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In 1797, another burying ground of family origin was commenced in the extreme westerly part of the town. That year, William Starkey lost a child, and selected a location for its burial, on the east side of the road a few rods north of his house. This, although owned by Mr. Starkey, was soon used as common ground, and for some years was the receptacle for the most of the dead in that vicinity. As the number of graves multiplicd, the ground was enclosed by a wall, but this has mostly fal- len down, and a thrifty growth of bushes now covers the ground, and ere long it will be difficult to find the slight- est trace of a grave. But the first truly public burying ground was a donation to the town of Marlboro' in 1785. by William Barker, the first settler. Mr. Barker for- merly owned several lots near where the village has been built up, and in his disposition of them he reserved about one acre, which he deeded to the town for a burying ground. This was fenced, and soon after, several inter- ments were made, the first being Mrs. Sally Kendall. Mrs. Kendall was the eldest daughter of Jacob Newell, and married Nathan Kendall, but died at her father's house soon after her marriage. As no monument has
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HISTORY OF TROY.
ever been erected to her memory, we have no means of ' knowing the exact date of her death, but from some col- lateral circumstances which tradition has preserved, it would appear to have been some time in the fall of 1785. Two children of William Barker were probably the next interred there, the first being Olive, who died Jan. 7th, 1786: the second, Luke, who died March 5th, the same year. Nancy, another daughter of Jacob Newell, was also buried there about this time. Many of the earlier graves are destitute of stones, so that we have no clue to the names of the person whose remains they contain. The yard has been gradually filling up, and it contains the remains of some member or members of the most of the families that have resided in the central portion of the town. The fence by which the ground was enclosed being of a temporary nature, the town has repeatedly found it necessary to repair or re-build; and even at the present time, nothing more substantial than a common post and rail fence protects the original yard. In ac- cordance with a vote of the town in 1839, the yard was enlarged by the addition of about three-fourths of an acre at the west end, and this new ground is enclosed with an ordinary stone wall. The care of the yard is committed to a sexton, who is chosen annually by the town.
Since the incorporation of the town, the following persons have served as sextons :
1815, Luke Harris. 1826, Daniel W. Farrar.
1816, יי
1827, Charles Davis.
1817, Preston Bishop.
1828, Oliver Hawkins.
1818,
1829, 66
1819, Jonathan B. French.
1830,
1820,
1831, Thomas Wright.
1821,
1832, Oliver Hawkins.
1822, Moses Bush.
1833,
1823, Elijah Fuller.
1834, Thomas Wright, who
1824, Moses Bush. has held the office from that 1825, time to the present (1859).
283
HISTORY OF TROY.
The following table will show the name, time of de- cease, and age of every person whose remains have been interred there, so far as can be learned from the monu- ments. The compiler would acknowledge his obligations for this table to Mr. George E. Aldrich of this village, who has very kindly furnished him with a copy of the inscriptions, carefully taken from every stone:
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION.
TIME OF DECEASE. AGE.
Alexander, Ellinor
daughter of Easman and Lucy,
1838 Feb. 21 |28
Alexander, Ilannah
1832 Dec. 20 18
Alexander, Annis
1834 March 12,22
Alexander, Elizabeth
1836 March 18 27
Alexander, Elijah
son of Joseph and Lncretia,
1832 March 20,8
Alexender, Elijah Jr.
1826 Sept. 29 3
Alexander, Louisa
1826, Vet. 13.6
Aldrich, Olive
wife of Capt. David,
1840|June 17 28
Aldrich, Abigail A.
daughter of Isaac and Abagail, son of
1855 July 22:33
Aldriel, Abba M.
daughter of Isaac, Jr.,
1844 Jan. 26,9 m.
Aldrich, Abigail A.
wife of Isaac,
1858 Aug. 21.77
Amadon, Josiah
1847 July 6 :59
Amadon, Lydia
wife of Josiah,
1827 Jan. 15,37
Barker. William
1798 October 5.02
Barker, William Jr.
son of William and Jane,
1790 April 12 28
Barker, Ruth
daughter of "
1790 April 7|24
Barker, Luke
Son of
1786 March 3 14
Barker, Olive
daughter of
1786 Jan. 72
Ball, Daniel
1830 Feb. 23 74
Ball, Lydia
wife of Daniel,
1840 Oct.
13:86
Ballou, Moses
1838 Oet.
3,57
Ballou, Welcome
1857 Nov. 3 34
Bemis. Edmund
1857 Feb. 12.90
Bemis, Susaunab
1848 |Jan.
93
Bemis, Luther
184 ' Sept. 46
Bemis, Sarah
wife of Luther,
1845 March 24 48
Bemis, Elijah
1852 Nov. 1 4S
Bemis, Martin L.
1852|July 3
Bent. Sarah
1849 March 23 23
Bishop, William
1831 Feb. 6.57
Bishop. Betsey
1830 Aug. 21 57
Bishop, George
1 28 July 10:22
Bellows, Ann E.
1838 Sept. 17 4
Bellows, Alfred A.
son of
66
1848 Sept. 92
Bellows, Frederick A.
son of
1848 Sept. 20 7 m.
Blanchard, Melissa,
wife of Ilosea,
1856 May 6 63
Blanding, Harvey
1859 March 23:50
Bolster, Betsey
wife of Aaron,
1×51 April 3 51
Boyden, Sarah A.
daughter of Ira and Thirza,
1847 March 1 20
Boynton, Clementine Bruce, Sarah
daughter of David and Bethiah, wife of Cyrus,
1851| Feb. 10.51
Bruce, Helen M.
daughter of Cyrus and Sarah,
1848 Aug. 24|22
Bruce, Byron C.
son of
1838 May 6 22
Bruce, Sarah A.
daughter of
1838 Oct. 711-2
Bruce, Mary M.
daughter of Eli and Sarah,
1342 | March 5.5
Buttrick, Daniel
1848 |Dlay
17/100
1839 March 25-25
Aldrich, Julius C.
wife of Edmund,
son of George F., wife of Levi,
wife of William,
daughter of John and Melissa,
1830 July 10 25
284
HISTORY OF TROY.
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION. TIME OF DECEASE. AGE.
Buttrick, Warren W.
son of Edwin and Lucy,
11843|Jan. 512
Bush, Moses
1826 May 4 34
Butler, Joseph
1844 | March 28 77
Butler Viola
daughter of Aaron and Fanny
1853
Aug.
15|1
Butler, Jason
son of Jabez and Betsey,
1837 May 16 5
Carpenter, Charles W.
son of Charles and Elvira,
1850 May 9 5
Carpenter, Maria L.
daughter of “ יר
1853 May 4
9
Capron, James F.
son cf James and Sophronia,
1852 Oct.
13 36
Clark, Martha
daughter of Jonathan and Hannah 1849 April
15 10 m.
Clark, Hannah V.
1843 June
19 1
Clark, Jonathan, Esq.
1850 Aug.
20 62
Clark, Louisa
1832 Dec.
2 25
Clark, Lyman
son of Thomas and Rowena,
1834 Dec.
4 17
Coolidge, Abraham
1343 July 26 79
Coolidge, Sarah
wife of Abraham,
1836 Oct. 18 71
Coolidge, Asher
1834 Nov.
15|43
Coolidge, William
son of Asher,
1826 May
11|18 m.
Coolidge, Clarissa
wife of Orlando,
1822| March 18 24
Coolidge, Sarah
daughter of Orlando and Clarisa,
1822| March 28|10 m.
Coolidge, Ramazo
son of Barak and Nancy, 16
1532 March 20 1
Coolidge, Sarah
wife of Elbridge,
1859 Feb.
7|28
Coolidge, Sarah P.
daughter of Charles and Sarah,
1845 Sept.
5
Crosby, I'mily
daughter of Alpheus and Mary,
1823 Nov. 17 13 nl.
Crosby, Louisa
1825 Oct. 22 |1
Cummings, Sarah
1824 Jan. 16|58
Cutting, Daniel, Esq.
1355 Nov. 15 80
Cutting, Sarah
wife of Daniel,
1847 April 30 59
Cutting, Albert
son of Daniel and Sarah,
1828 Oct. 30 26
Cutting, Sarah
(laughter of “
1815 Sept. 29|1
Davis, Harriet
daughter of Charles and Mary,
1826 Jan. 8 4
Dodge, Josiah
1855 March 20 55
Fairbanks, Abigail
wife of George,
1848 Aug. 27 27
Fairbanks, Charles Henry son of George and Abigail,
1848 Nov. 29|1
Fairbanks, Nancy
wife of George,
1858 Oct. 24 39
Farrar, Lucena
daughter of Daniel and Lucena,
1855 Dec. 12 45
Farrar, Naomi E.
daughter of George and Naomi,
1829 March 3 10
Farrar, George E.
son of
1829 March 10 2
Farrar, Nancy
daughter of
1825 March 8|Sm.
Farrar, Harriet N.
1825 June 12
Farrar, Naomi
wife of George,
1842 Sept. 2 46
Farrar, George
1824 |Nov. 1 65
Farrar, Bethiah
wife of George,
1837 Nov. 18 71
Farrar, Lucy
wife of Daniel,
1838 Aug. 20 75
Farrar. Daniel
son of Maj. John,
1832 Sept. 5.69
Farrar, William, Col.
1837 May
4 77
Farrar, Irena
1835 May 15 75
Farrar, John
1841 June 19 22
Farrar, Charles
1839 Oct. 24 22
Farrar, Stephen B.
son of Stephen. wife of
1838 July 31 45
Farrar, Stephen Farrar, Sarah
daughter of Daniel W.
1838 March 27 13
Farrar, Betsey G.
wife of
1858|Nov. 6 ,64
Farrar, Hannah Maria
daughter of David W.
1843 Oct. 10 Inf 's.
Fassett, Joseph
1858 Sept. 17|63
Fassett, Frank P.
son of John W.
1853 Oct.
2418 m.
1858 July 29|27
Fairbanks, Silas
66 6.
1825 March 26 67
Farrar, Daniel, Capt.
1825 April 29|3
Farrar, Delila
1841 |March 2 41
1825 May 2 4 m.
Coolidge, Edwiu
1837 April 23 3
Clark, Jonathan
285
HISTORY OF TROY.
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION.
TIME OF DECEASE. AGE.
Fisher, Susannah
wife of Darius,
1841 Sept. 24 38
Fisher, Ira
1838 May
7 34
Fisher, Sally
wife of Ira,
1834 Sept.
2 63
Fisher, Darius Rev.
1853 Feb.
12/21
Fife, Mary J.
wife of Timothy, son of John and Mary,
1848 May
15.6
Forbs, Benjamin
1848 April 12 90
Forristall, Hannah
wife of Joseph,
1808 Jan. 7.6
Forristall, Kesiah
son of
1850 Feb. 4 43
Forristall, Thomas J.
1854 March 30 12
Forristall, sarah J.
1818 Aug. 24 1
French, George
daughter of David and Abby.
1844 Oct.
10 23
Frost. Perley
1831 July
9 24
Foskett, Corbitt A.
1819 Feb.
26:44
Fuller, Isaac Capt.
1836 Aug. 16 57
Fuller, Patty
1826 June
19 25
Fuller, Auna
wife of Amasa, son of Isaac and Temperance,
1825
1
Fuller, William
IS33 Dec. 14 39
Fuller, Isaac
wife of Amasa,
1845 April 5 41
Fuller, Hannah
1851 April 11/24
Garfield. Angeline
wife of George,
1854 Dec. 20,61
Garfield, Lucy
1845 Feb.
19 19
Garfield, Amos
1828 Jan.
10
Garfield, Sarah H.
1841 May
30:25
Gilmore, Leonard
1854 Jan. 8 59
Goddard, Solomon
1846 July 18/21
Goddard, Edwin
1849 Dec. 10 48
Godding, Ira
1849 Oct. 28|
Gedding, Eliza
wife of Tra, daughter of Timothy and Ruth,
1833 Feb. 24.28
Godding, Loney
1852 dept.
11 Inf't.
Griffin, Hannah
1844 April 3:45
Hager, Lucy E.
1842 June
22 32
Hayward, Irena
1852 S. pt.
1| |Inf't.
Harris, William
wife of William,
1852 Sept. +59
Ilawkins, Sylvia
wife of Larned,
1832 Sept. 20,79
Harrington, Mary
wife of Elijah,
IS27 JJune
3'37
Harrington, Frances E.
daughter of Elijah,
1833 Aug. 20,3
Harrington, Edward
son of A. B. and Betsey, 6: 66
1859 April 19/22
Haskell. Henry
Haskell, Mary Ann
daughter of Joseph and Ruth, son of 66
1822 Aug. 27
1829 March 27 6 m.
Haskell, Simon
1843 Aug. 17 2
Haskell, Martha Ann
1840 Jan. 28 1 m.
Haskell, Henry George
1851 |Oct. 4 60
1821 Oct.
4 64
daughter of Joseph M. son of Jonathan and Betsey,
1851 Dec.
15.5
Frost, Abby Ann
IS49 May 2|85
Forristall, Belinda
daughter of Joseph and Hannah,
1844 May 11,62
1847 June 25 42
Forristall, Alexander
1857 Aug. 3/74
Forristall, Joseph
1856 Feb. 10 59
Folly, Bartholomew
1835 Jan. 13|63
daughter of Edward and Mary, wife of Thomas P. son of William and Sarah,
1850 July 24 16
Harris, William F.
1852 Aug. 15 29
Harris, Patty
18:27 Dec. 14|22
Harrington, Joshua, Esq.
1823 Feb). 15,66
Harrington, Elibabeth
wife of Joshua, Esq.,
daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth. 1833 May
7 42
Ilarrington, Prudence
1837 June 22
Harrington, Arbee Read
1856 March 27 23
Harrington, Charles B.
1845 Oct. 23 2
Maskell, Eliza Ann
daughter of Abner and Laura, son of
1843|June 21.9
daughter of Ilenry and Martha, son of
Hayden. Moses Hodgkins, Hezekiah
son of Enoch and Lucy,
daughter of "
son of Solomon and Sarah,
Goulding, Philinda
1854 April 3.5S
Hager, Edward
wife cf Enoch,
Fife, Benjamin
286
HISTORY OF TROY.
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION. TIME OF DECCASE. AON.
Hodgkins, Lydia
wife of Hezekiah,
1843| April 3183
Hodgkins, Lydia
daughter of Pelatiah and Mehitable 1845 June
20|27
Hodgkins, Aaron
1856 April 11:59
Hodgkins, Rhoda
wife of Aaron,
1851 April 10 52
Hodgkins, Christopher
son of Aaron and Rhoda,
1826 Aug. 3 3
Holbrook, Diana
wife of Elkanah,
1857
April 6.69
Hutchins, George W.
son of William and Lydia,
1842 Feb. 18/3
Ingalls, Eliza
wife of Ransom,
1857 Aug. 15 39
Ingalls, George W.
son of Ransom and Eliza,
1858 March 199
Jenkins, Helen Maria
wife of Rev. Abraham,
1851| May 22 31
Kendall, George
1854 Sept. 14|29
Kendall Timothy
1855 Dec.
16/42
Kendall, Timothy, Capt.
1851 Feb.
14 68
Kendall, Charles
1837 Feb.
9:16
Kendall, Caroline
son of Timothy and Anna, daughter of
1836 Aug.
24
Kendall. Lyman
1828 May
22
Kendall, Parkman
1850 March 22 21
Lawrence, Irena
wife of John,
1849 Feb. 28 63
Lawrence, Elizabeth
wife of Daniel,
1840 Oct. 29 101
Lawrence, William
son of William and Patty,
1817 Jan. 10/1
Lawrence, Joseph
1820 Dec. 5 11
Lawrence, Patty
wife of William,
1840 Jan.
5 51
Lawrence, Jonathan, Jr.
1841 Oct.
14|67
Lawrence, Alfred
1848 April 27|49
Lampson, Sarah
wife of Jonathan,
1827 July 29 96
Lyman, Chester
1828 Feb. 26 43
Lyman, Lucy
wife of Chester,
1849 Sept. 19:51
Lyman, Leonard
son of Chester and Lucy,
1835 Ang. 6 4
Lyman, Harriet
daughter of T. L.
1849 Sept. 27|16
Mann, Edwin
son of Elias,
1856 April
29 35
Marshall, William
1835 May 17 50
Marshall, Anna
wife of William,
1857 Feb. 17 75
Marshall, William, Jr.
1855 April 11 45
Marshall, Daniel
1844 Sept. 19|27
Merrifield. Susannah B.
1853 Oct.
1/21
Merrifield, Francis
1853 April 16 1
Newell, Lepzibath
1801 Oct. 2|73
Newell, Nathan
1835 May 2 52
Newell, Veranus
1819 July
25 Inf't.
Newell, Reuben
1842 Jan. 5 75
Newman, Joseph S. Nurse, Ebenezer
1824 Dec.
10,62
wife of Ebenezer,
1844 April
26.78
Nurse, Mary J.
1837 May 17|1
Nurse, Edward G.
1834 Sept. 4
Nurse. Charles
1834 Aug. 30 8
Osborne. Jacob
1845| April 25 79
Osborne, Sibel
1845 May 12,80
Parker, Nathaniel Parker, Eliza
wife of Nathaniel,
1848 June
28 42
Parker, Minerva
daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza,
1856 June 4|17
Partridge, Edward
1851 Oct. 21 65
Partridge, Edith
wife of Edward,
1845 Dec. 14:57
Perry, Caleb
1S33 Oct. 18|26
Piper, William J.
son of Rev. A. M.
1850 Jan.
6,6 m.
I'utney, Susan M.
daughter of Joseph and Mary,
1851 Feb.
24 4
Newell, Rachel
1831 Oct. 1|20 nl.
1847 May 13 74
Nurse, Priscilla Nurse, Maria
1832 Feb. 10/24
daughter of Joseph and Nancy,
son of 66 =
1857 Oct. 30,51
wife of Simcon B.
son of S. B. and Susannah, wife of Jacob,
1832 July 13 84
Lawrence, Daniel
daughter of Winthrop and Lydia, 1846 Sept. 20
Knights, Frances Estella
287
HISTORY OF TROY.
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION. TIME OF DECEASE. AGE.
Rice, Lucy
wife of Cutler,
1832
20
Rice, Fanny
Rich, Rachel Crane
1837 March 20 53
Sanders, David
18:3 June 19 77
Sanders, Polly
wife of David,
1822 June 25,71
Sibley, Amos
son of Amos,
1849 Sept. 22.18
Sibley, Amos Whiton
wife of Erastus,
1847| Nov. 18 37
wife of Eri J.
1S47 Aug. 8 28
Starkey, Luther
son of Peter and Mary,
1827 Nov. S 24
Starkey, Betsey
wife of Enoch,
1821 June
18,70
Starkey, Luna
son of Luna and Hannah,
1833 Warch 30 20
Starkey, Viana
daughter of Luna and Hannah,
1849 June 30 19
Starkey, Sarah D.
daughter of Daniel and Sarah,
1842 July
25 16 m.
Starkey, L. Diana
1845 Sept
7|17 m.
Starkey, Ann M.
185] June
7 4 m.
Starkey, Caleb L.
1852 Feb. 18|10 m.
Starkey, Stephen
1853 March 27 29
Stanley, Benjamin B.
son of B. M. and Abigail,
1856 Nov. 5 13
daughter of Amos,
1837 Aug. 8 16
Stearns, Jemime
wife of Jonathan,
1843 July 15 90
Stowell, Isaac, Dea.
Stowell, Betsey
wife of Isaac,
1856 January. 63
Stowell, Levina
1852 April 27 66
Stowell, Harvey I.
son of
1845 July 25 25
Stevens, Eliza W.
wife of Rev. Alfred,
1844 Dec. 8 26
Stickney, Abiel
1855 Feb. 4 85
Tolman, Benjamin
1840 March 9 85
Tolman, Hlepzibath
1842 July 20 77
Tolman, Edward
1852,Oct. 26 41
'Tolman, Ilenry
1851 March 6 68
Tolman, Sarah A.
daughter of Henry and Mary, son cf 66
1821 June 28 4
Tenney, Melinda
wife of Moses,
1823 May
24 30
Wetherbee, Maria
daughter of Daniel and Lucy,
1837 Dec. S 24
Wetherbee, Edmund II.
son of Calvin and Clarissa,
1847 Aug. 16.7 m.
Ward, David
son of Nahum and Mary,
1845 April 18 6
Whitcomb, Elzina
1839 October. 9
Whitcomb, Charles
1855 Nov. 17/22
Whitcomb, Luther
1854 Oct. 24 30
Whitcomb, Lucy Ana
1851 Jan. 25 21
Whitcomb, Abigail
1827 Nov. 20 30
Wheeler, Mary
wife of Hezekiah,
1832 June 31 88
Wheeler, Louisa A.
1851 Nov. 14 25
Wheeler, Stephen, Jr.
1837 July 19 28
Wheeler, Aaron V.
1830 Jan. 30 3 m.
Wheeler, Nathan
1836 March 17,80
Wheeler, Clarissa
1832 March 22 34
Wheeler, Timothy;
1846 Aug. 14 60
Wheeler, David B.
1839 Nov. 6.22
Wilbur, Catherine
1856 Dec. 26|21
Wilbur, Jonathan
1857 May 14'51
White, David
1839 Sept. 27 75
White, Esther White, David
wife of David, son of David and Esther,
1825 Nov.
12:32
Whittemore, Levi
1847 Feb. 8/61
Whittemore, Mary
wife of Levi,
1858 Jan. 31 66
Whittemore, Salmon
1826 May 6.47
Whittemore, Sarah
daughter of Salmon and Lydia, 1332, Jan.
21 23
daughter of Cutler and Mary wife of Rev. Ezekiel,
1829 May 18 2 nı.
1826 Jan. 8 14 m.
Spaulding, Mahala
Spaulding, Belsey E.
Starkey, Maria
daughter of Bailey and Betsey, daughter of Alanson and Mary, son of Stephen and l'olly,
1847 Feb. 17 14 m.
Stearns, Sarah And
wife of Benjamin,
1844 Nov. 2 19
Tolman, James T.
daughter of William and Clarissa, son of
wife of Luther,
wife of Ephraim,
son of Aaron,
son of Timothy and Ruhannah,
1844 Jan. 3,81
288
HISTORY OF TROY.
NAME.
FAMILY CONNECTION.
TIME OF DECEASE. AGR.
Whittemore, Mary W.
daughter of Salmon and Lydia,
1831|Oct. 14 25
Whittemorc, Elijah
son of
66
66
1820 March 6/2
Whittemore, Salmon
18:24 Nov. 26 5 m.
Whittemore, -
1816 March 13
Whittemore, Lucy Ann
wife of Levi,
1841 Aug. 10'24
Whitney, Edward
son of S. G. and A. N.
1857 Aug. 31 1
Whitney, Antinette
daughter of S. G. and A. N.
1858 | April 11 15
Wilder, David
1848 July
9 40
Wilder, Lucy
wife of David,
1842 July
24 28
Wilder, Stephen W.
son of David and Lucy,
1841 Aug.
21 3 m.
Winch, Nathan
1851 Aug. 28 70
Winch, Polly
wife of Nathan,
1834 Jan. 1 53
Winch, Asenath
1858 Feb.
11 72
Winch, Adaline C.
daughter of Nathan J. and Abigail 1842 Aug. 19 6
66
1849 Sept.
17 15
Winch, George B.
66
1849 Sept.
25 6
Wise, Lydia
daughter of Asahel and Hannah,
1831 Aug.
21 1
Wright, Joel
1838 Dec.
29 79
Wright, Tabitha
wife of Jocl,
1838 Aug. 13 70
Wright, Kesiah
1835 Sept. 9,70
Wright, Thomas
son of Almon and Sally,
1851 May
21 23
Wright, Sally
wife of Almon,
1841 | May
15 41
Winch. Franklin B.
son of
THE ROBBERY.
ON the 3d of March, 1811, a robbery was committed in what is now Troy, and this occasioned no little ex- citement at the time. The circumstances were substan- tially as follows: Luke Harris and a young lad by the name of Charles Tolman, were travelling in a sleigh from Marlboro' to Fitzwilliam, on the Turnpike road that leads from Keene to that place. Just before sunset they passed Carter's tavern, where Harris saw a stran- ger mounting his horse, and soon after observed that he was following him. The pursuit was continued about one hundred rods to a wood, where the stranger rode on and passed Harris and kept a little forward of him some distance, then halted and let Harris pass him. Harris rode on and stranger followed him almost to the falls, then passed him again. As they came to a curve in the road, Harris saw the stranger take out a pistol and prime
289
HISTORY OF TROY.
it. Near the road that led to Talmon Knights, the stranger stopped and Harris passed him. Stranger fol- lowed Harris a few rods then passed him and kept for- ward till he arrived at a wood path, into which he turned and stopped. When Harris came up, stranger rode out, presented a pistol to him, and said, "deliver up your money." Harris replied that "he had none of conse- quence." Stranger said, "damn you, deliver up your money or you are a dead man." Harris then gave him his pocket-book. Stranger ordered him to go back to Keene or he would blow him through. Harris turned back and stranger rode off towards Fitzwilliam. Harris intended to go back and turn up the road to Talmon Knights's; rode fast, and his horse got a little past the road, and in attempting to turn him, the sleigh struck a log and was almost upset, and Harris fell out. When he had got up he saw stranger coming back. He came up and told Harris he was a rascal, and had deceived him, that he had more money, held his dirk at Harris's breast and searched his pockets, then told him to go on to Keene and if he turned back that night, he would be the death of him. Stranger then rode off, and Harris rode back towards Keene, and when the stranger was out of sight, Harris turned back and went up the road to Knights's, and told Knights of the robbery, and re- quested him to turn out in pursuit of the robber.
The robber went towards Fitzwilliam, and when he had got to a dry bridge about a mile south of the place where he robbed Harris, he met a man by the name of Willard driving a team, and a Mr. Powers near him. The robber demanded Willard's money. Willard told him he had none. Robber dismounted and came up to him with a pistol in his hand, and said, "damn you, why do you dally. deliver up your money or you are a dead man." Willard took out all he had, only a few cents, and robber said, "march on, damn you, march on
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HISTORY OF TROY.
or I will be the death of you." Willard took Powers's horse and rode on to Harris's tavern-called to the peo- ple to turn out and pursue the robber. He then turned back and stopped at Morse's, called to them to turn out and catch the robber; rode on to Osgood's, called to the people in the house-asked if they had seen any person ride by upon the run. Just at that time the robber stepped out and said yes, he has just gone by. But Willard saw him and knew him, sprung off his horse, robber presented his pistol. Willard seized the pistol and clenched the robber, who drew his dirk Willard slipped and prisoner got off, lost off his hat, mounted his horse and rode off without his hat. Willard mounted his horse and pursued the robber, who took the Turn- pike road, but when he had got within about a mile of Fitzwilliam village, being closely pursued, he dismount- ed and ran into the woods.
Intelligence of the robbery rapidly spread, and several individuals were soon on the ground. The first to dis- cover the robber after he entered the woods, was Dr. Samuel Lane of Fitzwilliam. He saw him about twenty rods distant, coming out of the woods, galloped his horse after him. When he came within four or five rods of the robber, he called to him and asked who he was? Robber turned and came towards Lane and said, "I am the man," or "I am the man pursued." Lane came up, and robber said, "you are a rascal and are in my power," and snapped a pistol at him. The pistol missed fire. Lane struck the robber with his whip and dismounted the off side (the robber being on the other side. ) Lane's foot held in the stirrup, horse started and dragged him two or three rods, then got loose-saw robber pursuing him with a dirk in his right hand and a pistol in his left. Lane struck off the pistol and closed in with the robber, who attempted to stab him with the dirk. first in the side and then in the shoulder. Lane
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called out murder, threw the robber, but robber imno- diately turned him under, and made repeated attempts to stab him, but had bent the point of his dirk against his shoulder bone and could not penetrate his clothes after. Lane held robber down by his forctop and cried murder. Mr. Starkey and Jonas Robeson soon came up and the robber was secured. The robber was ex- amined before E. Wright, Esq. of Fitzwilliam, and duly committed for trial.
The prisoner's name was found to be George Ryan, and was from St. Johns, in the province of Lower Canada. On the 10th of May following, the prisoner was arraigned before the Superior Court then in session at Charlestown. and the Indictment being read, the defendant pleaded NOT GUILTY, and Thursday, the 16th inst., was assigned for the trial. Accordingly, on Thursday morning, the day assigned, the Court opened at nine o'clock. The prisoner being set to the bar, the trial commenced. There were present-Hon. Arthur Livermore, Chief Justice; Hon. John Steel, Justice; William K. Atkin- son, Esq., Attorney General for the State: J. C. Cham- berlain, J. H. Hubbard, and Roger Vose, Esq's., for the prisoner. The case was ably conducted on both sides. and the following abridgment of the charge of the Chief Justice to the Jury will show the ground of defence and the principal points brought to bear upon the case:
" Gentlemen of the Jury :
By a Statute of this State, the crime of robbery is made a capital offence. The words of the act are: 'That if any person shall feloniously assault, rob, and take from another person, any money, `goods, chattels, or other property, that may be the subject of theft, such person being thereof convicted, shall be adjudged guilty of felony, and suffer death.' George Ryan is indicted for a breach of this law. To this indictment the defendant
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has pleaded not guilty, and you are to determine this important issue. The extreme severity of the law re- quires the fullest evidence before you should convict. It is your duty to try this issue on the evidence in the
casc. An awful responsibility rests on you. You will first consider, gentlemen, whether the prisoner did the deed. If you believe he did it, you will then consider whether he had his reason at the time, and you are to presume he had unless the contrary is shown. If you believe the prisoner deranged at the time, you will then determine whether this proceeded from intoxication or from the visitation of Prividence. Intemperance is itself a crime and one crime cannot excuse another.
[His Honor then stated the evidence on the part of the government, and also the evidence of Bingham, Ho- gan, and Capt. Dunham, in favor of the prisoner, and then proceeded:]
It may be important in this case to consider whether the defendant, previous to the 3d of March last, was a person of good character; whether it does not appear from the evidence that he has been engaged in the north west company's service; and if so whether this may not account for his being armed in the manner he was. It may be important also to consider whether the prisoner bought back the dirk for the purpose of using it, or whether it was merely accidental.
[His Honor then noticed the testimony of the other witnesses, on the part of the prisoner, and proceeded : ]
Your first inquiry is, whether the prisoner did rob Luke Harris. If you believe Harris, and his testimony is confirmed by other evidence, you must believe that the defendant did that deed. You will then inquire whether he did it feloniously. To determine this, you must also determine whether he had at that time the use of his reason. Stiles and Shaw testify, that in their opinion he had not the use of his reason. If you are of
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this opinion, the sin of his transgression is not to be laid on him, unless he was the voluntary cause of his own de- rangement. Intoxication is no excuse for the commission of a crime. This is true as a general rule. But all general rules are subject to exceptions. Suppose a man unacquainted with the effects of spirituous liquor should be presented with it and should, by drinking it, be thrown into a fit of madness; he would not be accounta- ble for his actions during his delirium; and the reason is because his intoxication is involuntary and unintended. The effects of ardent spirits are very different upon dif- ferent persons. A large quantity will have no effect upon some men, while a small quantity will intoxicate others. In this case you know nothing of the prisoner before this time. He might have been unaccustomed to the use of ardent spirits. You will therefore consider whether he was probably intoxicated; and if so whether he might not have drunk more than he was aware of. It will be your duty to examine all the evidence in the case. I repeat, gentlemen, the whole responsibility of this trial rests upon the jury. You must not convict until all reasonable doubts are removed. If they are not, you will acquit the prisoner; if they are, whatever may be the consequences to him, it is your duty to find him guilty."
The jury, after being out about half an hour, returned with the verdict of NOT GUILTY.
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INDEX.
-
A.
PAGE.
PAGE.
Beers, John W.
214
Aldrich, Isaac
176
Berby, -
81
Aldrich, Isaac Jr. .
190
Bears,
232
Aldrich, Amasa
174
Binney, Thomas
104
Aldrich, Andrew J.
212
Bishop, Agabus
49
Alexander, Easman
115
do. Family of
77
Alexander, Elijah
90
Blanding, Harvey
185
Alexander, Calvin
199
Boyden, Ira
190
Alexander, Joseph Jr.
191
Bounties paid by Towns,
67
Alexander, Joseph
118
Brewer, James
35-61
Allen, Samuel purchases
do. Family of
72
Mason's Claim,
17
Brewer, Asa
99
Amadon, Josiah
116
Brewer, Asa Jr.
157
Animals, Wild
228
Brown, Lemuel 167
Brown, John and William 103
Brown, George W.
188
Brown, Erastus
193
B.
Bruce, John
48
do. Family of
75
Baker, Abel
159
Bucklin, Nathaniel
97
Baker, Abel W.
206
Buttrick, Daniel
179
Barker, William
30
Buttrick, Edwin
184
do. Family of
69
Butler, Simon 157
Ball, Daniel
122
Butler, Joseph
110
Ball, Janathan .
88
Butler, A. S.
206
Barnard, William
104
Bush, Moses
168
Bacon, Ebenezer & Samuel 85
Burying Grounds,
280
Ballou, Welcome
213
Ballou, Moses
166
C.
Bemis, Jonas
180
Bemis, Edmund
107
Capron, James 181
Bemis Calvin
211
Capron, Jonathan 97
Bemis Elijah
168
Cameron, Duncan
48
Anecdotes, respecting wild Animals,
233
296
INDEX.
PAGE.
F.
Carpenter, Charles
188
PAGE.
Caverly, A. M.
221
Farrar, Phinehas
34
Chapman, Luther
224
do. Family
70
Chase, Charles N.
216
Farrar, John
36
Charter, conditions of
20
do. Family of
72
Clark, Thomas
49
Farrar, Daniel
54
do. Family of
75
do. Family of
77
Clark, Thomas Jr.
104
Farrar, John Jr.
63
Clark, Howard,
193
Farrar, George
80
Clark, Luke C.
190
Farrar, Daniel Jr.
112
Clark, Alvah S.
209
Farrar, Daniel W .
119
Clark, Jonathan
169
Farrar, Stephen
126
Clement, John
210
Farrar, George Jr.
148
Cobb, Leonard
166
Farrar, David W.
194
Cobb, Farwell O.
209
Farrar, Stephen B.
204
Farrar, Edward
224
Committee of Safety Circu- lar from
65
Fairbanks, George
204
Coolidge, Hezekiah and Abraham
83
do. Family of
70
Coolidge, Asher
165
Fife, Timothy
159
Cook, Sylvanus
92
Fitts, Robert
116
Crosby, Alpheus
163
Flint, Sylvester P.
124
Cutting, Daniel
43
Forristall, Joseph
50
do. Family of 74
do. · Family of
76
Cutting, Joseph
43
Forristall, Franklin B. 205
Cutting, Moses
44
Forristall, Joseph M. 152
do. Family of
75
Foster, Francis
196
French, Joseph
101
Frost, David
198
Fuller, Elijah
98
Fuller, Isaac 99
Fuller, Isaac Jr.
151
Daggett, Levi
145
Damon, George
213
Davis, Calvin
127
G.
Davis, Charles
156
Dean, James
86
Dexter, Lorenzo
215
E.
Garey, John and David 101
Gates, A. B. 200
Education,
239 |
Goddard, Solomon
148
Fairbanks, Cyrus
146
Fife, Silas
32
Cutting, Daniel Jr.
114
D.
Garfield, John 90
Garfield, Abel 165
Garfield, Enoch 166
INDEX. 297
PAGE.
.J.
Goddard, Elliott
206
PAGE.
Godding, John
51'
Jackson, Isaac
92
do. Family of
Jones, Joseph 201
Godding, Timothy
76
Joy, Nathaniel 100
Godding, Ira
182
Godding, Alvah
224
K.
Godfrey, James
121
Goodall, Thomas
212
Kenney, Moses 41
Gorham, Elnathan
124
Kendall, Nathaniel
172
Kendall, Timothy 156
Grimes, John
204
Kimball, E. P. 186
Knights, Talman
80
H.
Harrington, Jonah 37
Ilarrington, Joshua 47
do. Family of
75
Lawrence, Jonathan 47
Harrington, Joshua Jr. 112
117
Harrington, A. B.
181
Harris, Christopher 98
Lawrence, John
109
Harris, Luke
122
Lawrence, Samuel
113
Harris, Stephen
155
Harris, William A.
208
Lawrence, John Jr.
194
Hlaskell, Abner
50
Lawrence, Gregory 198
224
Library, 261
M.
Mason & Gorges, grant to 16
Mason, obtains new grant 16
Mason, John Tufton, sells his interest 18
Mason, William C. 215
Mann, Elias 118
Marshall, William 182
Maxcy, Levi 115
Mckinstry, George P. 207
Meetings, how called 27
Introduction, 13
178
Howe, Zalmon
108
Lawyers,
Haskell, Joseph 153
Haskell, William) 153
Hawkins, Oliver,
170
Hodgkins, Aaron
163
Hodgkins, Hezekiah
105
Hodgkins, Pelatialı 125
Holt, Aaron 111
Holt, Joel
175
Holt, Jotham II.
I.
Lawrence, Daniel -12
do. Family of 73
do. Family of
74
Harrington, Elijah
Lawrence, Jonathan Jr. 107
Lawrence, William 108
Lawrence, Isaac
121
do. Family of 74
82
Kendall, Joseph
Gould, Daniel
Grosvenor, Benj. F. 178
298
INDEX.
PAGE.
R.
PAGE.
Meeting House, when ded-
Randall, Abraham
92
" icated
132
Roberts, Richard
35
Mixer, Ezekiel
38-58
· do. Family of
72
Miller, Luke
221
Root, Ephraim 85
Morse, Henry
41
Robbins, Benoni
86
Morse, Josiah
105
Robeson, Jonas
94
Murder, the supposed
277
Rogers, John
96
Robbery,
288
N.
Russell, Stephen
92
Newell, Jacob
40
S.
do. Family of
72
Newell, Jacob Jr.
58
Sanders, Ebenezer & David 96
Schools, 212
37
Newell, Reuben
106
Shaw, Ichabod 46
Newell, Nathan
125
do. Family of
71
Nurse, Joseph
53
Sibley, Amos
147
do. Family of
Societies, Religious
263
Nurse, Ebenezer
54
Spooner, Lyman
195
do. Family of
78
Spaulding, Eri J.
192
Nurse, Brown
184
Starkey, Peter
46-64
P.
Starkey, Joseph
71
Starkey, Enoch
71
Papers, Test
66
Starkey, William
93
Parker, Joseph
81
Parker, Nathaniel
183
Starkey, Daniel 186
Parkman, Alexander
53
Starkcy, Bailey 189
Perry, Calcb
118
Starkey, Stephen
208
Perry, Justus
217
Perkins, Moses S.
158
Pews, Meeting House sold 143 Physicians, 217
Sweetland, John
89
Platts, Nathan
88
T.
Plymouth, Council of 15
Tiffany, Joseph
38
Porter, Henry A. 195
Thompson, Hugh
101
Potter, C. E. letter from 273
Tolman, Thomas 33
Proprietors, first meeting of 23
Tolman, Benjamin® 39-57
Putney, Jedediah
187
· do. Family of
73
do. Family of
76
Newell, Pearson
60
Shaw, Jonathan
do. Family of
73
Starkey, Luna 120
Starkey, Alanson 210
Stanley, Benjamin M. 212
Porter, Asa 180
Meeting House, how built 131
299
INDEX.
PAGE.
PAGE.
Tolman, Henry
109
Wheeler, Stephen
172
Tolman, Charles
154
Wheeler, Sampson
192
Tolman, Stephen
169
Wheeler, John
194
Tolman, Charles M.
177
Whipple, Jonathan
100
Townsend, Luther
200
Whitcomb, William
163
Town, organized
140
White, Porter
210
Topography,
226
White, Ezekiel
96
Townships, grant of
19
Whittemore, Salmon
121
Whittemore, Levi
174
Troy, efforts to obtain Charter of
128
Whittemore, Levi Jr.
195
Tufton, Robert
17
Whittemore, Luther
205
Tupper, Erastus
211
Whitney, John & Jona.
179
Whitney, S. G.
196
W.
Whitney, Charles W.
219
Winch, Caleb
37-62
War, Revolutionary
56
do. Family of
70
Ward, Reuben
45
Winch, Jason
81
do. Family of
74
Wise, Asahel .
170
Warren, Jonas
81
Wolves,
229
Weaver, Constant
123
Woodward, Ichabod
93
Wesson,
81
Woodward, Franklin
207
Wheeler, David
37
Wright, Lyman
125
do. Family of
71 Wright, Thomas
173
Wheeler, Silas
95
Wright, Charles B.
216
Wheeler, Nathan
103
Wright, Ebenezer
218
ERRATA.
Page 19, line 8. for concilitating, read conciliating.
" line 11, for Masonic, read Masonian.
" line 12. omit twenty-five.
39, line 3, for controversey, read controversy. 43, line 9, for Silsby's read Sibley's.
71, line 18, for Justin, read Justus.
78, line 1, for eight, read cleven.
87, line 2, for Rhan, read Rahn.
132, line 4, (note) for honse, read house.
line 6, (note) for praye, read prayer.
Tolman, Elisha H.
188
Whitcomb, Zophar
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