Litchfield enquirer., 1845-12-11


weather. and mnre influential prnprietors and
settlers of Hartford. His house lot was nearl, CO.
Intensive with the S, uare inclosed by Asylum
frumhull, and west Pear streets, and the road by
the river which continued in the Wsdswerth
family ua,il 1918, when it went into the hands Of
George aud William. Burr, who were relatives Of
the family.
s He held important town offices, and was use,
ful,nan in fhe culnny. and about the wear 1864
had The honorable title :. MIR" prefiXed to his
same. He vas elected a member Of the General
'Court both sessions Of 1859; and every Session
'rsm the IAN Of 1855 till his death in 1915, 40 Ses
sioaS 70 all. ..t a, ,.-a.r s.--.,..
he married in 1G44, for his second wife, Eliza
ba'h. Stcr of Rev Samuel Stone, assoc late pastor
With Rev Thomas Hooker OF the church N Hart
terd lie lad 10 children. by his first wife. and
I by his second Their names We're, | Sarah, ,
William. 3 John, 4 Elizabeth, 5 Samuel, Mary,
Sarah, s Joseph, 9 Thomas, and 10 Re5ekah.
l. Sarah ard Mary married John Wilcox.
William died young
John the most d stinguished OF the family,
was one of the leading seitlerso If Pennington, and
a prominent man both in church and state. After
lb death of John Steele. FIRST Secretary Of State,
and Anthony Hawk ms, he vas the only man in
Farm ngtnn, besides MIR. Hooker the clerg. man,
who had the honorable title OF " Mr. which was
tirst given to him IN 1878. tie REPRESENTED Far
.nlngton in the General Cour, from 1912 to 1878,
whea he was chosen All assistant or member Of the
Jrper House. aud ra-u0ici0 Judge Of the Superior
Court SC. to which office he WAS annually chosen
lll 1859, wa he died in the midst OF his useful.
.,pss He married Sarah daughter OF Thomas
',anlev, one vt the ealthIest and NEST noted
.amilles 10 Hartf. I'd He lett Sous and , daugh-
ters Two Of these sons were John and Jamee
Jnhn was deacon Of the church in / Arlington,
Aad f,lher IT Rev Daniel Wadsworih, pastor OF
thr Centre Church in Hartford, from l73? I" l747.
the only surviving snn OF Rev. Daniel, was Col.
jeremiah. a very noted man in Hartford, and in
the Culonv and State; and his only grandson is
DANIEL Wad,wnrh Es1. oi Hartford.
James removed to Durham. and became the head
# one If the most noted families in the country
| lie entered the General Court in TAO. at tho
IRE Of 80, where he continued ill I'LL, which
year he was chosen speaker. and the next veal
WAS rhosen an assistant and ANNUALLY re-eleried "a
hat office for 81 Years in succession, until l70l
His sn, James, and his grandson James were prom.
iaent men both in civil aud military life. and lead
ing men in the revolutionary war Maj General
james Wadsworth will be remembered as long as
are our liberties and independence. He left no
children, and hs nephews became his heirs; one
Of whom L,hu Noves, remained in Durham. and
the o her twu William and James removed Ia Cen
esee, the latter at wh"m has recently deceased
Some oC the other SIMS Of John Lee. were
! prominent men in Pennington, and in the colony
| Samupl, John. William, and Nathaniel wete al
different times members ofthe General Court; and
Rev DANIEL went to tho Legislature, from Far.
ming,on three sessions immediately preceding his
! ordination at Hartford. In fact, there has seldom
been manv wears in succession, when Pennington
has noi sent Wadswofth to the LEGISLATIVE
To return TO William Wadswerh's family:
d. Elizabeth married John Terry Of Windsor.
s. Samuel died in Hartford. at the age of a.
without children. with the title of" Mr." s
| G. Mary married Thomas Long for her first hus.
band. unless there were two Mary's as there were
Sarahs .J ..,.....,....
! sarah, born after the decease Of the eldcs
sister married Jonathan Ashley.
S. Joseph, OF Charter. Oak memory. He wa
chosen 10 the General Court both Sessions in 1865
and again in 1884 and onward. In 1894 he wa
commissioned captain. So that at the capture ID
| the Charter, he was neither captain, nor member
of the LEGISLATURE. He was then Lieutenant
Sill he cas the man who did the nm king fearing
act. Tor which many years after and while Captain
| he received grant from The State He died i73'
at an advanced age, leaving sons. Joseph, iona
Than, and chahod. and 9 daughters Jonathan
was a merchant in Hartford. Their descendant,
are numerous in Hartford. West Hartford. Wind
| sor, New Haven SC. '.
o. Thomas, whose posteriy live in Fast Hart
ford. VIM. , PORIEK.
The Court Of Sessions Of Philadelphia was en-.
gagged on THURSDAY, IN tying case which excifed
a eat Qedl ~ III resi- III hbV 'tS'
lhomas s. TIbbes was charged with the pateTnl-
Is Of a child. the mother being single girl abou
l3years 81 age, named r.verson The defence took
d w!de range, alleging That this was false charge
d;Id that another person was the Iather, VINO hdd
been connected with the prosecution at an early
Stage, bhl w3io I'D not appear 10 The court and Ju-
+, ~ The IT, H. After long and patient Inycsti.
Alton. and BILE arguments from George W. Barton
fsI tor Inc defence, and David Paul Bruwn. Esq.
,cr tie pr,.seculnn, The jury i"uhd verdict OF
suiits asIr4,t the reverend gentleman ! he above
tas, il most r,.anu,is one All the parties were
engaged IN thc great {" Miller" delusion. and madr
a nu.nhcr nt colYrrls, seyrt al nl whom gave up
i!cir business, &c 1'ibbles was the bosom friend
Of the brJIbr- ii Miss Eyersna. and constantly his
companion They travelled together preached
t6Lei her-and what renders the affair still worse
I'M Rev. gentleman is sad To be married inan:-
The Philad Ihia CORES. 'ODdrnt of The !. CUID'
nprcial Advertiser SANS: Why he was moi pr,,s-
-cuted for seduction cannot imagine There are
too MANY such sc,iu 1dreIs abroad Among u. The
irleuds of Miss EverSon are highly respectable.
though poor. ...... ...............s5
CoMPoUNniNG A FELoNY.--A farmer in Gin
rinnatI eau. hi fellow abslrarting dozen chick
ems nd fur inn Of butter from his wagon. the
other nj zhi. with Which he walking "ti. wh""
he WIS remind ID that ne had moi paid frI them -
VIII the grestesf cdtitess he rerlrd. '' hrlieve
did iuI get " ,ay Tor lhem Are y"u the owner
81 that wagoa will that satisfy y"n' h'nh'ng
,ut Three d Tiar bill AZ there anpeat'f I" "e
IA wairh,aaa near. the farmer concluded To take
the mnasY he D al 30. and found too late. that u
was a counieffeit uf IN, TANK Of Louisville.
II ;sta.nor al lfat Cos, Dsrr iHtonds starting
,aoer j, Ri, j sland II his paper he at alb hike |
himself, il will have GREAT Run.