The Newtown bee., 1893-03-31
Washington.
THE AVERILL HOMESTEAD,

HE AN EhlLL hOMEpIEAD, W4ose History Dates Back to l746, Now Owned and Carried on by that Successful Farmer and Leader in Washington Grange Affairs, Herman o.s Averill.
 Among the attractive and substantial homesteads of the town, which have an air of thrift and good management, is that of Herman Otis Averill, located about half way between Washington De- pot and New Preston on the Calhoun Street road.
 This homestead is situated at the top of the hill, and the view obtained from Averill's house Is one of
 UNsURrAssING LONELINESS. In the Valley below lies Washington De- pot Village, just beyond on foothill Washington Green, while way beyond rise up the hills of Bethlehem and Nor ris.
 Many of the houses in the town of Morris can be plainly seen. The view is varied one, and in the summer time is especially fine.
 Mir Averill's house is one of those fine old stone mansions, which were so fre- quently built 50 years ago. It was built in 1881, and looks as if it was good for several centuries yet.
 Across the roadway from his house, are the extensive barns, neatly painted, and bearing the inscription, "Averill homestead, founded l74G." Mir Averill's farm consists of about 22O acres and it is
 WILL. CARED FOR.
 His buildings are situated about in the center of his farm, which makes it very handy to work. His barns are models. He keeps 90 cows and the feeding ar engagements are handy. The corn stalks and other fodder are cut by a horsepow- CT on the floor above and are sent down through a shutc. Meal, bran, etc z, is let down by shutes into cart, which is pushed along, requiring very little labor to feed the stock. Mir Averill's cattle consume about three ear loads of feed during the year, besides what he raises. Mir Averill cuts large amount of hay, cutting by machine some 60 acres. He carts the manure from the yards on to the meadows as fast as made and this doubtless explains the fine crops he rais- es.
 Mir Ayerill
 DENOTES HIS ENERGIES TO MILK RAISING, being one of the largest patrons of the Echo Farm.
 Besides his own farm, he also owns a farm in New Preston. Last year, he raised about 20 acres of corn. Mir Aver. il! says he has broken up every meadow on the farm, since he assumed active management. He allows no land to re- main unprofitable, where it is feasible tc work it. He raises a great deal of fruit This farm, by the way has decided his torical interest, having been in the Aver i'll family since l74G. MT Averll cal trace his ancestry back to 163S, to Vii liam and Abigail Averill, who came iron Ipswick, ihass., about 163S. This is th' way they trace the family relationship down: William Averill l, William Aver i'll ,, Isaac Averill 3, Samuel Averill 4 Perry Averill ,, Samuel Averill G, Sam uel Johnson Averill 7, Herman Otis Aver i'll (the present owner) s, Ralph Johnson Averill (his son) 9.
 THIS MAKES OUT
 Mir Averill to be the eighth generation and Ralph, his son, of the ninth genera ton.
 In the house are many rare and ancient pieces of furniture. For instance, cor ner cupboard, which must be a century and half in age, a chair and sofa, and { fine old cabinet, with queer old handles which the lover of antiques would go en thusiastic over. Of especial interest however are the ancient deeds which Nil Averill possesses. The following quit claim warrantee deeds, one dated 1746 and the other dated three years later, anC signed by the old Indian chief, Chert Waramaugee. These deeds will be pc rused with interest and are as follows:
 THE ANCIENT DEEDS.
 lo bl pcOpl6 LO bucSe DTtSenbS sndl come, Greeting-Know ye that l Samuel Chap pell of Wraumauge's Reserve In the County O Hartford & Colony of Connecticut in Nev England, for and in consideration ot Fiv Hundred Pounds Money old tenor to me il hand paid by Samuel Averill of said Wrau maugs Reserve in ye County of Hartford il the colony aforesd, which is to my tul1 satis faction, have Remised Released and foreve Quit Claimed unto him ye said Samuel Aviri & to his heirs and assigns forever, All m, right, title, or claim that have ought t have in or to a certain tract of land, lying am being in the place commonly known by tn name of Wraumaug's Reserve in the county o Hartford, It being part of ye second right O lot vt was laid out in sd Wraumaugs Reserv and it is putting and bounded as follows (viz beginning at 0 heap of stones at the Southeas corner of said lot then running west 5degree north by Woodbury highway Two hundred twenty six rods to heap of stones by whit oak tree; then running north about 37 degree 30 minutes east by ye first lot vt was laid ou in sd Wraumaug's reserve About one hun dred X fifty three rods to stake with stone about it, then running east 43 degrees Soul Sixteen rods to stake with stones about it il the edge of 0 little swamp, then running soutl n degrees east forty rods to a red ash tree b, the side of a little brook with stones about il then running east 30 degrees South fifty si. rods to stake with stones about 1t by s, brook then running east eleven degrees sout twenty two rods to heap of stones by s