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John Strong, Jr., Esq.,
May, 1838.
died Nov. 1, 1834.2 May, 1838. May, 1842. May, 1844.
May, 1846,
May, 1847.
May, 1818, Sept., 1833, June, 1834, April 17, 1845, June 22, 1845.
May, 1818. Sept., 1833. June, 1834. April, 1845. June 22, 1815.
Oct., 1719,
768
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
REGISTERS, OR TOWN CLERKS OF WOODBURY.
Appointed.
Retired.
Capt. John Minor,
1672,
Dec., 1702.
John Sherman, Esq.,
Dec., 1702,
Dee., 1727.
Col. Joseph Minor,
Dec., 1727,
Dec., 1755.
Gideon Walker, Esq.,
Dec., 1755,
Dec., 1780.
Peter Gilchrist,
Dec., 1780, died Dec., 1782. Oct., 1822.
Leman Sherman,
March 3, 1783, Oct., 1822, died Oct. 24, 1831.
Matthew Minor, Jr.,
Dec., 1831,
Lewis Judd,
Dec. 20, 1839,
died Dec., 1839. Oct., 1846.
Elijah Sherman,
Oct., 1846,
Oct., 1847.
Lewis Judd,
Oct., 1847,
Oct., 1851.
Elijah Sherman,
Oct., 1851,
Oct., 1852.
Lewis Judd,
Oct., 1852.
ROLL OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Woodbury was settled in 1672, made a town in 1674, but was not repre- sented in the General Court till 1684. The following is a roll of the repre- sentatives to the present time.
May Session.
October Session.
Capt. John Minor.
Lt. Joseph Judson.
Capt. John Minor.
Lt. Joseph Judson.
Capt. John Minor.
Lt. Joseph Judson,
Lt. Joseph Judson.
1687
Capt. John Minor,
Capt. John Minor, Junc.
1688
Andross' usurpation, No choice, Capt. John Minor, Israel Curtis, No choice, No choice, Lt. Israel Curtis,
Israel Curtis. No choice. No choice.
1691
Capt. John Minor,
Lt. Israel Curtis.
1692
Lt. Israel Curtis. No choice.
1693
Lt. Israel Curtis, June, No choice, Lt. Israel Curtis, No choice, Capt. John Minor,
Lt. Israel Curtis, Oct. and Sept. No choice. No choice. No choice. Capt. John Minor.
169.t
Lt. Israel Curtis,
1695 Capt. John Minor,
Lt. Israel Curtis,
Lt. Israel Curtis.
1696
Capt. John Minor.
1697
Capt. John Minor, Lt. Israel Curtis, Capt. John Minor, No choice, Thomas Minor, No choice, Israel Curtis, No choice, John Sherman, No choice,
Lt. Israel Curtis.
1698
No choice. No choice. John Minor. No choice. Jolin Sherman. No choice.
1699
1700
No choice. No choice.
1684 Capt. John Minor, Lt. Joseph Judson, 1685 No choice, No choice, 1686 Capt. John Minor,
No choiec,
No choice. No choice. No choice.
1689
Capt. John Minor.
1690
Capt. John Minor.
Nathan Preston,
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
769
October Session.
No choice. No choice. No choice.
No choice. No choice. No choice.
John Sherman.
Israel Curtiss.
John Minor.
John Sherman.
John Sherman. No choice. John Sherman. No choice. John Minor.
John Sherman.
John Minor.
John Sherman.
John Sherman. No choice.
John Sherman, (Speaker.)
Benjamin Hinman.
John Sherman, (Speaker.)
Titus Ilinman.
Titus Hinman.
Joseph Minor.
- Capt. Titus Hinman. Joseph Minor. Thomas Judd. John Hoskins.
Capt. Titus Ilinman.
Joseph Minor. Joseph Minor.
William Preston,
Joseph Minor,
Stephen Curtiss,
Timothy Stanley.
Capt. Titus Hinman,
John Judson. Benjamin Ilickock.
Capt. Titus Hinman.
Lt. Joseph Minor. Joseph Minor. John Curtiss. William Preston.
Ebenezer Warner.
1723
Capt. William Preston.
Ebenezer Warner.
Capt. Joseph Minor.
William Preston.
Capt. Joseph Minor.
William Preston. Capt. William Preston. Joseph Minor.
William Preston.
Andrew Ilinman.
1728
Capt. Joseph Minor, Capt. William Preston,
Capt. Joseph Minor.
Andrew Hinnan.
May Session. No choice, No choice, Samuel Jenner, No choice, John Minor, Israel Curtiss, John Sherman, Israel Curtiss, John Sherman, Israel Curtiss, John Minor, No choice, No choice, No choice, John Minor, John Sherman, John Mitchell, No choice, John Sherman, No choice,
John Sherman, (Speaker,) Benjamin Hinman,
John Sherman, (Speaker,)
Joseph Minor,
Joseph Minor, No choice,
Titus Hinman, William Preston, Joseph Minor, John Curtiss, No choice, No choice, Joseph Minor,
John Curtiss.
Capt. Thomas Judd.
Joseph Minor, Joseph Minor, Zachariah Walker,
William Preston, John Judson, Joseph Minor, Thomas Knowles, Capt. Joseph Minor, Thomas Knowles,
1724
1725
Capt. William Preston, Ephraim Minor, Joseph Judson, Andrew Ilinman, - Capt. Joseph Minor, Adino Strong, Capt. Joseph Minor,
1726
1727
Henry Castle,
61
1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722
770
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
May Session.
October Session.
1729
Joseph Minor, William Preston,
Henry Castle. Andrew Hinman.
1730 Joseph Minor, William Preston,
William Judd.
1731 Joseph Minor, Noah Hinman,
Joseph Minor. William Preston.
1732
Joseph Minor, William Preston,
William Preston.
1733 Joseph Minor, William Preston,
Joseph Minor. William Preston.
1734
John Curtiss, Ephraim Minor, John Curtiss, Ephraim Minor,
! William Preston. Noah Hinman. Joseph Minor. Noah Hinman. William Preston.
1737
Noah Ilinman,
Noah Hinman. Joseph Minor. William Preston.
Noah Hinman,
Andrew Hinman.
1740
Capt. William Preston,
Capt. Andrew Hinman,
Richard Bronson.
1741 Noah Hinman,
Noah Hinman.
Knell Mitchell,
William Preston: Noah Hinman.
1742
Samuel Minor, Daniel Curtiss,
Samuel Minor.
1743 William Preston,
William Preston.
Noah Hinman,
Noah Hinman.
1744
William Preston, Noah Ilinman,
Noah Ilinman.
1745 Col. Joseph Minor,
No choice. No choice.
Col. William Preston,
1746 Col. William Preston,
Noah Hlinman,
Caleb Martin.
1747 Col. William Preston, Noah Hinman,
Benjamin Ilicox.
1748 Caleb Martin,
Benjamin Hicox,
Noah Hinman.
Samuel Minor.
1749 William Preston, Noah Ilinman,
Eleazur Ilinnan.
1750 Noah Hinman,
Samuel Minor.
Samuel Minor,
Benjamin Hicox.
1751 Samuel Minor, Benjamin Hicox,
Increase Moseley.
1752 Noah Hinman, Sammel Minor,
Sammel Minor. Increase Moseley. Samuel Minor.
1753 Samuel Minor, Increase Moseley,
1754 Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley,
1755 Daniel Sherman,
Benjamin Stiles,
1756 Increase Moseley, Benjamin Stiles,
Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Samuel Minor. No choice.
1738
Capt. William Preston,
Andrew Hinman,
Capt. Thomas Knowles.
1739 William Preston,
John Curtiss. Ephraim Minor.
1735
1736
Joseph Judson, Andrew Hinman, William Preston,
Knell Mitchell.
William Preston.
Col. William Preston.
Noalı Hinman.
William Preston.
Samuel Minor.
Increase Moseley.
Daniel Sherman,
Joseph Minor.
Joseph Minor.
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
771
May Session.
October Session.
Daniel Sherman.
Benjamin Hinman.
Daniel Sherman.
Benjamin Hicox.
Daniel Sherman.
Col. Benjamin Hinman.
Daniel Sherman.
1761
Daniel Sherman,
Daniel Sherman.
Col. Benjamin Hinman.
1762
Col. Benjamin Ilinman,
Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Stiles. Daniel Sherman.
1763
Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman.
1764
Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley.
1765
Increase Moseley, Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley,
Increase Moseley.
1766
Daniel Sherman,
Daniel Sherman.
1767
Increase Moseley, No choice,
Benjamin Hinman.
1768
Daniel Sherman,
Daniel Sherman.
1769 1770
Benjamin Stiles,
Benjamin Stiles.
Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Stiles.
1771
Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Stiles, Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Stiles,
Daniel Sherman.
1772 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley,
1773 Daniel Sherman, Edward Hinman,
Benjamin Stiles. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman.
1774 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley, 1775 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley,
Increase Moseley.
Daniel Sherman.
1776 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley, Five sessions this year.
Inerease Moseley.
1777 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley,
1778 Daniel Sherman, Increase Moseley,
1779 Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley,
1780 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman, No choice. No choice.
1781
1782
Increase Moseley, Hezekiah Thompson,
1783
Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley,
1784
Hezekiah Thompson, Increase Moseley,
Daniel Sherman. Benjamin Ilinman. Andrew Graham. Benjamin Ilinman. Daniel Sherman.
Benjamin Hinman. Benjamin Hinman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Daniel Sherman. Increase Moseley. Increase Moseley. Hezekiah 'Thompson.
1757
Daniel Sherman, Elisha Stoddard,
1758 1759 Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hicox, 1760 Daniel Sherman, Col. Benjamin Hinman,
Col. Benjamin Hinman, Daniel Sherman,
Increase Moseley,
Daniel Sherman.
Increase Moseley,
Increase Moseley.
Daniel Sherman.
Benjamin Hinman,
Benjamin Hinman.
Daniel Sherman.
Daniel Sherman,
Col. Benjamin Hinman.
Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hicox,
772
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
May Session.
1785
Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman,
Benjamin Hinman.
1786
Daniel Sherman,
Daniel Sherman.
Benjamin Hinman,
Benjamin Hinman.
1787 Benjamin Hinman,
Daniel Sherman. No choice.
David Ambler.
Daniel Sherman.
1788
Daniel Sherman,
David Hurd.
1789
Daniel Sherman,
Hezekiah Thompson.
1790 Daniel Sherman,
Nathaniel Smith,
Nathaniel Smith.
1791
Daniel Sherman, Nathan Preston,
Nathan Preston.
1792 Nathaniel Smith. Shadrach Osborne,
Nathan Preston.
1793
Nathaniel Smith, Nathan Preston,
Nathaniel Smith. Nathan Preston.
1.94
Samuel Orton,
Nathaniel Smith.
Curtiss Hurd,
Shadrach Osborne.
1795
Nathaniel Smith,
Nathan Preston.
Shadrach Osborne,
Shadrach Osborne.
1796 David Tallman,
Phineas Smith,
Noah B. Benedict.
1797
Nathan Preston,
Nathan Preston.
Elijah Sherman,
Elijah Sherman.
1798 Elijah Sherman.
Elijah Sherman.
Noah B. Benedict,
Noah B. Benedict.
Garwood HI. Cunningham,
Garwood H. Cunningham.
Reuben Mitchell,
Reuben Mitchell.
1800
Reuben Mitehell,
John Clark.
John Clark,
Noah B. Benedict.
1801 Nathan Preston,
Garwood H. Cunningham.
John Clark.
John Clark.
1802 Nathan Preston,
John Clark,
Elijah Sherman.
1803 John Strong. Reuben Mitchell,
John Strong. Reuben Mitchell.
1804
Elijah Sherman, Reuben Mitchell, Nathaniel Perry, Samuel Walker, Nathan Preston. Elijah Sherman,
Reuben Mitchell.
1805
Nathaniel Perry.
1806
Reuben Mitchell.
1807 Elijah Sherman, Nathan Preston,
John Strong.
Noah B. Benedict.
John Strong.
Noah B. Benedict.
1810
Noah B. Benedict, Noah B. Benediet, Matthew Minor,
Nathaniel Lamson.
1S11 Nathaniel Lamson,
Noah B. Benedict,
1812 John Strong, Nathaniel Bacon,
John Strong. Nathaniel Bacon.
,
William Hawley.
Noah B. Benedict.
William Hawley.
John Strong. John Strong. Noah B. Benedict.
1SOS John Strong, Matthew Minor, 1809 John Strong,
October Session.
Daniel Sherman.
Hezekialı Thompson,
Daniel Sherman.
David Hurd,
Daniel Sherman.
Nathaniel Smith.
Nathaniel Smith.
David Tallman.
1799
Nathaniel Bacon.
Nathaniel Perry. Daniel Bacon.
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
773
May Session.
October Session.
Nathan Preston.
Nathaniel Perry.
Daniel Bacon.
Reuben Martin.
Nathaniel Perry,
Daniel Bacon.
Philo Murray,
Elijah Daily.
Nathan Preston, Reuben Martin,
Nathaniel Perry.
1817
John P. Marshall,
Nathaniel Perry.
Elijah Sherman, Jr.,
Jesse Minor.
1818
Nathan Preston,
John P. Marshall.
Philo Murray,
Elijah Sherman, Jr.
1819. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
May, 1819 1820 1821
Reuben Martin,
Nathan Preston ..
Nathaniel Perry,
Daniel Bacon.
Daniel Bacon,
Samuel Steele.
Daniel Bacon,
William Drakeley.
1822 1823 1821 1825
William Drakeley,
Channeey Crafts.
William Drakeley,
Samuel Steele.
John Strong, Jr.,
Jeremiah Peck.
1826
John Strong, Jr.,
Peter F. Peck.
1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832
Harvey Morriss,
Samuel Steele.
Nehemiah C. Sandford,
Matthew Minor, Jr.
Charles B. Phelps,
Treat Camp.
1833
Matthew Minor, Jr.,
Jeremiah Peek.
Gideon B. Botsford,
Treat Camp.
1834 1835 1836 1837
Peter F. Peek,
William H. Bacon.
Charles B. Phelps,
Elmore Judson.
1838
Harvey Morriss,
Nathaniel Preston.
1839
Hermon Stoddard,
Farnham Patchen.
1840
Jolin Judson,
Charles Booth.
1841
No choice,
No choice.
1842
Phineas S. Bradley,
Lewis B. Candee.
1843
Daniel Curtiss,
Stephen Atwood. No choice.
1845
Thomas Bull,
John Abernethy.
1846
Daniel Bacon,
Charles P. Strong.
1847
Nathaniel B. Smith,
Reuben H. Hotchkiss.
1848
William B. Hotchkiss,
Barlow Russell,
1849
Willys Lambert,
Silas Clark.
1850
Monroe C. Sherman,
Jason Parker.
1851
Bennet A. Sherman
1852
Reuben H. Hotehkiss,
1853
Solomon Strong,
Josiah G. Minor. Charles B. Phelps. Alexander Gordon.
1844
Daniel Curtiss,
Daniel Bacon.
Noah B. Benedict,
John Brush,
Nathaniel B. Smith.
Matthew Minor, Jr.,
Gideon B. Botsford.
Harvey Morriss,
John Judson.
1813 1814 1815 1816
Nathaniel Bacon, John Strong, Jr., Daniel Bacon, Reuben Martin,
Daniel Bacon.
774
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
In the year 1797, the Post-Office was established.
LIST OF POSTMASTERS.
Entered.
Retired. 1
Doct. Daniel Huntington,
1797
Resigned
1814
John P. Marshall,
May 28, 1814
Resigned
1817
William Perry,
1817
1822
Leman Sherman,
1822
Died
1831
Charles B. Phelps,
1831
1841
Andrew Root,
1841
1844
Charles H. Webb,
1844
1849
John Marvin,
1849
Resigned,
1850
Charles B. Crafts,
1850
Resigned,
1853
Gilead II. Smith,
March, 1853
June,
1853
George P. Allen,
June, 1853
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND,
While Connecticut was a colony, after Woodbury was settled, 1672.
Charles II.,
Began to reign,
1660
James II.,
66
1689
William III.,
1694
Anne,
1702
George I.,
1714
George II.,
66
1727
George III.,
1760
The last ceased to reign,
1811
LIST OF GOVERNORS
Of Connecticut, since the settlement of Woodbury.
John Winthrop,
- from 1659 to 1676-died in office.
William Leete,
from 1676 to 1683 66
Robert Treat, -
- from 1683 to Oct. 31, 1687.
Government interrupted from Oct. 31, 1687, to May 9, 1689.
Robert Treat,
- from 1689 to 1698. from 1698 to 1707, died.
Gurdon Saltonstall,
- from Dec. 17, 1707, to 1724, died.
Joseph Talcott,
from Oct., 1724, to 1741, died.
Jonathan Law,
- from Oct., 1741, to 1750, died. from Nov., 1750, to 1754.
Roger Wolcott,
Thomas Fitch, -
- from 1754 to 1766. from 1766 to 1769, died.
William Pitkin,
- from Oct., 1769, to 1784. from 17-4 to 1786.
Samuel Huntington,
- from 1786 to 1796.
Oliver Wolcott,
from 1796 to 1798.
Jonathan Trumbull, John Treadwell, -
- from 1798 to 1809, died. from Oct., 1809, to 1811.
Roger Griswold,
- from 1811 to Oct., 1812, died. from 1813 to 1817.
John Cotton Smith,
Oliver Wolcott,
- from 1817 to 1827.
Gideon Tomlinson,
from 1827 to 1831.
1685
Mary and William III.,
Fitz-John Winthrop,
Jonathan Trumbull,
Matthew Griswold,
775
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
John S. Peters,
- from 1833 to 1834-1835 to 1838.
Samuel A. Foot, - from 1834 to 1835.
William W. Ellsworth,
- from 1838 to 1842. from 1842 to 1844.
Roger S. Baldwin,
from 1844 to 1846. from 1846 to 1847.
Isaac Toucey,
- from 1847 to 1849.
Joseph Trumbull,
from 1849 to 1850.
Thomas H. Seymour, -
- from May, 1850 to Oet., 1853.
Charles H. Pond, on resignation of Gov. Seymour, from Oct., 1853.
CENSUS OF WOODBURY.
Year.
Whites.
Blacks, including Indians.
1756
2,880
31
1774
5,224
89
9 Indians.
1782
4,980
83
1790
2,662
1800
1,944 three of the number being slaves, out of forty- seven in the state.
1810
1,963 one slave.
1820
1,885 one slave.
1830
2,045 one slave.
1840
1,948 one slave.
1850
2,150
1853
2,201
WOODBURY LISTS.
On the eleventh of October, 1683, the whole number of tax-payers in the colony was 2,735. The whole number of tax-payers in Woodbury at that date, was 62. The whole amount of the lists of the colony was £159,385. Of this amount, Woodbury had £2,552.
Year.
Persons.
Estate.
Year.
Persons.
Estate.
1683
62
£2,552
1698
72
£2,974 2s.
1684
62
2,580
1699
65
2,684
1685
74
3,152
1700
66
2,814
1686
64
2,947
1701
65
3,045
1687
91
2,912
1702
80
3,260
1689
53
2,700
1703
86
3,646
1690
46
2,093
1704
80
3,807
1691
52
2,187
1705
84
3,492
1693
61
2,639
1706
90
3,663 2s.
1694
61
3,049
1707
80
3,840
1695
62
2,767
1708
86
3,715
1696
63
2,970
1709
79
3,598
1697
64
2,989
Year.
Estate.
Year.
Estate.
Year.
Estate.
1710
£4,284
1716
£5,019 7s.
1722
£6,892 19s.
1711
4,049
1717
5,500 19s.
1723
7,196 15s.
1712
3,635
1718
5,817
1724
7,317 12s.
1713
4,766 19s.
1719
5,980
1725
8,064
1714
4,434
1720
6,190 7s.
1726
7,988 13s.
1715
4,806
1721
6,636 9s.
1727
8,191 13s.
.
Chauncey F. Cleveland,
Clark Bissell, -
776
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Year.
Estate.
Year.
Estate.
Year.
Estate.
1728
£8,359 11s.
1772
£ 57,931
2s. 9d. 1816
$44,245.67
1729
8,455 15s.
1773
57,882
3s. 10d. 1817
43,229.64
1731
9,648
1s.
1774
57,229
4s. 3d. 1818
43,348.37
1732
10,175
1775
56,435 14s. 10d. 1819
31,725.56
1733
10,262
3s.
1776
56,572 19s. 6d. 1820
29,390.14
1734
10,753
0s. 6d.
1777
56,699 4s. 11d. 1821
29,430.12
1735
12,197 19s.
1778
59,536
8s. 2d. 1822
30,441.49
1736
12,885 11s.
1779
59,462
6s. 9d. 1823
30,144.79
1739
14,474
4s. 9d.
1780
44,375 18s. 11d. 1824
30,450.82
1740
16,487 0s. 3d.
1781
45,149
7s. 2d. '1825
30,329.90
1741
15,803
Os. 7d. 1782
49,125 12s. 9d. 1826
28,200.88
1742
16,326 12s. 3d. 1783
47,600 4s. 11d. 1827
28,218 43
1743
18,656 5s. 5d. 1784
37,749 15s. 9d. 1828
28,946.16
1744
18,674 16s. 9d. 1785
39,274 14s. 1d. 1829
29,338-21
1745
20,949
9s.
1786
36,955 19s. 11d. 1830
29,650.93
1746
22,358
7s. 7d. 1787
15,263
6s.
1831
30,215.02
1748
24,327 17s. 6d. 1788
15,325 14s. 6d.
1832
28,118.02
1749
29,861
1s. 3d.
1789
16,835 5s. 6d.
1833
29,436.81
1750
27,787
9s. 10d. 1790
17,046 19s. 11d. 1834
30,742.05
1751
28,703 12s.
1791
17,982 13s. 6d. 1835
31,417.45
1752
30,038
3s. 3d. 1792
19,451 4s. 10d.
1836
32,671.25
1753
29,781
5s. 3d. 1793
20,679 18s. 6d.
1837
34,735.80
1755
30,298
7s. 10d. 1795
22,155 5s. 4d.
1839
34,419.80
1756
34,407 4s. ld. 1796
$74,616.27
1840
34,526.98
1757
37,170 16s. 7d. 1797
46,260.23
1841
34,830.20
1758
38,813 18s. 4d. 1798
48,456.39
1842
34,991.71
1760
41,832 13s.5d. 1800
46,393.83
1843
31,658.54
1762
40,436 17s. 7d. 1801
47,527.75
1844
31,595.39
1763
44,456 13s. 4d. 1802
48,381.38
1845
32,170.21
1764
45,429 10s. 11d. 1806
40,148.77
1846
33,217.89
1765
59,327 18s. 10d. 1808
39,906.23
18-17
3.1,178.35
1766
62,334 38. 8d. 1811
42,894.40
1848
35,351.02
1767
. 49,425 8s. 11d. 1812
44,327.54
1849
35,050.00
1768
53,799 19s. 6d. 1813
45,201.81
1850
32,861.00
1769
54,317 10s. 7d. 1814
45,317.38
1851
37,280.00
1770
54,996 4s. 7d. 1815
44,535.46
1852
39,653.83
1771
54,325 18s.
LIST OF WOODBURY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
John Minor,
Col. Joseph Minor,
Daniel Averitt, Elisha Stoddard, Ilenry Castle,
Tilley Blakeley, Benjamin Stiles,
Daniel Castle,
Edward Hinman, 1776.
Benjamin Hicock,
David Hurd, 1780,
Hezekiah Ilooker,
Increase Moseley, Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman,
Hez'h Thompson, 1782, Benjamin Spees, Olwil Parmeley, Justus Johnson,
Gideon Walker,
Thomas Warner,
Joseph Pierce,
Nathan Preston, 1793, Curtis Hurd, Nathaniel Smith, 1796,
Noah B. Benedict, 1800, John Clark, 1801, John Strong, Reuben Mitchell, Matthew Minor, Jun.,
Nathaniel Bacon, 1811, Joseph M. Palmer, 1811, Charles B. Phelps, 1818, Philo Murrey, Jesse Minor, Nathaniel Perry, Jun., Leman Sherman, Gideon B. Botsford, John Strong, Jun.,
John Sherman,
Noah Hinman,
Col. William Preston,
33,165 10s. 3d. 1794
21,027 1s. 2d.
1838
35,147.08
1754
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
John Judson,
Phineas S. Bradley,
Elijah Sherman, Jun.,
Nathaniel B. Smith, Samuel Sherman,
Benjamin C. Peek, Philander Nichols, Calvin H. Downs, William Cothren, Samuel Minor, Leman G. Atwood,
Joel Pierce,
Loren Forbes,
Samuel Steele,
Edson Camp, George Peck,
Silas Chapin,
Lauren JJudson,
Lewis Judd,
Truman Minor, John W. Rogers,
Isaac Peck,
Norman Parker,
George Drakeley,
John Ilurlbut,
Gideon HI. Hollister,
Charles HI. Webb,
Thomas Bull,
Nathaniel Minor,
David C. Somers,
Daniel Martin,
Barlow Russell,
Nathan Warner, Jr.,
Elmore Judson,
Leman B. Sprague,
Harvey Morris,
Charles P. Strong,
William Way, Jason Parker,
William De Forest,
John P. Marshall,
David C. Bacon,
Samuel W. Gould,
Peter F. Peck,
Grandison Beardsley,
Ethan Walter, Jr.,
Levi S. Douglass,
Willvs Lambert,
Reuben H. Hotchkiss,
Garwood H. Atwood,
David H. Curtiss.
Hermon Judson,
Phineas A. Judson,
MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, August, 1818.
Daniel Bacon, Esq., Nathaniel Perry, M. D.
MEMBERS Of the Convention of Connecticut, Jan. 3, 1788, for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
Hon. Daniel Sherman, { Woodbury,
Doct. Samuel Orton,
Benjamin Hinman, Esq., Southbury.
John Whittlesey, Esq.,
Daniel N. Brinsmade, Esq., 5 Washington.
Moses Hawley, Bethlem.
All the above voted in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
FORT WILLIAM HENRY ALARM. Cupt. Ebenezer Downs' Company.
In August, 1757, there was an alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry near Lake George. The persons named below marched for that fort on this occasion, and were gone about three weeks.
C'apt. Ebenezer Downs, Thaddeus Lacey,
Gideon Hollister,
Joseph Reny,
Benajah King,
Eldad King,
Nathan Hurd,
Jedediah Hurd, Timothy Allen,
Nathaniel Minor,
Thomas Knowles, Benajalı Ilawley, Bushnell Benediet,
Joseph Washburn, Daniel King, Gideon Tuttle,
John Stoddard, Timothy Walker, Nathan Hine,
Thaddeus Curtiss,
Gideon Curtiss,
Benjamin Warner, Gideon Hicock,
Robert Potter, John Calhoun, Selah Strong, 62
Carpenter Sandford, Sam. Hurd,
Samuel Knowles,
Abner Mallory, Reuben Hurlbut,
Lt. Gid. Stoddard, Lt. Mat. Mitchell, Sgt. Jo. Hieock, Sgt. Return Strong,
Obadiah Wheeler,
Tilley Blakesley,
Timothy Turrell,
Daniel Sherman,
Ben. Sandford, Reuben Castle, Reuben Hinman,
Treat Camp,
Daniel Bacon,
William R. Atwood,
Samuel Hopkins,
Ashbel Moody,
Horace S. Atwood,
778
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Samuel Minor,
Seth Minor,
Gideon Bristol,
Daniel Hicock,
James Morey,
Phineas Potter,
Enos Hawley,
David Crissey,
Gideon Bronson,
Peter Castle,
John Reynolds,
Edward Smith,
Ebenezer Hurlbut, Joseph Burch,
Aner Bronson,
Daniel Jndson,
Noah Frisbie,
David Hicock,
James Durkee,
Ezekiel Baker,
David Johnson,
Jesse Roots,
John Hunt,
Elisha Stoddard,
Samuel Hinman,
Josiah Bassett.
Robert Edmond,
Wm. Hopson,
Josiah JJudson,
Matthew Dutton,
Peleg Stone,
Jolın Bassett,
David Hurd,
Thomas Roots,
Sanmel Galpin,
Gideon Squire.
Ben. Prime,
Daniel Hurlbut,
CAPT. WAIT HINMAN'S COMPANY.
In the same alarm.
Capt. Wait Hinman,
Samuel Judson,
Charles Strong,
Lt. John Hinman,
Amos Martin,
David Durkee,
Lt. Ephraim Baker,
Abiel Tomlinson,
David Hinman,
David Martin,
Daniel Minor,
Daniel Wheeler,
Elijah Hurlbut,
David Barnum,
IIezekiah Thompson,
Joseph Perry,
Abraham Brownson,
Anthony Stoddard,
Benajah Hinman,
Charles Smith,
David Foot,
David Pouter,
Daniel Cressey,
Daniel Read,
Samuel Wheeler,
Elihn Smith,
Abiel Mitchell,
Elizur Mitchell,
Joseph Gilbert,
Judah Durkee,
Amos Ilicock,
Ben, Galpin,
David Calhoun,
Daniel Wheeler,
David Stiles,
David Leavenworth,
Edward Lake,
Elijalı Brownson,
Eliphalet Clark,
Edward Frisbie,
Graham Lake,
John Walker,
John Ilurlbut,
John Atwell,
Joseph Guthrie,
Mitchell Horn,
Noah Hurlbut,
Richard Bouden,
Lemuel Castle,
Titus Beach,
Thaddeus JJudson,
Timothy Fuller,
William Edmond,
Philemon Way,
Ephraim Baldwin,
Ichabod Tuttle,
Israel Canfield,
Gideon Holley,
Gideon Walker,
Ebenezer Hurlbut,
John Jackson,
John Corday,
Jonathan Royce,
Nathaniel Sandford,
Remember Baker,
Samuel Logan,
Timothy Judson,
Timothy Case,
William Youngs,
Zechariah Walker,
Abisha Moseley,
Samuel Koine,
Ben. Eastman,
Isaac Bush,
Nathan Martin,
Gideon Munn,
Jehial Post,
Justice Blakeley,
Israel Sumner,
Joseph Hurlbut,
Justice Gibbs,
Noah Tuttle,
Robert Thomas,
Samuel Curtiss,
Samuel Castle,
Thomas Minor,
Thomas Durkee,
Wm. Baldwin,
Zachariah Weller,
James Nichols,
Deliverance Koine,
Hezekiah Noble,
Cole Weller.
WVm. Black,
LIST OF SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FROM WOODBURY.
It may be safely asserted that no town in Connecticut, or in New England, furnished a greater number of men in the war of the Revolution, in propor- tion to the number of its inhabitants, than the town of Woodbury. In 1776, every able-bodied man in this and the other western towns of Connecticut,
779
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, was marched to New York, by order of Gen. Washington, and Woodbury was during the entire war the head-quarters of the recruiting service in western Connectient. No com- plete list of soldiers ean be obtained. The following is the best that can now be had. It contains nearly 1,000 names. A few in this list may have come here from other towns to enlist. Probably not far from 1.500 men went from this town during the course of the war.
A.
Armstrong, Stephen Arnold, Stephen
James
Adge, Aner
Avered, Reuben Aver, Peter
Allen, Capt. Parmely Nathaniel
Atwood, Asa; shot in Austin, Caleb New York. Aspinwal, Caleb
Arthur, James
Atwood, Benjamin Ambler, David
Avery, Benjamin Nathaniel
Abernethy, James
Andrus, Lt. Benjamin 66 Thomas
B.
Baker, Phineas Brinsmade, Zechariah ; Brownson, Sgt. Abijalı 66 Lovewell he was confined with 66 Thomas
66 Eldad
others at Halifax in Abraham
Edward 1776,in a room " among Brewster, Jonas
66 Nathan
felons, thieves and ne-
Gideon
66 Thaddeus
groes," having been Burns, John
66 John, Jr.
John taken prisoner with Bird, Ebenezer Col. Ethan Allen, the Beardsley, Nathan preceding 25th Sept., 66 John
66 Capt. Remember: killed at St. John's by the Indians, in 1775. His head was cut off, and set upon a pole,
1775, and lodged for a Henry
time in Halifax jail, 66 Theodorus
and our people gave Bellamy, Jonathan; at-
them a guinea to take
it down, that they might bury it.
before transportation Beach, Curtiss to England. 66 John ; was at first a tory, and enlisted in- torney, died of small- to the British service ; was arrested and tried at Derby, convicted, and pardoned on con- dition of enlisting to serve during the war. Beach, Ambrose
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