Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-19
ROUNDING UP THE CRAFTSMEN

probably influenced John Breed to move to that town
 He located on Town Street, or Gov ernors Roads the main highway lead ing from New London to Hartford. He married, in 1773, Lucy Bulkley, q member of an influential Colchester family. His inventory contains considerable list of silversn1ith's tools, as we'll as farming implements. To agriculture he probably devoted the
 last few years of his life. His widow l who died in 1921, left the sum of $500 | to be applied toward building a home for the poor Of the town.
 Abel Brewster, of Canterbury and | Norwich, comes next in the list He
 was born in TITS, but there is no record of the date of his death. He advertised in Canterbury in 1797 tand in 1894 gave notice that he had
 moved to Norwich, and in 1s05 that,
 because of poor health, he was selling his place of business to Judah Hart and Alvah Wilcox.
 Coventry and East Windsor claim Daniel Burnap, 17e0-18ss. He learned his trade of Thomas Harland, at Nor wieh, and began business in Coven- try. About 17S5 he moved to East Windsor, and twelve years later set
 tied in what is now Andover. He
 made spoons and buckles and repaired
 watches and jeweiry
 -Eurnap's advertisement is charae- teristic of the time, and, in 1f91, read
 as follows:
 Brass Wheei'd Clocks: The sub-
 scriber, having for a number of years l applied himself principally to the bus mess of Clock Making and having met
 with considerable encouragement 1T
 the business, takes this method tt ! inform the publick that although hs works in many other branches com. mon for those in the silversmith lint as also surveyors Compasses, watcf clockmaking is intended as the gov
 erning business of his shop and is de t termined that no pains shall be want 3 ing to merit the appreciation of hi l customers. Clocks of various kind s may be had at his shop in East Wind
 sor on short notice, on the most req
 sonable terms (Warranted.) Thos I i parishes that may be in want 0 clocks may be supplied at the abov shop and may depend upon a faithfu H performance by the publick's servant II Ddnlel buTndp.
 It is an interesting fact that tn
 tools with which Burnap engraved tn
 dials of his clocks are owned by Al V bert H. Pitkin, of Hartford. Expert i I consider that Burnap made as fin V clocks as ever were produced in Ne1 e England.
 a A few examples of his silyerwor q are eXtant.
 l. Theophilus Burril was a New Lon e don smith who died in 1739. I, Joshua Hempstead's Diary, Jan, Is a 113S9 Hampstead wrote: T was q = ye Town Meeting & ye choice of Tav e erners & Theophilus Burrill a gold n smith aged about -. Died wit I Convulsion fits: he belonged to Bos - ton but hath sojourned in Town $ or years"
 Following down the list, we come . 1t Joseph Carpenter, of Norwich, 174i l. 1894, who. as early as 1769 was i k business in a shop belonging to h .- stepfather This is the old shop fac l. ing Norwich Town Green to whic le reference has already been made. Cal " penter's son Charles, who settled ,r. Boston, learned his trade of his fatf st CT, as did also, probably, Rufus ar Ig Henry Farnum, prominent silvel T. smiths of Boston.
 ge John Channplin, of New Londo
 i145- -1S00, comes next in the list the
 William Clark. of New Milford WI was born in Colchester in 1750, died ye " 17sS. He settled in New Milford abo ol 11T5, later building a house in whit io he kept tavern and carried on the si y versnith's business. He advertised = 1774 and 1777. His inventory shows .o large number of silversmith's too e He appears to have been a publi s,- spirited citizen as when the Uni, ~ Library was established, in 179S, t e-. first meeting was held in his house ne Listed next is William CleveIar $. born in Norwich in ITO; died o' Black Rock. N. r., in 1S37 He " U, U. the son of Rev Aaron Cleveland, a, III III after residence ot some years GU New London and New York, he r Ut turned to this town to make his i1or He was. made 2 deacon of the Fiji or Congregational Church in 1872. Wh es in New London he was in partnersh
 with John P. Trott, under the na1 ce Trott 6z Cleveland. He married lo 1793 Margaret Falley. His SC ne Richard Falley Cleveland. was t
 q father Of the late President Groy us Cleveland.
 a Deacon William lived in later yes Tn Worthington anl Salem, Mass, a II. in Evansville, Ohio.
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