History of the town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876, including Grafton until 1735, Millbury until 1813 and parts of Northbridge, Upton and Auburn, Part 70

Author: Benedict, William Addison; Tracy, Hiram Averill
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Worcester : Pub. for the town by Sanford and Co.
Number of Pages: 878


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179


713


David, Ensign


321


66


Russell


711


Persia, Mrs.


175, 179


Salmon


711


Ebenezer


712


Samuel


206, 712


66 Edward 194, 205, 223, 703


Sarah


413


66 Edward S.


705


Silas 238, 707


Elijah 181, 217


Stephen 180, 708, 710


Elijah B.


705


Sullivan


223, 396, 704


703


Prince, David


702


66


Fuller George


217, 712 228


Prentice, George, Prof.


James


66


John,


175, 203, 204, 206,


712, 713


Provincial Congress, approval of acts 91, 92, 97, 98


Jonathan F.


322, 707


Punishment for false testimony, 94


34


398, 406, 704


331, 704, 711


Marcus M.


213, 217


Bartholomew


226, 710


Nathaniel, 175, 181, 709, 710


Betsey, Mrs. 327


Calvin


707


Charles, 194, 208, 210, 225, 704


223, 224, 705


Philander


342, 712


Pliny


238


66


Reuben 319, 707


66 Rufus


204, 205, 243, 708.


David, Mrs.


Proclamation of President for


Proprietors, first and second


832


INDEX.


PAGE.


Putnam, Sumner, 210, 212, 213, 222,


704, 708


Sumner, Mrs.


213


Perez


320, 714


Sylvanus


218, 713


Phineas


714


Sophronia, Mrs.


39S


Tarrant 181, 195, 709, 710


714


Theodore


295


Thomas


714


Thomas


703


66


William


416


Tyler


256, 704


Rich, Ebenezer 196, 716


194, 199


66 Elisha


716


Waters


239, 706


Willard


186


Putney, William, M. D.


697


Rathbone, Elder


241


Rats, frightened


193


Rawson, Alpheus


360


Jonathan


716


66 Rachel, Mrs.


299


Ray, George


227


Read, Aaron H.


199


Rebellion, Shay's


126


Richardson, Benjamin Dan.


383


Rising, Eli


·


248


Roach, Patrick


225


Robbins, A. O., Dr.


318


Benjamin


343


Thomas


307


Roberts, Amasa


194


Robinson, - -


395


Rogerson, -


342


Rosebrooks, Walter, Mrs.


242


Rowel, Eliphalet


238


Ruggles, C. Milton


417


Russell, Darius


271


Sabine, Daniel


422


Salary of ministers, 25, 32, 39, 52, 54, 56, 59, 61, 129


mode of raising changed, 136 Salisbury, Mr. 408


Salt, means for procuring, 100


pay of agents for procuring, 112


Saunders, Esek


383


Scannel, Daniel 379


Schools,


43, 49, 50, 51, 57


of Sutton, 495-522


Common 495-510


High 510-522


School land,


32, 52, 60, 70, 71


money, 106, 815


houses, 53, 55


house, West Sutton 184


house, South Sutton 350


dames, 43, 85


tax, 814


Scott, Gen. Winfield 576, 577


Searle, G. H.


423


Searles, Charles H. 384


George 384


George K.


715


George W. 915


Henry


398


Rice, Hosea


715


Noah


336, 398, 715


Sylvester


327


Stephen


398, 715


Towne


243


Waldo


193, 210, 211, 217,


219, 705


George


716


George, Mrs.


299


Israel


716


John 183, 199, 208, 226, 298.


716


Ebenezer


409, 410, 714


Samuel


411


oath of allegiance taken by those en- gaged in,


127


war of, inaugurated, 158


Record, Jonathan 327, 328


Mary 327


Recruits, 97, 116, 117, 119


provisions for raising,


98, 103, 104


Redding, Isaac H. 233


Referees, on matter of Dr. Hall's


salary, 79, 83


83


Regulators, 126, 127


Remic, N. P.


386


Remonstrance of town against the incorporation of North Parish, 140


Report of Committee on measures of industry, economy, etc. 85


Representatives, 33, 43, 44, 50, 52, 54, 810, 811


instructions to, 93, 124, 126, 127, 158


Resolution of town with reference to foreign superfluities and encouragement of manufactures, 86


with reference to rebel-


lion, 159-162


Revenues, surplus, action of with reference to, 154, 155


Rice, -


297


Alexander,


715


Asahel


.336, 338, 715


Asaph, Rev.


320


Daniel 715


Edmund 714


Gilbert 39S


Separating brethren,


72, 76


Selectmen,


795-802


404


award of, accepted by town,


Samuel 190, 194, 196, 199, 716 Stephen 716


Richard, Misses 213


332


Willard


Elijah


PAGE.


833


INDEX.


Servey, Mrs.


184, 207, 719


Settlers, names of first thirty,


21


66 Lot


721


66


Lowell


304


location of four thousand acres of


21


Moses


720


Severy, Amos


419


Jacob


233, 717


66


John


717


66


Joseph,


203, 219, 232, 233,


395, 720, 724


N. C., Dr.


405


66


Joseph R.


717


Oliver


225


66


Moody


717


Palmer


205, 296


66 Willard


717


.6


Peter


305, 719


Shaffer, James


695


Reuben


391, 720


Shambeau, Joseph


381


66 Samuel, 331, 333, 334, 723, 724


Shattuck, Dr.


318


66 Simeon


719, 721


Shaw, Salem J.


184


Simon


183, 721


Shea, John


296


Simon D.


725


Sherman, Hollis


206


66


Simon H.


721


Solomon 392-395, 720, 723


66


Newell


219


66


Stephen


210, 719, 723, 724


66


404


Sumner


725


Sibley, Aaron


191, 726


Sylvester


392


66


Abel


207, 718


Tarrant


210, 211, 721


66 Abner


210, 719


66 Timothy


234, 722


Alden W.


209, 725


Tyler


205, 721


Almon


205, 725


66 Arthur


219


Sickness,


81


66


Asa


723


Sigourney, Anthony


199,'200


66


Barnabas


718


234, 343, 370


66


Benoni


719


Singers to choose own leaders, 149


66


Caleb


392


trouble with,


150


Clarence C.


721


66


Cyrus


722


Singing, 36 appropriation for,


149


Darius


186


Singletary, Amos 66 John


27, 726


66 David


719


Slocomb, Erastus H.


385, 729


Dorrance


193


Horatio 385, 729


66


Johu W., Capt.


385


66 Edward L.


721


66 Joshua


385


Pliny


384, 729


66 William 385, 728


Smith, D. S. C. H., Dr. 316, 317, 320 66 F. B.


408


Franklin


186, 193, 298, 726


66 Gibbs


272, 718


66 Thomas


185


Snow, Rev. Mr.


194


Harrison


342


Hezekiah


207,208


Isaac 719


66 James 203, 212, 221, 720


Job 333, 335


John, 212, 305, 717, 719, 721, 722


John M.


264, 724


66 John M., Mrs. 265


in colonial service, 1 778-780


66 Jonas, Hon.


121, 263, 291,


in the revolution 781, 782


in the late war, 787, 788


Sprague, Eli


385, 604


George 694


Homer B., Col. 348, 364


Jonathan 348, 864, 365


105


= Joseph 207, 211, 718


PAGE.


PAGE. 402 Sibley, Levins


home lots of


21


66 Miranda, Mrs.


271


66 Nahum


211, 213, 721


66 Nathan 333, 724


Nathaniel, 211, 221, 294, 391,


Solomon


233, 237, 248, 717


Paul


194, 720


John


419, 420


66


William 208, 724


Benjamin


723, 726


Simpson, Lot William 234


27, 726-728


66 Darius B.


422


Ebenezer


722, 723


Elihu 210, 719


Elijah 208, 298, 725


Francis F., 183, 204, 300, 344,


726


Robert


203


66 Gideon 194, 206, 720


151 Society, action of 1st Cong'l in building new meeting-house, Soldiers, number furnished* by town, 167


articles for, furnished by ladies, 167


pay of, 110, 111, 114, 116-118,


120


395, 724


Jonas L. 263, 264, 395, 724


Jonathan, 211, 234, 720, 723, 726


148


66


716, 717


834


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


Sprague, Jonathan, Mrs.


347


Stone, Jeremiah


416, 417


Spring, Elkanah


196


Store, tin-top


213


Spurr, John


195


Stump, Thomas S.


697


Stages, stock in line of


146


Suffrage, enlargement of right of, 104


Stearns, Asa


226


Sutton, original purchase and loca- tion of, 9


H. P., Dr.


226


Stickney, Alonzo, Dr.


300, 328


66 original deed from Indians łost, 9


9


66


Albert


399, 733


66


geological,


13


Alonzo E.


732


Alvan


395


settlement delayed,


15


66


Amos B.


237, 377, 731


66 not formally incorporated, 17


18


66


Cyrus B.


733


homes of,


171-424


66 in the revolution,


771-778


66


Darius R.


733


Swinerton, Benjamin


403


David


733


Talcott, Geo., Col. (Gen.)


575-577


Ebenezer


733


746


66


Eli


732


Benjamin


379


66


Emory W.


731


66 Smith


195


Enoch


239, 733


Tainter, Daniel


694


66


F. A.


.


321


Tavern, lot asked for on Common, 154 66


66


George H.


731


66


George K.


239, 240, 733


Tax, 15, 16, 23, 40, 47, 78, 88, 124


66


Henry


407


" for diminishing public debt, 110 66 of soldiers abated, 112


331


Horace


304


734


66


Ichabod


730


Benjamin H.


734


66 James,


331, 733, 734


66


James W.


307


Lawson


344


60


John 231, 304, 305, 395,


730


. 66 Obed


357


John, Mrs.


405


66


John P.


372, 400, 732


66


Jonas E.


233, 732


66


Jonathan 731, 732


733


Lewis 184, 187, 733


731


Tenney, Amos 303


B. F.


302, 735


Daniel


267, 300-303, 734


66 Daniel A. 301, 302, 735


John


302


66 John W.


734


66


Silvanus


732


66


. Simeon, 234, 243, 304, 306,


731


66 Simon 280, 300, 302, 407,


734


66


Simon


731


Terry, William, Dr.


271


Thayer, Asa


205


Augustns


364


Ezekiel


359


Stephen E.


733


66 Fisher D.


208


66 Moses


344


66 Willis


364, 366


66


William


729


Thompson, George


359


Stone, Andrus


696


~ Linus


243


Daniel


323


66 William L. 696


374 Thurber, James


384


Henry


Tea,


Tea-kettle, first in town, Temperance, action of town with reference to,


154-156, 169


66


Messrs.


199, 269


Nathaniel


304, 731


66


Parley


242


Peter


205, 732


66


Joseph S. 735


Linus 300, 735


Simeon T.


391, 731


304


66


Solomon, 205, 224, 225, 732 Stephen 233, 732, 733


Stephen H.


231, 265-267


Tyler


395, 731


66


Mr.


231


27


27


Tarbox, I. N., Rev., D. D. 746


George


239, 733


West Sutton, 191-193


66


Old Sutton, 276


Henry Sibley 395, 731


Henry Simeon


238, 730


Taylor, Caleb 66 Abraham


Israel


729


Percival


347


George F.


196, 732


Chandler


231, 343, 732


Stockwell, Aaron 66 Abraham


733


66 origin of name, note p.


Absalom


729


its physical features, 12, 13


curiosities, 14, 15


66 first settlement of,


Daniel T.


261, 73I


Taft, Alphonso, Judge ¥


255


66 Samuel 269, 331, 734


Joseph


Luther


Noah 233, 730


Simon W.


835


INDEX.


PAGE.


Thurston, D. T.


301


66 D. T., Mrs.


270


Tisdale, Reuben, Dea.


365


Titsworth, John


695


Tucker, Ebenezer


344


66


Ebenezer E.


344


341


John


341


Jonah


341


Tything men first chosen, 25


Van Ornam, Freeman


238


Vant, John


364


Varney, -


306


379


Volunteers, enlistment of encour- aged, 161, 162, 166


Vote, with reference to sufferers by riot in Boston 84


upon measures to promote industry, economy, etc. 85


of town upon proceedings of State Convention 114


Waite, Asa 736


66 Gershom


736


Daniel C. 192, 195, 196


Joshua


736


66


George A. 192


Nathaniel


737


66 William


736


Wake, Peter


203


Wakefield, Amasa 341, 737


Benjamin


367, 737


66 Jonathan


737


66


Silas


737


66 meetings of, 87, 118, 140, 152


Widow


205, 206


Walker, Asa


Charles


227


66


Gideon


271, 738


Harvey D.


228


66


John, Rev.


183, 228


66


Josiah


738


66


Obadiah


737, 738


Silas


738


66 Timothy 306


William, Mrs. 341


William C. 422


Wallis, Benjamin


239


Walsh, David 231, 232


9


War, proclamation of


69


Ward, incorporation of


111


Ward, Avery


404


66 action of, breaking out of the rebellion, 159


Joseph, Col. 40


320


clerk, 807


-


Township, its division into sixty rights,


16


ordered plotted, 28


Andrus


745


proprietors of, 21


Asa 420, 744, 745


66 Asa H. 293, 746


Cornelius


745


Daniel


306


David


413


" . James


736


Ebenezer


129, 130, 198-200,


Jonathan


736


243, 742


Josiah


736


Elijah


745


66 Samuel


735, 736


Treasurers,


808


George P. 744


PAGE. 239


Trustees, for care of land money,


43, 48


Titus, Alanson


181, 296


Henry


Nathan


221


Thomas 194, 195


Merrick


332


Russell


359


Todd, - -


Tolman, Mr.


Torrey, Caleb


183, 735


Daniel


210, 735


Isaac


735


Lewis


342, 343, 735


Samuel


735


66 Samuel D.


746


Tourtellott, Abraham


210


Paris 192-194, 208, 261


Towne, Mr.


297


Josiah


422


Town, first meeting of, line,


23


58


sued by Dr. Hall,


87


66 appropriation for its poor, 88 meetings of, in whose name issued, 100


66 action of, with reference to disloyalty, 93, 105, 115, 120 action of, upon the law of loaning State's money, etc. 106-109


meeting of, to consider ar- ticles of confederation, 110


vote of, upon new form of


government, 113


warning of persons to leave, 131


plan of, taken 132


66 impromtu meeting of citi- zens of 158, 159


James M.


414


farm, 196


Warren, William, Capt.


Waters, Abner 744


Abraham


742


Amos 184-186, 191, 743


Tracy, H. A., Rev. 207, 291, 298


Transportation of loads of rum, sugar, salt, etc., stopped,


115


Trask, Aaron


736


66


66 Gardner 131, 270


305, 737


Charles A.


192


Daniel


190, 191


306


Trumble, Samuel


Wampus, John


-


836


INDEX.


PAGE.


Waters, Horace


745


White, Richmond S. T.


341


66 Isaac


184


742


Whitefield, George, Rev.


70


Whiting, Abby H.


747


66 Charles


204


Luther


321, 747


66


Paul


275, 747


Samuel M., Rev.


321


60


John C.


742


419


Wigs,


175


Wilbur, Laura


341


Wilcox, Joseph


210, 225


Wilder, Warren


424


M. M.


238


Wilkinson, David


422


Moses


238


Willard, Geo. A., Rev.


185


66


Nathan


203, 204, 742


Lafayette


406, 408


Parley


190, 208, 217, 743


422


Williams, Albert C.


694


Albergense


241


Richard 199, 200, 203, 738,


739, 740, 742


Clarissa, Mrs.


.358


Samuel


186, 227, 324, 325,


Cyrel


359


66


Henry


357


James


241


Wilson, Mr.


419


Winans, John W.


694


Winter, Wm.


332


Witchcraft,


71


Wood, Dexter


234


first building in


184


Luke


416


Wheatley, Joseph


357


Woodburn, Mr.


419


Wheeler, Jonathan


339, 340


Woodbury, Asa


399, 402, 756


Simon


320


Aaron


751


Solomon


403


Bartholomew


248, 751


66


Benj. 239, 248, 370, 408,


Wheelock, Calvin


305


749, 750, 752, 753, 755


Josiah, Major


270


Caleb


330, 751


Luther


302, 305


Charles


234, 757


Monroe


379


Daniel


407, 751, 753


Mrs.


333


David


753, 755


Reuben


305, 321


Edward B.


757


Timothy, Col.


694


Gideon


753


Timothy E.


694


66


John 234, 259, 389, 408, 748, 751, 753, 754 John C. 268, 299, 408, 754


Jacob


746


J. Francis


390, 757


John W. 270, 306, 746


Jonathan


256, 751


66


Joseph


747


Joseph


370, 749, 752


66


Richard M.


307, 747


Joshua


750, 753


Solomon


416, 747


Josiah


749


Symonds


746


Leonard


755, 756


Welcome


360


Lot


234, 322, 754


Whitcomb, B. A.


370


Lucena


288


White, Mr.


251, 254


Luther


756


Benjamin


385


Luther F.


420


Caleb


747


66 Grant


747


204


Nathaniel


234, 756


Jonathan


747


Peter


748, 749, 750


Joseph


747


Simeon


754


Josiah


747


Simon J.


207, 213, 268,


Noah


383, 747


275, 307, 408, 755


Peter


747


T. Beaman


389, 756


Joshua


743


Judah


743


185, 191.


Reuben, Col.


189, 192, 743


Chester


341


Simeon


74


Stephen,


203, 204


Wedge, Newell


370, 371


Wellman, James, Rev.


746


West Sutton, view of


177


old school-house,


184


Wm. H.


233


Whipple, Ebenezer


746


John 263, 365, 402, 746, 747


416


Isaac L.


Jason 184, 191, 192, 204, 743


Jason, action of in legis-


lature with reference to


breech-loading.fire-arms,


163-166


John 203, 204, 740, 742, 744


Whitmore, Nathaniel, Lieut. Whitney, Mr.


231


Jonathan


744, 745


Jonathan T.


238


Reuben, Capt.


742, 743, 745


Townsend


Moses C.


754


Nathan 234, 243, 323, 753


John


PAGE.


837


INDEX.


PAGE.


PAGE.


Woodbury, William 66 Zadock


748


Wright, Norman W.


695


259, 754


York, Mr.


404


357


Young, Charles


404


250


66 Rufus


364, 365


Woodis, Julia Worcester, Dea. Work-house,


85, 87


-


4


ERRATA.


Page 38, eleventh line from the top, for Lease read Loose.


Page 42, seventeenth line from bottom, for Hutchison read Hutchinson.


Page 135, thirteenth line from bottom, for 1795 read 1793.


Page 184, fifth line from the top, after Isaac Waters read son of Richard, son of John.


Page 212, twenty-second line from bottom, for Putnam's read Lombard's.


Page 259, eighteenth line from top, for Prince read Prime.


Page 280, fifth line from bottom, ninth word, read pressure.


Page 287, seventh line from bottom, for Summer read Sumner.


Page 300, eighth line from top, fourth word, read Sumner.


Page 338, eleventh line from bottom, last word, read Auras.


Page 383, eleventh line from top, for Holton read Hiltons


Page 461, note, for C. P. Myers read C. F. Myers.


Page 567, tenth line from top, for stripe read stirps. Page 583, fifteenth line from bottom, last word on line, for 1784 read 1788. Page 548, tenth and fifteenth lines from bottom, for Shore read Shove.


Page 586, twenty-fifth line from bottom, for 1744 read 1774.


Page 588, fourteenth line from top, for 1767 read 1737.


Page 632, ninth line from bottom, for 1797 read 1794. Page 634, eighteenth line from bottom, for Lurvey read Survey. Page 676, sixth line from top, after son make period.


Page 699, eleventh line from top, for Nathaniel T. read Nathaniel F.


Page 717, sixth line from bottom, in a few of the copies, for 1834 read 1634. Page 731, eighth line from bottom, first word on line, read Simon.


Page 738, thirteenth line, after Waters read, By Jason Waters, Esq.


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