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Deacon Jesse Johnson and others appear to have been another group of aggrieved persons; but evidently they were less persistent than Timothy Smith and his friends, for at a town meeting held July 10th, 1781, the town " voted not to allow to Deac. Johnson & others what the average sum was that was allowed them by the General Court for the six & three months' men;" and here this case apparently ended. Stephen Lyman and Timothy Lyman appear to have made some claim which the town disposed of by a vote passed December, 1780, " to allow the Lymans three-fourths of the service of those three years' men." These were probably men sent by the Lymans as substitutes.
I will now give the names of those who served in the war for the town of Murrayfield, as they appear upon the enrollment lists now in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The minute men who marched to Cambridge in Col. Seth Pomeroy's regiment in April, 1745. were the following: David Shepard, James Clark, Gershom Rust, John MeIntire, Russell Dewey, George Williams, Nathan Wright, Benjamin Wright, John Blair, Asa Gould, Benjamin Eggles- ton, James Geer, Archelus Anderson.
Col. Seth Pomeroy was a Northampton man, a gunsmith by trade, and served as major in the French and Indian War, in 1445, and was in the battle of Crown Point. He also served at the siege of Lonisburg. At the time of the battle of Bunker Hill he had been
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appointed a brigadier-general. Of his conduct at the battle of Bunker Hill, Bancroft speaks as follows: "The veteran Seth Pomeroy, of Northampton, an old man of seventy, once second in rank in the Massachusetts army, but now postponed to younger men, heedless of the slight, was ronsed by the continuance of the cannonade, and rode to Charlestown Neck; there, thoughtful for his horse, which was a borrowed one, he shouldered his fowling-piece, marched over on foot, and amidst lond cheers of welcome took a place at the rail-fence." At the retreat he " walked backward facing the enemy & brandishing his musket till it was struck & marked by a ball." He was elected a brigadier general by Congress; but perceiving some distrust of his capacity on account of his age, he retired from the camp before re- ceiving his commission. Well might our Murrayfield minute men have felt proud to serve under such a man.
The following named Murrayfield men enlisted and went in Col. David Brewster's regiment, 9th Continental, April 24th, 1715: Capt. Malcom Henry, Sergeant William French, William Spencer Smith, Joseph Henry, William Foot, John Elder, and Ezekiel Snow; and they were discharged October 7th, 1775. The name of William French does not appear among the discharged.
John Laccore, David Blair, George Black, William Moore, Thomas Elder, and Thomas Smith went into the army in 1775, for a short service. Thomas Smith again enlisted in August, 1775. Aschel Johnson enlisted in Capt. Hastings' Company, May 20th, 1775, and was discharged September 24th, 1775. George Black and Thomas Smith were discharged at Roxbury, October 6th, 1775. They had served in Col. Davidson's regiment and in Capt. Ferguson's company. In 1776, David Bolton, William Smith, and Eli Woolworth went into service under Capt. Reuben Munn in the regiment commanded by Col. Nicholas Dike.
October 21, 1776, the men named below joined Col. John Mosley's regiment and marched to Mount Independence under command of Lient. Col. Timothy Robertson: Capt. Enoch Shepard, Lient. Wil- liam Campbell, Sergeant Gershom Rust, Sergeant John McIntire, Ser- geant Nathan Wright, Corporal John Elder, Edward Wright, a fifer, and the following privates : Alexander Partridge, James Bentley, Ebenezer Freeman, Allen Geer, Thomas Elder, William Elder, Eben_ ezer Stowe, John Smith, Lemuel Laccore, Abner Smith, and Jonathan Wait. Their term of service was twenty-eight days.
March 1st, 1777, Jehiel Eggleston and James Fobes enlisted for three years or during the war. December 19th, 1778, Patrick King
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enlisted and went into the 9th regiment: and in July, 1780. Elijah Brewer* enlisted and went into the 7th regiment. Joseph Winter, age 14 years. Francis Thomas,t aged 17 years, described as five feet six inches in height, and of brown complexion, and Ebenezer Smith age 18 years, described five feet seven inches in height and of brown complexion, enlisted July 9th, 1779, for nine months.
John Thompson was drafted and went into Col. John Mosley's regiment.
In 1480, the persons named below served in Capt. Black's company and Col. Mosley's regiment for three and six months: John Carlile, William Carlile, Alexander McCullen, William Harris, Timothy Smith, Jesse Wright, Elijah Brewer, James Moore. Daniel Babcock, Abraham Converse, Isaac Converse, Jude Jones, Samuel Woolworth, Nathan Matthews, Nathaniel Babcock and Primus IIill.
The following names appear as of the new levies for six months from Massachusetts, under date May 29th, 1480: Joseph Gilbert, Patrick King, Leonard Pigne, Noah Wilson, Moses Barr, John Carlile, William Carlile, Alexander MeCullen, Joseph Winter, Timothy Smith, Jesse Wright and William Harris,
The following named persons enlisted April 16th, 1781: Justin Rust, Samuel Rust, Quartus Rust, Edward Taylor, Archelus Ander- son, and on June 5th. 1781, Elijah Stanton. At another time in the same year Alexander Mecla. Timothy Smith, William Harris, John Curtis, Elijah Brown, Jesse Wright and Joseph Witter went together. Witter was 17 years of age, five feet eight inches in height and of dark complexion.
Timothy Smith, Jesse Wright, Jolin Carlile, William Carlile, Win- ter, and Daniel Babcock appear on an enrollment list in 1780 as six months men; also, on another enrollment list, Alexander McCullen and William Harris.
I give the above lists as I find them on the several enrollment lists on file in the office of the Secretary of State.
EXCISE DUTIES.
At a town meeting held in January, 1782, the town voted to instruct its representative to "do his endeavor " to get the duties taken off sundry articles. Spiritnous liquors, rum, tea and indigo were specifi- cally named with an etc.
* It does not appear that Brewer was a Murrayfield man. He is referred to in the town records as " Samuel Brewer."
t In one enrollment list his name is Francis Thompson, which is probably correct
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ACTION TOUCHING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE TOWN.
A special town meeting was called to be held March 29th, 1779, and one article in the warrant was: "To see if the town will consent to have the northwest corner of this town set off to join with Worthing- ton and Becket corner in order to make a society or town." This was in response to the following petition:
" MURRAYFIELD, February 18th, 1779.
Whereas we, the inhabitants of the north west parts of the town of Mur- rayfield being convened together with the inhabitants of the north east part of Becket & south west part of Worthington, unanimously think it best to be set off as a town: Wherefore we request & desire to be set off from this town & adjoin those forementioned inhabitants; our living so remote from the middle of the town makes it very tedious attending any town business especially the preaching of the Gospel. Therefore we whose names are underwritten do humbly petition to this town to set us off near as far as Thomas Elders.
(Signed)
SAMUEL JONES, JOHN TAYLOR, JOHN THOMPSON, JOHN JONES, BENJAMIN EGGLESTON, BIGOTT EGGLESTON, LEBANON ISHAM."
The town voted not to grant the request. But sometime after the name of the town was changed to " Chester," the legislature took such action that the northwest corner of the town became part of the town of Middlefield, by an act passed March 21st, 1783.
CHANGE OF NAME.
As early as December, 1775, action was taken with a view to changing the name of the town. There was a town in Hampshire county called Myrifield, afterward incorporated under the name of Rowe. The simi- larity of the names caused great confusion in various ways; so the select- men of the town of Murrayfield inserted an article in the warrant " To see if the town will vote to alter the name of the town, & if so, to vote what name they would have it called." The town voted to have the name changed to " Mount Asaph," and chose a committee, consisting of Lientenant Enoch Shepard, Deacons Jesse Johnson and James Hamil- ton, "to petition the General Court for the alteration." The reason for this proposed change as given in the " History of the Connecticut
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Valley " is not only misleading, but it is absurd. John Murray, to be sure, became a tory and left the country; but not, probably, until after the declaration of independence. At any rate, the act by which he and others were forbidden to return was not passed until 1728. If the reason for making the change was that John Murray had become odious as a tory, there was no objection to the fact being named in their petition. There is no evidence that a petition to change the name to " Mount Asaph " was ever presented to the General Court pursuant to the vote of the town. No further action was had upon this subject until, at the November meeting 1782, the town voted " to petition the General Court to have the name of this town altered, & to have it called ' Mountfair,' or any other name the court shall see fit;" and " that the town clerk be directed to send a petition to the General Court with the spirit of the above vote included therein." A petition was accordingly sent to the General Court for a change of name. But a meeting was called for February 10th, 1783, for the purpose of re- considering the vote to call the town " Mountfair," and the vote was reconsidered, and a vote passed that the town be called " Fairfield." But for some reason the General Court would not grant this name, and the name " Chester " was selected. The act changing the name reads as follows:
" Whereas, from the great similarity between the names of said town called Murrayfield & a plantation called Merryfield* in this commonwealth, many difficulties & inconveniences have arisen, & the inhabitants of the former pray that the name of the said town may be altered.
Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate & House of Representatives, in Gen- eral Court assembled, & by the authority of the same, that the land lying in the county of Hampshire, formerly incorporated into a town by the name of Murrayfield, shall no longer bear that name; but henceforth shall be called & known by the name of Chester, the aforesaid incorporating aet notwithstand- ing. And all officers in the said town shall hold & exercise their offires re- spectively, in the same manner as they would have done had not the name of said town been altered."
This act was passed February 21st, 1783, but as it did not go into effect immediately upon its passage, the March meeting was called under the old name and also a meeting in April.
MARCHI MEETING, 1783.
The March meeting was held the 3d of the month. Stephen Lyman was chosen moderator, and David Shepard was chosen town clerk.
* This name was sometimes spelled " Myrifield." and sometimes " Merryfield." It was, a few years later, incorporated under the name of " Rowe."
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But it was too cold to continue the meeting in the meeting-house, so it was adjourned to meet " down to William Stowe's house." At this meeting the last election was had of town officers for the town under its old name. They were as follows:
Selectmen and Assessors. - John Blair, William Campbell and Tim- othy Lyman.
Treasurer .- Stephen Lyman.
Constables .- Benjamin Converse for the south end of the town and Timothy Smith for the north end.
Tythingmen .- Gideon Matthews and Andrew Henry.
Wardens .- Reuben Woolworth, Samuel Moore, David Shepard, Deacon James Hamilton.
Surveyors of Highways .- Joseph Abbott, Jr., Edward Wright, Jr., Thomas Smith, James Core, William Foot, Samuel Moore, Captain Alexander, John Clark and Robert Smith.
Fence Viewers .- James Moore and Robert Smith.
Hog Reeves. - Jonathan Waite, Jr., William Smith and Jonathan Draper.
Sealer of Weights and Measures .- William Stone.
Sealer of Lumber .- Deacon Matthews.
Pound Keeper .- William Foot.
Sealer of Leather .- Isaac Bissell.
The collection of taxes was put up to the lowest bidder, and it was struck off to Timothy Smith at fourpence on the pound. Eighty pounds were raised for repairs of highways, and three shillings was fixed as the price of a day's work.
At the April meeting some roads were accepted; and this was the last town meeting held under the name of Murrayfield.
APPENDIX.
No records of births were kept by the town until Doctor David Shepard was chosen clerk of the town of Murrayfield. To him we are indebted for such records of births, deaths and marriages as appear in the record book of the town prior to 1790. It appears that he took pains to gather such facts as he could, and write them out in the last part of the one book that was kept to record all the doings of the town in. They are little more than memoranda jotted here and there with- out much regard to order or arrangement. Although extending later than the time of the foregoing history, I have ventured to gather up and arrange in this appendix all the facts for the convenince of the reader and especially for the convenience and information of persons who are interested in the families of the early settlers of Murrayfield. Some of the births recorded took place in other towns, some before the parents came here, and in some cases the mothers went to their old homes and remained until confinement.
The births were as follows:
To Abiel and Sarah Abbott: Joseph, June 11, 1783; Nathan, November 1, 1784; Sally, April 4, 1787; Atcksa, July 28, 1789.
To Ebenezer and Anna Abbott: Rufus, January 31, 1784; Anna, December 4, 1786; Tryphena, May 24, 1789.
To John and Louis Abbott: Phebe, November 23, 1777; John, March 10, 1783; Dolly, March 17, 1785; Billa, February 10, 1788.
To Joseph J. and Hannah Abbott: James P., July 16, 1779; Hannah, July 19, 1781; Betsey, October 26, 1784.
To Nathaniel and Mary Adams: Eliphel, August 18, 1786.
To Nathaniel and Eunice Alexander: Eunice, August 28, 1782; Gaius, Octo- ber 14, 1784; Anna, October 14, 1786.
To Samuel and Rebecca Allis: Lemuel, July 9, 1784.
To Archelus and Sarah Anderson: Susannah, February 8, 1770; Sarah, November 5, 1771; Lucretia, November 29, 1773; John, October 19, 1777.
To Daniel Barnard and wife: Samuel, February 3, 1786; Sophia, October 2, 1789.
To the Rev. Aaron and Theodosia Bascom: James, April 16, 1773; Samuel Ashley, February 10, 1780; Theodosia, September 11, 1781; Aaron, April 19,
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1783; John, December 23, 1784; Fanny, November 8, 1786; Charlotte, March 18, 1789.
To Aaron and Mary Bell: Mary, February 27, 1774, born at Weston; Aaron, December 29, 1775; John Cheney, January 2, 1777; James, June 17, 1780; John Cheney, 2d, May 20, 1783.
To William and Margaret Bell: Mary, March 1, 1772; Justus, February 2, 1774; Simpson, March 19, 1779.
To John and Persa Bigelow: Polly, December 23, 1788.
To Elijah and Mary Blackman: William, February 4, 1787; John Hall, March 22, 1784.
To John and Elizabeth Blair: Molly, June 7, 1771; Solomon, January 30, 1773; James, August 10, 1774; Anna, April 5, 1776; John, February 4, 1778; Sally, October 15, 1779; Betsey, October 15, 1782; James, June 22, 1784.
To Matthew and Sarah Campbell: Mary Wallis, February 27, 1774, born at East Windsor; Cephas, April 19, 1776; Ira, March 4, 1778; Ethan, April 26, 1780; Alvin, November 22, 1782; Sally, January 25, 1785; James Marr, April 13, 1788.
To William and Marah Campbell: Polly and Stella, April 7, 1768; Jane, June 24, 1770; Lucinda, -, 1772; Billy Young, November 1, 1775.
To John and Sarah Carlile: Sophia, March 10, 1781; Francis, March, 9, 1784. To James and Dolla Carlile: Eben Smith, February 19, 1789.
To William and Levonia Carlile: Joel, March 31, 1790.
To Eliakim and Pamelia Clapp: Pamelia, April 11, 1787; Rachel, December 8, 1788; Eliakim, August 1, 1790.
To James and Sarah Clark: John Scott, April 1, 1762; Royal, November 21, 1763; Tilas, June 28, 1766; James and David, April 25, 1768; Orin, March 24, 1773; Royal, December 17, 1782.
To James and Ruth Clark: Ruth, July 17, 1769.
To Timothy and Rebecca Cooley: Margaret, April 21, 1788; Chester, March 28, 1790.
To Robert and Mary Crawford: John, September 8, 1783; Russell, April 11, 1786; Polly, February 14, 1788.
To James and Phebe Crow: Isabel, June 6, 1779; Hulda, March 21, 1782.
To John and Anna Crow: Jean, February 23, 1767; John, 3d, July 13, 1769.
To Joshua and Molley Draper: Bethenel, August 27, 1774; Lucy, January 22, 1776; Hazar Enan, September 6, 1777; Rufus, January 22, 1779; Abijah, September 3, 1781; Sylvester, May 14, 1783.
To Thomas and Margaret Elder: Thomas, June 12, 1774; Samuel, March 5, 1776; Kata, April 9, 1778; James, January 30, 1780; Charlotte, January 27, 1782; John, March 9, 1784; Artemas, October 14, 1785.
To Thomas and Nabby Elder: Laura, July 27, 1789.
To William and Sarah Elder: Samuel, March 9, 1785; Norrid, May 22, 1787; William, May 5, 1789.
To Samuel and Stella Ellis: John, June 9, 1763; Samuel, February 11, 1765; Margaret, January 4, 1767; Noah, June 14, 1769; Sally, April 26, 1771; Eben- ezer, November 23, 1773; Sally, April 5, 1777.
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To James and Thankful Fairman: Frederick, May 15, 1770; Amaza, Novem- ber 3, 1771.
To Thaddeus and Abigail Ferry: Abigail, July 30, 1788.
To Solomon and Rhoda Ferry: Orra, July 6, 1788.
To Gershom and Editha Flagg: Mary, February 4, 1783; Ebenezer, June 14, 1785; Edith, July 17, 1786.
To Thomas and Nancy Flint: Esquire, April 3, 1784; Lucy, December 18, 1785.
To Nathan and Rebecca Fobes: Jabez, September 27, 1784; Sally, July 1, 1786; Justin, October 20, 1788.
To William and Ruth Foot: Eunice, November 8, 1778; Ruth, November 26, 1780; Asa W., August 4, 1786.
To Jacob and Elizabeth Fowle: Betsey, December 13, 1780; Nancy, Septem- ber 5, 1782; Polly, February 27, 1784.
To Silas and Mary Freeman: Brewster, March 27, 1765, born at Preston, Conn .; Freeman, March 29, 1767, born at Preston, Conn .; Edmon, August 5, 1769, born at Preston, Conn .; Joseph, September 8, 1771, born at Preston, Conn .; Benjamin White, March 1, 1773, born at Canterbury, Conn .; Charles, December 10, 1775, born at Preston, Conn .; Nathaniel, May 25, 1778; Samuel Dweller, February 12, 1780; Sylvanus, February 14, 1783.
To Samuel and Susannah French: Azael, May 12, 1778.
To Alexander and Martha Gordon: John, May 6, 1769.
To Samuel and Olive Gould: Patty, February 19, 1777; Molly, September 15, 1779.
To Lewis and Tersa Hancock: Polly, June 18, 1788.
To Malcom and Dolly Henry: Mary, July 5, 1763; Isabel, April 12, 1765; Susanna, January 20, 1767; Andrew, March 16, 1769; Dolly, September 23, 1771.
To Oliver and Elizabeth Hitchcock: Levi, October 9, 1786.
To Zadock and Christiana Ingall: James, June 26, 1783; Zadock, October 16, 1784.
To Jesse and Sarah Johnson: Eunice, January 23, 1769; Roxana, July 23, 1770; Isaac, March 10, 1772; Sybil, December 30, 1773; Mabel, November 3, 1775; Roxana, July 14, 1777; Daniel, March 22, 1779; Louis, October 30, 1780; Lucy, May 18, 1785.
To John and Hannah Jones: Arba, April 24, 1775; Cynthia, April 3, 1778; Hannah, February 10, 1781.
To John and Anna Kirtland: Mary, December 14, 1770.
To Samuel and Betty Knight: Samuel, February 11, 1771.
To John and Sarah Laccore: Sally, February 18, 1774; Cynthia, August 16, 1775; Roxana, September 15, 1777; Phebe, September 15, 1780; John, April 8, 1783; Anna, November 21, 1785; Ranseler, April 8, 1788.
To Lemuel and Edith Laccore: Edith, March 23, 1771; Lemuel, November 8, 1772; Margaret, August 31, 1775; John, October 9, 1777.
To Stephen and Anna Lyman: Crispus, March 27, 1773; Gaius, July 15,
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1774; Clarissa, October 10, 1776; Noah, October 2, 1778; Burnham, April 22, 1780; Chester, March 22, 1782; Stephen, July 25, 1783.
To Timothy and Dorothy Lyman: Susanna, November 6, 1770; Achsa, February 27, 1774; Theodosia, November 16, 1775; Dorothy, April 24, 1780; Timothy, August 30, 1782; Asael, April 3, 1785.
To Nathan and Jane Mann: Sarah, November 12, 1764; Nathan, October 19, 1766; Prudence, June 11, 1769.
To Gideon and Esther Matthews: Esther, October 5, 1763; Gideon, May 20, 1766; Lucy, September 14, 1768; Lucy, April 18, 1771; Benjamin, May 19, 1776; Nathaniel Eggleston, October 10, 1780; Osee, March 14, 1784.
To Reuben and Adah Matthews: Hannah, October 19, 1769.
To John and Anna McIntire: Oliver, March 3, 1763, born at Pelham; Roxana, July 25, 1765; Deidamia, February 10, 1766; Salva, August 2, 1768; John, August 16, 1770; Levi, June 2, 1773.
To Isaac, Jr., and Zerina Mixer: Elizabeth, April 6, 1768.
To Ebenezer and Rachel Meacham : Jeremiah, October 14, 1760, born at Enfield, Ct .; Mary, May 28, 1764; Enoch, July 5, 1766; Stephen, November 20, 1767; Luther, May 7, 1770; Hannah, May 2, 1772.
To James and Molly Moore: Dolley, March 28, 1783; James, November 19, 1784; Polly, August 26, 1786; John, June 19, 1788.
To John and Elizabeth Moore: Lucy, November 2, 1780; Levi, June 15, 1782; Elizabeth, September 1, 1786.
To John, Jr., and Elizabeth Moore: John, April 16, 1786.
To Samuel and Elizabeth Moore: John, January 17, 1780; Asa, Decem- ber 10, 1781; Theodosia, March 7, 1784; Betsey, March 21, 1786; Clara, Sep- tember 25, 1789.
To Robert and Dolly Moore: Artemus, March 13, 1786; Ezra, May 3, 1787; Sarah, February 25, 1789.
To David and Eunice Palmer: Eunice, December 24, 1770.
To John David and Abigail Palmer: Ocren, November 18, 1770; David, September 13, 1788.
To John Newton and Hannah Parmenter: Arthusa, February 13, 1778; Melinda, August 23, 1779; John, March 18, 1781; Azel, November 15, 1784; Jonas, July 29, 1787.
To Amasa and Martha Pomeroy: Roxa, June 11, 1780; Abigail, February 22, 1782; Martha, March 12, 1784; Nice, April 20, 1786; Asa, April 7, 1788.
To Luther and Rhoda Pomeroy: Nancy, September 8, 1786; Rhoda, Sep- tember 29, 1787, born at Northampton; Sally, November 10, 1788; Luther, October 21, 1790.
To Robert and Ruth Proctor: Jonathan, October 1, 1765; Betsey, June 26, 1768; Robert, January 10, 1771; Elijah, August 29, 1773; Molly, September 16, 1775; Jeremiah, October 14, 1777; Ruth, March 6, 1780.
To William and Elizabeth Prior: Elizabeth, June 5, 1783; Daniel, February 15, 1785; Ziphar, February 19, 1787.
To Israel and Eunice Rose: Joseph, June 1, 1760, born at Granville; Olive,
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October 20, 1762; Israel, December 7, 1764; Eunice, May 8, 1767; Benjamin, September 5, 1770.
To Nathan and Sarah Rose: Roxana, May 2, 1768; Nathaniel, April 6, 1770. To Zebulon and Olive Rose: Sabay, August 10, 1769; Anna, October 10, 1770.
To Gershom and Mary Rust: Polly, September 9, 1772; Patty, March 12, 1776; Cooley, February 28, 1778; Joseph Ashley, April 27, 1779.
To Justin and Margaret Rust: Dolly, September 17, 1788.
To Sylvanus and Charlotte Sanderson: Calvin, February 23, 1787.
To David and Mary Scott: . William, October 22, 1764; James, July 19, 1767; Mary, May 6, 1770.
To Noadiah and Sarah Seaward: Jesse, April 26, 1784; Calvin, October 5, 1786; Cathrine, December 26, 1788.
To David and Lucinda Shepard: Martha, March 19, 1774; David, June 8, 1777; Lucinda, June 12, 1782; Harriet, May 17, 1785; Fanny, May 20, 1787; Horace, February 5, 1789.
To Daniel and Kezia Smith: Anna, September 3, 1780; Phineas, February 10, 1782.
To John and Abigail Smith: Eunice, March 2, 1765; Abigail, August 6, 1767.
To John and Lydia Smith: Caleb, August 27, 1782; Patta, July 28, 1784; Lydia, March 17, 1786; Russell, October 20, 1788.
To Daniel and Pruda Smith: Parmelia, August 8, 1787.
To Ebenezer and Nice Smith: Bernice, May 23, 1785.
To Joab and Elizabeth Smith: Ira, October 17, 1784.
To Thomas and Submit Smith: Timothy, May 25, 1762, born at Walling- ford, Ct .; Eben Blakely, September 10, 1763, born at Wallingford, Ct .; Dol- lither, November 29, 1765; Esther, September 6, 1767.
To Ezekiel and Phebe Snow: Damaris, April 19, 1768; Oriandatus, July 26, 1770; Ezerias, April 13, 1772; Hezekiah, February 4, 1774.
To Daniel and Jane Stone: Mary, February 14, 1781; Susa, October 22, 1783; Nathaniel, December 17, 1785.
To William and Hetty Stone: Harvey, March 13, 1783; Sally, November 29, 1786; Sophia, September 1, 1788.
To Ebenezer and Content Stowe: Ebenezer, September 6, 1777; Lydia, De- cember 17, 1778; Esther, June 19, 1780; Cephus, March 10, 1782.
To William and Lois Tanner: William, April 23, 1786.
To Jonathan and Margaret Wait: Samuel, March 26, 1779.
To Jonathan and Mary Wait: Lucy, May 5, 1781.
To James and Achsa Warner: James, September 19, 1787; Henry, May 10, 1789.
To Ebenezer and Keziah Webber: John, April 13, 1870.
To Ebenezer and Renia Webber: Liddah, April 23, 1768.
To Jonathan Hart and Keziah Webber: Pela Hart, January 15, 1773; Clarica, April 24, 1775; Molly, August 30, 1777; Keziah, September 3, 1779.
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