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Rev. and Mrs. Hopkins gave to the world three sons of promin- ence: Ernest later president of Dartmouth College; Louis who was president of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana; and Robert. Sad to relate Louis passed away in the summer of 1940 while staying at his summer place in Perkinsville. His untimely death was a distinct loss to his family, his ever-widening circle of friends and to his profession. It may be said of him, as of Ernest Butterfield, two of Weathersfield's most worthy sons were called to Higher Ground when their usefulness on this earth was most evident.
Joshua 3rd. who owned the land south of the road never lived in Baltimore long at a time. He may have occupied the Ahimaaz Sherwin habitation a few years, and we know he lived on what is now the Hammond farm around 1810 when he and his wife Lucy cared for her parents, David Chaplin Sr. and wife. His home was on what is now called the quarry place just over the line in Weathersfield. It is expected that he carried on his Baltimore
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land as a part of his farm. After Lucy's death he married the second time the Widow Sally Billings, Albert Billings' grand- mother. She outlived him, and when Joshua 3rd's estate was settled, her own son Joshua Martin Billings in 1852 bought the two pieces of land, one in Baltimore and one in Weathersfield, all the home farm except 12 acres divided to Sally in Joshua's will, "for $1512. He took his mother to maintain through life and agreed to pay the estate $900 besides. In 1857 Billings sold the quarry, the quarry farm, the Baltimore land and the mountain pasture for exactly $5000. Evidently Washburn wanted the quarry mainly, for in a few days he sold the Baltimore land, 50 acres in all for $5, almost a gift outright. Inside of a year Zenas Graves bought this same tract for $100, and it was through Zenas that the Joshua Martin Jr. farm was reassembled after being divided 30 years.
The names of the children of Joshua 3rd. and Lucy are not posi- tively known to the writer. Mention is made in the records of his grandchildren Charles A. Hovey, Lucy Rosaline Hovey and Selden A. Nichols. The last-named lived in the house below the quarry house which is no longer standing. Charles Hovey's wife was Ann Martin, according to Mrs. Horace Knight who was Winnie Hovey, the daughter of Charles. A James Martin, buried in Baltimore cemetery, died Oct. 2, 1862, age 64, and Prudence, wife of Wm. Nichols who died May 9, 1840, age 37 years, is also buried in Bal- timore. They may have been brother and sister, children of Joshua 3rd.
In the cemetery records we find that Lucy G. wife of Jason Grout died March 18, 1841, age 30 years, also a Susan E. Martin died Mar. 23, 1875, age 65 years. The four last-named people are in the Martin lot which leads one to believe they might all have been Joshua 3rd's children. None of Ephraim's and Susannah's children is buried in Baltimore.
Col. Joshua Martin was an able townsman as the following entries from the early records will prove.
In 1796 "choise Corn'l Joshua Martin Junr Moderator," also voted him first selectman, voted Joshua Martin 3rd. hayward. At an adjourned meeting 1796 he was voted one of the committee to find the center of the town for a schoolhouse. The project failed but Joshua Jr. received seven shillings and six pence for his services. Perhaps he charged too much, for in 1797 he was not elected to any office but was chosen on the committee to see that the northeast corner of Chester be "anexed" to the Town of Baltimore. But in 1798 Joshua Martin Jr. was made town clerk, also first lister. Strange- ly enough, Joseph Atherton continued to keep the town meeting records, but Joshua Jr. took advantage of his election by record- ing several deeds of his own thereby saving himself some expense. In 1799 Joshua Martin Jr. was again 1st. selectman, surveyor of highways for the north part, sealer of "wates and mashurs", com- mittee to settle with town treasurer, but in 1800 his popularity waned, his only official duty for that year was sealer of weights and
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"measurs," (a new clerk therefore new spelling). The next year he was moderator only, but in 1802 he was moderator, selectman and lister. He must have been a good presiding officer as he was elected moderator nine years in succession. After Joshua divided his farm between his sons Ephraim Story and Joshua 3rd., he seems to have taken little interest in town affairs.
Son Ephraim served his apprenticeship as hayward in 1805 and was also highway surveyor that year and the next. His usual place of honor and usefulness was on the board of selectmen with the office of highway surveyor sandwiched in by way of variety. In school affairs Ephraim and his father showed much interest, but after the town united in one district and built the schoolhouse on its present site the Martins desired to be set off on the school dis- trict of Weathersfield as the distance to Perkinsville was much shorter. For a short period their request was granted.
The children of Joshua Martin 3rd and Lucy may have been: James b. 1798 m. Henrietta Lawton d. Oct. 2, 1862; Prudence b. 1803 m. William Nichols d. May 9, 1840; Susan E. b. 1810 un- married d. Mar. 23, 1875; Lucy G. b. 1811 m. Jason Grout d. Mar. 18, 1841. The above are all buried in Baltimore cemetery.
Baltimore, Vt., Martin Record
(1) George Martin was the first immigrant of the name who came to America from England in 1637. He came indented to Samuel Winsley who was a charter member of the town of Salisbury, Mass., and prominent in town affairs. George Martin did not become a commoner in Salisbury, then called Colchester, until he had dis- olved his indenture obligations with Winsley and bought Job Cole's first "wright", about 1643, thus meeting the requirements as a property owner. He was a blacksmith by trade but was accord- ing to the records a leading element in all town and church public affairs, holding important offices and engaged in various land trades, etc. A full account of him is given in the records of Salisbury. About 1680 he established his permanent home on the west side of Robert Ring's Hill, known as the "Martin Place."
George Martin d. 1686, Salisbury, Mass. m. (1) Hannah b. Salis- bury, Mass. d. about 1646. m. (2) Aug. 11, 1648, in Salisbury, Mass., Susan North d. July 19, 1692, Salem, Mass., there exe- cuted as a "witch", daughter Richard and Ursula North. Her name has been written Susana, Susanna, Susannah.
One child by Hannah, first wife:
Hannah, b. Feb. 1, 1643-4 m. Eziekiel Worthen. Children by Susannah, 2nd wife: Richard, b. June 29, 1647, m. Mary (Hoyt) Bartlet. George, b. Oct. 21, 1648, m. (1) Hannah (2) Elizabeth Durkee. John, b. Jan. 26, 1650-1 m. Mary Reed. Esther, b. Apr. 7, 1653, m. John Jameson. Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1656, m. Samuel Hadley. Abigail, b. Sept. 10, 1659, m. James Hadlock. William, b. abt. 1662, d. a few days old. William, b. Dec. 11, 1663, m. Mary. Samuel. b. Sept. 29, 1667, probably died young, no town record.
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(2) George Martin (George) b. Oct. 21, 1648, Salisbury, Mass., d. Apr. 14, 1734, aged 86, in Chebacco parish, Ipswich, Mass., where he had his residence. Was prominent in town affairs. Name of principal street is Martin St. in Chebacco. His will recorded 1734, inventory gave value £ 881. m. (1) Hannah; it was thought she was a daughter of Judge Henry Green b. as early as 1620 and went to Hampton, Ct., a few years after its settlement. George m. (2) int Feb. 21, 1712, Ipswich, Mass., Elizabeth Durkee.
Children by 1st wife born Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass:
George, b. Sept. 17, 1680, m. Anna Chote, Mercy Durkee and Mary Linkon; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1682, probably died young; John S., b. Oct. 6, 1686, m. Jane Durkee; Mary, b. Aug. 7, 1692, m. John Howard Feb. 22, 1712 m. int .; Joseph, b. Dec. 26, 1694, m. Mary; Ebenezer, b. Apr. 20, 1697, m. Mary Millard, Jerusha Durkee. (3) John S. Martin, (George, George) b. Oct. 6, 1686, Ipswich, Mass., d. about 1760, res Ipswich, Mass., (Bay Colonies Hist pp 31, and 301, states John Martin of Ipswich, Mass., was in Queen Anne's War 1702-3). m. int Winchester, Mass. Apr. 22, 1710, Jane Durkee, (Court records Ipswich, Mass.)
Five children b. Ipswich, Mass: Martha, b. June 6, 1711, m. Thomas Browne; John, b. Oct. 17, 1712, m. Elizabeth Thompson; Joshua, b. Dec. 18, 1717, m. Sarah Story; Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1720; George, b. Sept. 23, 1722.
(4) Joshua Martin (John S., George, George) b. Dec. 18, 1717, Ips- wich, Mass. d. Oct. 18, 1810, res Ipswich and Lunenburg, Mass. m. (1) Sarah Story, b. June 1726, d. before 1752, dau. Ephraim (son of Samuel) and Elizabeth Story of Ipswich, Mass.
Children of Joshua and Sarah (Story) Martin: Ephraim, bap. Feb. 23, 1745, m. Mary Burnham; Joshua Jr. b. 1751, m. (1) Phebe Bradstreet, (2) Charlotte.
(5) Ephraim Martin (Joshua, John S. George, George) b. Feb. 23, 1745, Ipswich, Mass. d. Aug. 8, 1833, Baltimore, Vt. m. Sept. 19, 1769, Mary Burnham b. 1745, d. Jan. 1, 1813. Ephraim was an officer in the Revolutionary War, came from Lunenburg, Mass., to Baltimore, Vt., about 1795, m. (2) Jerusha Lyons by whom he had no children. She d. Feb. 21, 1831, age 35.
Children of Ephraim and Mary (Burnham) Martin, born in Lu- nenburg, Mass .: Sally, b. 1770, m. Jonathan Boynton; Polly, b. 1773, m. Amos Piper; Ephraim S., b. 1777, m. Nancy Haywood; Dorcas, b. 1779, m. Luther Graves; John, b. 1780, m. Clarisa Cook; Susan, b. 1781, m. Asa Lawrence, moved to Jay, N. Y .; Thomas, b. 1783, m. Betsey Boynton, moved to Jay, N. Y .; Mehitable, b. 1785, m. Ira Boynton, moved to Jay, N. Y.
(5) Joshua Martin, Jr. (Joshua, John S., George, George) b. 1751, m. Phebe Bradstreet, probably Lunenburg, Mass. He was a colonel in the Revolutionary War as his brother Ephraim was a captain. They both came to Baltimore probably together, in or about 1795, being among the first settlers, with Waldo
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Cheney and others. He bought his farm in Baltimore that same year on which was a log cabin.
Children of Joshua Jr. and Phebe (Bradstreet) Martin: Joshua 3rd, m. (1) Lucy Chaplin, (2) Widow Billings; Samuel, m. Betsey Kimball; Ephraim Story, m. Susannah Boynton; Phebe, m. Lothrop Cheney; Ebenezer, m. Hannah; Betsey, m. Jonathan Lawrence.
Through the courtesy of Dr. Eliot Watson of Alstead, N. H., the writer was loaned a copy of the proceedings at the "Tryal of Susan- nah Martin" which was held at Salem, Mass., June 30, 1692. Follow- ing are excerpts from the same:
"Susanna Martin pleading not guilty to the Indictment of Witchcraft brought in against her, there were produced evidences of many persons very sensibly and grievously Bewitched; who all complained of the prisoner at the Bar as the person whom they Believed the cause of their miseries. And now, as well as in the other Trials, there was an extraodinary endeavor by witchcrafts, with Cruel and Frequent Fits to hinder the poor sufferers from giving in their complaints; which the Court was forced with much patience to obtain, by much waiting and watching for it."
There followed testimony from several witnesses claiming to have been seriously injured by the witchcraft practiced upon them by Susanna Martin. One John Allen refused to cart staves for this Martin because his oxen were weak whereupon this Martin was displeased and said. . . "his oxen should never do him much more service." As he was going home, his ox tired and he had to unyoke him to get him home. Then he turned the oxen out to pasture, but they did not yet flesh. One day all the oxen ran into the mouth of the Merrimack River, then ran right into the sea swimming as far as they could be seen, only one ever returned. Thus Susanna Martin was accused of bewitching them.
Another man testified he exchanged a cow with a son of Susanna Martin whereat she muttered and was unwilling he should have it. "Going to get the cow they hamstringed and hattered her, but she grew so mad that she broke up ropes though she was tied fast to a tree." They could ascribe her actions to no cause but witchcraft practiced on her by said Susanna.
One man accused her of "scrabbling at his window one night then coming through it and taking hold of his feet she drew his Body up into a heap and lay upon him nearly two hours during which time he could neither speak nor stir. Finally he laid hold on her hand bit three of her fingers into the bone whereupon she fled out the door. No Person saw her but on the newly fallen snow the print of her two feet could be seen just without the Threshold but no more sign of any footing further off."
Another testified she came into his house in the likeness of a cat, took fast hold of his throat and nearly killed him. One man lost cattle to the value of thirty pounds, a woman was declared to have fallen into a strange kind of distemper and to have "been horribly
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Franctick and uncapable of any Reasonable Action." Poor Susan- na was adjudged to be the Devil who had bewitched her.
Several other charges were brought to bear upon her, all ridicul- ous and shameful tales of blind superstition and malignant cruelty. Through it all she showed extraordinary force of mind and dignity, but she was sentenced to death and hanged with others July 19, 1692.
This record was furnished by John Martin Vincent-(John Martin 8, John M. 7, Sally 6, John 5, Sarah 4, George 3, George 2, George 1.)
The Woodwards
The information about Nehemiah Woodward that follows was sent to Dr. G. D. Frost of Hanover, N. H., in 1928 by George S. Woodward, 10 Oak Ave., Belmont, Mass., and Dr. Frost made me a copy. It was taken from the Pension Records at D. A. R. Hall, Washington, D. C.
Nehemiah Woodward
b. Smithfield, R. I., 1751 Jan. 28
d. (around 1834, says Mr. George Woodward. Buried two miles north of Bridgewater Corners, in the Hollow Cemetery. Has no stone.)
m. 1777 July 16, by Ben Giles Esq. at Saville (later Wendell, now Sunapee) N. H., to Lucy Rand of Rye, N. H.
Eleven children:
1-Rhoda
b. 1778 June 13 at Saville, N. H.
d. 1851 March 21
m. Abner Angell
2-Nehemiah
b. 1782 Oct. 28 Wendell, N. H.
3-Benjamin
b. 1785 Sept. 15 Wendell, N. H.
d. (1847 Feb. 9)
m. Polly Angell, (Noel, Eber, Abiah, Hope, John, Tom) 4-Emma
b. 1788 June 17 Wendell, N. H.
5-Robert
b. 1790 August 19 Wendell, N. H.
6-Samuel
7-John
b. 1793 May 15 Wendell, N. H. 8-John
b. 1794 Aug. 17 Wendell, N. H.
(m. Fanny-and ran a hotel in Woodstock, Vt.) 9-Lucy
b. 1797 March 24 Wendell, N. H.
10-Becky b. 1799 July 19 Wendell, N. H.
11-Nabby
b. 1803 June 24 Bridgewater, Vt.
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He enlisted at Prospect Hill, Boston, 1775 Dec., for one year six months as a private. Discharged at Chatham, N. Y., 1777 Feb. He was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Princeton.
(The dates, etc., enclosed ( )were not in the D. A. R. record, but furnished by Mrs. A. J. Hopkins or Dr. Frost. Dr. Frost was getting information for Mr. George Woodward.)
Nehemiah was an itinerant preacher; he used to preach in houses and barns to the Baptists. They had no church. He is said to have traveled as far north as Canada, and he certainly preached in Woodstock, Vt.
In a History of Vermont by Zadock Thompson published in 1842, in the section devoted to a Gazetteer of the Vermont towns, it says under Bridgewater that "the Baptist Church was organized June 6, 1806, and then consisted of 11 members. It was for more than 30 years under the pastoral care of Elder Nehemiah Woodward."
See also History of Woodstock, Vt., by Dana, page 382 for a record of his preaching in that town.
The family of Benjamin Woodward, third child of Nehemiah and Lucy Rand Woodward.
b. 1786 Sept. 15 (the D. A. R. record says 1785, but Mrs. A. J. Hopkins gave us 1786)
d. 1847 Feb. 9
m. Polly Angell, dau. of Noel Angell, (Eber, Abiah, Hope, John, Tom)
b. May 9, 1788, d. May 27, 1870
Six children:
1-Lucinda b. 1813 May 9
d. 1902 Jan. 3 buried in N. Springfield
m. Oren Averill, "Deacon Averill", who died 1885, July 12, aged 75 years 8 months
This is the "Aunt Averill" that Mrs. Charlie Perkins, "Aunt Gustie", went to live with in N. Springfield when her father, Horace Martin, married again.
2-Lodema b. 1815 March 20
d. 1874 in Cresco, Iowa m. Isaac Gregory
3-Lorinda b. 1818 June 25 d. 1885 May 10 buried in Plain Cemetery, Perkinsville
m. 1839 Dec. 19, Horace Martin 1817-1904
(Ephraim S., Joshua, Joshua, John, George, George) Two children:
1-Augusta Susan b. 1843 May 10
buried in Plain Cemetery, Perkinsville
m. 1870 June 7 Charles Perkins of Perkinsville, but at the time of marriage a lawyer in Troy, N. Y. He died when they had been married about ten years. Buried in Martin lot. No children.
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2-Mary Cheney b. 1854 May
d. 1941 Jan. 19, buried in Perkinsville
m. Rev. A. J. Hopkins, 1847-1924
Five children, three boys. The two girls died when about a year old.
4-Alfred b. 1822 June 13
5-Alfred b. 1824 Jan. 26
m. Ruth A. Thomas, 3rd daughter of Bezar A. and Polly Thomas of Woodstock, Vt. She died 1874 Oct. 26 aged 50 years 4 mos. in Cresco, Iowa.
6-Austin b. 1826 April 11 Last heard of in Cresco, Iowa.
Descendants of Benjamin and Emma, third and fourth children of Nehemiah and Lucy Rand Woodward.
Benjamin m. Polly Angell
Children: Lucinda (Mrs. Averill); Lodema (Mrs. Gregory); Austin; Alfred; Lorinda (Mrs. Martin). Mary Martin, daughter of Lorinda, m. Rev. A. J. Hopkins; their child-Louis B. Hopkins, father of Florence and Margaret.
Emma Woodward m. Freeman
Child-O. D. Freeman. His daughters: Emma (Mrs. G. Piper) and Alice (Mrs. Moore); Alice's daughter, Clara Moore Gregory; Clara's children: Forrest and Pearl Gregory Jones.
"These are the only descendants of Nehemiah that I know of, but there may have been relatives in Iowa. I never heard Mrs. A. J. Hopkins say, that I recall."
Noah Piper Family
In 1778, according to the Cavendish records, Noah Piper of Weathersfield, Vt., obtained land "over the mountain" in what is now Baltimore. His first habitation might have been a log cabin, but it is believed that the house now standing on the Desmond place was the one built and occupied by Noah, and it bears the distinction of being the oldest house in the town. For many years two families of Pipers lived in it, each family by itself which accounts for the two pantries, two sink privileges-a "duplex" in modern parlance.
Noah and his wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Newton, were both born in 1750 reckoning from the inscription on their grave- stones in Baltimore cemetery, so it is probable that Noah had quite a large family when they came to town. From Child's Gazetteer of Windsor Co. we learn the names of those numerous children were as follows-Sarah, died young-Amos-Lucretia-Ruth, married Walter Mansfield-Eunice, married Nehemiah Green-Rufus died in Cavendish-Prudy, married Mr. Green-Patty married Mr. Cheney-David, died in New York State-John-Levi-Wealthy, married James Phillebrown and might have been a connection of that family of Phillebrowns who owned and lived on a farm on the top of Hawks Mountain, back of Round Top.
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Wealthy Phillebrown and Patty Green were named in a convey- ance from John and Patty Piper to Rodney Piper in 1851 as being the heirs to certain legacies. No other mention is found in the records of the girls or their husbands, so probably when they married they left Baltimore. Of the boys Amos, John and Levi were resi- dents of Baltimore for many years and prominent in the activities of the town.
The census of 1800 shows that the Noah Piper family was the only family by that name in Baltimore at that date. The census states there were a boy and girl under ten, two boys and two girls from ten to sixteen, one boy and one girl between sixteen and twenty-six, besides Noah and his wife who were over forty-five. It was a goodly sized family left to be tucked away in what is now the oldest house in Baltimore.
Noah must have been a vendue fan. In 1788 we find on the Cavendish records Noah bought 150 acres on Benj. Whitcomb's right at a vendue, thereby gaining his first title to land in Baltimore. In 1794 he paid Ahimaaz Sherwin twelve shillings for 32 acres of land that Ahimaaz had bid off at a vendue in 1790. The record of this deed states that Noah was then living in Weathersfield. It would seem that Noah became delinquent in paying the tax assessed by the legislature to build a state prison. It might be interesting to read a slightly abridged copy of a vendue deed in favor of Noah as it appears on the Land Records. In this sale he evidently bid back his own property. "Know all men by these presents that I, Isaac Parker of Cavendish in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, Collector of the land tax granted by the Legislature of the State of Vermont in October 1791 on the town of Cavendish.
by virtue of a certain statute law of this State entitled 'an act for the Purpose of raising Thirty Thousand Dollars to build a State's Prison', having in all things pursued the directions of said Statute for the purpose of raising so much money as had remained unpaid of said tax in said Town of Cavendish untill the sale hereunafter men- tioned and attending charges, for the consideration of Twelve Shillings one penny half penny Lawful Money received to my full satisfaction of Noah Piper of Cavendish alis Baltimore-Yeoman I do in the capacity aforesaid give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Noah Piper his heirs and assigns forever one hundred and seventy two acres of land lying and being in Cavendish alis Baltimore aforesaid and set to the said Piper by the selectmen of said Cavendish in their tax bill of the Lands in said Cavendish assessed for the payment on raising the land tax on one half penny on each acre of land ....... the said Noah Piper being a leagel pur- chaser of the said lands at a leagel and publick vandue held in Cavendish on the 2 day of January Anno Domini 1794 for the sale of the land of the delinquents thirty acres of sd land being on the Right of Aaron Taylor and one hundred and fourty two acres on the right of Benjamin Whitcomb on the first division." . This deed was not made out and signed until April 7, 1795. Over fourteen months had elapsed since Noah bid it off in Feb. 1794, probably an
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allowance of time was given in which the land could be redeemed. The deed was not recorded for twelve years or in 1807 in which year Noah bought 13 acres of undivided and unlocated land on Caleb Howe's right by paying Seth Houghton $15.00 He soon had this tract surveyed by Hilkiah Grant, so possibly its location was not quite so mysterious as it might seem.
In all probability the largest tracts referred to were the old Piper homestead. In 1819 Noah sold John 10 acres for 100 dollars begin- ing at his S. W. corner. This seems to have concluded Noah's land transactions.
Noah's activities as a townsman may be briefly enumerated as follows:
1794-Noah Piper, one of committee to divide town into districts, also Noah Piper's house door should be sign post for the present. d
1795-Met at Noah Piper's dwelling house for town meeting. Noah Piper elected surveyor of highways.
1797-Joseph Atherton's front door was voted sign post, (probably Joseph's house was more central). › bid
1801-Noah elected 2nd. selectman. (In that year the selectmen began to order families out of town but not once did Noah sign the precepts, neither did he sign the warning for town meeting next year.) bagbin
1810-Noah was elected highway surveyor. 18 of
Noah's interest in town affairs was not very manifest but in 1806 Rufus Piper was elected to the office of hayward. Next year Rufus was surveyor of highways for North District as well as hayward. No more does the name of Rufus appear but in 1813 John Piper was elected hayward, which signified that John had reached the age of 21 and had taken Freeman's Oath.
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John, Amos and Levi Piper all became permanent and prominent citizens of Baltimore, so a portion of this sketch will be given to each family. The grand lists for the town of Baltimore are not available until the year 1828. On the frayed yellow pages of the book the names of four Pipers appear, Noah, John; Levi and Amos. Ap- parently the three first-named owned two houses in joint ownership as each one is taxed for two-thirds of a house bIt is a little baffling that Levi's 33 should be appraised for $129 or as much as John's and Noah's combined. In the column for the appraisal of Houses and Lots their names appear in this manner: Noah Piper, 3g (house) $64.99; Levi Piper 73 ( ditto ) 129.00; John Piper 23 (ditto )64.99. In 1829 Levi's ownership in houses and lots is expressed like this: Levi Piper 33 12 house $129.00. s is aboel bise odi fo TS
Possibly Levi had built his new brick house on what was later known as the Carrigan place. The land was evenly divided among the three. Noah was taxed for two cows, a two-year-old and five sheep. The next year, 1829, Noah had the same number of cattle plus one sheep. But in 1830 we read the name Wd. Sarah Piper in place of Noah's and she still had the same number of scows and
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