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HISTORY OF RUTLAND;
WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSA(;HUSETTS,

WITH A

BIOGRAPHY OF

ITS FIRST SETTLERS.

BY JONAS REED,

Every child should know the history of

its

native

Town.

WORCESTER:
MIRICK & BARTLETT, PRINTERS.

18

3 6.

WORCESTER:
Reprinted from the Edition of 1836, in the style of the original,

By Tyler & Seageave,

1879.

TO

THE YOUTH OF RUTLAND,

AT HOME OR ABROAD,
IN

THE SUNSHINE OF PROSPERITY,

ORIN THESHADE OFADVERSITY,

THAT YOU MAY SHUN THE VICES AND CHERISH
THE VIRTUES OF YOUR ANCESTORS,
THIS

VOLUME

IS

RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

BY YOUR AFFECTIONATE FRIEND,

THE AUTHOR.

INTRODUCTION.

Believing

it

to

by the indispensable duty of every son

to

and daughter of
sphere

Adam

be active and useful in the

them,
I have,

Providence has phiced

being

by

sickness partially deprived of the use of

my

limbs, for

my

own amusement and

might not be wholly
to acquire a

information, and that

my

last

days

useless, spared
first

no reasonable exertions
settlers

knowledge of the

and settlement

of

Rutland.

Although not born within

after

its

limits, yet,

having the day

in
its

my

birth

received the

seal

of

baptism

first

meeting-house, and having lived upwards of seventy years

at

my

present

residence, I especially
of

feel

interested
its

in

its

welfare

and prosperity,

in

children
a

and

youth.

Knowing

that

many

you have acquired

it

knowledge of
inter-

your country and globe, and believing

esting

would be

and pleasing

to

you

to

have the means of becoming

;

better acquainted with the place of your birth

and that by

contrasting the dangers, difficulties and deprivations of the

first

settlers
it

with your
inspire

own

safety,

enjoyment and

privi-

leges,

may
all

you with gratitude

to the great

Au-

thor of

events,

and perpetuate a pleasing and grate-

VI
ful

IN
remembrance
of

R O D U CTI O N.
;

yonr ancestors

and relying on the canwill, I

dor of your parents and your good

concise

have prepared- a

Geographical, Historical and Biographical Sketch

of persons, incidents

and

facts

connected with

the

same,

the Revolutionary

War, and

of the

most prominent occur-

rences

down

to the present time, collected

from the ProWhitney's

prietor's

Book,
of

Town and
County
of

Church

Records,

History
zine,

the

Worcester, Worcester

Magaand ob-

aged people, and from

;

my own knowledge

servation

many
all

occurrences are verbatim from the original

authors, to
It has

of

whom
aim

I tender due acknowledgments.

been

my

to

be impartial
to

in selecting persons,

incidents

and

facts, and

be more particular to such as

things worthy to be perpetuatof

are of ancient date.

ed,

Many
want

no doubt,

will

for

information
there
is

and room be any doubt of

the

omitted, but nothing inserted, that

its

authenticity.

It is

the ardent desire of

compiler

that you

may shun

the errors and vices of your ancestors,

and imitate them

in all things that are

praiseworthy.
to

If these pages should be of

any assistance

the future

bistorian,

and

their perusal be as

pleasing to the reader,

as the collection of the facts has

been perplexing

to

the

author, his labor has not been useless.

J.
^

R.

Rutland, May, 1836.

CONTENTS,
Page.
9
-

An An

outline of the

outline of the

Twelve Miles Square Adjoining Towns, -

Indian Deed,
-

12 15

Proprietors' Meeting,

Six Miles Square

Committee

of

House Lots, Rutland Meadows,

. -

16 18

House Lots and

Rutland

after divisions confirmed,

.
-

20
22 25 28 29

Proprietors' Committee,

When Incorporated, By whom Rutland was peopled,

Lands, Waters, &c.,
Hills,

Vales or Valleys,
Localities,

Roads

in

Rutland,

County
Schools,

of

Worcester

School Districts,

-__-.. --------------41 ----__. -_,---__

When
Incorporated,
-

34
37

38
46
49
50

Resources of Rutland,
Revolutionary
Barracks,

56
60

War
-

Stamp Act,
-

-04
66
_

Shay's War,

Buildings, &c.,

Sickness,

Accidents by

--._-. -----_-_
Guns
Casualties
-

67 69

by Water,
-

70
71

Casualties by Fire,

Vlll

CONTENTS.
Page.
73

Extract from Rev. Mr. Whitney's History of Rutland,

Ecclesiastical History,
.

74
75

Mr. Frink's Answer,

Solemn Covenant,
Mr. Frink's Ordination, Mr. Sewall's Gift,
Presbyterians,

Rev. Mr. Frink's Dioraission, Mr. Thomas Marsh

-----

...
-

76
-

79

80
-

81

82

Town Meeting

Mr. Buckminster's Answer,

-

Church Meeting Mr. Buckminster, 83

-

84
85
86
87

Rev. Hezekiah Goodrich,

Mr. Goodrich's Ordination, Church Meeting Mr. Luke Baldwin Foster, Mr. Foster's Answer,

88

Mr. Foster's Ordination,

90
.

Church Meeting
Deacons
Baptisms
Indians,
of

Ministers of Rutland

Rev. Josiah Clark, When Dismissed or Died the Church When Chosen Members
-

91

Settled,

of

the Church at different periods.

Marriages,

-----

93
-

94
95 97

Biographical Sketches of College Graduates and other

individuals belonging to Rutland,
-

Enterprise,

-164
-

Pensioners,

168

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HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
AN OUTLINE OF THE TWELVE MILES SQUARE.

INDIAN DEED.
On
Natick
the 22(1
of
of

Puagastion,
;

December, 1686, Joseph Trask, alias Pennicook Job, alias Pompamamay, of

; ;

Simon Piticom, alias Wananapan, of Wamassick Sassawannow, of Natick, James Wiser, alias Qualipunit,

of Natick, (Indians

who

claimed to be lords of the

soil,)

gave and executed a Deed to Henry Willard, Joseph Rowlandson, Joseph Foster, Benjamin Willard and Cyprian Stevens, for
tract of land
23/. of the then currency, of a certain containing twelve miles square, according to

the butts and bounds following, viz. "

The name

in general

being Naquag,

South corner butting upon Muscopauge Pond, and running North to Quauitick and to Wanchatopick, and so running upon great Watchusett, which is the North corner so running Northwest to Wallamanthe
;

umpscook, and so to Quapuanimawick, a little pond, and so to Asnaconcomick Pond, which is the Northwest corner and so running South and so to Musshauge a great swamp,

and so

to Sassakataffick to
1

which

is

the South corner

so
to

and so

running East

Pascatickquage, and

Ahumpatun-


10
HISTORY OF riTtland.

sbauo-e, a little pond,

and so to Sumpauge Pond, and so to This Indian the East corner." is which Muscopauge, named Indiabove the by acknowledged and signed Deed, ans, was received April I4th, 1814, and entered with the
record
of

deeds,

for

the

county of Middlesex, liber IG,

register.

page 511, by Samuel Phips,

CONFIRMED BY THE GENERAL COURT.

UroN
the petition of the sons and grandsons of
of

Major
for

Simon Willard,*

Lancaster, deceased,

and
to

others,

approbation and confirmation of their

tract of land, the General Court,

title

the

above

on the 23d of February,

the

1713, passed

this

order, ''That

lands

in

the Indian

Deed, and according

their legal

to their butts

and bounds, be confirmto

ed to the children of the said Simon Willard, deceased, or

to

representatives,

and

tlie

other petitioners?

or their legal representatives and associates, provided that

within seven years time there then be 60 families settled

thereon and sufficient lands reserved for the use of a gospel ministry and schools, except what part thereof the Hon.

Samuel Sewall, Esq., hath already purchased, and that this grant shall not encroach upon any former grant or
grants, nor exceed the quantity of twelve miles square.

The town
But

to

be called Rutland, and to lye to the county of

or act of Court was not consid-

Middlesex."
this order, resolve

ered as 'an act of incorporation as wnll hereafter appear.

acres for

This tract of land contained 93,160 acres, including 1000 the Hon. Mr. Sewall and was surveyed by
;

field

* This wa3 the fjimous Major Willard who went to reUeve Brooliwhen beset by the Indians.

TIISTOIIY

OF KUTLANr.

11
of the orig-

William Ward,

in

October, 1715.

The names
in

inal proprietors of

UiUland as named

the associate deed,

and their shares

]-est

are, (Joseph Foster had two shares, the had one share each,) Cyprian's Steven's wife, IVIary

AVillard's
lard,

heirs,

Joseph

John Willard,
Willard's
Willard's
heirs,

Rowlandson's heirs, Simon WilBenjamin Willard, Joseph Wiilard,

Rev.
Daniel

Josiah

heirs,

Samuel
Willard's

Willard's
heirs,

heirs

Henry
heirs,

heirs,

Jonathan

Willard's

Thomas

Brintnal,

Nathaniel

Robert

Blood's

lieirs,

Joshua Edmund's

heirs,

Howard's and

Col.

William Taylor, Penn Townsend, Paul Dudley, AdDavenport,

JMajor
Col.

ington

Adam

Winthrop, Capt. Thomas

Hutchinson.

Thomas
Col.

Fitch,

Thomas Howe, John

heirs,

Chandler, Col.

\\ illiam

Dudley, Esqrs., Mr. John White,

Buckley's

John Farnsworth, and Jacob Stevens,

Moses

Parker,

in all thirty-three shares.

BOUNDS AND CONTENTS OF THE TWELVE

MILES SQUARE.
Within
the

the aforesaid grant

is

about one eighth part of

land,

what now is RutOakham, Barre, Hubbardston, the greatest part of Princeton, and about one-half of Paxton and was boundCounty
of Worcester, comprising
;

ed as follows,
a')out

viz.:

Southerly and ^Easterly on Worcester

Leicester

miles

miles

by

on

W.

degrees,

N. 7 1-2

New
11

Braintree
miles

Farms and

the

Country N. 41

degrees,

W.

N.

13 miles

and

by the Country E. 30 degrees by the Country S. 30 degrees, E. 11

miles.

12

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

AN OUTLINE OF THE ADJOINING TOWNS.

BARRE.
Tfhs was the Northwest part of Rutland's orii^inal grant was made a district by act of the Legislature in the year 1749, and called Rutland District, until June 14, 1774,
it

it

when
to
it,

was made a town, and the name of

Bari'e

was given

as a

token of respect to a great and worthy friend

of America, at that time a

member
of

of the British
in
this

of

Commons.
instal'ed

The Church
.30th,

Christ

place

House was
Frink
Octo-

gathered July

1753, and

the
last

Rev. Thomas

was

their pastor,

on the

Wednesday

in

ber following.

HUBBARDSTON.
This was
called

" the Northeast quarter

of Rutland,"

being wholly included in the original grant of that town,

and was incorporated on the 12th day of June. 17G7, and

called

Hubbardston,

to

perpetuate the

of the late

Hon. Thomas Hubbard, Esq.,

of the corporation of

had been sometime speaker of the

tives
in
;

name and memory of Boston, who House of RepresentaHarvard University,

in this place.

member

Cambridge, and a large proprietor of lands

in

The Congregational Church

Hubbardston was embodied

their pastor.

on the loth of June, 1770, and on the same day the Rev.

Nehemiah Parker was ordained

PRINCETON.
On
the 20th of

October, 1751), the

General

Court of

HrSTORV OF RUTLAND.
Mrt5;snchusetts

13

an act for incorporating the East Wing, so called, of Rutland, together with sundry farms and some public lands contiguous thereto; and gave the
.

passed

place the

name

of Princeton, to perpetuate the

Prince, colleague pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, and a large proprietor of this tract of land, whose daughter and only surviving child, the Hon. Judge Gill married for
his first wife.

memory

name and

of the late Rev.

Thomas

On

12th of August, 1764, the Church of Christ was embodied in this town. The Rev. Timothy Fuller was ordained their first pa.tor on the 9th day of September, 1767. The purt of Princeton Uiken from Rutland was surveyed
f.)r the proprietors, and laid out into forty-eight farms of two hundred and thirty-seven acres each, and a strip of two hundred and fifty acres undivided.

the

OAKHAM.
The whole of this town was included in that tract of land of twelve miles square, which was purchased of the Indians, confirmed to the petitioners, and called Rutland, in the year 1713,
After
the

town of

Rutland

was

incorporated,

this

year 1759, when the inhabitants had certain privileges granted them' and the place was called the Precinct of Rutland West

part was called Rutland

West Wing,

until the

Wing, until its incorporation by an act of the Legislature, June 7th, 1762, when the name of Oakham was given to it. The Church of Christ in this place was embodied
in

Presbyterian form August 28th, 1767, and the Rev. Strictland was ordained their pastor, April
1st,

John
1768.

Oakham was

lotted

and

numbered

for

the

proprietors

1*

14

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
two hundred and
fifty

into forty-eight farms of

acres each,

exclusive of several remnants.

HOLDEN.
Although no
ners
part of the twelve miles
square,
it

cor-

within
of

town

The two miles of Rutland meeting-house. Holden was taken wholly from the town of WorIt

cester,

being included in their original grants.

was

in-

corporated on the 9th of January, 1740.

1742, and on

The 'Church

of

Christ in this place was formed on the 22d of December,

ordained their
to
it,

to

Davis was Holden had its name given perpetuate the name and deeds of the Hon.
the same day the Rev. Joseph
first

pastor.

Samuel

Holden,

Esq.,

one of
of
his

the

directors

of

the

Bank

of

England, and

lady

and

their

amiable

daughters,

who had been

and

great and generous

benefactors

to the literary

religious interests of this country.

This

worthy, benevolent

man

transmitted to

New

England for

charitable purposes, in books and bills of exchange, to the

New England currency. After his deHolden and daughters sent over in value ,65851 for the same noble and pious uses. With part of this latter sum, Holden Chapel, in the University of Cambridge, in Massachusetts, was erected
amount
of 4847/.,

cease,

Mrs.

in the year 1745.

PAXTON.
This was taken from
the
;

land, in nearly equal parts

towns of Leicester and Rutand was incorporated on the

it

12th of February, 1765, when

received
the

its

name from
&c

Charles Paxton,

Commissioner of

Customs,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

15
3d, 1767.

The Church in Puxton was embodied September The Rev. Sihvs Bigelow was ordained thetr first October 2l8t, 1767. The part of Paxton set
Rutland held their share of
officers

minister,
off

from
public
fol-

town,
united

churcli,
in

and military

for

about
in

fifty

years,

erecting

buildings,

and

the worship of the sanctiuiry.

The

lowing persons

pews in the meeting-house erected in 1759. Samuel Brown, Jahazaniah Newton, Hezekiah Newton, Samuel Man, Ephraim Moore, Paul How, Jonathan Knight, Stephen Barret, James McKennan. Paxton being set off, the pews became the property of Rutland, and the money paid for them was refunded. The following were the persons that petitioned to be set off in
liad

John Snow, Samuel Brown, Eleazer Ward, Ames, Jacob Sweetser, Abel Brown, Ephraim Moore, Hezekiah Newton, Benjamin Sweetser, James McKenan, James Black, William Allen, James Brown, David Goodenow, Silas Bellows, Phinehas Moore, Aaron Hunt, and David Bent. All of the aboveJahazaniah Newton, James

May, 1763.

named were set off except David Bent. The families set off from Rutland
worthy, respectable
are

to

Paxton were
descendants

people

some

of

their

now

inhabitants of Rutland of the fifth generation.

PROPRIETORS' MEETING.
The
proprietors, at

meeting
the

at

Boston, December
miles square be

14th, 1715, voted tiiat the contents of six

surveyed, and set

off for

settlement of 62 families in
the condition
of

order to the performance of

the grant.

The
and

six

miles square, granted to

settle,

And

at

men who would go on was that part which is now called Rutland. said meeting, appointed Thomas How, Stephen


16
Minot,

HlrfTORY OF RUTLAND.

Thomas Smith, Estes Hatch, Ephraim Wilder, and Samuel Wright,

transact the concerns of the proprietors
justice
;

Jucob
a

Stevens,

committee to
to

and

see that
also at

and equity was done

the

to the

settlers.

And

said

m_eeting,

proprietors

for

divers

considerations,

(one of which was to promote a mill,) granted unto Capt. Benjamin Willard one-third part of a thirty-third part of said township, or nine hundred and thirty acres.

SIX MILES SQUARE.

Agreeable
surveyed
to the vote of the proprietors, the

committee
square
S.

and

set

off

lands equal

to

six

miles
degrees,

which was bounded on Worcester,

miles

W. 34

191

rods, then S. 12

degrees, E. 3

miles
;

293 rods;

Leicester,

W.

7 degrees,

N. 5 miles 50 rods
283 rods;

AVest

Wing

N. 11 degrees,
proprietors, E.
S.

W.

6 miles

on the
;

country or

30 degrees, N. 4 miles 183 rods

East AVing

39 degrees, E. 5 miles 114 rods.

This survey includes that part of Paxton set

Rutland.

off

from

HOUSE
After
veyed and
in

LOTS.

the survey of
laid out

the six miles, the committee surlots

sixty-two house

for the

settlers,

clusters, of

an

oblong square, containing thirty acres

eligible

each, in

the

most

and safe part thereof, and so

calculated as to have a Fort, fortified

in

House or Garrison,
the
foe.

each cluster to

flee

to,

when invaded by

The

part set off was called the six miles square or settling
its

part of Rutland until

incorporation.

The House Lots

the

being surveyed, numbered, pitched or drawn,

settlers

young

joined in companies,

swung

their packs, shoulder-

niSTORY OE RUTLAND.
their axes

17
on
their

ed

their

guns, with

and

provisions

biicks,* or

on a pack horse, marched through the woods

over the

hills

and

vallej^s to

what are now the pleasant

large
tree
built

hilig

of Rutland, wheie
[)oles,

beside a

or great log, with

hemlock bows and birch bark, they

a cabin

to deposit their stores,

and

to sleep in at night. lot

Then each
a spot
carried
<]rink
ets,

in

his

own

began

to fell trees,

and clear
to erect

to raise

something for the coming year, and

a log hut.

Their food was wild game, or such as they

from home on their backs or on horses,

was from the fountain,

to
to,

cupboard
with.
to their

when weary or hungr3% no go smiling

or
friends.

their

their lodging in their blank-

father's cellar or mother's

wife to take a cup of tea

the}^

After performing their summer's work,

returned
the

The next
in

season

they resumed
;

felling of trees,

and

gathered their
the

grain

some put up

huts,

and a few wintered

returned to

others

their friends again.

is

woody settlement the The next spring

the clearing of the land

for

resumed,

they

have materials

making bread and vegetables of their own raising, they commence moving their wives and children, and on September 23, 1719, the first male child was born in Rutland, for which fortunate event he had one hundred acres of He was son of Moses and Eunice How. land ffiven him.
in four years after its

So uniform and rapid was the settlement of Rutland that commencement, they could number fifty families; and on June 7th, 1720, selected a place for Thus in four years from the the meeting-house to stand.
first

clearing of their land in 1716, they had a frame put

Lip to

meet

in, for

the worship of

God
his

and

in this

and the

*Simon Davis carried a plough on

back several miles.

18

HISTORY OF EUTLAND.

succeeding year the

bouse was so far finished as to be a

sanctuary for public worship.

committp:e of Rutland.
Ox June
had
fulfilled

7th,

1720, the committee of Rutland

met

to

inquire into the state of the settlers, to see whether they

their articles

of

settlement;

said

committee
Capt.

were Major Thomas

How,

Capt.

Thomas Smith,

Ephraim Wilder, Capt. Jacob Stevens, and Capt. Samuel Wright. My young friends, June being a pleasant month, I invite you (in imagination,) to accompany the committee
through the woods, while they proceeded to go from house
to

house and
fulfilled

lot to lot to

view them

to see

how

far thej

had

their

engagements, as they take an account

of each house, family,

and improvement.

This was an im-

portant

visit

to

the

young

settlers,

for

much depended

on the decision of the committee.

in his

hand, and a

The long and low bow

father with hat in

at a distance,

the

mother at the door, with a modest blush and low courtesy,

presents her
esy,
little

ones,

some make

a rustic

bow

o.'

court-

and some hide

all

their heads

under their motiiers' aprons.

Nearly

the settlers had the gratification of the sanction

of the committee, the others their time lengthened.

MEADOWS.
It being
difl[icult

'

for the

settlers

to procure sustenance

for their cattle, they presented

at

this

meeting of the com-

mittee the foUow^ing petition

" To the

GenCn

the

Committee of Rutland :

Hiimhly sheweth^

H\\k.T

whereas your petitioners are by

on several Conditions and

you received on

to Settling Lots,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
tlie

19,
is

Provisions, and
I

time limited for

to

tlie

performance

yet expired, and

not

our cattle here for our Livelihood, and the maintenance of our families. But our Meadows lying undivided, and so unfenced, are Eaten up, so that we see no way to get fodder for our cattle, unless the meadows are Lotted out, that every man may fence his part. We therefore Request you will lay out a Lot of four acres, or as much
the Committee
Settlers will

by obligation the lerm, whicli will be one whole year more before we can% be ot age to act as a Town, and are in necessity to keep

^ye

continue

here

may

be at

more as and convenient, and we the the charge of surveying it,-Each one
think
fit

his proportion according to our respective Rights of

ows or swamp, we likewise

desire

or swamp may be Squadroned out, and set out to each Lot by the aforesaid Committee, as they think most Just and Best, or by Lot, which the said Committee may think most proper, and your petitioners will

ow

the said Lots of

meadmead-

ever pray,
Ball,

&c."

Jacob
Ball,

Farrar,

Cyprian Wright,

Samuel

Eleazer

Ebenezer Davis, Jonathan Waldo, Thomas Read, Heywood, John Dakin, John Lecore, Joseph Haynes, Joseph Graves, John Butcher, Henry Yewers, Jonathan Brown, Malcam Hendry, Simon Davis, James Browning, Joseph Harrise, Joseph Stevens, Isaac Gibbs, John Crosby, Moses How, Joseph Wood, Samuel Goodenow, Joseph Goodenow, Nathaniel Galusha, William McCarter, Samuel Davis, Benjamin Fletcher, Robert JMclem, Robert Patrick, William Allen and Co., Jonathan Sewall, John Smith, Peter Cutler, Jonas Clarke,
Eleazer
Estes

Hatch,

Thomas

Smith,

Thomas
Fitch,

How, Jacob
James
June
Pitts,

Stevens,

Henry Franklyn, Thomas

John Char1720,

nock, John Buttolph, Samuel Sewall."

The

above

petition,

signed

10,

was

20
granted, and each

HISTORY OF RTJTLANP.
settler

had equal to
the

five

aa-es of clear

meadow
It

assigned to him, with

number and meadow

was

laid out in.

lots
:

The

were

laid

out,

numbered, and squadroned as

follows, viz

1st Squadron.

South meadow and some small ones,

5
1

Lot

2nd

3d
4th 5th
6th

On Long meadow Brook and Plain, On Ware River Centre and Mud-

dy Brook,

At Pomagussett, (Indian name,) At Ash Swamp, &c.,

South of Grass
Hill,

3
5 7
G

and Cedar

Swamp,
7th
8th

In

Town or Meeting House Meadow, Swamp above Meeting House,

or Ministry' Lot,
divisions, Sic.

9th

In various parts of the

These meadows have changed owners, yet some retain

their ancient boundaries,

HOUSE LOTS AND AFTER DIVISIONS CON^

FIRMED.
At
a meeting of the of Capt.

Committee of Rutland, at the House Samuel Wright, on Monday A. M., the 26th of

June, 1721,
Voted, " Tliat, that
sions,

Lot with

all its

Rights and after Divi-

in

which was formerly Designed for the Ministry Lot Rutland, next adjoining to the Meeting House plot, No,
be now appropriated to and for the first Minister that be Ordained at Rutland, and that shall settle at

61,

shall

Rutland,

and continue there

in

the

Ministry, for three

HISTORY OF RUTLA.ND.
years
after

21

he

is

ordained

there,

(Exeept prevented by

death) to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

''

And

that

Lot No.

G2, next adjoining on

tlie

Westward*
to

to AVilliam Blair's Lot,

No.

17,

be

for,

and appropriated
forever.

the use of the Ministry in the said

Town

'And That, that Lot, No. G3,next adjoining

try Lot, be

to tlie Minisin

appro[)riated to

the use of

Scliool

said

Town forever." And at said meeting

1721,

on Monday P. M., the 26th of June,

Whereas the persons hereafter named having performed and fuliilled their agreement and conditions, in order to their having their several Lots and Tracts of lands in the
Contents of six miles square, the settling part Confirmed to them, &c.
Voted,
'

in

Rutland

after Divisions,
tioned,

That the several 30 acre House Lots, with their and other Tracts of Lands hereafter mento

be confirmed

the

Persons,

or

uses,

hereafter

mentioned or named as a sure Estate of Inheritance to them, their heirs and assigns forever. And accordingly
be so recorded on Rutland

Town Book,

viz

That

to Col.

Thomas
sions.

Fitch,

Esq., his

heirs

and assigns forever, that

its after Rights and Diviannexed Table in a similar manner, except Daniel Shepard and John Barker, who had two Lots, one being the Mill Lot, and Benjamin Willard who had one whole third part of a vvhole share, or thirty-third

thirty acre Lot,

No.

43, with all

And

to all in the

.part, or

nine hundred and thirty acres of land in the aforesquare, or settling part of Rut-

said contents of six miles

The above House Lots and after Divisions were confirmed and signed by Thomas How, Stephen Minot, Thomas Smith, Estes Hatch, Jacob Stephens and Samuel
land.

Wright.

22

HISTORY OF RUTLAND,

THE PROPRIETORS' COMMITTEE.

After
town.
the settlers had performed their conditions, the six
miles square

was confirmed

to them,

and incorporated as a

The

Proprietors of the township of Rutland or of

th^ twelve miles square in all future meetings, had nothing

to

do with said six miles square, which

is

now

the town of

Rutland.

Those persons
firmed,

to

whom

the six miles

square

was con-

and after the town was incorporated, were considnil

ered as Proprietors thereof, and in

transactions,

future meetings and

managed

their

own

affairs.

The annexed Table

six

exhibits

the Persons to

whom

the

miles square

was confirmed,

and

were the Proprie-

tors of Rutland.

First column, the Proprietor's name,

ber of his Lot,

second, the

num-

third, the present

owner or occupier.

PROPRIETORS.

TTESTORY OF RUTLAND.

23

PROPRIETOKS.

24

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

After deducting a prior grant of one thousand acres to

Hon. Samuel Sewall,

Province^ or
acres,

Esq.,

one

thousand

acres

to

the

Artillery

Farm.

nine

hundred and

thirty

the

grant to

Capt.

for Public use,

^and for

Benjamin Willard, 10 acres Water and Roads, eight hundred

and* eighty-five acres,

The
Table
of the
settler

six miles

square was honorably, justly and peaceathe Proprietors

bly divided
in

among

named
In 17
1

in
G,

the foregoing the

the following manner.

Committee
30 acres.
o

Grand Proprietors, as before a House lot of thirty acres.

27, 1720,

stated, set olf to each

June

Meadow Lot

of

May
June

15, 1723, First division of upland,

150
5

28, 1728,

Pine Plain Lots,

May May May May

21, 1729,

Second Division,

55

18, 1743, Third,

30
'

20, 1747, Fourth, 29, 1751, Fifth,

15
10
5

Dec. 10, 1757, Sixth,

Total of division 305 acres.

The admeasurement
divided

of

the
in

town proving

large,

some
the

remnants of land were sold

1794, and the proceeds were

among
House

the

Proprietors.

The concerns

of

Proprietory did not close until 1797.

of the

IMany of the l)ounds i

Lots,

Lots, Division and

first

Meadow

now

are

the same as

laid

out.

That each Proprietor might

tlie

have an equal value

by,

of land, prior, to a division,

laying

out Committee selected a Lot for a Standard, to equalize

if

the division

was better than the standard, he had

less, if

not so good, more acres.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

25

RUTLAND.
Rutland
little
is

situated on the height of

land

fifty

miles a

North of West from the

Connecticut
River,

city of Boston, forty

East of

the

twelve

Northwest
at

of

Worcester,

au equal distance from

New

Hampshire on the North, and

Bigelow's
mills

Connecticut on the South,

and

eight

hundred and seventy

According
rods,

feet higher than tide

water at Boston.

to a recent survey, is bounded on Holden 1371 Paxton I3G6, Spencer 361, Oakham 2203, Barre 580, Hubbardston 883, and on Princeton 1714 contains of land and water 20,439 acres.

WHEN INCORPORATED.
The
settlers,

lands in the six miles square being confirmed to the

a petition was presented to the General Court, and
in

they, sometime

their

session,

which

Boston, on
act of

Wednesday

the 30th of
"

was begun at May, 1722, passed an

to

incorporation, entitled,

An

act for further estab-

lishing the
all

town of Rutland, and empowering them proper officers, and for empowering them to

choose

raise

and

collect

money

for

the defraying the necessary charges of

it

the said tow^n.

Forasmuch

appears that the proprietors

of the township of Rutland, of the grant

have performed the conditions

made

thereof by the Great and General Asin

sembly of

this

Province

1713,

Be

it

enacted by his Ex-

cellency the
resentatives

Governor, the Council, and House of

in

Rep-

General Court assembled, and by the au-

thority of the same,

of the said tow^n of

That the inhabitants and freeholders

Rutland be invested with, and forever
the

hereafter

enjoy

all

powers, privileges and immunities

2*

26

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

usually enjoy

which other towns within this Province, by law, have and and that they be, and hereby are enabled
;

and collect three pence per acre per annum, for the space of two years aild a half from the first day of July last past, (the time that the minister began to
to levy, assess
officiate as a

minister there,) on

all

the lands both improv-

ed and unimproved, whether divided or undivided, contain-

ed within the lines of the contents of six miles square, as is already laid out, and within which the present inhabitants
seti.led
;

and that the said land be subjected and made

liable

to the

payment

of the same, to defray the charge of build-

ing

the

Meeting-house, and paying the minister's settle-

ment and salary, excepting only the present minister's lot, and ministry lot, with their divisions, also the school lot; and also one thousand acres of land appertaining to Samuel
Sewall, Esq., (the committee of Rutland having agreed for
certain considerations with the said

Samuel Sewall, Esq..)

to the Artilery

and

five

hundred acres of land appertaining

Company of this Province, and eighty acres of land on and near Buck Brook, and one hundred and forty acres of land
about Mill Brook, (being part of Benjamin Willard's nine

hundred acres
law, usage
'

laid

out

there

to

promote a

mill,)

which

said lands shall be free

from said tax or assessment, any

to

or

custom

the

contrary

notwithstanding."
in

Passed

cil,

House of Representatives, and and consented to by the Governor." " A

in

the

Coun-

true copy
i

examined."

"Per

JOSIAH WILLARD,
it

Sec'y."

From

the foregoing statement,

appears that the whole

in

grant of twelve miles square was

named Rutland,

1713;

but only the

.the

six miles square,

granted by the proprietors to

settlers,

was

called

Rutland, and incorporated as a

HISTORY OF RUTLi\ND.
town
in
;

27

and that

this

was not done

until the session of the

General Court which was begun

consequence of

May

oOth, 1722.
of*

And
the

the above icciied act, an order

6,

General

Court passt d July

1722, authorizing
to
call

and em-

powering Capt. Samuel

on the

Wright

a meeting of the

freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Rutland,

last

Monday
until

of July current, then to choose

town
next.

officers to serve

the general jneeting in

March
this

The town was

the
first

notified

and met accordingly, and

in Rutland.

was

legal

town meeting ever held

CHOICE OF OFFICERS.
Capt. Samuel Wright, Moderator.
"

Samuel Wright, Town Samuel Wright, )

>-

Clerk.

Ens. Joseph Stevens,

Lieut.

Seledmen.

Simon Davis, Capt. Samuel Wright,

)
>

Ens. Joseph Stevens, Daniel How, Ens. Joseph Stevens,

> Assessors.

Town
[

Treasurer.
Constables.

Moses How,
Eleazer Hey wood, Daniel How,

Edward

Rice,
(
J
)

Robert Mcleni, William Fin ton,

Surveyors of Highways.

James Browning, John Crawiord,

Daniel
T^

,i

How,
,

Edward

liice,

T1-

) Y
)

r^ rence

rr-

Vieivers.

Capt. Sam.uel Wright, Clerk of the Market. Peter Moore, Scaler of Leather.

John Dakin, Robert Mclem, Hugh Hamelton,

^
>-

Inspectors of Swine.


28
HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

BY WHOM RUTLAND WAS PEOPLED.

The
ington,
first

settlers of

Rutland were principally from

Marlborough,
testimonial of

re-

spectable families in the flourishing towns of Boston, Lex-

Concord,

Sudbury,

Framingham,
their church

Lancaster,
eral

Brookfield,

and emigrants from Ireland, sevletters

of

whom

brought

fellowship in Ireland.

They were persons

their native

of courage, enterprise

and sentiment,

possessing something of the spirit of

the Pilgrims,

left

town or country, and bid farewell

to friends,

acquaintance,
settle

father's

house,

pleasant

home,

to

in

howling wilderness, exposed day and night

whether
the

in the hut or field, to the wily

and cruel Indian,

"

lurking and
it

ravenous bear and wolf.

howling

wilderness

was, where no

man

dwelt, the hideous yells

of wolves, the shrieks of owls, the gobling of turkeys,

the barking of foxes

friends to
visit,

was

all

the musick

we

enjoyed,

no soul
or

in

the

surrounding

dreary waste, and exposed to a thousand

roads,
mills,

difificulties,"

and no towns a no
all

schools

sanctuary.

The
as

nearest

settled

towns were Lancaster, Worcester,

field,

Leicester

and
late

Brookas

and

these

but thinly

peopled;

1702,

the town of Worcester was entirely depopulated, and in the

spring of 1715, had only one family,

Leicester was not granted

Jonas
settled

Rice's.

and

but about one

year before

Rutland.

Its

first

town meeting was held

March

6,

1721, and their

first

minister installed in Septem-

ber of the same year.

Westminster was

called

Narraganset No.

2,

until

its

incorporation, which was on the 20th of October, 1759.

IIISTOKY OF JUTLAND.

29

LANDS, WATERS,
Soil.
deep,

&c.
varieties,

The soil is warm rich loam,

is

of
to

the

se\er;il
di-y

from

the

the

barren gravel or sand

yet tliere

but

little

of the hitter description, or that

which

will not richly

repay the judicious, industrious farmer for his

labour.

Professor
liot

Hitchcock

in

his

Geology
but

of

Massasilver

chusetts did

discover in

Rutland rich mines of

;

and gold, or quarries of valuable stone

that the
Bills.

it

is

evident

produce of our farms

will

purchase good P>ank

Wood.
the

The

growth

of

wood
tree

is

of

many

kinds, from
shi'ub.
all sorts,

large high-wide-spread

to

the

humble
Pine of
its

such as

Oak

of all sorts, Chestnut, Walnut,

Beech, Ash, ]Ma})Ie of

Po[)lar,

many

kinds, Birch in

varieties,

Elm. Sassafras, Hemlock, Hacmatack, Cedar, &c. Rutland being on the height of land, the East branch of Ware River, and water distilled from the clouds, is all the water of any consequence that flows into

Watek.

it.

This branch of
side

Ware River
;

has

its

origin at the west

this

of Watchnsett Hill

it

flows

into

town

at

its

Northeast angle, taking a circuitous course, receiving several

tributary streams, running in this

town

five

miles and
it

sixty-nine chains, falling one hundred and one feet,

parts at the Northwest.

de-

Ivluschopauge

Pond
is

is

of

some
by

note, being
It
its

the starting

and closing point of the Indian Deed.

one liundred acres,
fed
springs,
mills

covers

about
pure In
lit-

water

is

and deep, and

is

a reservoir

for

and

factories.

1834, large dams, and a grist and saw

tle

niill

wxre

built a

distance from the pond in Holden.

Round, Cedar Swamp, Evans, or Deraond Pond, has the

30
same
is

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
qualities

as

Miiscbopauge, but

is

not so large, con-

taining but sixty or seventy acres.

Gregory or Long Pond

about a mile long but

fed

is

narrow, resembling a large rivits

er, is also

by springs, and

waters are deep and pure

and

is

also a reservoir for mills

and factories.

These ponds
a delicious

were formerly abundantly furnished with

flavor.

fish of

Mill
mills
in

Brook received

its

name from
by
its

having
;

the
its

first

Rutland carried

power

it

has

main
of

source from one of two springs that rise near each other,
one-half mile

East of

the

meeting-house;
of

the
hill

waters

several other springs

this,
is

West
is

Muschopauge

unite with

and form a brook on which a considerable business

;

performed

its

course

Westerly through meeting-house

meadow, and

Long Meadow Brook. Long Meadow Brook has its waters from Long Pond and Buck Brook, flows through long meadow, and unites with
falls into

the

Ware

at

New

Boston school-house.
from the Northeast corner of Cedar
north of

Buck Brook

issues

Swamp

Pond, takes a circular course

with long

Meadow Brook

W estward and mixes Long Pond.

Pomagusset Brook

meadows and
throuo^h

is made of waters that flow from swamps near Princeton, runs Westerly Pomai^nsset meadow and falls into the Ware.

Harwood's Brook has

its

its

source near the

last,

but takes

course Southeasterly, and by the help of other streams

it

forms a handsome brook before

leaves the town, and

mixes

its

waters with the Quinepoxet in Ilolden.

Sewall's

Brook has

its

source

North

of Joyner's

hill

and runs Northerly through Sewall's meadow and

the

falls into

Ware.
is

Mulliken Brook

composed

of the
Hill,

waters

of

several

prings that rise Easterly of

Pound

and when united

HISTORY OF RUTLAND

31

make
its

considerable rivulet, and passes into Ilolden near

Northwest corner.
Davis's

Brook has

its

source at or near the same spring

curiosity, as

as

Mill

Brook; these two make a

Hill

one mixes

with the Connecticut and the other with the Merrimack.

Wood
of

Hrook
into

has

its

water from springs Northeast

unites with Davis's

Turkey
Paxton.

Hill
falls

Pond runs Easterly and

Brook, and
of

Holden near the Northeast corner

source in swamps, runs Southerly

Dublin Brook has

its

and

falls

into

Spencer near the bounds of

Rutland and

Paxton.

Cold Brook has its source near Allen's Grant, runs Northerly across the old Turnpike and passes into Oakham. waters P'olly Brook has its source near Oak Hill,

the

plains,

crosses

Nichewoag

road,

and

falls

into

Oakham.
Steven's Brook has its source in Cranberry or Blood's swamp, runs Northerly and flows into Barre. Ball's Spring and the waters of Ash swamp unite, run Westerly and mix with waters of Cedar Swamp Pond.

Rutland, although on the height of land,

is

well watered

every farm

is

watered either with a pond,

ri\er,

brook or

spring of pure and durable water.

HEIGHT OF LAND.
The
the

height of

towns of

land in the County of Worcester is in Ashburnham, Westminster, Princeton, Hol;

den, Rutland, Paxton, Leicester, Spencer, and Sturbridge

on the West of these

Connecticut River only.

towns

all

the water

runs into the

32

HISTORY OF KUILANL).

In Ashburnham the water runs three ways, T^^est, Southin Westminster and Princeton the east and Northeast
;

and West. From Shrewsbnry and Grafton, the water runs into Providence and JMerrimack rivers very little passes out of this County into Charles River, Part of the waters of Rutland, Paxton, Leicester and
water runs
E-.ist

Spencer, and

all of

Brookfield, are emptied into

Connecti-

cut River in the town of Springfield.

The
ston,

other part of the

waters of Rutland mix with the

Still

Avaters of Quinepoxet,

and unite with

River in Boylthe Nashua,

which constitute the south branch of

unitinor

which

with other rivers

falls into

the Merrimack.

MILLS, FACTORIES,

TURNING LATHES,

&c.

from the towns

In the Northerly part of tliis town, nearly ecpiidistant of Rutland and Ilubbardston, on the great

County Road leading from Worcester to Keene, are situated Bigelow's Mills, on the East Branch of Ware River,
which has
also the privilege of the waters of the
is

Asnacou-

comick Pond as a reservoir,

equal to any in the town,

and
&e.
site

inferior to but

few

in the

County

for Mills, Factories,

There

is

at this time in operation at this seat

and the

about forty rods below, a grist and saw

factory, &c.
is

mill, shingle

and clapboard

Dale's Mill Seat

ty

on the same

river,

two miles and twenfalls

chains

below, in

which the river

between the

two
in

sites sixty-four feet.

At

this time, there is at this seat

mill,
trip

hammer, circular making business to the number of several thousands a year. There is water sufficient for a factory, or any kind of machinery carried by water power. Formerly, clothing business was carried
operation
a grist

and saw

saws, lathes for carrying on the chair

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

33

on, at the opposite side of the river, where now measures and small wagons are made by Royal T. Brooks. A little below there has been a saw mill, and carding

machine, owned by Ball and

Earle.

It

is

now

occupied

by John Dale

for a chair shop or factory.

On
mill

the lower falls of Poraagusset

Brook there
fifty

is

a saw

owned by William Davis.

in operation

Some

or sixty years

ago there was

at

the falls above, a

saw

mill,

owned by John Rice. On Mill Brook between Ministry and meeting-house meadows, there was formerly erected a grist mill by Capt. John Hubbard. Near the same place, Capt. King has
built,

and has now

is

in operation, a

board and shingle

mill,

circular, perpendicular

and

felloe saws,

where considerable
grist

business

done.
first
;

Below on the same stream, the were erected, ever built in Rutland
on mill farm,
grist

and saw

mills
built
;

the saw mill

was

mill

now owned by the Messrs. Hammonds the on mill lot, now owned by Reuben Woodis, on
built a shoe

which he has
grist mill

peg factory.

Tradition says the

was burnt by the Indians. At the upper falls of Long Meadow Brookj forty acres of upland and meadow were granted and laid out to Capt. Samuel Wright, April 4th, 1721, on which a saw mill was
built

by Ephraim Jones

sites for mills, factories,

1728, and is one of the best any kind of machinery operated or

in
this,

by water
[t is

power, of any in

or neighboring

towns,

now

owned by Joseph Demond, where he now has in

saw and shingle
saw,
all

)peration a grist mill, with two runs of stones, corn cracker,

)olting sieve,
mills,

bolting saw,

turning

athe

and

slitting

of

which are carried by tub

vheels, except the

saw

mill.

34

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

BUCK BROOK OR DEATHVILLE.

nally called

VILLAGE has been commenced at what was Buck Brook, in which are in operation
two runs
mill, a

origi-

a sat-

inet factory, grist mill, with

er,

of stones, corn crackstore,

board and shingle

temperance

and me-

chanics, of various trades.

HILLS.
Meeting House Hill is high, and the meeting-honse "may be seen in many of the adjacent towns, and even
a great distance at the

West and Northwest

it

but as the

town abounds with manding prospect of

hills,

affords

no extensive and com-

itself."
is

Muschopauge

Hill

by many

feet the highest land in

town, and has a commanding and beautiful prospect of the

North and East, and is the only hill in town that retains Indian name. On it there is a place of roots and herbs, This hill was originally called the "Indian Garden." Edward Rice and Capt. Samuel Stone. laid out to Capt. Rocky or P.ound Hill is at the end of the ten rod road or street it was called by the former name, until the Pound was built in 1764, since which time it has been called by
its
;

the latter.

Thirty years ago

it

contained only the

the pound.

Work-

House and another small house, and

is

Now

it

a pleasant

little village.

School Lot Hill, one mile

received
its

West

of

the meeting-house,
it.

name from

the School Lot being laid out on

From

this hill there is

an extensive and pleasant view of

the surrounding country,

Joyner's Hill, one mile

North of the meeting-house,

is

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
excellent land, and

35
as

makes a good appearance

you pass
by the
and 21,

through the centre of the town.

Cheney

Hill

name

of Cheney.

was formerly owned House lots, Nos.

is

by a man
28, 29,

30

were pitched on
Brintnal Hill

this hill.

the

named

for

Mr.

Brintnal,

North and highest part of said range, who preached and taught a
;

school in the early settlement of the town

it is

now own-

ed by Levi Bartlett.

Bear Hill is bounded Westerly by the Sewall Farm. Benjamin Fletcher's one hundred acres were located on this hill. It is now owned by Joseph Miles. A hill south of Pomagusset meadow, containing one hundred and fifty acres of land, was granted to Jacob
Farrar, but has been

many

years

owned by
hills,

the heirs of

Capt.

Edward
the

Rice.

Birch Hill, between the two

laid
to

heirs of Joseph

21,

originally

granted to
Silas

was granted and Lot No. Jonathan Willard, and is now

last

Wood,

to the right of

owned by Maj.

Furbush.
the limits of
heirs,
is

Oak
out to
heirs

Hill

is

within

Henry Frauklyn's
to

and

Eleazer Ball, and

Boston, was laid John Charnock's now owned by Jeduthan

Capt.

New

Green and
a meadow

others.

Worcester
in

Meadow

Hill

had

its

name from
This
to

joining on

Worcester, (now Holden.)

hill

was

orig-

inally granted as first division of upland

Joseph Wright

and Samuel Goodenow, and tabrook and Suel Reed.

is

now owned by Jedediah Es-

Hill was granted to Samuel White, laid to right Lot No. 36, bounded by Worcester, and is now owned by Stephen Fessenden. of

Walnut

Wood

Hill

is

partly in Rutland and partly in Paxton.

36
It

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
was granted and
Lot No. 57.
one
laid
It

out to Benjamin Wood, Esq., to

right of

was owned by Joseph Bartlett,

south of the

then by Ebenezer Frost.

Stevens's Hill,

mile

meeting-house

was granted to Dea. Stevens's House Lot, No. 56, and then owned by Aaron Rice, since by Capt. John Phelps,

now by Edwin and David Henry.

Smith's Hill
lies

North and bounds on Cedar

Otis

Swamp

Pond, and

is

now owned by Daniel and

lies

Hendry's Hill

North
or

of

Demond. Buck Brook and is now

heirs,

owned by the Henery Muzzy.

This
hill

Henry
to

and Capt. Sardine

was granted

Malcam Hendry and Sarah

Mccarter.
Allen's

Grant and

Hill,

Westerly of Long Pond, was

Hatch, Esq.,

granted and laid out to John Allen, Estes

and others
11,

to right of Lots

No. 38, to

said Allen,

and Nos.

49 and 50, to Esq. Hatch.

The

present

owners are

G^n. William Crawford, Joseph Marsh, Thaddeus Haynes,

Wilson, Smith, &c.

Barrack Hill had

built

its

name from

the

Barracks being

summit for Burgoyne's army. This land was laid out to Alexander Bothell, Jonathan Davis and James Heaton. Its present owners are Henry's heirs, Zaccheus G. Carpenter, David D. Browning, Suel Stone and Jonas
on
its

Roper.

Charnock Hill was granted

Boston and

to Capt.

his heirs, to their right of

John Charnock of House Lot, No. 34.

Charnock was bounded Easterly by mill farm. Its present owners are John D. Williams, Israel Stratton, and J. E.
Cheney.
Grass Hill
house.
is

nearly a mile
57,

Southwest of the meetingthis

hill

House Lot No.

was pitched on

to

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
George Robbins.
Patrick.
It

37
by Robert
Jo-

has

since

been

owned

The present owners

hills in

are Joel, William and

seph Hubbard, &c.

There are many

lar

this

town without any particuit

name
hill

a
is

great part of

is

made

of hills, or large
;

swells,

and

not a

some of the best land in the town there is but may be with ease and safety ascended to its
carriage, or that has not been cultivated

summit with a
the plough
;

from

many
;

of

by them there might be taken

fifty
is

beautiful landscapes

five

hundred and

rods East of

the meeting-house, on the old Turnpike,

an extensive and

beautiful prospect to the East, as almost

any

in the

Com-

monwealth

the blue

hills of

Milton are distinctly

visible.

VALES OR VALLEYS.
But
sissippi

a small part of the town

is

comprised of lands of
to vie with the

this description.
;

We

have no valleys
is

Mis-

the

longest

the
is

one

that

Ware

river passes

through,

long

meadow

something of a valley.

From

Holden by Mill Brook through the ministry and meetingfrom No. 5, School house meadows, is a vale or valley, East and West of Dublin house to Holden is another,

road are

valleys

there are several

others of minor note,

as birch valley, &c.

MEADOWS.
The
Long,
following
are
the

most

noted

Meeting-house,
Loring's,

Ware,

Ministry,
;

Sewall's, Pomagusset,

many without any particular names. Some of our meadows are good, some middling, and some indifferent most of them when first
South, Pine Plains, &c.
there are
;

3*

38
cleared,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

It is evident that produced abundant crops. some were partially cleared by the Indians or beavers, and produced grass befor^ the white people began their settlement, and was a great means in preserving and supporting their cattle at its commencement through the

winter.

several

These meadows have many times changed owners, but of them retain their bounds as first lotted and
proprietors' committee for the settler.

drawn by the

LOCALITIES.
Judge
Sewall's
farm
of

one thousand

acres

was
wa

granted to him by Government prior to the grant of the

twelve miles square to the proprietors of Rutland.
laid out in
is

It

an oblong square in the Northerly part of what

now

Rutland, seven hundred and thirteen rods in length,

and
line

three

hundred

and
Mill's,

seventy

in

breadth,

bounded
1,

Westerly by

New

Boston, Northerly

near Hubbardston

and Bigelow's

Easterly

near No.
little

School

house and by Joseph Miles', Southerly a

North of

No.

9,

School-house.

good
,

tract

of land

and large

measure.

PROVINCE OR ARTILLERY FARM.

The
General Court at their Sessions in 1715, reserved
to the
five hundred of which Hon. Artillery Company, and the other
;

to themselves one thousand acres

^ere granted
five

hundred acres were, by said Court

to

at

their session in
P>sq.

1717, granted

the

Hon. John

Burrill,

The one
to

thousand acres were equally divided from East

West,
part

each having a part of Asnebumskit Pond.

The South

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
was
set off to the Artillery

39

Worcester and Leicester.

Company, and was bounded by The other half was subdivided

between

Messrs. Ephraini Moore, Peter Moore, Nathaniel

Goodenow, Samuel Sweetser, and Michael Sweetser.

This one thousand acres
is

a part of the land set off of

is

Rutland

to

form Paxton, the Southwest corner thereof

near where Paxton meeting-house now stands.

PROPRIETORS' LANDS.
In the
acres
first

division of upland

of one

hundred and

fifty

among

the proprietors, the following lands were laid

is now Paxton. To Rev. Thomas Frink one hundred and twenty acres bounded by Leicester Robert Mclem one hundred and thirty acres on a hill near Leicester line Thomas Wheeler one hundred and fifty acres on Fox hill, near Leicester line Joseph

out in that part of Rutland which

Stevens two hundred acres on Turkey

hill,

&c.;

Samuel

Brown one hundred and three acres East of Turkey-hill pond, Samuel Goodenow one hundred and forty acres Southwest of Turkey-hill pond
;

Samuel Ball ninety-seven acres

William Mccarter,

West

of

Goodenow's

Malcam Hendry and Sarah Mccarter

Leicester line
;

ninety-five acres near

Robert and
thirds,

Matthew Patrick
hill

sixty-three acres in equal

line.

on a

near Leicester

The above named

tracts are all &^ ffood land.

DUBLIN, OR POND END.

This
tract of land
is

situated in the Southwest corner of

is a pleasant and fertile part of was almost wholly peopled with emigrants from Ireland, it received the name of Dublin, and

the six miles square, and

the town.

As

it

40

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
6.

comprises School District, No.

eight

Within

its

bounds were

House Lots, and the following divisions of upland granted in 1723 to the following named persons: Jonas James Boston, three hundred acres Clarke, Esq., of Browning, one hundred and fifty acres John Jeffries, Esq., two hundred and two acres Col. Estes Hatch, one hun;

dred and sixty-one acres

Thomas Smith,
;

Esq., one hun-

dred and

fifty

acres

Jonathan Sewall, Esq., of Boston,

one hundred and six acres Peter .Cutler's heirs, ninety Duncan McWilliam Fenton, sixty-seven acres acres
;
;

Farland, sixty-two
land.

acres.

It

is

mostly

warm and good

CAPT. BENJAMIN WILLARD'S NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ACRES.

The
Proprietors of Rutland,
to

for

divers

considerations,

(one of which was

promote a

mill,)

on December 17,

of a

1715, granted to Capt. Benjamin Willard, one-third part thirty-third part of said township, or nine hnndred
thirty acres,

and

which was located and disposed of

:

in the

following manner, viz

;

three hundred acres to

Rev. Israel

Loring two hundred and forty to Capt. Samuel Stone and one hundred and twenty to Capt. Samuel Wright, all of Willard. The to Capt. Benjamin Sudbury, assignees
above described lands were bounded on North WorcesIn said tract there is an excellent ter and the East Wing.

meadow, a pasture by the name of Loring, perpetuates its ancient owner; eighty acres of the above grant were located on and about Buck Brook forty acres at the falls of Long Meadow Brook, and the remainder on Mill Brook, be;

ing the mill farm and mill

lot.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

41

TEN ACRES.
The Grand Committee surveyed and laid out (the same time they did the ten rod road,) ten acres for a Burying PJace and other public uses said ten acres
^ ;

were bounded

Southerly by a ten rod road, and Easterly by a four rod road leading to Joyner's hill.

PINE PLAINS.
The
Pine Plains were bounded on the West Wing,

to all the proprietors to get timber and board logs, until they were laid out, numbered, pitched or drawn, by lot. It was the practice of some of the first settlers, in a dry season, to fire the plains,

now Oakham, and were common

that they might have better browsing for their own cattle, and those they took from the lower towns. One season the fire extended into the West wing, and injured the appearance and sale of Oakham for several years.

ROADS IN RUTLAND.
Almost
not greatly
their grants.

every

travelled.

man has a The

large

Road by

his

house,
liberal

if

Proprietors

were

in

The

1750, were from the

laid

roads laid out and opened previous to Proprietors' lands; and if any were

through the land of individuals, they had other land

in lieu thereof.

STREET OR TEN ROD ROAD.

The
street

or ten

rod road granted by the

8th,

Grand Pro-

prietors,

was on

May

Anno Domini,

1743, confirmed

42
by them
Street
as

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
follows,
viz
:

Voted, " That

the

Ten Rods

wide, beginning at the Ministry

Road or House
part-

Lot

(so called,)

No.

62,

and running Northeasterly over

called,)

Meeting House
ner of
Col.

Hill, (so

and ending

at

the

ing of the Roads on

Rocky

Hill, (so called,)

by the corfor

Hatches Division Land, be granted and con-

firmed to the
use, Benefit

Town

of Rutland, as

common

public

and Behoof without any manner

of Alienation

or appropriation forever.

THOMAS FRINK,
FOUR ROD ROADS.
The
ed,

J/orfV."

following

is

list

of four rod roads,

to,

when grantMILES. RODS.

where from and where

From
line,

with their length.

1729,

ten rod road or street to

Paxton
2

1729 and 1730, From ten road road through

Dublin
1730,
to

House

Lot, No. 53,

From From From

ten road road to

Oakham

line,

called Iladley road,

1731,

ten rod road by Grass Hill to

line,

Paxton
1731,

ten rod road to Joyner's Hill,

(Miles's,)

1733, 1734, 1734,

From Pound Hill to Holden line, From ten rod road to Samuel Stone's, From Paxton road by Ball's spring to
Grass
Hill,

1734,

From

the road

by Grass Hill

to

Widow

Hendry's

mill, (Death's,)

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

43
MILES. RODS.

1740,

road over Muschopauge Hill to

Pond

street,

250

TURNPIKE ROAD.
When the Turnpike fever ran high, the following Act was passed, " Be it therefore enacted, by the Senate, and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That Jonathan Warner, Samuel Parkman, Josiah Knapp, Edward Blake, jun.,
Aaron and Charles Davis, Spencer Field, Stephen Rice, AVilliam Cutler, Paul Mandell, Moses Mandell, Francis Blake, Moses White, Richard Kelley, Jonas Howe, jun., Ebenezer Mattoon, jun., Medad Nickerson, Daniel Walker, Thomas Powers, Roger West, Robert Field, Nehemiah
bie,

Rankin, William Conkey, Isaac AbercromArtemas How, Jesse Allen, Joseph Chadwick, Timothy Parker^ Isaac Hobart, John Dodds, Jonathan Danforth, William Henry, Abner Conant, James Lawton,
Hinds, John

Seth Pierce and Jason Mixter, and such persons as shall

be associated with
the Sixth

them, and their

successors,

be

and
of

they are hereby constituted a corporation, by the

name

Turnpike Corporation, for the laying out and making a Turnpike Road from the East line of Amherst, on the County Road near William Breton's house through the Towns of Pelham, Greenwich, HardMassachusetts
wick,
ter, to

New

Brain tree, Oakham, Rutland, Holden, Worces-

the great road in Shrewsbury, &c.

In the House of Representatives, June 21, 1799,

EDWARD

H.

ROBBINS,
JONES,

Speaker,

In the Senate, June 21, 1799,

JOHN
June
22, 1799,

C.

President.

By

the Lt. Governor, approved,

MOSES

GILL."

44
Said

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Road was

forty-three miles and one hundred

and

twelve rods long,

was

made

in

one summer, and cost

about thirty-three thousand dollars.

THE FART TAKEN BY RUTLAND.

When
pass
said

Road was
this

in

contemplation, Rutland chose

it

a respectable committee to use their influence to have

through

town

and

at

a subsequent

meeting,

voted to appropriate one thousand dollars on certain conditions

to

carry the same into effect.

meeting the vote was rescinded.

viduals of Rutland associated

Then

But at an number of

after
indito

together,

and contracted

make

said road through

Rutland for one dollar and seventy

at

cents per rod, and take their pay in Turnpike shares

twenty-five dollars each

chose

Jonas How, Esq., Capt.

Benjamin Putnam and Jonas Reed, jun., their committee to superintend the same. Moses White, Esq., contracted to make five hundred and nineteen rods of the West end for two dollars and thirty-nine cents per rod. The remaining seventeen hundred and fifty rods at one dollar forty-one cents per rod, was lotted into seven shares of two
fifty dollars, or ten Turnpike shares each, and was made by the contractors, or such persons as they employed. Jonas Reed made thirty-two parts of the seventy, and the remainder was made by owners of shares. The road being made and accepted, the Corporation for a little time

hundred and

took considerable

toll

but

it

was appropriated

to the

pay-

ment

of outstanding debts.

necessity of

taking their

The proprietors were under the own money to pay themselves.

toll

New
the

roads were made,

evaded, and the shares had

same destiny

as

the

old

Continental Money.

The

Corporation relinquished

its

Franchise, and on August 11,

45
a

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
1828,
held
its

last

meeting.

The Turnpike became

County Road, or

Common Highway.
Late Proprietors' Clerk.
thirty-three

JONAS REED,
rods of
[ine,

In 1818 the town made eight hundred and

County Road between Birch Valley and Paxton which cost the town for making one thousand one
eleven
dollars

hundred and
1832,
the

and ninety-five
of
five

cents.

In

town

made upwards

miles of County

Road between Holden line and Bigelow's mills, which upwards of three thousand dollars. In 2ost the town 1833, the town made a County Road Northerly of the cneeting-house, and North of No. 1, school house.

Roads.
mother.

Length

of

some

of the principal roads,

ance from the meeting

house, and

dis-

from one place

MILES.

to

From Holden
Holden

line

to

Oakham

line,

(old

Turnpike,

Meeting House,
Meeting House,
4

Oakham

Meeting House, Hubbardston by No. 1, School House,

220
278
75

Paxton
East of No.

Meeting House,
5,

School House,

2 5 5

Northwest corner of Barre, Rutland, by the Folly,

Barre Corner, Northwest corner of Rutland, through New Boston,

Meeting House, Spencer through Dublin,

Princeton

152
133

by No. 4

2,

Meeting House, School House,


46
HI8T0KY OF RUTLAND.
MILES. RODS.

Holden,

Hubbardston

line,

by Bigelow's,
Southeast corner to Northwest corner,

220
98

8 10

Northeast corner to Southwest corner,

248
rods
in

The
miles
;

supposing

roads

in

Kutland when
the

added make seventy-six

average
three

roads

to

width, they cover four hundred and thirty-six acres of land.

COUNTRY AND COUNTY ROADS.

County.

April

5,

1733,
to

Voted,

"That

the

town

will join with

Worcester

put in a Petition to the Quarter

Sessions to have a County

ter."

Road from Rutland

to

WorcesPeti-

Samuel Wright, Esq., was chosen

tion.

to put in said

Road to Market.

March

7,

1737, the town chose

Capt. John Hubbard, Lieut.

Edward Rice and Moses How,

a committee to discourse with, and desire the Selectmen

of

Worcester and Shrewsbury to lay out a Highway, con-

venient for the inhabitants of the town of Rutland to travel to

market

in.

JOSEPH STEVENS,

ModW.

COUNTY OF WORCESTER, WHEN INCORPORATED.

The Act
ed April
2,

incorporating the County of Worcester, pass-

1731,

"An

Act of

erecting,

and making a
Courts of

County in the inland parts of The County of Worcester, and

this

Province, to be called

for establishing

inSTORY
Justice

Ohl

RUTLAND.

47
by
his

within

the

same."

''

Bg

it

enacted

Ex-

cellency the

and Representatives, in General Court Assembled, and by the authority of the

Governoi',
Council,
that
to

same. That the towns and places hereafter named and expressed,
is

say,

Worcester,

Lancaster,

Westbor-

ough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Leicester, Rutland and

Lunenburgh,

all

in

the

County of

Middlesex

Mendon,

Woadstock, Oxford, Sutton, including llassanarnisco, Uxbridge, and the land granted to several petitioners of
field all in the

MedNar-

County
and

of Suffolk;

Brookfield in the Counlaid out to the

ty of

Hampshire, and the South town

;

raganset soldiers

all

other lands lying within the said

townships, with the inhabitants thereon, shall from and after the tenth

day of July, which

will

be in the year of our

Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one, be and remain one entire and distinct County by the name of
Worcester, of which Worcester
town,
e^c."

to

be the County or Shire

On
be
stud.

P^'ebruary

1,

1732, the

first

prison was ordered to

feet,

built,

forty-one

by

eighteen

and

eight

feefc

The

gaol part to be eighteen feet square, of white

oak, studded with timber of live inches by four, and placed

within five inches of each other, the joists to be of the same

bigness,

and placed

at

the

same

distance,

and that

it

be

covered with plank, spiked within and without; a dungeon

beneath wns likewise directed.

On November,
built, thirty-six

1732, the

Court House was ordered

six feet, with
lic

to

be

by twentyCounty,
follows
32/.,

thirteen

feet posts.

To pay
to

for these pub-

buildings,

and other charges, incident

the

a tax was
Lancaster,

ordered
G2/.,
27/.,

IGs.,

upon the 8d., Mendon,

8d.,

several towns, as
36/.,
24/.,

Woodstock,
IO5.,

BrookHeld,
22/.,

U.,'

Sutton,

Worcester,

Ids.,

4d.,

Westborough,

18/.,

2^.,

Southborough,

48
171,
ter,
6s.,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Shrewsbury,
9s.,
4rf.,

14?.,

14s.,

Oxford, lil,
Os.,

4s.,

Leices7/.,

13/.,

Uxbridge,
71.,

12/.,

Sd.,

Rutland,

16s.,

Lunenburgli,

16s.

Total, 311/., 10s., id.

The
offices

following persons, belonging to Rutland, have held

in

the
to

County.
1805.
Justice

from 1793
to

William Caldwell, Esq., Sheriff, Moses White, Esq., do., from 1811
of

1812,

and

the

Court of

Sessions,
to

1807.

Daniel Clap, Esq., Register of Deeds from 1784

1816. 1791.

John
1813

Eessenden,

Esq.,
do.,

Senator

from
to

1787
1812,

to

Francis Blake, Esq.,

to

from

1810

and from

1815; also Clerk of the

Court, 1816 and 1817.

Thomas H.
Esq.,

Blood, Esq. * Senator from 1816 to 1818.

Laavtkrs.
1771.

Daniel
William
1789.

Bliss,

Esq.,

1760.
Esq.,

Daniel Murray,
1773.
1793.

Caldwell,
Story,

Francis

Blake,

Esq.,

Isaac

Esq.,

Joseph

B. Caldwell, Esq., 1802.

William C. White, Esq., John

Shepley, Esq., Rufus Putnam, Esq., 1809.

Justices

of

the

Peace.

Samuel

W^right,

Moses

How, John
den, Jonas

Stone, John IMurray, John Frink, John Eessen-

Gates, Tilly

How, Moses White, Daniel Walker, Zadock Flint, Jonas How, Joel Davis, Calvin How,

James Estabrook, Rowland Wheeler.

Doctors.
Hezekiah

Sjjmuel

Robbins,
21,

died

June

28,

1748.

Fletcher,

Jan.

1754.

Alpheus Fletcher,

June 12, 1766. John Frink, John Frink, jun., John Field, James McFarland, Jonah How, M. D., George Estabrook, M. D., Samuel Gates, M. D., David A. Grosveuor, jun.,

M. D.
*Born
in Rutland.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

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In
1832,
set off

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
part of

Centre,

No.

1,

and No.
No.

2, 9,

Districts

were

and formed a
six

District, called

SoMth of

Sewall's

Farm,

hundred rods North of the meeting-

house.

In 1833, No. 3 District, was divided, the West part was called No. 10 District, Northwest of Muschopauge Pond, six hundred and five rods East of the meeting
house.

Of

the above

number

of persons, there

years of

age, eighty-five males

sixty-one between five and ten, males ninety, tween ten and twenty, males one hundred and forty-eight, between twenty and females one hundred and forty-six
;

seventy females
;

were under

five

-five

females be-

thirty,

males one hundred and seven,

;

dred and seven

between thirty and forty,-males seventy-two

fifty,

females sixty-four; between forty

females females males

one,
forty,

females one males and

fifty

hun-

fifty

fifty-five

between
;

and

sixty,

seventy,

males

twenty-six,

seventy

and

eighty,

females males fourteen, females

thirty

forty -nine

between

sixty

and
u])-

between
six
;

wards of eighty, males four, females twelve. At the same time there were one hundred and eighty-three dwellinghouses, and the same

number
widows.

of married couples

thirteen

widowers, and forty

In

1835, there were be-

tween sixty and seventy years of age, sixty-eight persons between seventy and eighty, thirty-one persons between
;

(eighty

and ninety, seven persons; upwards of

ninety, six

persons.

Total upwards of sixty years, one hundred and

twelve persons.

SCHOOLS.
The
General Court and Grand Proprietors made some

II'STORY OF RUTLANr.
provision for schools, in their grant to
six
tlie

51
settlers of the

miles

square

it

was one of

the

conditions of

the

grant, that one sixty-third part of the lands should he set

off

and appropriated for schooling forever.

Accordingly

in the division of the

lands that proportion was set off for

its

that purpose, and was Lot No. 63, and

after divisions.
thirty

What was
house.

called the

House Lot

of

acres

w^a6

pitched or drawn, on a

hill

one mile West of the meeting-

laid out

The division of one hundred and fifty acres was and located partly by the House Lot and partly by the East Wing. The School lands w^ere by vote of the
in

town

1744

sold,

and the proceeds put on

:

interest.

The
acres

lands were sold as follows

a piece of

forty-eight

and one hundred rods

lawful

to
last

Eliphalet
emission.

How,

for 64/., 10s.,

money
a

of

the

second division
for 22/., 35.,
3/.,

with
2(3?.,

all
2q.',

after draughts to

Duncan McFarland,
Lieut.

meadow

lot to

Moses

IIow^, for

10*.;

a farm of one hundred and thirty-three acres to

John and

James AValker, for 66/., 1*., M. Total, 156/., 4s., lOc^. For the first twenty years after the grant, there was
little

privilege of a school, there being no school-houses

it

and
bears

being dangerous for children to go from house to

only on account of
wolves.
Lidians, but of
sitting

house, not

ravenous
the

and

Mothers when

at

door

with their children, could see the wild beasts pass by with
their young.

In Oct. 1733, the town voted to provide a school master

before

November

Court, and chose Capt. John

Hubbard,

Messrs. Eleazer Ball and Dunkin McFarland a committee

for that purpose,

whom

they instructed to provide the best

get.

and cheapest they could

have the school
the
'

At

the same time voted, to

kej^t two-thirds of the

time in the middle of

at

town,

at

Col.

Hatch's

house,

and one-third,

the

52
West

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
end, at the pond.
first

This was kept by Mr. Whitaker.;

and was the

to

public school taught in Rutland.

built,
;

In 1734, the' town voted that two school-houses be

keep school

in, at

the public charge of the town

one

to be set

near the meeting-house, in the most convenient

place on the ten acres laid out for such uses.

school house
to be set at

The

other

the

Northwest corner of John

McEntire's

field,

(Southwest of Cedar

Swamp

Pond.)

In 1735, the town engaged Mr. William Brintnal, as a

school master for one year.
places, according to their pay.

The

school was kept at three

In 1751, the town built a school house,

in

wdiat

is

now

Paxtou, and
ter.

set

it

on the road between Rutland and Leicescentre district extended

Until

1781,

the

from Holden
school

line to the

bounds of Oakham,
Revolution,
;

in which, for several years

latin

before the

there
to

was a

grammar

kept through the year

encourage the same, Col. Murwar,

ray gave twenty dollars a year.

Through
neglected.

the

Revolutionary
it is

schooling

was

some

But

probable Rutland has not been behind

other towns of her ability, in affording instruction for her

children and youth.

The sum granted considerable sum

yearly
in

is

about seven hundred dollars.

is

addition

paid by individuals, to

primary and high schools.

The
at

following persons either born or settled in Rutland,

Collegiate

have received a

Education

Thomas

Frink,

H. U., 1722, Joseph Buckminster, H. U., 1739, Joseph Davis, H. U., 1740, Samuel Frink, H. U., 1758, Daniel Bliss, H. U., 1760, Samuel Porter, H. U., 1763, Daniel Murray, H. U., 1771, Samuel Murray, H. U., 1772, Jedidias Estabrook, H. U., 1771, Joseph Buck-

TIISTOKY OF RUTLAND.
minster,

53
II.

Y.

(.\,

John
D.

luibbanl

Chnrcli,

U.,

1707,

David

Forbes,

C, John
jr.,

Fessenden,

u.

U., Francis

Bhike, H. U., Josiali Chirk,

Y. C.

On May
certain a

8,

1780, Rutland appointed a respectable com-

mittee, (of whicli

General

proper and convenient

for the

Putnam was chairman.) number of school

;

to

a. -

plots>

and the bounds

ed,

same

which service they perform-

and made a
of the

very

particular
plot,

and

accurate

descripof every

tion

bounds of each

and the head

family in the same.

Their report, although not accepted

the was recorded. It exhibits the number of families, part of the town each lived in, and the number of plots recommended. By comparing their report with the present
inhabitants,

we have
the

the cliange, and the increase of the

inhabitants of each
that

part,

and

of the

whole town, from

its

time to

present; and the change in hea;ls of

viz.

families.

Their report was as follows,

Plot.

No.
vid

Bennet,

than

Ames, Solomon Buckminster, DaDavis, Lieut. Asa Davis, JonaHow, David How, Nathaniel Munro, Lieut. TimoI,

John

Capt. Peter

thy Munro, Benjamin Munro, Robert Haws. John Priest,

Lieut.

Jason

Read,

David Smith, Lsaac Smith, Stevens

Stone, Lieut.
II.
ter.

Simon Phelps.
Silas

Seventeen

Families.

Col.

Bent, Ens. William Bridge, Moses Bax-

John Briant, Abel Brigham, Daniel Goodenow, Phineas Lamb, Lieut. Timothy Metcalf, Lieut. Luke Moore, Jonas Parmenter, Abel Parmenter, John Rice, Josiah Rice, Elijah Stone, Jeduthan Stone, Luther Stevens, Nathaniel
Sawyer, Thomas Wood.
III.

Eighteen

Families.

Cowden, James Cowden, Lieut. Robert Forbus, John Forbus, Simon Heald, Deacon Jonas How, Moses Maynard, Moses Maynard. jun.. Ens. George Oaks,
Samuel
Capt.
Elijah
Stearns,

Jonathan

Stearns,

James

Smith,

64

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Cain. John

Lockert Smith, Lieut. George Smith.

Daniel Saunders, Isaac Wheeler.

Stone

Seventeen
Blair,

Families.
Calchvell.

IV.
Esq.,

Daniel

Bartlett,

John

William

Thomas

Child, Abiather Child.

George Clark, Wd.

INIarv Davis, Wd. Amittai Davis, Dea. Samuel Davis, John Frink, Esq.. Dr. John Frink. jnn.. Calvin Glazier, Aaron Glazier. Joseph King. Lieut. Paul ]Moore. Joseph Miller, Peter Xewton, David Rice, Thomas Reed, Capt.

Thomas Reed. Dea. Jonas Reed. Jonas Reed,

ua Randall.

jun..

Josh-

William Smith,
NVatson.

Israel Stone,

Lieut. Joseph

Wood. John
eight Families.

Samuel Smith Watson.

Capt. David Bent,

TwentyBartlet,

V.
Lieut. Lieut.

Elijah

Allen.
Blair.

Joseph
Esq.,

James

James

Blair, jun.,

Capt. Caleb Clap.

Phinehas
Lieut.

Everett,

John Fessenden,

Eben-

ezer Frost,

Capt, Zaccheus Gates. Zadock Gates. Gardner

Goddard.
Reed.
iel

Da\^d Henry. John

Rawson. Benjamin

Edmund
Robert

Reed, Jonas Stone. Samuel Stratton. Dan-

Estahrook, jun., John Foster.

Twenty Families.
Lieut.

Vr.
ing,

Blair,

John Browning,
Browning,

James Brown-

Lieut.

William

Joseph

Browning, John

Capt. John jJaclenathan, Asahel Lemuel Harrington. Mark Heard, Dillington Johnson, Joseph Ivnapp, Silas Livermore, Hezekiah Xewton. Wd. Elizabeth Oliphant. Isaac Savage. Asaph Slierman. John Smith, James Smith, James "Williams. Twenty-two Families.

Boyce.

Phillip

Boynes.

Clap. Isaac Goodspeed,

VII.

Rev. Joseph Buckminster. Oliver Bowker. Patrick

Christopher Burlinggame.

Lieut. George Black. Gideon Brown, Wd. Keziah Cutting. Elijah Demond. Nathan Davis. Jesse Davis, Eliakim Davis. Chamberlain
Eustis,

Bryan.

Alvan

Fosdick,

Skelton
jun.,

Foster,

Thomas

Fliiit.

Tilly

Flint,

John Hucker.

Ephraim Hubbard. Jona-


HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
tli.m

00

Hubbard, Elijah Hammond, William Henry, Lieut. Benjamin Miles, Ebenezer Miles, Judah Mayo, Alexander Murray, Philip Munro, Rufus Putnam, P2sq., Capt.

Timothy Ruggles, Jonas Smith, Benjamin Putnam, SamPorter, John Read, Eleazer Rice, Benoni Smith, Jeduthan Tower, James Wheeler, James Wheeler, jun.
uel

Thirty- seven Families.

yill.
Bruce.

Levi

Asa Adams, Eleazer Brown, Nathan

Ball,

Phineas
jun.,

Ball,

Ephraim
Chard,

Davis,

John

Wd. Mary Cunningham, Oliver Chickering, S;muel Gates, Matthias How, Matthias How, jun., Joshua Phillips, Joshua Phillips, jun., Daniel Roper, Edward Rice, Abraham Wheeler, Capt. Phineas Walker, Daniel Walker and Daniel Munden. Twenty Families.
Total, one hundred

and seventy-nine.
are

were then heads

town.

of families

now
'

alive,

Only nine that and live in

At
lives

this

time there

is

not a married person that owns and

on a house

lot that

was

their ancestors.

In one hundred and twenty years the revolution in families

has been variable and various.

The Wheel

of

For-

tune with some has turned round more than once,

that were
rich

some

have

been poor, and now are becoming

the
circle of

wealthy.
I could

name some

in

my

acquaintance,
their
abilities

whose prospects in and education decent,

life

were promising,

their parents

by diligence and econ-

omy

for

many

years, acquired property sufficient to give, or

leave to their son a farm, or

their daughter

as soon as the

money to set up in trade money to furnish a house. But before, or son came into possession, he wore a watch,
and rode a gay horse.
fine

smoked

his cigar,

He

addressed

and won the heart and hand of a

,^irl,

whose pulse

56

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
life of

beat high, and anticipated a

pleasure and happiness.

She

laid out her

articles

few hundieds

to richly furnish the parlor,

and
less,

of extravagance for the kitchen;

they
is

com-

mence housekeeping, and calculate their wealth the wife the husband feels above manual labor, inexperithese family superintendence of the a beyond

exhaust-

enced couples

hire
fast,

their

help

have

parties,

keep

high

company,
debt
;

live

and ere
call

they are
sheriff

the

creditors

the

aware they are in visits, the farm

and furniture are sold, and these imprudent persons, or their children have had the mortification to look out of
the door of a poor house.
befallen others.

Yet a greater misfortune has

an ancient Book, "

It is written in

Woe
of

unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and

strength
to

men

mingle
this
its

strong

drink."

It

is

apparent that

something of

kind or nature has been in operation in

vicinity,
fertile

Rutland and

and has had the strength

hills,

to as-

cend our rich and

and wash the strong and

loamy soil from them, or the owners from the soil. Many that were born of poor, but respectable parents who had nothing but their hands, a good character and steady habits, industry, economy, and kind friends to begin the world
with,

have by the blessing of a kind Providence become

are

wealthy, respectable, and

citizens.

some

of

our most

worthy

treasures,

The Independence of the United States cost great much blood, and many tears. But not half so much as intemperance and its accompanying evils.

RESOURCES OF RUTLAND.
The
following are some of the articles raised, or manuis

factured in Rutland, where the balance

in

her favor:

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Beef, Pork,
try.

57
Clieese,

Veal,

Mutton, Lamb,
Coal,

Butter,

PouL
Boots,

Eggs,

Wood,

Hay, Barley, Oats, Potatoes,

Hats, by the thousand.
to
;

AYao-oiis,

Sleighs, Cabinet Furniture, Cliairs, Rakes,

Shoes, Straw Braid, and

Palm Leaf

There have been many inventions

yet our females are very industrious

save manual labor

there
is

not a mother
of her

who

does not

superintend

the

domestic concerns

family.

The most
ral for grass

of our lands being of a strong deep

soil,

rich-

ly repay the farmer for his labor

and manure.

It

is

natu-

and potatoes.

Potatoes are

much
in
if

in use,

and

now man and

constitute
beast.

an essential ingredient

the

support of

Fifty or sixty years ago,

a farmer rais;

ed half a dozen- bushels he thought he had a large supply

they were raised in beds as we

now do

carrots, &c.

If our

lands were cultivated equal to those near Boston, they would produce sustenance enough for four thousand inhabitants.

sketch of a respectable farmer and his family before

:

the Revolution

Morning and
to unite in

evening the domestic altar

was surrounded,
close of the
It

prayer and praise, for the blessnight.

ing of the day, and

the protection of the

At

the

week, preparation was made for the Sabbath.

to

was held sacred

public

and private worship, and

works of necessity and mercy.

foot,

You might

see not

only

on horse back, but both males and females, for miles on

making their way to the Sanctuary. Food. The morning and evening meals, were

of the
to
;

varieties of

spoon-fare,

from the rich pure milk,

the
at

wholesome bean-porridge,
Qoon the long
spread, the

on

long days a luncheon

placed,

white

table

was

the

linen

cloth

make)

set,

the large brown

5

wooden

plates (as white as female hands could

dish, well filled with

pork and

58
beef from the
forest, or fish

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
stall,

fowl from the yard,

;

game from
clays,

the

from the waters

on baking

a platter oi

rich

pork and beans, and a delicious Indian pudding.

The
side.

father and mother at the head, the ruddy sons on one

and blooming daughters on the other, craved, they sat down and partook
and hearty dinner;
their

after the blessing

of a friendly, social

after thanks

for the

same, each

tc

employment.
oj

Their clothing was principally of home manufacture,

a strong texture,

made from

skins of beasts, clothing

;

ol

sheep, and flax from the earth

watches or leather boots,

jet black shoes,

but some
was

young men did not weai wore white stockings

calculated
for

and

silver

buckles, as bright as a dollar

young
it

women's

apparel
;

comfort

health and ornament

most of them were so well formed

did not take but a few yards of silk or calico for sleeves

to their

gowns.
food,

The
youth,

dress

and employment of the children anc

to

had

tendency

promote

health,

vigor

anc

strength.

Whether

the present method of living and

mode

of dress

has a greater

tendency to promote health, strength and

usefulness, than that practised

to our sage

by our

ancestors, I submil

matrons

to decide.

Our young men were inured to the labor and manageour young women to the managemeni ment of a farm
;

of a dairy and domestic business in general,

in

and both

unite(]

milking the cows, pulling and spreading of

flax,

&c.

and the most of them made good and industrious husbands

or wives.

The farmers
circumstances
cellars
;

in general

were

in

comfortable

and easy

when
the

their

garners

were replenished and

stored,

good Parson was not forgotten.

As

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
:here
for

59
was not seldom young son to at-

were no small wagons, or pedlars,

to join

it

mothers
them,)

in

company (with
strong
filled

tend

mount

their

and sure footed horses,

with their panniers well

their dairies,

with the golden produce of

and some nice diaper from the Irish looms,

of Hfty m'les to

ind ride upwards

market, and

make an

exchange with the Boston merchants, for some

:heir
:ers

articles for

own
as a

comfort, and to please and ornament their daugh-

reward for their indnstiy and economy, and not

their sons.

kvhollv fo'/ixettins:

The

Ion";

winter

evenins^s
light, in

were enjoyed

by a blazing
animating

fire,

and bright torch

eating
fruit,

[lomestic concerns, in reading of champions, telling heroic

tales,

singing

songs,

&c.

Our

^oung men
j^oung

were

courageous,

athletic

and

heroic

our
From

women

industrious,

cheerful

and healthy.

such was the Independence of America achieved.

Never from
present time,

the

commencement

of

its

settlement to the

was Rutland more able

of

to

assert

and achieve
sons,

her

Independence than at the time the

Revolution com-

menced.

Many

the

first

settlers, or their

were

men
ible

of talents,

energy

and

enterprise.

Several respect-

and worthy men with

their families within twenty-five

in

years

had bought and

settled

the

town.
in

The
houses,

lands

prcd.iced bauntifully, m:iny farmers

stances
;

were

easy circum-

put

up

long

barns,

built

large

and

therefore had something to [)rotect and defend.

Some had
at Lexing-

kindred blood in their veins with those that

ton

fell

and IJunker and

Hill.

In giving a sketch of a respecta-

ble farmer

his family, I

wouhl not forget the mechanic

;

and those of other

numbers, they were
acted
their

occupations

for

according

to

their

equally respectable

and heroic, and

our Indepen-

part

as

spiritedly in achieving

dence.

60

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Ii could not have been anticipated that Rutland would

have taken that united, bold and decisive stand she did at
the

commencement

of the Revolution

for her respected

minister was not very sanguine in the justice and expedi-

ency of taking up arras against the mother country

Col.

and

Murray, who

in

succession had represented the town

n the General Court for more than twenty years, and

who

was friendly to the then present Rubers, and appoi ited by them one of the mandamus Councillors and a man in whom a majority of the people had put almost inplicit and unlimited confidence. Yet Rutland almost to a man,
;

united in asserting and defending her natural,

ligious rights

civil

and

re-

and

privileges.

STAMP ACT.
In
1765,
the

town instructed her Representative

" to

use his best endeavors in the General Assembly to have

the Rights and Privileges of this Province, vindicated and

preserved to us and our Posterity."

repealed.

The Stamp Act was

they
raised
ai

The

people
it

were

so

rejoiced

Liberty Pole, and set

on the height of land in front of

stands,

where John Read's house inir and iiladness.

and kept a day

of feast-

Extract from instructions

tive in the

to

Col.
:

IMurray,
if

Representafur-

General Court
in"

in

1773

"And

any thing

ther should occur

tion you, that

derogation to our privileges,

you consent not

thereof,

linquish

any part

to any thing and although your attachment

we cauwhich may reto

is

the

present

measures of

Administration,

&c.

To

us

H;ST0RY of RUTLAND.
apparent
;

Gl
office of

yet

sir,

inasmuch as you accept the

our Representative,
tions the rule of

we expect you
in

will

make our

Instruc-

your conduct

said office, &c., so far as

we

are at any time capable particularly to point out."

CONGRESS.
Jan.
3,

1775,

Voted
to

to

adhere

to

the

proceedings of
as colnmit-

Congress, and chose the following fifteen

tee of inspection

men

carry the same

into

effect.

Messrs.

John Watson, Samuel Stone, jun., William Browning, John Williams, Samuel Browning, John Fessenden, David Bent, Samuel Porter, Jonas How, Elijah
David
Rice,

Stearns,

Daniel

Clap,

Phineas

Walker, l^enjamin Miles

and John Rice.

MINUTE MEN.
Although
off

the mortal sickness of 1749 and 1756, swept about eighty of our children and youth, yet by early

marriages,

and

many

Creator, Rutland

children, by the blessing of their had a goodly number of heroic young

at the
in

men

to face the

enemy

commencement

of the

Revofifty

lutionary war, of

whom

the beginning of

1775,

of

the most active and patriotic, were selected, officered, arm-

ed and equipped to be rQp.dy at any alarm

ute's

to

march

at a min-

warning.

Thomas

Eustis was cho3en Captain, John

fine

Lieut., and William Bridge, Ens. They were as and brave a company as Rutland could ever boast of when called, they marched, and many of them engaged in

Stone,

the

first

eight months' service, and were at the

memorable
Benslain.

battle

of the 17th of June, 1775, at Bunker's Hill.

jamin Reed, a worthy young man was one of the

5*

62
Maj. Willard

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Moore, a
promising

young

officer,

was
\

also one of the worthies

among

the slain.

He was

an in-

and habitant of that part of Paxton set off from Rutland, was recorded with its births and marriages.

MILITIA.
in 1775, Voted -'That the whole of the militia rebe upwards and age .this town from sixteen years of Monday quired to meet at the common place of parade on

March

6,

the alarm men the 13th day of March, instant, in order for and themselves, by company a into form themselves
to

choose

officers

to

command and

discipline them,

and that

each be provided with arms and ammunition."

Being met,

Commisthey chose David Bent for their captain, whose

sion

was Honor and Pa^nW5??z

and

at said time,

drew

followand signed a solemn and patriotic obligation. The " And as the law of self-preservaing is the last clause
:

tion

rerequires us at this time, to prepare ourselves for

pelling,

Force by Force, in case we should be reduced to covsuch fatal necessity. Therefore we do hereby firmly Ties sacred the under enant, and engage with each other,
of

Honor, Virtue and the Love of our Country, that we arms, ammuniwill endeavor forthwith to be equipped with Law, Province the to according tion and accoutrements

Buiwith this addition, that each soldier shall have thirty will we that furthermore, And twenty. of :lets, instead
all each of us respectfully adhere, obey and conform to of our Penalties and Injunctions Orders, INIilitary the with his, or .said Captain, or his successors in said office,

their,

subalterns, in every respect consistent with the

Law

of the Province, in such case made and provided, to all inwere com.tents and purposes, as though the said officers

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
missioned

63
General
of

by

constitutional

Captain

the

Province, until some other military regulations shall take

place."

Signed

by sixty
I77;3.

three of

the

Militia the

13th day of

March, A. D.,

FIELD PIECE.
The town had
chose Paul
Hall,

a field piece

which they mounted, and

More, Eleazer
Read,

Coller,

George Clark, Joseph

jun.,

Jason
Smith,

George
Moore,

Smith,

Peter Newton,

John

Luke

Timothy

Munro,

Gideon

Brown and Samuel

In 1777,
the town
additional
this

Gates, to manager her.

town's Quota of
the

years, or during

voted to

men to be raised for three war was thirty six, which number raise, and give them 20/. each, as an
to

sum

and chose as a committee

hire them,

Captains Walker and Bent, Simon Heald,

Thomas

Eust's,

Samuel Gates, John Frink, David Rice, William Browning and Daniel Estabrook. jun.

178L
nental
teen
to
;

This town's quota of men

to recruit the

Conti-

army during the war, paper money being of

or for three years,

little

value,

was fourthe town voted

in

give the fourteen

men who should

enlist 90/. each,

hard money, or other property equivaj^nt, and chose Capt.

John

Miles,

John Cunningham, Lieut. Benjamin Samuel Davis, Lieut. William Browning, Lieut. Silas Hent, and IMr. Abraham Wheeler, a CommitThen voted that the sum tee to carry the same into effect.
Stone,

Capt.

Lieut.

of 12Gi

/.,

in

hard money be immediately assessed on the This vote at a

G30/.,

inhabitants of this town for that purpose.

future

meeting was reconsidered, and the sum of

w^as o-ranted

and

collected.


64
To
discharge

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
in

part

the

debt incuried by
there

the

war,

into the

and the necessary expense of the town, town treasury between April 14, 1781, and May 6, Paid in paper money 22G5G/., Gs., ()d. In hard 1782. money 1405/., 13s., Id., \q. The above is a part of the

was paid

expense, and doings of the town during the Revolutionary war.

From

the

commencement
were on

to

the

close of

the

war,

it

was But few men but

pondence, to

a time of danger,

distress,

hardship and deprivation.

committees of safety, correspurchase beef for

for
their

regulate the
the

market,

the

army,

clothing for
to

soldiers,

provide

wives

and
souls

families,

borrow
service.

money, hire

soldiers,

&c.,

and

many
I

in actual

and women's tool increased, and anxiety enhanced

ing
their
susceptibility,

It

was a time that tried men's for their care and labor was
;

and perhaps, consideras

they

suffered

much

as

the

hardier

sex.

There were but few of them

on the
ocean.

but

what

had a husband,
in the

son, father, brother, or a particular friend

army, or

The American IndepenI

dence

was

achieved,

you

and

my young

friends are

enjoying the blessing.

BARRACKS.
Government
character of
its

considering the situation of Rutland, and

inhabitants, selected
its
it

as

a safe encamp-

ment

for

Burgoyne's army after

surrender in 1777.

Appointed John Frink, Esq., Jonas How, Esq., and Col. Said Daniel Clap, a committee to build Barracks, &c.
committee contracted with Capt. Thomas Read to build a Barrack of one hundred and twenty by forty feet, two stories high, containing twenty four rooms twenty feet

HISTORY OF EUTLAND.
square, incUiaiug. chimneys;
materials,

65

the building was of good workmanlike manner; brick chimneys, boarded, clapboarded and shingled, with bunks and

and done

in a

other conveniences suitable for soldiers.

Capt.

Read emcarpenter
a

ployed

Mr. Chamberlain

Eustis

as

principal

the building was

of

erected, which, together with

in

number

temporary barracks were enclosed

a square of sev-

eral acres of land, wiih piquets about twelve feet high, with a strong gate in front; a guard house and -block jail stood at the Southeast corner, three hundred and seventy

rods Westerly of the meeting-house.

Burgoyne's troops in 1788 removed from their encampment near Boston to Rutland, where they quartered during the summer; it being difficult to procure bread stuff,
in

Whilst at were guarded by Capt. William Tucker of Cluirlton and Capt. Peter Woodbury of Royalston with
Rntland, they

the

fall,

they w^ere removed to the south.

their

companies.

There were two

of

sentries
at

at

the gate,

one at each

corner

the stockade, one

the

guard-

house, and one at the storehouse, at the pai ting of Dublin

road.

The non-commissioned

officers

and

soldiers

bv ob-

taining a permit from the ofiicer of the guard, would with

their wives, barter with

the inhabitants for potatoes, &c.

The Dutch

their long wooden pipes in their mouths, and their wives trudging behind, with their knapfilled

soldiers with

sacks on their })acks

to the

with potatoes. &c., would return

barracks quite contented and ha])py.

officers

The commissioned
gentlemanlike,
their bills on

with waiters, by parole, quarin

tered in private houses, and

general their conduct was

lived
;

in

style,

kept
and

horses,

paid
in

Satui'day
the

their

deportment was mostly

of

accordance
of

with

articles

convention.
really

But
did

some

them run the

risk of captivating

make


66

mSTOKY OF RUTLAND.
the rivers of

three fair prizes, with which they sailed on

victory, with a cargo of precious Stone,

and valued by them and many

it

as a

]icli

Hall.*
it

Although

was a time
of life

of

war and

distress,

that breathed the air of Rutland were our enemies,

had

the appearance

and activity

the inhabitants could

scarcely turn their eyes without seeing red coats

in

marching
store, card

every direction.

Since

the

war the Barracks have

since

been used and occupied as a dwelling-house,

factoi-y

and tavern.

Some

years
to

two-thirds
;

were

taken down and appropriated

other uses
its

the last third

was consumed by

lire iifty

years after

erection.

811 AY'S

WAR.
was
ratified with

For
cattle,

a short time after the peace

Great
at

Britain,

money
sum

or the circulating

medium was

plenty, land,

produce, and almost every article sold

;

high, or

a large
it.

But soon

many bought land, &c., and run in our money was exchanged for
scarce,

debt for
goods,
in

money
debt,

became
creditors

taxes
for
sell

were
dues,

high,

people

called

their

property
the

low,

some
half

that

bouixht farms and

to

paid one-half
the

purchase

money, were obliged

whole to pay the other

persons thus circumstanced became almost frantic,

and arose and stopped the Courts of Justice;

some

in

Rutland joined tbe insurgents and took an active part.

Government
which
against
others

raised

troops

to

quell

the
;

insurrection,

in

took an

active

part
styled

thus

brother
war,
as

was
one

brother.

This was

Shay's

*Tliey married three girls by the names of Mccleuathau, Stone,

and Hall.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Daniel

67
in
it.

Shays took a conspicuous part

This was

previous to the adoption of the Federal Constitution.

BUILDINGS,
At
ifest

&c.
Committee, June
or
Settlers
to
7,

meeting of the
the

Proprietors'

1720, they desired

their

Inhabitants

manbe

minds where the

Meeting Uouse

should

placed.
It

41 1-2 feet

was placed in front of the burying ground, and was by 30, with galleries.
Capt.

JACOB STEVENS,

Mod'r,
to

Sept. 30, 1720, the settlers chose a committee

man-

age

the

affairs

in

covering and enclosing the

meeting-

house,

&c.

Samuel Wright, Simon Davis, and

Joseph

Stevens were chosen said committee.

Second meeting-house
placed in front of
the

w^as
first.

erected
Its

in

1759,

and
60

was
feet,

length

was

breadth 50, posts 24, and was a large well finished house
for so young a society. The building committee were John Murray, Esq., Isaac Stone, Daniel Estabrook, Samuel How, James Blair, Paul Moore and Peter Davis,

who performed

said

service

without

any remuneration,

except the gratitude of

the society, and the consciousness

of having performed a good act.

This house was burned

fire

Feb. 28, 1830, supposed to have taken

by coals from

a stove falling through the the crack of the floor on shavings^

Third House.
1830, signed
off.

About

two-fifths

of

the

society

in

The remainder,

the

same year erected

a house, 77 feet by 48, posts 20, with a tower.

1 1,

On
sum
it

Oct.
suffi-

1830, the pews were in a few hours sold for a

cient to

pay the cost of the house, and the land

stands

68
on,

HISTORY OF RUTL,\ND.
&c.,
after reserving a

pew

for

the

Minister and six

it

for strangers.

On

the 16th of the

of

same month

was Dedthe min-

icated as a

House

Prayer and Praise.

first

In 1833, by vote of the

Society and

Town,

isterial and school funds were appropriated to build a

Town
and

House,

in

which
society

Town
has

Meetings
kept.

are

held high

singing schools, &c., are

And by

vote and agree-

ment each
meetings.

the privilege of holding religious

or

On Sept. 29, 1773, the town Work House voted 40/.,

;

voted to build an Alms,

for

that

purpose,
Rice,

and
same.

chose
Blair,
It

Zaccheus

Gates, David

Rice,

John
to

James

and John Watson, a committee

built

build

the

was

and placed on Pound

Hill.

It has been used as a school-house; as a dwelling-house.

and

for

many

years

Stocks.
custom
to

Before

the Revolution,

it

was the law and

to

have stocks placed near the meeting-house

deter the disturbers of the peace on the Sabbath, and other public days.

There was one placed

punishment.
is

for

many

years-;

Southwest of the meeting-house, but I never knew

one
to suffer its
this

any
sells'

At
ardent

time there
;

but one public house that

spirits

four stores for English, East and West Inof

dia Goods,

but part

them

sell

ardent

spirits.

There are
five

in operation four grist mills,

seven saw mills,

of

shingle mills, six blacksmith shops, one

which

is

brick,

and cost one thousand

dollars, has
is

four forges and

so

every convenience except

as to be

water power,

constructed

warm

in the winter

and cool

in the

summer.

One tannery and

currier, several boot

and shoe makers,

wheelwrights, wagon

and sleigh makers, chair and rake

makers, cabinet makers, carpenters, &c.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

C9

SICKNESS.
ALToL-<n, the
ters pure,
an- of

Rutland

i.

salubrious,

has been visited with distressing and desolatg sickness especaliy among its children. In the fall of
it

and

i,s

wa-

rash, or throat d.stemper, as

years after s

uas termed, which

for

many

first

appearance in

and Benjamm Reed was left childless.

victims to the destroying pestiIn Rutland many died ;-so,ne families ' we're' let cluld^ss. Peter Moore buried three children in one week,
the

a most desolating scourge. Northborough out ota society not much exceeding three hundred suty children fell

New

England, proved

same number

in

twelve days, and ^

In 1756, Rutland and many towns were visited with the dysentery or bloody flu..,
as
in
it

was

called;

were called
ied

manv

families

to

mourning;
of

the

fall

children; Peter Goodenow and Dorothy h.sw,fe buried four children from the 9th to the /'"*""'"'' "'"' '"^"y ""'^'^ f-" t^o to three in a few d ,

nearly

months Rn'tland bur-

sixty

her

SMALL POX.
Ik
17,59 or 1760, a soldier passed

not cleansed from the small pox it bemg on the Sabbath, his dog went into the meeting-house and gave the ntfection to several persons, of which the folR,V K oe, \V ,d.

the army,

who was

through the town from

"wM

"''

""" ^""'^

'"

their farms:

Stone,

Hannah Davis, Patience Stone, wife of Samuel Dan,el Read and Daniel Read, jun.,-were
father

Wid. Rachel

70
and son, and

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
lived, died,

and were buried on

his wife,

Wood

Hill.

Jacob Shaw, Anna Shaw

Plain where they

and Bethinh Shaw, took

will be noticed in

the infection from the soldier at the P'olly Tavern on the

all

died.

The Widows

the biography of their families.

In 1810, this and several oiher towns were visited with

the spotted Fever, which for a short time caused great fear

and consternation
In 1813,
this

a few persons died suddenly.

visited
its

town was

with a putrid fever which

swept

off

about seventy of

inhabitants of various ages.

ACCIDENTS BY GUNS.
Abel
INIoore, son of

William Moore, and Tamer his wife

the

died Dec. 5, 1753,

in

25th year of

his

age;

being

shot through his head with a gun he had in his

own

hands.

Isaac Rice, son of

Asa and

Charlotte Rice, was, on June

26, 1827, killed in a similar

manner.

CASUALTIES BY WATER.
Cyprian Wright, was

drowned

in

Muschopauge pond

June 29, 1739. Tradition says he was going to a raising, told them he and gave his clothes to his companions, would swim across but he sank before he reached the shore, supposed to have been taken with the cramp.

Joel Read, on June 13, 1783,

when out with

a party on

a fishing excursion, was drowned in the same pond.

On

the evening of Oct. 23, 1783, Lieut.

Samuel Brown-

ing was drowned in a brook on his return from town.

Cedar

On Aug. 28, 1815, Doct. John Field was drowned in Swamp Pond. He and one more were fishing, and

HISTOllY OF RUTLAND.
like the two women grinding and the other left."

71
was taken

at the mill, ''he

On

Jnly

o,

1825,

Timothy

Ruggles,

William

Ham-

mond, Doct. Jonah

Howe and

Jonas How, were drowned

in the last mentioned pond. They (except Hammond) were with several others out at a fishing party, and taking a repast of what they caught on their return after their
;

meal, they called to

noe, which he
did.

Hammond
In
shifting

to

meet them with

their

his ca-

dipped

water;

they

were

affrighted

jumped
to arise
;

position, the

canoe
the
life.

into

water, four of

whom

never more were

with

On the 5th July, 1827, Mr, William Henry was drowned in a brook near L )ng Pond was found by Mr. Asa Moore, after probably having been dead several hours. Between forty and fifty years ago, Eleazer Adams and Joel Howard, two young lads, sons of Titus Adams and
Ezekiel

Howard

of Barre, were

in

the

eveninof

crossino;

btevens

brook at a

dam near Barre

line,

on horseback

by accident they were thrown from the horse and drowned,

CASUALTIES BY FIRE.
From
stroyed
the

commencement

of the settlement of

Rutland

to the present time, the following buildings

have been desays

by

fire.

The
;

first
it

grist mil!, tradition

was

burnt by the

Indians

stood on Mill Brook, at the site

stands.

where Reuben Woodis's shoe peg factory

About
chael

eighty years

McCofiin, near

owned by Miwhere Capt. Sardine Muzzy lives,

ago, a small house

was burnt.
cold morning, Samuel Blood and were by their servant boy, awakened from their sleep, with their house on fire they had no time to put on
his wife,
;

In 1776, on a bitter

72
their
clothes.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Although
Mrs.

Blood
for a

was a

delicate fe-

male, she caught her infant son with some bedding, placed

him on the ground or snow, and

herself

few minutes exerted

in

with

masculine strength and activity

rescuing

some

of her
:

element

then
been

most

valuable furniture from the

devouring

with her husband, son and servant, with

the

frozen limbs,

made her way on

a

snow and frozen ground

to the nearest house.

(Mr. King's.)

The

son thus preserv-

ed, has

Senator and

General of the County of

stood ninety-four rods East

Worcester.

The house burnt

of the meeting-house, near Dea. Woodbury's.

In
of
its

780. the house of Lieut. Peter Davis, with the most

contents was burnt

it

stood where Joel Davis. Esq.,

lives.

Many
Rice,
lives.

years since, an
;

old

was burnt
Also, the

it

stood

house occupied by Eleazer where Jeremiah Rogers now

at

house of Gideon Brown

AVhite Hall,

small

house or shop near Thos. Davis's house, and a

small house, untenanted, at

White Hall were burnt.

Ebenezer Miles and sons was
its

In 1813,
burnt with

the

house

of

its

contents.

1826. Williams Dean's house and most of

furniture

was burnt.
In 1829.
the last third of the Barracks,
fire

owned by Wil-

liam Henry's heirs, was destroyed by

Several
years
past,

barn

of

Dr.

John Frink. was

caught

burnt

it

took

fire

by

lightning.
;

Recently, a barn of Jeduthan Green was burnt

fire

it t

from blasting of rocks.

;

Within a few years two mechanic shops were burnt

one
of

which stood near Bigelow's

the

mills, the other in

a Xewf

Boston, not far from Dale's mills.

In 1812.

school house

in District

Xo. 4 was burnt.

HISTORY OF RUTLANP.
i\roi"e

73

recontly

the

school

house

in

District

No

1,

was

burnt.
In
1S;30.

the

meeting-house erected
;

in

1759.

was on

fire by from a stove through a crack in the floor on shavings. It was in a blaze, about one half hour after the afternoon services were ended.

Febiuary 28th burnt

falling

supposed

to

have taken

coals

In 1832. the school house in District Xo.

3,

was burnt.
;

Most

of the buildings

were burnt
lost.

in the

dav time

and

fortunately no lives were

EXTRACTS FOM REV. MR. WHITXEyS HISTORY OF RUTLAXD.

*

We
and

are

happy

in

being able to

say,

that the records

respecting
fect,
'

Rutland,

in fine
in
It

have been kept very correct and perorder from the first.
general
is
is

The land
strono:

very good, and the

soil

is

rich

and

not extraordinary for

is

raising of

o^rain,
;

though a suHiciency

produced for the inhabitants

it is

very well adai)ted to grass and grazing, and most excellent for orcharding Here are large and line orchards.
:

In

this

town u|>wards of forty persons

social

have lately
value of
at pres-

united,

and established a
30/.,

Library, of the

nearly
ent."

and containing about seventy volumes,

On Sunday.
commenced
volumes.
;

Jan.

1st.

182G. the Sabbath School Library

it

now

contains

upwards of three hundred

Oa
the

July 4th, 1835. the Sabbath School Scholars to the

of

number
dress

two hundred and

to

seventy-five,

assembled at
after

meeting-house, where a

pathetic

and affectionate ad;

was delivered
6*

them by

their Pastor

which

74
they were

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
escorted

with

music

to the

Town House, and

with their parents partook of a friendly repast furnished by

the Ladies.
"

The people

of Rutland are principally farmers, except

a few traders in

European, East and West India Goods,

the usual mechanics, and those employed in the card ing

business,

mak-

which

is

newly

set

up here

And

they are

a peaceable, happy, flourishing people.

In this town, pot

and pearl ash making the census was taken

the town.

is

carried on very largely.

When
in

in

1790 there were 1072 souls

In 1820, 1276." In 1834, 306.

In 1788, the ratable polls were 242.

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
The
inhabitants of Rutland

have not been destitute of

a preached Gospel or settled minister, only for a few short

intervals

from

its first

settlement to the present time.

As
ly
to

early as July 12th, 1721,

to
in

"At

town meeting

legal-

warned
settle

choose some able, learned Orthodox minister

Gospel Order,

the

Rev.

Mr.

Joseph

Wil-

lard was chosen by a great majority of the voters, which

invitation

he

accepted.''

This Mr.

Willard had been orthe county of

'dained a minister of Sunderland in

.shire.

Hamp-

After he had accepted the invitation to

people of Rutland, he met with

settle

with the

many and

great discour-

.agements, and particularly by reason of the fears and dan-

gers arising from the Indians

his
installation

so that an appointment of

was

deferred.

However,

at length a

day

was

fixed

upon for

his

solemn separation to the work of the

aninistry in that place, in the fall of the year

1723

but he

IIISTOHY

OF RUTLAND.
by
tlie

-J

lived not to see the day, being cut off

Indians,

Au14,

gust 14.

At

a meeting

of

tlie

inhabitants of Rutland, July

1724, they cliose a coniniittee to treat and agree with Mr.

Andrew Gardner
ministry.

to settle
is

with them in the woik of the

There

nothing further on record as respects

Mr. Gardner.

The
the

following persons preached in the interim between

Willard, and settlement of Mr.

death of JMr.

Fiink;

Rev. Mr. Pierpont, Mr. Samuel Jcnison and Mr. William

Brintnal.

At
ed

a meeting of the inhabitants of Rutland legally

17,

warn-

May

1727, to choose and call

an able and learn-

ed Orthodox and ])ious person to dispense the

word

of

God

unto them.

Being met at time and

JNIoderator.

place,

Capt. Samuel

Wright was chosen

The

votes

being

called

for,

Mr. Thomas Frink was

chosen by a unanimous vote, to be the minister of Rutland,

(having had the advice of three ordained ministers as the

law

directs.)

Mr.

Frink

had

preached as a candidate

from August, 1726,

to his call.

MR. FRINK'S ANSWER.

At
"

the adjournment of the meeting July 12, 1727.

To
'

the

Town of Rutland. Gentlemen. have now considered on

with you in the ministry.
in his

the call

you gave me
it is

to

settle

And
I

as I think

a call

from God
and

Providence, so

do

acce})t of the

same,

shall be willing to settle

among

3'ou as a

Gospel min-

76
ister,

HISTORY OF RUTLANP.
Provided I have a suitable
Eucourageraent,

and

Gospel Maintenance.
I

am your

friend and servant,

TMOM'S FRINK.
Rutland, July 18, 1727.
Oct. 9, next following, Capt. Samuel Wright, Simon Davis, INIessrs. Joseph Stevens, Edward How, Malcolm Hendry, Jonathan Davis Rice, Moses and Samuel Brown assembled (at the house of said Wright) with the said Frink, and after Solemn Prayer to
Lieut.

On

God,

and

Mutual
in

Christian

Conference,
viz.
:

they

signed

Church Covenant

Form

Following,

SOLEMN COVENANT.

Wk
of

whose Names are hereunto subscribed (Inhabitants

apprehending ourselves
;

Rutland)

called
first

of
of

God
all

into

the

Church State of the Gospel

his free

Do

confess

ourselves unworthy to be so highly favored of the Lord,

and admire
unto.

and rich Giace which

calls

us here-

And
;

then

(with humble

Reliance, and entire

his

pendence on
promised
)

the Assistance of

under a deep sense of

to offend the

DeHoly Spirit hereunto our own Insufficiency

in

an4

inability to do

any good, because of our sinfulness

and proneness
Life, through

Most High God

sin
in
us,

Heart and

the prevalence of
;

and many fold

into

Temptations without us

Do

thankfully lay hold on his

Covenant and promises, do solemnly enter

Covenant

with God, and one with another according to God.

We

declare our serious and hearty Belief of the Chi-istian Religion as contained in

the

Holy Scriptures, acknowledging

them

to

contain the whole revealed Will of

God

concern-

HISTO:'>Y

OF RUTLAND.
resolving
to

77
conform
our

ing

our

Faith

and

Practice,

Hearts and
as long as

lives

unto the Rules of

we

live.

We

Holy Religion give up ourselves unto the Lord

that
this day, to

Jehovah, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, the only

True and Living God, and Avouch him

be

our God, and our Portion forever.

to Jesus

We

give up ourselves

Christ,

who

is

the

Savior, Prophet, Priest and

Lord Jehovah as our blessed King over our Souls, and only
of

Mediator of

the

Covenant
his

Grace.
in

We

acknowledge

Ilim to be the Head of

People

the Covenant, and

promise by his Spirit to adhere unto him as such by Faith

and Gospel Obedience, as becoraeth

his

Covenant People.

We

acknowledge

our

everlasting and indispensable Obliin

all

gations to glorify

Our God
as

the Duties of a Godly,

in

Sober and Righteous Life, and particularly

of a

the duties
in

Church
to

State,

P>ody of People
the

associated

Obedience

Him

in

all

Ordinances of the

Gospel.

We

engage, with dependence on his promised Grace and

Spirit, to
Chi-ist, in

walk

togethei" as

a Church of the

Lord Jesus

the Faith and Order of the Gospel. the Lord's the

As

partic-

ularly,

To keep

Day holy
Worship

to

Him, and

consci-

etiously attend

public

of

God

thereon, in

praying to Him, and, Singing His Praise, and giving reverent attention
to
to

his

his

institutions.

Word read and preached according To hold Communion with each other
Seals of the Covenant, name-

in the administrations of the

ly,

Baptism and the

Lord's

Supper.

To submit

to

the

Holy Discipline appointed by Christ in his Church; Obeying them that rule over us in the Lord. To walk in Love and Charity One towards Another, endeavouring our
mutual Edification and Comfort, and hecdfully to follow the several Rules laid down and given us by Christ and his
Apostles for Church dealing, and watchfully avoiding sin-

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ful

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
stumbling

Blocks and

Contentions, as becometh

the

Lord's People ia Covenant with Him.

Such of us as have Children do them with ourselves unto the Lord, promising to bring them up in the knowledge and Fear of God, by holy Instructions and Corrections in the Lord. And such
furthermore,
also present

And

of us

whom
we

it

may

please

God

in

time to settle in Families,

as also

jvho are by his Blessing in a Family State, do

promise, by his Grace, to w\alk in our Houses in the Fear

of

God, maintaining Family Worship, and reading the

and by being Examples of Holiness, Sobriety, and Righteousness, to all that are or may be of our charge,
Scriptures,

and bv

catechisino^

and Educatinor such Children

to the

as

God

shall give us, in the nurture

and admonition of the Lord,

and by presenting them

mercy

of his covenant.

for

all this we do, flying to the Blood of the Covenant Pardon of our sins and Errors, and praying that the Glorious Lord Jesus Christ, who is the great Shepherd and the head of Influences, would, by his spirit, prepare

And

and streno^then us for every ofood work, workino- in us that which is well pleasing in his Sight. To whom be Glory
forever.

Amen.

THOMAS FRINK.

SAMUEL WRIGHT,
MOSES HOW, JOSEPH STEVENS,

JONATHAN DAVIS,
SIMON DAVIS,

EDWARD RICE, MALKEM HENDERY,

SAMUEL BROWN.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

79

MR. FRINK'S ORDINATION.

After
signing
the

Covenant
to

the

said

Covenanting

Brethren agreed and voted

send I>etters IMissive to the

Churches of

^Marlborough, Lancaster, Sudbury, East and

Brookfield, to
afford their

West
on

Parishes, Leicester and

Presence and Assistance by their Pastors and Dele"-ates

November

1st,

following,

to

embody

into

Church

State,

and for the Solemn

Separation and Ordination of

the said
al

Office

Thomas Friuk to the Gospel Ministry and Pastoramong them. And Capt. Samuel Wright and
to

Lieut.
in

Simon Davis were chosen

sign the said

Letters

the

name

of the Brethren

And

accordingly Letters

were sent forth by them signed

to the said churches.

On evening, the Covenanting Brethren met at the house of Capt. Samuel Wright and
the 31st of October in the

admitted Eleazer

Heywood

into

their

signed the said Covenant.

At
viz.

the

number, who then same time and place,

Marlborough,

the said Churches sent unto, assembled by their respective

Pastors

and

Delegates,

Church of
;

Rev. Mr. Robert Breck and Delegates

Prentice, &c.
;

Lancaster, John

West Sudbury,
Cook, &c.
;

Israel

Loring, &c.

Sudbury,

William

Leicester,

Eas^ David Parsons,

;

&c.; Brookfield,

Thomas Cheney,

&c.

The

said Pastors
;

a Council

and Delegates formed themselves into Rev. Mr. Breck was chosen their .Moderator.
then presented themselves beafore-

The Covenanting Brethren

said

fore the said Council with their covenant signed as

;

and those of them, who had been

in

Church Fellow-

ship before, produced their Letters of Dismission and Re-

commendation, viz. Thomas Frink and Samuel Wrioht from Sudbury West Church Simon Davis from Concord
;

80
Edward
Rice,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
from
Rev.

Marlborough

Moses

How,

from

Brookiield, and

Malkem Hendery,
Mr.
in

pi'oduced

Letters Tes-

timonial from
of the

Halyday, Presbyterian Minister

Ireland
of
;

Parish of Adstraw
;

all

which were ac-

cepted

and the other four signers

in

the

Covenant (who
of.

had been

Church Fellowship) were also approved

Brethren
declared
to

Then
by

the

said

to

the

Council,
;

their

choice of the said

Thomas Frink
at

be their Pastor

and
to

the direction of the

the

Council, they chose

;

Mr. Bieck
the
in

give

Charge

Oidination

and

then

Council
public
of

chose Mr. Prentice to gather the Church

the

Assembly
ed
for

and Mr.

Loi'ing to give the

Right

Hand

Fellowship.

On November
In

the

Ordination.

the

was the day appointmeeting-house, Mr. Cheney

1st,
;

opened the Solemnities with Prayer

ed
tlie

]Mr.

Loring preachivho is suff.cient

to

Sermon from 2d Cor.

things
;

ii.

G,

'"

And
the

for

these

Mr. Parsons prayed preparatory

Prentice

the
;

Ordination

Mr.

Gathered

Church, &c.

Mr. Breck
licly

(after the

Church and Congregation had pub-

by

uplifted hands declared their Election of the said

to

Thomas Frink

be their Pastor, and he had also declared

his acceptance of their call)

proceeded to Prayer, and the

INIr.

Charge, he, Mr. Prentice, Mr. Loring,

Parsons and

Mr. Cheney laying on

their

Hands, and Ordained the said

Prentice prayed after the
;

Thomas Frink
Pastor of
Charge.

Presbyter of the Church of Christ, and

&c.

Rutland,

Mr.

Mr. Loring gave the Right Hand

and after

singing part of the 89th Psalm, the

new Ordained Pastor

pronounced the Blessing.

MR. SEWALL'S GIFT.

March

24,

After

the

first

Holy Communion,

it

wal

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
proposed by
tlie
]\Ir.

81
agreed
to

the
to

Pastor, and

imaiiiinously

by

Brethren

send by their Pastor particular Thanks to

of

Samuel

Sevvall

Boston,

Merchant, for

his

very

kind and valuable Gift of the Sacramental Vessels to the

Church.

REV. MR. FRINK'S DISMISSION.

In a short time
fifths

after

Mr. Frink's settlement, the Church

consisting of about three-fifths Congregationalists and two-

Presbyterians some of the tenets and modes of Church ceremonies and discipline being a little different,
;

it

created a coolness in affection in some of the

his advice

Brethren

towards Mr. Frink, and contrary to

nition

and admo5

communed

with the Presbyterians in other towns

and

in a short

time withdrew and erected a House of

Wor-

ship by themselves.

In 1740, June 30th, At a Church meeting. Rev. Mr. Frink requested a dismission from his Pastoral Relation to
the Church.
quest.

At

this

time the Church did not grant his rerequest.

8, 1740,

renewed his before the town; and on Sept.

the

Mr.

Frink

It

was

laid

"Voted, That
to
this

Town

are

willing

that the
his

Rev.

Mr. Frink should

Relations
the

be

dismissed

from

Pastoral
refer

manner of his Dismission to the Church." Thereupon Voted, " That the Church do comply with the Pastor's request and accordingly Dismiss him from his Pastoral Relation to this Church and Town, and Recommend him to the Grace of God and Holy Church Fellowship." " I do consent to this vote and declare my Pastoral Relation to this Church and Town dissolved, and on my Part do recommend this Church to the Grace of God and holy Church Fellowship."
Church
and

Town, and do

82
And

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
then the said
a
Blessing.
all.

ren with

Christ be with you

Thomas Frink dismissed the BrethThe Grace of onr Lord Jesus Amen.

Joseph Stevens, Edward Members of the Church. Rice, John Stone, Phineas Stevens, John Fletcher, John Hubbard, Jonathan Davis, Samuel Brown, Jonas Stone,

Samuel Man.

PRESBYTERIANS.
The
into

following persons brought

Letters Testimonial of

their being

Communicants

in

Ireland,

and were received

:

Church Fellowship in Rutland, viz Malkem Hendery, from Rev. Mr. Halyday, Presbyterian minister of the Parish of Ardstraw in Ireland, John Hamilton and wife, John Crawford and wife, Aaron Crawford and wife, John Browning and wife, Margaret, wife of Malkem Hendery, Ann, wife of William Fen ton, Margaret, wife of Robert
Patrick,

Sarah

Mccarter,

single

woman,

Alexander

Bothwell and wife, John Moor, Robert Mclem and wife,

also

from other churches, or admitted as new members,

wife of

Consider,

John
wife,

Lecore,

sen.,

AYilliam

Fen ton,
WilWil-

Duncan McFarland's
liam

Sloan and

wife,

Edward Savage and Matthew Slarrow and

wife,
wife,

liam Mccarter and wife, Eleanor, daughter of John

ilton,

Ham-

Margaret, daughter of John Crawford, John Clark

wife,

and

William and Anne, son and daughter of Thomas

Mcclanathan, and William Watson.

As
in,

stated above, these withdrew

dismission of

Mr. Frink

Built

and took no part in the them a house to meet

and placed it on the Northeast corner of House Lot, No. 46, afterwards owned by Capt. John Mcclanathan, now by Andrew Putnam, near the roads leading to Paxton and Spencer. Having certain privileges granted them, it

HISTORY OF RUTLAND,
was taken down, and
the meeting-house in
set

83

up

iii

the

Oakham

until

West Wing, and was their pesent one was

of Christ in
in

erected

near

the

that phice was on

rian form.

same i)hice. The Church August 28, 1767, embodied

Presbyte-

The Presbyterians, as well as the Congregationalists were conscientious in having their children dedicated in baptism
the
first

convenient opportunity after their birth;

some

were so tenacious of having the ordinance administered by

those of their particular tenets, (as bad as the roads then were upwards of seventy years ago) carried their infants in their arms on horseback as far as Pelham, to have the

ordinance administered in Presbyterian form, &c.

MR.
At
a

THOMAS M4RSH.

choice of

Church meeting March 6th, 1740-41, to make some suitable person to be their minister, the
in,

votes being called for and brought

the Rev. Mr.

Thomas

Marsh was unanimously chosen.

JOSEPH STEVENS,
On
April
1st,

Mod'r.

1741, the town by a unanimous vote con-

curred.

JOSEPH STEVENS,
Ens. Moses
answer.

Mod'r.

Chose Capt. John Hubbard, Capt. Joseph Stevens and How to inform Mr. Marsh, and receive his
This
is

the last

we

find

on record respecting Mr.

Marsh.

CHURCH MEETING MR. BUCKMINSTER.

At
a Church meeting in Rutland, Nov.
17,

1741, the

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HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

It

meeting was opened by prayer to God for his assistance. was put to vote whether the Church would proceed to
it

the choice of a minister at present, and

affirmative.

passed

in

the

The
in,

vote for a minister was called

for,

and
to

being brought
be our minister.

Mr. Joseph Buckminster was chosen

JOHN STONE,
On
Dec.
9th, 1741,

Mod'r.

the town

being met, by a large

majority, concurred with the Church.

JOHN STONE,

3IodW.

TOWN MEETING MR. BUCKMINSTER.

1742, August
9th,

Dea.

Eleazer Ball,

Chosen Mod'r.
Ball,
to

Voted, That the town accept of Mr. Buckminster's contract,

and join

in

his ordination

and chose Eleazer

Capt. Moses Rice and

Daniel

Estabrook a committee

provide for the same.

MR. BUCKMINSTER'S ANSWER.

Rutland, June
7,

1742.

Gentlemen,
I

READILY accept
therein,

of

the

Settlement and

Salary you

have offered me, and gratefully acknowledge

ness

your kind-

hoping
in

that

have the presence of

with

me

in

this undertaking,

succeed both you and me,

live

may

and that

his

Blessing

God

grant that

God may we may

together

love

as

Brethren,

and members of the

same body, whose Head is Christ. I give myself to the ministry, and hope that if it be ordered that I be ordained

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

85

among
of the

you, I shall be found a skilful and faithful divider

Word

of Truth.

JOSEPH BUCKMINSTER.
The
1742.
ordination
of

Mr.

Buckminster was on Sept.

15,

The town and church were

of Mr. Buckminster's ministry
in

so

well united at the close

life,

and

that every person

town that paid any

taxes, paid a part of his salary.*

"Mr. Buckminster continued

thy minister of Rutland until

the able, faithful and wor-

November

od,

1792,

when

he died

in

the 73d year of his age, and the

ministry."

Whitney.
REV. HEZEKIAH GOODRICH.
The
Church
having
invited

51st of his

1793.

Mr.

Hezekiah

Goodrich

to settle

with them in the Gospel Ministry, and

on April 15th, the town concurring, Mr.

the following answer.

Goodrich gave

To

the

Church of Christ and Society of Rutland.

Brethren and Friends,

Whereas
minister,
toral

in moving for the re-settlement of a Gospel you have been pleased to invite me to the PasPermit me here to acknowledge my affecOffice.

tionate gratitude for the

respect

paid

me

in

this

act

of

yours.

Permit me farther

to say that the several steps

you

have taken relative

*E[is salary
^-tofial lands.

to this matter,

have not

failed to gain

was

65f.,

equal to gold and silver, and use of the Min-

86

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
most serious attention

my

this

attention I readily paid

as a service due to you, and the

ligion.

common

interests of Re-

When

heard of the unanimity of the Brethren of

Desire and

the Church, and was presented by their Committee with a

vote expressive, as they said of their sincere

earnest request that I would consent to settle with them in

the Gospel Ministry, and
eral

when

was informed
m;ide for

of the gen-

harmony

of the society, in concurring with the same,

and

the comfortable

provision*

my
my

support. 1

could no longer remain indifferent to your wishes.

And
I

now

without

formal

Declaration

of

reasons.
to

hereby Declare
Pastonil

my

acceptance of your

charge of you.

Asking

Call

take the
in

an

interest

your

Prayers, and wishing that Grace, Mercy and Peace from

the great
I

Head

of the

Church may be multiplied unto you.

remain with every sentiment of respect and esteem

yours,

HEZEKTAH GOODRICH.

CHURCH MEETIXG MR. GOODRICH'S

DINATION.
Voted
to choose a

OR-

Committee

to appoint a I>ay for the

Goodrich and issue Letters missive to the Churches that shall be chosen to assist in the ordinaordination of Mr.
tion.

Voted, That Dea.

Reed. Dea.

How

and Dea- Da-

vis

be a committee for that purpose, and that the Churchc

in the following towns be sent to for an ordaining council

first and second Churches in Weathersfield. the Church Durham, the Churches in Shrewsbury, Rarre, Hubbardston. Portsmouth. Sterling. Holden and Oakham

the
in

* lOOi or

;^>oo.oo.

HTSTOPvT OF RUTLAND.

87
Day

and that the Committee lay

their proceedings of this

before the town for their concurrence.

JOSEPH AVERY,
At a meeting
1793.
of
tlie

Mod^r.

inliahitants of Rutland, April loth,

WILLIAM CALDWELL,
Voted
ing
1

Esq., chosen MocTr.

to

concur with the Church respecting the ordain-

Council.

The

793.

On

said

ordination was appointed June 19, day Mr. Goodrich was ordained as a minof Rutland.
7,

ister of the

Church and People

Rev.

Hezekiah

Goodrich died Eebruary

1812. aged

42 years.

CIIURCII MEETING.

Mat
in

1,

1812.

At

a meeting of the

Church of Christ
J/orfr.

Rutland,

Dea.

JOXAS HOW,

Voted, That the Thursday next preceding the

bath
in

first

Sabof

July next be observed by this Church as a

Day

fasting

and prayer

to

implore Divine direction in our presin

ent situation, especially

the choice of a Pastor.

Tilly
Flint,

Voted,

That the Moderator, Dea.

and

Mr. Jonas

Reed, be a committee to invite such minister or ministers

as they think proper to attend said fast, &c.

MR.
1812, Dec.
this

LUKE BALDWIN FOSTER.

15.

day.

Voted,
the

At a Church meeting duly convened To invite Mr. Luke Baldwin Foster

charge of
this

to

take

Pastoral

Church.

Dea.

Jonas

How, Dea.

Tilly Flint and 3Ir. Jonas Stone

were

chosen a committee to inform Mr.

Luke B. Foster

of the

proceedings of the Church, and request his acceptance.


88
HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

The town being legally warned and convened, Voted, To concur with the Chnrch in their choice of Mr. Luke
Baldwin Foster
for their

Pastor.

MR. FOSTER'S ANSWER.

To
the

Church and Society in Rutland.

My
To
call

Christian Friends and Brethren,

mankind

to

order,

peace

and

happiness,

has

,been the benevolent purpose of Jehovah from the morning

of time to the present day.

To accomplish

so glorious, so

Son of God, the great Shepherd of Souls, moved by pity and compassion for the ruined race of men, descended from the mansions of bliss, glory and
blessed

work, the

love,

and paid

his

atoning
life

visit

to

degenerate world.
at

Upon

earth he lead a

of

unexampled sorrow, and

last spilt his

own
;

blood of Innocence, and expired inglori-

ous on the Cross

Yet

he revived and ascended on high,

received from mortal sight.

whom the And when

heavens have

now

he burst the rocky marble, and rose triumphant

from the grave, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men, for the perfecting of the Saints, and for the work
of

the

ministry.
its

Since

which time the Pastoral

a
succession
of

Office
in

dates

Origin,

and

teachers

the

Church there

will be,

till

time on earth shall be no more.

is

The
ry

office

of the

Gospel ministry

absolutely

a necessa-

office for

the eternal

salvation of men.

Christ institut-

ing, appointing
is

and commissioning such an order of men,

this,

a manifest of

and the preaching

of his cross has

been signally blessed

version
of
sinners.

in all

ages for the conviction and congreat Shepherd of

Israel

The

alone

sends forth the heralds of Salvation,' and in the course ofj

His providence determines where they

shall labor.

Prompt-j

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

89

ed by a love of his cause and religion, and moved I trust his spirit, I have entered the ministry under his iruidance and direction, been called to preach his Gospel in^'this place, and the time has now come in which I suppose

by

you

expect from

me

an answer to your invitation to settle with

I approach the decision with sensations of pleasure and pain. To some

you

in the

Gospel ministry.
will

many mingled
I believe
it

be painful,

to others pleasant.

While an-

ticipating a decision,

fears. the prospect is fair, on the other hangs a dark cloud. While you are inviting' my heart assenting, there are good men denying, and It would have been an apparent miracle had a complete unanimity prevailed among so large a Society at the present

and trembling

my mind is filled On the one side

with anxious hopes

day.

realizing

But upon consultation, reflection and advice upon your general unanimity, and trusting solely to

steps in all

God's grace and goodness, and praying him to direct^ my wisdom and prudence, so as to be useful to you all, and render my own life happy, I shall give a decision
the affirmative.

in

And

should

God

see

fit

to

place

me

watchman over you, remember I am but a youth, and one of the least of the Embassadors of Christ,"and want your prayers, and instructions of age and experience. tremble for myself, I tremble for those whom God has
as a

determined I shall instruct, for " Woe is me," if they perthrough my neglect. In the execution of my oflftce, I must expect to encounter many difliculties, to endure many
ish
trials,

troubles
in

and

aflflictions

but

my

strength

is

in

God

and I hope

me

he has begun a good work, and will make faithful and abundantly successful in winning souls to

me

Christ, and be a present help and comfort through all the gloomy scenes I may be called to pass in this vale of tears. I must view it an insufferable omission to pass the present

90

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

opportunity, without expressing

my

sincere thanks to this

Church and Society

affection towards me.

for

the

many

testimonies

of

your

Our attachment
rest.

am

disposed to believe

is

mutual.

I
the

can only speak for

one,

words

and actions speak

And

whatever

my

future destination

may

be, you,

my

friends, shall I

have

in grateful

remembrance, while reason

and memory
sever

last.

Nothing
In

but the grave will be able to

my

affections
I respect.

from a people,
fine,

whom now

I esteem,
is

whom now

my

heart's desire

for

your

Ever remember to be good, and to communicate forget not; ever show yourselves the followers of the Lamb. P^ach of us must
welfare.

temporal and spiritual

shortly give an account of himself to God.

period will

soon arrive, when you and I must appear at the Judgment

seat
of
Christ,
let

this

solemn consideration excite our

hearts to a diligent and faithful improvement of time and

opportunity
ing

that

when we

are called to take the last part-

farewell of

our earthly friends

and companions, our

into

souls

may

be

welcomed by angels

those

heavenly

Mansions, where sorrow, sighs and tears shall be no more.

LUKE
Rutland, Jan. 31, 1813.

B.

FOSTER.

MR. FOSTER'S ORDINATION.

Church meeting duly convened at o'clock at noon, Voted, That whereas the town has concurred with the Church in the invitation of Mr. Luke Baldwin Foster to take the Pastor8.

1813, Feb.

At

the

meeting-house,

12

al

charge of the Church and

said

Congregation

in

this

town,

and the

Mr.

Foster having given his answer in the

affirmative, they will

now proceed

to invite the following

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Churdies,

9l

viz., the Church in Shrewsbury, Holden, PaxOakham, Barre, Hubbardston, Princeton, Ilardwick, Monson and the second Church in Wilbraham, to con-

ton,

vene with their Pastors and Delegates

siastical

to

form an Eccle-

Council,
to the

for

the

purpose of separating the said

Mr. Foster
Jonas
Council

work
a

of the Gospel ministry in Rutland.

Voted, That Dea. Jonas

How, Dea.
to

Tilly Flint

and Mr.
venerable

Reed be

committee

wait on

the

with a copy of the proceedings of the

Church.

INIr.

The ordination was on Feb. 24, 1813, When the Rev. Luke Baldwin P^'oster was separated as minister of
Rev. Luke Baldwin Foster died

the Church and Society in Rutland.

May

23,

1817,

aged

28 years.

CHURCH MEETING.
At
At
as

Church meeting July

18, 1817,

Dea. Tilly Flint

was chosen Moderator

a

of said Church.

Day

Church meeting Sept. 25th, Voted, To set apart of humiliation, fasting and prayer, to implore
in

Divine direction

the

choice

of

minister

chose
Thom-

Dea. Tilly

Flint,

Dea. Jonas Reed and

Capt.

Barzaillai

Miles a committee to invite ministers to attend said Fast

a day accordingly was observed, and the Rev. Mr.
as Snell of

North Brookfield preached a sermon.

REV. JOSIAH CLARK.

At

meeting of

the

Church,
to

Church vot^d unanimously

istry.

invite

take the charge and oversight of

March 30, 1818, the Mr. Josiah Clark to them in the Gospel Min-

92
On
ter.

HISTORY OF RUILAND.
April
1

4,

the town very unanimously concurred with

the Church in their choice of Mr. Clark to be their minis-

The Church immediately

committee
to

after

the

town meeting chose

Dea. Jonas Reed, Dea. Tilly Flint and Dr. John Frink a
inform Mr. Josiah Clark of the doings of the
in-

Church and concurrence of the town, in calling, and viting him to settle with them in the Gospel Ministry.
Mr. Clark having giving
his

answer

in

the

affirmative,
S.

Dea. Jonas Reed, Capt. Calvin

How

and Capt. Samuel

Watson, were chosen a committee

at a meeting of the Church,

May
in

4th, 1818, to

write Letters missive to the

Churches
and
to

Shrewsbury, Northampton, Leicester, Holden, Paxton,

Spencer, Oakham. Parre, Hubbardston, Princeton

the President of Williams College, to invite them by their

Pastors and Delegates to assist in the Ordination of Mr.

Josiah Clark.

On June
Churches
in

1st,

the following Churches,

at the

by

their

Pastors
the

and Delegates met

re, Leicester,

house of Dr. Frink.

From

Shrewsbury, Spencer, Holden, Oakham, BarPaxton, Hubbardston and

Princeton.

The

Rev. Joseph Sumner, D. D. was chosen Moderator, Rev.

Gains Conant, Scribe.

June
cil,

2d,

and was examined by them

Mr. Clark presented himself before the Counand a vote was passed
;
,

The Rev. Mr. Tomlinson opened the meeting with prayer. The Rev. Mr. Nelson preached the sermon Dr. Sumner made the consecrating prayer Rev. Mr. Avery gave the charge Rev. Mr. Gay the right hand, and Rev. Mr. Thompson the concluding
to proceed to ordination
;
;

prayer.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

93

MINISTERS OF RUTLAND WHEN SETTLED, DISMISSED OR DIED.

Rev. Joseph Willard's ordination appointed August
Rev.
in

the fall

of the year 1723; killed by the Indians,

14, 1723.

Thomas Frink was ordained Nov.

1727.

Dismiss-

ed Sept. 8th, 1740.

Rev. Joseph Buckminster was ordained Sept. 15th, 1742.

Died Nov.

ord, 1792,

aged 73 years.

Rev. Hezekiah Goodrich was ordained June 19th, 1793.

Died Feb.

7th, 1812,

aged 42 years.

Rev. Luke Baldwin Foster was ordained Feb. 24, 1813.

Died

May

23d, 1817, aged 28 years.

Rev. Josiah Clark was ordained June 2d, 1818.

DEACONS OF THE CHURCH WHEN

CHOSEN.
Samuel Wright and Joseph Stevens Jan. 8, 1728. John Stone, Oct. 18, 1736. Eleazer Ball, June 30, 1738. Ephraim Davis, Dec. 11, 1746. John Stone accepted, Sam1753. Jonas Reed and Jonas How, April 30, 1772.
uel Davis, 1783.
Tilly
Flint,

1810.

Jonas
3,

Reed, 1813.

William Mead and Benjamin Buss,

May

1826.

MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH AT DIFFERENT

PERIODS.
Mr. Frink's
30. ministry,
full
full

communion,
communion,

88,

Mr.

Buckminster's,

204,

baptismal
Mr. Fos

baptis-

mal, 363.

Mr. Goodrich's,
8

full

communion, 89.


94
ter's, full

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
communion,- 14.

Mr. Clark's,

first

ten

years

of

his ministry, full

communion, 176.

BAPTISMS.
By Mr. Frinkmales 96, females 99, total 195. Mr. Buckminster males 737, females 721, total 1458.

MARRIAGES.
By
Mr. Frink, 24 couples.
6.

Samuel Wright, John Fessenden,

15.

Mr. Buckminster, 261. John Stone, John Frink, William Caldwell,

26.
1.

21.

Most of the children

Presbyterian ministers.

of Presbyterians

were baptised by
it

As we have

not their records,

in the

cannot be stated the number of baptisms

town.

Under the ministry

tismal

of

Mr. Frink and Mr. Buckminster,

persons of tender consciences, were, by owning the bap-

Covenant, and engaging to partake of the Lord's

as soon as they could cons<;ientiously,
in

Supper

were permit;

ed the privilege to offer their children

those that at
first

baptism

many

of

owned

the baptismal covenant, afterwards

of the Lord's Supper.

came forward and partook

^Baptisms
in

the Congregational

Church from the

set-

tlement of Mr. Frink in 1727 to the death of Mr. Buckminster in 1792, were, males 833, females 820, total 1653.

Marriages 355.

Members
Baptisms

of the

Church

in

1828, males 70, females 130..

in the first ten years of

Mr. Clark's ministry, 233.,

The

following are the only persons

now

living in Rutland,

that were admitted into the Church under the ministry of

Mr. Buckminster Mead.

Tilly Flint, Jonas

Reed and Benjamin

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
It is

95

worthy of notice that Rutland contains the mortal

all iier

part of

ministers,

INDIANS.
The
to

inhabitants of Rutland were

merciless

the

Indians

for

their

guns were by their

side,

more or less exposed more than thirty years, in the house, in the field, and
in

in the Sanctuary.

In 1723, the town voted to build a fort

about the house the Rev.

Mr. Willard lived

there

were several other

tlement,
" such

forts built in various places

of the set-

were the excitements, and such the temTheir warfare opened a stream of
emigrants
of

per of the red people.

blood that long continued to purple the land, and worked

woe and
England.

misery

for

the

helpless

New
in

Tiie destroyers

were lurking around them

the vast forests, and no signal preceded the blow.

The

sudden incursion burst upon the settlements.

head of the venerable father was dabbled

the tresses of the

in

The hoary his own gore

;

maidens
cradle

were blood-stained

and the
for

slumbers of

the

were often

exchanged

the

dreamless sleep of eternity.

to cultivate his fields
laid

The husbandman went out armed as if for battle; and when he

Such
is

down

to rest, the

sword and musket were the compan"

ions of his

pillow."

the

peculiar

character

of

the

savage

temper, that time

nor distance mitigates

the

spirit of

revenge for supposed wrongs.

In 1722, the East-

ern Indians exasperated by some supposed encroachments

on

their

lands, again
iii

was carried on
tlements within

New

Tiie war took up the tomahawk. manner peculiarly bloody in the setHampshire and Maine. Rutland, al-

though far removed from the scene of action, felt the fury In the two succeeding years they of their vengeance.

96

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

continued to receive the most violent assaults from the barbarians.

tured,

Several of the inhabitants

were killed or cap-

and among the former their minister."

late

1747, the town petitioned the General Court town against the common enemy with garrisons, and a suitable number of men for its defence, and Voted, that all the able-bodied men be drawn by the select-

As

as

to fortify this

men and commissioned

officers for scouting.

sketch of some of the cruelties of the Indians in the

adjacent towns.

Worcester.

In the
be

year 1702, the Indians killed the

wife of Dickery Sargeant and two of his children, and carried three of his children into captivity.

Mr. Elisha

Ward

was supposed
mained
spring of

to

killed.

On

the 21st of October, 1713,

into

Jonas Rice with

there,

his

family

moved

the place and re-

any other inhabitant, until the the year 1715, when a considerable number of
without

persons joined him.

ration,

Brookfield, in 1675, not two years after its incorpowas utterly destroyed by the Indians, when the inconsisted of

habitants

about

twenty families.

Being so

early settled, and no other white inhabitants within

miles, they for a long time

many

were frequently assaulted and

distressed

by the Indians.

At

that time there

was a large

swamp
the

or plain within the limits of

what

is

now New Braiur

tree, thickly

covered with wood, called Wenimesset, where

resorted, and made it a place of rendezvous when they meditated an assault on Brookfield. At this place Mrs. Rowlandson's child died also Mrs.

Indians

Joslin

and her child were knocked on the head, stripped

naked and burnt.

Oxford.

"On the

sixth of
built

August 1724, four Indians

under a
hill
;

came upon a small house,

they made a

niSTO:^Y OF RUTLAND.

97

breach in the roof, and as one of them was attempting to

enter, he
receivefl

shot in his belly from a courageous

in

womiin, the only person

kets

the house,

and two

pistols charged,
fit

who had two musand was prepared for all four,

carrying of? the dead or

but

they thought

to

retreat,

wounded man."
PETERS^rA^r.

''This
many
in

and

it

was

called

had been a seat for Indians, years by its Indian name, which
the

was Nichawang, and

Nichaiuaug
Hill, so

South part of the town,

lies

by the natives, whereon, as in some other parts of the town, they had formerly fields of
called

Indian corn."

Rutland.
town
it
is

Although it cannot be stated, that this was ever a permanent settlement of the Indians,
they claimed the

soil, and made excursions some years since, found in his field a There is on Muschopauge hill, a root and stone gouge. herb place, called the Indian Garden and the followinoplaces in Rutland and its vicinity have Indian names, Muschopauge Pond, Sepoge Pond, Asnebumskit Hill and Pond, Asnaconcomick Pond, Quinepoxet Pond and Pomagusset Meadow.

evident

to

it

the compiler,

The
land
uel
:

-1723,

following persons were killed by the Indians in Rut-

August

14,

Rev. Joseph
killed.

Willard,

Sam-

and Joseph Stevens, were

1724, August 3d, Joseph Wood, Uriah

Ward and James

Clark from Ireland were killed by the Indians.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF COLLEGE GRADUATIONS

AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS LONGING TO RUTLAND.

it

BE-

Rev. Joseph Willard,

8*

is

probable, was of the fam-

98
ily of that

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
name, who were large
j^roprietors of Rutland.
in

He

ojraduated at

Harvard University

1715.

ister a short

time in Sunderland, in the County of

Was minHa np-

shire.

After Mr.

Willard had preached some time, the

of

inhabitants

by virtue

an order of

the

committee of

Rutland chose him tor their minister, which invitation he Mr. Willard took p ssession, accepted on July 12, 1721.
built

on,

and improved House Lot No.

61^

granted and
so

set off for the first settled minister.

There being

much

danger from the Indians, the town voted

about his house.

to build a fort
for his ordina-

The time was appointed

Being out with

tion in the fall of 1723.

his

gun on Auof

gust 14th, hunting, or to collect fodder for the coming winter,

he was surprised by two Indians,

one

the

In-

dians'

guns missed
mortally

fire,

the other

did no

execution.

Mr.
it
;

Willard
said,

returned the
;

fire

and wounded one of them,

with Mr. Willard

is

the other closed in

but

he would have been more than a match for him, had not
other
three

come
time

to

his

assistance.

And

it

was some

considerable

before

they killed Mr. Willard.

The

Indians having killed and scalped Mr. Willard, and taken

some

of his clothes,

went

to Canada.
hill.

Tradition says Mr.

Willard was killed near Cheney

record, respecting

There

is

nothing on
chil-

Mr. Willard's having a wife and

dren

but

it is

probable he had.

Compiler.
was
born

Rev. Mr. Thomas

Fkink,

at

Sudbury.

Was

educated at Harvard University, and took his

De-

gree in 1722.

His father was one of three brothers that emigrated

from England
settled at

and

came

to
1,

America.

Mr.< Frink

was
in

Rutland, Nov.

1727, and dismissed Sept. 8,

1740.

Mr. Frink was

7,

installed Pastor of the

3d church

Plymouth^ Nov.

1743, where he continued minister but

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
a short spaoe
stalled
;

99
he
Oct.

being dismissed

from

thence,
in

was

in;

at

Barre
also

on

the

hist

Wednesday

1753

from whence
Frink when he
assigned to the
after divisions,

he was dismissed Jnly

17,

17GG.

JNIr.

settled at
first

Rutland had House Lot No. Gl, Rutland and

all
its

settled minister of

by allowing

to the heirs of

Rev. Mr. Wil13,

lard 4G/.,
ried to

os., 6d.

Mr. Frink was on Feb.

1729, mar-

Miss

Isabell,

daughter of Samuel Wright, Esq.. of

Abigail,

Rutland, by

whom

he had the following children.

7,

born Dec. 21, 1729; John, Sept.

1731; Mary, Nov. 10,

14, 17, 1738; 1742; Pe-

1733; Samuel, Nov.

ter,

11,

1735;

Thomas, June
21,

Elizabeth, June IG, 1740;

William, Dec.

Jan.

2,

1746;

Calvin, Jan.

1749; Justin, Nov.

IG,

1751.
]Mr.

Rev.
ledge.

Frink was a gentleman of learning and knowpreached the Election sermon at Boston, 1758.
1, 2.

He

from Isaiah xxxii.

Although of keen
to

sensibility, yet

he was sociable and communicative even

children.
;

Samuel Frink had

vinity,

a collegiate education
truth,

studied Di-

preached
He was

the

and

practised
in

what

preached.

Rector of

Savannah

Georgia,

he
at

the time Rev. Mr. Whitfield was in America.

John Frink
R,EV.

studied physic, and practised in Rutland.

at

Joseph Buckminster was born

and was
1792.
settled at

Framingham,

received his
in 1739,

education at Harvard University,

graduated
Died

Rutland, Sept. 15, 1742.

Nov.

3,

Mr. Buckminster, when on a visit to his father's with a young son, there were four generations of the same name. He married Miss Lucy Williams, daughter of the Rev.
liams of

William Willialns of Weston, son of Rev. William WilHatfield. Her mother was dauo;hter of Rev.

100

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Stoddard,

Solomon and Mrs. Hannah

Northampton.
1744
;

D. D., ^ninister of
5,

Their children were Joseph, born Sept.

;

Sarah, June lo, 1747

3,

Lncinda, Sept. 28, 1749

P"eb. 19,
4,

Se-

cond Joseph, Oct.

1751

Solomon,

17ol

Han-

nah, April 13,1756;

Elizabeth, April
;

1758;

William

Stoddard, June

6,

1761

Isabell, Oct. 25, 1764.

Mr. Buck-

minster bought and lived on the

1

South side of the road

00 rods West of the meetino;-house.

He had

a dio-uitied

and ministerial appearance, wore a gray or white wig, cocked hat and white bands. Was a man of talents and
learning;
his

orthodox

in

sentiment and preaching, and set

of

face as a flint against immorality

;

any kind.

He

tations

was useful in councils some of his sermons and disserwere published. " He was the able and faithful

minister of Rutland until his death."

Whitney.
in

Anecdote.
ent

Mr.

Buckminster
controversial
his

beinsf

an

ar<xument

with one of his Parishioners, (who was a plain independ-

man) on some

point

in

Religion, Mr.

Buckminster thinking
ought
did

Parishioner did not in his man-

ner and language, pay that deference and respect that he

to

one

in

his

standing,

observed " he thought he

talking with."

not

consider

who he was
it is

The Parof the dust

ishioner says, " yes I do,

like
is

to a

poor

worm
"

myself."

Mr.

Buckmhister

softened,

ah

ah

it

true, I

know it, I know it." Rev. Joseph Buckminster,

was born
Oct.
3,

son of the

before

men-

tioned,

1751.

Received a collegiate
Miss Sally Stevens of

education at Yale College, and settled at Portsmouth, N.

H.

He

married for his

first

wife.

Kittery, by

whom

he had several children, one of which

Rev.

was the

late

celebrated

Joseph

S.

JBuckminster of
his first

Brattle Street, Boston.

Mr. Buckminster preached

Sermon

in his

native town, in the jjresence of his father

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
from these words,
eration,

101
own wn-

"And David
of

after servins his

by the

will

God

fell

asleep."

Mr. Buckminit

ster after

he settled at Portsmouth, made

a j^ractice to

visit his father's family,

and preach

in his

native town once

a year.

He

was so pleasing and interesting a speaker and

meeting-house on those days, from Rutfilled to

sermonizer, the

land and other towns, was

overflowing.
in

Rky. IIkzkkiah Goodrich, was born

Connecticut, and received his

Weathersfield'

education at Yale College.

to

In

August
his

1703,

Mr. Goodrich was married

of the late

Miss

Mary
and

Richards, daughter

Mr. Belcher Richards

wife Abigail of Princeton, by

Felcher, in

whom
;

he had born,
Richards,

Charles
1806.

1795
right
his

Butler,

1803

Eli

Mr.
built

Goodrich's

hand
left.

was Mr.

defective.

He

wrote

very legibly with

the

Goodrich bought and

laid out

on House Lot No. 62, which was originally

Ministry Lot, being the
lives

as

same that the Rev. Mr.

7,

Clark now

on.

Mr.

Goodrich died Feb.

1812,

aged 42 years.

Rev. Luke
Foster of

Baldwin Fostkr,
Braintree,

son

of
at

Rev.

Daniel

New

was educated

Burlington

College, Vermont. Settle! at Rutland, Feb. 24, 1813. Bought the farm formerly owned by Rev. ]\Ir. BuckminIn 1813, Mr. Foster married Miss P^unice Knight ster. of Western, by whom he had two children. Fanny Fidelia, born, in 1814 Samuel Knight, in 1815. After the
;

death of Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foster returned to her friends.

died

She did not survive her husband many years. May 23, 1817, aged 2S years.

Mr. Foster

Dea. Joseph Stevens.

his wife

Mr.

Stevens

and Prudence

were from Sudbury.

5Q>
;

He was

proprietor of

Lots No. 15, and No.

part of his division land

House was

102

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

located on Stevens's

adjoining
;

hill, and two hundred acres on and Turkey hill. He settled on House Lot No. 15 as he was one of the first settlers, he was exposed to the dangers and privations incident to those that commence a settlement in a wilderness. Deacon Stevens and he was chosen into his wife were respectable people
;

many
tia.

offices

in

the
of

proprietory, town,

church and mili-

He

surer,

was one &c., which

proprietors

the

first

selectmen, assessors, treaseveral

offices

he

filled

years
to

clerk
set
in

of the
their

lands

a deacon

and one of
in

the committee

off

the church

captain

the

militia,

&c.
af-

Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had born unto them before and
ter their settlement in

Rutland the following children,

viz.

Phinehas, Alindwell, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac, Dorothy, sec-

ond Joseph, Lucy and Mary

Mary

was the
5,

first

child

baptized in Rutland, which was on Nov.

1727.

There being no roads, Dea. Stevens put up a hovel at

the
his

meadow bordering on
dwelling,

Stevens's brook, five miles

to

from

where he went daily on rackets

ieed his

cattle.

Others sustained the same inconvenience.

Stevens was not only a

Dea.

prosperity,

but

man

of usefulness

and

man

of

sorrow

and

affliction.

On

August

14th, 1723, after a family devotion,

and a friendly

young sons went to the meetingfor the coming winter whilst making hay, they were surprised by five Indians the father escaped in the bushes; two of his sons, Sambreakfast, he with four

house meadow

to collect fodder

uel and Joseph were then

(Phinehas the
prisoners.

eldest,

and there slain the other two and Isaac the youngest,) were made
;

My
in

young

friends,

when

in safety, picture in

mind, paint

imagination, (for pen cannot depict,) the anguish

and

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
distress of the father, mother, brothers

103

were

in sight

and sisters, for they and hearing of the horrid tragedy. At niglit,

the seats

and beds of four beloved sons and brothers are

vacant and
in the

empty. Two arc slain and scalped woods with the cruel Indians, and exposed
captivity.

and
to a

two
long

and distressing
dead, no

At
is

the funeral obsequies of the

minister of

God
is

there to

administer comfort

and consolation, for he

also slain.

The two prisoners were carried to Canada, where they were held in captivity for upwards of a year, and were
not redeemed without great expense, and two journeys of

Deacon Stevens
tunes, Dea.

to

Canada,

which

with

other

misfor-

Stevens and his wife were in their old aee,

so straightened in circumstances, as to be under the un-

pleasant necessity of having assistance from the town they

had done so much

about 1776.

to build up.

Dea. Stevens died Nov. 15, 1769.

Widow
Stevens's

Stevens died

A
Stone.

Brikf

Sketch of Dea.
on
Oct.
20th,

Family.
to

Mindwell was,

1732, married
18th,

Samuel

Phinehas was, on
;

Jan.

1734,

married to

Elizabeth Stevens

they had born unto them Samuel and

4,

Willard, twins, July

1735; Simon, Enos, Mary, Phine-

has and Katharine.

Mr. Stevens when carried captive, would, when his

tle

lit-

brother was tired and could not travel, take him on his
until rested.

back
Mr.

Stevens lived at

Rutland several

years.

While

there he was an active and useful townsman.

family removed to No.

shire State,

4,

now Charlestown

in

He with his New Hampprinci-

was a famous warrior, a captain, and a

pal

man

in building

up and defending the then young plan-

tation.

104

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Isaac Stevens being so young

when taken

captive, he

soon acquired Indian

habits,

was
won

taught their
lances,

warfare,
&c.,
his

and by fighting

little

Indian boys with

scarified.

body was punctured and

His squaw mother

affections,

made

so

much

of

him, she

his

and he

would willingly have Mr. Stevens

tarried with the Indians.

settled at Rutland,

and on April

11, 1743,

married Mercy, daughter of Capt. John Hubbard, by

whom

he had two

John and Azubah. Isaac Stevens died August 27, 1746.

children,

Mercy, wife o f

Mr. Stevens married Abigail Parling, Sept. 7, 1748, by whom he had Luther, Jonas, Calvin, and Mai'y. Mr. Widow Stevens, on May 12, 1758, was Stevens died. married to Silas Rice. Lucy their daughter was born in Jan. 1759, who in 1778 married David Smith. Dorothy Stevens, on March 7, 1744-45, was married to Andrew Lenard they had John, Amos, Levina, Hannah, and Phinehas. Mrs. Lenard died. Mr. Lenard married Hannah Pierce, &c., and moved and settled in Oakham. Lucy Stevens, on Dec. 14, 1753, married Isaac Bullard
;

of Rutland District.

Joseph Stevens, on Jan. 20, 1747, married Dinah

Rice.

We

have no record of

his settlement or death.

Mary Stevens died Nov. 29, 1739. Azubah Stevens, daughter of Isaac and Mercy Stevens, married Capt. Samuel Thompson of Holden, by whom she had several children, one of which by the name of Isaac
Stevens, married

Kate Wheeler, daughter

Isaac and
to

of

Mr. Isaac
Stevens, on

Wheeler.

Luther Stevens, son of

Capt. Elijah

Abigail

Feb. 16, 1783, was married

Stearns.

Lucy

Stearns, daughter of

Mr. Stearns lived

and died at

Rutland.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Although the descendants
erous, yet not one by the
of

105

Deacon Stevens are numof

name

Stevens

now

lives in

Rutland.

But several of his descendants are inhabitants thereof, and some of them of the sixth generation. Deacon Stevens and his wife outlived the most of their
Phinehas Stevens was a witness
to a part of the

children.

tragedy

in the death of

Rev. Mr. Willard.

Samuel Wright, Esq. was Capt. Samukl Wright. one of the committee and clerk of the Proprietors of the
twelve miles square.

He, with his wife,

the the

with

their
to

children,

West Parish
first

in

Sudbury
and

Rutland.

removed from They were of

;

and principal

settlers of the
1,

town

was Proprieof

tor of

House Lot No.

its

after divisions.

Capt.

Wright was one of

the

the

first

Deacons

the
r.nd

Church, Justice of

Peace, Captain of the

Militi;i

for several years Selectman, Assessor, Clerk of the

Town.

Moderator of

their meetings,

on

Committees, &c.;

was
Many

a Surveyor and Committee in dividing the lands of the six

miles square, and recording the same in
the Proprietors'

Book, which he did in a very fair and of the bounds and corners made upwards
years ago, are

legible hand.

of

one hundred

now

easy
in
first

to

be

traced.

Esquire Wright
meeting-house,
trans-

kept a public house

front of

the

first

where much

of the

business

of the

town was

The old tavern house was taken down, or removacted. The low part was removed, ed before the Revolution.
and
is
is

now occupied by Joseph Buss

first

as a

workshop.
its

It

a sample of the

houses built

in the

town by

prin-

cipal settlers.
It

cannot be positively asserted at

Wright's
9

this time, the

is

number
Cyprian

of

Esquire

children.

It

probable

106

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
his children.

and James Wright were

of the marriage of

Tliere

Is

a record
:

four of his daughters, as follows, viz

;

Aaron Rice to Hannah Wright, August, 1726 Thomas Frink to Isabell Wright, P'eb., 1729
;

Eev.
Robert

Phelps to Dorothy Wright,

Mrs. Mary Wright died

Oct.,

1729
1739.

Rev.

Samuel

Willard to Abigail Wright, Oct., 1730.

May

18,

Samuel Wright, Esq., died Jan. 15, 1739-40. Cyprian Wright was proi)rietor of House Lot No. 2. Mr. Wright and his wife Hannah had several children. He was drowned in Muschopange Pond June 29, 1739.
James Wright
inof-house.

lived at the tavern farm

his wife Patience

South of

tlie

meet-

He and

had several children.

Bat

for

many

years past there has not been any by the

in this

name

of

Wright

town, and but few of their descend-

ants of any name, except the family of Frinks.

The

children of David D. Browning, by his wife, are of

the sixth generation from Samuel and

Mary Wright.

Quarter Master Aaron Rice, as stated above, was married to Hannah Wright, by whom he had two sons and
four daughters

by the following names Anna, Susanna, Adonijah and Isaac.

Mrs. Rice died April 23, 1741.

Bulah,

Mary,

Mr.

Rice married for his second wife.

Widow

Elizabeth

Bullard, by

whom

he had Elizabeth. Aaron, and Tamer.

Mr.

Rice died.

On Nov.

18,

1760,

Widow

Rice was

married to Caleb Benjamin of Hardwick.

Mr. Rice was an active, business man. He bought of Deacon Stevens, House Lot No. 5Q. Was owner of two hundred and forty-five acres on and adjoining the Pine Plains, where in a freak, he put up a small house by a brook on Nichewaug road, and opened a small tavern it was called " Uncle Aaron's Folly." Capt. Edward and Q. M. Aaron Rice were brothers.
;

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Capt. Phinclias Moore, June, 17.>3, married

107
Anna
Rice.

George
[H-ising

Claris,

Sept.

l7Go, married Elizabeth Rice.

Capt. John IIlbbakd.

land,

Mr. Hubbard being an enterto

man, about 1728, moved from Worcester

grist mill

Rut-

and erected a

on

Mill Brook, near

Da-

accommodate and suppl}^ the mill with water, bj vote of the town, and consent of the General Court, he exchanged some lands he owned below
kins's bridge.

To

better

the mill for some ministry

meadows above.

Mr.

Hubbard

Avas

an active and useful

church, town and militia;

was
whom

chosen into

man many

in

the

offices.

He

buried his

first wife,

by

he had several daughters,

and married Azubah Moore of Sudbury, by

whom

he had

two sons and several daughters

bard had the severe
short tim% and two
trial

Although Capt.
seven children
only sons,

Hubin

of burying
his

of

them

yet

his de-

scendents are numerous.

married, one of
extinct.

He
now

had seven daughters that

living.

whom

is

His memory

is

not

There are two

his

of his great-grand sons that per-

memory, Rev. John Hubbard N. H., and John Hubbard Mr. Hubbard sold his land in Stratton of Holden, Mass. Rutland to Messrs. Childs, and spent his last days in FIolden with Charles Hey wood who had married his daughter Abigail. Mr. Heywood and his wife had several children. LiKUT. Paul Moore. Mr. Moore was from Sudpetuate

name

and

Church,

D. D.,

of

Pelham,

He bought land on the a carpenter by trade. Marlborough road, about one mile East of the meetingMr. house, originall}'^ laid out to David Taylor and others. Moore filled many offices in the proprietory and town, as
bury,

town clerk, selectman, treasurer, &c. On May Mr. Moore was married to Hannah, daughter

3,

1733,'

of

Capt.

John Hubbard.

Although not

of the age of

sixteen, she

108
made

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
him a good
industrious
wife,

good

cook,

an

excellent dairyist,

and a noted maker

of deerskin clothes.

Mr. and Mrs. Moore had the following children,

lived so happily, the first

they

was Love, Hoaz, Mercy, Persis, Humphrey, John Hubbard, Elsther and Tille. Marriages. Love, to David Rice Boaz, to Hannah

Atherton
Sweetser
lished to

Persis,

to

Elisha Mirick

Esther to

Stephen

Church

Humphrey, to Miss John was pub;

Mary

Miles, but before marriage, died of a fever-

sore at

Tewksbury.

Mercy and Tille died in the sickness of 1756. Rev. John Plubbard Church was grandson of Lieut. Paul and Mrs. Hannah Moore. Mr. Daniel Bartlett. xAIr. Bartlett was son of Henry Bartlett, who emigrated from Wales and settled in
Marlborough, in the
latter

part of the seventeenth or the

beginning of the eighteenth century.

He was

the

comDaniel

mon

ancestor of

all

of that

name

in

Marlborough.

settled at

He

Rutland on a farm he bought of Israel Davis. was a neat and good farmer kept and fatted good
;

and large
cord.

cattle,

and delighted

in riding a spirited horse.

About eighty years

since he married

Mary Barker
rich wife

of

Con-

Although not wealthy, she made a

by her

economy and industry, and did her part in acquiring property. She lived to old age. For a few of her last years
she was almost blind, yet she enjoyed herself in the treaures gained from the

Holy Scriptures when she had

sight.

Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett had four sons and four daughters.
Their descendants are

many

some

of the fifth generation

now
on

live in Rutland.
;

Mr. Joseph Bartlett was brother of Daniel

he bought

Wood

Hill.

He

married

Lydia

Cooledge of

West-

borough, bv

whom

he had several children, some of

whom

HI&TOUY OF RUTLAND.
rlie-l

109

in

iiifiMicy.

Mi\

Biirtlett

before the Revolution sold

his

farm on Wood

Hill

to

Matthew Shin-ow, where

8he
died.

his

Ebenezer Frost, and boindit of son Adonijah now lives. Ado-

nijah Bartlett, on Nov. 20, 1784, was married to Ruth Frost.

He

married Ruth Putnam.

Josiah
Bartlett,

Bartlett was, on

Nov.

15, 1785,

married to Sally

Joel
Bartlett.

Hubbard was, on Dec.

8,

1791, married to

Lucy

Mr. p:pHKAr>i Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard and his wife Ruth were from Concord; he settled on Grass Hill, which had been owned by Robert Patrick, originally granted to George Robbins, as Proprietor of House Lot No. 57. Mr. Hubbard had born by his first wife, Lois, Ruth and
Ephraim. Mrs, Ruth Hubbard died Dec. 19, 1742. Mr. Hubbard married Miss Sarah Billings of Concord, by whom he had Amos, Oliver, Jonathan, James, Mary, and Joel.
Mr. Hubbard's descendants are numerous.
fourth generation

Some

of

the

now

live in

Rutland.

bridge; he married

Mr. Ebenezer P'rost. Mr. Frost was born at CamRuth Wright of Woburn. Bought a

farm of Joseph Bartlett on

several
children.
;

Wood

Hill,

where before the

Revolution he removed with his wife, by

large house
places.

whom

he had
-built

Mr. Frost had a good farm,

his

children married and settled in different

;

Mr. Frost died many years ago

his wife,

the

buildings

were taken down.

His descendants are many.

His son
wife,

Dana, with
they

and

their son

Freeman and

owq

a farm contiguous, and

part of the original one, on

which

now live. Mr. Nathan Davis.

settler

Mr. Davis, from

Concoi-d,

was

an early

of

Rutland; he lived a few years on a

his brother

farm that was afterwards owned by

9*

Ephraim,


110
which he
sold,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND,
and bought the mill farm, where he lived
27,

until his death.

Mr. Davis, on Nov.

Hubbard, daughter of
the

1737, was

married

to

Ellen

Capt. Hubbard, by
:

whom

he had

following

children

Nathan,
second

Isaac,

Abel,
Isaac,

Jonathan,

Jonas,

Jonas,

Azubah, Ellen, Thomas, second

His descendants

Thaddeus, Alpheus, and William.

are numerous.

Mr. Israel Davis,

11, 1739,

son of Lieut. Simon Davis on Dec.

to

was married

Mary, daughter of Capt. Hubbard,

Israel,

by

whom

he had born, Mary,

Hannah, Paul, second

to

Paul, and Esther.

for several years
iel

Mr. Davis bought and lived on a farm

bounded on Holden, which he sold

and removed on
to a hill

Dan-

Bartlett;

bought

one mile

for

West of Holden meeting-house, where he and his son Paul many years kept a tavern, noted for its regularity and
Capt. Benjamin Miles
married

kind attention to the weary traveller.

Mary,

daughter

of

Mr. Ebenezer Hubbard of Concord, with ed to Rutland, and settled on Joyner's

bought of Mr. Hubbard.
respectable people.

whom
Plill,

he remov-

on land he
wife

Mr. Miles and

offices

his

were
;

He was

an active and useful

in

man

was chosen
their

into

many

the

town

and

militia

children were Mary, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Ebenezer,

Sarah, Barzillai, John, and

second John.

Their descend-

ants are many, and have emigaated to Canada and Ohio,

&c.,

and several are inhabitants

people
lived

of Rutland.
his wife

Dea. Ephraim Moore and

spectable
;

Dorothy were
is

re-

on the road leading from Rut-

land to Paxton, in that part of the town that

ton.

now Pax-

Mr. Moore held several

offices

while he belonged to
wife had two chil-

Rutland, as treasurer, &c.

He

and

his

dren, Dorothy, born Sept., 1741, and Willard, April, 1743,

HISTOHY OF RUTLAND.
who, on
bard.

Ill
Elizabeth

Marcli

]\tr.

was one

of

18, 1762, was married Moore was chosen Major of the shiin at Bunker Hill.
his

to

Hub-

the minute men,

Mr. Pkter Moore and

ble people,

wife INfary were respecta-

and of the

first

settlers of

Rutland

they lived

by the road leading from Rutland to the Province Farm, and were heirs to part of it. Mr. Moore was chosen sealer of leather at the first

town meeting held

in

Rutland, in
of

1722.

He and

his wife

had several children, three

whom

died in o:ie Week, in the sickness of 174!).

Capt. Phineiias

Moore,
14,

son of the above, was born

1753, was

March, 1729, and June

Rice, daughter of Mr.

married to

Anna
Esliv-

Aaron

Rice, and grandchild of

quire Wright.

The
is

wife of David

D. Browning

now
Her

ing in Rutland,

grandchild of Capt. Moore.

chil-

dren
of

make

the

sixth generation that have breathed the air

is

Rutland.

Mr. Browning

a descendant of James

and

Elizabeth Browning.

Mr. Daniel Sanders bought

farm North
his
Flast of

of Dea.

John Fletcher a
Mr. Sanders and

Muschopauge Pond.

wife

Mehitable were from Medfield.

7,

son born June

1746,

whom

they

They had one named Lemuel. Mrs.

Sanders died June 27, 1746.

rah Bartlett of Marlborough, by
four daughters
;

Mr. Sandttrs married Sawhom he had one son and

died
in

three of

whom

the

sickness
in

oi

1756.

Daniel was born Oct. 19, 1751, and

1801 was

married to Pamelia Bartlett, by

dren.

whom

he had three chil-

Mr. Sanders,

sen.,

had a good farm, was industriand from small beginnings

ous, a noted

weaver of

coverlets,

accumulated large property, and was at his death the richest

man

that ever died in Rutland.

Capt.

Edward Rice

and

his

wife

Rachel were from

set-

Sudbury, and were of the

first

and most respectable

112
tiers.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

House Lots Xos. 34 and 60, sold No. o4 to Benjamin Dudley, and settled on No. 60, which was located on Muschopauge Hill, on which he built and lived many years said farm contained one hundred and forty-five acres, including the House Lot, and after divisions laid adjoining. Mr. Rice sold this farm to David Rice, and bought on a
proprietor of
;

He was

with their after divisions

he

hill

south of Pomagussett meadow-land- laid out to Jacob

his death.

Farrar, wiiere he removed, and lived until

Mr.
after

Rice

in

1724,

entered

into
offices

his

country's

service;

his return

he sustained

in the

town and
in

militia, &c.,

and was a useful member thereof, and

the church ;- he

and

his

wife had six sons and two daughters.

in the sickness of
;

Mr. Rice died

1756, Sept. 27th, in the

67th year of his age

his

daughter Martha, Sept. 19; his

grandson Joel, Sept.

Sept. 6th.
1st,

12th, and his

granddaughter Persis

Mrs. Rachel Rice died of the small pox, Jan.

1760.

John, son of the above, lived on the farm with his father,

and

built
;

by the spring near the road

his

to

Muschopauge
first

pond

where he and

wife

Sarah, had their four

the

children born.
their days

They moved and spent

remainder of

on the farm purchased by his father. Mr. Rice was an active and useful member of society. John Rice, jun., settled with his father, and on Feb. 6, 1774, married Lydia Smith, by whom he had ten children
;

two sons and eight daughters. John Rice 3d, on Nov. 17, 1811, was married

to Alice

Ames, (daughter
John, and

of

John Ames,) by whom he has a son

on the farm of his ancestors.

now

lives

Susanna, daughter of Capt.

to

Edward
1754.

Rice,

was married

Peter

Fletcher,

April

12,

married

Mary

Stone, daughter of

Edward Rice, jun., Nathan Stone, May 10,

H: STORY
17r>8.
12,

OF RLTLANr.

113

Silas

Rice
P^leazer

niari-ied

Widow
nuinied

Abigail Stevens, ^lay

1758.

Rice

Widow

Lydia
sen.,

How,
mar-

Oct. 3, 1761.
ried

Sarah, dauglUer of John

Rice,

Asa Brown.

Benjamin Stearns.
1780.

Asa married Polly Stearns, daughter of Martha married David How, Feb. 20,
of

Mr. Elipiialet How, was

family of
early

the

noted and
;

How

in

Sudbury
settler.

and Murl borough

his

was
lived

ancient

an
on

and respectable
Hill.

He bought and

Walnut
sons

Mr.

How

and

wife Hephzibah had four

and

six

daughters,

wdiom they named

1744,

Hessadiah,

born 1733,

Peabody, 1735, Mary, 1738,

1742,
Salla,

Eliphalet, 1740,

Hephzibah,

Jonathan,

1740,

David,

1748, Phebe, 1749, Thankful, 1752.

Marriages.

Hessadiah to

Stephen

Heald,

IMary
to

to

Peter
Rice,

Davis,

Jonathan
to

to

Lucy Reed, David

IMartha

Thankful

Silas

are respectable and

in

Houghton. Their descendants numerous several of whom now live

;

Rutland.
Mil.

Israel

and Mrs. Elizabeth

How.

Israel

was

brother to Eliphalet, bought and lived on the south side of

the

same

liill

following

children

June 13, Mr. How died June 23, 1748. Stephen Barret, on May 15, 1750, married Widow How, by whom he had Lydia, Stephen, Israel and Benjamin Mr. Barret, bought and lived on the farm that was Mr.
;

(now Paxton) where he and his wife had the Israel, born August 24, 1742, died 1745, Lucy, Elizal)eth, Ruth, and Rebekah.
:

How's.

Lucy

How
How,

married

to

Elijah

Demond
name

of Rutland.

Mr.

How
Israel

leaving no son,
to

jNIrs.

Demond's
industrious

first

son was

named
citizen

perpetuate the

of his

grandfather.
;

Capt.

Demond was an

and worthy

114
he and many,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

some

his wife are both

dead

but their descendants are

of

whom

are inhabitants of Rutland.

Israel

Lydia Barret was married to

1768,

Stone,

July 12,

who with her husband and

children

emigrated to

Ohio.

Capt. Peter Davis, although not a proprietor, was an

early settler of Rutland, and one of
its

most enterprising

inhabitants; he

his lands exwas a large landholder, tended from Mill Brook to Hubbardston, and on its line five hundred and seventy-five rods. In 175D, his taxes were

the highest

on the
.

list,

except Col. Murray's:

of

He

was
gen-

not
ius

only

large landholder, but

mechanical

and business. Previous to 1759, he built a grist and saw mill in the North part of the town on Ware river, which was a great convenience, not only 'to the inhabitof Rutland,

ants

but

to

the

adjacent
&c.,

towns
to

in a

dry
;

season

some went from

riser,

Leicester,

his

mill

he
own
town

was an early

and was

in his mill before the daylight

shone from the East.

Mr. Davis was not only active and industrious

concerns, but
filled

in his

several offices in the proprietory,

and

militia.

Capt. Davis
of

was from Concord, he married

Rebekah llopcrisson
his children

Rowley, who was the mother of

by the following names: Peter, born Nov. 14, 1732; Elizabeth, Feb. 11, 1734; Phinehas, July 19,
1737;

Rebekah, Dec.

30,

1740; Asa,
9,

Oct.

17,

1743;

Ruth,

May

27,

1746; Sarah, March

1751.

,Mrs. Da-

vis died.

Capt. Davis, on Dec. 15, 1774, married

Widow Hannah

Smith.
Elizabeth to John Frink, Marriage of his Children. 5, 1754; Peter to Mary How, May 11, 1758; Reto

June

bekah

Jotham Bellows,

June

8,

1758

Ruth

to

Breed

niSTOaY OF RUTLAND.
Batchelor,

1]5

March
to

1760; Sarah
Keene.

11, 1766; Asa to Mary Smith, Aug. 27^ John Ames, Nov. 1769. All are num-

bered with the dead, except Mrs. Batchelor,

who

lives at

Their

descendants
;

are
of

numerous,

several

of

whom

live in

Rutland

some

them are

of the fifth gen-

eration.

Mr. Eleazek and Mrs. Azubah IIeywood were (supHe was proprietor of House Lot No. 59, and its after divisions. By our records he was a worthy and useful man both in church and town. He and
posed) from Concord.
his

wife while

at

Rutland,

had born

William, July 28,

1728; Azubah, Nov. 25, 1730; Samuel, Feb. 16, 1732-3. Capt. Zaccheus Gates. Mr. Gates of Leicester, was
in

Feb.

1757,
of

married to

Sarah,

daughter of Mr. John

child,

Andrews

Rutland.

Mrs.

Gates being an only

Mr. Gates came and lived with her father, and became owner of the farm, being the same that was formerly owned now by Elisha Sumner. Mr. and by Eleazer Hey wood Mrs. Gates had the following children, Hannah, born

April

3,

1759; Jacob, April

27,

12,

1761; John,

May
9,

30,

1763; Jeremiah, March

1775.

1765; Sarah, Jan.

the
;

1767;
mil-

Andrews, 1768; 2nd Sarah, 1770; Zaccheus, 1772; Daniel,

Capt. Gates held offices

in

town and

itia,

yet his delight was in husbandry

he was an excel-

lent farmer,

some

of the

walls he

built,

now

stand firm,

and

will for

many

years.

His children went into different

iu

parts of America.

His descendants are not numerous

Massachusetts.

Doctor Hezekiait Fletcher, and Hannah,

had
born
the

his wife,

following
10,

children
;

born

at

Rutland
6,

Dorothy,

May

1745

Thomas, April

1748.

Doctor

Fletcher lived 56 rods east of

the meeting-house, as also


116
his

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
son

Alpheus,

who

succeeded

hira

in

his

profession.

Doctor Ilezekiah Fletcher died Jan. 21, 1754.

John Stone,

jiin.,

married Lucy Fletcher, Sept.

married

9,

1755.
12,

Samuel
1701,

vStone, jun.,

Dorothy Fletcher, Aug.

Fletclier

(second

wife.)

Alpheus

married

Jane

Drooks of Concord, Aug. 23, 17G1. Thomas Staples of Mendon, married Susanna Fletcher in 1775. Dr. Alj)heus
Fletcher and his wife had three daughters, Elizabeth, born
Oct.
27,
27,

17G2,

died
;

Dec.

6,

17G2

2nd Elizabeth, born

Alpheus
Fletcher

Nov.

17Go

vSarah, born

Jnly 26, 17G5, married and

Dr.

lived in the city

of

Washing.'on.

died June 12, 176G.

The

father and son were

legible

Town and
fair

Proprietors' Clerks,

and wrote a very

and

hand.

Dea. John Fletcher was on Feb. 21, 1739, married to

Jane, daughter of Samuel Stratton, sen., he

N.

E., of
;

ders

owned a farm Muschopauge pond, which he sold to Daniel Sanbought and removed to Leicester, where for many-

years he was a Deacon of the Church.

Not having

chil-

dren, he sold his farm at Leicester, and with his wife spent

and enjoyed
S.

his last

days with their friends

Capt. Samuel

Watson and
^Ir.

his wife. his wife,

Samuel Stratton and Sarah

from Con-

cord,

were early and respectable

settlers

of Rutland, they

to

bought and lived on the south part of Lot No. 37, granted John Buttolph, a little west of No. 5 School House
;

their descendants

are numerous, and

many

of

them

verj''

respectable.

Mr. and Mrs. Stratton lived

to old age.

Mrs.

Stratton died with her daughter

Watson, aged 99 years

lived with his father,

10 months and 15 days.

Mr. Samukl Stratton, Jun.,

married Mary Eaton of Worcester, by

whom

he had

many

HISTORY OP RUTLAND.
cliildren, their dcscuiidaiits

117

are numerous, several of

whom

now

live in

Ruthmd and

the adjacent towns.

Mr. Strattou

died July 18, 18U1), aged 88 years.

Mk. Ali'UKus Stuatton, son of Samuel Stratton, Jr., was born May ^iO, 17G9; and in 1789 was married to Lucy Keyes of
Princeton, by
live in

whom

he had many children,

Dea. Sanmel Stratton of
Jr.,

some

of

whom

Rutland.

Princeton, was a son of Samuel Stratton,

his wife

was

Martha, daughter

of

Mr. Ephraim Davis,

sou of

Dea.

Ephraim Davis. Mr. John Watson was from Leicester, he married He bought the tanThankful Watson of Brookfield. ner}^ land and buihlings, set up and owned by Simeou Mr. Watson was a respectable and useful member Stone.
of society,

carried on the tanning and currying business

many

years

but being lame, his eldest son succeeded him

&c.

in the tannery,

Mr. Watson was married

to his

first

wife in 1761, by
5,

whom
14,

he had Samuel Smith, born March

1765; Sally, July 24, 1766. Mr. Watson, being deprived of his wife by death, on April 1,
1763; John, Feb.
1773, was married to Sarah Stratton, daughter of Samuel
Stratton, sen.,

by

whom

he had Thankful, born Nov. 24,

1774; Jane, Feb.

19, 1778.

Thankful was, on

May

7,

1799, married to Rev. John

Hubbard Church

of

Felham,

N. H.
to

Mr. Watson and

his wnfe in their old

last

age removed

Felham, and spent their

days with their daughter.

;

Dea. Ephraim Davis from Concord his wife was Re whom he had Rebekah, born Nov. 23, 1743; Aaron, Feb. 4, 1747; second Aaron, Aug. 10 1750; Silas, June 23, 1752 second Silas, Sept. 16,1755; Mary, Aug. 31, 1756; Elizabeth, Sept. 14, 1758. Severbekah Danforth, by
;

al of the

above died
10

in infancy, or youth.
it

Hannah and Ephraim,

is

probable were born

before

118
their

HISTORY OF RUTLAND
parents
;

removed
1762.

to

Rutland.
Jr.,

seph Hall

Ephraira
7,

Davis,

was married

Hannah married Joto Martha

11,
fo

How,
1765.

Oct.

Joseph Bellows was man-ied

to

Rebekah Davis, July

5,

Samuel Rebekah Williams, Jan. Newton, May 14, 1780.

and was
the

Davis, born
4,

IMarcli

174G,

married

1770; Mary Davis

to Elijah

Dea. Davis' farm was made of

lands originally granted to Simon Davis and Moses

for a short time
;

How,

same that

Silas

owned by Nathan Davis being Davis now owns. Dea. Davis died
Lydia, his wife, were early settlie

suddenly. Dee. 10, 1778.

Mk. Daniel Davis and

tlers of

Rutland

they were admiUed into

church,

May
;

23, 1731. his

Mr. Davis was an active and useful townsman farm was on the road that leads from RutlUnd to the

Province Farm, where for

many

years a tavern was kept.

The
22,

births and marriages of their children

were as follows
to

Lydia, born June 20, 1728, married to Francis How, Jan.

1745

Daniel, born
3,

Aug.

27, 1730, married

Sarah
24,

Phelps,

May

1753; Hannah, born April 29, 1735, mar-

ried to Clark Gibbs, Oct. 12,

1752; Jesse, born

May

1740, married to

born March 31,

den.

Hannah Estabrook, June 5, 1760; Lucy, 1746, married to Samuel Hubbard of Holdied
Oct.
9,

Daniel

Davis

1764.

Lydia, wife of

Daniel Davis, died Sept. 15, 1764.

Davis,
Jr.,

Sarah, wife of Daniel

died Nov. 29, 1764.

Mr.

Davis and

his wife

had two children that died young.

Daniel Davis,
Jr., lived

on the farm that was his father's.

:

He

and

his wife

Sarah had the following children

1753,

Sarah,
15,

born Nov.

19,

married Jonas

Walker,

Feb.

1779; Eunice, born Jan. 26, 1756, married Elijah Hammond, Dec. 7, 1794; John Phelps, born Nov. 29, 1760,
married Polly Brooks of Princeton, 1783.
Daniel Davis,

inSTORY OF
Jr.,

RUTLAND.

119

married for his second wife, widow Amittai Gary, Sept.

he had Pamelia, who marrie<i Daniel who married Daniel Gates. Jesse Davis and his wife Hannah had Eliakim, born in 17G1, and Simon in 1702. Mr. Davis for many years lived a l-ittle south of his brother, where Lemnel Cooledge now lives.
11, 1765,

by

whom

Roper, and Mary,

lie
to

sold this
]>arre,

farm, and bought by the mills, on the road

until his death,

where he lived
1807,
in

which hajipened

^lareh

12,
in

the

67th year of his age.

Eliakim
he had

Davis

1781

married Dorothy Hunt, by

whom

several children.

Mr. James
from

S.aiith,

with his

wife Margaret,

emigrated

came to America, about the time the they had four sons settlement of Rutland commenced, and four daughters, who ail married Andrew and John
Ireland, and

settled in
all

Holden

James and George

in

Rutland

they

had good farms, and were good and respectable farmers and citizens. Their descendants are very numerous.
James, son of James and Margaret,
29,
in

was born

March

1722, and married to 1750, by

Margaret Lockard of Leicester,

whom
Mr.

he had the following children: MarSmith's

garet. Martha, James,

and Ephraim.

Mary, Rebekah, Lockert, Susanna farm was part of Jonathan

and Margaret Smith,

Waldo's division, located by Har wood's brook.

James Smith,
born Jan.
battle of
9,

3d,

son of James

1755, was one of the minute men, was at the

Hill,

Bunker
killed.

Reed was

In

and stood near where Benjamin 1778, Dec. 30, he was married to

Mary

Browninof, irrand-dauirhter of

James and Elizabeth

Browning, by
Mrs. Smith's

whom

was named James.

the air of Rutland

he had several children, one of whom There has been in each of Mr. and
six generations, that

families,
;

have breathed
Leicester.

one of which now

lives in


IJO
'

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
of

Mr. Smith bought a farm where he spent his last days.

Lockert,
son of James

Capt.

John

Cunningham,
12,

Smith,

Jr.,

on Oct.

1784,

married Sally, daughter of Mr. John Watson, and settled

on the farm that was his

children
ried

father's.

Mrs. Smith had four

18,

and died.
his

Mr. Smith, on Dec.

wife,

1794, mar-

for

second

Mary,

daughter of Mr. Moses

IMacclewain

Baxter, by
Lieut.

whom

he had eleven children.

in

George Smith,

17o2, married Jane

of Leicester, Avhose parents and four of their children,

cast

away and drowned, on

their

passage

to

were America

Jane and one of her sisters, (who married a Mr. Blair,) were washed on shore and rescued from a watery grave, and arrived safe in America. Mr. Smith bought and
settled

on part of

the 930 acres, granted to

Capt. Ben-

jamin Willard, bounded on the East

Wing and

Worcester,

(now Holden.)
Isaac,

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had born unto them

Hugh, Mary, Agnes, George, Elizabeth, John

;

and

Andrew
several

who married and

their

settled

in
live

different
in

towns,

of

descendants

now

Rutland.

The

family of Smiths took an active part in achieving the in-

dependence of
profession,

America.

They were Presbyterians by

to kneel at the family altar.

and not ashamed

Mr. Moses Baxter, although a carpenter by occupation,

bought a farm adjoining the East Wing, being second

division of land, laid out to

ried

Mary Moore
married
;

of Sudbury,

and three daughters,

Chloe
Lockert Smith

the son died young.

in

Samuel Sewall, Esq. He marby whom he had one son,

Samuel Hubbard of Concord Mary, Sally, John Hubbard Stratton of Holden.

;

Although Mr. Baxter's only son died

not without posterity.

infancy, yet he

is

On June

21, 1835,

widow Mary Smith, second daughter

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
of the
late

121

Mr. Baxter, had the pleasure and gratification

of an interview at lier house, of her eleven children, with

theii'

children,

and connections

to the

number

of thirty.

lAIosKS

with

Maynard married Tabitha Moore of whom he removed to Rutland he bought land

;

Sudbury,
adjoining

the East Wing, originally granted to Jonathan Waldo, as 1st

division of upland to right of

House Lots Nos. 26 and

27.

Mr. and Mrs. Maynard had three sons and six daughters,

some

of

whom

died in youth.

One

son and four daughters

Pollard,

mari'ied as follows:

Mary
;

to Joel

March

8,

1770,

settled at Ilubbardston

Lucretia to
to

Thomas Eames,

in

1773,

(son of
1

Aaron Eames;) Louis

;

783, settled at Royalston

Moses

Nathan Reed, Sept. 14, to Rebekah Gleason of

Ilolden, in 1786, lived in Rutland; Tabitha to Israel Strat-

ton of Holden, Nov.

5, 171)3.

Their descendants are many, and have settled

in

New

Hampshire and Georgia, &c.

est

Mr. Maj^nard was the larg-

man

that ever lived in Rutland; about sixteen

months

before his death

which happened

in

the G8th year of his age,

Dec. 1796, he weighed 451 pounds.

Jonathan Sticarns bought

Wing.

land

adjoining

the East

He

married Abigail Moore of Sudbury, by

whom
3,

he had one son and two daughters.

of
2,

Ruth, born Sept.

1763, and on Nov. 26, 1789, was married to Jonas

Davis

Holden;

Sarah,

May

18,

1768; Jonathan born

to

May

1771, and in

1803 was married

Tabitha Newton of
they were both

Princeton.

Jeduthan Moore married Ruth Moore,

from Sudbury,

sometime
to
4,

before the Revolution they re-

moved from Sudbury

born
at

Rutland,

he was a shoemaker by
Their son Silas was
following
1,

occupation, and settled on

Pound

Hill.

Sudbury, Sept.

1766.

The

named
1768;

children were born at Rutland: Dinah, Sept. 10*

122
Uriah, Sept. 21,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
1770; Ruth, April
Polly,
28,

1773;
Mr.

Liicretia,

March
family

6,

1776;

June

14,

1778.

many

years

past,

returned to

Moore and Sudbury. But two

of their daughters, with their families are

now

inhabitants

of Rutland, Ruth, the wife of

ly the wife of Gill Gibbs.

Thaddeus Haynes, and PolBeMrs. Moore is now living.

of the

fore the death of Jonathan

Haynes, the ages of three

parents of Thaddeus Haynes and his wife,

when added made

280 years.
Lieut. Luke Moore, and his wife Lucy were from Sudbury he bought and settled on land bounded on the East Wing, laid out to the heirs of Capt. William Blair of Boston, (Mr. John Phillips and William Blair Townsend.) Mr. and Mrs. Moore had several children, some of whom Tabitha Moore was on May 15, 1783, died in youth. married to John Briant, son of Mr. John Brian t Plagg
; ;

Moore

to

20, 1789.

Lucy Davis, daughter of Mr. Asa Davis, Oct. Mr. Moore was an officer in the militia, and a

good townsman.
past, with

He

and

his

son,

Flagg, several
State
of

years

their families,

moved
to all

into the

New
name,

Hampshire.
Mr. Moore was brother
the

women

of that

who came from Sudbury. John Brianp bought

Walker purchased
land
laid
to

the

farm that John and James

first

of the town, being

63,

division of up-

School Lot No.

bounded on the East

6,

Wing and Ministry Lot. Mr. Briant, on Jan. was married to Esther, daughter of Samuel and
Stone, and grand-child of

1757,

M indwell

Dea. Stevens, by
died young.

several children, part of

whom

whom he had John was born

;

Dec.

21,

1757, married

Tabitha

Moore; Mindwell, born

Oct. 18, 1759, married to Abel Parmenter, March 13, 1785 Isaac, born Jan. 6, 1762, married Betsy How of Prince,ton, in

1788.

There are now several great-grand children

HISTORY OF RUTLANP.
of Mr.

123
living in Hut-

John
in

and Mrs. Esither

have lived
in

Briaiit,

now

land,

a direct line from

Dea. Stevens,
Rutland.

being
wife
militia,

some of
re-

six generations that

Capt. Elijah Stearns and

spectable
people, he
;

Lucy

his

were

was captain of the

and an

active citizen

his

farm bounded on the East Wing, pre-

viously
to

owned by David Parker, and originally laid out Joseph Wright, to his right of House Lot No. 24 he
;

bought of

Ebenezer Davis.

Mr. and

Mrs. Stearns had

14, 1760; Lucy, 1767; Mary, March
15,

the following children:

Elijah, born Oct.

June
28,

20,

1762; second Elijah,

18,
to

May

1,

1705; Josiah, June

1769; Martha, Aug.

Feb.

1751.

Lucy was married

Elijah to

Luther Stevens,

16,

1783;

Jane Boice, June 25, 1795, and

;

to Sally

Har-

rington as second wife in 1801

Mary
to

to

Bezaleel Hale of

Stow, Sept. 27, 1797

1798.

Martha

Joseph

Wood, April
his

3,

Lieut. Joseph Parmenter, and Mary

early settlers of Rutland, his
;

wife,

were

farm bounded on the East

Wing, and School Lot the south part was the Standard Farm, of the division of 150 acres the north part was land laid out to Joseph Wright, to the right of Lot No. 10. The children of Joseph and Mary Parmenter were married as follows: Thomas Ball to Rebekah Parmenter, 1760;
;

Jonathan

Ames
in

to

Thankful Parmenter, 1762

in

Jonas Parto

menter

to

Sarah Butrick,

1765; Nathan Jones

to

Mercy

Parmenter,
in 1780.

1774; Abel Parmenter

of Mr.

Mindwell Briant,

The descendants
several of

and Mrs. Parmenter are many

whom

are

now

inhabitants of Rutland.

Lieut. Robert Forbus owned a good farm, bounded

on

Muschopauge Pond;

Mr.

P^orbus

was,

on

Oct.

31,

1745, married to

Mary Graham, by whom he had

the fol-

124
lowiiw children
in
in
;

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Jane, married

Panl Eajier

of

Princeton,

1768',

Mary married Ebenezer Warner 1778; James married Abigail liartlett

in
in

1782;
1781
;

John married Elizabeth Ileywood Katee married Benjamin Perry

the

of of of

Rutland,
Rutiand,

Holder,

of

Royalston,

in

1780; Robert was a soldier of

;

Revolution
at at

died
Dartfifth

single

David
College

received

collegiate

education
years

mouth
N. H.

practised
live in

law

several

Keene,

Their descendonts are many, some of

the

generation
Mil.

now

Rutland.

Duncan and Katharine

Rutland.

Graham

were early

settlers of

Their farm was bounded on Muscho10th, 1768.

19, 1781,

pauge Pond.

Duncan Graham died April Widow Katharine Gra-ham died March

months.
(it is

aged

91 years and 9

Alexander and William Graham,

probable) were cluldren

and also Robert Forbus's wife

of
father, in his inheritance.

Duncan and Katharine Graham.

Ale.xander and
:

They succeeded

their

dren

Martha Graham had the following chilHannah, born June 6, 1760; Lucy, Margaret, Andrew and James. Mrs. Graham died in 1770. lAfr. Graham married Margaret Gray, by whom he had William and Dolly.
liam, Sally

Davis
29,

died

INIarch

Hannah married Abraham Ru<ro- Wiland Lucy, Amos Himes. Mr. Graham 1771. Widow Graham married Lieut.
; ;

Robert Forbus.
William and Mary Graham had born

Mary,

Oct.

10,

17oG; Martha, June

2,

1758

Sarah, June 10, 1760; Jane,

Jan. 18, 1762; and William, Sept. 30, 1764.

Mr. William

Graham
Suncook

died June 20, 1764.

his

Mr. John Pollard and Sarah

to

wife

moved from
the

Rutland, and

settled

near

Princeton, on

south part of land laid to Joseph Wright; Joel, John, Sa-

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
rah and

125

Jonathan

were born at Snncook,

4,

Achsah
;

was

born at Ruthxnd, JMay

iiard,

1761.
in

Joel married Mary May-

March

8,

1770, settled

Hubbardston

Jonathan

was born Marcli

vice for

10, 175D, went into the Continental ser-

Rutland.
in this

There

is

none of the family, or buildmarried

ings

now

town.

JNIr.

Edwakd

Sp:lfhidge

Hannah

Miles

of

Concord, lived by the East

Wing

a few yeai-s, then sold,

and

settled at

Hubbardston.

Mr. Selfridge was a

man

of spirit

and

activity.

Mr. Robert
ly

Cow den

lived in Rutland, in 1757.

Mr. Samuel Cowden, many years past, with his famimoved into Rutland and bought near Princeton, where his son James, and orand-son Jonas with their families now live. James Cowden was, on Sept. 1, 1785, married to
Persis

Goodenow.

Mr.

Cowden's daughters married and

settled at Princeton, &c.

never married

Mr. Simon Heald was born in the year 1725. He yet in many things he was a useful citizen.
;

was a friend and an assistant in achieving the independence of the United States was on committees to raise Mr. soldiers, a purchaser of beef for the army, &c.
;

He

Heald was
of cattle

for

many

years a noted

purchaser and drover

Cambridge market. He made it his home with Jonas How, P^sq., who was a son of his mothbetween whom there passed er by a second marriage many reciprocal kindnesses. Mr. Heald died June 1,
for
Little
;

1800.

Moses How,

Esq.,

and Eunice,

his

wife,

removed

from Brookfield to Rutland, where, on Sept. 23, 1710, she became the mother of the first male child born in Rutland for which fortunate event he was entitled to 100 acres of
;

land.

Mr.

How

was proprietor

of

House Lot No. 50.

126

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
liad leave to

He

he lived on
stands.

exchange Lots, and we find that in 1735, House Lot No. 8, where now fio building The Lot is owned by Dr. Frink. Mr. How
of the
offices

young
in
its

was for many years an active and useful member settlement, and sustained some of the first
gift,

as

Selectman, Assessor, Treasurer, an

Peace, &c.

officer

in the Militia, a Justice of the

Mr. and Mrs.

:

How
uel,

had ten children,

born
Sept.
23,

five sons
;

and

five

daughters

Sam-

1719

Sarah, April
2(),

Jnly 24, 1725; Eunice, Sept.

1722; Estes, 1, 1727; Anne, Oct. 25,

15,

1729; Moses,
Elizabeth,

May 23, 1732; Micajah, July May 25, 1736; Caroline, Sept. 4,
In the
fall of

1734;

1738, and

Elijah, April 10, 1741.

the year 1741, the

family of Mr.
that

was visited with a distressing sickness, within three months bereaved him of his wife and three
'

How

daughters.

Esquire

How

mai'ried

for

his

second

wife,

widow Hannah Heald, by whom he had one son, born Nov. 6- 1743, who was named Jonas who was the ancestor of the family by that name now living in the Easterly part of Rutland. Mr. Jonas How, in 1769, married Miss Hephzibah Hapgbod, of IMarlborough, by whom he had
;

several

children.
;

He

was a valuable

citizen,

and

filled

many
in

offices

was a Justice

of the Peace,

Deacon

of the

Church,

Selectman,

Assessor,

Treasurer,

Representative

Convention and General Court, and a firm advocate for

rights

the

How

died

and March

privileges
28, 1789.

of

the

United

States.

Mrs.

Samuel How, Esq., son of Moses How, Esq., married Hannah Smith, of Hardwick, May 29, 1739, by whom
he had,
at

Rutland, Benjamin, Silvanus, Elizabeth, Estes,

Sarah, Moses and Hannah.

useful citizen,

Mr.

How

was an active and

into the
to

while at

Rutland,
tb<^

went

war

in

1755, and

in

1759 was one of

committee

build the

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
meeting-house. After which, he moved and was respectable and wealthy.

127
to Bekliertowii,

Mr.
Esq.,

Tiio:vrAS

1745, he married Eunice

Flint was from Concord. On Jan. 22, How, daughter of Moses How,
five

hy whom he had

sons and four daughters.

;

Mr.

Flint for several years lived in the centre of the town

he

then removed, and finished his days where some of his descendants of three
selves.
jMr.

generations

are

now enjoying themrespectable perlives

and
to

Mrs.

Flint were both

sons,

and lived

old age.
father's.

Dea. Tilly Flint

on the

farm that was

his

Some

of six

irenerations

have

breathed the air of Rutland.

Capt.

Thomas Eustis was

Rutland.

born

at

Chelsea.

He

moved
Col.

Although a carpenter by occupation, he bought and settled on House Lot No. 11, granted to
to

Pastes

Hatch.

member
at

of society,

Mr. Eustis was an active and useful

Captain of the Minute
of the

Company

the

commencement

Revolution.

His wife was

Katharine, daughter of Dr. Wheat, of Boston, (afterwards

of

Newton,) by whom he had Thomas, born in 1763; Samuel Wheat, Polly, William, John Chamberlain, MoAbigail and Katee.
Capt. Eustis, with his family, in

ses,

1784, removed to Newton.

Mr. Chamberlain Eustis was brother

also

to

Thomas, and

a carpenter.

Mr. Eustis, on Sept.

3,

1767, married

Miss Sarah, daughter of Rev. Mr. Buckminster, by

he had the following children
:

whom
after

Joseph, Benjamin, Thomas,

several

John and Elizabeth.

his marriage, lived

Mr.

P'ustis, for

years

on House Lot No. 34.

his

He

bought, and

spent the remainder of

days on a part of the Judge

Sewall Farm, where his widow

now

lives.

Their grandson,

William Tappan Eustis

is

a representative of Boston.

Mr. Solomon Buckminster,

son of Rev. Joseph Buck-

128
minster, was born
minister, he

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Feb. 19, 1754.
real, hiborioiis
o,

Alrhough the son

Miss

of a

was a

and respectable farmer.

Bettee,
s

Mr. Buckminster, on Nov.

1778, married

daughter of Lieut. Peter Davis, by

months, and 7 days.
married for
his

whom

he had two

ms.

Mrs. Buckminster died Sept. 19, 1780, aged 20 years, 11

Mr. Buckminster, on
wife.

May

5,

1784,
of

second

Miss

Hannah, daughter
sold,

Mr. David Rice, by

whom

he had several chiklren.

After

his marriage, he lived in

Rutland several years,

and

bought

in

Packardsfield,
died.

New

Hampshire,

near

Keene,

where he

John Frink,
House Lot No.
was married
Davis, by
rah, John,
to

Esq., son of Rev. Mr. Frink, was born on

61, Sept. 7,

173L

And on June
:

5,

1754,

^Hss Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Peter

he had the following children
Bettee, Sa-

whom

Samuel, Isabel and Alice.

John Frink, Esq.,of society.

was an

active, useful,

and respectable member

in

He

sustained

Revolution.

many offices He was one

the

town, especially in the

first in

of the

asserting and de-

fending the rights and privileges of America, and a

mem-

ber of the Convention to form the Constitution of Massachusetts.

He and

his

son of the same name, have, one or

this

the other, been in the practice of physic in

town, for
gener-

upwards of eighty years.

There have been

his wife,

six

ations in succession of this family in Rutland.

Mr. Isaac Wheeler,

field,

and children, from Medsettlers

were

early

and
his

respectable

of

Rutland.

The farm he and

on,
first

son

Isaac bought, lived, and died

was House Lot No. 20, granted to David Melvin, and division of upland granted to Jonathan Wheeler, be-

ing the same that Eli Wheeler

now

lives

on.

Mr. Isaac

and Mrs. Sarah Wheeler's children were Jacob, Mercy, Sarah and Rhoda.

Isaac,

Abraham,

HISTORY OF RUTL.\ND.
Isaac Wheeler,
Jr.,

129
married
to

was on March

14, 17G5,

Elizabeth, daughter of

John
:

Stone,

Esq.,

by

whom

he

had

the

following

children

Dorcas,

Katee,

Elizabeth,

Isaac, Jacob, Sibyl, Sarah,

Reuben and Ely.

22,

Abraham Wheeler

was, on Aug.

1770, married to

Jemima, daughter of Capt. Phinehas Walker, by whom he had the following children Paul, Lucynda, Abigail,
:

Calvin, Luther and Rowland.

settled

Mr.

Wheeler bought and

on lands

laid

to

Ezekiel Day, and since owned by

Joseph Symonds, situated within the bounds of

ton,

New

Bos-

being the same his son Rowland

for

now

lives on.

Messrs.

Wheelers were
of
society.

many

years active and useful

Jacob never married,

Wheeler,

died
17,

members

in

manhood,
of the

believed to be pious.
ried to
in

Mercy, on Nov.

1763, was mar-

Adam

who was

Deacon

church

Hubbardston, and Captain

in the

Continental Army, &c.

militia.

Sarah married John Watson of Princeton, a Colonel in the Rhoda, on Nov. 25, 1788, was married to Nathan
Clark of Barre.

Mr. Thomas Read

Lot No.
ried
tled on

of

Sudbury was proprietor

his

of

House

22,

and

its

after divisions.

His son Thomas marwife Sarah, and set-

and moved
the

to

Rutland with

House Lot and some division, land adjoining they were some of the first settlers, and experienced the same dangers and privations with others. But they lived
to

enjoy safety, ease and plenty.

Their children were

Jason, Thomas, Mary, Jonathan and Micah.

Marriages,

S^c.

The
of

brothers had so good an opinion

the

and high estimation

Framingham
was born
1756.

girls,

they

all

went there
married
1733,
to

for

wives.

Jason

in

1732,

and
in

Zeruiah
.

Nurse,

Thomas was born

and
in

married to
1738,

was born

Hannah Nurse, 1754. Jonathan and married to Hannah Mayhew, 1766.

11

130

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Micah was born in 1742, and married to Elizabeth Rugg, 17G8. Mary was born in 1736, and married to Oliver
Davis of Princeton, 1753.
Jason bought and lived on the
Lexington.
lived

Northeast part of the

Sewall farm, and land he purchased of Jonas Stone, of

His son Jason married Nabby Wetherbee,

his
father's.

and died on the farm that was

The

children of Jason Read, sen'r, were

Bettee, Pattee and Jason.

Sarah,

Enos, Anna,

Jason Read died March

1,

1813, aged 81 years.

of his father's,
|

Thomas bought and

built on land

originally laid out to Capt.

South Samuel Wright.

Mr. and Mrs.

Read had born unto them Hannah, who married Micah Lucy married Jonathan How Joel married Abigail Newton ; John married Lydia Watson, second wife Mary Mason Bathsheba married Alpheus Foster Sarah married Barzillai Miles Thomas married Lucynda Wheeler; Daniel married Rebecca Ames.

How

Jonathan settled with his father. He and his wife had two children Molly and John. Mr. Read died with a
;

cancer.

Micah

settled in

Westmoreland

in

New

Hampshire.

This family of Reads have been useful and industrious

inhabitants of Rutland for one hundred and twenty years

Mr. Daniel Read and

children, for a

his wife

Rebekah, with their

Hill.

few years lived on

Wood

The

father

and

his

son, Daniel,

were two of those who died of the

pox in 1759; they were buried on the farm. John Read, on August 25, 1760, married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Simon Davis, jun'r. One of the sons has been a general in Vermont. Rebekah was married to Daniel Winch of Framingham, Feb. 18, 1761.
small

Capt.

Mr. David Rice from Marlborough, purchased of Edward Rice his Muschopauge Farm. In 1755

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
mirriei

131

Miss Lave Moore, dauijhter of Lieat. Paul David, Moore, by who.ii he had the following children
:

bora

Feb. 18, 1757;

9,

Hannah, July
Oct.
27,

18,

1759;

William,

Aug.
20,

1762;

Benjamin,

1764;

Bettee,

Nov.
5,

1768.

Marriages.

Hannah

to

Solomon Buckminster, May

1784; David to Widow Abigail Read, June 8, 1785; William to Miss Wright; Benjamin to Betsy Oliver,

May 33, 1802; Betsy to John Osgood, Oct. 10, 1804. Mr. Rice was for many years an active citizen, and took
an interesting part
died in 1801, the
in acquiring

our

Independence.

He

first

death in the house for upwards of

eighty years.

Mu. William Smith, junior, with his father, (a blind man,) and a family of seven children, in 1765, moved from
Weston, and settled on the farm originally
laid

out

to

Graves and Barnard,

b/

to

right of

Lot No.

13,

now owned
Mary,
George)

Watson

and

Baker.
Lydia,

Their
David,
all

children

were

George,

William,

Hannah,
in

Enoch, Lois,
Revolutionary
to

Sally and Eunice. They who was drowned when a

married (except
the

soldier

war
Mr.
are

he

left

one female more particularly

bemoan

his

untimely death.

Enoch was a

soldier of

the

Revolution.

to

Smith's descendants are numerous, many of whom now inhabitants of Rutland. Mr. Thomas Child, on Nov. 23, 1753, was married Anna Bullard. by whom he had Abiather, Mary, Anna

and
ry in

Betsey
13,

Shepherd.
1780, by

Abiather

married

Sarah

Ames,

March

whom

1778, was married to

he had several children. MaMoses Clark of Hubbardston,

by whom she had several children. farm of Capt. John Hubbard.

Mr.

Child bought his

Mr. Peter Newton

was, on

May

18, 1758,

married to

132
Hannah
settled

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Child,

by

whom

Asa, Elizabeth and Hannah.

in

he had Samuel, Abigail, Peter, All married but Asa, and

Rutland and

in

towns adjacent.

Mr. Newton

lived

by Mill Brook near Dakin's Bridge, on land he bought

of Capt.

John Hubbard.
a shoemaker

Mr. Thomas Laughton was

tion,

by occupa-

and lived on the east

side of

out to Col. Estes Hatch, to his

Pound Hill, on land laid right of House Lot No. 11.

wife

Mr. Laughton and Rebekah

children
:

his

Susanna,

Nathaniel,

Rebekah
and

had the following and Thomas.

Susanna married Samuel, son of Mr. Samuel Gates.

thaniel
of

Nato

was a Continental

soldier,

killed at the battle

the White Plains. Mr. L:iughton sold his stand Henry Rice. Mr. Henry Rice bought of Thomas Lausjhton put up a shop for blacksmi thing on the brow of the hill,
;

in

which for several years he worked at his trade. Mr. Rice and his wife Sarah had born unto them the following children
rah,
died.
:

Abiah,
9,

Nov.

10,

1761; Paul, July

13,

18,

1763; SaMrs. .Rice

twins,

Aug.
Mr.

1765; p:phraim, Jan.

Triphosi.

1768.

Rice married a second

wife,

who had

named Triphena and

tinental
settled
service,

Abiah

listed into the

Con-

became a sergeant. After the war, he and married in Vermont, and acquired a handsome
his

landed property.

Lieut. Simon Davis and

Concord.
all its

wife Dorothy were from

He was
was
in

proprietor of
;

after divisions

eighty

House Lot

No
first

6,

and

acres of the

division

House Lot, King Farm." Mr. Davis owned seventy six acres joining on Muschopauge Pond, which he deeded to John Stone, and is now owned by Levi Bartlett. Mr. Davis was one of the first and principal
of upland
laid adjoining his

Nov. 1724

and

is

now

called

the " Old

n 'STORY OF RUTLANP.
settlers

133
first
;

of

Rutland
is

one

of

the

three

selectmen,

&c.

His name

on record as early as 1720

there being

he shared

the dangers, privations and hardships with others that com-

menced
his

its

settlement,
his

no road he carried

plough on

back several miles.

He

with

his

son

Simon on August 14, 1723, (the day Rev. Mr. Willard and Dea. Stevens's sons were killed,) providentially escaped being killed by Indians, by returning from their

meadow
turn.

earlier,

and by a

different route than usual;

to kill

as

two Indians for some time waylaid

Mr. and Mrs.
of

them on
Joseph,

their re-

Davis had the

born
at

following children,
:

part

whom
his

were
lands,

Rutland
his

Israel,

Eleazer, Simon, Martha, Oliver,

Mary and Azubah.

Mr.

Davis

sold

and with

wife spent their last

days with their son Eleazer at Holden.

Simon Davis, House Lot No.

jun'r,

with

his

wife

Hannah,
Jan.
;

lived

oa

13,

laid

out to

Graves and Barnard.

1735
;

They were
nah,

parents of Elizabeth, born

HanApril,
"

March.
second

1736

Miriam, June,
June,

1738

David, Jan.,

1740; 1744;
Isaac,

Elizabeth,

1742;

Simon,
John,

Mercy, June,
Feb.,

1745; second Simon,

Samuel,
Davis
June,

Aug. 1747;
Sept.,

1749;

1751;

1752.

Mr. and Mrs.

were respectable and useful

at

members of society. Mr. Davis on April 9, 1754, when work on a frame for Mr. Smith of Holden, (who lost
house by
fire,)

his

observed he

felt faint,

fell
7,

and died.
1760, and

Widow

Davis died with the small pox, Jan.

children.
this

was buried on the farm.

Marriages,
S^c.

of

their

"

Deacon

Isaac

Davis was born

in

Rutland, in
of

County.

His father

Simon Davis, was a son

Simon Davis, who removed

from Concord to Rutland. Rjv. Joseph Davis the first minister of Holden, was another son of Simon Davis, sen'r. 11*

134

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
to

Dea. Davis removed

tionary

Northborough during the Revolubeen

for

war,

and has
our

long

succession

of
first

years
-tvife

the

one of

most

distinguished citizens.

mother

of his children

was

His

a daughter of the

who was marBenjamin Gott, whose wife was Sarah, a daughter of Rev. Robert Breck the second minDea. Davis died April 27, 1826, ister of Marlborough."* Hon. John Davis, son of the late Isaac ao^ed 77 years. has Davis, P^sq., graduated at Yale College in 1812
late

Dr. Samuel Brifrham of Marlborough,

ried to a daughter of Dr.

been a
this

Counsellor at

Law

in

Worcester,

District in the Congress of the

Represented been United

States,

Governor

of Massachusetts,

and

is

now

a Senator there-

of in the Congress of the United States.

Hannah
Fairbank
;

married

Jonathan

Knight

Miriam,
;

Jabez

Read first Elizabeth David married Abigail and first Simon died young. was a Deacon of the church in Paxton SamBrown John lived uel was a DeacoH of the church in Oakham was a Colonel in that part of Holden set off to Paxton
second P^lizabeth, John

in the militia.

All were

respectable persons.
sen'r, mari-ied

Oliver, son of

Simon Davis,

Mary, daugh-

ter of

Mr. Thomas Read, and

settled at Princeton.

Mr. Jonathan Davis was an early settler in Rutland was an active and useful man he bought House Lots Nos. No. 7 is now owned by Dr. Frink No. 9 by 7 and 9
; ;
;

Mr. Davis and Abigail his wife had born at Rutland, Mary, Jan., 1728-9 Ruth, March, 1731 Ezra, May, 1733 John, Sept., 1735 second Ruth, Sept.
Messrs. Estabrooks.
;

1737

many

of the

early settlers of

Rutland were of the

* Extract from the history of Northborough.

TirSTOiY

OF I^UTLAND.
brothers,

135
and many
relat-

name
live in

of

Davis.

ome
;

were

ed by birth or marriage

many

of their descendants

now
their

Rutland and

its

vicinity.

Mr. Ebkxkzer King and

children

his

wife

Mary
many

with
"

were from
they

Danvers.

He bought
and
very

the

Simon

Davis farm," where he and

tavern
;

his son for

years kept a

were

respectable

moral people.

As
of

early as 1724, there

was an

orchai'd on this farm,

some
Mr.
;

which trees were standing

King's sons lived in Rutland.

p]benezer on
now

until a short time since.

the old farm

Joseph, on Nov. 22, 1778, married Mary, daughter of Mr.

Ephraim Church, by whom he had

eral of his

several chihlren

sev-

descendants are

inhabitants of

Rutland.
of
34,

boro',

Mr. Ephraim Church married Sarah Gates and settled in Rutland on House Lot No.

Marl-

he lived several years, and then

farm,"

sold it, and afterwards with his son-in-law Porter bought the " Robert Douglass
originally laid to Deacon Ball, which they sold. Church bought a farm in Holden. (now owned by Messrs. Meads) where he died.
]\Ir.

where

Mr.

Church's family were very industrious and respec-

table.

Marriages, S^c, of
17(36,

their

childi-en.

Sarah was,

in

Dec.

married to

Mr, Samuel
Lieut. Paul

Porter; Stephen

married

Esther, daughter of

were twins;
settled at

Moore. Paul and Silas young of a mortification Paul Athol, and was a Deacon of their Church Asa
Silas

died

was an
Rachel
Cap'a'n

officer

of the

Revolution.
settled
;

In

1774, he

Newton,
in

and

in

Hubbardston,
married

was

married
a

the

Militia

Mary
of

Joseph

King
res-

Ephraim
of

in

1782,

married

Polly Blair, daughter of one

two

sisters

by the name

Macclewain wdio were

to

cued from a

watery grave on their passage

America.


136
HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
of
5ij.

borough

Capt. John Phelps married Susanna Gates bought and settled on House Lot No.
;

Marl-

Mr.
filled

Phelps was an early and respectable

offices in the

citizen,

and

town and
of their

militia,

was
&c.

a Captain before the

Revolution.

Mcmiages
vis,

children,

Sarah

to

Daniel Da-

Simon to Abigail Estabrook, 1765, and to Tabitha Maynard, 17(57, second wife; Elizabeth to Nathan Goodall, 1765; Susanna to William Henry, 1773; Moses to Deborah Munro, 1778; John died at Albany in 1757, aged 23 years; Aaron was a minute man, and enjun'r, in

17o3

gaged

in

the

first

eight months service,

was
in

taken sick,

removed home,
grave was for

died,

and

was buried

Rutland.

His

many

years visited and watered with the

tears of a female as she passed through the town.*

Capt. Stephen Gates married Damaris

How

of Marl-

borough, and in 1749 removed to Rutland, and settled on

a farm he bought of Jonas Lenard, which had been preIleaton, and tiiat was originally John Buttolph, to his right of House Lot No. held offices in the Mr. Gates was a useful citizen, 37. town and militia. Mr. and Mrs. Gates were parents of the
to

viously

owned by James

granted

following children
than,

Stephen born at Marlborough, JonaLucretia,

Zelotes,

Sylvanus,

David,

Laviua,

Za-

dock, Matilda, Alfred and

5,

Sarah

Capt. Gates died Oct.

died

1773,
3,

aged

bQ

years.

Widow Damaris Gates

Dec.

1809, aged 84.

three last families were united in blood and friendtheir

The
ship,

descendants

are

numerous, many of

whom

are inhabitants of Rutland.

Mr. Samuel Porter,

son of

Rev.

Samuel Porter of

* Abigail Bayley.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Sherburne, was educated and took
University, after
at the time, wliich he
liis

137
Harvard

degree at

came

to

Riithmd, and before,

many
the

years.

and after the Revolution, taught a Latin school Mr. Porter on Dec. 18, 17 GO, married Sa-

rah, daughter of

Mr. Ephraim Church, by

Sarah,

whom
Mary,

he had

following children:

born

in

17G7;

Samuel,

1768;

Moses,

1770;
bought

Stephen,

1772;
farm,

1774;
his

Sewall, 1777;
father-in-law
lived
ter

Joseph Sewall, 1783.

Mr. Porter and

several years, then sold it to George Bruce, afwhich he bought a small farm at White Hall, on ISIr. Porter was a good and useful the road to Barre.

the

Douglass

where

they

citizen in the time of the

Revolution

although not bless-

ed with
ily of

o-reat

wealth, he had a o-reater blessins^,

a fam-

amiable children;
his last days.

he

removed, and with one of

them spent

Mr. Robp:rt Douglass bought, and

lived

for

several years

on

the

"

Dea.
in

Ball farm

"

while

at

Rutland

he

sustained offices
to the

the

town as
cliildren

Selectman, &c., previous

Revolution.

His
1759;

born

at

Rutland

were

Robert,

born

in

William,

1761; Barnard, 1763.

to

Lieut. David Hknry, previous

laid out to

1759, bought lands

Alexander Bothel and Benjamin Willard by the Quarries, on what is now called Barrack hill, where he
the

lived until

commencement

of

the

Revolution
sold

at the

time

the

Barracks were

buildinfy,

he

and bought of
56.

Capt. Phelps the farm and

House Lot No.

Mr. Hen-

ry was a Lieut, before the

Revolution, in which he took

an active part and

ried

f<n'

several years sustained offices in the

town, and was a good citizen.

Mr. Henry

in

1761 mar-

Hannah Watson
following

of Leicester,

who was
born
in

the mother of

the

children:

Sarah,

1763; David,

1764; Samuel, 1765; Hannah,

1767; Benjamin,

1769;

138
Silus,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
1771
;

Johnson,

1773

Lydia, 1775

Betsey, 1781.

Lieut.

David Henry died Dec. 22d, 1809, aged 75 years.

P3sq.,

Nathaniel Munro,
children and four

with

his

wife

Mary, seven
Bristol,

negroes,* removed

from

Rhode
Jotham
Mr.

Island, in 1768, to Rutland; purchased a farm of

Bellows,

being

part of

the

"

Judge Sewall farm."

Mrs.

Munro and
ro

his family
6,

were respectable people.

aged 82
;

Mr. Mun4,

died

May

1794,

Munro, Aug.
Margaret
to

1794, aged 79 years.

Marriages,

S^c,

of

their

children.

Wil-

liam
cretia

Coggisall,

Gates

Moses Phelps

Timothy to LuBenjamin to Lavina Gates Deborah to Stephen was a Doctor, settled and pracEsq., of
;
;

Rhode Island

tised at Millbury.

Mr. William Bridge

the
heirs of
23.

of

Lexington,

married

Mary

Porter, removed to Rutland,

purchased

land laid out to

Jacob

Farrar, being

second division of Lot

Mr. Bridge was a mason by occupation, yet he had a good common education was an excellent draftsman, filled many offices, was a useful citizen, an P^nsign
of the minute
eral

No.

men, &c.

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge had sevUnited

children

who

settled in different parts of the

is

States, one of

which

the relict of the late

Esq.

Ensign
is

Bridge died

Feb.

9,

Zadock Gates, 1804, aged 64 years.

His widow

yet living, enjoying her mental faculties at

the age of ninety.

Mr. George Clark,

a tailor

by occupation, came

to

Rutland, and in 1765, married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.

land, on which they lived

Aaron Rice by a second marriage, by whom he had some it was part of House Lot No, (being the stand now owned by Alpheus King 4,
;

* Not a NeErro now belongs to

this

town.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Brown.)
Col.
try,

139

Murray

Mr. Chirk was a facetious man, and a favorite of yet he entered into the service of his coun;

and was a

soldier of the Revolution

five

he kept

his final

settlements

until they sold for

store.
all

hundred

dollars,

with

which he opened a small

ty,

Their children were Patmarried

;

Sally

and Aaron, who

Patty

to

Isaac

Clark of Ilubbardston.

Mr
moved
Sally.

Clark and his wife several years ago sold and reto

New York

State,

and lived with their daughter,

of

Dka. Eleazer Ball was proprietor

58,

House Lot No.

first

and

all

its

after divisions

one of the

settlers of

Rutland, and for

prietory,
trees,

many

years sustained offices in

;

the profell

town and church

when
to

he begun to

the

he was not only exposed to

but

privations incident to settlers in

many difficulties and the wo -ds far from the

the ravenous bear
his

habitations
wolf,

of civilization,

and

and cruel Indian.

Grace, 1730;

Mr. Ball and

wife,

Abi<rail,

were from Concord.

in

Their children were

Eleazer, born

1728;

Sarah, 1737; Israel,

Phmehas, 1732; Abigail, 1735; 1739; Hannah, 1741. By Margaret,

Abigail,
first

second wife, Mary, 1744; John, 1747.

of Dea. Ball died Oct. 9, 1741.

wife

Eleazer Ball,
Concord, by

jun'r, in

1757,

married

Lucy Derby
in

of

whom
river.

he had Eleazer, born in 1760; Mary,

1762; Phinehas, 1764.

near

Mr. Ball lived

died.

New

Boston,

Ware

He

His widow married Samuel

1783, married
:

Chaffin of Holden in 1768.

Eleazer Ball, 3d, on Nov.

zier,

3,

Lucy Ro-

by

whom

he had the following children

Polly, Jonas,

Samuel, Rufus, Lucy, Silas Rozier, Joel, Louisa and Adaline.

Several of the daughters married and settled in

;

Mon-

treal

Jonas married and

lives in Rutland.

140
The
tled

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
descendants of Deacon Ball are numerous and set-

not only in various parts of the United States, but in

the British Dominions.

There are but few

was
from
Dea.

of

them now

inhabitants of Rutland.

Mr. Jamks
farm originally
in
his

Wheeler
laid to

Concord,

a
;

black-

smith by trade; he bought of

Muzzy

a part of his

Joseph Wright, and

set

up a shop,
he sold

which for several years he worked

stand and bought
at the parting of
until his death.

at his trade

Ilardwick and Barre

Abigail, daugh-

roads,

where he lived
Dea. Ball,

Mr. Wheeler, on
ter of

May

24, 1750, married

who was

the mother ol Abigail, Mary,

Humphry, Phinehas, James, Sarah, Deidama. Humphry and Mary died

Abigail married Isaac Stratton
;

Eleazer, Elizabeth, and

in the sickness of

1756.

Phinehas, Polly

McCobb;
Mr.
are

James, Thankful Tower

Ddidami, Nathan Munro.

diif^u'ent

Wheeler's children settled in

parts

there

none

of his descendants in Rutland.

Capt. Phinehas Walker married Beulah Clap; they were both of Sudbury, where their two first children were Mr. and Mrs. Walker were parents of the following born.
children: Jemima, born in 1747; Jonas, 1749; Abel, 1752;

John,

1755; Anna,

1757; Daniel,

1759;

Sarah,

1762;

Asa, 1764; Reuben, 1767.

Capt. Walker bought lands at the confluence of

Ware
about

and

Longmeadow

streams,

laid

to

Capt. Joseph

Ilaynes
in

and Mr. Samuel Waldo, where he

1750, and was for
citizens,

built

and moved

filled

many years one of our most valuable many offices in the town, and was a captain
to

of the militia in the Revolutionary war, &c.

Soon

after

Mr. Walker removed

Rutland, he and his

wife were admitted into the Church, and were exemplary

members

thereof; although they lived four miles from meet-

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
ing their seats were seldom empty.

141
the
trial

They had
in

of

burying their sons, Abel and John,

sickness of 1756.
of the Revolution
; ;

one grave,

in

the

Jonas was a minute man, and an

officer

Asa was a doctor settled and practiced in Barre Reuben was a doctor died Nov. 30, 1797 Daniel, on Dec. 25, 1781, married Sibbel Roper is now one of our Justices Ens. Jonas Walker married Sarah,

daughter of Mr.
Dec.

Daniel

Davis, jun'r, on

Feb. 15, 1779.

Sarah married Luther Johnson, a soldier of the Revolution,

9,

1783

Jemima married Abraham Wheeler.

fit

Capt.

Walker died
in the 71st

in his chair of a

of apoplexy, Oct. 16, 1792,

relict of

year of his age.

Beulah,

Capt. Phine-

has Walker died

May

4,

1809, in the 86th year of her age.

his

Mr. Samuel Gates,

wife,

Abigail,

from

Rutland

District, with their children, in

1768,
in

moved on a farm he
Boston, adjoining
beinor the

purchased of Samuel Laughton,

New

Meadow Brook, south Joseph Gates now lives on.

Lon<r
respectable family.

of

Ware River, They were an

to

industrious

same and

Sarah Gates was married

Jason

Duncan, Oct.
21,

16,

1775;

Abigail

to

Benjamin Estabrook, June

of
15,

1778,

Samuel Gates, jun'r, to Susanna, daughter Laughton; Joseph to Sarah Roper, Feb.
lived with
his
;

Nathaniel
1789, and

parents
to

Benjamin

to

Elizabeth eNwton,

Oct. 1789

Hannah

Samuel Flathorn, March, 1798.

his

Mr. Daniel Roper with

in

wife, Sarah,

from Sutton,
to

1776, bought a farm of John

Bruce,

and removed

Rutland, being the same his son, Daniel, lives on.

lived to the age of

Mr. Roper was an industrious and good townsman. He 90 years, his descendants are many,

several of

whom
of
12

are inhabitants of
Children.

New

Boston.
to

3Iarria<jes

their

Sibbel

Daniel Walker

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HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
;

Sarah to Joseph Gates

to

Daniel to Pamelia Davis

;

John

Sarah

How

Polly to James Piper

Lucretia to Elijah

Green.

Mr. Matthias
settlers of

How

and Elizabeth,

his wife,

were

early-

Rutland.

He

bought land on the West

side of

Ware
to

River, near' Judge Sewall's farm, originally laid out

Jonas Clark, Esq., (now owned by Francis S. Hooker,)

his

where he and

wife had born

unto them

Matthias^
;

May,
Micah,
1755.

1742;
June,

Sarah,

June,

1744; Tabitha, Aug., 174G

Aug.,

1749; Abigail,

1752; Ruth, Jan.,

Marriages of their children.

daughter of Mr. Nathan
ried

Matthias married Azubah,

Oct.,

Davis,

1767; Micah marRead.

fifth

Hannah, daughter of Capt. Thomas How's descendants are many some of the
;

Mr.

genera-

tion are inhabitants of Rutland.

father.

He

Matthias settled with his

lived to near 90 years.

Mr.
late as
fortify

lived the

Nurse and family previous to 1747, North side of Mill Brook, on Mill Lot, and as 1747, was chosen to petition the General Court to this Town against the common enemy with GarriBp:n.jamin
jun'r, lived

sons,

and a suitable number of men, &c.

on the South side of Mill

Benjamin Nurse,
children;
tha,

Brook, where he and his wife Martha had the following

Sarah,

born

in

1744; Benjamin,
John,

1746; MarHepzibah,

1747;
;

Susanna,

1749;

1753;

1755

Jonas, 1757.
his

Joshua Nurse and

wife,

Mary, had the following

children: Abigail, born 1745; Bettee, 1747; Lydia, 1749;

Asa, 1753; Huldah, 1756; Ephraim, 1758; Hannah, 1762.

Nathan Davis,
to

jun'r,

on

Dec,
8,

8,

1761,

was married
jun'r, to

Mary Nurse.

In 1763, Dec.

Joshua Nurse,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Pvlizabeth
3<1, to

143
Benjamin
She
is

Rogers;

in

1772,

Dec.

14,

Nurse,
living.

Mary, daughter

of Isaac Stevens.

now

Tlie family of Nurses are numerous and

phices.

settled in

various

But few

of their

posterity are

now

inhabitants of

Rutland.
lands and buildings occupied by the Messrs Nurses, have been owned and occupied by Joshua and James Phil-

The

lips

John Bruce, Messrs. Ropers, &c., being the lands granted to Daniel Shepard and John Barker for the privilege of erecting mills.
w^ith

their

families,

Mr. Joseph Simonds, from Lexington,

tlement of

in

the early setoriginally laid

16,

New

Boston, purchased lands

to his right

out to Ezekiel

Day

of

House Lot No.

on

which for several years he

lived.

Mr. Simonds was a man

character.

of

wit,

yet

of

an eccentric
life;

He
;

lived

a single

and singular

he sold

his farm and bought in New Hampshire, where for several years he lived some freak took him he abandoned his farm and tools spent his last days hermit-like, and died

several years since in Hubbardston.

Mr. Ephrahi Bruck was an early settler of Rutland* bought land on Oak Hill laid out to Henry Franklyn and others, since owned by Eliakim Davis, now by Jedu-

He

than Green.

Mr. Bruce and his wife had the following

;

children: John, born in 1770; Peter, 1772; Stewart, 1774

Luther,

1776; Dolly, 1778;

at the

Debbe, 1782.
in

His brother,

John Bruce,

same time lived

New

Boston.

Mr. Bexj.vmin Stearns from Lexington, in 1753, married Mary Warren of Hardwick, by whom he had the following children:
Levi, born
in

1755; FAl

1757; John,

1760; Mary, 1763; Jonas, 1765.

Mr. Stearns bought land

laid out

to Col.

Hatch, on Da-

144
vis's

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
brook, where he lived until his death, which happened

Sept. 27, 1766.

Widow

Stearns was, on April 21, 1771,

of Hubbardston.

married

to

Benjamin Hoit

Levi married

Miss Warren.
Revolution.

Eli settled at Lancaster,

was a Justice of

the Peace and a Representative.

Mary married

John was a soldier of the Asa Rice; Jonas married

Lydia Savage,

both

settled at Princeton.

Mr. Francis Maynard boucrht land ori^nallv laid out to Capt. Samuel Wright, on the North side of the ten rod road, on Pound Hill, was a tailor by occupation. In

1767, he married Ruth, daughter of Mr. P^phraim Hubbard,

by

whom

he had Mercy, born

in

1767

Patty, 1768

Amasa,
in

1769; Ephraim, 1771; Ruth, 1774; Naomi, 1776. Amasa married and settled in Oakham, the others

different places.

There

is

none of

their

descendants in

Rutland.

of Leicester,

Mr. Thomas Harman in 1774, married Anne Lamond was for several years a noted Surveyor, and
and setting
off several of the divisions

assisted in surveying

of land in

Rutland and elsewhere.

land laid to

He owned
laid to

Thomas

Fitch, Esq.,

and land
East of

him

in

right of School Lot No.

63, situated

Long Pond, where he lived

Mr. Eleazer
No. 54, and
all

until his death.

Brown

was proprietor of
and, on

House Lot
1731,

its'

after divisions,

had 30 acres

of land laid out to

May 20, him by Ware River.

Mr.
and

Brown
al

early in the settlement of Rutland with his wife

family removed and began a settlement in the woods, severmiles distant from any white inhabitants, where he built
his future residence.

and commenced clearing the land for

But
of

The remarkable death Eleazer Brown who went from home well on the 25th
his

prospects were cut

off.

"

day of November, 1746, and on January the 17th day,


HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
1747, he was found dead,
deer."
IMrs.

145
a

lying by

the side of

buck

Tradition says his gun stood by a tree.

Brown had

the resohition and

fortitude

to

remain

on the settlement for several years after the death of her

husband, before
the
place

there
for

weie any other inhabitants,

"

and

was
It

several years called

Widow Brown's
to take

Town.'"*
cattle

had been the practice of Mr. Brown

from the lower towns,

salt

yard and

would
paths,

collect.

them run in the woods, them, by the sound of the conkshell they Mrs. Brown, after her husband's death,
let

would take her gun. mount her horse,

ride

in

the catties'

and by the sound of her conkshell

ride

collect

them,
to

and when necessary,

Rutland.

and pass over Ware River

Capt. Saxmuel

Brown

was brother
first

to

Eleazer.

He

was owner of
of
Hill

GO acres of

division of upland in right

House Lot No.

54, located
lived.

Pond, on which he

East and South of Turkey Mr. Brown was an active

to

and useful
sustained

townsman.
in

While belonging
town and
militia.

Rutland he

offices

the

Many

years

past he malted barley,

made

brick, &c.
chil;

Mr. Brown and Sarah, his wife, had the following

dren
:

Abel, born in 1739; Abigail, 1743; Martha, 1746

Samuel, 1749; Alpheus, 1752; Abijah, 1755.

Capt. Brow^n's descendants are many,
o'eneration are o

some

of the fifth

now

inhabitants of Rutland.

Capt. Samuel Stone of Lexington, formerly of

bury, was proprietor of Ilouse Lot No. 25, and all
divisions,
its

Sudafter

and with

his

sons became owner

of

about 900

acres.

Mr. Samuel Stone,

jun'r,

owned and

lived on the

House

*IS"ow Hubbardston.

13*

146
Lot and
first

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
after divisions

contignon?, and

was one
Oct.
20,

of

the

settlers
to

of

the

town.

He
:

was, on

1732,

married

Mindwell, daughter of Dea. Stevens, by

Esther, born in 1733
;
;

whom
Sam;

he had the following children

uel,

1736

Isaac,

1739

Mindwell, 1742
-

Stevens, 1744

second Stevens, 1746; Elijah, 1749.

Mr. Stone, though advanced

the liberty of
in
liis

in

life,

country, he entered

its

was so engaged in service, and died

Isaac,

the

Revolutionary war.
20,

His

son,

died

in

the

French war, Nov.

young.
Patience

1756.

Mindwell and
Briant
;

Stevens died

Esther married John

Atherton, in
17-".

Samuel married
son,

6,

by whom he had one

with
small pox,
his

named Samuel.
1759.

Mrs. Stone died

for

Dec
1762

Mr. Stone married

second

wife,

Dorothy
in
;

Fletcher in 1761, by

whom

he had Thomas, born

;

Dorothy, 1764; Alpheus F. Fletcher, 1767

Susanna, 1772.
tieth

Abigail, 1769

Mr. Stone died Dec. 10, 1775,

in the for-

year of his age.

He was

an active and useful citizen

in the

commencement

of the Revolution.

Munro;
Savage.

Second Stevens, on August 30, 1770, married Mercy Elijah was, on April 18, 1771, married to Eunice
and lived on the North part and himself
at the parting

Mr. Nathan Stone

of

built

of the land granted to his father

Hubbardston and Princeton roads, where he and his wife, Mary, had the following children: Mary, born in 1741;
Nathan, 1746;
Jeduthan,

Thankful, 1743:

1748; Lois,

1752; Rebekah, 1756.

Mary was
Thankful
to

married to

Edward
Eli

Rice,
;

May

10,

1758;

Isaac Savage in

1766

Nathan

to Freelove

PhilHps, in

1768; Lois

to

Clark, in

1770; Jeduthan,

HISTOHY OF RUTLAND.
to

147
Thoniiis

Elizabeth

How,

in

1773;

Rebekali

to

Hunt,

in

1775.

Mr. and Mrs. Stone were useful members of

their descendants

society

are

many, some of
in

whom

live

on the

original farm,

and several others

Rutland.

John Stone,
Lexington.

Esq., and his wife, Elizabeth, were from

His farm bounded P^asterly on Muschopauge

Pond
useful

although not a proi)rietor, he was for

many

years a

member

of

society,

and sustained

civil,

municipal

and religious
John,

offices until

near his death.

wife had the following children

Dea. Stone and his

born

first

Dec,
]March,

1732; Abigail,

October,

1734; Sarah
April,

Dec, 1736;
Elizabeth,

Eunice, March,

1739; Beulah,

1741;

1743; Dorcas, May,

died

1745; Hepzibah,
38th

April, 1747; Israel, April, 17 19.

Mrs.

p:iizabeth Stone

May

21. 1751, in the

year of her age.

Dea.

Stone in
relict of

1766,

married

Widow

Mary

Brown

of

Holden,

Timothy Brown, and

John Stone, Esq.,
in

daughter of

Samuel Stratton,

senior.

died Oct. 11, 1776.

Marriages, 4'^^ of his

ried

children.

John,
in

1755,

mar-

Lucy Fletcher; Abigail

Silas

died

1755; Sarah lived

single to old age;

Eunice married Isaac Bellows; Beulah

;

married

Jones

Elizabeth

married Isaac

Wheeler

Dorcas died
Gates
;

Dec

21,

1747; Hepzibah

married Jonathan

Israel married

Lydia Barret.
Dea. Stone are numerous and peo-

The descendants
ants of Rutland.

of

pling several of the

United States,

several

are inhabit-

Mr. Jonas Stone and

Lexinijton,

owned

Elizabeth, his

wife,

were from
to

and lived on land granted

Samuel
25,

Stone for

first

division of upland laid to

House Lot No.

situated one mile

and one-third East of the meeting-house.

148

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
;

Mr. and Mrs. Stone were respectable

offices

he

lield

several

while at Rutland in the proprietory, town and church.

in

Their children were Elizabeth, born

1733; Deborah,

1736;
ington.

Jonas,

1740-41;
Mr.

Lucy,
in

1743; Hannah,
1751,

174G;

Zeruiah,

1749.

Stone

returned

to

Lexwife

Isaac Stone, Esq., (brother

Martha, and
tee,

their

children,

1751
his

removed
left.
;

Abner,

to

Jonas.) with

his

born

in

1748; PatRutland,

from Lexington, and settled on the

Their children born
in

farm

brother

were

Isaac, in

1753

Abigail, 1755; Alpheus, 1757.

Mr. Stone,
of the

in 1762, sold,

moved and

built the

West part
where he

Tavern House,

in the centre of the town,

for several years kept a public house,

which has been from

which

that time to the present, occupied in like manner, being

House Lot No. was garrisoned

61, granted to the first settled minister, for Rev.

Mr. Willard.

Esquire Stone in the early settlement of

a good lot of land a
stands, on
little

Oakham bought
his

North
to

of

where the meetin^^-house

family,

which he

built

and removed
the Rev.

and

married his daughter, Pattee,

the
first

John Strickland,

minis.er of

Oakham.

Capt. John Stone, son of John Stone, Esq., was, on Sept. 9, 1755, married to Lucy, daughter of Dr. Hezekiah
Fletcher, by
kiah, born

whom

he had the following children

P^lizabeth,
;

Heze-

in

1756;

1763

Susanna, 1765

second
;

1758; Lucy, 1760; John, Hezekiah, 1769 Hannah,

;

1772;

second Susanna, 1774

Alpheus

F.,

1778

Hannah

Buckminster, 1780.
Capt. Stone bought and
settled on land

originally laid

out

to

Lieut.

corner of
useful

Simon Davis, bounded on the Northwest Muschopauge Pond. Capt. Stone was a very
of society
;

member

-was

Lieutenant of the minute

HISTOUY OF RUTLAND.
company, and afterwurds Captain of the
years a Selectman,
Assessor, and
militia,

149

for

many
and

Town

Clerk,

&c,,

represented the town in the General Court.

Mr. Simon Stone and

ingham, came
to Rutland.

his

wife,

Hannah, from Framland laid to Lieut.

He bought

Simon Davis, and set up a tannery, (supposed to be the first in town,) where he for several years carried on the
tanning and curryiug business
;

he sold and bought a farm

granted to Samuel

now owned by
Sewall, Esq.
of that

his son, Jonas, originally

Mr. Stone was of the same family as others

that settled in Rutland.

name

Part of their
Feb.

chil-

dren were born in

in

Framingham
Feb.
10.

the following were born

Rutland: Daniel,
Jonas, Aug.

23,

1747-8;

David,

24,

1749;
Daniel,

1752; Lucy, Aug., 1754; second

15,

May

28,

1757; Susamia, Nov.

90 years.

1760.

One

dauii'hter is

now

livin^, ag^ed

The

family by the

name

of Stone that settled in

Rutland
set-

were respectable,

their descendants are

numerous and

tled in various parts of America.

Dea. John Muzzy married

liam
John, he moved to Rutland.

Abigail, daughter

of
his

AVil-

Reed, Esq., of Lexington, with

whom

and

son,

He bought

land

originally

granted to Joseph Wright to his right of House Lot No.

10,

where he lived several years

Silas

near

where the great

Reed's.

elm stands, between

Davis's and

Suel

Mr.

Muzzy

James Wheeler, and for a short time lived on the farm now owned by Levi Bartlett, from whence he moved to Spencer, where for many years he was Deacon
sold to
of the church

Rutland he was a Selectman, Assessor, &c.

and an active member of society whilst at Mr. and Mrs.

;

Muzzy had

fifteen

children.
in

The

following were born in

i

Rutland: Thaddeus,

1740;

Mary, 1742; Olive, 1744

150

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Elizabeth Bradshaw, 1746; Jonas, 1748; Rebekah, 1750

Sarah, 1752.

Widow
with
it

Olive Stebbins

now

living at Spencer, recollects

having the throat distemper in 1749, at the time many died

in

Rutland and other places.

the fifth

Dea. Muzzy's descendants are many, some of

generation

now

live in Rutland.

Mr.

Benjamin Reed,

son

of

William

Reed,

Esq.,

and Rebekah

his wife, married

Mary Muzzy, by whom he

had the following children: Mary, born in 1744; Benjamin, 1745; Edmund, 1747; Benjamin, 1750; second second Mary, 1751; second Edmund, 1755; Patience, 1761 Silas, 1762. Mr. and Mrs. Reed were bereaved of
;

three children

b}^

the canker-rash within twelve days in the

sickness of 1749, and were left childless.

promising young man, was one of

the minute

The next son, a men he

;

marched
service,

at his country's call

enlisted

in the eight

months

and was one* of the

slain at

the memorable battle

of Blinker Hill,

June

17, 1775.

But they are not

left

without posterity.

Edmund,
in

in

1778, married Merriam

demons;
in

Patience,
in

1781, was

married
to

to

Daniel

Nurse; Mary,
Silas,

1785,

was married
IMr.

Samuel

Hair;

1785,

married

Eleanor Hunter.

Reed was an honest man, a good neighbor, and useful His farm was situated on Worcester meadow hill, being division land laid out to Joseph Wright to his right of House Lot No. 10.
townsman.

Dea. Jonas Reed, brother

ried

of

Benjamin Reed, marEliza-

Elizabeth, daughter of

Mr. Joseph and Mrs.

beth Wright of Concord, by

in

whom

he had Rebekah, born

1748; Jonas,

1750;
1761.

Elizabeth,

1755; second

Jonas,
the

1759; Nathan,

Jonas and Elizabeth died of

in

dysentery in the sickness of 1756, and were buried

one

HISTOllY OF RUTLAND.
grave
in

151
lived

Rutland.
it

Although Mr. Reed bought and

to

in Ilolden,

being the corner farm, and within two miles

its

of Rutland meeting-house, he belonged

church and

attended

its

meetings.

He

sold

his

farm and bought of

David Brown a farm, where Jonas and Nathan were born, and in 1763, which he sold to Capt. James Davis,

moved on

the

farm he bought of Isaac Stone, where he

death,

lived until his

which occurred April

of the

5,

1806, in the

84th year of his age.

There are several

Esq.,

descendants of William Reed,

now

inhabitants of

Rutland

one of

whom

is

in

direct line, both of the fourth

and

fifth

generation.
of Reeds from

I would here note,

that

the family

Lex-

ington spelt their

name
names

Reed, and
note,
it

those

from Sudbury

Read,

and should likewise

has been

my

practice

in general to spell

as originally recorded.
his wife

Lieut. Timothy MnrcALF, with

Hannah and
to
to,

two

children, in 1763,

moved from Dedham

hill,

Rutland.

He
29.

bought a farm on Bear

Mr.

originally laid

and lived
he

on by Benjamin Fletcher

to his right of

House Lot No.

;

and Mrs.

Metcalf
in

were

very respectable

sustained

many

offices

the town.

Their children were

Timothy, Reuben, Hannah and Sarah.

in

the

first

eight months' service,

was

Timothy

enlisted

taken sick and

died before his time of service was out.

Reuben married
to

and

settled

at

Brattleborough
17,

Hannah was married

Zadock Gates, April

1788; Sarah, was on March 13,

Hannah, wife of Lieut. 1799, married to Calvin How. Timothy Metcalf, died Dec. 13, 1812, aged 76 years. Mr. Metcalf lived to a good old age.
CuL. Daniel Clapp,
originally granted
to

in

1768, bought part of the land

Col.

Thomas

Fitch,
of

now owned by
Sudbury, moved

Messrs. Holdens.

Mr. Clapp, formerly

152
from Princeton
from Concord,
Col.
citizen,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
to

Rntlancl.

His wife was Sarah Muzzy,

they
filled

were not blessed with children.

Rutland, was an active and
otiices,

Clapp, while at

useful

and
his

many

especially

in

the

com-

mencement
he
sold

of the

American Revolution.
years

His wife dying,

farm,

and devoted -himself to public service.

Register of Deeds for the County

He was

for

many

of Worcester.

Hon. John Fessenden, was born

Rutland, situated on Walnut Samuel White, to his right has been owned by Eliphalet Mr. Fessenden, on Nov.
Hill, laid

at

Lexington.

Mr.

Fessenden, previous to the Revolution, bought a farm in

out in 17*28, to Mr.

House Lot No. 3G, which How and David Brown.

of
23,

1769, married
of

Elizabeth,

daughter of Capt. Ross

Wyman

Shrewsbury, by
Relief,

whom

he had John, born

Elizabeth,

in

1770;

Wyman, 1772; Inman, 1773;

1780; Thomas,

1775; Stephen, 1777; 1783; Sarah Wedland, 1787.

Esquire Fessenden, although not heir to great wealth,

or having the advantage of a classical education, yet,

by

a strong mind, retentive memory, of republican principles,

and a
ulace,

certain

tact of expression,

was a favorite of the popoffices,

and was chosen or appointed into many

as
and

Representative, Senator, on committees of

of the

the town,

Commonwealth
Peace, &c.
7,

to

sell

the

confiscated lands, a Jus-

tice of the

Esquire Fessenden died of apoplexy,

April

1793, in the 64th year of his age.

Mr. James and Mrs. Elizabeth Browning brought

letters testimonial of their

church fellowship

in Ireland, in

and
and
nu-

were received into communion with the church

Rutland,

May

21, 1728.
in

They were worthy people;

a strange
of

fruitful

prosperous

land

merous,

some

their descendants

are

them are wealthy and henorable.


HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
They had born unto them,
t

153

six

sons and four daughters';

the

he danger being so great from

Indians

tlieir
;

first

child

was born
killed.)

in

a garrison, on August 20, 1723

(six

days after Kev.

Mr. Willard and

they

Dea. Stevens's chiklren

;

were
born

whom
5,

named William

Elizabeth,

was

June
28,

1725; James,

May
20,

25,

1727; Trustrara,

Aug.
22,

1728; Margaret,
Mary,

Dec.

1731; Joseph,
22,

Nov
1737;

1733;

June

6,

1735; John, Oct.

Samuel, Oct. 28, 1740; Martha, Nov. 21, 1744.

Miirriages,
land,
of
S^c.

William

married

Rebecca
of
;

McFar;

Worcester;
;

Elizabeth,

William

McFarland, of
Leicester

Worcester
garet,

James,

Rebekah
District;

Scott,

Marof

William Tuffts of ^q\v Braintree

of
;

Mary, Matthew
Tuffts,

Caldwell
Brookfield

Rutland

John,

Sarah

Martha,

David Bent of Rutland; Trustram

Brimfield,

and Samuel never married.

Joseph settled
sentatives
to
in

was

one of their Represettled

the

General

Court.

Four sons

in

Dublin corner, had large farms, good houses, great barns,

fine

orchards, were in easy circumstances, and assisted in

achieving the Independence of America.

Mr. Browning was

Proprietor of

House Lot No.

53,

and
1749.
to

all

its

after

divisons,

the

whole he and

his sons
3,

owned was about 800

acres.

Mr. Browning died Feb.

outlived

Widow Browning,
Oliphant, of

on Nov. 23, 1752, was married

Andrew

Dedham, whom she

many

years.

She spent her

last

days with her daughter Bent,

and died
pleasing
first

aged about 90 years. Mrs. Oliphant was a and pious old lady. Sixty-six years after her marriage, she cheerfully with her own hands paid her

ministerial

and other taxes.

and James
14.

Malcam Ht:ndery
tors of

Clark were

Propriehis

House Lot No.

13

Mr. Hendery and

wife

154

HISTORY OF RU1LAND,
in
in

Margaret were professors

as

Ireland,

and were admitted

members
in

of the

church

Kutland.

Mr. Hendery
Frink
;

as-

sisted

the

ordination
active

of Rev.

Mr.

was

for

short time an

and useful member of

society, a

Se-

lectman in 1729.

In 1728, he built a grist mill on

died about

Buck

Brook

his

house and land were near the outlet of Cedar

Swamp Pond.

He

1730.

His widow and son

Andrew owned the mill Andrew Hendery, on

Watson, by
ret,

for several years after his death.

Jan.

22,

1736, married Susanna

:

whom

he had the following children

&.e.

Marga-

Jonas

Buckingham, William,

William married

Susanna, danghter of Capt. John Phelps, by

several
children.
in

whom
of

Some

of

five generations

he had Henderys

have lived

Rutland.

Miss Sarah McCarter, a single woman, was the only female that was Proprietor of' lands in the six miles square. It is probable she was sister to Malcam Hendery's wife, as Mr. Hendery and Sarah McCarter had grants of land
in

common, North

of

Buck Brook, &c.

On

Dec.

10,

1729, Jonas Buckingham was married to Sarah McCarter,

being the second marriage solemnized by Rev. Mr. Frink.

family for

The Buckingham farm has been owned by many years.

the

Henry
let-

Mr.
in

Edward Savage,

and Mary

his wife,

brought

ters testimonial of their

church fellowship in Ireland, and

1728, united with the church in Rutland.

settler;

Mr. Savage

was an early
and of a good

he bought land pleasantly situated,

quality.

Southwest of Cedar
Ball.

Swamp Pond,

originally granted to

Samuel
:

Mr. and Mrs. Savage

had the following children

in

Mary, Edward, Sarah, Seth,

Seth married Lydia Craige
Isaac in
Stone,

Abraham, Isaac and Eunice.

1756,

settled

in

Princeton;

1766, married
settled

Thankful, daughter of Mr. Nathan

on the

home farm; Eunice, in 1771, was married to Elijah Stone.

IIISTORT OF RUTLAND.

165
of them, inhab-

The

desceiidunts of each of these are,

some

itants of Rutland, to the sixth generation.

The
settlers

family

of

Crawfords were early and respectable

of

of that part
letters

Rutland called Dublin:

the

several
in

brought

testimonial of their church

fellowship

Ireland, and

united

with

church

in

Rutland.

Late

Capt. AVilliam

Crawford, son of Alexander and Elizabeth

near

Crawford, was born

Cedar

Swamp

Pond, Oct.
to

13,

O.
his

S. 1745,

and

in

March, 1750, removed

Oakham, with

father.

Capt.

Wm.
parts

Crawford died June

of Crawfords of

30, 1833,

aged 88 years.
settled

The family
various

are numerous, and

in

America.

Hon.

William H. Crawford,

formerly Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,

and was

at his death.

Judge of the Supreme Court

as those

of Georgia,

of the

same family,

who

settled in Rutland.

John Lacore was married to Margaret May 24, James Bell was married to J^^artha Crawford; in 1735, May 6, Samuel Crawford was married to Sarah Moor; in 1735, Dec. 4, John Moore was married to Rose Crawford; in 1745, April 15, William McCobb was married to Mary Crawford- Mr. McCobb
In 1731,
;

May
in

20,

Crawford

1733,

lived near

Buck Brook.

Some

of his descendants are

now

inhabitants of Rutland.

Capt. John McClanatiiax,

Savage, John
tled in

in the

early settlement of

Rutland, emigrated from Ireland in company with

Edward
set-

McMorrah and

others.

He

bought and

that part of Rutland called Dublin, on

No.

47, granted to

Thomas How,
the
militia
in

Esq.
the

House Lot Mr. McClanathan

Revolution,

was a Capt.
spectable
his

of

before

and

sustained other
;

offices

the town.

His family were re-

was Martha Shaw, who came to America with him, and was mother of his children, who
wife
to

were married as follows: Mary,

Phillip

Boyns, March,

156
1772; Martha

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

to Joseph Koapp, Dec. 1772; Elizabeth James Rivers, 1778 John to Phebe Bent. Nov. 1780 Sarah to Isaac Gooclspeed, March, 1782; EleaThomas to nor to Lemuel Harrington, March, 1785 William to Dorothy Dalrymple of Dudley, in 1781

to

Mary Crosby
in

of Brookfield, in 1794.

Col. John Murray.

John

McMorrah, with
his

his mother,

company with
Elizabeth

Edward

Savage and

wife,

John

Martha Shaw and others, sailed from Ireland, and arrived in America in the early settlement of Rutland. Mrs. McMorrah died on the passage. John, when he sat his foot on American shore,
and

McClanathan,

was not only moneyless, but

to

in debt for his

short time he tried manual labor,

but

passage

for a

he was too lazy

a
friend
in

work, and to beg ashamed

finding

his

countryman, Andrew Ilendery, he commenced peddling, then

kept a small
for the
store,

and was afterwards a purchaser of

cattle

army.
enterprise,

By
friends,

good fortune, and the assistance of John McMorrah, from an indigent youth, became

the most wealthy

man

that

ever lived in

Rutland.

He

owned lands from East

of Dublin and

of the meeting-house to the

bounds

New

Boston.

John Morray
McClanathan,
his

after his arrival

did
to

not forget

Elizabeth

whom
by

he sailed

America with, but made her

John,
Robert.
Daniel,

wife,

whom

he

had the following children:

Robert,

Alexander, Isabel, Elizabeth,

Martha,
died.

Samuel,

second John,

second
Sept.
1,

Mrs.

Morray

Col.

Murray, on

1761, married Miss

Lucretia Chandler of Boston,

by
ray
ried

whom
died.

child, named Lucretia. Mrs. MurJohn Murray, Esq., on Dec. 31, 17G9, marMiss Deborah Brindley of Boston, by whom he had

he had one

one
ray

daughterj

named

Deborah.
placed

The wives

Col.

Mur-

buried in Rutland, he

horizontally over their

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
graves
wliereou
sickness
large

157

handsome
17o{),

stones

underpinned with brick,

inscriptions.

were engraved appropriate

of

In the
being

he

buried his

first

Robert and John.

;

Mr. Murray bought and built on House Lot No. 3

enterprising and prosperous, he
ular

became opulent and popbeing a large landholder, had some tenants and

many

debtors.

Oa

Representative day

all

his friends that

coukl ride, walk, creep or hobble were at

the

Polls.

It

was not
in

his

fault

if

they returned dry.

He

represented

the town twenty years in succession, and held most of the

oliiies

the

power
and

of the people or

government

to

be-

stow.

After he had ascended the pinnacle of

fell

honor, he

i33t his balance,

out of the- United States.

Being

appointed
populace,

Mandamus Counsellor so exasperated the their they arose he having intelligence of

a
;

intended

visit the

night previous, by a back road left Rut-

land for the last time.

The

lands

that

were so rapidly
in

acquired, were in less time confiscated and sold.

Col.
his

Murray was a large

his

fleshy

man, when dressed

hat,

regimentals, with

gold bound

&c.,
in

he made

a superb appearance.

Col

Murray
&c.,

lived

style,

had
He
;

black servants and white attendants.

from
added

Boston,
to

Worcester,

His high company

office

-his

and

parade,

the popularity and splendor of

the

town.

promoted schools, and for several years gave twenty dollars yearly towards supporting a Latin Grammar School he
gave a Time Piece which was placed in front of the gallery, with these words on the case, " A Gift of John
also

Murray, Esq." After Col. Murray became wealthy, and was promoted, he was arbitrary and haughty. Under a monarchy, there was a greater distinction and distance between those in office and power, than there is under a Republican Government.
13^


158
HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Alexander, the oldest son of Col. Murray, did not leave

his

service,

town and. country with and was wounded

his family, but entered into the

in

the

defence of his country's

rights, for

which he drew a pension, and when his father's

lands
for

him.

were sold by Government, one farm was reserved Mr. Murray and his wife had three sons and

John was married to Lavina Morse, July, Sally Brown, April, 1798; Betsey to Isaac Wheeler, Jan. 29, 1804; Reuben lived with his father; the other daughter went to the State of Maine, was married there.
two daughters.
1790;

Samuel

to

Mr. Daniel Bliss was son

ister

of Rev. Daniel Bliss, min-

of

Concord.

Esq.
office

Bliss
in

came
in

to

Rutland
Col.

and

opened a lawyer's
daughter of Col.
dren
Bliss,
v.'hile

a house built

by

Murray,
chil-

(now owned by Dea. Mead,) and

Murray, by

176G, married Isabel,

whom

he had

three

living at Rutland, one of which,

John Murray

was born Feb. 22, 1771, who in 1834, died at St. N. B., Senior Judge of his Majesty's Supreme Elizabeth Murray, on Oct. 27, 1768, was marCourt. Daniel and ried to Mr. Joshua Upham of Brooktield.
Johns,

Samuel had a
married

collegiate education.

Mr. John Smith

Elizabeth

of

Worcester,
of

on
;

Dec.

12,

1754,
in

Dickee
to

Rutland

bought land

Dublin corner
.and
his

laid out

Duncan McFarland, where he

children
;

wife had several

in

Mary, married
in

Jedu1783.

Xhan

Tower,

1786; David, Rebekah Smith,

Mr. Smith many } ears past left this town. Mr. John Boice bought land in Dublin,
i)ut

originally laid

to

\\

illiam

Fenton, on which he lived

many

years.

Mr. Boice, on April 7, 1763, married Martha Dickee, by whom he had two sons and three daughters, who were
married as follows
JS'ov.
:

Patty
to

to

Reuben Smith

of

Paxton,

26,

1789; Thomas

Patty Read, Feb.

18,

1790;

HISTOia'
Jane,
rius
to

OF RUTLAND.
June
25,
171)5;
to

159
Isabel to

Elijah

Stearns,
9,

DaMr.

Bent,

March
Dani;-:!.

171)7;

John

Polly

Bond.

Boice's descendants are settled in the U. S. and in Canada.

Cornet

Estabrook, and
JNIr.

his
in

wife

Hannah,
settle-

were from Sudl)ury.

Estabrook

the

early

ment of Rutland bought land laid out on Worcester meadow hill in 1723, for Samuel Goodenow to his right of House Lot No. 40. When he began to fell the trees, it was dan<xerons o'oinix from his boardinfr house to his work
without his gun, not only on account of danger from
dians,

In-

but of

bears

and

wolves.

Mr.

Estabrook

his for

wife

were respectable and industrious people,

years they and
tlieir
is

and

and

many

offspring have possessed the

soil; a

grandson aged 67
born

its

present

owner,

Mr. and
1741; Thaddeus

Mrs.

Estabrook were parents of the following children

in

Daniel,

1737;

Thaddeus, 1740; Hannah,

Abigail,

second

Daniel,

1743;

1745

second

1748;

Benjamin,

1750;

John,

1752;

Anne,

1754;

Elizabeth, 1758.

Daniel Estabrook, jun'r, in April, 1766, married Persis,

daughter of

Mr. Plezekiah Newton of Paxton, by

born
in

whom
Jonah,

he had

Daniel,

1767; Jedediah,

1768;

Silas, 1774; Persis, 1776; Sophia. Thaddeus Estabrook married Sarah, daughter of Capt. Ross Wyman of Shrewsbury, by whom he had two daughMrs. Estabrook died. ters, named Susanna and Sally.

1770; Samuel, 1772;

Mr. Estabrook married for his second wife, Deliverance, daughter of Mr. Ebenezer and Mrs. Deliverance Hunt, dauohter of Mr. Jaazaniah and Mrs. Deliverance Newton, There has of that part of Rutland that is now Paxton.
six generations of this family

lived in

Rutland.

The

de-

scendants of
several of

Daniel Estabrook,
are

sen'r, are

very numerous,

whom

now

inhabitants of Rutland.
his

Mr. Samuel Estabrook, and

wife,

Abigail,

had two


160
HISTORY OF RUTLAND,
Lucy, born
Jedediali
in

sons and one daughter:

1739; Jedediali,
collegiate

1740;

Samuel, 1742.

had a

educa-

Mr. P^stabrook owned land near his brother, which tion. removed to Princeton, and lived on one of he sold,

Judge

Gill's farms.

Capt. David Bknt bought and lived on land laid out to Peter Moore, Easterly of Turkey Hill Pond, to the right Mr. Bent was an active and useful of House Lot No. 7.
citizen,

sustained
militia,

many

offices, as

Captain of the Alarm

men and
office

in the

time of the Revolution, in which

he frequently took an active part.

wife Lucy, had the following chil-

Capt. Bent, and his

dren,

Micah, born

Lucy, 1758;
Darius, 1769;

1751; John, 1754; David, 1756; Peter, 1760; Phebe, 1763; Rufus, 1766;
in

Thaddeus,

1771;
of

Phinehas,
the

1776.

Peter
Capt.

Bent, junior,

was a

soldier

Revolution.

Browning for his Bent, on Oct. 2, one son who was named he had whom wife, by second Samuel Browning. Capt. Bent's descendants are many,
1783, married Martha
settled in

various parts of the United States and in

the

British Dominions.

Mil.

North end
granted
ao-o,

Patrick Gregory, and his wife IMary, lived at the of Long Pond on House Lot No. 39, originally
to

Thos. Wheeler.

Mr. Gregory some eighty years

to

being in

Boston on business, a female appearing

be travelling the same

way he

was, asked him

little

if
;

he would
as a kind

be so good as
hearted
his
to

to carry her

bundle a

way

man he

consented,

he

had not gone far before

;

female company was missing

see

he opened
!

his

budget

what he had
its
it

in trust,

when, behold

a mulatto child
;

with tears in

eyes looked him in the face

he had pity

on
it

it,

brought

home with

him, and as he had no children,

Gregory.

was brought up tenderly, and received the name of Isaac Isaac, when he became a man, was frequently

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
in the luills of the

161
179G, was marof their descend-

merry and gay, and

;

in

ried to Olive Clark of llubbardston

some

ants are with us.

JSIk.

Samuel Hills, and

Rutland
; ;

his wife

Abigail,

were of the

first settlers of

they lived west of

Long Meadow

Brook, near the ford way

irave the followinjj

although they did not possess

the best land, they were blest with children, to

whom

they

Samuel and Abigail, twins, born Sarah, 1729; Mary, June, 1726; Nathaniel, April, 1728 1731; Euth, 1733; Elizabeth, 1736. The farm is now pasture and woodland.

names

Mk. Samuel Brittan, with

his wife, their sons,

William

and Samuel, with their wives and children, lived on and

ov/ned the farm, mills, &c., adjoining the road to Barre,'
at the falls of

Long Meadow Brook,

;

before,

and

at the time

of the Revolution
citizens.

they were respectable people and good

Mrs. Brittan, though a large woman, when called

sickness,

upon

in

whether by day or night, would mount

full

her horse and ride

speed to their assistance

fifth

there are
living

a few of their descendants of the

in Rutland.

generation

now

Lieut. Joseph

Wood
3d,
of

from Charlestown, was of the same

(no doubt)

family of Joseph Wood,

Indians,

who was

killed

by the

August

1724.

Mr.

Wood

married a daugh1729,

ter of Col.

Pond

Dedham, and

settled on Birch Hill, on

land originally laid out to Joseph Wood's heirs in

to right of

a son

House Lot No. 21. named Joseph. Mrs. Wood

Mr. and Mrs.

died.

Mr.

Wood had Wood marlived but a third

ried for his second wife,

Sarah Robbins, who

17*77,

short
wife.

time.

On June
;

8,

he married for his

Widow Dorothy
1778
Dolly,
;

Stone, by

whom
1779

he had Polly, born

;

March,
1781

Joshua
1784.

Bracket,

Samuel
Lieut.

King,

Mrs.

Wood

died.

Wood

mariied in 1790, for his fourth wife.

Widow

Abigail Cut-

162

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Lieut.
in

ting of Worcester. service at

Wood was

in

the eight

months

Cambridge

1775.

Mr. Thomas Wood, having

his house burnt at Charlestown,

removed

to

Rutland, and

for several years lived on his

farm at Birch

Hill.

Lieut. Joseph

Blake

with his family, from Ilardwick,

removed
built

to

Rutland, where for a few years he traded in

;

European and West India Goods whilst at Rutland he the house now owned by Capt. Jonas Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Blake had born at Rutland, Charles in 1771 Francis, 1773; Joshua, 1776. Mr. Blake removed from Rutland to Hingham.

William Caldwell,
ing children:

Esq.,

in

1778,

married

IMiss

Charlotte Blake of Hingham, by

whom

he had the follow-

William

Blake,

born Oct.
Blake,

1779;

Harriet
Charlotte

Debby,
Blake,

July,

1782;
;

Joseph
1788.

1784;

1786

Guy,

Esq.

Caldwell

owned

the

house built by Mr.

land
;

Blake, where he lived while at Rutcitizen,

was an active and useful

and a respectable
he with his

Attorney.

When

he

was appointed
Esq.,
at

Sheriff,

family removed to Worcester.

Francis Blake,
w^ell, settled

the

removal of Esq. Cald-

and practiced law

Worcester.

at the

same
in

stand, until his

removal
to

to

Mr. Blake was

1794, married

Miss

Eliza

Augusta Chandler

of Lancaster,
:

by

whom

he had the following children at Rutland Francis, Julianna, and Joseph Gardner. His public character is known.

Mr. Absalom Cutting, and his wife Keziah, lived on House Lot No. 15 they were parents of Gershom, Abigail, Jonah, Darius and Esther. Mr. Cutting was a shoemaker by occupation. He died April 11, 1767. Mrs.
;

Cutting survived her husband several years

tive

being an ac-

and industrious woman, she for several years in the Revolution took care of the meetinii^-house. Abiijail mar-

ried

Edmund

Rice, Sept.

30,

1784

Esther,

Capt.

James

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
INIcFailand of Worcester,

163
The
sons left

Feb, 24, 1807.

Kutland before marriage.

Capt. John Cunningham was, on June

ried
to

4th, 1773,

mar-

Priscilhx

Taber

of

Tiverton,

Rhode Lshmd.

He

bought, and for several years lived on land originally laid

out to Capt.
active

Thomas Smith.
officer

Capt.
af

Cunningham was an
Revolution.

man, and un

the

Several

years past he removed to Ilubbardston.

Mr. James Cunningham

of Brookfield
;

in 1768,

married

Mary

Tuffts

bought a farm owned by William Black, bounded on Barre and Oakham, originally laid out to Jonas
Clark, Esq., and Alexander Crawford.

Mr. Cunningham
It

having no children,
Capt.

his

widow gave
life,

the farm to William

is

Smith, to support her through

&c.

now owned by
WesterJohn Clark,
Blair,

ly

Henry Brigham. LiKUT. Jamp:s Blair bought and of Turkey Hill Pond, originally

settled on land
laid out
to

Rev. Mr. Frink and others.

jun'r, in 1778,

Mr. Blair was an active and

Revolution.

useful citizen, before and in the

James

married Martha, daughter of Esq.

Young

of

Worcester.
of

John Blair, in 1780, married Eunice, daughter Capt. Nathan Harrington of Holden.

settler

Mr. Ebenezer Metcalp was an early and respectable he bought land and lived West of Ball's Spring
;

he and his wife Margaret had the

Ebenezer, born
uel,

following
;

children
;

in

1734

Seth, 1736

Esther, 1737

Sam-

1739

Mary, 1741-2.

Mr. Joseph Hall was a carpenter by trade, he bought his wife was and settled on land East of Grass Hill Hannah, daughter of Dea. Ephraim Davis, by whom he
;

had the following children Elizabeth, born Sept., 1759 Hannah, August, 1767 Ephraim, Sept., 1761 Aaron, Silas, Nov., 1774 Joseph, 1773 Susanna, July, 1770
:

1777.

Mr. Hall removed from Rutland several years

past.

164

HISTORY OF IIUILAND.
the
mill built

Mr. Ei'HRAiM Allen owned

others.

by the Hen-

derys on Buck Brook, since owned by Joseph

lie in

Tower and
1758

1757, married

Widow

Iluldah Chesnutt of
in
;

Shrewsbury, by
nah, 1760
;

whom

he had Elijah, born

;

Han1772
;

Abner, 17G7

Cynthia, 1770

Huldah,

Samuel, 1777.

At

the time,

it

was the practice

line

for the

Deacons

to

read
to sit

the Psalms and

Hymns,

by

line,

and the singers

scattered over the meetin.i^-house.

gift of

Mr. Allen, having the

a strong and musical voice, was appointed Choiister,

in

and seated

the front gallery, where he led in the Sacred

Psalmody

of the Sanctuary.

ENTERPRIZE.
Although Rutland
of her
citizens

cannot boast of

her

men

of ffreat

wealth, magnificent buildings or large factories, yet,

are
in

many

easy
of
life.

circumstances,

and but few

that lack the comforts

olution,
ters

Before and since the Rev-

some

families,

and many of her sons and daugh-

have been enterprizing, learned or wealthy,

native place, settled in various parts
States,

have

left their

ed

Ocean,

in

the
seats

British
in

Dominions,
Pulpit,

filled

the

traversed

of the Unit-

the

at

the Bar and in

the Senate.

Caleb Sprague Henry,

giate education at Dartmouth,

(before omitted.) son of Silas

2,

and Phebe Henry, born August

1804, received a colle-

and

settled in the ministry.

Mary

Rice, daughter of Benjamin and

is

Betsey

Rice,

born Oct. 31, 1802,

now many hundred

miles distant

from her native

aries

place,

in

aiding and assisting the Mission-

among the Indians. The following families

Ohio
;

in

and about 1790, emigrated and

which
in
this

settled in

of each

of

place I give a

brief sketch.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
G!i>fKiiAL

l5
in

RuFUS Putnam was

in

boru

Sutton, by oc;

cupation a mill-wriolit, settled

Brooklield

in

the year
confiscated

1782, having purchased one of

fiu-ms,

Col. iMnrray's

removed

his

family

to

Rutland, and while in the

army gave general

Revolution
wiiose

directions as to the

management
in

of

it.

General Putnam was a valuable

officer

the

American
one

of

solid

and

penetrating

genius;

judgment and

plans, his fellow officers valued

and

reMed on.

At
tie

the

close of

the

war. General

his beloved, well regulated

and religious family.

Putnam returned to The lit--

time he was at Rutland, he was active and useful,

as

of>-

ficiated

constable, collector, selectman

and representa-

tive

to

the

Genci-al Court

w^ith others

as a committee in

1786, was chosen to ascertain and report a proper

number

and arrangement
they

of school plots in Rutland,

which service

performed, and made

very

particular

and accurate

bounds and descriptions of the number recommended.

Gen. Putnam,
in

1784, gave

100
one of
;

to

Leicester

Acad1787,
to

emy,

'

was

chosen

one

of

its

first

Trustees.
the
of

he was appointed by Congress

lay out the
tee

Surveyors
the

Western Territory
sale of

was one

Commitset-

on the
of the

Eastern Lands, a Justice of the Peace,

;

and
tlers

Quorum was one

characters
that

of the first

and principal
the

and

commenced

settlement

of

Ohio.

At
able

this

timo the roads from

New

England

to

Ohio were

circuitous,
to

and for a part of the way new, and uncomforttravel over no stage or steamboat to facilitate
;

the passage,
to

or railroad to
families,

fly

on, but

ox-wagons

fitted

convey the

and some of the most valuable furn-

iture

and provisions.

166
The emigrants
ons,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
bid farewell to their natire town, pleas-

ant homes, kind friends, &c., some on foot, some in wag-

and

some

of

the

most feeble and

delicate, for

change on horseback.
days, but for several
after a long
to

The journey was

;

not for a few

weeks or months

and they could not,

at its

and fatiguing journey, anticipate

end

meet at a civilized settlement, kind friends to greet and welcome them, but an uncultivated and vast wilderness,
inhabited by ravenous beasts and cruel Indians.

General Putnam^s family were himself, bis wife Persis,

their children, Elizabeth, Persis, Abigail, Susanna,

William

Rufus, Edwin, Katy, Patty, and his domestics.

Col. Silas Bent, with his wife Mary, and son, Silas, came from Rutland District about the year 176', bought land originally granted to Hon, Thomas Fitch, Esq., (now owned by Mr. Joel Holdeo, and Joel Holden, jun'r.) Af-

ter their

removal to Rutland, they had born, Molly, Susanna,

Persis,

Abigail,

Nahum, second Nahum, Abner, Dorcas,

Abigail and

Daniel and Charlotte.

Nahum

died in infancy.

Molly was, on Feb.

12, 1789, married to

George Smith.
set out
trial of

Col. Bent, with his wife

and their children,

with

an ox-wagon for Ohio. They had the painful

ing one of their children by the
safe

bury-

way

the others arrived

Col.

and took a part

in

peopling Ohio.

Bent and

his family

were respectable.

He

took a part in achieving

our Independence.

Majok NArHAN GoODALL

he had before
they
left

was, on Nov. 28, 1765, mar-

ried to Elizabeth, daughter of Capt.

John Phelps, by

whom

Rutland, Sarah, born in

Samuel, 1768: Timothy Wares, 1770.

1706; Samuel died young.

Major Goodall was an

and
his

officer

of

the Revolution.

He
it

family, with others emigrated to Ohio,

killed

where

was supposed he was

woods.

by the Indians, when out

in the

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Cjlpt,

167
Miks
oa

Bknjamin Miles, son

his

of Capt. Benjamin
11,

and
Nov.

Marj'^,

wife,

was born Marcli

1754,

was

12, 1780,

married to Miss Hannah, daughter of Rev.

Joseph and Mrs, Lucy Buckminster, who was born April 13, 17o(3, by whom he had born at Rutland, Joseph Buckm.inster

and Benjamin Hubbard,

(twins,)

June
;

21, 1781

Janaes

Lanmun, 1783

Lucy Williams, 1785

the

William

Moore, 178G; Mary Prescott, 1789.

wife

Capt. Miles and his

were members of

church,

and dedicated

their

children in baptism.

Capt. Miles and his wife, with their young children, in

the
ye-jii'

1790, bid farewell to parents and friends, and in

;

an ox wagon made their journey to Ohio

arrived safe,

and

after suffering

many dangers and

deprivations,

became

wealthy, respectable and happy.

Ensign Christopher Bdrmngame set up the hatting His address was such, he won the heart and hand of Susanna, daughter of General Putnam,
business in Rutland.

whom
they

he on Dec.
left

13, 1787, married,

and by
in

whom

before

Rutland he had two children, baptized by the

names

of Persis

Maria and Susanna, who

like

company with
and

General Putnam, in
settled in Ohio.

manner and

success, arrived

ing,

Mr. William Brow^ning, son of Lieut. William Brownemigrated to Ohio, and married Abigail, daughter of Gen. Putnam, settled and became a citizen of Ohio. Jonas, son of Mr. Daniel Davis, born March 6, 1762, went in company and as an assistant in their journey, was

thought

to

have been

killed

by the Lidians.

Ezra Phillips went

Capt. Miles.

in

company and

as an assistant to

Mr. Israel Stone, son

of

John Stone,
15,

Esq., and Eliz-

abeth his wife, was born on that part of Muschopauge

farm now owned by Luke Baker, April

1749, and on

168

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

July 12, 17G8, was married to Lydia Barret, daugliter of

Stephen and Elizabeth Barret, who was born on

Hill,

Walnut

(now a part

of Paxton,)

May

24, 1751,

by
in

whom he
bapUsm,

had the following children, who were dedicated

and called by the following names
topher Columbus and Polly Bnckley.
:

Sardene, Elizabeth,

Matilda, Jasper, Lydia, Israel, Augustus, Franklin, Chris-

Although Mr.
and of good

Stone and his family were industrious

abilities, yet,

by

combination of causes, he

become straitened

in circumstances.

But he and

his

wife

and children had the enterprise, resolution and fortitude,

without property, and nothing to rely upon but a kind providence, good friends, and their

own
It

energy,

to emigrate to

Ohio,

where they arrived

if

safe.

might with propriety

be

said,

they had not wealth, they were a valuable acqui-

sition to the

new

State.

Israel, the son,

was drowned

in the

Ohio river. Mrs. Stone died a few years after their arrival. Mr. Stone married for his second wife a woman from England. They are also dead. Their descendants are many, some of whom are wealthy, learned and respectable.

The number
and
its

that

emigrated from
fifty souls.

Rutland

to

Marie'tta

vicinity,

were about

PENSIONERS.
The
following belonging
to,

or that

went from Rutland,

a Pension
in

are^some of the soldiers that are

ary War.

now enjoying
;

from Government for services performed

Jonas Stone, aged 84
Israel Skinner, 82;

the Revolution;

Hezekiah Newton, 82 John Powers, 81 Abraham Hagar, 81

;

Joel Hubbard, 78

Tilly Flint, 77

Benjamin Mead, 77
;

Nathan Reed, 75 Isaac Briaut, 75 Adonijah Bartlett, Abiah Rice, 75; Noah Harrington, 72; Lieut. Samuel 75
; ;

Frink, 72.

SUPPLEMENT
EEED'S HISTORY OF RUTLAND,

1836

TO

1879.

By DANIEL BARTLETT.

14*

TO THE MEMORY OF

Dea.

JONAS KEED,
CITIZEN, THE

AK OLD AND VALUED

AUTHOR AND

COMPILER OF

REED'S HISTORY OF RUTLAND,"

21, 1759,

Born April

....

Died June

2,

1839,

This Supplement to his HistoryIs respectfully inscribed

by

THE AUTHOR.

INTRODUCTION.

The number

of copies of " Reed's History of Rutland,"

less,"

having become "small by degrees and beautifully

your

humble servant has procured a reprint

added such
facts

of the same,

and has

and incidents relating

to

our history as have

occurred since 1836.

tories are

gifted writer has said,

"Town

his-

both interesting and instructive to the readers of

today, and in the future their value will be in the ratio of

their age
;

they are the

little rills

that feed the great river of

National History,"
Reed's.

a
is

truism,

when

applied to works like

felt
it.

Our

object

more

to

supply the long

want

for

his history, than to

append anything

of value to

Many

things have necessarily been omitted in the Supplement that

should have been noticed, while some have been inserted

that ought perhaps to have been omitted.

When we
we
gone.

say that

we

in

no sense claim

to

be a historian,

trust that the critic's

occupation, like Othelo's, will be

Much

space has been given to the records of our

feel that justice

soldiers.

We
to

demands that the names

of

those

who sought

to establish
it,

our independence, and those

who sought

maintain

should stand enrolled upon the

brightest page of our history.

172

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
have followed as far as convenient the phin adopted
to

We
we do

by Reed, and

which frequent reference

is

made.

While

not aim, or expect, to add lustre to his work,

it

we

in-

tend that

shall not

be tarnished by any effort of ours.

To

such as have aided and encouraged us,

we

tender

many

thanks.

In the language of

our

"illustrious

predecessor,"

we

would

say, "

if

these pages should be of any assistance to

the future historian, and their perusal be as pleasing to the

reader as the collection of the facts has been perplexing to

the author, his labor has not been useless."

D. B.

Rutland,

Jan., 1879.

SUPPLEMENT,
CEMETERIES.
In 1743, the Grand Committee laid out and gave to the

town ten acres

1759,)

of hind north of

where the
in

first,

and also the

in

second church stood, (the former built

1720, the latter

a portion of this (about four acres,)

was enclosed
in

for a public burying ground.

far

Several headstones, dating as

location, can be seen,
still

back as the time of

its first

a good state of preservation.

(The Worcester Society of

full

Antiquity
same.)
until

will

in

due time publish a

a

record of

the

This ground was used for the purpose of burials

1842,

when

new

spot was selected, situated

about

half a mile east of the

Center, opposite the residence of

O. C. Fairbank, (formerly owned by

W.

Flagg.)

June

30, 1842, C. G.

Howe

and sixteen others formed

themselves into a corporation, under the authority granted

by the General Statute, chap. 67, with the title of the " Rural Cemetery Association of Rutland." The first purchase of land contained three acres and eighty-six rods
;

subsequent purchase was made of two acres and forty rods,

in all

about

five

lots

located,

and three-fourths acres. Roads were built, and the ground publicly consecrated, Oct. 8,

1842.

Consecrating address by Rev. Josiah Clark, aided in

the other exercises by Rev. Mr. Ainsworth and Rev. Mr.

Phipps of Paxton.

174

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

About three hundred lots have been sold and fitted up, and the many appropriate monuments, tablets, and headstones evince that the living honor the
parted.

memory

of the de-

That part
place,

of the

town known as

New
is

Boston has a burial

still

though somewhat ancient, which

kept in good

order,

and used

for the purpose designed.

West Rutland has a

small and very neat cemetery.

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
It

can hardly be said that there ever was more than one
religious

permanent
settlers

organization in

the town.

The

first

were men of strong religious sentiments, and early

took measures to have an established ministry.

1721, which

As

early as

was prior

to

the

act

of

incorporation, they

selected Rev. Joseph Willard to be their spiritual teacher.

Mr. Willard being killed

to the time assigned

b}'

the Indians a few days previous

installation, (1723), the
till

for his

town

remained without a settled pastor

the

ordination of

Thomas Frink, Nov.

try, there

1,

1727.

During Mr. Frink's minisin the town,

was a strong Presbyterian element

to the tenets of that

and those who held

denomination with1740.

drew, which act caused Mr. Frink to tender his resignation,

which was accepted by the town, Sept.

8,

From

the

settlement of his successor, Mr. Buckminster, in 1742, up to

the present time, the church has been under the control of the Orthodox Congregationalists.

The church
all

edifice

which

was burned by the town

by
Soon
effort

in
;

1830 was owned, as were

previous ones,

since that time they have been built

and owned

the First Congregational Society.

after the burning of the old church, there
to organize a Universalist Society, but

was an
it

made

failed,

though they had preaching at intervals for a year or two.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

175

About 1840, the Metliodists began to hold meetings. They soon formed a church and society, and held stated
preaching at the
built a

Town

Hall

till

1844, at which time they

house of worship.

The

society for several years

was

in a flourishing condition.

In time

many

of its ablest

mem-

bers were removed by death or had left town, and those re-

maining feeling unable, or unwilling

years since passed into private hands.

to support

preaching,

allowed the chuich and society to die out.

The house some

A
in

few years ago the Catholics held meetings occasionally

west part of the town.

the

Churches having been or-

ganized in neighboring towns by which they were accom-

modated, they have held but few meetings of

late.

The

Adventists have an established church and society at

in

North Rutland, where they have regular preaching chapel built by said society about four years since.
*

the

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Page

93.

Rev. Josiah Clark died July 11, 1815, aged 60 years.

Rev. Daniel R. Cady, ordained Oct. 29, 1845, dismissed

Oct. 11, 1849.

Rev. George E. Fisher, ordained Feb. 27, 1850, dismissed

May

13, 1852.

Rev. David Burt, installed Jan. 10, 1856, dismissed Feb.

25, 1858.

Rev. Clarendon Waite, ordained Feb. 25, 1858, dismissed

March
July
1,

13, 1866.
5,

Rev. Henry Cummings, installed Sept.

1874.

1866, dismissed

Rev. George E. Dodge, installed Dec. 27, 1877.

Though

there have been long intervals that the society

has been destitute of a settled minister, yet there have been

176

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

but few Sabbaths since the organization of the church, but

what there have been

stated services, mostly

by able clergy-

men employed by
built in 1849,

the year.

The

present church edifice was

and dedicated Feb. 27, 1850.

dp:acons of the church,

and when
d3.

CHOSEN. Continued,
Joseph Marsh, Sept. Joseph Miles, Dec.
4, 4,

Page

1840.

1842.
6,

Abram H. Temple,

Oct.
6,

1850.

Kufus B. Miles, Oct.

1850.
1,

Granville Hadley, Jan.

1879.
1,

Charles R. Bartlett, Jan.

1879.

THE MUSTER ROLL

Of
thp:

Company of Minute Men, co:\imanded by Capt. Thomas Eustis, which marched from Rutland
TO Cambridge, April
19, 1775.

Paire 61.

Capt.

Thomas

Eustis,

Private John Cunningham,

1st Lieut.

John Stone,

2d Lieut. Elijah Sterns,

Sergt. Sam'l Browning, Sergt.

James Williams, Joseph Wood,

Benj. Munro,

Timothy Medcalf,

Asa Davis,
Jed u than Stone,
Ej)hraim Curtis,
Israel Stone,

Sergt. Isaac Wheeler.

Private Solomon Munro,

Asa Church, Aaron Phelps,

Caleb Clap,

Wm.

Smith,

Silas Bent,

Joshua Clap,

Thomas

Ball,

David How,
Luther Stevens,

John Bruce,
Benj. Estabrook,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Benj. Reed, Jr.

177

Jonas Barmen ter,

John Davis,

Moses Baxter,
Jonas Smith,

Abraham Wheeler,
Jonas Walker,

Joseph Kin^,

Robert Miinro,
Benj. Miles, Jr.

Simon Bhelps,
Matthias

How,

Hugh

Smith,

David Underwood,
Eli Clark,

Michar How,
Joseph Wright,
Seth Duncan,

Elijah Stone,

Samuel Moor,

William Brittan,

James Smith.

The above
fice of
fifty.

is

taken from the original Roll

now
the

in the of-

the Secretary of State.

Reed gives

number

as

He

also gives the

name

of William Bridge as the

third in

command.

LIST OF ''ALARM
Joseph Buckminster,

MEN" OF

1775.

Page

62.

Daniel Murrey,

Joseph Blake,

John McClanthan,
Moses Maynard, Jeduthan Moor,
William McCobb,

James Blair, Samuel Brittain, John B riant,

Daniel Bartlett,

Josua Nurse,

Joseph Bartlett,

Gideon Brown,

George Oak, John Phelps,

James Cunningham,

John Rice,
Benjamin Reed,
Jonas Reed,

Edward

Clark,

Samuel Cowden,
Peter Davis,

Robert Rozer,

Ephraim Davis, Nathan Davis,

Daniel Davis,

John Stone, Samuel Stone, Samuel Stone,

2d,

15

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HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Daniel Saunders,

Ebenezali Foster,

Robert Forbes,

John Frink, Ebenezah Frost,

George Smith, James Smith,

Isaac Savage,

Thomas

Flint,

John Fessenden,
Zach's Gates,

John Hucker,

James Henderson, Ephraim Hubbard,

Matthias Howe,

Samuel Stratton, John Stratton, John Williams, James Wheeler, John Watson,
Francis Maynard,

Jonathan Whiting,

Simon Heald, Samuel Jones, Nath'l Munro, Paul Moor,

.

Simon Stone,
Jason Reed,
Daniel Estabrook,

Samuel Ames.

The

original can be seen at the Clerk's Office.

MEMBERS OF CAPT. RALPH EARLE'S

Enlisted Aug.
Isaac Smith,
29, 1777,

CO.

for 4 Months.

John Fessenden, David Smith, Levi Brown, John Forbes,

George Smith,
Abiathar Childs,

Samuel Dunlap, John Davis,

Eliakim Davis,

James Forbes,
Jonas Flint,

Alpheus Davis.

Copy taken from

the office of the Secretary of State.

a record of the time, place of decease,

The

following

is

and age of a portion of the soldiers of the Revolution.

Where no
Rutland.

place

is

mentioned

it

will

be understood as

HISTORY OF RUTLAND,
Daniel

179

Adams

died Dec. 17, 1832, aged 81. Oct. 3, 1783, aged 43.
9,

Samuel Browning died

Isaac Briant died June

William Brid<re died Feb.

4,

1804, ai^ed 64.

1836, aged 74.

15, 1841,

Adonijah Bartlett died March

Abiathar

aged 80.

Oliver ChickeriniT died Feb. 26, 1831, a^ed 80.

Cliilds died Oct. 1, 1833,

aged 83.
93.

James Cowdeu died Feb. 11, 1847, aged Asa Church died Feb. 15, 1809.

Died in Hubbardston. Daniel Estabrook died Sept. 11, 1816, aged 75.

John Fessenden died April 2, 1793, aged 63. John Forbes died Feb. 10, 1813, aged 53.
Jonas Flint died July 20, 1849, aged 89.
Died
in

Antrim, N. H.

Jacob Fiske died Feb.

13, 1848,

aged 85.
aged 58.
Died
in

Robert Forbes died Feb.

17, 1799,

Samuel Frink died March 30, 1846. aged 81.

Paxtan.
Tilly Flint died Feb. 23, 1842, aged 83.

Zadock Gates died Dec. 14, 1821, aged 61. Jeduthan Green died June 21, 1819, aged 74. Noah Harrington died July 28, 1845, aged 80.
Died
Joel
in Barre.

Hubbard died Abram Hager died

Jan.

9,

1853, aged 94.

Sept. 29, 1847, aged 92. Enlisted from Shrewsbury.

55.

Joseph King died Sept. 25, 1807, aged

Nathaniel Loughton died Oct. 28, 1776, aged 29. Killed at White

Plains.

Benjamin Meade died March 16, 1852, aged Willard Moore died June 17, 1775, ai^ed 32.
Killed at

92.

Bunker

Hill.

Timothy Munroe died Feb,

7,

1836, aged 89. Died in Princeton.

Benj. Miles died Jan. 28, 1776, aged 52.

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HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Eenj. Munroe died March 17, 1797, aged 42. Timothy Metcalf died Jan. 26, 1820. Hezekiah Newton died June 6, 1844, aged 92. Jonas Paimenter died Sept. 6, 1813, aged 69. Abel Parmenter died April 12, 1834, aged 78. John Powers died June 24, 1842, aged 87. John Rice dieil July 10, 1820, aged 74. Nathan Reed died June 10, 1850, aged 89.
Died
Benj. Reed,
Jr.,
in Koyalston.

died June 17, 1775, aged 2S.

Killed at

Bunker

Hill.

Josiah Rice died Oct. 30, 1830 aged 72.

Jonas Stone died Sept. 23, 1846, aged 92.

Samuel Stone, Jr., died Dec. 10, 1775, aged 40. George Smith died March 30, 1799, aged 73.
Israel Skinner died

May

14, 1837, aged 82.

Abraham Wheeler

died July 20, 1817, aged 71.

Phineas Walker died Oct. 16, 1792, aged 70.

Daniel Walker died April 20, 1850, aged 90.
It
is

a fact

worthy of notice that the average age of the

returned from the war, and whose age
is

thirty-six

who

is

given

"at

the time of their death,

trifle

over eighty-seven

years and five months.

SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION FROM RUTLAND.

Adams, Daniel
Bartlett,

Brittain,

William

Adonijah

Bent, Silas
Ball,

Briant, Isaac

Thomas

Bridge, William

Bruce, John
Baxter, Moses

Bent, Peter, Jr.

Briant,

John

Brown, Levi
Chickering, Oliver

Brownino;, Samuel

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Cowden, James
Cliiirch,

Huckingson, Jesse

Asa

Clap, Caleb

Clap, ]k)shua

Howe, David Howe, Michar Howe, Matthias

Johnson, Luther Johnson, Delitha

Cunningham, John
Curtis,

Ephraim

Clark, Eli
Clark, George
Childs, Abiathar

King, Joseph

Laughton, Nath'l

Meade, Benjamin
Moor, Willard
Monroe, Timothy

Dunlap, Samuel
Davis, John Davis, Eliakim Davis, Alpheus

Munroe, Solomon

Munroe Robert,
Munroe, Benjamin Murray, Alexandra
Medcalf, Timothy
Miles,

Duncan, Seth
Davis,
Eustis,

Asa

Thomas

Estabrook, Daniel

Benjamin

Estabrook, Benj'n

Moor, Samuel

Fessenden, John
Forbes, John Forbes, James Forbes, Robert
Flint,

Newton, Hezekiah Powers, John

Pollard, Jonathan

Phelps, Aaron

Jonas

Parmenter, Abel
Parmenter, Jonas

Flint, Tilly

Frink, Samuel
Fisk, Jacob

Reed, Benjamin,
Reed, Nathan
Rice,

Jr.

Green, Jeduthan
Gates, Zadock

Rice,

Abiah John

Goodale, Nathan

Rice, Josiah

Hubbard, Joel

Stone, Jonas, Stone, Samuel, Jr.

Stone, John

Abram Harrington, Noah

Ilagar,

Henderson, Daniel

Skinner, Israel

15*

182
Smith, George
Smith, Enoch
Stearns, Elijah
Stearns.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Smith, Isaac

Smith, David

Underwood, David
Walker, Phineas

John Steavens, Luther

Smith,

Walker, Jonas
AValker, Daniel

Hugh

Stone, Jeduthan Stone, Israel

Wheeler, Abraham

Wheeler, Isaac
AYright,

Smith, William
Smith, Jonas Smith, James
Stone, Elijah

Joseph

Williams, James

Wood, Joseph
time in obtaining a record

The compiler has devoted more

of the old soldiers than in all other records combined.

They

have been obtained from almost as many sources as there were

soldiers,

and yet we believe the record

all trace of

to

be correct.
of

At
left

the close of the war, or soon after, very

many

them

town and
is

them has been

lost.

It

a singular fact and one to be regretted, that no record

can be found of some

in town.

who

ever after the war lived and died

Nearly

all of

the last survivors, and

whose ages
It is to

are given, received pensions from the government.

be hoped that further records

may

yet be obtained.

WAR OF
In
this

1$12 15.
men
of

war, the town furnished but very few

the

exact number or names not recorded.

soldiers survives, Mr.

Only one

the old
of age,

Reuben Glazier, over 80 years

and

a recipient of a

government pension.

WAR WITH MEXICO.

Most,
if

not

all,

the soldiers of the town in this war be-

-lonored to o

the famous "

Home

Guard."

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

83

It would appear that the worthy Deacon's liistorical rake was a little faulty, or he would have made a note of the

following case of

MURDER.
The
first

murder committed

in the

county, (unless

we

in-

clude the killing by the Indians.) was within the limits of

Rutland.

The

victim was one Daniel Campbell born in Scot-

land in 1606, and came to this country in 1716.

The crime

was committed

in

March, 1744, upon

his

farm, by one Edof Campbell.

w^ard Fitzpatrick, an Irishman in the

employ

Authorities differ as to the exact locality.

Some

say the

which he (C.) lived stood upon the farm now owned by II. D. Rice, others that it was some more than a
house
in

mile south of that point, and

set off to

in

that part of Rutland since

to

Paxton.

The evidence appears

arrested, tried,
JNIajesty's

be

in favor of

the latter.

The murderer was

and convicted,

at

the

September term of His

Superior Court held at

;

Worcester on the eighteenth day of said month

Wheeler, foreman of the jury.
to take

Paul Dud-

ley on the bench, William Brattle, Attorney General,

as

Thomonly

The warrant
Court
to

for his exe2'2d,

cution,

place Oct. 18th, was issued Sept.

sitting of the

thirty days

from the

the day of his

execution.

The Courts

in those

days

knew but

little

about the

""

law's

delay," though there

was one thing

in

which

his (C's.) ad-

ministrators (Benj. Flagg and

John Chandler,) were

as well

posted as they are at the present day, for they had but

10,

OS. to

return out of an estate appraised at 9o2,

in the old
:

b.f.

tery,

Upon the headstone at Campbell's grave may be seen the following inscription

ceme-

184
" Here
Scotland,
lies

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
buried y^ body of Daniel Campbell, born in

into New England,' Anno 1716, was murderown farm in Rutland by Ed. Fitzpatrick, an Irishman, on March y^ 8 Anno 1744, in y^ 48 year of his age.

came

ed on his

Man
It
is

knoweth not
is

his

timey
in the date

possible that there

an error

upon the

by the Court records that Fitzpatrick was indicted for committing the murder on the 12th day of
headstone, as
find

we

^larch instead of the 8th.

terest of this case that
it

It

may add somewhat

first

to the in-

was the

murder committed

in

the county, and Fitzpatrick the

crime.

first

man"* executed for that

Credit

is

due

to

Hon. Clark

Jillson of
is

Worcester for many

to give in this

of the facts in this case.

He

compiling a work, which his

own language
work
ical

will best explain.

"I propose

a concise and authentic account of all the executions

in this county, together

which have transpired

sketches of those

with biograph-

who have

here suffered the Death

incidents

Penalty, and to notice such other facts and

con-

nected therewith as would seem to be of interest to the

general reader."

FREE MASONRY.
of Masons was established in 181 2^ Thompson Lodge," named for, or after, the Rev. James Thompson, D. D. of Barre, who held at that time the The first meeting preparatory to the office of D. D. G. M. organization was held at the hotel of Luke Robinson, June The Constitution and By Laws were adopted in Octo22d.

An

organization
as "

known

*John Hamilton

alias

Hugh Henderson was

executed at Wor-

cester, Oct. 27, 1787, for burghiry.

HISTORY OF IIUTLAND.
ber of the same year.
largest
its

185
was one
of the

For some years

this

and most flourishing Lodges

in the

State, holding

meetings in the hall built for their use by one of its members, (Mr. Daniel King,) now owned by Dr. Slocomb.
included

The Lodge
ing towns.

members from many

meeting according
Charles

of the

neighbor-,

The
It
is

last

to the records

was
its

held in

December, 1826.

Chaffin, late of Holden,

Secretary.

not certain that more than three of

:

members are now

ton,

John Estabrook, now of Boslivinir, viz David W. P^letcher and Jonathan A. Clark of Rutland.

CASUALTIES BY FIRE. Page 7L

The
following
list

embraces most of the

fires

that have

occurred in town since 1836.

1844, Oct.

25, House
7,

of

Abel Baker.

1849, Jan.
1856, Feb.

Congregational church.
of C. G.

17, House

Howe.

18'>8, Oct. 3,

House

of

Leonard Wilson.

1864, March
=*1866, July

1867, 1870,

20, House of H. P. Lovering. 26, Barn of A. H. Temple. Nov. 6, Barn of D. Malony. Oct. 18, House of W. M. Warner.

1870, Oct. 18,

House and barn of E. Hubbard. and barn of H. Maynard. Aug. 7, House 1873, 4, of J. S. Bartlett. House Nov. 1873, 4, House of C. M. Holden. July 1874,
1874, Oct.

8, Barn
1,

of C.

M. Holden.
of R. J. Brooks, Jr.
of J.

1874, Nov.
1875, Jan.

10, l^asket Shop

28,
5,

Newcomb. House and barn Barn George Black. 1875. April Severns. Barn *1875, July Basket shop R. Brooks, 1875,
of of S.

Oct. 25,

of

J.

Jr,

186
1875, Oct. 25,
1876, Jan.
5,

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

1876, April 29, 1876,

May

17,

House R. Campeon. C. Homer. Grist and saw House and Stearns. W. House and barn R. Brooks,
of
mill of

mill of of

J.

J.

Jr.

*1876, June

25, Barn

of J.

W. Munroe.
of C. Pierce.

1876, Aug. 11,

Basket shop
of G.

1876, Sept.

3, Barn

A. Putnam.

House and barn of Mrs. M. Tinker. 12, Barn of J. P. McDonnall. 1876, Dec. 29 Barn of Henry Tyler. 1878, March 11, House of T. Lawless. 1878, Aug. 21, House and barn of J. P. McDonnall. Several others have occurred, among them the West Rut]876, Sept. 13,
1876, Dec.

land Hotel, Sibley's factory, Keyes' steam saw mill, Tower's

house. Baker's house, Rockwood's house and barn. Barker's house, and Hefron's barn, the dates of

which are not at

hand.

Sixteen of the above have occured within the limits

of one School District,

lost,

No.

7,

West Rutland.

Only one

life

that of Daniel Saunders at the burning of Col.

in 1856.
fire

Howe's

house

*Set on

by lightning.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Howe, Warren Bigelow, John A. Harris,
Calvin G.

Page

48.

Zadock W. Gates,

J.

Alonzo Davis.

PHYSICIANS.
Among
those

who have

practiced in town since 1836,

may

be found the names of Drs.Clapp, Saltmarsh,Ordway, Safford,

Warren, Tripp, Newell, Rood, Herbert, Slocomb, Fellows,

Shannon and Smith.

Several of the above practiced but a

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
short time in town.
Tiie oldest in practice

187
was Dr. Tripp,

from 1849

to 1873.

RUTLAND IN THE REBELLION.

The
branch
following
of
list

comprises the names of soldiers,

enlistment,

the

service,

date of

date of discharge,
in the Rebellion

death, or desertion, accredited to the

town

of 1861-5.

AbPvEVIATions. (B.) Battery;

(11.

(I.)

Infantry;

(C.)

Cavalry;
Frontier

A.)

Heavy

Artillery; (R. A.) Regular

Army;

(F. C.)

Cavalry; (B. R.) Battalion of Rifles; (M.) Musician; (As.) Assis_

tant Surgeon.

The

first

date refers to enlistment, the second, to

discharge.

Baker,

Lyman

A., 51st L, Sept. 25,

'62 July

27, '63.

Bartlett, Charles Bartlett,

"

''

George

F.,

25th L, Sept 27, '61, Dec.

25th L, Dec.
3,

1, '63.

'63 July 13, '65. Bemis, Roswell, 10th B., Sept. 9, '62 June 9, '6'). Bemis, Herman N., 10th B., Aug. 30, '64 June 9, '65.
Re-enlisted,

Briant,

Wm.

E.

Jr.,

25th

I.,

Sept. 23, '61.

Killed at Cold

Harbor, Va., June 3, '61. Brown, Edward, 2d I., June

ington, D.

16,

'64 July
9, '62.

14, '65.

Childs, Jona. E., 10th B., Sept.

Died

at

Wash-

C, Nov.

15, '62.
'63.

Dean, Perrin, 51st L, Sept. 25, '62July 27,

Dean, Martin B., 2d H. A., Dec.
sonville, Ga., '64.
7, '63.

Died

at

Ander1, '63.

Demond, Chauncy
Re-enlisted,

P., 25th L, Sept. 21,

I.,

'61 Dec.

25th

Dec.

2,

'63.

Died of wounds

July 10,

'64.
2,

Evens, John, 26th L, Aug.

Edgley, George, (58th
I.)

Aug.

'64 July 14, '65. 2, '64 July 14,

'65.

188

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
51st. I, Sept. 25,

Emery, Frederick,
Re-enlisted, 51st

62 July

27,

'C^S.

Fairbaiik, Edson, 3d B. R.,

I., I.,

May

19,

'61 Aug.

3, '61.

Sept. 25, '62

July

27, '63.
his

Pagan, Frank, 3d

June

16, '64.

Never joined

Regiment.

'62 June 9, '65. Forbush, Edwin J., 51st I., Nov. 20, '62 July 27, '63. Foster, George W., 57th I., Jan. 4, '64 July 30, '65. Foster, Albert C, 57th I., Jan. 4, '64 July 30, '65. Flagg, George P., 20th L, Aug. 31, '61 July 9, '62. Gibbs, Joseph, 51st I., Sept. 25, '62 July 27, '63. Green, Samuel C, 51st I., Sept. 25, '62 July 27, '63. Gore, Ferdinand, F. C, Dec. 30, '64 June 30, '65. Goodwin, James M., 14th B., Dec. 21, '64 June 16, '65. Harrigan, Patrick, F. C, Dec. 30, '64 June 30, '65. Hill, George A., 12th B, Dec. 20,;64 July 25, 'Go. Howe, Edson H., M. 36th I., Aug. 6, '62. Died at AnFisher, Alvin B., 10th B., Sept.
9,

dersonville, Ga.,

March 25, '64. Howe, Edwin, 31st I., Jan. Landing, S. C, March 8, '62.
Hunt, George
L.,

31, '62.

Died

at

Seabrook

'62 June 9, '65. '64 July. Holmes, Edwin H.. 51st I., Sept. 25, '62 July 27, '63. Judkins, Oliver P., 21st L, July 19, '61 Aug. 1, '63. Re-enlisted, 32d I., Jan. 2, '64 July 12, '65. McCarty, John, 51st I., Sept. 25, '62 July 27, '63. McDonough, C. E., 36th I., Aug. 5, '62 P^eb. 18, '63.
10th B., Sept.
9,

Hooker, John W., R.

A., July 31,

McKnight,John,2d H.
Lakin, George, 13th
I.,

A.,

Aug.

2.'64.

Deser. Dec. 10,'64.

'Q2.

Lane, Elbridge, M. 13th L, July 26, '61 Aug. 31,

July 24,
'63.

Deser. Aug. 20, '63.

Leonard, Benj.

L.,

57th L, Jan. 11,

I.,

'64 July

30, '65.

Leonard, Daniel A., 57th

Jan. 11, '64. Died of wounds

at Danville, Va., Sept. 9, '64.

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.
Martin, James, 51st
I.,

189
27, 'G3.
'65.

Sept. 25,

'62 July

Mason, Brown, F. C, Dec. 30, 'G4 June 30,

Moulton, M. R., 51st
Mills,
I.,

Sept. 25,
3,

Moulton, H. v., 25th L, Jan.

'62 July 27, '63. '64 July 13, '6o.

Died
at

John

S.,

57th

I.,

Jan.

4, '64.

Annapolis,

Md., April 15, 'G5.

Moore, Bryant

J.,

2d C, Jan. 14,
B., Dec. 23,

'64.

Deser. July
6, '65.

1, '64.

Morse, Frederick, 2d C, Dec. 27,

'64 Jan.

Murray, James, 7th

Oliver,

Hiram

B.,

10th B., Sept.

30,

'64 Nov. 10, '66. 9, '62June 9, '65.

30, 'G5.

Orvill, John, F.

C, Dec.

'64June

Parker, Chas. E., 51st

transport " Convoy," July

I.,

Sept. 25, '62.

Died on board
Discharged for

7, '63.
I.,

Parker, Isaac E.,

disability.

21st

July 19,

'61.

Parsons, Hill,

1st.

C, June

14, '64.

Never joined

Reg't.

Phelps, George B., R. A., Aug. 12, '64. Pike, Charles E., 30th L, Oct. 15,
Preston,

Edward

F., 1st B., Sept. 30,

I.,

'61 April 11, 62. '61 March 20, '62.

5, '64.

Rawson, Joseph K., 25th

June

Missing since

May

16, '65,

supposed

killed.

Riley,

Rice,

Thomas, 2d I., June 14, '64. Deserted Aug. 21,^64. John F., 51st I., Sept. 30, '62June 9, '63. Re-enlisted, 4th H. A., Ang. 22, '64June 17, '65.

Ricker, Irvin, 2d

C, Dec.

27,
I.,

'64 July

27, '65.
'62.

Rood, James T., As. 28th

Rogers, Merrill T., 36th

I.,

Aug, 11, '62 Nov. 30, Aug. 13, '62 June 8, '65,
9,

sick.

Roberts, Joshua F., 3d H. A., April

Russell,

'65 Sept.

18, '65.

Edward, 2d

I.,

June
I.,

15, '64.

Never joined Reg't.

Sanderson, Alfred A., 51st Sanderson, Pliny W., 51st

Shaffer, Jacob, 25th
I.,

Sept. 30, Sept. 30,

7,

I.,

'62July 27, '63. '62July 27, 63.

'64.

Aug.

Smith, David F., 51st

I.,

Sept. 30,

'62 Oct. 20, '62July

27, '63,

16

190

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

Smith, Frank W., 51st

Smith,
Smith,

Smith, Daniel H, 51st L, Sept. 30,

'62 July 27, '63. '62 July 27, '63. James D., 10th B., Sept. 9, '62June 9, '65. David W., 4th H. A., Aug. 2, '64 June 17, '65.
I.,

Sept. 30,

Smith, Sidney M., 19th L, April 14,

'64.

Died

at

home,

Nov.

30, '64.
I.,

Taylor, Geo. G., 39th

'63 May 25, '65. '64 June 17, '65. Thompson, S. C, 25th L, Sept. 21, '61 Dec. 17, '63. Wesson, Cyrus H., 51st I., Sept 30, '62 July 27, '63. Wetherbee, Albert, 51st I., Sept. 25, '62 July 27, '63. Wetherbee, Edward D., 20th I., July 22, '61 Aug. 1, '64. Welch, John, 12th B., Dec. 20, '64 July 25, '65. West, Charles; F. C, Dec. 30, '64 June 30, '65.
July 13,
Taylor, Simeon B., 4th H. A., Aug. 22,

Williams, Charles, F.

C, Dec.
A.,

30, '64.

Deser. Jan.

3, '65.

Williamson, Peter, 2d L, June 15,

64 Aug.

21, '64.

Wood, Frank, 2d H.

June
B.,

Woodis, Charles E., 10th

'64 Sept. 3, '65. Sept. 9, '62 June 9, '65.

15,

The above

list is

supposed to be correct.

We

are willing

to be forgiven for all errors on our part, the rest

we

will assol-

sign to the Adjutant General.

dier

We

believe there

was no

who went from and belonged

all,)
if

to this

town, but returned

(if at

with an honorable record.

all

The

deserters were

most,

not

of them, obtained
fill

from the military junk

shop in Boston to

our quota.

The names
are

of twenty or

more conscripts are omitted. to all our soldiers who went

We

happy

to give credit will leave

it

to the front.

We

to others to give the record of those

who

did not.

PUBLIC LIBRARY.

A public library of
ed volumes
is

ten hundred and sixty-five well selectIt

one of our prized institutions.

has been

HISTORY OF RUTLAND,
established fifteen or twenty years,
the town, and free
regulations.
to all

191
controlled

owned and
to

by

that conform

the rules and

MORTALITY.
The
year.

following table shows the

to

number

of deaths in

town

from 1838

1878

inclusive, giving the

average age in each

Year.

192

HrSTORY OF RUTLAND.

MASS. CENTRAL RAILROAD.

By
an Act of the Legislature, approved
to

May

10, 1869,

power was granted

Brigham, Jas.
S.

Edward Denny,

Joel

Hay den,

Francis

Draper, Constance

Southworth, Edward

Atkinson, Francis Edson, Benj. H. Tripp, Charles A. Stevens, C. C. Aldrich, Lafayette Maltby,

Henry F.
to

Hills,

and

and Philo Chapin,

title,

to locate
in

and build a road with the above

from Williamsburg

Hampshire Co.
to unite

Mill

Village

in

Sudbury, Middlesex Co., there

to its

with the Wayland

and Sudbury Branch

years.
lions.

terminus near Stony Brook Sta-

tion on the Fitchburg road.

Time granted

for building, six

Capital stock not less than three nor over six mil-

Surveys were made, the road located, twenty per

cent, of the stock subscribed

and paid

in,

and

in

1871, work

was began.

large part of the grading east of Coldbrook,

(Oakham,) was completed.

In 1873, the failure or suspen-

sion of the contractor caused most of the sub-contractors to

go the same way. These causes, together with the financial crisis which came upon the country about that time, put an end to further operations. The time for building was extended by an Act of the Legislature to
again to

May

1,

1877, and

May

1,

1879.

petition will be presented at the present session

to

(1879)

asking for more time, also permission

extend the line

from Stonybrook
erville,

to the B.

&
it

L. road in Cambridge or
in

and also

to

extend

from some point

in the

SomAmherst to

a point on the T.
field,

&

G. road

town of Conway or Deerto

and various other favors too numerous

as located will pass

mention.

The road
amount

up the valley

less

than half

a mile north of the

of $25,000,

Centre.

The town has

stock to the

and individuals some over $20,000.

HESTORY OK RUTLANI'.

193

The
ton
;

present Board of Directors are Silas Seymour, Pjos-

Cartwright, New York Francis P)rigliam, Edwin Smith. E. B. Shattuck. Worcester Lewis J. Dudley, Luke Lyman, Northampton Tlenry F. Hills, W. A. Dickinson, Amherst; Charles A. Cutting, Boston J. S. Draper, Wayland Franklin B>onney, Hadley C. M. Harris, West Boylston J. T. Joslin, Hudson; and

Milton
;

Fludson

J.

J.

W.

Rollins, Boston.

The completion of the road is only a question of time. may ere long receive a dividend from the sale of wood growing on the line, equal no doubt to the last divStockholders
idend of the Farmington Canal from the sale of hay cut

on the towpath.
be able to report

We
its

leave the subject and road both in

in the far distant future

statu quo,\\o\)'mg that

some one

may

completion.

SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN

From
1836-

1836 to 1879.

194
1857-

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

195

HISTORY OF RUTLAND.

1861 Z.
1862 1863 1864 1865

Joseph Davis, Rutland. James Packard, Oakham. W. B. Goodnow, Princeton. Alonzo Davis, Rutland.
districting
first

G. Gates, Rutlaiul.

The new
County

with the three

District,

added the town of Holden, which mentioned constituted the Worcester

P. A. Beaman, Princeton. 1868 Smith, Rutland. 1869 Albert Lincoln, Oakham.

Willis

1866 1867

Samuel

No.

9.

Warren, Holden.

1870

& 71 Isaac

1872 A. H. 1873 Moses

1874
1875

N. Ross, Holden. Goddard, Princeton.

Smith. Rutland.
F'^obes,

Joseph

Oakham.

F. Parker, Princeton.

The towns of Leicester, Holden, Rutland, and Paxton were united and formed the Worcester County District, No. 11. 1876 J. D. Cogswell, Leicester. 1877 W^illiam Howe, Holden. 1878 Chas. R. Bartlett, Rutland.

The dates have reference to the year when elected. Each Representive was chosen for the session commencing on the first Wednesday of January following his election.

TOWN CLERKS
From 1836
1840. 1841. 1842.
to

SINCE

1835.

1840 Rufus Putnam.

Geo. Estabrook. Rufus Putnam. Geo. P^stabkook. From 1842 to 1863- Z. W. Gates. From 1863 to date. Geo. A. Putnam.

DELEGATE TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1853. J. L. M UN ROE.

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Dedication,
Introduction,

170

-171
173
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Cemeteries,

Religious Societies,
Ecclesiastical History,

174
175

Deacons,

-176
176
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Muster Roll of Minute Men, 1775,

List of
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Alarm Men," 1775, Members of Capt. Earle's Company, 1777,

177

178
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Decease of Revolutionary Soldiers,

Soldiers of the Revolution,
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180

War War

of

181215,
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182
183 183

with Mexico,
of

Murder

Mr. Campbell,
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Free Masonry,
Casualties

184

by

Fire,

-185
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Justices of the Peace,

186

Physicians,

-186
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Rutland

in the Rebellion,
-

187
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Mortality,

191

Massachusetts Central Railroad,

192
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Selectmen of the Town,

193

Representatives to General Court,

194
195 195

Town

Clerks,

Delegate to Constitutional Convention,

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