Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-06-26
EBORO, VT, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1885

bining both the old ones, saw-mill and griHt
mill, which had formerly stood on oppoate
sides OF the brook. Benjamin Chamberlain
was a subsequent owner and also Epa Gone,
who built large addition TO the mill. Ben.
jamin Bemis lived not far from the mill in
1898.
Bella Shaw and bis brothers. Joseph and
Benjamin, were the owners Of saw mill in
1892 that stood near the bridge over the
brook that crosses the road south OF Il. III.
Lynde's house. Logs from the old dam may
still be seen in the brook near the bridge.
In 1898 Isaac Bgeow, Thomas and Elihue
Sargent each owned a share in the mill which
they bought Of the Shaws. Thomas bought
one. third Of the mill for which he paid $50.
In 1900 Rufus and Calvin Sargent we're own
in the mill. Calvin sold one-third Of the
mill TO Peter Willard in 1902. It was built
on land belonging TO Daniel Kathan, I'd, be-
tween the years 1884 aud 1892. The ShRws
we're SONS of Elijah Shaw, who died Aug.
2S, 1887. Bella Shaw married Lurana ----.
Joseph married Elizabeth Thomas, a daugh-
tor Of VIM. Thomas, one Of the FIRST two set
tiers in Chesterfield, N H., and who located
near the lower ferry in l7G1. Benjamin
Shaw married Sally Wood in 1890.
Rufus Sargent, it is stated, was man Of
tory principles and for that reason could not
get deed for all tue land promised him by
town. His family record is not plete on
the old town book and therefore did not ap-
pear in full in the history OF the town pub.
lishod in 1884. He married Susanna HouRh-
ton, said 10 be a relative OF James Houghton,
An early settler in Putney. His son John,
born l77G, married Belinda, a daughter of
Nathan Adams Sally, born 1873, married
jonathan OUbleigh Of Chesterfield, and lived
for a time IN the western part Of this district.
Rufus, jr. born 1882, married Sally Buck.
Susanna born 1884, married Isaac Crosby.
William married Lois Buck. Justin, born
June 10, 1889, married Lucretia Knapp June
3, 1914. James, born 1891, married Polly
Burnham. Nancy was born about 1894.
Justin Sargent Was "A blacksmith and learned
his trade of Peter Willard in the old shop
near his home where his daughters Ophelia
and Flura now live. He built the house in
which they now live in 1915. The two story
part Of the building WAS sold some years later,
taken down aud removed to BrattleborO, aud
il now the dwelling in which David Miller
lives in the east village. The iron work OF
the doors ON the county Jail at Newfane was
made many years ago by Justin Sargent and
Royal Miller in the old blaoksmith's shop
owned by the late Benjamin Estabrook.
| Rufus Sargent was the son of Lieut.. John
Sargent, killed near Fort Dummer, March
| 20, 174S. The writer of these notes had the
good fortune to see a leaf from the family
Bible, all there is left of the book, contain
| ing a record of the Fad event and the names
and births OF the ieutenants children given
a. follows Daniel, born May ye %, 1928
Abigail, Jan, &c 1880 John, Dec. 4, 1882
| Thomas, Feb %, 1885; Abigail, ID, born
| Sept 10, 1887 Rufus June TO- 1740; Mary,
! Oct. %, l7i2. John was born at Fort DUN
mer and was the first Anglo. american child
| born in Vermont. He married Mary, daugh-
| ter of Capt. John kathan, aud their son Eli,
born March =, l761, is the earliest birth re-
corded Of a child born in "Fullnm," now
Dummerstou. Abigail, I'd, married an Ely
Of Springfield, Mass, and Mary married a
Robinson Of BeRrinRton. On the old leaf
WAS written, in addition TO the family record,
John S4rgsns was killed by the Indian Enc
my and Daniel carried into captivity, March
90, l74S." Daniel Sargens of Dummerston
was born March 81, ,(Y) 1871" This may be an
earlier date Of a birth in DummeTston than
that OF Eli Sargent. Abigail Sargens her
| Book Ano Dom. l76l."
The scalp of Lieut.. Sargent, taken of by
the Indian, Was in the possession of the fam-
lily and descendants for nearly 80 years. Ru.
fus, his son, who died 1926, kept il during
his life Relatives now living who have seen
the scalp. describe it as having light brown
hair, aud in size AZ large as a silver dollar.
The particulars OF Lieut.. Sargents death, as
related by his descendants. are different from
those given in history, which states that he
with others bad started down the scout path
to Coleraine for oars and paddles and were
fired upon by ten or twelve Indians in am
bush. The other version is that Sargent was
out hunting and the Indian Who shot him had
mistaken him for some wild animal, AZ he
wore fur clothing aud had hidden in the
bushes on seeing Indians approach the fort.
As the Indian WAS watching to do mischief,
be scaped his man, but at the same instant
recognized in him a person whom he had
seen before and who had promised him that
he should always be friendly 10 the
Indians. He expressed much sorTow fol
the deed be bad done and returned Lieut.
SATgenrs scalp TO his friends. Horatio Sar
gent, a resident in Massachusetts, borrowed
many years ago several valuable papers an6
keepsakes that belonged to Rufus Sargent
with Il view TO writing a history of the Sar
gent family. He died very suddenly before
commen ncing the work and the papers anC
valuables, including the scalp, have neve
been retuTned. d. l.. MANSFIELD.
Note. In the sketch Of the Hildreth fam
lily m printed in the history of Dummerston
the first line on page ~ should be omitted
and in place OF it should stand the last para
graph Of the sketch, as the names OF Josepl
aud Submit Hildreth's children follow tn
first line on the page.