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Fifty acre lot No. 63 was settled by Ithamer Reed who bought the lot in 1777 of the original proprietors. He deeded the south half in 1790 to his sons Moses and Aaron, having deeded the north half to his son Samuel in 1780. The Reeds conveyed the whole lot in 1793 to Joseph Jacobs, who deeded to his son Rufus in 1801. He lived here until his death in 1818. His widow, Desire, remained and died here in 1858, after which the property came into the possession of Joseph Ja- cobs and his wife Sarah, whose heirs sold the place to Henry Thomas. He deeded it to his grandson Clarence M. Thomas in 1910. He sold to Annie Borkowski in 1936, who sold to Joseph & Ada in 1942.
Boyd, R. A. & Doris Giovanazzi: This is the Sessions woodlot which Huldah Sessions & Gertrude Stone sold to A. H., A. C. & R. A. Boyd in 1942. In 1949 Arthur & Arvine Boyd deeded their 2/3 interest to R. A. Boyd. In 1960 the property was deeded jointly to R. A. Boyd and his daughter Doris.
Carlson, John & Elizabeth: This homestead is on 50 acre lot No. 33. The first settlement was probably made by Benjamin Morton, who deeded to Daniel Lynde Jr. in 1774. Lynde sold to Benjamin Dean in 1780. In 1786 Dean sold 21/2 acres to Amasa Smead. They operated a store here in partnership for several years, but were unsuccessful, and their assignees sold the south half of the property in 1802 to Jonathan Aldrich, who sold in 1803 to Asa Aldrich. The north half, including the buildings, was sold by the assignees to Joseph and Samuel Jacobs in 1802. In 1805 Samuel conveyed his interest to Joseph who sold in that year to Jonathan Aldrich Jr., who conveyed to Asa Aldrich. The latter deeded in 1812 to Abel Weatherhead, who conveyed to his son, Alonzo, in 1854. He lived here until 1871 when he sold to J. Elliot Jacobs, who lived here until his death in 1885, when the homestead came into possession of his son Albert D. Jacobs, who soon afterward sold to his brother Frank E. Jacobs. The original farm was largely in- creased by purchase of adjoining property. The Jacobs Estate sold to Clayton J. & Mabel.A. Walter in 1938. They sold to Edwin & Bertha J.
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Blodgett in 1940. Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Holden bought in 1946 and they sold to George E. Higley & Sons in 1956, who that year deeded the house and 2 acres of land to John & Elizabeth Carlson.
Covey, Clyde & Rena: This was probably the home of Asa Aldrich, who conveyed in 1812 parts of 50 acre lots No. 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, 150 acres in all, to Abel Weatherhead, who lived here many years. He deeded in 1849 to Joseph M. and Drury Weatherhead. The homestead was conveyed by Joseph in 1867 to Ebenezer B. Ellis, of Dummerston, Vt. Ellis sold in 1878 to Henry R. Stiles of Westfield, Mass., who sold in the same year to Ellen M. Rose, of Guilford. She sold in 1879 to Chas. D. White, of Westfield; White conveyed to E. C. Carpenter, who sold in 1884 to J. E. Jacobs, whose son Frank E. Jacobs conveyed to Susan C. and Frank C. Yeaw in 1892. In 1893 the Yeaws sold to An- drew J. Gurney of Vernon, who sold in 1899 to George Houghton, of Brattleboro. He sold in 1900 to W. W. Messier, who sold to D. B. Stedman in 1903. The latter sold to George Birch in 1904 and Birch to George A. Sessions in 1905. His widow Huldah C. Sessions sold to Clyde F. & Rena W. Covey in 1935.
They also own the so-called Hiram Weatherhead Pasture which they bought of S. Alice Thomas Estate. Another pasture is the Holden pasture which was passed from the Emma S. Jacobs Estate in 1904 to W. W. Holden. He sold to Charles H. & Emery F. Evans in 1928. The Coveys bought in 1947.
Davis, Ralph H .: This was a parcel of land reserved when the Davises sold to Mead the former Holden place where Blums live. In 1960 Elida R. Davis, widow deeded to her son Ralph H.
Evans, Hugh: This is a woodlot and pasture reserved from the Jane Howard property when he sold to J. Barrows & June Muzzey in 1946.
Giovanazzi, George F .: A lot which was bought from R. A. Boyd in 1949. He has a camp built on the premises.
Guilford Fair Inc. and Guilford Recreation Club: Their property came from the "Home Farm" of B. A. Whittemore in 1949 and 1953.
Hebden, Fred & Kate: The heirs of Hiram Smith sold to Charles Smith in 1904. Sanford Smith bought it in 1924. He sold to the Heb- dens in 1930.
Herrmann, Thelma: This is in Weatherhead Hollow on lot No. 68, and a part of the property long owned by Jonathan Aldrich, who bought it of Samuel Torrey in 1786. Jonathan conveyed to his son Amasa, who probably settled here. He sold the place to a neighbor, Simon Gould, about 1830, and Gould sold to John Lamb in 1834; he
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deeded to his son Lyman, in 1861, who sold in that year to Orrin Slate, of Northfield; Slate sold to Abel Weatherhead, who deeded in 1863 to Mrs. Recta Wells, who with her son Willie, and daughter Hattie, lived here many years. In 1884, after her death, the property was con- veyed by her daughter Hattie, and her husband Herbert D, Andrews to Willie Hastings, and by him to W. H. Miner, of Brattleboro, who sold to Carrie M. Bartlett, of Keene, N. H., in 1894. In 1897 it was sold to Grace, wife of Frank E. Wheelock, who lived here five years. S. T. Davenport then came into possession and sold in 1902 to Dwight H. Kelsey. He sold to Jessie & Rose Swenor of Connecticut in 1923. House burned while Swenor owned it. He had partially rebuilt it, when Thelma (Lindemann) Herrmann bought it in 1948.
Higley, George: This farm of 300 acres is situated on the high lands west from the southerly end of Weatherhead Hollow, in Dist. No. 11, and on the old road from the Hollow to the White Meeting House at Guilford Center. This farm covered parts of 50 acre lots No. 6, 7, 26, 27, 28, 29, 37, 38 and other lands. In 1777 Aaron Wilder bought 50 acre lot No. 29 of Asaph Carpenter. In 1813 he bought 50 acre lot No. 27. He settled and improved the farm, living there with his son, Aaron Jr. They sold the farm homestead in 1838 to John, son of Aaron Jr. At this time Aaron deeded to his son, Aaron Jr., a house "four rods north of my dwelling house, occupied by John Spears." John remained upon the homestead, his father and grandfather going to the farm on the Hollow road, which they bought of Stephen Gould in 1837. In 1864 John Wilder deeded the homestead to his son, Warren J. who lived here until about 1897, when he deeded the property to Geo. P. and Emma R. Miller, they conveyed it to Eugene L. Sessions in 1905 and Sessions sold in 1911 to N. P. Emery of Peterboro, N. H. He sold to J. G. Pennington of Williamsburg, Mass., in 1914. In 1916 Penning- ton sold to Edward Benson. The same year it went to Chapin & Bar- ber, then in 1917 Myron Joslin bought it. He sold it back to Chapin & Barber in 1919 and in 1920 Barber sold 150 acres to Peter Hendrick- son, he sold to George & Thora H. Higley in 1938.
The Washer Pasture belongs to George Higley now. He bought from Charles W. Washer in 1946.
George & Sons own the barn and mowing of the former Jacobs place which they bought of Clarence & Florence Holden in 1956.
Higley, Arthur H. & Maude B .: They bought a lot of Clifford Hig- ley in 1952. They have a home built there.
Higley, Clifford & Marguerite: This is a lot bought from Clarence M. Thomas in 1948. They built a home there.
Higley, Harry M. & Georgia A .: This is a lot bought from Clarence
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L. and Florence Holden in 1953 and 1956. They have built a home there.
Kemp, John R. & Katherine D .: This is a lot, which was formerly a part of the Jane Howard place, bought from Hugh Evans in 1957.
Lenois, Francis & Elaine: This was formerly a part of the Frank Jacobs Estate. Clarence L. Holden & wife to Richard & Jane H. Cobb in 1949. They built a home there. They sold in 1955 to Donald A. & Alice E. Lenois who deeded to Francis & Elaine in 1961.
This also includes the woodland Richard Cobb bought from Holden & Martin in 1953.
Loos, Amandus & Dorothy: The original settlement of the Weath- erhead family in Guilford was by Jeremiah Weatherhead, Sr. who set- tled on 50 acre lots No. 30 and 31 on the old road leading south from the No. 11 schoolhouse. In 1777 he bought these lots of Benjamin Morton. He died in 1789. In 1796 the homestead was conveyed by his heirs to Jeremiah Jr., and John, another son, Joseph, taking the east- erly farm. John kept the homestead and Jeremiah Jr. bought the Isaac Brown farm on lots 201 and 202.
The family remained in possession of the original homestead for one hundred and twenty four years, when the heirs of Hiram Weather- head sold to Wm. A. Barber in 1901 who sold in 1902 to Geo. Dana Weatherhead who lived here until 1910, when he sold to Myrtie L. Pannington, who sold to Robert L. Kent, he to Edmund Fuller. Ernest & Helen Breckwedel bought of them in 1934. They sold to Elizabeth Bruce but it went back to them in 1938. Then they sold to Amandus & Dorothy Loos in 1943.
Merrill, Philip Est .: This is the "Spear" woodlot located on the west side of East Mountain. S. A. Smith Manufacturing Co. sold to the Smith Wood Products Co. in 1925. They sold to Merrill in 1928.
Muzzey, J. Barrows & Jane: Jonathan Aldrich first bought a part of lot No. 3 of Joseph Dexter in 1782. He settled upon lot No. 68, upon the farm in the Hollow known more recently as the Jane Howard place. He bought practically all the land which joined his, including parts of all of the fifty acre lots No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 100 acre lot No. 68. This was in one contiguous tract, and ex- tended one and one half miles north and south, and over one mile east and west, and included the farms later known as Howard, Sessions and Kelsey as well as other lands. The Aldrich homestead was sold by Jonathan to Amasa Aldrich in 1812, and by him to Simon Gould in 1831. Gould sold to John Lamb in 1834. The homestead had previ- ously been incumbered with a perpetual lease to Jonathan Hunt,
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carrying a rental of thirty dollars a year, and running for a time "as long as wood grows and water runs." This incubus has ever since re- mained upon the property. Lamb sold the homestead in 1834 to Joshua C. Stafford, of Readsboro. He sold in 1853 to John Spears who lived here until his death. His widow, Sarah, deeded the property in 1893 to her daughter, S. Jane Howard. Hugh Evans bought from her estate in 1941. The Muzzeys bought in 1946.
Thomas, Warner & Edythe: This is a woodlot of 150 acres which is the south half of the former Warren Wilder farm. Hollis Newcomb sold with a quit-claim deed to the Thomases.
Thomas, Clarence M .: This is a woodlot of 12 acres which he bought of Vilera Weatherhead in 1907.
Tompkins, J. Butler & Elizabeth: This is on 100 acre lot No. 65, on the Hollow road about one mile south from the bridge. This place is the homestead of Silas Cutler, who sold it to James Cutler in 1794. Cutler sold to Dean and Smead. Benjamin Dean and Amasa Smead sold the 100 acre lot in 1798 to Timothy Root who sold this place of 25 acres to Joseph Giles, about 1806.
Giles had a tannery here, on the brook east of the buildings. The property came back into the Root family, and was sold by Timothy Root, Jr., in 1852 to Joseph Jacobs, who sold in 1867 to Chester W. French of Dummerston. French sold in 1868 to Albert Locke of Sara- toga, who sold back to French in that year. In 1870 French sold the place to Charlotte M., wife of George W. Parker, who sold to Ellen A. Ward in 1872. Mrs. Ward sold in 1894 to Sam'l W. Hudson, who lived there until 1895, when he sold to C. W. Weymouth, he selling in 1905 to W. J. Hawkins. J. H. Walbridge bought of him in 1910. His heirs sold to James L. C. Whittemore in 1916. His estate sold to the Tomp- kins in 1960.
Weatherhead, Merrill: Merrill's father, Lucius, bought a 35-acre lot from Ralph Proctor in 1916. He built a house on the property and deeded to Merrill in 1949.
White, Duane & Lucille: The Joseph Weatherhead homestead remained in the family for many years. It was bought by Henry Thomas who sold in 1884 to Chas. G. Weatherhead. His administrator sold it in 1900 to Salina V. Warren, who sold in 1902 to Joseph A. Allen of New London, Conn. He sold in 1905 to Elwin H. Stacey and the latter sold to Lucius J. Weatherhead in 1909. Harold & Marguerite Bernier bought in 1932. They sold to the Whites in 1943.
White, James: This property is the District No. 11 schoolhouse and land around it, which the Town School District deeded in 1958.
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Yeaw, Warren A .: This farm is on lot No. 66 and other adjoining lots, the buildings being about forty rods easterly from the main Hol- low road.
The place was a part of the Timothy Root property, the homestead being sold by Timothy to his son, Timothy, Jr., in 1815. He sold in 1838 to Jarvis Root, who sold to Truman Yeaw in 1841. Truman and Aurilla Yeaw deeded in 1884 to Arthur E. and A. Gilman Yeaw. Later Arthur E. acquired the entire property of 190 acres. The heirs of Ar- thur E. deeded to Warren A. Yeaw in 1938. At that time he also bought from the Frank Jacobs Estate some pasture land of 90 acres.
Yeaw, Abbie: The old house a short distance south from the Hol- den place (now Blum) was sold in 1910 to Mrs. Salina V. Warren. The estate was sold to Abbie Yeaw in 1931.
Yeaw Distillery: On the west side of the highway a short distance south of the above described dwelling house was a cider brandy dis- tillery for some years owned and operated by Truman Yeaw. This was sold by him in 1870 to Henry W. Jacobs.
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Baker, Lyman & Lucille: A dwelling house and blacksmith shop had been built upon the south side of Broad Brook by Asa Cook and Ward Whitney in 1814. This may, or may not have been the "plastered house," which stood there for many years afterward, but in 1822 Erastus Root sold to Benjamin Jacobs "the plastered house, and the land around it, where Wm. Bigelow now lives." Jacobs sold to Cyprian Stevens in 1823; Stevens to Nahum Houghton in 1824, and Houghton to Ephraim Nichols in the same year. Nichols sold to Clarissa, wife of Samuel Larrabee in 1829. Its owners for the next few years are un- certain, but Ward Bullock sold it in 1843 to Warren Blanchard, he to Jotham Franklin in 1852, he to Martin McCormick in 1855, his heirs to Jotham Franklin in 1862, Franklin in 1865 sold to Ezra M. Burnham, he to Paul Morris in 1867, he in 1874 to Leverett M. Cook. Cook sold to H. S. & A. M. Smith, they to Tim Duggan in 1875. Dug- gan sold to Walter J. Bullock in 1890. The house stood until about 1900, when it was taken down.
John & Ralph Bullock sold in 1933 to Edmund D. Fuller, who built the present house. Fuller sold the next year to Vincent & Cath- erine Reardon, who deeded back to John & Ralph Bullock in 1946. That same year they sold to Lyman & Ruth Baker. Ruth passed away in 1951. The place is now in Lyman & Lucille Gould Baker's name.
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Borger, James Garrison & Beryl: This homestead is on 100 acre lot No. 64, on the east side of the Hollow road. It was settled by Asa Rice, brother of Micah the first settler, about 1782. He died here in 1806. His heirs sold the homestead to John and Asa Melendy in 1824. Asa died here in 1866. He was succeeded in ownership by his son Asa Bryant, who remained until 1869 when he removed to Tennessee. He sold his Guilford farm to Brutus M. Whitney, of Marlboro, Vt. He sold in 1870 to Orson Thayer, who lived here until 1887, when he sold to Frank R. King who owned the farm adjoining on the north. The King family lived here until 1901, selling in that year to A. A. Ball of Springfield, who sold to Samuel Greenough, and he to Frances A. Boutwell in that year. The latter sold to B. I. and E. D. Conyers, who sold to Fred'k R. Thomas in 1903. He deeded in 1907 to Ada L. Hart- well who sold in 1910 to Wm. H. Heath of Glenmount, N. Y. He lived here three years and sold to Truman E. Mead in 1913. Charles & Margaret Spears bought in 1922. They sold to the Borgers of New York in 1948.
In 1773 Thomas Cutler sold to Abel Torrey 100 acre lot No. 57, located on the west slope of the hill east from the Hollow bridge. The road leading to the buildings was on the south side of Broad Brook. Abel died here in 1797. His heirs conveyed 80 acres of the north end of the lot to Isaiah Richardson, the southerly part being sold to David Davis, and by him to Arad Hunt in 1805. Richardson sold the north end to Lovell Bullock in 1807. This was afterward owned by Sol. C. Pratt and later by Thomas Lynde. John Phelps sold it to Ephraim Nichols Jr. in 1832. It was later owned by Lyman J. Huntley. The buildings were on the southerly portion, which was eventually absorbed in the Rice farm, later owned by T. E. Mead, now Borgers.
Bradshaw, Arthur & Ida: This was composed of portions of sev- eral 100 acre lots, the dwelling house being upon lot No. 60, in Dis- trict 12 on the Jacksonville stage route. Timothy Chickering owned part from 1779 to 1801. Josiah Allen sold 60 acres of the south end of Lot No. 60 in 1776 to Joseph Elliot, who sold to Wm. Hoit in 1789. Hoit sold to Heman Bangs in 1796. In 1807 Heman Bangs sold 280 acres to Asa Stebbins of Deerfield, Mass. The lands extended south to Broad Brook, lying upon both sides of the highway. In 1836 Asa Stebbins sold the homestead of 160 acres to Stephen Gregory, who sold 136 acres of it to Wm. Arms, of Brattleboro. In 1851 Arms sold to Chas. E. Alexander and F. H. Harris, they selling in 1852 to William F. Richardson, who in 1858 sold to Joseph King and re-purchased the same year, selling in 1860 to Chas. E. Alexander, who conveyed to D. S. Pratt in that year. He re-conveyed to Alexander in 1862. In 1892 the latter deeded to Serotia Alexander and she re-conveyed to him in 1893. He remained the owner until his death, after which the property
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was divided, the homestead being sold to Miss Virginia Hill, of Brook- lyn, N. Y. She sold the homestead "Alexandria" in 1919 to Chas. E. Glidden, who occupied it until his death in 1934.
The mow lands on the southerly side of the highway were sold to Frank E. Thayer, who erected the commodious and attractive build- ings now there, the large stock barn, built by Asa Stebbins about 1820 having been struck by lightning and burned in 1902. Frank E. Thayer and his son Walter D. also purchased the greater portion of the re- maining farm lands.
Walter D. Thayer acquired the property by will. He sold to William W. Gaines in 1948, who sold in October of the same year to Arthur & Ida Bradshaw.
Briggs, Wallace L .: A 2.4 acre lot bought from Bradley Gaylord and Edward Merkle in 1953. This was a part of the Dana Howard property near the Guilford-Brattleboro town line. They built a home there.
Brooks, Harry M .: This is a small place on the stage road next westerly from the Houghton farm. Jeremiah Weatherhead owned it in 1820. The present house was built by William Arms about 1850. The place was sold in 1866 to Edwin Weatherhead, who deeded in the same year to Mary S. Root. She and her husband, Albert, conveyed the place in 1869 to Philena, wife of Samuel Bardwell. They lived here for six years, and sold in 1875 to Charlotte, wife of Geo. W. Parker, in 1886 the Parkers sold to Allen Bancroft. After his decease his widow, Harriet L., sold the place to Capt. Henry S. Chase in 1887. He sold in 1892 to F. J. Bailey and Chas. Miner, they selling to Austin E. Russell in the same year. In 1900 the property was purchased by Dudley L. Crosier. H. M. Brooks bought in 1925. He was from New York and used it as a summer home until 1960 when Mrs. Brooks passed away and he came here to stay with Ruth LeRay, a sister-in-law, who lives in the place.
Bullock, John A. & Ralph F .: The Ward Bullock homestead is located on lot No. 78 and adjoining lots, the buildings being near, and westerly from the Hollow bridge. In 1771 Jno. and Arad Hunt bought from Abisha Rice all of lot No. 78 except 10 acres in the southeast corner, with a house, barn and one third of a sawmill. They deeded in 1802 to Lovell Bullock and Gilbert Denison, for $3332, their remaining part of No. 83 and a part of No. 78 bounded by the north side of Broad Brook.
The Rice family probably settled the farm, as Micah Rice, the first settler of Guilford, occupied the farm adjoining on the south, and his daughter, Molly, married Ephraim Gale, who lived on the Bullock place before removing to the present Gale farm. Denison conveyed
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his half interest to Lovell Bullock in 1805, and in 1814, he deeded the property to his sons Ward and John, the latter deeding his interest to Ward in that year. The present brick house was built by Ward, who was town clerk for many years and lived here until his death in 1850. His son, Samuel Knox, succeeded him, and remained here during his life. He died in 1873. His widow, Hannah, operated the farm until about 1900 when she removed to Brattleboro, her son Walter J. Bullock, remaining upon the homestead. He died in 1907, after which time his widow, Mary C., and her children remained in possession, and by their untiring energy and industry greatly im- proved the property, which is one of the best farms of the section. J. A. & R. F. received the farm by administrator's deed. Richard C., son of Ralph, is also engaged in farming with his uncle and father. This makes the sixth and seventh generation on the same farm.
Dr. Simon Stevens' farm was on 100 acre lot No. 99, on the north- westerly slope of the hill, and on the old road leading from the Weatherhead Hollow bridge northwesterly up the hill past the Bul- lock farm toward Guilford Center. This was originally a part of the William White farm, and came into possession of Dr. Stevens about 1793. He lived here, practicing medicine for many years, when he re- moved to the westerly part of the White farm, the residence being on the road leading north from Guilford Center toward the Dist. No. 2 schoolhouse. The original location was so remote and inaccessible during the deep snows of winter, that the hill residents all moved down into the valley and took the Old White Meetinghouse with them, where it was rebuilt in the village as a Universalist edifice.
The site of the Stevens dwelling on the hill can still be seen, on the westerly side of the old roadway, in the cow pasture of the present Bullock farm.
Micah Rice-First Settler of Guilford
Micah Rice and his wife, Silence, and daughter Sarah came to Guilford in 1761, and settled on Lot No. 77, their dwelling being on the west side of the road leading south through the Hollow and about 100 rods south of Broad Brook bridge.
This lot was drawn by Wm. Rawson in the original division of 1765 and was probably conveyed at once to Micah Rice, as no other name appears on the record, and he conveyed one half of the lot of 100 acres in 1793 to his son Asa, to be his upon the decease of the father, which date is lost, as he has no headstone or other record so far as known to fix the date of his death. We find that he signed as Witness to a deed in 1797. (Bk. 4-172) The property at some time came into possession of Arad Hunt, whose heirs sold the 100 acre lot in 1825 to Samuel N. and Elijah Brooks, whose heirs held possession of the
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property at least that portion where the Rice house was located, for more than 100 years. It is now owned by Ralph and John Bullock.
It is many years since there were buildings on the old site of the Rices', which is in an open pasture, nearly south from the Bullock farm buildings. It is not known whether the Rice house burned or was taken down, but as Asa Rice, son of Micah, built the large house and barns on the farm adjoining to the east where his mother, Silence and family lived until about 1860 when the place was sold to Ephm. Gale Jr., her grandson, and she went to the Gale farm south of Guil- ford village where she died. It is believed by the family's descendants that the original Rice house was small and crude, and was taken down when the large two-story house was built. This was later occupied by Asa Bryant, Melendy, Orson Thayer, Frank King, Hartwell, Heath, Truman Mead and Charles Spears; now by J. Garrison Borger and family.
The Bullocks have another farm in this district-the so-called Allen place, which will be described under Evelyn Higley Clark's place.
Canedy, Ralph E .: A lot of 31/2 acres bought in 1950 from Clara Castle and Bertha Tier. They built a home, in 1958 the property re- verted from Ralph and Virginia Canedy to Ralph Canedy.
Chamberlain, William & Flora: The first part of the story of this place is told under Bradshaw, Arthur, because that was the original part of the Charles Gliddon's property. The estate sold to J. P. John- son in 1934. He sold to Wilbur R. & Elsa Bennett in 1936. They sold to Chauncy T. & Phyllis Simmons in 1946. Bradshaw bought of them in 1947. He sold to Chamberlain in 1949.
Clark, Evelyn and the Allen Place now owned by J. A. & R. F. Bullock: This place is located on the main highway leading from East Guilford to Guilford Center, in school district #12. In 1766 the whole of the 100 acre lot No. 58 was deeded by Elihu Root to William Rams- dale, who then lived there. His widow, Anna, deeded to Elisha Gregory in 1801 her rights of dower, and Elijah Ramsdell conveyed to him 60 acres on the west side of the lot, the east side, 40 acres having been conveyed to Samuel Melendy by William Ramsdale in 1767. The conveyance from William to Elijah was in 1799. In 1824 Thos. Lynde deeded one half interest to the oil mill to Stephen Gregory. In 1828 one half interest in the farm was deeded by Stephen Gregory to Wil- liam Gregory, this included the oil mill on Broad Brook. In 1842 Stephen conveyed his remaining half to Daniel Gregory, who sold his interest in 1845 to Gilbert J. Gregory, who sold in 1851 to Gardner J. Hall. He sold in 1854 to Edw. P. Gregory, who sold in 1855 to H. S. Humphrey. In 1860 a half interest in the oil mill was sold
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