History of Fairfield County, Connecticut : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 170

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) comp. cn
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1572

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ivy, ten or fifteen feet high, perfectly shaded the beau- tiful cascade, and the bubbling, tumbling, foaming waters shooting a few feet, then dashing against a central rock, then rippling along a quiet resting-place, underneathı some shadowing rock, where the speckled trout hid himself away. I tell you that all the splen- dor of rock, hill, mountain, or prairie which I have been eharmed with, never have I seen a single spot that so entirely entranced me as did that little spot, with all the memories it brought back to the soul."

These falls, as I am informed, attract more attention late years than formerly, and are much admired. Here the trailing arbutus, one of the earliest spring flowers, is found in abundance.

THE HOYT MURDER.

The crime for which Hoyt was hung was committed on the 23d of June, 1878. It was a bright Sunday morning, and Hoyt went to see his brother-in-law, Vanderburg Joyce, just over the line in Sherman. He asked Joyce to go fishing, and, being refused, he returned home. Before noon he got a butcher-knife and sharpened it, remarking to his wife that he was going over to Van's to butcher some of the people. He arrived there while the family were eating dinner. After talking to his father the old gentleman arose, and, as if Hoyt had been waiting for this, he immedi- ately drew the knife and struek his father in the arm. Another lunge cut the elothing over the breast. At this moment he was seized, and the Joyces, brothers, caught the hand which held the knife. In the strug- gle they fell, Hoyt on top of his father. He reached up his left hand, took the knife from the right, and plunged it into his father's neck just under the ear. Then, as if suddenly imbued with a perfect savage- ness, he bore down on it with all his strength, giving it a twist at the same time. The keen blade passed around under the chin, severing the jugular vein and making a gash about four inches long. Then he drew the knife from the gaping wound, and made a Junge backward to hit his brother-in-law, who dodged and escaped. He was finally secured, and after an exami- nation was committed to jail in Danbury for trial.

The cruel nature of the. man was well known in Sherman. Conflicts with his family were of frequent occurrence. Once he shot his wife, and to this day she carries the lead in her person. He had threatened to kill his brother, George Hoyt. On his arrest some one remarked to him that it would go hard with him. He replied that it was a good job, well done, and that before he was hung two or three others would have to die. He was tried the last week in September, and at the first ballot the jury voted unanimously for a verdict of murder in the first degree. Judge Sanford pronounced the sentence, that he be hung on the 24th day of October, 1879. His case was immediately carried up to the Supreme Court of Errors, which granted him another trial. In March of 1879 he was again tried, and again convieted, and senteneed to

be hung May 13, 1880, upon which day he was exe- euted at Bridgeport.

CIVIL HISTORY.

Sherman was set off' from New Fairfield and orga- nized as a town in 1802.

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1806 TO 1880.

The following is a list of representatives from the organization of the town to the present time :

1803-4, Samuel Allen; 1805, Gamaliel B. Giddings; 1806, Gideon Allen, David Barton; 1807, Ezra Graves; 1808, Noah Seeley ; 1809, Levi IInbbel; 1810, David Northrup, James A. Giddings; 1811, Levi IIub- bell, Ezra Graves; 1812, Gamaliel-B. Giddings, Ezra Graves; 1813, G. B. Giddings, Levi Hubbell; 1814, Noalı Seeley, James Allen; 1815, Jededialı Graves, John Orton ; 1816-17, Jedediah Graves; 1818, John Orton, William Giddings; 1819-22, Jededialı Graves; 1823, Bennett Pickett; 1824, William Giddings; 1825, Eli Beardslee; 1826, Jele- diah Graves; 1827-28, Eli Beardsley; 1829, William Giddings; 1830, Dan. W. Northrup; 1831, Jedediah Graves; 1832, Philo S. Wooding ; 1833, Levi Leach ; 1834, Jededialı Graves; 1835, David Northrup; 1836, Edward Briggs; 1837, Jonathan Bartram; 1838, David P. Ilawes; 1839, Lewis Beardslee; 1840, Edward Briggs: 1841-42, IIenry Sherwood; 1843, Levi Northrup; 1844, Hull Wakeman; 1845, Willis Briggs; 1846, David W. Stevens; 1847, Seth Pepper ; 1848, David Graves; 1849, Sanford H. Gould; 1850, Revilo Fuller; 1851, Walter B. Ferris; 1852, Albert Barnes; 1853, David D. Hoag; 1854, John R. Caldwell; 1855, Daniel Wanzer; 1856, William W. Hoag; 1857, Morris Barnes ; 1858, Allen Joyce; 1859, William S. Wakeman ; 1860, Richard P. Brady; 1861, David Graves; 1862, S. E. Briggs; 1863, Ephraim Hatch ; 1864, Charles A. Briggs; 1865, Wil- liam B. Pepper : 1866, Henry Sherwood; 1867, N. W. Northrup; 1868, Abram Briggs : 1869, J. II. Wanzer; 1870, Charles Porter ; 1871, David W. Leach ; 1872, Ilenry Sherwood : 1873, Charles A. Mallory ; 1874, S. D. Woolsey; 1875, Ira Pearce; 1876, Daniel B. Mallory; 1877, Charles Northrup; 1878, Albert Barnes; 1879, George A. Barnes; 1880, William W. Hoag.

MILITARY RECORD.

FIRST REGIMENT CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. .

Company A.

Stuart, George, enl. April 20, 1861 ; pro. to lieutenant, 13th Inf. U. S. A. FIRST REGIMENT ARTILLERY CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.

Company D.

Grace, Edwin, enl. Dec. 7, 1864.

Company K.

Platt, Oscar, enl. Aug. 15, 1862 ; pro. to second lieutenant ; disch. June 18, 1865,

Lake, David D., enl. Aug. 15, 1862; killed June 1, 1864.

Ette, Fred., enl. Ang. 15, 1862; must. out July 7, 1865.

Ette, John, enl. Aug. 18, 1862 ; must, out July 7, 1865. Hodge, Elizur A., enl. Aug. 15, 1862; must. ont July 7, 1865.

Monroe, Erwin, enl. Aug. 18, 1862 ; must. ont July 14, 1865. O'Connor, John, enl. Sept. 1, 1862; disch. for disability, May 18, 1863.

SECOND REGIMENT ARTILLERY CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.

Company K.

Favreare, Truman P., enl. Dee. 30, 1863 ; must. out July 28, 1865. Harrington, William, enl. Dec. 12, 1863 ; must. ont Aug. 18, 1865. Haviland, Charles, enl. Dec. 30, 1863; died Nov. 15, 1864.

Kelly, Roswald, enl. Dee. 30, 1863; must. out Ang. 18, 1865. Maloney, Ransom L., enl. Dec. 31, 1863; must. out June 28, 1865. Platt, Oliver P., enl. Dec. 31, 1863 ; must. out Ang. 21, 1865.

Platt, George, enl. Feb. 8, 1864; disch, for disability, March 8, 1865. Slatery, James, enl. Dee. 30, 1863; must. out Ang. 18, 1865.

SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. Company B.

Riggs, Clark, enl. Sept. 12, 1861 ; re-enl. Jan. 4, 1864; must. out Aug. 21, 1865.

Smith, John, enl. Oct. 21, 1863; must. ont Ang, 21, 1865.

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Company G.

O'Brien, Thomas, enl. Dec. 7, 1864.

Company I.

Ilodge, Charles M., enl. Sept. 5, 1861 ; re-enl. Dec. 24, 1863 ; died July 22, 1864.

Hodge, Horace, enl. Sept. 5, 1861; died March 2, 1862.

EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. Company C ..

Smith, Jolin, en1. Aug. 11, 1864; must. out Dec. 12, 1865.

Company F.

Graff, Leon, enl. Aug. 11, 1864: died Oct. 19, 1864.

Company II.

Hoyt, Edwin, en1. Sept. 23, 1861; dischi. Sept. 22, 1864, at expiration of term.

Cook, Levi, enl. Sept. £1, 1861 ; re-enl. Dec. 24, 1863; must. out Dec. 12, 1865.

Stuart, Robert, enl. Oct. 5, 1861 ; trans. to Iuv. Corps, Sept. 30, 1863.

TENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. Company C.

Greene, Edwin E., en1. Oct. 22, 1861 ; died Jan. 29, 1864. Smith, George, enl. Dec. 8, 1864.

Company G.

Moore, Jolin, en1. Dec. 8, 1864. Marshall, James, en1. Dec. 8, 1864.

THIRTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOLUN- TEERS.

Company B.

Holdridge, David E., corporal; enl. Dec. 22, 1861.

Conger, William E., enl. Dec. 22, 1861.

Gardiner, Franklin, en1. Dec. 22, 1861; disch. for disability, June 27, 1862.

Hungerford, Martin B., enl. Dec. 22, 1861 ; died Dec. 6, 1862.

Company H.

Congo, Ethel, en1. Dec. 22, 1861 ; re-enlisted ; must. out April 26, 1866.

SEVENTEENTHI REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOLUN- TEERS. Company I.

Kelly, Nathan, enl. Aug. 13, 1862; disch. for disability, Jan. 3, 1863.

TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY CONNECTICUT VOL- UNTEERS.

Company D.

Hungerford, Levi, second lieutenant; com. Aug. 16, 1862; died Aug. 9, 1863.

Hungerford. John, sergeant ; enl. Aug. 9, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1862. Dewel, Benjamin P., corporal ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1862. Cary, Andrew, enl. Sept. 1, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1862. Corbin, George L., enl. Aug. 30, 1862; disch :. Aug. 28, 1862. Cypher, Andrew G., enl. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1862. Daily, Henry, en1. Aug. 25, 1862; died May 22, 1863. Hawley, Morris F., enl. Sept. 1, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Hommell, John, enl. Aug. 18, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Hungerford, Oliver P., enl. Aug. 25, 1862; died May 26, 1863. Hoyt, Dauiel, enl. Aug. 22, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. IIatch, Seymour T., enl. Ang. 30, 1862; disch. Aug. 23, 1863. Maloney, Francis M., en !. Sept. 1, 1862 ; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Purdy, Theodore, enl. Aug. 30, 1862 ; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Stratton, Eliphalet W., en1. Sept. 9, 1862 ; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Stuart, John C., enl. Aug. 25, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Turner, Lyman, en1. Aug. 23, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Wakeman, William S., enl. Aug. 30, 1862 ; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. White, Edmond II., en1. Aug. 30, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863.

Company G.

Burhans, John H., en1. Sept. 6, 1862; discharged ; re-enl. July 23, 1863. Boyd, John, enl. Sept. 10, 1862.

Cummings, John, enl. Sept. 10, 1862; disch. Ang. 28, 1863. Cummings, James, enl. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. Aug. 28, 1863. Root, David M., enl. Sept. 9, 1862.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JOHN O. NORTHROP.

John O. Northrop is of English and Scotch descent. His grandfather, Thomas Northrop, when quite a young man, settled in the town of New Fairfield, now Sherman, Conn.

He married Joanna Leach, of the same town, by whom he had seven children,-namely: David, Thomas, Joanna, Amos, Abigail, Isaac, and Abra- ham. The first son, David, and father of him whose name heads this sketch, was born in Sherman in 1758. He became a prominent business man of his time, being extensively engaged in stock-dealing and farming. He held several local offices and was a liberal con- tributor to the church interests. He was twice mnar- ried. His first wife was Rebecca, daughter of Nehe- inialı Beardsley, Esq. She was of Scotch descent. They had three daughters, Sally, Joanna, and Rebecca. She dying, he married her sister Salina, who bore him six sons, as follows : Nehemiah B., Thomas, David, Ezra G., Isaac, and John O., of whom Thomas and John O. only are now living (1880). Jolın O. was born June 27, 1804, in the town of Sherman, on the old homestead of the Northrop family. His education was obtained at the district and select schools of his county.

On Sept. 2, 1829, he married Charlotte Giddings, of Sherman, who died Dec. 7, 1869, leaving two chil- dren, Saralı Eunice and John Edward, and in 1870 he married Paulina, daughter of Deacon Hugh Gelston, of the same place. The daughter, Sarah Eunice, married the Rev. J. B. Stoddard. They are living in Cheshire, Conn., and have two children, Lillie N. and Edward J. The son, John Edward, has been twice married. His first wife was Cornelia Bostwick, who died March, 1870, leaving one daugh- ter, Isabella Northrop. His second wife is Elizabeth Comstock, of Essex, Middlesex Co., Conn., where they are now residing, he being a member of Comstock & Cheeney's Ivory Manufacturing Company, of which he is secretary and treasurer.

Mr. John O. Northrop has followed the occupation of his father. He is a member of the Congregational Church, and has been clerk and treasurer of the same for more than thirty years.

In politics he is a Republican, though he has never sought office or taken a very active part in political affairs. He is modest and unassuming in manners, and one of the leading representative mnen of his town.

ALBERT BARNES.

Albert Barnes is of English descent. His grand- father was Stephen Barnes, of Lyme, Conn., who was born in 1731. He married Annie Phinney, by whom he had nine children,-namely, Andrew, Jefferson, Garrett, William, Morris, Tobiatha, Sally, Lybartus

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(or Lybartie), and Betsey,-all of whom are now deceased (1880). He was a commissary during the Revolutionary war, and after the declaration of peace was elected for several terms to the Legislature. He died in 1816. Andrew, his first son, and the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1773. He married Polly, daughter of Jonathan Giddings, of Sherman, Conn. They had seven children, as fol- ows: Albert, Alfred, Samuel H., Loretta, Mary, Laura A., and Sarah. He moved to Milford, Conn., in 1827, where he died Jan. 3, 1858.

Albert, whose name heads this memoir, was born in the town of Sherman, Fairfield Co., Conn., on August 6, 1805. His education was acquired at the district schools of his town. His occupation has been stock-dealing and farming. In 1835 he married Catherine, daughter of Nathan and Irene (Downs) Gaylord. They have three sons, Andrew G., George A., and Hiram S.

Andrew G. was born Nov. 15, 1838. On Jan. 1, 1867, he married Harriet, danghter of Gregory See- ley, of Litchfield Co., Conn. They have one son, Albert S.

George A. was born in Sherman, Conn., March 4, 1841. Dec. 13, 1871, he married Enna L., daughter of Israel and Abby (Ferris) Haviland, of Sherman. In 1878 he was elected to the Legislature for the Assembly of '79. He has been a member of the Board of Education several terms, and since 1878 one of the selectmen of his town. He is now living on the old homestead and following the occupation of his father.

Hiram S. married, Jan. 30, 1878, at Lawrence, Kan., Miss Nettie, daughter of David D. and Eliza (Gardener) Hoag. They are now residing at Minne- apolis, Kan.

Mr. Albert Barnes was an " Old-Line " Whig till the organization of the Republican party, since which time he has affiliated with that, and in 1852 and 1878 he represented his town in the Legislature. He has held the offices of selectman and justice of the peace for several terms.

THEODORE C. ROGERS.

Theodore C. Rogers is a descendant of Noah Rogers, who in 1673 married Elizabeth, daughter of Michael Taintor. They had six children. He died at Bran- ford, Conn., in 1725.

His second son, Josiah, married Lydia, daughter of Thomas Goodsell, of East Haven, Conn., by whom he had six children, as follows: Lydia, Jonathan, Levi, Josiah, Jr., Thomas, and Mary. He was born in 1708, and died in 1783.

Josiah, Jr., married Martha, daughter of Edward Frisbie, of Branford. They had eleven children, of whom the Rev. Medad Rogers, the great-grandfather of the subject of this memoir, was the tenth. He was born at Branford, Conn., in 1750, and in 1777 gradu-

ated at Yale College. In 1787 he married Rachel, daughter of Gamameil Baldwin, Esq,, who bore him four children. The first, Amzi, died in infancy ; the others were Flora, Louisa, and Amzi. He was a devout Christian, and labored faithfully in the min- istry, in the town of New Fairfield, for nearly half a century. He died in 1824.

Theo C. Rogers

Amzi was born in New Fairfield in 1793. In 1814 he married Betsey, daughter of Samnel T. Barnum, of the same town, by whom he had seven children: David B., Samnel T., Theodore D., Ann E., Emily L., Harriet A., and Rachel L. He was a prominent and very popular man among his townsmen. He took a great interest in military affairs, and was colonel of the State militia for many years. He and his wife both lived to the age of eighty-six years. The chil- dren are now (1880) all living. He died May 21, 1880. His wife died June 5, 1880.

David B. was born in 1815, and in 1840 married Sarah B., daughter of Alvah Trowbridge, Esq., of South East, Putnam Co., N. Y. They had eight children, three of whom died in infancy. Those liv- ing are Charlotte E., Caroline C., Flora L., Theodore C., and Amzi T.

Theodore C. was born on July 16, 1852, at New Fairfield. In 1879 he married Carrie E., daughter of Stephen E. Briggs, Esq., of Sherman, who is a son of Abraham Briggs, and married Nancy, daughter of Nehemiah Stuart. They have had three children,- Walter, John, and Carrie E., the latter of whom only

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is now living. He is one of the most successful far- mers in the town of Sherman, where he now resides, on his beautiful homestead, near Sherman Centre. The Briggs family belong to the Society of Friends.

Mr. Rogers is a staunch Republican and an uncom- promising advocate of temperance, not only to the prohibition of the sale and use of spirituous liquors, but also that of tobacco in any form. He is an active member of the Congregational Church, and holds the office of deacon of the same. He possesses some lit- erary proclivities, and is an occasional contributor of local news items to the press.

CHAPTER LXVIII.

STAMFORD.

Geographical - Topographical - The First Settlement in 1640-Order under which Settlement was made-First Assignment of Lands-First Permanent Settlers-Pioneers from 1640 to 1775-First Grist-Mill- The Perfidy of the Dutch Traders-The Underhill Massacre-Stamford in 1685-Indian Deeds, etc .- Deed of 1645-Report to General Conrt of Deed of 1645-Agreement of Ponus and Onax, 1655-Agreement with Tupliance and Penahay, 1667-The Stamford Patent.

THIS town lies in the southwestern .part of the county, and is bounded as follows : On the north by Westchester Co., N. Y .; on the east by New Canaan and Darien ; on the south by Long Island Sound ; and on the west by Greenwich.

The surface of the town is undulating, and the soil is a fertile gravelly loam. The same holds true to- day as written by Barber in 1836 : "This is a pleasant and fertile township, rich in the resources of agricul- tural opulence, abounding in the means of subsist- ence, with the advantages of a ready and convenient market."

THE FIRST SETTLEMENT.

The first movement towards the settlement of this town was made in the early part of the year 1640 by a number of sturdy pioneers from Wethersfield, who, having become dissatisfied with certain rules and reg- ulations governing that parish, decided to seek a peace- ful retreat elsewhere, and under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Davenport, of honored memory, who had been their champion in the dissensions at Wethersfield, re- solved to locate farther inland, and in the following year, leaving their old home, pursued their course westward, and settled where now is located the borough of Stamford, then in the New Haven jurisdiction.

The following is a copy of the order under which the settlement was made :

" Il'hereas, Andrew Ward and Robert Coe of Wethersfield were deputed by Wethersfield men the 30th of the 8th month, courmouly called Octo- her, 1640, to treat at New Haven, about the plantation lately purchased by said town called Toquams, which being considered of it was agreed upon by the said court and justices aforesaid that they shall have the said plantation upon the terms following ; first, that they shall repay unto the said town of New Haven all the charges which they have dis- bursed ahout it, which comes to thirty-three pounds as appears by a note or schedule herunto annexed ; secondly, that they reserve a fifth part of

said plantation to be disposed of at the appointment of this court to sucli desirable persons as may he expected, or as God shall send hither, pro- vided that if within ono whole year such persons do not come to fill up those lots so reserved that then it shall he free for the said people to nominate and present to this court some persons of their own choice which may fill up some of those lots so reserved if this court approve of them : thirdly, that they join in all points with this plantation in the form of government here settled, according to agreement hetwixt this conrt and Mr. Samuel Eaton about the plantation of Totokett. These articles being read together with Mr. Samuel Eaton's agreement in the hearing of the said parties or deputies, it was accepted by them and in witness thereof they subscribed their names to the articles in the face of the court."

It is evident that the dissatisfied body of persons from Wethersfield were thoroughly in earnest in the determination to make a settlement here, for the first records in the old town book show that each man who signed the compact to remove hither was to begin and prosecute the design of a plantation " under paine of forfiture of 5 lb a man." As an interesting relic of that period the entire record, of which the above is an extract, is inserted.

"1640-41. A town bo(ok of the) freeholders of the towne (of Stam- ford as it) was afterwards called, hut now Rippowam contayn(n'in(g the acts) and conclusions of the conipanie of Wethersffeld men, to (hegin a) removal thither this winter. And also their most matteriall acts and agreements, touching the place how they came by it, theire rat(es) and accounts, their divisions and grants of land, and records of every man's land, and passages of land from one to another.

"First these men whose names are underwritten have bound them s(elves) under the paine of forfiture of 5 1h a man to goe or sende to Ripp(owan) so hegin and psecute the designe of a plantation there by ye 16th o(f) may next, the rest, theire familyes thither hy ye last of novem- he(r) 12 months, viz. Ri Denton, ma mitchell, Thur Rainor, Robt. Coe. Aud Ward, Ri Gildersleue, Edm Wood, Jo Wood, Jer Wood, Sam Clark, Tho Weekes, John Wood H, Jer Jagger, J Jisopp, Jo Seaman, Sam Sher- man, Hen Smith, Vincint Simkins, Dau Finch, Jo Northend, 20.

" And whereas the purchase of the place and vewing of it first mayde by our friends of uew hanen and we stand indehted to them for it : it (is) ordered at the same time That 100 bushels of corne at 35 a hushell be paid in towards it we raised and sent them as followeth, m(r) ma mitchel,

bu. p.

Sergt. M. M

14.3

T. Reiner.

5.3

Mr. Denton

4.1

And. Ward 4.1

Ra. Coe.

4.1

Ri. Gildersleue.

4.0

Ri. Raw

3.2

Jo. Reynolds

3.2

Jo. Whitniore.

Ro. Bates

3.1

Ri. Crab.

3.1

Sa. Sherman

3.1

Jef. Firries

3.1

Dan. Finch

3.0

J. Northend

2.3

Jonas Wood, H.

2.3

Edm. Wood

Jon Wood

2.2

Sam. Clarke

2.2

Fra. Bell.

2.2

Jer. Jaggar.

2.2

Jo. Not or M. M ....

2.1

Tho. We(eks)

2.2

Jer. (Wood).

2.1

Th(o Morehouse)

2.1

(Ro Fisher)

2.0

(Jo. Jissop)

2.0

(Hen. Smith)

1.3

(Vincint)

1.3

Jo. Seaman

100.0

The following is a highly interesting record, show- ing, as it does, the first assignment of lands and the names of the first permanent settlers of Stamford :

" Also this is to be noted that in a full meeting of its company there was intending to come hither the same spring that we came, many of

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those twenty-eight mon aforementioned and Jolin Jisop wero severally considered of, and what quantity of land was moet for cvory man detor- mined of, tho man under consideration absenting himself whilo his caso was in hand, and so successivoly ; and when ho was called in again and demanded if so much gavo him content, and so contentmont and satis- faction was by evory one of theso mon acknowledged; and they set down theso numbors of acros of march and npland after the same pro- portion as followeth :

Math Mitehell .. 28

Thurston Rainer. 20

Mr. Denton ..

And Ward

Ro. Coe. 14

Ri. Gildersleno.

R. Law 11

Jo. Renoulds 11

Jo. Whitmore ..

Ri. Crab.

Jeff. Firries

Ro. Bates.

Dan. Finel

Jonas Wood II .. 08

Jo. Northend 08

Jer. Jagger ..

Edm. Wood.

John Wood, O.

Sam. Clark

Fra. Bell.

Tho. Marshall

Jer. Wood

Thos. Weeks

Jo. Seaman

Ro. Fisher:

Jo. Jissop ..

Hen. Smith

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During the following season the little settlement was gladdened by the arrival of others anxious to rear their homes iu these fertile lands, as the follow- ing records show :

" And in town meeting, Dec. 7, was there granted, beside's house lots as other men had, Tho. Armitage, ten aeres; Jo. Ogden, ten acres ; Wm. Mayd, (Mead), fivo acres ; with woodland as ehosable as those above.

" Also to these men, besides, house lots as others, (Joh)n Stevons, Tho. Pop, Tho. Hyoute, Hen. Akerly, Jo. Smith, senr., Jo. Smith, jun., (John Ro)ckwell, Jam. Pyne, Dan. Seoffeld, & Jo. Coe ; every of them two aercs (home lot) and three acres woodland in the field now to bo inclosed."

" (Oe)tober 1642, in a general town meeting was givon these, follow- ing) these lots as other men, marsh & woodland, viz: ( )ine, Jo. Underhill, eight acres ; to Robert IIustieo seven aeres; ( ) aeres ;

Jo. Miller, five aeres, to Jo. Fineh, six acres ; ( )ree aeres ; & to every of them woodland aftor the same pro(portion, & to Willi)am New- man two aeres marsh & three acres woodland.

"( )ember 1642, was granted theso men every man (a honse lot &) land in the field to be inclosed, viz : Jo. Lum, Jam. Sw(ead), ( ), Symon Seiring, & to Jonas Weedo a house and (pasturo lan)d in the field to be inelosed. ( ) Pierson, Jo. Towno & Wm. Graves have had every one (a honso lot) & Tho. Slawson house lot and threo aeres in tho field ( ) and eight men are freeholders as above."

EARLY SETTLERS.

Henry Ackley received Dec. 7, 1641, two acres, home-lot, and three acres of woodland. Savage makes him at New Haven in 1640. The colony records mention him there as rebuked for " building a cellar and selling it without leave" in April of that year.

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History of Fairfield County, Connecticut : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 170

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) comp. cn Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1572

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) comp. cn
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1572