The Newtown bee., 1908-04-10


 CT lived with them. After time MT and Mrs Riggs went to Minnesota and the house was rented till finally torn down. The old well never had pump but the water was drawn by the well sweep and "old oaken bucket.
 The old house which stood where
 Howard Farrand lives was built by Captain Jonathan Farrand l. who came from England to Milford, then up this way, where he built. He kept slaves, seven of them, and he had large fam fly of children. but the old house was large enough for them all. Of this numerous family one daughter, Abi- gail, married Judge Brnsmade. Jona- than II, married Narcissa Gibson and lived in house now gone. which stood just below and on the opposite side of the road from the David Farrand place. The David Farrand house was built be- fore Howard Farrand's and was the house of Mrs Asabel Warner and Mrs Narcissa Atwood and their brother, David. Charles Farrand. son of Jona- than, married first Polly Baldwin, daughter of Samuel Baldwin. lived at the old place at Farrand Corner, and when they were ready to build the present house part of the old Revolu- tionary house was moved across the road and narrow lean-to was built on to it and here the family lived while the new house was being built and that was several years, then it tood empty two years before they moved into 1t.
 It was about this time that two brothers, William Powell and Daniel, came from Philadelphia to make vis- it, and while they were here they wanted to make a gathering of all the Farrands at the old place ::Fso they fixed d room where in to spread the feast by laying a floor there by putting bows around the outside and there about hundred sat down together. all of whom were Farrands or relatives. Among them was a pair of old lovers who had not met since she rejected him long years ago. Both were old and in- firm. but after dinner he invited her to take walk with him onto Plum Hill and she was so delighted that she left her crutch behind. <
 William Powell Farrand was so well pleased with the success of the gath ering that after returning to Philadel- phia he collected silver dollars enough
 to have seven sets of teaspoons made of them and sent them to the different families here. The Farrands and Brinsmades still have the spoons. He also sent door plate for the new house which Charles Farrand did not like, so he had it placed near the top of the chimney. The family used to keep it bright and people passing could see "Farrand" on it and would say "Why do they have their door plate on the chimney?" This can be seen by call ing at MT Farrand's for he has had it placed on the door where it was intend ed to go. Six generations of Farrands have lived at this place. The door steps, which are very nice ones, were brought from Mine Hill. The neigh bors helped draw them, using SIX pairs of oxen. A store stood on the corner in front and to the west of the present house and was kept by Jonathan Far rand. One might wonder why store was kept there, but it was on the main road between Judea and Woodbury and before the days when McMahon had store at the Warner place.
 The house now occupied by E. c. Logan known as the Edward Pond place, was the
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 SICIAN,sDR STODDARD,
 a fine man it is said. Later there were other families by the name of Hayes and Norton before Edward Pond mar ried Sarah Ford and made their home till he died in the old age. Their daughters, Helen and Susie, married and went to live elsewhere and the place was sold. Mir Pond drove stage to New Haven and carried the mail, the first record found for mail carrying, and the undertaking was by no means small.
 The house where Mrs Edward J. Hine lives was built by Jonathan Hine, I, in 1877. His wife was Sarah New ton, a sister of Captain John Newton. Before building this they lived in a house the cellar of which can be found down towards the Armstrong and Bun nell house on the west side of the road and far back from it. His son. Jona- than II. was born in this old house in 1903, and the present one was built when he was fourteen years of age. He married Jennet Pond in 1925 and in 1875 they celebrated their golden wedding in this house where they had