* V v' ^ 4 O -\ <* *o.»* ,G^ t. 21, 1681. Hav- ing lost his father when he was between four and five years of age, he was taken to Stratford, Conn., with his father's library, for the use of which his uncle, Israel Chauncey, agreed to edu- cate him. Being thus placed under the best influences, his an- 46 HISTORY OF DURHAM. cestral love of learning led him to prepare himself for college, under the training of his uncle. Yale College, had just been founded. His uncle, who was one of the founders, placed him in that institution. His name stands on the Triennial Catalogue as the first who received a de- gree from that College. As the first born of Yale, he reflected no dishonor upon his Alma Mater. He was admitted to the church in Stratford, January 16, 1698. After his graduation he taught school for a period, in Spring- field, Mass., and in the Hopkins Grammar School, Hadley. He pursued his theological studies, probably, partly with his uncle, and partly with Rev. Mr. Brewer of Springfield, who married his sister. In May 23d, 1706, he commenced preaching in Dur- ham, "the second time," when there were but fourteen families. To these were added ten or twelve from Stratford, where Mr. Chauncey was bred, and several from Northampton and Hat- field, where he was known. The Strongs and Parsons, and Ly- mans, were relatives, inasmuch as they were related to Elder Strong, his grandfather, by blood or marriage. Mr. Chauncey entered with great earnestness on the prosecu- tion of his professional duties. His sermons, the result of se- vere study and well digested thought, were carefully written out in a neat, legible hand ; and so distinctly impressed were they upon his memory, that he never carried his notes into the pul- pit, until quite the latter part of his life, when he used, in his preaching, an abstract of his sermons, containing little besides the heads and the subordinate divisions of the written discourse. These abstracts were carefully placed for preservation in the written sermons, with which the present writer has compared a number of them. His elocution was distinct, his tones earnest, his addresses solemn and pungent, and his whole bearing grave and dignified. Said one of his intelligent and admiring hearers to the writer, many years ago, "He was not a large man, but he was a man of great presence. He looked like a man. When he was approaching the meeting-house on the Sabbath, we were all careful to be in our seats ; and when he entered the house we all rose to receive him, and continued standing until lie took his seat in the pulpit." When Colonel Elihu Chauncey, in his youth, was in New MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 47 Haven, lie attended Church one Sabbath morning with his friend Chauncey Whittlesy, Jun. " How did yon like the preaching ?" said the latter, when they were returning from Church. " Preaching !" said Col. Chauncey, " I don't call this preaching !" At noon, when this was reported to the father of Mr. Whit- tlesy, who was the preacher, he said to Mr. Chauncey, " Your father preaches without notes.'' " Yes, Sir, one reading in the morning will give him one ser- mon, and one reading at noon will give him the other." He deeply interested his audience. On one occasion, in his preaching, he had not cleared up some points to the entire satis- faction of Deacon Henry Crane, who rose after the service and said, " Eeverend Sir, will you please to explain further on that point of doctrine in your sermon?" "Deacon Crane, if you will walk to my study, I will explain it to you," was the reply. Accordingly Mr. Chauncey went immediately to his study, when lo ! the whole congregation followed to hear the explana- tion, which he gave. Personal religion, family religion, the duties of parents and children, of husband and wife, of brothers and sisters, of neigh- bors, the great doctrines of the cross, the broad distinction between sin and holiness, the necessity of regeneration, and the terrible condition of the wicked in this and the life to come ; these were the topics on which he dwelt. So successful was he in promoting family religion that many in his congregation who were not members of the church maintained family worship. He was entirely devoted to his profession. His brother Isaac, who was bachelor, took care of his farm, and his wife, a notable housekeeper, relieved him of all trouble about temporalities. To show his love of knowledge, it is related of him, that on the occasion of his son, Col. Chauncey, receiving from Dr. Chauncey, of Boston, Wollaston's Eeligion of Nature, in virtue of his pa- ternal relation, he took the book without ceremony to his study and kept it a fortnight, and then brought it down, and gave it to his son, who had not yet read it. Upon his son's asking him what he thought of the work, he repliecT, "Think, sir? I think I don't know anything. Forty years I have been studying, and this book has told me more than I ever knew." In the early part of his ministry, he was inclining to high Calvinism ; but afterwards his views became somewhat modified, 48 HISTORY OF DURHAM. though Calvanistic still, in consequence of reading various learned authors. Through his friends abroad he obtained the library of a deceased clergyman abroad. When landed at Middletown it was so large that it amounted to two cart loads drawn by a strong team. These books, with those which he received by inheritance, constituted one of the largest private libraries in the State of Connecticut, if not the largest. He interested himself in promoting the welfare of his people generally. The trade of Connecticut Eiver was connected chiefly with Boston. By means of his friends and correspond- ents there, especially of his relatives, Mr. Charles Chauncey, and his son, Br. Charles Chauncey, and Mr. Frank Willoughby, he assisted his people to dispose of their wheat and butter, with the wheat he received for his salary, in Boston, and to receive, from thence, necessary dry goods and groceries. I have in my possession a number of these mercantile letters, addressed to him from Boston, in which there are bills of Canary wine, and Psalm books, and pepper and ginger, and pewter ware and silk, and other goods which were in common use. At every annual Thanksgiving, he regularly came down from his study, and carefully inquired whether portions had been sent to the poor, naming certain individuals. In building the second meeting-house, besides, other contribu- tions, he was at the expense of building the pulpit of the rich- est and widest cherry boards. He also boarded a joiner a year, gratuitously. In gratitude, the Society voted, that he and Col. Wadsworth, who had also contributed largely to the erection of the church, should be entitled to a pew, each of them, for them- selves and their heirs, to be selected by themselves. When an elderly man, Deacon Burritt, of his church, made application to him for permission to marry his daughter, who was much younger; he gave his permission, but remarked to his daughter, " I give my consent to Deacon Burritt to marry you. You will have a pleasant forenoon, but your afternoon will be rather dark and gloomy." Such was the estimation in which he was held by the public generally, that he had great influence in the neighboring churches ; was a Fellow of Yale College; was in correspondence with dis- tinguished clergymen of his times; by appointment preached MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'l CHAUNCEY. 49 two election sermons, the first in 1719, the second in 1734 ; is mentioned by President Edwards as a successful minister, in the great revival in New England. With some of the ablest and best men of New England, he was, in the time of Whitfield and Davenport, in sympathy with the Old Lights rather than the New Lights, especially in the latter years of his life, when he had become acquainted with the disastrous tendency of the new measures, adopted by some of the New Light preachers. As moderator of the Consociation of New Haven County, he took a decided stand with his brethren in respect to the matter at issue in the Branford Controversy, with respect to Mr. Eobbins, of which Dr. Trumbull has given an account in his History of Connecticut, not entirely candid, being himself a partisan. His immediate, as well as his permanent influence, was pow- erfully exerted in favor of learning as well as religion. As a fruit of his efforts education was prized, sought for, and promo- ted among his people, whether in primary schools or in Yale College. The celebrated missionary, J)avid Brainard, dates his " frequent longing" after a liberal education from his year's resi- dence in Durham, and he commenced his classical studies while under the preaching of Mr. Chauncey, or immediately after re- turning home. The Town of Durham, in the great number of educated men which it sent forth, and in the high character of these men, bears testimony to the value of his influence. The Eev. Timothy Mather Cooley, D. D., in his life of Haynes, alludes to the happy influence of Mr. Chauncey upon the emi- grants from Durham, who settled the town of Granville, Mass., and in an interesting letter to the present writer, more fully proves that that influence has been transmitted in successive generations in that town, in the intelligence of the people, and in their love of learning and religion. The influence of Mr. Chauncey's preaching and counsels can be traced distinctly in Hartland, Connecticut, Greenfield, San- disfield and Granville, Massachusetts; Durham, New York, towns which received some of their early inhabitants from Dur- ham, and from under the pastoral care of Mr. Chauncey. From many circumstances it is evident that he was greatly respected throughout the State. I have in my possession a let- 7 50 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ter from the Governor of Connecticut, in the year 1734, in which he is requested to preach a Second Election Sermon. This request is couched in very respectful and flattering terms. On the occasion of his death two sermons were preached by Rev. Jonathan Todd, of East Guilford, of which the follow- ing is on the title page : " Public Mourning at the Death of Godly and Useful Men ; and solicitous enquiry after their God. Two sermons preached at Durham, Feb. 8, 1756, occasioned by the much lamented death of the venerable Mr. Nathaniel Chaun- cey, pastor of the Cnurch there, who departed this life on the first instant, in the 75th year of his life, and the fifty first of his ministry; by Jonathan Todd, A. M., pastor of the church at East Guilford." Besides two "Election Sermons," Mr. Chauncey published a sermon on " Regular Singing;" and also a sermon on the death of the Rev. John Hart, of East Guilford. Mr. Chauncey married Sarah Judson, daughter of Capt. James Judson of Stratford, Oct. 12, 1708. Their children were I, Elihu; II, Sarah, who married Israel Burritt; III, Catherine was married to Benjamin Stillman, of Wethersfield ; IV, Abi- gail, who married Jabez Hamlin ; V, Nathaniel ; VI, Elnathan. The first settlers of Durham came, some of them from Guil- ford where Thomas Ruggles was pastor, some of them from Stratford where Israel Chauncey was pastor, some of them from Milford where Samuel Andrew was pastor, some of them from Northampton where Solomon Stoddard was pastor, some of them from Saybrook where Thomas Buckingham was pastor, some of them from Killingworth where Abraham Pierson was pastor. These clergymen were above the common level of min- isters. Three of them were appointed President of Yale College, and one of them accepted of the appointment. Coming together from under the ministrations of such men, they were not willing to leave their religion behind them. Deeply imbued with the Spirit of the Bible they wished to have their own Pisgah, their own sacred tabernacle in the wilderness, their own ark of the Covenant, their own Shekinah, their own priest to minister at the altar. They were strongly attached to Mr. Chauncey, as he was to them. But difficulties arose which delayed his settlement. MINISTRY OF REV. NATH'L CHAUNCEY. 51 These difficulties grew out of the old question among Congrega- tionalists, namely : What is the power of the pastor in his rela- tions to his people ? Mr. Chauncey in his remarks heretofore quoted, shows what were his opinions on the subject. His grand- father, President Chauncey, came to this country to escape the domination of the " Lords Bishops," and he was not willing to place himself under the domination of the "Lords Breth- ren." He insisted upon retaining some substantive power as a pastor. He refused to surrender everything to the church as some few of the people wished him to do. He was willing to come into the wilderness to preach the gospel, but not into the "wilderness of Congregational principles." This difficulty was settled by the " Saybrooh Platform " which had been recently adopted by the Synod of Connecticut. His people were willing to take that as a religious constitution, to be interpreted if need be by the " Consociation," a permanent body. He too, was willing to do the same. In giving his as- sent to this constitution he says, " they had little reason to think that he should stand out against the whole country." In this re- markable expression he signifies that there was a general satis- faction with the Saybrook Platform throughout the colony, which was equivalent to "the country." Difficulties generally existed before the Platform was adopted. That Platform was adopted in order to remove those difficulties. It had that effect in this case. It may be added that the Congregational Church in Durham has ever since clung to that standard of faith and practice. 52 HISTORY OF DUKHAM. CHAPTER III. MINISTRY OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D. D. STATEMENT BY REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D.D. " A short account of the Proceedings of the Town, and Church of Christ, in Durham, in Relation to my Settlement in the Work of the Ministry with them, taken either from the original Papers or Attested Copies. At a Town Meeting held in Durham on the second Tuesday of June or the 8th in 1756, it was voted and resolved to apply to the Committee of the Reverend Association to ask their Counsel and Advice with respect to the obtaining a candidate for the Ministry to preach with them on Probation for a settlement, and for that purpose appointed Col. Elihu Chauncey, Deacon Joseph Tibbals, Deacon Ezra Baldwin, Mr. Nathan Camp and Mr. Caleb Seward, as a committee, who. upon application, received the following advice Verbatim, (viz.) We the subscribers being Members of the Committee, of New Haven Association being applyed to, by two of the Committee of Durham to Advise to a suitable person to apply to, and preach among them, as a Probationer in order to settle among them in the work of the Gospel Ministry, do advise them to apply unto Mr. Elizur Goodrich for that purpose, as witness our hands. Joseph Noyes, Jonathan Merick, Isaac Stiles, Sam'l Whittlesy. N. H., June 9th 1756. Upon this advise and Counsel from the Committee of the Rev. Association, the Town by a Vote resolved, on the third Tuesday the 17th of June, 1756, to choose, and did choose a Comittee, namely, Col. Elihu Chauncey, Dea. Jos. Tibbals, Dea. Ezra Bald- win, Mr. Nathan Camp and Mr. Caleb Seward to apply to and desire me to preach with them as a Probationer for Settlement in the Ministry, until the 13th day of the September following, with which Invitation I complyed, and accordingly preached with them till that time. On the second Monday or the 13 th day of September, A D. 1756, the Town having met, voted and resolved MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 53 to give me a Call to settle in the Ministry with them, and ap- pointed James Wads worth Esq., Col. Elihn Chauncey, Mr. Silas Crane, Dea. Joseph Tibbalds, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, Mr. Caleb Seward, and Capt. Timothy Parsons, as a Committee to inform me of their Votes, and desire my Complyance as also to consider and confer with me, about Terms of Settlement, which Committee having made such proposals* to me, which appeared reasonable, and layed them before the Town, who voted the same, I comply ed with and accepted their Call, and wrote to them in the following words : " To the Inhabitants of Durham assembled in Town Meeting held by adjournment this 8th day of October, A D. 1756. Gentlemen : I take this opportunity to acknowledge with gratitude, your kind and generous treatment since I have preach- ed with you as a Candidate for settling in the work of the Minis- try with you, and having taken into serious consideration your Invitation to a Settlement with you in the Gospel Ministry, I do hereby signify my thankful acceptance of the encouragement proposed by your Note, and my Complyance (provided nothing discouraging should hereafter appear) to settle with you in the work of the Grospel Ministry. That abundance of spiritual blessings in heavenly things, through Christ Jesus our Lord, may rest on you and your chil- dren, is the sincere prayer of Gentlemen, Your obliged Servant Elizur Goodrich. " Upon which the Town chose, fully empowered and authorized, Col. Chauncey, Dea. Joseph Tibbals, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, *The Committee reported on the 17th of Sept., " that after having taken into our consideration the matter referred to in our appointment have thought proper to sub- mit to the consideration of Mr. Goodrich whether the sum of £70 lawful money for settlement to be paid in three years in three equal and annual payments, one third part of said sum paid each year, and the sum of £72 lawful money for his sal- ary yearly and the use and improvements of the five lots called parsonage land in Durham. Said £72 to be paid in lawful money or produce at the ready money market price, equivalent to said sum, will be sufficient encouragement to him to comply with the call of the Town to settle in the work of the Ministry here; in an- swer to which Mr. Goodrich has signified to us that he does not object against said proposals, all of which is submitted by your humble servants." Elihu Chauncey, Joseph Tibbalds, Caleb Seward. James Wadsworth, Timothy Parsons, Silas Crane, Ezra Baldwin. 54 HISTORY OF DURHAM. James Wadsworth Esq., Mr. Henry Crane, Capt. Abraham Bartlett, and Mr. Nathan Camp, as a Committee in behalf of the Town, to take all proper measures, and make suitable provision for the ordination. The proceedings of the Church of Christ in Durham in rela- tion to my settlement was as follows : At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Durham held in Dur- ham the 30th day of September, A. D. 1756. Blihu Chauncey was chosen Moderator. The Church voted (nemine Contradicente) to give Mr. Elizur Goodrich a call, to settle in the work of the Gospel Ministry in this Church, and take the charge and oversight thereof as their Pastor, and Messrs. Elihu Chauncey, Dea. Joseph Tibbals, Dea. Ezra Baldwin were by a major vote chosen a Committee to wait on Mr. Goodrich, with this vote of the Church, and request his acceptance and compliance therewith, and lay his answer thereto before the Church at their next meeting, then by a Ma- jor vote this meeting was adjourned to Friday, the eighth day of October next at 3 o'clock P. M. Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. A true Kecord. Test, E. Goodrich. Durham, Friday, 8th of Oct., A. D. 1756. " The Church met according to adjournment. The Commit- tee laid before this meeting Mr. Elizur Goodrich's answer to the call of the Church, contained in a letter from him (viz.) : " To the Church of Christ in Durham, assembled this eighth day of October, A. D. 1756," which was read as follows : " Beloved : " Having seriously considered your invitation and call to settle in the work of the ministry in, and take the pastoral charge of this Church, I do hereby thankfully acknowl- edge your unanimity of choice, and, provided nothing hereafter discouraging should arise, am willing to devote myself to your service in the Gospel, and comply with and accept of your call and invitation. That grace, mercy and peace may be multiplied unto you from our Lord, Jesus Christ, the great King, Head, and Re- deemer of his Church is the sincere desire and prayer of, breth- ren, your devoted servant, Elizur Goodrich." MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 55 " Then the Church by their major vote made choice of Messrs. Elihu Chauncey, Dea, Joseph Tibbalds, Dea. Ezra Baldwin, Mr. Nathaniel Seward, Mr. Silas Crane, Captain Timothy Parsons, and Mr. Caleb Seward, to be a Committee with full power in behalf of the Church to proceed to take all proper and necessary measures, in order to have Mr. Elizur Goodrich ordained Pastor in and over this Church, and the meeting was dismissed. Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. " At a meeting of the Church of Christ, in Durham, held in Durham, the 19th day of November, 1756. The Committee of the Church laid before this meeting a letter from Mr. Elizur Goodrich as follows ; (viz) : To the Church of Christ in Durham, assembled this 19th day of Nov., A. D. 1756. Beloved : According to the Motion and Desire of the Committees of both Church and Town, I do hereby signify my approbation and willingness to be settled upon the Ecclesiastical Constitution of the Churches of this Colony which I look upon to be consistent with and agreeable to the Gospel of our Lord, and therefore, according to said Constitution that in all Church Acts, there shall be the joint act and consent of the Pastor and Church, and that all Differences, Difficulties, or Grievances, shall be finally issued and Determined according to the Rules pre- scribed in said Constitution, and desire the Church to signify their minds hereupon. I desire and pray that every one may study the Things which make for Peace, and the Edification of the Body of Christ in love, and am Beloved, your souls' well wisher. Elizur Goodrich." " The Church, after taking the Subject Matter of the above Letter into their serious Consideration, unanimously voted their approbation of and Willingness that Mr. Goodrich should be settled in the work of the Gospel Ministry to which he is called in this place upon the Ecclesiastical Constitution of the Churches of this Colony, and consent that Mr. Elizur Goodrich, be settled in the work of the Ministry in this Church according to sd Con stitution as expressed in his letter. Test, Elihu Chauncey, Moderator. 56 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ORDINATION OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH. " In consequence of the foregoing Votes and Eesolutions of tliis Church and Town, and my Complyance therewith, the Committees of the Town and Church often met to consider proper Measures, in order to finish the matter by Ordination, and appointed Wednesday the of November to be observed as a day of Fasting, by the Church and People preparatory thereto, which was accordingly observed. The Rev. Mr. Jona- than Merick of North Branford preached. Matters being thus far concluded, the Committees of both Town and Church joined in writing Letters to the Eev. Elders and Churches, near, desiring their assistance in the solemn trans- action of Ordination, which they appointed to be on Wednes- day, the 24th day of Nov., A. D. 1756, desiring the Council to meet the day before. The Council accordingly met at Durham, Nov. 23rd, 1756, at the House of Col. Elihu Chauncey, before whom the Commit- tees of the Church and Town laid their Proceedings, and desir- ing me to appear before them, they required a Certificate of my License to Preach, which I gave them as follows : These may certify that the associated Ministers of the south- ern part of the County of Hampshire having examined Mr. Elizur Goodrich, as to his Qualifications to preach the Gospel, do approve of him, on that Regard, and accordingly recommend him to that work, wherever divine Providence shall open a door for his Improvement. Springfield, Jan. 9th, 1755. Stephen Williams, Moderator. A true copy of the original. Noah Merick, Scribe. " The Rev. Council also requiring a Certificate of my Church Membership, I presented one as follows : To the Church of Christ in Durham. Hon'd and Beloved : This may certify you that Mr. Elizur Good- rich was admitted to full Communion with us. His conversa- tion with us, was as becomes a Christian : upon his Desire is dismist from us, and recommended as meet for your Holy Fel- MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 57 lowsliip. We hope that in him, you will have a rich gift of our Ascended Lord. Yours in the Faith and Fellowship of the gospel, John Ballantine, Pastor. In the name of the Church of Christ in Westfield. A true copy of the original. Westfield, Oct. 19, A. D. 1756. " Then the Council, having examined me, I retired and the Council drew up, and executed the following Eesult the next Day being Nov. 24th, 1756." " At an Ecclesiastical Council convened at Durham by the Call of the Church and Town of Durham, Nov. 23rd, 1756, in order to ordain Mr. Elizur Goodrich to the pastoral office and work of the Ministry in said Church and Town. "elders present. New Cheshire, Eev. Mr. Samuel Hall. North Haven, " " Isaac Stiles. Guilford, " " Thomas Ktjggles. North Branford, " " Johnathan Merick. East Guilford, " " Jonathan Todd. North Guilford, " " John Eichards. MESSENGERS OF CHURCHES. New Cheshire, Dea. Stephen Hotchkiss, North Haven, Capt. Samuel Barnes. Guilford, Qol. Timothy Stone. North Branford, Dea. Ithiel Eussel. East Guilford, Dea. Josiah Meiggs. North Guilford, Dea. Thomas Eossiter. Meriden, Capt. Aaron Lyman. The Eev. Mr. Hall was chosen Moderator. Thomas Euggles chosen Scribe. The Council was opened with Prayer. "The Committee of the Town and Church appeared before this Council, and layed before the Council, Eecords of their Pro- ceedings in inviting, and calling Mr. Goodrich, to the Pastoral Office and Work of the Ministry, which appearing to the Coun- cil, to be regular and unanimous, was accepted. Mr. Elizur Goodrich appeared before this Council, and was examined and 58 HISTORY OF DURHAM. approved, and professed his assent to the Religious Constitution of this Government in Doctrine and Discipline to the acceptance of this Council." " Voted that Mr. Elizur Goodrich be set apart to the work of the Ministry, and be ordained to the pastoral office over the Church in this Place to-morrow, Nov. 24th, at half an hour past Ten O'clock, before Noon. " Voted that the ordination be carried on in the following order: (viz.) : The Rev. Mr. Merick to make the Prayer before sermon. Thomas Buggies to lead in the affairs preparatory to the ordination. The Rev. Mr. Hall to make the prayer before and give the Charge. The Rev. Mr. Stiles to make the con- cluding Prayer, and the Rev. Mr. Todd to give the Right Iland of Fellowship, and the Ordination was attended and performed according to the above order of Council. Test, Thomas Ruggles, Scribe, faithfully transcribed from a true Copy of the order of Council, by Elizur Goodrich. N. B. — The Rev. Mr. Edward Eells, of Middletown preached the Sermon." The Town took the lead in the call given to Mr. Goodrich, and the Church followed the lead of the Town in its action. Mr. Goodrich was in religious opinions much the same as his predecessor, a moderate Calvinist; using the same confession of faith, baptising the children of those who themselves had been baptised, and who owned the covenant into which their parents had entered for them. In his preaching his topics were justi- fication by faith, the evidences of Christianity, and the duties of the first and second table of the law. He was discrimin- ating in his statments and clear in argumentation, and impress- ive in his appeals. LIFE AND DEATH OF REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH, D. D. Rev. Elizur Goodrich, D. D., was born the 26th of October, O. S. 1734, in Rocky Hill, the south part of Wethersfield, Conn. He was placed at an early age with the Rev. James Lockwood of "Wethersfield, one of the best scholars in the colony. Here he was taught the languages with that peculiar thoroughness which came down from the first ministry of New England, from men who had been trained in the school of Erasmus. He was made MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 59 to speak Latin from childhood much like a mother tongue. Having entered College at the age of fourteen, he took his de- gree of Bachelor of Arts at the age of eighteen, 1752. He now studied Theology and began to preach, but was called back to the tutorship, 1755. This office he held only a year, being invited to the pastoral charge of the church in Durham. Being amply provided with books which came from the libra- ry of his predecessor, on his settlement, he devoted himself with great diligence to study, that he might qualify himself to meet the large congregation that every Sabbath assembled in the house of God. He had become familiar with the Hebrew while in college; and was accustomed during most of his life to read directly from the original of the Old or New Testament, giving a translation in his own language, with such comments as the case required. Most of his labor was spent for the first ten years of his ministry, upon difficult passages of the Scriptures. There were two physicians in adjoining towns, of a skeptical turn of mind. Both of them had an extensive practice through the country, and wherever they went, they were throwing out insinuations against religion, on the ground of alleged difficul- ties and contradictions in the Bible. This led him to study the passages referred to with the closest attention. This he was enabled to do on a broad scale by means of his ample library. The conclusions he reached were drawn out in extended dispu- tations, of which there were said to be more than two hundred. After spending ten years in patient study, he found a young family growing up without adequate means for their support. He had received from his people what is called a " settlement," that is, a sufficient sum of money to procure a convenient house and homestead. But his salary was only $333 34, with the use of the parsonage lands. He lived on one of the great thorough- fares of New England, at a time when clergymen always trav- elled at the expense of their brethren along the road ; and his house was every where known for its generous hospitality. He was compelled, therefore, to seek more ample means of support, and now began to prepare students for College. His thorough scholarship made him a highly successful teacher. Among the great number of his pupils were the celebrated Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, and William Botsford, Chief Justice 60 HISTORY OF DURHAM. of New Brunswick. In this way lie was enabled to educate five sons at College, and prepare them for public life ; in addi- tion to which he left an estate of six or seven thousand dollars. In the exact sciences as well as in mental and moral philoso- phy he was distinguished. No exercise gave him more pleasure, than to sit down to the solution of some difficult problem, as he was wont to do in his hours of leisure. Having the use of the valuable library of his predecessor, many of the works in which library were written in Latin, he read extensively in that language. Divinity, however, was the great study of his Life. He took large, comprehensive views of the doctrines of Christi- anity. He loved the Bible, and especially those truths which go to exalt and illustrate the grace of God. Salvation by a crucified Redeemer, without merit on the part of the sinner, and the duties of the moral law were the burden of his preaching. At the same time he exerted a commanding influence in the churches of Connecticut, as a friend and a counsellor. In 1776 he was elected into the corporation of Yale College. The next year a President was appointed. The votes were equally divided between him and Dr. Stiles. He then magnan- imously used his influence in favor of Dr. Stiles, who received the appointment. Like his predecessor he exerted a powerful influence in favor of education. His five sons were all educated at Yale College. He was devoted to the interests of common schools ; was for many years clerk of the Durham Book Company. There was a young farmer in Durham, who had heard so much about the study of the Hebrew that he was eager to undertake it. He asked assistance, which was freely given him for two or three winters, so that he was able to read the Old Testament in that language. The death of Dr. Goodrich occurred in November, 1797, and was sudden and unexpected. On the 17th of that month, he left home for the purpose of examining some lands, which belonged to Yale College, in the county of Litchfield. On the Sabbath following he preached at Litchfield, and on Monday proceeded to Norfolk, where he was entertained by the hospita- ble family of Captain Titus Ives. At this time he was in the enjoyment of good health. The evening was spent in pleasant conversation. On the following morning he rose early, as was MINISTRY OF REV. E. GOODRICH, D. D. 61 his custom ; had dressed himself, with the exception of putting on his coat, which he was evidently in the act of doing, pro- ceeding during the same time towards the door, when he fell in an apoplectic fit, and expired in the sixty-fourth year of his age, and the forty-second year of his ministry. His remains were car- ried to Durham, on the succeeding Saturday, and were followed to the grave by his family, the Church, and the congregation and a numerous concourse of strangers. President Dwight of Yale College delivered a solemn and affecting discourse from Ecclesiastes ii. 1 : "The righteous and the wise and their works are in the hands of Grod." In addressing the clergy present, he used the following lan- guage : " My beloved brethren, a great man has fallen in our Israel to day ; a man of distinguished learning and understanding, of unusual prudence, and of singular skill and experience in the councils of congregations, churches and ministers. Recom- mended by tried wisdom, he was, you well know, very exten- sively employed, and confided in by both ministers and people throughout the State. By both were his useful labors acknowl- edged in composing their differences and directing their interests. To you, to me, to all with whom he was connected, the loss was great and affecting. In the Congregations, in the Churches, and especially in the University of this State, every weighty con- cern will remind us of his important services and force us to feel what we have lost. His talents were not only great and distin- guished, but they were also of that most useful kind which we call practical. Such talents are eminently fitted for the service of Grod, and for usefulness to mankind. In whatsoever he was called to judge or act, he made it his first business thoroughly to examine, and fully to understand. This he accomplished by diligent scrutiny, close attention to both sides of disputable points, a careful investigation of principles, and a cautious consideration of consequences. For this important business, his thorough knowledge of the human character qualified him in an eminent degree, as did also his strong powers of judging, and his peculiar coolness and self possession. Not less impor- tant were his attention, patience and perseverance in investiga- tion. In these most useful things he was at once an eminent blessing to mankind, and a most profitable example to us. No 62 HISTORY OF DURHAM. man living so well understood the interests of our university, or for more than twenty years took so active and important a part in its concerns. Few so well knew the interests of our churches, or so ably and extensively served them." To this I would add that he left on the minds of the people of Durham a deep impression of his prudence, wisdom, and sagacity. For years after his decease his remarks were treasured up and repeated as the lessons of wisdom. Some of these re- marks I have often heard and admired in my boyhood. As already mentioned, Dr. Goodrich being a man of great wisdom and prudence, he was eminently successful in retaining in harmony the congregation which his predecessor, Mr. Chaun- cey had gathered. He adhered to the same doctrines, and the same measures which that able, eloquent and venerable man had taught, and employed during the fifty years of his ministry. If he was not as earnest and eloquent, if he was not as zealous and impressive, he equalled him in devotedness to study, and surpassed him in general scholarship. Among his people he was dignified yet affable and bland in his manners. By his candor and impartiality, he was able to reconcile con- flicting opinions, and settle dangerous disputes in his congrega- tion. On one occasion a parishioner brought to him grievous complaints and heavy charges against a neighbor, and then asked Dr. Goodrich for his opinion in the case. In his reply, he said to him, " I have two ears. One of them I have lent to you, the other I must keep for your neighbor." The parishioner went away satisfied with the answer. In the year 1774, there were only six " Dissenters " in the town of Durham, in a population of a thousand and thirty-one. This was about the number when he died. The published works of Dr. Goodrich are, A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Roger Newton ; A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Benjamin Boardman; A Sermon at the Ordination of his Son, Rev. Samuel Goodrich; An Election Sermon, at Hartford, 1787. A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Mathevo Noyes. February 1, 1759, Dr. Goodrich married Catherine Chauncey, the grand daughter of his predecessor, who was born April 11th, 1741. Mrs. Goodrich survived her husband for many years, honored MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 63 and beloved by a large circle of friends and relations. For the churcli and congregation of Durham, she cherished the highest regard, and continued to receive from them the respect and affection to which by her character, her love for them and her example among them, she was eminently entitled. Her death occurred April 8th, 1830. Their children were, I. Chauncey, II. Elizur, III. Samuel, Y. Charles Augustus, VI. Catherine, who married Eev. David Smith, his successor. CHAPTER IV. MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. STATEMENT OF MR. SMITH RESPECTING HIS SETTLEMENT. " On ye application of ye Committee of the Town, namely, Deacon Dan. Parmelee, Deacon John Johnson, General James "Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, and Elnathan Camp, I came here and began to preach as a candidate, Feb. 10th, 1799. I tarried three Sabbaths. I was then absent four Sabbaths, and returned as a Candidate for settlement. " The following are ye proceedings of ye Town and Church, respecting my call and settlement here, copied from ye Town records and votes of ye Church : "At a Town meeting legally warned and holden in Durham on ye 20th day of May, 1799. "At ye same meeting, ye Town voted to give Mr. David Smith a call to settle in ye work of ye Ministry in this Town. Then voted that Gen. James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Esq., Mr. Elnathan Camp, Dan. Parmelee, Esq., and Dea. John John- son, be a Committee to inform Mr. Smith of ye preceding vote, and request his compliance with ye same, and treat with him on terms of settlement, and make report to this meeting. And also to engage him to continue preaching in ye Town for a sea- son. Then ye Town adjourned ye meeting to ye second Mon- 64 HISTORY OF DURHAM. day in June next, at 3 o'clock in ye afternoon. Then ye Town met according to adjournment, and ye Committee made report in ye following words, viz. : " To ye Inhabitants of Durham, in Town meeting assembled, the subscribers, a Committee appointed to confer with Mr. Da- vid Smith on the terms of his settlement in ye work of ye Min- istry in this Town, and make report to this meeting, take leave to report, that we waited on sd Mr. Smith, made him acquainted with ye votes of ye Town, at their last meeting, respecting his settlement in ye work of the Gospel Ministry among us, and have conferred with him on }^e subject matter of said votes. That Mr. Smith, on his part, manifests a willingness to comply with ye request of this Town ; but conceived that there was an impropriety in his setting a price on his services previous to any offer that might be made by the Town — that he wished only a decent and comfortable support — that he had no desire for agri- cultural pursuits — that his wish is to be placed in such a situa- tion as that he might devote his time and attention to the dis- charge of ye office and duties of a Gospel Minister. " The Committee beg leave further to report, that they have taken into consideration ye advanced prices of provisions, and other necessary articles of subsistence, beyond what they were forty years ago ; also ye great difference in ye style and manner of living in this State, and ye consequent increased expense — also ye situation of this Town, whereby a minister will unavoid- ably be liable to more expense to support a decent character, than in many other places ; and also to accommodate Mr. Smith it will be very convenient and necessary that a greater sum should be paid him, in a short time after his settlement, than may be necessary afterward. The Committee, therefore, take liberty to recommend to ye Town that, as an encouragement to Mr. Smith to settle in ye work of ye Gospel Ministry in this Town, and for his support, they should pay him annually, the first three years of his Ministry here, 500 dollars ; and after ye expiration of said three years, to pay him annually 400 dollars, so long as he should continue to be their Minister; and that he shall have ye use and improvements of ye parsonage lot, adjoin- ing Col. Camp's home lot — also, ye parsonage lot opposite the dwelling house of Robert Smithson ; and that ye Town improve MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 65 ye other parsonage lands, and apply ye annual avails thereof in part payment of ye annual sums above mentioned; all of which is hereby submitted by your most obedient humble servants, James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Elnathan Camp, Dan. Parmelee, John Johnson, Committee. " The Town voted to accept and approve the above report, and voted ye same. "At ye same meeting : — Whereas, ye Town, by their vote, have requested Mr. David Smith to settle in ye work of ye Gos- pel Ministry in this Town, and have voted to pay to him annu- ally, for the first three years of his Ministry, 500 dollars, and after ye expiration of three years, to pay him annually 400 dol- lars, so long as he shall continue to be their Minister ; and that he shall have ye use and improvements of ye parsonage lot ad- joining Col. Camp's home lot, and also ye parsonage lot oppo- site ye dwelling house of Kobert Smithson, during said term, provided he shall settle in said work. " At ye same meeting, ye Town voted that ye same Commit- tee, that made report to this meeting, should wait on Mr. Smith and lay before him ye votes of ye Town, and request his answer to the same. " The following are the doings of the Church : At an adjourned Church meeting, holden in Durham, on the 3rd of July, 1799. " It appearing to this Church that the Town of Durham have called and invited Mr. David Smith of New Marlborough, Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, to settle with them in the Gospel Ministry, and have made provision for his settlement and sub- sistence during his continuance with them. This Church do now approve of said choice, and do now, by their Major vote, invite ye said Mr. David Smith to take ye pastoral care and charge of this Church, to teach, guide, and direct us according to ye rules and directions given by Jesus Christ, ye great Head of ye. Church, and his Apostles, revealed to us in ye Gospel. " Then ye Church, by a very full vote, voted ye same in ye affirmative. " A true copy, Test, Simeon Parsons, Moderator." 66 HISTORY OF DURHAM. " At ye same meeting of the Church, I presented a confession of faith and covenant, which wholly excludes the practice of what is called the half-way covenant, for their acceptance, with- out which I could not answer them in ye affirmative." " The following is my answer to ye call I received from ye Church and Town of Durham to be their Minister: "Durham, July 3rd, 1799. "Beloved brethren of the Church of Christ, and the members of ye Congregation in ye Town of Durham: — " I have received and taken into consideration the call which you have given me, to settle with you in the important and arduous work of the Gospel Ministry. I have, also, seriously and attentively considered your situation, and the proposals you. have made me, to become your Minister ; and have deliberately weighed the matter, I hope, with a real and prayerful desire of complying with duty. And, after much painful anxiety and serious deliberation, I have come to the following determination, viz. : That considering the situation of the Town, and the pres- ent prospect of union and harmony, which now subsists, I think it my duty to accept your proposals and settle with you. And depending on Divine Providence for assistance, direction, and support, I am willing to take upon me the sacred and solemn office of a Gospel Minister in this place. " The connection, my friends, which is now contemplated be- tween you and me, is solemn and interesting. It is connected with eternity, and will come up to view, should it take place, in the solemn day of retribution. "Let us, in all these transactions, go to God and seek direc- tion from Him. Let us seek His glory as our supreme object; trust in His providence, and rely on His promises. Earnestly beseeching the great Head of the Church to direct us all into the path of duty, and dispose us to walk therein. " I subscribe myself your sincere friend, and fellow-traveller to Eternity, David Smith." " Having received and heard ye above answer to their call, ye Church and Town, with my consent, appointed Thursday, ye MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 67 13th of August, for ye day ordination, and made arrangements accordingly. " The following are ye doings of ye Council : — At an Ecclesi- astical Council, convened by letters missive, in Durham, at ye house of Mr. Elnathan Camp, August 14, 1799. Present, Rev. Messrs. Enoch Huntington, Benjamin Trumble, D. D., Ephraim Judson, Thomas "W. Bray, John Foot, David Huntington, James Noyes, Jacob Catlin, and Matthew ISToyes. "And ye following Delegates from ye respective Churches which they represent, viz. : " Capt. Seth Wetmore, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Middle- town. Dr. Elisha Chapman, from ye Chh. of Cht. in North Haven. Capt. Amos Porter, from ye Chh. of Cht. in Sheffield. Deacon Joel Rose, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Guilford. Dea. Israel Bunnel, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Cheshire. Rev. Wait Corn well, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Middletown. Dea. Oliver Stanley, Esq., from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in Wallingford. Dea. Samuel Shelden, from ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in New Marlborough. Dea. Phinneas Baldwin, from ye 3rd Chh. of Cht. in Branford. Rev. Enoch Huntington was chosen Moderator, and ye Rev. Matthew Noyes, Scribe." " The Council was opened with prayer, by ye Moderator ; after which ye letter missive was read, specifying ye design for which this Council was called, viz. : to set apart, consecrate and ordain Mr. David Smith to ye pastoral office of ye Church and Congre- gation in this Town. " The Committee from ye Church and Congregation then ap- peared, and laid before ye Council their votes and transactions relative to their call of Mr. Smith, to settle with them, as their Gospel Minister, and his acceptance of the same. " The Council, by vote, expressed their approbation of their proceedings. Mr. Smith then appeared, and produced a certifi- cate of his being an approved candidate for the Gospel Minis- try, and suitable testimony of his regular standing, as a Church member, in ye 1st Chh. of Cht. in New Marlborough. " The Council then proceeded to examine him in his knowl- edge in divinity, soundness in ye faith, and qualifications for ye work of ye Ministry ; together with his views of entering upon the same. Voted, that he is approved, and that ye Council 68 HISTORY OF DURHAM. proceed to ordain him, on ye morrow, at half past ten o'clock, A.M. "The Council then arranged ye several parts of his ordination in ye following order : and voted that ye Rev. Mr. Catlin make ye introductory prayer, previous to the sermon to be delivered by ye Rev. Mr. Judson ; that ye Rev. Dr. Trumbull make ye ordaining prayer, and that Rev. Messrs. Huntington, Judson and Bray join with him in ye imposition of hands ; that ye Rev. Moderator give ye charge ; that ye Rev. Mr. Foot give ye right hand of fellowship ; and that Rev. Mr. Bray make the conclud- ing prayer. In ye foregoing votes and arrangements, ye Coun- cil were unanimous. Test, Matthew Noyes, Scribe. " The Council then adjourned until to-morrow morning, then to meet again at this place at nine o'clock. "August 15th, 1799. Met according to adjournment, and proceeded to ye house of God, where, after ye sermon delivered by Rev. Mr. Judson, from Jonah 3rd, 2, — ' Preach unto it ye preaching that I bid thee,' — Mr. Smith was ordained according to ye foregoing arrangements. Test, Matthew Noyes." In the settlement of Mr. Smith, as in that of Dr. Goodrich, the Town or Congregation took the lead, and the Church fol- lowed that lead. With what feelings he entered on his work, may be seen from the following record, penned by him on the day of his ordina- tion : — " This day I have been consecrated by the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery, and by prayer, to the solemn and im- portant work of the Gospel Ministry. How great the work ! How inadequate am I to perform it ! I feel my own insuffi- ciency, and I pray for Divine assistance. O that God would make me faithful, and use me as an instrument, though unworthy, of promoting the cause of the Gracious Redeemer, and of saving the souls of some of my fellow-men." MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 69 STATEMENT OF REV. DAVID SMITH WITH RESPECT TO HIS SALARY. " A brief statement of facts in relation to my salary, in Dur- ham: — " My salary was originally, for ye first three years, $500, and after three years, to be $400, and also the use of the parsonage lots, one seven acres and ye other five acres. In 1811 1 requested some addition to my salary, as ye expenses of supporting a family had much increased. A subscription of about $30 was raised, and was to be as permanent as the life, or the residence of the subscribers should be. "In 1816, I proposed to give up the subscription, as it opera- ted unequally, and also the five-acre lot, from which, by selling it, the society could realize $102 a year, and have my salary fixed at a definite sum. Accordingly the society voted that my salary should be in future, $550, and ye use of the seven-acre lot. But in 1824, the society requested me to relinquish $50 a year, with which I complied, to aid and encourage the society. " In 1827, the society requested me to relinquish another $50, making my salary $450. With this request, by tke advice of some of the principal members of the Church and society, I did not feel it my duty to comply. "In 1828, the subject of salary was again brought up, and ye request that I would relinquish another $50 was repeated. With this request, I finally complied, on condition that it should be punctually paid, and the subject should be no more agitated. "In Autumn, 1831, a few individuals, who had secretly en- deavoured to create uneasiness in the society appeared more bold, and manifested a desire for a dissolution of the connection be- tween me and my people. " At no time could a greater number than eighteen be found to vote their consent that I should be dismissed ; and most of them professed to be satisfied with my labors. "A Committee was finally chosen to confer with me on he subject. The Committee came, and after a free conversation, I communicated the following answer : — 70 HISTORY OF DURHAM. " To the Church and First Ecclesiastical Society in Durham. Gentlemen : In consequence of your vote presented to me by your Committee, bearing date Oct. 7th, 1831, I feel myself under the painful necessity of addressing you on a subject deeply interesting, both to you and myself. More than thirty -two years I have labored here in the work of the Ministry, and with what fidelity and desire for the spiritual good of my people, the day of judgment will show. I know I am far from being perfect, and have to acknowledge my deficiency in many respects. But I am conscious that I have sought the best interests of the Church and society for whom I have so long labored and prayed. And I would acknowledge with gratitude, the goodness of God, in so far blessing my labors, however unworthy of such a bless- ing, that five special revivals of religion have been enjoyed among my people, besides some special drops of mercy experi- enced since the year commenced. (Thirteen were added to the Church, and several others entertained a hope that they have embraced the Saviour, this year.) And during my Ministry, two hundred and seventy-three have been added to the Church. For this object, I have labored both by night and by day ; and have spent the greatest part of my life in your service. " Though I enjoy good health, and am as well able to dis- charge my parochial duties as I ever was, yet at my age, it can- not be expected that I should have the charge of another peo- ple. My desire would be to remain in peace, and sleep with my people. " When I relinquished the last $50 from my salary, I had strong assurances that all would be satisfied and I should remain in peace. Nor did I know, until recently, that any discontent existed among my people. Nor am I now able to discover the ground of discontent which has been recently manifested. " As I have ever felt, and I think, manifested an anxious con- cern for your spiritual good, and have made many sacrifices to promote it, I still feel disposed to pursue the same course. " For the information of the younger part of the Church and society, and in justice to myself, I will make a brief statement of a few facts. " When I accepted the call to become your Minister, I reser- MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 71 ved four Sabbaths in each year, to be absent on visits to my relatives and friends. But when I had labored here three years I had not left my people destitute, but one half day, giving them thirty-five and a half Sabbaths more than I was under obligation to do. Nor during the whole time since, have I left them more than one half as much as I had a right to do accord- ing to agreement. In 1811 I had an eligible offer to leave Dur- ham, and settle in another State, which I declined from the affection I had for my people and ye obligation I felt myself under to remain with them. A few years after, I had another offer, in this State of a situation with a salary of $700, paid semi-annually from a friend. This, also, I declined ; I have also for several years past, relinquished $100 a year of salary, for the sake of peace and harmony, and of remaining in quiet. This, I had a strong assurance, should be the case. But as efforts are making by some, to dissolve the pastoral relation, between me and my people, or to have me give up my salary and labors, proposing to make me some remuneration, I am still disposed to do every thing which is reasonable, to gratify the feelings of the society. I will, therefore, make the follow- ing propositions, from which the Church and society may make their selection. " If the society will secure to me $550, and let me retain the lot I occupy, the ensuing season, as the society had the avails of it the first season of my ministry, it having been previously let ; and will also pay me for my labors till a dissolution shall take place, I will unite in calling a council for the purpose. Or I will leave it with the association to say what I shall receive, and abide their decision. " Had ye proposition been made to settle a collegue with me on condition of my giving up my salary and labors, I might have proposed some different terms. The terms I have proposed, I do not consider as a compensation, which I might in justice claim, considering my situation, and what I have already sacri- ficed. But I do not wish to burden the society, but shall ever rejoice in their prosperity. " That you may have wisdom from above, to direct your delib- erations, and be prospered in your spiritual concerns is the de- sire and prayer of your afflicted pastor. Nov. 1831. D. Smith." 72 HISTORY OF DURHAM, DISMISSION OF DR. SMITH. " The society having voted to comply with my proposal, I united with them in calling a council to dissolve the connection between me and them. The following is a true copy of the result of council. " At an Ecclesiastical council convened at the house of the Eev. David Smith, D. D., in Durham, Jan. 11th, 1832, by letters missive, from the pastor and the committee of the Church and society in said place, for the purpose of dissolving the pastoral relation, between him and them. " Present, the Eev. Messrs. Matthew Noyes, from Northford ; Aaron Button, from Guilford ; Zolva Whitmore, from North Guilford ; Charles J. Hinsdale, from Meriden ; Samuel N. Shep- herd, from Madison ; James Noyes, Jun.. from Middlefield. " Mr. M. Noyes was chosen Moderator, and Mr. Dutton scribe. The council was opened with prayer. The committee of the Church and society presented to the council, documents of a correspondence between the society and the pastor relative to a dissolution of the pastoral relation, by which it appears that a mutual agreement has been entered into, between the parties on this subject. Therefore, voted unanimously, that we ratify the agreement between Eev. David Smith, D. D., and the Church and society of Durham, relative to his dismission ; and the pas- toral relation between him and them is hereby dissolved. At the same time the council would bear their united testimony, to the ministerial talents and qualifications of Dr. Smith — to his fidelity in the discharge of his pastoral duties, and to his success in his labors, witnessed in the repeated revivals of religion, as the fruit of which, more than two hundred and seventy have been added to his church. " As an able and faithful minister, we cheerfully recommend him to the Churches, and to his brethren in the ministry. " And while we deeply regret that any thing should have oc- curred in the society to render the above proceedings neeessary ; we feel peculiarly solicitous for the future peace and harmony of the society, and devoutly hope that all existing difficulties, may from this time be settled, that no root of bitterness may be per- MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 73 mitted hereafter to spring up and occasion divisions ; and that ere long, they may be united in resettling the gospel ^ministry. Unanimously voted as the doings of this Council. Test, Matthew Noyes, Moderator. Aaron Dutton, Scribe. Durham, Jan., 1832." LIFE AND DEATH OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. The Eev. David Smith was born in Bozrah, Connecticut, Dec. 13, 1767. He died at Fair Haven, in the house of his daughter, Mrs. Catherine Ellsworth, March 5, 1862, aged ninety- four years, two months and twenty days. He was the son of Ebenezer and Sarah Smith, who spent their last years in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. His father was'a valuable officer in the Army of the Revolution, and at the close of the war, after a service of more than eight years, was the oldest captain in the Massachusetts line. Mr. Smith spent the years of his youth . and early manhood in laboring on a farm. After losing his wife, Mr. Smith commenced his preparation for college. While engaged in a school, he studied for a time without an instructor. In 1791 he placed himself under the care of Rev. Jacob Catlin, of New Marlborough, Mass. In 1792 he entered the Sophomore class in Yale College, where he enjoyed the confidence of his instructors and fellow students. Having as an excellent scholar, taken his first degree at the college in 1795, he taught school for a time in Sheffield, Mass. In June, 1796, he commenced the study of theology with Rev. Ephraim Judson of that place. At the meeting of the Association of Berkshire County in October, he was licensed to preach the Gospel. After preaching in several places, he came to Durham and preached for the first time Feb. 10, 1799, when he soon after received a call, and was settled August 15, 1799. Dr. Smith was the pastor of the congregation and church in Durham thirty-three years, and was distinguished for zeal and activity, and ability in -the performance of his professional du- ties. During his ministry there were six revivals of religion. For many years, like his predecessors, he received youth into his family and fitted them for college. Among his pupils were Hon. Samuel D. Hubbard, afterwards member of Congress, and 10 74 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. Post Master General; Dr. James E. Dekay, a distinguished naturalist, *>,nd Commodore George Dekay. Between him and them there was always a continued friendship. Like his prede- cessors, he was a fellow of Yale College; and such were his habits of punctuality, that for forty years he was not absent a single time from the meetings of the Board. In 1830 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, from Hamilton Col- lege. Besides his professional and scholastic employments, he culti- vated a farm with good judgment and success, laboring with his own hands, rising at early dawn. The strong features of his character he preserved to extreme old age, but mellowed and improved by time. His social feel- ings always fine, grew finer, more genial and attractive as he grew older, and as he became disengaged from the exciting cares and anxieties of life. He could say, " My last days are my best days, and my last comforts my best comforts." He enjoyed eminently a green old age, and was able to preach in the Capitol at Washington with ease to himself, and with edification to his hearers, and to act as the Chaplain of the Cincinnati Society in Boston, when past ninety years of age. His religion was of the type that became common, at the close of the last century, and the commencement of this, which was then called New Divinity. But he lived so long that what was then called New Divinity, was, when he became old, called Old Divinity. In the faith and practice of this religion he lived. In the consolations of this religion he died — to enjoy the re- wards promised to the faithful. Dr. Smith was united in a second marriage to Catherine Goodrich, daughter of his predecessor. In this way the pulpit of Durham was in the possession of one family one hundred and twenty-six years. Mrs. Smith died on the thirty-first of July, 1845, in the 70th year of her age. The following is an extract from an obituary notice published soon after her death : " With a natural disposition of uncommon tenderness and affection, a cultivated intellect, and a heart early sanctified by divine grace, she spent a long life in continued acts of kindness to those around her, which will be remembered with gratitude not only by the circle of her immediate friends, but by hun- MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 75 dreds who have shared, at different times, in the hospitalities of the household over which she presided. In all the relations of the family, the neighborhood, and the parish, it was her constant aim to promote peace and mutual affection, and such was the force of her self denying consecration to the good of others, that she probably never had an enemy ; ■ but enjoyed the spontaneous testimony of all, however they might differ from each other, to the purity of her motives, and the healing influence of her ex- ample. The close of such a life was, as might be expected, one of peace and spiritual consolation. During four months of suffering she enjoyed the presence of the Divine Comforter. Deeply sensible of her lost condition as a sinner, and the im- perfection of her best service, she cast herself on the merits of Christ alone for pardon and acceptance. She could say with humble confidence 'I know in whom I have believed.' And when the hand of death was upon her, she was enabled to whisper, as the last words she uttered ; ' In my father's house are many mansions.' " To this I would only add, that as there was a life-friendship between her and my mother, and in my childhood I was taught by her to call her "Aunt Caty," I en- tertained for her, from my earliest years strong affection and deep respect which time only increased. Her silent and uncon- scious influence was felt in the parish in the ties that kept it together. Dr. Smith was married to Betsey Marsh before he went to col- lege. David Marsh, was a child of this union. The children of Rev. David, and Mrs. Catherine (Goodrich) Smith were, I. Catharine ; she married Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, but is now a widow. II. Elizur Goodrich ; III. Elizabeth Marsh ; IV. Chauncey Goodrich, who was born October 17, 1807, and died September 27, 1825, an amiable and promising young man. He was in a store in Hartford preparing himself for mercantile life. V. Simeon Parsons, born July 31st, 1809, became a mer- chant in New York, had good business talents, and courteous manners, was a professor of religion. Married Hetty Hosford L Smith, daughter of Walter D. Smith, Esq., who died Jan. 23d, 1840. She left one daughter, Hetty Hosford. He married for his second wife, Eliza Van Ness Lyle, June 27, 1842. He died after a short illness, Feb. 6, 1848. Their children were, I. Henry 76 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Lyle, M. D., II. Catherine — deceased, III. Gertrude Van Ness. YI. Gustavus Walter, who was born June 16, 1815, and died at Lafayette, Indiana, August 8, 18-10. Mr. Smith on his settlement in Durham, showed more than common ability, enterprise and energy. And he brought with him the evident desire to consecrate himself to the duties of his office as a minister of Christ. And yet, it is well known, in Durham, that he did not enjoy the full measure of success in his professional labors which he desired. Many causes over which he had no control, conspired to dis- turb the harmony which had hitherto existed in ecclesiastical matters in the town. The times had changed. The principles of the American Eevolution and of the French Revolution, cir- culated in books and newspapers, and in conversation, were be- ginning to produce their legitimate effects in the minds of men in lessening a respect for constituted authority, whether civil or ecclesiastical. The right of private judgment in matters of faith and practice, became prominent in the minds and conver- sation of men ; as if they were disposed to do their own think- ing. And in order to show that they were thus independent, some would be tempted to oppose current opinions, both in politics and religion, merely because they were current. Some of the abstract doctrines of human rights in a state of nature, were beginning to agitate society in their application to existing civil and ecclesiastical organizations. The puritan clergy, generally, while the colonies were subject to Great Britain, secretly or openly advocated the rights of the colonies against the Government of the mother country. They were in favor of local law in opposition to imperial law. In so doing they were in harmony with the great body of the people in the several colonies. But under the State Government formed at the Revolution, and under the Federal Government formed in 1788, differences of opinion grew up among the peo- ple themselves ; so that the position of the clergy became deli- cate in relation to different political parties in their parishes. In this difficult position, Mr. Smith found himself placed among a reading, thinking people ; both political parties being equally intelligent, and sincere. Moreover, there was in the town a suspicion that some of the MINISTRY OF REV. DAVID SMITH, D. D. 77 young clergymen, near the close of the last century, and the be- ginning of this, differed from the fathers in the ministry, in their opinions on theological doctrines, and rites, and discipline, and measures. Mr. Smith was exposed to this suspicion from the circumstance that he had studied theology with the Kev. Ephraim Judson, of Sheffield, Massachusetts, who was a strong Hopkinsian. Hitherto in Durham the same confession of faith had been used from the first. Hitherto the ministers of Dur- ham, like most of the ministers of Connecticut, had baptized the children of those who had themselves been baptized, and who " owned the Covenant " into which their parents had entered for them, though they did not unite with the church at the table of the Lord. Having in a public manner " owned the covenant," into which their parents had entered, they were permitted to have their children baptized. This was a privilege earnestly coveted by many who had scruples about their fitness for full communion. This was what was called baptizing under the "half-way covenant? Hitherto extreme discipline in the church in Durham had been confined chiefly or entirely to those who were guilty of admitted immoralities ; so that the offender and his friends, and the community would acknowledge its justice. Hitherto personal and family religion was chiefly urged upon the people, and evening meetings had not been greatly encour- aged. It was alleged against Mr. Smith that he had brought in a new confession of faith ; and refused to baptize under the "half way covenant," thus debarring some of a privilege ; — was in favor of discipline in cases in which there was no immorality, but only the violation of an arbitrary by-law recently enacted ; and had introduced conference meetings, at which unprofitable and ill-natured discussions took place. On the other hand, it was alleged against the opposers of Mr. Smith, that they did not love experimental religion, and were inclined to infidel opinions ; even though a considerable number of them were members of the church. From these and other causes a large secession took place from the church and congregation, to other denominations, especially the Methodist and the Episcopal. Dr. Smith after going through these troubles, come out from them all, in his old age, as gold 78 HISTORY OF DURHAM. tried in the fire. Few men have lived so long as he. Few have enjoyed so much, both of temporal and of spiritual good, and very, very few have exhibited such beautiful old age, " frosty but kindly," fresh with the remembrance of the past, bright with the hopes of the future. CHAPTER V. ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. SEPARATION OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY FROM THE TOWN. Until November, 1804, the Town of Durham was an Ecclesias- tical parish. It, or to use the language of the Record, " they " had given a call to their ministers, had provided for their settlement and maintenance, had annually voted and paid them salaries, had felt competent to pass votes in order to settle Ecclesiastical diffi- culties, and preserve harmony. The following gives an account of the separation, between the Town and the Ecclesiastical So- ciety. " Whereas, the Town of Durham from its origin has been one Ecclesiastical society, and done their Ministerial business in Town meetings, till of late there has been a number of the Inhabitants of said Town certificated themselves to other Denominations, whereby it becomes inconvenient to do said business in Town meetings : And as the General Assembly in their sessions in May, 1804, gave liberty to any Ecclesiastical society, which had hitherto exercised this power in town meetings, or through the agency of select men, to meet together and organize themselves into a Society, and do any other business proper to be done : And on the request of several of the Inhabitants of said town, to warn a meeting for said purpose, a warrant was granted signed by Gen'l James Wadsworth, Esq., Simeon Parsons, Justice of the peace, Dan Parmelee, Esq., and Deacon John Johnson, to warn all the Inhabitants of said Town, legal voters excepting ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 79 those that are exempted from paying Ministers taxes in said town, to meet at the school house near the Meeting-house, on the 19th day of Nov. 1804 : And accordingly the Inhabitants met on said day, and the necessary officers were chosen according to Law in said Meeting for said society. At the same meeting Dan. Parmelee, Esq., was chosen Mod- erator ; Simeon Parsons, Esq., was chosen society's clerk ; Guernsey Bates was chosen society's Treasurer ; Joseph Tut- tle, Jun., was chosen society's collector; General James Wads- worth, Dan. Parmalee, Esq, and Capt. John Johnson were chosen society's committee." Simeon Parsons, Society's Clerk. When Durham was first settled, as religion was acknowledged to be a public benefit for all, it seemed reasonable that all should be taxed for the support of it, just as all were taxed by the town for the support of schools, which are for the benefit of all. But when after the experience of a hundred years, men came to dif- fer as to what religion is ; what are its articles of faith ; to whom should baptism be administered ; what are the measures for pro- moting religion ; for what shall members of the church be disci- plined — the case was changed. In March, 1800, as many as twenty men, most of them men of property, made an application to the town, to have their ministerial tax abated ; which applica- tion was granted. These applications continued year after year. In the Town Eecord for Dec. 27, 1803, is the following entry : ' ; Whereas sundry persons have represented to the Town that they are dissatisfied with the preaching of the Eev. Mr. Smith, and request some measures may be adopted by the town respecting the same to give satisfaction ; Voted, that Messrs. Stephen Nor- ton, Jun., Eliphas Parmelee and Charles Coe, be a committee to apply to Jonathan Bull, Roger Newton, and Nathaniel Rosseter, Esq. to hear all persons, who are dissatisfied and advise those persons what measures are best to be adopted, to preserve the peace and harmony of the town ; and to be done as soon as may be convenient." After the action mentioned above, the Town was relieved from those embarrassments ; but the breaking up of the old systems, and the introduction of the new, was attended in Durham as elsewhere in the State, with a good deal of sadness, and discour- 80 HISTORY OF DURHAM. agement and irritation. The new system was opposed very gen- erally by the Congregational clergy, and churches of Connecti- cut, and was never finally consummated until the election of Gov- ernor Wolcott in 1817, and the adoption of the State constitution in 1818. The vote of Durham on that constitution will be given elsewhere. MINISTRY OF REV. HENRY GLEASON. REV. HENRY GLEASON'S STATEMENT. " I commenced preaching in Durham, on the first Sabbath in April, 1832, and continued until June 20th. I subsequently re- ceived the following communications : Durham, July 3d, 1832. " At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Durham voted unani- mously that we give the Eev. Henry Gleason a call to take the pastoral charge of this church. " Voted a committee ; Miles Merwin, Jun., Dea. Samuel New- ton, Alfred Camp. Attest, Seth Seward, Clerk." " At a meeting of the Society held July 17th, 1832, voted that this society unite with the Church in giving the Eev. Henry Glea- son a call to take the pastoral charge of this Church and Socie- ty ; and the hireing committee are hereby authorized to offer him the sum of five hundred dollars per annum so long as he shall continue our minister. A true copy. Attest, John White, Society's Clerk" " Voted, That the conditions of the above call be such, that whereas a subscription of five hundred dollars has been received, for the purpose of paying the Rev. Henry Gleason for one year, ending on the 20th of June, 1833. " Now if either the society or the Rev. Henry Gleason, at that time, viz. on the 20th of June, 1833, or at any time subsequent to that period, shall wish to discontinue the relation existing be- tween them as minister and people, and shall have given ninety days previous notice of the same, then the said relation shall cease, by mutual consent, and no further obligation shall rest on ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 81 either party, or further demands be made ; and the hiring com- mittee are hereby authorized to treat with the Rev. H enry Glea- son accordingly. Attest, John White, Society's Clerk. Eev. Henry Gleason, Dear Sir, We the undersigned, a committee of the Church and first Ecclesiastical Society in Durham, being on sufficient grounds well satisfied of your ministerial qualifications, and having good hopes from our past experiences of your labors, that your ministrations in the gospel will be profitable to our spir- itual interests, do earnestly call and desire you to undertake the pastoral office in said Church and society ; and that you may be free from the worldly cares and avocations we do hereby promise to pay you the sum of five hundred dollars per annum by the first of May annually so long as you shall continue our minister. Durham, July 18th, 1832. Miles Merwin, Jun. ~1 n .,, T i tt 71 -, ' Committee John White, ! « John S. Camp, f o • t Samuel Newton, J ^* Miles Merwin, Jun. ) Committee Samuel Newton, V of Alfred Camp, ) Church. To which I returned the following answer. To the Church and Society in Durham. I have received from your committee a communication dated July 18th, 1832, inviting me to take the "pastoral charge of your church and society." Influenced as I trust by a desire for the advancement of Christ's kingdom among men, and after a prayerful examination of the question, " What is duty ?" I have concluded to comply with your request, should the authorized council approve the call by granting ordination. On these con- ditions I accept your invitation on the terms specified in the com- munication of your committee. With the highest regard for the best interest of your Church and Society, I remain yours, Henry Gleason. Thompson, July 24th, 1832. The Consociation met in Durham August 21st, 1832, at 11 11 82 HISTORY OF DURHAM. o'clock A. M. for the purpose of ordaining Rev. Henry Gleason. See Records of Consociation. Durham, March 20, 1838. To the first Ecclesiastical Society of Durham : Beloved Friends — It has become my duty to notify you that the relation existing between us as pastor and people should be dis- solved at the expiration of three months from this date, agreea- bly to the terms of my settlement. If the Society desire it, I will continue to supply them till the present year expires, which will be on the 20th of June next. If, however, they should pre- fer to have me discontinue my labors earlier, I will not stand in the way of the good of the Society, nor oppose their wishes in the matter. You will perhaps wish to know the reason of this step on my part. I would briefly say, therefore, that ill health and the necessity of being free from care and labor in order to my re- covery, constitute the principal reason at present 1 for my wishing to leave you. I entertain a high regard for this people, and I trust I never shall cerise to desire and to pray for your prosperity, temporal and eternal. "With sentiments of high esteem, I remain your friend, Henry Gleason. Samuel Newton, Clerk. LIFE OF REV. HENRY GLEASON. " The Rev. Henry Gleason was born in Thompson, Connec- ticut, September 11, 1802. Soon after his conversion to Christ, his heart become fixed on the holy ministry as a profession. Un- der the instruction of the Rev. Dr. Dow, his pastor, he pursued a course of preparatory studies under formidable difficulties, em- ploying only a small portion of each day over his books, while most of the time he spent in assisting his father in the labors of the farm. " He graduated at Yale College with honor in 1828. The fol- lowing year he passed in Sag Harbor as preceptor of the Acad- emy in that place. " After pursuing his Theological studies in the Seminary of Yale College, at the close of his third year of study, he was ordained ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 83 pastor of the Congregational Church and Society in Durham, August 22, 1832. He was united in marriage with Cynthia S. Vandervort, Sept. 29 of that year. During his ministry in Dur- ham one hundred and thirty-six were added to the church. In June, 1838, he' was obliged to suspend preaching on account of ill health. . After spending the Summer and Autumn in journey- ing and relaxation, his health was so far restored, that he resumed his labors among his people, the following December. He preached his last sermons, on the second Sabbath of August, 1839. One of them was from the text, " Prepare to meet thy God. " The following week he was attacked with a low sinking typhus fever which terminated his life on Monday morning, the 16th instant. He was very calm during his whole sickness, and met death with the composure of a true Christian. " He was a consistent, earnest, devoted Christian. The follow- ing lines from his pen, enclosed in a letter to a friend a year be- fore his death, breathes his spirit : Beyond the stormy sea of life, There is a land of glorious rest, Where winds and waves in angry strife No more disturb the peaceful breast, Though clouds and darkness now attend My weary way across the sea, These scenes of darkness soon will end In an eternal cloudless day. On that far distant happy shore I soon shall stand forever bless'd, Where sin and tears are known no more ; Of heavenly peace my soul possessed. thought transporting ! wondrous grace, That guides me safe through peril's way ! When shall I reach that happy place, And dwell in everlasting day ? Come ! Jesus, come, and take me home, My spirit now would gladly rise, 1 long to stand before thy throne, And join the chorus of the skies. "He was a faithful husband and father. The following is found among the written rules which he adopted with reference to his own conduct and habits, viz : ' No efforts should be sjoared to render a family happy in themselves. To this end there must be — 1st. Subordination among its members to its divinely con- stituted head. 2d. There must be self-government among its members. 3d. There must be kindness and affection among its 84 HISTORY OF DUEHAM. members and benevolence towards all ; for a contracted selfish ness is hostile to domestic happiness. 4th. There must be sub- ordination to God, or piety. If there is rebellion against God, there will be against all authority ; there can be no parental or self-government. All government depends on the Divine gov- ernment. 5th. There must be order and system, not too minute but definite. 6th. Home must be the most attractive place, and the society of each other the most desirable. The parent must be himself happy or he will not have a happy family. " ' In order to this he must — 1st. Maintain his station in the family as its head and governor. 2d. He must govern himself thoroughly. 3d. He must possess mingled dignity, gravity, cheer- fulness, and affection. He must make an exhibition of those tempers only which he would have his family cherish. 4th. He must be pious and consistently so. 5th. He must be at once the companion, the governor, and head of the family, and also the teacher and guide.' These are words of wisdom, from a wise teacher. " He was a good minister. He loved his work, and when want of strength obliged him to suspend it, he experienced a sore trial. He studied to adapt himself to his people. He was beloved as a pastor ; the mourner valued him, and loved him for his kind- ness, faithfulness and consolation. He sought the spiritual in- terests of his people, and was deeply grieved, when he saw obsta- cles interposed in the wa}^ of his object." — From a notice in the New Haven Record. As already stated, Mr. Gleason was united in marriage with Cynthia Vandervort. Their children were — 1. William Henry, a lawyer in Sag Harbor ; 2. Gabriel Havens ; 3. Maria Waring ; 4. Henry Vandervort, deceased. After Mr. Gleason's separation from his people and before the resumption of his labors, the Church and Society, September, 1828, gave a call to the Rev. Arthur Grainger, which he declined. On the 19th of October, 1839, a call was voted to Rev. Will- iam C. Fowler, which he declined. On the 21st of March, 1840, a call was voted to James McDon- ald, to settle in the ministry, which he declined. Rev. Charles Lewis Mills was graduated in Yale College, 1835, was installed April 28th, 1841, was dismissed in Septem- ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 85 ber, 1845. He was the last pastor settled over the church before its division. The following have been Clerks of the Ecclesiastical Society. Simeon Parsons, Worthington G. Chauncey, Alfred Camp, John White, Joseph Chedsey, Alfred Camp again, Samuel Newton, Elisha Newton, Wolcott P. Stone. since the division of the society. Rev. James Bradford Cleveland was graduated at Yale College in 1847, was installed pastor June 8th, 1852, was dis- missed by vote of the church Sept. 10th, 1853. Rev. Abraham Chittenden Baldwin was installed Oct. 18th, 1857, dismissed April, 1861. . The following have supplied the pulpit for a longer or a shorter period : Rev. Merrill Richardson ; Rev. L. H. Pease ; the Rev. Benjamin Page at two periods ; Rev. William C. Fow- ler ; the Rev. Mr. Crosman ; Rev. Professor Foss ; the Rev. Mr. Loomis. The Clerks of the Society since the separation have been William A. Parmelee, Israel C. Newton. SOUTH CHURCH. Rev. James R. Mershon was ordained pastor April 27th, 1848 ; was dismissed April, 1849. Rev. Robert G-. Williams was ordained pastor Oct. 11th, 1852 ; was dismissed April 20th, 1853. Rev. Irem Smith was ordained pastor August, 1858 ; was dismissed January 2d, 1861. The following have supplied the pulpit for a longer or shorter term. Rev. L. H. Pease ; Rev. E. E. Hill ; Rev. Mr. Hooker ; Rev. William C. Fowler ; Rev. Mr. Dutton ; Rev. E. Bailey Smith. Rev. I. W. Sessions has been employed as stated preacher. The Clerks of the Ecclesiastical Society have been W. P. Stone, David C. Camp, E. B. Meigs. the following have been deacons. William Seward was born at Guilford, March 25, 1688. He was the son of John Seward, who was born Feb. 14, 1653-4, and 86 HISTORY OF DURHAM. grandson of Lieut. William Seward, who was born in Bristol, Eng- land, 1627. He was an inhabitant of Durham until about 1730, when he removed to Guilford, where he was Deacon, and after- wards to Killingworth, where he died, May 31, 1764. His wife was Damaris Punderson, daughter of John Punderson, Jun., of New Haven. Their children were — 1. William, born July 27, 1712; 2. David; 3. Damaris; 4. Mary. Thomas Lyman, son of Richard Lyman, who was the son of Richard, the emigrant from England, was born in Windsor and removed with his Father to Northampton. With his children, Thomas, Mindwell, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Noah and Enoch, he came to Durham before 1715, and died July 15, 1725, aged 75 years. Henry Crane, son of Capt. Henry Crane, first of Guilford and afterwards of Killingworth, was born October 25, 1677, set- tled in that part of Durham which had been granted to Killing- worth, on the place now occupied by Henry E. Nettleton, and was the progenitor of a large number of descendants, all of whom left Durham, some of them to reside in Oneida County, New York. He was a leading man in civil as well as in religious af- fairs. He died April, 1741, according to the grave stone, aged 64 years. His wife was Abigail Flood, daughter of Robert Flood. Israel Burrit, from Stratford, was the son of Stephen, who was the son of William. He was born 1687. He died 1750 in his 63d year. He left three sons, Israel, Charles and William. His second wife was Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Rev. Nathan- iel Chauncey. His children by his second wife were — 1. Israel ; 2. Charles ; 3. William. John Camp, from Milford, died 1754, in his 54th year. He may have been the son of Samuel Camp. Joseph Tibbals from Milford, died October 14, 1774, in his 88th year. Ezra Baldwin from Milford, died March 4, 1783, in his 76th year. James Curtis from Stratford, elected Dec. 25, 1766, died 1790 in his 80th year. Daniel Hall of Guilford, born Feb. 16, 1718, was the son of William Hall, of Guilford, who was born Jan. 15, 1683, who was the son of Samuel, born 1650, who was the son of William, em- ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 87 igrant from England to Guilford. He was elected Deacon, May 2, 1782. The children of Daniel Hall were — 1. Daniel ; 2. Martha ; 3. Elizabeth. He died 1790, aged 72. John Johnson died Nov. 18, 1819, aged 78. One of his daughters married Deacon John Tibbals, another Charles Rob- inson, and another Dr. Fitch. Dan Parmelee, who was the son of Hezekiah Parmelee, who was the son of Joel Parmalee from Guilford, married Abigail Norton Jan. 11, 1776. Died Dec. 11, 1825, aged 78. His chil- dren were — 1. Hannah ; 2. Betsey ; 8. Dan ; 4. Mahetabel ; 5. Abigail. Abner Newton, born Dec. 27, 1764 ; elected Sept. 1803, and died Sept. 9, 1852. He was the son of Burwell Newton, who was the son of Abner, who came from Milford. His children were — l.Elisha; 2. Abner; 3. Horace; 4. Gay lord; 5. R.Wat- son ; Content ; Parnell. Ozias Norton was the son of Stephen Norton, who was born in Durham/ Jan. 7, 1724, and died Oct. 8, 1808, aged 84. The latter was the son of John Norton, who was born Oct. 3, 1686, who was the son of Thomas Norton, who was born in England about 1624, and came with his father Thomas in 1639, to Guil- ford, and removed to Saybrook, and died in Durham after 1712. His father Thomas and his wife Grace came from England 1639, and settled in Guilford. He was born about 1603 and died May, 1648. Deacon Ozias Norton was born Dec. 31, 1759, married Hannah Parmelee, March, 1790. Elected Deacon 1803, removed to Charleston, Portage County, Ohio, June, 1812, and died Jan. 25, 1842, aged 82. His wife died Sept. 12, 1841, aged 80. His children — 1. Leveret, born Nov. 28, 1791; 2. Clarissa; 3. Al- fred ; 4. Ozias. The Nortons lived in the northwest part of the town. Josiah Jewett, elected Sept. 3, 1812, removed. John Tibbals, son of Ebenezer Tibbals, grandson of Deacon Joseph Tibbals, elected Nov. 6, 1805, died March 9, aged 45 years. He married Concurrence Johnson, daughter of Deacon John Johnson. Their children were— 1. Angus ; 2. John. Samuel C. Camp, son of Col. Samuel Camp, and a descend- ant of Samuel Camp of Milford, was elected Deacon July, 1819 ; lived in Hartford, Middletown, and afterwards in his native place, 88 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Durham, and built the house now owned by William Canfield; died Sept. 24, 1823, aged 62 years. Seth Seward, elected Jan. 22, 1824. Died January 3, 1846, aged 79 years and 9 months. He was descended from John Se- ward, one of the original proprietors of Durham. His children were — l.Orpha; 2. Maria; 3. Eliza; 4. Nancy; 5. Rev. Dwight, D. D. Timothy Stone, born in Guilford, May 2, 1773. He was the son of Nathaniel Stone, born Dec, 10, 1731, who was the son of Timothy Stone, born March 16, 1696; who was the son of Na- thaniel Stone, born Sept. 15, 1648; who was the son of John Stone, who was the fifth son of Rev. Samuel Stone of Hertford, England, and brother of Rev. Samuel Stone of the first church of Hartford. Timothy Stone of Durham married Eunice Par- melee, daughter of Levi Parmelee. Elected Nov. 6, 1815, died January 14, 1826. Their children are — 1. Maria ; 2. Eunice; 3. Phebe ; 4. Wolcott Parmelee ; 5. Collins ; 6. Lavinia ; 7. Ade- line ; and 8. Sherman Timothy. Heth Camp, son of Heth Camp, elected Feb. 5, 1842, married Phebe Bates, daughter of Daniel Bates ; removed to Pennsylva- nia ; deceased. Elah Camp, son of Nathan 0. Camp, elected January, 1842, removed to Meriden; father of David N/Camp, A. M., Principal of the Normal School at New Britain. Joel Parmelee son of Joel Parmelee, who was the son of Joel Parmelee, who was the son of Joel Parmelee, who was the son of John Parmelee of Guilford, who was the son of John the em- igrant from England, elected January, 1842 ; died Nov. 2, 1842, aged 37. Samuel Newton son of Burwell Newton, elected January 4, 1827, died April 24, 1864, aged sixty-seven years. He married Betsey Parmelee, daughter of Joel Parmelee. He left two chil- dren — 1. John; 2. Elizabeth. Wolcott P. Stone, elected 1844. Gaylord Newton, elected 1846. Nathan Parsons, elected June 11, 1864. Julius S. Auger, elected June 11, 1864. ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 89 SOUTH CH UECH. Wolcott P. Stone, elected May 27, 1847, removed to New Haven. Isaac Parmelee, elected May 22, 1847. William Hart, elected Nov. 26, 1853. THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The Methodist Episcopal Church in Durham was organ- ized about the year 1815. Eev. Messrs. Barnes, Bussie, Knight, Lorenzo Dow, Ebenezer Washburn, and Elijah Hibbard, were among the first preachers of that denomination that visited and preached in this town. The first Class or Society was formed about this time and connected with Middletown Circuit, and supplied with occasional preaching by preachers that traveled that Circuit. Abraham Scranton, Capt. Eliphaz Nettleton, Tim- othy Elliott, John Swathel, and Timothy Coe, were among the first that identified themselves with this Society. For several years they occupied the South District School House, for a place of worship, and were embraced in Middletown Circuit, and af- terwards with Black Rock Circuit, and supplied with preaching half a day or at 5 o'clock P. M. on the Sabbath. The Society at one time, numbered about thirty. These early Methodists did not long enjoy prosperity. A difficulty occurred in the little Church, the result of which was their almost entire destruction. Some were expelled, others withdrew ; and from a Society of about thirty they were reduced to ten or twelve ; so that in 1828 the Methodists were but a name, and only had preaching at 5 o'clock P. M. on Sunday, and that but once in two weeks. Rev. Henry Hatfield traveled the Circuit at that time. In 1829, Rev. Alden Cooper occasionally met the appointment and with youth- ful zeal preached the word of life, and a few united with the so- ciety. Prayer meetings were held in the school house in the ab- sence of the minister. In 1830, Dr. Chauncey Andrews being in the practice of medicine in the town, secured a place for holding Methodist meetings, and at his own expense fitted up a room in the Academy on the Green and hired a Local Preacher from Mid- dletown by the name of Isham, to preach six Sabbaths, incurring the responsibility of paying him without any orders from the So- 12 90 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ciety or Class. From that time forward Methodist meetings were held regularly on the Sabbath, and the students and Professors from the Wesleyan University at Middletown, supplied the pul- pit. Eev. D. D. Whedon and Joseph Holdich, D. D., of the Professors, Eev. David Patton, then a student, now at the head of the Concord Biblical Institute, and Eev. Osman C. Baker, now one of the Bishops, with many other young men, whose names now stand high on the records of the M. E. Church, ministered to the little flock that worshipped in that " Upper Eoom." The Society and congregation gradually increased until the place be- came too strait for those desiring to worship with the Methodists ; and as several families had removed from North Madison, who were formerly members of the Methodist Church at Black Eock, transferring their membership to this Society, the subject of erect- ing a church building was agitated. Several men of wealth and prominence in the town, among whom was Worthington G. Chaun- cey and his brother William, Henry Lyman, Wedworth Wads- worth, Samuel Parsons, and others giving their influence and as- sistance, the result of which was, the building of the present re- spectable edifice now occupied by the Society. Eev. Moses L. Scudder, then a student in the Wesleyan Uni- versity was preacher in charge, during the building of the church, in the year 1836. In the Autumn of 1837 the Presiding Elder of the District sent the Eev. Walter W. Brewer to take charge of the'Society, and on the 1st of January, 1838, he commenced a protracted meeting assisted by the Eev. J. S. Arnold, then a student in the Wesleyan University, which was indeed a pro- tracted meeting, continuing day and evening for nearly three months. So great was the religious interest created by these meetings, that the whole community, young and old, flocked to the Church, and were alike convicted by the Spirit and led to embrace the religion of Christ. The fruits of that great revival were alike beneficial to all the churches in the town, many of whom are now worthy members of the Congregational Churches. The larger portion however united with the Methodists, and con- stitute much of the strength of the Church at the present time. The first regular Conference appointment of a minister to this Church was made in the Spring of 1838, at which time the Eev. Harvey Husted was appointed, who remained preacher in charge ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETIES. 91 two years. Since which time annual appointments have been made in the following order : In 1840, the Eev. Salmon C. Per- ry. In 1841, Rev. Orrin Howard, who remaining but a few months, the Eev. Luke Hitchcock supplied for the year. In 1842, Rev. McKendree Bangs. In 1843 and 4, Rev. William C. Hoyt. During his pastorate the Congregational Church was burned, de- stroying the bell attached to it. Through the personal efforts of Mr. Hoyt, the M. E. Church was provided with the bell now in use. In 1845, Rev. Nathaniel Kellogg. In 1846 and 7, Rev. Aaron Hill. In 1848 and 9, Rev. John E. Searles. In 1850 and 1, Rev. William Lawrence. In 1852 and 3, Rev. George S. Hare. In 1854, Rev. George A. Hubbell. In 1855 and 6, Rev. George Stillman. In 1857 and 8, Rev. R. H. Loomis. During his min- istration the Church in common with most of the churches of the ]and shared in a gracious outpouring of the Holy Spirit. In 1859 and 60, Rev. J. W. Leek. In 1861 and 2, Rev. Levi P. Perry. In 1863, Rev. Horatio N. Weed. In 1864, Rev. Edwin Warriner. In 1865, Rev. Isaac Sanford. Thus from a feeble beginning with a membership of less than fifteen, and extending through a period of only fifty years, the Church has increased to its present number, of over two hundred, unencumbered by debt and contributing to the various religious and benevolent objects at home and abroad, an annual amount of not less than nine hundred and fifty dollars. In numbers, character, and wealth, it occupies at the present time an honorable position in the community, her members shar- ing equally with her sister churches in the business and offices of the town. Her success under the Divine Guidance has been the result of an ardent attachment to the peculiar doctrines and discipline of the Church, and the zealous and united labors of her members in the great work of evangelizing the world. CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, DURHAM. A parish, in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church appears to have been, organized in Durham as early as 1802. It was never, however, placed under the charge of a resident Rec- tor, and never seems to have reached any permanent existence. It was represented by a lay-delegate in five Conventions of the 92 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Diocese of Connecticut, those namely, of 1804, 1805, 1806, 1809, and 1819. It is mentioned, in 1818, as forming with Middletown and Berlin one Cure, then vacant. In 1818, the Rev. D. Bur- haus, who is called " Rector of Church, Durham,'' reports 35 families, 9 baptisms, and 2 funerals. And on two occasions afterwards, Missionaries of the Christian Knowledge Society re- port services at Durham, and collections for the Society. In 1848, the Rev. Frederick Sill, who was ordained Deacon June 12th, 1849, began public services in Durham, according to the rites of the Protestant Episcopal Church. These services were continued for about a year. No parish was organized ; though Mr. Sill reports ten baptisms, and two funerals in 1850 and 1851. In 1859, some of the students of the Berkeley Divinity School, at Middletown, began to officiate as Lay-Readers, in Durham, un- der the direction of Bishop Williams ; and since that time servi- ces have been uninterruptedly continued. On the 28th of June, 1862, the Bishop laid the corner stone of a neat and commodi- ous church, which was consecrated by him, as the Church of the Epiphany, Jan. 29th, 1863. In Easter week following, the par- ish was organized, and received into union with the Diocese in the Convention which sat in June of that year. CHAPTER VI. MEETING HOUSES. First Meeting House. — "On the 17th of November, 1709, "The Town by voate did agree that ye place to build the Meeting-House upon should be upon the place commonly ac- counted for the Meeting-house Green, which green lyeth between Mr. Chauncey's home lot and Samuel Camp's home lot." " At the same Town meeting the Town by* voate did enact and agree that they would build a meeting house forty feet square, with a flat Ruff, and Turritt, and to be twenty feet between joynts." MEETINGHOUSES. 93 " At the same meeting the Town made choyse of William Seward, Samuel Parsons and James Wadsworth, to be their committee to take care of building of the sd iVleeting- House, that is to say, the framing and covering of said House as cheap as may be for the Town's advantage." " At the same meeting the Town by voate made choyce of Serj. John Sutliff to go to Guilford, Killingworth and else- where to gather what money ye Gentlemen that have farms within this Town will contribute towards the building of the Meeting- House. " "At a meeting Dec. 25, 1711, the Town by voate did enact and agree, that ye pulpit be built the next summer or sooner, if may be, the £5 given by Mr. Chauncey towards the building of the pulpit to be improved thereon, so far as it will go." This meeting-house was located on the " Meeting-House Green," on the crown of the hill in what is now the grave yard, about where stand the monuments of Edward P. Camp and Samuel Parsons. The site was an admirable one, where the House would be a conspicuous object in the landscape, and where it would afford a distinct view of the eastern and the western hills. In 1723 it was ordered by the Town " that the pulpit should be new-built, and a comely canopy to cover it." seating the meeting-house. " At a Town meeting, Durham, Oct. 8, 1714, voated by the Town, that the meeting-house should be seated ; and also the Town by voate made choyse of James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward, Jun., Nathaniel Sutliff, William Seward and Henry Crane to be a committee to seate sd house, and for in- structions to sd committee, the Town by voate ordered sd com- mittee' to seate all the inhabitants of this Town that are free holders therein, and are in the general list of estates ; and in their so doing that the sd committee should have respect to the age of persons, and to the whole charge in general that hath been laid out or expended upon the Meeting-House ; and also to the places that any persons do sustain, both civil and military." It would seem to us, in these times, that it would be a diffi- cult task for the committee to follow the instructions of the town in seating the House. They were enjoined to have respect 94 HISTORY OF DURHAM. to age, to the amount of the contributions furnished by the sev- eral tax payers ; and to their official rank. But in those times, and indeed down to my own remembrance, clergymen and pri- vate Christians were accustomed to pray that all might perform their relative duties as " superiors, inferiors and equals," " to give honor when honor is due." It seemed reasonable to them that the aged, and those who were taxed largely in comparison with others, and those who had an official rank should have better seats than others. The doctrine of human equality had not made much progress. The inhabitants continued to worship in this house twenty years, when they had increased so much in numbers that a new church became necessary. THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE. " At a Town meeting Dec. 31, 1734, the Town by a major vote did enact and agree that the new Meeting-House, agreed to be set up in this Town shall be sixtie-four feet in length, and forty-four in breadth, and twenty-five feet in height between joints." It was finished in 1737. "Monday, May 10, 1736, the Town before, by agreement be- ing divided into two parts, the southern part of the town began to raise the Meeting-House ; on the next day the northern part of the Town went on with the raising; and on Wednesday the Town generally met, and completed the raising of said House — part of Monday it rained, and beat off the raisers, so that this said House was raised in less than three days." "February 15, 1737-8, the above named Meeting-House being finished excepting the hanging of the windows, and some small trifles of trimming off the work, we had a lecture on sd day, there being a large concourse of people from the neighboring Towns, the House much crowded, and Mr. Chauncey preached from Haggai 2 : 9th verse." The first meeting-house was raised in April, 1710, and pulled down in the spring of the year 1738. What were the reasons for changing the location does not appear. The precise spot where the new house was placed was probably determined by the building committe, as in the case of the other house, whether wisely or not. The records show that the town was MEETING HOUSES. 95 consulted about the location. It was erected on the north-east corner of the present green, in a range with the road running east. It was built in the common style of the times with nar- row windows, the posts and other timbers projecting from the walls. The pulpit had some decorations, besides its sounding board, and hour-glass which the speaker often turned when he commenced his sermon. The pulpit stairs were on the Sabbath decorated with boys who could not conveniently find seats with their parents, and who were too young to be sent up into the gallery. There was a Deacon's Seat under and in front of the pulpit, where, in my own recollection, sat Deacon Johnson and Deacon Parmelee, with their solemn and cheerful faces, gazed at by the whole congregation, inspiring awe and respect, especially in the young. There were the galleries on three sides of the house, in which sat the young people, and one or more tything men. On the West side were the Bass singers ; on the South fronting the pulpit were the Tenor and Counter singers ; on the East were Treble singers, often the flower of Durham. The pews were fitted up with small swing tables, for taking notes of the sermon, or supporting the elbows. The practice of taking notes had nearly disappeared before my remembrance. The pews were square ; and consequently a portion of the audience sat with their backs to the preacher. Hence arose the practice of rising during the sermon on the part of some of the men, which at once enabled them to see the minister, and relieve themselves from drowsiness or from an uncomfortable posture. This they often did in their shirt sleeves. There they stood with eager 'up- turned eyes gazing at the minister in his lofty pulpit, or at the singers as they made the house ring with their strong voices, and animated melody. The women in the pews, solaced them- selves, successively in the season, with caraway, dill and fennel, giving a sprig of it to a sleepy child, or hospitably offering a bunch of it to a stranger. Dec. 2, 1721, " The Town by their voate ordered the Select men to have some suitable person to beate a drum upon the Town charge, upon the Sabbaths, and other public meetings." THE THIRD MEETING HOUSE. On the 17th of July, 1835, the corner stone of the third Meeting-house was laid, just a century after the building of the 96 HISTORY OF DURHAM. second House was commenced. The address on the occasion was delivered by Eev. David Smith, D. D. It was erected on the site where now stands the South Congregational Church. Its size was sixty feet by forty. This building was consumed by fire November 28, 1844. The corner stone of the present M. E. Church was laid July 1st, 183G. The address was by Rev. Joseph Holdich, D. D. The dedication service was Jan. 7, 1837. The sermon was by the Rev. Wilbur Fisk; D. D., president of the Wesleyan Uni- versity. The original cost of the building was about $4000. The first Trustees were Dr. Chauncey Andrews, "Curtis C. Camp, Zebulon Hale, L. W. Leach, Enos Rogers, Timothy El- liott, and Henry M. Coe. Alterations and repairs have since been made, and the church is now valued at $5000. The pres- ent Trustees, Jan. 7th, 1866, are Wm. H. Walkley, Alvin P., Roberts, Charles I. Haj^wood, Alexander Camp, Asa Fowler Phineas Robinson, Edward A. Thayer, Judson E. Francis and Henry Page. The North Congregational Church was dedicated in June, 1847. The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Merrill Richard- son from the 77th psalm, 13. "Thy way, oh God, is in the Sanctuary." The South Congregational Church was dedicated December 29, 1849. The Dedication Sermon was preached by Rev. Wil- liam C. Fowler. It may not be out of place to say that the two Congrega- tional and the Methodist Churches have lately been repaired and are in good order. The Episcopal Church has been so recently built that it needs no repairs. STABLES OR SHEDS ON THE GREEN. Dec. 5, 1718, "Resolved by voate by the Town that all per- sons being inhabitants of the Town may have libertie to build stables for horses on the Meeting-House Green ; always provided that the place be first measured out and assigned to them by the Select Men before any such stable be erected on the green." SABBATH DAY HOUSES. "Dec. 1721, The Town by their major voate gave liberty to Deacon William Seward, Serj. Joel Parmely, John Seaward, MEETING HOUSES. 97 Stephen Hickox and James Morris to build houses on the edge of the Meeting-House Green adjoyning Mr. Camp's North line, to be for the entertainment of sd persons andfamilys on Sabbath and other public days ; and the Select men are to lay out conven- ient places for sd persons to build sd houses upon. This meeting is adjourned untill Friday next at sunset, at Thomas Stanley's house." Mr. Stanley kept a public house at this time. These houses were from twenty to twenty -five feet in length, and from ten to twelve feet in breadth, and one story high with a chimney in the middle dividing the whole space into two rooms with a partition between them, for the accommodation of two families, who united in building the house. The furniture con- sisted of a few chairs, a table, plates and dishes ; some iron uten- sil, it may be, for warming food which had been cooked. Be- sides the Bible, there was sometimes a book on experimental re- ligion, like Baxter's Saints' Eest, or Allein's Alarm. On the morning of the Sabbath the mother of the family with provident care, put up her store of comforts for -the dinner, substantial or slight fare as most convenient, a bottle of cider almost of course. The family then set off from their home in a large two horse i sleigh, or on saddles and pillions. They stopped at the Sabbath- day house, kindled a blazing fire, and then went forth " to shiver in the cold during the morning Services." At noon they hurried back to their warm room. After they had taken their meal and by turns drank from the pewter mug, thanks were returned. Then the sermon came under review, from the notes taken by the father of the family, or a chapter was read from the Bible, or a paragraph from some favorite author, the service concluding with prayer or singing. After again visiting the sanctuary, the family would return to the Sabbath-day house if the cold was severe, before they sought their home. The fire was then ex- tinguished, the door was locked, and the house remained undis- turbed during the week. In time the custom of repairing to these houses changed ; the houses themselves became dilapidated or furnished a refuge for the poor. They were better suited to those times when so much was thought of private family religion, than they would be to ours, when religion has become more of a public and social con- 13 98 HISTORY OF DURHAM. cei'D. The last Sabbath-day house which T remember, stood on the land owned by the first minister. It was occupied by John King, a Hessian deserter from the British army. It was owned by one of the Nortons. The present writer can recollect as many as half a dozon of these houses. They grew up out of the type of religion which existed at that time. It was a family religion, rather than a public one. PEST HOUSE. "April 14, 1760. The Town resolved by a major vote that some House be forthwith built and erected in some suitable place, for the reception of such persons as shall be taken with infectious diseases." A committee was chosen to carry that vote into exe- cution. This committee made their report Dec. 4, 1760, "that they had built the house according to the direction of the Town." This house was used for a number of years to receive persons taken with small pox, as well as for those inoculated. It was built on the Town lot, so called to this day, which lies north of Parke's Ledges, and northwest from Pisgah. There are several graves there with head stones to mark the spot where some of the victims of the disease were buried. The terror inspired by the small pox can hardly be understood in these times when vaccination has been substituted for the original disease. The subjects of it were banished from the abodes of men while liv- ing, and from the public grave yards when dead. The trees are growing up around these graves and striking their roots into them, as these tenants lie "in this neglected spot." But though unvisited as they lie under the forest trees, and unthought of by men, God will remember them and take care of their dust, as precious in his sight. Though, in that retired place, they will hear the voice of the Arch Angel and the trump of God, and will rise up as promptly as those who lie under marble monu- ments in the most popular grave yard. I have just visited the spot. The remnant of a cellar and of a chimney are there. The well is there. Five grave marks are there. One stone has the following inscription : "Timothy Hall died July 17, 1775, aged 50." In the "South West Side" near the Nathan Camp house, are three graves of victims of the same disease ; John Jones, who died of the small pox, Nov. 25, 1759, in the 47th year of his age ; MEETING HOUSES. 99 Hannah Jones, who died of the small pox, Dec. 4, 1759, in the 42d year of her age. Sarah, daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Han- nah Jones, Nov. 28, 1759, in her tenth year. In the year 1795, the steeple of the second church was built. The following story was current when I was young : Mr. Jesse Austin was painting the steeple, on a long ladder. The ladder fell ; he was not only not injured, but he carried the paint pot, through the quarter of a circle which he described in falling, without spilling the paint. On the 15th of December, 1793, at a Town Meeting, voted that the bell in the steeple, shall be rung on each day excepting Sab- baths at sunrise in the morning, at 12 o'clock in the day time, and at 9 o'clock at the night ; and on the Sabbath an hour before the beginning of the exercise, and at the opening of Town and Free- man's meeting, and also in the night season when it shall so hap- pen that any building be on fire. This bell was presented to the town by Mr. Elias Camp. The practice of ringing the bell at these hours, contributed to give regularity to household arrangements throughout the town. That bell at that time uttered a distinct voice, with a distinct meaning, to earnest listeners. It meant that all that were not up with the lark, should be up with the sun. It meant that the weary laborer in the field at mid-day should hasten home to his smoking board, ready to receive and refresh him. It meant that the evening visitors should hasten home to family prayers, and to sleep the sweet sleep of the laboring man with unbarred doors, and unshuttered windows, ready to receive his neighbor, or the sun. SINGING SCHOOLS. Before the year 1727 it appears that very little attention was paid to the art of singing. Those who sang in the House of God on the Sabbath, may have sung with the spirit, but not with the understanding. They learned the tunes by the ear and not from the notes. At that time Rev. Mr. Chauncey prepared a pamph- let, which was afterwards published, entitled " Regular singing defended and proved to be the only true way of singing the songs of the Lord." By "regular singing" he meant singing by rule. With reference to this, the General Association of Connecticut 100 HISTORY OF DURHAM. passed the following : "At a General Association at Hartford, May 12, 1727. This Association having heard the Eev. Mr. Chauncey's Arguments for Kegular Singing, do approve of them and vote them to be printed ; Kecommending them to the pub- lick and hoping they may be of usefulness. As Attest, Tim- othy Woodbridge, Moderator." The question stated by him is " Whether in singing the songs of the Lord, we ought to proceed by a certain Eule, or to do it in any Loose, Irregular way, that this or that people have accustomed themselves unto?" The "arguments" in favor of " regular singing, as the only true way of singing," he states with logical accuracy and convincing power. In the course of his remarks he states that " the difference among towns in singing is very great, scarcely any two towns sing perfectly alike ; and yet each town or person asserts they are in the right, and their neighbor is in the wrong." The following he says are the objections made to regular sing- ing : " Objection 1. This practice leads to the Church of England and will bring in organs. Objection 2. The very original of this way was from the Papists. Objection 3. The way of singing we use in this country is more solemn, and therefore much more suitable and becoming. Objection 4. It looks very un- likely to be the right way because young people fall into it. Ob- jection 5. It is the cause of sore and bitter contentions." These objections he answers in a very satisfactory manner. This pamphlet of fifty-four pages, published in 1728, must have had great influence in correcting the false taste and the loose practice not only in Durham but elsewhere. The argumentation was conclusive. It settled the question. Before this, each singer seemed, in a certain sense, to sing his own tune though he sang with others ; just as a certain dancer who did not keep step to the music pleasantly said, " I always dance to my own tune." In the first Meeting House it does not appear that any special accommodation was made for the singers. But in the second Meeting House they occupied the front slips on three sides of the Gallery. In this house for a hundred years singing was prac- ticed as an art. It was taught as an art probably before the con- gregation left the first house, in singing schools, and it has con- MEETING HOUSES. 101 tinued thus to be taught ever since, with more or less success. These singing schools were formerly popular with the young people. Besides furnishing them with instruction they furnished pleasant occasions for intercourse. A chorister regularly appointed, named the tune after the psalm was read, sounded his pitch pipe, and uttered two or three notes immediately after. When he rose, the singers, forty or fifty sometimes in number, rose on the three sides of the house, and sang generally with great animation. Sometimes there was a break-down, and then there was a good natured smile on the faces of the congregation. For a long time there was an inherited dis- like of instrumental music. A certain man in my own recol- lection, would go to the south door of the Meeting House and inquire, "Is the great fiddle there?" On being told that it (the Bass Viol) was there, he would depart to his home. He was not willing to be present where there was such a " Dagon." THE BURIAL GROUND. The old Burying Ground, so called, which was given by the proprietors, was the only burying ground in the town until 1822, when the new one was laid out. The old burying ground was formerly much frequented. I have collected from it a number of striking epitaphs. But instead of printing them, I intro- duce the words of Holmes. " Go where the ancient pathway guides, See where our sires laid down Their smiling babes, their cherished brides, The patriarchs of the town ; Hast thou a tear for buried love ? A sigh for transient power ? All that a century left above, Go read it in an hour." 102 HISTORY OF DURHAM, CHAPTEE VII. EDUCATION. COMMON SCHOOLS. As in Connecticut generally the School Master has not been far off when the Minister has been settled, and the School House has been side by side with the Church, so in Durham, the very year that the first Minister was ordained, the town authorized the Selectmen to engage a School Master for six months, and soon after the Meeting House was finished, the Town appointed a Committee to build a School House on the Green. But one school appears to have been kept until December, 1737, when the people on the west side of Coginchaug swamp were allowed to have a School. One was set up soon after at the North end of the Town. " At a Town meeting on the 25th of December, 1711, the Town by voate made choyse of the selectmen, who are now chosen, to hire a school-master as soon as may be (or the space of half a year) for the advantage of the children in the Town, that they may be instructed, to Write and Read, and the sd school-master to be paid as the law directs." " At a Town meeting in Durham October 8, 1722. The town by their Major voate did agree to build a school-house, to be in length twentie six feet and in breadth eighteen feet, to be set upon the meeting-house Green ; and the Town by their Major Voate made choyse of Ensign Joseph Coe, Serj. Joseph Seaward, and Noah Lyman to be their committee to pitch upon the particular spot, where sd house should be sett, and also to sett up and finish sd house and chimley with all convenient speed." I have understood that the primer, and the psalter, were for a time, the only reading books in the school. Afterwards the New Testament was introduced. Later, Dilworth's spelling book was used, and afterwards Webster's and his Third part. From the settlement of the Town to the year 1741 it appears that one half of the expense of the Schools was defrayed from the Town Treasury, and the other half was assessed on the pupils. EDUCATION. 103 Iii 1741 the General Assembly granted to the Town of Dur- ham a certain sum derived from the Sale of five Townships of land. In 1765, certain sums of money from the excise on spirits, were appropriated to schooling, amounting to £30,14,4. These two sums now amount to $739.42, the interest upon which has been annually applied to schooling down to the present time. This is called the common bond money. In 1775, Ebenezer Robinson deeded to Elihu Chauncey and his heirs in trust, a piece of land five rods square, on the " Cor- ner of his Green lot," for any of the inhabitants to build a school house. The Centre School House now stands upon this ground. In 1780, Ebenezer Robinson, willed to the Town of Durham, about three acres of land for a Burying Ground, the profits of which were to be applied to the centre school, both before and after it shall be used for a Burying Ground. At the same time said Robinson willed to the inhabitants of the Town of Durham £100 lawful money for a school to be kept at the centre school house eleven months in the year. In 1787 a portion of the donation, namely £39, was vested in Ohio lands. These lands were sold and the Report of the selling committee was made 1835, that the avails in their hands amounted to $892. This added to the other portions of the £100 makes the sum of $1152.18 the interest on which, $69.13, has been ap- plied to the Centre School agreeably to the will. The third source from which money is received for schooling is the state appropriation, on the first of October about $147.00, on the first of March $314.00. There is also received on the first of October annually from the Town deposite fund $171.90. The aforesaid moneys, in all $746.39, are annually divided on the scholars between the age of four and sixteen, amounting to about three hundred and twenty. Select Schools have been kept in Durham from time to time in private houses, or in the Academy on the Green, and in the Acad- emy in the north part of the town. THE BOOK COMPANY. The Book Company of Durham was instituted on the 30th day of October, Anno Domini 1733. This it is supposed, was the 104 HISTORY OF DURHAM. first established in the colony. The original founders were namely, Col. Elihu Chauncey, Capt. Nathaniel Sutlief, Mr. Huit Strong, Mr. Samuel Seaward, Capt. Ebenezer Guernsey, Lieut. Nathaniel Seaward, Mr. Thomas Eobinson, and Capt. Robert Fairchild. The formation of the company was by the following agreement' made and subscribed by the founders and afterwards by their associates. Articles of the Book Company of Durham, Oct. 30, 1733. " Forasmuch as the subscribers hereof, being desirous to improve our leisure hours, in enriching our minds in useful and profitable knowledge by reading, do find ourselves unable to so do, for the want of suitable and proper books. Therefore, that we may be the better able to furnish ourselves with a suitable, and proper collection of books for the above said end, we do each of us unite together, and agree to be coparcenors in company together by the name of The ' Book Company of Durham,' 'united to buy books, and we do agree and covenant with each other ; and it is hereby covenanted and agreed upon, by each of us, the subscribers hereof, that we ourselves and successors will be in future a society or company of coparcenors united for said end, viz. to buy books, and we will each of us so often as we shall agree by our major vote, bear our equal parts in advancing any sum or sums of money at any time as a common stock to be laid out for such books, as shall be agreed upon by the major vote of the company, to en- large our Library, and in pursuance of said design, we have each of us put into one stock the sum of twenty shillings, which is already laid out according to our Direction in purchasing books, which books shall be kept as a common stock Literary for the use of said compan}", by some meet person, whom we shall choose, each member having one equal right in said Library, and the use of the same under such regulations, as we shall agree upon." In addition to this were sixty by-laws, carefully and j udiciously drawn up, which with the preamble was signed on the 30th of October, Anno Domini 1733, in the seventh reign of our sove- reign Lord George second, King, &c. In the order of subscrip- tion, the following names are signed." 1. Elihu Chauncey, 2. Nathaniel Sutliff, 3. Huit Strong, 4. Sam- uel Seaward, 5. Joseph Sanford, 6. Ebenezer Guernsey, 7. Na- thaniel Seaward, 8. Thomas Robinson, 9. Robert Fairchild, 10. EDUCATION.* 105 Azariah Beach, 11. Ezra Baldwin, 12. John Parmalee, 13. Will- iam Johnson, 14. Samuel Fairchild, 15. James Curtis, Jun, 16. John Camp, Jun., 17. Job Wheeler, 18. Moses Parsons, 19. Itha- mar Parsons, 20. Richard Spelman, 21. Abel Beach, 22. Joseph Coe, 23. Daniel Merwin, Jun, 24. John Camp 2d, 25. Bryan Ros- seter. In 1747, new by-laws, and articles of agrement were made, and new names were added, among which were, Israel Burrit, Noah Lyman, Thomas Lyman, Israel Camp, Benjamin Wells, Abraham Bartlet, and Elnathan Chauncey as possessing the right of Robert Fairchild. Col. Chauncey continued to be clerk and library keeper until 1782, when he resigned the office and Mr. Bridgman Guernsey was elected to that office. The number of rights at that time was sixty-three. A standing Committee on the Library was appointed, namely, Rev. Elizur Goodrich, Capt. Elnathan Chauncey, Mr. Benjamin Picket and Mr. Thomas Lyman. In January, 1787, Mr. Lemuel Guernsey was appointed Libra- rian in place of Bridgman Guernsey, resigned. Nov. 25, 1788. The New Library Company was formed in connection with the old. A new constitution was formed under which Rev. Elizur Goodrich was chosen clerk, Elnathan Chaun- cey, Librarian ; General James Wadsworth, the Rev. Elizur Goodrich, Mr. Thomas Lyman, Capt, Medad Strong and Mr. John Curtis, Jun., were chosen standing committee. In forming the New Library the rights of the Old were carefully respected, and half the money received for the purchase of books was appropriated to the Old Library. Dec. 1, 1794, Capt. Elnathan Chauncey resigned the office of Librarian, and Gen. James Wadsworth was appointed Librarian. On Death of Rev. Elizur Goodrich, Mr. Elnathan Camp was chosen clerk, Dec. 4, 1797. Dec. 2, 1799, Rev. David Smith was chosen clerk in place of Elnathan Camp, resigned. Dec. 1816, Charles Camp was appointed Librarian. Dec. 1839, Worthington Chauncey was appointed Librarian. Feb. 1856, the Book Company was dissolved, and the books sold at vendue. The Durham Book Company was, as stated to Dr. Goodrich 14 106 HISTORY OF DURHAM. by Col. Chauncey, the first of the kind established in the Colony, though many were established afterwards. It was patronized by President Clapp and the Fellows of Yale College, by Rev. Sam- uel Johnson, D. D., President of King's College, New York, by Dr. Sherlock of London, through Rev. Ichabod Camp. President Stiles was a member of the company. The most intelligent men in the town belonged to it. The number and character of the books reflected honor upon the town. For nearly a century the books were circulated extensively through the town, and being read in the families nourished, for two or three generations, strong men who understood important subjects, in the various elevated branches of human knowledge. It was this Library that helped to make the voice of Durham potent in the Legisla- ture for sixty or eighty years. It was this Library that helped to make the two first clergymen eminent. It was this Library that helped to refine the manners of the people, and which gave their high character to the emigrants from Durham. It was this Library that gave a high character to the schools, and which cre- ated a taste of a liberal education, which for a long time charac- terized the town. But for the last twenty or twenty-five years of its existence it ceased to be attractive to the mass of the people. Newspapers, light reading and party politics, took the place of solid books, so that the Library was neglected, and Durham lost in some de- gree its high standing among the other towns. THE ETHOSIAN LIBRARY. About the time of the formation of the Federal constitution, 1787, a society called the Ethosian, was organized by some of the young men, and middle aged people of Durham and Middlefield. " The object of it was to obtain knowledge, encourage industry, and the moral virtues, and to make good members of society." This it proposed to do by discussing questions, and reading books which it embodied in the Library, for circulation among its members who owned rights in it. In the discussions, and in some of tbe books, there was a good deal of freedom of thought, so much so indeed, that some well meaning men in Durham be- came alarmed. I have never learned that Dr. Goodrich or any of the intelligent and liberal minded men in the town expressed EDUCATION. 107 any apprehension about it. Noah Talcott, afterwards a leading merchant in New York, was the secretary. The society was dis- solved in 1793. The Library company continued to exist, and books for twenty or thirty years were drawn from it by the mem- bers. It was kept at Mr. Bridgman Guernsey's, one of the most respectable men in town, and was afterwards removed to Mr. Thomas Lyman's. I drew books from it not unfrequently, as from the other Library, and with advantage. The discussions in the society were sustained by speakers on both sides of impor- tant questions in morals and religion as in Colleges. Books, too, on both sides of important questions were in the Library, some of which were supposed to be of a dangerous tendency. After party spirit in politics and religion began to run high in Durham and Middlefield, some odium was cast upon the society and the Library, as if they were infidel in their character. Public opinion was divided, as may be seen in the "Report of the case of Joshua Stow vs. Sherman Converse for Libel." Like the other Libraries the books in it long since ceased to be read. When Libraries were in fashion at one period, the boys of six or eight years of age established a library. It was kept at Mr. Gillum's by Anson Gillum. He resided in a house just east of Mrs. Blatchley's house. MEN LIBERALLY EDUCATED. The first who was liberally educated from the town of Dur- ham, was the Rev. William Seward, son of Deacon William Seward and Damaris Seward. He was born July 27, 1712, and received his degree of Bachelor of . Arts in Yale College in the class of 1734. He was ordained at North Killingworth, Jan. 18, 1738, and died 1782, after a ministry of 44 years. Possessing good natural talents, though he spent a portion of his time in manual labor, his acquisitions were respectable. As he preached without notes in the latter part of his life, his sermons may not have possessed all the correctness of written sermons. To all his people he was a father and a friend and from them he received continually the expressions of affection and esteem. And he had abundant reason to rejoice in the belief that the evangelical truth which he loved himself, took effect on the hearts and lives of the people of his charge, who in their turn remembered him with 108 HISTORY OF DURHAM. gratitude as their first minister, as one, too, who was a minister of God for good for many generations. It is understood that all the early graduates from Durham fitted for college with Mr. Chauncey. Maj. Gen. Phinehas Lyman was the son of Noah Lyman and Elizabeth — Lyman of Durham, grand son of Thomas Lyman and Ruth (Baker) Lyman of Northampton, who was widow of Joseph Baker and daughter of William Holten, gr. gr. son of Richard Lyman of Windsor, Conn., and Hepzibah (Ford) Lyman, daughter of Thomas Ford, gr. gr. gr. son of Richard Lyman, emigrant from High Ongar, England, in Rev'd John Elliot's company to Roxbury, Mass., with his wife Sarah. Gen'l Phinehas Lyman was baptized at Durham, March 6th, 1615-16. At Yale College he was one of the Berkley scholars of the class of 1738, and remained at College, and the next year, 1739, he was appointed Tutor. During his Tutorship he studied law — probably with Daniel Edwards, Esq., and was admitted to the Bar. He settled at Sufneld, then a new town, where he kept a law school. He was endowed with great abilities, and soon rose to distinguished eminence in his profession. Sufneld was then reckoned as a part of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lyman was at the head of the bar of Hampshire County. Col. John Wor- thington, of Springfield, and Major Joseph Hawley, of North- ampton, were his pupils. Through the instrumentality of Mr Lyman, Suffield, Enfield and Somers, were removed from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts and transferred to that of Connec- ticut. In 1750, Mr. Lyman was chosen Representative to the General Assembly of Connecticut, and in 1753, Assistant. In 1755, he was appointed Major General and Commander-in-chief of the 5,000 Connecticut forces, and the actual commander of the American forces raised and sent to the Canadian war. In the important battle of Lake George, Sir William Johnson having received a slight wound early retired from the field, and General Lyman not only planned all the strategy of the battle but for five hours overlooked, comprehended and directed, with the con- summate coolness and skill all the varying changes of that event- ful fight, and guided it on to success and victory. For this John- son was made a Baronet and received £5,000, while Lyman, who bore the burthen and heat of the day, and achieved the victory EDUCATION. 109 by his matchless coolness and skill, hardly received an empty fame. Gen. Lyman was also with Lord Amherst at the capture of Crown Point, and in 1758, with Abercrombie and also with. Lord Howe when he was killed. He commanded also the Provincial troops in the expedition to Havanna. He had so high a reputa- tion for wisdom, bravery, integrity, military skill and daring, that he, most unfortunately, was induced by some persons high in office to visit England, in hopes of receiving some reward for the brilliant services which he had rendered his country. He went as the agent of a company styled Military adventurers, to obtain a tract of land on the Mississippi and the Yazoo rivers, which they proposed to colonize. He went confident of success, and danced attendance for many long, weary, unrequited years on the British ministry,w hich put him off from time to time till he learned how disastrous it was for a New England man to seek redress at an English court. He tasted the bitter and ruinous cup to the dregs, and after eleven long years of patient waiting, he returned wasted in health, spirit and fortune and deeply in debt. He returned in 1774 to find all that was beautiful and hopeful when he left for England withered and blasted with an irretrievable ruin. He went down to the territory which he had obtained, broken in health and spirits and ready to die. He reached West Flor- ida, where he ended his days at the beginning of the Kevolu- tionry war, in 1775. See President Dwight's Travels. He married Eleanor D wight, aunt to President Dwight, and daughter of Timothy Dwight, of Northampton, Oct. 7th, 1742. Their children were Phinehas, born Sept. 21, 1743 ; Gamaliel Dwight, April 4, 1745 ; Thaddeus, March 16, 1746 ; Thompson, Nov. 10, 1752, died Aug. 9, 1755 ; Oliver, Jan. 22, 1755; Eleanor, Dec. 13, 1756 ; Experience, Nov., 1758 ; Thompson, Dec. 22, 1760. Phinehas Lyman, who graduated 1763, holding the highest place in social position in his class, was the eldest son of Gen'l Phinehas Lyman of Suffield, Y. C, 1738, and Eleanor (Dwight) Lyman, daughter of Col. Timothy Dwight, of Northampton, Mass. Phinehas Lyman, Jun., was born at Suffield, Sept. 21st, 1743. The history of his father so disastrous in its latter years, is well known. Phinehas Lyman, Jr., while a youth, soon after taking 110 HISTORY OF DURHAM. his first degree at Yale, received a commission in the British army. That commission was given up for the study of the law, which he pursued waveringly under an expectation early en- tertained, that he was to remove to a distant country where he was to enjoy the rewards of the extraordinary services rendered by his father to the Mother Country. This irresolution, increased by long suspense resulting from the protracted absence of his father in England, and the weariness of hope deferred in an ar- dent but irresolute mind, issued in a broken heart and confirmed delirium. He was carried b}^ his father to West Florida, on his return, in hope of recovering his health, but he died soon after he landed in that country ; unmarried, in the year 1775. Nathaniel Chauncey, Esq., second son of the Rev. Na- thaniel Chauncey, born Jan. 26th, 1720, was graduated at Yale College, 1740. He resided at Middletown Upper Houses, where he was much respected as a gentleman of strong good sense, of much general information and strict integrity. He was in the Commission of the Peace when the county was formed, and con- tinued to be so until his death, September 3, 1798, in the 78th year of his age. He married, 1st, Mary Stocking ; 2d, Susan- nah Gilbert. His children by his first wife were, 1st, John Stocking, a Light horseman in the American Army; he was killed by British Cavalry after he had surrendered. 2d. Sarah ; 3d, Mary ; 4th, Abigail ; 5th, Nathaniel, father of Henry Chaun- cey of New York, Michael Chauncey of Hartford, and John Chauncey of Western New York ; 6th, Catharine. Elnathan Chauncey, the third and youngest son of Eev. Nathaniel Chauncey, was born September 10th, 1724. In com- pany with his brother Nathaniel he pursued his studies under his father's instruction, and entered Yale College in 1739. He took his first degree in 1743. He studied Divinity until 1745, when he was licensed to preach the Gospel. He received a call to settle in North Guilford and in some other places, but he de- clined a settlement. His father beginning to feel the infirm- ities of age, requested him to remove to Durham and take care of him, and as an inducement made him generous offers. " From his filial affection he gave up a settlement in his profes- sion," and devoted himself to agriculture. Mr. Chauncey is spoken of as possessing much information, great equanimity of EDUCATION. Ill temper, and gentleness of feeling and fine social qualities. He was a good scholar and an acceptable preacher. He retained his license and preached occasionally until advanced age. Dr. Field remembers that he preached in East Guilford in 1791. He died May 4th, 1796. His wife was Elizabeth, the daughter of Kev. William Wor- thington of Saybrook, and the widow of Col. Samuel Gale. They had four children. 1. Nathaniel William, born September 12th, 1761, died January 29, 1840. 2. Catharine, born August 6th, 1764, was married to Reuben Rose Fowler, the father of the writer ; died April 12th, 1841. 3. Elnathan Elihu died when four years old. 4. Worthington Gallup. Asa Worthington Gale, the son of Mrs. Chauncey, died at Cape Francois, August 14th, 1772, aged about 16. Benjamin Gale, the second son, was in the Battle of Bunker Hill ; commanded a vessel for some years, sail- ing to the West Indies ; was washed overboard in a storm from a ship in which he had taken passage from the East Indies to New York, in 1796 or 7, aged about 39 years. The Rev. Ichabod Camp, son of John Camp, was graduated at Yale College, 1743. He became an Episcopal minister, and divided his labors between Middletown and Wallingford, from 1753 to 1760, when he removed to Louisburg, Virginia. Some years afterwards he was murdered by his son-in-law. He was a man of excellent character and principles. His wife, Mrs. Con- tent Camp, died while he officiated in Middletown, and on a tablet in the church her name was placed. Daniel Lyman, the son of , was born 1722. In college, he was one of the New Light associates of David Brainard, John Cleaveland and others. After taking his degree in 1745, from 1747 to 1752 he was the Steward of Yale College. He studied law and was a magistrate and Representative of New Haven. He was a member of the Common Council. He died at New Haven, Aug., 1788. He married first, June 6th, 1748, Sarah Whiting, daughter of Col. Joseph Whiting of New Haven. She died Aug. 1st, 1751. He married second, June 25th, 1752, Sarah Miles of New Haven ; she died . He married third, Eleanor (Fairchild) Benedict, in 1768. She died March 23d, 1825, aged 95. , Elihu Lyman was graduated at Yale College in 1745. He 112 HISTORY OF DURHAM. was a younger brother of Daniel Lyman the last mentioned, and they pursued their college course together. He was born 1728. He joined his brother at the New Light meetings at the rooms of David Brainard and John Cleveland, during the revival of 1742. He was associated in business with his brother at New Haven, and he lived with him. It is supposed that he also studied law and was in company with his brother. He died unmarried, leaving his brother his sole executor and legatee, at New Haven, August, 1758. Noah Parsons, son of Simeon Parsons, graduated at Yale College, 1747. The following is his epitaph: "In memory of Noah Parsons, A. M. A gentleman of a sprightly mind im- proved by a liberal education at Yale College, at which he was sometime a Tutor. The fair prospects of his youth were soon clouded by disorder of body, which continuing several years, he took a voyage to West India for the recovery of his health, and died at the Island of Hispaniola, May, 1774, in the 37th year of his age. Ebenezer Guernsey graduated in Yale College in 1757, was licensed to preach, and after preaching three months as a candi- date in Pittsfield, Mass., received a call to settle, conditionally. This call he negatived but supplied the pulpit further on proba- tion and was invited a second time to settle. This call he also declined in 1761. He returned to Durham and died in 1763. The following is his epitaph : In memory of Ebenezer Guernsey, A. M. In literary accom- plishments an honor to his education ; constant and cheerful in all duty, benevolent to all mankind, a tender relative and faith- ful friend. After a lingering sickness, in full hope of glory, he died October 24th, 1763, in the 26th year of his age, much be- loved and lamented. Rev. Roger Newton, D. D., was born in Durham, May 23d, A. D., 1737. He was a descendant of the Rev. Roger Newton, minister, first of Farmington and afterwards of Milford, and he inherited the virtues of that excellent man. His parents were Mr. Abner and Mrs. Mary Newton. They were respected for their prudence and piety, and their discreet management of their domestic concerns, and the virtuous education of their children. The subject of this notice was the youngest of five sons. He EDUCATION. 113 received the advantages of a liberal education at Yale College in the class of 1758. His distinguished success in his studies pre- pared him for that long series of labors in which he served Christ and the Church more than fifty years. He was ordained the pastor of the Church and congregation in Greenfield, Mass., on the 13th of November, 1761. He continued in the discharge of the duties of his office with much reputation and to the general acceptance of his people, until a few years be- fore his death, when he was relieved from the more active duties of his profession by a colleague pastor, the Rev. Gamaliel Olds, afterwards a professor in Amherst College. He received the de- gree of Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth College in 1804. In 1762 he was united in marriage with Miss Abigail Hall of Middletown. They had five sons and three daughters. Roger, Isaac 1st, Isaac 2d, Abigail, married Rev. Mr. Lambert, Susannah 1st, Ozias Hall, Susannah 2d, married Proctor Pierce. Dr. New- ton died December 10th, 1816, in the 80th year of his age and the 56th of his ministry. He was a man of uncommon strength of mind and of a pacific disposition, and was much employed as a counselor in cases of difficulty in churches. Few ministers have lived in more harmony with their people or have left behind them a more precious memory than this man of God. See Pan- oplist, Vol. 13. p. 189. Roger Newton, the eldest son of Dr. Newton was a gradu- ate of Yale College in the class of 1785. When a Tutor in that Institution, he fell a victim to the consumption, at the age of twenty-six. From the Oration delivered at his death, by Barna- bas Bidwell, a fellow Tutor, it appears that he was a gentleman of great excellence of character and of great promise in the pro- fession of law which he had chosen. Several excellent people removed from Durham to Greenfield about the time when Dr. Newton was settled. The Hon. Rejoice Newton, of Worcester, Mass., is the descendant of one of these. He was graduated at Dartmouth College, 1807. Another de- scendant of one of the Newton family, was the Hon. Daniel Wells, of Cambridge, Mass. He was Senator in the State Legisla- ture ; and District Attorney for the four western counties. He was Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachu- setts. Another descendant of the same family was the Hon. 15 114 HISTORY OF DURHAM. James Alvord. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College in the class of 1827 ; studied in the Law School in New Haven ; was Senator in the State Legislature ; died while he was a member of Congress elect, in 1838 or 9. He was regarded as a man of great promise. His brother, Daniel Wells Alvord, graduated in Union College, 1835, and is now a lawyer in Greenfield. Jesse Newton, another descendant of an emigrant from Durham, entered Yale College, and died while a member of the Sophomore Class, not far from the year 1820. The emigrants from Durham to Green- field and their descendants, have been the friends of order, edu- cation, and religion. Samuel Johnson took the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Yale College in 1769. In his printed "testimony " signed by his own hand, he states that his parents were members of the Congrega- tional church ; that he studied Theology with Dr. Goodrich and others ; was licensed to preach in Pittsfield, Mass. ; was ordained at New Lebanon, Nov. 1772, and continued pastor of the church there three years and a half; was dismissed and removed to West Stockbridge, where he says he became acquainted with one Talmadge, a shaker ; was pleased with his religion, and joined the shakers in 1780, with his wife, and took his children with them. His wife by her "testimony," which she also signed, was as fully a shaker as he. Of his five children, one died in infancy before they joined the shakers, and one soon after, and three were brought up to be shakers. He died at New Lebanon, May 14th, 1835, aged 91 years and 8 months. Elizabeth, his wife, when 24 years of age was married to Mr. Johnson after he was settled at New Lebanon. She died August 5th, 1829, in the 81st year of her age. These facts were obtained from a letter to Eev. David D. Field, D. D., dated June, 1847, by Eev. Silas Churchill. The Hon. Charles Chauncey, LL. D., son of Col. Elihu Chauncey, was born May 30th, O. S. 1747, and died April 28th, 1823. He early manifested a vigorous and rapid intellect, and intense application to the objects of his pursuit. His native powers were such, that without the advantages of a public edu- cation, he soon came forward to a commanding eminence in his profession. Having studied law, with James Abraham Hillhouse, Esq., he was admitted to the bar in November, 1768. In 1776, he was appointed Attorney for the State of Connecticut ; and in EDUCATION. 115 1789, was placed on the bench of the Superior Court. As an advocate and a Judge, he satisfied the public, that he possessed powers and attainments of no ordinary character. In 1793, he resigned his seat on the bench, and retired from the business of the courts. From this time, he devoted himself, principally, to reading, superintending the education of his family, and giving lectures to a class of students at Law. In testimony of respect for his talents, his acquirements, and his public services, the hon- orary degree of Master of Arts was conferred on him by Yale College in 1777, and the degree of Doctor of Laws by Middlebury College, in 1811. His mind had not been roused to activity, merely by the pressure of business, or the calls of ambition. He was excited to unceasing exertion by an intense ardor which con- tinued with him through life. His thirst for knowledge was un- bounded. Few men have read so extensively ; or with so deep an interest. Scarcely any department of literature, of history, of civil policy, or of theology escaped his attention. The rich furniture of his mind, was manifest to all those who had the op- portunity of hearing him converse. In legal science, his inves- tigations were profound and original. He did not content him- self with treasuring up a confused mass of forms and precedents. The practice of the law, he delighted to reduce to the invariable principles of justice. The relations and connections of these, he traced in his lectures, with a kind of professional enthusiasm. This awakened the interest of his pupils ; among whom are numbered some of our ablest advocates and statesmen. On po- litical subjects, he had enlarged and liberal views. While he considered all rightful authority as proceeding from the people ; he saw the necessity of checks and balances, to give stability to government. But that in which he felt his own highest interests and those of his fellow men, to be involved, was religion. His intellectual endowments which were of so high an order, he believed to be given by his Creator, for high and holy purposes ; to be employed in obedience to the divine commands. He had long been direct- ing his views to that invisible state upon which he has now en- tered. But he did not consider his own unassisted understand- ing, as a sufficient guide, in preparing for the retributions of eter- nity. He sought for the light, which neither learning nor philos- 116 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ophy can bestow. He looked for a revelation from heaven, and he believed that he fonnd this revelation, in the volume which claims to be a message from God. In so momentous a concern, he was not satisfied to rest upon the opinions of others. He examined the evidences of Christianity for himself. He consult- ed the records of antiquity. He weighed the cavils of unbe- lievers, with the arguments which are adduced, in support of the scriptures. The result of his investigations, was a settled con- viction, that the Bible is indeed the word of God. But he did not confine his attention to the outworks of Chris- tianity. He was sensible that he was bound to inquire, not only whether God has made a revelation ; but what he has revealed. Though he had read, extensively, the works of able theologians, he was not disposed to call any man master. The tenets which he believed to be of the greatest importance, and the most clearly supported by scripture, were those in which the great body of protestant churches, are nearly agreed. Nor did he think it suf- ficient, to hold a system of speculative opinions merely. He knew that religion was intended, not only to enlighten the under- standing but to influence the heart, and appear in the life. He early made a public profession of his faith, and as he advanced in years, the effect of religious considerations, on his feelings, appeared to be more and more happy; inspiring him with grate- ful recollections of the past, and serene anticipations of the fu- ture. After he had reviewed, in his last sickness, with deep emotion, the kindness of Providence to himself and his family, the slumber of death came upon him gradually and gently, like the repose of the night, upon him who has faithfully performed and finished the labors of the day. His wife, Abigal Darling, daughter of Thomas Darling of New Haven, was born November 9th, 1746; died December 21th, 1818. They had five children. Charles Chauncey, LL. D ; Elihu Chauncey, Esq. ; Nathaniel Chauncey, Esq. ; Sarah Chaun- cey, who was married to W. W. Woolsey, Esq., the father of President Woolsey ; and Abigail Chauncey, who died many years since. His three sons were graduates of Yale College. From President Day's obituary notice, Christian Spectator, Vol. 5, 336 p. Samuel Seward was graduated at Yale College 1762. The following is his epitaph : EDUCATION. 117 " Mr. Samuel Seward, a gentleman of a liberal education and polite accomplishments, a kind relative, in friendship sincere, dear to his acquaintances, and benevolent to mankind, having acted an honorable part, in the instruction of youth, departed this life in the midst of public usefulness, on the 13 day of June, 1773, in the 33 year of his age. Hope humbly then on trembling pinions soar, Wait the great teacher death and God adore." Hon. Chauncey Goodrich was the eldest child of Dr. Good- rich and was born at Durham, 1759. He was educated at Yale College of which he became a member in 1772, at the early age of thirteen; and although the youngest, it is recorded of him that "he shone foremost among his contemporaries." In 1779, he was chosen Tutor of the College, in which office he greatly endeared himself to his pupils, who in after years could well attest to the benefit of his able instructions. He left College for the Bar ; fixing his residence in Hartford, where the advantages of protracted study in the University were strikingly exemplified in his early becoming eminent as a Counsellor and Advocate. In 1793, he represented the town of Hartford in the Legislature of the State. The following year he was elected representative to the Congress of the United States, which office he continued to hold till 1800. The history of those times is well known. It was a period of turbulence and excitement ; when great wisdom and prudence were needful in the councils of the nation. To what ends the energies of his mind were directed, and what sta- tion he held in the deliberative assembly of his country, the Jour- nal of Debates sufficiently discloses. On retiring from Congress he resumed his profession, which for several years he pursued with great industry and reputation. Few men possessed a more thorough knowledge of jurisprudence, and seldom if ever did a practitioner of the Bar, hold justice, truth, and integrity in higher estimation, or exert a happier influ- ence to exact and improve the legal profession. In these respects he was a model. That was a high enconium, which was passed upon him some time after his decease. " His judgment was so guided by rectitude," said one who well knew him, "that of all men living he was perhaps the only one to whom his worst enemy (if enemy he had) would confide the decision of a controversy sooner than to his best friend." In 1802, he was chosen an As- 118 HISTORY OF DURHAM. sistant Counselor of the State, which office he retained until 1807 ; in which year, he was elected to the Senate of the United States. This was the station for which his learning, his wisdom, his po- litical sagacity and integrity peculiarly fitted him. " By his mod- eration he checked the presumption of party power ; the integrity of his soul gave efficacy to the powers of his understanding ; while the amenity of his manners bowed the stubbornness of po- litical will." Honored is that State which honors and exalts such men to public office. In 1812, he accepted the Mayoralty of the city of Hartford ; and the following year, having been elected Lieutenant Governor of his native State, he resigned his seat in the Senate of the Uni- ted States. The two last named offices he sustained at the time of his death. In the conjugal relation he was twice respectably connected, but those endearing ties were as often early broken. His death occurred on Friday the 18th of August, 1815, and was the consequence of an affection of the heart under which he had been laboring for several months. On the day of his death, however, he rode and walked — " cheerful, dignified, wise and ex- alted in character, as at any period of his worthy life." On his return from a ride of several miles he retired to his room, soon after which he expressed a feeling of faintness, and expired with a single groan. He was a firm believer in the truth and value of the Christian Religion. " Reasons of a peculiar nature," said the late venera- ble Dr. Strong in a discourse delivered on the occasion of his in- terment, " prevented him from making a public profession of his faith. These objections, however, were at length removed, and he died while an applicant for Christian privileges in the church" under the pastoral care of the above eminent divine. To the importance of vital piety, and to the value of the atoning sacrifice by Jesus Christ he bore full and solemn testimony. "A moral life, of itself," said he, "is nothing for the salvation of the soul. I have lived a moral life in the estimation of the world but in the sight of a holy God I feel myself to be full of moral defilement. If there were not an atonement I must be condemned and miser- able forever. Here my hope is staid. Sometimes a sense of my own imperfections sinks my spirits but generally I have a hope EDUCATION. 119 that supports me ; at times I have rejoiced in God without fear and wished only to be in his hands and serve him." The Hon. Daniel Lyman, the son of Thomas Lyman and grandson of Deacon Thomas Lyman, and the brother of the late Thomas Lyman, was graduated in Yale College in the year 1776. In 1775, he with the class, or a large part of it, excited by the intelligence of the battle of Lexington, marched to Cambridge. Soon after his arrival an expedition was set on foot to take pos- session of Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and St. Johns. He re- ceived the commission of Captain for the occasion, and accom- panied Arnold and Ethan Allen in the enterprise, which proved ' successful. After this, he returned to New Haven to finish his collegiate course. With Chauncey Goodrich, his classmate, he received the Berkley bounty, which in this instance was divided between equals. In 1776 he received the appointment of Brigade Major. In the campaign he was engaged in an action in White Plains, in which his horse was killed under him. In the Spring of 1777, he was appointed Captain in Colonel Lee's regiment, one of the sixteen Congress regiments which served during the war. In the Spring of 1778, he was invited by General Heath to join his family as Aid, which invitation he accepted In the Spring i of 1778, he also received the appointment of Adjutant General of the Eastern Department. On the arrival of the French troops at Rhode Island, General Heath was ordered to receive Count Rochambeau. Colonel Lyman was dispatched on board the ship of the Admiral to welcome the gallant strangers to our shores. He had the gratification of being the first American officer who visited that ship and of being there received with the strongest demonstrations of regard. After the treason of Arnold, General Heath was ordered to the North River where Colonel Lyman re- mained with him during the war. Colonel Lyman commenced the practice of law in Newport, R. I., in which State he resided through a long and useful life. He sustained the character of an able advocate, and of a firm, intelligent, and high minded man. He was three years on the bench of the Superior Court. He retired from the practice of law many years before his death. He spent the latter part of his life at a pleasant seat, near Providence, where his youngest son, Henry B. Lyman resides. His wife was Mary Walton, by whom 120 HISTORY OF DURHAM. lie had thirteen children, four sons and nine daughters. One of his daughters is the wife of Benjamin Hazard, another of Gov- ernor Arnold. In private life his deportment was the admiration of all who knew him. His sufferings in his last sickness he bore with the firmness of a soldier and the resignation of a Christian. He died on the 16th of October, 1830, in the 75th year of his age. Hon. Elizur Goodrich, LL. D., the second son of Dr. Good- . rich, was born on the 24th of March, 1761. At the age of four- teen he entered college, and completed his academical education in 1779. Soon after, he received the appointment of Tutor, in which office he continued two years, and then entered upon the profession of law at New Haven, which has since continued the place of his residence. Mr. Goodrich enjoyed the public confidence through a long life ; and few upon whom office has been bestowed have sustained its honors and responsibilities with greater credit, or with more uniform fidelity. His knowledge is of the most useful, because of the most practical character. He successively held the office of Collector of the Port of New Haven — of representative in Congress — of Assistant Counselor of his native State — of Judge of the County Court — and of Mayor of the city of his residence. For several years he was a Fellow of Yale College ; also Pro- fessor of Law, and the able and efficient Secretary of the Corpo- ration of that Institution. Mr. Goodrich was united in marriage with Miss Nancy W. Allen of Great Barrington, a lady of great intelligence and ac- complished manners. Three children were the fruit of this union, two sons and a daughter. The daughter, Mrs. Nancy G. Ells- worth, died about a year since at Lafayette, Indiana, at the resi- dence of her husband, the Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth. The eldest son, Elizur Goodrich, Esq., is a much respected Attorney at Law in Hartford. The second son, Eev. Chauncey A. Goodrich, D. D., was for many years a distinguished Professor in Yale College. Lemuel Guernsey was graduated in Yale College in the class of 1782, and died soon after he had taken his degree. The in- scription on his monument says, " by an unblemished reputation, and improved public education, he bade fair for usefulness." Samuel Goodrich, third son of Dr. Elizur Goodrich, was born EDUCATION. 121 on the 12th of January, 1763. While a member of College, he became hopefully pious, and thus early decided upon the min- istry as a profession. He graduated in 1783, and after a course of Theological study, was ordained at Eidgefield, Conn., on the 6th of July, 1786. Under his pastoral care the church and so- ciety of Eidgefield flourished, and he became an instrument of extensive good. He was often called to aid in the settlement of ecclesiastical difficulties, for which he was peculiarly fitted by his extensive knowledge of mankind, and by his plain, practical sense. On the 22d of January, 1811, he was dismissed from his charge at Eidgefield, at his own request ; and on the 29th of May following he was installed at Worthington. Here he continued in the active and successful duties of the ministry for nearly twenty-four years. In 1831, Eev. Ambrose Edson was settled with him as a colleague ; but the health of both not long after failing, they were at their mutual request dismissed. Mr. Good- rich, however, was able for sometime occasionally to preach, and which he did to several vacant churches to great acceptance. In 1784, Mr. Goodrich married Elizabeth Ely, daughter of Col. John Ely of Saybrook. She survived him about two years. Their children were ten in number, eight of whom were living at the time of his death, and seven of whom were professors of religion. Two of his children died in infancy. For several years Mr. Goodrich had been occasionally afflicted with gout ; which in its attacks was more frequent and more serious as he advanced in life. His last sickness was short, and as the disease early affected his brain, he was favored with but few lucid intervals. But during these he manifested a full knowl- edge of his danger and a willingness to depart. A short period before his death, he revived so considerably as to distinguish his friends and to express his strong confidence in God. "My soul," said he, " is on the Eock of Ages, and my confidence in God is as firm as the everlasting mountains." " Yet," he continued after a short pause, "in myself I am a poor creature." On Sab- bath evening, April 19th, 1835, he expired. Mr. Goodrich lived and died a Christian. As a pastor he was greatly beloved ; as a minister of Jesus Christ he was eminently successful. Several seasons of revival occurred under his min- istry both during his residence at Eidgefield and Worthington. 16 122 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Many still live to whom lie was a spiritual Father, and who cherish his memory as " a good man," and a kind and faithful shepherd. In the language of one who knew him well, "he possessed many excellent qualities as a man and a minister. His judgment was accurate, being founded on an extensive acquaintance with men and manners, and a long study of the human heart. He readily discerned the springs of action, and knew well how to approach his fellow men in regard to objects which he wished to accomplish. He did not misjudge in respect to means or ends. He was remarkable for his practical good sense and an acquaint- ance with common and therefore useful things. His understand- ing was rather solid than brilliant, and his knowledge seemed to be in wide and diversified surveys, and was gathered from many a field, rather than contracted to a point, or derived from pro- longed investigation of particular subjects. Hence his sermons were plain, instructive exhibitions of truth and shared his varied information and practical good sense." "During the last few years of his life he preached with increased fervency, spirit and solemnity." How highly he prized the Scriptures may be gathered from a memorandum in his family Bible as follows: " 1806, began to read the Bible in course in the family and completed it the thir- teenth time, Oct. 29th, 1883. The years are specified in which he each time completed the reading: "1809 — 12 — 14 — 16 — 21 —23—25—27—28—30—32—33." Such a man we might well expect to hear say, as he said on the eve of his departure — adop ting the language of the Psalmist — " Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, — thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." His eldest son, the Eev. Charles A. Goodrich, and the second son, Samuel G. Goodrich, Esq., are both extensively known as Authors ; the latter wrote the works ascribed to Peter Parley. The eldest daughter, was married first to Amos Cook, Esq., of Banbury, and afterwards to the Hon. Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield ; the second to the Eev. Noah Coe ; the third, known as the editor of the Mother's Magazine, was married to Eev. Samuel Whittlesey ; the fourth, to Mr. Dunbar, a lawyer EDUCATION. 123 in "Worthington ; the fifth to Nathaniel Smith, Esq., of Wood- bury ; the sixth to the Eev. Mr. Mead. Elihu Chauncey Goodeich, Esq, a name derived from his maternal Grandfather, was the fourth child of Dr. Goodrich, and was born September 16th, 1764. He also received his edu- cation at Yale College, from which Institution he graduated in 1784, with the reputation of a sound scholar. He devoted himself to the profession of law, engaging at times, as interest and incli- nation prompted, in the purchase and sale of western lands. His residence was at Cleveland, N. Y. His death occurred in 1802, and was occasioned by fever induced by injudiciously bathing, during an excursion on the western lakes. He was never mar- ried. Ebenezer Belknap, graduated at Yale College, 1785 ; spent the last years of his life in New York. Eobert Spelman graduated at Yale College, 1785. Charles Augustus Goodrich, the fifth son, was born March 2d, 1768. Like his brothers, he was liberally educated, and took his bachelors degree in 1786. In constitution he was less vigor- ous than the other sons, but to a fine taste and poetical genius he united a disposition the most affectionate, and manners the most persuasive. Before leaving College he had chosen the ministry as a profession, for which he was well fitted, both on account of his piety, his love of learning and the native kindness of his heart. Soon after, however, and by reason of too close applica- tion to study, his nervous system became seriously affected, and which in a few months induced a permanent derangement of his mental powers. This prevented the further prosecution of his profession, and cast for the remainder of his life a cloud over his otherwise cheerful prospect. For several years he resided with his brother at Ridgefield, in whose family he was generally able to mingle, but at intervals was subject if not to protracted, to se- vere paroxisms of his malady. With a constitution so delicately formed, and possessing a heart naturally full of the generous sym- pathies of our nature, his sufferings in the aggregate were by no means small. Yet he had, beside the uniform kindness and ten- der sympathy of friends, other sources of alleviation. He abounded in prayer, and often were his supplications couched in language most fervent and importunate. And in the midnight 124 HISTORY OF DURHAM. watches members of the family were not unfrequently awakened by his strains of music so sweet and so plaintive as to prevent sleeping for hours. In the very conclusion of his life the divine goodness was con- spicuous toward him and his friends. The cloud which had long enveloped his mind was withdrawn, and he was able to con- verse with calmness and composure of his approaching departure. The Sun of Kighteousness now shone brightly and joyfully upon him — the pledge and presage to him of a residence in a world where reason is never dethroned, and the affections of the soul are never benumbed. His death occurred in 1804. The Eev. Joseph E. Camp received his first degree in Yale College, 1787. Before the settlement of the Eev. John Elliott in East Guilford he was employed to preach to the people, some of whom became very much attached to him. He was subse- quently settled in a parish in Litchfield, where he was pastor 42 years. He died in 1838. His son, the Rev. Albert B. Camp, is settled in Bristol. James Wadsworth, Esq., the son of John Noyes Wads- worth, who was the brother of Gen. James Wadsworth, was born the 20th of April, 1763, and received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in Yale College, 1787. The adoption of the Federal con- stitution, by creating confidence in the strength of the Govern- ment, opened new fields of enterprise. " Massachusetts and New York had compromised their claim to the country west of the Seneca lake ; the former acquiring the right of soil and the latter that of jurisdiction ; and Massachusetts in a happy hour for the prosperity of New York, had sold her wide territory to the Co- partnership long known on the map of New York under the name of Gorham and Phelps." Col. Wadsworth of Hartford, having obtained large tracts under them proposed to James and his brother William, that they should take an interest in his pur- chase, by buying a part, and of becoming his agents for the man- agement of the remainder. Their purchase of him was made in what is now known as the townships of Geneseo and Avon, on the eastern banks of the Genesee river. In the year 1790 they commenced their enterprising journey for their future home. In the language of professor Renwick, " Little Falls on the Mohawk formed the extreme limit of con- EDUCATION. 125 tinuous cultivation in the State of New York. The Indian trade enabled two white families to earn a scanty support at each of the two places where Utica and Geneva now stand, and Canadaguia was the seat of the land office of Phelps and Gorham. With these exceptions the whole country was a wilderness, rendered more dreary by the excited minds of the Indians. With great energy and perseverance, with great address and good judgment they met the difficulties which they encountered in their journey and their first residence. The success which attended their ope- rations in drawing settlers to their own lands and those of which they were agents, attracted the attention of other parties who held property of the same description, and from their confidence in the personal address and business talent of James, they re- quested him to undertake a mission to England in 1796, to in- terest capitalists in the lands in Western New York. This mis- sion he successfully accomplished. From the increase of popu- lation, from the construction of the Erie canal, from the great good judgment in the investment of their gains chiefly in lands, they furnished as splendid an example of Agricultural success as our country has afforded. Mr. Wadsworth married in the year 1804, Naomi Wolcott of East Windsor, Conn. By this marriage he had several children, three of whom survived him, namely, James, William, and Eliz- abeth. From the high intelligence and refinement of himself and family, his home was made attractive and delightful. Mr. Wadsworth belonged to the Federal party while that had an existence, but he never was inclined to enter into political life. His great influence and his great wealth he employed successfully in promoting the cause of education. His influence was exerted in procuring the enactment of a law by which the Controller of the State of New York, was authorized to purchase and send to every school district a copy of Hall's Lectures on Teaching. It was gtated that at his own expense he published and distributed, the book entitled, "The School and the Schoolmaster," to every school district in the State of New York. Eeligious forms and observances were "treated by him with marked respect, and he was punctual in his attendance upon the stated Sunday service of the Presbyterian* church during the early years of his resi- 126 HISTORY OF DURHAM. dence in Genesee, and towards the close of his life upon those of the Episcopal church. He died on the 7th of June, 1844. General William Wadsworth was older than his brother James and died some years before him. He commanded a Brigade at the Battle of Queenstown, and honorable mention is made of him in Mansfield's life of General Scott, page 40, and in Armstrong's History of the War. John Wadsworth, Esq., the son of Colonel John Noyes Wadsworth who was a r brother of James and William, was grad- uated in Williams College in the class of 1802. Mr. Wadsworth having studied the profession of law, entered upon its practice in the city of New York, where he spent several years. An in- jury received from a boom of a vessel striking against his chest, brought on a consumption which terminated his life either in 1815 or 1816, aged 35. He was intending to study for the min- istry. He was calm and dignified in view of death and yielded up his spirit to God in firm reliance on the atoning blood of his Great Redeemer. Mr. Wadsworth was united in marriage to Alice Colden Willet. They had three children. 1st, John W. Wadsworth, died in New York on the 6th of July, 1847. In the notice of his death in Michigan, where he had resided since 1835, he is mentioned as a man of great personal, and high intellectual endowments, that rendered him esteemed in life and in death much lamented. " He was a man of exemplary piety and died rejoicing in the hope of a blessed immortality." 2d, William Murray Wads- worth died in Savannah, Ga., April 13th, 1840, in the 27th year of his age. Having studied law in New Haven, " in the sum- mer of 1835, he commenced the practice of law in Munroe, Mich- igan, with nigh hopes and aspirations." In the spring of 1839, he was forced by disease to leave Munroe and return to his mother and sister for their kind offices and sympathy, and then to spend the winter of 1839-40 in Augusta, whence he was re- turning to New York, when death overtook him. He is spoken of as a young man of great promise. 3d, Susan Wadsworth is the wife of Rev. E. G. Smith. The Rev. Noah Coe, son of Charles Coe, Esq., was graduated in Yale College, 1808, and has been a pastor of a church in New EDUCATION. 127 Hartford, N. Y., and in Greenwich, Conn. He now resides in New Haven. Eev. Timothy Tuttle, was born in East Haven, Nov. 29th, 1781. His father was Joseph Tuttle of the fourth generation from William Tuttle, the Emigrant ancestor, who settled in New Haven, in 1638. His mother was Mary Granger, a daughter of Daniel Granger, a native of Suffield. With limited advantages in his early education and in his preparation for college, he grad- uated with honor in the class of 1808, in Yale College. He studied Theology with his pastor and classical preacher, Eev. Dr. Smith of Durham. He was ordained over the churches in North Groton and South Groton, Aug. 14th, 1811. He preached in these churches alter- nately on the Sabbath, until April, 1834, since which time he has confined his labors to North Groton, now called Ledyard. When he first came to that place the Society had been without a minister thirty-nine years. The Church had become extinct. The present church was formed Dec. 10th, 1810, consisting of four persons, with but one male member, and he died before another man was added. He was greatly blessed in his labors. During his ministry, there were five revivals of religion. He was a man of but few words, but he was a man of wisdom. He was wise to win souls, his words were fitly spoken, and they were like apples of gold. He lived to preach his fiftieth anniversary, sermon Aug. 14th, 1861, which was published, as were several sermons of his. I once enjoyed the opportunity of seeing him at his home. Immediately after leaving the tutorship at Yale College I went with Dr. Smith, who was one of the Corporation to collect funds for building the chapel for the College. On that excursion we spent a night at Mr. Tuttle's, who received us with great cordi- ality. We were delighted with the interest which he manifested in the object of our mission, and generously, according to his means, contributed to it. His family presented a beautiful pic- ture of domestic felicity. I have ever since considered him as a model minister of a certain type. His wife was .Mary Norton of Durham, daughter of Stephen Norton and Mary Merwin, his wife, and was born in Durham, Aug. 28th, 1783. She was married to Mr. Tuttle, Feb. 15th, 128 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1810, and died Feb. 14th, 1856. She was a woman of great ex- cellence of character, and contributed largely to her husband's usefulness, and respectability in his profession. He died on the 7th of June, 1864. Their children were 1st, the wife of N. B. Cook. 2d, the wife of Leonard Smith. The Kev. David Marsh Smith, graduated in Yale College in 1811, was a pastor of a church in Lewiston, 1ST. Y., and a Teacher in a town on the Hudson, and is now in Princeton, N. J. The Eev. Elizur Goodrich Smith, a graduate in Yale Col- lege, 1822, studied Theology in New Haven ; was ordained in Ogdensburg, 1829 ; was editor of the Christian Spectator ; and is now in the Patent office at Washington. The Rev. Talcott Bates, son of Guernsey Bates, graduated at Yale College, 1823 ; studied Theology in New Haven, was settled in the ministry in Manlius, N. Y. ; died Oct. 24th, 1832, aged 30. Mr. Bates was a highly acceptable preacher, an amiable, useful and promising man, much beloved by his church and con- gregation, and much lamented. Rev. Henry Bates Camp, son of Dennis Camp and grandson of Elnathan Camp, graduated in Yule College, 1831 ; studied Theology and licensed to preach, was settled in Bradford, Mass., and has been employed as Teacher in the Asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford. He is the father of Major Henry Ward Camp, the "Knightly Soldier,'' whose interesting biography was prepared by Rev. H. Clay Trumbull. The Rev. D wight Seward, D. D., son of Col. Seth Seward, grad- uated in Yale College, 1831 ; was settled in the ministry in New Britain, and West Hartford, and Yonkers, N. Y., where he now resides. His son , a very promising young man died not long after graduating with honor in Hamilton College. Collins Stone, son of Deacon Timothy Stone, graduated in Yale College, 1832. He has been employed as a Teacher in the Asylum for the deaf and dumb in Hartford. James Wadsworth, the son of Wedworth Wadsworth, and his wife Content (Scranton) Wadsworth, graduated in Yale Col- lege, 1845; studied law; practiced in Buffalo, N. Y, where he was Mayor of the city, and a member of the Senate of New York. He now resides in the city of New York. Webster Rogers Walkley, son of William H. Walkley, EDUCATION. 129 graduated at the Wesley an University, 1860 ; principal of the Clinton Academy the two succeeding years ; has since that pe- riod been principal of the Lewis Academy in Southington. THE WILL OF EBENEZEE EOBINSON. In the name of God, amen. I, Ebenezer Robinson of Durham, in the County of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, in New England, being in bodily health and of sound mind and memory, blessed be God therefor, considering my own frailty and mortality, and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make this my last Will and Testament ; and first of all, I commit my soul to God that made it ; my body I commend to the earth, to be buried with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executor ; and touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, my just debts and funeral ex- penses being first paid and satisfied, I give, devise and dispose as follows : Imprimis. I give and bequeath to the inhabitants of said Durham the sum of one hundred pounds, lawful money, equal to silver a^ six shillings and eight pence per ounce for the use and support of the Center School in said town so called, to be loaned out and the interest thereof to be annually applied for said purpose, always provided that said Center School be kept in the School House lately erected on a piece of land I gave to the said town for that purpose near the meeting house in said town, at least eleven months in a year annually according to the laws of this State relating to Schools. Item. — I give, bequeath and devise unto the inhabitants of said Durham, the land I bought of the heirs of Mr. Hezekiah Tall- cott, deceased, lying near the meeting house, in said Durham, containing about Three Acres, be the same more or less, to be used and improved by said inhabitants for a burying ground or place to bury their dead in forever, — and with regard to the profits of said three acres, that may arise before the said inhabi- tants shall want to improve the same for a burying place and indeed all the profits that may at any time hereafter arise from the improvement of said land, my will is that all such profits shall forever hereafter be appropriated, used, and improved for the benefit and support of the said Center School annually, in the same manner and on the same conditions as the interest of 17 130 HISTORY OF DURHAM the said One Hundred Pounds is to be improved and applied, reference thereto being had. Item. — I give and bequeath unto the Church of Christ in said Durham, such sum as shall be sufficient in money to procure a silver cup for the use of the Lord's Table, to be paid to the Dea- cons of said Church for said purpose by my Executor. Item. — I give and bequeath unto my Sister, Mary Parsons, the sum of Twenty Pounds lawful money as above said. Item. — I give and bequeath unto my cousins, children of my above said sister, that is to say, to Timothy Parsons, John Par- sons, Hannah Marsh and Tabitha Arnold, the sum of Twenty Pounds, lawful money to each of them. Also to the heirs of Jemima Rowley, I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty Pounds lawful money, to be equally*divided between them. Item. — I give and bequeath unto my cousins Samuel Stow Hawley, Mary Wolcott, Hope Fowler, and Hannah Ward, the sum of Ten Pounds lawful money, to each of them. Item.— I give, bequeath, and devise unto Jacob Clark, of Dur- ham, his heirs and assigns forever, my dwelling house, which was my Brother Thomas Robinson's, deceased, and Two acres of land adjoining said house. Item. — I give, bequeath, and devise to my cousin, Ebenezer Robinson, Jr., son of Capt. James Robinson, and to the heirs of his body, lawfully begotten, my old dwelling house and barn and twenty acres of land, and my will is that he have liberty to take said Twenty acres of land where he shall choose, excepting the land which was my brother Thomas Robinson's. Also I give and bequeath to him, the said Ebenezer, my cloak and my silver tankard. Item. — All the residue of my estate, both real and personal, I give, bequeath, devise, and dispose of as follows, viz. : to my cousins, the children of my brother David Robinson, deceased, that is to say, to David, Dan, Timothy, Phineas, Noah, James Asher, Rebecca, Mary and Abigail, I give, bequeath, and devise the one-third part of the said Residue of my said estate both real and personal, to them and their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between them share and share alike. Item. — The one-third part of the Residue of my said estate I EDUCATION. 131 give, bequeath, and devise to my sister, Hannah Miller, her Heirs and assigns forever. Item. — The other third part of the said Eesidue of my estate I give, bequeath, and devise to my cousins, children of my sister Abigail Coe, deceased, that is to say, to Joseph Coe, David Coe> Josiah Coe, Abel Coe, and Abigail Granger, to them and to their heirs and assigns forever, to be equally divided between them, share and share alike. Finally — I nominate, constitute and appoint my cousin, Capt. Tames Eobinson, of said Durham, Executor of this my last Will ind Testament, and I do hereby declare this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of July, A. D. 1780. N. B. by lawful money mentioned in my above will I mean diver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce or the value thereof. Ebenezer Robinson. •< Seal, y Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Ebenezer 'Robinson to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us. Elihu Chauncey. Mary Chauncey. Sarah Chauncey. CHAPTER VIII. DURHAM IN THE WARS. THE INDIAN WARS. The war against the Pequots, under their Sachem, Sassacus, ook place in 1637. The war against the Narragansets, under »ur former ally, Miontonimo, took place in 1643. The war 132 HISTORY OF DURHAM. against the Wampanoags, under Philip, aided by other tribes, took place in 1675. Durham was not settled until these wars were over. So that if the Town can claim none of the honor, if it be an honor, of exterminating the Indians, or selling them into slavery, in the West Indies, it did not incur any of the dis- grace. Still, it should be confessed that many of the farms granted to individuals were bestowed upon men who had dis- tinguished themselves in these wars ; some of whose descend- ants afterwards resided in Durham. It should be confessed that some of the people of Durham were under the influence of a common hatred and horror against the race. In more than one instance when the hat, or contribution box was carried round in the meeting-house, on the Sabbath, for money to christianize the Indians, instead of a coin, a bullet was dropped in, as if it were the fittest Missionary. Even in my own recollection, children were sometimes quieted by the cry, " The Indians are coming." THE FRENCH WAR. Durham sympathized strongly with the Mother country in the French War ; and, according to tradition, sent a considera- ble number of volunteers. The circumstance that Colonel Elihu Chauncey, commanded a regiment, in the year 1755, and that Major General Phinehas Lyman, a native of Durham, was for a period commander in chief of the Connecticut troops du- ring a portion of the war, would lead us to the conclusion, that the tradition is true. I have in my possession a journal kept by one of these volunteers during his campaign, and a cannon ball weighing twelve pounds which he brought in his knapsack, all the way from Ticonderoga, and which had been fired by the French. His name was Charles Squier. Ebenezer Squier dis- tinguished himself in that war. On a certain occasion, a beech tree was to be cut down which obstructed our cannon balls, in an attempt to dislodge the enemy. It was a dangerous service to cut down that tree ; for whoever did it, would be exposed to the fire of the enemy while going to and from the tree. Ebene- zer Squier, volunteered to cut it down, when the commander called for a volunteer for this service. He reached the tree in safety, though the bullets flew thick on each side of him. Af- DURHAM IN THE WARS. 133 ter he had cut down the tree he was exposed on his return to a still more dangerous fire from the enemy, which they were pre- pared to open upon him. Walking back with not a hurried pace, when the balls were flying past him he turned round, shook his axe at the enemy, and then resumed his walk. He was immediately raised to the rank of a sergeant. I once, when a boy, asked him if he ever killed a man. He replied "I do not certainly know, but I blew up a boat in which there were fifteen men." Joseph Hine, John" Hinman, one or more of the Sewards, one of whom was killed, were in Hhat war. A man whom I have seen, by the name of Dunn, resided here, who was in the battle in which General Wolf was killed. There was a good deal of dissatisfaction in Durham, because General j Phinehas Lyman was not treated by the British Government according to his merits. LETTER FROM GENERAL PHINEHAS LYMAN TO HIS WIFE. i Lake George, or St. Sacrament, Sept. 9th, 1755. ! My Dearest : Since the finishing the enclosed, viz., yesterday i morning, we sent out about 1000 men, and about 170 or 180 I Indians to intercept the French army, who marched out about I three or four miles, and the Indians and French catched them in \ an ambush, and soon shot down Colonel Williams, who headed 1 the party ; and some of the men and Indians, being surprised I got into disorder and fled, and the rest were forced to fight on a i retreat to the Fort, but lost some considerable number by death j and captivity. But when they came up to our camp, we had ; flung up a breast work of logs and though they came up 1800 J of them, that is, 1200 French and 600 Indians, as confident ] of success as troops could be, headed by a Swiss General, who ; was a baron sent from old France for that purpose, and a fine gentleman he is. Yet I say, we gave them such a warm recep- I tion that we stopped them and fought them from a little before | eleven o'clock till half after five, and then they retreated, and I we issued out upon them, and took their General, killed his j second officer, who was chief Commander of the party, who defeated General Braddock; and when he received his mortal 134 HISTORY OF DURHAM. wound, cried out to his men to fight, "for," says he, "you have not got Braddock to fight with." Our men brought in large numbers of French guns and wide laced hats, cartouch boxes, &c. Took a number of prisoners, and killed a great many. They made their first attack on Connecticut forces where we were posted. They were so warmly received that after two or three hours' fighting, they went and tried the other wing where the Province troops were posted, and found such a warm re- ception that they retired — and the fight in the woods was from about one- quarter before nine o'clock, till about one-quarter be- fore eleven, when they retired. I believe there never was such a hot and incessant firing with cannon and small arms, in New England, and one that lasted so long. I was forced to com- mand where I was more exposed than any one soldier in the army, to make them save their firing, and behave well ; and I believe never any army exceeded them in valor, courage and bravery, in the world. The whole 1800 were repulsed and drove back, by our Connecticut forces in their first attack, and after that by the Province forces; for when they saw they could not fire, as they went to the other wing, where the Prov- ince forces were posted, and met with so very warm reception that they retreated. Gen. Johnson was wounded by a shot into his thigh, and the bullet lodged near the bone, in the fore part of the engagement, and he retired to his tent. Col. Titcomb, Col. Ephraim Williams, Major Ashley, are killed, and Captain Haw- ley very badly wounded. While we fought at the head of the encampment, we lost but two men, and two badly wounded, and a number more received wounds. I believe we have lost no offi- cer. Captain Hitchcock, Doctor Bliss and friends, of Sufiield are well. I am well, and so is Phine who went with the doctor to the Hospital and continued there. Major Nichols is badly wounded. Thus you see how emi- nently God has covered our head in the day of battle, and given us a glorious victory, over his and our enemies, and though the bullets whistled by my ears and body, very near, yet not one so much as touched my clothes. Pray for us and trust in God, for who would not trust such a Friend ? When we come to an ex- act number of the killed and wounded, I will inform you. The re-inforcements have none of them arrived, yet we are about 2300 strong. I have not lost one man in my company. DUBHAM IN THE WARS. 135 Sept 10th. After writing the above I am informed by a scout from the lower forts, that news is sent to New England that we were all defeated, but I hope that news will not reach you till this arrives ; for I assure you there never was a more complete victory by God's goodness. The party we sent yesterday to bury our dead, think we have lost 100 men. How many we have killed of the French we cannot exactly tell, but doubtless a very great number. The French prisoners say we have ruined their army. Now, my dear, how often have you trusted me with God, and prayed him to cover my head in the day of battle, and how remarkably has God appeared for me ; for the battle came on when our men were retreating, and dejected, which is dangerous, but we recovered our men, and forced those retreat- ing, to face and defend the front, and for a long time there was nothing but one continued fire of cannon and small arms. I be- lieve there was never a hotter battle. Phine, &c. Pray, bless and praise God for his wonderful goodness to us and our Coun- try. I am in haste, your Loving Husband, P. Lyman. Colls. Titcomb and Williams, Major Ashley, Capts. Porter, Hawley, Keyes, killed. Lieut. Burt killed. SECOND LETTER OF GENERAL LYMAN TO HIS WIFE. Sept. 11th, 1755. My Letter of yesterday and day before will convince you, that God is on our side and fights our battles for us, and makes our enemies flee before us. I wrote long, but could not give all par- ticular circumstances. But I can now add some circumstances of the battle not therein particularly set forth. On Sabbath day last, being the 7th day of this month, the Indians brought us word that a large army marched along the j , South Bay towards Fort Lyman, as now called, at Lydia's House, on which General Johnson called a council in the afternoon, and we advised to send an express to the other fort, and one Adams, an officer to Indians offered to go. On which a letter was soon wrote, a horse prepared, and he set out and several more sent, one after another, so that if one was attacked the other might hear and send back word to us ; and several others, disorderly 136 HISTORY OP DURHAM. set out without leave. When they arrived within about one mile from that fort, the express, viz., Adams was shot down, and heard to cry to Jesus for help, though perhaps he never prayed before ; he was killed and his horse, the wagoners all taken, and qr. wagons burnt, the news brought back to us by one behind. The next morning we fitted out a party of 1000 men, and about 170 Indians after the enemy to cut off their retreat, under the command of Col. Williams, who marched out a little better than three miles in the road to Fort Lyman, and sat down and consulted together, and waited for some to come up till the French, who encamped the night before about thirty or forty rods below, perceived them and almost surrounded them, and so soon as they began to march, rose and fired on them and killed Col. Williams, Major Ashley, Captain Ingersol, and about seven- teen or eighteen on the spot. Old Henderick was there and fought valiantly, and encouraged his men, but in fine was killed. The Indians first began to run, and some of the men after them, the rest fought valiantly on the retreat, from before nine o'clock till about half after ten, and killed a vast many more of the French in the retreat, as the French General owned, than they killed of our men. We heard all the fighting, and soon found they came near to us ; we beat up to arms and all made ready at proper places, so as to be all round the encampment — to be ready on every side, and none to leave his post on pain of death, without order. The enemy came close to our men, and drew up near. Their arms glistened like the sun, with their bayonets fixed, and as confident, I suppose, of coming straight into our camp and carrying all before them, as ever any army was. My great con- cern was for fear the retreating party by their dejection, would frighten our men, and make them run as Braddock's did, and therefore I spent my time encouraging them, by all arts I was master of, for there was no other officer by to help do the same, but in spite of all I could do, when our men came in in a body, all sank dejected, tired and choked almost to death with thirst; some had shot away all the powder, others the bullets. I was about four rods east of where they came in, encouraging and en- gaging the men. I saw them press right through our men, and our men began to run after them. DURHAM IN THE WARS. 137 I called to some officers to stop them, for I saw the French would be in the camp in ten minutes, if they were not stopped, for our men would have run like Braddock's, but the officers 7 commands did not influence them any more than the trees. I run about ten rods to the foremost and told him to face to the front, and march up and defend it or I would kill him in one minute. They told me they were choked and tired to death, no powder, no shot, &c. I told them I would send for powder, shot, water, &c, but if they did not march back and defend the front I would kill them in a moment. They all marched back, and the fight came on right before j me. There was in one minute, nothing but one continual ! clangor of cannon and small arms which held a long time, in ■ which time, I saw our men shoot so fast, and some of them so ; carelessly that I was afraid the enemy intended to draw our shot I and men, and break in upon us, for I saw that their army was i very great and that they had a good commander. j I was forced to run from one end of the firing to the other, i and halloo as loud as I could speak, to make them save their \ fire, and not to shoot unless they had a fair shot, for if the I French would draw away our fire or make us shoot till our guns I were foul, or so hot as to break, they would soon break in upon | us. I sent the same order to others whom I expected they would engage if they found they could not find us ; all readily obeyed, ! and I believe never men nor mortals fought better in the world. The fight continued as hot as fire till past five, when the enemy slackened and retreated ; our men sprang over the breast- works, and followed them like lions, and made terrible havoc, and soon brought in arms full of guns, laced hats, cartridge boxes, &c; and brought in the General of the army, and many other prisoners. The General is a Swiss gentleman, educated in France, and had the command of all the forces in Canada ; has in his army 3117 men but part were left at Crown Point, and on this side he had but 1800 to fight us of his best chosen men, and we chastised them that about 300, of New Hampshire chiefly and some of them Yorkees, coming from the other fort, met about eight hundred of them, chiefly Indians, and tackled in, nd fought and beat them off from their packs, killed many and 18 138 HISTORY OF DURHAM. took some, so that they never returned to take their packs. Thus, my clear, has God preserved us, thus miraculously has God covered our heads in day of battle, even the God of the armies of Israel in the hottest and most obstinate battle that was ever fought in North America. Alas ! who would not trust such a God ! Can you think I can desert his cause, who has evidently surrounded us with mercies, and encompassed us with blessings ever since I left you. Praise and bless his name, and forever remember the 8th day of September. This God did, with only the Province troops, about 1000 or little more, and Connecticut forces, about 100 of Khode Island, and about 200 of the men raised in Connecticut for New York, but they had not much of the battle. The Connecticut forces sustained the whole of the first onset. The French intended to attack us next morning as soon as it was light, but how happy was it that God brought on the battle in open day-light. But we always watch, set sentries at a distance to give notice, and sleep on our arms, all ready at first start. I was very tired, and faint for want of eating and drinking ; when the battle was over I had lost my voice so that you could not hear me one rod, but was forced to be up all night, and all watched through the night. But my voice is almost come to, and I am as well as ever. Never one shot touched the hem of my garment, hat, or any thing about me, but they killed my saddle horse. Gen. Johnson was wounded near the beginning of the battle, and re- paired to his tent at the other end of the encampment. We can not yet tell the number we have lost, but few considering the violence of the battle, and the loss of the French. The French General is as complete a man as the country affords ; his second officer killed. They are terribly dressed off, and I hope the re- cruits will soon be here, and we shall soon be masters of Crown Point. I know you must think it terrible to appear before the mouths of guns, shots so plenty and thick ; then so much plainer does God's preserving mercy appear. P. Lyman. P. S. — There are some hopes the French General may recover. N. B. — The Indians have all left us this day save one, and gone home, to mourn for their dead. I don't expect them again this fall, but they are well pleased with the noble victory. DURHAM IN THE WARS. 139 These two letters of General Lyman were furnished to the author by Rev. Henry Robinson, of Guilford, formerly a settled clergyman of the Church in Suffield of which General Lyman was a member. THE VOLUNTEERS TO NOVA SCOTIA. " Durham, April 2nd, 1760. " At a meeting of the subscribers, petitioners for a Township in the province of Nova-Scotia, in Acadia, pursuant to a procla- mation given by Charles Lawrence, Governor, in the year 1759, Jan. ye 11th, at the house of Elnathan Chauncey, in Durham, in the County of New Haven in the Colony of Connecticut, in New England. "At the incorporation Elnathan Chauncey was chosen Clerk to sd meeting, and proprietor. " Samuel Dimock, Esq., was chosen Moderator to sd meeting. " Voted, To be at the Charge and Expense of sending a Com- mittee to inquire and inform themselves, and act as our direc- tions are. " Voted, That we send two Committee men to request our desire to the Governor of Halifax, and to act according to the directions. " Voted, That each signer shall be taxed one dollar and a half to support the Charge of the Committee. " Voted, That Captain Samuel Dimock and James Pelton be the Committee. " Voted, That the Committee as soon as possible go to Hali- fax, and wait upon the Governor at Halifax, and ascertain what lands he will dispose of to the settlers ; and when they have taken a survey of the lands, and find the lands to be good, the title to be such as they may have a peaceable, quiet, and good settlement, then to apply to his Excellency, Charles Law- rence, for a grant to us, the subscribers, for the survey, with all the privileges and appurtenances to said Lands, and in all par- ticulars, and know his Excellency's pleasure in sd lands and set- tlements, and that they return as speedily as possible, and call a meeting at such a time and place, as they shall think proper, and make a report to the proprietors of their expenses and doings. 140 HISTORY OF DURHAM " Voted, That Mr. James Bates be the Collector to gather that tax laid upon the polls as soon as may be possible. " Then this meeting was dismissed by a regular vote. Elnathan Chauncey, Clerks A TRUE LIST OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO LISTED FOR NOVA SCOTIA. Samuel Dimock, James Pel ton, Thomas Stevens, Benjamin Picket, Michal Griswold, David "Wood, Jeremiah Parmele, John Bacon, Jun., David Blatchley, Abner Kelsey, David Baldwin, Aaron Bacon, Daniel Francis, James Arnold, Jonathan Mitchel, Steven Post, John Pelton, Francis Clark, John Marcy, Robert Mackleve, Evaight Plumb, Isaiah Mackleve, Elnathan Chauncey, Israel Godard, Gideon Warner, Jonathan Walkley, Sarah Chamberlain, Richard Hayly, Benjamin Royce, Andrew Leet, James Hill, James Pelton, Jun., Samuel Squire, Zachra Henman, John Camp, Jun'r, Israel Burrit, Ezra Porter, John Parmele, Jonathan Basset, Hezekiah Buckingham, Gideon Buckingham, Moses Sheldon, Nehemiah Merwin, Aaron Baldwin, William Mitchel, Daniel Dimock, Barzillia Dudley, Samuel Seaward, Mark Parmely, Joseph Blatchley, John Norton, 3rd, Charles Squire, Elias Austin, William Clark, Jonas Bishop, John Birdsey, James Bates, John Canfield, Abraham Bishop, Samuel Spelman, William Bishop. DURHAM IN THE WARS. 141 THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. The Second Continental Congress met at Philadelphia on the 5th of September, 177-1. The several delegations came pre- pared to act in concert, in opposing the encroachments of the British Government upon the rights of the several colonies. In order to attain a restoration of their violated rights, " They, for themselves and their constituents, agreed and associated, under the sacred ties of virtue, honor and love of country, not to im- port after the first of December, 1774, from Great Britain or Ire- land, an}- goods whatever, or from any other place, or any such goods as should have been imported from Great Britain or Ire- land.'' This celebrated " Association" also sent forth very able and stirring addresses to the King, and to the people of Great Britain, and to the people of the Colonies. In view of these doings of the Association, the inhabitants of Durham in Town meeting, Nov. 17, 1774, passed the following vote : " The Association entered into and signed by the delegates of this colony in behalf of the colony, in the late Continental Con- ress, held at Philadelphia, and approved of and recommended to the several towns in this colony, by the Honorable House of Rep- resentatives in their session at New Haven, in October last, to be by the said towns faithfully observed and kept, being laid before the meeting for consideration, and this meeting having seriously and maturely considered, — Voted unanimously, that the meeting- do accept and approve of the said Association, and will faith- fully observe and keep the several articles therein contained ac- cording to the true intent and meaning thereof." " The same meeting voted, that Col. Chaunce}', Col. Wads- worth, Mr. Daniel Hall, Captain Israel Camp, and Mr. John Newton be a committee to observe the conduct of all persons in . this Town touching said Association, and deal with such persons j as shall violate the same according to the eleventh article in said Association." I " The meeting being informed that the Honorable House of i Representatives of this Colony in their session at New Haven, J in October last did resolve that the several towns in this colony ! do contribute towards the relief of their distressed Brethren in ' the town of Boston, as their circumstances may call for — There- \ fore, Voted by this meeting, that Mr. Phinehas Spelman, Elna- 142 HISTORY OF DURHAM. than Camp, and Elias Camp be a Committee to receive all such contributions as shall be voluntarily offered by any of the inhab- itants of this Town, for the purpose above mentioned, and cause the same by them to be improved for the relief and support of the poor of that Town suffering under the oppressive Port Bill." These votes, showing the spirit of the people of Durham were passed the 5th of September, nearly two years before the Decla- ration of Independence. " At a special Town Meeting March 25, 1777, Daniel Hall was chosen moderator; the following vote was passed: "This Town taking into consideration the slow progress made in filling up the Continental Battalions, the great importance of their being immediately completed, and the necessity of every possible ex- ertion for that purpose, it is voted that the families of such sol- diers belonging to this Town as shall engage in said service, on their reasonable request shall be supplied, in their absence, with necessaries at the prices stated by law, and that a committee be appointed for that purpose to see them provided for and supplied accordingly on such soldiers lodging, or from time to time remit. ting, money to said Committee for that purpose, and that without any additional expense, and the necessary expense to be borne by the Town." "At the same meeting, and by a major vote, Messrs. Lemuel Guernsey, Samuel Parsons, and Caleb Fowler, were chosen a Committee for the purposes mentioned in the preceding vote." " At a Town Meeting held in Durham by a special warning Sept. 16, 1777, " Voted, that the Select men purchase at the ex- pense of the Town, 33 pair of shoes, S3 pair of stockings, 33 shirts either linen or flannel, 33 pair of overalls, 33 hunting shirts or frocks for the use of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers belonging to the Continental Army who went from this Town, and exhibit an account thereof to the General Assembly to be held at New Haven in October next, to obtain payment therefor, and lodge the moneys they shall receive of the State for the same in the Town Treasury for the use of the Town." " At the same meeting voted, that Kobert Smithson, Jesse Crane, Elah Camp, Timothy Parsons, Heth Camp, Elias Camp, and Abel Coe, were chosen a Committee for supplying the families of the officers and soldiers of the continental army belonging to this Town, with clothing and provisions.'' DURHAM IN THE WARS. 143 " At the same meeting voted, that the salt belonging to this Town be divided to each family in proportion to the number of souls, and that to ascertain the number each head of a family shall return to a committee to be appointed for that purpose the name of each person in his family in writing on or before the 11th instant, and in case they shall fail to make such return, they shall forfeit their right to such salt ; which division shall be made on the 15 day of instant December." " At the same meeting by a major vote, Ebenezer Tibbals, Joseph Chedsey and Phinehas Spelman were chosen a commit- tee for the purposes mentioned in the preceding vote." " At a town meeting held in Durham by special warning of the Select men, the fifth day of January, 1778, Daniel Hall be- ing chosen moderator. The Articles of Confederation and per- petual union between the States of New Hampshire, Massachu- setts, Ehode Island, &c, proposed by Congress to the Legislatures of all the United States for their consideration and approbation at the desire of his Excellency the Governor having been com- municated to this meeting; impressed with a deep sense of the necessity of speedily entering into a confederacy as well as the important advantages resulting therefrom, but not possessed of the means of knowledge of the differing habits, produce, com- merce, or an internal police of the several States, yet rising su- perior to local attachment, willing with a candor and liberality becoming brethren and fellow citizens embarked in a Common cause to promote, to our utmost, the safety, happiness and glory of the general confederacy. Therefore voted, that we will cheerfully adhere to and abide by what the Legislature of this State, (whose great wisdom and zeal for the public good we have long experienced) shall do in the premises ; at the same time cannot but express our desire that some alteration may be made in the 8th article, and 8th par- agraph of the 9th Article of Confederation." The objections to these articles will be mentioned hereafter. " Feb. 27, 1782. At a Town Meeting, voted that Capt. Simeon Parsons, Capt. Samuel Camp, Capt. Charles Norton, Mr. Elna- jthan Camp, Lieut. Abraham Scranton, Lieut. Jeremiah Butler, J Lieut. Joseph Smith, Ens. John Johnson, Ensign Medad Strong, I Ens. David Scranton, were chosen a Committee to procure able 144 HISTORY OF DURHAM. bodied men to serve in a Regiment ordered by the General As- sembly holden on the 10th day of Jan. 1782, to be raised for the defense of Horse Neck and the western frontier.'' "At a Town meeting held by special warning, Aug. 25, 1783, Capt. Simeon Parsons was chosen moderator. " Voted that Gen- eral James Wads worth, Capt. Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall, Esq., Capt. Wadsworth, and Mr. Elnathan Camp are appointed a Committee to report to this Meeting a proper vote expressing their disapprobation of the giving half pay for life to the offi- cers of the Army or a commutation therefor. Then by a major vote this meeting was adjourned to Monday next at 3 o'clock in the afternoon." " The meeting met according to adjournment. " September 1, 1783. This Town, being advised by a late publication of General Washington's last official Address to the Legislatures of the United States and the papers thereto annexed, of the Half pay and Commutation of half pay given by Congress to the officers of the Army — Think it a duty they owe to the public, themselves, and posterity to show their disapprobation of the various arts and practices made use of to induce Congress to give the same, and also of the measures adopted by Congress to subject the citizens of the United States to the payment thereof — measures notwithstanding all the high colorings that have been put on them to render them tempting, we conceive are founded in injustice and impolicy, and which we are by no means con- vinced Congress are vested with competent power to adopt. In the beginning of the late contest with Great Britain, it was the duty of every citizen of the States to lend his aid according to his ability to defend his country and just rights, some in one way and some in another, all equally necessary. All these are justly entitled to a reward in proportion to their services, taking into consideration the dangers, hardships, risques, losses, &c. If then the officers of the army have sustained no greater losses in pro- portion to their mode of defending the country, exclusive of half pay or commutation, than the other citizens in proportion to theirs (as observation must clearly convince every one they have not) nothing but injustice will compel the citizens to yield up their property to be expended in half pay, or commutation of half pay. The impolicy of the measure is clearly evinced from DURHAM IN THE WARS. 145 the old and true proverb, that honesty is the best policy ; for it cannot be honest to take the property of one citizen who has as es- sentially served his country as another and has received no greater reward for his services (ceteris paribus) and give it to the other. The experience of mankind shows the impolicy of such meas- ures. We need look no further than Great Britain, where by pay- ing their public officers far beyond a reasonable reward, they have so exhausted themselves of moneys, as to be obliged to deluge themselves in blood to obtain supplies. Will not the misfortunes of others teach us wisdom ? We boast ourselves of having ob- tained independence and freedom from the arbitrary measures of Great Britain. But if a half pay establishment or commutation takes place, may we not say, we have only changed masters. — Thereupon voted, that we will, in every constitutional way, op- pose the half pay establishment or commutation of half pay." At the same meeting, Daniel Hall, Esq., and Simeon Parsons, Esq., were chosen Delegates to attend a convention in Middle- town, on the first Wednesday of instant September, to consider what ought to be done upon the subject of commutation in order to some constitutional mode of redress, &c. We have seen the zeal and patriotism with which Durham, as a Town, entered into the war of the Revolution. It is impossible to give the names of all those who were soldiers in that war. Almost every able bodied man in the town from the age of six- teen to that of sixty, at one time or another, was in the service. More than one volunteered when short of that age. One at least, exempt by law, furnished a soldier for the army. The fol- lowing are the names of persons from Durham : Major General James Wadsworth, Col. Daniel Lyman, Col. James Arnold, Capt. Simeon Parsons, Capt. Samuel Camp, Capt. Charles Norton, Lieut. Abraham Scranton, Lieut. Benjamin Sutliff, Ensign Jere- miah Butler, Ensign John Johnson, Benjamin Gale, Charles Coe, ] William N. Chauncey ; three or four by the name of Brown, Phinehas Squier, John Strong, John Meeker, Eliakim Hull, John Hull, Jeduthan Bemus. Benjamin Gale distinguished him- self in the Battle of Bunker Hill. His Mother had written to him, "You may be called to lose your life, but save me from the mortification of knowing you were wounded in the back." He shot a British officer, took his purse and watch and other valu- 19 146 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ables to the tent of his commanding officer, who kept the prop- erty for his own use. He afterwards enlisted on board a priva- teer which was successful in capturing, and bringing prizes into the port of Boston. The following is a list of soldiers which Durham had in the army, Dec. 9, 1777. I have no means of ascertaining precisely a list of the men which Durham furnished at any other time. Lieut. William Burritt, Serj. Eliakim Strong, Serj. Benjamjn Sut- liff, Cor. Huston Hinman, Cor. Samuel Lucas, Dr. Sweton Squire, Dr. Phinehas Squire, Dr. Reuben Brown, Dr. David Brown, Dr. John Bishop, Fif. Samuel Brown, Fif. Nathaniel Brown, Eliakim Hull, Timothy Dunn, Warren Murray, William Lucas, Simeon Mallory, Phinehas Meigs, Seth Strong, Samuel Seward, Enos Crane, John Meeker, Nathan Kelsey, William Carr, Jun., Bryan Rossiter, Schuyler Goddard, Gideon Chittenden, Thomas Cooke, Abiathan Squier, Amos Davis, Wm. Johnson, John Han- cock, Sharp a negro, Cato a negro, Robert Neal, Gershom Brown, Newton, Joseph Hickox. Five of these served the two following years, viz : Eliakim Strong, Abiathan Squire, Thomas Cook, William Johnson, Samuel Seward. There is no reason to suppose that there was a greater number of soldiers from Dur- ham in the year 1777, than there was in other years. The following is an interesting letter from General Andrew Ward, to General Wadsworth, and his letter to the officers of the Militia in Durham. "Sir, This moment I have received advice from Fair- field that the enemy have embarked after destroying the Town and are standing East- ward ; have ordered all the companies near the coast, to march immediately to the shore ; beg you will give notice to the several companies in Durham to be in readiness to march on the shortest notice, in case I should send the latter part of the night or in the morning — as the safety of our habitations depend on our united efforts. I am, Dear General, your assured friend and humble servant Guilford, July 8, 1779. Gen. Wadsworth. Andrew Ward." DURHAM IN THE WARS. 147 " 8 of July, 11 O'clock P. M. 1779. - Grentlemen, Have just received as above, by Express; I suppose this will meet you on your return ; if so must advise the arms and ammunition of each company to be lodged in some place at which they may parade on some signal being given ; but this I submit to your prudence. I am, gentlemen, yours &c, J. Wadsworth. To the officers of the Militia companies of Durham." The events of the war formed the staple of conversation at the fireside, and in the field, and on the way, when I was a boy. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Monmouth, and Yorktown were as fa- miliar as household words. Washington and Lafayette, Bur- goyne and Cornwallis, were constant topics of conversation. The old soldier would tell of his perils and privations, of his suffer- ings and his victories, would shoulder his hoe, or his staff and "show how fields were won." There were certain anecdotes which were current at the time but which derived their chief in- terest from the animation of the narrator. Lieut. Samuel Hart was in the battle of Saratoga when Bur- goyne was taken. Gen. Benedict Arnold was so excited in that battle that he was what was called " military mad." He urged the men into the fight in a furious manner, striking some of them and even the officers with the flat of his sword. Lieut. Hart, upon being asked whether Arnold struck him, replied "No, no, I was so near the enemy that he durst not come there." He was shot through the body, and though pensions were not readily granted, he obtained one for life. Worthington G\ Chauncey, in 1792, viewed the battle ground where Col. Baum was defeated, near Bennington, Vermont. The enemy were back of a stone wall upon which there were rails. These rails and a tree back of the fence bore many marks of the balls. There were an old man and his sons chopping wood, and when they heard the guns, they supposed there was a foraging party. Accordingly they hastened home, took their guns and plunged into the battle. A ball struck the old man and killed him. "I swear," said a son "they have killed Dad." He then 148 HISTORY OF DURHAM. turned his gun taking hold of the barrel, sprung over the fence and began to belabor the enemy with the breech of the gun. The American soldiers, encouraged by his example, followed him over the fence, attacked and defeated the enemy. Deacon Abner Newton was in a company of which Charles Norton was Captain. He had been on guard all night in the cold ; when the Captain met him 'in the morning, he said to him "You have had a cold time, you must now come and take a knock in thejaio" that is, a glass of bitters. VOTE ON THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. "At a Special Town Meeting legally warned by the Select Men by order of the. General Assembly, at their Session October, 1787, and holden at Durham on the second Monday of Novem- ber, being the 12 day of said November, A. D. 1787. " At the same Meeting, by a Major vote, General James Wads- worth was chosen Moderator. " At the same Meeting, the Question was put whether you will accept and approve of the Constitution made by the Con- vention holden at Philadelphia, in Sept. 1787, and recommended by Congress to this State, voted in the negative by 67, and 4 in the affirmative. "At the same meeting, by a major vote, GeneralJames Wads- worth and Daniel Hall, Esquires, were chosen Delegates to at tend a Convention to be holden at Hartford on the first Thursday of January next." In taking the above vote, those opposed to the constitution and those in favor of it were arranged in two lines running south on the Green from the south door of the Meeting House. Four only were in one line and sixty-seven in the other. This vote was given in the negative, from the apprehension and fear felt by the people of the town, that the Federal Government to be created by it, would take advantage of the powers delegated to it, to assume other powers not delegated. So I was often told by those who knew. THE WAR OF 1812. The State of Connecticut was opposed to the war of 1812, and to the policy by which it was carried on. It placed itself on its DURHAM IN THE WARS. 149 constitutional rights, and refused to comply with the unconstitu- tional demands of the Administration of the Federal Govern- ment. Connecticut had always been a staunch supporter of the rights of the Colony against the usurpation of Great Britain. She had in the Federal convention which formed the Constitu- tion of the United States, opposed the too great concentration of power in the Federal Government ; and now, true to her tradi- tions, she opposed the usurpation of power by the Federal Gov- ernment. She refused to raise troops and place them under Federal officers, to be marched into Canada. Tn this struggle between the State Government and the Fed- eral Government, Durham by her votes in the Legislature, sus- tained the State in opposition to the Federal administration. The following soldiers from Durham enlisted under Captain John Butler, 1813-14, Captain of the 6th company of State troops: Joseph Tuttle, James Clarke, James Potter, Spencer Camp, Enos Camp, Miles Merwin, Jun., Floras Cook, Ichabod Curtiss, Aaron Baldwin, Dan. Baldwin, Elah Camp, 2d, Lyman Camp, Collins Hosmer, Norris Baker, William C. Butler, Charles Par- sons, Samuel Curtiss. In the cavalry, Parsons Coe, Charles Camp, Samuel Newton, Abner Newton, Jonathan Southmayd. In the course of the war there were some bitter feelings and some bitter language. But when peace was declared in 1815, all parties were united in the common joy. At the Festival for celebrating the return of peace, the following toasts, which con- tained nothing that could be offensive to either political party, were drank with the entire approbation of all present. They j were prepared by a committee composed of an equal number from both parties. 'toasts agreed upon to be drank at the cel- ebration OF PEACE. 1. Peace. — The harbinger of good will towards men ; may it con- tinue until the sun shall rise and set no more, and may all nations be partakers of the blessing. 2. The United Stales. — May they never be disunited, let their motto be Union and peace. 150 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 3. Great Britain. — Our Parent Country — in war, enemies, in peace, friends. To forgive injuries is God-like. 4. The President of the United States. — In his exalted station may he enjoy peace of conscience. 5. The Governor of the State of Connecticut. — Peace to his gov- ernment and wisdom to his councils. 6. The Army and Navy of the United States. — Able to com- mand peace, and willing to receive it. 7. The Memory of our departed Heroes. — May they live in mem- ory to the latest posterity, peace to their manes. 8. The State of Louisiana. — The }^oungest sister in the Union has set a noble example for the family, namely, unity and peace among themselves. 9. Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures. — May they peace- ably go hand in hand. 10. True Religion. — That gives peace to the Soul, comfort in time and happiness in eternity. 11. TJie different sectaries of Christians. — May their difference in Opinion never disturb their peace in Society. 12. Parties in Politics. — Differing. in local and personal mat- ters, but agreeing in the great essentials to promote peace and happiness. 13. Local prejudices and Party Animosities. — May they be over- come and subdued by the reign of peace. 14. Society. — Happy only in peace. 15. Solitude for those .who cannot live in peace. 16. The Festive Board. — Moderation in its enjoyment and peace among the partakers. 17. Our own Fire Sides. — Never to be disturbed by a foreign foe, never to feel the gripes of necessity and never to loose the enjoyment of peace. 18. The Female Sex. — Powerful in opposition, lovely in sub- mission, and essential to all our enjoyments, even in peace. VOTE ON THE STATE CONSTITUTION. " At a town meeting legally formed and held in Durham, on the 5th day of October, A. D. 1818, pursuant to a Resolve of the General Assembly of May last, and the Recommendation of the Convention of the 15th of September, 1818, for the purpose i DURHAM IN THE WARS. 151 of Ratifying the Constitution recommended by the convention, begun and held in Hartford, on the 4th day of August last, James Robinson was chosen Moderator. Voted, that the presi- ding officer should call for the votes, for and against the consti- tution ; which were as follows, viz : For the constitution, yeas 82 ; against the constitution, nays 74. THE WAR WITH MEXICO, 1846. In the war with Mexico, the State of Connecticut, by the ac- tion of the Legislature in 1847, opposed and censured the Ad- ministration of the Federal Government. The yeas and nays were not taken in the vote referred to, so that it cannot, from them, be seen whether Durham, by her representatives, sustained or censured the Administration in that war. It has been stated that the vote of Durham was divided, yea 1, nay 1. THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861. The State of Connecticut and the Town of Durham sustained the Federal Administration in the war which commenced in 1861. Copy of report rendered to the Provost Marshal on his appli- cation for the same, June 24th, 1865. Amounts paid by the town of Durham and by individual sub- scription for Volunteers, Commutation Tax and Substitutes. By Town, $1700 00 ) on call 1861 for 300,000 volunteers. By Town, $400 00 V , A - - onn n ., , By Individuals, $375 00 J 0n draft of 1862 > 9 months men ' By Town, $850 00) , A f1Qno By Individuals, $850 00 f on draft of 1863 " By Individuals, $875 00 j on call of 1863, October. By Individuals, $250 00 f on call of 1864, February. By Town, $4000 00 on call of 1864, July. tStut,^ 1675 00 | °» cal1 of 18 ^> December. By Town, $600 00) „ no „, . By Individuals, $615 00 [ on cnl1 of 18,,4 > Member. $12,890 00 152 HISTORY OF DURHAM LIST OP 1 VOLUNTEERS FROM DURHAM FROM 1861 TO 1864 INCLUSIVE. Calvin Albee, killed. Francis L. Albee. Wm. H. Augur, (Capt.) Julius Augur. Michael Angly. Curtiss C. Atwell. Seager S. Atwell, (Col.) H. H. Bishop. Ezra E. Bailey. Henry Bern us, killed. E. M. Brainard. T. E. Hawley. Samuel L. Hall. Timothy Hickey. Sylvanus A. Hull. John Hearne. John Hickey. Albert P. Hull. Charles A. Justin. James Lyden. Edwin J. Merrinm, (lstLtkilled) Augustus W. Morse. Whitney Brainard, diedin serv'e.Steven Mix. Gilbert W. Blinn. Heman Bailey. George H. Barnes. Samuel A. Camp. Dallas Clark, killed. Samuel G. Camp. Henry H. Church. Eli S. Camp. Leonidas M. Camp. Frederick Canfield. John B. Clark. Russell P. Clark. William E. Camp. Howard A. Camp. Whitney D. Clark. Frederick E. Camp, (Lt. Col.) Wm. H. Davis, died in service. William Eurle. George W. Farnham, (Lieut.) Wadsworth Fowler. Nelson Fowler. Friend H. Francis. Robert M. Murdock. Eckford J. Morse. L. M. Maynard. Edgar Nettlelon. George Olin. Ira A. Graham, (1st Lieut.) Frederick Parmelee. Harry Parsons, killed. Frederick J. Payne. Edwin W. Priest. D. W. Robinson. Philip Rheiuhardt. Henry P. Rich. John Rich. James Rich. Phineas L. Squares. Guernsy B. Smith. Edmond W. Shelley. Talcott Strong. Franklin S. Smith. Howard A. Smith. Albert M. Sizer, died in service. Frederick Sizer. Thomas Francis, killed. Thos. Francis, Jr., died in serv'e. George H. Twitchell. William Francis. Charles Tibballs. Franklin F. Field. John E. Vandervoort. W. R. Griswold, (Asst.Surgeon.)Luther White, died in service William H. Harrison. Seymour L. White, killed. Lewis W. Hart. Henry A. White. Charles E. Hart, (Capt.) Wedworth Fowler. Frederick J. Hart, (2d Lieut.) Twenty-two volunteers were also furnished by the town. Also, the following persons furnished substitutes: S. S. Scran- ton, Andrew Hull, L. A. Stone, L. M. Leach, Oscar Leach. OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 153 Durham, it is said, was represented in 17 regiments. In the Summer of 1865, there was a large gathering of the people of Durham, who assembled in Lyman's Grove to welcome the returned soldiers. CHAPTBE IX. OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. AGRICULTURE. At the first settlement of Durham, the principal occupations of the inhabitants were to open a place in the wilderness, each for himself; to build a log-house, and then to replace it by a better one, after saw mills were built ; to cut down and burn the forest trees ; to build fences, and establish boundary lines ; to bring the land to good tilth ; to lay it down to grass, to stock it with orchards, and furnish it with barns, and put cattle and sheep and horses upon it. Since these arrangements were made, agri- culture has been the chief employment, to which the land is well adapted. The soil in the Town Plat is excellent ; some of it indeed lying on a hard pan, some of it requiring drainage, but all of it pro- ductive with good cultivation. The soil in the first range of hills, in the eastern part of the town, is with some exceptions sufficiently free from stone, is easily worked, and for many years after the first settlement of the town, produced good crops, first of Wheat, and Indian-corn, and afterwards of Rye, and Buck- wheat. But by continual cropping for a long period, the soil, never the strongest, became in many localities exhausted ; though with a good dressing of manure it will still produce good crops? with a moderate amount of labor. In the west part of the town, the soil being on or near a trap 20 154 HISTORY OF DURHAM. formation, though rather hard and stony is strong, and well adapted to grass and apple orchards. Some of the western hills are excellent pasture lands. The central range of land from the northern to the southern boundary, is sometimes called the swamp,is meadow land or prairie, which bears a coarse grass which has been, from the first settle- ment of the Town, of great value in furnishing hay for cattle ; and thus manure for the upland ; while the prairie or meadow itself is kept in a good condition of fertility, from the flooding to which it is subject. It was from this source of fertility, that Durham has had its high character, as an agricultural Town ; a character which it is in danger of loosing, now that some of the farmers, instead of raising and feeding cattle, are selling off their upland hay at Middletown and Portland. Something may in- deed be done by the purchase of artificial manures, but probably not enough to repair the fertility of the land, from which the hay is thus taken, and to which it is not returned in the shape of manure. Other farmers understand this, and adhere to the old mode of feeding out the hay with less immediate but more pros- pective profit, using artificial manure as auxiliary, but placing the most dependence on barn-yard manure. It has long been a problem what should be done with the large tracts of the old worn out pasture land, on the eastern hills. Should they be permitted to lie as they now are, and let them grow up to wood, or should the bushes be cut off, or should they be plowed up, and laid down to timothy in the hope of improv- ing the pasture ? Different answers would be given correctly in different cases. It has been found on trial, in some cases, that there is not all the advantage expected from endeavoring to sub- stitute timothy for the natural grasses and herbage. By plow- ing, the old grasses and herbage which are natural to the soil are destroyed, and the timothy, not being sustained by sufficient fertility in the soil, dies out, leaving the ground without verdure. In other cases, especially when the land is well manured, the experiment works well. Major Chedsey informs me that he has sown timothy on some of these pastures without plowing, and that it took root, and benefitted the pasture. Perhaps an im- provement upon this would be, to sow mixed grass seed of va- rious kinds, adapted to different varieties of soil, and to differ- OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 155 ent portions of the season. In this way lawns in England are treated. For many years the farmers of Durham not only made their own cheese, and raised their own breadstuff, wheat, rye, and In- dian corn, but also, to some extent, sent these articles to market elsewhere. But this has not only ceased to be the case but the people depend largely on importing from the west all these ar- ticles, unless rye is an exception. The farmers, who seventy years ago used to kiln dry their Indian corn and send it to the West Indies, could hardly have believed that the farmers of Durham would ever depend largely on the Western states for this article. "At a Town Meeting in Durham, Dec. 9, 1718— The Town taking into consideration, the great damage yt hath happened in the town in the increase and growth of a good breed of cattle, for want of a sufficient number of Good Bulls, do now enact and order yt they will annually pay out of the Town treasury, 15 shillings per year for Bulls three years old and upward, and ten shillings a year for two year old Bulls, the number of Bulls not to exceed seven ; and the select men for the time, and so from time to time, shall take effectual care to have good bulls, by choosing likely, well grown calves to be kept for Bulls to be paid for as above sd and the selectmen shall take care, as near as may be, that sd Bulls be raised and kept by persons that may suite the Town for situation." Other acts like these at different times showed that the Town were in earnest in their endeavors to procure a good breed of cattle. As a large number of the inhabitants came from Guilford, it is probable that they obtained from there cattle of the same fine < breed, for which Guilford has been distinguished, and which were imported by Governor William Leete, from Devonshire, Eng- land. This breed have the same general characteristics as the Devons, but are larger, and better milkers. Whether this differ- ence results from a change which they have undergone since they were originally imported, or whether the breed has changed in England in the two hundred years that have elapsed, it is diffi- cult to say ; perhaps it is owing to both causes. The Guilford breed of cattle, which are indeed found in Branford, Killingworth, Madison and Durham, are of a high red color, of a good size, 156 HISTORY OF DURHAM. larger than the imported Devons, very active, and hardy, excel- lent for farm work, and good milkers. Many of the farmers in these towns adhere persistently to this breed in preference to Durhams, Ayershires, Alderneys and Devons ; but others kill their calves, and furnish themselves from the droves with cattle of all breeds, " ring streaked and speckled and spotted," so that there is danger that the taste of Jacob the patriarch may prevail, and the old breed run out, or become mixed. It should be mentioned that Nathaniel W. Chauncey, Wor- thington Gr. Chauncey, Wedworth Wadsworth and Jared P. Kirt- land, M. D., now a distinguished pomologist of Ohio, took pains to introduce into Durham the best of fruit from Burlington, New Jersey, Long Island and elsewhere. The two former had a large nursery and furnished the inhabitants with trees at reasonable prices, many of which are now bearing in the town. There is not as much cider made as formerly ; and it is believed that cider made of grafted apples, for the table, is not as good as what is made of apples from wildings. COMMERCE. The commerce of ancient Durham consisted in the exchange of those articles .of agricultural produce, which they sold in Bos- ton, and in Middletown, and New Haven, or were by them- selves sent to the West Indies, in the shape of private adven- tures. These private adventures were intrusted to ship-masters or mariners, sailing out of Connecticut river chiefly from Mid- dletown, and were horses or cattle or fowls, or sometimes grain, or, it may be, kiln dried Indian corn. In return they obtained sugar, molasses, a cask of rum, or a young negro. In the early period, as their minister, Mr. Chauncey, was paid at least in part, in country produce, he, when disposing of it in Boston, would to some extent dispose of the agricultural products of his parish- ioners and receive in return such merchandise as was needed for family use. This has been alluded to elsewhere. The stores in Durham and Middletown render this inconvenient process unne- cessary. Shoes were largely sent to the South. MANUFACTURES. In some respects, Manufactures have fallen off in Durham. The present writer remembers the time when there were three OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 157 gristmills in the town ; and one fulling mill, and a clothier's shop, and one hatter's shop, and one watchmaker, and a malt house, and a corn kiln, and four blacksmith's shops, a manufacturer of grave stones. Every large farmer had his shop, in which on a rainy day yokes and bows, and hoe handles,. &c., were manufactured. Besides the spinning wheel, many families had a loom for weav- ing linen and woolen and worsted. A stocking weaver found employment. A turning lathe found constant employment, where the boys could get tops, and the women chairs and bed- steads. There were two distilleries, several cooper shops ; and there is now in the Town a gun, manufactured in Durham, and carried to the American Army in Boston by Capt. Simeon Par- sons. There were four tanneries. In Durham as elsewhere, within the memory of some living, the spinning wheel, especially the one for flax, often made a part of the outfit when the bride left her father's house to dwell with her husband. A farmer said, that " he had rather see a bunch of skeins of yarn, than a bunch of Marygolds." A spinner who could annually count a goodly number of skeins of linen yarn and a goodly number of sheets and towels, bleached by herself, was sure of suitors. The spinning wheel made pleasant music in the house of the married pair ; to which in the way of inter- lude, were added, in some families, the labors of the loom, with alternate notes of the treadle pressed by the foot, and the shuttle thrown by the hand. Nor was the voice wanting, to trill forth some old English ballad or some Puritan psalm. Music like this, coming in strong tones from healthy lungs and an animated heart, would ring in the ears and the soul of the listener, taking him captive, whether in the house, or walking in way side, or check- ing his horse as trotting by. The " great wheel " gave health and a graceful, ready step, and nimble fingers to the young maiden. The " little wheel," borne by a brother or a " neighbor lad," she would on a morning carry to the house of some young- friend, as light hearted and as merry as herself, to spin in concert during the day. And then annually, for a period, came the spinning bee, a do- nation party at the parson's, when the matrons and the maidens i carried their run of yarn, and their husbands or their lovers some 158 HISTORY OF DURHAM. equivalent ; and when all found it " good to be merry and wise," cheered on by their courteous and pious host and hostess. But times have changed. Family employments have changed. The spinning wheel has given place to the cotton mill and the woolen mill. The hand shuttle has given place to the power- loom. A single machine, tended by a single person, will often do the work of twenty hands. Machinery has changed the man- ufacturing business of the country, and the family spinner's oc- cupation is gone. Since the invention of the knitting loom and the sewing machine, knitting and sewing in families seem des- tined to the same fate as spinning. There are, therefore, in Dur- ham as elsewhere, those who are like the lillies of the field in beauty, and who like them " toil not, neither do they spin." The good house wife no longer "seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands." Flax is no longer seen in the sum- mer field. The wool-bearing sheep that once adorned the hills of Durham have fled from the landscape. FLAX. Flax was formerly an important crop, requiring a large outlay of labor on the farm and in the house, and yielding remunera- tive returns. The plowing, the sowing, the pulling, the collect- ing of the seed, the rotting, the breaking, the dressing, the spin- ning, the weaving, the bleaching, demanded a great amount of labor. The dressing of flax was the great business of the winter. But labor was low at that season of the year, when there was not much else to do besides getting fire wood. Eev. Mr. Chaun- cey hired a man for a week to dress flax. On Saturday evening he came for his pay. The flax which he had dressed was weighed, and was offered to him for his labor. He declined the offer with the question, "Kev.^sir, how do you think a poor man can sup- port his family at this rate?" Drawing wood to market employed a good deal of labor, and often furnished a good remuneration. On a pleasant day in the winter time, when the roads were good, a dozen teams might sometimes be seen carrying wood to Middletown. But now coal has largely taken the place of wood. SHEEP. For very many years every farmer, almost, kept sheep for the wool and the carcass, putting them into a public flock in the sum- OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 159 mer. It was pleasant on a summer day to see the Town shep- herd tending his sheep, himself reclining with his dog under a tree, or driving them to better pasture as they went bleating along the road, yarding them at night in pens enriched by them for turnips. That pleasant vision has passed away. There is no longer a sheep master, or a shepherd with his dog, or the town flock. The following may be acceptable to some of our readers, as showing the enemies the farmers had to contend with, and the victories they won, as well as a specimen of town accounts : The Town of Durham Deb'r to Sundry persons as allowed by the Selectmen in Decembr 1729. To Benonie Hills for one Black bird £0. 0. 1 To Noah Lymans Widow for 15 blackbirds & one crow 0. 1. 9 To Ebe. Lyman for 61 black birds & 6 crowes 0. 8. 4 To Moses Parsons for 20 black birds & 4 crowes 0. 3. 8 To Eli. the widow of Deac. Tho. Lyman for 31 black birds 0. 2. 7 To Simeon Parsons for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 To Timothy Parsons for 17 black birds 0. 1. 5 To Capt. Jos. Coe for 59 black birds 0. 4.11 and for laying the meeting house steps, and for 50 foot "] ' of boards for the meeting house, & for perambleating I -. ~ .. » ag't Middletown, and for halfe a days work at the j meeting house all J To Ensn. Hez. Talcott for 10 black birds &one crow 0. 1. 4 To Richd Beach for 16 black birds & one crow 0. 1.10 and a three yeare old Bull 0.15. To Serj Jos. Norton for 32 black birds 2s 8d, k a bull 15sh, all 0.17. 8 To Lieut. Sam Fairchild 33 black birds & 2 crowes 0. 3. 9 To Serj Merwin 2 black birds 2d. & pream. & gainst Middletown 0. 2.10 To David Robinson for 25 black birds & one crow 0. 2. 5 To Jos. Tibbals for 28 black birds 0. 2. 4 To Jos. Hickcox for 23 black birds & 4 crowes 0. 3.11 and for a two yeare old Bull 0.10. To Samuel Stanley for 11 black birds 0. 0.11 To Richard Spelman for one crow 0. 0. 6 To Sam. Roberts for 5 black birds 0. 0. 5 To John Norton for 33 black birds 0. 2. 9 160 HISTORY OF DURHAM. To Jonathan Wells for 21 black birds 0. 1. 9 To Cornelius Hull for 30 black birds & one crow 0. 3. To Silas Crane 23 black birds 0. 1.11 To Capt Henry Crane for 32 black birds 0. 2. 8 and for a growen Bull 0.15. To Albert Eossetter for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 To Samuel Norton for 5 black birds and 2 crowes 0. 1. 5 To George Squire for 2 black birds 2d and sweeping the meeting house 1.10. 2 To Eliakim Strong for 7 black birds 0. 0. 7 To Ser. John Camp for 6 black birds 0. 0. 6 and for work at the meeting house 0. 1. 8 To Ser. Nathaniel Sutlief for one black bird 0. 0. 1 To Ser. Josiah Avered for 26 black birds 0. 2. 2 To Nathan Camp for 14 black birds 0. 1. 2 To Noadiah C rane for 4 black birds 4c? & druming 13s 9d 0. 14. 1 To Curtis Fairchild for drumming 0.13.10 To Lieut. Joel Permele for 6 black birds & one crow 0. 1. and for two bulls - 1. 5. and for nails & work at the meeting house 0. 5. 8 To Jos. Wheeler 2 black birds 0. 0. 2 To Josiah Fowler for 3 black birds 0. 0. 3 To mr. Hez. Kilborn for nails used at the meeting house 0. 1. j6 To Daniel Squire for work at the meeting 0. 1. 8 To Theo. Morrison for mending the School masters chayre 0. 2. To Zacha. Hinman for 5 black birds 0. 0. 5 To Constable Moses Parsons for crying & selling one shay 0. 3. To James Curtis for a 2 yeare old Bull 0.10. To David Baldwin for a growen Bull 0.15. To Deacon Wm. Seward for a growen Bull 0.15. To David Baldwin in part for waits for the Town Standard 0. 8. 11 To Samuel Seward for a two yeare old Bull 0.10. To Caleb Seward for 13 black birds 0. 1. 1 To Abraham Crittenden for three black birds 0. 0. 3 To David Johnson for 2 black birds & two Crowes 0. 1. 2 To Ser. Jos. Norton for halfe a loade of wood for the Town meeting 0. 1. 9 To Ezra Baldwin for carrying & returning the Town waits to Hartford to have them sealed 0. 6. 6 OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 161 To James Wadsworth for his services as Town Treas'r 1.10. and for a growen Bull 0.15. To Doctor Seaward for peram. agt. Kilingworth 0. 2. 8 To Samuel Camp for a grown Bull 0.15. To Benj. Everest 3 black birds & a crow 0. 9. To Ser. Murwin for the Servise of his Bull 0. 2. SLAVERY IN DURHAM. Like other towns in Connecticut, Durham owned slaves, who labored on farms, and in families. These slaves were some of them brought directly from Africa, or quite as often from the West Indies, with which a brisk commerce was carried on by the people of Connecticut. It was not uncommon for individuals to send out by ship-masters, adventures in the productions of their farms, to the West Indies, and to receive in return the pro- ductions of the West Indies, and negroes. Thus a man would sometimes send an order for a likely young negro. These ne- groes were more frequently obtained for Durham from the port of Middletown, which numbered, among its shipmasters, those who traded in the West Indies and dealt in negroes, for the supply of the country, that is the Colony. In a letter on the 5th of July, 1773, his Majesty's secretary in- quired of the Governor of Connecticut as to the population of the Colony. The answer of the Governor in 1774, was that the number of whites was 191,372, and the number of blacks 6,464. I have not consulted the tables, but taking the population of Dur- ham as about 1,000 at that time, the average number for Durham would be 33. But the town had actually 44 slaves. Nearly all the blacks were slaves. At that time family government was of a high type, active, vigilant, and effective. Slavery was regarded as a family insti- tution. When slaves were married, -it was done only with the con- sent of their masters, just as children in their minority were married with the consent of their parents. This consent was carefully recorded by the minister who married them. They were regarded as no better qualified to take care of themselves, than children during their minority. Like children, they were (carefully taught the catechism and the commandments, in the family. Their infants were not unfrequently offered in baptism, by their believing masters. 21 162 HISTORY OF DURHAM. They bad their holidays and amusements. They would sta- tedly, or occasionally, appoint a King who was decorated with some of the emblems of royalty. One of these kings the pres- ent writer recollects to have seen. He had the appropriate name, Caesar, and held his court in the west side of the town. They had their balls, in imitation of the whites. One of these balls the present writer witnessed at the Wilkinson house, just south of the Goodrich house. Sawny Freeman, whom some now must remember, was their musician. He accompanied his violin with a sort of organ, which he played with his foot. It was somewhat, in its effect, like the Aeolian attachment to the piano. It added greatly to the volume of the music. At this ball be- sides contra dances they had jigs and reels. They danced with great agility and spirit, like the dancing pair in Goldsmith's Deserted Village, " who simply sought renown, by holding out, to tire each other down." About the year 1800, the number of the negroes had diminished, and most of the adults were either slaves or recently manumitted. Free negroes do not generally keep their numbers good in the successive generations. In Durham now, there are only five ; without any prospect of increase. The diminution of negroes in comparison, with the increase of whites, since the emancipation of slaves in Connecticut, is greater than it is on an average, in the State at large. " Durham contained in 1756, 765 whites and 34 blacks, in 1774, 1074, white and 44 blacks." In 1776 every 24th person was a negro. Among the names of those that owned slaves in Durham, are those of Chauncey, Wadsworth, Talcott, Parsons, Merwin, Coe, Bates, Lyman, Fowler, Parmelee, Camp, Newton, Baldwin, Guern- sey, Sutliff, Burritt and others. To those who deem slavery wrong, these facts may seem strange. But it is to be remembered that every age has its own interpretation of the divine law, and its own favorite morality. In those days, slavery was not consid- ered as sinful by many of the best men. Such men as Rev. John Davenport of New Haven, and Governor Theophilus Eaton, the founders of the Colony, Rev. Joseph Elliott of Guilford, the son of the Apostle John Elliott, Rev. Jared Elliott of Killing- worth, Rev. Timothy Woodbridge of Hartford, the Rev. Noa- diah Russell of Middletown, and Governor Joseph Talcott owned slaves. Rev. President Jonathan Edwards, the greatest divine of OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 163 New England, owned slaves, and wrote in defense of the slave trade. Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, a minister of the Church in New London, and owner of one of the farms granted by the General Assembly in Durham, addressed the Legislature in de- fense of slavery. Those who owned slaves in Durham and elsewhere in Connecticut were not considered as inferior to those who did not own slaves, in piety or in intellectual culture, or in social position. After the act of the Legislature for the gradual emancipation of the slaves of Connecticut, the aged ones were generally well taken care of by their owners, better than were the Town poor by the Town, better than were the free negroes. A SPECIMEN BILL OF SALE OF A NEGRO. Durham June 19th, 1759. Know all men by this present : that I the subscriber, widow Mary Merwin, Executrix of the last will of Daniel Merwin Jun. do sell alien, and convey and confirm unto Elnathan Chauncey of Durham in the county of New Haven, to him and his heirs one certain Negro man, about 30 years of age named Ginne, for, and during his natural life, it being for the consideration of 13 pounds already received to my full satisfaction, in witness hereof I set my hand and seal, this 19th of June in the year of our Lord 1759. In presence of Mary Merwin. James Tibbals. Abner Newton. anecdotes of devonshire, a guinea negro slave of rev. mr. chauncey. Mr. Chauncey, on going into his hay field found his men rak- ing hay at rather a rapid rate, said in a pleasant, familiar way, " Many hands make light work." Devonshire, (who was raking behind two others) answered quickly, No, no Massa, u Not when you'r raltiri behind.' 1 It being customary among the older part of the congregation to take notes of the heads of the sermon on the Sabbath, D. soli- cited of Mr. C. pen, ink and paper for that purpose. After ser- vice he produced a paper covered with all manner of hieroglyphics, and on viewing which the Rev. gentleman said, What is this, 164 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Devonshire? I cannot read it at all. Devonshire (in astonish- ment, taking the paper.) Not, read, THAT, Massa! Come out of your own mouth, every word of it. On returning from Church, (after hearing a discourse from the text, " Dead in tresspasses and sins," &c.) he found the barn door open and the " Old ram " on the hay satisfying the demands of nature. He returned immediately to the house exclaiming Massa, Massa, the Old ram is dead ! Mr. C. followed him to the barn and found as above stated, and then, in a reproving manner said, Devonshire ! how came you to say so f D. replied quickly, Dead in tresspass and sin, I guess Massa. Mr. Chauncey had a meadow (called the Burnham lot) the crop of hay on which, unfortunately, for a number of successive years was nearly ruined by rain. Devonshire, on seeing the Eev. gentleman preparing to attend a meeting appointed by the good people of the place on Thursday, in mid-summer of a severe drought, to invoke the blessing of Almighty God in sending the necessary showers to water the dry and thirsty earth, said to Mr. Chauncey, Is it Sabbath day, to-l)AY, Massa ? No, replied Mr. C. Dev. Then why go to meeting if it's not Sabbath day ? Mr. C. in reply said earnestly, Devonshire, Don't you see all our fields, meadows and gardens are drying up for want of rain ? God is the author of all our mercies, and we meet to pray that He would send down rain to water the earth. 0-0, said Devonshire, with a curious twinkle of the eye. Rain, Massa, rain, that's what you Want. Better go and mow the Burnham lot ; get rain quick enough then. The anecdotes above were furnished by Leveret Norton, Esq. TOWN AFFAIRS. In ancient Durham, office, whether Town or Colony, was re- garded as a duty to be performed, and not as a privilege to be enjoyed. If a man was elected to office, he paid his fine, unless he performed the duty ; excepting in a few cases when he could show a good and sufficient reason for declining the appointment. Thus December, 1778, we have the following record, " Whereas, Col. James Arnold having excused himself from serving as se- lectman by paying his fine, Simeon Parsons was chosen select- man for the year ensuing." One reason why anciently office was OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 165 regarded as a duty to be performed, and in modern times it is regarded as a privilege to be enjoyed, is, that anciently there was generally no emolument attached to Town offices, and in modern times there is. There is a tradition that on one occasion so few were present at " Freemen's Meeting " that they waited for men who would go past with their team, and persuaded them to come in and elect delegates to the General Assembly. So little party spirit was there and so much confidence that the right men would be elected. The poor were disposed of at auction to individuals who would keep them at the lowest price, it being expected that the person so sold or disposed of, should work for those that bid them off. Thus in the town account for the year 1795, it is stated that " Sarah Allen was vendued by the week one month at a place, to certain persons named " for the twelve months commencing Dec. 15th, 1794. To Joel Parmalee one month, 2s. 5d., to Joel Parmalee the second month for 2s. 4d., to John Spencer the third for 2s. 5d. &c, to Eliphas Parmalee the last month for Is. 4d. In the town account for 1766, are the following items : Paid to Joseph Francis for perambulating Killingworth line, 2s. ; to Benjamin Picket for perambulating Haddam line, 2s. ; to Wm. for keeping the middle school, £4,14.4 ; to Mr. Thomas Burgess for keeping the middle school, £12,13.2 ; Simeon Par- sons for keeping the North School, £2,19.1|-; Charles Chaun- cey for keeping the North school, £4,10.10^; Bryan Rosseter for keeping the south school, £3,19.6 ; Caleb Fowler for keep- ing the west side school, £5,5.8 ; Elihu Crane for a load of wood, 4s. 6d. ARCHITECTURE. After the inhabitants began to build commodious houses, the fashionable style for a time was the Lean to house, of which Frederick Parmelee's house is a type. This kind of house was two stories in front and one story in the rear, had at one end of the kitchen a bed-room, and at the other end a pantry. The next style that came into fashion was the Oambrel Hoofed house, of which the house owned formerly by Dennis Camp, is a type. The next style that came into fashion was what was called the Upright house, sometimes with one chimney, and sometimes with 166 HISTORY OF DURHAM. two. The next style in order was the Half house so called, with one room in front, of which Mr. William Canfleld's house is a type. The next style in order is that of the present time, which has in it a good deal of variety. Mr. Haywood's house may be taken as a type. DOMESTIC CUSTOMS. A characteristic of the houses built in the first half century after the settlement of Durham, was the large kitchen fire place, which in some cases was seven or eight feet in width, having sometimes one and sometimes two ovens in it, admitting back logs two or three feet * in diameter, and three or four children into the " chimney corners." The large and steady fire on the hearth in such a fire place shone on faces of many a large family circle, gathered together on a winter's evening. To many a large fam- ily of eight or ten children the hearth-stone was a load-stone to draw them around it. There was knitting for the mother and the elder daughters. There were the slates for the older sons. There were apples and nuts for the younger children, or it may be a lesson in spelling. There were the two volumes from the Town Library for the father and others. There was story tel- ling and song singing. There was the mug of cider enlivened by red pepper against cold. There was the family bible, and there was family prayer before retiring to rest. In short there were family government, family instruction, family amusement and family religion. " In what Arcadian, what Utopian ground Were warmer hearts or manlier feelings found, More hospitable welcome, or more zeal To make the curious " tarrying " stranger feel That, next to home, here best may he abide, To rest and cheer him by the chimney side ; Drink the hale farmer's cider, as he hears From the gray dame the tales of other years ; Cracking his shag barks as the aged crone, Mixing the true and doubtful into one, Tells how the Indian scalped the helpless child, And bore its shrieking mother to the wild — Butchered the father hastening to his home, Seeking his cottage, — finding but his tomb ; How drums and flags and troops were seen on high, Wheeling and charging in the northern sky, And that she knew what these wild tokens meant ; When to the old French war her husband went ; How by the thunder-blasted tree, was hid The golden spoil of far-famed Robert Kidd ; OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 167 And then the chubby grand-child wants to know About the Ghosts and Witches long ago, That haunted the old swamp — the clock strikes ten — The prayer is said, nor unforgotten then The stranger in their gates. A decent rule Of Elders in this puritanic school." — Brainard. CLOTHING. The inhabitants were generally clad in fabrics manufactured, that is made by hand, in the family. There was woolen cloth spun in the house but fulled and dressed at the clothier's shop. There was brown tow cloth, and streaked linen for the males, with bleached linen for shirts. In the summer they generally wore brown tow or linen trowsers and frock ; the latter being a kind of over shirt. The fulled cloth worn in the winter time though often coarse was warm. It was sometimes very decent in appearance when made of fine wool, well spun and well dressed. The females were clad in streaked linen or checked linen, on week days, and in chintzes and it may be muslins and silks on the Sabbath. The wedding gowns if not muslin were sometimes of brocade or lutestring. Near the close of the last century silk was reeled and woven in Durham. For a consider- able time the women wore cloaks of scarlet broadcloth. In the year 1800 women might be seen on the Sabbath riding or walk- ing in the street, or sitting at church having on these cloaks ; a very comely and comfortable article of dress. Chaises were introduced into Durham about 1775 or 80. For some years there were only three chaises in the town. The peo- ple went to meeting on horse-back, the women sitting behind the men on pillions. While this fashion continued every house had a horse-block. DIET. For diet, bread and milk was generally used before tea and coffee had been introduced. After the land had ceased to pro- duce wheat, rye bread was commonly used. The present writer once heard an aged man say, that he remembered the time when turnips were the principal vegetable used, and that, generally, potatoes were planted in gardens, in such quantities as beets and ' carrots are now. Salt-meat broth was a standing dish in many 168 HISTORY OF DURHAM. families. This was made by soaking salt beef in water until sufficiently fresh and then boiling it and adding to the liquor fragrant herbs, with pieces of bread, and it may be onions. Be- sides hasty-pudding there was plain Indian pudding which was used almost every day, in some families at dinner, before the meat, with butter and molasses. This pudding was boiled in a bag ; hence the proverb "the proof of the pudding is eating the bag." This does not mean that the bag itself is eaten, but only that the whole of the pudding in the bag is eaten, thus proving that the pudding is a good one. " A bag of meal," means the whole of the meal in the bag. Besides cider, beer was brewed in many families, after the fashion in England. This was done partly for the purpose of using the " emptyings " of the beer barrel, that is lees, for yeast. Hence the proverb, " as you brew, so you must bake." If you make good beer, you can make good bread. In many families meat was eaten three times a day, though it was sometimes in the shape of dried beef. But the most of the population of both sexes were accustomed to labor actively, either in the house or on the farm. Even the females were much in the open air, either in milking or drawing water with the old fashioned well-sweep, or riding on horse back, or gathering nuts or berries, or bleaching cloth, or in the case of an approaching thunder storm, raking or loading hay. SOCIAL ENJOYMENTS. The people of Durham like others of puritan descent in the towns of Connecticut, inherited the dislike of amusements of many kinds. Their ancestors in England had quarrelled with the king in their opposition to the book of sports, and it would therefore not be very consistent to engage in amusements like those mentioned in that book, after they came to this country. But they had their social enjoyments. The whole population here for several generations attended meeting together, where they felt that they had common interests and common enjoyment. Here they saw each other's faces every Sabbath, and in the inter- mission, heard of each other's welfare or misfortunes. Here they received impressions of each other which, not unfrequently, ri- pened into friendship or conjugal love. OCCUPATION'S AND CUSTOMS. 169 They had small supper parties at first, and tea drinkings af- terwards. There were weddings and quiltings, and huskings where the red ear had especial honor. There were sleigh-rides and barbecues sometimes, and plays in which the forfeits were paid with kisses ; and balls which were considered as the school of good manners in opposition to clownishness and rowdyism. The young men met together and appointed managers of the ball, usually four or six in number, who provided a room and refreshment, engaged music, sometimes sent out cards, sometimes assigned to the several gentlemen the duty of waiting on the several ladies, or assigning partners, preserved order, paid the bills by collecting the assessments on the gentlemen who attended. I do not certainly know whether there was an ordination ball when Eev. David Smith was ordained. When Eev. Aaron Dut- ton was ordained in Guilford there was an ordination ball. While dancing was fashionable, dancing masters taught dancing in schools from time to time, thus improving, as was generally be- lieved, the manners of the young people. Besides hunting and fishing, there was the wrestling ring on training days, when the champions showed their strength and agility in "side-hold," "back-hold," and "at arms length." When the present writer was a boy, Samuel Wright was the acknowledged champion, though he was sometimes laid on his back by a young Robinson. Sometimes, as now, men amused themselves in making bar- gains, which exercised the skill of both parties as much as a game of chess, while they differ from that game inasmuch as both parties are often winners. Still it should be said that the passion for making bargains has in the progress of time grown stronger rather than weaker. A man by the name of Penfield used to buy apples of Gideon Leete, who owned the lot opposite Mr. John Hickox, where they grew, and to make parties and invite the young folks. He would give a particular kind of apple to each girl, kissing her at the (same time, much to the amusement of the young fellows. The apple thus got the name of the " bussing apple." He became old and poor, and the young men made up a subscription for him, land clothed him well, and invited him to a party, for the fun of seeing him give an apple and a kiss to each girl. A Mr. Tuttle in Whitestown, N. Y., was in the habit of hold- 22 170 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ing a meeting every Sabbath in a barn and of asking each one to pray. William Handy, a loose, noisy man proposed to Will- iam Hinman and Asher Camp, two &t least of the three being emigrants from Durham, that the first man that he asked to pray, should either pray or pay a bottle of rum. He was asked the first. He made a short, incoherent, hurried prayer, became thoughtful and serious, and afterwards a Christian, and Deacon of a church. HOLIDAYS. Election day, when the Governor, first of the Colony, then of the State, was inducted into office, was a holiday. The farmers endeavored to finish their planting of corn before this day, which came in the first part of May. This induction into office of the Gov- ernor and the meeting of the Legislature bore some faint re- semblance to a coronation, or the meeting of Parliament in Eng- land. The men laid down their hoes, or left their work shops, to enjoy a respite from labor. There were little gatherings about the town, and sometimes a great gathering. The women made election cake — raised cake ; the young ladies prepared for a ball in the evening. The fourth of July for many years after 1776, was kept as a holiday — sometimes in the spirit of party, and sometimes in the spirit of '76. In 1859, it was kept in this latter spirit, and noth- ing was said or done at which any political party could take offense. Thanksgiving was a holiday, as now, and on the day before Thanksgiving, the young men hunted game in the forest, or shot at hens and turkeys, tied to a stake, paying a fee for the *shot ; fourpence half penny a shot for hens, at the distance of eight rods, and ninepence a shot at a turkey at the distance of ten rods. Owing to the old grudge against Episcopacy, not much was made of Christmas for many years, not so much as recently. The children who attended school, had Saturday afternoon for a holiday. In the forenoon they recited the " Assembly's Cate- chism," and in the early part of the present century, after Epis- copalianism had been introduced, a portion of them recited the " Church Catechism " as it was called. Fast days appointed by the Governor of the Colony or the OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 171 State were for a long time honored, when " all servile labor and vain recreation on said day, were by law forbidden." In the preaching, for nearly a hundred years, on Fast days and Thanks- giving days, there may sometimes have been a little of the spice of politics, that all could relish ; but this spice was not turned into the pepper of party politics until more recently. The schools were taught by males for a long time. The pre- cise time when females began to be employed in summer schools I have not been able to ascertain. A man by the name of Jones was a noted school master. He was a full believer in the doc- trine that "the rod and reproof bring wisdom." When he whip- ped a boy, his language was, " it comes tough but it is for your own good." To encourage his pupils to behave well he would lisp, " Boys, boys, if you will be good to me, I will be good to you." EXECUTION OF THE LAWS. When the laws of the Colony or of the State were few and simple, and before they had been tampered with for party pur- poses, or degraded by the chicanery of lawyers, the authorities I and people of Durham were strict to enforce the laws. Indeed they became somewhat famous in the region round about, for en- forcing the laws, respecting the observance of the Sabbath, rival- { ing the Jews, or at least the primitive puritans. Travelers were stopped on the Sabbath and sometimes fined, and sometimes de- tained until Monday. The " Whipping post" which like Ex- Presidents, retains its title after its occupation is gone, was for a long time thought to be a valuable auxiliary to good morals. In- stead of sending the criminal to the penitentiary, or letting him off without punishment for petty larcenies and crimes, he was sentenced to be whipped five or ten lashes or more. The pres- ent writer saw this punishment inflicted by the constable, both in Durham and in New Haven. In Durham the punishment was inflicted with a lash whip, with more parade and flourish than severity. In New Haven it was inflicted with a raw-hide whip, much to the satisfaction of the admiring students of the college who assembled to witness it. The following will be sufficient to show the impressions for- 172 HISTORY OF DURHAM. raerly produced on the minds of intelligent travelers, by the ap- pearance of Durham: Extract from President Manning's diary during a journey from Providence to Philadelphia and back, April 29th — Sept. 29th, 1779. " Wednesday, Sept. 22. — Set out (from New Haven) at seven o'clock, having taken breakfast. Took the road to Durham, crossed the bridge, and the long causeway one half mile over the marsh. The first six or seven miles very sandy, then a good soil and well improved to and through Paug, (Northford) a pleasant village, nine miles. Mr. Williams, minister, invited me to his house, but we could only stop to oat. From thence to Durham, excellent land and husbandry, and the buildings uncommonly elegant. Durham, a considerable town, situated on a hill ; the buildings good ; distance nine miles. Dined at Landlord Camp's. The people agreeable. After setting out was stopped by Gen- eral Wads worth, and invited to call, but time would not admit." —Guild's " Manning and Brown University" page 285. THE FIRST TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. The first temperance organization in the town was formed, June 30th, 1828, with the following pledge or bond of Union : "Believing that the use of intoxicating Liquors is for persons in health, not only unnecessary but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it is continued the evils of intemperance cannot be prevented. Therefore, we the subscribers for the purpose of promoting our own welfare and that of the community, agree that we will abstain from the use of distilled spirits except as a medicine in case of bodily infirmity ; that we will not allow the use of them in our families nor provide them for the entertainment of our friends or for persons in our employment ; and that in all suita- ble ways we will discountenance the use of them in the com- munity." The foregoing was first and originally signed by Eev. David Smith, Nathan S. Camp, Wedworth Wadsworth, Wm. A. Hart, Abner Newton, 4 Silas Marriman, OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 173 Eoger Newton, Allen Shipman, Seth Seward, Alpheus W. Camp, Talcott Bates, Dennis Camp, David Johnson, Chs. Lyman, Peres Sturtevant, Horace Newton, David Harrison, M. D. Joseph Chedsey, Alfred Camp, Abner Newton, Jun. Wolcott P. Stone, Samuel Newton. After this society went into operation, additions were made to its members, meetings were held, addresses delivered, the pulpit spoke out, until the society in less than eight years numbered 377 members, many of them pledged to abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors. Such was the success of this movement in favor of temperance, that the various temperance organiza- tions that have existed in the town since 1828, have at times, embraced more than half the entire population pledged to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage. The good effects of these early movements in favor of temperance on the morals and health and prosperity of the town were strikingly manifest But while to the honor of the town this early movement in favor of temperance, and this early success are recorded, it may be proper to confess that the number of tobacco growers, chewers, and smokers has increased. THE MEEEIAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY. The Merriam Manufacturing Company of Durham was organ- ized January 25th, 1851, with a capital of $15,000, for the man- ufacture of Japanned and Stamped Tin Ware, Tin Toys, &c. The first election for Directors was held February 14th, 1851, with the following result, Miles Merwin, Jr., L. T. Merriam, Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth and Enos Kogers. Miles Merwin, Jr., President. T. S. Hubbard, Secretary and Treasurer. The capital stock was increased Sept. 7th, 1853, to the amount of $25,000. The present • board of Directors Dec. 25th, 1865, 174 HISTORY OF DURHAM. are Miles Merwin, Jos. H. Parsons, David Lyman, E. L. John- son, and Francis Hubbard. Miles Merwin, President. F. Hubbard, Sec'y and Treasurer. The success of the enterprise has been somewhat varied. Its productions are well known and appreciated, and the present state of its affairs is such, as promises permanency, and, as is believed, will add to the prosperity of the village in which it is located. THE DEATH OF MR. ISAAC PRENTISS AND OF MR. JOHN T. PALMER. " In passing through the town of Durham, the stage coach crosses a stream called Allyn's brook, usually small but with high banks. Over this stream was a wooden bridge, 94 feet long and 21 feet high. On the east, or above the bridge, at the dis- tance of 180 feet is a mill-dam. At the distance of 36 rods be- low, is a log for the convenience of foot passengers, supported at each end by a tree. The earth, at this time, February 21st, 1822, was covered with a large body of snow, and the streams were deeply frozen. " Before the dawn of this memorable day, a warm and violent wind commenced from the south, accompanied by a heavy rain. The water did not however rise until about 10 o'clock A. M., or less than two hours before the stage arrived. But so rapid was the rise of the water, that, in one hour and a half, large cakes of ice were brought down against the trestles of the bridge, and one pier was carried away. " A few minutes after this event, which was known to but very few, between the hours of 11 and 12, the great mail stage ar- rived, containing Isaac Prentiss, John T. Palmer, and Philip Gray, as passengers. In attempting to cross the bridge from the north, the southern part gave way, and with the exception of the lead horses, which had reached the abutment, the whole were precipitated into the torrent which carried them down together, till they struck the above mentioned log. Here the carriage was dashed in pieces. The driver seized the limb of a tree, and OCCUPATIONS AND CUSTOMS. 175 held till he was rescued. Mr. Gray swam for a fence, which ex- tended into the water, which he hardly reached and from which he was taken with difficulty. The two other gentlemen were overwhelmed by the torrent. "The alarm was instantly given, and many were soon present, who used every possible exertion, even at the risk of health and life, to save the unfortunate sufferers. But all in vain, they had sunk to rise no more ! It was nearly four hours before the body of Mr. Palmer was found, which was then past resuscitation. The body of Mr. Prentiss was not found until early the next morning. Their remains were treated with marked respect by every class of citizens. On the day of their interment they were attended to the House of God, by a large concourse of people, from this and the adjoining towns, when the preceding discourse was delivered to a deeply affected and sympathizing audience." The foregoing is from a note attached to the sermon delivered by Kev. David Smith, on the 24th, which was a very solemn and appropriate one, and which was printed. In that sermon the speaker said, " In regard to the elder, Mr. Isaac Prentiss, we know very little. From information by a passenger yesterday, it ap- pears that he was respectable, and has left a young family to de- plore his exit." " In respect to the younger, Mr. John Temple .Palmer, more particular information has been obtained. If this information be correct, he was the son of Capt. John Palmer, a British officer in the Eevolutionary war. His mother, Augusta, was grand daughter of the late Governor Bowdoin of Massachusetts, and daughter of Sir John Temple, Bart, who was, at the time of her marriage with Capt. Palmer, Consul General in the United States to the Court of Great Britain. The parents of the deceased re- moved from this country to Great Britain ; but for some years past, have resided in the south of France. Having given their son a classical education in Europe, they sent him, about four years since, to pursue the study of the law in this country, in which he intended to settle. So far as I can learn, he has spent a part of this time in Harvard University, and part with Mr. Emmet, a distinguished attorney in the city of New York. He had many respectable connections in Boston, particularly the Bowdoin and Winthrop families. To these he had made a visit, expecting, on 176 HISTORY OF DURHAM. his return to New York, to embark for Europe on a visit to hi3 parents and friends." The following was written by John G. C. Brainard, and en- titled "lines suggested by a late occurrence." " How slow we drive ! — but the hour will come, When friends shall greet me with affection's kiss ; When seated in my boyhood's happy home, I shall enjoy a mild contented bliss, Not often met with in a world like this ! Then shall I see that brother, youngest born, I use to play with in my sportiveness ; And from a Mother's holiest look shall learn A parent's thanks to God ; for a loved son's return. " And there is one, who, with a down cast eye Will be the last to welcome me ; but yet My memory tells me of a parting sigh, And of a lid with tears of sorrow wet, And how she bade me never to forget A friend — and blushed — O ! shall I see again The same kind look I saw, when last we met, And parted. Tell me then that life is vain — That joy is met with once, is seldom met again. ******* * * " See ye not the falling, fallen mass ? Hark ! hear ye not the drowning swimmer's cry ? Look on the ruins of the desperate pass ! Gaze at the hurried ice that rushes by Bearing a freight of woe and agony, To that last haven where we all must go — Resistless as the stormy clouds that fly Above our reach, is that dark stream below ! — May peace be in its ebb — there's ruin in its flow." CHAPTER X. character of the early inhabitants. The early inhabitants of Durham were enterprising and ener- getic. In the year 1698, when Caleb Seward of Guilford, the first pioneer of the unbroken wilderness, moved into his log- house in the south part of Cogenchaug, he might have climbed to the mountain top on the southern border, and have looked CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 177 northwardly, as Moses looked from Pisgah upon Canaan, upon hills rising into mountain ranges on the east and on the west part of the landscape, and between them upon that long swamp, Cog- inchaug, and the small stream working its sluggish way through it ; but he would have seen very little like a land of promise. The Metabesset or Middletown Indians ranged through the forests and swamps, in pursuit of the wild deer and the beaver ; but they seem never to have made a settlement. The long swamp in the midst of the territory and occupying a considerable space in it, not only could not be easily brought into use, but it interrup- ted the communication from the east to the west side of it. And there is a tradition, that when some men explored the territory in order to learn its capabilities, they rej^orted, that on the belt of land between the swamp and the eastern hills on the one side, and the bass tree hills on the other, there was space for about six farms. Think of that unbroken pathless wilderness, the abode of the wolf and the panther on the hills, a possession of the " bit- tern and the pools of water " in the swamps, guarded by the rat- tlesnake and the copperhead. They must have been men of enterprise and energy, men of bold hearts and strong hands, who could undertake the task of planting their institutions, domestic and religious, social and civil, on this forbidding ground. But they performed their task no- bly and well. Think, for a moment, of what Durham is, in contrast to what Coginchaug was. Think of this glorious amphitheater of culti- vated hills rising in successive ranges from the midland prairie as from an arena ; these farms, long the abode of comfort, in- telligence and religion ; this beautiful and quiet village ; and " these steeple towers and spires, whose silent finger points to Heaven." When you look around upon the beauty of your sum- mer landscape, on which the " power of cultivation lies," or as you sit in a stormy winter evening, in your warm houses, call to mind what Durham was when that solitary family, near the southern border, were in their rude cabin of logs, listening it may be to the howl of the gaunt wolf, or to the stealthy step of the Indian. And gratefully call to mind the privations and toil, the virtues and wisdom of your forefathers, which procured for you 23 178 HISTORY OF DURHAM. - the public privileges, and private advantages, which you now enjoy. The early inhabitants of Durham tvere strongly attached to the institutions of religion. As early as April 29th, 1699, in the original petition to the legislature, that the "tract of land called Coginchaug, may be granted and settled for a township," the pe- titioners represent the settlement of the place as entirely depend- ing on the fact whether the inhabitants could, with " convenient speed," enjoy "the ordinances of God," " the comfortable attain- ment of which they declare should be the greatest thing we should have regard to in our settling here in this wilderness." And having obtained the object of their petition on this ground, they proceeded to make allotments of land to the " first minister," and also to the "ministry" in perpetuity. Before the patent for the town was issued, and before a church was formed, while their members were limited, and their means scanty, they laid a gen- erous tax for the support of the " ministerial charge." And they not only like David had it in their " hearts to build the house of the Lord," but they actually contributed of their poverty and privations to build a house that for their means and numbers was a large and respectable one. And in twenty years from the time the first was completed, they were ready to build a larger house, commensurate with the increase of the population. And that they might be at the house of God on the Sabbath, they erected " stables," as they were then called, for their horses, and "Sabbath-day houses," in which they might at once be comfortable, and spend the intermission in an appropriate manner. They were careful to obtain learned, and able, and devoted ministers, and then to pay them generously, and especially to attend regularly upon their ministrations. The Sabbath with them was the great day of the week, for which the evening before furnished a preparation ; and like God himself, they loved the place of worship better than any private habita- tion. Looking through more than a century of years, methinks I see the patriarchs of Durham, on a Sabbath morning, with their families leaving their habitations in the "West-Side," in the "South-End," in the "Quarter," "Up-Street," in the "Green," coming together at the beat of the drum, in that first meeting- house. Methinks I see them with devoted hearts and composed CHARACTER OP THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 179 faces, taking their seats in their plain honse, in which they could "worship God in quietness in their own way, and with their own minister, as the puritans could not in the mother country. And as in their joy they were ready to cry out, " How amiable are thy tabernacles, O thou Lord of hosts," methinks they hung upon the lips of their first minister, as upon the lips of a man of God, who was wont to bring into the sanctuary on the Sabbath the fruits of his patient toil during the six days of the week. Methinks I see some with pen in hand, writing out for future use the divis- ions and subdivisions of a logical discourse. And when they returned to their homes with hearts warmed and faces radiant, they were prepared to go six days in the strength of that spiritual food which they had received. And when severe disease confined them to their beds on the Sabbath, the prayers of the sanctuary went up for them from hearts in which they had often been in communion at the table of the Lord. And when they died, they died in the hopes which had been cherished and strengthened, and it may be originated in the house of God. And when they were buried, their children whom they had offered to God in baptism, and their kindred, on the next Sabbath repaired in their bereavement to the same house where the public prayer would be made on their behalf. Their conso- lations, their enjoyments, their rest from labor, their spiritual culture were found in the house of God; and why should they not be strongly attached to the institution of public worship, and those other religious institutions connected with it, and sustained by it, such as family prayer, and the religious education of chil- dren ? 2. The early inhabitants of Durham were men of deep reflec- tion. The range of their investigations was not a wide one, but they thought closely upon the subjects which engaged their at- tention, such as the doctrines of religion, and the external duties of morality, such as education and the laws of the land, such as the civil government of the town and its ecclesiastical concerns. These subjects of prime importance employed the earnest activ- ity of their minds in their intercourse with each other and in their solitary hours. The weekly and daily press did not as now bring before the public a vast variety of subjects to furnish at least a superficial knowledge. The eloquent lecturer before Ly- 180 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ceums, and the eloquent agent of some voluntary association before assembled congregations, did not as now exalt the claims of his favorite subject or society, calling in the aid of ridicule or fun. Conventions, and clubs, and mass meetings did not as now interest and agitate the public mind. The post office system had then no existence. The magnetic telegraph, which now commu- nicates intelligence with the speed of lightning to electrify us at times with its startling telegrams, was not dreamed of. They were comparatively isolated from the world. The newspaper press was not then a power to enlighten or deceive. But though the helps for moral and intellectual cultivation were not as great as we of this generation enjoy, still they most judiciously and perseveringly, used their scantier means. How careful were they to provide for the education of their children in common schools, thus laying the foundation of the institutions which we now enjoy ! In their civil affairs how careful were they to select the men best qualified for office ! The most available candidate then was generally the one best qualified. How enlarged were their views in the early establishment of a Town Library, which was done by the "Durham Book Company," as it was styled, October 30th, 1733, before any other Library was formed in the Colony. The books thus collected were in those times read. Furnishing as they did solid nutriment to the mind, and not that trash which stimulates the appetite, while it impairs the di- gestion, what strong men they made ! The great principles of Civil and Ecclesiastical Government, the great doctrines of the Gospel, the great duties of morality, the cardinal virtues, the chief end of man, became, in their elements, so familiar to the leading minds of the town, that superficial views of truth or of duty would not satify them. 3. The early inhabitants of Durham were devoted to the public welfare. Closely connected by descent with the Puritan Fathers of Connecticut, they inherited their spirit. They came to this place not to enjoy the fruits of the labors of their ancestors, but to labor themselves for the benefit of those who should come after them. Forests were to be cut down, and the land brought into cultivation. Eoads were to be made across the swamp, and elsewhere. A church was to be erected. Schools were to be established, not with money given by the State, or devised by CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 181 some public benefactor. The ministry was to be supported. A burying-ground was to be set off, cleared and protected by a fence. These burdens they cheerfully bore. The love of money had not so seized upon them, that they were willing to neglect the public good for their private gain. The love of office had not so taken possession of them that each was inclined to have it in rapid rotation, rather than to confer it upon the one best qualified to serve the public. Witness their generous contribu- tions of men and means in the French war, and in the war of the Revolution; read their patriotic resolutions adopted in Town meeting, followed by patriotic actions on the field of battle ; and you may have proof that the early inhabitants of Durham were devoted to the public welfare. 4. The early inhabitants of Durham were in their actions governed by fixed principles. They were not driven about by every wind of doctrine, whether in civil or ecclesiastical concerns. They were not of the number of those who are ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth ; but having by the patient use of the means they enjoyed adopted their opin- ions, they retained them. We are now speaking of the leading men in the Town. Errors in opinion they may have adopted. Faults in conduct they may have committed. Imperfections and sins they must have had ; but instability in their opinions on im- portant subjects was not one of them. Of the first settlers of Durham, a considerable number came from under the preaching of such men, as the Rev. Joseph Elliot, of Guilford, son of the Apostle John Elliot ; the Rev. Mr. An- drew of Milford, and the Rev. Israel Chauncey of Stratford ; to both of whom was offered the presidency of Yale College ; the Rev. Solomon Stoddard of Northampton ; the Rev. Abra- ham Pierson of Killingworth, president of Yale College. The enlightened principles derived from such men, they manifested in their own conduct, and transmitted to their immediate de- scendants. The same confession of faith, they used, it is be- lieved, for nearly a century. They continued faithfully attached to their ministers the same length of time. They were also true to their public servants; sending some of them many years in succession to the Legislature. 182 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ' INDIVIDUAL MEN. Having described the general characters of the early inhabi- tants of Durham, would that I could bring out into distinct view- each individual from the first to the present time who is entitled to our gratitude. But no. They are sleeping in their graves, some of them nameless, and forgotten or uncared for. But thanks to the omnipresent care of God, their names and their works are recorded in his book of remembrance. Of the few that I can notice, Caleb Seward has the first claim, as the first inhabitant of Durham. He was the son of William Seward the emigrant, and was born March 14th, 1662-3. He was the uncle of John and brother of Joseph, both of whom came for a residence to Durham. He married Lydia Bushnell July 14th, 1686. He seems to have spent the winter, at least a portion of it, in 1698-9 in Durham, and he and his wife settled in Durham May 4th, 1699. He had seven children, Daniel, Lydia, Caleb, Thomas, Noadiah. After he removed to Durham, he had Ephraim, Aug. 6th, 1700, the first born white child of Durham, and Ebenezer the second white child born June 7th, 1703. He was the first Town Clerk ; was a man in whom confidence was universally reposed. He was representative of the Town fifteen sessions of the Legislature. He died August 1st, 1728, aged 65. His wife died August, 1753. Colonel James Wadsworth, born July 6th, 1675, in Farm- ington, was the son of John of the same place, who was born in England, and came to this country with his father William, in 1632. He was bred. a lawyer, though it does not appear that he ever practised law extensively. The people of Durham gave him almost all the offices at their disposal ; and when his abilities and moral worth came to be generally known, he was honored by appointments from the Colony. He was the first Justice of the Peace, and he had the command of the first military com- pany at its formation. Upon the organization of the Militia in 1735, he was constituted Colonel of the 10th regiment. For a time he was Justice of the Quorum for the County of New Ha- ven. He was Speaker of the House in the Colonial Legislature, 1717, and Assistant from 1718 to 1752. The election to that office was by a general ticket ; and such was the confidence of the people of the Colony in his ability and integrity, at a period CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 183 when ability and integrity were the indispensable qualifications for office, that on the returns for the year 1732, he had the high- est vote of any one in the Colony. In May, 1724, he was ap- pointed with several other gentlemen, to hear and determine all matters of error and equity brought on petition to the Grand As- sembly ; and from 1725 until he left the council, was one of the Judges of the Superior Court. At the October session of the General Assembly, 1726, a grant of 300 acres of land in the town of Goshen, was made to James Wadsworth, Esq., of Durham, John Hall, Esq., of Wallingford, and Hezekiah Brainard, Esq., of Haddam, father of the missionary David Brainard, for public services. It was called the Esquires' Farm, from its being given to these individuals, each of whom had the title of Esq. In ful- filling the public duties assigned him, ability and integrity were alike conspicuous ; while an exemplary attendance upon the wor- ship and the ordinances of the Lord, gave a dignity to his char- 'acter. He exerted a salutary influence upon the Town, more so indeed than any one, except his "personal friend the minister." He died Jan. 10th, 1756, aged 79. His wife was Euth Noyes. They had one son, James, who died July 21st, 1770, aged 87, whose wife's name was Penfield. He was the father of General James Wadsworth, and John Noyes Wadsworth. Colonel Elihu Chauncey, the eldest son of Eev. Nathaniel Chauncey, was born at Durham, March 24th, 1710. He married Mary Griswold, daughter of Samuel Griswold, of Killingworth. He died April 10th, 1791. He was a gentleman of a strong mind, of extensive reading and of much influence in the Town and the State. He acted as Colonel in the French war and was stationed on the Northern frontier ; and such was the confidence reposed in him, that he was always invited to sit with the officers of the regular army, in the councils of war with the British officers. He was elected to the Legislature continuously, thirty-nine years, with the exception of the year when he was in the north- ern army ; in all seventy-six sessions. It is believed that there are some omissions in the record. Besides acting as the Chief Justice of the County Court, he was, in the early part of the Rev- olutionary war, one of the Committee who sat for the trial of persons suspected of being tories. He himself was suspected of 184 HISTORY OF DURHAM. favoring the tories, and as from a regard to his oath of allegiance to the British Government, which he was unwilling to violate, he would not take the " oath of fidelity " to Connecticut, he re- signed his place on that committee. During the war he held no public office, but lived respected as heretofore by the people. They knew that he was governed by high moral principle, and not by the love of popularity or by self interest. His children were, 1, Charles who died young ; 2, Catharine the wife of Rev. Elizur Goodrich ; 3, Sarah who died young ; 4, Sarah who mar- ried first, Lemuel Guernsey ; second, Simeon Parsons. She died March 19th, 1723 ; 5, Charles, who has been mentioned elsewhere. General James Wadsworth, the son of James Wadsworth, Esq., and grandson of Colonel James Wadsworth, was born July 6th, 1730, and received his degree of Bachelor of Arts in Yale College, 1748, studying law and settling in Durham, he was soon promoted to office in civil and in military life. On the death of his grandfather in 1756, he was elected Town Clerk, some of the duties of which office he had performed for his grand- father. In this office he continued until 1786. In 1775, being at that time a Colonel in the Militia, he was appointed with Erastus Wolcott and others a committee to provide for the offi- cers and soldiers and their families, who were prisoners of war. In January, 1776, he was Colonel of the first regiment of the Militia of Connecticut in the army of the United Colonies, when the regiment marched to Boston. Under his command were Comfort Tays, Lieut. Col. ; Dyer Troop, Major ; Samuel John- son, Adjutant ; Thomas Lyman, Quarter Master ; Robert Usher, Surgeon ; Elias Norton, Surgeon's Mate ; Capt. John Willey and Company ; Capt. John Couch and Company ; Capt. Elipblet Buckley and Company ; Capt. Joseph and Company ; Capt. Jeremiah Mason and Company; Capt. Jared Shepherd and Company ; Capt. Jesse Moss and Company ; Capt. Benjamin Richards and Company. In 1776 he was appointed Brigadier General of the battalion raised to reinforce the Continental army in New York. In 1777 he was appointed second Major General, in the place of Major General Huntington. He was one session a member of the Con- tinental Congress. In 1777 he was a member of an important Committee appointed to revise the militia laws of the State for CHARACTER OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS. 185 the more effectual defense of the country. In March, 1777, General Wadsworth was ordered to march one-fourth of his brig- ade to New Haven, to defend the coast. In April, 1778, the Council of Safety directed him to inquire into the state of the guards at New Haven, and to dismiss the militia there, in whole or in part, at his discretion. For a time he was member of the Committee of Safety in the State. For some time, he was Justice of the Quorum, and then Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County. In 1786 and 7, he was Controller of Public Accounts in the State, and from 1785 to 1789, he was member of the Council. Between him and Colonel Chauncey, there was a strong and generous friendship. They were both men of the highest moral principle, which no office could bribe them to desert. Both of these were, to some extent, martyrs to their principles. When the Revolutionary war was impending, Col. Chauncey refused to violate his oath of allegiance to Great Britain. He, therefore, from high moral consideration, gave up public office. In his re- tirement from public life he enjoyed the confidence of his fellow men, because they considered him true to his principles of honor and moral obligation. When the new Federal Constitution was brought before the State Convention in Hartford, for adoption or rejection, General Wadsworth made the great speech against it. He thought that though the Convention that formed it, supposed that they had guarded the rights of the States, advantage would be taken of it, in times of popular excitement, to encroach on the rights of the States. And afterwards he always refused, on high moral grounds, to take an oath to support the Federal Con- stitution. His oath of fidelity to Connecticut he thought would be violated by taking that oath. He was offered office, even, it was said, the office of Governor of the State. But no, he must remain true to his "oath of fidelity" to the State of Connec- ticut. What would he say now with the experience of seventy- marke and sea i e . mother her /( y\ Tarramuggus -f^Ay-his marke and seale. wesumpsha T" /Wins marke and seale. Wannoe ^^^s his marke and seale. machize /\T his marke and seale. Sachamas mother \\ her marke and seale. Tubhous sqna N. her marke and seale. Sarah ^Js^ ner marke and seale. Alice being lame and not able at the writing hereof to be pres- ent, and haveing received a coate towards the purchass of caw- ginchauge, I, under written in her behalfe doe assent to the agree- ment & deed herein written, & as her agent doe in her behalfe testify her assent by subscribeing my hand, January 24, 1672. one peny "7t*~ his marke and seale. The aboue written is a True coppy of the originall, being ex amined & compared therewith, April 5, 1673, pr me. John Allyn, Secretey. The original is left with Capt. John Talcott for the use of the proprietors. 224 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS. The Township of Durham is from five and a half to six and a half miles long from east to west ; and four miles broad from north to south. The principal stream is called Coginchaug, or Aramamit. It rises in a spring near Bluff Head, eight or ten rods in circumference, and, running nearly north through the mead- ows, assumes the name of West River, and forms a junction in Middletown with Little River. It receives Wheeler's brook from the south-west, and Malt brook from the south-east, and Allyn's brook from the east. The meadows at different times have been partially drained by deepening and broadening the Aramamit, much to their advantage. A further outlay would, it is believed, be attended with a further corresponding advan- tage. There is another brook in the west part of the town, called Saw-mill brook, remarkable for its sudden rise into a swollen torrent in case of rains ; and also another still, called Potash brook, from the potash works near it, formerly carried on by Dr. Cole. The New Haven and Middletown Turnpike, and the Durham and Haddam Turnpike, and the Durham and Madison Turn- pike, and the Durham and Guilford Turnpike, have all been given up to the public by the several companies. There are several pleasant drives, as to Pistapaug Pond, to Quonapaug Pond, and to Middlefield, and to Middletown. Pis- tapaug is remarkable for containing, in its limits a single monu- ment, the corner boundary of four towns, Durham, Guilford, Wallingford and Branford. The Town gave a call to the first minister before the Church was formed, and invited a Council of ministers who settled him. The Town gave a call to the second and third ministers. The Church, after an interval of some weeks, seconded these calls by its action. The Town was recognized by the laws of the colony and of the State as a religious parish, and permission was given to it, by the Legislature to embody themselves as a church. The three first ministers, at their settlement asserted their offi- cial rights. See pages 41, 43 and page 55, and page 66. At the settlement of Mr. Smith, it was agreed that he should take the pastoral charge of the church, "to teach, guide and direct" them. EMIGRANTS FROM DURHAM. 225 The ministers then settled had great influence in the town for more than a hundred years. Macauley, in his history of Eng- land, Vol. Ill, page 89, speaking of dissenting ministers, in England, says : " His influence over his flock was immense. Scarcely any member of a congregation of Separatists entered into a partnership, married a daughter, put out a son as an ap- prentice, or gave his vote at an electioD, without consulting his spiritual guide. On all political and literary questions the min- ister was the oracle of his circle." The same was true of many of their brethren in New England, and of the three first minis- ters of Durham. According to one theory of Congregationalism, the principal officers of each church were a ruling elder, a teaching elder, pas- tor and deacons ; to say nothing of deaconesses. When from one cause and another the three offices of ruling elder, teaching elder and pastor became merged in the one office of minister, it was very natural that his people should concentrate on him the respect, and affection, and confidence which had been distrib- uted upon the three. He enjoyed the affection and respect, which in given cases in the Episcopal Church, were shared by the bishop, priest and deacon. In the New Haven Colony, there was virtually a union of Church and State, the Church taking the lead. In the Connec- ticut Colony there was virtually a union of Church and State, the State taking the lead. In Durham, which was incorporated after the union of the two colonies, the civil power seems to have taken the lead. In Durham, the Congregational denomination, for more than a century, enjoyed the advantage of belonging to the " standing order," the privileged denomination of the colony and of the State. In common with other Congregationalists in the State, they lost this advantage, especially after the adoption of the State Constitution. In Durham, as elsewhere, many of the Con- gregationalists took ground against the Constitution ; as did the Congregational clergy generally, even those who had carefully eschewed political preaching, and political intrigues. For in- stance, the Eev. John Elliott, D. D., who had carefully avoided political preaching, rose in the Town Meeting in Guilford, which was about to vote on the adoption of the Constitution, and said, 29 226 HISTORY OF DURHAM. " I have been reported to be in favor of the constitution. I rise to contradict this report, and to say that I shall give it my entire negative." In Durham, as in some other towns, this opposition to the State Constitution operated unfavorably upon the Congre- gational denomination. For a long period, Durham, like many other towns in the Commonwealth, was somewhat isolated, so far as frequent inter- course with other towns was concerned, and hence, like them, had a character of its own, shaped by influences largely within it- self. For more than a century, religion and education were the two great interests very ably set forth, and strikingly illustrated by three distinguished clergymen. The influence of these three men, and of other leading minds, and the powerful impression Which they made, were distinctly seen in the character and tastes of the people of the town, in creating an interest in these two great interests, religion and education. SANITARY. The geological formation, and geographical position of Dur- ham serves to render it a very healthy town. This is proved by comparing the registration statistics with those of the State at large, with those of the United States, as proved by the last census, and with the statistics of the State of Massachusetts, where they have attained great perfection, extending over a range of more than twenty years. That State seems to be divi- ded into two great sections, the Atlantic coast, where consump- tion is found to greatly predominate, and the inland, where Zymotic diseases take the lead and bring up the balance of mor- tality. That division is found to extend through this State ; the sea coast, with its predominence of consumption, and the inland and northern section, with its predominance of Zymotic diseases. In Durham, located on the confines of these great divisions, sheltered in a measure from each by the beautiful hills which mark its boundaries, these opposing causes of disease seem to be so nicely balanced that neither obtains predominance, and the minimum of diseases of each division seem to be obtained. The fevers which were so prevalent and fatal a half century ago in this vicinity, have changed to a mild form of Typhoid, rarely fatal, and which by its renovating effect on the system, EMIGEANTS FEOM DURHAM. 227 warding off consumption, is, no doubt, conducive to long life in the masses. There have been but two deaths from fever regis- tered for several years. These were both in the army. One died there, and the other a few hours after his arrival in Dur- ham. There have been two hundred and fourteen deaths regis tered in Durham the last eleven years. Of these, one male and seven females were over ninety years of age, fifteen males and fifteen females were over eighty, nineteen males and twelve fe- males were over seventy. Of one hundred persons, nearly one- half of the whole number of deaths, the average age was 75.9. Of the whole number, the average age at death was 32 1-2, males 28 1-2, females 36 1-2. In Massachusetts, average age 30, males 29, females 31. In this State the returns are not sufficiently complete to ascer- tain the average age, or the number of inhabitants to each death. In Durham, it is 1 death to 59 of the inhabitants yearly. In Massachusetts, 1 to 52 ; United States, 1 to 45 ; in Boston, 1 to 41 ; in New York City, 1 to 36. There have been 10 cases of consumption in Durham during the last five years ; average per cent. 8 ; in this State, for the same years, 15 per cent. ; in Massachusetts, for a term of years, 16.7 per cent. ; United States 14 per cent. Of Zymotic diseases, which more clearly indicates the heal thfuln ess of a section, there are 20 deaths ; average per cent., 17 1-2 ; average in this State, 30 per cent. ; Massachusetts, 29 ; United States, 32 per cent. Of Births during 10 years, there were, 121 males, 109 females. About this proportion holds good in all statistics ; average per year, 23. Of these the average foreign births were about 5 1-2 per annum and no material increase during the 10 years. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF JARED POTTER KIRTLAND, LL. D. "In that town (Durham,) at this period (1817), an intelligent, kind and social set of manners prevailed through the whole population ; the imprint of one or more past generations. More wealth, splendor and show, as well as vice, could be found in other Connecticut towns ; but here were order, civility, and the very essence of good breeding — the art of making every one comfortable and happy. 228 HISTORY OF DURHAM. " General Wads worth, who died about this time, was the type of a generation whose living representatives were the Chaunceys, Wadsworths, Chedseys, Bateses, Lymans and others that should be enumerated. " The young and middle-aged formed and made one social circle. Its meetings were frequent, and into it little that was frivolous found its way, and less that was malevolent and scan- dalizing. Its influence soon become manifest in my own man- ners, and expressions. Hitherto retired, cold, melancholic, I be- came cheerful and social, with an entire change of deportment. " Two individuals exerted great and favorable influence over me. The first was Worthington G. Chauncey. At our first ac- quaintance we neither looked, thought, nor acted alike : except we both had similar and congenial tastes for pomology and ag- riculture. Soon, however, the kind ways, industrious habits and strict integrity of Esquire Chauncey commanded my respect and ensured my confidence. Here an intimate acquaintance sprung up between us ; and every perplexing matter, even medical cases were submitted confidentially to him, and his advice solicited. " In recent years I have been heard to assert, that Worthing- ton G. Chauncey was the best balanced man with whom I was ever acquainted. A highly cultivated moral faculty was united with kindness and benevolence. He was industrious and perse- vering, ever reliable, ever ready to aid the feeble and dis- tressed, and to advance the public good. " The other individual, to whom I referred, was the Eev. Da- vid Smith. His example and precepts corrected my skeptical views of religion, which I had formed early in life, and through life confirmed me in the truth of the Christian religion. " Soon after my locating in Durham, the population in differ- ent localities were, from time to time, attacked with the lowest form of that malignant Typhus Fever which, for the first 30 years of this century, swept with such virulence the valley of the Connecticut River. During the progress of that epidemic, I was often thrown in communication with Drs. Miner and Tully and an intimate acquaintance sprung up among us. It was al- most a daily practice for the three to arrange our business so as to meet, consult and compare our views ; a course not always followed among medical men." JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 229 CHAPTER XII. RECORDS. TOWN CLERKS. Caleb Seward from 1706 to 1707. Col. James Wadsworth from 1707 to 1756. Gen. James Wadsworth from 1756 to 1786. Simeon Parsons from 1786 to 1810. Worthington Gr. Chauncey from 1810 to 1830. Asher Robinson from 1830 to 1843. Samuel Parsons from 1843 to 1846. William Wadsworth from 1846 to 1859. William Parmelee from 1859 to 1860. William Wadsworth from 1860. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 1710. — James Wadsworth, who was annually re-appointed until he was elected to the Council in 1718, by virtue of which and of being a justice of the quorum, he was a justice of the peace until 1752, (when probably having retired from the Coun- cil and the County Court,) he was re-appointed a justice of the peace, also in '53 and '54. 1728. — Capt. Henry Crane, annually re-appointed — the last time was May, 1740. 1741. — Elihu Chauncey. This name disappears from the list of annual appointments after May, 1752. 1750. — James Wadsworth, Jr., continues to 1761, when the appointments having been confined to him solely for several years are two, viz.: James Wadsworth, James Wadsworth, Jr. 1762. — James Wadsworth, Jr., was re-appointed as usual and continued sole justice to 1774. 1774. — Elihu Chauncey sole justice until May, 1778. 1778. — James Wadsworth and Daniel Hall, who were each if re-appointed in 1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782. 230 HISTORY OF DURHAM. ■ / 1783. — James Wadsworth, Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. / 1784. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. J 1785. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. ' 1786. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. -' 1787. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. " 1788. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. • x l789. — James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 1790. — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. 1791. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1792. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1793. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1794. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1795. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1796. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1797. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1798. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1799.*— Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1800. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1801. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1802. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1803. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1804. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1805. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1806. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1807. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee. 1808. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- sey Bates. 1809. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- sey Bates. 1810. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- sey Bates. 1811. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- sey Bates. 1812. — Simeon Parsons, Worthington G. Channcey, Dan Par- melee, Job Merwin, Charles Coe, Isaac Newton, Guernsey Bates. 1813. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guern- sey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton, Job Merwin. *Frora 1799 to 1843, the list is taken from Green's Register. The records not showing the town. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 231 1814. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Worthing- ton G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton, Job Merwin. 1815. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- win, Isaac Newton, Worthington G. Chauncey. 1816. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- win, Isaac Newton, Worthington G. Chauncey. 1817. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe, Guernsey Bates, Job Mer- win, Worthington G. Chauncey, Bridgman Guernsey. 1818. — Guernsey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, Bridgman Guernsey, James Eobinson, Lemuel Camp. 1819.— The same as in 1818. 1820. — Guernsey Bates, Worthington G. Chauncey, James Robinson, Lemuel Camp. 1821. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Guernsey Bates, Lemuel Camp, Bridgman Guernsey. 1822. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Jesse At- well, Timothy Coe, Jr., William S. Camp. 1823. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, William S. Camp, Jesse Atwell, Timothy Coe, Jr., Asa- hel Strong. 1824— The same as in 1823. 1825. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, William S. Camp, Timothy Coe, Jr., Asahel Strong. 1826. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, William S. Camp, Timothy Coe, Asahel Strong, John White. 1827. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, Timothy Coe, Asahel Strong, John White. 1828.— The same as in 1827. 1829.— The same as in 1827 and 1828. 1830. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Asahel Strong, Samuel Tibbals, John White, Lemuel Camp, Timothy Coe. 1831. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe. 1832. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Parsons Coe, Asher Robinson. 1833. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Asher Rob- inson. 232 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1834. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Lemuel Camp, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, John White, Timothy Coe, Asher Robin- son, Joseph Chedsey, Gaylord Newton, Alexander M. G. Elliott. 1835. — Worthington G\ Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, Asher Robinson, Alexander M. G. Elliott 1836. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, Asher Robinson, Lucius Foote, Erastus Jones. 1837. — Worthington G. Chauncey, Samuel Tibbals, Asahel Strong, Asher Robinson, Lucius Foot, Erastus Jones, Ebenezer Cook. 1838. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Asher Rob- inson, Enos Rogers, Alfred Camp, Munson Strong. 1839. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Alfred Camp, Zebulon Hale, Erastus Jones, William C. Coe. 1840. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Lemuel Camp, Zebulon Hale, Alfred Camp, Charles Hickox, Munson Strong. 1841. — Worthington G. Chauncey, John White, Asher Rob- inson, Zebulon Hale, Wed worth Wadsworth, Jr., Alfred Camp, Charles Hickox. 1842. — John White, Asher Robinson, Wedworth Wadsworth, Jr., Timothy Coe, Charles Hickox, Miles Merwin, Jr., Alfred Camp, Benjamin Chalker, Lucius Foot. 1843. — Asher Robinson, Timothy Coe, Erastus Jones, Wed- worth Wadsworth, Jr., Miles Merwin, Jr., John White. 1844. — John White, Alfred Camp, Miles Merwin, Jr., Zebu- lon Hale, Samuel Newton, Charles Hickox, Clement M. Parsons. 1845. — John White, Alfred Camp, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Charles Hickox, Enos Rogers, Clement M. Parsons, Asher Robinson. 1846. — Asher Robinson, William Wadsworth, Erastus Jones, Charles Hickox, Frederick T. Elliott, Miles Merwin, Jr., Isaac Parmelee, John White. 1847. — Miles Merwin, Jr., Enos Rogers, John White, Samuel G. Tibbals, Asher Robinson, Charles Hickox, William Wads- worth, Alfred Camp, Frederick T. Elliott, Samuel Newton. 1848.— Benjamin B. Beecher, Alfred Camp, Frederick T. El- liott, Charles Hickox, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Asher Robinson, Enos Rogers, Charles Thompson, William Wadsworth. 1849.— Alfred Camp, Henry Canfield, Frederick T. Elliott, REPRESENTATIVES. 233 Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Asher Eobinson, Enos Rog- ers, William Wadsworth. 1850. — Lucius Foot, Erastus Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Asher Robinson, Wolcott P. Stone, William Wadsworth. 1852. — Alfred Camp, Henry Canfield, Zebulon Hale, Erastus Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth. 1854.— Henry Canfield, Timothy J. Coe, Frederick T. Elliott, L. M. Leach, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, William Wads- worth. 1856.— Joseph Chedsey, Frederick T. Elliott, Frederick S. Field, Erastus Jones, Miles Merwin, Jr., Samuel Newton, Will- iam Wadsworth. 1858.— James E. Bailey, Henry Canfield, Frederick T. Elliott, Frederick S. Field, Miles Merwin, Jr., Israel C. Newton, William Wadsworth. 1860. — Frederick S. Field, Miles Merwin, Samuel Newton, James E. Bailey, William H. Maltby, Alfred Camp, William Wadsworth. 1862. — Samuel Newton, Frederick S. Field, John K. Burr, William Wadsworth, David C. Camp, William C. Ives, Miles T. Merwin. 1864. — Samuel Newton, William Wadsworth, Bishop Atwell, Miles Merwin, E. B. Meigs, Frederick S. Field, Joel Austin, Os- car Leach. REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 1710. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct. — James Wadsworth, John Russell. 1711. May — [none recorded.] Oct. — Caleb Seward. 1712. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — James Wadsworth. 1713. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — [none recorded.] 1714. May — James Wadsworth. Oct. — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. 1715. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct, — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. 1716. May — James Wadsworth, Caleb Seward. Oct. — Ca- leb Seward, John Sutlifi. 1717. May — James Wadsworth, (Clerk,) Caleb Seward. Oct. — James Wadsworth (Speaker,) Samuel Fairchild. 30 234 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1718. May — Henry Crane, [one vacancy.] Probably Mr. Wadsworth was elected, but went into the Council. Oct. — Ca- leb Seward, Henry Crane. 1719. May— Caleb Seward, Samuel Faircliild. Oct.— Wil- liam Seward, Thomas Lyman. 1720. May — Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Samuel Parsons, Henry Crane. 1721. May — Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. 1722. May— Caleb Seward, Thomas Lyman. Oct — Samuel Parsons, Henry Crane. 1723. May — Caleb Seward, Samuel Parsons. Oct. — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. 172-1. May — Henry Crane, Samuel Parsons. Oct. — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. 1725. May — Henry Crane, William Seward. Oct. — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. 1726. May — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Wil- liam Seward, Thomas Lyman. 1727. May — Henry Crane, Thomas Lyman. Oct. — Henry Crane, William Seward. 1728. May — Henry Crane, Joseph Coe. Oct. — Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. 1729. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. 1730. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. 1731. May— Henry Crane, Nathaniel Sutliff. Oct.— Nathan- iel Sutliff, Nathan Camp. 1732. May — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. 1733. May — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Henry Crane, Moses Parsons. 1731. May — Henry Crane, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Moses Parsons, Elihu Chauncey. 1735. May — Henry Crane, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Henry Crane, Nathan Camp. 1736. May — Henry Crane, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. REPRESENTATIVES. 235 1737. Ma j — Nathan Camp, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Eben- ezer Lyman, Elihu Chauncey. 1738. May — Elihu Chauncey, Moses Parsons. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wads worth, Jr. 1739. May— Elihu Chauncey, Kobert Fairchild. Oct.— Hen- ry Crane, Nathan Camp. 1740. May— Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct.— Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 1741. May — Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct. — Na- than Camp, Elihu Chauncey. 1742. May— Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. 1743. May— Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. Oct.— Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 1744. May — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Robert Fairchild. 1745 % May — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Nathan Camp. 1746. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wads worth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. 1747. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Nathan Camp, Abram Bartlett. 1748. May — Nathan Camp, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. 1749. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 1750. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 1751. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 1752. May— Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth. 1753. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Nathaniel Seward. 1754. May — Elihu Chauncey, John Camp, 3d. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Ezra Baldwin. 1755. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Wadsworth, Jr. Oct. — James Wadsworth, Jr., John Curtiss. 236 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1756. May — Nathan Camp, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Wads worth. 1757. May — James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, [one vacancy.] 1758. May— James Wadsworth, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, John Camp. 1759. May — Mr. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. Oct. — Mr. James Wadsworth, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1760. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1761. May — Elihu Chauncey, [one vacancy.] Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1762. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct — Capt. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. 1763. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 176-4. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1765. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Capt. James Wadsworth, Ebenezer Guernsey. 1766. May — Capt. James Wadsworth, Nathan Camp. Oct. — Capt. James Wadsworth, Elihu Chauncey. 1767. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. 1768. May — Elihu Chauncey, James Curtiss. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1769. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1770. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 177.1. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1772. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1773. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1774. May — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. Oct, — Elihu Chauncey, Capt. James Wadsworth. 1775. May — Col. James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall. Oct. — Col. James Wadsworth, Daniel nail. REPRESENTATIVES. 237 1776. May — Elihu Chauncey, Col. James Waclsworth, Jr. Oct. — Elihu Chauncey, Benjamin Pickett. 1777. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Jr., Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Elnathan Camp, Isaac Miles. 1778. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Gen. James Waclsworth, Elnathan Camp. 1779. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Stephen Norton. Oct. — Gen. James Waclsworth, Phineas Spelman. 1780. May — Gen. James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — Simeon Parsons Benjamin Pickett. 1781. May — James Wads worth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 1782. May — James "Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 1783. May— James Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. Oct. — James Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. "^ 1784. May — Daniel Hall, Simeon Parsons. Oct.— James -^ Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. 1785. May — James Waclsworth, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. 1786. May — Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. 1787. May — James Eobinson, Simeon Parsons. Oct. — Sim- eon Parsons, Benjamin Pickett. 1788. May— Simeon Parsons, Daniel Hall. Oct. — James -""' Waclsworth, Daniel Hall. 1789. May— Simeon Parsons. Oct.— Sim- eon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 17.90. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 1791. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 1792. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 1793. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 1794. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 1795. May — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. Oct. — Simeon Parsons, Dan Parmely. 238 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1796. May — Benjamin Pickett, James Hickox. Oct. — Sim- eon Parsons, Abraham Scranton. 1797. May — Elnathan Camp, Abraham Scranton. Oct. — Elnathan Camp, Levi Parmelee. 1798. May — Elnathan Camp, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Elna- than Camp, Dan Parmelee. 1799. May — Elnathan Camp, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Dan Parmelee, Bridgman Guernsey. 1800. May — Dan Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Dan Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. 1801. May — Dan Parmelee, Elnathan Camp. Oct. — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. 1802. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Dan Par- melee, Charles Coe. 1803. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct.— Charles Coe, Abraham Scranton. 180-1. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Charles Coe, Nathaniel W. Chauncey. 1805. May— Jeremiah Butler, Nathaniel W. Chauncey. Oct. — Jeremiah Butler, Joseph Parsons. 1806. May — Joseph Parsons, Dan Parmelee. Oct. — Dan Parmelee, Daniel Bates. 1807. May — Dan Parmelee, Daniel Bates. Oct. — Dan Par- melee, Charles Coe. 1808. May — Dan Parmelee, Charles Coe. Oct. — Job Mer- win, Charles Coe. 1809. May — Charles Coe, Benjamin Merwin. Oct. — Guern- sey Bates, Seth Seward. 1810. May — Bridgman Guernsey, Asher Canfield. Oct. — Bridgman Guernsey, James Pickett. 1811. May — Bridgman Guernsey, James Pickett. Oct — Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton. 1812. May — Worthington G. Chauncey, Isaac Newton. Oct. — Abner Newton, John Butler. 1813. May — Abner Newton, John Butler. Oct — Dan Par- melee, Guernsey Bates. 1814. May — Dan Parmelee, Guernsey Bates. Oct, — Nathan 0. Camp, Worthington G. Chauncey. 1815. May — Guernsey Bates, Nathan 0. Camp. Oct. — Dan Parmelee, Abner Newton. REPRESENTATIVES. 239 1816. May — Dan Parmelee, Worthington G. Chaimcey. Oct. — Charles Coe, Worthington G. Chaimcey. 1817. May — Charles Coe, Worthington G. Chauncey. Oct. — Bridgman Guernsey, Asahel Strong. 1818. May — Bridgman Guernsey, Asahel Strong. Oct. — Abel Lyman, Manoah Camp. 1819. — Thomas Lyman, John Swathel. 1820. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 1821.— Bridgman Guernsey, Dennis Camp. 1822. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 1823. — Daniel Bates, Samuel Camp. 1824. — John Swathel, Asahel Strong. 1825. — John Swathel, Eliphaz Nettleton. 1826. — Richard Robinson, Asahel Strong. 1827. — Richard Robinson, Jabez Chalker. 1828.— John Swathel, Samuel Tibbals. 1829. — Charles Robinson, John Swathel. 1830. — Richard Robinson, Jesse Atwell. 1831. — Richard Robinson, Timothy Coe. 1832. — John Swathel, Asahel Strong. 1833. — Samuel Tibbals, Charles Robinson. 183-4. — Richard Robinson, Charles Thompson. 1835. — Samuel Tibbals, Munson Strong. 1836. — Munson Strong, Lucius Foote. 1837. — Richard Robinson, Samuel Tibbals. 1838. — Leverett W. Leach, Joseph Chedsey. 1839. — Joseph Chedsey, Munson Strong. 1840. — Nathan Parsons, Samuel G. Tibbals. 1841. — John S. Camp, [one vacancy.] 1842.— Zebulon Hale, Alfred Camp. 1843. — Asher Robinson. No choice of 2d representative. 1844. — Perez Sturtevant, Bennett B. Beecher. 1845. — Zebulon Hale, Curtis C. Camp. 1846. — Elisha Newton, Enos Rogers. 1847.— Clement M. Parsons, Wolcott P. Stone. 1848. — Henry Lyman, Watson Davis. 1849.— Frederick T. Elliott, L. M. Leach. 1850. — Asher Robinson, Henry E. Robinson. 1851. — Clement M. Parsons, Henry Strong. 240 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1852.— W. P. Stone, B. B. Beecher. 1853.— William Wadsworth, Kussell II. Shelley. 1854.— Pbineas Eobinson, Clement M. Parsons. 1855.— Bishop Atwell, William H. Walkley. 1856. — Samuel Newton, Thomas Francis. 1857.— Samuel G. Tibbals, David C. Camp 1858. — Luzerne Elliott, Leander C. Hickox. 1859. — William A. Parmelee, Joel Ives 1860. — Leverett M. Leach, Watson Davis. 1861. — Horatio N. Fowler, Joel Austin. 1862.— B. B, Beecher, David C. Camp. 1863.— Edward P. Camp, William C. Ives. 1864.— Koger W. Newton, William II. Canfield. 1865. — S. S. Scranton, Isaac Parmelee. SENATORS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. 1842. — Wedwortli Wadsworth, Jr. 1845.— Seth L. Childs. 1852.— Asher Robinson. 1859.— Henry Canfield. 1862. — Leverett M. Leach. 1864.— William C. Fowler. DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION WHICH ADOPTED THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, 1788. Gen. James Wadsworth, Daniel Hall. DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION WHICH ADOPTED THE STATE CONSTITUTION, 1818. Thomas Lyman, Lemuel Guernsey. THOSE WHO TOOK THE OATH OF FIDELITY. " A Roll of the Names of tliose Inhabitants of Durham who have taken the oath of Fidelity to the State of Connecticut, with the time of their taking said oath, kept in the Town Clerk's Office in said Durham." August 26th, 1777.— Gen'l James Wadsworth, Mr. Elnathan THOSE WHO TOOK THE OATH OF FIDELITY. 241 Camp, Daniel Hall, Esqr., Capt. Israel Camp, Capt. Stephen Nor- ton, Capt. Job Camp, Capt. James Eobinson, Capt. Samuel Camp, Capt. Charles Norton, Benj'n Picket, Phinehas Spelman, Thomas Strong, Thomas Lyman, Simeon Parsons, Jun., John Coe, Abial Baldwin, Abram Baldwin, Elihu Crane, John Johnson, Jr., Jo- seph Smith, Israel Burritt, Ephram Coe, Joseph Parsons, Lem- uel Parsons, Samuel Bates, Moses Bates, Asher Eobinson, Jon'n Wackly, Dan Parmelee, Phinehas Parmelee, Jeremiah Butler, Ithamar Parsons, Jun., John Coe, Jun., Eliphaz Parmelee. August 27th, 1777. — Samuel Hart. September 15th, 1777. — Jesse Austin. September 16th, 1777. — Eev. Elizur Goodrich, David Eobin- son, Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey, Ithamar Parsons, Elah Camp, Bryan Eossetter, John Canfield, Elias Camp, Noah Norton, Sam- uel Guernsey, Jabez Chalker, Joseph Chedsey, Ezra Baldwin, Phineas Baldwin, Lemuel Johnson, John Curtiss, Ephram Nor- ton, Josiah Parsons, Eben'r Eobinson, Eeuben Bishop, Thomas Strong, Ju'r., James Bates, Abijah Curtiss, Henry Crane, Joseph Wheeler, Jesse Cook, Daniel Hall, Jun., David Talcott, Nathan Hickox, Joseph Wright, Jun., Eobert Smithson, Noah Lyman, Jacob Clark, Timothy Parsons, Moses Seward, John Crane, Gid- eon Canfield, Ebenezer Tibbals, Joseph Southworth, Samuel Moffitt, Joseph Hall, Caleb Fowler, Jesse Crane, Dan'l Meeker, Hezekiah Parmelee. Nov. 3d, 1777. — Capt. John Noyes Wadsworth. December 8th, 1777. — Charles Burrit, William Burrit, Capt. James Curtiss, Sam'l Picket, Abra'm Scranton, Jr., Simeon Coe, Ju'r., John Johnson, Noadiah Grave, Wm. Bishop, John Nor- ton, Titus Loveland, Dan'l Wright, Sam'l Bartlet, Phin's Camp, Abraham Scranton, Morris Coe, John Jones, Eli Crane, Abel Coe, Simeon Coe, Heth Camp. November 24th, 1777.— Abel Tibbals. January 5th, 1778. — Jared Whiton. January 6th, 1778. — Medad Strong, Col. James Arnold, Sam- uel Parsons. February 9th, 1778.— Abel Lyman. April 8th, 1778. — Stephen Eichardson, Samuel Squire. June 15th, 1778.— Ambrose Field. 31 242 HISTORY OF DURHAM. December 8tli, 1778.— Reubin Baldwin, Frederick Crane, Daniel Coe. December 12th, 1778.— Eliakim Strong, Timothy Coe. December 28th, 1778.— Benj. Ames. January 5th, 1779. — Samuel Fenn Parsons. January 11th, 1779.— Josiah Coe, Thomas Stevens, Daniel Dimock, Curtiss Bates, Phineas Canfield. September 5th, 1779. — Giles Rose. April 10th, 1780. — Sam'l Seward, Levi Parmelee, Jas. Hickox. May 1st, 1780.— Ashur Canfield, Joseph Tibbals, John Rob- inson, Elnathan Norton, Ozias Norton, Ebenezer Tibbals. May 8th, 1780.— Daniel Smith. September 19th, 1780. — Charles Parmelee, Stephen Norton, Jr. December 21st, 1780. — Joseph Camp. April 9th, 1781.— David Scranton, Thomas Cook. May 10th, 1781.— John Newton. August, 1781.— Jonathan Wells. September 18th, 1781. — Gad Camp, Rejoice Camp, John Cur- tiss, Jun., David Parsons, Timothy Coe, Jun. September 1st, 1782. — Richard Spelman. October 7th, 1782.— Charles Coe, James Robinson, Jun. October 7th, 1782.— Bille Tony. April 9th, 1783.— Stephen Kiley. May 2d, 1783.— Bridgman Gurnsey. June 12th, 1783.— Eliakim Strong, Jun. September 9th, 1783. — Job Merwin. December 10th, 1783.— Miles Merwin, Jun., Daniel Merwin. January 28th, 1784. — Miles Merwin. April 12th, 1784.— Abraham Stowe, Nathan Camp. September 21st, 1784.— Abr'm Bartlett, Jun., Sam'l Camp, Ju'r. December 12th, 1786.— William Wadsworth. January 7th, 1787.— Elnathan Stevens, David Parsons, David Merwin, Job Canfield, Joseph Hull. January 15th, 1787. — Jacob Brooks. January 16th, 1787.— John Hall. January 17th, 1787.— Asher Coe, Daniel Southmayd, Silvenus Hull, Phinehas Squire, Samuel Weld. March 23d, 1787.— John Hull, Josiah Hull, Abiather Crane. September 10th, 1787.— Elias Camp, Jun. FREEMEN. 243 November 12th, 1787. — Benjamin Gillim, James Picket, Jabaz Chalker, Jun. September 21st, 1790. — -Joel Coe, Abel Coe, Ju'r. May 23d, 1791.— Stephen Eobinson. FREEMEN. A Roll of the names of the Freemen in the Town of Durham, with the time of their taking the oath by law provided, kept in the Town Clerk's Office in said Durham. September 16th, 1777. — Rev'rd Elizur Goodrich, Gen'l James Wadsworth, Dan'l Hall, Esqr., David Eobinson, Capt. Eben'r Garnsey, Capt. Israel Camp, Capt. Stephen Norton, Bryan Ros- setter, Elah Camp, Ithamar Parsons, John Coe, Gideon Canfield, Benj'm'n Picket, Capt. Samuel Camp, John Canfield, Elias Camp, Noah Norton, Lemue Garnsey, Elnathan Camp, Jabez Chalker, Joseph Chidsey, Noah Baldwin, Capt. Job Camp, John Crane, John Curtiss, Ephram Coe, Lemuel Johnson, Moses Seward, Thomas Strong, Simeon Parsons, Jr., Josiah Parsons, Abial Baldwin, Thomas Lyman, Eben'r Robinson, Reuben Bishop, Phinehas Spelman, Thomas Strong, Jr., James Bates, Abijah Curtiss, John Coe, Ju'r., John Johnson, Ju'r., Ithamar Parsons, Henry Crane, Joseph Wheeler, Jesse Cook, Dan'l Hall, Ju'r., Noah Parsons, Jeremiah Butler, Moses Bates, Phineas Parmelee, David Talcott, Capt. James Robinson, Jonathan Wackley, Na- thaniel Hickox, Joseph Wright, Ju'r., Capt. Charles Norton, Eli- phuz Parmelee, Joseph Smith, Jacob Clark, Noah Lyman, Tim- othy Parsons, Lemuel Moffit, Ezra Baldwin, Ephraim Norton, Joseph Southworth, Samuel Pickett, Samuel Hart, Eli Crane, Phinehas Camp, Abraham Butler, Israel Burrit, Robert Smithson, Ebe'r Tibbals. April 13th, 1778.— Samuel Bates, Daniel Wright, Amos Fow- ler, Hezekiah Parmelee, Jun., Jared Whedon, John Johnson, Jesse Crane, John Camp. September 15th, 1778. — Capt. Elnathan Chauncey, Dan Par- melee, Hezekiah Camp, Hezekiah Parmelee, Joel Parmelee, Samuel Parsons, Caleb Fowler, Titus Loveland, John Jones, Abel Lyman. September 21st, 1779. — Medad Strong, Charles Burrit, Samuel Seward, Levi Parmelee, James Hickox. 244 HISTORY OF DURHAM. April 10th, 1780. — Giles Rose, Ruben Baldwin, Thomas Ste- vins, Frederick Crane, Samuel Fenn Parsons, Samuel Parsons, Jr., Sam'l Squier, Abel Tibbals, Tim. Hall, Tim. Coe, Simeon Coe, Jun., Morris Coe, Abraham Scranton, Curtiss Bates. April 19th, 1780.— Ashur Canfield, John Coe, Abraham Fow- ler, Charles Parmelee, Stephen Norton, Jun. April 9th, 1781. — David Scranton, Thomas Cook, James Tal- cott, Gad Camp, Rejoice Camp. August 18th, 1781. — John Curtiss, Jun., Aaron Parsons, Tim- othy Coe, Jun. September 7th, 1782. — Richard Spelman. April 7th, 1783.— Stephen Kelsey. September 16th, 1783. — Eliakim Strong, Jun., Asher Wright. April 12th, 1784. — Jesse Austin, Abraham Stowe, Samuel Wright, Nathan Camp. September 21st, 1784. — John Noyes Wadsworth, Jun., Sam- uel Camp, Jun., Abraham Bartlett, Jun. April 11th, 1785. — Bridgman Gurnsey, Beriah Chittenden. September 20th, 1785. — Charles Coe. April 10th, 1786.— Eliakim Strong. April 9th, 1787. — Job Merwin, John Hall, David Robinson, William Wadsworth. September 18th, 1787. — Elias Camp, Jun., Phinehas Squire. April 7th, 1788. — David Merwin. September 13th, 1789. — Israel Camp, Samuel Camp, Jun., Abiather Crane, John Wilkinson, Luther Hall, Elah Camp. April 12th, 1790.— Joseph Hull. September 21st, 1790. — Joel Coe, Job Canfield, Abel Coe, Jun. April 9th, 1792.— Nathaniel W. Chauncey. April 8th, 1793. — Doct. Ebenezer Gurnsey. September 16th, 1793. — Manoah Camp, James Robinson, Jun., Oziah Norton, Samuel Meaker. September 15th, 1794. — Ebenezer Robinson, James Tibbals, Jun., Noah Talcott. April 13th, 1795. — Burwell Newton, Jun., Jabez Chalker, Jun., Isaac Newton. September 21st, 1795. — Thaddeus Squire, Daniel Bates, Gurn- sey Bates. FREEMEN. 245 April 11th, 1796. — Joel Parmelee, Ezra Camp, Samuel Weld, Seth Strong, Lemuel Camp. September 19th, 1796. — Miles Merwin, Richard Kobinson, Luke Camp, Stephen Robinson, Hezekiah Baldwin, Elisha Austin. April 10th, 1797. — Daniel Southmayd, Jun., James Rose. September 18th, 1797.— Jesse Atwell. April, 1798.— Seth Seward. September 7th, 1798. — James Parmelee. September 16th, 1799. — David Camp, Dennis Camp, Vester Camp, Hamlet Scranton, Samuel Tibbals, John Tibbals, Charles Robinson,' Morris Johnson, Nathan Kelsey, Eliphaz Nettleton. April 7th, 1800. — Rev. David Smith, Nathan Crane, Eliakim Hull, Jun., Nathan Spelman, Titus Loveland, Jun., Ezra Love- land. September 15th, 1800. — Burwell Newton, Julius Fowler, Daniel Hickox, Reuben Fowler, John Spencer, Henry Stevens, John Camp, Roger Newton, Noah Cone, Daniel Hart, Lyman Norton, George Lyman, Worthington G. Chauncey, Nathaniel Seaward, Aaron Baldwin, Seth Baldwin. April 13th, 1801.— David Cone. September 21st, 1801. — Samuel Hart, Jun., John Hart, Selah Parker, Asher Robinson, Jun., Jesse Coe, Samuel Coe, John Butler, Charles Parsons, Timothy Elliot, Jeremiah Butler, Jun. April 12th, 1802. — Ozias Camp, Jesse Smith, Oliver Coe, Jo- seph Southmayd, Thaddeus Camp. September 20th, 1802. — Josiah Jewett, Joseph Tuttle, Jun., Ramoe Butler. April 11th, 1803. — William Augustus Strong. September 19th, 1803. — George Galpin, Henry Lyman, Tim- othy Tuttle, Eli Parmelee, Russell Strong, Isaac Loveland. April 9th, 1804. — Ebenezer Robinson, Jun., Dan Parmelee, Jr. September 17th, 1804. — Abner Newton, Richard Loveland, Joy Scranton, John Loveland, Gideon Canfield, Lemuel Norton, James Arnold, Jun., Curtiss Parsons, Sylvanus Hull, Richard Barret, Elizur Spelman, Henry Hall, James Bishop, Asa Cham- berlin, Jr. April 8th, 1805. — James Clarke, Ichabod Camp, Charles White, Jun., Asher Gillim, William Foote, Timothy Stowe, Wait C. Francis, Allen Clarke. September 15th, 1806. — Josiah Parsons, Hamlet Coe. 246 HISTORY OF DURHAM. April 13th, 1807.— Lewis Norton. September 21st, 1807. — Samuel Robinson, Noah Coe. April 11th, 1808.— David Grave. September 19th, 1808. — Seth Tibbals, Jesse Squire, Timothy Coe, Jun., James Hickox, Samuel Curtiss, Nathan Parsons. April 9th, 1810. — Asahel Strong, Lynus Butler. September 17th, 1810. — Lemuel Guernsey, Seth E. Strong, John White, Daniel Dimmock, Jun. April 8th, 1811. — Ozias Fowler, Joseph Smith, Hezekiah Clarke, David Lynn. September 10th, 1811. — Samuel Hall, Dennis Robinson, Joseph P. Camp, Enos S. Camp, William Smith, Joseph Hull, 2d, Moses Robinson, Zerry Norton. April 13th, 1812. — Ozias Camp, 2d, Thomas Spencer Camp, Medad Strong, Benjamin Chalker, David C. Hull, Aaron Hos- mer, James Potter, Ezra Dennison, Morris Bailey, Jabez Bailey, Elizur Hall, Joseph Andrews. September 21st, 1812. — Horris Parmelee, Edmund Shelley, Edmund Avery, Abraham Coe, David Clarke, Charles Camp, James Parmelee, Phinehas Parmelee, Richard Hubbard. April 12th, 1813. — Parsons Coe, Ichabod Curtiss, Noah Par- ixigIbb September 20th, 1813.— Elah Camp, 2d. April 11th, 1814.— Abner Newton, 2d. September 19th, 1814. — Elisha Newton, Henry Hickox, Caleb Ives. April 8th, 1816. — Marcus Parsons. September 15th, 1816. — David Curtiss, Miles Merwin, Jun., Heth Camp, Lyman Camp. April 7th, 1817. — David Lymn, Joseph Nettleton. September 15th, 1817. — David Robinson, Timothy Scranton, Jun., Elias Camp, 2d, Harry Camp, Harry Atwell, Simeon Scran- ton, Jun., David Scranton, John Loveland, Jun., Seldon Stowe, Josiah Hull, Reuben Hickox, Ransom Doolittle, William Hick- ox, Asher Robinson. April 13th, 1818. — Dwight Lyman, Henry Strong, Noah Rob- inson, Daniel Hickox, Jun., George Butler, Elisha Crowell, Quar- tus Smith, Ebenezer Graham. July 4th, 1818.— James Robinson, Jun., James Hinman, Jun., Daniel Meeker, Robert Fowler, Augustus Foote, Jehiel Hull, FREEMEN. 247 Amasa Tuttle, Harvey Robinson, Samuel Newton, Jonathan Southmayd. Sept. 21st, 1818. — Henry Scranton, Samuel C. Johnson, Say- mour White, Thomas C. Camp, Martin Morgan, John S. Camp. April 5th, 1819. — Henry A. Hubbell, Albert Munson, Ly- man Bemies, John Johnson 3rd, Alfred Camp, Asher Lyman. April 3rd, 1820.— William S. Camp, Rufus Hine, George Camp, Horace Newton, Oliver Coe, Jun., Timothy Baldwin, Phinehas Robinson. April 3rd, 1820. — Shulock Rogers, Sheldon Ransom, Stephen Robinson, Jun., Nathan F. Basset, Herschal Camp, William Foster. April 2nd, 1821. — John Swathel Jun., Jabez Chalker, Jun., Samuel Lynn, Benjamin Camp, Sylvestar Hart. April 1st, 1822. — Eliakim W. Hull, Jefferson Ives, Guernsey Camp, Ervine Lee, Isaac Parmalee, Darius Cone, Abraham Camp, John Graves, Heman Cone, Marvin Riley. April 7th, 1823. — Jeremiah Bradley, Isaac Baldwin, Ashael Harvey, Selden Stevens, Salmon Reed, Truman Southmayd, William Coe, David Tibbals, Steven L. Norton, Ebenezer Brown, Charles Hickox, Lyman Butler, David Johnson, Ly- man Dowd. April 5th, 1824.— Elias Miller, Egbert Alt, McGilvery Elliott, Eli Cone, Horace Loveland, Henry Camp, 2nd, Frederick Camp, Timothy W. Baldwin, Lewis I. Davis. April 4th, 1825. — George W. Jewett, Samuel Camp, John Robinson, Giles H. Robinson, Munson Strong, George Crusten- den, Edwin H. Coe, William Southmayd, Henry L. Camp, Bar- tholomew Bailey. April 3rd, 1826.— Elias Pratt, Henry Hull, Joel Thomas, Eli- zur Camp, John Camp, Jun., Gaylord Newton, Benjamin Spencer. April 2nd, 1827. — Israel Scranton, Clement M. Parsons, Mor- ris Stevens, Samuel G. Tibbals, Orren Camp, William Thomas, Charles Robinson, 3rd, Benjamin Thomas, Dennis Gillum, Huntington Southmayd, Elias B. Meigs. April 7th, 1828. — David E. Leach, Hosmer Fowler, Chaun cey Swathel, Andrew I. Norton, Alpheus W. Camp, Albert Camp, Phinehas Meigs, Ezekiel W. Lynn, George Atwell, 248 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Talemacus N. Scranton, Henry Nettleton, Samuel Camp, Lean- der C. Hickox, William Eobinson, Ozias Chalker, Edwin Hub- bard, Talcott Camp, James C. Francis, Nathan S. Camp, Abner Eutty. April 6th, 1829. — Lucius Cook, Leonard Hull, Curtiss C. Camp, Silas Merriman, Julius Eich, David S. Smith, Alexan- der Buel. April 3d, 1830.— Seth E. Parsons, John C. Buel, Henry Williams, Noah Merwin, Joel Ives, Edward P. Camp, Hobert S. Beach, Eodman E. Church, James P. Foote, Henry Coe Camp, Nathaniel D. Fowler, Ozias Parmelee, James Curtiss, William A. Hart, William C. Coe, George W. Goram, Sylves- ter Bates. April 4th, 1831. — Leander White, Watson Newton, Elisha Southmayd, Francis N. Chamberlain, James H. Bishop, Lewis P. Strong, Edward Hart, Alba B. Strong, Harvey Hull, James Net- tleton, Osmer Beamis, Eli S. Camp. April 2nd, 1832. — Noyes Cone, Henry Thomas, Beriah Scran- ton, Lyman C. Eobinson, Israel Camp, Henry Parsons, Daniel Thompson, George Hart, Albert Ward, Wolcott P. Stone. April 1st, 1833. — Joel Blatchley, Talcott Parsons, Erwin White, David P. Camp, Edward P. Church, John Hull. 1834. — Joel Parmele, Henry Canfield, Samuel Southmayd, Henry Eobinson, Thomas Francis, Isaac H. Hurman, Bishop Atwell, Isaac Hull, Albert M. Sizer, John C. Clarke, Isaac C. Loveland, Alpheus Tibbals, Henry M. Coe, George Sizer, Ben- jamin H. Coe, Phineas Camp. April 6th, 1835. — William Thompson, Charles Kirtland, Lu- zerne Elliott, Eichard M. Nary, Eussel Shelley, James M. Tibbals. April 4th, 1836.— William H. Harris, Jihial C. Hull, Phin- ehas P. Swathel, Moses Norton, Henry Francis, Andrew J. Eob- inson, Horace B. Lucas. Oct. 3rd, 1836.— John Bailey. April 3rd, 1837.— Benjamin W. Field, George Paubgraff, Calvin Albee, James M. Chamberlain, Wed worth Wadsworth, Jun., Blynn Brainard, Daniel Southmayd, Stephen Bailey. April 2nd, 1838. — Samuel Parsons, Anson Squire, Ebenezer Farrand, Merrick E. Coe, Samuel Hart, Jun., Henry Tucker. FREEMEN. 249 April 1st, 1839.— Eliakim S. Hull, Charles Stevens, John T. Camp, Alexander Camp, William Ives, William Lyman, Gil- bert Hale, Josiah Camp, Ichabod Avery, Josiah F. Leete, Wil- liam Smith, Charles Chedsey, John Parmelee, Phinehas Ward, Samuel Maynard, Jun., Henry Gleason, Comfort Prout, Hiram Bishop, Joel Austin. April 5th, 1840. — John Buryhardt, Israel S. Burr, Henry E. Bailey, Edward Canfield, Seth L. Child, Hezekiah Dickerman, William Parmalee, John Smith, Augustus Seward, Jonathan Wells, Albert Wheeler, John Wingood, William Wads worth. Oct. 26th, 1840.— Timothy J. Coe, William P. Chamberlain, Benjamin Curtiss, Henry E. Eobinson. April 3rd, 1841. — Chauncey Bartholemew, John H. Elliott, Harry A. Griffing, Samuel Hull, William A. Parmalee, Samuel Stevens, Bridgman White. April, 1842. — Timothy G. Stone, David N. Camp, James Wadsworth. March 25th, 1843. — Jerome Shelley, Andrew I. Thompson, Seldon Hall, Sherman J. Nettleton, Leverett M. Leach, Daniel B. Coe, James W. Lynn, Edwin Brown, Elijah C. Tuttle. April 3rd, 1843. — Alfred Fairchild, John Jackson, William E. Graham, Leander E. Parsons, Israel C. Newton, George E. Finley, Sylvanus Hull, Stephen Mix, Nathan A. Chedsey. March 25th, 1844. — Horace Howd, Sereno F. Leete, Jared Eobinson, Worthington Scranton, Miles T. Merwin, Daniel Camp. April 1st, 1844. — Isaac D. Loomis, Henry P. Eobinson. October 28th, 1844. — John Shelly, Henry E. Johnson, Harry Camp, Lucius J. Cook, Nathan H. Parsons. November 2d, 1844. — Seth B. Cooper, Leonidas Maynard, Bar- tholomew Bailey. March 31st, 1845.— Samuel H. Catlin. April 5th, 1845. — Justus I. Bailey. March 30th, 1846. — James Bailey, Timothy Dwight Camp, Frederick Jackson, Alfred White, William Prout, Abel Net- tleton, Henry Merwin. April 4th, 1846. — Andrew Hull, Henry A. Howd. March 29th, 1847.— Henry G. Fowler, John E. Hickox, Enoch F. Camp. April 3d, 1847.— Walter J. Chalker. 32 250 HISTORY OF DURHAM. March 2d, 1848.— David W. Robinson, Franklin Shelley, Franklin S. Smith. April 3d, 1848.— Alfred S. Curtiss, David P. Eeed, Samuel G. Camp, Henry H. Wright, John K. Burr. October 30th, 1848.— Charles B. Sturtevant. November 7th, 1848. — David C. Camp, William A. Robin- son, Samuel R. Fairchild, Diodet K. Brainard. March 26th, 1849.— Lyman Norton. April 2d, 1849. — Jeremiah Chalker, Asahel Nettleton. March 25th, 1850. — Jeremiah B. Bailey, Jr., Leonard Bailey, Ransom Prout March 30th, 1850.— Erwin S. Davis, George W. Strong, Elias Miller, Jr., Phineas L. Squires.. April 1st, 1850. — Andrew Jackson, Bennet Dyer, Patrick Kelley. March 31st, 1851.— Alvin P. Roberts. April 7th, 1851.— Henry H. Tibbals, William S. Myers, James H. Parsons, Isaac Farnham, Chauncey A. Smith, Joseph P. Camp, Jr., John A. Marsh, Edward A. Thayer. March 29th, 1852. — Joseph H. Parsons. April 5th, 1852. — Nicholas Hess, Jr., Abner B. Severance, Lumas H. Pease, Denis A. Burr, Henry G. Hotchkiss, Henry J. Burdick, Richard Hotchkiss, Frederick Parmelee, Oscar Leach, Ezra Dowd, Charles J. Haywood, Joseph Skinner. October 25th, 1852. — Alfonso L. Chalker, Henry Page, Charles D. Reed, Joseph Sharratt. November 2d, 1852.— Zolva W. Frisba, Charles E. Camp, John Marshal, Charles C. Hickox, Jonathan Dolph, Jerome H. Johnson, Richard Fox. March 27th, 1854.— Zebulon Wilbur Davis, Henry W. Coe. April 3d, 1854. — George W. Farnham, Henry E. Bemus, Thomas W. Lyman, Frederick Lyman. March 26th, 1855.— Noyes F. Camp, Frederick H. Parmelee. April 2d, 1855.— Charles C. Johnson, Thomas F. Fuller, Frank- lin Pierce, George A. Hubbell, James M. Williams, Talcott Parsons, Oliver W. Lyman, Guernsey L. Strong, Joseph R. Adams. April 7th, 1856. — Francis K. Finley, Edward B. Severance John B. Burr, John G. Davenport, Edward Volmiller, Benj. S. FREEMEN. 251 J. Page, Samuel B. Southmayd, Milton Lewis, John A. Johnson, Henry M. Pratt, William H. Wright, Augustus Morse, Albert C. Griswold, Henry P. Eich. October 27th, 1856.— Daniel Coakley. November 4th, 1856. — John Southmayd, Charles W. Camp. April 4th, 1853. — Evlyn Jackson, David 0. Camp, Michael Horan. March 30th, 1857.— John S. Chalker. April 6th, 1857. — Martin Fuderer, William Coets, Charles H. Kaiser, Charles L. Eobinson, George H. Davis, Aimer J. Eoberts, Charles Leonard, Arthur Strong. April 5th, 1858.— Frederick Selser, Frans. Hilbert, Frederick Eeinhardt, Samuel A. Camp, Theodore Blynn, Sherman E. Camp, Edgar L. Meigs, Nelson J. Tuttle, Thomas Miller, Henry Maltby, A. M. Bond, A. E. Haskell. March 28th, 1859.— William A. Camp, Francis 0. Bidwell, Dennis Coakley. April 4th, 1859. — Albert J. Cooley, Dwight L. Hickox, Jacob Holden, John 0. Connell, James Connell, Joseph Miller, George J. Hall, Segar S. Atwell, Nelson D. Fowler, D. W. Fields, E. B. Dunham, Valentine Soure, James H. Utter. April 2d, I860.— William Lewis Hart, Jared E. Clarke, Will- iam C. Fowler, Wadsworth Fowler, Wedworth Fowler, Mathew Hersivs, Wendelin Meister, William Glover, George W. Davis, Frederic J. Hull, Curtiss C. Atwell, William H. Harrison, Charles Srifernman, Heber G. Ives. October 29th, I860.— Seymour L. White, George W. Taylor. October 31st, 1860. — John B. Meigs, John B. Newton. March 25th, 1861.— Newel E. Nettleton, Dennis H. Peck, Will- iam H. Francis, Freeman Southmayd. March 27th, 1861. — Engellbert Yogelfonger, William Marshall, Michael Frien, George A. Hills. March 31st, 1862.— Henry H. Newton, William E. Camp, George Ashendon, Charles Harrington, William H. Davis, Frederick J. Coe, Gilbert G. Tibbals, Gottlieb Enesle, Henry S- Jewett. April 2d, 1862. — Simeon S. Camp, Levi P. Perry. April 7th, 1862.— Eichard Payne. March 30th, 1863.— William N. Beecher, Guernsey, B. Smith, 252 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Theodore F. Barnes, John E. Vandervoort, James W. Wads- worth, Edgar T. Elliott, William M. Austin, Morelle Francis. April 1st, 1863.— Daniel C. Southmayd, Henry V. Tucker, Joel W. Wells. March 28th, 1864. — Leonidas M. Camp, George L. Camp, Jud- son E. Francis, L. L. Parsons. March 30th, 1864.— Stillman N. Deming, John B. Clarke, Jo- seph W. Sessions, Daniel M. Spencer, Talcott P. Strong. October 31st, 1864. — Henry A. Parmalee, William H. Augur, Edwin Warriner, Stephen A. Seward, Luman A. Stone, Carroll L. Dudley, Henry G. Newton, Timothy E. Hull, George Miller. November 2d, 1864. — Joseph Ferry, Frederick M. Sizer, John C. Atwell. March 27th, 1865.— Charles C. Fowler, Sidney H. Olin, Gil- bert E. Blinn. March 29th, 1865.— Edgar A. Nettleton, Charles G. Tucker. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. In ye 2d year these children were baptized. Feb. 17th, 1711-12, Abel Beach, son of Ben. and Dinah Beach ; Sarah and Mary Wells, daughters of Jonathan and Mehetabel Wells. March 2d, 1711-12.— Sarah Chauncey, daughter of N. Chaun- cey and Sarah. Sd. Sarah Chauncey was born Feb. 24th, 1711-12, on the Sabbath day, and baptized the next Sabbath. May 18th, 1712. — Jonathan Norton, the son of John and Eliz. Norton ; Dinah Munger the daughter of John Munger. May 24th. — Martha Sutlief, daughter of John and Hannah Sutlif. June 1st. — Phebe Wheeler, the daughter of Tho. and Phebe Wheeler ; Abigail Crane, daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane. July 6th. — John, the son of Moses and Abigail Parsons. July 6th. — Mary, ye daughter of Sam'l and Mary Fairchild. July 27th. — Joseph, the son of Nath. and Sarah Sutlif, and William, the son of William and Damaris Seaward ; Sam. Hay- cox, the son of Stephen and Ruth Haycox. Nov. last, 1712. — John Talcott, the son of Hez. and Jemima Talcott was born. Dec. 14, 1712. — Jonathan Wells, the son of Jonathan and REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 253 Mehitabel Wells was baptized. Feb. 2d, 1712-13, Samuel, ye son James and Abigail Bates. March 15th, 1712-13. — Joel, the son of Joel and Abigail Par- melee was baptized. March 22d, 1712-13. — Martha, ye daughter Eobert and Bar- bara Coe ; Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis. April 5th, 1713. — Elizabeth, ye daughter of Thomas and Eliz- abeth Li man. June 28th, 1713. — John, the son of Samuel and Mary Parsons. Sept. 5th. — Joseph Coe, son of Joseph and Abigail Coe. Luie Mungar, the daughter of John A. Mungar; Joseph, the son of James Wright, Nov. 1st, 1713. Jan. 24th, 1713-14. — Noah Lyman, the son of Noah and Eliz. Lyman. Feb. 7th, 1713-14.— Matthew, ye son of Eph. and Phebe Hawley, was baptized. Feb. 14th, Abigail, ye daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons. March 7th. — Kuth, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gay- lord. March 20th. — John, ye son of John and Hannah Sutlief, and on ye same day, Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton. Apr. Abigail Squire, ye daughter of George and Jane Squire. May 16th, 1714. — Hannah, ye daughter of Eichard and Han- nah Beech. June. — David, ye son of William and Damaris Seward. July 18th. — Stephen, the son of Stephen and Kuth Hickox. Aug. 14th. — From Middletown, Alice, the daughter of Dan. and Alice White. Aug. 15th, 1714. — Edmund Fairchild, the son of Samuel and Mary Fairchild. Sept. 12th. — Mary, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope Hawley. Sept. 26th. — Katherine, ye daughter of Nath'll and Sarah Chauncey. Nov. 21st. — John, ye son of John and Eliza Gaylord. Jan. 9th, 1714-15. — Sarah, the daughter of Caleb Seaward, Jun., and Sarah his wife. Feb. 13th, 1714-15. —Thomas, the son of Thomas and Eliz. Lyman. Feb. 20th. — John, the son of John and Eliz. Norton. 32* 254 HISTORY OF DURHAM. March 6th. — Phinehas, the son of Noah and Elizabeth Lyman. May 8th, 1715. — John, the son of John and Lydia Howe of N. Haven. May 15th. — Thomas Norton, the son of Joseph and Deborah Norton, and Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crit- tenden. May 22d. — James, the son of James and Abigail Bates. June 5th. — Anna, the daughter of Nath'll and Sarah Sutlief. June 25th. — Abigail, the daughter of Jonathan and Meheta* bel Wells. July 17th. — Helena, the daughter of Joseph and Helena Sea- ward. Aug. 21st, 1715. — Eben, the son of Robert and Barbarra Coe. Item. — Abigail, the daughter of Joel and Abigail Parmelee. . Aug. 28th. — Esther, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis. Jan. 1st, 1715-16. — Ebenezer, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton. Jan. 15th. — Josiah, the son of George Squire and Jane Squire. Feb. 11th, 1715-16. — Margery, the daughter of Abraham Gillot. March 18th, 1715-16. — Eben. Right, the son of James and Right, the next Sabbath after ye death of his Mother. Apr. 15th, 1716. — Damaris, the daughter of W. Seaward and Damaris his wife ; the same day, Sarah, the daughter of Ste- phen and Ruth Heycox. May 6th, 1716. — Joseph Hull, the son of Cornelius and Ma- hetabel Hull. Aug. 5th, 1716. — Abraham, the son of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. Sept. 2d. — Dinah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlief. Sept. 9th, 1716. — Joseph, the son of Joseph and Mary Gray- lord. October, beg. — Martha, the daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons. Jan. ISth, 1716-17. — Daniel, the son of Jonathan and Abi- gail Rose. Jan. 20th, 1716-17.— David, the son of John and Eliz. Gay- lor. March 24th, 1716-17.— David Coe, the son of Joseph and Abi- gail Coe. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 255 March 31st, 1717. — Eunice Beach, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach. April 7th, 1717. — John Bates, the son of James and Abigail Bates. April 14th, 1717. — Mary Coe, the daughter of Robert and Bar- barah Coe. Apr. 21st, 1717. — Jonathan, the son of Noah and Elizabeth Lyman. Apr. 28th, 1717. — Samuel, the son of Samuel and Mary Meeker. May 5th, 1717. — Patience, the daughter of Stephen and Pa- tience Bates. May 12th, 1717. — Jeromy Leeman, the son of Jeromy and Abigail Leeman. July 31st. — Mary, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss. Sept 1st, 1717. — Hannah, the daughter of Joel and Abigail Parmelee. Sept. 22d, 1717. — Mary, the daughter of William and Dam- aria Seaward. Abigail Chauncey, the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Chauncey, was baptized Oct. 23d, 1717. Amos, the son of Amos and Anna Camp. Elias, the son of Nathan and Rhoda Camp, Feb. 2d, 1717-18. Feb. 9th, 1717-18. — Ruth, the daughter of George and Jane Squire. March 2d, 1718. — John Hull, the son of Cornelius and Mahet- abel Hull. Mar. 9th, 1718. — Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton. May 19th, 1718.— Eliphelet Gillot, the son of Abraham Gillot. June 22d. — Elizabeth Meeker, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Meeker. July 13, following. — Samuel, ye son of James and Bethiah Right. Aug. 4th. — John, the son of Jonathan and Mehetabel Wells. Sept. 15th, 1718.— Mindwell, the daughter of Eben. & Exp. Lyman, and the same day, Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. Oct. 1718. — Phinehas, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe. Jan. 11th, 1718-19. — John Coe, ye son of John and Hannah Coe. 256 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Feb. 8th, 1718-19. — Elisha Eose, the son of Jonathan and Abi- gail Eose ; the same day, Daniel Camp, the son of Amos and Ann Camp ; and Anna Bates, the daughter of Stephen and Pa- tience Bates, the same day. March 1st, 1718-19. — Samuel Parsons ye son of Moses and Abigail Parsons, being ye same day in which was born and on ye same day Elisha Eose was bury'd. March, 1719. — Mary Gaylour, ye daughter of John and Eliz. Gaylour. Apr. 12th, 1719. — Mary Seaward, the daughter of Caleb and Sarah Seaward. Susanna, the daughter of Benj. Leet June 7th, 1719. — Euth, the daughter of John and Euth Sea- ward, and on ye same day, Mathias, the son of Jeromy Leeman. June 14th, 1719. — Eobert Coe, the son of Eobert and Barbara Coe. July 11th, 1719. — Benjamin Norton, the son of John and Eliza Norton. July 18th, 1719. — Hope, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope Hawley. October Euth Heycox, ye daughter of Stephen and Euth Heycox, and Phebe, ye daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss. Nov. 8th, 1719. — Cornelious Hull, the sun of Cornelious and Mehetabel Hull. Nov. 22d. — Jemima Talcott, the daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima Talcott. Jan. 17th, 1719-20. — Esther Squire, daughter of George and Jane Squire. Feb. 18th, 1719-20. — John Eose, the son of Jonathan and Eose. The same day, Anne Clark, the daughter of Jo- seph Clark. Apr. 10th, 1720.— Abijah Gillot, ye son of Abraham Gillot. May 1st, 1720. — Sarah Grave, the daughter of Noadiah and Sarah Grave. May 8th. — Benjamin Beech, the son of Eichard and Hannah Beech. August 15th. — Hannah, the daughter of John and Sarah Parrish. Sept 4th. — John, the son of John and Mary Hiccox. Sept 11th. — Susanna, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 257 Sept. 18th, 1720. — Benjamin, ye son of Samuel and Mary Meeker. Sept. 25th. — Mary, the daughter of John and Eliz. Gaylord. Nov. 20th.— Hannah, ye daughter of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. Dec. 4th, 1720. — Abigail, the daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. Dec. 11th, 1720.— Anne, the daughter of David and Rebecca Robinson. Jan. 21st, 1720-1. — Nathaniel Chauncey, ye son of Nath'll and Sarah Chauncey, having been born in ye night going before ye Sabbath, about midnight. On ye same 21st Jan., Salmon Seaward, the son of Thomas and Sarah Seaward was baptized. Feb. 5th, 1720-1. — Daniel Leete, the son of Benjamin Leete. Feb. 12th, 1720-1.— Stephen and Lucy Bates, the twin chil- dren of Stephen and Patience Bates. Dec. 26th, 1720. — Joel Camp, the son of Amos Camp and Abigail Right, ye daughter of James and Bathiah Right. March 26th,l 72 1. — Simeon Coe, ye son of John and Hannah Coe. Apr. 16th, 1721. — Joseph Seaward, the son of Joseph and Hannah Seaward, and the same day Jerusha, the daughter of Joel and Abigail Parmalee. Apr. uli, 1721 — Hannah Coe, ye daughter of Ensigne Robert and Barbara Coe, and ye same day, Elizabeth, ye daughter of Cornel and Mehetabel Hull. May 21st, 1721. — Rowland Rosseter, ye son of Timothy Ros- seter. June 11th, 1721. — Eleazar Gaylor, son of Joseph and Mary Gaylor was baptized. June 25th, 1721. — Noadiah Grave, the son of Noadiah and Sarah Grave. David, ye son of Sam'l and Dinah Norton, Aug. 20th, 1721. Ephraim, son of John and Eliz. Norton, Aug. 27th, 1721. Abraham Seaward, the son of Caleb and Sarah Seaward. Nov. 19 th. — Abigail Leeman, ye daughter of Jeremiah and Abigail Leeman. Nov. 21st, 1721. — John Curtis, the son of James and Hannah Curtis. Jan. 21st, 1721-2. — James Morris, son of James Morris. 33 258 HISTORY OF DURHAM. March 4th, 1721-22.— David Bobinson, the son of David and Rebecca Robinson. Sometime before ye last mentioned, was Damans S. Rose, daughter of Jon'th and Abigail Rose baptized. March 25th, 1722. — Eliza Hickox, daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, and David Levet, son of David Levet. May 16th, 1722. — Baptized Mary Meekoe, ye daughter of Sam- uel and Mary Meekoe, in their own dwelling house. June 3d. — Deborah Seaward, the daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. June 10th, 1722. — Samuel Stone Ilawley, the son of Jehiel and Hope Hawley. Sept. 9th.— John Smith, ye son of Stephen Smith. -* Sept. 23d, 1722. — Mary Crittenden, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. Sept. ult. — Thomas Tibbals, the son of Joseph and Abigail Tibbals. Oct. 7th, 1722. — Eliphalet Clarke, ye son of Joseph Clarke. Oct. 28th, 1722. — Rachel Roberts was taken into Covenant, received baptism, and her children Sam. and Eliz. Roberts were baptized. Nov. 4th. — Rebeckah Gillot, the daughter of Abigail Gillot, and Mary Parsons, the daughter of Simeon and Mary Parsons. Nov. 25th, 1722. — Leah Hill was taken into Covenant, received baptism, and her child, Sarah Hill, was baptized, and ye same day, Eunice Welton was taken into the Covenant and received baptism. Dec. 2d, 1722. — Hcpzibah Seaward, daughter of Joseph Sea- ward. Jan. 20th, 1722-3. — Rhoda Camp, daughter of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. Lydia Seaward, daughter of Noadiah Seaward. Feb. 17th, 1722-3.— Eliz. Merwin, the daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin, and Mary Talcott, ye daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima Talcott. March 20th, 1722-3. — Stephen Bates, the son of Stephen and Patience Bates. March 17th, 1722-3. — Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons, and ye same day, Anna Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Roberts. March 24th, 1723. — Mary Baldwin, daughter of David Bald- win and Hannah Stephens, daughter of Thomas Stevens. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 259 March ult. — Jehiel, ye son of Judith Sutlief and Thankful ye daughter of John and Mary Hickox. Apr. 21st, 1723. — Susanna, ye daughter of Dan. and Leah Hill. May 5th. — Sybylla Coe, the daughter of John Coe. June 23d. — Daniel Right, the son of James Right and Eliza- beth Grave, daughter of Noahdiah Grave. June ult., 1723. — John Robinson, son of David and Rebecca* Robinson. Hannah Lyman, ye daughter Eben. & Exp. Lyman. Robert Coe, ye son of Robert and Barbara Coe. October 25th. — Aaron Parmalee, the son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, whom I baptized in Joel Parmalee's house, the child being in hazard of dying. Oct. 27th. — Jerushah Hickox, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hickox, Jun., was baptized. Nov. 3d, 1723. — Cornelious Hull, the son of Cornelious and Mehetabel Hull. Nov. 24th, 1723.— Dinah Norton, daughter of Sam'll Nor- ton. Dec. 8th, 1723. — Ann Burritt, daughter of James Burritt. Dec. 29th, 1723. — Adonijah Morris, son of Adonijah Morris. Jan. 4th, 1723-4.— Martha, ye daughter of Caleb and Sarah Seaward. Feb. 9th, 1723-4.— Phebe, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Seaward. Feb. 16th, 1723-4.— Israel Camp, son of J Camp. March 8th, 1723-4. — Sarah Beach, daughter of Richard and * Beach. March 22d, 1723-4. — Justice Rose, the son of Jonathan Rose. 1724, Apr. 5th. — Josiah Fowler, son of Josiah and Hannah Fowler. Apr. 12th, 1724. — John Squire, son of George Squire. May 10th, 1724.— Sybilla Sutlief, ye daughter of Eunice Sutlief. June 7th. — Stephen Norton, son of John and Eliz. Norton. June 14th. — Joseph Frances, son of Dan. and Eliz. Frances. July 5th. — David Curtiss, son of James and Hannah Curtiss. July 26th. — Ephraim Coe, son of Eph. and Hannah Coe. 260 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Aug. 2d. — Brotherton Seaward, son of Joseph and Hannah Seaward. Aug. 16th. — Ezekiel Leete, son of Ben. Leete. Sept. 13th, 172-1. — Elnathan Chauncey, son of Nathaniel and Sarah Chauncey. Sept. 20th. — Phinehas Parmalee, son of Joel Parmalee. Oct. 4th. — Nath'll Meeker, son of Samuel and Mary Meeker. Oct. 11th, 1724. — Sarah Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. Nov. 2 2d, 1724. — Euth Lyman, daughter of Eben Lyman, and Eliz. Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah Seaward. Feb. 21st. — Mary Seaward, daughter of John and Euth Sea- ward. March 14th, 1724-5. — Jonathan Hickock, son of Stephen Hickock. Apr. 4th. — Lucy Bates, the daughter of Stephen Bates. April. — Hannah, ye daughter of Josiah Fowler. May 16th. — Daniel Eobinson, son of Eobinson. May 30th, 1725. — Elizabeth Hiccox, daughter of Joseph Hic- cox, Jun. June 13th. — Timothy Poster, son of Timothy Eoster, born 4 months after ye death of his father. June 22d. — The twins of Theophilus and Elizabeth Morrison, viz. : Theophilus and Sarah. July 4th, 1725. — Samuel Eight, the son of James and Bethiah Eight ; the same day, Samuel Parsons, son of Timothy and Mary Parsons ; and Abigail, the daughter of Joseph and Abigail The- obalds, commonly called Tibbals. July 19th, 1725. — Daniel Hill, son of Daniel and Leah Hill ; and ye same day, James, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. Aug. penult. — Katharine Hickox, the daughter of James and Katharine Hickox, born after ye death of James Hickox. Sept., 1725. — Annes Talcott, the daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima Tallcot. Sept. penult. — Abigail the daughter of Noahdiah and Sarah Grave ; and ye same day, Sarah, the daughter of Samuel and Eachel House. October 3. — Mehetabel, the daughter of Cornelius and Mehet- abel Hull. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 261 Nov. 21st. — Hannah, the daughter of Jehiel and Hope Howley. Dec. 12th, 1725. — John, the son of Adonijah Morris. Dec. 19th, 1725. — Zimni Hills, son of Benoni Hills; and the same day, Sarah Coe, daughter of John Coe. Jan. 9th. — Ann Meeker, the daughter of Joseph Meeker. Jan. 30th, 1725-6. — David Norton, son of Sam'l and Dinah Norton. Feb. 20th, 1725. — Ichabod Camp, son of John Camp ; the same day, Elizabeth Kose, the daughter of Jonathan Rose. March 27th, 1726. — Amos Seaward, sou of Thomas and Sarah Seaward. April 24th, 1726. — Eli Camp, son of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. May 28th, 1726. — Abner, the son of David Baldwin. June 19th, 1726. — John Seaward, son of John and Ruth Sea- ward. June 26th. — Ebenezer Guernsey, daughter of Eben. Guern- sey. July 10th, 1726. — Theophilus, son of Theophilus and Eliza- beth Morrison. July 23d, 1726. — John Sutlif, son of John and Mehetabel Sutlif. Aug. 7th, 1727. — Samuel Coe, the son of Ephraim and Han- nah Coe. Sept. 4th. — Sylvanus Seaward, son of Noadiah Seaward. Sept. 11th, 1726. — Asa and Tamar Leete, twin children of Benjamin Leete. Oct. 23d, 1726. — Abner and John Newton, sons of Abner Newton ; Elisha Kilbourn, son of Mr. Hez. Kilbourn, and Sam'l Smith, son of Stephen Smith. Dec. 18th, 1726. — Rebeckah, daughter of David and Rebeckah Robinson. Dec. 25th, 1726. — Anna, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. Jan. 15th, 1726-7.— Caleb Fowler, son of Josiah Fowler. Jan. 15th, 1726-7. — , daughter of Sam'l and Mary Meeker. March 12th, 1726-7. — Miles, son of David and Mary Fowler. 262 HISTORY OF DURHAM. May 21st, 1727. — Beulah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seaward. May 23d. — Catharine, daughter of Joseph Hiccox. June 25th, 1727. — Thomas, son of Kobert and Barbara Coe. July 23d, 1727.— Elias Leete and Ann Leete, children of John Leete. July 30th. — Abel Coe, son of Lieut. Joseph Coe. Aug. 6th, 1727. — Jared Everest, son of Benjamin Everest. Aug. 20th, 1727. — Kachel Strong, daughter of Huit and Dinah Strong. Sept. 3d, 1727. — Thomas Francis, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis, and Beriah Hills, son of Benoni Hills. Sept. 10th. — Manus Oris wold, child of Sam'l Griswold. Sept. 17th, 1727. — Hannah Parsons, daughter of Timothy and Mary Parsons. Oct. 8th, 1727.— Hannah Curtis, daughter of James and Han- nah Curtiss. Oct. 22d, 1727. — Sarah Morrison,' daughter of Theophilis and Elizabeth Morrison. Oct. 29th, 1727. — John Tibbals, son of Joseph and Abigail Tibbals. Nov., 1727. — Moses Seaward, son of John Seaward. Dec. 10th, 1727. — Hannah and Sarah Eight, twins of James Eight. Dec. 31st, 1727. — Katharine Seaward, daughter of Tho. Sea- ward. Jan. 7th, 1727-8. — Holland, Negro servant of Capt. Crane. Jan. 21st, 1727-8. — Elizabeth, ye daughter of John and Eliz- abeth Norton. Jan. 28th, 1727-8.— Moses Hill, son of Dan'l and Leah Hill, and John Sutlif, son of John and Mehetabel Sutlif. March 3d, 1727-8. — Mercy Johnson, daughter of David and Euth Johnson. Apr. 7th, 1728. — Anna Morris, daughter of Adonijah Morris. Apr. 21st, 1728. — Elizabeth Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. Heze- kiah Kilbourn ; and on ye same day, David Leete, son of John and Eliz. Leete. May. — Timothy Eobinson, son of David and Eebeekah Eob- inson. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 263 May 19th. — Job Camp, son of John Camp. June, 1728.— Elisha Rose, son of Jonathan Rose. July 14th, 1728.— Hannah Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Hannah Thomas. Sept. 1728. — John Smith, son of Stephen Smith. Oct. 6th, 1728. — David Grave, son of Noadiah Grave ; and - Rachel Talcott, the daughter of Hez. Talcott. Oct. 13th, 1728. — Allen Leet, son of Gideon Leet, and Eliza- beth Fowler, daughter of Josiah Fowler. Oct. 20th. — Rhoda Guernsey, daughter of Eben. and Rhoda Guernsey. Nov. 24th, 1728.— Timothy Coe, son of Ephraim Coe. Dec. 8th, 1728. — Phinehas Meeker, son of Joseph Meeker, and Rachel Roberts, daughter of Samuel Roberts. Dec. 22d, 1728.— Reuben Coe, son of Robert and Barbara Coe. Dec. 29th. — Martha Baldwin, daughter of David Baldwin. Jan. 26th, 1728-9.— Noah Norton, son of Sam. C. and Dinah Norton, and David Fowler, son of David and Mary Fowler. Feb. 16th, 1728-9. — John Fairchild, son of Curtiss and Mercy Fairchild. Feb. 23d, 1728-9. — Jared Seaward, son of Joseph Sea- ward. March 2d, 1728-9.— Samuel Roberts and Jehiel Hull, son of Cornelius Hull. March 16th, 1728-9. — Margaret, the daughter of Theophilus Morrison and Elizabeth Morrison. March 23d. — Mindwell Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. Apr. 6th, 1729. — Aaron Griswold, son of Sam'l Griswold; Joseph Hiccox, son of Joseph Hiccox ; Lucy Strong, daughter of Hu.it and Dinah Strong. May 18th, 1729. — Aaron Meeker, son of Sam'l Meeker ; and Temperance Leet, daughter of Benj. Leet. May 25th, 1729. — Elah Camp, son of Nathan Camp, and Abi- gail Everest, daughter of Benjamin Everest. July 6th, 1729. — Ephraim Camp, son of John and Hannah Camp. July 20th, 1729. — Burwell Newton, son of Abner Newton. 264 HISTORY OF DURHAM. July 27th, 1729. — Phinehas Eobinson, son of David Robin- son, and Hannah Sanford, daughter of Joseph Sanford. Aug. 3d, 1729. — Eph. Bates, son of Stephen and Patience Bates. Aug. 24th. — Dan'l Francis, ye son of Daniel Francis. Oct. 26th, 1729. — Tamar Coe, daughter of John and Hannah Coe. Dec. 14th, 1729. — Amy Spelman, daughter of Richard and Margery Spelman. Dec. 28th, 1729. — Catharine Right, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe Right. Jan. 11th, 1729-30. — John Ferguson, son of Sam'l and Isabel Ferguson. Jan. 25th, 1729-30. — Ebenezer Tibbals, son of Joseph and Abigail Tibbals; Aaron Baldwin, son of Moses and Abigail Baldwin ; William Clarke, son of William and Judith Clarke ; Cloe Leet, daughter of John and Eliz. Leet, all the same day. Feb. 22d, 1729.— Esther Parsons, daughter of Timothy and Mary Parsons. March 8th, 1729-30. — Timothy Morris, son of Adonijah Morris. March 22d, 1729-30.— Mary Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. fiez. Kilbourn. v Apr. 5th, 1730. — Nath. Crittenden, son of Abraham Critten- den, and Mary Camp, daughter of Mr. John Camp. May 3d, 1730. — Jerushah Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Hannah Thomas, and Abiel Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth Baldwin. May 24th, 1730. — Ephraim Howe, son of John and Lydia Howe. June 7th, 1730. — William Coe, son of Ensign Robert Coe. June 14th, 1730. — Nathan Seaward, son of Thomas Seaward, and David Johnson, son of David Johnson. June 21st, 1730. — Esther Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. July 12th, 1730. — James Wadsworth, son of James and Abi- gail Wadsworth. July 26th, 1730.— Nathan Smith, son of Stephen Smith. Aug. 23d, 1730. — Jonathan Fowler, son of Josiah and Han- REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 265 nah Fowler ; and Mehetabel Norton, daughter of Joseph Norton. Sept. 13th, 1730. — Abigail Crane, daughter of Silas and Mercy Crane. Sept. 20th, 1730. — Jenny, Negro, my own Servant girl. Oct. 10th, 1730. — James Hinman, son of David and Hannah Hinman. Dec. 17th, 1730.— Catherine Fairchild, daughter of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild. Jan. 3d, 1730-1. — Experience Strong, daughter of Eliakim Strong, and Mary Hills, daughter of Benoni Hills. Jan. 10th, 1730-1. — Elizabeth Francis, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. Jan. 1730. — Dan. Squire, son of Dan. and Patience Squire. Feb. 14th, 1730-1.— Mary Fowler, daughter of David and Mary Fowler. Feb. 21st, 1730-1. — Aaron Coe, son of Ephraim Coe; and Hannah Seaward, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seaward. Feb. ult., 1730-1. — Lemuel Gurnsey, son of Eben and Rhoda Gurnsey. • March 21st, 1730-1. — Sharon Rose, son of Jonathan Eose. Apr. 18th, 1731. — Sarah Hiccox, daughter of Joseph Hiccox. May 2d, 1731. — Levi Leete, son of Benj. Leete, May 9th, 1731. — Gideon Leet, son of Gideon and Abigail Leet; Lewis Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy Fairchild. June 7th. — Aaron Hill, son of Daniel and Leah Hill. June 17th. — James Eobinson, son of David and Rebecca Rob- inson. June 22d, 1731. — Sarah Griswold, daughter of Samuel Gris- wold, of Black Rock. July 11th, 1731. — Josiah Meeker, son of Samuel and Mary Meeker. * July 25th, 1731. — Nathaniel Crittenden, son of Abraham and Barbara Crittenden. July 30th, 1731. — Sarah Sanford, whom I baptized in the dwelling house of Joseph Sanford, her father, she being threat- ened with convulsions, and she dyed the night after. Aug. 1st.— Mindwell Beech, daughter of Azariah and Lydia Beech. 34 266 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Aug. 8th, 1731. — Sarah Smith, wife of John Smith ; Mary Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Roberts ; and Elisha, Negro servant of Dea. Burrit. Aug. 22d. — Submit Seaward, daughter of John and Ruth Sea- ward. Sept. 5th, 1731. — Ozias Camp, son of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. Sept. — Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John Smith. Oct. 3d, 1731. — Phinehas Camp, son of John and Damaris Camp, and Sarah Hinman, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Ilinman. Oct. 24th, 1731. — Phillis Leet, daughter of John and Eliza- beth Leet. October ult., 1731. — Rosamon Pamerly, daughter of John and Pamerly. Nov. 7th, 1731. — Elizabeth Lyman, ye daughter of Aaron and Rebecca Lyman. Nov. 21st, 1731. — Cloe Seaward, daughter of Eben and Sarah Seaward. Nov. 28th, 1731. — Jemimah Meeker, daughter of Joseph and Ann Meeker. Dec. 6th, 1731. — Eben. Ferguson, son of Sam'l Ferguson, whom I baptized privately. Jan. 9th, 1731-2. — Abraham Thomas, son of Abraham and Hannah Thomas. Jan. 16th, 1731-2. — Roswell Grave, son of Noahdiah Grave, and Elihu Norton, son of Joseph Norton, Jun. Jan. 22d, 1731-2.— Phebe Baker, the wife of Samuel Baker, whom I baptized in their dwelling house, she being in great dan- ger of death, who received much comfort that morning and died in two days. Feb. 6th. — Rhoda Talcott, daughter of Mr. Hezekiah and Je- mima Talcott. Feb. 20th, 1731-2.— Abigail Coe, the daughter of Capt. Coe, and Jane Wheeler, the daughter of Job and Jane Wheeler. March 12th, 1731-2.— Hannah Right, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe Right. March 26th, 1732.— Ruth Baker. May 7th, 1732.— Abigail Kilbourn, daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Kilbourn. EEV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 267 May 14th, 1732. — Mary Griswold, daughter of Hezekiak Gris- wold, of Black Eock. June 11th, 1782. — Jesse Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane, and Mary Bates, daughter of Stephen and Patience Bates. July 2d, 1732. — Israel Squire, son of Daniel and Patience Squire. July 9th, 1732. — Sarah Smith, the daughter of Stephen Smith. July 16th, 1732. — Huldah Spelman, daughter of Richard and Margery Spelman. July 26th, 1732. — I baptized John Noyes Wads worth, son of James and Abigail Wadsworth, whom I baptized privately. Aug. 6th, 1732. — Bela Strong, son of Huit Strong. Aug. 20th, 1732. — Lois Coe, daughter of John and Hannah Coe. Aug 21st. — Michal Avored, daughter of James and Abigail Avored. , Sept. 3d, 1732. — Charles Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. Sept. 10th. — Hazael LTinman, son of Zee. and Hannah Hin- man, and Peter, Negro servant of Capt. Nathaniel Sutlief. Sept. 17th, 1732. — Abigail Curtiss, daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss. Sept. 24th, 1732. — Oliver Sanford, son of Joseph and Sanford. Oct. 1st, 1732. — Phebe Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and Euth Baldwin, and Phebe Parsons, daughter of Ithamar and Sarah Parsons. Oct. 22d, 1782.— Elihu Fowler, son of Josiah and Hannah Fowler, and Eachel, daughter of Eobert and Barbara Coe. Oct. 29th, 1732.— Enos Fairchild, son of Thomas and Thank- ful Fairchild. Nov. 5th, 1732. — Samuel Newton, son of Abner Newton. Nov. 19th, 1732. — Abiathar Camp, son of John Camp, 3d. Nov. 19th, 1732. — Eunice Parsons, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth Parsons. Nov. 26th, 1732. — Simeon Parsons, son of Simion Parsons. Dec. 3d, 1732. — Mary Theobald, daughter of Joseph and Abi- gail Theobald. 208 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Dec. 10th. — Mary Fenn, daughter of John Fenn. Dec. 17th, 1732.— John Hills, son of Benoni and Hannah Hills, was baptized, and Peter, negro servant of Dea. Burnt Dec. 24th. — Daniel Coe, son of Ephraim and Hannah Coe. Jan. (3th, 1732-3. — Zipporah Fairchild, daughter of Curtis and Mercy Fairchild, and Ann Parmalee, daughter of John Parmalee. Jan. 21st, 1732-3. — Timothy, son of Timothy and Mary Par- sons ; Lucretia, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seaward, and Catharine, daughter of Eben and Ehoda Gurnsey. Jan. 28th, 1732-3. — Hannah, daughter of Joseph Johnson. Feb. 24th, 1732-3.— Aaron Seaward, son of John and Ruth Seaward. March 11th, 1732-3.— Huldah Francis, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. Apr. 1st, 1733. — Joel Robinson, son of David and Rebeck ah Robinson, and John Crane, son of Henry and Mercy Crane. Apr. 22d, 1733.— Rachel Alfred, daughter of Thomas Alfred, Jan. Apr. 28 or 29th. — James Right and Sarah, wife of Noadiah Grave, were baptized, and by baptism admitted into full com- munion ; also, Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel and Concurrence Seaward ; Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Prudence Wheelor> and Lydia, daughter of Azariah and Lydia Beech, were all bap- tized. May 20th, 1733. — James Hiccox, son of Joseph and Sarah Hiccox. June 10th, 1733. — Wilkinson Henman, son of Samuel and Abigail Henman. June 17th, 1733. — Samuel Stent Squire, son of Ephraim and Mahetable Squire. Aug. 10th, 1733. — Sarah Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Hannah Thomas. Sept. 16th, 1733. — Nathan Osborn, son of Samuel and Hannah Osborn, and Mary Smith, daughter of John Smith. Sept. 23d, 1733. — Eunice Johnson, daughter of Benjamin and Eunice Johnson. Sept. 30th. — Mary Wheeler, daughter of Job and Jane Wheeler. Oct. 14th, 1733.- — Ruth Camp, daughter of John and Hannah Camp. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 269 Oct. 28th, 1733.— Mary Meeker, daughter of Samuel and Mary Meeker; Ann Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Abigail Par- sons. Nov. 25th, 1733. — Joel Seaward, son of Eben and Dorothy Seaward ; Adah, daughter of Nathan and Rhoda Camp. ^ Feb. 20th, 1733-1. — Samuel Crittenden, son of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden. March 3d, 1733-4.— Mary, daughter of David and Ruth John- son. March 17th, 1733-4. — Phineas Parsons, son of Simeon Par- sons, and Ann Latimer, daughter of David and Mary Lattimer. March ult., 1734. — Ann Graves, daughter of Joseph and Ann Graves. Apr. 7th, 1734. — David Smith, son of Stephen Smith of Had- dam. Aug. 14th, 1734. — Eleazar Squire, son of Daniel and Patience Squire ; Abiathar Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. May 5th, 1734. — Laurana Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah and M. Seaward, and Prudence, the negro child of Reuben and Dinah, negro servants of Dea. Burrit. May 19th, 1734. — Ilephzibah Hill, daughter of Dan. and Leah Hill. June 3d, 1734. — Jonas, the son, and Mary, the daughter of Timothy Bishop. June 23d, 1734. — Eunice, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis. June 30th, 1734. — John Norton, son of John and Deborah Norton of Saybrook, his mother Deborah, having owned the cov- enant that day. July 7th, 1734. — Amy Spelman, daughter of Richard and Margery Spelman. July 14th, 1734. — Sarah Fowler, daughter of Serj. Josiah Fow- ler and Hannah his wife. Aug. 21st, 1734. — Enos Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Cur- rence Seaward. Aug. 28th. — John Roberts, son of Samuel and Rachel Rob- erts, 1734. Sept. 1st, 1734. — Oliver Bates, son of Stephen and Patience Bates ; and Abiel Camp, son of Edward and Mary Camp ; and 270 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Mary, daughter of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild, all in the same day. Sept. 8th, 1734. — Mary Strong, daughter of Eliakim and Me- hetabel Strong. Sept. 21st, 1781. — Mary Hills, daughter of Benoni and II Hills ; and Amy Wetmore, daughter of Jabez and Abigail Wet- more. Oct. 13th, 1731. — Mary Guernsey, daughter of Eben and Rhoda Gurnsey ; and Israel Rose, son of Jonathan Rose. Oct. 20th, 1734. — Phinehas Parmalee, son of John Parmalee ; and Timothy Osborn, son of Samuel and Hannah Osborn. Oct. 27th, 1734. — David and Daniel, twin sons of Joseph and Ann Meeker, were baptized. Nov. 3d, 1734. — Sarah Burrit, daughter of Israel and Sarah Burrit, born Nov. 2d. Nov. 24th, 1734. — Mehetabel Johnson, daughter of Benjamin and Eunice Johnson. Dec. 7th, 1734. — Isabel, daughter of Jonathan and Phebe Right ; also, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Ruth Seaward. Dec. 7th, 1734. — Mary, daughter of David and Rebecca Rob- inson. Dec. 22d, 1734. — Reuben Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy Fairchild Dec. 29th, 1744. — Elihu Hinman, son of Zachariah and llan- nah Hinman. Jan. 5th, 1734-5. — Seth Coe, son of Ephraim Coe. Jan. 26th, 1734-5. — Elnathan Camp, son of John and Dam- aris Camp ; and Aaron Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah Spelman. Feb. 2d, 1734-5. — Samuel Seward, son of Joseph and Hannah Seward ; and Mercy Francis, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. Feb. 16th, 1734-5. — Hood Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane ; and Miriam Beech, daughter of Joseph and Exp. Beech. March 2d, 1734-5. — Heth Camp, son of Eleazer and Camp ; and Daniel Norton, son of Joseph and Prudence Norton. March 9th, 1734-5. — Eben Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth Baldwin ; and Hannah Bishop, daughter of Timothy and Bishop. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 271 March 30th, 1735. — Samuel Parsons, son of John and Esther Parsons ; and Dorathy and Deborah, the twin daughters of Hez- ekiah Griswold, of Black Eock. Apr. 6th, 1735. — Joel Eight, son of John and Lacy Eight was baptized ; and Mercy Parsons, sd. daughter of Moses Parsons, Jun., was baptized. Apr. 27th, 1735. — Jemima Parsons, daughter of Timothy and Mary Parsons. May 18th, 1735. — Ann Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and Ann Wheeler. May 25th, 1735. — Sarah, sd. daughter of Ben. Leete ; and Prudence, negro child of and Dinah, the servants of Dea. Burrit. June 1st, 1735. — Sam Tibbals, son of Joseph and Abigail Tibbals ; David Parsons, son of Ithimar Parsons and Sarah his wife. June 15th, 1735. — Silvanus Ashur Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild ; and Aaron Parsons, son of Aaron and Ab- igail Parsons. June 29th, 1735. — Nathan Curtis, son of James and Hannah Curtis, Jun. ; and Elihu Crane, son of Henry Crane, Jun. and Mercy his wife. July 13th. — Enos Seaward, son of Eben and Dorothy Sea- ward. July 27th, 1735. — Euth Hiccox, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hiccox. Sept. 7th. — Jonah Sanford, son of Joseph and Sanford. Sept. 21st, 1735. — Phebe Fowler, daughter of Joseph and Euth Fowler. Oct. 26th, 1735. — Eebekah Picket, daughter of Samuel and Mary Picket. Nov. 2d, 1735. — Lois Strong, daughter of Huit and Dinah Strong ; and Lucy Eight, daughter of John and Lucy Eight. Nov. 16th, 1735. — Sam. Camp, son of John and Hannah Camp. Nov. 23d. — Mary Gullony, daughter of John and Abigail Ghil- lony. Nov. 30th, 1735. — Euth Lyman, daughter of Eben Lyman. Jun. by his 2d wife ; and Jacob Watrous. 272 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Jan. lltli, 1735-6. — Mary, ye daughter of Noadiah and Seward. Jan. 25th, 1735. — Phebe Coe, daughter of John and Hannah Coe. Feb. 8th, 1735. — Eunice Talcot, daughter of Hezekiah and Jemima Talcot. Feb. 22d, 1735.— Daniel Smith, son of William Smith. March 21st, 1735. — Samuel Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. Apr. 4th, 1736. — David Eose, son of David Rose. May 16th, 1736. — Elisha Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild. May 30th, 1736. — Noah Robinson, son of David and Rebekah Robinson. July 4th, 1736. — Ashael Spelman, son of John Spelman ; and Hannah Beech, the daughter of Joseph and Exp. Beech. July 11th, 1736. — Henry Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Cur- rence Seaward. July 25th, 1736. — Katharine Camp, daughter of Edward and Mary Camp ; and Katharine Wetmore, the daughter of Jabez and Abig'l Wetmore. Aug. 1st, 1736. — Samuel and Mary Henman, twin children of Samuel and Mary Henman. Aug. 15th, 1736. — Israel Burrit, son of Dea. Israel and Sarah Burrit, having been born on the day before, viz. : on Saturday, near night. Aug. 22d, 1736. — Benjamin Hiccox, son of Joseph and S. Hiccox; and Mary Spelman, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Spelman. Aug. 29th, 1736. — John Smith, son of John Smith, at Had- dam, Conn. Sept. 12th, 1736. — Elizabeth Griswold, daughter of Samuel and Griswold, at Black Rock. Sept. 19th, 1736.— Seth Hills, son of Benoni and II Hills; and Aaron Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. Oct. 3d, 1736. — Submit Johnson, daughter of Benj. and Eu- nice Johnson. Oct. 24th, 1736.— Joel Roberts, son of Sam'l and RachelRob- erts ; and Desire Squire, daughter of Daniel and Patience Squire. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 278 Oot. 31st, 1736. — Abigail Norton, daughter of Isaac and Norton ; and Judith, negro woman servant of Mr. Fowler, bap- tized and received into communion. Nov. 7th, 1736. — Lois Hill, daughter of Daniel Hill and Leah Hill. Nov. 14th, 1736. — Enoch Coe, son of Ephraim and Hannah Coe ; and Pelor, negro boy, son of Judith, negro serv't of Mr. Josiah Fowler. Dec. 26th.— Dinah Fairchild, daughter of Tho. and Thankful Fairchild. Jau. 2d, 1736-7. — Mary Eose, daughter of Jonathan and Eose, his wife. Jan. 16th, 1736-7. — I baptized Abraham Fairchild, son of Edmund and Mary Fairchild, privately, which child dyed the next day. Feb. 5th, 1736-7. — Noah Fowler, son of Joseph and Euth Fowler. Feb. 13th, 1736-7. — Aaron Fowler, son of Joseph and Han- nah Fowler ; Alexander Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mary Fair- child ; and Phineas Spelman, son of Eichard and Margery Spcl- man. March 1st, 1736. — In the night following the last of Feb. I baptized Ebenezer Gurnsey in the house of Eben Gurnsey, hav- ing been born before due time and not likely to live, and dyed that same night. March 28th, 1737. — Susanna Fenn, daughter of Samuel Fenn. Apr. 3d, 1737. — Eeuben Henman, son of Euben and Hannah Henman. Apr. 17th, 1737. — Ann Eight, daughter of John and Lucy Eight. May 1st, 1737. — Jonathan Eight, son of Jonathan and Phebe Eight ; and Daniel Francis, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Francis. May 8th, 1737.— Ezra Baldwin, twin son of Ezra and Euth Baldwin, the other twin having been born dead. May 15th, 1737. — John Seaward, son of Joseph Seaward ; and Eoger Newton, son of Abner Newton. May 22d, 1737.— Lucy Bishop, daughter of Tim. Bishop. May 29th, 1737. — Samuel Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. 35 274 HISTORY OF DURHAM. June 5tli, 1737. — Oliver Fowler, son of David Fowler. June 26th, 1737. — Mary Camp, daughter of Eleazar Camp ; and Mary Thomas, daughter of Abr. and Hannah Thomas. July 3d, 1737. — Lucy Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons," Jun. Aug. 14th, 1737. — Urania Camp, daughter of John Camp ye 3d and Damaris his wife, was baptized. Sept. 11 th, 1737. — Aaron Curtis, son of James and Hannah Curtis, Jun. Nov. 13th, 1737. — Silas Crane, son of Mercy and Silas Crane ; and Katharine Kosseter, daughter of Bryan and Kate Kosseter ; and Titan, negro son of Peter and Dinah, servants of Dca. Burrit. Nov. 27th, 1737. — Rhoda Parsons, daughter of Ithamar Par- sons and Sarah. Dec. 4th, 1737. — Katharine Rose, daughter of David Rose. Jan. 1st, 1737-8. — John Parsons, son of Timothy and Mary Parsons ; and Ruthamah Seaward, daughter of Noahdiah and Mary Seaward. Jan. 8th, 1737-8. — Phineas Coe, son of Joseph and Hannah Coe ; Submit Leete, daughter of John and Bliz. Leete. Jan. 29th, 1737.— Caleb Fairchild, son of Edmund and Mary Fairchild. Feb. 5th, 1737-8. — Jonathan Norton and his wife, and Josiah Squire and his wife, owned the Cov. ; and Sarah Squire, daugh- ter of Josiah and Sarah Squire, and Sarah Wells, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wells were baptized. Jan. 12th, 1737-8. — Phebe, the daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane ; and Sarah, the daughter of Sumner and Sarah Stone, the last child was baptized in ye old Meeting House, baptized the last Sabbath of that year. Feb. 19th, 1737-8.— Noah Parsons, son of Simeon and Parsons, the first child baptized in ye new Meeting House. Feb. 26th, 1737-8.— Eben Guernsey, son of Eben and Rhoda Guernsey. March 5th, 1737-8. — Ephraim Guthrie, son of John and Abigail Gutlirie ; John Camp, son of John and Hannah Camp ; Jona- than, the son of Jonathan and Ruth Norton. March 12th, 1737-8. — Abigail Robinson, daughter of David and Rebekah Robinson. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 275 April 2d, 1738. — Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Experience Beech. April 16th, 1738. — Aaron Smith, son of Stepb. Smith ; Han- nah Pamely, daughter of Hezekiah Pamely. May 1st, 1738. — John Meeker, son of Joseph and Ann Meeker. May 14th, 1738. — Thankful Johnson, daughter of Benj. and Eunice Johnson. May 21st, 1738. — Sarah Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild. June 3d, 1738. — Mary Norton, daughter of Isaac Norton. July 15th, 1738. — Daniel Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah Spelman. July 22d, 1738.— Sylvanus Bishop, son of William and Pa- tience Bishop. August 6th, 1738. — Mary Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and Prudence Wheeler ; and Hannah Hiccox, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hiccox. Sept. 17th, 1738. — Elizabeth Hiccox, daughter of Samuel and Hiccox. Sept. 24th, 1738.— William Smith, son of Dan'l and Smith ; and Jerusha Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Par- sons. October 5th, 1738. — I baptized Benjamin Beech, son of Abel and Margaret Beech, privately in ye house Mr. Picket, it being very small and not likely to live, born within the space of half year and wanting two days of half a year from yr marriage. Oct. 15th, 1738. — Sarah Stevens, daughter of Allen and Han- nah Stevens. Oct. 22d. — Nathan Seaward, son of Nathaniel and Currence Seaward ; and Ann Griswold, daughter of Samuel and Griswold. Nov. 5th, 1738. — Ann Fairchild, daughter of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild ; and Lydia Griswold, daughter of Jer. and Bashua Griswold ; and Zilpah, negro daughter of my servant negro maid, Jenny. Dec. 3d, 1738.— Titus Fowler, son of David Fowler. Dec. 24th, 1738. — Esther Norton, daughter of Joseph and Pru- dence Norton. Jan. 7th, 1738-9. — Kobert Fairchild, son of Curtis and Mercy 276 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Fairchild ; and Dinah Camp, daughter of Edward and Mary Camp. Jan. 14th, 1788-9. — Eliphaz Parsons, son of Moses Parsons. Feb. 1th, 1788-9. — Aaron Eight, son of John and Lucy Eight. Feb. 18th, 1738-9. — David Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. Feb. 25th, 1738-9.— Oliver Spelman, son of John and — Spelman. March 4th, 1738-9. — Elihu Fowler, son of Joseph and Han- nah Fowler; and John Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. March 18th, 1738-9. — Eben Seaward, son of Eben and Dora- tliy Seaward; and Sarah. Bates, daughter of James and Mary Bates. March 25th, 1738-9.— Buth, daughter of Joseph and Buth Fowler. Apr. 29th, 1739. — Soloman Bose, son of Jonathan and Mary Bose. June 24th, 1739. — Hezekiah Talcott, son of John and Sarah Talcott. July 15th, 1739. — Bachel Hills, daughter of Benoni and Han- nah Hills. Aug. 5th, 1739. — John Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eunice Johnson. Aug. 12th, 1739. — Caroline Seaward, daughter of Lieut. Jo- seph and Hannah Seaward. Aug. 2Gth, 1789. — The widow Bethiah Barnes owned the Cov- enant, and her two children were baptized, viz: Mehetabel and John Barnes. Sept. 2d, 1739.— Noah Baldwin, son of Ezra and Buth Bald- win. Sept. 23d, 1739.— Lucy Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. Oct. 21st, 1739. — James Merwin, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Merwin ; and Noah Boberts, son of Samuel and Bachel Roberts. Oct. 28th, 1739. — Hannah Leete, daughter of John and Eliz- abeth Leete. Nov. 25th, 1739. — Daniel Barnes, son of John Barnes, de- ceased before he was born, and Bethiah Barnes ; and Mary Crane, daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 277 Dec. 2d, 1739. — Hagar, negro daughter of Relor and Dinah, negro servants of Dea. Burrit. Dec. 9th, 1739. — Susanna Kossedor, daughter of Bryan and Kate Kossedor. Dec. 23d, 1739. — Ann Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. Dec. 24th. — In ye evening or night, I baptized Ruth Squire, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Squire, in ye own house, it not being likely to live, which died. Dec. 30th, 1739. — Charles Chauncey, son of Elihu and Mary Chauncey. Jan. 20th, 1739-40. — Aaron Hinman, son of Zee. and Hannah Hinman. Feb. 17th, 1739—40. — Hannah Camp, thus mis-baptized, called Anna, daughter of Sergt. John and Hannah Camp. Feb. 24th, 1739-40. — Josiah Parsons, son of Timothy and Mary Parsons ; and Robert G. Crane, son of Sergt. Silas and Mary Crane. March 9th, 1739-40. — Lydia Norton, daughter of Isaac Nor- ton ; and Abraham Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah Stowe. March 23d, 1739-40. — Mary Wells, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wells. March 30th, 1740. — Mary Coe, daughter of Ephraim and Han- nah Coe. Apr. 6th, 1740. — Ira Wetmore, son of Jabez and Abigail Wet- more. Apr. 13th, 1740. — Jonathan Mitchel and Lydia his wife, owned the covenant, and yr two children, Abner and Sarah were bap- tized. May 4th, 1740. — I baptized John Lyman, son of John and Hope Lyman privatety, who died immediately. May 4th, 1740. — Helena Right, daughter of Joseph and Hel- ena Right. May 11th, 1740. — Asher Robinson, son of David and Rebeckah Robinson ; and John Fowler, son of David Fowler. May 18th, 1740. — Pelu, negro child belonging to James Cur- tis, Sen. ; and on the same day Silvanus Chipman. May 25th, 1740. — Phebe Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild. June 15th, 1740. — Rhoda Griswold, daughter of Samuel and Griswold of Black Rock. 278 HISTORY OF DURHAM. June 20th, 1740. — Prudence Wheeler, daughter of Joseph and Prudence Wheeler. July 3d, 1740. — Lucretia and Lucena Smith, twin daughters of John and Smith, baptized privately and both died. July 18th, 1740. — Kachel Glayde, daughter of James and Ma- bel Glayde, privately. July 20th, 1740. — Ebenezer Guthry, son of John and Abigail Guthry ; and Damaris Seward, daughter of Ebenezer and Dor- athy Seward. Aug. 3d. — Simeon Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parmalee ; and Oliver Burton, son of Simeon and Hannah Burton. Aug. 10th. — Elizabeth Spelman, ye daughter of Thomas and Sarah Spelman ; and Abigail, ye daughter of Benjamin Cook of Black Bock ; and on ye same day, Thomas Lyman and Ann his w T ife, made confession of the sin of fornication and received Re- mission. August 14th, 1740. — I baptized Sarah, the daughter of Thom- as and Ann Lyman, in yr own house. Oct. 5th, 1740. — Thomas Phillips, son of Thomas Phillips ; and Sarah daughter of Daniel Smith. Oct. 12th, 1740. — Ann Fairchild, daughter of Curtis Fairchild. Oct. 19th. — James, the son of James and Mary Bates ; and Hannah Hickox, daughter of Samuel Hickox. Oct. 26th, 1740. — Samuel Parmalee, son of John Parmalee. Nov. 16th. — Abiathar Squire, son of Samuel and Abigail Squire. Nov. 23d, 1740. — Benjamin Fairchild, son of Tho. and Thank- ful Fairchild. Nov. 23d, 1740. — James Coe, son of Joseph Coe, Jun. Dec. 7th, 1740. — Joseph Sutlief and Sarah his wife's children, Joseph, Sarah and Nathaniel, were baptized. Dec. 14th. — Bebeckah, the daughter of Joseph and Ann Meeker. Dec. 21st, 1740. — Mary Fowler, daughter of Joseph and Ruth Fowler. Jan. 18th, 1740. — Paul Chapman, son of Sylvan us and Eliza- beth Chapman ; and Ann Avered, daughter of Israel and Abi- gail Avered. Feb. 22d, 1740. — Josiah Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 279 Squire ; and Ann Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Hannah Thomas. March 1st, 1740. — I baptized Ashael Camp, son of Edward and Mary Camp, at ye meeting of the Middletown Farms, to whom Mr. Baldwin preached. March 8th, 1740. — John Spelman, son of John Spelman. March 15th. — Sarah Parsons, daughter of Ithamar and Sarah Parsons. Apr. 12th. — Katharine Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and Mary Chauncey. May 3d. — Hannah Burrit, daughter of James and Sarah Bur- nt ; and Sarah Bishop, daughter of Timothy Bishop. May ult. — Sarah Lyman, daughter of Thomas and Ann Ly- man. June 7th, 1741. — Naomi Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons. June 21st, 1741. — Hannah Coe, daughter of David and Han- nah Coe. June 28th, 1741. — Nathan Francis, son of Daniel and Bliz. Francis ; and Stephen Norton, son of Jonathan and Euth Norton. July 5th, 1741. — John Crane, son of Henry and Marcy Crane. July 26th, 1741. — Jonathan Griswold, son of Hez. Griswold ; and Abigail Camp, daughter of Bleazar Camp ; and Mary Eose, daughter of Jonathan Eose, all the same day. Aug. 2d, 1741. — Moses Griswold, son of Jonathan and Bashia Griswold ; and Desire Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith, Jun. Sept. 6th, 1741. — Bela Alverd, son of Aaron and Mabel Al- verd ; and Sarah Talcot, daughter of John and Sarah Talcot. Sept. 20th. — Israel Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann Canfleld. October 25th, 1741.— Euth Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and Euth Baldwin. Nov. 1st, 1741. — Hannah Stevens, daughter of Allen and Han- nah Stevens. Nov. 8th. — John Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eunice John- son ; Camp Mitchel, son of Jonathan and Bashua Mitchel ; and Katharine Lyman, daughter of John and Hope Lyman, 1741. Nov. 22d, 1741.— Elisha Morton, son of Thomas and Morton. Dec. 6th. — Eachel Fairchild, daughter of Edmund and Mary Fairchild. 280 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Dec. 13tli, 1741. — Jonathan Smith, son of Stephen Smith, Jun. Dec. 20th, 1741.— John Roberts and Jerusha his wife, and Elizabeth, the wife of Sam'l Roberts, owned ye covenant. Dec. 27th, 1741. — Joel, son of John and Eight was bap- tized. Jan. 10th, 1741-2. — Zipporah Coe, daughter of John and Han- nah Coe. Jan. 17th, 1741-2. — Eliphaz Alverd, son of Jonathan Alverd ; and Sarah Roberts, daughter of John and Jerushah Roberts. Jan. 24th, 1741-2. — Margery Right, the daughter of Joseph and Helen Right. Feb. 7th, 1741-2. — Martha Morgan, an adult person who was baptized and received to Communion. Phcbe Camp, daughter of John and Hannah Camp ; Elizabeth Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin ; Elizabeth Rob- erts, daughter of Samuel and Eliz. Roberts. Feb. 21st, 1741-2. — Asahel Alvord owned the Covenant. Feb. 21st, 1741-2. — Noahdiah Seward, son of Eben and Dor- othy Seward, was baptized. March 7th, 1741-2. — Benjamin Coe, son of Eph. and Hannah Coe ; and Thomas Gold Alverd, son of Asahel and Mary Alverd. March 28th, 1742.— Martha Spelman, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Spelman. Apr. 4th, 1742. — Jonathan Wells, son of Jonathan and Mary Wells. Apr. 24th, 1742. — Timothy Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah Stowe, whom I baptized privately in ye dwelling house of D Stowe. May 3d, 1742. — Abigail Guthy, daughter of John and Abi- gail Guthy. May 23d, 1742. — Nathan Coe, son of David and Hannah Coe. Sarah Guernsey, daughter of Eben and Rhoda Guernsey ; and Hannah Griswold, daughter of Sam. and Hannah Griswold. May 30th, 1712. — Rebeckah Hawley, daughter of John Haw- ley. June 20th, 1742. — Ceazar, negro child belonging to Noahdiah Grave. June 27th. — Sarah Parmalee, daughter of John Parmalee ; and Huldah Bishop, daughter of William and Patience Bishop. KEV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 281 July 18th, 17-42. — Sylvan us Norton, son of Isaac Norton ; and Rebecca, daughter of Susannah Hull. Aug. 4th, 1742. — Hannah Bates, daughter of John Bates. Aug. 8th, 1742. — Bryan Eosseter, son of Bryan and Kate Ros- seter. August 24th, 1742. — Prudence Norton, daughter of Joseph Norton, Jun., and Prudence Norton, his wife. Sept. 9th, 1742. — Mehetabel Parmalee, daughter of Hezekiah Parmalee. Sept. 12th, 17-42.— Azubah Edee. Sept. 17th, 1742. — Josiah Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah Squire. Oct. 10th, 1742.— John Phillips, son of Mr. Thomas Phillips. Oct. 24th, 1742. — Ambrose Hickox, son of Samuel Hickox. Nov. 14th, 1742. — Joseph Ingham, son of Joseph and Abi- gail Ingham ; and Zipporah Fairchild, ye daughter of Curtis and Mercy Fairchild. Nov. 28th, 1742.— Eli Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane. Dec. 5th, 1742. — Samuel Fen, son of Sam'l Fen ; Asenath Fairchild, daughter of Tho. and Thankful Fairchild. Dec. 5th, 1742. — Phebe Roberts, daughter of Samuel and Eliz- abeth Roberts ; and Sarah Lucas, daughter of Patience Lucas. Dec. 19th, 1742. — Samuel Higgins, the son of Capt. Higgins, a mariner yt come from Eastham. Dec. 26th, 1742. — Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and Mary Chauncey, having been born on Wednesday the week be- fore in the forenoon. Feb. 13th, 1742-3.— Lucy Fairchild, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild. Feb. 20th, 1742-3. — Sarah Chapman, daughter of Sylvanus and Eliz. Chapman ; John, son of William and Ann Smithson ; and Mary Camp, daughter of David and Mary Camp. — Feb. 27th, 1742-3. — Eunice Coe, daughter of John and Han- nah Coe ; and Elizabeth, daugter of David Fowler and his wife. March 20th, 1742-3. — Lois, daughter of Edmund Fairchild and Mary. March 27th, 1743. — Selah Alverd, son of Aaron and Mehit- abel Alverd. 36 282 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Apr. 3d, 1743. — Benjamin Young Smith, son of Daniel and Smith. Apr. 17th. — Phebe Thomas, daughter of Abraham and Han- nah Thomas. Apr. 24th, 1743. — Samuel Bates, son of Samuel and Abigail Bates. May 8th, 1743. — Sarah Bates, daughter of James and Mary Bates. May 22d, 1743. — Ruth Wadsworth, daughter of James and Abigail Wadsworth. June 12th, 1743. — Hannah Coe, daughter of Joseph Coe. June 19th, 1743. — Elizabeth Fairchild, daughter of Capt. Rob- ert Fairchild and Ann his wife ; and on ye same day, Samuel Dane Cook, son of John Cook ; and Hannah Lyman, daughter of John and Hope Lyman. Aug. 1st, 1743. — Edward Hinman, son of Zechariah and Han- nah Hinman. Aug. 8th, 1743. — Sarah Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin. Aug. 20th, 1743. — Ruth Norton, daughter of Jonathan and Ruth Norton. . Sept. 4th, 1743. — Samuel Johnson, son of Benjamin and Eu- nice Johnson. Sept. 25th, 1743. — David Tibbals, son of Joseph and Esther Tibbals. Oct. 2d, 1743. — Ebenezer Norton, son of Thomas Norton. Oct. 9th, 1743. — Sarah Hickox, daughter of Stephen and Lydia Hickox. Oct. 16th, 1743. — Ann Burrit, daughter of Dea. and Sarah Burnt ; and Rebeckah Canfield, daughter of Gideon and Ann Canfleld. Nov. 20th, 1743. — Jesse Coe, son of Davie and Hannah Coe ; and John Bates, son of John and Bates. Dec. 11th, 1743.— Abigail Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith. Dec. 18th. — Aaron Griswold, son of Jeremy and Bathsheba Griswold. Dec. 25th, 1743. — Charles Spelman, son of Thomas and Sarah Spclman ; Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Moses and Par- sons ; and Lois Camp, daughter of Abraham and Martha Camp. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 283 Jan. 1st, 1743-4. — Eliphaz Parmalee, sou of Joel and Rhoda Parmal ee. Jan. 22d, 17-43-4. — Mary Jones, daughter of John Jones ; and Gideon Allen, son of Mabel Gloyde by Gideon Leete. March 4th, 1743-4. — Phinehas Spelrnan, son of John and his wife Spelrnan ; and Rachel Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Abigail Parsons ; on the same day John Norton and Mary his wife, owned ye cov. March 11th, 1743-4. — Eliz. Lyman, daughter of Tho. and Ann Lyman. Mary Norton, daughter of John and Mary Norton, of Black Rock, Apr. 15th, 1744. Apr. 22d, 1744. — Amos Baldwin, son of Ezra and Ruth Bald- win. May 6th, 1744. — Joseph Right, son of Joseph and Helen Right. Miles Merwin, son of Miles and Mary Merwin ; and Sarah Averd, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Averd. May 27th, 1744. — Ruth Squire, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Squire. June 3d, 1744. — Nathan Rose, son of Jonathan Rose; and Rachel Right, daughter of John and Lucy Right. June 10th, 1744. — Mary Bowles, daughter of David Bowles. June 25th, 1744. — Samuel Griswold, son of Samuel and Griswold. June 25th, 1744. — Elizabeth Wells, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wells. July 1st, 1744. — Robert Smithson, son of William and Ann Smithson. July 8th, 1744. — Joseph Wheeler, son of Joseph and Pru- dence Wheeler. July 22d, 1744. — Ann Stephens, daughter of Allen and Han- nah Stephens. July 29th, 1744. — Charles Bishop, son of William and Pa- tience Bishop. August 19th, 1744. — John Roberts, son of John and Jerushah Roberts ; offered by Ephraim Coe and his wife. s August 26th, 1744. — James and Martha Tybbals made confes- sion of yr sin. of fornication, had remission and they then owned the Covenant. 284 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Sept. 23d, 1744. — Ebenezer Seward, son of Ebcnezer and Dor- othy Seward, after yy wr removed to Bedford. Sarah Fowler, daughter of Joseph and Ruth Fowler. Sept. 30th, 1744. — Nathan Parsons, son of Ithamar and Sarah Parsons. Oct. 21st, 1744. — James Seaward, son of Ephraim and Abi- gail Seaward ; and David Talcot, son of John and Sarah Talcot. Nov. 18th, 1744. — Concurrence Crane, daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane ; and Rachel Hiccox, daughter of Samuel Hiccox. Anna Bates, daughter of Sam'l and Abigail Bates. Nov. 25th, 1744. — Lydia Mitchel, daughter of Jonathan and Lydia Mitchel ; Abigail Rossiter, daughter of Bryan and Kath- arine Rossiter. December 23d, 1744. — Ann Norton, daughter of Isaac and Mary Norton. Jan. 6th, 1744-5.— Seth Fowler son of David Fowler. Jan. 13th, 1744-5. — Phineas Camp, son of John and Jerushah Camp ; John Lyman, son of John and Hope Lyman ; and Zip- porah Camp, daughter of Edward and Mary Camp. Jan. 20th, 1744-5. — Tabitha Parsons, daughter of Timothy and Mary Parsons ; and Katharine Camp, daughter of John and Hannah Camp; and Martha Hawley, daughter of John and Hawley. Feb. 10th, 1744-5. — Lois Hiccox, daughter of Stephen and Lydia Hiccox ; and Ruth Griswold, daughter of Jeremiah and Bathsheba Griswold. March 3d, 1744-5. Crane, son of Silas and Mercy Crane. March 10th, 1744-5. — Landon Smith, son of Daniel Smith. March 24th, 1744-5. — Miles Lyman, son of Noah and Sarah Lyman ; and Nathaniel Bates, son of John Bates. April 29th, 1745. — Hannah and Abigail Fairchild, twin daugh- ters of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild, which I baptized pri- vately, and being sick. May 12th, 1745. — Sarah Chauncey, daughter of Elihu and Mary Chauncey, it having born in the night following ye 7th May, about break of day. May 19th, 1745. — Abigail Ingham, daughter of Joseph and Abigail Ingham. June 9th, 1745. — Prudence, negro child, daughter of Peter and Dinah, servants of Deacon Burrit. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 285 June 23d, 1745. — LTezekiali Pamely, son of Ilezekiali Pamely ; and Levi Pamely, son of Joel and Rhoda Pamely. July 28th, 1745. — Mary Bates, daughter of James and Mary Bates. August 11th, 1745. — Alexander Pamely, son of John Pamely. Sept. 1st, 1745. — Elnathan Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary Merwin ; and Sarah Tybbals, the daughter of James and Martha Tybbals. Sept. 22d, 1745. — Joel Norton, son of John and Deborah Nor- ton ; and Elizabeth Fairchild, daughter of Sam'l and Phebe Fair- child ; and Eunice Fairchild, daughter of Edmond and Mary Fairchild, all the same day. Sept. 29th, 1745. — Elizabeth Tybbals, daughter of Joseph and Esther Tybbals. October 6th, 1745. — Mehitabel Alverd, the daughter of Aaron and Mehitabel Alverd. October 13th, 1745. — Eunice Camp, daughter of Abraham and Martha Camp. October 27th, 1745. — Mary Coe, daughter of David and Han- nah Coe. Nov. 10th, 1745. — Hannah Ball, daughter of David and Eliz- abeth Ball. December 1st, 1745. — Rhoda Squire, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Squire. December 8th, 1745. — Stephen Spelman, son of Thomas Spel- man and Sarah. Jan. 12th, 1745-6. — Abigail Coe, daughter of Joseph Coe, Jun. and Coe. Feb. 16th, 1745-6. — Thomas Lyman, son of Thomas and Ann Lyman. March 22d, 1745-6. — Sam'l Rockwell, son of Ezra and Jemi- ma Rockwell of Scantick. March 29th,1746. — Sarah Norton, daughter of Thomas Norton. April 6th, 1746. — Ann Canfield, daughter of Gideon and Ann Canfield. April 20th, 1746. — Hannah Johnes, daughter of John Johnes , and Hannah Coe, daughter of John Coe, Junior and Anna his wife. This child should have been Anna. April 21st, 1746. — David Lyman, son of John and Hope Ly- 286 HISTORY OF DURIIAM. man, whom I baptized in their own Louse by reason of sickness of mother and child. May 18th, 1746. — Abijah Stow, son of Sumner and Sarah Stow. May 25th, 1746.— Elnathan Baldwin, son of Ezra and Rnth Baldwin ; and Enoch Ilenman, son of Zecariah and Hannah Henman. June first, 1746. — Daniel Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary Mer- win. June 8th, 1746. — Nathan Spelman, son of John and Spelman. June 29th, 1746. — Abigail Alverd, daughter of Elisha and Hannah Alverd. June 29th, 1746. — Benjamin Norton and Elizabeth his wife, own the covenant. July 13th, 1746. — Benjamin Norton, son of Benjamin and Eliz- abeth Norton. July 20th, 1746. — Abigail Parsons, daughter of Aaron and Abigail Parsons ; and Rhoda Wells, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wells. August 3d, 1746. — Ann Smithson, daughter of Lieut. William and Ann Smithson ; Sarah Right, daughter of John and Right. August 10th, 1746. — Martha Austin, daughter of Elias and Eunice Austin. August 31st, 1746. — Charles Burrit, son of Deacon Israel and Sarah Burrit, born on Thursday evening, before about 10 of ye clock. October 12th, 1716. — Daniel Squire, son of Sam'l and Sarah Squire ; and Ann Crane, daughter of Henry and Mercy Crane. October 19th, 1746. — Sylvanus Hull, son of Cornelious and Abigail Hull. October 26th, 1746. — Timothy Coe, son of S and Anna Coe. Nov. 2d, 1746. — Jacob Bates, son of John and Bates. Nov. 9th, 1746. — Job Seaward, son of Ephraim and Abigail Seaward. Dec. 1st, 1746. — Sam'l Graves, son of Samuel Graves. Jan. 4th, 1716-7. — Moses Norton, son of John and Norton. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 287 Jan. 11th, 1746-7. — Eunice Tybbals, daughter of James and Tybbala Jan. 18th, 1746. — Beubcn Hiccox son of Stephen and Lydia Hiccox ; and Zebulon Kose, son of Jonathan Rose. Feb. 22d, 1746-7.— Sarah Strong, daughter of Thos. and Pliebe Strong. March 1st, 1746. — Lois Camp, daughter of John and Hannah Camp, who died within 16 days. March 28th, 1747. — Katharine Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Mehitable Alverd, whom I baptized in yr own house. March 29th, 1747. — Isaac Norton, son of Isaac and Nor- ton ; David Right, son of Joseph and Hellena Right ; Rebekah Picket, daughter of Sam'l and Hephzebah Picket ; and Shem , son of April 5th, 1747. — James Dorey, son of James and Jane Dorey. May 31st, 1747. — Charles Chauncey, son of Elihu and Mary Chauncey ; and Mary Pamely, daughter of Joel and Rhode Pamely. June 7th, 1747. — Huldah Crane, daughter of Silas and Mercy Crane. June 21st, 1747. — Noah Lyman, son of Noah and Ly- man ; Ann Merwin, daughter of Dan'l and Mary Merwin ; and Abigail Parsons, daughter of Moses Parsons. July 5th, 1747. — Sarah Hawley, daughter of John Hawley ; Mary Weld, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Weld ; and Eliz- abeth Hull, daughter of Joseph and Cybil Hull. July 26th, 1747. — John Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah Squire ; David Coe,. son of David and Hannah Coe ; Hannah Averd, daughter of Israel and Averd ; and Dorcas Hic- cock, daughter of Samuel and Hiccock. August 2d, 1747. — Thomas Fairchild made confession a 3d time of the sin of drunkeness, and had remission. August 9th, 1747. — Edmund Fairchild, son of Thomas and Thankful Fairchild ; and Ruth Right, daughter of Sam'l Right. Jan. 24th, 1747-8. — Ann Lyman, daughter of Thomas and Ann Lyman ; and Mary Tibbals, daughter of Abner and Sarah Tibbals ; and Bertha, negro child of Jeremy ; on ye same day, Abner and Sarah Tibbals made confession and owned the covenant. 288 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Jan. 28th, 1747-8. — Israel Godard and his wife made confes- sion of ye sin of fornication and received remission. Jan. 29th, 1747-8. — Eachel Eockwell, daughter of Ezra and Jeremiah Eockwell, was baptized ; and Sarah Spelman, daughter of Tho. and Sarah Spelman. Feb. 6th, 1747-8. — Ann Guernsey, daughter of Lieut. Eben. and Ehoda Guernsey. Feb. 28th, 1747-8. — Aaron Eight, son of John and Lucy Eight ; Isaac Newton, son of John and Mary Newton ; Sarah Norton, daughter of Jonathan and Euth Norton ; Mary Ball, daughter of David and Eliz. Ball. Aug. 23d, 1747. — John Wheeler, son of Joseph and "Prudence Wheeler. Aug. 30th, 1747. — Moses Camp, son of Abraham and Martha Camp. Sept. 6th, 1747. — John Griswold, son of Samuel and Hannah Griswold of Black Eock. Sept. 20th, 1747. — Esther Fowler, daughter of David and Fowler. Oct. 18th, 1747.— Samuel Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild, and Abigail Bates, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Bates. Oct. 25th, 1747. — John Coe, son of John and Anna Coe. Nov. 22d, 1747. — Sarah Ingham, daughter of Joseph and Abigail ; and Eachel Tibbals, daughter of Joseph and Esther Tibbals. Nov. 29th, 1747. — Stephen Austin, son of Elias and Eunice Austin ; and Dorothy Austin, daughter of Moses and Hannah Austin. Jan. 24th, 1747-8. — Joseph Parsons, son of Samuel and Eliz- abeth Parsons. Nov. 6th, 1747. — Eobert Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah Stowe. Dec. 4th, 1748. — Phinehas Wild, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Wild; and on ye same day, Ephraim Norton, and Mary, his wife, owned ye cov. Dec. 11th, 1748. — Seth Doney, son of James and Jane Doney ; and Charles Norton, son of Ephraim and Mary Norton. Dec. 18th, 1748. — Henry Crane, son of Serj. Henry and Mer- cey Crane. REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 289 Jan. 8th, 1748-9. — Mehitabel Seward, daughter of Ephraim and Abigail Seward. Jan. 22d, 1748-9. — Ebenezer Curtis, son of David Curtis and his wife; on ye same day, Brotherton Seward and Sarah, his wife, made confession of their sin of fornication, had remission, and owned ye covenant. Feb. 12th, 1748-9. — Martha Squire, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Squire. Feb. 19th, 1748-9.— Job Merwin, son of Miles and Mary Merwin ; and Phebe Griswold, daughter of Dan. Griswold and his wife. March 9th, 1748-9. — Joseph Coe, son of Josiah Coe and his wife ; and Ann Seward, daughter of Brotherton and Sarah Seward. Apr. 16th, 1749. — John Norton, son of John Norton, 3d. Apr. ult., 1749. — Eeuben Baldwin, son of Ezra and Euth Baldwin. June 4th, 1749. — Israel Merwin, son of Daniel and Mary Merwin. June 11th, 1749. — Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, owned ye covenant. June 25th, 1749. — Mary Meeker, daughter of Nathaniel and Tamar Meeker, was baptized. July 2d, 1749. — Stephen Hickox, son of Stephen and Lydia Hickox ; and Medad Norton, son of Stephen and Abigail Norton. July 9th, 1749. — Elizabeth Picket, daughter of John and Eliz. Picket. July 16th, 1749. — Phillis, Negro child of Stephen and Patience Bates. July 23d, 1749. — Aaron Alvord, son of Aaron and Mehitabel Alvord, were baptized ; and Mercy Coe, daughter of John and Anna Coe. July 30th, 1749. — Phinehas Bates, son of Stephen and Lois Bates ; and Abigail Hull, daughter of Cornelious and Abigail Hull. Aug. 6th, 1749. — Sarah Stowe, the wife of Sumner Stowe. Aug. 6th. — Daniel Picket, son of Samuel and Hephzibah Picket, was baptized ; and Jesse, the Negro child of Ephraim and Hannah Coe. 37 290 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Aug. 20th, 1749. — Jerushah Parmalee, daughter of Joel and Khoda Parmalee. Sept. 10th, 1749. — Eachel Wells, daughter of Serj. Jonathan and Mary "Wells. Nov. 5th, 1749. — Enoch Henman, son of Zechariah and Henman ; and Aaron Norton, son of Isaac and Norton ; and Elizabeth Lyman, daughter of Noah and Sarah Lyman ; and Hannah Hickox, daughter of Samuel and Hickox ; and Martha Newton, daughter of Abner and Huldah Newton ; all these, on ye same day. Nov. 12th, 1749. — Mary Francis, daughter of James Francis. Dec. 3d, 1749. — Elnathan Tibbals, son of Joseph and Esther Tibbals ; and Abraham Scranton, son of Abraham and Beulah Scranton. Dec. 10th, 1749.— Martha Austin, daughter of Elias and Eu- nice Austin. Dec. 17th, 1749. — Euth Crane, daughter of Sergeant Silas Crane and Mercey, his wife. Dec. 24th, 1749. — Daniel Stephens, son of Allen and Hannah Stevens ; and Joseph Hull, son of Joseph and Cybil Hull ; and Eosanna Coe, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe ; and Thank- ful, daughter of Cuff and Kate, Negro. Dec. ult., 1749. — Deborah, daughter of Cambridge and his wife, Capt. Sutlief 's Negro servant. Jan. 7th, 1749-50. — Thomas Tibbals and his wife, owned ye covenant. Jan 21st, 1749-50.— Eachel Fairchild, daughter of Sam'l and Phebe Fairchild. Jan. 21st, 1749-50. — Sarah Jolmes, daughter of John Johnes and his wife ; and Hannah Weld, daughter of Daniel and Eliza- beth Weld. Feb. 4th, 1749-50.— Israel Goddard, son of Israel and Ann Goddard. Feb. 10th, 1749-50.— Abel Lyman, son of Serjeant Thomas and Ann Lyman. Feb. 11th, 1749-50.— Stephen Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals and his wife. March 4th, 1749-50. — Abij ah Curtis, son of John Curtis ; and the same day, David Bates, son of John and Elizabeth Bates ; REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 291 this child was taken with convulsions at noon, on the day it was to be brought forth to baptism, and I went up after meet- ing and baptized privately, i. e., in Bates' house, a number being present. March, 11th, 1749-50. — Statira, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Wells. March 18th, 1749-50.— Abel Tibbals, son of Abner and Sa- rah Tibbals ; I baptized this child privately, by reason of a swelling on ye head which endangered it. March 25th, 1750. — John Hawley, son of John Hawley and wife ; and Abigail Squire, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Squire ; the same day, Joseph Hickox and his wife owned ye covenant. Apr. 1st, 1750. — Thomas Canfield, son of John Canfield and his wife. Apr. 8th, 1750. — David Rockwell, son of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell. May 13th, 1750. — Phebe Norton, daughter of Jonathan and Ruth Norton. May 20th, 1750. — William Griswold, son of Daniel Griswold and wife ; and David Curtis, son of Curtis and his wife ; and Anne Camp, daughter of Israel and Ann Camp ; these three in a day. May 27th, 1750. — Martha Hickox, daughter of Joseph Hickox and his wife. June 24th, 1750. — Moses Bates, son of Samuel Bates, born after the death of his father. June 24th, 1750. — Samuel Ely, son of Samuel Ely and Jeru- sha, his wife. % July 8th, 1750. — Daniel Bates, son of James and Mary Bates, and Lois Strong daughter of Thomas and Phebe Strong. July 29th, 1750. — Stephen Bates, with Mindwell, his wife, owned ye covenent ; the same day, John Newton, son of John and Mary Newton, was baptized. Aug. 5th, 1750.— Elizabeth Bates, daughter of Stephen and Mindwell Bates, was baptized. Sept. 23d, 1750. — Charles Seward, son of Ephraim and Abi- gail Seward; and Gideon Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann 292 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Oanfield ; and the same day, Joel Norton, son of Benjamin and Eli/. Norton. Oct. 28th, 1750. — Ithamar Parsons, son of Ithamarand Sarah Parsons ; and Rachel Doney, daughter of James and Jane Doney. Nov. 11th, 1750. — Joseph Tibbals, son of James Tibbals and his wife ; Ezra Shelden, son of Moses and Eliz. Shelden ; and Abiathar Robinson, son of Daniel and Abigail Robinson ; and Katharine Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Mabel Alverd. Nov. 25th, 1750. — Clement Squire, son of Josiah and Sarah Squire. Dec. 2d, 1750. — Sarah Graves, daughter of Samuel Graves and his wife. Feb. 3d, 1750-1. — Rhoda Coe, daughter of Josiah Coe and his wife. March 17th, 1750-1. — Samuel Fenn Parsons, son of Samuel and Mary Parsons. March 17th, 1750-1. — Mehetabel Parsons, daughter of Sam- uel and Eliz. Parsons ; and Ruth Hull, daughter of Jehiel and Ruth Hull. Apr. 21st, 1751. — Moses Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parmalee and his wife. May 26th, 1751. — Hannah Norton, daughter of Thomas Nor- ton and his wife. June 23d, 1751. — Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Norton. June ult, 1751. — Aaron Norton, son of John Norton, ye 3d, and his wife ; and Joseph Snow, son of Abner Snow, and his wife. a July 14th, 1751.— Sybil Hail, wife of Elisha Hail, owned ye covenant. Aug. 11th, 1751.- — Enos Crane, son of Henry and Mercy Crane. Sept. 8th, 1751.— Linus Bates, son of Stephen Bates, Jun., and his wife. Sept. 15th, 1751.-<>-01iver Coe, son of John and Ann Coe. Sept. 22d, 1751. — Thomas Wheeler, son of Joseph and Pru- dence Wheeler ; and Curtis Hail, son of Elisha and Sybil Hail ; and Hannah Merwin, daughter of Daniel and Mary Merwin; REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY'S RECORD. 293 on ye same day, Lemuel and Hannah Hand, owned ye cove- nant. Sept. 29th, 1751. — Mehitabel Wells, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wells ; and Abraham Austin, son of Moses and Han- nah Austin. Oct. 13th, 1751. — Daniel Sumner Stowe, son of Sumner and Sarah Stowe ; on ye same day, Eliakim Strong, son of Eliakim and Hannah Strong. Oct. 20th, 1751. — Abraham Hand, son of Lemuel and Han- nah Hand; and Anne Goddard, daughter of Israel and Ann Goddard ; on ye same day, Peter, Negro servant of Mr. Tal- cott, was baptized, and by baptism, received into full com- munion. Oct. 27th, 1751. — Joseph Sothern and his wife, owned ye covenant ; and John Canneld, son of John Canfield and his wife, was baptized ; and ye same day, Huldah Newton, daughter of Abner and Huldah Newton. Nov. 3rd, 1751. — David Scranton, son of Abraham and Beu- lah Scranton ; and Samuel Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals and his wife. Nov. 17th, 1751. — David Johnson, Jun., and his wife, owned ye covenant ; on ye same day, Helen Curtis, daughter of David Curtis and his wife, was baptized. Dec. 1st, 1751 — James Hickox, son of Joseph Hickox and his wife ; and Euth Sothern, daughter of Joseph and Mary Sothern. Dec. 8th, 1751. — Phinehas Jones, son of John Jones, and his wife. Dec. 15th, 1751. — Thomas Johnson, son of David Johnson and Jerushah his wife. Dec. 29th, 1751.— Eber Tibbals, son of Abner and Sarah Tibbals. Jan. 14th, 1751-2. — Sam Hull, son of Cornelius and Abigail Hull, whom I baptized privately, being sick. Feb. 2d, 1751-2. — Elijah Austin, son of Elias and Eunice Austin ; and Ehoda Parmalee, daughter of Joel and Ehoda Par- malee. Feb. 9th, 1751-2.— Mary Picket, daughter of John and Eliz- abeth Picket. 294 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Feb. 16th, 1751-2. — Samuel Benjamin and his wife owned ye covenant, and Asher the son, was baptized ; and Eosanna Fran- cis, daughter of James Francis and his wife. March 1st, 1751-2. — Frederick Crane, son Serjeant Silas and Mercy Crane. March 22d, 1751-2. — Edmund Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild ; and Ruth Baldwin, daughter of Ezra and Ruth Baldwin ; and Sarah Weld, daughter of Samuel and Eliz. Weld, all on ye same day. Apr. 12th, 1752. — Samuel Hickox, son of Samuel Hickox and his wife ; and Moses Shelden, son of Moses and Eliz. Shelden ; and Sybill Hull, daughter of Joseph and Sybill Hull ; and Mary Griswold, ye daughter of Daniel Griswold and his wife, all these four in a day. Apr. 19th, 1752. — Samuel, Timothy, Rebeckah, Asher and Ra- chel, the children of Samuel Seward, deceased. Apr. 26th, 1752. — Lucy Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Me- hctabel Alverd ; Elizabeth Bates, daughter of John Bates and his wife ; and Phebe Picket, daughter of Samuel and Hephzibah Picket. Oct. 23d, 1753. — Mary Shelden, daughter of Moses and Eliza- beth Shelden ; John, son of Timothy Hall and his wife ; Martha, daughter of James and Eleanor Picket ; and Hannah Camp, daughter of Job and Rachel Camp. Oct. 30th, 1753. — Charles Parmalee, son of Hezekiah Parma- lee and his wife. Nov. 11th, 1753. — Wilson Cook, and Mary his wife, with John Smith and his wife owned ye covenant, and Lewis, yr son was baptized. Nov. 25th, 1753. — Enos Scranton, son of Abraham and Beu- lah Scranton. Dec. 2d, 1753.— Phebe Griswold, daughter of Jeremy and Bathsheba Griswold ; and Mary Cook, daughter of Wilson and Mary Cook. Dec. 9th, 1753. — David Grave and his wife owned ye cove- nant ; and John, the son of James and Jane Dony, was baptized on ye same day. Jan. 6th, 175-4. — Hannah, daughter of Abner Snow and his wife, was baptized. Jan. 13th, 1754. — Thomas Tibbals, son of Thomas Tibbals and REV. NATHANIEL CHAUNCEY's RECORD. 295 his wife ; Timothy Grave, son of David Grave and his wife ; Jo- seph Brooks, son of Charles Brooks and his wife ; and Lois Bates, daughter of Stephen Bates and his wife. Jan. 27th, 1754. — Jonathan Wells, son of Jonathan and Mary Wells. Jan. 27th, 1754. — Hannah, daughter of Jehial Hull and his wife. Feb. 3d, 1754. — Archibald Austin, son of Elias and Eunice Austin ; Ann Norton, daughter of John Norton and his wife ; and Amy Newton, daughter of Abner and Huldah Newton. Feb. 24th, 1754. — Esther Hand, daughter of Lemuel Hand and his wife. March 10th, 1754. — Abiather Newton, son of Burwell and Eunice Newton. March 17th, 1754. — Rosanna Parmalee, daughter of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee ; and Edith, daughter of John Bates and his wife ; and Abigail, daughter of John and his wife. March 24th, 1754. — Nathaniel Hickox, son of Sam'l Hickox and his wife ; Rhoda Bishop, daughter of William and Patience Bishop ; and Huldah Camp, daughter of Israel and Annie Camp. April 14th, 1754. — Joseph Sothern, son of Joseph and Mary Sothern. May 5th, 1754. — Charles Squire and his wife owned ye cove- nant. May 12th, 1754. — George Fairchild, son of John and Rhoda Fairchild was baptized. May 26th, 1754. — James Tibbals, sort of James Tibbals and his wife ; and James Francis, son of Thomas Francis and his wife. June 2d, 1754. — Daniel Bishop, son of Abraham and Mabel Bishop ; and Elizabeth Weld, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Weld. June 16th. — Thaddeus Austin, son of Moses and Hannah Austin ; and Sarah Tibbals, daughter of Abner and Sarah Tib- bals ; John Sutlief owned the covenant. June 30th, 1754. — Dan. Canfield, son of Gideon and Ann Canfield. June 7th, 1754. — MehetabeJ Hull, daughter of Joseph and Sybil Hull. 296 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Phobe, daughter of Elislia and Sybel Hail ; and Sarah, daugh- ter of John Sutlief, Jun. June 14th, 1754. — Kaclicl G ilium, daughter of Benj. and Eliz- abeth Gillum. June 25th, 1754. — John Picket, son of John and Eliz. Picket; and Abigail Norton, daughter of Stephen and Abigail Norton. Aug. 20th, 1754. — Jemima Kockwell, daughter of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell. Sept. 1st, 1754. — Abiather Fowler, son of David Fowler and his wife. Sept. 8th, 1754. — Mary Squire, daughter of Charles and Mary Squire. Sept. 22d, 1754. — Nathan Crane, son of Serj. Silas and Mercy Crane. Sept. 22d, 1754. — Hezekiah Francis, son of James Francis and his wife. Oct. 27th. — Thankful, negro child, the daughter of Cambridge, Capt. Sutlief 's negro servant. Nov. 3d, 1754. — David Spelman, son of John Spelman and his wife of Bedford ; and Ebenezer Robinson, son of James and Amy Robinson ; and Phebe Strong, daughter of Thomas and Phebe Strong. Nov. 10th, 1754. — Rebecca Rossetter, daughter of Rowland and Mary Rossetter. Mary Rossetter owned the covenant on ye same day. David Seaward and his wife owned the cov. Nov. 17th. — Timothy, son of David Johnson, Jun. and his wife. Nov. 24th, 1754. — Iluldah Right, daughter of Joseph and Helen Right. Dec. 1st, 1754. — Gideon Warner, son of Gideon and Mary Warner. Dec. 8th, 1754. — Daniel Smith, son of Daniel Smith and his wife ; and Lucy Rossetter, daughter of Rowland and Mary Ros- setter. Jan. 12th, 1755. — Hannah Curtis, the daughter of John and Dinah Curtis. Feb. 9th, 1755. — Anne Hull, daughter of Cornelius and Abi- gail Hull. Feb. 16th, 1755. — Simeon Coe, son of Simeon and Ann Coe ; and Elnathan Seward, son of Jared Seward and his wife. REV. NATHANIEL CHATJNCEY'S RECORD. 297 Feb. 16th, 1755. — Phinehas Spelman and his wife made con- fession. Feb. 23d, 1755.— Samuel Ely, son of Dr. Samuel Ely and Je- rusha bis wife ; and Aaron Camp, son of Job and Rachel Camp. March 23d, 1755. — James Picket, son of Samuel and Hepzi- bah Picket. March 30th, 1755. — Comfort Newton, daughter of John and Mary Newton ; and Hannah Spelman, daughter of Phinehas and Eliz. Spelman. Apr. 6th, 1755. — John Eight, son of John and Lucy Right his wife ; and Catherine Coe, daughter of John and Ann Coe. Apr. 13th, 1755. — Joel Fairchild, son of Samuel and Phebe Fairchild; and Joseph Grave, son of Samuel and his wife ; and Rhoda Robinson, daughter of Dan. and Abigail Robinson. Aj)r. 20th, 1755. — Stephen Seward, son of Brotherton and Abigail Seward ; and Naomi Parsons, daughter of Serj. Ithamar and Sarah Parsons ; the child was baptized privately. May 11th, 1755. — John Strong, son of Eliakim and II. Strong, his wife ; and Ashcr Wright, son of Daniel Wright. May 18th, 1755. — Samuel Crittenden and Sarah his wife, owned ye covenant. May 18th, 1755. — Elnathan and Elizabeth Norton, twin chil- dren of Benjamin and Eliz. Norton were baptized ; and Sarah Curtis, daughter of David Curtis and his wile May 25th, 1755. — Amy Alverd, daughter of Aaron and Me- hetabel Alverd ; and Mary Merwin, daughter of Miles and Mary Merwin. June 15th, 1755. — Phinehas Robinson and his wife owned the | covenant. June 29th, 1755. — Mary Bates, daughter of James and Mary | Bates. July 13th, 1755. — Thomas Cooke, Jun. and his wile owned the covenant. July 27th, 1755. — Josiah Parsons, son of Samuel and Mary j Parsons ; and Phebe, daughter of Charles Brooks and his wife. Aug. 17th, 1755.— Ruth Robinson, daughter of Phinehas and Susannah Robinson. Aug. 24th, 1755. — Benjamin Sutlief, son of Scrgn't John and 38 298 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Sarah Sutlicf ; and Hannah Cook, daughter of Thomas Cook, Jun. and his wife. Aug. 31st. — Lemuel Bates, son of Stephen and Mindwell Bates. Sept. 14th, 1755.— Ithamar Coe, son of Aaron and Phebe Coe. Sept. 28th, 1755. — Miles Coe, son of Josiah Coe and his wife ; and Samuel Crittenden, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. Sept. ult., 1755. — Ehoda Hickox, daughter of Joseph Hickox and his wife. Oct. 19th, 1755.— Ebenezer Tibbals, son of Eben. Tibbals and Submit Tibbals. Oct. 26th, 1755. — Zipporah Norton, daughter of Isaac Nor- ton and his wife ; and Abigail Cook, daughter of Wilson and Mary Cook. 1755, Nov. 9th.— David Grave. These following were baptized after Mr. Chauncey's death, and before the next settlement : Feb. 8th, 1756. — Cyrus, son of Abner Newton ; Stephen, son of John Newton ; grand-son of John Sutlief ; John, son of Abra- ham Bishop ; Phebe, daughter of Stephen Bates, Jim. Feb. 15th.— Walker, son of Tim. Hall. Mar. 24th. — A daughter of Daniel Weld. May 2d. — Benjamin, son of Joseph Ingham ; Eachel, daugh- ter of Joel Parmalee ; Prudence, daughter of Sumner Stowe ; . Lucy, daughter of Merwin More. May 16th. — Anne, daughter of Isaac Bartlet; Abner, son of Abner Tibbalds ; Hamlet, son of John Fairchild ; Concurrence, daughter of Joseph Southworth. July.— Elizabeth, daughter of Ens. Sam. Parsons. Aug. 15th. — Asher, son of Samuel Yinton ; Khoda, daughter of Israel Camp ; Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah Griswold ; Eosan- nah, daughter of William Bishop. Nov. 14th. — Nathan, son of Lemuel Hand. Nov. 14th. — Mindwell, daughter of Ephraim Norton ; Jerusha, daughter of David Johnson. rev. elizuk Goodrich's record. 299 REV. ELIZUR GOODRICH S RECORD. A Eecord of Persons admitted to full Communion in the Church, of Christ, at Durham, beginning with the ministry of Elizur G-oodrich, Pastor, Nov. 24th, 1756. Dec. 19th, 1756. — James Doney ; Lemuel Gurnsey and Euth Gurnsey, his wife ; removed — Elihu Norton and Dinah Norton, his wife ; Samuel Camp and Phebe Camp, his wife. Jan. 9th, 1757. — Samuel Squire and his wife, Anne Squire. Jan. 16th, 1757. — Hazael Hinman and his wife, Anne Hin- man ; Lucretia, wife of Silas Crane, Jim. Feb. 6th, 1757.— Abiel Baldwin. Feb. 27th, 1757.— James Eobinson. March 13th, 1757. — Brotherton Seaward ; Mehetabel, wife of Abiel Baldwin ; Mary, daughter of Isaac Norton. Feb. 6th, 1757. — Lois, wife of Eoswel Graves; Mercy, wife of Hezekiah Parmalee, by a Eecommendation from the Church in Kensington, dated Dec. 10th, 1756. Aug. 10th, 1757. — Anne, daughter of Samuel Griswold. Sept. 11th, 1757. — Mindwell, wife of Stephen Bates ; Euth, wife of Jehiel Hull. Sept. 25th, 1757. — David Parsons, admitted. Oct. 30th, 1757. — Daniel Weld, and his wife, by a Letter of Eecommendation from the Church in Long Meadow, dated Oct. 10th, 1757 ; Catherine, wife of Capt. James Wadsworth ; Sam- uel Sutleif and his wife, Eunice. Nov. 21st, 1757.— Sarah, wife of Timothy Hall. Jan. 29th, 1758. — Joseph Ingham, admitted ; and Susannah, wife of Isaac Barlet, Jun. ; Isaac Barlet, Sen., by a Eecommen- dation from the Church of Haddam, dated July. Feb. 5th. — Elah, son of Nathan Camp ; Ozias, son of Nathan Camp ; Adah, daughter of Nathan Camp. March. — Hannah, wife of Ozias Camp. May 7th. — Phebe, daughter of Henry Crane. June 4th. — Ann, wife of Thomas Canfield, by a Eecommen- 300 HISTORY OF DURHAM. dation from the 1st Church in Middletown ; Benjamin Picket ; Phebe Baldwin; Esther Crittenden; Mary Brown, admitted. July 23d. — Sarah Fowler, admitted. Sept. 3d, 1758. — David Camp; admitted, — Jemima, wife of Ezra Rockwel ; Mary, wife of Miles Merwin ; Lydia, wife of Daniel Smith ; Esther, wife of John Wadsworth ; Rhoda, daugh- ter of Ens. Hezekiah Talcot; Ebenezer Grurnsey, by a Recom- mendation from the First Church in Springfield. Oct. 15th. — Katherine Chauncey ; Margery Butler. Oct. 29th. — Mary, wife of Joseph Southworth. Nov. 26th. — Ezra Baldwin, son of Dea. Baldwin. Jan. 7th, 1759. — Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, by a Recommendation from the Church in Middlefield. Feb. 4th. — Jesse Austin and Elizabeth, his wife. Feb. 4th. — Lucy Richardson; Sarah Brown, by baptism. March 25th. — Anne, wife of Caleb Fowler, admitted. June 10th. — Simeon Parsons and Eunice, his wife, admitted. July 15th. — Sarah, wife of James Hinman, admitted. Auo\ 26th. — Elizabeth, wife of Phineas Spelman, admitted. Sept. 23d. — Capt. Joseph Barlet and Mindwell, his wife, were received by a Letter of Recommendation from the First Church in Guilford, dated 11th inst. March 16th, 1760. — Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife; Elizabeth, wife of Lieut. Elnathan Chauncey, by a Recommen- dation from the Church in Saybrook. Apr. 13th. — Noah Parsons, son of Ensign Samuel Parsons ; Mary, wife of John Norton, of N. Chh., Killingworth. June. — Abigail, wife of Samuel Seaward, recommended from the Church in N. Killingworth. Apr. 5th, 1761. — Hannah, wife of Josiah Coe ; Jerusha, wife of David Johnson, Jun. May 3d. — Stephen Norton ; and Prudence, wife of Abel Coe. May 10th. — Sarah Picket, admitted. May 24th. — Noah Baldwin and Mehetabel, his wife. June 21st. — Elizabeth, wife of Jonah Frisbee. Oct. 25th. — Mary, wife of Jared Seaward. Jan. 17th, 1762. — Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife; Moses Seaward, and Sarah, his wife. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 301 Feb. 7th. — Nathan Curtis and Anna, his wife. Aug. 8th. — Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Griswold. Sept. 5th. — Freelove, wife of Gideon Warner, recommended from Mr. Bells. Jan. 2d, 1763. — Ensign Daniel Hall and Joanna, his wife, re- commended from the Church of North Guilford. Jan. 16th. — Jesse Cook and Ruth, his wife. Apr. 17th, 1763. — Mary Coe, daughter of Ephraim Coe. June 26th. — Daniel Dimock, admitted, and some time after, Thankful, his wife. Oct. 16th. — Rose, negro servant of Lieut. John Camp, was admitted by baptism. Apr. 21, 1764. — Phebe, negro servant of Ensign Simeon Par- sons, by baptism. May 20th. — Judah Howd and Naomi, his wife, by a Recom- mendation from Mr. Williams, of Northford ; also Hannah, wife of Thomas Cook, by letter from Mr. Huntington, of Middle- town. Sept. 30th. — Samuel Johnson, admitted. May 12th, 1765. — Israel Wheadon, admitted. Nov. 3d, 1765. — Hannah Stevens, admitted. Dec. 8th, 1765. — John Johnson, admitted. Apr. 11, 1766.— Mary Brown, admitted by baptism. Aug. 10th, 1766. — Charles Chauncey, Sarah Chauncey, and Elizabeth Camp, admitted. Sept. 7th, 1766. — James Bates, Jun., and Anne, his wife, were admitted to full communion. Sept. 21st. — Joseph Wright, Jun., admitted. Oct. 5th, 1766. — Lucy Rose, by baptism. Oct. 26th, 1766. — Daniel Meeker and Mary, his wife, ad- mitted. Nov. 16th, 1766.— Desire Squier, admitted. June 21st, 1767. — Mary, wife of Robert Crane, admitted. Apr. 1768. — Hannah, the wife of Lemuel Hand, by Recom- mendation from the Chh. in Branford. March 27th, 1768. — -Joseph Camp, admitted. June 26th, 1768. — Elias Camp and Ruth his wife, by Recom- mendation from 1st Chh. in Middletown ; Admitted — Heth Camp and Mary his wife ; Elah Crane and Mehetabel his wife. 302 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Dec. 4th, 1768. — Miles Merwin, Jun. and Mary his wife ; Da- vid Talcot and Anne his wife. Jan. 1st, 1769. — Samuel Dane Cook and Rebecca his wife, ad- mitted to Communion. Jan. 29th, 1769. — Widow Mary Hubbard, admitted. March 26th. — Mary, wife of Jesse Atwell, admitted. Apr. 16th. — William Bishop, and Patience his wife ; and Eu- nice, wife of John Camp, Jun., admitted. June 11th. — Hannah Hickox, admitted. Aug. 13.— Susanna, wife of Thomas Francis. Oct. 15th, 1769. — Phebe, wife of Timothy Coe, admitted. Jan. 14th, 1770. , wife of Samuel Parsons, Jun. by Recommendation from the Church of Christ in Kensington. Mar. 4th. — Sharp and Phillis, negro servants of Mr. Elah Camp. Sharp, by baptism. Apr. 29th, 1770. — Samuel Bowman Wetmore and Anne, his wife, were admitted. May 27th, 1770. — Elihu Atkins, admitted. Aug. 5th, 1770. — Daniel Merwin and Rebecca his wife. Sept. 9th, 1770. — John Jones, admitted. Nov. 18th, 1770. — Rebecca, wife of Timothy Stowe, admitted. June 2d, 1771. — Dolphia, negro servant of Lieut. Samuel Par- sons ; and Zillah, wife of Dolphin, negro servant of Ephraim Coe, admitted on baptism. July . — Hannah, wife of Capt. William Warner. Aug. 18th. — Samuel Hart, and Bridget his wife ; Eliphaz Par- malee, and Anne his wife. Sept. 1st. — Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his wife. Feb. 16th, 1772. — David Curtiss, Jun. and Prudence, his wife. Feb. 23d, 1772. — Moses Bates and Martha, his wife. Aug. 2d, 1772. — James Hinman and Abigail, his wife. Aug. 3d, 1772. — Samuel Parsons and Martha, his wife. Oct. 18th, 1772. — Anne, wife of William Burnt, and Ruth Wadsworth, admitted. Nov. 15th, 1772. — Josiah Squier and Betty, his wife. Dec. 13th, 1772. — Joseph Chedsey recommended from the Church in North Guilford ; Abraham Hand and Ruth, his wife. Jan. 31st, 1773. — Timothy Stowe, admitted. March 21st — Phineas Jones, admitted. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 303 Apr. lltli. — Abraham Scranton and Hannah, his wife, admit- ted. May 16th. — Thomas Stevens and Mary, his wife. Dec. 12th. — David Squire and Huldah, his wife ; Nathan Bris- tol and Hannah, his wife. Feb. 27th, 1774. — Reuben Baldwin and Abigail, wife of John Johnson, 2d, admitted. Apr. 24th, 1774. — Ithamar Parsons, Jun. and Mehetabel, his wife; also, Rachel, wife of Nathan Seaward, admitted. June 19th, 1774. — William Bishop, Jun. and his wife. Sept. 25th, 1774. — Noah Merwin and Lemuel Parsons were admitted. April 2d, 1775. — Henry Crane and Jerusha, his wife. 1776. — Dan. Canfield and Comfort, his wife ; Huldah, wife of Gurdon Hull ; James Hickox, and his wife Rhoda ; Widow Mary Rossetter ; Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife ; Abigail, wife of John Johnson ; Remembran, wife of Eliakim Strong, Jun. ; Hannah, wife of Medad Strong ; Thomas Lyman and Rachel Lyman. 1777. , wife of Levi Parmalee, recommended ; Col. James Arnold and Tabiatha, his wife ; Rosanna and Rachel Par- malee. 1778. — Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife ; Dan. Parmalee and his wife. 1779. — Joseph Parsons and Merccy, his wife ; Katharine, wife of Rev. Lemuel Parsons. 1780.— Timothy Dunn, Jun. and Lucy, his wife 1781. — Charles Parmalee and his wife ; Lois, wife of John N. Wadsworth, Jun. ; Gloriana Austin, Huldah Camp. 1782. — David Scranton and Phebe, his wife ; Hannah Curtiss ; wife of Jacob Cornwell ; Martha, wife of John Fairchild, by rec- ommendation. 1782. — Dec. Richard Spelman and Rhoda, his wife ; Sarah Camp. Jan. 1783. — Reuben Rose Fowler and Anne Fowler. March. — Sarah Coe. 304 HISTORY OF DURHAM A RECORD OF THOSE WHO OWN AND ACKNOWL- EDGE THEIR BAPTISMAL COVENANT. Elizur Goodrich, Pastor. Dec. 26th, 1756. — Roswel Graves and Lois, his wife. Jan. 9th, 1757. — Oliver Bates and Lois, his wife ; Sarah, wife of William Carr ; Mehetabel, wife of Timothy Dunn. Jan. 16th. — Jane Lowis. Feb. 27th. — William Clarke and his wife, Elizabeth. Sept. 11th. — Nathaniel Bishop and his wife, Huldah. Feb. 12th, 1758. — Urania, daughter of Lieut. John Camp. Apr. 30th, 1758. — John Norton, Jun. and Hannah, his wife. Aug. 6th, 1758.— Sarah Torney. Oct. 1st. — Margaret, wife of Caleb Carr. Jan. 7th, 1759. — Joseph Francis, and Martha, his wife. June 3d, 1759. — Abraham Barlet, and Submit, his wife. July 22d. — Reuben Bishop and Anne his wife. Sept. 2d. — Noah Norton. June 21st, 1761. — Phineas Parmalee, and Eunice, his wife, by a Recommendation from Mr. Todd, of East Guilford. Sept. 20th, 1761. — David Squire, and Huldah, his wife. July 11th, 1762. — John Crane, and Abigail, his wife. Aug. 8th, 1762.— Samuel Hart owned the Cov. Nov. 27th, 1763. — Abiather Squire owned the Covenant. Jan. 1764. — Mary, wife of Abiather Squire, owned the Covenant. July 1764. — Richard and Sarah Lucas ; Recommended by Mr. Robbins, Branford. March 10th, 1765. — Samuel and Sarah Bates owned their Cov- enant. Apr. 14th, 1765. — Eunice, wife of John Camp, 3d. Feb. 1766. — Beriah Murray, and Mary, his wife. July 13th, 1766. — Hezekiah Talcott, and Sarah, his wife. Nov. 23d, 1766. — Daniel Hall, Jun. and Ann, his wife. May 24th, 1767. — Phineas Camp, and Martha, his wife. Oct. 30th, 1768. — Robert Smithson, and Phebe, his wife. Dec. 4th, 1768. — Moses Griswold, and Anna, his wife. Dec. 11th, 1768. — Jonathan Walkley, and Anne, his wife. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 305 Jan. 1st, 1769. — Amtrose Field, and Sarah, his wife. Jan. 1st, 1769. — Joseph Smith, and Rhoda, his wife. July 2d, 1769. — Samuel Barlet, and Abigail, his wife. Aug. 13th, 1769. — Asa Chamberlain, and Martha, his wife. Sept. 10th, 1769. — Lemuel Moffet, and Ann, wife of Israel Goddard. Nov. 12th, 1769. — Charles Norton, and Elizabeth, his wife. Dec. 3d, 1769. — James Ferguson and Martha Ferguson. Jan. 14th, 1770. — Jacob Clark, and Katharine, his wife, owned the Covenant. Apr. 29th, 1770. — Esther, wife of John Jones, owned the Covenant. May 13th, 1770. — Jeremiah Butler, and Anna, his wife, owned the Covenant. Oct. 28th, 1770. — Charles Bishop, and Martha, his wife. , 1771. — Timothy Hall, Jun. and Deborah his wife. Dec. 12th, 1773. — Noah Lyman, and his wife. June — , 1774.— Cornelius Hull, and Mercy, his wife. July — , 1774. — Phineas Canfield, and Amy, his wife. Dec. 25th, 1774. — Jonathan Squire, and Sarah, his wife." Sept. 10th, 1775. — Jerusha, wife of Lemuel Johnson. — Sept. 17th, 1775.— Rhoda, wife of William Trench. A RECORD OF BAPTISMS. Nov. 28th, 1756. — James, son of John and Jones ; John, son of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; James, son of James and Amy Robinson. Dec. 5th, 1756. — Louren, son of James and Jane Doney ; Asa, son of Charles and Mehetabel Brooks. Dec. 19th, 1756. — Content, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey. Dec. 26th, 1756. — Ezra, son of Roswel Graves, and Lois, his wife. Jan. 9th, 1757. — Asher, son of Gideon and Ann Canfield; Gad, son of Job and Rachel Camp , Timothy, son of Timo. and Mehetabel Dunn; William, son of William and Sarah Carr; Lucy, daughter of Oliver and Lois Bates. Jan. 16th. — Burwell, son of Burwell and Eunice Newton ; 39 306 HISTORY OF DURHAM. • Nathan, son of Elihu and Dinah Norton; Edmund Adams, son of Charles and Mary Squire ; Statyra, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Camp ; Elizabeth, (Austin,) daughter of Jane Lewis. Jan. 30th. — Nathan, son of James and Sarah Francis ; Anne, daughter of Phinehas and Eliz. Spelman. Feb. 6th. — Rhoda, daughter of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. Feb. 20th. — Anne, daughter of Sam'l and Anne Squire. Feb. 27th. — Mehetabel, daughter of Wm. and Eliz. Clarke. Mar. 13th. — Samuel, son of Dan'l and Elizabeth Weld ; Levi, son of Ab'm Camp, of Middleneld ; Beulah, daughter of Elia- kim and Hannah Strong; Catherine, daughter of Rowland and Mary Rossetter. Mar. 20th, 1757. — Elijah, son of Abel and Prudence Coe; Lorraine, daughter of Thos. and Phebe Strong. April 10th. — Sarah, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe ; also baptized, privately, Hophni and Phineas, twin children of Elias and Eunice Austin, which died soon after. Apr. 17th. — Hannah, daughter of Silas an/1 Lucretia Crane. Apr. 21th. — Seth, son of Daniel and Lydia Smith ; Sarah, daughter of Hazael and Anne Henman. May 8th. — Eli, son of John and Mary Norton, B. R. ; John, son of John and Dinah Curtiss : Phebe, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals. May 29th. — Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin G ilium and wife. July 3d. — Samuel, son of Daniel and Lucy Wright; Dan, son of Cambridge and wife, negro servants of Capt. N. Sutlief. July 17th. — James, son of Hezekiah and Mercy Parmalee; Joseph, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox — by Mr. Stiles of N. H. Aug. 14th. — Robert, son of James and Mary Bates ; Sarah, daughter of Brotherton and Abigail Seaward. Aug. 21st. — Rhoda, daughter of Miles and Mary Merwin — by Mr. Clarke of . Aug. 28th. — Timothy, son of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell. Sept. 4th. — Catharine, daughter of Samuel and Mary Par- sons. Sept. 11th. — Asher, son of Josiah and Sarah Coe ; Ann, daughter of Ephraim and Ann Coe, of Middlefield. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 307 Sept. 18th. — Seth, son of David and Rebecca Parsons. Sept. 25th. — Phineas, son of Samuel and Hephzibah Picket ; Wilson, son of Wilson and Mary Cook. Oct. 23d.— *Ebenezer, son of Samuel Crittenden and wife;" Thalmene, son of Nathaniel and Huldah Bishop. Nov. 6th. — Aaron, son of Stephen and Mindwel Bates. Dec. 4th. — John, son of James and Amy Robinson. Dec. 25th, 1757. — Ebenezer, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; Abigail, daughter of Capt. James and Kath. Wadsworth ; , daughter of Marvin Reynold More and wife. Jan. 1st, 1758. — Hinsdel, son of Oliver and Lois Bates ; Ben- jamin, son of Samuel Graves and wife. Jan. 22d. — Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham Bishop. Jan. 26th. — Baptized Submit, daughter of John Canfield and wife, privately. The child died 29th. Feb. 5th. — Lois, daughter of Ozias and Hannah Camp. Feb. 12th. — Louisa Fairchild, daughter of Urania Camp. Feb. 26th. — Sarah, daughter of Phineas and Susanna Rob- inson. Mar. 12th. — Ichabod, son of Abraham and Elenor Scranton ; Huldah, daughter of Cornelius Hull and wife. Apr. 23d.— Giles, son of Giles Millar, of Middlefleld. May 7th. — Ashbel, (Bradley,) son of Phebe Crane; Sarah, daughter of John Newton and wife. May 14th. — Hannah, daughter of John and Hannah Norton. June 4th. — Mary Brown, (adult) ; Santon, son of Samuel Squire and Anne, his wife. June 11th. — Bridgman, son of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey ; Jonathan, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. June 18th, 1758. — Roswel, son of Roswel and Lois Graves ; Nathan, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutleif — by Mr. Seaward. June 25th, 1758. — Hannah, daughter of Jared Seaward and wife. Aug. 13th. — Joel, son of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. Aug. 20th. — Stephen, son of Abner and Sarah Tibbals — by Mr. Ely. Sept. 10th. — Nathaniel, son of David and Margery Camp — by Mr. Williams. Sept. 17th. — Levi, son of Thomas Norton and wife. 308 .HISTORY OF DURHAM. Sept. 24th. — Diana, daughter of David and Jerusha Johnson. Oct. 1st. — John Noyes, son of John Noyes and Esther Wads- worth ; Hannah, daughter of Moses Austin and his wife. Oct. 29th. — James, son of John Jones and wife ; Phebe, daughter of Charles Brooks and wife ; Nabby (Henman,) daugh- ter of Sarah Torry. Nov. 12th. — Aaron, son of Ithamar and Sarah Parsons ; Wil- liam, son of William and Elizabeth Clark ; Charity, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Norton. This child was born after its Father's death. Sarah, daughter of Silas and Lucretia Crane. Nov. 26th. — Justus, son of Charles and Mary Squire. Dec. 3d. — Richard, son of Phineas and Eliz. Spelman. Dec. 10th. — Rosanna, daughter of Joseph and Mary South- worth. Dec. 17th. — Rachel, daughter of Job and Rachel Camp ; Da- vid, (Meeker,) son of Jane Lewis. Dec. 31st. — Enoch, son of Hazael Hinman and Anne, his wife ; Ozias, son of Samuel and Phebe Camp. Jan. 7th, 1759. — Selah, son of Eliakim Strong and his wife. Jan. 28th, 1759. — Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Martha Francis. Jan. 28th, 1759. — Statyra, daughter of Jehiel and Ruth Hull. Feb. 4th, 1759. — Abigail, daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. Feb. 11th, 1759. — Lucy Richardson, age, 19; Sarah Brown, age, 17 ; Gloriana, daughter of Elias and Eunice Austin. Feb. 18th. — Ruth, daughter of Caleb and Margaret Carr. Mar. 4th. — Notwithstanding, daughter of Jeremiah Griswold and his wife, baptized privately. Died March 5. Mar. 11th. — Darius, son of Joseph Hickox and wife, Martha ; Sarah, daughter of Robert and Sarah Akins. Mar. 18th. — Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Mehetabel Bishop. Mar. 27th. — Anne, daughter of Daniel Weld and his wife, Elizabeth. Apr. 8th. — Josiah, son of Joseph and Sybil Hull. Apr. 15th. — Katharine, daughter of Thomas and Phebe Strong ; Mary, daughter of Burwell and Eunice Newton. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 309 Apr. 22. — Abigail, daughter of Daniel and Lucy Wright. May 6th. — Polycarp, son of Daniel and Lydia Smith ; Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. May 13th. — Submit, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tib- bals. June 3d.- — Abraham, son of Abraham Barlet and his wife. June 10th. — Asher, son of Abner Newton, Jun., and Huldah, his wife. July 22d. — James and Jonathan, sons, twins, of James and Sarah Francis. July 29th. — Joseph, son of Elihu Norton and Dinah, his wife; Stephen, son of Stephen Bates and Lois, his wife. Aug. 5th. — Timothy, son of Gideon Ganfield and Anne, his wife ; Phebe, daughter of Cambridge and Cloe, his wife, negro servants to Capt. Sutlief. Sept. 16th. — Lucy, daughter of John Picket and Elizabeth, his wife. Sept. 23, 1759. — Experience, daughter of Noah and Experi- ence Norton. Oct. 7th. — David, son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife ; Joel, son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife. Oct. 21st. — Chauncey, son of Elizur and Katharine Good- rich. Oct. 28th. — Rejoice, son of Israel and Anne Camp. Nov. 11. — Daniel, son of Timothy and Mehetabel Dun. Nov. 18th. — Josiah, son of William and Sarah Carr. Nov. 25th. — Ruth, daughter of Benjamin and Adah Picket; Rebekah, daughter of John and Hannah Norton. Jan. 6th, 1760. — Ozias, son of Stephen Norton and wife, i Jan. 20th, 1760. — Osee, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; > Katharine, daughter of Capt. James and Ruth Wadsworth. Feb. 10th. — Silas, son< of Brotherton and Abigail Seaward. Feb. 17th.— Gad, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall. Feb. 24th. — Baptized three children at Middleiield. Mar. 2d. — Gurnsey, son of Abraham and Eleanor Scranton ; Ann, daughter of Stephen and Mindwell Bates ; Rhoda, daugh- ter of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey. Mar. 16th, 1760. — Rebekah, daughter of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell. 310 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Apr. 6tli. — Hannah, (laughter of James and Mary Bates. Apr. 27th. — Eunice, daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. May 4th. — Anne, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squire. May 11th. — Charles, son of Cornelius and Abigail Hull ; Amy, daughter of James and Amy Robinson. June 8th. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Hepkzibah Picket ;, Sarah, daughter of Miles and Mary Merwin. July 18th. — Charles, son of Abel and Prudence Coe. July 13th, 1760. — Rhoda, daughter of John and Mary New- ton. , July 20th. — David, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief ; Lois, daughter of John and Dinah Curtiss. Aug. 10th. — Eunice, daughter of Abiel and Mehctable Bald- win. t Aug. 17th. — Noah, son of Thomas and Rachel Tibbals. Aug. 24th. — Titus, son of Joseph and Martha Francis ; Su- sanna, daughter of Phinehas and Susanna Robinson ; Hannah, daughter of Hazael and Anne Hinman. Sept. 7th. — Bryan, son of Rowland and Mary Rosseter. Sept. 16th. — Timothy, son of Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, privately. Sept. 21. — Seth, son of Roswel and Lois Groves, of Gran- ville ; Mahetabel, daughter of Abr'm and Mehetabel Bishop. Oct. 5th. — Rhoda, daughter of Oliver and Lois Bates. Oct. 29th. — Eunice, daughter of David and Mary Wood. Nov. 30th. — Rebekah, daughter of Wilson and Mary Cook. Dec. 28th. — Reuben, son of Joseph Hickox and wife — Mar- tha. Feb. 1st, 1761. — Manoah, sou of Job and Rachel Camp; Try- phena, D. of William and Patience Bishop ; Adah, daughter of Benjamin and Adah Picket. March 8th. — Miles, son of Elihu and Mary Crane ; Nabby, daughter of Jess and Elizabeth Austin. March 22d. — Abigail, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tib- bals. March 29th. — Elizur, son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich. May 3d. — Ruth, daughter of Abner and Sarah Tibbals. May 10th. — Seth, son of Eliakim and Hannah Strong. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 311 May 31st. — Abigail, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. June 4th. — Phebe, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin, pri- vately ; it died the same day. June 7th. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Phebe Camp ; Han- nah, daughter of Joseph and Sibil Hull. June 14th. — I baptized at Middletown, John, the son of John Cotton ; and Ruth, the daughter of David Starr. June 21st. — Constant, son of Phineas and Eunice Parmalee. July 5th. — Esther, D. of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. July 12th. — Thadeus Grannis, son of Jonah and Elizabeth Frisbe ; William, son of John Noyes and Esther Wadsworth. Aug. 9th. — Ruth, daughter of Elah Camp, and Phebe his wife. Sept. 6th. — Olive, son of William and Elizabeth Clark ; Han- nah, daughter of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. Sept. 20th. — Nathaniel William, son of Lieut. Elnathan and Elizabeth Chauncey ; Phinehas, son of David and Huldah Squire. Oct. 4th, 1761. — Lewis, son of Caleb and Margaret Carr. Oct. 11th, 1761. — Moses, son of Elias and Eunice Austin. Nov. lst.-^ohn, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; Anne, daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler. Nov. 2 2d. — I baptized Elijah, son of Simeon Roberts ; Elijah, son of Ebenezer Roberts ; Ebenezer, son of Harris Prout ; Expe- rience, daughter of William Hamlin, at Middletown. Nov. 29th. — Sarah, daughter of William and Sarah Carr. Jan. 3d, 1762. — Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong. Jan. 10th, 1762. — Lemuel, son of Lemuel and Ruth Gurnsey. Jan. 24th, 1762. — Titus, son of Gideon and Anne Canfield ; Paul, son of Ens. Sc\muel and Elizabeth Parsons. Jan. 31st, 1762.— Lydia, D. of Charles and Mary Squier. Feb. 7th, 1762.— Bethiah, D. of John and Bethiah Canfield. Feb. 14th. — James, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Enos, son of Silas Crane, Jun. and Lucretia, his wife. Feb. 21st. — Eunice, daughter of Simeon and Anna Coe. Feb. 28th, 1762.— Torry, son of Sarah Tony. Mar. 7th. — Talcott S. and Damaris D., twins of Elnathan and Eunice Camp; Sarah, D. of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; Sarah, D. of Josiah and Hannah Coe. 312 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. March 28th. — Sutlief, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward. Apr. 4th. — Lament (Crane,) daughter of the widow Lois Bates. Apr. 11th. — Katharine, D. of Samuel and Ann Squier. Apr. 18th. — Rachel, D. of Asher and Margery Robinson. June 6th. — Reuben, son of Reuben and Anne Bishop ; Sub- mit, D. of Burwel and Eunice Newton. July 4th. — Abel, son of John and Mary Norton, N. Killing- worth ; Bela, son of Stephen and Mindwell Bates ; John, son of Reuben Clarke, and his wife ; Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Martha Francis. July 11th. — Giles, son of Cornelius and Abigail Hull. July 25th. — Abraham, son of Abraham and Mehetabel Bish- op ; Seth, son of Robert and Sarah Akins. Aug. 1st. — Clarissa, D. of John and Abigail Crane. Aug. 8th. — Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Griswold, baptized ; Mary, daughter of Samuel Hart, and his wife, Bridget. Aug. 15th, 1762.— Robert, son of Reuben Coe ; Eder, son of Ens. Edward Camp ; Elihu, son of David Wetmore, at Middle- field. Aug. 29th, 1762. — Abiel, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Bald- win. Sept. 5th, 1762. — Ichabod, son of Abr'm and Eleanor Scran- ton. Oct. 17th, 1762.— Sarah, D. of John and Dinah Curtiss. Nov. 28th, 1762. — David, son of David and Huldah Squire. Dec. 5th, 1762. — Jerusha, D. of Abel and Prudence Coe. Dec. 12th, 1772. — Ozias, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket. Dec. 19th, 1762. — Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief; Abigail, D. of Simeon and Sarah Walkley ; Hannah, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. Jan. 16th, 1763. — Samuel, son of Elizur and Katharine Good- rich. Jan. 23d, 1763. — Millesant, D. of Jesse and Ruth Cook. Feb. 6th, 1763.— Adah, D. of Sam'll and Abigail Seaward. Feb. 27th, 1763.— Nathan Ozias, S. of Elah and Phebe Camp ; Elihu, son of Elihu and Mary Fowler ; James, son of Phincas and Eunice Parmalee. March 13th. — David, son of Miles and Mary Merwin ; James, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 313 March 20th. — Kobert, son of Jesse and Ruth Cook ; Jerusha, daughter of Job and Rachel Camp. May 1st. — I baptized at Killingworth, Isaac, son of Jared Elliott. May 8th. — Stephen, son of Eliakim and Hannah Strong; James, son of James and Amy Robinson ; Sarah, D. of Israel and Anne Camp. May 8th, 1763. — Mary, daughter of John and Mary Newton ; Mary, daughter of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals. May 22d, 1763. — James, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Samuel, son of Samuel and Anne Squire. June 12th. — Olive, daughter of Gideon and Freelove Warner, by ,Mr. Huntington. June 19th. — Reuben Rose, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler ; John, son of John Norton, 3d, and Hannah, his wife ; Eunice, daughter of Ezra and Jemima Rockwell ; Mary, daughter of Jo- seph and Mary South worth ; Katharine, daughter of Joseph and Martha Hickox. June 26th. — Thankful, daughter of Daniel and Thankful Dim- ock. Aug. 21st. — Huldah, daughter of Thomas Cook, Sen. and wife. Sept. 4th.— Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Frisbie. Oct. 9th. — Robert, son of William and Sarah Carr. Oct. 16th. — Rose, negro servant of Lieut. John Camp ; Jenny, the daughter of Rose. Oct. 30th. — Ebenezer, son of Samuel Camp, and his wife. Nov- 6th. — Charles, son of Charles and Mary Squier. Nov. 13th. — Oroondates, son of John and Abigail Crane. Nov. 27th. — Asher, son of Abiather and Mary Squier. Dec. 4th. — Phebe, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. Dec. 11th.- — Asher, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. Dec. 25th.- — Silas, son of Silas and Lucretia Crane. Jan. 15th, 1764. — Moses, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward ; Stephen, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. Feb. 5th, 1764.— Ebenezer, son of Lemuel and Ruth Grurnsey. Feb. 19th, 1764. — Samuel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart, Feb. 19th, 1764. — Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Phebe Strong. Apr. 8th, 1764. — Hannah, D. of Benjamin and Adah Picket. 40 314 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Apr. 15th, 1764. — Submit, daughter of Abraham and Submit Barlet. Apr. 29th, 1764. — Notwithstanding, D. of Jeremiah and Sarah Griswold ; Phebe, negro servant of Ensign Simeon Parsons was baptized after her own profession ; Lydia, daughter of Richard and Phebe, servant of Ens. Simeon Parsons, was baptized. May 6th, 1764. — Reuben, son of Reuben Clark and wife, s May 27th, 1764.— Silas, son of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; Me- dad, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden ; Mehetabel, D. of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. June 3d, 1764. — Zebulon, son of Simeon and Sarah Wackly ; Lois, daughter of Eliakim and Hannah Strong. June 24th. — Job, son of Gideon and Anne Canfield ; Eunice, daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. July 8th. — Ahaziah, son of Richard and Sarah Lucas ; Peter, son of Richard and Phebe, N. servants of Ens. Simeon Par- sons. Aug. 12th. — Katharine, daughter of Capt. Elnathan and Eliz- abeth Chauncey. Aug. 19th. — Thaddeus, son of David and Huldah Squire. Sept. 9th. — Phebe Ann, D. of Nathan and Anna Ciirtiss ; Eunice, D. of Rowland and Mary Rosseter. Sept. 23d. — Bristol, son of Timothy and Sarah Hall ; Elihu, son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich ; Elizabeth, D. of Lemuel and Huldah Newton. Sept. 30th, 1764. — Statyra, D. of Phineas and Susanna Rob- inson. Nov., 1764. — Amos, son of John and Mary Norton ; Irene, daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler. Jan. 20th, 1765. — Abner and Roger, twins of Burwell and Eunice Newton. Jan. 27th, 1765. — Sarah, daughter of Jesse and Ruth Cook. Feb. 1765. — Abiathar, son of Elihu and Mary Crane. March 10th, 1765. — Samuel, son of Abner and Sarah Tibbals ; Samuel, son of Samuel and Sarah Bates. March 17th, 1765. — Camp, son of Joel and Rhoda Parmalee. March 31st, 1765. — Caroline, D. of Samuel and Abigail Sea- ward. Apr. 14th, 1765. — Stephen, son of Stephen and Mind well rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 315 Bates ; Samuel, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief ; John, son of Patrick and Lucy. Apr. 28th. — Giles, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox ; Asher, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillum. May 12th. — Melinda, daughter of Eunice and John Camp; Elizabeth, daughter of Jared and Sarah Wheadon. June 16th. — Miles, son of Thomas Cook, Jun., and his wife. w July 7th. — Sarah, daughter of Jess and Elizabeth Austin. July 21st. — Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket; Katharine, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squier. Sept. 1st. — Elias, son of Elah and Phebe Camp ; Jonah, son of Jonah and Elizabeth Frisbie ; Samuel, Timothy, Will- iam, and Tryphena, children of William and Tryphena Lucas, were baptized, &c. Sept. 8th, 1765. — Luke, son of Job Camp and Eachel his wife. Sept. 29 th, 1765. — Lucy, D. of John Norton, Jun. and his wife. Oct. — , 1765. — Lucy, D. of Stow Hawley and wife. Nov. 17th, 1765. — Sarah, daughter of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Asher, son of Asher and Margery Bobinson. Dec. 8th, 1765. — Rhoda, daughter of Lemuel and Ruth Gurn- sey ; Rachel, daughter of John and Concurrence Johnson. Jan. 26th, 1766. — Dinah, daughter of John and Dinah Curtiss. Feb. 9th, 1766.— Sabra, D. of Beriah and Mary Murray. March. — Zelek, son of John and Abigail Crane ; v Immer, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. Apr. — , 1766. — Hannah, daughter of John and Mary New- ton ; Seth, son of Moses and Sarah Seaward ; Ishmael, son of Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ens. Simeon Parsons. May 4th. — Lewis, son of Stephen and Elizabeth Norton ; Me- hetabel Brown, of adult age. May 11th. — Hannah, D. of Josiah and Hannah Coe; Olive, daughter of William and Tryphena Lucas, by Mr. Denison. Apr. 28th. — Dudley, son of Abiathar and Mary Squier. May , — Stephen, son of Ens. Eliakim and Hannah Strong ; Sarah, daughter of Daniel and Thankful Dimock. June 8th. — Olive, daughter of Abraham and Submit Barlet. June 15th. — Ruth, daughter of Samuel and Bridget Hart; , son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. 316 HISTORY OF DURHAM. July 13th. — Phebe, daughter of Hezekiah and Sarah Talcot. Aug. 3d. — Ozias, son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife. Aug. 10th, 1766. — Joel, son of Ephraim and Anne Coe; Am- brose, son of Abiather and Mary Squire. Sept. 14th, 1766. — Aaron, son of Aaron and Phebe Coe. j Sept. 21 st 1766. — David, son of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. Oct. 5th, 1766. — Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Phebe Camp ; Lucy Rose, an adult. » Oct. 12th, 1766.— Augustus, son of Nathan and Anne Curtiss. Oct. 26th, 1768.— Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong; Eosamond and Rossetta, twin daughters of Jeremiah and Sarah Griswold ; Katharine, daughter James Bates, Jim, and Anne, his wife. Nov. 16th, 1766.— Tryphena, D. of David and Huldah Squire. Dec. 20th, 1766.— Deborah, D. of Timothy Hall and Sarah, his wife. Dec. 27th, 1766.— Samuel, son of Jared and Sarah Whedon; ■ Melinda, son of Aaron Hinman dec'd and Elizabeth, his wife. Jan. 25th, 1767.— Israel, the son of Rhoda Wells, was baptized. Feb. 8th, 1767. — Robert, son of Phineas Spelman and Eliza- beth, his wife. Feb. 8th. — Luther, son of Daniel Hall, Jun. and Ann, his wife. March 1st. — Elihu, son of Samuel and Sarah Bates; Sally, daughter of Richard and Sarah Lucas. March 22d.— Elnathan Elihu, son of Capt. Elnathan Chaun- cey and Elizabeth, his wife ; Eunice, daughter of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief. Apr. 12th. — Daniel, son of Dan'll Maddocks and Hannah his wife. May 17th. — Elisha, son of Thomas Cook, Jun. and Hannah, his wife. May 17th, 1767.— Clement, son of William and Sarah Carr ; Molly, D. of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. June 7th, 1767. — Seth, son of Phineas and Martha Camp. June 28th, 1767.— Stephen, son of Ebenezer Tibbals and Sub- mit, his wife ; Roger, son of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer ; Abi- gail, D. of Lemuel and Huldah Moffet. July 19th, 1767.— Rebekah, D. of Job and Rachel Camp ; Dor- cas, D. of Jonas and Elizabeth Frisbie. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 317 Aug. 9th, 1767. — Mary, daughter of Robert and Mary Crane. Aug. 31st, 1767. — Aaron (Henman,) son of Sarah Tony, since wife of Samuel Wilkinson ; John Edward, son of Sam'll and Sarah Wilkinson. Sept. 27th. — Phebe, daughter of Samuel Squier, and wife. Oct. . — Elisha, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. Nov. 8th. — Nathan, son of Benj'n and Elizabeth Gullum. . Nov. 29th. — Edmund, son of Jesse and Rhoda Cook. Dec. 6th. — Clarinda, D. of Elihu and Mary Crane. Jan. 3d, 1768. — Curtiss, son of Beriah and Mary Murray. Jan. 10th, 1768. — Daniel, son of Joseph and Martha Hickox. Jan. 31st, 1768. — Israel, son of Ens. Israel and Mary Camp. Feb. 14th, 1768.— Elah, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. Feb. 28th, 1768.— Noah, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. March 6th. — Charles Augustus, son of Rev. Elizur and Kath- arine Goodrich ; Beulah, D. of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. Apr. 3d, 1768.— Anne, D. of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth his wife. Apr. 28th, 1768. — James, son of Capt. John Noyes Wadsworth and Esther, his wife. May 1st. — Julius, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler. May . — Clarissa, D. of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Patty, D. of Daniel and Thankful Dimock. May 29th. — Roger, son of Burwell and Eunice Newton ; Abia- thar, son of Abiathar and Mary Squier. June 19th. — David, son of Joseph and Mehetabel Ingham. July 13th, 1768. — Daniel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart; Rachel, D. of Joseph and Martha Hickox; Mary, D. of Lemuel and Hannah Hand. June 28th. — Seth, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. July 24th. — Abel, son of Abel and Prudence Coe; Sam., son of Daniel and Mary Meeker. July 31st. — Elam, son of John and Abigail Crane. Aug. 7th. — Stephen, son of Lieut. Eliakim and Hannah Strong. Aug. 14th. — Joel, son of William and Tryphena Lucas ; Noah, son of Samuel and Sarah Crittenden. Aug. 21st. — Rebeckah, D. of Heth and Mary Camp. Sept. 18th. — Elizabeth, D. of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. Sept. 25th. — Eleanor, D. of Silas and Lucretia Crane. 318 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Oct. 30th. — Ehoda, daughter of Eobert and Phebe Smithson. Nov. 6th. — Clarinda, daughter of Phineas and Eunice Par- malee. Dec. 4th. — David, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Jeru- sha, D. of Miles Merwin, Jun. and Mary his wife ; Noah, son of David and Anne Talcot. Dec. 25th. — Robert, son of Eobert and Mary Crane. Dec. 25th, 1768.— Mehetabel, D. of Elah and Mehetabel Crane- Dec. 12th, 1768. — Mary, daughter of Ephraim and Ann Coe. Jan. 1st, 1769. — Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Hall and Anne, his wife. Jan. 15th, 1769. — Noah, son of Samuel Done Cook and Re- bekah, his wife. Jan. 29th, 1769. — Daniel, son of Phineas and Martha Camp ; Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Sybil Hull ; Damaris, D. of Elna- than and Eunice Camp ; Hannah, daughter of Jonathan and Anne Wackley. Feb. 5th, 1769. — Benjamin, son of John and Concurrence John- son ; Content, D. of Rowland and Mary Eosseter. March 12th. — Millesant, D. of David and Huldah Squier. March 19th. — Jared, son-of Moses and Ann Griswold. March 26th. — John, son of Joseph Southward and wife ; Molly, D. of Jesse Atwell and Mary his wife. Apr. 16th. — Stephen, son of Eichard and Sarah Lucas. Apr. 23d. — Timothy, son of Jonas and Elizabeth Frisbie ; James, son of Joseph and Ehoda Smith ; Concurrence, D. of Ja- red and Sarah Wheadon. May 7th.— Phebe, D. of Sam'll Done and Eebekah Cook. May 28th. — Levi, son of Samuel and Eunice Sutlief. June 4th. — Samuel, son of Jeremiah and Sarah Griswold; Sarah, D. of Moses and Sarah Seaward. June 11th. — Eeuben Hickox, son of Hannah Hickox ; Will- iam, son of Samuel and Abigail Seaward. June 18th. — Samuel, son of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals. July 2d. — Nathan, son of Thomas and Phebe Strong. July 2d, 1769. — Samuel, sou of Samuel and Abigail Barlet ; Euth, D. of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. July 30th, 1769. — Asher, son of Job and Rachel Camp ; -Dinah, D. of Thomas Cook and Hannah, his wife. rREV. elizuk Goodrich's record. 319 Auer. 13th, 1769. — Joanna, D. of William and Sarah Carr ; Elizabeth, D. of Asa and Martha Chamberlain. Sept. 10th. — Hannah, D. of Lemuel and Huldah Mofiett ; Phe- be, D. of Israel and Ann Goddard ; Euth, D. of Jess and Rhoda Cook; Daniel, son of James Bates, Jun. and Anne his wife; En- nice, D. of Samuel Bates and Sarah, his wife. Oct. 22d. — Joseph, son of Benjamin and Adah Picket ; Olive, D. of Samuel and Anne Squier. Oct. 8th. — Elizabeth, D. of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. Oct. 29th. — Nathan, son of Ens. James and Amy Robinson; Peg, daughter of Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ensign Simeon Parsons. Nov. 12th. — Miles, son of Charles and Elizabeth Norton. Nov. 19.— Rejoice, son of Timothy and Phebe Coe; Anne, daughter of Reuben and Sarah Bishop. Dec. 3d. — Samuel and James, sons of James and Martha Fer- guson. Dec. 10. — James, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Sally, daughter of Joseph Wright, Jun. and Sarah, his wife. Jan. — , 1770. — Joseph, son of Joseph and Mehetabel Ingra- ham. Feb. 4th, 1770.— Olive, D. of Jacob and Katharine Clark. Mar. 4th, 1770. — Edmund, son of Caleb and Anne Fowler; Sharp, negro servant of Elah Camp ; Cambridge, son of Sharp and Phillis, his wife. Mar. 11th, 1770. — Statyra, D. of Abiathar and Mary Squier. Apr. 29th. — Eunice, D. of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his wife. May 6th. — Olive, daughter of Daniel Weld and Eliz., his wife. May 13th. — Anna, daughter of Nathan and Anna Curtiss; Polly, daughter of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife. May 27th. — Nathaniel, son of John and Seaward; Ra- chel, daughter of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. June 17th.— Robert, son of Ambrose and Sarah Field. July 1st. — Phebe, D. of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gillitm. July 8th. — Stephen, son of Joseph and Martha Francis ; Mindwell, D. of Abraham and Submit Bartlett. 320 HISTORY OF DURHAM. July 22. —Samuel, son of Samuel and Bridget Hart; Nathan, son of Samuel Bowman Whetmore and Anne, his wife. July 29th. — Samuel, son of Asher and Margery Robinson. Aug. 5th. — Anne, daughter of David and Anne Talcot. Aug. 26th. — Eli, son of Eli and Mehetabel Crane. Sept. 9th. — Nathan, son of Elizur and Katharine Goodrich; Rufus, son of Asa and Martha Chamberlain ; Hannah, D. of Lieut. Eliakim and Hannah Strong ; Mabel, daughter of Daniel and Thankful Dimock ; Daniel, son of Daniel and Rebecca Merwin. Oct. 28th. — Charles, son of Charles and Martha Bishop ; Mary, daughter of Samuel Parsons and wife. Nov. 4th. — Ezra, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. Nov. 11th, 1770. — Aaron, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Bald- win. Nov. 18th, 1770. — Ebenezer, son of Capt. Israel and Mary Camp. Dec, 1770. — Isaac, son of Burwell Newton and wife. Jan. 6th, 1771. — Amos, son of Phineas Camp and his wife. Jan. 13th, 1771.— Sarah, D. of John and Esther Jones. Feb. 3d, 1771. — Miranda, daughter of John Crane and wife. Feb. 17th, 1771. — Phebe, daughter of Lemuel and Hannah Hand ; Joel, son of Samuel and Abigail Barlet ; Polly, daugh- ter of Daniel Wetmore, at his house. Mar. 10th. — Phebe, daughter of Timothy Hall, Jun., and Deborah, his wife. Mar. 17th, 1771. — Jenny, negro girl of Capt. James Wads- worth; Chipman, son of Jared and Sarah Wheadon ; Joel, son of John Norton and Hannah Norton ; Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah Butler and wife. April. — Susa, an infant negro, belonging to Eph. Coe, pri- vately. May. — Elizabeth, D. of Joseph and Rhoda Smith. May 26th. — Schujder and Nathan, sons of Rebecca Meeker; since, the wife of Timothy Stow ; Timothy, son of Timothy and Rebecca Stow ; Bishop, son of David and Huldah Squire ; Anne, daughter of Timothy and Anne Coe. June 2d. — Dolphin and Zillah, his wife, adult negroes ; Anne. eev. elizur Goodrich's record. 321 daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp ; Lemuel, son of Lem- uel and Huldah Moffet. July. — Joel, son of William and Tryphena Lucas. / July 28th. — Samuel, son of Samuel Done Cook and Kebecca, his wife. July 29th, 1771. — Daniel and Jon, sons of Tim. and Mabel Dunn. Aug. 11th, 1771. — Content, D. of William and Sarah Carr. Aug. 18th, 1771. — Ruth, D. of Eliphaz and Anne Parmalee. Sept. 1st, 1771. — Eleanor, D. of Job and Rachel Camp ; Hez- ekiah, son of Noah and Mehetabel Baldwin. Oct. 6th, 1771. — Seth, son of Ephraim and Ann Coe. Oct. 13th, 1771. — Dan, son of Sharp and Phyllis, negroes of Elah Camp. Oct. 20th, 1771.— Anne, D. of Robert and Phebe Smithson. Oct. 27th, 1771. — Tryon, son of Thomas Cook, Jun., and Hannah, his wife. Dec. 1st, 1771. — Esther, D. of Ebenezer and Submit Tibbals ; Adah, D. of Ens. Samuel and Phebe Camp. Dec. 8th. — Henry, S. of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Anne, his wife. Dec. 15th. — Richard, son of Ens. James and Anne Robinson ; Ozias, son of Eliphaz and Amy Parmalee. Dec. 22d. — Sally, D. of Charles and Martha Bishop. Jan. 19th, 1772. — Sarah, D. of Jonathan and Ann Walkley. Jan. 20th, 1772.— Nathan, son of Elah and Mehetabel Crane. Feb. 16th, 1772. — Charles, son of David Curtiss, Jun., and Prudence, his wife ; Rhoda, D. of Samuel Sutlief and Eunice, his wife. Feb. 23d. — Clarissa, D. of Moses and Martha Bates. March 1st. — Hannah, D. of Nathan and Anna Curtiss. March 8th. — Miles, son of Miles and Mary Merwin. March 15th. — Clary, daughter of Samuel and Anne Squire ; Abigail, D. of Ambrose and Sarah Field. March 22d. — Gurnsey, son of James Bates, Jun., and Anne, his wife ; Sally, daughter of Jesse and Mary Atwell. Apr. 12th, 1772.— Worthington Gallup, son of Capt. Elnathan and Eliz. Chauncey. May 10th, 1772. , of Reuben Bishop and his 41 322 HISTORY OF DURHAM. w if e j } daughter of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife ; Lucretia, daughter of Caleb and Anne Fowler; also, Peter, negro servant of Elah Camp ; Lucretia, D. of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife. June 28th, 1772. — Augustus, son of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer ; Anna, daughter of Elnathan and Eunice Camp ; Sa- rah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Bates. July. — Daniel, son of Daniel and Mary Meeker; Mabel, daughter of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. Aug. 9th. — Sylvia, Burroughs, James, William and Freelove, children of James and Abigail Hinman; also, Jerusha, D. of Daniel Hall and Eliz., his wife. Aug. 16th. — Rhoda, D. of Jesse and Anne Cook ; Eleanor, D. of Samuel Fenn Parsons and Martha, his wife. Aug. 23d. — -Rhoda, D. of David and Anne Talcot. Sept. 6th. — Daniel, son of Daniel Whitmore and wife. Oct. 4th, 1772. — Joseph, son of James and Martha Ferguson. Oct. 18th, 1772.- , of Moses Seaward and Sarah Seaward ; Sarah, daughter of William and Anne Burrit. Oct. 25th, 1772. — John and Rebecca, twin children of Samuel Hart and Bridget, his wife. Nov. 15th. — George, Nathan, and Rebecca, children of Josiah Squier and Betty, his wife. Nov. 2d.— Ruth, D. of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin. Dec. 6th.— Samuel, son of Daniel and Rebekah J. Merwin. Dec. 20th. — Huldah, daughter of Asa and Huldah Chamber- lain. Jan. 3d, 1773. — John, son of Abraham and Ruth Hand. Feb. 14th. — Elizur, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Gill urn ; Phebe, son of Elah and Phebe Camp. Feb. 20th. — Eunice and Lois, twin daughters of Phinehas and Eunice Parmalee. Feb. 28th. — Jemmy, son of William and Sarah Carr. March 14th. — John Immanuel, son of John and Esther Jones. April 4th. — Edward Welles, son of James and Abigail Hin- man. April 11th. — Ichabod, son of Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sa- rah, his wife ; Clarissa, D. of Samuel and Abigail Barlett. II rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 323 April 18tli. — Aclali, dauglitcr of Noah and Melietabel Bald- win. Apr. 28th, 1773. — Rhoda, D. of Elihu and Rhoda Ilinman, baptized privately. May 2d, 1773. — Hamlet, son of Abraham Scranton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife. May 16th. — Mary, the wife of Thomas Stephens ; also, Elna- than, Diana, Huldah, Daniel, Abigail, and Phebe, children of Thomas and Mary Stephens. May 23d.- — John, son of Capt. Israel and Mary Camp. May 30th. — Wait Cornel, son of Thomas and Susanna Fran- cis ; Abraham, son of Phinehas and Martha Camp. June 27th. — Miles, son of Timothy and Deborah Hall. July 11 th. — Aaron, son of Thomas and Mary Stephens; Anne, D. of Lemuel and Anne Moffat. July 18th. — Katharine, D. of Samuel Done Cook and Re- becca, his wife. July 25th. — Timothy, son of Timothy and Phebe Coe. Aug. 1st, 1773. — Asa, son of Lieut. Joseph and Martha Hickox ; Hamlet, son of Joseph and Rhoda Smith. Aug. 8th, 1773. — Timothy Botsford, son of John Crane and his wife ; Sarah, D. of Charles Norton and his wife. Aug. 29th, 1773. — Elias, son of Moses and Martha Bates ; Chloe, D. of Sharp and Phyllis, servants of Elah. Sept. 19th. — Benoni, son of Cornet Job Camp and Rachel, his wife ; Hannah, D. of Lieut. Eliakim Strong and Hannah Strong. Oct. 17th. — Phebe, daughter of Jacob and Katharine Clarke. Nov. 21st. — Linus, son of David and Prudence Curtiss. Nov. 28th. — Noah, son of Eliphaz Parmalee and Anne, his wife. Dec. 12th. — Stephen, son of Stephen and Rhoda Spencer. Dec. 26th. — Noah, son of Noah and Eleanor Lyman ; Ruth, daughter of Abraham and Submit Barlett. Jan. 2d, 1771. daughter of Abel Coe and his wife. Feb. 10th, 1771. — Peggy, negro servant of Theoph. Merri- man. Feb. 20th, 1774.— Asher, son of Samuel B. Wetmore and Anne, his wife ; Olive, D. of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife. 324 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Feb. 27th. — Nathan, son of Charles and Martha Bishop ; daughter of Thomas Cook and his wife. March 12th. — Thomas, son of Jesse and Elizabeth Austin. March 13th. — Maurice, son of John Johnson, Jun., and Abi- gail, his wife ; Delight, daughter of Jesse and Anne Cook. March 27th. — Ezra, son of Keuben Baldwin and Eunice, his wife. Apr. 24th. — Nathaniel, son of Nathan and Rachel Seward. May 1st. — Josiah, son of Josiah Squire and wife. May 1st, 1774. — Sybil, daughter of Eli Crane and wife ; Jared, son of William Burnt and his wife. son of Cornelius Hull and wife, Mary. son of Phinehas Can field and wife, Amy. Ozias, son of Caleb Fowler and his wife. Rachel, D. of David Talcott and his wife. D. of Phinehas Spelman and his wife. Benoni, son of Wm. Bishop, Jun., and his wife, son of Daniel Dimock and his wife, son of Samuel Seward and his wife, son of John Johnson and his wife, Concur- rence. bekah. Fanny, D. of Jesse Atwel and his wife, Mary. Rachel, D. of Daniel Merwin and his wife Re- D. of Jeremiah Butler and his wife. D. of Daniel Hall, 3d, and his wife. D. of Abraham Bishop and his wife. Oct. 9th, 1774. — Elizur, son of Benjamin Gillum, and his wife ; Ebenezer, son of James Bates, Jun., and his wife; Phebe, D. of Ensign Samuel Camp, and his wife. Oct. 21st, 1774. — Elizabeth, daughter of William Coe, and his wife. Oct. 23d, 1774. — Augustus, son of Nathan and Anna Curtiss ; Medad, son of David and Iluldah Squire. Nov. 6th. — Benjamin, son of Reuben Bishop, and his wife. Nov. 13th. — John, son of Timothy and Mehetabel Dunn. Nov. 20th. — Rachel, daughter of Lemuel and Anna Moffet ; Phebe, daughter of Thomas Parsons, Jun. and Mehetabel, his wife. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 325 Nov. 27th, 1774.— Hannah, D. of Noah and Mehetabel Bald- win. Dec. 18th, 1774. — Eebekah, D. of Timothy andEebekah Stowe. Dec. 25th, 1774. — Sarah, D. of Jonathan and Sarah Squire. Jan. 1st, 1775. of Samuel Bates and wife ; of Timothy Hall, and wife. Feb. 19th. — Each el, daughter of Henry and Jerusha Crane. Feb. 19th. — Dennis, son of Elnathan and Eunice Camp. March 5th. — Jerusha, D. of Abiathar Squire and wife. March 12th. — Lois, daughter of Samuel and Bridget Hart. March 26th. — William, son of John and Esther Jones. Apr. 16th.— Calvin, son of Nathan and Hannah Bristol. Apr. 30th. — Seth, son of Abiel and Mehetabel Baldwin ; Sa- rah, daughter of John Norton and wife ; Phebe, daughter of Eobert Smithson and wife. May 7th. — Amy Maltby, daughter of William Maltby and Eosanna, his wife ; born after its father's death. May 29th. — Hannah, D. of Samuel Bartlet and wife. June 11th. — Adah, D. of William Bishop, Jun. and wife. June 18th. — Henry, son of Abraham Scranton, Jun. and wife. June 25th. , of Timothy Coe and wife. July 23d. — Parsons, son of Moses Bates and wife. July 31st. — Sarah, the daughter of Sarah Wilkinson. Aug. 13th. , of Ambrose Field and wife ; Polly, daughter of Asa Chamberlain and wife ; Anne, daughter of Jon- athan Walkly and wife. Sept. 3d. — Ephraim, son of Charles Norton and wife. Sept. 10th. , son of Phineas Camp and wife. Sept. 10th, 1775. — Lewis, son of Lemuel Johnson and wife. Sept. 17th, 1775. — James, son of Wm. and Ehoda Trench. Oct. 15th, 1775. — Joyie, daughter of Jesse Cook and wife ; Abigail, daughter of Johnson and wife ; Eachel, daughter of James Hinman and wife. Dec. 10th. — Jess, son of Joseph Smith and wife ; Martha, daugh- ter of Benjamin Picket and wife ; Content, daughter of Thomas Cook and wife. Dec. 17th. — James, son of Henry Crane and wife ; Statyra, daughter of Phinehas Canfield and wife. 326 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Jan. 14th, 1776. — Kejoice, son of John Crane and wife; Kath arine, daughter of Rev. Elizur Goodrich and Katharine his wife June 8th, 1777. — Huldah, daughter of Joseph Francis. June 22d, 1777. — Sylvester, son of Elnathan and Eunice Camp ; Sarah, daughter of James Hinman and wife. June 29th, 1777. — Lemuel, son of Lemuel Moffet and wife. July 6th. — Rachel, daughter of Timothy Stowe and wife. Aug. of Jesse Cook and wife. Aug. 31st. — Jesse, son of Phineas Canfield and wife. Sept. 7th, son of David Scpiier and wife ; Mary, daugh- ter of Abiathar Squire and wife ; Phebe, daughter of Daniel Diinock. Sept. 14th. — of Daniel Merwin and wife. Sept 28th. — Joel, son of Widow Sarah Griswold. Oct. 5th. — Elizabeth, daughter of John Newton and wife ; Eliz- abeth, daughter of Thomas Addres and wife. Oct. 12th, 1777.— Abigail, daughter of Samuel Barlet and wife. Oct. 19th, 1777. — Samuel and James, sons of Giles Rosseter and wife ; John, son of Richard Terry and wife. Oct. 26th, 1777. — Nathan, son of Phinehas Spelman and wife. Nov. 9th, 1777. — Stephen, son of Samuel Bates and wife; Hannah, D. of Capt. Samuel Camp and wife ; Eunice, D. of Johnson and wife. Dec. — , 1777. — Jonathan, son of Jonathan Loveland and wife. Dec. — , 1777. — Elizur, son of Ithamar Parsons, Jun. and wife. Jan. 25th, 1778. — Rhoda, daughter of Eliphaz Parmalee and wife. Jan. 3d, 1779. of Gudon Hull and his wife. March 21st. — Katharine, D. of Jeremiah Butler and wife ; Rhoda, daughter of Timothy Hull and wife ; Jerusha, daughter of Lemuel Johnson and wife. March 28th. — Jerusha, daughter of Henry Crane and wife ; Phebe, daughter of Robert Smithson and wife. March — , 1783. — Nancy and Sally, twin daughters of Capt. Johnson and Abigail, his wife ; Lewis, son of Ens. Ja- cob Clarke and his wife ; Jesse, son of Miles Merwin, Jun. and wife. March 23d, 1783. — Dan, son of Dan Parmalee and wife ; Lem- uel, son of Lemuel Johnson and wife. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 327 MARRIAGES RECORDED. Jan. 12th, 1735. — James Gridley, of Farmington, and Hannah Clarke, of Durham. Jan. 13th. — Capt. James Wadsworth and Katharine Gurnsey. Feb. 11th. — Caleb Carr and Margaret Adams. March 21st. — Samuel Sutlief, of Haddam, and Eunice Curtiss, of Durham. May 10th, 1757. — Abraham Scranton and Eleanor, widow of James Picket. June 29th. — Nathaniel Bishop, of Durham, and Huldah Francis, of N. Killingworth. Oct. 6th. — Ozias Camp and Hannah Camp. Oct. 27th. — John No}^es Wadsworth and Esther Parsons. Dec. 21st. — John Norton and Hannah Bishop. Dec. 29th. — Noah Norton and Experience Strong. Mar. 23d, 1758. — Eobert Akins and widow Sarah Lyman. June 20th, 1758. — Ensign Edward Camp, of Middletown, and Esther Crittenden, of Durham. Nov. 8th. — -Noah Eobinson, of Granville, and Hannah Par- malee, of Durham. Dec. 5th. — Benjamin Picket and Adah Camp. Dec. 14th. — Miles Norton, of Goshen, and Esther Norton, of Durham. March 5th, 1759. — Ebenezer Baldwin, of Granville, and Lois Wetmore, of Middletown. Apr. 26th. — Elilm Crane and Mary Fowler. May 7th. — Asa Page, of Wallingford, and Eunice Page, of Brandford. May 23d. — Elnathan Camp and Eunice Talcott. Nov. 1st. — David Wood, of Greenwich, and Mary Brown, of Haddam. May 14th, 1760.— Elah Camp and Phebe Baldwin. July 30th. — Noah Baldwin and Mehetabel Parmalee. July 31. — Elisha Johnson, of Middletown, and Mary Seward, of Durham. Oct. 21st. — Jesse Cook, of Durham, and Euth Fairchild, of Haddam. 328 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Nov. 5th, 1760. — Nathaniel Page, of Goshen, and Eleanor Wright, of Durham. Jan. 29th, 1761. — Benjamin Smith and Mehetabel Barnes, of Middlefleld. Jan. 29th. — David Stone, of Haddam, and Sarah Lucas, of Durham. March 26th. — Moses Austin, of Wallingford, and Lucy Sea- ward, of Durham. Apr. 9th, 1761. — Moses Seaward and Sarah Thomas, both of Durham. June 11th. — Asher Robinson and Margery Butcher, both of Durham. March 25th, 1762. — Solomon Rose, of Granville, and Rhoda Moultrup, of Durham. May 20th. — Amos Harrison, of Northford, and Elizabeth Fowler, of Durham. May 27th. — Daniel Dimoch and Thankful Merriman, of Dur- ham. June 6th. — James Cornel, of Middletown, and Urania Camp, of Durham. June 15th. — Richard and Phebe, negro servants of Ensign Simeon Parsons, of Durham. Dec. 7th. — John Hamilton, of Granville, and Rebecca Can- field, of Durham. Jan. 19th, 1763. — Jonas Bishop and Phebe Crane, of Dur- ham. March 3d. — Jesse Crane and the widow Rebekah Seward. May 11th, 1763.— Aaron Curtis, of Granville, and Hannah Griswold, of Durham. May 12th. — Benjamin Barns, of Granville, and Mary Coe, of Durham. Oct. 12th. — Reuben Parmalee, of Guilford, and Lydia Gris- wold, of Durham. Oct. 21st. — Lemuel Moffet and the widow Huldah Newton. Feb. 26th, 1764.— Giles Porter, of Haddam, and Susannah Hill, of Durham. Feb. 29th. — John Camp, 3d, and Eunice Coe, of Durham. May 11th. — Dolphin, negro servant of Capt. Abraham Camp, r«v. elizur Goodrich's record. 329 of Norfolk, and Zill, negro servant of Lieut. David Coe, of Mid- dletown, with consent of their masters. May 16th. — Ezra Baldwin, Jun., and Elizabeth Lyman, both of Durham. May 17th. — Samuel Bates and Sarah Spelman, both of Had- ^ dam. May 24th. — Jared Wheadon and Sarah Chipman, both of Durham. Oct. 18th, 176-4. — Elisha Millar, of Farmington, and Sarah Fowler, of Durham. Jan. 15th, 1765. — John Johnson and Concurrence Crane, both of Durham. Feb. 21st, 1765. — Lieut. James Arnold and Tabatha Par- sons, both of Durham. / March 28th, 1765. — Hezekiah Talcott, of Durham, and Sarah ' Johnson, of Middletown. Apr. 9th, 1765. — Titus Fowler, of Granville, and Hannah Burrit, of Durham. Oct. 21st, 1765. — Aaron Hinman and Elizabeth Welles, both of Durham. Oct. 31st, 1765. — Eobert Crane and Mary Camp, both of Dur- ham. Dec. 24th, 1765. — Thomas Lewis, of Farmington, and Sarah Gurnsey, of Durham; also, James Bates, Jun., of Haddam, and I Anne Gurnsey, of Durham. Jan. 23d, 1766.— Asahel Cooley, of Wallingford, and Sarah ! Merwin, of Durham. Feb. 7th, 1766. — James Brown and Peninnah Meeker, were married. Apr. 7th, 1766. — Amos Millar, Jun., and Elizabeth Tibbals, I of Middlefield, were married. Apr. 23d, 1766. — Humfrey Ball, of Lebanon, and Buth Gris- ] wold, of Durham. July 29th, 1766.— Timothy Coe and Phebe Thomas, both of Durham. Sept. 21st, 1766. — Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann Crane. V Oct. 27th, 1766.— Jesse Cook and Rhoda Talcot. Nov. 20th, 1766.— Heth Camp and Mary Tibbals. 42 330 HISTORY OF DURHAM. # Dec. 4th, 1766. — Samuel Done Cook, of Durham, and Re- bekali Picket, of Hadclam. Dec. 5th, 1766. — Josiah Squire, of Durham, and Betty Dud- ley, of Guilford ; and Stephen Spenar, of Killingworth, and Rhoda Squire, of Durham. Jan. 8th, 1767.— Phineas Camp and Martha Hall, both of Durham. Apr. 30th, 1767. — Dando, negro servant of Col. Elihu Chaun- cey, and Rose, negro servant of Mr. John Canfield, were mar- ried. June, 1767. — Giles Rose and Zipporah Camp, both of Dur- ham. Aug. 13th. — Sharp and Phyllis, negro servants of Mr. Elah Camp, were married. Aug. 19th. — Joseph Ingraham and Mehetabel Brown, both of Durham, were married. Aug. 20th. — Daniel Bacon, of Williamstown, and Hannah Robinson, of Durham, were married. Sept. 10th. — Joseph Smith and Rhoda Picket, both of Dur- ham. Sept. 15th. — Levi Chapman, of Saybrook, and Elizabeth Hull, of Durham, were married. Sept. 16th. — David Talcot and Anne Lyman, both of Dur- ham, were married. Sept. 17th. — Timothy Wackley, of Durham, and Anne Bates, of Haddam ; also, Ambrose Field, of Durham, and Sarah Bates, of Haddam, were married. Nov. 4th, 1767. — Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary Parmalee, both of Durham, were married. Dec. 17th. — Joseph AVright, Jun., of Durham, and Sarah Bishop, of Guilford. Feb. 3, 1768. — Moses Griswold and Ann Smithson, both of Durham. Feb. 18. — Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey and the widow Anne Ly- man, both of Durham, were married. June 16th. — Samuel Barlet and Abigail Ingraham, both of Durham, were married. Aug. 3d. — Eliphaz Parmalee, of Middletown, and Anne Handy, of Guilford, were married. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 331 Nov. 6th, 1768. — Enoch Coe, of Granville, and Katharine Camp, of Durham. Nov. 7th, 1768. — Samuel Bowman Wetmore and Anna Can- field. Dec. 12th. — Charles Bishop and Martha Hickox. Dec. 12th.-*-Reuben Bishop, of Durham, and the widow Sarah Walkley, of Haddam. Feb. 3d, 1769. — Israel Goddard and Ann Camp, of Durham. Oct. 26th. — Jacob Clark, of Haddam, and Katharine Canfield, of Durham. Dec. 14th, 1769. — Daniel Merwin and Eebekali Seward, both of Durham. Feb. 15th, 1770. — Timothy Bishop, of Guilford, and widow Abigail Ingraham, of Durham, married. Apr. 19th, 1770. — Lieut. John Camp and the widow Hannah Maddocks, were married. May 2d, 1770. — Timothy Hall and Deborah Hull, were mar- ried. May 2d, 1770. — Benjamin Holt, of Wallingford, and Anne Merwin, of Durham, were married. Dec. 27th, 1770. — David Curtiss, Jun., and Prudence Bishop, were married. Jan. 7th, 1771.— Samuel Fenn Parsons and Martha Picket, were married. Jan. 30th, 1771. — Thomas Lyman and Eachel Seaward, were married. July 4th, 1771.— Cap t. William Ward, of Middletown, and the widow Hannah Spencer, of Durham. V Oct. 20th. — Jesse Cook and the widow Anne Griswold. Nov. 7th. — Reuben Hopson, of Wallingford, and Sarah Tib- bies, of Durham. Dec. 5th. — Phinehas Bates and Esther Curtiss. Dec. 25th. — Caesar and Candace, negro servants of Joseph Camp, with his consent. Jan. 1st, 1772. — Abraham Scranton, Jun., and Hannah Camp. Jan. 2d, 1772. — Timothy Parsons, Jun., and Phebe Camp. Jan. 8th, 1772. — Thomas and Thankful, negro servants of Caleb Fowler, with his consent. 332 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Abraham Hand and Ruth South worth. May 6th. — Nathan Seward and Kachel Gillum. May 21st. — Ithamar Parsons, Jun., and Mehetabel Hull. Oct. 29th, 1772.— Elihu Atkins and Ruth Baldwin. Nov. 9th. — Elias Austin and widow Sarah Akins. Nov. 11th. — Lemuel Johnson, of Middletown, »and Jerusha Norton, of Durham. Nov. 12th. — Grershom Birdsey and Hannah Barlett, both of Middletown. Nov. 30th. — Ensign Simeon Parsons, of Durham, and widow Abigail Bates, of Haddam. Dec. 28th. — Ensign David Camp, of Woodbury, and the widow Mary Hubbard, of Durham. Nov. 19th. — Stephen Tuttle, of New Haven, and Rhoda Coe, of Durham. Feb. 18th, 1773.— The Eev. Samuel Johnson, of New Leba- non, in the County of Albany, and Elizabeth Camp, of Dur- ham. Jan., 1773. — Nathan Bristol and Hannah Merwin, were mar- ried. Apr. 1st, 1773. — Phineas Canfield and Amy Newton. May 27th, 1773. — Eeuben Baldwin and Eunice Camp. June 24th, 1773. — Henry Crane and Jerusha Parmalee were married. Aug. 4th, 1773. — Peruda Stevens, of Kensington, and Sarah Seward, of Durham. Oct. 7th, 1773. — Abraham Bishop and Mary Thomas, both of Durham ; also, Nathaniel Hickox and Rebeckah Rosseter, of Durham. Nov. 10th, 1773.— Gurdon Hull, of Killingworth, and Huldah Crane, of Durham ; also, William Trench and Rhoda Hickox of Durham. March 15th, 1774. — Beriah Chittenden and Huldah Newton were married. April 3d, 1774. — Joel Robinson and Hannah Wilcocks were married. May 9th, 1774. — Jonathan Squire and Sarah Ingraham were married. rev. elizur Goodrich's record. 333 Dec. — , 1774. — James Hickox and Rhoda Parmalee were mar- ried. Jan. 18th, 1775. — Gideon Canfield, Jim., and Statyra Camp were married. Feb. 14th, 1775. — Samuel Weeks, of Woodbury, and Abigail Hull, of Durham, were married. Feb. 9th, 1775— Medad Strong and Hannah Kelsey, both of Durham, were married. March 16th, 1775. — Eliakim Strong, Jun., and Remembrance Wright were married. May 22. — Ashur Wright and Beulah Strong. June 15th, 1775. — Morris Coe and Lucy Rosseter were mar- ried. Nov. 22d. — Dan. Canfield and Comfort Newton were married. Dec. 7th.---Joseph Parsons and Mercy Coe were married. May 15th, 1777. — Phinehas Parmalee and Lucy Rose were married. Aug. 27th, 1777. — Reuben Bailey, of Haddam and Rhoda Fairchild, of Durham. Oct. 15th, 1777. — Roswel Francis, of Killingworth, and Anne Hull, of Durham, were married. March 23d, 1778. — Stephen Norton, Jun. and Mary Merwin were married. March 25th, 1778.— Robert Smithson and Mehetabel Hull were married. Oct. 4th, 1778. — Phinehas Picket and Anne Squire were mar- ried. Oct. 5£h, 1778. — Timothy Butler and Sarah Hull were mar- ried. Jan. 17th, 1779. — Benjamin Tainter and Hannah Norton were married. Jan. 28th, 1779.- — Lemuel Parsons and Katharine Coe were married. Feb. 8th, 1779. — Saxton Squire and Dorcas Bulkley were married. Feb. 25th, 1779. — Abraham Stow and Rachel Seward were married. March 1st, 1779. — Joel Palmer, of Greenwich, and Abigail Squire, of Durham, were married. March 14th, 1779. — Rejoice Camp and Ruth Picket. 334 HISTORY OF DURHAM. June 2d, 1779. — Judali Benjamin, of Milford, and the Widow Ehoda Trench, of Durham. Aug. 19th, 1779. — Charles Scars, of Haddam, and Diana, daugh- ter of Thomas Stevens, of Durham. REV. DAVID SMITH S RECORD. May 1st, 1801. Names belonging to the Church of Christ in Durham, Ct. The following persons were admitted before my ordination, which took place Aug. 15th, 1799 : James Arnold and wife ; Thomas Curtiss and wife ; Mrs. Mary Chauncey ; Old Jack, Negro ; Widow Catharine Goodrich ; x Widow Sarah Bishop ; Abiel Baldwin and wife ; Noah Bald- win ; Widow Bishop ; Curtis Bates and wife ; Reuben Baldwin and wife ; Widow Rachel Camp ; Joseph Camp ; Sam- uel Camp and wife ; Elnathan Camp and wife ; Widow Anna Canfield ; Elias Camp and wife ; Wife of Timothy Coe ; Abijah Curtis and wife ; Rejoice Camp and wife; Daniel Dimock and wife ; Ashur Canfield and wife ; Oliver Coe and wife ; David Camp and Charles Goodrich ; Ebenezer Camp and wife ; Nathan 0. Camp and wife ; Ezra Camp and wife ; Elah Camp and wife ; Wife of JabezChalker; Gad Camp ; John Curtiss; James Curtiss ; Abel Coe ; Lois Curtiss, Sarah Curtiss, since married to D. Johns* >i i and Elnathan Camp ; Widow Anna Curtiss ; Caleb Fowler ; Reu- ben Fowler; Bridgman Guernsey; Widow Sarah Guernsey; Sam- uel Hart and wife ; Widow Rachael Hickox ; Wife of James Hin- man ; Wife of John Hall ; Deacon John Johnson ; WifeofCapt. John Johnson ; Miles Merwin and wife ; Daniel Meeker ; Capt. Stephen Norton ; Burwel Newton ; Burwell Newton, Jun. ; Samuel Parsons and wife ; Wife of Benjamin Picket ; James Picket ; Dea. Dan. Parmalee and wife ; Eliphaz Parmalee and wife ; Levi Parmalee and wife ; Joel Parmalee and wife ; Joseph Parsons and wife ; Samuel F. Parsons and wife ; Ozias Norton and wife ; Ashur Robinson ; Timothy Stowe and wife ; Wife of Gurdon Hull ; Abraham Scranton and wife ; Seth Seward and wife ; Eliakim Strong and wife ; Wife of John Spencer ; Wife of Russel Strong ; Daniel Southmayd ; Joseph Southmayd and wife ; Hamlet Scranton and wife ; Ebenezer Tibbals and wife ; REV. DAVID SMITH'S RECORD. 335 Wife of Hon. James Wadsworth ; Ashur Wright and wife ; Wife of John N. Wadsworth ; Richard, (colored man) ; Widow Hope Davis ; Nathan Kelsey ; Samuel Wright and wife ; Nancy Merwin ; Widow Sarah Fowler; Boardman Wetmore and wife ; Joseph South worth ; Samuel Meeker and wife. The following are the names of those who have been admitted into the Church, during my ministry, which commenced Aug. 15th, 1799. D. Smith. 1800. — Aaron Baldwin and wife, date is lost. August. — Dennis Camp and wife. Nov. — Sylvester Camp and wife; Nathan Wetmore and wife. March 28th, 1802. — Josiah Jewett and wife ; Wife of Charles Coe, Esq.; Wife of Guernsey Bates. Sept. 5th. — Wife of Jacob Harrison. Recommended from Chh. in Branford. March 5th, 1803.— Wife of Job Canfield. April 24th.— Wife of Rev. David Smith ; Wife of Reuben Fowler ; Wife of John Butler. Sept. 4th. — Hezekiah Baldwin and wife ; Seth Baldwin and wife ; Jesse Smith ; Josiah Parsons. Sept. 4th. — Wife of Asher Coe ; . Wife of Roger Newton ; Nabbj^ Johnson ; Phebe Scranton ; Catharine Rose ; Polly Nor- ton ; Phebe Curtiss ; Polly Smith. Nov. 6th. — Wife of Stephen Norton, Jun. ; Wife' of John Nor- ton ; Rhoda Hawley ; Sally Johnson, daughter of Capt. J. John- son ; Hannah Bowin ; Clarissa Hosmer ; Ada Camp. Nov. 6th, 1803.— Bolinda Hinman. Nov. 6th 1803. — Roxana Squire ; Timothy Tattle, afterwards a minister ; Noah Coe, afterwards a minister ; James Hickox ; John Tibbals and wife ; Wife of Charles White ; Wife of Israel Camp ; Widow Phebe Johnson ; Abigail Seward, afterwards wife of M. Merwin ; Lois Hart ; Anna Wetmore ; Wife of Dr. William Foote ; Nancy Robinson. 1804. — Augustus Curtis, Ozias Camp, date lost; Ashur Coe ; Seth Tibbals ; Wife of James Picket ; Wife of John Curtiss ; Wife of Capt. Noah Cone ; Wife of Capt. John Hart. 1805. — Capt. Noah Cone ; Roger Newton ; Adah Baldwin. Aug. 25th. — Samuel Lucas and wife ; Ashur Wetmore and 336 HISTOEY OF DURHAM. wife ; Wife of Giles Eose ; Wife of James Kose ; Wife of Elisha Harvey ; Wife of James Clarke ; Lucretia Fowler ; Eunice Par- malee, afterwards wife of Dr. Stone. July 6th, 1806.— Wife of George Sheldon ; Mary Barnes. Aug. 23d, 1807.— Rachel Hubbard. Sept. 16th, 1808.— Wife of Abraham Coe. Nov. 6th. — Wife of Daniel Bates ; Dan. Parmalee, Jun. and wife ; Wife of Anson Squire ; Wife of Seth Tibbals ; Maheta- bel Parmalee ; Nabby Parmalee ; Sally Parmalee ; Alpha Bates ; Phebe Bates ; Polly Coe, afterwards wife of J. Chedsey ; Sally Coe ; Eurana Lyman ; Eunice Baldwin ; Betsey Hall, afterwards wife of R. Parmalee ; Hannah Hall, afterwards wife of Dr. Cat- lin ; Almira Johnson ; Sally Johnson, 2d, daughter of widow Johnson ; Sophronia Reynold ; Betsey Robinson ; Sally Robin- son ; Hannah Robinson ; Dency White ; Sophronia White ; Or- pha Seward; Electa Strong ; Phebe Strong; Eunice Norton; Amanda Camp ; William White ; Aaron Hosmer ; Collins Hos- mer ; Stephen Turner ; James Parmalee, Jun. ; Phinehas Par- malee ; Henry Canfield ; Chauncey Stephens ; Miles Merwin, Jun. ; Wife of Timothy Coe, Jun. by letter from the Churh in Rocky Hill. Nov. 15th, 1808.— Wife of William Thomas ; Charles Bald- win ; Leverett Norton. Jan. 1st. — David Hull ; William Smith. * April 2d.— Wife of Asahel Strong, died Oct. 27th, '62 ; Sam- uel Curtiss ; Joseph Hull, Jun. ; Ozias Camp, 2d ; Lyman C. Camp ; Elah Camp, 2d ; Dr. William Foote, by letter from ye Church in Goshen ; Isaac Newton by letter. Oct. 29th. — Ichabod Camp ; Samuel Hall ; Wife of John King ; Wife of John Loveland ; Sally, daughter of Ebenezer Camp ; Abigail Dalaby ; Hannah Strong. July 1st, 1810. — Wife of Samuel F. Parsons, by letter from Wallingford. Oct., 1811. — Wife of Thomas Richmond. 1812. — Second wife of Nathan Wetmore ; Catharine Parsons; Wife of Burwell Newton. Oct. 17th, 1813.— Wife of John Strong. Aug. 14th, 1814. — Timothy Stone and wife, admitted by letter from the Church in Guilford. REV. DAVID SMITHS' RECORD. 337 Sept. 4th. — Samuel C. Camp and wife, by letter from Hart- ford ; Amherst Hayes and wife admitted by letter ; Polly, wife of Jehiel Hull, admitted by letter ; Wife of Joseph Smith. June 25th, 1815. — Heth F. Camp ; Eoxana Cone. Jan. 7th, 1816.— Wife of John Camp; Wife of Lyman C. Camp ; Sally, daughter of widow Israel Camp ; Sally Hall ; Adah Johnson ; Achsa Camp ; Phebe Merwin; Samuel John- son and wife ; Enos Camp ; Alfred Camp. Sept. 1st. — Widow Betsey Everest ; Wife of Ozias Camp ; Widow Hannah Strong ; Mary Tuttle ; Anna Baldwin. Sept. 7th, 1816. — Wife of Ozias Camp, 2d; Sally, daughter of Nathan 0. Camp ; Pamela Bagg. Nov. 3d.— Widow Potter. Nov. 2d, 1817. — Thadeus Camp ; Ira T. Bates, afterwards a minister. July 4th, 1819. — Eachel Stone, by letter from the Church in Geneva, New York. Nov. 7th. — Elijah Coe, Esq., by letter from the Church in Hartland. March 2d, 1820.— Wife of Elah Camp, 2d, by letter from the Church in Guilford. May 7th. — Widow Alice C. Wadsworth, by letter from a Church in New York. Sept. 3d. — George Camp, by letter from New Haven. Jan. 1st, 1821. — Widow Lucy Parsons ; Widow Anna Picket ; second wife of Elah Camp ; Wife of Wedworth Wadsworth. 'Jan. 21st. — Wife of Samuel Curtiss; Anna Squire; Delia Norton ; Lucy Camp ; Euth Merwin ; Anna Stevens ; Daniel Howd; Joel Parmalee; Joseph Thomas; Horace Fitch, (col- oured.) March 4th, 1821. — Charlotte Hyde; Lydia Curtiss; Betsey H. Parmalee. July 15th. — Lola Hall; Wife of James Wheadon ; Phebe Par- malee ; Mary Ann Bowers. July 15th. — Maria, Eliza, and Nancy Seward ; Mary Parma- lee ; Cynthia Ann Shelley ; Samuel Newton. Nov. 4th. — Betsey, daughter of Elah Camp; Catherine C. Smith. 43 338 HISTORY OF DURHAM. March 3d, 1822.— George W. Jewett; Wealthy, wife of Miles Merwin, Jun., by letter from 2d Church in Middletown. June 16th. — Olive, wife of Amos Smith, by letter from the Church in Haddam. July 7th. — Betsey, wife of Joseph Thomas, by a letter from North Bristol. Dec. 24th. — Charles Coe, Esq., admitted at his own house and received the ordinance of Lord's Supper. Oct. 26th, 1823.— Dr. Jared Kirtland. Dec— Wife of Joseph Andrews. Jan. 22d, 1824. — Fanny, wife of Dr. C. Andrews, admitted by letter from the Church in Haddam. March 4th. — Dr. John J. Catlin, by letter from ye Church in Canaan. Dec. — Lois, wife of Eeuben Brainard, by letter from ye Church in Haddam. June 30th, 1825. — Perez Sturtevant, by letter from the Church in Middletown. Dec. 11th. — Althea, wife of David Pardee. March 5th, 1826. — Martha Stevens, by letter from Haddam. Aug. 13th. — Mary P. Spencer, by letter from the Church in East Haddam. Oct. 29th. — Widow Sarah Pierson, re-admitted by letter from the Church in North Killingworth. Nov. 5th. — David Johnson. Dec. 31st— Henry B. Camp, afterwards a minister. Aug. 26th, 1827. — Elias Meigs, by letter from ye Church in East Guilford ; Wife of Noah Parmalee ; Guernsey Cam}), Orrin Camp, admitted by letters. Sept. 2d. — Betsey, daughter of Thadeus Camp, admitted at her father's house, and received the ordinance of ye Lord's Supper. A solemn season. Oct. — Wife of George Camp, admitted by letter from ye Church in Wilbraham, Mass. Nov. 4th. — Samuel Hart ; Capt. John Hart ; Roswell Thorpe and wife ; Abraham Camp ; Nathan Camp, Jun. ; Chauncey Swathel ; Merick Coe. Nov. 4th.— Edmund Hart ; Wife of Dr. Abner Newton ; Wife of Elijah Coe, Esq. ; Eunice Manser; Betsey Ann Parker; Mary proprietors' record. 339 Parker; Marietta Loveland; Eurasia E. Stone; Phebe Stone; Wife of Edwin Coe ; Esther Lyman. Jan. 6th, 1828.— Abraham Coe. July 3d, 1828. — Mrs. Achsah Goodwin, by letter froni a Church in Detroit Aug. 31st — Charles Miller and wife; John A. Graves and wife ; Wife of John S. Camp; Lunora Camp; Rhoda Merwin ; Nancy Merwin : Catharine Foote ; Silas Merriman, by letter from ye Church in WallingforcL Apr. 4th, 1830. — Wife of Isaac Loveland, by letter from ye Church in Haddam. Sept 4th, 1831. — Joseph P. Camp and wife ; Augustus Howd and wife ; Elias H. Pratt and wife. Sept — Wife of George W. Jewett ; Eli Camp; Betsey B. Camp ; Betsey Thomas ; Adaline Stone ; Eliza B. Camp ; Eliza Ann Miller ; Abner Newton, Jun. was admitted by a letter from Hartford ; date forgotten. proprietors' record. Mary, daughter of Joel Parmalee, was born 12th of , 1706. Eunice, the daughter of Nathaniel Sutlief, was born the sev- enth day of August, 1706. Deborah, ye daughter of Joseph Norton, was born the first day of November, 1707. Concurrence, ye daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane, was born ye 25th day of March, 1708, entered Nov. ye 3d day. 1708, pr Jas. Wads worth. Mary, ye daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutlief, was born July ye 16th day, 1708. John, ye son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born Oct. }*e 17th day, 1708. Caleb Seward and Lydia, his wife, the first inhabitants that > came to settle with four children, ye 4th day of May, L699j the s'd Caleb Seward being then almost six months above ;">7 years old, who was born the 14th of March, 1662, his wife, Lydia, being then about 35 years old at the time of their coming to Durham. Daniel, the son of Caleb and Lydia Seaward, was born the 16th Oct, 1687, and died the 28th of Apr., 1688, being 340 HISTORY OF DURHAM. their first child. Lydia, the daughter, and 2d child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, was born ye 22d of May, 1689. Caleb, the son, and 3d child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, was born the 2d of Jan., 1691. Thomas, the son, and 4th child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, was born the 19 th December. Joseph Gailord, born the 22d of , 1674, entered June 20th, 1706, now in he£ 33d year. Mary, the wife of Joseph Gailord, born the 25th of May, 1678, entered January, 1706, being now in they 29th year of her age. Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born the 22d of November, 1700. Thankful, daughter of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born the 25th of Jan., 1703-4. Timothy, ye son of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born ye 29th of November, 1706. Eachel, the daughter of and Sarah Buck, was born ye 22d of March, 1708. Samuel, the son of Joseph and Mary Gailord, was born ye 5th day of July, 1709. Entered August 15th, 1710. Sarah, the daughter of Jonathan and Mahetabel Wells, was born the 26th day of February, 1709-10. Moses, the son of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born Oct. ye 19th day, 1710. Entered Dec. 28th, 1710. Elihu, the son of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, was born March the 24th, 1710. Entered Jan. 6th, 1710-11. Joseph, the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutliff, was born June 29th, 1710. Entered Jan. 18th, 1710-11. Joseph, the son of Benjamin and Dinah Beach, was born Oct. 24th day, 1710. Entered Jan. 19th, 1710-11. Deborah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutliff, was born Apr. 10th, 1710. Entered Jan. 10th, 1710. Henry, the son of Henry and Abigail Crane, was born the 20th of March, 1710. Entered Feb. 27th, 1710-11. Elihu, the son of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, was born March, 24th day, 1710. Sarah, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Chauncey, was born Feb. the 24th, 1711-12. Katherine, the daughter of the sd. Nathaniel and Sarah Chaun- cey, was born Sept., 22d day, 1714. PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 341 Abigail, the daughter of the sd. Nathaniel and Sarah Chaun- cey, was born Oct., 2d day, 1717. Nathaniel, the son of the sd. Nath'll Chauncey and the sd. Sa- rah, his wife, was born Jan. 21st, 1720-21. Elnathan, the son of Mr. Nath'll Chauncey and Sarah, his wife, was born Sept. 10th, 1724. Abel, the son of Benjamin and Dinah Beach, was born Febru- ary, the 9th day, 1711-12. Samuel, the son of Stephen and Buth Hickox, was born Sept., the 23d day, 1712. John, the son of Mr. Hezekiah and Jemima Tallcot, was born November, the 26th day, 1712. John, the son of Samuel and Mary Parsons, was born the 12th day of June, 1713. Jonathan, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born the 18th day of February, 1711-12. Abigail, the daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born February, the 10th day, 1712-14. John, the son of John and Hannah Sutliff, was born the 8th of March, 1713-14. Eleanor, the daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Seward, was born Oct. 9th, 1714. Phebe, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wheeler, was born , the first day, 1711. Ephraim, the son, and sixth child of Caleb and Lydia Seward, born the 6th day of Aug., 1700, being the first English child born in Cogingchaug alias Durham. Ebenezer, the son, and seventh child of Caleb and Lydia Se- ward, was bora ye 7th day of Jan., 1703, being the second Eng- lish child born in Durham. Joseph, the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Sutliff, deceased, June 22d, 1711. Joseph Gaylord, Senior, deceased, Feb., second day, 1711-12, and Sarah, his wife, deceased, upon the 12th day of Feb. Samuel, the son of Samuel and Mary Fairchild, was born the 10th of August, 1708. Entered Dec. 1st, 1709, per James Wadsworth, Town Clerke. Joseph, the son of Joseph and Deborah Norton, was born Sep. ye 2d day, 1709. Entered Dec. ye 27th, 1709, pr James Wads- worth, Town Clerke. 342 HISTORY OF DURHAM Jonathan, the son of Kobert and Barbarah Coe, was born the 13th, 1710. Entered 2d, 1710, pr James Wads worth, Town Clerke. Mr. Nathaniel Chauncey of Durham, and Mrs. Sarah Judson, the daughter of Capt. James Judson, of Stratford, were married Oct., 12th day, 1708, by ye Rev. Mr. Charles Chauncey, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Stratfield. Edmund, the son of Mr. Samuel and Mary Fairchild, was born the 12th day of August, 1714. Samuel, the son of Samuel and Dinah Norton, was born March, the 20th day, 1714. Daniel, the son of Jonathan and Abigail Rose, was born Jan. , 12th day, 1716-17. Amos, the son of Amos and Anne Camp, was born Sept., 22d day, 1717. Eleanour, the wife of Joseph Seward, Jun., departed this life Dec. 20th, 1714. Joseph Seward, Jun., and Hannah Crane, were married Apr. 26th, 1720, by Mr. Jared Elliott, Pastor of the Church at Kil- lingworth. Marcey, the daughter of David Johnson and Ruth his wife, was born March, 6th day, 1727-8. Samuel Parsons and Mary Wheeler were married Dec. 15th, 1711, by the Rev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Durham. Caleb Seward, Jun. and Sarah Carr, were married Jan. 21st day, 1713-14, by Nath'll Chauncey, pastor of the Church of Christ in Durham. Hezekiah, the son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born the tenth day of Jan. 1710-11. Abigail, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born Feb. 5th, 1710-11. Lois, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gaylord, was born April, the —day, 1711. Aaron, the son of Lieut. Samuel and Rhoda Parsons, was born Sep., the 3d day, 1711. Martha, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlill*, was born Apr., ye 19th day, 1712. Isaac, the son of Joseph and Deborah Norton, was born Aug. the 17th day, 1712. proprietors' record. 343 Jonathan, the son of Jonathan and Mehethabel Wells, was born Nov., the 16th day, 1712. • Abigail, the daughter of Henry and Abigail Crane, was born June, 6th day, 1712. Mary, the daughter of Jun. Sam'll and Mary Fairchild, was born the first day of July, 1712. Matthew, the son of Ephraim and Phebe Hawley, was born Feb., ye first day, 1713-14. . Dinah, the daughter of John and Deborah Monger, was born Apr., the 5th day, 1712. Lucie, the daughter of John and Deborah Monger, was born Sep., 10th day, 1713. Joel, the son of Joel and Abigail Parmalee, was born January, the — day, 1713-14. November 27th, 1729, Silas Crane and Marcey Griswold were joined in mam age. September 10th, 1730, Abigail, the daughter of Silas Crane md Marcey, his wife, was born. , the wife of James Wright, departed this life March Llth, 1715-16. Joseph Seward and Elenour Wheeler were married January he 14th, 1713-14, by the Rev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey. William Seward and Damaris Punderson were married Sept., L9th clay, 1710, by Abraham Bradley, one of her majesties Jus- ices of the Peace for the County of New Haven. Stephen Bate and Patience Seward were married Dec. 29th L715, by James Wadsworth, Justice of the Peace. Jeremiah Leming and Abigail Turner were married July 4th, L716, by Thomas Ward, Justice of the Peace. Amos Camp and Anne Andrus were married Dec. 18th, 1716, 3y James Wadsworth, Justice of the Peace. Stephen, the son of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born July L7th, 1714. Sarah, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born kpr. 14th, 1716. < Abraham, the son of Abraham and Sarah Crittenden, was born August third, 1714. Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis, was born tfarch, the 15th day, 1712-13. 344 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Esther, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtiss, was born August 22d, 1715. Certified by Thomas Hastings, Clerke at Hatfield, that Jona- than, son of John and Sarah Wells, was born December 14th, 1682. Joseph "Wright, the son of James and Hannah Wright, was born Nov. 1st, 1713. John, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born Feb., the 16th day, 1714-15. Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was born Sept. 12th, 1718. Mary, the daughter of Caleb Seward, Jan., and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. 8th, 1719. William, the son of William and Damaris Seward, was born July the 27th, 1712. David, the son of William and Damaris Seward, was born June the 23d, 1714. Sarah, the daughter of Caleb and Sarah Seward, was born Jan. 8th, 1714-15. Anna, the daughter of Nath'll and Sarah Sutlief, was born the 30th day of May, 1715. Sarah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was born May, 10th day, 1715. Thomas, the son of Thomas and Deborah Norton, was born May, the 13th day, 1715. Ebenezer, the son of Eobert and Barbarah Coe, was born Aug. 21st, 1715. Abigail, the daughter of Kichard and Hannah Beach, was born the 15th day of Feb., 1710-11. Hannah, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born the 15th day of May, 1714. Margarret, the daughter of Abrahm and Rebecca Jelit, was born the 8th of Feb. 1715-16. Ebenezer, the son of James and Hannah Wright, was born Feb., 26th day, 1715-16. Martha, the daughter of Moses and Abigail Parsons, was born Oct. 5th, 1716. Abigail, the daughter of Jonathan and Mehethabel Wells, was born the 21st day of June, 1715. proprietors' record. 345 Dinah, the daughter of John and Hannah Sutlief, was born Sep., the 7th day, 1716. Henry, the son of Henry and Concurrence Crane, was born Oct. 25th, 1671. Entered from an attested copy from Killing- worth Records. Martha, the daughter of Eobert and Barbarah Coe, was born March 21st, 1713. Ebenezer, the son of Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born August 21st, 1715. Mary, the daughter of Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born Apr. 11th, 1717. Robert, the son of Ensign Robert and Barbarah Coe, was born June 11th, 1719. Cornelius Hull and Mahethabel Grave were married Feb., the first day, 1714-15, by Abraham Fowler, Esq., assistant. Joseph, the son of the scl. Cornelius and Mahethabel Hull, was born Apr. 29th, 1716. - John, the son of the sd. Cornelius and Mahethable Hull, was born 14th of Jan. 1717-18. Cornelius, the son of the sd. Cornelius and Mahethabel Hull, was born the 5th of Oct., 1719. Sarah, the daughter of James and Hannah Curtis, was born March 15th, 1712-13. Esther, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born Aug. 22d, 1715. Mary, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born July 4th, 1717. Phebe, the daughter of the sd. James and Hannah, was born Oct. 4th, 1719. Ruth, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Hickox, was born August 31st, 1719. Benjamin, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born July 12th, 1719. ( Susannah, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was born September the 5th, 1720. Jemimah, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Tallcot and Jemimah, his wife, was born the 20th of November, 1719. Samuel Roberts and Rachel Webb were married March the 22d, 1716-17, by James Wadsworth, Justice of Peace. 44 346 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel and Kachel Roberts, was born Jan. 24th, 1717-18. Samuel, the son of Samuel and Rachel Roberts, was born March the 9th, 1719-20. Thomas Seward and Sarah Gamp were married March 31st, 1720, by James Wadsworth, Assistant. Solomon, the son of the sd. Thomas and Sarah Seward, was born Jan. 19th, 1720-21. Eunice, the daughter of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born March 28th, 1716. Benjamin, the son of Richard and Hannah Beach, was born May, 5th day, 1720-1. John, the son of James and Hannah Curtiss, was born Novem- ber 21st, 1721. Elizabeth, the daughter of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, was born the 25th of Apr., 1721. Cornelious, the son of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, de- parted this life the last day of June, 1722. Mary, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Cruttenden, was born Sep. the 27th, 1722. November 30th, 1719, Timothy Parsons and Mary Robinson were joined in marriage, by Rev. Mr. N. Chauncey. Mary, the daughter of the sd. Timothy and Mary Robinson, was born Nov., the 3d day, 1722. Noahdiah Seward and Hannah Smith were married Oct. the 19th, 1721, by Phinehas Fisk, minister of the Gospel at Haddam, Lydia, the daughter of the sd. Noahdiah and Hannah, was born January 17th, 1722-23. Hannah, the daughter of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his wife, was born Apr. 23d day, 1728. Mary, the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemima, his wife, was born Feb. 16th, 1722-23. Ann. the daughter of Mr. Hezekiah Talcott and Jemima, his wife, was born Sep. 6th, 1725. Rachel, the daughter of Mr. Hez. Talcott and Jemima, his wife, was born Sep. 30th, 1728. David Fowler and Mary Miles were married June 15th, 1724-25. Miles, the son of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was born March 9th, 1726-7. PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 347 David, the son of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 21st, 1728-9. Jehiel, the son of Cornelious Hull and Mahethabel, his wife, was born Feb. 28th, 1728-9. Jearid, the son of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, was born Feb. 22d, 1727-8. Patience, the daughter of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born Jan. 11th, 1716-17. Anna, the daughter of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born Feb. 5th, 1719-20. Stephen, the son of Stephen and Patience Bate, was born March 20th, 1722-23. Hephzibah, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Seward, was born Nov. 27th, 1722. • Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Merwin, was born Feb. 14th, 1722-23. Elizabeth, the daughter of Stephen and Euth Hickox, was born March 21st, 1722-3, and dyed Jan. 30th, 1723-4. Joseph, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe, was born Sep. 5th, 1718. David, the son of Joseph and Abigail Coe, was born Feb. 18th day, 1717. Cornelious, the son of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, was born Oct. 31st, 1723. Mehethabel, the daughter of Cornelious and Mahethabel Hull, was born Sep. 30th, 1725. Samuel, the son of Timothy and Mary Parsons, was born July first, 1726. Brotherton, the son ef Joseph and Hannah Seward, was born the 28th day of July, A. D. 1724. Beula, the daughter of Joseph Seward, was born the 8th day of May, A. D. 1727. Alvin, the son of John Leete and Abigail, his wife, was born Oct. 20th, 1728. Mary, the daughter of David and Abigail Baldwin, was born March 22d, 1723. Abner, the son of David Baldwin and Abigail, his wife, was born May 27th, 1726. Martha, the daughter of David Baldwin and Abigail, his wife, was born Dec. 23d, 1728. 348 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Noah, the son of Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, was born January 24th, 1728-9. Timothy Bossetter, the son of Mr. Josiah Rossetter, and , his wife, was born June the 5th, 1683. Timothy Rossetter and Abigaile Penfield were joined in mar- riage, by Mr. Thomas Buggies, Pastor, &c, February 4th, 1711. Bryan, the son of the sd. Timothy Bossetter and Abegaile, his wife, was born Oct. 22d, 1713. Asher, the son of the sd. Timothy Bossetter and Abegaile, his wife, was born Oct. 16th, 1715. Bebeccah, the daughter of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was born January 5th, 1718-19. Bowland, the son of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was born May 8th, 1221. Timothy, the son of the sd. Timothy and Abegaile, was born June 10th, 1725. Ephraim, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born August 21st, 1721. Stephen, the son of John and Elizabeth Norton, was born June 7th, 1724. Thankful, the daughter of John and Mary Hickox, was born March 30th, 1723. Gideon Leete and Abegail Bossetter were joined in marriage, by Mr. Nath'll Chauncey, Pastor, &c, Sept. 6th, 1727. Abraham Blatchley, of Durham, and Elizabeth Stone, of Guil- ford, were joined in marriage, November 16th, 1727. John, the son of John and Mahethabel Sutlief, was born Jan. 28th, 1727-8. Buth, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born June first, 1719. Abegail, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born Dec. the 2d, 1720. Deborah, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born June the 2d, 1722, and died upon 15th sd. June. Mary, the daughter of John and Buth Seward, was born Feb. 17th, 1725. John, the son of John and Buth Seward, was born May 15th, 1726. Moses, the son of John and Buth Seward, was born Nov. 7th, 1727. PROPRIETORS' RECORD. 349 Samuel Norton and Dinah Beach were married May the 13th, 1713, by theEev. Mr. Nath'll Chauncey. Samuel, the son of the above named Samuel and Dinah, was born March 20th, 1714, and died March 21st, 1718. Ebenezer, the son of sd. Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, was born Dec. 30th, 1715. Samuel, the son of sd. Samuel and Dinah, was born March 6th, 1718. Dinah, the daughter of sd. Samuel and Dinah, was born No- vember — , 1723. David, the son of sd. Samuel Norton and Dinah, his wife, was born Feb. — , 1726. Annie, the daughter of Richard Spelman and Margerie, his wife, was born December 7th, 1729. Elinour, the daughter of Ebenezer Gurnsey and Rhoda, his wife, was born June 2 2d, 1727. Rhoda, the daughter of Ebenezer Gurnsey and Rhoda, his wife, was born Oct. 23d, 1728. David Robinson and Rebecca Miller were joined in marriage, Jan. 26th, A. D. 1719-20. Anna, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was born Dec. the 5th, 1720. David, the son of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was born the 4th of March, A. D. 1720-21. John, the son of David Robinson and Rebecca, his wife, was born June 25th, A. D. 1722. Dan. the son of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his wife, was born May 2d, 1725. Rebecca, the daughter of David Robinson and Rebeccah, his wife, was born Dec. 5th, A. D. 1727. Timothy, the son of David Robinson and Rebeckah, his wife, was born Apr. 29th, A. D. 1728. Phinehas, the son of David Robinson and Rebeckah, his wife, was born July 24th, A. D. 1730. 350 HISTORY OF DURHAM. TOWN RECORDS. Mary, the daughter of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was born the 13th day of Apr., A. D. 1743. Eosa, the daughter of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was born the 16th day of Aug., A. D. 1745. Moses, the son of John Norton and Mary, his wife, was born the 28th day of Dec., A. D. 1746. John, the son of John Norton and Mary his wife, was born the 23d day of Feb. A. D. 1748. At the desire of the sd. John Norton, who dwells at Killing- worth, I make the above entryes of his children. John, the son of John Canfield and Bethiah, his wife, was born Oct., the 23d day, A. D. 1751. Brotherton Seaward and Abigail Crane were joined in marriage, Nov. 9th, A. D. 1752. Abigail, the daughter of Brotherton Seaward and Abigail, his wife, was born July 28th, A. D. 1753. Remembrance, the daughter of Daniel Wright and Lucie, his wife, was born Aug. 22d, 1753. John Sutlief and Lucy Stocking were joined in marriage, Apr. 23d, A. D. 1754. Lidia, the widow and Relict of Caleb Seaward, the first settler in Durham, departed this life, Aug. 24th, A. D. 1753. Eliakim Strong departed this life, Jan. 24th, A. D. 1745. Margaret, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life, March 15th, A. D. 1757. Jemimah, the wife of Hezekiah Talcott, departed this life Feb. 2d, A. D. 1757. Moses Parsons departed this life, Sept. 26th, A. D. 1754, and Abigail, his wife, died Dec. 4th, A. D. 1760. Paul Chipman departed this life, Sept. 2d, A. D. 1760. Jonathan Wells departed this life, Nov. 7th, A. D. 1760. Jonathan Wells departed this life, May 12th, A. D. 1755, and Mehethabel, his wife, died Apr. 16th, A. D. 1759. Samuel Seaward departed this life, Dec. 19th, A. D. 1751. Mary Canfield departed this life, Jan. 16th, A. D. 1761. TOWN RECORDS. 851 Lucy, the wife of Daniel Wright, departed this life, Nov. 8th, 1760. Thomas Canfield departed this life, Dec. 1st, A. D. 1760. Margaret, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life March 15th, 1757. Thomas Lyman departed this life, Apr. 20th, A. D. 1761. John Jones departed this life, November 25th, A. D. 1759 ; Hannah, his wife, departed this life Dec. 4th, 1759. Sarah, daughter of John Jones and Hannah, his wife, died Nov. 28th, A. D. 1759. Hazard Hinman departed this life, Dec. 14th, 1760. Josiah Fowler departed this life. Sep. 7th, A. D. 1757. Silas Crane departed this life, Jan. 15th, A. D. 1763. Samuel Squier departed this life, March 13th, A. D. 1752. John Sutlief departed this life, May 18th, A. D. 1757. Mary, the wife of David Fowler, departed this life, Dec. 2d, 1734. Mary, the wife of Thomas Canfield, departed this life, July 30th, 1740. Capt. Henry Crane departed this life, Apr. Hth, A. D. 1741. Sarah, the wife of Caleb Seaward, departed this life, May 7th, 1746. Mrs. Mary Eobinson, the wife of David Robinson, departed this life, Oct. the 17th day, A. D. 1746. Abigail, the wife of James Wadsworth, Jun., departed this life Feb. 14th, A. D. 1748. Samuel Squier departed this life, March 13th, 1751. Abigail, the widow and relict of Capt. Henry Crane, departed this life, Aug. the 31st, A. D. 1754, in the 78th year of her age. Ephraim Coe and Ann Canfield were joined in marriage, Oct 17th, 1754. William Park, of Haddam, and Elizabeth Sutlif of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 29th, 1755. Col. James Wadsworth departed this life Jan. 10th, A. D. 1756. Capt. James Wadsworth and Katharine Guernsey were joined in marriage by the Eev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich, Jan. 13th, A. D. 1757. Abigail, the daughter of Capt. James Wadsworth and Catha- rine, his wife, was born Dec. 8th, A. D. 1757, and departed this life Feb. 2d, 1759. 352 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Catharine, the daughter of Capt. James Wadsworth and Kath- arine, his wife, was born Jan. 19th, 1760, A. D., and departed this life, May 28th, 1763. Euth, the widow and Kelict of Col. James Wadsworth, depart- ed this life, June 5th, A. D. 1774. James Wadsworth, Esq., departed this life July 21st, A. D. 1777. Catharine, the wife of Gen. James Wadsworth, departed this life Dec. 13th, A. D. 1813. Gen. James Wadsworth departed this life, Sept. 22d, 1817. Moses Parsons was born in Northampton, Mass., Jan. 15th, 1687, and married Abigail Ball, of Springfield, Jan. 20th, 1710. He removed to Durham about 1710. He was the seventh son of Joseph Parsons, of Northampton. His uncle, Samuel Par- sons, removed from Northampton to Durham the same time, and married Mary Wheeler, of Durham, in 1711. Martha, the daughter of Abner Newton and Huldah, his wife, was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1749. Samuel, the son of Samuel Ely and Jerushah, his wife, was born June 21st, A. D. 1750. Moses Sheldon and Elizabeth Grave were joined in marriage, Apr. 20th, Anno Domini, 1749. Ezra, the son of Moses Sheldon and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1750. Enos, the son of Henry Crane and Mercy, his wife, was born Aug. 10th, A. D. 1751, and departed this life Aug. 28th, A. D. 1751. Medad, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born June 30th, 1749. Israel Camp and Ann Talcott were joined in marriage, Dec. 24th, 1747. Phebe, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born Oct. 26th, A. D. 1748. Ann, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann his wife, was born May 20th, 1756. Hezekiel, the son of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born May 21st, 1752. David Curtiss and Thankful Thomson were joined in marriage, Jan. 22d, 1747. TOWN RECORDS. 353 Ebenezer, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1749. David, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was born May 19th, A. D. 1750. Esther, the daughter of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1751. Daniel, the son of David Curtiss and Thankful, his wife, was born Oct. 7th, A. D. 1753. John Curtiss and Dinah Norton were joined in marriage, Nov. 18th, A. D. 1747. Abijah, the son of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born March 2d, A. D. 1750. Phebe, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born June 16th, A. D. 1752. Job Camp and Eachel Talcott were joined in marriage, Dec. 28th, 1752. Hannah, the daughter of Job Camp and Eachel, his wife, was born Oct. 15th, A. D. 1753. Josiah Fowler and Hannah Baldwin were joined in marriage, June 6th day, A. D. 1723. Josiah, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was born March 31st, 1724. Hannah, the daughter of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was born Apr. 12th, A. D. 1725. Caleb, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was born Jan. 7th, A. D. 1727. Elizabeth, the daughter of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was born Oct. 11th, A. D. 1728. Jonathan, the son of Josiah Fowler and Hannah, his wife, was born Aug. 20th, A. D. 1730. Joseph Norton and Prudence Osbom were joined in marriage, Sept. 16th, A. D. 1729. Mehetabel, the daughter of Joseph Norton and Prudence, his wife, was born July 12th, A. D. 1730. Jerusha, the daughter of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his wife, was born March 10th, A. D. 1730. Mary, the daughter of David Fowler and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1731. 45 354 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Nathaniel, the son of Abraham Cruttenden and Sarah, his wife was born July 21st, A. D. 1731. James, the son of David Eobinson and Eebeckah, his wife> was born June 10th, 1731. Blihu, the son of Jesse Norton, Jun., and Prudence, his wife, was born Jan. 11th, 1732. Henry Crane, Jun., and Marcey Francis were joined in mar- riage, June, the seventh day, A. D. 1732. Abraham, the son of Abraham Thomas and Hannah, his wife, was born Jan. 9th, 1732. Huldah, the daughter of Eichard Spellman and Margery, his wife, was born July 9 th, 1732. Jesse, the son of Silas Crane and Mercy, his wife, was born June 5th, 1732. Mary, the daughter of Stephen Bate and Patience, his wife, was born June 11th, 1732. Phineas, the son of John Camp and Damaris, his wife, was born June 15th, 1731. Abiathar, the son of John Camp and Damaris, his wife, was born Nov. 16th, 1732. Simeon, the son of Simeon Parsons and Mehethabel, his wife, was born Nov. 25th, 1732. Joel Parmalee and Abigail Andrus were joined in marriage, June 30th, 1706. Mary, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Nov. 11th, 1707. John, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Sep. 22d, 1709. Hezekiah, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Jan. 10th, 1712. .. -^Joel, the son of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born March 8th, 1714. Abigail, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born July 12th, 1715. Hannah, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Aug. 27th, 1717. Sarah, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Aug. 28th, 1719. Jerusha, the daughter of Joel Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born April 10th, 1721. TOWN RECORDS. 355 Job Wheeler and Jane Squire were joined in marriage, Apr. !9th, 1731. Jane, the daughter of Job Wheeler and Jane, his wife, was >orn Feb. loth, 1732. Israel, the son of Daniel Squire and Patience, his wife, was )orn the 27th of June, 1732. Adonijah, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, vas born Oct. 26th, 1723. John, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, was >orn Nov. 15th, 1725. Anna, the daughter of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, ras born Feb. 24th, 1728. Timothy, the son of Adonijah Morris and Sarah, his wife, was >orn Jan. 27th, 1730. Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his wife, vas born Feb. 21st, 1730-1. Lucretia, the daughter of Joseph Seward and Hannah, his, vife, was born Jan. 15th, 1732-3. Joseph Wheeler and Prudence 'Graves were joined in marriage, . 1761. Nathaniel William, the son of Mr. Elnathan Chauncey and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Sept. 12th, 1761. James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah Bull were joined in marriage, Sept. 12th, A. D. 1734. Nathan, the son of James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born June 23d, A. D. 1735. Aaron, the son of James Curtiss, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1737. Nathan Curtiss and Anna Booth were joined in marriage, May 13th, A. D. 1761. James, the son of John Jones and Hannah, his wife, was born Oct. 16th, A'. D. 1758. Moses Seward and Sarah Thomas were joined in marriage, Apr. 9th, A. D. 1761. Olive, the son of William Clarke and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Sept. 5th, A. D. 1761. Noah Baldwin and Mehitabel Parmalee were joined in mar- riage, July 30th, A. D. 1760. Phebe, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was born June 3d, A. D. 1761, and died June 4th, A. D. 1761. Eunice, the daughter of Simon Coe and Anna, his wife, was born Jan. 14th, 1762. Enos, the son of Silas Crane, Jun., and Lucretia, his wife, was born Feb. 13th, A. D. 1762. Seth, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was born May 8th, A. D. 1761. Hannah, the daughter of Hazael Hinman and Ann, his wife, was born June 27th, A. D. 1760. Euth, the daughter of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Aug. 8th, A. D. 1761. Caleb Fowler and Anne Rose were joined in marriage, Jan. 10th, A. D. 1759. Anne, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born Oct. 28th, A. D. 1761. TOWN RECORDS. 381 Bethiah, the daughter of John Canneld and Bethiah, his wife, was bom Feb. 4th, A. D. 1762. John Crane and Abigail Camp were joined in marriage, Apr. 7th, A. D. 1762. The children of Stephen Bate, Jun., and Lois, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Phinehas, was born July 26th, A. D. 1719 ; Linus, was born Sept. 6th, A. D. 1751 ; Lois, was born Jan. 7th, 1751 ; Phebe, was born Feb. 4th, A. D. 1756 ; Stephen, was born July 10th, 1762. Lament, the daughter of Lois Bate was born Jan. 7th, 1762. David Squier and Huldah Bishop were joined in marriage, Feb. 9th, 1761. Phinehas, the son of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, A. D. 1761. Abigail, the daughter of Joseph Francis and Martha, his wife, was born July 3d, A. D. 1762. Daniel Dimock and Thankful Merriman were joined in mar- riage, May 27th, A. D. 1762. Ichabod, the son of Abraham Scranton and Elenor, his wife, was born Aug. 31st, A. D. 1762. Sarah, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born Oct. 11th, A. D. 1762. Abiel, the son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Aug. 28th, A. D. 1762. Jonas Bishop and Phebe Crane were joined in marriage, Jan. 20th, A. D. 1763. Clarissa, the daughter of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born July 31st, A. D. 1762. Elihu, the son of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1763. Statira, the daughter of Jehiel Hull and Buth, his wife, was born Jan. 25th, A. D. 1759. David, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 10th, A. D. 1763. James, the son of Jess Austin and Elizabeth, his wife, was born March 5th, A. D. 1763. Samuel, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Mrs. Kath- arine, his wife, was born Jan. 12th, A. D. 1763. 382 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was born June 5th, A. D. 1761. Ashur Robinson and Margery Butcher were joined in marriage, June 11th, A. D. 1761. Rachel, the daughter of Ashur Robinson and Margery, his wife, was born Apr. 16th, A. D. 1762. Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was born May 8th, 1763, and departed this life, June 4th, A. D. 1763. Hezekiah Parmalee and Mehitabel Hall were joined in mar- riage, Apr. 18th, 1737, and their children were born as follows, (viz :) Hannah, Apr. 14th, A. D. 1738 ; Simeon, Aug. 3d, A. D. 1740 ; Mehithabel, Aug. 31st, A. D. 1742 ; Hezekiah, June 20th, 1745 ; Dan, May 15th, A. D. 1748 ; Moses, Apr. 15th, A. D. 1751, and Charles, Sept. 17th, A. D. 1753. Mehithabel, the wife of Hezekiah Parmalee, departed this life, Feb. 14th, A. D. 1755. Hezekiah Parmalee and Mercy Smith were joined in marriage, June 10th, A. D. 1756. James, the son of Hezekiah Parmalee and Mercy, his wife, was born July 15th, A. D. 1757, and dyed Nov. 30th, A. D. 1759. Erastus, the son of Israel Godard and Ann, his wife, was born March 27th, A. D. 1748. Israel, the son of Israel Goddard and Ann, his wife, was born Jan. 30th, A. D. 1750. Anne, the daughter of Israel Goddard and Ann, his wife, was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1752. Eunice, the daughter of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, was born May 21st, A. D. 1763. Eunice, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, died March 31st, A. D. 1762. Talcott, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was born March 4th, A. D. 1762. Damaris, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was born March 4th, A. D. 1762, and died March 30th, 1762. Ozias, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born Dec. 31st, A. D. 1759. TOWN RECORDS. 383 Lyman, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born June 1st, A. D. 1763. Silas, the son of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was born Dec. 13th, A. D. 1763. Oorondates, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born Nov. 10th, A. D. 1763. Canfield, the son of Ephraim Coe, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was born Sept. 26th, A. D. 1763. Paul, the son of Samuel Parsons and Elizabeth^his wife, was born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1762. Aaron Coe and Phebe Parsons were joined in marriage, Nov. 28th, A. D. 1754. Ithamar, the son of Aaron Coe and Phebe, his wife, was born Sept. 10th, A. D. 1755. Simeon Parsons, Jun., and Eunice Eossetter were joined in marriage, March 16th, A. D. 1758. Hezekiah Talcott departed this life, Feb. 13th, 1764. Ashur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife ? was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1763, and dyed Jan. 4th, A. D. 1764. Lucretia, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, was born Apr. 24th, A. D. 1764. Submit, the daughter of Abraham Bartlet and Submit, his wife, was born Apr. 10th, A. D. 1764. Silas, the son of Joseph Hull and Sibil, his wife, was born May 26th, A. D. 1764. Thankful, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his wife, was born June 22d, A. D. 1763. Katharine, the daughter of Samuel Squier and Ann, his wife, was bora Apr. 5th, A. D. 1762, and died June 8th, A. D. 1762. Samuel, the son of Samuel Squier and Ann, his wife, was bom May 16th, A. D. 1763. Lucy, the daughter of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was born Jan. 25th, A. D. 1756. Hinsdel, the son of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was born Dec. 25th, 1757. Bhoda, the daughter of Oliver Bate and Lois, his wife, was born Sept. 1st, A. D. 1760. Ebenezer, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Nov. 28th, A. D. 1763. 384 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Henry Seaward departed this life May 10th, 1764. Elihu, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katharine, his wife, was born Sept. 16th, A D. 1764. Mehithabel, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehithabel, his wife, was born May 21st, 1764. Lois, the daughter of Eliakin Strong and Hannah, his wife, was born May 29th, A. D. 1764. Sarah, the wife of Daniel Merwin, departed this life, Sept. 28d, 1764. Eunice, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, ■ was born June 23d, A. D. 1764. John, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was born Oct. 27th, A. D. 1761. Medad, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was born May 23d, A. D. 1764. Torry, the son of Sarah Torry, was born Oct. 6th, 1761. Patrick Nief and Lucy Richardson were joined in marriage, Aug. 4th, A. D. 1764. John, the son of Patrick Nief and Lucy, his wife, was born Dec. 30th, A. D. 1764. Reuben Bishop and Anne Wright were joined in marriage, March 9th, A. D. 1758. Joel, the son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife, was born Oct. 2d, A. D. 1759. Reuben, the son of Reuben Bishop and Anne, his wife, was born June 4th, A. D. 1762. Anne, the wife of Reuben Bishop, departed this life, Jan. 17th, A. D. 1765. Samuel, the son of Abner Tibbals and Sarah, his wife, was born March 9th, A. D. 1765. Abiathar, the son of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 29th, A. D. 1765. Aaron, the son of Zachariah Hinman and Hannah, his wife, was born Jan. 6th, O. S., A. D. 1740. Jared Whedon and Sarah Chipman were joined in marriage, May 24th, A. D. 1764. Elizabeth, the daughter of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. 28th, A. D. 1765. Ashur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, A. D. 1765. TOWN RECORDS. 385 Rejoice, the son of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born Oct. 23d, A. D. 1759. Sarah, the daughter of Israel Camp and Ann, his wife, was born Apr. 30th, A. D. 1763. Ann, the wife of Israel Camp, departed this life, March 18th, A. D. 1765. Catharine, the daughter of Samuel Squier, and Ann, his wife, was born July 21st, A. D. 1765. Stephen, the son of Ashur Robinson and Margery, his wife, was born Jan. 14th, A. D. 1764. David, the son of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born Oct. 1st, A. D. 1758. Daniel Merwin, Jun., departed this life, May 15th, 1758. Hannah, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, was born Dec. 15th, A. D. 1762, and died Feb. 4th, A. D. 1763. Phebe, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mahethabel, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1763, and died Dec. 31st, A. D. 1763. Nathan Ozias, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Feb. 10th, A. D. 1763. Elias, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Aug. 28th, A. D. 1765. Joel Parmalee and Rhoda Camp were joined in marriage, Jan. 6th, A. D. 1742-3, and their children were born as follows, (viz :) Eliphaz, Dec. 27th, A. D. 1743 ; Levi, June 22d, A. D. 1745 ; Mary, May 27th, A. D. 1747 ; Jerusha, Aug. 15th, A. D. 1749 ; Rhoda, Feb. 1st, A. D. 1752; Rosanna, March 5th, 1754; Ra- chel, Apr. 24th, A. D. 1756 ; Joel, Aug. 6th, A. D. 1758 ; Han- nah, Sept. 2d, A. D. 1761 ; Camp, March 17th, A. D. 1765. Hannah, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born May 7th, A. D. 1758. Rebeckah, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born Nov. 20th, A. D. 1759. John, the son of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born June 10th, A. D. 1763. Lucy, the daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, was born Sept. 27th, A. D. 1765. 49 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Concurrence, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, was born Feb. 17th, A. D. 1766. Lieut. Joseph Seward departed this life, Nov. 19th, 176-1. Zeleck, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1766. Beriah Murry and Mary Meeker were joined in marriage, July 21st, A. D. 1765. Sabra, the daughter of Beriah Murry and Mary, his wife, was born Aug. 24th, A. D. 1765. David, the son of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, was born Oct. 8th, A. D. 1762. Thaddeus, the son of David Squier and Hulda, hie wife, was born Aug. 19th, A. D. 1764. Daniel Merwin departed this life Apr. 11th, A. D. 1766. Oorondates, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, died May 12th, A. D. 1766. Sarah, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his wife, wus born May 9th, 1766. Dinah, the daughter of John Curtiss and Dinah, his wife, was born Jan. 21st, A. D. 1766. Olive, the daughter of Abraham Bartlett and Submit, his wife, was born June Oth, A. D. 1766. Ashur, the son of Ashur Robinson and Margaret, his wife, was born Nov. 21st, A. D. 1765. Rhoda, the daughter of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, died May 30th, A. D. 1766. Curtiss, the son of Abiel Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, was born June 20th, A. D. 1706. Samuel Hart and Abredgget Fowler were joined in marriage, Oct. 9th, 1759. Mary, the daughter of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, was born June 24th, A. D. 1762. Samuel, the son of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, was born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1764. Ruth, the daughter of Samuel Hart and Abredgget, his wife, was born June 8th, A. D. 1766. Mehitabel, the wife of Simeon Parsons, departed this life, Aug. 9th, A. D. 1700. Mary, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was born Nov. 27th, 1766. TOWN RECORDS. 387 Sutlief, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born March 25th, A. D. 1762. Moses, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born Jan. 11th, A. D. 1764. Seth, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. loth, A. D. 1766. Sarah, the daughter of Noah Baldwin and Mehethabel, his wife, was born Nov. 18th, 1765. Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Sept. 26th, 1766. Daniel, the son of Ezra Rockwell and Jemima, his wife, was born Dec. 11th, A. D. 1765. Samuel, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was bom Dec. 27th, A. D. 1766. Phebe, the daughter of Hezekiah Talcott and Sarah, his wife, was born May 29th, A. D. 1766. Hezekiah Talcott and Sarah Johnson were joined in marriage, March 28th, A. D. 1765. James Arnold and Tabitha Parsons were joined in marriage, Feb. 27th, A. D. 1765. Rhoda, the daughter of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was born Feb. 24th, A. D. 1760, and died Dec. 4th, A. D. 1760 Lemuel, the son of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was born Jan. 8th, A. D. 1762. Bbenezer, the son of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1764. Rhoda, the daughter of Lemuel Grurnsey and Ruth, his wife, was born Dec. 6th, 1765. Jesse Cook and Ruth Fairchild were joined in marriage, Oct. 22d, A. D. 1760. Millecent, the daughter of Jesse and Ruth Fairchild, was born Nov. 19th, A. D. 1761. Robert, their son was born March 11th, A. D. 1763. Sarah, their daughter was born Jan. 17th, A. D. 1765. Ruth, the wife of Jesse Cook departed this life, Apr. 5th, A. D. 1766. Jesse Cook and Rhoda Talcott were joined in marriage, Oct. 27th, A. D. 1766. John Camp departed this life, Jan. 6th, A. D. 1767. 388 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Israel Camp and Mary Gurnsey were joined in marriage, Dec. 24th, A. D. 1766. The children of Job Camp and Rachel his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Aaron, born Feb. 18th, A. D. 1755. Gad, born Jan. 3d, A. D. 1757. Eachel, born Dec. 13th, A. D. 1758. Manoah, born Dec. 31st, A. D. 1760. Jerusha, born March 19th, A. D. 1763. Luke, born July 28th, A. D. 1765. A Immer, the son of Samuel Crittenden and Sarah, his wife, was born March 17th, A. D. 1766. Joseph Ingham and Mehithabel Brown were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 19th, 1767. Lucy, ye daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, his wife, died Nov. 20th, A. D. 1766. Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was born Jan. 3d, A. D. 1762, and died Apr. 28th, 1763. Lucy, ye daughter of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was born March 4th, A. D. 1764. Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was born Oct. 13th, A. D. 1766, and died Nov. 23d, A. D. 1767. Samuel Norton departed this life July 13th, A. D. 1767. Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann Crane were joined in marriage, Sept. 21st, A. D. 1766. Luther, the son of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1767. Reuben Rose, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born June 17th, A. D. 1763. Irene, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born Nov. 5th, A. D. 1764. Ozias, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born July 25th, A. D. 1766 ; died Apr. 14th, 1767. Clarinda, the daughter of Elihu Crane and Mary, his wife, was born Nov. 23d, A. D. 1767. Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was born May 12th, 1766, and died Sept. 26th, 1767. The children of Rowland Rossetter and Mary, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Catharine, born March 6th, A. D. 1767. TOWN RECORDS. 389 Bryan, bora Sept. 6th, A. D. 1760. Eunice, born Sept. 9th, A. D. 1764. Rhoda, the wife of Capt. Ebenezer Gurnsey, departed this life, Oct. 14th, A. D. 1767. Mr. Henry Crane departed this life Feb. 1st, 1768. Dr. Amos Hubbard departed this life Nov. 15th, 1767. Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sarah Bishop were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 17th, 1767. David Talcott and Anne Lyman were joined in marriage, Sept. 17th, 1767. Tryphene, ye daughter of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, was born Nov. 9th, A. D. 1766. Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah Picket were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 4th, A. D. 1766. / Noah, ye son of Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah, his wife, was born Dec. 11th, 1767. Salle, ye daughter of John Norton, Jun., and Hannah, was bom Dec. 10th, A. D. 1767. Israel, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 29th, A. D. 1768. Elah, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Feb. 11th, A. D. 1768. Nathan, the son of Benj. Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was bom Nov. 4th, A. D. 1767. Rachel, the daughter of Joseph Frances and Martha, his wife, was born July 2d, 1768. Patte, the daughter of Daniel Dimock and Thankful, his wife, was born May 7th, 1768. Elenor, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was born Sept. 19th, 1768. David, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was born Sept. 23d, A. D. 1766. David, the son of Abial Baldwin and Mehithabel, his wife, was born Nov. 23d, A. D. 1768. Edmund, the son of Jesse Cook and Rhoda, his wife, was born Nov. 17th, A. D. 1767, and died Feb. 17th, A. D. 1768. Charles Augustus, the son of Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katharine, his wife, was bom March 2d A. D. 1768. 390 HISTOEY OF DURHAM. Elizabeth, the daughter of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was born Dec. 25th, A. D. 1768. The children of Thomas Lyman and Anne, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Sarah, was born May 29th, A. D. 1741. Elizabeth, was born March 4th, A. D. 1744. Thomas, was bora Feb 14th, A. D. 1746. Anne, was born Jan. 10th, A. D. 1748. Abel, was born Feb. 12th, A. D. 1750. James, was born June 10th, A. D. 1753. Daniel, was born Jan. 27th, A. D. 1756. Thomas Lyman departed this life Apr. 20th, A. D. 1761. Noah, the son of David Talcott and Anne, his wife, was bom Aug. 7th, A. D. 1768. Melinda, the daughter of Aaron Hinman and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Apr. 15th, A. D. 1766. Eebeckah, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born July 26th, A. D. 1768. Mary, the daughter of Robert Crane and Mary, his wife, was born Aug. 7th, A. D. 1767. Robert, the son of Robert Crane and Mary, his wife, was born Nov. 12th, A. D. 1768. Abel, the son of Abel Coe and Prudence, his wife, was born July 20th, A. D. 1768. Israel, the son of Rhoda Wells, was born Apr. 29th, A. D. 1766. Hannah Seaward departed this life Apr. 23d, A. D. 1769. Sarah, the daughter of Josiah Coe and Hannah, his wife, was born March 5th, A. D. 1762. Hannah, the daughter of Josiah Coe and Hannah, his wife, was born May 1st, A. D. 1766. Cornelius Hull and Abigail Chipman were married, Jan. 1st, A. D. 1746. The children of Cornelius Hull and Abigail, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Sylvanus, was born Oct. 13th, A.D. 1746. Cornelius, was born Mar. 5th, A. D. 1748. Abigail, was born July 26th, A. D. 1749. Samuel, was born Dec. 10th, A. D. 1752. TOWN RECORDS. 391 Ann, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1755. Iluldah, was born March 6th, A. D. 1758. Charles, was born May 5th, A. D. 1760. Giles, was born July 4th, A. D. 1762. Concurrence, ye daughter of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. 19th, 1769. John Seaward, of Durham, and Sarah Burr, of Haddam, were joined in marriage, May 10th, A. D. 1769. Elam, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born July 23d, A. D. 1768. Ambrose Field and Sarah Bate were joined in marriage, Sept. 17th, A. D. 1767. John Edwards, the son of Samuel Wilkinson and Sarah, his wife, was bom Apr. 2d, A. D. 1766. Ruth, the daughter of Jesse Cook and Bhoda, his wife, was born July 27th, A. D. 1769. Amaziah, the son of Richard Lucas and Sarah his wife, was born July , A. D. 1764. Salle, the daughter of Richard Lucas and Sarah, his wife, was born March 2d, A. D. 1767. Sarah, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born June 3d, A. D. 1769. Phebe, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Sybil, his wife, was born Jan. 21st, A. D. 1769. Mr. Joseph Tibbals and Mrs. Elizabeth Lane were joined in marriage, Oct., A. D. 1752. Sally, the daughter of Joseph Wright, Jun., and Sarah, his wife, was born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1769. Ebenezer Tibbals and Submit Seaward were joined in marriage, May 23d, A. D. 1754. The children of Ebenezer Tibbals and Submit, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Ebenezer, was born Oct. 16th, A. D. 1755. Phebe, was born May 7th, A. D. 1757. Submit, was born May 8th, A. D. 1759. Abigail, was born March 22d, A. D. 1761. Mary, was born Apr. 30th, A. D. 1763. Hannah, was born July 22d, A. D. 1765. Stephen, was born June 23d, A. D. 1767. 392 HISTORY OP DURHAM. Samuel, was born June 18th, A. D. 1769. Timothy Stow and Rebeckah. Meeker were joined in marriage, June 13th, A. D. 1769. David, the son of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was born Sept. 23d, A. D. 1766. Damaris, the daughter of Elnathan Camp and Eunice, his wife, was born Dec. 21st, A. D. 1768. Elah, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Feb. 11th, A. D. 1768. Daniel Merwin and Rebeckah Seaward were joined in marriage, Dec. 14th, A. D. 1769. Jonathan Wackley and Anne Bates were joined in marriage, Sep. 17th, A. D. 1767. Hannah, the daughter of Jonathan Wackley and Anne, his wife, was born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1769. James, the son of Jonah Frisbee and Elizabeth, his wife, was born July 31st, A. D. 1771. Phinehas Camp and Martha Hall were joined in marriage, Jan. 8th, A. D. 1767. Seth, the son of Phinehas Camp and Martha, his wife, was born May 31st, A. D. 1767. Daniel, the son of Phinehas Camp and Martha, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1768. Lieut. Nathaniel Seward departed this life, Apr. 2d, 1770. Samuel Bartlett and Abigail Ingham were joined in marriage, June 16th, A. D. 1768. Samuel, the son of Samuel Bartlet and Abigail, his wife, was born Apr. 23d, A. D. 1769. Nathaniel, the son of John Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born May 21st, A. D. 1770. Nathan, the son of Thomas Strong and Phebe, his wife, was born June 29th, A. D. 1769. Moses Griswold and Ann Smithson were joined in marriage, Feb. 3d, A. D. 1768. Jared, the son of Moses Griswold and Ann, his wife, was born March 13th. A. D. 1769. Moses Griswold departed this life, Sept. 30th, A. D. 1770. Ezra, the son of Elah Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Oct. 31st, A. D. 1770. TOWN RECORDS. 393 Lemuel, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1770. Aaron, the son of Abia] Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Nov. 8th, A. D. 1770. Thomas Canfield departed this life Nov. 25th, 1770. Lieut. John Norton departed this life, Nov. 4th, 1770. Miles Merwin, Jan., and Mary Parmele were joined in mar- riage, Nov. 4th, A. D. 1767. Jerusha, the daughter of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born Aug. 27th, A. D. 1768. Eunice, the daughter of Miles Merwin, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born Apr. 27th, A. D. 1770. Daniel, the son of Daniel Merwin and Rebeckah, his wife, was born Sept. 29th, A. D. 1770. Robert, the son of Ambrose Field and Sarah, his wife, was born June 10th, A. D. 1770. Eli Crane and Mehitabel Chapman were joined in marriage, Jan. 18th, A. D. 1768. Mehitabel, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1768. Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born July 9th, A. D. 1770. Phebe, ye daughter of Samuel Doan Cook and Rebeckah, his wife, was born May 6th, A. D. 1769. Nathan, the son of the Rev. Mr. Elizur Goodrich and Katha- rine, his wife, was born Aug. 1st, A. D. 1770. Lewis, the son of Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born Apr. 28th, A. D. 1766, and departed this life, Jan. 8th, A. D. 1770. Mary, the daughter of Samuel Parsons, Jun., and Abigail, his wife, was born Oct. 23d, A. D. 1770. Miranda, the daughter of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was bom Jan. 20th, A. D. 1771. Chipman, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born Feb. 9th, A. D. 1771. Charles, the son of Ephraim Seaward and Abigail, his wife, was born Sept. 14th, A. D. 1750. Lydia, the daughter of Ephraim Seaward and Abigail, his wife, was born Jan. 18th, A. D. 1753. 50 394 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Abigail, the daughter of Ephraim Seward and Abigail, his wife, was born March 8th, A. D. 1758. Jonah Frisbie and Elizabeth Hickox were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, A. D. 1758. The children of Jonah Frisbie and Elizabeth, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Thaddeus Grannice, was born Jan. 5th, A. D. 1760. Elizabeth, was born Feb. 23d, A.D. 1761. Rachel, was born Aug. 27th, A. D. 1763. Jonah, was born Aug. 25th, A. D. 1765. Dorcas, was born June 10th, A. D. 1767. Timothy, w^as born Apr. 20th, A. D. 1769. Timothy Hall departed this life, July 29th, 1771. Jeremiah Butler and Anna Coe were joined in marriage, Sept. 20th, A. D. 1769. Polly, the daughter of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was born March 18th, A. D. 1770. Jeremiah, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was born May 4th, A. D. 1771. Benjamin Picket and Adah Camp were joined in marriage, Dec. 5th, A. D. 1758. The children of Benjamin Pickett and Adah, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Ruth, was born Nov. 19th, A. D. 1759. Adah, was born Dec. 22d, A. D. 1760, and died June 29th, 1765. Ozias, was born Dec. 7th, A. D. 1762. Hannah, was born Mar. 4th, A. D. 1764. Benjamin, was born July 19th, A. D. 1765. Adah, was born Sept. 11th, A. D. 1766. Rhoda, was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1768. Joseph, was born Sept. 13th, A. D. 1769. Dolle, the daughter of Ann Allen, was born Feb. 13th, A. D. 1771. Lucretia, the daughter of Silas Crane and Lucretia, his wife, was born July 19th, 1772. Nathan Seaward and Rachel Gillum were joined in marriage, May 6th, A. D. 1772. Jerusha, the daughter of Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Aug. 4th, A. D. 1772. TOWN RECORDS. 395 The children of Jeremiah Griswold and Sarah, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Notwithstanding, was born Apr. 16th, A. D. 1764. Eosamond and Kosetta, were born Oct. 20th, A. D. 1766. Samuel, was born May 29th, A. D. 1769. Henry, the son of Daniel Hall, Jun., and Ann, his wife, was born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1771. Ruth, the daughter of Abial Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Oct. 30th, A. D. 1772. Polly, the daughter of Daniel Whitmore and Sarah his wife, was born Nov. 7th, A. D. 1770. Daniel, the son of Daniel Whitmore and Sarah, his wife, was born Sept. 4th, A. D. 1772. Polly, the daughter of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was born Feb. 16th, A. D. 1768. Jesse, the son of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was born Feb. 28th, A. D. 1770. Salle, the daughter of Jesse Atwell and Marah, his wife, was born March 17th, A. D. 1772. Rhoda, the wife of Jesse Cook, departed this life, July 29th, 1771. Jesse Cook and Ann Griswold were joined in marriage, Oct. 20th, A. D. 1771. Rhoda, the daughter of Jesse Cook and Ann, his wife, was born July 15th, A. D. 1772. Joseph Smith and Rhoda Pickett were joined in marriage, Sept. 10th, A. D. 1767. James, the son of Joseph Smith and Rhoda, his wife, was born Apr. 17th, 1769. Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Smith and Rhoda, his wife, was born Apr. 23d, A. D. 1771, and died May 9th, 1773. Joel, the son of John Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Apr. 24th, A. D. 1771. « Hannah, the wife of John Norton, departed this life, Dec. 13th, A. D. 1772. Miles, the son of Charles Norton and Elizabeth, his wife, was born May 30th, A. D. 1769. Eunice, the daughter of Charles Norton and Elizabeth, his wife, was born March 6th, A. D. 1771. 396 HISTORY OF DURHAM. John, the son of Israel Camp and Mary, his wife, was born May 18th, A. D. 1773. Katharine, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born Aug. 20th, A. D. 1770. Libbeus, the son of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born Nov. 20th, A. D. 1772. Zerujah Chidsey departed this life, Nov. 24th, A. D. 1771. Ichabod Lewis, the son of Iehabod Higgins and Jane, his wife, was born Apr. 1st, A. D. 1771. Anne, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Feb. 21st, A. D. 1758. Olive, the daughter of Daniel Weld and Elizabeth, his wife, was born May 2d, A. D. 1770. Abiathar, the son of Samuel Squier and Abigail, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, A. D. 1740. Abiathar Squier and Mary Dudley were joined in marriage, March 9th, A. D. 1763, and their children were born as follows, viz : Asher, was born Nov. 16th, A. D. 1763. Dudley, was born March 31st, A. D. 1765. Ambrose, was born Aug. 2d, A. D. 1766. Abiathar, was born May 19th, 1768. Statira, was born March 6th, A. D. 1769. Noah, was born May 25th, A. D. 1772. Sarah, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born June 3d, A. D. 1769. Abram, the son of Moses Seward and Sarah, his wife, was born Oct. 11th, A. D. 1772. Jared, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born Oct. 24th, A. D. 1773. Hamlet, the son of Joseph Smith and Khoda, his wife, was born June 29th, A. D. 1773. The children of Job Camp and Eachcl, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Eebeckah, was born July 12th, A. D. 1767. Ashur, was born July 29th, A. D. 1769. Elenor, was born Aug. 28th, A. D. 1771. Benoni, was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1773. Julius, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born Apr., A. D. 1768. TOWN RECORDS. 397 Edmund, the son of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born Feb. 25th, A. D. 1770. Lucretia, the daughter of Caleb Fowler and Anne, his wife, was born March 10th, A. D. 1772. Mindwell, the daughter of Abraham Bartlett and Submit, his wife, was born July 6th, 1770. Phebe, the daughter of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was born June 19th, A. D. 1770. Elizur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Feb. 11th, A. D. 1773, and died Feb. 16th, A. D. 1773. Mary, the daughter of Abel Coe and Prudence, his wife, was born Jan. 1st, A. D. 1774. Phitiehas Canfield and Anne Newton were joined in marriage, Apr. 1st, 1773. Thomas, the son of Phinehas Canfield and Anne, his wife, was born March 28th, 1774. John, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was born Sept. 13th, A. D. 1772. Rayner, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anna, his wife, was born Aug. 15th, 1774. Mary, the daughter of Daniel Hall, 3d, and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Sept. 7th, A. D. 1774. Timothy Botchford, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born June 10th, A. D. 1773. Mr. Noah Parsons departed this life at Hispaniola, in May A. D. 1774. Stephen, the son of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was born July 31st, A. D. 1768. John Norton and Sarah Tainter were joined in marriage, March 24th, A.D.I 774. Rebeckah, the daughter of Timothy Stow and Rebeckah, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, A. D. 1774. Hannah, the daughter of Eliakim Strong and Hannah, his wife, was bom July 4th, A. D. 1773. Elizur, the son of Benjamin Gillum and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Oct. 4th, A. D. 1774. James, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was born May 23d, A. D. 1754. 398 HISTORY OF DURHAM Anne, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wile, was 30m JuIy 16th, A. D. 1770 Samuel, the son of John Laws and Abigail, his wife was born Jan. 16th, A. D. 1770. ^ Llannah, the daughter of John Laws and Abigail, his wife, was born May 28th, A. D. 1772. "Daniel, the son of Jown Laws and Abigail, his wife, was born June 2d, A. D. 1775. Seth, the son of Abial Baldwin and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Apr. 27th, A. D. 1775. Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born Oct. 10th, A. D. 1775. Mary Coe departed this life, Oct. 26th, A. D. 1776. Daniel, the son of Daniel Hall, 2d, and Ann, his wife, was born March 16th, 1776. Daniel Hall, 2d, departed this life, Aug. 17th, 1776. John, the son of Jared Whedon and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. 26th, 1777. Dan Parmalee and Abigail Norton were joined in marriage, Jan. 11th, A. D. 1776. Hannah, the daughter of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Nov. 1st, A. D. 1776. Stephen, the son of Jeremiah Butler and Anne, his wife, was born March 26th, A. D. 1776. Concurrence Seaward departed this life, Sept. 1st, A. D. 1776. Moses, the son of John Las and Abigail, his wife, was born Sep. 23d, A. D. 1777. Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, died Feb. 17th, A. D. 1777. Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born July 9th, A. D. 1770, and died the 3d day of Dec. A. D. 1776. Nathan, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Jan. 14th, A. D. 1772. Sybil, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Apr. 17th, A. D. 1774. Eli, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Feb. 24th, A. D. 1777. Amos Fowler and Sarah Hinman were joined in marriage, Jan. 2d, A. D. 1777. TOWN RECORDS. 399 Betsey, the daughter of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Oct. 24th, A. D. 1781. Tabitha, the daughter of Col. James Arnold and Tabitha, his wife, was born Dec. 27th, 1776. Eejoice, the son of John Crane and Abigail, his wife, was born May 31st, A. D. 1778. Abijah Curtiss and Ann Bishop were joined in marriage, Aug. 13th, A. D. 1777. Olive, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born Apr. 24th, A. D. 1778. Mary, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born Sept. 26th, A. D. 1778. Anne, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born Dec. 6th, A. D. 1779. Abel Tibbals and Jane Kelsey were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, A. D. 1776. Anna, the daughter of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, was born May 7th, A. D. 1778. Hannah, the daughter of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, was born Oct. 7th, A. D. 1779. Ens'n Simeon Parsons departed this life Jan. 6th, 1781. The children of John Johnson, Jun., and Abigail, his wife, were born as follows, viz : Morris, was born Dec. 12th, A. D. 1773. Khoda, was born Oct. 6th, A. D. 1775. Mercy, was born May 2d, 1778. Nabbe, was bom Oct. 22d, A. D. 1780. The children of Eliphaz Parmalee and Anne, his wife, were born as follows, viz : Euth, was born Sept. 27th, A. D. 1769. Ozias, was born Dec. 7th, A. D. 1771. Noah, was born Nov. 25th, A. D. 1773. Ehoda, was born Jan. 20th, A. D. 1778. Eli, was born Feb. 9th, A. D. 1781. Lidia, the daughter of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Dec. 14th, A. D. 1779. Jesse, the son of Eli Crane and Mehitabel, his wife, was born Apr. 28th, A. D. 1782. Eli Crane departed this life, Oct 5th, A. D. 1781. 400 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Thaddeus, the son of Heth Camp and Marj^, his wife, was born Nov. 19th, A. D. 1780. Dan, the son of Dan Parmalee and Abigail, his wife, was born Feb. 3d, A. D. 1783. Toseph, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born Sept. 18th, A. D. 1780. The children of Phinehas Spelman and Elisabeth, his wife, were born as follows, viz : Hannah, was born Mar. 26th, A. D. 1755 ; Ann, was born Jan. 27th, A. D. 1757 ; Richard, was born Dec. 3d, A. D. 1758 ; Rob- ert, was born Feb. 7th, A. D. 1767 ; Elisabeth, was born May 13th, A. D. 1774; Nathan, was born Sep. 23d, A. D. 1777 ; Eli- zur, was born Aug. 7th, A. D. 1780. Phinehas Spelman departed this life, Dec. 31st, 1783. Jenjamin, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born May 4th, A. D. 1784. Thaddeus, the son of Thaddeus Manning and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Feb. 23d, A. D. 1780. Hannah, the daughter of Heth Camp and Mary, his wife, was born May 17th, A. D. 1784. Frederick Crane and Anne Babcock were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, A. D. 1778. The children of Frederick Crane and Anne, his wife, were born as follows : Rebeckah, was born Aug. 25th, A. D. 1778 ; Asa, was born March 12th, A. D. 1780; Charles, was born Feb. 1st, 1782; Eu- nice, was born Jan. 13th, A. D. 1784. Mercy Crane, widow of Silas Crane, departed this life, Aug. 29th, A. D. 1782. Eunice, the daughter of Levi Parmalee and Phebe, his wife, was born Apr. 3d, 1778. Phebe, the daughter of Levi Parmalee and Phebe, his wife, was born Apr. 18th, 1782. Ozias, the son of Abel Tibbals and Jane, his wife, was born Aug. 20th, 1783. Joseph Parsons and Mercy Coe were joined in marriage, Dec. 7th, A. D. 1775. Charles, the son of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his wife, was bora Dec. 7th, A. D. 1778. TOWN RECORDS. 401 Katharine, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his wife, was born Sept. 2d, A. D. 1781. Eunice, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Mercy, his wife, was born Apr. 26th, A. D. 1784. John Camp, the son of Abraham Bartlet, Jun., and Melinda, his wife, was born Dec. 24th, 1785. Mehitable, the daughter of Dan Parmelee and Abigail, his wife, was born March 4th, 1785. Nabby, the daughter of Dan Parmelee and Abigail, his wife, was born Jan. 2d, 1792. Mr. Ithamar Parsons departed this life, Jan. 21st, A. D. 1786. Elisabeth Parsons, wife to Lieut. Samuel Parsons, departed this life July 6th, 1785. Aaron Parsons, son to Ithamar Parsons and Sarah, his wife, was born Nov. 10th, 1758. Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, were joined in marriage, Oct. 3d, A. D. 1782. Curtiss, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born Apr. 23d, 1783. Hannah, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born Jan. 22d, A. D. 1785. Jesse Atwell and Mary, his wife, were joined in marriage, June 16th, 1767. The children of Jesse Atwell and Mary, his wife, were born as follows, (viz :) Polly, Feb. 16th, 1768; Jesse, Feb. 28th, 1770; Sally, March ye 17th, 1772; Fanny, Aug. 8th, 1774; Electa, March 5th, 1776 ; William, July 2d, 1778 ; Harriet, June 25th, 1781. Jesse Atwell departed this life, July 11th, A. D. 1781. Charles Coe and Hannah Bates joined in marriage, Oct. 30th, 1784. Noah, the son of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife, was born May 24th, 1786. Chauncey Graham and Sarah Merwin were joined in marriage, Nov. 11th, A. D. 1782. Chauncey, the son of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, was born July 26th, 1783. Sarah, the daughter of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, was born Sept. 18th, 1784. 51 402 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Stephen, the son of Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, was bora Dec. 13th, 1736. Isaac, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born June 19th, 1776. ^ — Joseph, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born Sept. 28th, 1780. £Uf*a^U*** P, ^°^° -— -"Henry, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, was born June 9th, 1786. Nathan, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born May 9th, 1787. Bridgman Gurnsey and Phebe Ann Curtiss were joined in mar- riage, Feb. 5th, 1786. )aniel, son to John Loas and Abigail, his wife, departed this life Jan. 12th, 1788. Jacob, the son of Jacob Cornwell and Hannah, his wife, was born Apr. 25th, 1778. Phebe Strong, wife to Mr. Thomas Strong, departed this life, Feb. 3d, 1787. Polly, the daughter of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife was bom Sep. 13th, 1788. Miles, the son of Miles Merwin and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1772. Olive, was born Dec. 12th, 1773 ; Euth, was born June 25th, 1776 ; Nancy, Oct. 25th, 1778; Ehoda, Nov. 11th, 1780; Jesse, was born Dec. 23d, 1782 ; Mary, May 14th, 1785, and Hannah, was born Aug. 31st, 1787. James Gurdon, the son of Hope Whitmore, was born Oct. 30th, 1779. Luca, the daughter of Amos Davis and Hope, his wife, was born Jan. 24th, 1787. Amos, the son of Amos Davis and Hope, his wife, was born Sept. 1st, 1788. Marcus, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born Feb. 23d, 1789. Nilit, the daughter of Jin, servants to the widow Esther Wads- worth, was bora May 7th, 1784 ; and Mille, servant to the sd. Esther Wads worth, was born May 5th, 1787. James, the son of James Arnold and Tabatha, his wife, was born Oct. 26th, 1782. TOWN RECORDS. 403 Whiting, the son of James Arnold and Tabatha, his wife, was born Sept. 25th, 1785. Eunice, the wife of Simeon Parsons, Esq., departed this life, Apr. 12th, 1791. Samuel, the son of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife was born June 10th, 1781. Parsons, the son of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was born June 7th, 1784. Sally, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was born Dec. 20th, 1790. Calvin Hawley, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born Sept. 20th, 1791. Parsons, the son of Charles Coe and Hannah, his wife, was born Feb. 4th, 1792. Mary, the daughter of Dr. Chauncey Graham and Sarah, his wife, was bom Apr. 7th, A. D. 1789. Mr. Elah Camp departed this life, Oct. 17th, 1787. Nathan O. Camp and Phebe Spencer joined in marriage, May 16th, 1787. Sally, the daughter of Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Jan. 27th, 1788. Enos Spencer, son to Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Dec. 30th, 1789. Elah, son to Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born July 22d, 1792. James Curtiss and Sally Morrow were joined in marriage, the 2d of Nov., 1791. James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful Dimmock joined in mar- riage. Mar. 16th, 1785. Samuel, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his wife, was born Dec. 5th, 1785. Henry, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his wife, was born Oct. 23d, 1787. Israel, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his wife, was born Apr. 12th, 1789. James, the son of James Robinson, Jun., and Thankful, his wife, was born Nov. 14th, 1791. Eliakim Hull was born Aug. 1st, 1752. Rachel Hull was born Sept. 20th, 1750. 404 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Eliakim Hull and Eachel Welles were joined in marriage, March 14th, 1787. Eachel, the daughter of Eliakim Hull, was born Feb. 11th, 1783. Jehiel, the son of Eliakim Hull and Rachel, his wife, was born July 31st, 1789. Dency, the daughter of Joseph Parsons and Marcy, his wife, was born May 25th, 1786. Samuel, the son of Joseph Parsons and Marcy, his wife, was born Aug. 29th, 1788. Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, were joined in marriage, Dec. 14th, 1776. John, the son of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born Oct. 20th, 1787, and died Apr. 22d, 1792. Alvey, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born Nov. 24th, 1789. Clarissa, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born Feb. 4th, 1792. Samuel Bates, Jun., and Hannah Southmayd were joined in marriage Nov. 13th, 1786. Abiah Southmayd, daughter to Samuel Bates, Jun., and Han- nah, his wife, was born Dec. 15th, 1787. William, the son to sd. Bates was born July 9th, 1790. Hannah, the daughter to Samuel Bates and Hannah, his wife, was born Feb. 24th, 1793. James Bates, Jun., and Anne Gurnsey were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 24th, 1766. Katharine, the daughter of James Bates and Anne, his wife, was born Oct. 26th, 1767. Daniel, the son of James Bates and Anne, his wife, was born Sept. 25th, 1770. Gurnsey was born Feb. 1st, 1772 ; Ebenezer, was born Oct. 3d, 1775, and died June 6th, 1779. Anne, the daughter of the sd. James and Anne, was born May 9th, 1780. Lieut. Miles Merwin departed this life, Dec. 12th, 1786. Mary Merwin, wife to Lieut. Miles Merwin, departed this life, Jan. 18th, 1793. Daniel Bates and Anne Smithson were joined in marriage, Oct. 24th, 1790. TOWN EECOKDS. 405 Phebe, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was born Feb. 13th, 1792. William Butler was born Apr. 16th, 1752. Sarah Butler, wife to William Butler, was born Feb. 23d, 1758. William Butler and Sarah Hull were joined in marriage, Sept. 29th, 1778. Charles, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born March 21st, 1779. Elizur, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born March 3d, 1781. Sarah, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born March 7th, 1784. William, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born June 16th, 1786. Harriet, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born Aug. 11th, 1788. Chauncey, the son of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born May 7th, 1791. Betcy, the daughter of William Butler and Sarah, his wife, was born May 20th, 1793. Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Bates and Hannah, his wife, departed this life, Feb. 13th, 1794. Khoda, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born March 13th, 1794. Sarah, the wife of Ithamar Parsons, departed this life, Apr. 13th, 1794. Mr. Lemuel Grurnsey departed this life, July 17th, 1794. Clarissa, the daughter of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa Bates, his wife, departed this life, May 10th, 1794. Elias Camp, Jun., and Elizabeth Spencer were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 17th, 1788. Betsey, the daughter of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Apr. 4th, 1789. Thomas Spencer, son of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Jan. 3d, 1791. Lucinda, daughter to Elias Camp, Jun., and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Jan. 28th, 1793. Elize, daughter of Elias Camp, Jun., and Elizabeth, his wife, was born Apr. 20th, 1795. 406 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Samuel, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, bis wife, was born May the 4th, 1776. Sally, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born March the 30th, 1778. Jesse, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born Apr. the 2d, 1780. Morris, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born March the 20th, 1783. Hamlet, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born Aug. 22d, 1785. Alandon, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born Aug. 16th, 1789. Tenta, the daughter of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born July 26th, 1791. Simeon, the son of Morris Coe and Lucy, his wife, was born June 22d, 1794. Simeon Parsons, Esq., and Sarah Gurnsey were joined in mar- riage, Feb. 19th, 1795. -— " Henry, the son of John Loas and Abigail, his wife, departed this life, the 26th day of Sept., 1794. Ebenezer Squire and Lucy Wilcox were joined in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1778. Daniel, the son of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was born Sept. 12th, 1780. Ebenezer, the son of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was born Dec. 14th, 1782. Katharine, the daughter of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was born Dec. 6th, 1787. Anne, the daughter of Ebenezer Squire and Lucy, his wife, was born Aug. 26th, 1791. Polly, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was born Apr. 9th, 1794. Sally, the daughter of Richard Barret and Sarah, his wife, de- parted this life, Apr. 19th, 1794. Prudence, the wife of Abel Coe, departed this life, Nov. 23d, A. D. 1795. Nathan Ozias Camp, the son of Nathan O. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Jan. 4th, 1796. Col. Elihu Chauncey departed this life, Apr. 11th, 1791. Capt. Elnathan Chauncey departed this life, May 4th, 1796. TOWN RECORDS. 407 Joseph, the son of Eliphaz Nettleton and Lydia, his wife, was born Jan. 10th, 1793. Mimemery, daughter to Eliphaz Nettleton and Lydia, his wife, was born May 27th, 1795. Nathaniel Thayer and Anne Fowler were joined in marriage, Nov. 6th, 1791. William Austin, son to Nathaniel Thayer and Anne, his wife, was born Aug. 5th, 1792. Phebe, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born March 8th, 1796. Phebe, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born Feb. 27th, 1783. Dinah, the daughter of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born July 23d, 1785. Samuel, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born July 13th, 1787. Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born May 17th, 1790. Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, depart- ed this life May 10th, 1791. Ichabod, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born Apr. 3d, 1792. David, the son of Abijah Curtiss and Ann, his wife, was born | Jan. 31st, 1795. i Lucius Fowler Thayer, son of Nathaniel Thayer and Anne, his wife, was born June 21st, A. D. 1797. Israel Camp and Rhoda Smithson were joined in marriage, | May 3d, 1789. William Smithson, son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, j was born Jan. 2d, 1790. Two sons, twins of Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, was born \ Jan. 18th, 1792. Sally, daughter to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, was born Sept. 5th, 1794 William Smithson, son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, was born Apr. 23d, 1796. William Smithson, eldest son to Israel Camp and Rhoda, his wife, died Sept. 20th, 1795. Joel Coe, son to Ephraim Coe, was born Aug. 10th, 1766. 408 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Sally Talcott, daughter to Hezekiah Talcott, was born July 30th, 1768. Joel Coe and Sally Talcott were joined in marriage, Jan. 31st, 1791. Talcott Coe, son to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, was born Dec. 21st, 1791. Eunice Coe, daughter to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, was born Apr. 21st, 1794. Lester and Chester, twins, sons to Joel Coe and Sally, his wife, were born Sept. 13th, 1796. John Curtiss, Jun., and Lydia Hall were joined in marriage, Dec. 29th, 1794. Kev. Elizur Goodrich departed this life at Norfolk, Nov. 21st, 1797. John Coe and Susannah Swaddle were joined in marriage, Dec. 10th, 1797. Abel Coe departed this life Jan. 10th, 1798. Josiah Coe departed this life, Feb. 14th, 1798. Samuel Tibbals and Esther Swaddle joined in marriage, Apr. 27th, 1794. John Spencer, son to Elias Camp and Elizabeth his wife, was born July 17th, 1797. John Turner and Elizabeth Chatfield joined in marriage, Oct. 18th, 1792. Hannah Eli, daughter to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Aug. 26th, 1793. Danforth, daughter to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Jan. 3d, 1795. Oreb, son to John Turner and Elisabeth, his wife, was born Dec. 21st, 1796. Elisabeth, wife to John Turner, departed this life, Dec. 13th, 1798. Mr. David Smith was ordained over the Church and Congre- gation of this town, Aug. 15th, 1799. Harry Chamberlin, son to Asa Chamberlin and Martha, his wife, was born Apr. 9th, 1782. Entered Sept. 10th, 1799. Elisabeth, was born Dec. 4th, 1768 ; Kufus, was born Aug. 31st, 1770; Huldah, was born Dec. 15th, 1772 ; Polly, was born Aug. 8th, 1775 ; Parmelec, was born Nov. 14th, 1777 ; Asa, was born Jan. 26th, 1779. Entered Sept 10th, 1799. TOWN RECORDS. 409 Amanda, the daughter of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born July 11th, 1799. Lydia, the wife of John Curtiss, Jim., departed this life, July 6th, 1799. Lieut. Abraham Scranton and Hannah Camp were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1772. Hamlet Scranton, son to Abraham Scranton and Hannah, his wife, was born Dec. 1st, 1772 ; Henry, was born May 10th, 1775 ; Israel, was born Apr. 4th, 1778 ; Joy, was born March 7th, 1781 ; Content, was born March 11th, 1783 ; Manda, was born Apr. 13th, 1785 ; Abraham, was born May 3d, 1787. Moses Seaward and Sarah Fowler were joined in marriage, May 5th, 1791. Harvey, the son of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born Aug. 18th, 1792. Polly, the daughter of Moses Seaward and Sarah, his wife, was born March 8th, 1795. Moses Seward departed this life, Oct. 17th, 1799. John, the son of Curtiss Bates and Clarissa, his wife, was born the 19th of Aug. 1798. Mr. John Curtiss departed this life July 1st, 1800. Mrs. Mary Chauncey, widow to Col. Elihu Chauncey, departed this life, March the first, 1801. William, the son of Kichard Barret and Sarah, his wife, was born June 10th, 1799. Dinah, the widow of Mr. John Curtiss, departed this life, Sept. 6th, 1800. John Curtiss and Ruth Parmele joined in marriage, June 2d, 1801. Rachel, the wife of Abraham Stowe, departed this life, Sept. 20th, 1800. Enos Seaward departed this life July 14th, 1801. Nathaniel Seward derjarted this life Dec. 28th, 1801. Lydia, the daughter of Eliphaz Nettleton was born Dec. 9th, 1798. Polly, the daughter of Eliphaz Nettleton, was born Oct. 16th, 1801. Timothy Parsons departed this life, March 12th, 1802. Abiel Baldwin departed this life, Aug. 11th, 1802. 52 4:10 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Sarah Allen departed this life, Feb. 25th, 1803. Coneurrence, the wife of Dea. John Johnson, departed this life, Feb. 24th, 1803. Pernel, daughter to Israel Camp and Bhoda, his wife, was born Oct. 6th, 1799. Meriah, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Arm, his wife, was born Apr. 12th, 1796. Anne, the daughter of Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was born Aug. 14th, 1799. Otis, the son of Aaron Parsons and Lucy, his wife, was born May 4th, 1803. Charles Augustus Goodrich, son to the Eev. Elizur Goodrich, departed this life, Jan. 25th, 1804. Elihu Cbauncey Goodrich, Esq., departed this life at Neighi- gary, Aug. 20th, 1802. Dr. Lyman Norton and Olive Weld were joined in marriage, June 18th, 1795. The children of Joseph Hull and Diana, his wife : Joseph, was born Oct. 28th, 1786; Diana, was born Aug. 19th, 1788; David, was born Nov. 26th, 1790; Stephen, was born July 19th, 1794; Elisabeth, was born Aug. 19th, 1796. Delia W., daughter to Lyman Norton and Olive, his wife, was born May 28th, 1798. Stephen Lyman, son to Dr. Lyman Norton and Olive, his wife, was born Sept. 5th, 1799. Eunice, the wife of Mr. Elnathan Camp, departed this life, Aug. 2d, 1804. John, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his wife, was born J unci 1th, 1794. Jonathan, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his wife, was born March 2d, 1797. Freeman Bailey, son to Joseph Southmayd and Cynthia, his wife, was born May 26th, 1801. Nathan, the son of Abner Tibbals and Elisabeth, his former wife, was born May 16th, 1786. Oliver Coe and Lydia Swathel were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1794, and the said Oliver and Lydia had a son still bora, Sept. 28th, 1794. Anna, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was born Apr. 11th, 1796, and died May 13th, 1796. TOWN RECORDS. 411 Katharine, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was born Apr. 5th, 1797. Oliver Bates, son to Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was bom Aug. 5th, 1798. William, son to Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was born Apr. 24th, 1801. Sally, the daughter of Oliver Coe and Lydia, his wife, was born Apr. 8th, 1805. Ebenezer Guernsey, son to Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was born May 14th, 1805. Israel Burrit departed this life, May 25th, 1806. Col. James Arnold departed this life Aug. 25th, 1806. Lydia, daughter of John Curtiss and Ruth, his wife, was born Oct. 7th, 1802. Maranda, daughter to Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 11th, 1796. Phebe, the daughter of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1799. Mary, the daughter of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, was born May 6th, 1801. James, the son of Wait C. Frances and Mary, his wife, was born Apr. 30th, 1806. Eliza F. Strong, daughter to Russel H. Strong and Sarah, his wife, was born Aug. 24th, 1802. Mr. Elnathan Camp departed this life, May 12th, 1807. Mr. Caleb Fowler departed this life, June 21st, 1807. Israel Camp departed this life, Nov. 5th, 1807. Ebenezer Guernsey, son to Daniel Bates and Anne, his wife, was born May 14th, 1805. Timothy Stowe departed this life, March 16th, 1808. Mr. Asher Robinson departed this life, May 4th, 1808. David Camp departed this life, Oct. 13th, 1808. Allen Clarke and Sally Swathel joined in marriage, Sept. 22d, 1803. Susan, daughter to Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born March 12th, 1805. Fanny, daughter to Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born June 14th, 1807. Capt. Stephen Norton departed this life, Nov. 13th, 1808. Edward Henry, son to George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was born Jan. 8th, 1802. 412 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. Ozias, son to Stephen Norton and Abigail, his wife, was born Dec. 31st, 1759. Hannah, daughter to Joel Parmalee and Rhoda, his wife, was born Sept. 2d, 1761. Ozias Norton and Hannah Parmalee joined in marriage, March 14th, 1790. Leverett, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Nov. 28th, 1791. Clarissa, daughter to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Aug. 15th, 1794. William, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Apr. 19th, 1797, and died the 24th day of the same month. Alfred, son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born July 16th, 1798. Ozias P., son to Ozias Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, 1800. Joseph Chedsey, of Guilford, and Polly Coe, of Durham, were joined in marriage, March 16th, 1809. Elias, son to Luke Camp and Grace, his wife, was born Feb. 4th, 1794. Noyes Camp, son to Luke Camp and Grace, his wife, was born Nov. 21st, 1797. Henry, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born Apr. 26th, 1802. Edwin Stiles, son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born Dec. 1st, 1803. Leunora, daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born Aug. 19th, 1805. Betsey, daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born June 25th, 1808. Col. Samuel Camp departed this life, Nov. 3d, 1810. Day Hall departed this life, Dec. 19th, 1810. l Elenor Parsons departed this life, Dec. 23d, 1810. Anne, the wife of Israel Scranton, departed this life, Dec. 24th, 1810. Penina, the wife of James Brown, deceased, departed this life, Jan. 4th, 1811. Ruth, daughter of Daniel Hart and Hannah, his wife, was born Aug. 6th, 1800. TOWN RECORDS. 413 Harriet, the daughter of Henry Hall and Electa, his wife, was born Aug. 31st, 1806. Malvina, the daughter of Henry Hall and Electa, his wife, was born Jan. 20th, 1809. The children of Samuel Hart and Patience, his wife, were born as follows : William, Apr. 26th, 1806 ; Edward, Jan. 12th, 1808 ; George, Apr. 14th, 1810. Thomas William, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was born Apr. 23d, 1810. Capt. John Hart and Sally Coe were joined in marriage, July 15th, 1800. Emeline Rebeckah, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his wife, was born Sept. 28th, 1802. Leander, the son of John Hart and Sally, his wife, was born Jan. 30th, 1809. Harriet, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his wife, was born June 20th, 1811. Thomas S. Camp and Almira Coles were joined in marriage, Dec. 23d, 1813. John B. Southmayd, the son of Joseph Southmayd and Cyn- thia, his wife, was born June 11th, 1794. Ozias Camp, the son of Samuel Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Jan. 28th, 1780. Christian Byington, daughter of Joel Byington and Christian, his wife, was born Dec. 22d, 1779. Ozias Camp and Christian Byington were joined in marriage, Apr. — 1807. ,Mary, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was born Aug. 23d, 1808. Edward, the son of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was born Jan. 19th, 1809. Betsey Byington, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was born Feb. 5th, 1812. Phebe, the daughter of Ozias Camp and Christian, his wife, was born June 24th, 1813, and died Jan. 5th, 1814. Lavinia, the daughter of Mr. Timothy Stone and Eunice, his wife, was born 25th day of May, 1814. James, the son of Jonathan Clarke and Ruth, his wife, was born at Romney, in N. H., Oct. 23d, 1773. 414 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Tamza, the daughter of Eliakim Stephens and Prudence, his wife, was born at Killingworth, Sept., 1774. James Clarke and Tamza Stephens were joined in marriage, Nov. 5th, A. D. 1799. Lavinia, the daughter of James Clarke and Tamza, his wife, was born Oct. 10th, 1800, and died Fob. 25th, 1802. Lewis, the son of Stephen Norton and Mary, his wife, was born Oct. 15th, 1785. Lewis Norton and Hannah Swathel were joined in marriage, Dec. 16th, 1805. Andrew Talcott, the son of Lewis Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Jan. 23d, 1809. Lyman Lewis, the son of Lewis Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born July 4th, 1810. Abigail Clarissa, the daughter of Lewis Norton and Hannah, his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1813. John Coe, the son of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born Jan. 23d, 1810. Betsey, the daughter of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born May 14th, 1812. Frederick, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was born Oct. 11th, 1812. Adeline, the daughter of Timothy Stone and Eunice, his wife, was born May 15th, 1817. Katherine, the daughter of John Hart and Sally, his wife was born Jan. 25th, 1814. Simeon Parsons, Esq., departed this life, July 12th, 1819. Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia Brooks were joined in marriage, Oct 3d, 1810. John, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born Nov. 2d, 1811. Samuel Brooks, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born July 13th, 1813. Anna Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born May 11th, 1815. Phebe, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born Apr. 12th, 1817. Sarah, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife ? was born May 31st, 1819. TOWN RECORDS. 415 Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly Callender were joined in mar- riage, Jan. lOtli, 1803. Edwin Thomas, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his wife, was bom Dec. 4th, 1803. William Callender, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1808. Maryann, the daughter of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his wife, was born Nov. 1st, 1809. Henry Moulthrop, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his wife, was born Oct. 12th, 1811. Timothy Jewett, the son of Timothy Coe, Jun., and Polly, his wife, was born June 19th, 1819. Henry, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born Dec. 7th, 1791. William, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was bora Dec. 9th, 1809. George, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born Oct. 17th, 1805. Bishop, the son of Jesse Atwell and Phebe, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, 1812. David, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was born March 5th, 1801. Asher, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was born Nov. 14th, 1802. Olive, the daughter of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was born Nov. 30th, 1804. Anna, the daughter of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was born May 2d, 1806. James, the son of James Tibbals and Hannah, his wife, was born June 6th, 1808. James Tibbals, the son of James Tibbals and Martha, his wife, was born May 7th, 1754. Hannah Kichmond was born in Killingworth, March 6th, 1770. James Tibbals and Hannah Eichmond were joined in mar- riage, Apr. 21st, 1799. Burwell Newton, the son of Burwell Newton and Eunice, his wife, was born Jan. 6th, 1757. Sally Harvey, the daughter of Elisha Harvey and wife, was bom Aug. 7th, 1766. 416 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Burwell Newton and Sibyl Harvey were joined in marriage, Nov. 19th, 1795. Samuel, the son of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, was born Dec. 30th, 1796. John, the son of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, was born Aug. 5th, 1798. Sophia, the daughter of Burwell Newton and Sibyl, his wife, was born Feb. 7th, 1810. Sibyl, the wife of Burwell Newton, departed this life, Apr. 19th, 1813. Burwell Newton and Betsey Hall were joined in marriage, Dec. 20th, 1814. Manoah Camp and Clarissa Bartlet were joined in marriage, Apr. 24th, 1794. The children of Manoah Camp and Clarissa, his wife, were born as follows, viz : Benoni, was born Feb. 10th, 1795 ; Herschal, born Jan. 15th, 1798 ; Frederick, born Nov. 21st, 1800 ; Elizur, born Aug. 22d, 1804. Charles, the son of Ebenezer Camp and Sarah, his wife, was born Jan. 16th, 1791. Anne, the daughter of Caleb Miller and wife, was born at Mid- dletown, , 1791. Charles Camp and Anne Miller were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1817. Josiah, the son of Charles Camp and Anne, his wife, was born Jan. 24th, 1818. Anne, the wife of Charles Camp, departed this life, Feb. 14th, 1818. John Swathel, Jun., and Sophronia Eobinson were joined in marriage, Nov. 3d, 1820. Jane Maria, the daughter of John Swathel, Jun., and Sophro- nia, his wife, was born May 2d, 1821. John William, the son of John Swathel, Jun., and Sophronia, his wife, was born Jan. 25th, 1822. Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary Linley were joined in mar- riage, March 27th, 1803. Theodore Nelson, the son of Dan Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 7th, 1804. TOWN EECOEDS. 417 Betsey A., the daughter of Dan Parmalee, Jim., and Mary, his wife, was born Dec. 23d, 1805. Mary E., the daughter of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born July 8th, 1809. Hezekiah, the son of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born July 25th, 1811. Charles, the son of Dan. Parmalee, Jun., and Mary, his wife, was born Oct. 5th, 1815. Timothy Sherman, the son of Timothy Stone and Eunice, his wife, was born Oct. 21st, 1820. Catharine Chauncey, the daughter of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, his wife, was born Aug. 27th, 1800. Elizur Goodrich, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, his wife, was born May 30th, 1802. Betsey Marsh, the daughter of Eev. Mr. David Smith and Catharine, his wife, was born May 20th, 1806. Chauncey Goodrich, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catha- rine, his wife, was born Oct. 19th, 1807. Simeon Parsons, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, his wife, was born July 31st, 1809. Gustavus Walter, the son of Eev. David Smith and Catharine, his wife, was born June 16th, 1815. Henry, the son of John Eeed and Catharine, his wife, was born March 23d, 1807. Chauncey, the son of John Eeed and Catharine, his wife, was born March 25th, 1809. Yila, the daughter of Nehemiah Desbury and his wife, depar- ted this life, Nov. 28th, 1822. Eichard Barret departed this life, May 5th, 1822. Elizabeth, the wife of Elnathan Chauncey, departed this life, Feb. 9th, 1791. William, the son of Eeuben Fowler and Catharine, his wife, departed this life, June 26th, 1792. Charles Augustus, the son of Ozias Camp, 2d, and Polly, his wife, was born May 10th, 1822. Elijah Coe, the son of Joseph Tuttle and Margaret, his wife, was born Dec. 22d, 1821. Eichard, the servant of Abel Coe, deceased, a man of color, departed this life, Oct. 31st, 1822. 53 418 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Eliza, the daughter of Richard Eobiuson and Tabathy, his wife, was born Nov. 16th, 1794. Orpha, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his wife, was born July 23d, 1796. Tabathy, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his wife, was born Jan. 31st, 1800. Sophronia, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his wife, was born Oct. 17th, 1802. Caroline, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his wife, were born Sept. 16th, 1805. Angelina, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Tabathy, his wife, was born Oct. 29th, 1809. Emma, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, was born Apr. 26th, 1815. Richard P., the son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, was born Apr. 9th, 1817. Henry, the son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, was bom Aug. 17th, 1819. Cynthia, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, was born Dec. 19th, 1821. Phinehas, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born May 22d, 1798. Content, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, JO 7 his wife, was born Jan. 3d, 1799. Harriet, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born Oct. 13th, 1801. John, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born July 13th, 1803. Charles, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born Sept. 30th, 1805. George, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born Jan. 28th, 1808. Lyman, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born Apr. 20th, 1810. Betsey, the daughter of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born March 24th, 1813. William, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born Aug. 2d, 1818. James, the son of Charles Robinson and Concurrence, his wife, was born July 13th, 1822. TOWN RECORDS. 419 Israel C, the son of Elisha Newton and Sally, his wife, was bom March 23d, 1822. William Augustus, the son of William S. Camp and Marga- ret, his wife, was born Sept. 22d, 1822. James, the son of James Hickox and Ehoda, his wife, was born June 9th, 1788. James Hickox and Hope Smith were married, Sept. 80th, 1815. Walter Smith, the son of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, was born Nov. 17th, 1816. Tamzin Mariah, the daughter of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, was born Dec. 27th, 1818. James Lawrence, the son of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, was born Oct. 4th, 1820. Mary M., the daughter of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, was born June 23d, 1814. Harriet M., the daughter of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, was born Oct. 10th, 1816. Aaron A., the son of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, was j born Oct. 31st, 1819. Leander P., the son of Marcus Parsons and Orpha, his wife, ! was born Jan. 23d, 1822. Amelia, the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, i was born Dec. 10th, 1810. Henry W., the son of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was \ born Dec. 20th, 1812. Julia E., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was born Nov. 27th, 1814. Julia E., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, died Aug. 23d, 1815. Daniel J., the son of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was | born June 10th, 1817. Julia A., the daughter of Jabez Bailey and Lucretia, his wife, was born Nov. 18th, 1820. Adah Ann, the daughter of Lyman C. Camp and Emma, his wife, was born March 22d, 1816. Harriet Parmalee, the daughter of Lyman C. Camp and Emma, his wife, was born Oct. 3d, 1817. Lyman Coe, the son of Lyman C. Camp and Emma, his wife, was born July 2d, 1820. 420 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Margaret Ann, the daughter of Oren Bartholomew and Erne- line, his wife, were born Apr. 2d, 1820. Eliza Emeline, the daughter of Oren Bartholomew and Eme- line, his wife, was born Oct. 8th, 1822. Sarah Adaline, the daughter of Augustus Howd and Catha- rine, his wife, was born Feb. 24th, 1820. Horace, the son of Augustus Howd and Catharine, his wife, was born Aug. 25th, 1822. Lucy Eose, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and his wife, was born Aug. 7th, 1803. Lucius, the son of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was born July 9th, 1807. Jenet, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was born March 2d, 1811. Luzerne, the son of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was born March 4th, 1814. Lydia Mariah, the daughter of Timothy Elliott and Lydia, his wife, was born Jan. 16th, 1818. Elizabeth Mariah, the daughter of Heth F. Camp and Phebe, his wife, was born Sept. 23d, 1821. Israel Scranton and Anna Curtiss were joined in marriage, Oct. 12th, 1800. Harriet Amanda, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, his wife, was born July 5th, 1803. Talemachus Norman, the son of Israel Scranton, was born at Camden, in South Carolina, May 12th, 1806. Mary Aurelia, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, his wife, was born at Camden, South Carolina, Feb. 5th, 1808, and died June 3d, 1809. Mary Aurelia, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Anna, his wife, was born at Camden, in South Carolina, Oct. 15th, 1809. Beriah, the son of Israel Scranton and Anna, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, 1810. Israel Scranton and Clarissa Pardee were joined in marriage, Feb. 9th, 1813. Israel, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was born at the village of Rochester, town of Gates, and State of New York, Apr. 4th, 1813. Alonzo Camp, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his TOWN EECOEDS. 421 wife, was born in the village of Eochester, town of Gates, and State of New York, Nov. 20th, 1814. Anna Curtiss, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was born at the village of Rochester, town of Gates, and State of New York, March 21st, 1816. Abraham, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was born Dec. 14th, 1817. Hiram, the son of Israel Scranton ajid Clarissa, his wife, was born Sept. 24th, 1819. Serina, the daughter of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was born Feb. 7th, 1821. Emero, the son of Israel Scranton and Clarissa, his wife, was born Dec. 25th, 1822. Asahel, the son of Joseph Andrews and Betsey, his wife, was born Dec. 4th, 1816. Benjamin, the son of Joseph Andrews and Betsey, his wife, was born May 24th, 1819. Concurrence, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born Aug. 15th, 1798. Concurrence Tibbals departed this life, March 22d, 1822. Seth, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born May 21st, 1801. Angus, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born Nov. 19th, 1805. Eunice, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born Jan. 22d, 1808. John, the son of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born Jan. 4th, 1812. Loise, the daughter of John Tibbals and Eunice, his wife, was born July 26th, 1816. Ozias, the son of Noah Parmelee and Ann, his wife, was born July 12th, 1806. Zeruiah, the daughter of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, was born Dec. 24th, 1811. Lucretia, the daughter of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, born Feb. 15th, 1815. William, the son of Noah Parmalee and Ann, his wife, born Jan. 24th, 1820. Reuben, the son of Ezra Baldwin and Ruth, his wife, was born Apr. 29th, 1749. 422 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Beuben Baldwin and Mabel Jones joined in marriage, June 4th, 1782. Eunice, the daughter of Reuben Baldwin and Mabel, his wife, was born June 25th, 1785. Anna, the daughter of Reuben Baldwin and Mabel, his wife, was born Nov. 18th, 1787. John, the son of Horace Barmelee and Mary, his wife, was born Feb. 5th, 1818. # Elizabeth, the daughter of Horace Barmelee and Mary, his wife, was born Jan. 14th, 1821. Ebenezer Tibbals departed this life, May 25th, 1819. Charles Thompson, of Guilford, and Lydia Nettleton, of Kil- lingworth, were joined in marriage, Apr. 5th, 1810. Daniel, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was born in Killingworth, Jan. 24th, 1811. William, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was born in Killingworth, Oct. 14th, 1812. Lydia Diana, the daughter of Charles Thompson, was born in Guilford, Dec. 13th, 1814. Edward, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was born in Killingworth, March 24th, 1817. Andrew Jackson, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was born in Killingworth, Feb. 17th, 1821. Samuel C, the son of Samuel C. Johnson and Bhebe, his wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1820. Theodore, the son of Samuel C. Johnson and Bhebe, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, 1821, and departed this life, Aug. 15th, 1822. Theodore Nelson, the son of Samuel Johnson and Bhebe, his wife, was born Oct. 22d, 1822. John, the son of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born Sept. 8th, 1799. Mary Ann, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born Oct. 1st, 1806. Elizabeth, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born March 24th, 1809. Margaret, the daughter of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born June 30th, 1811. Bhinehas, the son of John Swathel and Bhebe, his wife, was born Aug. 17th, 1814. TOWN RECORDS. 423 Phebe, the daughter of John Swathel and Phebe his wife, was born Nov. 6th, 1815. Hezekiah Clarke and Olive Lee were joined in marriage, Nov. 3d, 1807. Hezekiah Post, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born July 3d, 1808. Samuel Wilson, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born Nov. 9th, 1810. Cornelia, the daughter of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born June 21st, 1813. Samuel Wilson, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, died Sept. 27th, 1813. Aaron, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born June 4th, 1815. Samuel Wilson Lee, the son of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born July 22d, 1819. Hannah Post, the daughter of Hezekiah Clarke and Olive, his wife, was born Feb. 8th, 1822. Lucy Alvira, the daughter of David Pardee and Althea, his wife, was born at Southington, Jan. 2d, 1815. Stephen Decatur, the son of David Pardee and Althea, his wife, was born Feb. 10th, 1822. Lemuel Gurnsey departed this life, Sept. 23d, 1820. Medad Norton departed this life, Dec. 27th, 1821. Abel Lyman and Adah Pickett were joined in marriage, March 15th, 1790. Sophia, the daughter of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was born Dec. 3d, 1790. Frances Amelia, the daughter of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was born March 4th, 1793. Dwight Alpheus, the son of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was born Jan. 14th, 1797. James, the son of Abel Lyman and Adah, his wife, was born June 28th, 1815. Mary Lyman, the daughter of Daniel Dimock, Jun., and So- phia, his wife, was born Sept. 1st, 1812. Widow Anne Bray departed this life, June 10th, A. D. 1823. Albert, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born Oct. 1st, 1804. 424 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Mariah, the daughter of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, 1806. Lemuel, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born Oct. 14th, 1808. Horace, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born July 14th, 1811. Frances, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born Sept. 29th, 1814. Gilbert, the son of Abiael Camp and Lucinda, his wife, was born July 31st, 1817. Abiael Camp departed this life, Jan. 21st, 1821. Elah. Camp and Orib Lee were joined in marriage, Dec. 2d, 1819. David Nelson, the son of Elah Camp and Orib, his wife, was born Oct. 3d, 1820. Phebe Elizabeth, the daughter of Elah Camp and Orib, his wife, was born Sept. 3d, 1822. Moses, the son of Harvey Seward and his wife, was born Feb. 3d, 1815. Hannah Hall, the daughter of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born Aug. 29th, 1823. David, the son of Samuel Curtiss and Lucretia, his wife, was born July 25th, 1823. Ann Maria, the daughter of Asher Robinson and Eunice, his wife, was born July 26th, 1820. Henry Parmalee, the son of Asher Eobinson and Eunice, his wife, was born Sept. 29th, 1822. Seth, the son of Eber. Tibbals and wife, was born at Haddam, May 28th, 1782. Diana, the daughter of Joseph Hull and Diana, his wife, was born Aug. 29th, 1788. Seth Tibbals and Diana Hull were joined in marriage, June 11th, 1807. Alpheus Chalker, the son of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, was born Feb. 15th, 1809, and died Apr. 19th, 1809. Amelia, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, was born June 3d, 1810. Alpheus, the son of Seth Tibbals and Diana, his wife, was born Apr. 14th, 1812. TOWN RECORDS. 425 Diana, the wife of Seth Tibbals, departed this life, Sept. 5th, 1813. Sally, the daughter of Asher Grillum and Sally, his wife, was born Dec. 24th, 1788. Seth Tibbals and Sally Gillum were joined in marriage, March 6th, 1814. Diana, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born Dec. 12th, 1814. Mary, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born Feb. 21st, 1817. Sarah, the daughter of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born March 19th, 1819. Samuel Hall, the son of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born May 11th, 1821. Henry, the son of Seth Tibbals and Sally, his wife, was born Dec. 29th, 1822. Ashael, the son of Eliakim Strong and Kemembrance, his wife, was born July 27th, 1781. Sally, the daughter of Tobe L. Munson and Lucy, his wife, was born March 1st, 1785. Asahel Strong and Sally Munson were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1803. Munson, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born Feb. 26th, 1804. Lucy, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born Feb. 6th, 1807. Asahel, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born Aug. 6th, 1812. Asahel, the son of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, departed this life, Sept. 6th, 1812. Nancy, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born Apr. 16th, 1815. Mary, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born May 8th, 1817. Sarah, the daughter of Asahel Strong and Sally, his wife, was born Apr. 19th, 1823. Moses Kobinson departed this life, Nov. 14th, 1820. Moses Austin, the son of Moses Robinson and Electa, his wife, was born Feb. 17th, 1821. 54 426 HISTORY OF DUKHAM. Eliza Ann, the daughter of James Hickox and Hope, his wife, was born June 24th, 1823. Prudence Melora, the daughter of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, was born Jan. 1st, 1824. Charles Augustus, the son of Eeuben R Fowler and Catha- rine, his wife, was born Apr. 13th, 1798. Harriet Eliza, the daughter of Guernsey Camp and Cynthia Ann, his wife, was born Sept. 18th, 1823. Eliza Merrel, the daughter of Joseph Tuttle and Margaret, his wife, was born March 3d, 1824. Henry Nelson, the son of Jefferson Ives and Mary, his wife, was born May 6th, 1824. Merick Eejoice, son of Abraham Coe and Rebecca, his wife, was born June 27th, 1804. Hannah Angeline, daughter of Abraham Coe and Rebecca, his wife, was born May 3d, 1809. Phebe Ann Tabatha, daughter of Abraham Coe and Re- becca, his wife, was born Aug. 13th, 1817. Ebenezer Gurnsey, the son of Timothy W. Baldwin and Ann, his wife, was born Feb. 22 d, 1825. George Lyman and Sally Smithson were joined in marriage, March 7th, 1801. Frederick, the son of George Lyman and Sally, his wife, was born Oct. 11th, 1812. Sally, the wife of George Lyman, departed this life, Sept. 28th, 1825. Rossetta Fayette, the daughter of Richard Robinson and Cyn- thia, his wife, was born June — , 1824. Frederic Nelson, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born Oct. 7th, 1811. Katharine Louisa, the daughter of Thaddeus Camp and Bet- sey, his wife, was born Nov. 15th, 1814. Theodore Dwight, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born Jan. 24th, 1815. Thaddeus, the son of Thaddeus Camp and Betsey, his wife, was born May 13th, 1820. Frederick Nelson Camp departed this life, July 12th, 1825. Henry Camp, departed this life, July 15th, 1825. Samuel Guernsey, the son of Guernsey Camp and Cynthia Ann, was born Dec. 24th, 1825. TOWN RECOEDS. 427 Henry L. Simmons, the son of Elisha Simmons and Jerusha, his wife, was born Jan. 10th, 1810. Elizabeth Gillum departed this life, Feb. 18th, 1827. Edward Thompson, the son of Charles Thompson and Lydia, his wife, departed this life, Nov. 6th, 1825. Lucy Ann Thompson, the daughter of Charles and Lydia Thompson, was born July 23d, 1826. David Thompson, departed this life, July 24th, 1828. Henry, the son of William Lyman and Weltha Maria, was born July 20th, 1825. Mary, the daughter of William Lyman and Weltha Maria, was born at Rochester, Vt., June 15th, 1828. William Augustus, the son of Asher Robinson and Eunice, his wife, Oct. 20th, 1826. Sarah Chittenden, the daughter of Asher Robinson and Eunice, his wife, was born Oct. 30th, 1828. Olive Smith, the daughter of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born July 9th, 1820. Amos Manwarren, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born March 21st, 1822. Charles Denison, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born Mar. 6th, 1824. Martha Ann, the daughter of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born Oct. 24th, 1828. Frances Amelia, the daughter of John A. Graves and Amelia, his wife, was born June 9th, 1821. Henry, the son of John A. Graves and Amelia, his wife, was born Feb. 4th, 1829. Sophronia Camp, the daughter of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, born June 30th, 1796. Mary G. Camp, the daughter, of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, was born Aug. 26th, 1800. Henry T. Camp, the son of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, was born Aug. 30th, 1804. Edward P. Camp, the son of Lemuel Camp and Patty, his wife, was born Apr. 12th, 1808. Oren J. Camp, the son of Oren Camp and Delight, his wife, was born June 13th, 1829. Sarah A. Camp, the daughter of Oren Camp and Delight, his wife, was born Jan. 19th, 1831. 428 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Benjamin Benonia Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was born Feb. 10th, 1795. Herschel Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was born Jan. 15th, 1798. Frederick Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was born Nov. 21st, 1801. Elizur Camp, son of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was born Aug. 22d, 1804. Betsey Lyman Camp, daughter of Manoah Camp and Cha- rissa, his wife, was born March 11th, 1810. Betsey Lyman Camp, daughter of Manoah Camp and Charissa, his wife, was born May 5th, 1814. Mary Temperance Mucket, daughter of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born Apr. 3d, 1831. Ann Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, was born at Cheshire, Feb. 28th, 1821. Lyman Warren, son of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his his wife, was born Nov. 13th, 1822. Charles, son of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, was born July 17th, 1824. Laura, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, was born June 20th, 1826. Jerusha, daughter of Stephen L. Norton and Jerusha, his wife, was born June 3d, 1828. Jerusha Norton departed this life, Sept. 13th, 1828. Jerusha Norton, daughter of Stephen L. Norton, departed this life, Oct. 27th, 1828. Isaac Loveland departed this life, July 12th, 1830. Clarissa Bishop, widow of Zebulon Bishop, died Sept. 29th, 1830. Ann Bates Baldwin, daughter of Timothy W. and Ann Bald- win, was born May 15th, A. D. 1831. Irena Mattoon, daughter of Sarah Mattoon, was born May 31st, 1824. William Allen, the son of Allen Clarke and Sally, his wife, was born May 8th, 1818. Neamiah Murias, the son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born July 21st, 1834. TOWN RECORDS. 429 Frances Edgar, son of James Mucket and Ann, his wife, was born Feb. 2d, 1839. Manoali Camp, departed this life, March 5th, 1842. Rosetta F. Robinson, daughter of Richard Robinson and Cyn- thia, his wife, was born May 26th, 1824. James Robinson, son of Richard Robinson and Cynthia, his wife, was born June 15th, 1829. Charles Benjamin, son of Andrew J. and Betsey Ann Thomp- son, was born on the 28th of Oct. 1843. The following are the children of Thomas and Lydia D. Fran- ces of Durham, born as follows : Charles C. and Lydia J., (twins) born July 20th, 1837. William H., born Dec. 28th, 1839. Henrietta G., born Nov. 22d, 1841. Thomas A., born June 29th, 1844. The above is a true copy of the acct given me by Thomas Francis, July 11th, 1844. S. Parsons, T. Clerk. Henry Allen Lyman, born July 20th, 1825. Mary Charlotte Lyman, born June 15th, 1828. Hannah Mariah Lyman, born Jan. 18th, 1830. Julia Ann Lyman, born May 14th, 1831. William Oliver Lyman, born Nov. 16th, 1832. Loisa Jane Lyman, born May 16th, 1834. Gilbert Augustus Lyman, born July 1st, 1836. Richard Melvin Lyman, born Feb. 3d, 1840. Urbane Lyman, born March 1st, 1842. Elsa Lavinia Lyman, born Oct. 7th, 1843. Eugene Lewellyn Lyman, born Oct. 21st, 1845. The above are the names of the children of William Lyman and Weltha Maria Lyman, his wife. Cojyy of the original re- ceived for record, January 1st, 1846. William Wadsworth, Town Clerk. Laura Artelissea Marsh, baptised July 31st, 1853, by Rev. Mr. Pease, in Durham Centre. A true record received Aug. 1st, 1853. William Wadsworth, Town Clerk. Elisha Newton and Sally Camp were joined in marriage, on the 13th of Dec, and Joseph Tuttle and Margaret Coe on the 25th of the same month, 1820. 430 HISTOEY OF DURHAM Edmond Orton and Amanda Camp were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1821. Guy Blakeman and Anne Camp were joined in marriage, March 11th, 1821, Timothy W. Baldwin, of North Guildford, and Ann Bates, of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 16th, 1821. Marvin Riley, of Middletown, and Catharine Richmond, of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1821. Henry Crowell and Persis South worth were joined in mar- riage, July 30th, 1821. William Hart and Sophia Newton were joined in marriage, Sept. 23d, 1821. Joseph Ward and Charlotte M. Hyde were joined in marriage, Sept. 24th, 1821. Anson Meigs and Eunice Loveland were joined in marriage, Sept. 26th, 1821. Samuel Hicks and Sarah Parmalee were joined in marriage, Oct. 8th, 1821. James Clyme, of New Haven, and Lusina Reed of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, 1821. Harvey Robinson and Lydia Dickinson were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 29th, 1821, and Elizur Hall and Deborah Ann Cha- dcayne on the 30th of sd. month. Sidney Norton and Palina Ives, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 31st, 1821. Henry Maltby and Ruth Hart were joined in marriage, Dec. 12th, 1821. Phinehas Beers and Mary Curtiss were joined in marriage, June 25th, 1822. Timothy Russell and Eliza Butler were joined in marriage, Oct. 27th, 1822, and John S. Catlin and Hannah Hall, were joined in marriage on 28th sd. month. John S. Camp and Parnel Camp were joined in marriage, Oct. 15th, 1822. Stephen Tibbals and Adah Camp were joined in marriage, Dec. 8th, 1822. Jefferson Ives and Mary Frances were joined in marriage, Jan. 16th, 1823. TOWN RECOKDS. 431 Wyllys Elliott and Lucy Camp were joined in marriage, Feb. 19th, 1823. Chauncey C. Stevens and Lucinda Hoadley were joined in mar- riage, March 9th, 1823. Ebenezer G. Bates and Mary Ann Swathel were joined in marriage, Mar. 26th, 1823. Ichabod Camp and Sally Johnson were joined in marriage, Mar. 31st, 1823. Alfred Camp and Phebe Parmalee were joined in marriage, Apr. 2d, 1823. Abner Newton and Sarah Hall were joined in marriage, Apr. 29th, 1823. Lyman Butler and Eunice B. Southmayd were joined in mar- riage, May 23d, 1823. Guernsey Strong and Amanda Parsons were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 7th, 1823. George W. Jewett and Harriet Camp were joined in marriage, Sept. 11th, 1823. Isaac Baldwin and Alva Merwin were joined in marriage, Sept. 17th, 1823. Charles Cornwell and Eunice Jennett Sheldon were joined in marriage, Oct. 5th, 1823. Benjamin Coe and Lydia Curtiss were joined in marriage, Oct. 13th, 1823. Jonathan Munson and Sally Johnson were joined in marriage, Nov. 27th, 1823. Thomas Noble and Mary Merwin were joined in marriage, Apr. 27th, 1824. Peris Sturtevant and Caroline D. Camp were joined in mar- riage, Apr. 28th, 1824. George Cruttenden and Eliza A. Strong were joined in mar- riage, May 19th, 1824. Peter Hardin and Esther Jack, colored, were joined in mar- riage, June 2d, 1824 ; also, William Shelley and Sarah Isbil on the same day of said month. Lyman Basset and Orpha Parsons were joined in marriage, June 21st, 1824 ; also, Sylvanus Shelley and Harriet Loveland on the same day of sd. month. Thorrit Davis and Patty Kelsey were joined in marriage, Sept. 23d, 1824. 432 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Joseph. Collins and Tabatha Strong were joined in marriage, Oct. 19th, 1824 Austin Bailey and Mary E. Brainard were joined in marriage, Oct. 25th, 1824. Henry Lothrop and Catharine Coe were joined in marriage, Nov. 25th, 1824. Henry Simons and Clarrissa Phillips, (two persons of color,) were joined in marriage, May 5th, 1825. Denis Gillum, of Durham, and Mary Isbill, of Killingworth, were joined in marriage, Aug. 7th, 1825. James Lee, of Guilford, and Euth Merwin, of Durham, were joined^in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1825. Edwin Hubbard and Lucy Strong were joined in marriage, Sept. 17th, 1825. Albin Shipman and Benilla Isbil were joined in marriage, Sept. 15th, 1826. Joel Blatchley, of Guilford, and Margery Eobinson, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 10th, 1825. Giles H. Eobinson and Emily Wheeler were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 13th, 1825. John Graves and Alelia Bailey were joined in marriage, Dec. 5th, 1825. Asa Chamberlain and Electa Eobinson were joined in mar- riage, Jan. 17th, 1826. Lewis Norton and Emily Dunn were joined in marriage, Jan. 22d, 1826. Erastus Jones and Lucy E. Elliott were joined in marriage, Feb. 21st, 1826. Selden Stevens and Polly Nettleton were joined in marriage, Mar. 12th, 1826. Edwin Coe and Cornelia C. Parmalee were joined in marriage, Mar. 16th, 1826. John Eobinson and Phcbe Scranton were joined in marriage, May 15th, 1826. Horace Newton and Delight Camp were joined in marriage, May 24th, 1826. Charles Gay and Lucinda Camp were joined in marriage, June 1st, 1826. John W. Miller and Polly Miller, both of Middlefield, were joined in marriage, July 10th, 1826. TOWN RECORDS. 433 David Johnson and Nancy J. Seward were joined in marriage, July 31st, 1826. Chauncey Bartholomew and Sophronia Parmalee were joined in marriage, Aug. 1st, 1826. Hosmer Fowler and Harriett E. Nettleton were joined in mar- riage, Nov. 6th, 1826. John Z. Howell and Charlotte Ann Lanison were joined in marriage, Nov. 14th, 1826. Rutty and Abiah Southmayd were joined in marriage, Nov. 12th, 1826. George W. Gorham and Hannah Bemus were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 1st, 1826. Samuel Camp and Betsey A. Cone were joined in marriage, Jan. 28th, 1827. Nelson Holcomb and Fanny Bemus were joined in marriage, Feb. 7th, 1827. Joel Blatchley and Margery Robinson were joined in marriage, Oct. 10th, 1825. Israel S. Camp and Clarissa Dickinson were joined in mar- riage, May 1st, 1827. Richard Hubbard and Rhoda Graham were joined in marriage, May 20th, 1827. Elijah Beaumont and Sophronia Nettleton were joined in mar- riage, May 27th, 1827. Andrew Merriman and Eliza Peck were joined in marriage, Aug. 6th, 1827. Samuel Robinson, of Madison, and Ann Baldwin, of Durham, Horatio N. Fowler, of Middletown, and Mary Ann Bates, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 12th, 1827. Alvin Roberts and Mary A. Parmalee, Elizur Camp and Fan- ny Clarke were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1827. Samuel Newton and Betsey H. Parmalee were joined in mar- riage, Nov. 23d, 1827. Mr. Orren Camp and Miss Delight Ives, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1827. Benjamin Chalker and Polly Pratt were joined in marriage, Apr. 6th, 1828. Lewis Chatfleld and Rachel Griswold were joined in marriage, Apr. 17th, 1828. 55 434 HISTORY OF DURHAM. George W. Jewett and Jennet Camp, Clement Parsons and Phebe Smith, were joined in marriage, Apr. 30th,1828. Abraham Camp and Mary Ann Coe were joined in marriage, May 28th, 1828. Abraham W. Eice and Ehoda Ann Worthington were joined in marriage, July 30th, 1828. Ebenezer Goolthraight and Esther Tibbals ; also, Samuel G. Tibbals and Harriet Hall were joined in marriage, Sept. 8th, 1828. Charles Eobinson, Jun., and Almira Chalker ; also, Jonathan I. Fuller and Martha Stevens were joined in marriage, Nov. 27th, 1828. Eichard H. Hotchkiss and Anne Nettleton were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 17th, 1828. Jehiel U. Hand and Eliza Swathel were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1829. Eoswel Stevens and Anna Lynn were joined in marriage, June 24th, 1829. Edmund Sage and Ehoda Merwin were joined in marriage, June 28th, 1829. Lewis I. Davis and Harriet Bishop were joined in marriage, Aug. 3d, 1829. William Thomas and Clarissa Ann Chamberlain were joined in marriage, Aug. 26th, 1829. Henry C. Camp and Caroline E. Wright were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 6th, 1829. Samuel W. Lynn and Sarah Coe were joined in marriage, Jan. 24th, 1829. John A. Collins and Betsey Clarke were joined in marriage, March 1st, 1830. Elnathan Conner, of Wallingford, and Barbara Buel, of Kil- lingworth, were joined in marriage, Apr. 21st, 1830. Blinn I. Brainard and Catharine H. Foote were joined in mar- riage, May 1st, 1830. Benjamin Thomas and Eliza Crowell were joined in marriage, June 2d, 1830. Lucius Holcomb, of Granby, and Lavina A. Galpin, of Dur- ham, were married, June 21st, 1830. TOWN RECORDS. 485 ^ Julius Eich, of Chatham, and Cecilia A. Camp, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 12th, 1830. William A. Baldwin and Betsey Camp were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 22cl, 1830. Eliakim W. Hull and Betsey Fowler were joined in marriage, Nov. 19th, 1819. William Y. Bailey and Sarah Stevens were joined in marriage, Nov. 25th, 1830. James C. Arnold and Abigail Flagg were joined in marriage, March 9th, 1831. Stephen L. Norton and Mary Ann Gorham were joined in marriage, May 16th, 1831. Hiram Bishop and Mariah Lucass were joined in marriage, July 11th, Albert Ward, of Durham, and Harriet Beardsley, of Meriden, were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, 1831. Allen Way and Sally Simons were joined in marriage, Oct. 7th, 1831. Amos Harrison and Harriet Hart were joined in marriage, Oct. 12th, 1831. Seth E. Parsons and Mary Francis were joined in marriage, May 5th, 1832. Leander P. Hickox and Lucy Parsons were joined in marriage, May 20th, 1832. Charles Brown, of Meriden, and Juliet Griffing, of Guilford, were joined in marriage, May 22d, 1832. Horace Parmalee, of Durham and Zeruiah Leete, of Guilford, were joined in marriage, Oct. 18th, 1882. Bennet B. Beecher, of Woodbridge, and Sarah Bishop, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 18th, 1832. Edward P. Churcli of Middletown, and Amelia M. Clarke, of Durham, have been joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1832. Charles G. Lyman, of Colebrook, and Louisa Hull, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 29th, 1832. Joseph Winship, of Hartford, and Mary Ives, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Feb. 10th, 1833. Brainard Montague of Sandersfield, Mass., and Abigail S. Bolles, of Middletown, were joined in marriage, Feb. 11th, 1833. Carlos and Betsey B. Camp were joined in marriage, May 9th, 436 HISTORY OF DURHAM. 1833 ; and on the 23d day of the same month, William South- mayd and Mary Tucker were joined in marriage. Thomas F. Morgan and Lucinda Stevens were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 6th, 1833. David P. Camp and Nancy E. Strong were joined in marriage, Aug. 11th, 1833. Phinehas Meigs and Mary Camp were joined in marriage, Aug. 20th, 1833. Frederic Dowd, of Madison and Charlotte Hickox were joined in marriage, Feb. 24th, 1834. Leonard Hull and Emily Chalker were joined in marriage, March 16th, 1834. Huntington Southmayd and Mary Brainard were joined in marriage, Apr. 24th, 1834. Silas Williams and Elizabeth Bates, of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 1st, 1834. Jehial Johnson and Betsey Bowles, both of Middletown, were joined in marriage, Jan. 2d, 1834. Thomas C. Camp and Betsey A. Parker were joined iti mar- riage, June 11th, 1834. Thomas and Zeruiah Parmelee were joined in marriage, Sept. 1st, 1834. John Wadsworth, of the city of New York, and Maria Ched- sey, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 21st, 1834. Henry Parsons and Jane White were joined in marriage, Sept. 7th, 1834. Linus Coe and Maria Seward were joined in marriage, Sept. 15th, 1834. Mr. Wedworth Wadsworth, of Monroe, Michigan, and Miss Margaret Swathel, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 25th, 1833. Mr. Henry M. Coe and Miss Betsey Eobinson, both of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 12th, 1834. Hinchman Roberts, of Middletown, and Polly Nettleton, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Mar. 23d, 1835. Cyrus Kelsey and Jane A. Fowler were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1835. Henry Robinson and Phebe A. Southmayd were joined in marriage, Sept. 2d, 1835. TOWN EECOEDS. 437 Morgan Davis, of North Madison, and Cynthia E. Davis, of South Killingworth, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1835. Seneca Barnes, of Northford, and Mary Hart, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 1st, 1835. Eev. Eollin S. Stone, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss Urania E. Stone, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 27th, 1835. Evelyn Scranton, of Madison, and Eunice Davis, of Killing- worth, were joined in marriage, Jan. 24th, 1836. Calvin Alby, of Saybrook and Maria Scranton of Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 14th, 1836. Noyes Cone and Polly A. Lynn were joined in marriage, Apr. 30th, 1837. Samuel Stevens and Harriet Bradley were joined in marriage, May 4th, 1836. Samuel Wilcox and Eliza A. Parsons were joined in marriage, July 20th, 1836. Silas Higgins and Susan Ives were joined in marriage, July 31st, 1836. William Robinson and Jennett Elliott were joined in mar- riage, August 15th, 1836. Elias Hale and Eliza Ann Miller were joined in marriage, Sept 26th, 1836. Lucins P. Bryan, of Waterbury and Jennett White of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 25th, 1836. Seymour White and Phebe C. Merwin were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 5th, 1836. Aralon W. Russell and Emeline Curtiss were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 12th, 1836. Talcott Parsons and Betsey M. Savage were joined in marriage, Oct. 31st, 1836. Thomas Francis and Lydia D. Thompson were joined in mar- riage, Nov. 15th, 1836. Obier Blakeslee and Sarah Ann Morse were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 14th, 1836. Charles Ives and Phebe Ann Hull were joined in marriage. Ezekiel W. Lynn and were joined in mar- riage, Mar. 14th, 1837. Hartwell and Eliza J. Nettleton were joined in marriage, Apr. 7th, 1838. 488 HISTOKY OF DURHAM. Albert M. Sizer and Hannah S. Cone were joined in marriage, Dec. 24th, 1838. Gay lord Newton and Nancy Merwin were joined in marriage, Dec. 5th, 1838. Daniel Southmayd and Tamson Ilickox were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 25th, 1838. Henry Tucker and Kosella Eidel were joined in marriage. Henry Bailey and Mary Parsons were joined in marriage, Aug. 12th, 1837. Seth B. Cooper and Elizabeth Strong were joined in marriage, Aug. 6th, 1837. Samuel W. Clarke and Eliza P. Eanney were joined in mar- riage, Dec. 6th, 1837. William Peck and Hannah A. Coe were joined in marriage, Oct. 22d, 1837. John W. Houseman and Eunice Spiner were joined in mar- riage, in 1837. Linas Harrison and Miss E. Jones were joined in marriage, in 1838. Henry E. Nettleton and Cornelia Camp were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 6th, 1839. Heman Stone, Jun., of Madison, and Each el D. Hale, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, June 5th, 1839. John Bailey and Ursula Scranton were joined in marriage, Jan. 1st, 1839. Nathaniel P. Mason and Orpha M. Squires were joined in mar- riage, July 1st, 1839. Luzerne Elliott and Hannah Eobinson were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 24th, 1839. Samuel C. B. Prat and Phebe A. Coe were joined in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1839. Israel Camp and Eachel H. Maynard were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1839. Joel Blatchley and Harriet Hull were joined in marriage, Aug. 8th, 1839. Edward C. Hull and Clarissa Nettleton were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 9th, 1839. Alonzo C. Clarke, of Haddam, and Freelove M. Scranton were joined in marriage, Nov. 28th, 1839. TOWN RECORDS. 439 Augustus Seward and Alpha M. Bailey were joined in mar- riage, Feb. 27th, 1840. Ezra Gr. Johnson and Frances E. Andrews were joined in mar- riage, Apr. 19th, 1840. William A. Parmalee and Mary J. Camp were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 13th, 1840. Charles P. Chedsy and Sarah Squires were joined in marriage, June 2d, 1840. John M. Auliffe and Matilda Eobinson were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 16th, 1840. Smith Samuel Baldwin, of Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York, and Mary Fairchild, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 17th, 1839. William E. Graham and Eunice Scranton were joined in mar- riage, Oct. 11th, 1840. James N. Phelps, of Wallingford, and Lavinia Meeker, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 27th, 1840. Abel Sanford, of Middletown, and Phebe Hull, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 29th, 1840. Joseph S. Morse, of Durham, and Mary O. Nettleton, of Kil- lingworth, were joined in marriage, May 4th, 1841. Samuel Gr. Stevens and Elizabeth Parmalee were joined in marriage. June 23d, 1841. Joel Austin and Esther Parmalee were joined in marriage, May 12th, 1840. Phinehas Nettleton, of Killingworth, and Lorinda Burr, of Haddam, were joined in marriage, Nov. 15th, 1840. Henry D. Fowler, of Middletown, and Cynthia Curtiss, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Nov, 19th, 1840. James Minor and Elizabeth Leete were joined in marriage, Sept. 1st, 1841. Charles Gr. Arnold and Betsey M. Smith were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 19th, 1841. Daniel B. Coe and Cynthia Eobinson were joined in marriage, Sept. 1st, 1841. Ichabod Avery and Martha Pomeroy were joined in marriage, Aug. 13th, 1841. John E. Baldwin of Menden, Illinois, and Mary Ann Coe, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 23d, 1842. 440 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Alexander Camp and Abigail W. Maynard, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Feb. 22d, 1842. Moses B. Barns and Martha J. Galpin were joined in marriage, Feb. 1st, 1842. Timothy J. Coe and Ann M. Hull were joined in marriage, Jan. 3d, 1842. Henry B. Bailey and Martha J. Brooks were joined in mar- riage, March 27th, 1842. Henry W. Smith, of Durham, and Harriet M. Wamsley were joined in marriage, April 25th, 1842. Benj. H. Carrier and Mary A. Strong were joined in marriage, May 2d, 1842. Arelno Thompson and Betsey Lynn were joined in marriage, Sept. 11th, 1842. Elijah Loveland, of Middletown, and Sarah Strong, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, June 19th, 1843. Edward Canfleld and Eliza Eobinson were joined in marriage, Nov. 22d, 1842. David B. Eosseter and Caroline M. Eosseter, of North Guil- ford, were joined in marriage, Nov. 22d, 1842. Hezekiah Bartholomew and Sally Neal, of Wallingford, were joined in marriage, Nov. 22d, 1842. Isaac W. Hickox and Elizabeth White were joined in mar- riage, June 6th, 1843. William Stevens, of Berlin and Adeline Atkins, of Middle- town, were joined in marriage, Sept. 25th, 1843. Thomas H. Clarke, of Haddam, and Betsey M. Parsons were joined in marriage, Oct. 3d, 1843. Alpheus Beach, of Northford, and Mary Skinner, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 21st, 1843. Charles Pritchard, of Waterbury, and Harriet E. Jones of New Haven, were joined in marriage, Nov. loth, 1843. George H. Welton and Mary Nichols, both of Waterbury, \m-e joined in marriage, Jan. 28th, 1844. Leveret Marsden Leach and Lydia Maria Thayer, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Feb. 7th, 1844. Clement M. Parsons, of Durham, and Sarah Hill, of Haddam, were joined in marriage, Mar. 10th, 1844. Jacob Johnson, 2d, of Middletown, and Harriet E. Smith, of Durham, were joined in marriage, June 19th, 1844. TOWN RECORDS. 441 Joseph H. Paddock, of Middletown, and Fanny M. Brainard, of Haddam, were joined in marriage, July 10th, 1844. Noble Lewenronth, of Waterbury, and Louisa E. Davis, of Watertown, were joined in marriage, Oct. 15th, 1844. Jerome Shelley and Jennette S. Ward were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 22d, 1844.. Jackson Mann, of Carlisle, Kentucky, and Lydia M. Elliott, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 6th, 1844. Alonzo Braihard, of Haddam, and Diana Piatt, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Dec. 15th, 1844. Elisha Lines, of Waterbury, and Ann Carr, of Simsbury, were joined in marriage, Jan. 8th, 1845. Lyman C. Robinson and Jane E. Canfield, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 19th, 1845. A. M. Griswold, of Killingworth, and Sophronia Fowler, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 23d, 1845. Worthington Scranton and Lydia Bailey, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, March 10th, 1845. Henry Riggs, of New Haven, and H. Amelia Hull, of Durham, were joined in marriage, March 9th, 1845. John Leavitt, of New Haven and Sarah Skinner, of North- ford, were joined in marriage, Apr. 6th, 1840. Hiram Miller, of Middlefield, and Catharine Shelley, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Apr. 8th, 1845. Justus I. Bailey and Eunice E. L}mn, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 4th, 1845. John Jackson and Charlotte Angeline Field were joined in marriage, Aug. 31st, 1845. James Wadsworth and Rosetta E. Robinson were joined in marriage, Sept. 8th, 1845. Leonidas Maynard and Abigail Scranton were joined in mar- riage, Sept. 28th, 1845. Nathan Gr. R. Southwick and Sarah Ann Nettleton were joined in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1845. David N. Camp and Sarah A. Howd were joined in marriage, Nov. 25th, 1845. Francis M. Fortes and Jane A. Camp were joined in marriage, Nov. 25th, 1845. 56 442 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Henry L. Miller and Mariah Miller were joined in marriage, Nov. 30th, 1845. Nathan H. Parsons and Maria W. Stnrtevant, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, May 14th, 1846. Eli Hubbard and Greorgiana Leach were joined in marriage, May 20th, 1846. Timothy Smith and Harriet Hansom, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 17th, 1846. Mr. James S. Ely, of Meriden, and Miss Amelia S. Harrison were joined in marriage, Aug. 30th, 1846. Mr. Franklin S. Smith, of Middletown, to Miss Lucy A. Thompson, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1846. Mr. George S. Morse, of North Haven, and Miss Clarissa Lynn, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 27th, 1846. Mr. Stephen Bailey, of Durham, to Miss Nancy Merriman, of Wallingford, were joined in marriage, Oct. 25th, 1846. Mr. Leander R. Parsons and Frances A. Camp, both of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1846. William H. Reynolds and Miss Martha N. Chamberlain, were joined in marriage, Nov. 26th, 1846. Mr. Alanson Brainard, of Durham, and Miss Ellen Cook, of Northforcl, were joined in marriage, Aug. 8th, 1847. Mr. Timothy Dwight Camp to Miss Mary Page, both of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Nov. 4th, 1847. Mr. Enoch F. Camp and Miss Mary A. Coe, both of Durham, were married, Nov. 4th, 1847. Mr. Jerome Shelley and Miss Betsey Ann Thomas, both of Durham, were joined in marriage, Jan. 9th, 1848. Joseph Adams, Esq., of Cleaveland, Ohio, and Louisa Clarke, of Middletown, were joined in marriage, Oct. 17th, 1847. Andrew Hull and Ann Parsons, both of Durham, were mar- ried, June 5th, 1848. Lester Cornwall, of Meriden, and Sarah M. Brainard, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 6th, 1846. Wm. S. Post and Catharine Elizabeth Howd, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Aug. 1st, 1848. Samuel S. Spencer, of Middletown, and Mary A. Jackson, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1848. TOWN RECORDS. 443 Horace Wooding, of Hamden, Conn., and Catharine Bailey, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Oct. 1st, 1848. Stephen D. Lane and Sarah A. Potter were joined in marriage, Dec. 4th, 1848. Martin M. Chalker and Frances A. Eichmond were joined in marriage, July 9th, 1849 ; also, at the same time, Walter J. Chalker to Hannah Jane Eobinson. Richard H. Hotchldss and Ann Nettleton were joined in mar- riage, Aug. 17th, 1823. F. P. Chaffee, of Middletown, and Ellen A.Hull, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 15th, 1851. Henry Ward, of Middletown, and Maria A. Newton, of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, May 13th, 1852. Lucius M. Knowles, of Durham, and Elisabeth R. Shelley, of Madison, were joined in marriage, June 13th, 1852. Levi Fowler and Mary L. Munson, both of Northford, were joined in marriage, Oct. 11th, 1852. Edwin Gratzmer, of Philadelphia, Penn., and Mary Jane Fow- ler, of Durham, were joined in marriage, Sept. 1st, 1853. Joseph P. Camp, Jr., and Caroline E. Robinson, both of Dur- ham, were joined in marriage, June 28th, 1854. Henry E. Bemus and Hannah Sulivan were joined in marriage, Sept. 28th, 1860. Town Clerk's Office, ) Durham, May 25th, 1866. j I hereby Certify, that the foregoing is a true Copy of the Town Records, as recorded in this Office ; and I hereby Certify, that the foregoing Proprietors' Records are a true Copy of the original. Attest, WILLIAM WADSWORTH. Town Clerk. 444 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Town Clerk— 1865.— William Wadsworth. Select lien. — 1865. — L. M. Leach, George Atwell, Gaylord Newton. Justices of the Peace. — 1866. — William "Wadsworth, Israel C. Newton, Wm. H. Walkley, Henry Tucker, Elias B. Meigs, Henry S. Merwin, Wm. A. Hart. Electors Admitted. — March 26th, 1866. — Timothy E. Hawley, John W. Johnson, Howard A. Camp, Henry H. Church, George D. Seward, Frederick Wimlar, Frederick J. Hart, Wm. T. D. Coe, Charles M. Camp, John D. Hart, Philipp Bernhardt. Electors Admitted.— -March 28th, 1866.— Daniel W. Priest, Robert M. Murdock, Silas W. Fowler, Eckford J. Morse, Fred- erick H. Parker, Lucius H. Foot. Representatives. — 1866. — William Wadsworth, Oscar Leach. NOTE AND CORRECTION, There being an error in the average age at death, in Durham, as published in the Sanitary Article, p. 226, the following table has been prepared to correct that error and to show, at a glance, the healthfulness of Durham, as compared with the State at large, according to the registration returns for ten years, — and with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, those being the only ad- joining States that have registration laws; and with the United States, according to the two last census returns. Durham. Conn. Mass. R. Island. U. States. Death to Population, 1 to 59 1 to 52 1 to 55 1 to 45 Average age at Death, Do. do. Males, Do. do. Females, Consumption, per cent., Zymotic Disease, do., 46 31.40 30 29.40 22.7 43 30.19 29 28.13 22.85 49 32.63 31 30.43 22.55 8 15.67 16.7 13 14 17* 30 29 29£ 32 APPENDIX A. 445 APPENDIX A. EXTEACTS FROM THE PROPRIETORS' RECORDS. "At a Town meeting at Durham, ye 14th,* 1707, then voatecl and granted by ye Town of Durham to Joseph Seaward, Caleb Seaward, John Sutliff, Hez. Talcot, Lieut. Parsons, and such others as shall be by them admitted to joyn them, the streame that runs from the eastern ledges or rocks in Durham bounds, one branch turning southward of ledges, down toward Samerica ledges ; the other branch turning northward along on the west- ward side of the rock or ledges eastward of the Town of Dur- ham, toward the old road from Guilford to Middletown : yt is to say : ye town granted by voates to the assigned men them yr heirs or asigns the sd streame with ye land and places fiting for darning to stay the water of sd brook, and also what land shall be necessary for to set down or place a saw-mill, and roome sufesient to bring to sd mill, and lay loggs and timbers with sofecient liberty to cary off timber to advantage, all ye afore sd grant, or grants, to ye afore sd men, their heirs or assignes, to build a saw-mill upon the sd streame at such place as shall by ye sd grantees be judged to be the most sutable, convenient and advantageous to the fore-mentioned grantees yr acomplices, or their successors, so long as the sd grantees shall uphold and maintayn the sd saw-mill, and provided sd grantees build sd saw-mill by ye last of March, in 1709 ; notwithstanding at such time as a corn-mill be built on sd brook, the sd mills shall not prejudice each other; but what charge sd saw-mill shall be out in darning for advantage of corn-mill, sd corn-mill owner or owners allow reasonable consideration or satisfaction for sd darn- ing and ponding." Feb. 26, 1708, the Town granted the use of the same stream to David Robinson to build a corn-mill, with the provision that if he or his successors should fail to continue the mill, " then *Month wanting. 57 446 HISTORY OF DURHAM. the said stream or brook is to return to the Town to be by them disposed as they see cause." The above extracts are in hand-writing of Caleb Seaward, Town Clerk. At an earlier period the Town granted the use of Allyn's Brook to Thomas Stanley and John Sutlief for a corn-mill, undoubtedly, with similar reservation. This is recognized as having been made book 4, page 64 of the Town Eecords, though the original entry in the Proprietors' book must have been on the missing leaves. The extracts which follow are in the hand writing of James Wadsworth, Town Clerk. "At ye same Town meeting, March 28, 1710, the Comete (Samuel Fairchild, Joseph Graylord, and William Seward,) cho- sen by ye Town at a meeting, August 28rd, 1709, to lay out a High-way across ye swamp or meadow (westward of Joseph Hickox', see page 24), made theire returne to the Town, as fol- loweth, viz. : Yt upon Octobr 26, 1709, the said Comete, acording to ye power given them by ye Town as above is men- tioned, did begin to lay out sd High-way at a certaine white oke tree, mentioned in ye Town's instructions, to them given, and from sd tree, they measured two rods northward, and two rods southward, laying on heapse of Stone at ye end of each of sd measures ; between which heapse of Stone is the Breadth of ye High -way, which is foure rods, and from sd white oake Tree ye sd Comete provided and layed out ye said High-way a cross ye swamp or meadow, extending it a mile in Lengh from ye sd Tree, and in severall places they marked out the breadth of sd Highway. They allso set out ye breath of ye sd High-way at ye end of ye sd mile, at ye north side, (or end) of it thay marked a beach staddle : and at the south side or Corner thereof they maked, a Maple Tree; and between ye sd beach, and Maple there is ye breadth of the High-way, namely, foure rods ; allso ye said Comete informed ye Town in theire returne yt thepoynt that they run in laying out ye sd High-way was from sd white oak Tree, where they began, was half a poynt by ye Compass APPENDIX A. 447 to ye South ward of ye west ; which returne of ye sd Coraete of sd Town at sd meeting, by voate, was accepted, and ordered it to be Recorded, which is accordingly done, as by the Town was ordered." (This is the road south of Phinehas Meiggs' House, see page 24th.) "At the same Town meeting, viz., October 8th, 1714, the Town by voate, did then grant to Nath'll Sutlief, Caleb Seaward, Joseph Seaward, and Sam'll Seaward, John Seaward, and such others as they shall admit to joyne with them, of the Town of Durham, them, and their sueksessors, to build and uphold a sawmill and dam suitable for a sawmill on the west branch of Coginchauge River, at the falls of sd brook, eastwardly or northeastwardly of Fowler's and Johnson's farms upon sd Branch or Brook, pro- vided it be no reale prejudice to any particular person." This mill was erected on private property, which had previously been allotted by the Town, so that there is no provision for the land on which it was erected, to revert to the Town. " Dec. 2d, 1728, Ezra Baldwin, praying libertie to set up and continue a smith's shop neare Allyn's brook, in the High- way. The Town, by theire major vote, made choyse of Captain Henry Crane and David Baldwin to view the place, and if sd persons shall think it convenient they shall lay out a place for sd shop, and then sd Baldwin may build and continue a shop at such place, but when sd Baldwin shall faile maintaining sd shop, the land shall return to the Town againe." "At the same meeting, viz., February 11th, 1728-9, the Town, by theire major vote, upon the petition of Ebenezer Gurnsey, gave libertie to sd Gurnsey to build and continue a Tan house, and other conveniences to carry on the Tanners' trade, in the High-way, up on or neare the branch of Allyn's brook, in the greate street west of the place allowed to Ezra Baldwin to set his shops on, and sd Gurnsey is allowed a piece of Land for that service of sixte foot in length and thirte foot in breadth, and no more ; and the present select men, at the charge of sd Gurnsey, 448 HISTORY OF DURHAM. are to bound out sd piece of land ; always provided, that if it so happen that the Tanner's trade be not managed and carryed on at said place, then the said piece of Land shall be layed open, and the building and works set, or to be set there-upon, shall be removed, and sd Land be at the free dispose of the Town, as formerly." Durham is bounded on the west by a mountain ridge of a trap formation which underlies the west portion of the Town. The eastern range of hills dividing Durham from Haddam is a granitic formation, as are Pisgah and Park's ledges. The Town plat, and the north-eastern part of the township are underlaid by a red sand- stone formation, some of it of an excellent quality for architectural purposes. A large part of the monuments in the old burial ground is of this material. The hewn stone in the south building of Yale College was carted from a quarry in Durham. Eli Whitney, Esq., at the first establishment of his celebrated Gun Manufactory in New Haven, obtained the mate- rial for his grind stones from the red sand stone formation in Durham. The supply of the material is inexhaustible. All that is necessary in order to its furnishing a revenue to the town are railroad facilities. The old burying ground was bounded north by the parson- age lot. Encroachments have been made upon these grants, so that the two grants were separated by what is now claimed or occupied as private property, to the injury of the rights of the Town. APPENDIX B d wight's TRAVELS, PAGE 216, VOL. I. "Durham is situated on a handsome elevation, bounded on the east by a considerable range of hills, with a large valley com- posed of meadows and pastures on the west, and limited at the distance of four or five miles by mountains belonging to the APPENDIX C. 449 Middletown range. This township has been distinguished many years for a very fine breed of cattle. Two oxen presented by some of the inhabitants to General Washington, furnished a dinner for all the officers of the American army at "Valley Forge, and all their servants. These oxen were driven almost five hundred miles, through a country nearly exhausted of its forage ; yet one of them, a steer, five years old, weighed two thousand two hundred and seventy pounds." APPENDIX C. THE AQUEDUCT COMPANY. In the year 1798, February 22d, the Aqueduct Company was formed, consisting of nineteen members, who subscribed $460. Benjamin Picket was appointed president, Elnathan Camp, secretary, Guernsey Bates, treasurer. A judicious constitu- tion was formed. In October 1798 the Company was incorpo- rated by an act of the Legislature. The water was brought in logs from a spring of pure soft water north of the limits of Durham, in the Town of Middletown, The last meeting of the Company was on April 20, 1810. The last officers of the Com- pany were, Capt. John Johnson, president, Dennis Camp, clerk, Col. Seth Seward, treasurer. In the year 1830, on the 10th of September, a new Company was formed, consisting of twenty members. In May 1831 the Company was incorporated. Manoah Camp was chosen presi- dent ; John J. Walkley, treasurer ; Phinehas Parmelee, secretary. The water is brought from the same spring, denomi- nated Cold Spring, in lead pipes, along Wood Street, and is a great convenience. The present officers are, Parsons Coe, pre- sident ; W. A. Parmelee, secretary and treasurer ; Parsons Coe, H. W. Fowler, J. N. Deming-, directors. 450 HISTORY OF DURHAM. APPENDIX D. On page 343 the marriage of " Jeremiah Learning and Abigail Turner, July 4th, 1716, by Thomas Ward, Justice," is men- tioned, and on page 255 the baptism of their son Jeremy Learning, by Rev. Mr. Chauncey, with the baptisms of other children, is re- corded. Jeremiah Leaming, baptized as above stated, May 12th, 1716, graduated at Yale College, 1745. Studied theology, and very soon embraced Episcopacy, at the suggestion of Dr. Samuel Johnson, of Stratford, and soon after began as lay reader at Nor- walk, 1746, and soon after removed to Newport, Rhode Island, when the Episcopalians of that place, at their own expense, sent him to England that he might receive ordination at the hand of a Bishop, that he might officiate as catechist and assistant clergy- man for them. He returned in September 1747, and produced certificates from the Bishop of London that he had been duly ad- mitted to Holy Orders, both as priest and deacon, and also a letter from Dr. Bearcroffc, Secretary of the venerable Society for the Propagation of Religious Knowledge in Foreign Parts, signify- ing the approval of Mr. Learning as teacher, and an assistant to the Rev. Mr. Honeyman at Newport, and they being satisfied with his vouchers, he entered immediately on the duties of his office. He remained at Newport eight years, until 1756, when he re- turned to Norwalk where he continued for twenty-one years, until the burning of that place by the British in the revolution- ary war. Then he says his church and a great part of his parish was laid in ashes by General Tryon, and he lost everything which he had, his furniture, books and papers, and even his cloth- ing, except what he had on. He estimated his own loss at 1200 or 1300 pounds sterling. He went off, however, with the enenry, and remained with them at New York, during the war and en- deavored to make them repay his losses. The inhabitants of Norwalk, who had suffered much, became very bitter towards Mr. Leaming, and finding his portrait they de- APPENDIX D. 451 faced it, and nailed it to their sign post with the head down- wards. As late as 1847, Eev. Edwin Hall, in his history of Norwalk, says, " an aged inhabitant told him that the Eev. Mr. Learning was as big a tory as ever there conld be on earth. That he always prayed for the King in public worshij) until the people forbade him." Mr. Learning says, "the whigs of Nor- walk afterwards caught him and put him in jail, denying him the comforts of a bed, which brought on a hip complaint, and made him a cripple for life." He was always, however, regular in the performance of his ministerial duties, setting forth the Christian religion according to the teachings of the Episcopal Church, and well understood the defence of her authority, doc- trines and form of worship. In 1760 he published U A defence of the Episcopal Church Government" criticising several contem- porary sermons of the leading clergymen of the Congregational and Presbyterian orders. Also another pamphlet in support of this, in 1770. In 1785 he published an able discourse on the " Evidences of Christianity" and from time to time other disser- tations on various subjects, which attracted much attention and comment. Soon after the close of the revolutionary war, and the return of peace, the Episcopal clergymen of Connecticut and New York had a private meeting, and chose Mr. Learning first Bishop of that Diocese, but for some reason he declined the appointment, and not long after Mr. Seabury was chosen. He continued to attend the convention of his order until the close of his life. In the latter part of his life he resided at New Haven, where he died, September 15th, 1804, aged 86 j'ears. Recently I copied his epitaph in the old Church yard, as fol- lows : "Here rests the body of the Eev. Jeremiah Learning, D. D., long a faithful minister of the Gospel in the Episcopal Church. Well instructed in his holy office, unremitting in his labors, charitable, patient, and of primitive meekness. His public discourses forcibly enunciated the faith illustrated by his practice. Eespected, revered and beloved in life, and lamented in his death. " He departed hence September 15th, 1804. In aatat. 87." In letter from E. D. Smith, Esq. 452 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Eev. Lemuel Parsons, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Parsons, was born May 2, 1753. He was settled in the ministry at East Hampton in 1779, and died in 1791, two days after he had closed the twelfth year of his ministry. He is spoken of as a very excellent man, a very useful and devoted minister, much beloved by his people. He married, first, Catharine Coe, who died leaving a son, John. Second, Faith Little, by whom he had three children, Samuel, Catharine, Nancy. His two sons settled in Utica. In New Orleans, on the 27th November 1866, after a very short illness, Samuel Catlin, M. D., a native of Durham, Conn., aged 42 years, and a resident of this city the past four years. We make the above announcement with sincere sorrow, for a good man has gone, and the city lost a citizen who was an orna- ment to it. His purse and his medical skill were always at the service of the poor and the distressed ; and late or early he never refused to go to the aid of the sufferer. His remains were yesterday followed to the tomb by the members of Quitman Lodge, No. 76, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was a respected member, together with the commander and other officers of the 1st U. S. Infantry, with which the deceased had served for some time. His brothers of the Masonic fraternity, buried him with all the rites and solemnities of their ancient and honorable order ; and it may be consoling to the friends of the deceased to know that he was not unwept nor unhonored at his late home. — New Orleans Bulletin, November 29th, 1866. APPENDIX E General James Wadsworth died in 1817, and not in 1797, as mentioned on page 186. Eichard Spelman is not mentioned among the early inhabi- tants of Durham, in the body of the work. He came from APPENDIX E. 453 England near the year 1702, and after residing for a time in Middletown came to Durham. He married Abey French, who was a fellow passenger with him. They were the ancestors of the Spelmans of Durham, and of Granville, Mass. They had six children, Mary, Daniel, Richard, John, Thomas, and Samuel. Stephen, the son of Thomas, born in Durham, removed with his father to Granville ; married Deborah Rose, grand-daughter of Jonathan Rose, of Durham and Granville, who had twelve children. Stephen and his wife had +wr elve children ; and the whole number of their descendants is 379, among whom is B. R. Spelman of Albany. One of the descendants of the first Richard was Phinehas Spelman, whom I remember well, and who was a successful merchant in Boston. His son, Israel Munson Spelman, a graduate of Harvard University, has an office in Boston. Elisha Newton should have been included with those men- tioned on 149th page that belonged to the cavalry in the war of 1812. In 1809 Job Merwin went to the Legislature and not Benja- min Merwin. To what is said on page 169 it should be added, that there were three ordination balls when Rev. David Smith was ordain- ed : one at Mr. Belknap's, one at Mr. Job Merwin's, and one at Captain John Johnson's. Some of the students of Yale College, with some of the young people of Durham, acted the tragedy of " Barbarossa," in the meeting house, not far from the year 1780. George Atwell, the son of Jesse Atwell, was born Oct. 17th, 1805. His wife, Eliza Camp, the daughter of Fairchild Camp, was born February 9th, 1804. Their children, 1, Emma Philena, born Debember 22d, 1829 ; 2, William Jesse, born July, 14th, 1831 ; 3, Henry Crane, born April 14th, 1833 ; 4, Seager Schuyler, born January 24th, 1836 ; 5, Curtis Camp, born October 2d, 1838; 6, Augusta Eliza, born May 30th, 1840 ; 7, Phebe Bishop, born June 20th, 1842 ; 8, Marion Elizabeth, born January 5th, 1845 ; 9, Charlotte Emma, born April 2d, 1847. 58 454 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Ebenezer Belknap's death was heard of in Durham Decem- ber 10th, 1842. He was 81 years of age. Huldah and Kosanna, twin daughters of David Squier and Huldah, his wife, were born January 16th, 1781. Orin Dates, son of David Squier, and Huldah, his wife, was born August 27th, 1783. Nathan Chedsey, son of Major Joseph Chedsey, a graduate of the Wesleyan University, is a successful lawyer in New York. Collins Stone, mentioned on page 128, was Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Columbus, Ohio, and is now Principal of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, at Hartford, APPENDIX F. THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. This, it is believed, was the first Ladies' Society formed in Durham, unless the " Cent Society " was an exception. Many of the ladies contributed a cent a week for some years, for bene- volent purposes. The following sprightly poetic epistle was ad- dressed to the " Benevolent Society " by one of its members. Coldenham, March 15th, 1822. Dear ladies of this Society, Do you think it strict propriety To let your henevolence extend To all except your absent friend ? And pray, my dears, don't you remember, On the twenty-fifth of last September, When we were all engaged at work, So gay, so merry, and so chirk, You said to Beul you'd not forget her, But write her soon a good long letter ; Alack ! you fickle, faithless lasses, Month after month successive passes, And not one. single line or word Have I received or have I heard. Well, as revenge is not my passion, And scribbling nonsense all the fashion, I'll overlook your past neglect, But must the letter still expect. APPENDIX F. 455 Oft on imagination's wing, Before my mind your forms I bring — See you all together meeting, Each her " how d'ye do " repeating : Just, Sally, walking all about, First cutting in. then cutting out — Now dextrously her needle flies, And yet to all some work supplies ; Still laughs and talks with wondrous ease, Possessing pow'rs that always please. See Catharine, next, with playful smile Sits by her, working fast the while, Will never stop for joke or fun Until her work's completely done. Sweet girl — my fancy loves to trace Each well-known feature of her face. Beside this lass is Hannah sitting, Sometimes sewing, sometimes knitting. Her conversation quite refined, Always tends to improve the mind. Her sister next, with graceful air, Within the circle takes a chair. Her voice so mild, her look so tender, Can never fail to recommend her. Then Delia comes with smiling heart, Her kind assistance to impart Without request, without demand — To all she lends a helping hand. See Lydia too, with cheek so fair, Soft azure eye, and light-brown hair, An aspect mild, a voice serene, An unaffected artless mien. Maria's form I now descry, Her polished brow, and sparkling eye ; And when she smiles or when she speaks A bright vermillion dyes her cheeks. There in the group, my roving fancy 456 HISTORY OF DURHAM. Beholds her lovely sister Nancy. The amiable Eliza too, So often brought before my view. Next Parnel comes, the cheerful maid, To offer her accustomed aid. Her countenance bespeaks a mind, "Where sense and wit are both combined. i The gay and frolicsome, Delight, Now gently steals upon my sight ; Ever dilligent and ever smart, With alacrity performs her part. Charlotte, the kind and useful dame, My pen would not forget to name, And though it seems to be her choice That we should seldom hear her voice, In her mind are often stealing Thoughts that are well worth revealing. Just so, dear girls, in mem'ry's glass, I see you all before me pass — And now, my dears, I bid adieu, To rhyme, to nonsense, and to you — Me thinks you might, in kindness send, A letter to your absent friend. Pray excuse this foolish billet From the pen of B. M. Willette. P. S. — Please give my best love and a kiss To all I've not mentioned in this. I fain would have lengthened my rhyme, But wanted more wit and more time. INDEX OF NAMES 457 INDEX OF NAMES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE FOUND IN THE EECOEDS. Addice, 199. Albee 152 Allen,' 11, 221, 223, 199, 206, 110, 165. Alvord, 114. Amherst, 109. Andrews, 50, 181. Andrews, 193, 88, 96, 195, 203. Andros, 11. Angly, 152. Arnold, 130, 147, 90, 140, 164. Ashley, 134, 135, 136. Assman, 205. Atwater, 194. Atwell, 199, 200, 203, 152. Augur, 152, 88. Austin, 202, 213, 140, 213, 99, 201, 212, 211, 210, 206. Avered, 160. Avery, 200, 201, 208. Bacon, 140. Baldwin, 52, 53, 54, 55, 86, 105, 217, 21, 197, 26, 214, 218, 208, 160, 162, 149, 203, 202, 140, 85, 201. - - £ 7 Bailey, 203, 202, 200, 20l", 152, 205, 206 207. Baker, 149, 108, 90. Ballantine, 57. Bangs, 91. Barnes, 206, 57, 217, 152, 89. Bartholomew, 200, 201. Bartlett, 198, 105, 201, 217. Barton, 194. Bates, 217, 218, 208, 210, 79, 203, 128, 173, 140, 21, 162, 198, 228, 201, 191, 190, 205, 208. Baum, 147. Beach, 21, 27, 45, 159, 197, 105. Beecher, 202. Belcher, 36. Belknap, 123. Bemus, 145, 152, 199. Benton, 13. Birdsey, 140, 201. Bishop, 140, 21, 152, 146. Blatchley, 205, 106. Bline, 208. Botsford, 89 Bowers, 202. Bowdoin, 175. Braddock, 133, 134, 136, 137. Bradley, 13. Brainard, 152, 176, 183, 206, 112, 13, 49, Bray,' 68. Brewer 46, 90. Bronson, 193. Brooks, 208. Brown, 205. Buck, 198, 21, Buckingham, 140, 50. Buckley, 184. Bull, 79, 13. Bunce, 61. Bunnel, 67. Burr, 205. Burgess, 165. Burgoyne, .46, 147. Burhans, 92. Burrit, 162, 201, 36, 48, 105, 86, 140, 201, 146. Burl, 26. Burt, 134. Bushnell, 183. Bussie, 89. Butler, 202, 203, 21, 143, 145, 149, 201, Camp, 63, 65, 67, 142, 144, 190, 202, 80, 81, 173, 205, 160, 206, 85, 199, 86, 105, 140, 187, 202, 208, 87, 145, 88, 98, 220, 93, 96, 200, 93, 96, 97, 14, 21, 24, 26, 161, 99, 141, 105, 198, 111, 124, 128, 143, 204, 206, 149, 209, 152, 25, 26, 36, 27, 52, 54, 160, 172, 162, 172, 188, 202, 203, 208, 204, 207. Canfleld, 140, 152, 88, 199, 166, 205, 214. Carr, 146. Catlin, 67, 73, 203, 197, 195. Chalker, 21, 200, 199. Chamberlain, 140, 203. Chapman, 67. Chauncey, 162, 228, 164, 190, 184, 85, 90, 147, 188, 198, 9, 181, 21, 26, 31, 156, 27, 197, 99, 100, 110, 104, 106, 141, 183, „ 185, 201/ 131, 116, 156, 190, 220, 111, 156, 116, 184, 131, 145, 29, 105, 201, 337 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 93, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49 k 86, 30, 105, 52, 53, 56, 414, 132,, 48, 165, 219, 50, 51, 158, 197, 220, 54, 55, 103, 116, 131, 105, 139, 140, 201, 219, 201. Chedsey, 21, 228, 85, 143, 173, 154. Child, 196, 203. Chittenden, 146, 201, 214. Church, 152, 204, Clarke, 131, 140, 152, 149, 202, 201, 208, 205. Clapp, 106. Clements, 26. Cleveland, 85, 112. Clingan, 205. Coakley, 202. Coe, 208, 203, 202, 20, 204, 217, 214, 209, 201, 145, 122, 126, 190, 149, 142, 218, 96, 89, 206. 209, 21, 26, 105, 131, 159, 198, 21, 22, 220, 208, 10. Cook, 13, 201, 149, 122. 458 HISTORY OF DURHAM Cooley, 219, 214. Cole, 192, 205, 209. Collins, 13, 190, 191. Cone, 200. Cooper, 80. Conch, 184. Crane, 160, 165, 146, 142, 204, 25, 26, 36, 45, 47, 54, 160, 53, 55, 86, 209, 200. Crittenden, 160. Curtiss, 149, 290, 206, 217, 218, 208. Cyphermau, 205. Darling, 116. Davenport, 49. Davis, 25, 199, 152, 146, 198, 205. Day, 116. Deane, 20. Dekay, 74. Deming, 203. Devonshire, 164. Dimock, 139, 140, 199. Doolittle, 206. Donald. Doude, 13. Dow, 89. Drake, 212, 213. Dunbar, 122. Dunn, 146, 204. Dutton, 85, 72, 119. Dwight, 108, 109, 61. Eaton, 162. Eells, 188. Edson 121. Edwards, 49, 162, 108. Elliott, 206, 209, 210, 11, 162, 181, 24, 108, 225, 89, 96. Ellsworth, 73, 120, 220. Ely, 190, 191, 192, 121. Enos, 188. Entield, 108. Eurle, 152. Emmet, 175. Evarts, 25. Everest, 161, 188. Fairchild, 208, 203, 104, 105, 10, 25, 16, 19„20, 21, 22, 26, 159, 197, 207, 160. Farron, 203. Farnham, 152. Field, 152, 205, 214. Fisk, 96. Fitch, 87. Flood, 85. Foote, 67, 194, 193, 208. Ford, 108. Foss, 85, Fowler, 152, 130, 142, 206, 13, 25, 27, 21, 26, 36, 160, 206, 27, 84, 85, 96, 201, 202, 220, 192, 196, 203, 200 210, 204. Frain, 204. Francis, 200, 96, 152, 140, 165. Freeman, 205. Hearne, 152. Hendrick, 136. Henman, 201, 140, 160, 201. Hibbard, 89. Hickey, 152, 201. Hickox, 204, 203, 201, 199, 200, 21, 22, 25, 159, 198, 26, 169, 97. Hill, 207, 85, 91, 140. Hillhouse, 114. Hine, 133. Hinman, 201, 170, 214, 133, 146. Hinsdale, 72. Hitchcock, 217, 91, 134. Hocum, 207. Holdich, 96. Holmes, 101, 195. Holten, 108. Holt, 25. Hooker, 85, 13, 196. Hosmer, 149. Hotchkiss, 57. . Howard, 91. Howd, 209. Howe, 109. Hoyt, 91. Hubbard, 173, 192, 14, 174, 200, 195. 202. Hubbell, 91, 73. Hull, 152, 200, 220, 214, 202, 145, 214, 146. Huntington, 68, 67. Husted, 90. Ingersoll, 136. Ives, 196, 198, 206, 60, 194. Jackson, 205, 192. Janes, 216. Jefl'erson, 190. Jewell, 214. - Johnson, 196, 202, 210, 187, 174, 173, 145, 138, 114, 11, 105, 146, 114, 13, 201, 87, 209, 143, 95, 87, 79, 78, 65, 63. Jones, 99, 13, 98, 198, 13. Judson, 68, 67, 73, 77, 50. Justin, 152. Kellogg, 91. Kelsey, 199, 200, 140, 140. Kennedy, 205. Keyes, 133. Keyser, 200. Kilborn, 160. Kimberly, 15, 17, 20. King, 98, 203. Kirly, 194. Kirtland, 156, 193, 227, 195, 202, 214. Knight, 89, 194. Knowles, 198. Lamphier, 214, Lane, 26. Langdon, 192. Lawrence, 139, 91. Leach, 96, 152. Lee, 119. Leek, 91. Leet, 203, 9, 11, 155, 119. Lockwood, 58. Loomis, 85, 91. Loveland, 21. Lucas, 146. Lyden, 152. Lyle, 220, 275. Lyman, 210, 204, 86, 108, 107, 204, 215, 57, 45, 108, 119, 184, 190, 27, 159, 209, 90, 190, 135, 138, 139, 145, 112, 219, 111, 109, 133, 108, 109, 132, 159, 173, 174, 190. Lynn, 201. INDEX OF NAMES, 459 Macleve, 140. Mallory, 146. Maltby, 207. Manning, 172. Marcy, 140. Marsh, 74, 130. Mason, 184. Mathewson, 196, 197, 203, 204. Mattoon, 205. Maycock, 13. Maynard, 152. Mead, 123. Meeker, 198, 200, 145, 146, Meigs, 201, 25, 146, 199, 57, 85, 198. Merriam, 152, 173. Merrick, 52, 56, 57, 58. Merrill, 192. Merriman, 172. 25. ' Mershom, 85. Merwin, 202, 204, 159, 161, 162, 127, 163, 140, 149, 174, 207, 209, 21, 26, 36, 105, 217, 215, 173, 81, 80, 214. Miller, 26, 203, 205, 206. Miles, 111. Mills. Miner, 228. Mitehel, 140. Mix, 152, 206. Morris, 198. Morrison, 160. Morse, 205, 152. Moss, 184, Muckett, 200. Munson, 206. Murdock, 152. Nash, 222. Neal, 146. Ness, 76. Nettleton, 89, 86, 200, 10, 152, 202, 205. Newton, 112, 148, 208, 88, 140, 141, 87, 85, 208, 173, 199, 10, 149, 163, 203, 210, 21, 62, 79, 146, 172, 114, 113. Nichols. Norton, 207, 209, 205, 199, 198, 188, 193, 202, 184, 164, 160, 143, 148, 127, 79, 87, 159, 45, 37, 21, 160, 149, 159, 87, 26, 21, 36, 193. North, 196. Noyes, 185, 67, 72, 52. Nichols, 134. Olds, 113. Olin, 152. Page, 85, 10, 63, 65, 75, 85, 143, 165, 187, 204, 96. Palmer, 175, 174. Pardee, 207. Parmalee, 87, 188, 187, 85, 202, 79, 165, 13, 36, 88, 105, 140, 21, 22, 26, 36, 96, 160, 165, 30, 63, 65, 98, 95, 209, 207, 206, 205, 162, 152, 206, 198, 203, 204. Parsons, 149, 204, 88, 105, 159, 112, 187, 130, 142, 202, 201, 152, 174, 187, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 217, 218, 78, 79, 145, 157, 184, 76, 10, 63, 65, 75, 85, 143, 163, 21, 46, 162, 210, 26, 41, 45, 90, 142, 193, 27, 160, 190, 53, 55, 159. Patton, 90. Payne, 152. Pease, 85. Peck, 206. Pelton, 139, 140. Penfleld, 183. Percival, 195. Perry, 212, 213, 91. Phine, 134. Picket, 21, 198, 208, 209, 36, 193, 140, 190, 105, 165, 202. Pierce, 113. Pierpoint, 35. Pierson, 11, 13, 35, 50, 193, 181. Porker, 67. Post, 140. Potter, 206, 192, 193. Prentiss, 174, 175. Priest, 208, 152. Prout, 207. Punderson, 86. Rensellaer, 188, 189. Reed, 205. Rheinhardt, 152. Rich, 152. Richard, 11, 221, 57, 184. Richardson, 85, 96. Roberts^ 159, 199, 200, 21, 197, 204. Robins, 49. Robinson, 159, 204, 152, 199, 135, 130, 203, 204, 131, 202, 205, 190, 201, 203, 205, 217, 130, 129, 104, 103, 96, 87, 16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 34, 37, 42, 218. Rockwell, 195, 193. Rogers, 96. Rose, 67, 210. Rosseter, 89, 13, 25, 27, 105, 146, 165, 160. Royce, 140. Ruggles, 34, 43, 50, 57, 58. Russell, 57, 33, 34, 162, 11, 15. Saltonstall, 11, 15, 20. Sanderson, 20©^' 'V* r " / . Sanford, 91, 104, 21, 22, 197. Scranton, 89, 143, 145, 199, 200, 152, 14, 202, 203, 21, 201, 209. Scudder, 90. Searles, 91. Sessions, 85. Seward, 161, 176, 182, 191, 198, 88, 128, 104, 117, 116, 140, 160, 173, 202, 85, 107, 88, 96, 217, 218, 16, 13, 11, 190, 55, 93, 53, 53, 197, 36, 160, 26, 22, 21, 20, 19, 16, 13, 146, 86, 93, 107, 86, 19, 20, 25, 33, 34, 182, 128, 146, 199. Seymour, 36. Shaddock, 202. Sheldon, 67, 140. Shelly, 152, 200, 202, 205. Shepherd, 184. Sherlock, 105. Shipman, 173. Sill, 92. Silliman, 194. Simons, 204. Sizer, 152, 200. Smith, 172, 195, 201, 228, 75, 76, 77, 96, 105, 127, 85, 143, 208, 152, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 10, 123, 460 HISTORY OF DURHAM, 128, 169, 194, 200, 203, 201, 20S, 214, 220, 224, 204, 205, 206. Smithson, 202, 64, 65. Southmayd, 201, 207, 208, 204, 202. Spelman, 217, 203, 140, 141, 143, 152, 105. Spencer, 201. Spiague, 215. Squares, 152. Squier, 132, 140, 145, 199, 146, 203, 160. Squires, 208, 204, 201, 140. Stanley, 67, 159, 97. Stanton, 196. Starr, 13. Stebbins, 218. Steele, 11, 15. Stent, 15. Stevens, 207, 208, 206, 199, 140. Stiles, 52, 57, 58, 60. Stillman, 91. Stoddard, 41, 50, 181. Stone, 205, 128, 205, 11, 13, 57, 152, 85, 88, 89, 173. Stow, 201,107. Strong, 214, 205, 206, 201, 202, 118, 21, 46, 210, 46, 143, 145, 146, 201, 152, 187, 104, 105, 160. Sturtevant, 202, 203, 173. Sutlieff, 10, 21, 22, 26, 93, 104, 160, 198, 16, 19, 20, 197, 145, 146, 162. Swathel, 204, 203, 89, 190. Tallcott, 162, 16, 19, 20, 21, 26, 159, 198, 210, 15, 14, 11, 221, 9, 17, 24, 129. Talraan, 13. Tays, 184. Temple 175. Thayer, 96, 193, 192, 204. Tibbals, 143, 205, 214, 152, 163, 81, 26, 52, 53, 54, 55, 87, 86, 21, 200, 205. Tit comb, 134. Todd, 50, 57, 58, 195. Tomson, 17, Torrey, 214. Troop, 184. Trumbull, 128, 67, 49, 68, 187. Tucker, 203, 208, 209. Tully, 228. Turner, 203. Tuttle, 127, 79, 149, 169, 205. Twitchel, 152. Umbah, 200. Usher, 184. Vandervoort, 83, 84, 152. Wadsworth, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27 33 34, 35, 36, 53, 54, 29, 30, 63, 78, 79' 105, 141, 182, 184, 65, 93, 124, 125, 126 128, 147, 161, 185, 199, 202, 219 228 201, 219, 144, 162, 209, 228, 172, 184' 186, 198, 90, 172, 105, 124, 145, 14& 148, 125, 126, 173, 186, 219, 126. Walkley, 96, 209, 128, 140, 203, 208. Wallstone, 13. Walton, 120, 45. Ward, 130, 146, 205, 25. Warriner, 91. Warner, 140. Washburn, 89. Webb, 190. Weed, 91. -"Wells, 105, 113, 160, 193, 194, 201, 21, 26, 36, 197, 201. Wellman, 26. Wetmore, 26. Whedon, 90. - Wheeler, 105, 160, 21, 22, 26, 197. Wheton, 206. White, 152, 209, 203, 208, 13, 80, 81, 85. Whitlield, 49. Whiting, 111, 11, 17. Whitney, 59. Whittlesy, 122, 52, 220. Whitmore, 72. Wilcoxen, 13. Willet, 126. Willey, 184. Williams, 92, 133, 135, 136, 134, 172, 186, 199, 206, 56, 85. Williston, 213, 215. Willoughby, 48. Wilkinson, 199. Winthrop, 18. Wolcott, 122, 125, 130, 184, SO. J Woodbridge, 99, 162, 11, 33, 34. Wolf, 133. Woolsey, 116. Worthiugton, 111. Wright, 169, 206, 25. Wyllis, 11, 17, 221. Yale, 13. BD 6.8. 1 * < E o 4- a. Vt ^,v v.* ^•^ -* 1PI11P? ° .s •'- r '.- >* a^ *^ • V"-4f. ; .i .V C> * OK o^ JO' 4> 6 o-.„ ^ t 4° - ^ *^o' *oK .0' 0BBSBR0S. c vP !,^%^CV^» A^ ARY BINDING ,C, J «/\ AA A AUGUSTINE *W^L' ° sT *i^$XlN