Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-07

to Hinsdale stands. and a grist-mill on
Ash Swamp brook below for himself; but
he does not appear to have ceased then TO
act as chaplain at Fort Drummer. A French
ard Indian war broke out again in 1874;
the trading was discontinued, and the In
dian commissioners left. Capt. Willard
took grain to Hinsdell's mills 10 be ground
July 3, 1746, and 20 men TO guard the mill
during grinding. he discovered force of
Indians in ambush and attacked it so fierce
ly that they retreated, leaving their packs
in his hands.
Lieut.. Dudley Bradstreet, son OF Rev.
Dudley Bradstreet of Groton, was placed
in command April u, 1747. Here is list
of the stores turned over to him by Capt.
Willard: ''2 Carriage guns and furniture;
. Patteraroes, one exclusive Of y five be-
ing burst, all Of which belong to the Prov
ince stores of y Truck Trade; II small
fire arms; ! barrel common powder; 20
lbs of other powder; l40 lbs of lead; A
quantity of Flints; one large iron pot"
The pay of the men was: TO the captain,
% shillings per month; TO one lieutenant,
lbs. Cd; one sergeant, l3s. Cd; one corpor-
al, 12s; centinels, los. The rations we're 70
each man one pound OF bread and half a
pint Of peas or beans per day, two pounds
of pork for three days, and a gallon of
molasses for forty-two days; on the march
pound Of bread, pound of pork and a
gill of rum. Lieut.. Bradstreet remained in
command five months; at the end OF that
time 1t was restored TO Capt. Willard. Here
is the roll of Capt. Wizards company at
Fort Drummer Feb. II to July l, l74s:
Capt Josiah willard Simeon Knight,
Lieut.. John Sergeant Robert Cooper,
Sergt. Nathan Willard, Joseph Willard.
Sergt. William Willard, Andrew Gardner, jr.,
| Clerk Oliver Willard, Wilder willard
Samuel Ashley, Valentine Butler,
Joshua Wells, John Alexander,
| Daniel Sergeant Joseph Rose,
! Ebenezer Putnam Ebenezsr Alexander,
Robert Baford, Simeon Willard,
Moses Brewer. John Fletcher,
Eleazer Stratton, Andrew Gardner, Sen.
Moses Cooper, Chaplain
Hezekah Elmer, Joseph Kellogg,
Daniel Elmer. Interpreter
Lieut.. Sargeants wife was Abigail Jone:
of Springfield. They had six children
Daniel, Abigail, Rufus, Thomas, John and
| Mary. His family lived on his farm 'abou'
a mile FROM the fort, which would be or
the meadow below Broad brook, where the
Pratt and Eddy farms are. March 20
| l74S, he with his son Daniel, went out tn,
south path about mile for paddles, wa
ambushed by Indians, and he and Nose!
| Cooper were killed, and Daniel was taker
a prisoner TO Canada and kept there sew
eral years. He afterwards lived in DUN
merston. John, the son, born at the for
December 4, 1882, afterwards was Colone
John Sergeant of Brattleboro. Four o
| Capt. Melvin's scouts were killed and TIVE
wounded where Jamaica depot Is May 81
The other twelve came TO Fort Dumme
the next day. The next day after that A
men went from the fort to that place, buriet
the dead and searched for the wounded
one of whom was Sergeant Pettee of North
field, without success. He was afterward
found and buried by men from Mortified
The dangers were so great that settlers from
below, none lived above, sought shelter TO
their families and themselves at Fort DUN
mer and at Hnsdale's fort during this sea
son. Some small houses were built b
them outside the walls, wi thin the stool
ade, the places of the cellars of which ma,
now be seen. Twelve of Capt. Willard
men and two of Capt Hobbs's ranger
coming from Fort Ashuelot, in nov
Keene, June IS, were ambushed opposit
the mouth of Broad brook and three wer
killed. The great gun at the fort was fired
II men came up from Mortified and foun
that a large body of the enemy had bee
hiding about Fort Dummer and Hinsdale'
fort several days. Sergeant Taylor an
others were taken captive, and some wound
ed July II near the same place. The grea
gun was again fired for help, which did nc
arrive in season to save them. This even
Is commemorsted by the monument a
North Hinsdale. These disasters Gale
forth a special sermon on Rev. ILL.,, 3, froI
the Rev. Andrew Gardner, chaplain of tn
fort, which those who had come for aid an
those who could leave Hinsdales fort al
tended TO hear. Peace by the treaty of All
la Chapella was declared Oct IS, 174S.
The new line between the provinces
fixed in 1741, left the fort in New HamI
shire; but as it was more necessary to Mas
sachusetts Bay it continued to be main
tanned by this province. The plan show
it as it was when it was expected TO be, bu
was not, turned over to New Hampshir
in 1749. Colonel Willard and Major Wi
lard, as mentioned on the plan, got thos
] titles otherwise than as officers of the fort
Col. Willard died, much lamented, Sept.
1850, probably at the fort; and if there
was probably buried in the burying groun
of the fort, which was in plain sight of
where the old cemetery ON the north sid
of the road just beyond the bend past tn
mountain towards Hinsdale is, and wher
his widow was afterward buried. A larg