History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Vol. I, Part 178

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

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On Jan. 14, 1736, the General Court granted the territory of Quabbin to Narragansett, Township No. 4, specially grant- ing 1200 acres of it to James Patterson, Robert Fenton, Edward Miller, James Wheeler, John Patterson, Andrew Turner, Thomas Powers, Arthur Cary, Robert Evans, Robert Carlile, - Thorp, and - Holden, to each of them 50 acres for a house-lot, to be laid out by a committee of the General Court, and the remaining 50 acres to be included in the general division .; The conditions of the grant were that they severally dwell thereon with their families for four years, put 10 aeres under good cultivation, and grant 300 acres to the first settled minister, the same to the second, and another for a school-lot.

On May 12, 1737, the proprietors appointed a committee, consisting of John Foster, Shubael Conant, Samuel Childs, Samuel Tildake, and Ebenezer Mun, to lay out and allot the land in Quabbin. The same committee were directed to lay out 10 acres of land for a meeting-house and burying-ground, highways, and a lot of the contents of 60 acres to each pro- prietor, besides ministry- and sehool-lots.

After surveying Quabbin, it was found considerably less than six miles square; so the General Court granted a tract of land, lying west of and adjoining Hatfield, sufficient to make up the full amount of territory to which the grantees were entitled. This tract is now embraced within the bound- aries of Chesterfield, in the county of Hampshire.

It is largely a matter of evnjecture who the first settler of the territory of Quabbin was. The inscription on a tombstone in the town of Enfield indicates the fact that David l'atterson

* So designated in the proprictors' records.

+ It is probable that these twelve men were those who were already on the soil of Quabbin, some of whom were pioneers from Brookfield and Connecticut, and some from the North of Ireland.

was the first man born within the town of Greenwich, and was born in the year 1735. It is probable that he was a son of the John l'atterson whose name has already been mentioned, and who is supposed to have lived in the south parish of Greenwich (now Enfield), about a mile south of the village of Enfield, on the Josiah W. Flint farm. It has also been claimed that families by the name of Gibbs, Hinds, Powers, Rogers, and Cooley located in Quabbin about or before that time. But the records of the proprietors, and the parish and town records, do not support the assertion. These names ap- pear prominently a little later, and it is probable that these families were among the first permanent settlers on the soil ; but some of those mentioned in the original grant doubtless preceded them.

The name of Gibbs first appears in the year 1740, in the person of Thomas, who after that time filled positions of honor and trust in the town, and was one of its leading settlers. A little later Jeremiah and David Powers appear, together with William Carpenter, Simon Davis, John Rea, John Townsend, Nathan Fisk, Abraham Gibbs, John Harwood, and Timothy Ruggles. Later still appear Hopestill Hinds, Benjamin Cooley, James Nevins, James Wright, James Whitcombe, William Rogers, Luke Hitchcock, and - Holmes.

These were the names of those who were most prominent during the first thirty years of the settlement of the town. It thus appears that among the first actual settlers were John and James Patterson, who located in the south part of the town. The Hinds family, for many years thereafter promi- nent in the history of the town, located in the west part of the present town of Greenwich, along what is known as the " West Street," and near the then eentre of the town. The Gibbs and Powers families, whose representatives still live in the town, and who have always been identified with its growth and development, settled, the former along the " West Street," and at the plains, and the latter farther north, in and around the " village." The Cooleys settled along the east branch of Swift River, and formerly owned the greater part of the land east of the " plains." They were active and industrious tillers of the soil for many years. ;

The Whitcomb family located in the northwest part of the town, near the Preseott line, and is still represented in the town. Later families of prominence have been the Hales, Cutlers, Ayres, Blodgetts, Walkers, Shumways, Davises, Mareys, Trasks, Sprouts, Richards, Sears, Blackmers, Vaughns, Roots, Fullers, Haskells, Hookers, Fields, Robin- sons, Douglases, Jordans, Stones, Warners, Snows, Doaks, and Earles.

The oldest houses now standing in the town are the old HIale homestead, the old Rogers house, opposite the depot, the Fletcher Sears house, in the northwest district of the town, the east part of the Northam house, and the Whitcomb house, each of which is said to be over one hundred years old.

TAVERNS.

Among the taverns that have existed Dr. Trask is said to have kept one of the first, in the last part of the last cen- tury, on the Marcy place. About the same time Timothy Hinds kept one on the old Ayres place, and these two were the only ones in town for a long time. The next prominent place of public resort was kept for a great many years, about the first part of the century, by Col. Thomas Powers, on the old Powers place at Greenwich village. It was afterward kept, either in the same place or on the site of the present hotel, by Edmund Raymore, " 'Squire" Mun, West Page, James Danforth, M. & E. Gibbs, Strickland Alexander, George T. Gibbs, Haskell Sears, John O. Carter, Charles Hastings,

# One hundred and sixty acres of this land was first granted to Edward Shove, on condition that he would erect a mill on the east branch of Swift River. Fail- ing to comply with the condition, it was conveyed to Benj. Cooley, on June 5, 1754.

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Charles Thrasher, Horace Miller, Robert Hay, Warren T. Crombie, Oliver E. IIerriek, and finally by Alfred A. Whit- ney for a year past. It is now known as the " Village Hotel."

A man by the name of West had a tavern where John W. Keith now keeps-the Greenwich Hotel," at the " plains"- about seventy years ago. Some of his successors have been Nathaniel Powers, Charles Negus, Luke Earle, Nelson D. Barrel, John A. Weld, Salem Newton, and others. Having been partially burned recently, it is now undergoing repairs, and will soon be reopened by Jolin W. Keith. Ozias Cone also kept a tavern about fifty years ago on the Barnard place.

STORES.

A few of the stores that have been kept in the town are worthy of notice. One of the earliest was kept by a man named Nichols, upward of one hundred years ago, where Samuel B. Esty now lives. The building is still standing in which it was kept, and is used as a store-house. Jabez Col- burn was in trade about seventy years ago at Greenwich Plains. Wyatt Boyden succeeded him, then Amos Howe, and then Roger West. The store stood back of the meeting- house, near the horse-sheds. Amos Tinney kept a store a good many years ago, where A. L. Doak now lives. He was succeeded by Salem Newton.

Timothy Packard, of Monson, built the present store at Greenwich Plains, more than fifty years ago. A man named Allen first kept it two or three years ; then Pliny Allen fol- lowed in company with Packard. It has been since kept by a number of persons for different periods, among whom have been Joshua Shaw, Capt. Thos. Smith, James Ilanks, Samuel Warren, G. R. Dickinson, Lorenzo S. Blackmer, Sylvester F. Root, H. C. Longley, and F. O. Bliss. The present proprietor is Edward T. King.

Lucius R. Blackmer has had a drug-store about half a mile south of the church for the last fifteen years.

Of the stores at Greenwich village, Col. Thomas Powers had one of the first in the Charles Record house, over seventy years ago. About the same time Deacon Raymore kept one farther down in the village. Thomas and Elias Smith suc- ceeded Raymore, and failed. Then Ira Haskell ran the store for a good many years. Different firms and persons have traded there since, including Smith & Hodgkins, Morton & Blackmer, Jonathan Smith, who at one time owned two stores in the village, Calvin Richards, Blackmer Bros., Ful- ler & Blackmer, Alonzo Flagg, and Thayer Bros.

S. S. Greenleaf had a store about 1839, under the building known as the " Masonic Temple," at the village. It was af- terward kept hy Elias Smith, then Smith & Son, and then by Smith & Hodgkins. H. M. Brown and Brown & Root followed soon after. The store was then remodeled by Robert Ilay, the present owner, and is now kept by Charles Hodg- kins.

Henry M. Brown opened the store opposite Record's black- smith-shop about five years ago. He kept it four years, and then sold out to Levi N. Chamberlain, the present proprietor.

PHYSICIANS.

The earliest physicians who practiced in Greenwich were Drs. Wm. Stone, Trask, and Robinson. They were in prac- tice the early part of the century, or earlier. Dr. Stone lived in the south part of the town (now Enfield). Dr. Trask resided on what has since been known as the " Marcy place." Other physicians who have practiced in the town have been Drs. Rufus Stone, Clesson, Cobb, Elliott Beckwith, Elmer, Davis, J. W. Goodell, Norman Smith, J. R. Greenleaf, Mason C. Darling, Levi Chamberlain, and Dr. Albert White, who was also an author. There is now no regular practicing phy- sician in the town.

LAWYERS.

The only lawyer who ever lived and practiced in the town was Laban Marcy. He commenced practice as early as 1812,

and was prominent in town affairs until his death, on Oct. 12, 1860.

STAGE-ROUTES.

Before the introduction of railroads, two prominent stage- routes passed through the town, one running from Keene, N. H., to Palmer, Hampden Co., and another from Northampton to Worcester.

ORGANIZATION.

An act of the General Court incorporating the inhabitants of Quabbin into a parish was passed June 29, 1749, and Thomas Gibbs was authorized to convene the first meeting. By the provisions of the act the inhabitants were empowered to call a minister, and levy a tax for his support.

Gibbs issued his call Nov. 4, 1749, and the first parish-meet- ing was held on the 20th day of the same month. Gibbs was appointed moderator, and the following officers were chosen : Clerk, William Carpenter; Prudential Committee, Thomas Gibbs, Jeremiah Powers, and David Powers ; Assessors, John Townsend, Wm. Carpenter, and Nathan Fiske; Collector, Abraham Gibbs. At the same meeting it was voted to give the Rev. Pelatialı Webster a call to settle in the ministry among them. The particular circumstances attending the call and acceptance are elsewhere referred to.

At a public vendue held at Quabbin on Sept. 5, 1750, the following lots were sold for taxes : No. 1, originally drawn by Edmund Howard, to James Wright for £32. No. 3, originally drawn by John Reed, to Samuel Robinson for £30. No. 42, originally drawn by Thomas Buffington, to Simion Davis for £133. No. 41, originally drawn by Benj. Chamber- lain, to Edward Winslow for £53. No. 8, originally drawn by Isaac Winslow, to Noah Ashley for £98. No. 17, origi- nally drawn by John Johnson, to James Wright for £120. No. 38, originally drawn by Richard Jennings, to Noah Ash- ley for £57. No. 77, originally drawn by Josiah Denney, to Benjamin Sheldon for £106. No. 54, originally drawn by John Daggart, to Samuel Robinson for £56 10s. No. 72, originally drawn by Ebenezer Hill, to Samuel Robinson for £31. No. 75, originally drawn by Sampson Mason, to Josiah Wood for £37. No. 78, originally drawn by Isaac Dunham, to Wm. Train for £45 10s. No. 4, originally drawn by Benj. Washburn, to Abraham Gibbs. No. 82, originally drawn by Abigail Hubbard, to Jeremiah Powers for £40 10s. No. 85, originally drawn by Joseph Brown, to Thomas Gibbs for £36. No. 86, originally drawn by lIenry Brown, to Jacob Gibbs for £36. No. 88, originally drawn by John Briant, to David Powers for £40. Nos. 42, 77, 54, 75, 4, 85, 86, and 88 were afterward redeemed.

On March 2, 1752, the parish voted to build three bridges, -"one over the east branch of Swift River, between Mr. Webster's and Mount Lizzie ; another over the middle branch, over by Thomas Gibbs', where the road is laid out ; and another at Pine Bridge."

On Dec. 2, 1752, the parish voted the sum of £10 " to be put into a Rate to Repair the breach made in the meeting- house Cosed by the hearry Caien." The same day they " voted to send a Portion to the Grate and General Cort to prevent the Provence Rates levying here for Several yers to Com ; fer- thermore, If this our Request Can't be obtained, we 2dly vote that thier be a portion Given into the Said Cort to try If we may have Town Privileges." This meeting broke up before all the articles in the warrant had been gone through with, because, it growing dark, the moderator asked the ayes on a question to go out-doors, and he would come out and count them. The vote caused dissatisfaction, being considered ir- regular and void, and so the moderator withdrew, and a new one was chosen.

On Dec. 17, 1753, the parish chose Abraham Gibbs agent to the General Court to get them incorporated as a town. The result of his efforts was that on the 20th of April, 1754, the town of Greenwich was duly incorporated and endowed with

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all the rights, privileges, and immunities enjoyed by the other towns of the commonwealth. The territory thus incorporated also included the present towns of Dana and Petersham, in Worcester County. The name of the town was conferred in honor of Gen. Greenwich.

The first town-meeting was held at the meeting-house in Greenwich, on Thursday, Aug. 15, 1754, by virtue of a war- rant issued Aug. 12, 1754, by John Worthington. This gen- tleman acted as moderator of the meeting. The following town officers were chosen: Clerk, Nathan Fisk ; Seleetmen, Jeremiah Powers, James Nevins, Benjamin Cooley, John Rea, and John Townsend; Assessors, Nathan Fisk, Abraham Gibbs, and Benjamin Cooley. The usual minor officers were chosen, such as constables, surveyors of highways, tithing- men, fence-viewers, hog-reeves, deer-reeves, and a sealer of weights and measures.

The inhabitants of the town immediately proceeded to the work of organization. Many of the measures undertaken to that end are elsewhere treated. A few notes taken from the town records will hest manifest tbe manners and customs of the people, their method of transacting business, and their management of town affairs.

In the month of October, 1754, the town voted to build a log pound 25 feet square, at the " northwest corner of the ten acres of land sequestered for the town, where the meeting- house stands." On the same day, Simon Davis and Nathan Fisk were chosen to prefer a petition to the General Court for leave to tax all the land in the town a penny and a half per acre for the period of five years, in support of the gospel in the town. The sum of £8 was voted at the same meeting to provide a town stock of ammunition.

On Oct. 23, 1755, the town voted to " shut, bolt, and bar the doors of the public meeting-house in Greenwich, and not to be opened by any- man without the order of the selectmen of Greenwich."

On March 10, 1760, the town " voted to Capt. Powers 48. 6d. for 3 Quarts of Rum he provided for perambulating lines at sundry times ; also, 78. 6d. for 5 Quarts of Rum he provided for the Raising of Hind's Bridge in the County Road."

On March 8, 1762, Rev. Robert Cutler was chosen an agent to present a petition to the General Court for the annexation of part of the equivalent lands and part of llardwick to Greenwich.

On April 5, 1764, the town " voted to give Dr. Stone four Dolars to enable him to git ye east part of Belchertown an- nexed to Greenwich." Notwithstanding the expenditure of so little money, the General Court responded to the wishes of the inhabitants, and by an act passed Feb. 6, 1765, annexed part of the territory of Belchertown to Greenwich.

A penny tax on all land was granted in the year 1767, for the relief of Rev. Robert Cutler, the minister of the town at that date.

On Oet. 3, 1774, John Rea was chosen a delegate to Con- cord. On May 22, 1775, Joseph Hendrick was chosen a dele- gate to Watertown. On Aug. 2, 1779, Barnabas Sears was chosen a delegate to the convention at Cambridge.

In the month of January, 1787, Nehemiah Stebbins was chosen an agent to the General Court to prevent the south end of the town from being set off. On February 3d, of the same year, Nathaniel Whitcomb was chosen for the same purpose. Their efforts proved abortive, however, for the south parish of Greenwich (now Enfield) was duly incorporated June 20, 1787.

In the year 1797 a bounty of $2 was offered for each wild- cat killed in the town, provided satisfactory evidence were offered that it was started within town limits.

On June 7, 1802, a pound 30 feet square was ereeted a few rods south of Nathaniel Eaton's place.

On Dee. 28, 1813, Abijah and Thomas Powers were chosen as agents to the General Court to oppose the division of the

town. The following year Lahan Marey was chosen for a like purpose.

On Dec. 16, 1823, it was " voted to dissolve the meeting- house," and this was the last town-meeting held within the walls of the first editiee.

On Oct. 6, 1865, Hon. James E. Cooley, of New York City, a native of the town, deeded to the town part of the Azariah Cooley farm, situated in the south part of the town, and com- prising about 110 aeres of land, for the use of the poor. The deed provides that it shall always be known as "Cooley's Home for the Poor," and contains a provision relative to the support of one James Cooley, and restricting the amount of timber eut. The donation has proved of great benefit to the town.

The appropriations voted by the town for the year 1878 were as follows : Highways and bridges, $900; schools, $750; contingent expenses for schools, $150; support of the poor, $900; town officers, $200; abatement of taxes, $50; interest on town debt, $600; State aid, $200; contingent expenses, $300; total, $4050.

The following persons have filled the principal offices in the town :

PROPRIETORS' COMMITTEE.

1733 .- Capt. Redaway, Josiah Conant, Samuel Marrik, Josiah Keith, Edward Shove.

1742 .- Timothy Ruggles, Shubael Conant, Ebenezer Hartshorn, Daniel Lewis, Jr., John Foster, Joseph Wheton, Thomas Gibbs.

1744,-Samnel Childs, Ebenezer Hartshorn, Josiah Converse, David Nevins, John Foster, Daniel Lewis, Jr., Thomas Gibbs.

PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF PARISH.

1749 .- Thomas Gibbs, Jeremiah Powers, David Powers.

1750 .- Thomas Gibbs, Simon Davis, David Powers, Jeremiah Powers, John Townsend.

1751 .- Thomas Gibbs, Simon Davis, Jeremiah Powers, John Townsend, David Powers.

1752 .- Thomas Gibbs, Jacob Osborne, Simon Davis.

1753 .- Thomas Gibbs, Simon Davis, Hopestill Hinds.

SELECTMEN.

1754 .- Jeremiah Powers, James Nevins, Benj. Cooley, Jolin Rea, Jobn Town- send.

1755 .- Jeremiab Powers, John Rea, Wm. Fisk, Benj. Cooley, Abraham Gibbs.

1756 .- Jeremiah Powers, Simon Davis, Nathan Fisk, James Nevins, Nehemiah lIinds.

1757 .- Thomas Gibbs, Benj. Cooley, John Rea, Abraham Gibbs, Jeremiah Powers. 1758 .- Thomas Gibbs, Nathan Fisk, John Rea.

1759 .- Stephen Fisk, Thomas Gibbs, Jeremiah Powers, Benj. Cooley, Nathan Fisk.

1760 .- Thomas Gibbs, Stephen Fisk, Abraham Gibbs.

1761 .- John Rea, Jeremiah Powers, Benj. Cooley.

1762-63 .- Stephen Fisk, John Rea, Jeremiah Powers.

1764 .- Luke Hitchcock, Thomas Gibbs, Wm. Rogers.

1765 .- Jeremiah Powers, John Rea, Simon Stone.

1766 .- Luke Hitchcock, John Rea, Simon Stone, Nebemiah Hinds, Benj. Cooley. 1767 .- Luke Hitchcock, John Rea, Benj. Cooley.

1768 .- Abijah Powers, Isaac Powers, Natbaniel Whitcomb.

1769-73 .- Isaac Powers, James McClure, Abijab Powers.

1774-75 .- Isaac Powers, Joseph Hooker, Nathaniel Whitcomb.

1776 .- Isaac Powers, Abijah Powers, Nathaniel Whitcomb.

1777 .- Isaac Powers, Abijah Powers, Thomas Tufts.

1778 .- Isaac Powers, Abijah Powers, Simon Stone.

1779 .- Isaac Powers, Barnabas Sears, Simon Stone.

1780 .- Caleb West, Abijah Powers, Joseph Hinds.

1781 .- Isaac Powers, Barnabas Sears, Simon Stone.

1782 .- Isaac Powers, Barnabas Sears, Sinon Stone, Jr.

1783-84 .- Isaac Powers, Joseph Hinds, Simon Stone, Jr.

1786 .- Isaac Powers, Nehemiah Stebbins, Nath. Whitcomb.

1787 .- Isaac Powers, Ezra Alden, David Swetland. 1788 .- Isaac Powers, Reuben Cooley, Nathaniel Whitcomb.

1789 .- Elias Haskell, Robert Field, Reuben Cooley.

1790 .- Elias Haskell, Daniel Hayward, Renben Cooley.

1791 .- Robert Field, Joseph Hendrick, Timothy Hinds.

1792 .- Elias Haskell, Sinon Stone, Joseph Hendrick.

I793 .- Isaac Powers, Robert Field, Thomas Powers. 1794 .- Isaac Powers, Robert Field, Abijah Powers.

1795 .- Isaac Powers, Robert Field, Abijah Powers, Reuben Colton, Roger West.

1796 .- Isaac Powers, Robert Field, Roland Colton, Renben Colton, Abijah Powers.

1797 .- Isaac Powers, William Stone, Roland Clark.

1798 .- Isane Powers, Reuben Colten, Roger West.

1799 .- Isaac Powers, William Stone, Roland Clark.

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1800 .- Isaac Powers, Reuben Colton, Elias Haskell. 1801 .- Isaac Powers, Roger West, Benjamin Harwood. 1802 .- Isaac Powers, Benjamin Harwood, Elias Haskell. 1803-4,-Elias Haskell, Benjamin Ilarwood, Roger West. 1×05 .- Isaac and Thomas Powers, Benjamin Ilarwood. 1806-7 .- Isaac Powers, Stephen Tilson, Elias Haskell. 1808 .- Elias Haskell, Elijah Atwood, Reuben Colton. [x09-10 .- Thomas Powers, Benjamin Harwood, Abel Walker, Jr. ISII .- Thomas Powers, James Richards, Abel Walker, Jr. 1812 .- Thomas Powers, William Stone, James Richards. INI3 .- Thomas Powers, James Richards, Ezra Ayres. 1814 .- Thomas Powers, James Richards, Jesse Fobes. 1815 .- James Richards, Nathan Powers, Benjamin Townsend. 18 16 .- Thomas and Clark Powers, John Tuttle. 18 17 .- Thomas Powers, John Northam, Ezra Ayres. 1818-19 .- John Fuller, John Northam, John Warner, 1820 .- John Fuller, John Warner, Ezra Alden, 1821 .- Laban Marcy, Clark and Thomas Powers. 1822-24 .- Laban Marcy, John Northam, Thomas Smith. 1825 .- Laban Marcy, Jolin Warner, Joseph W. Estey. 1826 .- Laban Marcy, John Warner, Philip Davis. 1827 .- Laban Marcy, Clark Powers, Warren J. Wing. 1×28-29 .- Laban Marcy, John Warner, Jonathan F. Sears. 1830 .- Laban Marcy, John Warner, John Northam. 1831-32 .- Jonathan F. Sears, Clark Powers, Thomas Smith. 1×33 .- Lahan Marcy, Jonathan F. Sears, Daniel Cutler. 1×34 .- John Northam, Salem Newton, Joseph W. Estey. 1835 .- Clark Powers, Jonathan F. Sears, Cullen Warner. 1836 .- Cullen Warner, Thomas Smith, Samuel Hale. 1837-38 .- John Northam, John Warner, Esick Dexter. 1839-41 .- Ira Haskell, Laban Marcy, Jonathan F. Sears. 1842 .- Ira Ilaskell, Laban Marcy, Andrew HI. Sears. 1843,-Ira Haskell, Andrew II. Sears, Erastus Blodgett. 1844 .- Laban Marcy, Erastus Blodgett, Ezra Gibbs. 1845,-Laban Marcy, Erastus Blodgett, Elias Smith. 1846-48 .- Laban Marcy, John Warner, Andrew H. Sears. 1849 .- John Warner, Shubach Vaughan, Eben W. Bailey. 1850 .- Shubael Vaughn, Ezra S. Gibbs, Luke Earle. 1851 .- Laban Marcy, Joha Warner, Luke Earle. 1852 .- John Warner, Luke Earle, Erastus Blodgett. 1853 .- Luke Earle, Erastus Blodgett, Ziba Snow. 1854 .- Erastus Blodgett, Ziba Snow, James Hanks. 1855,-Ziba Snow, A. L. Doak, Charles N. Powers. 1856-58 .- James Hanks, John T. Warner, Luther B. Fuller. 1859 .- John T. Warner, Linus Tourtelotte, Nathaniel Topliff. 1800 .- John T. Warner, Thomas S. Gilmore, Dr. J. W. Goodell. 1861 .- Thomas S. Goodell, J. W. Goodell, Lyman Tourtelutte. 1862 .- Ziba Snow, A. D. Doak, Luther D. Fuller. 1863,-Johu T. Warner, Luke Earle, Luther D. Fuller.

1864 .- John T. Warner, Marvin Bond, Linus Tourtelotte.

1865-66 .- Calvin W. Richards, Marvin Bond, Linus Tourtelotte. 1867-68 .- Ziba Saow, Marvin Bond, Lindall Whipple. 1869-71 .- Ziba Snow, S. F. Root, A. Hunter. 1872 .- Ziba Snow, Henry M. Brown, Elisha Moody. 1873-74 .- J. P. Vaughan, L. D. Fuller, Robert D. Bussey. 1875 .- J. P. Vaughan, A. L. Sprout, Austin Hunter. 1876 .- J. P. Vaughan, A. L. Sprout, D. S. Cutler. 1877 .- Joseph P. Vaughan, Anson F. Newcomb, Hiram Newton. 1878 .- Hiram Newton, Warren P. Sloan, Clark R. Sibley.

PROPRIETORS' CLERKS.

1732-33, Edward Shove; 1742, Joseph Wheton, Jr .; 1744, Daniel Lewis, Jr .; 1750, Paul Mandall; 1765, Joseph Moffett; 1767, Wm. Rogers; 1768, William Rogers.

PARISH CLERKS.

1749, Wul. Carpenter; 1751, Abraham Gibbs.

TOWN CLERKS.

1754, Nathan Fisk; 1758, Stephen Fisk ; 1764, Isaac Powers; 1780, Thomas Powers; 1791, Simon Stone ; 1792, Elias Haskell; 1794, Robert Field; 1795, Cal- vin Enton; 1797, James Fisk; 1798, Asaph Newcomb; 1799, Reuben Colton; 1800, Nathaniel Eaton ; 1804, Ahl Walker, Jr .; 1811, Silas Newcomb; 1812, Ebenezer Rich; 1813, Laban Marcy; 1815, Ephraim Richards; 1816, Laban Marcy; 1821, Amos Howe; 1823, John Warner; 1825, Joseph II. Elmore; 1827, Dr. Mason C. Darling; 1830, Pliny Allen; 1831 (Nov. 14), Stephen Douglas, Jr .; 1832, Dr. Mason C. Darling; 1837, John Haskell; 1838, John T. Warner; 1840, Dr. Levi Chamberlain; 1841, Samuel Hale; 1844, Cullen Warner ; 1845, Sammel HIale; 1848, N. P. Vaughan ; 1850, Oren Towne; 1850 (Nov. Il), Thomas Smith ; 1853, James Hanks; 1861, J. P. Smith ; 1862, David Allen ; 1877, Robert D. Bussey.

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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 178

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