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HISTORY
OF
ROYALTON, VERMONT
WITH
FAMILY GENEALOGIES
1769-1911
BY .
EVELYN M. WOOD LOVEJOY
VERMONT
FREEDOM
AND UNITY
Published by the Town and The Royalton Woman's Club
FREE PRESS PRINTING COMPANY BURLINGTON, VERMONT
1911
COPYRIGHT, 1911 BY
EVELYN M. W. LOVEJOY
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To
DANIEL G. WILD, ESQ. THE ROYALTON WOMAN'S CLUB AND ALL OTHERS NEAR AND DISTANT WHO LOVE ROYALTON THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
PREFACE.
It is a trite saying, that there is no road so long but that it ends somewhere. To some who have been expectantly waiting for the publi- cation of the History of Royalton, it may have seemed that the work of preparing the matter for the printer has occupied an unnecessary amount of time. A careful examination of the contents of the book, and a fair judgment of the amount of labor required in gathering, arranging, and preparing the matter for these 1,000 pages and more will, I am sure, disabuse all minds of such an impression.
The time required for the work has been greater than it would have been twenty-five or more years ago, when there were living those who could recall the events of the early days, as related by their fathers, all of whom have passed away, leaving little that is authentic. The condensed history of the town prepared at one time by the late Judge William H. Bliss for the Hemenway Gazetteer was destroyed by fire, and no copy was preserved. No other effort is known to have been made toward a connected history of the town, except the material which the lamented Dr. Drake is said to have gathered. Unfortunately, that appears to have been lost or destroyed. This necessitated delving in the original records of this and other towns for nearly all the informa- tion obtained relating to purely local matters.
In the prosecution of my task, I have visited and examined the records of all the neighboring towns, searched the probate and county court records of Orange and Windsor counties, spent considerable time in the large libraries of Concord, N. H., Montpelier, Vt., Albany, N. Y., and Boston, Mass., and examined manuscript records in the offices of the Secretary of State in Montpelier, and in Albany, N. Y. Hundreds of genealogies, town histories, and State papers have been examined. It is not worth while to mention more in detail the labor performed, though this covers less than half the time occupied.
That there are errors in the book is very probable. The copying of thousands of dates and names, and the conflicting records as found in town records, on tombstones, and in family Bibles, makes absolute ac- curacy impossible, but it is hoped that there are as few mistakes as are usually found in such a work, and that there is none of vital importance. Wherever there has been a conflict in dates, the town clerk's record has generally been accepted, especially after 1860. If errors are found, please refer to the "Errata" at the end of the volume to see if they have not been corrected. Credit must be given to the proof-reader of the Free Press Printing Company for calling attention to several mis- takes that had not been detected.
I take pleasure in acknowledging my indebtedness, first of all, to our town clerk, William Skinner, who has given every facility possi- ble for securing data, often at some personal inconvenience, and to William H. Harvey, who was also most obliging during the short time he held the office of town clerk in Royalton. To Guy Wilson, town clerk in Bethel, I am also indebted for similar favors, often voluntarily tendered, and to the town clerks of Woodstock, Hartford, Pomfret, Sharon, Tunbridge, Chelsea, Barnard, Hartland, Norwich, Thetford, Randolph, Hanover, N. H., and Lebanon, N. H.
Considerable of the most important matter found in the book would have been lacking, had it not been for the advice, assistance, and courtesy of the Librarian of the New England Genealogical and His- torical Association, Boston, the State Librarian at Montpelier, and his
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able assistant, Mr. E. M. Goddard, who is also librarian for the Vermont Historical Association. To the Dominion Archivist at Ottawa, Canada, I am deeply indebted for information relating to the Indian Raid on Royalton, October 16, 1780, and to the State Librarians at Concord, N. H., and Albany, N. Y., for permission to examine manuscripts and papers not accessible elsewhere. The offices of the Secretary of State at Montpelier and at Albany, N. Y., were freely open to me, and all needed assistance promptly and cheerfully rendered. The Pension and Post Office Departments at Washington, D. C., responded courteously to calls for information. The lack of data regarding early families in town was in a measure supplied through the kindness of the Hon. T. O. Seaver, Judge of Probate, Woodstock, to whose records I was given free access.
It is impossible to name all who have aided me in the preparation of the History. Credit is given to some in the body of the book. Others who must be mentioned are the Royalton Woman's Club, whose mem- bers have been enthusiastic in gathering material, and otherwise ad- vancing the interests of the undertaking, Gardner Cox, M. D., of Holyoke, Mass., whose contributions to the history of Royalton Fort and the genealogical portion of the book are invaluable, to Eugene S. Rolfe, Boston, who turned over to me his collection of matter pertain- ing to the early history of Royalton and Tunbridge, to Jay Read Pem- ber, Clerk of the County Court, Woodstock, to Guy Rix, Genealogist, Concord, N. H., to Miss Mary Jameson, Chicago, William W. 'Culver, Lebanon, N. H., George H. Harvey, Woodstock, Miss Ruth Tracy, Beverly, Mass., Miss Laura Lincoln, and Mrs. George Taggart, who voluntarily gathered the data for several families, and to others too numerous to mention. I am peculiarly indebted to Lyman S. Hayes, Bellows Falls, the Historian of Rockingham, for advice and counsel, and to the donor who set the ball rolling, for words of encouragement which have brightened many an hour of hard labor.
Dr. Janette E. Freeman's contribution to the Freeman record should be noticed, and the assistance received from numerous genealo- gies, especially those of the Clark, Cleveland, Dewey, Fowler, Rix, and Waldo families.
I have not thought best to mar the appearance of the pages of this book, and to divert the attention of the general reader by frequent references to the authorities from which data have been culled. Our earliest town records are not in shape to be examined, except with the utmost care. They are on loose sheets in many instances, worn and de- faced. The volumes containing the early town records are not dis- tinguished by any distinctive mark, and in one instance are not paged. The land records are better preserved, and are distinguished by letters of the alphabet.
"Why did your town want a History?" was a question asked by an outsider during the past year. The reply was, "Because it has loyal sons and daughters who are still interested in it, though living for many years outside its limits, and because it is one of the most pro- gressive, up-to-date towns in the State of Vermont."
A brief account of the inception of the History and Genealogy, and of the action subsequent to the first proposition for such a work may be of interest to some. The publication of the History is due, first of all, to the Royalton Woman's Club. It was the active, successful search for matter connected with the early settlement of the town by members of this club that arrested the attention of one of the sons of Royalton, who has retained his love for his native town, and his in- terest in its welfare. This was the son of Elisha Wild, Daniel G. Wild, Esq., of Brooklyn, N. Y., who offered to give $500 towards a History of
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Royalton. The Woman's Club accepted the offer, and through the eloquence of Mrs. Frances M. Joiner made a successful appeal to the town at its March meeting in 1906 to appropriate a like sum. By direc- tion of the town the moderator of this meeting, Marvin H. Hazen, sub- mitted a list of twelve names, from which the Woman's Club was to select an Historical Committee, later known as the Royalton Historical Association. This committee was to be composed, in part, of members of the Woman's Club. Four were selected from the Club: Mrs. Frances M. Joiner, Mrs. Seymour Culver, Mrs. Annette Lyman, and Miss Gertrude Denison. From the list of twelve names were selected, Mr. William Skinner, Charles P. Tarbell, Esq., Mr. R. B. Galusha, Rev. Levi Wild, Dr. Daniel L. Burnett, Mr. M. S. Adams, Mr. Ernest J. Hewitt.
The name of Fayette Green was added "under authority" at the first meeting of the Association, which was held March 15, 1906, and the following officers were then elected: Mrs. Frances M. Joiner, Presi- dent; Dr. Daniel L. Burnett, Vice-President; Mr. Rufus B. Galusha, Treasurer; Mr. Ernest J. Hewitt, Secretary; C. P. Tarbell, Esq., Auditor. At the second meeting, April 4, 1906, Rev. Levi Wild sent in his resig- nation, which was reluctantly accepted. The personnel of the His- torical Association has changed in the succeeding years. The loss of the first able chairman, Mrs. Frances M. Joiner, was keenly felt. The Woman's Club elected Mrs. Henry W. Dutton in her place, who has equally well and faithfully performed her duties. The removal of Mr. Galusha from town rendered the office of treasurer vacant, and Dr. D. L. Burnett was chosen to fill the vacancy, and on his removal, Miss Alice Grant was elected treasurer.
Besides the $1,000 already mentioned as at the disposal of the Association, that body received as gifts $50 from Mrs. Frederick Billings of New York, and $20 from Mrs. Nancy Atwood Sprague of Chicago. The business of the Association was entrusted to an executive com- mittee composed of three of its members, which number was afterwards increased to five.
At the third meeting of the Association, May 26, 1906, it was voted to employ Mrs. E. M. Lovejoy as Historian. I was then teaching in Helena, Montana, but returned and began work on the History about the middle of July, 1906. During the succeeding two years I was teaching in Royalton Academy, and could devote only my vacations to the prosecution of the work. Since that time my labor on the History has been continuous, except three months of the past year, when the illness and death of a sister compelled a cessation of this task.
My most sincere and grateful thanks are due to the members of the Historical Association, who have been uniformly kind and con- siderate. It was their hearty support that secured the financial back- ing of the town for the publication of this book, at a critical time in its history. The scope of the undertaking had grown, and there had been demands for a more complete work than the Woman's Club had at first contemplated. It has been in large part a labor of love, in recognition of the many kindnesses received by me and mine at the hands of the former and the present citizens of Royalton. Mention should be made of the labor of C. P. Tarbell, Esq., who, as legal adviser, has given freely of his time to the promotion of the History, and of Mr. Ernest J. Hewitt, the efficient secretary, both of whom are fully occupied with their own business cares, but who have ever cheerfully responded to all calls made upon them.
The Association was highly gratified and encouraged by the prompt and hearty response to solicitations for subscriptions to the History, which were sent out in 1909. The appeal was made when it was
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absolutely necessary to obtain a certain number of subscribers in order to insure the success of the undertaking. As our home list increased, and the white messengers containing the individual pledges came in from hearts warm with tender memories of the "dear old town," the anxious strain of weeks gave place to rejoicing over the bright prospect. To these my own heart goes out in gratitude and thankfulness. A re- cent appeal for prepaid subscriptions to enable the Association to meet its printing bills was equally successful, and those so kindly responding will have the satisfaction of knowing that they materially hastened the completion of the work, and lessened the labor attendant thereupon.
In selecting the Free Press of Burlington to print the book, and the Empire Company of Albany to make the cuts, the Association was confident that the workmanship would be creditable to the town and satisfactory to subscribers. The photographers furnishing most of the pictures were I. L. Welcome of South Royalton, W. E. Graham now of Burlington, Mrs. Ada L. Miller of South Royalton, and Conant and Conant of Randolph Center.
The History of Royalton is now offered to the public with the hope that, whatever faults it has, they will not be held so near the eye as to obstruct the view of any good it may contain.
EVELYN M. W. LOVEJOY.
South Royalton, Vermont, August 15, 1911.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Page
Dr. Cyrus B. Drake
Frontispiece
Chart of Partition of Land
facing
22
Commission of Benjamin Morgan, Jr.
facing
96
Fort Defiance at Barnard, 1780
facing 97
Zadock Steele
.facing
116
Burning of Royalton
facing
117
The Havens Meadow in Royalton
. facing
120
Site of the Indian Encampment in Tunbridge
facing
121
The Gully on Hill-side, Pember's Place of Death
facing
144
Relics of "Ye Olden Time"
facing
144
South Tunbridge-Beginning of Indian Raid
facing
145
Morgan Mill, Built, 1781
facing
145
Mrs. Jerusha (Rix) Hutchinson
facing
150
George Avery, Taken Prisoner in Sharon
facing
150
Mrs. Lucy (Pierce) Parkhurst
facing
150
Phineas Parkhurst, M. D.
facing
150
Group of Relics
. facing
151
Old Vesper House
facing
151
"Great Bridge" Lottery Ticket
facing
151
Monument Commemorating the Burning of Royalton.
facing
178
Daniel G. Wild, Esq.
.facing
179
Unveiling of the "Indian Monument"
. facing
182
First Congregational Church, Royalton
facing
244
Town Clerk's Office, Royalton
. facing
244
Railroad Bridge, Royalton
facing
245
Railroad Depot, Royalton
facing
245
Site of Stevens Bridge and Handy Fordway
facing
272
First Bridge at South Royalton across White River
facing
273
Map of School Districts, 1869
facing
316
M. E. Church, South Royalton
. facing
320
Royalton Academy, Chartered 1807
facing
320
Old Schoolhouse in District 17
facing
321
South Royalton Graded School Building
facing
321
Joseph Tracy, Jr.
. facing
330
Sylvanus Bates
facing
330
John Ingersoll Gilbert
facing
330
Samuel Ward Boardman
facing
330
Edward Joseph Hallock
facing
330
Edward Conant
facing
330
Charles Noyes Chase
. facing
331
Mrs. Evelyn M. Lovejoy
facing
331
Sidney Munson Harris
facing
331
William B. Herrick
facing
331
Mrs. Ellen Lee Stearns
facing
331
Miss Fannie Eastman
facing
331
Charles L. Curtis
facing
331
Facsimile Signatures of Early Settlers
.facing
370
South Royalton Cemetery
facing
371
Burial Place of Rev. John Searle
facing
371
Burial Place of Gen. Elias Stevens and Wife
. facing
371
Old Sharon Cemetery
. facing
371
Burial Place of Rev. Martin Tullar
facing
371
Burial Place of Thomas Pember
. facing
371
Burial Place of Peter Button
facing
371
Burial Place of Zebulon Lyon and Wife
facing
371
"South Royalton House"
facing
384
Harvey Hazen Woodard
facing
384
Mrs. Frances (Merrill) Joiner
facing
183
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Charles Henry Woodard
facing 384
The Old Fox Tavern
facing 385
"Cascadnac" Hotel and the "Brick Store"
facing
385
Percival Furniture Factory
facing 400
The Old Trescott Mill
facing
401
Site of the Curtis-Morgan Mill
facing
401
The Hewitt New Grain Mill and Elevator
facing
424
Childhood Home of Rev. Martin Tullar
facing
424
Martin House on Site of Pierce Tavern
facing
424
Home of Dr. Dana E. Dearing
facing
424
The Gen. Elias Stevens House
facing
424
George Cowdery House on the First-settled Farm
facing
424
Old Academy, Now the Town Hall
facing
424
South Royalton after the First Fire, 1878
facing
425
New Iron Bridge, South Royalton, 1903
facing
425
South Royalton Congregational Church
facing
482
Rev. Henry Martin Goddard
facing 482
Rev. James Ramage
facing
482
Rev. Sidney K. B. Perkins
facing
482
Rev. Sherman Goodwin
facing
482
Rev. Nathaniel Sprague
facing
483
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Royalton
facing
483
South Royalton Bank Note
facing
502
The Bank of Royalton Bank Note
facing
502
James Spencer Moore
facing
503
Phineas D. Pierce
facing
503
Asa W. Kenney
. facing
503
David Wickam Cowdery
. facing
503
Arthur Gilbert Whitham
facing
534
Herbert Chancellor Sargent
facing
534
Dana E. Dearing, D. M. D.
. facing
534
Arthur A. Abbott
facing
534
Sample of Early Land Record
facing
535
Samuel Parkman Danforth, M. D.
facing
544
Edgar John Fish, M. D.
facing
544
Jos. A. Denison, M. D.
facing
545
Henry Harrison Whitcomb, M. D.
facing
552
Daniel Webster Lovejoy, M. D.
facing
552
James E. Morse, M. D.
facing
552
David Comstock Moore, M. D.
facing
552
Levi Rix, M. D.
facing
552
Oliver Justin Ellis, M. D.
.facing
553
William H. Gerrish, M. D.
facing
553
Frank Gillis Mills, M. D.
. facing
553
Daniel Lillie Burnett, M. D.
facing
553
Clayton Philemon House, M. D.
. facing
553
Arthur Brown Bisbee, M. D.
facing
553
William Lincoln Paine, M. D.
facing
553
The Beginning of South Royalton
facing
566
Mrs. Rebecca (Dickerman) Tarbell
facing
567
Charles P. Tarbell
facing
567
Daniel Tarbell, Jr.
facing
567
Luke Tarbell
facing
567
South Royalton after the Fire of 1886
. facing
572
South Royalton in the 1870's
facing
573
Map of Royalton Village and South Royalton
facing
576
Royalton Village and the "Pinnacle"
facing
602
Miss Sarah C. Doubleday
facing
603
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Mrs. Laura (Chapin) Dutton
facing
603
Miss Gertrude May Denison
facing
603
Mrs. Gertrude S. (Jones) Laird
.facing
603
William Mortimer Sargent
facing 610
Lewis Cass Dickerman
facing
610
Mark John Sargent
facing
610
Anson Perkins Skinner
facing
610
Ernest John Hewitt
facing
611
William Henry Sargent
facing
611
John Harvey Hewitt
facing
611
Marvin H. Hazen
facing
611
The Block, South Royalton
facing
616
Old Time Picnic
facing
617
Veteran Reunion, 1909
facing
617
Announcement of Dedication Ball at Woodard's Hotel.
facing
617
Arrival of Roosevelt, Aug. 30, 1902
facing
617
Roosevelt Alighting to Make a Speech
facing
617
Vermont Advocate
facing
622
Barn on Timothy Durkee farm, 1780
facing
623
Kettles Left at Indian Encampment, Randolph
facing
623
Alsop Latham
facing
630
William H. Safford
facing
630
Mrs. Sally (Cole) Latham
facing
630
Alden Craft Latham, M. D.
facing
630
Benjamin Franklin Bosworth
facing
631
Benjamin Cole Latham
.facing
631
Mrs. Betsey Bates (Poole) Pike
facing
631
Ebenezer Winslow
facing
631
Mrs. Sally (Gould) Felch
facing
631
Mrs. Abbie Taylor (Bancroft) Danforth
facing
631
Mrs. Jannette S. (Lyman) Bigelow
facing
631
Mrs. Hannah (Curtiss) Benson
facing
631
Mrs. Sarah (Houston) Haynes
.facing
631
Mrs. Phebe Carson (Durkee) Latham
. facing
631
Mrs. Mary Jane (Gee) Davis
facing
631
Ira Curtiss
facing
631
Miss Lucy Skinner
facing
631
Mrs. Maria E. (Clapp) Mccullough
facing
631
Rufus Bailey Cloud
facing
631
Mrs. Betsey (Curtiss) Davis
. facing
631
William Rollin Shipman
. facing
642
Frederick Billings
. facing
642
Truman Henry Safford
. facing
642
Jacob 'Collamer
.facing
642
Frederick Vose Marcy
facing
643
Judge Robert E. DeForest
facing
643
Judge John Sullivan Marcy
facing
643
Henry Sullivan Marcy
facing
643
Birthplace of Joseph Smith
facing
644
Joseph Smith Monument
facing
648
Dea. Martin Skinner Adams
facing
654
Forrest Adams
facing
654
David Clark Stearns
facing
655
Dea. John B. Durkee
facing
655
John F. Shepard
.facing
655
James Pike, Jr.
facing
655
William Harrison Martin
facing
655
Mrs. Elvira (Tucker) Atwood
facing
662
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Ebenezer Atwood
facing
662
Oliver Augustine Atwood
facing
663
Lucia Elvira Atwood
facing
663
Thomas Hammond Atwood
facing 663
Myron Winslow Atwood
facing
663
Elizabeth Penn Atwood
facing
663
Charles Atwood
facing
663
Nancy Ann Atwood
facing
663
Charles Morris Lamb
facing
676
Lyman Benson
facing
676
George W. Bradstreet
.facing
677
Benjamin Bloss
facing
690
Richard Dana Bloss, M. D.
facing
690
Richard Bloss, M. D.
facing
690
Jabez Parkhurst Bloss, M. D.
facing
690
Storrs Lee Howe
facing
691
Norman Francis Howe
facing
691
Mrs. Mary Jacobs (Lyman) Howe
facing
691
Lyman Howe .
facing
691
Mrs. Eliza (Skinner) Denison
facing
752
Old Denison House
facing
752
Dudley Chase Denison
facing
753
J. D. Denison
facing
753
Garner Rix Dewey
facing
762
Darius Dewey, Jr.
facing
762
Full View of South Royalton from the Southwest
.facing
763
Mrs. Altha (Hazen) Dutton
facing
776
David Hazen Dutton
facing
776
Henry Walbridge Dutton
facing
776
Mrs. Harriet Diana (Walbridge) Dutton
facing
776
Mrs. Abbie C. (Dutton) Kidder
facing
776
Mrs. Altha L. (Dutton) Hyde
facing
776
Mrs. Laura Anne (Dutton) Dodge
facing
776
Mrs. Susan (Putnam) Bowman
facing
777
John Bliss
facing
777
Phineas Stevens
facing
777
Asahel Clark
facing
777
John Lindley Bowman
facing
777
George Lyman
facing facing
860
Charles Dodge Lovejoy
. facing
860
Century Elm Facing Lovejoy House
facing
860
Mrs. Lorenza (Havens) Lovejoy
.facing
860
Thomas Lovejoy
. facing
860
Mark Henry Lovejoy
facing
860
Charles Dodge Lovejoy
facing
860
Mrs. Pattie (Farnham) Lyman
·facing
861
Storrs Lee Lyman
facing
861
Mrs. Abigail (Woodbury) Lyman
facing
861
Elias Lyman .
facing
861
Daniel Lee Lyman, M. D.
facing
861
Jabez Lyman, Jr.
facing
861
Mrs. Sarah (Webster) Metcalf
facing
896
Mrs. Polly (Gifford) Kimball
facing
896
Paul Clark
facing
896
John Gillette
facing
896
John Hammond Metcalf
facing
896
Capt. Amasa Dutton
facing
776
777
The Robinson-Lovejoy House
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Capt. Nathan Kimball
. facing
896
Mrs. Betsey (Flint) Havens
facing
896
Jemima (Smalley) Gillette
. facing
896
Jemima Gillette
. facing
896
Mrs. Mary A. (Bingham) Parkhurst
. facing
897
Ebenezer Dewey
facing
897
Richard Thomas
facing
897
Coit Parkhurst
.facing
897
Jireh Tucker
facing
897
Capt. Harry Bingham
facing
897
Ira Perrin
facing
906
Asa Perrin
facing
906
Greenfield Perrin
facing
906
Oel Perrin
facing
906
Rev. John Perrin
facing
906
Mrs. Eunice (Crandall) Williams
facing
907
David Williams
facing
907
Mrs. Zurviah (Cleveland) Williams
facing
907
Polydore Williams
facing
907
Bridge at Mouth of First Branch
facing
910
Phineas Pierce
. facing
911
Mrs. Charlotte Stone (Parkhurst) Pierce
facing
911
The Pierce Tavern
. facing
911
Mrs. Katherine Fletcher (Kendall) Rix
. facing
928
Elisha Lee Rix
.facing
928
William Rix
facing
928
William Skinner, Jr.
facing
928
Martin Tullar Skinner
facing
928
William Skinner, Senior
facing
928
Mrs. Maria B. (Smith) Skinner
. facing
928
Ira M. Russ
. facing
929
Jeremiah Russ
facing
929
Nathaniel M. Russ
facing
929
Thomas J. Russ
facing
929
Neil Russ
facing
929
Broad Brook
facing
996
Mrs. Mary (Moore) Joiner
facing
996
Rev. David B. Lyman
facing
996
Dea. Salmon Joiner
facing
996
Mrs. Sarah (Joiner) Lyman
facing
996
Capt. Garner Rix
facing 1030
Mrs. Lucinda (Rix) Wild
facing 1030
Mrs. Betsey (Lyman) Rix
. facing 1030
Elisha Wild
. facing 1030
Dea. John Wild
facing 1030
William L. Waldo
facing 1031
Ralph Waldo
. facing 1031
Benjamin F. Waldo
. facing 1031
Joseph Warren Waldo
facing 1031
Henry R. Waldo
. facing 1031
George W. Waldo
facing 1031
Mrs. Pamela (Wheat) Waldo
facing 1031
Charles F. Waldo
facing 1031
Charles West
.facing 1040
Julius Orlando Belknap
facing 1040
Mrs. Jennie (Hagan) Brown
. facing 1041
Royal F. Baker
facing 1041
William Woodard
facing 1041
Rolla Miner Chase, M. D., D. D. S.
facing 1041
ABBREVIATIONS.
And .- Andover. b .- born. Bar .- Barnard. bur .- buried. cav .- cavalry. cem .- cemetery. ch .- child, children. coll .- college. com .- committee, commissioned. Conserv .- Conservatory. C. V. R. R .- Central Vermont Rail- road. d .- died. D .- Dutch Allotment. Dart .- Dartmouth. dau .- daughter. en .- enlisted. gr. sch .- grammar school. grad .- graduate, graduated. inf .- infantry. L. A .- Large Allotment. M .- Middle.
m .- married. Med .- Medical. Nat .- National. Nor .- Norwich. pris .- prisoner. Rand .- Randolph. regt .- regiment. rem .- removed. res .- resides, resided, residence. ret .- returned.
Roy .- Royalton. Sem .- Seminary. Surg .- Surgeon. Theo .- Theological.
T. P .- Town Plot. Tunb .- Tunbridge. Univ .- University. unm .- unmarried.
U. V. M .- University of Vermont. V. R. C .- Veteran Reserve Corps. wid .- widow.
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I. ROYALTON.
Location-Topography-Fauna-Flora 1
CHAPTER II. ROYALTON CHARTERS.
Deed of partition-New York Charter-Vermont Charter-New Hampshire Charter
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CHAPTER III.
PROPRIETORS' RECORDS.
First recorded meeting, 1781-Method of allotment-Original grantees and lots held-Cost of Vermont Charter-"After- divisions"-Pitches established
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CHAPTER IV. CONTEST OVER THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS.
Grants by Gov. Wentworth-Claims of New York and Massachu- setts-The "Bennington Mob"-Independence of the Grants declared-Royalton records relating to the controversy-Action of Congress-Agreement with New York-Admission to the Union
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