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RICHARD TOZER,
ABIJAHI TUCKER,
DANIEL EMERSON,
ELIPIIALET STONE,
DANIEL GOODENOW,
BENONI ROBBINS,
THADDEAS IIASTINGS,
PIIINEHAS PAUL,
*REUBEN WARD, ELNATHAN NEWTON,
*SILAS FIFE,
ABEL WOODARD,
*JONAHI HARRINGTON,
BENJAMIN GOODENOW,
WILLIAM ADARAS,
BERODICK WEBBER,
JEDEDIAII TAYNTOR,
SAMUEL BISHOP,
WILLIAM TENNEY,
JOIIN McCRIE,
*RICHARD ROBBARDS,
DANIEL COLLINS,
EBENEZER READS,
*JOSEPII CUTTING,
*JAMES BREWER,
JAMES LEWIS.
SOLOMON WOODWARD,
JOSEPII COLLINS,
JAMES FLOOD,
JAMES FIELD,
DAIRD DUPER,
ISAAC McALLESTER,
HIS ABRAHAM BROOKS,
MARK.
TIMOTHY BIEMIES,
JONATHAN GOODENOW,
EBEN EZER HIXSON,
*DANIEL CUTTING,
JOIIN TOZER,
DANIEL THURSTON,
STEPIIEN WOODARD,
*JACOB NEWELL,
MOSES TUCKER,
ROBERT CONVERSE,
OLIVER WRIGHT,
THEODORE MANN."
"MONADNOCK NO. FIVE July ye 9th 1776.
In obedience to the within Riten we have ofcred the same to all our inhabitants and they have all sined ex- cepting those whose names are heare under Riten:
*WILLIAM BARKER, *ICABARD SHAW,
*DANIEL LAWRENCE.
RICHARD ATWELL, *JONATHAN SHAW, BENJAMIN TUCKER, THOMAS RIGGS, ELIPHALET STONE, -
Selectmen of Monadnock No. five."
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HISTORY OF TROY.
All those marked thus (*) lived on territory now in- cluded in Troy. A similar circular was sent to the town of Fitzwilliam, but the return, if ever made, has been lost. The following extracts have been taken from the army rolls and other papers now in the office of the Secretary of State:
" Account of the Bounties & supplies paid by several towns to soldiers in the years 1777, 1778 1779, which sums were deducted from the soldiers' depreciation Jan. 7. 1780:
FITZWILLIAM.
Amos Boynton,
£21
16s. 10d.
Zadock Dodge,
18
12
John Dodge,
14
17
1-
Peter Burpee,
10
16
2
Peter Burpee, Jr.,
10
16
2
£76
18s.
9d.
July 16, 1782, gave a certificate to James Reed per order from the Select Men.
MARLBOROUGH.
Adino Goodenough,
£14
19s.
Calvin Goodenough, 14
19
Frederick Freeman,
6
1
£35
19s.
Nov. 1, 1785, gave a certificate to Dep. Secretary Pearson.
Establishment of the American Army May 27, 1770.
FITZWILLIAM.
Stephen Richardson Mustercd Feb. 23, 178]
John Farrar
April 3, 1781
Daniel Gould, Jr.
Feb. 23, 1781
James Foster
Feb. 23, 1781
Stephen White
60 Feb. 27, 1781
Rufus Patrick
July 15, 1782
Nov. 7th, 1785, gave a certificate to Samuel Kendall. (Signed) SAMUEL KENDALL.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
MARLBOROUGII.
Ebenezer Goodenough, 1781, Mar. 21 Shem Kentfield, April 15 Received an order for forty pounds. * ALEXANDER PARKMIN.
FITZWILLIAM.
John Barker never joined.
Jo. Fassett deserted 1780
Stephen Richardson, Feb. 23, 1781
John Farrar, April 3, 1781
Stephen White, Feb. 27, 1781
Daniel Gould, Junr., Feb. 23, 1781
James Foster, Feb. 23, 1781
Rufus Patrick,
July 15, 1782
Mustered by B. ELLIS.
MARLBOROUGH.
Calvin Goodenow absent July 7, 1777, discharged.
Timothy Rogers, no return.
Jacob Whitten, no return.
Adino Goodenow discharged Dec. 18, 1778, by Gen. Poor.
Shem Kentfield hanged 1782, June ; Mustered April 16, 1781. Ebenezer Goodenow March 21, 1781."
Samuel Winch, Abraham Rice and Benjamin Haines from Fitzwilliam and Abraham Brooks from Marlbor- ough were out in the war in 1780, and were returned as soldiers on a separate list.
*This was the Parkman who lived on Col. Wright's Flat.
CHAPTER V.
THE FAMILIES OF SOME OF THE EARLY SETTLERS.
In the preceding pages we have given a hasty sketch of the settlers of the town, for the first sixteen years after its settlement was commenced; and our remarks have been mostly limited to the heads of families, but it will be necessary to enter the family circle, and to speak of the children of the first settlers, especially as many of these acted a prominent part in the subsequent history of the town. These sketches must necessarily be imperfect, from the defects in the records and the general neglect of most families to preserve any knowl- edge of their remote ancestry.
William Barker married Mary J. Goddard of Marl-
borough, Mass. He had eleven children :
Abigail, born Aug. 20, 1760.
William,
June 5, 1762, died 1790.
Mary, 66 Dec. 18, 1763, moved to the West.
Ruth,*
April 2, 1766, died 1790.
Jolın, 66 Dec. 1, 1767, died 1820.
Elizabeth, Feb. 5, 1770.
Luke, Oct. 12, 1771, died March 3, 1786.
Nathan, Sept. 28, 1773, moved to Vermont.
Peleg, 66 Aug. 6, 1776, died March 1, 1786.
Lucy, July 14, 1780, moved to Vermont.
· Olive, Sept. 18, 1783, died Jan. 7, 1786.
Olive, the youngest, was scalded to death. The fathert died in 1798.
*This was the first child born in Monadnock No. V.
+Mrs Barker was a sister of Mrs. Isaac McAllester, and Mrs. Elipha- let Stone, of Marlboro'.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Silas Fife had ten children :
Samuel, born June 27, 1773, died in Vermont.
Betsey, . 6 May 3, 1775, married William Tenney.
Silas,
April 21, 1777.
John,
Feb.
6, 1779,
Sarah Seward.
James,
Nov. 14, 1780, Mrs. Coy.
Abigail, Dec. 2, 1782, died early in life.
Benjamin, " March 24, 1786.
Amos, Oet. 14, 1790, married Naney Ward.
Timothy, April 24, 1792,
Mary Jones.
Nathan, 66
Feb.
22, 1795.
In 1812, Mr. Fife removed to the farm now owned by Wil- liam Harris, where he resided till his death which occurred May 23, 1836. Mrs. Fife died March 25, 1823.
Phinehas Farrar had eleven children :
Phinehas, born Nov. 12, 1771, married Abigail Stone.
John, Aug. 24, 1773, " Cynthia Stone.
Betsey, 66 Jan. 18, 1776,
" Elijah Frost, died 1830.
Calvin,
Jan. 1778, " Bethsheba B. Bates.
Luther,
" Mercy Whiting, died 1812
Josiah, April 1780, " Betsey Prince, died in Mc.
William, Oct. 21, 1782,
" Nancy Whitcomb.
Daniel W .. Feb. 22, 1786,
Eliza Wright.
David, July 5, 1788, died at Waterford, Me. 1817.
Nancy,
March 16, 1792, " May 14, 1795.
1792, married Roxana Frost.
Mrs. James,
Mr. Farrar died at Marlboro' April 1, 1841, aged 94. Farrar died Feb. 17, 1845.
Caleb Winch had ten children :
Joseph, born June 5, 1770, settled in Keene.
Nabbe, March 26, 1772, died July 24, 1790.
Betsey, Feb. 21, 1774, married John Gary.
Thomas, 66
Feb. 12, 1776, died Sept. 19, 1777.
John, March 10, 1778, married - Gary.
Hetty, July 8, 1779, died Jan., 1792. [Troy. Nathan, March 1, 1781, married Polly Davidson, died in
Caleb, April 24, 1783, Lucy Farrar, died in
Ebenezer, « Dec. 19, 1785.
[Northfield. William, « Aug. 14, 1788,
Mr. Winch died in 1826.
Mary Farrar.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
David Wheeler had nineteen children :
David, born 1776, studied medicine and settled in N. J. a phy-
Phebe, 66 1777, married - Brigham, settled in N. Y.[ si- cian
Sally, 1779.
Josiah,
1781,
Rebecca, € 6 1732,
Eunice, 1,85,
Sally,
6. 1785.
Eaton, died on the home farm. " Solomon Rice, lived on Cameron place a " Jeremiah Frost, who built the [while. [tavern where A. Fuller lives.
Lucy,
1787.
Joseph, 1788,
Wilder, moved to New-York.
Jonathan, “ 1791.
Charlotte, " 1792,
------ , settled in Boston.
Benjamin,“ 1794.
John, 1796.
Curtis,
1797.
Dorothy, 66
Rocksena, " 1799.
Mr. Wheeler's wife died about the year 1800, and he after- wards married Mrs. Justin Perry, by whom he had : Benjamin, born 1805 Sumner, 1807 Virgil,
Mr. Wheeler died in 1813.
Joseph Starkey had four children :
Waity, married Noah Aldrich.
Joseph, Lydia Aldrich, moved to Pennsylvania.
Henry, Lucy Woodward, lives in Swanzey.
Lydia, - Woodward, lives in Swanzey.
Ichabod Shaw had five children :
Zilpah, born March 2, 1775
Nancy, 66 April 12, 1777 Sally, 66 Oct. 15, 1779 Daniel, April 12, 1781
Benjamin, " Nov. 2, 1783
Enoch Starkey had four children :
George, married Hannah Smith, lives in Mansfield. Polly, Benjamin Tilden, died in Keene.
Samuel, Hannah Bowles, lived in Richmond.
Levi, Hannalı Holman, died in Keene.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
John Farrar had thirteen children:
Mary, born Jan. 8, 1742, married Gen. Reed.
Martha, " Dec. 15, 1744, died April 3, 1745.
John, May 5, 1747, died the same day.
Martha, " June 7, 1749.
Ilis wife died in 1749, and he married Deborah Winch, Oct. 4, 1750, who was born Jan. 27, 1722. By his second wife he had the following children :
John, born Aug. 11, 1751, married Ruth Davis.
Deborah, “ Dec. 26, 1753, Caleb Leland.
Nelly, Nov. 4, 1755, Capt. John Brown.
Joseph, 66 April 3, 1758, Hannah Kimball.
William, " June 22, 1760, Irena Boynton.
Daniel, Feb. 19, 1663, died Sept. 5, 1832.
Anne, Oct. 27, 1765, married - Shurtleff.
Samuel, Jan. 22, 1769,
Mary Nutting.
Hetty baptized Oct. 14, 1771, Joseph Haskell.
These were all born in Framingham, excepting perhaps the last two; and Mary, John, William, Daniel, Anne, Samuel and Hetty were the only children that over resided in Fitzwil- liam.
Richard Roberts had three daughters :
Zeppora, married Col. Joseph Frost of Marlboro'.
Lucinda, 66 Thomas Binney.
Phebe, 66 Benjamin Frost.
James Brewer had four children :
Asa, born July 24, 1767
Piercess,
July 22, 1771
James, 66 June 10, 1779
Mary,
Oct. 8, 1782
Jacob Newell married Hepzibeth Hart of Lynn, Mass., by whom he had six children :
Jacob, died in Pennsylvania.
Pearson, died in the army.
James, died in Black River, Vt. [in 1844.
Reuben, married Polly Wheeler of Holden, Mass., died in Troy Sarah, Boyce and moved to the West. IJepzibeth, died in Troy.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Peter Starkey had nine children:
Otis, born Feb. 25, 1774, married Desire Peters, move to Lisborn.
Peter, " Sept. 25, 1777, " Polly Jackson, settled S. of J. Clark's farm, died in Swanzey.
Nathan,“ March 12, 1779, " Esther Briggs, lived on the John Godding farm.
Laban, " Jan. 30, 1782, " Mary Sweet, settled where T. Fife lives, died in Swanzey.
Benj. June 14, 1785, " Sally Smith, settled on the Mason farm,
John, April 3, 1788, " Sarah Cass, lives in Richmond.
Calvin, " March 17, 1790, " Polly Porter, lives in Town- send, Vt.
Lona, April 25, 1792, died at the age of 212 years.
Luna, Sept. 11, 1794, married Hannah White, lived and died on Sanders farm.
Benjamin Tolman had fourteen children:
Benjamin born 1782, now living in Fitchburg.
Henry, 1783, married Polly Harris, died in 1851. Charles, 66 died at an early age. 66
Hepzibeth,“
Charles, 1789, now living in Troy.
Jacob, 66 1791, lives in Fitchburg.
Hepzibeth,“ 1793, died in Troy.
David, 66 1795, married Martha Ballou, died in Troy. Nathan, 1797, died in Fitchburg.
Stephen, 66 1798, lives in Troy.
Sally, 1800, married Boyce, died at the West.
Calvin, 66
1803, Mary Bowers, lives in Fitchburg ..
Anna, 1804, 66 Amasa Aldrich, lives in Troy. Luther, 66 1807, lives at the West.
Daniel Lawrence had five children :
Polly, born 1774, married Hugh Thompson, died in Maine. Betsey,“ 1777, 66 George Starkey, died in Troy.
Daniel,“ 1779, 66 Lucy Moore and moved to Albany.
Lucy, " 1781, 66 Cyrus Coolidge, now a widow in Albany. John, “ 1783, 66 Irena Newell in 1805, lives in Troy.
Mr. Lawrence died in 1832. Mrs. Lawrence died in 1840. aged 102 years, nearly.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Daniel Cutting had eight children:
Sarah, born Aug. 15, 1772, married a Smith, died in Dublin.
Daniel, " Jan. 17, 1775, " Sally Lawrence, died in Troy
Joseph, " March 15, 1777, moved to Framingham. [in 1855.
Rebecca," June 5, 1779, married Reuben Gould, went to Levi, 66 March 2, 1782, moved.to Framingham.
[Vt.
Lois, April 25, 1785.
Azuba, " Sept. 22, 1787.
Submit, " March 5, 1792.
Jonathan Lawrence had ten children :
Jonathan, died on the home farm.
Samuel, drowned in the Branch.
Cyrus, died in Massachusetts.
Lucy, lives in Vermont.
Isaac, lives in Vermont.
William, married - Haskell, lives in Troy.
Abigail, 66 Newton and died. Sally, Daniel Cutting died in Troy.
Eunice, lives in Vermont.
Betsey, married a Rice and lives in Boston.
Reuben Ward had eleven children :
Sally, born Jan. 30, 1772.
Abigail, .. Nov. 9, 1773, married Simon Piper.
Reuben, “ Dec. 9, 1775, died in Marlboro'.
Betsey, " July 10, 1777, married Jonas Robinson.
John, 66 May 25, 1779, died in Troy of hydrophobia.
Daniel, 66 June 21, 1781, moved to the West.
Lucy, April 12, 1784, married Timothy Thompson.
Levi, Jan. 7, 1788, lived on Porter farm a short time then moved West. [old,
Patty, 66 April 17, 1790, was scalded to death when 10 years
Nancy, Nov. 25, 1793, married Amos Fife.
Calvin, May 4, 1798.
Abner Haskell had four children:
Martha, married Joseph Farwell of Lancaster.
Joseph, Hitty Farrar, settled on the homestead. [lives.
Levi, 66 Roxanna Amadon, settled where A. S. Clark
Sally, 66 Benjamin Brigham of Fitzwilliam.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Moses Cutting had nine children :
Lucy, married - Bailey, lived in Westmoreland.
Dorothy, “ Jonathan Lawrence, lives in Troy.
Moses, died at the age of 30 years.
Delia, married - Piper, died in Maine.
Lydia, Samuel Farrar.
Polly,
- Bolster, lives in New-York.
Aaron,
Fanny Harvey.
Nancy,
66
Rufus Randell, died in New-York.
Asa, lives in Troy.
Joshua Harrington had eight children :
Anna, married William Marshall, died in Troy 1857.
Daniel, Forristall, moved to Vermont where he died.
Betsey, 66 Asa Stowell, died at the West.
Joshua,
1st, Nelly Gates ; 2d,
Tin Troy.
Elijalı, 66 1st, Prudence Newell ; 2d, Tabitha Tolman, lives
Sally, died, aged 7 years.
Polly, " at home.
Lyman, " aged 5 years.
The father died Sept. 20, 1834, aged 79,
John Bruce married Mary Joslin of Sudbury, Mass., by whom he had eight children:
Lucy, married Daniel Farrar.
Polly, John Moore of Warwick.
Lydia,
William Nurse.
Esther, 66 D. White.
William, lived and died on the Franklin Woodard farm.
John, died at an early age.
Thomas, married A. Shaw, daughter of Ichabod Shaw.
Cyrus, 60 Betsey Moore and settled in Vermont.
Thomas Clark had seven children :
William, moved to the West.
Martha, married - Wing and settled in New-York.
Thomas, -, died in Troy,
Betsey, was killed by lightning.
Polly, married , died some years since. Sally, Sargent and settled in Vermont.
Jonathan,
- Brewer and died in Troy.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Joseph Forristall had thirteen children :
Betsey, born 1780, married Samuel Hemmingway, now a widow
Kesiah, ": 1782, " Thomas Gile, died May 11, 1844. [in Vt.
John, “ 1787, " Mary Parker, lives in Winchendon.
Hannah, " 1789, " Samuel Stone, lives in Swanzey.
Mary, 1792, " Rufus Gile, lives in Cavendish, Vt. Jonas and J. M. married Fanny Brigham, lives in Troy.
1794 Jonas 66
Joseph M. Lucy Blanden, lives in Sutton.
Dexter, 1797, lives in Swanzey.
Ezra, " 1799, married Betsey Starkey, lives in Boston.
Melinda, " 1802, died, aged 6 years.
Alexander, " 1805, married Mary Starkey, died June 25, 1847 Thomas J.," 1807, " Jane Chamberlain, died Feb. 4, 1850. Sylvenda, " 1809, " Ist, Hannah Knights, who died March 5, 1837 ; 2d, Harriet Gorham, lives in Chelsea, Mass.
Jacob Newell Jr. had six children :
Nathan, born Nov. 4, 1783, married Adelia Wheeler.
Pearson, June 29, 1785.
Urana,
Aug. 28, 1786,
John Lawrence.,
Martha,
Aug. 18, 1788.
Prudence, " July 29, 1790,
" Elijah Harrington.
· Holton,
Joseph Nurse had six children :
Hannalı, married Sanders and moved to Leverett.
Prudence,
Moseman, " Ohio.
Joseph,
, settled in Dumister.
Jonathan, 66
Reuben, Jerusha Bruce, settled on home farm. , " Putney.
Ebenezer,
Priscilla Poor, settled on home farm.
Timothy Godding had seven children:
William, born Nov. 1, 1790, lives in Hector, New-York. Rebecca, 66 April 21, 1793, died at the homestead. [cian. Alvah, 66 Nov. 5, 1796, lives at Winchendon, a physi-
Rufus, Aug. 8, 1799, resides at Burke, Vermont.
Ira, March 5, 1802, died at Troy, Dec. 10, 1849.
Loney, Aug. 29, 1804, died at the homestead.
Philinda, Feb. 15, 1807, died at the homestead.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Agabus Bishop had ten children :
Rebecca, married William Clark and settled on the farm for- merly owned by John Godding.
Dolly, 66 Nathaniel Bucklin.
Hannah, 66
Robert Bowditch of Vermont.
Abigail,
Ezekiel Miles of Wallingford, Vermont.
Betsey,
Aaron Parks of Springfield, Vermont.
Lucy,
Aaron Spofford of Peru, New-York.
Polly,
66
James C. Allen of Wallingford, Vermont.
Jesse, 66
Godding and settled near the corner of the road north of Thomas Clarke's.
Agabus,
Rebecca Sweetland and settled a few rods east of the homestead.
William,
Betsey Jesup of Warwick and settled on the home farm.
John Godding had six children :
Hannah, born May' 5,1783
Mary, July 12, 1785
John,
June 3,1788
Asenath, July 13,1791
Asa,
Dec. 1,1793
Levi,
Sept. 27, 1797
Daniel Farrar had eleven children :
Elizabeth, born Jan. 23, 1776, married Ist, Nathan Platts : 2d, S. Rockwood.
Daniel,
March 24, 1778, died at the age of 3 years.
Lucy, Oct. 31, 1780, married Caleb Winch, died 1848.
Daniel 2d, " Nov. 10, 1782, “ - Millen, lives in Troy.
Samuel, April 15, 1785, " Lydia Cutting, lives in Vt.
John B. Dec. 17, 1787, " Anna Harvey, died in Vt.
Mary, 66 April 14, 1790, " William Winch, moved to the West.
Sally, William, Feb. 18, 1794, " Betsey Whittemore, moved to the West.
Naney,
66
Jan. 5, 1797, " A. Rawson, died in Vt.
Tryphena, " Oct. 21, 1799, " Robert Fitz, died in New- Ipswich 1842.
7*
Feb. 16, 1792, " - Collins, died 1843.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Ebenezer Nurse had eight children:
Josiah, born Oct. 18, 1785, married Rhoda Rockwood, 1819,
Luther, July 16, 1787, " Lucy Davis 1812.[died 1834.
Lucy, June 30, 1789, " Moses Drury 1809.
William, 66 July 6, 1791, died Dec. 14, 1791. [1821.
Sarah, Nov. 25, 1792, married S. Goddard, May 9,
Electa, 66 March 25, 1795, " John Morse, Feb. 2, 1819. died 1846. [1825.
Joseph, Sept. 10, 1797, " Nancy Starkey, March 11,
Asa, May 9, 1801, " Olive Cummings 1835.
Jerusha, 66 Sept. 10, 1804, died 1834. [ball 1827.
William
William married Charlotte Kin-
and Maria, 66 June 3,1807, Maria died 1833.
CHAPTER VI.
TIIE SETTLERS CONTINUED, FROM 1780 TO 1800.
DURING the next twenty years, or from 1780 to 1800. the population of these towns increased more rapidly, both from the arrival of new settlers and from additions by birth to families that had before settled here.
Early in 1780, John and Jonathan Whitney, two brothers from Dunstable, purchased the tract of land on the east side of the road, and immediately north of the Forristall farm, and upon this they built a house a few rods south of Joseph Nurse's house. This was con- structed for a tavern and was kept as such by them some eight years, during which time, it is said that they did a fair amount of business and accumulated considerable property. In 1788 they closed the house to the public and devoted their time to farming. For a few years they managed their affairs together, but afterwards they divided the farm and their interests were kept entirely separate. About the year 1810, Jonathan sold his in- terest in the farm to one Sanford and moved to Hartland, Vt. John resided on the farm till his death in 1829. His wife's maiden name was Mary Jones, a native of Framingham; and their children were:
.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
Nathan, born 1781, died of spotted fever, in 1811.
Polly, 66 1783, married Luke Harris, died in 1813.
Luey, 66 1785, died in 1794.
Sally, 66 1787, married George Farrar.
John, 60 1789, " Augusta Fisk and moved to the West.
Betsey,
1792, " Luke Harris, died in 1858.
Sophia,
1795, Dexter and moved to the West.
Luke, 66 1798, Pruda White and settled on the farm now owned by Franklin Woodward. where he died of small pox in 1841.
Mrs. Whitney, the mother, died in 1837.
Jonathan Whitney* married a - Hemmingway by whom he had seven sons: James, Joseph, Frank, Ben- jamin, Jonathan, Charles and Calvin, all of whom left Fitzwilliam in early life.
George Farrar, brother of Daniel before mentioned, settled in Marlboro' in the first part of this period. He was the 4th son of Daniel, and was born at Lincoln, Feb. 1, 1760. In the early part of the war he entered the army, where he remained some five or six years; but we can learn but little of his military operations. In 1783, he came to Marlboro' and resided with his brother about one year; he then purchased his brother's location, married Bruce of Sudbury, and with his young wife occupied the rudely constructed house. In 1789, he sold this place to Hezekiah Coolidge, and mov- ed to Templeton, where he lived two years, and then purchased of William Barker, the farm recently owned by Luther Alexander, and here he passed the remainder of his days. His children were:
*Recent investigations have convinced the writer that both John and Jonathan Whitney settled in Fitzwilliam as early as 1771, and that they lived about nine years in a log-house which stood in the lot a little north-east of the spot where the tavern was afterwards built. John was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and should have been mentioned among those who entered the army from this town.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
George, born 1784, lives in Troy.
Nahum, 66 1786,
Stephen,
1789, died in Troy in 1841.
Patty, 1793, died in Troy in 1812.
Sally, 66 1796, married Luther Bemis who lived some years on the farm now owned by Timothy Fife.
About this time two families settled in the vicinity of what is now the village, and on the road leading to Lieut. Winch's; but about all that are now remembered of them by the oldest living inhabitants, are the family name and place of residence. The name of one was Berby, the other Wesson. Berby lived near where Ira Starkey now lives; and it is said that he was quite a musician and took great delight in singing songs; and it is remembered that on one occasion he let himself to sing, at the rate of one potatoe for a song, and that he sung until he had obtained a peck. Wesson lived a little far- ther west on the opposite side of the road, and on land now owned by Rev. Luther Townsend. Both families left town at an early period.
Jason Winch, a native of Framingham and brother of Caleb, came here, as near as can now be ascertained, in 1782 or '83, and built a tannery on the site of the one now owned by Col. Lyman Wright. He carried on tanning and currying here a few years, but being un- fortunate in his business he closed it up and left the town.
Near the close of this year, 1783, a log-house was built where Gregory Lawrence's house now stands. It was built by one Joseph Parker who had the care of the grist-mill* built by Phinehas Farrar, and he resided there about four years. The mill was then sold to Dan- iel Gould and Parker moved out of the town.
In 1786, a building was erected immediately north of where Col. Wright's house now stands by Jonas War-
*Phinehas Farrar built a grist-mill a few rods above Whit- comb & Forristall's pail-mill in 1784. This was the first mill in that part of the township.
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HISTORY OF TROY.
ren, of whose history up to this time we can obtain no information. A part of this building was used for a store, and it was the fourth house in the village, and the first store within the limits of the town. Afterwards Warren erected another building adjoining this on the south; and this latter building was used as a tavern. Both of these buildings have been remodelled, and the former has been removed and is now the house occupied by George A. Adams; the latter is the residence of Col. Wright. Warren appears to have possessed considera- ble business tact, and he contributed no small share to- wards the prosperity of the place. In addition to the store and tavern, he built an establishment for making potash; and this stood on the spot now occupied by Thomas Goodall's stable. But it appears that he had more irons in the fire than he could manage to advan- tage; his income did not meet his expenses, and in 1794 he closed his business here and moved to Vermont.
Daniel Gould was one of the early settlers of the town. but the time when he came here cannot now be accurate- ly fixed, but it must have been prior to 1786. He first settled where Lovell Rugg now lives, and upon that place he made the first clearing, built a log-house and lived till 1787, when he sold to Moses Cutting and bought the grist-mill built by Phinehas Farrar and the house in which Joseph Parker had resided. From this time till 1796, he had the care of the mill, which with a little land he cultivated, is said to have yielded him a comfortable support. His children were: Joseph, Isaac, Eli, Reuben, Polly and Abigail. Abigail married Wil- liam Bruce who was killed by a fall in the saw-mill built by Daniel Cutting. Isaac traded a short time in the Warren store, but his father and the most of the chil- dren left town about the year 1797.
Near the close of this year Nathaniel Kendall settled here. He was born in Providence, R. I., where he lived
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till he was sixteen years of age, then moved to Lancaster, and about the year 1782, married Rebecca Bodge of that town. In 1786, he and his brother Thomas, came to Marlboro' and bought the Felton lot, and resided there till 1805, when Nathaniel moved to what is now the Cudworth farm. It is said that he changed his place of residence some twenty times, but he last resided in the Rahn house, which was built for him by his son Joseph.
Nathaniel Kendall had eleven children:
Nathaniel,born March 2, 1783, married Mary Annis, died at Springfield Aug., 1846.
John, Dec. 11, 1784, died at sea. [caster, died 1831.
Rebecca,
Feb. 15, 1786, married Thomas Dival of . Lan-
Abigail, Sept. 6, 1787, " Jonathan Martin of Rich- mond, died 1856.
Samuel, Dec. 17, 1788, " Hannah Harvey, of Marl- boro', died in Canada 1829
Thomas, " Dec. 28, 1789, " Onda Tiffany of Northfield, where he now resides.
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