History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut : from the first Indian dead in 1659 to 1854, Part 72

Author: Cothren, William, 1819-1898
Publication date: 1854
Publisher: Waterbury, Conn., Bronson brothers
Number of Pages: 870


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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


777


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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