USA > Vermont > Orleans County > The history of Orleans county, Vermont. Civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and military > Part 14
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68
Hon. Isaac Parker of Coventry, was Mr. Twilight's predecessor in the academy, and in 1836, when Mr. T. was in the Legislature, Hon. T. P. Redfield, then just graduated from Dartmouth college, took his place.
In November 1829, Mr. Twilight was or- dained at Brownington, Rev. David Suther- land of Bath, N. H. preached the ordination sermon. IIe was never installed, but sup- plied the pulpit of the Congregational church many years at Brownington, and occasional- ly preached, for longer or shorter terms, in the adjoining towns ; indeed preaching was- scarcely less than teaching-the labor of his life. In 1831, he was much and successfully engaged, in the protracted meetings so com- mon at that period. Rev. George B. Ide, a
103
BROWNINGTON.
Baptist minister, was then preaching in the Union church in Derby, and he and Mr. Twi- light labored together in great harmony and with large results, in protracted meetings in Derby, Brownington, Stanstead, Irasburgh and Coventry during that year. He was a sound theologian, strongly Calvinistic in his doctrines, clear in the illustration, pointed and searching in its application, with voice and manner that were both attractive and impressive. Sometimes, especially under the stimulus of an important occasion, he preach- ed with great eloquence and power. But his peculiar gift was in the instruction and man- agement of a school. He seldom failed to get the good will, and high esteem of his pupils. His power to influence, stimulate and direct them in regard to their character, studies and future pursuits was very great. He governed them mostly, by appeals to their honor and manliness, but could use sterner persuasives when they were called for. Sometimes when the subject and occasion demanded it, and all other measures failed, his power of invective sarcasm, satire and ridicule were tremendous. No sensible rogue would wish to encounter it but once. When there was no regular preach- ing in the village he was accustomed to hold a religious service before his pupils on the Sabbath in the academy. This would com- monly be a biblical lesson previously assigned, accompanied by extended remarks, perhaps a lecture, or a direct appeal to the conscience of his pupils. At such times his power to in- struct and move was very great. Many con- versions and some extensive revivals occurred in his school. His appeals to the impenitent were often powerful, and his counsels to the inquirer and the young Christian were wise and exceedingly stimulating to a devoted and useful life. For many years large numbers of the young men of the County sought his in- struction, either to be fitted for college, or for a business life. In this latter certainly did he greatly excel. Many men trained by him have gone out to attain eminence in profes- sional or business life. Though his classical instruction was not of the highest order, yet his influence was such as to encourage young men to seek a full collegiate course, and the highest attainable culture. A catalogue of the fall term of 1839, lies before me as I write. Looking it over I find that there were in that term 57 young men. Running over the names, I find 5 who have since graduated at college, 5
who have become preachers, 5, at least, who have become lawyers, 2 physicians, 2 judges, severals legislators, many merchants and bus- iness men, and of a large number of them I have no present knowledge. Nor is there any reason to suppose that this was any larger or better term of his school, than many others. Is any school in the county-are all of them as now conducted, encouraging, aiding, stim- ulating, filling with ambition, and helping upward better than Mr. Twilight did the young men of the County, and giving them resolution to conquer difficulties ?
Perhaps the most prominent trait of Mr. Twilight's character, and that which he in- fused most largly into the character of his pu- pils, was his unconquerable will, to pursue with energy and prosecute to success any- thing which he undertook. It was this with his desire to benefit young men, that built the stone house and kept him so long the master of the academy, and led him to devote nearly the whole of his strength and of his income to sustain it. After he had been a few years in Brownington, he saw the need of a boarding-house. He besought the trus- tees to provide one. They delayed, and at last declined to provide such an one as Mr. Twilight thought was needed, to furnish ac- commodations for such a school as the wants of the county required, and he meant to have. The discussions between Mr. Twilight and the trustees concerning the building of a boarding-house were protracted and perhaps we should say acrimonious. Other matters concerning his relations to the church, and some of its members about this time produced much bitterness of feeling. A portion of the trustees and patrons of the academy became alienated from him, and the academy was left after this almost entirely to his sole control. Then on his own resources he set to work and built the granite house-" Athenian Hall" he called it. With the aid of this his school in- creased in numbers and in influence till the grammar school funds were divided and sub- divided so as to be of little aid to him, or to any one else. Mr. Twilight died in 1857. The railroad ere long took the old stages and most of the business from the hill. The school as a permanent institution is gone. But the old granite house will stand in silent loneliness, perhaps in emptiness, for ages to come, a monument to tell the changes of time, and to tell of the character and works
101
VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
of one of the most able and influential men who ever labored for the good of Orleans County. Scattered over all the County, and filling stations in every department of useful service, are his pupils, to perpetuate the fruits of his labors, and to remember with gratitude
- and pride, while life lasts, their old preceptor. Mr. Twilight was married in Peru, N. Y., April 20, 1826, to Miss Mercy Ladd Merrill, born in Unity, N. H. She yet survives and lives mostly by herself in the old stone house. They had no children.
BROWNINGTON SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF 1861. BY CAPT. O. H. AUSTIN. Third Regiment.
Names.
Rank. Co. Mustered in.
Remarks.
Allard, Alanson H.
Priv. D July 16, '61. Re-enlisted Dec. 21, '63.
Atkins, David
= Sept. 22, '61. Died Oct. 1, '62.
Drown, Nelson K April 12, '62. Discharged Oct. 24, '62.
Lamere, Frank
B July 16, '61. Died Dec. 6, '62.
Robinson, Sylvester
=
K Apr. 12, '62. Died Sept. 4, '62.
Stoddard, Lucius D.
66
Died Jan. 1, '63.
Skinner, Daniel
D July 31, '63. Wounded in action at Wild. May 5, '64.
Wheeler, Ruel B.
=
Fourth Regiment.
Bishop, John H.
2d Lt. D Priv. =
Sept. 20, '61. Resigned Feb. 6, '62.
Lund, Norman F.
Died Feb. 17, '62.
Marshall, George W.
Died in Philadelphia.
Marshall, William
66
Discharged.
Phillips, William A.
Re-enlisted Dec. 16, '63.
Richards, Charles
Discharged Dec. 13, '62.
Robbins Eli M. Corp.
Pro. serg't; re-en. Dec. 15, '63 ; killed near Chancellorsville, May 11, '64. Re-en. Feb. 10,'64 ; killed at Wild. May 5, '64.
Sixth Regiment.
Joslyn, C. Edwin
Priv. D Oct. 2, '61. Pro. sergt .; 2d lieut. Nov. 1, '62; 1st lieut. Feb. 3,'63 ; capt. June 4,'64-honorably disch'd Jan. 18, '65, on account of wounds rec'd in action at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, '64-ball entered his right eye and passed entirely through his head-and now in trade at Barton Landing.
Davis, M. W.
Serg't “
Resident of B. though credited Coventry- wound. Apr. 16, '62-pro. 2d lieut. May 1,'62-1stl't, Dec. 1,'62-capt. Feb. 3,'63.
Carpenter, Lucius
Priv.
Oct. 15, '61. Died Nov. 11, '62.
Craig Archibald
=
Deserted Sept. 7, '62. Discharged June 6, '62.
Henry, Lorenzo D.
=
June 24, '62.
Putney, Simon F. Robinson, John R.
Oct. 31, '62.
Spencer, Erastus
٤٠
Discharged Aug. 10, '62.
Allard, Chauncy M.
Priv. K July 9, '62.
=
Jan. 15, '63.
Crandall, William H.
E
Deserted Sept. 2, '62.
Lund, Leonard A.
Serg't
=
Discharged May 4, '63. 66 Jan. 14, '63.
Wadleigh, John G. Ward, James O.
July 9, '62. Died Sept. 22, '63.
Tenth Regiment.
Bruce Ebenezer J.
Norris, George
Corp. Priv. K Sept. 1, '62. Pro. Serg't ; discharged May 12, '65. Died Oct. 13, '62.
Eleventh Regiment. 1st Art.
Austin, Orlo H. 2d Lt. F Aug. 12, '62. Pro. 1st lieut. Co. I, Nov. 22, '62, capt. Co. A, Oct. 12, '64.
Robbins, John E.
Priv.
Spencer, George A.
=
Feb. 14, '63 for wounds.
Stewart, Thomas T. Weeks, George R.
Ninth Regiment.
Dutton, Marquis L.
=
=
Streeter, Joel
105
CHARLESTON.
Names.
Rank. Co. Mustered in.
Buxton, Frank
Remarks. Corp. F Sept. 1, '62. Pro. serg't; wound. at Cold Harbor, June 1,
64; com. 2d lieut., Oct., '64; must. out on acc't of wounds, and died at home, Aug., '65.
Pro. serg't Oct. 21,'62; 2d lieut. Aug. 11,'64; made pris. June 23,'64; 1stl't Jan. 21,'64.
Beede, Jesse
Burroughs, Olin
· L
Jan. 10, '63. Pro. corp .; wound. in action.
Carpenter, Solon B.
F
Sept. 1, '62.
Dis. on account of loss of foot at C. Harbor. Made prisoner June 23, '64.
Frost, Lewis H.
=
Nov. 12, '63. Died while pris. at Florence, Ala. Oct. 20,'64.
Foster, Charles
Sept. 1, '62. Died while pris., Sept. 20,'64, Charlestown, S.C. Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., Jan. 1, '64.
Goodall, Henry L.
..
Nov. 18, '63. Died while pris., Oct. 18,'64, at Florence, Ala.
Heath, George A.
Nov. 17, '63. Killed at Cold Harbor, June 1, '64.
Pearson, William M.
Sept. 1, '62. Discharged Dec. 8, '62.
Rice, Julius
Serg't
Pro. 1st lieut., Co. M, Nov. 2, '63.
Riley, Oliver
Priv.
L
June 16, '63. Wounded in action.
Ripley, Fred. B.
F
Nov. 18, '63.
"
Smith, George R.
Sept. 1, '62. Deserted Oct. 8, '63.
Wheeler, Simon
Died Dec. 4, '62.
Wilson, John A.
Pro. corp .; died while pris. Jan. 15, '65, at Charleston, S. C.
Fifteenth Regiment.
Joslyn, Ahira O.
Priv.
I
Oct. 22, '62.
Joslyn, Rollin O.
McEwen, Terance
Ordway, Cyren B.
Richmond, Charles H.
Smith, Isaac C.
Serg't
Second Battery.
Carpenter, Hiram
Priv.
CHARLESTON. BY ALPHA ALLYN, ESQ.
This township, situated in the easterly part of Orleans County, is in lat. 44° 51', and long. 4º 53' bounded N. E. by Morgan, S. E. by Brighton, S. W. by a part of Westmore and Brownington, and N. W. by Salem ; and lies 50 miles N. E. of Montpelier. It was grant- ed by Gov. Thomas Chittenden the 6th, and chartered the 8th of Nov., 1780, to Hon. Abraham Whipple, his shipmates and others; containing 23,040 acres. Commodore Whip- ple was a distinguished naval officer in the Revolutionary war, and he first named this township Navy, in honor of the American navy which he so bravely defended. The town is 8 miles 184 rods long, and 4 miles 64 rods wide. This tract was originally divided into 69 equal shares. By the terms of the charter one share was granted for the first settled minister, one for glebe, one for support of town schools, one for support of grammar school, and one for college. Gen. James Whitelaw surveyed this town into 98 lots,
making each lot 196 rods in length, and 192 rods in width ; and received $ 256 for his ser- vice. According to this first survey the town was 14 lots long and 7 lots wide-the longest way of the lots being lengthwise of the town. Afterwards, 69 of these lots were made by draft* at Providence, R. I., into first division lots, each containing 2362 acres. Abner Al- lyn surveyed the second division into 69 lots, making each just one third as large as the first division lots. The third division was surveyed by Charles Cummings into 69 lots, each containing 10 acres 30 rods. A first, second and third division lot, consisting of 325 acres and 56 rods, constituted a share or " right."
None of the original grantees ever resided in town, and but three-John L. Chandler, Elisha and Andrew Brown-were ever known to come here. The most of them lived in
* The draft of the 1st division lots was made August, 1794; the 2nd div. August, 1809 ; the 3d div. September, 1828, and the surveys were made previous to dates of drafts.
Matthews, Asa D.
Priv.
=
=
Foss, Moses A.
Foster, Elisha
=
106
VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Cranston, Providence and Johnson, R. I .- One of them, Charles Murray, lived in Lon- don, England, and never resided in, or saw America. Samuel Knight, one of the voters at the organization of the town, settled in 1806 on a part of No. 5, 1st division of the right of said Murray. Some time after, others began to settle on the same lot; upon which Murray brought a suit, and was acknowl- edged by the court the rightful owner, as original proprietor of all the lot, excepting what said Knight had gained by possession. A few of the descendants of the original grantees came here about 1831 and settled on their grandfathers' "rights." The heirs of Cyprian Sterry now own lot No. 51, 2d divis- ion, being all the claim in town pertaining to the heirs of the original proprietors.
For the benefit of the settlement of the town, 13 of the proprietors gave 50 acres of land on each of the following lots, viz .: Nos. 4, 8, 12, 14, 24, 31, 44, 46, 53, 58 and 94 of the first division, and Nos. 9 and 23 of the second division. The first three roads were located by the proprietors, according to written con- tract, for the benefit of these lots and the set- tlements thereon ; the first from Brownington to Holland ; the second, called the Westmore county road, passed from Burke through Westmore and the centre of Navy, (now Charleston,) on the west side of Echo pond, thence by Seymour lake and Morgan four corners, on by the farm of Eber Robinson, in Holland, to Barnston, C. E. The third road from No. 4, on the Brownington and Holland road, passed through Nos. 11, 17, 24, 31, 44, 73, 80 and 94. These three roads united the settlements of the town. In 1816, fishermen and hunters, who were accustomed to come into this town, drawn thither principally by the abundance of lunge and other fish found in Echo pond, discovered that their route might be shortened by a road from Mr. Well- man's, 2 miles north of Burke Hollow, on the Westmore road, through Charleston on the east side of Echo pond-connecting with said Westmore county road south of Z. Senter's, in said town. Through their efforts this new county road was laid, which was a great help to both East and West Charleston.
The proprietors and agents, together with the settlers on the gift land, entered into a written contract agreeing to have two sets of mills-one in the east, the other in the west part of the town. Col. Christopher Olney,
of Providence, R. I., who owned 2 rights of land in this town, gave 50 acres on lot No. 9, 2d division, as an inducement for building the first grist-mill at West Charleston, pro- vided he could have for the benefit of the set- tlement of East Charleston, his pitch on No. 33, 2d division, instead of a draft-said lot containing the mill-privilege-and also have the pine lot No. 88 left out of the draft of the second division. By this means the first mills in both East and West Charleston were erect- ed, some years after.
The soil of this township is a rich loam, producing good crops. The alluvial flats along the stream of the Clyde are extensive, and many of them too low for cultivation ; but improve as years pass, which strengthens the theory of a long pond, which is supposed to have discharged its waters into Memphre- magog lake before the famed Glover pond transit in 1810. . In the south-east part of the township is a bog meadow, which contains 500 acres in one body. The climate in this section has ever been considered healthful .-- During the first 22 years of the settlement of the town only 13 deaths occurred, and but 3 of those, adults.
Clyde river is the largest stream in town. It rises in Spectacle pond in Brighton, thence flowing through Island Pond into this town, in a north-westerly direction, nearly through its centre. On this stream are some falls of importance, particularly the Great Falls in the west part of the town, where the descent is more than 100 feet in 40 rods ; · but its cur- rent is generally slow. The principal tribu- taries of the Clyde are Ferrin's river from the north, and the waters of Suke's pond through a brook; then the waters of Coe's Copper brook, Morgan Gull brook, also, the stream from Cole's pond in Brighton ; next Buck's brook from Brighton, Mad brook from West- more, and Echo pond brook at the East vil- lage; next Fenner brook from Westmore, then the Nutting brook from Boardway pond, and Toad pond brook from Toad pond. These all flow into Clyde river above Pension pond in this town. Echo pond, situated in the easter- ly part of the township, receives the waters of Seymour lake in Morgan, and through that the waters of Holland pond. Echo pond is a beautiful sheet of water one mile from the East village, whose mill·privileges are sup- plied by its waters through the brook which is its outlet. It is one mile and a half long,
107
CHARLESTON.
and one mile wide. Gen. Whitelaw gave it the name of Echo pond from the fact that when any sound was produced in its vicinity it was reverberated in various directions, pro- ducing a succession of echoes. It has been said that seven have been distinctly counted from one sound. This was when the surround- ing terra firma was covered with an unbroken forest. Pension pond is the next in size, and was so named by Abner Allyn on account of the pension of Mr. Varnum, a Revolutionary soldier, being used to build a mill-dam and saw-mill in 1820 near the Great Falls, by his son George Varnum. Toad pond is above Pension pond near the great swamp on Brown- ington line. Boardway pond is near Morgan line.
This township was an unbroken wilderness until 1802, uninhabited by man, except we give credit to Indian testimony hereafter in- troduced. In June of this year Abner Allyn felled the first trees in town, on lot No. 4, first division, and planted potatoes the 5th of August, which he brought on his back from Barton, a distance of 12 miles. He had a good yield of large potatoes, which were well pre- served in an out-of-door cellar until the next spring, when he planted them and had early potatoes, and also sowed grain. In July, 1803, he moved his family here from Barton, where they had lived preparatory to their more pioneer life in the wilderness. During his residence in Barton, he had been an active citizen in all that pertained to the public good, and was first town clerk of that town. He moved into a log-house in Charleston, the floor of which was made of hewed logs, and the roof covered with bark. Andrew McGaffey moved his family into town from Lyndon, in the Sum- mer of 1803, a few weeks before said Allyn moved his here; but Abner Allyn being here one year previous, made the first clearing and raised the first crop. Mr. McGaffey having seen No. 11, adjoining No. 4, found an arm of the great swamp from Brownington line, on the line between No. 4 and 11, containing 25 acres of swamp. Here he took John L. Chandler, one of the original proprietors, and kept him in the swamp nearly all day, thus succeeding in making him suppose that such was the face of the greater part of the lot ; and Mr. Chandler sold his whole right to Mr, McGaffey for an old $30 horse. Mr. McGaf- fey's wife was sick with consumption when they moved into town. They came over Al-
lyn's road into his clearing, crossed Clyde riv- er on trees felled across the stream, which was about 100 rods from their camp on No. 7, where they lived until the death of Mrs. Mc -. Gaffey, Oct. 30, 1803, being the first death in town. Rev. Luther Leland, of Derby, preach- ed the funeral sermon. The funeral was at- tended by Judge Strong, of Brownington Abner Allyn and family, and a few others .- Mrs. McGaffey was buried on No. 7, in a; grave surrounded by woods. Before the snow fell that year Mr. McGaffey moved back to Lyndon, leaving Abner Allyn for the two succeeding years with no neighbor nearer than Judge Strong's, 4} miles distant.
Joseph Seavey moved his family into town in 1804, on to No. 58, first division, 2 miles from the Westmore settlement, and 5 miles from Abner Allyn's.
In 1805 Orrin Percival moved his family on to lot No. 12, one mile from Abner Allyn's.
Robert H. Hunkins moved on to lot No. 7, in 1806. In June, this year of the great eclipse, ice froze here an inch in thickness.
The town of Navy was organized March 31, 1806, by Elijah Strong, justice of the peace from Brownington. The voters at which time were Abner Allyn, Joseph Seavey, Orrin Per- cival, Lemuel Sturtevant, Robert H. Hunkins, Samuel Morrison, Amos Huntoon, Jonathan Richards, Samuel Knights.
OFFICERS CHOSEN .- Amos Huntoon, mod- erator; Abner Allyn, town clerk ; Robert H. Hunkins, Amos Huntoon, Jonathan Richards, selectmen ; Robert H. Hunkins, treasurer ; Abner Allyn, Orrin Percival, Lemuel Sturte- vant, listers ; Orrin Percival, constable.
Town meeting was held at the dwelling- house of Robert H. Hunkins.
LIST OF TOWN OF NAVY, 1806.
Abner Allyn, $ 66.50 Orrin Percival, $40.00 R. H. Hunkins, 66.50 Jon. Richards, 46.50 Amos Huntoon, 26.50 Joseph Seavey, 30.00 Samuel Knights, 25.00 L. Sturte'nt, jr., 46.50 Sam'l Morrison, 26.50
211.00 163.00
Total, $ 374.00.
POLLS, OXEN, COWS, 3 YEAR OLDS, &C .- 7 7 polls, 6 oxen, 10 cows, 23-yr. olds, 2 2-yr. olds, 6 horses, 1 watch.
LIST, 1807-$453.60 .- 9 polls, 22 acres im-) proved land, 8 oxen, 10 cows, 2 3-yr. olds, 2 2-yr. olds, 4 horses, 2 2-yr. old colts.
In 1807 there were 10 voters, viz .: Abner Allyn, Orrin Percival, Robert H. Hunkins,
108
VERMONT HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.
Amos Huntoon, Lemuel Sturtevant, Jr., Page Colby, Jeremiah Seavey, Joseph Seavey, Joel Robinson, Jonathan Richards.
In 1808 there were 11 voters, viz .: Abner Allen, Jeremiah Seavey, Wm. Merriam, Benj. Teel, Lemuel Sturtevant, Samuel Knight, Or- rin Percival, Samuel Morrison, Jonathan Richards, Philip Davis, Robert H. Hunkins. In 1809 the voters were the same, with Jonas Warren added. In 1810, Stephen Cole, Thom- as Ames, Willard Marshall, Ephraim Harts- : ihorn, Frederick Wilkins, Phineas Underwood, making 18 voters. In 1811, Zacheus Senter, Robert Nichols and Levi Bradley were added. This year the number of voters was 17. In 1812, Ebenezer Cole, David Hutchinson, Sam- uel Grow, Samuel Jenness. Voters this year, 18 in number. In 1813 Samuel Hutchinson, Stephen Cole, Sen., Harvey Cole and Joel Robinson were added to the list of voters, making 22 in number. In 1814, on account of the cold season, the war, and the fear of In- dians, whom, it was reported, were coming to their settlements, half of the voters left the town of Navy not to return ; and also all of the settlers in Westmore and East Browning- ton.
There were no more added to the eleven voters left in Navy until 1819, excepting Jo- nas Warren, Jr., who had become of legal age to vote. The voters in 1818 were Philip Da- vis, Abner Allyn, Phineas Underwood, Sam- uel Hutchinson, Ebenezer Cole, Elisha Parlin, Stephen Cole, Jonas Warren, Jr. This year there were 12 voters with but 11 families .- This little band, unflinching and true, endured almost every conceivable hardship and priva- tion during the war and cold seasons, rather than abandon their settlement. For about 3 years the grain crop was very light, and they were obliged to go to Bradford and Newbury for corn, and to Barnet and Ryegate for oat- meal, as a substitute for other bread. These families, all except Z. Senter, lived on the two west tiers of lots adjoining Salem line; and the road from Brownington to Holland was all on these lots. Z. Senter lived on No. 42, 2d div., on the old Westmore county road, a short distance from Dea. Jotham Cumming's in Morgan. In 1819 Joseph Huntington and Albert Gabrin moved into town, and this year Elisha Parlin, Jonas Warren and Zacheus Sen- ter were the committee to work out the land- tax on the new county road, the east side of Echo pond. In 1820 the whole population
was 100. According to check list* the voters added each year from this time to 1840, were as follows, viz .: In 1820 John Colby and Ja- besh Clough. In 1821, John Bishop, Thomas Colby, Jacob Richards and Winthrop Cole .- In 1822, Joseph Dickey, who came from N. H. in 1821, but not a voter here until 1822; Wm. Gray, Daniel Mead, Martin Pomeroy, Amos Parlin and Lewis Smith. In 1823, Hi- ram Harvey, Jonas Allen, Eleazer Pomeroy, Eben Bartlett, John M. Morse and John M. Saunders. In 1824, Alpha Allyn, John Foss, Stilman Allen, Jacob Fuller, Ezra Brigham, Aaron Brigham, Willard Allen, Simeon Brown, Chauncey Fuller, Enos Harvey, Joel R. Heading, Eben Bean, Simeon Stevens, John Warren, Jacob H. Lang, Zachariah Harvey, Austin Bartlett, Levi Pierce. This year whole number of inhabitants was 212.
In 1825, David Chadwick, Calvin Alden, Hi- ram Hutchinson, Henry Sherman, Parker Chase, Ira Eaton, Christopher Hall. In 1826, Ansel Perkins, Jeremiah Hutchinson, Jesse Corliss, Henry True, Job Drown, Daniel Fuller, Joseph A. Swazey, Michael Bly, Abel Parlin, Lothrop Cole, N. G. Ladd, Ira Warren, Israel Cheney. In 1827, Alvah Stacy, Edward Balch, John Gibson, Elisha Bingham, H. H. Swazey, Thomas Stevens, Joseph Kathan, Emerson Wol- cott, John Cushman. In 1828, Rufus Gaskill, Martin Barney, Timothy Hazeltine, Randall Magoon, Horace Fairbanks, David Church, James F. Adams, Benj. Kimball, Jonas Temple, Benj. Goodwin, Winslow Farr, Tyler Bingham, Loami B. Downing, Olney Hawkins, E. A. M. Swazey, Darius Goodwin, Frederick Richard- son, Wm. Melindy, John Parlin, Jr., Peter Bigelow, Curtis Cole, Francis Chase, Orrin Col- burn, Mason Lyon, Phineas Allen, Nelson Bar- ney. In 1829, Amaziah D. Preston, Timothy Manchester, Nathanicl Weeks, Manley Sawyer, Benj. Nutting, Enoch Colby, J. Parker, Lewis Nye, Samuel Gaskill, Harvey Cole, George Ben- nett, John Badger. In 1830, Asa Brown, Ash- bel Nye, Orvis L. Brown, James Knight, James Weeks, John Calkins, Wm. Hinman, Ira Cum- mings, Roswell Wilmot, Dennis Fuller, Daniel Streeter, Calvin W. Rugg, Richard Chaplin, Gardner Gage, Theodore L. Tripp, Rev. Royal Gage, Wm. Snow. In 1831, Erastus Hill, Michael Floyd, George R. Weeks, Lewis C. Bates, Stephen C. Cole, Jacob Parker, Wm
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.