The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
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Early Settlers of Canaan No, 2

Fat HE Reporter.
Early Settlers of Canaan No, 2.
Peter IIeywood-O the two first
corners Peter Haywood has the preced
ence, being the senior by six years, and
rather considered the leader in the enter
prise, and having Esq, to his name which
then meant Justice OF the Peace. He be.
longed to large family connection in
Concord, Mass, who were called various
ly by the names Of Haywood, Hayward,
larwood and Howard. This last was the
most commonly heard In old Canaan; but
l have the signatures of Peter senior and
Peter, Jr., and | follow their form of the
names.
His tract of land comprised the place
where Noah Reed lived three years ago,
the Major Wyman farm, and the Leighton
farm, including that part across the road
where there are two or three cottages.
On account OF the bend in the river, that
the lines of the lots above might be at
ay,andi,7,, 60 tho r,it1i,, roo va" 40. rvn
riny 70 a noint hm+ ,nrci, ,o,ra,,'or 80,
the back end than along the river. In
addition he mad the upner half of the
Great Island. and the Oak Island so call
ed, near the other shore. The lower half
of the Great Island, three small ones be
low and the Ten acre Island belonged to
| Weston. Their having these Islands is
one evidence that the land was granted
to them; though they nav have bought
the islands for the reason that they were
so easily cleared. | suppose Hrvwood
| had his choice of location. and took this
because large part of the intervale on
the Leighton farm was already cleared. a
natural meadow where they cut their hay.
In what year he came OF where his first
cabin stood is unknown to me. 1t is I'M
certain too when the first saw mill was
/ started, but it NAV be presumed that a.
soon as lumber could be procured. ESQ
| Haywood built the house on the flat that
was occupied by the various owners, un.
I'll Mr.. leighton built the house on hirh-
er ground and nearer the road, where he
now lives. IL was one story house of
four rooms. Nothing but nails and glass
would have to be brought IN the river. as
chimneys were laid in clay mortar and
rooms were not plastered but ceiled
Clear pine boards were worth about SIS a
| thScn1Hmn2nc ;s reco,,ected of Potter Uev.
woods character or doings. He was rep
49, tn ,I,a ..l,onorsI Conr,,, in 1-sG
mr. WHITAKER was the first one from
Canaan the nravious vearN He was a
1tron, n.rii.on Of IIr whitaker anil
whon ,he chnrrh took the CONGREGATIONAL
fn.n, ha ,,i,h siv otbera smong whom
wore bis son Peter and Isaac Smith en-
tnrad a protest AGAINST IT,. And when the
chrrch u,os r,.oro,nized in 1901. his name
dooo not annear amono the members. Int
vonnf, Peters was
~ nsad IN he understood that he gave
N aor,., ~ Iond Itbe Noah Reed niace1
eor 10 ,sa Of the minister of the town
ernnoso tbst Hanson had access to the
Sup suppo oaoo v"a' and be @ives a different
''o..ion ~ ,ha mottar II onnears that
about mo lime that DIR. whitaker was
s,,,iad os ,nini.tnr of fhn town. Eso
IJavyood agrand ia Give flor a considera-
,to'L thot IA ecres to6ether With the
'',nn,d for Tho rave ward and for the
-noo,;na house with the common in front
T,, ;dorat,a, ,yos +bat the town or
,ha nnnnIo shonld clear for him ! acres
s'to pe1p 49,, 1n0 ',',or fnr m vears Az thn
pricn Of land a. that time IL WAS a very
p pond harna,n for him probably the land
80 49, Ha i,u aan.rnl ,,t,ITu nutr of
wa, wa' . u.en,o" "
'no peopie' en-, roo,ir,, hons. ia ,ow
ine s,'e " 'nn ',a I ,,ar5
'nn 81, III 'nc 80 J", ,,, a. ,aoo+ 60
my leuce nus nus. "a'e , "vtanIod snn,b.
ieeI iu''l'ot 1aIn' ,, ANY, s,ritina Tho road
"aIu II, 9'ia' w IN na,'i,. horsa ord
70 Ia uo"n o. II. go "a, cn,r,non p,hnre
,.ah'nS 9ln , L,l5
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hanson sass aIso a vuu' ~ osIs who sn,-
Islanu W oap., 'on' 49, % ,ha rt,.or
.ieu vi H. 'ne Ia ~ ,h, Is1,nd the nrst In,
, neai .no ,'eau ,b ba 'u aida Snme,b,ng morc
l1ipiofeu w. vi v,.as ia NOV, haSa heen
aooue OaA' h'''ai'o'' '
icta'ise. :; .a,d 81 p,,ar HAYWOOD
my SIoiy - . Nv bahi. 70 49, Tho
.naI ne was III NV. Ill ,,,ifn m, in
ciiurniue'' O1e MI ~ LIS n. ~ e. t',ai
tne cream anu az WV ",,,a, hi,n and bn
pace laAy ~ '","s IONA ur t,n ,' or tbrrc
Skipped a"n5 an" hnat soa;ro tho
iours' WnIn ne Ia,io h" ,",rt w. ,vort
cnuln s..'i III ~ plau -, tor his noalnrt
a. ~ WIN WI W &c., W, irn,-oss tbe Ies.
AIter suii.i ,' ', .ho nond viz nnic,lv
son on ms ,ri,hu, tno obnrrad ,hat In,
ASKED ,n nun ~ i, no n nav NV
'eF c li,,h ions eH This 10 suhiect that is
ue ;l,; 80 .ha GENERAL reader bnt
H 1e an. easSu sD;sb to g,ve II considers.
l lol iea pa.or uevwaod,s RihIe with
9 5 sPa. .ords ia ,s,i,, IN existence A
.a, .n =, 'I :, says Il was bonoht in ls03
n h.ioa ~ 81 ~ iGSs records are a little mix,
lprlce 20 nv ~ 80 ~ ho understood hv
Gu .u anu ' Wv n noried them for me- Rnt nick
.nose "nU uo . i,pm, IN nna Mace and another
,ns ou. on' ,, ,.e r. wiiI he found that
II. man ano.ae 81, P consistert and harmonze ner.
ny, icy "'o IL a. :. fnr his reason for the bene-
aeosiy t,a - , 10 family connections that
n. on ' tho, nv Of fmi iano,h 50 far as the
49, m. , vr 81 descent IL concerned. The
~. ~ 10 Uevwood was Daa
iohn Hevwoad b;s wife's name
con JUN 10y ~. " aors and q danghters
oaran. al mSy n hrt no dates event when
NAMES on s wa nnted on smother maze
irsa sa"ond son Josiah married fvdia
und e'y IIor Ssther Edward WRIGHT mar
Ml,gn n1,a nansnrth d,nrhtsr Of Cant
I,eu ~" nsnfor,h and Elizabeth his
W. poi,ar;cs horn lime 1904 These
WIZ ~ y, 10 nrsmd fathers and one great.
sre sde tU with their wiyes1 of peter
E Hanwood We come now to his father,
NY Uuooa -.s horn Nov ia 16oI