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Ambrose Thompson and Ann Booth,
Ebenezer Thompson and Comfort Pickett,
688
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Zachariah Tomlinson and Hannah Beach, Thomas Thompson and Ruth Seeley,
Solomon Thomas and Sarah Johnson,
March 25, 1718-19. Aug. 11, 1720. March 31, 1719.
U.
Thomas Uffoot and Phebe Judson,
Dec. 30, 1725.
W.
Thomas Wells and Sarah Stiles,
Aug. 31, 1710.
May 3, 1708.
Dec. 10, 1670.
Nov. 21, 1727.
Joseph Wells and Sarah Preston,
Edward Wooster and Elizabeth Watkins, John Wilcoxson, Jr., and Deborah Brinsmead, Samuel Whitney and Anne Cabrod, John Wilcoxson, Jr., and Sarah Curtiss,
Sept. 21, 1721. Feb. 3, 1714-15. Feb. 7, 1723-4. Jan. 13, 1714-15. Jan. 18, 1721-2. March 19, 1712-13.
Moses Wheeler and Ruth Bouton, Dec., 1698.
George Wilton and Elizabeth Mallery,
Dec., 1712.
Robert Walker and Elizabeth Wilcoxson,
Aug. 1, 1695.
John Walker and Tabitha Wooster, Joseph Watkins and Johannah Blakeman,
Oct. 15, 1705.
William Wilcoxson and Hester Brinsmead,
Dec. 11, 1712.
Robert Wheeler and Sarah Burch,
June, 1708. Nov. 21, 1727.
Henry Weakley and Sarah Frost,
Moses Wheeler and Marcy Catlin,
Robert Wells and Eunice Curtis,
Abraham Wooster and Mary Walker,
James Weakley and Hannah Griffin,
Feb. 26, 1701-2. Dec. 15, 1698.
John Wells and Mary Judson, William Wilkins and Mary Middlebrook,
Nov. 1, 1722.
Henry Weakley and Rachel Stratton,
Dec. 12, 1706.
John Wilcoxson and Elizabeth Tomlinson, John Webb and Sarah Fairchild, Samuel Walker and Deborah Jones, Joseph Weakley and Elizabeth Clark, Edward Wooster and Elizabeth Watkins, Robert Walker and Eunice Curtiss, Jacob Walker and Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Blackman,
Samuel Wheeler and Elizabeth Harris, Deliverance Weaklin and Hannah Nash, Timothy Wilcoxson and Johanna Birdsey, Temperance Wells and Jonathan Pitman,
Dec. 10. 1670.
May 29, 1678.
Dec. 3, 1678.
Dec. 28, 1664.
Nov. 29, 1681.
Nathan Wheeler of Stratford and Mrs. Stebbins of Springfield, Dec. 16, 1716. Jan. 26, 1710-11. Aug. 31, 1721. Oct. 24, 1720. Nov. 22, 1699.
Dec. 4, 1688.
Ephraim Watkins and Jeheimal Birdsey,
June, 1707. April 19, 1726. Jan. 17, 1716-17. April 24, 1723. Feb. 7, 1723-4. Aug. 24, 1720.
Samuel Wheeler and Mary Brinsmead, Jacob Walker and Sarah Bassett, Ephraim Watkins and Johanna Birdsey, Rev. Joseph Neff of Fairfield and Mehitable Coney of Stratford,
DEATHS IN STRATFORD.
B.
John Birdsey, Mary, dau. of John Birdsey, Samuel Blakeman,
Sarah, dan. of John Birdsey, Birdsey, dau. of Abel Birdsey,
Ilannah, w. of Sergeant John Booth,
Comfort, w. of Abel Birdsey,
Captain John Beardsley,
Samuel Blagge, Sergeant Robert Bassett,
Mary, w. of Ephraim Bassett, Ida Burritt, Deacon John Birdsey,
Mary, dau. of Dea. John Birdsey, Elizabeth, w. of Barnabas Beers, Alice, wid. of John Birdsey, Elisabeth, w. of Thomas Booth, Joseph Booth,
David, s. of Ebenezer Blakeman, Abigail, dan. of Ebenezer Blakeman, Jonathan Bushnell, Samuel Beardsley, Peleg, s. of Wmn. Burritt, Dorothy, w. of John Booth, Joseph Beardsley, Benjamin Beach,
Mr. Blagge, Joseph, s. of Joseph Beach, Abraham, s. of JJohn Beach, Agur, s. of Joseph Beach, Dinah, dau. of Isaac Beach, Ephraim Beach,
C.
Elizabeth, w. of John Curtiss, Sr., Hester, w. of Benjamin Curtiss, Samuel, s. of Lieut. Ebenezer Curtiss, Robert Clark, Elizur, s. of Joseph Curtiss, VOL. III .- 87
Jan. 9, 1698-9. June 17, 1691. Nov. 27, 1688. Jan. 21, 1678. June 22, 1714. May 29, 1717. June 29, 1717. Nov. 19, 1719. June 14, 1720. Aug. 5, 1720. Aug. 18, 1726. Feb. 11, 1726-7. April 4, 1690. Nov. 13, 1692. Oct. 11, 1694. Jan. 25, 1697-8. July 27, 1702 Ang. 31, 1703. March, 1702-3. March, 1702-3. April 7, 1706. Dec. 24, 1706. Sept. 28, 1706. May 29, 1710. April 19, 1712. April 9, 1713. April 10, 1713. Feb. 28, 1711-12. March 1, 1711-12. March 7, 1711-12. Dec. 21, 1714. March 15, 1716.
March 9, 1681-2. Aug. 27, 1713. March 18, 1715-16. Nov. 16, 1694. Oct. 21, 1699.
690
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Hester Curtiss, Capt. William Curtiss,
Rev. Israel Chauncey,
Mrs. Anna Coney, Nathan, s. of James Clark,
Daniel Curtiss, aged 67,
Deborah, w. of James Clark,
Dec. 2, 1707.
Josiah Curtiss, Margaret, w. of John Curtiss,
Oct., 1714.
Thomas Clark,
Feb. 29, 1712. Oct. 11, 1716.
Benjamin Coney, Edward Curtiss,
Feb. 27, 1720-21. Oct. 20, 1726.
D.
Archibald Dunlop,
Sept. 24, 1713.
Joseph Fairchild,
July 25, 1713.
Mrs. Johnnah Fairchild,
Aug. 15, 1713. 1721-22.
Ruth, w. of Samuel Fairchild,
Hannah, dau. of Samuel Fairchild,
Feb. 9, 1721-22.
Eunice, dau. of Samuel Fairchild,
April 21, 1721.
Joseph, s. of Miller Frost,
March 26, 1726. Sept. 26, 1726 Oct. 20, 1728.
Phebe, dau. of Joseph Fairchild,
Sept. 27, 1684.
Mehitabel, dau. of Zechariah Fairchild, Zechariah Fairchild,
June 23, 1703.
Agur Fairchild,
March 4, 1712.
Thomas Fayrechild,
G.
Jemima, w. of Thomas Gilbert,
Hannah, w. of Joseph Grimes,
Joseph, s. of Joseph Grimes,
Elisabeth, dau. of Joseph Gorham, Jr., Joseph Grimes, Sarah, w. of Joseph Gorham,
James, s. of Jeremiah Grooman,
Margery, w. of John Glover, Sarah, w. of James Griffin,
March 4, 1716. April 28, 1722. March 29, 1726. March 14, 1703-4. July, 1707.
Esther, dau. of Samuel and Esther Galpin,
Esther, w. of Samuel Galpin,
Dorothy, w. of Hugh Griffin,
Mr. Philip Graves, Hugh Griffin,
H.
Clarissa, dau. of Jabez Harger, Abigail, dan. of John Hurd, Mary, dau. of Joseph Hawley,
Jan. 17, 1673. 1683.
Jan. 7, 1698-9.
Aug. 26, 1701. Dec. 21, 1702. March 14, 1702-3. July 23, 1703. Dec. 31, 1701. Feb. 6, 1718-19. Dec. 14, 1705.
John Curtiss, aged 96,
April 26, 1708.
Elizabeth, dau. of Ephraim Curtiss,
F.
Phebe, dan. of Nathan Fairchild,
Dec. 14, 1670.
Sept. 17, 1718. Jan. 4, 1715-16. Jan. 30, 1715-16. Nov. 23, 1716.
Aug. 19, 1678. Aug. 27, 1678. last of April, 1670. Feb. 10, 1675. Sept. 10, 1691.
091
DEATHS IN STRATFORD.
Nathaniel Hudson, Gideon Hollister (drowned), John Hurd, Sr., Ephraim Hawley,
J.
Joseph Judson,
Rebecca, w. of Capt. James Judson, Jeremiah Judson, Mrs. Katherine Judson,
K.
Lient. Thomas Knowles, John, s. of Nicholas Knell,
L.
Hannah, dau. of Edward Lewis, Eunice, dau. of Edward Lewis, Thomas Lattin,
Daniel, s. of Robert Lane,
Rebecca, dau. of Joseph and Phebe Lewis,
Hannah Lewis, aged 74,
M.
Rebecca, w. of John Munn, 1725-6.
N.
Comfort, w. of Richard Nicholls, Hugh Nisbitt, Martha, w. of Zechariah Nedham,
Feb. 11, 1726. March 7, 1710-11. June 23, 1724-5.
P.
John, s. of John Peak, Sergt. Nathaniel Porter, Elisabeth Porter, Edward Delaport, alias Poisson, Samnel Pitman,
James Phippenee, Samuel Prindel,
Samuel, s. of Samuel Pitman, Richard Powell, John Pickett, Sen.,
Margaret, dau. of John Pickett, Sen., John Peat, Sen., Mary, w. of John Pickett,
Samuel, s. of Daniel Pickett, Benjamin Peat,
David, s. of William Pixlee, William Pixlee, Daniel Pickett, Sergt. John Peat,
May, 1701. May 10, 1725. Feb. 14, 1681-2. April 18, 1690.
Feb. 1, 1677-8. Nov. 5, 1717. May 15, 1700. May, 1706.
Nov. 17, 1705. Jan. 16, 1652.
April 10, 1710. May 2, 1711. Feb. 24, 1712-13. Jan. 17, 1673-4. July 10, 1715. Oct. 24, 1728.
Jan. 28, 1677-8. Jan. 14, 1679. Feb. 2, 1683. June 22, 1716. May 18, 1717. Ang. 12, 1717. May 25, 1718. March 29, 1721. July 1, 1728. April 11, 1684 Oct. 6, 1683. Sept. 1, 1684 Oct. 7. 1687. June 30, 1659. May 1, 1704. Nov. 11, 1704. Feb. 29, 1712. April 19. 1712. Feb. 1, 1709-10.
692
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
R.
Robert Risden,
Dec. 12, 1727.
S.
Thomas Sherwood, Bereliel Sherman,
Samuel Sherman,
Ruth, w. of Nathaniel Sherman,
Benjamin Stiles, aged 60,
William Rollins,
Nathaniel Sherman,
April 19, 1712.
Ephraim Stiles, George Searle,
June 21, 1714. Aug. 2, 1706.
T.
Abraham, s. of Henry Tomlinson, Henry Tomlinson,
Ruth, w. of John Thompson,
Ruth, w. of Thomas Thompson,
Lt. Agur Tomlinson,
Alice, dau. of Agur Tomlinson,
Marable Thompson,
Sarah, w. of Lt. Agur Tomlinson,
Daniel Titherton, ye aged,
U.
Lt. Samuel Uffoot,
May 15, 1721.
W.
Moses Wheeler,
Ebenezer, s. of Deliverance Weaklin,
Hannah, dau. of Deliverance Weaklin,
Dec. 7, 1683.
Henry, s. of Deliverance Weaklin, Jonathan, s. of Joseph Watkins,
Aug. 17, 1726.
Deliverance Weaklin,
Joseph Watkins,
Mary, w. of Samuel Wheeler,
Mary, w. of Nathan Wheeler, John Wells,
Dea. Timothy Wilcoxson,
Rachel, w. of Henry Weaklin,
Nov. 6, 1697. Dec. 23, 1711. July 26, 1712. Feb. 2, 1712-13. March 24, 1713-14. June 13, 1713-14. March 10, 1707-8.
Y.
Jehu Young,
April 7, 1661.
1656. 1717. Feb. 20, 1718-19. Nov. 9, 1726. April 13, 1711. Feb. 22, 1712.
May 30, 1662. March 16, 1680-1. April 23, 1721. Feb. 12, 1721-2. March 5, 1727-8.
Oct. 11, 1684. April 11, 1690. June 29, 1694. the 30th.
June 30, 1724-5. March 27, 1683. Aug. 1683.
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
OF
ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Member of Congress.
Nathaniel Smith, from 1795 to 1799.
Judge of the Superior Court.
Nathaniel Smith, from 1806 to 1819.
Judyes of the County Court.
Col. William Preston, from 1751 to 1754.
Daniel Sherman, from 1786 to 1791.
Charles B. Phelps, from 1850 to 1851.
Charles B. Phelps, from 1852 to 1853.
County Commissioners.
William Cothren, from 1851 to 1852. Josiah G. Minor, from 1865 to 1871. Alfred Birch, from 1874 to 1877.
Roll of Assistants and Senators.
Assistants were magistrates, who constituted the upper house of the Assembly, and, in early times, were the supreme court of the State. They were the leading men of their times.
Nominated.
Elected.
Retired
John Sherman,
1711
1713
1723.
Nathaniel Smith,
1798
1799
1505.
Noah B. Benedict,
1810
1816
1818.
Senators.
Nehemiah C. Sanford, 1833, 1834. Matthew Minor, Jr., 1837. Charles B. Phelps, 1843.
694
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
William Cothren, 1855 .* Daniel Curtiss, 1866. James Huntington, 1877 to 1879.
Justices of the Quorum.
John Minor, from 1684 to 1719. John Sherman, from 1684 to 1728.
Col. Joseph Minor, from 1725 to 1739. Col. William Preston, from 1740 to 1751.
Noah Hinman, from 1754 to 1759.
Increase Moseley, from 1755 to 1780.
Daniel Sherman, from 1761 to 1786.
Judges and Clerks of Probate for the District of Woodbury.
From the first settlement of the colony of Connecticut, to 1666, probate business was done by the court of assistants and the General Court. In 1666, county courts were established, and pro- bate business was done by them till October, 1698, when probate courts were first established. There were but four counties in the State, till 1726, viz: Hartford, New Haven, New London, and Fairfield. The probate districts corresponded in name and extent to the counties, till October, 1719, when three new districts were constituted, viz: Guilford, Windham, and Woodbury. The probate districts, including the original four, now number eighty- seven. The first court in Woodbury district was held February 2, 1719-20. It included all the settled part of the present county of Litchfield, and Waterbury in New Haven county. Litchfield district was set off in 1742; Waterbury in 1779; New Milford in 1787; Washington in 1832, and Roxbury in 1842. The district' now includes Woodbury, Southbury, and Bethlem.
Judges.
Capt. John Sherman,
Appointed. Oct., 1719,
Retired. Resigned May, 1728. May, 1758. May, 1795.
Col. Joseph Minor,
May, 1728,
Daniel Sherman, Esq.,
May, 1758,
Nathan Preston, Esq.,
May, 1795,
May, 1805.
May, 1805,
Noah B. Benedict, Esq., John Strong, Jr., Esq.,
May, 1816,
Resigned May, 1816. May. 1818.
* Mr. Cothren's title to his seat was contested during the session by Abraham Beecher. Sixty four imperfect ballots were cast, that were intended for Mr. Cothren, which he offered to prove. But the Senate refused to hear evidence of the intention of the voters, which gave the seat to Mr. Beecher by sixteen ma- jority. Since then, it is believed, that the practice in the several States, and in Congress, has been to allow the intention of voters to govern. The last election of Gov. Jewell was determined by taking the testimony of all the voters of one of the wards in New Haven. In 1877, the rule of intention was allowed in the case of Senator Hills of Hartford, and gave him the seat.
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
693
Appointed.
Retired.
May, 1818,
died Sept. 20, 1822 .* May. 1831.
May, 1823,
May, 1834,
died Nov. 1, 1834.+
May, 1835,
May, 1838.
May, 1838,
May, 1812.
May, 1842.
May, 1844.
May, 1844,
May, 1815.
May, 1845,
May, 1816.
Charles B. Phelps, Esq ..
May, 1816,
May, 1817. May, 1849.
Charles B. Phelps, Esq.,
May, 1849,
July 1, 1858.1
Lewis Judd, Esq.,
April, 1858,
July 4, 1860.
Thomas Bull, Esq.,
April, 1860,
July 1, 1861.
James Huntington, Esq.,
April, 1861,
('lerks.
Rev. Anthony Stoddard, Oct., 1716,
Gideon Walker, Esq.,
June, 1750. 1778,
Daniel Sherman, Jr.,
Nathan Preston, Esq.,
June 18, 1794,
Noah B. Benedict, Esq.,
June, 1795,
May, 1805.
Matthew Minor, Jr., Esq., June, 1805,
Judson Blackman,
June, 1816,
Nathan Preston, Jr., May, 1818,
Sept., 1833.
Edward M. Phelps,
Sept., 1833, June, 1834,
June, 1834. April, 1815.
William Cothren,
April 17, 1815,
June 22, 1845.
David S. Bull,
June 22, 1815.
Alonzo N. Lewis,
Jan. 5, 1858,
Charles B. Phelps,
July 5, 1858,
Thomas M. Thompson,
Jan. 24, 1859,
James Huntington,
July 9, 1859,
Charles Betts,
April 17, 1860, July 11, 1861, March 17, 1865, Oct. 11, 1867,
April 11, 1860. July 11, 1861. March 17, 1865. Ang. 29, 1867. April 13, 1869.
Frederick A. Walker,
Arthur D. Warner,
April 13, 1869,
Feb. 1, 1873.
Joseph J. Brothnell. Feb. 1, 1873,
Feb. 1, 1876.
Frederick A. Walker,
Feb. 1, 1876,
June 4, 1878.
George F. Shelton,
June 4, 1878,
State's Attorney for Litchfield County. James Huntington, from June 1875 to -.
* The duties of probate judge were performed from this time till May, 1823, hy John Kingsbury, Esq., of Waterbury district, by statutory provision.
# Holbrook Curtiss, Esq., of Watertown distriet, held jurisdiction till May. 1835.
# Judge Phelps having become disqualified by age to hold the office, Mr. Lewis Judd, who was not a lawyer, was elected, with the understanding that Judge Phelps should continue to discharge the duties of the office during his life, which he did.
Nathan Preston, Esq., Charles B. Phelps, Esq., John Strong, Jr., Esq.,
Charles B. Phelps, Esq., Nathaniel B. Smith, Esq., Charles B. Phelps, Esq., Leman B. Sprague, Esq., Thomas Bull, Esq.,
Thomas Bull, Esq ..
May, 1817,
Resigned May, 1759. 1778. June, 1794. June, 1795.
May, 1816. May, 1818.
Thomas Bull, Esq.,
Jan. 5, 1858. July 5, 1858. Dec., 1858. July 19, 1859.
George H. Peck,
Lucien Parker,
696
HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
Registers, or Town Clerks of Woodbury.
Name.
Appointed.
Retired.
Capt. John Minor,
1672,
Dec., 1702.
John Sherman, Esq.,
Dec., 1'702,
Dec., 1727.
Col. Joseph Minor,
Dec., 1727,
Dec., 1755.
Gideon Walker, Esq.,
Dec., 1755,
Dec., 1780.
Peter Gilchrist,
Dec., 1780,
Died Dec., 1782.
Nathan Preston,
Mar. 3, 1783,
Oct., 1822.
Leman Sherman,
Oct., 1822,
Died Oct. 24, 1831.
Matthew Minor, Jr.,
Dec., 1831,
Died Dec., 1839.
Lewis Judd,
Dec. 20, 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,
Oct., 1858.
Robert Peck,
Oct., 1858,
Oct., 1867.
Willis A. Strong,
Oct., 1867,
Oct., 1872.
William A. Gordon,
Oct., 1872,
Oct., 1876.
Anson A. Root,
Oct., 1876.
In the year 1797 the Post-Office was established.
List of Postmasters.
Name.
Entered.
Retired.
Dr. Daniel Huntington,
1797,
Resigned
1814.
John P. Marshall,
May 28, 1814,
Resigned
1817.
William Perry,
1817,
1822.
Leman Sherman,
IS22,
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 H. Smith,
March, 1853,
June,
1853.
George P. Allen,
June, 1853,
July 1,
1861.
William E. Woodruff,
July 1, 1861,
April 1,
1867.
Fred. A. Walker,
Apr. 1, 1867,
Oct. 19,
1867.
Stanley E. Beardsley,-
Oct. 19, 1867,
Apr. 19,
1869.
William F. Woodruff, Apr. 26, 186,
Died Mar. 3, 1877 .*
Fred. A. Walker,
May, 1877.
Sovereigns of England,
While Connecticut was a colony, after Woodbury was settled, 1672.
Charles II.,
Began to reign, 1660.
James II.,
1685.
Mary and William III.,
.
1689.
* William Cothren had charge of the office as bondsman from Mr. Woodruff's death to Mr. Walker's appointment.
697
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
William III.,
Began to reign, 1694.
Anne,
66
1702.
George I.,
1714.
George II.,
66
1727.
George Il.,
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-died in office.
Robert Treat, from 1683 to Oct. 31, 1687.
Government interrupted by Andross from Oct. 31. 1687, to May 9, 1689.
Robert Treat,
from 1689 to 1698.
Fitz-John Winthrop,
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.
Roger Wolcott,
from Nov., 1750, to 1754.
Thomas Fitch,
from 1751 to 1766.
William Pitkin,
from 1766 to 1769-died.
Jonathan Trumbull,
from Oct., 1769, to 1784.
Matthew Griswold,
from 1784 to 1786.
.
Samuel Huntington.
from 1786 to 1796.
Oliver Wolcott,
from 1796 to 1798.
Jonathan Trumbull,
from 1798 to 1809-died.
John Treadwell,
from Oet., 1809, to 1811.
Roger Griswold,
from 1811 to Oct., 1812-died.
John Cotton Smith,
from 1813 to 1817.
Oliver Wolcott,
from 1817 to 1827.
Gideon Tomlinson,
from 1827 to 1831.
John S. Peters,
from 1833 to 1834 .- 1835 to 1838.
Samuel A. Foot,
from 1834 to 1835.
William W. Ellsworth,
from 1838 1o 1842.
Chauncey F. Cleveland,
from 1842 to 1844.
Roger S. Baldwin,
from 1844 to 1846.
Isaac Toucey, Clark Bissell,
from 1847 to 1849.
Joseph Trumbull,
from 1849 to 1850.
Thomas H. Seymour,
from May, 1850, to Oct., 1853.
Charles H. Pond, on resignation of Gov. Seymour, from Oct., 1853. Henry Dutton, from 1851 to 1855.
William T. Minor,
from 1855 to 1857.
Alexander H. Holley,
from 1857 to 1858.
William A. Buckingham,
from 1858 to 1866.
Joseph R. Hawley,
from 1866 to 1867.
James F. English,
from 1867 to 1869.
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from 1846 to 1847.
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY
Marshall Jewell,
from 1869 to 1870.
James E. English,
.
from 1870 to 1871.
Marshall Jewell,
from 1871 to 1873.
Charles R. Ingersoll,
from 1873 to 1877.
Richard D. Hubbard,
from 1877 to 1879.
Charles B. Andrews,
from 1879.
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 47 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
1860.
2,050
1870.
1,931
1879.
2,073
List of Woodbury Justices of the Peace.
John Minor,
Col. Joseph Minor,
John Sherman,
Reuben Mitchell,
Noah Hinman,
Matthew Minor, Jr., Nath'l Bacon, 1811,
Edson Camp,
Daniel Castle,
. Jos. M. Palmer, “
George Peck,
Benjamin Hicock,
Chas. B. Phelps, 1818, Lewis Judd,
Hezekiah Hooker,
Philo Murrey, Jesse Minor,
ITorace S. Atwood, Norman Parker,
Increase Moseley,
Nathaniel Perry, Jr., Gideon H. Hollister, Leman Sherman,
Thomas Warner, Joseph Pierce,
Gideon B. Botsford, John Strong, Jr., John Judson,
Charles P. Strong,
Daniel Averitt,
Elijah Sherman, Jr., Benjamin C. Peck,
Elisha Stoddard,
Treat Camp,
Henry Castle,
Daniel Bacon, Joel Pierce, Samuel Steele,
Philander Nichols, Calvin H. Downs, Wm. Cothren, 1846, Samuel Minor,
Tilley Blakeley, Benjamin Stiles,
Edw. Hinman, 1776, Samuel Hopkins,
Leman G. Atwood,
David Hurd, 1780, Lauren Judson,
Silas Chapin,
Hez'h Thompson 1782, Ashbel Moody,
Benjamin Spees, Isaac Peck,
Truman Minor, John W. Rogers,
/
John Clark, 1801, John Strong,
Nathaniel B. Smith, Sanmel Sherman, WVm. R. Atwood, Loren Forbes,
Col. Wm. Preston,
¥ Daniel Sherman, Benjamin Hinman, Gideon Walker,
Nathaniel Minor, Barlow Russell,
Leman B. Spragne,
699
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Olwil Parmeley, John Hurlbut, Thomas Bull,
George H. Drakeley,
Justus Johnson,
Charles H. Webb,
Nathan Preston, 1793, Daniel Martin,
David C. Somers,
Curtis Hurd,
Elmore Judson,
Nathan Warner, Jr., William Way,
Nath'l Smith, 1796, Harvey Morriss,
N. B. Benedict, 1800, Phineas S. Bradley,
Jason Parker,
William DeForest,
John P. Marshall,
David C. Bacon,
Samuel W. Gould,
Peter F. Pock,
Grandison Beardsley,
Ethan Walter, Jr.,
Levi S. Douglass,
Wyllis Lambert,
Reuben HI. Hotehkiss, Garwood HI. Atwood, David II. Curtiss,
Herman Judson, Reuben J. Allen,
Phineas A. Judson,
Robert Peck,
Henry Dawson,
James Huntington,
Cornelius J. Minor,
Henry H. Peck,
Thomas F. Judson,
Scoville Nettleton,
Edward J. Hubbard, Eli Sperry,
Benjamin Fabrique, Joseph T. Capewell,
Reuben B. Martin,
Jesse B. Burton,
Truman S. Minor,
David S. Bull,
John W. Judson,
John Churchill,
Willis A. Strong,
David C. Porter,
Charles Hart,
Edward Cowles,
Stanley E. Beardsley,
Hobert H. Morriss,
Roderick B. Judson,
Michael F. Skelley.
Members of the Constitutional Convention, August, 1818. Daniel Bacon, Esq., Nathaniel Perry, M.D.
Members of the Constitutional Convention of Connecticut, Jan. 3, 1788, for the Ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
Hon. Daniel Sherman, Dr. Samuel Orton, Woodbury.
John Whittlesey, Esq., Hon. Daniel N. Brinsmade, Washington. Benjamin Hinman, Esq., Southbury.
Moses Hawley, Bethlem.
All the above voted in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
Revolutionary Soldiers (Additional List).
Roger Avery, Samuel Alfred, Elijah Atwood, Jr., Noble Atwood, Col. Perry Averill, Morgan Brewster, Frederick Barney, Electus Backus, Jacob Baker, Abraham Brownson, Jr., Elihu Bur- ritt, Zebulon Butler, George Fields, John Fields, George Fielor, John Glazier, Freeman Green, Abraham Gillis, Timothy Gibbs, Nathan Hinman, Billiams Hill, Preston Hollister (killed in an expedition to Canada), Asahel Hurlbut, Zula Hurlbut, Jubillia Hurlbut, Aaron Hurlbut, Graham Hurd, Lieut. Joseph Judson (died of small-pox, April 26, 1777), John Kenick, Jeremiah Kid, Ebenezer Lewis, Nathaniel Lewis, Lieut. Ebenezer Leavenworth (died of small-pox, March 18, 1777), Lieut. Michael (died 1778, aged 44), Robert Long, Patrick Lincoln, James Liberty, Gideon Moody, Tites Minor, Elnathan Minor, Reuben Minor, Renben Martin, Israel Mallory, William Porter, Joseph Penny, James Penny, Samuel Pierce, Ezra Ramsdale, Ezekiel Root, Abraham Rowe, Stoddard (killed at the battle of Bennington), Peter Sharp,
William C. Botsford, Nathaniel Smith,
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
John Seeley, Ens. Solomon Strong, Major Tiff, John Tiff, Ezekiel Tanner, Levi Tyler, Job Ufford, Nathan Walker, Whittlesey (killed at the massacre of Wyoming), Joseph Williamson, Ben- jamin Weller.
Washington.
Was sot off from Woodbury in 1779, being the first town incor- porated after the declaration of independence, and was called Washington in honor of the Father of his country.
Assistant.
Daniel N. Brinsmade, from 1802 to 1818.
State Senators.
Alvin Brown, 1839, Earle Buckingham, 1867.
Washington Probate District.
Set off from Woodbury and Litchfield districts in 1832.
Daniel B. Brinsmade, 1832 to Ithiel Hickox, 1837, 1842, 1843, 1834, 1838 to 1841, 1844 and 1852.
1845, 1847 to 1849, 1851.
William Moody, 1846.
Frederick S. Fenn, 1835 to 1836. Ithiel Hickox, 1852 to 1855.
Daniel G. Platt, 1850, 1852.
Henry J. Church, 1860 to 1868.
Daniel G. Platt, 1855 to 1857.
J. B. Newton, Jr., 1868 to 1870.
Ithiel Hickox, 1857 to 1860.
Frederick N. Galpin, 1874 to 1875.
Members of Constitutionul Convention, 1818.
Ensign Bushnell, Hermanus Marshall.
Town Clerks.
Daniel N. Brinsmade, from 1779 Henry J. Church, from 1862 to to 1813. 1868.
Daniel B. Brinsmade. from Oct., Samuel A. Baker, from 1868 to 1813 to Oct., 1841. 1869.
William Leavitt, from Oct., 1841 to Oct., 1846.
Daniel B. Brinsmade, from Oct., 1846 to 1859.
Frederick N. Galpin, from 1859 to 1860.
Daniel N. Canfield, from 1860 to 1862.
Orestes Hickox, from 1869 to 1870. Alpheus G. Baker, from 1870 to 1876. William J. Ford, from 1876 to
Southbury. Set off from Woodbury, and incorporated as a separate town in 1787.
H. H. Morehouse, 1870 to 1874, 1875 to -
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LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Senators.
Curtiss Himnan, 1820, John Pearce, 1832, 1833, Elisha Wheeler, 1863,
Edward Hinman, 18 13, Gen. George P. Shelton, 1850. Samuel W. Post, 1878-9.
Town Clerks.
Increase Moseley, app'nted 1787. John Mosely, Dec.,
1805.
Titus Pierce, appointed 1851.
William Johnson, 1851 to 1852.
Henry W. Scott, 1861 to 1864.
Oliver Mitchell, 1875 to 1879.
Granville T. Pierce, 1869 to -.
William Hinman,
Judges of the County Court. Edward Hinman, from 1847 to 1849.
Bethlehem.
Set off from Woodbury and incorporated a town in 1787.
AMember of Constitutional Convention, 1818. Nehemiah Lambert. County Commissioner. Joseph II. Bellamy, appointed 1839, 1811.
State Senators.
Joseph H. Bellamy, 1841.
John C. Ambler, 1817. Joshua Bird, 1859.
Minot Smith, 1846.
Abraham Beecher, 1855.
Samuel L. Bloss, 1875.
Henry W. Peck, 1865.
Town Clerks.
Moses Hawley,
from June 20, 1787, to Dec., 1794.
Dr. Titus Hull,
from Dec., 1791, to Dec .. 1803.
Samuel Church,
from Dec., 1803, to Dec., 1830.
Isaac S. Wadsworth,
from Dec., 1830, to Dec., 1836.
Dr. Lyman Catlin,
from Dee., 1836, to Dec. 23, 1836.
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