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Amos Parlin, Ashbel Nye, Hiram Hutchinson,
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Dr. Jona. Allyn, before 1806 Amos Parlin, 1822
22 Unsettled,
Martin Philbrick,
"
Seneca B. Cooley,
Asa Philbrick,
Parker Chase,
1825
Jonas Warren, jr.,
" Jerry Brackett,
1804
Jonathan Page,
Anson Messer,
- Roby,
John C. Oliver,
" Jonathan Davis,
" Seneca B. Cooley,
CHARLESTON.
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Original Proprietors.
First Settlers.
Present Occupants.
Peter Stone, 3d,
No. 29 John Moody, 1836
John Saunderson,
1837
Grammar-School Lot
30 Samuel Hopkins,
1831
1838
Jason Niles,
=
Orlando Peck,
Calvin Sawyer,
Jonathan Pitcher,
31 Ephraim Hartshorn,
1810
1828
Henry Hazeltine,
" H. M. Swazey,
1824
=
Daniel Meade,
David Lochlin,
Amos Parlin,
1839
Henry Hazeltine,
David Royce,
1831
Daniel Chaplin,
Edward Balch,
1823
Richard Chaplin,
Jonathan Davis,
Stephen Cole,
33 Hilton Brackett, 1832
Henderson Gallup, Wm. Wil- son, Gibbs Eastman,
Benjamin Ingraham,
34 Jonathan Mead,
1827
Winthrop Cole,
Hilton Brackett, - Sylvester, Warren Parlın, Henry Calkins,
1
35 J. F. Huntington, before 1832
" Lewis Moffatt, 1831
Abner Field,
36 John Saunderson, 1837
Joseph Gray,
Silas Richards,
Made into 3d div. lots,
37 S. C. Cole, E. Hill,
1831
William Clark,
Fernando Cole, Herbert Morse,
39 Benjamin Nutting,
1825
Warren Mansur,
" Jeremiah Hutchinson,
1825
E. D. Goodwin,
" Stephen C. Cole,
1829
Edgar Merrill,
40 John Saunderson,
1832
Chas. Worthen, Edgar Merrill,
41 Unsettled.
1811 Comfort Chaffee,
43 John Miles,
1832
Moses R. Stokes,
" Jacob Lochlin,
44 Wm. Merriam,
1808
Columbus Davis,
Willard Marshall,
1810
Lucas Wheeler,
Albert Lawrence,
1834
Albert Lawrence,
45 Alpha Allyn,
1829
Alfred Brooks,
Albert Lawrence,
" S. C. Cole,
1829
Richard Eddy,
46 Lemuel Sturtevant, Alpha Allyn,
1826
John Bean,
Henry True,
1830
Moses Bly,
Alpha Allyn,
1829
Abner Moulton,
Town School Lot,
47 David Preston,
1824
William Hand,
" Ezra Brigham,
1824
Nathan Chase,
Joseph Kathan,
1827
" Henry True,
1826
Lewis Moffitt,
Ephraim Roberts,
48 Calvin Alden,
1828
Thomas Dolloff,
Nathan Willians,
49 Michael Bly,
1826
Abner Lord,
William Corliss,
50 Jesse Corliss,
1826
Charles Allen, ..
Thomas Jenkins,
51 Jeremiah Magoon,
1832
Vasco Davis,
" Joseph Burroughs,
1838
Henry Albee,
52 B. G. Teel, D. Preston, 1826
1830
David Morse,
Benjamin Brown,
53 Lemuel Sturtevant, 1800
John Bly,
= Ebenezer Bean,
1823
Richard Powers,
= Peter Bigelow,
Zecheus Senter,
1811
Comfort Chaffee,
Phineas Allen,
1828
Parker L. Chase,
1841
Moses R. Stokes,
Samuel Davis,
= Richard Chaplin,
1831
Silas Clark,
32 Randall Magoon,
1828
George Perry,
Edgar Merrill,
John King, jr.,
Seneca B. Cooley,
Charles Sutton, J. Frase, John Patrick, John Winslow, Charles Royce, Jr.
38
Timothy Carpenter, William Waterman,
42 Zacheus Senter,
Thomas Smart,
William Wall,
Albert Lawrence,
1806
John Bly,
John Moody, John Winslow, David S. Moody,
Seneca B. Cooley,
Daniel Mead,
1831
1824
William Baker,
OÎney Hawkins,
¥ James F. Adams,
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CHARLESTON.
Original Proprietors.
First Settlers.
Present Occupants.
Benjamin Bourn,
No. 53 William Brooks,
Benjamin Goodwin,
1827
1826
= Elisha Bingham, 1827
John Fenner,
54 Joseph Kathan,
Nathan Chase,
" Benjamin Goodwin,
= Joseph Gray,
55 James F. Adams,
56 Solomon Wolcott, 1831
" Joseph & John Dickey, 1821
Hiram Wolcott,
57 Joseph Sevey, before 1814
Bennett,
Earl Cate,
Aaron Drown,
1827
" Michael Floyd,
1828
Pardon Field,
58 Joseph Seavy & Sons, near Westmore, 1804
" William Gray,
1822
59 Dr. Alanson Gibson,
" James Gray, 60 Wm. Gray, J. Cushman,
61 Leased out by the town.
" J. P. Tyler, Wm. Fisher, 62 All Echo pond except a few 3d div. lots.
63 William Barney,
64 Unsettled,
65 Harrison Wheeler, 1848
George Goodwin,
1847
66 Moses Melvin,
" Alpha Allyn,
" Sullivan Stevens, before 1838
R. P. Stevens,
67 Jonas Allen.
1824
= William Melinda, 1828
Moses Melvin, 1837
Amos M. Clement, Stephen C. Cole, Esq., Jas. P. Tyler,
Earl Cate, R. Hunt, Hervey Wolcott, P. Balch,
Benj. Campbell, Porter Tyler, John Fuller,
Mrs. J. Dolloff,
69 Emerson Wolcott, 1827
George Fierce,
Andrew Cloud,
William Morse,
Alonzo Barney,
Alpha Allyn, A. Stoddard,
A. Pierce, L. Stoddard, R. P. Stevens, E. Miles,
Benjamin Jenkins®
73 Tyler Bingham, 1827
" Perry Porter, 1828
74 Alpha Allyn, 1853
William Malinda, 1828
" Andrew Spaulding,
1831
Joseph Stoddard,
75 Simeon Stevens,
1823
Calvin Dunton,
Carlton & Bennett,
76 John Foss,
" Timothy Manchester,
1830
Benjamin Tripp, Orson Cate,
Seth Jenkins,
78 Elisha Bingham, jr.,
" Richard W. Chaplin,
1860
Solomon Petrie,
John C. Green,
79 John Harvey,
1825
Alpha Allyn,
John Willard,
Daniel Streeter,
1830
Ezekiel Miles,
William Potter, Anthony Randall, Daniel Bucklin,
James H. Olney,
68 P. Tyler, H. & E. Whee- ler, Geo. Cloud, Jos. Gray, L. Melvin, C. Streeter,
- Stasey & son Alvah,
Daniel Cloud, 1831
Edward Fenner,
70 Emerson Wolcott, 1727
David Allard,
1841
71 Alpha Allyn, 1832
72 D.Streeter, W.Spaulding,1848
R. P. Stevens,
Amos Piper,
Alpha Allyn,
James F. Adams,
Charles Jenkins,
John Thurston,
Frederick Richardson, 1827 1823 1829
Alfred Pierce,
Daniel F. Wall,
77 Theodore L. Tripp,
1854
Rich'd Darius, E. D. Goodwin, 1
Andrew Bean, John Fuller, Winthrop Cole, Lucas Wheeler, John Bly, Charles Stevens, John Bly,
Dan'l Moulton, Chas. Stevens
William Barney, Owned by Alfred Brooks,
Clark Ladd, Jonas Carruth,
Joseph Stoddard,
Lawrence Stoddard, Alonzo Stoddard, Moses Melvin, Nathaniel Morse,
East Village, James,
Moses & Luther Melvin,
Alpha Allyn, 1832
Ebenezer Gaskill,
Nathan Burlingame, Arthur Fenner,
Job Drown,
John Bly, William Hand, Nathan Chase, E. D. Goodwin, Charles Gray, Thomas Dolloff,
Israel Gerton,
Labounty,
First settled Minister's Lot,
Walter Spaulding,
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Original Proprietors.
First Settlers.
Present Occupants.
John C. Green,
No. 79 Alpha Allyn,
1854
Alpha Allyn,
Seth Whittemore,
80 William Sawyer,
1828
Cornell Stevens,
" Stephen Sargent,
1831
Jerry Applebee.
"
Daniel Streeter,
1830
John Piper,
L. W. Young,
1831
Cornell Stevens,
81 Jacob Lang,
1823
William Sawyer, Jr.
82 Jonas Allen,
1823
William Sawyer, Jr.
" William Snow,
1830
83 John Beebe,
1843
Selden Hopkins,
84 Lorenzo Davis,
Lorenzo Davis,
85 George W. Harvey,
1858
Daniel O. Parlin,
" Hugh Rob,
1865
Nehemiah Field,
86 Myron Buck,
" Homer H. Lewis,
Thomas Field,
87 J. Lord, Dav. Church,
1828
Myron Buck,
Made into 3d div. lots,
88 Simeon Stevens,
1826
Walter Buck,
89 Henry Sherman,
1825
George Lang,
Jacob H. Lang,
1828
Andrew J. Lang
" Manley Sawyer,
1829
Willard Sawyer,
90 A. J. Lang,
A. J. Lang,
91 Daniel Hart,
1854
Cyprian Sterry,
Alpha Allyn,
N. P. Bowman,
William Wall,
92 Unsettled.
Harvey Coe, Agent, R. H. Allyn, M. D.
Arthur Fenner,
93
94 George Bennett,
1829
Charles Lowell,
=
Joseph Henry,
=
=
Cotton Guilson,
95 Wilson Buck,
Walter Buck,
" William Sawyer,
1831
George Albee,
" Jonathan Briggs,
1837
Samuel McDaniels,
96 Jacob H. Lang,
1828 A. J. Lang,
=
John Badger,
1837
William Sawyer,
Sam'l McDaniels,
Samuel McDaniels,
97 Amasa Walter,
Amasa Walter,
"
George Foster,
1834
A. J. Lang,
= Alpha Allyn,
Franklin Sawyer,
98 William Cargill,
George Walter,
" Edgar Davis,
Daniel Webster,
" E. D. Goodwin,
N. P. Bowman.
VILLAGES.
Charleston contains two villages, 6 miles apart. Its market facilities are good, the East Village being situated 7 miles from the depot at Island Pond on the Grand Trunk railroad, and the West Village-the larger of the two-situated about 10 miles from New- port on the Connecticut and Passumpsic rail- road. The east part of the town contains a post office, 1 church, 2 stores, 2 hotels, 2 starch-factories, 1 grist-mill, 3 lumber-mills, praning and clapboard-machine, 1 shop for the manufacture of butter firkins, 3 black- smith shops, 1 shingle and 1 carriage-manu- factory. The west part of the town contains a post-office, 2 churches, an academy, 5 stores, 1 hotel, 1 grist-mill, 2 lumber-mills, 2 card- ing-machine, 1 starch-factory, 1 cabinet shop, 3 blacksmith shops, 2 harness shops, 1 tanne- ry, 1 emery shop and 1 carriage manufactory.
It also contains a Freemason's Lodge, con- sisting of 100 members, The East Village has a Good Templar's Lodge with about the same number of members. The town is divided into 13 school districts and contained, in 1800, -1,160 inhabitants. Grand list is $3272.32. The oldest persons deceased in town were Benjamin Nash, formerly of Montpelier, and Elizabeth Lord, (relict of Samuel Lord, one of the early settlers of Barton,) both nearly 100 years of age. The oldest persons now living in this town, are Philip Davis,* who came to town in 1807, and Mrs. Susan Goodwin, (relict of Benj. Goodwin,) both 90 years of age; and the only families in town who have resided over 40 years on the farms upon which they first commenced, with the exception of Stephen Cole and family who remained on the same farm over fifty years.
*Since deceased.
Josiah Gifford, Christopher Olney, Andrew Brown,
" Winslow Farr,
John W. Beede,
Alpha Allyn,
1830 Alpha Allyn, D. O. Parlin
Edward Knights,
-7 ** .
E. D. Goodwin,
Andrew Harris,
Isaac F. Freeman,
1833
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CHARLESTON.
SOLDIERS FURNISHED BY THE TOWN OF CHARLESTON. Compiled mainly from the Reports of the Adjutant-General of Vt. for 1864 and '65. Volunteers for three years, credited previous to call for 300.000 Vols. of Oct. 17, 1863.
Names. Age. Enlisted. Reg. Co.
Remarks.
Allen, Alonzo 21 Aug. 4, '62. 10 K Died May 3, '63.
Allen, Daniel W. 18 July 18, '62. " Mustered out June 22, '65.
Allen, Ira H. 18 Apr. 22, '61. 3 D Re-en. Dec. 10, '62; killed at Wilderness.
Allen, James 28 July 15, '62. 11 F Mustered out June 24, '65.
Bancroft, John W. 22
July 24, '62. 10 K
Barnard, Francis P. 19
Dec. 3, '61. 8
B
Barnard, Jabez H. 20
June 22, '63. 11 L
Pro. Q. M. Serg't Aug. 31, '63; dis. for pro- motion in col. reg., Aug. 3, '64.
Barnard, William 22 June 6, '62. 9 3
Bishop, Charles
Black, Jotham A.
21 Aug. 11, '62- 10
Blanchard, Joseph
21 Apr. 22, '61. 3
Bowen, Benj. F. 47 Aug. 12, '62. 10 K Killed at Cedar Creek Oct. 19, '64.
Boynton, Edmund 18 Jan. 18, '62. 7 H Died Nov. 6, '62.
Brainard, L. A. 18 Aug. 12, '62. 10
K Mustered out June 22, '65.
Briggs, Horace
30 Apr. 22, '61. 3
D Died Aug. 20, '62.
Briggs, Lucius E.
19
24 June 21, '63. 11
L Mustered out June 2, '65.
Buck, Erastus 31
Apr. 24, '61. 3
D Pro. capt. Co. I, Nov. 1, '63; died May 23, '64 of wounds rec'd in action.
Calkins, F. C. 20
Apr. 22, '61.
Discharged Sept. 30, '62. Mustered out June 22, '65.
Calkins, Wm. H.
23
Aug. 11, '62. 10
K
Cate, Orson
24
Aug. 8, '62. 66
Trans. to Invalid Corps May 15, '64; dis. Died Nov. 2, '64 of wounds rec'd in action.
Clark, Brooks B.
23
=
Killed at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62. Mustered out June 28, '65.
Dapry, Francis 39
Jan. 10, '62. 8
D
Drown, Calvin
24 July 21, '62. 10
K
Dwire, David
41 July 29, '62.
Fletcher, John W. Gartlan, Daniel
22 22
May 1, '61. 3
D Deserted Sept. 16, '62.
Gates, Hadley B.
32
July 11, '61. "
D
Discharged Oct. 13, '61.
Goodwin, Ivora S. Gray, Charles H. Gray, Myron
21 July 18, '62. Dec. 17, '61. 8
I D
Discharged Aug. 6, '62. Died Aug. 5, '62. Mustered out July 27, '64.
Grow, Edward A. 27 Apr. 22, '61.
3
Pro. corp., Died Jan. 21, '65.
Pro. serg't; mustered out July 27, '64.
Deserted July 21, '61.
Mustered out July 11, '65.
Discharged. No record.
Harvey, Samuel E. 24
Aug. 6, '62. 10
K 66
D Died April 18, '62 of wounds rec'd at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62.
Johnson, John E. 19
Aug. 13, '62. "
Jones, Henry 23
July 24, '62. Cav. G
Mustered out June 21, '65.
Died Jan. 8, '64.
Died Jan. 21, '64 of wounds rec'd in action.
Mansur, Zophar M. 19
Aug. 11, '62. 10 K McCoy, John A. 21 Aug. 1, '62.
Aug. 4, '62. = MoCoy, Joshua B. 18
Mansur, Jacob C. 25 Aug. 11, '62.
Taylor, Alfred 25 Apr. 22, '61. 3 D
Mustered out July 27, '64.
Torrence, Moses 21
Discharged Oct. 21, '62.
Wadleigh, John R. 22
Dec. 5, '61. 8
B
Hutchinson, Alonzo 26
Apr. 24, '61. 3
E Mustered out July 27, '64.
Gilbraith, Wm.
21
July 24, '62. 10
K Pro. corp .; musterd out July 1, '65.
Pro. serg't; mustered out June 22, '65.
Re-enlisted Jan. 5, '64 ; des. May 24, '64.
Gray, William H.
18 21 Apr. 22, '61. 3
8
K D
Grow, Joseph B. 22 May 1, '61.
Grow, Samuel A. 24 Apr. 24, '61.
Hamblet, Edson L. 24 Harriman, Edson J. 18 Harrington, F.
May 30, '61.
Died Nov. 19, '63. Mustered out June 22, '65. 28, '65.
Hazeltine, H. W. 21
July 21, '63.
B K
Discharged Feb. 28, '63. Mustered out July 27, '64. June 22, '65. Killed at Petersburg, April 2, '65.
Davis, Wesley
22 Apr. 22, '61. 3
D
Cookman, James 26 May 1, '61. 3 Cunningham, Wm. 18 Nov. 30, '61. 8
Died Aug. 12, '63. E D
No record.
K D Pro. corp. Nov. 26,'62; must. out June 22,'62. Re-en. Dec. 21, 63 ; des. Feb. 13, '64.
Killed at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62.
Brown, Harvey
May 22. '65.
Died May 22, '63.
Discharged May 30, '65.
Aug. 24, '64. 11 M Died June 22, '61, of wounds rec'd in action.
Lawrence, Albert G. 26 Aug. 5, '62. 10 K Lawrence, Geo. H. 21 July 18, '62. Lunt, Benj. P. 20 Dec. 2, '61. 8 B Died July 23, '62. Discharged Aug. 31, '65. Mustered out July 9, '65. June 22, '65.
Pro. corp .; mustered out June 19, '65.
Hagan, Francis 19
38 Apr. 22, '61.
Grow, Charles H. 19 Nov. 30, '61.
Discharged Nov. 24, '62.
Chaplin, RichardW. 38
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Names. Age. Enlisted. Reg. Co. Remarks.
Warboys, Chas. N. 23
June 16, '62. 9
E . Mustered out June 13, '65.
Warboys, Henry 21 June 6, '62.
= Pro. corp .; must. out June 13, '65.
Warren, Myron P. 18
Dec. 16, '61. 8
B Pro. corp .; died Nov. 11, '64 of wounds rec'd at Cedar Creek.
Wells, Henry
28
June 7, '61. 3
D No record.
Wheeler, Jason P.
23
Apr. 22, '61.
Mustered out July 11, '65.
· Vols. for three years, credits under call of Oct. 17, 1863, for 300,000 Vols. and subsequent calls.
Allyn, Paschal W. 18 Nov. 11, '63. 8 B Died Dec. 24. '64.
Campbell, Henry 24 Dec. 9, '63. 3
I Discharged June 12, '65.
Clough, Horace E. 20
Trans. to V. R. C., Dec. 20, '64.
Cobb, Curtis C. 37 Dec. 14, '63.
Killed at Spottsylvania, May 12, '64.
Croft, George F. 22 Dec. 10, '63.
" Mustered out July 11, '65.
Lawson, Frederick 27
Nov. 21, '63. 66
Morse, Lauren 41 Dec. 11, '63.
Killed at Wilderness May 5, '64.
Taylor, Farmer
21 Oct. 20, '63. 3
D Mustered out July 11, 65.
Wilder, Charles 42 Dec. 1, '63. 10 K Discharged May 12, '65.
Volunteers Re-enlisted.
Ira H. Allen, 3d reg., co. D; Hollis H. Cass, 8th reg., co. B; Joseph B. Grow, 3d reg., co. D; Francis Hogan, 8th reg., co. B; Edson J. Harriman, 3d reg., co. D; Patrick Frank- lin, 8th reg., co. B; Wm. A. Powers, 3d reg., co. D; Henry Talbert, 3d reg., co. D; Myron P. Warren, 8th reg., co. B; Jason P. Wheeler, 3d reg., co. D.
Mickman, John 20 June 9, '62. 9
Montague, Hugh
22 July 9, '61.
3
=
Died April 20, '63.
Moody, David S. 21 Apr. 22, '61. =
Discharged May 23, '62.
Moody, Harvey 23 July 10, '61. K Dropped Jan. 24, '63.
Moody, Joseph
18 Apr. 22, '61.
66
D Died Oct. 15, '62. Discharged April 22, '63. Oct. 21, '61.
Moulton, Ira A. 19 Aug. 8, 62. 10
Moulton, John G.
27
21
= Mustered out June 22, '65.
Norris, Alex. T.
33 July 29, '62. 10 K sick in Gen. Hos. Aug. 31, '64.
Piper, John 2d,
40 July 28, '62. 10
K Died April 22, '64.
Pro. corp .; killed at Cold Harbor June 1,'64.
Plunkett, James
21 May 1, '61. 3 8
D Tr. to 1st N. Y. Battery, Dec. 21, '62.
Parlin, Abel A.
32 Dec. 4, '61.
B Died June 13, '63.
Powers, Wm. A. Quimby, Elisha M. Royce, Clark 21 Apr. 22, '61. 3
9
E Prom. capt. Dec. 22,'63; resigned May 11,'65 Pro. corp .; mustered out July 27, '61.
Shannon, Patrick
22 June 13, '62.
9
E Died Sept. 14, '63.
Stanton, John 20 Apr. 22, '61. 3
Stebbins, Calvin 18 July 13, '61.
66 Discharged Oct. 30, '62.
Stevens, Chester S. 23
Aug. 8, '62. 10
K Died Dec. 21, '62.
Stoddard, Albert H. 23 Switzer, Harrison 21
66 Died Dec. 5, '62.
Miscellaneous-not credited by name, 8 men. Vols. for 9 months.
Barney, Alonzo
21 Sept. 18, '62. 15 "
H. Mustered out Aug. 5, '63. Died Feb. 27, '63.
Cargell, George C.
18 Sept. 15, '62. E Mustered out Aug. 5, '63.
Gray, Hiram A. Gray, Robert B. Griffin Wm. N. Hall, Ransom 21
45
21
66
Hamilton, Benj. F. 29
Lyon, Joseph P. 25
Discharged Feb. 9, '63.
Prescott, Chas. W. 34
..
Mustered out Aug. 5, '63.
West, Lafayette 19 Sept. 21, '62. "
Wolcott, Hiram A. 34 Worthen, Chas. F. 25 Worthen, Geo. W. 18
Sept. 18, '62. 66
H
Pro. corp. Jan. 16,'63 ; must. out Aug. 5,'63 Pro. corp. Oct. 30, '62; must. out Aug. 5,'63 Mustered out Aug. 5, '63.
18 June 1, '61. 3
D Killed at Lee's Mills, April 16, '62. Pro. corp .; mustered out July 27, '64.
Niles Jason D.
23 Apr. 22, '61.
Patrick, Benj. F.
25 Nov. 30, '61. 8 B Mustered out June 28, '65.
Piper, Lucian C. 18 Aug. 6, '62.
33 Sept. 25, '61. 3
D Deserted July 13, '64.
D
Bingham, George
18
19 Sept. 18, '62.
H
=
= E
E D Killed at Chapin's Farm, Va. Sept. 29, '64. Discharged. No record.
Moody, Charles 20 Sept. 25, '61.
Moody, Samuel 19 July 25, '62. June 1, '61. Morse, Nixon 21
K Mustered out June 22, '65. Discharged.
Moulton, Wm. S. Neal, John
D Killed at Antietam, Sept. 17, '62.
Mustered out June 22, '65.
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CHARLESTON.
FURNISHED UNDER DRAFT. Paid Commutation.
Charles Allen, Wm. P. Bartlett, Charles Carpenter, Christopher C. Davis, Mortimer C. Davis, Edson Dunton, Lorenzo D. Farr, F. C. Harrington, Dennison T. Hildreth. Procured Substitute-Rinaldo L. Moffitt, Amos E. Piper.
Entered Service.
Names.
Age.
Enlisted.
Reg. Co.
Remarks.
Clark, William 22
July 31, '63.
2 E
Killed at Spottsylvania, May 12, '64.
Goodwin, Edmund
20
Stokes, Alvin R.
21
66
= K On furlough, July 15, '65.
Switzer, James C.
22
Aug. 31, '63.
Died Nov. 3, '64 of wounds rec'd in action.
Warren, Alby J. 29
" D M Discharged May 22, '65.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS
who have resided in Charleston, viz. William Sawyer, David Streeter, Samuel Spaulding Martin Barney. Mexican Pensioner, Parker Langmayd.
STEPHEN COLE.
Stephen, Ebenezer, Harvey and Hezekiah Cole, pioneer settlers of Navy, now Charleston, were descendants of Hezekiah Cole, who had four sons and three daughters. The names of his sons were Daniel, Ebenezer, Stephen and Hezekiah. The third son, Stephen, (the father of the afore-mentioned pioneer settlers of Navy,) and Hezekiah, his brother, had to supply the Revolutionary army with one soldier, which was done between them alternately; and by agreement Hezekiah went the first year, and before the year was out died with what was called camp distemper. Stephen married Persis Durkee, of Pomfret, Ct., and moved his family from Woodstock, Ct., to Waterford, Vt., about the year 1796, when the town was being settled very fast, and the wagon which they moved in was the first one ever driven into that town .- His family consisted of 14 children. All but 3 of them lived to marry and raise families. The names of the daughters were Betsey, who mar- ried Leveritt Clark, and had 11 children. Polly, married Josiah Lyon, of Salem, Vt., had twelve children. Sally married Orrin Colburn of Brighton, Vt., had 12 children. Persis, mar- ried Rileys Chapin. Eunice, married Ebenezer Bartlett, of Morgan, Vt. Lucy, married John Bishop, son of Enos Bishop, one of the first settlers of Brighton and Morgan. Of the boys, Ebenezer, married Martha West, had 10 children. Three of his sons, Ebenezer, Luther and John, settled in Wisconsin, and have become immensely rich. The other two sons, William B. and Zenas, have for many years been merchants in this town. William represented the town in 1852, '53, and Zenas in 1856-'58. Lucy married Jacob Richards, of Charleston, son of Jonathan Richards, one of the selectmen at the organization of the town.
Harvey Cole,* brother of Ebenezer,+ married Nancy Hutchinson, had 4 children. His two sons were killed in the war. Hezekiah, son of Stephen Cole, Sen., married Polly Carpenter and moved to the West some years ago. Stephen Cole, the writer, and oldest son of Stephen Cole, Sen., was born the 9th of Sept., 1780, and mar- ried Abigail Ames, who was born at Natick, Mass., 1781. Her mother's maiden name was Molly Carver, daughter of Jonathan Carver, who had several daughters, but no son. His grandfather was the first governor of the Colony of Massachusetts.
Stephen Cole, Jr., has had 10 children all but one of whom are at the present time living; and all have had families of children in this town ; but they now are widely scattered: three child- ren are in Massachusetts, one of whom (Durkee) has been judge of Orleans county court. Three are in the West, one of whom (Hezekiah) has been town clerk of this town many years. The others are in this State. Winthrop,; the oldest son, born Nov. 28, 1800, resides in town. He has filled many offices of trust, and served dif- ferent years as selectman and representative.
Stephen Cole, Jr., moved from Waterford into the town of Navy the last day of March, 1810. His family, at that time, consisted of himself, wife and five sons-the eldest ten years of age,, the youngest 6 months.
We got through the six miles woods from Brownington Saturday evening, and stopped with a neighbor, a mile from the mill-privilege, until Monday morning, when we started for our shanty. The snow was between three and four feet deep, and some of the barks were gone from
* Now residing in Burke, Vt.
+ Deceased since this was commenced.
Į The oldest of those now living, who have thus far spent their lives in town, are Winthrop Cole, Alpha „Allyn, Roswell Davis and Hiram Hutchinson.
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the roof, and the dove-holes had no boards put up to keep out the snow ; so it was filled more than half way up to the beam over the door but was slanting and hard so Mrs. Cole slid down into the shanty, and we handed her the baby, and went to work clearing away the snow and building a fire,-and were thankful for the comforts we enjoyed. Mrs. Cole did not visit our neighbors until snow was gone, but was neither lonesome nor homesick until the flies, gnats and mosquitoes came to gorge themselves with the blood of our children.
I had exchanged land I owned in Waterford with Jonas Warren for his interest in the mill- privileges on No. 14, in West Navy. Jonas Warren had erected a saw-mill there and Lem- uel Sturtevant (from whom said Warren pur- chased his interest) had put up a suitable frame for a grist-mill, which I was to finish, and re- ceive the land according to Christopher Olney's contract; consequently my energies were direct- ed to that object, and in June following the mill was in running order. It would grind all kinds of grain well, but had no bolt,-but then there was no grain to grind, and I was raising none for another year. I was obliged to live in the shanty the next year, with a little addition. I had got into debt for more than I could sell the mills for, when I found that the owner at Prov- idence, R. I., was not ready to deed the land and water-privilege to me-he having only leased it for a term of years to Lemuel Sturte- vant, whose right had been conveyed to me through Mr. Warren. This state of affairs in relation to the land and mill-privileges existed until 1831, when Alpha Allyn, at my request purchased 200 acres of land, inclosing the mill- privilege. Then I, in company with my second son, Lothrop, rebuilt the mill, mill-dam and flume in the most thorough manner ; put in 4 run of stone, and 3 bolts, one for wheat, one for barley, and one for India wheat. Prior to this, while I was in suspense about the title of the mill-privilege, and the old mill was hardly worth tending, the east part of the town began to be settled, and to want a mill. Jonas Allyn built a log-house about a mile from a mill-privilege at the east part of the town, which was on a stream flowing from Seymour lake into Clyde river; and invited me to take a share with himself and son, and build a saw-mill there, which I agreed to do. At a set time we took each of us an ax and reconnoitered the stream and agreed,- " There is the place for the dam," and "There ts the place for the mill," which was then all covered with trees both small and great. And
knowing that our success depended upon the blessing of God there, we bowed ourselves be- foro an ever present Saviour and implored His blessing upon our labor; and we went to work with cheerful hearts and strong hands, which I well remember to this day; and a substantial mill was built.
In 1811 I built the first framed-house in town at West Navy, and moved into it in the fall of 1812. In 1813 the memorable cold season be- gan. There was very little raised in the vicini- ty of Navy. The wheat, rye and barley were so frost bitten that it was worth but little, and scarce at that. At the height of the scarcity my children and others that I knew, went to the woods and dug up leeks and ground-nuts and cooked them to eat, yet never to my knowledge cried for bread, but were healthy and happy .- At the time I came to Navy, Clyde river was well stocked with trout, also Echo pond-a mile above-which we called our meat barrel ; and the partridge were plenty in the woods .- When the scarcest time came there was no grain to be bought in any of the adjoining towns : so I started with my horse and empty bags to go south until I could find some grain to buy. I took my way through Westmore. The first 3 miles I had looked out and marked the trees for a road, and cut out the logs and small trees My way for the next 3 or 4 miles was not much better, but coming to a house where a family was living I found little better roads. The in- habitants of Westmore were mostly gone. Pass- ing by the deserted settlements to mill brook then I had 6 miles more of woods to travel over Willoughby mountains to Newark, then through Burke to Lyndon, where I began to enquire for grain. I found where I could get some poor wheat. I went to Waterford, but could do no better, so I returned, took 2 bushels and start- ed early, hoping to reach home before dark, tak- ing the same route back. I counseled with myself. I knew my folks were expecting me, I looked at the sun, which it seemed would be a good while before setting. My anxiety said " go on." I had 6 miles to go, over the worst part of the road, which proved too long for me, for, before I had traveled half the distance home, the sun was down, and I must stop. At dark I arrived at a small opening and took the bags and saddle off, teddered my horse and lay down upon the bags to rest, but the swarms of flies, musquitoes and gnats were almost enough to take one's life. I wanted the flint and punk which I used to carry with me hunting and fish - ing. To save myself I had to untie the bags
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