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June, Peter, had Sarah, b. Jan. 30, 1680-Peter, Nov. 22, '83-James, June 29, '87-Thomas, July 23, '90-Mercy, Sept. 11, '92-and Mary, July 30, '99.
Knap, Joshua and Hannah Close, m. June 9, 1657, and had Hannah, b. March 26, '60-Joseph, in '64-Ruth, in '66-Timothy, in '68-Benjamin, in' '73-Caleb, in '77-and Jonathan, in '79.
Knap, Elinor, wife of Nicholas, d. 16, 6, 1658.
Kuap, Nicholas and Unica Brown, widow of Peter, m. 9, 1, 1659.
Knap, Caleb, son of Caleb, b. Nov. 24, 1661 -- and John, July 25, '64.
Knap, John aud Hannah Ferris, m. June 10, 1692, and had Samuel, b. Aug. 27, '95-John, Aug. 14, '97-Hannah, March 10, '98-'9-a son, b. Aug. 15, '01 -Charles, March 9, 1703-and Deborah, June 28, 1705.
Knap. Moses and Elizabeth Crissy, m. -- 168-, aud had Elizabeth, b. Sept. 7, '90.
Knapp, Caleb and Hannah Clements, m. 23, 9, 1694-Caleb, b. Sept. 30, '93-William, Dec. 15, '97-Sarah, Jan. 18, '99-Abigail, Jan. 9, 1701-2- Joshua, April 10, 1704-Joseph, Dec. 10, '06-Hanna, April 10, '10-Jo- nathan, Jan. 12, '12-'13. The next two children of this family were born in Norwalk.
Lawrence, Thomas, d. Aug. 16, '91.
Leeds, John and Mary, had Jonathan, b Oct. 12, 1693-John, 'March 8, '04-Sarah, Feb. 8, '96-Samuel, Feb. 21, '97-Ebenezer, Jan. 17, 1700- and Mary, Oct. 23, 1702.
Lounsbury, Heury, son of Richard aud Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1684.
Lockwood, Eliphalet and Mary, daughter of John Gold, m. Oct. 11, 1699. Lockwood, Edmun, d. Jan. 31, 1692.
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Lockwood, Joseph and Elizabeth Ayres, m. May 19, 1698, and had Jo- seph, b. May 15, 1699-Hannah, March 24, '01-John, Sept. 18, '03-and Nathaniel, April 1, '06.
Mead, Benjamin and Sarah Waterbury, m. May 10, 1700.
Mead, wife of William, d. Sept. 19, 1657.
Merwin, Miles and Sarah Scofield, m. Nov. 30, -.
Merwin, Joseph, son of John, b. May 2, 1657.
Mills, ---- son of Richard, died Dec. 25, 1660.
"Jno. Mills of Stamford, and Mary Fountain daughter unto Aron Foun- tain, who was born unto him by his wife Mary whose maiden name was Mary Beebe, who was ye daughter of Mr. Samuel Beebe of new london, ware married in Fairfield, by major Peter Burr, Assistant, October ye 2th, 1702."
Miller, Sarah, daughter of John, b. Nov. 10, 1662.
Newman, Hannah, daughter of William, b. 29, 10, 1657-Mary, d. 18, 10, '59-and Jonathan, b. April 21, '61.
Oliver, - born 20, 6, 1657.
Oliver, - son to William, b. 19, 9, 1659 - a second son, April 14, '62.
Penoyer, Thomas and Lidde Knap, m. May 22, 1685. and had Abigail b. 13, 8, '86-Mary, Nov. 22, '88-Mellicent, April 13, 91-Mercy, Sept. 28, '93 -Samuel, April 3, '96-and John, May 26, 98.
Penoyer, Thomas, son of Robert, b. March 29, 1638-Mary, Nov. 25, 60 -Martha, Sept. 26, '64-and Abrigail, 13. 8, '66.
Pettet, Debrow, d. 7, 9, 1657.
Pettet, John's wife d. 27, 7, 1657.
Pettet, -- and Sarah Scofield, m. 13, 6, 1665.
Pettet, David, son of John, b. July 20, 1654, and d. 2, 8, '57-Jonathan, b. Feb. 23-, Sarah, 27, 6, 1666-John, b. 26, 8, '68-a son, 20, 6, 72-and Mercy, b. 5, 9, '74.
Pettet. Jonathan, son of Jonathan, b. latter end of Oct. 1693-John, March 8, '94-5-Sarab, Feb. 8, '96-7-Samuel, Feb. 21, '98-9-and Ebenezer, Jan. 17, 1700-1.
Pond, Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth, b. April 18, 1698 -- Elizabeth, Nov. 22, '99-Josiah, Jan, 13, 1701-Hannab, Feb. 13, 1702-3 -- and Naomi, March 22, 1704-5.
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Potter, John and Sarah Sellick, m. Angust 30, 1698.
Ratliffe, William and Elizabeth Thele, m. 29, 8, 1659' and had Mary, b, Oct. 27, 1662.
Reynolds, Saragh, d. August 21, 1657.
Reynolds, Jonathan, had Rebecca, b. 1656-Jonathan, '60-John, '62 --- Sarah, '65-Elizabeth, '67-aud Joseph, about 69- The father, Jonathan, d. in 1673.
Rich, Henry, and Martha Penoir, m. 21, 10, 1680.
Rock, Hittabel, died Sept. 14, 1656.
Rockwell. cbild of John, died 31, 5, 1658.
Roberts, Thomas and Sarah Elliot, m. 27, 11, 1658, and had Sarah, b. Sept, 4, 1561, and a child, April, 1, '83.
Scofield, Richard, had Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1653, and Jerimy, 10, 1, '58. Scofield, Mercy. daughter of Daniel, b. the latter end of Nov. 0 9, 1657.
Scofield, John and Hannah Mead, m. Juiy 10, 1677-and had Samuel, b. July 10, '78-John, Jan. 15, '79-89-Ebenezer, Jan. 26, '85-Nathanial, Dec. 10, '88-Mercy, Oct. 30, '90 -- Mary, Ang. 4, '94-and Susauna, March 2, 97-8.
Scofield, John, died March 27, 1698-9.
Scofield, Richard and Ruth Brundish, m. Sept. 14, 1689, and had Jeremiah, b. April 1, '91-Joshua, Nov. 5, '93-James, April 1, '96-Jona- than, Oct. 9, '98-Hannah, Nov. 14, 1700-Debro, Feb. 14, 1702-3.
Scofield, Daniel and Hannah Hoyt, m. April 17, 1701, and had Nathan, b. April 14, 1702.
Seeley, Obadiah, d. August 25, 1657-Habakuk, d. 13, 6, 1658.
Seeley, Martha, daughter of Jonas, b. Sept. 20, 1690-Jonas, July 22, '92 Susanna, June 12, '94-Ebenezer, Jan. 18, 96-7-Nathaniel, August 23 '99-and Elizabeth, August 20, 1701.
Seeley, John, son of Obadiah, b. August 25, 1693-Nathaniel, June 19, '95-Mercy, Jan. 30, '98-and Obadiah, August 7. 1701.
Seeley, Sarah, daughter of Jonas, born Feb. 1694-5.
Sellick, Jonathan, and Abigail Law, m. May 11, 1665.
Sillick, Jonathen, son of Jonathan, b. July 11, 1664 -- David, Jan. 27, '65
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Selleck, John and Sarah Law, m. Oct. 28, 1669, and had Sarah, b. August 22, 1670-David, Dec. 27, '72-Nathaniel, April 7, '78-John, June 7, '81.
Selleck, Mr. John, had Susanna, b. Feb. 2, 1683, and Johanna, b. May 31, '86.
Selleck, Jonathan Jr., and Abigail Gold, m. Jan. 5, 1685-and had Abi gail, b. April 3, 1685-Nathan, Sept. 12. '86-and Theophila, Feb. 11, 94-5.
Selleck, Nathaniel and Sarah Lockwood, in. Jan. 25, 1699-and had Daniel b. Dec. 23, 1700.
Selleck, Capt. Jonathan, d. June 11, 1710.
Selleck, Maj. Jonathan, d. Jan. 10, 1712-13.
Shepard, Mary, widow, d. August 15, 1633.
Simkins, Jonathan, d. 7, 8, 1657.
Skelding, Thomas and Rebecca Slason, m. June 11, 1701.
Slason, Sarah, daughter of John, jr., b. Jan. 20, 1693-John, Oct. 4, '95 -Martha, Sept. 17, '99-and Elizabeth, April 18, 1703.
Slason, Jonathan and Mary Waterbury, m. Feb. 4, 1699-1700-and had Abigail, b. March 8, 1700-Mary, Jan. 20, 1704.
Slason, John, son of John, b. Sept. 9, 1664-Sarah, Jan. 20, '67-Jona- than, July 25, '70-Elizabeth, Jan. '30, '72-Mary, April 21, '80-Thomas, 3, 12, '81-and Hannah, March 12, 85-6.
Smith, Samuel, son of Henry, died 16, 8, 1658-Mary, 3, 10, '58-and a daughter, August 9, '61. Ann, wife of Henry, died second week in June, 1685.
Smith, Elizabeth, wife to Jolin, d. Oct. 6, 1703-and his youngest daugh- ter, Oct. 10, 1703.
Smith, Hannah, daughter to John, d. Oct. 27, 1703.
Stevens, Thomas, died, 19, 6, 1658.
Stevens, Obadiah and Rebecca Rose, m. Dec. 18, 1678-and had Tho- mas, b. Sept. 6, 1679-Ephraim, Jan. 28, '80-Rose, Oct. 14, '83-Rebecca , 12, 2, '86-Elisha, April 23, '88-Daniel, Nov. 30, '90-Nathan, Dec. 1, '94 and Deliverance, a son, August 1, 1697.
Stevens, Joseph and Sarab Buxton, m. June 24, 1680-and had Joseph b. May 21, '81-Unica, Dec. 5, '83-Sarah, Jan. 27, '86-and Mary, Jan, 30, '91-Stevens, Obadiah, d. Dec. 24, 1702.
Stukey, George, and Ann Quimby, m. 28, 9, 1657.
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Stukey, Elizabeth, d. Sep. 4, 1656.
Stukey, George, d. Nov. 28, 1660.
Taylor, Gregory, d. 24, 7, 1657.
Taylor, Goodwife, d. 18, 6, 1657.
Theal, Nicholas, died 19, 6, 1658.
Uffert, Elizabeth, widow, d. Dec. 27, 1660.
Usher, Robert and Elizabeth Jagger, m. 12, 3, 1650, and had Elizabeth b. Feb. 25, 1659-60.
Waterbury, John, d. 31, 5, 1658.
Waterbury, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan, b. Angust, 15, 1677-Unice, Oct. 7, '79-Rose, Jan. 21, '81-Rachel, Aug. 26, '84-Jonathan, Feb. 9, '85-Abigail, July 1, '88-and Joseph, Jan. 26, '91.
Waterbury, Jonathan, d. Jan. 14, 1702.
Waterbury, Mary, daughter of John, b. March 20, 1679-John, Oct. 30, '82-David, Jan. 24, '84-and Thomas, May 12, '87.
Waterbury, John, son of David, b. Jan. 25, 1681-2-Elizabeth, Jan. 19, '83-4-and Sarah, Jan. 10, 84-5.
Waterbury, David and Sarah Weed, 2d. wife, m. August 11, 1698-and had Ruth, b. Jan. 3, 1699-and David, Nov. 9, 1701.
Waterbury. - , son to Jonas, b. Sept. 12, 1694.
Webb, Richard, d. Jan. 1, 1656.
Webb, Joshua, son of Richard, b. - -; and - Nell, March 30, 1662.
Webb, Richard, died, March 15, 1675,-6.
Webb, child of Richard, died, Jan. 1, 1656.
Webb, Joseph and Hannah Scofield, m. Jan. 8, 1672, and had Joseph, b. Jan. 5, 1674-Mary, April 14, '77-Hannah, March '79-Sarab, Oct. 16, '81-and Margery, Oct. 4, '83.
Webb, Waitstill, child of Samuel, b. Jan. 6, 1690-1-Samuel, Nov. 6, '92 Mercy, April 11, '93-Charles, March 12, '96-7-Mary, Jan. 7, '98-9-and Nathaniel, Nov. 6, 1700.
Webb, Joseph, and Mary Hait, m. Feb. 23, 1698-and had Joseph, b. Jan. 26, 1700-1-Ebenezer, b. March 7, 1704, and died, April 16, 1704-Ben- jamin, August 24, 1705.
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Weed, Jonas, child, d. July 15, 1656.
Weed, Jonas, son of John, b. Feb. 5, 1667-Daniel, Feb. 11, '69-Joseph, d. Jan. 7, '90, aged 12 years-Isaae, April 20, '91, aged 9 years-Mary, April 21, '91, aged 7 years, and Hanna, March 22, '91, aged 4 years.
Weed, Jonas and Bethia Holly, m. Nov. 16, 167 -.
Weed, Jonas, son of Jonas, (Shoemaker), b. July 26, 1678-Benjamin April 5, '81-Jonathan, April 15, '84-Abigail, April 5, '95-John, Nov. 19, '98-Miles, Feb. 24, 1700-1-Sarah, March 10, '02-'03-and Nathan, May 20, 1705.
Weed, Jonas, (Shoomaker), d. Nov. 18, at eavening, 1706.
Weed, Daniel and Mary Webb, m. Sept. 23, 1697.
Weed, Daniel, had Abraham, d. 18 years old, Aug. 18, 1698-Sarah, 23 years old, Nov. 18, '98-Daniel, 13 years old, March 19, '98-Ebenezer, G years old, Oct. 22, '98-Nathaniel, 2 years old, Oet. 22, '98-Joseph, b. Aug. 18, '98-David, Aug. 19, 1700-Joanna, Nov. 8, '02-and Daniel, May 14, '05
Weed, Samuel and Abigail Scofield, m. April 17, 1701.
Weed, Joseph and Rebecca Higginbotham, m. Dec. 10, 1701.
Weed, Jonas, at Noroton Corners, and Sarah Waterbury, m. Jan. 20, 1703- 4, and had Jonas, b. at Noroton Corners, Dee. 24, 1704.
Weed, Jonas, Sr. d, Nov. 19, 1704.
Wiat, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, b. July 18, 1637.
Youngs, John and Ruth Eliat, (Elliot), m. Jan. 30, 1690, and had Eliza- beth, b. April 22, '94, and d. April 15, 1706-Ruth, b. May 21, '96-Mary, Aug. 30, 1700-John, May 5. 1703-Abigail, March 13, '05-6-Thomas, Feb. 21, '07-8-Elizabeth, May 30, '10-Samuel, Sept. 30, '12-and Sarah, June 18, '15.
CHAPTER N.
STAMFORD IN 1700.
This year finds in Connecticut twenty-seven towns incorpo- rated, of which Stamford ranks the thirteenth on the grand list. The population of the town is probably somewhere be- tween five and six hundred. The territory is about seven and a half miles in width and not far from eleven in length.
Sixty years have now passed since its settlement ; and they have been years which must have left many and well defined traces of their course.
Already Eastfield, Southfield, Northfield and Newfield, em- bracing a large part of the territory south of what is now the North Stamford Parish, had been " layed out " to the proprie- tors or their children, or were yet used as common grounds for " winter corn" or summer pasture. Enough had been learned of the several parts of this domain to have already established in common use names long since outworn or forgotten
Runkinheag and Short Rocks, Hardy's Hole and Slason's Wolf Pit, Elbow Plain and Rump Swamp, Great Fresh Meadow and Jagger's Den, Clabord Hill and Hollow Tree Ridge, are names of less significance in these modern times than when they expressed localities closely connected with the most important interests of the young colony. A well built fence running across its neck, and which twenty years ago had taxed the common time of the whole people, had secured the whole of our beauti- ful headland, Shipan, as the yearly corn ground of the proprie- tors; while another fence running across eastward from below
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the landing place to the north of where our new cemetery now lies, cut off the early Rocky Neck as their nearest pasture ground.
Across this territory ran an irregular road, near the course of the present principal street through the town. From this, cart paths radiated at different points, out to the several fields which had then been laid out, embracing the most of the southern part of the tract, while almost all the northern portion of it was still a forest, with openings for here and there a pioneer home on the two northward routes leading from the present center of Darien and Stamford over Woodpecker Ridge into the new settlement at Bedford across the Dutch lines.
Of the state of these roads at this period, even the best of them, that which formed the chief landward route between New Haven and New York, we find a very reliable description in the private journal of Madam Knight. She had started on horseback from Boston, Oct. 2, 1704, to visit New York. Dec. 6th she left New Haven attended by a kinsman of hers, Thomas Trowbridge of that city, also on horseback. They made the journey together, and started on their return Dec. 15th. The journal thus mentions the route across Stamford. As she left Rye she says : " here we took leave of York government and descending the mountainous passage that almost broke my heart in ascending, before we came to Stamford, a well compaet town, but miserable meeting house which we passed, and through many great difficulties, as bridges which were exceeding high, and very tottering, and of vast length, steep and rocky hills and precipices (bugbears to a fearful female traveler). About nine at night we came to Norwalk, having crept over a timber of a broken bridge about thirty feet long and perhaps fifty to the water." On the journey to New York she says that between Norwalk and Rye they proceeded "walking and leading their horses neer a mile together, up a prodigious high hill." This is the hill of which she speaks on the return. Of the condition of the other roads traversing the town we have no account.
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Already were visible the germs of at least two other cen- ters on this tract, at Middlesex and at Woodpecker Hollow. But as yet no effort had been made to establish church or per- manent school privileges elsewhere in all this stretch of terri- tory, than at the very center of the town plot. Here, close by where the first rude church had been built, stands the third edifice, now in its sixth year of good service rendered the town, yet already undergoing such changes in its interior as the in- creasing population demands. This very year the order is given to transfer the pulpit to the north end, and turn the seats to face it, and to throw galleries around the hitherto unused walls to accommodate those for whom there are now no seats.
The fathers of the town were nearly all gone, and the third generation were now coming forward to the responsibilities and honors of social and civil life. We will see who are still here and in what positions, as far as the records of that day will show.
The chief man of this now somewhat organized town, Rev. John Davenport, has for some six years held his throne in the hearts of the people who had voluntarily placed him there ; and there seems to be no abatement of their loyalty or their love. They still, with great unanimity, vote his annuity of the usual " specia," and a most bountiful supply of wood. Early Novem- ber of this year gathers them together in formal town meeting, and the first and most important business of the day is to see that all the temporal wants of their faithful pastor are supplied. See how fully those citizens of the year of grace, 1700, provide for one of their pastor's wants. The whole town are assembled. Samuel Hoyt, the same who was to sit with Mr. Davenport, ere long, in the famous Saybrook Convention to aid in framing the famous Saybrook Platform, was doubtless their Moderator. The drum has ceased its summons, and the ready pastor has in- voked on his people the presence and blessing of God. He re- tires and the second man of all this people, moderator Hoyt,
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calls for such business, as now the providence of God orders them to " attend."
The first response, introduces as of first importance the claims of the good pastor, who was in charge of the spiritual interests of the whole town.
Nineteen closely written lines, in the hand writing of the the honored recorder of the town, Samuel Holly, Sen., report to us all that was done in that November meeting; but fifteen of them are devoted to recording the care which the people took of him whose sacred office they had been trained to honor, and whose personal character they had learned to respect and love.
They now vote Mr. Davenport, his annuity of wood. Lest any part of it should be lacking, the amount was provided for in the town rate; yet each inhabitant dwelling between Nor- walk and Greenwich was allowed "reasonable time and warn- ing" for carting his proportion of the wood, which, from a previous record we learn must be deposited in the minister's yard before the end of November. They, then, vote the price which each person must pay who fails to carry his proportion of the supply,-eight shillings for each load-and order that none of the wood carried shall be cut over "six foot" long. And lest these orders should fail of practical execution, the fol- lowing vote secures the desired result.
" By voate ye town doe appoint Daniel Scofield and Elisha Holly to apportion to each man what wood he shall carry to Mr. Davenport, and to order ye time when it shall be carried; and do Impower ye sd Scofield and Holly to hire all such men's pro- portion of sd wood as shall neglect or refuse doing their sd pro- portions, after Reasonable warning and time allowed for ye performing of ye sd worke, and shall pay all such as are hired, town Rate not exceeding eight shillings ye coard, and for their incouragement to ye sd persons improued In ye worke they shall have allowed them so much as their proportion is in ye town Rate; yt is of wood."
I have introdneed this item of town business in its full pro-
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portions, as most distinctly revealing the leading aim and spirit of the town, a hundred and sixty-eight years ago and to indi- cate the manner in which they sought to realize it. Religion and its support was this aim, and for this the town government was framed and pledged.
Let us now name the men who are here, and their recorded positions.
At the first town meeting held this year, March 5, 1700, the following offices are filled :
For " viewers," that is, for those who were to inspect the fields and see that that they were closed so as to "turn creturs" by the fifteenth of March, but who were obliged to officiate the twentieth day of the month, we have the names of John Slason, sen., and Isaac Finch, sen., for the Northfield ; Joseph Garnsy and Daniel Cloisen for the Southfield ; and John Slason, jr., and John Crissy for the Eastfield.
For " pounders," that is, for those authorized to impound lawless cattle, there were: Thomas Slason and Samuel Finch for Northfield ; Daniel Lockwood, for the Southfield; John Green and John Bishop, for Eastfield ; and Clement Buxton for Rockyneck.
For "surnaires," (surveyors,) were: Richard Scofield and Nathaniel Cross for Southfield and westward; Benjamin Hoit, sen., and Dan, Scofield, for Northfield and "Norward; Steven Bishop and Steven Homes for Eastfield and eastward and Rocky- neck.
Mr. Samuel Hait and Elisha Holly are added to the committee for laying out Runkinheag or Short Rocks.
Mr. Jonathan Selleck, jr .. Mr. David Waterbury and Eli- sha Holly, are appointed to prosecute all " found defective upon the account of lands." Benjamin Green and Nathaniel Cross are to " vewe" the land west of Joseph Garnsy's lot and report.
Zaeri Dibble is allowed ten acres from the sequestered lands,
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Elisha Holly is to have six and Jonathan Crissy ten. David Waterbury and Elisha Holly are to report a place on Stony- brook for Mr. Bates to set a fulling mill, as he wishes leave to do.
At the town meeting held August 23, 1700, Peter Ferris, jr,, and Jonathan Bates are appointed to make out the town list, and Samuel Holly, sen. " is to fit it for ye corte." No other vote of this meeting is recorded.
At the town meeting held November 8 of this year, in addi- tion to the votes respecting Mr. Davenport already reported, John Holly, " Increasis son," has donated to him " a corner of land within the Eastfield gate next his lot, not preyising the highway," and Stephen Bishop, Jonathan Waterbury are to vewe ye sd land and stake it out to him.
Daniel Scofield. sen. and Elisha Holly are chosen auditors. At the meeting held December 27th of this year, Benjamin Hoyt, sen. and John Ambler are chosen collectors to gather Mr. Davenport's rate.
John Slason, sen. and Joseph Ferris, constables.
Daniel Scofield, sen. Jonas Weed, sen. Richard Seofield, Eli- sha Holly and Samuel Holly, sen., are made townsmen.
Left. Waterbury and Daniel Scofield, sen .. "Sheep masters to take care of ye flock."
Joseph Turney and Increase Holly to lay out the land granted by the town to " Zaery Debble," and Jonathan Cross and Elisha Holly. The above are all the names which occur on the busi- ness records of the town for the year 1700. Others who were living on this tract at the time, will appear from the assign- ment of land by lot, December 26, 1699. There were sixty- nine lots, and they were drawn [by seventy-five persons in the following order.
Stephen Clawson Ensign Bates
William Clemance
John Arnold
Nathaniel Cross
Joseph Garnsy
John Crissy John Holly, sen.
George Slason
John Pettit
Lieut. Bell
Daniel Scofield
Jonas Seeley
Peter June
Increase Holly
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Abram Finch
Stephen Holmes
Abraham Am bler
" ye prSonage
Francis Dan
Jeremy Jagger
Mr. Mills
Jonathan Waterbury
Joseph tirown
Elawzer Slas on
Samuel Hoyt
Joseph Hoyt
Isaac Finch
Thomas Lawrence
Jonas Weed
Mr. Bishop
Benjamin Green
Elisha Holly
John Holmes
John Scofield
Thomas Newman
John Slason
Joseph Green
Moses Knapp
Jonathan Holly
Clement Buxton
Daniel Weed
Joseph Turney
Samuel Webb
Jonathan Jagger,
Capt. Selleck
Peter Ferris
Widow Webster
Mr. Lawes
John Miller
Seely, deceased
Richard Scofield
John Wescott
Samuel Holly ,
Joseph Thell
David Waterbury
Obadiah, Stevens
John Smithı
Samuel Finch Benjamin Hoyt
Ed. and Jo. Lockwood John Waterbury
John Finch
Thomas Penoyer
John Austin
Cornelius Jones
Caleb Knapp
Joseph Stevens
Samuel Hardy
Samuel Dean
In addition still to these names we have others in the follow- ing list of estates made out in Jannary, 1701. This list will also be in proof of the relative pecuniary standing of the citi- zens at this date. The list is said to be that "belonging to ye proper inhabitance in Stamford." It is alphabetically arranged on the original record, and may be found in Book of Records A, page 376.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Ambler. John,
92 10 0 Holly, Samuel, sen,
52 00 0
Andrews, Jeremiah,
96 18 0 Holly, John, ser. 71 10 0
Austen, John,
34 04 0 Holly, Jobn, 63 00 0
Bates, John, sen.
135 00 0 Holly, Elisabeth,
61 16 3
Bates, John, jan.
90 00 0 Holly, Jonathan, 58 10 0
Bell, Mrs.
105 00 0 Holly, John, jun., 30 00 0
Bell, Jonathan,
55 05 6 Holly, Samuel, jun., 20 00 0
Bishop, Stephen,
143 10 0 Holly, Joseph, 25 00 0
Bishop, Joseph,
55 12 0 Holly, John, un , 20 10 0
Bishop, Ebenezer,
33 00 0 Jagger, Jonathan, 39 05 0
Bishop, Benjamin,
38 10 0 June, Peter, 75 15 0
Brown, Joseph,
78 10 0 Jones, Orp, (orphan ?) 04 001
Jolin Goold
John Weed
John Finch, jun.
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Buxton, Clement,
112 00 6 Knap, Moses,
45 05 0
Blachley, Samuel,
37 07 3 Knap, John, 111 05 0
Crissy, John,
40 16 0 Knap, Caleb, 34 17 6
Crissy Jonathan,
18 00 0 Lockwood, Joseph,
40 07 6
Cross, Nathaniel,
54 00 0 Lockwood, Daniel,
38 02 6
Closon, Daniel,
64 05 6
Lockwood, Edmund,
28 10 0
Closon, Samnel,
55 12 0
Mills, William,
21 00 0
Chapman Simon,
26 00 6 Mills, John,
18 00 0
Clemance, William,
27 12 0 Newman, Thomas,
83 00 0
Clark, Joseph,
21 00 0 Pettit, John,
56 07 9
Dan, Francis.
27 00 0 Penoyer, Thomas,
72 05 0
Dibble, Zechary,
26 05 3 Pond, Nathaniel,
36 00 0
Dean, Samuel,
14 13 0 Slason, John,Isen.
101 05 0
Dean, John,
30 00 6
Slason, John, jun.,
57 15 0
Dean, Mathew,
18 00 0 Slason, Jonathan,
33 00 0
Ferris, Peter,
118 12 0
Slason, James,
43 02
Ferris, Joseph,
72 02 0 Slason, Stephen,
18 00
Ferris, Peter, jun.
39 00 0
Seeley, Obadiah,
26 00 0
Finch. Isaac, sen.
27 10 0 Seeley, Jonas, jun ..
18 00 0
Finch, Abraham, sen.
37 02 0
Scofield, Daniel, sen.,
115 05 0
Finch, John,
22 00 0 Scofield, Danicl, jun.,
55 10 0
Finch, Samuel,
46 02 6 Scofield, Widow,
66 05 0
Finch, Joseph,
42 02 6 Scofield, John,
27 03 0
Finch, Abraham, jun.
35 00 0 Scofield, Richard,
56 02 6
Finch, Isaac, jun.
22 00 0
Smith, John,
107 02 6
Garnsey, Joseph,
46 10 0 Smith, Daniel,
148 0 0
Green, John,
28 17 6 Stevens, Obadiah,
79 07 6
Green, Benjamin,
55 09 0 Stevens, Thomas,
18 00 6
Green, Joseph,
81 01 0 Stevens, Joseph,
46 17 0
Gold, John,
88 02 6 Stone, John,
22 00 0
Hardy, Samuel,
47 00 0 Selleck, Major,
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