The History of Washington County in the Vermont historical gazetteer : including a county chapter and the local histories of the towns of Montpelier., Part 118

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press
Number of Pages: 1064

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night, he persisted in doing a manly work, building with one hand for Christ and his church, and resisting the enemy of his peace and strength with the other. Here, indeed, he fought a good fight, yielding only after many years. In the winter of 1874 he went to Philadelphia, and sub- mitted to the severe surgical operation of removing a part of the facial nerve. This gave only partial relief. In the fall of 1875 he took a voyage to Europe, visiting London and Paris, seeking aid, but finding little. Having failed now for some time in strength, but not in heart to labor, he re- signed his pastorate. His resignation was after long waiting and hope of the church and parish for his recovery, accepted, and he was dismissed, having been pastor about 24 years. Remaining in the parsonage at Hinesburgh, and experiencing some relief with returning strength, he was able at length to take up again the work he loved so well. This he did at Plainfield, where he was installed pastor Feb. 13, 1878, Rev. W. S. Hazen, of Northfield, preach- ing the sermon, from I. Cor. I :23, " We preach Christ and Him crucified," one of his classmates, again a member of the Council, presided and offered the installing prayer. In this his third and last pastor- ate, our brother labored continuously and successfully, though his old enemy still pursued him. He ceased his labors and entered into rest, after a sickness entirely prostrating him of about 5 weeks, June, 1881. His experience during this last trial was full of the peace of God. "I am surprised," he wrote, telling us the result of the first council of physicians called to consider his case. "The fullness with which I can say, 'Thy will, not mine,' surprises, almost troubles me."

Mr. Ferrin left a wife, 3 sons and 2 daughters ; all fitted for usefulness, and of fine promise ; all were present at the time of his death. His oldest son, reaching home but a few days before, is Professor William Ferrin, of Pacific University, at Forest Grove, Oregon. The oldest daugh- ter is the wife of Rev. John Cowan, of Essex.

At the funeral, ten neighboring ministers

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were present, the deacons of the church from Williston and Montpelier, and a good delegation trom Hinesburgh and other towns. His children conducted the ser- vices at the house, Prof. Ferrin reading select passages of Scripture, Rev. Mr. Cowan offering prayer, and all the family uniting in singing the hymn, "Rock of ages cleft for me." The service was beau- tiful, tender and touching. The casket was borne by his brother ministers. At the church, Rev. C. S. Smith read the Scripture, Rev. J. H. Hincks offered prayer, his two classmates, Rev. J. G. Hale and A. D. Barber, spoke ; Mr. Hale, of Mr. Ferrin as a man, of his place in college and in the ministry, and Mr. Barber of him as a Christian pastor.

Mr. Ferrin, besides his work as min- ister, was a most respected and highly useful citizen. He represented the town of Hinesburgh in the legislature one or two sessions, was a faithful and influential member of the corporation of the Univer- sity for more than 20 years. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Middlebury College at the commence- ment, a year ago, and was a man such that the family, the church and the State can alike trust.

[Mr. Ferrin compiled from the papers of the venerable Erastus Bostwick the his- tory of Hinesburgh for Vol. I. in this work, and in Vol. III. wrote the biograph- ical sketch of the Rev. O. T. Lamphear in the history of Orleans County. ]

SOLDIERS ENLISTED FOR PLAINFIELD IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.

Names. Reg. Co. Mustered. Term.

Remarks.

Ayers, George A. 2 F

June 20 61 3y

Ball, Henry L. C.

91 July 9 62 3 y

Blaisdell, George, 4 G Sept 20 61 3 y

Bradford, Amos C. 2 F do 3 y

·Bradford, John M. Buxton, Chas. B.

do do 3 y

4 A Dec 31 62 3 y

Bell, Joel

Cav H Aug 29 64

Bartlett, Mark

12 1) Oct 62 9 m

Boles, David

4 G Jan 20 65

Cummins, John D.

do Sept 20 61

Cole, Parker

Cav C Dec 25 63 3 y

Carr, Jason do

2 Bat

Aug 27 64 Oct 4 62 9m

Dolan, Bernard

4 B Feb 15 65

I y

Duke, Edward V.

4 G Feb 25 65

I Y

Downs. John H.

9 I

July 9 62 3 y

Edmons, Douglass Fraqua, Peter

Cav F

Sept 26 62 3 y

Promoted corporal. Deserted Nov. 1, 63.

Farrar, D. W.

2 Bat Aug 13 64 I y

Farr, Benjamin A.

4 E Feb 14 65 I y

Gale, Sullivan F.

13 C Oct 10 62 9 m

Gunnerson, Daniel

12 D

Oct 4 62

9 m

Haywood, Wm. H. Cav F

Hill, David

9 I 2 D

Apr 22 62 3 y

Lupien, Lewis

Cav K

Dec 3 63 3 y

Promoted corporal.

Leazer, Buzzell

3 H

July 16 61

3 y

Re-enlisted 3d Battery.

Leazer, Joseph

9 I July 11 62

3 y

Lemwin, Peter

I Bat Feb 28 62

3 y

Ladd, Andrew J.

Cav C

Dec 25 63 3 y

Lease, Joseph N.

4 D

Dec 31 63 3 y

Died July 8, 64, of wounds received in action June 23, 64, Welden Railroad.

Lease, Julian C.

3 y

Lease, Rufus

3 y

Lemwin, Rock

17 E

Mar 3 64

3 y

Died at Burlington, Mar. 7, 64.

Lupien, O. Liva

Cav K Dec 31 63

3 y

Deserted Dec. 25, 62. Died Nov. 29, 61.

Discharged Aug. 26, 63.

Pris. June 23, 64 ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 6, 64. Enlisted for Barre, Aug. 26, 61.

Discharged Apr. 17, 62. [Church. Killed in action May 5, 64, at Craig's

Died June 13, 65.

Clark, Nathaniel

12 D

Nov 25 63 3 y

Sergeant.

Deserted Feb. 29, 64.

July 11 62 3 y

Discharged May 9, 63.

Lapieu, Louis

Sept 26 62 3 y

Discharged Sept. 62.

Deserted Sept. 28, 62.

Mustered out Oct. 10, 64.

Discharged April 19, 64.

Died June, 64.

Died at Andersonville, Sept. 3, 64.

12 D Oct 4 62 9 m

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Names.

Reg, Co. Mustered. Term,

Remarks.

Mann, John C.

4 G

Sept 20 61

3 y

Discharged Apr. 21, 62.

Mears, Horace B.

Cav D

Sept 26 62

3 y Discharged Sept. 18, 63.

Morse, Marshal C.

I2 D Oct 4 62 9 m

Nye, Ervin

4 A Dec 31 63

3 y

Discharged May 12, 65.

Nasmith, K. R.

4 G Jan 20 65

I y

Paronto, Gideon

2 A

Apr 12 62

3 y

Died June 17, 62.

Perry, Edwin R.

4 G

Sept 61

3 y

Discharged Oct. 8, 62.

Perry, Willard M.

3 y

Paronto, Napoleon

Cav K

Dec 31 63

3 y

Deserted Sept. 19, 64.

Porter, Geo. W.

IO I

Jan 5 64

3 y

Rollins, Charles

2 Bat

Aug 27 64

I y

Rollins, Orvis

do Aug 13 64

I y

Reed, Clark

I2 D

Oct 4 62

Reed, Roswell

9 m

Sergeant. Died May 2, 63.

Richards, Linus

9 m

Rathbury, Ira P.

4 F

Feb 14 65

I y

Spencer. Ira D.

4 G

Jan 20 65

I y

Scott, Orange

2 H

June 20 61

3 y

Re-enlisted.

Shepherd, John

4 G

Sept 20 61

3 y

Discharged April 21, 62.

Shorey, Joseph

2 F

Sept 22 62

3 y

Simons, Louis

4 G

Sept 61

3 y

Re-enlisted.

Skinner, Ezekiel

Sept 20 61

3 y

Stearns, James E.

4 A

Jan

6 64

3 y

Stearns, Lowell

4 K

July 17 63

3 y

Taylor, Stephen

2 F

June 20 61

3 y

Valley, Felix

Oct 10 62

9 m

Wilson, Calvin O.

9 G

July 9 62

3 y

Woodcock, C. A.

2 F

Sept 22 62 3 y

Webster, Nathan L.

4 A

Dec 31 63 3 y Prisoner June 23, 64 ; died Dec. 23, 64, soon after being exchanged. Died Feb. 14, 64.

Willey, Geo. W.

2 SSE Jan 5 64 3 y

Whicher, Geo.

2 Bat Aug 19 64 I y

Total, 68, of whom there were 5 deserted, I killed in action, 2 died of wounds, II died of disease, 12 discharged before enlistment expired, 37 served their term, or were discharged at the close of the war.

Furnished under draft-Paid commutation, Solomon Bartlett, Jacob Batchelder, Martin B. Bemis, John D. Cummings, Lucius M. Harris, Jirah S. Lawrence, Alba F. Martyn, Erasmus McCrillis, Philander Moore, Charles Morse.

Procured substitute-Edwin B. Lane.

Revolutionary soldiers-Lieut. Joshua Lawrence, John Bancroft, Solomon Bartlett, Moses Reed.

FUNERAL HYMN FOR GARFIELD. BY MRS. E. E. YAW. (Written for the memorial services at Plainfield, Sept. 21, 1881.) Years a-gone, a cry of woe Rose to Heaven an April day,

As beneath a murderer's hand Our martyred Lincoln bleeding lay. Revive the story of that crime, How all nations mourned with us, Bowing with uncovered heads, Weeping o'er his honored dust.

And to-day, in grief again- Lord of nations, Lord of might- We come to thee with cries of pain; Shine upon our dreary night. Alı, our tears they fall like rain That the honor nobly gave, Placing Garfield at the nation's head, Led so close beside a grave.

Lay him softly in his narrow bed, Cover him with garlands fair, Gentle zephyrs, requiems sing; Angels watch-leave him there.

The services were in charge of the pastor. Remarks were made by O. L. Hoyt, E. N. Morse, Dr. D. B. Smith, Godwin Reed, Ira Stone, Joseph Bartlett, Allan Ferrin and H. O. Perry.

Mary. E. Davis, also, born in this town, has published a book of verse, of which, had a volume been placed at our command, in time, we should have given a review.

Discharged Oct. 21, 62. Died Nov. 4, 61.

Shepherd, Dennison

7 K

Feb 21 62

3 y

Discharged Sept. 63,

Promoted corporal.

Wounded ; ambulance train captured ; never heard from afterwards. .

Re-enlisted Jan. 64.

Died Feb. 23, 65.

Scott, George

Sept 22 62

3 y

Re-enlisted Dec. 15, 63.

Prisoner July 9, 64 ; died March, 65.

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BY MRS. SARAH BRIGHAM MANSFIELD.

Located in the south part of Washing- ton County, 17 miles south-westerly from Montpelier ; bounded N. by Northfield, E. by Brookfield, S. by Braintree and Granville, and W. by Warren ; was grant- ed Nov. 6, 1780, and chartered to Hon. Benjamin Emmonds and others August 6, 1781; 23,040 acres, situated on the height of the land between Winooski and White rivers. The village is at the sum- mit, the highest point of land on the Central Vt. R. R. There are no large ștreams. Three branches of Dog river flow north into the Winooski; one rising on the East Hill, flows south, passing a branch of Dog river at the Summit, one running north, the other south, the latter into White river.

Many years ago, one Capt. Ford, who owned a manufacturing establishment at Randolph, and wished a greater supply of water, came to the Summit, and turned the course of the stream going north into the one flowing south, deriving great ben- efit therefrom, but of short duration. The trick was detected by mill-owners north, and he was obliged to undo his work, and let the river take its natural course.

There are two natural ponds in town, one just south of the village and one on East Hill. Both have at one time been homes for the " beaver," where they built dams and carried on business beaver style : but long ago they deserted their old haunts, and the pond that once reached to where the village now is, is fast disappear- ing, and a few years hence will no doubt be terra firma.

The surface is uneven, but the soil is fertile. There are some fine dairy farms along the river, and the hill farms are well adapted to wheat raising. The timber is mostly hard wood, with some spruce, hem- lock and fir. Rocks, argillaceous slate, soapstone and marble.

There were three divisions of land in this township ; the Ist div., the north half of that portion of the town lying east of this valley; the 2d div., the south half ; the 3d div., the western side of the town.

The Ist and 2d contain 100 acres ; the 3d, 136.

The first road laid in town was in 1799, from Warren line down to the first branch of White River, to the north line of Kings- ton (now Granville). Next, on the hill west of said branch, from Kingston, until it joins the branch road toward Warren. The third road led from Samuel Richard- son's house by John Stafford's and Wil- cox's to Warren ; Samson Nichols survey- or. In 1802, the road through the mid- dle of the town, from Northfield to Brook- field, was laid out, 6 rods wide. A road was surveyed from Northfield to Brook- field through the east part of the town, in 1802. In 1806, the road was laid from Samuel Smith's on East Hill, by Wm. Gold's to east part of the town. These are a few of the first roads surveyed in town.

The first town meeting was held at the house of Jedediah Huntington ; the warn- ing was dated at Williamstown, Mar. 12, 1796, signed by Joseph Crane, justice of the peace, and the meeting was held Mar. 25, 1796 ; when following the town officers were elected in Roxbury : Joseph Crane, moderator ; Thomas Huntington, clerk : Samuel Richardson, Isaac Lewis, Jedediah Huntington, selectmen ; David Cram, treasurer : Jonathan Huntington, consta- ble ; David Cram and Thomas Hunting- ton, listers; Samuel Richardson and Christopher Huntington, highway survey- ors. The sum total of the grand list at this time was £165 and 15s. Zebediah Butler was first town representative ; he resided south of what is known as E. K. Young's place.

The first warning for freeman's meeting was in 1797.

Record of the meeting: The freemen of Roxbury, all to a man, met at the house of Jedediah Huntington, in said town, ac- cording to warning, when the freeman's oath was duly administered by the town clerk to the following men: Christopher Huntington, Roswell Adams, Isaac Lewis, David Cram, John Stafford, Benoni Web- ster, Jedediah Huntington, Perus Hunt- ington, Benjamin Hunter, Jr., Daniel Cor- bin, Chester Batchelder.

The freemen voted as follows : For Gov.,

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Isaac Tichenor 9, Nathaniel Niles 4, Paul Brigham I; Lieut. Gov., Paul Brigham IO, Nathaniel Niles 3; Treas., Samuel Mattocks 14; for counsellors, Elisha Allen II, Cornelius Lynde 10, Elias Stevens 9, Jonas Galusha 2, Joel Marsh 9, Reuben Hatch 2, Martin Chittenden 2, Joseph Hubbard I, Ebenezer Walbridge 4, John French 6.

Thomas Huntington, town clerk.

Freeman's oath had previously been ad- ministered to Samuel Richardson, Thomas and Jonathan Huntington. There were just 14 voters in town, at that time. In Mar., 1799, voted that from Apr. I to May 20, it shall not be lawful for sheep or swine to run at large on the commons or high- ways, and if willfuly or negligently allowed to run, the owners thereof shall pay double damages. When there were neither high- ways or commons, even passable for swine or sheep ! . They also voted, at the same time, that Joseph Newton should have approba- tion to retail liquors to travellers the ensu- ing year. For all their privations or hard struggles, these early settlers seemed to have a vein of drollery and fun underlying all. In 1802, they called a meeting to see if the town would vote to set the small pox in town. Not wanting it, voted to dissolve the meeting. Sept. 12, 1803, called a meeting to see if the town would vote to set up inoculation of small pox in town ; did not want it, and dissolved the meeting. In 1806, voted to raise 7 mills on a dollar for the purpose of buying sur- veying implements. Chose Samuel Rob- ertson surveyor for the town-to have the use of the instruments for doing the sur- veying for said town. A compass and chain was bought, a very good one for those times, and is still the property of the town. In 1811, voted to set off the east part of the town to Brookfield. Voted to petition the general assembly at their next session to be annexed to Jefferson Co., (now Washington). To be stingy and small with their neighbors did not seem to be a fault with them.

On record, Jan. 26, 1799, "'I, Samuel- Richardson, in consideration of the love and good will I bear to my well respected friend, Polly Corbin, gave her a deed of 20 acres of land. "

First land tax in town : Petitioned to the legislature for a land tax in 1796. The legislature, then in session at Windsor, raised a tax of one cent on an acre of land in said town. The "delinquents" lands to be soid the 8th day of May, 1798, at David Cram's dwelling-house, by David Cram, constable.

July 31, '98, vendue sale of lands at Jed- ediah Huntington's, by Abel Lyman, col- lector.

First deed upon the land records : from Asa Huntington to Daniel Kingsbury, da- ted at Brookfield, Sept. 3, 1794, recorded Mar. 24, 1796.

In June, 1812, called a meeting to see if the town would provide arms, amunition and equipments for the soldiers who have this day volunteered in the service of their country as minute men. Voted that the monthly pay of each minute man should be raised three dollars per month, while in actual service, payable in grain or neat stock. Voted to deposit magazine and public arms at the dwelling-house of Elijah Ellis, the town having received gun pow- der and lead. In 1816, voted to set off 4 tiers of lots on east side of town, to form a separate town with part of Brookfield. Passed the same vote in 1827, and seems to have been dropped there, as there is no farther record of the matter.

Christopher Huntington was the first settler. He came to the east part of the town, and built the first house, where O. A. Thayer now lives. He came from Mansfield, Conn., where his children were born, but had resided in Norwich a short time before coming here. He also preach- ed the first sermon in town, to a small but no doubt appreciative audience. He was a Universalist minister, and as the town became settled, preached in various places.

Mr. Huntington drew his goods into town on a hand-sled on bare ground, and with the other early settlers, endured pri- vations hard to realize from the stand- point of to-day. His daughter, Lydia, died Jan. 23, 1792, at the age of 17, the first death in town. Mr. Huntington re- moved to Canada in 1804. The Mr. Huntington wbo recently died in Canada, bequeathing $25,000 to the State of Ver- mont, is said to be one of his sons. Another son was several years a Baptist preacher in Braintree.

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was the first to settle in the west part of the town. He was born in Stafford, Conn., June 13, 1750, and was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having "been out" nearly half the war. His wife, Susanna Pinney, was born July, 1749. After their marriage, they came to Randolph and set- tled. When the Indians burned Royal- ton, they passed through Randolph and burned the house next to theirs, but it be- ing somewhat retired, they probably did not discern it. Mr. R. came to this town in 1790, and built a small log-house near where the watch factory now stands, and returned home to come back again in the early spring with his son, Uriah, whom tradition has it, brought a five-pail iron- kettle on his back through the deep snow, with marked trees for roads. A niece of his has injured the story, by declaring her ancestor to have been a brave lad and a willing one, but that he was not a Hercu- les, and it was really a seven-pail brass- kettle. Well, even that seems almost in- credible, considering the distance, and roads. After the sugar-making was well begun, Mr. Richardson returned to Ran- dolph, leaving his son alone in the wilder- ness for 6 weeks. No one to speak to, no daily or weekly paper; but the solemn hoot of the owl, the lonesome winds through the trees, the howling of the hun- gry wolves about his cabin, as he said, made weird music, not exactly conducive to sleep. But his father came with the rest of the family as soon as snow was gone. There are said to have been several reasons why Mr. Richardson moved into this wild- erness. One, he was greatly averse to his children marrying, and his sons were be- coming sturdy young men, and his daugh- ters tall and handsome. And he was not the only one who seemed to realize the fact. Beaux would drop in of an evening ; the little by-play on the old settle by the fireplace-naming the rosy-cheeked apples, and comparing them to the not less rosy cheeks of the maidens, going on under pater familias' eye, not unnoticed ; no sym- pathetic chord in his heart vibrating to the echo of "long ago," when he leaned

over the gate, and made love to the fair Susanna after escorting her home from spelling-school, away down in old Con- necticut. To keep the necks of his off- spring out of the "noose," he reflected the surest way was to get them where beaux and belles were not, and removed his fam- ily to the wilderness ; but even there, four of them out-generalled him at last. His eldest daughter, Sarah, and Chester Batch- elder, Jan. 27, 1799, by Israel Converse, justice of the peace, were made one, and this was the first marriage in town. Hannah, taking courage from the example of her elder sister, married Peter S. P. Staples. Lydia married Charles Cotton, hesitating- ly, not swiftly, as lovely maidens should be expected to wed-her lithe form had lost some of its willowy grace, her cheek its first youthful bloom ; she was a bride of 45 summers. Samuel married Sally Ellis. Half his children were gone, but by the care and admonitions of this tender sire, half his family were still preserved, four perpetually saved from marriage fate.

That the " females" of this unmated half of the Richardson family were able to care for themselves, and give a helping hand to the weak of the stronger sex, the following proveth : "Tim" Emmerson had a large amount of grain to be harvest- ed, and no help to be had at any price ; it was already over-ripe; Susan and Mary Richardson, who were noted for thrift, and disliked to see anything go to waste, offer- ed, if their brother would accompany them, to give the poor man a lift. The men folk smiled as the resolute damsels came into the field, but as the golden grain fell before their gleaming sickles, and was dex- terously bound and placed in stooks by their deft hands, the men hung their di- minished heads, and the perspiration coursed down their brown cheeks as they vainly strove to keep pace with their fair reapers. Before night tradition saith each masculine had fallen meekly to the rear. Mary and Susan sheared their own sheep, and if occasion required, could chop off a 2 foot log as soon as most men.

Susan Richardson was once going home from "squire " Robertson's, through the

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woods. She heard a strange cry as of some one in distress. It was growing dusk, the sound came nearer and nearer ; she could see it was gaining upon her at every step. She was a very courageous person, not easily scared, but as those quick, sharp screams fell upon her ears, the grass didn't grow under her feet until she reached the clearing; but, once out of the woods, she gathered her sheep into - a place. of safety before she sought shelter for herself. It was found, the next day, a catamount had followed her; his tracks were plainly visible in the soft earth. It had followed her to the edge of the woods, which reached nearly to her house. At another time, she, with a friend who was visiting her, went to a neighbor's for an " afternoon tea." It was late before they got started for home, and all the way through the woods. They heard the dis- mal howling of wolves. Susan knew the sound very well, but her friend, unused to pioneer life, had no idea, and wondered, as Susan took her babe from her arms and hurried rapidly forward. When they reach- ed the clearing, and Susan had gathered in. her sheep, and they were safe in the house, she told her friend it was wolves they had heard, and they would surely have got her baby had they not quickened their pace.

A grand-daughter of Mrs. Richardson's told me another little incident that occur- red when she was a child of twelve. Her- self and a younger brother were in the woods gathering flowers, they had wander- ed some ways farther than they were aware, the sister was wakened to a realiz- ing sense of it when she spied, but a few feet from them, a large white-faced bear, erect on his hind paws, coming towards them. Not wishing to frighten her broth- er, who was very timid, and fearing he would be overcome with terror, she took him by the hand and strove to hurry him away ; but no, just a few more flowers, he said. He was determined not to go home. " See there," said she, pointing to the bear, who stood contemplating the situa- tion. The boy beheld, and gave so terrific a scream, that the bear turned and fled as

fast as his clumsy limbs could carry him, preferring to go without his supper to mak- ing it off a boy who could scream so loud.

Another reason given (to return to Mr. Richardson's reasons for coming to this town), was that when the bass viol was carried into church at Randolph, it was more than his orthodox nerves could stand, and he preferred the primeval forest, "God's own temple," with the birds to sing anthems of praise, and no profane, new-fangled instrument, made by the hand of man, with which to worship God for him. He was a Congregationalist deacon, and his wife was a member of the Baptist church. They lived in their log-house only about a year, and then moved farther up, where they built the first framed house in town-where Julius Kent now lives- many years afterwards sold to Jonathan Burroughs, and moved near the village, and is the frame of Mrs. Martell's house.

Mr. Richardson built a saw and grist- mill above where Mr. Kent now lives, and a larger house leading to the S. E. Spaul- ding place. A grand-daughter of theirs, who is now 79 years of age, and who spent much of her childhood with them, tells me Mr. Pinney, the father of her grand- mother Richardson, was high in the es- teem of King George, and was commis- sioned by him to attend to a great deal of business for His Majesty in New England. GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c.

To all to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING.

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The History of Washington County in the Vermont historical gazetteer : including a county chapter and the local histories of the towns of Montpelier., Part 118

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press Number of Pages: 1064

Author: Hemenway, Abby Maria, 1828-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Montpelier, Vt. : Vermont Watchman and State Journal Press
Number of Pages: 1064