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not m .; lives in P. (5) HANNAH: b. Aug. 4, 1820 ; m. Ambrose Burt ; settled in Michigan. (6) LOVIRA : m. Seth Blackmer in 1847 ; settled at Pine Grove, Pa .; d. there
184. SAMUEL SHATTUCK-Was the grandfather of Loren and Isaac Shattuck, formerly citizens of the town of P. Ile was b. in the town of Deerfield, Franklin county, Mass., Sept 18, 1741. He m. Chloe Field, dan. of Aaron Field, whose father, Ebenezer, was killed by the Indians in 1708. Mrs. S. d. in Greenfield, Mass., April 10, 1781. Mr. S. was a soldier in the old French and Indian war when he was but a mere lad ; was through the Revolutionary war, and participated in che battles of Bunker Hill, Bennington, Yorktown' and many others. He removed to P. in Nov., 1823, and lived with his son Seth until his d., Sept. 1, 1827. He was bu. in Evergreen cemetery.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Shattuck .- (1) SAMUEL: b. Aug. 15, 1764 ; m. Prudence Healey. (2) CHLOE : b. Nov. 22, 1766 : m. Ephraim Leech. (3) SIDNEY: b. Feb. 7, 1768; m. Ann Atherton, (4) SETH : b. Jan. 24, 1770; m. 1st, S. Chapin ; 2d, Anna Smith. (5) LYDIA : b Feb. 15, 1773 ; m. Arad Root. (6) JESSE : b. Sept. 21, 1777 ; m. Mary E. Sargent. (7) CHESTER : b. Dec. 17, 1780 : m. Miriam Stoker. All b. in Greenfield, Mass.
As stated above, Mr. S. was in the French war of 1754, and two years earlier, although a youth, was in some capacity attached to the service at some point on the northern border of this state. In the Fredonia Censor of February 22, 1871, appeared a communication from the pen of Hon. E. T. Foote of New Haven, Conn., formerly of this county, with reference to early military operations in the western portion of this county. Judge Foote says : "It has been generally conceded that a portage road from the head of Chautauqua to lake Erie had been opened before the settlement of the county, but by whom or when it was opened has remained until recently an open question." This matter so long a mystery, through the untiring industry and restless research of Judge Foote, has been pretty
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definitely settled by the production from some old historical records of an affidavit of Stephen Coffin, an American from New England, taken before Sir William Johnson in January, 1754. Coffin, according to this affidavit, had been taken prisoner by the French and Indians in 1747, and after four years of wander ings was taken to Quebec, Canada. From here he made an effort to escape but was recaptured in 1752, and after lying in prison three months was induced to enlist in the French service, and was one of 300 men sent to Montreal and from there to Niagara, by land and on the ice, for the purpose of inaugurating an effort to establish a chain of forts between Canada and New Orleans. In April of 1753 they proceeded in boats from some point above Niagara Falls to Chadakoin, where they had been ordered to build a fort preparatory to building a portage road to lake Chadakoin (Chautauqua), where another fort was to be built. This route was for a time aban- doned for one from Fort la Briske, now Erie, Pa., to the LaBoeuf river, 21 miles south; a return was ordered by the Governor of Canada to Chadakoin. In October a party of 200 men cut a wagon road from lake Erie at the month of Chadakoin creek, now Chautauqua creek, at Barcelona, over the carrying place to lake Chadakoin, or Chautauqua lake. Coffin was of this party, and on the return to Niagara in Nov. deserted in company with a Frenchman to some point in the interior of New York. The portuge road was not only cut through, but the steep banks along the streams were graded or to some extent broken down to allow of the passing of loaded wagons. Some remains of this road near Westfield are still to be seen. The English, ever suspicious and watchful of the movements of the French, sent out several scouting parties from some point on the north border of the state, probably Oswego, for the purpose of obtaining reliable information in regard to these efforts and taking measures to counteract them. Thus it will be seen that 120 years ago a systematic effort was made to establish a great military thoroughfare through our county, and a large portion of the way through the territory included in the old town of
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Portland. Two of the scouting parties at least passed through the present town of P., lay in ambush and watched the labors of the French from day to day until the information sought was obtained, when they returned. Mr. Shattuck, then a stripling, occompanied these parties on two separate occasions, and probably was one of the first whites setting foot in the present town, then of course an unbroken wilderness, little dreaming that in some of the years to come he would become a citizen of that same region and a dweller upon a pleasant farm wrought out of the same wilderness by the strong arms of a son and grandsons. Mr. S. often related the incidents of these expeditions, and there are those now living in town who well remember Mr. S. and vouch for his integrity. He remained in the service until 1755 when he returned to his native town.
Thus another proof is furnished, in addition to that furnished by Judge Foote, of the authors of the old portage road and of the time when it was made. The letter of Judge Foote, the deposition of Coffin and the facts furnished by Mr. Shattuck thus brought to light "are of great local interest and go far to show that our county, although then a deep solitude, far distant from the most advanced outposts of permanent settle- ments, was more often the scene of warlike demonstrations than it has since been ; that in that early day martial sounds were often heard in the depths of its forests ; fleets of boats filled with armed and veteran Frenchmen passed along our lakes and creeks : and that such gallant men as Beaujeu, who led the handful of Frenchmen at Braddock's defeat, St Pierre, La Force and Joncaire, names that are now famous in history, were once familiar with these wild regions, and that the war- path of veritable savage warriors, armed with tomahawk and scalping-knife, led through these forests "-O. Edson. Mr.
Shattuck was " through the Revolution," as at first stated, and for a portion of the time "belonged to the first regiment and first brigade of the Massachusetts line," and though partici- pating in many a sanguinary conflict was " never grazed by a ball," though several passed through his clothes and hat.
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185. SETH SHATTUCK-Was the son of Samuel and Chloe Field Shattuck, and b. in Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 24, 1770. He m .. 1st, Miss S Chapin ; 2d, Anna Smith, who was b. in N. II. It is inferred that his first wife lived but a short time. . He came to P. from near Toronto, Canada, in July, 1823. His article bears date Sept. 10, 1822, for p't of lot 10, T. 5, land now owned by J. W. Scott and H. Palmeter. To enable him to reach his purchase with teams, a roadway was cut through the forest from near the present residence of E. Denison sufficient for the purpose. Mr. S. had laid well his plans for a home for himself and family in the coming years, but was not permitted to see the fulfillment of his hopes. He was killed by being thrown from a load of hay, July 15, 1828. His wife survived him but a few weeks, dying Ang. 23 the same year. They were bu. in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. S. was a Presbyterian, and in politics a whig.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Shattuck .- (1) ANGELINA : b. in Sheldon, Vt .; m. Lewis Gilbert of same county ; d. and was bu. there. (2) SYLVIA : b. in Sheldon, Vt .; m. Thomas Robin- ette of Toronto, Canada ; d. and bu. there. (3) PHYLINDA: b. Oct. 17, 1802, in Vt ; m. Joseph Harring of Toronto ; d, July 1, 1937; was bu. there. (4) LOREN: b. Sept. 1, 1804, in Vt .; m. Sarah Jackson, dau of Joshua Jackson, in P .; settled in P. but removed to Ripley where he d. Aug. 2, 1863 ; bu. there. (5) ISAAC : b. in Vt .; m. 1st, Hannah Crosby in P., who was killed by being thrown from a wagon. by her horse, which had become unmanageable, in the west part of the village of Center- ville, April 24, 1843 ; 2d. Sarah Kays, who d. Jan. 27, 1864 ; 3d, Mrs. Dolly Gardner. Mr. S. is now living near Painesville, Ohio. (6) Lucy: b. in Vt .; m. Loren P. Carley of P .: now lives in Sheridan, this county.
186. THOMAS ENSIGN-Came to P'. from Sheridan, this county, in 1822 or '23. He was a bro. of Otis Ensign. He m. a sister of Chester Skinner in 1828 or '29, and for two years kept a tavern in the "old red tavern" on lot 19, T. 5, where now stands the house of Wm. W. Pettit. He afterward removed
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to the central part of the state, but in a few years returned to Sheridan.
187. AMOS C. ANDREWS-Articled p't of lot 1, T. 5, in 1824, but lived in a log house on S. p't of lot 19, T. 5, opposite the house of Wm. Becker. He was a Free-will Baptist preacher. He lived in town but a few years.
188. NATHNIEL PALMER-Came to P. from the eastern part of this state in 1824. He lived in a log house where now stands the house of the late T. Judson, on lot 26, T. 4. Some years later he removed to Pa.
189. JOSHUA CROSBY-Was a native of Nova Scotia and came from there to P. in June, 1824. From Boston, Mass., he came with one horse and wagon, which seemed ample to convey his wife, five ch. and all his worldly goods. His wife's maiden name was Hannah Carr. He eventually settled on p't of lot 22, T. 5, where he lived for many years. He was somewhat eccentric in his habits, a genius in his way. and was original in his designs. Previous to coming to P. he was a sailor, but while here worked at various trades as fancy dictated. About 1837 his family became interested in the Mormon faith and removed about 1843 or'44 to Nauvoo, Ill., Mrs. C. taking all of her family, some of whom were m. Mrs. C. d. at Nauvoo, but the rest of the family as far as known are living in Utah. Mr. C. m. for a second wife Mrs -- Lewis, mother of Mrs. Linus Burton, with whom he lived for a number of years. About 1855 Mr. C went to Salt Lake and Mrs C. to Ill. They are supposed to be still living.
Family of Mr. and Mrs Crosby .- (1) HANNAH : m. Edward Mumford. (2) ELIZA: m Jefferson Burton, who d. June 12. 1842. (3) OBED : d at Nauvoo. (4) JOHN, (5) JESSE. The ch. were all b. in Nova Scotia.
190. ROBERT FREEMAN-Was a bro. of George (No. 98) and came to P. from Ulster county, N. Y., in 1824. IIe lived upon various farms, and among them a lot purchased of the religious societies in town, p't of lot 11, T. 5. After a few
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years he removed to Coldwater, Michigan, where he d. in 1849. Mr. F. m. in Delaware county, this state.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Freemun .- (1) AMANDA, (2) JANE, (3) BETSEY, (4) JOHN, (5) GEORGE, (6) ELIZA. All the family m. in Michigan.
191. AMOS GILL-Came from Cooperstown, N. Y., to P. in 1824. For some years he lived on a farm now owned by John Lawson, p't of lot 10, T. 5. In 1845 he sold and removed to Wisconsin where he d. several years since. Mrs. G. is supposed to be still living. Mr. G. was a member of the Baptist church at Brocton.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Gill .- (1) JOHN, (2) MARY: m. Ezra Burdick. (3) HARRIET: m. David Burdick. (4) JANE: never m .; d in Wis.
192. EZRA BURDICK-Came to P. from Vt., but when is not known. He lived for some years on the farm now owned by John Hardenburg, p't of lot 11, T. 5, afterward on p't of lot 1, T. 5. He m. Mary, dau. of Amos Gill. His bro. David m. Harriet Gill and lived on the same lot. They went to Wisconsin about 1845.
193. RUFUS MOORE-Came from Ripley, in this county, to P. in Jan., 1824, and settled on the central p't of lot 11, T. 5, farm until recently for some years owned by Mrs. James. He sold in .1836 and removed to Franklin county, Ohio. IIe had a family of but one ch.
194. WALKER LEWIS-Came to P. from Conn. in 1824 and purchased a claim to the place in which the writer now resides, p't of lot 13, T. 5, known as the Elmore farm He d. here July 17, 1826. The farm was sold to James Aldrich in 1830 and Mrs. Lewis removed to Fredonia where she d. March 23, 1845. They were both bu. in Brocton cemetery. The writer remembers calling at the log dwelling of the widow Lewis in the spring of 1827, which was then surrounded by a small forest of peach trees in full bloom.
TITUS G. CARLEY-Came to P. about 1824. He settled on the Lathrop place, south of Brocton, now owned by Henry
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Dunbar He afterward lived at Portland Center for several years, and d. there Dec. 25, 1846. He m. Betsey, dan. of Oliver Elliott. His wid. m. Stephen Stilwell and lives in Dunkirk.
196. LOREN P CARLEY-A bro. of Titus G. (No. 195), came to P. about 1824 HIe m. Lucy, a dau. of Seth Shattuck and sister of Isaac and Loren. He lived for many years on p't of lot 1, T. 5, but about 1856 he moved to Sheridan this county.
197. PLYNN POMEROY-Came to P. about 1824 and for some years lived on p't of lot 13, T. 5, a few rods east of the former residence of Bela Burroughs, on the south road. He was a cigar maker. He m. Irene, dau. of Roe Goldsmith, and removed to Conneaut, Ohio, with the family of Mr. G.
198. DANIEL INGALLS-Came to P. from Springville, Erie Co., N. Y., in 1824 and bought the property of Walter Mum- ford, the house standing where the house of T S. Moss now stands, in' Brocton, and the one now owned and occupied by M. P. Barber. His purchase extended to and included the S. E. p't of the village of Brocton. In 1830 he built the front portion of the store building in Brocton now owned by J E. White and occupied by C. O. Furman, and for one or two years was engaged in mercantile pursuits in connection with Joseph Lockwood. He sold the main portion of his land and lived in a small house where the house of Dr. H. J. Dean now stands. In 1834 he built the main portion of the house of Dr. Dean, and in 1840 sold to James Budlong. He removed to Pittsburg in 1841, and d. while on business at Buffalo in 1842. He was bu. at Springville. He was for many years a practicing physi- cian in town and an energetic business man. He had but one ch., Maryette, who m. Thomas Howard and moved to Pitts- burg, Pa. In after years Mr. H. became a lawyer and a promi nent citizen of that city. Mrs. H. d. there a few years since. Mr. H. is still living. [See Physicians.]
199. JOHN UNDERHILL-Came to P. from Conn. with Walker Lewis in 1824 He m. a dau. of Mr. Lewis. He lived for a few years in a log house east of the bridge at Brocton,
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but in 1830 purchased of Ebenezer Shumway a claim to p't of lot 21, T. 5, land now principally owned by the L. S. and B., C. & P. R. R. companies for station, yards, &c. He sold about 1840 and removed to Ohio, where he and most of his family d.
200. JOSHUA S. WEST-The son of Freeman and Sally Salsbury West, was b. at Scituate, Rhode Island, April 8, 1801. His father and mother were natives of the same town, the former b. in 1773 and the latter in 1780. Mr. W. came to P. from Sangerfield, Oneida county, this state, in April, 1824. He m. Fatima Barnes, dau. of Calvin Barnes, Feb 4, 1827. Mrs. W. was b. in Norway, Herkimer county, this state, Dec. 26, 1807. Mr. W. lived for some years in Hanover and Westfield, this county, but eventually purchased the Calvin Barnes estate, where he now resides. Mr. W. during a long residence in P. has been actively identified with the political movements in town and often honored with places of trust by the people : was a justice of the peace two terms and assessor for several years. He is a member of the Methodist church, and polit- ically a republican From 1830 to 1835 he commanded a military company called the Rangers. Mrs. W. d. June 14, 1872.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. West .- (1) WILLIAM H .: b. in Westfield Feb 16, 1828 ; never m. (2) CAROLINE M .: b. in P. Jan. 4, 1830 ; m. S. Edmonds in Feb. 1873; lives in Sheridan this county. (3) SARAH: b. in Hanover Aug. 12, 838 ; m. Germond Burhans May 19, 1864 ; lives in Michigan. (4) LYDIA : b. in Hanover Feb. 22, 1841 ; m. Edwin Wright March 15, 1866 ; lives on the homestead. (5) Solon B .: b. in P. Jan. 13, 1847 ; m. Addie M. VanAernam Jan 15, 1868 ; lives in Mayville, this county.
201. LEMON AVERILL-Came from Sangerfield, N. Y., and lived in town five or six years, keeping a tavern on the well-known Mckenzie place, commencing in 1825. Mrs. A. was b. in Fairfield, Herkimer county, this state, in 1793. They removed from P. to Westfield and from there to Ripley, where. Mr. A. d. in July, 1839, and was bu in Westfield. He was a
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lawyer by profession and for several years was a justice of the peace in Westfield. He was an Episcopalian, and politically a whig. Mrs. A. d. in Ripley May 9, 1867, and was bu. there.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Averill .- (1) FRANCES : b. in 1822 ; m. Elizur Webster, jr .; settled in Ripley ; d. there in Sept., 1862. (2) JACKSON L .: b in 1823 ; m. and settled in San Francisco, California. (3) JARED : b. in 1825; d. in 1828. (4) ADELAIDE : b. in 1833; m. Henry Brockway in Ripley; settled there. (5) JANETTE: b. in 1836; m. Edwin Sexton and settled in Westfield.
202. NATHANIEL WINSLOW-Came from Mass. to P. in 1825 and settled on p't of lot 18, T. 5, adjoining J. H. Hulburt on the east. He was a farmer.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Winslow .- (1). ANN, (2) MORTON : m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. David Hulburt, and first settled on p't of lot 1, T. 5, land now owned by John Lawson ; now lives in Bloomington, Ill. (3) PHEBE, (4) NATHANIEL, (5) POLLY, (6) ROSWELL. All the ch. but Morton m. out of town.
203. JESSE EVERTS-Came to P. from Murray, Orleans county, this state, in 1825. He settled on a farm since known as the Marsh farm, p't of lot 24, T. 5. He sold his farm to Isaac Marsh in 1836 and removed to Conneaut, O., where he and his w. d [See Mills. ]
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Everts .- (1) JESSE, (?) DORCAS. (3) URANIA, (4) CALVIN, (5) TAMOR, (6) LUTHER, (7) MARTIN : m. Harriet Everden. (8) OBEDIENCE : m. Robert, son of John Quigley. (9) MILO. But two of the family m. in town
204 TIMOTHY CARPENTER-Was a bro. of David (No. 19) and came to P. from Chenango county, N. Y., in 1825, and settled on p't of lot 48, T. 4, farm now owned by G. M. Arnold ; afterward on p't of lot 55, T. 4, farm now owned by E. Saun- ders. He left P. in 1829 or '30 and for a few years lived in Carroll, this county, and from there went west.
205. EBENEZER SHUMWAY-Came to P. from some adjoining town in 1825 and purchased a small farm, commonly known as the Underhill lot, p't of lot 21, T. 5, on which the
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station of the L. S. R. R. is located. Mrs. S. d. here two or three years later. Mr. S. sold to John Underhill in 1830 and removed to Pomfret. He now lives in Lena, Stephenson Co., Illinois.
206. ABIGAIL FELLOWS-Came to P. with a large family from Stillwater, Saratoga county, in 1825. Mr. F. d. in that county in 1820. Mrs. Fellows' maiden name was Light. The year previous she had purchased the Richard Williams farm, now owned in part by Lincoln Fay, p't of lot 25, T. 5. The house then occupied was a long, narrow frame, unfinished, and now occupied as a barn on the farm of J. H. Martin on the same lot. She kept a tavern here for six or seven years, and about 1837 exchanged with Wm. Clark for a farm in the town of Westfield, where she d. Nov. 28, 1857. She was bu. in Brocton cemetery.
Family of Mrs. Fellows .- (1) JOHN : b. March 20, 1805 ; m 1st, Barbara Correll Aug. 25, 1829, who d. July 23, 1838 ; 2d, Olive Twing June 9, 1839 ; lives in P. on p't of lot 36, T. 5. (2) ANDRUS: b. April 5, 1806 ; m. Charlotte Davison ; was a blacksmith and lived for several years at Portland Center ; d. in Ill. (3) GEORGE: b. in March, 1808; m Drucilla Bean ; settled in Michigan. (4) DEBORAH : b. in 1810 ; m. Luther D. Harmon ; settled in Westfield. (5) JESSE : m. 1st in Canada ; 2d in Ill .. where he now lives, names not remembered. (6) ELIZABETH : m. Sidney S. Lake in P .; d. in California. (7) MARY : m. Chandler Persons ; lives in Westfield. (8) EPHRAIM : m. Susan - ; lives at Gowanda, Catt. county. (9) LEVI: m. Prudy Selkrig ; lives in North East, Pa. (10) JAMES HENRY : d. young. (11) EZRA : m. Martha Spurr ; lives in Ill. The family were all b. in Saratoga county.
207. JAMES W. DALEE-Was the son of John F. and Maria Waterman Dalee, and b. in Providence, R. I., Jan. 26, 1765. He m. Anstis Kennicott Dec. 2, 1792, who was b. in Rehobeth, R. I., Jan. 22, 1775. They came from Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y., to Fredonia in 1824, and in Dec., 1825, to P., and settled on what was then known as the Judah
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Colt lot, S. E. p't of lot 13, T. 5, now owned by V. G. Farn- ham, John Knickerbocker, Franklin Fay, Orrin Brainard and the heirs of Mark Haight. Mr. D. was a merchant and teacher, and in 1826 built a frame building for a dwelling and store. His first house was a log one standing on the farm recently owned by Mr. Haight. Mr. D. d. here March 22, 1840, and Mrs. D. May 9. 1849. Mr. D. was a Free-will Baptist ; polit- ically a whig.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Dalee .- (1) JUSTUS: b. at Pittstown, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1793 ; m. Mary Fowler Oct. 1, 1816; now lives in Wisconsin. (2) WATERMAN : b. at Pownal, Vt., May 6, 1795: m. Emily Osborn in 1835 ; now living in Ohio. (3) FIELD : b. at Hoosac Falls, N. Y., June 18, 1797 ; m. Sarah D. Walworth in 1826 ; now living in P. (4) JOHN : b. at Hoosac Falls Aug. 10, 1799 ; m. Mahitable Deming in 1823 ; lives in Ill. Mrs. D. d. there some years since. (5) ANSTIS : b. in Cambridge, N. Y., Feb. 16. 1805 ; never m .: lives in P. (6) NANCY : b. at Cam- bridge, N. Y., June 27, 1807; m. Timothy Judson in 1828 ; now lives at Fredonia, a widow. (7) RICHARD W. M .: b. at Cambridge, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1809 ; m. Maria H. Minton in 1832 ; d. at Harvard, Ill., May 6, 1868. (8) PAUL C .: b. at Cambridge. N. Y., Jan. 27, 1815 ; m. Mary Thayer in 1841 ; d. in Rockton, Ill., in 1868; there were five others who d. in infancy.
208. SAMUEL EVERDEN-Came to P from Pomfret as early as 1825 (probably two or three years earlier) and settled on p't of lot 7, T. 5. land now owned in part by A. W. Baker. That year he built a small frame house, now a part of the house of Mr. Baker. He lived in town but five or six years, leaving for that receptacle of the restless spirits of those early years, the west. He was for many years constable and for several years collector of the town of Pomfret, to which town he had emigrated as early as 1816. Nothing is now remembered of his family.
209. JOHN EVERDEN-Was a bro. of Samuel (No. 208) and came to P. from Pomfret in 1824 and settled on p't of lot 7, T. 5, his log house standing where the barn of A W. Baker
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now stands. He m. Rose - in Sheridan. He lived in town but a few years, removing to Ohio.
210. ERASTUS KINNE-Came to P. from Nova Scotia, probably in 1825, and lived on a lot of five acres in Brocton now owned by Linus Burton, J. H. Haight and others. He was a tanner by trade and established a tannery on his lot. He sold to Joshua Jackson in 1830 and went west. [ See Tanneries.]
211. RUFUS KINNE-Came to P. from Olean, N. Y., about 1826. He was a shoemaker and occupied a small house on the spot where the tavern of D. Morey now stands, in Brocton. The building is still standing and forms a part of the dwelling of Mrs. Louisa Bowdish in that village.
212. JOHN LOGAN-Came to P. about 1825 and for some time lived on a piece of land belonging to Silas Houghton, on lot 19, T. 5. He afterward built a log house on the ground now occupied by the house of Salmon Burton, on lot 14, T. 5. After a few years he went west.
213. JARED RISLEY-Came to P. about 1825 and lived in a house a few rods east of the schoolhouse in district No. 4. He purchased and kept the tavern standing on the ground where the house of W. W Pettit now stands, on lot 19, T. 5, for one or two years. He afterward removed to Pomfret, near Laona, where he still resides.
214. JOSEPH P. PETERS-Was the son of Col. John and Lydia French Peters, and was b. in Hebron, Conn., Nov. 7, 1761. His ancestors were from England. He served two years in the Continental army, enlisting in 1777. He was the fourth of a family of fifteen ch. His eldest bro. was a judge of some of the English colonial courts. The rest of the family were in the interest of the colonists. Mr. P. studied medicine and practiced for many years in Conn., Mass., Vt. and N. Y. He m. Aznba Case in Vt. in 1784. Mrs. P. d. in 1794. He m. for a second wife Lydia Day, dau. of Noah and Ann Day, April 8. 1794. Mrs. P. was b. in Colchester, Conn., Nov. 15, 1777. In 1819 they removed to Hawley, N. Y., and from there to P in
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1825, and settled on N. p't of lot 18, T. 5, buying a claim of Wm. Harris. They occupied a log house standing near the track of the B., C. & P. R. R., west of the house of Franklin Griswold. Dr. and Mrs. P. were Baptists. Dr P. d. Sept. 21, 1843. Mrs. P. d. May 8, 1858. They were bu. in Brocton cemetery.
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