History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 169

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532

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The sun of 1776, although our armies had been suc- cessful the preceding year, arose clouded and in gloom. "The note of preparation" was sounded through the land. There wasa " hurrying to and fro" throughout the country on business of the most solemn import, affect- ing the dearest interests in life. In June one-fourth of the able-bodied men between the ages of sixteen and fifty years in the territory were drafted or en- listed. In August, after the evacuation of Boston and the occupation of New York by the British, the entire militia of Connecticut, west of the river of that name, at the request of Gen. Washington, was ordered to New York. The Woodbury companies were called out on the 10th, mustered on the 11th, and marched on the 12th for their place of destination. The num- ber of officers and soldiers on the military rolls at this time was five hundred and sixty-four, all of whom but thirty-nine marched at the call of their commanders. Besides these there were two hundred and eighty-four men in the Continental army by enlistment, making the number of men in actual service, from this single town, at that time, eight hundred and seventy-three. The entire population of Ancient Woodbury, by a census taken that year, amounted to only five thou- sand three hundred and twenty-five souls, so that nearly one-fifth of the population, counting men, women, and children, were fighting for the freedom of their firesides. This " raw militia" was present in the unfortunate operations on Long Island, towards the close of this year, and in Washington's retreat from New York, soon after which the men were dis- charged. One would think that it would be impossi- ble to arouse and lead forth to battle, at a moment's warning, all the able-bodied men in the militia of a town in such a manner as this, but the interests at stake were great, and the most prominent and popu- lar men in the community were in the movement heart and hand. The officers addressed the soldiers in the most urgent and patriotie language, and even the pulpit lent its powerful aid to the cause by prayers to the Almighty, by volunteering to go with them on their campaigns in the capacity of chaplain, as did Mr. Wildman, of Southbury Society, on one occasion. Besides these influences, another aided the Revolu- tionary fathers of this town. Previous to the action at White Plains, the soldiers of Woodbury had been remarkably fortunate. Scarcely one had been killed or wounded, insomuch it had become a common re- mark, "the enemy's bullets could not hit the Wood- bury boys." In consequence of this feeling of security enlistments went on briskly, and to it, in part, is to be attributed the large number of soldiers who volun- teered to go into the service. In that scene of misery at the " Sugar-House" in New York, and the inhuman cruelties there inflicted, Woodbury had some repre- sentatives. With so large a number of men in the

service, it could not fail to be represented in every field of battle of the eventful struggle in which our freedom was secured and the mother-country hum- bled in the dust.

The campaign of 1777 opened with an invasion of Connecticut on the part of the enemy, an event long feared by our people. Troops were called for to de- fend the coasts, and Col. Moseley's regiment marched to Fairfield. In April there was a sudden call for troops to go to Danbury, as the British were burning the houses and destroying the property of the inhab- itants. The alarm-lists and militia of Woodbury were put in motion, and some of the soldiers, including Hon. William Edmond, afterwards a judge of the Superior Court, and one of the greatest geniuses this State has ever produced, were wounded. Col. Joel Hinman was also wounded at the same moment in which Gen. Wooster received his mortal wound, at a little distance from him. The ball remained in the groin of Col. Hinman for the long period of thirty- three years, when it was extracted by Dr. Anthony B. Burritt, Sr.

One of the guns used on this occasion is still in ex- istence, which, as is seen by the manufacturer's date on the barrel, was made in 1624, two hundred and fifty-seven years ago. It has been handed down from father to son from Capt. John Minor, the pioneer, to Horace H. Minor, the present owner. It was used in the Pequot, and all the French and Indian wars, and in the war of the Revolution. It is said to have caused, first and last, the death of forty red men, and from this circumstance has been familiarly known as the " forty-Indian gun."

It was during this attack, as the British were ap- proaching the village, that Mr. Luther Holcomb, en- tirely alone, rode up on a hill in front of the enemy, and waving his sword and turning his head as though he was addressing an army behind him, gave, in a voice of thunder, the somewhat imposing command, " Halt, the whole universe ! Break off by kingdoms !" As this was rather a formidable force to encounter in battle array, and more especially as it had the advan- tage of position, the enemy halted, brought forward their cannon, and sent out flanking parties to make discoveries. Upon this the "Kingdoms of the uni- verse" quietly subsided, and Mr. Holcomb made good his retreat. He did not deem it prudent to see whether "one man could chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight."

In May one-fourth of the Thirteenth Regiment was ordered to Horseneck, numbering about one hundred and fifty men. In the battle of Bennington, under the brave Col. Warner, of Woodbury, his friends and neighbors did good service. Two hundred and forty men answered to Gen. Washington's draft for Peeks- kill. In September, the regular army being called to reinforce Gen. Washington, one-half of the militia was drafted to go to Peekskill, under Gen. Putnam. Not far from three hundred men marched from Wood-

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bury on this occasion, exclusive of the entire com- pany of "Light-Horse" under the command of Maj. Thomas Bull, which was also ordered to the same des- tination. The attentive student of history will see at a glance how much greater was the number from Woodbury than from other towns, when he considers how small was the whole number in the service. The exact number of the three years' enlistments is not known, but is believed to be at least three hundred. At the glorious and memorable victory of Saratoga, Woodbury had a large body of men, who fully sus- tained the high character for skill and bravery which they had previously earned.

In the early part of 1778 it became necessary to draft one hundred and five men to fill the town's quota of three years' men. The fear of the smallpox, which prevailed at all of the military posts, and other causes, had retarded enlistments. It was not strange, under the painful circumstances and sad reverses of the close of 1777, when the troops under Washington had worn out their shoes and clothing, and could be tracked in their marches by the blood of their feet, that new recruits were obtained with difficulty. It was emphatically the midnight of the Revolution. But the States having, at this juncture, framed and accepted " articles of confederation," and being aided by the French, the war was vigorously prosecuted in all directions.

In February, 1779, the whole militia under Col. Moseley, and the regiment of "Light-Horse" under Maj. Bull, were ordered to Norwalk, and in May one hundred men from the Thirteenth Regiment were ordered to Horseneck, fifty-seven of whom were from Capt. Leavenworth's company. It was during these occurrences that Gen. Putnam made his famous " es- cape" at Horseneck, by spurring his horse, when hotly pursued, down a steep precipice at full gallop.

During the winter of 1780 the troops had suffered greatly in their quarters for want of food and clothing. They were paid off in Continental money, and with it they could buy neither food nor clothing. In this emergency the town, in its great solicitude, offered a bonnty of forty-five pounds in silver for each recruit, and dispatched to the suffering soldiers in the " Con- necticut line" nearly seven thousand articles of clothing of which they had the most pressing need, among which were about two thousand pairs of shoes. At this period of the war the prospects of the country were gloomy in the extreme. Only the most hopeful could see relief in the dark aspect of the forbidding future. Successive defeats and rampant toryism dis- heartened the people at the South, and the treason of Arnold, the uninterrupted drain of men and money, producing poverty and distress, chilled the hopes of the patriots at the North.

Yet in August of this year Washington conceived the plan of taking New York from the enemy, and consequently desired a force that would not be con- stantly leaving him by expiration of service. He

therefore suggested the enlisting of a body of "vol- unteers to serve expressly till New York should be taken," and to be called on for no other service. In- stantly twenty-two men from this town left their labors, enrolled themselves for this purpose, and re- ported themselves to their captains. Three of them were cousins of Col. Ethan Allen, of the Revolution- ary stock. The names of those noble, fearless pa- triots, who could forget the call of all other duties, the ties of affection, the sacred delights of their cher- ished firesides and household joys, to go to the aid of their country, are still preserved. Many times before during that year had they responded to the call of their beloved chief, and only a few days before this they had returned from an arduous tour of service. Four hundred and forty out of four hundred and eighty, the whole number in the regiment, had been on duty. But nothing could crush the indomitable energies of those sturdy, unselfish men, unselfish in the highest sense of the term. History does not show a brighter example of lofty and sublime devotion to the country's weal !

In 1781 thirty men were added to the Continental line, and in 1782 twenty-eight more. This proved to be the last time the town was called upon to show its devotion to the interests of the country during the war for independence. It has been seen that the efforts of the town to subserve the good cause began to grow weaker and weaker, as the strength of its soldiers wasted away before the pestilence and the deadly struggle in the field of battle, and its wealth disappeared under the ever-fresh levies of supplies for the army. It would seem that, overwhelmed with debt as the country then was, it could hardly have held out much longer. But, however that might have been, it seems that a kind Providence had designed, in His wisdom, to spare them the trial. To Him " who tem- pers the wind to the shorn lamb" it seemed good to say to pride, power, and oppression, "Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther."

Early next year, just eight years after the battle of Lexington, Great Britain made propositions for peace, and hostilities terminated. Many soldiers of Wood- bury were present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, which virtually closed the war. The eyes of these survivors of a ruthless warfare beheld a glad sight on the morn of the 19th of October, when in solemn silence, not amid the smoke and carnage of the battle-field, they saw the brave Gen. Lincoln receive the sword of Lord Cornwallis,-the strength and glory of the British army on this side of the ocean broken and destroyed. Well might the news of this auspi- cious event spread universal joy, as it did, throughout the country. Well might all hearts unite in praise and thanksgiving to God for this signal blessing, which was to successfully terminate our struggle for inde- pendence. It was not inappropriate that Washington ordered divine service to be performed throughout the army, and that Congress proceeded in solemn proces-

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sion to the house of God to acknowledge its grateful sense of this special favor.

But this great boon had been obtained by dangers, and toil, and miseries, with scarcely a parallel in the annals of mankind. The blood of the dwellers in these fair vales, and in each town and hamlet in our land, was shed like water on every glorious battle-field of our country, from the skirmish at Lexington to the ever-memorable siege of Yorktown, from the sad mas- sacre of the fair and poetic vale of Wyoming to the field of honor on the heights of Saratoga. Their worldly goods, so dearly earned, were freely offered on the altars of their country's good. Hunger, cold, privation of every sort, were cheerfully endured; every tie which nature holds dear, and which binds the hearts of men in conjugal, paternal, or fraternal bands to the familiar hearth-stone, were sundered at the call of our suffering country in her hour of need and of peril. They went forth with bounding hearts, and athletic, manly forms. Many of them found honored graves in various parts of our land, and many more returned with dire diseases, mutilated frames, and shattered health, the merest wrecks of what they were, to the firesides that had missed their presence for months and years. But the result of their labors was glorious beyond expectation, or even the dreams of the most hopeful. They wrought well. A re- deemed and widely extended people now rejoices in the result of their toils and sufferings. Many long years have rolled their slow course away since the thrilling scenes of the Revolution were enacted, but they live engraved on the hearts of a grateful and happy posterity. The heroic events of that important period, the immortal deeds of our fathers, shall live, too, on the brightest page of history, while thought shall endure, or the recollection of human greatness remain. If there be "a recompense of reward" for those who do well, surely our patriot sires have long since entered on a bright fruition !

CHAPTER LXXVI.

WOODBURY (Continued),

List of Public Officers In Ancient Woodbury-Representativen, 1684-1881 -List of Soldiers in Fort William Henry Alarm-List of Soldlers In the Revolutionary War-List of Soldiers in the War of 1812-Woodbury's Roll of Honor, War of the Rebellion, 1861-65-Alphabetical List of the Soldiers of Woodbry in the War of the Rebellion.

PUBLIC OFFICERS OF WOODBURY.

MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

Nathaniel Smith, 1795-09.

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Nathanlel Smith, 1806-19.

JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT.

Col. William Preston, 1761-51; Danlel Sherman, 1786-91 ; Chorica B. Phelps, 1850-53.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

William Coturen, 1851-52; Josiah G. Minor, 1865-71; Alfred Birch, 1874-77.

ROLL OF ASSISTANTS AND SENATORS.

Assistants were magistrates, who constituted the upper house of the Assembly, and, in early times, were the Supreme Court of the State. They were the leading men of their times.

Johu Sherman, 1713-23; Nathaniel Smith, 1799-1805; Noah B. Bene- dict, 1816-18.

SENATORS.

Nehemiah C. Sanford, 1803-34; Matthew Minor, Jr., 1837; Charles B. Phelps, 1843; William Cothreo, 1855 ;* Daniel Curtiss, 1866; James Iloutington, 1877-79.

JUSTICES OF THE QUORUM.

Jolin Minor, 1684-1719; John Sherman, 1684-1728; Col. Joseph Minor, 1725-39; Col. William Prestoo, 1740-51; Noalı Hinman, 1754-59; Increase Moseley, 1755-80; Daniel Sherman, 1761-86.

JUDGES AND CLERKS OF PROBATE FOR THE DISTRICT OF WOODBURY.

From the first settlement of the colony of Connec- ticut to 1666, probate business was done by the Court of Assistants and the General Court. In 1666 County Courts were established, and probate business was done by them till October, 1698, when Probate Courts were first established. There were but four counties in the State till 1726, viz., Hartford, New Haven, New London, and Fairfield. The probate districts corresponded in name and extent to the counties, till October, 1719, when three new districts were consti- tuted, viz., Guilford, Windham, and Woodbury. The probate districts, including the original four, now number eighty-seven. The first court in Woodbury District was held Feb. 2, 1719-20. It included all the settled part of the present county of Litchfield, and Waterbury, in New Haven County. Litchfield distriet was set off in 1742, Waterbury in 1779, New Milford in 1787, Washington in 1832, and Roxbury in 1842. The district now includes Woodbury, South- bury, and Bethlehem.

JUDGES.

Capt. John Shorman, 1719-28; Col. Joseph Minor, 1728-58; Daniel Sher- mun, Esq., 1758-95 ; Nuthan Prestou, Esq., 1795-1805 ; Noah B. Bone- diet, Esq., 1805-16; John Strong, Jr., Esq., 1816-18; Nathan Preston, Esq., 1818-22;+ Charles B. Phelps, Esq, 1823-34; John Strong, Jr., Esq., 1834;} Charles B. Phelps, Esq., 1835-38; Nathaniel B. Smith Esq., 1838-42; Charles B. Phelps, Esq., 1842-14; Leman B. Sprague, Esq., 1844-45 ; Thomas Bull, Esq., 1845-46; Charles B. Phelps, Esq., 1816-47; Thomas Bull, Exq., 1847-19 ; Charles B. Pholpe, Esq., 1849-

* Mir. Cothron's title to hle sont was contested during the arslon by Abraham Beecher. Sixty-four Imperfect ballots wore enst, that were intended for Mr. Cothren, which he offered to provo. But the Senate re- fuaed to hear evidence of the intention of the voters, which gavo tho sent to Mr. Beecher by sixtcon majority. Since then, it la believed that the practice in the several States and In Congress has been to allow the in- tention of voters to govern. The Inst election of Governor Jewell was determined by taking the testimony of all the voters of one of the words In New Haven. In 1877 the rule of intention was allowed in the case of Senator Ililla, of Hartford, and gave him the seat.

t The duties of probate judge were performed from this timo till May, 1823, by Julin Kingsbury, Esq., of Waterbury district, by statutory piro- vision.

$ Holbrook Curtiss, Esq., of Watertowu diatriet, held jurisdiction till May, 1835.

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58 ;* Lewis Judd, Esq., 1858-GO; Thomae Bull, Esq., 1860-61; James Huntington, Esq., 18G1.

CLERKS.

Rev. Anthony Stoddard, 1716-59 ; Gideon Walker, Esq., 1759-78; Daniel Sherman, Jr., 1778-94; Nathan Preston, Esq., 1794-95; Noalı B. Benedict, Esq., 1795-1805; Matthew Minor, Jr., Eeq , 1805-16; Jud- Gon Blackman, 1816-18; Nathan Preston, Jr., 1818-33; Edward M. Phelps, 1833-34; Thomas Bull, Esq., 1834-45; William Cothren, 1845; David S. Bull, 1845-58 ; Alonzo N. Lewis, Charles B. Phelps, 1858; Thomas M. Thompson, 1859; James Huntington, 1859-60; Charles Betts, 1860-61 ; George H. Peck, 1861-65; Lucien Parker, 1865-67 ; Frederick A. Walker, 1867-69; Arthur D. Warner, 1869- 73; Joseph J. Brothnell, 1873-76; Frederick A. Walker, 1876-78; George F. Shelton, 1878.

STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY. James Huntington, from June, 1875, to --.

REGISTERS, OR TOWN CLERKS OF WOODBURY.

Capt. John Minor, 1672-1702 ; John Sherman, Esq., 1702-27; Col. Joseph Minor, 1727-55; Gideon Walker, Esq., 1755-80; Peter Gilchrist, 1780-82; Nathan Preston, 1783-1822; Leman Sherman, 1822-31; Matthew Minor, Jr., 1831-39; Lewie Judd, 1839-46; Elijah Sher- man, 1846-47 ; Lewis Judd, 1847-51 ; Elijah Sherman, 1851-52; Lewis Jndd, 1852-58; Robert Peck, 1858-67; Willis A. Strong, 1867-72; William A. Gordon, 1872-76; Anson A. Root, 1876.

In the year 1797 the post-office was established. POSTMASTERS.

Dr. Daniel Huntington, 1797-1814; John P. Marslinii, 1814-17; William Perry, 1817-22; Leman Sherman, 1822-31 ; Charles B. Phelps, 1831- 41; Andrew Root, 1841-44; Charles Il. Webb, 1844-49; John Mar- vin, 1849-50; Charles B. Crafts, 1850-53; Gilead Il. Smith, 1853; George P. Allen, 1853-6t ; William E. Woodruff, 1861-67; Frederick A. Walker, 1867; Stanley E. Beardsley, 1867-69; William E. Wood- ruff, 1869-77 ;f Frederick A. Walker, 1877.

MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, AUGUST, 1818.

Daniel Bucon, Esq., Nathaniel Perry, M.D.

MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION OF CONNECTICUT, JAN. 3, 1788, FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

1Ton. Daniel Sherman, Woodbury.

Dr. Samuel Orton, Woodbury. Benjamin Hinman, Esq., Southbury.

John Whittlesey, Esq., Washington.

Daniel N. Brinsmade, Esq., Washington.

Moses Hawley, Bethlehem.

All the above voted in favor of ratifying the con- stitution.

REPRESENTATIVES, 1684-1881.

Woodbury was settled in 1672, made a town in 1674, but was not represented in the General Court till 1684. The following is a roll of the representatives to the present time.

1684-86 .- Capt. John Minor, Lieut. Joseph Judson.

1687 .- Capt. John Minor. 1688 .- Andross' usurpation.

1689 .- Capt. Jolin Minor, Isrnel Curtis. 1690 .- No choice. 1691 .- Lient. Israel Curtis, Capt. John Minor. 1692-93 .- Lient. Israel Curtis. 1694-96 .- Capt. John Minor, Lieut. Israel Curtis. 1697 .- Capt. John Miner.

1698 .- Thomas Minor, John Minor.

* Judge Phelps having become disqualified by age to hold the office, Mr. Lewis Jndd, who was not a lawyer, was elected, with the under- standing that Judge Phelps should continne to discharge the duties of the office during his life, which he did.

+ William Cothren had charge of the office as bondsman from Mr. Woodruff"e death to Mr. Walker's appointment.

1699 .- Israel Curtie, John Sherman.

1700 .- John Sherman.

1701 .- No choice.

1702 .- Samuel Jenner.

1703 .- John Minor, Israel Curtiss.

1704 .- John Sherman, Ierael Curtiss.

1705 .- Jolin Sherman, Israel Curtiss, John Minor.

1706 .- John Minor, John Sherman.

1707 .- John Shermnu.

1708 .- John Minor, John Sherman.

1709 .- Jolin Mitchell, John Minor, John Sherman.

1710 .- Jolin Sherman.

1711 .- John Sherman (Speaker), Benjamin Hlinman.

1712 .- John Sherman (Speaker), Joseph Minor, Titus Hinman.

1713 .- Joseph Minor, Titus Ilinman.

1714 .- Titus linman, William Preston, Joseph Minor.

1715 .- Joseph Minor, John Curtiss, Thomas Judd, John Hoskins. 1716 .- Capt. Titus Himman, Joseph Minor.

1717 .- Joseph Minor, William Preston, John Curtise.

1718 .- Joseph Minor, Stephen Curtise, Capt. Thomas Judd, Timothy Stanley.

1719 .- Cupt. Titus Hinman, Joseph Minor, John Judson, Benjamin Hickock.

1720 .- Josephi Minor, Zachariah Walker, Capt. Titus Hinman. 1721 .- William Preston, John Judeon, Joseph Minor, John Curtiss.

1722-23 .- Joseph Minor, Thomas Knowles, William Preston, Ebenezer Warner.

1724 .- Capt. Willinm Preston, Ephiruim Minor, Capt. Joseph Minor.

1725 .- Joseph Jndeon, Andrew Hinman, Capt. Joseph Minor, William Preston.

1726 .- Capt. Joseph Minor, Adino Strong, Cnpt. William Preston.

1727 .- Capt. Joseph Minor, llenry Castle, William Preston, Andrew llin- .מאות

1728 .- Cnpt. Joseph Minor, Capt. William Preston, Andrew Hinman.

1729 .- Joseph Minor, Willinm Preston, Henry Castle, Andrew Hinman. 1730 .- Joseph Minor, William Preston, William Judd.

1731 .- Joseph Minor, Noah Hinmnu, William Preston.

1732-33 .- Josephi Minor, William Preston.

1734 .- John Curtiss, Ephraim Minor.

1735 .- John Curtiss, Ephraim Minor, William Preston, Noah Hinman.

1736 .- Josephi Judson, Andrew Hinman, Joseph Minor, Noah Hinman.

1737 .- William Preston, Noah Hinman.

1738 .- Capt. William Preston, Andrew Ilinman, Joseph Minor.

1739 .- William Preeton, Noah Ifinman, Capt. Thomas Knowles, Andrew Ilinman.

1740 .- Cnpt. William Preston, Capt. Andrew Hinman, Knell Mitchell, Richard Bronson.

1741 .- Noah Hinman, Knell Mitchell, William Preston.

1742 .- Samuel Minor, Daniel Curtise, Noah Ilinman.

1743-44 .- William Preston, Noah Hinman.

1745 .- Col. Joseph Minor, Col. William Preston.

1746 .- Col. William Preston, Nonh Hinman.

1747-48 .- Col. William Preston, Noah Ilinman, Caleb Martin, Benjamin Hicox.

1749 .- William Preston, Nonh Ilinman, Samuel Minor, Eleazur Ilinman.

1750 .- Noah Hinman, Samuel Minor, Benjamin Hicox.

1751 .- Samuel Minor, Benjamin Ilicox, Increase Moseley.

1752 .- Noah Hinman, Samuel Minor, Increase Moseley.

1753 .- Samuel Minor, Increase Moseley.

1754 .- Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley.

1755 .- Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Stiles, Increase Moseley.

1756 .- Increase Moseley, Benjamin Stiles, Samuel Minor.

1757 .- Daniel Sherman, Elisha Stoddard, Benjamin Hinman.

1758 .- Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hicox.

1759 .- Daniel Sherman, Benjamin llicox, Col. Benjamin Hinman.

1760-61 .- Daniel Sherman, Col. Benjamin Ilinman.

1762 .- Daniel Sherman, Col. Benjamin Ilinman, Benjamin Stiles.

1763-66 .- Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley.

1767 .- Increase Moseley, Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman.

1768 .- Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Ilinman. 1769-71 .- Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Stiles. 1772 .- Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley.

1773 .- Daniel Sherman, Edward Hinman, Increase Moseley.

1774-76,-Daniel Sherman, Jucrense Moseley.

1777 .- Daniel Sherman, Incrence Moseley, Benjamin Hinman.#

# Five sessions this yenr.

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1778 .- Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley, Andrew Graham, Benjamin Hinman.

1779-80 .- Dnaiel Sherman, Increase Moseley, Benjamin Hinman.

1781 .- Daniel Shermno, Increase Moseley.

1782 .- Increase Moseley, Hezekiah Thompson, Daniel Sherman. 1783 .- Daniel Sherqian, Increase Moseley.

1784 .- Hezekiah Thompson, Increase Moseley.

1785-86 .- Daviel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman.

1787 .- Benjamin Hinman, David Ambler, Daniel Sherman. 1788-89 .- Daniel Sherman, Hezekiah Thompson, David Hurd. 1790 .- Daniel Sherman, Nathaniel Smith.

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History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 169

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1532

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532