Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-06

scout path about mile for paddles, was
ambushed by Indians, and he and Moses
Cooper were killed, and Daniel was taken
prisoner to Canada and kept there sew
eral years. He afterwards lived in Dunn
merston. John, the son, born at the fort
December /, 1882 afterwards was Colonel
John Sergeant of Brattleboro. -Four of
Capt Melvin's scouts were killed and two
wounded where Jamaica depot is May 81.
The other twelve came to Fort Drummer
the next day. The next day after that 46
men went from the fort to that place, buried
the dead and searched for the wounded,
one Of whom was Sergeant Pettee of
Mortified, without success. He was at
forwards found and buried by men from
Northheld. The dangers were so great
that settlers from below, none lived above,
sought shelter for their families and
themselves at Fort drummer and at
Hinsdale's fort during this season. Some
small houses were built by them outside
the walls, within the stockade, the places
of the cellars of which may now be seen
Twelve of Capt. Wizards men and two of
/ Capt. Hobbs's rangers coming from Fort
| Ashuelot, in now Keene, June IL, were
ambushed opposite the mouth of Broad
/ brook and three were killed. The great
gun at the fort was fired, Il men came up
from Mortified and found that a large
body of the enemy had been hiding about
Fort Dummer and Hinsdale's fort several
days. Sergeant Taylor and others were
taken captive aud some wounded July IA
near the same place. The great gun was
again fired for help, which did not arrive
in season to save them. This event is
commemorated by the monument at North
Hinsdale. These disasters called forth a
special sermon on Rev. ILL.,, 3, from the
Rev. Andrew Gardner, chaplain of tn,
fort, which those who had come for aid
and those who could leave Hinsdale's for
attended to hear Peace by the treaty o
AK la Chapelle was declared Oct. Is
l74S.
The new line between the provinces
fixed in l74l, left the fort in New Hamp
shire; but as it was more necessary t,
Massachusetts Bay it continued TO b,
maintained by this province. The plal
shows it as it was when it was expected t,
be, but was not, turned over TO New
Hampshire in 1749. Colonel Willard AM
Major Willard, as mentioned on the plan
got those titles otherwise than as officer
of the fort. Col. Willard died, much la
mented, Sept. s, 1850, probably at the fort
and if there, was probably buried in th
/ burying ground of the fort, which was il
plain sight of it where the old cemetery OF
the north side of the road just beyond tn
bend past the mountain towards Hinsdal
= is, and where his widow was afterward
buried. A large head stone marks he
} grave, but none stands at his. His son
|. Josiah, who lived at Winchester was a
once put in command of the fort, and hi
son Nathan made second in command
Oliver Willard cleared and fenced in tn
meadow on which the fort stood from tn
E river to the foot of the bank on the ives
{ side.
5 In the charter of Brattleboro by Gov
f Benning Wentworth under King GeOrg
a ii, December 26, 1853, "His Majestys Fol
a Dummer and Tract of Land fifty rod
/ round it, viz. 80 rods West twenty five rod
( South & twenty five North of said Fort,
/. were reserved. The rest of the meade,
r as cleared and fenced by Willard wa
granted to him for his share. The CARR
son at the fort was reduced TO eight mel
to five, and TO three. In 1854 il was il
creased to eight and September 10, place
under command of Nathan Willard as Sc
geant. Another French war came on
1855, and the garrison was increased
nine under him as captain. Oliver wi
lard, Wilder Willard and William WillaI
were among them. The troops were di
J. missed from all the other forts in 1859, hoi
r. Utilities closed, and this ceased to bea milit
IS ry post in 1850.
|, Capt. Willard, the last in command, a
d pears to have got the land about the reese
It walton for the fort and 10 have been lie
n in possession of the whole. Nathani
e French, father of William French, kill,
}, at the court house in Westminster, lived
e the fort and this son with him in 176