The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-26

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the seventeen names as enrolled Id Dee
occur in the records of the March meeting
the spring before, to these add the name Of
Abram Ives (who was high sheriff of Char
lotte county under York State land jobbers
and probably was conveniently absent in
the falD aud we have eight men whom we
will proceed to locate. Consider for mo-
ment the native wilderness iuto which they
had come from Connecticut and other more
settled places. The heavy timber that COW
cred the intervale lands on both rides the
Otter Creek, the deep swamps, and thick
jungles through which the sluggish river
wound its serpentine course after its clear
waters were turned aside or damned up by
heavy windfalls, making bridges across
which the wild cat and other wild animals
crossed from side to side.
Through this wilderness road led from
South Wallingford Cor as it was termed
"the upper falls of the Otter Creek'') along
the west bank of the creek 10 near where
Col. Dyer Townsend now lives, thence it
bore more westerly on the higher lands,
along east of Fox Pond, thence On the
west side the creek to Center Rutland.
Near where Goodyear Clark lives was a
ford way across the creek, whence road
led along under Green bill, up to what is
now called East street and bride path led
from this road along the east bank of the
Otter creek through what is now Walling-
ford village. Footmen crossed roaring
brook on log and horsemen forded its
rapid current. Such was the wilderness in
which less than dozen men lived 100 years
ago, when they met at the house of Abram
Jackson jr., to organize the Town OF
WALLlNGFORD.
Abram Ives was man of considerable
wealth He bought large tract of land
and built, his log house near where
Alfred Hull lately lived. His sher-
iff troubles drove him from the state.
He traded with Samuel Hull and
left. Abram jackson to whom is gen.
orally credited the settlement Of Walling-
ford, Ohs writer will at another time
show that houses were built and at least
four settlers lived in Wullingford as carly
as 1770) se tied on the east eide the road
near where Frank Crary now lives. Abram
jackson, jr., married man when he come
to Wallipgi ord IN l763. settled on the road
north of where his ia her lived and built a
better house than any in town bringing
brick from Connecticut to build chimney.
This house stood near the fordway east of
Goodyear Clark's, and here the town was
organized.
Abram Jackson, jr., afterward moved TO
jackson gore, and settled near Mechanics
vile where George Mead now lives, and
"Jscksons Pond" that was on his farm will
ever perpetuate his name.
Joseph jackson settled still farther north
where Afterwards the famous Hyde hotel
stood where Samuel e. Rodges ESQ.,, now
lives. Anas Ives settled where Eiakim
Ballou now lives.
Jonah Ives where Joseph Randall lives
lothian Ives south of Russel Sherman's.
Stephen Clark aud Goodyear Clark who
had just returned from service in the pa
triot army OF the revolution settled east OF
the road that leads north from Wallingford
village. A good spring of water and traces
of cellar mark the spot where Stephen
Clark lived. Capt. Clark as he was called.
The other Clark settled near where Robert
Marsh now lives. They both were pro.
prie,ers In jackson gore and moved to Mt.
Holly.
Timothy Nichols settled where Jerome
Brown now lives. Daniel Bradleyajust
south Of Horlsbury. BENIN Bradley where
Hon. d. e. Nicholson now owns pleasant
residence.
Wlllm Son Bool, (now spelled BulD set
tied near where the meeting house now
stands in South Wallingford. Thus we