee to provide for the families of those men that are enlisted into the Continental Army, according to the Act of Assembly.
December 1st, of the same year, Samuel Wetmore, Gershom Fay, Capt. John Hills, David Austin, and Jonathan Coe, were appointed a committee for supplying the families of such soldiers belonging to this town, now in the Continental army, with such clothing and provisions as may be necessary for their support.
It was also voted, "that those men that went volunteers to the North- ward, and Southward, shall receive Five Pounds each out of the treas- ury ;" and " that those men who went with Ensn. Brownson last April, and with Sergt. Timothy Benedict, in August, and with Lieut. Benedict, shall receive five pounds for going volunteers."
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It was further " voted that Deacon Samuel Wetmore, and the owners of the Saw Mill, by the Meeting House, shall have the privilege of the dam by Capt. Hill's, as agreed."
This Saw Mill was the first erected in the town. It originally stood near the country road, at the foot of the hill, north of the burying ground, and was carried by means of a dam on the east side of the road, which flooded the meadows, east and northeast of the road. It was probably at this time moved down the stream to the vicinity of the old meeting house, in order to get a better head of water. It was eventually removed down to the site of the mill and cheese box factory, recently owned by the MeAlpines.
An incident connected with this Mill has been handed down, which pleasingly illustrates the characters of the first two Deacons of the Win. chester church. Deacon Wetmore sawed the logs of his neighbors in regular order, according to their priority of claim. A certain day was fixed for sawing the logs of his bosom friend and colleague, Deacon Seth Hills; but in the morning, before Deacon Hills had come to draw his logs on to the logway, another neighbor came, who was in pressing and immediate need of some lumber, and prevailed on Deacon W. to let him draw in the logs he required to be sawed. Some of the logs were drawn in when Deacon Hills arrived. Irritated at finding himself superseded, he made some sharp remark, which was sharply replied to by his col- league. Both of them fell from grace to wrath. "I'll never draw another log to your mill," says Deacon Hills. " And if you do, I'll never saw it for you," says Deacon Wetmore. Other defiant words were ban- died back and forth, until their wrath, by repeated blowing off, came down from high to low pressure. Several world's people were listening to their unedifying abjurgations. A pause ensued. One of the Deacons beckoned the other to follow him. They retired to a neighboring clump of bushes, whence the voice of penitent prayer arose. Grace prevailed over passion, and on returning to the Mill, Deacon Hills assisted in draw- ing in his neighbor's logs, cheerfully postponing his own turn until his neighbor could be accommodated.
In Society Meeting this year, in addition to society committee, clerk, and collector, three choristers and three readers of the psalms were appointed, and directions were given for repairing aud enlarging the Meeting House, a measure obviously needed, to enable those officials to effectively discharge their duties.
The new comers of the year were Nathan Blackman, Peter Blackman, Samuel Clark, Joseph Dodge, Timothy Fay, William Fay, James Steven- son, Joseph Sweet, and Jonah Woodruff.
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NATHAN BLACKMAN, from Stratford, a remarkably tall, athletic man, lived in a house that stood on the cross road, leading from the Dugway road, in rear of the house of Mrs. Sophronia Leonard. He m. April 24, 1783, Phebe Orvis of Norfolk. He d. Dec. 18, 1786.
CHILDREN.
I. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 17, 1784. II. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 1, 1785.
PETER BLACKMAN came from Stratford, and lived on the easterly side of the Dugway Road, nearly opposite Mrs. Sophronia Leonards, on land recently purchased by John T. Rockwell. He is believed to have removed to Sangersfield, N. Y., about 1794. He was b. June 23, 1735 (old style) ; m. April 17, 1760, Mary McEwen, b. April 1, 1738, dan. of Gershom.
CHILDREN.
I. ABIGAIL,
b. Sept. 28, 1761.
II. TRUMAN, b. July 12, 1763.
III. MARTHA,
b. March 27, 1765.
IV. SARAH,
b. May 1, 1767.
V. JOSEPH PICKET, b. JJune 24, 1769.
VI. SALMON,
b. June 18, 1771.
VII. GERSIIOM,
b. Feb. 2, 1774.
VIII. MARY,
b. April 28, 1776.
IX. WILLIAM ADAMS, b. Dec. 11, 1778.
X. PETER, b. March 6, 1781 ; d. Aug. 16, 1783.
TRUMAN BLACKMAN, oldest son of Peter, lived until 1793 in the house, a mile east of Winchester center, at the turn of the road towards the Dugway, which he sold to Theodore & Russell Goodwin, and after- wards lived on the Asher Case farm until 1794, when he removed to cen- tral New York. He married, January 8, 1789, Hannah Sherman. They had one son, Adin, born October 23, 1791.
JOSEPH PICKETT BLACKMAN, second son of Peter, had an interest in land on the east side of the Long Pond, but probably never resided there.
None of the Blackman family remained in this town. They are re- ported to hold a highly respectable standing in central New York.
SAMUEL CLARK built and lived in the house recently occupied by Dan- iel Murray on the Dugway road. He built, in company with Reuben Miner and Christopher Whiting, a saw-mill on Sucker Brook, near the
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site of the mill recently built by McPherson Hubbell. He also built in the same vicinity a trip-hammer shop for welding gun-barrels ; - and lost his thumb in attempting to hold the bed-piece under the hammer, in his haste to see the working of the hammer before the bed-piece had been secured. He built a wind-mill near his house for the purpose of sawing fire wood. His dam flooded the meadows above so as to cause a law-suit between him and his neighbor, Miner. He seems to have been an active, stirring body, - somewhat restive as a neighbor and Church member, - traded largely in lands ; and about 1800, removed to Stockbridge, Massa- chusetts. He married, November 7, 1770, Mary Cooper.
CHILDREN.
I. MARY, b. June 20, 1778 ; m. April 18, 1795, Loammi Mott.
II. Samuel, b. March 17, 1783.
JOSEPH DODGE, from Wethersfield, lived, until 1782, near the old meeting house, and afterward in the previous homestead of Aaron Cook, near the south line of the town, on Blue Street. Ilis name disap- pears from the records after 1783. He had wife, Elizabeth, and
CHILDREN.
I. JOSEPH, b. June 22, 1777.
II. CLARA, b. July 28, 1779.
TIMOTHY AND WILLIAM FAY, brothers, owned and lived on a part of the B. B. Rockwell farm, between the two lakes. One, or both of them lived in a log cabin adjoining an old orchard, south of the present road passing Mr. Rockwell's. It is believed that one of them died there. They dis- appear from the records about 1788. A Tyringham Shaker of that name told the compiler, several years ago, that he was born there.
TIMOTHY FAY had wife, Sarah, and a son, Timothy, born November 16, 1781.
WILLIAM FAY married, October 22, 1778, Bethia Bassett, and had
CHILDREN.
I. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 21, 1778.
II. AARON, b. Nov. 9, 1781 ; d. Nov. 19, 1782.
III. AARON, b. Sept. 11, 1783.
IV. JONATHAN, b. June 4, 1785.
GERSHOM FAY had a daughter, Dinah, baptized June 30, 1776 ; he took the oath of fidelity in the town January 13, 1778; was not a land holder, and no further note of him appears.
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JAMES STEVENSON is named of Winchester, in a deed of 1777, convey- ing to him a lot of land near the original meeting house. He conveyed away the same land in 1784, by a deed, in which he is named of Goshen.
JOSEPH SWEET, named of Voluntown, bought of Adam Mott, a lot of land with a dwelling thereon, not far north of the stone school-house, on Blue Street. He is also named of Winchester in 1779, and in 1780 is named of Goshen.
JONAH WOODRUFF, from Litchfield, bought and sold several tracts , of land in the 1st division, among which was a lot on the east side of the old discontinued road near the first meeting house, where he is supposed to have resided until 1784, when his name disappears from the records. He and his wife, Mary, had a son, Benjamin, born May 12, 1778.
CHAPTER XII.
WAR RECORDS-HALF-WAY COVENANT TROUBLES-NEW SETTLERS.
1778 TO 1783.
At a Town Meeting, January 13, 1778, the articles of Confederation of the thirteen United States were presented for approval, and by vote on each successive article, were accepted ; - and thereupon the oath of Fidelity to the State of Connecticut was administered to those present and certified in the records. The names of others who took the oath afterwards were also recorded. We subjoin the names in alphabetical order, giving the dates of administration only of those taking the oath subsequent to January 13, 1778.
DAVID ALVORD, ELIPHAZ ALVORD, JONATHAN ALVORD, ABRAIIAM ANDREWS,
NOBLE EVERITT, ANDREW EVERITT, MRS. H. EVERITT, Jan. 18, 1782. GERSHOM FAY, REMEMBRANCE FILLEY,
DANIEL ANDREWS,
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