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Mrs. Miriam (Willard) Whitney was taken captive by the Indians at Charlestown, Aug. 30th, 1754, with the family of her sister, Mrs. Susanna Johnson. She was then fourteen years old, and was retained a prisoner for over three years when she was sent home by way of Eng- land. For further particulars see account of the family of Capt. James Johnson.
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VII. Aaron, (son of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard) m. Mary Smead-lived in Charlestown to 1775, when they removed to Hartland, Vt. Ch. I. Clarissa, b. Feb. 13th, 1767; d. Mar. 12th, 1816; m. William Symmes Ashley-Ch. (1) Martha; (2) Daniel ; (3) Clarissa; (4) William ; (5) Symmes. 2. Miriam, b. Aug. 29th, 1769. 3. Charlotte, b. Dec. 26th, 1770 ; d. July 5th, 1845 ; m. 1st, - - Crandall, Ch. (1) Eunice; (2) Aaron, m. 2nd, - Rogers, Ch. (3) Louis ; (4) Reuben; (5) Patty; (6) Clarissa, m. 3d, Noah Shepherd. Ch. (7) Noah; (8) Eli; (9) Wealthy Silvanus. 4. Mar- tha, b. Dec. 12th, 1773; m. - Wetherbe, settled in Warren Co., N. Y., d. Fall of 1819. 5. Mary, twin of Martha, b. Dec. 12th, 1773; m. Roswell Hunt, Jan. 1792. (See Col. Samuel Hunt, and descendants.) 6. Roswell H., b. Oct. 27th, 1775; d. June 17th, 1819 ; m. Elizabeth Taylor, (dau. of Dr. David and Rachel Taylor,) b. April 1st, 1781. Ch. (1) Elizabeth, b. Apr. 28th, 1807, m. Dr. Hunter, and d. in N. Y. city. (2) William Chaplain, b. Apr. 10th. 1809; d. April 11th, 1809. (3) William Chaplain, b. May 25th, 1810; graduated at Dartmouth college in 1831: Studied medicine with Dr. Samuel Webber of Charlestown, m. May 4th, 1839, Eliza A. Putnam, (dau. of Henry and Mary Putnam,) (see Elisha Putnam), and removed to Muncie, Indiana, where he became a very distinguished physician, and died Nov. 6th, 1869. He left the following children, all living April 20th, 1875. Elizabeth E., William R., Mary A. (4) Charles Francis, (son of Roswell and Elizabeth Willard,) born Sept. 27th, 1812, in Charlestown, N. H., m. 1837, Mary Adams Putnam, (dan. of Henry and Mary Putnam.) He died in Painsville, Ohio, Nov. 23d, 1871, and was buried in Muncie, Indiana, where he had settled in 1831, Nov. 26th, 1871. He had the following children, Mary A., died in in_ fancy. Francis Amelia, d. 1847; Emily Charline d. 1847. George Olcott, killed in the service of his country. Charles Adams, Florence Isabel, m. Frederick Preston, at Painsville, Ohio, Oct. 22nd, 1873, and d. in Evansville, Indiana, Feb. 3d, 1875-Charline, Rosset, d. aged 9. (5) Jeanette, b. Nov. 23d, 1814. 7. Aaron, jr., (son of Aa- ron and Mary (Smead) Willard) b. March 31st, 1778, m. Mary Lull, of Hartland, Vt .- They had the following children, Marshall, d. in infancy ; Mary ; Albert ; Ormond ; Harriet, who m. Carlos S. Hamil- ton, White River Village, Hartford, Vt., and Sophia who m. - Haven, and settled in Chicago. 8. William was drowned, aged three years ; b. June 12th, 1780; 9. Sally, b. May 12th, 1782; m. Benja-
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min Putnam. (See Benjamin Putnam.) 10. Welthea, b. March 6th, 1785 ; m. Eliphalet Edgerton, Hartford, Vt.
VIII. Capt. John Willard (son of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hast- ings) Willard), b. in Charlestown, Nov. 20th, 1753; d. July 3d, 1832; m. Eunice Clapp, (dau. of Preserved Clapp, of Amherst, Mass., and Eunice Atherton, of Bolton, Mass.,) b. Jan. 13th, 1762; d. June 26th, 1830. Ch. 1. Theodosia, b. Feb. 12th, 1781; d. June 19th, 1861 ; m. 1806, Abraham Story, a lawyer of Washington, N. H.,-had no chil- dren. 2. Elizabeth, b. April 30th, 1782; m. (published Dec. 1st, 1811,) William Briggs, Esq., (see Briggs.) 3. Capt. John jr., b. May 1st, 1784; m. Eleuthera Walker, (dau. of Col. Abel Walker,) (see Walker,) b. July 21st, 1786. He d .. April 9th, 1852 ; she d. April 12th, 1862. Their Ch. (1) Elizabeth Parker, b. Oct. 6th, 1806; m. Oct. 30th, 1830, General Parsons West, of Hadley, Mass., Ch. [1] Lucy Wilson, b. Aug. 28th, 1831 ; m. Feb. 22nd, 1859, Francis Smith, of Hadley, and has the following children. 1* Hattie Haynes, b. Aug. 30th, 1860; 2* Edward Lewis, b. Dec. 14th, 1861; 3* Sarah Miranda, b. March 10th, 1863; d. April 7th, 1865 ; 4* Estella Reed, b. Oct. 22nd, 1864; 5* Ernest Francis, b. June 8th, 1868. [2] Thom- as Parsons, son of Elizabeth Parker West, b. June 7th, 1833 ; m. Feb. 22nd, 1859, Jennie Haynes, of Boston, who d. Sept. 18th, 1861; m. 2nd, Jan. 27th, 1863, Harriet F. Pierce, of Angusta, Me. [3] Lewis Willard, b. Nov. 27th, 1834; m. Nov. 27th, 1867, Martha J. Chapin, of Chicopee, Mass., and has children ; 1* Thomas Irenæus, b. Feb. 11th, 1869; 2* Joseph Chapin, b. Sept. 4th, 1870; 3* Edward Par- sons, b. Sept. 30th, 1872; [4] Henry Collins, b. March 27th, 1836 ; m. Eliza A. Smith, of Hadley, Mass., May 16th, 1865. Ch. 1* Wil- lard Parsons, b. Feb. 27th, 1866; d. Jan. 20th, 1872; 2* Thera Fair- child, b. Oct. 11th, 1868; 3* Jennic Haynes, b. July 20th, 1872.
[5] John Willard, b. March 31st, 1838 ; m. Elizabeth Ropes Hodg- es, of Boston, Mass. Ch. 1* Alice Clark, b. Feb. 1st, 1872; 2* Har- old Livingston, b. May 26th, 1874; [6] Luthera Walker, b. Feb. 28th, 1840 ; m. Dec. 7th, 1865, W. H. Fairchild, of New Haven, Conn. [7] Edward Ballard, b. Sept. 2nd, 1843 ; m. Oct. 8th, 1870, Mary E. Ser- geant, of Somerville, Mass., One daughter Marian, b. July 26th, 1874. (2) John, son of Capt. John Willard, jr., b. 1808 ; d. 1814, of fever. (3) Abel Walker, b. 1810; d. Oct. 1836, in Springfield, Mass. (4) Mary Ellen, b. Oct. 1st, 1812; m. 1838, Henry Moody-Ch. Mar- tha ; Susan ; Henry ; Lewis. (5) Harriet Tidd, b. Sept. 1814; m. Sept. 3d, 1846, William Ainsworth, of Belchertown, Mass., d. in Hadley, in
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autumn of 1863; (6) John, b. 1816; d. in New Orleans, 1842; (7) Theodosia Story, b. April 14th, 1818; m. Peter Allan Evaus, of Charlestown. (See Evans.) (8) Luthera, b. April 14th, 1820; m. 1841, Sumner Warren, of Chesterfield, N. H., and settled in Keene., Ch. Lyman; George; Luther; Norman; (9) Lewis, d. in infancy, (10) Anna Grout, b. May 14th, 1822; m. April 28th, 1844, Ansel E. Glover. (11) Rebecca Dean, b. Aug. 10th, 1824; m. 1844, Rodney Powers, of Hadley,-she died Oct. 6th, 1845-he died July 5th, 1845. (12) Martha Letitia, b. Feb. 14th, 1829; m. Sept. 10th. 1848, God- frey B. Albee, of Charlestown, Mass., (b. in Chesterfield, N. H.) Ch. 1* Ida B., b. Jan. 7th, 1850 ; m. April 22nd, 1868, George A. Brig- ham, of Exeter, N. H. 2* Emma W., b. Oct. 3d, 1851; 3* Eunice H., b. Aug. 17th, 1853; m. July 12th, 1875, Charles C. Rogers. 4* Nellie F., b. Feb. 2nd, 1857, in Charlestown, Mass. None of the children of Capt. John Willard, jr., settled in town, with the exception of Theodosia Story, the well known and much respected wife, of Peter A. Evans. 4. Harry, son of Capt. John Willard, Sen., d. when a child. 5. Thomas, b. Feb. 6th, 1786; d. April 29th, 1813; 6. Mary b. 1790; m. about 1834, Elnathan Duren-she died in Claremont, N. H., Nov. 26th, 1872. Mr. Duren in his early life, was considered one of the finest singers and teachers, of vocal music, of his time. Mrs. Duren early became a member of the Evangelical Congregational Church, in Charlestown which she sustained by a most excellent example for many years-She removed to Claremont, three or four years before she died. In her last will and testament, she remembered the church of which she had so long been a member, and left to it a legacy of five hundred dollars, the interest of which is to go towards sustain- ing the preaching of the gospel. 7. Harriet, b. 1792; m. Erastus Glidden, of Claremont, N. H. 8. Harry, b. 1794; 9. Lewis C., b. Sept. 1795 ; d. in Lima, South America, May 12th, 1823.
Capt. John Willard, Sen., from whom the above families trace their descent, was a farmer, merchant, inn keeper and drover ; a captain in militia whence his title-one of the selectmen for the years 1800, 1801-2 and a justice of the peace. His house was on the east side of Main street, nearly opposite the old Fort ground. It was moved away in 1872 to give place to another, and now stands on the west side of a new street which has been opened west of the railroad, near the lower end of the street. His store has been finished off in a dwelling house and still occupies its old position on the north west corner of Elm and Main streets. He was a man of lively disposition and made his store
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and inn both pleasant by the jovial and friendly manner with which he was accustomed to greet his customers.
Mrs. Susanna Johnson, in the Narrative of her captivity, says her father, Lieutenant Moses Willard, had twelve children. The names of three others, not mentioned above, were Abigail, Elizabeth and Mary. The name of the twelfth child I have been unable to find, nor any facts relating to the three last mentioned, except their names.
JOSEPH WILLARD.
Son of Rev. Joseph and Susanna (Lynde) Willard, was a posthu- mous child and not born till about three months after the tragic death of his father, which occurred in Rutland, Massachusetts, at the time that Phineas Stevens, then a youth of sixteen with his younger broth- ers, was taken prisoner by the Indians and carried to Canada. Rev- erend Mr. Willard was born at Saybrook, Ct., and graduated at Yale College, then located at Saybrook, in 1714 and received the degree of M. A., then the highest given at Harvard College, in 1723. He was first settled in Sunderland, whence he removed to Rutland where he was soon to be installed, when his death from the manner in which it occurred, sent a thrill of horror through New England.
The following account is from Whiting's History of Worcester Coun- ty. "As Dea. Joseph Stevens and four of his sons were making hay on the meadows at Rutland, on the 14th of August, 1723, they were sur- prised by five Indians. The father escaped in the bushes. Two of the sons were slain and two, Phineas and Isaac, were made prisoners. Two of the five Indians waylaid a Mr. Davis and son, who that afternoon were making hay in the meadow, not far off; but weary of waiting, they were returning to the others and met Mr. Willard on their way, who was armed, (he having been out on a hunting excursion). One of the Indians guns missed fire, the others did no execution. Mr. Will- ard returned the fire and wounded one of them it is said mortally. The other closed in with Mr. Willard who would have been more than a match for him, had not the other three come to his assistance, and it was some considerable time before they killed him."
On the death of this excellent man, Lieutenant Gov. Dummer in a be- coming spirit wrote to the Governor of Canada as follows: " I have a right to complain that Mr. Willard (who had never been guilty of the facts charged upon Mr. Ralle) who applied himself solely to the preach- ing of the gospel, was by the Indians you sent to attack Rutland as- saulted, slain and scalped and his scalp carried in triumph to Quebec."
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" It was not the Indians however" adds the historian, "that were chiefly to blame in this matter, but the rulers of the French nation who invited the savage by a premium offered for every trophy of victory."
The widow of Rev. Joseph Willard married sometime after the death of her husband, Rev. Andrew Gardner, into whose family her children William and Joseph were received and in connection with whom they were brought up.
Joseph Willard m. Huldah, (dau. of Lieut. Moses and Susanna (Hastings) Willard) and settled in Charlestown. Their children were I. Francis Willoughby, b. July 14th, 1751 ; m. Deborah Blood in 1772. Ch. 1. Elias, 2. James, 3. Roswell, 4. Philena. Francis W., d. in Charles- town or in the edge of Langdon. II. Susanna, b. Feb. 5th, 1753 ; died 16th same month. III. William, b. March 13th, 1754 ; died Apr. 1st, 1825, aged 71; m. Elizabeth Shepley, of Groton, Mass., b. June 5th, 1759 ; d. Sept. 25th, 1851. Ch. 1. Minda, b. Aug. 24th, 1782 ; d. aged 31. 2. Edi, a daughter, b. June 17th, 1784. 3. Isabella, b. March 31st, 1787; m. Joel Lawrence, of Groton, Mass. 4. Betsy, b. Jan. 21st, 1791 ; m. Levi Albee. 5. Mary, b. Sept. 3d, 1796. 6. Han- nah, b. June 25th, 1801; m. Jan. 25th, 1820, Luther Locke, b. Dec. 6th, 1796. Ch. (1) Luther Franklin, b. Nov. 3d, 1820, graduated at Middlebury College, 1845 and at Medical College, Cambridge, 1849 ; physician and dentist in Nashua, N. H. (2) Dean Jewett, b. Apr. 16th, 1823; educated at Normal School, Bridgwater, and Medical Coll. Cambridge, physician in California. (3) Elmer Hall, b. Dec. 24th, 1825-educated at the Rensselaer Institution in N. Y., and went to California in 1851, (4) George Shepley, b. Oct. 30th, 1830 ; went to California in 1852. IV. Susanna, b. Apr. 15th, 1856. V. James, b. March 8th, 1758; d. Sept. 29th, 1760. VI. Samuel, b. Apr. 16th, 1760 ; killed by the Indians, June 8th, 1760, see page 88. VII. Jo- seph, b. Nov. 22nd, 1763; m. a Mrs. Pierce and had 6 children ; lived and died in Langdon. VIII. Samuel, b. Nov. 28th, (so in Town Records) 1763; Joseph and Samuel were probably twins, a mis- take having been made in setting down the day of the birth of one of them. Samuel m. 1st, Abigail - - - who had two children and died. 1. Samuel, b. Jan. 15th, 1784. 2. Jotham, b. Oct. 23d, 1785. He m. 2nd, Joanna Putnam, b. Dec. 30th, 1763, (see Thomas Putnam). Ch. 1. Antonio, b. Oct. 8th, 1787 ; m. Betsy --. Ch. (1) Alpha Gardner, b. June 7th, 1808. (2) Mary Ann, b. Apr. 6th, 1810. 2. Abigail, b. Feb. 6th, 1789; m. Apr. 4th, 1809, Benjamin Huestis, of Westmoreland. 3. Alvarez, b. Feb. 1791 ; m. Lydia Albee, Feb. 1816,
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Ch. Frederick, b. Aug. 13th, 1819. 4. Laura, b. Sept. 9th, 1793. 5. Polly, b. Sept. 26th, 1795. 6. Ephraim, b. July 22nd, 1797 ; m. Nov. 30th, 1825, Sophronia Boutell. 7. Cynthia, b. March 22nd, 1800 ; m. Dec. 31st, 1823, Samuel Smith, of Putney, Vt. IX. Waitstill, son of Joseph and Huldah Willard, m. Susan Minard. Mr. Willard was a very religious man, and though not an ordained minister often used to preach in private houses and school-houses, in places and districts, where they would not otherwise have had the ministrations of the gos- pel. He was born in Charlestown but lived many years in Langdon. Ch. 1. Susan, died early. 2. Joseph, 3. George Willard, (sou of Waitstill and Susan (Minard) Willard), b. Sept. 1st, 1805; m. Oct. 25th, 1827, Orinda Young Wolfe, of Rockingham, Vt., (dau. of John and Lucy (Baker) Wolfe), b. Nov. 2nd, 1807. Ch. (1) Eleanor O., b. April 30th, 1829; m. July 3d, 1860, Henry W. Sabin and settled in Westminster, Vt. Ch. [1] Emily Orinda ; [2] Susan A., died Nov. 25th, 1872; 3. Willard C. (2) Sarah Ann, b. June 28th, 1832; m. July 9th, 1850, Lemuel Rogers, (see Rogers) (3) Hugh Henry, b. March 18th, 1834; died Nov. 29th, 1855. (4) Lucia, b. Nov. 14th, 1836 ; d. Apr. 3d, 1848. (5) Abel Wolfe, b. Sept. 14th, 1839; d. Feb. 14th, 1844. (6) George Frank, b. April 14th, 1843; m. Aug. 20th, 1867, Sarah C. Parks, daughter of Darius and Elizabeth (Shurtleff) Parks. Ch. [1] Eva Louisa, b. Aug. 31st, 1871 ; d. June 8th, 1873. [2] Harry W., b. Sept. 3d, 1874; (7) Susan Arabella, b. May 3d, 1845 ; d. Feb. 16th, 1850. (8) Abel, b. March 28th, 1848; d. Oct. 24th, 1862. (9) Has- kell, b. Jan. 28th, 1853. The family with the exception of Mrs. Sabine and Mrs. Rogers, are all at present (Dec. 1875) in Colorado in the vicinity of Denver. 4. Betsy died in Canada; 5. Charlotte ; 6. Belinda ; 7. Frank ; 8. Eleanor ; 9. Susan.
Joseph Willard the progenitor of the above families, with his wife and children, was taken by the Indians June 7th, 1760 and carried to Canada (See Historical Narrative). The place is still shown on the hill to the east of where his cottage stood, where the party who took them prisoners halted, while a portion of them returned to the house for provisions to sustain them on their way. They were conducted by the old route up Black River to the Green Mountains and thence to Otter Creek and Lake Champlain. They returned to Charlestown after the surrender of Montreal. Mr. Willard died in Charlestown after a brief illness in 1799 and was buried on the 12th of September of that year.
Joseph Willard was under Col. Josiah Willard at Fort Dummer,
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from Feb. 12th, to July 1st, 1748. He was also a member of Capt. Phineas Stevens' company in No. 4, in 1750.
CHARLES H. WILLIAMS, (son of Franklin and Mahala (Smith) Williams) of New Bedford, Mass .; b. June 1st, 1836 ; m. Aug. 26th, 1860, Laura Ann Moore, (dau of Daniel and Eliza (Sargent) Moore) b. in Barnstead, N. H., May 29th, 1841. Ch. I. Clara Ellen, b. Jan. 19th, 1862. II. Mary Josephine, b. Dec. 2nd, 1869-came to Charles- town, Apr. 4th, 1871.
ISAIAH WILLIAMS, m. Feb. 1812, Martha Tenny, of Pelham. Ch. I. Gibson Tenny, b. Jan. 15th, 1813. II. David, b. Jan. 29th, 1814; left town in 1815.
JOSEPH WILLSON, b. in Woburn, Mass., 1752; m. Annes Holden (dau. of William and Annes (Nutting) Holden, of Groton, Mass.,) b. July 6th, 1758, in Charlestown, N. H. Ch. I. Samuel, b. July 3d, 1775, died young. II. Deborah, b. May 24th, 1777 ; m. Joseph Will- son. Ch. 1. William ; 2. Sophia ; 3. Joseph ; 4. Matilda ; 5. Han- nah. III. Cyrus, b. Apr. 16th, 1783, d. young. IV. Joseph, b. Feb. 6th, 1785, d. young. V. Catherine, b. July 10th, 1787, d. young. VI. Sophia, b. May 11th, 1789. VII. Samuel, b. March 19th, 1791; m. Sarah Parker (dau. of Elijah and Elizabeth (Farwell) Parker) b. March 9th, 1797. Ch. 1. Jane, .m. Benja. F. Dana, Esq., of Spring- field, Vt. 2. Caroline. 3. William. 4. Ellen. VIII. John, b. Feb. 19th, 1794, d. young. IX. Joseph, b. March 5th, 1798, d. young.
SAMUEL WILSON (son of John and Jane (Lynn) Wilson) m. 1814, Sally Nesmith (dau. of Dea. James and Mary (Mc Clure) Nesmith) and settled in the edge of Charlestown. Ch. I. Theophilus, b. Sept. 9th, 1815 ; m. Lydia F. Haddock, and became a pioneer settler of Joy county, Indiana-has been state senator-resided in 1870 in Avandale Ohio. II. James Nesmith, b. March 10th, 1817, died young. III. Dav- id Morrison, b. March 6th, 1819-studied divinity, was a missionary fourteen years in Syria-preached after his return at A:lens, Tenn. He m. Emeline Tomlinson. Ch. I. Mary T. 2. Samuel T. I give the remainder of the record of the family of Samuel Wilson though none of the remaining children were born in Charlestown. IV. Sarah A., d. 1868. V. Jesse P., m. Minerva Ruffnor. He was Capt. in the 4th Reg. of Ohio Vol. Cavalry, 1862-killed on duty in Tennessee. V. Mary J., m. Rev. George W. Pyle-she taught eighteen years in Ohro Female College. Ch. 1. Theodore W., teacher in Legrange, Or- egon. 2. George W., graduated at West Point-Lieutenant in U. S. A .; d. at Fort Union, New Mexico, 1868. VII. Harriet for
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many years a teacher. VIII. Joseph G., graduated at Marrietta Col- lege-has been one of the judges of the Supreme court in Oregon ; m. Lizzie Miller. Ch. 1. Gardner M., died young. 2. Albert D., died young. 3. Genevieve; 4. Grace. (See History of Acworth.)
SANFORD H. WINTER (son of Amasa and Rebecca (Reckard) Win- ter,) b. Feb. 1st, 1805; m. 1st, Sept. 5tl, 1838, Rosalinda Reckard (dau. of John and Sarah Chamberlain) Reckard) b. May 19th, 1799 ; d. Apr. 15th, 1872. Ch. I. Rebecca M., b. Oct. 21st, 1833; d. June 23d, 1859; m. John S. Putnam, b. Jan. 27th, 1829; d. Aug. 15th, 1858-one child, George W., b. Feb. 2nd, 1856. Sanford H. Winter, m. 2nd, Jan. 1st, 1873, Lizzie Keen, b. in Cheshire England, June 18th, 1839-came to this country with her father, John Keen in 1848. Mr. Winter in Charlestown since 1831.
JOSEPH WOOD was one of the proprietors of Charlestown under the New-Hampshire charter. He was a member of Capt. Phineas Stevens' company in 1750. He m. Ruth - - (was she the dau. of Isaac Parker, jr .? ) and had one child, Molly, b. Jan. 21st, 1854. Perhaps he had other children but no others are recorded. He d. previous to July, 1762, as his interests in the township at that time were put down to his heirs.
ARTEMAS WOOD (son of Ashley Wood) b. in Charlestown, N. H .; m. Oct. 1859, Ann Kane, b. in Glasgow City, Scotland and came to Amer- ica, Nov. 1857. Ch. I. John, b. July 18th, 1860; II. Susan, b. Oct. 13th, 1861 ; III and IV. Peter and Allan, twins, b. May 5th, 1865; V. Lizzie, b. May 5th, 1869 : VI. Charles, b. Feb. 24th, 1871. Ash- ley Wood d. April 30th, 1862 aged 69. Susan, wife of Ashley Wood, d. April 16th, 1845 aged 50.
BEZER F. WOOD, (son of William and Betsy (Hill) Wood) b .. in Woodstock, Vt., Aug. 15th, 1820; m., 1st, Apr. 15th, 1847, Susan D. Fletcher, (dau. of Benjamin and Polly (Hassington) Fletcher) b., in Woodstock, May 21st, 1825. Ch. I. Lorette P., b., in Reading, Sept. 26th, 1851; d. Oct. 2nd, 1861; II. Frank, b. May 27th, 1853 ; m., Aug. 16th, 1875, Helen Jane Frost, (dau. of Alvin and Cinthia S. (Clark) Frost) b. Dec, 26th, 1853. Mrs. Susan D. Wood d. Nov. 24th, 1862, and Mr. Wood m., 2nd, June, 1865, Lois Fairbanks, (dau of Lewis and Millia Fairbanks) b. Dec. 12th, 1829. Mr. Wood resided seven years in Reading, eighteen in Springfield ; came to Charlestown Apr. 1872:
JOHN C. WORK, JR., (son of John C. and Jane C. (Sharon) Work) b. Feb. 9th, 1841, at Columbus, Ohio; m. Oct. 12th, 1871, Susie D.
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Dickinson, (dau. of George M. and Susan D. (Clapp) Dickinson, of Charlestown) b. Jan. 20th, 1854. One child, Georgina, b. Dec. 26th, 1873. The parents of Mr. Work. soon after his birth, removed from Columbus to New-York, in which city he was brought up from a child. He graduated at Princeton College in 1861-went to Germany on grad- uating, where he spent the remainder of the year 1861 and '62. On his return home he entered into mercantile business in New-York City- has resided in Charlestown since 1867.
JOSEPH YEOMANS m. Dec. 20th, 1798, Betsy Baldwin. Ch. I. Va- leria, b. Nov. 27th, 1799; II. Lucretia, b. Nov. 21st. 1801.
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
In consequence of the size which this work has already reached, the author regrets that many brief articles must be omitted from this portion of it, which he intended to insert. But, as they relate to matters more particularly adapted to amuse than instruct, the value of the work will not thereby be diminished. He says this in apology for not inserting some things which the reader may expect to find here.
ORIGINAL GRANTEES OF No. 4.
The following list is copied from one in possession of Hon. George Shel- don, of Deerfield, Mass., and contains the names of the persons who gave bonds to the value of forty pounds, for fulfilling the conditions which were enjoined by the Act of the General Court of Massachusetts, on all who were admitted as grantees. The heading is as follows :
" A list of Grantees admitted into the Township No. Four, on the East side of Connecticut River above the Great Falls: viz., Those that gave Bonds."
Capt. Jonathan Wells; Samuel Barnard; David Field, on his father's Right; Joseph Clesson; Joseph Severance; Mary Wells, on David Hoit's Right; John Catting, on Joseph Cotton's Right; Benj. Mun, on John Mun's Right; John Nims; Thomas Wells; Tho's Wells, for John Wells, heirs; John Hensdall, on John Arms' Right; Daniel Belden, on Wm. Bel- den's Right; Jno. Wait; Jno. Fitch, on Benjamin Field's Right; Samuel Moody, on Tho's Hovey's Right; Nath'l Colman; Nath'l Colman, on John Well's of Hatfield's Right; Benjamin Field, on John Ellis's Right; Jona- than Bridgman, for James Bridgman's Heirs; Samuel Dickinson; Samuel Dickinson, on Samuel Church's Right; John Smith; Martha Warner, for her father, Daniel Warner; Stephen Crowfoot; Joseph Eastman, for John Montague's Heirs; Samuel Church, for Nath'l Warner's Heirs; Joseph Wait, on Benj. Wait's Right; Nathaniel Dickinson The Third; Aaron Graves, for John Graves; Ebenezer Nims; Benjamin Dickinson, for Samuel Foot's Heirs; Daniel Russell, for Thomas Russell's Heirs; Jesse Warner, on Samuel Warner's Right; Samuel Gilbert, on John Bridgman's Right; Joseph Smith; John Dickinson, on Joseph Church's Right; Elipha- let Allis, for Samuel Allis' Heirs ; Ebenezer Barnard, for Thomas Barnard's Heirs ; Richard Billings ; Israel Williams and Jos. Marsh, for John Marsh's Heirs; Nathaniel Colman, Jun., on Robert Boltwood's Right; Samuel Boltwood; Ebenezer Sheldon; Nath'l Wait; Solomon Boltwood; Joshua Belding, for Stephen Belding; Nathan Dickinson, for Ebenezer Dickinson; Ebenezer Warner; Nathaniel Ingraham, for Jonathan Ingra-
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ham; Joseph Billings, on Zach. Field's Right, of Hatfield; Joseph Wright; Noah Wright, for his father, Joseph Wright; John Bridgman; Benjamin Stebbings; Zachariah Field, Northfield; Nathaniel Kellogg; Thomas Stearnes ; Noah Jones ; and Jeremiah Ballard to give bond to Col. Willard By Order of the Committee, JOHN CHANDLER, JUN'R, JOSIAH WILLARD.
Copy from file exam'd,
By SIMON FROST.
ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS OF NO. 4.
"A List of the No. of the Proprietors belonging to No. 4, on the East side of the Connecticut River, that have drawn their Lotts. The first Collumn denotes the No. of the House Lotts. The 2d is the No. of the first Division of the Meadow Lotts. The 3d is the 2d Division of the Interval Lotts."
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