Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-08

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nat where Fayetteville Is ana other settlers
came. In III a census of the inhabit-
ants of the province of New York was
taken bv the sheriffs of the several coun-
ties through the constabes. Daniel Whip
pie of Brattleborough was sheriff of Cum
berland county. which included this terri
tory. and Nathaniel Stedman was con-
stable. Here is his return.
A true list of the names of the head of
every family in the Town of New Fame
Hezekiah Boyden, Joseph Dyer, Joseph
oyer Jr', hoehezer letcher' nos Green,
pi,llnnI.a.i
Males under Ii u
Males above Ii and under go. "A
Females under Is, IA
Males % ana upwards
Di"cAs ION zone "a
No of he'd &c Families
Sir. | have gone through the business as
signed me in your warrant with as much
care as possibly could, and if there be
any errors please 10 excuse lhehl
C Wa,,r b,,,,h,o Sor,.,,
N,r,,',,-r,,, Cu,,.,,,,.,.
Constable
New Fame, April We 10Th 177l
To Daniel Whipple, Esq.
Stedman was not yet married. and not
head of a family; Hezekiah Boyden was a
relative of his. Joseph Dyer, senior was
the one male above so. Ebenezer Fletch-
er was probably relative, and perhaps a
brother of the wife of Jonathan Park,
who was Elizabeth Fletcher. The name
Ebenezer Dyer in the history seems to have
been mistake for Joseph Dyer, which got
into ThompsOn's Gazetteer, and has been
kept along ever since.
Wearied of waiting for a confirmation of
the charter to themselves directly, the pro
prietors and those interested planned to get
it done by having persons in New York,
who might be more favored, authorized to
take it with Alexander. \ patent to 10
persons, merchants, and Linday Murray,
Esquire, all of the city of New York, and
Giles Alexander of Boston was passed
the land was laid out February -, and the
patent issued May II, 1772. The land
was conveyed by these persons to Luke
Knowlton and John Taylor of Northboro
the next day, who afterwards from time to
time conveyed it to those who were entitled
to and claimed it, under the New Hamp-
shire charters. Knowlton had married Sa-
rah, and Joshua, son of Rev. DR.. Morse,
Lavina, sisters who were daughters of Col.
Ephraim Holland of Shrewsbury Knowl-
ton moved with his wife and six children
in February, 1913, to the land cleared by
Park. Morse with his wife and one child
moved in the same year to where the third
house is south of the road to Timson hill
on the west side of the north road through
the Parish, lately the Welcome Allen place.
DR.. John Morse, another son of the Rev.
DR.. Morse and the first physician of New
fame, came in the fall of that year and
built cabin where the hrst house north OF
the Ilmson road is, to which he brought
his wife and TWO children the next spring.
Knowlton' house was one story high, and
the cross roads, north OF and facing the
road. lie kept some goods for sale TO
| others, and was the first merchant. He
and his wife and John Wheeler and his
! wife, who was Jedidah Bigelow OF MARI
| boro, and Hezekiah Taylor were members
of the church in Shrewsbury. They were
dismissed from that church in l774 ''to
the covenanting brethren in Newfane, in
order to be formed into church State
] there, of which Mr. Taylor was the pastor
elect" This church state was organized by
these persons: Thomas Green and wife,
/ Jonathan Park and wife, and the wife of
Mr.. Henry Balcom, June 30, IVA, and Mr..
/ Taylor was settled as pastor over the
church on the same day. He had farm on
which he lived, which was in the southwest