Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-21

end unless we exert ourselves for our de
fence" and that "this we esteem an in
fringement ON our rights, and are deter
mined never TO submit to tyranny for which
our country nov bleeds' 1t was signed by
John French, Cyrus Houghton, James B.
Winandt, Elisha Eyers, Amos Hail, John
McWain Jonathan Houghton, Rufus More,
Ebenezer Perce, Aaron Elee Gurus Whit
comb, jr, James Hail. Grandol Kennoled,
Simeon Smeed, Jonathan Locking, Mical
Law, Epha HUBBARD, Abiiah More, John
Perry, Joseph Guther, Caleb Greene, Jonas
More, Benjamin Huchens, Daniel Gates,
Philip Alexander, Giddon Bagger, Daniel
Jewett, Abiiah Whitney, Solomon Perry,
Moses Perry, Cyrus Whitcomb
Draper is now Wilmington, and Col vii
liams of that town and Dr. Spooner Of
Hartland were delegates from Cumberland
county to the New York Provincial Con
gress. This, with other similar protests,
prevailed against the nominations objected
to. The town had a committee Of safety.
In 1875 William Moore, Daniel Jewett and
Moses johnson of that committee went to
Judge Sabin's house soon after his return
from New York, compelled him to mount
his horse and follow them to Westminster
jail, and placed him in it. In the evening
of the same day he was allowed to return
home but by order of the committee for
fear he would communicate with the enemy,
he was confined 10 the limits of his farm
with permission to any one to shoot him if
found beyond them. This treatment did
not change his views He was a religious
man and desired to commune with the
church This extract from the church rec
ords shows the feeling Of the church on that
subject at the time
"PuTNEY. Dec T. l11s.
The church met and took under consideration
the request Of Noah Sabin Esq'r of occasional
communion with this church and came to the fol-
lowing vote, that it best all things considered
not TO receive him at present.
j. GOODHUE. Moderator"
Rev. Josiah Goodhue was a graduate of
Harvard college, came from Dunstable,
Mass, and was the first settled minister in
Putney. Judge Sabin, April 30, 1881, was,
by vote Of the church, admitted to full
communion and became "most stable,
consistent and useful member" He was
elected by the legislature judge of probate,
but suspended from office on complaint
against his loyalty to the state He was re
instated October 2j 1881, and continued in
office till 1901. He died March 10, 1911,
aged &c.
Moses johnson, one of the early settlers.
was born, according to memorandum in
his own handwriting, Feb. %, 1741, and
not March g. as laid down in Mr. Randal's
very valuable history of Chesterfield, and
probably at Stafford Conn. He was mar
ried January 2G, 1864, 10y "the reverent
| Bunker Gay of Hinsdae" TO Margaret
Moor Of Fullum, Low Dummerston, daugh-
ter OF John Kathan and widow Of Benia-
min Moor of Bratteboro. who was taken
captive with two children March 6, 1913.
from where the asylum m-house stands,
| by Indians after they had killed her hus
band and his father, Capt Fairbank Moor
Mr.. johnson settled in Putney at about the
time of this marriage, and soon after Judge
| Sabin built the first frame house he built the
first tw1-story house on the street
He became lieutenant in the Revolution
airy war, and was the first grantee of John
sons gore, afterwards Acton, and now a
part of Townshend His first wife died
Oct. Is, l779, and he afterwards married
Lydia Wheeler, daughter of Peter, the
third settler in Chesterfield, and lived in
that town few years, and afterwards,
about 1901, returned TO Putney.