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248. Site of the old James Sawyer house, where Lyman Gates also lived. The Sawyer farm was mostly in Keene. The old house in which the family first lived was on what is known as the Bridge place, where a barn was standing until recently, at the point where the West Road to Keene joins the Beaver Brook Road from Gilsum to Keene. The land was composed of several " pitches ", as they were called, which were set off to the Ellises. It came into the possession of Simeon Ellis, son of Joseph Ellis. Simeon sold this farm of
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150 acres to JAMES SAWYER of Keene, May II, 1787. Sawyer married Mary Ellis, a sister of Simeon. Sawyer bought land of Ezra Osgood in Sullivan, March 30, 1798. About that time, he built the house that stood here. Mr. Sawyer had seven or eight children. It has been almost impossible to find any- thing at all about any of the family. Mr. Sawyer continued to live here until his death, Nov. 23, 1834. He owned a good farm, although he was inefficient and impractical. The late Hosea Foster told us that Mr. Sawyer once went to the blacksmith shop of his father, Stephen Foster, to get a rag wheel picked, which he used in his mill (on Beaver Brook, near the present junction of the roads already named). He had a poor and feeble horse. After the wheel had been picked, Mr. Foster observed that Mr. Sawyer was trying to mount the horse with the heavy wheel upon his shoulder. "What in the world are you trying to do ?" said Mr. Foster. " My horse is old and feeble ", said Mr. Sawyer, "and I thought I would carry the wheel myself and spare him". After the death of Mr. Sawyer, LYMAN GATES, who was a relative, and RELIEF SAWYER, a daughter of James, purchased the farm of the widow, to whom it was left, Jan. 10, 1835. Mr. Gates eventually owned the farm himself. He lived here five years and sold it, Aug. 31, 1840, to Calvin Page and Abijah Metcalf of Keene. Five days before, Gates had bought of them the old Sun Tavern property on Court Street in Keene. He eventually lived in Swanzey and died in New York State. No one else ever lived at 248, and it will be unnecessary to trace the . owners of the pastures and wood-lots into which it was divided.
249. Site of the only schoolhouse ever built in District No. 6. It was built with the appropriation of Oct. 11, 1792 by the town. In a little less than eigh- teen years, the town voted, March 13, 1810, to unite this district with the centre district for school purposes. That ended the specific usefulness of this school- house. We do not know what became of it. It was probably of little worth and most likely purchased and used by the Dimicks who lived at 250. See page 504 for a further account of this school.
250. Site of the Timothy Dimick house, occupied later by John B. Proctor and Ira Ellis. This old farm, known in our day as the Leland farm, was com- posed of the third lot and the east half of the fourth lot, in the seventh range, drawn by Joshua Dart of Bolton, Conn. JOHN DIMICK, SR., purchased the same of Dart, Nov. 24, 1766. He was then of Guilford, Conn. Shortly after- wards he moved to a farm which was then (and is now) in Gilsum. About eleven years later, he came to this place to live, having deeded it to his son, TIMOTHY DIMICK, in part, by deeds of May 4, 1770, and Jan. 8, 1773. On the latter date, John Dimick deeded the third lot of the seventh range to his son, John Dimick, Jr., but the latter deeded it Feb. 25, 1777, to his brother, Timothy Dimick. It was probably in the summer of that year that all the Dimicks and Chapmans came to that part of Gilsum which is now Sullivan. Timothy Dimick built this house. He was not married for several years and his parents lived with him, his mother having the care of the house until his marriage. Both of his parents died here. John Dimick, Sr., had eight children, all (with two possible exceptions) born in Ashford, Conn. Three of these died young. He gave a farm in what is now Sullivan to all of the other five ; to Hannah (Mrs. Thatcher), what was later the Foster farm at 199 (later 197); to Sibyl
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(Mrs. John Chapman), what was later the C. W. Rawson farm at 175 (which included also 176) ; to Isaac, what was later the Baker farm at 103 (later [04) ; to Timothy, this farm ; and to John, Jr., the farm at 242, on the hill west of the old cemetery. Isaac did not settle in Sullivan. John, Jr., had nine children, only one of whom (Mrs. Michael Saunders) ever lived in town. Timothy had six children, all born in this house. Three of them died in infancy. A daugh- ter, Dorcas, married Philip Proctor, Jr., and Timothy, Jr., married Elmira Rugg, an aunt of Hon. D. W. Rugg. JOHN B. PROCTOR, a son of Philip, who lived at 252, bought this farm of Timothy Dimick, but we cannot find a record of the deed and do not know the date. He was unmarried until about two months before he sold the farm. It is probable that his brother, Philip Proctor, Jr., lived here while John owned the farm. IRA ELLIS, who married a sister of Mr. Proctor, bought the place of him, May 31, 1821. He lived a short time in this house, then (not far from 1825, one way or the other) built the house now stand- ing at 251, known as the Leland house. See the next paragraph.
251. The Leland house. After IRA ELLIS bought the farm (see preceding paragraph) of Proctor, he built this house upon the same farm, not far from 1825. He lived here about fourteen years. He had five children, all born upon this place. The eldest died here at nine years of age. A son lost his life in the Civil War. Another son, Ira Judson Ellis, a student and recluse, was noted for many years as a hermit. He recently died at Walton, N. Y., where he had lived for years by himself, in a retired locality, although he happened to die in a house where he was acquainted with the inmates. Ira Ellis was a brother of Asa Ellis and a great uncle of Hon. Austin A. Ellis of Keene. Ira's widow became the second wife of David Boynton, who lived at 176, until he left town. She died at Black Brook, Wis., at the house of her son, S. Osgood Ellis. ASA LELAND bought this farm of Ira Ellis, March 2, 1835, and lived here until his death, Sept. 9, 1867. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Leland, came with him and lived here until they died. Jeremiah died, Feb. 26, 1847, and his wife in 1893. Asa was twice married, and his first wife died in this house. Miss Martha (or Patty) Leland, a sister of Asa, also made her home here. She died at the Invalids' Home in Keene. At Asa's death, the property passed to his widow and his only son, WILLIAM M. LELAND. The widow, MRS. HANNAH A. LELAND, bought the interest of William, May 19, 1868. Mrs. Leland's brother, Aaron T. Howe, spent his last days here and died in this house, June 29, 1878. AARON GEORGE WILLEY (sometimes called George A. Willey) bought this place of his aunt, Mrs. Leland, April 6, 1874, and lived here for a few years. He sold the place, Apr. 11, 1894, to a Frenchman named ISRAEL PREGENT, who moved here with quite a large family and lived here several years, then returned to Keene, whence he came. He then allowed several families of French wood choppers to live in the house, who were not legal residents, and whose names we could not procure. In 1903 (see page 380), the barn was burned. On Nov. 7, 1904, Pregent sold the place to George E. Newman of Keene, a real estate broker, who sold it, a month later, Dec. 10, 1904, to George H. Eames of Keene, who sold it, Oct. 28, 1907, to Lottie M., wife of HENRY A. DERBY of Keene. The Derbys bought the barn on what is known as the old Bridge place in Keene, at the junction of the Gilsum (Beaver Brook) and Sullivan (West) roads,
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and moved it here and rebuilt it on this farm, in 1908. They live here most of the time, but are in Keene winters.
252. Site of the Proctor house. This was on the west half of the fourth lot of the seventh range. It was drawn by Josiah Kilburn, Jr., of Hebron, Conn., who must have been a minor at the time. He came with his father to the southwest part of Gilsum, very early. He sold this land to JONATHAN HEATON of Keene, Feb. 22, 1777, who first settled the place in that year. He was born in Keene, in 1750, in one of the first houses built after the destruction of the place by the Indians. The old house still stands on Marlborough St., and is the oldest building, standing on its original site, in the city. His father was the elder Seth Heaton. Jonathan, in a few years, moved to 24, near East Sullivan, where he died, Jan. 17, 1837. His son Nathaniel lived in Sullivan and other places in the county. Oliver, another son, lived in Keene, and was a blacksmith and a prominent Freemason and secretary of the lodge. A daughter of Jonathan married Asahel Nims, who lived at 149. Another daughter mar- ried Joseph Seward, who lived at 99. The eldest daughter, Thankful, married Asahel Newton, who probably lived awhile with his father-in-law, at 24. A daughter, Relief, died at a great age unmarried, and a son died in infancy. Stephen Belding of Winchester bought this place, Jan. 27, 1790, of Heaton. CARLEY BELDING, the son of Stephen, lived upon the farm a little more than three years. Carley Belding's son, Stephen Johnson Belding, was born here. The latter inherited a share in his grandfather's farm in Winchester. PHILIP PROCTOR, who came from Groton, Mass., bought this farm of Belding, May 3, 1794, and it remained in his family and the families of his descendants as long thereafter as the house was occupied. Philip Proctor died here, Nov. 28, 1841. He was buried near the gate in the old cemetery. The large, fine headstones in his cemetery lot are quite noticeable, being among the best in the enclosure. He had eight children. A daughter married Jonathan Powell, who lived at 65 a few years, then moved to Chittenden, Vt. ; another daughter married Benja- min Hancock, who is supposed to have lived in this house a short time. Mary B., another daughter, married for her first husband, Ira Ellis, who lived at 251. Her second husband was David Boynton, who lived at 176. Susannah, another daughter, married Capt. Aaron Brigham of Alstead. Eunice, the second daugh- ter, died unmarried. Philip Proctor, Jr., is understood to have lived at 251 for several years, afterwards at Rutland, Vt., where John B. Proctor also lived after leaving his farm at 251. JAMES LOCKE PROCTOR, the second son of Philip, set- tled here upon the homestead. He bought the farm of his father, Feb. 23, 1814, with the customary obligation to maintain his parents. He married Ruth, a sister of Ashley, Martin, and Dexter Spaulding. He lived on this place until his death, Nov. 25, 1846, five years later than the death of his father. Like his father, James L. Proctor had eight children. Of these, Ruth Ann married Her- vey C. Priest of Alstead and Marlow; Rosanna married George Damon of Fitz- william and Fitchburg, Mass .; Eugenia married George C. Richardson of Stod- dard; John lived in Keene and had a large family ; Gilman was unmarried and lived with his mother in Sullivan, while she lived there; Washington was a blacksmith in Dublin, and a valued and highly esteemed resident of that town. Gilman and Eugenia (now a widow) are living in the same house at Stoddard.
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After the death of her husband, Mrs. Proctor and her unmarried children con- tinued to live upon this farm for many years. Her sons, James Martin and George F., died unmarried. The latter lost his life while coasting down a hill on his sled, headforemost. His head struck a tree, fatally hurting him. See page 366. Gilman sold his share in the estate to his uncle Martin Spaulding, May 19, 1853. On March 23, 1861, Mrs. Proctor and her children sold this farm to three Sullivan men, Messrs. D. Adams Nims, Frederick B. Nims, and Amos Wardwell, who also bought the interest of Martin Spaulding, March 28, 1861. On March 19, 1862, these three men sold that part of the farm containing the buildings to William M. Leland, and the other part, which was south of this, on the same day, to Albert G. Nims. On March 13, 1870, Leland sold a portion of his purchase, including the building spot, to Daniel H. Mason of Sullivan, who on March 31 of the same year, bought the portion then owned by Albert G. Nims. The place still remains (1908) in the possession of Mr. Mason's son, George L. Mason.
25212. Site of a steam saw-mill erected by MARTIN SPAULDING in the early fifties. It was standing in 1854. It was never much used and was a losing venture for Mr. Spaulding. His wife facetiously called it " his destruc- tion ". The land was at the eastern edge of his farm. See the next paragraph.
253. The David Cummings house, where Martin Spaulding lived, and where Mr. J. W. Hammond now lives. This farm was originally a part of the farm next west of it, for whose earliest owners see paragraphs 255 and 256. DAVID CUMMINGS bought the eastern part of this great estate of his father, Joseph Cummings, Nov. 12, 1796, and was the first settler upon it. See page 590 for a notice of him. He had nine children, the first six of whom, all daugh- ters but the sixth, were born here. He probably built this house about 1797 or 1798. After leaving Sullivan, he became a Baptist clergyman and preached some in various places, but lived in Acworth. He sold this farm, Jan. 6, 1814, to Thomas Spaulding, who was then living on the farm at 255, next west of this. Mr. Spaulding did not live here, but his son-in-law, Ephraim Applin, lived here, as a tenant, after leaving the farm at 236, and died here, Dec. 21, 1822. Mr. Applin was a carpenter and wheelwright. He had a shop here. CURTIS and DEXTER SPAULDING bought the farm of their father, Thomas Spaulding, Feb. 12, 1821. Curtis lived here from the time of his marriage until his brother Martin bought it. His eldest two children were born here. MARTIN SPAULD- ING bought the farm of his brothers, Curtis and Dexter, Dec. 19, 1829. He lived here until his death, Feb. 28, 1860. See page 367, for an account of his fatal injury. He was a captain in the old militia. He was a good man and a respected citizen. He was one of seven brothers, all of whom were first class mechanics. Five of the seven had operated saw-mills, and the others had trades. Martin built the steam saw-mill at 25272, on the eastern edge of his farm, but it proved a profitless burden and failure, as we saw under that paragraph. The farm was left to the widow, Mrs. Mary (Kendall) Spaulding, who died, July 18, 1866. Her heirs sold the same to GEORGE WASHINGTON NIMS, the two deeds bearing the dates of March 9, 1867, and March 15, 1872. Mr. Nims had lived at 104 many years. His first wife was a daughter of Ephraim Applin who had lived here. After five years, Mr. Nims sold the farm to SIDNEY E. BARRETT,
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Dec. 10, 1877. Mr. Barrett had married the daughter of Joseph B. Seward, and they began housekeeping here. Mr. Barrett's health failed, and he died early in life, Nov. 13, 1883. He was an estimable young man, much liked in town. He was a brother of M. J. Barrett, who lives at 255. He willed the farm to his wife, who sold it, May 3, 1884, to WILLIAM E. STAGLES, a barber, of Keene. Mr. Stagles lived here about three years and sold the farm, Oct. 29, 1887, to Clarissa A., wife of M. J. BARRETT, who sold it, Apr. 13, 1891, to EDWIN K. MORSE of Keene. Mr. Morse had hardly become well established upon his farm before he died, March 4, 1893. His body was the first that was laid in the new tomb. His heirs, by deeds of Nov. 7, 1893, and Nov. 9, 1893, sold the place to Francis O. Nims of Keene, who purchased it a month before at an auction. The Morses moved to Pennsylvania. Mr. Nims deeded it, Feb. 26, 1894, to Mary Alice, wife of ORLEY S. MASON. Mr. Mason was one of the numerous children of S. Spaulding Mason of Pottersville, all of whom excel as musicians. In a little more than three years, Mr. and Mrs. Mason deeded the place, June 15, 1897, to JOHN W. HAMMOND of Winchester, who has since then lived upon the place. The Hammonds are excellent neighbors and a very valu- able accession to the town. Their daughter married BURTON E. SMITH, Oct. 2, 1901, who has since then resided here.
254. Site of the old blacksmith shop used by Abel Allen. This shop (or possibly another on the same spot) was also used as a blacksmith shop by the Spauldings. Allen lived at 256, the Spauldings at 255, a later house upon the same farm. This building was also used, in the upper portion of it, for a cider mill. For owners of the land, see the next paragraph.
255. The Thomas and Ashley Spaulding house, where M. J. Barrett lives. This is on a farm composed of the fourth and fifth lots of the sixth range and the eastern portion of the third lot and north-eastern portion of the second lot in the same range. In later days, still other sections have been added. The house was on the home lot, on which stood the original house at 256. This was the fourth lot of the sixth range. It was drawn by Josiah Blodgett of Windsor, Conn., who sold a half interest in it, Jan. 14, 1767, to Job Gleason, then of Gil- sum. The other half was sold, and probably upon the same day, to Joshua Fuller whom we later find in Surry. Gleason and Fuller, both then called of Surry, sold this fourth lot, Nov. 7, 1778, to TIMOTHY DEWEY of Gilsum, the son of Ebenezer Dewey. Timothy immediately built the house at 256, in which he began his married life. He was married, June 29, 1780, to a daughter of Stephen Griswold, who had lived at 102. Hayward's History of Gilsum men- tions the Deweys as " a refined family". In fact they were, in some respects, the most remarkable family that has ever lived within the limits of the town. They were here before Sullivan's incorporation and for a short time afterwards. Mr. Dewey was a cousin of the great-grandfather of Admiral Dewey. He was a direct lineal descendant of the great emperor Charlemagne, as we learn from the published Dewey genealogy. His son, Timothy Dewey, Jr., his second son of that name, was one of the most remarkable men who has ever left Sullivan. He completed his education in Europe. In a German laboratory, he learned the art of making illuminating gas. It had been discovered and had been made and used before, but Timothy Dewey, Jr., was the first person who ever estab-
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lished a plant for its manufacture for commercial purposes upon the American continent and his house on Grand Street, in New York City, was the first to be permanently lighted in that manner. A full account of this may be seen in the published Dewey genealogy. Mr. Dewey's elder son named Timothy died in early childhood and was buried in the old cemetery at the Four Corners. The headstone of native rock, with a rude, but very plain, inscription, is probably the oldest stone in that cemetery. Other persons had died before this child, whose graves were subsequently marked by cobble stones. The headstone at the grave of William Comstock, the first person who died in the settlement, bears an earlier inscription, but it was not erected until after the death of his wife, the date of which is upon the same stone. Mr. Dewey sold this farm, Oct. 19, 1787, to ABEL ALLEN, who came from Lancaster, Mass., for £130, taking his pay mostly in stock. He went to Tunbridge, Vt., and bought a lot of one hundred acres, for which he paid eleven shillings an acre. Timothy Dewey, Sr., was in the Revolution and had a painful experience in the expedition to Canada. Allen lived in the house at 256. He was a blacksmith, with a shop at 254. See that paragraph. After leaving this farm he lived for a few years at 232 and used the blacksmith shop at 91. He eventually moved to Crown Point, N. Y., to which place all of his children went. See paragraph 232 for a fuller account of Mr. Allen. Allen sold this farm, Apr. 5, 1796, to JOSEPH CUMMINGS, who came from Swanzey. Cummings also lived in the house at 256. He had a very large family of children. One of these, David Cummings, afterwards a Baptist clergyman, lived at 253 for several years, as we saw under that paragraph. All of the other children of Mr. Cummings settled elsewhere. Cummings sold the farm, July 19, 1799, to THOMAS SPAULDING, who came here from Dublin. He was a native of New Ipswich and had lived in Hancock and Dublin. He built the meetinghouses in Hancock, Dublin (the second church of the first society), and Sullivan (the second meetinghouse, at 77). He lived awhile, also, at 256, then built this house at 255, where he passed the remainder of his life. He had three daughters, who were married to Daniel Brown Brooks, Ephraim Applin, and James L. Proctor. The first lived many years in town at 257, then moved to Pennsylvania and died in that state. The second two lived in Sullivan, Mrs. Applin at 236 and 253, and Mrs. Proctor at 252. There were seven sons : Nathaniel, who died unmarried; Jacob, who lived at 119; Curtis who lived at 252, 117, 100, 246, and Keene; Dexter, who lived at 121; Martin, who lived at 252 ; Ashley, who lived at 255, but died in Keene; and Dauphin, who lived at 161 and 108. The sons were all of mechanical tastes of a high order. Dexter was a wheelwright, Curtis was a painter, all the others were farmers, but operated saw-mills, Jacob making the operation of his saw and grist-mill his chief business. Thomas Spaulding built the house in which M. J: Barrett now lives at 255, which has since served as a dwelling for the farm. On Apr. 13, 1820, NATHAN- IEL SPAULDING bought the farm of his father, Thomas Spaulding. His health failed and he surrendered the farm to his father. ASHLEY and DAUPHIN SPAULD- ING, brothers of Nathanlel, bought the place of their father, Jan. 1, 1830, and ASHLEY SPAULDING acquired his brother Dauphin's title, March 10, 1834. Ashley owned the place nearly half a century. His children were all born here. His first wife had three sons, one dying in infancy. The elder, Orland K., died in an
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army hospital near the close of the Civil War. See page 525. The second son, Dea. Henry O. Spaulding, resides in Keene. The second wife had a son, Edward, an excellent carpenter, now living in Keene, and two daughters, Miss Abbie of Keene, and Mrs. M. J. Barrett, now living on this homestead. Ashley Spaulding was an industrious and thrifty farmer, an important citizen of the town, and prosperous financially. He sold this farm, Apr. 28, 1875, to MARSHALL J. and CHARLES M. BARRETT, brothers, and sons of Levi Barrett. Marshall married a daughter of Ashley Spaulding. Charles had been living in Natick, Mass. Three years later, May 2, 1878, MARSHALL J. BARRETT bought the interest of his brother. Mr. M. J. Barrett is one of the best farmers and one of the most substantial and important citizens of the town. He had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. All were born upon this homestead, except the eldest (born in Gilsum) and the seventh and eighth (who were born in Keene). The two sons, who lived to maturity, were both born here and were both born upon the seventh of August, sixteen years apart. A daughter, Mrs. Charles G. Wilder, died shortly after her marriage. Three married daughters, Mrs. Fred A. Davis, Mrs. Frank E. Conant, and Mrs. Walter T. Nims, reside in Keene. A daughter, Miss Bessie, and a son, Carl M., reside at present on the homestead with their parents. The elder son, Leston M., has lived in Keene much of the time since his marriage. This is one of the largest and best farms in town, and we hope that it will long be maintained.
256. Site of the old Dewey house. See the preceding paragraph.
257. Site of the Daniel Brown Brooks or old Eager house. The farm was the larger part of the second and third lots of the sixth range, at the west end of the lots. This land was drawn by Josiah Blodgett of Windsor, Conn., who sold a half of his right, Jan. 14, 1767, to Job Gleason of Gilsum. The other half interest in the land appears to have come into possession, very likely upon the same day, of Joshua Fuller, who was of Surry later, if not at that time. Three years later, we find the land included in this farm and the next in possession of Lt. Daniel Wright of Gilsum, who never lived on this spot. He had bought it between 1767 and 1770, probably direct from Gleason and Fuller, but we do not find a record of his deed. He went from Gilsum to Westport, N. Y., where he died. He was a man of much distinction. He became a general in the N. Y. militia and commanded the land forces in the battle of Plattsburg. Wright sold the land, Apr. 21, 1770, to Stephen Belding and Elisha Smith, both of Winchester. Twenty-three years later, May 23, 1793, these men divided the land between them. Elisha Smith took the northern half, which he sold, June 27, 1793, to FORTUNATUS EAGER, Jr., who came from Sterling, Mass., and was the first settler on this place and built the first, probably the only, house that stood on this farm. We know of four of his children, two born in Sterling before he came here, one born here, and one in Gilsum. His little daughter, Dolly, was taken into the family of Dr. Cannon and died in his house and her body was buried in Dr. Cannon's lot in the old cemetery. Eager went from here to Gilsum and kept a tavern, at the old stand where Lt. Daniel Wright had also engaged in the same business. Eager sold this farm to Abraham Wetherbee of Rindge, July II, 1796, who did not live here. He was a farmer of Rindge, where he cultivated several acres of hops. He sold this farm, March 11, 1799, to Rev.
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