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Continuing towards Lake Sunapee, along a highway laid out in 1792, he meets David Gile (on the Hiram Baker farm), and stops for a chat with Jedediah Jewett, who has left his first location, nearer Baker's, and is occupying a more preten- tious house (at Horace Hurd's). He obtained from the latter copies of his covenant with Capt. Jonas Minot and of the Minot deed " of even date" under which this veteran pioneer held his original purchase in New London. They were as follows :
" I Jedediah Jewett for my Self my heirs Executers Admin- "istrators and Assigns Do hereby on the Penall Sum of one " hundred and fifty pound Lawfull money Promise and Engage " to and with Jonas Minot of Concord in the County of middle- " sex and Province of the Massachusetts his Heirs and " Assigns : that I will Settle on the Lot of Land Called and " Numbered one Hundred in the Place Called and Granted by " the Name of the Addition to Alexandria : In the County of " Hillsborough and Province of the Newhampshire and to Pay " one thirtyeth Part of the Dutyes and Taxes that has or may " Arise for the Bringing forward the Settlement of Said Addi- " tion and to Do the Duty of one Settler according to Charter : " for which I am to have fifty acres of the Lot of Land before " mentioned- and to Draw for fifty acres more out of a Num- " ber of Lots according to Custom which Land is Ensured to " me by the above Named Jonas Minots obligation of this " Date : In witness whereof I have hereunto Setting hand and " Seal this thirtyeth Day of May A D 1776-
"Jedediah Jewett
" witnesses
" Jonathan Palmer
" Moses Davis "
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" Know all men by these Presents that whereas Jedediah "Jewet Now Resident in the Place Called and Known by the " Name of Alexandria Adition in the County of Hillsborough "in the Province of Newhampshire Husbandman Has this " Day Bargained and agreed with Jonas Minot of Concord in " the County of Middlesex and Province of the Massachusetts " Bay Gentleman : that he the Said Jedediah Shall and will " Pay for the Said Jonas his heirs or Assignes one thirtyeth " Part of all the Taxes that has or may Arise for mills meeting " houses Preaching Roads Bridges &c, in Said Place Now "Called Alexandria Adition, aforesaid, and that he Shall Doe "one Settlement on the Lot of Land in Said Alexandria Adi- "tion Numbered one Hundred according to the Grant there- " of-and that he the Said Jedediah Shall well and truly Per- " form the Conditions of his Bond gave unto the said Jonas of " Even Date with this Deed, for and in Consideration of Have- "ing this agreement and the Conditions of Said Bond well and " Truly Performed by ye Said Jedediah his heirs & Assigns I Do " hereby Acknowledg Do hereby Remise Release and forever " quitclaim unto him the Said Jedediah his heirs and Assigns " forever Seventy five Acres of the Lot of Land aforesaid on " the Norwesterly Side of Said Lot Numbred one hundred
" To have and to hold the Same Granted Premises unto him "the Said Jedediah Jewet his heirs and Assigns with the " Apurtenances thereof against the Lawful Claims of the Said "Jonas Minot or any Person Claiming the Same from or "under him, Always Provided the Said Jedediah, Shall well " and Truly Perform the Conditions of his Bond to the Said "Jonas of this Date, or Cause the Same to be Performed. then "this Deed to have full force and Virtue : otherways to be of "None Effect. In witness whereof I Have hereunto Sett my " hand and Seal this twenty fourth Day of may Annodomini "one thoushend Seven hundred and Seventy Six Signed "Sealed and Delivered in Presence of us
" Benja Eastman Jonas Minot
"Jonathan Palmer
" Hillsborough ss June 30th 1795 personly apeared the with in "Named Jonas minot and acknowledged this instrement by " him Sined to be his act and Deed before
" Levi Harvey justis a peace "
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Leaving Mr. Jewett's, and passing the mouths of the roads leading to Fishersfield, on one of which was the original loca- tion of Nathaniel Emerson, from whom the Pike brook of to- day was formerly called Emerson's brook, the home of Capt. Thomas Currier (Miss Whitney's summer home) was at hand. Here, and at Lieut. Thomas Pike's just beyond (near Soo-Nipi- Park Lodge), greetings with sturdy patriots of 1776 are ex- changed, the landing on Pike's shore, then in frequent use, is pointed out, and the traveller pursues his way on the road to Edmund Davis's (where Edmund's grandson Benjamin lives). Soon after passing Davis's (on a knoll to the west of the bury- ing-ground), the comfortable farmhouse of Amasa Sargent, afterwards Capt. Amasa, came into view, and not far away was that of Ebenezer Sargent,-not Ebenezer the son of Peter, but a distant cousin of Peter's, who moved away from New London soon after 1800. Then passing the West Part bury- ing-ground, he soon came in sight of "Minot's" (Willow Farm), then occupied by Jonas Shepard, and Peter Sargent, Jr.'s (at Benjamin Merrill's), close by. Leaving the old road at its intersection with the new one just laid out, the good horse is turned to the left, then on past Anthony Sargent's (Frank P. Jewett's) and Josiah Davis's (the " old Amos Hast- ings house "), and dinner is eaten with Jonathan Herrick (at Dr. Ezekiel Morrill's).
After dinner the exact location of the patent line claimed by the Masonian proprietors, which passed through the Herrick clearing, was traced out, the guest made his acknowledgments, crossed to Wendall, passed the residence of Nathaniel Fales (at Lakeside), and continued his northerly course on the high- way to Ebenezer Hazelton's corner (on the easterly slope of Davis hill, near the "old Ai Worthen place "). Turning squarely to the right and east, he descended to the valley, climbed Burpee hill, and passed the clearing (opposite Gilman H. Whitney's) of the Mr. Hersey whom tradition says was the first settler on that elevation, but who had disappeared before this corner of Wendall became a part of New London in 1804. On the top of this hill he again noted the location of the patent line, then called on the families of Nathaniel S. Messer (at Benton M. Stanley's), Daniel March (at Newton L. Sar- gent's), Lieut. Thomas Burpee (at Ai Worthen's), Calvin
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Burpee (at Fred Farwell's), Asa Burpee (at Miss Catherine Whittemore's), Samuel Norris (near the present Norris cor- ner). Ascending yet another hill, then as now crowned with three pleasant residences, he made the acquaintance of Lieut. Samuel Messer and his sons, James How and Zaccheus. At the easterly base of Messer hill he found Jesse Dow (at Dan- iel Bickford's) busy at the anvil in his blacksmith shop, at whose house he was entertained royally that night. In the evening he had opportunity to visit the store and tavern of Woodman & Macfarland (at the site of the old red house), where he met Samuel Messer, Jr., who lived opposite the meeting-house, and Henry Achilles, whose modest home was near by (at Mrs. Gilman Smith's) ; went with his host, who was pound-keeper, to witness the reclaiming of a stray cow from the pound back of the meeting-house, there to learn that the " bog road," so called, leading to Capt. Samuel Brockle- bank's, which started from near the pound, had been laid out in 1788, and to ascertain that there had been some difference of opinion relative to the best location of the southeasterly end of the new road " from 'Squire Messer's to the meeting-house," this new road having replaced the original highway which had been built farther east,-about half-way down the hill toward Mrs. Frances H. Keil's residence. He had purposed calling on Dr. Cushing, who had come to town quite recently, but the busy doctor had just been summoned to an important case.
The third and last day occupied by this tour began with a trip northeasterly from Dow's corner, over the "Hutchins road" to Minot's hill, thence northwesterly, past the land on the left, formerly owned by Lieut. William Hutchins (the Mrs. Phebe Morgan farm and the houselots northwest of it on the Main street of to-day), and the residence of Peter and Ebenezer Sargent (at Mrs. Keziah Sargent's) on the right, Stephen Sar- gent's, also on the right (at Frank W. Knowlton's), Jonathan Everett's (at Capt. Andrew J. Sargent's), and James B. Colby's unoccupied buildings (at Dea. Edwin F. Messer's). Just before reaching the last named a slight turn to the left was made (along the line between Dea. Edwin F. Messer and Capt. Baxter Gay). The houses of Moses Adams (now the Glengae farm) and of John Adams and John Adams, Jr. (at Fred Baxter Gay's), were reached next. Looking southwest
MT. KEARSARGE AND LAKE PLEASANT.
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from the Adamses, James Brocklebank's residence (at Anthony C. Philbrick's) was in full view. There were no houses or clearings between there and Norris corner, so this excursionist faced to the north, called on Ensign Solomon Adams (at C. W. Bucklin's) and Lieut. Levi Everett (at Albert Hunt- ing's), then turned to the left, passed Jonathan Adams's (at John H. Ellis's), and then followed the road by Little Sunapee to Joseph Wood's (near Luther M. Ray's). From there he countermarched to Ensign Solomon Adams's, faced to the north once more, and after a long upward climb came to John Dole's (at Moses Messer's) and Joseph Messer's (on the sum- mit of Morgan hill).
Having dined with Mr. Messer, he returned by the same road until he struck the path leading to the head of Lake Pleasant. This he followed to the house of Benjamin Bunker (at Hiram Sargent's), where he found the end of a highway leading back over Minot's hill. This he entered, passed the site of the Joseph Colby log house (below Stephen J. Dean's), called at Abner Whittier's (at David Baldwin's), saw " the tall Mr. Segur" (just below George W. Sargent's), talked with John Sargent (between George R. and Nelson B. MacFar- land's), passed the time of day with Ezekiel Knowlton and his wife Mehitable (at John D. Pingree's), found Jeremiah Pin- gree at home, and ascertained that to complete his circuit there were only two more houses to visit, Benjamin Moody Clem- . ent's (at Dea. Seth Littlefield's) and Elder Job Seamans's (at Christopher C. Gardner's). At the former he received a hearty but quiet greeting ; at the latter he passed the evening, talking theology, doctrines, and practical ethics with the elder, and in the morning departed from the town with the good man's blessing.
The above fiction is none the less history, except in its most minute details. A traveller journeying through New London during the month of May, 1800, might have seen these very people at the places indicated, and stopping to chat would have naturally chosen such topics of conversation as are mentioned. Except from Morgan hill to Pleasant street the suggested route follows established highways, and he who bowls over the smooth roads of to-day in his comfortable car- riage, or on the swift and silent steed of the present generation,
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will find the way no less pleasant than did the more leisurely traveller of 1800.
Before passing to the biographical sketches and genealogies of the families of this period, it is as well, perhaps, to learn the names of those who served New London as her town offi- cials from 1779 to 1800. The list opens naturally with the
Moderators.
1779 .- Aug. 3, Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1780 .- March 14, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; April 24, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; June 20, Lieut. Levi Harvey.
1781 .- March 13, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; March 26, Eben- ezer Hunting ; Sept. 24, Lieut. Levi Harvey.
1782 .- March 12, Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1783 .- March II, Lieut. Levi Harvey ; May 20, Lieut. Levi Harvey ; July 1, Nathaniel Everett.
1784 .- March 9, Capt. John Morgan ; June 8, Capt. John Morgan.
1785 .- March 8, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; Sept. 13, Capt. John Morgan.
1786 .- March 14, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; March 28, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; April 25, Capt. John Morgan ; May 9, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; July 3, Lieut. Levi Harvey ; Aug. 31, Capt. John Morgan.
1787 .- March 13, Capt. John Morgan ; May 4, Ebenezer Hunting ; June 1, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank ; Sept. 24 and 28, Capt. John Morgan.
1788 .- March II, Capt. John Morgan ; March 24, Capt. John Morgan ; Nov. 25, Capt. John Morgan ; Dec. 16, Capt. John Morgan.
1789 .- March 10, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; May 25, Capt. John Morgan ; June 12, Capt. John Morgan.
1790 .- March 9, Capt. John Morgan ; Aug. 30, Capt. John Morgan ; Dec. 13, Capt. John Morgan.
1791 .- March 8, twice adjourned, Benjamin Adams ; Sept. 12, Capt. John Morgan ; Oct. I, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank.
1792 .- March 13, Capt. John Morgan ; April 3, Capt. John Morgan ; Aug. 27, Thomas Pike.
1793 .- March II, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; May 9, Benjamin Woodbury ; Nov. 22, Thomas Burpee.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
1794 .- March II, Thomas Pike; April 15, Joseph Colby ; May 5, Capt. John Morgan ; July 17, Ebenezer Shepard ; Dec. 8, Ebenezer Shepard.
1795 .- March 10, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; March 26, Capt. Eliphalet Gay; March 26 (New London and Sutton), Dea. Ebenezer Hunting ; April 15, Benjamin Woodbury ; May 7, Dea. Ebenezer Hunting ; June 24, Ebenezer Sargent ; Sept. 15, Benjamin Adams ; Dec. 15, Joseph Colby.
1796 .- March 8, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; April 19, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Nov. 7, Dea. Ebenezer Hunting.
1797 .- March 14, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Aug. 28, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Sept. 13, Capt. Eliphalet Gay ; Oct. 30, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury.
1798 .- Jan. I, Capt. John Morgan ; March 13, Lieut. Benja- min Woodbury ; Aug. 27, Joseph Colby ; Dec. 17, Joseph Colby.
1799 .- March 12, Joseph Colby ; April 29, Lieut. Thomas Pike ; May 29, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Aug. 19, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Nov. 18, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury.
1800 .- March II, Joseph Colby ; April 23, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; June 30, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; July 26, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; Aug. 25, Capt. Eliphalet Gay ; Oct. 13, Lieut. Joseph Colby ; Oct. 26, Lieut. Thomas Burpee.
Town Clerks.
1779-1783, Ebenezer Hunting ; 1784-1800, Lieut. Levi Harvey.
Selectmen.
1779 .- Lieut. Samuel Messer, Benjamin Eastman, Nathan- iel Everett.
1780 .- Lieut. Samuel Messer, Nathan Goodwin, Ebenezer Hunting.
1781 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Capt. John Morgan, Nathan Goodwin.
1782 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Nathan Goodwin, Ebenezer Hunting.
1783 .- Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Lieut. Levi Harvey, Ebenezer Hunting.
1784 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Ebenezer Hunting.
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1785 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Ebenezer Hunting.
1786 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Capt. John Morgan, John Adams.
1787 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank, Ensign Nathaniel Everett.
1788 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, John Adams, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank.
1789 .- Lieut. Samuel Messer, Peter Sargent, Jonathan Everett.
1790 .- Capt. John Morgan, Benjamin Adams, Peter Sar- gent.
1791 .- Capt. John Morgan, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Joseph Colby.
1792 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Joseph Colby, Ensign Thomas Currier.
1793 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Joseph Colby, Thomas Burpee, Jr.
1794 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Dea. Zebedee Hayes, Levi Everett.
1795 .- Levi Everett, Peter Sargent, Robert Knowlton.
1796 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Levi Everett, Anthony Sargent.
1797 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Anthony Sargent.
1798 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Ensign Thomas Currier.
1799 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Ensign Thomas Currier.
1800 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Josiah Brown.
Constables and Collectors.
1779, Nathan Goodwin; 1780, Jedediah Jewett; 1781, Nathaniel Everett ; 1782, Lieut. Samuel Messer ; 1783, Peter Sargent ; 1784, Ebenezer Hunting; 1785, Ephraim Gile; 1786, Capt. Samuel Brocklebank ; 1787, Capt. John Morgan ; 1788, Capt. John Morgan ; 1789, John Adams, Jr. ; 1790, James How Messer ; 1791, Ensign Thomas Currier ; 1792, Capt. John Morgan ; 1793, Capt. John Morgan ; 1794, Ebene- zer Sargent ; 1795, Ebenezer Sargent; 1796, Lieut. Ebenezer
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Shepard ; 1797, Levi Everett ; 1798, Levi Everett ; 1799, Levi Harvey, Jr. ; 1800, Levi Harvey, Jr.
Town Treasurers.
1779, Nathaniel Everett ; 1780, Ebenezer Hunting ; no one else chosen until after 1800.
Highway Surveyors.
1779 .- Ephraim Gile, John Austin.
1780 .- Nathan Goodwin, Nathaniel Everett.
1781 .- Lieut. William Hutchins, Ebenezer Hunting.
1782 .- Jacob Hadley, Ebenezer Hunting, Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1783 .- Capt. John Morgan, Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Nathaniel Everett.
1784 .- Ephraim Gile, Anthony Sargent, John Ordway, John Adams, Jr., Levi Everett.
1785 .- Jedediah Jewett, Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Nathan- iel Everett, John Adams, Jr., John Austin, Jr.
1786 .- Capt. Eliphalet Gay, Edmund Davis, Lieut. William Hutchins, John Austin, John Austin, Jr.
1787 .- James Brocklebank, Asa Burpee, Ensign Nathaniel Everett, Ephraim Gile, Ebenezer Sargent.
1788 .- Joseph Colby, Ebenezer Hunting, James Lamb, Jo- siah Davis, John Dole.
1789 .- Ebenezer Sargent, Jonathan Herrick, Benjamin Adams, Robert Knowlton, Israel Hunting.
1790 .- Ensign Thomas Currier, James Brocklebank, John Slack, Ezekiel Knowlton, John Morgan, Jr., James How Messer.
1791 .- Thomas Pike, Zebedee Hayes, Thomas Burpee, Jr., Capt. Eliphalet Gay, Solomon Adams, Robert Knowlton.
1792 .- Capt. John Morgan, Jonathan Everett, Nathaniel S. Messer, Jonathan Adams, Amasa Sargent, Levi Everett, John Russell.
1793 .- Anthony Sargent, Benjamin Adams, John Dole, Jonathan Everett, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Nicholas Holt, David Gile.
1794 .- Ebenezer Sargent, Abner Whittier, David Smith,
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Moses Adams, Thomas Burpee, Josiah Chandler, Thomas Pike.
1795 .- Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard, Peter Sargent, Jr., Robert Knowlton, Ezekiel Knowlton, Ezekiel Sargent, Joseph Messer, Lieut. Thomas Burpee.
1796 .- Zaccheus Messer, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Caleb Segur, John Adams, Jr., Ebenezer Sargent, Jr., Robert Knowl- ton, Zebedee Hayes, John Russell.
1797 .- James Brocklebank, Joseph Colby, Ensign Thomas Currier, Levi Everett, Benjamin Adams, Moody Clement, Jonathan Herrick, Jonathan Greeley.
1798 .- Edmund Davis, Henry Morgan, Nathaniel S. Messer, Caleb Segur, John Adams, Jr., Dea. Zebedee Hayes, Capt. Eliphalet Gay, Ebenezer Shepard, James Philbrick.
1799 .- David Gile, Peter Sargent, Jesse Dow, Solomon Adams, Ezekiel Knowlton, Joseph Colby, Josiah Brown.
1800 .- Jonathan Woodbury, Capt. Eliphalet Gay, John Sar- gent, Capt. John Woodman, Stephen Sargent, Anthony Sar- gent, Benjamin Straw, James Philbrick, Lieut. Thomas Pike.
Hogreeves.
1780 .- Thomas Whittier.
1781 .- Ephraim Gile.
1782 .- None chosen.
1783 .- Ephraim Gile.
1784 .- John Ordway.
1785 .- Lieut. Levi Harvey, Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1786 .- Ezekiel Knowlton.
1787 .- Ephraim Gile.
1788 .- Calvin Burpee.
1789 .- Ebenezer Sargent.
1790 .- Ebenezer Sargent, Solomon Adams, John Slack.
1791 .- Jedediah Jewett, Capt. Eliphalet Gay.
1792 .- Josiah Davis, John Dole, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury.
1793 .- David Gile, Jonathan Everett.
1794 .- Ezekiel Knowlton, Capt. Eliphalet Gay.
1795 .- Ebenezer Sargent, David Smith, Ebenezer Shepard, Jonathan Adams.
1796 .- Lieut. Thomas Burpee, David Gile, Lieut. Benjamin
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Woodbury, Jonathan Adams, John Slack, Ezekiel Knowlton, Amasa Sargent.
1797 .- William Gay, Jesse Dow, Abner Whittier, Ebenezer Sargent, David Gile, Richard Maybery.
1798 .- Moses Adams, Richard Maybery, Ezekiel Knowl- ton, Jr.
1799 .- Josiah Davis, Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard, Jesse Dow, Jesse Shepard, Lieut. Levi Harvey.
1800 .- Solomon Adams, Jesse Dow, Lieut. Ebenezer Shep- ard, Ezekiel Knowlton, Jr.
Tithingmen.
1783 .- Capt. John Morgan. 1784 .- None chosen.
1785 .- None chosen.
1786 .- None chosen.
1787 .- None chosen.
1788 .- Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1789 .- Capt. John Morgan, Lieut. Samuel Messer.
1790 .- Jonathan Everett, Peter Sargent, Jr.
1791 .- Jonathan Everett.
1792 .- Jonathan Herrick, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury.
1793 .- Benjamin Adams, Ebenezer Sargent.
1794 .- Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard, Abner Whittier.
1795 .- Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard, Jonathan Everett, Eleazer Cheney.
1796 .- Benjamin Adams, Lieut. Ebenezer Shepard, Jere- miah Pingree.
1797 .- David Smith, Jeremiah Pingree.
1798 .- Ezekiel Knowlton, Peter Sargent, Jr., Lieut. Eben- ezer Shepard.
1799 .- Ezekiel Knowlton, John Dole.
1800 .- Ezekiel Knowlton, John Adams, Jr.
Sealers of Weights and Measures.
1790-1797, Lieut. Levi Harvey ; 1798, Josiah Brown.
Auditors.
1793 .- Lieut. Thomas Pike, Lieut. Levi Harvey.
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Grand Furors.
1793, Lieut. Joseph Colby ; 1794, Lieut. Joseph Colby ; 1795, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; 1796, Lieut. Benjamin Wood- bury ; 1797 and 1798, none chosen; 1799, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; 1800, Capt. Eliphalet Gay.
Petit Furors.
1793, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury ; 1794, Capt. John Mor- gan, Ezekiel Knowlton ; no others chosen.
Field Drivers.
I794 .- James Brocklebank, Jedediah Jewett.
1795 .- David Gile, Zaccheus Messer.
1796 .- Jedediah Jewett, Jesse Shepard.
1797 .- Ebenezer Sargent, Zaccheus Messer.
1798 .- Josiah Davis, Ezekiel Knowlton, Jr.
1799 .- None chosen.
1800 .- Anthony Sargent, Asa Burpee.
Fence Viewers.
1794 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Lieut. Thomas Pike. 1795 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Lieut. Thomas Pike. 1796 .- James How Messer, Jesse Dow, John Slack.
1797 .- Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Ensign Thomas Cur- rier, Ezekiel Knowlton.
1798 .- Benjamin Adams, Lieut. Benjamin Woodbury, Lieut. Thomas Pike.
1799 .- Lieut. Thomas Pike, John Slack, Lieut. Thomas Burpee.
1800 .- Capt. Thomas Currier, Zaccheus Messer.
Pound-Keeper.
1796 .- Jesse Dow.
Surveyors of Lumber.
1796 .- Josiah Brown, Lieut. Levi Harvey, Levi Everett. 1797 .- Josiah Brown, Lieut. Levi Harvey. 1798 .- Josiah Brown, Levi Everett.
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1799 .- Josiah Brown, Levi Harvey, Jr., Joshua Currier, Penuel Everett.
1800 .- Josiah Brown, Lieut. Thomas Pike.
Sealers of Leather.
1799 .- Lieut. Thomas Pike, Capt. Eliphalet Gay.
CHAPTER IV.
ORIGIN, DESCENT, AND FAMILIES OF THE RESIDENT LAND- OWNERS IN THE YEAR 1800, AND OF THOSE MEN WHO ARE KNOWN TO HAVE LIVED IN TOWN BEFORE THAT YEAR BUT WHO WERE THEN DECEASED OR HAD REMOVED TO OTHER PLACES.
As even the casual reader has now learned, the aim of this volume is to give the history of New London, her institutions and inhabitants, by periods. These periods are of about 25 years each,-1779 to 1800, 1801 to 1825, 1826 to 1850, 1851 to 1875, 1876 to 1896. The early history of the town from 1779 to 1800 has been given already, and the establish- ment of highways, mills, shops, store, schools, meeting-house, and church has been noticed. It is now time to learn more of the inhabitants during those earliest years, and of their families. In these genealogies some, but not all, of the custo- mary abbreviations will be used; thus b. is for born, m. for married, d. for deceased. The word son is written and printed in full, but daughter is abbreviated to dau. Reside and resided are each shortened to res. N. L. is for New London.
If a son of any parent of any period, except, of course, the last, married and became an owner of real estate in town for a sufficient length of time, say five years, a short biographical sketch of that son and a record of his family will be given with the other sketches of the period to which the years of his realty holdings belong, and there full references to pre- ceding pages will show his ancestry, so that his genealogy may be traced readily. If the husband of a daughter of any parent of any period is or becomes a real-estate owner in New
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London during that or a subsequent period, an account of that daughter's family will be found under the name of her hus- band in the appropriate period, and references to the daugh- ter's parentage will enable her genealogy to be traced. Those sons and daughters who have removed from New London will be followed only as far as their relatives and friends remaining here have furnished the necessary data, and their records will be closed under their fathers' names. The arrange- ment of the families of each period is alphabetical. Through the courtesy of Mr. Otis G. Hammond of the office of Hon. Albert Stillman Batchellor, editor of state papers, a plan showing how the Addition of Alexandria, and conse- quently the original New London, was divided into ranges and lots, as well as the numbers of the lots, is given below :
VIona to alexandra Corner
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