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"* Tho deacon commonly tended his own mill. In times of drought, when other mills failed, he ran his day and night, and had so disciplined himself that he would turn a grist Into the hopper, lie down to sleep on a bench, with his old turnip watch ticking at his head, and wake at the precise moment when the last kernel was running out.'"
FIRST SAW-MILL.
Sept. 25, 1779, it was "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 county road, at the foot of
the hill, north of the burying-ground, and was car- ried 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 mecting-house, in order to get a better head of water. It was eventu- ally removed down to the site of the mill and cheese- box factory recently owned by the McAlpines.
An incident connected with this mill has been banded down, which pleasingly illustrates the char- acters of the first two deacons of the Winchester 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 neigh- bor came, who was in pressing and immediate need of some lumber, and prevailed on Deacon Wetmore 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 Irritated at finding himself superseded, he made some sharp remark, which was sharply replied to by his colleague. 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 handied 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 abjurations. 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 drawing in his neighbor's logs, cheerfully postponing his own turn until his neighbor could be accommodated.
" THE COLD SUMMER."
The spring of 1816 was cold and backward, and the summer cold and dry. Frosts prevailed in every month of the year. The mowing lands yielded less than half an average crop. Scarcely an ear of corn in the town came to maturity. Potatoes were few and small, and dairy products were as scant in quan- tity as low in price. Much apprehension prevailed of a famine winter, which was measurably averted by a provident planting of turnips when it was per- ceived that other crops were to fail. This erop was large, and thereby the lack of hay was partly made good in wintering such stock as was not killed or sold off in the preceding fall.
TITE REVOLUTION.
The first record relating to the Revolutionary struggle is under date of 1775, as follows :
" That the Iroopory bo freed from paying anything for their colors." "To raise two-penco linlf-penny on the List of 1775, to purchase a town
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Stock of powder and lead, and also to pay other necessary charges arising in the town."
The following soldiers from this town went to Ti- conderoga in 1775, in Capt. Sedgwick's company, Col. Hinman's regiment :
Warhanı Gibbs, lieutenant, Charles Wright, Jr., Adam Mott, Ebenezer Shepard, Stephen Arnold, Freedom Wright, Nathan Balcom, Haw- kins Woodruff, John Derby, David Goff, Peleg Sweet, Oliver Coe, Sr., William Stannard, Lemuel Walter, Noah Gleason, Jr., Abraham Wilkinson, Elisha Smith.
Charles Wright and Ebenezer Shepard marched to the relief of Boston on the Lexington alarm.
Samuel Ilurlbut, Julin Sweet, and Lemuel Stannard served in the Seventh Regiment in 1775.
Daniel Hurlbut Cone and William Lucas served in Col. Meigs' regiment in 1775.
Benoni Brownson served in Capt, Hooker's company in 1775.
Stephen Knowlton served in 5th company, Third Regiment. Judah West 8th = Second
Gideon Wilcoxson* 10th = Seventh
Shubael Cook 4 tl1
Eightlt =
Ebenezer Rowley 9tlı 46
Nathan Blackman served in Capt. Smith's company, Eighth Regiment. David Reebe served in Capt. Smith's company, Eighth Regiment.
Truman Gibbs served in Maj. Weld's company.
Benjamin Palmer served in Maj. Weld's company.
Josiah Adkins served in Cupt. Arnold's company, Wooster's regiment.
John Arnold served in Capt. Denny's compaoy, Hosford's regiment, io 1776.
William Leach served in Col. Ducher's (Fourth) regiment in 1779; also in Capt. Converse's company, Seventh Regiment, in 1780.
Lemuel Walter, served in Capt. Alden's company, Col. Butler's regiment, in 1780.
Samuel Roberts, served in Capt. Alden's company, Col. Butler's regiment, in 1780.
John Balcom, served in Capt. Alden's company, Col. Butler's regiment, in 1780.
Daniel Walter served in Col. Swift's regiment in 1780.
Oliver Coe, Jr., served in Capt. Porson's company, Cul. Butler's regiment, in 1780.
Samuel Mott served in Capt. Porson's company, Col. Butler's regiment, in 1780.
Peter Corbin served in Sherman's company, Eighth Regiment, in 1780. Daniel Wright = 46
Ebenezer Coe "
41 =
=
The following other men served in the Continental army prior to 1780, as appears by a certificate of the selectmen :
George Hudson, Peabody Stannard, Jonathan Preston, Prince Negro, John Fay, Stephen Hurlbut, Levi Wilkinson, Stephen Schovil, Adam Mott, Remembrance Filley, Gershom Fay, William Fay, Timothy Fay, Seth Stannard, Jesse Wilkinson.
Of these, Remembrance Filley, Gershom Fay, and William Fay belonged to Capt. Beebe's Litchfield company.
Oliver Coe, Jr., and Wait Loomis also served under Gen. Harmer, in the Indian war in Ohio.
David Austin, Daniel Corbin, and William Leach belonged to Capt. Medad Hill's company, enlisted in 1776.
William Stannard served in Capt. Morris' com- pany, Bradley's regiment, in 1781.
Richard Coit served in the Sixth Troop in 1781, and in various regiments during the war.
David Goff and his son served in the Northern army in 1776.
The town records refer, in 1777, to " those who went out with Ensign Ozias Brownson last April, with Sergt. Timothy Benedict in August, and with Lieut. Benedict;" in 1778, "to Sergt. Freedom Wright, and John Balcom, Jr., for doing a tour of duty last year in the Northern army;" in 1780, "to those men who are or may be detailed with the army between the 1st day of June last and the 1st of January next." In 1781 it was voted to try to get Dolphin's son (a negro) "to count for Winchester," and "to make application to Gen. Parsons, or some other general officer, to try to procure a pardon for Jonathan Preston, on account of his deserting the army," and " to raise a man to supply the place of George Hudson in the Continental army." In 1782 it was voted "to hire the men now called for, for the guard at Horse-Neck, and to fill the deficiencies in the Continental army till December next."
Many other inhabitants, not named in any of the pay-rolls or votes of the town referred to, are known to have been in the service.
John Church served in the Canada invasion under Arnold, and was in the battle at Saratoga.
Deacon Seth Hills served at Saratoga, and was present at Burgoyne's surrender.
Joseph Hoskin served as a trooper on Long Island, and was in the rear-guard at the retreat from Brook- lyn Heights.
Capt. Moses Hatch enlisted at sixteen, and served through the war.
A company, of which John Hills was captain and Ozias Brownson lieutenant, served at New York while Gen. Putnam commanded in that department.
MUSTER ROLL OF CAPTAIN JOHN HILL'S COM- PANY.
Capt., John Hills; Lient., Benjamin Benedict; Ensign, Ozias Brownson; Sergts., Elisha Wilcoxson, Jonathan Coe, Eliphaz Alvord, Joseph Frisbee ; Corps., Samuel Hurlbut, Abel Wetmore, Josiah Smith, John Wright; Fifers, Belab Hills, Levi Brownson; Drummers, Joseph Dodge, Andrew Avret, John Austin ; Privates, Daniel Andrus, Eli Andrus, Steven Arnold, Joel Beach, Nathan Balcom, Jonathan Ral- com, John Balcom, Jr., John Beach, Timothy Benedick, Azariah Bradley, Aaron Cook, Hezekiah Elmer, Remembrance Filley, Daniel Grover, Zimri Hills, Chauncey Hills, Seth Kellogg, William Kies, Ichabod Loomis, Samuel McCune, Gershom McCune, Jr., Reuben Miner, Samuel Preston, Joseph Plat, Philip Priest, William Fay, Phineas Griswold, Ambrose Palmer, Reuben Sweet, Peleg Sweet, William Stannard, Reuben Palmer, Lazarus Palmer, Lemuel Stan- narıl, Jr., Jesse Wilkinson, Reuben Wilkinson, Reuben Tucker, Da- vid Alvord, Lemuel Walter, John Walter, James Stevenson, Richard Coit, Thomas Spencer, Amasa Wade, Joel Roberts, Timothy Fay, Steven Hurlbut, Phineas Potter, l'reserved Criesee, Abraham Ao- drews, Jr., Jolin Austin, Jr., Samnel Mott, Phineas Smith, David Mille, Daniel Corbin, Simeon Hurlbut, Samuel Roberts, Elijah Castel, Benjamin Palmer, Silas Filer, Peter Corbin, Jr., Samuel Castel, Moses Derbye, William Leach, Isaac Filley, John Spencer, Moses Roberts, Jacob Palmer, Daniel Loomis, Abner Coe, John Church, - Palmer.
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.
Sept. 25, 1777, it was " voted to provide the articles
* He served in Capt. Beebe's company in 1776, and died while a pris- oner of war in the Sugar-House, New York.
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WINCHESTER.
mentioned in the Governor's proclamation for the soldiers at the town's cost, and to give them to them, viz., to the soldiers," and "that Gen. Samuel Wet- more and Sergt. David Austin be a committee to pro- cure 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 Aet 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 sup- plying the families of such soldiers belonging to this town, now in the Continental army, with such cloth- ing and provisions as may be necessary for their sup- port.
It was also voted, "that those men that went vol- unteers to the Northward and Southward shall re- eeive five pounds each out of the treasury ;" and "that those men who went with Ensign Brownson last April, and with Sergt. Timothy Benediet in August, and with Lieut. Benediet, shall receive five pounds for going volunteers."
At a town-meeting, Jan. 13, 1778, the Articles of Confederation of the thirteen United States were pre- sented 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, Abraham Andrews,
Daniel Andrews, David Austin, John Austin, Lemuel Bassett, Joel Beach, John Beach (Feb. 12, 1779), Benjamin Benedlet, Timothy Ben- edict, Levi Brownson, Ozlas Brownson, William Castel, John Church (July 18, 1782), Samuel Clark, Jonathan Coe, Robert Coo, Roswall Coe, Daniel Hurlbut Cono (Dec. 2, 1782), Elehard Coit, Peter Corbin, Daniel Corbin, Joseph Dodge, Ilczeklah Elmer, Noble Everitt, An- drew Everitt, Mrs. II. Everitt (Jan. 18, 1782), Gershom Fay, Romem- branco Filley, Josoph Frisbee, Warlmam Gibbs, Phineas Griswold, Bela Jills (Dec. 2, 1782), Seth Hills, Joha Hills, Benoni Ilills, Josoph Hoskin, Samuel Hurlbut, Rov. Mr. Knapp, William Keyes ( Fob, 12, 1779), Daviel Loomis (Dec. 2, 1782), Ichabod Loomis, Robert McCung, Samuel McCune, Gershoth McCune (Dec. 4, 1778), Reuben Miner, John Miner, Adam Mott, Leut Mott, Martin North, Ambrose Palmer, Joseph P'latt (Frb. 5, 1778), Ebenezer Preston, Samuel Preston, Ben- jamin Preston, Philip Priest, Chauncey Smith (Dec. 2, 1782), Eleazer Smith, Thomas Spencer, William Stannard (Dec. 2, 1782), Lemuel Standard, Jr., Abel Stannard (July 25, 1782), Lemmel Stannard (March 10, 1782), James Sweet, John Sweet, Junuthan Sweet, l'eleg Sweet, Reuben Tucker, John Videto. Jr., Amasa Wade, Samuel Wetmore, Abel Wetmore, Elisha Wilcoxson, Jesse Wilkinson, Roubou Wilklu- son, Jonnh Woodruff.
Sergt. Freedom Wright and John Balcom, Jr., were allowed five pounds each for doing a tour of duty the previous year in the Northern army.
It was voted, that if the committee on trial cannot procure a sufficieney of provisions for the families of those men who are gone into the Continental army, the selcetmen shall be empowered to lay the matter
before the Governor and Council, or Assembly, and pray them to point out some way for our relief; and also to pray for a tax on non-resident proprietors to support the country roads.
Ensign Ozias Bronson, Joseph Hoskin, Samuel Hurlbut, Roswell Coe, Ambrose Palmer, Samuel Preston, and Phineas Griswold were appointed a committee to provide for the families of the soldiers.
ASSESSMENT ROLL, 1783. WINCHESTER SOCIETY.
Amount of Taxable Property.
Names.
£
8.
Daniel Andrus.
50
5
0
Abram Andrus
31
8
David Alvord.
33
11
6606 0 6
Theophilus Andrus.
15
0
Abram Andrue, Jr ..
26
0
0
Isaac Adkins ..
49
0
Jonathan Blacknan ...
38
13
Levi Brownson
59
$9
6
Capt. (Ozins) Brownson.
98
0
William Benedict ..
26
5
6
Benoni Brownson.
39
2
Peter Black man 40
0
Joseph Bown ..
21
0
0
Lemuel Basset
8
f
1
6
Joel Beach
44
0
0
Elijah Castlu ..
S
Aaron Cook.
..
51
Alber Coo ......
30
Capt. (Peter) Corbin
60
John Church
35
1
6
l'eter Corbin, Jr ...
21
U
0
Jedediah Cou ...
0
Jonathan Coe.
15
Samuel Clark
30
Robert C'oo.
62 21
Willam Chamberlain ......
91
17
William Castle.
17.2
Joseph Dodge ..
Juba Dear and Salmon Hoskin.
37
0
Androw Everit
14
1
Joseph Elmer.
30
0
William Fay
10
Remib. Filley.
1
0
Abraham Filley
1 2
0
Daniel Grover
23 47
0
Seth Griswohl ...
51
Joseph Hoakins.
7
0
Stephen Hurlbut. 20
16
0
Elijah Hotard.
15
Samuel Hurlbut
1
6
Seth Hills.
8.1
0
Widow Mary Hills
24
Benjamin Judd ..
Seth Kellogg.
Ichintan) Leniule
C
Daniel loomis
34
WWlow Leach
2
Willam Leach
15
John Marshall
Lent Mott.
Gershom Mel'une, Jr.
56
1
0
Alanı Mott
6
Juhn Minor.
Samuel McCuno ..
G
Robert MeCuno.
34
17
6
Martin North ..
13
Levl Norton ...
37
G
6
Honjamin I'reston
Amubroso l'almer.
61
0
0
1
U
Samuel Preston 5g
1 4 146
Elf Dolphin.
3€
0 6 16
Daniel ('lark.
...
...
50
Hannah Evertt.
0
Jsanc Filley.
=
Joseph Frisbie.
51
0 0
Samuel Castle.
Daniel Cone and David Ward.
78
7
9 0 3
15
6
Rozel Coo .....
7 8 3 16
6
Capt. Benedict.
Timothy Benedict, Jr.
48
Richard Cuit
3 0 0
Timothy Cook
Jumiah Everit
J'AInona Griswold.
James Hale.
6
Gershom MeCune
Rouben Minor
Martin North, Jr.
Joseph l'att.
185
Eliphaz Alvord
Timothy Benedict.
186
HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT.
Names.
Amount of Taxable Property. 8. 11.
Ebenezer Preston.
34
2
0
Moses Roberts
17
0
Samuel Roberts.
33
2
0
Ephraim Smith.
22
Ephraim Smith (deaf)
19 13
Saninel Stanclift.
0
12
0
Eleazer Smith
32
19
Lemnel Stannard
27
3
7
Abel Stannard.
28
2
04
Santuel Smith ..
14
15
Stephen Spencer.
Thomas Spencer.
20
10
G
Reuben Tucker.
45
18
Elijalı Thonison.
42
4
28
16
Jonah Woodruff.
36
17
6
Nathan White,
23
0
0
Christopher Whiting.
48
0
Samuel Wetmore
61
0
9
Elisha Wilcoxson .....
74
7
Abel Wetmore.
47
0
0
Amacy Wade
60
17
9
Lewis Wilkinson ..
23
7
Jesse Wilkinson.
27
18
Levi Wilkinson
24
12
93300 3 3
Hopkins West.
46
Total, Winchester Society £4242 14 10
WINSTED SOCIETY.
Amount of
Names. Taxable Property. 8.
David Anstin, Jr.
35
18
6
David Austin
45
13
3
Elijah Andrews ..
55
5
6
Nathan Balcam. 27
0 0
Jonathan Balcam ..
28
John Balcam.
43
4
9
Samuel Clark (2d) 21
13
0
Uzal Clark
16 0
David Crisse.
73
18 0
Silas Dunham
25
0
U
Jesse Doolittle ..
54
14 0
Alijalı Fuller.
21
19 9
Comfort Goff
19
8
0
46
4 3
Abel Iloskin
55
16 0
Stephen Knowlton ....
28
19
David Mills
76
6
0
Phineas Potter
30
14
0
Lazarns Palmer
21
0
Reuben Palmer 21
0
0
Eleuzer Porter.
36
15
Enoch Palmer.
59
5
23 Benjamin Palmer 14
18
0
0
23
10
0
John Sweet.
23
18 0
Josiah Smith
84
14 6
Comfort Stanclif.
24
0
0
4
9
40
10
4
37
17 0
Freedom Wright.
42
13 3
John Wright ...
21
6 0
Charles Wright.
34
13 3
John Wright, Jr.
45
9 6
John Walter
31
1 0
Lemuel Walter 28
6 6
David West
47 2 0
Total, Winsted Society £1425 12 9
The list was made up of the following items :
8. d.
134 polls from 21 te 70 years, at.
18
0 0
40 ‘ 16 to 21
9
0 0
122 oxen, 4 years old or upwards, at ... at
4
0 0
271 cows and steers, 3 years old or upwards, at 3
0 0
100 steers and heifers, 2 years old or upwards, at 0 0 2
77 4. 1 year 44
1
0
120 horses, 3 years old and upwards, at.
3
0 0
9
2
at.
2
0 0
7
1 year
at
1
0 C
154 swine, at.
1
0 0
28 smokes or fire-place, at
0
7
6
92 at
0
3
9
586 acres of plow-lands, at.
0
10
0
1027
= meadow-lands, at.
8
0
5L
bog meadow-lands, at. 0
5
0
409
bush pasture-lands, at. 2
12219
timber-land, at. 0 0 6
3
0
0
5 taverners assessed at .. 15
0 0
I store, at. 25
0 0
1 grist-mill and saw-mill, at. 24
5 0
8 1 saw-mill, at. 15 0
2 saw-mills, at. 4
0 0
1 physician, at. 10
0
0
2 shoemakers, at
5
0 0
CHAPTER XVI.
WINCHESTER (Continued).
Pioneers in Winsted Society-Manufacturing Interests-The Winsted Bank-The Hurlbut Bank-The Hurlbut National Bank-The First National Bank-The Winsted National Bank-The Wiosted Savings Bank-The Mechanics' Savings Bank-St. Andrew Lodge, No. 64, F. and A. M .- Meridian Chapter-Tyrian Council-Orion and Union Lodges, 1. O. of O. F .- Temperance Organizations-Palmer Post- Knights of Pythias-Libraries-Early Schools-The Winsted Ilerald- The Winsted Press-The Winsted News-Post-Office Difficulties-List of Old Inhabitants-The Borough of Clifton-The Borough of Winsted -Incorporation-First Officers Elected-Wardens from 1858 to 1881- Burgesses from 1858 to 1881-Clerks, Treasurers, and Bailiffs from 1858 to 1881-Water-Works-Fire Department, etc .- Population of Town from 1756 to 1880.
"THE opening of the old north road was soon fol- lowed by a settlement in the northeast corner of the town, distinct and distant from the earlier settlement in the southwest section, to which our attention has thus far been directed. Long Lake and the mountain ridges extending from its north end to Colebrook line effectually separated these communities from each other until near the close of the last century, when the improvement of the splendid water-power along the Lake Stream and at the Still River Falls gradu- ally drew settlers to the intermediate region. The Winsted settlement began some twenty years later than that of the old society. The records show but four resident land-owners there in 1771, when the town was incorporated, and none of their names are found on the petition for the incorporation."
The following is a list of the early settlers, etc., of the borough of Winsted, commencing in 1770:
Lieut. John Wright, from Wethersfield to Goshen in 1740, came thence to Winsted, it is believed, in 1769 or 1770, and settled, with his large family, on the northeast side of the old North road, near Colebrook line, on the site of the homestead now occupied by Edward and Edwin Rowley. His title of lieutenant is said to have been acquired during his service in the French war. He had sons,-Samuel, Moses, David, and John.
Charles Wright, son of John, Jr., probably came from Goshen to Winsted about 1775, and lived near his father until his removal in 1801 to Jefferson Co., N. Y. He served as sergeant in Capt. Sedgwick's company on the northern frontier in 1775.
Capt. Freedom Wright became a land-holder in 1777, and lived and kept a tavern in the house, now burned down, recently owned by Albert Kelsey and wife, in the same neighborhood with his father and
£
8.
25
13
37
8
13
330
William Standard
John Videt ...
38
6 6666 G
Daniel Walter ..
0
3 silver watches, at.
30
0
Samuel Stanclift.
Simeon Rogers,
32
Ebenezer Rowles ..
Zebulon Thomson ..
Henry Walter.
Samuel Hayden.
Elisha Spencer
44
at
Chauncey Smith ..
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brothers. He was a soldier in Capt. Sedgwiek's company.
A daughter of John Wright, Sr., named in his will, married Elijah Rockwell, Esq., first justiee of the peace, and town elerk of Colebrook, and was the grandmother of John T. Rockwell, of Winsted.
Ebenezer Shepard, from Goshen, in 1771 bought lands bordering on Colebrook line, on the road to Colebrook, by way of Nelson Beardsley's, on which he lived until 1775, when he sold out to David Cris- sey, and moved into Colebrook. He served in Capt. Sedgwick's company on the northern frontier in 1775.
John Balcom, Jr., from Mansfield, Windham Co., came into the town this year ; he owned and lived on a lot of land east of Still River, nearly opposite the Horace Rowley place, and lived in a log house on the hill adjoining Barkhamsted line.
1772 .- John Baleom, Sr., is named of Winchester in a deed of this year, conveying to him Lot 10, second division, next south of the Daniel B. Wilson farm.
Jonathan Balcom, son of John, Sr., lived on Wal- len's Hill, between Roswell Smith's and Joel Meade's.
Nathaniel Balcom, son of John, Sr., lived on the homestead of his father until 1813 or 1814, when he removed to Wayne Co., Pa.
Elias Balcom was here in 1774. In 1776 he had some interest in the mill-lot, and the eorn-mill, saw- mill, and dwelling-house thereon, which he quit- claimed to Stephen Chubb, of New Hartford.
Jacob, Joseph, and Elias Cabit, sons of Elias Bal- com, were baptized in the Winchester church in November, 1775. The former is said to have carried on horseback the earliest mail between IIartford and Albany.
Nathan Baleom died Aug. 7, 1808, aged eighty-four.
1773 .- John Austin, Abel Hoskin, Josiah Smith, Truman Smith, Josiah Smith, Jr.
1774 .- Stephen Arnold, Zebulon Shepard, Phineas Potter, Sheldon Potter, Daniel Potter.
1775 .- David Crissey, Preserved Crissey, Israel Crissey.
1776. - David Mills, Chauncey Mills, Eliphalet Mills, Daniel Mills.
1777 .- Ensign Jesse Doolittle and sons, Jesse, Jr., Zerah, and Lyman, Samuel Hayden and sons, Seth and Moses, John Darbe, or Derby, Henry Walter and son John, Daniel Walter, Ira Walter, Ebenezer Rowley, Jr., Asher Rowley.
1778 .- Barzillai Clemons, Cyrenns Handee, Uzal Clark, Stephen Knowlton, Jr., Simeon Rogers, Abi- gail Fuller, Elisha Spencer, Ozias Spencer, Ranney Spencer, Elisha Speneer, Jr.
1782 .- Eleazer Porter, Samuel Clark, Timothy Cook.
1783 .- Silas Dunham, Comfort Goff, Elisha Mal- Jory, Amasa Mallory, Elisha Mallory, Jr., Asa Mal- lory, Comfort Stanelift, Samuel Stanelift, John Sweet, Zebulon Thompson, David West, Jr., Judah West.
1783-91 .- Nathaniel Russell, Daniel Russell, Ben-
jamin Russell, Giles Russell, Hamlin Russell, Benja- min Wheeler, Sr., Benjamin Wheeler, Jr., Othniel Brainard, Jr., Seba Brainard, William Case (of Bark- hamsted), Nathan Hoskin, John Jopp (a native of Sterderton, Scotland), John Jopp, Jr., Nathan Wheeler, Anson Wheeler, Esq., Capt. Zebina Smith, Deaeon Elisha Smith, Miles Smith, John Shaw (a Hessian soldier from Burgoyne's army, captured at Saratoga), John Shaw, Jr., Charles Barnes, John Allen, John Allen, Jr., Jesse Filley, David Holmes, Isaac Wheeler, Hezekiah Woodruff, Jr., Luke Hart, Selah Hart, Stephen Hart, Samuel Hart, Moses Darbe, Benjamin De Wolf, Daniel De Wolf, Eleazer Kellogg, Caleb Munson, Jr., Norton Wright, Deacon Shubael Cook, Urijah Cook, Reuben Cook, Anson Cook, Lieut. Jonathan Dunham, Deaeon Michael Grinnell, Salmon Treat, William Waterman, Jr., Daniel Eg- gleston, Jr., Daniel Eggleston, Sr., Lewis Miller, Shel- don Miller, Daniel Marshall, John Burton, Thaddeus Fay, Ezra Griffin, Theodore Hoskin, Roswell Hoskin, Solomon Palmer, Jonathan Rogers, Joseph Loomis, Jonathan Coe.
1792 .- Jenkins & Boyd. the pioneer manufacturers of Winsted, came into the society this year, and ereeted the first seythe-factory in the State, and the third in the country, on the site of the Winsted Manu- facturing Company's East Village Works. About 1795, in company with Thomas Spencer, Jr., they erected the first forge for making bar-iron in the town, on the lake stream, opposite the grinding-shop of the Winsted Manufacturing Company. In 1802 they erected another seythe-factory on the site of the Winsted Hoe Company's shop, near the corner of Lake and Meadow Streets. Benjamin Jenkins, of the above firm, was born Oct. 15, 1765. He came to Win- sted in 1792.
James Boyd came to Winsted, with his brother-in- law and partner, Benjamin Jenkins, in 1792, having previously learned from him the scythe-maker's trade at New Windsor, his native place. Ile first lived in a small house that stood on the west side of North Main Street, nearly opposite the parsonage-house of Rev. James Beach, which was built by him and his partner in 1795, and jointly occupied by them until 1802. Ile then built and moved into the house on the east side of Main Street, West village, opposite Munro Street, now owned by John T. Rockwell, where he spent his remaining life, and died Feb. 1, 1849, aged seventy-eight years. In 1803 he dissolved partnership with Mr. Jenkins, taking for his share the joint property of the firm in the West village. In 1808 he built a forge and saw-mill on the water-power opposite the Clarke House, now owned by the New England Pin Company. In 1822 he built a drafting- and forging-shop in rear of the Beardsley House, and in 1828 he rebuilt the " Upper Forge," on the lake stream, above Hulbert's present iron-works. He also built, in 1816, the old iron-store on Main Street, next north of Dudley's brick bloek.
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