The Republican journal., 1902-07-03

He had no children of his own, but
brought up Il boy by the name of Heze-
kiah Hall, who subsequently came into
possession of the place, and it has re-
manned in the Hall family to the pres
ent time Elijah settled on the farm
now owned by w. r. Heal but soon
after. with his brother, went to Ohio,
and we lose sight of them, unless they
are the founders of the city of Young
town. Stephen took the G. A. Young
farm. now owned by Winfield Young
and r. W. Hardy. Stephens sons were
William, who located for time on the
J. II. Young place: Charles, who went
to Rockland: Orrison and John. The
latter remained for a short time at
home but settled on the Abner Dunton
farm, now owned by his son, +. O.
Young. Gideon, ,Jr. cleared a home on
the farm now owned by r. W. Hardy.
He had eight sons, John, Sedate, Moses,
Gideon, Charles, Aaron, Joseph and
Len John went to California early in
life. Sedate settled on the mountain,
and had one son, Gideon, living with us
at the present time at the advanced age
of s. years; and this gentleman has in his
possession gun which his great-grand-
father. Gideon, carried during his army
Sci VICE III tHt NtNblulltll, anu Hio Sldhtt-
| father duling the war of 1872.
Moses. the third son. WAS born in the
autumn of 1902 and would consequent
ly have been one hundred years old this
wear He married Charlotte. a daugh-
ter of Capt John Heal. and began
housekeeping upon the side of Mt. Me
gunticook. but later moved to the home
of his father-in-iaw, across the road
from b. T. Young Spresent home. where
| he remained until he built the two
story house on the corner. He was
twice married. and in later years was
commonly known as the squire. And
| Moses begat seven sons and one daugll-
| ter. the most of whom are alive at the
present; but some are fallen asleep.
! The OTHER sons located in various parts
OF Youngstown and We're industrious
and useful citizens and left sons and
| daughters with children and grand
| children, several of whom are with us
/ today
of the Heals, tradition tells us that
| four brothers came to the plantation
/ about the year HIS and took up farms
as follows: Abner, who became a very
! prominent man i'll the affairs of the
early town and filled many important
/ Offices. on the farm now owned 10y vii
| liam Farrar His SONS We're Slower.
| Philip. Luther and William. Isaac
settled on the Drake farm at the four
corners. His sons We're William. John
and Abner second. The latter moved to
the farm OF +. ". Richards, He has one
| son ana lW9 GauShteIS ilN!Il2 III 1o" H.
heSitH llefu tooh WHAT Is now hilo"h
as the Chesley and Emery Heal farms
Nlli9 between tile isaac lleal ahd 'oilh
,.,IA 1l,,,f- low
! Nll9ht PiactS. ms SONS were ntSitN'
isaac btlJaiHii' E]htF! allt MalVl'l'
HesltN ana Emery GAME IIi'V posses
sion ol liit iaIiilS, fa''' o. 'iVst' a.
( Wen as lSadc ana belijaitlH' ltll Soou
lalliiileS VINO are 1ilhSliii@ MN Us 10
Gay. Martm HVed ON ihe hichaf'iaoh
iatli' aHu none ol li'S latillIl dlt nov
nv my 10 lntSe io'u pI"1lIelS dIl't
tlei lledi' Pllt Oh lIlt cary SettlttS VI
IptanloMh, we trace the gtneoio9Y OF
an bearing tHe name III inns NitlIl'S.
Inc ! o'i'lsS anu lledIS nave "lN"! ;
Played an important part IN town. III
once ana oVJ. y marked fanny traII
OF ootH is i'atuial lhuSlcal gnV' ana
no eltertalnme1t IN town Is compete
without some OF them llgufln@ on the
musical board. W..
Joseph Dean pun ms Jog iiut on j" Il
low arm, a snort Instance rom where
the mouse now StahuS; ms me calht
TO an abrupt thdlllg ny ptnlS thrown
from MS morse III allldei Nillthei ne
lliul gone To ory some farm ipl pieihelltS-
he morse became frightened at IL noe
dahgilhg at MS sldt ana thfeN ll'S rluef'
breaking ms liech. ne farm came mo
possession OF ms SON CAV H. allG we
nave among us SeNefal Oh ms cfllloIeli,
grahQchliqren ana at least one gfea'
grahdcllld. ne o1her Deans llGlildS'
Shereplall ana lSalah, located III Dean
Town, altnough IRON some reeoloS seen
we would De lustlhed III saying lud'
NHereplah once owned Iht f. W. Dung
farm.
Inc early history OF tht part OF llle
town known as Ftrnatd Neck seems tt
be Yelled IN thlck maze OF uncertainty
One hundred years ago 1t was Known as
smith Neck, ana at That time one Asa
Nmltll was living III the PLANTATIONS; SO
we INFER that ASA smith was the orlgl
maj settler Nathallel ferhalQ bought
Tine property III about $50. Ills SONS
We're Nathaniel. who located first on
the mountain above Fernald $ Knob
ana later on the W. II. Heal place
Nl,liam and Joseph remained at home
ami occupied the farms known as the
honaS and Ebeh Ferhald farms
TIMOTHY ana lanes removed to \ NAL