History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. I, Part 146

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 700

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FAMILY NOTES.

A few notes upon the families of the pioneers are added. Many names have so entirely disappeared from the town that little or nothing can be obtained in Cummington concerning them.

Wm. Mitchell came from Bridgewater. He settled on what is now the place of Charles C. Streeter. Ile kept a public-house, and some of the early town-meetings were held there. Of his children, Cushing went to sea, and afterward lived in Dalton. Pyanı settled in Cummington, and later in life moved to Genesee Co., N. Y. William, Chester, Elisha, and Bela settled in Cummington, the latter on the old home- stead. Danghters were Mrs. Elisha Warner, Mrs. Seth Porter, Mrs. Stephen Warner, Mrs. Tileston, Boston ; Mrs. Roswell Hubbard, Mrs. Chester Gaylord, Hadley.

Lieut. Nathan Orcutt was from Bridgewater. His home- stead here was the place now owned by a grandson, Wm. W. Orcutt. Of his children, Sally became Mrs. Pyam Mitchell ; Joseph, Nathan, and John settled in Cummington ; Eunice became Mrs. Darius Ford ; Huldah, Mrs. James Dawes. These two moved to Ohio.

Solomon Shaw, from Abingdon, settled on the place now owned by his grandson, Wm. II. Shaw (the latter being one of ten sons, three of whom were in the Union army during the late war). Of the children of Solomon Shaw, John set- tled in Worthington, Nathan in Stockbridge, Solomon on the old homestead. Daughters were Mrs. James W. Briggs, Mrs. Seth Reed, Mrs. Jason Burnell, and Mrs. Nathan Oreutt.

William Ward, first proprietors' clerk in the township, was from Worcester County. His pioneer home was on the farm well known in late years as the Porter place. Of his children, Trowbridge settled in Worthington; Levi, a physician, in New York City; William, in Worthington, a long-time merchant and prominent in county affairs ; Artemas went West ; Elizabeth became Mrs. Wm. Mitchell. A grandson, Daniel Ward, resides in Worthington.

Jacob Melvin's homestead is supposed to have been the present place of Hiram Steele. Ilis sons went to New York City. One daughter, Mrs. Knapp, of Cummington. Fordyce Knapp, a grandson of Mr. Melvin, resides in town.

Ens. Abel Packard came from Bridgewater, 1774. His homestead was near the present Cummington village, on the way up the " Hill," where a butternut-tree is now growing from the old cellar. Of his children, Eliphalet settled in Cummington, well known for a long series of years as a magistrate, a pension agent, and in similar capacities. The- ophilus and Chester first settled in Cummington, and later in life went West. One daughter was Mrs. Nehemiah Richards.

Nehemiah Richards settled where Francis Ford now lives. Of his children, Daniel was a noted teacher ; Nehemiah, Rectus, Dares, Orestes settled in Cummington ; Solon went West; Lysander to Quincy, Mass. Daughters were Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Chester Mitchell, Mrs. John Orcutt. A brother of Nehemiah, Sr., settled in Plainfield.

Ebenezer Snell. Ilis homestead was what is known as the Upper Bryant place. The site of the first log house is pointed out not far from the present barns. Of his children, Ebenezer, Jr., settled in Cummington. Thomas was the distinguished divine, and Sarah, Mrs. Peter Bryant.

Samuel Thompson was from the eastern part of the State; settled in Cummington on the well-known Thompson farm, west part of the town. Ile had been a soldier of the Revolu- tion, a prisoner in the old receiving-hulk at Boston, where so inany suffocated or starved to death. He barely escaped with his life. Of his children, William settled on the old home- stead,-father of Mrs. Babbitt, of Cummington village; Jacob settled in Windsor, Samuel in Savoy, Joseph in Boston. One daughter, Mrs. Jesse Mason, of Cummington.

Adam Packard came with his brother Abel in 1774, and opened a publie-house on the present Mason place in 1785.

Of his children, William settled on the old homestead ; town treasurer forty-four years. Philo also on the old place. Abel went to Connecticut. Daughters were Mrs. Jacob Whit- marsh, Mrs. Huntington Porter, and Ruby, died unmarried.

The children of Mr. Otis, the early merchant, in the north part of the town, went West. Augustus became a prominent merchant of Cleveland, O .; Chandler, a lawyer of the same city ; Francis, a physician at the West ; Harrison and Lennius also went West.

Dr. Peter Bryant came to Cummington, and settled after two or three years on what has ever since been known as the Bryant place, now the residence of Francis Dawes. Of his children, Austin settled in Princeton, Ill. ; Wm. Cullen was the distinguished editor and poet ; Cyrus settled in Princeton ; Arthur in Princeton ; and John, after residing many years on the old homestead, also removed to Princeton. Of the daughters, Sarah married Dr. Samuel Shaw, and Louisa mar- ried at the West.

Tilly Merick was one of the original committee to lay out lots, in 1762. It is believed that he was one of the earliest to settle in town. Ile drew lot No. 71. He died in a few years,- at least, this is inferred from a proposition made in the meeting of July 19, 1771, to set the meeting-house on " the widow Mer- ick's lot, No. 71."

Adam Porter, the first town treasurer, 1779. His home- stead was west of Packard's, between that and the Bryant place. He had one son, Gannett Porter, named from his wife's family.

Samuel Dawes was from Abingdon. His pioneer homestead was the present lliram Knapp place. Of his children, Eben- ezer was a minister, preached in Scituate; Samuel and John settled in Windsor; Daniel and Mitchell in Cummington ; Howland was the noted physician. One daughter, Mrs. Hatch Noyes. Hon. IIenry L. Dawes, Senator, is a son of Mitchell.

Nehemiah Joy was from Weymouth ; had been a soldier in the Revolution five years. Soon after the war came to Cum- mington ; settled on a farm now the property of L. J. Orcutt. The old dwelling is now a tenant house. Of his children, Lovina became Mrs. Israel Williams, of Ashfield; Noah settled in Ashfield ; Royal, a physician, settled in Cum- mington.

Stephen Warner was an early pioneer. The first proprietors' meeting in this town was held at his place, 1771, June 19th. This was on the old road from Fordyce Packard's to lliram Steele's. He had several children, and the whole family re- moved to Ohio about 1830.

Isaac Kingman, of Bridgewater, came to Goshen, near the Cummington line, soon after the war of the Revolution, and settled on what is well known as the Shaw place. Of his chil- dren, Jemima married Asa Bates, Cummington ; Isaac settled in Cummington ; Parthena married Seth Ford, of Cumming- ton ; Reuben settled on the old homestead; another daughter was Mrs. Lewis Thayer, who moved to Ohio ; Levi Kingman is another son, now living in Cummington, where for many years he was widely known as a merchant, tavern-keeper, and in general business. His sight failing, he retired several years since. To him we are indebted for many valuable facts con- cerning the town and the village.

Samuel Brewer is supposed by some to have been the first settler. He drew No. 63 and No. 22. He also bought of Joseph Bridge, apparently after the drawing, No. 55. This may indicate that he had previously settled, as some suppose, and bought another man's drawn lot to secure a homestead he had already entered upon. His actual settlement, as to both time and place, is involved in some uncertainty, for he had in his possession three different lots, as shown by the drawing.

Deacon Barnabas Packard, moderator of the first town- meeting, Dec. 20, 1779, settled on the homestead now occupied by his grandson, Fordyce Packard. Of his sons, Barnabas settled in Plainfield, and was the grandfather of Wm. Henry

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Packard, clerk of West Cummington Church ; Philander was the father of Fordyce Packard. There was another son, Car- pas, and one daughter, Mrs. Gloyd.

l'eter Tower was from Hingham, and settled first at the Four Corners, east of the Bryant place, and, later, farther west. He had been a Revolutionary soldier, and was engaged in guard- ing the military stores at Boston during the battle of Bunker Ilill. Mrs. Tower used to relate to some still living the stories of early settlement, its dangers and hardships; that she used to carry lighted brands to frighten away bears in going to a neighbor's in the evening. Of the children of Peter Tower, Nathaniel settled in Cummington, on the present place of Runy Bartlett ; Peter died young ; Ambrose settled in Cum- mington (grandfather of Mrs. Wm. Henry Packard, of West Cummington) ; Warren died in Cummington. Daughters were Mrs. Jonathan Miner, of Windsor ; Mrs. Seth Torrey, of Cummington ; Mrs. Stephen Bartlett, of Worthington.

Edward Bartlett settled in the southwest part of the town ; house gone ; place now owned by Luther Tower. Of his children, Edward settled in Worthington ; Ephraim, in Cum- mington ; Stephen, in Worthington; Luther, in Cummington ; and Calvin in Ohio. Daughters were Mrs. Ames, Easton ; Mrs. Bird, Stoughton ; Mrs. Stephen Tower, Cummington ; Mrs. Edward Tillson, Worthington; Mrs. Peter Bates, Ohio; Mrs. Ambrose Tower, Mrs. Morse, of Ohio, whose first hus- band was Peter Tower. Runy Bartlett, now living in town, is a son of Edward, Jr.

Nathaniel Tower was an early settler of Goshen ; had been in the Revolutionary war. Ilis wife, Leah, lived to be one hundred and one years old, and used to relate that she carried water for soldiers to drink at the battle of Bunker Hill. Of the children of Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Jr., settled in Goshen ; Warren, in Cummington (father of Lorenzo N. Tower, of the Bryant Library) ; Amanda became Mrs. Runy Bartlett.

Jacob Allen came to Cummington in 1784, from Bridge- water. Jacob Gannett, 1785 to 1790, from Bridgewater.

Dr. James Bradish, physician. IIis homestead was the present place of Otis Bartlett. One of the sons of Dr. Bradish was Luther, afterward Lieutenant-Governor of New York.

Col. John Bradish. His homestead the present farm of Edwin Knapp. Mr. Stevens was an early settler, and it was voted to hold meetings at his house in 1773.

Charles Preseott. His name is frequent in the early ar- rangements of the proprietors, and it seems probable from the records that he built one or two mills; but his name is not mentioned in the records of the proprietors or those of the town later than 1771, and very likely he removed from town early, even if he came here. The family name is not among the traditions of the old people now living.

Asa Hatch was on the committee to secure incorporation, 1778, and was an early settler. Peter HIarwood and Nathan Harwood were both appointed to offices and on committees, 1771, and afterward. It is concluded, from the present resi- dence of families of the same name, that these pioneers resided within the limits of what is now Windsor.

Timothy Moore was chosen assessor at the first meeting of the proprietors in town, and meetings were sometimes held at his house. William W. Mitchell states that, on examination of the old Hampshire records at Springfield, relating to real estate in No. 5, he found the earliest deed to be from Barnabas Packard to Timothy Moore, Aug. 30, 1774, lots Nos. 41 and 44, price $300.

Rev. James Briggs resided at the present place of Daniel Dawes. Of his children, James W. settled in Cummington, and was one of the first deacons of the West Cummington Church ; Clara died unmarried ; and one daughter married and moved away.

Lieut. Jared Smith was sent as a delegate to the General Court Sept. 14, 1778, to secure the incorporation. lle was a

man of influence, and enjoyed the public confidence. Stephen Shaw was a town officer at the first town-meeting. Isaac Lazell, Edmund Lazell, Joseph Lazell. The first was the father, who only came to Cummington in his old age, and died among his children. Capt. Edmund had two sons,-one Edmund, Jr., the other, Martin, a college graduate. Joseph Lazell, the early merchant, and Isaac, were probably brothers of Edmund, Sr., though the name of Joseph does not appear to be so included in the Family Register given in the History of Bridgewater.

Seth Porter, south part of the town. A son was Jacob Porter, the well-known physician and historian of Plainfield. Daniel Reed was an early and prominent settler, as shown by the records. Moderator of the first proprietors' meeting, 1771. His homestead is supposed to be the present Clark Reed place.

Obed Shaw, homestead the present place of L. J. Orcutt, where he kept tavern at a very early day, many years anterior to Seth Williams. He had one son, Leonard Shaw, who set- tled near him. John Holbrook, chosen collector at first pro- prietors' meeting, 1771. Capt. Joseph Warner, moderator of proprietors' meeting, July 19, 1771 ; homestead on the present place of Franklin Warner, his grandson. Beriah Shaw, brother of Obed Abingdon ; homestead the present place of Marshall Jenkins. Children : Beriah, Jr., father of Austin Shaw, of Cummington village, and Mrs. Joshua Hamlin ; others died young.

Joseph Farr was an innholder in 1771, being, most probably, the first landlord in town. It was the place of John Fergu- son, now occupied by John Sylvester. Stephen Farr was also in town at the same date. In the western part of the town Mrs. Mason recalls the name of Jacob Farr. He had a son, Ansil, and two sons of the latter were Benjamin and Eldredge, both of whom went West.

The inn of Joseph Farr (1771) was situated on an old through route, of one hundred years ago or more, from North- ampton to Berkshire County, winding into this town for only a mile or two. This gives more force to the suggestion that the Farrs were the first settlers. It is a theory worthy of credit that the first access to this town was over this old road, and that Farr's inn, a stopping-place on this road, was the first house built in Cummington. As to other names among the first settlers, considerable inquiry fails to ascertain much of Joseph Ford (1772), Isaac Benjamin (1772), Thomas Bar- rett (1762), David Leonard (1779), Deacon Tupper (1772), Mr. Gannett, Nathan Snow, from Abingdon, and some others.

ORGANIZATION.

The "government of the proprietors" had evidently suc- ceeded very well in settling the township and in providing for many of the exigencies of frontier life. There had prob- ably been little or no neeessity for criminal law, and such disputes as may have arisen between neighbors had doubtless been settled by the friendly assistance of impartial friends.

It does not appear that Township No. 5 was under any local civil jurisdiction from its settlement to 1779. No writers speak of it as a part of any other town, nor is there a hint of it in the proprietors' proceedings. The town of Cummington included Plainfield when the former was incorporated, but was not apparently itself included in any other during the pioneer period, 1762 to 1779. The act of incorporation is dated June 23, 1779. The name taken at its organization- Cummington-was, of course, given in honor of the enter- prising proprietor, Col. John Cummings, who was evidently the founder of the town, and deserved this recognition of his services. It does not appear that he removed to this town himself. His name is appended to the call for the first pro- prietors' meeting in the township, but does not occur in the subsequent proceedings. We give the warrant and the action of the several town-meetings of the first year from the records :

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HAMPSHIRE CO., 88. ;

To Ebenezer Snell, of Cummington, in said county, greeting: This is to re- quire you, in the name of the goverment of the people of the State of Massa- chusetts Bay, forthwith to warn and give notice to all the male inhabitants np- ward of twenty-one years of age inhabiting said town to meet together at the dwelling-house of Ensign Packard, in said town, on Monday, the 20th day of December, just., at ton of the clock in the forenoon, then and there to art on the following articles or not, as they shall think proper :

Ist. To choose a moderator.

2. To choose a town clerk, town treasurer, and all such town officers as towns by law are directed to choose in the month of March annually.

Hereof fail not to make return of this warrant to the moderator of said meet- ing, that the clerk of the town, when chosen, may put the same on record, to- gether with the duings thereon, as yon would answer your neglect at the peril of the law.

Given under my hand and seal at Chesterfield, this 16th day of December, A.D. 1779.

BENJAMIN MILLS, Justice of the Peuce.

A true copy. Attest: WM. WARD, Town Clerk.

At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Cummington of twenty-one years of age and upward assembled at Ensign Park- ard, in said township, on Monday, the 20th day of December, 1779, at ten o'clock in the morning, chose Deacon Barnabas Packard, Moderator; Deacon Barnabas Packard, Town Clerk; Mr. Adam Porter, Town Treasurer; fapt. Wm. Ward, Deacon Ebenezer Snell, and Lieut, Joshua Shaw, Selectmen ; Mr. David Leonard and Mr. Elmond Lazell, Constables and Collectors; Capt. Daniel Reid, Lieut. John Packard, Lient. Wm. Mitchell, Sanmel Dawes, Andrew Cook, Isaac Joy, Isaac Lazell, John Bradish, Jr., Surveyors of Ilighways; Jacob Melvin and Caleb White, Deer-Reeves; Lient. Packard and Lient. Warner, Tythingmen; Stephen Shaw, Sealer of Weights; William Mitchell, Sealer of Leather; Lieut. Colson, Sealer of Lumber; LIEUT. COLSON, LIEUT. PACKARD, LIEUT. WARNER, Committee of Correspondence.

Attest : WM. WARD, Town Clerk.

At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Cum- mington, legally assembled at the dwelling-bouse of Eusign Packard, the 5th day of January, 1780: 1st. Voted that Wm. Ward be moderator of said meeting. 2l. Voted to adjouro this meeting till the 17th of the sune month, at ten of the «lock in the forenoon, at Ensign Packard's.

January 17th .- Met upon adjonrument at the time and place. 20. Voted the Rev. Mr. Briggs to be town's minister. 3d. Voted that Deacon Snell, Lient. Warner, and Ebenezer Dawes be a committee for running the line between Cumnington and Windsor. 4th. Voted to allow Mr. Jacob Melvin eighteen pounds for building a pound. Also voted to allow Deacon Snell sixty pounds for entertaining the Council at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Briggs. 5th. Voted to build a meeting-house in the centre of the town, or as near as any convenient place may be found. 6th. Further saith not. 7th, Voted not to choose a committee.

A true copy. Attest : WM. WARD, Toun Clerk. The first regular " March meeting" assembled at the house of Ens. Abel Packard on the 6th day of the month, 1780:

1st. Voted that W'm. Ward be moderator of said meeting. 2d. Voted that Wm. Ward be Town Clerk. Voted that Lient. Joshua Shaw, Deacon Barnabas Packard, Lieut. Ebenezer Colson 1w. Selectmen, Voted Mr. Adam Porter be Town Treasurer. Voted Lient. Samuel Noyes, Lient. John Packard, aud Mr. John Braulish, Jun., be a Committee of Correspondence. Voted Tythingmen, Lieut. Stephen Warner and Mr. Caleb White. Voted John Bradish, Jun., Con- stable; Highway Surveyors, Samuel Dawes, Asa Joy, Ebenezer Bishee, David Leonard, Lieut. Stephen Warner, Noah Rust (probably), Abraham Beals, John Streeter, and Andrew Cook : Surveyors of Lumber, Lieut. Warner, Lient. t'olson; Hug-Reeves, Win. Robbins, Ensign Packard, Ebenezer Bisbee, Jr., Joshua Rem- ington. Jonathan Munroe, George Acres ; Fence-Viewers, Dearon Snell, Daniel Hill ; Deer-Reeves, Asn Dunbar, Noah Packard. 4th, Voted to hire collectors to gather taxes. 5th, Voted to notify town-meetings for the future by setting up notifications at a Public-House on each side of the river. 6th. Voted to mend Highways by a rate ; also voted to lay out nine thousand pounds this year upon the Highways, Voted that the selectmen be a committee to fix the price of work un the Highways, 7th. Voted that Hogs shall not go at large the year ensuing. Voted that Jacob Gannet be Collector for the south side of the river, and have twenty shillings upon the hundred pounds for collecting; Isaac Joy, Collector for the north side, and have the same compensation.

A true copy.

Attest : WM. WARD, Town Clerk.

At a town-meeting held at the house of W'm. Mitchell, April 20, 1780 :

Voted that Deacon Barnabas Packard be moderator of said meeting. Voted to build a meeting-house in the centre of the town, or the nearest convenient place thereto. Voted not to raise any money to build said house. Voted to di- vide the town into two precincts. Also voted that this be an article in the next warrant, to divide by the river if they see fit. Voted five town-meetings on the south side of the river, to fonr on the north. Voted to choose a committee to settle with Mr. Briggs for his last year's salary. Committee: Wm. Ward, Lient. Shaw, and Lieut. Packard. Voted the selectinen be a committee to settle the boundary of the town agreeally to the order of the court in our incorporation,

April 27, 1780,-A purpose of marriage between Mr. Noah Benson and Mrs. Mary Murray, muule public, as the law directs.

At a town-meeting, May 22, 1780, at the house of Ens. Abel Packard. Voted that Wm. Ward represent said town in the Great and General Court, to be begun and held at Boston the 31st day of May, 1780.

Two o'clock p.M., same day, Deacon Ebenezer Snell, moderator. Voted to choose a committee to make remarks upon the Constitution. Capt. Warner, Jr., Wm. Ward, Lieut. Colson, Lieut. Shaw, Ens. Packard, Deacon Snell, were chosen.

The record does not show whether they did " make remarks" or not.

Voted that Westfield River be a division line between Parishes in Cumming- ton. Voted that Benjamin Briggs' salary for the first year begin Feb. 15, 1779. Voted that the preaching this summer be five Sabbaths on the south to four on the north side of the river, beginning on the north next Sabbath day.

At a legal meeting hell to receive votes for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Counsellors, and Senators, Sept. 4, 1780, at the house of Ens. Abel Packard, for Governor, John Hancock had 43 votes; for Lieutenant-Governor, Artemas Ward had 27 votes, James Bowdoin had 6 votes; no votes for the other officers.

At a meeting held at the house of Wm. Mitchell, Oct. 16, 1780, voted that Wm. Ward represent said town in the Great and General Court the year rusning.

March 23, 17x] .- Voted that Lient. Stephen Warner attend a convention to be holden at Hatfield the 27th of this month.

One item of the warrant for the March meeting of 1784 was, " To see if the town will build a bridge over the Westfield River near the forge." The town, however, refused at that time. Shaw's mill is mentioned in describing roads, March . 9, 1789 ; also Reed's ashery is mentioned about the same time. v Robert Dawes' mill is mentioned under date of March 7, 1796. As late as 1840 it was deemed necessary " to make provision for ingenlating the inhabitants of this town with the cow-po.r."

The first town-meeting (Dec. 20, 1779) was held at the dwelling-house of Ens. Packard. April 20, 1780, a meet- ing was held at the house of William Mitchell. On the com- pletion of the meeting-house, in the fall of 1782, town-meet- ings were held there and in its successor down to 1840, or later. They were then held a few years at the Academy Hall. June 26, 1848, the town-meeting was held at the Baptist meet- ing-house, and they were continued there until 1873, when they were changed to the hall of the new school-building, and are now held there.

SELECTMEN.

1779 .- William Ward, Joshma Shaw, Ebenezer Snell. 1780 .- Joshua Shaw, Barnabas Packard, Ebenezer Colson. 1781 .- Josbna Shaw, Barnabas Packard, Ebenezer Colson.

1782 .- William Ward, Joseph Shaw, Benjamin Packard. 1783 .- Ebenezer Colson, William Ward, Benjamin Packard. 1784 .-- Joshua Shaw, Adam Porter, Ebenezer Snell. 1785 .- Barnabas Packard, Stephen Warner, Abijah Whittou. 1786 .- John Bradish, Abel Packard, Jr., Edmond Lazell. 1787 .- John Bradish, William Mitchell, Abel Packard, Jr. 1788-92 .- William Ward, John Bradish, Abel Packard, Jr. 1793 .- Abel Packard, Jr., Robert Dawes, Stephen Shaw. 1794 .- Abel Packard, Jr., Stephen Shaw, Nehemiah Richards. 1795 .- Stephen Shaw, Adam Packard, Jacob Whitmarsh. 1706 .- William Ward, Jolm Bradish, William Mitchell. 1797 .- Stephen Shaw, William Ward, John Bradish. 1798 .- Stephen Shaw, William Ward, Adam Packard. 1799 .- William Ward, Stephen Shaw, Jacob Whitmarsh. 1800-1 .- Stephen Shaw, Jacob Whitmarsh, Clark Robinson. 1802-3 .- Adam Packard, Nehemiah Richards, Capt. Robinson. 1804 .- Adam Packard, Clark Robinson, James Shaw. 1803 .- Adam Packard, Clark Robinson, Nehemiah Richards. 1806-7 .- Adam Packard, Nebemiah Richards, JJacob Whitmarsh. 1808-10 .- Adam Packard, Jacob Whitmarsh, James Sbaw. 1811 .- Jacob Whitmarsh, James Shaw, James W. Briggs. 1812-13 .- James Shaw, James W. Briggs, Robert Dawes. 1814 .- Robert Dawes, James W. Briggs, Roswell Hubbard. 1815 .- Robert Dawes, Roswell Hubbard, Philander Packard. 1816,-Philander Packard, Robert Dawes. Aaron Bigelow. 1×17 .- James Shaw, Aaron Bigelow, Jacob Whitmarsh. 1×18,-Aaron Bigelow, Nathan Oreutt, Jr., Eliphalet Packard. 1819 .- Eliphalet Packard, Nathan Orentt, Jr., Daniel Richards. 1820 .- Ebenezer Suell, Nicholas Cottrell, James W. Briggs. 1821 .- Ebenezer Snell, James W. Briggs, Robert Dawes. 1822 .- Eliphalet Packard, Seth Porter, James W. Briggs. 1823 .- Eliphalet Packard, Amos Cobb, Seth Porter, Jr. 1824 .- Eliphalet Packard, Amos Cobb, James Everett. 1825 .- Robert Dawes, James Everett, Aaron Bigelow. 1826-27 .- Robert Dawes, Austin Bryant, Daniel Richards. 1828,-Klipbalet Packard, Austin Bryant, Elias Cohb. 1829 .- Eliphalet Packard, Elias Cobb, Philander Packard. 1830,-Austin Bryant, Darius Ford, Philander Packard.

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History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. I, Part 146

Author: L.H. Everts & Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts Number of Pages: 700

Author: L.H. Everts & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Louis H. Everts
Number of Pages: 700