The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
DERBY'S EARLY SETTLERS.
A List of Those Who Are Sleeping 1T
 the UntoMn Cemetery.

A List of Those Who Are Sleeping in
 the Uptown Cemetery
 The recent report of Mrs. w. N. Sperry on the work in the old Uptown Sarah Riggs Humphreys chapter, D. A. R., in Woodmont, Tuesday, gave many interesting facts regarding the work done, but even more interesting than that is the account of the historical importance of the cemetery and a list of those prominent in the early history of Derby and in the revolution, whose remains lie at rest there. Few really know who the heroes were, whose memory the Daughters have honored by restoring their last resting place. Of the pioneers, colonial residents and founders of Derby the remains of tWenty-six were buried in this historic spot. These were John Smith, William Washband, Captain James Wheeler, Colonel Ebenezer Johnson, Lieutenant Ebenezer Johnson, Lieutenant Israel Johnson, Sergeant Charles Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, | jr., Benony Johnson Bennager John son. Rev. Joseph Moss John Tibbals, | Lesevette Hotchkiss, who was the sec- ond white child born in Derby; Ser geant Joseph Hull, John Hull, Joseph Hawkins, Ebenzer Harges, Dr. John Durand, John Pringle. Hiram Garfield, James Baldwin, Captain Samuel Bas- sett, John Bowers, John Davis and Isaac Nichols.
 l Of the first twelve families who set l tied in Derby the graves of Joseph | Hawkins Abel Green, Ephraim Smith, Jeremiah Harges. Ebenezer Johnson and John Tibbals are in the cemetery and their headstones still stand as do also those of John Bowers and John Beard, "who intended to settle in Der | by forthwith
 | Of the committee of inspection ap- pointed, December II, 1775, Hest ene- mics at home do more harm than those abroad" and the committees appointed | in TIT to care for soldiers families and | those to whom the "oath of fidelity' was administered in TIT, it Is known l that the following are buried in this cemetery: Captain Nathan Smith (af-
 forwards major), Joseph Picket. Elijah
 Hotchldss, Jonathan Hitchcock, David Hitchcock, Captain Thomas Harsey, | Abraham Smith, Samuel Sherwood,
 Levi Hotchkiss, Francis French, Noah l French, Nathaniel French, Charles l French, esq, Dan Tomlinson, Captain
 John Tomlinson, Eliphalet Hotchkiss,
 esq, Rev. Daniel Humphreys, Major | Elijah Humphreys, John Humphreys, James Beard. esq.,, Reuben Baldwin, Thaddeus Baldwin, Captain Timothy Baldwin, Amos Bassett, Ebenezer Bas-
 sett, John Davis, esq, Joseph Davis. 1 David DeF'orest, Dr. Josiah Garfield,
 pr. Edward Crafts, John Coe, Captain Daniel Holbrook, Captain Isaac Smith,
 Captain Joseph Riggs, Joseph Riggs, jr., John Riggs, David Johnson.
 Eleven revolutionary soldiers lie bur jed there. They are: Captain Reuben | Tucker, Captain Thomas Harsey, Col
 onel Daniel Holbrook, Major Elijah
 Humphreys (son of the Reverend Dan- ieD, Samuel Sherwood Major Nathan
 Smith, David Johnson, Captain John | Tomlinson, Captain Isaac Smith, Ser
 geant James Baldwin and Abel Mall
 brook. Of these the last to join this
 departed band of heroes was Captain
 Tucker, who died, November H. 1S41, al
 the ripe old age of ninetyeigh
 Thus it was to the memory of no un-
 important personages that the Daugh-
 ters paid tribute in expending their la-
 bors for the restoration of the cemetery
 -Ansonia Sentinel